A : the 1st letter of the English alphabet
a : the 1st letter of the English alphabet
aa : basaltic lava having a rough, broken surface
aal anterior axillary line
aalii : a hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)
aardvark : a large burrowing nocturnal mammal (Orycteropus afer) of sub-Saharan Africa that has a long snout, extensible tongue, powerful claws, large ears, and heavy tail and feeds especially on termites and ants
aardwolf : a maned striped nocturnal mammal (Proteles cristatus) of southern and eastern Africa that resembles the related hyenas and feeds chiefly on insects and especially termites
Aaronic : of or stemming from Aaron
Aaronite : a priestly descendant of Aaron
Ab : an abdominal muscle
aba : a loose sleeveless outer garment worn as traditional dress by men in the Middle East
Ababdeh : an Arabic-speaking mostly nomadic Beja people of Upper Egypt
abaca : a strong fiber obtained from the leafstalk of a banana (Musa textilis) native to the Philippines
abacate : avocado
abaciscus : abaculus
abacist : one that uses an abacus
aback : backward, back
abactinal : of or relating to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal
abactinally : of or relating to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal
abactor : one who steals cattle
abaculus : a tile used in mosaic : tessera
abacus : an instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves
abaft : toward or at the stern : aft
abalienate : to transfer the title of : alienate
abalienation : the act of transferring a legal title
abalone : any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge
abampere : the cgs electromagnetic unit of electric current equaling 10 amperes that flows in a circular path of one centimeter radius and produces a magnetic field of 2 π oersteds at the center of the circle
abandon : to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent
abandoned : left without needed protection, care, or support
abandonee : one that holds or claims abandoned property
abandoner : to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent
abandonment : the act of abandoning something or someone
Abanic :  siouan
abarthrosis : diarthrosis
abas : a loose sleeveless outer garment worn as traditional dress by men in the Middle East
abase : to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
abased : to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
abasement : to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
abash : to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
abashed : made to feel uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said
abashless : unabashed
abashlessly : unabashed
abashment : to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
abasia : inability to walk caused by a defect in muscular coordination  — compare astasia
abasic : inability to walk caused by a defect in muscular coordination  — compare astasia
abastardize : bastardize, debase
abate : to decrease in force or intensity
abatement : the act or process of reducing or otherwise abating something
abater : to decrease in force or intensity
abatis : a defensive obstacle formed by felled trees with sharpened branches facing the enemy
abatised : having an abatis
abator : one that abates in a tenement
abattoir : a place where animals are butchered : slaughterhouse
abaxial : situated out of or directed away from the axis
abaze : an Afghan yellow bronze coin equivalent to four shahi that was issued between 1921 and 1923
abb : coarse wool from the inferior parts (as the skirtings and edges) of a fleece
Abba : father
abbacy : the office, dignity, jurisdiction, or tenure of an abbot
abbas Mahmoud 1935–     president of the Palestinian National Authority (2005–  )
abbasi Shahid Khaqan 1958–     Pakistani politician; prime minister (2017–2018)
abbatial : of or relating to an abbot, abbess, or abbey
abbess : a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns
abbey : a monastery ruled by an abbot
abbeystede : the seat of an abbey
abbot : the superior of a monastery for men
abbotnullius : an abbot who is exempt from diocesan control and under direct papal jurisdiction and who exercises the authority of an ordinary within the district in which his abbey is situated
abbotship : abbacy
abbreviate : to make briefer
abbreviation : a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole word or phrase
abbreviator : to make briefer
abbreviature : abbreviation
abcoulomb : the cgs electromagnetic unit quantity of electricity equal to 10 coulombs and being the charge that passes in one second through any cross section of a conductor carrying a steady current of one abampere
Abderian : of or belonging to the ancient city of Abdera or to its inhabitants
Abderite : a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Abdera
abdicable : to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
abdicate : to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
abdication : an act of abdicating: such as
abdicator : to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
abdomen : the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
abdominal : of, relating to, or involving the abdomen
abdominally : of, relating to, or involving the abdomen
abdominous : having a large belly
abduce : abduct
abducens : either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are motor nerves supplying the rectus on the outer and lateral side of each eye
abducent : abducens nerve
abduct : to seize and take away (a person) by force
abduction : the action of abducting : the condition of being abducted
abductor : to seize and take away (a person) by force
Abe Shinzo 1954–     prime minister of Japan (2012–2020)
abeam : off to the side of a ship or plane especially at a right angle to the middle of the ship or plane's length
abear : endure, abide
abecedarian : one learning the rudiments of something (such as the alphabet)
abecedarium : alphabet book, primer
abecedary : abecedarium
abed : in bed
abeigh : cautiously aloof
Abel : a son of Adam and Eve killed by his brother Cain
abele : white poplar sense 1a
Abelia : any of a genus (Abelia) of Asian or Mexican shrubs of the honeysuckle family having opposite leaves and white, red, or pink flowers
Abelian : commutative sense 2
Abelite : an explosive consisting essentially of ammonium nitrate and a nitro derivative of some aromatic hydrocarbon
abelite : an explosive consisting essentially of ammonium nitrate and a nitro derivative of some aromatic hydrocarbon
Abelmoschus : a genus of tropical coarse herbs (family Malvaceae) having large lobed leaves, a spathelike calyx, and often yellow flowers
abelmosk : a bushy herb (Abelmoschus moschatus synonym Hibiscus moschatus) of tropical Asia often cultivated for its showy, usually creamy yellow flowers with deep purple centers and musky-scented seeds  — see ambrette sense 2b
abeltree : white poplar sense 1a
Aberdeen administrative area bordering the North Sea in northeastern Scotland area 2439 square miles (6318 square kilometers)
aberdevine : siskin sense 1
Aberdonian administrative area bordering the North Sea in northeastern Scotland area 2439 square miles (6318 square kilometers)
aberrance : deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal
aberrancy : the quality or state of being aberrant : deviation from what is known, usual, or expected
aberrant : deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal
aberration : the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
aberrational : the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
aberrometer : a machine that detects and measures structural imperfections in the eyeball which affect the eye's ability to perceive images
abet : to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
abetment : to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
abettor : to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
abeyance : a state of temporary inactivity : suspension
abeyancy : abeyance
abeyant : a state of temporary inactivity : suspension
abfarad : a cgs electromagnetic unit of capacitance equal to one billion farads that measures the capacitance of a condenser that when charged to a potential difference of one abvolt has a charge of one abcoulomb
abhenry : a cgs electromagnetic unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry that measures the self-inductance of a circuit or the mutual inductance of two circuits in which the variation of current at the rate of one abampere per second results in an induced electromotive force of one abvolt
abhiseka : lustration
abhominable : abominable
abhor : to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
abhorrence : the act or state of abhorring or despising something or someone
abhorrency : abhorrence
abhorrent : causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism
abhorrently : causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred : being so repugnant as to stir up positive antagonism
abhorrer : to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
abhorring : to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
abidance : an act or state of abiding : continuance
abide : to bear patiently : tolerate
abider : to bear patiently : tolerate
abiding : continuing for a long time : enduring
abidingly : continuing for a long time : enduring
Abies : a genus (family Pinaceae) of evergreen trees of temperate regions of the northern hemisphere that comprise the true firs (as the balsam fir), are characterized by flattish leaves, smooth circular leaf scars, and erect cones, and are valued for their wood
abietate : a salt or ester of abietic acid
abietene : the hydrocarbon mixture, chiefly C19H30 with two double bonds in the molecule, that results from heating resin acids
abietic : a colorless crystalline tricyclic acid C19H29COOH with two double bonds that constitutes the major component of rosin, that is formed from certain other resin acids by heat and acid treatment, and that is used chiefly in making esters for plasticizers
Abigail : a lady's personal maid
abigail : a lady's personal maid
abilao :  bogo
ability : the quality or state of being able
abilla : the oily seed of a South American plant (Fevillea trilobata) that is used in making candles
abilo :  bogo
abiogenesis : the origin of life from nonliving matter
abiogenetic : of or relating to abiogenesis : originating by abiogenesis
abiogenetically : of or relating to abiogenesis : originating by abiogenesis
abiogenist : the origin of life from nonliving matter
abiological : not biological
abiologically : not biological
abiotic : not biotic : abiological
abiotrophic : degeneration or loss of function or vitality in an organism or in cells or tissues not due to any apparent injury
abiotrophy : degeneration or loss of function or vitality in an organism or in cells or tissues not due to any apparent injury
Abipon : an American Indian people resident in the Argentine Chaco in the eighteenth century
abir : a perfumed red powder used at the Holi festival
Abitibi lake in Canada on Ontario–Quebec border area 356 square miles (926 square kilometers)
abiuret : not giving the biuret reaction
abject : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
abjection : a low or downcast state : degradation
abjective : tending to make abject
abjectly : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
abjectness : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
abjoint : to form by cutting off (as a protuberance from a mother cell)
abjudge : to take away by judicial decision
abjunction : abstriction
abjuration : the act or process of abjuring
abjure : to renounce upon oath
abjurer : to renounce upon oath
abkar : a wine seller : distiller
abkari : manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors or drugs
Abkhas autonomous republic in northwestern Republic of Georgia, on the Black Sea; capital Sokhumi area 3320 square miles (8599 square kilometers), population 180,000
Abkhasian autonomous republic in northwestern Republic of Georgia, on the Black Sea; capital Sokhumi area 3320 square miles (8599 square kilometers), population 180,000
ablach : an insignificant person
ablactation : the act of weaning
ablare : blaring
ablastemic : not germinal : incapable of blastema formation
ablastous : having no germ or bud
ablate : to remove or destroy especially by cutting, abrading, or evaporating
ablation : the process of ablating: such as
ablatival : connected with the ablative case or any of the relations frequently expressed by it : of or belonging to the ablative case
ablative : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks a person, place, or thing from which someone or something else is separated or the source from which someone or something comes, and is also frequently used to indicate the cause of an event or condition or the instrument by which an action is accomplished  — see also ablative absolute
ablator : a material that provides thermal protection (as to the outside of a spacecraft on reentry) by ablating
ablaut : a systematic variation of vowels in the same root or affix or in related roots or affixes especially in the Indo-European languages that is usually paralleled by differences in use or meaning (as in sing, sang, sung, song)
ablaze : being on fire
able : having sufficient power, skill, or resources to do something
ableeze : ablaze
ablegate : a papal envoy on a special mission (as the conveying of the insignia of office to a newly named cardinal)
Ablepharus : a genus of Old World scincoid lizards with the lower eyelid reduced to a transparent cover fused to the upper lid
abler : having sufficient power, skill, or resources to do something
ablest : having sufficient power, skill, or resources to do something
abloom : abounding with blooms : blooming
ablow : blowing
ablush : blushing
ablution : the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
ablutionary : the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
ably : in an able and skillful manner : with ability, skill, or proficiency
abnegate : deny, renounce
abnegation : denial
abnegator : deny, renounce
abnormal : deviating from the normal or average
abnormalism : abnormality
abnormality : something abnormal
abnormalize : to make abnormal
abnormally : deviating from the normal or average
abnormity : abnormality
abnormous : abnormal, irregular
Abo : aborigine
aboard : alongside
abode : the place where one lives : home
abohm : the cgs electromagnetic unit of resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm that measures the resistance of a conductor that with a constant current of one abampere flowing through it maintains between its terminals a potential difference of one abvolt
aboil : being at the boiling point : boiling
abolish : to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
abolisher : to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
abolishment : to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
abolition : the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something
abolitionary : the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something
abolitionism : principles or measures promoting the abolition especially of slavery
abolitionist : a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery : an advocate of abolition
abolitionize : to make abolitionists of (the members of a corporate body)
aboma : any of several large South American snakes of the genus Constrictor or of related genera
abomasum : the fourth compartment of the ruminant stomach that follows the omasum and has a true digestive function  — compare rumen, reticulum
abominable : worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
abominably : worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
abominate : to hate or loathe intensely : abhor
abomination : something regarded with disgust or hatred : something abominable
abominator : to hate or loathe intensely : abhor
Abongo : an indigenous people on the Ogooué River, Gabon
aboon : above
aborad : away from the mouth
aboral : situated opposite to or away from the mouth
aborally : situated opposite to or away from the mouth
abord : approach, accost
aboriginal : being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
aboriginality : the quality or state of being aboriginal
aboriginally : being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
aborigine : a member of the original people to inhabit an area especially as contrasted with an invading or colonizing people
abort : to bring forth stillborn, nonviable, or premature offspring
aborted : stopped before completion especially because of problems or danger
aborticide : the act of destroying a fetus within the uterus
abortifacient : an agent (such as a drug) that induces abortion
abortin : an extract made from cultures of a bacterium (Brucella abortus) and used in the diagnosis of contagious abortion of cattle
abortion : the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: such as
abortionist : one who induces abortions
abortive : prematurely born
abortively : prematurely born
abortiveness : prematurely born
abortus : an aborted fetus
abound : to be present in large numbers or in great quantity : to be prevalent
abounding : existing in or providing a great or plentiful quantity or supply
aboundingly : existing in or providing a great or plentiful quantity or supply
about : reasonably close to
above : in the sky : overhead
aboveboard : in a straightforward manner : openly
aboveground : located or occurring on or above the surface of the ground
aboveproof : overproof
abovestairs : in or on an upper story
abox : braced aback
abracadabra : a magical charm or incantation
abrachia : congenital lack of arms
abradant : abrasive
abrade : to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode
abrader : to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode
Abraham : an Old Testament patriarch regarded by Jews as the founder of the Hebrew people through his son Isaac and by Muslims as the founder of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael
Abramis : a genus of fishes (family Cyprinidae) including the European freshwater bream
abranchial : abranchiate
abranchialism : the condition of being without gills (as certain mollusks of the genus Firoloida)
Abranchiata : any of several groups of gill-less animals other than Abranchia
abranchiate : lacking gills
abranchious : lacking gills
abrase : to wear down or rub off : smooth off : abrade
abrash : a variation or deviation of a color in Oriental rugs
abrasiometer : a device for measuring the resistance of surfaces to abrasion
abrasion : a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction
abrasive : causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
abraum : a red ocher used to darken mahogany
abraxas : a gem engraved with the word abraxas
abreact : the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (such as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist
abreaction : the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (such as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist
abreast : beside one another in line
abridge : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
abridged : shortened or condensed especially by the omission of words or passages
abridger : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
abridgment : the action of abridging something : the state of being abridged
abrim : brimming
abrin : a toxic protein obtained from jequirity
abristle : bristling
abroach : in a condition for letting out a liquid (such as wine)
abroad : beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country
abrocome : either of two ratlike hystricomorph rodents having fine soft fur and large rounded ears and constituting a genus (Abrocoma) restricted to the Andes mountains
abrogate : to abolish by authoritative action : annul
abrogation : to abolish by authoritative action : annul
Abroma : a genus of Asian and Australian woody plants (family Sterculiaceae) the bark of which yields a strong white fiber  — see devil's-cotton
Abronia : a genus of herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) native to western North America having showy fragrant flowers in bracted heads and with the salver-shaped calyx having a 3-winged base  — see sand verbena
abrotanum : southernwood
abrotine : a colorless crystalline alkaloid C21H22N2O obtained from southernwood
abrupt : characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning : sudden and unexpected
abruption : a sudden breaking off or away
abruptly : in an abrupt manner : in a sudden and unexpected way
abruptness : characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning : sudden and unexpected
Abrus : a genus of leguminous tropical vines having purplish flowers and flat pods  — see rosary pea sense 1
Absaroka : crow
abscess : a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
abscessed : a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
abscessroot : a perennial herb (Polemonium reptans) of the eastern U.S. with compound leaves and blue flowers
abscind : to cut off
abscise : to separate (something, such as a flower from a stem) by abscission
absciss : abscise
abscissa : the horizontal coordinate of a point in a plane Cartesian coordinate system obtained by measuring parallel to the x-axis  — compare ordinate
abscissae : the horizontal coordinate of a point in a plane Cartesian coordinate system obtained by measuring parallel to the x-axis  — compare ordinate
abscission : the act or process of cutting off : removal
abscond : to depart secretly and hide oneself
absconded : to depart secretly and hide oneself
abscondence : fugitive concealment : secret retirement : hiding
absconder : to depart secretly and hide oneself
absence : a state or condition in which something expected, wanted, or looked for is not present or does not exist : a state or condition in which something is absent
absent : not present at a usual or expected place : missing
absentation : an absenting of oneself
absentee : one that is absent: such as
absenteeism : prolonged absence of an owner from his or her property
absenter : not present at a usual or expected place : missing
absently : not present at a usual or expected place : missing
absentmindedly : lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied
absinthe : wormwood sense 1
absinthin : a bitter white crystalline compound C15H20O4 constituting the bitter principle of wormwood
absinthine : like absinthe
absinthism : a diseased condition resulting from habitual excessive use of absinthe that contains oils of wormwood
absinthismic : a diseased condition resulting from habitual excessive use of absinthe that contains oils of wormwood
absinthium : wormwood
absinthol : thujone
absit : let envy be absent : let there be no ill will : no offense intended
absolute : free from imperfection : perfect
absolutely : in an absolute manner: such as
absoluteness : free from imperfection : perfect
absolution : the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful : the act of absolving someone or the state of being absolved
absolutism : a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
absolutist : a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
absolutistic : a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
absolutive : of, relating to, or being an inflectional morpheme that typically marks the subject of an intransitive verb or the direct object of a transitive verb in an ergative language
absolutization : the process of rendering something absolute or converting it into an absolute
absolutize : to make absolute : convert into an absolute
absolve : to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
absolver : to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
absolvitor : a dismissal of an action : acquittal
absolvitory : a dismissal of an action : acquittal
absonant : discordant, contrary, unreasonable
absorb : to take in (something, such as water) in a natural or gradual way
absorbability : to take in (something, such as water) in a natural or gradual way
absorbable : to take in (something, such as water) in a natural or gradual way
absorbed : having one's attention wholly engaged or occupied
absorbedly : having one's attention wholly engaged or occupied
absorbefacient : causing or promoting absorption
absorbency : the quality or state of being absorbent
absorbent : able to absorb
absorber : one that absorbs or takes in something
absorbing : fully taking one's attention : engrossing
absorbingly : fully taking one's attention : engrossing
absorptance : the ratio of the radiant energy absorbed by a body to that incident upon it
absorptiometer : an instrument for measuring the reduction of pressure in a gas as it is absorbed by a liquid to determine the absorption rate
absorptiometric : an instrument for measuring the reduction of pressure in a gas as it is absorbed by a liquid to determine the absorption rate
absorption : the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed
absorptive : the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed
absorptivity : the property of a body that determines the fraction of incident radiation absorbed by the body
absquatulate : decamp
abstain : to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
abstainer : to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
abstemious : marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
abstemiously : marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
abstemiousness : marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
abstention : the act or practice of abstaining: such as
abstentious : the act or practice of abstaining: such as
absterge : to cleanse especially by wiping : purge
abstergent : having a cleansing or detergent effect
abstersion : the action or process of cleansing
abstersive :  abstergent
abstinence : the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
abstinency : abstinence
abstinent : the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
abstinently : the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
abstract : disassociated from any specific instance
abstracted : withdrawn in mind : inattentive to one's surroundings
abstractedly : withdrawn in mind : inattentive to one's surroundings
abstractedness : withdrawn in mind : inattentive to one's surroundings
abstracter : disassociated from any specific instance
abstraction : the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted
abstractional : the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted
abstractionism : the principles or practice of creating abstract art
abstractionist : the principles or practice of creating abstract art
abstractive : the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted
abstractly : disassociated from any specific instance
abstractness : disassociated from any specific instance
abstractor : disassociated from any specific instance
abstricted : cut off by abstriction
abstriction : the formation of spores by the cutting off of usually successive terminal portions of the sporophore through the growth of septa  — see conidium
abstruse : difficult to comprehend : recondite
abstrusely : difficult to comprehend : recondite
abstruseness : difficult to comprehend : recondite
abstrusity : the quality or state of being abstruse : abstruseness
absume : to consume gradually
absurd : ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
absurdity : the quality or state of being absurd : absurdness
absurdly : ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
absurdness : ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
Abu circa 936–circa 1013 Spanish Arab physician and medical writer
abu circa 936–circa 1013 Spanish Arab physician and medical writer
abulia : abnormal lack of ability to act or to make decisions
abulic : abnormal lack of ability to act or to make decisions
abulomania : a form of mental disorder characterized by abulia
abundance : an ample quantity : an abundant amount : profusion
abundant : existing or occurring in large amounts : ample
abundantly : existing or occurring in large amounts : ample
abura : a medium-sized tropical African tree (Mitragyne macrophylla) of the family Loganiaceae having large elliptical leaves, greenish flowers, and soft wood
aburst : bursting
aburton : with the length athwartship
abusable : a corrupt practice or custom
abuse : a corrupt practice or custom
abusee : a person who is physically or emotionally abused by someone : a victim of abuse
abuser : a corrupt practice or custom
abusion : abuse, misuse
abusive : using harsh, insulting language
abusively : using harsh, insulting language
abusiveness : using harsh, insulting language
abut : to border on : to touch along an edge
Abuta : a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Menispermaceae)  — see white pareira, yellow pareira
Abutilon : any of a genus (Abutilon) of plants of the mallow family often having lobed leaves and solitary bell-shaped flowers
abutment : the place at which one thing borders on or abuts another
abuttal : a boundary of land with respect to other contiguous lands or roads by which it is bounded
abutter : one that abuts
abutting : that abuts or serves as an abutment : adjoining, bordering
abuzz : filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound
abvolt : the cgs electromagnetic unit of electrical potential and electromotive force equal to one one-hundred-millionth of a volt and being the potential difference through which transference of one abcoulomb of electricity involves a change of one erg in energy
abwab : any of various fines, cesses, or imposts levied by a native chief upon a landowner or subject
aby : to suffer a penalty for
abysm : abyss
abysmal : immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
abysmally : immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
abyss : an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
abyssal : unfathomable sense b
Abyssinian : any of a breed of medium-sized slender domestic cats of African origin with short usually brownish hair ticked with bands of darker color
abyssolith : a deep-seated igneous body lacking a floor of crystalline rock
abyssopelagic : of, relating to, or occurring in the open water of the abyssal zone
acacatechin : a crystalline substance that is obtained from acacia catechu, that is held to be a mixture containing catechin, and that is an antioxidant for fatty oils
acacetin : a pale yellow crystalline compound C16H12O5 occurring in the form of glycosides especially in the leaves of the common locust; apigenin 4′-methyl ether
Acacia : gum arabic
Acacian : a follower of Acacius who taught likeness of will alone in the Father and Son in the Christian godhead
acaciin : a crystalline glycoside C28H32O14 that is found in the leaves of a common North American locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) and that yields acacetin on hydrolysis
academe : a place of instruction
Academic : of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
academic : of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
academical : of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
academically : in an academic way: such as
academicals : academic costume
academician : a member of an academy for promoting science, art, or literature
academicism : the doctrines of Plato's Academy
academism : the doctrines of Plato's Academy
academist : academic
academy : a school usually above the elementary level
Acadia nova scotia
acadialite : a mineral consisting of a flesh-red chabazite found in Nova Scotia
Acadian : a native or inhabitant of Acadia
Acadie nova scotia
Acaena : a genus of herbs or low shrubs (family Rosaceae) mostly native to south temperate regions and having compound leaves and spiny calyces  — see new zealand bur
acajou : cashew
acaleph : a coelenterate of the group Acalepha
Acalepha : a class or other group of coelenterates including the jellyfishes, hydroids, and related forms and sometimes the ctenophores
acalycine : without a calyx
acalycinous : without a calyx
Acalypha : a genus of herbs and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) found in warm regions and having alternate leaves and monoecious apetalous flowers which are showy in cultivated species  — see chenille sense 2
Acalyptratae : a group of two-winged flies having the alula small or wanting and including a number of pests (as fruit flies, many leaf miners, frit flies, and the cheese skipper)
acalyptrate : a group of two-winged flies having the alula small or wanting and including a number of pests (as fruit flies, many leaf miners, frit flies, and the cheese skipper)
acana : either of two West Indian trees (Manilkara albescens and M. bidentata) of the family Sapotaceae that yield valuable timber
acanth  — see acantho-
acantha : a spine or spinous fin
Acanthaceae : a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens
acanthaceous : a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens
acanthad : a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens
acanthial : of or belonging to the acanthion
acanthine : of or relating to the acanthus plant
acanthion : a point at the base of the anterior nasal spine
acanthite : a mineral Ag2S consisting of a silver sulfide like argentite but crystallizing in slender prisms (specific gravity 7.2–7.3)
Acanthocephala : spiny-headed worm
acanthocephalan : spiny-headed worm
Acanthocereus : a genus of tropical American weak often trailing cacti (family Cactaceae) having nocturnal funnel-shaped white flowers and 3-angled spiny stems  — see pitahaya
acanthodean : of or belonging to the subclass Acanthodii
Acanthodes : a genus of small slender possibly degenerate fishes having generalized toothless jaws and a single small dorsal fin and found in the Carboniferous and Permian formations
acanthodian : of or belonging to the subclass Acanthodii
Acanthodii : a subclass of Placodermi comprising primitive Paleozoic fishes having the anterior margin of each fin supported by a stout spine and often having one or more pairs of spines similar to the fin spines along the lower lateral part of the body between the paired fins of each side
acanthoid : shaped like a spine
Acantholimon : a genus of perennial evergreen herbs (family Plumbaginaceae) of southeastern Europe to central Asia having stiff basal leaves and small stalked heads of white or rosy flowers  — see prickly thrift
acanthology : the study of spines (as of sea urchins) especially as an adjunct of taxonomy
acantholysis : loss of coherence between keratinocytes of the epidermis that is due to breakdown of desmosomal intercellular attachments and is characteristic of various conditions (as pemphigus and herpesvirus infection) marked by vesicular eruption
acanthoma : a tumor originating in the skin and developing through excessive growth of skin cells especially of the stratum spinosum
Acanthopanax : a genus of prickly shrubs and trees (family Araliaceae) native to temperate Asia that have handsome palmate leaves and produce green flowers in much-branched clusters
Acanthophis : a genus of venomous Australian snakes (family Elapidae) having a long horny upturned spine at the end of the tail and consisting of the death adder (A. antarcticus)
acanthopod : spiny-footed
acanthopodous : spiny-footed
acanthopore : a tubular spine in some fossil bryozoans
acanthopteran : of or belonging to the Acanthopterygii
acanthopterygian : of or belonging to the Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii : a superorder or other category of teleost fishes containing originally all those having the anterior rays of the dorsal and anal fins stiff and spiny (as the basses, perches, and mackerels) or now those usually lacking a duct to the air bladder, having no mesocoracoid bone, and having the pectoral arch suspended from the skull, the ventral fins attached to the clavicular arch, and the gill opening in front of the pectoral fin (as most of the spiny-finned and some soft-finned fishes)
acanthosis : a benign overgrowth of the stratum spinosum of the skin
acanthous : spinous
Acanthuridae : a family of tropical and subtropical marine fishes comprising the surgeonfishes and having a laterally compressed body, a bony plate or spine on each side of the tail, and teeth resembling incisors
Acanthurus : the type genus of the family Acanthuridae
acanthus : any of a genus (Acanthus of the family Acanthaceae, the acanthus family) of prickly perennial herbs chiefly of the Mediterranean region
acapnia : a condition of carbon dioxide deficiency in blood and tissues
acapnial : a condition of carbon dioxide deficiency in blood and tissues
acapsular : having no capsule
acapu : any of several tropical American timber trees of the genus Andira (especially A. americana)
acapulco city, port, and resort on the Pacific in the state of Guerrero, southern Mexico population 789,971
acara : any of several South American and Central American fishes (family Cichlidae) that build nests and guard their young  — see blue acara
Acarapis : a genus of minute mites that are chiefly parasitic on insects and include a species (A. woodi) that invades the tracheae of honeybees causing Isle of Wight disease
acardia : congenital absence of the heart
acardiac : lacking a heart
acari : mite
acarian : of or relating to the order Acarina
acariasis : infestation with or disease caused by mites
acaricidal : a pesticide that kills mites and ticks
acaricide : a pesticide that kills mites and ticks
acarid : any of an order (Acari synonym Acarina) of arachnids including the mites and ticks
acaridean : acarian
acariform : shaped like a mite
Acarina : mite
acarine : Isle of Wight disease of honeybees
acarinosis : acariasis
acarocecidium : a plant gall caused by an acarid
acarodermatitis : dermatitis caused by mites
acaroid : resembling a mite
acarologist : a branch of zoology that is concerned with the study of mites and ticks
acarology : a branch of zoology that is concerned with the study of mites and ticks
acarophobia : an abnormal dread of skin infestation with small crawling organisms
acarpelous : having no carpels
acarpous : not producing fruit : sterile
Acarus : mite
acatalectic : not catalectic
acatalepsy : an ancient Skeptic doctrine that human knowledge amounts only to probability and never to certainty
acataleptic : relating to or characterized by acatalepsy
acaudal : having no tail
acaudate : having no tail
acaulescent : having no stem or appearing to have none
acca : a gold and silk brocade of medieval origin
accede : to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
accelerando : gradually faster
accelerant : a substance used to accelerate a process (such as the spreading of a fire)
accelerate : to move faster : to gain speed
accelerated : occurring or developing at a faster rate than usual
acceleration : the act or process of moving faster or happening more quickly : the act or process of accelerating
accelerative : of, relating to, or tending to cause acceleration : accelerating
accelerator : one that accelerates: such as
acceleratory : relating to or tending to cause acceleration
accelerograph : an apparatus for measuring and recording the pressure developed by combustion of an explosive in a closed space
accelerometer : an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations
accension : kindling, ignition, combustion
accent : an effort in speech to stress one syllable over adjacent syllables
accentless : an effort in speech to stress one syllable over adjacent syllables
accentor : a bird of the genus Prunella
accentual : of, relating to, or characterized by accent
accentually : of, relating to, or characterized by accent
accentuate : to make (something) more prominent or noticeable : accent, emphasize
accentuation : to make (something) more prominent or noticeable : accent, emphasize
accentuator : one that accentuates
accentus : the part of the church service sung or recited by the priest and his assistants at the altar usually in monotone
accept : to receive (something offered) willingly
acceptability : capable or worthy of being accepted
acceptable : capable or worthy of being accepted
acceptableness : capable or worthy of being accepted
acceptably : capable or worthy of being accepted
acceptance : the quality or state of being accepted or acceptable
acceptant : willing to accept : receptive
acceptation : acceptance
accepted : regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance
acceptedly : regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance
accepter : one that accepts
acceptilate : to discharge (a claim) by acceptilation
acceptilation : a formal verbal acknowledgment by a creditor or other obligee that a claim has been satisfied with or without payment
acception : acceptation
acceptive : acceptable
acceptor : accepter sense 1
access : permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing
accessary : an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
accessibility : capable of being reached
accessible : capable of being reached
accessibly : capable of being reached
accession : the act or process by which someone rises to a position of honor or power
accessional : the act or process by which someone rises to a position of honor or power
accessorial : of or relating to an accessory
accessorius : a muscle reinforcing the action of another
accessory : an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
accidence : a part of grammar that deals with inflections (see inflection sense 2a)
accident : an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance
accidental : occurring unexpectedly or by chance
accidentalism : a theory in philosophy: events can or do occur without cause  — compare indeterminism, tychism
accidentalist : a believer in accidentalism
accidentality : the quality or state of being accidental
accidentally : in an accidental or unintended manner : by accident
accidentalness : occurring unexpectedly or by chance
accidented : of uneven surface
accidently : accidentally
accidia : acedia entry 2
accidie : acedia
accinge : to brace (oneself) up
Accipiter : any of a genus (Accipiter) of medium-sized forest-inhabiting hawks that have short broad wings and a long tail and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and a glide
accipitral : resembling that of a hawk
accipitrine : any of a genus (Accipiter) of medium-sized forest-inhabiting hawks that have short broad wings and a long tail and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and a glide
accite : cite, summon
acclaim : applaud, praise
acclaimer : applaud, praise
acclamation : a loud eager expression of approval, praise, or assent
acclamatory : expressing strong and enthusiastic praise or approval : showing or expressing acclamation
acclimatation : acclimatization
acclimate : to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
acclimation : the process or result of acclimating
acclimatization : acclimate
acclimatize : acclimate
acclimatizer : acclimate
acclivitous : sloping upward
acclivity : an ascending slope (as of a hill)
acclivous : sloping upward
accloy : cloy
accolade : a mark of acknowledgment : award
accolated : accollé
accolle : entwined about the neck
accommodable : capable of being accommodated or fitted
accommodate : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited
accommodating : willing to please : helpful, obliging
accommodatingly : willing to please : helpful, obliging
accommodation : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: such as
accommodational : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: such as
accommodative : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited
accommodativeness : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited
accommodator : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited
accompanier : accompanist
accompaniment : an instrumental or vocal part designed to support or complement a melody
accompanimental : an instrumental or vocal part designed to support or complement a melody
accompanist : one (such as a pianist) who plays an accompaniment
accompany : to go with as an associate or companion
accomplice : one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
accomplish : to bring about (a result) by effort
accomplishable : to bring about (a result) by effort
accomplished : proficient as the result of practice or training
accomplisher : to bring about (a result) by effort
accomplishment : the act or fact of accomplishing something : completion
accord : to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
accordance : agreement, conformity
accordancy : accord, accordance
accordant : consonant, agreeing
accordantly : consonant, agreeing
according : to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
accordingly : in accordance : correspondingly
accordion : a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows
accordionist : a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows
accost : to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
accostable : capable of being approached : easily accessible
accosted : to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
accouche : to assist during an accouchement
accouchement : the time or act of giving birth
accoucheur : one that assists at a birth
accoucheuse : midwife
account : a record of debit (see debit entry 2 sense 1a) and credit (see credit entry 1 sense 2d) entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern
accountability : the quality or state of being accountable
accountable : subject to giving an account : answerable
accountableness : subject to giving an account : answerable
accountably : subject to giving an account : answerable
accountancy : the profession or practice of accounting
accountant : one that gives an account or is accountable
accountantship : one that gives an account or is accountable
accounting : the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results
accouple : join, couple
accouplement : action of joining together : coupling
accouter : to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
accouterment : equipment, trappings
accredit : to give official authorization to or approval of:
accreditation : to give official authorization to or approval of:
accredited : to give official authorization to or approval of:
accreditment : accreditation
accresce : accrue sense intransitive sense 1
accrescence : continuous growth
accrescent : growing continuously
accrete : to grow or become attached by accretion
accretion : the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
accretionary : the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
accretive : relating to or characterized by accretion : produced by or growing by a series of additions of identical or similar things
accroach : assume, appropriate, usurp
accroides : acaroid resin
accrual : the action or process of accruing something
accrue : to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
accruement : to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
acculturate : to change through acculturation
acculturation : cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
acculturize : to cause (a people) to adopt the culture of another
accumbency : the state of being accumbent
accumbent : leaning or reclining especially at meals
accumulable : capable of being accumulated
accumulate : to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass
accumulation : something that has accumulated or has been accumulated
accumulative : cumulative
accumulatively : cumulative
accumulativeness : cumulative
accumulator : one that accumulates: such as
accuracy : freedom from mistake or error : correctness
accurate : free from error especially as the result of care
accurately : in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
accurateness : free from error especially as the result of care
accurse : to consign to destruction, misery, or evil by a curse : anathematize
accursed : being under or as if under a curse
accursedly : being under or as if under a curse
accursedness : being under or as if under a curse
accusable : liable to be accused
accusably : liable to be accused
accusal : accusation
accusant : one that accuses
accusation : a charge of wrongdoing
accusatival : accusative entry 1
accusative : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that marks the direct object of a verb or the object of some prepositions
accusatorial : of, relating to, or being a form of criminal prosecution in which a person is accused of a crime and is tried in public by a judge who is not also the prosecutor  — compare adversary, inquisitorial
accusatorially : of, relating to, or being a form of criminal prosecution in which a person is accused of a crime and is tried in public by a judge who is not also the prosecutor  — compare adversary, inquisitorial
accusatory : containing or expressing accusation : accusing
accusatrix : a woman who makes an accusation against someone : a female accuser
accuse : to charge with a fault or offense : blame
accused : one charged with an offense
accuser : to charge with a fault or offense : blame
accusingly : to charge with a fault or offense : blame
accusive : tending to accuse : accusing
accustom : to make familiar with something through use or experience
accustomed : often used or practiced : customary
accustomedness : often used or practiced : customary
ace : a die face marked with one spot
acedia : apathy, boredom
acediast : one afflicted with acedia
Aceldama : the potter's field bought with the money Judas had been paid for betraying Christ
acenaphthene : a crystalline tricyclic hydrocarbon C12H10 obtained especially from coal tar and used chiefly as a dye intermediate and in biology for inducing polyploidy
acenaphthenyl : a univalent radical C12H9 formed by removal of one hydrogen atom from acenaphthene
acenaphthylene : a yellowish crystalline hydrocarbon C12H8 made by dehydrogenation of acenaphthene
acentric : lacking a centromere
acentrous : having the notochord persistent through life and lacking vertebral centra
acephal : lamellibranch
acephalan : lamellibranch
Acephali : a headless fetus
acephalia : absence of a head
Acephalina : a tribe or other division of gregarines comprising forms with nonseptate trophozoites that do not undergo schizogony (as earthworm parasites of the genus Monocystis)  — see monocystis
acephaline : a tribe or other division of gregarines comprising forms with nonseptate trophozoites that do not undergo schizogony (as earthworm parasites of the genus Monocystis)  — see monocystis
acephalocyst : a hydatid that has not developed a head
acephalous : lacking a head or having the head reduced
acephalus : a headless fetus
Acer : a widely distributed genus of trees and shrubs (family Aceraceae) having simple or compound leaves, polygamous or dioecious flowers, and winged fruits  — see box elder, maple
Aceraceae : a family of trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) having opposite leaves and small clustered flowers succeeded by fruits consisting of two united samaras  — compare maple
aceraceous : a family of trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) having opposite leaves and small clustered flowers succeeded by fruits consisting of two united samaras  — compare maple
Acerata : a class of arthropods comprising the Merostomata and Arachnida
acerate : having needlelike leaves
acerathere : a rhinoceros or fossil of the genus Aceratherium
Aceratherium : a genus of extinct hornless rhinoceroses of the Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene
acerb : acerbic
acerbate : irritate, exasperate
acerbic : sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone
acerbity : the quality of being acerbic
acerose : having needlelike leaves
acerous : having no horns
acertannin : a crystalline tannin C20H20O13 found in the leaves of the Amur maple
acervate : growing in heaps or closely compacted clusters
acervately : growing in heaps or closely compacted clusters
acervation : a heaping up : accumulation
acervuline : resembling little heaps : heaped
acervulus : brain sand
acescency : the quality or state of being acescent
acescent : slightly sour
acesodyne : mitigating or relieving pain : anodyne
acetabular : a ventral sucker of a trematode
Acetabularia : a genus of delicate more or less calcified green algae (family Dasycladaceae) native to the warmer seas and resembling small mushrooms
acetabuliferous : acetabulate
acetabulum : a ventral sucker of a trematode
acetal : any of various compounds characterized by the grouping C(OR)2 and obtained especially by heating aldehydes or ketones with alcohols
acetaldehydase : an enzyme that accelerates the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid
acetaldehyde : a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde C2H4O used chiefly in organic synthesis
acetalize : to convert (as an aldehyde) into an acetal
acetamide : a white crystalline amide C2H5NO of acetic acid used especially as a solvent and in organic synthesis
acetamidine : the unstable amidine CH3C(=NH)NH2 of acetic acid that forms crystalline salts with acids
acetamido : containing the univalent radical CH3CONH- derived from acetamide
acetanilid : a white crystalline compound C8H9NO that is derived from aniline and acetic acid and is used especially to relieve pain or fever
acetanilide : a white crystalline compound C8H9NO that is derived from aniline and acetic acid and is used especially to relieve pain or fever
acetanisidide : any of three isomeric crystalline compounds CH3CONHC6H4OCH3 derived from anisidine and acetic acid
acetannin : acetyltannic acid
acetarious : used in salads
acetarsone : a white powder C8H10AsNO5 used in the treatment of trichomonal vaginitis and Vincent's angina and in some countries in the treatment of amebiasis
acetate : a salt or ester of acetic acid
acetation : acetification
acetenyl : ethinyl
acetic : a colorless pungent liquid acid C2H4O2 that is the chief acid of vinegar and that is used especially in synthesis (as of plastics)
acetification : to turn into acetic acid or vinegar
acetifier : to turn into acetic acid or vinegar
acetify : to turn into acetic acid or vinegar
acetimeter : an instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in a solution (as vinegar)
acetimetry : the act or method of ascertaining the amount of acetic acid present especially in vinegar
acetin : any of three liquid acetates formed when glycerol and acetic acid are heated together:
acetize : acetify
acetoacetanilide : a crystalline compound CH3COCH2CONHC6H5 made by reaction of aniline with acetoacetic ester or with diketene and used as a dye intermediate
acetoacetate : a colorless liquid ester with pleasant odor important for its tautomerism [keto form CH3COCH2COOC2H5, enol form CH3C(OH)=CHCOOC2H5] and for the numerous condensations it can undergo 
acetoacetic : an unstable acid C4H6O3 that is a ketone body found in abnormal quantities in the blood and urine in some conditions (such as diabetes)
acetoarsenite : a combined acetate and arsenite  — see paris green
Acetobacter : a genus of aerobic ellipsoidal to rod-shaped bacteria (family Pseudomonadaceae) that grow in the presence of alcohol, secure energy by oxidizing organic compounds to organic acids (as alcohol to acetic acid), and are important especially in the production of vinegar
acetoin : a colorless liquid hydroxy ketone C4H8O2 formed from various carbohydrates by fermentation
acetol : a colorless liquid hydroxy ketone CH3COCH2OH obtained indirectly from acetone
acetolysis : a chemical reaction analogous to hydrolysis in which acetic acid plays a role similar to that of water
acetometer : an instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in a solution (as vinegar)
acetometry : the act or method of ascertaining the amount of acetic acid present especially in vinegar
acetomorphine : heroin
acetonaphthone : either of two isomeric colorless crystalline ketones C10H7COCH3
acetonate : to combine with acetone
acetone : a volatile fragrant flammable liquid ketone C3H6O used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis and found in abnormal quantities in diabetic urine
acetonemia : ketosis sense 2
acetonemic : ketosis sense 2
acetonic : a volatile fragrant flammable liquid ketone C3H6O used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis and found in abnormal quantities in diabetic urine
acetonitrile : the colorless liquid nitrile CH3CN of acetic acid used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent
acetonize : to combine with acetone
acetonuria : ketonuria
acetonyl : the univalent radical CH3COCH2 formed by removal of a hydrogen atom from acetone
acetonylacetone : a mobile fragrant liquid diketone (CH3COCH2)2 obtained by hydrolysis of 2,5-dimethyl-furan and in other ways; 2,5-hexane-dione
acetonylidene : the bivalent radical CH3COCH< formed by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of acetone
acetophenetide : any of three isomeric compounds CH3CONHC6H4OC2H5 made by acetylating the three phenetidines  — see acetophenetidin
acetophenone : a colorless liquid ketone CH3COC6H5 formerly used as a hypnotic but now used chiefly in perfumery
acetose : acid, sour, acetous
acetosoluble : soluble in acetic acid
acetothienone : an oily liquid ketone CH3COC4H3S formed by the acetylation of thiophene; methyl 2-thienyl ketone
acetotoluide : any of three crystalline isomeric compounds CH3CONHC6H4CH3 made by acetylating the toluidines
acetous : relating to or producing vinegar
acetoveratrone : a white crystalline ketone CH3COC6H3(OCH3)2 made by acetylating veratrole; 3,4-dimethoxy-acetophenone
acetoxime : a colorless crystalline volatile compound (CH3)2C=NOH formed from acetone by the action of hydroxylamine
acetoxyl : a group or radical derived from acetic acid: such as
acetphenetidin : phenacetin
acetract : a powdered preparation made by extracting a vegetable drug with an alcoholic menstruum containing 5 to 10 percent acetic acid
acetum : vinegar
aceturic : a crystalline acid CH3CONHCH2COOH 
acetyl : the radical CH3CO− of acetic acid
acetylacetonates : a metallic derivative of the enol form of acetylacetone
acetylacetone : a colorless liquid diketone of pleasant odor known in two forms [keto form CH3COCH2COCH3 and enol form CH3COCHC(OH)CH3] made in various ways (as by the reaction of sodium with acetone and ethyl acetate); 2,4-pentanedione
acetylate : to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)
acetylation : to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound)
acetylator : an organism that acetylates a substance during metabolism
acetylcellulose : cellulose acetate
acetylcholine : a neurotransmitter [C7H16NO2]+ released at autonomic synapses and neuromuscular junctions and formed enzymatically in the tissues from choline
acetylenation : the process of combining with acetylene
acetylene : a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon HC≡CH used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel (as in welding and soldering)
acetylenic : a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon HC≡CH used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel (as in welding and soldering)
acetylenyl : ethynyl
acetylglycine : aceturic acid
acetylide : a carbide derived from acetylene by the replacement of hydrogen by a metal
acetylization : acetylation
acetylizer :  acetylator
acetylmethylcarbinol : acetoin
acetylperoxide : a low-melting crystalline compound (CH3CO)2O2 used especially for initiating vinyl-type polymerizations
acetylphenylhydrazine : a white crystalline compound C8H10ON2 less toxic than phenylhydrazine and used in the symptomatic treatment of polycythemia
acetylsalicylate : a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid
acetyltannin : acetyltannic acid
ach : the voiceless velar fricative sound represented by the ch of German ach or the ch of Scottish loch, phonemically often allophonic with the ich-laut
Achaean : of, relating to, or characteristic of Achaea
Achaemenian : of or relating to the Achaemenids
Achaemenid : a member of the ruling house of ancient Persia generally considered historically important from the assumption of power by Cyrus the Great (559 b.c.) to the overthrow of Darius III (330 b.c.)
Achaemenidae : a member of the ruling house of ancient Persia generally considered historically important from the assumption of power by Cyrus the Great (559 b.c.) to the overthrow of Darius III (330 b.c.)
Achaenodon : a genus of extinct Eocene piglike mammals related to Entelodon
Achaeta : a genus of oligochaete worms completely lacking setae
achaetous : having no setae
Achagua : an Arawakan people of the upper valley of the Orinoco
Achakzai : a division of the Afghans
achalasia : failure of a ring of muscle (such as the anal sphincter or one of the esophagus) to relax
achar : a pickled article of food as prepared in India : a pickle or relish
Achariaceae : a family of erect herbs or subshrubs (order Parietales) with palmately lobed leaves and monoecious flowers
Achariaceous : a family of erect herbs or subshrubs (order Parietales) with palmately lobed leaves and monoecious flowers
achate : agate sense 1
Achates : a faithful companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid
Achatina : a genus (the type of the family Achatinidae) comprising very large air-breathing land snails native to Africa but introduced for food in parts of southeast Asia and the Pacific islands where they have become serious pests of agricultural crops
Achatinella : a genus comprising many species and varieties of air-breathing land snails peculiar to the Hawaiian islands
ache : to suffer a usually dull persistent pain
achene : a small dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit (as of a sunflower) developing from a simple ovary and usually having a thin pericarp attached to the seed at only one point
Achernar : a blue star with an apparent magnitude of about 0.50 that is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus
Acheronian : dark and gloomy : dismal
Acherontic :  acheronian
Acheulean : of or relating to a Lower Paleolithic culture originating in Africa and typified by bifacial tools with round cutting edges
achievable : to carry out successfully : accomplish
achieve : to carry out successfully : accomplish
achievement : the act of achieving something
achiever : someone who achieves success especially through effort : a successful person
achilary : having the labellum or lip of the flower undeveloped or lacking as in some orchids
achill island 15 miles (24 kilometers) long in the Atlantic Ocean; part of County Mayo, northwestern Ireland
Achillea : a large genus of temperate composite herbs of the northern hemisphere that have divided leaves and small heads of disk and ray flowers, are a source of achilleine, and include one (A. millefolium) formerly widely used as a medicinal herb
Achillean : like Achilles (as in strength, invincibility, or moody and resentful wrath)
achilleine : a brownish red bitter alkaloid C20H38N2O15 found in plants of the genus Achillea
Achimenes : a genus of tropical American herbs (family Gesneriaceae) commonly cultivated for their gloxinialike flowers
Achinese : a native or inhabitant of the Sumatran district of Aceh :  atjehnese
aching : that aches
achingly : in an aching manner
achira : a canna (Canna edulis) with rootstocks bearing edible tubers from which an arrowroot is made
achlamydate : without a mantle
Achlamydeae : a group of Apetalae comprising plants with flowers that lack a perianth
achlamydeous : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Achlamydeae
achlorhydria : absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice
achlorophyllous : having no chlorophyll
acholia : deficiency or absence of bile
acholic : exhibiting deficiency of bile
acholous : exhibiting deficiency of bile
acholuria : absence of bile pigment from the urine
acholuric : absence of bile pigment from the urine
Achomawi : an Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California
achondrite : a stony meteorite without rounded grains
achondritic : a stony meteorite without rounded grains
achondroplasia : a genetic disorder that is marked by abnormally slow conversion of cartilage to bone during development resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs and that is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait
achondroplastic : a genetic disorder that is marked by abnormally slow conversion of cartilage to bone during development resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs and that is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait
achor : pustule
achordal : achordate
Achordata : an arbitrary subdivision of the animal kingdom including all animals lacking a notochord
achordate : an arbitrary subdivision of the animal kingdom including all animals lacking a notochord
Achorion : a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae that are parasitic in the skin and hair follicles and include several causing ringworm  — see epidermophyton
Achras : a monotypic genus of tropical American trees (family Sapotaceae) having papery leaves and small white flowers followed by a large one-seeded fruit
achroacyte : a colorless cell
achroite : a colorless variety of tourmaline
achroma : loss or absence of normal pigmentation (as of the skin) : hypopigmentation
achromacyte : a decolorized red blood cell
achromasia : achromia
achromat : achromatic lens
Achromatiaceae : a family usually placed in the order Beggiatoales that includes large motile aquatic bacteria containing sulfur or calcium carbonate inclusions but no photosynthetic pigments
achromatic : refracting light without dispersing it into its constituent colors : giving images practically free from extraneous colors
achromatically : refracting light without dispersing it into its constituent colors : giving images practically free from extraneous colors
achromaticity : the quality or state of being achromatic (as grayness of a color)
achromatin : the part of the cell nucleus that is not readily colored by basic stains  — compare chromatin
achromatism : refracting light without dispersing it into its constituent colors : giving images practically free from extraneous colors
Achromatium : the type genus of the family Achromatiaceae
achromatization : the act or process of achromatizing
achromatize : refracting light without dispersing it into its constituent colors : giving images practically free from extraneous colors
achromatocyte : achromacyte
achromatolysis : disorganization of the achromatic part of a cell
achromatope : a visual defect that is marked by total color blindness in which the colors of the spectrum are seen as tones of white, gray, and black, by poor visual acuity, and by extreme sensitivity to bright light
achromatopsia : a visual defect that is marked by total color blindness in which the colors of the spectrum are seen as tones of white, gray, and black, by poor visual acuity, and by extreme sensitivity to bright light
achromia : loss or absence of normal pigmentation (as of the skin) : hypopigmentation
achromic : loss or absence of normal pigmentation (as of the skin) : hypopigmentation
Achromobacter : a genus of gram-negative motile bacteria that do not ferment carbohydrates and are aerobes or facultative anaerobes, commonly occur in water and soil, and include some (as A. faecalis) that are found in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and are usually harmless but have been associated with opportunistic infections
achromotrichia : absence of pigment in the hair
achroodextrin : a dextrin that does not give a color with iodine
Achuas : a pygmy people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
achy : afflicted with aches
achylia : achylia gastrica
achylous : achylia gastrica
Achyranthes : a genus of tropical herbs (family Amaranthaceae) having white or silvery spicate flowers
acicula : a needlelike spine, bristle, or crystal
acicular : shaped like a needle
aciculate : furnished with or composed of aciculae
aciculum : a needlelike spine or bristle of an animal or plant : acicula
acid : a sour substance
Acidanthera : a genus of African herbs (family Iridaceae) having slender-tubed flowers in loose spikes  — see exotica
Acidaspis : a genus of trilobites mostly with long spines found in the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian
acidemia : a condition in which the hydrogen-ion concentration in the blood is increased
acidic : acid-forming
acidiferous : containing or yielding an acid
acidifiable : to make acid
acidifiant : acidifying
acidification : to make acid
acidifier : one that acidifies
acidify : to make acid
acidimeter : ph meter
acidimetric : ph meter
acidimetry : ph meter
acidity : the quality, state, or degree of being acid
acidize : to treat with acid : acidify
acidly : a sour substance
acidness : a sour substance
acidoid : like acid : potentially acid
acidometer : acidimeter
acidophile : a substance, tissue, or organism that stains readily with acid stains
acidophilic : staining readily with acid stains : acidophil
acidoproteolytic : of, relating to, or being an action in which there is both acid production and proteolytic digestion (as in the action of certain bacteria on milk)
acidosis : an abnormal condition characterized by reduced alkalinity of the blood and of the body tissues
acidotic : an abnormal condition characterized by reduced alkalinity of the blood and of the body tissues
acidulate : to make acid or slightly acid
acidulent : acidulous
acidulous : somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
aciduric : tolerating a highly acid environment
acidyl : acyl
acier : quaker gray
acierage : the process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis, the iron becoming hard like steel : steeling
aciform : acicular
aciliate : without cilia
aciliated : without cilia
acinaceous : containing seeds or kernels
acinaciform : shaped like a scimitar
acinar : of, relating to, or comprising an acinus
acinarious : covered (as of certain algae) with globose vesicles like grape seeds
Acineta : a widely distributed genus of loricate usually stalked suctorian protozoa with tentacles in two or three bundles at the anterior end
Acinetae : a widely distributed genus of loricate usually stalked suctorian protozoa with tentacles in two or three bundles at the anterior end
acinic : acinar
aciniform : shaped like a cluster of grapes : clustered like grapes
acinose : acinous
acinotubular : of or relating to a gland or other structure made up of tubular acini
acinous : any of the small sacs terminating the ducts of some exocrine glands and lined with secretory cells
acinus : any of the small sacs terminating the ducts of some exocrine glands and lined with secretory cells
Acipenser : a genus (the type of the family Acipenseridae) of ganoid fishes that includes most sturgeons
acipenserid : a genus (the type of the family Acipenseridae) of ganoid fishes that includes most sturgeons
acipenserine : a genus (the type of the family Acipenseridae) of ganoid fishes that includes most sturgeons
acipenseroid : chondrostean
acker : a ripple or a patch of ruffled water
ackey : a silver coin struck in England in 1796 and 1818 for use on the Gold Coast in western Africa
acknow : to confess knowledge of
acknowledge : to recognize the rights, authority, or status of
acknowledgeable : capable of being acknowledged
acknowledged : generally recognized, accepted, or admitted
acknowledgedly : generally recognized, accepted, or admitted
aclastic : incapable of refracting light
acle : a tall Asian tree (Xylia xylocarpa)
acleidian : having no clavicles
aclidian : having no clavicles
aclinal : having no inclination : horizontal
aclinic : an imaginary line on the earth's surface roughly parallel to the geographical equator and passing through those points where a magnetic needle if suspended freely has no dip or inclination and assumes a horizontal position 
acloud : believed by others to have done something wrong 
Acmaea : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Acmaeidae) comprising small conical usually dark-colored limpets
Acmaeidae : a family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Docoglossa) comprising the typical limpets with conical shell, fringed mantle, and a single plumelike ctenidium  — see acmaea
acmatic : of or relating to the acme or an acme
acme : the highest point or stage
acmesthesia : cutaneous sensation of a sharp point but without pain
acmic : of or relating to the acme or an acme
acmite : a mineral consisting of a brown or green silicate of sodium and iron NaFe(SiO3)2 belonging to the pyroxene group and often found in long prismatic crystals characteristically pointed (hardness 6–6.5, specific gravity 3.50–3.55)
acne : a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
acneform : resembling acne
acneiform : resembling acne
Acnida : a genus of American herbs (family Amaranthaceae) having entire leaves, greenish spicate flowers, and small utricles  — see water hemp sense 1
Acocanthera : a genus of white-flowered African shrubs or trees (family Apocynaceae) most of which are very poisonous
acock : being in a cocked position
acockbill : in place at the cathead or bow and ready to be dropped
Acoela : an order or other division of Turbellaria that is sometimes regarded as a suborder of Rhabdocoela and comprises marine flatworms that lack a digestive cavity with definite walls and that receive food into a porous mass of endodermal tissue
Acoelomata : the Metazoa lacking a true body cavity regarded as a natural group (1) including the sponges and coelenterates and often the lower worms or (2) including only certain worms
acoelomate : an invertebrate lacking a coelom
acoelomous : acoelomate
acoelous : lacking a true stomach or digestive tract
Acoemetae : monks of large 5th century and 6th century Eastern monasteries who were noted especially for their choral singing or recitation of the divine office in constant and never interrupted relays
Acoemeti : monks of large 5th century and 6th century Eastern monasteries who were noted especially for their choral singing or recitation of the divine office in constant and never interrupted relays
acoin : to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands 
acoine : a white crystalline derivative C23H26ClN3O3 of guanidine used as a local anesthetic
Acolapissa : an extinct Muskogean people of Louisiana and Mississippi
acold : cold, chilled
Acolhua : a Nahuatl people of Mexico allied with the Aztec and Tlacopan
Acolhuan : a Nahuatl people of Mexico allied with the Aztec and Tlacopan
acoluthic : following immediately (as a visual afterimage) upon the primary activity aroused by a stimulus
acolyte : one who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties
acolythate : the office or state of an acolyte
Acoma pueblo of the Acoma people situated on a rock mesa with steep sides west of Albuquerque in west central New Mexico
acoma pueblo of the Acoma people situated on a rock mesa with steep sides west of Albuquerque in west central New Mexico
acone : having ommatidia that lack the crystalline cone of the lens system and that form the image by apposition  — compare eucone
aconic : a crystalline lactonic acid C4H3O2COOH formed indirectly from aconitic acid
aconine : a colorless alkaloid C25H41NO9 obtained by hydrolysis of aconitine
aconital : having the characteristics of aconite
aconite : monkshood
aconitia :  aconitine
aconitic : a white crystalline acid C3H3(COOH)3 that occurs in aconite, sugarcane, and beet roots and is obtained as a by-product in sugar manufacture or by dehydration of citric acid by sulfuric acid
aconitine : a white crystalline intensely poisonous alkaloid C34H47NO11 from the root and leaves of monkshood
Aconitum : a genus of poisonous herbs (family Ranunculaceae) found in temperate regions and having palmately divided leaves and very irregular blue, purple, or yellow flowers  — see monkshood, wolfsbane
Acontias : a genus of scincoid lizards with the limbs rudimentary or lacking
acontium : one of the free threads continued from the lower ends of the septa of certain actinians, histologically similar to cnidoglandular bands, protruding through the mouth when the animal contracts, and probably defensive
acorn : the nut of the oak usually seated in or surrounded by a hard woody cupule of indurated bracts
Acorus : a genus of rushlike herbs (family Araceae) with the flowers in a close spadix  — see sweet flag
acosmic : denying the objective reality of the temporal world : transcendental in a world-negating sense
acosmism : a theory that denies that the universe possesses any absolute reality or that it has any existence apart from God  — compare pantheism
acosmist : one who believes in or teaches acosmism
acosmistic : one who believes in or teaches acosmism
acotyledon : a plant without cotyledons (as the dodder)
acotyledonous : a plant without cotyledons (as the dodder)
acouchi : a resin similar in nature and uses to elemi and obtained from various South American trees of the genus Protium
acoumeter : audiometer
acoumetry : audiometry
acousmata : an auditory hallucination of a simple nonverbal character (as a buzzing or ringing)
acousmatic : one who received the exoteric teachings of the Pythagoreans
acoustic : of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sounds
acoustical : of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sounds
acoustically : of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sounds
acoustician : a specialist in acoustics
acousticolateral : of or relating to the lateral-line organs and their central connection with the ear
acoustics : a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
acquaint : to cause to know personally
acquaintance : the state of being acquainted
acquaintanceship : the state of being acquainted
acquaintant : acquaintance sense 2
acquainted : having personal knowledge of something : having seen or experienced something
acquest : acquet
acquiesce : to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
acquiescence : passive acceptance or submission : the act of acquiescing or the state of being acquiescent
acquiescency : acquiescence
acquiescent : tending to accept or allow what others want or demand : inclined to acquiesce
acquiescently : tending to accept or allow what others want or demand : inclined to acquiesce
acquirable : capable of being acquired
acquire : to get as one's own:
acquired : gained by or as a result of effort or experience
acquirement : a skill of mind or body usually resulting from continued endeavor
acquirer : one that acquires
acquisite : acquired
acquisition : the act of acquiring something
acquisitive : strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing
acquisitively : strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing
acquisitiveness : strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing
acquisitor : the act of acquiring something
acquist : acquisition sense 1
acquit : to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation)
acquitment : acquittal
acquittal : a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
acquittance : a document evidencing a discharge from an obligation
acquitter : to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation)
acraein : a self-defensive substance secreted by butterflies of the subfamily Acraeinae that is distasteful to birds and other predators
Acraeinae : a subfamily of Nymphalidae consisting of chiefly African butterflies possessing distastefulness to predators and mimicked by many more edible butterflies
acraldehyde : acrolein
Acrania : congenital partial or total absence of the skull
acranial : acraniate
acraniate : of or relating to the major division Acrania
Acrasiales : an order of cellular slime molds including the genus Acrasis
Acrasida : a suborder or order of Mycetozoa equivalent to Acrasiales
Acrasieae : Acrasiales regarded as a class distinct from Myxomycetes
Acraspeda : a division of coelenterates comprising medusae lacking a swimming velum  — compare scyphozoa
acraspedote : of or relating to the division Acraspeda
acrawl : crawling
acre : a field especially of arable land or pastureland
acreage : area in acres : acres
acreman : the leader of the plow team on a medieval English manor
acrid : sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
acridan : a colorless crystalline base C13H11N made by reducing acridine
acridian : of or relating to the family Acrididae
Acrididae : a family of orthopterous insects that includes the true locusts and the grasshoppers with short antennae
acridine : a colorless crystalline compound C13H9N occurring in coal tar and important as the parent compound of dyes and pharmaceuticals
acridinium : a univalent radical C13H10N analogous to ammonium derived from acridine
acridity : sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
acridly : sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
acridness : sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
acridone : a yellow crystalline ketone C6H4(CO)(NH)C6H4 yielding acridine on reduction
acridonium : a univalent radical C13H10N analogous to ammonium derived from acridine
acridyl : the univalent radical C13H8N of acridine
acriflavine : a yellow dye C14H14N3Cl used as an antiseptic especially for wounds
acrimonious : angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
acrimoniously : angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
acrimoniousness : angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
acrimony : anger and bitterness : harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings
acrinyl : a univalent radical C7H7O; p-hydroxy-benzyl
acritical : in a manner using or involving careful judgment about the good and bad parts 
acroama : an acroamatic teaching or doctrine
acroamatic : told orally to chosen disciples only : esoteric
acroamatics : acroamatic doctrines formerly ascribed to Aristotle
acrobacy : acrobatics
acrobat : one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
Acrobates : a genus of very small Australian marsupials having flattened tails and the lateral skin of the body extended into a supporting membrane like that of the flying squirrel and used similarly in gliding  — see flying phalanger
acrobatholithic : located or formed in or near the upward-projecting domes or cupolas of batholiths
acrobatic : one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
acrobatically : one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
acrobatics : the art, performance, or activity of an acrobat
acrobatism : acrobatics sense 1
acroblast : a derivative of the Golgi apparatus that gives rise in spermatogenesis to the acrosome
Acrocarpi : an artificial group of mosses comprising acrocarpous forms (as most members of the orders Dicranales, Pottiales, and Eubryales)  — compare pleurocarpi
acrocarpous : having the archegonia and hence the capsules terminal on the stem  — compare pleurocarpous
acrocephalia : oxycephaly
acrocephalic : oxycephaly
acrocephaly : oxycephaly
Acrocera : a genus of two-winged flies with very small heads and larvae that feed on spiders or their eggs
Acrochordidae : a small family of aglyphous aquatic snakes of the eastern coast of Asia comprising the wart snakes and often considered a subfamily of Coubridae
acrochordon : skin tag
Acroclinium : a plant of the genus Helipterum
Acrocomia : a small genus of tall pinnate-leaved Central American and South American palms with spiny trunk, long pendant clusters of flowers, and nutlike fruits
acrocyanosis : blueness or pallor of the extremities usually associated with pain and numbness and caused by vasomotor disturbances (as in Raynaud's disease)
acrocyst : a chitinous cystlike expansion of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in certain hydroids
acrodermatitis : inflammation of the skin of the extremities
acrodont : consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
acrodontism : consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
acrodrome : running to a point
acrodromous : running to a point
Acrodus : a widely distributed genus of Mesozoic sharks (family Hybodontidae) with numerous rounded teeth
acrodynia : a disease of infants and young children that is an allergic reaction to mercury, is characterized by dusky pink discoloration of hands and feet with local swelling and intense itching, and is accompanied by insomnia, irritability, and sensitivity to light
acrogen : a plant of the higher cryptogams predominant in the Carboniferous era including ferns, fern allies, mosses, and liverworts and distinguished by growth from a special cell or growing point  — compare thallogen, thallophyte
acrogenic : increasing by growth from the summit or apex
acrogenous : increasing by growth from the summit or apex
acrogenously : increasing by growth from the summit or apex
Acrogynae : a group of liverworts including all the leafy members of the Juneermanniaceae  — compare anacrogynae
acrogynae : a group of liverworts including all the leafy members of the Juneermanniaceae  — compare anacrogynae
acrogynous : having the archegonia at the apex of the stem and involving the apical cell in their formation resulting in determinate growth of the gametophyte
acrolein : a colorless irritant pungent liquid aldehyde C3H4O used chiefly in organic synthesis
acrolith : an acrolithic statue
acrolithic : having a trunk of wood usually covered with metal or drapery and extremities of stone
acrologic : acrophonic
acrologically : acrophonic
acrology : acrophony
acromania : crazy top especially of cotton
acromegalic : a disorder caused by excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland and marked especially by progressive enlargement of hands, feet, and face
acromegaly : a disorder caused by excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland and marked especially by progressive enlargement of hands, feet, and face
acromial : thoracicoacromial artery
acromicria : abnormal smallness of the extremities
acromioclavicular : relating to, being, or affecting the joint connecting the acromion and the clavicle
acromiohumeral : of, relating to, or affecting the acromion and humerus
acromion : the outer end of the spine of the scapula that protects the glenoid cavity, forms the outer angle of the shoulder, and articulates with the clavicle
acromonogrammatic : having each verse beginning with the same letter that ends the preceding verse
Acromyodi : a group of birds nearly equivalent to Passeres having the syringeal muscles attached to the ends of the bronchial half rings
acromyodian : of or relating to the Acromyodi
acromyodic : of or relating to the Acromyodi
acromyodous : of or relating to the Acromyodi
acron : the unsegmented preoral part of the body of a segmented animal (as an arthropod)
acronarcotic : possessing both acrid and narcotic properties
acronym : a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term
acronymic : a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term
acroparesthesia : a condition of burning, tingling, or pricking sensations or numbness in the extremities present on awaking and of unknown cause or produced by compression of nerves during sleep
acropathy : a disease affecting the extremities
acropetal : proceeding from the base toward the apex or from below upward
acropetally : proceeding from the base toward the apex or from below upward
acrophobia : abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
acrophonetic : acrophonic
acrophonic : having to do with acrophony
acrophony : the application in the evolution of an alphabet of a pictorial symbol or hieroglyph for the name of an object to the initial sound alone of that name
acropolis : the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city (such as Athens)
Acropora : a genus of corals consisting of the typical madrepores
acrorhagus : one of a series of marginal tubercles found on certain sea anemones each consisting of a local accumulation of nematocysts
acroscleroderma : scleroderma affecting the extremities, face, and chest
acroscopic : facing or on the side toward the apex
acrose : either of two sugars C6H12O6:
acrosome : an anterior prolongation of a spermatozoon that releases egg-penetrating enzymes
acrospire : the spiral plumule in a germinating grain
acrospore : a spore (as a basidiospore) borne at the extremity of the sporophore
acrosporous : a spore (as a basidiospore) borne at the extremity of the sporophore
across : from one side to the opposite side of : over, through
acrostic : a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (such as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet
acrostical : a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (such as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet
acrostically : a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (such as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet
acrostichal : situated in the highest rank or row
Acrostichum : a genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with varied habit but with the sporangia covering all the underside of the frond
acrotarsial : of or relating to the acrotarsium
acrotarsium : the instep of the foot
acroterial : of or like an acroterion
acroterium : a pedestal placed on a pediment to support a statue or other ornamentation
Acrothoracica : a small order or suborder of barnacles that have the body surrounded by a chitinous mantle and that bore and inhabit cavities (as in mollusk shells or corals)
Acrotreta : a genus of brachiopods known from small fossil shells common in Cambrian rocks
acrotrophic : having nutritive cells grouped at the apex of the follicular tube
acrylaldehyde : acrolein
acrylate : a salt or ester of acrylic acid
acrylic : of or relating to acrylic acid or its derivatives
acrylonitrile : a colorless volatile flammable liquid nitrile C3H3N used chiefly in organic synthesis and for polymerization
acrylyl : the univalent radical CH2=CHCO− of acrylic acid
act : the doing of a thing : deed
acta : recorded proceedings : official acts : transactions
actability : the doing of a thing : deed
actable : the doing of a thing : deed
Actaea : a small genus of white-flowered herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) comprising the baneberries and having acrid poisonous berries
Actaeon : a hunter turned into a stag and killed by his own hounds for having seen Artemis bathing
actification : activation
actifier : the part of the equipment for liquid purification of gases in which alkaline scrubbing solutions are reactivated (as by use of steam) by driving out hydrogen sulfide
actify : activate
actin : a cellular protein found especially in microfilaments (such as those comprising myofibrils) and active in muscular contraction, cellular movement, and maintenance of cell shape
actinal : belonging to the part of a radiate animal from which the tentacles or arms radiate and where the mouth is situated
actinally : belonging to the part of a radiate animal from which the tentacles or arms radiate and where the mouth is situated
actinautographic : capable of producing a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography : capable of producing a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actine : a star-shaped spicule (as of a sponge)
acting : the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras
Actinia : a genus of sea anemones nearly coextensive with the order Actiniaria
actinian : sea anemone
Actiniaria : an order or suborder of Anthozoa (subclass Zoantharia) comprising the sea anemones which differ from the corals in forming no hard skeleton and in existing as separate individuals
actinic : of, relating to, resulting from, or exhibiting chemical changes produced by radiant energy especially in the visible and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum
actinically : of, relating to, resulting from, or exhibiting chemical changes produced by radiant energy especially in the visible and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum
Actinidia : a small genus (the type of the family Actinidiaceae) of Asian woody vines having alternate simple leaves, dioecious or polygamous axillary flowers, and many-seeded berries  — see silvervine
Actinidiaceae : a family of trees, shrubs, or woody vines (order Parietales) with stamens distinct or in fascicles adnate to the petals and a single multiloculate pistil
actiniferous : containing actinium
actiniform : having a radiated form : like a sea anemone
actinine : a base C7H15NO2 found in a sea anemone (Actinia equina)
actiniochrome : a reddish pigment found in certain Anthozoa or Actinozoa
actiniohematin : a respiratory pigment obtained from a sea anemone (Actinia equina) and now considered to be a mixture of cytochromes
actinism : the actinic property of radiant energy
Actinistia : an order (superorder Crossopterygii) of chiefly Mesozoic fishes including the family Coelacanthidae having the interspinous bones supporting each dorsal and anal fin fused into one piece  — compare latimeria
actinium : a radioactive trivalent metallic element that resembles lanthanum in chemical properties and that is found especially in pitchblende  — see Chemical Elements Table
actinobacillosis : a disease that affects domestic animals (as cattle and swine) and sometimes humans, resembles actinomycosis, and is caused by a bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus (A. lignieresii)  — see wooden tongue
Actinobacillus : a genus of aerobic gram-negative parasitic bacteria of the family Pasteurellaceae forming filaments resembling streptobacilli  — see actinobacillosis
actinobranch : a gill-like organ of certain Anthozoa
actinobranchia : a gill-like organ of certain Anthozoa
actinochemistry : chemistry in its relations to actinism : photochemistry
actinocrinite : a fossil crinoid of Actinocrinus or a related genus
Actinocrinus : a genus (the type of the family Actinocrinidae) of crinoids abundant in the Mississippian rocks of America and Europe
actinodermatitis : dermatitis resulting from exposure to sunlight, X-rays, or radiation from radium
actinodrome : palmately veined
actinodromous : palmately veined
actinoelectric : exhibiting photoconductivity
actinograph : an instrument for determining the intensity of direct solar radiation
actinoid : resembling a ray especially of a radially symmetrical animal
actinolite : a bright green or grayish-green mineral of the amphibole group that is a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron occurring in fibrous, radiate, or columnar forms
actinologous : an organ or part of an actinomere that corresponds to another in a different actinomere
actinologue : an organ or part of an actinomere that corresponds to another in a different actinomere
actinology : a science that deals with actinism and photochemical effects
actinomere : one of the radial segments composing the body of a radiate animal
actinomeric : one of the radial segments composing the body of a radiate animal
actinometer : any of various instruments for measuring the intensity of incident radiation
actinometric : any of various instruments for measuring the intensity of incident radiation
actinometry : any of various instruments for measuring the intensity of incident radiation
actinomorphic : being radially symmetrical and capable of division by any longitudinal plane into essentially symmetrical halves
actinomorphy : being radially symmetrical and capable of division by any longitudinal plane into essentially symmetrical halves
Actinomyces : any of a genus (Actinomyces) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes usually commensal and sometimes pathogenic forms inhabiting mucosal surfaces especially of the oral cavity of warm-blooded vertebrates
Actinomycetaceae : a family of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria of the order Actinomycetales that are often branched, sometimes produce conidia, and sometimes form a mycelium that readily breaks up into bacillary elements
Actinomycetales : an order of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria tending strongly to the development of branches and true mycelium and lacking photosynthetic pigment  — see mycobacteriaceae, streptomycetaceae
actinomycete : any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (such as the actinomyces and streptomyces)
actinomycetous : any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (such as the actinomyces and streptomyces)
actinomycin : any of various red or yellow-red mostly toxic polypeptide antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria (especially Streptomyces antibioticus)
actinomycoma : the characteristic granulomatous lesion of actinomycosis
actinomycosis : infection with or disease caused by actinomyces
actinomycotic : infection with or disease caused by actinomyces
Actinomyxidia : a small order of cnidosporidian protozoan parasites of worms distinguished by spores with trivalve shells and three polar capsules
actinon : a gaseous radioactive isotope of radon that has a half-life of about four seconds
Actinonema : a form genus of imperfect fungi (order Melanconiales) having hyaline 2-celled spores
actinophore : a bony or cartilaginous element supporting the fin rays of fishes
actinophorous : having raylike spines
actinophryan : of or belonging to Actinophrys
Actinophrys : a genus of protozoans (order Heliozoa) widely distributed in stagnant water
Actinopoda : an order of holothurians with tentacles arising from radial ambulacral vessels
actinopteran : actinopterygian
actinopterygian : of or relating to the Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii : a subclass or other division of Teleostomi comprising fishes having the projecting part of the paired fins supported only by dermal rays and being coextensive with the Teleostomi excluding the Choanichthyes
actinopterygious : a subclass or other division of Teleostomi comprising fishes having the projecting part of the paired fins supported only by dermal rays and being coextensive with the Teleostomi excluding the Choanichthyes
actinosoma : the entire body of a simple or compound coelenterate
actinosome : the entire body of a simple or compound coelenterate
Actinosphaerium : a genus of large freshwater protozoans (order Heliozoa)
actinost : one of certain small bones directly supporting the rays of paired fins of teleost and some ganoid fishes
actinostomal : relating or belonging to an actinostome
actinostome : the mouth of a radially symmetrical animal
actinotherapy : application for therapeutic purposes of the chemically active rays of the electromagnetic spectrum (as ultraviolet light or X-rays)
actinotrichium : any of the hairy threadlike fibers in the fin fold of an embryo fish which fuse and form the base of the rays
actinotrocha : the free-swimming larva of the genus Phoronis
actinouranium : the uranium isotope of mass 235
actinozoal : anthozoan
actinozoan : anthozoan
actinozoon :  anthozoan
actinula : a creeping larva of the hydroid generation of certain coelenterates (as Tubularia) that finally attaches and develops into a polyp
action : a thing done : deed
actionable : subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law
actionably : subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law
actional : relating to action or an action
actioner : a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action
actionless : marked by inaction : immobile
Actipylea : a suborder of Radiolaria comprising protozoa with skeletons of spicules of strontium sulfate
Actium promontory and ancient town in western Greece in northwestern Acarnania
activable : capable of being activated
activate : to make active or more active: such as
activation : to make active or more active: such as
activator : to make active or more active: such as
active : characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation
actively : characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation
activeness : characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation
activin : a glycoprotein hormone produced especially in the pituitary gland and gonads that stimulates the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone, induces the formation of mesoderm during embryological development, and modulates the proliferation and differentiation of red-blood-cell precursors during hematopoiesis  — compare inhibin
activism : a doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue
activist : one who advocates or practices activism : a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue
activity : the quality or state of being active : behavior or actions of a particular kind
activize : activate
actomyosin : a contractile complex of actin and myosin that together with ATP is active during muscular contraction
acton 1st Baron 1834–1902
actor : one that acts : doer
actress : a woman or girl who is an actor
Acts : a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church
actual : existing in fact or reality
actualism : a philosophical doctrine that all existence is active or spiritual, not inert or dead, or that reality is founded on activity or consists of process
actualist : one who deals with, aims at, or considers actuality
actualistic : one who deals with, aims at, or considers actuality
actuality : the quality or state of being actual
actualization : to make actual : realize
actualize : to make actual : realize
actually : in act or in fact : really
actuarial : of or relating to actuaries
actuarially : of or relating to actuaries
actuary : clerk, registrar
actuation : to put into mechanical action or motion
actuator : one that actuates
acuate : having a sharp point : shaped like a needle : sharpened
acuity : keenness of perception
aculea : a minute spinous outgrowth on the wing membrane of certain insects
Aculeata : a division of Hymenoptera including the bees, ants, and true wasps all characteristically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger
aculeate : relating to or being hymenopterans (such as bees, ants, and many wasps) of a division (Aculeata) typically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger
aculeiform : like a prickle in shape
aculeolate : having very small prickles
aculeolus : a small aculeus
aculeus : a sharp-pointed process
acumen : keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
acuminate : tapering to a slender point
acumination : a sharpening or giving point to
acuminous : characterized by acumen
acuminulate : minutely acuminate
acupressure : the application of pressure (as with the thumbs or fingertips) to the same discrete points on the body stimulated in acupuncture that is used for its therapeutic effects (such as the relief of tension or pain)  — compare shiatsu
acupuncture : an originally Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points especially to cure disease or relieve pain (as in surgery)
acushla : darling
acute : characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
acutely : characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
acuteness : characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
acutiplantar : having the hinder part of the tarsus sharp angled
acyclic : not cyclic: such as
acyl : a radical RCO− derived usually from an organic acid by removal of the hydroxyl from all acid groups
acylamino : relating to or containing any radical (as acetamido) formed by removal of one hydrogen atom from nitrogen in an organic acid amide and usually having the general formula RCONH−
acylate : to introduce an acyl radical into
acylation : to introduce an acyl radical into
acyloin : an alpha-hydroxy ketone (as benzoin) of the general formula RCOCH(OH)R
acyloxy : relating to or containing any radical (as acetoxy) formed by removal of hydrogen from oxygen in an organic acid and usually having the general formula RCOO−
ad : advertisement sense 1
Ada : a structured computer programming language
adactylia : congenital lack of fingers or toes
adactylous : being without fingers or toes
Adad : egad
adad : egad
adage : a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
adagietto : a short adagio
adagio : at a slow tempo
Adai : a Caddo people of Louisiana
Adaize : a Caddo people of Louisiana
Adam : the first man and father by Eve of Cain and Abel
adamant : unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
adamantine : made of or having the quality of adamant
adamantinoma : ameloblastoma
adamantoblast : ameloblast
adamantoblastoma : ameloblastoma
adamantoid : hexoctahedron
adambulacral : adjacent to the ambulacra
adamellite : any of several minerals: such as
Adamic : the first man and father by Eve of Cain and Abel
Adamical : the first man and father by Eve of Cain and Abel
adamine : a mineral Zn2(OH)AsO4 consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34–4.35)
Adamite : a mineral Zn2(OH)AsO4 consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34–4.35)
adamite : a mineral Zn2(OH)AsO4 consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34–4.35)
Adamitic : having the characteristics of or resembling Adam or the Adamites
Adamitism : the practice of going naked : a state of being unclothed
adamsite : a yellow crystalline arsenical C12H9AsClN used as a respiratory irritant in some forms of tear gas
adance : dancing
adangle : dangling
Adansonia : a genus of trees (family Bombacaceae) having palmately divided leaves, white pendent flowers, and capsular fruits  — see baobab
Adapis : a genus of primitive crested fossil lemurs from the Eocene of Europe
adapt : to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
adaptability : capable of being or becoming adapted
adaptable : capable of being or becoming adapted
adaptation : something that is adapted
adaptational : something that is adapted
adaptationally : something that is adapted
adaptative : adaptive
adaptedness : to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
adapter : one that adapts
adaption : adaptation
adaptitude : a special fitness : aptitude
adaptive : providing, contributing to, or marked by adaptation : arising as a result of adaptation
adaptively : providing, contributing to, or marked by adaptation : arising as a result of adaptation
adaptiveness : providing, contributing to, or marked by adaptation : arising as a result of adaptation
adaptometer : a device for determining the efficiency of dark adaptation in the human eye
adaptor : one that adapts
Adar : the 6th month of the civil year or the 12th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
adat : local customary law especially of Islamic-Malay tradition in Indonesia
adatom : an adsorbed atom
adaw : subdue, daunt
adaxial : situated on the same side as or facing the axis (as of an organ)
aday : each day
adays : during the day : in the daytime
adazzle : dazzling, gleaming, shining
add : to join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement
Adda : the common Egyptian skink (Scincus officinalis)
adda : the common Egyptian skink (Scincus officinalis)
addable : to join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement
addax : a large light-colored Saharan antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) that has long spiralling horns
addebted : indebted
added : existing or occurring as an increase or addition : additional, further
addend : a number to be added to another
addenda : a thing added : addition
addendum : a thing added : addition
adder : the common venomous viper (Vipera berus) of Europe
adderspit : the common brake (Pteridium aquilinum)
addible : to join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement
addict : one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity
addicted : having an addiction:
addiction : a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
Addisonian Joseph 1672–1719 English essayist and poet
additament : a thing added : addition
addition : a part added (as to a building or residential section)
additional : more than is usual or expected : added
additionally : in or by way of addition : furthermore
additive : of, relating to, or characterized by addition
additively : of, relating to, or characterized by addition
additivity : of, relating to, or characterized by addition
additory : tending to add : making an addition
addle : rotten
addlebrained : addlepated
addleheaded : eccentrically or annoyingly confused, silly, or stupid : addlepated
addlepate : one who is addlepated
addlepated : being mixed up : confused
addlings : earnings, savings
addlins : earnings, savings
addorsed : set or turned back to back (as in heraldry)
address : to mark directions for delivery on
addressee : one to whom something is addressed
addresser : to mark directions for delivery on
addressor : addresser
adduce : to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis
adducent : serving to adduct
adducer : to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis
adducible : capable of being adduced
adduct : to draw (something, such as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body
adduction : the action of adducting : the state of being adducted
adductive : to draw (something, such as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body
adductor : a muscle that draws a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity
Addy : address
Ade : act : action
ade : act : action
adead : something that is certain 
adeem : to revoke or satisfy (as a legacy) by ademption
adeep : to breathe deeply : to take a lot of air into the lungs 
Adelaide city in Australia; capital of South Australia population 1,103,979
Adelea : a large genus of protozoans of the order Coccidia that are parasitic on arthropods and have two sporozoites in each sporocyst
Adelges : a genus of aphids related to phylloxerans and feeding chiefly on spruce and balsam on which they often cause damaging and unsightly galls
Adelia : a genus of tropical American shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with toothed leaves and small yellowish flowers
adelite : a mineral consisting of a gray or grayish yellow calcium and magnesium arsenate CaMg(OH)AsO4 (hardness 5, specific gravity 3.74)
adelocodonic : remaining attached and developing no umbrella
adelomorphic : of obscure or indefinite form
adelomorphous : of obscure or indefinite form
Adelphian :  euchite
adelphogamy : polyandry in which brothers have a wife or wives in common
ademption : the revocation of a gift in a will inferred from the disposal (as by sale) of the property by the maker of the will before he or she dies
Adenanthera : a small genus of Asian timber trees (family Leguminosae) with twice-pinnate leaves and racemose flower clusters  — see red sandalwood sense 2
adenase : an enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia
adendritic : lacking dendrites
adeniform : resembling a gland
adenine : a purine base C5H5N5 that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA  — compare cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil
adenitis : inflammation of a gland
adenoacanthoma : an adenocarcinoma with epithelial cells differentiated and proliferated into squamous cells
adenocarcinoma : a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
adenocarcinomatous : a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
adenochrome : an acidic red pigment found in the branchial hearts of the octopus
adenocystoma : cystadenoma
adenofibroma : a benign tumor of glandular and fibrous tissue
adenoid : either of two abnormally enlarged masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx that usually obstruct the nasal and ear passages
adenoidal : exhibiting the characteristics (such as snoring, mouth breathing, and voice nasality) of one affected with abnormally enlarged adenoids : adenoid
adenoidism : a group of symptoms (as an adenoid facies) associated with the presence of enlarged adenoids
adenolymphocele : dilation of lymph nodes or vessels caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma : a benign tumor of the salivary glands and usually of the parotid gland that is characterized by columnar epithelial cells lining the cystic spaces and by the increase of lymphoid tissue in the stroma
adenoma : a benign tumor of a glandular structure or of glandular origin
adenomatous : a benign tumor of a glandular structure or of glandular origin
adenomyoma : a benign tumor composed of muscular and glandular elements
adenoneural : of or relating to a gland and nerve
adenopathy : any disease or enlargement involving glandular tissue
Adenophora : a genus of herbs (family Campanulaceae) of Europe and Asia that are distinguished by the cushionlike disk or gland around the base of the style
adenose : like a gland
adenosine : a nucleoside C10H13N5O4 that is a constituent of RNA and yields adenine and ribose on hydrolysis
adenosis : a disease of glandular tissue
Adenostoma : a small genus of California evergreen shrubs (family Rosaceae) having heathlike leaves and small white panicled flowers and comprising the chamisa and the ribbonwood
adenotome : an instrument for the surgical excision of the adenoids
adenotomy : the operation of dissecting, incising, or removing a gland and especially the adenoids
adenyl : adenylate cyclase
adenylic : amp
Adephaga : a suborder of Coleoptera containing certain predaceous beetles (as the tiger beetles, ground beetles, and water beetles) usually with filiform antennae and the first ventral abdominal segment divided by the hind coxal cavities
adephagan : a suborder of Coleoptera containing certain predaceous beetles (as the tiger beetles, ground beetles, and water beetles) usually with filiform antennae and the first ventral abdominal segment divided by the hind coxal cavities
adephagous : of or relating to the Adephaga
adept : thoroughly proficient : expert
adeptness : thoroughly proficient : expert
adequacy : the quality or state of being adequate
adequate : sufficient for a specific need or requirement
adequately : to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent
adequateness : sufficient for a specific need or requirement
adequation : the result of making equal or adequate : equivalence
adequative : equivalent, adequate
adermin :  vitamin b 6
Adessenarian : one who believes in the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist but not by transubstantiation
adhamant : clinging as if by hooks
adharma : individual disharmony with the nature of things : nonconformity to one's worldly situation
adhere : to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
adherence : the act, action, or quality of adhering
adherency : the act of adhering or the quality of being adherent : adherence
adherent : one who adheres to something: such as
adherently : one who adheres to something: such as
adhesion : steady or firm attachment : adherence
adhesional : steady or firm attachment : adherence
adhesive : tending to remain in association or memory
adhesively : tending to remain in association or memory
adhesivemeter : an instrument for testing the adhesive qualities of liquids
adhesiveness : tending to remain in association or memory
adhibit : to let in (as a person or thing) : bring in
adhibition : to let in (as a person or thing) : bring in
adiabatic : occurring without loss or gain of heat
adiabatically : occurring without loss or gain of heat
adiactinic : not transmitting actinic rays
adiadochokinesis : inability to make movements exhibiting a rapid change of motion (as in quickly rotating the wrist one way and then the other) due to cerebellar dysfunction  — compare dysdiadochokinesia
adiagnostic : having the constituents not distinctly separated but blending together in polarized light under the microscope
Adiantum : a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with delicate palmately branched fronds comprising the maidenhair ferns and including two North American forms (A. pedatum and the Venushair A. capillus-veneris) that have been used in the preparation of expectorants and demulcents
adiaphon : a keyboard instrument resembling the adiaphonon but having tuning forks instead of steel bars
adiaphonon : a keyboard instrument resembling the piano but having steel bars instead of strings
adiaphorism : indifference concerning religious or theological matters (such as points of controversy)
adiaphorist : one who adheres to adiaphorism
adiaphoristic : one who adheres to adiaphorism
adiaphoron : a matter having no moral merit or demerit
adiaphorous : indifferent, neutral
adiate : to accept (an inheritance) as heir under a will, taking the liabilities and benefits of the estate
adiathermancy : imperviousness to infrared radiation
adiation : the act of adiating
adieu : an expression of good wishes when someone leaves : goodbye
adieux : an expression of good wishes when someone leaves : goodbye
Adighe :  circassian
Adinida : a suborder of primitive flagellate protozoans of the order Dinoflagellata having two flagella but lacking a transverse groove
adinidan : a suborder of primitive flagellate protozoans of the order Dinoflagellata having two flagella but lacking a transverse groove
adinole : a dense rock composed chiefly of quartz and albite being an alteration product produced by contact metamorphism
adion : an ion adsorbed on a surface
adipate : a salt or ester of adipic acid
adipic : a white crystalline dicarboxylic acid C6H10O4 formed by oxidation of various fats and also made synthetically for use especially in the manufacture of nylon
adipocellulose : cellulose associated with suberin in the cell walls of cork tissue
adipocere : a waxy substance consisting chiefly of fatty acids and calcium soaps that is formed during decomposition of dead body fat in moist or wet anaerobic conditions
adipocerous : a waxy substance consisting chiefly of fatty acids and calcium soaps that is formed during decomposition of dead body fat in moist or wet anaerobic conditions
adipocyte : a specialized cell of adipose tissue that stores excess energy in the form of triglyceride droplets and secretes various substances (such as leptin) that play a role in various physiological processes (such as regulation of food intake or lipid metabolism) : fat cell
adipogenic : the formation of adipocytes from precursor stem cells
adipose : of or relating to animal fat
adiposis : adiposity, obesity
adiposity : of or relating to animal fat
adiposogenital : a combination of obesity, retarded development of the sex glands, and changes in secondary sex characteristics that results from impaired function or disease of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus 
adipsia : loss of thirst
adipyl : the bivalent radical −OC(CH2)4CO− of adipic acid
Adirondack : the Algonkian people formerly north of the St. Lawrence river
adit : a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine
aditus : a passage or opening for entrance
adjacency : something that is adjacent
adjacent : not distant : nearby
adjacently : not distant : nearby
adjag : a wild dog (Cuon javanicus) found in Java
adject : to add or annex : join
adjection : to add or annex : join
adjectival : adjective
adjectivally : adjective
adjective : a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something else
adjectively : a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something else
adjoin : to add or attach by joining
adjoined : to add or attach by joining
adjoining : touching or bounding at a point or line
adjoint : the transpose of a matrix in which each element is replaced by its cofactor
adjourn : to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
adjournal : adjournment, postponement
adjournment : the act of adjourning
adjudge : to decide or rule upon as a judge : adjudicate
adjudgment : to decide or rule upon as a judge : adjudicate
adjudicate : to make an official decision about who is right in (a dispute) : to settle judicially
adjudication : the act or process of adjudicating a dispute
adjudicative : to make an official decision about who is right in (a dispute) : to settle judicially
adjudicator : to make an official decision about who is right in (a dispute) : to settle judicially
adjudicature : adjudication
adjunct : something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
adjunction : the act or process of adjoining
adjunctive : something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
adjunctively : involving the medical use of an adjunct
adjunctly : something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
adjuration : a solemn oath
adjuratory : a solemn oath
adjure : to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse
adjurer : one that adjures
adjust : to bring to a more satisfactory state:
adjustable : to bring to a more satisfactory state:
adjuster : one that adjusts
adjustive : to bring to a more satisfactory state:
adjustment : the act or process of adjusting
adjutage : a tube or nozzle attached to facilitate or regulate the discharge of water (as in a fountain) or other fluids
adjutancy : the office or rank of an adjutant
adjutant : a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
adjuvant : serving to aid or contribute : auxiliary
Adlai : any of several soft-shelled Job's tears (especially Coix lachryma-Jobi mayuen) cultivated for food and for forage and fodder especially in southeastern Asia, Japan, and the Philippines
adlay : any of several soft-shelled Job's tears (especially Coix lachryma-Jobi mayuen) cultivated for food and for forage and fodder especially in southeastern Asia, Japan, and the Philippines
adless : without an advertisement : lacking advertising material
Adlumia : a genus of climbing herbs (family Fumariaceae) with a spongy persistent corolla
adlumidine : an alkaloid C19H15–17NO6 found in the climbing fumitory
adlumine : an alkaloid C21H21NO6 found in the climbing fumitory
adman : a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisements
admaxillary : near or connected with the maxilla
admeasure : to determine the proper share of : apportion
admeasurement : determination and apportionment of shares
admedial : near the median plane
admedian : near the median plane
admi : a gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) found in northeastern Africa
adminicle : support, auxiliary
adminicular : supplying help : auxiliary, corroborative
adminiculary : supplying help : auxiliary, corroborative
adminiculum : the deeper attachment of the inferior end of the linea alba that spreads out into a triangular sheet and attaches posteriorly to the crest of the pubis
administer : to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
administerial : administrative
administrable : to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
administrant : to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
administrate : administer
administration : performance of executive duties : management
administrative : of or relating to administration or an administration : relating to the management of a company, school, or other organization
administratively : in an administrative manner or by administrative means : by means of or with regard to administration
administrator : a person legally vested with the right of administration of an estate
administratrices : a woman who is an administrator especially of an estate
administratrix : a woman who is an administrator especially of an estate
admirability : deserving the highest esteem : excellent
admirable : deserving the highest esteem : excellent
admirableness : deserving the highest esteem : excellent
admirably : deserving the highest esteem : excellent
admiral : the commander in chief of a navy
admiralty : the executive department or officers formerly having general authority over British naval affairs
admiration : a feeling of respect and approval
admirative : expressing admiration
admire : to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration
admired : to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration
admirer : to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration
admiring : feeling or showing esteem and admiration
admiringly : to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration
admissibility : capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible
admissible : capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible
admission : an act of admitting : the fact or state of being admitted: such as
admissive : an act of admitting : the fact or state of being admitted: such as
admit : to allow scope for : permit
admittance : the act or process of admitting
admitted : to allow scope for : permit
admittedly : as has been or must be admitted
admittee : a person who is allowed to enter a place (such as a college or university) : a person who is admitted
admix : to mix in
admixture : the action of mixing
admonish : to indicate duties or obligations to
admonisher : to indicate duties or obligations to
admonishingly : to indicate duties or obligations to
admonishment : to indicate duties or obligations to
admonition : gentle or friendly reproof
admonitorily : expressing admonition : warning
admonitory : expressing admonition : warning
adnate : grown to a usually unlike part especially along a margin
adnation : grown to a usually unlike part especially along a margin
adnexal : conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomical parts
adnexed : reaching to the stem, but not attached to it
adnexitis : inflammation of adnexa (as of the uterus)
adnominal : modifying a noun
adnominally : modifying a noun
ado : heightened fuss or concern : to-do
adobe : a brick or building material of sun-dried earth and straw
adolesce : to grow toward maturity : pass through adolescence
adolescence : the period of life when a child develops into an adult : the period from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority (see majority sense 2a)
adolescency : adolescence
adolescent : a young person who is developing into an adult : one who is in the state of adolescence
adolescently : a young person who is developing into an adult : one who is in the state of adolescence
Adonian : of, relating to, or like Adonis
Adonic : of, relating to, or like Adonis
adonidin : a mixture of glucosides obtained from an adonis (Adonis vernalis) and used especially formerly as a cardiac stimulant
adonin : a bitter gumlike glucoside C24H40O9 found in the root of plants of the genus Adonis
Adonis : a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year
adonitol : a crystalline pentose alcohol C5H12O5 occurring naturally in a plant (Adonis vernalis) and obtainable by reduction of ribose
adonize : beautify
adopt : to take by choice into a relationship
adoptability : to take by choice into a relationship
adoptable : to take by choice into a relationship
adopted : having been adopted: such as
adoptee : one who is adopted
adopter : to take by choice into a relationship
adoptian : of, relating to, or forming the doctrine of adoptionism
adoptianism : the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption
adoption : the act of adopting : the state of being adopted
adoptionism : the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption
adoptionist : the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption
adoptive : made or acquired by adoption
adoptively : made or acquired by adoption
adorability : extremely charming or appealing
adorable : extremely charming or appealing
adorableness : extremely charming or appealing
adorably : extremely charming or appealing
adoral : situated near the mouth
adorant : adoring
adoration : the act of adoring : the state of being adored
adoratory : a place of adoration
adore : to worship or honor as a deity or as divine
adorer : to worship or honor as a deity or as divine
adoringly : to worship or honor as a deity or as divine
adorn : to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
adornment : the action of adorning : the state of being adorned
adosculation : impregnation by external contact without intromission
adown : down
Adoxa : a genus (the type of the family Adoxaceae) of perennial rhizomatous herbs having berrylike fruit
Adoxaceae : a family of herbs (order Rubiales) by some included in the Caprifoliaceae but distinguished by having flowers without a calyx and with the stamens inserted in pairs on the tube of the corolla
adpromission : a legal contract or relation of suretyship
adradial : of or relating to the adradius in coelenterates
adradially : of or relating to the adradius in coelenterates
adradius : a radius of the third order in coelenterates
adream : dreaming
adreamed : visited by a dream
adrectal : adjacent to the rectum
adrenal : adrenal gland
adrenalectomize : to excise the adrenal glands of
adrenalectomy : surgical removal of an adrenal gland
adrenaline : epinephrine
adrenalone : a sympathomimetic amine C9H11NO3 with both alpha- and beta-adrenergic activity
adrenergic : liberating, activated by, or involving adrenaline or a substance like adrenaline
adrenin : epinephrine
adrenine : epinephrine
adrenochrome : a red-colored mixture of quinones derived from epinephrine by oxidation
adrenocortical : of, relating to, or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
adrenocorticotropic : acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex
adrenolytic : blocking the release or action of adrenaline at nerve endings
adrenotropic : adrenocorticotropic
Adrian name of 6 popes: especially IV (
Adriatic : of or relating to the sea that lies east of Italy
adrift : without motive power and without anchor or mooring
adrip : dripping
adroit : having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
adroitly : having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
adroitness : having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
adroop : drooping
adrop : a substance (as lead) believed essential to evolving the philosophers' stone
adrostral : near the rostrum
adry : thirsty
adscititious : derived or acquired from something extrinsic
adscript : bound to a tract of land so that the right to exact service is transferable from one owner to another
adscripted : adscript sense 1
adscription : the quality or state of being added, annexed, or bound
adscriptitious : adscript sense 1
adscriptive : adscript sense 1
adsessor : assessor
adsmith : an advertising-copy writer
adsorb : to take up and hold by adsorption
adsorbable : to take up and hold by adsorption
adsorbate : an adsorbed substance
adsorbent : a usually solid substance that adsorbs another substance
adsorption : the adhesion in an extremely thin layer of molecules (as of gases, solutes, or liquids) to the surfaces of solid bodies or liquids with which they are in contact  — compare absorption
adsorptive : the adhesion in an extremely thin layer of molecules (as of gases, solutes, or liquids) to the surfaces of solid bodies or liquids with which they are in contact  — compare absorption
adstipulate : to act as an adstipulator
adstipulation : to act as an adstipulator
adstipulator : an additional party made accessory to a promise or contract in order to provide an agent or attorney or to enable a person to make an agreement that would take effect after the person's death
adularescence : the changeable white to pale bluish luster of an adularia cut cabochon
adularia : a transparent or translucent orthoclase
adulate : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery
adulation : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery
adulator : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery
adulatory : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery
Adullam : a group of seceders from a particular political or intellectual position
Adullamite : one of a small group of seceders from a particular political or intellectual position
adult : fully developed and mature : grown-up
adulterant : an adulterating substance or agent
adulterate : to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
adulteration : the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated
adulterator : to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
adulterer : a person who commits adultery
adulteress : a woman who commits adultery
adulterine : marked by adulteration : spurious
adulterize : to commit adultery
adulterous : relating to, characterized by, or given to adultery
adulterously : relating to, characterized by, or given to adultery
adultery : voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than that person's current spouse or partner
adulthood : fully developed and mature : grown-up
adulticidal : of, relating to, or being an adulticide
adulticide : an insecticide used to kill adult insects  — compare larvicide
adultness : fully developed and mature : grown-up
adultoid : an immature individual that resembles an adult
adumbrate : to foreshadow vaguely : intimate
adumbration : to foreshadow vaguely : intimate
adumbrative : to foreshadow vaguely : intimate
adumbratively : to foreshadow vaguely : intimate
adust : scorched, burned
adustiosis : a physiological breakdown of the rind of citrus fruit (as lemons) causing a reddish discoloration
Advaita : Vedantic nondualism that denies the separateness of any aspect of reality from the impersonal oneness of Brahma
advance : to accelerate the growth or progress of
advanceable : capable of being advanced
advanced : far on in time or course
advancement : the action of advancing : the state of being advanced:
advancer : to accelerate the growth or progress of
advancing : to accelerate the growth or progress of
advancive : tending to advance
advantage : superiority of position or condition
advantageous : giving an advantage : favorable
advantageously : giving an advantage : favorable
advantageousness : giving an advantage : favorable
advection : the usually horizontal movement of a mass of fluid (such as air or an ocean current)
advective : the usually horizontal movement of a mass of fluid (such as air or an ocean current)
advehent : afferent
advene : to become added to something or become a part of it
advenient : coming from outward causes : superadded, adventitious
Advent : the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
advential : adventitious
Adventism : the doctrine that the second coming of Christ and the end of the world are near at hand
Adventist : the doctrine that the second coming of Christ and the end of the world are near at hand
adventitia : an external chiefly connective tissue covering of an organ
adventitious : coming from another source and not inherent or innate
adventitiously : coming from another source and not inherent or innate
adventitiousness : the quality or state of being adventitious
adventive : introduced but not fully naturalized
adventure : an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks
adventurer : someone who seeks dangerous or exciting experiences : a person who looks for adventures: such as
adventuresome : inclined to take risks : venturesome
adventuresomely : in an adventuresome manner
adventuresomeness : inclined to take risks : venturesome
adventuress : a female adventurer: such as
adventurous : disposed to seek adventure or to cope with the new and unknown
adventurously : disposed to seek adventure or to cope with the new and unknown
adventurousness : disposed to seek adventure or to cope with the new and unknown
adverb : a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages, typically serving as a modifier of a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a preposition, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence, expressing some relation of manner or quality, place, time, degree, number, cause, opposition, affirmation, or denial, and in English also serving to connect and to express comment on clause content
adverbial : of, relating to, or having the function of an adverb
adverbialize : to create an adverb from (an adjective, a noun, etc.)
adverbially : of, relating to, or having the function of an adverb
adversaria : commentaries or notes (as on a text or document)
adversary : one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
adversative : expressing antithesis, opposition, or adverse circumstance
adversatively : expressing antithesis, opposition, or adverse circumstance
adverse : acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
adversely : in an adverse manner : in a way that is bad or harmful
adverseness : acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
adversity : a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
advert : to turn the mind or attention
advertence : the action or process of adverting : attention
advertency : the quality or state of being advertent : heedfulness
advertent : giving attention : heedful
advertently : giving attention : heedful
advertisable : capable of being effectively advertised
advertise : to make something known to : notify
advertisement : a public notice
advertiser : to make something known to : notify
advertising : the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements
advice : recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel
adviceful : thoughtful, attentive
advisability : fit to be advised or done : prudent
advisable : fit to be advised or done : prudent
advisableness : fit to be advised or done : prudent
advisably : fit to be advised or done : prudent
advisal : an act or instance of giving advice
advisatory : of or belonging to an adviser or to advice : advisory
advise : to give (someone) a recommendation about what should be done : to give advice to
advised : thought out : considered
advisedly : thought out : considered
advisee : one who is advised
advisement : careful consideration : deliberation
adviser : someone who gives advice
advisership : the office of an adviser
advisor : someone who gives advice
advisorily : in an advisory manner or capacity
advisory : having or exercising power to advise
advocacy : the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate entry 2) something
advocate : one who pleads the cause of another
advocateship : the office or duty of an advocate
advocation : one who pleads the cause of another
advocator : one who pleads the cause of another
advocatory : of or relating to an advocate
advolution : a rolling toward something : growth or development toward
advowee : one that holds an advowson
advowson : the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a benefice
adynamia : asthenia caused by disease
adynamic : characterized by or causing a loss of strength or function
adyta : the innermost sanctuary in an ancient temple open only to priests : sanctum
adytum : the innermost sanctuary in an ancient temple open only to priests : sanctum
adz : a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood
adze : a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood
ae : one
Aeacus : a son of Zeus who is given the Myrmidons as followers and becomes on his death a judge of the underworld
Aeaean : of or belonging to the Italian island of Aeaea
aecial : the fruiting body of a rust fungus in which the first binucleate spores are usually produced
aecidial : of or relating to an aecium
aecidiospore : aeciospore
aecidium : aecium
aeciospore : one of the spores arranged within an aecium in a series like a chain
aecium : the fruiting body of a rust fungus in which the first binucleate spores are usually produced
aedeagus : the intromittent organ of a male insect : phallus
Aedes : any of a genus (Aedes) of mosquitoes including the vector of yellow fever, dengue, and other diseases
aedicula : a small structure used as a shrine : a niche for a statue
aedile : an official in ancient Rome in charge of public works and games, police, and the grain supply
aedility : the office of an aedile
aedoeagus : the intromittent organ of a male insect : phallus
aegagropila : a ball of hair or a concretion found in the stomach of the goat and other ruminants
aegagropile : a ball of hair or a concretion found in the stomach of the goat and other ruminants
aegagrus : bezoar sense 2
Aegean : of or relating to the arm of the Mediterranean Sea east of Greece
aegeriid : of or relating to the clearwing moths (family Sesiidae synonym Aegeriidae)
Aegina island and ancient state in southeastern Greece in the Saronic Gulf
Aeginetan island and ancient state in southeastern Greece in the Saronic Gulf
aegirine : acmite
aegirite : acmite
aegis : a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
Aegisthus : a lover of Clytemnestra slain with her by her son Orestes
Aegithalos : a genus of titmice with very long tail feathers  — see long-tailed tit
Aegle : a genus of thorny trees (family Rutaceae) of tropical Asia and western Africa with compound leaves, greenish white flowers, and orangelike fruits  — see bel
Aegopodium : a small genus of herbs (family Umbelliferae) native to the north temperate zone with compound leaves, white flowers, and smooth 5-angled fruits  — see goutweed
aegyptilla : a gem produced from a 2-layered agate usually cut so that one color is encircled by the other
aeluroid : one of the Aeluroidea
Aeluroidea : a superfamily of Carnivora comprising the cats, civets, hyenas, and related carnivorous mammals all distinguished from related forms by skull formations and by the absence or great reduction of the penis bone and Cowper's glands
aelurophobe : abnormal fear or loathing of cats
aelurophobia : abnormal fear or loathing of cats
aeluropodous : having feet with retractile claws (like those of a cat)
aenach : an assembly in ancient Ireland for the promulgation of laws and for athletic contests
aeneolithic : of or relating to a transitional period between the Neolithic and Bronze ages in which some copper was used
aeneous : like brass in color and luster : greenish gold
Aeolia ancient country of northwestern Asia Minor
Aeolian : of or relating to Aeolus
Aeolic : aeolian
Aeolicism : an idiom or peculiarity of the Aeolic dialect
aeolid : a nudibranch mollusk of the genus Aeolis
Aeolididae : a family that is made up of nudibranchs that have many nematocysts obtained from the hydroids on which they feed and that is sometimes placed with related families in a superfamily (Aeolidoidea)
aeolina : a very soft organ stop of mild string quality
aeoline : a very soft organ stop of mild string quality
aeolipile : an apparatus that was invented in the second century b.c. and is often called the first steam engine and that consisted essentially of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes out of which steam is made to pass from the vessel, the action of the steam jets causing it to revolve
Aeolis ancient country of northwestern Asia Minor
Aeolism : an idiom or peculiarity of the Aeolic dialect
aeolodicon : a keyboard wind musical instrument similar to the harmonium
aeolodion : a keyboard wind musical instrument similar to the harmonium
aeolomelodicon : an aeolodicon with tube resonators attached to the reeds
aeolotropic : anisotropic sense 1
aeolotropy : anisotropy
aeon : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
aeonian : lasting for an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time
Aepyceros : a genus of large African antelopes having the horns lyrate in the male  — see impala
Aepyornis : elephant bird
Aequi : a people of ancient Latium east of Rome
Aequian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Aequi people
Aequiculi : a people of ancient Latium east of Rome
aer : air : atmosphere
aerate : to supply or impregnate (something, such as the soil or a liquid) with air
aeration : to supply or impregnate (something, such as the soil or a liquid) with air
aerator : one that aerates
aerenchyma : modified parenchymatous tissue having large intracellular air spaces that is found especially in aquatic plants where it facilitates gaseous exchange and maintains buoyancy
aerial : of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere
aerialist : one who performs feats in the air or above the ground especially on the trapeze
aeriality : the quality or state of being aerial : unsubstantiality
aerially : of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere
Aerides : a genus of epiphytic orchids natives of tropical Asia having stiff 2-ranked leaves and white flowers in lateral clusters
aerie : the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
aeriferous : containing or conveying air
aerification : the act of aerifying or of aerating : the state of being aerified or aerated
aeriform : having the nature of air : gaseous
aerify : to infuse or force air into : aerate sense 2
aero : of or relating to aircraft or aeronautics
Aerobacter : a taxonomically invalid genus of aerobic gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae whose species are now assigned to the genera Enterobacter and Klebsiella
aerobatic : spectacular flying feats and maneuvers (such as rolls and dives)
aerobatics : spectacular flying feats and maneuvers (such as rolls and dives)
aerobe : an organism (such as a bacterium) that lives only in the presence of oxygen
aerobic : living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen
aerobically : living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen
aerobiological : the science dealing with the occurrence, transportation, and effects of airborne materials (such as viruses, pollen, or pollutants)
aerobiologically : the science dealing with the occurrence, transportation, and effects of airborne materials (such as viruses, pollen, or pollutants)
aerobiologist : the science dealing with the occurrence, transportation, and effects of airborne materials (such as viruses, pollen, or pollutants)
aerobiology : the science dealing with the occurrence, transportation, and effects of airborne materials (such as viruses, pollen, or pollutants)
aerobioscope : an apparatus used to collect air for determination of its bacterial count
aerobiosis : life in the presence of air or oxygen
aerobiotic : life in the presence of air or oxygen
aerobiotically : life in the presence of air or oxygen
aerobium : aerobe
aerocamera : a camera specially designed for aerial photography
aerocartograph : an apparatus for making contour maps from aerial photographs
aerocraft : aircraft
aerodrome : airfield
aerodromics : the science or art of flying aircraft
aerodynamic : a branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids
aerodynamical : a branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids
aerodynamicist : one who specializes in aerodynamics
aerodynamics : a branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids
aerodyne : a heavier-than-air aircraft (such as an airplane, helicopter, or glider)  — compare aerostat
aeroembolism : decompression sickness especially when caused by rapid ascent to high altitudes and resulting exposure to rapidly lowered air pressure
aerofoil : airfoil
aerogel : a light, highly porous solid formed by replacement of liquid in a gel (see gel entry 1 sense 1) with a gas so that the resulting solid is the same size as the original
aerogenes : of, relating to, or being bacteria of the genera Escherichia and Aerobacter
aerogenic : transmitted by or involving transmission by air
aerogenically : transmitted by or involving transmission by air
aerogenous : transmitted by or involving transmission by air
aerogeologist : a specialist in aerogeology
aerogeology : the study of geological features by aerial observation and aerophotography
aerogram : air letter sense 2
aerograph : meteorograph sense 1
aerographer : one that sprays with an airbrush
aerographic : meteorology
aerography : meteorology
aerohydrous : containing both air and water
aeroides : a pale blue beryl
aerolite : a stony meteorite
aerolithology : the science that deals with meteorites
aerolitics : the science that deals with aerolites
aerological : of or relating to aerology
aerologist : a specialist in aerology
aerology : meteorology
aeromancy : divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances
aeromarine : of or relating to aerial navigation above sea or ocean
aeromechanics : mechanics that deals with the equilibrium and motion of gases and of solid bodies immersed in them
aerometeorograph : meteorograph
aerometer : an instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air or other gases
aerometric : relating to measurement of the properties or contaminants of air
aeromotor : an aircraft motor
aeronaut : one who operates or travels in an airship or balloon
aeronautic : a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
aeronautical : a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
aeronautically : a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
aeronautics : a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
aeroneurosis : a functional nervous disorder of flight personnel that is caused by emotional stress and characterized by physical symptoms (as restlessness, abdominal pains, and diarrhea)
aerophagia : the swallowing of air especially in hysteria
aerophagist : one that swallows air
aerophagy : the swallowing of air especially in hysteria
aerophane : a fine silk gauze
aerophilatelic : of or relating to airmail stamps and flown covers
aerophilatelist : a specialist in aerophilately
aerophilately : the collection and study of airmail stamps and flown covers
aerophile : a lover of aviation
aerophobia : fear or strong dislike of flying : aviophobia
aerophobic : fear or strong dislike of flying : aviophobia
aerophone : any of a class of musical instruments (such as a trumpet or flute) in which sound is generated by air as the primary vibrating medium : wind instrument  — compare chordophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone, membranophone
aerophor : a device for supplying air to the mouth of a wind-instrument player by means of a pedal bellows so that tones may be indefinitely sustained
aerophotography : photography from aircraft
aerophysical : of or relating to aerophysics
aerophysics : the physics of the air
aeroplane : airplane
aeroscepsis : the power possessed by certain animals of observing the quality of the air by means of special organs
aeroscepsy : the power possessed by certain animals of observing the quality of the air by means of special organs
aeroscope : an apparatus for collecting small particles and organisms suspended in the air
aerosiderite : a meteorite composed chiefly of iron : siderite
aerosiderolite : a meteorite composed of both stone and iron : siderolite
Aerosol : a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas
aerosol : a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas
aerosphere : the body of air around the earth : atmosphere
aerostat : a lighter-than-air aircraft (such as a balloon or blimp)  — compare aerodyne
aerostatic : of or relating to aerostatics : pneumatic
aerostatical : of or relating to aerostatics : pneumatic
aerostatics : a branch of statics that deals with the equilibrium of gaseous fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them
aerostation : the art or science of operating lighter-than-air aircraft  — compare aviation
aerotactic : of or relating to aerotaxis
aerotaxis : a taxis in which air or oxygen is the directive factor
aerotechnical : of or relating to aeronautics
aerotherapeutics : the treatment of disease by varying pressure or composition of air breathed by the patient
aerotherapy : aerotherapeutics
aerotonometer : an instrument for determining the partial pressures of gases in the blood
aerotropism : response (as by bacteria) to changes in oxygen tension
aeruginous : having the characteristics of or the color of verdigris
aerugo : the rust of a metal and especially brass or copper : verdigris
aery : having an aerial quality : ethereal
Aeschylean 525–456 b.c. Greek dramatist
Aeschynanthus : a genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants (family Gesneriaceae) having red or orange flowers and seeds that bear one bristle or hair at the apex and one or more at the base
Aeschynomene : a genus of shrubs and herbs (family Leguminosae) widely distributed in warm regions and having jointed pods and pinnate and often sensitive leaves  — see sensitive joint vetch, sola
Aesculaceae : a family of shrubs and trees of the order Sapindales that are usually made a tribe of the family Hippocastanaceae or placed among the Sapindaceae  — compare aesculus
aesculaceous : a family of shrubs and trees of the order Sapindales that are usually made a tribe of the family Hippocastanaceae or placed among the Sapindaceae  — compare aesculus
Aesculapian : of or relating to Aesculapius or the healing art
Aesculapius : physician
Aesculus : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Hippocastanaceae) found in north temperate regions with palmately divided leaves, showy flowers in ample panicles, and large shiny seeds  — see buckeye, horse chestnut
Aesopian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables
Aesopic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables
aesthete : one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful especially in art
aesthetic : of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
aesthetical : of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
aesthetically : of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
aesthetician : a specialist in aesthetics (see aesthetic entry 2 sense 1)
aestheticism : a doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic to other and especially moral principles
aestheticize : to make aesthetic
aesthetics : of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
aesthiology :  esthesiophysiology
aesthophysiology :  esthesiophysiology
aethalioid : resembling or belonging to an aethalium
aethalium : a sessile flat encrusted fruiting body in several genera of the slime molds (class Myxomycetes) formed by the fusion of many plasmodia
Aethionema : a genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) found in the Mediterranean region that have sessile glaucous leaves, some being cultivated for their white or rose-colored flowers
aethrioscope : an instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky
Aetolian region of west central Greece north of the Gulf of Patras and east of Acarnania
aetosaur : any of an order or suborder (Aetosauria) of extinct, chiefly herbivorous, armored reptiles that lived during the late Triassic period and had a long, narrow body, a small head, and a flat, piglike snout
Aetosaurus : a genus of small, extinct aetosaurs that lived during the late Triassic period
aface : a face that looks very angry 
afaint : fainting
Afar : from, to, or at a great distance
afar : from, to, or at a great distance
afara : limba entry 2
afear : frighten
afeard : afraid
afeared : afraid
afebrile : not marked by or having a fever
afernan : a desert shrub (Euphorbia balsamifera) native to the Canary islands that has leaves at the ends of the branches and inconspicuous yellow flowers
affability : being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
affable : being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
affableness : the quality or state of being affable
affably : in a friendly and affable manner
affair : commercial, professional, public, or personal business
affect : to produce an effect upon (someone or something):
affectable : to produce an effect upon (someone or something):
affectate : affect entry 2 sense 1
affectation : speech or conduct not natural to oneself : an unnatural form of behavior meant especially to impress others
affected : having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation
affectedly : having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation
affectedness : having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation
affecter : one that affects or loves (see affect entry 2 sense 4)
affecting : evoking a strong emotional response
affectingly : evoking a strong emotional response
affection : a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something : tender attachment : fondness
affectional : of or relating to the affections
affectionally : of or relating to the affections
affectionate : feeling or showing affection or warm regard : loving
affectionately : feeling or showing affection or warm regard : loving
affectioned : having a tendency, disposition, or inclination : disposed
affective : relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional
affectively : relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional
affectivity : relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional
affeer : to fix the amount of (an amercement) : assess
affeerer : one that affeers
affeerment : the act of affeering
affenpinscher : any of a breed of toy dogs with a wiry black, red, tan, or gray coat, erect ears, large round eyes, and bushy eyebrows, chin tuft, and mustache
afferent : bearing or conducting inward
affettuoso : tender or affecting
affiance : trust, confidence
affiant : one who swears to an affidavit
affidavit : a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation sense 2) before an authorized magistrate or officer
affidavy : affidavit
affiliate : to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch
affiliation : the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
affinal : a relative by marriage : in-law
affination : the treatment of raw sugar crystals with a heavy syrup to remove the film of adhering molasses
affine : a relative by marriage : in-law
affined : joined in a close relationship : connected
affinely : a relative by marriage : in-law
affinitive : closely related
affinity : relationship by marriage
affirm : validate, confirm
affirmable : validate, confirm
affirmance : validate, confirm
affirmation : the act of affirming
affirmative : asserting that the fact is so
affirmatively : asserting that the fact is so
affirmatory : giving affirmation
affix : to attach physically
affixal : to attach physically
affixation : to attach physically
affixion : the act of affixing : the state of being affixed
affixture : state of being affixed
afflation : a breathing into : inspiration
afflatus : a divine imparting of knowledge or power : inspiration
afflict : to cause pain or suffering to : to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish
afflicted : grievously affected or troubled (as by a disease) : mentally or physically impaired
afflictedness : affliction
afflicting : to cause pain or suffering to : to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish
affliction : a cause of persistent pain or distress
afflictive : causing affliction : distressing, troublesome
afflictively : causing affliction : distressing, troublesome
affluence : abundance of property : wealth
affluent : having an abundance of goods or riches : wealthy
affluently : having an abundance of goods or riches : wealthy
afflux : a flowing especially of a bodily fluid to or toward a bodily part
affluxion :  afflux
afforce : to strengthen (as a court or jury) by adding specially qualified members
afforcement : an afforcing (as of a court or jury)
afford : to manage to bear without serious detriment
affordable : able to be afforded : having a cost that is not too high
afforest : the act or process of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested
afforestation : the act or process of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested
afformative : suffix sense 1
affranchise : enfranchise sense 1
affranchisement : enfranchise sense 1
affray : fray, brawl
affreight : to hire or charter (a ship) for the transportation of goods or freight
affreighter : to hire or charter (a ship) for the transportation of goods or freight
affreightment : a mercantile lease of a vessel under which it remains in charge of the owners
affricate : a stop and its immediately following release into a fricative that are considered to constitute a single phoneme (such as the \t\ and \sh\ of \ch\ in choose)
affricated : changed in character from a simple stop into an affricate
affrication : conversion (of a simple stop sound) into an affricate
affricative : a stop and its immediately following release into a fricative that are considered to constitute a single phoneme (such as the \t\ and \sh\ of \ch\ in choose)
affright : frighten, alarm
affrighted : frighten, alarm
affrightful : frightful
affrightfully : frightful
affrightment : the act of affrighting : the state of being affrighted
affront : to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
affronte : facing each other  — compare combatant, respectant
affronted : feeling or showing anger or indignation at some offense or insult
affrontedly : impudently
affronting : to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
affrontive : offensive
affuse : pour
affusion : an act of pouring a liquid on something or someone (as in baptism)
affy : confide, trust
Afghan : pashtun
afghani : the basic monetary unit of Afghanistan  — see Money Table
afield : to, in, or on the field
afikomen : a piece broken from the middle one of the three matzoth used by Jews at the Passover Seder service and set aside to be eaten at the end of the meal
afire : being on fire : blazing
aflagellar : without a flagellum
aflame : afire
aflare : flaring, flaming
aflat : the note a semitone below A
aflicker : flickering
afloat : borne on or as if on the water
aflow : flowing
aflower : flowering
aflush : fully or generously supplied with something : flush
aflutter : being in a flutter : fluttering
afoam : foaming
afoot : on foot
afore : before
aforehand : beforehand
aforesaid : said or named before or above
aforethought : previously in mind : premeditated, deliberate
aforetime : formerly
afortiori : with greater reason or more convincing force
afoul : fouled, tangled
afraid : filled with fear or apprehension
Afrasian : of or belonging to both Africa and Asia
afreet : a powerful evil jinni, demon, or monstrous giant in Arabic mythology
afresh : from a fresh beginning : anew, again
Afric :  african
African : a native or inhabitant of Africa
Africana : materials (such as books, documents, or artifacts) relating to African history and culture
Africanism : a characteristic feature of African culture
Africanist : a specialist in African languages or cultures
Africanization : to cause to acquire a distinctively African trait
Africanize : to cause to acquire a distinctively African trait
Africanoid : resembling or having characteristics of the peoples of Africa or their artifacts or cultures
Africanthropus : a genus of extinct Pleistocene hominids known from several skull fragments found near Lake Eyasi in Tanzania and now typically regarded as an early type of Homo sapiens
Afridi : a Pashtun tribe occupying the hilly country about the Khyber Pass and found on both sides of the frontier between Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan
Afrikaans : a language developed from 17th century Dutch that is one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa
Afrikander : any of a breed of tall red large-horned humped southern African cattle used chiefly for meat or draft
Afrikanderism : the principles, policies, or practices of Afrikaners
Afrikaner : a South African of European descent whose native language is Afrikaans
Afrogaean :  ethiopian
afront : abreast
Afshar :  aissor
aft : near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft
after : following in time or place : afterward, behind, later
afterbeat : a musical note or tone falling on a weak beat or on a weak portion of a beat
afterbirth : the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled after delivery
afterblow : the continuation of the blow after the complete oxidation of the carbon in the Bessemer process in order to oxidize and separate the phosphorus
afterbody : the after part of a body: such as
afterbrain : the posterior subdivision of the hindbrain : myelencephalon
afterburner : a device incorporated into the tailpipe of a turbojet engine for injecting fuel into the hot exhaust gases and burning it to provide extra thrust
afterburning : the combustion that proceeds in an internal-combustion engine after the maximum pressure of explosion has occurred
aftercare : the care, treatment, help, or supervision given to persons discharged from an institution (such as a hospital)
aftercataract : a clouding of the lens capsule (as from the deposit of fibrous matter or overgrowth of epithelial cells) that sometimes occurs following an operation for cataract removal
afterchrome : relating to a method of dyeing (as wool) by applying a chromium mordant after a dye : topchrome
afterclap : an unexpected damaging or unsettling event following a supposedly closed affair
aftercooler : an apparatus for cooling the discharge air from air compressors in order to remove its condensed moisture
aftercrop : a later crop of the same year from the same soil
afterdamp : a toxic gas mixture remaining after an explosion of firedamp in mines and consisting principally of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen
afterdays : a later day or period
afterdeck : the part of a deck abaft amidships
afterdinner : afternoon
aftereffect : an effect that follows its cause after an interval
afterfeed : aftergrass used for grazing
aftergame : a subsequent scheme or expedient undertaken to afford a chance of retrieval or improvement
afterglow : a glow remaining where a light has disappeared
aftergrass : grass that grows after the first hay crop has been cut or among the stubble after harvest
aftergrowth : a second growth or crop
afterguard : the sailors stationed on the poop or after part of a ship
afterhend : afterward
afterhours : engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
afterimage : a usually visual sensation occurring after stimulation by its external cause has ceased
afterimpression : afterimage
afterings : stripping sense 2a
afterlife : an existence after death
afterlifetime : duration of life of an insured person subsequent to a specified age
afterlight : afterglow, twilight
aftermast : the mast nearest the stern
aftermath : a second-growth crop
aftermost : farthest aft
afternight : evening
afternoon : the part of day between noon and sunset
afternoons : in the afternoon repeatedly : on any afternoon
afternote : a note that appears after the main body of a text
afterpain : pain that follows its cause only after a distinct interval
afterpart : the stern area of a ship
afterpeak : the extreme after compartment in a ship's hold where the ship narrows toward the sternpost
afterpiece : a short usually comic entertainment performed after a play
afterplay : intimate activity that takes place following sexual intercourse
afterpressure : aftertouch
afterripening : a complex enzymatic process occurring in seeds, bulbs, tubers, and fruits after harvesting and often necessary for subsequent germination or palatable consumption
afterschool : happening or done after the end of the school day
aftersensation : a sensation occurring after stimulation by its external cause has ceased
aftershaft : an accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the feathers of many birds
aftershafted : an accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the feathers of many birds
aftershock : an aftereffect of a distressing or traumatic event
afterswarm : a swarm of honeybees that leaves a hive after the prime or first swarm
aftertaste : persistence of a sensation (as of flavor or an emotion) after the stimulating agent or experience has gone
afterthought : an idea occurring later
aftertime : future
aftertimes : future
aftertouch : the sensation of pressure persisting for a time after actual pressure has ceased
aftertreatment : a secondary treatment to which a material (as film or dyed goods) is subjected after the primary treatment is finished
afterturn : the twist of the strands composing a rope  — compare foreturn
aftervision : afterimage
afterwale : the body or pad of a horse collar that rests on the horse's shoulders
afterwar : postwar
afterward : at a later or succeeding time : subsequently, thereafter
afterwards : at a later or succeeding time : subsequently, thereafter
afterwash : backwash sense 2
afterwhile : after a while : by and by : later on
afterwisdom : wisdom after the event : wisdom arrived at when it is too late
afterwit : later knowledge
afterwork : elastic afterwork
afterworking : elastic afterwork
afterworld : a future world : a world after death
aftmost : closest to the rear of a ship, aircraft, etc. : furthest aft
Aftonian : belonging to the first interglacial interval during the glacial epoch in North America
aftosa : foot-and-mouth disease
afunction : the limit if it exists of the quotient of an increment of a dependent variable to the corresponding increment of an associated independent variable as the latter increment tends to zero without being zero
afunctional : lacking a normal function
afwillite : a mineral Ca3Si2O4(OH)6 consisting of a hydrous calcium silicate and occurring in colorless monoclinic crystals (specific gravity 2.6)
aga : a man of authority who bears a title of respect: such as
Agade the northern division of ancient Babylonia
again : in return : back
against : in opposition or hostility to
agal : a cord usually of goat's hair that Arabs (as the Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kerchieflike headdress
agalactia : the failure of the secretion of milk from any cause other than the normal ending of the lactation period
agalactic : the failure of the secretion of milk from any cause other than the normal ending of the lactation period
agalawood : agarwood
agalaxia :  agalactia
agalaxy :  agalactia
Agalena : a genus (the type of the family Agalenidae) of spiders that spin concave webs ending in a funnel-shaped tube where the spider hides  — see grass spider
Agalinis : a genus of flaxlike American herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with opposite sessile leaves and irregular tubular mostly purple flowers
agalite : a fine fibrous variety of talc
agalloch : agarwood
agallochum : agarwood
agallop : at a gallop
agalma : memorial
agalmatolite : a soft compact stone of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, sometimes stained, carved into images or miniature pagodas by the Chinese
agalwood : agarwood
Agama : a genus (the type of the family Agamidae) of Old World terrestrial lizards including many that are of bright and changeable colors
agama : a genus (the type of the family Agamidae) of Old World terrestrial lizards including many that are of bright and changeable colors
Agamemnon : a king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War
agamete : an asexual reproductive cell (as a spore or a merozoite)
agamic : asexual, parthenogenetic
agamically : asexual, parthenogenetic
agamid : of or relating to the Agamidae
Agamidae : a widely distributed family of Old World lizards related to the New World iguanas but distinguished by acrodont dentition and including arboreal, terrestrial, and semiaquatic forms most of which are insectivorous (as the frilled lizard, the flying dragon, and the Australian moloch)
agamogenesis : parthenogenesis
agamogenetic : parthenogenesis
agamogenetically : parthenogenesis
agamogony : asexual reproduction
agamoid : of or resembling Agama or lizards of this genus
agamont : schizont
agamospore : an asexual spore
agamous : of or relating to agamy
agamy : absence, nonregulation, or nonrecognition of marriage
aganglionic : lacking ganglia
Agapanthus : any of several African plants (genus Agapanthus) of the lily family cultivated for their umbels of showy blue, purple, or white flowers
agape : wide open : gaping
Agapemone : a free-love institution
agapetae : women of the early church who lived under a vow of chastity in the same house with men bound to strict celibacy
agapeti : Christian monks of the early church who lived under vows of celibacy in the same house with nuns
Agapornis : a genus of small short-tailed African parrots  — see lovebird
agar : a gelatinous colloidal extract of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium, Gracilaria, and Eucheuma) used especially in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods
agaric : the dried fruiting body of a fungus (Fomes officinalis synonym Polyporus officinalis) formerly used in medicine
agaricaceae : a large family of fungi (order Agaricales) that contains the genera Agaricus and Amanita and includes many familiar mushrooms with the sporophore usually consisting of a central stalk and a cap like an umbrella on the lower surface of which are numerous lamellae bearing the hymenium
Agaricales : an extensive order of basidiomycetous fungi that includes the typical gilled mushrooms and a number of related forms all having the basidia produced in a distinct hymenial fruiting layer usually spread over the surface of a definite but transitory fruiting body which may be flat or be supinate, simply or compoundly club-shaped, or with the surface increased by pores, gills, or spines
agariciform : having the form of an agaric
agaricin : an impure form of the active principle of medicinal agaric
agaricine : choline
agaricoid : resembling an agaric
Agaricus : a genus that is the type of the family Agaricaceae, comprises fungi with gills and brown spores, and includes several (as the meadow mushroom) that are edible
Agaristidae : a family of mostly diurnal and brightly colored moths having the antennae thickened toward the tip and including the Australian whistling moths  — see forester
agarita : a shrub (Mahonia trifoliata) of Texas, New Mexico, and adjacent Mexico that yields a yellow dye, a tanning extract, and an ink and produces a bright red berry that is used to make jelly  — compare oregon grape
Agarum : a genus of kelps (family Laminariaceae) inhabiting the colder oceans and having a branched holdfast, a brief stipe, and a lamina with smooth perforated margins
agarwal : a mercantile caste of central India
Agastache : a genus of North American herbs (family Labiatae) having opposite toothed leaves and dense terminal spikes of 2-lipped flowers  — see giant hyssop
agastric : lacking a stomach or distinct digestive canal
agate : a fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds, or showing mosslike forms
agateware : an enameled iron or steel ware for household utensils
Agathaumas : a genus of herbivorous dinosaurs related to and possibly not distinct from Triceratops
agathin : a yellow crystalline compound formerly used to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism
Agathis : a small genus of evergreen trees (family Araucariaceae) chiefly of Australasia and the Philippines that are distinguished from members of the genus Araucaria by having larger leaves with flat stalks and the seed free from the cone scale and are valued for their wood and fragrant resins
agathism : the doctrine that all things tend toward ultimate good  — compare optimism
agathist : an adherent of agathism
agathodaemon : a good genius or beneficent divinity
agathokakological : composed of both good and evil
agathology : the science or doctrine of the good
Agathosma : a genus of southern African shrubs (family Rutaceae) having heathlike foliage from which a sulfur-containing oil used in folk medicine is obtained and numerous small flowers in dense heads
agatiferous : bearing agate
agatiform : like agate in form
agatine : of, relating to, or resembling agate
agatize : to change into agate or give the appearance of agate to
agaty : resembling or containing agate
Agau : a Cushitic-speaking people of the northern highlands of Ethiopia
Agave : any of a genus (Agave of the family Agavaceae, the agave family) of plants having spiny-margined leaves and flowers in tall spreading panicles and including some cultivated for their fiber or sap or for ornament
agavose : a sugar C12H22O11 obtained from the stalks of the century plant
Agawam city in southwestern Massachusetts on the border with Connecticut population 28,438
Agaz : an Indian people formerly living in southern Paraguay
agaze : engaged in the act of gazing
agazed : struck with astonishment : amazed
age : the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests
aged : grown old: such as
agedness : grown old: such as
agee James 1909–1955 American author
Agelacrinites : a genus (the type of the family Agelacrinitidae) of saclike Devonian echinoderms with five covered food grooves on the oral side
Agelaius : a genus of birds (family Icteridae) comprising the red-winged blackbirds
ageless : not growing old or showing the effects of age
agelessness : not growing old or showing the effects of age
agelong : lasting for an age : everlasting
agency : the office or function of an agent (see agent sense 4)
agenda : a list or outline of things to be considered or done
agendum : agenda
agenesis : lack or failure of development (as of a body part)
agent : one that acts or exerts power
agential : of, relating to, or expressive of an agent or agency
agentival : expressive of an agent or of agency : denoting the performer of an action
agentive : one that acts or exerts power
agentry : the office, duties, or activities of an agent
ager : someone or something that ages a person or thing
Ageratum : any of a genus (Ageratum) of annual tropical American composite herbs often cultivated for their small showy heads of usually blue or white flowers
ageusia : the absence or impairment of the sense of taste
ageusic : the absence or impairment of the sense of taste
agger : a mound or construction made of soil and stones : earthwork sense 1: such as
Aggie : an agricultural school or college
agglomerant : something that causes agglomeration
agglomerate : to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
agglomerated : to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
agglomeratic : having the characteristics of an agglomerate
agglomeration : the action or process of collecting in a mass
agglomerative : the action or process of collecting in a mass
agglomerator : one that agglomerates
agglutinability : capacity (as of red blood cells) to be agglutinated
agglutinable : capacity (as of red blood cells) to be agglutinated
agglutinant : causing or tending to cause adhesion
agglutinate : to cause to adhere : fasten
agglutination : the action or process of agglutinating
agglutinative : adhesive
agglutinin : a substance (such as an antibody) producing agglutination
agglutinogen : an antigen whose presence results in the formation of an agglutinin
agglutinogenic : an antigen whose presence results in the formation of an agglutinin
agglutinoid : an agglutinin that has lost or never had the power to agglutinate but can still unite with its agglutinogen  — compare antibody, blocking antibody
agglutinoscope : an instrument used to facilitate visual observation of agglutination (as in a test tube)
aggradation : a modification of the earth's surface in the direction of uniformity of grade by deposition
aggradational : a modification of the earth's surface in the direction of uniformity of grade by deposition
aggrade : to fill with detrital material
aggrandize : to make great or greater : increase, enlarge
aggrandizement : to make great or greater : increase, enlarge
aggrandizer : to make great or greater : increase, enlarge
aggrate : to gratify or express gratitude to
aggravate : to make worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify unpleasantly
aggravating : arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger
aggravation : an act or circumstance that intensifies something or makes something worse
aggravator : one that aggravates
aggregable : that may be aggregated
aggregate : formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective: such as
aggregately : formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective: such as
aggregateness : formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective: such as
aggregation : a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
aggregative : of or relating to an aggregate
aggregator : someone or something that gathers together materials from a variety of sources
aggress : to commit aggression : act aggressively
aggressin : a hypothetical substance held to contribute to the virulence of pathogenic bacteria by paralyzing the host defensive mechanisms (as the white blood cells) and held to be produced by the bacteria in the body of the host
aggression : a forceful action or procedure (such as an unprovoked attack) especially when intended to dominate or master
aggressive : tending toward or exhibiting aggression
aggressively : tending toward or exhibiting aggression
aggressiveness : tending toward or exhibiting aggression
aggressor : one that commits or practices aggression
aggrievance : grievance
aggrieve : to give pain or trouble to : distress
aggrieved : troubled or distressed in spirit
aggrievedly : troubled or distressed in spirit
aggrievement : the quality or state of being aggrieved
aggroup : to arrange in a group
aggroupment : to arrange in a group
aggry : a variegated glass bead found buried in the earth in Ghana and in England
Aghan : a month of the Hindu year
aghast : struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
Aghlabite : a member of an Arab dynasty ruling at Kairouan, northern Africa, a.d. 800–909
agilawood : agarwood
agile : marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
agilely : marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
agility : the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness, dexterity
agio : a premium or percentage paid for the exchange of one currency for another (as where gold is given for silver or metallic for paper currency)
agiotage : speculative buying or selling of stocks : stockjobbing
agist : prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly
agistment : the taking in of livestock for feeding at a specified rate
agistor : one that agists livestock
agitable : capable of being agitated
agitate : to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
agitatedly : to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
agitation : the act or an instance of agitating something : a moving back and forth or with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
agitational : the act or an instance of agitating something : a moving back and forth or with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
agitative : causing agitation
agitator : one that agitates: such as
agitprop : propaganda
Agkistrodon : a genus of pit vipers including the American copperhead and water moccasin
Aglaia : one of the three sister goddesses (known as the three Graces) who are the givers of charm and beauty in Greek mythology  — compare euphrosyne, thalia
aglance : with a quick look 
Aglaonema : a genus of Indo-Malayan climbing herbs of the arum family having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers on a spadix shorter than the spathe  — see chinese evergreen
aglaozonia : the asexual stage of any brown alga of the genus Cutleria
aglare : glaring
Aglaspis : a genus (order Aglaspida) of extinct Cambrian arthropods thought to be related to the modern horseshoe crabs
agleam : gleaming especially with reflected light
aglet : the plain or ornamental tag covering the ends of a lace or point
agley : awry, wrong
aglimmer : glimmering
aglint : glinting
Aglipayan : a member of the independent church of the Philippines organized on a national Catholic basis in 1902
aglitter : glittering especially with reflected light
Aglossa : a suborder of amphibians including frogs or toads that have no tongue and have a common pharyngeal opening for the Eustachian tubes and comprising the families Pipidae and Xenopodidae
aglossal : having no tongue
aglossate : having no tongue
aglow : glowing especially with warmth or excitement
aglucon : aglycone
Aglypha : a primary division of the family Colubridae, in its widest sense nearly or exactly coextensive with the Aglyphodonta of other classifications
Aglyphodonta : a group of snakes without grooved fangs or venom glands and without limb vestiges, comprising the families Amblycephalidae, Acrochordidae, Colubridae (sensu stricto) and including the majority of common nonpoisonous snakes which are sometimes all placed in the family Colubridae
aglyphous : of or relating to the Aglypha
agmatine : a base C5H14N4 formed from arginine in putrefaction
agminate : grouped together
agminated : grouped together
agnail : a sore or inflammation about a fingernail or toenail
agnate : a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males
Agnatha : a superclass or other division of Vertebrata comprising those without jaws  — compare gnathostomata
agnathia : the congenital complete or partial absence of one or both jaws
agnathic : having no jaws
agnathostomatous : agnathous sense 2
agnathous : having no jaws
agnatic : a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males
agnatically : in an agnatic manner
agnation : the relationship of agnates
agnel : a gold coin of France that was issued in the 13th to 16th centuries and that bears the figure of a lamb
Agnes Saint died a.d. 304 virgin martyr
agnification : the representation (as in painting) of persons as sheep or lambs
agnize : recognize, acknowledge
Agnoetae : a 4th century a.d. sect of Arians that considered God's omniscience limited to the present
Agnoete : one of the Agnoetae
Agnoetism : the doctrinal principles of the Agnoetae
Agnoite : one of the Agnoetae
agnomen : an additional cognomen given to a person by the ancient Romans (as in honor of some achievement)
agnomination : the echoing of a sound of one word in another in close relationship with it (as in the same sentence)
agnosia : loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usually as a result of brain damage
agnosis : agnosia
agnostic : a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
agnosticism : an agnostic quality, state, or attitude:
Agnostus : a genus of small blind Cambrian and Ordovician trilobites that with a number of related forms in which the cephalon and pygidium are almost indistinguishable constitute an order (Agnostida) of highly specialized forms
Agnotozoic :  algonkian , proterozoic
agnus :  agnus dei
ago : earlier than the present time
agog : full of intense interest or excitement : eager
agoge : rate of speed : tempo
agogic : of or relating to agoge or agogics especially to variations in tempo within a piece or movement
agogics : the musical theory that rhetorical emphasis involves not only dynamic stress but also the emphasis implied in the greater relative length of the tones to be emphasized  — compare rubato
agoho : horsetail tree
agon : conflict
agonal : marked by or characteristic of agony
agone : ago
agoniada : the bark of a tropical South American shrub (Plumieria lancifolia) yielding plumieride
Agoniatites : a genus of Devonian ammonoid mollusks (family Goniatitidae)
agonic : not forming an angle
agonist : one that is engaged in a struggle
agonistic : of or relating to the athletic contests of ancient Greece
agonistically : of or relating to the athletic contests of ancient Greece
agonize : to cause to suffer agony : torture
agonizingly : causing agony
Agonostomus : a genus of tropical freshwater mullets of the East and West Indies and Mexico much used as food
agonothete : the judge or director of public games in ancient Greece
agony : intense pain of mind or body : anguish, torture
agora : a gathering place
agoraphobia : abnormal fear of being helpless in a situation from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing that is characterized initially often by panic or anticipatory anxiety and finally by the avoidance of open or public places
agouara : any of several South American wild dogs (genus Chrysocyon)
agouti : any of a genus (Dasyprocta) of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit
agpaite : any of a group of feldspathoid rocks (such as naujaites, lujauvrites, or kakortokites) from Ilimausak, Greenland, which differ from normal nephelite-syenites in having alumina in excess of the alkalies
agpaitic : any of a group of feldspathoid rocks (such as naujaites, lujauvrites, or kakortokites) from Ilimausak, Greenland, which differ from normal nephelite-syenites in having alumina in excess of the alkalies
Agra region in northern India roughly equivalent to the present state of Uttar Pradesh excluding the Oudh region
agrammatical : not conforming to the rules of grammar : ungrammatical
agrammatism : the pathological inability to use words in grammatical sequence
agranulocyte : a white blood cell without cytoplasmic granules
agranulocytosis : an acute febrile condition marked by severe decrease in blood granulocytes and often associated with the use of certain drugs
Agrapha : sayings of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings
agraphia : the pathologic loss of the ability to write
agraphic : the pathologic loss of the ability to write
agrarian : of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
agrarianism : a social or political movement designed to bring about land reforms or to improve the economic status of the farmer
agre Peter 1949–     American chemist
agree : to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit, concede
agreeability : pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs
agreeable : pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs
agreeableness : pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs
agreeably : pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs
agreed : to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit, concede
agreeing : to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit, concede
agreeingly : in an agreeing manner
agreement : harmony of opinion, action, or character : concord
agregation : a competitive examination given at French universities which must be passed for admission to the rank of agrégé
agrege : an academic rank conferred by a French university on one who has passed a rigidly competitive examination and who is therefore entitled to appointment to the highest teaching post in a lycée or in one of the faculties of a university
agrestal : dwelling or growing wild in the fields : wild
agrestial : dwelling or growing wild in the fields : wild
agrestic : of or relating to the fields or country : rustic
agricere : a waxy or resinous coating of organic matter on soil particles
agricolite : monoclinic bismuth silicate : eulytite
agricultural : of, relating to, used in, or concerned with agriculture
agriculturalist : the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
agriculturally : of, relating to, used in, or concerned with agriculture
agriculture : the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
agriculturist : the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
Agrilus : a genus of slender beetles (family Buprestidae) having larvae that bore in or girdle twigs and wood and the stems of semiwoody plants
Agrimonia : a genus of herbs (family Rosaceae) found chiefly in north temperate regions that have pinnately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and bristly fruits
agrimony : any of a genus (Agrimonia and especially A. eupatoria) of herbs of the rose family having compound leaves, slender spikes of small yellow flowers, and fruits like burs
agrimotor : an agricultural tractor
agrin : grinning
Agriochoerus : a genus (the type of the family Agriochoeridae) of extinct Oligocene artiodactyl mammals of North America that resemble pigs and have four-toed clawed feet  — see oreodont
agriology : the comparative study of the customs of nonliterate peoples
Agrionidae : a family of slender-bodied usually brilliantly colored damselflies
Agriotes : a large cosmopolitan genus of beetles (family Elateridae) including several with larvae that are serious pests of the roots of crop plants  — compare wireworm
agrise : terrify, affright
agrobiologic : of or relating to agrobiology
agrobiological : of or relating to agrobiology
agrobiologically : of or relating to agrobiology
agrobiologist : a specialist in agrobiology
agrobiology : the study of plant nutrition and growth and crop production in relation to soil management
agrogeological : of or relating to agrogeology
agrogeologically : of or relating to agrogeology
agrogeology : agricultural geology
agrologic : of or relating to agrology
agrological : of or relating to agrology
agrologically : of or relating to agrology
agrology : the branch of agriculture that deals with the origin, structure, analysis, and classification of soils especially in their relation to crop production
Agromyza : the type genus of Agromyzidae including economically important leaf miners and certain flies that cause galls on wild and cultivated plants  — see bean fly
agromyzid : of or relating to the Agromyzidae
Agromyzidae : a family of small or minute acalyptrate two-winged flies having phytophagous larvae many of which are leaf miners on cultivated plants
agronome : agronomist
agronomic : a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
agronomist : a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
agronomy : a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
Agropyron : a widely distributed genus of chiefly perennial grasses that includes quack grass
Agrostemma : a genus of herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) with calyx lobes that are leaflike and extend far beyond the petals
Agrostis : a large and widely distributed genus of grasses having an open or contracted panicle with small one-flowered spikelets and including important pasture, hay, and lawn grasses  — see bent sense 2d, redtop
agrostographer : a specialist in agrostography
agrostographic : of or relating to agrostography
agrostographical : of or relating to agrostography
agrostography : a description of the grasses
agrostologic : of or relating to agrostology
agrostological : of or relating to agrostology
agrostologist : a specialist in agrostology
agrostology : the branch of systematic botany that deals with the grasses
agrotechny : the branch of agriculture that deals with the conversion of agricultural products into manufactured articles on or close to the farm
aground : on the ground
agrypnia : insomnia
agua : cane toad
aguacate : avocado
ague : a fever (such as malaria) marked by paroxysms (see paroxysm sense 1) of chills, fever, and sweating that recur at regular intervals
agueweed : boneset sense 1
aguilarite : a mineral consisting of silver selenide-sulfide Ag4SeS (hardness 2, specific gravity 7.59)
aguinaldo Emilio 1869–1964 Filipino leader
aguish : a fever (such as malaria) marked by paroxysms (see paroxysm sense 1) of chills, fever, and sweating that recur at regular intervals
agunah : a woman whose husband has deserted her or has disappeared and who may not remarry until she gives proof of his death or obtains a bill of divorce
agust : a bast fiber derived from a southern Indian plant (Sesbania grandiflora)
agyria : severe lissencephaly marked by the absence of cerebral convolutions
Ah : to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
ah : to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
aha : alpha hydroxy acid
ahaaina : a banquet or feast
ahankara : the principle of individuation in Hinduism and Jainism
Ahantchuyuk : a Kalapooian people of the Pudding river valley, Oregon
ahead : in a forward direction or position : forward
aheap : to fall very suddenly to the ground and lie there 
ahimsa : the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being
ahind : behind
ahint : behind
Ahir : a member of a cattle-breeding and cattle-herding caste of India
Ahmed 1673–1736 Ottoman sultan (1703–30)
Ahnfeltia : a small genus of dark-colored cartilaginous red algae (family Gigartinaceae) with tufted stemlike branchlets
Ahom : a people of the Tai race who settled in Assam
ahorse : ahorseback
ahorseback : on horseback
Ahousaht : a Nootka people of Vancouver Island
Ahriman : Ahura Mazda's antagonist who is a spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism
Aht :  nootka
Ahtena : an Athapaskan people of the Copper river valley in southeastern Alaska
ahu : the common gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) of central Asia
ahuatle : water-insect eggs dried and used as food by Mexicans
ahuehuete : a Mexican cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) of great girth
ahull : with sails furled and helm lashed alee
ahum : humming
ahungered : made hungry : very hungry
ahunt : hunting
ahura : the Supreme Being represented as a deity of goodness and light in Zoroastrianism
ai : three-toed sloth
Aias : ajax
aichmophobia : a morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as scissors, knives, or hypodermic needles) : belonephobia
aid : to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end
aidance : a means of help : aid
aidant : of service or assistance : helpful
aide : a person who acts as an assistant
aider : to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end
Aides : a person who acts as an assistant
aidful : abounding in aid : helpful
aidless : devoid of help : helpless
aiel : a writ by which an heir entered into his grandfather's estate and dispossessed the third person who had attempted to gain possession
aigialosaur : an animal or fossil of the genus Aigialosaurus or family Aigialosauridae
Aigialosaurus : a genus (the type of the family Aigialosauridae) of fossil probably semiaquatic lizards of the Lower Cretaceous
aigrette : a spray of feathers (as of the egret) for the head
aiguille : a sharp-pointed pinnacle of rock
aiguillesque : having the shape of an aiguille
aiguillette : aglet
aikinite : a mineral PbCuBiS3 consisting of lead, copper, bismuth, and sulfur occurring massive and in lead-gray needle-shaped orthorhombic crystals (hardness 2, specific gravity 7.07)
ail : to give physical or emotional pain, discomfort, or trouble to
Ailanthus : any of a small Asian genus (Ailanthus of the family Simaroubaceae, the ailanthus family) of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark, pinnate leaves, and terminal panicles of ill-scented greenish flowers
ailanto : ailanthus sense 2
aileron : a movable airfoil at the trailing edge of an airplane wing that is used for imparting a rolling motion especially in banking for turns  — see airplane illustration
ailette : a plate of forged iron or steel worn over a coat of mail to protect the shoulder
ailing : having or suffering from an illness or injury
aillt : one of a semiservile class among the early Cymry
ailment : a bodily disorder or chronic disease
ailsyte : a rock composed of an alkalic microgranite containing considerable riebeckite
ailuro : cat
Ailuropoda : a genus of Procyonidae including only the giant panda
Ailurus : a genus of mammals (family Procyonidae) comprising the panda and formerly regarded as the type of a separate family
aim : to direct a course
Aimak : a clan or tribal band among Mongolian peoples
aiming : to direct a course
aimless : without aim or purpose : not having a goal or purpose
aimlessly : without aim or purpose : not having a goal or purpose
aimlessness : without aim or purpose : not having a goal or purpose
Aimore :  botocudo
ainhum : a tropical disease of unknown cause that results in increasing fibrous constriction and ultimately in spontaneous amputation of the toes and especially the little toes
ainoi : a part of the divine office concluding the orthros in the service of the Eastern Church
Ainu : a member of an indigenous people of the Japanese archipelago, the Kuril Islands, and part of Sakhalin Island
air : the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth
Aira : a genus of delicate annual grasses with 2-flowered spikelets
airable : suitable or appropriate for broadcast on radio or television
airampo : a prostrate cactus (Opuntia soehrensii) whose dried seeds yield a substance used in the Andes for coloring jellies red
airan : an Altaic and Turkish drink prepared from fermented milk
airbound : obstructed or inoperative because of air in a space normally filled with liquid
airbrush : an atomizer for applying by compressed air a fine spray (as of paint or liquid color)
aircraft : a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air
aircraftman : a noncommissioned member of the Royal Air Force
aircraftsman : a noncommissioned member of the Royal Air Force
aircraftswoman : a woman who is a noncommissioned member of the Royal Air Force
aircraftwoman : a woman who is a noncommissioned member of the Royal Air Force
aircrew : the crew manning an airplane
aircrewman : a member of an aircrew often as distinguished from the pilot or other officers
airdock : hangar
airdrome : airport
airdrop : delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight
aire river of northern England 70 miles (113 kilometers) long in western Yorkshire flowing to the Ouse River; its valley is
Airedale : any of a breed of large terriers with a hard, wiry, black-and-tan coat
airedale : any of a breed of large terriers with a hard, wiry, black-and-tan coat
airer : a frame on which clothes are aired or dried
airfield : an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as
airfoil : a body (such as an airplane wing or propeller blade) designed to provide a desired reaction force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
airframe : the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the power plant
airfreight : freight transport by air in volume
airfreighter : an aircraft for transporting freight
airhead : an area in hostile territory secured usually by airborne troops for further use in bringing in troops and matériel by air
airified : fashioned in an airy style
airily : of or relating to air : atmospheric
airiness : of or relating to air : atmospheric
airing : exposure to air or heat for drying or freshening
airish : chilly, cool
airless : the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth
airlift : a system of transporting cargo or passengers by aircraft often to or from an otherwise inaccessible area
airliner : an airplane operated by an airline
airmail : the system of transporting mail by aircraft
airman : a civilian or military pilot, aviator, or aviation technician
airmanship : skill in piloting or navigating aircraft
airmark : to mark out (something, such as a town) with ground location signs visible from the air as an aid to aerial navigation
airmarker : to mark out (something, such as a town) with ground location signs visible from the air as an aid to aerial navigation
airpark : a small airport usually near an industrial area
airplane : a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift
airport : a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
airproof : airtight
airscape : a view or a picture taken from a position in an aircraft or on a height
airscrew : an airplane propeller
airship : a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
airsick : affected with motion sickness associated with flying
airsickness : affected with motion sickness associated with flying
airstrip : a runway without normal air base or airport facilities
airt : compass point : direction
airtight : impermeable to air or nearly so
airtightness : impermeable to air or nearly so
airward : skyward
airwards : skyward
airway : a passage for a current of air (as in a mine or to the lungs)
airwoman : a woman who is an aviator
airworthiness : fit for operation in the air
airworthy : fit for operation in the air
airy : of or relating to air : atmospheric
aischrolatreia : worship of filth : cult of the obscene
aiseweed : goutweed
aisle : a passage (as in a theater or railroad passenger car) separating sections of seats
aisled : having aisles
aisling : a poetical or dramatic description or representation of a vision
Aissor : a people of eastern Turkey, the Caucasus, and nearby areas who are believed to be descended from the Chaldeans
Aistopoda : an order or other group of extinct Carboniferous and Permian lepospondylous amphibians having a snakelike body and no limbs
ait : a little island
aitch : the letter h
aitchbone : the hip bone especially of cattle
aithochroi : people having dark red-brown skin
aition : a tale devised to explain the origin of a religious observance
Aitkenite : a follower of Aitken in desiring to introduce into the Anglican Church certain Methodist practices and views especially in regard to conversion
Aitutakian : of or concerning Aitutaki Island
Aix city in southeastern France north of Marseille population 144,274
aizle : a glowing coal : spark, ember
Aizoaceae : a family of herbs or small shrubs (order Caryophyllales) with solitary or cymose flowers and capsular fruit (as the carpetweed and the fig marigolds)
aizoaceous : a family of herbs or small shrubs (order Caryophyllales) with solitary or cymose flowers and capsular fruit (as the carpetweed and the fig marigolds)
Aizoon : a small genus (the type of the family Aizoaceae) of low-growing evergreen spreading plants found in Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean region having fleshy entire leaves and containing some species that are cultivated for their yellow flowers or silvery foliage
ajangle : jangling
ajar : slightly open
ajari : timbo entry 1 sense 1
ajivika : a member of a nontheistic religious sect greatly resembling Jainism that was founded by the Indian teacher Maskarin Gosala, a contemporary of the Buddha and Mahavira, and that flourished from the 6th to the 3d centuries b.c. as a rival of Buddhism and Jainism
ajoint : twisting about as though on a pivot
ajowan : the pungent seedlike fruit of an annual Indian herb (Trachyspermum ammi synonym Carum copticum of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) that is used especially as a seasoning and for its medicinal properties
Ajuga : bugle entry 1
ak Alaska
Aka also known as
aka also known as
Akal : the immortal or timeless one
akala : a shrub or climber (Rubus macraei) of Hawaii with very large red or purplish raspberrylike edible fruit
Akali : one of a militant sect of Sikhs
akamatsu :  japanese red pine
Akan : a member of any of the Akan-speaking peoples (such as the Ashanti)
akaroa : ribbon tree
ake : forever
akeake : a hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)
akebi : a vine (Akebia quinata) of eastern Asia valued for its oily seeds and as material for basketmaking
Akebia : a small genus of woody vines (family Lardizabalaceae) of eastern Asia having racemose purple-brown flowers and an oblong purple-violet bananalike berry  — see akebi
akee : the fruit of an African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family grown in the Caribbean area, Florida, and Hawaii for its white or yellowish fleshy aril that is edible when ripe but is poisonous when immature or overripe and that has a toxic pink raphe attaching the aril to the seed
akeki : hiba arborvitae
akeley : any of several plants of the genus Aquilegia
akenobeite : a crisscross-granular leucocratic differentiation rock composed of oligoclase, orthoclase, a little biotite, and in the interstices considerable quartz
akepiro : a showy New Zealand tree (Olearia furfuracea) with silvery leaves
akerite : a quartz-syenite rock containing oligoclase and augite besides soda-microcline
Akha : the most southerly group of Lolo-speaking Tibeto-Burman people forming a large part of the hill tribes of Shan State, Burma, and scattered in adjoining sections of southern Yunnan province of southern China, Laos, and northern Thailand
Akhissar : a kind of heavy modern carpet made at Akhisar, near Izmir, Turkey
Akhmimic : an Upper Egyptian dialect of Coptic
akhrot : the English walnut tree
akia : any of several shrubs of the genus Wikstroemia with bark that is used as a fish poison
Akim : an Akan-speaking people of Ghana
akimbo : having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward
akin : related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype
akinesia : loss or impairment of voluntary activity (as of a muscle)
akinesis : akinesia
akinete : a thick-walled single-celled nonmotile asexual resting spore formed by the thickening of the parent cell wall, corresponding to the chlamydospore of many fungi, and usually germinating directly into a new filament  — see aplanospore
akinetic : of, relating to, or affected by akinesia
Akkad the northern division of ancient Babylonia
Akkadian : an extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia
akoluthia : a set order or traditional arrangement of a religious service in the Eastern Church
Akontae : a division of algae coextensive with the order Zygnematales
Akra : ga
akra : ga
akrochordite : a mineral MgMn4(AsO4)2(OH)4·4H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous basic manganese magnesium arsenate occurring in reddish brown rounded aggregates (hardness 3, specific gravity 3.2)
akroterion : a pedestal placed on a pediment to support a statue or other ornamentation
aku : oceanic bonito
akuammine : a crystalline alkaloid C22H28N2O4 found in the seeds of a West African tree (Picralima nitida) of the dogbane family
akule : big-eyed scad
akund : mudar
Akwapim : an Akan-speaking people of Ghana
Al aluminum
al aluminum
ala : a wing or a winglike anatomic part or process (see process entry 1 sense 4)
Alabama river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in southern Alabama flowing southwest into the Tensaw and Mobile rivers  — see tallapoosa
Alabaman river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in southern Alabama flowing southwest into the Tensaw and Mobile rivers  — see tallapoosa
Alabamian river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in southern Alabama flowing southwest into the Tensaw and Mobile rivers  — see tallapoosa
alabamine : chemical element 85
alabandite : manganese sulfide MnS usually in iron-black massive form with cubic cleavage
alabarch : the chief magistrate of the Jews at Alexandria under the Ptolemies and the Roman Empire
alabaster : a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments
alabastos : an ancient Greek or Roman jar for oils, ointments, or perfumes having a flattened lip with narrow orifice and an elongated body rounded at the bottom
alabastrine : a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments
alabastron : an ancient Greek or Roman jar for oils, ointments, or perfumes having a flattened lip with narrow orifice and an elongated body rounded at the bottom
alabastrum : an ancient Greek or Roman jar for oils, ointments, or perfumes having a flattened lip with narrow orifice and an elongated body rounded at the bottom
alacreatine : a white crystalline acid C4H9N3O2 formed from alanine and cyanamide; α-guanidino-propionic acid
alacritous : promptness in response : cheerful readiness
alacrity : promptness in response : cheerful readiness
Aladdin : a youth in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments who comes into possession of a magic lamp
alaite : a mineral V2O5·H2O consisting of a hydrous vanadium pentoxide occurring in blood-red mossy aggregates
alalite : a light-green variety of diopside from the Ala valley
alalonga : an albacore (Thunnus germo)
alalunga : an albacore (Thunnus germo)
alalus : a hypothetical hominid lacking the faculty of speech
alameda : a public promenade bordered with trees
alamo : a tree of the genus Populus
alamosite : a monoclinic lead silicate PbSiO3 occurring in white or colorless radiating fibers (hardness 4.5, specific gravity 6.5)
Alan : a large dog used to hunt wild animals
alan : a large dog used to hunt wild animals
aland archipelago of southwestern Finland in the Baltic Sea; capital Mariehamn
Alangium : a genus (the type of the family Alangiaceae of the order Umbellales) of shrubs and trees found in warm regions of the Old World and having alternate leaves, axillary flowers, and one-seeded drupaceous fruit
alani : a Scythian people in pre-Slavic Russia and the Black sea regions
alanine : a simple nonessential crystalline amino acid C3H7NO2
Alans : a Scythian people in pre-Slavic Russia and the Black sea regions
alantic : a crystalline acid C15H22O3 obtained from alantolactone by hydration
alantin : inulin
alantolactone : a white crystalline lactone C15H20O2 obtained from elecampane root
alantolic : alantic acid
alanyl : the amino acid radical or residue of alanine
alar : a wing or a winglike anatomic part or process (see process entry 1 sense 4)
alares : the most lateral point on the ala of the nose
Alaria : a genus (the type of the family Alariaceae) of olive-brown to black seaweeds found in northern seas, characterized by an elongate strap-shaped lamina, and having the sori restricted to tongue-shaped sporophylls borne at or near its apex  — see badderlocks
Alaric circa 370–410 Visigoth king; conqueror of Rome
alarm : a call to arms
alarmable : tending or disposed to become alarmed : excitable
alarmed : feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened
alarmedly : with alarm : in an alarmed manner
alarming : causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarmingly : a call to arms
alarmism : the often unwarranted exciting of fears or warning of danger
alarmist : the often unwarranted exciting of fears or warning of danger
Alarodian : a member of an Asian people mentioned in historical accounts by Herodotus who were predecessors and neighbors of the ancient Armenians and who are linguistically related to the contemporary Georgians of the Caucasus
alarum : a call to arms
alary : a wing or a winglike anatomic part or process (see process entry 1 sense 4)
alas Alaska
Alascan : a foreign Protestant in England during the reign of Edward VI
Alaska state (territory 1912–59) of the U.S. in northwestern North America bounded by the Arctic and Pacific oceans and bordering on Canada; capital Juneau area 591,004 square miles (1,530,700 square kilometers), making it by far the largest state, population 710,231
Alaskan state (territory 1912–59) of the U.S. in northwestern North America bounded by the Arctic and Pacific oceans and bordering on Canada; capital Juneau area 591,004 square miles (1,530,700 square kilometers), making it by far the largest state, population 710,231
alaskite : a leucocratic granite of medium or fine grain composed chiefly of quartz and alkali feldspars
alastrim : variola minor
alate : having wings or a winglike part
alation : the state of having wings
Alauda : the type genus of Alaudidae comprising the skylark
Alaudidae : a family of usually brownish terrestrial gregarious passerine birds comprising the larks and having the hind claw elongated and more or less straight
Alawi : a member of a religious sect living mainly in Syria that originated in Shiite Islam but separated from other Shiite groups in the ninth and tenth centuries
Alb : a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture
alb : a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture
alba Fernando 1507–1582 3rd Duke of
albacore : a large pelagic tuna (Thunnus alalunga) with long pectoral fins that is a source of canned tuna
albahaca : any of several aromatic plants of the family Labiatae especially of the genus Ocimum
Alban mountain group in Italy southeast of Rome
alban mountain group in Italy southeast of Rome
Albanenses : members of a 12th century dualistic Catharistic sect closely related to the Albigenses
Albanensian : members of a 12th century dualistic Catharistic sect closely related to the Albigenses
Albania ancient country of Europe in the eastern Caucasus region on the western side of the Caspian Sea
Albanian : a native or inhabitant of Albania
albanite : a melanocratic leucitite
Albany city in southwestern Georgia population 77,434
albarco :  colombian mahogany
albarello : a majolica jar more or less cylindrical in form but with concave sides used originally as a container especially of drugs
albarium : a thin white stucco
albaspidin : a white crystalline compound C25H32O8 extracted from aspidium that has anthelmintic properties
albatross : any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large web-footed seabirds that have long slender wings, are excellent gliders, and include the largest seabirds
albe : albeit
albedo : reflective power
albee Edward Franklin 1928–2016 American dramatist
albeit : even though : although
Alberene : a variety of soapstone used to make acid-resistant or alkali-resistant surfaces
Albert Carl Bert 1908–2000 American politician
Alberta province of western Canada located north of Montana; capital Edmonton; most populous city is Calgary; area 247,136 square miles (640,082 square kilometers), population 3,290,350
Albertist : a follower of Albertus Magnus, who adapted Aristotle's philosophy to Christian theology
albertite : a bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum (hardness 1–2, specific gravity 1.097)
albertustaler : a silver coin worth three gulden formerly used in the Low Countries
albertype : collotype
albescent : white or tending toward white
albespine : a European hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha)
albetad : galbanum
Albi commune in southern France northeast of Toulouse population 51,441
Albian : of or relating to the lowest division of the Upper Cretaceous especially in western Europe and the Mediterranean basin
albicans  — see corpus albicans
Albigenses : members of a Catharistic sect of southern France flourishing primarily in the 12th and 13th centuries
Albigensian : members of a Catharistic sect of southern France flourishing primarily in the 12th and 13th centuries
Albigensianism : members of a Catharistic sect of southern France flourishing primarily in the 12th and 13th centuries
albinic : an organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation
albinism : the condition of an albino
albinistic : the condition of an albino
albino : an organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation
albinoism : albinism
albinotic : of, relating to, or affected with albinism
Albion : Great Britain or England
Albireo : a double star of the third magnitude that is the fifth brightest star in the constellation Cygnus
albite : a triclinic usually white mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a sodium aluminum silicate
albitic : a triclinic usually white mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a sodium aluminum silicate
albitite : a granular dike rock consisting essentially of albite
albitization : a process in which albite replaces the plagioclase feldspar of an igneous rock
albitophyre : a porphyritic rock containing phenocrysts of albite in a groundmass usually of albite and a little quartz and chlorite
Albizzia : a large genus of unarmed trees (family Leguminosae) found in warm regions of the Old World and having twice-pinnate leaves, solitary or panicled globelike clusters of flowers, and long flat pods  — see silk tree
albocinereous : composed of white and gray matter
Alboin died 572 Lombard king (circa 565–572)
albolite : a plastic cement consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica
albolith : a plastic cement consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica
alboranite : a hypersthene-basalt having a porphyritic texture and containing phenocrysts of labradorite but no olivine
Albright Madeleine 1937–     née Korbel U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001)
Albuca : a genus of bulbous plants (family Liliaceae) native to southern Africa and having pale yellow flowers in large clusters
Albuginaceae : a family of fungi (order Peronosporales) that produce whitish blisterlike conidial sori on certain flowering plants and that reproduce by forming conidia in chains within the sori or by producing oospores within the affected host tissue  — compare white rust
albuginea : tunica albuginea
albugo : a genus of fungi (the type of the family Albuginaceae) causing the white rusts
album : a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, coins, or photographs)
albumen : the white of an egg  — see egg illustration
albumenize : to cover or saturate with albumen : coat or treat with an albuminous solution
albumin : any of numerous simple heat-coagulable water-soluble proteins that occur in blood plasma or serum, muscle, the whites of eggs, milk, and other animal substances and in many plant tissues and fluids
albuminate : a compound derived from an albumin (as by the action of acids or alkalies or by combination with another substance)
albuminize : to cover or saturate with albumen : coat or treat with an albuminous solution
albuminoid : resembling albumin
albuminometer : an instrument usually consisting of a graduated tube for determining the presence and amount of protein (especially albumin) in a liquid (as urine)
albuminose : albumose
albuminous : relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin
albuminuria : the presence of albumin in the urine often symptomatic of kidney disease
albuminuric : the presence of albumin in the urine often symptomatic of kidney disease
albumose : any of various products of enzymatic protein hydrolysis
albumosuria : the presence of proteoses in the urine
alburnum : sapwood
albus : a coin of Germany and the Low Countries of the 13th and 14th centuries that was originally of a silver-copper alloy  — compare blanc
albutannin : albumin tannate
Alca : the type genus of Alcidae usually including solely the razor-billed auk
Alcae : a suborder of Charadriiformes coextensive with the family Alcidae and including the auks, murres, and puffins
Alcaic : relating to or written in a verse or strophe marked by complicated variation of a dominant iambic pattern
alcaide : a commander of a castle or fortress (as among Spaniards, Portuguese, or Moors)
alcalde : the chief administrative and judicial officer or the mayor of a town in a Spanish-speaking country or region
Alcaligenes : a genus of gram-negative motile bacteria that do not ferment carbohydrates and are aerobes or facultative anaerobes, commonly occur in water and soil, and include some (as A. faecalis) that are found in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and are usually harmless but have been associated with opportunistic infections
alcamine : amino alcohol
alcanna : henna sense 3
alcarraza : a jug or similar container made of porous earthenware
alcatras : a large water bird (as the pelican or frigate bird)
alcazar : a Spanish fortress or palace
Alcedinidae : a large family of large-headed short-bodied birds comprising the kingfishers and constituting a suborder (Alcedines) of the order Coraciiformes
Alcedo : the type genus of Alcedinidae comprising Old World kingfishers including the small brightly colored European kingfisher
alcelaphine : of or belonging to the genus Alcelaphus
Alcelaphus : a genus of African antelopes including the hartebeest, bubalis, and related animals
Alces : the genus of mammals (order Artiodactyla) comprising the moose and the European elk
alchemic : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
alchemical : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
alchemically : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
Alchemilla : a genus of widely distributed perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) with compound serrate leaves and inconspicuous flowers  — see lady's-mantle
alchemist : a person who studies or practices alchemy
alchemistic : a person who studies or practices alchemy
alchemistical : a person who studies or practices alchemy
alchemistry : alchemy
alchemize : to change by alchemy : transmute
alchemy : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
alchera : dreamtime
alcheringa : dreamtime
Alchornea : a genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate leaves and small unisexual apetalous flowers in spikes or racemes
Alcidae : a family of diving birds (order Charadriiformes) having short wings and tail, webbed feet, a large head and heavy body, and thick compact plumage, being confined to the northern parts of the northern hemisphere, and including the auks, puffins, guillemots, murres, and related forms
alclad : a duplex metal product made by cladding an aluminum alloy core with surface layers of pure aluminum or aluminum alloy usually for giving increased resistance to corrosion
alco : a small long-haired dog with pendulous ears that is native to and sometimes domesticated in tropical America
alcogel : a gel formed by the coagulation of an alcosol
alcohol : ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
alcoholate : a crystallizable compound of a substance with alcohol in which the alcohol plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization
alcoholature : an alcoholic tincture prepared from a fresh vegetable drug
alcoholic : of, relating to, or caused by alcohol
alcoholically : of, relating to, or caused by alcohol
alcoholism : continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks
alcoholist : alcoholic
alcoholization : to treat or saturate with alcohol
alcoholize : to treat or saturate with alcohol
alcoholometer : an alcoholometer graduated so that its degrees indicate percentages by volume at 15.6°C
alcoholometry : a device for determining the alcoholic strength of liquids
alcoholophilia : an abnormal desire for alcohol
alcoholysis : a chemical reaction analogous to hydrolysis in which an alcohol plays a role similar to that of water
alcoholytic : of, relating to, or productive of alcoholysis
Alcor : a faint star of the fourth magnitude that is located near Mizar in the handle of the Big Dipper
Alcoran : koran
alcornoque : any of several tropical American trees felt to resemble the cork oak
alcosol : a sol in which the liquid is alcohol
alcove : a small recessed section of a room : nook
alcyon : a soft coral of Alcyonium or a related genus
Alcyonacea : an order or other division of Alcyonaria comprising the soft corals
alcyonacean : an order or other division of Alcyonaria comprising the soft corals
Alcyonaria : a subclass or order of Anthozoa including chiefly compound coelenterates having polyps with 8-branched tentacles and eight septa and comprising the Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Gorgonacea, and Pennatulacea
alcyonarian : any of a subclass (Alcyonaria) of colonial anthozoans (such as the sea pens) having polyps with eight branched tentacles and eight septa
Alcyone : the brightest star in the Pleiades
Alcyones : a group of birds consisting of the kingfishers
alcyonic : an order or other division of Alcyonaria comprising the soft corals
alcyoniform : an order or other division of Alcyonaria comprising the soft corals
alcyonoid : one of the Alcyonaria
aldazine : an azine RCH—NN—CHR formed from an aldehyde
Aldebaran : a red star of the first magnitude that is seen in the eye of Taurus and is the brightest star in the Hyades
aldehyde : acetaldehyde
aldehydic : acetaldehyde
aldehydine : methylethylpyridine
alder : any of a genus (Alnus) of toothed-leaved trees or shrubs of the birch family that have catkins which become woody, that typically grow in cool moist ground, and that have wood used especially in turnery
Alderamin : a white variable star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Cepheus
alderman : a person governing a kingdom, district, or shire as viceroy for an Anglo-Saxon king
aldermaness : the wife of an alderman
aldermanic : a person governing a kingdom, district, or shire as viceroy for an Anglo-Saxon king
aldermanly : like or appropriate to an alderman
aldermanry : a kingdom, district, or shire in Anglo-Saxon England
Alderney island in the English Channel; northernmost of the Channel Islands; capital Saint Anne area 3 square miles (7.8 square kilometers), population 2086
alderwoman : a female member of a city legislative body
aldimine : any Schiff base of the general formula RCH—NH or RCH—NR′ formed by condensation of an aldehyde with ammonia or a primary amine
Aldine :  pyrazine
aldine :  pyrazine
aldohexose : an aldehydic hexose (as glucose or mannose)
aldoketene : any ketene having the general formula RHC:CO
aldol : a colorless beta-hydroxy aldehyde C4H8O2 used especially in organic synthesis
aldolization : a colorless beta-hydroxy aldehyde C4H8O2 used especially in organic synthesis
aldolize : to convert into an aldol
aldopentose : a pentose with an aldehyde functional group attached to the first carbon atom : a pentose (such as ribose or arabinose) of an aldehyde nature
aldose : a sugar containing in its acyclic form one aldehyde group per molecule
aldoside : any glycoside derived from an aldose
aldoxime : an oxime of an aldehyde
Aldrovanda : a genus of floating aquatic plants (family Droseraceae) found from southern Europe to Australia having small white flowers and whorls of leaves that act as traps for insects
ale : a beer that is brewed by fast fermentation with a quick-acting yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) at relatively high temperatures
Alea : the die is cast : there is no turning back
aleak : leaking
aleatory : depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and loss
alebench : a bench in or before an alehouse
alecithal : isolecithal
Aleck : an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or cleverness
aleconner : an English town official formerly charged with tasting and testing ale and beer and still a titular official in some communities
alecost : costmary sense 1
Alectoria : a talismanic stone that is supposedly found in the crop of a cock and is believed to be magical
alectoria : a talismanic stone that is supposedly found in the crop of a cock and is believed to be magical
Alectoris : a genus of Old World partridges including the chukars
alectoromancy : divination by means of a cock encircled by grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet which are then put together in the order in which the grains were eaten
alectryomancy : divination by means of a cock encircled by grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet which are then put together in the order in which the grains were eaten
Alectryon : a monotypic genus of New Zealand trees of the family Sapindaceae with alternate compound leaves and showy paniculate flowers  — see titoki
alee : on or toward the lee  — compare aweather
aleft : to or on the left
alegar : sour ale : vinegar made of ale
alehouse : a place where ale is sold to be drunk on the premises
Alemanni : a predominantly Suevian coalition of Germanic peoples first mentioned in the 3d century a.d. that settled in the area between the Main and Danube rivers and whose descendants are German-speaking inhabitants of Alsace, Switzerland, and southwestern Germany
Alemannic : the group of dialects of German spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and southwestern Germany
alembic : an apparatus used in distillation
alembicate : to distill as if in an alembic : refine to an essence
alembroth : a double chloride of ammonium and mercury believed by the alchemists to be a universal solvent
alemmal : being without neurilemma
Alencon : a delicate needlepoint lace
aleph : the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
alephs : the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
alepidote : without scales
Aleppine city in northern Syria dating to ancient times population 1,445,000
Aleppo city in northern Syria dating to ancient times population 1,445,000
alerce : the wood of the sandarac tree of Morocco
alerse : the wood of the sandarac tree of Morocco
alert : watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency
alertly : watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency
alertness : watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency
alesan : a light brown that is less strong and slightly yellower and lighter than blush, paler and slightly redder than French beige, and redder and paler than cork
alethopteroid : a genus of large fossil seed ferns represented by abundant remains in Carboniferous coal measures and having large bipinnate to tripinnate fronds with the thick pinnules being inserted on the rachis by a broad decurrent base
Aletris : a small genus of bitter-rooted herbs (family Liliaceae) found in eastern North America and Asia and including one (A. farinosa) used especially formerly to treat a variety of ailments
alette : the pilasterlike abutment of an arch that is seen on either side of the large engaged column and that carries the entablature
aleukemic : not marked by increase in circulating white blood cells
Aleurites : a genus of Asian trees (family Euphorbiaceae) having a milky juice, small white flowers, and rich oily seeds in drupes  — see candlenut
aleuritic : a crystalline acid C15H28(OH)3COOH occurring in shellac; 9,10,16-trihydroxy-palmitic acid
Aleurobius : a genus of mites (family Tyroglyphidae) including a species (A. farinae) common in flour and stored cereals and implicated as a cause of enteritis and dysentery in animals feeding on such contaminated grain products
aleuromancy : divination by means of flour
aleurometer : an instrument for determining the expansive properties or the quality of gluten in flour
aleuronat : a flour with a high gluten content
aleurone : protein matter in the form of minute granules or grains occurring in seeds in endosperm or in a special peripheral layer
aleuronic : protein matter in the form of minute granules or grains occurring in seeds in endosperm or in a special peripheral layer
Aleut : a member of a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and the western part of Alaska Peninsula
Aleutian : of or relating to the Aleutian islands
alevin : a young fish
alewife : a woman who keeps an alehouse
Alexander : an iced cocktail made from crème de cacao, sweet cream, and gin or brandy
alexanders : an iced cocktail made from crème de cacao, sweet cream, and gin or brandy
Alexandra : a lofty Australian pinnate-leaved palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae)
Alexandrian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Alexandria and especially Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandrianism : the teachings or tenets of the Alexandrian culture or theology  — compare alexandrian school , patristic philosophy
Alexandrine : a line of verse of 12 syllables consisting regularly of 6 iambs with a caesura after the third iamb
alexandrite : a grass-green chrysoberyl that shows a red color by transmitted or artificial light
Alexia : aphasia marked by loss of ability to read
alexia : aphasia marked by loss of ability to read
Alexian : a member of a Roman Catholic order devoted to care of the sick
alexic : aphasia marked by loss of ability to read
alexin : complement sense 3
alexinic : complement sense 3
alexipharmic : an antidote against poison or infection
alexipharmical : an antidote against poison or infection
Alexis 1629–1676 father of Peter the Great czar of Russia (1645–76)
Alexius 1048–1118 Byzantine emperor (1081–1118)
aleyard : a tall slender flaring drinking glass used also as a measure for liquids  — compare yard of ale
Aleyrodes : the type genus of Aleyrodidae including several pests of cultivated plants
aleyrodid : an insect of the family Aleyrodidae : whitefly
Aleyrodidae : a family of minute homopterous insects winged as adults with the body and wings covered with a white powdery wax, the larvae being initially motile but after the first molt resembling unarmored scales and, like these, feeding on plant juices  — compare citrus whitefly, greenhouse whitefly
alfa  — see interferon alfa
alfalfa : a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of southwestern Asia that is widely grown for hay and forage
alfilaria : a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.
alfileria : a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.
alfilerilla : a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.
alfilerillo : a Mexican cactus (Pereskiopsis diguetii) used for hedges
alfiona : rubberlip perch
alfonso 1886–1941 king of Spain (1886–1931)
alforja : saddlebag
Alfred 849–899 the Great king of Wessex (871–899)
alfresco : taking place or located in the open air : outdoor, outdoors
Alfur : any one of a group of aboriginal peoples of mixed ancestry inhabiting interior regions of the Moluccas and parts of Sulawesi
Alfurese : the language of the Alfuros especially those of Sulawesi
Alfuro : any one of a group of aboriginal peoples of mixed ancestry inhabiting interior regions of the Moluccas and parts of Sulawesi
alga : a plant or plantlike organism of any of several phyla, divisions, or classes of chiefly aquatic usually chlorophyll-containing nonvascular organisms of polyphyletic origin that usually include the green, yellow-green, brown, and red algae in the eukaryotes and especially formerly the cyanobacteria in the prokaryotes
algae : a plant or plantlike organism of any of several phyla, divisions, or classes of chiefly aquatic usually chlorophyll-containing nonvascular organisms of polyphyletic origin that usually include the green, yellow-green, brown, and red algae in the eukaryotes and especially formerly the cyanobacteria in the prokaryotes
algaecide : an agent used to kill algae
algal : a plant or plantlike organism of any of several phyla, divisions, or classes of chiefly aquatic usually chlorophyll-containing nonvascular organisms of polyphyletic origin that usually include the green, yellow-green, brown, and red algae in the eukaryotes and especially formerly the cyanobacteria in the prokaryotes
Algaroth :  powder of algaroth
algarroba : carob sense 1
algarrobilla : the seeds and pods of certain leguminous trees and shrubs (especially of Pithecolobium parvifolium, Caesalpinia brevifolia, and Prosopis juliflora) having astringent properties and used for tanning and dyeing
algarrobin : a brown dyestuff and mordant of Argentina said to be obtained from the wood of the carob tree
algebra : a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic
algebraic : relating to, involving, or according to the laws of algebra
algebraically : relating to, involving, or according to the laws of algebra
algebraist : a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic
algebraization : the act or process of algebraizing
algebraize : to perform by algebra : reduce (a verbal or numerical statement) to algebraic form
algedonic : characterized by or relating to pain especially as associated with pleasure
algedonics : hedonics sense 2
Algenib : a blue star of the third magnitude that is seen in the constellation Pegasus
Algerian country in northwestern Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea; capital Algiers area 919,595 square miles (2,381,740 square kilometers), population 41,657,000
Algerine former Barbary State in northern Africa that is now Algeria
algerine former Barbary State in northern Africa that is now Algeria
algesia : sensitivity to pain
algesic : sensitivity to pain
algetic : relating to or causing pain
Algic : alginic acid
algic : alginic acid
algid : cold
algin : any of various colloidal substances (such as an alginate or alginic acid) derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners
alginate : a salt or ester of alginic acid
alginic : an insoluble colloidal acid (C6H8O6)n that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae
algivorous : feeding on algae
algocyan : phycocyanin
algodoncillo : majagua sense a
algodonite : a copper arsenide mineral Cu6As allied to domeykite (specific gravity 7.62)
algogenic : producing pain
algoid : of the nature of or resembling an alga
Algol : a binary star in the constellation Perseus whose larger member orbits and eclipses the smaller, brighter star causing periodic variation in brightness
algolagnia : a perversion (such as sadism or masochism) characterized by pleasure and especially sexual gratification in inflicting or suffering pain
algolagnic : a perversion (such as sadism or masochism) characterized by pleasure and especially sexual gratification in inflicting or suffering pain
algolagnist : algolagniac
algological : phycology
algologist : phycology
algology : phycology
Algoman : of or relating to the mountain-making movements and granitic intrusion commonly referred to the middle of the Proterozoic era
algometer : an instrument for measuring the smallest pressure upon the skin that will arouse a sensation of pain
algometry : the measurement of pain sensitivity (as by an algometer)
Algomian : of or relating to the mountain-making movements and granitic intrusion commonly referred to the middle of the Proterozoic era
Algomic : of or relating to the mountain-making movements and granitic intrusion commonly referred to the middle of the Proterozoic era
Algonkian : a First Nations people of the Ottawa River valley
Algonquian : a First Nations people of the Ottawa River valley
Algonquin village in northeastern Illinois northwest of Chicago population 30,046
algophilia : a morbid pleasure in the pain either of oneself or of others
algophilist : one who is subject to algophilia
algophobia : morbid fear of pain
algor : a sensation of coldness : chill
algorism : the system of Arabic numerals
algorismic : the system of Arabic numerals
algorist : one of a school of medieval mathematicians who made use of the algorismic notation
algoristic : one of a school of medieval mathematicians who made use of the algorismic notation
algorithm : a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation
algorithmic : a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation
algous : relating to, of the nature of, or full of algae
algraphy : a lithographic process in which an aluminum plate is used instead of a stone
alguazil : an officer of justice in Spain, formerly of high rank, now of inferior rank
algum : a tree mentioned in the Old Testament, probably cypress, perhaps sandalwood or walnut
Algy : -algia
Alhagi : a small genus of desert shrubs (family Leguminosae) found in northern Africa and Asia Minor having simple leaves, spiny branches, and tough pods  — see camel thorn
Alhambra : the palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain
Alhambraic : made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra
Alhambresque : made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra
alias : otherwise called : otherwise known as
alibi : the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission
alible : affording nourishment : nourishing
Alice : suitable to a world of fantasy or illusion : unreal
Alick : a quick and careless attempt to do something 
alicyclic : of, relating to, or being an organic compound that contains a ring but is not aromatic  — compare aliphatic
alidade : a rule equipped with simple or telescopic sights and used for determination of direction: such as
Alids : one that claims descent from the caliph Ali and Fatima, son-in-law and daughter respectively of Muhammad
alien : belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange
alienability : transferable to another's ownership
alienable : transferable to another's ownership
alienage : the status of an alien
alienate : to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
alienation : a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment : estrangement
alienator : to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
alienee : one to whom property is transferred
alienicola : a foreign inhabitant
alienism : alienage
alienist : psychiatrist
alienor : one who transfers property to another
aliethmoid : relating to or indicating the lateral expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage of certain birds
aliethmoidal : relating to or indicating the lateral expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage of certain birds
alif : the first letter of the Arabic alphabet consisting of a simple vertical stroke  — see Alphabet Table
aliferous : having wings
aliform : having winglike extensions : wing-shaped
alight : to come down from something (such as a vehicle): such as
align : to bring into line or alignment
aligner : to bring into line or alignment
alignment : the act of aligning or state of being aligned
aligreek : a Greek ornamental fret
aliipoe :  indian shot
alike : in the same manner, form, or degree : equally
alikeness : in the same manner, form, or degree : equally
alima : the newly hatched larva of certain stomatopod crustaceans
aliment : food, nutriment
alimental : having the quality of nourishing : furnishing the materials for natural growth
alimentary : of or relating to nourishment or nutrition
alimentation : the act or process of affording nutriment or nourishment
alimentative : having to do with the supply of aliment : nutritive
alimentatively : having to do with the supply of aliment : nutritive
alimenter : one that aliments
alimentotherapy : the treatment of disease by dietetic methods
alimony : an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
alinasal : relating to the nasal alae
Aline : to bring into line or alignment
alintatao : a tree (Diospyros pilosanthera)
Alioth : a variable star of the first magnitude that is seen in the handle of the Big Dipper and is one of the two brightest stars in that constellation
alipata : blind-your-eyes
aliped : wing-footed
aliphatic : of, relating to, or being an organic compound (such as an alkane) having an open-chain structure  — compare alicyclic, aromatic sense 2
aliquant : being a part of a number or quantity but not dividing it without leaving a remainder
aliquot : contained an exact number of times in something else
aliseptal : relating to or designating lateral expansions of the nasal septum
alisier : black haw sense 1
Alisma : a small genus (the type of the family Alismataceae) of aquatic or semiaquatic herbs with long-petioled often floating leaves and white flowers  — see water plantain
Alismataceae : a family of monocotyledonous aquatic or marsh herbs (order Naiadales) having regular perfect monoecious flowers
aliso : any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Alnus
Alison : alyssum
alison : alyssum
alisphenoid : belonging or relating to or forming the wings of the sphenoid or the pair of bones that fuse with other sphenoidal elements to form the greater wings of the sphenoid in the adult
alist : a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
Alister : a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
alit : to come down from something (such as a vehicle): such as
alite : a constituent of portland-cement clinker now identified as a calcium silicate approximately Ca3SiO5 containing small but essential amounts of aluminum and magnesium in substitution for silicon and empty holes in the crystal structure
alitrunk : the portion of the insect thorax that bears the wings, in the Hymenoptera including also the first abdominal segment
aliturgic : marked by the omission of the celebration of the Christian liturgy or a portion of it
aliturgical : marked by the omission of the celebration of the Christian liturgy or a portion of it
aliunde : from another source
alive : having life : not dead or inanimate
aliveness : having life : not dead or inanimate
alivincular : having a short ligament with its longer axis transverse to the hinge line
aliyah : the immigration of Jews to Israel
alizari : the madder of the Levant
alizarin : an orange or red crystalline compound C14H8O4 formerly prepared from madder and now made synthetically and used especially to dye Turkey reds and in making red pigments
alk alkaline
alkahest : the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist
alkahestic : the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist
Alkaid : a bluish-white star of the second magnitude that marks the end of the handle of the Big Dipper
alkalemia : a condition in which the hydrogen ion concentration in the blood is decreased
alkalescence : the property or degree of being alkaline : alkalinity
alkalescent : the property or degree of being alkaline : alkalinity
alkali : a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate
alkalic : containing a comparatively large proportion of the alkalies sodium and potassium
alkalify : to convert or change into an alkali : make alkaline
alkalimeter : an apparatus for measuring the strength or the amount of alkali in a mixture or solution
alkalimetric : relating to or involving alkalimetry
alkalimetry : an apparatus for measuring the strength or the amount of alkali in a mixture or solution
alkaline : of, relating to, containing, or having the properties of an alkali or alkali metal : basic
alkalinity : of, relating to, containing, or having the properties of an alkali or alkali metal : basic
alkalinization : to make alkaline
alkalinize : to make alkaline
alkalization : alkalinize
alkalize : alkalinize
alkalizer : an alkalinizing agent
alkaloid : any of numerous usually colorless, complex, and bitter organic bases (such as morphine or caffeine) containing nitrogen and usually oxygen that occur especially in seed plants and are typically physiologically active
alkaloidal : any of numerous usually colorless, complex, and bitter organic bases (such as morphine or caffeine) containing nitrogen and usually oxygen that occur especially in seed plants and are typically physiologically active
alkalometry : the quantitative determination of alkaloids
alkalosis : an abnormal condition of increased alkalinity of the blood and tissues
alkamine : amino alcohol
alkane : any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons
alkanet : a European plant (Alkanna tinctoria) of the borage family
Alkanna : a genus of herbs (family Boraginaceae) native to southern Europe with funnel-shaped flowers and pitted or wrinkled nutlets
alkannin : a red crystalline coloring matter C16H16O5 obtained from alkanet and used chiefly in coloring beverages and fatty and oily pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations
alkapton : homogentisic acid
alkaptonuria : a rare recessive metabolic anomaly in humans marked by inability to complete the degradation of tyrosine and phenylalanine resulting in the presence of alkapton in the urine
alkaptonuric : one affected with alkaptonuria
alkekengi :  chinese lantern plant
alkene : any of numerous unsaturated hydrocarbons having one double bond
alkenna : a genus of herbs (family Boraginaceae) native to southern Europe with funnel-shaped flowers and pitted or wrinkled nutlets
alkenyl : any univalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical CnH2n−1 (as 2-butenyl CH3CH:CHCH2−) derived from an alkene by removal of one hydrogen atom
alkermes : the kermes insect
alkide : a binary compound of an alkyl especially with a metal
alkoxide : a basic salt derived from an alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen with a metal
alkoxy : of, relating to, or containing a monovalent radical RO− composed of an alkyl group united with oxygen
alkoxyl : an univalent radical RO (such as methoxyl) composed of an alkyl group united with oxygen
alky alkalinity
alkyd : any of numerous synthetic resins that are used especially for protective coatings and in paint
alkyl : having a monovalent organic group and especially one CnH2n+1 (such as methyl) derived from an alkane (such as methane)
alkylamine : an amine (as methylamine) containing one or more alkyl groups
alkylate : the act or process of introducing one or more alkyl groups into a compound (as to increase octane number in a motor fuel)
alkylation : the act or process of introducing one or more alkyl groups into a compound (as to increase octane number in a motor fuel)
alkylene : a bivalent saturated aliphatic radical (such as ethylene) regarded as derived from an alkene by opening of the double bond or from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from different carbon atoms
alkylic : of or relating to an alkyl
alkylidene : a bivalent aliphatic radical (such as ethylidene) derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom
alkylize : alkylate
alkylogen : alkyl halide
alkyne : any of a series of open-chain hydrocarbons CnH2n−2(such as acetylene) having one triple bond
all : the whole amount, quantity, or extent of
allactite : a mineral consisting of a brownish red basic manganese arsenate Mn7(AsO4)2(OH)8
Allah : god sense 1a
Allamanda : a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having funnel-shaped flowers
Allan : parasitic jaeger
allan : parasitic jaeger
allanite : a mineral consisting of a brown or black monoclinic silicate allied to epidote and containing cerium, thorium, and other rare metals
allanitic : a mineral consisting of a brown or black monoclinic silicate allied to epidote and containing cerium, thorium, and other rare metals
allantochorion : an embryonic membrane consisting of a fused allantois and chorion
allantoic : a vascular fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that is formed as a pouch from the hindgut and that in placental mammals is intimately associated with the chorion in formation of the placenta
allantoid : of or relating to the allantois
allantoidal :  allantoid
Allantoidea : a division of Vertebrata comprising all forms in which the embryo develops a complete allantois
allantoidean : of, relating to, or derived from the allantois
allantoidian : of, relating to, or derived from the allantois
allantoin : a crystalline oxidation product C4H6N4O3 of uric acid used to promote healing of local wounds and infections
allantoinase : an enzyme occurring especially in animals other than mammals that hydrolyzes allantoin
allantois : a vascular fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that is formed as a pouch from the hindgut and that in placental mammals is intimately associated with the chorion in formation of the placenta
allantoxaidin : a crystalline compound C3H3N3O2 derived from allantoxanic acid by decarboxylation; 5-imino-hydantoin
allanturic : an acid C3H4N2O3 obtained as a deliquescent mass by the oxidation of allantoin and in other ways; (carboxy-methylene)-urea
Allasch : a sweet kümmel prepared with flavoring agents not usually found in kümmel (as bitter almonds, angelica root, anise, and orange peel)
allassotonic : temporarily induced by stimulus
allative : denoting motion to or toward
allay : to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
allayment : the action of quieting or alleviating : the state of being quieted or alleviated : mitigation
allegation : the act of alleging something
allegator : one that alleges
allege : to assert without proof or before proving
allegeable : capable of being alleged or affirmed
allegedly : accused but not proven or convicted
allegement : allegation
Alleghenian river 325 miles (523 kilometers) long in western Pennsylvania and southwestern New York uniting with the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
Allegheny river 325 miles (523 kilometers) long in western Pennsylvania and southwestern New York uniting with the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
allegiance : the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
allegiant : the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
allegorical : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of allegory
allegorically : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of allegory
allegoricalness : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of allegory
allegorism : the process or result of allegorizing : the allegorical method of literary interpretation
allegorist : a creator of allegory
allegorization : to give allegorical explanations
allegorize : to give allegorical explanations
allegorizer : to give allegorical explanations
allegory : the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
allegretto : faster than andante but not so fast as allegro
allegro : a musical composition or movement in allegro tempo
allele : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus (see locus sense 3)
allelic : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus (see locus sense 3)
allelism : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus (see locus sense 3)
allelocatalytic : the mutually stimulating effect on the rate of growth and reproduction of two or more microorganisms in a volume of medium as compared to the rate of a single microorganism in a like volume of the same medium
allelomorph : allele
allelomorphic : allele
allelomorphism : allele
alleluia : hallelujah entry 1
alleluiatic : of or relating to a religious alleluia
allemande : a musical composition or movement (as in a baroque suite) in moderate tempo and duple or quadruple time
allemontite : a mineral consisting of an arsenic antimony compound SbAs occurring in metallic-looking reniform masses
Allen Ethan 1738–1789 American Revolutionary soldier
allenarly : solely, only
allene : a gaseous hydrocarbon CH2=C=CH2
Allentiac : of, relating to, or characteristic of a people of the San Juan province of western Argentina
Allentiacan : of, relating to, or characteristic of a people of the San Juan province of western Argentina
aller : a last resource or device
allergen : a substance (such as pollen) that induces allergy
allergenic : a substance (such as pollen) that induces allergy
allergic : of, relating to, affected with, or caused by allergy
allergin : allergen
allergist : a specialist in allergy
allergy : altered bodily reactivity (such as hypersensitivity) to an antigen in response to a first exposure
allerion : an eagle depicted in heraldry with expanded wings but without beak or feet
alleviate : relieve, lessen: such as
alleviation : relieve, lessen: such as
alleviative : tending to alleviate : palliative
alleviator : relieve, lessen: such as
alley : a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes
alleyed : furnished with alleys : forming an alley
alleyway : a narrow passageway
allgood :  good-king-henry
Allhallowtide : the time at or near All Saints' Day
allheal : valerian
alliable : capable of being allied : able to enter into an alliance
Alliaceae : a family of monocotyledonous plants comprising chiefly the genus Allium which is now usually included in the family Liliaceae
alliaceous : resembling garlic or onion especially in smell or taste
alliance : the state of being allied : the action of allying
Alliaria : a genus of Old World herbs (family Cruciferae) having broad undivided leaves, white flowers, and long siliques  — see garlic mustard
allice : a European shad (Alosa alosa) of the Severn and other rivers
alliciency : the quality or power of attracting : attractiveness
allied : having or being in close association : connected
alligator : either of two large carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic, crocodilian reptiles (Alligator mississippiensis of the southeastern U.S. and A. sinensis of China) that have a broad head with a slightly tapered, long, rounded, U-shaped snout and a special pocket in the upper jaw for reception of the enlarged lower fourth tooth
allineate : align
allineation : alignment
Allionia : a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) having opposite entire leaves and small panicled flowers
allision : the action of dashing against or striking upon
alliteral : alliterative
alliterate : to form an alliteration
alliteration : the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
alliterational : alliterative
alliterative : of, relating to, or marked by alliteration
alliteratively : of, relating to, or marked by alliteration
alliterator : one that alliterates especially extensively or characteristically
Allium : any of a large genus (Allium) of bulbous herbs of the lily family including the onion, garlic, chive, leek, and shallot
allivalite : a plutonic rock composed of anorthite and olivine in approximately equal amounts
allness : the quality or state of being complete or universal
Allobroges : a people of Gaul inhabiting the region now known as Savoy and Dauphiné
allocable : capable of being allocated
allocatable : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
allocate : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
allocatee : one to whom material is allocated
allocation : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
allocator : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
allochetite : a porphyritic dike rock containing phenocrysts of labradorite, orthoclase, titanaugite, and nepheline in a dense groundmass of feldspar, augite, and hornblende
allochiria : a condition associated with a central nervous lesion in which sensation is referred to a locus on the side of the body opposite to the place on which the skin is stimulated
allochlorophyll : an isomer of chlorophyll easily formed from the latter
allochromatic : accidentally rather than inherently pigmented : variable in color
allochroous : changing color
allochthonous : of or relating to the rocks of an allochthon
allocochick : shell money used by American Indians of northern California
allocryptic : imitating other objects for concealment by a covering of extraneous things
allocute : to make an allocution
allocution : a formal speech
alloeostropha : irregular strophes or stanzas
alloerotic : sexual feeling or activity directed toward another person
alloerotism : sexual feeling or activity directed toward another person
allogamous : reproducing by cross-fertilization
allogamy : reproducing by cross-fertilization
allogeneity : difference in nature or kind
allogeneous : different in nature or kind
allogenic : involving, derived from, or being individuals of the same species that are sufficiently unlike genetically to interact antigenically
allograph : a letter of an alphabet in a particular shape (such as A or a)
alloiogenesis : alternation of sexual and parthenogenetic generations especially in certain flatworms
alloisomerism : isomerism not explainable by the ordinary structural formulas
allokinesis : passive or reflex movement
allokinetic : passive or reflex movement
allomerism : variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form
allomerous : variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form
allometric : relative growth of a part in relation to an entire organism or to a standard
allometry : relative growth of a part in relation to an entire organism or to a standard
allomorph : one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts
allomorphic : one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts
allomorphism : one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts
allomorphite : a mineral consisting of barite that resembles anhydrite
allonym : a name that is assumed by an author but that actually belongs to another person
allopalladium : palladium that is found in hexagonal tables with gold
allopath : one who practices allopathy
allopathic : relating to or being a system of medicine that aims to combat disease by using remedies (such as drugs or surgery) which produce effects that are different from or incompatible with those of the disease being treated
allopathically : a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by use of remedies (as drugs or surgery) producing effects different from or incompatible with those produced by the disease being treated  — compare homeopathy
allopathy : a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by use of remedies (as drugs or surgery) producing effects different from or incompatible with those produced by the disease being treated  — compare homeopathy
allopatric : occurring in different geographic areas or in isolation
allopatrically : occurring in different geographic areas or in isolation
allopatry : occurring in different geographic areas or in isolation
allopelagic : of or relating to marine organisms occurring irregularly at the surface or at varying depths in response to influences other than temperature
allophanamide :  biuret
allophanates : a salt or ester of allophanic acid
allophane : an amorphous translucent mineral of various colors often occurring in incrustations or stalactite forms and consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate
allophanic : an acid NH2CONHCOOH known only in the form of derivatives (as esters)
allophone : one of two or more variants of the same phoneme
allophylian : Asian or European but neither Indo-European nor Semitic
Allophylus : a genus of tropical trees (family Sapindaceae) with trifoliolate or rarely unifoliolate leaves and small white racemose tetramerous flowers
alloplasm : differentiated active protoplasm (as myofibrils, tonofibrils, and cilia)
alloplasmatic : differentiated active protoplasm (as myofibrils, tonofibrils, and cilia)
alloplasmic : differentiated active protoplasm (as myofibrils, tonofibrils, and cilia)
alloplastic : molding or molded by external factors (as environment)
alloplasty : the capacity for being molded or modified by the external world
allopolyploid : a polyploid individual or strain having a chromosome set composed of two or more chromosome sets derived more or less complete from different species
allopsychic : related mentally to the outside world
allosaur : any of a family (Allosauridae) of large theropod dinosaurs usually having three clawed digits on each arm and leg and living from the Late Jurassic to the early Cretaceous period
Allosaurus : any of a genus (Allosaurus) of very large carnivorous North American theropod dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic period
allose : a synthetic sugar C6H12O6 stereoisomeric with glucose and epimeric with altrose
allosematic : having protective coloration that imitates the coloration of some dangerous or inedible animal
allosome : an atypical chromosome
allosyndesis : pairing at meiosis of nonhomologous chromosomes from the diverse sets of an allopolyploid individual  — compare autosyndesis
allosyndetic : pairing at meiosis of nonhomologous chromosomes from the diverse sets of an allopolyploid individual  — compare autosyndesis
allot : to assign as a share or portion
allotheism : the worship of foreign or unsanctioned gods
Allotheria : a subclass of Mammalia comprising small primitive forms extinct since the early Cenozoic, being usually considered coextensive with the Multituberculata but sometimes extended to include the Protodonta and Triconodonta
allothigenous : allothogenic
allothimorph : any constituent of a metamorphic rock that in the new rock still possesses its original crystal boundaries
allothimorphic : any constituent of a metamorphic rock that in the new rock still possesses its original crystal boundaries
allothogenic : formed elsewhere : derived from preexisting rocks
allothogenous : formed elsewhere : derived from preexisting rocks
allotment : the act of allotting something : apportionment
Allotriognathi : an order or suborder of oceanic teleost fishes comprising the opah, the dealfishes, ribbonfishes, and related forms
allotriomorphic : marked by a form different from the normal or expected because of development in special circumstances
allotriophagia : pica
allotriophagy : pica
allotrope : a form showing allotropy
allotrophic : having an altered and especially a lowered nutritive value
allotropic : the existence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase
allotropically : the existence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase
allotropize : to change from one allotropic form to another
allotropy : the existence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase
allottable : capable of being allotted
allottee : one to whom an allotment is made
allotter : to assign as a share or portion
allotype : an alloantigen that is part of a plasma protein (such as an antibody)
allover : covering the whole extent or surface
allow : permit
allowable : permissible
allowably : permissible
allowance : a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expenses
allowedly : by allowance : admittedly
alloxan : a crystalline compound C4H2N2O4 causing diabetes mellitus when injected into experimental animals
alloxanate : a salt or ester of alloxanic acid
alloxanic : a crystalline acid C4H4N2O5 formed by hydrolysis of alloxan; 4-hydroxy-4-hydantoin-carboxylic acid
alloxantin : a crystalline compound C8H6N4O82H2O formed by oxidation of uric acid and by reaction of alloxan and dialuric acid
alloxuric : related to alloxan and urea
alloy : the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
alloyage : the act or art of alloying
allozooid : a zooid differing from its parent
allseed : any of several many-seeded plants: such as
allspice : the berry of a West Indian tree (Pimenta dioica) of the myrtle family
allthing : altogether
allthorn : a spiny much-branched shrub (Koeberlinia spinosa) found in the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico
allude : to make indirect reference
allure : to entice by charm or attraction
allurement : to entice by charm or attraction
allurer : one that allures
alluring : having a strongly attractive or enticing quality
alluringly : to entice by charm or attraction
allusion : an implied or indirect reference especially in literature
allusive : characterized by or containing allusion : making implied or indirect references
allusively : characterized by or containing allusion : making implied or indirect references
allusiveness : characterized by or containing allusion : making implied or indirect references
alluvia : clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water
alluvial : relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
alluviate : to cover with alluvium
alluviation : the process that results in deposits of clay, silt, sand, or gravel at places in rivers or estuaries, or along the shores of lakes or seas, where stream velocity is decreased
alluvion : the wash or flow of water against a shore
alluvious : alluvial
alluvium : clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water
allwhere : everywhere
allwhither : in all directions
allwork : a domestic who does general housework
Ally : to unite or form a connection or relation between : associate
ally : to unite or form a connection or relation between : associate
allyl : being or containing the unsaturated monovalent radical CH2CHCH2−
allylamine : a pungent strongly basic liquid C3H7N used in the synthesis of some pharmaceuticals (as mercurial diuretics)
allylate : to introduce allyl into
allylation : the act or process of allylating
allylene : methylacetylene
allylic : involving or characteristic of an allyl radical
allylthiourea : a white crystalline compound C4H8N2S used especially formerly to promote absorption of scar tissue
Alma river 50 miles (80 kilometers) long in southwestern Crimea flowing into the Black Sea
alma river 50 miles (80 kilometers) long in southwestern Crimea flowing into the Black Sea
Almach : a group of stars of the second magnitude that is seen in the constellation of Andromeda
almaciga : a tall Philippine timber tree (Agathis philippinensis) yielding a hard resin
almacigo : gumbo-limbo sense 1
almagest : any of several early medieval treatises on a branch of knowledge
almanac : a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other information
almandine : almandite
almandite : a deep red garnet consisting of an iron aluminum silicate
almemar : a platform in a Jewish synagogue bearing the reading desk from which are read the Pentateuch and the Prophets
Almerian : of or relating to Neolithic and Aeneolithic cultures of Almería province, Spain
almeriite : natroalunite
almightily : in an almighty manner
almightiness : having absolute power over all
almighty : having absolute power over all
almique : an acana (Manilkara albescens) with hard compact heavy deep red wood
almirah : cabinet, wardrobe
Almohad : a member of a Muslim Berber sect and dynasty that established its rule in North Africa and Spain in the 12th and 13th centuries, opposed anthropomorphic theology, and taught the absolute unity of God
Almohade : a member of a Muslim Berber sect and dynasty that established its rule in North Africa and Spain in the 12th and 13th centuries, opposed anthropomorphic theology, and taught the absolute unity of God
Almohades : a member of a Muslim Berber sect and dynasty that established its rule in North Africa and Spain in the 12th and 13th centuries, opposed anthropomorphic theology, and taught the absolute unity of God
almoign : frankalmoign
Almon : a tall Philippine timber tree (Shorea eximia) with soft yellowish white wood
almon : a tall Philippine timber tree (Shorea eximia) with soft yellowish white wood
almond : the drupaceous fruit of a small tree (Prunus dulcis synonym P. amygdalus) of the rose family with flowers and young fruit resembling those of the peach
almondy : like an almond
almoner : one who distributes alms
almonry : a usually ecclesiastical building set aside for the distribution of alms
Almoravid : a member of a Muslim dynasty of North Africa that flourished 1049–1145, led a religious reform along orthodox Islamic lines, and established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
Almoravide : a member of a Muslim dynasty of North Africa that flourished 1049–1145, led a religious reform along orthodox Islamic lines, and established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
Almoravides : a member of a Muslim dynasty of North Africa that flourished 1049–1145, led a religious reform along orthodox Islamic lines, and established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
almost : very nearly but not exactly or entirely
almous : alms
alms : something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
almsdeed : an act of giving alms
almsgiver : something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
almsgiving : something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
almshouse : a privately financed home for the poor
almsman : a recipient of alms
almucantar : a small circle of the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon and connecting all points of equal altitude
almuce : an ecclesiastical hood lined with fur worn commonly in the pre-Reformation era by canons and also by various other ecclesiastics
almud : any of various old Portuguese and Spanish units of capacity varying as a dry measure from about 2 to 21 quarts and as a liquid measure from about 5 to 32 quarts
almude : any of various old Portuguese and Spanish units of capacity varying as a dry measure from about 2 to 21 quarts and as a liquid measure from about 5 to 32 quarts
alnage : measurement of cloth by the ell especially with official inspection and certification
alnager : a onetime officer in England whose duty it was to inspect and attest the measure and quality of woolen cloth
alnico : a powerful permanent-magnet alloy containing iron, nickel, aluminum, and one or more of the elements cobalt, copper, and titanium
alnoite : a rare basaltic dike rock of the composition of a melilite-basalt having phenocrysts of biotite, augite, and olivine in a groundmass of melilite and augite
Alnus : a genus of alders (family Betulaceae) found in the north temperate zone and the Andes and having toothed leaves, a 4-parted calyx, and a woody conelike fruit
Alocasia : a genus of tropical Asian herbs (family Araceae) with basal long-petioled often showy leaves, a glaucous boat-shaped spathe, and reddish berries
alod : alodium
alodial : of or relating to alodium
alodialism : the alodial system
alodialist : a proprietor holding an alodium
alodiality : the quality or state of being alodial
alodially : by alodial tenure
alodiary : one that holds an alodium
alodification : the change in the title to lands from feudal tenure to complete ownership
alodium : a form of estate among 11th century Anglo-Saxons in which absolute possession and control were vested in the holder
aloe : agarwood
aloeroot : colicroot
aloeswood : agarwood
aloetic : using, consisting of, containing, or belonging to aloes
aloewood : geiger tree
aloft : at or to a great height
alogia : inability to speak : difficulty in speaking : reduced fluency of speech
Alogian : one of the Alogi
alogical : being outside the bounds of that to which logic can apply
alogically : being outside the bounds of that to which logic can apply
alogism : anything that is contrary or indifferent to logic
aloin : a bitter yellow crystalline cathartic obtained from the aloe and containing one or more glycosides (as barbaloin)
aloisiite : a mineral consisting of hydrous subsilicate of calcium, ferrous iron, magnesium, and sodium occurring in amorphous brown-to-violet masses
aloma : a light brown to yellowish brown that is darker than bran and duller than pablo
alone : separated from others : isolated
aloneness : separated from others : isolated
along : in a line matching the length or direction of
alongshore : along the shore or coast
alongside : along the side : in parallel position
alongst : along
Alonsoa : a genus of often shrubby tropical American plants (family Scrophulariaceae) with showy red flowers in terminal racemes
aloof : removed or distant either physically or emotionally
aloofly : removed or distant either physically or emotionally
aloofness : the quality or state of being aloof or emotionally distant
aloose : not knowing what to do : not having anything in particular to do 
alopecia : loss of hair, wool, or feathers
Alopecias : loss of hair, wool, or feathers
alopecoid : like a fox : vulpine
Alopecurus : a genus of grasses found in temperate regions and having slender culms, flat leaves, and soft spikes  — see meadow foxtail
Alopias : a monotypic genus of elasmobranch fishes that comprises the thresher sharks and is usually included in the Lamnidae but sometimes made the type and sole representative of a separate family
Alosa : a genus of fishes (family Clupeidae) comprising the shads
Alouatta : a genus of monkeys comprising the howler monkeys
alouatte : howler monkey
aloud : with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard
alow : below
Aloysia : lemon verbena
alp : a high rugged mountain
alpaca : a domesticated mammal (Vicugna pacos synonym Lama pacos) especially of Peru that is probably descended from the vicuña
alpeen : cudgel
Alpen section of the Alps mountain system in southern Switzerland in the cantons of Bern and Valais between Lake Thun and Brienz on the north and the valley of the upper Rhône River on the south  — see finsteraarhorn
alpenglow : a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains
alpenhorn : a straight wooden horn 5 to 14 feet (about 1.5 to 4.3 meters) in length used chiefly by Swiss herdsmen
alpenstock : a long iron-pointed staff used in mountain climbing
alpestrine : growing at high elevations but not above the timber line : subalpine
alpha : the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
alphabet : a set of letters or other characters with which one or more languages are written especially if arranged in a customary order
alphabetarian : a learner or student of the alphabet : abecedarian
alphabetic : arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet
alphabetical : arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet
alphabetically : arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet
alphabetics : the science dealing with the representation of spoken sounds by means of letters
alphabetiform : having the form of an alphabet : resembling letters
alphabetism : the use of letters as symbols:
alphabetist : one that studies or invents alphabets
alphabetization : the act or process of alphabetizing
alphabetize : to arrange alphabetically
alphabetizer : to arrange alphabetically
Alphard : an orange star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra
Alphecca : a white binary star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Corona Borealis
Alpheratz : a white binary star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Andromeda
alphitomorphous : resembling barley meal
Alphonse : a pair of persons exhibiting an excessive usually exaggerated politeness or deference to each other especially about not taking precedence
Alphonsine : relating to the set of astronomical tables prepared in 1252 by order of Alfonso X, king of León and Castile
Alphonso : a small mango grown in India that has yellowish skin and bright orange flesh
alphorn : a straight wooden horn 5 to 14 feet (about 1.5 to 4.3 meters) in length used chiefly by Swiss herdsmen
Alpine : a plant native to alpine or boreal regions that is often grown for ornament
alpine : a plant native to alpine or boreal regions that is often grown for ornament
Alpinia : a large genus of herbs (family Zingiberaceae) found in Asia, Australia, and Polynesia with showy very irregular flowers and large aromatic rootstocks  — see galingale
Alpinism : mountain climbing in the Alps or other high mountains
Alpinist : a mountain climber specializing in high, difficult ascents
alpist : the seed of canary grass
Alpujarra : an antique or modern Spanish rug embroidered in woolen or silken loops on canvas
alraun : mandrake sense 1
already : prior to a specified or implied past, present, or future time : by this time : previously
alright : all right
alrighty : all right entry 1 sense 2
alroot : noni sense 1
Alsatia region and former province in northeastern France between the Rhine River and Vosges Mountains
Alsatian : relating to, situated in, inhabiting, or coming from Alsace
alsbachite : a porphyritic aplite sometimes containing garnets
Alsinaceae : a family of herbs having opposite entire leaves and small mostly perfect flowers with distinct sepals, clawless petals, and capsular fruits, often included in the Caryophyllaceae
alsinaceous : of or relating to the family Alsinaceae or genus Alsine
Alsine : a genus (the type of the family Alsinaceae) of herbs that includes the chickweeds and stitchworts and is equivalent to Stellaria or to a combination of Stellaria and Arenaria of other classifications
also : likewise sense 1
Alsophila : a large genus of tree ferns (family Cyatheaceae) found in tropical mountainous regions having ample finely divided fronds bearing naked sori
Alstonia : a genus of trees or shrubs (family Apocynaceae) found in tropical Asia, Australia, and Polynesia having white funnel-shaped flowers and including several (especially A. constricta) whose bark has been used medicinally for its antiperiodic and antipyretic properties (as in the treatment of malaria)
alstonine : an alkaloid C21H20N2O4 found in the bark of a tree of the genus Alstonia (A. constricta)
alstonite : bromlite
Alstroemeria : any of a genus (Alstroemeria) of tropical South American herbs of the lily family that are often cultivated for their clusters of showy variegated flowers
alt alternate
Altaic : of or relating to the Altai Mountains
Altair : the brightest star in the constellation Aquila
altaite : a mineral consisting of lead telluride PbTe tin-white when untarnished and usually occurring massive with cubic cleavage
Altamira caverns containing prehistoric artwork in northern Spain west-southwest of Santander
altar : a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship
altarage : the offerings made upon an altar or to a church
altarist : one that attends at an altar
altarpiece : a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar
altarwise : as an altar is usually placed
altazimuth : a telescope mounted so that it can swing horizontally and vertically
alter : to make different without changing into something else
alterability : to make different without changing into something else
alterable : to make different without changing into something else
alterably : to make different without changing into something else
alterant : alterative
alteration : the act or process of altering something
alterative : a drug used empirically to alter favorably the course of an ailment
altercate : to dispute angrily or noisily : wrangle
altercation : a noisy, heated, angry dispute
alterer : to make different without changing into something else
alterity : otherness
altern : acting by turns : alternate
alternacy : alternation
alternance : alternation
alternant : alternating
Alternanthera : a genus of low herbs (family Amaranthaceae) chiefly of tropical America and Australia with inconspicuous flowers  — see alligator weed
Alternaria : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) producing chains of dark conidia tapering at the upper end and arranged like bricks
alternate : occurring or succeeding by turns
alternately : by turns one after the other
alternating : occurring by turns or in succession
alternatingly : occurring by turns or in succession
alternation : the act or process of alternating or causing to alternate
alternative : offering or expressing a choice
alternatively : offering or expressing a choice
alternativeness : offering or expressing a choice
alternativity : the power to choose between two courses of action
alternator : an electric generator for producing alternating current
alterne : one of a group of adjoining plant communities usually sharply differentiated from one another
alterocentric : allocentric
Althaea :  rose of sharon
althaein : a crystalline pigment obtained from the hollyhock having a bronze luster but being blue in alkaline solution
Althea : a genus of Old World herbs of the mallow family that have terminal spikelike clusters of showy flowers and include the hollyhock and marshmallow
althea : a genus of Old World herbs of the mallow family that have terminal spikelike clusters of showy flowers and include the hollyhock and marshmallow
althein : a crystalline pigment obtained from the hollyhock having a bronze luster but being blue in alkaline solution
altho : in spite of the fact that : even though
althorn : an alto saxhorn
although : in spite of the fact that : even though
Altica : a genus of flea beetles usually of blue or green color
Alticamelus : a genus of large long-necked American Miocene camels
altigraph : an altimeter equipped with a recording mechanism
altilik : a coin formerly used in Turkey that was originally of silver and was equivalent to 6 piasters
altimeter : an instrument for measuring altitude
altimetry : an instrument for measuring altitude
altingiaceous : hamamelidaceous
altiplano : a high plateau or plain : tableland
altisonant : lofty or pompous : high-sounding
altissimo : in the octave beginning with the third G above middle C
altitude : the vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite
altitudinal : the vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite
alto : countertenor
altogether : wholly, completely
altrices : altricial birds
altricial : being hatched or born or having young that are hatched or born in a very immature and helpless condition so as to require care for some time
altrose : a synthetic syrupy sugar C6H12O6 stereoisomeric with glucose and epimeric with allose
altruism : unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
altruist : one that adheres to or practices altruism: such as
altruistic : relating to or given to altruism:
altruistically : relating to or given to altruism:
altun mountain range of western China in southern Xinjiang Uygur; highest peak about 25,000 feet (7620 meters)
aludel : one of the pear-shaped or bottle-shaped pots open at both ends so that the neck can be fitted into the bottom of another similar pot in succession used to form a condenser in sublimation processes
alula : a specialized structure of the upper leading edge of a bird's wing that consists of a tuft of short, stiff flight feathers attached to the movable first wing digit corresponding to the thumb and that facilitates flight, landing, and maneuverability at slow speeds : bastard wing
alulet : alula sense 2
alum : a potassium aluminum sulfate KAl(SO4)2·12H2O or an ammonium aluminum sulfate NH4Al(SO4)2·12H2O used especially for its astringent and styptic properties
alumbloom : alumroot sense 1
alumiferous : aluminiferous
alumina : the oxide of aluminum Al2O3 that occurs both in pure form as corundum and in hydrated forms (as in bauxite)
aluminate : a compound of alumina with a metallic oxide
aluminic : of or relating to aluminum
aluminide : a binary compound of aluminum and another element
aluminiferous : containing alum or aluminum
aluminite : a hydrous aluminum sulfate Al2SO4(OH)4·7H2O usually occurring in white compact reniform masses
aluminium : aluminum
aluminize : to treat or coat with aluminum
aluminography : algraphy
aluminosilicate : a combined silicate and aluminate
aluminosis : a lung disease caused by the inhalation of dusts of certain aluminum compounds
aluminothermic : of or relating to aluminothermy
aluminothermics : aluminothermy
aluminothermy : a process of producing great heat and strong chemical reduction by oxidizing finely divided aluminum with oxygen taken from another metal, this metal being thus reduced from its oxide (as molten iron is obtained from iron oxide in welding by the Thermit process)
aluminotype : a relief-surface printing plate made by forcing molten aluminum alloy into a plaster-of-paris mold made from the surface to be duplicated
aluminous : of, relating to, or containing alum or aluminum
aluminum : a silver-white metallic chemical element with atomic number 13 that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidation
alumna : a girl or woman who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university
alumnae : a girl or woman who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university
alumnal : of or relating to alumni or alumnae
alumni : a person who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university
alumnus : a person who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university
alumohydrocalcite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous calcium aluminum carbonate CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4. 2H2O and occurring as white chalky radiating masses
alumroot : any of a genus (Heuchera) of North American herbs of the saxifrage family having basal rounded or lobed toothed leaves
alunite : a mineral that consists of a hydrous potassium aluminum sulfate and occurs in massive form or in rhombohedral crystals
alunogen : a mineral consisting of a white fibrous aluminum sulfate Al2(SO4)3·18H2O frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries
alupag : a common Philippine timber tree (Euphoria didyma) with sweet edible fruit, the wood being used especially for making combs
Alur : a cattle-breeding people of the Nile basin north of Lake Albert
alure : passage, gallery, ambulatory
alurgite : a manganese mica of purplish color
alushtite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate and occurring in bluish or greenish claylike crusts and veins
aluta : a soft tawed leather
alutaceous : having the quality or color of tawed leather
alvar : the plant community consisting typically of mosses and calciphilous herbaceous plants that grows on steppelike shallow alkaline soils overlying Scandinavian limestones
alveloz : the milky sap of a Brazilian plant (Euphorbia heterodoxa) used as a folk remedy in the treatment of cancerous ulcers
alveola : a small depression or pit: such as
alveolar : of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli
alveolariform : alveoliform
alveolary : alveolar
alveolate : pitted like a honeycomb
alveolation : pitted like a honeycomb
alveole : alveolus
alveolectomy : surgical excision of a portion of an alveolar process usually as an aid in fitting dentures
alveoli : a small cavity or pit: such as
alveoliform : shaped like an alveolus
alveolite : a fossil coral of Alveolites or a related genus
Alveolites : a genus of fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks having massive or branching bodies with compressed thin-walled corallites
alveolitis : inflammation of one or more alveoli especially of the lung
alveolocondylean : of or relating to the plane which passes through the occipital condyles and the alveolar point
alveolonasal : of or relating to the alveolar point and the nasion
alveolus : a small cavity or pit: such as
alveus : a thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus
alway : always
always : at all times : invariably
alypin : amydricaine or its hydrochloride
Alyssum : any of a genus (Alyssum) of Eurasian herbs of the mustard family with small usually yellow racemose flowers
Alytes : a genus of toads (family Discoglossidae) comprising the obstetrical toads of southwestern Europe
am America; American
ama : a Japanese diver especially for pearls or food
amaas : variola minor
amability : lovableness
amacrinal : of, relating to, or being an amacrine cell
amacrine : of, relating to, or being an amacrine cell
amadelphous : gregarious
amadou : punk entry 3 sense 2
amah : a female servant in eastern Asia
Amahuaca : a Panoan people of Brazil and Peru
amain : with all one's might
amala : a minor official of a lawcourt
amalaka : a bulbous or melonlike ornament terminating the shikaras of medieval Indian temples
Amalfian commune and port on the Gulf of Salerno, Campania, Italy population 5527
amalgam : a mixture of different elements
amalgamate : to unite in or as if in an amalgam
amalgamation : the action or process of uniting or merging two or more things : the action or process of amalgamating
amalgamationist : an advocate of racial amalgamation
amalgamative : characterized by or tending to amalgamation
amalgamator : to unite in or as if in an amalgam
amalgamize : amalgamate
Amalrician : a member of a sect of pantheists founded by the French philosopher Amalric of Bena
amaltas :  cassia fistula
amamau : a small Hawaiian tree fern (Sadleria cyatheoides) of the family Cyatheaceae having petioles which yield soft hairs used for the same purposes as pulu
amandin : the typical protein of sweet almonds and peach kernels with the properties of a globulin
amang : among
amani : Indian government estates or other sources of revenue not leased or farmed out  — compare zamindari
Amanist : a member of the religious communal Amana Society organized in Germany in 1714, located at Amana, Iowa, in 1855, and known to the members as the Community of True Inspiration
Amanita : any of a genus (Amanita) of white-spored basidiomycetous fungi that typically have a volva and an annulus about the stipe and include some deadly poisonous forms
amanitin : a highly toxic peptide that is produced by the death cap and that selectively inhibits mammalian RNA polymerase
Amanitopsis : a genus of agarics distinguished by the absence of an annulus and being with a few exceptions poisonous
amanori : an alga or a product prepared from algae of the genus Porphyra comprising purple gelatinous seaweeds that are dried and pressed and are important as food in Japan
amanous : having no hands
amanuenses : one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript
amanuensis : one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript
amapa state of northern Brazil northwest of the Amazon Delta and bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, French Guiana, and Suriname; capital Macapá area 54,965 square miles (142,359 square kilometers), population 669,526
Amara : a large genus of phytophagous ground beetles (family Carabidae) of oblong-ovate form, medium size, and usually bronze color
amaranth : any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowers and including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds
Amaranthaceae : a cosmopolitan family of herbs and low shrubs (order Caryophyllales) having bracteate flowers in dense clusters for which many members are cultivated
amaranthine : of or relating to an amaranth
Amaranthus : a large genus of coarse herbs (family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) including some which produce pollen that is an important hay fever allergen
amarantite : a hydrous ferric sulfate FeSO4(OH)·3H2O of amaranth color
amarelle : any of several cultivated cherries derived from the sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) and distinguished from the morellos by their colorless juice
amarevole : with bitterness
amargoso : the bark of the goatbush
amarillo city in northwestern Texas population 190,695
amaroid : any bitter vegetable extractive of definite chemical composition other than an alkaloid or glucoside
amaroidal : relating to bitters or having a bitter taste
amaryllid : a plant of the family Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidaceae : a family of plants (order Liliales) found mostly in tropical regions and having perfect showy flowers with the tube of the perianth adnate to the ovary
amaryllidaceous : of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae
amaryllideous : a plant of the family Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis : an autumn-flowering South African bulbous herb (Amaryllis belladonna of the family Amaryllidaceae, the amaryllis family) that is grown in gardens for its clusters of large, fragrant, usually white or pink flowers which resemble lilies and are borne on long, solid, leafless stems : belladonna lily
amass : to collect for oneself : accumulate
amasser : to collect for oneself : accumulate
amassment : to collect for oneself : accumulate
amastia : the absence or underdevelopment of the mammary glands
amateur : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession
amateurish : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession
amateurishly : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession
amateurishness : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession
amateurism : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession
Amati : a violin made by a member of the Amati family of Cremona
amative : strongly moved by love and especially sexual love : amorous sense 1
amatively : strongly moved by love and especially sexual love : amorous sense 1
amativeness : strongly moved by love and especially sexual love : amorous sense 1
amatol : an explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene
amatory : of, relating to, or expressing sexual love
amatrice : a gem cut from variscite and its surrounding matrix
amatungula :  natal plum
amaurosis : partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye
amaurotic : partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye
amaze : to fill with wonder : astound
amazed : feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
amazedly : feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
amazement : a feeling of astonishment : the quality or state of being amazed
Amazilia : a genus of large hummingbirds chiefly of Central America that includes several (such as Amazilia beryllina and Amazilia yucatanensis) that range as far north as the southern U.S.
amazing : causing astonishment, great wonder, or surprise
amazingly : to an amazing degree
Amazon : a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
Amazona : a large genus of tropical American parrots
Amazonian : relating to, resembling, or befitting an Amazon or an amazon
Amazonism : the assumption by women of habits and occupations usually regarded as masculine
amazonite : an apple-green or bluish-green variety of microcline
amba : a Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Uganda
ambage : ambiguity, circumlocution
ambagious : roundabout, circuitous
ambagiously : roundabout, circuitous
ambalam : a Sri Lankan resthouse for travelers
ambar : a butterfly lily (Hedychium coronarium)
ambaree : a canopied howdah
ambarella : a tropical tree (Spondias dulcis synonym Spondias cytherea of the family Anacardiaceae, the cashew family) that is native to Polynesia and Melanesia and is widely cultivated for its edible ovoid fruit which has a slightly sour, yellowish skin and pulp
ambassade : the mission of an ambassador or those sent on a mission
ambassador : an official envoy
ambassadorial : an official envoy
ambassadorship : an official envoy
ambassadress : a woman who is an ambassador
ambatch : a rapidly growing thorny tree (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) of the Nile valley valued for its white pithlike wood
ambatoarinite : a mineral 5SrCO3·4(Ce, La, Di)2(CO3)3·(Ce, La, Di)2O3 consisting of an orthorhombic carbonate of the cerium metals and strontium
ambay : an Argentine timber tree (Cecropia adenopus) with light soft wood
ambeer : tobacco juice
amber : a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is used chiefly in making ornamental objects (such as beads)
amberfish : any of numerous tropical or subtropical fishes of Seriola or related genera (family Carangidae)  — compare amberjack, yellowtail
ambergris : a waxy substance found floating in or on the shores of tropical waters, believed to originate in the intestines of the sperm whale, and used in perfumery as a fixative
amberoid : a material consisting of small pieces of amber or sometimes other resins united by heat and pressure
ambicolorate : exhibiting ambicoloration
ambicoloration : an abnormal development of color or pigmentation on the eyeless and ordinarily whitish side of any flatfish of the families Pleuronectidae and Soleidae
ambidexter : one that takes bribes or fees from both sides
ambidexterity : the quality or state of being ambidextrous
ambidextrous : using both hands with equal ease or dexterity
ambidextrously : using both hands with equal ease or dexterity
ambience : a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
ambiens : a thigh muscle of certain birds having the tendon passing over the knee and connecting with the tendon of a muscle that bends the toes so that the body weight on perching causes the knee to bend and the feet to clasp the perch on which the bird sits
ambient : existing or present on all sides : encompassing
ambiguity : the quality or state of being ambiguous especially in meaning
ambiguous : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ambiguously : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ambiguousness : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ambilateral : relating to or affecting both sides : bilateral
ambilaterality : relating to or affecting both sides : bilateral
ambilian : ambilanak
ambiopia : diplopia
ambisyllabic : partly in the first and partly in the second or not assignable to one only of two consecutive syllables
ambit : circuit, compass
ambitendency : a tendency to act in opposite ways or directions : the presence of opposing behavioral drives
ambition : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power
ambitionless : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power
ambitious : having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous
ambitiously : having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous
ambitiousness : having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous
ambitty : devitrified
ambitus : the exterior edge or periphery (as of a leaf, a bivalve shell, or the test of a sea urchin)
ambivalence : simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
ambivalency : ambivalence
ambivalent : having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone : characterized by ambivalence
ambivert : a person having characteristics of both extrovert and introvert
amble : to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
ambler : to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
ambling : to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
Amblycephalidae : a small family of tropical nonvenomous broad-headed snakes with extremely large eyes and very long delicate teeth occasionally considered a colubrid subfamily Amblycephalinae  — see blunthead
amblychromatic : lightly staining
amblygonite : a mineral (Li, Na)AlPO4(F, OH) consisting of basic lithium aluminum phosphate commonly containing sodium and fluorine and occurring in white cleavable masses
Amblyomma : a genus of ixodid ticks including the lone star tick (A. americanum) of the southern United States and the African bont tick (A. hebraeum)
amblyope : an individual affected with amblyopia
amblyopia : reduced vision typically in one eye that results from the brain suppressing input from the affected eye due to unequal visual signals from each eye (as from strabismus or anisometropia) leading to poor development of visual acuity in the affected eye
amblyopic : reduced vision typically in one eye that results from the brain suppressing input from the affected eye due to unequal visual signals from each eye (as from strabismus or anisometropia) leading to poor development of visual acuity in the affected eye
Amblyopsis : a genus (the type of the family Amblyopsidae) of small blanched sightless fishes related to the killifishes and including the blindfish of Mammoth Cave
amblyoscope : an instrument for training amblyopic eyes to function properly
amblypod : an ungulate of the order or suborder Amblypoda
Amblypoda : an order or suborder of extinct ungulates found in the Eocene rocks chiefly of North America having very small smooth brains and some of them resembling the elephants in size and in the structure of their limbs but having horns as well as long tusks
amblypodous : of or relating to the Amblypoda
Amblyrhynchus : a genus of iguanid lizards containing only one species (A. cristatus) of the Galápagos islands
amblystegite : a variety of hypersthene
ambo : a large pulpit or reading desk in early churches and in contemporary Greek and Balkan churches standing on the gospel side of the nave and often having its counterpart on the epistle side
amboceptor : an antibody that lyses an antigen (as a bacterium) in combination with complement
Ambocoelia : a genus of small smooth or spinose plano-convex fossil brachiopods characteristic of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks
Amboina : a mottled curly-grained wood of a southeast Asian tree (Pterocarpus indicus) of the legume family
Amboinese island of eastern Indonesia in the Moluccas south of Ceram area 314 square miles (816 square kilometers)
ambomalleal : relating to the ambos and malleus
ambon island of eastern Indonesia in the Moluccas south of Ceram area 314 square miles (816 square kilometers)
ambonite : a mineral consisting of cordierite-bearing hornblende-biotite-andesite
ambos : a large pulpit or reading desk in early churches and in contemporary Greek and Balkan churches standing on the gospel side of the nave and often having its counterpart on the epistle side
ambrain : a crystalline triterpenoid alcohol C30H51OH obtained from ambergris
ambrein : a crystalline triterpenoid alcohol C30H51OH obtained from ambergris
ambrette : a French dessert pear having a musky odor
ambrite : a fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand
Ambrose Saint 339–397 bishop of Milan
ambrose Saint 339–397 bishop of Milan
ambrosia : the food of the Greek and Roman gods
ambrosiac : ambrosial
Ambrosiaceae : a family of herbs comprising all the composites (as ragweeds) that have the flower head subtended by an involucre of separate or united bracts and the stamens separate or merely connivent  — see compositae
ambrosiaceous : of or relating to Ambrosiaceae
ambrosial : the food of the Greek and Roman gods
ambrosially : the food of the Greek and Roman gods
Ambrosian Saint 339–397 bishop of Milan
ambrosian Saint 339–397 bishop of Milan
ambrosin : a Milanese gold or silver coin of the late 13th and early 14th centuries featuring a depiction of St. Ambrose
ambrosine : a resinous hydrocarbon mineral that is a variety of amber
ambrotype : a positive picture made of a photographic negative on glass backed by a dark surface
ambry : pantry
ambsace : the lowest throw at dice
ambulacral : of, relating to, or being any of the radial areas of echinoderms along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and elements of the water-vascular system
ambulacriform : like an ambulacrum in shape
ambulacrum : an ambulacral area or part
ambulance : a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick
ambulant : moving about : ambulatory
ambulate : to move from place to place : walk
ambulation : the act, action, or an instance of moving about or walking
ambulatorial : ambulatory
ambulatory : able to walk about and not bedridden
ambuscade : ambush
ambuscader : ambush
ambush : to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
ambusher : to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
ambushment : to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
Ambystoma : a genus (the type of the family Ambystomidae) of common salamanders confined to America and characterized by amphicoelous vertebrae, short prevomers, and internal fertilization
ame American English
amebiform : amoeboid
Amedeo 1873–1933 Duca
ameen : a confidential agent
Ameiurus : a genus of freshwater catfishes comprising the North American bullheads
Ameiva : a genus of New World lizards (family Teiidae)
Amelanchier : a genus of shrubs and trees (family Rosaceae) with showy usually racemose white flowers and sweet edible pomes resembling small berries  — see juneberry
amelcorn : emmer
Amelia island at the northeastern tip of Florida in the Atlantic
amelia island at the northeastern tip of Florida in the Atlantic
ameliorant : a substance that aids plant growth primarily by improving the physical condition of the soil
ameliorate : to make better or more tolerable
amelioration : to make better or more tolerable
ameliorative : to make better or more tolerable
ameliorator : to make better or more tolerable
ameloblast : one of a group of columnar epithelial cells that produce and deposit enamel on the surface of a developing vertebrate tooth
ameloblastic : one of a group of columnar epithelial cells that produce and deposit enamel on the surface of a developing vertebrate tooth
amelus : a limbless fetus
amenability : liable to be brought to account : answerable
amenable : liable to be brought to account : answerable
amenably : liable to be brought to account : answerable
amend : to put right
amendable : capable of being amended : able to be revised or altered
amendatory : corrective
amende : reparation for a crime or injury formerly consisting in such a formal and humiliating acknowledgment of offense and apology as will restore the injured or offended honor of the one wronged
amender : to put right
amendment : the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
amends : compensation for a loss or injury : recompense
amene : agreeable, pleasing
amenity : something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
amenorrhea : abnormal absence or suppression of menses
amenorrheic : abnormal absence or suppression of menses
amenorrhoea : abnormal absence or suppression of menses
ament : catkin
amentaceous : resembling an ament
amental : amentaceous
amentia : intellectual disability
Amentiferae : a group, class, or other category including the dicotyledonous plants that bear aments
amentiferous : catkin
amentiform : having the shape of an ament
amentum : a thong or cord attached to a javelin for aid in casting
amerce : to punish by a fine whose amount is fixed by the court
amercement : to punish by a fine whose amount is fixed by the court
amerciament : amercement
America either continent (North America or South America) of the western hemisphere
American : an American Indian of North America or South America
Americana : materials concerning or characteristic of America, its civilization, or its culture
Americanese : american english
Americanism : a characteristic feature of American English especially as contrasted with British English
Americanist : a specialist in American culture or history
Americanistic : relating to America as a subject of study
Americanitis : excessive nervous tension
Americanization : the act or process of Americanizing
Americanize : to cause to acquire or conform to American characteristics
Americanizer : one entrusted with or engaged in Americanizing immigrants or resident aliens in the U.S.
Americanly : in a distinctively American way
Americanoid : resembling or having the form of something American
americium : a radioactive metallic element produced artificially by bombarding plutonium with high-energy neutrons  — see Chemical Elements Table
Amerind American Indian
Amerindian : american indian
amerism : the quality or state of being ameristic
ameristic : undifferentiated
amesite : an apple-green chlorite mineral (Mg, Fe)4Al4Si2O10(OH)8 occurring in foliated hexagonal plates
Ametabola : a group of insects that includes certain primitive orders (as Thysanura) that undergo an inconspicuous metamorphosis
ametabolian : a group of insects that includes certain primitive orders (as Thysanura) that undergo an inconspicuous metamorphosis
ametabolic : lacking metamorphosis
ametabolism : development without or with minimal metamorphosis (as in the Ametabola)  — compare holometabolism
ametabolous : lacking metamorphosis
amethyst : a clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone
amethystine : a clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone
ametrope : an ametropic individual
ametropia : an abnormal refractive condition (such as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism) of the eye in which images fail to focus upon the retina
ametropic : an abnormal refractive condition (such as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism) of the eye in which images fail to focus upon the retina
Amex American Stock Exchange
amgarn : an ancient stone implement supposed to have served as a guard or ferrule for the shaft or butt of a spear
amherstite : a plutonic syenodiorite rock whose feldspar is andesine-antiperthite
Ami : court friend : insincere friend
ami : court friend : insincere friend
Amia : a genus of primitive fishes (family Amiidae) containing the bowfin as its only surviving species
amiability : friendly, sociable, and congenial
amiable : friendly, sociable, and congenial
amiableness : friendly, sociable, and congenial
amiably : friendly, sociable, and congenial
amianthine : of, relating to, or like amianthus
amianthoid : resembling fine silky asbestos
amianthus : fine silky asbestos
amic : a compound (as carbamic acid) that is both an amide and an acid
amicability : characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
amicable : characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
amicableness : characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
amicably : characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
amical : friendly
amice : a liturgical vestment made of an oblong piece of cloth usually of white linen and worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb
amicron : one of the smallest particles detectable with the ultramicroscope (about 1×10−7 cm in diameter)
amicronucleate : lacking a micronucleus
amid : in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among
amidase : an enzyme that hydrolyzes acid amides usually with the liberation of ammonia
amidate : to convert into an amide
amidation : to convert into an amide
amide : an inorganic compound derived from ammonia by replacement of an atom of hydrogen with another element (such as a metal)
amidic : an inorganic compound derived from ammonia by replacement of an atom of hydrogen with another element (such as a metal)
amidine : any of various strong monobasic compounds containing an amino and an imino group attached to the same carbon atom and having the general formula RC(=NH)NH2
Amidism : the Buddhist cult of Amitabha that promises rebirth in paradise to its followers and emphasizes salvation by faith  — see pure land
Amidist : of or relating to Amidism
amido : relating to or containing an organic amide group
amidogen : the radical NH2 derived from ammonia especially as detected in the free state  — compare amido, amino
amidol : a colorless crystalline salt C6H3(NH2)2OH·2HCl used chiefly as a photographic developer; the dihydrochloride of 2,4-diamino-phenol
amidophosphoric : an acid PONH2(OH)2 derived from phosphoric acid by replacement of one hydroxyl group by an amido group 
amidopyrine : aminopyrine
amidoxime : the oxime of an amide having the general formula RC(=NOH)NH2
amidships : in or toward the part of a ship midway between bow and stern
amidst : in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among
amidstream : in midstream
Amigo : friend
amimia : loss or impairment of the power of communicating thought by gestures, due to cerebral disease or injury
aminate : a compound with an amine
amination : a compound with an amine
amine : any of a class of basic organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of hydrogen with one or more monovalent hydrocarbon radicals  — compare amide sense 2
aminic : of or relating to an amine or the amino group
aminize :  aminate
amino : relating to, being, or containing an amine group
aminoacetic : glycine
aminoacidemia : a condition in which the concentration of amino acids in the blood is abnormally increased
aminoaciduria : a condition in which one or more amino acids are excreted in excessive amounts
aminoazobenzene : a yellow solvent dye C6H5N=NC6H4NH2
aminobenzoic : any of three crystalline derivatives C7H7NO2 of benzoic acid
aminocaproic : a drug C6H13NO2 that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly 
aminolysis : ammonolysis or any analogous decomposition in which an amine takes the place of ammonia
aminolytic : ammonolysis or any analogous decomposition in which an amine takes the place of ammonia
aminophenol : any of three crystalline compounds NH2C6H4OH derived from phenol, distinguished as ortho-aminophenol, meta-aminophenol, and para-aminophenol, and used as dye intermediates, the para compound being also used as a fur and hair dye and as a photographic developer
aminoplast : amino plastic
aminoplastic : a plastic or synthetic resin (as a urea-formaldehyde resin) made from amino or amido compounds usually excluding the polyamides
aminopyrine : a crystalline compound C13H17N3O formerly used to relieve pain and fever but now largely abandoned for this purpose because of the occurrence of fatal agranulocytosis as a side effect in some users
Amir : a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
amir : a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
Amish : of or relating to a strict sect of Mennonites who were followers of Amman and settled in America chiefly in the 18th century
Amishgo :  amusgo
amiss : in a mistaken way : wrongly
amissibility : capability of being lost : likelihood of being lost
amissible : capable of being lost : likely to be lost
amitosis : cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without spindle formation or appearance of chromosomes
amitotic : cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without spindle formation or appearance of chromosomes
amitotically : cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without spindle formation or appearance of chromosomes
amity : friendship
amixia : absence of interbreeding (as that resulting from geographical isolation)
amla : emblic
amman city and capital of Jordan northeast of the Dead Sea population 627,505
Ammanite : an Amish Mennonite
ammeter : an instrument for measuring electric current especially in amperes
Ammi : a small genus (the type of the family Umbelliferae) of branched annual herbs of the Mediterranean region and the North Atlantic islands with pinnate or pinnatifid leaves and compound umbels  — see bishop's weed
Ammiaceae : a family of plants coextensive with Umbelliferae
ammiaceous : a family of plants coextensive with Umbelliferae
ammine : a molecule of ammonia as it exists in a coordination complex
ammo : ammunition
Ammobium : a small genus of Australian herbs (family Compositae) with yellow flowers and silvery foilage  — see winged everlasting
ammocoete : the larva of any of various lampreys
ammocoetes : the larva of any of various lampreys
ammocoetid : the larva of any of various lampreys
ammocoetoid : the larva of any of various lampreys
Ammodytes : a genus (the type of the family Ammodytidae) of percomorph fishes containing the typical sand launces
ammodytoid : a genus (the type of the family Ammodytidae) of percomorph fishes containing the typical sand launces
ammonal : an explosive containing chiefly ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and powdered aluminum
ammonate : to combine with ammonia to form only one product without decomposition (as in ammonolysis) of the ammonia
ammonation : to combine with ammonia to form only one product without decomposition (as in ammonolysis) of the ammonia
ammonia : a pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH3 that is very soluble in water and can easily be condensed to a liquid by cold and pressure
ammoniacal : of, relating to, containing, or resembling ammonia
ammoniate : to combine or impregnate with ammonia or an ammonium compound
ammoniation : to combine or impregnate with ammonia or an ammonium compound
ammonification : the act or process of ammoniating
ammonifier : a bacterium that produces ammonia from organic matter containing nitrogen
ammonify : the act or process of ammoniating
ammoniojarosite : a member of the jarosite group of minerals in which ammonium replaces potassium
Ammonite : any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
ammonite : any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
Ammonites : any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
ammonitic : any of a subclass (Ammonoidea) of extinct cephalopods especially abundant in the Mesozoic age that had flat spiral shells with the interior divided by septa into chambers
ammoniticone : ammonite entry 1 sense 1
ammonitiferous : containing ammonites
Ammonitish : of or relating a Semitic people (the Ammonites) who in Old Testament times lived east of the Jordan between the Jabbok and the Arnon : ammonite entry 2
ammonitoid : resembling an ammonite
ammonium : an ion NH4+ derived from ammonia by combination with a hydrogen ion and known in compounds (such as salts) that resemble in properties the compounds of the alkali metals
ammono : of or relating to compounds considered as bearing to ammonia relations analogous to those that certain other compounds bear to water
ammonoid : ammonite
Ammonoidea : an order of extinct chiefly Mesozoic Tetrabranchia comprising cephalopods having an external chambered shell that is either straight or variously curved or coiled  — see ammonite entry 1
ammonoidean : an order of extinct chiefly Mesozoic Tetrabranchia comprising cephalopods having an external chambered shell that is either straight or variously curved or coiled  — see ammonite entry 1
ammonolysis : a chemical reaction similar to hydrolysis in which ammonia reacts with another compound usually to form an amine
ammonolytic : a chemical reaction similar to hydrolysis in which ammonia reacts with another compound usually to form an amine
ammonolyze : to subject to ammonolysis
Ammophila : a sand wasp of the genus Sphex
ammophilous : living or growing in the sand or in dry sandy places
ammunition : the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from guns
amnesia : loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
amnesic : loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
amnestic : amnesic
amnesty : the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
amnia : a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid
amniac : amniotic
amnic : amniotic
amniocentesis : the surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus to obtain amniotic fluid especially for the determination of fetal sex or chromosomal abnormality
amnion : a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid
amnionic : amniotic
Amniota : any of a group (Amniota) of vertebrates that undergo embryonic or fetal development within an amnion and include the birds, reptiles, and mammals
amniote : any of a group (Amniota) of vertebrates that undergo embryonic or fetal development within an amnion and include the birds, reptiles, and mammals
amniotic : a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid
amoeba : any of a large genus (Amoeba) of naked rhizopod protozoans with lobed and never anastomosing pseudopodia, without permanent organelles or supporting structures, and of wide distribution in fresh and salt water and moist terrestrial environments
amoebae : any of a large genus (Amoeba) of naked rhizopod protozoans with lobed and never anastomosing pseudopodia, without permanent organelles or supporting structures, and of wide distribution in fresh and salt water and moist terrestrial environments
Amoebaea : a subclass of Sarcodina comprising the Amoebina and Testacea
amoebiasis : infection with or disease caused by amoebas (especially Entamoeba histolytica)
amoebic : any of a large genus (Amoeba) of naked rhizopod protozoans with lobed and never anastomosing pseudopodia, without permanent organelles or supporting structures, and of wide distribution in fresh and salt water and moist terrestrial environments
amoebicide : a substance used to kill or capable of killing amoebas and especially parasitic amebas
amoebid : an amoeba or amoebalike animal
amoebiform : amoeboid
Amoebobacter : a genus of purple sulfur bacteria (family Thiorhodaceae) having spherical or elongated cells that are aggregated in amoeboid colonies without an enclosing capsule and that occur in mud and stagnant water
amoebocyte : a cell (such as a phagocyte) having amoeboid form or movements
amoeboid : resembling an amoeba specifically in moving or changing in shape by means of protoplasmic flow
amoebula : a small amoeba
amok : an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
amole : a plant part (such as a root) possessing detergent properties and serving as a substitute for soap
Amomis : a genus of aromatic tropical American trees (family Myrtaceae) with large leathery leaves and small axillary flowers
amomum : a large genus of herbs (family Zingiberaceae) found in tropical regions of the Old World and differing from members of the genus Zingiber only in having the anther cells divergent and the connective between them not long-spurred
among : in or through the midst of : surrounded by
amongst : in or through the midst of : surrounded by
amontillado : a medium dry sherry
amor :  cupid , cherub sense 3
amoraic : of or relating to the amoraim
amoraim : one of a group of rabbis (a.d. 250–500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia and whose discussions are recorded in the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds  — compare sabora, tanna
amoral : having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
amoralism : having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
amoralist : one who professes the doctrine of amoralism
amorality : having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
amoretto : cupid, cherub sense 2a
Amoreuxia : a genus of herbs or undershrubs (family Cochlospermaceae) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico having palmate leaves and large flowers
amorist : a devotee of love and especially sexual love : gallant
amoristic : a devotee of love and especially sexual love : gallant
Amorite : a member of one of various Semitic peoples living in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine during the third and second millennia b.c.
Amoritic :  amorite
Amoritish :  amorite
amorosity : amorousness
amoroso : with tenderness
amorous : strongly moved by love and especially sexual love
amorously : strongly moved by love and especially sexual love
amorousness : strongly moved by love and especially sexual love
Amorpha : a genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Leguminosae) with odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers, the corolla being reduced to one petal  — see false indigo, leadplant
amorphic : amorphous
amorphinism : the condition caused by depriving an addict of morphine
amorphism : the quality or state of being amorphous
Amorphophallus : a genus of tropical East Indian aroids having a mottled flowering spathe in advance of the large compound leaf and often attaining a height of several feet  — see krubi
amorphophyte : a plant producing irregular or anomalous flowers
amorphous : having no definite form : shapeless
amorphously : having no definite form : shapeless
amorphousness : having no definite form : shapeless
amorphus : a fetus without head, heart, or limbs
amorphy : amorphism
amort : being at the point of death
amortisseur : damper winding
amortizable : to pay off (an obligation, such as a mortgage) gradually usually by periodic payments of principal and interest or by payments to a sinking fund
amortization : the act or process of amortizing
amortize : to pay off (an obligation, such as a mortgage) gradually usually by periodic payments of principal and interest or by payments to a sinking fund
amortizement : amortization
Amos : a Hebrew prophet of the eighth century b.c.
amotion : removal of a specified object from a place or position
amount : to be the same in meaning or effect as
amour : a usually illicit love affair
amourette : a trifling or ephemeral love affair
amovability : capability of being removed from a given position
amovable : removable
amove : to cause to be agitated (as with excitement)
Amoy : the dialect of Chinese spoken in and near Xiamen (Amoy) in southeastern China
Amoyese : a native or inhabitant of Amoy (Xiamen), China
ampalaya : bitter melon
ampangabeite : a mineral consisting of a tantalo-niobate (as of yttrium, erbium, or uranium) occurring in reddish brown rectangular prisms
ampelite : a black earth rich in pyrites used by the ancients to kill insects on vines
ampelitic : a black earth rich in pyrites used by the ancients to kill insects on vines
Ampelopsis : a genus of woody climbers (family Vitaceae) closely related to Vitis and distinguished by the separate petals and the absence of adhesive disks on the tendrils
amper : swelling, blotch
amperage : the strength of a current of electricity expressed in amperes
ampere : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric current that is equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second or to the steady current produced by one volt applied across a resistance of one ohm
amperemeter : ammeter
ampersand : a character typically & standing for the word and
ampherotokous : of or relating to ampherotoky
ampherotoky : parthenogenesis in which both male and female offspring are produced  — compare arrhenotoky , thelytoky
amphetamine : a racemic compound C9H13N or one of its derivatives (such as dextroamphetamine or methamphetamine) that is a stimulant of the central nervous system, is often abused illicitly, and is used clinically especially in the form of its sulfate C9H13N·H2SO4 to treat attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy and formerly as a short-term appetite suppressant
amphiarthrodial : characterized by amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis : a slightly movable articulation (as a symphysis or a syndesmosis)
amphiaster : the achromatic figure of mitotic cell division especially in animal cells in which two asters are connected by a spindle
amphibalus : chasuble
Amphibia : amphibians
amphibian : an amphibious organism
amphibichnite : the fossil track of an extinct amphibian
amphibiety : the quality or state of being amphibious
amphibiological : of or relating to amphibiology
amphibiology : the branch of zoology that deals with the Amphibia
amphibion : an amphibian aircraft
amphibiotic : terrestrial in the adult stage but aquatic as a larva or nymph
amphibious : combining two characteristics
amphibiously : combining two characteristics
amphibiousness : combining two characteristics
amphiblastic : characterized by complete but unequal segmentation
amphiblastula : a free-swimming larva of certain sponges that is essentially a blastula with small flagellated cells in one hemisphere and large nonflagellated cells in the other
Amphibola : a genus of marine snails common in New Zealand having a rough turbinate shell and being unique among Pulmonata in possessing a well-developed operculum
amphibole : hornblende
amphibolia : amphibology
amphibolic : having an uncertain or irregular outcome
amphiboliferous : containing or producing amphibole
amphibolite : a usually metamorphic rock consisting essentially of amphibole
amphibological : characterized by the ambiguity found in an amphibology : ambiguous, equivocal
amphibologically : characterized by the ambiguity found in an amphibology : ambiguous, equivocal
amphibology : a sentence or phrase (such as "nothing is good enough for you") that can be interpreted in more than one way
amphibolous : capable of two meanings
amphiboly : amphibology
amphibrach : a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables in quantitative verse or of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables in accentual verse
amphibrachic : a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables in quantitative verse or of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables in accentual verse
Amphicarpa : a genus of North American and Asian vines (family Leguminosae) having trifoliate leaves and small white or violet flowers and bearing both aerial and hypogeous pods
amphicarpic : producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening
amphicarpium : an archegonium that persists after fertilization to form a fruit envelope
amphicarpogenous : producing fruit aboveground which becomes buried before the time of ripening
amphicarpous : producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening
amphicentric : converging at both ends
amphichrome : a plant that produces flowers of different colors on the same stalk (as certain of the sweet williams)
amphicoelian : amphicoelous
amphicoelous : biconcave
amphicondylous : provided with two condyles
amphicrania : pain affecting both sides of the head  — compare hemicrania
amphicribral : having the phloem surrounding the xylem
amphictyon : a deputy to an amphictyonic council
amphictyonic : an association of neighboring states in ancient Greece to defend a common religious center
amphictyony : an association of neighboring states in ancient Greece to defend a common religious center
Amphicyon : a genus (the type of the family Amphicyonidae) of Miocene and Pliocene Carnivora intermediate between the dogs and the bears  — see bear dog
amphicyrtic : having both sides convex
amphicytula : a zygote capable of holoblastic unequal cleavage
amphid : one of a pair of circular depressions situated laterally at the anterior end of aquatic nematodes and believed to be chemoreceptors
amphidesmous : provided with two ligaments
amphidetic : extending both before and behind the beak
amphidiploid : an interspecific hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent form
amphidiploidy : an interspecific hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent form
amphidisc : a spicule having a stellate disk at each end found in the reproductive bodies of freshwater sponges of the genus Spongilla and in some of the Hyalospongiae
Amphidiscophora : an order of Hyalospongiae comprising sponges with an anchoring root tuft and with amphidisks but no hexasters among the spicules
amphierotic : of, relating to, or manifesting amphierotism
amphierotism : capacity of erotic reaction toward either sex
amphigastrium : one of the small appressed stipulelike leaves on the ventral side of the stem in certain liverworts  — compare jungermanniales
amphigastrula : a gastrula developed from an amphicytula
amphigean : found in both hemispheres : cosmopolitan
amphigene : leucite
amphigenesis : amphigony
amphigenetic : amphigony
amphigenous : occurring on both surfaces of the leaves of an infected plant
amphigenously : occurring on both surfaces of the leaves of an infected plant
amphigonic : reproducing sexually
amphigonous : reproducing sexually
amphigony : sexual reproduction
amphigory : a nonsense verse or composition : a rigmarole with apparent meaning which proves to be meaningless
amphigouri : a nonsense verse or composition : a rigmarole with apparent meaning which proves to be meaningless
amphikaryon : a cell nucleus containing two haploid groups of chromosomes
amphimacer : a trisyllabic foot consisting of a short syllable between two long syllables in quantitative verse or of an unstressed syllable between two stressed syllables in accentual verse
amphimictic : capable of interbreeding freely and of producing fertile offspring
amphimictically : capable of interbreeding freely and of producing fertile offspring
amphimixis : the union of gametes in sexual reproduction
Amphineura : a class of bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks sometimes considered an order of Gastropoda, comprising the chitons and their related forms, having two lateral and two ventral nerve cords, and being commonly divided into the Polyplacophora and the Aplacophora
amphineurous : a class of bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks sometimes considered an order of Gastropoda, comprising the chitons and their related forms, having two lateral and two ventral nerve cords, and being commonly divided into the Polyplacophora and the Aplacophora
amphinucleus : a cell nucleus that contains a large karyosome
Amphion : a musician of Greek mythology who builds the walls of Thebes by charming the stones into place with his lyre
Amphioxi : any of a genus (Branchiostoma) of lancelets
Amphioxides : a formerly recognized genus of pelagic lancelets mistakenly based on larvae of the genus Asymmetron
amphioxus : any of a genus (Branchiostoma) of lancelets
amphiphloic : having phloem both internal and external to the xylem
amphiplatyan : flat at both ends
Amphipleura : a genus of diatoms (family Naviculaceae) that includes one species (A. pellucida) which is distinguished by a finely striate and punctate frustule often used to test the resolving power of microscope lenses
amphiploid : having at least one complete diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent species
amphiploidy : having at least one complete diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent species
amphipneustic : having both gills and lungs throughout life
Amphipnous : a genus of teleost fishes (order Symbranchii) comprising the cuchia
amphipod : any of a large order (Amphipoda) of small crustaceans (such as the sand flea) with a laterally compressed body
Amphipoda : a large group, usually an order, of malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) comprising the beach fleas and related forms; being mostly of small size with laterally compressed body, four anterior pairs of thoracic limbs directed forward, and three posterior pairs directed backward and upward, the thoracic limbs bearing gills; being usually aquatic in fresh or salt water, and a few (as the whale louse) being parasitic
amphipodiform : resembling an amphipod
amphiprostyle : having columns at each end only
amphiprotic : amphoteric
Amphirhina : a primary division of Vertebrata having double nasal chambers and including all vertebrates except the lancelets and cyclostomes
amphirhinal : a primary division of Vertebrata having double nasal chambers and including all vertebrates except the lancelets and cyclostomes
amphirhine : a primary division of Vertebrata having double nasal chambers and including all vertebrates except the lancelets and cyclostomes
amphisarca : a many-celled and many-seeded indehiscent fruit that is pulpy within and has a hard or woody rind (as the melon or the calabash)
amphisbaena : a serpent in classical mythology having a head at each end and capable of moving in either direction
amphisbaenic : a serpent in classical mythology having a head at each end and capable of moving in either direction
amphiscians : the inhabitants of the tropics
amphiscii : the inhabitants of the tropics
amphispore : a modified urediniospore that is characteristic of certain rusts of arid regions and that functions as a resting spore
amphistomatic : having stomata on both surfaces
amphistome : any of the suborder Amphistomata of digenetic trematodes
amphistomous : having a sucker at each extremity
amphistylar : marked by columniation consisting of free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of the structure and across the full ends or sides
amphistylic : having the upper jaw partly free from the brain case and braced by the hyomandibular cartilage (as in certain primitive sharks)  — compare autostylic, hyostylic
amphitene : zygotene
amphitheater : an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
amphitheatral : amphitheatric
amphitheatric : an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
amphitheatrical : an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
amphitheatrically : an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
amphithecial : of or relating to the amphithecium
amphithecium : the external layer of cells surrounding the sporogenous tissue in the sporangium of a moss
amphithyron : a veil or curtain before the doors of the iconostasis in the Eastern Church
amphitriaene : a sponge spicule with three divergent rays at each end  — see triaene
amphitrichous : having flagella at both ends
Amphitrite : a genus of tube-inhabiting marine annelid worms having branching gills and many tentacles anterior to the mouth
amphitropous : having the ovule inverted but with the attachment near the middle of one side  — compare anatropous
Amphitryon : the husband of Alcmene
Amphiuma : a genus (coextensive with the family Amphiumidae) of amphibians including only the congo snakes
amphivasal : having the xylem surrounding the phloem
amphivorous : eating both animal and vegetable food
ampholyte : an amphoteric electrolyte
amphophil : an amphophilic cell
amphophilic : staining with both acid and basic dyes : neutrophil
amphophilous : staining with both acid and basic dyes : neutrophil
amphora : an ancient Greek jar or vase with a large oval body, narrow cylindrical neck, and two handles that rise almost to the level of the mouth
amphoric : resembling the sound made by blowing across the mouth of an empty bottle
amphoricity : resembling the sound made by blowing across the mouth of an empty bottle
amphoteric : partly one and partly the other
ample : generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
ampleness : generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
amplexicaudate : having the whole tail included in the interfemoral web
amplexicaul : sessile with the base or with stipules surrounding the stem from which it arises  — compare perfoliate
amplexifoliate : having amplexicaul leaves
amplexus : the mating embrace of some amphibians (such as frogs and toads) in which the male typically takes a position on the back of the female and tightly grasps onto the female with his front legs
ampliate : widened, enlarged
ampliation : enlargement, amplification
ampliative : adding in the predicate something not contained in the meaning of the subject term : synthetic
amplidyne : a direct-current generator that by the use of compensating coils and a short circuit across two of its brushes precisely controls a large power output whenever a small power input is varied in the field winding of the generator
amplification : an act, example, or product of amplifying
amplifier : one that amplifies
amplify : to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
amplitude : the extent or range of a quality, property, process, or phenomenon: such as
amply : generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
ampongue : woolly lemur
ampoule : a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to hold a solution for hypodermic injection
ampul : a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to hold a solution for hypodermic injection
ampulla : a glass or earthenware flask with a globular body and two handles used especially by the ancient Romans to hold ointment, perfume, or wine
ampullaceous : resembling an ampulla : shaped like a flask or bladder
ampullar : a glass or earthenware flask with a globular body and two handles used especially by the ancient Romans to hold ointment, perfume, or wine
ampullary : a glass or earthenware flask with a globular body and two handles used especially by the ancient Romans to hold ointment, perfume, or wine
ampullate : having an ampulla : shaped like a flask
ampullated : having an ampulla : shaped like a flask
ampulliform : shaped like a flask : dilated
ampullula : a minute ampulla (as of the lymphatics or lacteals)
amputate : to remove by or as if by cutting
amputation : to remove by or as if by cutting
amputator : one that amputates
amputee : one that has had a limb amputated
ampyx : a genus of small blind Ordovician trilobites with a long spine at the anterior end of the head
amra : a hog plum (Spondias mangifera) of India
amrita : a sweetened water used by the Sikhs as a sacred drink and as baptismal water
Amritsar city of northern India in northwestern Punjab population 975,695
Amsonia : a genus of herbs (family Apocynaceae) having a milky juice, alternate entire leaves, and showy bluish flowers in terminal cymes, one species (A. tabernaemontana) being common in the southeastern U.S.
amt amount
amuck : an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
amuguis : a timber tree (Koordersiodendron pinnatum) of the family Anacardiaceae found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, and New Guinea
amula : a vessel for eucharistic wine offered by the people in the early Christian church
amulet : a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
amuletic : functioning as an amulet
amuse : to entertain or occupy in a light, playful, or pleasant manner
amused : pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)
amusedly : pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)
amusement : a means of amusing or entertaining
amuser : to entertain or occupy in a light, playful, or pleasant manner
amusette : an obsolete light rifled fieldpiece
Amusgo : a people of the coast of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico
amusia : a condition marked by inability to produce music
amusing : giving amusement : diverting
amusingly : giving amusement : diverting
amusingness : giving amusement : diverting
amusive : tending to amuse or to tickle the fancy or excite mirth : amusing
amusively : tending to amuse or to tickle the fancy or excite mirth : amusing
amyelia : congenital absence of the spinal cord
amyelinic : unmyelinated
amyelonic : lacking a spinal cord
amygdal : almond : almond family
amygdala : the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that is part of the limbic system and consists of an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe
Amygdalaceae : a family of trees and shrubs comprising those plants of the family Rosaceae (as the plum, peach, and almond) that have a single pistil with united carpels and a characteristic drupe
amygdalaceous : a family of trees and shrubs comprising those plants of the family Rosaceae (as the plum, peach, and almond) that have a single pistil with united carpels and a characteristic drupe
amygdalase : an enzyme found in the bitter almond that contributes to the hydrolysis of amygdalin to hydrocyanic acid
amygdalectomy : surgical removal of the amygdala
amygdalin : a white crystalline cyanogenic glucoside C20H27NO11 found especially in the seeds of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond  — compare laetrile
amygdaline : of, relating to, or resembling an almond
amygdaloid : almond-shaped
amygdaloidal : of, being, or containing small cavities in igneous rock that are filled with deposits of different minerals (such as chalcedony)
amygdalotomy : destruction of part of the amygdala of the brain (as for the control of epilepsy) especially by surgical incision
Amygdalus : a small genus of Asian trees and shrubs including those plants of the genus Prunus (as the peach and almond) that have numerous stamens, an often velvety exocarp, and a deeply grooved stone
amygdule : one of the rounded nodules occurring in an amygdaloid
amyl : any of various isomeric alkyl radicals C5H11− derived from pentane
amylaceous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of starch : starchy
amylase : any of a group of enzymes (such as amylopsin) that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch and glycogen or their intermediate hydrolysis products
amylene : tertiary amyl alcohol
amylidene : pentylidene
amyliferous : bearing or producing starch
amylin : a pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles
amylo : any of various isomeric alkyl radicals C5H11− derived from pentane
amylodextrin : an intermediate product of the hydrolysis of starch that is soluble in water and gives a blue color with iodine
amyloid : a waxy translucent substance consisting primarily of protein that is deposited in some animal organs and tissues under abnormal conditions (such as Alzheimer's disease)  — compare beta-amyloid
amyloidosis : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
amyloleucite : leucoplast
amylolysis : characterized by or capable of the enzymatic splitting of starch into soluble products
amylolytic : characterized by or capable of the enzymatic splitting of starch into soluble products
amylopectin : a component of starch that has a high molecular weight and branched structure and does not tend to gel in aqueous solutions
amyloplast : a colorless plastid that forms and stores starch
amylopsin : the amylase of the pancreatic juice
amylose : a component of starch characterized by its straight chains of glucose units
amylum : a starch grain
Amynodon : a genus of Eocene perissodactyls related to the rhinoceros but hornless and having the canines developed into curved tusks
amynodont : a genus of Eocene perissodactyls related to the rhinoceros but hornless and having the canines developed into curved tusks
amyotonia : deficiency of muscle tone
amyotrophia : atrophy of a muscle
amyotrophic : a rare progressive degenerative fatal disease affecting the motor neurons, usually beginning in middle age, and characterized especially by increasing and spreading muscular weakness and atrophy 
amyotrophy : atrophy of a muscle
Amyraldism : a liberal form of Calvinism distinguished by its doctrines of universal atonement and universal salvation
amyrin : either of two crystalline isomeric triterpenoid alcohols C30H49OH found especially in Manila elemi and dandelion roots and distinguished as alpha-amyrin and beta-amyrin
Amyris : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Rutaceae) with compound leaves and white flowers
amyroot :  indian hemp
an : a entry 2
Ana : of each an equal quantity
ana : of each an equal quantity
Anabaena : a genus of freshwater cyanobacteria (family Nostocaceae) having cells in beadlike filaments and often contaminating reservoirs
Anabaptism : the doctrine or practices of the Anabaptists
Anabaptist : a Protestant sectarian of a radical movement arising in the 16th century and advocating the baptism and church membership of adult believers only, nonresistance, and the separation of church and state
anabaptize : to baptize over again : rechristen
Anabas : a genus (the type of a family Anabantidae) comprising small perchlike freshwater spiny-finned fishes of southeastern Asia and Africa and often being placed with a few related fishes in a separate suborder of the Percomorphi  — see climbing perch
anabasine : an insecticidal liquid alkaloid C10H14N2 related to nicotine and found in tobacco and in a nearly leafless Asian subshrub (Anabasis aphylla) of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae)
anabasis : a going or marching up : advance
anabata : a hooded cope worn especially in outdoor processions in the Eastern Church
anabathmos : one of the gradual psalms in the Eastern Church
anabatic : moving upward : rising
anaberoga : a root disease and collar rot of the areca palm attributed to a pore fungus (Fomes lucidus)
anabibazon : the ascending node of the moon's orbit with the ecliptic
anabiosis : a state of suspended animation induced in some organisms by desiccation
anabiotic : a state of suspended animation induced in some organisms by desiccation
Anableps : a genus of tropical American saltwater and freshwater fishes comprising the four-eyed fishes, being closely related to the topminnows but constituting a separate family, and having the eyes divided into an upper and lower division by the growth of two processes of the iris across the pupil and a band of conjunctiva across the cornea, the upper part serving to see objects in the air, the lower part to see objects under water
anabohitsite : a variety of olivine-pyroxenite rock containing hypersthene, hornblende, and about 30 percent of ilmenite and magnetite
anabolic : marked by or promoting metabolic activity concerned with the biosynthesis of complex molecules (such as proteins or nucleic acids) : relating to, characterized by, or stimulating anabolism
anabolin : a product of an anabolic process
anabolism : the constructive part of metabolism concerned especially with macromolecular synthesis  — compare catabolism
anabolite : a product of an anabolic process
anabolize : to perform anabolism
anabranch : a diverging branch of a river which reenters the main stream or which loses itself in sandy soil
anacahuita : a small aromatic tree (Cordia boissieri) found in Texas and Mexico, having yellowish white flowers, and used medicinally
anacahuite : a small aromatic tree (Cordia boissieri) found in Texas and Mexico, having yellowish white flowers, and used medicinally
anacanthine : of or belonging to the Anacanthini
Anacanthini : an order or suborder of teleost fishes having all the rays of the median and pelvic fins soft and jointed, the pelvic fins thoracic or jugular in position, and the air bladder, when present, usually without a duct, and comprising the codfishes, hakes, and their related forms and formerly sometimes including the flounders and soles
anacanthous : an order or suborder of teleost fishes having all the rays of the median and pelvic fins soft and jointed, the pelvic fins thoracic or jugular in position, and the air bladder, when present, usually without a duct, and comprising the codfishes, hakes, and their related forms and formerly sometimes including the flounders and soles
Anacardiaceae : a widely distributed family of trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) comprising the sumacs, cashews, and related plants and having compound leaves, small regular dioecious or perfect flowers, and drupaceous fruits
anacardiaceous : a widely distributed family of trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) comprising the sumacs, cashews, and related plants and having compound leaves, small regular dioecious or perfect flowers, and drupaceous fruits
anacardic : a brown crystalline vesicant phenolic acid found as the principal constituent of cashew nutshell liquid, held to consist of a mixture of unsaturated derivatives of salicylic acid, and converted to cardanol by decarboxylation
Anacardium : a small genus of tropical American trees (the type of the family Anacardiaceae) having kidney-shaped fruit borne at the apex of a fleshy receptacle  — see cashew
anachromasis : the mitotic nuclear transformations leading to formation of the metaphase plate  — compare katachromasis
anachronic : an error in chronology
anachronism : an error in chronology
anachronistic : an error in chronology
anachronistically : an error in chronology
anachronous : an error in chronology
anachronously : an error in chronology
anacidity : achlorhydria
anaclasis : an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in ionic rhythms
anaclastic : capable of springing back
anaclinal : descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the strata
anaclitic : of, relating to, or characterized by the direction of love toward an object (such as the mother) that satisfies nonsexual needs (such as hunger)
anacoluthia : anacoluthon
anacoluthic : syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence
anacoluthically : syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence
anacoluthon : syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence
anaconda : a large semiaquatic constricting snake (Eunectes murinus) of the boa family of tropical South America that may reach a length of 30 feet (9.1 meters)
Anacreon circa 582–circa 485 b.c. Greek poet
Anacreontic : a poem in the manner of Anacreon
anacrisis : an investigation of truth in a civil law case in which the interrogation and inquiry are often accompanied by torture
Anacrogynae : a group of liverworts including all the thalloid members of the Juneermanniaceae  — compare acrogynae
anacrogynae : a group of liverworts including all the thalloid members of the Juneermanniaceae  — compare acrogynae
anacrogynous : having the archegonia arising below the apex of the stem and not involving the apical cell
anacromyodian : having the intrinsic syringeal muscles inserted on the dorsal ends of the bronchial semirings
anacrotic : relating to, being, or characterized by a sphygmographic pulse tracing in which the ascending part of the curve is marked by a secondary notch
anacrotism : an abnormality of the blood circulation characterized by a secondary notch in the ascending part of a sphygmographic tracing of the pulse
anacrusis : one or more syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry that are regarded as preliminary to and not a part of the metrical pattern
anaculture : a mixed bacterial culture
Anacyclus : a small genus of annual herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region having dissected leaves and white or yellow flowers
anadem : a wreath for the head : garland
anadiplosis : repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next (as in "rely on his honor—honor such as his?")
anadromous : ascending rivers from the sea for breeding
anaerobe : an anaerobic organism
anaerobia : anaerobe
anaerobian : anaerobic
anaerobic : living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen
anaerobically : living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen
anaerobion : anaerobe
anaerobiont : anaerobe
anaerobiosis : life in the absence of air or free oxygen
anaerobiotic : anaerobic
anaerobiotically : anaerobic
anaerobium : anaerobe
anaesthetically : of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
anagalactic : extragalactic
Anagallis : a genus of 15 species of chiefly Old World herbs (family Primulaceae) having mostly opposite leaves and small axillary 5-parted rotate flowers  — see pimpernel sense 2
anagenesis : evolutionary change producing a single lineage in which one taxon replaces another without branching  — compare cladogenesis
anagignoskomena : the Old Testament Apocrypha
anaglyph : a sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief
anaglyphic : a sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief
anaglyphics : anaglyphy sense 1
anaglyphoscope : a pair of spectacles for viewing an anaglyph
anaglyphy : art of carving, chasing, or embossing in relief
anaglyptic : anaglyphic
anaglyptical : anaglyphic
anaglyptics : anaglyphy
anaglyptograph : an instrument for the mechanical execution from any embossed object of an engraving giving the proper appearance of relief
anaglyptography : an instrument for the mechanical execution from any embossed object of an engraving giving the proper appearance of relief
anaglypton : anaglyph
anagnorisis : the point in the plot especially of a tragedy at which the protagonist recognizes his or her or some other character's true identity or discovers the true nature of his or her own situation
anagnost : a cleric in the first of the minor orders of the Eastern Church who reads lessons aloud from the Epistles or the Old Testament in the liturgy
anagoge : interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense
anagogic : interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense
anagogical : interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense
anagogically : interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense
anagogy : interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense
anagram : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
anagrammatic : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
anagrammatical : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
anagrammatically : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
anagrammatism : the formation of anagrams
anagrammatist : a maker of anagrams
anagrammatize : to transpose the letters in (a word or phrase) so as to form an anagram
anagrams : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
Anagyris : a small genus of shrubs (family Leguminosae) of the Mediterranean region having trifoliolate leaves, yellow flowers, and narrow compound pods  — see bean trefoil sense 1
anahau : a tall Philippine palm (Livistona rotundifolia) yielding a valuable wood used for golf clubs, a fiber used for bowstrings, and leaves used for thatching and for hats and fans
anal : of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anus
analabos : a cloak decorated with crosses worn by monks in the Eastern Church
analcime : a white or slightly colored mineral that consists of hydrated silicate of sodium and aluminum and occurs in various igneous rocks in massive form or in crystals
analcimite : a rock occurring in the Cyclades that originally was probably a nephelite-syenite but is now altered and contains over 50 percent of analcime
analcite : analcime
analcitite : olivine-free analcime basalt
analecta : selected miscellaneous written passages
analects : selected miscellaneous written passages
analemma : a plot or graph in the shape of a figure eight that shows the position of the sun in the sky at a given time of day (such as noon) at one specific locale measured throughout the year
analemmatic : a plot or graph in the shape of a figure eight that shows the position of the sun in the sky at a given time of day (such as noon) at one specific locale measured throughout the year
analepsis : the feast of Christ's ascension into heaven
analeptic : a drug that stimulates the central nervous system
analgesia : insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
analgesic : an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
Analgesidae : a large family of small soft-bodied blind mites that live on birds especially on the feathers
analgetic : analgesic
anallantoic : not having or not developing an allantois
Anallantoidea : the division of Vertebrata, including amphibians, fishes, and cyclostomes, in which no allantois, or at most a rudimentary one, is developed  — compare anamniota
anallantoidean : the division of Vertebrata, including amphibians, fishes, and cyclostomes, in which no allantois, or at most a rudimentary one, is developed  — compare anamniota
anallergic : not allergic
anally : of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anus
analogic : of, relating to, or based on analogy
analogical : of, relating to, or based on analogy
analogically : of, relating to, or based on analogy
analogion : a stand on which choir singers in the Eastern Church keep their books
analogism : reasoning by analogy
analogist : one who searches for or reasons from analogies
analogize : to use or exhibit analogy
analogon : analogue
analogous : similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
analogously : similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
analogousness : similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
analogue : something that is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail : something that is analogous to something else
analogy : a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
analphabet : a person who cannot read : illiterate
analphabetic : a person who cannot read : illiterate
analphabetism : a person who cannot read : illiterate
analysand : a person who is undergoing psychoanalysis
analysis : a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study
analyst : a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis
analytic : of or relating to analysis or analytics
analytical : of or relating to analysis or analytics
analytically : of or relating to analysis or analytics
analytics : the method of logical analysis
analyzability : to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis
analyzable : to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis
analyzation : the act or an instance of analyzing something : a result of analyzing something : analysis
analyze : to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis
analyzer : to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis
Anamirta : a genus of East Indian woody vines (family Menispermaceae) having dioecious flowers and very numerous stamens  — see cocculus indicus
Anamite : twine sense 5
anamite : twine sense 5
anamnesis : a recalling to mind : reminiscence
anamnestic : of or relating to an anamnesis
anamnionic : not developing an amnion
Anamniota : a group of vertebrates that develop no amnion and that include the cyclostomes, fishes, and amphibians
anamniote : a group of vertebrates that develop no amnion and that include the cyclostomes, fishes, and amphibians
anamorphic : producing, relating to, or marked by intentional distortion (as by unequal magnification along perpendicular axes) of an image
anamorphism :  anamorphosis
anamorphoscope : an optical device consisting usually of a cylindrical mirror or lens that restores to its normal proportions an image distorted by anamorphosis
anamorphose : to represent by anamorphosis
anamorphosis : a gradually ascending progression or change of form from one type to another in the evolution of a group of animals or plants
anamorphote : a distorting lens used to produce anamorphosis  — compare anamorphoscope
anana : a small genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) having basal sword-shaped leaves, terminal racemose flowers, and large syncarpous fruits  — see pineapple
ananas : a small genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) having basal sword-shaped leaves, terminal racemose flowers, and large syncarpous fruits  — see pineapple
Ananias : an early Christian struck dead for lying
Ananism : Karaism as taught by Anan ben David
anankastic : of, relating to, or arising from compulsion especially in an obsessive or compulsive neurosis
ananym : a pseudonym consisting of the real name written backwards
anapaite : a calcium ferrous iron hydrous phosphate occurring in pale-green transparent triclinic crystals and in columnar massive forms (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 3.81)
anaphalantiasis : hair loss from the eyebrows
Anaphalis : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of north temperate regions having canescent foliage and small discoid heads of dioecious flowers  — see pearly everlasting
anaphase : the stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes move toward the poles of the spindle
anaphora : repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect
anaphoric : of or relating to anaphora
anaphrodisia : absence or impairment of sexual desire
anaphrodisiac : inhibiting or discouraging sexual desire
anaphylactic : of, relating to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock
anaphylactin : an antibody held to produce anaphylaxis
anaphylactogen : any substance capable of producing a condition of anaphylaxis
anaphylactogenic : any substance capable of producing a condition of anaphylaxis
anaphylactoid : of, relating to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock
anaphylatoxin : any of several peptides that promote acute inflammation and mediation of the immune response following activation of complement
anaphylaxis : hypersensitivity (as to foreign proteins or drugs) resulting from sensitization following prior contact with the causative agent
anaplasia : reversion of cells to a more primitive or undifferentiated form
anaplasm :  anaplasma
Anaplasma : a genus of parasitic, gram-negative, nonmotile bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae that are transmitted chiefly by ticks and biting flies and infect the red blood cells of humans and animals  — see anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis : a tick-borne disease of cattle and sheep caused by a bacterium (Anaplasma marginale) and characterized especially by anemia and by jaundice
anaplastic : reversion of cells to a more primitive or undifferentiated form
anapophysial : of or relating to an anapophysis
anapophysis : a small process arising at the dorsal side of the base of the transverse process of the lumbar vertebrae in humans and many other mammals
anapsid : of, belonging to, or like that of the Anapsida
Anapsida : a subclass of Reptilia comprising primitive forms in which the skull lacks temporal openings and including chiefly Permian forms with the turtles as its only present representatives
Anaptomorphus : a genus (the type of the family Anaptomorphidae) of extinct short-skulled large-eyed lemurs from the Eocene of North America sometimes regarded as near the ancestral line of the anthropoids
anaptyctic : relating to or resulting from anaptyxis
anaptyctical : relating to or resulting from anaptyxis
anaptyxis : vowel epenthesis
anaqua : a tree (Ehretia elliptica) of Mexico and southern Texas that is sometimes planted for shade
Anarcestes : a genus of primitive early Devonian ammonoids from central Europe
anarch : a leader or advocate of revolt or anarchy
anarchic : of, relating to, or advocating anarchy
anarchical : of, relating to, or advocating anarchy
anarchically : of, relating to, or advocating anarchy
anarchism : a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups
anarchist : a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
anarchistic : a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
anarchosyndicalism : syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist : syndicalism
anarchy : absence of government
anargyros : one of thirteen saints who were mostly physicians said to have assisted the suffering and needy without accepting payment
anarthria : inability to articulate remembered words as a result of a brain lesion  — compare aphasia
anarthrous : used without the article
anarthrously : used without the article
anarya : not Aryan
Anas : of each an equal quantity
Anasa : a genus of coreid bugs including the squash bugs
anasarca : generalized edema with accumulation of serum in the connective tissue
anasarcous : generalized edema with accumulation of serum in the connective tissue
Anasazi : a prehistoric American Indian inhabitant of the canyons of northern Arizona and New Mexico and southwestern Colorado
anaschistic : dividing longitudinally
anaspalin : a mixture of wool fat and petrolatum
Anaspida : a class or other division of primitive fishlike ostracoderms having a heterocercal tail and a covering of small elongated scales and known from Silurian-Devonian transition beds of Europe and America
Anaspidacea : an order of crustaceans (Malacostraca) like shrimp that have mostly biramous thoracic limbs and deposit their eggs among water plants or under stones
anastalsis : antiperistalsis
anastate : anabolite
anastatic : relating to a process of printing from a zinc plate on which a transferred design is left in relief by the etching out of the rest of the surface
Anastatica : a genus of Arabian herbs (family Cruciferae) having a taproot, a disklike crown, and axillary white flowers
anastigmat : an anastigmatic lens
anastigmatic : not astigmatic
anastomose : to connect or join by anastomosis
anastomosis : the union of parts or branches (as of streams, blood vessels, or leaf veins) so as to intercommunicate or interconnect
anastomotic : the union of parts or branches (as of streams, blood vessels, or leaf veins) so as to intercommunicate or interconnect
anastrophe : inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect  — compare hysteron proteron
Anastrophia : a genus of costate subglobular Silurian and Devonian brachiopods
Anat anatomical; anatomy
anatase : a tetragonal mineral consisting of titanium dioxide and used especially as a white pigment
anatexis : any process by which plutonic rocks are dissolved and again converted into magmas
anathema : someone or something intensely disliked or loathed
anathematic : hateful, loathsome
anathematical : hateful, loathsome
anathematically : hateful, loathsome
anathematism : anathema entry 2
anathematization : anathema entry 2
anathematize : to pronounce an anathema upon
anathemize : anathematize
Anatidae : a large family of chiefly aquatic birds (order Anseriformes) having relatively heavy bodies, short legs, webbed feet, a bill with a hard horny nail at the tip and transverse toothlike ridges on the biting edges and including the ducks, geese, swans, and related forms
Anatinacea : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia of worldwide distribution comprising mollusks that have separate orifices for the ovaries and testes, a small foot, and the hinge of the shell without teeth
anatine : of or belonging to the surface-feeding ducks of Anas and closely related genera
anatocism : compound interest : the taking of compound interest
Anatolian : a native or inhabitant of Anatolia and specifically of the western plateau lands of Turkey in Asia
Anatolic :  anatolian
anatomic : of or relating to anatomy or the body structure of organisms
anatomical : of or relating to anatomy or the body structure of organisms
anatomically : of or relating to anatomy or the body structure of organisms
anatomicopathologic : of or relating to anatomy and pathology or to pathological anatomy
anatomicopathological : of or relating to anatomy and pathology or to pathological anatomy
anatomist : a specialist in anatomy
anatomization : dissection
anatomize : to cut in pieces in order to display or examine the structure and use of the parts : dissect
anatomy : a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
anatoxin : toxoid
anatropous : having or being a plant ovule inverted so that the micropyle is bent down to the funiculus to which the body of the ovule is united
anaudia : loss of voice : aphonia
anaunters : on the chance that : lest
Anaxagorean circa 500–circa 428 b.c. Greek philosopher
anaxial : having no distinct axis or axes : irregular in form
Anaximandrian 610–circa 547 b.c. Greek philosopher and astronomer
Anaxonia : the organisms that have no distinct axis regarded as a group
anba : father
anbury :  angleberry
ancestor : one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent
ancestorial : ancestral
ancestorially : ancestral
ancestral : of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestrally : of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestress : a female ancestor
ancestrial : ancestral
ancestrian : ancestral
ancestry : line of descent : lineage
Anchietea : a genus of South American climbing shrubs (family Violaceae) with white clustered flowers and thin capsules
anchieutectic : having minerals in practically eutectic proportions
anchimonomineral : composed essentially of a single-mineral species
Anchises : the father of Aeneas rescued by his son from the burning city of Troy
Anchistea : a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of eastern North America including only the chain fern  — compare woodwardia
anchithere : a member of the genus Anchitherium
anchor : a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
anchorage : a place where vessels anchor : a place suitable for anchoring
anchorate : having one or more processes like the fluke of an anchor
anchored : a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
anchoress : a woman who is an anchorite
anchoret : a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons
anchorhold : the grip of an anchor
anchorite : a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons
anchoritess : anchoress
anchoritic : a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons
anchoritism : the practice or mode of life of an anchorite
anchorless : a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
anchovy : any of a family (Engraulidae) of small fishes resembling herrings that includes several (such as Engraulis encrasicholus) that are important food fishes used especially in appetizers, as a garnish, and for making sauces and relishes
Anchusa : a large genus of rough-hairy Old World herbs (family Boraginaceae) with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers  — see bugloss
anchylose : to unite or stiffen by ankylosis
anchylosis : to unite or stiffen by ankylosis
anciency : antiquity
ancient : having had an existence of many years
anciently : in ancient times : long ago
ancientness : having had an existence of many years
ancientry : antiquity, ancientness
ancile : any of 12 sacred shields of the ancient Romans that were thought to guarantee the preservation of the city
ancilla : an aid to achieving or mastering something difficult
ancillary : subordinate, subsidiary
ancipital : double-edged
ancipitous : double-edged
Ancistrocladus : a genus of climbing shrubs (order Parietales) of the East Indies and Africa constituting a distinct family and having hooked branches and panicled flowers with 10 stamens and a single pistil that are followed by nutlike fruits
ancistroid : shaped like a hook : resembling a hook
ancon : a bracket, elbow, or console used as an architectural support (as for the cornice over a doorway) : crossette sense 1, modillion
Ancona city and port on the Adriatic Sea in central Italy; capital of the region of Marche population 98,404
anconal : of, relating to, or belonging to the elbow
ancone : a bracket, elbow, or console used as an architectural support (as for the cornice over a doorway) : crossette sense 1, modillion
anconeal : of, relating to, or belonging to the elbow
anconeus : a small triangular extensor muscle that is superficially situated behind and below the elbow and that extends the forearm
anconoid : resembling an elbow
ancony : a piece of iron wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle and left rough at the ends
Ancyloceras : a genus of ammonoids having a partly uncoiled shell and the aperture of the living chamber directed toward the coiled part
Ancylopoda : a division of fossil Miocene and Pliocene ungulates of both the Old and the New World having clawed feet resembling those of the edentates
Ancylostoma : the type genus of the family Ancylostomatidae comprising hookworms that have buccal teeth resembling hooks and are intestinal parasites of mammals including humans  — compare necator
ancylostome : any of the genus Ancylostoma of hookworms
ancylostomiasis : hookworm sense 2
Ancylus : the type genus of Ancylidae
and : if
anda : a Brazilian timber tree (Joannesia princeps) of the family Euphorbiaceae having light soft wood
Andalusian : a native or inhabitant of Andalusia
andalusite : a mineral consisting of a silicate of aluminum usually in thick orthorhombic prisms of various colors
Andaman : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Andaman islands
Andamanese islands of India in the Bay of Bengal south of Myanmar (Burma) and north of the Nicobar Islands area 2461 square miles (6374 square kilometers)
andante : moderately slow
andantino : slightly faster than andante
Andaqui : a Chibchan people of southern Colombia
Andaquian : a Chibchan people of southern Colombia
Ande breaking and entering
Andean mountain system of South America extending along its western coast from Panama to Tierra del Fuego
Anderson Carl David 1905–1991 American physicist
andesine : a triclinic feldspar intermediate between albite and anorthite that is an ingredient of andesite
andesinite : a leucocratic rock composed essentially of andesine
andesite : an extrusive usually dark grayish rock consisting essentially of oligoclase or feldspar
andesitic : an extrusive usually dark grayish rock consisting essentially of oligoclase or feldspar
Andhra : the Dravidian language of the Andhra region of southern India
Andi : a north Caucasic language
Andian : a north Caucasic language
Andine mountain system of South America extending along its western coast from Panama to Tierra del Fuego
Andira : a genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) characterized by large odd-pinnate leaves, fragrant showy rose to purplish flowers in terminal clusters, and a fruit resembling a drupe
andiroba : crabwood entry 1
andiron : either of a pair of metal supports for firewood used on a hearth and made of a horizontal bar mounted on short legs with usually a vertical shaft surmounting the front end
Andoke : a people of southern Colombia
andorite : a mineral consisting of a compound of silver, lead, antimony, and sulfur PbAgSb3S6 occurring in dark gray or black prisms
Andorran landlocked country of southwestern Europe in the eastern Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain; a republic whose capital is
andradite : a calcium-iron garnet occurring in various colors ranging from yellow and green to brown and black
Andre John 1750–1780 British spy
Andrea 1486–1530 Andrea d'Agnolo Florentine painter
Andreaeales : an order of Musci comprising a single genus of brown or blackish alpine mosses with a capsule that dehisces by four longitudinal slits
Andreas zone of geologic faults in California extending from the northern coast toward the head of the Gulf of California 
Andrena : a genus (the type of the family Andrenidae) of burrowing solitary short-tongued bees including important pollinators of economic plants
andrenid : a bee of the family Andrenidae
Andrenidae : a large family of short-tongued bees which are solitary in habit and most of which burrow in the ground
Andrew : a person who clowns publicly
andrewsite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous phosphate of copper and iron (Cu, FeII)3Fe6III(PO4)4(OH)12
Andria commune in the region of Puglia, southeastern Italy population 95,073
Andrias : a genus of large fossil Miocene salamanders scarcely distinct from the recent genus Cryptobranchus
andric Ivo 1892–1975 Serbo-Croatian author
androcentric : dominated by or emphasizing masculine interests or a masculine point of view  — compare gynocentric
androconium : any of certain modified scales associated with glandular structures on the forewings of the male of some butterflies and moths and concerned with the production of an odor attractive to members of the opposite sex
androcracy : political and social supremacy of men
androcratic : political and social supremacy of men
androcyte : a cell in bryophytes that by modification becomes a sperm cell  — compare spermatid, spermatocyte
androdioecious : having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants
androdioecism : having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants
androecium : the aggregate of stamens in the flower of a seed plant
androgen : a male sex hormone (such as testosterone)
androgenesis : development of an embryo containing only paternal chromosomes due to failure of the egg to participate in fertilization
androgenetic : development of an embryo containing only paternal chromosomes due to failure of the egg to participate in fertilization
androgenic : a male sex hormone (such as testosterone)
androgone : androgonium
androgonia : one of the group of cells that divide to produce androcytes and eventually spermatozoids (as in mosses and ferns)
androgonial : of or relating to an androgonium
androgonidium : one of the male cells whose subsequent divisions produce spermatozoids in members of the genus Volvox
androgonium : one of the group of cells that divide to produce androcytes and eventually spermatozoids (as in mosses and ferns)
Andrographis : a genus of Indian plants (family Acanthaceae) with entire leaves, small tubular flowers, and dry capsular fruits  — see creat
androgyne : one that is androgynous
androgyneity : androgyny
androgynism : the quality or state of being androgynous
androgynous : having the characteristics or nature of both male and female
androgyny : the quality or state of being neither specifically feminine or masculine : the combination of feminine and masculine characteristics : the quality or state of being androgynous
android : a mobile robot usually with a human form
Andromache : the wife of Hector
Andromeda : any of several evergreen shrubs (genera Pieris and Andromeda) of the heath family
andromedotoxin : a toxic compound C31H50O10 found in various plants (as members of the genus Andromeda) of the heath family (Ericaceae) that lowers the blood pressure of animals when taken in small doses
andromonoecious : having perfect and staminate flowers on the same plant
andromonoecism : having perfect and staminate flowers on the same plant
androphobia : an abnormal dread of men : repugnance to the male sex
androphore : the stalk or column supporting the stamens in certain flowers
androphorous : bearing male sexual organs or zooids
Andropogon : a large and important genus of almost cosmopolitan grasses with spikelike racemes having the flowers in pairs, one sterile and one fertile  — see bluestem, broom sedge
Androsace : a genus of usually tufted herbs (family Primulaceae) native to the northern hemisphere having basal tufted leaves, small terminal white or pink flowers, and capsular fruits  — see rock jasmine
Androscoggin river 157 miles (253 kilometers) long in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine flowing into the Kennebec River
androsin : a crystalline glucoside C15H20O8 that is found in an herb (Apocynum androsaemifolium) and that yields glucose and acetovanillone on hydrolysis
androsporangium : a sporangium for androspores
androspore : a zoospore characteristic of members of the algal family Oedogoniaceae that gives rise to a small male plant that produces true spermatozoids
androsterone : an androgenic hormone that is a hydroxy ketone C19H30O2 found especially in male urine
androtomy : anthropotomy
Andy : handyman sense 1
anear : to come near to : near
aneath : beneath
anecdota : a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
anecdotage : garrulous old age
anecdotal : based on or consisting of reports or observations of usually unscientific observers
anecdotalism : a person who is given to or is skilled in telling anecdotes
anecdote : a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
anecdotic : anecdotal sense 2a
anecdotical : anecdotal sense 2a
anecdotically : anecdotal sense 2a
anecdotist : a person who is given to or is skilled in telling anecdotes
anele : to anoint especially in giving extreme unction
anelectrotonic : the decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of a positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it  — compare catelectrotonus
anelectrotonus : the decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of a positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it  — compare catelectrotonus
anelytrous : without elytra
Anemia : a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
anemia : a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
anemic : relating to or affected with anemia
anemobiagraph : a pressure-tube anemometer that records wind speed
anemoclastic : formed by wind action
anemogram : a record made by an anemograph
anemograph : a recording anemometer
anemological : of or relating to anemology
anemology : the study of winds
anemometer : an instrument for measuring and indicating the force or speed and sometimes direction of the wind
anemometric : of or relating to anemometry
anemometrical : of or relating to anemometry
anemometrograph : anemograph
anemometrographic : anemograph
anemometrographically : anemograph
anemometry : the process of ascertaining the force, speed, and direction of wind or an airflow
anemone : any of a large genus (Anemone) of perennial herbs of the buttercup family having lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers without petals but with conspicuous sepals
anemonin : an acrid poisonous compound containing two lactone groups and obtained especially from some plants of the genus Anemone and a related genus (Ranunculus) containing the buttercups
anemony : anemone
anemophilous : pollinated by wind
Anemopsis : a small genus of herbs (family Saururaceae) found in southwestern North America having long-stalked entire leaves and minute flowers in a terminal bracted spike
anemoscope : a contrivance for indicating or for indicating and recording the direction of the wind
anemosis : wind shake
anemotaxis : anemotropism
anemotropic : relating to anemotropism
anemotropism : a tropism in which a current of air is the orienting factor (as in flies poised facing the wind)
anencephalia : anencephaly
anencephalic : congenital absence of all or a major part of the brain
anencephalus : anencephaly
anencephaly : congenital absence of all or a major part of the brain
anend : to the end : continuously
anenst : anent
anent : about, concerning
anenterous : having no stomach or intestine
anergia : lack of energy
anergic : a condition in which the body fails to react to an antigen
anergy : a condition in which the body fails to react to an antigen
aneroid : using no liquid
aneroidograph : an aneroid barometer with a mechanism for recording automatically and continuously the atmospheric pressure
anes : one
anesthesia : loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness
anesthesiologist : anesthetist
anesthesiology : a branch of medical science dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics
anesthetic : of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
anesthetically : of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
anesthetist : a heath-care professional trained to administer anesthetics  — see also nurse anesthetist
anesthetization : to subject to anesthesia
anesthetize : to subject to anesthesia
anesthyl : a mixture of ethyl and methyl chlorides used for the production of local anesthesia by spraying
anethole : an ether C10H12O obtained especially from the oils of anise and fennel in the form of soft shining scales and used in flavoring and in cosmetics
Anethum : a small genus of Asian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with dissected foliage and yellow flowers that includes dill and fennel
aneuploid : having or being a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the usually haploid number  — compare euploid
aneuploidy : having or being a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the usually haploid number  — compare euploid
aneurilemmic : having no neurilemma
aneurin : thiamine
aneurism : an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall
aneurysm : an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall
aneurysmal : an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall
aneurysmally : an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from weakening (as from disease) of the vessel wall
anew : for an additional time : again
Anezeh : an Arab people of the Syrian desert
anfractuosity : the quality or state of being anfractuous
anfractuous : full of windings and intricate turnings : tortuous
Angami : a people of Nagaland, India
Angara river 1100 miles (1770 kilometers) long in Russia flowing from Lake Baikal into the Yenisey River  — see tunguska
angaralite : a mineral Mg2(Al, Fe)10Si6O29 consisting of a magnesium aluminum iron silicate and occurring in thin black plates (specific gravity 5.6)
angaria : a compulsory service exacted by the government, a lord, or the church
angary : the right in international law of a belligerent to seize, use, or destroy property of neutrals, or to take over use of neutral ships in case of necessity
angekok : an Eskimo medicine man or shaman
angel : a spiritual being superior to humans in power and intelligence
Angela Saint 1474?–1540 Italian religious and founder of Ursuline order
Angeleno : a native or resident of Los Angeles, California
angelet : an English gold coin issued from 1470 to 1619 that was worth half an angel
angeleyes : bluets
angelfish : any of several laterally compressed brightly colored bony fishes (family Pomacanthidae) of warm seas
angelhood : the nature or status of an angel
angelic : of or relating to angels
Angelica : any of a genus (Angelica) of herbs of the carrot family
angelica : any of a genus (Angelica) of herbs of the carrot family
Angelical : of or relating to angels
angelical : of or relating to angels
angelically : of or relating to angels
angelico Fra circa 1400–1455 originally Guido di Pietro Florentine painter
angelin : any of several chiefly tropical American trees of the genus Andira
angelique : the wood of a South American timber tree (Dicorynia paraensis)
angelize : to raise to the state of an angel : render angelic
Angelo city in west central Texas population 93,200
angelology : the theological doctrine of angels or its study
Angelonia : a genus of tropical American herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having long racemes of light purple flowers
angelot : an Anglo-Gallic gold coin issued in the 15th century by Henry VI of England
Angelus : a devotion of the Western church that commemorates the Incarnation and is said in the morning, at noon, and in the evening
anger : a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism (see antagonism sense 1b)
angerly : angrily
Angers city in western France east-northeast of Nantes population 153,161
Angevin : of, relating to, or characteristic of Anjou or the Plantagenets
angico : any of various South American trees of the family Leguminosae (especially Piptadenia rigida) that yields a brown gum used in tanning
angiitis : vasculitis
angild : a compensation in Anglo-Saxon times made in a single payment at a fixed valuation for a given injury to person or property
angina : a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: such as
anginal : a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: such as
anginoid : resembling angina
anginose : relating to angina or angina pectoris
anginous : relating to angina or angina pectoris
angioblast : one of the extraembryonic mesenchyme cells that differentiate into the endothelium of the embryonic blood vessels
angioblastic : one of the extraembryonic mesenchyme cells that differentiate into the endothelium of the embryonic blood vessels
angiocarpic : having or being fruit enclosed within an external covering
angiocarpous : having or being fruit enclosed within an external covering
angiocholitis : cholangitis
angiocyst : a pouch of mesothelial tissue having blood-forming properties
angiofibroma : a noncancerous tumor that is composed of fibrous tissue and blood vessels and occurs chiefly in the nasal cavities and upper pharynx
angiogenesis : the formation and differentiation of blood vessels
angiogenic : the formation and differentiation of blood vessels
angiography : the radiographic visualization of the blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque substance
angioid : resembling a blood vessel or lymphatic
angiokeratoma : a small, dark red or bluish, benign skin lesion that is composed of dilated capillaries in the upper dermis with accompanying overgrowth of the epidermis and that typically appears singly or in clusters as a raised spot with a scaly or wart-like surface
angiology : the study of blood vessels and lymphatics
angioma : a tumor composed chiefly of blood vessels or lymph vessels
angiomatosis : a condition characterized by the formation of multiple angiomas
angiomatous : a tumor composed chiefly of blood vessels or lymph vessels
angioneurotic : angioedema
angiopathy : a disease of the blood or lymph vessels
angioplasty : surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel
angiosarcoma : a rare malignant vascular tumor (as of the liver or breast)
angioscope : a flexible endoscope that is used to visually examine the interior of a blood vessel
angiospasm : spasmodic contraction of the blood vessels with increase in blood pressure
angiospastic : spasmodic contraction of the blood vessels with increase in blood pressure
angiosperm : any of a class (Angiospermae) or division (Magnoliophyta) of vascular plants (such as magnolias, grasses, oaks, roses, and daisies) that have the ovules and seeds enclosed in an ovary, form the embryo and endosperm by double fertilization, and typically have each flower surrounded by a perianth composed of two sets of floral envelopes comprising the calyx and corolla
Angiospermae : a class of Pteropsida or in some classifications a subdivision of Spermatophyta comprising seed plants (as orchids or roses) that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary, including the vast majority of seed plants, and being divided into the subclasses Dicotyledoneae and Monocotyledoneae  — compare filicineae, gymnospermae
angiospermous : any of a class (Angiospermae) or division (Magnoliophyta) of vascular plants (such as magnolias, grasses, oaks, roses, and daisies) that have the ovules and seeds enclosed in an ovary, form the embryo and endosperm by double fertilization, and typically have each flower surrounded by a perianth composed of two sets of floral envelopes comprising the calyx and corolla
angiostomy : the surgical establishment of an opening into a blood vessel especially through a cannula
angiotome : a segment or unit of the vascular system in the embryo
angiotonic : inducing or involving increased tonus in the wall of a blood vessel
angiotonin : angiotensin
Angka : a people in northern Assam, India
anglaise : any of various English dances (such as the hornpipe and contredanse) that became popular in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries
angle : a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space
angleberry : a papilloma or warty growth of the skin or mucous membranes of cattle and sometimes horses often occurring in great numbers
angled : a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space
anglepod : any of several plants (genus Gonolobus) that have angled pods (as G. gonocarpos)
angler : one that angles
Angles : a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space
anglesite : a mineral consisting of lead sulfate formed by the oxidation of galena
anglesmith : one who bends and welds metal to form angular shapes (as angle irons or brackets)
angletouch : earthworm
angletwitch : earthworm
anglewing : one of numerous butterflies (including members of the genera Polygonia, Nymphalis, and Anaea) having the outer edge of the forewings more or less notched or angular
anglewise : angularly
angleworm : earthworm
Anglian : a member of the Angles
Anglic :  anglian
Anglican : of or relating to the established episcopal Church of England and churches of similar faith and order in communion with it
Anglicanism : of or relating to the established episcopal Church of England and churches of similar faith and order in communion with it
Anglicanum : fine English medieval embroidery having pictorial designs following early paintings and being used especially for ecclesiastical vestments
Anglicism : a characteristic feature of English occurring in another language
Anglicist : a specialist in English linguistics
Anglicization : to make English in quality or characteristics
anglicization : to make English in quality or characteristics
Anglicize : to make English in quality or characteristics
anglicize : to make English in quality or characteristics
Anglify : anglicize
angling : the action of one who angles
Anglist : anglicist
Anglistics : the study of the English language or of literature composed in English
Anglogaean :  nearctic
Anglomania : an absorbing or pervasive interest in England or things English
Anglomaniac : one affected with anglomania
Anglophile : a person who greatly admires or favors England and things English
Anglophobe : a person who is averse to or dislikes England and things English
Anglophobia : a person who is averse to or dislikes England and things English
Anglophobic : a person who is averse to or dislikes England and things English
Angola country in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic coast south of the mouth of the Congo River; until 1975 a dependency of Portugal; capital Luanda area 481,354 square miles (1,246,700 square kilometers), population 30,356,000
angolar : the basic monetary unit of Portuguese-ruled Angola from 1928 to 1953 that was equal to the Portuguese escudo
Angolese : a member of any of the Bantu peoples of Angola
Angora : the hair of the Angora rabbit or Angora goat
angostura : the bark of the nux vomica tree
Angouleme city on the Charente River in western France population 44,407
angrily : feeling or showing anger
angriness : feeling or showing anger
angrite : a meteoritic stone consisting essentially of titanaugite and having no chondrules
angry : feeling or showing anger
angst : a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity
angster : a Swiss minor coin of copper issued in various cantons from the 15th to the 19th centuries
Angstrom : a unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter
angstrom : a unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter
Anguidae : a family of lizards some of which are limbless and all of which are entirely harmless and useful as destroyers of slugs, worms, and insects  — compare blindworm
anguiform : having the form of a snake
Anguilla island of the British West Indies in the Leeward Islands northwest of Saint Kitts area 35 square miles (91 square kilometers)
Anguillaria : a small genus of herbs (family Melanthaceae) natives of Australia and Tasmania with sessile lilylike flowers
anguilliform : having the form of an eel
Anguillula : a genus of small slender nematode worms (family Cephalobidae) including the vinegar eel
Anguimorpha : a section of the saurian division Autarchoglossa comprising the Anguidae and certain related families and characterized by simple clavicles, a smooth or papillate tongue, flounced hemipenes, and teeth that are usually conical, pointed, or recurved
anguine : of, relating to, or suggestive of a snake
anguineous : having the nature or appearance of a snake
anguiped : having legs in the form of serpents
Anguis : the type genus of Anguidae including only the limbless blindworm
anguis : the type genus of Anguidae including only the limbless blindworm
anguish : extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
anguished : suffering anguish : tormented
angular : forming an angle : sharp-cornered
angulare : angular
angularity : the quality of being angular
angularization : the act, process, or result of angularizing
angularize : to make angular
angularly : forming an angle : sharp-cornered
angulate : the action of making angular
angulated : the action of making angular
angulation : the action of making angular
anguliferous : having the last whorl angular
Anguloa : a small genus of South American orchids with large plicate leaves cultivated for their showy irregular flowers
angulosplenial : of or relating to both the angular and the splenial
angulous : having angles or corners : angular
Angus : any of a breed of usually black hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland
angustirostrate : having a narrow rostrum or snout
angustisellate : having sutures in which there are a prominent ventral saddle, deep lateral lobes, and deep umbilical saddles
angwantibo : a small lemur (Arctocebus calabarensis) of western Africa having a rather long snout and a rudimentary tail
Anhalonium : any of a group of alkaloids (as hordenine, mescaline) that are found in peyote buttons and that are used as cerebral stimulants and motor depressants 
anharmonic : not harmonic
anhedonia : a psychological condition characterized by inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts
anhedral : allotriomorphic
anhidrosis : abnormal deficiency or absence of sweating
anhidrotic : tending to check sweating
anhima : horned screamer
Anhimidae : a family (coextensive with the suborder Anhimae of the order Anseriformes) of large stout-billed birds having spurred wings and more or less webbed feet and comprising the screamers of South America
anhinga : any of a genus (Anhinga) of fish-eating birds related to the cormorants but distinguished by a longer neck and sharply pointed rather than hooked bill
anhistic : not differentiated into tissues : noncellular
anhistous : not differentiated into tissues : noncellular
anhungered : hungry
anhungry : hungry
anhydrate : dehydrate
anhydration : dehydrate
anhydremia : an abnormal reduction of water in the blood
anhydremic : an abnormal reduction of water in the blood
anhydride : a compound derived from another (such as an acid) by removal of the elements of water
anhydridization : the process of anhydridizing or the state of being anhydridized
anhydridize : to convert into an anhydride
anhydrite : a mineral consisting of an anhydrous calcium sulfate that is usually massive and white or slightly colored
anhydrization : the process of anhydridizing or the state of being anhydridized
anhydrize : to convert into an anhydride
anhydrous : free from water and especially water of crystallization
anhysteretic : not subject to hysteresis
ani : any of a genus (Crotophaga) of black cuckoos of the warmer parts of America
Aniba : a genus of tropical American trees of the family Lauraceae with aromatic foliage, inconspicuous flowers, and succulent fruit, the seeds of some having tonic properties
Anice : goodbye 
aniconic : symbolic or suggestive rather than literally representational : not made or designed as a likeness
aniconism : worship of an aniconic object
anicut : a dam made in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation
anidian : formless : lacking differentiation
anidrosis : abnormal deficiency or absence of sweating
anigh : nigh
anight : at night
anights : at night
anil : a Schiff base derived from an aromatic amine
anilao : a shrub (Columbia serratifolia) of the family Tiliaceae yielding a strong bast fiber that is found chiefly in the Philippines
anilau : a shrub (Columbia serratifolia) of the family Tiliaceae yielding a strong bast fiber that is found chiefly in the Philippines
anile : of or resembling a doddering old woman
anilic : of or relating to aniline or anil
anilide : an amide (as acetanilide) in which hydrogen of the amido group is replaced by phenyl : an acyl derivative of aniline
aniline : an oily liquid poisonous amine C6H5NH2 obtained especially by the reduction of nitrobenzene and used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of dyes)
anilinism : poisoning from fumes inhaled in the manufacture of aniline
anility : of or resembling a doddering old woman
anima : an individual's true inner self that in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung reflects archetypal ideals of conduct
animadversion : a critical and usually censorious remark
animadvert : notice, observe
animal : any of a kingdom (Animalia) of living things including many-celled organisms and often many of the single-celled ones (such as protozoans) that typically differ from plants in having cells without cellulose walls, in lacking chlorophyll and the capacity for photosynthesis, in requiring more complex food materials (such as proteins), in being organized to a greater degree of complexity, and in having the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor responses to stimulation
animalcula : a minute usually microscopic organism
animalculae : a minute usually microscopic organism
animalcular : of, relating to, or resembling animalcules
animalcule : a minute usually microscopic organism
animalculine : of, relating to, or resembling animalcules
animalculism : a former theory in biology: various obscure physiological and pathological phenomena are caused by the activities of minute invisible animals
animalculist : a specialist in animalcules
animalculous : of, relating to, or resembling animalcules
animalculum : a minute usually microscopic organism
Animalia : that one of the basic groups of living things that comprises either all the animals or all the multicellular animals  — compare animal kingdom, plantae, protista
animalian : of or relating to animals or animalism
animalic : of or relating to animals or animalism
animalier : a sculptor or painter of animal subjects
animalism : animality
animalist : one that follows animalism (see animalism sense 1b) as a mode of living : sensualist
animalistic : animality
animality : a quality or nature associated with animals:
animalivore : microchiropteran
animalivorous : microchiropteran
animalization : to represent in animal form
animalize : to represent in animal form
animally : any of a kingdom (Animalia) of living things including many-celled organisms and often many of the single-celled ones (such as protozoans) that typically differ from plants in having cells without cellulose walls, in lacking chlorophyll and the capacity for photosynthesis, in requiring more complex food materials (such as proteins), in being organized to a greater degree of complexity, and in having the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor responses to stimulation
animate : possessing or characterized by life : alive
animated : endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
animatedly : endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
animately : possessing or characterized by life : alive
animateness : possessing or characterized by life : alive
animating : possessing or characterized by life : alive
animation : the act of animating : the state of being animate or animated
animatism : attribution of consciousness and personality but not of individual spirit to such natural phenomena as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to such objects as plants and stones  — compare animism
animatistic : attribution of consciousness and personality but not of individual spirit to such natural phenomena as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to such objects as plants and stones  — compare animism
animatograph : an early form of motion-picture projector
animator : one that animates
anime : a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes
Animikean : of or relating to the series of Proterozoic rocks that underlies the Keweenawan
animikite : a mineral consisting of a silver antimonide occurring in white or gray granular masses
animism : a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit
animist : a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit
animistic : a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit
animosity : a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
animus : a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
anion : the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the anode
anionic : of or relating to anions
aniridia : congenital or traumatically induced absence or defect of the iris
anis : any of a genus (Crotophaga) of black cuckoos of the warmer parts of America
anisaldehyde : a liquid aldehyde CH3OC6H4CHO obtained by mild oxidation of anethole, having a characteristic hawthorn odor, and used in making perfumes
anisate : a salt or ester of anisic acid
anise : a Eurasian annual herb (Pimpinella anisum) of the carrot family having carminative and aromatic seeds
aniseed : the seed of anise often used as a flavoring in liqueurs and in cooking
aniseikonia : a defect of binocular vision in which the two retinal images of an object differ in size
aniseikonic : a defect of binocular vision in which the two retinal images of an object differ in size
aniseroot : sweet chervil
anisette : a usually colorless sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed
anisic : a crystalline acid CH3OC6H4COOH obtained by oxidizing anethole or anisaldehyde 
anisocarpous : having fewer members in the whorl of carpels than in any of the other floral whorls  — compare isocarpic
anisocercal : not isocercal
anisodactylous : having unequal toes
anisogamete : heterogamete
anisogamous : characterized by fusion of heterogamous gametes or of individuals that usually differ chiefly in size
anisogenous : of, relating to, or marked by anisogeny
anisogeny : the property of exhibiting different inheritance in reciprocal crosses because of consistent differences in the male and female gametes of the parents
anisognathism : the property of having the teeth in the two jaws unlike
anisognathous : the property of having the teeth in the two jaws unlike
anisole : a colorless liquid ether C6H5OCH3 of pleasant odor obtained by distilling anisic acid or by the action of dimethyl sulfate and alkali on phenol and used chiefly in perfumery; methyl phenyl ether
Anisomeles : a small genus of herbs (family Labiatae) of tropical Asia and Australia with purplish cymose flowers
anisometric : not isometric : having unsymmetrical parts
anisometropia : unequal refractive power in the two eyes
anisometropic : unequal refractive power in the two eyes
anisomyodian : having the syringeal muscles inserted unequally either in the middle of the bronchial half rings or only upon the dorsal or ventral ends of the bronchial half rings
anisophyllous : having leaves of two or more shapes and sizes
anisophylly : having leaves of two or more shapes and sizes
Anisoptera : a suborder of Odonata comprising the dragonflies that are larger stouter members of the order, hold the wings horizontally in repose, and have rectal gills during the naiad stage  — compare zygoptera
anisospore : a sexual spore exhibiting sexual dimorphism especially of size
anisotropic : exhibiting properties with different values when measured in different directions
anisotropically : exhibiting properties with different values when measured in different directions
anisotropism : exhibiting properties with different values when measured in different directions
anisotropy : exhibiting properties with different values when measured in different directions
anisum : anise
anisyl : a colorless liquid alcohol CH3OC6H4CH2OH having an odor like hawthorn and used in perfumery; para-methoxy-benzyl alcohol 
anjan : a timber tree (Hardwickia binata) of India
Anjou : a large pear that has usually yellowish-green skin and sweet, juicy, relatively firm flesh and is more or less egg-shaped with the base typically broader than the stem end
ankaramite : a melanocratic basaltic rock with a feldspar content greater than picrite and less than basalt and differing from picrite in containing more augite than olivine
ankaratrite : a melanocratic nephelite-basalt containing some feldspar, phenocrysts of olivine, microlites of titanaugite, and from 10 to 15 percent nephelite
anker : a unit of capacity:
ankerite : a yellowish to brown mineral consisting of a carbonate of calcium and iron
ankh : a cross having a loop for its upper vertical arm and serving especially in ancient Egypt as an emblem of life
ankle : the joint between the foot and the leg
anklebone : talus entry 2 sense 1
anklet : something (such as an ornament) worn around the ankle
anklong : a percussion instrument of Indonesia and Malaysia consisting of a frame holding vertical bamboo tubes of different lengths and pitches which are struck with mallets or shaken
Ankoli : an African breed of long-horned humpless cattle
Ankou : death personified as a skeleton with a scythe or spear especially in the mythology of Brittany, France
ankus : an elephant goad used in India having a sharp spike and hook and resembling a short-handled boat hook
ankusha : an elephant goad used in India having a sharp spike and hook and resembling a short-handled boat hook
ankyloglossia : limited normal movement of the tongue chiefly due to an abnormally shortened frenulum : tongue-tie
Ankylosaurus : any of a North American genus (Ankylosaurus) of large ankylosaurs having a bony club at the end of the tail
ankylose : to unite or stiffen by ankylosis
ankylosis : stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery
ankylostoma : the type genus of the family Ancylostomatidae comprising hookworms that have buccal teeth resembling hooks and are intestinal parasites of mammals including humans  — compare necator
ankylotic : stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery
ankyroid : shaped like a hook
anlace : a tapering medieval dagger
anlaut : initial sound or position of a word or syllable  — compare auslaut, inlaut
Ann annals
ann annals
Anna : a former monetary unit of Burma, India, and Pakistan equal to ¹/₁₆ rupee
anna : a former monetary unit of Burma, India, and Pakistan equal to ¹/₁₆ rupee
annabergite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel cobalt arsenate (Ni, Co)3(AsO4)2·8H2O occurring in apple-green masses or capillary crystals and isomorphous with erythrite
annal : annals
annalist : a writer of annals : chronicler
annalistic : a writer of annals : chronicler
annals : a record of events arranged in yearly sequence
Annam region and former kingdom in eastern Indochina (now central Vietnam); capital Hue area about 57,000 square miles (148,200 square kilometers)
Annamese : a native or inhabitant of Annam
Annamite : a native or inhabitant of Annam
Annapurna massif in the Himalayas of northern Nepal; highest peak 26,504 feet (8078 meters)
annates : the first-fruits of an ecclesiastical benefice paid to the one presenting the benefice
annatto : a yellowish-red dyestuff made from the pulp around the seeds of a tropical American tree (Bixa orellana)
Anne 1665–1714 daughter of James II queen of Great Britain (1702–14)
anneal : to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
annealer : one that anneals
annectent : serving to connect or join
annelid : any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (such as earthworms and leeches)
Annelida : a phylum of coelomate and usually elongated segmented invertebrates (as earthworms, various marine worms, and leeches)
annelidan : any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (such as earthworms and leeches)
anneloid : an animal resembling an annelid
annerodite : samarskite
annex : to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
annexation : the act of annexing something or the state of being annexed : the addition of an area or region to a country, state, etc.
annexational : the act of annexing something or the state of being annexed : the addition of an area or region to a country, state, etc.
annexationist : the act of annexing something or the state of being annexed : the addition of an area or region to a country, state, etc.
annexion : annexation
annexionist : annexationist
annexive : copulative sense 1a
annexment : annexation
annexure : annexation
Annie : a free ticket
Anniellidae : a family of degenerate wormlike California lizards apparently closely related to the Anguidae
annihilable : capable of being annihilated
annihilate : to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
annihilation : the state or fact of being completely destroyed or obliterated : the act of annihilating something or the state of being annihilated
annihilationism : the theological doctrine that the wicked will cease to exist after this life
annihilationist : one who accepts annihilationism
annihilative : producing annihilation : destructive
annihilator : a person or thing that entirely destroys a place, a group, an enemy, etc. : one that annihilates something or someone
annihilatory : to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
anniversary : the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event
Annona : a large genus of trees and shrubs (family Annonaceae) chiefly tropical American but widely cultivated having leathery leaves, solitary nodding flowers, and compound usually edible fruit  — see custard apple, soursop, sweetsop
annona : a large genus of trees and shrubs (family Annonaceae) chiefly tropical American but widely cultivated having leathery leaves, solitary nodding flowers, and compound usually edible fruit  — see custard apple, soursop, sweetsop
Annonaceae : a family of mostly tropical trees or shrubs (order Ranales) comprising the custard apples and related plants that have alternate leaves, flowers with three sepals and six petals, and fleshy fruits
annonaceous : a family of mostly tropical trees or shrubs (order Ranales) comprising the custard apples and related plants that have alternate leaves, flowers with three sepals and six petals, and fleshy fruits
annotate : to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
annotation : a note added by way of comment or explanation
annotative : to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
annotator : to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
annotatory : of or belonging to an annotator or annotation
annotinous : one year old
announce : to make known publicly : proclaim
announcement : the act of announcing something or of being announced
announcer : one who announces: such as
annoy : to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts
annoyance : the act of annoying someone or of being annoyed
annoyer : to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts
annoying : causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
annoyingly : causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
annual : covering the period of a year
annualist : one who writes for an annual
annualize : to calculate or adjust to reflect a rate based on a full year
annually : once a year : each year
annuary : yearbook, annual
annuitant : a beneficiary of an annuity
annuity : a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
annul : to declare or make legally invalid or void
annular : of, relating to, or forming a ring
Annularia : a large genus of fossil pteridophytic plants of the order Equisetales having annuli formed by the basal sheaths of the leaf whorls
annularity : annular state or form
annulary : ring finger
Annulata : a major division of Invertebrata comprising bilaterally symmetrical animals with true metamerism and including the annelids, arthropods, and a few related forms
annulate : furnished with or composed of rings : ringed
annulated : a column made up of a cluster of shafts seemingly held together by an annular band at intervals but commonly worked on an interposed stone plate whose edge slightly projects and often found in clustered piers of Gothic churches
annulation : a ringlike anatomical structure
annulet : a little ring
annulism : annulated state or structure
annuller : one that annuls
annulment : the act of annulling something : the state of being annulled
Annulosa : a subkingdom of animals including forms with articulate bodies and a double ventral chain of ganglia and comprising the annelid worms and the arthropods
annulosan : a subkingdom of animals including forms with articulate bodies and a double ventral chain of ganglia and comprising the annelid worms and the arthropods
annulose : a subkingdom of animals including forms with articulate bodies and a double ventral chain of ganglia and comprising the annelid worms and the arthropods
annulus : ring
annunciate : announce
annunciation : March 25 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the announcement of the Incarnation to the Virgin Mary
annunciator : one that annunciates
annunciatory : one that annunciates
anoa : a small wild ox of Sulawesi (Anoa depressicornis) related to the buffalo but having nearly straight horns
Anobiidae : a family of small hard-bodied beetles with 5-jointed tarsi and generally serrate clubbed antennae that feed on dry vegetable materials and include destructive pests of stored foods and tobacco  — see drugstore beetle
anociassociation : a method of preventing shock and exhaustion incident to surgical operations by preventing communication between the area of operation and the nervous system especially by means of a local anesthetic or sharp dissection
anodal : the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: such as
anode : the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: such as
anodic : the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: such as
anodically : the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: such as
anodize : to subject (a metal) to electrolytic action as the anode of a cell in order to coat with a protective or decorative film
Anodon : a freshwater mussel of the genus Anodonta
Anodonta : a large genus of freshwater mussels (family Unionidae) having the hinge teeth rudimentary or wanting and the shell usually thin and fragile
anodontia : an especially congenital absence of teeth
anodyne : serving to alleviate pain
anodynia : absence of pain
anodynous : anodyne
anoesia : anoia
anoesis : consciousness that is pure passive receptiveness without understanding or intellectual organization of the materials presented
anoestrous : not exhibiting estrus
anoestrus : the period of sexual quiescence between two periods of sexual activity in cyclically breeding mammals
anoetic : consciousness that is pure passive receptiveness without understanding or intellectual organization of the materials presented
anogenital : of, relating to, or involving the genital organs and the anus
Anogra : a genus of herbs (family Onagraceae) found in the southern part of North America and having alternate leaves and flowers with four notched petals
anoine : of or relating to the anoa
anoint : to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
anointer : to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
anointment : to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
anole : any of a genus (Anolis) of arboreal American lizards (such as the green anole) of the iguana family that have a brightly colored dewlap and the ability to change color
Anolis : a genus of small American pleurodont lizards (family Iguanidae) comprising the New World chameleons that have the power of changing color like the true chameleons of the Old World
anolyte : that portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the anode in an electrolytic cell
Anomala : a genus of beetles (family Scarabaeidae) having grubs that feed mainly on the roots of plants and including several pests of cultivated grasses  — see oriental beetle
anomaliped : having more or less of the digits united
anomalism : the quality of being anomalous
anomalist : an adherent of the view held by certain Greek grammarians of the 2d century b.c. that in language the connection between the word and the idea is arbitrary and based on convention alone
anomalistic : relating to the anomaly (see anomaly sense 4a)
anomalistical : relating to the anomaly (see anomaly sense 4a)
anomalistically : relating to the anomaly (see anomaly sense 4a)
Anomalopteryx : a genus of moas of slender build and a height of three or four feet
anomaloscope : an optical device designed to test color vision by matching a yellow light which may be varied in intensity with a combination of red and green lights of constant intensity
anomalous : inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular, unusual
anomalously : inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular, unusual
anomalousness : inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular, unusual
anomalure : a member of the genus Anomalurus : scaletail
Anomalurus : a genus (the type of the family Anomaluridae) of sciuromorph rodents comprising the scaletails and resembling flying squirrels but having scaly tails used in climbing
anomaly : something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
Anomia : anomic aphasia
anomite : a variety of biotite differing optically from the ordinary kind
anomodont : of or belonging to Anomodontia
Anomoean : a member of an extreme division of Arians of the 4th century a.d. who declared that since the son of God is a created being he is unlike God in essence
Anomura : a tribe or other division of Reptantia including decapod crustaceans with the abdomen more or less reduced and usually permanently flexed (as the hermit crabs), being in some classifications placed in Macrura or treated as a separate suborder intermediate between Macrura and Brachyura
anomural : a tribe or other division of Reptantia including decapod crustaceans with the abdomen more or less reduced and usually permanently flexed (as the hermit crabs), being in some classifications placed in Macrura or treated as a separate suborder intermediate between Macrura and Brachyura
anomuran : a tribe or other division of Reptantia including decapod crustaceans with the abdomen more or less reduced and usually permanently flexed (as the hermit crabs), being in some classifications placed in Macrura or treated as a separate suborder intermediate between Macrura and Brachyura
anomurous : a tribe or other division of Reptantia including decapod crustaceans with the abdomen more or less reduced and usually permanently flexed (as the hermit crabs), being in some classifications placed in Macrura or treated as a separate suborder intermediate between Macrura and Brachyura
anomy : social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values
anon : soon, presently
anonang : a Philippine tree (Cordia myxa) the inner bark of which furnishes a cordage fiber
anoncillo : the fiber yielded by the bark of various Venezuelan trees on the genus Annona
anonychia : congenital absence of the nails
anonym : an anonymous person
anonyma : brachiocephalic artery
anonymity : the quality or state of being anonymous
anonymous : of unknown authorship or origin
anonymously : in an anonymous manner : without identification of the source
anonymousness : of unknown authorship or origin
anonymuncule : an insignificant anonymous writer
anoopsia : upward strabismus
Anopheles : any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that includes all mosquitoes which transmit malaria to humans
anopheline : any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that includes all mosquitoes which transmit malaria to humans
anophthalmia : congenital absence of the eyes
anophthalmos : anophthalmia
Anophthalmus : a genus of blind cave-inhabiting beetles (family Carabidae) of North America
anophyte : bryophyte
anopia : a defect of vision
anopisthographic : having writing or printing on one side only
Anopla : a class or other division of Nemertea comprising forms in which the mouth is posterior to the brain and the proboscis lacks stylets and including the orders Palaeonemertea and Heteronemertea
anoplocephalic : lacking hooks on the scolex
Anoplotherium : a genus of hornless artiodactyl mammals with a long tail and weak canine teeth that is the type of a family (Anoplotheriidae) of the lower Oligocene of Europe
Anoplura : an order of insects comprising the sucking lice and in some classifications the bird lice
anopsia : upward strabismus
anorak : a usually pullover hooded jacket long enough to cover the hips
anorchous : having no testes
anorchus : one without testes or whose testes have not descended
anorectal : of, relating to, or involving both the anus and rectum
anorectic : lacking appetite
anorexia : loss of appetite especially when prolonged
anorganic : inorganic
anormal : not normal
anormality : not normal
anorogenic : free from mountain-making disturbance
anorthic : having unequal oblique axes : triclinic
anorthite : a white, grayish, or reddish feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
anorthitic : a white, grayish, or reddish feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
anorthitite : a leucocratic differentiation rock of the gabbro family consisting almost entirely of anorthite
anorthoclase : a feldspar of chiefly sodium potassium aluminum silicate that is closely related to orthoclase but triclinic
anorthopia : distorted vision in which straight lines appear bent or curved
anorthose : anorthoclase
anorthosite : a granular plutonic igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar (such as labradorite)
anoscope : an instrument for facilitating visual examination of the anal canal
anoscopy : visual examination of the anal canal with an anoscope
anosmatic : lacking the sense of smell
anosmia : loss or impairment of the sense of smell
anosmic : loss or impairment of the sense of smell
anosphrasia : anosmia
anosphresia : anosmia
Anostraca : an order of small aquatic crustaceans (subclass Branchiopoda) lacking a carapace, having stalked eyes and 11 to 19 pairs of thoracic appendages, and including Artemia and similar freshwater forms
another : different or distinct from the one first considered
anotia : congenital absence of the ears
Anous : a genus of terns with a short tail and dark plumage found in warm countries  — see noddy sense 2a
anoxemia : a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood
anoxemic : a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood
anoxia : hypoxia especially of such severity as to result in permanent damage
anoxic : of, relating to, or affected with anoxia
anoxidative : not characterized by oxidation
anoxybiosis : anaerobiosis
anoxybiotic : of or relating to anoxybiosis
ansa : a loop-shaped anatomical structure
ansar : the citizens of Medina who received and supported Muhammad following the hegira
Ansarie :  nusairi
ansate : having a handle or handle-shaped part
ansation : the making or providing of handles
Anselm Saint 1033/34–1109 archbishop of Canterbury (1093–1109)
Anselmian : of or relating to the scholastic philosopher St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
Anser : a genus of birds (family Anatidae) comprising the typical geese with large strongly serrated bills, rather simple plumage patterns, and comparatively short necks  — compare branta  — see chen
Anseres : a suborder of Anseriformes usually being coextensive with the family Anatidae and including the ducks, geese, swans, and mergansers or in old classifications including most or all of the web-footed swimming birds and ranking as an order
Anseriformes : an order of birds comprising the ducks, geese, swans, and mergansers and the screamers  — see anseres
Anserinae : goose bumps
anserine : of, relating to, or resembling a goose
anserous : like a goose : stupid, silly  — compare anserine entry 1
ansu : apricot sense 1
answer : something spoken or written in reply to a question
answerability : liable to be called to account : responsible
answerable : liable to be called to account : responsible
answerer : something spoken or written in reply to a question
answeringly : in answer
answerless : without an answer: such as
answerlessly : without an answer: such as
ant : any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties
Anta : a pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination
anta : a pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination
antacid : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
Antaean : mammoth
antagonism : opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
antagonist : one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent
antagonistic : showing dislike or opposition : marked by or resulting from antagonism
antagonistically : showing dislike or opposition : marked by or resulting from antagonism
antagonize : to incur or provoke the hostility of
antambulacral : situated away from the ambulacral region
antanaclasis : the repetition of a word within a phrase or sentence in which the second occurrence utilizes a different and sometimes contrary meaning from the first
antapex : the point of the celestial sphere from which the solar system is moving  — compare solar apex
Antarctalian : of, relating to, or being the marine biogeographic realm that comprises all regions south of a line at which mean temperatures approximate 44° F
antarctic : of or relating to the south pole or to the region near it
Antarctica continent around the South Pole; a plateau covered by a great ice cap and mountain peaks area about 5,500,000 square miles (14,300,000 square kilometers)
antarctica continent around the South Pole; a plateau covered by a great ice cap and mountain peaks area about 5,500,000 square miles (14,300,000 square kilometers)
Antarctogaean : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that comprises New Zealand and the Antarctic continent and islands  — compare notogaean
Antares : a giant red star of very low density that is the brightest star in Scorpius
ante : a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the pot
anteater : any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites: such as
antebrachial : relating to the antebrachium
antebrachium : the part of the arm or forelimb between the brachium and the carpus : forearm
antecabinet : an antechamber to a private audience room
antecardium : the pit of the stomach : epigastrium
antecede : precede
antecedence : priority, precedence
antecedency : the condition of being antecedent : priority
antecedent : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
antecedental : of or relating to an antecedent
antecedently : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
antecessor : one that goes before : predecessor
antechamber : anteroom
antechapel : a vestibule or anteroom to a chapel or church
Antechinomys : a genus of small insectivorous marsupials (family Dasyuridae) comprising the Australian jerboa pouched mice
antechoir : a space enclosed or reserved for the clergy and choristers at the entrance to a choir
antechurch : a portico or narthex at the main entrance of a church
antecolic : situated in front of the colon
antecommunion : the part of the Anglican or Episcopal service of Holy Communion up to or including the prayer for the whole state of Christ's church that is used separately with a blessing when there is no Communion
antecornu : the anterior cornu of either lateral ventricle of the brain
antecubital : of or relating to the inner or front surface of the forearm
antedate : a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document
antediluvian : of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
Antedon : a large genus of recent and fossil comatulid crinoids having 10 or more arms
antefix : an ornament at the eaves of a classical building concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof
anteflexion : a displacement forward of an organ (as the uterus) so that its axis is bent upon itself
antefurca : a forked chitinous process projecting into the thoracic cavity from the sternal wall of the anterior thoracic segment of certain insects
antefurcal : a forked chitinous process projecting into the thoracic cavity from the sternal wall of the anterior thoracic segment of certain insects
antegrade : anterograde sense 2
antehypophysis : the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
antejuramentum : the preliminary oath required of the accuser and accused in a trial by compurgation
antelabium : the exterior or protruding margin of a lip
antelope : any of various ruminant deerlike mammals (family Bovidae) chiefly of Africa and southwest Asia that have a slender lean build and usually horns directed upward and backward
antelopian : resembling or relating to antelopes
antelucan : before dawn
antemeridian : occurring before noon : of or relating to the forenoon
antenatal : prenatal
antenati : a person born before a certain time or event especially with reference to the existence of political rights (as a person born in an American colony before the Declaration of Independence)
antenave : a church porch leading into the nave only or a part of a porch that leads directly into the nave
antenna : one of a pair of slender, movable, segmented sensory organs on the head of insects, myriapods, and crustaceans  — see insect illustration
antennae : one of a pair of slender, movable, segmented sensory organs on the head of insects, myriapods, and crustaceans  — see insect illustration
antennal : one of a pair of slender, movable, segmented sensory organs on the head of insects, myriapods, and crustaceans  — see insect illustration
Antennaria : a genus of woolly or hoary herbs (family Compositae) that are natives mostly of temperate regions and have small whitish discoid flower heads and a pappus formed of club-shaped bristles  — see cat's-foot
Antennariidae : a family of fishes (order Pediculati) that have an elongated somewhat compressed body, a short head deeper than broad, a large nearly vertical mouth with protrusible premaxillaries, rather large pectoral fins with elongated carpal bones forming a wrist, a first dorsal fin consisting of separate spines of which the first is usually elongated and provided with a membranous flap that projects forward over the mouth and functions as a bait, that scramble about among seaweeds, and that include the frogfishes and sargassum fishes  — compare angler
antennary : of, relating to, or like an antenna : bearing antennae
Antennata : a primary division of Arthropoda comprising the arthropods with antennae or less broadly the true insects and the myriapods
antennate : having antennae
antenniferous : the pivotal process that supports the base of an antenna
antenniform : shaped like antenna
antennula : antennule
antennule : a small antenna or similar appendage
anteopercle : preopercle
anteoperculum : preopercle
anteorbital : situated in front of the eye or orbit
antepagmenta : trimmings added to a building especially on the jambs of a door
antepagments : trimmings added to a building especially on the jambs of a door
antepalatal : articulated against the front half of the palate as a whole : articulated against the hard palate : palatal
antepast : foretaste
antependium : a hanging for the front of an altar, pulpit, or lectern
antepenult : the third syllable of a word counting from the end (such as cu in accumulate)
antepenultima : the third syllable of a word counting from the end (such as cu in accumulate)
antepenultimate : the third syllable of a word counting from the end (such as cu in accumulate)
antepirrhema : a continuation of an epirrhema following an antistrophe
anteposition : the placing of one word or word group before another or especially before one which by usual usage would precede it (as in fiddlers three)
antepredicament : a prerequisite to a clear understanding of philosophical predicaments or categories (as the definition of equivocal, univocal, and denominative terms)
antepredicamental : a prerequisite to a clear understanding of philosophical predicaments or categories (as the definition of equivocal, univocal, and denominative terms)
anterevolutionary : of or relating to the time before a revolution (as the American Revolution)
anteriad : toward the anterior part of the body
anterior : situated before or toward the front
anterograde : occurring or performed in the normal or forward direction of conduction or flow: such as
anteroinferior : located in front and below
anterolateral : situated or occurring in front and to the side
anterolaterally : situated or occurring in front and to the side
anteromedial : located in front and toward the middle
anteroom : a small outer room that leads to another room and that is often used as a waiting room
anteroposterior : concerned with or extending along a direction or axis from front to back or from anterior to posterior
anteroposteriorly : concerned with or extending along a direction or axis from front to back or from anterior to posterior
anterosuperior : located in front and above
anteroventral : located in front and toward the lower surface
anteroventrally : located in front and toward the lower surface
antes : a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the pot
antescript : a passage (as a note affixed to a letter) written before or above
antesternum : the median underpart of an insect's prothorax
antetemple : narthex
antevert : to displace (a body organ) so that the whole axis is directed farther forward than normal
antevocalic : immediately preceding a vowel : prevocalic
anthelion : the brightish white halolike spot appearing occasionally on the parhelic circle opposite the sun
anthelmintic : expelling or destroying parasitic worms especially of the intestine
anthem : a song or hymn of praise or gladness
anthema : eruption : rash
anthemia : a flat ornament of floral form (as in relief sculpture or in painting)
anthemion : a flat ornament of floral form (as in relief sculpture or in painting)
anther : the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk  — see flower illustration
antheral : the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk  — see flower illustration
Anthericum : a genus of mainly African plants (family Liliaceae) with rootstocks like tubers, narrow leaves, and racemes of small white flowers with a rotate perianth
antheridium : the male reproductive organ of some cryptogamous plants
antherless : lacking anthers
Anthidium : a genus of solitary bees that use resin as a cement in building their nests
anthill : a mound of debris thrown up by ants or termites in digging their nest
anthine : of or belonging to the genus Anthus
anthocarpous : having accessory parts
Anthocerotaceae : a family of liverworts (order Anthocerotales) having the gametophyte without definite pores and the irregular or dichotomous lobing or branching
anthocyan : any of various soluble glycoside pigments producing blue to red coloring in flowers and plants
anthocyanidin : a plant pigment (as cyanidin, delphinidin, or pelargonidin) formed by the hydrolysis of an anthocyanin and characterized by the same ring structure as the flavones and flavonols but having no ketone group
anthocyanin : any of various soluble glycoside pigments producing blue to red coloring in flowers and plants
anthoecology : the study of flowers as related to their environment
anthography : the description of flowers
anthological : a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
anthologist : a compiler of an anthology
anthologize : to compile, publish, or include in an anthology
anthology : a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
antholysis : a metamorphosis of flower organs in which they become more or less foliaceous
Antholyza : a genus of southern African bulbous plants (family Iridaceae) with sword-shaped leaves and red and yellow flowers in 2-sided spikes
Anthomedusae : a suborder of Hydroida that is sometimes regarded as a separate order of Hydrozoa and that includes hydrozoans, that has the hydranths and reproductive zooids unprotected by thecae, and that sometimes has medusae which bear the gonads in the manubrium and lack lithocysts
anthomedusan : a suborder of Hydroida that is sometimes regarded as a separate order of Hydrozoa and that includes hydrozoans, that has the hydranths and reproductive zooids unprotected by thecae, and that sometimes has medusae which bear the gonads in the manubrium and lack lithocysts
anthomyiid : of or relating to the Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae : a large family of two-winged flies closely related to the houseflies but usually distinguished by a bristly abdomen and bristleless pleura and including a number of species of economic importance because of their plant-eating larvae (as the onion maggot, wheat bulb fly, and cabbage maggot)
Anthonomus : a large genus of weevils (family Curculionidae) including a number of destructive pests of cultivated plants  — see boll weevil
Anthony Saint circa 250–355 Egyptian monk
anthophagous : feeding on flowers
anthophilous : feeding upon or living among flowers
Anthophora : a genus of solitary wood-boring bees (family Megachilidae)
anthophore : a stalklike extension of the receptacle on which the pistil and corolla are borne (as in the pinks)  — compare gynophore, stipe
anthophorous : flower-bearing : floriferous
anthophyllite : an orthorhombic mineral of the amphibole group that is essentially a silicate of magnesium and iron and is usually lamellar or fibrous and when fibrous is one of the less common forms of asbestos
Anthophyta : a division including all the flowering plants
Anthospermum : a genus of herbs and shrubs (family Rubiaceae) found in Africa and Madagascar and having small tubular flowers
anthoxanthin : any of a group of ivory to yellow or orange crystalline pigments that are similar to anthocyanins in their solubility in plant cell sap but are derived in most cases from flavone or flavonol
Anthoxanthum : a genus of European grasses (family Poaceae) with contracted panicles, the spikelets consisting of one fertile floret and two sterile glumes below it  — see sweet vernal grass
Anthozoa : a class of marine coelenterates comprising the corals, sea anemones, and related forms all of which lack medusa generation and are distinguished by polyps with radial partitions or mesenteries projecting from the body wall into the gastrovascular cavity  — see alcyonaria, zoantharia
anthozoan : any of a class (Anthozoa) of marine cnidarians (such as the corals and sea anemones) having polyps with internal radial partitions and lacking a medusa stage
anthozoic : a class of marine coelenterates comprising the corals, sea anemones, and related forms all of which lack medusa generation and are distinguished by polyps with radial partitions or mesenteries projecting from the body wall into the gastrovascular cavity  — see alcyonaria, zoantharia
anthozooid : an individual zooid of a compound anthozoan
anthozoon : a class of marine coelenterates comprising the corals, sea anemones, and related forms all of which lack medusa generation and are distinguished by polyps with radial partitions or mesenteries projecting from the body wall into the gastrovascular cavity  — see alcyonaria, zoantharia
anthracene : a crystalline tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C14H10 obtained from coal-tar distillation
anthraciferous : containing or yielding anthracite
anthracite : a hard natural coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing little volatile matter and in burning very cleanly
anthracitic : a hard natural coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing little volatile matter and in burning very cleanly
anthracitization : the natural change of bituminous coal into anthracite by pressure or heat
anthracnose : any of numerous destructive plant diseases caused by imperfect fungi and characterized especially by necrotic lesions
anthracocide : capable of destroying the bacteria of anthrax
anthracoid : resembling anthrax
anthracolithic : containing anthracite or graphite
Anthracomarti : an order of carboniferous arthropods related to the spiders
anthracomartian : an order of carboniferous arthropods related to the spiders
Anthracosaurus : a genus of labyrinthodonts from the coal measures of England perhaps in the direct ancestral line of the reptiles
anthracosis : black discoloration of bronchi from carbon pigment that typically causes deformation and obstruction, may be asymptomatic or cause respiratory symptoms (such as cough and labored breathing), and is often associated with the inhalation of coal dust and wood smoke
Anthracotherium : a genus of Tertiary artiodactyl mammals of Asia and Europe related to the pigs but sometimes as large as the rhinoceros
anthracotic : black discoloration of bronchi from carbon pigment that typically causes deformation and obstruction, may be asymptomatic or cause respiratory symptoms (such as cough and labored breathing), and is often associated with the inhalation of coal dust and wood smoke
anthraflavic : a yellow crystalline compound C14H6O2(OH)2; 2,6-dihydroxy-anthraquinone
anthragallol : an orange crystalline compound C14H5O2(OH)3 used as a brown mordant dye; 1,2,3-trihydroxy-anthraquinone
anthranilate : a salt or ester of anthranilic acid
anthranilic : a crystalline acid NH2C6H4COOH used as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes (such as indigo), pharmaceuticals, and perfumes
anthranol : an unstable brown-yellow alkali-soluble fluorescent solid phenol C14H9OH formed from anthrone by alkaline treatment and changing to anthrone on standing
anthranoyl : the radical NH2C6H4CO− of anthranilic acid; ortho-amino-benzoyl
anthrapurpurin : an orange crystalline compound C14H5O2(OH)3 found in commercial synthetic alizarin and also made separately; 1,2,7-trihydroxy-anthraquinone
anthraquinone : a yellow crystalline ketone C14H8O2 often derived from anthracene and used especially in the manufacture of dyes
anthraquinonyl : either of two univalent radicals C14H7O2 derived from anthraquinone
anthrarufin : a yellow crystalline compound C14H6O2(OH)2 used in dye manufacture; 1,5-dihydroxy-anthraquinone
anthrax : an infectious disease of warm-blooded animals (such as cattle and sheep) caused by a spore-forming bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), transmissible to humans especially by the handling of infected products (such as wool), and characterized by cutaneous ulcerating nodules or by often fatal lesions in the lungs
anthraxolite : a bituminous substance like coal that occurs in veins and masses in sedimentary rocks
anthraxylon : the glossy jet-black constituent of banded bituminous coal including clarain and vitrain
Anthrenus : a genus of small beetles (family Dermestidae) having hairy larvae very destructive to woolen goods, fur, or other organic materials and including the carpet beetles and small gray and brown museum pests (A. varius and A. musaeorum) that destroy botanical and zoological specimens
Anthribidae : a small family of chiefly tropical short-snouted weevils mostly living and feeding on woody fungi or decaying wood
Anthriscus : a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Umbelliferae) with finely dissected leaves and short-beaked fruit
anthrone : a pale yellow alkali-insoluble crystalline ketone C14H10O used in sulfuric-acid solution as a colorimetric reagent for determination of carbohydrates (as sugar in body fluids)
anthropic : of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth
anthropical : of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth
anthropocentric : considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe
anthropocentrism : considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe
anthropogenesis : the origin and development of humans
anthropogenetic : the origin and development of humans
anthropogenic : of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature
anthropogeny :  anthropogenesis
anthropogeography : the study of the geographic distribution of humans  — compare ethnogeography
anthropogony : anthropogenesis
anthropography : a branch of anthropology dealing with the distribution of humans as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs
anthropoid : any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
anthropoidal : resembling or being an anthropoid
Anthropoidea : the suborder of Primates including the monkeys, apes, and humans
anthropoidean : the suborder of Primates including the monkeys, apes, and humans
anthropolatry : the worship of a human : deification of a human
anthropolite : a petrified human body or portion of it
anthropolithic : a petrified human body or portion of it
anthropolitic : a petrified human body or portion of it
anthropological : the science of human beings
anthropologically : the science of human beings
anthropologist : the science of human beings
anthropology : the science of human beings
anthropomancy : divination from the entrails of a human being
anthropometer : an instrument used for making anthropometric measurements and consisting of four hollow graduated tubes that fit into one another to form a rigid rod
anthropometric : the study of human body measurements especially on a comparative basis
anthropometrist : a specialist in anthropometry
anthropometry : the study of human body measurements especially on a comparative basis
anthropomorph : a stylized human figure (as in prehistoric art)
Anthropomorpha : a group of primates comprising the anthropoid apes and being equivalent to the family Pongidae
anthropomorphic : described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
anthropomorphically : described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
anthropomorphism : an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics : humanization
anthropomorphist : an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics : humanization
anthropomorphite : anthropomorphist
anthropomorphization : to attribute human form or personality to
anthropomorphize : to attribute human form or personality to
anthropomorphology : the use of anthropomorphic language especially in application to God or a god
anthropomorphosis : metamorphosis into human form
anthropomorphous : anthropomorphic
anthropomorphously : anthropomorphic
anthropopathic : ascribing human feelings to something that is not human
anthropopathically : ascribing human feelings to something that is not human
anthropopathism : the ascription of human feelings to something not human
anthropopathite : one who ascribes human feelings to something not human
anthropopathy : anthropopathism
anthropophagi : man-eater, cannibal
anthropophagite : cannibal sense 1
anthropophagous : feeding on human flesh
anthropophagy : feeding on human flesh
anthropophilous : attracted to humans especially as a source of food
anthropophobia : a pathological fear of people or human companionship
anthropophuism : ascription of human nature to God or a god
anthropophuistic : ascription of human nature to God or a god
Anthropopithecus : a hypothetical mammal or group of mammals intermediate in character between human beings and apes
anthropopsychic : relating to anthropopsychism
anthropopsychism : the attribution of a human soul to nature or to something that governs natural processes
anthroposcopy : determination of human bodily characteristics by inspection as opposed to exact measurements  — compare anthropometry
anthroposociology : the sociological study of race by anthropological methods (as in the theories of Lapouge) as a means of establishing the social superiority of dolichocephalic peoples
anthroposophical : relating to anthroposophy
anthroposophist : a 20th century religious system growing out of theosophy and centering on human development
anthroposophy : a 20th century religious system growing out of theosophy and centering on human development
anthropotheism : the doctrine that the gods originated as human beings or are essentially human in their nature
anthropotomical : relating to anthropotomy
anthropotomist : a specialist in anthropotomy : anatomist
anthropotomy : anatomy of the human body
anthryl : any of three univalent radicals C14H9 derived from anthracene
anthrylene : any of several bivalent radicals C14H8 derived from anthracene
Anthurium : any of a genus (Anthurium) of tropical American plants of the arum family with large often brightly colored leaves, a cylindrical spadix, and a colored spathe
Anthus : a genus of singing birds (family Motacillidae) comprising the typical pipits
Anthyllis : a genus of Old World plants (family Leguminosae) with often yellowish red flowers and a pod enclosed in the calyx  — see kidney vetch
Anti : one that is opposed
anti : one that is opposed
antiacid : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
antiadministration : opposed to the administrative branch of a government or to its policies
antiager : an antiaging preparation
antiaggression : used to prevent or limit aggressive behavior
antiaircraft : designed for or concerned with defense against air attack
antialcoholism : opposed to or used to treat alcoholism
antialien : opposed or hostile toward aliens
antianaphylaxis : a condition in which an anaphylactic reaction is not obtained because of the presence of free antibodies in the blood
antianthrax : acting or effective against anthrax infection
antiantibody : an antibody with specific immunologic activity against another antibody
antiaphrodisiac : tending to diminish or quell sexual desire
antiar : a poisonous gum resin from the upas tree
Antiarcha : a subclass or other division of Placodermi comprising small Devonian freshwater ostracoderms having complex bony armor on the anterior part of the body and a pair of pectoral appendages resembling paddles
antiarin : either of two crystalline glycosides C29H42O11 that are obtained from antiar and are powerful cardiac poisons
Antiaris : a genus of East Indian trees (family Moraceae) with axillary clustered flowers and fleshy purple fruits  — see upas
antiarthritic : tending to relieve or prevent arthritis or its symptoms
antiasthmatic : relieving or counteracting the symptoms of asthma
antibacchic : relating to or composed of antibacchii
antibacchius : a metrical foot of three syllables the first two having either primary or intermediate stress and the last being unstressed (as in accentual poetry) or the first two being long and the last short (as in classical prosody)
antibacterial : directed or effective against bacteria
antiballooner : separator sense 3a(2)
antibiont : an organism participating in antibiosis
antibiosis : antagonistic association between organisms to the detriment of one of them or between one organism and a metabolic product of another
antibiotic : a substance able to inhibit or kill microorganisms
antiblastic : antagonistic to growth
antibody : any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight that are produced normally by specialized B cells after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response, that are produced abnormally by some cancer cells, and that typically consist of four subunits including two heavy chains and two light chains
Antiburgher : a member of the party of the Scottish Secession Church that held that its members could not conscientiously take the burgess oath  — compare burgher sense 2
antic : an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action : caper
anticancer : used against or tending to arrest or prevent cancer
anticapitalism : opposition to capitalism and capitalist policies or ideals
anticapitalist : opposition to capitalism and capitalist policies or ideals
anticardiac : belonging or relating to the anticardium
anticardium : the pit of the stomach : epigastrium
anticatalyst : negative catalyst
anticathexis : diversion of mental energy by the ego to block undesirable or objectionable impulses of the id from entering the consciousness : suppression of cathexis by the ego
anticathode : target sense 2a
anticensorship : opposing or prohibiting censorship : favoring or allowing freedom of expression
antichlor : a substance used in removing the excess of chlorine or bleaching liquor left in paper pulp or textile fibers after bleaching
anticholinergic : opposing or blocking the physiologic action of acetylcholine
antichresis : a written pledge and transfer from a debtor to a creditor of possession of immovable property giving the creditor the right to the fruits (as rents) of the property which are to be deducted from the interest or principal of the debt  — compare pawn
antichrist : one who denies or opposes Christ
antichristian : opposed to or hostile toward Christianity
antichristianity : opposed to or hostile toward Christianity
antichthon : counterearth
antichurch : opposed to or hostile toward the Christian church
anticipant : expectant, anticipating
anticipatable : to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to
anticipate : to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to
anticipation : a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action
anticipative : given to anticipation : anticipating
anticipatively : given to anticipation : anticipating
anticipator : to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to
anticipatorily : characterized by anticipation : anticipating
anticipatory : characterized by anticipation : anticipating
anticlassical : opposing or hostile toward classical music, art, etc.
anticlerical : opposed to clericalism or to the interference or influence of the clergy in secular affairs
anticlericalism : opposed to clericalism or to the interference or influence of the clergy in secular affairs
anticlimactic : of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
anticlimax : the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
anticlinal : occurring at right angles to the surface or circumference of a plant organ
anticline : an arch of stratified rock in which the layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest  — compare syncline
anticlinorium : a series of anticlines and synclines so grouped that taken together they have the general outline of an arch
anticlockwise : counterclockwise
anticly : in an antic manner
anticnemion : the front of the leg : shin
anticoagulant : a substance that hinders the clotting of blood : blood thinner
anticoagulating : the process of hindering the clotting of blood
anticoagulative : anticoagulant
anticoagulin : a substance (as one in the saliva of blood-sucking insects or in snake venom) that retards clotting of vertebrate blood
anticommercial : unconcerned with or hostile toward commercial interests or commercialism
anticommunist : opposed to Communism
anticomplement : a substance that interferes with the activity of complement
anticomplementary : having the capacity to remove or inactivate complement nonspecifically
anticonventional : opposed to conventional methods and attitudes : emphatically and deliberately unconventional
anticonvulsive : used or tending to control or to prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
anticor : an inflammatory swelling in the front of the chest of a horse caused by pressure or friction of the harness
anticorrosion : used or intended to inhibit or prevent corrosion
anticorrosive : inhibiting or preventing corrosion
anticreeper : a device attached to a railroad rail to keep it from moving longitudinally
anticrepuscular : any of the extensions of the crepuscular rays that seem to converge to the antisolar point
anticrotalic : effective against rattlesnake bites
anticryptic : of or relating to resemblance to surroundings that renders an animal less conspicuous to its prey  — compare aggressive sense 3a
anticum : a front porch  — compare posticum
anticyclone : a system of winds that rotates about a center of high atmospheric pressure clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern, that usually advances at 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) per hour, and that usually has a diameter of 1500 to 2500 miles (2400 to 4000 kilometers)
anticyclonic : a system of winds that rotates about a center of high atmospheric pressure clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern, that usually advances at 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) per hour, and that usually has a diameter of 1500 to 2500 miles (2400 to 4000 kilometers)
antidactyl : reversed dactyl : anapest
antidemocratic : opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy
antidetonant : antiknock
antidiabetic : tending to relieve diabetes
antidiphtheritic : preventing diphtheria especially by immunization
Antidorcas : a genus of antelopes including only the springbok
antidoron : bread blessed but not consecrated and eaten in the Eucharist of the Eastern Church but instead distributed after the service as a sign of their participation in the blessing to worshipers who did not communicate : bread of fellowship
antidotal : of, relating to, or acting as an antidote
antidotally : of, relating to, or acting as an antidote
antidotary : a book of antidotes
antidote : a remedy to counteract the effects of poison
antidraft : opposed to a military draft of individuals for compulsory service
antidromic : proceeding or conducting in a direction opposite to the usual one
antidromically : proceeding or conducting in a direction opposite to the usual one
antidrug : acting against or opposing illicit drugs or their use
antidumping : designed to discourage the importation and sale of foreign goods at prices well below domestic prices
antidysenteric : tending to relieve or prevent dysentery
antieducational : opposing or tending to hinder education
antiemetic : used or tending to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting
antiendotoxin : a substance (such as an antibody) that inhibits or counteracts the effects of a bacterial endotoxin
antienzyme : an inhibitor of enzyme action
antiepicenter : the point at which a straight line drawn through the epicenter of an earthquake and the earth's center would emerge on the opposite side of the globe
antiepileptic : designed to control or prevent seizures associated with epilepsy
Antietam creek in southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland flowing south into the Potomac River north of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 
antievolution : opposing or rejecting the biological theory of evolution or prohibiting its teaching
antievolutionist : a person who rejects the biological theory of evolution
antifatigue : designed or intended to prevent or reduce fatigue
antifederalist : a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
antifeminism : opposed to feminism
antifeminist : opposed to feminism
antifibrinolysin : an antibody that acts specifically against fibrinolysins of hemolytic streptococci and that is used chiefly in some diagnostic tests
antifibrinolysis : the action of an antifibrinolysin in opposing streptococcal fibrinolysis
antiflash : capable of withstanding or minimizing the effects of flash or heat, especially the intense heat encountered in firefighting
antiflatulent : preventing or relieving flatulence
antifoam : a substance that reduces or prevents the formation of foam
antifoaming : reducing or preventing the formation of foam
antifogmatic : a drink of liquor taken to counteract the effect of fog or dampness
antiforeign : opposed to or hostile toward foreigners
antiforeignism : aversion or opposition to foreigners
antifouling : intended to prevent fouling of underwater structures (such as the bottoms of ships)
antifreeze : a substance added to a liquid (such as the water in an automobile engine) to lower its freezing point
antifriction : reducing friction
antigambling : opposed to or intended to prevent or discourage gambling
antigen : any substance (such as an immunogen or a hapten) foreign to the body that evokes an immune response either alone or after forming a complex with a larger molecule (such as a protein) and that is capable of binding with a product (such as an antibody or T cell) of the immune response
antigenic : any substance (such as an immunogen or a hapten) foreign to the body that evokes an immune response either alone or after forming a complex with a larger molecule (such as a protein) and that is capable of binding with a product (such as an antibody or T cell) of the immune response
antigenicity : any substance (such as an immunogen or a hapten) foreign to the body that evokes an immune response either alone or after forming a complex with a larger molecule (such as a protein) and that is capable of binding with a product (such as an antibody or T cell) of the immune response
antiglare : reducing or preventing glare
Antigone : a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who buries her brother Polynices' body against the order of her uncle Creon
Antigonon : a genus of tropical American tendril-climbing herbs (family Polygonaceae) having apetalous flowers with brightly colored petaloid sepals  — see coralvine
Antigonus 382–301 b.c. Antigonus Cyclops general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia (306–301)
antigorite : a brownish green lamellar variety of the mineral serpentine Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
antigovernment : opposed to or hostile toward governments or a particular government : opposing or resisting governmental policies and power
antigropelos : waterproof leggings
antigrowth : opposed to, inhibiting, or resistant to growth
Antiguan island of the British West Indies in the Leewards area 108 square miles (281 square kilometers); with Barbuda it forms the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda
antihalation : preventing halation
antihelix : the curved elevation of cartilage within or in front of the helix
antihelminthic : anthelmintic
antihemorrhagic : tending to prevent or arrest hemorrhage
antihero : a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
antiheroic : a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
antihidrotic : anhidrotic
antihierarchical : opposed to hierarchy
antihistamine : any of various compounds that counteract histamine in the body and that are used for treating allergic reactions (such as hay fever) and cold symptoms
antihistaminic : any of various compounds that counteract histamine in the body and that are used for treating allergic reactions (such as hay fever) and cold symptoms
antihormone : a substance (such as tamoxifen) that blocks the action or inhibits the production of a hormone
antihuman : acting or being against humanity
antihunting : opposed to hunting
antihysteric : counteracting or preventing hysteria
antiketogenesis : the prevention or suppression of ketosis
antiketogenic : tending to prevent or counteract ketosis
antiknock : serving or intended to prevent detonation in the combustion process of an internal-combustion engine
antilabor : opposed to or hostile toward the interests and aims of labor organizations
antilegomena : the books of the New Testament whose canonicity was for a time in dispute  — compare homologoumena
antiliberal : opposed to or hostile toward political liberalism
Antillean the West Indies excluding the Bahamas  — see greater antilles, lesser antilles
antilobium : tragus
Antilocapra : a genus of ruminants (the type of the family Antilocapridae) consisting of the pronghorn
antilogarithm : the number corresponding to a given logarithm
antilogism : an inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion
antilogous : the pole of a crystal that becomes negatively electrified when the crystal is heated
antilogy : a contradiction in terms or ideas
Antilope : a genus of antelopes comprising the Indian black buck
antilynching : serving or intended to prevent or punish lynching
antilysin : a substance that is antagonistic to a lysin and protects cells from its attack
antilysis : the action of an antilysin
antilytic : the action of an antilysin
antimacassar : a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture
antimalaria : antimalarial
antimalarial : serving to prevent, control, or cure malaria
antimask : an additional masque usually preceding the main masque and introduced for comic or grotesque contrast
antimasker : a performer in an antimasque
Antimason : one opposed to Freemasonry
Antimasonic : one opposed to Freemasonry
Antimasonry : one opposed to Freemasonry
antimasque : an additional masque usually preceding the main masque and introduced for comic or grotesque contrast
antimasquer : a performer in an antimasque
antimaterialist : opposition to materialism
antimaterialistic : opposition to materialism
antimension : a consecrated piece of silk or linen cloth containing relics consecrated by a bishop and kept on the altar
antimensium : a consecrated piece of silk or linen cloth containing relics consecrated by a bishop and kept on the altar
antimere : either of a pair of opposite corresponding symmetrical bodily parts (as the halves of a bilaterally symmetrical animal)
antimerger : opposing or prohibiting mergers
Antimerina :  hova
antimicrobic : destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and especially pathogenic microorganisms
antimilitarism : opposition or hostility to the military or to militarism
antimilitarist : opposition or hostility to the military or to militarism
antimilitary : characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward the military
antiminsion : a consecrated piece of silk or linen cloth containing relics consecrated by a bishop and kept on the altar
antimiscegenation : opposing or prohibiting miscegenation
antimission : opposed to foreign religious missions
antimodern : opposed to modernism or to modern beliefs and practices
antimonarchical : opposed to or hostile toward monarchies or monarchs : anti-monarchist
antimonarchist : opposed to or hostile toward monarchies or monarchs
antimonate : a salt [as potassium antimonate KSb(OH)6] containing pentavalent antimony and oxygen in the anion
antimonial : of, relating to, or containing antimony
antimoniate : a salt [as potassium antimonate KSb(OH)6] containing pentavalent antimony and oxygen in the anion
antimonic : of, relating to, or derived from antimony
antimonide : a binary compound of antimony with a more electropositive element
antimoniferous : bearing antimony
antimonious : of, relating to, or derived from antimony
antimonite : stibnite
antimonium : antimony
antimonopolist : opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies
antimonopoly : opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies
antimony : stibnite
antimonyl : a monovalent radical SbO composed of antimony and oxygen held to exist in the molecules of tartar emetic and some basic salts of antimony
antimosquito : destroying, repelling, or protecting against mosquitoes
antimycotic : antifungal
antinational : opposed to or hostile toward a nation
antinationalist : opposed to nationalism or to a nationalist movement or government
antineuritic : preventing or relieving neuritis
antinial : relating to the antinion
antinion : the most forward projecting part of the forehead that is between the eyebrows and opposite to the inion
antinode : a region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes in a vibrating body
antinoise : designed or acting to reduce or prohibit excessive noise
antinome : a contradictory such as occurs in antinomy
antinomian : one who holds that under the gospel dispensation of grace (see grace entry 1 sense 1a) the moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation
antinomianism : one who holds that under the gospel dispensation of grace (see grace entry 1 sense 1a) the moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation
antinomic : a contradiction between two apparently equally valid principles or between inferences correctly drawn from such principles
antinomy : a contradiction between two apparently equally valid principles or between inferences correctly drawn from such principles
Antinous : cable release
Antiochene city in western California northeast of Oakland population 102,372
Antiochian city in western California northeast of Oakland population 102,372
antiodont : relating to or being lophodont dentition in which the crests of opposing teeth meet
antioxidant : a substance (such as beta-carotene or vitamin C) that inhibits oxidation or reactions promoted by oxygen, peroxides, or free radicals
antioxygen : antioxidant
antioxygenic : antioxidant
antipapal : opposed to or hostile toward the pope
antiparabema : either of the two chapels opposite the parabemata in Byzantine architecture
antiparallel : parallel but oppositely directed or oriented
antiparasitic : acting against parasites : used or intended to kill, repel, or remove parasites
Antipasch : the first Sunday after Easter :  low sunday
Antipascha : the first Sunday after Easter :  low sunday
Antipatharia : an order or suborder of Anthozoa comprising the black or thorny corals, all having a usually brown or black axial skeleton that is much branched and hornlike and polyps with few mesenteries or tentacles
antipatharian : an order or suborder of Anthozoa comprising the black or thorny corals, all having a usually brown or black axial skeleton that is much branched and hornlike and polyps with few mesenteries or tentacles
antipathetic : having a natural aversion
antipathetically : having a natural aversion
antipathic : a strong feeling of dislike
antipathist : one who has an antipathy
antipathize : to feel or show antipathy
antipathy : a strong feeling of dislike
antipatriotic : tending to undermine patriotism
antipedal : opposite to the foot
Antipedobaptism : the doctrine that infant baptism is scripturally unwarranted and inefficacious
Antipedobaptist : one of a sect of Anabaptists opposed to infant baptism
antiperiodic : preventing periodic returns of disease
antiperistalsis : reversed peristalsis
antiperistaltic : opposed to or checking peristaltic motion
antiperistasis : resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality
antipersonnel : designed for use against military personnel
antiperthite : a feldspar rock consisting of plagioclase containing lamellae of orthoclase
antipetalous : having stamens opposite the petals
antiphase : having phases or cycles in direct opposition
antiphlogistic : anti-inflammatory
antiphon : a psalm, anthem, or verse sung responsively
antiphonal : antiphonary
antiphonally : antiphonary
antiphonary : a book containing a collection of antiphons
antiphonetic : rhyming
antiphonic : antiphonal
antiphonically : antiphonal
antiphony : responsive alternation between two groups especially of singers
antiphrasis : the usually ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite to the generally accepted meanings (as in "this giant of 3 feet 4 inches")
antiplague : used or intended to counteract a plague and especially bubonic plague
antiplastic : preventing or checking the process of healing or granulation
antiplatelet : preventing or inhibiting platelets from adhering to each other
antipneumococcic : destroying or inhibiting pneumococci
antipodal : of or relating to the antipodes
antipode : the parts of the earth diametrically opposite
antipodean : the parts of the earth diametrically opposite
antipodes : the parts of the earth diametrically opposite
antipoetic : of, relating to, or characterized by opposition to traditional poetic technique or style
antipole : the opposite pole
antipolitical : opposing or reacting against traditional political policies and principles
antipollution : designed to prevent, reduce, or eliminate pollution
antipolo municipality and pilgrimage site for Roman Catholics east of Manila on Luzon Island, Philippines population 677,741
antipope : one elected or claiming to be pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen
antipopular : opposing what is popular : deliberately or emphatically unpopular
antipoverty : opposing poverty : designed or intended to relieve poverty
antiprism : a polyhedron having two faces that are identical polygons in parallel planes but rotated from each other while the other faces are a series of alternately oriented triangles
antiprofiteering : opposing, preventing, or punishing profiteering
antiprostate :  cowper's gland
antiprotease : a substance that inhibits the enzymatic activity of a protease
antiprotozoal : tending to destroy or inhibit the growth of protozoans
antipruritic : tending to relieve or prevent itching
antipyresis : treatment of fever by use of antipyretics
antipyretic : an agent that reduces fever
Antipyrine : an analgesic and antipyretic C11H12N2O formerly widely used but now largely replaced in oral use by less toxic substances (such as aspirin)
antiqua : the style of musical composition before about 1300 and especially of the 13th century 
antiquarian : one who collects or studies antiquities
antiquarianism : one who collects or studies antiquities
antiquary : antiquarian
antiquate : to make old or obsolete
antiquated : outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
antiquation : to make old or obsolete
antique : existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
antiquely : in an antique manner
antiqueness : the quality or state of being antique
antiquer : existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
antiquing : existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
antiquitarian : one who is attached to the opinions or practices of antiquity
antiquity : ancient times
antirabic : tending to prevent or control rabies
antirabies : acting against or preventing rabies
antiracer : a device to prevent the racing of a ship's propeller
antirachitic : used or tending to prevent or cure rickets
antiradiation : designed to destroy radar or other sources of radio transmissions
antiradical : opposed to or hostile toward radical movements or ideologies
antirational : opposed or contrary to what is rational : deliberately or utterly irrational
antirationalism : opposed or contrary to what is rational : deliberately or utterly irrational
antirationalist : opposed or contrary to what is rational : deliberately or utterly irrational
antirealism : opposition to or deliberate eschewal of realism especially in art and literature
antired : anti-communist
antireform : characterized by or expressing opposition to reform : opposing the amendment of laws, policies, or procedures
antireligion : opposing or hostile toward religion : anti-religious
antireligious : opposing or hostile to religion or to the power and influence of organized religion
antiremonstrant : one of the Dutch Calvinistic party that opposed the Remonstrants or Arminians
antirennin : an antibody that inhibits the coagulating activity of rennin on milk
antirent : of or relating to a political party (1839–47) in the state of New York that supported those tenants resisting collection of rents by patroons
antirenter : of or relating to a political party (1839–47) in the state of New York that supported those tenants resisting collection of rents by patroons
antirepublican : opposing or hostile toward republicanism or republican forms of government
antireticular : a serum prepared from blood of horses inoculated with cells of normal human spleen and bone marrow and claimed to have restorative and regenerative effects on certain reticular tissues in humans
antirevolutionary : opposing or hostile to revolution
antirheumatic : alleviating or preventing rheumatism
antiricin : an antitoxin antagonistic to ricin
antiromantic : contradicting or rejecting romantic aesthetics or sensibilities
antiromanticism : contradicting or rejecting romantic aesthetics or sensibilities
antiroyal : opposing or hostile toward monarchical government
antiroyalist : opposing or hostile toward monarchical government
Antirrhinum : snapdragon
antirust : offering protection against rust
antiscientific : a set or system of attitudes and beliefs that are opposed to or reject science and scientific methods and principles
antiscion : either of any two signs of the zodiac equally distant from Cancer and Capricorn on opposite sides
antiscorbutic : counteracting scurvy
antiselene : a white luminous spot like a halo occurring rarely at the same elevation as the moon and in the opposite azimuth
antisepsis : the inhibiting of the growth and multiplication of microorganisms by antiseptic means
antiseptic : opposing microbial infection
antiseptically : opposing microbial infection
antisepticize : to make antiseptic
antiserum : blood serum that contains antibodies against an infective agent (such as a bacteria or virus) or toxic substance (such as snake venom) and may be used to prevent or treat infection or poisoning
antisideric : a pharmaceutical agent that counteracts the physiological action of iron
antisiphon : designed to prevent the emptying of a sanitary trap because of difference of pressure
antisiphonal : opposite the siphuncle or siphon
antiskid : designed to prevent skidding
antislavery : opposed to slavery
antislip : designed to prevent slips or to be resistant to slipping
antismoking : opposed to tobacco smoking
antisocial : averse to the society of others : unsociable
antisocialist : characterized by or expressing opposition to socialists or socialism
antisolar : being or having a direction away from the sun
antispadix : the four modified tentacles opposite the spadix in mollusks of the genus Nautilus
antispasmodic : capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions
antispast : a metrical foot or system of four syllables in which an iambic cadence is followed by a trochaic
antispastic : relating to, consisting of, or containing antispasts
antisquama : a scalelike lobe between the base of the wing and the squama of various two-winged flies
antistate : characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward a state
antistatist : characterized by or expressing opposition to statism
antistes : a presiding officer in the church : presbyter
antistreptococcal : tending to destroy or inhibit the growth and reproduction of streptococci
antistreptococcic : tending to destroy or inhibit the growth and reproduction of streptococci
antistrike : serving or intended to discourage or prevent strikes
antistrophe : the repetition of words in reversed order
antistrophic : the repetition of words in reversed order
antistrophically : the repetition of words in reversed order
antisubmarine : directed against submarines : designed or intended to destroy submarines
antisun : anthelion
antisyphilitic : effective against syphilis
antitank : designed to destroy or check tanks
antitarnish : designed to check or prevent the accumulation of tarnish
antitax : opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
antitheft : designed to prevent theft
antithenar : situated opposite to the palm or sole
antitheses : the direct opposite
antithesis : the direct opposite
antithet : antithesis sense 1
antithetic : being in direct and unequivocal opposition : directly opposite or opposed
antithetical : being in direct and unequivocal opposition : directly opposite or opposed
antithetically : being in direct and unequivocal opposition : directly opposite or opposed
antithrombic : of or resembling that of an antithrombin
antithrombin : any of a group of substances that inhibit blood clotting by inactivating thrombin
antitobacco : opposed to, discouraging, or restricting the use of tobacco : anti-smoking
antitoxic : counteracting toxins
antitoxin : an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific toxin (such as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the body and is produced in animals for medical purposes by injection of a toxin or toxoid with the resulting serum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals
antitrades : the prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes : the westerly winds above the trade winds
antitraditional : opposed to or hostile toward traditional methods and attitudes : emphatically and deliberately untraditional
antitragicus : a small muscle arising from the outer part of the antitragus and inserted into the antihelix
antitragus : a prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear opposite the tragus
antitrochanter : an articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays
antitrope : an antitropic part or appendage
antitropic : sinistrorse
antitropy : the condition or quality of being antitropic
antitrust : of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to trusts or combinations
antitrypsin : a substance that inhibits the action of trypsin  — see alpha-1-antitrypsin
antitryptic : a substance that inhibits the action of trypsin  — see alpha-1-antitrypsin
antituberculosis : used or effective against tuberculosis
antituberculous : used or effective against tuberculosis
antitwilight : the pink or purplish glow in the eastern sky after sunset
antitype : something that corresponds to or is foreshadowed in a type
antityphoid : used to prevent or treat typhoid fever
antitypic : of or relating to an antitype
antitypical : of or relating to an antitype
antitypically : of or relating to an antitype
antitypy : resistance offered especially by matter to penetrative force, alteration, or change
antiunion : opposed to or hostile toward labor unions
antivaccination : opposed to vaccination
antivenin : an antitoxin to a venom
antivenom : antivenin
antiviral : acting, effective, or directed against viruses
antivirus : used to protect a computer from viruses : antiviral
antivitamin : a substance that makes a vitamin metabolically ineffective
antivivisection : opposed to experimentation on living animals especially when considered to cause pain or distress to the subject : opposed to vivisection
antivivisectionist : opposed to experimentation on living animals especially when considered to cause pain or distress to the subject : opposed to vivisection
antiwar : opposed to war
antixerophthalmic : vitamin sense A
antizymotic : a substance that inhibits enzymatic action
antler : one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
antlered : one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
antlerite : a mineral Cu3SO4(OH)4 consisting of a basic copper sulfate, occurring in green crystals, and interlaced aggregates of needlelike crystals
antlerless : one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
antlia : a southern constellation that is visible west of the constellation Centaurus and south of the constellation Hydra and that is represented by the figure of a pump
antoeci : those who live under the same meridian but on opposite parallels of latitude equidistant north and south of the equator
antoecians : those who live under the same meridian but on opposite parallels of latitude equidistant north and south of the equator
Antoinette 1755–1793 daughter of Maria Theresa and wife of Louis XVI of France
Anton village in Tyrol, western Austria, at the eastern end of Arlberg Tunnel west of Innsbruck
antoninianus : an ancient Roman coin originally worth two denarii
Antonio river about 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in southern Texas flowing southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
antonomasia : the use of a proper name to designate a member of a class (such as a Solomon for a wise ruler)
Antony Saint circa 250–355 Egyptian monk
antonym : a word of opposite meaning
antonymous : a word of opposite meaning
antonymy : a word of opposite meaning
antorbital : situated in front of the orbit
antra : an anatomical cavity within a bone (such as the maxilla) or hollow organ (such as the stomach)
antral : an anatomical cavity within a bone (such as the maxilla) or hollow organ (such as the stomach)
antre : cave sense 1
antrectomy : surgical removal of the lower portion of the stomach
antrin : rare, occasional
antrorse : directed forward or upward
antrorsely : directed forward or upward
antroscope : an instrument for illuminating and examining an antrum (as the maxillary sinus)
Antrostomus : a genus of birds including the whippoorwill and chuck-will's-widow
antrotomy : incision of an antrum
antrum : an anatomical cavity within a bone (such as the maxilla) or hollow organ (such as the stomach)
antrustion : a follower usually in the bodyguard of Frankish princes of the 5th to 7th centuries
Antu : a chemical C11H10N2S produced as a gray powder for use as a rat poison
antu : a chemical C11H10N2S produced as a gray powder for use as a rat poison
Antwerp province in the Flanders region of northern Belgium area 1104 square miles (2870 square kilometers), population 1,764,773
anubing : any of several trees of the genus Artocarpus
Anubis : a jackal-headed god in Egyptian mythology who leads the dead to judgment
anucleate : lacking a cell nucleus
anuran : any of an order (Anura) of amphibians comprising the frogs, toads, and tree frogs all of which lack a tail in the adult stage and have long hind limbs often suited to leaping and swimming
anuresis : retention of urine in the urinary bladder : failure or inability to void urine
anuretic : retention of urine in the urinary bladder : failure or inability to void urine
anuria : absence or defective excretion of urine
anuric : absence or defective excretion of urine
anurous : having no tail
anury : absence of a tail
anus : the posterior opening of the digestive tract
anusvara : a Sanskrit postvocalic nasal sound or group of sounds occurring in the interior of a morpheme only before ś, ṣ, s, or h and at the end of a morpheme only before an initial consonant of a following morpheme
anvil : a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
anxiety : apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill : a state of being anxious
anxious : characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried
anxiously : characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried
anxiousness : characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried
any : one or some indiscriminately of whatever kind:
anybody : any person : anyone
anyhow : in any manner whatever
anyone : any person at all
anyplace : in any place : anywhere
Anystidae : a family of predatory mites having no median groove in the cephalothorax and the last joint of the first pair of legs not swollen though usually long
anything : any thing whatever : any such thing
anythingarian : one that holds no particular creed or dogma
anyway : in any way whatever : anywise
anyways : anyhow, anyway
anywhen : at any time
anywhere : at, in, or to any place or point
anywheres : anywhere
anywise : in any way whatever : at all
Anzac : a soldier from Australia or New Zealand
Ao account of
Aonian : of or relating to the Greek district of Aonia or to the Muses
aorist : an inflectional form of a verb typically denoting simple occurrence of an action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition
aoristic : an inflectional form of a verb typically denoting simple occurrence of an action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition
aoristically : an inflectional form of a verb typically denoting simple occurrence of an action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition
aorta : the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body  — see heart illustration
aortal : of, relating to, or affecting an aorta
aortic : the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body  — see heart illustration
aorticorenal : relating to or situated near the aorta and the kidney
aortitis : inflammation of the aorta
Aotus : a genus of tropical American nocturnal monkeys (family Cebidae) comprising the owl monkeys
aoudad : a wild, chiefly brown bovine (Ammotragus lervia) that is closely related to goats and sheep, is native to dry, rocky, mountainous terrain of North Africa but has been introduced into the southwestern U.S., northern Mexico, and Spain, and has a fringe of long hairs extending from the neck to the inner forelegs and horns that curve outward, back, and down : barbary sheep
Aoul : a gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii synonym Nanger soemmerringii) of northeastern Africa
apa American Psychiatric Association
apabhramsa : a stage of an Indic language characterized by linguistic changes not found in a more conservative stage that serves as a standard of correctness:
apace : at a quick pace : swiftly
Apache : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the southwestern U.S.
apache : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the southwestern U.S.
apachite : a phonolitic rock containing abundant amphibole and aenigmatite associated with the pyroxene and microperthite as the feldspar
apadana : the great hall in ancient Persian palaces
apagoge : abduction sense 3
apagogic : of, relating to, or involving an apagoge
apagogical : of, relating to, or involving an apagoge
apagogically : of, relating to, or involving an apagoge
apaid : satisfied, pleased, rewarded
Apalachee : a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida
apandry : having functionless male organs
Apanteles : a genus of small wasps (family Braconidae) parasitic as larvae on caterpillars and used in the biological control of certain destructive caterpillars
Apantesis : a genus of tiger moths frequently having the forewings velvety black with branching light colored stripes and the hind wings red, pink, or yellow with black spots
apar : the three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) of South America
aparaphysate : destitute of paraphyses
aparejo : a packsaddle of stuffed leather or canvas
apart : at a little distance
apartheid : racial segregation
apartment : a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
apartmental : a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
apartness : at a little distance
apastron : the point in the orbit of one star of a binary where it is farthest from the other  — compare periastron
apatetic : imitative in color or form
apathetic : affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy : having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion
apathetically : affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy : having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion
apathogenic : not capable of causing disease : nonpathogenic
apathy : lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
apatite : any of a group of calcium phosphate minerals occurring in various colors as hexagonal crystals, as granular masses, or in fine-grained masses as the chief constituent of phosphate rock and of bones and teeth
Apatornis : a genus of toothed birds from the Cretaceous of Kansas related to Ichthyornis
Apatosaurus : any of a genus (Apatosaurus of the family Diplodocidae) of very large, herbivorous, sauropod dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period and reached a length of over 65 feet (20 meters) and a height of 12 feet (3.7 meters) and are thought to have attained a weight of up to 30 tons (27 metric tons)
Apayao : a predominantly pagan people of northern Luzon, Philippines
ape : any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
apeak : being in a vertical position
apeiron : the unlimited, indeterminate, and indefinite ground, origin, or primal principle of all matter postulated especially by Anaximander
apelet : a little ape
apelike : any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
apeling : a little ape
Apennine mountain chain of Italy extending the length of the peninsula  — see corno, monte
aper : any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
aperea : a wild cavy (Cavia porcellus) possibly ancestral to the domesticated guinea pig
aperient : gently moving the bowels : laxative
aperiodic : of irregular occurrence : not periodic
aperiodically : of irregular occurrence : not periodic
aperiodicity : of irregular occurrence : not periodic
aperistalsis : absence of peristalsis
aperitive : aperient
apert : open, manifest, evident
apertly : open, manifest, evident
apertometer : an instrument for measuring the numerical aperture of objectives (as those of a microscope)
apertural : of, relating to, or like an aperture
aperture : an opening or open space : hole
apertured : having an aperture
apery : the act or practice of aping : mimicry
Apetalae : a group of the Archichlamydeae comprising plants whose flowers have no petals  — compare choripetalae
apetalous : having no petals
apex : the uppermost point : vertex
apexed : having an apex
aphaeresis : the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word (as in round for around and coon for raccoon)
aphaeretic : the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word (as in round for around and coon for raccoon)
aphagia : loss of the ability to swallow
aphakia : absence of the crystalline lens of the eye
aphakic : of, relating to, or affected with aphakia
Aphanapteryx : a genus consisting of two extinct species (Aphanapteryx bonasia and Aphanapteryx leguati) of large, long-billed, flightless rails formerly inhabiting the Mascarene Islands
aphanite : a dark rock of such close texture that its separate grains are invisible to the naked eye
aphanitic : a dark rock of such close texture that its separate grains are invisible to the naked eye
aphanitism : a dark rock of such close texture that its separate grains are invisible to the naked eye
Aphanomyces : a genus of fungi (order Saprolegniales) characterized by slender zoosporangia with but one row of zoospores and occurring as parasites in algae and roots of higher plants
aphanophyre : a porphyry with aphanitic groundmass
aphanozygous :  cryptozygous
aphasia : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
aphasiac : of, relating to, or affected by aphasia : involving or exhibiting loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words
aphasic : of, relating to, or affected by aphasia : involving or exhibiting loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words
Aphelandra : a genus of tropical American plants (family Acanthaceae) having quadrangular spikes of red 2-lipped flowers
Aphelenchus : a genus of rhabditoid nematode worms that is the type of the family Aphelenchidae and that includes several important plant pathogens
Aphelinus : a genus of hymenopterous flies that is the type of the family Aphelinidae and that includes a species (A. mali) important in the biological control of the woolly apple aphid
aphelion : the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)  — compare perihelion
apheliotropic : characterized by apheliotropism
apheliotropically : characterized by apheliotropism
apheliotropism : negative heliotropism (as in certain roots that turn away from the sun)
Aphelops : a genus of fossil rhinoceroses of very robust build and with very short legs found in the Miocene and Pliocene of America
aphemia : motor aphasia
apheresis : withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or more blood components (such as plasma, platelets, or white blood cells), and transfusion of the remaining blood back into the donor
aphesis : aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel (as in lone for alone)
apheta : the ruler or giver of life in a nativity
aphetic : aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel (as in lone for alone)
aphetically : aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel (as in lone for alone)
aphetize : to shorten by aphesis
aphicidal : toxic to or used for killing aphids
aphicide : a substance used to kill aphids
aphid : any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
aphides : any of a genus (Aphis) of aphids
Aphididae : a large family of Homoptera comprising small soft-bodied plant lice that are usually somewhat pear-shaped with wings if present held vertically over the back when at rest, well-developed antennae, and a pair of prominent wax-secreting cornicles on the posterior part of the abdomen from which the covering of white waxy filaments typical of many species is produced and that have a complex life cycle in which resistant fertilized eggs produced in the fall hatch out parthenogenetic females in the spring that give birth to repeated generations of winged or wingless parthenogenetic females on the same or other kinds of host plants, finally producing a generation of winged males and winged or wingless females that mate and produce the fertilized eggs
aphidivorous : aphidophagous
aphidophagous : feeding on aphids
aphidozer : a device consisting of a hopper and revolving brushes used to brush off and collect aphids from cultivated crops
Aphis : any of a genus (Aphis) of aphids
aphlebia : one of the imperfect pinnae found in certain fossil ferns of the Carboniferous age
aphodal : of or relating to an aphodus : having aphodi
Aphodius : a large genus of small somewhat elongated dung beetles commonly placed in the family Scarabaeidae  — see pasture cockchafer
aphodus : a short canal in rhagon sponges leading from a flagellated chamber to an excurrent canal
aphonia : loss of voice and of all but whispered speech
aphonic : loss of voice and of all but whispered speech
aphorism : a concise statement of a principle
aphorismatic : aphoristic
aphorismic : aphoristic
aphorismos : temporary excommunication
aphorist : a concise statement of a principle
aphoristic : a concise statement of a principle
aphoristically : a concise statement of a principle
aphorize : to write or speak in or as if in aphorisms
aphotic : being the deep zone of an ocean or lake receiving too little light to permit photosynthesis
aphototaxis : absence of phototaxis
aphototropic : turning away from the source of light
aphototropism : turning away from the source of light
aphrasia : an inability to utter words in intelligible order
aphrite : a foliated or chalky variety of calcite that is pearly in luster
aphrodisia : sexual desire especially when violent
aphrodisiac : an agent (such as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire
aphrodisiacal : an agent (such as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire
Aphrodite : the Greek goddess of love and beauty  — compare venus
aphrolite : aa
aphrosiderite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of the chlorite group
aphtha : a speck, flake, or blister on the mucous membranes (as in the mouth or gastrointestinal tract or on the lips) characteristic of some diseases (as thrush)
Aphthartodocetae : a 6th century Monophysitic sect that taught that from the moment of the union with the divine nature the body of Christ was incorruptible  — compare phthartolatrae
Aphthartodocetism : the doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae
aphthic : a speck, flake, or blister on the mucous membranes (as in the mouth or gastrointestinal tract or on the lips) characteristic of some diseases (as thrush)
aphthitalite : a mineral (K, Na)3Na(SO4)2 consisting of potassium sodium sulfate occurring massive or in white rhombohedral crystals
aphthoid : having the characteristics of aphthae
aphthongia : aphasia due to spasm of the tongue
aphthous : of, relating to, or characterized by aphthae
aphydrotropic : turning away from or shunning moisture
aphydrotropism : turning away from or shunning moisture
aphyllous : destitute of foliage leaves
aphylly : destitute of foliage leaves
aphyric : not porphyritic
Apiaca : a Cariban people living near the mouth of the Tocantins river, Brazil
apiaceous : umbelliferous
apian : of or relating to bees
apiarian : of or relating to beekeeping or bees
apiarist : beekeeper
apiary : a place where bees are kept
apicad : toward the apex
apical : of, relating to, or situated at an apex
apically : of, relating to, or situated at an apex
apices : the uppermost point : vertex
Apician : befitting Apicius
apicifixed : attached by the apex
apicitis : inflammation of the apex of an organ or anatomical part (such as the lung or the root of a tooth): as
apicoectomy : excision of the root tip of a tooth
apicolysis : collapse of the apex of a lung induced by surgical means in order to obliterate its cavity especially in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
apiculate : ending abruptly in a small distinct point
apiculation : apiculus
apicultural : the keeping of bees especially on a large scale
apiculture : the keeping of bees especially on a large scale
apiculturist : the keeping of bees especially on a large scale
apiculus : a small acute point or tip
Apidae : a family of social bees having the glossa and basal joints of the labial palpi elongate and including the common honeybees and the stingless bees, in some classifications also the bumblebees and some solitary bees, and formerly all the bees
apiece : for each one : individually
apieces : in or to pieces
apigenin : a yellowish crystalline compound C15H10O5 occurring usually as glycosides (such as apiin) in various plants; 4′, 5,7-trihydroxy-flavone
apiin : a crystalline glycoside C26H28O14 obtained from parsley
apikoros : a Jew who is lax in observing Jewish law or who does not believe in Judaism
apinch : in a bad situation when help is needed 
aping : any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
apio : arracacha
apiole : a colorless crystalline diether C12H14O4 of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley
apiology : the scientific study of honeybees
Apios : a widely distributed genus of trailing or climbing herbs (family Leguminosae) having tuberous roots, compound leaves, small racemose flowers, and linear pods  — see groundnut
apiose : a branched-chain pentose (HOCH2)2C(OH)CHOHCHO obtained as a syrup by hydrolyzing apiin
apiphobia : intense fear or dislike of bees : melissophobia
Apis : a sacred bull worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
apish : resembling an ape: such as
apishamore : a saddle blanket usually of buffalo hide
apishly : resembling an ape: such as
apishness : resembling an ape: such as
apitong : any of several trees of the genus Dipterocarpus
Apium : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the carrot family that includes celery
apivorous : bee-eating
apjohnite : a mineral MnSO4·Al2(SO4)3·22H2O consisting of manganese aluminum sulfate containing water and occurring in crusts or fibrous masses
aplacental : having or developing no placenta
Aplacophora : an order of Amphineura comprising wormlike mollusks in which the body is without calcareous plates but the mantle bears numerous calcified spicules over its entire surface
aplacophoran : an order of Amphineura comprising wormlike mollusks in which the body is without calcareous plates but the mantle bears numerous calcified spicules over its entire surface
aplacophorous : an order of Amphineura comprising wormlike mollusks in which the body is without calcareous plates but the mantle bears numerous calcified spicules over its entire surface
aplanat : an aplanatic lens
aplanatic : free from or corrected for spherical aberration
aplanatically : free from or corrected for spherical aberration
aplanatism : freedom from spherical aberration
aplanogamete : a nonmotile gamete (as in certain lower algae)  — compare planogamete
aplanospore : a nonmotile asexual spore formed by rejuvenescence in certain algae and distinguished from an akinete by developing a new cell wall distinct from that of the parent cell  — compare hypnospore, zoospore
aplasia : incomplete or faulty development of an organ or part
aplastic : anemia that is characterized by defective function of the blood-forming organs (such as the bone marrow) and is caused by toxic agents (such as chemicals or X-rays) or is idiopathic in origin
aplenty : being in plenty or abundance
aplite : a fine-grained light-colored granite consisting almost entirely of quartz and feldspar
aplitic : a fine-grained light-colored granite consisting almost entirely of quartz and feldspar
Aplodontia : a genus (the type of the family Aplodontiidae) of rodents comprising the mountain beavers
aplomb : complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
aplome : a dark brown or green variety of andradite containing manganese  — compare garnet
aploperistomatous : having in the peristome a single row of teeth or none
aplustre : the curved ornamented stern of an ancient Greek or Roman ship
Aplysia : any of a genus (family Aplysiidae) of large, sluglike marine gastropod mollusks that lack a shell or have a reduced internal shell embedded in the mantle and that have a pair of lateral winglike extensions on the foot and a pair of sensory tentacles at the front and top of the head
apnea : transient cessation of respiration
apneic : of, relating to, or affected by apnea : involving or exhibiting transient cessation of respiration
Apneumona : a formerly recognized division of Holothurioidea comprising forms lacking an internal respiratory apparatus  — compare pneumonophora
apneumonous : a formerly recognized division of Holothurioidea comprising forms lacking an internal respiratory apparatus  — compare pneumonophora
apneustic : relating to, concerned with, or exhibiting apneusis
apoatropine : a bitter crystalline poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO2 occurring naturally in belladonna root or prepared synthetically by the action of nitric acid on atropine and having no mydriatic effect
apocalypse : one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 b.c. to a.d. 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom
apocalyptic : of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
apocalyptical : of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
apocalyptically : of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
apocalypticism : apocalyptic expectation
apocalyptism : apocalyptic expectation
apocalyptist : the writer of an apocalypse
apocarpous : having the carpels of the gynoecium separate
apocarpy : the state of being apocarpous
apocatastasis : restitution, restoration
apocatastatic : restitution, restoration
apocenter : the point of an orbit farthest from the center of attraction
apocentric : deviating from the archetype
apocentricity : deviating from the archetype
apocha : a written receipt for the payment of money
apochromat : an apochromatic lens
apochromatic : free from chromatic and spherical aberration
apocopate : to shorten (a word) by apocope
apocopated : to shorten (a word) by apocope
apocope : the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the end of a word (as in sing from Old English singan)
apocrisiary : a plenipotentiary delegate formerly representing a power and residing at a foreign capital
apocryph : an apocryphal writing
Apocrypha : writings or statements of dubious authenticity
apocryphal : of doubtful authenticity : spurious
apocryphally : of doubtful authenticity : spurious
apocryphalness : of doubtful authenticity : spurious
Apocynaceae : a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Gentianales) having a milky juice, simple entire leaves, often showy flowers, and a fruit consisting of two follicles or drupes  — compare dogbane, oleander, periwinkle
apocynaceous : a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Gentianales) having a milky juice, simple entire leaves, often showy flowers, and a fruit consisting of two follicles or drupes  — compare dogbane, oleander, periwinkle
Apocynum : a genus of chiefly American perennial herbs of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) with opposite leaves and small white or pink flowers comprising the dogbanes of which several (especially A. androsaemifolium and A. cannabium) are the source of substances with physiological activity resembling digitalis  — see indian hemp sense 1
Apoda : any of several different groups of animals that have been so named from their lacking limbs or feet: such as
apodal : having no feet
apodeipnon : the last part of the divine office in the Eastern Church  — compare compline
apodema : one of the internal ridges or ingrowths from the exoskeleton of most arthropods that support the internal organs, provide points of attachment for the muscles, and constitute the endoskeleton of the animal
apodemal : of, relating to, or functioning as an apodeme
apodeme : one of the internal ridges or ingrowths from the exoskeleton of most arthropods that support the internal organs, provide points of attachment for the muscles, and constitute the endoskeleton of the animal
Apodes : a group of soft-finned, elongated, and probably degenerate fishes consisting of the eels, often including the morays and in old classifications also many others having no pelvic fins, and being now commonly treated as an order but sometimes as including several orders or, formerly, made a division of the Physostomi
Apodia :  apoda
apodia :  apoda
apodictic : expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty
apodictically : expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty
Apodidae : a widely distributed family of birds (order Apodiformes) comprising the swifts and having flat skulls and all toes pointing forward but being swallowlike in appearance and behavior
apodosis : the main clause of a conditional sentence  — compare protasis
apodous : having no feet
apodyterium : a dressing room in an ancient Greek or Roman bath or palaestra
apogaeic : apogean
apogalacteum : the point of the hypothetical orbit of the sun or another star at which it is most remote from the galactic nucleus
apogamic : of or relating to apogamy
apogamically : of or relating to apogamy
apogamous : of or relating to apogamy
apogamously : of or relating to apogamy
apogamy : development of a sporophyte from a gametophyte without fertilization
apogean : the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
apogee : the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
apogenous : relating to or causing apogeny
apogeny : loss of the reproductive function
apogeotropic : bending up or away from the ground
apogeotropically : bending up or away from the ground
apogeotropism : the state of being apogeotropic : negative geotropism
Apogon : a genus of large-headed marine percoid fishes having the body oblong and compressed and comprising the cardinal fishes  — see apogonidae
Apogonidae : a family (type genus Apogon) of bright-colored tropical marine percoid fishes many of which incubate the eggs in the mouth
apograph : copy, transcript
apographal : copy, transcript
apohyal : ceratobranchial
Apoidea : a superfamily of Hymenoptera comprising the true bees  — compare apidae , sphecoidea
apoise : in readiness : poised
apojove : the point farthest from the planet Jupiter in the orbit of each of its satellites
apolar : having no poles
apolaustic : devoted to enjoyment
apolegamic : relating to selection
Apolista : a people of the Apolo river valley, Bolivia
Apollinarian : relating to or in honor of Apollo
Apolline : of or relating to Apollo or his worship
Apollo : the Greek and Roman god of sunlight, prophecy, music, and poetry
Apollonian : of, relating to, or resembling the god Apollo
Apollyon : the angel of the bottomless pit in the Book of Revelation
apologete : one skilled in apologetics : apologist
apologetic : feeling or showing regret : regretfully acknowledging fault or failure : expressing an apology
apologetically : feeling or showing regret : regretfully acknowledging fault or failure : expressing an apology
apologetics : systematic argumentative discourse (see discourse entry 1 sense 2a) in defense (as of a doctrine)
apologia : a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions
apologist : one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something
apologize : to express regret for something done or said : to make an apology
apologizer : to express regret for something done or said : to make an apology
apologue : an allegorical narrative usually intended to convey a moral
apology : an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret
apolousis : the ceremony in the Eastern Church of washing away the baptismal chrism performed by a priest on the eighth day after baptism
apolysis : the prayer of dismissal used at the conclusion of a service in the Eastern Church
apolytikion : the concluding hymn sung in the Eastern Church at the end of offices (such as matins and vespers) and varying from day to day according to the calendar
apomictic : one produced or reproducing by apomixis
apomixis : reproduction (such as apogamy or parthenogenesis) involving specialized generative tissues but not dependent on fertilization
apomorphine : a crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C17H17NO2·HCl·1/2H2O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease
aponeurosis : a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests, and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
aponeurotic : a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests, and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
aponia : freedom from pain
Aponogeton : a genus (coextensive with the family Aponogetonaceae) of 25 species of Old World aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) with oblong often skeletonized leaves and small spicate flowers  — see lattice plant
aponogetonaceous : a genus (coextensive with the family Aponogetonaceae) of 25 species of Old World aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) with oblong often skeletonized leaves and small spicate flowers  — see lattice plant
apoop : astern
apopetalous : polypetalous
apophantic : the doctrine of predicative judgment
apophasis : the raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it (as in "we won't discuss his past crimes")
apophatic : of or relating to apophasis (see apophasis sense 2) : involving the practice of describing something by stating which characteristics it does not have
apophony : ablaut
apophorometer : an apparatus for identifying minerals by sublimation
apophyge : the small hollow curvature given to the top (as in a Doric column) or bottom (as in an Ionic or Corinthian column) of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet  — compare congé sense 4, scape
apophyllite : a mineral composed of a hydrous silicate of potassium, calcium, and fluorine that is related to the zeolites and is usually found in transparent square prisms or white or grayish masses
apophyllous : having the parts distinct
apophysate : having an apophysis
apophyseal : an expanded or projecting part especially of an organism
apophysis : an expanded or projecting part especially of an organism
apophysitis : painful inflammation of a bony outgrowth and especially the area of active growth at the end of bone (as of the heel or shin) where a muscle or tendon attaches
apoplectic : of, relating to, or causing apoplexy or stroke
apoplectically : of, relating to, or causing apoplexy or stroke
apoplectiform : a highly infectious disease of gallinaceous birds caused by a bacterium (Streptococcus gallinarum) and characterized by depression, listlessness, and a staggering gait usually followed by prostration and death
apoplex : apoplexy
apoplexy : stroke sense 5
apopyle : one of the openings by which the water passes out of a radial canal or flagellated chamber of a sponge
aporetic : skeptical
aporhyolite : a rock consisting of a felsite whose structure shows it to have been originally vitreous like some rhyolites
aporia : an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect
Aporosa : a division of corals (order Madreporaria) having the corallum solid
aporose : a division of corals (order Madreporaria) having the corallum solid
aporphine : a synthetic alkaloid C17H17N regarded as the parent from which morphine, bulbocapnine, and related alkaloids are derived
Aporrhais : a genus of small solid long-spired marine snails related to Strombus but having the foot broad and flat
aporrhaoid : a genus of small solid long-spired marine snails related to Strombus but having the foot broad and flat
aport : on or toward the left side of a ship
aposematic : being conspicuous and serving to warn
aposematically : being conspicuous and serving to warn
aposepalous : polysepalous
aposiopesis : the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in "his behavior was—but I blush to mention that")
aposiopetic : the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in "his behavior was—but I blush to mention that")
aposoro : potto
aposporogony : suppression of sporogony
aposporous : of or relating to apospory
apospory : production of gametophytes directly from diploid cells of the sporophytes without spore formation (as in certain ferns and mosses)
apostasy : an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith
apostate : one who commits apostasy
apostatic : apostate
apostatical : apostate
apostatically : apostate
apostatize : to commit apostasy
apostaxis : an abnormal exudation
aposteme : a swelling filled with purulent matter : abscess
aposteriori : inductive
apostil : a marginal note
apostle : one sent on a mission: such as
apostlehood : the office or status of an apostle
apostleship : one sent on a mission: such as
apostolate : the office or mission of an apostle
apostoli : letters dimissory from an inferior court to a superior court
Apostolic : of or relating to an apostle
apostolic : of or relating to an apostle
Apostolici : members of various ascetic sects of the 3d and 4th centuries a.d. in Phrygia, Cilicia, and Pamphylia who sought apostolic purity of life by renouncing marriage and private property
apostolicity : of or relating to an apostle
apostolize : proclaim
Apostolos : epistle sense 1a
apostrophe : a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters or figures, the possessive case (as in "John's book"), or the plural of letters or figures (as in "the 1960's")
apostrophic : of, relating to, or involving the written use of the punctuation mark ʼ to signify contraction, possession, or pluralization
apostrophize : to address by or in apostrophe
apostrophus : apostrophe entry 2
Apotactici :  apostolici
apotelesm : the casting of a horoscope
apotelesmatic : of or relating to the casting of horoscopes
apothecary : one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
apothecial : a spore-bearing structure in many lichens and fungi consisting of a discoid or cupped body bearing asci on the exposed flat or concave surface
apothecium : a spore-bearing structure in many lichens and fungi consisting of a discoid or cupped body bearing asci on the exposed flat or concave surface
apothegm : a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
apothegmatic : a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
apothem : the perpendicular from the center of a regular polygon to one of the sides
apotheose : apotheosize
apotheoses : the perfect form or example of something : quintessence
apotheosis : the perfect form or example of something : quintessence
apotheosize : the perfect form or example of something : quintessence
apotome : the interval of a semitone in the Pythagorean scale that is slightly greater than half a whole tone and is equal to the difference between the tetrachord and two whole tones
apotracheal : not associated or contiguous with vessels or vascular tracheids
apotropaic : designed to avert evil
apotropaism : the performance of magic ritual or incantatory formulas in order to avert evil
apotype : hypotype
apotypic : varying or departing from a type
apoxesis : the removal of deposits from the root surfaces of teeth by a scraper
apozem : a pharmaceutical decoction
apozema : a pharmaceutical decoction
apozymase : the protein portion of a zymase
Appalachia region of the eastern U.S. with no definite boundaries, but generally thought to comprise the Appalachian Mountains from south central New York to central Alabama
Appalachian : a native or resident of the Appalachian mountain area
appall : to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
appalling : inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
appallingly : inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
appanage : a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal
apparatus : a set of materials or equipment designed for a particular use
apparel : personal attire : clothing of a particular kind
apparency : appearance, semblance
apparent : open to view : visible
apparently : it seems apparent
apparentness : open to view : visible
apparition : an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
apparitional : an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
apparitor : an official formerly sent to carry out the orders of a magistrate, judge, or court
appassionata : deeply emotional : impassioned
appassionato : deeply emotional : impassioned
appay : satisfy, content
appeal : a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
appealability : a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
appealable : a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
appealer : a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
appealing : having appeal : pleasing
appealingly : having appeal : pleasing
appear : to be or come in sight
appearance : external show : semblance
appeasable : pacify, conciliate
appease : pacify, conciliate
appeasement : the act or action of appeasing someone or something
appeaser : pacify, conciliate
appeasing : pacify, conciliate
appellant : of or relating to an appeal : appellate
appellate : of, relating to, or recognizing appeals
appellation : an identifying name or title : designation
appellative : of or relating to a common noun
appellatively : of or relating to a common noun
appellee : one against whom an appeal is taken
appellor : appellant sense 1a
append : attach, affix
appendage : an adjunct to something larger or more important : appurtenance
appendaged : having an appendage
appendance : the quality or state of being appendant
appendancy : the quality or state of being appendant
appendant : belonging as a right by prescription
appendectomy : surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
appendical : of, relating to, or involving the vermiform appendix
appendicectomy : appendectomy
appendices : appendage
appendicial : of, relating to, or involving the vermiform appendix
appendicitis : inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicle : a small appendage
appendicostomy : the surgical operation of opening the vermiform appendix to irrigate the large intestine
appendicular : of or relating to an appendage and especially a limb
Appendicularia : a genus of small free-swimming pelagic tunicates shaped somewhat like a tadpole and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other tunicates
appendicularian : of or relating to the Larvacea
Appendiculata : a group that together with the Chaetopoda and Rotifera is nearly equivalent to the Arthropoda
appendiculate : having appendages
appendiculated : having appendages
appendix : appendage
apperceive : to have apperception of
apperception : introspective self-consciousness
apperceptionism : the theory that mental development is determined chiefly by apperception rather than by association
apperceptionist : one who believes in apperceptionism
apperceptionistic : one who believes in apperceptionism
apperceptive : introspective self-consciousness
appercipient : possessing apperception : apperceptive
appersonation : the incorporation of characteristics of external objects or persons through a process of identification with them
appertain : to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute : pertain
appertinent : appurtenant sense 2
appetence : appetency
appetency : a fixed and strong desire : appetite
appetent : a fixed and strong desire : appetite
appetibility : the quality or state of being appetible
appetible : worthy of desire : desirable
appetite : any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
appetition : a longing for or seeking after something
appetitious : suited to appetite
appetitive : any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
appetizer : a food or drink that stimulates the appetite and is usually served before a meal
appetizingly : appealing to the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
appinite : any of a group of melanocratic hornblende-rich syenite, monzonite, or diorite rocks
Appius Romanian gens including:
applanate : flattened or horizontally expanded
applanation : abnormal flattening of a convex surface (as of the cornea of the eye)
applaud : to express approval especially by clapping the hands
applaudable : to express approval especially by clapping the hands
applaudably : to express approval especially by clapping the hands
applauder : to express approval especially by clapping the hands
applaudingly : in an applauding manner
applause : marked commendation : acclaim
applausive : applaudable
applausively : applaudable
apple : the fleshy, usually rounded red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a usually cultivated tree (genus Malus) of the rose family
appleberry : an Australian woody vine (Billardiera scandens) with showy flowers
appleblossom : a grayish red that is bluer, less strong, and slightly lighter than bois de rose, bluer and slightly less strong than Pompeian red, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than livid brown
applecart : a plan, system, situation, or undertaking that may be disrupted or terminated
applejack : brandy distilled from hard cider
applejohn : a variety of apple the flavor of which is said to be improved by drying
applenut : the apple-shaped nut of an ivory palm (Coelococcus amicarum)
applesauce : a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened
applewife : a woman who sells apples
appliable : compliant
appliably : compliant
appliance : an act of applying
applicability : capable of or suitable for being applied : appropriate
applicable : capable of or suitable for being applied : appropriate
applicableness : applicability
applicably : in an applicable manner
applicant : one who applies
applicate : put to use : applied
application : an act of applying:
applicative : applicable, practical
applicatively : applicable, practical
applicator : one that applies
applicatory : capable of being applied
applied : put to practical use
applier : to put to use especially for some practical purpose
applique : a cutout decoration fastened to a larger piece of material
applosion : interruption and compression of the breath in the production of a stop
applot : to divide into parts : apportion
applotment : to divide into parts : apportion
apply : to put to use especially for some practical purpose
appoggiatura : an embellishing note or tone preceding an essential melodic note or tone and usually written as a note of smaller size
appoint : to fix or set officially
appointee : one who is appointed
appointive : of, relating to, or filled by appointment
appointment : an arrangement for a meeting : engagement
appointor : one that appoints an estate under a power of appointment
apport : bearing, port
apportion : to divide and share out according to a plan
apportionable : to divide and share out according to a plan
apportionment : an act or result of apportioning
apposability : opposable
apposable : opposable
appose : to put before : apply (one thing) to another
apposite : highly pertinent or appropriate : apt
appositely : highly pertinent or appropriate : apt
appositeness : highly pertinent or appropriate : apt
apposition : a grammatical construction in which two usually adjacent nouns having the same referent stand in the same syntactical relation to the rest of a sentence (such as the poet and Burns in "a biography of the poet Burns")
appositional : a grammatical construction in which two usually adjacent nouns having the same referent stand in the same syntactical relation to the rest of a sentence (such as the poet and Burns in "a biography of the poet Burns")
appositive : of, relating to, or standing in grammatical apposition
appositively : of, relating to, or standing in grammatical apposition
appraisal : an act or instance of appraising something or someone
appraise : to set a value on : to estimate the amount of
appraisement : to set a value on : to estimate the amount of
appraiser : to set a value on : to estimate the amount of
appraising : making or expressing a critical judgment or evaluation
appraisingly : making or expressing a critical judgment or evaluation
appraisive : to set a value on : to estimate the amount of
appreciable : capable of being perceived or measured
appreciably : capable of being perceived or measured
appreciate : to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
appreciation : a feeling or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude
appreciative : having or showing appreciation
appreciatively : having or showing appreciation
appreciativeness : having or showing appreciation
appreciator : to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
appreciatory : to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
apprehend : arrest, seize
apprehensibility : the quality or state of being apprehensible
apprehensible : capable of being apprehended
apprehensibly : capable of being apprehended
apprehension : suspicion or fear especially of future evil : foreboding
apprehensive : viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
apprehensively : viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
apprehensiveness : viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
apprentice : one bound by indenture (see indenture entry 1 sense 1a(3)) to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade
apprenticehood : apprenticeship
apprenticeship : a position as an apprentice : an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another
appressed : pressed close to or lying flat against something
appressorial : belonging or relating to an appressorium
appressorium : the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host
apprise : to give notice to : tell
apprize : value, appreciate
apprizement : appraisal
apprizer : appraiser
approach : to draw closer to : near
approachability : capable of being approached : accessible
approachable : capable of being approached : accessible
approaching : to draw closer to : near
approachment : approach entry 2 sense 1a
approbate : approve, sanction
approbation : commendation, praise
approbative : favorable
approbatory : commendation, praise
approof : trial, proof, test
appropinquate : approach
appropinquation : approach
appropinquity : nearness, propinquity
appropriable : especially suitable or compatible : fitting
appropriate : especially suitable or compatible : fitting
appropriately : especially suitable or compatible : fitting
appropriateness : especially suitable or compatible : fitting
appropriation : an act or instance of appropriating something
appropriative : an act or instance of appropriating something
appropriator : especially suitable or compatible : fitting
approvable : capable or worthy of being approved
approval : an act or instance of approving something : approbation
approvance : approval
approve : to have or express a favorable opinion of
approvement : the act of approving lands
approver : bailiff, steward, agent
approvingly : to have or express a favorable opinion of
approximal : contiguous
approximate : nearly correct or exact : close in value or amount but not precise
approximately : in an approximate manner
approximation : the act or process of drawing together
approximative : the act or process of drawing together
appulse : a driving or running toward something (such as a place) : act of striking against something (such as a point)
appurtenance : accessory objects
appurtenant : constituting a legal accompaniment
apractic : loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment
apraxia : loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment
apraxic : loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment
aprickle : prickly
apricot : the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor
April : the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar
apriori : deductive
apriorism : belief in a priori principles or reasoning
apriorist : one who believes in a priori principles or uses a priori reasoning to support an argument
aprioristic : based upon a priori principles : a priori
apriority : deductive
aproctous : lacking an anal orifice
apron : a garment usually of cloth, plastic, or leather usually tied around the waist and used to protect clothing or adorn a costume
apropos : being both relevant and opportune
aprosexia : abnormal inability to sustain attention
aproterodont : having the intermaxillaries toothless
apse : apsis sense 1
apselaphesia : loss or impairment of the sense of touch
apsidal : of or relating to an apse or apsis
apsides : the point in an astronomical orbit at which the distance of the body from the center of attraction is either greatest or least
apsidiole : a small apse
apsis : the point in an astronomical orbit at which the distance of the body from the center of attraction is either greatest or least
apt : unusually fitted or qualified : ready
Aptal : a member of a Gypsy people of northern Syria
Aptenodytes : a genus of large penguins including the king penguin and emperor penguin
Aptera : a wingless parthenogenetic female aphid that lives on the definitive host plants producing other generations of like aphids and later a generation of alates
apteral : apterous, wingless
apteran : a wingless parthenogenetic female aphid that lives on the definitive host plants producing other generations of like aphids and later a generation of alates
apterial : of or relating to an apterium
apterium : one of the bare spaces between the feathered areas on the body of a bird
apterous : lacking wings
apterygial : without paired fins or limbs (as of the cyclostomes)
Apterygiformes : an order of flightless ground birds (superorder Palaeognathae) having vestigial wings, long bills, and small eyes and being coextensive with a family (Apterygidae) that includes the New Zealand kiwis and extinct related birds of Australia and New Zealand  — see apteryx
Apterygota : a subclass of Insecta comprising primitive insects that are presumed never to have developed wings and have no conspicuous metamorphosis  — compare pterygota
apterygote : of or relating to the subclass Apterygota
apterygotous : of or relating to the subclass Apterygota
Apteryx : kiwi sense 1
Aptian : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Lower Cretaceous
Aptiana : a genus of fossil plants of the Lower Cretaceous of England said to represent one of the earliest known ancestors of existing angiosperms
aptitude : inclination, tendency
aptitudinal : inclination, tendency
aptitudinally : inclination, tendency
aptly : in an apt manner : in a way that is fitting or appropriate
aptness : unusually fitted or qualified : ready
aptyalism : absence of or deficiency in secretion of saliva
aptychus : a shelly plate usually of two pieces found in ammonites and regarded as an operculum
Apulian : of or relating to the Italian region of Apulia (Puglia) or the Apulians
apurpose : on purpose : deliberately
Apus : a crustacean of the genus Triops certain tropical forms of which are destructive pests of young rice
apyrene : lacking a nucleus
apyretic : being without fever : afebrile
apyrexia : absence or intermission of fever
apyrexial : absence or intermission of fever
apyrexy : absence or intermission of fever
apyrous : noncombustible
aqua : water
aquabelle : an attractive young woman in a bathing suit
aquacade : a water spectacle that consists usually of exhibitions of swimming and diving with musical accompaniment
aquacultural : the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for food
aquaculture : the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for food
aquafortist : one who uses aqua fortis in etching
aquagreen : a variable color averaging a light bluish green that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than robin's-egg blue (see robin's-egg blue sense 2), greener, lighter, and stronger than Eton blue, and slightly paler and very slightly greener than turquoise (see turquoise sense 2b)
aquamarine : a transparent blue, blue-green, or green variety of beryl used as a gem
aquaplane : a board on which a standing rider is towed behind a speeding motorboat
aquarelle : a drawing usually in transparent watercolor
aquarellist : a drawing usually in transparent watercolor
aquaria : a container (such as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept
Aquarian : aquarius sense 1b
aquarian : aquarius sense 1b
Aquarii :  aquarians
aquarium : a container (such as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept
Aquarius : the 11th sign of the zodiac in astrology  — see Signs of the Zodiac Table
aquarter : 15 minutes after (a stated hour) 
aquatic : growing or living in or frequenting water
aquatically : growing or living in or frequenting water
aquatile : aquatic
aquatint : a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced
aquatinta : in aquatint
aquatinter : a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced
aquation : the replacement by water molecules of a coordinated atom or group in a coordination complex
aquatone : an offset printing method utilizing a gelatin-coated zinc plate hardened and sensitized to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones
aquavit : a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds
aqueduct : a conduit for water
aqueous : of, relating to, or resembling water
aquiculture : the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for food
aquifer : a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
aquiferous : a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
Aquifoliaceae : a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) having alternate simple often evergreen leaves, small dioecious flowers usually in axillary clusters, and berrylike drupes  — see ilex
aquifoliaceous : a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) having alternate simple often evergreen leaves, small dioecious flowers usually in axillary clusters, and berrylike drupes  — see ilex
Aquila : a constellation in the northern hemisphere represented by the figure of an eagle
Aquilaria : a genus of Asian trees (family Thymelaeaceae) having lanceolate leaves and nearly sessile umbels of flowers  — see agarwood
aquilege : columbine sense 1
Aquilegia : columbine
Aquilian : arising from or governed by a statute of the Roman republic with respect to wrongful damage to property
aquiline : curving like an eagle's beak
aquilino : any of several silver coins having the device (see device sense 3) of an eagle that were issued by various Italian states
Aquinist : a follower of or specialist in the study of St. Thomas Aquinas :  thomist
Aquitanian a Roman division of southwestern Gaul under Caesar consisting of the area between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Garonne River and under Augustus expanded as far as the Loire and Allier rivers
aquiver : marked by trembling or quivering
aquo : of or relating to compounds derived from water
aquosity : the quality or state of being moist or wet
aquotization : aquation
aquotize : to undergo aquotization
ar : the letter r
ara arachidonic acid
Arab : a member of an Arabic-speaking people
araba : a carriage (such as a cab or coach) used in Turkey and neighboring countries
araban : a pentosan yielding arabinose on hydrolysis
Arabella : a common genus of slender cylindrical polychaete worms
arabesque : an ornament or style that employs flower, foliage, or fruit and sometimes animal and figural outlines to produce an intricate pattern of interlaced lines
Arabian : a native or inhabitant of Arabia
Arabic : a Semitic language originally of the Arabs of the Hejaz and Nejd that is now the prevailing speech of a wide region of southwestern Asia and northern Africa
Arabicism :  arabism
Arabicize : to adapt (a language or elements of a language) to the phonetic or structural pattern of Arabic
Arabidopsis : a small genus of annual or biennial herbs (family Brassicaceae) of north temperate regions with basal rosettes of petioled leaves, cauline leaves short-petioled or clasping, and flowers having white, purplish, or sometimes yellow petals  — see mouse-ear cress
arability : fit for or used for the growing of crops
arabinose : a white crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 occurring especially in vegetable gums
Arabis : a large genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) with white or purple flowers and flat siliques with nerved valves  — see sicklepod, tower mustard
Arabism : a characteristic feature of Arabic occurring in another language
Arabist : a specialist in the Arabic language or in Arabic culture
arabitol : a sweet crystalline alcohol C5H7(OH)5 obtained by the reduction of arabinose
Arabize : to cause to acquire Arabic customs, manners, speech, or outlook
arable : fit for or used for the growing of crops
Araby arabia
araca : a Brazilian timber tree (Terminalia januarensis) suggesting birch in its working properties
aracanga : scarlet macaw
aracari : any of several brilliantly colored tropical American toucans
Araceae : a family of plants (order Arales) chiefly of tropical distribution distinguished by having the flowers on a fleshy spadix subtended by a leafy spathe
araceous : a family of plants (order Arales) chiefly of tropical distribution distinguished by having the flowers on a fleshy spadix subtended by a leafy spathe
arachidonic : a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C20H32O2 that occurs in most animal fats, is a precursor of prostaglandins, and is considered essential in animal nutrition
arachin : a globulin constituting the chief protein of the peanut
Arachis : a small genus of mostly Brazilian herbs (family Leguminosae) with yellow flowers and pods that ripen underground  — see peanut
arachnactis : a free-swimming larva of certain actinians
arachnean : having the lightness or fineness of texture of a spider's web : gossamer
arachnid : any of a class (Arachnida) of arthropods comprising chiefly terrestrial invertebrates, including the spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, and having a segmented body divided into two regions of which the anterior bears four pairs of legs but no antennae
Arachnida : a large class of arthropods that are mostly air-breathing by means of trachea or book lungs, that include the spiders and scorpions, mites, and ticks, and that have a segmented body divided into two regions of which the anterior bears four pairs of legs but no antennae
arachnidism : poisoning caused by the bite or sting of an arachnid (as a spider, tick, or scorpion)
arachnidium : the apparatus by which a spider's web is produced consisting of the silk glands and their ducts and the spinnerets
arachnitis : arachnoiditis
arachnoid : of or relating to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord that lies between the dura mater and the pia mater
arachnoidal : of or relating to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord that lies between the dura mater and the pia mater
Arachnoidea : arachnoid
arachnoidea : arachnoid
arachnoiditis : inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
arachnological : a person who specializes in the study of spiders and other arachnids
arachnologist : a person who specializes in the study of spiders and other arachnids
arachnology : a person who specializes in the study of spiders and other arachnids
Arachnomorphae : a suborder of Araneae including the great majority of spiders and distinguished by having the poison fangs moving in and out and the venom glands extending beyond the base of the fangs
arachnophagous : feeding on spiders
arachnopia :  pia-arachnoid
arad city on the Mures River in western Romania population 172,824
Aradidae : a family of small flat narrow-headed bugs usually living under bark and including a South American species capable of inflicting severe bites
araeostyle : an intercolumniation of usually four or more diameters
araeosystyle : an intercolumniation that is alternately a systyle and an araeostyle
Aragonese region of northeastern Spain bordering on France; once an independent kingdom whose capital was Zaragoza
aragonite : a mineral similar to calcite in consisting of calcium carbonate but differing from calcite in its orthorhombic crystallization, greater density, and less distinct cleavage
araguato : ursine howler
arain : spider
Arains : spider
Arakanese : a Burmese people of the western Arakan coastlands of Myanmar
arakawaite : veszelyite
arake : inclined from the perpendicular : raked
Arales : an order of monocotyledonous woody or herbaceous plants that are usually sympodial with cyclic flowers on a spadix  — see araceae, lemnaceae
Aralia : a large genus (family Araliaceae) of widely distributed often aromatic herbs, shrubs, and trees with compound leaves and umbellate flowers that includes some with medicinal properties
Araliaceae : a widely distributed family of plants (order Umbellales) with flowers typically pentamerous and umbellate and fruit a drupe or berry  — compare ginseng, hedera
araliaceous : of or belonging to the Araliaceae
araliad : an araliaceous plant
aralkyl : an aryl-substituted alkyl radical
aralkylated : to introduce aralkyl into (a compound)
Aramaean : aramaic
Aramaic : a Semitic language known since the ninth century b.c. as the speech of the Aramaeans and later used extensively in southwest Asia as a commercial and governmental language and adopted as their customary speech by various non-Aramaean peoples including the Jews after the Babylonian exile
Aramaism : a characteristic feature of Aramaic occurring in another language
aramayoite : a black metallic mineral consisting of silver antimony bismuth sulfide Ag(Sb, Bi)S2 related in crystal structure to galena
aramina : the fiber of the Caesar weed
Araneae : an order of Arachnida consisting of the spiders
araneid : a spider of the family Araneidae : orb weaver
araneidan : a spider of the family Araneidae : orb weaver
araneiform : like a spider
Araneiformes :  pycnogonida
Araneiformia :  pycnogonida
araneologist : a specialist in the study of spiders
araneology : the branch of zoology that deals with spiders
araneous : arachnoid entry 5
aranga : a tree of the genus Homalium (especially H. luzoniense)
Aranyaka : one of a group of sacred Hindu writings composed between the Brahmanas and the Upanishads and used in Vedic ritual
arapahite : a basic basalt rock containing bytownite, augite, over 50 percent of magnetite, and abundant apatite
Arapaho : a member of an Algonquian-speaking (see Algonquian sense 2a) Indigenous people of the Great Plains ranging from Saskatchewan and Manitoba to New Mexico and Texas
arapaima : pirarucu
araphorostic : lacking seams : unsewed
arariba : any of several trees of the genus Centrolobium (family Leguminosae)
araroba : goa powder
Araua : a group of Indian peoples of western Brazil
Araucan : a member of a group of Indian peoples of south central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina
Araucanian : a member of a group of Indian peoples of south central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina
Araucaria : any of a genus (Araucaria of the family Araucariaceae, the araucaria family) of South American or Australian coniferous trees that resemble pines and are often grown as ornamentals
Araucariaceae : a family of evergreen coniferous trees comprising the genera Araucaria and Agathis and having large seed cones with a single large seed on each cone scale
araucarian : any of a genus (Araucaria of the family Araucariaceae, the araucaria family) of South American or Australian coniferous trees that resemble pines and are often grown as ornamentals
Araucarioxylon : a genus of widely distributed fossil conifers of late Paleozoic to late Mesozoic time having a wood structure resembling that of modern araucarias
Araujia : a small genus of South American vines (family Asclepiadaceae) sometimes cultivated in greenhouses for their white or pink flowers
Arawa : a Maori people of New Zealand
Arawak : a member of an Indian people of the Arawakan group now living chiefly along the coast of Guyana
Arawakan : a member of a group of Indian peoples of South America and the West Indies
Arbacia : a genus of sea urchins (order Centrechinoida) having the ambulacral plates with three pairs of pores, the periproct covered by four triangular plates, the test rather low and stout, and the spines short with those near the mouth having enameled flattened tips
arbalest : a crossbow especially of medieval times
arbalester : a user of an arbalest : crossbowman
arbalestrier : a user of an arbalest : crossbowman
arbalist : a crossbow especially of medieval times
arbalister : a user of an arbalest : crossbowman
arbiter : a person with power to decide a dispute : judge
arbitrable : subject to decision by arbitration
arbitrager : one that practices arbitrage
arbitragist : arbitrageur
arbitral : relating to arbiters or arbitration
arbitrament : the right or power of deciding
arbitrarily : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
arbitrariness : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
arbitrary : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
arbitrate : to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
arbitration : the action of arbitrating
arbitrational : the action of arbitrating
arbitrationist : a person in favor of arbitration
arbitrative : to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
arbitrator : one that arbitrates a dispute : arbiter
arbitrer : arbitrator
arbitress : a woman who is an arbiter
arboloco : a Colombian tree (Montanoa lehmannii) of the family Compositae whose wood is used especially for making billiard cues
arbor : a shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines
arboraceous : arboreal
arboral : arboreal
arborary : arboreal
arboreal : of, relating to, or resembling a tree
arboreally : of, relating to, or resembling a tree
arbored : furnished with an arbor : lined with trees : having trees : embowered
arboreous : arboreal
arborescence : resembling a tree in properties, growth, structure, or appearance
arborescent : resembling a tree in properties, growth, structure, or appearance
arboresque : like a tree
arboret : a small tree : shrub
arboreta : a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
arboretum : a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
arborical : arboreal sense 1
arboricole : inhabiting trees
arboricolous : inhabiting trees
arboricultural : the cultivation of trees and shrubs especially for ornamental purposes
arboriculture : the cultivation of trees and shrubs especially for ornamental purposes
arboriform : resembling a tree in shape or appearance
arborist : a specialist in the care and maintenance of trees
arborization : formation of or into an arborescent figure arrangement
arborize : to branch freely and repeatedly
arborous : of, relating to, or formed by trees
arborvitae : any of various evergreen trees and shrubs (especially genus Thuja) of the cypress family that usually have closely overlapping or compressed scale leaves and are often grown for ornament and in hedges
arborway : an arbored passage or walk
arbuscle : a dwarf tree or treelike shrub
arbuscula : a dwarf tree or treelike shrub
arbuscular : of or relating to an arbuscule
arbuscule : a tuft of hairs or cilia
arbustum : a plantation of shrubs or small trees : copse, orchard
arbute : a tree of the genus Arbutus
arbutean : a tree of the genus Arbutus
arbutin : a crystalline glucoside C12H16O7 found in the leaves of various plants (as the bearberry) of the heath family (Ericaceae) and sometimes used as a urinary antiseptic
arbutus : any of a genus (Arbutus) of shrubs and trees of the heath family with white or pink flowers and red or orange berries
arc : the apparent path described above and below the horizon by a celestial body (such as the sun)
arca : a chest or strong box used in ancient times as a receptacle for money or valuables and also by early Christians for reserving the consecrated bread of the Eucharist
Arcacea : a suborder of the order Filibranchia including the ark shells and related forms
arcade : a long arched building or gallery
Arcadia : a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet
Arcadian : a person who lives a simple quiet life
arcadian : a person who lives a simple quiet life
Arcadianism : adoption or affectation of conduct or dress imitative of or suggestive of that depicted in arcadian literature
Arcady : arcadia
arcana : mysterious or specialized knowledge, language, or information accessible or possessed only by the initiate
arcane : known or knowable only to a few people : secret
arcanite : potassium sulfate
arcanum : mysterious or specialized knowledge, language, or information accessible or possessed only by the initiate
arcature : a small arcade (as in a balustrade)
Arcella : the type genus of Arcellidae comprising protozoans resembling amoebas and provided with a chitinous shell suggesting an umbrella
Arceuthobium : a genus of chiefly American plants (family Loranthaceae) parasitic on various conifers and having 4-angled branches, scalelike leaves, dioecious flowers, and fleshy stalked berries  — see american mistletoe
arch : a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
archae : ancient : primitive
archaecraniate : of, relating to, or having a primitive type of skull (as that of Amphibia)
Archaeocyathus : a genus of Cambrian fossils with characteristics of both sponges and corals that is included among the pleosponges or placed in Archaeocyatha
archaeogeology : the geology of the most ancient periods
archaeolatry : the worship of archaism
archaeological : the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
archaeologically : the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
archaeologist : the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
archaeology : the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
Archaeopithecus : a genus of extinct South American Eocene mammals once supposed to be ancestral to Pithecanthropus but now recognized as notoungulates
Archaeopteris : a genus of fossil plants especially characteristic of the Devonian that were formerly regarded as ferns but are now generally included in the order Cycadofilicales
Archaeopterygiformes : an order of extinct toothed birds including the genera Archaeopteryx and Archaeornis
Archaeopteryx : a primitive crow-sized bird (genus Archaeopteryx) of the Upper Jurassic period of Europe having reptilian characteristics (such as teeth and a long bony tail)
Archaeornis : a genus of Upper Jurassic birds (subclass Archaeornithes) having a long feathered tail, showing reptilian characteristics in the absence of a bill, presence of teeth in the jaws, and on the wings three free digits with claws
Archaeornithes : a subclass of Aves comprising the earliest and most primitive of fossil birds, retaining distinctive reptilian characters, and including the two genera Archaeornis and Archaeopteryx
archaic : having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
archaically : having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
archaicism : archaism
archaism : the use of archaic diction or style
archaist : the use of archaic diction or style
archaistic : the use of archaic diction or style
archaize : the use of archaic diction or style
archangel : a chief angel
archangelic : a chief angel
archarios : a novice in a monastic community of the Eastern Orthodox Church
archband : a strip of masonry connected with an arch surface: such as
archbishop : a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank
archbishopric : the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority
archconfraternity : a confraternity canonically empowered to affiliate with and confer its privileges and indulgences on other confraternities with similar purposes
archdeacon : a clergyman having the duty of assisting a diocesan bishop in ceremonial functions or administrative work
archdeaconate : the position of archdeacon
archdeaconry : the district or residence of an archdeacon
archdean : a chief dean : one who supervises other deans
archdiocesan : the diocese of an archbishop
archdiocese : the diocese of an archbishop
archducal : of or relating to an archduke or archduchy
archduchess : the wife or widow of an archduke
archduchy : the territory of an archduke or archduchess
archduke : a sovereign prince
archdukedom : a sovereign prince
arche : something that was in the beginning : a first principle:
Archean : of, relating to, or being the earliest eon of geologic history or the corresponding system of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
archebiosis : abiogenesis especially as relating to the initial formation of living matter on earth
archecentric : of, relating to, or designating an archetype (see archetype sense 3a)
arched : made with or formed in an arch or a series of arches
archegone : archegonium
archegonial : the flask-shaped female sex organ of bryophytes, lower vascular plants (such as ferns), and some gymnosperms
Archegoniatae : a primary division of the plant kingdom coextensive with the subkingdom Embryophyta and containing all the plants that produce archegonia (as the mosses, ferns, horsetails, and club mosses)
archegoniate : bearing archegonia
archegoniophore : the stalk or other outgrowth of a prothallium upon which archegonia are borne (as in liverworts of the genus Marchantia)  — compare carpocephalum
archegonium : the flask-shaped female sex organ of bryophytes, lower vascular plants (such as ferns), and some gymnosperms
Archegosaurus : a genus of extinct long-snouted aquatic labyrinthodont amphibians from the Lower Permian of Europe
archelogy : the science of first principles
Archelon : a genus of very large extinct marine turtles from the Cretaceous of South Dakota having a well-developed plastron but poorly developed carapace
Archencephala : humans regarded as constituting a separate subclass of Mammalia
archencephalic : of or relating to the archencephalon
archenemy : a principal enemy
archenteric : of or relating to the archenteron
archenteron : the cavity of a gastrula forming a primitive gut
Archeozoic : archean sense 1
Archer : a person who uses a bow and arrow
archer : a person who uses a bow and arrow
archerfish : any of several small chiefly Asian bony fishes (genus Toxotes and especially T. ejaculator of the family Toxotidae) that catch insects by stunning them with water ejected from their mouths
archery : the art, practice, or skill of shooting with bow and arrow
arches : a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
archespore : the cell or group of cells from which spore mother cells develop (as those from which the microspores develop in the pollen sac or the megaspore in the ovule)
archesporial : the cell or group of cells from which spore mother cells develop (as those from which the microspores develop in the pollen sac or the megaspore in the ovule)
archesporium : the cell or group of cells from which spore mother cells develop (as those from which the microspores develop in the pollen sac or the megaspore in the ovule)
archetypal : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
archetypally : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
archetype : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
archetypical : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
archetypically : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
archeus : the vital principle that according to Paracelsians directs and maintains the growth and continuation of living beings
archfiend : a chief fiend
archfoe : a principal foe : archenemy
Archiannelida : a group, usually a class, of small primitive or secondarily simplified annelid worms lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae  — compare polygordius
archiater : a chief physician originally of the court of a Hellenistic king or a Roman emperor
archibenthal : of, relating to, or being the upper part of the benthic region that includes the continental shelf and extends from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthic : of, relating to, or being the upper part of the benthic region that includes the continental shelf and extends from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos : mesobenthos
archiblast : the active protoplasmic components of the egg in contrast to the stored yolk and other reserves
archiblastic : of, relating to, or derived from the archiblast
archiblastula : coeloblastula
archicarp : the female sex organ in ascomycetous fungi
archicerebrum : the supra-esophageal ganglia of invertebrates
Archichlamydeae : a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are separate or absent  — compare metachlamydeae  — see apetalae , choripetalae
archichlamydeous : a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are separate or absent  — compare metachlamydeae  — see apetalae , choripetalae
archicleistogamous : of or relating to archicleistogamy
archicleistogamy : permanent cleistogamy
archicoele : the segmentation cavity in some forms persisting as a body cavity between the ectoderm and endoderm
archicontinent : a continental nucleus that has persisted throughout the recorded portion of geologic time
archidiaconal : of or relating to an archdeacon
archidiaconate : the office or order of an archdeacon
archididascalian : of or relating to an archididascalos
archididascalos : a chief teacher (as a headmaster in a school)
Archidium : a genus of acrocarpous mosses related to Dicranum but having sessile capsules and sometimes made type of a separate family
Archie : antiaircraft
archiepiscopacy : the form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops
archiepiscopal : of or relating to an archbishop
archiepiscopally : of or relating to an archbishop
archiepiscopate : archbishopric
archigaster : archenteron
archigastrula : a gastrula formed by simple invagination
archigenesis : archebiosis
archil : a violet dye obtained from lichens (genera Roccella and Lecanora)
Archilochian : of or relating to Archilochus
archilowe : the return that one who has been treated in an inn makes to the company
archimage : a great magician, wizard, or enchanter
archimandrite : a dignitary in an Eastern church ranking below a bishop
Archimedean circa 287–212 b.c. Greek mathematician and inventor
Archimedes circa 287–212 b.c. Greek mathematician and inventor
archimime : the chief performer in the Roman mime
Archimycetes : a subclass or order of Phycomycetes coextensive with Chytridiales
arching : a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
archipallial : of or relating to the archipallium
archipallium : the olfactory part of the cerebral cortex comprising the hippocampus and part of the parahippocampal gyrus  — compare neopallium
archipelagic : of, relating to, or located in an archipelago
archipelago : an expanse of water with many scattered islands
archiplasm : a hypothetical primitive undifferentiated protoplasm
archiplasmic : a hypothetical primitive undifferentiated protoplasm
archipterygial : of or relating to archipterygium
archipterygium : a primitive form of fin having a long segmented axis (as that of Neoceratodus)
Archispermae : a class equivalent to Gymnospermae
archistome : blastopore
architect : a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
architectonic : of, relating to, or according with the principles of architecture : architectural
Architectonica : a genus of tropical marine snails having a depressed conical shell the umbilicus of which is wide so that the upper whorls can be seen in it
architectonically : of, relating to, or according with the principles of architecture : architectural
architectonics : the science of architecture
architectural : of or relating to architecture : conforming to the rules of architecture
architecturally : of or relating to architecture : conforming to the rules of architecture
architecture : the art or science of building
Architeuthis : a genus of gigantic squids containing the largest mollusks known, some being 40 feet long inclusive of the long arms
architrave : the lowest division of an entablature resting in classical architecture immediately on the capital of the column  — see column illustration
architraved : furnished with an architrave
archival : of, relating to, contained in, suitable for, or constituting archives
archive : a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
archivist : a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
archivolt : an ornamental molding around an arch corresponding to an architrave
archizoic : of or relating to the earliest forms of life
archlute : a large lute : chitarrone, theorbo
archly : in an arch manner
archness : a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
archology : the doctrine of origins
archon : a chief magistrate in ancient Athens
archontate : an archon's term of office
Archontia : archencephala
archoplasm : supposedly specialized protoplasm formerly held to constitute the achromatic figure but now usually regarded as an optical artifact indicative of changes in colloidal state occurring during mitosis
archoplasmic : supposedly specialized protoplasm formerly held to constitute the achromatic figure but now usually regarded as an optical artifact indicative of changes in colloidal state occurring during mitosis
archpoet : a chief poet
archpresbyter : archpriest
archpresbyterate : a district or part of a medieval diocese under an archpriest
archpriest : a priest of preeminent rank
archsee : an archbishop's see
archvillain : a principal or extreme villain
archway : a way or passage under an arch
Archy : rule : government
archy : rule : government
Arcidae : a large family of chiefly tropical lamellibranch mollusks (order Filibranchia) with ribbed equivalve shell having a strong toothed hinge  — see ark shell
Arcifera : a division of the amphibian suborder Linguata including most of the frogs of the world and characterized by having the epicoracoids of the two sides overlapping each other
arciferous : a division of the amphibian suborder Linguata including most of the frogs of the world and characterized by having the epicoracoids of the two sides overlapping each other
arcifinious : having a natural boundary
arciform : having the form of an arch
arcing : the apparent path described above and below the horizon by a celestial body (such as the sun)
arcocentrum : a centrum of a vertebra formed of basal parts or segments of the neural and hemal arches more or less modified and fused together  — compare chordacentrum
Arcos commune in southwestern Spain northeast of Cádiz population 27,849
Arctalian : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic realm that comprises all northern seas and extends southward as far as floating ice occurs
Arctamerican :  nearctic
arctic : of, relating to, or suitable for use at the north pole or the region near it
arctically : of, relating to, or suitable for use at the north pole or the region near it
arcticize : to acclimate to or make suitable for arctic conditions
arctiid : of or relating to the Arctiidae
Arctiidae : a large and variously delimited family of moths typically having stout bodies and broad wings often conspicuously striped or spotted, the larvae being usually hairy caterpillars  — see tiger moth, woolly bear
Arctium : a genus of Old World coarse biennial herbs (family Compositae) distinguished by the bristly receptacle of the flower heads and by the hooked involucral bracts  — see burdock
Arctocephalus : the genus containing the fur seals of the southern hemisphere
Arctogaeal : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that comprises the Holarctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions
Arctogaean : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that comprises the Holarctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions
arctoid : of, relating to, or like the Arctoidea : ursine
Arctoidea : a superfamily of Carnivora comprising bears, raccoons, weasels, and related forms and now but not formerly including the dogs
arctoidean : a superfamily of Carnivora comprising bears, raccoons, weasels, and related forms and now but not formerly including the dogs
Arctostaphylos : a genus of chiefly North American woody plants of the heath family (Ericaceae) with alternate evergreen leaves, nodding flowers, and fruits that are drupes
Arcturus : a giant fixed star of the first magnitude in Boötes
arcual : of or relating to an arc
arcuale : any of the primitive cartilages or structural elements of which a typical vertebra is formed
arcuate : curved like a bow
arcuated : arcuate
arcuately : curved like a bow
arcuation : an arching or curving
arcubalist : arbalest
arcubalister : arbalester
Ardea : the type genus of Ardeidae including a number of large strong-flying New and Old World herons
Ardeae : the suborder of Ciconiiformes comprising the herons
ardeb : any of a number of Egyptian units of capacity
Ardeidae : a family of long-legged and long-necked migratory wading birds (order Ciconiiformes) comprising the herons and bitterns
ardella : any of the small dust-resembling apothecia of certain lichens
ardency : the quality or state of being ardent
ardennite : a mineral Mn5Al5(VO4)(SiO4)5(OH)2·2H2O consisting of a hydrous silicate vanadate and arsenate of manganese and aluminum
ardent : characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity
ardently : characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity
ardentness : the quality or state of being ardent
Ardhamagadhi : a Prakrit language of north India used in a large part of the Jain canon
Ardisia : a genus of tropical evergreen shrubs and trees (family Myrsinaceae) having panicled flowers and drupaceous fruits
ardoise : a grayish purple that is stronger than telegraph blue, bluer and deeper than mauve gray, and bluer and paler than average rose mauve
ardor : an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
ardri : the high king in ancient Ireland  — compare rig entry 9
arduinite : mordenite
arduous : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
arduously : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
arduousness : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
are : a unit of area equal to 100 square meters  — see Metric System Table
area : the surface included within a set of lines
aread : to make known : declare, tell
areal : of, relating to, or involving an area
arear : to raise up: such as
areaway : a sunken space affording access, air, and light to a basement
Areca : any of several tropical Asian palms (Areca or related genera)
Arecaceae : a family of palms that is coextensive with Palmae or restricted to forms closely related to the areca palm
arecoline : a toxic parasympathomimetic alkaloid C8H13NO2 that is used as a veterinary anthelmintic and occurs naturally in betel nuts
Arecuna : a Cariban people dwelling on the headwaters of the Caroni river in southeastern Venezuela
aregenerative : relating to or being aplastic anemia
areito : a ceremonial dance among the indigenous peoples of Spanish America
arena : an area in a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats
arenaceous : resembling, made of, or containing sand or sandy particles
Arenaria : a genus of widely distributed chiefly low-tufted herbs with sessile leaves (family Caryophyllaceae)  — see thyme-leaved sandwort
arenarious : arenaceous
arenation : the therapeutic application of sand to the body
arendalite : a variety of epidote
Arenga : a genus of tropical Asian palms having pendent branching spadices and large berrylike fruits  — see gomuti
Arenicola : a genus of stout-bodied burrowing polychaete worms comprising the lugworms
arenicolite : a marking found on certain stratified rocks generally regarded as the trail of a mollusk or crustacean though formerly supposed to represent arenicolous worm borrows or trails
arenicolous : living, burrowing, or growing in sand
Arenig : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Ordovician
areocentric : having or relating to the planet Mars as a center
areographic : description of the surface of the planet Mars
areography : description of the surface of the planet Mars
areola : a small area between things or about something
areolar : a small area between things or about something
areolate : a small area between things or about something
areolation : divided into or marked by areolae
areole : a round or elongated often raised or depressed area on a cactus which is equivalent to a bud and from which spines, flowers, stems, or roots grow
areolet : a small areola
areology : the scientific study of the planet Mars
areometer : hydrometer
areometric : hydrometer
areometrical : hydrometer
Areopagite : a member of the Areopagus
Areopagitic : a member of the Areopagus
Areopagus : the supreme tribunal of Athens
aretaics : science of virtue
arete : a sharp-crested ridge in rugged mountains
Arethusa : a wood nymph who is changed into a spring while fleeing the advances of the river-god Alpheus
Aretinian :  guidonian
arfvedsonite : a silicate of sodium, calcium, and iron, approximately Na2–3(Fe, Mg, Al)5Si8O22(OH)2, of the amphibole group occurring in black monoclinic strongly pleochroic prisms in certain igneous rocks
argal : therefore
argali : a large wild sheep (Ovis ammon) of central Asia with the ram having massive horns
Argas : a genus of ticks of the family Argasidae including the fowl ticks (as A. persicus)
argasid : a family of ticks of the superfamily Ixodoidea that comprises the soft ticks and includes a number of medically and economically important ticks all of which lack a scutum and exhibit no marked sexual dimorphism  — see argas, ornithodoros
Argasidae : a family of ticks of the superfamily Ixodoidea that comprises the soft ticks and includes a number of medically and economically important ticks all of which lack a scutum and exhibit no marked sexual dimorphism  — see argas, ornithodoros
Argean : relating to the ship or the constellation Argo
argel : either of two related African plants (Solenostemma argel and Asclepias fruticosus) whose leaves have been used to adulterate senna
Argemone : a genus of American herbs (family Papaveraceae) having yellow sap, prickly leaves, and showy white or yellow flowers  — see prickly poppy
argent : the metal silver
argental : a native silver amalgam
argentate : silvery
argenteous : silvery
argenteum : a layer of connective tissue containing microscopic crystals of guanine that forms a reflecting surface in the skin of many fishes and is the source of pearl essence
argentic : of, relating to, or containing silver especially when bivalent
argentiferous : containing silver
Argentina country of southern South America between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Pilcomayo River; a federal republic whose capital is Buenos Aires area 1,073,518 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers), population 44,694,000
Argentine : silver, silvery
argentine : silver, silvery
Argentinean country of southern South America between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Pilcomayo River; a federal republic whose capital is Buenos Aires area 1,073,518 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers), population 44,694,000
Argentinian country of southern South America between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Pilcomayo River; a federal republic whose capital is Buenos Aires area 1,073,518 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers), population 44,694,000
Argentinidae : a family of small silvery marine fishes related to the salmons and trouts and including the capelins and a few other fishes and formerly the true smelts
Argentino : argentine entry 1 sense 1
argentite : a dark gray or black mineral of metallic luster that consists of native sulfide of silver and is a valuable silver ore
argentojarosite : a mineral AgFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 consisting of basic silver ferric sulfate resembling jarosite but with silver replacing potassium
argentometric : relating to or making use of argentometry
argentometrically : relating to or making use of argentometry
argentometry : chemical analysis involving the use of silver compounds
argenton : an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc first used for coins by the Swiss in 1850
argentoproteinum : silver protein
argentose : a compound of silver and a nucleoprotein used like silver nitrate as an astringent antiseptic
argentous : of, relating to, or containing silver especially when monovalent
argentum : silver
arghan : pita sense 1c
arghool : an Egyptian musical reed instrument
argil : clay
argillaceous : of, relating to, or containing clay or clay minerals : clayey
argilliferous : producing or abounding in clay
argillite : a compact argillaceous rock cemented by silica and having no slaty cleavage
argilloid : like clay
argillous : argillaceous
arginine : a crystalline basic amino acid C6H14N4O2 derived from guanidine
Argiope : a genus (family Araneidae, the orb weavers) of large spiders that produce wheel-shaped webs, often have brightly-colored markings on the abdomen, and include the common black and yellow garden spider (A. aurantia)
Argive : of or relating to the Greeks or Greece and especially the Achaean city of Argos or the surrounding territory of Argolis
Argo : a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis, Vela, and Carina
argo : a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis, Vela, and Carina
argol : crude tartar deposited in wine casks during aging
Argolic district and ancient country of southern Greece in the eastern part of the Peloponnese comprising a plain around Argos and the area between the Gulf of Argolis and the Saronic Gulf
argon : a colorless odorless inert gaseous element found in the air and in volcanic gases and used especially in welding, lasers, and electric bulbs  — see Chemical Elements Table
Argonaut : any of a band of heroes sailing with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
Argonauta : a genus of cephalopods (order Dibranchia) including a single recent form, the paper nautilus (A. argos), related to the octopus and like it having eight arms two of which in the female are expanded at the tips to clasp the thin fragile unchambered shell  — compare nautilus
Argonautic : of or relating to the Argonauts
Argonne wooded plateau in northeastern France south of the Ardennes River near the border with Belgium between the Meuse and the Aisne rivers
argosy : a large ship
argot : the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
arguable : not certain or clearly true : open to argument, dispute, or question
argue : to give reasons for or against something : reason
arguer : to give reasons for or against something : reason
argufier : dispute, debate
argufy : dispute, debate
Argulus : a common genus of fish lice including forms highly destructive to goldfish and related forms
argument : the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing : argumentation
argumental : argumentative
argumentation : the act or process of forming reasons and of drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion
argumentative : given to argument : tending to argue : having or showing a tendency to disagree or argue with other people in an angry way : disputatious
argumentatively : given to argument : tending to argue : having or showing a tendency to disagree or argue with other people in an angry way : disputatious
argumentator : one who engages in argument : controversialist
Argus : a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology
argusfish : a small spotted scaly-finned fish (Ephippus argus) from brackish waters of India
Argusianus : a genus of East Indian pheasants (family Phasianidae) including the typical argus pheasants
argute : characterized by shrewdness, acuteness, or sagacity
argutely : characterized by shrewdness, acuteness, or sagacity
arguteness : characterized by shrewdness, acuteness, or sagacity
Argyle : a geometric knitting pattern of varicolored diamonds in solid and outline shapes on a single background color
Argyll former county of western Scotland; capital Lochgilphead
Argynnis : a genus of nymphalid butterflies mostly fulvous above with small black spots or markings and with silvery spots on the underside of the hind wings  — see fritillary
argyria : permanent dark discoloration of skin caused by overuse of medicinal silver preparations
argyric :  argentic
argyrodite : a steel-gray mineral Ag8GeS6 consisting of silver, germanium, and sulfur
Argyropelecus : a genus of small deep-sea fishes (order Stomiatoidea) having short deep bodies with a silvery sheen and luminous spots
argyrosis : argyria
arhar : pigeon pea
arhat : a Buddhist who has reached the stage of enlightenment
arhatship : a Buddhist who has reached the stage of enlightenment
arhythmic : arrhythmic
aria : air, melody, tune
Ariadne : a daughter of Minos who helps Theseus escape from the labyrinth
Arian : of or relating to Arius or his doctrines especially that the Son is not of the same substance as the Father but was created as an agent for creating the world
Ariana city north of Tunis in northern Tunisia population 114,500
Arianism : of or relating to Arius or his doctrines especially that the Son is not of the same substance as the Father but was created as an agent for creating the world
Arianistic : of, relating to, or characterized by Arianism
Arianistical : of, relating to, or characterized by Arianism
arid : excessively dry
aridity : excessively dry
aridly : in an arid manner : drily, monotonously
aridness : excessively dry
ariegite : a rock consisting of granular pyroxenite with dark green spinel and pyrope and sometimes biotite or hornblende
Ariel : a prankish spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest
ariel : a prankish spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Aries : the first sign of the zodiac in astrology  — see Signs of the Zodiac Table
arietta : a short aria
aright : right, correctly
Ariidae : a family of marine fishes (order Ostariophysi) comprising the sea catfishes and usually having a bony buckler from the skull to the dorsal spine  — compare crucifix fish
Arikara : a member of an Indigenous people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota
aril : an exterior covering or appendage of some seeds (as of the yew) that develops after fertilization as an outgrowth from the ovule stalk
arillate : an exterior covering or appendage of some seeds (as of the yew) that develops after fertilization as an outgrowth from the ovule stalk
arillode : a false aril : an aril originating from tissue in the region of the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule
arillodium : a false aril : an aril originating from tissue in the region of the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule
arilloid : resembling an aril
arillus : aril
Arimasp : one of a mythical race of one-eyed men of Scythia represented in ancient art as in constant strife with griffins for gold guarded by the griffins
Arimaspian : one of a mythical race of one-eyed men of Scythia represented in ancient art as in constant strife with griffins for gold guarded by the griffins
Ariocarpus : a genus of spineless cacti found in Texas and adjacent Mexico consisting of spirally arranged triangular horny tubercles
Arion : a genus of slugs including a common European black slug (A. ater)
ariose : characterized by melody
arioso : a musical passage or composition having a mixture of free recitative and metrical song
ariot : running riot
aripple : rippling
Arisaema : a genus of herbs (family Araceae) of temperate and subtropical regions having flowers without perianth that are borne at the base of the spadix which is prolonged into a fleshy tip  — see green dragon, jack-in-the-pulpit
arise : to begin to occur or to exist : to come into being or to attention
arisen : to begin to occur or to exist : to come into being or to attention
arista : a bristlelike structure or appendage
Aristarch : a severe critic
aristate : a bristlelike structure or appendage
Aristida : a genus of grasses with one-flowered spikelets and a hard sharp-pointed lemma terminating in three awns  — see dogtown grass
Aristides circa 530–circa 468 b.c. the Just Athenian statesman
Aristippus circa 435–366 b.c. Greek philosopher
aristocracy : government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
aristocrat : a member of an aristocracy
aristocratic : belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy
aristocratically : belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy
aristocratism : the principles or practices of aristocracy
aristogenesis : a theory now not widely accepted in biology: evolution is the product of a continuous orderly creative faculty innate in living matter and manifested in response to external stimuli at such a rate that perfection of an adaptation anticipates the need of that adaptation
aristogenetic : a theory now not widely accepted in biology: evolution is the product of a continuous orderly creative faculty innate in living matter and manifested in response to external stimuli at such a rate that perfection of an adaptation anticipates the need of that adaptation
aristogenic : a theory now not widely accepted in biology: evolution is the product of a continuous orderly creative faculty innate in living matter and manifested in response to external stimuli at such a rate that perfection of an adaptation anticipates the need of that adaptation
Aristolochia : a large genus (the type of the family Aristolochiaceae) of mostly tropical herbs or woody vines with pungent aromatic rootstocks and very irregular flowers that includes several that have been used medicinally (as Texas snakeroot and Virginia snakeroot)
Aristolochiaceae : a family of erect or climbing herbs or shrubs (order Aristolochiales) having alternate petioled leaves and apetalous flowers with a petaloid calyx and stamens adnate to the style  — see aristolochia
aristolochiaceous : a family of erect or climbing herbs or shrubs (order Aristolochiales) having alternate petioled leaves and apetalous flowers with a petaloid calyx and stamens adnate to the style  — see aristolochia
Aristolochiales : an order of metachlamydeous dicotyledonous plants embracing the families Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae and distinguished by the tubular petaloid perianth, inferior ovary, and numerous stamens free from the perianth
Aristophanic circa 450–circa 388 b.c. Athenian dramatist
Aristotelian : of or relating to the Greek philosopher Aristotle or his philosophy
Aristotelianism : of or relating to the Greek philosopher Aristotle or his philosophy
arithmetic : a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them
arithmetical : a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them
arithmetically : a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them
arithmetician : a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them
arithmetization : the treatment of various branches of higher mathematics by methods involving only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic
arithmocracy : rule of the majority
arithmomania : an abnormal compulsion to count objects or actions and make mathematical calculations
arithmometer : an early type of adding machine
Arius circa a.d. 250–336 Greek theologian
Arivaipa : a band of the San Carlos Apache Indians
Arizona state of the southwestern U.S. bordering on Mexico; capital Phoenix area 113,909 square miles (296,163 square kilometers), population 6,392,017
Arizonan state of the southwestern U.S. bordering on Mexico; capital Phoenix area 113,909 square miles (296,163 square kilometers), population 6,392,017
Arizonian state of the southwestern U.S. bordering on Mexico; capital Phoenix area 113,909 square miles (296,163 square kilometers), population 6,392,017
arizonite : a mineral Fe2Ti3O9 consisting of ferric titanium oxide found in irregular metallic steel-gray masses
arjun : either of two trees of the genus Terminalia (T. arjuna and T. glabra) found in tropical Asia and characterized by astringent bark that is used in tanning
ark : a boat or ship held to resemble that in which Noah and his family were preserved from the Flood
Arkansan river 1450 miles (2334 kilometers) long in the southwest central U.S. rising in central Colorado and flowing east and southeast through southern Kansas, northeastern Oklahoma, and Arkansas into the Mississippi River
Arkansas river 1450 miles (2334 kilometers) long in the southwest central U.S. rising in central Colorado and flowing east and southeast through southern Kansas, northeastern Oklahoma, and Arkansas into the Mississippi River
Arkansawyer :  arkansan
Arkite : a porphyritic leucite rock consisting of pseudoleucite, orthoclase, nepheline, diopside, aegirite, and garnet
arkite : a porphyritic leucite rock consisting of pseudoleucite, orthoclase, nepheline, diopside, aegirite, and garnet
arkose : a sandstone characterized by feldspar fragments that is derived from granite or gneiss which has disintegrated rapidly
arkosic : a sandstone characterized by feldspar fragments that is derived from granite or gneiss which has disintegrated rapidly
Arleng :  mikir
arles medieval kingdom in eastern and southeastern France
arm : a human upper limb
armada : a fleet of warships
Armadillidium : a genus of wood lice (family Armadillidiidae) capable of curling into a ball when disturbed and including one (A. vulgare) from Europe that has been introduced worldwide
armadillo : any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals found from the southern U.S. to Argentina and having the body and head encased in an armor of small bony plates
Armageddon : the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil
armagnac : a brandy produced in the Gers department of France
armament : a military or naval force
armamentarium : a collection of resources available or utilized for an undertaking or field of activity
armangite : a mineral Mn3(AsO3)2 consisting of a manganese arsenite occurring in black rhombohedral crystals
armarium : ambry
armature : an organ or structure (such as teeth or thorns) for offense or defense
armchair : a chair with armrests
armed : furnished with weapons
Armenian : a member of a people dwelling chiefly in Armenia and neighboring areas (such as Turkey or Azerbaijan)
Armenic : of or relating to the Armenian language or tongues of the same stock
Armenoid : one having the physical characters of the eastern branch of the Alpine subrace chiefly characterized by dark skin, prominent nose, and broad short skull often flat in the back with a sloping forehead
Armeria : a genus of evergreen tufted herbs or subshrubs (family Plumbaginaceae) formerly included in Limonium but distinguished by narrow often linear leaves and flowers in dense globular heads  — see thrift
armet : a late and perfected medieval helmet of many light parts closing neatly round the head by means of hinges following the contour of chin and neck
armful : as much as the arm or arms can hold
armhole : an opening for the arm in a garment
armiger : squire
armigeral : squire
armigerous : bearing heraldic arms
armil : armilla sense 1
armilla : bracelet
Armillaria : a genus of edible agarics having white spores, an annulus, decurrent gills, and blue juice  — see honey mushroom, shoestring fungus
armillary : an old astronomical instrument composed of rings showing the positions of important circles of the celestial sphere
arming : a human upper limb
Arminian : of or relating to Arminius or his doctrines opposing the absolute predestination of strict Calvinism and maintaining the possibility of salvation for all
Arminianism : of or relating to Arminius or his doctrines opposing the absolute predestination of strict Calvinism and maintaining the possibility of salvation for all
armipotent : powerful in arms : mighty in battle
armistice : temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce
armless : a human upper limb
armlet : a band (as of cloth or metal) worn around the upper arm
armload : armful
armoire : a usually tall cupboard or wardrobe
armonica : glass harmonica
armor : defensive covering for the body
armored : equipped or protected with armor
armorer : one that makes armor or arms
armorial : of, relating to, or bearing heraldic arms
Armoric : a native or inhabitant of Armorica
Armorican : a native or inhabitant of Armorica
armoried : decked with armorial bearings
armorist : one skilled in the study of coat armor or heraldry
armory : a supply of arms for defense or attack
armozeen : a heavy generally black taffeta-weave silk used for clerical robes and mourning
armpiece : an attractive person who accompanies someone to social events
armpit : the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
armrack : a frame for holding pistols or other small arms
armrest : a support for the arm
arms : a human upper limb
armscye : armhole
armure : a pebbly-surfaced fabric made from various fibers or combinations of fibers and used for clothing and interior decoration, the usual armure pattern being an allover one of small conventional motifs floated on a twilled or rep ground
army : a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land
arn : the alder tree
arna : a wild water buffalo
Arnaut : an native or inhabitant of Albania or of one of its neighboring mountainous regions
Arne Thomas Augustine 1710–1778 English composer
Arnebia : a genus of Asian and northern African herbs (family Boraginaceae) having alternate leaves and yellow or violet flowers that change color in age  — see prophet flower
arnee : arna
arnica : any of a genus (Arnica) of composite herbs including some with bright yellow ray flowers
Arnold Benedict 1741–1801 American Revolutionary general and traitor
Arnoldist : one of the followers of Arnold of Brescia, who preached against clerical riches and corruption and instigated the Romans to rebel against the temporal power of the pope
Aro : aromantic
aroar : roaring
arock : a game in which each player places a stone on a rock for other players to try to knock off before retrieving their own stones without getting tagged by the first player
aroeira : any of several South American resin-yielding timber trees of the genera Schinus and Astronium of the family Anacardiaceae
aroid : of or relating to the arum family
aroint : begone
arolium : a padlike lobe projecting between the tarsal claws of many insects
arolla :  swiss pine
aroma : a distinctive, pervasive, and usually pleasant or savory smell
aromatic : of, relating to, or having aroma:
aromatically : of, relating to, or having aroma:
aromatites : a precious stone of ancient Arabia and Egypt
aromatization : to make aromatic : flavor
aromatize : to make aromatic : flavor
Aronia : a small genus of shrubs (family Rosaceae) comprising the chokeberries and having white or pink flowers in terminal compound cymes
aroon : darling
Aroras : a prosperous mercantile caste of Hindus of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
around : in a circle or in circumference
arousal : the act of arousing someone or something
arouse : to awaken from sleep
arouser : one that arouses
arow : in a row, line, or rank
arpeggiando : in arpeggio
arpeggiated : to play (a chord or passage) in arpeggio
arpeggiation : arpeggio playing or writing
arpeggio : production of the tones of a chord in succession and not simultaneously
arpeggioed : arpeggiated
arpent : any of various old French units of land area
arquerite : a mineral consisting of a soft malleable variety of amalgam
arracach : a tropical American perennial herb (Arracacia xanthorrhiza or A. esculenta) that is related to the carrot and is cultivated in the uplands of northern and western South America for its edible root
arracacha : a tropical American perennial herb (Arracacia xanthorrhiza or A. esculenta) that is related to the carrot and is cultivated in the uplands of northern and western South America for its edible root
Arracacia : a genus of chiefly Mexican herbs (family Umbelliferae) having compound leaves, white flowers in umbels without an involucre, and a distinct stylopodium  — see arracacha
arrack : an Asian alcoholic beverage like rum that is distilled from a fermented mash of malted rice with toddy or molasses
arraign : to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
arraigner : one that arraigns
arraignment : to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
arrame : commence
arrange : to put into a proper order or into a correct or suitable sequence, relationship, or adjustment
arrangement : the state of being arranged : order
arranger : to put into a proper order or into a correct or suitable sequence, relationship, or adjustment
arrant : being notoriously without moderation : extreme
arrantly : being notoriously without moderation : extreme
Arras : a tapestry of Flemish origin used especially for wall hangings and curtains
arras : a tapestry of Flemish origin used especially for wall hangings and curtains
arrasene : a silk or wool embroidery cord resembling chenille
arrastra : a rude drag-stone mill for pulverizing ores (such as those containing free gold)
arrastre : the operation of receiving, conveying, and loading or unloading merchandise on piers or wharves
arrau Claudio 1903–1991 American (Chilean-born) pianist
array : to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
arrayal : the act or process of arraying
arrayer : to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
arrayment : the act of arraying or the quality or state of being arrayed
arrear : the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
arrearage : the condition of being in arrears
arrect : rigidly erect : lifted up : raised
arrector : erector
arrent : to let or farm out at a rent
arrentation : to let or farm out at a rent
arrest : seize, capture
arrestable : identified by statute as an offense for which arrest is authorized
arrestation : arrest:
arrestee : a person who is under arrest
arrester : seize, capture
arresting : catching the attention : striking, impressive
arrestingly : catching the attention : striking, impressive
arrestive : tending to arrest or catch the attention or interest : striking
arrestment : seize, capture
arrestor : seize, capture
Arretine : of or relating to the ancient Arretium (now Arezzo, Italy)
Arrhenatherum : a genus of Eurasian grasses that have 2-flowered spikelets, the first floret staminate and awned from the back and are naturalized in cooler parts of North America  — see tall oat grass
arrhenotokous : of, relating to, or involving arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky : parthenogenesis in which only males are produced  — compare deuterotoky, thelytoky
arrhythmia : an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
arrhythmic : lacking rhythm or regularity
arriba : upward : higher
arride : to smile or laugh at
arridge : arris
arrie : murre
arriere : a proclamation of a king (as of France) calling his vassals to arms
arris : the sharp edge or salient angle formed by the meeting of two surfaces especially in moldings
arrish : the stubble of wheat or grass
arrisways : with the angle or edge presented
arriswise : with the angle or edge presented
arrival : the act of arriving
arrive : to reach a destination
arriver : to reach a destination
arroba : an old Spanish unit of weight equal to about 25 pounds
arrogance : an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
arrogancy : the quality or state of being arrogant : arrogance
arrogant : exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner
arrogantly : exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner
arrogantness : arrogance
arrogate : to claim or seize without justification
arrogation : to claim or seize without justification
arrojadite : a mineral Na2(Fe, Mn)5(PO4)4 consisting of a phosphate of sodium, iron, and manganese occurring in Brazil as dark green monoclinic masses
arrow : a missile shot from a bow and usually having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the butt
arrowed : a missile shot from a bow and usually having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the butt
arrowhead : a wedge-shaped piercing tip usually fixed to an arrow
arrowleaf : arrowhead sense 3
arrowplate : an inlaid strip (as of ivory) set in a bow where the arrow crosses it when shot or released and designed to prevent wear
arrowroot : any of a genus (Maranta of the family Marantaceae, the arrowroot family) of tropical American plants with tuberous roots
arrowstone : belemnite
arrowweed : arrowwood sense 1b
arrowwood : any of several common viburnums (especially Viburnum dentatum) of eastern North America
arrowworm : any of a phylum (Chaetognatha) of small planktonic wormlike marine organisms having curved bristles on either side of the head for seizing prey
arrowy : resembling or suggesting an arrow
arroyo : a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
Arsacid : a member of a dynasty of Parthian rulers established in revolt against the Seleucids about 250 b.c. and overthrown by the Persian Sassanids a.d. 226
arsanilic : any of the poisonous crystalline isomeric acids NH2C6H4AsO(OH)2
arse : buttocks
arsedine : an alloy of copper and zinc made into very thin sheets like gold leaf and used in decoration
arsenal : an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
arsenate : a salt or ester of an arsenic acid
arsenic : a solid chemical element that is used especially in wood preservatives, alloys, and semiconductors and is extremely toxic in both pure and combined forms  — see Chemical Elements Table
arsenical : of, relating to, containing, or caused by arsenic
arsenicalism : arsenicism
arsenicate : to combine, treat, or impregnate with arsenic
arsenicism : chronic arsenic poisoning
arsenide : a binary compound of arsenic with a more electropositive element
arseniferous : yielding arsenic
arsenillo : powdered or granulated atacamite
arseniopleite : a mineral consisting of a basic arsenate of manganese, calcium, iron, and other metals occurring in brownish red cleavable masses
arseniosiderite : a mineral Ca3Fe4(AsO4)4(OH)4·4H2O consisting of a basic iron calcium arsenate occurring as yellowish brown concretions
arsenious : of, relating to, or containing arsenic especially when trivalent
arsenite : a salt or ester of an arsenious acid
arsenium : arsenic
arseniureted : combined with arsenic
arseno  — see arsen-
arsenobenzene : a pale yellow crystalline compound C6H5As: AsC6H5, derivatives of which are used in medicine  — see arsphenamine
arsenobismite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous bismuth arsenate occurring in yellowish green aggregates
arsenolite : a mineral As2O3 consisting of a native arsenic trioxide usually occurring as a white bloom or crust  — compare claudetite
arsenopyrite : a silver-white mineral consisting of a combined sulfide and arsenide of iron that occurs in prismatic orthorhombic crystals or in masses or grains and that is the principal source of arsenic
arsenotherapy : treatment of disease with any form of arsenic
arsenous : of, relating to, or containing arsenic especially when trivalent
arsenoxide : an active metabolic product of an arsenical (as arsphenamine) that is the base of oxophenarsine
arses : buttocks
arsesmart : a plant of the genus Polygonum
arshin : a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches
arshine : a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches
arsine : a colorless flammable extremely poisonous gas AsH3 with an odor like garlic
arsinic : any of a series of organic acids (such as cacodylic acid) having the general formula RR′AsOOH and obtainable by oxidizing disubstituted organic arsines [as dimethyl-arsine (CH3)2AsH]
arsino : arsine : containing the univalent radical AsH2
Arsinoitherium : a genus of extinct mammals (order Embrithopoda) of the Oligocene of Egypt having limbs resembling those of the elephant and a pair of large horns
arsis : the lighter or shorter part of a poetic foot especially in quantitative verse
arsle : to move backward
arsoite : a dark gray porous rock consisting of trachyandesite containing phenocrysts of andesine, sanidine, diopside, and a little olivine in a trachytic groundmass of sanidine, a little oligoclase, much diopside, and magnetite
arson : the willful or malicious burning of property (such as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent
arsonate : a salt or ester of an arsonic acid
arsonation : a salt or ester of an arsonic acid
arsonic : any of a series of organic acids (such as the arsanilic acids) having the general formula RAsO(OH)2 and obtainable by oxidizing monosubstituted organic arsines (such as phenyl-arsine C6H5AsH2)
arsonist : the willful or malicious burning of property (such as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent
arsonium : a monovalent arsenic-containing radical AsH4 analogous to the ammonium radical NH4
arsono : containing the radical −AsO(OH)2  — compare arson-
arsphenamine : a light-yellow toxic hygroscopic powder C12Cl2H14As2N2O2·2H2O formerly used in the treatment especially of syphilis and yaws
Art : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
art : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
artel : the traditional Russian association of laborers for collective work : a cooperative craft society
Artemia : a genus of crustaceans (order Anostraca) found in salt lakes and the brines of saltworks
Artemis : a Greek moon goddess often portrayed as a virgin huntress  — compare diana
Artemisia : any of a genus (Artemisia) of aromatic composite herbs and shrubs (such as sagebrush)  — compare wormwood sense 1
arterial : of or relating to an artery
arterialization : to transform (venous blood) into arterial blood by oxygenation
arterialize : to transform (venous blood) into arterial blood by oxygenation
arterially : of or relating to an artery
arteriocapillary : relating to, situated in, or affecting the arteries and capillaries
arteriogram : a radiograph of an artery made by arteriography
arteriography : the radiographic visualization of an artery after injection of a radiopaque substance
arteriole : any of the small terminal twigs of an artery that ends in capillaries
arteriolosclerosis : thickening of the intima of arterioles (as of the kidney in hypertension) by hyaline and fatty deposits that reduce the lumen and obstruct blood flow
arteriopathy : a disease of the arteries
arteriorrhaphy : a surgical operation of suturing an artery
arteriosclerosis : a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity  — compare atherosclerosis
arteriosclerotic : a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity  — compare atherosclerosis
arteriospasm : spasm of an artery
arteriotomy : the surgical incision of an artery
arterious : arterial
arteriovenous : of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
arteritis : arterial inflammation
artery : any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
Artesian : involving, relating to, or supplied by the upward movement of water under hydrostatic pressure in rocks or unconsolidated material beneath the earth's surface
artesian : involving, relating to, or supplied by the upward movement of water under hydrostatic pressure in rocks or unconsolidated material beneath the earth's surface
artful : performed with or showing art or skill
artfully : performed with or showing art or skill
artfulness : performed with or showing art or skill
arthral : of or relating to a joint
arthralgia : pain in one or more joints
arthralgic : pain in one or more joints
arthrectomy : surgical excision of a joint
arthritic : of, relating to, or affected with arthritis
arthritis : inflammation of joints due to infectious, metabolic, or constitutional causes
arthrobranch : a gill attached to the articular membrane between the body and the basal joint of a leg of a crustacean
arthrobranchia : a gill attached to the articular membrane between the body and the basal joint of a leg of a crustacean
arthroderm : the external covering of an arthropod
arthrodesis : the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together
arthrodia : gliding joint
arthrodial : gliding joint
arthrodic : gliding joint
Arthrodira : a group of Devonian fishes forming a subclass of Placodermi or especially formerly an order of Ostracodermi or a separate class and having the forepart of the body protected by bony plates and with an imperfectly ossified internal skeleton  — see coccosteidae , dinichthys
arthrodiran : a group of Devonian fishes forming a subclass of Placodermi or especially formerly an order of Ostracodermi or a separate class and having the forepart of the body protected by bony plates and with an imperfectly ossified internal skeleton  — see coccosteidae , dinichthys
arthrodire : a group of Devonian fishes forming a subclass of Placodermi or especially formerly an order of Ostracodermi or a separate class and having the forepart of the body protected by bony plates and with an imperfectly ossified internal skeleton  — see coccosteidae , dinichthys
arthrodirous : a group of Devonian fishes forming a subclass of Placodermi or especially formerly an order of Ostracodermi or a separate class and having the forepart of the body protected by bony plates and with an imperfectly ossified internal skeleton  — see coccosteidae , dinichthys
Arthrogastra : a primary division of the Arachnida comprising those which have the abdomen segmented (such as the scorpions)
arthrogastran : a primary division of the Arachnida comprising those which have the abdomen segmented (such as the scorpions)
arthrogenous : developing vegetative resting cells (as arthrospores) that function as spores
arthrography : the radiographic visualization of a joint (as the hip or shoulder) after the injection of a radiopaque substance
arthrogryposis : congenital fixation of a joint in an extended or flexed position
arthrolite : a cylindrical concretion with transverse joints occasionally found in clays or shales
arthrology : a science concerned with the study of joints
arthromere : one of the body segments of jointed animals
arthromeric : one of the body segments of jointed animals
arthrometer : an instrument for measuring the range of movement of a joint
arthropathic : a disease of a joint
arthropathy : a disease of a joint
arthroplasty : plastic surgery of a joint (as the hip or knee) : the operative formation or restoration of a joint
arthropleura : a genus of very large, extinct arthropods (class Arthropleuridea of the subphylum Myriapoda) that are related to the centipedes and millipedes, that lived during the Carboniferous period, and that are known to have reached a length of over 6.5 feet (2.0 meters) long
arthropleure : the lateral or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere
arthropod : any of a phylum (Arthropoda) of invertebrate animals (such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) that have a segmented body and jointed appendages, a usually chitinous exoskeleton molted at intervals, and a dorsal anterior brain connected to a ventral chain of ganglia
Arthropoda : any of a phylum (Arthropoda) of invertebrate animals (such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) that have a segmented body and jointed appendages, a usually chitinous exoskeleton molted at intervals, and a dorsal anterior brain connected to a ventral chain of ganglia
arthropodan : any of a phylum (Arthropoda) of invertebrate animals (such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) that have a segmented body and jointed appendages, a usually chitinous exoskeleton molted at intervals, and a dorsal anterior brain connected to a ventral chain of ganglia
arthropomatous : of or relating to the Arthropomata
arthropterous : having jointed fin rays
arthrosis : an articulation between bones
arthrospore : oidium sense 1b
arthrostome : a mouth with complex jointed mouthparts that are modified segmental appendages
Arthrostraca : a division of Crustacea comprising the orders Amphipoda, Isopoda, and usually Tanaidacea in which both thorax and abdomen are segmented and there are seven pairs of thoracic appendages
arthrotomy : incision into a joint
arthrous :  arthral , jointed
Arthrozoa : a primary division of Invertebrata in which the Arthropoda and certain worms were formerly grouped
arthrozoan : a primary division of Invertebrata in which the Arthropoda and certain worms were formerly grouped
arthrozoic : a primary division of Invertebrata in which the Arthropoda and certain worms were formerly grouped
Arthur : a legendary king of the Britons whose story is based on traditions of a sixth century military leader
Arthurian : of or relating to King Arthur and his court
Arthuriana : writings and other materials concerning the Arthurian story
artiad : an element or radical of even valence
artichoke : a tall Mediterranean composite herb (Cynara scolymus) resembling a thistle with coarse pinnately incised leaves
article : a distinct often numbered section of a writing
articled : a distinct often numbered section of a writing
articulable : capable of being articulated
articulacy : the quality or state of being articulate
articular : of or relating to a joint
articularly : in separate items
Articulata : one of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier comprising invertebrates having the body composed of a series of ringlike segments (such as arthromeres, somites, or metameres)
articulate : expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
articulated : having a hinge or pivot connection especially to allow negotiation of sharp turns
articulately : expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
articulateness : expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
articulation : a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate
articulationist : one who uses or favors the oral method of teaching the deaf
articulative : expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
articulator : expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
articulatory : of or relating to articulation
articulite : itacolumite
articulus : the hinge including the hinge plate, teeth, and ligament in bivalve mollusks
artifact : a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
artifactitious : artifactual
artifice : clever or artful skill : ingenuity
artificer : a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman
artificial : humanly contrived (see contrive sense 1b) often on a natural model : man-made
artificiality : humanly contrived (see contrive sense 1b) often on a natural model : man-made
artificialize : to make artificial
artificially : humanly contrived (see contrive sense 1b) often on a natural model : man-made
artificialness : humanly contrived (see contrive sense 1b) often on a natural model : man-made
artillerist : gunner, artilleryman
artillery : weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles
artilleryman : a soldier in the artillery
artiness : showily or pretentiously artistic
artinite : a hydrous magnesium carbonate Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O occurring in white orthorhombic crystals and fibrous aggregates
artiodactyl : any of an order (Artiodactyla) of ungulates (such as the camel or pig) with an even number of functional toes on each foot
Artiodactyla : an order of hoofed mammals (as the sheep, goat, pig, camel, or ox) with an even number of functional toes on each foot  — compare perissodactyla
artiodactylous : an order of hoofed mammals (as the sheep, goat, pig, camel, or ox) with an even number of functional toes on each foot  — compare perissodactyla
artisan : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
artisanship : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
artist : a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination
artiste : a skilled adept public performer
artistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists
artistically : of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists
artistry : artistic quality of effect or workmanship
artless : lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
artlessly : lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
artlessness : lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
Artocarpus : a large genus of tall evergreen milky-juiced Asian trees (family Moraceae) that are grown throughout the tropics and have large alternate entire or lobed leaves and flowers in catkinlike clusters with the pistillate ones in crowded heads that produce a multiple fleshy fruit
artophorion : a container for the reserved sacrament in the Eastern Church
artotype : collotype
Artotyrite : one of a Montanist sect that according to its opponents used bread and cheese in the celebration of the Lord's Supper
artware : merchandise (as knickknacks) that is aesthetic as well as utilitarian
arty : showily or pretentiously artistic
aru islands of eastern Indonesia south of western New Guinea area 3305 square miles (8593 square kilometers), population 29,604
arui : aoudad
Arum : any of a genus (Arum of the family Araceae, the arum family) of Eurasian plants having usually arrow-shaped leaves and a showy spathe partially enclosing a spadix
Aruncus : a small genus of herbs (family Rosaceae) found in North America and Japan and having compound leaves and a showy branched cluster of white flowers  — see goatsbeard
arundinaceous : of or relating to a reed : resembling reed or cane
Arundinaria : a genus of large woody bamboo grasses that are natives of Asia and America and have terete culms, persistent leaf sheaths with stiff scabrous bristles, and flower spikelets arranged in racemes or panicles  — compare canebrake, giant cane, small cane
Arundo : a small genus of coarse tall grasses found in most warm countries and having conspicuous 2-ranked long leaves and an erect panicle up to 2 feet or more in length  — see giant reed
Arunta : an aboriginal people in central Australia
arusa : a small shrub (Adhatoda vasica) found in India
arusha : an Indian shrub (Callicarpa cana) yielding a flaxlike fiber
arval : a funeral feast
arvel : a funeral feast
Arverni : a powerful and civilized people of southern Gaul that were conquered by Caesar in his Gallic wars
Arvicola : a genus of rodents consisting of the water voles
arvicole : a member of the genus Arvicola
arviculture : the cultivation of field crops : the science and art of growing field crops
ary : thing belonging to or connected with
Arya :  aryan
Aryan : indo-european
Aryanism : the doctrine popularized by Nazism that the so-called Aryan peoples possess superior capacities for government, social organization, and civilization
Aryanization : the act or process of aryanizing
Aryanize : to make Aryan in speech characteristics or culture
aryballus : a flask or bottle that has a short neck, single handle, small orifice with a flaring lip, and globular body often elaborately decorated and that is used for holding oils or ointments  — compare alabastrum
aryepiglottic : relating to or linking the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis
aryl : having or being a monovalent organic radical (such as phenyl) derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of one hydrogen atom
arylamine : an amine (as aniline) containing aryl attached to amino nitrogen
arylamino : of, relating to, or containing an arylamine
arylate : to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound)
arytenoid : relating to or being either of two small laryngeal cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached
arzrunite : a mineral consisting of a basic copper sulfate with copper chloride occurring as bluish green incrustations
As : to the same degree or amount
as : to the same degree or amount
Asa : benzoin sense 1
asafetida : the dried fetid gum resin of the root of several west Asian plants (genus Ferula) of the carrot family used as a flavoring especially in Indian cooking and formerly used in medicine especially as an antispasmodic and in folk medicine as a general prophylactic against disease
asak : mast tree
asale : to sell something 
asana : any of various yogic postures
Asaphic : of or relating to Asaph, chief musician of the sanctuary in the time of David, or to the hereditary musical guild founded by him
Asaphus : a genus of trilobites occurring abundantly in the Ordovician of northern Europe and having subequal cephala and pygidia
asarabacca : a plant of the genus Asarum
Asarh : a month of the Hindu year
asaron : a crystalline phenolic ether C12H16O3 found in the oils of a number of plants especially of the genus Asarum
asarone : a crystalline phenolic ether C12H16O3 found in the oils of a number of plants especially of the genus Asarum
asarotum : ancient Roman painted pavement
Asarum : asaron
asbest : excelling all others
asbestic : a fibrous sand formed by mixing second-grade asbestos and serpentine and used when crushed and mixed with lime to form a fireproof wall plaster
asbestiform : having the form or appearance of asbestos
asbestine : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of asbestos : incombustible
asbestoid : resembling asbestos
asbestoidal : resembling asbestos
asbestos : any of several minerals (such as chrysotile) that readily separate into long flexible fibers, that cause asbestosis and have been implicated as causes of certain cancers, and that have been used especially formerly as fireproof insulating materials
asbestosis : a pneumoconiosis due to asbestos particles that is marked by thickening and scarring of lung tissue
asbestous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of asbestos : incombustible
asbolite : an earthy mineral aggregate containing manganese and cobalt oxides
Ascalabota : a division of Lacertilia comprising the Gekkones, Iguania, and Rhiptoglossa
ascariasis : infestation with or disease caused by ascarids
ascaricidal : capable of destroying ascarids
ascaricide : an agent destructive of ascarids
ascarid : any of a family (Ascaridae) of nematode worms that includes the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) parasitic in the human intestine
Ascaridae : a family of large nematode worms (superfamily Ascaridoidea) that are usually parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates, have three well-developed lips and a simple cylindrical esophagus, and include the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) parasitic in the human intestine  — see ascaridia, ascaris
ascarides : any of a family (Ascaridae) of nematode worms that includes the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) parasitic in the human intestine
Ascaridia : a genus of nematode worms of the family Ascaridae that include an important intestinal parasite (A. galli) of some domestic fowl and especially the chicken and that are distinguished from other ascarids by the presence of a preanal sucker
ascaridiasis : ascariasis
ascaridole : a liquid terpenoid peroxide C10H16O2 constituting the active anthelmintic and toxic principle of chenopodium oil, made by addition of oxygen to alpha-terpinene, and used as a catalyst in promoting polymerization reactions
Ascaris : ascarid
ascend : to move upward
ascendable : to move upward
ascendance : ascendancy
ascendancy : governing or controlling influence : domination
ascendant : the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment
ascendence : ascendancy
ascendency : governing or controlling influence : domination
ascendent : the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment
ascender : the part of a lowercase letter (such as b) that rises above the main body of the letter
ascendible : to move upward
ascending : rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees
ascension : the act or process of ascending
ascensional : of or relating to ascension or ascent
ascensionist : one that makes ascensions or ascents
Ascensiontide : the period of 10 days from Ascension Day to Whitsunday
ascensive : rising or tending to rise
ascent : the act of rising or mounting upward : climb
ascertain : to find out or learn with certainty
ascertainable : to find out or learn with certainty
ascertainment : to find out or learn with certainty
ascetic : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
ascetical : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
ascetically : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
asceticism : the practice of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline : the condition, practice, or mode of life of an ascetic : rigorous abstention from self-indulgence
aschaffite : a lamprophyric dike rock that is related to the quartz-diorites and contains phenocrysts of quartz, plagioclase, and biotite
ascham Roger 1515–1568 English scholar and author
aschistic : not differentiated
asci : the membranous oval or tubular spore case of an ascomycete
ascian : one that has no shadow
Ascidia : a genus of simple ascidians now restricted to a few typical species or replaced by Phallusia but formerly including all the simple Ascidiacea
Ascidiacea : a class of tunicates comprising simple ascidians, compound ascidians that reproduce by budding and remain connected together embedded in a common test, and certain atypical pelagic compound ascidians (as of the genus Pyrosoma)
ascidian : any of a class (Ascidiacea) of solitary or colonial sessile tunicates having an incurrent and excurrent siphon
ascidiate : resembling an ascidian
ascidicolous : commensal with or parasitic in an ascidian
ascidiform : shaped like a pitcher
ascidiozooid : one of the individual zooids of a compound ascidian
ascidium : a pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant (as the leaf of the pitcher plant)
asciferous : bearing or associated with asci
ascigerous : bearing or associated with asci
ascii : a code for representing alphanumeric information
ascites : abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen
ascitic : abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen
Asclepiad : milkweed
asclepiad : milkweed
Asclepiadaceae : a widely distributed family of herbs or shrubs (order Gentianales) mostly with milky juice and with umbellate flowers that have a prominent corona between corolla and stamens  — see milkweed
asclepiadaceous : a widely distributed family of herbs or shrubs (order Gentianales) mostly with milky juice and with umbellate flowers that have a prominent corona between corolla and stamens  — see milkweed
Asclepiadean : relating to the Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos
Asclepiadic : relating to the Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos
Asclepias : a genus (family Asclepiadaceae) of perennial herbs found chiefly in North America with flowers having a corona of five concave hoods each of which bears a slender horn  — see butterfly weed, milkweed
Asclepius : staff of asclepius 
ascocarp : the mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
Ascochyta : a form genus of imperfect fungi (order Sphaeropsidales) with hyaline 2-celled pycnospores formed in pycnidia located in discolored spots in leaves, stems, or fruits
ascogenous : of, relating to, or producing asci
ascogonial : of or relating to an ascogonium
ascogonium : the female sex organ in ascomycetous fungi
ascolichen : a lichen of the group Ascolichenes  — compare basidiolichen
Ascolichenes : a group of lichens comprising all those in which the fungal component is an ascomycete  — compare basidiolichenes , discolichen, pyrenolichen
ascoma : an ascocarp having the hymenium on a broadly expanded or disklike receptacle especially characteristic of the order Helvellales
ascomycete : any of a group (such as class Ascomycetes or subdivision Ascomycotina) of higher fungi (such as yeasts or molds) with septate hyphae and spores formed in asci
Ascomycetes : any of a group (such as class Ascomycetes or subdivision Ascomycotina) of higher fungi (such as yeasts or molds) with septate hyphae and spores formed in asci
ascomycetous : any of a group (such as class Ascomycetes or subdivision Ascomycotina) of higher fungi (such as yeasts or molds) with septate hyphae and spores formed in asci
ascon : a sponge or sponge larva having incurrent canals that lead directly to the paragaster  — compare leucon, sycon
Ascones : the ascon sponges
ascophore : an ascus-bearing hypha
ascophorous : ascogenous
Ascophyllum : a genus of brown algae (family Fucaceae) distinguished by clavate, compressed, or somewhat inflated branchlets scattered along the axis and constituting with Fucus the bladder-bearing rockweeds of the northern Atlantic coast of which some species are used in the kelp industry
ascorbic : vitamin c
ascospore : any of the spores contained in an ascus
ascosporic : any of the spores contained in an ascus
Ascot : a broad neck scarf that is looped under the chin
ascot : a broad neck scarf that is looped under the chin
Ascothoracica : a minor order or suborder of small hermaphrodite barnacles that live enveloped in a soft mantle and partly buried in other animals (as black corals)
ascribable : to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
ascribe : to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
ascription : the act of ascribing : attribution
ascula :  olynthus
ascus : the membranous oval or tubular spore case of an ascomycete
ascyphous : having no scyphi
Ascyrum : a genus of American subshrubs (family Hypericaceae) having short leafy branches, yellow flowers, and one-celled capsular fruit  — see saint-peter's-wort
asdic : sonar
ase American Stock Exchange
aseethe : seething
aseismatic : withstanding or mitigating the effects of earthquake shocks
aseismic : not subject to earthquakes
aseismicity : not subject to earthquakes
aseity : the quality or state of being self-derived or self-originated
asellate : without saddles
Aselli : the type genus of Asellidae
Asellidae : a family of chiefly freshwater isopod crustaceans having terminal biramous uropods and a single shieldlike plate covering the abdomen
Asellus : the type genus of Asellidae
asepsis : the condition of being aseptic
aseptate : not septate
aseptic : preventing infection
aseptically : preventing infection
asexual : lacking sex or functional sex organs
asexuality : lacking sex or functional sex organs
asexualization : the process of destroying the capacity for reproduction especially by surgical means : sterilization, castration
asexually : lacking sex or functional sex organs
ash : any of a genus (Fraxinus) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets
ashake : shaking
ashamed : feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace
ashamedly : feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace
ashamedness : the quality or state of being ashamed
Ashangos : a pygmy people of central Africa
Ashanti : a member of a people of southern Ghana
ashberry : an Asiatic evergreen shrub (Mahonia japonica) with handsome foliage and yellow flowers
ashcake : a cake of corn meal baked in hot ashes
ashen : of, relating to, or made from ash wood
Asher : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
asherah : a sacred wooden post, pole, or pillar that stood near the altar in various Canaanite high places and that symbolized the goddess Asherah
Asherites : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Asher : a descendant of Asher
ashery : a place where potash is made
ashes : any of a genus (Fraxinus) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets
ashet : platter
ashimmer : shimmering
ashine : shining
ashipboard : on shipboard
ashiver : shivering
Ashkenazic : a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews  — compare sephardi
Ashkenazim : a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews  — compare sephardi
ashkoko : hyrax entry 1
ashlar : hewn or squared stone
ashlaring : ashlar masonry
ashless : any of a genus (Fraxinus) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets
Ashluslay : a Matacan people of southwestern Paraguay
ashman : a worker who removes ashes
Ashochimi :  wappo
ashore : on or to the shore
ashpan : a pan under a grate for collecting and removing ashes
ashpit : a pit for ashes especially under a grate
ashplant : an ash sapling
ashraf : descendants of the prophet Muhammad regarded as of noble lineage and preeminence in Islam  — compare sayyid, sharif
ashrafi : a gold coin of the Ottoman Empire
Ashur : the chief deity of the Assyrians
ashur : the chief deity of the Assyrians
ashy : of or relating to ashes
Asian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent of Asia or its people
Asianic :  asian
Asiarch : one of a group of civil and priestly officials in the Roman province of Asia who presided over the public games and religious rites
Asiatic : asian
Asiaticism : a literary, oratorical, or architectural style characterized by excessive ornamentation or emotionalism : floridity
Asiaticize : to make Asian or partially Asian in customs or ideas
Asiatize : to make Asian or partially Asian in customs or ideas
aside : to or toward the side
asiento : a contract or convention between Spain and another power or company or individual for furnishing slaves for the Spanish dominions in America
asilid : of or relating to the Asilidae
Asilidae : a family of rather large usually slender two-winged flies with strong legs and wings and the proboscis a hardened beak used for sucking the body fluids of other insects which they capture on the wing  — compare robber fly
Asilus : the type genus of Asilidae
Asimina : a small genus of eastern North American shrubs and small trees (family Annonaceae) having aromatic alternate leaves and flowers with 3 to 15 stamens and carpels  — see papaw
asimmer : simmering
asinego : a little ass
asinine : extremely or utterly foolish or silly
asininely : extremely or utterly foolish or silly
asininity : extremely or utterly foolish or silly
asiphonate : having no siphon
ask : to call on for an answer
askable : fit or proper to be asked
askance : with disapproval or distrust : scornfully
askant : with disapproval or distrust : scornfully
askar : a native infantryman in the army of Morocco or any other Arabic-speaking country
askari : a native soldier especially of eastern Africa in the service of a European power
asker : to call on for an answer
askew : out of line : at an angle
askingly : in an entreating or inquiring manner
aslant : in a slanting direction : obliquely
asleep : being in a state of sleep
aslope : being in a sloping or slanting position or direction
asmile : a smile 
asmoke : a cigarette, cigar, etc. : something that people smoke
asocial : not social: such as
asoka died 238 or 232 b.c. king of India (circa 265–238 or circa 273–232 b.c.)
asomatophyte : a plant in which body and reproductive cells are not distinct and which lacking permanent tissue loses none of its capacity to grow and multiply  — compare somatophyte
asomatous : incorporeal, immaterial
asonant : not sonant
asor : an ancient Hebrew zitherlike instrument having 10 strings and played with a plectrum
asp : aspen
aspalathus : a biblical shrub yielding a fragrant oil and generally believed to be a member of the genus Alhagi or of the genus Convolvulus
asparagine : a nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 that is an amide of aspartic acid
asparagus : any of a genus (Asparagus of the family Asparagaceae, the asparagus family) of Old World perennial plants having much-branched stems, minute scalelike leaves, and narrow usually filiform branchlets that function as leaves
aspartate : a salt or ester of aspartic acid
aspartic : a crystalline amino acid C4H7NO4 found especially in plants
aspartyl : the amino acid radical or residue −OCCH2CH(NH2)CO− of aspartic acid
Aspasia 470?–410 b.c. consort of Pericles
aspect : a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded
aspectable : capable of being seen : visible
aspection : viewing
aspectual : a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded
aspen : any of several poplars (especially Populus tremula of Europe and P. tremuloides and P. grandidentata of North America) with leaves that flutter in the lightest wind because of their flattened petioles
asper : in accordance with : according to
asperate : somewhat rough or harsh to the touch : asperous
asperge : to sprinkle especially with holy water
asperger : an autism spectrum disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction, by repetitive patterns of behavior and restricted interests, by normal language and cognitive development but poor conversational skills and difficulty with nonverbal communication, and often by above average performance in a narrow field against a general background of impaired functioning
Asperges : a ceremony of sprinkling altar and people with holy water
Aspergillaceae : a family of fungi (order Eurotiales) including the common molds of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium and the fungus Thielavia basicola which is the cause of root rot or black root rot of numerous hosts
aspergilliform : like a brush
aspergillin : an amorphous black pigment found in the spores of various fungi of the genus Aspergillus
aspergillosis : infection with or disease caused (as in poultry) by aspergillus molds
aspergillum : a brush or small perforated container with a handle that is used for sprinkling holy water in a liturgical service
aspergillus : any of a genus (Aspergillus) of ascomycetous fungi with branched radiate sporophores including many common molds
asperifoliate : rough-leaved
asperifolious : rough-leaved
asperity : roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
aspermatism : aspermia
aspermia : inability to produce or ejaculate semen  — compare azoospermia
aspermic : inability to produce or ejaculate semen  — compare azoospermia
asperous : rough, scabrous
asperously : rough, scabrous
asperse : sprinkle
aspersed : sprinkle
asperser : one that asperses
aspersion : a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
aspersorium : a stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water
aspersory : aspergillum
Asperula : a genus of Old World herbs (family Rubiaceae) with small flowers and whorled leaves  — see woodruff
asperulous : slightly rough
asphalt : a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons
asphaltene : any of the components of a bitumen (such as asphalt) that are soluble in carbon disulfide but not in paraffin naphtha and that are held to constitute the solid dispersed particles of the bitumen and to consist chiefly of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons  — compare carbene
asphaltic : a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons
asphaltite : a native asphalt occurring in vein deposits below the surface of the ground
asphaltum : a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons
asphodel : any of various Old World herbs (especially genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline) of the lily family with flowers in usually long erect racemes
Asphodeline : a genus of asphodels native to the Mediterranean region that have usually yellow or white flowers in long bracted racemes
Asphodelus : a genus of asphodels native to southern Asia and the Mediterranean region that have white, pink, or yellow flowers and clustered fleshy roots
asphyxia : a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness and often death and is usually caused by interruption of breathing or inadequate oxygen supply
asphyxial : a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness and often death and is usually caused by interruption of breathing or inadequate oxygen supply
asphyxiant : an agent (as a gas) capable of causing asphyxia
asphyxiate : to cause asphyxia in : to kill, suspend animation in, or make unconscious through want of adequate oxygen, presence of noxious agents, or other obstruction to normal breathing
asphyxiation : deprivation of oxygen that can result in unconsciousness and often death : an act of asphyxiating a person or animal or a state of asphyxia : suffocation
asphyxiator : to cause asphyxia in : to kill, suspend animation in, or make unconscious through want of adequate oxygen, presence of noxious agents, or other obstruction to normal breathing
asphyxy : asphyxia
aspic : asp entry 2
aspiculate : without spicules
aspiculous : without spicules
aspidinol : a yellow crystalline compound C12H16O4 found in the rhizome of the male fern
Aspidiotus : a genus of armored scales including the San Jose scale and several others that are very destructive to orchard trees
Aspidistra : an Asian plant (Aspidistra elatior) of the lily family that has large pointed basal leaves and is often grown as a foliage plant
aspidium : a drug consisting of the rhizome and stipes especially of the male fern used as the oleoresinous extract for the expulsion of tapeworms
Aspidobranchia : an order of Streptoneura comprising marine gastropods having the nervous system only slightly concentrated, usually exhibiting clear traces of ancestral bilateral symmetry, with two kidneys and two auricles, and including the limpets and other primitive forms
aspidobranchiate : an order of Streptoneura comprising marine gastropods having the nervous system only slightly concentrated, usually exhibiting clear traces of ancestral bilateral symmetry, with two kidneys and two auricles, and including the limpets and other primitive forms
Aspidochirota : an order of chiefly tropical holothurians having tube feet and having the branches of the tentacles confined to the tip where they form a more or less circular shield-shaped terminal disk
Aspidosperma : a genus of tropical American trees or rarely shrubs of the dogbane family that includes the white quebracho
aspidospermine : a bitter crystalline alkaloid C22H30N2O2 that is obtained from quebracho bark and was formerly used in the form of its sulfate as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
aspirant : one who aspires
aspirata : rough stop
aspirate : an independent sound \h\ or a character (such as the letter h) representing it
aspiration : a strong desire to achieve something high or great
aspirator : an apparatus for producing suction or moving or collecting materials by suction
aspire : to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
aspirer : to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
aspirin : a white crystalline derivative C9H8O4 of salicylic acid used for relief of pain and fever
aspiring : desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.
aspish : like that of an asp
asplanchnic : having no alimentary canal
asplenioid : of or resembling ferns of the genus Asplenium
Asplenium : a widely distributed genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having linear or oblong sori borne obliquely on the upper side of a veinlet and comprising the spleenworts  — see ebony spleenwort, wall rue
asporogenic : not spore-bearing : not producing spores
asporogenous : not spore-bearing : not producing spores
asporous : not having true spores
asportation : a carrying away
asporulate : not sporulating
asprawl : in or into a sprawling position
aspread : spread out : spreading
Aspredo : a genus of South American catfishes the females of which carry their eggs attached to the skin of the lower surface of the body until hatched
asquare : someone who does not fit in a particular place or situation 
asquat : squatting
asquint : with the eye directed to one side, obliquely, or squintingly as if with distorted vision or as if to peer or glance furtively or slyly
asquirm : squirming
ass : any of several hardy gregarious (see gregarious sense 1a) African or Asian perissodactyl mammals (genus Equus) smaller than the horse and having long ears
assacu : sandbox tree
assagai : a slender hardwood spear or light javelin usually tipped with iron and used in southern Africa
assai : very
assail : to attack violently : assault
assailable : to attack violently : assault
assailant : a person who attacks someone violently
assailment : act of assailing : attack, assault
Assam : a black tea grown in northeastern India
Assamese : a native or inhabitant of Assam, India
assapan : the American flying squirrel
assapanic : the American flying squirrel
assart : to grub up trees and bushes to make land arable
assassin : a member of a Shia Muslim sect who at the time of the Crusades was sent out on a suicidal mission to murder prominent enemies
assassinate : to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons
assassination : murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons : the act or an instance of assassinating someone (such as a prominent political leader)
assassinator : to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons
assation : the act of baking or roasting
assault : a violent physical or verbal attack
assaultable : exposed to assault
assaulter : a violent physical or verbal attack
assay : to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
assayable : capable of being assayed
assayer : to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
assaying : to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
asse : a fox of southern Africa (Vulpes chama)
assegai : a slender hardwood spear or light javelin usually tipped with iron and used in southern Africa
asself : to take to oneself : appropriate
assemblage : a collection of persons or things : gathering
assemble : to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose)
assembler : one that assembles
assembly : a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment
assemblyman : a member of an assembly
assent : to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
assentation : ready assent especially when insincere or obsequious
assented : to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
assenter : to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
assenting : to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
assentingly : in an assenting manner : so as to give or express assent
assentor : to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
assert : to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
assertative : assertive
assertible : to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
assertion : the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as
assertional : of or relating to assertion
assertive : disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior
assertively : disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior
assertiveness : disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior
assertor : one that asserts something
assertorial : assertoric
assertorially : assertoric
assertoric : of or relating to assertion
assertorically : of or relating to assertion
assertory : assertoric, assertive
assertum : something that is asserted
assess : to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)
assessable : capable of being assessed: such as
assessed : to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)
assessee : one upon whom a payment is assessed
assession : session
assessment : the action or an instance of making a judgment about something : the act of assessing something : appraisal
assessor : an official who assists a judge or magistrate
assessorial : of or relating to an assessor or a court of assessors
assessorship : the position of assessor
asset : the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies
assets : the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies
assever : asseverate
asseverate : to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
asseveration : to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
asseverative : to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
asshead : blockhead, ass
assi : yaupon
assibilate : to introduce a sibilant sound after or less often before
assibilation : the development of a sound into a sibilant or into an affricate whose second element is a sibilant
Assidean :  hasid
assiduity : the quality or state of being assiduous : diligence
assiduous : showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
assiduously : showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
assiduousness : showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
assign : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
assignability : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
assignable : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
assignat : a bill issued as currency by the French Revolutionary government (1789–96) on the security of expropriated lands
assignation : the act of assigning or the assignment made
assigned : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
assignee : a person to whom an assignment is made
assigner : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
assignment : the act of assigning something
assignor : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
assimilability : capable of being assimilated
assimilable : capable of being assimilated
assimilate : to take into the mind and thoroughly understand
assimilation : an act, process, or instance of assimilating
assimilationist : a person who advocates a policy of assimilating differing racial or cultural groups
assimilative : of, relating to, or causing assimilation
assimilator : to take into the mind and thoroughly understand
assimilatory : assimilative
Assiniboin : a member of a First Nations people originally of the Great Plains between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers
assis : sitting down
assise : a succession of two or more paleontologic zones bearing typical fossils of the same species or genera
assist : to give usually supplementary support or aid to
assistance : the act of helping or assisting someone or the help supplied : aid
assistant : a person who assists someone : helper
assistantship : a paid appointment awarded annually to a qualified graduate student that requires part-time teaching, research, or residence hall duties
assister : one that is present
assistive : providing aid or assistance
assize : a judicial inquest
assizer : a member of an assize : juror
assizes : a judicial inquest
associability : the quality or state of being associable
associable : capable of being associated, joined, or connected in thought
associate : to join as a partner, friend, or companion
associated : joined together often in a working relationship
associateship : to join as a partner, friend, or companion
association : the act of associating
associational : the act of associating
associationalism : associationism
associationalist : an adherent of associationalism
associationism : a reductionist school of psychology that holds that the content of consciousness can be explained by the association and reassociation of irreducible sensory and perceptual elements
associationist : a reductionist school of psychology that holds that the content of consciousness can be explained by the association and reassociation of irreducible sensory and perceptual elements
associationistic : a reductionist school of psychology that holds that the content of consciousness can be explained by the association and reassociation of irreducible sensory and perceptual elements
associative : of or relating to association especially of ideas or images
associatively : of or relating to association especially of ideas or images
associator : associate, confederate
associatory : associative
assoil : absolve, pardon
assoilment : absolve, pardon
assoilzie : assoil
assonance : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in "rise high in the bright sky")
assonant : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in "rise high in the bright sky")
assonantal : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in "rise high in the bright sky")
assonantic : assonant
assonate : to correspond in sound especially by assonance
assort : to distribute into groups of a like kind : classify
assortative : being nonrandom mating based on like or unlike characteristics
assorted : suited especially by nature or character
assorter : to distribute into groups of a like kind : classify
assortment : the act of assorting
assuage : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
assuagement : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
assuasive : soothing, calming
assubjugate : to reduce to subjugation
assuetude : accustomedness, habit
assumable : to take to or upon oneself : undertake
assumably : to take to or upon oneself : undertake
assume : to take to or upon oneself : undertake
assumed : not true or real : deliberately pretended or feigned
assumedly : not true or real : deliberately pretended or feigned
assumer : one that assumes
assuming : having or showing the attitude of someone who assumes something that should not be assumed : pretentious, presumptuous
assumpsit : an express or implied promise or contract not under seal on which an action may be brought
assumption : a taking to or upon oneself
Assumptionist : one who favored the taking over by the federal government of the states' debts incurred during the American Revolution
assumptious : assuming
assumptive : of, relating to, or based on assumption
assurance : the state of being assured: such as
assure : to make sure or certain : convince
assured : characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed
assuredly : without a doubt : certainly
assuredness : characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed
assurer : one that assures : insurer
assurgency : the tendency to rise
assurgent : moving upward : rising
assuring : to make sure or certain : convince
Assyrian : a native or inhabitant of ancient Assyria
Assyriological : the science or study of the history, language, and antiquities of ancient Assyria and Babylonia
Assyriologist : the science or study of the history, language, and antiquities of ancient Assyria and Babylonia
Assyriology : the science or study of the history, language, and antiquities of ancient Assyria and Babylonia
assythment : indemnification for injury
ast Alaska standard time
Astacus city and port on the
astarboard : toward or on the starboard side of a ship
astare : staring
astart : with a start : suddenly
Astarte : the Phoenician goddess of fertility and of sexual love
astasia : muscular incoordination in standing  — compare abasia
astatic : a galvanometer having two needles with opposite polarities that reduce the effect of the earth's magnetism
astatine : a radioactive halogen element discovered by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles and also formed by radioactive decay  — see Chemical Elements Table
astatize : to render astatic
astay : having its cable parallel to one of the ship's stays
asteep : undergoing steeping
astelic : lacking a stele or having the cylindrical arrangement of the vascular bundles discontinuous or disrupted
astely : lacking a stele or having the cylindrical arrangement of the vascular bundles discontinuous or disrupted
aster : any of various chiefly fall-blooming leafy-stemmed composite herbs (Aster and closely related genera) with often showy heads containing disk flowers or both disk and ray flowers
asteraceous : composite sense b
Asterales : an order of flowering plants coextensive with the superfamily Compositae and now usually included in Campanulales
astereognosis : loss of the ability to recognize the shapes of objects by handling them
asteria : a gemstone cut to show asterism
asterial : of or relating to stars : like a star
Asterias : a gemstone cut to show asterism
asteriated : exhibiting asterism
Asteriidae : a large and important family of starfishes including the common species of North America and Europe and having Asterias as its type and best-known genus
Asterinidae : a widely distributed family of usually pentagonal quite flat starfishes
asterioid : asteroid sense 2
Asterion : the point behind the ear where the parietal, temporal, and occipital bones meet
asterion : the point behind the ear where the parietal, temporal, and occipital bones meet
Asterionella : a small genus of narrowly linear diatoms (family Fragilariaceae) arranged in stellate free-floating colonies and often causing geraniumlike or fishy odors in public water supplies
asterisk : the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings
asterism : a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky
asterismal : of or relating to asterisms or constellations
astern : behind a ship
asternal : not sternal:
asteroid : any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
asteroidal : any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Asteroidea : the class of echinoderms comprising the starfishes, all being unattached, having (1) a star-shaped or pentagonal body, the rays or arms (usually 5 in number) hollow and containing prolongations of the coelom and alimentary and other viscera, (2) a skeleton of calcareous plates and ossicles somewhat loosely united, often allowing the arms great freedom of movement, and (3) a mouth on the lower surface without jaws or teeth, an aboral madreporic plate, and the anus often wanting or functionless (undigested matter being thrown out at the mouth), and moving by means of the arms or of long spines on the sides of the arms or by rows of tube feet that occur in a furrow on the lower surface of each arm
asteroidean : the class of echinoderms comprising the starfishes, all being unattached, having (1) a star-shaped or pentagonal body, the rays or arms (usually 5 in number) hollow and containing prolongations of the coelom and alimentary and other viscera, (2) a skeleton of calcareous plates and ossicles somewhat loosely united, often allowing the arms great freedom of movement, and (3) a mouth on the lower surface without jaws or teeth, an aboral madreporic plate, and the anus often wanting or functionless (undigested matter being thrown out at the mouth), and moving by means of the arms or of long spines on the sides of the arms or by rows of tube feet that occur in a furrow on the lower surface of each arm
Asterolepis : a genus of Middle Devonian ostracoderms (subclass Antiarcha) with greatly developed pectoral spines
Asterophyllites : a form genus of fossil plants abundantly represented in the coal measures, having a starlike disposition of the leaves, and considered now to be branches of Calamites
Asterospondyli : an order of Elasmobranchii comprising forms having asterospondylic vertebrae and including most of the recent sharks and dogfishes
asterospondylic : having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord  — compare cyclospondylic
asterospondylous : having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord  — compare cyclospondylic
Asteroxylaceae : a family of Paleozoic plants (order Psilophytales) having a xylem that is star-shaped in cross section
Asteroxylon : a genus of Paleozoic plants (family Asteroxylaceae) having a single star-shaped vascular strand in the shoot
Asterozoa : a subphylum of echinoderms comprising the starfishes (Asteroidea) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea)
asthenia : lack or loss of strength : debility
asthenic : of, relating to, or exhibiting asthenia : weak
asthenobiosis : a state of reduced activity that precedes pupation in the larvae of certain insects
asthenolith : the material in the asthenosphere
asthenopia : weakness or rapid fatigue of the eyes often accompanied by pain and headache
asthenopic : weakness or rapid fatigue of the eyes often accompanied by pain and headache
asthenosphere : a zone of a celestial body (such as the earth) which lies beneath the lithosphere and within which the material is believed to yield readily to persistent stresses
asthma : a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various stimuli (such as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)
asthmatic : a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various stimuli (such as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)
asthmatically : a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various stimuli (such as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)
asthmatoid : resembling asthma
asthmogenic : causing asthmatic attacks
asthore : treasure
astichous : not arranged in rows
astigmatic : affected with, relating to, or correcting astigmatism
astigmatism : a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
astigmatizer : a device used for drawing out a point of light into a line (as in a range finder)
astigmatometer : an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism
astigmia : astigmatism
astigmometer : an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism
Astilbe : any of a genus (Astilbe) of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers
astilbe : any of a genus (Astilbe) of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers
astipulate : agree, assent
astir : exhibiting activity
astite : as soon : rather
astomatal : without stomata
astomatous : having no mouth
astomous : astomatal
astonied : deprived briefly of the power to act : dazed
astonish : to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise
astonishedly : in an astonished manner : with astonishment
astonishing : causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
astonishingly : causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
astonishment : a feeling of great surprise and wonder : the state of being astonished : amazement
astony : stun, paralyze
astoop : in an inclined position : tilted, stooping
astor John Jacob 1763–1848 American (German-born) fur trader and capitalist
astound : to fill with bewilderment or wonder
astounding : causing astonishment or amazement
astoundingly : causing astonishment or amazement
astoundment : the state of being astounded : amazement, astonishment
astraddle : on or above and extending onto both sides : astride
Astraean : of or relating to the star corals
astraean : of or relating to the star corals
astragal : a narrow half-round molding
astragalar : of or relating to the astragalus
astragalectomy : surgical removal of the astragalus
astragali : talus entry 2 sense 1
astragalomancy : divination by means of small bones or dice
Astragalus : talus entry 2 sense 1
astragalus : talus entry 2 sense 1
astrain : straining
astrakanite : a variety of the mineral bloedite
astrakhan : karakul of Russian origin
astral : of, relating to, or coming from the stars
astrally : of, relating to, or coming from the stars
astrand : stranded
Astrantia : a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Umbelliferae) having aromatic roots, palmate leaves, and showy flowers in starlike bracted umbels  — see masterwort sense b
astray : off the right path or route : straying
astream : streaming
astrer : one belonging to the hearth or home
astrict : to bind up : confine, constrict
astriction : the act of binding or the state of being bound : constriction, restriction
astrictive : astringent
astrictively : astringent
astride : with one leg on each side : astride a horse
astrier : one belonging to the hearth or home
astrild : a southern African waxbill (Estrilda astrild) often kept as a cage bird
astringe : to bind together : cause (tissue) to draw together : constrict, compress
astringency : the quality or state of being astringent
astringent : causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
astringently : causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
astroblast : a primordial astrocyte
Astrocaryum : a genus of very spiny pinnate-leaved tropical American palms (family Palmae), some with edible fruit, others grown for ornament
astrochemist : the chemistry of celestial bodies and interstellar space
astrochemistry : the chemistry of celestial bodies and interstellar space
astrochronological : relating to the chronology of heavenly bodies
astrocyte : a large star-shaped cell of the glia
astrocytoma : a nerve-tissue tumor composed of astrocytes
astrocytomata : a nerve-tissue tumor composed of astrocytes
astrodiagnosis : diagnosis by means of horoscopy and palmistry
astrodome : a transparent dome in the upper surface of an airplane from within which the navigator makes celestial observations
astroglia : glial tissue composed of astrocytes
astrognosy : a branch of astronomy having to do with the fixed stars
astrogonic : of or relating to astrogony
astrogony : stellar cosmogony
astrograph : a photographic telescope designed for use in mapping the heavens
astrographic : relating to or used in astrography
astrography : description or mapping of the heavens
astroid : shaped like a star
astroite : a radiated or star-shaped mineral or fossil
astrolabe : a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant
astrolabical : of or relating to an astrolabe
astrolater : one that practices astrolatry
astrolatry : worship of the heavenly bodies
astrolithology : the science dealing with meteoritic stones
astrologer : a person who practices astrology
astrologian : astrologer
astrological : the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects
astrologically : the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects
astrologistic : using astrology
astrologize : to apply astrology to
astrologous : astrological
astrology : the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects
astrometeorological : relating to astrometeorology
astrometeorologist : a specialist in astrometeorology
astrometeorology : investigation of the supposed relation between the celestial bodies and the weather
astrometry : a branch of astronomy that deals with measurements (as of positions and movements) of celestial bodies
astronaut : a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere
astronautics : the science of the construction and operation of vehicles for travel in space beyond the earth's atmosphere
astronomer : a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial phenomena
astronomic : of or relating to astronomy
astronomical : of or relating to astronomy
astronomically : of or relating to astronomy
astronomize : to study or practice astronomy
astronomy : the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties
Astropecten : a large genus of chiefly tropical starfishes of shallow water that are markedly stellate in form with the disk and arms flat, the largest species being a foot or more across
astrophil : one fond of star lore : an amateur astronomer
astrophotographic : relating to or used in astrophotography
astrophotography : photography involving astronomical objects and events
astrophyllite : a mineral (K, Na)2(Fe, Mn)TiSi4O14(OH)2 consisting of a basic silicate of potassium or sodium, iron or manganese, and titanium
astrophysical : a branch of astronomy dealing especially with the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena
astrophysicist : a branch of astronomy dealing especially with the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena
astrophysics : a branch of astronomy dealing especially with the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena
Astrophyton : a genus of ophiuroids having complexly branching arms and including many of the basket stars
astrosphere : an aster exclusive of the centrosome
astrut : puffed up (as with conceit)
astucious : astute
astuciously : astute
astucity : the quality of being astute : astuteness
Astur : a genus consisting of the goshawks and sometimes considered a subgenus of Accipiter
Asturian Miguel Ángel 1899–1974 Guatemalan author
astute : having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
astutely : having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
astuteness : having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
astylar : without columns or pilasters
Astylospongia : a genus of small pear-shaped siliceous fossil sponges including important index fossils occurring in Middle Silurian strata
asudden : suddenly
asunder : into parts
Asuri : a dialect of the Munda group of languages in central India
aswarm : filled to overflowing : swarming
asway : swaying
asweat : sweating, sweaty
aswell : an issue of water from the earth : a pool fed by a spring
aswim : swimming
aswing : swinging
aswirl : being in a swirl : swirling
aswoon : being in a swoon : dazed
asyllabia : aphasia in which the patient can recognize letters but cannot form their sounds into syllables
asyllabic : not syllabic
asyllabical : not syllabic
asylum : an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
asymbolia : loss of the power to understand previously familiar symbols and signs usually in consequence of a brain lesion
asymbolic : not symbolic
asymbolical : not symbolic
asymmetric : having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
asymmetrical : having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
asymmetrically : having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
Asymmetron : a genus of lancelets (family Epigonichthyidae) differing from Branchiostoma in having asymmetrical metapleura and but one series of gonads, the right  — compare amphioxus
asymmetry : lack or absence of symmetry
asymptomatic : not causing, marked by, or presenting with signs or symptoms of infection, illness, or disease
asymptote : a straight line associated with a curve such that as a point moves along an infinite branch of the curve the distance from the point to the line approaches zero and the slope of the curve at the point approaches the slope of the line
asymptotic : a straight line associated with a curve such that as a point moves along an infinite branch of the curve the distance from the point to the line approaches zero and the slope of the curve at the point approaches the slope of the line
asymptotically : a straight line associated with a curve such that as a point moves along an infinite branch of the curve the distance from the point to the line approaches zero and the slope of the curve at the point approaches the slope of the line
asynapsis : failure of pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis
asynartetic : containing disparate or unconnected rhythmic units: such as
asynchronism : the quality or state of being asynchronous : absence or lack of concurrence in time
asynchronous : not simultaneous or concurrent in time : not synchronous
asyndesis : asynapsis
asyndetic : marked by asyndeton
asyndetically : marked by asyndeton
asyndeton : omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses (as in "I came, I saw, I conquered")
asynergia : lack of coordination (as of muscles)
asynergy : lack of coordination (as of muscles)
asyntactic : not syntactic
asystole : a condition of weakening or cessation of systole
asystolic : a condition of weakening or cessation of systole
asystolism : a condition of weakening or cessation of systole
at : a monetary subunit of the kip  — see kip at Money Table
Ata : a predominantly pagan people near Mount Apo in central Mindanao, Philippines
atabal : an Arabian kettledrum
atabeg : a Seljuk provincial governor
atabek : a Seljuk provincial governor
Atabrine : quinacrine
Atacamenan : relating or belonging to the Atacameño people
Atacameno : a South American Indian people of the Atacama desert in northern Chile
atacamite : a mineral Cu2Cl(OH)3 consisting of a basic copper chloride that is transparent or translucent and of various shades of green and occurs usually in prismatic orthorhombic crystals but also in crystalline aggregates or in massive form (hardness 3–3.5, specific gravity 3.75–3.77)
atactic : of, relating to, or being a polymer exhibiting no stereochemical regularity of structure
atactiform : resembling ataxia
Atalan : a language family of Ecuador
ataman : hetman
atamasco : any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of American bulbous herbs of the amaryllis family with pink, white, or yellowish flowers
atap : nipa palm
ataraxia : calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
ataraxy : calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
ataunt : fully rigged
atavi : an ancestor or ancestral type from which a character is assumed to be inherited
atavic : atavistic
atavism : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
atavist : one that is marked by atavism
atavistic : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
atavistically : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
atavus : an ancestor or ancestral type from which a character is assumed to be inherited
ataxaphasia : aphasia marked by inability to order words into sentences
ataxia : an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some central nervous system disorders and injuries and not due to muscle weakness
ataxiagram : a record obtained with an ataxiameter
ataxiagraph : ataxiameter
ataxiameter : an instrument for measuring involuntary tremor and unsteadiness (as the swaying of the whole body in the erect posture)
ataxiaphasia : aphasia marked by inability to order words into sentences
ataxic : an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some central nervous system disorders and injuries and not due to muscle weakness
ataxite : a taxitic rock whose components have no definite arrangement, simulating a breccia
ataxonomic : not concerned with classification or systematic botany and zoology  — compare taxonomy
atchison city on the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas that developed as a river and rail transportation center population 11,021
ate : a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse
atebrin : a preparation of quinacrine
atef : a tall crown with a long feather on each side shown in the art of ancient Upper Egypt as worn by Osiris
atelectasis : collapse of the expanded lung
atelectatic : collapse of the expanded lung
Ateles : a genus comprising the spider monkeys
atelestite : a mineral consisting of basic bismuth arsenate occurring in minute yellow crystals (specific gravity 6.82)
atelier : an artist's or designer's studio or workroom
ateliosis : incomplete development
Atellan : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a Roman genre of farce developed from impromptu rustic plays of country life and adopted for interludes and afterpieces during the Republic and up to the time of Tiberius
atelo : defective
atelomitic : nonterminal
atelomyelia : defective development of the spinal cord
atemporal : independent of or unaffected by time : timeless
Aten : any of a class of asteroids having orbits that are mainly within the Earth's orbit but that may extend beyond it at their outermost point : an asteroid having an orbit with a semimajor axis of less than one astronomical unit
Aterian : of or belonging to a derived Mousterian culture of northern Africa which has in addition to the usual European Mousterian traits tanged and winged arrow points and leaf-shaped spearheads and which may be said to carry on the Mousterian tradition into upper Paleolithic times
ates : a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse
Atestine : of or belonging to the early Roman Iron Age culture of Ateste related to the Villanova culture but later influenced by the Etruscans
Atfalati : a people of the northern dialectic branch of the Kalapooian language family
Athabasca river 765 miles (1231 kilometers) long in Alberta, Canada flowing northeast and north into Lake Athabasca
Athabascan : a family of languages spoken primarily by certain Indigenous peoples of western Canada, Alaska, and the U.S. Southwest
athalamous : lacking a torus or receptacle
Athanasian : of or relating to Athanasius or his advocacy of the homoousian doctrine against Arianism
Athanasianism : the theological doctrine of Athanasius
athanor : a self-feeding digesting furnace that maintained a uniform and durable heat and was used by alchemists
Athapascan : a family of languages spoken primarily by certain Indigenous peoples of western Canada, Alaska, and the U.S. Southwest
Athecae : a division usually made a suborder of Testudinata comprising turtles with the carapace separate from the internal skeleton and usually with greatly reduced ossification and represented among recent forms by the marine leatherback
athecate : lacking a theca
atheism : a lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods
atheist : a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
atheistic : a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
atheistical : a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
atheistically : a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
atheize : to make atheistic
atheling : an Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman
athematic : having no thematic vowel
Athena : the Greek goddess of wisdom  — compare minerva
athenaeum : a building or room in which books, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use
Athenian city and capital of Greece near the Saronic Gulf population 748,110
Athens city and capital of Greece near the Saronic Gulf population 748,110
atheology : opposition to theology
atheous : atheistic
Athericera : a group of two-winged flies part of the suborder Cyclorrhapha and having three basal joints to the antennae and a bristle arising from the base of the third
athericeran : a group of two-winged flies part of the suborder Cyclorrhapha and having three basal joints to the antennae and a bristle arising from the base of the third
athericerous : a group of two-winged flies part of the suborder Cyclorrhapha and having three basal joints to the antennae and a bristle arising from the base of the third
atherine : any of numerous small fishes of the family Atherinidae
Atherinidae : a family of small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water, all having a silvery band along the sides sometimes underlaid by black pigment  — see silversides
Atheriogaean :  antarctogaean
athermancy : inability to transmit infrared radiation  — compare diathermancy
athermanous : not transmitting infrared radiation  — compare diathermanous
athermic : not accompanied by fever or a rise in temperature
atheroma : an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery
atheromata : an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery
atheromatosis : a disease characterized by atheromatous degeneration of the arteries
atheromatous : an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery
atherosclerosis : an arteriosclerosis characterized by atheromatous deposits in and fibrosis of the inner layer of the arteries
Atherurus : a genus of long-bodied Old World porcupines having the tail scaly except at its spiny tip and comprising the brush-tailed porcupines
athetesis : the rejecting or marking of a passage (as in a poem) as spurious
athetize : to reject or mark (a passage) as spurious
athetoid : exhibiting or characteristic of athetosis
athetosic : relating to athetosis : athetoid
athetosis : a nervous disorder that is marked by continual slow movements especially of the extremities and is usually due to a brain lesion
athing : anything
athirst : thirsty
athlete : a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
athletic : of or relating to athletes or athletics
athletically : of or relating to athletes or athletics
athleticism : athletic ability : the combination of qualities (such as speed, strength, and agility) that are characteristic of an athlete
athletics : exercises, sports, or games engaged in by athletes
athodyd : a jet engine consisting essentially of a continuous duct or tube of varying diameter which admits air at the forward end, adds heat to it by the combustion of fuel, and discharges it from the after end
athrepsia : marasmus
athreptic : marasmus
athrill : in a state of thrill : excited
athrob : throbbing
athrocyte : a cell capable of athrocytosis
athrocytosis : the capacity of some cells (as of the proximal convoluted tubule of the kidney) to pick up foreign material and store it in granular form in the cytoplasm
athrogenic : of or relating to clastic rocks of igneous origin
athwart : across
athwarthawse : across the cable or stem (of another ship)
athwartship : being across the ship from side to side
athwartships : across the ship from side to side
athwartwise : crosswise
athymic : lacking a thymus
athyreosis : an abnormal condition caused by absence or functional deficiency of the thyroid gland
Athyris : a genus of smooth biconvex extinct brachiopods having the plates of the brachidium prolonged into spirally rolled laterally directed processes
Athyrium : a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) differing from Asplenium (in which it is often included) in having curved or lunate sori  — compare lady fern
athyroid : belonging to or characteristic of the genus Athyris
Ati : an indigenous people of Panay, Philippines
Atikokania : a genus of Precambrian fossils possibly of siliceous sponges and if actually such the only fossil animal known from this early period
atilt : in a tilted position
atingle : tingling especially with excitement
atinkle : to call someone on the telephone 
atis : a monkshood (Aconitum heterophyllum) found in the Himalayas
Atka island of southwestern Alaska in the Andreanof group
Atlanta city in northwest central Georgia, the state capital population 420,003
atlantad : toward the atlas
atlantal : of or relating to the atlas
Atlantean : of, relating to, or resembling Atlas : strong
atlantes : a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders
Atlantic : of, relating to, or found in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean
atlantic : of, relating to, or found in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean
atlantite : a melanocratic nephelite-basalt rock consisting of plagioclase, augite, and olivine phenocrysts in a groundmass predominantly nephelite
atlantoaxial : relating to or being anatomical structures that connect the atlas and the axis
Atlas : a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders
atlas : a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders
atlatl : a device for throwing a spear or dart that consists of a rod or board with a projection (such as a hook) at the rear end to hold the weapon in place until released
atle : athel tree
atlee : athel tree
atloid :  atlantal
atloidean :  atlantal
atman : the innermost essence of each individual
atmid : steam : vapor
atmoclastic : disintegrated by atmospheric action and consolidated or cemented without transportation
atmogenic : of atmospheric origin by condensation, wind action, or deposition from volcanic vapors
atmolysis : the act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances
atmometer : an instrument for measuring the evaporating capacity of the air
atmosphere : the gaseous envelope of a celestial body (such as a planet)
atmospheric : of, relating to, or occurring in the atmosphere
atmospherically : of, relating to, or occurring in the atmosphere
atmospherics : audible disturbances produced in radio receiving apparatus by atmospheric electrical phenomena (such as lightning)
atocha : esparto sense 1
atokal : the anterior sexless part of certain polychaete worms from which grows the sexual portion  — compare epitoke
atoke : the anterior sexless part of certain polychaete worms from which grows the sexual portion  — compare epitoke
atokous : the anterior sexless part of certain polychaete worms from which grows the sexual portion  — compare epitoke
atoll : a coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atom : the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination
atomic : of, relating to, or concerned with atoms
atomically : of, relating to, or concerned with atoms
atomicity : valence
atomics : the science of atoms especially as applied in the development and utilization of atomic energy for bombs or power
atomism : a doctrine that the physical or physical and mental universe is composed of simple indivisible minute particles
atomist : a doctrine that the physical or physical and mental universe is composed of simple indivisible minute particles
atomistic : of or relating to atoms or atomism
atomistically : of or relating to atoms or atomism
atomistics : a branch of science dealing with the atom : the art of applied use of atomic energy
atomization : to treat as made up of many discrete units
atomize : to treat as made up of many discrete units
atomizer : an instrument for atomizing usually a perfume, disinfectant, or medicament
atomy : a tiny particle : atom, mite
atonable : able to be atoned for
atonal : marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality
atonalism : marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality
atonality : marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality
atonally : marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality
atone : to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
atonement : reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction
atonia : lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ
atonic : characterized by atony
atonicity : lack of normal tension or tonus
atony : lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ
atop : on, to, or at the top
atopic : a genetic disposition to develop an allergic reaction (such as allergic rhinitis or asthma) and produce elevated levels of IgE upon exposure to an environmental antigen and especially one inhaled or ingested
atopite : a yellow or brown variety of romeite
atopy : a genetic disposition to develop an allergic reaction (such as allergic rhinitis or asthma) and produce elevated levels of IgE upon exposure to an environmental antigen and especially one inhaled or ingested
Atorai : an Arawakan people of the headwaters of the Essequibo river in British Guiana
atour : over
atoxic : not toxic
Atoxyl : a white crystalline compound C6H7AsNNaO3·4H2O formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and sleeping sickness, its use frequently causing blindness : the monosodium salt of para-arsanilic acid
atoxyl : a white crystalline compound C6H7AsNNaO3·4H2O formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and sleeping sickness, its use frequently causing blindness : the monosodium salt of para-arsanilic acid
atrabilarious : atrabilious
atrabiliar : atrabilious
atrabilious : given to or marked by melancholy : gloomy
atrabiliousness : given to or marked by melancholy : gloomy
atracheate : without tracheae
Atractaspis : a genus of slender African burrowing oviparous vipers having large head shields like harmless snakes of the region but provided with long poison fangs
Atragene : a small genus of perennial vines (family Ranunculaceae) with small spatulate petals
atragene : a small genus of perennial vines (family Ranunculaceae) with small spatulate petals
atrail : to show a trail with marks on trees 
atrament : ink
atramentous : black as ink : inky
atraumatic : designed to minimize tissue damage : not causing injury or trauma
Atremata : an order of inarticulate Brachiopoda having the peduncle emerging freely from between the valves
atrematous : of or belonging to the Atremata
atremble : shaking involuntarily : trembling
atresia : absence or closure of a natural passage of the body
atresic : atretic
atretic : of, relating to, or marked by atresia
atria : the central room of a Roman house
atrial : the central room of a Roman house
atrichia : congenital or acquired baldness : alopecia
atrichosis :  atrichia
atrichous : having no flagellum
atriopore : the opening of an atrium : an atrial pore (as in amphioxus)
atrioventricular : of, relating to, or located between an atrium and ventricle of the heart
atrip : aweigh
Atriplex : a widely distributed genus of herbs or subshrubs (family Chenopodiaceae) with small diclinous flowers and utricular fruit enclosed in two bracts  — see orache
atrium : the central room of a Roman house
atrocha : a chaetopod larva lacking the preoral circle of cilia and having most of the body uniformly ciliated
atrochal : a chaetopod larva lacking the preoral circle of cilia and having most of the body uniformly ciliated
atrocious : extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : barbaric
atrociously : extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : barbaric
atrociousness : extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : barbaric
atrocity : a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
Atropa : a genus of Eurasian and African herbs (as belladonna) of the family Solanaceae that have entire leaves, a usually bell-shaped calyx and corolla, and a fruit that is a berry and that are a source of medicinal alkaloids (as atropine and scopolamine)
atropaceous : of or relating to the genus Atropa
atrophia : atrophy
atrophic : decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
atrophied : having wasted away or decreased in size (as from disease or disuse)
atrophy : decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
atropia : atropine
Atropidae : a widely distributed family of wingless insects (order Corrodentia) that include most book lice and that feed on organic debris and often damage various stored products (as processed foods, book bindings, and herbarium specimens)
atropine : a racemic mixture of hyoscyamine obtained from any of various solanaceous plants (such as belladonna) and used especially in the form of its sulfate for its anticholinergic effects (such as pupil dilation or inhibition of smooth muscle spasms)
atropinism : poisoning by atropine
atropinization : the act or process of treating with atropine : the physiological condition of being under the influence of atropine
atropinize : the act or process of treating with atropine : the physiological condition of being under the influence of atropine
atropous : not inverted : orthotropous
atroscine : racemic scopolamine
atry : kept bow on to the sea by a balance of sails
Atrypa : a genus of extinct Silurian and Devonian plicate-shelled or costate-shelled brachiopods having the plates of the brachidium produced into spirally rolled processes with the apices usually directed toward the plane of symmetry of the valve
Atta : unsorted wheat flour or meal
atta : unsorted wheat flour or meal
Attacapan : a language family of the Gulf phylum in Louisiana and Texas comprising the Atakapa language
attacco : a motive or short phrase in music presented in contrapuntal imitation and introduced in the course of a composition as development or as the feature of a fugue exposition
attach : to take by legal authority especially under a writ
attachable : to take by legal authority especially under a writ
attache : a technical expert on a country's diplomatic staff at a foreign capital
attached : connected or joined to something
attachment : a seizure by legal process
attack : to set upon or work against forcefully
attackable : that can be attacked especially with some prospect of success
attacker : to set upon or work against forcefully
Attacus : an edible insect mentioned in Leviticus 11:22 (Douay Version)
attacus : an edible insect mentioned in Leviticus 11:22 (Douay Version)
attain : to reach as an end : gain, achieve
attainability : to reach as an end : gain, achieve
attainable : to reach as an end : gain, achieve
attainableness : attainability
attainder : extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person upon sentence of death or outlawry usually after a conviction of treason
attainment : the act of attaining something : the condition of being attained
attaint : to affect by attainder
attaintment : attainder
attainture : attainder
Attalea : a genus of tropical American pinnate-leaved palms with ringed stems and immense leaves  — see coquilla nut, piassava
Attalid : a member of a Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Pergamum from about 283 to 133 b.c.
attar : a fragrant essential oil (as from rose petals)
attask : to take to task : blame
attemper : regulate, control, order
attemperament : a mixing in proper proportion
attemperate : attemper sense 3b
attemperation : attemper sense 3b
attemperator : a coil of pipe through which hot or cold water may be run for regulating temperature
attempt : to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect
attemptable : to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect
attempter : one who attempts suicide
attend : to be present at : to go to
attendance : the act or fact of attending something or someone
attendancy : attendance
attendant : one who attends another to perform a service
attender : to be present at : to go to
attensity : sensory clearness (as in differentiating between a sensation that is in the focus of attention and one that is not)
attention : the act or state of applying the mind to something
attentional : the act or state of applying the mind to something
attentive : mindful, observant
attentively : mindful, observant
attentiveness : mindful, observant
attenuate : to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
attenuation : the act or process of attenuating something or the state of being attenuated: such as
attenuator : a device for attenuating
atter : corrupt matter from a sore
attermine : to fix the term or limit of
atterminement : to fix the term or limit of
attest : to affirm to be true or genuine
attestable : capable of being attested
attestant : one who attests
attestation : an act or instance of attesting something: such as
attestative : of or relating to attestation
attestator : one that attests
attester : to affirm to be true or genuine
attestive : attesting
Attic : a low story or wall above the main order of a facade in the classical styles
attic : a low story or wall above the main order of a facade in the classical styles
Atticism : a witty or well-turned phrase
atticism : a witty or well-turned phrase
Atticist : one who affects Atticisms
Atticize : to make conformable to Athenian or Greek language or customs
atticize : to make conformable to Athenian or Greek language or customs
atticomastoid : of or relating to the attic and the mastoid
attid : salticid
attinge : touch : come in contact with
attingent : in contact : touching
attire : to put garments on : dress, array
attired : to put garments on : dress, array
attirement : attire
attitude : the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure : posture
attitudinal : relating to, based on, or expressive of personal attitudes or feelings
attitudinarian : one who attitudinizes : posturer
attitudinarianism : one who attitudinizes : posturer
attitudinize : to assume an affected mental attitude : pose
attorn : to agree to be tenant to a new owner or landlord of the same property
attorney : one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
attorneyship : one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
attornment : to agree to be tenant to a new owner or landlord of the same property
attract : to cause to approach or adhere: such as
attractable : capable of being attracted
attractant : a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts specific animals (such as insects or individuals of the opposite sex)
attractingly : in an attracting manner
attraction : the act, process, or power of attracting
attractionally : by means of attraction
attractive : arousing interest or pleasure : charming
attractively : arousing interest or pleasure : charming
attractiveness : arousing interest or pleasure : charming
attractor : to cause to approach or adhere: such as
attrahent : attractant
attributable : a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
attributal : descriptive
attribute : a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
attribution : the act of attributing something
attributive : relating to or of the nature of an attribute : attributing
attributively : relating to or of the nature of an attribute : attributing
attrist : sadden
attrite : having attrition
attrited : worn by attrition
attrition : sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
attritive : causing attrition
attritus : matter pulverized or finely divided by attrition
attune : to bring into harmony : tune
attunement : to bring into harmony : tune
Atuami : a Palaihnihan Indian people of Shastan stock
atumble : to come or go down suddenly from a standing position : to fall 
atwain : in twain : in two parts : asunder
atweel : surely, truly
atween : between
atwist : in a twisted manner : twisted
atwitter : nervously concerned : excited
atwixt : betwixt, between
atwo : in two : into two parts
atypical : not typical : irregular, unusual
atypically : not typical : irregular, unusual
aube river 154 miles (248 kilometers) long in north central France flowing into the Seine River
aubepine : anisaldehyde
Aubrey John 1626–1697 English antiquarian
Aubrietia : a genus of Eurasian perennial herbs (family Cruciferae) that often grow in dense mats, are cultivated in rock gardens, and have showy, usually purplish flowers
aubrietia : a genus of Eurasian perennial herbs (family Cruciferae) that often grow in dense mats, are cultivated in rock gardens, and have showy, usually purplish flowers
aubrite : an achondrite containing enstatite
auburn : of the color auburn
aubusson : a figured scenic tapestry used for wall hangings and upholstery
Auca : a member of a group of indigenous people of western or southern South America
auca : a member of a group of indigenous people of western or southern South America
Aucan :  araucanian
Aucaner : one of a group of people of African ancestry descended from runaway slaves and dwelling on the upper Cormotibo river in Dutch Guiana
Aucanian :  araucanian
auction : a sale of property to the highest bidder
auctioneer : an agent who sells goods at auction
auctorial : of or relating to an author
Aucuba : a genus of shrubs (family Cornaceae) native to eastern Asia and having persistent often mottled foliage, small purple flowers in terminal panicles, and red berries
aucuba : a genus of shrubs (family Cornaceae) native to eastern Asia and having persistent often mottled foliage, small purple flowers in terminal panicles, and red berries
audacious : intrepidly daring : adventurous
audaciously : intrepidly daring : adventurous
audaciousness : intrepidly daring : adventurous
audacity : the quality or state of being audacious: such as
Audaean : a member of an anthropomorphistic Christian sect founded by Audius in Asia in the 4th century a.d.
Audian : a member of an anthropomorphistic Christian sect founded by Audius in Asia in the 4th century a.d.
Audibertia : a genus of low shrubs (family Labiatae) of the western U.S. and adjacent Mexico with often hoary or canescent foliage and small spicate flowers  — see black sage sense 5
audibility : heard or capable of being heard
audible : heard or capable of being heard
audibly : heard or capable of being heard
audience : a group of listeners or spectators
audient : hearer
audile : auditory
audio : of or relating to acoustic, mechanical, or electrical frequencies corresponding to normally audible sound waves which are of frequencies approximately from 15 to 20,000 hertz
audiogenic : produced by frequencies corresponding to sound waves
audiogram : a graphic representation of the relation of vibration frequency and the minimum sound intensity for hearing
audiologist : a branch of science dealing with hearing
audiology : a branch of science dealing with hearing
audiometer : an instrument used in measuring the acuity of hearing
audiometric : an instrument used in measuring the acuity of hearing
audiometry : an instrument used in measuring the acuity of hearing
Audion : a 3-electrode vacuum tube
audion : a 3-electrode vacuum tube
audiophile : a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction
audiphone : an instrument consisting of a diaphragm or plate that is placed against the teeth and conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear enabling persons with certain types of deafness to hear more or less distinctly
audit : a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
audition : the power or sense of hearing
auditive : auditory
auditor : a person authorized to examine and verify accounts
auditoria : the part of a public building where an audience sits
auditorial : of or relating to an audit or an auditor of accounts
auditorily : audience
auditorium : the part of a public building where an audience sits
auditory : audience
auditress : a woman who is an auditor
audivise : to transmit or receive by audivision
audivision : the transmission or reception of a succession of images with accompanying sounds over wire or wireless circuits by electrical means
Aueto : a Tupian people of the upper Xingú river basin in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
auganite : an olivine-free basaltic rock whose essential minerals are calcic plagioclase and augite
auge : apsis sense 1
Augean : extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distasteful
augelite : a mineral Al2(OH)3PO4 consisting of a colorless or white basic aluminum phosphate (specific gravity 2.7)
augen : apsis sense 1
augend : the quantity to which an addend is added
auger : any of various tools or devices with a helical shaft or part that are used for boring holes (as in wood, soil, or ice) or moving loose material (such as snow)
aught : anything
augite : a usually black or dark green mineral that consists of aluminous pyroxene and is found especially in igneous rocks
augitic : a usually black or dark green mineral that consists of aluminous pyroxene and is found especially in igneous rocks
augitite : an extrusive porphyritic rock consisting essentially of augite with small amounts of amphibole magnetite or ilmenite and apatite in a glassy groundmass
augitophyre : a porphyritic rock with augite phenocrysts in a groundmass of potash feldspar
augment : to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
augmentation : the act or process of augmenting something
augmentative : able to augment
augmented : made greater, larger, or more complete
augmenter : to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
augur : an official diviner of ancient Rome
augural : of or relating to an augur or augury
augurate : to infer from signs or omens
augury : divination from auspices (see auspice sense 3) or omens
August : marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
august : marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
Augusta city on the Savannah River in eastern Georgia population 195,844
augustal : a medieval Italian gold coin struck in the 13th century by Frederick II, patterned after the Roman aureus, and having on the obverse the emperor's bust draped in Roman garb
Augustan : of, relating to, or characteristic of Augustus Caesar or his age
Augustin : a process for extracting silver by converting it into chloride by roasting, leaching with salt solution, and precipitating by metallic copper
Augustinian : a member of an Augustinian order
Augustinianism : a member of an Augustinian order
augustly : marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
augustness : marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
Augustus 63 b.c.–a.d. 14 originally
Auk : any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds of the alcid family that breed in colder parts of the northern hemisphere  — compare great auk
auk : any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds of the alcid family that breed in colder parts of the northern hemisphere  — compare great auk
auklet : any of several small seabirds (especially genera Aethia and Ptychorhamphus) of the alcid family that occur along North Pacific coasts
aula : the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles
Aulacomnium : a small genus (the type of the family Aulacomniaceae) of tufted mosses closely related to the genus Mnium with each leaf cell having a conical central papilla and the capsules being striate and with double peristomes
aulae : the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles
aularian : of or belonging to a hall
auld : old
aulic : of or relating to a court : courtly
auloi : a Greek woodwind musical instrument that is commonly called a flute but is in fact a reed instrument similar to an oboe
aulophyte : a plant that lives within the cavity of another plant but that is neither a symbiont nor a parasite
aulos : a Greek woodwind musical instrument that is commonly called a flute but is in fact a reed instrument similar to an oboe
Aulostomi : an order comprising the cornetfishes, bellows fishes, and shrimpfishes all having a tubelike snout with small terminal mouth
Aulostomidae : a family (order Solenichthyes or Aulostomi) of elongated compressed small-scaled fishes of warm seas having a group of separate dorsal spines and a single barbel under the chin  — see aulostomus
Aulostomus : a genus of tropical marine fishes comprising the flutemouths and constituting the monotypic family Aulostomidae
aulu : a Hawaiian tree (Sideroxylon sandwicense) the milky juice of which is used as birdlime
aum : an old Dutch and German unit of liquid capacity (as for wine) varying from 36 to 42 gallons
aumaga : the village organization of untitled men in Samoa
aumil : a revenue collector under a local government in India
aumildar : agent, factor, manager
aumous : alms
auncel : a medieval English balance for weighing or a weight used in medieval England
aune : any of various old French units of length for cloth corresponding to the English ell: such as
Aunjetitz : of or belonging to an early Bronze Age culture of central Europe
aunt : the sister of one's father or mother
aunthood : the sister of one's father or mother
auntie : aunt
auntlike : the sister of one's father or mother
auntly : the sister of one's father or mother
auntsary : a catamaran turned up at both ends
aura : a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source
aurae : a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source
aural : of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
aurally : of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
auramine : a bright yellow ketonimine dye C17H22CIN3 of poor lightfastness and stability derived from diphenylmethane and used chiefly in coloring paper, in making pigments, in signal smokes, and as a fluorescent biological stain
aurantiaceous : relating to or resembling the sour orange
aurar : a monetary subunit of the krona (Iceland)  — see krona at Money Table
aurate : a salt of auric acid
aureate : of a golden color or brilliance
aureity : the distinctive properties of gold
Aurelia : a chrysalis especially of a lepidopterous insect
aurelia : a chrysalis especially of a lepidopterous insect
aurelian circa a.d. 215–275 Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Roman emperor (270–275)
Aurelius  — see Marcus Aurelius antoninus
aureola : a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
aureole : a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
aureolin : cobalt yellow
aureous : golden in color
aureus : a gold coin of ancient Rome varying in weight from ¹/₃₀ to ¹/₇₀ libra
auric : of, relating to, or derived from gold
aurichalcite : a mineral (Zn, Cu)5(OH)6(CO3)2 consisting of a basic copper zinc carbonate found in pale green or pale blue crystalline incrustations
aurichloride : chloroaurate
auricle : an atrium of a heart
Auricula : a yellow-flowered Alpine primrose (Primula auricula)
auricula : a yellow-flowered Alpine primrose (Primula auricula)
auriculae : a yellow-flowered Alpine primrose (Primula auricula)
auricular : told privately
auriculare : supra-auricular point
auriculares : any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull:
Auricularia : a free-swimming holothurian larva of which the body has short blunt lobes
auricularia : a free-swimming holothurian larva of which the body has short blunt lobes
Auriculariaceae : a family of basidiomycetous fungi (order Tremellales) with transversely septate basidia and gelatinous sporophores
auriculariae : a free-swimming holothurian larva of which the body has short blunt lobes
Auriculariales : an order of basidiomycetous fungi coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae
auricularian : of or relating to an auricularia
auricularis : any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull:
auriculate : having auricles
auriculoparietal : parietal angle
auriculotemporal : the branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin of the external ear and temporal region and autonomic fibers from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland
auriculoventricular : atrioventricular
auricyanic : cyanoauric acid
auriferous : containing gold
aurific : producing gold
aurification : the act of working with or in gold
auriform : shaped like the human ear
aurify : to turn into gold
Auriga : a constellation between Perseus and Gemini
Aurignacian : of or relating to an Upper Paleolithic culture marked by finely made artifacts of stone and bone, paintings, and engravings
aurin : a poisonous red dye C19H14O3 used chiefly as an indicator and dye intermediate
aurinasal : of or relating to the ear and nose
auriphrygiate : adorned with orphrey
auriscope : otoscope
aurist : an ear specialist
aurochs : an extinct large long-horned wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe that is the ancestor of domestic cattle
aurocyanide : a complex salt (such as sodium aurocyanide Na[Au(CN)2] formed in the cyanide process for gold) made by the union of aurous cyanide with another cyanide
aurora : dawn
aurorae : dawn
auroral : dawn
aurore : hydrangea pink
aurorean : dawn
aurous : of, relating to, or containing gold
aurulent : golden in color
aurum : gold
Aus Austria; Austrian
auscultate : to examine by auscultation
auscultation : the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (such as the lungs) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment
auscultator : a person who performs auscultation
auscultatory : to examine by auscultation
Aushar :  aissor
auslaut : final sound in a word or syllable : end position of a sound in a word or syllable  — compare anlaut, inlaut
auslaute : final sound in a word or syllable : end position of a sound in a word or syllable  — compare anlaut, inlaut
Ausonian :  italian
auspex : augur
auspicate : to indicate in advance as though by an omen : portend, augur
auspice : kindly patronage and guidance
auspices : kindly patronage and guidance
auspicious : showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
auspiciously : showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
auspiciousness : showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
Aussie : a native or inhabitant of Australia
austenite : a solid solution in iron of carbon and sometimes other solutes that occurs as a constituent of steel under certain conditions
austenitic : a solid solution in iron of carbon and sometimes other solutes that occurs as a constituent of steel under certain conditions
austere : stern and cold in appearance or manner
austerely : stern and cold in appearance or manner
austereness : stern and cold in appearance or manner
austerity : the quality or state of being austere: such as
Austerlitz town in southeastern Czech Republic east-southeast of Brno
Austin Alfred 1835–1913 English poet; laureate (1896–1913)
Austral : of or relating to the southern hemisphere
austral : of or relating to the southern hemisphere
Australasian Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia
Australia continent of the eastern hemisphere southeast of Asia and south of the Equator area 2,948,366 square miles (7,665,751 square kilometers)
Australian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there
Australianism : a characteristic feature of Australian English
Australianize : to cause to acquire traits distinctive of Australians
Australic : of or belonging to aboriginal Australians
australite : a natural meteoritic glass found in Australia
Australoid : of or relating to a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) of humans having Aboriginal Australian and Melanesian ancestry
Australopithecinae : a subfamily of Pongidae including extinct apes with near-human dentition and constituting Australopithecus and according to some authorities other genera all from southern Africa
australopithecine : any of various extinct hominids (genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus) that existed two to four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and include gracile and robust forms exhibiting bipedal locomotion, near-human dentition, and relatively small brains
Australopithecus : a genus of extinct early hominids of southern and eastern Africa comprising the australopithecines when considered to include both the gracile and robust forms
Australorp : a utility type of black Orpington fowl developed in Australia and now a widely distributed and valued egg-producing breed, a white sport being less common
Austrasian the eastern dominions of the Merovingian Franks extending from the Meuse River to the Bohemian Forest
Austrian landlocked country of central Europe in and north of the eastern Alps mountain system with the Danube River crossing it in the north; a republic; capital Vienna area 32,383 square miles (83,871 square kilometers), population 8,793,000
Austric :  austrian
Austroasiatic : of, relating to, or constituting a family of languages of south and southeast Asia that includes Mon-Khmer and Munda as subfamilies
Austrogaean : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises the Australian region except Polynesia
Austronesian : of, relating to, or constituting a family of languages spoken in the area extending from Madagascar eastward through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to Hawaii and Easter Island and including practically all the native languages of the Pacific islands with the exception of the Australian and Papuan languages
Austroriparian : of, relating to, or being the humid division of the Lower Austral life zone including the lower Mississippi valley and the greater part of the South Atlantic and Gulf states from Virginia to eastern Texas
ausu : any of several West Indian trees of the myrtle family
ausubo : mastic tree
autacoid : a physiologically active substance (such as serotonin, bradykinin, or angiotensin) that is produced by the body and typically has a localized effect of brief duration
autallotriomorphic : of, relating to, or like an aplitic texture of rock in which all of the constituents have crystallized simultaneously and mutually interfered
autarch : autarky
autarchic : autarkic
autarchical : autarkic
Autarchoglossa : a division comprising all lizards except the Ascalabota
autarchy : autarky
autarkic : of, relating to, or marked by autarky
autarkical : of, relating to, or marked by autarky
autarkist : favoring autarky
autarky : self-sufficiency, independence
aute : paper mulberry
autecious : passing through all life stages on the same host
autecologic : of, relating to, or involving autecology
autecological : ecology dealing with individual organisms or individual species of organisms
autecologically : of, relating to, or involving autecology
autecology : ecology dealing with individual organisms or individual species of organisms
authentic : worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact
authentically : worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact
authenticate : to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
authentication : an act, process, or method of showing something (such as an identity, a piece of art, or a financial transaction) to be real, true, or genuine : the act or process of authenticating something
authenticator : to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
authenticity : worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact
authigenic : formed where found
authigenous : formed where found
author : the writer of a literary work (such as a book)
authorcraft : skill in or practice of authorship
authoress : a woman or girl who is an author
authorial : the writer of a literary work (such as a book)
authoritarian : of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
authoritarianism : of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
authoritative : having, marked by, or proceeding from authority
authoritatively : having, marked by, or proceeding from authority
authoritativeness : having, marked by, or proceeding from authority
authority : power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior
authorization : the act of authorizing
authorize : to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power)
authorized : endowed with authority
authorizer : to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power)
authorless : having no author
authorship : the profession of writing
autism : a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized especially by difficulties in forming and maintaining social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate verbally or nonverbally, and by repetitive behavior patterns and restricted interests and activities
autist : a person affected with autism : autistic
autistic : of, relating to, or marked by autism or autism spectrum disorder
auto : automobile
autoactivation : autocatalysis
autoagglutination : agglutination of red blood cells by cold agglutinins in an individual's own serum usually at lower than body temperature
autoagglutinin : an antibody that agglutinates the red blood cells of the individual producing it  — compare cold agglutinin
autoalarm : a radio receiving device used on ships that rings an alarm bell when a distress signal is received
autoanalysis : self-treatment by psychoanalysis
autoantibody : an antibody active against a tissue constituent of the individual producing it
autoasphyxiation : asphyxiation of an organism by the products of its own metabolism
autobahn : a German, Swiss, or Austrian expressway
autobasidia : holobasidium
autobasidium : holobasidium
autobiographer : a person who writes their own biography
autobiographic : of, relating to, or being an autobiography
autobiographical : of, relating to, or being an autobiography
autobiographically : of, relating to, or being an autobiography
autobiographist : autobiographer
autobiography : the biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words
autoboat : motorboat
autobolide : an automobile designed to be projected through the air from a specially constructed track
autobus : omnibus sense 1
autocade : motorcade
autocamp : a camping ground often provided with cabins or tents and designed for the accommodation of automobile tourists
autocar : automobile
autocarpian : consisting of the ripened pericarp with no adnate parts
autocarpic : consisting of the ripened pericarp with no adnate parts
autocarpous : consisting of the ripened pericarp with no adnate parts
autocatalysis : catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatalytic : catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatalytically : catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocephalous : independent of external and especially patriarchal authority
autocephaly : independent of external and especially patriarchal authority
autochrome : a plate for additive color photography that uses a layer of minute grains of starch dyed red, green, and blue coated with a panchromatic emulsion
autochthon : one (such as a person, plant, or animal) that is autochthonous
autochthonism : origin from the soil
autochthonous : indigenous, native
autochthonously : indigenous, native
autochthony : autochthonous condition
autocide : suicide by crashing one's automobile
autoclastic : broken in place
autoclave : an apparatus in which special conditions (such as high or low pressure or temperature) can be established for a variety of applications
autocollimation : the process of collimating an instrument (such as a telescope) having objective and cross hairs by directing it toward a plane mirror and adjusting the lens and cross hairs so that the latter coincide with their own reflected image
autocollimator : a telescope with eyepiece adapted to the method of autocollimation either to collimate the instrument itself or to ensure that its axis is perpendicular to a reflecting surface
autocolony : a daughter colony formed within one of the cells of a colony and duplicating in miniature the parent colony
autocracy : the authority or rule of an autocrat
autocrat : a person (such as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority
autocratic : of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
autocratical : of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
autocratically : of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
autocrator : autocrat
autocriticism : criticism of oneself : searching self-examination
autocytolysis : autolysis of cells
autodidact : a self-taught person
autodidactic : a self-taught person
autodigestion : autolysis
autodyne : a special heterodyne in which the auxiliary current is generated in the device used for rectification
autoecious : passing through all life stages on the same host
autoeciously : passing through all life stages on the same host
autoecism : passing through all life stages on the same host
autoerotic : sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation
autoerotically : sexual gratification obtained solely through stimulation by oneself of one's own body  — compare alloerotism
autoeroticism : sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation
autoerotism : sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation
autofrettage : the application of such interior pressure to the bore of a heavy ordnance gun as will deform the inner layers of steel beyond the elastic limit that would be reached by the explosion of any charge to be used subsequently in the gun
autogamous : self-fertilization: such as
autogamy : self-fertilization: such as
autogenesis : abiogenesis sense a
autogenetic : self-generated
autogenetically : self-generated
autogenic : produced independently of external influence or aid : endogenous
autogenous : produced independently of external influence or aid : endogenous
autogenously : produced independently of external influence or aid : endogenous
autogeny : produced independently of external influence or aid : endogenous
Autogiro : a rotary-wing aircraft that employs a propeller for forward motion and a freely rotating rotor for lift
autogiro : a rotary-wing aircraft that employs a propeller for forward motion and a freely rotating rotor for lift
autognosis : an understanding of one's own psychodynamics
autognostic : of, relating to, or characterized by autognosis
autograft : a tissue or organ that is transplanted from one part to another of the same body
autografting : a tissue or organ that is transplanted from one part to another of the same body
autograph : something written or made with one's own hand:
autographer : a person who copies music by hand
autographic : of, relating to, or constituting an autograph
autographically : of, relating to, or constituting an autograph
autography : something written or made with one's own hand:
autohemolysin : a hemolysin that acts on the red blood cells of the individual in whose blood it is found
autohemolysis : hemolysis of red blood cells by factors in the serum of the person from whom the blood is taken
autohemorrhage : the voluntary exudation or ejection by certain insects of blood which is nauseous or poisonous and hence protective against enemies
autohemotherapy : treatment of disease by modification (as by irradiation) of the patient's own blood or by its introduction (as by intramuscular injection) outside the bloodstream
autohypnosis : self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis : self-hypnosis
autohypnotic : self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis : self-hypnosis
autoicous : having male and female organs on the same plant but on separate branches
autoignition : self-ignition in an internal-combustion engine cylinder either as a result of the heat of the compression alone or from this in combination with glowing carbon  — compare preignition
autoimmunity : of, relating to, or caused by autoantibodies or T cells that attack molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them
autoimmunization : of, relating to, or caused by autoantibodies or T cells that attack molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them
autoinfection : reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body
autoinoculable : capable of being transmitted by inoculation from one part of the body to another
autoinoculation : inoculation with vaccine prepared from material from one's own body
autointoxication : a state of being poisoned by toxic substances produced within the body
autoist : automobilist, motorist
autokinesis : spontaneous or voluntary movement
autokinetic : a system of fire-alarm telegraphy so arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted no other alarm will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of
autolith : a fragment of a previously crystallized portion of rock enclosed in material from the same magma which solidified later
autoloading : semiautomatic sense b
autologous : derived from the same individual
autoluminescence : luminescence of a substance (such as a radioactive material) due to energy originating within itself
autoluminescent : of, relating to, or marked by autoluminescence
autolysate : a product of autolysis
autolysin : a substance that produces autolysis
autolysis : breakdown of all or part of a cell or tissue by self-produced enzymes
autolytic : breakdown of all or part of a cell or tissue by self-produced enzymes
Autolytus : a genus of marine annelids (family Syllidae) that reproduce asexually by producing numerous new segments at a point near the posterior end, each of which develops into a new individual but remains attached for a time, a long chain of worms being thus formed
autolyzate : a product of autolysis
autolyze : to undergo autolysis
automanual : of or relating to a railroad signal system in which the signals are operated manually but return to the danger position automatically after a train passes
automata : a mechanism that is relatively self-operating
automatic : largely or wholly involuntary
automatically : largely or wholly involuntary
automaticity : largely or wholly involuntary
automatism : the quality or state of being automatic
automatist : the quality or state of being automatic
automatization : to make (an action) reflexive
automatize : to make (an action) reflexive
automatograph : autoscope
automaton : a mechanism that is relatively self-operating
automatous : of, like, or suggestive of an automaton : automatic, mechanical
automobile : a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation
automobilism : the use of automobiles : motoring
automobilist : a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation
automobility : the use of automobiles as the major means of transportation
automolite : a variety of gahnite
automorphic : patterned after self
automorphism : an isomorphism of a set (such as a group) with itself
automotive : self-propelled
autonoetic : relating to or characterized by the capacity to be aware of one’s own existence as an entity in time
autonomic : acting or occurring involuntarily
autonomically : acting or occurring involuntarily
autonomist : one who advocates autonomy
autonomize : to make (something) autonomous
autonomous : having the right or power of self-government
autonomously : having the right or power of self-government
autonomy : the quality or state of being self-governing
autopathy :  idiopathy
autopelagic : strictly pelagic  — compare spanipelagic
autophagous : self-devouring
autophagy : the biological process that involves the enzymatic breakdown of a cell's cytoplasm or cytoplasmic components (such as damaged or unneeded organelles or proteins) within the lysosomes of the same cell
autophobia : morbid fear of solitude
autophone : idiophone
autophyte : a plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple inorganic substances  — compare heterophyte, parasite, saprophyte
autophytic : a plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple inorganic substances  — compare heterophyte, parasite, saprophyte
autophytically : a plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple inorganic substances  — compare heterophyte, parasite, saprophyte
autophytograph : the outline or imprint produced upon a rock by the chemical action of a plant or plant fragment
autophytography : the process by which an autophytograph is produced
autopilot : a device for automatically steering ships, aircraft, and spacecraft
autoplastic : autograft
autoplasty : the capacity or tendency for intrapsychic molding of the mechanism for dealing with the external world
autopolyploid : an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species
autopore : zooecium
autopsy : an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
autopsychic : of or relating to awareness of one's own mind and personality  — compare allopsychic
autoptic : based on one's own observation
autoradiograph : an image produced on a photographic film or plate by the radiations from a radioactive substance in an object which is in close contact with the emulsion
autoradiographic : an image produced on a photographic film or plate by the radiations from a radioactive substance in an object which is in close contact with the emulsion
autoradiography : an image produced on a photographic film or plate by the radiations from a radioactive substance in an object which is in close contact with the emulsion
autoregulation : the maintenance of relative constancy of a physiological process by a bodily part or system under varying conditions
autorotation : the turning of the rotor of an autogiro or a helicopter with the resulting lift caused solely by the aerodynamic forces induced by motion of the rotor along its flight path
autoschediasm : something that is done offhand : improvisation
autoschediastic : extemporary, offhand
autoscope : a device for recording or magnifying small involuntary movements of the body
autoscopic : of, relating to, or marked by autoscopy
autoscopy : visual hallucination of an image of one's body
autosensitization : autoimmunization
autoserum : a serum used to treat the same patient from which it was taken
autosexing : exhibiting different characters in the two sexes at birth or hatching
autosite : the larger member of conjoined twins that is usually capable of independent existence and nourishes both itself and the smaller dependent twin  — compare omphalosite
autositic : of the nature of an autosite
autoskeleton : an internal skeleton
autosled : a vehicle with four retractable runners and wheels that is driven by propeller blades and is capable of traveling on bare roads, packed snow, or ice
autosomal : of, belonging to, located on, or transmitted by an autosome
autosome : a chromosome other than a sex chromosome
autospore : one of the daughter cells formed by the internal division of a single cell especially in such unicellular algae as members of the order Chroococcales and duplicating in miniature the parent cell
autosporic : of, relating to, or characterized by autospores
autostability : the ability (as of an airplane) to keep in steady poise either by virtue of its inherent shape and proportions or by a self-operative controlling mechanism
autostylic : having the jaws connected directly with the cranium (as in chimaeras, lungfishes, amphibians, and higher vertebrates) instead of indirectly by the hyoid arch
autostylism : condition of being autostylic
autostyly : condition of being autostylic
autosuggestibility : the quality or state of being subject to autosuggestion
autosuggestible : the quality or state of being subject to autosuggestion
autosuggestion : an influencing of one's own attitudes, behavior, or physical condition by mental processes other than conscious thought : self-hypnosis
autosuggestive : of, relating to, or marked by auto-suggestion
autosyndesis : pairing at meiosis of homologous chromosomes from the similar sets of an allopolyploid individual
autotelic : having a purpose in and not apart from itself
autotetraploid : an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement
autotetraploidy : an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement
autotheism : the doctrine of the self-existence of God
autotheist : one who believes in or practices autotheism
autotherapy : self-treatment
autotomic : of, relating to, or characterized by autotomy
autotomize : reflex separation of a part (such as an appendage) from the body : division of the body into two or more pieces
autotomous : reflex separation of a part (such as an appendage) from the body : division of the body into two or more pieces
autotomy : reflex separation of a part (such as an appendage) from the body : division of the body into two or more pieces
autotoxaemia : autointoxication
autotoxin : any toxin produced within the body
autotransformer : a transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have part or all of their turns in common
autotransfusion : return of autologous blood to the patient's own circulatory system
autotransplant : autograft
autotransplantation : the action of autotransplanting : the condition of being autotransplanted
autotriploid : having a triploid set of chromosomes made up of like genomes
autotriploidy : having a triploid set of chromosomes made up of like genomes
autotroph : an autotrophic organism
autotrophic : requiring only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis of organic molecules (such as glucose)
autotrophy : requiring only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis of organic molecules (such as glucose)
autotruck : a motor-driven truck
autotype : facsimile
autotypic : reproduced by the carbon process
autotypy : process of making autotypes (see autotype sense 2)
autovaccination : vaccination of an individual by material from the individual's own body or with a vaccine prepared from such material
autovaccine : autogenous vaccine
autoxidation : oxidation by direct combination with oxygen (as in air) at ordinary temperatures
autoxidizable : capable of undergoing autoxidation
autoxidize : to undergo autoxidation
autozooid : a fully formed alcyonarian zooid as distinguished from a siphonozooid
autrefois : a defendant's plea stating that he or she has already been tried for and acquitted of the same offense
autumn : the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November or as reckoned astronomically extending from the September equinox to the December solstice
autumnal : of, relating to, or characteristic of autumn
autumnally : of, relating to, or characteristic of autumn
autunite : a radioactive usually lemon-yellow calcium phosphate mineral that occurs in tabular crystals and in scales and that is an ore of uranium
auxanogram : a plate culture (as of bacteria) in which variable conditions are provided for growth in order to determine the effects of a particular condition or agent on the growth of a test organism
auxanometer : an instrument for determining and measuring the rate of growth in plants consisting essentially of a lever with a long and a short arm which is attached to the plant
auxesis : growth
auxetic : growth
auxiliar : auxiliary
auxiliary : offering or providing help
auxilium : an aid or tribute  — compare aid sense 4
auximone : any of certain substances considered necessary, though only in small quantities, for the vigorous growth of plants and occurring especially in sphagnum peat decomposed by nitrogen bacteria  — compare vitamin
auxin : any of various usually acidic organic substances that promote cell elongation in plant shoots and usually regulate other growth processes (such as root initiation): such as
auxinic : any of various usually acidic organic substances that promote cell elongation in plant shoots and usually regulate other growth processes (such as root initiation): such as
auxochrome : a salt-forming group (as hydroxyl or amino) that when introduced into a chromogen produces a dye
auxochromic : a salt-forming group (as hydroxyl or amino) that when introduced into a chromogen produces a dye
auxocyte : a gamete-forming cell (as an oocyte) or spore-forming cell during its growth period
auxograph : an instrument for the automatic recording of variations in volume of any body and originally used to measure the swelling and shrinking of parts of plants
auxographic : an instrument for the automatic recording of variations in volume of any body and originally used to measure the swelling and shrinking of parts of plants
auxospore : a reproductive cell in diatoms usually resulting from the union of two smaller cells or their contents and associated with rejuvenescence in cells that have become progressively smaller because of repeated divisions
auxotonic : determined or induced by growth rather than by external stimulus
ava : of all
avadavat : a very small weaverbird (Estrilda amandava) native to southeast Asia but often kept as a cage bird, having the breeding male scarlet, darker above, and with white dots on wings and sides and the female and eclipse male olive brown above and grayish buff below
avahi : woolly lemur
avail : to be of use or advantage : serve
availability : the quality or state of being available
available : present or ready for immediate use
availableness : present or ready for immediate use
availably : present or ready for immediate use
aval : a written engagement by one not a drawer, acceptor, or indorser of a note or bill of exchange that it will be paid at maturity
avalanche : a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
avalvular : lacking valves
Avanti : forward : come in!
Avar : a member of a people of Eastern origin now belonging to the Lezghian division of the peoples of the Caucasus prominent from the 6th to the 9th centuries at first in Dacia and later in Pannonia
Avarian : of or relating to the Avars
avarice : excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness, cupidity
avaricious : greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
avariciously : greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
avariciousness : greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
Avars : a member of a people of Eastern origin now belonging to the Lezghian division of the peoples of the Caucasus prominent from the 6th to the 9th centuries at first in Dacia and later in Pannonia
avascular : having few or no blood vessels
avaunt : away, hence
Ave : an expression of greeting or of leave-taking : hail, farewell
ave : an expression of greeting or of leave-taking : hail, farewell
avellan : having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts  — see cross illustration
avellane : having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts  — see cross illustration
avellaneous : hazel
avellano : a Chilean tree (Gevuina avellana) of the family Proteaceae with tough wood, evergreen foliage, and white flowers succeeded by red fruit containing oily edible seeds
Avena : a test of the growth-promoting or sometimes inhibiting value of a substance as judged by the reaction of a growing oat (genus Avena) coleoptile to which the substance is applied  — see auxin
avenge : to take vengeance for or on behalf of
avengement : act of taking vengeance
avenger : to take vengeance for or on behalf of
avenging : seeking or gaining vengeance
avenin : the glutelin of oats
avens : any of a genus (Geum) of perennial herbs of the rose family with white, purple, red, or yellow flowers
aventail : ventail
Aventine hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven (including also the Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal) on which the ancient city was built
aventurine : glass containing opaque sparkling particles of foreign material (such as copper or chromic oxide)
avenue : a way of access : route
aver : to declare positively
average : a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values
averagely : a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values
averment : the act of averring
Avernal : infernal
Avernus lake in southern Italy in the crater of an extinct volcano west of Naples
Averrhoa : a genus of East Indian trees (family Oxalidaceae) with pinnate leaves  — see bilimbi, carambola
Averroism : the doctrines of Averroës whose teachings were mainly written in the form of Neoplatonically influenced commentaries on Aristotle and differed from Avicennism in affirming that the whole world is created all at once by God directly, eternally, and continuously and that individual souls are not immortal except insofar as they participate in a universal intellect
Averroist : an adherent to the doctrines of Averroism
Averroistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Averroism
averruncate : to ward off or avert (something, such as an evil)
averruncation : to ward off or avert (something, such as an evil)
aversation : an act of turning away : estrangement
averse : having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
aversely : having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
averseness : having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
aversion : a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
aversive : tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus
avert : to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
averted : to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
Avertin : a preparation of tribromoethanol
Avery Milton Clark 1885–1965 American artist
Aves : an expression of greeting or of leave-taking : hail, farewell
Avesta : the book of the sacred writings of Zoroastrianism
Avestan : an ancient Iranian language in which the sacred books of Zoroastrianism were written  — see Indo-European Languages Table
avian : of, relating to, or derived from birds
avianize : to modify or attenuate (as a virus) by repeated culture in a developing chick embryo
aviarist : one who keeps an aviary
aviary : a place for keeping birds confined
aviate : to navigate the air (as in an airplane)
aviation : the operation of aircraft
aviator : the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane
aviatorial : of or relating to aviation or an aviator
aviatrices : a woman who is an aviator
aviatrix : a woman who is an aviator
Avicennia : a small genus of tropical shrubs or trees (family Verbenaceae) having opposite evergreen leaves and terminal clusters of small flowers with five sepals, four petals, and a capsular fruit  — see avicenniaceae , black mangrove, white mangrove
Avicenniaceae : a family coextensive with the genus Avicennia
Avicennism : the doctrines of the philosopher Avicenna who taught a theory of emanation and a doctrine widely accepted in the middle ages that universals exist in rebus as the general characters of particulars but ante res only in the mind of God and post res only as abstractions in the human mind
avicide : the killing of birds
avicolous : living on birds
Avicularia : a genus of large tropical spiders containing a number of typical bird spiders
avicularia : a genus of large tropical spiders containing a number of typical bird spiders
avicularian : of or relating to an avicularium or avicularia
avicularium : a small prehensile process resembling a bird's head with a movable mandible found on many bryozoans
aviculture : the raising and care of birds and especially of wild birds in captivity
aviculturist : the raising and care of birds and especially of wild birds in captivity
avid : characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
avidity : the quality or state of being avid:
avidly : characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
avidya : ignorance
avifauna : the birds or the kinds of birds of a region, period, or environment
avifaunal : the birds or the kinds of birds of a region, period, or environment
avigation : navigation of aircraft
Avignonese : of or belonging to Avignon or to the residence there of the popes during the period 1309–1377
avijja : ignorance
avirulence : lack of virulence
avirulent : not virulent or pathogenic : not capable of causing disease
Avis : a computer file format that contains audio and video data and is used to play back the audio and video data simultaneously
avitaminosis : disease (such as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins
avitaminotic : disease (such as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins
avizandum : private consideration
avo : avocado
avocado : a pulpy green- to purple-skinned nutty-flavored fruit of any of various tropical American trees (genus Persea especially P. americana) of the laurel family
avocation : a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
avocet : any of a genus (Recurvirostra) of rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and slender upward-curving bill
avodire : the smooth-textured decorative whitish to pale yellow wood of a large tropical West African tree (Turraeanthus africana) of the mahogany family used for cabinetmaking
avogadrite : a potassium and cesium fluoborate (K, Cs)BF4 occurring in small crystals on Vesuvian lava
avoid : to keep away from : shun
avoidable : to keep away from : shun
avoidably : to keep away from : shun
avoidance : an action of emptying, vacating, or clearing away
avoider : to keep away from : shun
avoirdupois : avoirdupois weight
avolitional : a lack of interest or engagement in goal-directed behavior
avondbloem : a southern African irislike bulbous plant (Hesperantha falcata) having claret-red flowers
avouch : to declare as a matter of fact or as a thing that can be proved : affirm
avouchment : an act of avouching : avowal
avourneen : darling, sweetheart
avow : to declare assuredly
avowal : an open declaration or acknowledgment
avowant : the defendant in replevin who avows the distress of the goods and justifies the taking
avowed : openly acknowledged or declared
avowedly : with open acknowledgment : frankly
avower : to declare assuredly
avowry : advocacy, patronage, protection
avulse : to separate by avulsion
avulsion : a forcible separation or detachment: such as
avuncular : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
avunculate : a special relationship obtaining among some tribal peoples between a nephew and his maternal uncle
aw actual weight
awa : away
awabi : an abalone (Haliotis gigantea)
Awadhi : a literary dialect of Eastern Hindi
await : to wait for
awake : to cease sleeping : to wake up
awaken : awake
awakener : awake
awakening : a rousing from sleep
awakenment : awakening
Awan : a member of a people of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, mainly along the Indus
awanting : wanting
award : to confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed
awardable : to confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed
awarder : to confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed
aware : having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge
awareness : the quality or state of being aware : knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists
awaruite : a mineral consisting of a rare natural alloy of nickel and iron
awash : alternately covered and exposed by waves or tide
awaste : a worthless person or thing 
awatch : to regularly check to see if someone has arrived or if something has appeared or happened 
awave : moving in or as if in waves : waving
away : on the way : along
awayness : on the way : along
awd all-wheel drive
awe : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
awearied : wearied
aweary : being weary
aweather : on or toward the weather or windward side  — compare alee
awee : a little while
aweek : each week
aweel : well then
aweigh : raised just clear of the bottom
awesome : inspiring awe
awesomely : in an awesome manner : to an awesome extent
awesomeness : an awesome quality, character, or nature: such as
aweto : a composite structure that occurs in New Zealand, that when dried and burned yields a useful black pigment, and that is made up of the mummified body of a caterpillar killed by the attack of a parasitic ascomycetous fungus (Cordyceps robustus) together with the elongated fruiting body of the fungus which projects from the neck of the mummy
awful : extremely disagreeable or objectionable
awfully : extremely disagreeable or objectionable
awfulness : extremely disagreeable or objectionable
awheel : riding (as on a bicycle or in an automobile)
awhile : for a while
awhirl : being in a whirl
awide : to avoid or stay away from (someone or something) 
awing : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
awink : without delay : instantly 
awkward : lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands)
awkwardly : lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands)
awkwardness : lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands)
awl : a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
awless : feeling no awe
awlwort : a small aquatic plant (Subularia aquatica) of the family Cruciferae with tufted awl-shaped leaves and minute white flowers
awmous : alms
awn : one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses
awned : one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses
awner : a machine for removing awns from grain
awning : a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
awninged : a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
awnless : one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses
awny : having awns : bearded
Awol : absent without leave
awork : at work : in an active state
awrong : to go the wrong way : to turn in the wrong direction 
awry : off the correct or expected course : amiss
ax : a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
axbreaker : an Australian tree (Notelaea longifolia) with very hard wood
axe : a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
axed : a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
Axel : a jump in figure skating from the outer forward edge of one skate with 1¹/₂ turns taken in the air and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate
axenic : free from other living organisms
axhammer : an ax having two cutting edges or one cutting edge and one hammer face and used for dressing or spalling the rougher kinds of stone
axhead : the head of an ax
axial : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis
axiality : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis
axially : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis
axiate : axial
axiation : the development of polarity in an embryo or its parts
axil : the angle between a branch or leaf and the axis from which it arises
axile : relating to or situated in an axis
axilla : the cavity beneath the junction of a forelimb and the body
axillae : the cavity beneath the junction of a forelimb and the body
axillant : forming, subtending, or growing in an axil
axillar : an axillary part (such as a feather)
axillary : of, relating to, or located near the axilla
axine : relating to or resembling the axis deer
axinite : a mineral Ca2(MnFe)Al2BSi4O15OH, consisting of borosilicate of aluminum and calcium with varying amounts of iron and manganese commonly in brown glassy sharp-edged triclinic crystals (hardness 6.5–7, specific gravity 3.27–3.29)
axinomancy : divination by means of the movements of an ax placed on a post
axiolite : a spherulitic aggregate rock with grouping about a line or axis
axiolitic : a spherulitic aggregate rock with grouping about a line or axis
axiological : the study of the nature, types, and criteria of values and of value judgments especially in ethics
axiologically : the study of the nature, types, and criteria of values and of value judgments especially in ethics
axiologist : a student of or specialist in axiology
axiology : the study of the nature, types, and criteria of values and of value judgments especially in ethics
axiom : a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate sense 1
axiomatic : taken for granted : self-evident
axiomatically : taken for granted : self-evident
axiomatization : the act or process of reducing to a system of axioms
axiomatize : the act or process of reducing to a system of axioms
axion : a hypothetical subatomic particle of low mass and energy that is postulated to exist because of certain properties of the strong force
Axis : a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate
axis : a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate
axised : having an axis
axisymmetric : symmetric in respect to an axis
axisymmetrical : symmetric in respect to an axis
axite : axon
axle : a pin or shaft on or with which a wheel or pair of wheels revolves
axled : having an axle
axletree : axle sense 1b(1)
axman : one who wields an ax
axmaster : black ironwood sense 1
Axminster : a machine-woven carpet with pile tufts inserted mechanically in a variety of textures and patterns
axodendrite : a nonmedullated process branching laterally from a nerve-cell axon
axogamy : the condition of bearing sexual organs on a leafy stem
axoid : of or relating to the axis vertebra
axoidean : of or relating to the axis vertebra
axolemma : the plasma membrane of an axon
axolotl : any of several salamanders (genus Ambystoma especially A. mexicanum and A. tigrinum) of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western U.S. that ordinarily live and breed in the larval form without metamorphosing
axometer : an instrument used to locate the position of optical axes
axon : a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body  — see neuron illustration
axonal : a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body  — see neuron illustration
Axonia : organisms having a distinct axis or axes
Axonolipa : a suborder of Graptoloidea including all nondendroid forms lacking an axial support
axonolipous : a suborder of Graptoloidea including all nondendroid forms lacking an axial support
axonometric : being or prepared by the projection of objects on the drawing surface so that they appear inclined with three sides showing and with horizontal and vertical distances drawn to scale but diagonal and curved lines distorted
Axonophora : a suborder of Graptoloidea in which the colony has a virgula
axonophorous : a suborder of Graptoloidea in which the colony has a virgula
Axonopus : a genus of American grasses with oblong one-flowered spikelets in one-sided spikelike racemes  — see carpet grass
axonost : any of the interspinal bones supporting the dorsal and anal fins of a fish
axoplasm : the protoplasm of an axon
axopodia : a semipermanent pseudopodium that consists of an axial rod surrounded by an ectoplasmic sheath and that is typically present in Radiolaria and Heliozoa
axopodium : a semipermanent pseudopodium that consists of an axial rod surrounded by an ectoplasmic sheath and that is typically present in Radiolaria and Heliozoa
axostyle : an axial rod present in many parasitic flagellates that is variously regarded as locomotor or supporting in function
axseed : a European vetchlike herb (Coronilla varia) naturalized in the eastern U.S. and having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
Axumite  — see aksum
axunge : fat or grease usually of pigs or of geese
ayacahuite : a large Mexican pine tree (Pinus ayacahuite) with long needles and extremely large yellowish red cones
ayah : a nurse or maid native to India
aye : yes
ayelp : to make a quick, high cry or bark : to yelp 
ayin : the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Aylesbury town in southeast central England; capital of Buckinghamshire population 41,288
ayllu : a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society
Aymara : a member of an Indian people of Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile
Aymaran :  aymara
ayont : beyond
ayous : obeche
Ayrshire : any of a breed of hardy dairy cattle developed in Ayr and usually marked with blotches of red or brown with white
Aythya : a genus of diving ducks including the canvasback, redhead, pochard, and related forms
ayu : a small salmonlike anadromous fish (Plecoglossus altivelis) of Japan that is highly esteemed as a food fish
Ayyubid : a member of a Muslim dynasty founded in 1171 the separate branches of which flourished in Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and southern Arabia until the middle of the 13th century
Azalea : any of a subgenus (Azalea) of rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas and usually deciduous leaves including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals
azalea : any of a subgenus (Azalea) of rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas and usually deciduous leaves including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals
Azande :  zande
azarole : the fruit of a shrub (Crataegus azarolus) of southern Europe
azedarach : chinaberry sense 2
azelaic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C9H16O4 that has antimicrobial properties and is applied topically in the treatment of acne and rosacea
azelate : a salt or ester of azelaic acid
azeotrope : a liquid mixture that is characterized by a constant minimum or maximum boiling point which is lower or higher than that of any of the components
azeotropic : distillation involving the presence of a compound that forms an azeotrope with at least one of the components of a liquid mixture which can thereby be more readily separated because of the resulting increase in the difference between the volatilities of the components of the mixture
azeotropism : azeotropy
azeotropy : the phenomenon of being an azeotrope
Azerbaijani : a member of a Turkic-speaking people of Azerbaijan and northwest Iran
azide : a compound containing the group N3 combined with an element or radical
Azilian : of or belonging to an early Mesolithic culture found primarily in France and characterized by stone and bone implements of degenerate Magdalenian type and especially by pebbles painted with lines, dots, and geometric figures
azimuth : an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point (such as true north) and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object usually in astronomy and navigation clockwise from the north point through 360 degrees
azimuthal : an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point (such as true north) and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object usually in astronomy and navigation clockwise from the north point through 360 degrees
azimuthally : an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point (such as true north) and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object usually in astronomy and navigation clockwise from the north point through 360 degrees
azine : a compound of the general formula RCH=NN=CHR or R2C=NN=CR2 formed by the action of hydrazine on aldehydes or ketones
azlactone : a lactone of an unsaturated nitrogenous hydroxy acid (such as the enol form C6H5C(OH)=NCH2COOH of hippuric acid), some lactones being useful in the synthesis of alpha-amino acids
azo : relating to or containing the divalent group N=N united at both ends to carbon
azobenzene : an orange-red crystalline compound C6H5N=NC6H5 obtained by reducing nitrobenzene and used as an insecticide especially for spider mites in greenhouses
azofication : nonsymbiotic fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in soil by bacteria
azoic : having no living beings
azoimide : hydrazoic acid
azole : any of numerous compounds characterized by a 5-membered ring containing at least one nitrogen atom
azolitmin : a dark red nitrogenous coloring matter obtained from litmus and used as an acid-base indicator
Azolla : a genus of minute water ferns (family Salviniaceae) having a sporophyte consisting of pinnately branching stems with small distichous 2-lobed leaves
azomethine : methylenimine
azon : an aerial bomb that can be guided to the left or right by radio control  — compare razon
azonal : of, relating to, or being a soil or a major group of soils lacking well-developed horizons often because of immaturity  — compare intrazonal, zonal
azoospermia : absence of spermatozoa from the seminal fluid
azoprotein : any of various compounds made by coupling a protein (as serum albumin) with a diazotized amine (as histamine or sulfanilamide), and sometimes used as synthetic antigens
azorubine : a mordant acid azo dye that dyes wool bluish red
azote : nitrogen
azotemia : an excess of urea or other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency  — compare uremia
azoth : mercury regarded by alchemists as the first principle of metals
azotic : nitrogenous, nitric
Azotobacter : any of a genus (Azotobacter) of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
azotometer : nitrometer
azotorrhoea : excessive discharge of nitrogenous substances in the feces or urine
azoturia : an abnormal condition of horses characterized by muscle damage especially to the hindquarters and dark-colored urine containing nitrogenous substances from muscle tissue breakdown
azoxy : relating to or containing the group −N(O)=N−
azoxybenzene : a yellow crystalline compound C6H5N(O)=NC6H5 formed by reduction of nitrobenzene and yielding azobenzene on further reduction
Aztec : a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
Azteca :  aztec
azteca :  aztec
Aztecan : a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
azulene : a liquid hydrocarbon C15H18 of intense blue color found in some essential oils (such as oil of cubebs) and in lignite tar
azulite : a mineral consisting of translucent pale blue smithsonite often found in Arizona and Greece in masses weighing over 20 pounds
azure : the blue color of the clear sky
azurean : azure entry 2 sense 2
azured : azure entry 2 sense 2
azurite : a mineral that consists of blue basic carbonate of copper and is a minor copper ore
azurmalachite : azurite mixed with malachite, usually occurring massive and concentrically banded, and used as ornamental stone
azury : azure or tinted with azure
azygomatous : without zygomatic arches
azygos : an azygos anatomical part
azygospore : a reproductive body found in certain fungi (class Phycomycetes) and in some algae that resembles a zygospore but is formed without gametic fusion
azygous : an azygos anatomical part
azyme : unleavened bread:
B : the second letter of the English alphabet
b : the second letter of the English alphabet
ba barium
baa : to make the bleat of a sheep
Baal : any of numerous Canaanite and Phoenician local deities
baal : any of numerous Canaanite and Phoenician local deities
Baalism : any of numerous Canaanite and Phoenician local deities
Baalite : an adherent of or believer in baalism
Baalize : to convert to or influence toward the worship of Baal or to some other form of idolatry
Baalshem : one believed among Jews (such as earlier Polish Jews) to work wonders by the use of the name of God
Bab strait between southwestern Arabia and Africa connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
baba : a rich cake soaked in a rum and sugar syrup
babacoote : a large Madagascan short-tailed lemur (Indri indri)
babassu : a tall pinnate-leaved palm (Orbignya phalerata synonym O. barbosiana) of Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil
babaylan : a pagan priest, priestess, or medium
Babbitt : a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards
babbitt : a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards
babbitter : a worker who applies babbitt metal to bearings or other surfaces
Babbittism :  babbittry
Babbittry : a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards
babblative : garrulous
babble : to talk enthusiastically or excessively
babblement : to talk enthusiastically or excessively
babbler : to talk enthusiastically or excessively
babbling : idle, foolish, or nonsensical talk or chatter
babblingly : in a babbling manner
babbly : chattering, garrulous
Babcock : a test for determining the fat content of milk and milk products
babe : infant, baby
Babel : a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues
Babelism : a confusion of sound or sense
Babelize : to confuse especially through the mingling of markedly different languages and cultures : confound
Babesia : any of a genus (Babesia) of sporozoans parasitic in mammalian red blood cells (as in Texas fever) and transmitted by the bite of a tick
babesiasis : babesiosis
Babhan : a Hindu of a high caste of the Aryo-Dravidian ethnic type that dwells mainly in Bihar
Babi : a sect professing Babism
Babiana : a genus of bulbous herbs (family Iridaceae) having showy red or yellow spicate flowers
babiche : thread or thong of sinew, gut, or rawhide
babied : an extremely young child
Babine : an Athapaskan people closely related to or a subdivision of the Carriers and living in central British Columbia
babingtonite : a greenish black mineral Ca2(Fe,Mn)Si5O14OH consisting of a silicate of iron and calcium occurring in triclinic crystals (hardness 5.5–6)
babirusa : a large wild swine (Babyrousa babyrussa) of Indonesia
babish : like a baby : babyish
Babism : the doctrine and practice of a 19th century Iranian sect that affirmed the progressiveness of revelation, held that no revelation was final, and forbade concubinage and polygamy, mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and dealing in slaves
Babist : an adherent of Babism
baboen : a tropical American timber tree (Myristica surinamensis) with reddish wood
baboo : a Hindu gentleman
baboon : any of a genus (Papio) of large gregarious primates of Africa and southwestern Asia having a long square naked muzzle
baboonery : conduct, activity, or attitudes that are brutish, degrading, or grotesquely humorous
babouche : a slipper of a style that originated in Morocco and that lacks a heel or quarters
Babouvism : a social and political doctrine or movement advocating a program of egalitarianism and communism especially as formulated by Babeuf
Babouvist : an advocate of Babouvism
babroot :  sampson snakeroot
babu : a Hindu gentleman
babuina : a female baboon
babul : an acacia tree (Acacia nilotica synonym A. arabica) widespread in India and northern Africa that yields gum arabic and tannins as well as fodder and timber
babushka : a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head
baby : an extremely young child
babyhood : an extremely young child
babyish : an extremely young child
Babylon : a city devoted to materialism and sensual pleasure
Babylonian : a native or inhabitant of ancient Babylonia or Babylon
Babylonic :  babylonian
Babylonish :  babylonian
bac blood alcohol concentration
bacaba : a palm of the genus Oenocarpus (especially O. bacaba and O. distichus) the drupelike fruits of which yield oil used in soap manufacture
bacalao : codfish
bacao : any of various Asian mangroves (such as those of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera)
bacbakiri : bokmakierie
bacca : berry sense 1c
baccae : berry sense 1c
baccalaureate : the degree of bachelor conferred by universities and colleges
baccarat : a card game resembling chemin de fer in which three hands are dealt and players may bet either or both hands against the dealer's
baccate : pulpy throughout like a berry
Bacchae : the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus
bacchanal : orgy sense 2
Bacchanalia : a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
bacchanalian : a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
bacchant : bacchanal
bacchante : a priestess or female follower of Bacchus
bacchantes : bacchanal
bacchantic : of, relating to, or like a bacchant
baccharis : a genus of smooth and resinous or glutinous shrubs (family Compositae) having whitish or yellow flower heads in pyramidal panicles
baccharoid : belonging to or resembling the genus Baccharis
bacchiac : composed of or relating to bacchii
Bacchic : of, relating to, or suggestive of Bacchus or the Bacchanalia : bacchanalian
bacchic : of, relating to, or suggestive of Bacchus or the Bacchanalia : bacchanalian
bacchii : a metrical foot of three syllables, the first unstressed, the other two having either primary or intermediate stress
bacchius : a metrical foot of three syllables, the first unstressed, the other two having either primary or intermediate stress
Bacchus : the Greek god of wine
bacciferous : bearing berries
bach : to live as a bachelor
Bacharach Burt (Freeman) 1928–     American songwriter
bache : the valley of a small stream
bachelor : a young knight who follows the banner of another
bachelordom : a young knight who follows the banner of another
bachelorhood : a young knight who follows the banner of another
bachelorism : the state of being a bachelor
bachelorly : of or like a bachelor
bachelorship : the state of being unmarried
Bacillaceae : a family that comprises typically rod-shaped, usually gram-positive bacteria (order Bacillales) which produce endospores and includes the genus Bacillus
bacillar : shaped like a rod
Bacillariaceae : a family equivalent to Bacillariophyceae
bacillariaceous : a family equivalent to Bacillariophyceae
Bacillariales : an order equivalent to Bacillariophyceae
Bacillarieae : a group of algae comprising the diatoms and usually regarded as a distinct class but sometimes especially formerly treated as a subclass and included in the Zygophyceae
Bacillariophyta : a division of plants coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
bacillary : shaped like a rod
bacillemia : bacteremia
bacilli : any of a genus (Bacillus) of rod-shaped gram-positive usually aerobic bacteria producing endospores and including many saprophytes and some parasites (such as B. anthracis of anthrax)
bacilliform : shaped like a rod : bacillary
bacillite : a rodlike crystallite formed by a number of parallel longulites
bacillosis : infection with bacilli
bacilluria : the passage of bacilli with the urine
bacillus : any of a genus (Bacillus) of rod-shaped gram-positive usually aerobic bacteria producing endospores and including many saprophytes and some parasites (such as B. anthracis of anthrax)
bacitracin : a polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or B. licheniformis) and usually used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria
back : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine
backache : a pain in the lower back
backaching : demanding much physical exertion
backband : a band passing over a horse's neck and holding up the shafts of a vehicle
backbearing : having in one's possession
backbencher : a bench in a British legislature (such as the House of Commons) occupied by rank-and-file members  — compare front bench
backbite : to say mean or spiteful things about a person (such as someone who is not present)
backbiter : to say mean or spiteful things about a person (such as someone who is not present)
backboard : a board placed at or serving as the back of something
backbone : spinal column, spine
backboned : spinal column, spine
backboneless : without backbone or a backbone
backbonelessness : without backbone or a backbone
backbreaker : extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing
backbreaking : extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing
backcast : a relapse especially during convalescence : reversal
backchain : a chain attached to each side of a rudder and to a point under the counter to support the rudder in backing
backchat : back talk
backcourt : the area near or nearest the back boundary lines or back wall of the playing area in a net or court game
backcross : to cross (a first-generation hybrid) with one of the parental types
backdoor : indirect, devious
backdown : to withdraw from a commitment or position
backdrop : a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
backed : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine
backen : to retard the progress of : delay
backer : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine
backet : a shallow wooden box used especially to carry fuel or ashes
backfall : a descending appoggiatura in music
backfield : the football players whose positions are behind the line of scrimmage
backfill : to refill (something, such as an excavation) usually with excavated material
backfiller : a machine for backfilling
backfilling : to refill (something, such as an excavation) usually with excavated material
backfire : to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect
backfiring : to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect
backflap : a flap that folds back or hangs down in back
backflash : flashback
backflow : a flowing back or returning especially toward a source
backfriend : a seeming friend who is secretly an enemy
backfurrow : to plow by throwing or turning the soil from the first two furrows together, leaving clear furrows on the sides
backgame : a strategy in backgammon that aims at hindering the opponent's progress instead of advancing one's own pieces
backgammon : a board game played with dice and counters in which players try to be the first to gather their pieces into one corner and then systematically remove them from the board
background : the scenery or ground behind something
backhand : a stroke (as in tennis) made with the back of the hand turned in the direction of movement
backhanded : indirect, devious
backhandedly : indirect, devious
backhander : bribe
backheel : a method of tripping a wrestling opponent by getting a foot behind the opponent's heel and pushing the body backward
backhouse : privy sense 1a
backing : something forming a back
backjoint : a rabbet or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling
backlands : backcountry, hinterland
backlash : a sudden violent backward movement or reaction
backless : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine
backlog : a large log at the back of a hearth fire
backlotter : one who raises poultry or rabbits on a small lot, usually a back lot
backpedal : to retreat or move backward
backpiece : a piece at the back or serving as a back
backplate : a metal piece in back or forming a back especially of a suit of armor
backrope : a rope or chain extending aft on each side of a sailing ship from the lower end of the dolphin striker to the bows
backrun : the period in an industrial process in which the flow of materials (as of steam and gas in water-gas manufacture) is reversed
backsaw : a saw with a metal rib along its back
backset : setback
backsetting : newly broken prairie land after the second plowing of broken sod
backshift : the second shift of workers for the day in a mine
backside : the part of the body that a person sits on : buttocks
backsight : a reading of the leveling rod in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position
backslap : to display excessive or effusive goodwill for
backslapper : to display excessive or effusive goodwill for
backslapping : to display excessive or effusive goodwill for
backslide : to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
backslider : to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
backspace : to move back a space in a text with the press of a key
backspacer : the typewriter key used for backspacing
backspang : a trick or loophole that enables one to retreat from a bargain
backspin : a backward rotary motion of a ball
backspread : to close the transactions previously made in a spreading operation
backstaff : an instrument similar to a cross-staff but fitted with a reflector and formerly used for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies
backstage : of, relating to, or occurring in the area behind the stage and especially in the dressing rooms
backstamp : to stamp on the back
backstay : a stay extending aft from a masthead
backstick : a large stick placed on or used as a backlog
backstitch : a stitch sewn one stitch length backward on the front side and two stitch lengths forward on the reverse side to form a solid line of stitching on both sides
backstop : something at the back serving as a stop: such as
backstrap : a pull strap attached to the top of the backstay of a shoe or boot
backstretch : the side opposite the homestretch on a racecourse
backstrip : backbone sense 3
backstroke : a swimming stroke executed on the back and usually consisting of alternating circular arm pulls and a flutter kick
backswept : swept or slanting backward
backswing : the movement of a club, racket, bat, or arm backward to a position from which the forward or downward swing is made
backsword : a single-edged sword
backswording : fencing with a backsword or singlestick
backtender : a worker who tends the discharge end of an industrial machine: such as
backtrack : to retrace one's course
backup : one that serves as a substitute or support
backveld : backcountry
backwall : a wall with a face of brick laid flat and a back of brick laid on edge
backward : toward the back or rear
backwardation : the seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares on the London Stock Exchange with the consent of the buyer upon payment of a premium to the latter
backwardly : toward the back or rear
backwardness : toward the back or rear
backwards : toward the back or rear
backwash : a backward flow or movement (as of water or air) produced especially by a propelling force
backwater : water backed up in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the tide
backwoods : wooded or partly cleared areas far from cities
backwoodsman : a person who lives in or is a native of the backwoods
backwoodsy : wooded or partly cleared areas far from cities
backwort : comfrey sense 1
bacon : a side of a pig cured and smoked
baconer : bacon hog
Baconian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Francis Bacon or his doctrines
Baconianism : Baconian philosophy or scientific method
Baconism :  baconianism
baconweed : lamb's-quarters sense 1
Bacopa : a genus of chiefly tropical herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with opposite leaves and small solitary flowers
bacteremia : the presence of bacteria in the blood
bacteria : bacterium
Bacteriaceae : a large family of rod-shaped usually gram-negative bacteria (order Bacillales) that produce no spores and have a complex metabolism utilizing amino acids and generally carbohydrates
bacterial : of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
bacterially : of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
bactericidal : destroying bacteria
bactericide : destroying bacteria
bactericidin : a bactericidal antibody
bacterid : a skin eruption associated with bacterial infection  — compare id entry 2
bacterin : a suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine
bacteriocyte : a modified fat cell occurring in the fat body of certain insects and containing groups of bacterium-shaped rods that are believed to be symbiotic bacteria  — compare mycetocyte
bacteriogenic : caused by bacteria
bacteriogenous : caused by bacteria
bacteriologic : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
bacteriological : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
bacteriologically : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
bacteriologist : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
bacteriology : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
bacteriolysin : an antibody that acts to destroy a bacterium
bacteriolysis : destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells
bacteriolytic : destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells
bacteriophage : a virus that infects bacteria
bacteriophagy : a virus that infects bacteria
bacterioprotein : a protein present in bacteria
bacteriopurpurin : a red coloring matter present in some bacteria that has the power of reducing highly oxidized compounds by absorption of certain rays of light
bacterioscopic : of, belonging to, or involving bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy : microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria
bacteriosis : any bacterial disease of plants
bacteriostasis : inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destruction
bacteriostat : an agent that causes bacteriostasis
bacteriostatic : an agent that causes bacteriostasis
bacteriotherapeutic : the treatment of disease by the use of bacteria or their products
bacteriotherapy : the treatment of disease by the use of bacteria or their products
bacteriotoxin : a specific substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria growth
bacteriotropic : directed toward bacteria or affecting them in a specific way
bacteriotropin : any of certain constituents (probably antibodies) of serum that unite with bacteria and make them more susceptible to phagocytosis
bacteritic : showing the presence of or caused by bacteria
bacterium : any of a domain (Bacteria) (see domain sense 8) of chiefly round, spiral, or rod-shaped single-celled prokaryotic microorganisms that typically live in soil, water, organic matter, or the bodies of plants and animals, that make their own food especially from sunlight or are saprophytic or parasitic, are often motile by means of flagella, reproduce especially by binary fission, and include many important pathogens
bacteriuria : the presence of bacteria in the urine
bacterization : to subject to bacterial action
bacterize : to subject to bacterial action
bacteroid : an irregularly shaped form of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium (such as a rhizobium) found especially in root nodules of legumes
bacteroidal : a peritoneal or coelomic cell in certain invertebrates that is packed with rodlike inclusions thought by some to be bacterial symbionts and by others excretory products
Bacteroides : a genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria that belong to the family Bacteroidaceae, that have rounded ends, produce no endospores and no pigment, and that occur usually in the normal intestinal flora
Bactrian ancient country of southwestern Asia between the Hindu Kush and the Oxus River; capital Bactra  — see balkh
Bactris : a large genus of tropical American pinnate-leaved usually spiny palms (family Palmae) with small fruit consisting of a fibrous pulp enclosing a hard, mostly oily, and sometimes edible nut
Bactrites : a genus of Devonian ammonoids with straight tapering shells and simple sutures
bactriticone : a straight ammonoid with simple sutures corresponding to the orthoceracone among the nautiloids
bactritoid : a genus of Devonian ammonoids with straight tapering shells and simple sutures
bacula : a slender bone reinforcing the penis in many mammals
baculiform : shaped like a rod
baculite : an ammonoid of the genus Baculites
Baculites : a genus of extinct Cretaceous ammonoids having the shell straight like a tapering rod
baculitic : a genus of extinct Cretaceous ammonoids having the shell straight like a tapering rod
baculiticone : any ammonoid (such as a baculite) with a straight shell
baculoid : a genus of extinct Cretaceous ammonoids having the shell straight like a tapering rod
baculum : argument to the cudgel : appeal to force
baculus : a staff regarded as symbolic of authority (such as the pastoral staff of a bishop)
bacury : a tropical South American timber tree (Platonia insignis) valued for its yellowish brown wood and for its pleasantly perfumed edible fruits which yield an oil used in soapmaking
bad : failing to reach an acceptable standard : poor
Badaga : a Dravidian agricultural people of southern India
badan : a Siberian plant of the genus Saxifraga (S. crassifolia) with roots that are used as a tanning material
Badarian : of or belonging to an Egyptian predynastic neolithic culture dated about 5000 b.c. and characterized by fine handmade pottery (such as black beakers with incised designs in white), flint tools, and polished stone axes
baddeleyite : a mineral ZrO2 consisting of zirconium oxide occurring in colorless, yellow, brown, or black tabular crystals
badderlocks : a large brownish black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) often eaten as a vegetable in Europe
baddish : somewhat bad : inferior
badenite : a mineral consisting of cobalt, nickel, and iron bismuth-arsenide and occurring in metallic steel-gray masses
badge : a device or token especially of membership in a society or group
badger : any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
badgeringly : in a badgering manner
badian : the carminative fruit of the Chinese anise resembling true anise in flavor
badigeon : a cement or paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone) used to fill holes or cover defects in wood or stone
badinage : playful repartee : banter
badland : a region marked by intricate erosional sculpturing, scanty vegetation, and fantastically formed hills
badlands barren region east of the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota marked by steep hills, deep gullies, and other features of geologic interest and partly preserved in Badlands National Park
badly : in a bad manner
badminton : a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net
badness : failing to reach an acceptable standard : poor
bae : sweetheart, baby
Baedeker : guidebook
Baeria : a genus of annual herbs (family Compositae) having opposite hairy leaves and showy yellow flowers  — see gold fields
baetuli : a roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin
baetulus : a roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin
baetyl : a roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin
baetylic : a roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin
baetylus : a roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin
bafaro : a stonebass (Polyprion americanus)
baff : blow, stroke, thud
baffle : to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
bafflement : to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
baffler : to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
baffling : extremely confusing or difficult to understand
bafflingly : to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
baffy : a short wooden golf club with a deeply lofted face
baft : abaft, astern
bag : a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: such as
bagani : magani
bagasse : plant residue (as of sugarcane or grapes) left after a product (such as juice) has been extracted
bagatelle : trifle sense 1
Bagdad :  oriental sore
Bagdi : a member of a numerous caste of field laborers of Bengal
bagel : a firm doughnut-shaped roll traditionally made by boiling and then baking
bagful : as much or as many as a bag will hold
baggage : suitcases, trunks, and personal belongings of travelers : luggage
baggageman : a railroad employee who is in charge of the checked baggage of passengers during the run of a train and unloads it at the proper destination
baggagemaster : a railroad employee in charge of a baggage car or baggage train
baggala : a 2-masted trading vessel used in the Indian ocean
bagged : a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: such as
bagger : a person or device that bags something
baggie : a usually small, clear plastic bag
baggily : loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag
bagginess : loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag
bagging : material (such as cloth) for bags
baggit : a female salmon just after spawning
baggy : loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag
baghouse : a device or facility in which particulates are removed from a stream of exhaust gases (as from a blast furnace) as the stream passes through a large cloth bag
Bagirmi : a people living southeast of Lake Chad in the central Sudan
bagleaves : orpine
bagman : traveling salesman
bagnio : prison
bago town northeast of Yangon (Rangoon) in Myanmar (Burma) possibly dating to the 6th century a.d. and historically serving as a capital
Bagobo : a predominantly pagan people inhabiting southern Mindanao, Philippines
bagpipe : a wind instrument consisting of a reed melody pipe and from one to five drones with air supplied continuously either by a bag with valve-stopped mouth tube or by bellows
bagpiper : a wind instrument consisting of a reed melody pipe and from one to five drones with air supplied continuously either by a bag with valve-stopped mouth tube or by bellows
bagpipes : a wind instrument consisting of a reed melody pipe and from one to five drones with air supplied continuously either by a bag with valve-stopped mouth tube or by bellows
bagre : any of various catfishes especially of Spanish-American waters
bagreef : the lower reef of fore-and-aft sails
baguette : a gem having the shape of a narrow rectangle
bagwig : an 18th century wig with the back hair enclosed in a small silk bag
bagworm : any of a family (Psychidae) of moths with wingless females and plant-feeding larvae that live in a silk case covered with plant debris
bagwyn : a fabulous beast like an antelope but having a goat's horns and a horse's tail
Bahaism : an adherent of a religious movement originating in Iran in the 19th century and emphasizing the spiritual unity of humankind
Bahaist : an adherent of a religious movement originating in Iran in the 19th century and emphasizing the spiritual unity of humankind
Bahama : of or from the Bahamas
Bahamian islands in the Atlantic southeast of Florida; an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1973; capital Nassau area 5359 square miles (13,880 square kilometers), population 332,600  — see turks and caicos
bahar : azadi
Bahaullah Mīrzā Ḥoseyn Alī Nūrī 1817–1892 Persian founder of the Bahā'ī faith
bahera : an important East Indian tree (Terminalia bellerica) yielding an oil from its seed kernels, a dye and tanning extract from its fruits, and a gum from its bark  — compare myrobalan
baht : the basic monetary unit of Thailand  — see Money Table
bahur : a young unmarried man : youth
bahut : a chest or cabinet
bahuvrihi : a class of compound words whose meanings follow the formula “(one) having a B that is A” where A stands for the first constituent of the compound and B for the second
Baianism : the doctrine of Baius according to which divine grace is neither gratuitous nor truly necessary, human nature and actions are essentially evil through original sin, human will is not really free, and the sacraments have a highly limited purpose and efficacy
Baidya : a member of a high caste of eastern Bengal traditionally made up of physicians
Baiera : a genus of fossil gymnosperms (family Ginkgoaceae) that are known from the Trias to the Lower Cretaceous and are considered by some paleobotanists to be ancestors of the fossil and surviving ginkgoes
baikalite : a dark green variety of hedenbergite
baikerinite : a tarry hydrocarbon constituting about one third of baikerite
baikerite : a mineral wax apparently a mixture of ozokerite with other tarry, waxy, and resinous hydrocarbons
bail : a container used to remove water from a boat
bailable : a container used to remove water from a boat
bailee : the person to whom personal property is bailed
bailer : a device used to bail out a boat
bailey : the outer wall of a castle or any of several walls surrounding the keep
bailie : bailiff
bailiery : the jurisdiction of a bailie
bailiff : an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions
bailiffry : the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff : bailiwick
bailiffship : an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions
bailiwick : the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff (see bailiff sense 1a)
bailliage : a bailli's bailiwick
bailment : the act of bailing a person or personal property
bailor : a person who delivers personal property to another in trust
bailpiece : a certificate formerly issued to the surety attesting the surety's act of offering bail
bailsman : one who gives bail for another
bain Alexander 1818–1903 Scottish psychologist
Baining : a Papuan people of New Britain
baioc : a minor billon or copper coin of the former Papal States equal to ¹/₁₀₀scudo
baiocchi : a minor billon or copper coin of the former Papal States equal to ¹/₁₀₀scudo
baiocco : a minor billon or copper coin of the former Papal States equal to ¹/₁₀₀scudo
Bairam : either or both of two Islamic festivals held after Ramadan
bairn : child
bairnie : a small child
bairnish : childish
bairnly : childish
bairnteam : brood, offspring
bairntime : brood, offspring
Baisakh : a month of the Hindu year
bait : to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
baiter : to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
baith : both
baittle : rich, nourishing
baize : a coarse woolen or cotton fabric napped to imitate felt
bajada : a steep curved descending road or trail
bajan : a native or inhabitant of Barbados
Bajau : a Malay people inhabiting coastal regions of Borneo and the southern Philippines
bajra : pearl millet sense 1
bajree : pearl millet sense 1
bajri : pearl millet sense 1
baka : a Japanese rocket-propelled bomb-carrying airplane guided by a suicide pilot and used in World War II
bake : to cook by dry heat especially in an oven
bakeboard : a board on which dough is kneaded or rolled
baked : under the influence of a drug and especially marijuana : stoned sense 2
bakehouse : bakery
baker James Addison 1930–     U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)
bakerite : a variety of the mineral datolite occurring in white fine-grained masses resembling marble, containing boron in place of some of the silicon, and having the probable formula CaB4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3.H2O (hardness 4.5)
bakery : a place for baking or selling baked goods
bakeshop : bakery
bakestone : a flat piece of stone or iron formerly used for baking (as of scones, cakes, or tarts)
Bakhtiari : a nomadic people ranging between Isfahan and Kermanshah, Iran
bakie : a square wooden vessel
baking : to cook by dry heat especially in an oven
Bakshaish : a semiantique or antique Persian carpet with usually angular designs
baksheesh : payment (such as a tip or bribe) to expedite service
baktun : a period of 400 tuns in the Maya calendar  — compare katun, pictun
Baku city and port on the Caspian Sea; capital of Azerbaijan population 1,150,000
baku city and port on the Caspian Sea; capital of Azerbaijan population 1,150,000
bakula :  spanish cherry
Bakuninism : a doctrine of revolutionary anarchism
Bakuninist : an advocate of Bakuninism
bakupari : a Brazilian tree (Rheedia brasiliensis) of the family Guttiferae with an edible fruit having snow-white slightly acid pulp
Bal balance
bal balance
Bala : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Ordovician
Balaam : an Old Testament prophet who is reproached by the ass he is riding and rebuked by God's angel while on the way to meet with an enemy of Israel
balaclava : a knit cap for the head and neck
baladine : a professional dancer especially in a troupe of street entertainers
Balaena : the genus consisting of the Greenland whale  — compare right whale
Balaenicipites : a suborder of Ciconiiformes constituted by the shoebill
balaenid : a whale of the family Balaenidae
Balaenidae : a family of whales comprising the right whales and extinct related forms
balaenoid : whalebone whale
balaenoidean : whalebone whale
Balaenoptera : a genus (the type of the family Balaenopteridae) of whalebone whales that comprises the rorquals
Balaenopteridae : a family of whalebone whales that comprise the rorquals and humpbacks and are distinguished from the right whales by the dorsal fin, gular folds, and short whalebone
balafo : a West African xylophone with gourd resonators
balaghat : tableland above mountain passes
Balaklava village southeast of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula in southeastern Europe
balalaika : a usually 3-stringed instrument of Russian origin with a triangular body played by plucking or strumming
Balan : glans penis
balance : physical equilibrium
balanced : being in a state of balance : having different parts or elements properly or effectively arranged, proportioned, regulated, considered, etc.
balancelle : a Mediterranean coasting and fishing boat with a single lateen sail
balancer : one that balances
balancing : physical equilibrium
balangay : a large swift canoe or boat of the Philippines
balanic : of or relating to the glans of the penis or of the clitoris
balanid : of or relating to the genus Balanus
Balanidae : a family of highly evolved sessile barnacles comprising the acorn barnacles
balanite : a fossil balanoid shell
Balanites : a small genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Zygophyllaceae distinguished by the one-seeded drupe
balanitis : inflammation of the glans penis
Balanoglossus : a genus of marine burrowing wormlike animals that because of certain vertebratelike characters are not usually classed as chordates and made with certain closely related forms (such as Dolichoglossus) to constitute an order (Enteropneusta) of the Hemichorda
balanoid : of or relating to the acorn barnacles
Balanophora : a genus (typifying the family Balanophoraceae) of Asian parasitic plants having pistillate flowers without perianth and with one pistil
Balanophoraceae : a family of yellow or red tropical root parasitic dicotyledonous plants related to and sometimes included among the Santalales
balanophoraceous : a family of yellow or red tropical root parasitic dicotyledonous plants related to and sometimes included among the Santalales
balanophore : of or relating to the Balanophoraceae
balanoposthitis : inflammation of the glans penis and of the foreskin
balanopreputial : relating to or situated near the glans penis and the foreskin
Balanops : a small genus (constituting the family Balanopsidaceae and order Balanopsidales) of tall little-known Australian dicotyledonous trees having large simple leaves, flowers in catkins, and a nutlike fruit enclosed in an involucre
Balanta : a Sudanese people of French Senegal and Angola
Balante : a Sudanese people of French Senegal and Angola
balantidial : a genus of large parasitic ciliate protozoans (order Heterotricha) including one (B. coli) that infests the intestines of some mammals and especially swine and may cause a chronic ulcerative dysentery in humans
balantidiasis : infection with or disease caused by protozoans of the genus Balantidium
balantidic : a genus of large parasitic ciliate protozoans (order Heterotricha) including one (B. coli) that infests the intestines of some mammals and especially swine and may cause a chronic ulcerative dysentery in humans
balantidiosis : infection with or disease caused by protozoans of the genus Balantidium
Balantidium : a genus of large parasitic ciliate protozoans (order Heterotricha) including one (B. coli) that infests the intestines of some mammals and especially swine and may cause a chronic ulcerative dysentery in humans
Balanus : a very large genus (the type of the family Balanidae) of barnacles comprising the sessile acorn barnacles and including littoral and deepwater forms some of which cause destructive fouling of ships and of underwater cables
Balao : halfbeak
balao : halfbeak
balas : a ruby spinel of a pale rose-red or orange
balata : the dried latex of a tropical American tree (genus Manilkara and especially M. bidentata) of the sapodilla family that is similar to gutta-percha and is used especially in belting and golf balls
balatong : mung bean
balaustre : either of two South American timber trees (Centrolobium robustum or C. paraense) with yellowish brown to purplish or rose-colored glossy wood
Balawa : a division of the Andamanese
balboa : the traditional basic monetary unit of Panama  — see Money Table
balbriggan : a knitted cotton fabric used especially for underwear or hosiery
balconet : a railing or balustrade on the outside of a window and in the form of a balcony
balconied : a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a parapet or railing
balcony : a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a parapet or railing
bald : lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)
baldachin : a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object
baldachino : a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object
baldcrown : baldpate sense 2
balder : the son of Odin and Frigga and Norse god of light and peace slain through the trickery of Loki by a mistletoe sprig
balderdash : nonsense
baldhead : a bald-headed person
Baldie : a small double-ended fishing boat used on the east coast of Scotland
baldish : lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)
baldly : lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)
baldmoney : any of several gentians (especially Gentiana amarella)
baldness : lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)
baldpate : baldhead
baldrib : a lean piece of pork cut from nearer the rump than the sparerib
baldric : an often ornamented belt worn over one shoulder to support a sword or bugle
Baldwin James 1924–1987 American writer
baldy : one that is bald
bale : great evil
Balearic : of or relating to the Balearic Islands
Balearica : the genus comprising the crowned cranes
baleen : a horny keratinous substance found in two rows of transverse plates which hang down from the upper jaws of baleen whales
balefire : an outdoor fire often used as a signal fire
baleful : deadly or pernicious in influence
balefully : deadly or pernicious in influence
balefulness : deadly or pernicious in influence
baleless : being without a bale
baler : great evil
balete : any of several Philippine figs with aerial roots (such as Ficus indica and F. palawanensis) used for rope making
Bali island of Indonesia off eastern Java area 2147 square miles (5582 square kilometers), population 3,890,757
bali island of Indonesia off eastern Java area 2147 square miles (5582 square kilometers), population 3,890,757
balibago : majagua sense a
Balija : a member of a numerous caste of traders of Madras and Madhya Pradesh states, India
Balinese : a native or inhabitant of Bali
balinger : a small British seagoing ship of the 15th to 17th centuries
balisaur : hog-nosed badger
Balistes : the type genus of Balistidae
balistid : of or relating to the family Balistidae
Balistidae : a family of long-snouted small-eyed marine fishes having a deep compressed body and rough spinose scales, comprising the triggerfishes and sometimes the filefishes, and a few related forms consisting a suborder of Plectognathi
balistraria : a narrow often cruciform opening in a wall (such as a tower or fortress) for discharging arrows (as from a crossbow)
balk : to refuse abruptly
Balkan : of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula, the Balkan Mountains, or the people of Balkan States
Balkanic : of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula, the Balkan Mountains, or the people of Balkan States
Balkanization : to break up (a region, a group, etc.) into smaller and often hostile units
Balkanize : to break up (a region, a group, etc.) into smaller and often hostile units
Balkar : one of a Turkic people of the Russian Caucasus Mountains
balker : to refuse abruptly
balkingly : in a balking manner
balky : refusing or likely to refuse to proceed, act, or function as directed or expected
ball : a round or roundish body or mass: such as
ballad : a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing
ballade : a fixed verse form consisting usually of three stanzas with recurrent rhymes, an envoi, and an identical refrain for each part
balladeer : a singer of ballads
balladeroyal : a ballade having its stanzas usually in rhyme royal
balladic : a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing
balladist : a person who writes or sings ballads
balladmonger : a seller or composer of ballads
balladmongering : the selling or composing of ballads
balladry : the composing or performing of ballads
ballahoo : a schooner of Bermuda and the West Indies having its foremast raking forward and mainmast aft
ballam : a canoe of the Malabar coast
ballan : a European wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
ballant : ballad
ballast : a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
ballastage : a toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor
ballasting : a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
ballata : a medieval Italian song accompanied by or alternated with dancing and having stanzas and refrain alternating
ballate : a medieval Italian song accompanied by or alternated with dancing and having stanzas and refrain alternating
balled : a round or roundish body or mass: such as
baller : an implement for shaping food into a ball or removing a core
ballerina : a woman who is a ballet dancer : danseuse
ballet : a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere
balletic : a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere
balletomane : a devotee of ballet
balli : any of several timber trees of the genera Nectandra, Ocotea and Aniba of northern South America with yellowish or brown wood
ballista : an ancient military engine often in the form of a crossbow for hurling large missiles
ballistae : an ancient military engine often in the form of a crossbow for hurling large missiles
ballistic : extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild
ballistically : extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild
ballistician : an authority on or one versed in ballistics
ballistics : the science of the motion of projectiles in flight
Ballistite : a smokeless powder consisting essentially of soluble cellulose nitrates and nitroglycerin approximately in equal parts
ballistocardiograph : a device for measuring the amount of blood passing through the heart in a specified time by recording the recoil movements of the body that result from contraction of the heart muscle in ejecting blood from the ventricles
ballium : bailey
ballogan : nipplewort
ballonet : a compartment of variable volume within the interior of a balloon or airship used to control ascent and descent
balloon : a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas: such as
ballooner : balloon sail
balloonfish : puffer fish
balloonflower : a perennial Asian herb (Platycodon grandiflorus) cultivated for its star-shaped flowers which open from buds resembling balloons
ballooning : the act or sport of riding in a balloon
balloonist : a person who operates or rides in a balloon
ballot : a small ball used in secret voting
Ballota : a genus of plants (family Labiatae) having small bracteate flowers in axillary clusters  — see black horehound
ballotade : a forward leap performed by a horse trained in manège in which fore and hind legs are gathered under the body and the hind hoofs are turned outward so that the shoes are visible
ballotage : a second ballot taken to decide between the two or three highest candidates when no candidate receives a majority of the votes on the first ballot
balloter : a small ball used in secret voting
balloting : an act or process of voting
ballottement : a sharp upward pushing against the uterine wall with a finger inserted into the vagina for diagnosing pregnancy by feeling the return impact of the displaced fetus
ballow : cudgel, stick
ballplayer : a person who plays ball
ballroom : a large room used for dances
ballstock : the handle on a printer's ink ball
ballup : to make a mess of : confuse, muddle
ballyhack : hell, hades, perdition
ballyhoo : a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk
balm : a balsamic (see balsamic sense 1) resin
balmacaan : a loose single-breasted overcoat usually having raglan sleeves and a short turnover collar
balmily : having the qualities of balm : soothing
balminess : having the qualities of balm : soothing
balmony : a turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
Balmoral : a laced boot or shoe
balmy : having the qualities of balm : soothing
balneal : of or relating to a bath, bathing, or a bathroom
balneary : of or relating to a bath, bathing, or a bathroom
balneation : the act or action of bathing
balneologic : of or relating to balneology
balneological : of or relating to balneology
balneologist : an expert in balneology
balneology : the science of the therapeutic use of baths
balneotherapeutics : balneotherapy
balneotherapy : the treatment of disease by baths
Baloghia : a small genus of Australasian trees and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with opposite-stalked leaves and small dioecious flowers  — see bloodwood sense a(2)
baloney : a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork
baloo : lullaby
Balopticon : a projector that utilizes reflected light for projecting the images of opaque objects
balow : lullaby
balsa : a small raft or boat
balsam : an aromatic and usually oily and resinous substance flowing from various plants
balsamic : of, relating to, yielding, or containing balsam
balsamiferous : producing balsam
balsamina : garden balsam
Balsaminaceae : a family of plants (order Geraniales) distinguished from members of the Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers  — see impatiens
balsaminaceous : a family of plants (order Geraniales) distinguished from members of the Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers  — see impatiens
balsamine : garden balsam
balsamo :  balsam of tolu
balsamroot : a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza
balsamum : balsam
balsamweed : either of two fragrant American everlastings (Gnaphalium macounii and G. obtusifolium)
balsamy : like balsam (as in fragrance)
Balt : a native or inhabitant of Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia
baltei : an ancient Roman belt or baldric
balter : to dance or tread clumsily
balteus : an ancient Roman belt or baldric
Balti : a Tibeto-Burman language of northern Kashmir
Baltic : of or relating to the Baltic Sea or to the states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
Baltimore David 1938–     American microbiologist
Baltimorean David 1938–     American microbiologist
Baltis : a Tibeto-Burman language of northern Kashmir
Baluchi : a member of an Indo-Iranian people of Baluchistan
Baluchistan arid region of southern Asia bordering on the Arabian Sea in southwestern Pakistan and southeastern Iran south and southwest of Afghanistan
baluchithere : baluchitherium sense 2
baluchitheria : a genus of very large Oligocene mammals related to the rhinoceros the remains of which are found in central Asia
Baluchitherium : a genus of very large Oligocene mammals related to the rhinoceros the remains of which are found in central Asia
baluchitherium : a genus of very large Oligocene mammals related to the rhinoceros the remains of which are found in central Asia
Baluga : a member of an indigenous people of central Luzon
baluster : an object or vertical member (such as the leg of a table, a round in a chair back, or the stem of a glass) having a vaselike or turned outline
balustrade : a row of balusters topped by a rail
balustraded : a row of balusters topped by a rail
balustrading : the architectural members that constitute a balustrade
balut : a food in the Philippines consisting of duck eggs incubated almost to the point of hatching and then boiled
Balzacian Honoré de 1799–1850 French novelist
bam : a sudden loud noise
Bambara : a member of an African people of the upper Niger
bambini : a representation of the infant Christ
bambino : a representation of the infant Christ
bamboo : any of various woody or arborescent grasses (as of the genera Bambusa, Arundinaria, and Dendrocalamus of the subfamily Bambusoideae) of tropical and temperate regions having hollow stems, thick rhizomes, and shoots that are used for food
bamboozle : to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe, hoodwink
bamboozlement : to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe, hoodwink
bamboula : a primitive drum used by inhabitants of western Africa and the West Indies especially in voodoo ceremonies and incantations
Bambusa : a genus (tribe Bambuseae) comprising typical bamboos that are woody or arborescent grasses native to the warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and South America sometimes attaining a height of 120 feet, growing in clumps, and having spikelets bearing several flowers
Bambuseae : a tribe of the family Gramineae comprising the bamboos and being characterized by perennial usually rhizomatous rootstocks that send up numerous culms which typically form clumps but are sometimes solitary or climbing
Ban : to prohibit especially by legal means
ban : to prohibit especially by legal means
banaba island in the western Pacific east-southeast of Nauru; belongs to Kiribati area over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers), population 284
banak : any of several Central American timber trees of the genus Virola (especially V. merendonia) extensively shipped from British Honduras
banal : lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
banality : something that lacks originality, freshness, or novelty : something banal : commonplace
banally : lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
banana : an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind
banat region of southeast central Europe in the Danube basin between the Tisza River and the Mures River and the Transylvanian Alps; once entirely in Hungary, divided 1919 between Serbia and Romania
banausic : relating to or concerned with earning a living
banc : the bench on which the judges of a court sit
banca : a small boat found in Pacific waters especially around the Philippines
bancal : a large tree (Nauclea orientalis) of the family Rubiaceae that has rather soft straight-grained yellow to orange wood which is used locally for cabinetwork and construction
banco : issued or used by a bank at the time of a depreciated government currency
band : something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement
Banda : a thatched house of central Africa
banda : a thatched house of central Africa
bandage : a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds
bandager : a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds
bandaite : a siliceous often quartz-bearing basalt of andesitic texture with labradorite as its feldspar
bandaka : okra
bandalore : a toy with an automatically winding cord by which it is brought back to the hand when thrown
bandanna : a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief
bandannaed : covered with a bandanna
bandar city and port on the Bay of Bengal in the southeastern India state of Andhra Pradesh population 170,000
bandarlog : a vacuous, chattering person
bandbox : a usually cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood for holding light articles of attire
bande breaking and entering
bandeau : a fillet or band especially for the hair
banded : having or marked with bands
bandelet : a little band or flat molding about a column
bander : something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement
banderole : a long narrow forked flag or streamer
bandersnatch : a wildly grotesque or bizarre individual
bandfish : ribbonfish sense 1b
bandicoot : any of several very large rats (genera Bandicota and Nesokia) of southern Asia destructive to crops
bandie : stickleback
banding : something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement
bandit : an outlaw who lives by plunder
banditry : an outlaw who lives by plunder
banditti : an outlaw who lives by plunder
bandless : being without a band
bandmaster : bandleader
bandog : a dog kept tied to serve as a watchdog or because of its ferocity
bandoleer : a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (such as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress
bandonion : an accordion popular in South America having buttons for both treble and bass notes with each bass button representing or sounding a single note not a chord
bandore : a bass stringed instrument resembling a guitar
bandsman : a member of a musical band
bandstand : a usually roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors
bandstring : one of a pair of strings for fastening a 16th century ruff or a 17th century collar
bandy : to discuss lightly or banteringly
bandyman : a driver of a bandy
bane : a source of harm or ruin : curse
baneberry : any of several perennial herbs (genus Actaea) of the buttercup family having acrid poisonous berries
baneful : productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful
banefully : productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful
banewort : belladonna sense 1
Banff former county of northeastern Scotland; capital Banff
bang : to strike sharply : bump
banga : a large spherical baked-clay water jar of the Philippines
bangalay : bastard mahogany sense 1a(1)
bangalow : either of two Australian palms (Auchontophoenix alexandrae and A. cunninghamii) cultivated for their tall erect form and pinnate foliage and having a terminal bud that is sometimes used as food
Bangash : a Pashtun people in the Punjab
bangboard : an extra sidepiece mounted above the far sideboard of a wagon from which the ears of corn tossed by a husker rebound into the wagon
bange : to lounge about : loaf
banger : sausage
banghy : a shoulder yoke for carrying loads
Bangiaceae : a family of chiefly marine red algae (order Bangiales) having a simple unbranched mostly thin or membranaceous thallus with a single stellate axile chromatophore in each cell and no pits in the cell walls
bangiaceous : a family of chiefly marine red algae (order Bangiales) having a simple unbranched mostly thin or membranaceous thallus with a single stellate axile chromatophore in each cell and no pits in the cell walls
Bangiales : an order of red algae usually considered coextensive with the subclass Bangioideae
banging : to strike sharply : bump
bangkok : a hat woven of fine palm fiber in the Philippines
bangle : a stiff usually ornamental bracelet or anklet slipped or clasped on
bangster : bully, roughneck
bangtail : racehorse
banig : petate
banish : to require by authority to leave a country
banisher : to require by authority to leave a country
banishment : to require by authority to leave a country
banister : a handrail with its supporting posts
Baniva : an Arawakan people of the upper Orinoco and Río Negro, Venezuela and Colombia
baniwa : an Arawakan people of the upper Orinoco and Río Negro, Venezuela and Colombia
banjo : a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
banjoist : a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
banjorine : a banjo with a short neck, tuned a fourth higher than the common banjo
bank : a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
bankable : acceptable to or at a bank
bankbook : the depositor's book in which a bank records deposits and withdrawals : passbook
banked : a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
banker : one that engages in the business of banking
banket : the auriferous conglomerate rock of the Transvaal
bankfull : full to the top of the banks
banking : the business of a bank or a banker
bankman : a compositor or apprentice who works at a stand on which type matter in galleys is corrected and prepared for makeup
bankrupt : a debtor (such as an individual or an organization) whose property is subject to voluntary or involuntary administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors
bankruptcy : the quality or state of being bankrupt
bankshall : warehouse
Banksia : any of a genus (Banksia) of Australian evergreen trees or shrubs of the protea family with alternate leathery leaves and flowers in dense cylindrical heads
Banksian : jack pine sense 1
bankside : the slope of a bank especially of a stream
banksman : an overseer at the bank of a mine drift
banner : a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard (see standard entry 1 sense 1)
bannered : a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard (see standard entry 1 sense 1)
banneret : a knight leading his vassals into the field under his own banner
bannerless : lacking a banner
bannerman : standard-bearer
bannerol : banderole
banning city in southern California east-southeast of Riverside population 29,603
bannister : a handrail with its supporting posts
Bannock : a usually unleavened flat bread or biscuit made with oatmeal or barley meal
bannock : a usually unleavened flat bread or biscuit made with oatmeal or barley meal
Bannockburn town in central Scotland south-southeast of Stirling population 6979
banns : public announcement especially in church of a proposed marriage
bannut :  english walnut
banovina : a former administrative subdivision of Yugoslavia
banquet : a sumptuous feast
banqueteer : banqueter sense 2
banqueter : a sumptuous feast
banquette : a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns
bansalague : a large tree (Mimusops parvifolia) of the Philippines and southwest Pacific area that produces an edible fruit and a very dense fine-grained wood that is reddish or reddish white in color
banshee : a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die
banstickle : three-spined stickleback
bant : to practice banting : diet
Bantam : any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds
bantam : any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds
bantamize : to cause (a breed of fowls) to become bantam or to produce a bantam strain
bantamweight : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs  — compare featherweight, flyweight
bantay : a guard or sentinel
bantayan : lookout, signal tower
banteng : a wild ox (Bos javanicus synonym B. banteng) of southeastern Asia sometimes domesticated for use as a draft animal or for its meat
banter : to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
banterer : to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
banteringly : to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
bantling : a very young child
Bantoid : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bantu people
Bantu : a family of Niger-Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa
banty : bantam
banuyo : a Philippine timber tree (Wallaceodendron celebicum) of the family Leguminosae
banxring : tree shrew
banyan : a large fig tree (Ficus benghalensis) native to India and Pakistan that starts as an epiphyte and has spreading branches which send out aerial roots that grow down to the ground and form secondary trunks around the host tree
banzai : a Japanese cheer or war cry
baobab : a broad-trunked tropical tree (Adansonia digitata) of the silk-cotton family that is native to Africa and has an edible acidic fruit resembling a gourd and bark used in making paper, cloth, and rope
bap : a small bun or roll
Baphia : a small genus of trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) native to tropical Africa and Madagascar having unifoliolate leaves and bracteolate flowers with a sheathing calyx and 10 free stamens  — see camwood
Baphometic : of or relating to the idol Baphomet
Baptisia : any of a genus (Baptisia) of North American plants of the legume family having showy papilionaceous flowers similar in form to those of the pea plant
baptism : a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community
baptismal : a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community
baptismally : a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community
Baptist : one that baptizes
baptistery : a part of a church or formerly a separate building used for baptism
baptistic : of or relating to Baptists
baptize : to administer baptism (see baptism sense 1) to
baptizer : to administer baptism (see baptism sense 1) to
Baptornis : a genus of swimming birds from the Cretaceous of Kansas that is imperfectly known but probably related to Hesperornis
bar : a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
barabara : a sod or turf hut of northern Siberia or of Alaska
barabora : a sod or turf hut of northern Siberia or of Alaska
baragnosis : loss of barognosis
baragouin : outlandish unintelligible speech : jargon
Baraithas : a traditional Jewish interpretation or statement of biblical law dating from the tannaitic period but not included in the Mishnah
barajillo : a Central American perennial herb (Desmodium rensoni) used as forage
barangay : a unit of administration in Philippine society consisting of from 50 to 100 families under a headman
barasingha : swamp deer
barathea : a fabric that has a broken rib weave and a pebbly texture and that is made of silk, worsted, or synthetic fiber or a combination of these
barathra : a bottomless pit or abyss : hell
barathrum : a bottomless pit or abyss : hell
barb : a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
Barbacoa : a Chibchan people of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia
Barbacoan : a Chibchan people of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia
Barbadian island of the British West Indies in the Lesser Antilles east of the Windward group; a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1966; capital Bridgetown area 166 square miles (430 square kilometers), population 293,100
Barbados island of the British West Indies in the Lesser Antilles east of the Windward group; a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1966; capital Bridgetown area 166 square miles (430 square kilometers), population 293,100
barbaloin : a yellow crystalline compound C20H18O9 isolated from aloin
Barbara city on Santa Barbara Channel in southern California population 88,410
Barbarea : a small genus of yellow-flowered sometimes weedy biennial or perennial herbs (family Cruciferae) of the north temperate zone having lyrate or pinnatifid lower leaves and clasping stem leaves and basal rosettes of leaves that overwinter  — see winter cress
barbaresque : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Barbary Coast
Barbarian : a person from an alien land, culture, or group believed to be inferior, uncivilized, or violent
barbarian : a person from an alien land, culture, or group believed to be inferior, uncivilized, or violent
barbarianism : a person from an alien land, culture, or group believed to be inferior, uncivilized, or violent
barbaric : of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians
barbarically : of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians
barbarious : barbarous
barbarism : a barbarian or barbarous social or intellectual condition : backwardness
barbarity : barbarism
barbarization : to make barbarian or barbarous
barbarize : to make barbarian or barbarous
barbarous : uncivilized
barbarously : uncivilized
barbarousness : uncivilized
Barbary : a tailless monkey (Macaca sylvanus) of northern Africa and Gibraltar 
barbary : a tailless monkey (Macaca sylvanus) of northern Africa and Gibraltar 
barbas : a tropical American timber tree (Vitex longeracemosa) with yellowish brown lustrous wood
barbasco : wild cinnamon sense 1
barbastel : a long-eared European bat (Barbastellus barbastellus)
barbate : bearded
barbatimao : a Brazilian tree (Stryphnodendron barbatimao) of the family Mimosaceae that yields tanning material
barbe : barb entry 1 sense 2
barbecue : to roast or broil (food, such as meat) on a rack or revolving spit over or before a source of heat (such as hot coals or a gas flame)
barbed : having barbs
barbeiro : a large, black, red-spotted conenose (Panstrongylus megistus synonym Triatoma megista) of the American tropics that transmits the trypanosome causing Chagas disease
barbel : a European freshwater cyprinid fish (Barbus barbus) with four barbels on its upper jaw
barbellate : having short stiff hooked bristles or hairs
barbellula : a very small barb or bristle
barbellulate : a very small barb or bristle
barber : one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
barberfish : any of several bright red fishes of the genus Anthias (family Berycidae)
barberry : any of a genus (Berberis of the family Berberidaceae, the barberry family) of shrubs usually having spines, usually yellow flowers, and oblong red or blackish berries
barbershop : a barber's place of business
barbet : any of various often brightly colored nonpasserine tropical birds (families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae) having a stout bill bearing bristles at the base
barbette : a mound of earth or a protected platform from which guns fire over a parapet
barbican : an outer defensive work
barbicel : any of the small hook-bearing processes on a barbule of a feather  — see feather illustration
barbital : a crystalline barbiturate C8H12N2O3 used as a sedative and hypnotic often in the form of its soluble sodium salt
barbiton : an ancient Greek musical instrument resembling a lyre
barbitone : barbital
barbitos : an ancient Greek musical instrument resembling a lyre
barbiturate : a salt or ester of barbituric acid
barbituric : a synthetic crystalline acid C4H4N2O3 derived from pyrimidine
barbless : a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
barblet : a small barbel
barbone : pasteurellosis of the domestic buffalo
barbotine : slip entry 7 sense 1a
barbudo : any of several threadfins used as food
Barbula : a large genus of slender tufted mosses (family Pottiaceae) with 16 mostly long spirally twisted peristome teeth
barbule : a minute barb
barbwire : barbed wire
barcarole : a Venetian boat song usually in ⁶/₈ or ¹²/₈ time characterized by the alternation of a strong and weak beat that suggests a rowing rhythm
barcelona province of northeastern Spain in Catalonia on the Mediterranean Sea area 2986 square miles (7734 square kilometers), population 5,522,565
Barcoo :  desert sore
bard : a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
bardane : burdock sense 1a
bardash : a homosexual male : catamite
bardic : a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
bardie : a minor poet
bardiglio : an Italian marble commonly having a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins and occurring in its principal varieties in the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica
barding : a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
bardlet : poetaster
bardling : poetaster
bardo : the intermediate or astral state of the soul after death and before rebirth
Bardolater : a person who idolizes Shakespeare
Bardolatry : a person who idolizes Shakespeare
bardship : the office of or condition of a bard
bardy : bold, forward, insolent
Bare : lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering
bare : lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering
bareback : on the bare back of a horse : without a saddle
barebacked : on the bare back of a horse : without a saddle
bareboat : a boat chartered without its crew
barefaced : having the face uncovered:
barefacedly : having the face uncovered:
barefacedness : having the face uncovered:
barefit : barefoot
barefoot : with the feet bare
barefooted : with the feet bare
barehanded : to catch or retrieve (a baseball) with a bare hand
bareheaded : without a covering for the head
barely : in a meager manner : plainly
bareness : lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering
barer : lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering
baresark : berserker
baresma : barsom
baretta : a rutaceous evergreen shrub (Helietta parvifolia) of Texas with opposite trifoliolate leaves and purple flowers
barff : to protect (iron or steel) with a coating of iron oxide Fe3O4 by the Bower-Barff process
barfish : white bass sense 1
barfly : a person who spends much time in bars
bargain : an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
bargainee : the vendee in a bargain and sale
bargainer : an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
bargainor : the vendor in a bargain and sale
barge : any of various boats: such as
bargeboard : an often ornamented board that conceals roof timbers projecting over gables
bargee : bargeman
bargeman : the master or a deckhand of a barge
barger : bargeman
bargham : a horse collar
barghest : a ghost or goblin believed to portend misfortune and sometimes appearing in the shape of a large dog
Bari commune and port on the Adriatic Sea in southeastern Italy; capital of the region of Puglia population 332,143
bari commune and port on the Adriatic Sea in southeastern Italy; capital of the region of Puglia population 332,143
baria : princewood sense 1
baric : of or relating to barium
barilla : a native copper concentrate
baring Alexander 1774–1848 1st Baron
baris : a Balinese spear dance or warriors' dance with angular movements depicting a sham battle
barish Barry C(lark) 1936–     American physicist
barit : a stoloniferous marsh grass (Leersia hexandra) of the Philippines that is used as horse fodder
barite : barium sulfate occurring as a mineral
baritone : a male singing voice of medium compass between bass and tenor
barium : a silver-white metallic element of the alkaline earth metal group with atomic number 56 that is used especially in drilling fluid, as a getter in vacuum tubes, and as a contrast agent in medical imaging  — see Chemical Elements Table
bark : to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog
barkeeper : bartender
barken : to dry into a crust : encrust
barkentine : a sailing ship of three or more masts with the foremast square-rigged and the others fore-and-aft rigged
barker : one that barks
barkevikite : a mineral consisting of a velvet-black amphibole resembling arfvedsonite (specific gravity 3.43)
barkevikitic : a mineral consisting of a velvet-black amphibole resembling arfvedsonite (specific gravity 3.43)
barking : to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog
barkle : encrust, cake
barkless : marked by the absence of or inability to produce barking sounds : lacking a bark
barklyite : a magenta-colored nearly opaque variety of corundum found in Australia
barkometer : a hydrometer with a special scale for determining the strength of tanning liquor
barkpeel : to peel the bark from a tree
barkpeeler : to peel the bark from a tree
barkpeeling : to peel the bark from a tree
barky : covered with or resembling bark
barless : being without a bar
barley : a cereal grass (genus Hordeum and especially H. vulgare) having the flowers in dense spikes with long awns and three spikelets at each joint of the rachis
barleybreak : an old British group game in which one couple or player stationed in a defined area called “hell” or the “barley field” tries to catch the others as they venture into it
barleycorn : a grain of barley
barlock : a door lock consisting of a lug or lugs on the doorframe and a bar fitting into them
barlow : a sturdy inexpensive jackknife
barm : yeast formed on fermenting malt liquors
barmaid : a woman who serves liquor at a bar
barman : bartender
barmaster : a local official arbiter or judge among English miners
barmbrack : a rich currant bun or cake
Barmecidal : providing only the illusion of abundance
Barmecide : providing only the illusion of abundance
barmkin : barbican
barmote : a court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners
barmskin : a leather apron
barmy : full of froth or ferment
barn : a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment
Barnabas : a companion of the apostle Paul on his first missionary journey
Barnabite :  regular clerk of st. paul
Barnaby : June 11 Old Style, the longest day in the year 
barnacle : barnacle goose
Barnard Christiaan Neethling 1922–2001 South African surgeon
barnard Christiaan Neethling 1922–2001 South African surgeon
Barnburner : one that arouses much interest or excitement
Barney : an angry argument : altercation, row
barney : an angry argument : altercation, row
barnful : the amount or number that fills a barn
barnman : one who takes care of cows and the barn and usually does the milking
barnstorm : to tour through rural districts staging usually theatrical performances
barnstormer : to tour through rural districts staging usually theatrical performances
barnstorming : to tour through rural districts staging usually theatrical performances
barny : a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment
barnyard : a usually fenced area adjoining a barn
barocyclonometer : a form of aneroid barometer used in conjunction with a dial having adjustable arrows to determine the location and movement of a tropical cyclone
barodynamic : of or relating to barodynamics
barodynamics : mechanics applied to the behavior of heavy structures (such as bridges, dams, and mine shafts) liable to failure because of their own weight
barognosis : the perception of weight by the cutaneous and muscle senses
barogram : a barographic tracing
barograph : a recording barometer
barographic : a recording barometer
barolo : a dry red Italian wine
barometer : an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude (see altitude sense 1a)
barometric : an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude (see altitude sense 1a)
barometrically : an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude (see altitude sense 1a)
barometrograph : a self-recording barometer : barograph
barometry : an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude (see altitude sense 1a)
baron : one of a class of tenants holding his rights and title by military or other honorable service directly from a feudal superior (such as a king)
baronage : the whole body of barons or peers : nobility sense 2
baroness : the wife or widow of a baron
baronet : the holder of a rank of honor below a baron and above a knight
baronetage : baronetcy
baronetcy : the rank of a baronet
baronetical : of or belonging to a baronet or baronetcy
barong : a thick-backed thin-edged knife or sword used by the Moros
baronial : of or relating to a baron or the baronage
baronry : the domain, rank, or dignity of a baron
barony : the domain, rank, or dignity of a baron
Baroque : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
baroque : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
baroscope : an apparatus for showing that the loss of weight of an object in air equals the weight of the air displaced by it
Barosma : a genus of southern African strong-scented evergreen shrubs (family Rutaceae) from some of which buchu is obtained
barotactic : of, relating to, or being a barotaxis
barotaxis : a taxis in which pressure is the orienting stimulus
barotaxy :  barotaxis
barothermograph : an instrument for recording both pressure and temperature (as of the atmosphere)
barothermohygrograph : an instrument for automatically recording on the same sheet of paper the pressure, temperature, and humidity of the atmosphere
baroto : a dugout canoe that is larger and heavier than a banca
Barotse :  lozi
barouche : a four-wheeled carriage with a driver's seat high in front, two double seats inside facing each other, and a folding top over the back seat
barouchet : a light barouche
barra : barramundi sense 1
barrable : a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
barrabora : a sod or turf hut of northern Siberia or of Alaska
barrack : a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison
barracker : a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison
barracoon : an enclosure or barracks formerly used for temporary confinement of enslaved people or convicts
barracouta : a large elongate marine bony fish (Thyrsites atun of the family Gempylidae) used for food and caught commercially in the waters off New Zealand and southern Australia
barracuda : any of a genus (Sphyraena of the family Sphyraenidae) of elongate predaceous often large bony fishes of warm seas that includes food and sport fishes as well as some forms frequently causing ciguatera poisoning
barrage : a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
barramunda : a catadromous bony fish (Lates calcarifer of the family Centropomidae) with a greenish-bronze back and silvery sides that is found from the Persian Gulf to southern China and Australia and is valued as a sport and food fish
barramundi : a catadromous bony fish (Lates calcarifer of the family Centropomidae) with a greenish-bronze back and silvery sides that is found from the Persian Gulf to southern China and Australia and is valued as a sport and food fish
barranca : a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides
barrandite : a mineral (Fe,Al)Po4.2H2O consisting of a pale-gray hydrous phosphate of iron and aluminum belonging to the isomorphous series strengite-variscite
barras : barramundi sense 1
barrator : one who engages in barratry
barratrous : tainted with or constituting barratry
barratrously : tainted with or constituting barratry
barratry : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
barred : marked by or divided off by bars
barrel : a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter
barrelage : amount (as of beer) in barrels
barreled : a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter
barrelful : as much or as many as a barrel will hold
barrelhead : the flat end of a barrel
barren : not reproducing: such as
barrenly : not reproducing: such as
barrenness : not reproducing: such as
barrenwort : any of certain plants of the genus Epimedium having or believed to have sudorific properties: such as
barrer : a shoeworker who stitches in parallel rows across parts of shoe uppers that need to be strengthened
barret : a small cap
Barrett Amy (Vivian) Coney 1972–     American jurist
barrette : a clip or bar for holding hair in place
barretter : an early form of radio detector operating by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of electric waves
barricade : to block off or stop up with a barricade
barricado : barricade
barrico : a small cask : keg
barrier : something material that blocks or is intended to block passage
barriguda : a large Brazilian thatch palm (Iriartea ventricosa) having its trunk much swollen between the top and the ground
barrigudo : woolly monkey
barring : excluding by exception : excepting
Barringtonia : a genus of tropical trees (family Lecythidaceae) with alternate leaves often crowded toward the branch ends and large white flowers in spikes or racemes
Barrio : a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
barrio : a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
barrister : a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court  — compare solicitor
barristerial : of or relating to a barrister
barroom : a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : bar entry 1 sense 5b
barrow : mountain, mound
Barrowist : a follower of Henry Barrow, a founder of Congregationalism in England who was executed for nonconformity
barrulet : a diminutive of the bar usually half to a fourth as wide
barruly : divided into a large number of horizontal bars
Barry Jeanne Bécu 1743–1793 Comtesse du Barry mistress of Louis XV of France
barry Jeanne Bécu 1743–1793 Comtesse du Barry mistress of Louis XV of France
Barsac : a white semisweet Bordeaux wine produced near the Garonne river in the department of Gironde, France
barsom : a bundle of sacred twigs or metal rods used by priests in Zoroastrian ceremonies
Bart baronet
bartender : a person who serves drinks at a bar
bartending : a person who serves drinks at a bar
barter : to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
barterer : to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
barth John Simmons 1930–     American author
barthite : conichalcite
bartholinitis : inflammation of the Bartholin's glands
Bartholomew 1940–     Dimitrios Archontonis archbishop of Constantinople and ecumenical patriarch (1991–    )
bartizan : a small structure (such as a turret) projecting from a building and serving especially for lookout or defense
Bartlett : a pear that has yellowish-green or sometimes red skin and whitish flesh and is the principal commercially produced pear in the U.S.
Barton Clara 1821–1912 in full Clarissa Harlowe Barton founder of American Red Cross Society
barton Clara 1821–1912 in full Clarissa Harlowe Barton founder of American Red Cross Society
Bartonella : a genus of gram-negative bacteria that is the type genus of the family Bartonellaceae and includes one (B. bacilliformis) causing bartonellosis transmitted by sand flies and another (B. henselae synonym Rochalimaea henselae) causing cat scratch disease
Bartonia : mentzelia sense 2a
Bartram John 1699–1777 American botanist
Bartramia : a genus (the type of the family Bartramiaceae) of acrocarpous mosses with globular capsules which dry in ridges and folds
Bartramian : upland sandpiper
Bartsia : a small genus of partly parasitic herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) of the northern hemisphere with opposite leaves and showy irregular flowers in terminal leafy spikes  — see alpine bartsia
baru volcano 11,400 feet (3475 meters) in Panama near the border with Costa Rica
Baruch : a homiletic book included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha  — see Bible Table
cosmogonic : a theory of the origin of the universe
cosmogonical : a theory of the origin of the universe
cosmogonist : a theory of the origin of the universe
cosmogony : a theory of the origin of the universe
cosmographer : a general description of the world or of the universe
cosmographic : a general description of the world or of the universe
cosmographical : a general description of the world or of the universe
cosmographist : cosmographer
cosmography : a general description of the world or of the universe
cosmolabe : an instrument resembling the astrolabe formerly used for measuring angular distances between heavenly bodies
cosmologic : of or relating to cosmology
cosmological : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe
cosmologically : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe
cosmologist : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe
cosmology : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe
cosmoplastic : of a molding force regarded as operative in the formation of the world independently of God : world-forming
cosmopoietic : cosmos-producing : world-creating
cosmopolis : a cosmopolitan city
cosmopolitan : having wide international sophistication : worldly
cosmopolitanism : having wide international sophistication : worldly
cosmopolitanize : to make cosmopolitan
cosmopolitanly : in a cosmopolitan manner
cosmopolite : a sophisticated, widely traveled person : a cosmopolitan person
cosmopolitical : of the nature of universal polities or interests
cosmopolitism : a sophisticated, widely traveled person : a cosmopolitan person
cosmorama : an exhibition of views of various parts of the world made to appear realistic by mirrors, lenses, and illumination
cosmoramic : an exhibition of views of various parts of the world made to appear realistic by mirrors, lenses, and illumination
cosmorganic : relating to or implying an organic cosmos
cosmos : universe sense 1
cosmosophy : a body of belief or theory about the cosmos
cosmosphere : the material universe
cosmotellurian : relating to or affecting both heavens and earth
cosmotheism : ascription of divinity to the cosmos : identification of God with the world : pantheism
cosmotheist : ascription of divinity to the cosmos : identification of God with the world : pantheism
cosmotheistic : ascription of divinity to the cosmos : identification of God with the world : pantheism
cosmothetic : positing the external world  — compare cosmothetic idealism
cosmozoic : of or relating to the hypothetical origination of life in or from outer space
cosmozoism : the theory or conception of the cosmos as animate
cosovereignty : joint sovereignty
cospecific : of the same species
Cossack : a member of any of a number of autonomous communities drawn from various ethnic and linguistic groups (such as Slavs, Tatars, and Circassians) that formed in Ukraine, southern Russia, the Caucasus Mountains, and Siberia after about 1400 and that were completely incorporated into czarist Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries
Cossaean :  kassite
cosse : a strong yellow green that is yellower and slightly duller than viridine yellow and yellower, lighter, and stronger than parrot green
cosset : a pet lamb
cossette : a strip or slice (as of sugar beet or potato) : chip
cossid : a mounted messenger
Cossidae : a family of nocturnal moths with heavy spindle-shaped bodies and strong narrow wings including the goat moths, carpenter moths, and related forms and having larvae that bore in the wood of living trees
cossyrite : a variety of aenigmatite occurring in minute crystals in lava
cost : the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price
costa : rib entry 1 sense 1a
costal : rib entry 1 sense 1a
costally : in a costal position or direction
Costanoan : an Indian people of coastal California from San Francisco Bay to Monterey
costar : one of two or more main performers who star in a motion picture, play, etc.
costard : any of several large English cooking apples
Costata : a suborder of Salientia comprising the frogs and toads with ribs that is nearly coextensive with the family Discoglossidae  — compare phaneroglossa
costate : having ribs: such as
costated : costate
costean : to dig trenches or small pits through the surface soil or debris to the underlying rock in place for the purpose of exposing the outcrop of a mineral deposit and determining its course
costeaning : to dig trenches or small pits through the surface soil or debris to the underlying rock in place for the purpose of exposing the outcrop of a mineral deposit and determining its course
costectomy : surgical removal of all or part of a rib
coster : costermonger
costermonger : a hawker of fruit or vegetables
costing : the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price
costive : affected with constipation
costively : affected with constipation
costiveness : affected with constipation
costless : the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price
costliness : commanding a high price especially because of intrinsic worth
costly : commanding a high price especially because of intrinsic worth
costmary : an aromatic composite Eurasian herb (Chrysanthemum balsamita synonym Tanacetum balsamita) having leaves used as a potherb and in flavoring
costocentral : relating to or joining a rib and a vertebral centrum
costochondral : relating to or joining a rib and costal cartilage
costoclavicular : of or relating to a ligament connecting the costal cartilage of the first rib with the clavicle
costocoracoid : relating to or joining the ribs and the coracoid process
costodiaphragmatic : relating to or involving the ribs and diaphragm
costophrenic : of or relating to the ribs and the diaphragm
costotome : a surgical instrument for cutting the ribs and opening the thoracic cavity
costotransverse : relating to or connecting a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra
costovertebral : of or relating to a rib and its adjoining vertebra
costoxiphoid : relating to or connecting a costal cartilage and the xiphoid process
costrel : a flat usually earthenware container for liquids with loops through which a belt or cord may be passed for easy carrying
costula : a small ridge (as one of those that make up the sculpture of a mollusk shell)
costulation : a small ridge (as one of those that make up the sculpture of a mollusk shell)
costume : the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class
costumer : one that deals in or makes costumes
costumery : articles of costume
costumier : costumer sense 1
costuming : the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class
costusroot : the fragrant root of an annual herb (Saussurea lappa) native to Kashmir that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery, in sachets, and for preserving furs
cosurety : any of two or more sureties liable on the same obligation
coswearer : one bound by a common oath with another
cot : a small house
cotangent : a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg adjacent to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg opposite
cotarius : cotter entry 1 sense 2
cotarnine : a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained by the oxidation of narcotine and has been used chiefly in the form of its chloride C12H14ClNO3 to check bleeding especially from small blood vessels
cotch : catch entry 1
cote : cot entry 1 sense 1
cotenancy : joint tenancy at tenancy
cotenant : one who is a tenant along with one or more other tenants
cotenure : joint tenure
coterell : cotter entry 1 sense 2
coterie : an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
coterminous : having the same or coincident (see coincident sense 2) boundaries
coth hyperbolic cotangent
cothamore : a frieze overcoat made in Ireland
cothurn : a high thick-soled laced boot worn by actors in Greek and Roman tragic drama
cothurnal : of or relating to the cothurnus
cothurnus : a high thick-soled laced boot worn by actors in Greek and Roman tragic drama
cotidal : indicating equality in the tides or a coincidence in the time of high or low tide
cotillion : a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille
Cotinga : the type genus of Cotingidae
Cotingidae : a family of birds (suborder Tyranni) of tropical America related to the manakins
Cotinus : a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Anacardiaceae) that are sometimes included in Rhus but distinguished by plumose sterile pedicels in the fruiting panicles  — see smoke tree
cotise : one of a pair of narrow stripes borne one along each side of but slightly separated from a bend, fess, bar, pale, or chevron
cotitular : one of the patron saints to whom a church is jointly dedicated
cotland : the land belonging to a cot or cotter
cotman : cottager, cotter
coto : the bark of an unidentified tree of northern Bolivia formerly used as an astringent and stomachic
cotoin : a crystalline ketone C14H12O4 occurring in true coto bark and formerly used in intestinal disorders; 2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone
Cotonam : an Indian people of northeastern Mexico
Cotoneaster : any of a genus (Cotoneaster) of Old World flowering shrubs of the rose family
cotonier : a sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
cotquean : a coarse masculine woman
cotrine : a dark orange yellow to light yellowish brown that is very slightly redder than spruce yellow
cotrustee : a joint trustee
cotta : a waist-length surplice
cottage : the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmer
cottager : a person who lives in a cottage
cottagers : a person who lives in a cottage
cottagey : the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmer
cotte : a tight-fitting garment resembling the cotehardie
cotter : a wedge-shaped or tapered piece used to fasten together parts of a structure
cotterel : cotter entry 3
cotterway : a slot or hole that receives a cotter : keyway
cottid : a fish of the family Cottidae
Cottidae : a family of fishes (order Scleroparei) comprising the sculpins and related forms all of which have a tapering body, wide mouth, and large head and occur in fresh and salt water in the cold and temperate parts of the northern hemisphere
cottier : cotter entry 1 sense 2
cotton : a soft usually white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus Gossypium) of the mallow family
cottonade : a heavy coarse twilled cotton fabric made to resemble woolen fabric and used for work clothes
cottonbush : either of two low Australian forage shrubs (Kochia villosa and Bassia bicornis)
cottonize : to make like cotton
cottonless : being without cotton
cottonmouth : water moccasin
cottonseed : the seed of the cotton plant
cottontail : any of several rather small North American rabbits (genus Sylvilagus) sandy to grayish brown in color with a white-tufted underside of the tail
cottontop : cotton grass
cottonweed : any of various weedy plants (such as cudweed) with whitish pubescence or cottony seeds
cottonwood : any of several poplars having seeds with cottony hairs
cottony : resembling cotton in appearance or character: such as
Cottus : the type genus of the family Cottidae
cotty : entangled, matted
cotula : mayweed
cotunnite : a mineral consisting of lead chloride PbCl2 that is soft and of white to yellowish color (specific gravity 5.24)
Coturnix : a genus of birds (family Phasianidae) containing the common European and other Old World quails
cotwin : the birth partner of a twin
cotyla : cotula
cotylar : of or relating to a cotyla
cotyledon : a lobule of the mammalian placenta
cotyledonal : belonging to or resembling a cotyledon
cotyledonar : belonging to or resembling a cotyledon
cotyledonary : a lobule of the mammalian placenta
cotyliform : acetabular
cotyligerous : having cuplike cavities or cotyledons
cotyloid : a small bone forming part of the acetabulum of some mammals
cotylophorous : having a cotyledonary placenta
cotylosaur : any of an order (Cotylosauria) of extinct primitive reptiles of the Carboniferous to Triassic with short legs and massive bodies that were probably the earliest truly terrestrial vertebrate animals
Cotylosauria : an order of Anapsida comprising extremely primitive late Paleozoic and early Triassic reptiles with short legs and massive bodies
cotylosaurian : an order of Anapsida comprising extremely primitive late Paleozoic and early Triassic reptiles with short legs and massive bodies
cotype : syntype sense 1
couac : the strident tone sometimes produced by a reed instrument when the reed is out of order or when the instrument is blown incorrectly
coucal : any of various large long-tailed, brown-and-black cuckoos (genus Centropus) of Africa, southern Asia, and Australia that resemble pheasants especially in plumage pattern and habits  — see crow pheasant
couch : to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
couchancy : a lying down for repose especially by an animal
couchant : lying down especially with the head up
couched : to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
couchee : a reception given late in the evening especially by royalty or nobility
coucher : coward
couching : to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
couchy : infested with or resembling couch grass
coude : of, relating to, or being a telescope constructed so that the light is reflected along the polar axis to come to a focus at a point where the holder for a photographic plate or a spectrograph may be mounted
Coueism : a system of psychotherapy based upon autosuggestion of health and general well-being and improvement
cougar : a large powerful tawny-brown cat (Puma concolor synonym Felis concolor) formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas
cough : to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a sharp, short noise : to emit a cough (see cough entry 2 sense 1)
coughroot : a wake-robin (Trillium cernuum) of north eastern North America having nodding flowers almost hidden by the leaves
coughweed : golden ragwort
coughwort : coltsfoot sense a
cougnar : a three-masted square-rigged Malay ship
coul coulomb
coulee : a small stream
coulisse : a side scene of a stage
coulomb : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric charge equal to the quantity of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one second
coulometer : an instrument of chemical analysis that determines the amount of a substance released in electrolysis by measurement of the quantity of electricity used
coulterneb : puffin
couma : a tropical South American tree (Couma utilis) of the family Apocynaceae  — see cow tree, sorva
coumalic : a white crystalline acid C6H4O4 formed by heating malic acid with sulfuric acid or zinc chloride; 5-coumalin-carboxylic acid
coumalin : pyrone (see pyrone ) or any of its derivatives
coumara : tonka bean
coumaran : a colorless oil C8H8O formed by reducing coumarone of which it is the dihydride
coumarin : a toxic white crystalline lactone C9H6O2 with an odor of new-mown hay found in plants or made synthetically and used especially in perfumery and as a parent compound in anticoagulant agents
coumarone : a heavy oily compound C8H6O present in solvent naphtha and made synthetically
coumarou : the tonka-bean tree
council : an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion
councilman : a member of a council (as of a town or city)
councilmanic : a member of a council (as of a town or city)
councilor : a member of a council
councilwoman : a woman who is a member of a council
counsel : advice given especially as a result of consultation
counselable : willing to receive advice
counselee : one who is being counseled
counselor : a person who gives advice or counseling
counselorship : a person who gives advice or counseling
count : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number
countable : capable of being counted
countably : capable of being counted
countenance : look, expression
countenancer : look, expression
counter : a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
counteraccusation : an accusation made in response to another accusation : a charge of wrongdoing or fault made toward a person or group who originally made such a charge
counteract : to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence
counteractant : counteracting
counteracting : to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence
counteractingly : in a counteracting manner
counteraction : to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence
counteractive : to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence
counteragent : someone or something that counteracts another: such as
counterapproach : approaches (see approach sense 4b) advanced from defensive works to meet hostile approaches
counterarch : an opposite and strengthening arch
counterargue : to give (reasons, statements, or facts) in opposition to an argument or in support of an opposing argument : to make or give (a counterargument)
counterargument : an opposing argument
counterattack : an attack made in response to or in defense against an attack made by another
counterbalance : a weight that balances another
counterbattery : artillery fire directed against enemy artillery
counterbid : a bid made in response to another bid
counterblast : a forceful response or retaliation
counterblow : an action taken in reprisal : a return blow : retaliation
counterbore : to form a counterbore in : enlarge (part of a hole) by means of a counterbore
counterbrace : a brace counteracting the strain of another brace:
counterbrand : a brand put on cattle to supersede a previous brand
counterbuff : counterblow, rebuff
countercampaign : a campaign waged in opposition to another campaign
counterchange : interchange, transpose
counterchanged : interchange, transpose
countercharge : a charge made in response to or retaliation for another charge
countercheck : a check or restraint often operating against something that is itself a check
counterclaim : an opposing claim
counterclockwise : in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front
countercolored : counterchanged
countercomplaint : a complaint made in response to another complaint or by a person or group who was complained against
countercompony : composed of a double row of small squares of alternating tinctures
countercouchant : couchant with heads in opposite directions
countercourant : running in opposite directions
countercriticism : a criticism made in response to an earlier criticism
countercry : a cry made in response to another cry
countercurrent : a current flowing in a direction opposite that of another current
countercurrently : a current flowing in a direction opposite that of another current
counterdemand : a demand made by one party in opposition or response to a demand made by another party
counterdemonstration : a demonstration (see demonstration sense 4) occurring in opposition to another demonstration
counterdike : a second or reserve dike
counterdisengage : to disengage into the previous line and at the moment when one's adversary disengages
counterdisengagement : to disengage into the previous line and at the moment when one's adversary disengages
counterearth : a planet supposed in Pythagoreanism to accompany the earth in its revolutions and to shield it from the fire at the center of the universe
countereffort : an effort made in order to oppose or hinder another effort
counterembattled : embattled on opposite sides with the battlement or merlon on one side opposed to the embrasure on the other
counterembowed : bent or curved one to the dexter and the other to the sinister
counterenamel : enamel on the reverse side of an enameled plate, plaque, or shield
counterespionage : the activity concerned with detecting and thwarting enemy espionage
counterevidence : evidence that contradicts something (such as a hypothesis or claim)
counterexposition : a secondary exposition of a musical fugue with the subject and answer usually in reverse order
counterfaller : a wire in a spinning mule that lifts the yarn when it is not depressed by a faller so as to keep tension uniform
counterfeit : made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged
counterfeiter : made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged
counterfeitly : in a counterfeit manner : by use of counterfeits
counterfeitness : the quality or state of being counterfeit
counterfire : the firing of weapons (such as firearms, artillery, or missiles) in response to the firing of weapons by another person or group
counterflashing : a strip of sheet metal in the form of an inverted L built into a vertical wall of masonry and bent down over the flashing to make it watertight
counterflory : flory on opposite sides so that the middles of the flowers are apparently covered by a part of the charge
counterflow : the flow of a fluid in opposite directions (as in an apparatus)
counterfoil : a detachable stub (as on a check or ticket) usually serving as a record or receipt
counterforce : a force that opposes another force
counterfort : a buttress built against or integral with a wall (as a retaining wall or dam) but on the back or thrust-receiving side
counterfugue : a musical fugue (see fugue entry 1 sense 1b) in which the answer (see answer entry 1 sense 5) is the inversion of the subject (see subject entry 1 sense 3f)
countergambit : a chess gambit offered by the second player
countergauge : an adjustable gauge with double points for transferring measurements from one piece of lumber to another
counterglow : gegenschein
counterguard : an outwork protecting from a breaching fire the faces of a bastion, ravelin, or similar work
counterhypothesis : a hypothesis that contradicts another hypothesis
counterinfluence : an influence that opposes or counteracts another influence
counterintelligence : organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive the enemy, to prevent sabotage, and to gather political and military information
counterinterpretation : an alternative or contradictory interpretation
counterirritant : an agent applied locally to produce superficial inflammation with the object of reducing inflammation in deeper adjacent structures
counterirritate : to irritate as an offset to adjacent inflammation : treat with counterirritants
counterirritation : to irritate as an offset to adjacent inflammation : treat with counterirritants
counterjumper : a store clerk
counterlath : a batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise
counterlathing : a batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise
counterlode : cross lode
counterman : one who tends a counter
countermand : to revoke (a command) by a contrary order
countermarch : a marching back
countermark : an added mark designed to secure greater safety or more complete identification:
countermeasure : an action or device designed to negate or offset another
countermine : a tunnel for intercepting an enemy mine
countermove : a move designed to check, offset, or counter another move
countermovement : a movement in an opposite direction
countermure : a second or supplementary wall : a wall raised behind another that might be breached
counternaiant : swimming in opposite directions
counteroffensive : a large-scale military offensive undertaken by a force previously on the defensive
counteroffer : a return offer made by one who has rejected an offer
counteropening : an aperture on the opposite side or in a different place
counterorder : a contradicting or countermanding order
counterpane : bedspread
counterpart : one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
counterpassant : passant in opposite directions
counterpetition : a petition that supports or advocates positions or actions counter to those supported or advocated in another petition : an opposing petition
counterplan : a plan designed to counter another plan
counterplay : opposing or contrasting play or an instance of this: such as
counterplea : a replication to a legal plea
counterplot : a plot designed to thwart an opponent's plot
counterpoint : a complementing or contrasting item : opposite
counterpointed : a complementing or contrasting item : opposite
counterpoise : counterbalance
counterpoison : antidote
counterpole : an exact opposite
counterpose : to place in opposition, contrast, or equilibrium
counterpotent : a variety of the heraldic fur potent in which each pane stands head to head or foot to foot with one of the same tincture above or below it
counterpreparation : preparation to meet something being prepared
counterpressure : weight or force in a contrary or reverse direction
counterproject : a counterproposal especially for a plan, measure, or treaty
counterproof : a reversed print taken from an ordinary fresh proof by contact impression and used to study the state of the engraved plate
counterpropaganda : propaganda intended to rebut or counter other propaganda
counterproposal : a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal
counterprotest : a protest staged to counter or oppose another protest
counterprove : to take a counterproof of
counterpull : a countering attraction or force
counterpunch : a counter in boxing
counterpuncture : a surgical counteropening
counterquartered : divided again into quarters
counterquestion : a question asked in response to another question
counterraid : a raid carried out in response to or retaliation for another raid
counterrampant : rampant and facing each other
counterrate : the rate at which a bank makes loans to its regular customers
counterreaction : a reaction in response or opposition to the main reaction
counterrecoil : the return of an artillery piece to the firing position after recoil
counterreconnaissance : measures taken to prevent an enemy's reconnaissance
counterreform : a reform that counters or reverses a previous reform
counterreformation : the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church following the Reformation
counterremonstrant : a remonstrant of an opposing party or movement
counterrevolution : a revolution directed toward overthrowing a government or social system established by a previous revolution
counterrevolutionary : a revolution directed toward overthrowing a government or social system established by a previous revolution
counterrevolutionist : counterrevolutionary
counterriposte : a riposte delivered after parrying the adversary's riposte
countersalient : leaping in opposite directions
counterscarp : the exterior slope or wall of the ditch in a work of fortification
countersea : a sea running counter to the wind or to another sea
counterseal : a seal that is imposed upon the reverse of a main or usually larger seal
countersecure : to give a security to (one who has become a bond for the borrower) to protect against default by the borrower
counterselection : selection opposed in its effects to natural selection: such as
countersense : a meaning or interpretation opposed to the original or intended meaning
countershaft : a mechanism used to transmit motion and power from a main driving shaft to an individual machine, typically mounted by hangers on a ceiling, and driven by one belt from the main shaft and in turn driving the machine by another belt
countershafting : a mechanism used to transmit motion and power from a main driving shaft to an individual machine, typically mounted by hangers on a ceiling, and driven by one belt from the main shaft and in turn driving the machine by another belt
countersign : a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another
countersignature : a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another
countersink : to make a countersink on (a hole)
counterslope : a slope in an opposite direction
counterstain : to stain (something, such as a microscopy specimen) so as to color parts (such as the cytoplasm of cells) not colored by another stain (such as a nuclear stain)
counterstamp : to stamp or impress (something already stamped or signed)  — compare countersign
counterstatement : a statement opposing or denying another statement
counterstep : a step taken in opposition to another step
counterstream : a stream which runs counter to another
counterstrike : a strike that retaliates against or counters earlier strike : a return strike
counterstroke : a return stroke : counterblow
countersubject : a secondary line or voice (see voice entry 1 sense 1b(4)) that accompanies statements of the main subject (see subject entry 1 sense 3f) in a fugue (see fugue entry 1 sense 1b)
countersuggestion : an opposing or alternative suggestion
countersuit : an opposing lawsuit
countersun : anthelion
countersunk : to make a countersink on (a hole)
countertendency : a tendency that opposes or offsets another tendency
countertenor : a tenor with an unusually high range (such as an alto range)
counterterror : of, relating to, or being measures taken to combat or prevent terrorism : counterterrorist
countertheme : countersubject
counterthreat : a threat intended to combat or prevent another threat
counterthrust : a thrust to offset or oppose another thrust
countertraction : a traction opposed to another traction used in reducing fractures
countertrades : a form of international trade in which purchases made by an importing nation are linked to offsetting purchases made by the exporting nation
countertransference : psychological transference especially by a psychotherapist during the course of treatment
counterturn : an unexpected turn or development in the action of a play especially at the climax
countertype : a corresponding type : equivalent
countervail : to compensate for
countervair : a heraldic vair in which each pane stands broad edge to broad edge or point to point with one of the same tincture above or below it
counterview : confrontation
counterweigh : counterbalance
counterweight : an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance
counterweighted : an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance
counterwill : desire, wish
counterword : a word that has a broad and vague range of meaning through widespread use in many markedly different situations (as case, awfully, fix, job, payoff)
counterwork : any work done counter to another work
countess : the wife or widow of an earl or count
countfish : snapper
counting : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number
countinghouse : a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
countless : too numerous to be counted : myriad, many
countor : a pleader in an English court
countrified : rural, rustic
country : an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region
countryfolk : fellow countrymen
countryman : an inhabitant or native of a specified country
countrypeople : countryfolk
countryseat : a house or estate in the country
countryside : a rural area
countryward : toward the country
countrywoman : a woman who is a compatriot
countship : the rank or office of a count
county : the domain of a count
coup : coup d'état
coupage : the process of unhairing skins
coupe : a four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage for two persons inside with an outside seat for the driver in front
couped : coup d'état
couper : a dealer especially in horses and cattle
couple : two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
coupled : two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
couplement : the act or result of coupling
coupler : one that couples
coupleress : procuress
couplet : two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance : distich
coupling : the act of bringing or coming together : pairing
coupon : a statement of due interest to be cut from a bearer bond when payable and presented for payment
couponless : not having a coupon
coupstick : a stick or switch used in counting a coup in warfare or symbolically on ceremonial occasions
courage : mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
courageous : having or characterized by courage : brave
courageously : having or characterized by courage : brave
courageousness : having or characterized by courage : brave
courant : newspaper
courante : a dance of Italian origin marked by quick running steps
couratari : a tropical South American tree (Couratari tauari) of the family Lecythidaceae
courb : bend, bow
courbaril : a West Indian locust tree (Hymenaea courbaril) with a very hard tough wood
courge : an elongated basket for holding sand eels and other live bait in sea fishing
courida : black mangrove sense 1
courier : messenger: such as
courlan : a long-billed bird (Aramus guarana) intermediate in some respects between the cranes and the rails that occurs in much of South and Central America and is represented in Florida, Cuba, and Jamaica by the limpkin
course : the act or action of moving in a path from point to point
coursed : the act or action of moving in a path from point to point
courser : a swift or spirited horse : charger
coursing : the pursuit of running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent
court : the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
courtcraft : the art or craft of conducting the affairs of a court : skill at improvising and implementing policy
courteous : marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court
courteously : marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court
courteousness : marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court
courtesan : a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele
courtesy : behavior marked by polished manners or respect for others : courteous behavior
courthouse : a building in which courts of law are regularly held
courtier : one in attendance at a royal court
courtship : the act, process, or period of courting
courtyard : a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
couscous : a North African dish of steamed semolina usually served with meat or vegetables
cousin : a child of one's uncle or aunt
cousinage : relationship of cousins : kinship
cousiness : a female cousin : kinswoman
cousinhood : a child of one's uncle or aunt
cousinly : a child of one's uncle or aunt
cousinry : a body of cousins or kinsfolk
cousinship : a child of one's uncle or aunt
coussinet : a stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch
coutel : a medieval short knife or dagger
couth : sophisticated, polished
couthie : pleasant, kindly
coutil : a firm durable cotton or cotton and rayon fabric that is usually woven in herringbone twill and is used especially for foundation garments and suitings
couvade : a custom in some cultures in which when a child is born the father takes to bed as if bearing the child and submits himself to fasting, purification, or taboos
couxia : saki
covalence : valence characterized by the sharing of electrons
covalent : of, relating to, or characterized by covalent bonds
Covarecas : an extinct Otukian people of Paraguay
covariance : the expected value of the product of the deviations of two random variables from their respective means
covariant : varying with something else so as to preserve certain mathematical interrelations
covariation : correlated variation of two or more variables
cove : a recessed place : concavity: such as
coved : a recessed place : concavity: such as
covelline : a usually blue mineral consisting of a sulfide of copper
covellite : a usually blue mineral consisting of a sulfide of copper
covenant : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
covenantal : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
covenanted : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
covenantee : the person to whom a promise in the form of a covenant is made
Covenanter : a signer or adherent of the Scottish National Covenant of 1638
covenanter : a signer or adherent of the Scottish National Covenant of 1638
covenanting : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
covenantor : a party bound by a covenant
Coventry : a state of ostracism or exclusion
cover : to guard from attack
coverage : something that covers: such as
coveralls : a one-piece outer garment worn to protect other garments
coverchief : a covering for the head
covered : to guard from attack
coverer : to guard from attack
covering : something that covers or conceals
coverless : to guard from attack
coverlet : bedspread
coverlid : bedspread
coverslut : an outer garment worn to conceal untidy clothes
covert : not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
covertly : not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
covertness : not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
coverture : covering
covet : to wish for earnestly
covetable : to wish for earnestly
coveter : to wish for earnestly
coveting : to wish for earnestly
covetingly : to wish for earnestly
covetiveness : an inclination or desire to acquire and possess especially as indicated phrenologically
covetous : marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
covetously : marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
covetousness : marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
covey : a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young
covid : a mild to severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus), is transmitted chiefly by contact with infectious material (such as respiratory droplets) or with objects or surfaces contaminated by the causative virus, and is characterized especially by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and may progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure
covin : crew, band, confederacy
coving : a recessed place : concavity: such as
covinous : marked by covin : collusive, fraudulent
covinously : marked by covin : collusive, fraudulent
cow : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
Cowan : one who is not a Freemason
coward : one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity
cowardice : lack of courage or firmness of purpose
cowardliness : in a cowardly manner
cowardly : in a cowardly manner
cowardness : the quality or state of being coward : cowardice
cowbane : any of several poisonous plants (such as a water hemlock) of the carrot family
cowbell : a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located
cowberry : lingonberry
cowbind : a white bryony (Bryonia alba)
cowbird : any of a genus (Molothrus of the family Icteridae) of New World blackbirds that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds
cowboy : one who tends cattle or horses
cowcatcher : an inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track
cowdie : kauri
coween : long-tailed duck
cower : to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
cowfish : any of various small bright-colored bony fishes (family Ostraciidae) with hornlike projections over the eyes
cowgate : a right to pasture one cow on common land
cowgram :  chick-pea
cowhage : a tropical woody vine (Mucuna pruriens) of the legume family with crooked pods covered with barbed hairs that cause severe itching
cowhearted : cowardly
cowheel : the foot of a cow or ox stewed into a jelly
cowherb : a European soapwort (Saponaria vaccaria or Vaccaria pyramidata) with pale rose-colored flowers
cowherd : one who tends cows
cowhide : the hide of a cow
cowhiding : the hide of a cow
Cowichan : a Salishan people of Vancouver Island
cowish : like a cow : bovine
cowitch : cowage
cowkeeper : one that keeps cows
cowl : a hood or long hooded cloak especially of a monk
cowle : a grant or engagement in writing especially of safe-conduct or amnesty
cowled : a hood or long hooded cloak especially of a monk
cowlick : a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair
cowlicks : a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair
cowlike : resembling, suggestive of, or having the characteristics of a cow
cowling : a removable metal covering that houses the engine and sometimes a part of the fuselage or nacelle of an airplane
Cowlitz river 130 miles (209 kilometers) long in southwestern Washington flowing into the Columbia River
cowlstaff : a staff from which a vessel is suspended and carried between two persons
cowman : cowherd, cowboy
cowpea : a sprawling herb (Vigna unguiculata synonym V. sinensis) of the legume family related to the bean and widely cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, green manure, and edible seeds
cowpen : a pen for cows
cowperitis : inflammation of Cowper's glands
cowpox : a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus (species Cowpox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox
cowpuncher : cowboy sense 1
cowrie : any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly colored shells
cowroid : an inscribed Egyptian seal in the shape of a cowrie
cowshed : a shed for the housing of cows
cowskin : cow leather : cowhide
cowslip : a common European primrose (Primula veris) with fragrant yellow flowers
cowsucker : any of various North American harmless colubrid snakes
cowtail : a wool of the coarsest grade sheared from the hind legs of the sheep
cowthwort : motherwort sense 1
cowtongue : yellow clintonia
cowwheat : an herb of the genus Melampyrum (especially M. arvense) found as a weed in European wheat fields
cowy : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
cowyard : cow pen, barnyard
cox : coxswain
coxa : the basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (such as an insect)
coxal : the basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (such as an insect)
coxalgia : pain in the hip
coxbones : cock entry 5
coxcomb : a jester's cap adorned with a strip of red
coxcombical : a jester's cap adorned with a strip of red
coxcombry : behavior that is characteristic of a coxcomb : foppery
coxite : one of a pair of lamellate structures on the underside of each abdominal segment in insects of the order Thysanura
coxitis : inflammation of the hip joint
coxofemoral : of or relating to the hip and thigh
coxopodite : the basal or first joint of a crustacean limb
coxswain : a sailor who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew and who usually steers
coxy : conceited, impudent, arrogant
coy : marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
coydog : a hybrid between a coyote and a feral dog
coyly : marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
coyness : marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
coynye : an Irish chieftain's exaction of food and drink from his tenants for his soldiers  — compare bonaght
coyo : a Mexican and Central American avocado (Persea schiedeana)
coyol : any of several tropical American palms of the genus Acrocomia (especially A. vinifera)
coyote : a buff-gray to reddish-gray swift carnivorous mammal (Canis latrans) of North America that is closely related to but smaller than the wolf, has a narrow pointed muzzle and triangular ears, hunts singly or in small groups, and is known for its various distinctive vocalizations (such as barks, yips, and howls)
Coyotero : an Indian of an Apache division comprising the Pinal White Mountain and Tonto groups
coyotillo : a shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the buckthorn family of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico having poisonous berries
coypu : nutria
coz : cousin
coze : chat
cozen : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
cozenage : the art or practice of cozening : fraud
cozener : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
cozening : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
cozier : enjoying or affording warmth and ease : snug
cozily : enjoying or affording warmth and ease : snug
coziness : enjoying or affording warmth and ease : snug
cozy : enjoying or affording warmth and ease : snug
crab : any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans:
crabbed : marked by a forbidding moroseness
crabbedly : in a crabbed manner
crabbedness : marked by a forbidding moroseness
crabber : someone or something that crabs: such as
crabbery : a place where crabs abound or are fished for
crabbing : any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans:
crabby : easily irritated : peevish and irritable : grouchy
crabeater : an Antarctic hair seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) that feeds on krill and lives and breeds on pack ice
crabhole : the hole in which a crab (as a land crab) lives
crabman : a seller of crabs
crabstick : a stick, cane, or cudgel of crab apple tree wood
crabwise : sideways
crabwood : a timber tree (Carapa guianensis) of tropical South America
Cracidae : a family of gallinaceous birds of the warmer parts of America that comprises the curassows, guans, and chachalacas and is related to the megapodes
crack : to make a very sharp explosive sound
crackajack : a person or thing of marked excellence
crackbrain : an erratic person : crackpot
crackbrained : an erratic person : crackpot
crackdown : an act or instance of cracking down
cracked : broken (as by a sharp blow) so that the surface is fissured
cracker : a bragging liar : boaster
crackerberry : bunchberry sense 1
crackerjack : a person or thing of marked excellence
crackers : crazy
crackhemp : gallows bird
cracking : very impressive or effective : great
crackjaw : hard to pronounce : jawbreaking
crackle : to make small sharp sudden repeated noises
crackled : to make small sharp sudden repeated noises
crackless : not having a crack
crackleware : ceramic ware with a decorative crazed glaze
crackling : a series of small sharp cracks or reports
crackly : inclined to crackle : crisp
cracknel : a hard brittle biscuit
crackpot : one given to eccentric or lunatic notions
crackskull : crackbrain
cracksman : burglar
cracky : having cracks
cracovienne : krakowiak
cradle : a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots
cradleboard : a board or flat framework to which American Indians traditionally and often today bind a child during the infant stage of growth
cradleland : the land or region of origin
cradler : one that cradles (as in reaping wheat)
cradlesong : lullaby
cradling : a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots
craft : skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
craftily : skillful, clever
craftiness : skillful, clever
craftless : not having a craft
craftsman : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft
craftsmanship : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft
craftsmaster : a skilled craftsman or craftswoman
craftswoman : a woman who is an artisan
craftwork : work usually done by hand that exhibits artistry and individuality
crafty : skillful, clever
crag : a steep rugged rock or cliff
craggan : a rude earthenware vessel for domestic use made in the Hebrides
cragged : a steep rugged rock or cliff
craggedness : cragginess
craggily : full of crags
cragginess : full of crags
craggy : full of crags
cragsman : one who is expert in climbing crags or cliffs
craichy : dilapidated
Craig : crag entry 1
crake : any of various rails
crakow : a shoe, boot, or slipper made with an extremely long pointed toe and worn in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries
cram : to pack tight : jam
Crambe : to play crambo
crambe : to play crambo
crambid : of or relating to the Crambidae
Crambidae : a diverse family of small and slender to large and stout-bodied moths that often have prominent labial palpi, hind wings that fold under the body or lay flat when at rest, and larvae that are agricultural pests
cramble : to walk or move stiffly or with difficulty : hobble
crambo : a game in which one player gives a word or line of verse to be matched in rhyme by other players
Crambus : a genus of small moths (family Pyralidae or Crambidae) that have fringed hindwings and include several economic pests with larvae that are webworms
crammer : to pack tight : jam
cramp : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
cramped : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
cramper : one that cramps
crampet : the chape of a sword scabbard
crampfish : electric ray
cramping : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
crampingly : in a cramping manner
crampon : a hooked clutch or dog for raising heavy objects
cramponnee : having a short squared projection from the end of each arm at a right angle, all the projections being turned in the same rotary direction
crampy : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
cran : a common swift ( Apus apus)
cranage : the use of a crane (as for loading and unloading ships)
cranberry : the red acid berry produced by some plants (such as Vaccinium oxycoccos and V. macrocarpon) of the heath family
crance : a band on the outer end of a bowsprit to which the bobstays and bowsprit shrouds are fastened
crandallite : a mineral consisting of hydrous calcium-aluminum phosphate CaAl3(PO4)2(OH)5H20 occurring in white to grayish fine-fibrous masses
crane : any of a family (Gruidae of the order Gruiformes) of tall wading birds superficially resembling the herons but structurally more nearly related to the rails
craneman : a crane operator
craneway : the part of an area served by a crane
Crania : skull
crania : skull
craniacromial : having to do with the cranium and acromion
craniad : toward the head or anterior end
cranial : of or relating to the skull or cranium
cranially : of or relating to the skull or cranium
Craniata : a subphylum of chordates comprising animals (as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) with a segmented spinal column together with a few primitive forms in which the backbone is represented by a notochord
craniate : having a cranium
cranic : cranial
craniectomy : the surgical removal of a portion of the skull
craniocele : encephalocele
craniocerebral : involving both cranium and brain
cranioclasis : the crushing of the fetal head during a difficult delivery
craniofacial : of, relating to, or involving both the cranium and the face
craniograph : an instrument used for the accurate depiction of a skull in outline
craniographer : a specialist in descriptive craniology
craniological : of or belonging to craniology
craniologically : of or belonging to craniology
craniologist : a specialist in craniology
craniology : the comparative study of the size, shape, and proportions of skulls
craniometer : an instrument for measuring skulls
craniometric : landmark sense 2c (2)
craniometrical : a science dealing with cranial measurement  — compare cephalometry
craniometrist : a student or practitioner of craniometry
craniometry : a science dealing with cranial measurement  — compare cephalometry
craniopagus : a pair of twins joined at the heads
craniopathy : a disease of the skull bones
craniopharyngeal : relating to or connecting the cavity of the skull and the pharynx
craniophore : a device for holding skulls in position (as for taking measurements)
cranioplasty : the surgical correction of skull defects
craniosacral : parasympathetic
cranioschisis : a congenital fissure of the skull
cranioscopist : a specialist in cranioscopy
cranioscopy : observations on or examination of the human skull
craniostenosis : malformation of the skull caused by premature closure of the cranial sutures
craniotabes : a thinning and softening of the infantile skull in spots usually due to rickets or syphilis
craniotome : an instrument used in performing craniotomy
craniotomy : surgical opening of the skull
craniotopography : a science that deals with the relations of the skull surface to the parts of the brain
cranium : skull
crank : a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa
crankcase : the housing of a crankshaft
cranked : a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa
cranker : a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa
crankery : the practices or ideas of a crank or crackpot
crankily : given to fretful fussiness : readily angered when opposed : crotchety
crankiness : given to fretful fussiness : readily angered when opposed : crotchety
crankle : to break into turns, bends, or angles : crinkle
crankless : not having a crank
crankous : fretful, peevish
crankpin : the cylindrical piece that projects from the arm of a crank and to which a connecting rod is attached (as in a reciprocating engine)  — compare journal sense 3
crankshaft : a shaft driven by or driving a crank
crankum : an eccentric turn : crotchet, vagary
cranky : given to fretful fussiness : readily angered when opposed : crotchety
crannage : amount of herrings in crans
crannied : a small break or slit : crevice
crannock : an old unit of capacity once used in the west of England and in Wales and Ireland and equal to two, four, or more bushels
crannog : an artificial fortified island constructed in a lake or marsh originally in prehistoric Ireland and Scotland
cranny : a small break or slit : crevice
cranreuch : hoarfrost, rime
crants : garland, wreath
crap : defecate
crapaud : a jewel or precious stone supposed to come from the head of a toad
crapaudine : an ulcer on the coronet of a horse
crape : crepe
crappie : black crappie
crappin : crop, stomach
crappo : carapa sense 2
craps : a gambling game played with two dice
crapshooter : one who plays craps
crapulence : sickness occasioned by intemperance (as in food or drink)
crapulent : suffering from excessive eating or drinking
crapulous : marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking
crapy : of, resembling, or draped in crape
craquelure : a cracking (as of varnish, color, or enamel) on a work of plastic art
crash : to break violently and noisily : smash
crasher : to break violently and noisily : smash
crasis : a blend or combination of constituents
Craspedota : the velate medusae regarded as a natural group more or less equivalent to Hydrozoa
craspedotal : the velate medusae regarded as a natural group more or less equivalent to Hydrozoa
craspedote : velate
crass : gross sense 2a
crassamentum : the clot formed in coagulation of blood : coagulum
crassitude : the quality or state of being crass : grossness
crassly : gross sense 2a
crassness : gross sense 2a
Crassula : a genus of chiefly South African succulent herbs (family Crassulaceae) having opposite leaves and flowers with petals separate or connate only at the base
Crassulaceae : a family of mostly fleshy herbs and subshrubs (order Rosales) having a scalelike gland at the base of each of the three or more connate pistils  — compare sedum, stonecrop
crassulaceous : a family of mostly fleshy herbs and subshrubs (order Rosales) having a scalelike gland at the base of each of the three or more connate pistils  — compare sedum, stonecrop
Crataegus : a genus of usually thorny shrubs and small trees (family Rosaceae) having usually stipulate leaves, an inferior ovary, and mature carpels that are hard and bony with a pulpy fruit  — see hawthorn
Crataeva : a small genus of tropical shrubs (family Capparidaceae) having trifoliolate leaves, flowers with stalked petals, and striped berries  — see garlic pear
cratch : manger
cratches : manger
crate : an open box of wooden slats or a usually wooden protective case or framework for shipping
crater : the bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano
crateral : of, belonging to, or resembling a crater
cratered : the bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano
Craterellus : a genus of fleshy or membranous white-spored mushrooms (family Thelephoraceae) having the shape of a club, shelf, or funnel and resembling Cantharellus but having the hymenium at most only rugose and not in prominent gills
crateriform : having the form of a crater
craterless : not having a crater
craterlet : a small crater
craterlike : the bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano
craterous : of, belonging to, or resembling a crater
craticular : having to do with a resting stage in diatoms during which new valves are formed within the old ones
craunch : crunch
craunching : crunch
cravat : a band or scarf worn around the neck
crave : to ask for earnestly : beg, demand
craven : lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
Cravenette : to make (a textile) water-repellent
cravenette : to make (a textile) water-repellent
cravenhearted : cowardly, craven
cravenly : lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
cravenness : lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
craver : to ask for earnestly : beg, demand
craving : an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing
cravo : opah
craw : the crop of a bird or insect
crawdad : crayfish sense 1
crawfish : crayfish sense 1
crawl : to move on one's hands and knees
crawler : one that crawls
crawley : a coralroot (Corallorrhiza odontorhiza) of dry woodlands in eastern and central North America that produces a scape of small white to purple crimson-spotted flowers and has an irregular perennial rootstock which is sometimes collected for use as a diaphoretic
crawleyroot : a coralroot (Corallorrhiza odontorhiza) of dry woodlands in eastern and central North America that produces a scape of small white to purple crimson-spotted flowers and has an irregular perennial rootstock which is sometimes collected for use as a diaphoretic
crawling : to move on one's hands and knees
crawlingly : in a crawling manner
crawly : creepy sense 1
Crawthumper :  marylander
Crax : the type genus of Cracidae
crayer : a former small sailing cargo boat
crayfish : any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans (especially families Astacidea, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae) resembling the lobster but usually much smaller
crayon : a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing
crayonist : a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing
crayonstone : a lithographic drawing made directly upon the stone
craze : to make insane or as if insane
crazed : to make insane or as if insane
crazedly : in a crazed manner : crazily
crazedness : the quality or state of being crazed
crazily : full of cracks or flaws : unsound
craziness : full of cracks or flaws : unsound
crazy : full of cracks or flaws : unsound
crazyweed : locoweed
creagh : a plundering raid
creaght : a herd of cattle driven about for pasture or with a warring band
creak : to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as a result of being worn-out
creakily : marked by creaking : squeaky
creakiness : marked by creaking : squeaky
creakingly : in a creaking manner
creaky : marked by creaking : squeaky
cream : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
creambush : ocean spray
creamer : a small vessel for serving cream
creamery : an establishment where butter and cheese are made or where milk and cream are prepared or sold
creamily : containing cream
creaminess : containing cream
creamless : not having cream
creamware : earthenware having a cream-colored glaze
creamy : containing cream
creance : a fine line used to leash a hawk during training
crease : a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance
creaseless : a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance
creaser : a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance
creashaks : bearberry sense 1
creasing : a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance
creasy : having or forming creases
creat : an East Indian herb (Andrographis paniculata) having a juice that is a strong bitter tonic variously used in local medicine
create : to bring into existence
createdness : the quality or state of being created
creatic : relating to or caused by flesh or animal food
creatine : a white crystalline nitrogenous substance C4H9N3O2 found especially in the muscles of vertebrates either free or as phosphocreatine
creatinine : a white crystalline strongly basic compound C4H7N3O formed from creatine and found especially in muscle, blood, and urine
creatinuria : the presence of creatine in urine
creation : the act of creating
creational : of or relating to creation
creationary : of the nature of or relating to creation
creationism : a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis
creationist : a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis
creative : marked by the ability or power to create : given to creating
creatively : marked by the ability or power to create : given to creating
creativeness : marked by the ability or power to create : given to creating
creativity : the ability to create
creator : one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being
creatress : a woman or goddess who creates something
creatrix : creatress
creatural : something created either animate or inanimate: such as
creature : something created either animate or inanimate: such as
creaturehood : something created either animate or inanimate: such as
creatureliness : something created either animate or inanimate: such as
creaturely : something created either animate or inanimate: such as
crebrity : frequency
creche : a representation of the Nativity (see nativity sense 1) scene
credence : mental acceptance as true or real
credenda : doctrines to be believed : articles of faith
credent : giving credence : confiding
credential : warranting credit or confidence
credenza : credence sense 3
credibility : the quality or power of inspiring belief
credible : offering reasonable grounds for being believed
credibleness : the quality of being credible
credibly : offering reasonable grounds for being believed
credit : reliance on the truth or reality of something
creditability : worthy of belief
creditable : worthy of belief
creditableness : worthy of belief
creditably : worthy of belief
creditless : having no credit
creditor : one to whom a debt is owed
creditorship : the state or fact of being a creditor
crednerite : a grayish to black foliated mineral CuMn2O4 consisting of copper, manganese, and oxygen
Credo : a guiding belief or principle : creed
credulity : readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
credulous : ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
credulously : ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
credulousness : ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
Cree : a member of an Algonquian-speaking First Nations people of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
cree : a member of an Algonquian-speaking First Nations people of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
creed : a brief authoritative formula of religious belief
creedal : a brief authoritative formula of religious belief
creedalism : undue insistence upon traditional statements of belief
creeded : having a creed
creedite : a mineral Ca3Al2F4(OH, F)6(SO4).2H2O consisting of hydrous calcium aluminum fluoride with calcium sulfate, occurring in white to colorless grains, and radiating crystalline masses (hardness 2, specific gravity 2.7)
creedless : not having a creed
creedmore : a man's heavy blucher shoe with gusset and laces
creedsman : one who follows a creed
Creek : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river
creek : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river
creekfish : chub sucker
creekstuff : a grass (Spartina cynosuroides) growing along creeks and in salt marshes
creel : a wicker basket (as for carrying newly caught fish)
creeler : a textile worker who replaces empty spools in the creel of a warping machine
creem : to squeeze or hug (as in wrestling) : crush, mash
creep : to move along with the body prone and close to the ground
creepage : gradual movement : creep
creeper : one that creeps: such as
creepered : overgrown with creeping plants
creeperless : having no creeper : being without a creeper
creephole : a retreat through or into which an animal creeps (as to escape notice)
creepie : a low three-legged stool : cutty stool
creepiness : producing a nervous shivery apprehension
creeping : developing or advancing by slow imperceptible degrees
creepingly : in a creeping manner
creepmouse : a creeping mouse
creepy : producing a nervous shivery apprehension
creesh : grease
creeshie : greasy
creeshy : greasy
cremaster : a thin muscle consisting of loops of fibers derived from the internal oblique muscle and descending upon the spermatic cord to surround and suspend the testicle
cremasteric : a thin muscle consisting of loops of fibers derived from the internal oblique muscle and descending upon the spermatic cord to surround and suspend the testicle
cremate : to subject to cremation
cremation : the process of reducing a dead body to mostly tiny bits of bone resembling ash that involves exposing the body to flame and intense heat followed by pulverization of bone fragments
cremationism : the advocacy or practice of cremation
cremationist : one advocating or practicing cremation
cremator : one that cremates corpses
crematorium : an establishment or structure in which the bodies of the dead are cremated
crematory : a furnace for cremating
cremocarp : a dry dehiscent fruit characteristic of plants of the family Umbelliferae that consists of two indehiscent oneseeded mericarps which split apart at maturity and remain pendent from the summit of the carpophore
cremone : a fastening used on double doors and casement windows that has vertical rods moved up and down so that the ends of the bolts engage the top and bottom of the frame
cremorne : cremone bolt
crena : notch, indentation, cleft, scallop
crenate : having the margin or surface cut into rounded scallops
crenated : having the margin or surface cut into rounded scallops
crenation : a crenate formation
crenature : crenation
crenel : one of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlement
crenelate : to furnish (as a wall or a manor house) with battlements : castellate
crenelated : having crenellations
crenelation : battlement
crenele : having the upper edge crenellated : embattled
creneled : one of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlement
crenelet : a small crenel or an imitation of one (as in a design)
crenellate : to furnish (as a wall or a manor house) with battlements : castellate
crenellation : battlement
crenitic : relating to or resulting from the raising of mineral matter from subterranean sources through the action of springs
Crenothrix : a genus (the type of the family Crenotrichaceae) usually regarded as including a single species (C. polypora) of attached sheathed unbranched chlamydobacteria that are a frequent nuisance in water pipes and iron-containing springs and that have cylindrical or spherical cells which divide in three planes to form nonmotile spherical conidia
crenula : crenulation
crenulate : having an irregularly wavy or serrate outline
crenulated : having an irregularly wavy or serrate outline
crenulation : having an irregularly wavy or serrate outline
creodont : of or relating to the Creodonta
Creodonta : a suborder of extinct primitive mammals (order Carnivora) showing relationship to the early ungulates and known from fossil remains in Eocene and Oligocene formations  — compare hyaenodon
creole : of or relating to Creoles or their language
creolization : to cause (a pidginized language) to become a creole in a speech community
creolize : to cause (a pidginized language) to become a creole in a speech community
creophagous : carnivorous
creophagy : the use of flesh as food
creosol : a colorless aromatic phenol CH3O(CH3)C6H3OH obtained from beechwood tar and guaiacum resin; 2-methoxy-para-cresol
creosote : a clear or yellowish flammable oily liquid mixture of phenolic compounds obtained by the distillation of tar derived from wood and especially from beech wood
creosotic : of or relating to creosote
crepance : an injury to a horse's leg caused by interference
crepe : a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers
crepehanger : one who takes a pessimistic view of things : killjoy
Crepidula : a genus of marine gastropods (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the typical slipper limpets
crepiness : the quality or state of being crepey
Crepis : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) with alternate or basal chiefly pinnatifid leaves and heads of yellow or orange colored flowers  — see hawk's-beard
crepitant : having or making a crackling sound
crepitate : to make a crackling sound : crackle
crepitation : to make a crackling sound : crackle
crepitus : crepitation
crepon : a heavy crepe fabric with lengthwise crinkles
crepuscle : twilight
crepuscular : of, relating to, or resembling twilight : dim
crepuscule : twilight
crepy : a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers
crescendo : a gradual increase
crescent : the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible
Crescentia : a genus of tropical American trees (family Bignoniaceae) distinguished chiefly by short trunk, crooked limbs, often drooping branches, purplish blotched flowers, and large globose fruits  — see calabash
crescentic : the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible
crescentoid : crescentic
crescive : marked by gradual spontaneous development
crescograph : an instrument for making perceptible the growth of plants
crescographic : an instrument for making perceptible the growth of plants
cresol : any of three poisonous colorless crystalline or liquid isomeric phenols C7H8O
cresorcinol : crystalline phenol CH3C6H3(OH)2 isomeric with orcinol; 4-methyl-resorcinol
cresotate : a salt of cresotic acid
cresotic : any of 10 isomeric acids CH3C6H3(OH)COOH derived from the cresols; hydroxy-toluic acid
cresotinic : cresotic acid
cresoxide : a salt of cresol
cresoxy : toloxy-
cress : any of various crucifers with moderately pungent leaves used especially in salads: such as
cresset : an iron vessel or basket used for holding an illuminant (such as oil) and mounted as a torch or suspended as a lantern
Cressida : a Trojan woman of medieval legend who pledges herself to Troilus but while a captive of the Greeks gives herself to Diomedes
cresson : cress green
cressweed : sand rocket
cresswort : a plant of the family Cruciferae
cressy : abounding in cresses
crest : a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird  — see bird illustration
crested : having a crest
crestfallen : having a drooping crest or hanging head
crestfallenly : having a drooping crest or hanging head
crestfallenness : having a drooping crest or hanging head
cresting : a decorative edging or railing (as on pottery or furniture)
crestless : a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird  — see bird illustration
crestline : an elongated crest or a linear series of crests
crestmoreite : a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium silicate occurring in compact snow-white masses
cresyl : tolyl
cresylate : a salt of cresol or cresylic acid
cresylic : cresol
cresylite : an explosive consisting of trinitrocresol or of trinitrocresol and picric acid
creta : chalk
Cretaceous : of, relating to, or being the last period of the Mesozoic era characterized by continued dominance of reptiles, emergent dominance of angiosperms, diversification of mammals, and the extinction of many types of organisms at the close of the period
cretaceous : of, relating to, or being the last period of the Mesozoic era characterized by continued dominance of reptiles, emergent dominance of angiosperms, diversification of mammals, and the extinction of many types of organisms at the close of the period
Cretacic :  cretaceous
Cretan island of Greece in the eastern Mediterranean, the nation's largest island; capital Iráklion area 3189 square miles (8260 square kilometers), population 623,065
Crete island of Greece in the eastern Mediterranean, the nation's largest island; capital Iráklion area 3189 square miles (8260 square kilometers), population 623,065
cretefaction : cretification
Cretic : amphimacer
cretic : amphimacer
cretification : the process or an instance of cretifying
cretify : to convert into chalk : infiltrate with calcium salts : calcify
cretin : one afflicted with cretinism
cretinism : a usually congenital condition marked by physical stunting and intellectual disability and caused by severe hypothyroidism
cretinize : to reduce to a condition of extreme stupidity
cretinoid : resembling or suggestive of cretinism
cretinous : one afflicted with cretinism
cretion : an act before a magistrate by which an outside heir declares his acceptance of the succession
cretionary : an act before a magistrate by which an outside heir declares his acceptance of the succession
cretonne : a strong cotton or linen cloth used especially for curtains and upholstery
crevalle : any of several carangid fishes (genus Caranx)
crevasse : a breach in a levee
crevice : a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
creviced : having a crevice
crew : a band or force of armed men
crewel : slackly twisted worsted yarn used for embroidery
crewelwork : embroidery work with crewel
crewer : one that curves tongues for spring clips and harness buckles
crewless : a band or force of armed men
crewman : a member of a crew
Crex : a genus of birds (family Rallidae) including the corncrake
crib : a manger for feeding animals
cribbage : a card game for two players in which each player tries to form various counting combinations of cards
cribber : a manger for feeding animals
cribbing : material for use in making a crib
cribble : sieve, strainer
cribellum : a special spinning organ having numerous fine perforations and situated in front of the ordinary spinning organs that is found only in spiders of certain families
cribo : a large harmless snake (Drymarchon corais corais) that is closely related to the North American indigo snake and widely distributed in the West Indies and tropical America where it is of some importance as a destroyer of venomous snakes
cribral : of or relating to a sieve or structure like a sieve : cribrose
cribrate : resembling a sieve
cribrately : resembling a sieve
cribration : the act or an instance of sifting (as drugs)
cribriform : pierced with small holes
cribrose : cribriform, perforated
cribwork : a framework formed by or as if by logs arranged as in a crib : a structure made with cribs
Cricetidae : a family of small rodents that includes the hamsters, voles, lemmings, gerbils, and New World rats and mice and is often grouped with the murids
cricetine : a rodent of the Cricetidae
Cricetus : the type genus of Cricetidae that includes the common hamster (C. cricetus) of Europe and Russia and in some classifications the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus synonym C. cricetus) and related forms
crick : a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)
cricket : any of a family (Gryllidae) of leaping orthopteran insects noted for the chirping notes produced by the male by rubbing together specially modified parts of the forewings
cricketer : any of a family (Gryllidae) of leaping orthopteran insects noted for the chirping notes produced by the male by rubbing together specially modified parts of the forewings
cricketing : any of a family (Gryllidae) of leaping orthopteran insects noted for the chirping notes produced by the male by rubbing together specially modified parts of the forewings
crickety : like a cricket especially in liveliness or sound
cricoarytenoid : a muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords
cricoid : of, relating to, or being a cartilage of the larynx with which arytenoid cartilages articulate
cricopharyngeal : of or relating to the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx
cricothyroid : relating to or connecting the cricoid cartilage and the thyroid cartilage
cried : to utter loudly : shout
crier : one that cries:
crig : blow entry 5 sense 1a
crile George Washington 1864–1943 American surgeon
crime : an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government
Crimean peninsula in southeastern Europe extending into the Black Sea southwest of the Sea of Azov
crimeful : marked by crime or notable for crimes : criminal
crimeless : an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government
criminal : relating to, involving, or being a crime
criminalism : the tendency to criminality
criminalist : a specialist in criminalistics
criminalistic : tending to criminality
criminalistics : application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing physical evidence in criminal cases
criminality : the quality or state of being criminal
criminally : relating to, involving, or being a crime
criminalness : criminality
criminaloid : a person with some criminal characteristics : an occasional criminal
criminate : incriminate
crimination : incriminate
criminative : leading to or involving crimination : charging with crime
criminator : one that criminates
criminatory : relating to or involving crimination : accusing
criminogenesis : the origin of crime
criminogenic : producing or leading to crime
criminological : the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment
criminologist : the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment
criminology : the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment
criminosis : psychoneurotic behavior taking the form of criminal or antisocial acts
criminous : criminal
crimp : to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: such as
crimpage : money paid to a crimp for his services
crimper : to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: such as
crimping : to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: such as
crimple : crimp entry 2
crimpy : frizzy
crimson : any of several deep purplish reds
crimsony : tinged with or resembling crimson
crin : crinoline sense 1
crinal : of or relating to the hair
crine : shrink, shrivel
crined : emblazoned with hair
crinet : articulated armor protecting the upper surface of the neck of a medieval war horse
cringe : to recoil in distaste
cringeling : cringer
cringer : to recoil in distaste
cringing : to recoil in distaste
cringle : a loop or grommet at the corner of a sail to which a line is attached
Criniger : a genus of thick-billed, harsh-voiced, Asian and African bulbuls
crinite : covered or provided with hairy growths : like hair or a hair
crink : bend, twist
crinkle : to form many short bends or ripples
crinkleroot : an American plant of the genus Dentaria (especially D. diphylla)
crinkly : to form many short bends or ripples
crinoid : any of a large class (Crinoidea) of echinoderms usually having a somewhat cup-shaped body with five or more feathery arms  — compare feather star, sea lily
crinoidal : of or relating to crinoids : consisting of or containing crinoids
Crinoidea : a large class of chiefly tropical or fossil echinoderms that have a more or less cup-shaped body provided with five or more feathery arms commonly bifurcated or many-branched and bearing pinnules, a mouth lying between the arms on the concave upper surface, and opposite the mouth usually a long jointed stalk fixed to the base of the body and having its opposite end divided into rhizoid processes that anchor the animal to the sea bottom  — compare comatulid, sea lily
crinoidean : a large class of chiefly tropical or fossil echinoderms that have a more or less cup-shaped body provided with five or more feathery arms commonly bifurcated or many-branched and bearing pinnules, a mouth lying between the arms on the concave upper surface, and opposite the mouth usually a long jointed stalk fixed to the base of the body and having its opposite end divided into rhizoid processes that anchor the animal to the sea bottom  — compare comatulid, sea lily
crinoline : an open-weave fabric of horsehair or cotton that is usually stiffened and used especially for interlinings and millinery
crinosity : hairiness
Crinum : a large genus of chiefly tropical bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) that are often cultivated for their umbels of showy and often fragrant white flowers which are frequently tinged or banded with red
criobolium : a ceremony in the cult of certain Mediterranean deities (as Cybele and Attis) in which a ram was sacrificed so that the blood fell on the devotee  — compare taurobolium
Crioceras : a genus of Cretaceous ammonites with complexly plicated septa
crioceratite : a genus of Cretaceous ammonites with complexly plicated septa
crioceratitic : a genus of Cretaceous ammonites with complexly plicated septa
Crioceris : a large cosmopolitan genus of beetles (family Chrysomelidae) including the asparagus beetle
criophore : a statue, figurine, or other representation in ancient art of a man carrying a ram
cripple : a lame or partly disabled person or animal
crippledom : cripplement
crippler : a lame or partly disabled person or animal
crippling : a lame or partly disabled person or animal
crises : the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever
crisic : of or relating to a crisis
crisis : the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever
crisp : easily crumbled : brittle
crispate : having a crisped appearance : irregularly curled or crinkled : crisped
crispated : having a crisped appearance : irregularly curled or crinkled : crisped
crispation : the act or process of curling : the state of being curled : undulation
crisped : easily crumbled : brittle
crisper : one that crisps
Crispin : shoemaker, cobbler
crispiness : appealingly crunchy : crisp sense 1b
crisping : easily crumbled : brittle
crisply : easily crumbled : brittle
crispness : easily crumbled : brittle
crispy : appealingly crunchy : crisp sense 1b
criss : a wooden stand with a curved top on which crest tiles are shaped
crissal : relating to or having a crissum
crisscross : to mark with intersecting lines
crissum : the part of a bird surrounding the cloacal opening
crista : any of the inwardly projecting folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion
cristate : having a crista or crest : crested
Cristatella : a genus (class Phylactolaemata) comprising freshwater bryozoans that form elongated creeping gelatinous colonies with the zooids restricted to the upper surface
Cristispira : a genus of large flexuous coarsely spiral bacteria (family Spirochaetaceae) parasitic in mollusks and having a crista along one side of the body
Cristivomer : the genus (family Salmonidae) to which the lake trout belongs
cristobalite : silica occurring in white octahedra stable at high temperature  — compare quartz, tridymite
critch : an earthenware dish : crock
criteria : a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
criteriology : the part of logic dealing with the establishment of criteria
criterion : a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
criterium : a bicycle race of a specified number of laps on a closed course over public roads closed to normal traffic
crith : the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0° C and 760 millimeter pressure (0.08987 gram)
Crithidia : a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae that are exclusively parasites of invertebrates especially in the digestive tract of insects and that occur typically as elongated forms morphologically like trypanosomes but pass through developmental stages all in a single host in which they are indistinguishable from typical leptomonas and leishmanias
crithmene : terpinene sense b
critic : one who engages often professionally in the analysis, evaluation, or appreciation of works of art or artistic performances
critical : inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably
criticality : a critical quality, state, or nature
critically : inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably
criticalness : inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably
criticaster : an inferior or petty critic
criticism : the act of criticizing usually unfavorably
criticizable : to act as a critic
criticize : to act as a critic
criticizer : to act as a critic
critique : an act of criticizing
crizzle : to become rough or crumpled (as of the surface of freezing water)
cro : a hominid of a tall erect race of the Upper Paleolithic known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern France and classified as the same species (Homo sapiens) as present-day humans
croak : to make a deep harsh sound
Croaker : an animal (such as a frog) that croaks
croaker : an animal (such as a frog) that croaks
croaky : to make a deep harsh sound
Croat : croatian
Croatan : one of a group of people of mixed American Indian, white, and black ancestry in southern North Carolina and adjoining sections of South Carolina
Croatian : a native or inhabitant of Croatia
croc : crocodile
crocard : a base metal coin of foreign origin that circulated in England at two to the penny from the late 13th century until its circulation was prohibited in 1310  — compare pollard sense 1
croceic : crocein acid
crocein : any of several red or orange acid azo dyes
croceine : any of several red or orange acid azo dyes
crocetin : red crystalline dicarboxylic carotenoid acid C20H24O4 obtained by hydrolysis of crocin
croche : a little knob at the top of a deer's antler
crochet : needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
crocheter : needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
crocheting : needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
croci : any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves
crocidolite : a lavender-blue or light green mineral of the amphibole group that occurs in silky fibers and in massive form and is a type of asbestos  — compare tigereye
Crocidura : a genus including the Old World house shrew or musk shrew
crocin : a yellow glycoside C44H64O24 of crocetin occurring in species of crocus (as saffron) and gardenia that is active in inducing sexual change in certain algae
crock : a thick earthenware pot or jar
crockery : earthenware
crocket : an ornament usually in the form of curved and bent foliage used on the edge of a gable or spire
crocketed : an ornament usually in the form of curved and bent foliage used on the edge of a gable or spire
crocky : impaired in one's powers : physically frail
crocodile : any of several large, carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae and especially genus Crocodylus) of tropical and subtropical waters that have a long, tapered, V-shaped snout
crocodilian : any of an order (Crocodylia) of reptiles including the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gharials, and related extinct forms
crocodiloid : like a crocodile
Crocodylidae : a family of the order Loricata variously construed as including all recent and some fossil crocodilians or as comprising only the true crocodiles, the alligators, caimans, and gavials being excluded
Crocodylus : the type genus of Crocodylidae
crocoisite : a mineral PbCrO4 consisting of native lead chromate in monoclinic crystals
crocoite : a mineral PbCrO4 consisting of native lead chromate in monoclinic crystals
croconic : a yellow crystalline hydroxy ketone C5O3(OH)2 obtained from rhodizonic acid and various other oxygen derivatives of benzene and that forms yellow or orange-colored salts
Crocus : any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves
crocus : any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves
croft : a small enclosed field usually adjoining a house
crofter : a small enclosed field usually adjoining a house
crofting : the quality or state of being successively cropped
Crokinole : a game resembling squails
crome : hook
Cromer Alexander 1774–1848 1st Baron
cromlech : dolmen
cromorna : crumhorn sense 1
cromorne : crumhorn sense 1
Cromwell Oliver 1599–1658 English general and statesman; lord protector of England (1653–58)
Cromwellian Oliver 1599–1658 English general and statesman; lord protector of England (1653–58)
Cronartium : a genus of rust fungi (family Melampsoraceae) having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy pillars or columns  — see white pine blister rust
crone : a cruel or ugly old woman
cronk : a hoarse croak (as of a raven) or honk (as of a wild goose)
cronstedtite : a mineral consisting of a black hydrous iron silicate of the chlorite group, crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal cleavage, and showing a dark green streak (specific gravity 3.34–3.35)
crony : a close friend especially of long standing : pal
crood : coo
croodle : to make a low murmuring sound
crook : bend
crookback : a crooked back
crookbacked : a crooked back
crookbill : wrybill
crooked : not straight
crookedly : not straight
crookedness : not straight
crooken : bend, crook
crookesite : a mineral (Cu,Tl,Ag)2Se consisting of selenide of copper, thallium, and silver occurring in lead-gray metallic-looking masses (specific gravity 6.9)
crookneck : a squash with a long recurved neck
crool : to make a repeated low, liquid, or gurgling sound
Croomia : a genus of herbs (family Stemonaceae) of the southern U.S. having horizontal rootstocks, leaves near the top of the stem, and nodding flowers
croon : bellow, boom
crooner : one that croons
crooning : bellow, boom
crop : a pouched enlargement of the esophagus of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration
crophead : the top of an ingot
cropland : land that is suited to or used for crops
cropman : a scrap remover in a rolling mill
cropper : one that crops
croppy : one of the Irish rebels of 1798 who wore their hair cut close to the head as a token of sympathy with the French Revolution
cropsick : sick from excess in eating or drinking
cropweed : knapweed
croquet : a game in which players using mallets drive wooden balls through a series of wickets set out on a lawn
croquette : a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried
crore : ten million
Crosby Bing 1904–1977 originally Harry Lillis Crosby American singer and actor
crosier : a staff resembling a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office
crosiered : bearing or having a crosier
crosnes :  chinese artichoke
cross : a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
crossability : the ability of different species or varieties to cross with each other
crossable : capable of being crossed
crossarm : an arm fastened at right angles to an upright (as the horizontal member of a cross or a traverse on a telephone pole)
crossband : left-hand or S-shaped  — compare openband
crossbar : a transverse bar or stripe
crossbeak : crossbill
crossbeam : a transverse beam
crossbelt : a double belt passing over both shoulders and crossing at the breast or a single belt passing obliquely across the breast
crossbill : any of a genus (Loxia of the family Fringillidae) of finches with curved mandibles that cross each other
crossbolt : a double bolt in a lock having two parts that can be shot simultaneously in opposite directions
crossbones : two leg or arm bones placed or depicted crosswise  — compare skull and crossbones
crossbow : a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
crossbowman : a person (such as a soldier or a hunter) whose weapon is a crossbow
crossbred : produced by crossbreeding : hybrid
crossbreed : hybridize, cross
crosscurrent : a current running counter to the general forward direction
crosscut : to cut, go, or move across or through
crosscutter : one that cuts stock lumber into lengths, cuts out imperfections, or squares the ends
crosscutting : a technique especially in filmmaking of interweaving bits of two or more separate scenes
crosse : a stick with a small net at one end that is used in lacrosse
crossed : a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
crosser : a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
crossette : a projection at a corner of the architrave of a door or window
crossfall : the transverse sloping of a roadway toward the shoulder or gutter on either side
crossfoot : to add (figures) across instead of up or down
crosshackle : to cross-question especially annoyingly
crosshatch : to mark with two series of parallel lines that intersect
crosshaul : a loading device consisting of a chain having each end fastened to opposing sides of a vehicle (as a sled or wagon) and the resulting loop passed under the object to be loaded (as a log) and back to a source of power that rolls the object usually up a ramp onto the vehicle
crosshauling : the regular transportation (as by railroad) of goods away from a locality while similar or corresponding goods are transported into the locality
crosshead : a metal block to which one end of a piston rod is secured
crossing : the act or action of crossing: such as
crossite : an amphibole intermediate in composition between glaucophane and riebeckite
crossjack : a now rarely used square sail set on the lower yard of the mizzenmast
crosslegs : in a cross-legged position
crosslet : a small cross usually with crossed arms
crosslight : a light that crosses the path of another light and illuminates what the other leaves dark
crosslighted : a light that crosses the path of another light and illuminates what the other leaves dark
crossline : a line that crosses something: such as
crossly : a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
crossness : a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
crossopodia : sinuous markings on certain sedimentary rocks that are supposed to be trails left by creeping marine animals
crossopterygian : any of a subclass (Crossopterygii) of bony fishes (such as a coelacanth) that have paired fins suggesting limbs, that may be ancestral to the terrestrial vertebrates, and that are mostly extinct
Crossopterygii : a superorder of Choanichthyes comprising the lobe-finned fishes that have existed since the Devonian but are now largely extinct, that have paired fins somewhat resembling limbs with a scaly axis fringed on one or both sides by dermal rays, and that are generalized fishes in some respects resembling elasmobranchs and in others foreshadowing terrestrial vertebrates which may have evolved from unknown early members of the group  — compare latimeria
Crossosoma : a small genus of shrubs (constituting the family Crossosomataceae) restricted to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico and having small simple leathery leaves that are often clustered on short branches and solitary terminal flowers
crossosomataceous : a small genus of shrubs (constituting the family Crossosomataceae) restricted to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico and having small simple leathery leaves that are often clustered on short branches and solitary terminal flowers
crossover : crossing sense 2a
crosspatch : grouch sense 2
crosspiece : a horizontal member (as of a structure)
crosspoint : to point (a rope) by plaiting the nettles or seizing crosswise
crossrail : the horizontal member (as of a planer) supporting the toolheads and on which the toolheads traverse
crossroad : a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads
crossroads : a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads
crossrow : alphabet
crossruff : a series of plays in a card game (such as bridge) in which partners alternately trump different suits and lead to each other for that purpose
crosstie : a tie placed across something for support
crosstied : a tie placed across something for support
crosstree : two horizontal crosspieces of timber or metal supported by trestletrees at a masthead that spread the upper shrouds in order to support the mast
crosswalk : a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
crossway : crossroad
crossways : crosswise, diagonally
crossweed : either of two plants of the genus Diplotaxis (D. tenuifolia or D. muralis) that are related to and resemble mustards
crosswise : in the form of a cross
crossword : a puzzle in which words are filled into a pattern of numbered squares in answer to correspondingly numbered clues and in such a way that the words read across and down
crosswort : any of several plants having leaves in whorls of four or opposite and 2-ranked: such as
crostarie : fiery cross sense 1
crotal : crotala
Crotalaria : a large genus of usually tropical and subtropical plants of the family Leguminosae with yellow flowers and inflated pods including some containing toxic alkaloids especially in the seeds that are poisonous to farm animals and humans
crotalic : of or relating to rattlesnakes
Crotalidae : a family of venomous snakes sometimes regarded as a subfamily (Crotalinae) of the family Viperidae comprising the pit vipers
crotaliform : resembling a rattlesnake
crotaline : crotalid
crotalism : the poisoning or poisoned condition of animals caused by eating a leguminous plant (Crotalaria sagittalis) or other plants of the same genus in the field or as hay
crotalo : crotal
crotaloid : resembling the Crotalidae, especially the rattlesnakes
crotalum : crotala
Crotalus : the type genus of the family Crotalidae that includes many of the rattlesnakes
crotaphion : a point at the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid
Crotaphytus : a genus of lizards (family Iguanidae) of the southern and western U.S. including the collared lizard
crotch : a pole with a forked end used especially as a prop
crotched : a pole with a forked end used especially as a prop
crotchet : a small hook or hooked instrument
crotcheteer : one who has a crotchet or who thrusts his or her crotchets on others
crotchetiness : given to crotchets (see crotchet sense 2a) : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper
crotchety : given to crotchets (see crotchet sense 2a) : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper
crotchy : full of crotches
crotin : a mixture of poisonous proteins found in the seeds of a small Asian tree (Croton tiglium) related to the spurges
Croton : any of a genus (Croton) of herbs, shrubs, and trees of the spurge family: such as
crotonaldehyde : a pungent liquid aldehyde CH3CH=CHCHO obtained by dehydration of aldol and used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a warning agent in fuel gases; β-methyl-acrolein
crotonate : a salt or ester of crotonic acid
crotonic : crotonaldehyde
crotonyl : crotonoyl
Crotophaga : a genus of birds consisting of the anis
crottels : excrement especially of hares
crottle : any of several lichens from which dyes are made
crotyl : the butenyl group CH3CH=CHCH2−
crouch : to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs
crouchant : crouching
crouched : to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs
croucher : one that crouches especially in a servile or flattering manner
crouching : to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs
croup : the rump of a quadruped
croupade : a curvet with the hind legs of the horse well under the belly
croupier : an employee of a gambling casino who collects and pays bets and assists at the gaming tables
croupous :  lobar pneumonia
croupy : the rump of a quadruped
crouse : brisk, lively
croute : a slice of toasted or fried bread cut in fancy shape and used as a foundation in serving food
crouton : a small cube of toasted or crisply fried bread
crow : any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)
crowbait : a worn-out emaciated horse : a horse of poor quality and conformation
crowbar : an iron or steel bar that is usually wedge-shaped at the working end for use as a pry or lever
crowberry : an evergreen subshrub (Empetrum nigrum of the family Empetraceae) of subtemperate regions with an inedible tasteless black berry
crowbill : a conical arrowhead made of horn  — compare pile entry 1 sense 4a
crowd : to press on : hurry
crowded : filled with many or too many people or things
crowdedness : the quality or state of being crowded
crowder : one that plays a crowd
crowdweed : charlock
crowdy : a thick gruel of oatmeal and water or milk : porridge
crowflower : ragged robin
crowfoot : any of numerous plants having leaves with cleft lobes
crowfooted : having corbiesteps
crowhop : a short quick jump (as that of a startled crow)
crowing : any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)
crowkeeper : a person employed to scare off crows
crowl : a dwarfed person
crown : a reward of victory or mark of honor
crownbeard : any plant of the genus Verbesina
crowned : a reward of victory or mark of honor
crowner : coroner
crownless : a reward of victory or mark of honor
crownwort : a plant of the genus Malesherbia
crowstep : any of a series of steps at the top of a gable wall
crowstepped : any of a series of steps at the top of a gable wall
crowtoe : a toothwort (Dentaria laciniata) of the eastern U.S.
croy : a barrier built out in a stream as a fish shelter or means of allaying bank erosion
croydon borough of southern Greater London, England population 363,378
croze : the groove near either end of a barrel stave in which the barrelhead is inserted
crozer : one that crozes
cruce : crucible
crucethouse : a chest used in medieval torture to hold the body of one who was to be pressed with stones
crucial : important, significant
cruciality : the quality or state of being crucial
crucially : in a crucial manner
crucian : a European cyprinid fish (Carassius carassius)
Crucianella : a genus of herbs or low shrubs (family Rubiaceae) with opposite or whorled leaves and small tubular flowers in close clusters
cruciate : cross-shaped : cruciform
crucible : a vessel of a very refractory (see refractory entry 1 sense 3) material (such as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat
Crucibulum : a genus of bird's-nest fungi (family Nidulariaceae) with the peridium consisting of one layer and opening by a deciduous yellow tomentose membrane
crucifer : one who carries a cross especially at the head of an ecclesiastical procession
Cruciferae : a family of herbs (order Rhoeadales) characterized by cruciate tetramerous flowers and by the fruit which is a silique or a silicle  — see brassica
cruciferous : one who carries a cross especially at the head of an ecclesiastical procession
crucified : to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross
crucifier : to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross
crucifix : a representation of Christ on the cross
crucifixion : the crucifying of Christ
cruciform : forming or arranged in a cross
crucify : to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross
cruck : one of a pair of curved timbers forming a principal support of a roof in primitive English house construction
crude : marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity
crudely : marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity
crudeness : marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity
crudity : the quality or state of being crude
cruel : disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings
cruelhearted : having a cruel heart
cruelly : disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings
cruelness : disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings
cruels : scrofula
cruelty : the quality or state of being cruel
cruentation : the oozing of blood from a corpse after incision or according to superstitious belief in the presence of the murderer
cruet : a vessel to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
cruise : to sail about touching at a series of ports
cruiser : a vehicle that cruises: such as
cruisken : a small pitcher or jug for holding liquor
cruive : a small rude enclosure (as a hovel or a pen for animals)
cruller : a small sweet cake in the form of a twisted strip fried in deep fat
crumb : a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)
crumbcloth : a cloth often of damask formerly laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments
crumble : to break into small pieces
crumbliness : easily crumbled : friable
crumblingness : the quality or state of being crumbling
crumblings : crumbled particles
crumbly : easily crumbled : friable
crumby : crumbly
crumen : pouch: such as
crummie : cow
crummier : crumbly
crummiest : crumbly
crummock : a staff with a crooked head
crummy : crumbly
crump : crunch
crumpet : a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle and usually split and toasted before serving
crumple : to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple
crumpled : to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple
crumpler : one that crumples
crumpling : to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple
crumply : to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple
crunch : to chew or press with a crushing noise
crunchable : to chew or press with a crushing noise
crunchiness : making a crunching sound when chewed or pressed
crunching : to chew or press with a crushing noise
crunchingly : in a crunching manner
crunchingness : the quality or state of being crunching
crunchweed : charlock
crunchy : making a crunching sound when chewed or pressed
crunk : a style of Southern rap music featuring repetitive chants and rapid dance rhythms
crunkle : crumple, wrinkle
cruor : the clotted portion of coagulated blood
crupper : a leather loop passing under a horse's tail and buckled to the saddle
crural : of or relating to the thigh or leg
crus : any of various anatomical parts that resemble a leg or a pair of legs
crusade : any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims
crusader : one who engages in a crusade: such as
crusado : an old gold or silver coin of Portugal having a cross on the reverse
cruse : a small vessel (such as a jar or pot) for holding a liquid (such as water or oil)
crush : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crushable : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crushed : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crusher : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crushing : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crushingly : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crusie : a rude iron lamp or candlestick
crusily : sprinkled with cross-crosslets
crust : the hardened exterior or surface part of bread
crusta : the lower or ventral of the two parts into which the substantia nigra divides the cerebral peduncles
Crustacea : arthropods that are crustaceans
crustacean : any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
crustaceology : carcinology
crustaceous : of, relating to, having, or forming a crust or shell
crustal : the hardened exterior or surface part of bread
crustation : the act or process of forming a crust
crusted : the hardened exterior or surface part of bread
cruster : a member of the upper crust
crustific : forming a crust
crustification : incrustation
crustily : having or being a crust
crustiness : having or being a crust
crustless : the hardened exterior or surface part of bread
crustose : having a thin thallus adhering closely to a substrate (as of rock, bark, or soil)
crusty : having or being a crust
crutch : a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking
crutched : a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking
crutcher : a usually steam-jacketed mixing device for incorporating fillers and perfume into soap
crutching : a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking
crutter : one that drills and prepares a blasting charge in a coal mine
crux : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
cruzeiro : the basic monetary unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and from 1991 to 1993
cry : to utter loudly : shout
crybaby : one who cries or complains easily or often
crying : calling for notice
crymotherapy : cryotherapy
cryoconite : dust that is found on the surface of a glacier (such as the Greenland ice cap) especially on the bottom of small depressions and is formed as a result of differential melting of the ice
cryogen : a substance for obtaining low temperatures : refrigerant
cryogenic : of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
cryogenics : a branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures
cryohydrate : a crystalline solid of constant composition and definite freezing point that is obtained by freezing a saturated solution and contains the same ratio of solute and solvent as were present in the saturated solution  — compare eutectic
cryohydric : of or relating to a cryohydrate or the temperature at which it freezes
cryolite : a mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminum found especially in Greenland usually in white cleavable masses and formerly used as a source of aluminum
cryometer : an instrument for the measurement of low temperatures
cryophile : a cryophilic microorganism
cryophilic : thriving at low temperatures
cryophoric : of or relating to the process of freezing water by its own evaporation
cryophorus : an instrument that illustrates the freezing of water by its own evaporation
cryophyllite : a lithium mica related to zinnwaldite
cryoscope : an instrument for determining freezing points
cryoscopic : the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to determine molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions
cryoscopy : the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to determine molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions
cryosel : cryohydrate
cryostat : an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C
crypt : a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
cryptal : of, like, or relating to a crypt
cryptanalysis : the solving of cryptograms or cryptographic systems
cryptanalyst : a specialist in cryptanalysis
crypted : vaulted
Crypteroniaceae : a family (coextensive with the genus Crypteronia) of East Indian trees of uncertain affinities within the order Myrtales that have long finger-shaped clusters of greenish white flowers and capsular fruits
cryptesthesia : clairvoyance
cryptesthetic : clairvoyance
cryptic : secret, occult
cryptically : secret, occult
cryptobatholithic : of or relating to ore deposits formed near a batholith that is not exposed at the surface
Cryptobranchia : any of various groups of animals having concealed gills
Cryptobranchiata : any of various groups of animals having concealed gills
cryptobranchiate : any of various groups of animals having concealed gills
Cryptobranchidae : a family of large aquatic salamanders including the American hellbenders and the Asian giant salamanders, all distinguished by amphicoelous vertebrae, external fertilization, and the absence of eyelids and of lacrimal and septomaxillary bones and with Hynobiidae forming a suborder of Caudata comprising primitive salamanders with relatively generalized skeletons
Cryptobranchus : the type genus of Cryptobranchidae comprising the hellbenders
Cryptocarya : a genus of tropical trees (family Lauraceae) having flowers with nine fertile and three sterile stamens and with the ripened ovary embedded in the succulent calyx tube
Cryptocephala : a primary division of Polychaeta in which the peristomium is greatly developed and the prostomium is reduced  — compare phanerocephala
Cryptocerata : a division of Heteroptera comprising chiefly aquatic bugs (as the boat bugs) with the antennae shorter than the head and usually hidden in cavities beneath the eyes  — compare gymnocerata
cryptocerous : a division of Heteroptera comprising chiefly aquatic bugs (as the boat bugs) with the antennae shorter than the head and usually hidden in cavities beneath the eyes  — compare gymnocerata
cryptoclastic : made up of microscopic fragmental particles
cryptococci : any of a genus (Cryptococcus) of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens
Cryptococcus : any of a genus (Cryptococcus) of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens
cryptococcus : any of a genus (Cryptococcus) of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens
cryptocrystalline : having a crystalline structure so fine that no distinct particles are recognizable under a microscope
Cryptodira : a suborder of Thecophora comprising turtles that bend the neck in a vertical plane in order to retract it into the shell
cryptodiran : a suborder of Thecophora comprising turtles that bend the neck in a vertical plane in order to retract it into the shell
cryptodire : a suborder of Thecophora comprising turtles that bend the neck in a vertical plane in order to retract it into the shell
cryptodirous : a suborder of Thecophora comprising turtles that bend the neck in a vertical plane in order to retract it into the shell
cryptogam : a plant or plantlike organism (such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed
Cryptogamia : a class or subkingdom including all cryptogams  — compare phanerogamia
cryptogamic : a plant or plantlike organism (such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed
cryptogamous : a plant or plantlike organism (such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed
cryptogenetic : cryptogenic
cryptogenic : of obscure or unknown origin
cryptogram : a communication in cipher or code
Cryptogramma : a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of arctic and north temperate regions having indusia formed by the revolute margins of fertile fronds that are much taller and have narrower divisions than the sterile ones  — see rock brake
cryptograph : cryptogram
cryptographer : a specialist in cryptography: such as
cryptographic : of, relating to, or using cryptography
cryptographically : of, relating to, or using cryptography
cryptographist : one who practices secret writing
cryptography : secret writing
cryptolite : monazite
cryptologist : the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis
cryptology : the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis
cryptomere : a gene or factor (as a heterozygous recessive) not detectable by inspection of the individual carrying it but demonstrable by suitable crosses
Cryptomeria : japanese cedar
cryptomerous : very finely crystalline
cryptomnesia : the appearance in consciousness of memory images which are not recognized as such but which appear as original creations
cryptomnesic : the appearance in consciousness of memory images which are not recognized as such but which appear as original creations
cryptomonad : a flagellate of the order Cryptomonadina
Cryptomonadales : an order of algae that is coextensive with Cryptomonadina and is usually included among the Pyrrophyta or placed in the class Flagellatae
Cryptomonadina : a small order of plantlike flagellates having one or two flagella and usually yellow-brown chromatophores  — see cryptomonadales , cryptomonadidae
Cryptonemiales : an order of red algae (class Rhodophyceae) having the auxiliary cells borne on filaments that differ markedly from the vegetative filaments (as in lacking chromatophores and in being filled with dense protoplasm)
cryptoneurous : having no distinct or recognizable nervous system
cryptonym : a secret name
cryptoperthite : a perthite with lamellae of submicroscopic dimensions, such lamellae being observable by X-ray diffraction or by the electron microscope
Cryptophyceae : a class of motile usually brownish green algae that are sometimes included among the Pyrrophyta and that have asymmetrical compressed cells enclosed in a firm periplast and with the two slightly unequal flagella inserted laterally or terminally
cryptophyte : a plant that produces its buds underwater or underground on corms, bulbs, or rhizomes
cryptopine : a colorless crystalline alkaloid C21H23NO5 obtained from opium and plants of the genus Corydalis
cryptoporticus : a porch, gallery, or ambulatory in ancient Roman architecture that was wholly or partly concealed, had few openings, and served for private communication
cryptopyrrole : a liquid homologue C8H13N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2, 4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-pyrrole
cryptorchid : one affected with cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism : a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend normally
Cryptorhynchus : a large cosmopolitan genus of weevils including numerous pests of economic plants (as the poplar borer)
Cryptostegia : a genus of chiefly tropical African woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) that have large polished leaves and funnel-shaped flowers and are important as a source of rubber  — see india-rubber vine
Cryptostomata : a group of Paleozoic bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) in which the true apertures of the zooecia are concealed at the bottom of vestibular tubes
cryptostome : a group of Paleozoic bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) in which the true apertures of the zooecia are concealed at the bottom of vestibular tubes
Cryptozonia : a division of starfishes having the marginal plates inconspicuous and being nearly equal to the orders Spinulosa and Forcipulata combined
cryptozygous : having a wide skull and a narrow face so that the zygomatic arches are concealed when the skull is viewed from above
crystal : quartz that is transparent or nearly so and that is either colorless or only slightly tinged
crystallic : relating to crystals or crystallization
crystalliferous : producing or bearing crystals
crystalliform : having crystalline form
crystalligerous : crystalliferous
crystallin : either of two globulins in the crystalline lens
crystalline : resembling crystal: such as
crystallinity : resembling crystal: such as
crystallite : a minute mineral form (as in glassy volcanic rocks) that marks the beginning of crystallization
crystallizable : to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
crystallization : to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
crystallize : to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
crystallized : to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
crystallizer : to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
crystalloblastic : of or relating to any crystalline texture resulting from metamorphism
crystallogenesis : the production or formation of crystals
crystallogenetic : crystal-producing
crystallogenic : crystal-producing
crystallogenical : crystal-producing
crystallogeny : the formation of crystals as a branch of crystallography
crystallogram : a photographic record of crystal structure obtained by the use of X-rays
crystallographer : a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals
crystallographic : of or relating to crystals or crystallography
crystallographically : of or relating to crystals or crystallography
crystallography : a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals
crystalloid : a substance that forms a true solution and is capable of being crystallized
crystalloidal : a substance that forms a true solution and is capable of being crystallized
crystalloluminescence : the emission of light by certain substances while crystallizing (as by common salt while precipitating from a hot solution of alcohol)
crystallomagnetic : relating to the magnetic properties of crystals and crystal structure
crystallomancy : divination by crystal gazing : crystal gazing
crystalwort : a plant of the order Ricciales (especially of the genus Riccia)
crystoleum : an obsolete process in which a photograph was transferred to glass, the paper backing removed, and the image layer colored by the application of colors to the back
crystosphene : a buried sheet of ice under the tundra of northern America formed by the freezing of spring water which rises from the rock beneath alluvial deposits or under swamps and spreads laterally at the zone of freezing
Ctenacanthus : a genus of Upper Devonian and Lower Permian sharks related to Cladoselache and known chiefly from its very stout fin spines
ctene : comb sense 4c
ctenidial : relating or belonging to a ctenidium
ctenidium : the gill of a mollusk consisting typically of a respiratory structure that resembles a comb or feather, has a main stem with lateral lamellae, and is developed from the inner side of the mantle
ctenocyst : a characteristic sensory or balancing organ of Ctenophora situated at the aboral pole of the body
Ctenodipterini : an order of late Paleozoic dipnoan fishes with small and numerous cranial bones
Ctenodus : a genus of Carboniferous dipnoan fishes whose dental plates have radiating tuberculated ridges
ctenoid : having the margin toothed
Ctenoidei : an artificial group formerly regarded as an order that includes fishes with ctenoid scales and is more or less exactly coextensive with Acanthopterygii
Ctenophora : a small phylum sometimes especially formerly considered a class of Coelenterata and consisting of widely distributed and at times very abundant marine hermaphroditic solitary animals that superficially resemble jellyfishes, are usually more or less ellipsoidal with decided biradial symmetry, and swim by means of eight meridional bands of transverse ciliated plates, each plate representing a row of large modified cilia  — compare nuda , tentaculata , comb sense 4c; venus's-girdle
ctenophoral : a small phylum sometimes especially formerly considered a class of Coelenterata and consisting of widely distributed and at times very abundant marine hermaphroditic solitary animals that superficially resemble jellyfishes, are usually more or less ellipsoidal with decided biradial symmetry, and swim by means of eight meridional bands of transverse ciliated plates, each plate representing a row of large modified cilia  — compare nuda , tentaculata , comb sense 4c; venus's-girdle
ctenophoran : any of a phylum (Ctenophora) of marine animals superficially resembling jellyfishes but having biradial symmetry and swimming by means of eight bands of transverse ciliated plates
ctenophore : any of a phylum (Ctenophora) of marine animals superficially resembling jellyfishes but having biradial symmetry and swimming by means of eight bands of transverse ciliated plates
ctenophoric : a small phylum sometimes especially formerly considered a class of Coelenterata and consisting of widely distributed and at times very abundant marine hermaphroditic solitary animals that superficially resemble jellyfishes, are usually more or less ellipsoidal with decided biradial symmetry, and swim by means of eight meridional bands of transverse ciliated plates, each plate representing a row of large modified cilia  — compare nuda , tentaculata , comb sense 4c; venus's-girdle
ctenophorous : a small phylum sometimes especially formerly considered a class of Coelenterata and consisting of widely distributed and at times very abundant marine hermaphroditic solitary animals that superficially resemble jellyfishes, are usually more or less ellipsoidal with decided biradial symmetry, and swim by means of eight meridional bands of transverse ciliated plates, each plate representing a row of large modified cilia  — compare nuda , tentaculata , comb sense 4c; venus's-girdle
Ctenoplana : a genus of ctenophores consisting of a single species of small degenerate bottom-dwelling forms lacking ciliated swimming plates that are widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific oceans
Ctenostomata : an order of Bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) having a circle of processes resembling bristles that close the aperture when the tentacles are retracted
ctenostomatous : an order of Bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) having a circle of processes resembling bristles that close the aperture when the tentacles are retracted
ctenostome : an order of Bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) having a circle of processes resembling bristles that close the aperture when the tentacles are retracted
ctetology : a branch of biology that deals with the origin and development of acquired characters
cuapinole : courbaril
cub : a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)
Cuba island in the West Indies north of the Caribbean Sea and south of the U.S. (Florida) area 41,620 square miles (107,800 square kilometers)
cubage : cubic content, volume, or displacement
Cuban island in the West Indies north of the Caribbean Sea and south of the U.S. (Florida) area 41,620 square miles (107,800 square kilometers)
cubanite : a bronze-yellow copper-iron sulfide CuFe2S3
Cubanize : to make Cuban in quality or in interests
cubature : determination of cubic contents
cubbing : the hunting of young foxes especially as a means of training the hounds
cubbish : resembling a cub : awkward, uncouth
cubbishly : resembling a cub : awkward, uncouth
cubby : a small, snug place (as for hiding or storage) : cubbyhole
cubbyhole : a small snug place (as for hiding or storage)
cubbyhouse : playhouse
cube : the regular solid of six equal square sides  — see Volume Formulas Table
cubeb : the dried unripe berry of a tropical shrub (Piper cubeba) of the pepper family that is used as a spice
cubelet : a little cube
cuber : the regular solid of six equal square sides  — see Volume Formulas Table
cubi  — see cub-
cubic : having the form of a cube : cubical
cubical : cubic
cubically : cubic
cubicity : the quality or state of being cubic
cubicle : a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
cubicular : a chamber attendant : chamberlain
cubiculum : a small room provided in catacombs and constituting a family vault
cubiform : of the shape of a cube
cubism : a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects
cubist : a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects
cubit : any of various ancient units of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and usually equal to about 18 inches (46 centimeters)
cubital : the anterior depression at the elbow
cubitale : any of the cuneiform bones
cubitiere : an elbow guard in medieval armor
cubito : cubital and
cubitus : forearm, antebrachium
cubmaster : a male adult leader of a cub-scout pack of the Boy Scouts of America
cuboctahedron : one of the 13 Archimedean solids having as faces six equal squares and eight equal regular triangles and formed by cutting off the corners of a cube
cuboid : approximately cubical in shape
cuboidal : somewhat cubical
cubomancy : divination with dice
Cubomedusae : an order or suborder of Scyphozoa with a 4-sided cup-shaped umbrella and four perradial tentaculocysts
cubomedusan : an order or suborder of Scyphozoa with a 4-sided cup-shaped umbrella and four perradial tentaculocysts
cuck : to punish by the cucking stool
cuckhold : a concave shovel for cutting off the tempered clay coming from the pugmill in brickmaking
cuckold : a man whose wife is unfaithful
cuckoldom : the state of being a cuckold
cuckoldry : the practice of making cuckolds
cuckoldy : having the qualities of a cuckold
cuckoo : a largely grayish-brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them and rear the offspring
cuckooflower : a bitter cress (Cardamine pratensis) of Eurasia and North America
cuckoopint : a European arum (Arum maculatum) with erect spathe and short purple spadix
cuckstool : cucking stool
Cucujid : of or relating to the family Cucujidae
Cucujidae : a family of small flattened elongated beetles (suborder Polyphaga) that live mostly under the bark of trees  — compare saw-toothed grain beetle
Cuculi : a suborder of Cuculiformes coextensive with the family Cuculidae
Cuculidae : a family of birds (order Cuculiformes) that comprises the cuckoos, including the anis and roadrunners
cuculiform : like or belonging to the cuckoos or the Cuculiformes
Cuculiformes : a small order of birds comprising the cuckoos, touracos, various related birds, and formerly the parrots and having 10 primaries and the feet zygodactyl except in the touracos in which the outer toe is reversible
cuculine : of, like, or relating to the cuckoos
cuculla : a loose sleeveless garment put on over the head and used especially to protect other garments
cucullaris : trapezius
cucullate : having the shape of a hood
cuculliform : cucullate
cucullus : the anterior dorsal shield of the cephalothorax in pseudoscorpions and Ricinulei
Cuculus : the type genus of Cuculidae comprising the typical cuckoos
Cucumaria : the type genus of Cucumariidae
Cucumariidae : a large family of shallow-water sea cucumbers (order Dendrochirota) having a number of intricately branched oral tentacles, an internal madreporite, and a well-developed respiratory tree
cucumber : the fruit of a vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family cultivated as a garden vegetable
Cucumis : a genus of plants (family Cucurbitaceae) that are native to the warmer parts of the world, that include the cucumbers and muskmelons, and that have small sepals and a corolla with five petals
cucurbit : a vessel or flask for distillation used with or forming part of an alembic
Cucurbita : the type genus of Cucurbitaceae comprising tropical herbaceous vines that have a bell-shaped gamopetalous corolla five-lobed to the middle or a little lower, coherent stamens, and a many-seeded fleshy fruit with a hard rind, that include the squashes, pumpkins, vegetable marrows, and certain gourds, and that are now nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation
Cucurbitaceae : a family of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines (order Campanulales) that are characterized by an inferior ovary and anthers usually united and that include food plants (as the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin), drug plants (as the colocynth), and ornamental plants (as the gourds)
cucurbitaceous : a family of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines (order Campanulales) that are characterized by an inferior ovary and anthers usually united and that include food plants (as the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin), drug plants (as the colocynth), and ornamental plants (as the gourds)
cud : food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its rumen to be chewed again
cudbear : a reddish coloring matter from lichens
cudden : fool, dolt
cuddle : to hold close for warmth or comfort or in affection
cuddlesome : cuddly
cuddly : fit for or inviting cuddling
Cuddy : a usually small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)
cuddy : a usually small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)
cuddyhole : cuddy entry 1 sense 2
cudgel : a short heavy club
cudgerie : bunji-bunji
cudweed : any of several composite plants (as of the genus Gnaphalium) with silky or woolly foliage
cue : the letter q
cueball : the ball a player strikes with the cue in billiards and pool
cueca : a South American especially Chilean courtship dance
cueist : billiardist
cueman : one who uses a cue : a billiard player
cuemanship : one who uses a cue : a billiard player
cuerda : a Puerto Rican unit of land measure equal to 0.97 acre
cuesta : a hill or ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope on the other
Cueva : a Cunan people of Panama
cuff : something (such as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist
cuffer : one that stitches cuffs to various articles of clothing or who folds the top of short hose
cuffin : fellow, chap  — see queer cuffin
cuichunchulli : the root of a South American shrub (Ionidium glutinosum) of the family Violaceae used locally as an emetic
cuir : dorado sense 2
cuirass : a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist
cuirassed : a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist
cuirassier : a mounted soldier wearing a cuirass
cuisine : manner of preparing food : style of cooking
cuissard : cuisse
cuissart : cuisse
cuisse : a piece of plate armor for the front of the thigh  — see armor illustration
Cuitlateco : a people of unknown affiliations in Guerrero and Michoacán, Mexico
cuke : cucumber
Culdee : one of a class of religious recluses appearing first in Ireland in the 7th century
culet : the small flat facet at the bottom of a brilliant parallel to the table  — see brilliant illustration
Culex : any of a large cosmopolitan genus (Culex) of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) of Europe and North America and vectors of the viruses causing Saint Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus
culgee : a jeweled plume worn in India on the turban
culicid : of or relating to the Culicidae
Culicidae : a family of slender long-legged dipteran flies having the body and appendages partly covered with hairs or scales and the mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking, comprising the mosquitoes, and having active aquatic larvae known as wrigglers
culicide : an insecticide that destroys mosquitoes
culicine : any of a large cosmopolitan genus (Culex) of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) of Europe and North America and vectors of the viruses causing Saint Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus
Culicoides : a genus of bloodsucking midges (family Ceratopogonidae) of which some are intermediate hosts of filarial parasites
culilawan : the aromatic bark of a tree (Cinnamomum culilawan) of the Moluccas
culinarily : of or relating to the kitchen or cookery
culinary : of or relating to the kitchen or cookery
cull : to select from a group : choose
cullage : material eliminated in culling
Cullen :  vandyke brown
culler : to select from a group : choose
cullet : broken or refuse glass usually added to new material to facilitate melting in making glass
culling : to select from a group : choose
cullion : a mean or base fellow
cullis : a strong clear broth of meat (as for invalids)
cully : one easily tricked or imposed on : dupe
culm : refuse coal screenings : slack
culmen : a lobe of the cerebellum lying in the superior vermis just in front of the primary fissure
culminant : being at greatest altitude or on the meridian
culminate : to reach its highest altitude
culmination : the action of culminating
culotte : a divided skirt
culottes : a divided skirt
culpa : actionable negligence or fault
culpability : responsibility for wrongdoing or failure : the quality or state of being culpable
culpable : meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
culpableness : meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
culpably : meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
culpatory : censorious, accusing
culprit : one accused of or charged with a crime
cult : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see spurious sense 2)
cultch : material (such as oyster shells) laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points of attachment for the spat
cultellation : the transferring in surveying of the exact location of a point from a higher level (as an overhanging cliff) to a lower by dropping a sharp-pointed marking pin
cultellus : one of the sharp pointed cutting organs (as mandibles and maxillae) of many bloodsucking flies
cultic : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see spurious sense 2)
cultigen : a cultivated or domestic organism (such as the kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris, the dog Canis familiaris, or corn Zea mays) which has diverged enough while in domestication or cultivation from its ancestors or closest wild relatives to be classified as a species, subspecies, or major variety
cultirostral : having a cultrate bill : of or relating to the Cultirostres
Cultirostres : a group including the storks, herons, cranes, and various other large birds with pointed sharp-edged bills
cultish : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see spurious sense 2)
cultism : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see spurious sense 2)
cultist : a member of a cult: such as
cultivability : capable of being cultivated
cultivable : capable of being cultivated
cultivar : an organism and especially one of an agricultural or horticultural variety or strain originating and persistent under cultivation
cultivatable : to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops
cultivate : to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops
cultivated : refined, educated
cultivation : culture, refinement
cultivator : one that cultivates
cultrate : sharp-edged and pointed : shaped like a pruning knife
cultrated : sharp-edged and pointed : shaped like a pruning knife
cultual : of or relating to cult or worship
culturable : capable of culture : cultivable
cultural : of or relating to culture or culturing
culturally : of or relating to culture or culturing
culture : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
cultured : cultivated
culturist : one engaged in a culture
culturological : of or relating to culturology : of, relating to, or applying a methodology that regards culture as an autonomous self-determined process and explains human behavior in terms of that process
culturologically : of or relating to culturology : of, relating to, or applying a methodology that regards culture as an autonomous self-determined process and explains human behavior in terms of that process
culturologist : a specialist in or advocate of culturology
culturology : the science of culture
cultus : cult
culver : pigeon
culverfoot : any of several plants of the genus Geranium
culverhouse : dovecote
culverin : an early firearm:
culverkey : wood hyacinth
culvert : a transverse drain
culvertage : villenage
culverwort : garden columbine
cum : along with being : and
Cumacea : an order of small sessile-eyed malacostracan marine crustaceans (division Peracarida) having a carapace formed by fusion of the first three or four thoracic segments with the head
cumacean : an order of small sessile-eyed malacostracan marine crustaceans (division Peracarida) having a carapace formed by fusion of the first three or four thoracic segments with the head
cumaceous : an order of small sessile-eyed malacostracan marine crustaceans (division Peracarida) having a carapace formed by fusion of the first three or four thoracic segments with the head
Cumaean ancient town in southern Italy on the Tyrrhenian coast west of modern Naples
cumaldehyde : an aromatic oily aldehyde (CH3)2CHC6H4CHO found in cumin oil and other essential oils and used in perfumes and flavors; para-isopropyl-benzaldehyde
Cumanagoto : a Cariban people of Venezuela
cumaphyte : a plant adapted for growth under surf conditions : surf plant
cumaphytic : a plant adapted for growth under surf conditions : surf plant
cumay : a small tree or shrub (Zschokkea arborescens) of the family Apocynaceae of the Amazon valley
cumbent : recumbent
cumber : trouble, harass
cumbersome : unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
cumbersomely : unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
cumbersomeness : unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
cumbly : a blanket made of wool or goat's hair
cumbrance : encumbrance, trouble
Cumbrian county of northwestern England including the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland; capital Carlisle area 2724 square miles (7055 square kilometers), population 499,858
cumbrous : cumbersome
cumbrously : cumbersome
cumbrousness : cumbersome
cumbu : pearl millet sense 1
cumene : a colorless oily hydrocarbon (CH3)2CHC6H5 obtained by acid-catalyzed alkylation of benzene with propylene and used as an additive for high-octane motor fuel; isopropyl-benzene
cumengite : a mineral Pb4Cu4Cl8(OH)8.H2O consisting of a basic lead-copper chloride occurring in deep blue tetragonal crystals
cumenyl : any of three univalent radicals (CH3)2CHC6H4− derived from cumene by removal of one hydrogen atom; isopropyl-phenyl
cumic : a white crystalline acid (CH3)2CHC6H4COOH obtained by oxidation of cumin oil; p-isopropyl-benzoic acid
cumidine : any of three isomeric liquid bases C3H7C6H4NH2 derived from cumene; isopropyl-aniline
cumin : a small annual herb (Cuminum cyminum) of the carrot family cultivated for its aromatic fruits
cuminic : cumic acid
cuminoin : a white crystalline compound C20H24O2 prepared from cumaldehyde and analogous to benzoin
cuminol : cumaldehyde
cuminseed : the seed of the cumin plant
cuminyl : the univalent radical (CH3)2CHC6H4CH2− derived from the para isomer of cymene; para-isopropyl-benzyl
cummer : godmother
cummerbund : a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes
cummingtonite : a mineral (Fe, Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2 consisting of an ironmagnesium amphibole isomorphous with anthophyllite
cumol : cumene
cumshaw : present, gratuity
cumulant : any of the statistical coefficients that arise in the series expansion in powers of x of the logarithm of the moment-generating function
cumular : cumulous
cumulate : to gather or pile in a heap
cumulation : to gather or pile in a heap
cumulative : increasing by successive additions
cumulatively : increasing by successive additions
cumulativeness : increasing by successive additions
cumuli : cumulus and
cumuliform : of the form of a cumulus
cumulose : full of heaps
cumulous : resembling cumulus
cumulus : heap, accumulation
cumyl : cumoyl
Cuna : a Cunan people of the Republic of Panama
Cunan : a language family of the Chibchan stock including Coiba, Cueva, Cuna, and San Blas
Cunas : a Cunan people of the Republic of Panama
cunctation : delay
cunctative : delay
cundeamor : cypress vine sense 1
cuneal : relating to a wedge : shaped like a wedge
cuneate : narrowly triangular with the acute angle toward the base  — see leaf illustration
cuneatic : cuneiform
cuneiform : having the shape of a wedge
cuneiformist : a student of or an expert in the deciphering or study of cuneiform
cunette : a channel of small cross section dug in the bottom of a much larger channel or conduit to concentrate the flow at low-water stages
cuneus : a convolution of the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the brain above the calcarine sulcus that forms a part of the visual area
cungeboi : an ascidian of the family Cynthiidae that grows upon rock and is used for bait
cuniculus : the burrow of an itch mite in the skin
cunjevoi : a large Australian aroid (Alocasia macrorrhiza) whose poisonous juice is similar in its action to that of dumb cane
cunner : either of two wrasses:
cunnilinctus : oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
cunnilingus : oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
cunning : dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
Cunninghamia : a small genus of ornamental, usually tall evergreen trees of the cypress family (Cupressaceae) of China and Taiwan that have reddish-brown to brown furrowed bark and spirally-arranged, sharply-pointed, flattened needles  — see china fir
cunningly : dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
cunningness : dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
Cunonia : a genus (the type of the family Cunoniaceae) of shrubs or small trees with pinnate leaves, racemose white flowers, and bark that is used for tanning
Cunoniaceae : a family of trees and shrubs (order Rosales) that are sometimes placed in the family Saxifragaceae but are distinguished by opposite or verticillate leaves and small flowers borne in dense clusters
cunoniaceous : a family of trees and shrubs (order Rosales) that are sometimes placed in the family Saxifragaceae but are distinguished by opposite or verticillate leaves and small flowers borne in dense clusters
Cuon : a genus of Asian wild dogs (family Canidae) characterized by the absence of the usual last lower molar and including the dhole
cuorin : an amorphous phosphatide obtained from heart muscle and soybeans that resembles cephalin and is held to be a mixture
cup : an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel
Cupania : a genus of tropical American timber trees (family Sapindaceae) with greenish or white paniculate flowers and capsular fruit  — see guara
cupay : pitch apple
cupbearer : one who has the duty of filling and handing around the cups in which wine is served
cupboard : a closet with shelves where dishes, utensils, or food is kept
cupcake : a small cake baked in a cuplike mold
cupel : a small shallow porous cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead
cupellation : refinement (as of gold or silver) in a cupel by exposure to high temperature in a blast of air by which the unwanted metals are oxidized
cupflower : nierembergia sense 2
cupful : as much as a cup will hold
Cuphea : a large genus of American plants (family Lythraceae) with opposite leaves and solitary slightly irregular flowers  — see cigar flower, waxweed
cupholder : a sports contestant successful in the latest trial for a cup
Cupid : the Roman god of erotic love  — compare eros
cupidity : inordinate desire for wealth : avarice, greed
cupidon :  cupid
cupless : being without a cup
cupman : toper
cupmate : drinking companion
cupola : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling
cupolated : having a cupola
cupped : an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel
cupping : an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat
cuppy : resembling a cup
cuprammonium : any of certain complex ammino radicals or cations containing copper and ammonia
cupreine : a crystalline alkaloid C19H22N2O2 that occurs especially in cinchona bark and is closely related to quinine
cuprene : a light yellow to dark brown inert insoluble solid obtained by polymerization of acetylene (as by heating in the presence of copper or copper oxides)
cupreous : containing or resembling copper : coppery
Cupressaceae : a family of widely distributed, usually evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs having small, flattened, scalelike or sometimes needlelike leaves and including the cypress, juniper, and arborvitae –  — see callitris , chamaecyparis , cryptomeria, cunninghamia , fitzroya , libocedrus , taiwania , thuja, thujopsis
cupressineous : relating to or resembling the cypress or family Cupressaceae
Cupressinoxylon : a genus of fossil plants having an internal structure similar to that of present-day Cupressus and related genera
Cupressus : a genus of resinous, evergreen trees and shrubs of the family Cupressaceae having small, scalelike, overlapping leaves, and small, roundish cones composed of woody scales and including the Arizona cypress, Gowen cypress, Mexican cypress, and Monterey cypress
cupric : of, relating to, or containing copper with a valence of two
cupriferous : containing copper
cuprite : a red mineral consisting of copper oxide that is a minor ore of copper
cuprobismutite : a mineral consisting of an intimate mixture of bismuthinite and emplectite
cuprocyanide : a compound of copper and cyanogen with another element or other elements
cuproid : a solid related to a tetrahedron and having 12 equal triangular faces
cupronickel : an alloy of copper and nickel
cuprotungstite : a mineral Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 consisting of cupric tungstate
cuprous : of, relating to, or containing copper with a valence of one
cuprum : copper
cupseed : a woody vine (Calycocarpum lyoni) of the family Menispermaceae of the southern U.S. having the stone of the fruit hollowed out on one side like a shallow cup
cupstone : a stone or rock surface bearing cup sculpture
cupula : the bony apex of the cochlea
cupulate : shaped like, having, or bearing a cupule
cupule : a cup-shaped anatomical structure: such as
Cupuliferae : an order or family of catkin-bearing trees including oaks, chestnuts, beeches, birches, and others that are now usually divided among the families Betulaceae and Fagaceae
cupuliferous : an order or family of catkin-bearing trees including oaks, chestnuts, beeches, birches, and others that are now usually divided among the families Betulaceae and Fagaceae
cupuliform : cupulate
cur : a mongrel or inferior dog
curability : capable of being cured
curable : capable of being cured
curableness : capable of being cured
curably : capable of being cured
curacao : a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the sour orange
curacy : the office or term of office of a curate
curare : a complex poison of South American Indians used on arrow tips that causes muscle relaxation and paralysis, includes various substances of plant and animal origin, and typically contains an alkaloid extracted from one of two South American vines (Strychnos toxifera of the family Loganiaceae or Chondodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) as the primary active ingredient
curarine : any of several alkaloids from curare
curarization : to treat with curare
curarize : to treat with curare
curassow : any of several large arboreal gallinaceous game birds (family Cracidae, especially genus Crax) of South and Central America
curatage : the residence of a curate
curate : a member of the clergy in charge of a parish
curatess : a curate's wife
curatial : of curatic status
curatic : of or relating to a curate
curation : cure
curative : relating to or used in the cure of diseases : tending to cure
curatively : relating to or used in the cure of diseases : tending to cure
curator : one who has the care and superintendence of something
curatorial : one who has the care and superintendence of something
curatorship : one who has the care and superintendence of something
curatory : curatorship
curatrix : a woman who is a curator
curb : a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws
curbing : the material for a curb
curbstone : a stone or edging of concrete forming a curb
curbstoner : a curbstone broker or vendor
curby : affected with curb
curcas : a colorless to yellowish cathartic fatty oil that contains a toxic principle, is obtained from physic nuts, and is used chiefly in medicine and soap-making
curch : kerchief sense 1
Curculio : any of various weevils
curculionid : of or relating to the Curculionidae
Curculionidae : a family of snout beetles (suborder Rhynchophora) consisting of the typical weevils and including many that injure fruits and crops
Curcuma : a genus of Old World tropical herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having tuberous roots and spicate flowers, some members having roots that yield starch  — see turmeric, zedoary
curcumin : an orange-yellow crystalline compound C21H20O6 that constitutes the chief coloring principle of turmeric
curd : the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk
curdle : to form curds
curdly : curdled : having a curdled appearance
curdwort : yellow bedstraw
curdy : the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk
cure : spiritual charge : care
cureless : spiritual charge : care
curer : spiritual charge : care
curettage : a surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette
curette : a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage
curettement : a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage
curfew : the sounding of a bell at evening
curial : a division of the ancient Roman people comprising several gentes of a tribe
curialism : the view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin church : the system or policy of the Roman curia :  vaticanism , ultramontanism
curialist : a supporter of curialism
curialistic : of or relating to curialism or curialists
curiality : curtesy
curiboca : a Brazilian of American Indian and European or African ancestry
curie : a unit quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations occur per second
curietherapy : radiotherapy
curine : a crystalline alkaloid C36H38N2O6 that is structurally very similar to tubocurarine and is obtained from the same South American vine : levorotatory bebeerine
curing : spiritual charge : care
curio : something (such as a decorative object) considered novel, rare, or bizarre : curiosity
curiologic : representing things by their pictures instead of by symbols
curiologically : representing things by their pictures instead of by symbols
curiologics : curiologic writing
curiosa : curiosities, rarities
curiosity : desire to know:
curioso : one that makes a practice of inquiring into esoteric matters
curious : marked by desire to investigate and learn
curiously : in a curious manner
curiousness : marked by desire to investigate and learn
curite : a radioactive mineral 2PbO.5UO3.4H2O occurring in orange acicular crystals and supposed to be a hydrous lead uranyl uranate
curium : a metallic radioactive chemical element that is only produced artificially and that is used in spectrometers and in thermoelectric generators on spacecraft  — see Chemical Elements Table
curl : to form into coils or ringlets
curled : to form into coils or ringlets
curledness : the quality or state of being curled
curler : a player of curling
curlew : any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes
curlewberry : crowberry sense 1a
curlicue : a fancifully curved or spiral figure : flourish
curliewurly : something fantastically circular or curly
curlily : in a curly manner
curliness : tending to curl
curling : a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
curlpaper : a strip or piece of paper around which a lock of hair is wound for curling
curly : tending to curl
curlycue : a fancifully curved or spiral figure : flourish
curlyhead : a person with curly hair
curlylocks : one having curly hair
curmudgeon : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
curmudgeonish : somewhat curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
curmurring : rumbling especially in the bowels
curn : grain, corn
curney : a company especially of persons
curnock : crannock
curple : crupper
curr : to make a murmuring sound (as of doves)
currach : a usually large coracle used especially on the west coast of Ireland
currack : a wicker pannier
curragh : a usually large coracle used especially on the west coast of Ireland
currant : a small seedless raisin originally grown chiefly in the eastern Mediterranean
currency : circulation as a medium of exchange
current : occurring in or existing at the present time
currently : at the present time
currentness : occurring in or existing at the present time
curricle : a 2-wheeled chaise usually drawn by two horses
curricula : the courses offered by an educational institution
curricular : of or relating to a curriculum
curriculum : the courses offered by an educational institution
curried : to clean the coat of (an animal, such as a horse) with a currycomb
currier : one that curries something: such as
curriery : the trade of a currier of leather
currish : ignoble
currishly : ignoble
curry : to clean the coat of (an animal, such as a horse) with a currycomb
currycomb : a comb made of rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges and used especially to curry horses
curse : a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one : imprecation
cursed : being under or deserving a curse
cursedly : being under or deserving a curse
cursedness : being under or deserving a curse
cursitor : courier
cursive : running, coursing: such as
cursively : running, coursing: such as
cursiveness : running, coursing: such as
cursor : a movable item used to mark a position: such as
cursorary : cursory
Cursores : any of certain groups of long-legged birds
Cursoria : a suborder of Orthoptera including cockroaches, mantes, and stick insects comprising those that progress by running and not leaping  — compare saltatoria
cursorial : adapted to or involving running
cursorily : rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
cursoriness : rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
Cursorius : a genus of birds (family Glareolidae) comprising the typical coursers  — compare glareola
cursory : rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
curst : being under or deserving a curse
cursus : movement or flow of style
Curt : sparing of words : terse
curt : sparing of words : terse
curtail : to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
curtailed : to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
curtailer : to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
curtailment : the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
curtain : a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
curtaining : a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
curtainless : a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
curtal : having a docked tail
curtate : comparatively short or shortened
curtesy : a husband's interest upon the death of his wife in the real property of an estate that she either solely owned or inherited provided they bore a child capable of inheriting the estate  — compare dower
curtilage : a piece of ground (such as a yard or courtyard) within the fence surrounding a house
Curtis Charles 1860–1936 vice president of the U.S. (1929–33)
curtly : sparing of words : terse
curtness : sparing of words : terse
curtsy : an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees
curuba : sweet calabash
curucucu : bushmaster
curule : relating to or being a high-ranking dignitary of ancient Rome entitled to occupy a special chair
cururo : a small burrowing hystricomorph rodent (Spalacopus poeppigi) of Chile
curvaceous : having or suggesting the curves of a well-proportioned feminine figure
curvaceousness : having or suggesting the curves of a well-proportioned feminine figure
curvacious : having or suggesting the curves of a well-proportioned feminine figure
curvation : curvature
curvature : the act of curving : the state of being curved
curve : bent or formed into a curve
curved : bent or formed into a curve
curvedly : in a curved manner
curvedness : the quality or state of being curved
curvesome : curvaceous
curvet : a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground
curvilinear : consisting of or bounded by curved lines : represented by a curved line
curvilinearity : consisting of or bounded by curved lines : represented by a curved line
curvity : curvature, curve
curvometer : an instrument for measuring the length of a curve, the simplest form consisting essentially of a wheel that is rolled tangentially along the curve and a recording dial
curvy : having curves
curwillet : sanderling
cuscohygrine : an oily base C13H24N2O occurring with hygrine in the leaves of the cusco-bark tree and in coca leaves
cusconine : a crystalline alkaloid C23H26N2O4 found in cusco bark
Cuscus : any of several possums (see possum sense 2) (as of the genera Phalanger and Spilocuscus of the family Phalangeridae) of New Guinea and northern Australia
cuscus : any of several possums (see possum sense 2) (as of the genera Phalanger and Spilocuscus of the family Phalangeridae) of New Guinea and northern Australia
Cuscuta : a large and widely distributed genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs (family Convolvulaceae) comprising the dodders and having whitish or yellow filamentous stems
cusec : a volumetric unit of flow equal to a cubic foot per second
cush ancient country of northeastern Africa in the Nile valley south of Egypt
cushag : tansy ragwort
cushat : wood pigeon
cushaw : a large round to ovoid squash that usually has mottled stripes and a curved neck and is a fruit of any of several cultivars of winter squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma synonym C. mixta and C. moschata)
cushion : a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
cushioned : a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
cushionflower : an Australian shrub (Hakea laurina) with large globose crimson-yellow flowers
cushionless : a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
cushiony : a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
Cushite ancient country of northeastern Africa in the Nile valley south of Egypt
Cushitic : a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising various languages spoken in eastern Africa and especially in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya
cushlamochree : darling
cushy : entailing little hardship or difficulty
cusk : a large edible North Atlantic fish (Brosme brosme) of the cod family
cusp : point, apex: such as
cuspal : point, apex: such as
cusparine : a crystalline alkaloid C19H17NO3 found in angostura bark
cuspate : point, apex: such as
cusped : point, apex: such as
cuspid : canine sense 1
cuspidal : constituting or resembling a cusp : having or relating to a cusp
cuspidate : having a cusp : terminating in a point
cuspidation : decoration with cusps
cuspidine : a mineral Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2 consisting of a basic silicate of calcium
cuspidor : spittoon
cuspule : a small tubercle on the occlusal surface of a tooth
cuss : curse sense 1
cussed : cursed
cussedly : cursed
cussedness : cursed
cusser : curse sense 1
cusso :  brayera
custard : a cooked mixture made of eggs and milk or cream and usually having a thick, creamy consistency
custerite : cuspidine
custodee : one to whom custody is given
custodial : relating to guardianship
custodiam : a grant of land in possession of the English crown to a person who acts as custodee or lessee
custodian : one that guards and protects or maintains
custodianship : one that guards and protects or maintains
custodier : custodian
custody : immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority
custom : a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual
customable : subject to the payment of customs : dutiable
customarily : by or according to custom or established practice
customariness : commonly practiced, used, or observed
customary : commonly practiced, used, or observed
customer : one that purchases a commodity or service
customhouse : a building where customs and duties are paid or collected and where vessels are entered and cleared
customs : a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual
custumal : a written collection of the customs of a monastery, a manor, or a locality
cut : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument
cutaneal : cutaneous
cutaneous : of, relating to, or affecting the skin
cutaneously : of, relating to, or affecting the skin
cutaway : having or showing parts cut away
cutback : something cut back
cutch : catechu sense a
cutcherry : a public office for administrative or judicial business : courthouse
cute : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner
cutely : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner
cuteness : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner
Cuterebra : a genus of botflies of the family Cuterebridae comprising large usually dark-colored botflies with larvae that form tumors under the skin of small animals (such as rodents and rabbits)
Cuthbert Saint 635?–687 English monk
cuticle : an outer covering layer: such as
cuticolor : having the color of a white person's skin
cuticula : cuticle sense 1a
cuticular : an outer covering layer: such as
cuticularization : the state of being or process of becoming cuticularized
cuticulate : possessing a cuticle
cutidure : coronary cushion
cutie : an attractive person
cutification : formation of cuticle
cutigeral : bearing skin
cutin : an insoluble mixture containing waxes, fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material that forms a continuous layer on the outer epidermal wall of a plant
cutinization : infiltration of plant cell walls with cutin  — compare cuticularization , suberization
cutireaction : a local inflammatory reaction of the skin that occurs in certain infectious diseases following the application to or injection into the skin of a preparation of organisms producing the disease
cutis : dermis
cutlass : a short curving sword formerly used by sailors on warships
cutler : one who makes, deals in, or repairs cutlery
Cutleria : a genus (the type of the family Cutleriaceae) of marine brown algae characterized by true alternation of generations, the gametophyte being an upright plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the sporophyte a flat lobed disk
Cutleriaceae : a family of algae coextensive with the order Cutleriales
cutleriaceous : a genus (the type of the family Cutleriaceae) of marine brown algae characterized by true alternation of generations, the gametophyte being an upright plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the sporophyte a flat lobed disk
Cutleriales : an order of marine brown algae (class Phaeophyta) having a flattened blade-shaped or discoid thallus in which growth is partially or entirely trichothallic
cutlery : the business of a cutler
cutlet : a small slice of meat
cutling : the occupation of a cutler
cutlips : an olive-colored cyprinid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) of the northeastern U.S. and adjoining Canada having the lower lip 3-lobed
cutocellulose : cellulose associated with cutin in the cuticle of certain plants
cutoff : the act or action of cutting off
cutout : something cut out or off from something else
cutover : having most of the salable timber cut down
cutpurse : pickpocket
cuttable : capable of being cut : ready for cutting
cuttage : the practice or method of propagating plants by means of cuttings  — compare graftage
cuttail : a tall eucalypt (Eucalyptus fastigiata) of Australia
cuttanee : piece goods of fine linen or of silk and cotton mixed made in India
cutted : cut or cut short
cutter : one that cuts:
cutterhead : any head (as on a lathe) for holding rotating or other cutting tools
cutterman : an operator of a machine for cutting rolls of paper or cellophane to length
cutthroat : killer, murderer
cutting : something cut or cut off or out: such as
cuttingly : something cut or cut off or out: such as
cuttle : cuttlefish
cuttlebone : the shell of a cuttlefish that is sometimes used for polishing powder or for supplying cage birds with lime and salts
cuttlefish : any of various marine cephalopod mollusks (order Sepioidea, especially genus Sepia) having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles and differing from the related squid in having a calcified internal shell
cuttler : one that cuttles
cutty : short, shortened, stubby
cuttyhunk : a handlaid twisted linen fishing line suitable for deep-sea sport fish
cutup : a person who clowns or acts boisterously
cutwater : the forepart of a ship's stem
cutweed : any of various marine algae: such as
cutwork : embroidery usually on linen in which a design is outlined in buttonhole stitch and the enclosed material cut away
cutworm : any of various smooth-bodied chiefly nocturnal noctuid moth caterpillars which often feed on young plant stems near ground level
cuvette : a small often transparent laboratory vessel (such as a tube)
Cuvierian : of or relating to Cuvier or his classification of animals
cwm : cirque sense 3
cyamelide : a white amorphous compound (CNOH)x formed by the polymerization of cyanic acid
cyan : a greenish-blue color
cyanamide : a caustic acidic compound CH2N2
Cyanastraceae : a small family (order Xyridales) consisting of a single genus (Cyanastrum) of tropical African bog or aquatic herbs with tuberous rootstocks and paniculate or racemose flowers
cyanate : a salt (such as ammonium cyanate) or ester of cyanic acid
Cyanea : a genus of scyphozoan jellyfishes chiefly of temperate and arctic seas that includes the common red stinging jellyfish (C. capillata) of the North Atlantic coast which reputedly attains a maximum diameter of over seven feet
cyanean : cerulean
cyaneous : cerulean
cyanic : a strong acid HOCN used to prepare cyanates
cyanidation : the act or process of cyaniding
cyanide : a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as
cyanidin : an anthocyanidin occurring widely in the form of glycosides (as cyanin) and usually obtained as the brown-red crystalline chloride C15H11ClO6 (as by hydrolysis of cyanin or by synthesis from pyrocatechol derivatives)
cyanin : a violet crystalline anthocyanin pigment C27H30O16 found especially in the petals of the rose, cornflower, and dahlia; cyanidin 3,5-diglucoside
cyanine : any of various dyes used especially to sensitize photographic film to light from the green, yellow, red, and infrared regions of the spectrum
cyanite : a mineral Al2SiO5 consisting of an aluminum silicate occurring commonly in blue thin-bladed triclinic crystals and crystalline aggregates
cyanize : to convert into cyanide
cyanmethemoglobin : a bright red crystalline compound formed by the action of hydrogen cyanide on methemoglobin in the cold or on oxyhemoglobin at body temperature
cyanoacetate : a salt or ester of cyanoacetic acid
cyanoacetic : a colorless hygroscopic crystalline acid CNCH2COOH obtained by treating chloroacetic acid with sodium cyanide and used in organic synthesis
cyanoauric : a white crystalline acid H[Au(CN)4].3H2O that on heating decomposes into gold, cyanogen, and hydrogen cyanide 
cyanobenzene : benzonitrile
Cyanocitta : a genus of American jays largely blue in color  — see blue jay sense 1
cyanocrystallin : the blue pigment of the shells and eggs of lobsters and crabs turned red by acids or boiling water
cyanogen : a monovalent group −CN present in cyanides
cyanogenesis : capable of producing cyanide (such as hydrogen cyanide)
cyanogenetic : capable of producing cyanide (such as hydrogen cyanide)
cyanogenic : capable of producing cyanide (such as hydrogen cyanide)
cyanoguanidine : dicyandiamide
cyanohydrin : any of various compounds containing both cyano and hydroxyl groups
cyanomaclurin : a colorless crystalline compound C15H12O6 found in jackwood
cyanometer : an instrument for measuring degrees of blueness (as of the sky)
cyanomethaemoglobin : a bright red crystalline compound formed by the action of hydrogen cyanide on methemoglobin in the cold or on oxyhemoglobin at body temperature
cyanomethemoglobin : a bright red crystalline compound formed by the action of hydrogen cyanide on methemoglobin in the cold or on oxyhemoglobin at body temperature
cyanometric : of or relating to cyanometry
cyanometry : measurement of the blueness of light
cyanophile : a cyanophilous tissue element
cyanophilous : having an affinity for blue or green dyes
cyanophoric : cyanogenetic
cyanophycean :  myxophycean
cyanophyceous :  myxophycean
cyanophycin : granular protein material forming food reserve in the cells of blue-green algae and concentrated especially in the peripheral region of the cell
cyanoplatinite : platinocyanide
cyanose : chalcanthite
cyanosed : affected with cyanosis
cyanosis : a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of skin) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood
cyanotic : marked by or causing a bluish or purplish discoloration (as of the skin and mucous membranes) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood : relating to or affected with cyanosis
cyanotrichite : a mineral Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12.2H2O occurring as a hydrous basic copper aluminum sulfate in bright blue fibrous forms
cyanotype : blueprint
cyanuramide : melamine
cyanurate : a salt or ester of cyanuric acid
cyanuret : cyanide
cyanuric : relating to derivatives of symmetrical triazine formed by polymerization of certain cyanogen compounds (as cyanic acid and cyanogen chloride)
cyaphenine : a white crystalline compound C21H15N3 formed especially by the polymerization of benzonitrile; 2,4,6-triphenyl-s-triazine
cyath : cup : cup-shaped
Cyathaspis : a genus of small Upper Silurian ostracoderms having the dorsal shield composed of a median plate and three smaller pieces
Cyathea : the type genus of the family Cyatheaceae
Cyatheaceae : a family of tropical tree ferns having the sporangia crowded, stalked, and either naked or more often with a cup-shaped indusium  — compare silver tree fern
cyatheaceous : a family of tropical tree ferns having the sporangia crowded, stalked, and either naked or more often with a cup-shaped indusium  — compare silver tree fern
cyathiform : shaped like a cup
cyathium : an inflorescence consisting of a cuplike involucre with the flowers arising from its base (as in the poinsettia)
Cyathophyllidae : a family of Paleozoic tetracorals especially abundant in the Devonian
cyathophylloid : a family of Paleozoic tetracorals especially abundant in the Devonian
cyathozooid : the imperfect primary zooid of certain compound tunicates (as those of the genus Pyrosoma) from which the secondary zooids bud
cyathus : a long-handled cup or earthenware ladle used especially in ancient Greece for filling drinking cups with wine
cybernetic : the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (such as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
cyberneticist : cybernetician
cybernetics : the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (such as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
Cybister : a genus of large diving beetles destructive to young fishes in hatcheries
cycad : any of an order (Cycadales) of dioecious cycadophytes that flourished especially during the Jurassic and are represented by four surviving families of palmlike tropical plants
Cycadaceae : a family of very ancient tropical gymnospermous plants (order Cycadales) resembling palms but showing a close relationship to ferns and lower groups in that fertilization takes place by means of spermatozoids
cycadaceous : a family of very ancient tropical gymnospermous plants (order Cycadales) resembling palms but showing a close relationship to ferns and lower groups in that fertilization takes place by means of spermatozoids
Cycadales : an order of gymnospermous plants abundant in the Mesozoic but now reduced to a few localized and widely scattered tropical forms that have an unbranched trunk which is tall and arborescent or squat and tuberous with a large pith and starchy cortex and that bears a terminal crown of long pinnate leaves together with one or more very large cones  — see cycadaceae
cycadean : of, relating to, or characteristic of the order Cycadales
cycadeoid : any of a division (Cycadeoidophyta) or order (Bennettitales) of extinct Jurassic to Cretaceous gymnosperms that differ from the cycadophytes chiefly in having the reproductive organs on the trunk embedded in a thick covering of bracts and scales
Cycadeoidea : a genus of extinct gymnospermous plants of the Mesozoic era (family Cycadeoidaceae) having short stout trunks embedded with reproductive cones and covered in spirally arranged leaf bases and topped by a crown of large leaves with many divisions
cycadiform : having the form of a cycad
Cycadofilicales : an order of fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants first known from the Devonian that had foliage like that of ferns, definite seeds borne on modified leaves rather than in strobili or cones, and secondary wood like the higher gymnosperms but primary wood resembling that of ferns  — see seed fern
Cycadophyta : a division of extinct gymnosperms comprising the cycadophytes
Cycas : a genus (the type of the family Cycadaceae) of widely distributed tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with the persisting bases of the old leaves  — see sago palm
Cycladic islands of Greece in the southern Aegean area 993 square miles (2572 square kilometers), population 95,083
cyclamen : any of a genus (Cyclamen) of Old World plants of the primrose family having showy nodding flowers
cyclamin : a white amorphous saponin constituting the active principle of the root of a cyclamen (Cyclamen europaeum) and formerly used as an emetic and purgative
cyclamine : a cyclic nitrogenous base (as pyrrole)
cyclammonium : the substituted ammonium radical corresponding to a cyclamine
cyclane : cycloparaffin
Cyclanthaceae : a small family of plants (order Cyclanthales) that resemble palms and have monoecious flowers in dense alternating spirals or whorls around a fleshy spadix
cyclanthaceous : a small family of plants (order Cyclanthales) that resemble palms and have monoecious flowers in dense alternating spirals or whorls around a fleshy spadix
Cyclanthales : an order of tropical monocotyledonous plants that is coextensive with the family Cyclanthaceae and is sometimes included in the order Palmales
Cyclanthus : a small genus of tropical American acaulescent plants (family Cyclanthaceae) having milky juice, equitant reedlike leaves, and unisexual flowers
cyclar : cyclic
cyclas : a sleeveless tunic shorter in front than behind and worn especially in the 14th century by knights over their armor
cycle : an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed
cyclecar : a small 3-wheeled or 4-wheeled motor-driven vehicle
cyclene : cycloolefin
cycler : an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed
Cycliae : a subclass of Cyclostomi coextensive with the genus Palaeospondylus
cyclian : cyclic
cyclic : of, relating to, or being a cycle
cyclical : of, relating to, or being a cycle
cyclically : of, relating to, or being a cycle
cyclicism : cyclicity
cycling : an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed
cyclist : one who rides a cycle
cyclitis : inflammation of the ciliary body
cyclization : formation of a ring in a chemical compound
cyclize : formation of a ring in a chemical compound
cycloalkane : cycloparaffin
Cyclobothra : a Mexican herb (Calochortus flavus) often cultivated for its yellow flower
cyclobutane : a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C4H8 obtained synthetically as an easily condensable gas
Cycloganoidei : a group of ganoid fishes having cycloid scales, closely approaching the teleosts in structure, and including the bowfin as the only living example
cyclogram : a photograph made by taking intermittent exposures of a moving object to which a light has been attached and serving to project the motion of that object in dotted curves
cycloheptane : an oily saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C7H14
cycloheptanone : a colorless liquid ketone C7H12O with a peppermint odor
cyclohexane : a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis
cyclohexanol : a colorless oily alcohol C6H11OH that has an odor like camphor, is made by the catalytic hydrogenation of phenol or oxidation of cyclohexane, and is used chiefly as a solvent, as a stabilizer for emulsions, and in the manufacture of adipic acid; hexahydro-phenol
cyclohexanone : a liquid ketone C6H10O used especially as a solvent and in organic synthesis
cyclohexene : a colorless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H10 made by dehydrating cyclohexanol
cyclohexyl : a univalent radical C6H11 formed by removal of hydrogen from cyclohexane
cycloid : a curve that is generated by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls along a straight line
cycloidal : a curve that is generated by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls along a straight line
Cycloidei : a group of fishes including those with cycloid scales (as most teleosts)
cycloidian : a group of fishes including those with cycloid scales (as most teleosts)
cyclolith : cromlech sense 2
cyclometer : a device made for recording the revolutions of a wheel and often used for registering distance traversed by a wheeled vehicle
Cyclomyaria : a suborder of Thaliacea comprising tunicates with a barrel-shaped body  — compare doliolum
cyclomyarian : a suborder of Thaliacea comprising tunicates with a barrel-shaped body  — compare doliolum
cyclone : a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
cyclonic : a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
cyclonically : a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
cyclonite : a powerful high explosive consisting of colorless crystals of symmetrical hexahydro-trinitro-triazine used especially in detonators, bombs, and shells
cycloolefin : a hydrocarbon containing a ring having one or more double bonds
cycloparaffin : a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon of the formula CnH2n
Cyclopean : of, relating to, or characteristic of a Cyclops
cyclopean : of, relating to, or characteristic of a Cyclops
cyclopedia : encyclopedia
cyclopedic : encyclopedia
cyclopedist : a maker of or writer for a cyclopedia
cyclopentadiene : a colorless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon C5H6 that is obtained by distillation of coal tar, that polymerizes to its stable dimer on standing, and is used in making plastics and insecticides
cyclopentane : a liquid saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C5H10 found in petroleum
cyclopentanone : a liquid ketone C5H8O with an odor like that of peppermint
cyclopentene : a liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon C5H8
Cyclopes : any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
cyclopes : any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
cyclophoria : a form of heterophoria in which the vertical axis of the eye rotates to the right or left due to weakness of the oblique muscles
cyclophoric : a form of heterophoria in which the vertical axis of the eye rotates to the right or left due to weakness of the oblique muscles
Cyclophorus : a genus of tropical Old World ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia
cyclophrenia : bipolar disorder
cyclopia : a developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of a single median eye
Cyclopic : cyclopean sense 3
cycloplegia : paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye
cycloplegic : producing, involving, or characterized by cycloplegia
cyclopoid : resembling a water flea  — compare cyclops sense 3
cyclopropane : a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C3H6 sometimes used as a general anesthetic
Cyclops : any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
Cyclopteridae : a family of scorpaenid fishes having the pelvic fins absent or united and modified into a sucking disk  — compare lumpfish
cyclopteroid : a family of scorpaenid fishes having the pelvic fins absent or united and modified into a sucking disk  — compare lumpfish
cyclopterous : a family of scorpaenid fishes having the pelvic fins absent or united and modified into a sucking disk  — compare lumpfish
cyclopy : a developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of a single median eye
cyclorama : a large pictorial representation encircling the spectator and often having real objects as a foreground
cycloramic : a large pictorial representation encircling the spectator and often having real objects as a foreground
Cyclorrhapha : a suborder or other major division of Diptera that comprises flies lacking mandibles and first maxillae and having acephalous larvae and coarctate pupae and that includes the botflies and the common houseflies
cyclorrhaphous : a suborder or other major division of Diptera that comprises flies lacking mandibles and first maxillae and having acephalous larvae and coarctate pupae and that includes the botflies and the common houseflies
cyclosis : the streaming of protoplasm within a cell
Cyclospondyli : the sharks having cyclospondylic vertebrae regarded as a natural group
cyclospondylic : having a single calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum
cyclospondylous : having a single calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum
Cyclosporeae : a class of brown algae coextensive with the order Fucales and made up of forms having only a sporophytic generation
cyclosporous : a class of brown algae coextensive with the order Fucales and made up of forms having only a sporophytic generation
Cyclostoma : a large genus of operculate pulmonate land snails widely distributed chiefly in tropical areas
Cyclostomata : a class or order of primitive vertebrates that have a large jawless sucking mouth, no limbs or paired fins, a wholly cartilaginous skeleton with persistent notochord, and 6 to 14 pairs of gill pouches and that include the lampreys and the hagfishes  — compare chondrichthyes
cyclostomate : having a circular mouth
cyclostomatous : having a circular mouth
cyclostome : any of a class (Cyclostomata) of jawless fishes having a large sucking mouth and comprising the hagfishes and lampreys
Cyclostomes : any of a class (Cyclostomata) of jawless fishes having a large sucking mouth and comprising the hagfishes and lampreys
Cyclostomi : a class or order of primitive vertebrates that have a large jawless sucking mouth, no limbs or paired fins, a wholly cartilaginous skeleton with persistent notochord, and 6 to 14 pairs of gill pouches and that include the lampreys and the hagfishes  — compare chondrichthyes
cyclostomous : cyclostomate
cyclostrophic : of cyclic compulsion
cyclostyle : a machine for making multiple copies that utilizes a stencil cut by a graver whose tip is a small rowel
Cyclotella : a genus of disk-shaped solitary free-floating diatoms (family Coscinodiscaceae) often causing aromatic odors in water
cyclothem : a stratigraphic unit consisting of a series of beds deposited during a single sedimentary cycle
cyclothyme : a cyclothymic individual
cyclothymia : relating to or being a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depression and elation in a form less severe than that of bipolar disorder
cyclothymic : relating to or being a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depression and elation in a form less severe than that of bipolar disorder
cyclotome : a knife used in cyclotomy
cyclotomic : relating to, being, or containing a polynomial of the form xp−1 + xp−2 + … + x + 1 where p is a prime number
cyclotomy : incision or division of the ciliary body
Cyclotosaurus : a genus of labyrinthodonts from the Trias of Germany
cyclotron : an accelerator in which charged particles (such as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field
cyclus : cycle
cydippid : a larval ctenophore resembling an adult of the Cydippida
Cydippida : an order of Ctenophora comprising forms having two long slender tentacles and unbranched meridional and stomodaeal vessels
Cydonia city and port on a gulf of the Sea of Crete on the northern coast of western Crete, Greece population 50,077
Cydonian : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Cydonia
cydonium : quince seed
cyesis : pregnancy
cygneous : curved like the neck of a swan
cygnet : a young swan
Cygnus : a northern constellation between Lyra and Pegasus in the Milky Way
cyke : cyclorama sense 2
cylinder : the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve
cylindered : the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve
cylindraceous : somewhat like a cylinder
cylindrarthrosis : a joint in which the articular surfaces are approximately round
cylindric : relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
cylindrical : relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
cylindrically : relating to or having the form or properties of a cylinder
cylindricity : the quality or state of being cylindrical
cylindrite : a mineral Pb3Sn4Sb2S14 consisting of sulfur, lead, antimony, and tin and being dark gray with metallic luster
cylindrocellular : made up of cylindrical cells
cylindroconical : cylindrical with one end tapering to a point
cylindroid : a spurious or mucous urinary cast that resembles a hyaline cast but has one tapered, stringy, twisted end
cylindroma : a tumor characterized by cylindrical masses consisting of epithelial cells and hyalinized stroma:
Cylindrosporium : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) producing hyaline filiform conidia in acervuli and including many forms that cause leaf and fruit spot diseases and some that are now known to be stages in the life cycles of other fungi  — compare coccomyces
cylindruria : the presence of casts in the urine
cyma : a projecting molding whose profile is an S-shaped curve
cymatium : a crowning molding in classic architecture
cymba : the upper part of the concha of the ear
cymbal : a concave metal plate (as of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together
cymbalist : a concave metal plate (as of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together
cymbalon : a Hungarian gypsy dulcimer
cymbiform : boat-shaped : convex and keeled
Cymbium : a genus of marine snails (family Volutidae) comprising the melon shells
cymbocephalic : having a prolonged receding forehead and a projecting occiput
cymbocephaly : having a prolonged receding forehead and a projecting occiput
Cymbopogon : a genus of grasses occurring in warm regions of the Old World and having compound flower clusters of paired racemes enclosed by bracts that resemble spathes  — see citronella grass , lemongrass
cyme : an inflorescence in which each floral axis terminates in a single flower
cymelet : cymule
cymene : any of three isomeric liquid aromatic hydrocarbons (CH3)2CHC6H4CH3; methyl-isopropyl-benzene
cymling : pattypan
Cymodoceaceae : a small family of tropical submerged marine plants (order Naiadales) with slender linear leaves and tiny greenish flowers
cymogene : a flammable easily condensable gaseous petroleum product consisting chiefly of normal butane
cymograph : an instrument for making tracings of contours (as of profiles or moldings)
cymographic : an instrument for making tracings of contours (as of profiles or moldings)
cymoid : like a cyma
cymophane : chrysoberyl
cymose : of, relating to, being, or bearing a cyme
cymotrichous : having the hair wavy
cymotrichy : having the hair wavy
Cymric : of, relating to, or characteristic of the non-Gaelic Celtic people of Britain or their language
Cymry : welsh sense 2
cymule : a small cyme or one of very few flowers forming part of a compound cyme
Cynanchum : a genus of twining vines (family Asclepiadaceae) with opposite hanging leaves, small greenish or purplish flowers, and long smooth pods
Cynara : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid spiny leaves and large flower heads with fleshy receptacles  — see artichoke, cardoon
cynaraceous : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid spiny leaves and large flower heads with fleshy receptacles  — see artichoke, cardoon
cynareous : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid spiny leaves and large flower heads with fleshy receptacles  — see artichoke, cardoon
cynaroid : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid spiny leaves and large flower heads with fleshy receptacles  — see artichoke, cardoon
cynegetic : of or relating to hunting
cynegetics : hunting, chase entry 2 sense 1b
cynic : a faultfinding captious critic
cynical : having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
cynically : having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
cynicism : the doctrine of the Cynics (see cynic sense 2)
cynipid : of or relating to the Cynipidae
Cynipidae : a large family of small hymenopterous insects (superfamily Cynipoidea) comprising the gall wasps most of which produce galls on plants (such as oaks and rosebushes) in which their larvae develop  — see cynips
cynipoid : of, relating to, or resembling the gall wasps or the Cynipoidea  — compare cynipidae
Cynipoidea : a superfamily of hymenopterous insects (suborder Clistogastra) that are distinguished by greatly reduced wing venation and a coiled retractile ovipositor and that include the gall wasps and several families of parasites of other insects  — see cynipidae
Cynips : a genus (the type of the family Cynipidae) of small gall wasps including a number that form galls on oaks
cynism : cynicism
cynocephalic : having a head or face like that of a dog
cynocephalous : having a head or face like that of a dog
cynocephalus : a dogheaded being:
Cynocrambaceae : a family of herbs (order Caryophyllales) coextensive with the genus Cynocrambe
cynocrambaceous : a family of herbs (order Caryophyllales) coextensive with the genus Cynocrambe
Cynocrambe : a small genus of Old World fleshy herbs constituting a family (Cynocrambaceae) and having simple petioled leaves, inconspicuous apetalous flowers, and globose fruit with a crustaceous pericarp
Cynodon : a genus of creeping grasses having short flat leaves and digitate spikes of one-flowered spikelets  — see bermuda grass
cynodont : having small pulp cavities
Cynodontia : a division of Triassic Therapsida comprising a number of small carnivorous reptiles often with cusps on the teeth that resemble those of mammals
Cynogale : a genus of mammals consisting of the mampalon
Cynoglossum : a large genus of tall rough herbs (family Boraginaceae) found in most temperate and subtropical regions  — see hound's-tongue
Cynognathus : a genus of large carnivorous therapsid reptiles (suborder Theriodontia) that greatly resembled mammals in form, were presumably near the direct ancestral line of the true mammals, and are known chiefly from remains found in the Karroo formation of the Triassic
cynoid : resembling a dog
Cynoidea : a division of Carnivora comprising mammals that resemble dogs as distinguished from those that resemble bears, the two groups being now usually combined as the Arctoidea
cynology : scientific study of the dog especially in respect to its natural history
Cynomoriaceae : a family of plants (order Myrtales) coextensive with the genus Cynomorium
Cynomorium : a genus (the type of the family Cynomoriaceae) of bright red leafless parasitic plants that belong to the order Myrtales, have unisexual flowers borne in heads, and produce edible underground stems which have been used as a dysentery remedy
Cynomorpha : a group coextensive with Cercopithecidae
cynomorphic : a group coextensive with Cercopithecidae
cynomorphous : a group coextensive with Cercopithecidae
Cynomys : a genus of rodents comprising the prairie dogs
cynophilist : a dog fancier : one that is favorably disposed toward dogs
cynophobe : pathological fear or loathing of dogs
cynophobia : pathological fear or loathing of dogs
Cynoscion : a genus of marine fishes (family Sciaenidae) containing the weakfishes and related forms
cynosure : the northern constellation Ursa Minor
Cynosurus : a small genus of European grasses with several-flowered spikelets in panicles  — see crested dogstail
Cynthia : artemis
cyp : princewood sense 1
Cyperaceae : a large family of monocotyledonous plants (order Graminales) distinguished chiefly by having achenes, solid stems, and 3-ranked stem leaves  — compare gramineae  — see sedge
cyperaceous : a large family of monocotyledonous plants (order Graminales) distinguished chiefly by having achenes, solid stems, and 3-ranked stem leaves  — compare gramineae  — see sedge
Cyperus : a genus of plants (family Cyperaceae) having the scales of the spikelet 2-ranked, the flowers all perfect, and the spikelets alike  — see galingale sense 2, nut grass sense 1a, papyrus sense 1, umbrella plant sense 1
cyphella : a small cuplike pit on the lower surface of the thallus of certain lichens (as those of the genus Sticta) probably functioning as a pore
cyphellate : having cyphellae
Cyphomandra : a genus of South American shrubs or trees (family Solanaceae) having large simple or divided leaves and rotate or bell-shaped flowers  — see tree tomato
cyphonautes : the free-swimming bivalve larva of certain bryozoans
Cypraea : a genus (the type of the family Cypraeidae) of gastropod mollusks comprising the typical cowries with smoothly polished often brightly colored shells covered in life by the reflected lobes of the mantle
Cypraeidae : a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the cowries  — see cypraea
cypraeiform : shaped like a cowrie
cypre : princewood sense 1
cypres : a rule providing for the interpretation of instruments in equity as nearly as possible in conformity to the intention of the testator when literal construction is illegal, impracticable, or impossible
cypress : any of a genus (Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with small overlapping leaves resembling scales
cypressed : having a growth of cypresses
Cyprian : prostitute
Cypridina : a genus (the type of the family Cypridinidae) of commonly bioluminescent marine crustaceans (subclass Ostracoda) having three eyes and a deep anterior notch in the shell
cypridinoid : a genus (the type of the family Cypridinidae) of commonly bioluminescent marine crustaceans (subclass Ostracoda) having three eyes and a deep anterior notch in the shell
cyprine : a variety of idocrase that is colored blue by copper
cyprinid : any of a family (Cyprinidae) of soft-finned freshwater fishes including the carps and minnows
Cyprinidae : a large family (order Ostariophysi) of freshwater fishes that includes the carps, barbels, tenches, breams, goldfishes, chubs, dace, shiners, and most of the freshwater minnows
cyprinodont : of or belonging to Cyprinodon, the Cyprinodontidae, or the Microcyprini
Cyprinodontidae : a large family (order Microcyprini) of small scaly-headed soft-finned fishes that feed on water plants and insects and include the typical killifishes of the northern hemisphere
cyprinoid : like or relating to a carp or the Cyprinoidea
Cyprinoidea : a suborder or other division of Ostariophysi comprising the carps and certain related fishes (such as suckers and loaches)
cyprinoidean : a suborder or other division of Ostariophysi comprising the carps and certain related fishes (such as suckers and loaches)
Cyprinus : the type genus of the family Cyprinidae now usually restricted to the typical carp
Cypriote island in the eastern Mediterranean south of Turkey
Cypripedium : any of a genus (Cypripedium) of Eurasian and North American terrestrial orchids having large usually showy drooping flowers with the lip inflated or pouched  — compare lady's slipper
Cypris : a genus (the type of the family Cyprididae) of small ostracod crustaceans that live in stagnant fresh water
cypsela : an achene developed from an inferior bicarpellary ovary fused with the calyx tube (as in the sunflower)
cypseliform : resembling a swift
cypseline : of or relating to the swifts
cypseloid : resembling a swift
Cyrano Savinien de 1619–1655 French poet and soldier
Cyrenaic : an adherent of the doctrine that pleasure is the chief end of life
Cyrenaicism : an adherent of the doctrine that pleasure is the chief end of life
Cyrenian ancient city in northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Libya
Cyril Saint circa 827–869 Constantine apostle to the Slavs
Cyrilla : a small genus of shrubs and trees (family Cyrillaceae) that have flowers with acute twisted petals and wingless fruit
Cyrillaceae : a family of shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) with entire coriaceous leaves, small white flowers in racemes and capsular fruit
cyrillaceous : a family of shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) with entire coriaceous leaves, small white flowers in racemes and capsular fruit
Cyrillian : of, relating to, or based on the thought of Cyril of Alexandria or his followers in his controversy with Nestorius
Cyrillianism : the doctrine of Cyril of Alexandria and his followers that Christ had a thoroughly unified divine-human nature
Cyrillic : of, relating to, or constituting an alphabet used for writing Old Church Slavic and for Russian and a number of other languages of eastern Europe and Asia
Cyrtidae : a family of two-winged flies with small head and greatly enlarged convex thorax whose larvae are parasitic on spiders
cyrtoceracone : a nautiloid cephalopod shell curved like those of Cyrtoceras
Cyrtoceras : a genus of Paleozoic nautiloid cephalopods having a conical slightly curved shell with a large body chamber
cyrtoceratite : a fossil cephalopod of the genus Cyrtoceras
cyrtoceratitic : a fossil cephalopod of the genus Cyrtoceras
cyrtolite : a mineral related to zircon but containing uranium, yttrium, and other rare earths
cyrtometer : an instrument used for delineating or measuring the dimensions of curved surfaces especially of the chest and head
Cyrtomium : a small genus of tropical Asian greenhouse ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with anastomosing veins
cyrtopia : a larva of certain crustaceans (subclass Ostracoda) characterized by a lengthening of the first pair of antennae and loss of swimming function in the second pair
cyrtosis : a virus disease of cotton characterized by dwarfing, distortion, discolorations, and abnormal branching
Cyrus 424?–401 b.c. the Younger Persian prince and satrap
cyrus 424?–401 b.c. the Younger Persian prince and satrap
cyst : a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity or structure of the body
cystadenoma : an adenoma marked by a cystic structure
cystamine : a cystine derivative C4H12N2S2
cystectomy : the surgical excision of a cyst
cysteine : a crystalline sulfur-containing amino acid C3H7NO2S readily oxidizable to cystine
cystic : of or relating to the urinary bladder or the gallbladder
cysticercoid : a tapeworm larva having an invaginated scolex and solid tailpiece
cysticercosis : infestation with or disease caused by cysticerci
cysticercus : a tapeworm larva that consists of a fluid-filled sac containing an invaginated scolex and is situated in the tissues of an intermediate host
cystid : any fossil or echinoderm of the class Cystoidea
cystidean : cystoidean
cystidium : one of the large inflated and thick-walled cells of the hymenial layer projecting beyond the basidia and paraphyses in certain basidiomycetous fungi
cystigerous : containing or producing cysts
cystine : a crystalline amino acid C6H12N2O4S2 that is widespread in proteins (such as keratins) and is a major metabolic sulfur source
cystinuria : a metabolic defect characterized by excretion of excessive amounts of cystine in the urine and inherited as an autosomal recessive trait
cystis : one having (such) a bladder or pouch
cystitis : inflammation of the urinary bladder
cystocarp : the fruiting structure produced in the red algae after fertilization
cystocarpic : the fruiting structure produced in the red algae after fertilization
cystocele : hernia of a bladder and especially the urinary bladder : vesical hernia
Cystoflagellata : a small suborder of Dinoflagellata comprising a few naked flagellates without furrows and lacking a transverse flagellum that are remarkably medusoid in form
cystoflagellate : a small suborder of Dinoflagellata comprising a few naked flagellates without furrows and lacking a transverse flagellum that are remarkably medusoid in form
cystogenous : cyst-producing
cystogram : a radiograph made by cystography
cystoid : resembling a bladder
Cystoidea : a class of Paleozoic short-stemmed or stemless pelmatozoan echinoderms formerly considered an order of Crinoidea having the body commonly somewhat globular or egg-shaped and enclosed in calcareous plates that are usually pierced by a system of pores possibly respiratory in function
cystoidean : of or relating to the Cystoidea
cystolith : a calcium carbonate concretion arising from the cellulose wall of cells of higher plants
cystolithiasis : the presence of calculi in the urinary bladder
cystolithic : a calcium carbonate concretion arising from the cellulose wall of cells of higher plants
cystoma : a tumor containing cysts
cystomatous : a tumor containing cysts
Cystonectae : a suborder of siphonophores including only the Portuguese man-of-war
cystonectous : a suborder of siphonophores including only the Portuguese man-of-war
Cystophora : a genus of carnivorous mammals including solely the hooded seal
cystophore : the branched stalk that bears the cysts of myxobacteria
cystoplasty : plastic surgery on the urinary bladder
Cystopteris : a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of the north temperate zone having a hooded or arched indusium partly under the roundish sori  — see bladder fern, fragile fern
cystopyelitis : inflammation of the urinary bladder and of the pelvis of one or both kidneys
cystopyelography : radiography of the urinary bladder, the ureter, and the renal pelvis after injection of these organs with a contrast medium
cystopyelonephritis : inflammation of the urinary bladder and of the cortex and pelvis of one or both kidneys
cystorrhaphy : suture of a wound, injury, or rupture in the urinary bladder
cystosarcoma : a slow-growing tumor of the breast that resembles a fibroadenoma
cystoscope : a rigid endoscope for inspecting and passing instruments into the urethra and bladder
cystoscopic : a rigid endoscope for inspecting and passing instruments into the urethra and bladder
cystoscopy : a rigid endoscope for inspecting and passing instruments into the urethra and bladder
cystospore : an encysted zoospore (as in certain chytrids)
cystostomy : formation of an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision
cystotome : an instrument used for cystotomy
cystotomy : surgical incision of the urinary bladder
cystoureteritis : combined inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters
cystous : cystic
cytase : any of several enzymes found in the seeds of various plants (as cereals) that have the power of making soluble the material of cell walls by hydrolyzing mannan, galactan, xylan, and araban
Cytherea : aphrodite
Cytherean : of or relating to the planet Venus
Cytherella : a genus of crustaceans (subclass Ostracoda) with biramous second antennae used for swimming
Cytinus : a genus of reddish or yellow fleshy root parasitic herbs (family Rafflesiaceae) comprising one African and three European species that grow on the roots of plants of the genus Cistus
cytisine : a bitter crystalline very poisonous alkaloid C11H14N2O found in many plants of the family Leguminosae and formerly used as a cathartic and diuretic
Cytisus : a large genus of stiff or spiny shrubs (family Leguminosae) native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia and having showy racemose flowers with a 2-lipped calyx  — see broom sense 1
cytoblast : nucleus sense 1
cytoblastema : the formative material from which cells formerly were thought to arise
cytoblastemal : the formative material from which cells formerly were thought to arise
cytochemistry : microscopic biochemistry
cytochrome : any of several intracellular hemoprotein respiratory pigments that are enzymes functioning in electron transport as carriers of electrons
cytochylema : hyaloplasm
cytoclastic : tending to destroy cells
cytode : an anucleate mass of protoplasm
cytodendrite : a dendrite given off from the body of a nerve cell
cytodiagnosis : diagnosis based upon the examination of cells found in the tissues or fluids of the body
cytodieresis : cytokinesis
cytogamy : cell fusion : conjugation sense 4
cytogene : a self-replicating cytoplasmic gene or determinant (as those of certain plant plastids)  — compare plasmagene
cytogenesis : cell formation and development
cytogenetic : a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
cytogenetical : a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
cytogenetically : a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
cytogeneticist : a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
cytogenetics : a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
cytogenic : producing cells
cytogenous : producing cells
cytoglobin : a nucleoprotein obtainable from many cells and glandular organs
cytoid : one of the white globular masses resembling cells that are found in the retina in some abnormal conditions
cytokinesis : the cytoplasmic changes accompanying mitosis
cytologic : a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biology
cytological : a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biology
cytologically : a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biology
cytologist : a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biology
cytology : a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biology
cytolymph : hyaloplasm
cytolysin : a substance (such as an antibody that lyses bacteria) producing cytolysis
cytolysis : the usually pathologic dissolution or disintegration of cells
cytolytic : the usually pathologic dissolution or disintegration of cells
cytomere : one of the cells resulting from the division of the schizont in certain coccidia
cytometer : an apparatus for counting and measuring cells
cytomicrosome : a cytoplasmic microsome :  mitochrondrion
cytomorphosis : the series of developmental changes undergone by a cell during its life
cyton : cell
cytopathologic : a branch of pathology that deals with manifestations of disease at the cellular level
cytopathological : a branch of pathology that deals with manifestations of disease at the cellular level
cytopathologically : a branch of pathology that deals with manifestations of disease at the cellular level
cytopathology : a branch of pathology that deals with manifestations of disease at the cellular level
Cytophaga : a genus of long flexuous pointed bacteria (order Myxobacterales) showing creeping motility, forming neither fruiting bodies nor microcysts, and being saprophytes of soil and water that vigorously hydrolyze cellulose and aid in the breakdown of plant remains
cytopharynx : a channel leading from the surface into the protoplasm of some unicellular organisms and functioning in ciliates as a gullet
cytophil : having affinity for cells
cytophysiology : the physiology of cells
cytoplasm : the organized complex of inorganic and organic substances external to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and membrane-bound organelles (such as mitochondria or chloroplasts)  — see cell illustration
cytoplasmic : the organized complex of inorganic and organic substances external to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and membrane-bound organelles (such as mitochondria or chloroplasts)  — see cell illustration
cytoplast : the cytoplasmic content of a cell  — compare protoplast
cytoplastic : the cytoplasmic content of a cell  — compare protoplast
cytoproct : cytopyge
cytopyge : the point especially if permanently identifiable at which waste is discharged from the protozoan body
cytoreticulum : a relatively solid mesh or framework in which the hyaloplasm is suspended according to some theories of protoplasmic structure
cytoryctes : any of various inclusion bodies (as the Guarnieri bodies) originally considered a genus of protozoans
cytosine : a pyrimidine base C4H5N3O that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA  — compare adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil
cytosome : the cytoplasmic portion of the cell
Cytospora : a form genus of parasitic imperfect fungi (family Phyllostictaceae) that produce their spores in pycnidial cavities within a stroma that is either subepidermal or subcortical in the host
Cytosporina : a form genus of imperfect fungi resembling and sometimes included in Cytospora but having longer spores
cytostomal : of or relating to a cytostome
cytostome : the mouth of a unicellular organism
cytotoxic : of or relating to a cytotoxin
cytotoxin : a substance (such as a toxin or antibody) having a toxic effect on cells
cytotrophoblast : the inner cellular layer of the trophoblast of an embryonic placental mammal that gives rise to the plasmodial syncytiotrophoblast covering the placental villi
cytotropic : attracted to cells
cytotropism : the tendency of isolated cells and cell masses to move toward or away from one another
cytozoic : parasitic within a cell
cytozoon : a cytozoic animal
cytozyme : thromboplastin
czar : emperor
czardas : a Hungarian dance to music in duple time in which the dancers start slowly and finish with a rapid whirl
czardom : emperor
czarevitch : an heir apparent of a Russian czar
czarevna : a daughter of a Russian czar
czarina : the wife of a czar
czarish : czarist
czarism : the government of Russia under the czars
czarist : the government of Russia under the czars
czaritza : czarina
Czech : a native or inhabitant of western Czechoslovakia (Bohemia or Moravia) or the Czech Republic
Czechish : a native or inhabitant of western Czechoslovakia (Bohemia or Moravia) or the Czech Republic
Czechoslovak landlocked country 1918–92 in central Europe; a republic with its capital at Prague area 49,371 square miles (127,871 square kilometers); divided Jan. 1, 1993 into the separate countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Czechoslovakian landlocked country 1918–92 in central Europe; a republic with its capital at Prague area 49,371 square miles (127,871 square kilometers); divided Jan. 1, 1993 into the separate countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
D : the 4th letter of the English alphabet
d : the 4th letter of the English alphabet
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dab : a sudden blow or thrust : poke
dabber : a sudden blow or thrust : poke
dabble : to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
dabbler : one that dabbles: such as
dabbling : a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment
dabblingly : in a dabbling manner
dabby : wet and adhesive
dabchick : any of several small grebes
daboia : russell's viper
daboya : russell's viper
dabster : one that is especially skilled : expert
dace : a small freshwater European cyprinid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Dacelo : a genus of Australasian kingfishers including the kookaburra
dachshund : any of a breed of long-bodied, short-legged dogs of German origin that occur in short-haired, long-haired, and wirehaired varieties
Dacian ancient country and Roman province in southeastern Europe roughly equivalent to Romania and Bessarabia
dacite : an extrusive rock that is sometimes partly glassy and is composed of plagioclase and quartz with biotite, hornblende, or pyroxene
dacitic : an extrusive rock that is sometimes partly glassy and is composed of plagioclase and quartz with biotite, hornblende, or pyroxene
dacoit : one of a class of criminals in India and Burma who rob and murder in roving gangs
dacoity : robbery by dacoits
Dacrydium : a genus of Australasian, resinous, evergreen shrubs and trees (family Podocarpaceae) that have usually scalelike leaves and are closely related to the genus Podocarpus  — see huon pine , rimu
dacryocyst : lacrimal sac
dacryocystitis : inflammation of the lacrimal sac
dacryocystorhinostomy : surgical creation of a passage for drainage between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity
dacryocystotomy : incision (as for drainage) of a lacrimal sac
dacryolith : a concretion formed in a lacrimal passage
dacryolithiasis : the formation of dacryoliths
dacryon : the point of junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone
dacryostenosis : a narrowing of the lacrimal duct
Dactyl : a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly)
dactyl : a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly)
dactylar : of or relating to a dactylus
dactylic : a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly)
dactyliomancy : divination by means of finger rings
dactylion : the tip of the middle finger
dactyliotheca : a case for a collection (as of rings, gems, or seals)
Dactylis : a genus of two or three perennial chiefly Eurasian grasses having the 2- to 6-flowered spikelets arranged in a one-sided panicle  — see orchard grass
dactylogram : an impression taken from a finger : fingerprint
dactylograph : dactylogram
dactylographic : of or relating to a dactylogram or to dactylography
dactylography : the scientific study of fingerprints as a means of identification
dactyloid : resembling a finger in shape
dactylology : finger spelling
Dactylopius : a genus of scales containing the cochineal insect and formerly those mealybugs that are now placed in Pseudococcus
dactylopodite : the distal segment of certain limbs of arthropods (as the ambulatory limbs of a decapod)
dactylopore : one of the pores in hydrozoan corals through which in life the dactylozooids protrude
Dactylopteridae : a family (type genus Dactylopterus) of the order Scleroparei comprising marine fishes with greatly elongated pectoral fins  — see flying gurnard
dactyloscopic : identification by comparison of fingerprints
dactyloscopy : identification by comparison of fingerprints
dactylosternal : having marginal processes suggesting fingers and joining the plastron to the carapace
dactylosymphysis : syndactyly
dactylous : of or relating to a dactylus
dactylozooid : a tentacular mouthless zooid in certain hydrozoans that performs tactile and protective functions for the colony
dactylus : dactylopodite
Dacus : a genus of trypetid fruit flies of warm regions including several important pests of cultivated plants (as the melon fly, the oriental fruit fly, and the olive fly)
dad : a male parent : father entry 1 sense 1
Dada : a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional artistic values
dada : a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional artistic values
Dadaism : dada:
Dadaist : dada:
dadap : any of several Indian trees of the genus Erythrina planted for the nitrogen-fixing bacteria on their roots
daddle : hand, fist
daddock : rotten wood
daddocky : rotten wood
daddy : father sense 1a
daddynut :  american basswood
dade : to lead and support
dado : the part of a pedestal of a column above the base
Dadoxylon : a form genus of chiefly Paleozoic fossils based on a heterogeneous group of woods which are now known to belong to various families and which are all characterized by alternate pitting on tracheid walls
dae Dictionary of American English
Daedal : skillful, artistic
daedal : skillful, artistic
Daedalea : a genus of tough pore fungi (family Polyporaceae) of Europe and America usually growing on dead wood and distinguished from members of the genus Polyporus by the labyrinthine lamellae formed by the pores
Daedalean : the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment
Daedalian : the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment
Daedalic :  daedalian
Daedalus : the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment
daemon : an evil spirit
Daemonelix : a genus of large spiral fossils of uncertain systematic position and nature comprising the devil's corkscrews
daff : to thrust aside
daffing : to thrust aside
daffodil : any of various perennial bulbous herbs (genus Narcissus) of the amaryllis family
daffodilly : daffodil
daffy : crazy, foolish
Dafla : a primitive people in the Himalaya mountain region of Assam noted for their long houses that hold from 50 to 80 people
daft : silly, foolish
daftberry : belladonna sense 1
daftly : silly, foolish
daftness : silly, foolish
dag : a hanging end or shred
dagame : a tropical American timber tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum) whose wood is used especially for building and tools and constitutes one of the lancewoods of commerce
Dagbane :  dagomba
Dagestan autonomous republic of southeastern Russia in Europe on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and bordering on Azerbaijan and Georgia; capital Makhachkala area 19,421 square miles (50,300 square kilometers), population 2,910,249
dagga : a Russian country cottage used especially in the summer
dagger : a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
daggerbush : a plant of the genus Furcraea
daggered : armed with a dagger
daggerlike : a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
daggers : a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
daggle : to wet and soil (as a garment) by dragging in mire
daggy : having dags
daghesh : a point placed in a consonant in pointed writing in the Hebrew alphabet to denote that (1) it is pronounced as a stop rather than as a spirant or that (2) it is pronounced doubled
daglock : a dirty or matted lock of fur, hair, or wool : taglock  — see dag entry 1
Dago : a person who is from Italy, Spain, or Portugal
dagoba : a shrine for sacred relics in the Far East
Dagomba : a people in the Northern Territories, Ghana, identified primarily by possession of a common language
dags : a hanging end or shred
Daguerrean : of or relating to Daguerre
daguerreotype : an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate
daguerreotyper : one that makes daguerreotypes
daguerreotypist : an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate
daguerreotypy : an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate
dah : dash sense 6
dahabeah : a long light-draft houseboat used on the Nile that is lateen-rigged and is often propelled wholly or partly by engines
Dahlia : any of a genus (Dahlia) of American tuberous-rooted composite herbs having opposite pinnate leaves and rayed flower heads and including many that are cultivated as ornamentals
Dahoman : of or relating to Dahomey (Benin) or its inhabitants
Dahomeyan : of or relating to Dahomey (Benin) or its inhabitants
dahoon : an evergreen shrub (Ilex cassine) of the southern U.S.
daidle : apron
daiker : to put in order : decorate
daikon : a large long hard white radish used especially in Asian cuisine
dailiness : daily or routine quality : ordinariness
daily : occurring, made, or acted upon every day
daimen : occasional
daimiate : the office, power, or territory of a daimyo
daimio : a Japanese feudal baron
daimon : demon sense 2
daimonic : demon sense 2
daimonion : an inward mentor conceived as partaking of the nature of a demon or inspired by one
daincha : a valuable forage or green-manure plant (Sesbania aculeata) planted in tropical regions for soil improvement
daintify : to make dainty
daintily : something delicious to the taste
daintiness : something delicious to the taste
daintith : delicacy, dainty
dainty : something delicious to the taste
dairy : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
dairying : the business of operating a dairy
dairymaid : a woman employed in a dairy
dairyman : one who operates a dairy farm or works in a dairy
dairywoman : a woman who attends to a dairy or sells dairy products
dais : a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
daisied : full of daisies : adorned with daisies
daisy : a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in one or a few whorls: such as
daisybush : any of certain frost-tender shrubs of the Australasian composite genus Olearia with leathery evergreen leaves and flower heads resembling daisies
dak : transport or post by relays of men and horses
daker : dicker entry 1 sense 1
Dakota : a member of an Indigenous people of the northern Mississippi River valley
dal : dried legumes (such as lentils, beans, or peas)
Dalbergia : a large genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosae) with pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers  — see blackwood sense b
Dale : valley, vale
dale : valley, vale
Dalea : a genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Leguminosae) with pinnate leaves and spikes or heads of mostly purple flowers
Dalecarlian region of west central Sweden bordering on Norway
daler : a Danish or Swedish dollar : rigsdaler, riksdaler
dalesman : one living or born in a dale
daleth : the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
dali Salvador 1904–1989 Spanish surrealistic painter
dalles : the rapids in a river confined between walls of a canyon or gorge
dalliance : an act of dallying: such as
dallier : to act playfully
dally : to act playfully
dallying : to act playfully
dallyingly : in a dallying manner
Dalmanites : a large genus of trilobites found from the Ordovician to the Devonian in Europe, America, and India
Dalmatian : any of a breed of medium-sized dogs having a white short-haired coat with many black or brown spots
Dalmatic : a wide-sleeved overgarment with slit sides worn by a deacon or prelate
dalmatic : a wide-sleeved overgarment with slit sides worn by a deacon or prelate
Dalradian : of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Precambrian
Dalton : atomic mass unit
dalton : atomic mass unit
Daltonian : of or relating to the English chemist Dalton, his theory of atoms, or his law of multiple proportions
Daltonism : red-green color blindness occurring as a recessive sex-linked genetic trait
dam : a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)
dama : a genus of deers consisting of the fallow deer
damage : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
damageability : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
damageable : causing damage : hurtful
damager : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
damages : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
damagingly : causing or able to cause damage : injurious
daman district of western India on the Gulf of Khambhat; a constituent part of the union territory of
Damara : a people of South-West Africa including the Herero
Damascene : a native or inhabitant of Damascus
damascene : a native or inhabitant of Damascus
damascened : a native or inhabitant of Damascus
damascener : one that damascenes
Damascus city in southwestern Syria that is believed by some to be the oldest city in the world having continuous existence pre-civil-war population 1,451,000
damask : a firm lustrous fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain-woven ground on jacquard looms
damaskeen : damascene
damasse : a damassé fabric especially of linen
dambrod : checkerboard
dame : a woman of rank, station, or authority: such as
damewort : dame's violet
damiana : the dried leaf of a tropical American shrub (Turnera diffusa synonym T. aphrodisiaca) used especially formerly as an aphrodisiac and tonic
damine : belonging to or like the fallow deer
damkjernite : a melanocratic dike rock with phenocrysts of biotite, pyroxene and barkevikitic hornblende in a groundmass of pyroxene, green hornblende, olivine, magnetite, and considerable calcite
dammar : any of various resins used in varnishes and inks and obtained chiefly in Malaya and Indonesia from several timber trees (families Dipterocarpaceae and Burseraceae)
damn : to condemn to a punishment or fate
damnability : the quality or state of being damnable : liability to damnation
damnable : liable to or deserving condemnation
damnableness : liable to or deserving condemnation
damnably : liable to or deserving condemnation
damnation : the act of damning : the state of being damned
damnatory : expressing, imposing, or causing condemnation : condemnatory
damned : damnable
damnification : the action of damnifying : an infliction of injury or loss
damnify : to cause loss or damage to
damning : bringing damnation
damningly : bringing damnation
damnous : of, relating to, or involving a damnum
damnously : of, relating to, or involving a damnum
Damoclean : a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath a sword hung by a single hair
Damocles : a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath a sword hung by a single hair
damoiseau : a young noble not yet made a knight
Damon : a legendary Sicilian who pledges his life for his condemned friend Pythias
damourite : a variety of muscovite
damp : a noxious gas  — compare black damp, firedamp
damped : a noxious gas  — compare black damp, firedamp
dampen : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden
dampener : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden
damper : a dulling or deadening influence
damping : a noxious gas  — compare black damp, firedamp
dampish : a noxious gas  — compare black damp, firedamp
damply : a noxious gas  — compare black damp, firedamp
dampness : a noxious gas  — compare black damp, firedamp
dampproof : impervious to water vapor or to liquid water when under only slight pressure
dampproofer : one that dampproofs:
dampproofing : impervious to water vapor or to liquid water when under only slight pressure
dampy : affected with damp : dampish
damsel : a young woman:
damselfish : any of numerous often brilliantly colored marine fishes (family Pomacentridae) living especially along coral reefs
damson : the small tart fruit of a widely cultivated Asian plum tree (Prunus insititia)
Dan : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
dan : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
Dana Charles Anderson 1819–1897 American newspaper editor
Danaid : one of the Danaidae
danaid : one of the Danaidae
Danaidae : a small family of large chiefly tropical butterflies having the first pair of legs degenerate in the adult and usually a disagreeable taste that serves to protect them from predators
danaite : a mineral consisting of cobaltiferous arsenopyrite
Danakil : the Afar people of northeast Ethiopia
danalite : a mineral (Fe,Zn,Mn)8Be8Si6O24S2 that consists of a reddish or gray silicate and sulfide of iron and beryllium usually containing also zinc and manganese and that is isomorphous with helvite and genthelvite
danburite : a mineral CaB2(SiO4)2 consisting of a calcium borosilicate that is transparent to translucent and in crystal habit resembles topaz
dance : to move one's body rhythmically usually to music : to engage in or perform a dance (see dance entry 2 sense 2)
dancer : to move one's body rhythmically usually to music : to engage in or perform a dance (see dance entry 2 sense 2)
dancery : a place of entertainment (as a nightclub or dance hall) providing facilities for dancing
dancette : having large indentations usually three in number
dancing : to move one's body rhythmically usually to music : to engage in or perform a dance (see dance entry 2 sense 2)
dancingly : in a dancing manner
dand : dandy entry 2
dandelion : any of a genus (Taraxacum) of yellow-flowered composite herbs with milky sap
dander : dandruff
dandiacal : of, relating to, or suggestive of a dandy
dandification : to cause to resemble a dandy
dandify : to cause to resemble a dandy
dandily : in the style or manner of a dandy
dandiprat : a small English silver coin of the 16th century probably worth twopence
dandizette : a woman who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance : a female dandy
dandle : to move up and down in one's arms or on one's knee in affectionate play
dandling : to move up and down in one's arms or on one's knee in affectionate play
dandlingly : in a dandling manner
dandruff : scaly white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells especially of the scalp
dandruffy : scaly white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells especially of the scalp
dandy : a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
dandydom : the state of being a dandy
dandyish : a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
dandyism : the style or conduct of a dandy
dandyize : dandify
dandyling : an insignificant fop : petty dandy
Dane : a native or inhabitant of Denmark
Danegeld : an annual tax believed to have been imposed originally to buy off Danish invaders in England or to maintain forces to oppose them but continued as a land tax
Danelaw : the law in force in the part of England held by the Danes before the Norman Conquest
Daneweed :  danewort
Danewort : a dwarf herbaceous elder (Sambucus ebulus) of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
dang : damn sense 4
danger : exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss
dangerful : dangerous
dangerless : free from danger : lacking danger
dangerous : involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger
dangerously : involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger
dangerousness : involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger
dangersome : dangerous
dangle : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
dangleberry : a huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa) of the eastern U.S. with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit
danglement : dangle
dangler : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
danglin : a Philippine tree (Grewia multiflora) yielding a coarse bast fiber used for cordage
dangling : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
danglingly : in a dangling manner
Danian : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Cretaceous
Danic :  danish
danicism : a characteristic feature of Danish occurring in another language
Daniel : the Jewish hero of the Book of Daniel who as an exile in Babylon interprets dreams, gives accounts of apocalyptic visions, and is divinely delivered from a den of lions
danio : any of various small brightly colored Asian cyprinid fishes (genera Danio and Brachydanio)  — compare zebra fish
Danish : of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the Danish language
Danism : danicism
Danite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Dan
dank : unpleasantly moist or wet
dankish : somewhat dank
dankly : unpleasantly moist or wet
dankness : unpleasantly moist or wet
danli : danglin
Dannebrog : a red swallow-tailed ensign bearing a white cross and being the national flag of Denmark
dannemorite : a mineral (Fe,Mn,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2 consisting of a columnar or fibrous amphibole containing iron, magnesium, and manganese
danner : a process for producing glass cane or tubing by continuous drawing from a rotating refractory cylinder, the diameter of the tubing being determined by the pressure of air passed through the center of the cylinder, the temperature of the glass, and the drawing speed
dannock : a hedger's glove of thick untanned leather
dansant : an informal or small dance
danseuse : a female ballet dancer
danta : tapir
Dantean : of, relating to, or suggestive of Dante or his writings
Dantesque 1265–1321 Dante or
Danthonia : a large genus of tufted erect perennial grasses chiefly of the southern hemisphere and North America with narrow leaves and small terminal panicles or racemes of densely crowded florets
Dantist : a Dante scholar
danton Georges-Jacques 1759–1794 French revolutionary
Dantonesque : resembling or in the style of Danton
Danube river 1770 miles (2848 kilometers) long in central and southeastern Europe flowing southeast from southwestern Germany into the Black Sea in Romania, with the northernmost channel forming the boundary between Romania and Ukraine
Danubian river 1770 miles (2848 kilometers) long in central and southeastern Europe flowing southeast from southwestern Germany into the Black Sea in Romania, with the northernmost channel forming the boundary between Romania and Ukraine
Danzig territory surrounding and including the city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) that (1920–39) constituted a free city under the League of Nations
Danziger : a native or resident of Danzig
dao : a very large Philippine tree (Dracontomelon dao) of the family Anacardiaceae with edible fruit and a fibrous bark used for cordage
dap : to drop bait or fish by dropping bait gently on the water : dib
Dapedius : a genus of Mesozoic ganoid fishes of the order Cycloganoidei having a deep laterally compressed body
Daphne : any of a genus (Daphne) of Eurasian shrubs of the mezereon family with apetalous flowers whose colored calyx resembles a corolla
Daphnean : of, relating to, or suggestive of the nymph Daphne : shy, bashful
daphnetin : a yellow crystalline compound C9H6O4 obtained by hydrolysis of daphnin; 7,8-dihydroxy-coumarin
Daphnia : any of a genus (Daphnia) of minute freshwater branchiopod crustaceans with biramous antennae used as locomotor organs  — compare water flea
daphnin : a bitter crystalline glucoside C15H16O9 occurring especially in plants of the genus Daphne (as D. mezereum)
Daphnis : a Sicilian shepherd renowned in Greek mythology as the inventor of pastoral poetry
dapper : neat and trim in appearance
dapperling : a little dapper fellow
dapperly : neat and trim in appearance
dapperness : neat and trim in appearance
dapple : any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background
dappled : marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
dar Daughters of the American Revolution
darabukka : a kettledrum of northern Africa
darbha : kusa
darby : a plasterer's float consisting of a long narrow strip of wood with two handles
Darbyism : the doctrine and practices of the Plymouth Brethren
Darbyite : one of the Plymouth Brethren following closely the teachings of J. N. Darby
Dard : dardic
Dardan : trojan
Dardani : an ancient Illyrian people especially noted for their successful raids on Macedonia and the Roman provinces during the 1st century b.c.
Dardic : a complex of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the upper valley of the Indus
dare : to be sufficiently courageous to
daredevil : recklessly and often ostentatiously daring
daredevilry : recklessly and often ostentatiously daring
daredeviltry : recklessly and often ostentatiously daring
dareful : daring
darer : to be sufficiently courageous to
Dares : to be sufficiently courageous to
daresay : venture to say : think probable
darg : a day's work
Darghin : a member of a subdivision of the Lezghians of Eastern Dagestan in Ciscaucasia
dari : durra
daric : a gold coin of ancient Persia depicting an archer on the obverse thought to represent King Darius
Darien area in Central America west of the Gulf of Darien where the first successful Spanish colonial settlement on the mainland of the New World was started in 1510
daring : venturesomely bold in action or thought
daringly : venturesomely bold in action or thought
daringness : venturesomely bold in action or thought
dariole : a shell of pastry or mold of aspic filled with sweet or savory food
Darius name of 3 kings of Persia: especially I 550–486 b.c. (reigned 522–486)
Darjeeling : a tea of high quality grown especially in the mountainous districts of northern India
dark : devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light
darken : to grow dark : become obscured
darkener : to grow dark : become obscured
darkening : to grow dark : become obscured
darkish : devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light
darkle : to become clouded or gloomy
darkling : in the dark
darkly : devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light
darkness : the quality or state of being dark: such as
darkroom : a room with no light or with a safelight for developing light-sensitive photographic materials
darksome : gloomily somber : dark
darling : a dearly loved person
darlingly : a dearly loved person
darlingness : a dearly loved person
Darlingtonia : a genus of Californian insectivorous plants (family Sarraceniaceae) characterized by arched and hooded leaves and solitary flowered scapes  — see pitcher plant
darn : to mend with interlacing stitches
darnation : damnation
darned : to mend with interlacing stitches
darnel : any of several usually weedy ryegrasses (genus Lolium)
darner : to mend with interlacing stitches
darning : to mend with interlacing stitches
daroga : a chief officer
darrein : last, final
dart : a light spear
dartboard : a usually circular board (as of compressed bristles) used as a target in the game of darts
darter : anhinga
darting : a light spear
dartle : to thrust at repeatedly
dartman : a soldier armed with darts
Dartmoor tableland in Devon, southwestern England area 365 square miles (945 square kilometers)
dartos : a thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora
dartrose : a disease of the potato and tomato caused by a fungus (Colletotrichum atramentarium) and characterized by destruction of the stems especially towards the base, by yellowing and drying of the foliage, and by development of numerous small black sclerotia in the diseased stem tissue
darts : a light spear
Darwinian : of or relating to Charles Darwin, his theories especially of evolution, or his followers
Darwinism : a theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species of animals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new species have arisen and may continue to arise by these processes, and that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from the same ancestors  — compare evolution sense 1, neo-Darwinism
Darwinist : a theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species of animals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new species have arisen and may continue to arise by these processes, and that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from the same ancestors  — compare evolution sense 1, neo-Darwinism
Darwinize : to think in Darwinian terms or ways
das deka-
dash : to move with sudden speed
dashboard : a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle (such as an automobile) below the windshield and usually containing instruments and controls
dashed : made up of a series of dashes
dasheen : taro
dasher : a dashing person
dashing : marked by vigorous action : spirited
dashingly : marked by vigorous action : spirited
dashpot : a device for cushioning or damping a movement (as of a mechanical part) to avoid shock
dashy : dashing sense 3
dasi : a female Hindu slave or servant : a Hindu woman of low caste
dassie : hyrax
dastard : coward
dastardize : to make cowardly : intimidate, cow
dastardliness : cowardly
dastardly : cowardly
dastur : custom
dasturi : fee, gratuity
Dasya : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Dasyaceae) of marine red algae having a filiform sympodially branched thallus  — see chenille weed
Dasyatidae : a family of elasmobranchs (type genus Dasyatis) comprising most of the common stingrays
Dasycladaceae : a family of coenocytic green algae that are included in Siphonocladales or now more often isolated in a separate order and that have the filaments arranged in whorls about a central axis which is often encrusted with lime
dasycladaceous : a family of coenocytic green algae that are included in Siphonocladales or now more often isolated in a separate order and that have the filaments arranged in whorls about a central axis which is often encrusted with lime
Dasylirion : a genus of plants (family Liliaceae) related to Yucca and Dracaena that are native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. and have a woody stem, stiff sword-shaped leaves, and small white flowers
dasymeter : a thin glass globe weighed in gases to measure their density
dasyphyllous : having leaves thick or thickly set
Dasypodidae : a family of mammals (order Edentata) that comprises the armadillos
dasypodoid : of or relating to the Dasypodidae
Dasyprocta : a genus (the type of the family Dasyproctidae) of rodents comprising the agoutis and having relatively long legs
Dasypus : a genus (the type of the family Dasypodidae) of armadillos that includes the peba and other common armadillos
dasyure : an arboreal carnivorous marsupial of the genus Dasyurus  — compare native cat
Dasyuridae : a family of polyprotodont marsupials (type genus Dasyurus) that includes the native cats, pouched mice, banded anteater, Tasmanian devil, and related forms
Dasyurus : a genus of carnivorous more or less arboreal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania that includes several moderate-sized active animals that have white-spotted dark coats and somewhat resemble weasels or martens  — see native cat
Dasyus : one of the ancient Dravidian peoples of India that opposed the invasion of the Aryans
data : factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation
datable : the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
datary : the cardinal who is head of the datary
date : the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
dateless : endless
datemark : a marking that indicates the date of a thing
dater : the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
datil : any of several plants and their leaf fibers used for baskets or hats: such as
dating : the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
dation : the legal act of giving or conferring
Datisca : a genus (the type of the family Datiscaceae) of tall herbs resembling hemps and having flowers in clusters in the axils of the leafy branches
Datiscaceae : a small family of herbs or trees (order Parietales) having regular often dioecious and apetalous flowers in racemes or spikes and a one-seeded capsule
datiscaceous : a small family of herbs or trees (order Parietales) having regular often dioecious and apetalous flowers in racemes or spikes and a one-seeded capsule
datival : connected with the dative case or any of the relations frequently expressed by it : of or relating to the dative case
dative : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks the indirect object of a verb, the object of some prepositions, or a person or thing that possesses someone or something else
datolite : a mineral Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 consisting of a basic calcium borosilicate commonly occurring in glassy greenish crystals
datolitic : of or relating to datolite
dattock : a tropical African tree (Detarium senegalense) of the family Leguminosae having rounded to oval pods with a sweet edible pulp and a single oily edible seed
datum : something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference
Datura : any of a genus (Datura) of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (such as stramonium) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties  — compare jimsonweed
daturic : of or relating to the genus Datura
daub : to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
daube : a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and spices
Daubentonia : a genus (coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae) of lemuriform primates comprising solely the aye-aye of Madagascar
dauber : one that daubs something: such as
daubery : the act of daubing
daubing : to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
daubingly : in a daubing manner
daubreeite : a mineral BiO(OH,Cl) consisting of a yellowish earthy bismuth oxychloride
daubreelite : a mineral FeCr2S4 consisting of a black chromium iron sulfide occurring in some meteoric irons (specific gravity 5.01)
daubster : a bungler in painting : dauber
dauby : of the nature of or like daub or a daub
Daucus : a genus of chiefly Old World herbs (family Umbelliferae) that have compound umbels of mostly white flowers and prickly fruit and include the carrot and wild carrot
daughter : a female offspring especially of human parents
daughterhood : a female offspring especially of human parents
daughterless : a female offspring especially of human parents
daughterliness : the quality or state of being daughterly
daughterly : befitting a daughter : filial
daunch : squeamish
daunt : to lessen the courage of : cow, subdue
daunting : tending to overwhelm or intimidate
dauntingly : tending to overwhelm or intimidate
dauntless : incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless, undaunted
dauntlessly : incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless, undaunted
dauntlessness : incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless, undaunted
daunton : daunt entry 1
dauphin : the eldest son of a king of France
dauphine : the wife of the dauphin
dauphiness : the wife of the dauphin
Daur : a member of certain Manchu-Tungus peoples of the Amur basin related to the Manchus
Dauri : a member of certain Manchu-Tungus peoples of the Amur basin related to the Manchus
daut : to make much of : fondle, caress
dautie : darling, dear
dauw :  burchell's zebra
davach : any of various ancient Scottish units of land area said to have averaged 416 acres
Davallia : a genus of Old World tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having scaly creeping rhizomes and ample pinnate or pinnately decompound fronds with marginal sori and cuplike indusia which open toward the leaf apex
daven : to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgy
davenport : a small compact writing desk
daver : to move about as if in a stupor : stagger
David : a Hebrew shepherd who became the second king of Israel in succession to Saul according to biblical accounts
Davidian :  davidist
Davidic : a Hebrew shepherd who became the second king of Israel in succession to Saul according to biblical accounts
Davidist : a follower of the philosopher David of Dinant
davidsonite : a greenish variety of beryl
Daviesia : a large genus of Australasian shrubs (family Leguminosae) having small yellow or purple flowers succeeded by short triangular pods
daviesite : a mineral consisting of a lead oxychloride occurring in minute colorless orthorhombic crystals
davit : a crane that projects over the side of a ship or a hatchway and is used especially for boats, anchors, or cargo
Davy Sir Humphry 1778–1829 English chemist
davy Sir Humphry 1778–1829 English chemist
daw : dawn
dawdle : to spend time idly
dawdler : to spend time idly
dawdling : to spend time idly
dawdlingly : in a dawdling manner
Dawn : to begin to grow light as the sun rises
dawn : to begin to grow light as the sun rises
dawning : to begin to grow light as the sun rises
dawny : in poor health : sickly
Dawson Sir John William 1820–1899 Canadian geologist
Dawsonia : a genus (the type of the family Dawsoniaceae) of large tufted erect mosses occurring in Australasia and the East Indies and having a dorsiventral capsule and a peristome subtended by numerous filamentous hairs  — see dawsoniales , giant moss
dawsonite : a mineral NaAl(CO3)(OH)2 consisting of a basic aluminum sodium carbonate occurring in white bladed crystals (specific gravity 2.40)
day : the time of light between one night and the next
dayberry : a wild gooseberry
daybook : diary, journal
daybreak : dawn
daydawn : daybreak
daydream : a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
daydreamer : a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
daydreamy : having the quality of a daydream
dayflower : any of a genus (Commelina) of herbs of the spiderwort family having one petal smaller than the other two
dayless : lacking daylight
daylight : the light of day
daylit : illuminated by daylight
daylong : lasting all day
dayman : a worker paid by time rather than piecework : day laborer
daymare : a nightmarish fantasy experienced while awake
daymark : a marker visible to pilots as a navigation guide in daylight
dayroom : a room (as in a hospital) equipped for relaxation and recreation
days : in the daytime repeatedly : on any day
dayshine : daylight
daysman : umpire, arbiter
dayspring : the beginning of day : dawn
daystar : morning star
daytale : the reckoning especially of work or wages by the day
daytime : the time during which there is daylight
daytimes : days
daywork : work paid for at a rate per unit of time worked as distinguished from work done under a wage incentive plan
dayworker : a person who works during the day
daywrit : day rule
daze : to stupefy especially by a blow : stun
dazed : unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.
dazedly : unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.
dazedness : unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.
dazzle : to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
dazzlement : the action of dazzling
dazzler : to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
dazzlingly : to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
de defensive end
deacetylate : to remove acetyl from (a compound) usually by hydrolysis
deacetylation : to remove acetyl from (a compound) usually by hydrolysis
deacidification : to remove acid from : reduce the acidity of (as by neutralization)
deacidify : to remove acid from : reduce the acidity of (as by neutralization)
deacon : a subordinate officer in a Christian church: such as
deaconal : diaconal
deaconate : diaconate
deaconess : a woman chosen to assist in the church ministry
deaconry : diaconate
deactivate : to make inactive or ineffective
deactivation : to make inactive or ineffective
dead : deprived of life : no longer alive
deadbeat : loafer
deadborn : stillborn
deadcenter : in the exact center
deaden : to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt
deadener : to impair in vigor or sensation : blunt
deadening : material used to soundproof walls or floors
deader : deprived of life : no longer alive
deadeye : a rounded wood block encircled by a rope or an iron band and having holes to receive the lanyard that is used especially to set up shrouds and stays
deadfall : a trap so constructed that a weight (such as a heavy log) falls on an animal and kills or disables it
deadhead : one who has not paid for a ticket
deadhouse : morgue, mortuary
deadish : somewhat dead : dull
deadlatch : a spring-bolt latch in which the bolt is deadlocked against end pressure but may be retracted by either the knob or the key
deadlight : a metal cover or shutter fitted to a port to keep out light and water
deadline : a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
deadliness : likely to cause or capable of producing death
deadlock : a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
deadly : likely to cause or capable of producing death
deadman : an anchor (such as a metal plate) buried in snow and used (as in mountain climbing) to secure a rope
deadmelt : to keep molten until bubbling ceases and the liquid becomes quiet
deadness : deprived of life : no longer alive
deadpan : marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
deadtongue : a European water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata)
deadwood : wood dead on the tree
deaerate : to remove air or gas from
deaeration : to remove air or gas from
deaerator : to remove air or gas from
deaf : having total or partial hearing loss
deafen : to make permanently or temporarily deaf
deafening : that deafens
deafeningly : that deafens
deafish : having total or partial hearing loss
deafly : having total or partial hearing loss
deafness : having total or partial hearing loss
deair : to remove air from (wet clay) by pugging under vacuum thereby increasing wet strength and density
deal : to concern oneself or itself
dealate : a dealated insect : a mature sexual individual of a kind of insect that undergoes dealation
dealated : divested of the wings
dealation : divested of the wings
dealbate : covered with an opaque white powder
dealer : to concern oneself or itself
dealership : an authorized sales agency
dealfish : any of several silvery ribbonfishes (genus Trachipterus, especially T. arcticus) inhabiting deep seas
dealing : method of business : manner of conduct
dealkalize : to remove alkali from : reduce the alkalinity of (as by neutralization)
dealkylate : to remove alkyl groups from (a compound)
dealkylation : to remove alkyl groups from (a compound)
dealt : to concern oneself or itself
deambulation : the act of walking abroad or about : promenade
deambulatory : ambulatory
deamidase : an enzyme which hydrolyzes amides with the removal of the amido group
deamidate : to remove the amido group from (a compound)
deamidation : to remove the amido group from (a compound)
deamidization : the process of deamidizing : deamidation
deamidize : deamidate
deaminase : an enzyme that hydrolyzes amino compounds (such as amino acids) with removal of the amino group
deaminate : to remove the amino group from (a compound)
deamination : to remove the amino group from (a compound)
deaminization : deaminate
deaminize : deaminate
Dean : the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church
dean : the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church
deanery : the office, jurisdiction, or official residence of a clerical dean
deaness : a nun who serves as dean in a convent
deanship : the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church
dear : highly valued : precious
dearborn city west of Detroit in southeastern Michigan population 98,153
dearie : little dear : darling
dearly : with affection : fondly
dearness : highly valued : precious
dearth : scarcity that makes dear
deary : little dear : darling
deash : to remove ash from
deasil : clockwise  — compare widdershins
deaspirate : to pronounce without aspiration
deassimilation : catabolism
death : a permanent cessation of all vital (see vital sense 2a) functions : the end of life
deathbed : the bed in which a person dies
deathblow : a forcible stroke that kills a living thing : an act that ends the life of a person or animal
deathday : the day of a person's death or its anniversary
deathful : full of or threatening death : deadly, murderous, destructive, bloody
deathfully : full of or threatening death : deadly, murderous, destructive, bloody
deathin : a water hemlock (Cicuta virosa) of Europe
deathless : immortal, imperishable
deathlessly : immortal, imperishable
deathlessness : immortal, imperishable
deathlike : deathly
deathliness : the quality or state of being deathly
deathling : one liable to death : mortal
deathly : fatal
deathsman : executioner
deathtrap : a structure or situation that is potentially very dangerous to life
deathward : toward death : approaching death
deathwards : toward death : approaching death
deathwatch : a small insect that makes a ticking sound
deathweed : povertyweed sense c
deathworm : a worm that feeds on a buried dead body
deathy : deathly, deadly
deave : to stun or stupefy with noise : deafen
deavely : lonely
Deb : debutante
deb : debutante
debacle : a great disaster
debar : to bar from having or doing something : preclude
debarbarize : to free from barbarousness : make no longer barbarous
debark : disembark
debarkation : disembark
debarment : to bar from having or doing something : preclude
debarrance : the act of fencing the tables in Scottish Presbyterian churches
debarrass : to disembarrass especially by removing what impedes or encumbers
debarration : the act of fencing the tables in Scottish Presbyterian churches
debase : to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
debasedness : the quality or state of being debased
debasement : to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
debaser : to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
debasingly : in a debasing manner
debatable : claimed by more than one country
debate : a contention by words or arguments
debatement : a contention by words or arguments
debater : a contention by words or arguments
debating : a contention by words or arguments
debatingly : in a debating manner
debauch : to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
debauched : to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
debauchee : one given to debauchery
debaucher : to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
debauchery : extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures : behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral
debauchment : the action of debauching
Debbie : a negative or pessimistic person : a person who speaks only of the bad or depressing aspects of something and lessens the enthusiasm or pleasure of others 
Debby : being, relating to, or resembling a debutante
debby : being, relating to, or resembling a debutante
debellate : debel
debellation : the action of debelling
debenture : a corporate security other than an equity security : bond
debile : marked by debility : feeble
debilitate : to impair the strength of : enfeeble
debilitated : to impair the strength of : enfeeble
debilitation : to impair the strength of : enfeeble
debilitative : debilitating in its tendency : causing debility
debility : weakness, infirmity
debit : to enter upon the debit side of an account : charge with a debit
debiteuse : a rectangular clay block floating upon molten glass in a tank furnace and containing a long slot that shapes glass into a sheet as it is drawn through it
debonair : suave, urbane
debonairly : suave, urbane
debonairness : suave, urbane
Deborah : a Hebrew prophetess who rallied the Israelites in their struggles against the Canaanites
debord : to flow beyond its banks
deboshed : debauched
debouch : to cause to emerge : discharge
debouchment : to cause to emerge : discharge
debride : the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
debrief : to interrogate (someone, such as a pilot) usually upon return (as from a mission) in order to obtain useful information
debris : the remains of something broken down or destroyed
debruise : to cross or partly cover (a coat of arms or charge) as if laid over
debt : something owed : obligation
debtless : something owed : obligation
debtor : one guilty of neglect or violation of duty
debunk : to expose the sham (see sham entry 1 sense 2) or falseness of
debunker : to expose the sham (see sham entry 1 sense 2) or falseness of
debus : to get off a bus
Debussyan (Achille-) Claude 1862–1918 French composer
debut : a first appearance
debutant : one making a debut (see debut entry 1)
debutante : one making a debut (see debut entry 1) : debutant
decadal : a group or set of 10
decade : a group or set of 10
decadence : the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
decadency : decadence sense 1
decadent : characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
decadentism : decadence sense 3
decadently : characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
decadic : of or relating to the decimal system of counting
decadrachm : an ancient Greek silver coin worth 10 drachms
decaffeinate : to remove caffeine from
decaffeinize : decaffeinate
decagon : a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
decagram : dekagram
decagramme : a unit of mass equal to 10 grams  — see Metric System Table
decahedral : of or relating to a decahedron
decahedron : a polyhedron of 10 faces
decahydrate : a compound with 10 molecules of water
decahydrated : a compound with 10 molecules of water
decahydronaphthalene : a colorless liquid hydrocarbon C10H18 obtained by hydrogenation of naphthalene and used as a solvent (as for paints, lacquers, and silicones)
Decaisnea : a genus of Asian shrubs (family Lardizabalaceae) having compound leaves and greenish polygamous flowers in clusters
decal : a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
decalcification : the removal or loss of calcium or calcium compounds (as from bones or soil)
decalcify : the removal or loss of calcium or calcium compounds (as from bones or soil)
decalcomania : the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)
decalescence : the decrease in temperature when the rate of heat absorption during transformation exceeds the rate of heat input while heating metal through a transformation range  — compare recalescence
decaliter : dekaliter
decalitre : a unit of mass equal to 10 grams  — see Metric System Table
decalobate : having 10 lobes
Decalogue : ten commandments
decamerous : having 10 parts or divisions
decameter : dekameter
decametre : a unit of mass equal to 10 grams  — see Metric System Table
decamp : to break up a camp
decampment : to break up a camp
decan : any of the three divisions of 10 degrees in each sign of the zodiac
decanal : of or relating to a dean or deanery
decane : any of several isomeric liquid alkanes C10H22
decani : decanal sense 2
decant : to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
decantate : the liquid decanted
decantation : to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
decanter : a vessel used to decant or to receive decanted liquids
decap : to remove the cap from
decapitate : to cut off the head of : behead
decapitation : to cut off the head of : behead
decapitator : to cut off the head of : behead
decapod : any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (such as shrimp, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace
Decapoda : an order of Crustaceans (division Eucarida) including the most highly organized crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, crabs) having five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, a pair of movable stalked eyes, mouthparts consisting of a pair of mandibles, two pairs of maxillae, and three pairs of maxillipeds, and the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace that encloses a gill chamber on each side  — compare natantia , reptantia
decapodal : an order of Crustaceans (division Eucarida) including the most highly organized crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, crabs) having five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, a pair of movable stalked eyes, mouthparts consisting of a pair of mandibles, two pairs of maxillae, and three pairs of maxillipeds, and the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace that encloses a gill chamber on each side  — compare natantia , reptantia
decapodan : any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (such as shrimp, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace
decapodiform : shaped like a decapod
decapodous : any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (such as shrimp, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace
decapper : an instrument for removing a cap from a cartridge case
decapsulate : to remove the capsule from
decapsulation : to remove the capsule from
decarbonate : to remove carbon dioxide or carbonic acid from
decarbonization : the process of decarbonizing
decarbonize : to remove carbon from
decarbonized : to remove carbon from
decarbonizer : to remove carbon from
decarboxylate : the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule
decarboxylation : the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule
decarburation : decarburization
decarburization : decarbonize
decarburize : decarbonize
decarchy : a governing body of 10
decare : a metric unit of area equal to 10 ares or 0.2471 acre
decastere : a metric unit of volume equal to 10 cubic meters
decastich : a poem or stanza of 10 lines
decastyle : marked by columniation with 10 columns across the front  — compare distyle
decasualization : the process of eliminating the employment of casual workers in order to stabilize the workforce
decasualize : to do away with the casual employment of (labor)
decasyllabic : consisting of 10 syllables or composed of verses of 10 syllables
decasyllable : consisting of 10 syllables or composed of verses of 10 syllables
decathlon : a 10-event athletic contest
decaudate : to deprive of the tail
decaudation : to deprive of the tail
decay : to undergo decomposition
decayable : capable of or liable to decay
decayed : to undergo decomposition
decayedness : the quality or state of being decayed
decayer : to undergo decomposition
decayless : being without decay
decease : departure from life : death
deceased : no longer living
decedent : a person who is no longer living : a deceased person
deceit : the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act or practice of deceiving : deception
deceitful : having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:
deceitfully : having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:
deceitfulness : having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:
deceivable : deceitful, deceptive
deceive : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
deceiver : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
deceiving : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
deceivingly : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
decelerate : to reduce the speed of : slow down
deceleration : to reduce the speed of : slow down
decelerator : to reduce the speed of : slow down
decelerometer : an instrument for measuring the rate of change of speed of a moving vehicle during deceleration
December : the 12th month of the Gregorian calendar
Decembrist : one taking part in the unsuccessful uprising against the Russian emperor Nicholas I in December 1825
decemvir : one of a ruling body of 10
decemviral : one of a ruling body of 10
decemvirate : one of a ruling body of 10
decence : appropriateness (as of action or deportment) : fitness
decency : the quality or state of being decent : propriety
decennary : tithing entry 1
decennia : a period of 10 years : decade
decenniad : decennium
decennial : consisting of or lasting for 10 years
decennially : consisting of or lasting for 10 years
decennium : a period of 10 years : decade
decent : marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill
decenter : to cause to lose or shift from an established center or focus
decently : marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill
decentness : the quality or state of being decent
decentralism : decentralization
decentralist : one favoring decentralization, especially urban decentralization
decentralization : the dispersion or distribution of functions and powers
decentralize : the dispersion or distribution of functions and powers
decephalization : decrease or degeneration of organs and parts relating to the head or cephalic regions
deception : the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving
deceptious : tending to deceive
deceptiously : tending to deceive
deceptive : tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive
deceptively : tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive
deceptiveness : tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive
decerebrate : caused by or as if by elimination of cerebral brain function : characteristic of decerebration
decerebration : caused by or as if by elimination of cerebral brain function : characteristic of decerebration
decern : to decree by judicial sentence
decession : withdrawal, departure, decrease
dechenite : descloizite
dechlorination : to remove chlorine from
dechristianization : the process of dechristianizing
dechristianize : to cause to turn from Christianity : deprive of Christian characteristics
Decian : of or relating to the Roman emperor Decius who persecuted the Christians
deciare : a metric unit of area equal to 10 square meters or 11.96 square yards
decibel : a unit for expressing the ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to 10 times the common logarithm of this ratio
decidable : capable of being decided
decide : to make a final choice or judgment about
decided : unquestionable
decidedly : unquestionable
decidedness : unquestionable
decider : to make a final choice or judgment about
decidua : the part of the endometrium that in higher placental mammals undergoes special modifications in preparation for and during pregnancy and is cast off at parturition
decidual : the part of the endometrium that in higher placental mammals undergoes special modifications in preparation for and during pregnancy and is cast off at parturition
deciduary : deciduous
Deciduata : the mammals having deciduate placentas
deciduate : having the fetal and maternal tissues firmly interlocked so that a layer of maternal tissue is torn away at parturition and forms a part of the afterbirth
deciduitis : inflammation of the decidua
deciduoma : a mass of tissue formed in the uterus following pregnancy that contains remnants of chorionic or decidual tissue
deciduous : falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
deciduousness : falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
decigram : a unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀ gram  — see Metric System Table
decigramme : a unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀ gram  — see Metric System Table
decile : any one of nine numbers that divide a frequency distribution into 10 classes such that each contains the same number of individuals
deciliter : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ liter  — see Metric System Table
decillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 33 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
decimal : numbered or proceeding by tens:
decimalization : conversion (as of a currency) to a decimal system
decimalize : conversion (as of a currency) to a decimal system
decimally : numbered or proceeding by tens:
decimate : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of
decimation : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of
decimeter : a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀ meter  — see Metric System Table
decimolar : tenth molar
decimole : decuplet sense 2
decimosexto : sixteenmo
decinormal : having one tenth of the normal strength
decipher : decode sense 1a
decipherable : decode sense 1a
decipherer : decode sense 1a
decipherment : decode sense 1a
decision : the act or process of deciding
decisional : the act or process of deciding
decisive : having the power or quality of deciding
decisively : having the power or quality of deciding
decisiveness : having the power or quality of deciding
decistere : a metric unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ cubic meter
Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus circa 201–251 Roman emperor (249–51)
deck : a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
decke : nappe
decked : a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
decker : something having a specified number of decks, levels, floors, or layers
deckhead : the deck overhead : the ceiling of a compartment of a ship
deckhouse : a superstructure on a ship's upper deck
deckie : deckhand
decking : deck
deckle : a frame around the edges of a mold used in making paper by hand
declaim : to speak rhetorically
declaimer : to speak rhetorically
declamation : the act or an instance of declaiming : a rhetorical speech, oration, or harangue
declamatory : of, relating to, or marked by declamation or rhetorical display
declarable : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly
declarant : a person who makes a statement or declaration especially in connection with a legal proceeding
declaration : the act of declaring : announcement
declarative : making a declaration : declaratory
declaratively : making a declaration : declaratory
declarator : a legal declaration
declaratory : serving to declare, set forth, or explain
declare : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly
declared : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly
declarer : one that declares
declass : to remove from a class
declassicize : to make less classical
declassify : to remove or reduce the security classification of
declension : noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms
declensional : noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms
declinable : to become less in amount
declinate : bent or curved downward or aside
declination : angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a great circle passing through the celestial poles
declinational : angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a great circle passing through the celestial poles
declinatory : containing or involving a declination
declinature : a plea denying jurisdiction
decline : to become less in amount
declined : to become less in amount
decliner : to become less in amount
declinometer : an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
declivate : inclining downward : sloping
declive : a part of the monticulus of the cerebellum that is dorsal to the culmen
declivitous : moderately steep
declivity : downward inclination
declivous : sloping downward
declutch : to disengage a clutch
decoct : to extract the flavor of by boiling
decoction : an extract obtained by decocting
decoctive : relating to or suitable for decoction
decoctum : decoction sense 2b
decode : to convert (something, such as a coded message) into intelligible form
decoic : any of the monocarboxylic acids C9H19COOH (as capric acid) derived from the decanes
decoke : decarbonize
decollate : behead
decollated : behead
decollation : behead
decollator : a machine that separates copies (as of a computer printout produced in multiple copies)
decolletage : the low-cut neckline of a dress
decollete : wearing a strapless or low-necked dress
decolor : decolorize
decolorant : a substance that removes color
decoloration : the process of decolorizing
decolorization : to remove color from
decolorize : to remove color from
decolorizer : to remove color from
decommission : to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service
decompensate : loss of physiological or psychological compensation
decompensation : loss of physiological or psychological compensation
decomposability : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decomposable : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decompose : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decomposed : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decomposer : any of various organisms (such as many bacteria and fungi) that return constituents of organic substances to ecological cycles by feeding on and breaking down dead protoplasm  — compare consumer, producer sense 4
decomposite : decompound entry 1
decomposition : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decompound : having divisions that are themselves compound
decompress : to release from pressure or compression
decompressing : to release from pressure or compression
decompression : to release from pressure or compression
decompressive : tending to relieve or reduce pressure
deconcentrate : to reduce or abolish the concentration of : decentralize
deconcentration : to reduce or abolish the concentration of : decentralize
deconcentrator : a device for removing suspended or dissolved material from feedwater (as for a still or boiler)
decongestive : the process of relieving congestion
deconsecrate : to remove the sacred character of
deconsecration : to remove the sacred character of
decontaminate : to rid of contamination (such as radioactive material)
decontamination : to rid of contamination (such as radioactive material)
decontrol : to end control of
decorament : ornament, decoration
decorate : to add honor to
decorated : having been awarded a mark or marks of honor
decoration : the act or process of decorating
decorative : serving to decorate
decoratively : serving to decorate
decorativeness : serving to decorate
decorator : one that decorates
decorist : one devoted to artistic decorum
decorous : marked by propriety and good taste : correct
decorously : marked by propriety and good taste : correct
decorousness : marked by propriety and good taste : correct
decorticate : the act or process of removing the outer coverings (such as bark or husks) from something (such as fiber or seed)
decortication : the act or process of removing the outer coverings (such as bark or husks) from something (such as fiber or seed)
decorticator : the act or process of removing the outer coverings (such as bark or husks) from something (such as fiber or seed)
decorticosis : shell bark
decorum : literary and dramatic propriety : fitness
decoy : a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
decrassify : to free from what is crass
decrease : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
decreasing : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
decreasingly : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
decree : an order usually having the force of law
decreement : decree
decreer : an order usually having the force of law
decreet : decree sense 3c
decrement : a gradual decrease in quality or quantity
decremeter : an instrument for measuring the logarithmic decrement of electromagnetic waves
decrepit : wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
decrepitate : to roast or calcine (a substance, such as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops
decrepitation : to roast or calcine (a substance, such as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops
decrepitly : wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
decrepitness : the quality or state of being decrepit
decrepitude : the quality or state of being decrepit
decrescence : the act or process of decreasing
decrescendo : a gradual decrease in volume of a musical passage
decrescent : becoming less by gradual diminution : decreasing, waning
decretal : decree
decretalist : decretist
decretist : one specializing in the study of decretals : canonist
decretive : having the force of a decree : decretory
decretorial : decretory
decretory : relating to or fixed by a decree or decision
decretum : decree, ordinance
decrial : depreciation
decried : to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
decrier : to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
decrown : discrown
decrustation : the removal of a crust
decry : to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
decubital : relating to or resulting from lying down
decubitus : bedsore
deculturate : to deprive of culture or cultural attainments
decuman : extremely large : huge
Decumaria : a small genus of woody vines (family Saxifragaceae)
decumary : a woody vine (Decumaria barbata) of the southeastern U.S. with white flowers in compound terminal clusters
decumbence : the act or position of lying down
decumbency : the act or position of lying down
decumbent : lying down
decumbiture : confinement to a sickbed
decuple : tenfold
decuplet : a combination of 10 of a kind
decurion : a Roman cavalry officer in command of 10 men
decurionate : the office of a decurion
decurrence : the act or state of running downward : downward flow or course
decurrency : the act or state of running downward : downward flow or course
decurrent : running or extending downward along the stem
decursion : decurrence
decursive : decurrent
decursively : decurrent
decurtate : shorten
decury : a Roman division, company, or body of ten (as cavalrymen, senators, or judges)
decussate : intersect, cross
decussated : intersect, cross
decussation : the action of crossing (as of nerve fibers) especially in the form of an X
decyl : any of numerous univalent radicals C10H21 derived from the decanes by removal of one hydrogen atom
decylene : any of numerous isomeric hydrocarbons C10H20 of the ethylene series
decylic : decoic acid
dedendum : the root of a gear tooth
dedicant : one that dedicates
dedicate : dedicated sense 1
dedicatee : one to whom a thing is dedicated
dedication : an act or rite of dedicating (see dedicate entry 2 sense 1) to a divine being or to a sacred use
dedicational : of or relating to dedication
dedicative : dedicating, dedicatory
dedicator : dedicated sense 1
dedicatorial : dedicatory
dedicatory : an act or rite of dedicating (see dedicate entry 2 sense 1) to a divine being or to a sacred use
dedifferentiate : reversion of specialized structures (such as cells) to a more generalized or primitive condition often as a preliminary to major physiological or structural change
dedifferentiation : reversion of specialized structures (such as cells) to a more generalized or primitive condition often as a preliminary to major physiological or structural change
dedimus : a writ to commission a private person to perform some act in place of a judge (as to examine a witness)
deditician : a freedman not allowed full citizenship rights because of bad character or grave misconduct during slavery or because as a foreigner he had fought against Rome
dediticiancy : a freedman not allowed full citizenship rights because of bad character or grave misconduct during slavery or because as a foreigner he had fought against Rome
dedition : act of yielding : surrender
dedo : noisy and exuberant or attention-getting activity (as at a social affair or in a political campaign)
deduce : to determine by reasoning or deduction
deducement : inference, deduction
deducibility : the state or quality of being deducible
deducible : to determine by reasoning or deduction
deduct : to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract
deductible : allowable as a deduction
deduction : an act of taking away
deductive : of, relating to, or provable by deriving conclusions by reasoning : of, relating to, or provable by deduction (see deduction sense 2a)
deductively : of, relating to, or provable by deriving conclusions by reasoning : of, relating to, or provable by deduction (see deduction sense 2a)
deductory : deductive
dee : the letter d
deed : something that is done
deedbox : a strongbox for documents
deedful : full of deeds or exploits : active, stirring
deedily : actively, industriously, earnestly
deedless : something that is done
deedy : industrious
deem : to come to think or judge : consider
deemster : one of the two justices of the common-law courts of the Isle of Man
deemstership : one of the two justices of the common-law courts of the Isle of Man
deep : extending far from some surface or area: such as
deepen : to make deep or deeper
deepening : to make deep or deeper
deepeningly : in a deepening manner
Deepfreeze : quick-freeze
deeping (George) Warwick 1877–1950 English novelist
deepish : somewhat deep
deeply : extending far from some surface or area: such as
deepmost : deepest
deepmouthed : having a deep sonorous voice
deepness : extending far from some surface or area: such as
deepwater : of, relating to, or characterized by water of considerable depth
deepwaterman : a ship for navigating deep waters : a seagoing ship
deer : any of various slender-legged, even-toed, ruminant mammals (family Cervidae, the deer family) having usually brownish fur and deciduous antlers borne by the males of nearly all and by the females only of the caribou : cervid
deerberry : either of two shrubs (Vaccinium stamineum or V. caesium) of the heath family that are found in dry woods and scrub of the eastern U.S.
deerdrive : a shoot in which deer are driven past the sportsmen
deerfood : water shield sense 1
deerhair : a small club rush (Scirpus caespitosus) of Europe, Asia, and North America with filiform stems
deerherd : a keeper of deer
deerhorn : the horny material making up the antlers of deer
deerhound : scottish deerhound
deerlet : a small deer
deerskin : leather made from the skin of a deer
deerstalker : a close-fitting hat with a visor at the front and the back and with earflaps that may be worn up or down
deertongue : wild vanilla
deerweed : any of several bushy herbs of the genus Lotus (as L. scoparius and L. purshianus) occurring in southern California, having trifoliolate leaves and yellow flowers, and being a useful forage plant for arid regions
deerwood : hop hornbeam
deeryard : a place where deer herd in winter
deevilick : a little devil
deface : to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
defacement : to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
defacer : to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
defacing : to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
defalcate : deduct, curtail
defalcation : deduction
defalcator : deduct, curtail
defalk : defalcate
defamation : the act of communicating false statements about a person that injure the reputation of that person : the act of defaming another : calumny
defamatory : the act of communicating false statements about a person that injure the reputation of that person : the act of defaming another : calumny
defame : to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel entry 1 sense 2a) or slander (see slander entry 2 sense 2)
defamed : to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel entry 1 sense 2a) or slander (see slander entry 2 sense 2)
defamer : to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel entry 1 sense 2a) or slander (see slander entry 2 sense 2)
defamingly : so as to defame
defassa : a large gray African antelope (Kobus defassa) having a shaggy coat and spreading ringed horns
defat : to remove fat from
default : failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
defaulter : failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
defeasance : the termination of a property interest in accordance with stipulated conditions (as in a deed)
defeasibility : capable of being annulled or made void
defeasible : capable of being annulled or made void
defeat : to win victory over : beat
defeatism : an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
defeatist : an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
defeatment : defeat
defeature : disfigurement
defecate : to discharge feces from the bowels
defecation : the discharge of solid waste from the anus : the act or process of defecating
defecator : a tank in which cane juice is defecated : clarifier
defect : an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming, flaw
defectibility : inherent defectiveness : tendency to fall short of perfection
defectible : liable to defect, failure, or error
defection : conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
defective : having a defect or flaw : imperfect in form, structure, or function
defectively : having a defect or flaw : imperfect in form, structure, or function
defectiveness : having a defect or flaw : imperfect in form, structure, or function
defectless : being without a defect
defector : an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming, flaw
defectoscope : an instrument for detecting structural defects (as in a railroad rail)
defedation : pollution, defiling
defeminize : to divest of feminine qualities or characteristics : masculinize
defend : to drive danger or attack away from
defendable : to drive danger or attack away from
defendant : a person or group against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : someone who is being sued or accused of committing a crime
defender : one that defends
defendress : a female defender
defenestration : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
defense : the act or action of defending
defenseless : the act or action of defending
defenselessly : the act or action of defending
defenselessness : the act or action of defending
defensibility : capable of being defended
defensible : capable of being defended
defensibly : capable of being defended
defensive : serving to defend or protect
defensively : serving to defend or protect
defensiveness : serving to defend or protect
defensor : defender
defensorship : the office of defensor
defensory : defensive
defer : put off, delay
deference : respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
deferent : deferential
deferential : showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder : showing or expressing deference
deferentiality : the quality or state of being deferential
deferentially : showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder : showing or expressing deference
deferment : the act of delaying or postponing
deferrable : capable of or suitable or eligible for being deferred
deferral : the act of delaying : postponement
deferred : withheld for or until a stated time
deferrer : put off, delay
deferrization : removal of iron (as from water for industry)
defervesce : the subsidence of a fever
defervescence : the subsidence of a fever
defervescent : relating to, characterized by, or causing defervescence
defial : defiance
defiance : the act or an instance of defying : challenge
defiant : full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight : full of or showing defiance : bold, impudent
defiantly : in a defiant manner : in a way that is full of or shows a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight
defiber : defibrate
defibrinate : to remove fibrin from (blood)
defibrination : to remove fibrin from (blood)
deficience : deficiency
deficiency : the quality or state of being defective or of lacking some necessary quality or element : the quality or state of being deficient : inadequacy
deficient : lacking in some necessary quality or element
deficiently : lacking in some necessary quality or element
deficit : deficiency in amount or quality
defier : one that defies
defiguration : disfiguration
defilade : to arrange (fortifications) so as to protect the lines from frontal or enfilading fire and the interior from fire from above or behind
defile : to make unclean or impure: such as
defiled : to make unclean or impure: such as
defilement : to make unclean or impure: such as
defiler : to make unclean or impure: such as
defiling : to make unclean or impure: such as
defilingly : in a defiling manner
definability : the quality or state of being definable
definable : able to be defined
definably : able to be defined
define : to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of
defined : to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of
definement : to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of
definer : to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of
definiendum : an expression that is being defined
definiens : an expression that defines : definition
definite : free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity
definitely : in a definite way : in a way free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity
definiteness : free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity
definition : a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol
definitional : a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol
definitive : serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
definitively : serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
definitiveness : serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
definitize : to make definite
definitor : an official charged under canon law with the supervision of ecclesiastical property in one of the districts into which a deanery is divided and with aiding the dean
definitude : precision, definiteness
deflagrate : to cause to deflagrate  — compare detonate sense 1
deflagration : to cause to deflagrate  — compare detonate sense 1
deflate : to release air or gas from
deflation : an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated
deflationary : an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated
deflationist : an advocate of deflation
deflator : to release air or gas from
deflect : to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
deflectable : to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
deflected : to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
deflection : a turning aside or off course : deviation
deflective : to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
deflectometer : an instrument for measuring minute deformations in bodies under transverse stress  — compare extensometer sense 2
deflector : to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
deflocculant : an agent that causes deflocculation
deflocculate : to reduce or break up from a flocculent state : convert into very fine particles : disperse or maintain in a dispersed state
deflocculation : to reduce or break up from a flocculent state : convert into very fine particles : disperse or maintain in a dispersed state
deflorate : rupture of the hymen (as by sexual intercourse)
defloration : rupture of the hymen (as by sexual intercourse)
deflorescence : the fading or disappearance of the eruption in an exanthematous disease
deflower : to deprive of virginity
deflowerer : to deprive of virginity
defluent : flowing down : decurrent
defluvium : the pathological loss of a part (as hair or nails)
defluxion : downflow
defog : to remove fog or condensed moisture from
defoliate : to deprive of leaves especially prematurely
defoliated : to deprive of leaves especially prematurely
defoliation : to deprive of leaves especially prematurely
defoliator : to deprive of leaves especially prematurely
deforce : to keep (property, such as land) by force from the rightful owner
deforcement : to keep (property, such as land) by force from the rightful owner
deforceor : one that deforces
deforciant : one who deforces the rightful owner of an estate
deforest : the action or process of clearing of forests
deforestation : the action or process of clearing of forests
deform : to spoil the form of
deformable : to spoil the form of
deformalize : to make less formal
deformation : alteration of form or shape
deformational : alteration of form or shape
deformative : tending to deform
deformed : distorted or unshapely in form : misshapen
deformeter : an instrument for measuring small deformations (as of structural materials)
deformity : the state of being deformed
defraud : to deprive of something by deception or fraud
defraudation : the act of defrauding : a taking by fraud or deceit
defrauder : to deprive of something by deception or fraud
defraudment : defraudation
defray : to provide for the payment of : pay
defrayable : to provide for the payment of : pay
defrayal : to provide for the payment of : pay
defrayment : defrayal
defrock : to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
defrost : to release from a frozen state
defroster : a person or thing that defrosts something
deft : characterized by facility and skill
defterdar : a Turkish government officer of finance
deftly : characterized by facility and skill
deftness : characterized by facility and skill
defunct : no longer living, existing, or functioning
defunction : death, decease
defunctionalize : to deprive of function
defuse : to remove the fuse from (a mine, a bomb. etc.)
defusion : a reversal of the fusion between instincts that accompanies maturity
defy : to confront with assured power of resistance : disregard
defyingly : in a defying manner : with defiance : defiantly
deg degree
degas : to remove gas from
degasification : the process of degasifying
degasify : degas
degauss : to remove or neutralize the magnetic field of
degeneracy : the state of being degenerate
degenerate : having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
degenerately : having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
degenerateness : having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
degeneration : degenerate (see degenerate entry 1) condition
degenerative : of, relating to, involving, or causing degeneration
degenerescence : the process of becoming degenerate
degerm : to remove germs from (as the skin)
degerminate :  degerm
degerminator : a machine for breaking the kernels of grain or cacao beans and removing the germ
deglaciation : the melting of ice
deglaze : to remove the glaze from
deglutinate : unglue
deglutination : unglue
deglutition : the act or process of swallowing
deglutitory : serving for or aiding in swallowing
degorge : to salt (a vegetable) or be salted in order to extract moisture before cooking
degradable : capable of being chemically degraded
degradation : the act or process of degrading
degradational : produced by, showing, or relating to degradation from a more to a less complex form or stage
degradative : the act or process of degrading
degrade : to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote
degraded : reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct
degradedly : reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct
degradement : degradation
degrader : to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote
degrading : causing or associated with a low, destitute, or demoralized state : causing someone to be or feel degraded
degradingly : causing or associated with a low, destitute, or demoralized state : causing someone to be or feel degraded
degrain : to remove the grain from
degrease : to remove grease from
degreaser : to remove grease from
degree : a step or stage in a process, course, or order of classification
degreeless : not divisible into or measurable in degrees
degreewise : by degrees especially of the musical diatonic scale
degression : a stepping or movement downward : descent
degressive : tending to descend or decrease
degressively : tending to descend or decrease
degu : any of several small hystricomorphic rodents (genus Octodon) of western South America
deguelin : a crystalline ketone C23H22O6 that is an active constituent of derris and roots of cube and is closely related to rotenone
degum : to free from gum, a gummy substance, or sericin
degust : the action or an instance of tasting especially in a series of small portions
degustation : the action or an instance of tasting especially in a series of small portions
dehair : to deprive of hair : unhair
dehepatize : to remove the liver from
dehisce : to split along a natural line
dehiscence : an act or instance of dehiscing
dehiscent : an act or instance of dehiscing
Dehkan :  dehwar
dehnstufe : a lengthened grade
dehorn : to deprive of horns
dehorner : to deprive of horns
dehors : outward
dehort : to advise against (an action or policy) : dissuade
dehortation : dissuasion
dehull : to remove the hulls from (seed)
dehumanization : to deprive (someone or something) of human qualities, personality, or dignity: such as
dehumanize : to deprive (someone or something) of human qualities, personality, or dignity: such as
dehumidification : to remove moisture from
dehumidifier : to remove moisture from
dehumidify : to remove moisture from
dehusk : husk
Dehwar : a Persian racial type recognizable in the population of Baluchistan
dehydrant : a dehydrating substance
dehydrase : dehydratase
dehydrate : to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
dehydration : the process of dehydrating
dehydrator : to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
dehydroascorbic : a crystalline oxidation product C6H6O6 of vitamin C that occurs at times in some foodstuffs (as fruits, vegetables, and milk) and can be reduced to vitamin C
dehydrofreezing : the process of preserving foods by partially dehydrating and then quick-freezing them
dehydrogenase : an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances  — compare succinate dehydrogenase
dehydrogenate : the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound
dehydrogenation : the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound
dehydrogenize : dehydrogenate
dehypnotize : to remove from hypnosis
deice : to rid or keep free of ice
deicer : to rid or keep free of ice
deicide : the act of killing a divine being or a symbolic substitute of such a being
deictic : showing or pointing out directly
deific : divine, godlike
deification : the act or an instance of deifying
deifier : one that deifies
deiform : conforming to the nature of God : having the form of a god
deify : to make a god of
deign : to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
Deimos : the smaller and outermost of the two satellites of Mars with an irregular shape and a diameter of approximately 9 miles (15 km)
deindividualization : to remove or destroy the individuality of : deprive of individuality
deindividualize : to remove or destroy the individuality of : deprive of individuality
deindustrialization : the reduction or destruction of a nation's or region's industrial capacity
deindustrialize : the reduction or destruction of a nation's or region's industrial capacity
Deino  — see din-
Deinocephalia : a suborder of Therapsida comprising reptiles known from Permian fossils of southern Africa and Russia that had massive skulls and heavy legs and included the largest of the reptiles foreshadowing mammals, some exceeding the modern rhinoceros in size
Deinodon : a genus of large, carnivorous North American tyrannosaurid dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous of which all species except one (Deinodon horridus) have been reclassified into related genera
Deinotherium : a genus (usually coextensive with the family Deinotheriidae and suborder Deinotherioidea of the order Proboscidea) comprising Miocene and Pliocene mammals of Europe and Asia related to but often larger than the elephants and distinguished by a pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw
deionize : to remove ions from
deipnosophist : a person skilled in table talk
deism : a movement or system of thought advocating natural (see natural entry 1 sense 8b) religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
deist : a movement or system of thought advocating natural (see natural entry 1 sense 8b) religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
deistic : a movement or system of thought advocating natural (see natural entry 1 sense 8b) religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
deistical : a movement or system of thought advocating natural (see natural entry 1 sense 8b) religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
deistically : a movement or system of thought advocating natural (see natural entry 1 sense 8b) religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
deity : the rank or essential nature of a god : divinity
deject : dejected
dejecta : feces, excrement
dejected : low in spirits : depressed
dejectedly : low in spirits : depressed
dejectedness : low in spirits : depressed
dejection : lowness of spirits
dejeuner : breakfast or lunch
Dekabrist :  decembrist
dekko : look, peep
Del delegate; delegation
delabialization : the pronouncing of a sound without lip rounding
delaine : a lightweight dress fabric of wool or wool and cotton made in prints or solid colors
delaminate : separation into constituent layers
delamination : separation into constituent layers
delapse : to slip down : descend, lapse
delate : accuse, denounce
delation : accuse, denounce
delator : accuse, denounce
Delaware : a member of an American Indian people originally of the Delaware valley
Delawarean : a member of an American Indian people originally of the Delaware valley
delay : the act of postponing, hindering, or causing something to occur more slowly than normal : the state of being delayed
delayer : the act of postponing, hindering, or causing something to occur more slowly than normal : the state of being delayed
delaying : the act of postponing, hindering, or causing something to occur more slowly than normal : the state of being delayed
dele : to delete especially from typeset matter
delead : to remove lead from
delectability : highly pleasing : delightful
delectable : highly pleasing : delightful
delectableness : the quality of being delectable
delectably : highly pleasing : delightful
delectate : delight, please, entertain
delectation : delight, enjoyment
delectus : a book of selected passages especially for learners of Latin or Greek
delegable : capable of being delegated
delegacy : a body of delegates : board
delegalize : to remove the status of statutory authorization from
delegant : one that delegates
delegate : a person acting for another: such as
delegatee : a person acting for another: such as
delegation : the act of empowering to act for another
delegator : a person acting for another: such as
delegatory : of, relating to, or involving delegation of authority : conveying power or authority to one that has no independent right to it
delenda : delenda est carthago
Delesseria : a genus (the type of the family Delesseriaceae of the order Ceramiales) of red algae with flat thalli that often simulate the leaves of higher plants
delesseriaceous : a genus (the type of the family Delesseriaceae of the order Ceramiales) of red algae with flat thalli that often simulate the leaves of higher plants
delete : to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
deleterious : harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
deleteriously : harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
deleteriousness : harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
deletion : the act of deleting
delf : excavation
delft : tin-glazed Dutch earthenware with blue and white or polychrome decoration
delftware : delft
Delhi union territory of northern India west of Uttar Pradesh; capital Delhi area 573 square miles (1484 square kilometers), population 16,787,941
Delia : a festival with games that was celebrated by the ancient Greeks every fourth year at Delos in honor of Apollo and was noted for musical contests
Delian island of Greece in the central Cyclades area 2 square miles (5.2 square kilometers)
deliberant : one who deliberates
deliberate : to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
deliberately : in a deliberate manner: such as
deliberateness : to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
deliberation : the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully : the act of deliberating
deliberative : the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully : the act of deliberating
deliberatively : the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully : the act of deliberating
deliberativeness : the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully : the act of deliberating
deliberator : one that deliberates
delible : capable of being deleted
delicacy : something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious
delicate : pleasing to the senses:
delicately : pleasing to the senses:
delicateness : the quality or state of being delicate : precariousness, fragility, refinement, delicacy
delicatesse : delicacy, tact
delicatessen : ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads)
Delichon : a genus of swallows with feathered feet that includes the European martin (D. urbica)
Delicious : affording great pleasure : delightful
delicious : affording great pleasure : delightful
deliciously : affording great pleasure : delightful
deliciousness : affording great pleasure : delightful
delict : an offense against the law
delictum : delict
delight : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy
delighted : delightful
delightedly : delightful
delightedness : delightful
delighter : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy
delightful : highly pleasing
delightfully : highly pleasing
delightfulness : highly pleasing
delighting : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy
delightless : being without delight : joyless
delightsome : very pleasing : delightful
delignification : removal of lignin from woody tissue (as by natural enzymatic or industrial chemical processes)
Delilah : the mistress and betrayer of Samson in the book of Judges
delime : to free from lime
delimit : to fix or define the limits of
delimitate : delimit
delimitation : to fix or define the limits of
delimitative : delimit
delimiter : a character that marks the beginning or end of a unit of data
delineament : delineation
delineate : to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
delineation : the act of outlining or representing something with lines or words : the act of delineating
delineative : the act of outlining or representing something with lines or words : the act of delineating
delineator : to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
delinquency : a delinquent act
delinquent : a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts
delinquently : a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts
delint : to free (as cottonseed) from lint or linters
delinter : to free (as cottonseed) from lint or linters
deliquesce : to dissolve or melt away
deliquescence : tending to melt or dissolve
deliquescent : tending to melt or dissolve
deliquium : a failure of vitality : a fainting or sinking away
delirament : an insane fancy : craze, delusion
deliration : abnormal state of mind : delirium
deliriant : producing or tending to produce delirium
delirious : of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium
deliriously : of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium
deliriousness : of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium
delirium : an acute (see acute sense 1a(2)) mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
delitescence : delitescent state : obfuscation, concealment, obscuration
delitescency : delitescent state : obfuscation, concealment, obscuration
delitescent : lying hidden : obfuscated, latent
deliver : to set free
deliverable : to set free
deliverance : the act of delivering someone or something : the state of being delivered
deliverer : to set free
delivery : the act or manner of delivering something
deliveryman : a person who delivers wholesale or retail goods to customers usually over a regular local route
dell : a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
Della Luca 1399(or 1400)–1482 originally Luca di Simone di Marco Florentine sculptor
delocalization : to free from the limitations of locality
delocalize : to free from the limitations of locality
delomorphic : having a definite or fixed form
delomorphous : having a definite or fixed form
deloul : a swift Arabian riding camel : dromedary
delouse : to remove lice from
Delphian : delphic
Delphin : of or relating to the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics prepared in the reign of Louis XIV of France
Delphinapterus : the genus of cetaceans that consists solely of the beluga
delphine : of or relating to the dolphins
Delphinidae : a family of moderate to small-sized toothed whales including the dolphins, pilot whales, and killer whale
delphinin : a violet crystalline anthocyanin pigment C41H38O21 that is a glycoside of delphinidin found in larkspur
delphinine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C33H45NO9 obtained especially from seeds of the stavesacre
Delphinium : any of a large genus (Delphinium) of the buttercup family that comprises chiefly perennial erect branching herbs with palmately divided leaves and irregular flowers in showy spikes and includes several that are poisonous  — compare larkspur
delphinoid : a family of moderate to small-sized toothed whales including the dolphins, pilot whales, and killer whale
Delphinus : a northern constellation nearly west of Pegasus
Delsartian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a system or method of using body movements to express emotional concepts
Delta : the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
delta : the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
deltafication : the formation of a delta
deltaic : the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
deltarium : deltidium sense 2
deltation : deltafication
delthyrial : of, relating to, or constituting a delthyrium
delthyrium : the opening between the beak and the hinge through which the pedicle of certain brachiopods extends
deltidial : of, relating to, constituting, or functioning as a deltidium
deltidium : a plate partly or wholly closing the delthyrium of certain brachiopods
deltiology : the hobby of collecting postcards
deltohedron : a solid (such as a crystal) that is bounded by 12 quadrilateral faces and is a hemihedral form of the isometric system related to the tetrahedron
deltoid : a large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint and serves to raise the arm laterally
deltoidal : deltoid
delude : to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive, trick
deluder : to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive, trick
deluding : to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive, trick
deludingly : in a manner calculated to delude
deluge : an overflowing of the land by water
delundung : linsang
delusion : something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
delusional : something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
delusionist : one given to deluding or to having delusions
delusive : likely to delude
delusively : likely to delude
delusiveness : likely to delude
delusory : deceptive, delusive
deluster : to reduce the sheen of (a material, such as yarn or fabric)
deluxe : notably luxurious, elegant, or expensive
delve : excavate
delver : excavate
demagnetization : to deprive of magnetic properties
demagnetize : to deprive of magnetic properties
demagnetizer : to deprive of magnetic properties
demagog : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
demagogic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue : employing demagoguery
demagogically : of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue : employing demagoguery
demagogism : demagoguery
demagogue : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
demagoguery : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
demagogy : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
demal : from bad to worse
demand : an act of demanding or asking especially with authority
demandable : an act of demanding or asking especially with authority
demandant : the plaintiff in a real action
demander : an act of demanding or asking especially with authority
demanding : requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting
demandingly : requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting
demanganize : to remove manganese or manganese compounds from
demantoid : a green variety of garnet used as a gem
demarcate : delimit
demarcation : the marking of the limits or boundaries of something : the act, process, or result of demarcating something
demarcator : one that demarcates
demarch : a ruler of a deme
demargarinate : destearinate
demark : demarcate
demarkation : delimit
demast : to remove or strip masts from (a ship)
dematerialization : to cause to become or appear immaterial
dematerialize : to cause to become or appear immaterial
Dematiaceae : a family of imperfect fungi (order Moniliales) having hyphae, conidia, or both that are dark colored, brownish, or black
dematiaceous : a family of imperfect fungi (order Moniliales) having hyphae, conidia, or both that are dark colored, brownish, or black
deme : a unit of local government in ancient Attica
demean : to lower in character, status, or reputation
demeanor : behavior toward others : outward manner
demegoric : of or relating to public speaking
dement : to deprive of reason
dementate : dement
dementation : the process of dementing or state of being demented
demented : mad, insane
dementedly : mad, insane
dementedness : mad, insane
dementia : a usually progressive condition (such as Alzheimer's disease) marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits (such as memory impairment, aphasia, and the inability to plan and initiate complex behavior)
demerit : offense
demeritorious : blameworthy
demeritoriously : blameworthy
demersal : living near, deposited on, or sinking to the bottom of the sea
demesmerize : to bring out of a hypnotic state
demesne : legal possession of land as one's own
demesnial : of or belonging to a demesne
demethylate : to remove a methyl group from (a chemical compound)
demethylation : to remove a methyl group from (a chemical compound)
demi : half
demibastion : a half bastion consisting of one face and one flank
demibrassart : armor for the upper arm from shoulder to elbow  — see brassard
demicannon : an obsolete cannon having a bore of about 6¹/₂ inches and carrying a ball weighing from 30 to 36 pounds
demicanton : one of the two divisions into which each of the three Swiss cantons Appenzell, Basel, and Unterwalden are separated
demicircle : semicircle
demiculverin : a culverin of about 4¹/₂ inches bore for ball of 9 to 13 pounds
demigod : a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god
demigoddess : a female demigod
demijohn : a large narrow-necked bottle usually enclosed in wickerwork
demilance : a short light lance used chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries
demilancer : demilance sense 2
demilitarization : to do away with the military organization or potential of
demilitarize : to do away with the military organization or potential of
demilune : one of the small crescentic groups of granular deeply staining zymogen-secreting cells lying between the clearer mucus-producing cells and the basement membrane in the alveoli of mixed salivary glands
demimetope : an incomplete usually one-half metope (as at the corner of a frieze)
demimondaine : a woman supported by a wealthy lover : a woman of the demimonde
demimonde : a class of women on the fringes of respectable society supported by wealthy lovers
demineralization : loss of bodily minerals (such as calcium salts) especially in disease
demineralize : loss of bodily minerals (such as calcium salts) especially in disease
demipique : having a peak of about half the height of that of an older style of saddle
demirep : demimondaine
demirhumb : a halfway point between rhumbs on the compass card
demisang : half blood
demisangue : half blood
demise : death
demisemiquaver : thirty-second note
demisemitone : quarter tone
demisphere : hemisphere
demiss : humble, submissive
demission : resignation, abdication
demit : dismiss
demitasse : a small cup of black coffee
demitint : a tone intermediate between high light and deep shade : a medium tone
demitoilet : dress that is somewhat elaborate but less so than full dress
demitone : semitone
demiurge : a Platonic subordinate deity who fashions the sensible world in the light of eternal ideas
demiurgeous : demiurgic
demiurgic : a Platonic subordinate deity who fashions the sensible world in the light of eternal ideas
demiurgical : a Platonic subordinate deity who fashions the sensible world in the light of eternal ideas
demiurgism : belief in or the philosophy of a demiurge
demivol : a single wing used as a bearing
demiwolf : a mongrel dog
demnition : damnation
demob : demobilize
demobilization : disband
demobilize : disband
democracy : government by the people
democrat : an adherent of democracy
democratic : of, relating to, or favoring democracy (see democracy sense 1)
democratically : of, relating to, or favoring democracy (see democracy sense 1)
democratism : the theory, system, or principles of democracy
democratization : to make democratic
democratize : to make democratic
demodectic : of or relating to the genus Demodex
demoded : démodé
Demodex : a genus (coextensive with a family Demodicidae) of minute elongated cylindrical mites with the legs greatly reduced that live in the hair follicles especially about the face of humans and various furred mammals and in the latter often cause demodectic mange
demodulation : to extract the information from (a modulated signal)
demodulator : to extract the information from (a modulated signal)
Demogorgon : a mysterious spirit or deity often explained as a primeval creator god who antedates the gods of Greek mythology
demographer : the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density (see density sense 2c), distribution, and vital statistics
demographic : the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
demographical : the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
demographically : the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
demography : the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density (see density sense 2c), distribution, and vital statistics
demoid : common or abundant especially in a given geological formation
demoiselle : a young lady
demolish : tear down, raze
demolisher : tear down, raze
demolishment : tear down, raze
demolition : the act of demolishing
demolitionist : the act of demolishing
Demon : an evil spirit
demon : an evil spirit
demonetization : to stop using (a metal) as a monetary standard
demonetize : to stop using (a metal) as a monetary standard
demoniac : possessed or influenced by a demon
demoniacal : possessed or influenced by a demon
demoniacally : possessed or influenced by a demon
demonian : an evil spirit
demonic : of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : fiendish
demonical : of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : fiendish
demonize : to portray (someone or something) as evil or as worthy of contempt or blame : vilify
demonologic : of or relating to demonology
demonological : the study of demons or evil spirits
demonologically : of or relating to demonology
demonologist : the study of demons or evil spirits
demonology : the study of demons or evil spirits
demonstrability : capable of being demonstrated
demonstrable : capable of being demonstrated
demonstrably : capable of being demonstrated
demonstrant : one making or participating in a public demonstration
demonstratable : demonstrable
demonstrate : to show clearly
demonstration : an act, process, or means of demonstrating to the intelligence
demonstrational : an act, process, or means of demonstrating to the intelligence
demonstrative : demonstrating as real or true
demonstratively : demonstrating as real or true
demonstrativeness : demonstrating as real or true
demonstrator : one that demonstrates:
demoralization : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : to corrupt the morals of
demoralize : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : to corrupt the morals of
demoralizer : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : to corrupt the morals of
demos : populace
Demospongiae : a large class of Porifera comprising the majority of living sponges and being characterized by complex structure with a skeleton of tetraxial or simple siliceous spicules or of fibers of spongin or of both
Demosthenean :  demosthenic
Demosthenic 384–322 b.c. Athenian orator and statesman
demote : to reduce to a lower grade or rank
demotic : of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
demotion : to reduce to a lower grade or rank
demotist : a student of demotic writings
demount : to remove from a mounted position
demountable : to remove from a mounted position
dempster : an officer whose duty it was to pronounce the doom of the court
demulcent : soothing
demulsibility : the ability to be demulsified being sometimes expressed as the rate at which a liquid (such as an oil) separates from an emulsion
demulsify : to convert into a form that resists emulsification : break sense transitive sense 9e
demure : reserved, modest
demurely : reserved, modest
demureness : reserved, modest
demurity : demureness
demurrable : to take exception : object
demurrage : the detention of a ship by the freighter beyond the time allowed for loading, unloading, or sailing
demurral : the act or an instance of demurring
demurrant : one that interposes a demurrer
demurrer : a response in a court proceeding in which the defendant does not dispute the truth of the allegation but claims it is not sufficient grounds to justify legal action
demurring : to take exception : object
demy : a 15th century gold coin of Scotland weighing from 50 to 53 grains
demyship : a scholarship at Magdalen college, Oxford
den : the lair of a wild usually predatory animal
denarius : a small silver coin of ancient Rome
denary : the number ten : a group of ten
denationalization : to divest of national character or rights
denationalize : to divest of national character or rights
denaturalization : to make unnatural
denaturalize : to make unnatural
denaturant : dehumanize
denaturation : dehumanize
denature : dehumanize
denaturize : denature
denazify : to rid of Nazism and its influence
Dendraspis : a genus of African elapid snakes comprising the mambas
dendriform : treelike in form
dendrite : a branching treelike figure produced on or in a mineral by a foreign mineral
Dendrites : a branching treelike figure produced on or in a mineral by a foreign mineral
dendritic : resembling or having dendrites : branching like a tree
Dendrobates : a genus of toothless mostly small brightly colored tropical American frogs of the family Ranidae having a poisonous skin secretion that has been used by certain Central American Indians as an arrow poison
dendrobe : an orchid of the genus Dendrobium
Dendrobium : a genus of epiphytic orchids that are chiefly native to tropical and subtropical Asia and have stems resembling canes and racemose flowers in which the labellum is connate with or articulate to the base of the column
Dendrocalamus : a small genus of large Asian bamboos with long panicles of globular clusters of flowers succeeded by small fruits with thick hard walls
Dendrochirota : an order of holothurians having tube feet and tentacles which branch like a small tree and occurring in shallow water throughout the world but especially in temperate and cold regions
dendrochronological : the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood
dendrochronologist : the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood
dendrochronology : the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood
Dendrocolaptidae : a large family of tropical American birds (suborder Tyranni) that are closely related to the ovenbirds, are of climbing habit, and creep over trees from which they dig out insects  — see woodhewer
dendrocolaptine : a large family of tropical American birds (suborder Tyranni) that are closely related to the ovenbirds, are of climbing habit, and creep over trees from which they dig out insects  — see woodhewer
Dendroctonus : a genus of small bark beetles that are especially destructive to mature coniferous trees and that have a large prothorax, short clubbed elbowed antennae, serrated tibiae, and spiny elytra
Dendrocygna : a genus of long-legged ducks comprising the tree ducks and having long strong claws used in perching and a peculiar whistling call
Dendrogaean : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm or region that includes all of the Neotropical region except temperate South America
dendrograph : an instrument for the automatic recording of changes in tree diameter
dendrography : the recording of tree growth by a dendrograph
Dendrohyrax : a genus (family Procaviidae) comprising the tree hyraxes
Dendroica : a genus of brightly colored North American warblers (family Parulidae) including the Blackburnian, yellow, and magnolia warblers
dendroid : resembling a tree in form : arborescent
Dendrolagus : the genus consisting of the tree wallabies
dendrologic : relating to dendrology
dendrological : the study of trees
dendrologist : the study of trees
dendrology : the study of trees
dendrometer : any of several devices for measuring trees
dendron : dendrite
dendrophilous : tree-loving : living in or on trees
Dene : valley
dene : valley
Deneb : a star of the first magnitude in Cygnus
Denebola : a white star of the second magnitude that is the second brightest star in the constellation Leo
denegation : denial
denehole : an ancient excavation found chiefly in Essex and Kent in England and in the valley of the Somme in France consisting of a shaft sunk to the Chalk formation and enlarged into a room or rooms
denervate : to deprive of a nerve supply
denervation : to deprive of a nerve supply
dengue : an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus (species Dengue virus of the genus Flavivirus), transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash
deniable : capable of being denied
denial : refusal to satisfy a request or desire
denicotinize : to remove part of the nicotine from (tobacco)
denier : one who denies
denigrate : to attack the reputation of : defame
denigration : to attack the reputation of : defame
denigrator : to attack the reputation of : defame
denim : a firm durable twilled usually cotton fabric woven with colored warp and white filling threads
Denis Saint died 258? 1st bishop of Paris and patron saint of France
denitrate : to remove nitric acid, nitrates, the nitro group, or nitrogen oxides from
denitration : to remove nitric acid, nitrates, the nitro group, or nitrogen oxides from
denitrator : one that denitrates: such as
denitrification : the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds
denitrifier : the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds
denitrify : the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds
denization : the act of making one a denizen : the process of being made a denizen
denizen : inhabitant
Denmark country of northern Europe occupying most of the Jutland Peninsula and adjacent islands in the Baltic and North seas; a kingdom; capital Copenhagen area 16,639 square miles (43,094 square kilometers), population 5,810,000
dennet : a light open 2-wheeled carriage with the body suspended on leather braces that is drawn by one horse  — compare whiskey entry 2
Dennstaedtia : a genus of chiefly tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having tripinnate fronds and globular sori with sporangia in elevated receptacles and with cup-shaped indusia
denominate : to give a name to : designate
denomination : an act of denominating
denominational : an act of denominating
denominationalism : devotion to denominational principles or interests
denominationalize : to make denominational
denominationally : an act of denominating
denominative : derived from a noun or adjective
denominator : the part of a fraction that is below the line and that functions as the divisor of the numerator
denotable : capable of being denoted
denotation : an act or process of denoting
denotative : denoting or tending to denote
denotatum : an actually existing object referred to by a word, sign, or linguistic expression
denote : to serve as an indication of : betoken
denotement : to serve as an indication of : betoken
denotive : serving to denote : denotative
denouement : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
denounce : to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
denouncement : to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
denouncer : to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
dense : marked by compactness or crowding together of parts
densely : marked by compactness or crowding together of parts
densen : to make dense
denseness : marked by compactness or crowding together of parts
densification : to make denser : compress
densifier : a densifying agent
densify : to make denser : compress
densimeter : an instrument for determining mass density or specific gravity
densimetric : an instrument for determining mass density or specific gravity
densitometer : an instrument for determining optical, photographic, or mass density
density : the quality or state of being dense
dent : to make a dent in
dental : of or relating to the teeth or dentistry
dentale : dentary
Dentaliidae : a family of tooth shells that have the foot trilobate  — see dentalium
dentality : dental quality
Dentalium : any of a genus (Dentalium) of widely distributed tooth shells
dentalization : the act of dentalizing
dentalize : to make (a speech sound) dental : change (a speech sound) into a dental
dentally : of or relating to the teeth or dentistry
Dentaria : a small genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) with pungent scaly or toothed roots
dentary : either of a pair of membrane bones of the lower jaw of most vertebrates, in lower forms being restricted to the distal area but in recent higher mammals forming the body of the mandible
dentate : having teeth or pointed conical projections
dentation : the quality or state of being dentate
dentel : dentil
dentelated : having fine serrations or serrated markings : denticulate
dentelle : lace
dentex : a European marine sparid fish (Dentex dentex) or a related fish
denticle : a conical pointed projection (such as a small tooth)
denticular : like a denticle : denticulate
denticulate : finely dentate or serrate
denticulation : finely dentate or serrate
denticule : the member in which dentils are cut
dentification : formation of or conversion into dental structure
dentiform : shaped like a tooth
dentifrice : a powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth
dentigerous : bearing teeth or structures resembling teeth
dentil : one of a series of small projecting rectangular blocks forming a molding especially under a cornice
dentilabial : labiodental
dentilingual : articulated with tongue and teeth
dentin : a calcareous material similar to but harder and denser than bone that composes the principal mass of a tooth  — see tooth illustration
dentinal : a calcareous material similar to but harder and denser than bone that composes the principal mass of a tooth  — see tooth illustration
dentinasal : both dental and nasal
dentine : a calcareous material similar to but harder and denser than bone that composes the principal mass of a tooth  — see tooth illustration
dentinoblast : a mesenchymal cell that forms dentin
dentinoid : the immature still uncalcified matrix of dentin
dentinoma : an odontoma containing dentin
dentirostral : having a toothed or notched bill
dentirostrate : having a toothed or notched bill
Dentirostres : a group of passerine birds to which various limits have been assigned
dentist : one who is skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth
dentistry : the art or profession of a dentist
dentition : the development and cutting of teeth
dentoid : resembling a tooth : odontoid
denture : a set of teeth
denudant : denuding
denudate : to lay bare : denude
denudation : to deprive of something important
denudative : causing denudation
denude : to deprive of something important
denuder : one that denudes
denumerable : countable
denumerably : countable
denunciate : denounce
denunciation : an act of denouncing
denunciative : an act of denouncing
denunciator : one that denounces, publishes, or proclaims:
denunciatory : an act of denouncing
deny : to declare (something) to be untrue
denyingly : to declare (something) to be untrue
deodand : a thing that by English law before 1846 was forfeited to the crown and thence to pious uses because it had been the immediate cause of the death of a person
deodara : a Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara) having broad-spreading branches with pendulous branchlets
deodorant : a preparation that destroys or masks unpleasant odors
deodorization : to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of
deodorize : to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of
deodorizer : to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of
deontological : the theory or study of moral obligation
deontologist : the theory or study of moral obligation
deontology : the theory or study of moral obligation
deoperculate : lacking an operculum
deordination : departure from a natural or normal order : disorder
deoxidant : deoxidizer
deoxidate : deoxidize
deoxidation : to remove especially elemental oxygen from
deoxidize : to remove especially elemental oxygen from
deoxidizer : to remove especially elemental oxygen from
deoxygenate : to remove especially molecular oxygen from
deoxygenation : to remove especially molecular oxygen from
deozonize : to remove ozone from
deozonizer : to remove ozone from
depaint : to delineate in colors or words
depancreatize : to deprive of the pancreas and thereby induce inability to utilize glucose and impair the digestion of fats
depart : to go away : leave
departed : bygone
department : a distinct sphere : province
departmental : a distinct sphere : province
departmentalism : strong emphasis upon or partiality for division into departments especially at the expense of the whole (as in an educational institution)
departmentalization : to divide into departments
departmentalize : to divide into departments
departmentally : a distinct sphere : province
departmentize : departmentalize
departure : the act or an instance of departing
depasturage : pasturing or right of pasture of grazing animals
depasture : to feed on pasture : graze
depauperate : falling short of natural development or size
depauperization : the process of becoming depauperate or the quality or state of being depauperate
depauperize : to make depauperate
depend : to be determined, based, or contingent (see contingent entry 1 sense 1)
dependability : capable of being trusted or depended on : reliable
dependable : capable of being trusted or depended on : reliable
dependableness : capable of being trusted or depended on : reliable
dependably : capable of being trusted or depended on : reliable
dependence : the quality or state of being dependent
dependency : dependence sense 1
dependent : determined or conditioned by another : contingent
dependently : determined or conditioned by another : contingent
depending : to be determined, based, or contingent (see contingent entry 1 sense 1)
dependingly : in a depending manner
deperition : destructive process : waste and wear
depersonalization : an act or process of depersonalizing
depersonalize : to deprive of the sense of personal identity
dephlegmate : to deprive (a spirit or an acid) of phlegm (see phlegm sense 3) : free from an excess of water especially by distillation
dephlegmation : to deprive (a spirit or an acid) of phlegm (see phlegm sense 3) : free from an excess of water especially by distillation
dephlegmator : an apparatus used in fractional distillation as a partial condenser to cool the mixed vapors and thus condense the higher-boiling portions
dephlogisticate : to remove phlogiston from
dephosphorization : the process of dephosphorizing or the state of being dephosphorized
dephosphorize : to remove phosphorus from (something, such as steel)
depict : to represent by or as if by a picture
depicter : to represent by or as if by a picture
depiction : a representation in words or images of someone or something
depicture : depict
depigment : to cause to undergo depigmentation : deprive of pigment
depigmentation : loss of normal pigmentation
depilate : the removal of hair, wool, or bristles by chemical or mechanical methods
depilation : the removal of hair, wool, or bristles by chemical or mechanical methods
depilatory : an agent for removing hair, wool, or bristles
depilitant : an agent used in leather making to loosen hair before depilating
depilous : hairless
deplane : to disembark from an airplane
deplasmolysis : swelling of the cytoplasm of a plasmolyzed cell : reversal of plasmolysis
deplenish : to deprive of furniture, stock, or other contents
deplete : to empty of a principal substance
depletion : to empty of a principal substance
depletive : to empty of a principal substance
deplorability : the quality or state of being deplorable
deplorable : deserving censure or contempt
deplorableness : deserving censure or contempt
deplorably : deserving censure or contempt
deploration : the act of deploring : lamentation
deplore : to feel or express grief for
deplored : to feel or express grief for
deplorer : to feel or express grief for
deploringly : to feel or express grief for
deploy : to extend (a military unit) especially in width
deployment : the act or movement of deploying or the state of being deployed: such as
deplumate : destitute of feathers
deplumated : destitute of feathers
deplumation : the stripping or falling off of feathers
deplume : to pluck off the feathers of : deprive of plumage
depolarization : the process of depolarizing something or the state of being depolarized
depolarize : to cause to become partially or wholly unpolarized
depolarizer : to cause to become partially or wholly unpolarized
depolish : to remove or destroy the smoothness, gloss, or polish of (as by sand blasting, acid, or grinding) : roughen
depolymerization : to decompose (macromolecules) into simpler compounds (such as monomers)
depolymerize : to decompose (macromolecules) into simpler compounds (such as monomers)
depone : testify
deponent : occurring with passive or middle voice forms but with active voice meaning
depopularize : to cause to be no longer popular
depopulate : ravage
depopulation : ravage
depopulator : one that depopulates
deport : to send out of the country by legal deportation
deportable : punishable by deportation
deportation : an act or instance of deporting
deportee : one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation
deportment : the manner in which one conducts (see conduct entry 1 sense 2) oneself : behavior
deposable : capable of being deposed
deposal : an act of deposing from office
depose : to remove from a throne or other high position
deposer : one who deposes
deposit : to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge
depositary : a person to whom something is entrusted
depositation : the act of depositing : deposit
deposition : a testifying especially before a court
depositional : a testifying especially before a court
depositor : to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge
depository : depositary sense 1
depositum : deposit sense 2
depot : a place for storing goods or motor vehicles
depravation : to speak ill of : malign
deprave : to speak ill of : malign
depraved : marked by corruption or evil
depravedly : marked by corruption or evil
depravedness : marked by corruption or evil
depraver : to speak ill of : malign
depravity : a corrupt act or practice
deprecate : to express disapproval of
deprecatingly : tending or serving to disparage or belittle someone or something
deprecation : to express disapproval of
deprecative : deprecatory
deprecatorily : seeking to avert disapproval : apologetic
deprecatory : seeking to avert disapproval : apologetic
depreciable : to lower in honor or esteem
depreciate : to lower in honor or esteem
depreciatingly : to lower in honor or esteem
depreciation : to lower in honor or esteem
depreciative : to lower in honor or esteem
depreciator : to lower in honor or esteem
depreciatory : to lower in honor or esteem
depredate : to lay waste : plunder, ravage
depredation : to lay waste : plunder, ravage
depredator : to lay waste : plunder, ravage
depredatory : to lay waste : plunder, ravage
depress : repress, subjugate
depressant : one that depresses
depressed : low in spirits : sad
depressibility : the quality or state of being depressed : susceptibility to being depressed
depressible : repress, subjugate
depressing : that depresses
depressingly : that depresses
depression : an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: such as
depressive : tending to depress
depressively : tending to depress
depressor : one that depresses: such as
depreter : a finish for a plastered wall made by pressing small stones in the soft plaster
deprivable : subject to or capable of being deprived
deprival : the act of depriving or the state of being deprived : deprivation
deprivation : the state of being kept from possessing, enjoying, or using something : the state of being deprived : privation
deprive : to take something away from
deprivement : deprivation
depriver : one that deprives
depside : any of a class of esters formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of phenolic carboxylic acids
depth : a deep place in a body of water
depthing : a tool for arranging a wheel and pinion of a watch at their proper working depth
depthless : a deep place in a body of water
depthometer : an instrument for measuring the depth of water
depurant : an agent or means used to effect purification
depurate : purification of impurities or heterogeneous matter
depuration : purification of impurities or heterogeneous matter
depurator : one that purifies
depursement : disburse
deputation : the act of appointing a deputy
deputative : of, relating to, or having the character or authority of a deputy
depute : delegate
deputize : to appoint as deputy
deputy : a person appointed as a substitute with power to act
dequeen : to remove the queen from (a hive of bees)  — compare supersedure
deracialize : to attenuate or eliminate distinctive racial qualities of
deracinate : uproot
deracination : uproot
deraign : to defend or prove (a claim) or settle (a dispute) especially in personal combat
derail : to cause to run off the rails
derailment : to cause to run off the rails
derange : to disturb the operation or functions of
derangeable : capable of being deranged
deranged : mentally unsound : crazy sense 2a
derangement : to disturb the operation or functions of
derat : to rid of rats
derate : to lower the rated capability of (something, such as an electrical or mechanical apparatus) because of deterioration or inadequacy
deratization : the ridding of rats
deray : disorder, disturbance, confusion
Derbend city on the Caspian Sea in the autonomous republic of Dagestan, southern Russia in Europe population 81,500
Derby : any of several horse races held annually and usually restricted to three-year-olds
derby : any of several horse races held annually and usually restricted to three-year-olds
derbylite : a mineral probably Fe6Ti6Sb2O23 consisting of an iron antimonate and titanate in black prismatic orthorhombic crystals (specific gravity 4.53)
dereism : thinking directed away from reality and not following ordinary rules of logic
dereistic : thinking directed away from reality and not following ordinary rules of logic
dereistically : thinking directed away from reality and not following ordinary rules of logic
derelict : abandoned especially by the owner or occupant
dereliction : an intentional abandonment
deresinate : to remove resin from
deride : to laugh at or insult contemptuously
derider : to laugh at or insult contemptuously
deridingly : to laugh at or insult contemptuously
derisible : worthy of derision or scorn
derision : the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
derisive : expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn : expressing or causing derision
derisively : expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn : expressing or causing derision
derisiveness : expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn : expressing or causing derision
derisory : expressing derision : derisive
derivability : the quality or state of being derivable
derivable : capable of being derived
derivate : derivative
derivation : the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
derivational : the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
derivationally : the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
derivationist : evolutionist
derivatist : evolutionist
derivative : a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
derivatively : a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
derivativeness : a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
derive : to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source
derived : being, possessing, or marked by a character (such as the large brain in humans) not present in the ancestral form
deriver : to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source
derm dermatologist; dermatology
derma : skin or skin ailment of a (specified) type
Dermacentor : a large widely distributed genus of ornate ticks of the family Ixodidae including a number that attack humans and other mammals and several that are vectors of important diseases (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
dermal : of or relating to skin and especially to the dermis : cutaneous
Dermaptera : an order of insects consisting of the earwigs and usually a few related forms parasitic on bats or rats
dermapteran : an order of insects consisting of the earwigs and usually a few related forms parasitic on bats or rats
dermapterous : an order of insects consisting of the earwigs and usually a few related forms parasitic on bats or rats
dermasurgery : a branch of embalming that deals with the restoration of mutilated or destroyed features or members
dermatitis : inflammation of the skin
Dermatobia : a genus of botflies including one (D. hominis) whose larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and sometimes of humans in tropical America
dermatogen : the outer primary meristem of a plant or plant part that according to the histogen theory gives rise to epidermis
dermatoglyphics : skin patterns
dermatograph : an instrument for producing markings on the skin: such as
dermatographia : dermographism
dermatography : anatomical description of the skin
dermatoid : resembling skin
dermatological : a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
dermatologist : a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
dermatology : a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
dermatome : the lateral wall of a somite from which the dermis is produced
dermatomere : dermatome sense 2
dermatomic : the lateral wall of a somite from which the dermis is produced
dermatomyces : dermatophyte
dermatomycosis : a disease (as ringworm) of the skin caused by infection with a fungus
dermatopathia : dermopathy
dermatopathic : dermopathy
dermatopathology : pathology of the skin
dermatophyte : a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (such as hair or nails)
dermatophytic : a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (such as hair or nails)
dermatophytosis : a disease (as athlete's foot) of the skin or skin derivatives that is caused by a dermatophyte
dermatoplasty : plastic surgery of the skin
dermatopsy : sensitiveness of the skin to light (as in some worms)
dermatoptic : sensitiveness of the skin to light (as in some worms)
dermatosclerosis : scleroderma
dermatosis : a disease of the skin
dermatotherapy : the treatment of skin diseases
dermatotome : dermatome sense 2
dermatozoonosis : skin disease caused by animal parasites of the skin
Dermestes : the type genus of Dermestidae  — see larder beetle, museum beetle
dermestid : any of a family (Dermestidae) of beetles with clubbed antennae that are very destructive to organic material of animal origin (such as dried meat, wool, or museum specimens)
Dermestidae : a family of small beetles that have clubbed antennae and are very destructive both as larvae and adults to organic material of animal origin (such as dried meats, fur, wool, or insect collections)
dermic : dermal
dermis : the vascular, thick layer of the skin lying below the epidermis and above the superficial fascia that contains fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, B cells, and sensory nerve endings and has an extracellular matrix composed of proteoglycans and glycoproteins embedded with collagen and elastin fibers
dermitis : dermatitis
dermoblast : dermatomes (see dermatome sense 2a) as a group
dermobranchiate : nudibranchiate
Dermochelys : a genus (the type of the family Dermochelyidae) of large marine turtles including only the leatherback
dermographia : dermographism
dermographic : a condition in which pressure or friction on the skin gives rise to a transient raised usually reddish mark so that a line traced on the skin becomes visible
dermographism : a condition in which pressure or friction on the skin gives rise to a transient raised usually reddish mark so that a line traced on the skin becomes visible
dermoid : a cystic tumor often of the ovary that contains skin and skin derivatives (such as hair or teeth)
dermoidal : made up of cutaneous elements and especially ectodermal derivatives
dermomuscular : of or relating to both skin and musculature
dermopathy : a disease of the skin
Dermoptera : a small order of eutherian mammals comprising the flying lemurs
dermopteran : a small order of eutherian mammals comprising the flying lemurs
dermopterous : a small order of eutherian mammals comprising the flying lemurs
dermoskeleton : exoskeleton
dermotropic : attracted to, localizing in, or entering by way of the skin
dern : hidden, secret
dernier : last, final
derogate : to cause to seem inferior : disparage
derogately : derogatorily
derogation : to cause to seem inferior : disparage
derogative : to cause to seem inferior : disparage
derogator : detractor
derogatorily : expressive of a low opinion : disparaging
derogatoriness : the quality of being derogatory
derogatory : expressive of a low opinion : disparaging
Derotremata : a division of tailed amphibians typically retaining gill slits but not external gills when adult and comprising the Cryptobranchidae and Amphiumidae
derotremate : a division of tailed amphibians typically retaining gill slits but not external gills when adult and comprising the Cryptobranchidae and Amphiumidae
derotrematous : a division of tailed amphibians typically retaining gill slits but not external gills when adult and comprising the Cryptobranchidae and Amphiumidae
derotreme : a division of tailed amphibians typically retaining gill slits but not external gills when adult and comprising the Cryptobranchidae and Amphiumidae
derout : to rout completely
Derrick : a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam
derrick : a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam
derricking : operating like a derrick in the raising and lowering of the jib
derrickman : a worker who operates a derrick
derringer : a short-barreled pocket pistol
Derris : a preparation chiefly of ground derris roots used as an insecticide
derry city in southeastern New Hampshire southeast of Manchester population 33,109
dervish : a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (such as bodily movements leading to a trance)
dervishhood : the status of or the condition of being a dervish
dervishism : the principles or practices of the dervishes
desacralization : to divest of sacred qualities or status
desacralize : to divest of sacred qualities or status
desalt : to remove salt from
desamidization : the process of deamidizing : deamidation
desand : to remove sand from
desaturate : to cause to become unsaturated
desaturation : to cause to become unsaturated
descale : to remove a coating, layer, or incrustation from : to free from scale (see scale entry 3 sense 3)
descant : a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor
descanter : a singer who performs descants
descantist : a singer proficient at performing high descants
descend : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descendance : descent from a particular ancestor
descendant : moving or directed downward
descendence : descent from a particular ancestor
descendent : moving or directed downward
descendental : empirical, positivistic
descendentalism : empirical, positivistic
descendentalist : empirical, positivistic
descendentalistic : empirical, positivistic
descender : the part of a lowercase letter (such as p) that descends below the main body of the letter
descendibility : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descendible : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descending : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descendingly : in a downward direction
descension : descent sense 2
descensional : relating to descension : moving or directed downward
descensionist : one who holds the descension theory
descensive : tending to descend
descent : derivation from an ancestor : birth, lineage
Deschampsia : a genus of perennial grasses of cold and temperate regions having loose or compact panicles with 2-flowered spikelets
descloizite : a mineral (ZnCu)Pb(VO4)(OH) consisting of a basic vanadate chiefly of lead and zinc and varying in color from cherry red to brown and black (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 5.9–6.2)
descort : a medieval French lyric in which the stanzas are unlike
describability : capability of being described
describable : to represent or give an account of in words
describe : to represent or give an account of in words
describer : to represent or give an account of in words
descrier : one that descries
descript : described
description : an act of describing
descriptionist : one proficient in description
descriptionless : being without description
descriptive : presenting observations about the characteristics of someone or something : serving to describe
descriptively : presenting observations about the characteristics of someone or something : serving to describe
descriptiveness : presenting observations about the characteristics of someone or something : serving to describe
descriptory : descriptive
descrive : describe
descry : to catch sight of
deseasonalize : to adjust (something, such as an industry) to continuous rather than seasonal operation
desecrate : to violate the sanctity of : profane
desecrater : to violate the sanctity of : profane
desecration : an act or instance of desecrating : the state of being desecrated
deseed : to remove the seed from
desegmentation : coalescence of distinct segments : loss of segmentation
desensitization : to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent
desensitize : to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent
desensitizer : to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent
deseret proposed state of the U.S. south of the 42nd parallel and west of the Rockies that was organized in 1849 by a convention of Mormons but was refused recognition by the U.S. Congress
desert : arid land with usually sparse vegetation
deserted : arid land with usually sparse vegetation
deserter : a person who deserts
desertic : arid land with usually sparse vegetation
deserticolous : dwelling in a desert
desertion : an act of deserting
desertless : undeserving
desertlessly : undeserving
desertlike : arid land with usually sparse vegetation
desertness : the condition of being like a desert
desertward : toward a desert
deserve : to be worthy of : merit
deserved : of, relating to, or being that which one deserves
deservedly : of, relating to, or being that which one deserves
deservedness : of, relating to, or being that which one deserves
deserver : to be worthy of : merit
deserving : desert, merit
deservingly : desert, merit
deservingness : desert, merit
desex : castrate, spay
desexualization : to deprive of sexual characters or power
desexualize : to deprive of sexual characters or power
deshabille : negligee
desi : indigenous
desiccant : a drying agent (such as calcium chloride)
desiccate : to dry up
desiccation : the act or process of drying or desiccating something or the state of being or becoming dried up : removal or loss of moisture : thorough drying
desiccative : to dry up
desiccator : to dry up
desiccatory : desiccative
desiderant : desirous
desiderata : something desired as essential
desiderate : to entertain or express a wish to have or attain
desideration : to entertain or express a wish to have or attain
desiderative : to entertain or express a wish to have or attain
desideratum : something desired as essential
desight : an unsightly object : eyesore
design : to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : devise, contrive
designable : distinguishable, identifiable
designate : chosen but not yet installed (see install sense 2a)
designation : the act of indicating or identifying
designative : chosen but not yet installed (see install sense 2a)
designator : chosen but not yet installed (see install sense 2a)
designatory : chosen but not yet installed (see install sense 2a)
designatum : something that is referred to by a word, sign, or linguistic expression whether actually existing or not : the class of objects referred to by a sign, including the null class
designed : to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : devise, contrive
designedly : to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : devise, contrive
designee : one that is designated
designer : one that designs: such as
designful : full of design : intentional
designfully : full of design : intentional
designing : practicing forethought
designless : being without a design
designlessness : being without a design
desilicate : to remove silica or silicate from
desilver : to remove the silver from : free from silver
desilverization : the act or a process of desilverizing
desilverize : to remove the silver from : free from silver
desilverizer : to remove the silver from : free from silver
desinence : termination
desinent : terminal
desipience : relaxed dallying in enjoyment of foolish trifles
desipiency : relaxed dallying in enjoyment of foolish trifles
desipient : indulging in desipience
desirability : desirable conditions
desirable : having pleasing qualities or properties : attractive
desirableness : having pleasing qualities or properties : attractive
desirably : having pleasing qualities or properties : attractive
desire : to long or hope for : exhibit or feel desire for
desired : to long or hope for : exhibit or feel desire for
desireful : desirable
desireless : being without desire
desirer : one that desires
desiringly : longingly, yearningly
desirous : impelled or governed by desire
desirously : impelled or governed by desire
desirousness : impelled or governed by desire
desist : to cease to proceed or act
desistance : to cease to proceed or act
desition : a cessation of being
desize : to remove size or sizing from (cloth)
desk : a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface especially for writing and reading and often with drawers, compartments, and pigeonholes
deslime : to remove slime from
desma : an irregularly branched sponge spicule
desmachyme : connective tissue of sponges
desmacyte : one of the long fusiform cells forming a fibrous network in sponge cortex
desman : an aquatic insectivorous mammal (Desmana moschata) of Russia that resembles a mole
Desmanthus : a genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Leguminosae) with sensitive bipinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
Desmarestia : a genus of small feathery and usually lithophytic brown algae (order Desmarestiales) that occur commonly in colder seas of both hemispheres especially on rocky shores
desmarestiaceous : a genus of small feathery and usually lithophytic brown algae (order Desmarestiales) that occur commonly in colder seas of both hemispheres especially on rocky shores
desmid : any of numerous unicellular or colonial green algae (order Zygnematales, especially family Desmidiaceae)
Desmidiaceae : a family of unicellular or colonial algae (order Zygnematales) comprising the placoderm desmids  — compare mesotaeniaceae
desmidiaceous : a family of unicellular or colonial algae (order Zygnematales) comprising the placoderm desmids  — compare mesotaeniaceae
Desmidiales : an order comprising the desmids and including the Desmidiaceae and sometimes also the Mesotaeniaceae
desmidiology : a branch of botany that deals with desmids
desmine : stilbite
desmocyte : any of certain elongated interstitial cells (as a fibroblast)
Desmodium : a large genus of coarse chiefly tropical and perennial leguminous herbs comprising the tick trefoils and having stipulate pinnate leaves, racemose flowers, and indehiscent fruits that separate into one-seeded segments and often stick to anything touching them  — see beggarweed, telegraph plant
desmodont : of or belonging to the family Desmodontidae
Desmodontidae : a small family of bats (suborder Microchiroptera) comprising the true vampire bats
Desmodus : a monotypic genus of a subfamily (Desmodontinae of the family Phyllostomidae) containing a common South American vampire bat (D. rotundus)
desmogen : vascular meristematic tissue
Desmognathae : a primary division of birds having the maxillopalatines united directly or by ossifications in the nasal septum and including the ducks, geese, herons, storks, totipalmate birds, birds of prey, parrots, and most picarian birds
desmognathism : a primary division of birds having the maxillopalatines united directly or by ossifications in the nasal septum and including the ducks, geese, herons, storks, totipalmate birds, birds of prey, parrots, and most picarian birds
desmognathous : a primary division of birds having the maxillopalatines united directly or by ossifications in the nasal septum and including the ducks, geese, herons, storks, totipalmate birds, birds of prey, parrots, and most picarian birds
desmoid : a dense benign connective-tissue tumor
Desmoncus : a genus of pinnate-leaved prickly climbing palms found from Mexico to Brazil  — see jacitara palm
Desmoscolex : a genus (the type of the family Desmoscolecidae) that comprises minute marine worms having a globular head with four movable setae and a ringed pseudosegmented body and being usually considered highly specialized nematodes
desmotrope : a form of a chemical element related to another by desmotropism
desmotropic : of, relating to, or exhibiting desmotropism
desmotropism : tautomerism in which both tautomeric forms have been isolated
desocialization : deprivation of the capacity for social intercourse
desocialize : to deprive of sociality
desolate : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
desolately : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
desolateness : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
desolater : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
desolating : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
desolatingly : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
desolation : the action of desolating
desonation : devoicing
desophisticate : to divest of sophistication
desophistication : to divest of sophistication
desorption : the process of desorbing
desoxycorticosterone : a steroid hormone C21H30O3 of the adrenal cortex
desoxyribonucleic : dna
despair : utter loss of hope
despairer : utter loss of hope
despairful : full of despair : hopeless
despairfully : full of despair : hopeless
despairing : given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope
despairingly : given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope
despairingness : the quality or state of being despairing
despecialization : the act of despecializing
despecialize : to reverse or reduce specialization
despecificate : to divest of specific signification
despecification : to divest of specific signification
despect : contempt
desperacy : desperation
desperado : a bold or violent criminal
desperadoism : a wave or period of unusual activity by desperadoes
desperate : having lost hope
desperately : in a way that involves despair, extreme measures, or rashness : in a desperate manner
desperateness : having lost hope
desperation : loss of hope and surrender to despair
despicability : a despicable quality or aspect
despicable : deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation
despicableness : deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation
despicably : deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation
despiritualization : the process of despiritualizing
despiritualize : to deprive of spiritual character or influence
despisable : despicable
despisal : intense dislike : contempt, despising
despise : to look down on with disrespect or aversion
despisedness : the quality or state of being despised
despisement : to look down on with disrespect or aversion
despiser : to look down on with disrespect or aversion
despisingly : in a despising manner : scornfully
despite : in spite of
despiteful : expressing malice or hate
despitefully : expressing malice or hate
despitefulness : expressing malice or hate
despiteous : feeling or showing despite : malicious
despiteously : feeling or showing despite : malicious
despoil : to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
despoiler : to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
despoilment : to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
despoliation : the action or process of despoiling : spoliation
despond : to become despondent
despondence : despondency
despondency : the state of being despondent or extremely low in spirits : dejection, hopelessness
despondent : feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
despondently : feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
desponding : to become despondent
despot : a ruler with absolute power and authority
despotat : a state or principality ruled by a despot
despotic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot
despotically : of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot
despotism : oppressive absolute (see absolute sense 2) power and authority exerted by government : rule by a despot
despotist : an advocate or supporter of despotism
despotize : to act the despot
despumate : to clarify (something, such as wine or honey) by removing a surface scum : skim
despumation : the act of discharging impurities from the body fluids
desquamate : to peel off in scales
desquamation : to peel off in scales
desquamative : attended by or causing desquamation
desquamatory : characterized by or used for desquamation
dess : de- sense 6
dessert : a usually sweet course or dish (as of pastry or ice cream) usually served at the end of a meal
dessertspoon : a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon for use in eating dessert
dessertspoonful : as much as a dessertspoon will hold
dessiatine : a Russian unit of land area equal to 2.7 acres
destabilize : to make unstable
destain : to selectively remove stain from (a specimen for microscopic study)
desterilize : to release (gold) from an insulated condition in the treasury to useful service (as in forming the base for further credit expansion through deposit in a central bank)
destinate : ordained by fate
destination : the purpose for which something is predetermined or destined
destine : to decree beforehand : predetermine
destinezite : diadochite
destiny : something to which a person or thing is destined : fortune
destitute : lacking something needed or desirable
destitutely : in a destitute condition
destituteness : lacking something needed or desirable
destitution : the state of being destitute
destress : to release bodily or mental tension : unwind
destrier : warhorse
destroy : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of
destroyable : capable of being destroyed
destroyer : one that destroys
destroyingly : in the role of destroyer
destructibility : capable of being destroyed
destructible : capable of being destroyed
destruction : the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin
destructional : resulting from destructive agencies
destructionism : advocacy or a policy of destroying an institution or regime
destructionist : one who delights in or advocates destruction
destructive : causing destruction : ruinous
destructively : causing destruction : ruinous
destructiveness : causing destruction : ruinous
destructivity : capacity for destruction
destructor : a furnace or oven for the burning of refuse : incinerator
desuetude : discontinuance from use or exercise : disuse
desugar : to remove sugar from
desugarize : to remove sugar from
Desulfovibrio : a genus of curved motile anaerobic bacteria rods (family Spirillaceae) that reduce sulfates to hydrogen sulfide and include at least one form (D. halohydrocarbonoclasticus) capable of increasing the flow of oil wells by raising the gas pressure and enlarging the flow channels in the rock
desultor : a rider trained to leap from one horse to another (as in the circensian games)
desultorily : marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
desultoriness : marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
desultorious : desultory
desultory : marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
desuperheater : a coil, wire-mesh baffle, spray nozzle, or other device to cool superheated steam
desyl : a univalent radical C6H5COCH(C6H5)− derived from desoxybenzoin by removal of one hydrogen atom from the methylene group; alpha-phenyl-phenacyl
desynapsis : failure of synapsis due to separation of homologous chromosomes after initial pairing in meiosis  — compare asynapsis
desynaptic : failure of synapsis due to separation of homologous chromosomes after initial pairing in meiosis  — compare asynapsis
desynonymize : to deprive of synonymous character : differentiate meanings of (words often used as close synonyms or as interchangeable, as semantics and semasiology)
detach : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
detachability : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
detachable : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
detachably : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
detached : standing by itself : separate, unconnected
detachedly : standing by itself : separate, unconnected
detachedness : standing by itself : separate, unconnected
detachment : the action or process of detaching : separation
detail : extended treatment of or attention to particular items
detailed : marked by abundant detail or by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
detailedly : marked by abundant detail or by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
detailedness : marked by abundant detail or by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
detailer : extended treatment of or attention to particular items
detain : to hold or keep in or as if in custody
detainer : the act of keeping something in one's possession
detainingly : in a detaining manner
detainment : to hold or keep in or as if in custody
detassel : to remove the tassels that bear the staminate flowers of (corn) thereby preventing self-pollination
detect : to discover the true character of
detectability : to discover the true character of
detectable : to discover the true character of
detectaphone : a telephonic apparatus with an attached microphone transmitter used especially for listening secretly
detecter : detector
detection : the act of detecting : the state or fact of being detected
detective : fitted for or used in detecting something
detector : one that detects: such as
detent : a device (such as a catch, dog, or spring-operated ball) for positioning and holding one mechanical part in relation to another in a manner such that the device can be released by force applied to one of the parts
detention : the act or fact of detaining or holding back
detentive : having the function of detaining
deter : to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting
deterge : to wash off : cleanse
detergency : cleansing quality or power
detergent : that cleanses : cleansing
deteriorate : to make inferior in quality or value : impair
deterioration : the action or process of becoming impaired or inferior in quality, functioning, or condition : the state of having deteriorated
deteriorationist : one who holds that the world and humankind are deteriorating
deteriorative : to make inferior in quality or value : impair
deteriorator : one that deteriorates
deteriorism : the belief in universal deterioration  — compare meliorism
determent : to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting
determinability : the quality or state of being determinable or determinate
determinable : capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, or decided upon
determinableness : capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, or decided upon
determinably : capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, or decided upon
determinacy : the quality or state of being determinate
determinant : an element that identifies or determines the nature of something or that fixes or conditions an outcome
determinantal : an element that identifies or determines the nature of something or that fixes or conditions an outcome
determinate : having defined limits
determinately : having defined limits
determinateness : having defined limits
determination : a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
determinative : having power or tendency to determine : tending to fix, settle, or define something
determinatively : in a determinative manner
determinator : determiner
determine : to fix conclusively or authoritatively
determined : having reached a decision : firmly resolved
determinedly : having reached a decision : firmly resolved
determinedness : having reached a decision : firmly resolved
determiner : one that determines: such as
determinism : a theory or doctrine that acts of the will (see will entry 2 sense 4a), occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws
determinist : a theory or doctrine that acts of the will (see will entry 2 sense 4a), occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws
deterministic : a theory or doctrine that acts of the will (see will entry 2 sense 4a), occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws
deterrence : the act or process of deterring: such as
deterrent : serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
detersive : detergent
detest : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : loathe
detestable : arousing or meriting intense dislike : abominable
detestableness : arousing or meriting intense dislike : abominable
detestably : arousing or meriting intense dislike : abominable
detestation : extreme hatred or dislike : abhorrence, loathing
detester : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : loathe
dethrone : to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethronement : to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethroner : to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
detin : to remove or recover tin from
detinet : the general issue in an action of detinue putting in issue only the question of detainer
detinue : a common-law action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained or of its value
detonable : capable of being detonated
detonate : to explode with sudden violence
detonation : the action or process of detonating
detonative : to explode with sudden violence
detonator : a device or small quantity of explosive used for detonating a high explosive
detorsion : the removal of torsion
detour : a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure
detoxicant : detoxify sense 1
detoxicate : detoxify sense 1
detoxication : detoxify sense 1
detoxification : to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such from
detoxify : to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such from
detract : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something
detracter : detractor
detractingly : in a detracting manner
detraction : a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling, disparagement
detractive : a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling, disparagement
detractively : a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling, disparagement
detractor : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something
detractory : detractive
detrain : to get off a railroad train
detrainment : to get off a railroad train
detribalization : to cause to lose tribal identity : acculturate
detribalize : to cause to lose tribal identity : acculturate
detriment : injury, damage
detrimental : obviously harmful : damaging
detrimentally : obviously harmful : damaging
detrimentalness : detrimental quality
detrital : loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration
detrited : worn down
detrition : a wearing off or away
detritus : loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration
Detroiter river 31 miles (50 kilometers) long in Ontario and southeastern Michigan connecting Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair
detrude : to thrust or force down, out, or away
detruncate : truncate
detruncation : truncate
detrusion : the action of thrusting outward or downward
detrusive : tending to thrust out or down
detrusor : the outer largely longitudinally arranged musculature of the bladder wall
detubation : extubation
detumescence : subsidence or diminution of swelling or erection
detune : to put (a radio receiver) out of tune or resonance (as by varying capacity or inductance)
detur : a specially bound book awarded to a student for meritorious work
deuce : the face of a die that bears two spots
deuced : damned, confounded
deucedly : damned, confounded
deuteragonist : the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama
deuteranomalous : exhibiting partial loss of green color vision so that an increased intensity of green is required in a mixture of red and green to match a given yellow
deuteranope : an individual affected with deuteranopia
deuteranopia : color blindness marked by usually complete loss of ability to distinguish colors
deuteranopic : color blindness marked by usually complete loss of ability to distinguish colors
deuteric : paulopost
deuteride : a binary compound of deuterium with a more electropositive element or radical analogous to a hydride
deuterium : an isotope of hydrogen that has one proton and one neutron in its nucleus and that has twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen
deuterocanonical : of, relating to, or constituting the books of Scripture contained in the Septuagint but not in the Hebrew canon
deuterocone : the cusp of a mammalian premolar corresponding in position to the protocone of a true molar
deuteroconid : the cusp of a mammalian premolar corresponding in position to the protoconid
deuterogamy : digamy
Deuteromycetes : a class of fungi comprising the imperfect fungi when they are considered a class
deuteron : a deuterium nucleus
Deuteronomic : of or relating to the book of Deuteronomy, its style, or its contents
Deuteronomist : any of the writers or editors of a Deuteronomic body of source material often distinguished in the earlier books of the Old Testament
Deuteronomistic : any of the writers or editors of a Deuteronomic body of source material often distinguished in the earlier books of the Old Testament
Deuteronomy : the fifth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture containing narrative and Mosaic laws  — see Bible Table
deuteroscopy : something seen or perceived only at a second view
deuterotokous : exhibiting deuterotoky : producing both male and female offspring parthenogenetically
deuterotoky : the parthenogenetic production of both males and females  — compare arrhenotoky, thelytoky
deuterozooid : a zooid produced by budding or fission from a primary zooid
deutomala : either member of the second pair of mouthparts of a diplopod
deutomalal : either member of the second pair of mouthparts of a diplopod
deutomalar : either member of the second pair of mouthparts of a diplopod
deutomerite : the posterior segment of the trophozoite of some gregarines
deutonymph : a second larval form occurring in the development of most mites  — compare protonymph, tritonymph
deutonymphal : a second larval form occurring in the development of most mites  — compare protonymph, tritonymph
deutoplasm : the nutritive inclusions of protoplasm
deutoplasmic : the nutritive inclusions of protoplasm
Deutzia : any of a genus (Deutzia) of the saxifrage family of ornamental shrubs with usually white or pink flowers
dev deviation
deva : a divine being or god in Hinduism and Buddhism
devachan : a state intermediate between two earth lives into which the ego enters after leaving kamarupa
devadasi : a dancing girl and courtesan of a Hindu temple
devaloka : a world of gods : heaven
devalorize : to diminish the value of : devalue
devaluate : devalue
devaluation : an official reduction in the exchange value of a currency by a lowering of its gold equivalency or its value relative to another currency
devalue : to institute the devaluation of (money)
devance : forestall, anticipate, outstrip
devast : devastate
devastate : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action
devastating : causing great damage or harm
devastatingly : causing great damage or harm
devastation : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action
devastative : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action
devastator : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action
devastavit : mismanagement or waste of the assets in the estate of a deceased person by the fiduciary in charge of the estate (as the executor)
develop : to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail : expound
developability : capacity or suitability for development
developable : to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail : expound
developedness : the quality or state of being developed
developer : one that develops: such as
development : the act, process, or result of developing
developmental : of, relating to, or being development
developmentalist : evolutionist
developmentally : of, relating to, or being development
developmentist : evolutionist
devertebrated : lacking stamina
devest : divest
deviable : capable of deviating or of being deflected
deviancy : deviance
deviant : straying or deviating especially from an accepted norm (see norm sense 2)
deviate : to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
deviation : an act or instance of deviating: such as
deviationism : an act or instance of deviating: such as
deviationist : an act or instance of deviating: such as
deviative : tending to deviate
deviator : to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
deviatory : to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
device : something devised or contrived: such as
deviceful : full of devices : ingenious
devicefully : full of devices : ingenious
devil : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Christian belief as the tempter of humankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell
devildom : the realm, rule, or power of the devil : diabolic influence or condition
deviled : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Christian belief as the tempter of humankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell
deviler : one that devils or operates a devil
devilfish : devil ray
deviling : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Christian belief as the tempter of humankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell
devilish : resembling or befitting a devil: such as
devilishly : resembling or befitting a devil: such as
devilishness : resembling or befitting a devil: such as
devilism : devilish practice, doctrine, or quality
devilize : to make a devil of : to cause to become devilish
devilkin : a little devil : imp
devilman : deviler
devilment : mischief
devilry : action performed with the help of the devil : witchcraft
deviltry : action performed with the help of the devil : witchcraft
devilward : toward the devil
devilwood : a small tree (Osmanthus americanus) of the olive family that is native to the southern U.S.
devious : wandering, roundabout
deviously : wandering, roundabout
deviousness : wandering, roundabout
devirginate : to deprive of virginity or of virginal quality
devirgination : to deprive of virginity or of virginal quality
devirginator : to deprive of virginity or of virginal quality
devisable : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
devisal : devising
devise : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
devisee : one to whom a devise of property is made
deviser : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
devisor : one who devises property in a will
devitalization : to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness
devitalize : to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness
devitalized : to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness
devitaminize : to deprive (as food) of vitamins especially by cooking or hulling
devitrification : to deprive of glassy luster and transparency
devitrify : to deprive of glassy luster and transparency
devocalize : devoice
devoice : to pronounce (a sometimes voiced or formerly voiced sound) without vibration of the vocal cords
devoid : being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
devoir : duty, responsibility
devolatilize : to remove volatile material from (something, such as coal)
devolute : devolve
devolution : transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another
devolutionary : transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another
devolutionist : transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another
devolve : to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
Devon : any of an English breed of vigorous red cattle used for meat and milk
Devonian : of or relating to Devonshire, England
devonshire dukes of  — see cavendish
devote : to commit by a solemn act
devoted : characterized by loyalty and devotion
devotedly : characterized by loyalty and devotion
devotedness : characterized by loyalty and devotion
devotee : an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
devotement : to commit by a solemn act
devotion : religious fervor : piety
devotional : of, relating to, or characterized by devotion
devotionalism : the quality or state of one markedly characterized by religious devotion
devotionalist : one that is characterized by marked religious devotion
devotionally : of, relating to, or characterized by devotion
devour : to eat up greedily or ravenously
devourer : to eat up greedily or ravenously
devouring : to eat up greedily or ravenously
devourment : an act of devouring
devout : committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
devoutly : committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
devoutness : committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
devow : to dedicate especially by a vow : devote
devulcanize : to treat (vulcanized scrap rubber) for recovery of original plastic properties even though vulcanizing agents are not removed  — compare reclaimed rubber
dew : moisture condensed upon the surfaces of cool bodies especially at night
dewan : a chief officer: such as
dewanee : the office or jurisdiction of a dewan
dewater : to remove water from
dewaterer : to remove water from
dewax : to remove wax from
dewbeam : a ray of light reflected from dew
dewberry : any of several sweet edible berries related to and resembling blackberries
dewclaw : a vestigial digit not reaching to the ground on the foot of a mammal
dewclawed : a vestigial digit not reaching to the ground on the foot of a mammal
dewcup :  lady's-mantle
dewdrop : a drop of dew
dewer : an operator of a textile machine that brushes or sprays water on woolen or worsted cloth during the finishing process
Dewey George 1837–1917 American admiral
deweylite : a mineral Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 occurring as a hydrous amorphous resinous magnesium silicate (hardness 2–3.5, specific gravity 2.0–2.2)
dewfall : formation of dew
dewflower : any of several dayflowers
dewily : moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dew
dewiness : moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dew
dewlap : a fold or flap of skin on the neck of some animals: such as
dewlapped : a fold or flap of skin on the neck of some animals: such as
dewless : moisture condensed upon the surfaces of cool bodies especially at night
dewool : to remove the wool from
deworm : to rid of worms : worm sense 4
dewret : to ret (flax or hemp) by exposure to rain, dew, and sun
dewtry : jimsonweed
dewworm : night crawler
dewy : moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dew
dexiotropic : turning to the right : dextral
dexiotropous : turning to the right : dextral
Dexter : relating to or situated on the right
dexter : relating to or situated on the right
dexterity : readiness and grace in physical activity
dexterous : mentally adroit and skillful : clever
dexterously : mentally adroit and skillful : clever
dexterousness : mentally adroit and skillful : clever
dextrad : toward the right side : dextrally
dextral : of or relating to the right : inclined to the right: such as
dextrality : the quality or state of having the right side or some parts (as the hand or eye) different from and usually more efficient than the left or corresponding parts
dextrally : of or relating to the right : inclined to the right: such as
dextran : any of numerous glucose biopolymers of variable molecular weight that are produced especially by the fermentation of sucrose by bacteria (such as genus Leuconostoc), are found in dental plaque, and are used especially in blood plasma substitutes
dextrin : any of various water-soluble gummy polysaccharides (C6H10O5)n obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or enzymes and used as adhesives, as sizes for paper and textiles, as thickening agents (as in syrups), and in beer
dextrinate : to convert into or impregnate with dextrin
dextrinize : to convert (starch) into dextrins
dextro : dextrorotatory
dextrocardia : an abnormal condition in which the heart is situated on the right side and the great blood vessels of the right and left sides are reversed
dextrocardial : an abnormal condition in which the heart is situated on the right side and the great blood vessels of the right and left sides are reversed
dextrocular : using the right eye habitually or more effectively than the left
dextrocularity : using the right eye habitually or more effectively than the left
dextroglucose : dextrose
dextrogyrate : dextrorotatory
dextrogyratory : dextrorotatory
dextrogyrous : dextrorotatory
dextrorotary : turning clockwise or toward the right
dextrorotation : right-handed or clockwise rotation
dextrorsal : twining spirally upward around an axis from left to right:
dextrorse : twining spirally upward around an axis from left to right:
dextrorsely : twining spirally upward around an axis from left to right:
dextrose : dextrorotatory glucose
dextrosinistral : extending from the right toward the left
dextrosinistrally : extending from the right toward the left
dextrotropous : turning to the right : dextral
dextrous : mentally adroit and skillful : clever
dextroversion : movement or turning (as of the eyes) to the right
dey : a ruling official of the Ottoman Empire in northern Africa
deywoman : dairymaid
dezinc : dezincify
dezincification : the action or process of dezincifying
dezincify : to remove zinc from : free from zinc
dha dihydroxyacetone
dhai : wet nurse
dhak : an East Indian tree (Butea frondosa) whose flowers yield a yellow dye
dhan : property or wealth
dharana : fixed attention
dharani : mantra
dharma : an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law
dharmakaya : the ideal body or the essence of the Absolute in the Buddhist doctrine of trikaya
dharmashastra : a Brahmanical collection of rules of life often in the form of a metrical law book
dharmasutra : any of the early lawbooks of Brahmanism
dharmsala : a building devoted to a religious or charitable purpose
dharna : a fast held at the door of an offender in India as an appeal for justice
dhaura : dhawa
dhauri : dhawa
dhava : an East Indian tree (Anogeissus latifolia) of the family Combretaceae that is used for timber and tanning and is a source of a gum
dhobi : a member of a low caste of India employed as washermen : washerman
dhole : a wild dog (Cuon alpinus) occurring from India to southern Siberia that typically hunts in packs and often preys on large animals (such as deer and antelope)
dhoni : a fishing or coastwise trading boat of India
dhoon : valley
dhoti : a loincloth worn by men in some parts of India
dhow : an Arab lateen-rigged boat usually having a long overhang forward, a high poop, and a low waist
dhu : a dagger worn by Scottish Highlanders in full dress
dhyana : meditation
di drill instructor
diabase : diorite
diabasic : diorite
diabetes : any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine
diabetic : of or relating to diabetes or diabetics
diabetogenic : producing diabetes
diablerie : black magic : sorcery
diabolic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
diabolical : of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
diabolically : of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
diabolicalness : of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
diabolism : dealings with or possession by the devil
diabolist : dealings with or possession by the devil
diabolize : to represent as or make diabolical
diabology : the study of the devil or of belief in devils
diabolology : the study of the devil or of belief in devils
Diabrotica : a genus of small destructive leaf-eating beetles (family Galerucidae) that are usually greenish yellow with spots or stripes  — compare cucumber beetle
diacaustic : relating to a caustic curve or caustic surface formed by refraction  — compare catacaustic
diacetate :  sodium acetate
diacetic : acetoacetic acid
diacetin : acetin sense b
diacetyl : containing two acetyl groups
diachronic : of, relating to, or dealing with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of time
diachylon : a plaster that is made of litharge and either olive oil or olive oil and lard and hence consists essentially of lead oleate and small amounts of glycerin and oleic acid and that is used for excoriated surfaces and wounds and as an adhesive
diachylum : a plaster that is made of litharge and either olive oil or olive oil and lard and hence consists essentially of lead oleate and small amounts of glycerin and oleic acid and that is used for excoriated surfaces and wounds and as an adhesive
diacid : able to react with two molecules of a monobasic acid or one of a dibasic acid to form a salt or ester
diaclase : joint, fracture
diaclastic : joint, fracture
diacle : a pocket compass
diaclinal : crossing a fold
diacoele : the third ventricle of the brain
diaconal : of or relating to a deacon or deaconess
diaconate : the office or period of office of a deacon or deaconess
diaconicon : the sacristy at the right or north side of the bema opposite to the prothesis
diaconicum : the sacristy at the right or north side of the bema opposite to the prothesis
diacranterian : having the back teeth separated by an interval from the front ones
diacranteric : having the back teeth separated by an interval from the front ones
diacritic : a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked element
diacritical : serving as a diacritic
Diacromyodi : a group of passerine birds having the intrinsic syringeal muscles attached to both ends of the bronchial half rings
diacromyodian : a group of passerine birds having the intrinsic syringeal muscles attached to both ends of the bronchial half rings
diact : a sponge spicule having two pointed arms
diactin : a sponge spicule having two pointed arms
diactinal : having two rays : pointed at both ends
diactinic : capable of transmitting actinic rays
diactinism : the property of transmitting actinic rays
diadelphous : united by filaments into two fascicles
diadem : crown sense 2
diaderm : a blastoderm in the stage in which only ectoderm and endoderm are present
diadermic : acting through the skin
diadochite : a mineral Fe2(PO4)(SO4)(OH).5H2O consisting of a basic hydrous ferric phosphate and sulfate that is brown or yellowish in color
diadochokinesia : the normal power of alternating diametrically opposite muscular actions (as flexion and extension of a limb)
diadochokinetic : the normal power of alternating diametrically opposite muscular actions (as flexion and extension of a limb)
diadromous : migratory between salt and fresh waters
diaene : a triaene with one ray reduced or absent
diaereses : a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë)  — compare umlaut
diaeresis : a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë)  — compare umlaut
diaeretic : a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë)  — compare umlaut
diagenesis : recombination or rearrangement of constituents (as of a chemical or mineral) resulting in a new product
diagenetic : recombination or rearrangement of constituents (as of a chemical or mineral) resulting in a new product
diageotropic : tending to grow at right angles to the line of gravity
diageotropism : the tropistic tendency of growing organs (such as branches, rhizomes, or roots) to assume a position with the axis at right angles with the line of gravity
diaglyph : intaglio
diaglyphic : of or relating to sculpture or engraving formed by depressions in the general surface
diagnosable : to recognize (something, such as a disease) by signs and symptoms
diagnose : to recognize (something, such as a disease) by signs and symptoms
diagnoseable : to recognize (something, such as a disease) by signs and symptoms
diagnoses : to recognize (something, such as a disease) by signs and symptoms
diagnosis : the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
diagnostic : of, relating to, or used in diagnosis
diagnostically : of, relating to, or used in diagnosis
diagnosticate : diagnose
diagnostician : of, relating to, or used in diagnosis
diagnostics : of, relating to, or used in diagnosis
diagonal : joining two vertices of a rectilinear figure that are nonadjacent or two vertices of a polyhedral figure that are not in the same face
diagonalize : to put (a matrix) in a form with all the nonzero elements along the diagonal from upper left to lower right
diagonally : in a diagonal manner
diagram : a graphic design that explains rather than represents
diagrammatic : a graphic design that explains rather than represents
diagrammatical : a graphic design that explains rather than represents
diagrammatize : to make a diagram of : diagram
diagrammeter : an instrument for measuring diagrams
diagraph : a drawing instrument combining a protractor and scale
diagraphic : a drawing instrument combining a protractor and scale
Diaguitas :  calchaqui
Diaguite : of or relating to the Calchaqui people
diaheliotropism : diaphototropism in response to sunlight
diakinesis : the final stage of the meiotic prophase marked by contraction of the bivalents
dial : the face of a sundial
dialdehyde : a chemical compound containing two aldehyde groups
dialect : a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language
dialectal : a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language
dialectally : a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language
dialectic : logic sense 1a(1)
dialectical : of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
dialectically : of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
dialectician : one who is skilled in or practices dialectic
dialectics : logic sense 1a(1)
dialectological : the systematic study of dialect
dialectologist : a specialist in dialectology
dialectology : the systematic study of dialect
dialer : a person or device that dials something (such as a telephone)
dialing : the face of a sundial
Dialister : a genus of minute gram-negative parasitic strictly anaerobic bacteria of the family Bacteroidaceae that grow only in fresh sterile tissue or ascitic fluid and comprise cells occurring singly, in pairs, or in short chains
dialkyl : a compound of two alky radicals with a metal
dialkylamine : an amine (such as dimethylamine) containing two alkyl groups attached to amino nitrogen
diallage : a dark green or bronze-colored laminated pyroxene common in certain igneous rocks (hardness 4, specific gravity 3.2–3.35)
diallagic : a dark green or bronze-colored laminated pyroxene common in certain igneous rocks (hardness 4, specific gravity 3.2–3.35)
diallel : relating to or being the crossing of each of several individuals with two or more others in order to determine the relative genetic contribution of each parent to specific characters in the offspring
diallelon : definition in a circle
diallelus : a reasoning in a circle
diallyl : containing two allyl groups
dialogic : of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue
dialogical : of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue
dialogically : of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue
dialogism : the expression of an author's ideas by means of a dialogue between two or more characters
dialogist : a writer of dialogues
dialogistic : a writer of dialogues
dialogite : rhodochrosite
dialogize : dialogue
dialogue : a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing
dialuric : crystalline heterocyclic acid C4H4N2O4 formed by the reduction of alloxan or the oxidation of uric acid; 5-hydroxy-barbituric acid
dialypetalous : choripetalous
dialysis : the separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
dialytic : the separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
dialyzability : capable of being dialyzed or of dialyzing
dialyzable : to subject to dialysis
dialyzate : the material that passes through the membrane in dialysis
dialyze : to subject to dialysis
dialyzer : an apparatus in which dialysis is carried out
diamagnet : a substance that exhibits diamagnetism
diamagnetic : having a magnetic permeability less than that of a vacuum : slightly repelled by a magnet
diamagnetism : having a magnetic permeability less than that of a vacuum : slightly repelled by a magnet
diamantiferous : diamondiferous
diamantine : consisting of or resembling diamond
diamb : a metrical foot consisting of two iambs : an iambic dipody reckoned as a single compound foot : a double iamb
diambic : a metrical foot consisting of two iambs : an iambic dipody reckoned as a single compound foot : a double iamb
diameter : a chord (see chord entry 3 sense 2) passing through the center of a figure or body
diametral : a chord (see chord entry 3 sense 2) passing through the center of a figure or body
diametric : of, relating to, or constituting a straight line segment passing through the center of a figure or body : located at the diameter (see diameter sense 1)
diametrical : of, relating to, or constituting a straight line segment passing through the center of a figure or body : located at the diameter (see diameter sense 1)
diametrically : of, relating to, or constituting a straight line segment passing through the center of a figure or body : located at the diameter (see diameter sense 1)
diamide : a compound containing two amido groups
diamine : a compound containing two amino groups
diaminogen : a blue trisazo direct dye
diammonium : containing two ammonium radicals
diamond : native crystalline carbon that is the hardest known mineral, that is usually nearly colorless, that when transparent and free from flaws is highly valued as a precious stone, and that is used industrially especially as an abrasive
diamondback : having marks like diamonds or lozenges on the back
diamonded : native crystalline carbon that is the hardest known mineral, that is usually nearly colorless, that when transparent and free from flaws is highly valued as a precious stone, and that is used industrially especially as an abrasive
diamondiferous : containing diamonds
diamondize : to set with diamonds : adorn, enrich
diamondwork : masonry in which pieces are set so as to form diamond-shaped patterns on the surface
diamorphine : heroin
Diana : an ancient Italian goddess of the forest and of childbirth who was identified with the moon goddess Artemis by the Romans
diandrous : having two stamens
Diane : a blue disazo organic pigment
dianisidine : bianisidine
dianite : a variety of columbite
dianoetic : of or relating to dianoia : intellectual
Dianthus : pink entry 2 sense 1
diapasm : a perfume of powdered aromatic herbs sometimes made into little balls and strung together
diapason : a burst of sound
diapasonal : relating to or like a diapason
diapause : a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity
diapedesis : the passage of blood cells through capillary walls into the tissues
diapedetic : the passage of blood cells through capillary walls into the tissues
Diapensia : a genus (the type of the family Diapensiaceae) of boreal dwarf evergreen plants with small crowded coriaceous leaves and flowers on short peduncles
Diapensiaceae : a family (coextensive with the order Diapensiales or included in Ericales) of chiefly north temperate low evergreen plants having pentamerous flowers and epipetalous stamens and the ovary trilocular  — compare galax, pyxidanthera
diapensiaceous : a family (coextensive with the order Diapensiales or included in Ericales) of chiefly north temperate low evergreen plants having pentamerous flowers and epipetalous stamens and the ovary trilocular  — compare galax, pyxidanthera
diapente : the interval or consonance of the fifth in ancient music
diaper : a fabric with a distinctive pattern:
diapering : a fabric with a distinctive pattern:
diaphane : diaphanous
diaphaneity : the quality or state of being diaphanous
diaphanie : the art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper
diaphanometer : an instrument for measuring transparency (as of air or liquids)
diaphanometric : an instrument for measuring transparency (as of air or liquids)
diaphanoscope : a device for examining the accessory nasal sinuses of domestic animals
diaphanoscopy : a device for examining the accessory nasal sinuses of domestic animals
diaphanous : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
diaphanously : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
diaphanousness : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
diaphone : a fog signal similar to a siren but producing a blast of two tones
diaphonia : dissonance
diaphonic : of or relating to diaphony
diaphony : dissonance
diaphoresis : perspiration
diaphoretic : having the power to increase perspiration
diaphorite : a mineral Pb2Ag3Sb3S8 consisting of sulfide of lead, silver, and antimony in orthorhombic crystals
diaphototropism : the tropistic tendency of leaves to turn their upper surfaces to face a source of illumination
diaphragm : a body partition of muscle and connective tissue
diaphragmatic : a body partition of muscle and connective tissue
diaphragmatically : a body partition of muscle and connective tissue
diaphysial : the shaft of a long bone
diaphysis : the shaft of a long bone
diapophysis : a transverse process of a vertebra that is an outgrowth of the neural arch on the dorsal side
Diaporthe : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Valsaceae) having fusoid or ellipsoid hyaline 2-celled ascospores borne in perithecia that are embedded in diffuse or isolated stromata
diapositive : a positive photographic image on transparent material (such as glass or film)
diapsid : of, relating to, or including reptiles (such as the crocodiles) with two pairs of temporal openings in the skull
Diapsida : a subclass of reptiles having two pairs of temporal openings in the skull and including the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs, the crocodiles and rhynchocephalians, and usually the lizards and snakes  — compare parapsida
diapsidan : a subclass of reptiles having two pairs of temporal openings in the skull and including the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs, the crocodiles and rhynchocephalians, and usually the lizards and snakes  — compare parapsida
diarch : having two xylem groups
diarchy : a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities
diarial : of or resembling a diary
diarist : one who keeps a diary
diaristic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a diary
diarize : to keep or write in a diary
diarrhea : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools (see stool entry 1 sense 3a)
diarrheal : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools (see stool entry 1 sense 3a)
diarrheic : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools (see stool entry 1 sense 3a)
diarrhetic : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools (see stool entry 1 sense 3a)
diarsenide : an arsenide containing two atoms of arsenic
diarthrodial : of, relating to, or exhibiting diarthrosis
diarthrosis : articulation that permits free movement
diarticular : of or involving two joints
diary : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal
diaschisis : the breaking up of a pattern of brain activity by a localized injury that temporarily throws the whole activity out of function though destroying only part of a structure
diaschisma : one of several minute intervals in ancient Greek music
diaschistic : apparently separating longitudinally in one division but transversely in another during atypical meiosis  — compare anaschistic
Diascia : a genus of chiefly annual southern African herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having 2-lipped flowers with the lower lip 2-spurred
diascope : a plate of glass pressed against the skin so as to expel the blood from a part and show anatomical changes
diascopy : a plate of glass pressed against the skin so as to expel the blood from a part and show anatomical changes
diascordium : a stomachic and astringent electuary made from the dried leaves of the water germander or other herbs
diaskeuast : one who makes a revision : editor
diaspine : diaspid
Diaspora : the Jews living outside Palestine or modern Israel
diaspore : a mineral consisting of aluminum hydrogen oxide
diastase : amylase
diastasic : diastatic
diastasis : an abnormal separation of parts normally joined together
diastatic : relating to or having the properties of diastase
diastem : an interval in ancient Greek music
diastema : a space between teeth in a jaw
diastematic : a space between teeth in a jaw
diastematomyelia : congenital division of all or part of the spinal cord
diaster : a stage in mitotic cell division in which the divided and separated chromosomes group themselves near the poles of the spindle preparatory to forming new nuclei
diastole : a rhythmically recurrent expansion
diastolic : a rhythmically recurrent expansion
diastomatic : stomatal
diastrophe : a deformation of the earth's crust
diastrophic : tectonism
diastrophism : tectonism
diatessaron : a harmony of the four Gospels edited and arranged into a single connected narrative
diathermacy : the ability to transmit infrared radiation  — compare athermancy
diathermal : diathermic
diathermancy : the ability to transmit infrared radiation  — compare athermancy
diathermanous : transmitting infrared radiation  — compare athermanous
diathermic : the generation of heat in tissue by electric currents for medical or surgical purposes
diathermy : the generation of heat in tissue by electric currents for medical or surgical purposes
diathesis : a constitutional predisposition toward a particular state or condition and especially one that is abnormal or diseased
diathetic : a constitutional predisposition toward a particular state or condition and especially one that is abnormal or diseased
diatom : any of a class (Bacillariophyceae) of minute planktonic unicellular or colonial algae with silicified skeletons that form diatomaceous earth
Diatoma : a genus of freshwater diatoms (family Diatomaceae) that sometimes cause aromatic or disagreeable odors in water
Diatomaceae : a family of rectangular diatoms
diatomaceous : consisting of or abounding in diatoms or their siliceous remains
Diatomales : an order coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
diatomic : consisting of two atoms : having two atoms in the molecule
diatomin : a yellow or yellowish brown pigment found in certain algae and diatoms
diatomist : one who studies diatoms
diatomite : diatomaceous earth
diatonic : of, relating to, or being a musical scale (such as a major or minor scale) comprising intervals of five whole steps and two half steps
diatonically : of, relating to, or being a musical scale (such as a major or minor scale) comprising intervals of five whole steps and two half steps
diatoric : having a recess in its base for attachment to the dental plate
diatreme : a small generally circular volcanic vent produced by gaseous explosion usually preceded by deep-seated rock fusion by hot gases
diatribe : a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
diatropic : characterized by diatropism
diatropism : the tropistic tendency of certain plant organs to place themselves transversely to the line of action of a stimulus  — compare diageotropism, diaphototropism
Diatryma : a genus of large flightless Eocene birds from Wyoming and New Mexico having much reduced wings, large head and powerful beak, and long massive legs and constituting with extinct related forms (as Gastornis) an order of birds probably most nearly related to the surviving cariamas and bustards
diaulos : the double course for footraces in ancient Greece in which the contestants ran down one side of the stadium, turned round a goal, and returned to the starting point
diaxon : a nerve cell with two axons
diazine : any of three heterocyclic aromatic compounds C4H4N2 that consist of a six-membered ring and differ in the proximity of the nitrogen atoms to each other
diazoamino : containing the group −N=N−NH−
diazoate : a salt of a diazoic acid
diazoic : any of a class of acids containing a diazo group united with hydroxyl
diazoimide : azide
diazole : either of two parent compounds C3H3N2 containing a ring composed of three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms:
diazoma : a passage in the auditorium of an ancient Greek theater dividing the lower from the upper rows of seats for convenience of access
diazomethane : a yellow odorless poisonous explosive gaseous compound CH2N2 used chiefly as a methylating agent (as for converting organic acids into their methyl esters) and in converting organic acids into the next higher homologues
diazonium : the monovalent cation N2+ that is composed of two nitrogen atoms united to carbon in an organic radical and that usually exists in salts used in the manufacture of azo dyes
diazotate : a salt of a diazoic acid
diazotizable : capable of being diazotized
diazotization : to convert (a compound) into a diazo compound (such as a diazonium salt)
diazotize : to convert (a compound) into a diazo compound (such as a diazonium salt)
diazotype : a photograph or photocopy produced on a surface (as paper) by coating with a solution containing a diazo compound that is decomposed on exposure to light, the compound in the unexposed parts being then converted to a colored image formed by an azo dye by developing especially with an alkaline solution or gaseous ammonia
dib : to fish by letting the bait bob and dip lightly
dibasic : having two replaceable hydrogen atoms
dibatag : a small gazelle (Ammodorcas clarkei) of northeastern Africa having a long neck and tail and in the male short ringed recurved horns
dibber : dibble
dibble : a small hand implement used to make holes in the ground for plants, seeds, or bulbs
dibbler : one that dibbles
dibhole : a drainage hole at the bottom of a mine shaft
Dibothriocephalus : a large genus of tapeworms that is the type genus of the family Diphyllobothriidae and that comprises a number of parasites of fish-eating birds and mammals including the fish tapeworm (D. latum) of humans  — compare bothriocephalus
dibrach : pyrrhic
dibranch : one of the Dibranchia
Dibranchia : a subclass or order of Cephalopoda including the squids and octopuses, being characterized by 2 gills, 2 auricles, 2 nephridia, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either 8 or 10 cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, and comprising all living cephalopods except those of the genus Nautilus
dibranchiate : a subclass or order of Cephalopoda including the squids and octopuses, being characterized by 2 gills, 2 auricles, 2 nephridia, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either 8 or 10 cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, and comprising all living cephalopods except those of the genus Nautilus
dibrom : containing two atoms of bromine
dibromide : a colorless toxic liquid compound C2H4Br2 that is used chiefly as a fuel additive in leaded gasolines, that has been found to be strongly carcinogenic in laboratory animals, and that was used formerly in the U.S. as an agricultural pesticide 
dibs : money especially in small amounts
dibstone : dib sense 1b
Dicaeidae : a family of passerine birds containing the flower-peckers
dicalcium : containing two atoms or equivalents of calcium in the molecule
dicarboxylic : containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
dicaryon : a pair of associated but unfused haploid nuclei of a fungus cell capable of participating in repeated cell division as separate entities prior to their ultimate fusion
dicaryotic : a pair of associated but unfused haploid nuclei of a fungus cell capable of participating in repeated cell division as separate entities prior to their ultimate fusion
dicast : an ancient Athenian performing the functions of both judge and juror at a trial
dicastery : the court composed of the dicasts
dicatalectic : composed of two catalectic members
dicatalexis : catalexis occurring twice within a line
dice : die sense 1
diceboard : a board on which dice are thrown
dicebox : a box from which dice are thrown
dicecup : a small cup or box in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are then thrown
Dicentra : a genus of North American and Asian herbs (family Fumariaceae) with dissected leaves and irregular flowers  — see bleeding heart, dutchman's-breeches
dicephalus : a teratological fetus having two distinct heads
dicer : die sense 1
Diceras : a genus (the type of the family Diceratidae) of Jurassic lamellibranchs with the umbones of both valves produced and spirally curved and the hinges thick and bearing prominent teeth
dicerous : having two tentacles or antennae
dich : in two : apart
Dichapetalum : a genus (the type of the family Dichapetalaceae) of African and Malagasy shrubs that have coriacious leaves and small regular flowers borne in compound cymes or in umbels
dichasial : of, relating to, or of the nature of a dichasium
dichasium : a cymose inflorescence that produces two main axes
Dichelyma : a genus of aquatic mosses (family Fontinalaceae) resembling those of the genus Fontinalis but distinguished by a midrib in the leaves and including one (D. capillaceum) that is common on stems of shrubs in swamps
dichlamydeous : having both calyx and corolla (as a rose)
dichloramine : an unstable compound NHCl2 formed from ammonia by chlorination but not known in the pure state
dichlorhydrin : either of two liquid compounds C3H6Cl2O made by the action of hydrochloric acid on glycerol or of hypochlorous acid on allyl chloride, distinguished as alpha- or alpha-gamma-dichlorohydrin CH2ClCHOHCH2Cl and beta- or alpha-beta dichlorohydrin CH2ClCH2ClCH2OH, and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as solvents
dichloride :  tetrachloroethylene
dichloroacetic : a strong high-boiling liquid acid CHCl2COOH obtained especially by chlorination of acetic acid
dichlorohydrin : either of two liquid compounds C3H6Cl2O made by the action of hydrochloric acid on glycerol or of hypochlorous acid on allyl chloride, distinguished as alpha- or alpha-gamma-dichlorohydrin CH2ClCHOHCH2Cl and beta- or alpha-beta dichlorohydrin CH2ClCH2ClCH2OH, and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as solvents
dichloromethane : methylene chloride
dichogamous : the production of male and female reproductive elements at different times by a hermaphroditic organism in order to ensure cross-fertilization
dichogamy : the production of male and female reproductive elements at different times by a hermaphroditic organism in order to ensure cross-fertilization
Dichondra : any of a genus (Dichondra) of chiefly tropical perennial herbs of the morning glory family that includes some (especially D. repens or its varieties) used as a ground cover and a substitute for lawn grasses in warmer parts of the U.S.
dichoptic : having the borders of the compound eyes separate  — compare holoptic
dichoree : ditrochee
Dichorisandra : a genus of tropical American herbs (family Commelinaceae) with sheathing leaves and blue or purple racemose or paniculate flowers
dichotic : relating to or involving the presentation of a stimulus to one ear that differs in some respect (such as pitch, loudness, frequency, or energy) from a stimulus presented to the other ear
dichotomal : of, relating to, or situated in a dichotomy
dichotomic : of, relating to, or involving dichotomy
dichotomically : of, relating to, or involving dichotomy
dichotomist : one that dichotomizes
dichotomization : to divide into two parts, classes, or groups
dichotomize : to divide into two parts, classes, or groups
dichotomous : dividing into two parts
dichotomously : dividing into two parts
dichotomy : a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
dichroic : having the property of dichroism
dichroism : the property of some crystals and solutions of absorbing one of two plane-polarized components of transmitted light more strongly than the other
dichroite : cordierite
dichromat : one affected with dichromatism
dichromate : a usually orange to red chromium salt containing the anion Cr2O72−
dichromatic : having or exhibiting two colors
dichromatism : partial color blindness in which only two colors are perceptible
dichromic : containing two atoms of chromium or their equivalents in the molecule
dichronous : consisting of or lasting through two morae : disemic
dichroscope : an instrument for examining crystals for dichroism
dicing : die sense 1
Dick : penis
dick : penis
dickcissel : a common migratory black-throated finch (Spiza americana of the family Cardinalidae) of the central U.S.
dickens : devil, deuce
Dickensian : devil, deuce
dicker : the number or quantity of 10 especially of hides or skins
dickey : any of various articles of clothing: such as
dickeybird : a small bird
dickinsonite : a green mineral H2Na6(Mn,Fe,Ca,Mg)14(PO4)12.H2O consisting of foliated hydrous acid phosphate chiefly of manganese, iron, and sodium (specific gravity 3.34)
Dicksonia : a large genus of tropical tree ferns (family Cyatheaceae) having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and marginal or submarginal sori with a surrounding membranous cup-shaped indusium and including one species (D. antarctica) that is often cultivated
dicky : any of various articles of clothing: such as
diclinism : the condition of being diclinous
diclinous : having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers
dicoccous : composed of two coherent one-seeded carpels
dicolic : of, relating to, or having two cola
dicolon : a verse or rhythmic period having two cola
dicondylian : having two occipital condyles
dicot : an angiospermous plant (such as a deciduous tree or broad-leaved herb) having an embryo with two cotyledons, leaves with typically reticulate venation, and floral organs usually arranged in multiples of four or five : dicotyledon
dicotyledon : any of a class or subclass (Magnoliopsida or Dicotyledoneae) of angiospermous plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and usually have floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five and leaves with reticulate venation
Dicotyledones :  dicotyledoneae
dicotyledonous : any of a class or subclass (Magnoliopsida or Dicotyledoneae) of angiospermous plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and usually have floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five and leaves with reticulate venation
dicotylous : dicotyledonous
dicoumarin : dicumarol
Dicranum : a large genus (the type of the family Dicranaceae) comprising mosses of the order Dicranales that have costate leaves, a cleft or bifid peristome, and long-stalked capsules
Dicrostonyx : a genus consisting of the pied lemmings
dicrotic : having a double beat
dicrotism : having a double beat
Dicruridae : a family of Old World passerine birds that are usually black with rather large hooked bills, short metatarsi and small toes, long wings, and a tail with 10 rectrices and usually a deep fork  — see drongo
dicta : a noteworthy statement: such as
dictate : to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation
dictatingly : in a dictating manner
dictation : prescription
dictative : dictatorial
dictator : a person granted absolute emergency power
dictatorial : of, relating to, or befitting a dictator
dictatorially : of, relating to, or befitting a dictator
dictatorialness : of, relating to, or befitting a dictator
dictatorship : the office of dictator
dictatory : dictatorial
dictatress : a woman who is a dictator
dictatrix : a woman who is a dictator : dictatress
dictature : office of a dictator : dictatorship
diction : vocal expression : enunciation
dictionary : a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses
Dictograph : a telephonic instrument for picking up sounds in one room and transmitting them to another or recording them
dictum : a noteworthy statement: such as
Dictynidae : a family of spiders that spin irregular webs composed partly of threads curled by means of the calamistrum
dictyogen : a monocotyledonous plant having net-veined leaves (as Smilax rotundifolia)
dictyogenous : a monocotyledonous plant having net-veined leaves (as Smilax rotundifolia)
Dictyonema : a genus of graptolites common in Ordovician and Silurian formations
Dictyonina : an order of Hyalospongiae comprising those members of the Hexasterophora with hexactine spicules fused into a rigid network
dictyonine : an order of Hyalospongiae comprising those members of the Hexasterophora with hexactine spicules fused into a rigid network
Dictyophora : a genus of stinkhorn fungi closely related to those of the genus Phallus but distinguished by an indusium that hangs like a skirt from below the pileus
Dictyosiphon : a genus (the type of the family Dictyosiphonaceae) of brown algae (order Dictyosiphonales) having filiform fronds that taper to acute points
dictyosiphonaceous : a genus (the type of the family Dictyosiphonaceae) of brown algae (order Dictyosiphonales) having filiform fronds that taper to acute points
dictyosome : golgi apparatus sense 1
dictyostele : a stele in which the vascular cylinder is broken up into a longitudinal series or network of vascular strands around a central pith (as in many ferns)
Dictyota : the type genus of Dictyotaceae comprising brown algae with the thallus dichotomously branched
Dictyotaceae : a family of brown algae (order Dictyotales) that have an erect flattened parenchymatous thallus, oogamous sexual reproduction, and asexual reproduction by nonmotile spores
dictyotaceous : a family of brown algae (order Dictyotales) that have an erect flattened parenchymatous thallus, oogamous sexual reproduction, and asexual reproduction by nonmotile spores
Dictyotales : an order of dichotomously branched parenchymatous brown algae (class Isogeneratae) that grow from apical cells
Dictyoxylon : a form genus represented by Paleozoic fossil stems exhibiting radiating wedges of wood
dicyanide : a chemical compound containing two cyano groups combined with an element or radical
dicyanine : any of various blue cyanine dyes derived from quinoline
dicyanodiamide : a colorless crystalline water-soluble compound H2NC(=NH)NHCN formed by polymerization of cyanamide and used chiefly in making melamine and guanidine
dicyanogen : cyanogen sense 2
dicycle : a velocipede having the two wheels parallel instead of in the same line
dicyclic : bicyclic
Dicyclica : a division of Crinoidea comprising forms in which the cup of the calyx has a basal and an infrabasal series of ossicles
dicyemid : of or relating to the Dicyemida
Dicyemida : an order or other division of Mesozoa comprising minute ciliated vermiform internal parasites of cephalopod mollusks and occurring in a nematogen phase in the young host and in a rhombogen phase in the sexually mature host  — compare orthonectida
Dicynodon : a genus of heavily built small to moderately large Permian reptiles (order Therapsida) that were presumably herbivorous and semiaquatic or marsh-dwelling forms and that had the teeth reduced to a pair of large canines in the male only and the jaws covered by a horny beak
dicynodont : any of a suborder (Dicynodontia) of small, herbivorous, therapsid vertebrates with reduced dentition
Dicynodontia : a suborder of Therapsida including a widely distributed group of apparently herbivorous Permian and Triassic reptiles with reduced dentition  — compare dicynodon
didactic : designed or intended to teach
didactical : designed or intended to teach
didactically : designed or intended to teach
didacticism : designed or intended to teach
didactics : systematic instruction : pedagogy
didactive : didactic
didactyl : having only two digits on each extremity
didactylism : having only two digits on each extremity
didactylous : having only two digits on each extremity
didapper : a dabchick or other small grebe
didascalic : intended to teach (something, such as a moral lesson) : moralistic, didactic
didascaly : any of various catalogs of Greek drama with names of authors and dates in the form of the original inscriptions or as later published by Alexandrian scholars
didder : quiver, shake, tremble
diddle : to move with short rapid motions
diddler : to move with short rapid motions
diddy : teat
didelph : marsupial
Didelphia : the condition of having a double uterus
didelphian : marsupial
didelphic : the condition of having a double uterus
didelphid : of or relating to Didelphidae or to Didelphis or to members of this family or genus
Didelphidae : a family of marsupial mammals comprising the New World opossums
didelphine : of or relating to the Didelphidae or the Marsupialia
Didelphis : a genus of marsupials (family Didelphidae) that includes the common opossum (D. virginiana) of the eastern United States and a few related tropical forms
Didinium : a genus of carnivorous protozoans (order Holotricha) that feed on paramecia
didna : did not
Dido : a mischievous or capricious act : prank, antic
didodecahedron : diploid sense 1
didrachma : an ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachms
didrachmal : an ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachms
diductor : a divaricator muscle in arthropomatous brachiopods
didym : twin
didymate : growing in pairs : twin, twofold
didymium : a mixture of rare earth elements made up chiefly of neodymium and praseodymium and used especially for coloring glass for optical filters
didymoid : growing in pairs : twin, twofold
didymolite : a mineral consisting of a calcium aluminum silicate Ca2Al6Si9O29 occurring in dark gray monoclinic twinned crystals
didymous : growing in pairs : twin, twofold
Didynamia : a class of plants including those having flowers with four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length
didynamian : a class of plants including those having flowers with four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length
didynamic : a class of plants including those having flowers with four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length
didynamous : having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length
didynamy : having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length
die : to pass from physical life : expire
dieb : a jackal (Canis anthus) of North Africa
dieback : a condition in woody plants in which peripheral parts are killed (as by parasites)
diectasis : lengthening by an interpolated syllable
Dieffenbachia : any of a genus (Dieffenbachia) of erect poisonous tropical American plants of the arum family having usually variegated leaves and often grown as houseplants
Diego island in the Indian Ocean, the chief island of Chagos Archipelago
Diegueno : an Indian people of southern California
diehard : to pass from physical life : expire
dielectric : a nonconductor of direct electric current
dielike : to die over a short period of time in large numbers 
diem : the enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future 
diemaker : a worker who makes cutting and shaping dies
diencephalic : the posterior subdivision of the forebrain
diencephalon : the posterior subdivision of the forebrain
diene : a compound containing two double bonds between carbon atoms
dier : one that dies
Dieri : an aboriginal people near Lake Eyre, Australia, having marriage customs in which a woman is pledged a husband at birth and in which the custom of pirraura exists
Diervilla : a genus of shrubs (family Caprifoliaceae) comprising the bush honeysuckles and having 2-lipped flowers and long-beaked capsular fruits
diesel : diesel engine
dieselization : to equip with a diesel engine or with diesel-electric locomotives
dieselize : to equip with a diesel engine or with diesel-electric locomotives
diesinker : diemaker
diesinking : the art or process of forming cutting and shaping dies
diesis : double dagger
diestock : a stock to hold dies used for cutting threads
diet : food and drink regularly provided or consumed
dietary : of or relating to a diet or to the rules of a diet
Dieter : food and drink regularly provided or consumed
dieter : food and drink regularly provided or consumed
dietetic : of or relating to diet
dietetically : of or relating to diet
dietetics : the science or art of applying the principles of nutrition to the diet
diethanolamine : a colorless deliquescent crystalline or liquid amino alcohol (HOCH2CH2)2NH used similarly to ethanolamine (see ethanolamine sense 1); bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amine
diethyl : ether sense 2a
diethylamine : a colorless flammable volatile liquid base (C2H5)2NH having a fishy odor and used chiefly in organic synthesis
diethylstilbestrol : a synthetic estrogen drug C18H20O2 used formerly to prevent miscarriage or premature delivery in humans and to promote growth in livestock
dietic : of or relating to diet
dietician : a specialist in dietetics
dietine : a subordinate or local assembly or diet
dietitian : a specialist in dietetics
dietotherapy : a branch of dietetics concerned with therapeutic uses of food and diet
dietrichite : a mineral (Zn,Fe,Mn)Al2(SO4)4.22H2O consisting of a hydrous sulfate of aluminum and one or more of the metals zinc, iron, and manganese
dietzeite : a yellow mineral Ca2(IO3)2(CrO4) commonly in fibrous or columnar form (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 3.70)
diewise : in the shape of a die : with perfectly square corners : cubically
diffarreation : the Roman ceremony of divorce performed by a pontiff who dissolves a marriage that had been celebrated by confarreation
differ : to be unlike or distinct in nature, form, or characteristics
difference : the quality or state of being dissimilar or different
different : partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : dissimilar
differentia : an element, feature, or factor that distinguishes one entity, state, or class from another
differentiable : to obtain the mathematical derivative (see derivative entry 1 sense 3) of
differential : of, relating to, or constituting a difference : distinguishing
differentially : of, relating to, or constituting a difference : distinguishing
differentiate : to obtain the mathematical derivative (see derivative entry 1 sense 3) of
differentiation : the act or process of differentiating
differentiator : one that differentiates
differently : in a different manner
differentness : partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : dissimilar
differingly : in a differing manner
difficile : stubborn, unreasonable
difficult : hard to do, make, or carry out : arduous
difficultly : hard to do, make, or carry out : arduous
difficultness : the quality or state of being difficult
difficulty : the quality or state of being hard to do, deal with, or understand : the quality or state of being difficult
diffidation : a renunciation of faith or allegiance : formal severing of peaceful relations
diffide : to lack faith : distrust
diffidence : the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
diffident : hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
diffidently : hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
diffidentness : the quality or state of being diffident
diffluence : a flowing off or away
diffluent : characterized by mushiness or deliquescence
Difflugia : a genus of protozoans related to Amoeba but having an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains
difform : unlike, dissimilar
difformity : irregularity or diversity of form : lack of conformity
diffract : to cause to undergo diffraction
diffraction : a modification which light undergoes especially in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow openings and in which the rays appear to be deflected
diffractometer : an instrument for analyzing the structure of a usually crystalline substance from the scattering pattern produced when a beam of radiation or particles (such as X-rays or neutrons) strikes it
diffusate : dialysate
diffuse : being at once verbose and ill-organized
diffused : being at once verbose and ill-organized
diffusely : being at once verbose and ill-organized
diffuseness : being at once verbose and ill-organized
diffuser : one that diffuses: such as
diffusibility : capable of diffusing or of being diffused
diffusible : being at once verbose and ill-organized
diffusion : the state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact : the action of diffusing
diffusionism : an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery
diffusionist : an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery
diffusive : tending to diffuse : characterized by diffusion
diffusively : tending to diffuse : characterized by diffusion
diffusiveness : tending to diffuse : characterized by diffusion
diffusivity : tending to diffuse : characterized by diffusion
diffusor : diffuser
dig : to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement
digallic : tannic acid sense 1
digametic : forming two kinds of germ cells
digamma : a letter of the original Greek alphabet representing a sound approximately that of English w which early fell into disuse except in writing the western dialects and in numerical notation where it represented the number 6
digammated : having the Greek letter digamma
digamy : a second marriage after the termination of the first
digastric : of, relating to, or being either of a pair of muscles that depress the lower jaw and raise the hyoid bone during swallowing
Digenea : a subclass, suborder, or other taxon of trematode worms which have a complex life cycle involving alternation of sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate with asexual reproduction in a mollusk and often including developmental stages in still other hosts and which include a number of parasites (as the Chinese liver fluke) of humans  — compare monogenea
digenesis : successive reproduction by sexual and asexual methods
digenetic : of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk
digenic : induced by two genes
digest : a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as
digestant : a substance (as an enzyme) that digests or aids in digestion  — compare digestive sense 1
digested : a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as
digester : one that digests or makes a digest
digestibility : the fitness of something for digestion
digestible : capable of being digested
digestion : the action, process, or power of digesting: such as
digestive : an aid to digestion especially of food
digestively : an aid to digestion especially of food
digestiveness : an aid to digestion especially of food
digger : one that digs
digging : to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement
diggings : a place of excavating especially for ore, metals, or precious stones
dight : dress, adorn
digit : any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0
digital : of or relating to the fingers or toes
digitalin : a white crystalline steroid glycoside C36H56O14 obtained from seeds especially of the common foxglove
digitalis : foxglove
digitalization : the process of converting something to digital form (see digital sense 4) : digitization
digitalize : to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form : digitize
digitally : of or relating to the fingers or toes
Digitaria : a genus of grasses found in warm regions and having one-flowered spikelets in one-sided digitately arranged racemes  — see crabgrass
digitate : having divisions arranged like those of a bird's foot
digitately : having divisions arranged like those of a bird's foot
digitation : a process that resembles a finger
Digitigrada : a group consisting of the digitigrade Carnivora
digitigrade : walking on the digits with the posterior of the foot more or less raised
digitinervate : having veins that emerge from the petiole and spread out like fingers : straight-veined
digitinerved : having veins that emerge from the petiole and spread out like fingers : straight-veined
digitipinnate : having digitate leaves of which the leaflets are pinnate : digitately pinnate
digitize : to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form
digitizer : to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form
digitogenin : a crystalline steroid sapogenin C27H44O5 obtained by hydrolysis of digitonin
digitonin : a steroid saponin C56H92O29 occurring in the leaves and seeds of the common foxglove
digitoplantar : of or relating to the toes and the plantar surface of the foot
digitoxin : a poisonous cardiotonic glycoside C41H64O13 that is the most active constituent of digitalis
digitoxose : a sugar C6H12O4 obtained by the hydrolysis of several glycosides of digitalis (as digitoxin or gitoxin)
digitus : any of various small processes on insects
diglossia : the use of two varieties of the same language in different social contexts throughout a speech community
diglot : bilingual sense 1
diglucoside : a compound with two molecules of glucose
diglyceride : an ester formed from glycerol by reacting two of its hydroxyl groups with fatty acids
diglyph : a projecting ornamental face like the triglyph but having only two grooves
diglyphic : having two siphonoglyphs
dignification : a dignifying or being dignified
dignified : showing or expressing dignity
dignify : to give distinction to : ennoble
dignitarial : of or belonging to a dignitary
dignitary : one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
dignity : formal reserve or seriousness of manner, appearance, or language
digoneutic : having two broods in one year : bivoltine
digoneutism : having two broods in one year : bivoltine
digonoporous : having separate orifices for the male and female reproductive organs
digram : a group of two successive letters or other symbols
digraph : a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (such as ea in bread or ng in sing) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (such as ch in chin where the value is \t\ + \sh\)
digraphic : a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (such as ea in bread or ng in sing) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (such as ch in chin where the value is \t\ + \sh\)
digress : to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument
digression : the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
digressional : the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
digressionary : the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
digressive : characterized by digressions
digressively : characterized by digressions
digressiveness : characterized by digressions
digs : to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement
Digynia : an order of plants including those having flowers with two pistils
digynian : an order of plants including those having flowers with two pistils
digynous : an order of plants including those having flowers with two pistils
dihalide : a compound containing two atoms of halogen combined with an element or radical
dihalo : containing two atoms of a halogen
dihedral : dihedral angle
dihexagonal : being or relating to a symmetrical 12-sided figure the alternate angles of which are equal
dihexahedral : of or relating to a dihexahedron
dihexahedron : a form of crystal having 12 faces (such as a double 6-sided pyramid)
dihybrid : of, relating to, involving, or being an individual or strain that is heterozygous at two genetic loci
dihydrate : a hydrate containing two molecules of water
dihydrated : combined with two molecules of water
dihydrazone : a compound containing two hydrazone groupings =NNHR  — compare osazone
dihydric : containing two atoms of acid hydrogen
dihydrite : pseudomalachite
dihydrogen  — see sodium dihydrogen phosphate
dihydrotachysterol : a crystalline alcohol C28H45OH used in the treatment of hypocalcemia (as in hypoparathyroidism)
dihydroxy : containing two hydroxyl groups
diiambus : diiamb
diiodide : a compound containing two atoms of iodine combined with an element or radical
diiodo : containing two atoms of iodine
dijudicate : to make a judicial decision : decide, determine
dijudication : the act or action of dijudicating
dika : wild mango
dikage : the digging of dikes
dikaryon : a pair of associated but unfused haploid nuclei of a fungus cell capable of participating in repeated cell division as separate entities prior to their ultimate fusion
dikaryophase : the phase of the life cycle of a fungus (as the rusts) characterized by the dikaryotic condition
dikaryophasic : the phase of the life cycle of a fungus (as the rusts) characterized by the dikaryotic condition
dikaryophyte : the dikaryotic mycelium as a whole in fungi (as the rusts)
dikaryotic : characterized by the presence of two nuclei in each cell
Dike : an artificial watercourse : ditch
dike : an artificial watercourse : ditch
dikegrave : an officer in Holland in charge of dikes
diker : an artificial watercourse : ditch
dikereeve : an English official in charge of the drains, sluices, and sea walls in a district of fen or marshy land
diketo : containing two ketone groups
diketone : a chemical compound containing two ketone groups
dikkop : stone curlew
dilacerate : to tear apart or in pieces
dilaceration : injury (as partial fracture) to a developing tooth that results in a curve in the long axis as development continues
dilambdodont : having two Λ-shaped transverse ridges on the molar teeth
dilapidate : to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin
dilapidated : decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
dilapidation : to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin
dilapidator : one that causes or permits dilapidation
dilatability : to become enlarged or widened
dilatable : to become enlarged or widened
dilatancy : the property of being dilatant
dilatant : increasing in viscosity and setting to a solid as a result of deformation by expansion, pressure, or agitation
dilatation : the state of being expanded or widened
dilatative : dilative
dilatator : dilator sense b
dilate : to become enlarged or widened
dilated : marked by expansion or widening : subject to dilation
dilation : the act or action of enlarging, expanding, or widening : the state of being dilated: such as
dilative : causing dilation : tending to dilate
dilatometer : an instrument for measuring expansion
dilatometric : an instrument for measuring expansion
dilatometry : an instrument for measuring expansion
dilator : to become enlarged or widened
dilatorily : tending or intended to cause delay
dilatoriness : tending or intended to cause delay
dilatory : tending or intended to cause delay
dildo : an object resembling a penis used for sexual stimulation
dilemma : a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
dilemmatic : a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
dilettante : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
dilettanti : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
dilettantish : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
dilettantism : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
dilettantist : dilettantish
diligence : steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
diligency : diligence entry 1
diligent : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking
diligently : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking
diligentness : a diligent quality or state : diligence
dill : any of several plants of the carrot family
Dillenia : a genus of East Indian trees and shrubs (family Dilleniaceae) having panicles of large showy white or yellow flowers with numerous stamens
Dilleniaceae : a family of chiefly tropical shrubs, trees, and climbers (order Parietales) with leathery leaves sometimes replaced by phylloclades and cymose inflorescences
dilleniaceous : a family of chiefly tropical shrubs, trees, and climbers (order Parietales) with leathery leaves sometimes replaced by phylloclades and cymose inflorescences
dilleniad : a dilleniaceous plant
dilli city and port in northern Timor population 192,652
dilling : the youngest child of a family
dillseed : the seed of the dill plant used for flavoring pickles
dillue : to separate (tin ore) by washing in a hand sieve
dillweed : dill sense 1
dilly : one that is remarkable or outstanding
dillydallier : one that dillydallies
dillydally : to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle
dillyman : a mineworker who starts and brakes the movement of cars on a dilly
dilo : poon
diluent : a diluting agent (such as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)
dilute : attenuate
diluted : weakened or thinned by or as if by having been mixed with something else (such as water)
dilutee : an unskilled worker performing a task previously a part or process of a skilled operation  — compare dilution sense 2
diluteness : attenuate
diluter : attenuate
dilution : the action of diluting : the state of being diluted
dilutive : attenuate
dilutor : attenuate
diluvia : drift sense 2g
diluvial : of, relating to, or brought about by a flood
diluvialist : a believer in diluvianism
diluvian : of, relating to, or brought about by a flood
diluvianism : a theory in geology: many geological phenomena can be explained by a former universal deluge
diluvion : diluvium
diluvium : drift sense 2g
dim : emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
dimble : a ravine with a watercourse : dingle
dime : a coin of the U.S. worth ¹/₁₀ dollar
dimension : measure in one direction
dimensional : measure in one direction
dimensionality : measure in one direction
dimensionally : measure in one direction
dimensioned : measure in one direction
dimensionless : measure in one direction
dimensive : dimensional
dimer : a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound
dimeric : a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound
dimeride : dimer
dimerism : the quality or state of being dimerous
dimerization : a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound
dimerous : consisting of two parts: such as
dimeter : a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet or of two dipodies
dimethoxy : containing two methoxy groups
dimethyl : containing two methyl groups in the molecule
dimethylamine : an easily condensable gaseous compound (CH3)2NH having a strong ammoniacal odor made by catalytic reaction of methanol with ammonia or methylamine and used chiefly in organic syntheses (as of vulcanization accelerators for rubber)
dimethylamino : containing the univalent group (CH3)2N− derived from dimethylamine
dimethylaniline : a yellowish to brownish oily liquid compound C6H5N(CH3)2 made by methylating aniline and used chiefly as an intermediate (as in dye manufacture)
dimethylbenzene : xylene sense 1
dimetric : tetragonal or hexagonal  — compare crystal system
dimication : contest, strife
dimidiate : to halve or reduce to the half
dimidiation : a formation of marshaling by joining the dexter half of one heraldic shield with the sinister half of another divided per pale or sometimes per bend
diminish : to make less or cause to appear less
diminishable : to make less or cause to appear less
diminishingly : in a diminishing manner : decreasingly
diminishment : to make less or cause to appear less
diminuendo : decrescendo
diminute : diminished, diminutive
diminution : the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
diminutival : diminutive entry 2 sense 1
diminutive : a word, affix, or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive (see diminutive entry 2 sense 1) word, affix, or name
diminutively : a word, affix, or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive (see diminutive entry 2 sense 1) word, affix, or name
diminutiveness : a word, affix, or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive (see diminutive entry 2 sense 1) word, affix, or name
dimission : dismissal or discharge
dimissorial : a letter from a pope, bishop, abbot, or other high ecclesiastical official authorizing the ordination of the bearer
dimissory : dismissing or granting leave to depart
dimit : demit entry 1
Dimittis : the prayer of Simeon in Luke 2:29–32 used as a canticle
dimity : a sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripes
dimly : emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
dimmed : emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
dimmedness : the quality or state of being dimmed
dimmer : a device for regulating the intensity of an electric lighting unit
dimmest : emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
dimmet : twilight, dusk
dimmish : somewhat dim
dimness : emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light
dimolecular : bimolecular
dimoric : disemic
dimorph : either of the two crystalline forms of a dimorphous substance
dimorphic : dimorphous sense 1
dimorphism : the condition or property of being dimorphic or dimorphous: such as
Dimorphotheca : a genus of southern African herbs or subshrubs (family Compositae) with terminal solitary white, purple, orange, or yellow flower heads similar to those of plants of the genus Calendula and with conspicuously toothed leaves
dimorphous : crystallizing in two different forms
dimple : a slight natural indentation in the surface of some part of the human body
dimply : a slight natural indentation in the surface of some part of the human body
dimps : dusk, twilight
dimpsy : dusk
Dimyaria : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising the bivalve mollusks with both anterior and posterior adductor muscles, sometimes used synonymously with Isomyaria but commonly including also Heteromyaria  — compare monomyaria
dimyarian : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising the bivalve mollusks with both anterior and posterior adductor muscles, sometimes used synonymously with Isomyaria but commonly including also Heteromyaria  — compare monomyaria
dimyaric : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising the bivalve mollusks with both anterior and posterior adductor muscles, sometimes used synonymously with Isomyaria but commonly including also Heteromyaria  — compare monomyaria
din : a loud continued noise
Dinantian : of or relating to a division of the Carboniferous of Europe
dinaphthyl : containing two naphthyl groups in the molecule
dinar : a gold coin formerly used in countries of southwest Asia and north Africa
Dinaric : of, near, or relating to the Dinaric Alps
dindle : vibrate
dine : to take dinner
diner : a person who dines (as in a restaurant) or who is dining
dinergate : the soldier form of ants with polymorphic castes that is distinguished by a greatly enlarged head
dineric : of or relating to the interface between two mutually immiscible liquids (as oil and water) contained in the same vessel
dinero : money
dinette : a small space usually off a kitchen used for informal dining
ding : to make a ringing sound : clang
dingbat : a typographical symbol or ornament (such as *, ¶, or ✠)
dingdong : the ringing sound produced by repeated strokes especially on a bell
dinge : the condition of being dingy
dinghy : a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
dingily : dirty, unclean
dinginess : dirty, unclean
dingle : a small wooded valley : dell
dingleberry : a foolish, stupid, or contemptible person
dinglebird : bellbird
dingo : a wild dog (Canis dingo) of Australia having a tan or reddish coat that is often considered a subspecies (C. familiaris dingo) of the domestic dog
dingus : an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget, doodad sense 2
Dingwall burgh in northern Scotland northwest of Inverness population 4815
dingy : dirty, unclean
Dinichthys : a genus of large Devonian fishes (subclass Arthrodira) known from both Europe and America and especially abundant in parts of Ohio attaining a length of 30 feet and having the anterior bony armor reduced
dining : to take dinner
dinitrate  — see isosorbide dinitrate
dinitrile : an organic chemical compound (such as adiponitrile) containing two cyano groups
dinitro : containing two nitro groups
dinitrobenzene : any of three isomeric toxic compounds C6H4(NO2)2
dinitrophenol : any of six isomeric crystalline compounds C6H4N2O5 some of whose derivatives are pesticides
dinitrotoluene : any of six isomeric toxic crystalline compounds CH3C6H3(NO2)3 formed by nitration of nitrotoluenes: such as
dink : dinghy
Dinka : a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan
dinkey : a small locomotive
dinkum : authentic, genuine
dinky : overly or unattractively small
dinmont : a wether between one and two years old or between the first and second shearing
dinner : the principal meal of the day
dinnerless : the principal meal of the day
dinnertime : the customary time for dinner
dinnerware : tableware other than flatware
Dinobryon : a genus of plantlike flagellates (order Chrysomonadina) having delicate cuplike tests and sometimes fouling water supplies
Dinocerata : a small order of primitive ungulate mammals of the Paleocene and Eocene  — compare uintatherium
Dinoflagellata : any of an order (Dinoflagellata) of chiefly marine planktonic usually solitary unicellular phytoflagellates that include luminescent forms, forms important in marine food chains, and forms causing red tide
dinoflagellate : any of an order (Dinoflagellata) of chiefly marine planktonic usually solitary unicellular phytoflagellates that include luminescent forms, forms important in marine food chains, and forms causing red tide
Dinomys : a genus of Peruvian hystericomorph rodents (the type of the family Dinomyidae) resembling the pacas
Dinophilea : a small group of minute vermiform invertebrate animals inhabiting salt water or brackish water, constituting a single genus, and being considered of uncertain systematic position or included as a class in Trochelminthes
Dinophyceae : a class of the division Pyrrophyta coextensive with the order Dinoflagellata
Dinornis : the type genus of Dinornithidae comprising the largest of the moas
dinornithic : of or relating to the Dinornithidae
dinornithid : of or relating to the Dinornithidae
Dinornithidae : a family of extinct ratite birds that are related to the emus and cassowaries though usually placed in a distinct order  — see dinornis , moa
dinosaur : any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct, often very large, carnivorous or herbivorous archosaurian reptiles that have the hind limbs extending directly beneath the body and include chiefly terrestrial, bipedal or quadrupedal ornithischians (such as ankylosaurs and stegosaurs) and saurischians (such as sauropods and theropods) which flourished during the Mesozoic era from the late Triassic period to the end of the Cretaceous period
Dinosauria : a group of extinct reptiles widely distributed from the Triassic to the Mesozoic initially differing little from the generalized long-tailed quadrupedal common ancestors of modern birds and crocodilians but later becoming specialized for chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous modes of life into distinct bipedal and quadrupedal groups, the latter including the largest known land animals  — compare brontosaurus, diplodocus, ornithischia, saurischia, thecodontia
dinosaurian : any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct, often very large, carnivorous or herbivorous archosaurian reptiles that have the hind limbs extending directly beneath the body and include chiefly terrestrial, bipedal or quadrupedal ornithischians (such as ankylosaurs and stegosaurs) and saurischians (such as sauropods and theropods) which flourished during the Mesozoic era from the late Triassic period to the end of the Cretaceous period
dinothere : one of the Deinotherioidea  — compare deinotherium
Dinotheres : one of the Deinotherioidea  — compare deinotherium
dinsome : noisy
dint : force, power
diocesan : a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
diocese : the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
Diocletian 245–316 Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Roman emperor (284–305)
dioctahedral : having 16 faces
Dioctophyme : a genus of nematode worms including a single species (D. renale) which is a destructive parasite of the kidney of dogs, minks, and sometimes humans
diode : an electronic device that has two electrodes or terminals and is used especially as a rectifier
Diodia : a genus of mostly American weedy herbs of the family Rubiaceae with opposite leaves and small tubular solitary axillary flowers  — see buttonweed sense 1
Diodon : the type genus of Diodontidae comprising the typical porcupine fishes
diodont : the type genus of Diodontidae comprising the typical porcupine fishes
Diodontidae : a family of blocky to nearly spherical plectognath fishes that live in warm shallow seas and have the body covered with spines and the teeth fused into a cutting plate in each jaw  — see porcupine fish
Dioecia : a class of plants including those having staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals
dioecian : dioecious
dioecious : having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another
dioecism : having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another
dioecy : having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another
dioestrous : a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus
dioestrum : a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus
dioestrus : a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus
Diogenean : characteristic of, attributed to, or associated with the philosopher Diogenes
Diogenic : characteristic of, attributed to, or associated with the philosopher Diogenes
diogenite : an achondritic meteorite composed essentially of orthorhombic pyroxene
dioicous : having archegonia and antheridia on separate plants  — compare dioecious, heteroicous, monoicous, paroicous, synoicous
diol : a compound containing two hydroxyl groups
diolefin : diene
Diomedea : a genus of albatrosses
Diomedeidae : a family of large sea birds (order Procellariiformes) comprising the albatrosses
Dione : the fourth largest satellite of Saturn with a diameter of approximately 700 miles (1120 km)
dionise : a precious stone dark with red streaks reputed when dissolved in water to prevent drunkenness
Dionysia : ancient Greek festival observances held in seasonal cycles in honor of Dionysus
Dionysiac : dionysian sense 2
Dioon : a genus of plants (family Cycadaceae) having a somewhat conical trunk crowned by a large tuft of pinnate leaves with spine-tipped pinnae
Diophantine : of or relating to Diophantus
diopside : a green to white mineral that consists of pyroxene containing little or no aluminum
Diopsis : a genus of two-winged flies (group Acalyptrata) of the Old World tropics having the head produced into long lateral club-shaped projections bearing the antennae and eyes
dioptase : a mineral CuSiO2(OH)2 consisting of hydrous copper silicate and occurring in emerald-green crystals and massive (hardness 5, specific gravity 3.47)
diopter : a unit of measurement of the refractive power of lenses equal to the reciprocal of the focal length in meters
dioptometer : an instrument used in measuring the accommodation and refraction of the eye
dioptometry : an instrument used in measuring the accommodation and refraction of the eye
dioptral : relating to a diopter or to focal power in diopters
dioptrate : divided by a transverse line or septum
dioptric : refractive
dioptrical : refractive
dioptrically : refractive
dioptrics : a branch of optics dealing with the refraction of light especially by lenses
dioptry : focal power expressed in diopters
diorama : a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
dioramic : a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
diordinal : of or relating to two orders
diorite : a granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite
dioritic : a granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite
diorthosis : a correcting or revision especially of a text
diorthotic : corrective
Dioscorea : a genus of mostly tropical twining herbs (family Dioscoreaceae) including the yams and having net-veined leaves and small dioecious flowers
Dioscoreaceae : a family of twining herbs and shrubs (order Liliales) comprising the yams and related plants  — see tamus
Dioscuri : the twins Castor and Pollux reunited as stars in the sky by Zeus after Castor's death and regarded as patrons of athletes and sailors
diose : a monosaccharide (as glycolaldehyde) that contains two carbon atoms
Diosma : a small genus of southern African heathlike shrubs of the family Rutaceae with fragrant foliage and small white or pinkish flowers
diosphenol : a crystalline hydroxy terpenoid ketone C10H16O2 obtained from the essential oil of buchu
Diospyros : a genus of trees and shrubs of the ebony family (Ebenaceae) with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers that includes an American persimmon (D. virginiana) whose bark has been used as an astringent
diotic : affecting or relating to the two ears : binaural
diovular : biovular
dioxane : a flammable toxic liquid diether C4H8O2 used especially as a solvent
dioxide : an oxide (such as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
dioxy : containing two oxy groups
dip : to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat
dipartite : separated into parts : divided
dipartition : separated into parts : divided
dipentene : a liquid terpene hydrocarbon C10H16 that is found in many essential oils, is a constituent of terebene, and is used chiefly as a solvent and dispersing agent (as for resins and varnishes)  — compare limonene
dipeptide : a peptide that yields two molecules of amino acid on hydrolysis
dipetalous : having two petals
dipetto : from the chest
diphase : having two phases
diphasic : having two phases
diphead : a drift inclined along the dip of a coal seam
diphenol : a chemical compound (as pyrocatechol or resorcinol) containing two phenolic hydroxyl groups
diphenyl : a crystalline diamine C6H5NHC6H4NH2
diphenylamine : a crystalline pleasant-smelling compound (C6H5)2NH used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an indicator
diphenylchloroarsine : a colorless crystalline arsenical (C6H5)2AsCl used during World War I especially by the Germans for producing a toxic smoke causing sneezing and vomiting
diphenylguanidine : a crystalline compound (C6H5NH)2C=NH made by reaction of aniline and cyanogen chloride and used as an accelerator of vulcanization
diphenylmethane : a crystalline hydrocarbon (C6H5)2CH2 that has an odor suggesting geranium, that is made usually from benzene (as by reaction with benzyl chloride), that is used chiefly as a perfume in soaps, and that is the parent of some synthetic dyes
diphenylthiourea : thiocarbanilide
diphosgene : a liquid compound C2Cl4O2 used as a poison gas in World War I
diphosphate : a phosphate containing two phosphate groups
diphosphoric : pyrophosphoric acid
diphosphothiamine : cocarboxylase
diphtheria : an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system
diphtherial : an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system
diphtheric : diphtheritic
diphtheritic : an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system
diphtheroid : resembling diphtheria
diphthong : a gliding (see glide entry 1 sense 4) monosyllabic speech sound (such as the vowel combination at the end of toy) that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position of another
diphthongal : a gliding (see glide entry 1 sense 4) monosyllabic speech sound (such as the vowel combination at the end of toy) that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position of another
diphthongic : diphthongal
diphthongization : to change into a diphthong
diphthongize : to change into a diphthong
diphycercal : having the upper and lower portions alike or nearly so and the vertebral column extending to the tip without any upturning
diphycercy : the state of being diphycercal
Diphyes : a genus of oceanic hydrozoans of the order Siphonophora having two large swimming bells at the upper end of a stock that bears the polyps
diphygenic : following either of two alternate courses of embryonic development
diphyletic : derived from two lines of evolutionary descent
Diphylla : a genus of bloodsucking bats of the family Desmodontidae  — see vampire sense 3
Diphylleia : a small genus of perennial herbs (family Berberidaceae) with a single basal peltate leaf and two cauline leaves all deeply 2-cleft, 6-petaled white flowers, and globose or oblong berries
Diphyllobothrium : a large genus of tapeworms that is the type genus of the family Diphyllobothriidae and that comprises a number of parasites of fish-eating birds and mammals including the fish tapeworm (D. latum) of humans  — compare bothriocephalus
diphyllous : having two leaves
diphyodont : marked by the successive development of deciduous and permanent sets of teeth
diphyozooid : one of the free-swimming sexual zooids of siphonophores
dipicrylamine : hexanitrodiphenylamine
Diplacanthidae : a family of primitive placoderm fishes (subclass Acanthodii) having two dorsal fins  — see diplacanthus
Diplacanthus : the type genus of Diplacanthidae comprising small Devonian fishes with two strong spines between the pectoral fins
diplacusis : the hearing of a single tone as if it were two tones of different pitch
Dipladenia : a genus of tropical South American woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having large varicolored racemose flowers
diplanetic : having two swarming periods each with a different form of zoospore and separated by an encysted stage (as in the Saprolegniales)  — compare monoplanetic
diplanetism : having two swarming periods each with a different form of zoospore and separated by an encysted stage (as in the Saprolegniales)  — compare monoplanetic
diplarthrous : having each or most of the tarsal or carpal bones of one row articulating with more than one bone of the other row
diplasic : two to one in proportion : having a thesis twice the length of the arsis
diplegia : paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body
diplex : allowing telecommunication of two independent signals simultaneously by a single station or antenna or on a single carrier frequency without mutual interference
diplobacillus : a pair of rod-shaped bacilli that remain joined together end-to-end following division
diploblastic : having two germ layers
diplocardia : a cardiac condition in which the right and left halves of the heart are separated by a fissure
diplocardiac : having the heart completely divided so that one side is systemic and the other is pulmonary
Diplocarpon : a genus of fungi (family Microthyriaceae) with shield-shaped perithecia and unequally two-celled hyaline ascospores  — see black spot
diplocaulescent : having axes of the second order
diplochlamydeous : dichlamydeous
diplococcal : any of various encapsulated bacteria (such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single taxon (genus Diplococcus) but are now all assigned to other genera
diplococcoid : resembling a diplococcus
diplococcus : any of various encapsulated bacteria (such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single taxon (genus Diplococcus) but are now all assigned to other genera
Diplodia : a large form genus of imperfect fungi (of the family Sphaeropsidaceae, order Sphaeropsidales) having carbonous pycnidia and brown 2-celled spores  — see dry rot sense 2b
Diplodocus : any of a genus (Diplodocus) of large herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic known from remains found in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Utah
Diplodus : a genus of deep-bodied fishes (family Sparidae) including a number of typical sargos
diploe : cancellous bony tissue between the external and internal layers of the skull
diploetic : diploic
diplogangliate : having the ganglia arranged in pairs
diplogenesis : a hypothetical production of changes in the germplasm corresponding to acquired modification of somatic structure  — compare lamarckism
diplogenetic : a hypothetical production of changes in the germplasm corresponding to acquired modification of somatic structure  — compare lamarckism
diplogenic : partaking of the nature of two bodies
Diploglossata : a suborder of Dermaptera including the single genus Hemimerus of ectoparasites on African rats
diploglossate : having the end of the tongue retractile into the basal portion
diplohedral : of or relating to a diplohedron
diplohedron : diploid sense 1
diploic : cancellous bony tissue between the external and internal layers of the skull
diploid : having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes
diploidion : an ancient Greek chiton for women having the part above the waist double and the outer fold hanging loose
diploidy : having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes
diplokaryon : a nucleus possessing twice the diploid number of chromosomes : a tetraploid nucleus
diploma : an official or state document : charter
diplomacy : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations
diplomat : one employed or skilled in diplomacy
diplomate : a person who holds a diploma
diplomatic : paleographic
diplomatically : paleographic
diplomatist : diplomat
diplomatize : to confer a diploma upon
diplomyelia : duplication of the spinal cord
diplonema : the chromosomes of the diplotene stage of meiotic prophase
diplonephridia : nephridia in whose formation both the ectoderm and mesoderm take part
diploneural : supplied by two different nerves
diplont : an organism with somatic cells having the diploid chromosome number  — compare haplont
diplophase : a diploid phase in a life cycle
diplopia : a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)
diplopic : a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)
diplopod : millipede
Diplopoda : a class of arthropods comprising the millipedes
diplopodic : a class of arthropods comprising the millipedes
diplosis : restoration of the somatic chromosome number by fusion of two gametes in fertilization
diplosome : a double centriole
diplosphene : hyposphene
diplospondylic : embolomerous
diplostemonous : having the stamens in two whorls each of which has the same number as the petals and usually an inner stamen opposite each petal and an outer one opposite each sepal  — compare obdiplostemonous
Diplotaxis : a genus of Old World weedy herbs (family Cruciferae) with alternate pinnatifid leaves and yellow racemose flowers  — see wall rocket
diplotegia : a capsule developed in seed plants from an inferior ovary (as in iris)
diplotene : a stage of meiotic prophase which follows the pachytene and during which the paired homologous chromosomes begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
Diplozoon : a genus of monogenetic trematode worms parasitic upon the gills of fishes (such as minnows) and unique among animals in that two larvae fuse together permanently at the middle of their bodies forming an individual shaped like an X and only double individuals thus formed are capable of becoming sexually mature
Dipneumona : a group of lungfishes including the genera Protopterus and Lepidosiren in which the lung is double and the lateral rays of the archipterygium are vestigial or absent
Dipneumones : a division of spiders comprising those with a single pair of lungs
dipneumonous : having two respiratory organs
dipneustal : of or relating to the Dipneusti
Dipneusti : an order of Choanichthyes coextensive with Dipnoi  — see lungfish
dipnoan : lungfish
Dipnoi : an order or other division of Choanichthyes including a number of fossil fishes known from the Devonian and later formations and three surviving genera, Neoceratodus, Protopterus, and Lepidosiren, comprising aberrant fishes that have overlapping cycloid scales and dermal fin rays, a largely cartilaginous skeleton with a persistent notochord, an autostylic skull, paired fins of the archipterygial type, gills covered by an operculum, and in addition a lung or pair of lungs communicating with the ventral side of the esophagus by a short tube
dipnoid : dipnoan
dipnoous : having both lungs and gills
dipode : biped
dipodic : a prosodic unit or measure of two feet
Dipodidae : a family of myomorph rodents comprising the Old World jerboas and sometimes related forms
Dipodomys : a genus of sciuromorph rodents consisting of the North American kangaroo rats
dipody : a prosodic unit or measure of two feet
dipolar : a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles of opposite sign separated especially by a small distance
dipole : a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles of opposite sign separated especially by a small distance
dipotassium : containing two atoms of potassium in a molecule
dipped : to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat
dipper : one that dips: such as
dipperful : one that dips: such as
dipping : to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat
diprismatic : doubly prismatic
dipropyl : containing two propyl groups in the molecule
Diprotodon : a monotypic genus of Australian Pleistocene herbivorous marsupials related to the kangaroos, resembling a rhinoceros in size, and walking on four legs  — see diprotodontia
diprotodont : belonging to Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia : a suborder of Marsupialia comprising the kangaroos, phalangers, koala, wombats, the extinct giants of the genus Diprotodon, and other marsupials that are all almost exclusively herbivorous, have only one well-developed pair of lower incisors, but usually have three pairs of upper incisors  — compare polyprotodontia
Dipsacaceae : a family of chiefly southern European herbs (order Rubiales) having the flowers in heads as in the Compositae but with the stamens separate
dipsacaceous : a family of chiefly southern European herbs (order Rubiales) having the flowers in heads as in the Compositae but with the stamens separate
dipsaceous : dipsacaceous
Dipsacus : a genus (the type of the family Dipsacaceae) of Old World prickly herbs comprising the teasels
dipsas : a serpent with a bite anciently supposed to produce intense thirst
dipsey : deep-sea
dipsomania : an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors
dipsomaniac : an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors
dipsomaniacal : an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors
Dipsosaurus : a genus of small iguanid lizards including one form (D. dorsalis) that inhabits the desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and feeds on buds and flowers
dipter : dipteron
Diptera : of, relating to, or being a fly (see fly entry 4 sense 2a)
dipteral : marked by columniation consisting of a completely surrounding double row of free columns
dipteran : of, relating to, or being a fly (see fly entry 4 sense 2a)
dipterist : a specialist in the study of Diptera
dipterocarp : any of a family (Dipterocarpaceae) of tall hardwood tropical trees chiefly of southeastern Asia that have a 2-winged fruit and are the source of valuable timber, aromatic oils, and resins
Dipterocarpaceae : a family of trees (order Parietales) chiefly of tropical Asia yielding valuable wood and aromatic oils and resins and distinguished by having 2-winged fruit
dipterocarpaceous : a family of trees (order Parietales) chiefly of tropical Asia yielding valuable wood and aromatic oils and resins and distinguished by having 2-winged fruit
dipterocarpous : of or relating to the genus Dipterocarpus or to the family Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpus : a large genus (the type of the family Dipterocarpaceae) of tall trees ranging from India to the Philippines where they are important as timber  — see gurjun balsam
dipterocecidium : a gall caused by an insect of the order Diptera
dipterology : a branch of entomology which relates to Diptera
dipteron : one of the Diptera
dipteros : a dipteral building
dipterous : of, relating to, or being a fly (see fly entry 4 sense 2a)
Dipteryx : a small genus of tropical American trees of the family Leguminosae having opposite pinnate leaves and including several whose seeds are a source of coumarin  — see tonka bean
diptote : a noun or adjective with only two cases
diptych : a 2-leaved hinged tablet folding together to protect writing on its waxed surfaces
Dipus  — see sympus dipus
dipware : pottery decorated by being dipped in slip
dipygus : a teratological fetus with a double pelvis, genitals, and extremities
dipylon : distinctive of an elaborate stage of ancient Greek pottery making and decorating in the geometric style marked by pictures of funerals
dipyre : mizzonite
Dirca : a genus of shrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) having tough fibrous bark and clusters of yellow flowers  — see leatherwood sense 1a
dird : a powerful blow or stroke
dirdum : blame
dire : exciting horror
direct : to cause to turn, move, or point undeviatingly or to follow a straight course
directable : capable of being directed
directed : subject to supervision or regulation
direction : guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management
directional : of, relating to, or indicating direction in space:
directionally : as to or with reference to direction
directionless : guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management
directive : serving or intended to guide, govern, or influence
directively : so as to guide : with directive methods
directiveness : the quality of being directive
directivity : the property of being directional
directly : in a direct manner
directness : the character of being accurate in course or aim
Directoire : of, relating to, or imitative of the style of clothing, furniture, or decoration prevalent in France during the period of the Directory
director : one who directs: such as
directoral : directorial
directorate : the office of director
directorial : serving to direct
directorially : in a directorial function or manner
directorship : one who directs: such as
directory : serving to direct
directress : a woman who is a director
directrices : directress
directrix : directress
direful : dreadful
direfully : dreadful
direly : exciting horror
diremption : separation, disjunction : division into two
direness : exciting horror
direption : a tearing apart or away
dirge : a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
dirgeful : full of lamentation : funereal, mournful
dirgelike : a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
dirhem : a Muslim unit of weight originally established in Arabia as equal to two thirds of the Attic drachma or nearly 45 grains, later used with varying values in Persia, Turkey, and North Africa, but by the 1930s found as a chief unit only in Egypt, there being equal to about 41 grains
Dirian : an Indian people of southwestern Nicaragua
dirigibility : the property of being dirigible
dirigible : capable of being steered
diriment : a disability that makes void a marriage contracted even with the required legal solemnities
Dirk : a long straight-bladed dagger
dirk : a long straight-bladed dagger
dirl : tremble, quiver
dirndl : a dress style with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt
dirt : excrement
dirtbird : green woodpecker
dirtboard : a guard placed on a carriage so as to keep dirt from the axle arm
dirten : dirty, filthy
dirtily : not clean or pure
dirtiness : not clean or pure
dirtplate : dirtboard
dirty : not clean or pure
dis : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult
Disa : a genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids with tuberous rootstocks and dark green leaves
disability : a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions
disable : to make ineffective or inoperative
disabled : impaired or limited by a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition : affected by disability
disablement : to make ineffective or inoperative
disabuse : to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy sense 1a)
disaccharide : any of a class of sugars (such as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules
disaccommodate : discommode
disaccord : clash, disagree
disaccustom : to free from a habit
disaccustomed : to free from a habit
disacidify : to free from acid
disacknowledge : to refuse to acknowledge : deny, disown
disacquaintance : loss of acquaintance or association
disadvance : to cause to draw back : stop, check
disadvantage : loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : detriment
disadvantageous : constituting a disadvantage
disadvantageously : constituting a disadvantage
disadvantageousness : constituting a disadvantage
disadventure : mishap
disadventurous : disastrous, unfortunate
disadvise : to advise against
disaffect : to alienate the affection or loyalty of
disaffected : discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
disaffection : to alienate the affection or loyalty of
disaffiliate : disassociate
disaffiliation : disassociate
disaffirm : to refuse to confirm : annul, repudiate
disaffirmance : to refuse to confirm : annul, repudiate
disaffirmation : to refuse to confirm : annul, repudiate
disafforest : to reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of ordinary land : exempt from the forest laws
disaggregate : to separate into component parts
disaggregation : to separate into component parts
disaggregative : to separate into component parts
disagio : agio
disagree : to fail to agree
disagreeability : the quality or state of being disagreeable : unpleasantness
disagreeable : causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive
disagreeableness : causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive
disagreeably : causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive
disagreed : to fail to agree
disagreement : the act of disagreeing
disallow : to deny the force, truth, or validity of
disallowance : to deny the force, truth, or validity of
disally : to free from an alliance : sever
disamenity : disadvantage, unpleasantness
disanimate : to deprive of life
disannex : to undo the annexation of
disannul : annul, cancel
disanoint : to invalidate the consecration of
disappear : to pass from view
disappearance : to pass from view
disappearing : to pass from view
disappoint : to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate
disappointed : defeated in expectation or hope
disappointedly : defeated in expectation or hope
disappointing : failing to meet expectations
disappointingly : failing to meet expectations
disappointment : the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed
disapprobation : the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
disapprobative : disapprobatory
disapprobatory : containing or expressing disapprobation : disapproving
disapproval : disapprobation, censure
disapprove : to pass unfavorable judgment on
disapprover : to pass unfavorable judgment on
disapprovingly : to pass unfavorable judgment on
disarm : to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarmament : to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarmed : to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarmer : to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarming : allaying criticism or hostility : ingratiating
disarmingly : allaying criticism or hostility : ingratiating
disarrange : to disturb the arrangement or order of
disarrangement : to disturb the arrangement or order of
disarray : a lack of order or sequence : confusion, disorder
disarticulate : to become disjointed
disarticulation : to become disjointed
disassemble : to take apart
disassembly : to take apart
disassimilate : to subject to catabolism
disassimilation : to subject to catabolism
disassimilative : to subject to catabolism
disassociate : to detach from association : dissociate
disassociation : to detach from association : dissociate
disaster : a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction
disastrous : attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous
disastrously : attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous
disastrousness : the quality or state of being disastrous
disavow : to deny responsibility for : repudiate
disavowable : to deny responsibility for : repudiate
disavowal : to deny responsibility for : repudiate
disazo : containing two azo groups in a molecule
disbalance : lack of balance : imbalance
disband : to break up the organization of : dissolve
disbandment : to break up the organization of : dissolve
disbar : to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
disbark : disembark
disbarment : to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
disbelief : the act of disbelieving : mental rejection of something as untrue
disbelieve : to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
disbeliever : to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
disbelieving : to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
disbowel : disembowel
disbranch : to divest of a branch : tear off (as a branch)
disbud : to thin out flower buds in order to improve the quality of bloom of
disburden : to rid of a burden
disburdenment : to rid of a burden
disburse : to pay out : expend especially from a fund
disbursement : the act of paying out money especially from a fund : the act of disbursing
disburser : to pay out : expend especially from a fund
disc : the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body
discal : like or relating to a disk
discalceate : discalced
discalced : unshod, barefoot
discantus : descant
discard : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted
discardable : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted
discarder : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted
discarnate : having no physical body : incorporeal
discase : undress
discept : debate, discuss, disagree
disceptation : controversy, disputation, discussion
discern : to detect with the eyes
discerner : to detect with the eyes
discernible : able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
discernibly : able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
discerning : showing insight and understanding : discriminating
discerningly : showing insight and understanding : discriminating
discernment : the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure : skill in discerning
discerp : to tear apart : dismember
discerpible : discerptible
discerptible : capable of being torn to pieces or pulled apart : separable into parts
discerption : the act of discerping : a pulling to pieces
discharge : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:
dischargeable : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:
dischargee : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:
discharger : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:
discharging : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:
discifloral : having flowers with the receptacle enlarged into a conspicuous disc (as in the Rutaceae and other families of dicotyledons)
disciform : round or oval in shape
discigerous : having a disk
Discina : a genus of recent African inarticulate brachiopods having a disk-shaped shell whose ventral valve is perforated by the pedicle
discinct : loosely dressed
discinoid : a genus of recent African inarticulate brachiopods having a disk-shaped shell whose ventral valve is perforated by the pedicle
disciple : one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: such as
discipleship : one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: such as
disciplinable : docile, teachable
disciplinal : control gained by enforcing obedience or order
disciplinant : flagellant
disciplinarian : one who disciplines or enforces order
disciplinarily : of or relating to discipline
disciplinary : of or relating to discipline
disciplinatory : disciplinary
discipline : control gained by enforcing obedience or order
discipliner : control gained by enforcing obedience or order
discipular : of, relating to, or befitting a disciple
discission : an incision (as in treating cataract) of the capsule of the lens of the eye
disclaim : to make a disclaimer
disclaimant : to make a disclaimer
disclaimer : a denial or disavowal of legal claim : relinquishment of or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate
disclamation : renunciation, disavowal
disclamatory : having the character of a disclaimer
disclimax : a relatively stable ecological community often including kinds of organisms foreign to the region and displacing the climax because of disturbance especially by humans
disclose : to make known or public
disclosed : to make known or public
discloser : to make known or public
disclosure : the act or an instance of disclosing : exposure
discloud : uncloud
discoblastic : meroblastic
discoblastula : blastoderm
discobolus : a discus thrower
discocarp : apothecium
discocephalous : having a sucker on the head  — compare discocephali
discodactylous : having sucking disks on the toes (as the tree frogs)
discogastrula : a gastrula derived from a blastoderm
discoglossid : of or relating to the Discoglossidae or to toads of this family
Discoglossidae : a family of Old World toads characterized by a fixed disklike tongue and having as well-known representatives the obstetrical toad and the fire-bellied toad
discoglossoid : a family of Old World toads characterized by a fixed disklike tongue and having as well-known representatives the obstetrical toad and the fire-bellied toad
discographical : a descriptive list of recordings by category, composer, performer, or date of release
discography : a descriptive list of recordings by category, composer, performer, or date of release
discoid : relating to or having a disk: such as
discoidal : of, resembling, or producing a disk
discolichen : a member of the Discolichenes  — compare basidiolichen
discolith : a discoidal coccolith  — compare tremalith
discolor : to alter or change the hue or color of
discoloration : the act of discoloring : the state of being discolored
discolored : to alter or change the hue or color of
discolorment : discoloration
Discomedusae : a large order of Scyphozoa equivalent to the modern orders Rhizostomae and Semaeostomeae, or more broadly, nearly equivalent to Scyphozoa
discomedusan : a large order of Scyphozoa equivalent to the modern orders Rhizostomae and Semaeostomeae, or more broadly, nearly equivalent to Scyphozoa
discomedusoid : a large order of Scyphozoa equivalent to the modern orders Rhizostomae and Semaeostomeae, or more broadly, nearly equivalent to Scyphozoa
discomfit : to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
discomfiture : the act of discomfiting : the state of being discomfited
discomfort : mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance
discomfortable : mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance
discomforting : mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance
discommend : disapprove, disparage
discommendable : deserving disapproval, blame, or unfavorable comment
discommendation : blame, censure, reproach, dispraise
discommode : to cause inconvenience to : trouble
discommodious : inconvenient, troublesome
discommodiously : inconvenient, troublesome
discommodiousness : inconvenient, troublesome
discommodity : inconvenience, disadvantageousness
discommon : to exclude or banish from a community of interest
discommons : to deprive of the right to commons in an English college
discompose : to destroy the composure of
discomposed : to destroy the composure of
discomposing : to destroy the composure of
discomposure : to destroy the composure of
discomycete : a fungus of the group Discomycetes
Discomycetes : a group of fungi of the class Ascomycetes in which the fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped (as in Pezizales)
discomycetous : a group of fungi of the class Ascomycetes in which the fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped (as in Pezizales)
Disconanthae : a division of Siphonophora comprising jellyfishes with a round flat many-chambered float (as members of the genera Veletta and Porpita)
disconanthous : a division of Siphonophora comprising jellyfishes with a round flat many-chambered float (as members of the genera Veletta and Porpita)
disconcert : to throw into confusion
disconcerted : to throw into confusion
disconcerting : to throw into confusion
disconcertingly : to throw into confusion
disconcertion : the action of disconcerting or state of being disconcerted : discomposure, perturbation
disconcertment : to throw into confusion
disconform : not conformable
disconformable : not conformable : disagreeing
disconformity : nonconformity
discongruity : incongruity
disconnect : to sever the connection of or between
disconnected : not connected : separate
disconnectedly : not connected : separate
disconnectedness : not connected : separate
disconnection : to sever the connection of or between
disconnector : disconnecting switch
disconsider : to deprive of consideration or esteem
disconsolate : cheerless
disconsolately : cheerless
disconsolateness : cheerless
disconsolation : cheerless
disconsonant : not agreeing : discordant, dissimilar
discontent : dissatisfied, discontented
discontented : dissatisfied, malcontent
discontentedly : dissatisfied, malcontent
discontentedness : dissatisfied, malcontent
discontenting : dissatisfied, discontented
discontentment : dissatisfied, discontented
discontinuance : the act or an instance of discontinuing
discontinuation : to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take
discontinue : to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take
discontinuity : lack of continuity or cohesion
discontinuous : not continuous
discontinuously : not continuous
disconvenience : inconvenience
disconvenient : inconvenient
discophile : one who studies and collects phonograph records or CDs
Discophora : a group of jellyfishes:
discophorous : bearing a disk or disklike structure
discoplacenta : a discoidal placenta
Discoplacentalia : mammals having discoidal placentas
discopodous : having the foot disk-shaped
discord : lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
discordance : lack of agreement or harmony : the state or an instance of being discordant
discordancy : discordance
discordant : being at variance : disagreeing
discordantly : being at variance : disagreeing
Discordia : harmonious discord : harmony or unity gained by combining disparate or conflicting elements  — compare concordia discors
discording : lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
discount : a reduction made from the gross (see gross entry 1 sense 3b) amount or value of something: such as
discountable : set apart for discounting
discountenance : abash, disconcert
discounter : a reduction made from the gross (see gross entry 1 sense 3b) amount or value of something: such as
discourage : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten
discourageable : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten
discouragement : the act of discouraging : the state of being discouraged
discourager : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten
discouraging : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten
discouragingly : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten
discourse : verbal interchange of ideas
discourser : verbal interchange of ideas
discoursive : characterized by reason or reasoning : rational
discoursively : characterized by reason or reasoning : rational
discoursiveness : characterized by reason or reasoning : rational
discourteous : lacking courtesy : rude
discourteously : lacking courtesy : rude
discourteousness : lacking courtesy : rude
discourtesy : rudeness
discous : discoid sense 2
discover : to make known or visible : expose
discoverable : to make known or visible : expose
discovered : to make known or visible : expose
discoverer : to make known or visible : expose
discovert : not covert : not under coverture
discoverture : the state of being discovert
discovery : the act or process of discovering
discreate : to reduce to chaos : annihilate
discredit : to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
discreditable : injurious to reputation : disgraceful
discreet : having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : prudent
discreetly : having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : prudent
discreetness : having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : prudent
discrepance : discrepancy
discrepancy : the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
discrepant : being at variance : disagreeing
discrepantly : being at variance : disagreeing
discrepate : discriminate, distinguish
discrete : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
discretely : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
discreteness : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
discretion : individual choice or judgment
discretional : discretionary
discretionally : discretionary
discretionarily : in a discretionary manner : according to one's discretion
discretionary : left to individual choice or judgment : exercised at one's own discretion
discretive : discrete sense 3
discretively : discrete sense 3
discriminability : the quality of being discriminable
discriminable : capable of being discriminated
discriminant : a mathematical expression providing a criterion for the behavior of another more complicated expression, relation, or set of relations
discriminate : to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
discriminating : making a distinction : distinguishing
discriminatingly : making a distinction : distinguishing
discrimination : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment
discriminational : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment
discriminative : making distinctions
discriminator : one that discriminates
discriminatory : discriminative sense 1
discrown : to deprive of a crown
disculpate : exculpate
discumber : disencumber
discursion : discursive reasoning
discursive : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
discursively : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
discursiveness : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
discurtain : to divest of a curtain or cover : unveil
discus : a heavy disk (as of wood or plastic) that is thicker in the center than at the perimeter and that is hurled for distance as a track-and-field event
discuss : to talk about
discussable : to talk about
discussant : one who takes part in a formal discussion or symposium
discusser : to talk about
discussible : to talk about
discussion : consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate
discussional : of or relating to discussion
discussive : relating to debate or discussion
disdain : a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
disdainer : one that disdains
disdainful : full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : full of or expressing scorn or disdain
disdainfully : full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : full of or expressing scorn or disdain
disdainfulness : full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : full of or expressing scorn or disdain
disdiapason : fifteenth sense 4b
disease : a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : sickness, malady
diseased : affected with or as if with a disease : lacking health or soundness : sickly
diseasedly : in a diseased manner : as though affected by disease
diseasedness : diseased condition : disordered state : sickness
diseaseful : causing uneasiness, discomfort, or trouble
disedge : to deprive of an edge : blunt, dull
disedification : an act or instance of disedifying
disedify : to injure the piety or morals of : shock the higher sensibilities or religious feelings of
diselenide : a compound containing two atoms of selenium combined with an element or radical
disematism : the use in conjunction of two systems of writing (as the ideographic and the phonetic)
disembark : to remove to shore from a ship
disembarkation : to remove to shore from a ship
disembarrass : to free (someone, such as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous
disembarrassment : a disembarrassed state : a freeing from impeding or superfluous matter
disembellish : to deprive of adornment
disembodiment : an act or instance of disembodying or the state of being disembodied
disembody : to divest of a body, of corporeal existence, or of reality
disembogue : to flow or come forth from or as if from a channel
disembosom : unbosom, unburden
disembowel : to take out the bowels of : eviscerate
disembowelment : to take out the bowels of : eviscerate
disembroil : to bring out of a confused condition or situation : untangle, extricate
disemburden : disburden
diseme : a disemic syllable
disemic : equal to or having the length of two morae
disemploy : to dismiss from or put out of employment
disemployment : to dismiss from or put out of employment
disempower : to deprive of power, authority, or influence : make weak, ineffectual, or unimportant
disenable : disqualify, incapacitate
disenablement : disqualify, incapacitate
disenchant : to free from illusion
disenchanter : to free from illusion
disenchantingly : to free from illusion
disenchantment : to free from illusion
disencumber : to free from encumbrance : disburden
disencumberment : an act of disencumbering or the state of being disencumbered
disencumbrance : an act of disencumbering or the state of being disencumbered
disendow : to strip of endowment
disendower : to strip of endowment
disendowment : to strip of endowment
disenfranchise : to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
disenfranchisement : to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
disengage : to release from something that engages or involves
disengaged : detached sense 2
disengagement : to release from something that engages or involves
disenjoy : to take no pleasure in (as an achievement)
disenjoyment : to take no pleasure in (as an achievement)
disentail : to free from entail
disentangle : to free from entanglement : unravel
disentanglement : to free from entanglement : unravel
disentangler : one that disentangles
disenthral : to free from bondage : liberate
disenthrall : to free from bondage : liberate
disenthrone : dethrone, depose
disenthronement : dethrone, depose
disentitle : to deprive of title, claim, or right
disentomb : to take out from or as if from a tomb : bring to light : disinter
disentombment : to take out from or as if from a tomb : bring to light : disinter
disentrance : disenchant
disentwine : untwine, disentangle
disequilibrate : to put out of balance
disequilibration : to put out of balance
disequilibrium : loss or lack of equilibrium
disestablish : to deprive of an established status
disestablisher : an advocate of disestablishment
disestablishment : to deprive of an established status
disestablishmentarian : one who opposes an established order
disesteem : to regard with disfavor
disestimation : disesteem
disfaith : distrust : lack of faith
disfashion : disfigure
disfavor : disapproval, dislike
disfeature : to mar the features of : deface
disfeaturement : to mar the features of : deface
disfellowship : exclusion from or lack of fellowship
disfiguration : disfigurement
disfigure : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
disfigurement : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
disfigurer : one that disfigures
disfiguringly : in a disfiguring manner
disforest : disafforest
disforestation : disafforest
disfranchise : disenfranchise
disfranchisement : disenfranchise
disfrock : defrock
disfurnish : to make destitute of possessions : divest
disfurnishment : to make destitute of possessions : divest
disgarnish : to deprive of something that garnishes : despoil
disgarrison : to remove a garrison from
disgavel : to deprive of or relieve from the tenure of gavelkind
disgeneric : belonging to different genera
disgorge : to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
disgorgement : to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
disgorger : one that disgorges
disgrace : to be a source of shame to
disgraceful : bringing or involving disgrace
disgracefully : bringing or involving disgrace
disgracefulness : bringing or involving disgrace
disgracer : to be a source of shame to
disgracious : out of favor : in disgrace
disgrade : degrade
disgregate : separate, disintegrate, scatter
disgruntle : to make ill-humored or discontented
disgruntlement : to make ill-humored or discontented
disguisable : suitable for disguising : capable of being disguised
disguisal : the act of disguising
disguise : to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguised : to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguisedly : to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguiseless : undisguised, unobscured, open
disguisement : to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguiser : to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguising : to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disgust : marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : repugnance
disgusted : feeling or showing disgust : disturbed physically or mentally by something distasteful
disgustedly : feeling or showing disgust : disturbed physically or mentally by something distasteful
disgustful : provoking disgust
disgustfully : provoking disgust
disgusting : causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust
disgustingly : causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust
dish : a more or less concave vessel from which food is served
dishabille : negligee
dishabituate : restoration to full strength of a response that has become weakened by habituation
dishallow : to violate the sanctity of
disharmonic : lacking in harmony
disharmonious : lacking in harmony
disharmonism : disharmonic state : disharmony
disharmonize : to make disharmonious
disharmony : lack of harmony : discord
dishboard : drainboard
dishcloth : a cloth for washing dishes
dishclout : dishcloth
dishearten : to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
disheartening : to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
dishearteningly : to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
disheartenment : to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
dished : curved in : concave
dishelm : to deprive (as a person) of a helmet
disher : one that dishes
disherison : the act of disinheriting
disherit : disinherit
dishevel : to throw into disorder or disarray
disheveled : marked by disorder or disarray
dishevelment : to throw into disorder or disarray
dishful : the content of a dish : serving
dishome : to deprive of a home
dishonest : shameful, unchaste
dishonestly : shameful, unchaste
dishonor : lack or loss of honor or reputation
dishonorable : lacking honor : shameful
dishonorableness : lacking honor : shameful
dishonorably : lacking honor : shameful
dishonorer : lack or loss of honor or reputation
dishorn : to remove the horns from
dishorse : dismount
dishouse : to deprive of a house : put out of a house
dishpan : a large flat-bottomed pan used for washing dishes
dishrag : dishcloth
dishwasher : a worker employed to wash dishes
dishwashing : liquid soap that is used for washing dishes : dish detergent
dishwater : water in which dishes have been or are to be washed
dishwatery : like dishwater especially in weak or attenuated character
disidentify : to rid of identity or characteristic qualities
disilane : a liquid compound Si2H6 of silicon and hydrogen that is spontaneously flammable in air
disilicane : a liquid compound Si2H6 of silicon and hydrogen that is spontaneously flammable in air
disilicate : a silicate containing two atoms of silicon in the molecule
disilicide : a compound containing two atoms of silicon combined with an element or radical
disillude : disillusion
disillusion : the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope
disillusionment : the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope
disillusive : constituting or tending to induce disillusion
disimagine : to dispel from existence in the imagination
disimpassioned : divested of warmth of passion or feeling : calm, cool, dispassionate
disimprison : to release from confinement
disimprisonment : to release from confinement
disimprove : to make worse
disimprovement : to make worse
disincarnate : free of or freed from the demands of the body : disembodied
disincarnation : the quality or state of being disincarnate
disinclination : a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
disincline : to make unwilling
disincorporate : to deprive of corporate powers, rights, or existence : divest of the condition of a corporate body
disincorporation : the quality or state of being disincorporated
disinfect : to cleanse (a surface, a device, a supply of water, etc.) by destroying, inactivating, or significantly reducing the concentration of pathogenic agents (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi) : to treat (something) with a disinfectant (such as chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, or sodium hypochlorite)
disinfectant : an agent used to disinfect something
disinfection : the act of disinfecting something
disinfective : disinfectant
disinfector : one that disinfects
disinfest : to rid of small animal pests (such as insects or rodents)
disinfestation : to rid of small animal pests (such as insects or rodents)
disinfeudation : release from feudal tenure or obligation
disinflate : deflate
disinflation : a reversal of inflationary pressures
disingenuity : disingenuous state, behavior, or act
disingenuous : lacking in candor
disingenuously : lacking in candor
disingenuousness : lacking in candor
disinherison : disherison  — see also forced heir at heir
disinherit : to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)
disinheritance : to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)
disinhume : disinter
disintegrable : capable of being disintegrated
disintegrate : to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles
disintegration : the act or process of disintegrating or the state of being disintegrated: such as
disintegrationist : a person who favors disintegration especially of a social structure or order
disintegrative : to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles
disintegrator : to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles
disintegrous : lacking cohesion
disinter : to take out of the grave or tomb
disinterest : to cause to regard something with no interest or concern
disinterested : not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged sense 1) : not interested
disinterestedly : not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged sense 1) : not interested
disinterestedness : the quality or state of being objective or impartial
disinteresting : to cause to regard something with no interest or concern
disinterment : to take out of the grave or tomb
disinvest : to reduce or eliminate capital investment (as in an industry or area)
disinvite : to withdraw an invitation to
disinvolve : to relieve from involvement : disentangle
disjasked : depressed, dejected
disject : to scatter about : disperse
disjection : the act of scattering or state of being scattered : dispersion
disjoin : to end the joining of
disjoinable : fit or suitable for disjoining
disjoint : disjointed sense 1a
disjointed : being thrown out of orderly function
disjointedly : being thrown out of orderly function
disjointedness : being thrown out of orderly function
disjointly : in a disjointed state : separately
disjointure : absence of connection : separation
disjunct : marked by separation of or from usually contiguous parts or individuals: such as
disjunction : a sharp cleavage : disunion, separation
disjunctive : relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction
disjunctively : relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction
disjunctor : a device for disconnecting an electrical circuit
disjuncture : disjunction sense 1
disjune : breakfast
disk : the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body
diskelion : a figure like the triskelion but with only two radiating members
diskless : lacking a disk
disklike : the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body
disleaf : to remove the leaves from : strip of leaves
dislikable : easy to dislike
dislike : a feeling of aversion or disapproval
disliker : a feeling of aversion or disapproval
disliking : a feeling of aversion or disapproval
dislimn : dim
dislink : disunite, uncouple, unlink, separate
disload : unload, disburden
dislocable : subject to dislocation
dislocate : to put out of place
dislocated : to put out of place
dislocatedly : in disorder : in or as if in the wrong place
dislocatedness : the quality or state of being dislocated
dislocation : the act of dislocating : the state of being dislocated: such as
dislocator : one that dislocates
dislocatory : causing or resulting from dislocation
dislodge : to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
dislodgement : to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
disloyal : lacking in loyalty
disloyalist : a person lacking in loyalty
disloyally : lacking in loyalty
disloyalty : lack of loyalty
disluster : to deprive of luster
dismal : showing or causing gloom (see gloom entry 2 sense 2) or depression
dismality : the quality or state of being dismal : dismalness
dismally : showing or causing gloom (see gloom entry 2 sense 2) or depression
dismalness : showing or causing gloom (see gloom entry 2 sense 2) or depression
dismantle : to disconnect the pieces of
dismantlement : to disconnect the pieces of
dismantler : one that dismantles
dismask : unmask
dismast : to remove or break off the mast of
dismay : to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear)
dismayed : experiencing or showing feelings of alarmed concern or dismay : upset, worried, or agitated because of some unwelcome situation or occurrence
dismayedness : the quality or state of being dismayed : dismay
dismayful : terrifying, appalling, alarming
dismayfully : terrifying, appalling, alarming
dismayingly : to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear)
disme : a U.S. 10-cent coin struck in 1792
dismember : to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
dismembered : to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
dismemberment : to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
dismiss : to permit or cause to leave
dismissal : the act of dismissing : the fact or state of being dismissed
dismissingly : in a manner that dismisses
dismission : to permit or cause to leave
dismissive : serving to dismiss or reject someone or something : having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as unworthy of serious attention
dismoded : outmoded
dismount : to throw down or remove from a mount or an elevated position
dismountable : capable of being dismounted : removable from a carriage or mounting : easily disassembled
dismutation : a process of simultaneous oxidation and reduction
disna : does not
disnature : to make unnatural : deprive of a natural quality or appearance
disobedience : refusal or neglect to obey
disobedient : refusing or neglecting to obey
disobediently : refusing or neglecting to obey
disobey : to be disobedient
disobeyer : to be disobedient
disobligation : an act that purposely inconveniences or offends : affront
disoblige : to go counter to the wishes of
disobliging : to go counter to the wishes of
disobligingly : in a manner that disobliges : unaccommodatingly
disoccupation : the state of being idle or unoccupied : inactivity, leisure
disodium : containing two atoms of sodium in the molecule
disomatic : characterized by disomaty
disomic : having one or more chromosomes present in two copies
disomus : an abnormal fetus having one head and two bodies
disorb : to throw (as an asteroid or comet) out of its normal orbit
disorder : to disturb the order of
disordered : morally reprehensible
disorderedly : morally reprehensible
disorderedness : morally reprehensible
disorderliness : in a disorderly manner
disorderly : in a disorderly manner
disorganization : to destroy or interrupt the orderly structure or function of
disorganize : to destroy or interrupt the orderly structure or function of
disorganizer : one that disorganizes or disrupts
disorient : to cause to lose bearings : displace from normal position or relationship
disorientate : disorient
disorientation : disorient
disown : to refuse to acknowledge as one's own
disownment : to refuse to acknowledge as one's own
disparage : to depreciate (see depreciate sense 1) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about
disparagement : to depreciate (see depreciate sense 1) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about
disparager : to depreciate (see depreciate sense 1) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about
disparaging : meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something : serving or intended to disparage someone or something
disparagingly : meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something : serving or intended to disparage someone or something
disparate : markedly distinct in quality or character
disparately : markedly distinct in quality or character
disparateness : markedly distinct in quality or character
disparity : a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
dispark : to throw open (a private park)
dispart : separate, divide
dispassionate : not influenced by strong feeling
dispassionately : not influenced by strong feeling
dispassionateness : not influenced by strong feeling
dispassioned : free from passion : dispassionate
dispatch : to send off or away with promptness or speed
dispatcher : to send off or away with promptness or speed
dispatchful : fitted to achieve or bent upon achieving an end with dispatch
dispauper : to deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support : deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis
dispauperize : to free from pauperism or from paupers
dispeace : dissension, strife, turmoil
dispel : to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
dispeller : one that dispels
dispend : spend, expend
dispendious : expensive, costly
dispendiously : expensive, costly
dispensability : capable of being dispensed with
dispensable : capable of being dispensed with
dispensary : a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed
dispensation : a general state or ordering of things
dispensational : a general state or ordering of things
dispensative : administrative
dispensator : dispenser
dispensatory : a medicinal formulary
dispense : to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
dispenser : one that dispenses: such as
dispeople : depopulate
dispermic : of, relating to, or involving dispermy
dispermous : having or producing two seeds
dispermy : the entrance of two spermatozoa into one egg  — compare monospermy, polyspermy
dispersal : the act or result of dispersing
dispersant : a dispersing agent
disperse : to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a)
dispersed : to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a)
dispersedly : to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a)
dispersedness : the state of being dispersed
disperser : to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a)
dispersibility : the quality or state of being dispersible
dispersible : to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a)
dispersion : diaspora sense 1b
dispersity : the state or the degree of chemical dispersion
dispersive : of or relating to dispersion
dispersively : of or relating to dispersion
dispersiveness : of or relating to dispersion
dispersoid : finely divided particles of one substance dispersed in another
dispersonify : to consider or call impersonal
dispetal : to remove petals from : deprive of petals
disphenoid : a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system having four like triangular faces that correspond in position to alternate faces of the tetragonal or orthorhombic dipyramid and being symmetrical about each of three mutually perpendicular diad axes of symmetry in all classes except the tetragonal-disphenoidal in which the form is generated by an inverse tetrad axis of symmetry
dispireme : a supposed late phase in mitotic division characterized by association of each set of daughter chromosomes into a spireme and now usually considered an observational artifact
dispirit : to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
dispirited : to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
dispiritedly : to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
dispiritedness : to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
dispiritingly : in a dispiriting manner
dispiritment : the state of being dispirited or disheartened : discouragement
dispiteous : cruel
displace : to remove from the usual or proper place
displaceable : to remove from the usual or proper place
displacement : the act or process of displacing : the state of being displaced
displacency : dislike, dissatisfaction, displeasure
displacer : one that displaces
displant : displace, remove
display : to put or spread before the view
displayable : to put or spread before the view
displayed : to put or spread before the view
displease : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying
displeased : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying
displeasedly : in a manner that shows one's displeasure
displeasing : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying
displeasingly : in a displeasing manner
displeasingness : the quality or state of being displeasing
displeasure : the feeling of one that is displeased : disfavor
displenish : to divest or strip (as a house or farm) of contents and equipment : deplenish
displicency : dissatisfaction, aversion, discontent
displume : deplume
dispone : to dispose of, grant, or transfer (real or personal property) legally
disponee : one to whom property is disponed
disponer : to dispose of, grant, or transfer (real or personal property) legally
dispope : to depose from the office of pope
disporous : having two spores
disport : sport, pastime
disportive : sportive
disportment : sport, pastime
Disporum : a small genus of herbs of the family Liliaceae with leafy branching stems, small terminal greenish, yellow, or purplish flowers, and oval berries
disposability : subject to or available for disposal
disposable : subject to or available for disposal
disposal : the power or authority to make use of as one chooses : the power or authority to dispose of something
dispose : to give a tendency to : incline
disposed : to give a tendency to : incline
disposedly : in a dignified manner
disposer : to give a tendency to : incline
disposingly : in a disposing manner
disposition : prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination
dispositional : prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination
dispositioned : having a particular disposition or temperament
dispositive : directed toward or effecting disposition (as of a case)
dispositively : as a possibility : in respect to a tendency or to a future eventuality
dispossess : to put out of possession or occupancy
dispossession : to put out of possession or occupancy
dispossessor : to put out of possession or occupancy
dispossessory : sanction, authorization
dispost : to remove from a position
disposure : disposal, disposition
dispraise : to comment on with disapproval or censure
dispraiser : to comment on with disapproval or censure
dispraisingly : to comment on with disapproval or censure
dispread : to spread abroad or out
disprivilege : to deprive of privilege, a privilege, or normal privileges
disprize : undervalue, scorn
disproof : the action of disproving
disproportion : lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
disproportionable : disproportional, disproportionate
disproportional : lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
disproportionate : being out of proportion
disproportionately : being out of proportion
disproportionation : the transformation of a substance into two or more dissimilar substances usually by simultaneous oxidation and reduction
disprovable : able to be proved false or wrong : capable of being disproved
disprove : to prove to be false or wrong : refute
dispunishable : not punishable
disputability : the quality or state of being disputable
disputable : to engage in argument : debate
disputably : to engage in argument : debate
disputant : one that is engaged in a dispute
disputation : the action of disputing : verbal controversy
disputatious : inclined to dispute
disputatiously : inclined to dispute
disputatiousness : inclined to dispute
disputative : disputatious
disputatively : disputatious
disputativeness : disputatious
dispute : to engage in argument : debate
disputer : to engage in argument : debate
disqualification : something that disqualifies or incapacitates
disqualify : to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions : make unfit
disquantity : diminish, lessen
disquiet : to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb, alarm
disquieted : to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb, alarm
disquieten : disquiet
disquieting : to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb, alarm
disquietingly : to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb, alarm
disquietly : to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb, alarm
disquietness : uneasiness
disquietude : anxiety, agitation
disquisition : a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
disquisitional : of, belonging to, resembling, or being a disquisition
disquisitive : inquiring, investigative
disquisitor : a writer of a disquisition : researcher
disrank : to throw into disorder
disrate : to reduce in rank : demote
disregard : to pay no attention to : treat as unworthy of regard or notice
disregardant : disregardful
disregardful : to pay no attention to : treat as unworthy of regard or notice
disrelated : not related
disrelation : lack of a fitting or proportionate connection or relationship
disrelish : to find unpalatable or distasteful
disremember : forget
disrepair : the state of being in need of repair
disreputability : not reputable
disreputable : not reputable
disreputableness : not reputable
disreputably : not reputable
disreputation : loss or lack of a good reputation or good name : dishonor, disrepute, discredit
disrepute : lack or decline of good reputation : a state of being held in low esteem
disrespect : to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2) for
disrespectful : to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2) for
disrespectfully : to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2) for
disrespectfulness : to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2) for
disrobe : to take off one's clothing
disroof : unroof
disroot : to tear up the roots of : tear up by the roots
disrump : disrupt
disrupt : to break apart : rupture
disrupter : to break apart : rupture
disruption : the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc.
disruptionist : one who favors disruption (as among groups constituting a political party)
disruptive : disrupting or tending to disrupt some process, activity, condition, etc. : causing or tending to cause disruption
disruptively : disrupting or tending to disrupt some process, activity, condition, etc. : causing or tending to cause disruption
disruptiveness : disrupting or tending to disrupt some process, activity, condition, etc. : causing or tending to cause disruption
disruptor : to break apart : rupture
disrupture : disruption
diss : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult
dissatisfaction : the quality or state of being dissatisfied : discontent
dissatisfactory : causing dissatisfaction
dissatisfied : expressing or showing lack of satisfaction : not pleased or satisfied
dissatisfy : to fail to satisfy : displease
disscepter : to deprive of a scepter
disseat : unseat
dissect : to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (something, such as an animal) for scientific examination
dissected : cut deeply into fine lobes
dissecting : to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (something, such as an animal) for scientific examination
dissection : the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
dissectional : dissective
dissective : of or relating to dissection
dissector : to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (something, such as an animal) for scientific examination
disseize : to deprive especially wrongfully of seisin : dispossess
disseizin : the act of disseising : the state of being disseised
disselboom : the pole of a horse-drawn wagon
dissemblance : lack of resemblance : dissimilitude
dissemble : to hide under a false appearance
dissembler : to hide under a false appearance
dissemblingly : in a manner that dissembles
dissembly : assembly
disseminate : to spread abroad as though sowing seed
dissemination : the act or process of disseminating or spreading something : the state of being disseminated
disseminator : to spread abroad as though sowing seed
disseminule : a part or organ (such as a seed or spore) of a plant that ensures propagation
dissension : disagreement
dissent : to withhold assent or approval
dissentaneous : being at variance : discordant
dissenter : one that dissents
dissentience : the quality or state of being dissentient : disagreement
dissentient : expressing dissent
dissenting : of or relating to the English Nonconformists
dissentingly : in a manner that shows or expresses dissent
dissentious : characterized by dissension or dissent
dissepiment : a dividing tissue : septum
dissepimental : of or relating to a dissepiment
dissert : to speak or write at length
dissertate : dissert
dissertation : an extended usually written treatment of a subject
dissertational : an extended usually written treatment of a subject
dissertative : of, relating to, or consisting of a dissertation
dissertator : dissert
disserve : to serve badly or falsely : harm
disservice : ill service : harm
disserviceable : counterproductive
disserviceably : in a disserviceable manner
dissever : sever, separate
disseverance : sever, separate
disseverment : sever, separate
dissidence : dissent, disagreement
dissident : disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
dissight : an unsightly object
dissilient : springing apart
dissimilar : not the same or similar : different or unalike
dissimilarity : the quality or state of being dissimilar : difference in appearance or nature
dissimilarly : not the same or similar : different or unalike
dissimilate : to undergo dissimilation
dissimilation : the change or omission of one of two identical or closely related sounds in a word
dissimilatory : to undergo dissimilation
dissimilitude : lack of resemblance
dissimulate : to hide under a false appearance
dissimulation : to hide under a false appearance
dissimulative : belonging to, consisting of, or marked by dissimulation
dissimulator : to hide under a false appearance
dissimule : dissemble
dissipable : capable of being dissipated
dissipate : to break up and drive off
dissipated : given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute
dissipatedly : given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute
dissipatedness : given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute
dissipater : to break up and drive off
dissipation : the action or process of dissipating : the state of being dissipated:
dissipative : relating to dissipation especially of heat
dissipator : dissipater
dissociability : separable
dissociable : separable
dissocial : unsocial, selfish
dissociant : mutant
dissociate : to separate from association or union with another
dissociation : the act or process of dissociating : the state of being dissociated: such as
dissociative : the act or process of dissociating : the state of being dissociated: such as
dissoconch : the larval shell of a bivalve mollusk in the veliger stage
dissogeny : the occurrence of sexual maturity at two distinct periods in the life of an individual (as in the larva and again in the adult of certain ctenophores)
dissogony : the occurrence of sexual maturity at two distinct periods in the life of an individual (as in the larva and again in the adult of certain ctenophores)
dissolubility : the quality or state of being dissoluble
dissoluble : capable of being dissolved or disintegrated
dissolute : lacking restraint
dissolutely : lacking restraint
dissoluteness : lacking restraint
dissolution : the act or process of dissolving: such as
dissolutive : of or relating to dissolution
dissolvable : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy
dissolve : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy
dissolvent : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy
dissolver : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy
dissolving : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy
dissolvingly : in a dissolving manner
dissonance : lack of agreement
dissonant : marked by dissonance : discordant
dissonantly : marked by dissonance : discordant
dissuade : to advise (a person) against something
dissuader : to advise (a person) against something
dissuasion : the action of dissuading
dissuasive : tending to dissuade
dissuasively : tending to dissuade
dissuasiveness : tending to dissuade
dissyllabify : disyllabize
dissyllabism : the quality or state of being disyllabic
dissyllabize : to make two syllables of
dissyllable : a linguistic form consisting of two syllables
dissymmetric : the absence of or the lack of symmetry
dissymmetrical : characterized by dissymmetry
dissymmetrically : characterized by dissymmetry
dissymmetry : the absence of or the lack of symmetry
distad : toward or near the distal part or end
distaff : female sense 1a(1)
distain : stain
distal : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body  — compare proximal
distale : any of the distal row of carpal or tarsal bones
distally : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body  — compare proximal
distance : the quality or state of being distant: such as
distanceless : lacking the effect of distance
distant : separated in space : away
distantly : separated in space : away
distantness : separated in space : away
distaste : to feel aversion to
distasted : to feel aversion to
distasteful : objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant, disagreeable
distastefully : objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant, disagreeable
distastefulness : objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant, disagreeable
distemper : to throw out of order
distemperature : a disordered condition
distempered : to throw out of order
distend : extend
distensibility : capable of being distended
distensible : capable of being distended
distensive : distensible
distent : spread out : distended
distention : the act of distending or the state of being distended especially unduly or abnormally
disthene : cyanite
disthrone : dethrone
distich : a strophic unit of two lines
Distichlis : a small genus of American grasses found along seashores and in alkaline regions and having creeping rhizomes, distichous leaves, and several-flowered spikes in small panicles  — see salt grass
distichous : disposed in two vertical rows
distill : to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3b) in drops or in a wet mist
distillable : capable of being distilled especially without chemical change
distillage : the product of distillation
distilland : material to be or being distilled  — compare distillate
distillate : a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation
distillation : the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation
distilled : to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3b) in drops or in a wet mist
distiller : one that distills especially alcoholic liquors
distillery : the works where distilling (as of alcoholic liquors) is done
distilling : to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3b) in drops or in a wet mist
distinct : distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete sense 1) or not the same : separate
distinction : the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
distinctionless : lacking distinctions
distinctive : marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
distinctively : marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
distinctiveness : marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
distinctly : distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete sense 1) or not the same : separate
distinctness : distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete sense 1) or not the same : separate
distingue : distinguished especially in manner or bearing
distinguish : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate
distinguishability : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate
distinguishable : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate
distinguishably : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate
distinguished : marked by eminence, distinction (see distinction sense 4), or excellence
distinguishing : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate
distoclusion : malposition of a lower tooth or teeth distal to the upper when the jaws are closed
Distoma : a narrow fascia or band of color
distomatosis : infestation with or disease (as liver rot) caused by digenetic trematode worms
distomatous : having two mouths or suckers
distome : a large suborder of the order Prosostomata comprising flukes with oral and ventral suckers and with the reproductive organs mostly posterior to the ventral sucker
distomiasis : distomatosis
Distomum : a narrow fascia or band of color
distort : to twist (see twist entry 1 sense 3b) out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account
distorted : altered from a true, natural, or normal state, shape, or condition
distortedly : in a distorted manner
distorter : to twist (see twist entry 1 sense 3b) out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account
distortion : the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state : the act of distorting
distortional : the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state : the act of distorting
distortionist : one that practices distortion especially in painting
distortionless : free of distortion
distortive : causing or marked by distortion
distract : to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
distracted : having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something
distractedly : having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something
distractedness : having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something
distracter : one that distracts
distractibility : to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
distractible : to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
distractingly : to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
distraction : something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else
distractive : something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else
distrain : to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
distrainable : to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
distrainee : one who is distrained
distrainer : to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
distrainor : to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
distraint : the act or action of distraining
distrait : apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
distraite : distrait
distraught : agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
distress : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see pledge entry 1 sense 1) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
distressed : of, relating to, or experiencing economic decline or difficulty
distressful : causing distress : full of distress
distressfully : causing distress : full of distress
distressfulness : causing distress : full of distress
distressing : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see pledge entry 1 sense 1) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
distressingly : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see pledge entry 1 sense 1) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
distributable : capable of being distributed
distributary : a river branch flowing away from the main stream
distribute : to divide among several or many : apportion
distributed : characterized by a statistical distribution of a particular kind
distributedly : in a distributed manner
distributee : to divide among several or many : apportion
distribution : the act or process of distributing
distributional : the act or process of distributing
distributive : of or relating to distribution: such as
distributively : of or relating to distribution: such as
distributor : one that distributes
district : a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes)
distrust : the lack or absence of trust
distrustful : having or showing distrust
distrustfully : having or showing distrust
distrustfulness : having or showing distrust
distrustingly : in a distrustful manner
distune : to put out of tune
disturb : to interfere with : interrupt
disturbance : the act of disturbing someone or something : the state of being disturbed: such as
disturbed : experiencing or exhibiting emotional disturbance or agitation : having a mental disability or illness
disturbedly : in a disturbed manner
disturber : to interfere with : interrupt
disturbing : causing feelings of worry, concern, or anxiety
disturbingly : to interfere with : interrupt
disturnpike : to convert into a toll-free road
disubstituted : having two substituent atoms or groups in a molecule
disulfonic : a compound containing two sulfonic acid groups
disulfuric : pyrosulfuric acid
disulphide : a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical
disuniform : not uniform : lacking uniformity
disunify : to destroy the unity of:
disunion : the termination of union : separation
disunionist : the termination of union : separation
disunite : divide, separate
disunity : lack of unity
disusage : disuse
disuse : to discontinue the use or practice of
disutility : the state or fact of being counterproductive
disvaluation : the action of losing value : depreciation
disvalue : undervalue, depreciate
disyllabic : a linguistic form consisting of two syllables
disyllable : a linguistic form consisting of two syllables
dit : a dot in radio or telegraphic code
dita : a forest tree (Alstonia scholaris) of eastern Asia and the Philippines the bark of which was formerly used as an antiperiodic
dital : a key by which the pitch is raised a half step in a harp guitar
ditch : a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
ditchbank : a weed and grass cutter comprising a hooked blade at the end of a long wooden handle
ditchbur : cocklebur
ditchdigger : one that digs ditches
ditcher : a worker who digs or repairs ditches
ditchless : lacking a ditch
ditchwater : foul stagnant water collected in a ditch
dite : mite, bit
diterpene : any of a class of terpenes C20H32 containing twice as many atoms in a molecule as monoterpenes
ditetragonal : relating to or being a prism in the tetragonal system that has eight similar faces whose alternate interfacial angles only are equal
ditheism : belief in or theory of the existence of two gods or of two original principles, one good and one evil (as in Manichaeism)
ditheist : an advocate or adherent of ditheism
ditheistic : belief in or theory of the existence of two gods or of two original principles, one good and one evil (as in Manichaeism)
ditheistical : belief in or theory of the existence of two gods or of two original principles, one good and one evil (as in Manichaeism)
dithematic : having or characterized by two themes
dither : shiver, tremble
dithery : shiver, tremble
dithioic : containing two atoms of sulfur replacing two oxygen atoms in the molecule of an acid
dithionate : a salt of dithionic acid
dithionic : a strong dibasic acid H2S2O6 made by oxidizing sulfurous acid but known only in solution and in the form of salts
dithionite : hydrosulfite
dithionous : hydrosulfurous acid
dithyramb : a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain
dithyrambic : a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain
dithyrambically : a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain
ditokous : producing two eggs or young at a time
ditone : the Greek musical interval of a major third comprehending two major steps, corresponding to the ratio 81:64, and being slightly larger than the modern major third
ditrematous : having the two genital openings separate
ditriglyph : a horizontal division in the Doric architectural style assumed to contain two triglyphs: such as
ditriglyphic : a horizontal division in the Doric architectural style assumed to contain two triglyphs: such as
ditrigonal : having only the alternate interfacial angles equal
ditrigonally : having only the alternate interfacial angles equal
ditrochean : of, containing, or consisting of a ditrochee
ditrochee : a double trochee : a trochaic dipody reckoned as a single measure or compound foot
dittander :  cretan dittany
dittany : a pink-flowered mint (Origanum dictamnus) that is native to Crete
dittay : the matter charged in an indictment
ditto : a thing mentioned previously or above
dittograph : a letter or letters or words unintentionally repeated in copying or printing
dittography : the unintentional repetition of letters or words in copying or printing (as literatature for literature)
dittology : a double reading or twofold interpretation (as of a biblical text)
ditty : an especially simple and unaffected song
diumvirate : duumvirate
diuresis : an increased excretion of urine
diuretic : tending to increase the excretion of urine
diuretically : tending to increase the excretion of urine
diurnal : active chiefly in the daytime
diurnally : active chiefly in the daytime
diurnation : the habit of sleeping or being quiescent by day
diuturnal : of long continuance : lasting
diuturnity : the quality or state of being continuous or lasting
div divided
diva : prima donna sense 1
divagate : to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress
divagation : to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress
divalent : having a chemical valence of two
divan : the privy council of the Ottoman Empire
divariant : bivariant
divaricate : to spread apart : branch off : diverge
divaricating : to spread apart : branch off : diverge
divarication : the action, process, or fact of divaricating
divaricator : one that divaricates
dive : to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst
divekeeper : a keeper of a dive
divel : to tear asunder or draw apart
divellent : drawing or tending to draw apart
divellicate : to tear apart : break off : detach
diver : one that dives
diverge : to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
divergement : divergence
divergence : a drawing apart (as of lines extending from a common center)
divergency : divergence
divergent : moving or extending in different directions from a common point : diverging from each other
divergently : moving or extending in different directions from a common point : diverging from each other
diverging : to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
divergingly : in a diverging manner
divers : various sense 1
diverse : differing from one another : unlike
diversely : differing from one another : unlike
diverseness : differing from one another : unlike
diversification : the act or process of diversifying something or of becoming diversified : an increase in the variety or diversity of something
diversified : composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities
diversifier : to make diverse or composed of unlike elements : give variety to
diversiform : varied or differing in form
diversify : to make diverse or composed of unlike elements : give variety to
diversion : the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
diversional : used for or tending to produce diversion or recreation
diversionary : tending to draw attention away from the principal concern : being a diversion
diversity : the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety
diversly : in divers ways : variously
diversory : a place of shelter by the wayside
divert : to turn aside : deviate
divertedly : with amusement : amusedly
diverter : a resistor used to divert part of an electric current (as one connected in shunt with the series winding or with the commutating-pole winding of a machine)
divertible : capable of being diverted
diverticle : byway, bypath
diverticular : an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (such as the intestine or bladder)
diverticulate : having a diverticulum
diverticulitis : inflammation of a diverticulum
diverticulosis : an intestinal disorder characterized by the presence of many diverticula
diverticulum : an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (such as the intestine or bladder)
diverting : providing amusement or entertainment
divertingly : providing amusement or entertainment
divertisement : diversion, amusement, recreation
divertive : tending to divert : amusing, interesting
divertor : a resistor used to divert part of an electric current (as one connected in shunt with the series winding or with the commutating-pole winding of a machine)
divest : to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
divestitive : having the function or effect of divesting
divestiture : the act of divesting
divestment : to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
dividable : to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups
divide : to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups
divided : separated into parts or pieces
dividedly : separated into parts or pieces
dividedness : separated into parts or pieces
dividend : an individual share of something distributed: such as
divider : one that divides
dividing : to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups
dividual : separate, distinct
dividually : separate, distinct
dividuous : divisible, separable, divided
divination : the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers
divinator : one that practices divination : diviner
divinatory : the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers
divine : of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god entry 1 sense 1) or a god (see god entry 1 sense 2)
divinely : of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god entry 1 sense 1) or a god (see god entry 1 sense 2)
divineness : the quality or state of being divine : superhuman or supreme excellence : divinity
diviner : a person who practices divination : soothsayer
diving : to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst
divinify : to make divine : deify
divining : of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god entry 1 sense 1) or a god (see god entry 1 sense 2)
divinity : theology
divinityship : the quality or state of being divine : the status of a divinity
divinization : the act, process, or an instance of investing with a divine character or of making into an object of worship : deification, glorification
divinize : to deify or clothe with a divine character : exalt, glorify
divinyl : butadiene
divisibility : capable of being divided
divisible : capable of being divided
division : the act or process of dividing : the state of being divided
divisional : the act or process of dividing : the state of being divided
divisionary : divisional
divisionism : pointillism
divisionist : pointillism
divisive : creating disunity or dissension
divisively : creating disunity or dissension
divisiveness : creating disunity or dissension
divisor : the number by which a dividend is divided
divisory : of or relating to division or distribution
divisural : the median line along which the peristome teeth split
divorce : the action or an instance of legally dissolving (see dissolve entry 1 sense 1d) a marriage
divorceable : capable of or subject to being divorced
divorcee : a divorced woman
divorcement : the action or an instance of legally dissolving (see dissolve entry 1 sense 1d) a marriage
divorcer : one that divorces or produces a divorce
divot : a square of turf or sod
divoto : with religious emotion
divulgate : divulge sense 1
divulgation : the act or an instance of divulging or spreading abroad : publication, disclosure
divulge : to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
divulgement : divulgence
divulgence : to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
divulse : a tearing apart
divulsion : a tearing apart
divulsive : tending to divulse
divulsor : dilator sense a
Divvers : an examination in biblical literature and history required of every Oxford undergraduate up to 1932
divvy : divide, share
dixenite : a manganese arsenite and silicate (MnOH)2Mn5SiO3(AsO3)2 occurring in black hexagonal scales
Dixie the states of the southeastern and south central U.S. and especially those which constituted the Confederate States of America
dixie the states of the southeastern and south central U.S. and especially those which constituted the Confederate States of America
Dixiecrat : a dissident Southern Democrat
dixit : an assertion made but not proved : dictum
dizain : a poem or stanza of ten lines
dizen : bedizen
dizoic : having two young
dizygotic : fraternal sense 2
dizzard : jester
dizzily : foolish, silly
dizziness : foolish, silly
dizzy : foolish, silly
Djuka : a Bush Negro people of Dutch Guiana
do : to bring to pass : carry out
doab : a tract of land between two rivers : interfluve
doable : able to be done or attained : achievable, possible
doatish : imbecile
Dob date of birth
dob date of birth
dobber : a float to a fishing line
dobbin : a farm horse
dobby : a loom attachment for weaving small figures
dobe : doberman pinscher
dobla : any of several Spanish gold coins dating back as far as the 13th century
doblon : an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America worth two escudos
dobra : the basic monetary unit of São Tomé and Príncipe  — see Money Table
dobson (Henry) Austin 1840–1921 English poet and essayist
doby : to bring to pass : carry out
doc : doctor
docent : a college or university teacher or lecturer
Docetae : an early Christian sect that adhered to the doctrine of Docetism
Docetic : of or relating to Docetism or the Docetists
Docetism : a belief opposed as heresy in early Christianity that Christ only seemed to have a human body and to suffer and die on the cross
Docetist : a belief opposed as heresy in early Christianity that Christ only seemed to have a human body and to suffer and die on the cross
dochmiac : of, relating to, or composed of the dochmius
dochmiacal : of or relating to dochmiac verse
dochmius : a foot of five syllables typically having the first and fourth short and the rest long
docibility : teachableness, docility
docible : easily taught or managed : teachable
docile : easily taught
docilely : easily taught
docility : easily taught
docimasia : determination as to whether a dead infant was stillborn by placing the body in water in which it sinks unless the infant has expanded the lungs in respiration
docimastic : of or relating to docimasy
docimastical : of or relating to docimasy
docimasy : docimasia
docity : ability to comprehend quickly : mental energy or vigor : teachableness
dock : a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials
dockage : a charge for the use of a dock
docken : dock entry 1
docker : one that docks the tails of animals
docket : a brief written summary of a document : abstract
dockhead : the foremost part of a dock
dockization : conversion of an area (as of waterfront) into docks
dockize : to equip (a river) with docks or (a harbor) for docking
dockland : the part of a port occupied by docks
dockmackie : a North American shrub (Viburnum acerifolium) with white flowers succeeded by red berries
dockman : a worker at a dock: such as
dockmaster : a person in charge of a dock or marina or of the docking of ships
dockside : the shore or area adjacent to a dock
dockyard : shipyard
Docoglossa : a suborder of Aspidiobranchia comprising primitive marine gastropods having a conical shell, paired nephridia and osphradia, a long radula, and no operculum and including the true limpets and certain related mollusks
docoglossan : a suborder of Aspidiobranchia comprising primitive marine gastropods having a conical shell, paired nephridia and osphradia, a long radula, and no operculum and including the true limpets and certain related mollusks
docoglossate : a suborder of Aspidiobranchia comprising primitive marine gastropods having a conical shell, paired nephridia and osphradia, a long radula, and no operculum and including the true limpets and certain related mollusks
docosane : a paraffin hydrocarbon of the formula C22H46
doctor : an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church
doctoral : an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church
doctorate : the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
doctorbird : green tody
doctoress : a woman in some cultures who is believed to have magic powers and to be able to cure illness
doctorfish : surgeonfish
doctorhood : doctoral position or rank
doctorize : to confer the degree of doctor on
doctorless : an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church
doctorly : like a doctor : befitting a doctor
doctorship : an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church
doctress : a woman in some cultures who is believed to have magic powers and to be able to cure illness
doctrinaire : stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
doctrinairism : stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
doctrinal : of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine
doctrinality : doctrinal character
doctrinally : of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine
doctrinarian : doctrinaire
doctrinarily : with respect to basic principles and outlook
doctrinarity : doctrinality
doctrinary : of, relating to, or holding certain basic usually abstract doctrines or theories
doctrine : a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
doctrinism : devotion to or enunciation of doctrine
doctrinist : devotion to or enunciation of doctrine
document : proof, evidence
documental : proof, evidence
documentalist : a specialist in documentation
documentarily : being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing
documentary : being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing
documentation : the act or an instance of furnishing or authenticating with documents
documentize : to furnish with evidence : teach, admonish
dod Department of Defense
dodd put in place extensive reforms of the financial system. Congress passed the Act in response to the near collapse of the United States financial system in 2008. Reckless Wall Street behavior was considered a main cause of the financial meltdown, and the Act sought to regulate and oversee practices of banks and other financial institutions. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (for protecting consumers from abusive or deceptive financial practices), Financial Stability Oversight Council (for detecting emerging risks in the financial system and regulating financial institutions to prevent them), and the Federal Insurance Office (for focusing on the practices and risks in the insurance industry) were all created under the Act. Among its many provisions, key measures included setting up processes for the FDIC, Treasury, and Federal Reserve to handle liquidation of failing companies; preventing taxpayer liability for a company's failure; placing new restrictions and oversight on the Federal Reserve (especially with regard to emergency lending), hedge funds, and credit rating agencies; creating reforms for the mortgage industry and the derivatives market; and giving greater rights to corporate shareholders regarding corporate governance and executive compensation. 
dodder : any of a genus (Cuscuta) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves
doddered : deprived of branches through age or decay
dodderer : any of a genus (Cuscuta) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves
doddering : feeble, senile
doddery : doddered sense 2
doddie : a hornless cow or bull
doddle : pollard
doddy : a hornless cow or bull
doddypoll : blockhead
dodecagon : a polygon of 12 angles and 12 sides
dodecahedral : a solid having 12 plane faces
dodecahedron : a solid having 12 plane faces
dodecahydrate : a compound with 12 molecules of water
dodecamerous : having the whorls of floral parts in twelves
dodecane : any of the oily paraffin hydrocarbons having the formula C12H26
Dodecanesian islands of Greece in the southeastern Aegean Sea comprising the Southern Sporades south of Ikaria and Samos; belonged to Italy 1923–47 area 486 square miles (1264 square kilometers), population 162,439  — see rhodes sense 1
dodecanoic : lauric acid
dodecant : any of the 12 parts into which the space about the center of a hexagonal crystal is divided by the four axial planes
dodecarchy : a ruling body of 12
dodecasemic : comprising 12 morae
dodecastyle : a dodecastyle structure (as a portico)
dodecasyllabic : having or composed of 12 syllables
dodecasyllable : a line of 12 syllables
Dodecatheon : a genus of North American and Asian herbs (family Primulaceae) having basal leaves and scapose nodding flowers with reflexed corolla and monadelphous stamens
dodecuplet : 12 musical notes performed in the time of the same value
dodecyl : lauryl alcohol sense 1
dodge : an act of evading by sudden bodily movement
dodger : one that dodges
dodgery : evasion, trickery
dodginess : evasive, tricky
dodgy : evasive, tricky
dodkin : doit
dodman : snail
dodo : an extinct heavy flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus synonym Didus ineptus of the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon
Dodonaea : a genus of tropical or subtropical shrubs or trees (family Sapindaceae) with alternate gummy leaves and reticulated capsules
Dodonaean : of or relating to the ancient oracle of Zeus at Dodona on Mount Tomarus in Epirus
Dodonean : of or relating to the ancient oracle of Zeus at Dodona on Mount Tomarus in Epirus
Dodonian : of or relating to the ancient oracle of Zeus at Dodona on Mount Tomarus in Epirus
dodrans : a unit of six syllables in Greek and Latin prosody of which either the last four or the first four form a choriambus and the other two are of indeterminate quantity
doe : the adult female of various mammals (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck
doer : one that takes an active part
doeskin : the skin of does or leather made of it
doff : to remove (an article of wear) from the body
doffer : a small roller usually covered with wire teeth used to strip material from another roller or cylinder on textile machinery
dog : canid
dogbane : any of a genus (Apocynum of the family Apocynaceae, the dogbane family) of often poisonous plants chiefly of temperate-zone regions with milky juice and fibrous bark
Dogberry : any of certain small fruits usually considered inferior or unfit for human consumption (as the chokeberry, prickly wild gooseberry, certain rose hips, or the fruit of the mountain ash)
dogberry : any of certain small fruits usually considered inferior or unfit for human consumption (as the chokeberry, prickly wild gooseberry, certain rose hips, or the fruit of the mountain ash)
dogbolt : wretched fellow : mean contemptible person
dogcart : a cart drawn by a dog
dogcatcher : a community official assigned to catch and dispose of stray dogs
dogdom : the world of dogs or of dog fanciers
doge : the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
dogface : soldier
dogfall : a falling in wrestling of both contestants in which neither is given an advantage
dogfight : a fight between dogs
dogfish : any of various usually small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source
dogfoot : orchard grass
dogged : marked by stubborn determination
doggedly : marked by stubborn determination
doggedness : marked by stubborn determination
dogger : a broad-bowed two-masted fishing boat used especially by the Dutch in the North Sea
doggerel : loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
doggery : a cheap saloon : dive
doggish : canine
doggishly : canine
doggishness : canine
doggo : in hiding to avoid notice or detection
doggone : damn
doggoned : damn
doggy : a usually small dog
doghead : the hammer of a gunlock
doghole : a place fit only for dogs
doghouse : a shelter for a dog
dogie : a motherless calf in a range herd
doglike : canid
dogly : canine
dogma : something held as an established opinion
dogman : kennelman
dogmata : something held as an established opinion
dogmatic : characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
dogmatical : characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
dogmatically : characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
dogmaticalness : characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
dogmatician : a specialist in dogmatics or dogmatism
dogmatics : a branch of theology that seeks to interpret the dogmas of a religious faith
dogmatism : the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact : positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant
dogmatist : one who dogmatizes
dogmatization : to speak or write dogmatically
dogmatize : to speak or write dogmatically
dogmatizer : to speak or write dogmatically
dogplate : faceplate sense 1
Dogra : one of a group of hill dwellers in the Dogra district between Punjab and Kashmir
Dogrib : an Athapaskan people of the region between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake, Canada
dogs : canid
dogshore : a short timber between a block bolted to the ground ways and a similar block on one of the bilge ways to hold a ship while the keelblocks and shores are removed before launching
dogskin : the skin of the dog
dogsleep : pretended sleep
dogtail : a molder's small usually heart-shaped trowel with a curved handle
dogtooth : canine sense 1, eyetooth
dogtrick : a scurvy knavish trick
dogtrot : a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog
dogvane : a small vane carried on the weather rail aboard ship to indicate the direction of the wind
dogwatch : either of two watches of two hours on shipboard that extend from 4 to 6 and 6 to 8 p.m.
dogwood : any of various trees and shrubs (genus Cornus of the family Cornaceae, the dogwood family) with clusters of small flowers and often large white, pink, or red involucral bracts
dogy : scaup duck
doiled : confused, dazed
doily : a small napkin
doina : a Romanian folk song usually in the form of a lament
doing : the act of performing or executing : action
doings : the act of performing or executing : action
doit : an old coin of the Netherlands and Dutch controlled territories equal to about ¹/₈ stiver
doited : turned to dotage : confused
doitkin : doit
doitrified : dazed
doke : a depression or indentation
Dol : fraud committed to induce another to make a contract  — compare fraude
dolabrate : dolabriform
dolabriform : shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet
dolcan : an organ stop of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, or 16′ pitch with pipes of inverted conical shape
dolcian : a small musical instrument sounding like a bassoon and used in the 16th and 17th centuries
dolcino : a small musical instrument sounding like a bassoon and used in the 16th and 17th centuries
doldrum : a spell of listlessness or despondency : blues
doldrums : a spell of listlessness or despondency
dole : a grant of government funds to the unemployed
doleful : full of grief : cheerless
dolefully : full of grief : cheerless
dolefulness : full of grief : cheerless
dolefuls : blues
dolent : sorrowful
dolently : sorrowful
dolerite : any of various coarse basalts
doleritic : any of various coarse basalts
dolerophanite : a basic copper sulfate Cu2(SO4)O of volcanic origin occurring in brown monoclinic crystals
dolesman : one who receives a dole
dolesome : doleful
doless : lacking energy or ambition : shiftless
doli : old enough or of sufficient intelligence and sane enough to be legally responsible for wrongful acts 
dolichoblond : a longheaded blond person
dolichocephal : a dolichocephalic person
dolichocephali : a dolichocephalic person
dolichocephalic : having a relatively long head with cephalic index of less than 75
dolichocephaly : having a relatively long head with cephalic index of less than 75
dolichocranial : having a relatively long head with a cranial index of less than 75
dolichofacial : leptoprosopic
Dolichoglossus : a genus of hemichordate worms differing from those of Balanoglossus in lacking liver sacs and in having a long proboscis with a single pore  — compare enteropneusta
dolichohieric : having a relatively long narrow sacrum with a sacral index of less than 100  — compare platyhieric, subplatyhieric
dolichopellic : having a pelvis relatively long dorsoventrally with a pelvic index of 95 or more
dolichopodous : having a relatively long foot
dolichoprosopic :  leptoprosopic
Dolichopsyllidae : a family of fleas chiefly of temperate zones including many that attack rodents and act as vectors of plague among rodents  — see ceratophyllus
Dolichos : a genus of chiefly tropical vines (family Leguminosae) having a bearded style and the keel of the corolla coiled
dolichos : a genus of chiefly tropical vines (family Leguminosae) having a bearded style and the keel of the corolla coiled
dolichosaur : a lizard of the genus Dolichosaurus
Dolichosaurus : a genus (the type of the family Dolichosauriidae) of small long-necked aquatic fossil lizards from the Upper Cretaceous of England closely related to the recent Varanidae
Dolichosoma : a genus of slender limbless extinct amphibians (order Aistopoda) from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe
dolichostylous : long-styled (as certain dimorphic or trimorphic flowers)
dolichuric : having a redundant syllable
dolichurus : a dactylic hexameter with an actual or apparent redundant syllable in the last foot
dolina : sink sense 5
doline : sink sense 5
dolioform : shaped like a barrel
Doliolidae : a small family of oceanic tunicates coextensive with the suborder Cyclomyaria
Doliolum : a genus of free-swimming oceanic tunicates developing with alternation of generations and having a cask-shaped transparent body surrounded by complete muscular rings
dolium : an earthenware cask or jar of Roman antiquity sometimes large enough to hold a person  — compare pithos
doll : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
dollar : taler
dollarbird : a roller (Eurystomus orientalis) found from Manchuria to Sri Lanka and Australia
dollardee : bluegill
dollarfish : a small marine butterfish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the family Stromateidae with a laterally compressed body common in summer on the Atlantic coast of the northern and middle U.S.
dollarleaf : false wintergreen
dolldom : the realm of dolls
dollface : a person having a face with a smooth prettiness and childish expression suggestive of a doll
dollhouse : a child's small-scale toy house
dollier : a worker who scours or polishes with a dolly
dollish : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
dollishly : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
dollishness : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
dollop : an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid
dolly : doll
dollyman : one who works with a dolly : bucker
dollyway : an elevated runway from a sawmill to the drying yard over which lumber is moved
dolman : a long robe with sleeves worn by Turks
dolmen : a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb
Dolomedes : a genus of large long-legged spiders (family Pisauridae) common in wet places and able to move freely over the surface of water
dolomite : a mineral CaMg(CO3)2 consisting of a calcium magnesium carbonate found in crystals and in extensive beds as a compact limestone
dolomitic : a mineral CaMg(CO3)2 consisting of a calcium magnesium carbonate found in crystals and in extensive beds as a compact limestone
dolomitization : the process of converting into dolomite
dolomitize : the process of converting into dolomite
dolor : mental suffering or anguish : grief
doloriferous : producing pain
dolorific : causing pain or grief
dolorifuge : something that banishes or mitigates grief
dolorous : causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
dolorously : causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
dolorousness : causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
dolose : characterized by criminal intent
dolous : characterized by criminal intent
dolphin : any of various small marine toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fused
dolt : a stupid person
dolthead : blockhead
doltish : a stupid person
doltishly : a stupid person
doltishness : a stupid person
dom domestic
domain : complete and absolute (see absolute sense 3) ownership of land
domainal : domanial
domal : a stately building : mansion
domanial : constituting or belonging to a domain or to a particular domain (as a manor) : held in one's own hands as possessor by free tenure
domatium : a portion of a plant (as on or in a leaf) modified to form a chamber or other form of shelter for insects, mites, or fungi
Dombeya : a genus of African shrubs or small trees (family Sterculiaceae) having palmately nerved leaves, showy flowers with five petals, and capsular fruit
Domdaniel : a den of iniquity
dome : a stately building : mansion
doment : celebration, entertainment, affair
domer : an operator or a machine that shapes box tops
domesday : of or relating to the 11th century Domesday Book or the time of its compilation
domestic : living near or about human habitations
domesticable : capable of being domesticated
domesticality : domesticity
domestically : living near or about human habitations
domesticate : to bring into use in one's own country : to bring into domestic use : adopt
domestication : the act or process of domesticating something or someone or the state of being domesticated: such as
domesticative : tending to domesticate
domesticator : one that domesticates
domesticity : the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated
domesticize : domesticate
domett : a cotton or cotton and wool flannel similar to outing flannel
domeykite : a mineral Cu3As (specific gravity, 7.2–7.75) of tin-white or steel-gray color consisting of copper arsenide
domic : relating to, shaped like, or having a dome
domical : relating to, shaped like, or having a dome
domically : relating to, shaped like, or having a dome
domicile : a dwelling place : place of residence : home
domiciliary : of, relating to, or constituting a domicile: such as
domiciliate : domicile
domiciliation : domicile
dominance : the fact or state of being dominant: such as
dominant : commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
dominantly : commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
dominate : rule, control
dominated : rule, control
dominatingly : in a dominating manner
domination : supremacy or preeminence over another
dominative : rule, control
dominator : rule, control
domine : master
domineer : to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
domineering : inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others
domineeringly : inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others
domineeringness : inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others
Dominic Saint circa 1170–1221
dominical : of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord
Dominican : a member of a mendicant order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and dedicated especially to preaching
Dominick : dominique
dominie : schoolmaster
dominion : domain
Dominique : any of a U.S. breed of domestic chickens with a rose comb, yellow legs, and barred plumage
dominium : absolute ownership of corporeal property by a person subject only to the power of the state and including the right to use and enjoy, the right to take profit therefrom, and the right of disposal
domino : a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume
dominus : an owner as distinguished from a user
domitable : tamable
Domitian a.d. 51–96 Titus Flavius Domitianus Roman emperor (81–96)
domnei : the Provençal ideal or cult of courtly love prevalent among the troubadours
dompt : to hold (as a lion) at bay
domy : having a dome
Don : to put on (an article of clothing)
don : to put on (an article of clothing)
donable : capable of being donated
Donacidae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (suborder Tellinacea) comprising the wedge shells that are especially abundant in warm shallow seas  — see donax
donaciform : shaped or formed like a mollusk of the genus Donax
donary : a gift to a sacred, charitable, or educational use
donatary : the receiver of a donation
donate : to make a gift of
donated : to make a gift of
donatee : a recipient of a free gift
donation : the act or an instance of donating: such as
Donatism : the doctrines of a Christian sect arising in North Africa in 311 and holding that sanctity is essential for the administration of sacraments and church membership
Donatist : the doctrines of a Christian sect arising in North Africa in 311 and holding that sanctity is essential for the administration of sacraments and church membership
Donatistic : of or referring to Donatists or Donatism
donative : a special gift or donation
donator : donor
donax : a genus of small marine bivalve mollusks that is the type of the family Donacidae and that includes forms having long separate siphons, a well-developed foot, and an equivalve somewhat triangular shell
doncella : any of several brightly colored wrasses of the West Indies and Florida:
done : arrived at or brought to an end
donee : a recipient of a gift
doney : hedge sparrow
dong : penis
donga : a narrow steep-sided ravine formed by water erosion but usually dry except in the rainy season
Dongola : a leather made by a process of tanning goatskin, calfskin, or sheepskin so that it resembles kid
Dongolese : a native or inhabitant of Dongola, capital of the former kingdom of Nubia
dongon : dungon
donjon : a massive inner tower in a medieval castle  — see castle illustration
donkey : the domestic ass (Equus asinus)
donkeyback : on a donkey
donkeyish : showing the stupidity or obstinacy of a donkey : asinine
donkeyism : asininity
donkeyman : an operator of a donkey engine
donkeywork : monotonous and routine work : drudgery
Donmeh : crypto-Jewish descendants of the followers of the professed messiah Sabbatai Zebi (1626–1676) now centered chiefly in Turkey and professing Islam  — compare sabbatian
Donna : an Italian woman especially of rank
donna : an Italian woman especially of rank
Donne John 1572–1631 English poet and clergyman
donnered : dazed, stupefied
donnert : dazed, stupefied
donnish : of, relating to, or characteristic of a university don
donnishness : of, relating to, or characteristic of a university don
donnism : donnish attitude or manner
donnot : donought
donor : one that gives, donates, or presents something
donorship : presentation by or relation of a donor
donought : do-nothing sense 1
Donovan William Joseph 1883–1959 Wild Bill American lawyer and general
donship : possession of the title or rank of a don
donsie : unlucky
donum : a land measure used in regions included in the former Ottoman Empire and of varying size but usually less than one acre
doob :  bermuda grass
doocot : dovecot
doodad : an ornamental attachment or decoration
Doodia : a small genus of Asian and Australasian ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with curved sori in rows between the margin and midrib of the frond segments
doodle : to make a doodle
doodlebug : the larva of an ant lion
doodler : to make a doodle
doodlesack : bagpipe
doohickey : doodad sense 2
dook : a haulage incline at a mine
doolie : a litter borne on men's shoulders : palanquin
dooly : a litter borne on men's shoulders : palanquin
doom : a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
doomage : an assessing on default
doombook : an ancient code of laws
doomer : one that pronounces sentence
doomful : presaging doom : ominous
dooms : a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
doomsday : a day of final judgment
doomsman : doomster
doon : a large tree (Doona zeylanica) of the family Dipterocarpaceae of Sri Lanka that yields a colorless varnish resin and wood that is very durable
door : a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
doorbell : a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door
doorboy : a boy who tends a door especially in a mine
doorbrand : strap hinge
doorcase : the visible frame of a door  — compare casing sense 1a, doorframe
doorcheek : the jamb or sidepiece of a door
doored : having a door
doorframe : the jambs and upper transverse member enclosing the sides and top of a doorway and usually supporting a door
doorhead : the upper transverse member of a doorframe
doorjamb : an upright piece forming the side of a door opening
doorkeeper : a person who tends a door
doorknob : a knob that releases a door latch
doorless : a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
doorman : a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)
doornail : a large-headed nail
doorplate : a nameplate on a door
doorpost : doorjamb
doorsill : sill sense 1b
doorstead : doorway
doorstep : a step before an outer door
doorstone : a flat-topped stone used as a threshold or doorstep
doorstop : a usually rubber-tipped device attached to a wall or floor to prevent damaging contact between an opened door and the wall
doorward : toward a door
doorway : the opening that a door closes
doorweed : knotgrass sense 1
dooryard : a yard next to the door of a house
dop : to sink abruptly beneath the surface of water : dive
dopa : a phenolic amino acid C9H11NO4 occurring naturally (as in fava beans) or prepared synthetically (as from tyrosine)  — compare l-dopa
dopatta : a scarf of silk or muslin often with gold or silver threads
dope : a stupid person
dopebook : a circular of information for bettors listing entries of racehorses and their past records
doper : a person who frequently or habitually uses illicit drugs
dopester : a forecaster of the outcome of future events (such as sports contests or elections)
dopey : dulled by alcohol or a narcotic
Dopper : any of certain diving birds (as a dabchick or bufflehead)
dopper : any of certain diving birds (as a dabchick or bufflehead)
doppia : any one of several old gold coins of Italian states constituting the double of some unit (such as the zecchino or scudo)
Doppler : of, relating to, being, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect
dopplerite : a brownish black elastic acid substance occurring in peat beds that is composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and possibly calcium
Dor : any of various insects that fly with a buzzing noise
dor : any of various insects that fly with a buzzing noise
Dora : a stupid and often naïve woman
dorab : the common wolf herring (Chirocentrus dorab) of the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans
dorad : a catfish of the family Doradidae
Doradidae : a family of South American armored catfishes (type genus Doras) having a series of bony plates along the sides that are reputed to journey overland in search of water during dry seasons
dorado : mahi-mahi
doraphobia : a dread of touching the skin or fur of an animal
dorbeetle : any of various beetles that fly with a buzzing sound
Dorcas : a Christian woman of New Testament times who made clothing for the poor
dorcastry : a church auxiliary organized to plan and execute benevolent work
Dorcatherium : a genus of extinct chevrotains related to the water chevrotain
Dorcopsis : a genus of marsupials comprising the gazelle-faced wallabies of New Guinea
dorhawk : the common European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
doria : a striped Indian muslin
Dorian : a member of an ancient Hellenic race that completed the overthrow of Mycenaean civilization and settled especially in the Peloponnisos and Crete
Doric : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Dorians
Doricism : a Doric phrase or idiom
Dorididae : a large family of gastropods including the genus Doris
Doris ancient country in central Greece between the Oeta Mountains and Mount Parnassus
Dorism : Dorian character, manners, or speech
Dorking : an English breed of large domestic fowls having five toes or the hind toe double
dorlach : a quiver for arrows
dorm : dormitory
dormancy : the quality or state of being dormant
dormant : represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
dormer : a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
dormered : a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
dormie : being ahead by as many holes in golf as remain to be played in match play
dormient : sleeping
dormition : death resembling falling asleep
dormitive : inducing sleep
dormitory : a room for sleeping
dormouse : any of numerous small, nocturnal, furry-tailed Old World rodents (family Myoxidae synonym Gliridae) that live mainly in trees and resemble small squirrels
dormy : being ahead by as many holes in golf as remain to be played in match play
dornick : a stone small enough to throw
Dorobo : a people of southern and central Kenya that speak Nandi and that were formerly dependent on hunting
Doronicum : any of a genus (Doronicum) of Eurasian perennial composite herbs including several cultivated for their showy yellow flower heads
Dorosoma : a genus (sometimes the type of the family Dorosomidae or Dorosomatidae) of fishes that includes the gizzard shad and is now usually placed among the Clupeidae
Dorothy : a woman's handbag hung from the wrist
dorp : village
dorsad : toward the back : dorsally
dorsal : an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
dorsale : dossal
dorsalis : a syphilitic disorder of the nervous system marked by wasting, pain, limb weakness, ataxia, and disorders of sensation and vision resulting from degeneration of the spinal cord 
dorsally : an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
dorsalmost : most nearly dorsal
dorsalward : toward the dorsal surface : dorsad
dorsalwards : toward the dorsal surface : dorsad
dorsibranchiate : having branchiae along the back
dorsicollar : belonging or relating to the back and neck
dorsiduct : to turn or draw toward the back
dorsiferous : bearing the sori on the back of the frond
dorsifixed : attached by the back
dorsiflex : to flex in a dorsal direction
dorsiflexion : flexion in a dorsal direction
dorsiflexor : a muscle causing flexion in a dorsal direction
dorsigrade : walking on the back of the toes
dorsispinal : of or relating to the back and spine
dorsiventral : having distinct dorsal and ventral surfaces
dorsiventrality : having distinct dorsal and ventral surfaces
dorsiventrally : having distinct dorsal and ventral surfaces
dorsocaudad : to or toward the dorsal surface and caudal end of the body
dorsolateral : of, relating to, or involving both the back and the sides
dorsolumbar : of or involving structures in the region occupied by the dorsal and lumbar vertebrae
dorsomedial : located toward the back and near the midline
dorsoposteriad : to or toward the dorsal surface and posterior end of the body
dorsoventral : relating to, involving, or extending along the axis joining the dorsal and ventral sides
dorsoventrally : relating to, involving, or extending along the axis joining the dorsal and ventral sides
Dorstenia : a large genus of tropical herbs (family Moraceae) having basal leaves and small monoecious flowers crowded upon a fleshy receptacle at the end of a long naked peduncle  — see contrayerva
dorsum : the upper surface of an appendage or part
dorsumbonal : dorsal and umbonal : being one of the accessory valves of mollusks of the family Pholadidae
dorter : a dormitory especially in a religious house
dorts : a mood of bad temper : sulks
dorty : peevish, sulky
Dory : a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transom
dory : a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transom
Doryanthes : a small genus of Australian plants (family Amaryllidaceae) with a basal rosette of large leaves and a large long-stalked spike of red flowers  — see spear lily
dos : the operating system of a computer that can be stored on and run off of a computer disk drive
dosa : back to back 
dosage : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose
dose : the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
dosimeter : an instrument for measuring and monitoring exposure to doses of radiation (such as X-rays or gamma rays)
dosimetric : an instrument for measuring and monitoring exposure to doses of radiation (such as X-rays or gamma rays)
dosimetrist : a medical professional who is certified to develop radiotherapy treatment plans and to calculate and deliver doses of radiation to cancer patients  — see dosimetry
dosimetry : the determination and measurement of the amount or dosage of radiation absorbed by a substance or living organism by means of a dosimeter
Dosinia : a genus of bivalve mollusks (family Veneridae) having a flattened rounded shell, large foot, and united siphons
Dositheans : a member of a Samaritan sect believing in the heretic Dositheus as the Messiah and stressing especially the precepts of the law concerning the Sabbath
doss : to sleep or bed down in a convenient place
dossal : an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
dossel : an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
dosser : a homeless person
dosseret : a clearly defined block resting on the capital of a column and serving as an extra impost in Byzantine and Romanesque architecture
dossier : a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
Dot : a small spot : speck
dot : a small spot : speck
dotage : a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
dotal : of or relating to a woman's marriage dowry
dotard : a person in his or her dotage
dote : to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
doted : to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
doter : to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
dothideaceous : a family of saprophytic or parasitic fungi (order Dothideales) with a plurilocular stroma that is erumpent and superficial at maturity
Dothideales : an order of ascomycetous fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) having the mycelium embedded in the substrate and a stroma with a hard dark rind and soft pale inner layer that is divided into cavities resembling perithecia within which asci are produced in tufts or hymenial layers
Dothidella : a genus of fungi (family Dothideaceae) having hyaline, unequally 2-celled ascospores, and including a fungus (D. ulmi) that attacks the leaves of elm
Dothiorella : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeriopsidaceae) characterized by single-celled hyaline spores (grouped in superficial stromata) of the pycnidia
doting : to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
dotingly : to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
dotish : imbecile
Doto : a genus of nudibranch mollusks with tuberculated cerata
dotriacontane : a paraffin hydrocarbon of the formula C32H66
dotted : a small spot : speck
dotter : a small spot : speck
dotterel : a Eurasian plover (Eudromias morinellus) formerly common in England
dottily : mentally unbalanced : crazy
dottiness : mentally unbalanced : crazy
dotting : a small spot : speck
dottle : unburned and partially burned tobacco in the bowl of a pipe
Dottore : a stock character in the commedia dell' arte represented as a windy pedantic jurist, philosopher, or physician ridiculed by the other characters
Dotty : mentally unbalanced : crazy
dotty : mentally unbalanced : crazy
doty : affected by incipient or partial decay often with discoloration
douar : an Arabian village consisting typically of a group of tents or huts that encircle an open space
double : having a twofold relation or character : dual
doubled : having a twofold relation or character : dual
doubleganger : doppelgänger
doublehanded : having, requiring, or suitable for two sailors
doublehearted : having a dissembling heart
doubleleaf : a plant of the genus Listera
doubleness : having a twofold relation or character : dual
doubler : having a twofold relation or character : dual
doublet : a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance
doubleton : two cards that are the only ones of their suit originally dealt to a player  — compare singleton sense 1, void sense 5b
doubletone : a printing ink producing the effect of one hue in the parts printed in full color and another hue in parts printed less solidly
doubletree : an evener for use with a two-horse team
doublets : a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance
doubling : having a twofold relation or character : dual
doubloon : an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America
doubly : in a twofold manner
doubt : to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about
doubtable : to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about
doubtedly : doubtfully, questionably
doubter : to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about
doubtful : lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination
doubtfully : lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination
doubtfulness : lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination
doubting : to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about
doubtingly : to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about
doubtingness : the quality or state of one that doubts
doubtless : without doubt
doubtlessly : without doubt
doubtlessness : without doubt
doubtsome : doubtful
douc : a monkey (Presbytis nemaea) of Cochin China remarkable for its variegated colors
douce : sober, sedate
doucely : sober, sedate
douche : a jet (see jet entry 1 sense 3a(1)) or current of liquid (such as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (such as the vagina)
doucine : a molding that is convex and concave in continuous curve : cyma
dough : a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll
doughbird :  eskimo curlew
doughboy : an American infantryman especially in World War I
doughface : a Northern congressman not opposed to slavery in the South before or during the American Civil War
doughfoot : infantryman
doughhead : blockhead, fool
doughiness : the quality or state of being doughy
doughlike : a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll
doughnut : a small usually ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough
dought : to be able or capable
doughtily : marked by fearless resolution : valiant
doughtiness : marked by fearless resolution : valiant
doughty : marked by fearless resolution : valiant
doughy : resembling dough: such as
Douglas 1844–1900 8th Marquess and Earl of
doum : doom palm
doundake : the bark of the country fig formerly used as an astringent and febrifuge
doup : to prepare (as by cleaning or repairing) for wear or use
dour : stern, harsh
dourine : a contagious disease especially of horses and asses that is caused by a member of the genus Trypanosoma (T. equiperdum) transmitted during copulation and that commonly assumes a chronic course marked by inflammation of the genitals, subcutaneous edematous plaques, low-grade fever, progressive paralysis, emaciation, and death
dourly : stern, harsh
dourness : stern, harsh
douse : to plunge into water
douser : to plunge into water
dout : to put out : extinguish
douter : extinguisher
dove : any of numerous pigeons
dovecot : a small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeons
doveflower : a tropical American orchid (Peristeria elata) having a tall scape with numerous fragrant white flowers and a column in the center of the flower suggesting a dove
dovefoot : spotted cranesbill
dovehouse : dovecote sense 1
dovekie : a small short-billed auk (Alle alle) breeding on arctic coasts and ranging south in winter
dovelet : a small or immature dove
dovelike : mild as a proverbial dove : pure and lovable : gentle
dover city in central Delaware population 36,047
dovetail : something resembling a dove's tail
dovetailed : something resembling a dove's tail
dovetailer : one that dovetails
doveweed : any of several New World plants of the genus Croton
dovish : any of numerous pigeons
dow : to be able or capable
dowable : capable of being endowed
dowager : a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband
dowd : a dowdy person
dowdily : not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
dowdiness : not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
dowdy : not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
dowdyish : not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
dowed : to be able or capable
dowel : a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping
dower : the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased spouse given by law to the surviving spouse during the surviving spouse's life  — compare curtesy
doweress : a dowered widow : dowager
dowerless : lacking a dower or dowry
dowf : lacking in force and energy : listless, apathetic
dowie John Alexander 1847–1907 American (Scottish-born) religious leader
Dowieism : the principles and practices of Dowieites
Dowieite : a member of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, a religious organization chiefly centered in Zion City near Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1896 by John Alexander Dowie and devoted originally to the practice of a religious communal life, faith healing, and abstinence
dowitch : dowitcher
dowitcher : any of several long-billed wading birds (especially Limnodromus griseus and L. scolopaceus of the family Scolopacidae) related to the sandpipers
dowl : feathery or woolly down : filament sense a (4)
dowlas : a coarse linen cloth used widely in the 16th and 17th centuries and manufactured originally in Brittany but later especially in northern England and Scotland
down : toward or in a lower physical position
downbear : to bear down : depress : press upon
downbeat : the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented note of a measure of music
downby : down that way : down below
downcast : low in spirit : dejected
downcastness : the quality or state of being downcast
downcome : a coming down : descent : sudden fall : downfall, overthrow
downcomer : a pipe to conduct something downward: such as
downcry : to cry down : disparage
downcurved : curved downward especially at the end
downcut : to cut down or downward by or as if by erosion
downdale : downhill
downdraft : a downward current of gas (such as air during a thunderstorm)
downer : a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up
downface : contradict
downfall : a sudden fall (as from power)
downfallen : a sudden fall (as from power)
downfalling : falling down : decaying
downflow : a downward flow or something that flows down
downfold : syncline
downfolded : syncline
downgone : in poor condition : distressed
downgrade : a downward grade (as of a road)
downgrowth : the growing downward of a structure
downhaul : a rope or line for hauling down or holding down a sail or spar
downhearted : downcast, dejected
downheartedly : downcast, dejected
downheartedness : downcast, dejected
downhill : toward the bottom of a hill
downily : in a downy manner : artfully
downiness : the quality or state of being downy
Downing : toward or in a lower physical position
Downingia : a small genus of annual dwarf American herbs (family Lobeliaceae) with alternate leaves and showy sessile flowers having an unsplit corolla tube
downland : down entry 6 sense 1
downless : having or growing no down
downligging : the time or act of going to bed : time of repose
downlike : to be a success 
downline : down the railway line
downlooked : downcast in countenance as or as if from guilt : sheepish
downlying : the time or act of going to bed : time of repose
downmost : farthest down
downness : the state or condition of being down
downpour : a pouring or streaming downward
downright : straight down
downrightly : straight down
downrightness : straight down
downset : a provision of money or an establishment
downside : a downward trend (as of prices)
downsitting : the action of sitting down : repose
downslope : toward the bottom of a slope
downsman : a dweller on the downs
downspout : a vertical pipe used to drain rainwater from a roof
downstage : toward or at the front of a theatrical stage
downstairs : down the stairs : on or to a lower floor
downstate : the chiefly southerly sections of a state
downstater : the chiefly southerly sections of a state
downstream : in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream
downstreet : to, toward, or in the main retail business section of a town
downstroke : a downward stroke
downswing : a downward swing
downtake : a pipe, duct, or flue (as for air, gas, or water) that leads downward
downthrow : the act or process of throwing down : state of being overthrown : overthrow
downthrown : thrown down : depressed
downthrust : downward movement of an object under impact or steady pressure
downtown : of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town
downtrend : a tendency downward especially in economic matters : a downward trend : downturn
downtrodden : suffering oppression
downturn : a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
downward : from a higher to a lower place
downwardly : from a higher to a lower place
downwardness : from a higher to a lower place
downwind : in the direction that the wind is blowing
downwith : affected by (an illness)
downy : resembling a bird's down
dowp : carrion crow
dowry : the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
dowsabel : sweetheart
dowse : to plunge into water
dowser : divining rod
doxographer : a collector and compiler of extracts from and commentator on ancient Greek philosophers
doxographical : a collector and compiler of extracts from and commentator on ancient Greek philosophers
doxography : a collector and compiler of extracts from and commentator on ancient Greek philosophers
doxological : relating to doxology or a doxology
doxologically : relating to doxology or a doxology
doxologize : to give glory to God (as in a doxology)
doxology : a usually liturgical expression of praise to God
doxy : floozy, prostitute
Doyle  1859–1930 British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer
doze : to sleep lightly
dozed : to sleep lightly
dozen : a group of 12
dozenth : a group of 12
dozer : a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth : bulldozer sense 2
dozily : drowsy, sleepy
doziness : drowsy, sleepy
dozy : drowsy, sleepy
drab : slattern
Draba : a very large genus of low tufted herbs (family Cruciferae) of temperate and arctic regions with small flowers and oblong or linear siliques
drabbet : a coarse unbleached linen fabric usually in twill weave
drabble : to wet and befoul by draggling : draggle
drabbler : a piece of canvas laced to the bonnet of a sail to give it more drop
drably : slattern
drabness : slattern
Dracaena : any of two genera (Dracaena and Cordyline) of chiefly Old World tropical shrubs or trees that have sword-shaped leaves spirally arranged and often clustered at the ends of branches and include some used as houseplants
drachm : drachma
drachma : any of various ancient Greek units of weight
drachmae : any of various ancient Greek units of weight
drachmai : any of various ancient Greek units of weight
drachmal : in, of, or relating to a drachm or drachmas
Draco : a northern circumpolar constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic
Dracocephalum : a genus of American mints comprising the dragonheads and having opposite serrate leaves and bracted bilabiate flowers
Draconian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
Draconic : of or relating to a dragon
draconic : of or relating to a dragon
Draconis :  thuban
dracontiasis : dracunculiasis
Dracontium : a genus of tropical American herbs (family Araceae) with compound leaves and hooded spathes
dracunculus : a genus (the type of the family Dracunculidae) of greatly elongated nematode worms including the guinea worm
draegerman : one of a crew of miners trained in underground emergency and rescue work
draff : the damp remains of malt after brewing often used as an appetizer or supplement in animal rations
draffy : resembling draff : worthless
draft : the act of drawing or pulling in a net
draftee : the act of drawing or pulling in a net
drafter : the act of drawing or pulling in a net
draftily : exposed to or abounding in drafts of air
draftiness : exposed to or abounding in drafts of air
drafting : the act of drawing or pulling in a net
draftman : draftsman
draftmanship : draftsman
draftsman : a person who draws plans and sketches (as of machinery or structures)
draftsmanship : a person who draws plans and sketches (as of machinery or structures)
drafty : exposed to or abounding in drafts of air
drag : something used to drag (see drag entry 2) with
dragade : to break up (glass) by pouring while melted into water
dragbar : a hinged or pivoted bar or yoke attached to the back of a mine car on inclines to prevent its backing if the cable breaks
dragbolt : coupler sense 1a
dragged : something used to drag (see drag entry 2) with
dragger : one that drags
dragging : something used to drag (see drag entry 2) with
draggingly : something used to drag (see drag entry 2) with
draggle : to make wet and dirty by dragging
draggletail : slattern
draggletailed : untidy, sluttish, slatternly
draggletailedness : untidy, sluttish, slatternly
draggly : draggled, untidy
draggy : sluggish, dull
draghound : a hound trained to follow a scent made with a drag
dragline : a line used in or for dragging
dragman : one who drags something: such as
dragnet : a net drawn along the bottom of a body of water
drago : a Mexican tree (Pterocarpus acapulcensis) with large yellow flowers and a red juice that forms a resin similar to kino
dragoman : an interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed especially in the Near East
dragon : a huge serpent
dragonet : a little dragon
dragonfish : arowana
dragonfly : any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the wings horizontal in repose, and have rectal gills during the naiad stage
dragonhead : any of several mints (genus Dracocephalum) often grown for their showy flower heads
dragonish : a huge serpent
dragonroot : a jack-in-the-pulpit or green dragon
dragoon : a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops
dragooner : dragoon sense 1a
dragrope : a rope with which something is dragged or that drags from a thing: such as
dragsaw : a saw with teeth that are slanted so as to cut on the pulling stroke
dragsman : a driver of a drag
dragstaff : a trailing pole pivoted on the rear of a vehicle to check any backward movement
drail : a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling for fish (as bluefish)
drain : to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely
drainage : the act, process, or mode of draining
drainboard : a sloping shelf beside and draining into a sink
drained : to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely
drainer : to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely
drainerman : a worker who attends to draining vats in papermaking
drainless : impossible to drain : inexhaustible
drainpipe : a pipe for drainage
draisine : dandy horse
drake : a male duck
drakestone : a flat stone used for skipping in the game of ducks and drakes
dram : a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to one sixteenth of an ounce  — see Weights and Measures Table
drama : a composition (see composition sense 5a) in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance : play  — compare closet drama
dramalogue : a reading of a play to an audience
dramatic : of or relating to the drama
dramatical : dramatic sense 1
dramatically : of or relating to the drama
dramaticism : dramatic character
dramatics : the study or practice of theatrical arts (such as acting and stagecraft)
dramaticule : a little or insignificant drama
dramatism : dramatic manner or form (as of speech or writing)
dramatist : playwright
dramatizable : to adapt (something, such as a novel) for theatrical presentation
dramatization : the action of dramatizing
dramatize : to adapt (something, such as a novel) for theatrical presentation
dramatizer : one that dramatizes
dramaturge : a specialist in dramaturgy
dramaturgic : the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation
dramaturgical : the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation
dramaturgy : the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation
drammage : a measure of silk size based on the weight in drams of a 1000-yard skein
drammer : one that drinks : tippler
drammock : raw oatmeal mixed with cold water
dramseller : a seller of distilled liquors by the drink
dramshop : barroom
drant : to speak in a tiresome whining drawl
drapable : to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth
drape : to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth
drapeable : to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth
draper : a dealer in cloth and sometimes also in clothing and dry goods
draperied : covered or supplied with drapery or draperies
drapery : dry goods
drastic : acting rapidly or violently
drastically : in a drastic manner : severely or seriously
drat : damn
dratchell : a loose slatternly woman : slut
dratted : damn
dratting : damn
draughtboard : checkerboard
draughthouse : privy
draughts : checkers
Dravida :  dravidian
Dravidian : a member of an ancient dark-skinned people of southern India
draw : to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
drawable : to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
drawback : a refund of duties especially on an imported product subsequently exported or used to produce a product for export
drawbar : a railroad coupler
drawbench : a machine for drawing strips of metal through dies
drawboard : a movable board or assembly of boards for bridging an open space (as between railroad cars and platforms or boats and docks)
drawbolt : coupler sense 1a
drawbore : a bore for a mortise pin placed so as to draw the tenon and thus make the joint tighter
drawboy : a boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom
drawbridge : a bridge made to be raised up, let down, or drawn aside so as to permit or hinder passage  — see castle illustration
drawcut : a cut toward the machine or operator (as in shaping a part)
drawdown : a lowering of a water level (as in a reservoir)
drawee : the party on which an order or bill of exchange is drawn
drawer : one that draws: such as
drawers : one that draws: such as
drawfile : to file by pushing the file held with its length transverse to the direction of its motion
drawgear : a device used to connect adjoining railroad carriages or cars : coupler
drawhead : the socket or base on the ends of locomotives and cars to which the drawbar or other coupling device is secured
drawing : an act or instance of drawing
drawk : to saturate with moisture
drawknife : a woodworker's tool consisting of a blade with a handle at each end for use in shaving off surfaces
drawknot : slipknot
drawl : to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
drawler : to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
drawling : to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
drawlingly : to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
drawlink : a drawbar on a railroad car
drawloom : a hand loom formerly used for figure weaving and operated by a drawboy
drawly : to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
drawn : showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness : haggard
drawnet : a net formerly used for catching large wild birds
drawoff : remove, withdraw
drawout : remove, extract
drawplate : a die with holes through which wires are drawn
drawpoint : a pointed tempered steel tool used to scratch in transferred pencil lines or to stitch and pierce holes (as a mandrel for making small rings)
drawrod : a rod that unites the drawgear at opposite ends of adjoining railroad cars in the European type of coupling
drawshave : drawknife
drawsheet : a narrow sheet used chiefly in hospitals and stretched across the bed lengthwise often over a rubber sheet underneath the patient's trunk
drawspan : draw entry 2 sense 2c(1)
drawspring : the spring to which a drawbar between railroad cars is attached in the European type of coupling
drawstring : a string, cord, or tape inserted into hems or casings or laced through eyelets for use in closing a bag or controlling fullness in garments or curtains
drawtongs : a tool for handling wire in wiredrawing
drawtube : a telescoping tube (as for the eyepiece of a microscope)
dray : a vehicle used to haul goods
drayage : the work or cost of hauling by dray
drayman : one whose work is hauling by dray
dread : to fear greatly
dreadful : inspiring dread (see dread entry 2 sense 1a) : causing great and oppressive fear
dreadfully : inspiring dread (see dread entry 2 sense 1a) : causing great and oppressive fear
dreadfulness : inspiring dread (see dread entry 2 sense 1a) : causing great and oppressive fear
dreadingly : in the manner of one that dreads
dreadless : free from dread : intrepid, dauntless
dreadlessly : free from dread : intrepid, dauntless
dreadnought : a warm garment of thick cloth
dream : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamer : one that dreams
dreamery : impractical fancies
dreamful : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamfully : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamfulness : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamily : full of dreams
dreaminess : full of dreams
dreamingly : as if dreaming : dreamily
dreamland : an unreal delightful country existing only in imagination or in dreams : never-never land
dreamless : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamlessly : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamlessness : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamlike : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamt : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
dreamworld : a world of illusion or fantasy
dreamy : full of dreams
drear : dreary
drearily : feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement
dreariment : the quality or state of being dreary
dreariness : feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement
drearisome : characterized by dreariness
dreary : feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement
dredge : to dig, gather, or pull out with or as if with a dredge (see dredge entry 2)
dredger : something (such as a barge or a machine) that is used for dredging : dredge entry 2
dredging : to dig, gather, or pull out with or as if with a dredge (see dredge entry 2)
dree : endure, suffer
dreepy : spiritless and ineffective : droopy
dreg : sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3a) from it : lees
dreggy : sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3a) from it : lees
dregs : sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3a) from it : lees
Dreissensia : a genus of Old World bivalve mollusks (suborder Tellinacea) somewhat resembling the true mussels
drench : to wet thoroughly (as by soaking or immersing in liquid)
drencher : to wet thoroughly (as by soaking or immersing in liquid)
drenching : to wet thoroughly (as by soaking or immersing in liquid)
drenchingly : in a manner that drenches
dreng : a free tenant especially in ancient Northumbria who held under a partly military and partly servile form of tenure antedating the Norman conquest
drengage : the tenure or service of a dreng
Drepanaspis : a genus of Devonian ostracoderms (class Heterostraci)
Drepanidae : a family of small slender moths usually having the tips of the forewings hooked  — see hooktip
Drepanididae : a family of Hawaiian passerine birds including some that have a long curved bill suitable for feeding on the nectar of flowers and comprising the Hawaiian honeycreepers  — see mamo
drepaniform : shaped like a sickle : falcate
drepanoid : shaped like a sickle
dress : to make or set straight
dressage : the execution by a trained horse of precision movements in response to barely perceptible signals from its rider
dressed : to make or set straight
dresser : a table or sideboard for preparing and serving food
dressiness : showy in dress
dressing : the act or process of one who dresses
dressmaker : one that makes dresses
dressmaking : one that makes dresses
dressy : showy in dress
Drew John 1827–1862 American (Irish-born) actor
drew John 1827–1862 American (Irish-born) actor
drias : deadly carrot
drib : a small amount
dribble : to issue sporadically and in small bits
dribbler : to issue sporadically and in small bits
driblet : a trifling or small sum or part
driddle : to proceed in an unsteady or feeble manner
dried : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
drier : something that extracts or absorbs moisture
drift : the act of driving something along
driftage : drifted material
driftbolt : a bolt for driving out other bolts or pins
drifter : one that drifts
drifting : the act or activity of steering an automobile so that it makes a controlled skid sideways through a turn with the front wheels pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn
driftingly : the act of driving something along
driftland : drofland
driftless : having no aim or direction : being without purpose
driftlessness : the quality or state of being driftless
driftman : a worker who drives drifts in a coal mine
driftpiece : an upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale of a ship
driftpin : drift entry 1 sense 4e
driftway : a sometimes private lane or narrow country road : driveway sense 1
driftweed : seaweed or other aquatic vegetation drifted ashore
driftwind : wind that drifts snow, sand, or other material
driftwood : wood drifted or floated by water
drifty : the act of driving something along
drill : to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction
driller : to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction
drilling : drill entry 6
drillman : one who operates a drill or drilling machine
drillmaster : an instructor in military drill
drillstock : a frame or head for holding a drill spindle or a drill
Drimys : a genus of chiefly Australian shrubs or trees (family Magnoliaceae) having evergreen aromatic foliage  — see winter's bark
drink : swallow, imbibe
drinkability : suitable or safe for drinking
drinkable : suitable or safe for drinking
drinker : one that drinks
drinking : swallow, imbibe
drinkless : being without or deprived of drink
drinn : a coarse prickly weedy grass (Aristida pungens) of northern Africa
drip : to let fall in drops
dripper : to let fall in drops
dripping : fat and juices drawn from meat during cooking
dripple : to dribble briskly
drippy : characterized by dripping
dripstone : a stone drip (as over a window)
drisheen : a sausage prepared with sheep's blood, milk, and seasonings chiefly in the vicinity of Cork in Ireland
drisk : a drizzling mist
drivable : capable of being driven
drivage : a driving of a mine passage
drive : to frighten or prod (game, cattle, etc.) into moving in a desired direction
driveaway : to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive
driveboat : a rowboat used in menhaden fishing to drive the fish into the nets
drivehead : a plug, ring, or cap for screwing into or fitting over the end of a mechanical part so that it can be driven with minimum deformation or bruising
drivel : nonsense
driveler : nonsense
driven : having a compulsive or urgent quality
drivepipe : a pipe with a sharp edge for driving short distances into the solid ground (as to reach a water-bearing stratum or to insert concrete piles)
driver : one that drives: such as
driverless : one that drives: such as
drivership : skill in driving vehicles
drivescrew : a screw that is driven home or nearly home with a hammer
driveway : a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
drivewell : driven well
driving : communicating force
drivingly : with driving force or energy
drizzle : a fine misty rain
drizzly : characterized or marked by fine rain
droddum : buttocks
drofland : land held in early England by the service of driving the lord's cattle from place to place
drogher : a sailing barge used in the West Indian coastal trade especially in the Gulf of Paria
drogue : sea anchor
droit : a legal right
droitural : relating to right or title of property as distinguished from right of possession
droll : having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
drollery : something that is droll
drollingly : in the manner of one that drolls
drollness : having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
drolly : having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
drome : racecourse
dromedary : the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) currently existing only as a domestic or feral animal
Dromiacea : a group of crabs (suborder Brachyura) in which the last pair of thoracic legs are modified, dorsal, and often chelate and are used for placing sponges, shells, and other objects on the carapace
dromic : of, relating to, or in the form of a racecourse
dromomania : an exaggerated desire to wander
dromond : a large medieval fast-sailing galley or cutter
Dromornis : a genus of ratite birds of Queensland related to the cassowaries and emus
dromos : the passage to an ancient Egyptian or Mycenaean subterranean tomb
dromotropic : affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle
drone : a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
droner : a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
drongo : any of a family (Dicruridae) of insectivorous passerine birds native to Africa, Asia, and Australia that usually have glossy black plumage and long forked tails
droningly : a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
dronish : like a drone : indolent, slow
dronkgrass : a southern African grass (Melica decumbens) the eating of which causes cattle to become semidelirious
drony : like a drone : sluggish, lazy
drool : to secrete saliva in anticipation of food
droop : to hang or incline downward
drooping : to hang or incline downward
droopingly : to hang or incline downward
droopy : gloomy
drop : the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass
dropcloth : a protective sheet (such as of cloth or plastic) used especially by painters to cover floors and furniture
drophead : a convertible automobile
droplet : a tiny drop (as of a liquid)
droplight : an electric light suspended by a cord or on a portable extension
droplike : to become ill or die over a short period of time and in large numbers 
dropout : one who drops out of school
dropper : one that drops
dropping : something dropped
droppingly : in the manner of something that drops : drop by drop : in drops
dropseed : a grass of the genus Sporobolus
dropsical : turgid, swollen
dropsied : dropsical
dropsy : edema
dropsywort : lemon balm
dropwise : drop by drop
dropwort : a Eurasian herb (Filipendula hexapetala) with pinnate incised leaves and panicles of white or reddish flowers
Drosera : the type genus of Droseraceae comprising numerous low perennial or biennial bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants generally with leaves in a basal tuft and flowers in a one-sided racemose inflorescence on a naked scape  — see sundew
Droseraceae : a small family of insectivorous plants (order Sarraceniales) comprising the sundews and having flat to filiform circinate leaves with the blade covered by long glandular hairs  — see drosera
droseraceous : a small family of insectivorous plants (order Sarraceniales) comprising the sundews and having flat to filiform circinate leaves with the blade covered by long glandular hairs  — see drosera
droshky : any of various 2- or 4-wheeled carriages used especially in Russia
drosky : any of various 2- or 4-wheeled carriages used especially in Russia
drosometer : an instrument for measuring the weight of dew deposited on a body
Drosophila : any of a genus (Drosophila) of fruit flies used in genetic research
Drosophyllum : a genus of insectivorous plants (family Droseraceae) having narrow leaves arranged like those of plants of the genus Drosera and yellow flowers with 10 stamens  — compare sundew
dross : the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
drosser : a furnaceman who makes red lead from litharge or who recovers spelter from dross
drossy : the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
drostdy : the office or residence of a landdrost
drought : a period of dryness especially when prolonged
droughtiness : a period of dryness especially when prolonged
droughty : a period of dryness especially when prolonged
drouk : to wet through and through : soak, drench
drove : a group of animals driven or moving in a body
drover : one who drives cattle or sheep
drow : a cold mist or drizzle
drown : to become drowned
drowse : to be inactive
drowsily : ready to fall asleep
drowsiness : ready to fall asleep
drowsy : ready to fall asleep
drub : to beat severely
drubber : to beat severely
drubbing : to beat severely
drudge : to do hard, menial, or monotonous work
drudger : to do hard, menial, or monotonous work
drudgery : dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
drudgingly : monotonous, tiring
drug : a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication
drugger : druggist
druggery : drugs, medicine
drugget : a wool or partly wool fabric formerly used for clothing
druggist : a person who sells or dispenses drugs and medicines: such as
druggister : druggist
druggy : associated with, affected by, or suggestive of drugs or drug use
drugless : not using drugs
drugstore : a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold : pharmacy
druid : one of an ancient Celtic priesthood appearing in Irish and Welsh sagas and Christian legends as magicians and wizards
druidess : a female druid
druidic : one of an ancient Celtic priesthood appearing in Irish and Welsh sagas and Christian legends as magicians and wizards
druidical : one of an ancient Celtic priesthood appearing in Irish and Welsh sagas and Christian legends as magicians and wizards
druidism : the system of religion, philosophy, and instruction of the druids
drum : a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)
drumbeat : a stroke on a drum or its sound
drumble : a drone bee
drumfire : artillery firing so continuous as to sound like a drumroll
drumfish : drum entry 1 sense 5
drumhead : the material (such as skin or plastic) stretched over one or both ends of a drum
drumheads : the material (such as skin or plastic) stretched over one or both ends of a drum
drumlike : a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)
drumlin : an elongate or oval hill of glacial drift
drumly : turbid and muddy
drummer : one that plays a drum
drumming : a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)
drumskin : tympanic membrane
drumstick : a stick for beating a drum
drungar : a military commander
drunk : having the faculties impaired by alcohol
drunkard : one who is habitually drunk
drunken : drunk sense 1
drunkenly : drunk sense 1
drunkenness : drunk sense 1
drunkery : a place for drinking liquor : saloon
Drupa : a mountain-dwelling nomadic people of Tibet
drupaceous : of or relating to a drupe
drupe : a one-seeded indehiscent fruit having a hard bony endocarp, a fleshy mesocarp, and a thin exocarp that is flexible (as in the cherry) or dry and almost leathery (as in the almond)
drupelet : a small drupe
drupiferous : bearing drupes
Druse : a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria
druse : a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria
drusy : covered with minute crystals : containing cavities lined with crystals
druxy : having decayed spots in the heartwood
dry : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
dryad : a spirit that lives in the forest : wood nymph, fairy
dryas : a small genus of arctic and alpine tufted plants (family Rosaceae) with simple leaves and white or yellow solitary flowers
dryasdust : boring
drycoal : coal containing little volatile matter
Drydenian John 1631–1700 English poet and dramatist; poet laureate (1668–88)
dryfoot : with dry feet
dryhouse : change house
drying : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
dryish : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
dryly : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
dryness : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
Dryobalanops : a small genus of resin-producing trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) having flowers with a cup-shaped calyx the limb of which is divided into leafy segments  — see borneo camphor
Dryophyllum : a genus of widely distributed Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary fossil trees (family Fagaceae) considered to be ancestors of modern oaks and beeches
dryopithecid : an ape of the subfamily Dryopithecinae
Dryopithecinae : a subfamily of Pongidae comprising Miocene and Pliocene Old World anthropoid apes regarded by some as common ancestors of humans and modern anthropoids and including the genera Dryopithecus, Proconsul, Sivapithecus, and less-known related forms
dryopithecine : any of a subfamily (Dryopithecinae) of Miocene and Pliocene Old World anthropoid apes sometimes regarded as ancestors of both humans and modern anthropoids
Dryopithecus : a genus of generalized Miocene and Pliocene Old World apes sometimes regarded as common ancestral forms of the anthropoid apes and man
Dryopteris : a large cosmopolitan genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having the indusium reniform or orbicular with a deep sinus and comprising the shield ferns
dryopteroid : resembling or relating to the genus Dryopteris
drysalter : a dealer in crude dry chemicals and dyes
drysaltery : a dealer in crude dry chemicals and dyes
dryth : dryness, drought
duad : a union of two : pair
dual : denoting reference to two
Duala : a Bantu-speaking people of the coastal area of Cameroun
dualism : a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes
dualist : a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes
dualistic : a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes
dualistically : a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes
duality : the quality or state of having two different or opposite parts or elements : dualism
dualize : to make dual
dually : in a double capacity : in two ways
duarchy : a government by two rulers having equal power
dub : to confer knighthood on
dubash : interpreter
dubbeltje : a formerly used silver coin of the Netherlands equivalent to two stuivers or ¹/₁₀ of a gulden
dubber : a person who provides a film, television show, etc., with a new soundtrack and especially with new recorded dialogue in a different language from that originally used
dubbing : to confer knighthood on
dubby : dull, blunt
Dubhe : a group of stars of the second magnitude that is the second brightest component of the constellation Ursa Major
dubiety : a usually hesitant uncertainty or doubt that tends to cause vacillation
dubiosity : doubt, uncertainty, dubiety
dubious : unsettled in opinion : doubtful
dubiously : unsettled in opinion : doubtful
dubiousness : unsettled in opinion : doubtful
dubitable : open to doubt or question
dubitancy : doubt, uncertainty
dubitant : doubting
dubitate : doubt
dubitation : doubt
dubitative : tending or given to doubt : doubting
dubitatively : tending or given to doubt : doubting
Duboisia : a genus of white-flowered Australian shrubs or small trees of the family Solanaceae that yield alkaloids having an action similar to atropine
Dubonnet : very dark purplish red
dubs : to confer knighthood on
ducal : of or relating to a duke or dukedom
ducally : of or relating to a duke or dukedom
ducape : a heavy corded silk dress fabric popular chiefly in the 18th century
ducat : a former European usually gold coin
ducatoon : a large silver coin of the Low Countries first struck in 1598
duces : leader
Duchesnea : a small genus of perennial Asiatic herbs (family Rosaceae) comprising two species of plants that resemble strawberries but have yellow flowers and spongy dry fruits  — see indian strawberry
Duchess : the wife or widow of a duke
duchess : the wife or widow of a duke
duchesse : a chaise longue with arms that was popular in 18th century France
duchy : the territory of a duke or duchess : dukedom
duck : any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage
duckbill : platypus
duckboard : a boardwalk or slatted flooring laid on a wet, muddy, or cold surface
duckboat : a low-lying flat-bottomed boat used by duck hunters
ducker : any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage
duckfoot :  dutch foot
ducking : any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage
duckling : a young duck
duckpin : a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid-diameter
duckstone : duck on a rock
duckweed : a small floating aquatic monocotyledonous plant (family Lemnaceae, the duckweed family)
duckwing : Modern Game fowl having wing coverts that form a bluish black bar across the wing
duct : a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland
ducted : a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland
ductible : ductile
ductile : capable of being drawn out (see draw entry 1 sense 15) into wire or thread
ductilely : in a ductile manner
ductility : the quality or state of being ductile
duction : a turning or rotational movement of the eye
ductless : a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland
ductor : drop roller sense 2
ductule : a small duct
Ducula : a genus of large coppery brown or black and white Asian pigeons  — see nutmeg pigeon
dud : clothing
dudaim : mandrake
dude : a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy
dudeen : a short tobacco pipe made of clay
dudgeon : a wood used especially for dagger hilts
dudine : a female dude
dudish : a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy
dudism : the quality or state of being a dude
dudley Robert 1532(or 1533)–1588 1st Earl of Leicester English courtier
dudleyite : a variety of vermiculite
due : owed or owing as a debt
duel : a combat between two persons
dueler : a combat between two persons
dueling : a combat between two persons
duelist : a combat between two persons
duelistic : having reference to dueling or a duelist
duello : the rules or practice of dueling
dueness : owed or owing as a debt
duenna : an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family
duennaship : an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family
duet : a composition for two performers
duettist : a participant in a duet
duff : a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit
duffel : a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap
duffer : a peddler especially of cheap flashy articles
dufrenite : a blackish green mineral Fe5(PO4)3(OH)5.2H2O consisting of hydrous iron phosphate commonly massive or in nodules
dufrenoysite : a lead-gray mineral Pb2As2S5 consisting of a compound of lead arsenic sulfide occurring in orthorhombic crystals or massive
duftery : a servant in an office whose duty is to dust and bind records, rule paper, make envelopes : office boy
dug : udder
dugdug : the fertile form of the breadfruit tree
dugong : an aquatic, herbivorous, usually brownish-gray mammal (Dugong dugon) that inhabits warm coastal waters chiefly of southern Asia, Australia, and eastern Africa and resembles the related manatee but differs in having a notched tail divided into two lobes and upper incisors which grow into small tusks in the male
dugout : a boat made by hollowing out a large log
dugway : a road constructed along a hillside by using for the fill on the downhill side material excavated immediately above it
duhat :  java plum
duiker : any of several small African antelopes comprising two genera (Cephalophus and Sylvicapra)
duikerbok : duiker sense 1
Duit : an old coin of the Netherlands and Dutch controlled territories equal to about ¹/₈ stiver
duit : an old coin of the Netherlands and Dutch controlled territories equal to about ¹/₈ stiver
Duke : a sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy
duke : a sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy
dukedom : a sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy
dukeling : the child of a duke
dukely : of or suitable to a duke
dukhn : pearl millet sense 1
Dulat : one of the major divisions of the Great Horde
dulbert : blockhead, dullard
dulcet : sweet to the taste
dulcetly : sweet to the taste
dulciana : a soft-toned organ flue stop having metal pipes of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, or 16′ pitch
dulcify : to make sweet
dulcimer : a stringed instrument of trapezoidal shape played with light hammers held in the hands
Dulcin : a crystalline compound C9H12N2O2 formerly used as a sweetening agent but now identified as a possible carcinogen
Dulcinea : mistress, sweetheart
dulcitol : galactitol
dulcitude : sweetness
dulia : veneration or respect paid to the saints and angels as the servants and friends of God  — compare latria
dull : tedious, uninteresting
dullard : a stupid or unimaginative person
duller : tedious, uninteresting
dullhead : blockhead, dullard
dullish : somewhat dull
dullness : tedious, uninteresting
dully : tedious, uninteresting
dulosis : enslavement by an insect (as some ants of the genera Formica and Polyergus) that captures and rears the larvae or pupae of another species
dulotic : enslavement by an insect (as some ants of the genera Formica and Polyergus) that captures and rears the larvae or pupae of another species
dulse : any of several coarse red seaweeds (especially Palmaria palmata) found especially in northern latitudes and used as a food condiment
dult : dolt, dunce
dultie : dolt, dunce
duly : in a due manner or time : properly
dum : damn
duma : a representative council in Russia
dumb : lacking intelligence : stupid
dumba : a fat-tailed sheep of Bokhara and the Kyrgyz steppe that furnishes astrakhan
dumbbell : a short bar with weights at each end that is used usually in pairs for exercise
dumbfounder : dumbfound
dumbhead : a stupid person : blockhead
dumbledore : bumblebee
dumbly : lacking intelligence : stupid
dumbness : lacking intelligence : stupid
dumdum : a bullet (such as one with a hollow point) that expands more than usual upon hitting an object
dumfound : to confound (see confound sense 1) briefly and usually with astonishment
dumfounder : dumbfound
dummel : slow and stupid
dumminess : the condition of being a dummy
dummy : a person who is incapable of speaking
dummyism : the act or practice of dummying land
dumontite : a hydrated phosphate Pb2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)4.3H2O of uranium and lead occurring in yellow orthorhombic crystals
dumortierite : a bright especially blue mineral consisting of a borosilicate of aluminum
dump : to let (something) fall in or as if in a heap or mass
dumpcart : a cart having a body that can be tilted or a bottom opening downward for emptying the contents without handling
dumper : one that dumps: such as
dumpily : being short and thick in build : squat
dumpiness : being short and thick in build : squat
dumping : the act of one that dumps
dumpish : sad, melancholy
dumpling : a small mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming
dumpy : being short and thick in build : squat
dumsola : while unmarried
dun : having a slightly brownish dark gray color : having the color dun (see dun entry 2 sense 2)
dunal : of or relating to a dune
dunbird : any of several ducks: such as
Duncan Isadora 1877–1927 American dancer
dunce : a slow-witted or stupid person
duncery : something characteristic of a Scotist
dunch : to nudge or bump especially with the elbow
duncical : having the characteristics of a dunce
duncify : to cause to appear stupid : make a dunce of
duncish : like a dunce
duncishly : like a dunce
dundasite : a mineral PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4.2H2O consisting of a basic lead aluminum carbonate occurring in white spherical aggregates
dunder : a noise like thunder : a noisy blow
dunderhead : dunce, blockhead
dunderheaded : dunce, blockhead
dunderpate : dunderhead
dune : a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
dunelike : a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
dunfish : fish cured by dunning
dung : the feces of an animal : manure
dungaree : a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns
dungeon : donjon
dunger : an operator of a machine for chemically removing acetic acid and thickening from printed cloth so that it will receive mordant dye
dunghill : a heap of dung
dungon : a valuable Philippine timber tree (Tarrietia sylvatica)
dungy : the feces of an animal : manure
dunite : a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of olivine
dunk : to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
dunkadoo :  american bittern
Dunkard : one that dunks
Dunker : one that dunks
dunker : one that dunks
Dunkirk : a retreat to avoid total defeat
Dunkirker : a 17th century privateer from Dunkirk
dunlin : a small widely distributed sandpiper (Calidris alpina) that in breeding plumage is largely cinnamon to rusty brown above and white below with a large black patch on the belly
Dunlop : a Scottish cheese similar to cheddar
dunnage : loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship's hold
dunne Finley Peter 1867–1936 American humorist
dunner : having a slightly brownish dark gray color : having the color dun (see dun entry 2 sense 2)
dunness : having a slightly brownish dark gray color : having the color dun (see dun entry 2 sense 2)
dunnish : somewhat dun
dunnock : hedge sparrow
dunny : dunnish
Duns burgh of southeastern Scotland population 2249
dunst : the finest middlings usually still containing some bran
dunstable : plain, direct
dunt : a heavy blow or stroke
duny : having many dunes
dunziekte : a serious intoxication of animals (as horses) of southern Africa that is caused by eating plants of the genus Senecio and is marked by emaciation, liver degeneration, and sometimes by nervous symptoms  — compare walkabout disease
duo : duet
duodecennial : occurring once in 12 years
duodecillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 39 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
duodecimal : of, relating to, or proceeding by twelve or the scale of twelves
duodecimo : twelvemo
duodecimole : dodecuplet
duodena : the first part of the small intestine extending from the pylorus to the jejunum
duodenal : the first part of the small intestine extending from the pylorus to the jejunum
duodenary : containing 12
duodenectomy : excision of all or part of the duodenum
duodenitis : inflammation of the duodenum
duodenocholedochotomy : choledochotomy performed by approach through the duodenum by incision
duodenojejunal : of, relating to, or joining the duodenum and the jejunum
duodenojejunostomy : a surgical operation that joins part of the duodenum and the jejunum with creation of an artificial opening between them
duodenoscopy : a long, flexible endoscope that is inserted through the mouth and is used to visually examine and pass instruments into the duodenum
duodenotomy : incision of the duodenum
duodenum : the first part of the small intestine extending from the pylorus to the jejunum
duodrama : a drama for two performers in which the dialogue is spoken with an instrumental accompaniment
duograph : duotone
duologue : a dialogue between two persons
duopolistic : an oligopoly limited to two sellers
duopoly : an oligopoly limited to two sellers
duopsony : a market situation in which two rival buyers hold the controlling power of determining the demand for a product or service from a large number of sellers  — compare monopsony, oligopsony
duotone : having or yielding two tones or colors
duotype : a process for making prints in two colors by the use of two halftone plates made from the same negative but etched differently
dup : open
dupable : that can be duped
dupe : one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
duper : one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
dupery : the condition of being duped
dupion : a usually large and uneven double silk thread reeled usually from two united cocoons and used in various fabrics (as shantung and pongee)
duplation : multiplication by repeated doubling (as done formerly especially in Egypt)
duple : having two elements
duplet : two musical notes played in the time of three of the same value  — compare triplet
duplex : having two principal elements or parts : double, twofold
duplexity : duplicity sense 2
duplicable : capable of being duplicated
duplicand : the doubling of a feu-duty
duplicate : consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples
duplication : the act or process of duplicating
duplicative : consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples
duplicator : one that duplicates
duplicature : a doubling or fold especially of a membrane
Duplicidentata : a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha
duplicity : contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
dupondius : an ancient Roman coin first made of bronze and later of brass and worth two asses
duppy : a haunting spirit of the dead conceived in folklore of West Indians as a usually malevolent shadow or immaterial body
dura : any of several grain sorghums widely grown in warm dry regions
durability : able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality or value
durable : able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality or value
durableness : able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality or value
durably : able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality or value
durain : one of two dull constituents of banded bituminous coal forming lenses or layers and composed of finely comminuted woody debris only partly decomposed  — compare clarain, fusain, vitrain
dural : of or relating to the dura mater
Duralumin : a light strong alloy of aluminum, copper, manganese, and magnesium
duramen : heartwood
durance : endurance
durangite : an orange-red mineral NaAlFAsO4 consisting of a fluoride and arsenate of sodium and aluminum
Durango state of northwest central Mexico area 46,196 square miles (119,648 square kilometers), population 1,632,934
Durani : a people of mixed Semitic and Iranian stock that comprise the most dominant group of Afghans
durant Will(iam James) 1885–1981 and his wife Ariel 1898–1981 originally Ada Kaufman American writers
Duranta : a genus of tropical American shrubs (family Verbenaceae) with long terminal racemes of small flowers
duration : continuance in time
durative : continuative
Durban city and port on an inlet of the Indian Ocean in the municipality of eThekwini, eastern Republic of South Africa, in eastern KwaZulu-Natal municipality population 2,117,700
durbar : court held by an Indian prince
dure : endure
durene : a colorless crystalline hydrocarbon C6H2(CH3)4 having an odor like camphor and occurring in coal tar and in petroleum; 1,2,4,5-tetramethyl-benzene
duress : forcible restraint or restriction
durgan : an undersized person or animal
Durham : shorthorn
durian : a large oval tasty but foul-smelling fruit with a prickly rind
during : throughout the duration of
Durio : a small genus of tall Asiatic and Indian trees (family Bombacaceae) with tapering leaves and small greenish flowers
durity : hardness
durmast : a European oak (Quercus sessiliflora or Q. petraea) that is valued especially for its dark heavy tough elastic wood
durn : damned
duro : a Spanish or Spanish American peso or silver dollar
Duroc : any of a breed of large vigorous red American hogs
durometer : an instrument for measuring hardness
durra : any of several grain sorghums widely grown in warm dry regions
durrin : a crystalline cyanogenetic glucoside C14H17NO7 found in durra at a certain stage in its growth
durry : windy and rainy
durukuli : owl monkey
duryl : a univalent radical C6H(CH3)4 derived from durene; 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-phenyl
Durzada : a Persian people extending throughout Makran and similar to the Dehwar
dusk : dusky
duskily : somewhat dark in color
duskiness : somewhat dark in color
duskish : rather dark or black : partially obscured
duskishly : rather dark or black : partially obscured
duskishness : rather dark or black : partially obscured
duskly : duskily
duskness : duskiness
dusky : somewhat dark in color
dust : fine particles of matter (as of earth)
dustbin : a can for trash or garbage
dustbox : a box used to hold or collect dust: such as
dustcloth : a cloth for dusting
duster : one that removes dust
dustily : covered or abounding with dust
dustiness : covered or abounding with dust
dusting : the act of making something clean by brushing or wiping away dirt and dust from the surface
dustless : fine particles of matter (as of earth)
dustman : a collector of trash or garbage
dustpan : a shovel-shaped pan for sweepings
dustproof : impervious to dust : so tight as to exclude dust
dustuck : a passport or customs permit
dusty : covered or abounding with dust
dustyfoot : a wayfaring peddler  — compare court of piepoudre
Dusun : a Dayak people in British North Borneo
Dutch : with each person paying his or her own way
dutch : with each person paying his or her own way
Dutchify : to make Dutch in quality or traits
Dutchman : a member of any of the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries
Dutchy : characteristically Dutch
duteous : dutiful, obedient
dutiable : subject to a duty
dutied : subjected to a duty (as when imported)
dutiful : filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
dutifully : filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
dutifulness : filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
dutra Eurico Gaspar 1885–1974 Brazilian general; president of Brazil (1946–51)
duty : conduct due to parents and superiors : respect
duumvir : one of two Roman officers or magistrates constituting a board or court
duumvirate : one of two Roman officers or magistrates constituting a board or court
duvet : comforter sense 2b
duvetyn : a smooth lustrous velvety fabric
dux : a military commander stationed in a province of the later Roman Empire
duyker : any of several small African antelopes comprising two genera (Cephalophus and Sylvicapra)
dvandva : a class of compound words having two immediate constituents that are equal in rank and related to each other as if joined by and : a compound word belonging to this class (as bittersweet, secretary-treasurer, sociopolitical)  — see copulative entry 2 sense 2
dwale : belladonna sense 1
dwalm : a fainting spell or sudden attack of illness
dwarf : a person of unusually small stature (see stature sense 1)
dwarfish : a person of unusually small stature (see stature sense 1)
dwarfishly : a person of unusually small stature (see stature sense 1)
dwarfishness : a person of unusually small stature (see stature sense 1)
dwarfism : a condition of stunted growth
dwarfling : a little dwarf
dwarfness : a person of unusually small stature (see stature sense 1)
dwell : to remain for a time
dwelled : to remain for a time
dweller : to remain for a time
dwelling : a shelter (such as a house) in which people live
dwelt : to remain for a time
Dwight Timothy 1752–1817 American clergyman; president Yale University (1795–1817)
dwindle : to become steadily less : shrink
dwine : to waste or pine away : languish
dyad : pair
dyadic : a mathematical expression formed by addition or subtraction of dyads
dyakisdodecahedron : diploid
dyarchic : of or having reference to a dyarchy
dyarchical : of or having reference to a dyarchy
dyarchy : a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities
Dyassic :  permian
dyaster :  diaster
dyce Alexander 1798–1869 Scottish editor
dye : color from dyeing
dyeable : color from dyeing
dyehouse : a building, department, or plant in which dyeing and related processes or operations are carried out
dyeing : color from dyeing
dyeleaves : sweetleaf
dyer John 1699–1757 British poet
dyestuff : dye sense 2
dyeweed : woodwaxen
dyewood : a wood (such as logwood or fustic) from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing
dying : approaching death
dyke : lesbian
dykereeve : an English official in charge of the drains, sluices, and sea walls in a district of fen or marshy land
Dylan Bob 1941–     originally Robert Allen Zimmerman American singer and songwriter
dynagraph : an apparatus in a railroad car for recording the condition of a line of track, the resistance of a train, its speed, and other features of its performance
dynamic : marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
dynamical : marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
dynamically : marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
dynamics : a branch of mechanics (see mechanics sense 1) that deals with forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium (see equilibrium sense 2) of bodies
dynamis : the state of that which is not yet fully realized : power, potentiality
dynamism : a theory that all phenomena (such as matter or motion) can be explained as manifestations of force (see force entry 1 sense 4)  — compare mechanism
dynamist : a theory that all phenomena (such as matter or motion) can be explained as manifestations of force (see force entry 1 sense 4)  — compare mechanism
dynamistic : a theory that all phenomena (such as matter or motion) can be explained as manifestations of force (see force entry 1 sense 4)  — compare mechanism
dynamitard : one that uses dynamite for anarchistic or other political acts of violence
dynamite : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
dynamiter : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
dynamitic : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
dynamiting : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
dynamization : the act or an instance of dynamizing
dynamize : to make (a drug) effective (as by comminution or dilution)
dynamo : generator sense 1b
dynamoelectric : relating to the conversion by induction of mechanical energy into electrical energy or vice versa
dynamogenesis : an increase in the mental or motor activity of an already functioning bodily system that accompanies any added sensory stimulation
dynamogenic : an increase in the mental or motor activity of an already functioning bodily system that accompanies any added sensory stimulation
dynamogeny : dynamogenesis
dynamometamorphic : of or belonging to dynamometamorphism
dynamometamorphism : metamorphism in which mechanical energy (as exerted in pressure and movement) is the principal agent
dynamometer : an instrument for measuring mechanical force
dynamometric : an instrument for measuring mechanical force
dynamometry : an instrument for measuring mechanical force
dynamostatic : of or relating to a machine for producing static electricity by the use of a direct or alternating current
dynamotor : a motor generator combining the electric motor and generator
dynast : ruler sense 1
Dynastes : a genus (the type of the family Dynastidae) of large chiefly tropical lamellicorn beetles having large mandibles and commonly greatly elongated pointed processes on the head and prothorax of the males  — see rhinoceros beetle
dynastically : a succession of rulers of the same line of descent (see descent sense 1a)
dynasticism : the theory, practice, or an instance of dynastic government
dynasty : a succession of rulers of the same line of descent (see descent sense 1a)
dynatron : a vacuum tube in which the secondary emission of electrons from the plate results in a decrease in the plate current as the plate voltage increases
dyne : the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
Dyophysite : one who maintains the Chalcedonian doctrine that full deity and full humanity exist in the person of Jesus Christ as two natures without confusion or change  — compare monophysite
Dyophysitic : one who maintains the Chalcedonian doctrine that full deity and full humanity exist in the person of Jesus Christ as two natures without confusion or change  — compare monophysite
dyotheism : a doctrine or system recognizing two gods
Dyothelete : an adherent of Dyothelitism
Dyotheletism : the theological doctrine that in Christ there were two wills, the human and the divine
dysacousia : dysacusis
dysacousis : a condition in which ordinary sounds produce discomfort or pain
dysarthria : difficulty in articulating words due to disease of the central nervous system
dysarthric : difficulty in articulating words due to disease of the central nervous system
dysarthrosis : a condition of reduced joint motion due to deformity, dislocation, or disease
dyschromatopsia : incomplete color blindness
dyschromatoptic : incomplete color blindness
dyscrasia : an abnormal condition of the body and especially the blood
dyscrasite : a native compound Ag3Sb of antimony and silver usually massive and silver-white
dyscrystalline : poorly crystallized
dysenteric : of or relating to dysentery
dysentery : a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
dysergia : lack of muscular coordination due to a defect in innervation
dysesthesia : impairment of sensitivity especially to touch
dysesthetic : impairment of sensitivity especially to touch
dysfunction : impaired or abnormal functioning
dysgenesis : defective development especially of the gonads (as in Klinefelter's syndrome)
dysgenic : tending to promote survival of or reproduction by less well-adapted individuals (such as the weak or diseased) especially at the expense of well-adapted individuals (such as the strong or healthy)
dysgenics : the study of the accumulation and perpetuation of defective genes and traits in a population, race, or species
dysgraphia : impairment of handwriting ability that is characterized chiefly by very poor or often illegible writing or writing that takes an unusually long time and great effort to complete
dysidrosis : pompholyx
dyskeratosis : faulty development of the epidermis with abnormal keratinization
dyskinesia : impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions (as in Parkinson's disease)  — compare tardive dyskinesia
dyskinetic : impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions (as in Parkinson's disease)  — compare tardive dyskinesia
dyslalia : a speech defect caused by malformation of or imperfect distribution of nerves to the organs of articulation (as the tongue)
dyslexia : a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
dyslogia : difficulty in expressing ideas through speech caused by impairment of the power of reasoning (as in certain psychoses)
dyslogistic : uncomplimentary
dyslogistically : uncomplimentary
dysluite : a brown variety of gahnite
dysmenorrhea : painful menstruation
dysmetria : impaired ability to estimate distance in muscular action
dysmorphism : an anatomical malformation
dysodile : a hydrocarbon mineral occurring in thin flexible folia and emitting a highly fetid odor when burning
dyspathy : lack of sympathy : antipathy
dyspepsia : indigestion
dyspepsy : dyspepsia sense 1
dyspeptic : indigestion
dyspeptically : indigestion
dysphagia : difficulty in swallowing
dysphagic : difficulty in swallowing
dysphasia : loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury to or disease of the brain
dysphasic : loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury to or disease of the brain
dysphemia : a speech disorder characterized especially by stammering or stuttering and usually having a psychological basis
dysphonia : defective use of the voice
dysphonic : defective use of the voice
dysphoria : a state of feeling very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied  — see gender dysphoria
dysphoric : very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied : marked or characterized by dysphoria
dysphotic : having feeble illumination : occurring where the light is very limited (as at marine depths)
dysphrasia : defective speech due to impairment of intellect
dyspituitarism : any abnormal condition caused by dysfunction of the pituitary gland
dysplasia : abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells)
dysplastic : abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells)
dyspnea : difficult or labored respiration
dyspneic : difficult or labored respiration
dysprosium : an element of the rare-earth group that forms highly magnetic compounds  — see Chemical Elements Table
Dyssodia : a small genus of prairie herbs (family Compositae) found in the central part of North America with fetid finely dissected leaves and small yellow heads of tubular and ray flowers
dyssynergia : dyskinesia
dysteleological : of or relating to dysteleology : purposeless
dysteleology : absence of purpose in nature especially as manifested in rudimentary or nonfunctional structures
dystocia : slow or difficult labor or delivery
dystrophic : relating to or caused by faulty nutrition
dystrophy : a condition produced by faulty nutrition
dysuria : difficult or painful discharge of urine  — compare strangury
dysuric : difficult or painful discharge of urine  — compare strangury
dysyntribite : a variety of pinite
dytiscid : one of the Dytiscidae : diving beetle
Dytiscidae : a family of predacious aquatic beetles of oval flattened form with filamentous antennae comprising the diving beetles, being notably voracious, and feeding on aquatic insects, worms, and even young fish  — see water devil
Dytiscus : the type genus of Dytiscidae including many of the larger and better-known American diving beetles
dzeren : a gregarious fawn-colored black-tailed gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) of Central Asia, Tibet, and China
Dzungar : a native or inhabitant of the central Asian Dzungarian Basin (Junggar Pendi)
E : the 5th letter of the English alphabet
e : the 5th letter of the English alphabet
ea each
each : being one of two or more distinct individuals having a similar relation and often constituting an aggregate
eager : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest
eagerly : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest
eagerness : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest
eagle : any of various large diurnal birds of prey (family Accipitridae) noted for their strength, size, keenness of vision, and powers of flight
eaglestone : a concretionary nodule of clay ironstone about the size of a walnut that the ancients believed an eagle takes to her nest to facilitate egg-laying
eaglet : a young eagle
eaglewood : agarwood
eagre : a tidal flood or flow : bore
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ear : the characteristic vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium consisting in the typical mammal of a sound-collecting outer ear separated by the tympanic membrane from a sound-transmitting middle ear that in turn is separated from a sensory inner ear by membranous fenestrae
earache : an ache or pain in the ear
earbob : earring
earcockle : a disease of wheat caused by a nematode (Anguina tritici) that invades the developing ear and causes galls to form
eardrop : earring
eardrum : tympanic membrane
eared : having ears especially of a specified kind or number
earflower : sacred earflower
earful : an outpouring of news or gossip
earhole : the orifice of the external auditory meatus
earing : a line used to fasten a corner of a sail to the yard or gaff or to haul a reef cringle to the yard
earjewel : jewelweed
Earl : a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
earl : a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
earlap : earflap
earldom : a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
earless : lacking ears
earlet : a small ear (as of a plant leaf)
earlike : projecting like or otherwise like an ear
earliness : near the beginning of a period of time
earlock : a curl of hair hanging in front of the ear
earlship : the rank or dignity of an earl
early : near the beginning of a period of time
earmark : a mark of identification on the ear of an animal
earn : to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
earner : to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
earnest : characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind
earnestly : in an earnest and serious manner : not lightly, casually, or flippantly
earnestness : characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind
earnful : yearning
earning : to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
earnings : something (such as wages) earned
earphone : a device that converts electrical energy into sound waves and is worn over or inserted into the ear
earpick : a device often of precious metal for removing wax or foreign bodies from the ear
earpiece : the part of an instrument (such as a telephone, stethoscope, or hearing aid) that is placed against or inserted into the outer opening of the ear
earplug : an ornament inserted in the lobe of the ear especially to distend it
earring : an ornament for the ear and especially the earlobe
earringed : wearing earrings
earscrew : an earring with a screw fastener
earshot : the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice
earsplitting : distressingly loud or shrill
eartab : earflap sense 2
earth : the fragmental material composing part of the surface of the globe
earthborn : born on this earth : mortal
earthbred : bred in or on the earth
earthed : the fragmental material composing part of the surface of the globe
earthen : made of earth
earthenware : ceramic ware made of slightly porous opaque clay fired at low heat
earthfall : landslide
earthfast : earthbound
earthian : an inhabitant of the earth
earthiness : of, relating to, or consisting of earth
earthlight : earthshine
earthlike : the fragmental material composing part of the surface of the globe
earthliness : characteristic of or belonging to this earth
earthling : an inhabitant of the earth
earthly : characteristic of or belonging to this earth
earthnut : any of various roots, tubers, or subterranean pods: such as
earthquake : a shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
earthquaked : shaken by earthquakes : subject to earthquakes
earthquaken : shaken by earthquakes : subject to earthquakes
earthquaking : causing the earth to shake
Earthshaker : something outstanding in merit, importance, or stature
earthshine : sunlight reflected by the earth that illuminates the dark part of the moon
earthshock : an earthquake especially when sharply localized
earthsmoke : fumitory
earthstar : any of a genus (Geastrum) of globose basidiomycetous fungi with an outer peridium that splits into the shape of a star
earthtongue : any fungus of a genus Geoglossum having ascomata that resemble the sporophores of the simpler club fungi and grow on decaying logs or damp soil
earthward : toward the earth
earthwards : toward the earth
earthwork : an embankment or other construction made of earth
earthworm : a terrestrial annelid worm (class Oligochaeta)
earthy : of, relating to, or consisting of earth
earwax : the yellow waxy secretion from the glands of the external ear
earwig : any of numerous insects (order Dermaptera) having slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of cerci resembling forceps at the end of the body
earwiggy : full of earwigs
earwitness : one who overhears something
earworm : corn earworm
ease : the state of being comfortable: such as
easeful : the state of being comfortable: such as
easefully : the state of being comfortable: such as
easel : a frame for supporting something (such as an artist's canvas)
easeless : subject to no relief or rest : unceasing
easement : an act or means of easing or relieving (as from discomfort)
easer : one that eases: such as
easier : causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort
easiest : causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort
easily : in an easy manner : without difficulty
easiness : causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort
easing : the state of being comfortable: such as
east : to, toward, or in the east
eastabout : about in tacking so as to head east
eastbound : traveling or heading east
Easter : a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
easter : a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
easterling : a native of a country eastward of another
easterly : situated toward or belonging to the east
Eastern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated East
eastern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated East
easterner : a native or inhabitant of the East
Easternism : orientalism
Easternly : easterly
easternmost : furthest to the east
Eastertide : the period from Easter to Ascension Day, to Whitsunday, or to Trinity Sunday
easting : easterly progress
Eastlake : being machine-made after a style characterized by sturdy rectangular lines
eastmost : easternmost
eastward : toward the east
eastwardly : toward or from the east : easterly
easy : causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort
easygoing : relaxed and casual in style or manner
easygoingness : relaxed and casual in style or manner
eat : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
eatable : fit or able to be eaten
eatage : eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle especially after a second mowing
eaten : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
eater : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
eatery : luncheonette, restaurant
eating : used for eating
eats : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
eave : the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall
eaved : having eaves especially of an indicated kind
eaves : the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall
eavesdrop : to listen secretly to what is said in private
eavesdropper : to listen secretly to what is said in private
eavesdropping : the act of secretly listening to something private
ebb : the reflux of the tide toward the sea
Eben : even if it is not true, it is well conceived
Ebenaceae : a family of plants (order Ebenales) comprising trees and shrubs (such as the ebony and persimmon) with very hard wood, entire leaves, and dioecious or rarely perfect flowers succeeded by fleshy berries
ebenaceous : a family of plants (order Ebenales) comprising trees and shrubs (such as the ebony and persimmon) with very hard wood, entire leaves, and dioecious or rarely perfect flowers succeeded by fleshy berries
Ebenales : an order of dicotyledonous shrubs or trees having flowers with united petals and superior ovary and stamens borne on the corolla tube and constituting the families Ebenaceae, Sapotaceae, Styracaceae, and Symplocaceae
Ebenezer : a commemoration of divine assistance
Eberthella : a genus of motile aerobic gram-negative bacteria producing acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and formerly including the causative agent of typhoid fever
Ebionism : the principles and practices of the Ebionites
Ebionite : one of a Judaistic Christian Gnostic sect of the 2d century a.d. that observed the Jewish law in part, rejected St. Paul, accepted only the Gospel of Matthew, and held an adoptionist Christology
Ebionitic : one of a Judaistic Christian Gnostic sect of the 2d century a.d. that observed the Jewish law in part, rejected St. Paul, accepted only the Gospel of Matthew, and held an adoptionist Christology
Ebionitism :  ebionism
Eboe :  ibo
eboe :  ibo
ebon : ebony
ebonite : hard rubber especially when black
ebonize : to stain black in imitation of ebony
ebony : a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)
ebracteate : being without bracts
ebracteolate : being without bracteoles
ebriety : inebriety
ebriosity : habitual intoxication
ebullience : the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : exuberance
ebulliency : ebullience
ebullient : boiling, agitated
ebulliently : boiling, agitated
ebulliometer : an instrument for the usually precise determination of either the absolute or the differential boiling points of liquids used especially for determining the molecular weight of a solute dissolved in a liquid, the purity of liquids, and the alcoholic content of beverages
ebullioscope : ebulliometer
ebullioscopic : ebulliometric
ebullioscopy : ebulliometry
ebullition : a sudden violent outburst or display
eburnated : hard and dense like ivory
eburnation : a diseased condition in which bone or cartilage is eburnated
eburnean : resembling ivory in color
eburneous : resembling ivory in color
ecad : an organism or kind of organism (such as a species) modified by environment
ecalcarate : being without a spur
ecanda : a tropical African vine (Raphionacme utilis) of the family Asclepiadaceae that yields rubber
ecardinal : being without a hinge
ecarinate : being without a carina or keel
ecarte : a two-handed card game which is played with a 32-card pack and in which each player is dealt 5 cards and has the right to replace any or all of them before play can begin, the object being to win at least 3 tricks in a given hand
ecaudate : having no tail
ecbolic : a drug (as an ergot alkaloid) that tends to increase uterine contractions and that is used especially to facilitate delivery
eccentric : deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
eccentrically : deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
eccentricity : the quality or state of being eccentric
ecchondroma : a cartilaginous tumor projecting from bone or cartilage
ecchymosis : the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels
ecclesia : a political assembly of citizens of ancient Greek states
ecclesial : of or relating to a church
ecclesiarch : a high church official or ruling prelate
ecclesiast : ecclesiastic
Ecclesiastes : a book of wisdom literature in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture  — see Bible Table
ecclesiastic : ecclesiastical
ecclesiastical : of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
ecclesiastically : of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
ecclesiasticism : excessive attachment to ecclesiastical forms and practices
ecclesiastics : ecclesiastical
Ecclesiasticus : a didactic book included in the Protestant Apocrypha and as Sirach in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament
ecclesiastry : ecclesiastical matters
ecclesiolatry : excessive devotion to the church
ecclesiological : the study of church architecture and adornment
ecclesiologist : the study of church architecture and adornment
ecclesiology : the study of church architecture and adornment
eccoproticophoric : exhibiting the properties of a laxative
eccrinology : a branch of physiology that deals with secretion and secretory organs
eccyclema : a machine used to display an interior scene (as dead bodies after a murder) in the classic theater
ecdemite : a yellow or green lead arsenate and chloride of uncertain composition occurring in crystals, masses, and crusts
ecdysiast : stripteaser
ecdysis : the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer
ecesic : of, relating to, or engaging in ecesis
ecesis : the establishment of a plant or animal in a new habitat
ecgonine : a crystalline alkaloid C9H15NO3 obtained by hydrolysis of cocaine
eche : increase, enlarge
echelette : a reflection grating made by ruling parallel V-shaped grooves in a polished metal plate so that light is reflected from the corresponding faces of successive grooves
echelon : an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the one in the rear like a series of steps
echelonment : the timing or positioning of troops or supplies to provide uninterrupted flow to the front
Echeneis : a genus (the type of the family Echeneididae or Echeneidae) of marine fishes comprising the typical remoras
Echeveria : any of a large genus (Echeveria) of tropical American succulent plants of the orpine family that have showy rosettes of often plushy basal leaves and axillary clusters of flowers with erect petals
echidna : a spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that has a long extensible tongue and long heavy claws and that feeds chiefly on ants
Echimys : a genus (the type of the family Echimyidae) of hystricomorph rodents of South and Central America comprising various spiny rats or urares
Echinacea : the dried rhizome, roots, or other parts of any of three purple coneflowers that are used primarily in dietary supplements and herbal remedies for the stimulating effect they are held to have on the immune system
echinal : relating to a sea urchin
echinate : densely covered with stiff bristles or spines : prickly like a hedgehog  — compare echinulate , muricate
echinid : sea urchin
echinite : a fossil sea urchin
Echinocactus : a large genus of globular or cylindrical strongly ribbed and usually very spiny cacti that occur from the southwestern U.S. in Brazil
Echinocaris : a genus of extinct crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) the tail spines of which are common in various Devonian rocks
Echinocereus : a genus of low ribbed cacti
Echinochloa : a genus of succulent grasses found in warm regions  — see barnyard grass, japanese millet
echinochrome : any of several red to brown respiratory pigments found in certain sea urchins
echinococcus : any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that alternate a minute adult living as a commensal in the intestine of carnivores with a hydatid larva invading tissues especially of the liver of cattle, sheep, swine, and humans and acting as a dangerous pathogen
Echinoderes : a genus (the type of the family Echinoderidae) of minute segmented spinous marine worms that is the first-known and best-known representative of the class Kinorhyncha
echinoderm : any of a phylum (Echinodermata) of radially symmetrical coelomate marine animals including the starfishes, sea urchins, and related forms
Echinodermata : any of a phylum (Echinodermata) of radially symmetrical coelomate marine animals including the starfishes, sea urchins, and related forms
echinodermatous : any of a phylum (Echinodermata) of radially symmetrical coelomate marine animals including the starfishes, sea urchins, and related forms
Echinodorus : a genus of chiefly American aquatic or marsh herbs (family Alismataceae) having long-stalked often spotted leaves, delicate white flowers in racemes or panicles, and spiny clusters of beaked fruits
echinoid : sea urchin
Echinoidea : a class of motile bottom-dwelling echinoderms comprising the sea urchins and related forms
echinology : a branch of zoology that deals with echinoderms
Echinopanax : a small genus of prickly shrubs of the family Araliaceae
Echinops : a large genus of Mediterranean herbs (family Compositae) comprising the globe thistles that have one-flowered heads aggregated in dense globular clusters
echinopsine : a crystalline alkaloid C10H9NO derived from quinoline occurring in the seeds of globe thistles and having a physiological effect like that of strychnine and brucine
Echinorhinidae  — see echinorhinus
Echinorhinus : a genus of sharks (family Squalidae) comprising the bramble sharks and sometimes being made type of a separate family Echinorhinidae
Echinorhynchus : a genus (the type of the family Echinorhynchidae) of small cylindrical acanthocephalan worms that are parasitic in various vertebrates
Echinostomatidae : a family of digenetic trematode worms (type genus Echinostoma) that are rare in man but common and widely distributed as parasites of birds and lower vertebrates and are distinguished by having the anterior end modified and armed with spines
echinostome : one of the Echinostomatidae
echinostomiasis : infestation with or disease caused by worms of the family Echinostomatidae
Echinozoa : a major division of Echinodermata consisting of the Echinoidea and Holothurioidea
echinulate : set with small spines or prickles
echinulation : set with small spines or prickles
echinus : sea urchin
Echis : a genus of vipers found in India, Arabia, and North Africa
Echites : a large genus of woody vines (family Apocynaceae) chiefly of tropical America having a 5-lobed disk in the flowers and a glandular or fine-scaled calyx
Echium : a genus of bristly herbs and some shrubs (family Boraginaceae) having an irregular corolla and unequal exserted stamens
echiuroid : any of a phylum (Echiura synonym Echiuroidea) of marine worms of uncertain taxonomic affinities that have a sensitive but nonretractile proboscis above the mouth
Echiuroidea : a group of marine worms of obscure position though commonly classed as a division of Gephyrea and distinguished by a sensitive but nonretractile proboscis overlying the mouth which in some forms (as some worms of the genus Bonellia) may attain great size
Echiurus : a common genus (the type of the family Echiuridae) of echiuroid worms  — compare echiuroidea
echo : the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves
echoic : formed in imitation of some natural sound : onomatopoeic
echoingly : in the manner of something echoing
echoism : the formation of echoic words : onomatopoeia
echolalia : the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them
echolalic : the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them
echoless : having or producing no echo
echometer : an apparatus for measuring depths of objects in water or underground by timing the echoes of sound reflected from them
echopractic : of, relating to, or affected with echopraxia
echopraxia : pathological repetition of the actions of other people as if echoing them
eciliate : having no cilia
Eciton : a genus of blind polymorphic ants containing the American army ants
ecize : to become established in and adjusted to a new habitat : colonize
Eckehart Johannes 1260?–?1327 Meister Eckehart German mystic
eclair : a usually chocolate-frosted oblong pastry filled with whipped cream or custard
eclampsia : a convulsive state
eclamptic : a convulsive state
eclat : ostentatious display : publicity
eclectic : composed of elements drawn from various sources
eclectically : composed of elements drawn from various sources
eclecticism : the theory or practice of an eclectic method
Eclectics : composed of elements drawn from various sources
eclegma : a syrup on licorice root sucked for the relief of cough
eclipse : the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
eclipser : one that eclipses
eclipsis : an omission or suppression of words or sounds
ecliptic : of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
ecliptical : ecliptic
eclogite : a metamorphic rock consisting of soda-rich pyroxene and magnesia-rich garnet as essential minerals
eclogue : a poem in which shepherds converse
eclosion : the act of emerging from the pupal case or hatching from the egg
ecoid : the colorless stroma of a red blood cell
ecole : a highly stylized form of classical riding : advanced dressage
ecologic : of or relating to the science of ecology
ecological : of or relating to the science of ecology
ecologically : of or relating to the science of ecology
ecologist : a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
ecology : a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
econometric : the application of statistical methods to the study of economic data and problems
econometrician : the application of statistical methods to the study of economic data and problems
econometrics : the application of statistical methods to the study of economic data and problems
economic : of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
economical : marked by careful, efficient, and prudent use of resources : thrifty
economically : in an economic or economical manner
economics : a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
economism : a theory or viewpoint that attaches decisive or principal importance to economic goals or interests
economist : one who practices economy
Economite : one of a group of Harmonites who in 1803 settled in Pennsylvania, who in 1825 formed the settlement of Economy, Pennsylvania, and whose religious community came to an end in 1903 following the introduction of celibacy in 1807
economize : to practice economy : be frugal
economizer : to practice economy : be frugal
economy : the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
ecophene : ecad
ecorticate : being without a cortex
ecospecies : a subdivision of a cenospecies that is capable of free gene interchange between its members without impairment of fertility but is less capable of fertile crosses with members of other subdivisions of the cenospecies and that is typically more or less equivalent to the taxonomic species
ecospecific : of, relating to, or like an ecospecies
ecostate : having no midvein
ecosystem : the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
ecotonal : a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities
ecotone : a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities
ecotype : a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspecies
ecotypic : a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspecies
ecphonesis : exclamation
ecphore :  ecphorize
ecphoria : the rousing of an engram or system of engrams from a latent to an active state (as by repetition of the original stimulus or by mnemic excitation)
ecphorize : to revive or rouse (an engram or system of engrams) from latency
ecphrasis : a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art
ecru : a pale or light grayish yellow or brown : beige sense 2
ecstasize : to cause to go into an ecstasy
ecstasy : a state of being beyond reason and self-control
ecstatic : of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy
ecstatical : ecstatic
ecstatically : of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy
ectad : toward the outside  — compare entad
ectadenia : one of the ectodermal accessory reproductive glands of male insects  — compare mesadenium
ectal : situated in an exterior or outer position  — compare ental
ectasia : the expansion of a hollow or tubular organ
ectasis : ectasia
ectatic : of, relating to, or involving ectasia
ectepicondylar : relating to the external condyle of the distal end of the humerus
ectethmoid : either of two lateral parts of the ethmoid bone that form part of the anterior wall of the orbit
ecthlipsis : the elision of a final m with a preceding short vowel before a word beginning with h or a vowel
ecthyma :  sore mouth
ectoblast : epiblast
ectoblastic : epiblast
ectocardia : abnormal position of the heart
Ectocarpaceae : a cosmopolitan family of chiefly epiphytic marine brown algae (order Ectocarpales) that includes algae with a thallus of erect branching filaments arising from a creeping filament or layer or sometimes being compacted into a pseudoparenchymatous thallus  — see ectocarpus
ectocarpaceous : a cosmopolitan family of chiefly epiphytic marine brown algae (order Ectocarpales) that includes algae with a thallus of erect branching filaments arising from a creeping filament or layer or sometimes being compacted into a pseudoparenchymatous thallus  — see ectocarpus
Ectocarpales : a large order of rather simple heterotrichous brown algae that lack true oogamy  — see ectocarpaceae
ectocarpic : of or relating to algae of the genus Ectocarpus
ectocarpous : having reproductive organs developed from the ectoderm
Ectocarpus : the type genus of Ectocarpaceae containing numerous more or less branched filamentous brown algae that are especially abundant in cold seas and are sometimes considered the most primitive of living brown algae
ectocondyle : the lateral condyle of a bone
ectocondyloid : the lateral condyle of a bone
ectocornea : the external layer of the cornea
ectocranial : of or relating to the exterior of the skull
ectocyst : the external layer of a hydatid cyst
ectoderm : the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of various tissues and structures (such as the epidermis, the nervous system, and the eyes and ears)
ectodermal : the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of various tissues and structures (such as the epidermis, the nervous system, and the eyes and ears)
ectodermoidal : resembling ectoderm
ectodynamomorphic : characterized by changes brought about by external (as climatic) forces or agencies
ectoentad : from without inward
ectoenzyme : an enzyme acting outside the cell
ectogenesis : development outside the body
ectogenic : ectogenous
ectogenous : capable of development apart from the host
ectolecithal :  centrolecithal
ectoloph : one of the principal crests of a lophodont molar extending from the paracone to the metacone  — compare metaloph, protoloph
ectomere : a blastomere destined to form ectoderm
ectomeric : a blastomere destined to form ectoderm
ectomesoblast : an undifferentiated layer of cells destined to produce both epiblast and mesoblast
ectomorph : an ectomorphic individual
ectomorphic : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the body's degree of slenderness, angularity, and fragility
ectomorphy : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the body's degree of slenderness, angularity, and fragility
ectonephridium : a nephridium of ectodermal origin (such as that of certain mollusks)
ectoparasite : a parasite that lives on the exterior of its host
ectoparasitic : a parasite that lives on the exterior of its host
ectophloic : having phloem only external to the xylem
ectophyte : an ectoparasitic plant
ectophytic : an ectoparasitic plant
ectopia : an abnormal congenital or acquired position of an organ or part
ectopic : occurring in an abnormal position or in an unusual manner or form
ectoplacenta : trophoblast
ectoplasm : the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol
ectoplasmic : the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol
Ectoprocta : an order or subclass coextensive with Bryozoa
ectoproctous : an order or subclass coextensive with Bryozoa
ectopy : ectopia
ectorhinal : of, related to, or located on the outside of the nose
ectosarc : the semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms (as an ameoba) : ectoplasm
ectosarcous : the semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms (as an ameoba) : ectoplasm
ectosomal : of or relating to the ectosome
ectosome : the cortical part of a sponge
ectosphenotic : of or relating to the external part of the sphenotic bone
ectosphere : the cortical zone of the attraction sphere
ectosteal : of or relating to the surface of a bone
ectosteally : of or relating to the surface of a bone
ectostosis : bone formation beginning immediately beneath the perichondrium and surrounding or replacing the underlying cartilage  — compare endostosis
ectotrophic : growing in a close web on the surface of the associated root  — compare endotrophic
ectozoa : external animal parasites
ectozoic : living on the surface of an animal :  ectozoan
ectrodactylia : ectrodactyly
ectrodactylism : ectrodactyly
ectrodactyly : congenital complete or partial absence of one or more digits  — see lobster claw
ectromelia :  mousepox
ectromelic : congenital absence or imperfection of one or more limbs
ectropion : an abnormal turning out of a part (as an eyelid)
ectropium : ectropion
ectypal : having the characteristics of an ectype
ectype : a copy from an original : an imitation or reproduction (such as an impression of a seal)
Ecuadoran country of western South America bordering on the Pacific and crossed by the Equator; a republic with its capital at Quito area 109,484 square miles (283,561 square kilometers), population 16,499,000
Ecuadorian country of western South America bordering on the Pacific and crossed by the Equator; a republic with its capital at Quito area 109,484 square miles (283,561 square kilometers), population 16,499,000
ecumenic : ecumenical
ecumenical : of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
ecumenicalism : ecumenism
ecumenically : of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
ecumenicity : the quality or state of being drawn close to others through ecumenism
eczema : an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened
eczematization : an eczematous skin lesion complicating a dermatitis that is not eczematous
eczematoid : resembling eczema
eczematous : an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened
Ed : education
edacious : of or relating to eating
edacity : of or relating to eating
edaphic : of or relating to the soil
edaphology : pedology
edaphon : the animal and plant life present in soils  — compare plankton
Edaphosauria : a suborder of Pelycosauria that includes Edaphosauridae and certain related families of extinct reptiles  — compare edaphosaurus
Edaphosaurus : a genus (the type of the family Edaphosauridae) of heavy-bodied probably herbivorous late Paleozoic reptiles having a bony dorsal sail or crest resembling that characteristic of the genus Dimetrodon
Eddic : of, relating to, or resembling the Old Norse Edda
eddish : second-growth hay : aftermath
eddo : taro
Eddy : a current of water or air running contrary to the main current
eddy : a current of water or air running contrary to the main current
eddyroot : taro
edelweiss : a small alpine perennial composite herb (Leontopodium alpinum) of central and southeast Europe that has a dense woolly white pubescence
edema : an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity
edematous : relating to or affected with edema : abnormally swollen with fluid
Eden : paradise sense 2
Edenic : paradise sense 2
edenite : a light-colored variety of aluminous amphibole
edental : edentate
edentalous : edentate
Edentata : an order of the major taxon Eutheria comprising mammals with few or no teeth and including the sloths, armadillos, and New World anteaters and formerly also the pangolins and the aardvark
edentate : lacking teeth
edentulate : lacking teeth : edentate
edentulous : toothless
Edessan : of or relating to Edessa (modern Sanliurfa), a city of ancient Mesopotamia
edestin : a crystalline globulin obtained especially from hemp seed that contains all of the essential amino acids
Edgar : a statuette awarded annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in mystery-novel writing
edge : the cutting side of a blade
edged : having a specified kind of edge, boundary, or border or a specified number of edges
edgeless : the cutting side of a blade
edger : one that edges
edgerman : edger sense 1
edgeshot : having an edge planed
edgestone : curbstone
edgeways : sideways
edgewise : sideways
edginess : having an edge : sharp
edging : something that forms an edge or border
edgingly : little by little : gradually
edgy : having an edge : sharp
edh : the letter ð used in Old English to represent either of the fricatives \th\ or \t͟h\ and in Icelandic and some phonetic alphabets to represent the fricative \t͟h\
edibility : fit to be eaten : eatable
edible : fit to be eaten : eatable
edibleness : fit to be eaten : eatable
edict : a proclamation having the force of law
edictal : a proclamation having the force of law
edictally : by means of an edict
edification : an act or process of edifying
edificatory : intended or suitable for edification
edifice : building
edificial : relating to an edifice : structural
edifier : one that edifies
edify : to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
edifying : instructive or informative in a way that improves the mind or character
edifyingly : instructive or informative in a way that improves the mind or character
edifyingness : the quality or state of being edifying
edingtonite : a grayish white zeolitic mineral BaAl2Si3O10.4H2O consisting of hydrous aluminum barium silicate (hardness 4–4.5, specific gravity 2.69)
edit : to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation
Edith mountain 11,033 feet (3363 meters) high in Jasper National Park, southwestern Alberta, Canada
edition : the form or version in which a text is published
editor : someone who edits especially as an occupation
editorial : of or relating to an editor or editing
editorialize : to express an opinion in the form of an editorial
editorially : of or relating to an editor or editing
editorship : someone who edits especially as an occupation
editress : a woman who is an editor
Edmond city in central Oklahoma north of Oklahoma City population 81,405
Edmund circa 993–1016 Ironside king of the English (1016)
Edo city in southeastern Honshu, Japan, on
Edomite : a member of a Semitic people living south of the Dead Sea in biblical times
Edrioasteroid : of or relating to the Edrioasteroidea
Edrioasteroidea : a class of extinct echinoderms (subphylum Pelmatozoa) with a plated but flexible body resembling a sac
Edriophthalma : a superorder of Malacostraca that includes forms with sessile eyes and is coextensive with the orders Isopoda and Amphipoda  — compare arthrostraca
edriophthalmatous : a superorder of Malacostraca that includes forms with sessile eyes and is coextensive with the orders Isopoda and Amphipoda  — compare arthrostraca
edriophthalmian : a crustacean of the superorder Edriophthalma
edriophthalmous : a superorder of Malacostraca that includes forms with sessile eyes and is coextensive with the orders Isopoda and Amphipoda  — compare arthrostraca
Educabilia : a superorder of placental mammals having the large cerebrum overlapping the cerebellum and optic lobes and including the higher mammals (such as the Primates, Carnivora, and Ungulata)
educabilian : a superorder of placental mammals having the large cerebrum overlapping the cerebellum and optic lobes and including the higher mammals (such as the Primates, Carnivora, and Ungulata)
educability : capable of being educated
educable : capable of being educated
educand : one that is to be educated : student
educate : to provide schooling for
educated : having an education
educatee : a recipient of education
education : the action or process of educating or of being educated
educational : the action or process of educating or of being educated
educationalist : a professional educator
educationally : the action or process of educating or of being educated
educationist : a professional educator
educative : tending to educate : instructive
educator : one skilled in teaching : teacher
educatory : educative
educe : to bring out (something, such as something latent)
educible : to bring out (something, such as something latent)
educt : something that is educed:
eduction : to bring out (something, such as something latent)
eductive : relating to eduction
eductor : ejector sense 2
edulcorate : to make (food) sweet
edulcoration : to make (food) sweet
Edward name of 8 post-Norman English (British) kings: I 1239–1307 (reigned 1272–1307); II 1284–1327 (reigned 1307–27); III 1312–1377 (reigned 1327–77); IV 1442–1483 (reigned 1461–70; 1471–83); V 1470–1483 (reigned 1483); VI 1537–1553 (reigned 1547–53) son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; VII 1841–1910 (reigned 1901–10) Albert Edward, son of Victoria; VIII 1894–1972 (reigned 1936; abdicated) Duke of Windsor, son of George V
Edwardean Jonathan 1703–1758 American theologian
Edwardian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Edward VII of England or his age
Edwardine :  edwardian
Edwardsia : a genus (the type of the family Edwardsiidae) of sea anemones having eight mesenteries and living in tubes in the sand
Edwin 585?–633 king of Northumbria (616–633)
eel : any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail  — compare american eel
eelboat : schuyt
eelery : a place for catching eels
eelfare : the migration of young eels up a stream
eelgrass : a submerged long-leaved monocotyledonous marine plant (Zostera marina) that is found especially in coastal temperate waters and whose dried stems and leaves are used especially as packing material in woven goods
eellike : any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail  — compare american eel
eelpot : a trap like a box with funnel-shaped openings for catching eels
eelpout : any of various elongate tapered marine fishes (family Zoarcidae) usually living on the bottom of cold seas
eelspear : a barbed spear for spearing eels
eelworm : a nematode worm
eely : any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail  — compare american eel
eer : one that is concerned with professionally, conducts, or produces
eerie : so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
eerily : in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly
eeriness : so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
effable : capable of being uttered or expressed
efface : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
effaceable : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
effacement : the act or process of effacing or eliminating something
effacer : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
effect : something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent)
effectful : creating effects : effectual
effectible : capable of being effected
effective : producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
effectively : in an effective manner
effectiveness : producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
effectivity : producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
effectless : lacking effect : feckless
effector : one that causes or brings about something
effects : something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent)
effectual : producing or able to produce a desired effect
effectuality : producing or able to produce a desired effect
effectually : in an effectual manner
effectualness : producing or able to produce a desired effect
effectuate : to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect sense 2
effectuation : to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect sense 2
effeminacy : the quality of being effeminate
effeminate : having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
effeminately : in an effeminate manner
effeminateness : the quality or state of being effeminate
effemination : the taking on by a man of the mental characteristics (as passivity) traditionally associated with women
effeminize : to make effeminate
effendi : a man of property, authority, or education in an eastern Mediterranean country
efferent : conducting outward from a part or organ
effervesce : to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
effervescence : the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
effervescent : having the property of forming bubbles : marked by or producing effervescence
effervescible : able or ready to effervesce
effete : no longer fertile
effeteness : no longer fertile
efficacious : having the power to produce a desired effect
efficaciously : having the power to produce a desired effect
efficaciousness : having the power to produce a desired effect
efficacity : efficacy
efficacy : the power to produce an effect
efficience : efficient action
efficiency : the quality or degree of being efficient
efficient : productive of desired effects
efficiently : in an efficient manner : with success, competence, or adequate effect
effigial : of or resembling an effigy
effigiate : to form or represent in or as if in an effigy
effigiation : to form or represent in or as if in an effigy
effigurate : having a definite form : not effuse
effiguration : having a definite form : not effuse
effigy : an image or representation especially of a person
effloresce : to burst forth : bloom
efflorescence : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming
efflorescent : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming
effluence : something that flows out
effluent : flowing out : emanating, outgoing
effluvia : an invisible emanation
effluvium : an invisible emanation
efflux : something given off in or as if in a stream
effluxion : something given off in or as if in a stream
Effodientia : the Edentata as most broadly conceived excepting only the sloths
efform : form, shape
efformation : form, shape
effort : conscious exertion of power : hard work
effortful : showing or requiring effort
effortless : showing or requiring little or no effort
effortlessly : showing or requiring little or no effort
effraction : the action of making forcible entry
effrontery : shameless boldness : insolence
effulge : to shine forth : radiate
effulgence : radiant splendor : brilliance
effulgent : radiant splendor : brilliance
effund : effuse
effuse : to pour out (a liquid)
effusiometer : an apparatus for determining the effusion velocities of gases and hence their densities
effusion : an act of effusing
effusive : marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
effusively : marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
effusiveness : marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
Efik : a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria
efoveolate : not foveolate
eft : newt
eftsoons : soon after
egalitarian : asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism
egalitarianism : a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs
Egba : a Yoruba-speaking people of southwestern Nigeria primarily concentrated in the vicinity of Abeokuta
Egbert died 839 king of the West Saxons (802–839) and 1st king of the English (828–839)
egeran : a brown idocrase
Egeria : a woman who is an adviser or a companion
egest : the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism
egesta : egested material
egestion : the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism
egestive : the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism
egg : the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken
eggberry :  european bird cherry
eggcup : a cup for holding an egg that is to be eaten from the shell
eggeater : a snake living entirely on eggs: such as
egger : one that collects the eggs of wild birds especially for gain
eggfruit : any of several edible fruits of plants of the genus Pouteria
egghead : a person with intellectual interests or pretensions : a brainy person
egghot : a hot drink consisting of beer and eggs sweetened and seasoned with nutmeg
egging : the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken
eggler : an egg dealer
eggless : the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken
eggnog : a drink consisting of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often alcoholic liquor
eggplant : a widely cultivated perennial Asian herb (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family yielding edible fruit
eggshell : the hard exterior covering of an egg
eggy : the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken
eglantine : sweetbriar
eglatere : eglantine
eglestonite : a mineral Hg4Cl2O consisting of mercury oxychloride occurring in brownish yellow isometric crystals
ego : the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
egocentric : concerned with the individual rather than society
egocentricity : concerned with the individual rather than society
egocentrism : the quality or state of being egocentric : excessive interest in oneself and concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense of or in disregard of others
egohood : selfhood
egoism : a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
egoist : a believer in egoism
egoistic : a believer in egoism
egoistical : a believer in egoism
egoistically : a believer in egoism
egoity : selfhood
egomania : the quality or state of being extremely egocentric
egomaniac : the quality or state of being extremely egocentric
egomaniacal : the quality or state of being extremely egocentric
egophony : a modification of the voice resembling bleating heard on auscultation of the chest in some diseases (as in pleurisy with effusion)
egosyntonic : compatible with or acceptable to the ego  — compare ego-dystonic
egotism : excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
egotist : excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
egotistic : characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
egotistical : characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
egotistically : characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
egotize : to refer unduly to oneself
egregious : conspicuous
egregiously : conspicuous
egregiousness : conspicuous
egress : a place or means of going out : exit
egression : egress, emergence
egressive : of or relating to egress : outgoing
egret : any of various herons that bear long plumes during the breeding season
egueiite : a mineral that consists of a hydrous basic ferric iron phosphate with a little calcium and aluminum and that occurs in nodules in clay
Egypt country of northeastern Africa bordering on the Mediterranean and Red seas and site of an early and long enduring civilization of the ancient world; capital Cairo area 386,662 square miles (1,001,450 square kilometers), population 99,413,000  — see united arab republic
Egyptian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt or the Egyptians
Egyptianism : a quality or group of qualities characteristic of Egypt, its people, or its language
Egyptianization : the act or process of Egyptianizing or the state of being Egyptianized
Egyptianize : to make Egyptian (as in quality, traits, or ownership)
Egyptize : to become Egyptian (as in quality or traits)
Egyptological : the study of Egyptian antiquities
Egyptologist : the study of Egyptian antiquities
Egyptology : the study of Egyptian antiquities
eh standard oxidation-reduction potential
Ehatisaht : an Indian people of Vancouver Island
eheu : alas! the fleeting years slip by
Ehretia : a large genus (family Boraginaceae) of tropical or subtropical shrubs and trees having cymose usually white flowers succeeded by fleshy drupes
ehuawa : a sedge (Cyperus laevigatus) cultivated as a fiber plant in Hawaii
Eichhornia : a genus of chiefly tropical floating aquatic herbs (family Pontederiaceae) having rounded or broad clustered leaves with inflated petioles  — see water hyacinth
eicosane : any of the isomeric hydrocarbons C20H42 of the methane series
eident : diligent and conscientious : hardworking
eidently : diligent and conscientious : hardworking
eider : any of several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica) having fine soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest
eidetic : marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images
eidolon : an unsubstantial image : phantom
eigenfunction : the solution of a differential equation (such as the Schrödinger wave equation) satisfying specified conditions
eigenvalue : a scalar associated with a given linear transformation of a vector space and having the property that there is some nonzero vector which when multiplied by the scalar is equal to the vector obtained by letting the transformation operate on the vector
eight : a number that is one more than seven  — see Table of Numbers
eighteen : a number that is one more than seventeen  — see Table of Numbers
eighteenmo : the size (approximately 4 by 6.5 inches) of a piece of paper cut 18 from a sheet
eighteenth : a number that is one more than seventeen  — see Table of Numbers
eightfoil : double quatrefoil
eightfold : having eight units or members
eighth : one that is number eight in a series  — see Table of Numbers
eighthly : in the eighth place
eightieth : a number that is equal to eight times 10  — see Table of Numbers
eightling : a compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals
eightpenny : a nail typically 2¹/₂ inches (6.35 centimeters) long
eightsome : a Scottish reel for eight dancers
eighty : a number that is equal to eight times 10  — see Table of Numbers
eigne : eldest, firstborn
eimer : a genus of coccidian protozoans that invade the visceral epithelia and especially the intestinal wall of many vertebrates and some invertebrates and that include serious pathogens
Eimeria : a genus of coccidian protozoans that invade the visceral epithelia and especially the intestinal wall of many vertebrates and some invertebrates and that include serious pathogens
einkorn : an ancient wheat (Triticum monococcum) having one-grained spikelets and grown especially formerly in poor soils in central and southern Europe and southwest Asia
Einsteinian Albert 1879–1955 American (German-born) physicist
eisegesis : the interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one's own ideas  — compare exegesis
eisteddfod : a usually Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in poetry and singing
eisteddfodic : a usually Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in poetry and singing
either : being the one and the other of two : each
ejaculate : to eject from a living body
ejaculation : an act of ejaculating
ejaculative : ejaculatory
ejaculator : to eject from a living body
ejaculatory : marked by or given to vocal ejaculation
eject : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejecta : material thrown out (as from a volcano)
ejectable : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejection : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejective : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejectment : the act or an instance of ejecting : dispossession
ejector : one that ejects
ejoo : gomuti sense 2
eke : also
eking : also
ekka : a light 2-wheeled one-horse one-passenger carriage used in India
Ekoi : a people of southeastern Nigeria noted for their carved masks
ektene : synapte
ektenes : synapte
el : the letter l
elaborate : planned or carried out with great care
elaborately : planned or carried out with great care
elaborateness : planned or carried out with great care
elaboration : planned or carried out with great care
elaborative : planned or carried out with great care
elaborator : one that elaborates
elaboratory : laboratory
Elachistaceae : a family of brown algae (order Ectocarpales) found on other marine algae especially of the family Fucaceae
elachistaceous : a family of brown algae (order Ectocarpales) found on other marine algae especially of the family Fucaceae
Elaeagnaceae : a family of trees or shrubs (order Myrtales) having silvery, scurfy, or stellate-pubescent foliage, small perfect or dioecious flowers, and baccate fruit
elaeagnaceous : a family of trees or shrubs (order Myrtales) having silvery, scurfy, or stellate-pubescent foliage, small perfect or dioecious flowers, and baccate fruit
Elaeagnus : a genus (the type of the family Elaeagnaceae) of chiefly Asian shrubs or trees having alternate leaves and perfect flowers with four stamens  — see goumi, russian olive , silverberry
Elaeis : a genus of pinnate-leaved palms having very dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruits  — see african oil palm
elaeoblast : an outgrowth at the posterior end of the embryo of certain tunicates believed to contain nutritive material
elaeoblastic : an outgrowth at the posterior end of the embryo of certain tunicates believed to contain nutritive material
Elaeocarpaceae : a widely distributed family of trees and shrubs (order Malvales) closely related to Tiliaceae
elaeocarpaceous : a widely distributed family of trees and shrubs (order Malvales) closely related to Tiliaceae
Elaeocarpus : a genus (the type of the family Elaeocarpaceae) of Indian and Australian trees and shrubs having simple leaves and small racemose flowers and including some species valuable as timber trees  — see brisbane quandong
elaeodochon : the oil gland of a bird situated near the base of the tail
elaeometer : oleometer
elaeoptene : the liquid portion of any natural essential oil that partly solidifies in the cold  — compare stearoptene
elaidic : a white crystalline unsaturated acid C17H33COOH obtained from oleic acid by isomerization
elaidin : elaidinization used as a test for unsaturated glycerides (such as olein) in fatty oils
Elaine : any of several women in Arthurian legend
elaine : any of several women in Arthurian legend
elaioplast : a leucoplast that secretes oil
Elamite : a language of unknown affinities used in Elam approximately from the 25th to the 4th centuries b.c.
elance : throw
eland : either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx synonym Tragelaphus oryx and Taurotragus derbianus synonym Tragelaphus derbianus) bovine in form with short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
Elanus : a genus of small kites of both the Old and New Worlds that have the tail unforked and the plumage black, white, and gray
Elaphe : a large genus of colubrid snakes comprising the rat snakes that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere where they are valuable as destroyers of rodents  — see corn snake, fox snake, leopard snake
elaphine : of, relating to, or resembling the red deer
Elaphodus : a genus of mammals (family Cervidae) comprising the tufted deer of China which is related to the muntjacs but lacks frontal glands and has antlers greatly reduced
Elaphoglossum : a large genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having shaggy stipes and firm or thick oblong to paddle-shaped fronds entire or forked, the fertile fronds being covered beneath with a felty layer of sporangia lacking indusia  — see elephant-ear fern
Elaphomyces : a genus (the type of the family Elaphomycetaceae) of subterranean ascomycetous fungi resembling the truffles but having sessile ascocarps which are about the size of walnuts and are often rooted up by animals for food
elaphure :  père david's deer
elaphurine :  père david's deer
elapid : any of a family (Elapidae) of venomous snakes (such as the cobras and coral snakes) with hollow fangs
Elapidae : a family of venomous snakes with hollow fangs found in the warmer parts of both hemispheres and including the cobras and mambas, the coral snakes of the New World, and the majority of Australian snakes
Elapinae : the Elapidae when considered as a subfamily of Colubridae
elapine : the Elapidae when considered as a subfamily of Colubridae
elapoid : of, relating to, or resembling the Elapidae
Elaps : a genus (the type of the family Elapidae) of venomous snakes formerly including many of the groove-fanged snakes (such as those now placed in Micrurus) but now usually restricted to a few garter snakes of southern Africa
elapse : pass, go by
elasmobranch : any of a subclass (Elasmobranchii) of cartilaginous fishes that have five to seven lateral to ventral gill openings on each side and that comprise the sharks, rays, skates, and extinct related fishes
Elasmobranchii : a class comprising cartilaginous fishes with well-developed jaws and including the sharks, skates, rays, chimeras, and extinct related forms  — compare cyclostomata
elasmosaur : a reptile of the genus Elasmosaurus
Elasmosaurus : a genus of gigantic long-necked marine reptiles (order Sauropterygia) from the Cretaceous of Kansas related to Plesiosaurus
elasmothere : a rhinoceros of the genus Elasmotherium
Elasmotherium : a genus of rhinoceroses of the Pleistocene of Russia
elastic : capable of recovering size and shape after deformation
elastica : either of two layers of elastic tissue present in the walls of most arteries:
elastically : capable of recovering size and shape after deformation
elasticity : the quality or state of being elastic: such as
elastin : a protein that is similar to collagen and is the chief constituent of elastic fibers
elastomer : any of various elastic substances resembling rubber
elastomeric : any of various elastic substances resembling rubber
elastometer : an instrument for measuring elasticity (as of body tissues)
elastometry : an instrument for measuring elasticity (as of body tissues)
elate : to fill with joy or pride
elated : marked by high spirits : exultant
elatedly : marked by high spirits : exultant
elatedness : marked by high spirits : exultant
elater : a plant structure functioning in the dispersal of spores: such as
elaterid : of or relating to the Elateridae
Elateridae : a large family of elongated tapering beetles that commonly have the ability when overturned to flip into the air by a sudden movement of the prothorax and so produce a distinct clicking  — compare click beetle, wireworm
elaterin : a bitter white crystalline poisonous cathartic substance obtained especially from elaterium and colocynth
elaterite : a mineral consisting of a dark brown elastic resin occurring in soft flexible masses
elaterium : a purgative substance precipitated as a fine powder from the juice of the squirting cucumber on spontaneous evaporation and used in the form of yellowish cakes
Elatinaceae : a widely distributed family of aquatic or marsh plants (order Parietales) having opposite leaves and small axillary flowers
elatinaceous : a widely distributed family of aquatic or marsh plants (order Parietales) having opposite leaves and small axillary flowers
Elatine : a genus (the type of the family Elatinaceae) of aquatic or amphibious creeping herbs having dimerous to tetramerous flowers
elation : the quality or state of being elated
elative : denoting motion away from
Elbert mountain 14,433 feet (4399 meters) high in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado; highest in Colorado and in the Rocky Mountains
elbow : the joint of the human arm
elbowboard : the inside ledge formed by the projecting board covering the bottom of a window frame
elbowchair : armchair
elbowed : the joint of the human arm
elbowroom : room for moving the elbows freely
eld : old age
elder : elderberry sense 2
elderberry : the edible black or red berrylike drupe of any of a genus (Sambucus) of shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle family bearing flat clusters of small white or pink flowers
elderliness : rather old
elderly : rather old
eldership : elderberry sense 2
eldest : of the greatest age or seniority : oldest
elding : fuel, firewood
eldress : a woman who is an elder especially of the Shakers
eldritch : strange or unnatural especially in a way that inspires fear : weird, eerie
Eleanor of Aquitaine 1122?–1204 queen of Louis VII of France (divorced 1152) and of Henry II of England
Eleatic : of or relating to a school of Greek philosophers founded by Parmenides and developed by Zeno and marked by belief in the unity of being and the unreality of motion or change
Eleaticism : of or relating to a school of Greek philosophers founded by Parmenides and developed by Zeno and marked by belief in the unity of being and the unreality of motion or change
elecampane : a large coarse Eurasian composite herb (Inula helenium) that has yellow ray flowers and is naturalized in the U.S.
elect : carefully selected : chosen
electable : capable of being elected (as to public office)
election : an act or process of electing
electioneer : to take an active part in an election
electioneerer : to take an active part in an election
elective : chosen or filled by popular election
electively : chosen or filled by popular election
electiveness : chosen or filled by popular election
elector : a person qualified to vote in an election
electoral : of or relating to an elector
electorally : of or relating to an elector
electorate : the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
electorial : electoral
Electra : a sister of Orestes who aids him in killing their mother Clytemnestra
electress : the wife or widow of a German elector
electret : a dielectric body in which a permanent state of electric polarization has been set up
electric : of, relating to, or operated by electricity
electrical : of, relating to, or operated by electricity
electrically : of, relating to, or operated by electricity
electrician : one who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
electricity : a fundamental form of energy observable in positive and negative forms that occurs naturally (as in lightning) or is produced (as in a generator) and that is expressed in terms of the movement and interaction of electrons
electrics : of, relating to, or operated by electricity
electrification : an act or process of electrifying
electrifier : one that electrifies
electrify : to charge with electricity
electro : electricity
electroacoustic : a science that deals with the transformation of acoustic energy into electric energy or vice versa
electroanalysis : chemical analysis by electrolytic methods
electroanalytic : chemical analysis by electrolytic methods
electroanalytical : chemical analysis by electrolytic methods
electroanesthesia : anesthesia produced by means of electrical stimulation
electrobiological : a branch of biology that deals with electrical phenomena in living organisms
electrobiologist : a specialist in electrobiology
electrobiology : a branch of biology that deals with electrical phenomena in living organisms
electrocapillarity : a change in the surface tension between two immiscible liquids when an electric current passes through the interface from one to the other (as in capillary tubes)
electrocapillary : a change in the surface tension between two immiscible liquids when an electric current passes through the interface from one to the other (as in capillary tubes)
electrocardiogram : the tracing made by an electrocardiograph
electrocardiograph : an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action
electrocardiographic : an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action
electrocardiography : an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action
electrocauterization : electrocautery sense 2
electrocautery : cauterization of tissue by means of an instrument heated by an electric current
electrochemical : a science that deals with the relation of electricity to chemical changes and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy
electrochemically : a science that deals with the relation of electricity to chemical changes and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy
electrochemist : a science that deals with the relation of electricity to chemical changes and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy
electrochemistry : a science that deals with the relation of electricity to chemical changes and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy
electrocoagulation : the surgical coagulation of tissue by diathermy
electrocontractility : contractility (as of a muscle) in response to electric stimulation
electrocorticogram : an electroencephalogram made with the electrodes in direct contact with the brain
electrocute : to kill or severely injure by electric shock
electrocution : to kill or severely injure by electric shock
electrode : a conductor used to establish electrical contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit
electrodeless : a discharge produced in the neighborhood of a high-frequency alternating current under certain conditions through a gas contained in a closed tube without electrodes
electrodeposit : a deposit formed in or at an electrode by electrolysis
electrodeposition : a deposit formed in or at an electrode by electrolysis
electrodesiccate : the drying up of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode
electrodesiccation : the drying up of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode
electrodiagnosis : diagnosis based on electrodiagnostic tests or procedures
electrodialysis : dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes
electrodialyze : dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes
electrodialyzer : dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes
electrodynamic : a branch of physics that deals with the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves
electrodynamics : a branch of physics that deals with the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves
electrodynamometer : an ammeter or galvanometer in which the torque due to the reaction between two coils in series with each other is balanced by a spiral spring
electroencephalogram : the tracing of brain waves made by an electroencephalograph
electroencephalograph : an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves
electroencephalography : an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves
electroendosmosis : electroosmosis
electroendosmotic : electroosmosis
electroextraction : extraction (as of metals from ores) by electrochemical processes
electroform : to form (shaped articles) by electrodeposition on a mold
electroforming : to form (shaped articles) by electrodeposition on a mold
electrogalvanize : to electroplate with zinc
electrogenesis : of or relating to the production of electrical activity in living tissue
electrograph : a phototelegraphic apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures
electrographic : relating to, involving, or produced by the use of electrodes implanted directly in living tissue
electrographite : artificial graphite produced by heating carbon (such as petroleum coke) in an electric furnace
electrography : relating to, involving, or produced by the use of electrodes implanted directly in living tissue
electrohydraulic : of or relating to a combination of electric and hydraulic mechanisms
electrokinetic : of or relating to the motion of particles or liquids that results from or produces a difference of electric potential
electrokinetics : a branch of physics dealing with the motion of electric currents or charged particles
electrolier : a support for electric lamps
electrologist : a person who removes hair by means of an electric current applied to the body with a needle-shaped electrode
electrology : a person who removes hair by means of an electric current applied to the body with a needle-shaped electrode
electroluminescence : of or relating to luminescence resulting from a high-frequency discharge through a gas or from application of a current to a layer of phosphor
electroluminescent : of or relating to luminescence resulting from a high-frequency discharge through a gas or from application of a current to a layer of phosphor
electrolysis : the producing of chemical changes by passage of an electric current through an electrolyte
electrolyte : a nonmetallic electric conductor in which current is carried by the movement of ions
electrolytic : of or relating to electrolysis or an electrolyte
electrolytically : of or relating to electrolysis or an electrolyte
electrolyze : to subject to electrolysis
electromagnet : a core of magnetic material (such as iron) surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core
electromagnetic : of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
electromagnetically : of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
electromagnetics : electromagnetism sense 2b
electromagnetism : magnetism developed by a current of electricity
electromechanical : of, relating to, or being a mechanical process or device actuated or controlled electrically
electromechanics : a branch of electrodynamics that deals with the mechanical forces involved in electric circuits
electromer : one of two or more substances that differ only in the distribution of electrons  — compare resonance
electromeric : one of two or more substances that differ only in the distribution of electrons  — compare resonance
electrometallurgical : of or relating to electrometallurgy
electrometallurgist : a specialist in electrometallurgy
electrometallurgy : a branch of metallurgy that deals with the application of electric current either for electrolytic deposition or as a source of heat
electrometer : any of various instruments for detecting or measuring potential differences or ionizing radiations by means of the forces of attraction or repulsion between charged bodies
electrometric : any of various instruments for detecting or measuring potential differences or ionizing radiations by means of the forces of attraction or repulsion between charged bodies
electromotive : of, relating to, or tending to produce an electric current
electromyographic : an instrument that converts the electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle into a visual record or into sound and is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and in biofeedback training
electron : an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative electricity equal to about 1.602 × 10−19 coulomb and having a mass when at rest of about 9.109 × 10−31 kilogram or about ¹/₁₈₃₆ that of a proton
electronarcosis : unconsciousness induced by passing a weak electric current through the brain and used in treating certain mental illnesses
electronegative : having a tendency to attract electrons
electronic : of or relating to electrons
electronics : a branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors) and with electronic devices
electronographic : done by or designed for electronography
electrooptic : of or relating to electro-optics
electrooptical : of or relating to electro-optics
electrooptically : of or relating to electro-optics
electrooptics : a branch of physics that deals with the effects of an electric field on light traversing it
electroosmosis : the movement of a liquid out of or through a porous material or a biological membrane under the influence of an electric field
electroosmotic : the movement of a liquid out of or through a porous material or a biological membrane under the influence of an electric field
electroosmotically : the movement of a liquid out of or through a porous material or a biological membrane under the influence of an electric field
electrophone : any of a class of musical instruments (such as a synthesizer or electric organ) whose sound is generated electronically  — compare aerophone, chordophone, idiophone, lamellophone
electrophoresis : the movement of suspended particles through a medium (such as paper or gel) under the action of an electromotive force applied to electrodes in contact with the suspension
electrophoretic : the movement of suspended particles through a medium (such as paper or gel) under the action of an electromotive force applied to electrodes in contact with the suspension
electrophorus : a device for producing electric charges consisting of a disk that is negatively electrified by friction and a metal plate that becomes charged by induction when placed on the disk
electrophrenic : relating to or induced by electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve
electrophysiological : physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena
electrophysiologist : physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena
electrophysiology : physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena
electropism :  electrotropism
electroplate : to plate with an adherent continuous coating by electrodeposition
electroplater : one that electroplates : plater
electroplating : to plate with an adherent continuous coating by electrodeposition
electroplax : one of the flattened plates of modified muscle constituting the typical structural element of the electric organ of some fishes
electropneumatic : of or relating to a combination of electrical and pneumatic effects : operated by electric and pneumatic power
electropneumatically : of or relating to a combination of electrical and pneumatic effects : operated by electric and pneumatic power
electropositive : having a tendency to release electrons
electropult : an electrical catapult for accelerating airplanes to takeoff speed on a short runway that consists of a car and a track which react with each other as the stator and rotor of an induction motor to give the car great acceleration when enormous electrical power is supplied for a short time
electroreduction : reduction at the cathode in an electrolytic cell
electroscope : any of various instruments for detecting the presence of an electric charge on a body, for determining whether the charge is positive or negative, or for indicating and measuring intensity of radiation
electroshock : shock entry 1 sense 3
electrostatic : of or relating to static electricity or electrostatics
electrostatically : of or relating to static electricity or electrostatics
electrostatics : physics that deals with phenomena due to attractions or repulsions of electric charges but not dependent upon their motion
electrosteel : electric steel
electrostriction : deformation of a dielectric body as the result of an applied electric field
electrosurgery : surgery by means of diathermy
electrosurgical : surgery by means of diathermy
electrosynthesis : synthesis accomplished with the aid of electricity
electrosynthetic : synthesis accomplished with the aid of electricity
electrosynthetically : synthesis accomplished with the aid of electricity
electrotactic : of or relating to electrotaxis
electrotaxis : movement in which an electric current constitutes the directive factor : galvanotaxis
electrotechnic : of or relating to electrotechnology
electrotechnical : of or relating to electrotechnology
electrotechnician : a specialist in electrotechnology
electrotechnics : electrotechnology
electrotechnology : a science that deals with the practical application of electricity
electrotherapist : one that practices electrotherapy
electrotherapy : the therapeutic use of electricity
electrothermal : relating to or combining electricity and heat
electrotonic : of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus
electrotonicity : electrotonus
electrotonus : the altered sensitivity of a nerve when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it
electrotropic : of or relating to electrotropism
electrotropism : bodily orientation in relation to an electric current : galvanotropism
electrotype : a duplicate printing surface made by an electroplating process
electrotyper : a duplicate printing surface made by an electroplating process
electrotyping : a duplicate printing surface made by an electroplating process
electrovalence : valence characterized by the transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another with the formation of ions (as in sodium chloride and other simple salts)
electrovalency : valence characterized by the transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another with the formation of ions (as in sodium chloride and other simple salts)
electroviscous : the effect of the presence of ions upon the viscosity of a solution or suspension
electrum : a natural pale yellow alloy of gold and silver
electuary : confection sense 2b
eleemosynary : of, relating to, or supported by charity
elegance : refined grace or dignified propriety : urbanity
elegancy : elegance
elegant : marked by elegance
elegantly : marked by elegance
elegiac : of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet
elegiacal : of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet
elegiambus : a verse in classical Greek or Latin poetry composed of half an elegiac pentameter and four iambic feet
elegiast : elegist
elegist : a composer of an elegy
elegit : a judicial writ of execution by which a defendant's goods and if necessary his or her lands are delivered for debt to the plaintiff until the debt is paid
elegize : to write an elegy
elegy : a poem in elegiac couplets
eleidin : a substance related to keratin and occurring in small granules that stain deeply with hematoxylin and are located in the cells of the stratum lucidum of the epidermis
element : any of the four substances air, water, fire, and earth formerly believed to compose the physical universe
elemental : of, relating to, or being an element
elementalism : a tendency to postulate a separation into independent entities or elements of things (such as mind and body, space and time) that can be only verbally so separated
elementalistic : a tendency to postulate a separation into independent entities or elements of things (such as mind and body, space and time) that can be only verbally so separated
elementalistically : a tendency to postulate a separation into independent entities or elements of things (such as mind and body, space and time) that can be only verbally so separated
elementally : of, relating to, or being an element
elementarily : of, relating to, or dealing with the simplest elements or principles of something
elementariness : of, relating to, or dealing with the simplest elements or principles of something
elementary : of, relating to, or dealing with the simplest elements or principles of something
elemi : any of various fragrant oleoresins from tropical trees (family Burseraceae) used chiefly in varnishes, lacquers, and printing inks
elemicin : a liquid ether C12H16O3 found in some essential oils (such as oil of Manila elemi)
elench : elenchus
elenchi : refutation
elenchtic : serving to refute
elenchtical : serving to refute
elenctic : serving to refute
elenge : tedious, remote, miserable, dreary
Eleocharis : a genus of sedges (family Cyperaceae) with dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths
eleolite : nepheline
eleoptene : the liquid portion of any natural essential oil that partly solidifies in the cold  — compare stearoptene
eleostearic : a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid C4H9(CH:CH)3(CH2)7COOH that exists in two stereoisomeric forms, (1) the alpha acid occurring as the glycerol ester especially in tung oil and (2) the beta acid obtained from the alpha acid by irradiation; 9, 11, 13-octa-deca-trien-oic acid
elephant : a thickset, usually extremely large, nearly hairless, herbivorous mammal (family Elephantidae, the elephant family) that has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into long ivory tusks:
elephanta island of western India on an inlet of the Arabian Sea
elephantiasic : affected with or characteristic of elephantiasis
elephantiasis : enlargement and thickening of tissues (as from chronic lymphedema)
elephantic : elephantine
Elephantidae : a family of bulky mammals (order Proboscidea) comprising the recent elephants and related extinct forms (such as the mammoths) that differ from these chiefly in respect to their dentition and in former classifications including also the mastodons
elephantine : having enormous size or strength : massive
elephantoid : resembling, affected by, or relating to elephantiasis
Elephantopus : a genus of alternate-leaved perennial American herbs (family Compositae) with agglomerate bracted heads of blue or purple flowers
Elephas : the type genus of the family Elephantidae comprising the Asian elephant and extinct related forms and formerly being nearly coextensive with Elephantidae
Elettaria : a genus of East Indian herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having lanceolate sheathing leaves and small purple-striped flowers in a long spike  — see cardamom
Eleusine : a genus of grasses with digitate or rarely scattered spikes consisting of many-flowered spikelets  — see ragi, yard grass
Eleusinian : of or relating to ancient Eleusis or to the religious mysteries celebrated there in worship of Demeter and Persephone
Eleut :  kalmuck
Eleutheria : a genus of atypical hermaphroditic hydrozoan jellyfishes
Eleutherodactylus : a large genus of small chiefly tropical New World frogs (family Bufonidae or Leptodactylidae) that commonly complete metamorphosis within the egg
Eleutherozoa : a subphylum or other division of Echinodermata including the Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea
eleutherozoan : a subphylum or other division of Echinodermata including the Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea
elevate : elevated
elevated : raised especially above the ground or other surface
elevating : elevated
elevation : the height to which something is elevated: such as
elevator : one that raises or lifts something up: such as
elevatory : tending to elevate
eleven : a number that is one more than 10  — see Table of Numbers
eleventh : a number that is one more than 10  — see Table of Numbers
elevon : an airplane control surface that combines the functions of elevator and aileron
elf : a small often mischievous fairy
elfin : of, relating to, or produced by an elf
elfinwood : krummholz
elfish : a small often mischievous fairy
elfishly : a small often mischievous fairy
elfland : fairyland
elflock : hair matted as if by elves
elfwort : elecampane
Eli : a judge and priest of Israel who according to the account in I Samuel was entrusted with the care of the boy Samuel
Elia : a young sheep
Elian : of, relating to, or like the essayist Lamb or his writing
Elias : elijah
eliasite : gummite
elicit : to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
elicitable : capable of being elicited
elicitate : elicit
elicitation : to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
elicitor : to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
elide : to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision
elidible : capable of being elided
eligibility : the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something
eligible : qualified to participate or be chosen
eligibleness : eligibility
eligibly : qualified to participate or be chosen
Elijah : a Hebrew prophet of the ninth century b.c. who according to the account in I Kings championed the worship of Jehovah as against Baal
eliminable : capable of being eliminated
eliminant : an agent that promotes bodily elimination
eliminate : to put an end to or get rid of : remove
elimination : the act, process, or an instance of eliminating or discharging: such as
eliminative : to put an end to or get rid of : remove
eliminator : to put an end to or get rid of : remove
Elinvar : an alloy that contains about 50 percent iron, 36 percent nickel, and 12 percent chromium, that has low thermal expansivity and a modulus of elasticity virtually unaffected by changes in temperature, and that is used for springs for watches and other precise instruments
Eliot Charles William 1834–1926 American educator; president Harvard University (1869–1909)
eliquate : to cause to flow freely : liquefy
eliquation : liquefaction
Elisha : a Hebrew prophet and disciple and successor of Elijah
elision : the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (such as 's instead of is in there's)
elisor : a judicial officer appointed to act in the stead of a sheriff when the sheriff and any other authorized official (as a coroner) are unable or unqualified to act
elite : the choice part : cream
elixir : a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
Elizabeth name of 2 English (British) queens: I 1533–1603 daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (reigned 1558–1603); II 1926–     Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; daughter of George VI (reigned 1952–    )
Elizabethan : of, relating to, or characteristic of Elizabeth I of England or her reign
elk : moose sense 1
Elkesaite : a member of an Ebionite sect in whose system magic and astrology played a conspicuous role
elkhorn : a reef-building branching coral (Acropora palmata) of shallow waters of southern Florida and the West Indies
elkhound : norwegian elkhound
elkslip : a marsh marigold (Caltha rotundifolia) of the northwestern U.S.
elkwood : sourwood
ell : a former English unit of length (as for cloth) equal to 45 inches (about 1.14 meters)
Ella : little one resembling
ellachick : a freshwater tortoise (Clemmys marmorata) of California used as food
ellagic : a crystalline phenolic compound C14H6O8 with two lactone groupings that is obtained especially from oak galls and some tannins and is used medicinally as a hemostatic
ellagitannin : a tannin occurring in various tanning extracts (such as those from myrobalans and divi-divi) and yielding ellagic acid on hydrolysis
elleck : red gurnard sense 1
Ellice island group in the western Pacific; until 1976 a British colony; now the Gilbert Islands are part of independent Kiribati and the Ellice Islands are independent Tuvalu
Elliott Maxine 1868–1940 originally Jessie Dermot American actress
ellipse : oval
ellipsis : the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
ellipsograph : an instrument used for drawing ellipses
ellipsoid : a surface all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles
ellipsoidal : a surface all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles
elliptic : of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
elliptical : of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
elliptically : of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
ellipticalness : the quality or state of being elliptical
ellipticity : deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere
ellops : elops
ellwand : a measuring rod one ell long
elm : any of a genus (Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, the elm family) of usually large deciduous north temperate-zone trees with alternate stipulate leaves and fruit that is a samara
elmy : characterized by or abounding in elms
elocular : having but one cavity : not divided by a septum : lacking loculi
elocute : declaim
elocution : a style of speaking especially in public
elocutionary : a style of speaking especially in public
elocutionist : a style of speaking especially in public
Elodea : any of a small American genus (Elodea) of submerged aquatic monocotyledonous herbs
eloge : encomium, eulogy
elogium : an inscription especially on a tombstone
Elohim : god sense 1a
Elohimic :  elohistic
Elohism : the religion and worship of Elohim  — compare yahwism
Elohist : an author of an Elohistic document
Elohistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the supposed ancient biblical sources
eloign : to take (oneself) far away
elongate : to extend the length of
elongated : to extend the length of
elongation : the angular distance in the sky between a celestial body and another around which it revolves or between a celestial body and a particular point (such as the point where its path intersects the horizon)
elope : to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
elopement : to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
eloper : to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
elops : a marine animal sometimes identified as the sturgeon
eloquence : discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
eloquent : marked by forceful and fluent expression
eloquently : marked by forceful and fluent expression
eloquentness : the quality or state of being eloquent : eloquence
elotillo : squawroot sense 1
elpasolite : a mineral K2NaAlF6 consisting of sodium potassium aluminum fluoride
elpidite : a mineral Na2ZrSi6O15.3H2O consisting of a hydrated sodium zirconium silicate
els : the letter l
else : in a different manner or place or at a different time
elseways : otherwise
elsewhere : in or to another place
elsewhither : to some or any other place in a different direction or toward a different objective
elsewise : otherwise
Elsholtzia : a genus of chiefly Asian aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes
elsin : a shoemaker's awl
eluate : the washings obtained by eluting
elucidate : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
elucidation : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
elucidative : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
elucidator : one who elucidates something : a person who makes something clear by explanation or analysis
elucubrate : to work out or express by studious effort
elucubration : to work out or express by studious effort
elude : to avoid adroitly : evade
eluder : one that eludes
elusion : an act of eluding
elusive : tending to elude: such as
elusively : tending to elude: such as
elusiveness : tending to elude: such as
elusory : evasive, elusive
elute : extract
elution : extract
elutriate : to purify, separate, or remove by washing
elutriation : to purify, separate, or remove by washing
elutriator : to purify, separate, or remove by washing
eluvial : the transportation of dissolved or suspended material within the soil by the movement of water when rainfall exceeds evaporation
eluviate : to undergo eluviation
eluviation : the transportation of dissolved or suspended material within the soil by the movement of water when rainfall exceeds evaporation
eluvium : rock debris produced by the weathering and disintegration of rock in situ  — compare alluvium
elver : a young eel
elvish : of or relating to elves
Elymi : an ancient people of northwest Sicily
Elymus : a genus of tall tufted perennial grasses comprising the lyme grasses, having closely flowered terminal flower spikes, and being sometimes used as fodder and to bind loose sandy soil  — see wild rye
Elysia : the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
elysia : the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
Elysian : of or relating to Elysium
Elysiidae : a family of slender creeping sea slugs with distinct head, tapering tail, auriculate tentacles, and lateral body folds functioning as fins when the animal swims
Elysium : the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
elytral : of or relating to an elytron
elytriferous : bearing elytra
elytriform : resembling or shaped like an elytron : shield-shaped
elytrigerous : elytriferous
elytroid : resembling an elytron
elytron : one of the anterior wings in beetles and some other insects that serve to protect the posterior pair of functional wings
elytrous : resembling or suggestive of an elytron
Elzevir family of Dutch printers including especially Lodewijk or Louis 1546?–1617, his son Bonaventura 1583–1652, and his grandson Abraham 1592–1652
Em : the letter m
em : the letter m
emaciate : to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin
emaciation : to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin
emajagua : majagua
emanant : issuing or flowing forth : emerging from or as if from a source
emanate : to come out from a source
emanation : the action of emanating
emanationism : a theory of the origination of the world by emanation
emanationist : an adherent of the philosophical theory of emanationism
emanatism : a theory of the origination of the world by emanation
emanatist : an adherent of the philosophical theory of emanationism
emanative : the action of emanating
emanator : one that emanates
emanatory : being an emanation
emancipate : to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
emancipation : the act or process of emancipating
emancipationist : the act or process of emancipating
emancipator : to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
emancipatory : to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
emancipist : a former convict in Australia who has served out the term of his sentence
emandibulate : being without functional or well-developed mandibles
emarginate : having the margin notched
emargination : having the margin notched
Emarginula : a genus of small keyhole limpets
emasculate : to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
emasculation : to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
emasculator : to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
Embadomonas : a genus of small flagellates with two unequal flagella commensal in the intestines of various vertebrates including humans
emball : encircle
Emballonuridae : a family of insectivorous bats having the face obliquely truncated, no nose leaf, and the tail partly free
embalm : to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
embalmer : to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
embalmment : to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
embank : to enclose or confine by an embankment
embankment : a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadway
embar : to stop, check, or hinder by or as if by enclosing with bars: such as
embargo : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
embark : to go on board a vehicle for transportation
embarkation : to go on board a vehicle for transportation
embarkment : to go on board a vehicle for transportation
embarras river 185 miles (298 kilometers) long in eastern Illinois flowing southeast into the Wabash River
embarrass : to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress
embarrassed : feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress
embarrassedly : feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress
embarrassing : causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment
embarrassingly : causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment
embarrassment : something that embarrasses
embassage : the message or commission entrusted to an ambassador
embassy : a body of diplomatic representatives
embathe : to wash freely : bathe, immerse, drench
embatholithic : relating or belonging to or constituting ore deposits formed among closely spaced outcrops of the projecting parts of a batholith where the invaded rocks predominate
embattle : to arrange in order of battle : prepare for battle
embattled : ready to fight : prepared to give battle
embattlement : battlement
embay : to trap or catch in or as if in a bay
embayment : formation of a bay
Embden : any of a breed of large white domestic geese with an orange bill and deep orange shanks and toes
embed : to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
embedment : to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
Embelia : a large genus of Old World tropical woody vines (family Myrsinaceae) with alternate leaves and racemose flowers
embellish : to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
embellisher : to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
embellishment : the act or process of embellishing
ember : a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire
embergoose : common loon
Emberiza : a genus of passerine birds that includes numerous typical buntings and is made the type of a separate family or included with the finches and related birds in Fringillidae
emberizine : a genus of passerine birds that includes numerous typical buntings and is made the type of a separate family or included with the finches and related birds in Fringillidae
embezzle : to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzlement : to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzler : to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
Embiidae : a major family of Embiodea
embind : bind
Embiodea : a small order of slender elongated chiefly tropical insects with large head and 10-segmented abdomen having males that are usually winged and both nymphs and adults that live in silken webs which they spin with glands in the fore tarsi  — see web spinner
embiotocid : a fish of the family Embiotocidae
Embiotocidae : a family of viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
embira : any of several Brazilian bast fibers that are derived from trees of the genera Daphnopsis (family Thymelaeaceae) and Xylopia and are used for making nets
embitter : to excite bitter feelings in
embitterer : one that embitters
embitterment : to excite bitter feelings in
emblaze : to illuminate especially by a blaze
emblazer : one that emblazes
emblazon : to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
emblazoner : to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
emblazonment : to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
emblazonry : emblazoned figures : brilliant decoration
emblem : a picture with a motto or set of verses intended as a moral lesson
emblema : a featured picture or ornament in mosaic work used frequently by the ancients for decorating pavement or wall
emblematic : of, relating to, or constituting an emblem : symbolic, representative
emblematical : of, relating to, or constituting an emblem : symbolic, representative
emblematically : of, relating to, or constituting an emblem : symbolic, representative
emblematist : a writer, designer, or inventor of emblems
emblematize : to represent by or as if by an emblem : symbolize
emblement : the growing crop or vegetable growth resulting from annual manurage and cultivation as distinguished from the produce from old roots (as pasturage) or from trees (as timber or fruit) : the profits from such a crop
emblemist : a writer, designer, or inventor of emblems
emblic : an East Indian tree (Phyllanthus emblica) used with other myrobalans for tanning
emblossom : to cover or adorn with blossoms
embodier : to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
embodiment : one that embodies something
embody : to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
embog : to sink into or as if into a bog : bog down : mire
emboitement : encasement sense 1b
embolden : to impart boldness or courage to : to instill with boldness, courage, or resolution enough to overcome timidity or misgiving
embolectomy : surgical removal of an embolus
embolemia : an abnormal state characterized by the presence of emboli in the blood
embolic : of or relating to an embolus or embolism
embolism : the insertion of one or more days in a calendar : intercalation
embolismic : the insertion of one or more days in a calendar : intercalation
embolite : a mineral Ag(Cl, Br) consisting of native silver chloride and bromide and resembling cerargyrite
embolium : a narrow piece on the costal margin of the corium of the wings of certain true bugs
embolize : to lodge in and obstruct (as a blood vessel or organ)
embolo : the edible bluish fleshy fruit of the Cape ebony
embololalia : the interpolation of meaningless sounds or words into speech
Embolomeri : an order of primitive labyrinthodonts including most of the larger Carboniferous amphibians and having vertebrae in which both intercentra and pleurocentra are complete disks
embolomerism : the condition of being embolomerous
embolomerous : having both centrum and intercentrum present and pierced for passage of the persistent notochord : diplospondylic
embolus : an abnormal particle (such as an air bubble) circulating in the blood  — compare thrombus
emboly : gastrula formation by simple invagination of the blastula wall
emborder : to enclose with a border : edge
embosom : to take into or place in the bosom
emboss : to raise the surface of into bosses
embosser : to raise the surface of into bosses
embossing : to raise the surface of into bosses
embossment : to raise the surface of into bosses
embouchure : the position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument
embound : bind
embow : to form into an arch or vault
embowed : bent like a bow : arched
embowel : disembowel
embower : to shelter or enclose in or as if in a bower
embox : to enclose in or as if in a box
embrace : to clasp in the arms : hug
embraceable : to clasp in the arms : hug
embracement : to clasp in the arms : hug
embraceor : one guilty of embracery
embracer : to clasp in the arms : hug
embracery : an attempt to influence a jury corruptly
embracing : to clasp in the arms : hug
embracingly : to clasp in the arms : hug
embracive : disposed to embrace
embrail : brail sense 1
embranchment : a branching off or out (as of a valley or a mountain range)
embrangle : embroil
embranglement : embroil
embrasure : an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon
embreathe : inhale
embright : to make bright : illuminate
embrittle : to make brittle
embrittlement : to make brittle
embrocate : to moisten and rub (a part of the body) with lotion
embrocation : liniment
embroider : to ornament with needlework
embroiderer : to ornament with needlework
embroideress : a woman who embroiders
embroidery : the art or process of forming decorative designs with hand or machine needlework
embroil : to throw into disorder or confusion
embroiler : one that embroils
embroilment : to throw into disorder or confusion
embrown : darken
embryo : an animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by cleavage, the laying down of fundamental tissues, and the formation of primitive organs and organ systems
embryocardia : a symptom of heart disease in which the heart sounds resemble those of the fetal heart
embryogenesis : the formation and development of the embryo
embryogenetic : the formation and development of the embryo
embryogenic : the formation and development of the embryo
embryogeny : embryogenesis
embryoid : a mass of plant or animal tissue that resembles an embryo
embryologic : a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
embryological : a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
embryologically : a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
embryologist : a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
embryology : a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
embryoma : a tumor derived from embryonic structures : teratoma
embryon : embryo
embryonal : embryonic sense 1
embryonary : embryonic
embryonate : to produce or differentiate into an embryo
embryonated : having an embryo
embryonic : of or relating to an embryo
embryonically : of or relating to an embryo
embryony : the condition of having or the production of an embryo  — compare monembryony, polyembryony
embryophore : the outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm
Embryophyta : a subkingdom of Plantae that includes all plants producing an embryo and developing vascular tissue and comprises the embryophytes
embryophyte : any of a subkingdom (Embryophyta) of plants in which the embryo is retained within maternal tissue and which include the bryophytes and tracheophytes
embryotic : embryonic sense 2
embryotome : an instrument used in embryotomy
embryotomy : mutilation of a fetus to facilitate removal from the uterus when natural delivery is impossible
embryous : embryonic
embuia : any of several Brazilian timber trees of the genera Nectandra and Phoebe (family Lauraceae)
embus : to get aboard a bus
emcee : master of ceremonies
eme : significantly distinctive unit of language structure
emeer : a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
emend : to correct usually by textual alterations
emendable : to correct usually by textual alterations
emendandum : corrigendum
emendate : emend sense 2a
emendation : the act or practice of emending
emendator : one that emends
emendatory : of or relating to emendation : corrective
emender : to correct usually by textual alterations
emerald : a rich green variety of beryl prized as a gemstone
emeraldine : emerald sense 1
emeraude : emerald sense 2b
emerge : to become manifest : become known
emergence : the act or an instance of emerging
emergency : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action
emergent : arising unexpectedly
emergentness : the quality or state of being emergent
Emerita : emeritus
emerited : retired from a service or occupation
emeritus : a person retired from professional life but permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held
emerize : to nap (fabric) with emery rollers for a surface resembling suede
emersed : standing out of or rising above a surface (as of a fluid)
emersion : an act of emerging : emergence
Emersonian Ralph Waldo 1803–1882 American essayist and poet
Emery : a dark granular mineral that consists of corundum with iron oxide impurities (such as magnetite) and is used as an abrasive
emery : a dark granular mineral that consists of corundum with iron oxide impurities (such as magnetite) and is used as an abrasive
Emesa city on the Orontes River in western Syria population 354,508
emesis : an act or instance of vomiting
emetic : an agent that induces vomiting
emetically : an agent that induces vomiting
emetine : an emetic alkaloid C29H40N2O4 extracted from ipecac root and used especially to treat amebiasis
emgalla : the southern African wart hog
emigrant : one who emigrates
emigrate : to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere
emigration : an act or instance of emigrating : departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere
emigrational : concerned with emigration
emigratory : relating to or engaged in emigration
Emilia district of northern Italy comprising the western part of Emilia-Romagna
Emim : Rephaim originally inhabiting Moab
eminence : a position of prominence or superiority
eminency : eminence
eminent : exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
eminently : to a high degree : very
emir : a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
emirate : the state or jurisdiction of an emir
emissarium : a subterranean channel used by the ancient Romans for the drainage of a lake lacking a natural outlet
emissary : one designated as the agent of another : representative
emissile : capable of being protruded
emission : an act or instance of emitting : emanation
emissive : an act or instance of emitting : emanation
emissivity : the relative power of a surface to emit heat by radiation : the ratio of the radiant energy emitted by a surface to that emitted by a blackbody at the same temperature
emit : to throw or give off or out
emittent : emissive
emitter : to throw or give off or out
Emma  — see ack emma, pip emma
emma  — see ack emma, pip emma
emmarble : to change into or embody in marble
emmarvel : to cause to marvel
emmenagogic : promoting menstruation
emmenagogue : an agent that promotes the menstrual discharge
Emmental : swiss cheese
emmer : an ancient tetraploid wheat (Triticum dicoccum) that has spikelets with two hard red grains which remain in the glumes after threshing and that has been cultivated especially in southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and Europe
emmet : ant
emmetrope : a person having emmetropic eyes
emmetropia : the normal refractive condition of the eye in which with accommodation relaxed parallel rays of light are all brought accurately to a focus upon the retina  — compare astigmatism, myopia
emmetropic : the normal refractive condition of the eye in which with accommodation relaxed parallel rays of light are all brought accurately to a focus upon the retina  — compare astigmatism, myopia
emodin : an orange crystalline phenolic compound C15H10O5 that is obtained from plants (such as rhubarb and cascara buckthorn) and is used as a laxative
emolliate : to make weak, ineffective, or effeminate
emollient : making soft or supple
emoloa : a rough tufted tall Hawaiian grass (Eragrostis variabilis)
emolument : the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
emote : to give expression to emotion especially in acting
emotion : a conscious mental reaction (such as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body
emotionable : capable of being moved by feeling
emotional : of or relating to emotion
emotionalism : a tendency to regard things emotionally
emotionalist : one who bases a theory or policy on an emotional conviction
emotionality : the quality or state of being emotional or highly emotional
emotionalize : to give an emotional quality to
emotionally : of or relating to emotion
emotionless : showing, having, or expressing no emotion
emotionlessness : showing, having, or expressing no emotion
emotive : of or relating to the emotions
emotively : of or relating to the emotions
emotivity : of or relating to the emotions
empanel : to enroll in or on a panel
empanoply : to enclose in a full suit of armor
empathic : involving, characterized by, or based on empathy : empathetic
empathically : involving, characterized by, or based on empathy : empathetic
empathize : to experience empathy
empathy : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
Empedoclean : of, relating to, or befitting the philosopher Empedocles or his philosophy according to which change takes place through the uniting and dividing forces of love and hate upon the elements earth, air, fire, and water
emperor : the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire
emperorship : the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire
empery : wide dominion : empire
Empetraceae : a small family of heathlike shrubs (order Sapindales), having small diclinous flowers and drupes that resemble berries  — compare crowberry sense 1a
empetraceous : a small family of heathlike shrubs (order Sapindales), having small diclinous flowers and drupes that resemble berries  — compare crowberry sense 1a
Empetrum : a genus (the type of the family Empetraceae) of low shrubs having flowers scattered and solitary or few in the axils  — see crowberry
emphases : force or intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something
emphasis : force or intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something
emphasize : to place emphasis on : stress
emphatic : uttered with or marked by emphasis
emphatical : uttered with or marked by emphasis
emphatically : uttered with or marked by emphasis
emphysema : a condition characterized by air-filled expansions of body tissues
emphysematous : a condition characterized by air-filled expansions of body tissues
emphyteusis : a Roman and civil law contract by which a grant is made of a right either perpetual or for a long period to the possession and enjoyment of originally agricultural land subject to the keeping of the land in cultivation or from depreciation, the payment of a fixed annual rent, and some other conditions
emphyteuta : one holding land by emphyteusis
emphyteutic : being or in tenure by an emphyteusis
Empididae : a large family of small predaceous brachycerous flies that fly in swarms with a dancing movement in the mating season, the males of many species courting the females with prey captured in silken balloons or webs produced from silk glands on their forelegs
Empidonax : a genus of small olivaceous American flycatchers comprising several familiar birds (such as the least flycatcher and the Acadian flycatcher)
empiecement : a piece of material inserted in a garment usually as trimming or ornamentation
Empire : a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
empire : a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
empiric : charlatan sense 2
empirical : originating in or based on observation or experience
empiricism : a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of science or theory
empiricist : a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of science or theory
empirics : charlatan sense 2
empiriocritical : of, relating to, or advocating empiriocriticism
empiriological : emphasizing or based on procedures that are both logical and empirical (such as those employing mathematics and experiments)
empirism : empiricism sense 2
empiristic : empiricism sense 2
emplace : to put into position
emplacement : the situation or location of something
emplane : to board an airplane
emplastic : adhesive
emplectite : a grayish or white metallic-looking mineral consisting of a compound of copper, bismuth, and sulfur CuBiS2 occurring in thin prisms
empleomania : a mania for holding public office
employ : to make use of (someone or something inactive)
employability : capable of being employed
employable : capable of being employed
employed : to make use of (someone or something inactive)
employee : one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level
employer : one that employs or makes use of something or somebody
employment : use, purpose
empocket : to put into one's pocket
empodium : a small median appendage between the claws of the tarsi of many insects and arachnids
empoison : poison
empoisonment : poison
emporia city southwest of Topeka in east central Kansas population 24,916
emporium : a place of trade
empower : to give official authority or legal power to
empowerment : the act or action of empowering someone or something : the granting of the power, right, or authority to perform various acts or duties
empress : the wife or widow of an emperor
emprise : an adventurous, daring, or chivalric enterprise
emprosthotonos : a tetanic spasm in which the head and feet are brought forward toward each other and the back arched
empt : empty
emptier : containing nothing
emptily : containing nothing
emptiness : containing nothing
emptings : a liquid leavening usually made at home from potatoes or hops and kept from one baking to the next
emptins : a liquid leavening usually made at home from potatoes or hops and kept from one baking to the next
emption : the act of buying : purchase
emptional : the act of buying : purchase
emptor : purchaser, buyer
empty : containing nothing
emptyhearted : having or showing a lack of feeling or compassion for others : having an empty heart
empurple : to tinge or color purple
empyema : the presence of pus in a bodily cavity
empyemic : the presence of pus in a bodily cavity
empyreal : of or relating to the empyrean : celestial
empyrean : empyreal
empyreuma : the peculiar odor of the products of organic substances burned in closed vessels
empyreumatic : being or having an odor of burnt organic matter as a result of decomposition at high temperatures
emu : a swift-running Australian ratite bird (Dromaius novae-hollandiae) with undeveloped wings that is smaller than the ostrich
emulate : to strive to equal or excel
emulation : ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others (as in achievement)
emulative : ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others (as in achievement)
emulatively : ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others (as in achievement)
emulator : one that emulates
emulatory : emulative
emulgent : that provides a drain for or strains out the product of something (such as the kidneys)
emulous : inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate
emulously : inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate
emulousness : inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate
emulsibility : capacity for being emulsified
emulsifiability : capacity for being emulsified
emulsifiable : to disperse in an emulsion
emulsification : to disperse in an emulsion
emulsifier : one that emulsifies
emulsify : to disperse in an emulsion
emulsin : any of various enzyme preparations that are obtained usually from plants (as almonds) in the form of white amorphous powders and that contain glycosidases active on beta stereoisomers (as amygdalin or cellobiose) of the glycosides
emulsion : a system (such as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed with or without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size
emulsive : a system (such as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed with or without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size
emulsoid : a colloidal system consisting of a liquid dispersed in a liquid
emulsor : emulsifier sense 2
emunctory : an organ (as a kidney) or part of the body (as the skin) that carries off body wastes
emundation : ceremonial cleansing
Emydea : a group of turtles nearly coextensive with the family Emydidae
Emydidae : a family of chelonians comprising most of the freshwater aquatic tortoises and terrapins and closely related to Testudinidae in which it has often been included as a subfamily
emydosaurian : of or relating to the Loricata : crocodilian
Emys : a small genus of turtles (family Emydidae) including the common European pond tortoise (E. orbicularis) and a North American tortoise (E. blandingii)
en : the width of a piece of type half the width of an em
enable : to provide with the means or opportunity
enabler : one that enables another to achieve an end
enact : to establish by legal and authoritative act
enaction : enactment
enactment : the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
enactor : to establish by legal and authoritative act
enalid : a submerged marine plant (such as eelgrass)
Enaliornis : a genus comprising Cretaceous swimming birds from the Greensand formations of England and related to Hesperornis
enaliosaur : a marine reptile of the division Enaliosauria
Enaliosauria : a division of extinct marine reptiles comprising the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria and other forms
enaliosaurian : a division of extinct marine reptiles comprising the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria and other forms
enam : a grant of land to be held rent free or on favorable rent
enamdar : the holder of an enam
enamel : to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel
enameler : to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel
enameling : to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel
enamelist : to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel
enameloma : a benign tumor derived from the remains of the enamel organ
enamelware : metalware (such as kitchen utensils) coated with enamel
enamor : to inflame with love
enamored : affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
enamoredness : the state of being enamored
enanthem : an eruption on a mucous surface
enanthema : an eruption on a mucous surface
enanthematous : an eruption on a mucous surface
enantiobiosis : antagonistic symbiosis
enantioblastic : originating at the end of a seed opposite the hilum
enantioblastous : originating at the end of a seed opposite the hilum
enantiomer : either of a pair of chemical compounds whose molecular structures have a nonsuperimposable mirror-image relationship to each other  — compare diastereomer
enantiomorph : enantiomer
enantiomorphic : enantiomer
enantiomorphism : enantiomer
enantiomorphous : enantiomer
enantiotropic : of, relating to, or exhibiting enantiotropy
enantiotropy : the relation of two different forms of the same substance (such as two allotropic forms of tin) that have a definite transition point and can therefore change reversibly each into the other  — compare monotropy
enantobiosis : antagonistic symbiosis
enarched : bent into a curve or arch
enargite : a grayish black or iron-black copper arsenic sulfide (Cu3AsS4) of metallic luster occurring in small orthorhombic crystals or massive and often containing antimony
enarm : to equip with arms or armor
enarme : the strap or the set of straps by which a shield was held on the arm
enarthrodial : of, relating to, or having the form of a ball-and-socket joint
enarthrosis : ball-and-socket joint
enate : growing out
enatic : descended from the same mother : related on the mother's side
enation : an outgrowth from the surface of an organ
encaenia : an annual university ceremony (as at Oxford) of commemoration with recital of poems and essays and conferring of degrees
encage : cage sense 1
encamp : to set up or occupy a camp
encampment : the place where a group (such as a body of troops) is encamped
encapsulate : to enclose in or as if in a capsule
encapsulation : to enclose in or as if in a capsule
encapsule : encapsulate
encarnalize : to make carnal
encarpus : an ornament on a frieze or capital consisting of festoons (as of fruit or flowers)
encase : to enclose in or as if in a case
encasement : the act or process of encasing : the state of being encased
encash : cash
encashable : cash
encashment : cash
encasserole : in a casserole
encastage : the placing of pottery in a kiln for firing
encaustic : a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and after application fixed by heat
encave : to hide in or as if in a cave
Encelia : a genus of shrubs (family Compositae) of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico having linear leaves, radiate flower heads, and flat achenes  — see brittlebush
encephala : the vertebrate brain
Encephalartos : a genus of arborescent African cycads (family Cycadaceae) having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of mostly long spiny pinnate leaves  — see kaffir bread
encephalic : of or relating to the brain
encephalitic : inflammation of the brain that is caused especially by infection with a virus (such as herpes simplex or West Nile virus) or less commonly by bacterial or fungal infection or autoimmune reaction
encephalitis : inflammation of the brain that is caused especially by infection with a virus (such as herpes simplex or West Nile virus) or less commonly by bacterial or fungal infection or autoimmune reaction
encephalocele : the ventricles of the brain
encephalocoele : the ventricles of the brain
encephalogram : an X-ray picture of the brain made by encephalography
encephalograph : encephalogram
encephalography : radiography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (such as air)
encephaloid : resembling the material of the brain
encephalomalacia :  crazy chick disease
encephalomeningitis : meningoencephalitis
encephalomeningocele : protrusion of both brain substance and the meninges through a fissure in the skull
encephalomere : a segment of the embryonic brain
encephalomeric : a segment of the embryonic brain
encephalomyelitis : concurrent inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
encephalomyelopathy : any disease that affects the brain and spinal cord
encephalon : the vertebrate brain
encephalopathic : a disease of the brain
encephalopathy : a disease of the brain
encephalous : having (such) a brain
enchain : to bind or hold with or as if with chains
enchainment : to bind or hold with or as if with chains
enchant : to influence by or as if by charms and incantation : bewitch
enchanter : one that enchants
enchanting : powerfully pleasing, appealing, or delightful : charming
enchantingly : powerfully pleasing, appealing, or delightful : charming
enchantment : the act or art of enchanting
enchantress : a woman who practices magic : sorceress
encharge : to give into the charge of a person
enchase : ornament: such as
enchaser : one that enchases
Enchelycephali : a suborder of Apodes including the common eels
enchilada : a usually corn tortilla rolled around a savory mixture, covered with chili sauce, and usually baked
enchiridion : handbook, manual
Enchodontid : of or relating to the genus Enchodus or the Enchodontidae
Enchodontoid : of or relating to the genus Enchodus or the Enchodontidae
Enchodus : a genus (the type of the family Enchodontidae) of large-mouthed Cretaceous stomiatoid fishes with spear-shaped teeth
enchondroma : a tumor consisting of cartilaginous tissue
enchondromatous : a tumor consisting of cartilaginous tissue
enchondrosis : a cartilaginous outgrowth
enchorial : demotic sense 2a
enchylema : hyaloplasm
enchylematous : hyaloplasm
enchymatous : distended with secretion
enchytrae : worms belonging to the genus Enchytraeus and used as food for aquarium fishes
enchytraeid : of or relating to the genus Enchytraeus or to the Enchytraeidae
Enchytraeidae : a family of oligochaete worms including the genus Enchytraeus
Enchytraeus : a genus of small white worms (family Enchytraeidae) comprising both terrestrial and aquatic forms, often found in sewage filters, and widely propagated as food for aquarium fishes
encina : coast live oak
encinal : an oak grove or an area marked primarily by the growth of oaks
encincture : to encircle with or as if with a girdle : gird
encinillo : an endemic Puerto Rican shrub (Drypetes ilicifolia) of the family Euphorbiaceae with leathery leaves, inconspicuous flowers, and drupaceous fruit
encipher : to convert (a message) into cipher
encircle : to form a circle around : surround
encirclement : to form a circle around : surround
enclasp : to seize and hold : embrace
enclave : a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
enclisis : pronunciation as an enclitic
enclitic : a clitic that is associated with a preceding word
encloister : to immure especially in a cloister : confine
enclose : to close in : surround
encloser : one that encloses
enclosure : the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed
enclothe : to cover with or as if with clothing
encode : to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
encoffin : to shut up in or as if in a coffin
encoignure : a small piece of furniture (such as a cabinet) made to fit into a corner
encolpion : a medallion bearing a sacred picture that is worn on the breast of a bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church
encomendero : the holder of an encomienda
encomia : glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
encomiast : one that praises : eulogist
encomiastic : one that praises : eulogist
encomic : kinky, crinkled
encomienda : an estate of land and the inhabiting American Indians formerly granted to Spanish colonists or adventurers in America for purposes of tribute and evangelization  — compare repartimiento
encomiologic : of or having to do with a compound verse in Greek and Latin prosody that is made up of a dactylic penthemimer followed by an iambic penthemimer
encomium : glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
encompass : include, comprehend
encompassment : include, comprehend
encorbelment : projection of each course of masonry over the one below it
encore : a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience
encounter : to meet as an adversary or enemy
encounterer : opponent, adversary
encourage : to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten
encouragement : the act of encouraging : the state of being encouraged
encourager : to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten
encouraging : giving hope or promise
encouragingly : giving hope or promise
Encratism : the doctrines or tenets of the Encratites
Encratite : a member of certain 2d century ascetic sects that condemned sexual intercourse, clericalism, and the use of animal food and strong drink  — compare apostolici
encrimson : to make or dye crimson
encrinal : of, relating to, or made up of encrinites
encrinic : encrinal
encrinital : encrinal
encrinite : crinoid
encrinitic : crinoid
encrinitical : crinoid
encrinoid : encrinal
Encrinus : a genus (the type of the family Encrinidae) of extinct stalked crinoids whose remains are abundant in some Triassic formations (as in beds of limestone formed chiefly of fragments of their stalks)
encroach : to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
encroacher : to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
encroachment : to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
encrust : to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
encrypt : encipher
encryption : the act or process of encrypting something : a conversion of something (such as data) into a code or cipher
encumber : weigh down, burden
encumberingly : in a manner to encumber
encumbrance : something that encumbers : impediment, burden
encumbrancer : one that holds an encumbrance
encyclical : addressed to all the individuals of a group : general
encyclopedia : a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject
encyclopediast : encyclopedist
encyclopedic : of, relating to, or suggestive of an encyclopedia or its methods of treating or covering a subject : comprehensive
encyclopedically : of, relating to, or suggestive of an encyclopedia or its methods of treating or covering a subject : comprehensive
encyclopedism : the quality or state of being encyclopedic
encyclopedist : one who compiles or writes for an encyclopedia
encyrtid : of or relating to the Encyrtidae
Encyrtidae : a large cosmopolitan family of small chalcid wasps parasitic in the eggs or later stages of many insects
encyst : to enclose in a cyst
encystation : the process of forming a cyst or becoming enclosed in a capsule
encystment : to enclose in a cyst
end : the part of an area that lies at the boundary
endamage : to cause loss or damage to
endameba : any amoeba of the genus Endamoeba
Endamoeba : a genus of amoebas including forms parasitic in the intestines of insects and in some especially former classifications various parasites of vertebrates now usually included in the genus Entamoeba
endamoebiasis : infection with or disease caused by amoebas of the genus Endamoeba : amebiasis
Endamoebidae : a large family of endoparasitic amoebas (order Amoebina) that invade the digestive tract of vertebrates and invertebrates and are typically passed from host to host in a resistant cyst through the medium of contaminated food or drink  — compare endamoeba , entamoeba
endanger : to bring into danger or peril
endangerment : to bring into danger or peril
endaortic : of or relating to the interior of the aorta or to its lining membrane
endarch : formed or taking place from inner cells outward
endarterial : of or relating to the intima of an artery
endarteritis : inflammation of the intima of one or more arteries
endarterium : the intima of an artery
endboard : tailboard
endbrain : telencephalon
endear : to cause to become beloved or admired
endeared : to cause to become beloved or admired
endearing : arousing feelings of affection or admiration
endearingly : to cause to become beloved or admired
endearment : a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
endeavor : to attempt (something, such as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort
ended : the part of an area that lies at the boundary
endellionite : bournonite
endemial : endemic
endemic : belonging or native to a particular people or country
endemically : belonging or native to a particular people or country
endemicity : belonging or native to a particular people or country
endemism : belonging or native to a particular people or country
endenizen : to admit to the privileges of a denizen : naturalize
ender : a ship or boat with bow and stern of similar shape
endermatic : endermic sense 1
endermic : acting through the skin or by direct application to the skin
endgate : tailboard
ending : something that constitutes an end: such as
endite : one of the appendages of the inner side of the limb of an arthropod
endive : an annual or biennial composite herb (Cichorium endivia) that is closely related to chicory and occurs in two common varieties:
endless : being or seeming to be without end
endlessly : being or seeming to be without end
endlessness : being or seeming to be without end
endlichite : a mineral Pb5Cl[(As,V)O4]3 in composition falling between mimetite and vanadinite and consisting of lead arsenate, vanadate, and chloride
endlong : lengthwise
endmost : situated at the very end
endoabdominal : relating to or occurring in the interior of the abdomen
endoarteritis : inflammation of the intima of one or more arteries
endobatholithic : of or relating to ore deposits formed in and near the roof pendants of a large batholith where the intrusive rock predominates
endobiotic : dwelling within the cells or tissues of a host
endoblast : hypoblast
endoblastic : hypoblast
endobronchial : located within a bronchus
endobronchially : located within a bronchus
endocannibalism : cannibalism of members of one's own family or tribe
endocardiac : endocardial
endocardial : situated within the heart
endocarditis : inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves
endocardium : a thin serous membrane lining the cavities of the heart
endocarp : the inner layer of the pericarp of a fruit (such as an apple or orange) when it consists of two or more layers of different texture or consistency
endocarpoid : having the apothecia immersed in the thallus
endocellular : intracellular
endocentric : having the same grammatical function as one of its immediate constituents that does not modify the other immediate constituent
Endoceras : a genus (the type of the family Endoceratidae) of Ordovician and Silurian nautiloid cephalopods with a straight shell having a very large siphuncle and endocones and reaching a length of 12 feet
endoceratite : a fossil of the genus Endoceras
endoceratitic : a fossil of the genus Endoceras
endocervical : of, relating to, or affecting the endocervix
endocervicitis : inflammation of the lining of the uterine cervix
endochondral : relating to, formed by, or being ossification that takes place from centers arising in cartilage and involves deposition of lime salts in the cartilage matrix followed by secondary absorption and replacement by true bony tissue
endochorion : the inner of the two layers usually making up the chorion of an insect egg
endochrome : coloring matter within a cell
endocoele : the space between a pair of mesenteries in certain anthozoans
endocondensation : condensation occurring within a molecule
endocone : one of the concentric conical structures developed within the calcareous siphuncle of certain cephalopod shells (as of the genus Endoceras)
endoconidium : an endogenous conidium
endocorpuscular : located within a red blood cell
endocranial : a cast of the cranial cavity showing the approximate shape of the brain
endocranium : the processes of the inner surface of the cranium of certain insects :  tentorium
endocrinal : endocrine
endocrine : secreting internally
endocrinic : endocrine
endocrinological : involving or relating to the endocrine glands or secretions or to endocrinology
endocrinologist : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands
endocrinology : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands
endocrinopathic : a disease marked by dysfunction of an endocrine gland
endocrinopathy : a disease marked by dysfunction of an endocrine gland
endocrinous : endocrine
endocyclic : of or relating to the Regularia
endocyst : the lining membrane of a hydatid cyst from which larvae are budded off
endoderm : the innermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of the epithelium of the digestive tract and its derivatives and of the lower respiratory tract
endodermal : the innermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of the epithelium of the digestive tract and its derivatives and of the lower respiratory tract
endodermis : the innermost tissue of the cortex in many roots and stems
endodontia : a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp
endodontic : a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp
endodontist : a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp
endodynamomorphic : characterized by changes brought about by inherent properties of the parent rock rather than by external forces or agencies
endoenzyme : an enzyme that functions inside the cell
endogamic : endogamous
endogamous : marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law
endogamy : marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law
endogastric : of or relating to the inside of the stomach
endogastrically : of or relating to the inside of the stomach
endogen : a plant that develops by endogenous growth (such as most monocotyledons)
endogenesis : endogeny
endogenetic : of or having to do with rocks formed by solidification from fusion, precipitation from solution, or sublimation  — compare clastic
endogenic : of or relating to metamorphism taking place within a planet or moon
endogenous : growing or produced by growth from deep tissue
endogenously : growing or produced by growth from deep tissue
endogeny : growth from within or from a deep-seated layer
endognath : the inner and principal branch of an oral appendage of a crustacean
endognathal : of or relating to the endognath
endognathion : the medial segment of the premaxilla situated on each side of the midline of the palate and bearing the medial incisor
endolymph : the watery fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear
endolymphatic : the watery fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear
endomesoderm : an embryonic blastomere or cell layer not yet differentiated into mesoderm and endoderm but destined to give rise to both
endometrial : the mucous membrane lining the uterus
endometritis : inflammation of the endometrium
endometrium : the mucous membrane lining the uterus
endomitosis : division of chromosomes not followed by nuclear division that results in an increased number of chromosomes in the cell
endomitotic : division of chromosomes not followed by nuclear division that results in an increased number of chromosomes in the cell
endomixis : a periodic nuclear reorganization in ciliated protozoans
endomorph : an endomorphic individual
endomorphic : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the massiveness of the digestive viscera and the body's degree of roundedness and softness
endomorphism : a homomorphism that maps a mathematical set into itself  — compare isomorphism
endomorphy : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the massiveness of the digestive viscera and the body's degree of roundedness and softness
Endomyces : a genus (the type of the family Endomycetaceae) of fungi having very simple structure with spirally wound gametangia which fuse apically
Endomycetaceae : a family of fungi (order Endomycetales) having the characteristics of the genus Endomyces and the asci 4-spored and borne directly on the hyphae
endomysial : of, relating to, or affecting endomysium
endomysium : the delicate connective tissue surrounding the individual muscular fibers within the smallest bundles  — compare epimysium
endoneurial : the delicate connective tissue network holding together the individual fibers of a nerve trunk
endoneurium : the delicate connective tissue network holding together the individual fibers of a nerve trunk
endoparasite : a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host
endoparasitic : a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host
endoperidial : of or relating to the endoperidium
endoperidium : the inner peridium when consisting of two layers (as in the puffballs)  — compare exoperidium
endophagous : feeding from within:
endophasia : speech that is not audible or visible : implicit speech
endophlebitis : inflammation of the intima of a vein
endophragm : septum
endophragmal : septum
Endophyllum : a genus (type of the family Endophyllaceae) of rusts producing teliospores in chains in cuplike spore fruits
endophyte : an organism (such as a bacterium or fungus) living within a plant
endophytic : an organism (such as a bacterium or fungus) living within a plant
endophytous : living within the tissues of plants
endoplasm : the inner relatively fluid part of the cytoplasm
endoplasma : endoplasm
endoplasmic : the inner relatively fluid part of the cytoplasm
endoplast : endoplasm
endoplastron : entoplastron
endopleura : the inner coating or integument of a seed
endopleural : the inner coating or integument of a seed
endopleurite : the portion of an apodeme of a crustacean developed from the interepimeral membrane
endopleuritic : the portion of an apodeme of a crustacean developed from the interepimeral membrane
endopod : endopodite
endopodite : the mesial or internal branch of a typical limb of a crustacean that is borne upon the protopodite and that in the thoracic limbs of the higher Decapoda forms the entire limb
endopoditic : the mesial or internal branch of a typical limb of a crustacean that is borne upon the protopodite and that in the thoracic limbs of the higher Decapoda forms the entire limb
endoproct : entoproct
endoproctous : entoproctous
endopsychic : arising or existing within the mind
endopterygote : holometabolous
endoral : situated within a mouth or stoma
endorsable : to write on the back of
endorse : to write on the back of
endorsed : to write on the back of
endorsee : to write on the back of
endorsement : the act or process of endorsing
endorser : to write on the back of
endorsingly : so as to endorse
endosarc : the central usually semifluid part of the protoplasm of some unicellular organisms (such as amoebas) : endoplasm
endosarcous : the central usually semifluid part of the protoplasm of some unicellular organisms (such as amoebas) : endoplasm
endosclerite : a sclerite that is part of the internal skeleton of an insect or other arthropod
endoscope : an illuminated usually fiber-optic flexible or rigid tubular instrument for visualizing the interior of a hollow organ or part (such as the bladder or esophagus) for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes that typically has one or more channels to enable passage of instruments (such as forceps or scissors)
endoscopic : of, relating to, or performed by means of an endoscope or endoscopy
endoscopy : an illuminated usually fiber-optic flexible or rigid tubular instrument for visualizing the interior of a hollow organ or part (such as the bladder or esophagus) for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes that typically has one or more channels to enable passage of instruments (such as forceps or scissors)
endosepsis : an internal rotting of figs caused by a fungus (Fusarium moniliforme fici) introduced by the fig wasp during pollination
endosiphon : endosiphuncle
endosiphonal : endosiphuncle
endosiphonate : endosiphuncle
endosiphuncle : an inner tube in the calcareous siphuncle of certain fossil cephalopods
endoskeletal : an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
endoskeleton : an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
endosmometer : an instrument for measuring endosmosis
endosmometric : an instrument for measuring endosmosis
endosmosis : passage (as of a surface-active substance) through a membrane from a region of lower to a region of higher concentration  — compare exosmosis
endosmotic : passage (as of a surface-active substance) through a membrane from a region of lower to a region of higher concentration  — compare exosmosis
endosmotically : passage (as of a surface-active substance) through a membrane from a region of lower to a region of higher concentration  — compare exosmosis
endosome : a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis
endosperm : a nutritive tissue in seed plants formed within the embryo sac by division of the endosperm nucleus
endospore : an asexual spore developed within the cell especially in bacteria
endosporium : intine
endoss : endorse
endosteal : of or relating to the endosteum
endosteally : of or relating to the endosteum
endosteitis : inflammation of the endosteum
endosternite : a part of the endoskeleton of an arthropod:
endosteum : the layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone
endostitis : inflammation of the endosteum
endostoma : a plate which supports the labrum in some crustaceans
endostome : the opening in the inner integument of an ovule having two integuments
endostosis : ossification beginning in the substance of a cartilage  — compare ectostosis
endostracal : consisting of or involving an endostracum
endostracum : the inner layer of a shell especially of a crustacean
endostyle : a pair of parallel longitudinal folds projecting into the pharyngeal cavity in lower chordates (such as the tunicates) that secrete mucus for trapping food particles
endotheca : the tissue that partly fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals
endothecal : the tissue that partly fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals
endothecate : the tissue that partly fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals
endothecial : of or belonging to an endothecium
endothecium : the inner lining of a mature anther
endothelia : an epithelium of mesodermal origin composed of a single layer of thin flattened cells that lines internal body cavities and the lumens of vessels
endothelial : an epithelium of mesodermal origin composed of a single layer of thin flattened cells that lines internal body cavities and the lumens of vessels
endotheliocyte : monocyte
endothelioma : a tumor developing from endothelial tissue
endothelium : an epithelium of mesodermal origin composed of a single layer of thin flattened cells that lines internal body cavities and the lumens of vessels
endothermal : characterized by or formed with absorption of heat
endothermic : characterized by or formed with absorption of heat
endothermy : physiological generation and regulation of body temperature by metabolic means : the property or state of being warm-blooded
Endothia : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Melogrammataceae) having ellipsoid 2-celled ascospores and including the fungus (E. parasitica) that causes chestnut blight
endothoracic : of or relating to an endothorax
endothorax : the system of apodemes in the thorax or cephalothorax of an arthropod
Endothrix : an endothrix fungus of the genus Trichophyton (especially T. tonsurans)
endotoxic : a toxic heat-stable lipopolysaccharide substance present in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria that is released from the cell upon lysis
endotoxin : a toxic heat-stable lipopolysaccharide substance present in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria that is released from the cell upon lysis
endotoxoid : a toxoid derived from an endotoxin
endotrophic : penetrating into the associated root and ramifying between the cells  — compare ectotrophic
endovenous : intravenous
endow : to furnish with an income
endowment : the act or process of endowing
endozoa :  entozoa
endpiece : a piece at or forming an end
endue : provide, endow
enduement : the act of enduing
endura : a hunger strike against evil carried out by the Cathari and usually leading to death
endurable : capable of being endured : bearable
endurably : capable of being endured : bearable
endurance : the ability to withstand hardship or adversity
endurant : capable of enduring adversity, severity, or hardship
endure : to continue in the same state : last entry 1
endurer : one that endures
enduring : lasting, durable
enduringly : lasting, durable
enduringness : lasting, durable
endways : in or toward the direction of the ends : lengthwise
endwise : endways
endyma :  ependyma
endymal :  ependyma
Endymion : a beautiful youth loved by Selene in Greek mythology
endysis : the act or process of developing a new coat of hair or a new set of feathers
enema : the injection of liquid into the rectum and colon by way of the anus
enemy : one that is antagonistic to another
enepidermic : applied to the unbroken skin for medicinal purposes
energeia : energy sense 4a
energetic : operating with or marked by vigor or effect
energetical : energetic
energetically : operating with or marked by vigor or effect
energeticist : a specialist in energetics
energetics : a branch of mechanics that deals primarily with energy and its transformations
energetistic : relating to energetics
energic : energetic
energid : a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
energism : a doctrine that certain phenomena (such as mental states) are explicable in terms of energy
energist : an adherent of energism
energize : to make energetic, vigorous, or active
energizer : to make energetic, vigorous, or active
energumen : a person possessed by or as if by an evil spirit : demoniac
energy : dynamic quality
enervate : lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
enervation : lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
enervator : one that enervates
enface : facing forward : having face or front forward
enfacement : the act of enfacing
enfatico : emphatic, forceful
enfeeble : to make feeble : deprive of strength
enfeeblement : to make feeble : deprive of strength
enfeebler : one that enfeebles
enfeoff : to invest with a fief or fee
enfeoffment : to invest with a fief or fee
enfetter : to bind in fetters : enchain
enfilade : an interconnected group of rooms arranged usually in a row with each room opening into the next
enfilading : an interconnected group of rooms arranged usually in a row with each room opening into the next
enfile : to put on a string : thread
enfiled : passed or thrust through
enflesh : to clothe with or as if with flesh
enfleurage : a process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents to the exhalations of flowers
enfold : to cover with or as if with folds : envelop
enfolden : to cover with or as if with folds : envelop
enfolder : one that enfolds
enfoldment : an action of enfolding
enforce : to give force to : strengthen
enforceability : to give force to : strengthen
enforceable : to give force to : strengthen
enforced : to give force to : strengthen
enforcement : to give force to : strengthen
enforcer : one that enforces
enframe : frame sense 1
enframement : frame sense 1
enfranchise : to set free (as from slavery)
enfranchisement : to set free (as from slavery)
enfranchiser : one that enfranchises
engage : to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
engaged : involved in activity : occupied, busy
engagement : an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place
engager : one that engages: such as
engaging : tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
engagingly : tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
engagingness : the quality of being engaging
engarland : to deck or encircle with or as if with a garland
engastrimyth : ventriloquist
engastrimythic : relating to or like ventriloquism
engaud : to make showy
Engelmannia : a genus of North American herbs (family Compositae) resembling sunflowers and having pinnatifid leaves and large yellow flower heads
engender : beget, procreate
engenderer : one that engenders : producer, precursor
engild : to make bright with or as if with light
engine : a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion
engineer : a member of a military group devoted to engineering work
engineering : the activities or function of an engineer
enginehouse : a building for housing an engine (such as a fire engine, a railroad locomotive, or a stationary engine)
engineless : a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion
engineman : a man (such as a locomotive engineer or fireman) who supervises, operates, tends, or tests an engine
enginery : instruments of war
enginous : contrived with care : ingenious, crafty
engird : gird, encompass
engirdle : girdle sense 1
engirt : envelop, encircle, engird
englacial : embedded in a glacier
englacially : embedded in a glacier
Englander : a native of England
Engler : a standard distilling flask usually of 100-milliliter capacity used to determine the volatility characteristics of petroleum products (such as gasoline, naphtha, or kerosine)
Englerophoenix : a genus of tropical American pinnate-leaved palms with linear pinnae
English : of, relating to, or characteristic of England, the English people, or the English language
Englisher :  englishman
Englishism : a quality, characteristic, or mode of procedure peculiar to the English
Englishize : anglicize
Englishly : in the manner of the English
Englishman : a native or inhabitant of England
Englishness : of, relating to, or characteristic of England, the English people, or the English language
Englishry : the state, fact, or quality of being English : englishness
Englishwoman : a woman of English birth, nationality, or origin
englobe : phagocytose
englobement : phagocytose
englut : to gulp down : swallow
englyn : a usually epigrammatic quatrain in Welsh poetry consisting of 30 syllables in lines of 10, 6, 7, and 7 syllables, the last three lines rhyming usually with the 6th syllable of the first line whose final syllable has no rhyme
engobe : white or colored slip applied to pottery usually for decoration or to improve the surface texture
engore : to make bloody : dabble or stain with blood
engorge : gorge entry 1, glut
engorgement : gorge entry 1, glut
engouled : having the extremities issuing from the mouths of animals
engrace : to endue with grace
engraff : engraft
engraft : to join or fasten as if by grafting
engraftation : the act of engrafting
engraftment : to join or fasten as if by grafting
engrail : to indent (something, such as a heraldic ordinary) with small curves  — see engrailed
engrailed : indented with small concave curves
engrain : to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution
engrained : to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution
engrainedly : forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
engram : a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory : memory trace
engrammic : a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory : memory trace
engrandize : to make great or grandiose
engrandizement : an act of engrandizing or the state of being engrandized
Engraulidae : a family of small fishes related to the herrings and comprising the anchovies
engrave : to impress deeply as if with a graver
engraved : to impress deeply as if with a graver
engravement : engraving
engraver : to impress deeply as if with a graver
engraving : the act or process of one that engraves
engroove : to fit or form into a groove
engross : to copy or write in a large hand
engrossed : to copy or write in a large hand
engrosser : to copy or write in a large hand
engrossing : taking up the attention completely : absorbing
engrossingly : taking up the attention completely : absorbing
engrossingness : the quality of being engrossing
engrossment : the act of engrossing
engulf : to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
engulfment : to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
engysseismology : a branch of seismology that deals with the records of earthquake shocks registered in or near the region of disturbance  — compare teleseismology
enhalo : to surround with or as if with a halo
enhance : heighten, increase
enhanced : heighten, increase
enhancement : heighten, increase
enhancer : one that enhances
enhancive : tending to enhance
enharmonic : of, relating to, or being notes that are written differently (such as A flat and G sharp) but sound the same in the tempered scale
enharmonically : of, relating to, or being notes that are written differently (such as A flat and G sharp) but sound the same in the tempered scale
enhearten : to give or restore strength and courage to
enhedge : to enclose or surround with or as if with a hedge
enhorror : horrify
enhunger : to make hungry
Enhydra : a genus of carnivorous mammals (family Mustelidae) that contains only the sea otter
enhydrite : enhydros
enhydritic : enhydros
enhydros : a hollow nodule of chalcedony containing water
enhydrous : having water within : containing fluid drops
enhypostasia : the dependence of the human nature of Christ upon his divine nature in such fashion that the second is the subsistent hypostasis of the first postulated (as in early Orthodox theology) as a doctrine of hypostatic union excluding an independent and impersonal existence of the human nature and emphasizing its subsistence from the beginning in the person of the Logos
enhypostasis : the dependence of the human nature of Christ upon his divine nature in such fashion that the second is the subsistent hypostasis of the first postulated (as in early Orthodox theology) as a doctrine of hypostatic union excluding an independent and impersonal existence of the human nature and emphasizing its subsistence from the beginning in the person of the Logos
enhypostatic : the dependence of the human nature of Christ upon his divine nature in such fashion that the second is the subsistent hypostasis of the first postulated (as in early Orthodox theology) as a doctrine of hypostatic union excluding an independent and impersonal existence of the human nature and emphasizing its subsistence from the beginning in the person of the Logos
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enigma : something hard to understand or explain
enigmatic : of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious
enigmatical : of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious
enigmatically : of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious
enigmatize : to make enigmatic
enigmatographer : a propounder of enigmas
enigmatography : the art of composing enigmas
enigmatology : the investigation or analysis of enigmas
enisle : to place apart : isolate
enjail : to shut up in or as if in prison
enjambed : marked or characterized by enjambment
enjambment : the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines  — compare run-on
enjeopard : jeopardize
enjewel : bejewel
enjoin : to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
enjoinder : an authoritative request : command
enjoinment : prohibition, injunction
enjoy : to have a good time
enjoyable : to have a good time
enjoyableness : to have a good time
enjoyably : to have a good time
enjoyer : to have a good time
enjoying : to have a good time
enjoyingly : with enjoyment or satisfaction
enjoyment : the action or state of enjoying
enkindle : to set (something, such as fuel) on fire : to cause to ignite
enkindler : one that enkindles
enlace : encircle, enfold
enlacement : the process or result of interlacing
enlard : lard
enlarge : to make larger : extend
enlargeable : to make larger : extend
enlarged : to make larger : extend
enlargement : an act or instance of enlarging : the state of being enlarged
enlarger : to make larger : extend
enlarging : to make larger : extend
enlevement : the lift into the air of a ballerina by her supporting male dancer
enlight : enlighten
enlighten : to furnish knowledge to : instruct
enlightened : freed from ignorance and misinformation
enlightener : one that enlightens
enlightening : providing or tending to provide knowledge, understanding, or insight
enlighteningly : providing or tending to provide knowledge, understanding, or insight
enlightenment : the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
enlink : to bring together and make fast as if links of a chain : connect by or as if by links
enlist : to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
enlisted : of, relating to, or constituting the part of a military, naval, or air force below commissioned or warrant officers
enlistment : to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
enliven : to give life, action, or spirit to : animate
enlivener : one that enlivens
enlivening : to give life, action, or spirit to : animate
enlivenment : to give life, action, or spirit to : animate
enlock : to lock up : enclose
enmesh : to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
enmeshment : to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
enmity : positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
ennead : a group of nine
enneadic : of or relating to an ennead
enneastyle : marked by columniation with nine columns across the front  — compare distyle
enneastylos : an enneastyle building
enneasyllabic : having or composed of lines having nine syllables
ennoble : to make noble : elevate
ennoblement : to make noble : elevate
ennobling : to make noble : elevate
ennui : a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
Enoch : an Old Testament patriarch and father of Methuselah
Enochic : of, relating to, or in the manner of any of the various apocryphal or pseudepigraphical books bearing the name of the patriarch Enoch
enol : an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom having a double bond and that is usually characterized by the grouping C=C(OH)
enolate : a metallic derivative of an enol
enolic : an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom having a double bond and that is usually characterized by the grouping C=C(OH)
enolizable : to convert into an enol or an enolic hydroxyl group
enolization : to convert into an enol or an enolic hydroxyl group
enolize : to convert into an enol or an enolic hydroxyl group
enophthalmos : a sinking of the eyeball into the orbital cavity
enophthalmus : a sinking of the eyeball into the orbital cavity
Enopla : a class or other division of Nemertea including the orders Hoplonemertea and Bdellonemertea and comprising nemertine worms in which the mouth is anterior to the brain and the proboscis is armed with one or more stylets
enoptromancy : divination by means of a mirror
enorganic : arising within or inherent in the organism
enorm : abnormal, extraordinary
enormity : an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
enormous : marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree
enormously : to a very great or enormous degree or extent : exceedingly, vastly
enormousness : marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree
enostosis : a bony tumor arising within a bone
enough : occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations
enounce : to set forth or state (something, such as a proposition)
enow : enough
enphytotic : occurring regularly among the plants of a district but only in moderate severity
enplane : to board an airplane
enrage : to fill with rage : anger
enraged : to fill with rage : anger
enragement : the act of enraging or state of being enraged
enrank : to place in ranks or in order
enrapt : wholly absorbed with rapture
enrapture : to fill with delight
enravish : to transport with delight : enrapture
enregiment : to subject to discipline and orderly control : regiment
enregister : to put on record : register
enrich : to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient
enricher : to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient
enriching : to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient
enrichingly : so as to enrich
enrichment : to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient
enring : encircle
enrobe : to cover with or as if with a robe
enrober : one that enrobes
enrockment : a mass of large stones thrown into water to form a base (as for a pier)
enrol : to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll
enroll : to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll
enrolled : to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll
enrollee : to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll
enrollment : to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll
enrolment : to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll
enroot : establish, implant
enrough : to make rough : roughen
ens ensign
ensaffron : to make strongly or richly yellow
ensaint : to make saintly or make a saint of
ensample : example, instance
ensanguine : to make bloody
ensate : ensiform
enscene : the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production
ensconce : shelter, conceal
enscroll : to inscribe in or as if in a scroll
ense : otherwise, else
enseam : to free (as a hawk or horse) of superfluous fat : bring into hard condition
enseat : enthrone
ensemble : a group producing a single effect: such as
ensepulcher : bury, entomb, engulf
enserf : to make a serf of : deprive of liberty and personal rights
ensete :  abyssinian banana
ensheathe : to cover with or as if with a sheath
enshield : shield
enshrine : to enclose in or as if in a shrine
enshrinement : to enclose in or as if in a shrine
enshroud : to cover or enclose with or as if with a shroud
ensiform : having sharp edges and tapering to a slender point
ensign : a flag that is flown (as by a ship) as the symbol of nationality and that may also be flown with a distinctive badge added to its design
ensigncy : the rank or office of an ensign
ensignry : ensigns and banners
ensilage : the process of preserving fodder by ensiling
ensile : to prepare and store (fodder) so as to induce conversion to silage
ensky : exalt
enslave : to reduce to or as if to slavery : subjugate
enslavement : to reduce to or as if to slavery : subjugate
enslaver : to reduce to or as if to slavery : subjugate
ensnare : to take in or as if in a snare
ensnarement : entrapment
ensnarer : one that ensnares
ensnaring : to take in or as if in a snare
ensnaringly : so as to ensnare : for the purpose of ensnaring
ensnarl : to involve in a snarl
ensorcell : bewitch, enchant
ensoul : to endow or imbue with a soul
ensphere : to enclose in or as if in a sphere
enstamp : to imprint or impress with or as if with a stamp
enstatite : an orthorhombic mineral MgSiO3 of the pyroxene group consisting of magnesium silicate usually occurring massive and varying from grayish white to olive green and brown  — compare bronzite
enstatitic : an orthorhombic mineral MgSiO3 of the pyroxene group consisting of magnesium silicate usually occurring massive and varying from grayish white to olive green and brown  — compare bronzite
ensteel : to make hard and strong
enstool : to install (a ruler of any of several native African groups) in office
ensuant : following as a consequence
ensue : to strive to attain : pursue
ensuingly : in an ensuing manner : afterward
ensure : to make sure, certain, or safe : guarantee
ensurer : something or someone that makes something sure or certain : one that ensures something
enswathe : to enfold or enclose with or as if with a covering : swathe
ensweep : to sweep over or across
entablature : a horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns and consists of architrave, frieze, and cornice
entablatured : having an entablature
entablement : a platform supporting a statue above the dado
entad : toward the inside  — compare ectad
Entada : a small genus of tropical woody vines (family Leguminosae) with small flowers in clustered spikes and large woody pealike pods containing large highly polished seeds  — see snuffbox bean
entail : to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
entailer : to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
entailment : the act or an instance of entailing something
ental : situated in an interior or inner position  — compare ectal
entame : tame
Entamoeba : any of a genus (Entamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in humans
entamoebiasis : infection with or disease caused by an entamoeba
entamoebic : any of a genus (Entamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in humans
entangle : to wrap or twist together : interweave
entangled : to wrap or twist together : interweave
entanglement : the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
entangler : to wrap or twist together : interweave
entangling : to wrap or twist together : interweave
entasis : a slight convexity especially in the shaft of a column
entelechy : the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence
entellus : hanuman
Entelodon : a genus (the type of the family Entelodontidae) of giant pigs widespread in the Oligocene of Europe  — compare dinohyus
entelodont : a member of a family (Entelodontidae) of giant pigs that appeared in the Eocene and reached their highest development in the Oligocene of the northern hemisphere  — compare dinohyus , entelodon
entemple : enshrine
entente : an international understanding providing for a common course of action
enter : to go or come in
enterable : to go or come in
enteral : enteric
enteralgia : pain in the intestines : colic
enterectomy : the surgical removal of a portion of the intestine
enterer : one that enters or makes entries
enteric : of, relating to, or affecting the intestines
entering : to go or come in
enteritidis : enteritis especially in young animals that is related to food poisoning in man, is accompanied by diarrhea or scouring, and is caused by the Gaertner bacillus or one of its varieties
enteritis : inflammation of the intestines and especially of the human ileum
enterocele : a hernia containing a portion of the intestines
Enterocoela : a group comprising all the invertebrate animals (as echinoderms and coelenterates) in which the sole bodily cavity is the digestive cavity  — compare coelomata, pseudocoelomata , enterocoele
enterocoele : a coelom originating by outgrowth from the archenteron
enterocoelic : a coelom originating by outgrowth from the archenteron
enterocoelous : a coelom originating by outgrowth from the archenteron
enterocolitis : enteritis affecting both the large and small intestine
enterocrinin : an intestinal hormone found in several animals that stimulates the digestive glands of the small intestine
enterogastrone : a hormone that is produced by the duodenal mucosa and has an inhibitory action on gastric motility and secretion
enterogenous : originating within the intestine
enterogram : a graphic representation (as by a tracing) of the motion of the intestine
enterohepatitis : blackhead sense 2
enterokinase : an enzyme especially of the duodenal mucosa that activates trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
enterolith : a calculus occurring in the intestine
Enterolobium : a small genus of tropical American lumber trees (family Leguminosae) with finely dissected compound leaves, globose heads of small flowers with exserted stamens, and spirally coiled pods  — see conacaste
Enteromorpha : a genus of green algae (family Ulvaceae) having a hollow tubular thallus with a wall one cell in thickness and often growing on the bottoms of ships
enteron : the digestive tract or system
enteropathy : a disease of the intestinal tract
enteropneust : an animal of the order Enteropneusta
Enteropneusta : an order or other division of hemichordate worms consisting of Balanoglossus and related genera
enteropneustan : an animal of the order Enteropneusta
enteroptosis : an abnormal sagging or downward displacement of the intestines
enteroptotic : an abnormal sagging or downward displacement of the intestines
enterorrhagia : bleeding from the intestine
enterostenosis : stenosis of the intestine
enterostomy : a surgical formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall
enterotome : a surgical cutting instrument for opening the digestive tract and especially the intestine
enterotomy : incision into the intestines
enterotoxemia : a disease (as pulpy kidney disease of lambs) attributed to absorption of a toxin from the intestine
enterozoa : entozoa
enterozoan :  entozoan
enterprise : a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
enterpriseless : lacking enterprise : unambitious
enterpriser : entrepreneur
enterprising : marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
entertain : to show hospitality to
entertainer : to show hospitality to
entertaining : providing entertainment : diverting
entertainingly : providing entertainment : diverting
entertainment : amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
enthalpy : the sum of the internal energy of a body or system and the product of its volume multiplied by the pressure
enthral : to hold spellbound : charm
enthrall : to hold spellbound : charm
enthralling : to hold spellbound : charm
enthrallment : to hold spellbound : charm
enthrone : to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence
enthronement : to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence
enthronization : enthronement
enthronize : enthrone
enthuse : to make enthusiastic
enthusiasm : strong excitement of feeling : ardor
enthusiast : a person filled with enthusiasm: such as
enthusiastic : filled with or marked by enthusiasm
enthusiastically : filled with or marked by enthusiasm
enthymematic : relating to or constituting an enthymeme
enthymeme : a syllogism in which one of the premises is implicit
entice : to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
enticement : to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
enticing : arousing strong attraction or interest : alluring
enticingly : arousing strong attraction or interest : alluring
enticingness : arousing strong attraction or interest : alluring
entification : the process of entifying
entify : reify, hypostatize
entire : having no element or part left out : whole
entirely : to the full or entire extent : completely
entireness : having no element or part left out : whole
entirety : the state of being entire or complete
entitative : considered as mere entity abstracted from all circumstances or relations
entitatively : considered as mere entity abstracted from all circumstances or relations
entitle : to give a title to : designate
entitlement : the state or condition of being entitled : right
entity : being, existence
entoblast : hypoblast
entoblastic : hypoblast
entobronchium : one of the ventral branches of the main bronchi in the lungs of a bird
entocoele : endocoele
entocoelic : endocoele
entocondyle : the medial condyle of a bone on the side next the body
entocone : the posterointernal cusp of the talon of an upper molar tooth
entoconid : the posterointernal cusp of the talon of a lower molar tooth
entocornea :  descemet's membrane
entoderm : endoderm
entodermal : endoderm
entodermic : endoderm
entogastric : relating to the interior of the stomach
entohyal : basibranchial
entoil : entrap, enmesh
Entoloma : a genus of pink-spored agarics lacking both volva and annulus, having the gills notched or separating from the fleshy stem, and including some (such as E. lividum) that are distinctly poisonous
entomb : to deposit in or as if in a tomb : bury
entombment : to deposit in or as if in a tomb : bury
entomere : endomere
entomeric : endomere
entomic : relating to insects
entomion : the tip of the thickened angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the mastoid portion of the temporal bone
entomogenous : growing on or in the bodies of insects
entomological : a branch of zoology that deals with insects
entomologically : a branch of zoology that deals with insects
entomologist : a branch of zoology that deals with insects
entomologize : to study entomology : collect insects
entomology : a branch of zoology that deals with insects
entomophagous : feeding on insects
entomophilous : normally pollinated by insects  — compare zoophilic
entomophily : normally pollinated by insects  — compare zoophilic
Entomophthora : a genus (the type of the family Entomophthoraceae) comprising fungi that are parasitic on insects
Entomophthoraceae : a family of mostly parasitic lower fungi (order Entomophthorales) that typically develop in the bodies of insects, have a reduced mycelium which tends to break up into hyphal bodies, reproduce asexually by usually multinucleate conidia and in a few instances sexually with the formation of zygospores, and commonly also produce thick-walled chlamydospores under unfavorable conditions  — see entomophthora
entomophthoraceous : of or relating to the genus Entomophthora or family Entomophthoraceae
Entomophthorales : an order of phycomycetous fungi (subclass Zygomycetes) coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae
entomophthorous : relating to or caused by a fungus of the order Entomophthorales
Entomosporium : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) having 4-celled spores wth slender appendages, thus somewhat resembling insects
Entomostraca : a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications
entomostracan : a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications
entomostracous : a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications
entoparasite : endoparasite
entopic : occurring in the usual place  — compare ectopic
entoplasm : endoplasm
entoplastic : endoplasm
entoplastral : of or relating to an entoplastron
entoplastron : a median bony plate of the anterior part of the plastron of turtles that is considered homologous with the interclavicle of other reptiles
Entoprocta : a phylum of pseudocoelomate animals resembling the Bryozoa but lacking a true coelom and having the anus adjacent to the mouth
entoproctous : a phylum of pseudocoelomate animals resembling the Bryozoa but lacking a true coelom and having the anus adjacent to the mouth
entoptic : lying or originating within the eyeball
entoretina : the internal or neural portion of the retina
entosarc : endosarc
entosclerite : endosclerite
entosphenal :  basisphenoid
entosternal : relating to the entosternum
entosternite : a cartilaginous structure giving attachment to muscles in the cephalothorax of various arachnids and of limuli
entosternum : an internal process or system of processes of the sternum of an insect or other arthropod
entothorax : endothorax
entotic : of or relating to the interior of the ear
Entotrophi : an order of primitively wingless, eyeless, unpigmented insects that are related to the Symphyla and Thysanura, that have the mouthparts largely concealed within the head and the abdomen ending in a pair of filamentous or forceps-shaped cerci, and that live in the soil
entourage : one's attendants or associates
entozoa : internal animal parasites
entozoic : living within an animal
entrail : an internal part of an animal body
entrails : bowels, viscera
entrain : to draw along with or after oneself
entrainer : to draw along with or after oneself
entrainment : to draw along with or after oneself
entrammel : to entangle or hamper : fetter
entrance : power or permission to enter : admission
entrancement : power or permission to enter : admission
entranceway : entryway
entrancing : power or permission to enter : admission
entrant : one that enters
entrap : to catch in or as if in a trap
entrapment : the action or process of entrapping
entrappingly : so as to entrap
entreasure : to store in a treasury
entreat : to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
entreating : to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
entreatingly : to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
entreatment : to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
entreaty : an act of entreating : plea
entree : the act or manner of entering : entrance
entremets : dishes served in addition to the main course of a meal
entrench : to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense
entrenchment : to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense
entrepot : an intermediary center of trade and transshipment
entrepreneur : one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
entrepreneurial : having to do with the creation and development of economic ventures : of, relating to, characteristic of, or suited to an entrepreneur
entrepreneurship : one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
entresol : mezzanine
entropion : the inversion or turning inward of the border of the eyelid against the eyeball
entropy : a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system's disorder, that is a property of the system's state, and that varies directly with any reversible change in heat in the system and inversely with the temperature of the system
entrust : to confer a trust on
entrustment : to confer a trust on
entry : the right or privilege of entering : entrée
entryman : one who enters upon public land with intent to secure an allotment under homestead, mining, or other laws
entryway : a passage for entrance
entwine : to twine together or around
entwinement : the action of entwining : the condition of being entwined
entwist : entwine
Entyloma : a genus of parasitic fungi (family Tilletiaceae) that produce abundant conidia on long conidiophores and that comprise the white smuts
enucleate : explain
enucleation : explain
enucleator : explain
enumerable : countable
enumerate : to ascertain the number of : count
enumeration : the act or process of making or stating a list of things one after another
enumerative : to ascertain the number of : count
enumerator : one that enumerates
enunciable : to make a definite or systematic statement of
enunciate : to make a definite or systematic statement of
enunciation : to make a definite or systematic statement of
enunciative : serving to enunciate : declarative
enunciatively : serving to enunciate : declarative
enunciator : to make a definite or systematic statement of
enure : to accustom to accept something undesirable
enuresis : the involuntary discharge of urine : incontinence of urine
enuretic : the involuntary discharge of urine : incontinence of urine
envassal : to reduce to vassalage
enveil : to cover with or as if with a veil
envelop : to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
envelope : a flat usually paper container (as for a letter)
envelopment : to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
envenom : to make poisonous
envenomation : an act or instance of poisoning by venom (as of a snake or spider)
enverdure : to clothe or cover with verdure
envermeil : to color with or as if with vermilion
enviable : highly desirable
enviableness : highly desirable
enviably : highly desirable
envied : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
envier : one that envies
envious : feeling or showing envy
enviously : feeling or showing envy
enviousness : feeling or showing envy
environ : encircle, surround
environment : the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
environmental : the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
environmentalism : a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group
environmentalist : an advocate of environmentalism
environmentally : the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
environs : the districts around a city
envisage : to view or regard in a certain way
envisagement : the act or an instance of envisaging : conception
envision : to picture to oneself
envoy : a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident
envy : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
envying : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
envyingly : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
enwind : to wind in or about : enfold
enwomb : to shut up as if in a womb
enwound : to wind in or about : enfold
enwrap : to wrap in a covering : enfold
enwreathe : to encircle with or as if with a wreath : envelop
enzootic : peculiar to or constantly present in a locality
enzymatic : of, relating to, or produced by an enzyme
enzyme : any of numerous complex proteins that are produced by living cells and catalyze specific biochemical reactions at body temperatures
enzymic : of, relating to, or produced by an enzyme
enzymically : of, relating to, or produced by an enzyme
enzymologist : a branch of biochemistry that deals with the properties, activity, and significance of enzymes
enzymology : a branch of biochemistry that deals with the properties, activity, and significance of enzymes
eoan : of or relating to the dawn or the east
Eoanthropus : a genus of the family Hominidae comprising only the Piltdown man
Eocarboniferous :  mississippian
Eocene : of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Paleocene and the Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
Eohippus : any of a genus (Hyracotherium synonym Eohippus) of very small primitive horses from the Lower Eocene having 4-toed forefeet and 3-toed hind feet
eolation : the action of the wind on land surfaces
eolith : a very crudely chipped flint
eolithic : of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths
eon : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
eonism : transvestism
Eopalaeozoic : being or relating to the early part of the Paleozoic
Eopaleozoic : being or relating to the early part of the Paleozoic
eosin : a red fluorescent dye C20H8Br4O5 obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein and used especially in cosmetics and as a toner
eosinophile : eosinophilic sense 1
eosinophilia : abnormal increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood that is characteristic of allergic states and various parasitic infections
eosinophilic : staining readily with eosin
eosphorite : a hydrous aluminum manganese phosphate (Mn,Fe)Al(PO4)(OH)2.H2O occurring in prismatic crystals or massive that is generally rose-pink in color
Eozoic :  precambrian
eozoon : a banded arrangement of various ophicalcites associated with the Grenville series of Canada and formerly regarded as the remains of an animal (Eozoon canadense) related to the existing Foraminifera
eozoonal : a banded arrangement of various ophicalcites associated with the Grenville series of Canada and formerly regarded as the remains of an animal (Eozoon canadense) related to the existing Foraminifera
epacrid : of or relating to the Epacridaceae
Epacridaceae : a large family of Australasian heathlike shrubs, small trees, and woody vines (order Ericales) having flowers with usually five stamens adnate to the corolla tube and the ovary surrounded by a hypogynous disk or five free scales
epacridaceous : a large family of Australasian heathlike shrubs, small trees, and woody vines (order Ericales) having flowers with usually five stamens adnate to the corolla tube and the ovary surrounded by a hypogynous disk or five free scales
Epacris : a genus (the type of the family Epacridaceae) of plants having a disk of five scales around the ovary and as fruit a small globular capsule with numerous minute seeds
epact : a period added to harmonize the lunar with the solar calendar
epactal : occurring irregularly in the sutures of the skull  — compare wormian bone
epagoge : logical induction from all the particulars comprised under the inferred generalization : induction by simple enumeration  — compare baconian induction
epagogic : logical induction from all the particulars comprised under the inferred generalization : induction by simple enumeration  — compare baconian induction
epagomenal : intercalary
epalpate : lacking palpi
epanaphora : anaphora sense 1a
epanorthosis : a substitution of a more emphatic word or phrase for one just preceding (as in “Most brave, nay, most heroic act!”)
epapillate : being without papillae
epappose : not pappose
eparch : the chief official of a Greek eparchy
eparchate : eparchy
eparchial : of or relating to an eparchy
eparchy : a diocese of an Eastern church
eparcuale : any of the ossification centers from which the spines of the vertebrae develop  — compare arcuale
eparterial : situated above an artery
epaule : having one shoulder forward
epaulement : a barricade of earth like a rough parapet used mainly as cover from flanking fire
epaulet : something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
epauletted : something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
epauliere : the part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder : shoulder plate
epaxial : located above or on the dorsal side of an axis
epee : a fencing or dueling sword having a bowl-shaped guard and a rigid blade of triangular section with no cutting edge that tapers to a sharp point blunted for fencing  — compare foil entry 4 sense 1, saber
epeeist : one who fences with an épée
Epeira : a spider of the genus Araneus : garden spider
epeiric : that covers a large part of a continent while remaining connected with the ocean  — compare epicontinental
epeirid : of or relating to the Araneidae
epeirogenesis : epeirogeny
epeirogenetic : epeirogeny
epeirogenic : the deformation of the earth's crust by which the broader features of relief are produced
epeirogeny : the deformation of the earth's crust by which the broader features of relief are produced
epeisodion : episode sense 1a
epembryonic : of or relating to biological stages immediately following the embryonic
epencephalon : hindbrain
ependyma : an epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord
ependymal : an epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord
ependymitis : inflammation of the ependyma
ependymoma : a glioma arising in or near the ependyma
epenthesis : the insertion or development of a sound or letter in the body of a word (such as \ə\ in \ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\ athlete)
epenthetic : the insertion or development of a sound or letter in the body of a word (such as \ə\ in \ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\ athlete)
epergne : an often ornate tiered centerpiece consisting typically of a frame of wrought metal (such as silver or gold) bearing dishes, vases, or candle holders or a combination of these
Eperua : a small genus of tropical South American timber trees (family Leguminosae) having leathery leaflets, large white, red, or purple flowers in panicled racemes, and a rather woody 2-valved 2-seeded legume  — see wallaba
epexegesis : additional explanation or explanatory matter
epexegetic : additional explanation or explanatory matter
epexegetical : additional explanation or explanatory matter
epexegetically : additional explanation or explanatory matter
ephah : an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to ¹/₁₀ homer or a little over a bushel
epharmonic : of, relating to, or constituting epharmony
epharmony : the immediate acquirement by an organism of a morphological or physiological alteration that enables it to exist in an altered environment
ephebe : ephebus
ephebeum : a place for gymnastic exercises in ancient Greek palaestrae or Roman thermae
ephebic : of, relating to, or characteristic of an ephebe or ephebus
ephebus : a youth of ancient Greece
ephectic : given to suspense of judgment
Ephedra : any of a genus (Ephedra of the family Ephedraceae) of jointed nearly leafless shrubs of dry or desert regions with the leaves reduced to scales at the nodes
ephedrine : a crystalline alkaloid C10H15NO extracted from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine and is usually used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate as a bronchodilator, nasal decongestant, and vasopressor  — see ma huang, pseudoephedrine
ephelis : freckle
Ephemera : something of no lasting significance
ephemera : something of no lasting significance
ephemerae : something of no lasting significance
ephemeral : lasting a very short time
ephemerality : ephemeral things
ephemerally : lasting a very short time
ephemeralness : the quality or state of being ephemeral
ephemeran : ephemerid sense 1
ephemerid : mayfly
Ephemeridae : a family of large mayflies that include forms having shining transparent wings as adults and as nymphs very large mandibles curved out at the tips, feathered gills extending over the body, and enlarged front legs adapted for digging in stream and lake bottoms
ephemerides : a tabular statement of the assigned places of a celestial body for regular intervals
ephemeris : a tabular statement of the assigned places of a celestial body for regular intervals
ephemeron : ephemerid
Ephemeroptera : an order of slender delicate insects that comprise the mayflies
ephemerous : ephemeral
Ephesian ancient city in western Asia Minor in Ionia near the Aegean coast; its site is south-southeast of Izmir
Ephesine :  ephesian
ephetae : a member of an ancient Athenian court that tried certain murder cases  — compare areopagite
ephete : a member of an ancient Athenian court that tried certain murder cases  — compare areopagite
ephialtes : nightmare sense 1
ephippial : of or relating to an ephippium
ephippium :  sella turcica
ephod : a linen apron worn in ancient Hebrew rites
ephor : one of five ancient Spartan magistrates having power over the king
ephoralty : ephorate
ephorate : one of five ancient Spartan magistrates having power over the king
Ephraim : a son of Joseph and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
Ephraimite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Ephraim
Ephraimitic : of or belonging to the Ephraimites or to the northern kingdom of Israel
Ephrathite :  bethlehemite
Ephthalite : a member of the western branch of the Yueh-chi-Tocharians that ruled Russian Turkestan and northwest India in the 5th and 6th centuries A.D.
ephydrid : belonging or relating to the Ephydridae
Ephydridae : a large family of small dark-colored two-winged flies that usually lack bristles, live in moist places, and have cylindrical larvae having mouth hooks and living in fresh or salt water or occasionally in plants  — see brine fly
ephyra : a free-swimming larva of a scyphozoan jellyfish formed by transverse fission of a scyphistoma and growing into a medusa  — compare strobila
ephyrula : ephyra
epibasal : situated anterior to the basal wall
epibatholithic : located near the periphery of a batholith
epibenthos : the fauna and flora of the sea bottom between low-water mark and the mesobenthos down to a lower limit of about 100 fathoms
epiblast : the outer layer of the blastoderm : ectoderm
epiblastic : the outer layer of the blastoderm : ectoderm
epiblema : the superficial layer of tissue replacing the true epidermis in most roots and in stems of submerged aquatics
epibole : the growing of one part about another
epibolic : the growing of one part about another
epiboly : the growing of one part about another
epibranchial : of or belonging to the segment next below the pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch
epic : a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
epical : a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
epically : a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
epicalyx : an involucre resembling the calyx but consisting of a whorl of bracts that is exterior to the calyx or results from the union of the sepal appendages
epicanthus : epicanthal fold
epicardia : the inner layer of the pericardium that closely envelops the heart
epicardial : the inner layer of the pericardium that closely envelops the heart
epicardium : the inner layer of the pericardium that closely envelops the heart
epicarid : of or relating to the Epicaridea
epicaridan : of or relating to the Epicaridea
Epicaridea : a suborder of Isopoda comprising isopods (such as those of the family Bopyridae) of which the enlarged and modified females are parasites on other crustaceans while the minute males usually live attached to the females
epicarp : the outermost layer of the pericarp of a fruit : exocarp
Epicauta : a cosmopolitan genus of blister beetles that feed on various cultivated plants as adults and that as larvae are predacious in egg masses or nests of insects
epicede : a funeral song or ode : dirge, elegy
epicedial : of or relating to an epicede : elegiac
epicedian : of or relating to an epicede : elegiac
epicedium : a funeral song or ode : dirge, elegy
epicene : having but one form to indicate either sex
epicenism : having but one form to indicate either sex
epicenter : the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake  — compare hypocenter sense 1
epicentral : the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake  — compare hypocenter sense 1
epicheirema : a syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves
epichil : the terminal lobe of the labellum in some orchids
epichile : the terminal lobe of the labellum in some orchids
epichilium : the terminal lobe of the labellum in some orchids
epichirema : a syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves
epichondrosis : a cartilaginous growth upon periosteum
epichordal : located upon or above the notochord
epichoric : peculiar to a limited area : local
Epichristian : of or relating to the period immediately after the lifetime of Christ
epicist : an epic poet
epiclastic : formed at the surface of the earth by consolidation of fragments of preexisting rocks
epiclesis : a liturgical invocation of the Holy Spirit for the purpose of consecrating the eucharistic elements found particularly in Eastern liturgies where it follows the words of institution and is regarded as the point at which the eucharistic bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ
epicnemial : of or belonging to the anterior part of the tibia
epicoele : the cavity of the metencephalon : the anterior part of the 4th ventricle of the brain
epicoelia : the cavity of the metencephalon : the anterior part of the 4th ventricle of the brain
epicoeloma : the part of the coelom nearest the notochord
epicolic : situated upon or over the colon
epicondylar : any of several prominences on the distal part of a long bone serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments:
epicondyle : any of several prominences on the distal part of a long bone serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments:
epicontinental : lying upon a continent or a continental shelf
epicoracohumeral : of or connecting the epicoracoid and humerus
epicoracoid : lying at the sternal end of the coracoid
epicoracoidal : lying at the sternal end of the coracoid
epicormic : growing from a dormant bud exposed to light and air
epicotyl : the portion of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling above the cotyledonary node
epicotyledonary : situated above the cotyledons
epicranial : situated on the cranium
epicranium : the structures covering the vertebrate cranium
epicranius : occipitofrontalis
epicrisis : a critical or analytical summing up especially of a medical case history
epicritic : of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensory reception marked by accurate discrimination between small degrees of sensation
Epictetian circa a.d. 55–circa 135 Greek Stoic philosopher in Rome
epicure : one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
Epicurean : of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
Epicureanism : the philosophy of Epicurus who subscribed to a hedonistic ethics that considered an imperturbable emotional calm the highest good and whose followers held intellectual pleasures superior to transient sensualism
Epicurism : the practices or tastes of an epicure or an epicurean
Epicurize : to profess or practice Epicureanism
epicycle : a circle in which a planet moves and which has a center that is itself carried around at the same time on the circumference of a larger circle
epicyclic : a circle in which a planet moves and which has a center that is itself carried around at the same time on the circumference of a larger circle
epicycloid : a curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls on the outside of a fixed circle
epicycloidal : a curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls on the outside of a fixed circle
epicyte : the investing membrane of a cell
epideictic : designed primarily for rhetorical effect : demonstrative
epidemic : affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
epidemical : affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
epidemically : affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
epidemicity : affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
epidemiological : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
epidemiologist : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
epidemiology : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
epidemy : epidemic
Epidendrum : any of a large genus (Epidendrum) of chiefly epiphytic orchids found especially in tropical America
epiderm : epidermis
epidermal : of, relating to, or arising from the epidermis
epidermatic : acting only upon the outer surface of the skin
epidermatoid : epidermoid
epidermic : of, relating to, or arising from the epidermis
epidermically : on the epidermis : on the skin
epidermidalization : the transformation of cuboidal cells derived from the stratum basale into flattened cells of the outer horny layer of the skin
epidermis : the outer epithelial layer of the external integument of the animal body that is derived from the embryonic epiblast
epidermization : epithelialization
epidermoid : resembling epidermis or epidermal cells : made up of elements like those of epidermis
epidermolysis : a state of detachment or loosening of the epidermis
epidermomycosis : dermatomycosis
Epidermophyton : a genus of imperfect fungi that comprises dermatophytes causing disease (as athlete's foot and tinea cruris), that now usually includes a single species (E. floccosum synonyms E. inguinale and E. cruris), and that is sometimes considered a synonym of Trichophyton
epidermophytosis : a disease (as athlete's foot) of the skin or nails caused by a dermatophyte
epidiascope : a projector for images of both opaque objects and transparencies
epididymal : a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which is continuous with the vas deferens
epididymectomy : excision of the epididymis
epididymis : a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which is continuous with the vas deferens
epididymite : a silicate NaBeSi3O7(OH) of sodium and beryllium
epididymitis : inflammation of the epididymis
epididymovasostomy : surgical severing of the vas deferens with anastomosis of the distal part to the epididymis especially to circumvent an obstruction causing sterility
epidiorite : a variety of diorite formed by metamorphism from pyroxenic igneous rocks and often being somewhat schistose
epidosite : a schistose metamorphic rock composed of green epidote with some quartz
epidote : a yellowish-green mineral Ca2(Al,Fe)3Si3O12OH usually occurring in grains or columnar masses and sometimes used as a gemstone
epidotization : metamorphism in which epidote is formed from other minerals
epidural : situated upon or administered or placed outside the dura mater
epifocal : epicentral sense 2
epifolliculitis : inflammation of hair follicles
Epigaea : a genus of half-evergreen creeping or trailing woody plants (family Ericaceae) with white or rose-colored flowers in small axillary and terminal clusters  — see arbutus sense 3
epigamic : tending to attract the opposite sex during the breeding seasons
epigaster : the posterior part of the embryonic intestine from which the colon develops
epigastric : lying upon or over the stomach
epigastrium : the epigastric region
epigeal : forced above ground by elongation of the hypocotyl
epigean : forced above ground by elongation of the hypocotyl
epigeic : forced above ground by elongation of the hypocotyl
epigene : not natural to the substance in which it is found
epigenesis : development of a plant or animal from an egg or spore through a series of processes in which unorganized cell masses differentiate into organs and organ systems
epigenesist : an adherent of epigenesis
epigenetic : of, relating to, or produced by the chain of developmental processes in epigenesis that lead from genotype to phenotype after the initial action of the genes
epigenetically : of, relating to, or produced by the chain of developmental processes in epigenesis that lead from genotype to phenotype after the initial action of the genes
epigenist : epigenesist
epigenous : growing upon the surface especially the upper surface of a leaf or other organ of a plant  — compare hypogenous
epigeous : forced above ground by elongation of the hypocotyl
epiglottal : of, relating to, or produced with the aid of the epiglottis
epiglottic : of, relating to, or produced with the aid of the epiglottis
epiglottidean : epiglottic
epiglottis : a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the glottis that folds back over and protects the glottis during swallowing
epiglottitis : inflammation of the epiglottis
epigonal : epigonic
epigonation : a rhombic vestment usually of stiff material worn by a bishop or certain other ecclesiastical dignitaries on the right hip as a sign of authority and rank
epigone : follower, disciple
Epigoni : epigone
epigonic : follower, disciple
Epigonichthys : a genus (the type of the family Epigonichthyidae) of lancelets having gonads only on the right side of the body
epigonium : calyptra
epigonos : epigone entry 1
epigonous : follower, disciple
Epigonus : epigone
epigram : a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
epigrammatic : of, relating to, or resembling an epigram
epigrammatically : of, relating to, or resembling an epigram
epigrammatism : a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
epigrammatist : a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
epigrammatize : to express in the form of an epigram
epigrammatizer : to express in the form of an epigram
epigraph : an engraved inscription
epigrapher : epigraphist
epigraphic : of or relating to epigraphs or epigraphy
epigraphical : of or relating to epigraphs or epigraphy
epigraphically : of or relating to epigraphs or epigraphy
epigraphist : a specialist in epigraphy
epigraphy : epigraphs, inscriptions
epigyne : an external genital structure of a female spider consisting of a variably-shaped, hardened plate on the underside of the abdomen with typically one or two openings through which sperm is transferred from a male palpus
epigynous : adnate to the surface of the ovary and appearing to grow from the top of it
epigynum : an external genital structure of a female spider consisting of a variably-shaped, hardened plate on the underside of the abdomen with typically one or two openings through which sperm is transferred from a male palpus
epigyny : adnate to the surface of the ovary and appearing to grow from the top of it
Epihippus : a genus of ancestral horses of the Upper Eocene known only from fragmentary remains and having the middle toe of each foot prominent and the side toes rather slender
epihyal : an element of the hyoid arch that in humans is the stylohyoid ligament and in many vertebrates forms a distinct bone
epilabrum : a transverse process at the side of the labrum of certain myriopods
Epilachna : a genus of ladybirds that feed on plants both as larvae and adults  — see mexican bean beetle
epilamellar : situated outside the basement membrane
epilation : the loss or removal of hair
epilemma : the sheath covering a terminal nerve fibril
epilemmal : the sheath covering a terminal nerve fibril
epilepsy : any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions
epileptic : relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy
epileptically : relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy
epileptiform : resembling that of epilepsy
epileptogenic : inducing or tending to induce epilepsy
epileptoid : epileptiform
epilimnion : the water layer overlying the thermocline of a lake
Epilobium : a large genus of widely distributed herbs (family Onagraceae) with pink or rarely yellow flowers, slender lanceolate leaves, and seeds with a silky coma
epilogist : the writer or speaker of an epilogue
epilogue : a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
epimanikia : a cuff worn as a liturgical vestment over each sleeve of the sticharion by ecclesiastics of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Epimedium : a small genus of nearly woody herbs (family Berberidaceae) having pinnately compound leaves and flowers with eight sepals in two whorls and four petals that are mostly transformed into nectaries
Epimenidean : being or resembling that of the Cretan poet and philosopher Epimenides
epimer : either of two stereoisomers that differ in the arrangement of groups on a single asymmetric carbon atom (such as the first chiral center of a sugar's carbon chain)
epimeral : of or relating to an epimeron
epimere : the dorsal part of a mesodermal segment of a chordate embryo
epimeric : either of two stereoisomers that differ in the arrangement of groups on a single asymmetric carbon atom (such as the first chiral center of a sugar's carbon chain)
epimerite : an anterior prolongation of the protomerite of many gregarines bearing organelles for attachment to the host
epimeritic : an anterior prolongation of the protomerite of many gregarines bearing organelles for attachment to the host
epimeron : a lateral part of the wall of a somite of an arthropod that is situated between the tergum and the insertion of the appendages
epimorphic : having the same form (as the same number of body segments) in successive stages of growth
epimorphosis : regeneration of a part or organism involving extensive cell proliferation followed by differentiation  — compare morphallaxis
epimysium : the external connective-tissue sheath of a muscle
epinaos : a room in the rear of the cella of an ancient Greek temple  — compare pronaos
epinastic : of, relating to, or caused by epinasty
epinastically : of, relating to, or caused by epinasty
epinasty : a nastic movement in which a plant part (such as a flower petal) is bent outward and often downward
Epinephelidae : a family of percoid fishes comprising Epinephelus and other genera that are usually placed in Serranidae
Epinephelus : a large genus of fishes of warm seas including a number of typical groupers  — see serranidae
epinephrine : a crystalline sympathomimetic hormone C9H13NO3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands, is prepared from adrenal extracts or made synthetically, and is used medicinally especially to stimulate the heart during cardiac arrest and to treat life-threatening allergic reactions
epinette : any of several North American spruces
epineural : a canal derived from the ambulacral groove and running between the radial nerve and the external epithelium in ophiuroids and echinoids
epineurium : the external connective-tissue sheath of a nerve trunk
epinician : celebrating victory
epinicion : a song of triumph or a choral ode in honor of a victor in war or games (as in the Olympian or Pythian games)
epinine : a colorless crystalline compound (OH)2C6H3CH2CH2HNCH3 used as a substitute for epinephrine
epiotic : belonging to or constituting the upper and outer element of the bony capsule of the inner ear that in humans forms a part of the temporal bone
Epipactis : a genus of orchids with simple stems, plicate clasping leaves, and greenish or purplish irregular flowers in leafy-bracted racemes
epipaleolithic :  mesolithic
epiparasite : ectoparasite
epiperipheral : originating upon the external surface of the body
epipetalous : having stamens inserted on the corolla
epiphanous : epiphanic
Epiphany : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
epipharyngeal : of or relating to the epipharynx
epipharynx : a median lobe beneath the labrum of certain insects
epiphenomenal : of or relating to an epiphenomenon : derivative
epiphenomenalism : a doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain processes
epiphenomenalist : one who believes in epiphenomenalism
epiphenomenon : a secondary phenomenon accompanying another and caused by it
epiphloedal : growing upon the surface of bark
epiphloedic : growing upon the surface of bark
epiphonema : an exclamatory sentence or striking especially summary comment concluding a discourse
epiphora : a watering of the eyes due to excessive secretion of tears or to obstruction of the lacrimal passages
epiphragm : a closing membrane or septum (as of a snail shell or a moss capsule)
epiphylline : epigenous
epiphyllous : epigenous
Epiphyllum : a small genus of tropical American cacti having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers  — see orchid cactus
epiphysary : epiphyseal
epiphyseal : of or relating to an epiphysis
epiphysial : of or relating to an epiphysis
epiphysis : a part or process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone
epiphysitis : inflammation of an epiphysis
epiphyte : a plant that derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and grows usually on another plant
epiphytic : of, relating to, or being an epiphyte
epiphytically : of, relating to, or being an epiphyte
epiphytism : of, relating to, or being an epiphyte
epiphytology : a science that deals with character, ecology, and causes of outbreak of plant diseases especially of epiphytotic nature
epiphytotic : of, relating to, or being a plant disease that tends to recur sporadically and to affect large numbers of susceptible plants
epipial : situated upon the pia mater
epiplankton : the portion of the plankton occurring from the surface of the sea to a depth of about 100 fathoms
epiplanktonic : the portion of the plankton occurring from the surface of the sea to a depth of about 100 fathoms
epiplasm : the remnants of cytoplasm left in the ascus of ascomycetous fungi after spore formation
epiplasmic : the remnants of cytoplasm left in the ascus of ascomycetous fungi after spore formation
epiplastron : one of the first pair of lateral bony plates in the plastron of a turtle sometimes considered homologous with the clavicles of other vertebrates
epipleura : a part of the outer margin of an elytron of a beetle turned down on the side of the thorax and abdomen
epipleural : arising from or attached to a rib
epiploic : of or associated with an omentum : omental
epiploon : omentum
epipodial : of or relating to an epipodium
epipodiale : any one of the bones of either the forearm or shank
epipodite : a branch of the basal joint of the protopodite of the thoracic limbs of many arthropods often highly modified and commonly absent in higher and terrestrial forms
epipoditic : a branch of the basal joint of the protopodite of the thoracic limbs of many arthropods often highly modified and commonly absent in higher and terrestrial forms
epipodium : a lateral ridge or fold along either side of the foot in various gastropods (such as members of the Rhipidoglossa) sometimes bearing appendages, sensory organs, and pigment spots
epiprecoracoid : of, relating to, or constituting a cartilaginous element of the pectoral girdle of some turtles situated at the ventral end of the precoracoid
epipteric : relating to or being a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the greater wing of the sphenoid
epipterygoid : situated above or upon the pterygoid : relating to or being a slender bone in the skull of most lizards and some other reptiles that extends between the pterygoid and the parietal or anterior end of the pro-otic
epipubic : borne on the pubis
epipubis : an unpaired cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other vertebrates
Epirote region of northwestern Greece bordering on the Ionian Sea
epirotulian : situated upon or superficial to the patella
epirrhema : an address usually about public affairs spoken by the coryphaeus after the parabasis in old Greek comedy
epirrhematic : an address usually about public affairs spoken by the coryphaeus after the parabasis in old Greek comedy
episclera : the layer of connective tissue between the conjunctiva and the sclera of the eye
episcleral : situated upon the sclerotic coat of the eye
episcleritis : inflammation of the superficial layers of the sclera
episcopacy : government of the church by bishops or by a hierarchy
Episcopal : of or relating to a bishop
episcopal : of or relating to a bishop
episcopalian : an adherent of the episcopal form of church government
Episcopalianism : an adherent of the episcopal form of church government
episcopalism : the theory that in church government supreme authority resides in a body of bishops and not in any one individual  — compare gallicanism
Episcopally : of or relating to a bishop
episcopally : of or relating to a bishop
episcopate : the rank or office of or term of as a bishop
episcope : a projector for images of opaque objects (such as photographs)
episcopize : to make a bishop of
episcotister : a device for reducing the intensity of light in known ratio by means of rapidly rotating opaque and transparent sectors
episematic : serving to assist animals of the same species in recognizing each other
episepalous : growing on or adnate to the sepals
episiorrhaphy : surgical repair of injury to the vulva by suturing
episiotomy : surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening for obstetrical purposes during the birth process
episkeletal : above or outside the endoskeleton
episode : a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work: such as
episodic : made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
episodical : made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
episodically : made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
epispadias : a congenital defect in which the urethra opens upon the upper surface of the penis
epispastic : causing a blister or producing a serous discharge by producing inflammation
episperm : testa
epispore : the covering or outer membrane of a spore (such as the membrane surrounding the megaspore in heterosporous ferns)
episporium : exospore sense 2
epistapedial : situated on the stapes
epistasis : suppression of the effect of a gene by a nonallelic gene
epistatic : suppression of the effect of a gene by a nonallelic gene
epistaxis : nosebleed
epistemic : of or relating to knowledge or knowing : cognitive
epistemological : of, relating to, or based on epistemology : relating to the study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge
epistemologically : of, relating to, or based on epistemology : relating to the study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge
epistemologist : the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
epistemology : the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
epistemophilia : love of knowledge
epistemophiliac : love of knowledge
epistemophilic : love of knowledge
episternal : located on or above the sternum
episternalia : two small centers of ossification sometimes developing between the clavicles and sternum and fusing with the sternum
episternite : an anterior cuticular sidepiece of a somite of an insect
episternum : interclavicle
epistilbite : a zeolitic mineral CaAl2Si6O165H2O consisting of aluminosilicate of calcium and occurring in usually white prismatic crystals or granular forms
epistle : one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament
epistler : one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament
epistolary : of, relating to, or suitable to a letter
epistoler : the reader of the liturgical Epistle especially in Anglican churches
epistolic : epistolary
epistolical : epistolary
epistolize : to write a letter
epistolizer : epistoler
epistolographic : demotic sense 2a
epistolography : the art or practice of writing epistles : letter writing
epistomal : of or relating to an epistome
epistome : any of several structures or regions situated above or covering the mouth of various invertebrates
epistrophe : repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (such as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people")  — compare anaphora
epistropheal : of or relating to an axis (see axis sense 3a(1))
epistropheus : axis sense 2a
epistylar : of or having the function of an epistyle
epistyle : architrave sense 1
Epistylis : a genus (the type of the family Epistylidae) of fixed colonial peritrichous ciliates ectocommensal on aquatic animals and including both solitary and colonial forms
episyllogism : a syllogism one or both of whose premises is the conclusion of a preceding syllogism  — compare prosyllogism
episynaloephe : the elision of a vowel at the end of a verse before a vowel beginning the next
episyntheton : a meter made up of cola of different kinds of feet
epitaph : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
epitaphial : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
epitaphic : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
epitaphless : lacking an epitaph
epitasis : the part of a play developing the main action and leading to the catastrophe
epitendineum : white fibrous tissue covering a tendon
epithalamia : a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom
epithalamic : a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom
epithalamion : a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom
epithalamium : a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom
epithalamus : a dorsal segment of the diencephalon containing the habenula and the pineal gland
epitheca : an external calcareous layer investing the lower portion of the theca of many corals
epithecal : an external calcareous layer investing the lower portion of the theca of many corals
epithecate : an external calcareous layer investing the lower portion of the theca of many corals
epithecium : the surface layer of the fruiting body in many fungi and lichens that in fungi is usually equivalent to the hymenium and in lichens forms a film over the hymenium  — compare hypothecium
epithelia : a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation
epithelial : of or relating to epithelium
epithelioid : resembling epithelium
epithelioma : a tumor derived from epithelial tissue
epitheliomatous : a tumor derived from epithelial tissue
epitheliomuscular : of or being an epithelial cell of coelenterates that is modified to function in contraction and has an elongated fibrillar base that functions in the same manner as a muscle cell
epithelium : a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation
epithelization : the process of becoming covered with or converted to epithelium
epithelize : the process of becoming covered with or converted to epithelium
epitheloid : epithelioid
epithem : an external local application to the body (as a poultice)
epithet : a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
epithetic : a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
epithetical : a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
epithetize : epithet
epithumetic : of or relating to appetite or desire : sensual
epitoke : the posterior sexual part of various polychaete worms that develops from the anterior sexless part  — compare atoke
epitomator : epitomist
epitome : a typical or ideal example : embodiment
epitomic : a typical or ideal example : embodiment
epitomical : a typical or ideal example : embodiment
epitomist : a writer of an epitome
epitomize : to serve as the typical or ideal example of
epitomizer : epitomist
Epitoniidae : a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) having an elongated conical shell with many whorls and elevated ribs, a horny operculum, and a short siphon and including the wentletraps
Epitonium : the type genus of Epitoniidae
epitoxoid : a toxoid weaker in affinity for antitoxin than is the corresponding toxin
epitrachelion : a long narrow stole worn by bishops and priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church
epitrichium : an outer layer of the epidermis of the fetus of many mammals beneath which the hair develops
epitrite : a foot in Greek and Latin prosody consisting of three long and one short syllables
epitritic : a foot in Greek and Latin prosody consisting of three long and one short syllables
epitrochlea : the medial epicondyle at the distal end of the humerus
epitrochlear : the medial epicondyle at the distal end of the humerus
epitrochoid : a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius of a circle rolling on the outside of a fixed circle  — compare epicycloid, hypotrochoid
epitrochoidal : a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius of a circle rolling on the outside of a fixed circle  — compare epicycloid, hypotrochoid
epitrophic : characterized by epitrophy
epitrophy : increased increments of growth upon the upper side of horizontal or ascending branches or roots
epituberculosis : an abnormal state of the tissues near a tuberculous lesion that is caused by the spread of products therefrom, occurs usually in children, and is not associated with severe symptoms
epituberculous : an abnormal state of the tissues near a tuberculous lesion that is caused by the spread of products therefrom, occurs usually in children, and is not associated with severe symptoms
epitympanic : situated above the tympanic membrane
epitympanum : the upper portion of the middle ear  — compare hypotympanum
epityphlitis : appendicitis
epivalve : the apical half of the shell of certain dinoflagellates
epixylous : growing on wood
epizeuxis : the joining of two successive ionics a minore so that the syllables that come together exchange quantities (as when ˘˘––|˘˘–– becomes ˘˘–˘|–˘––)
Epizoa : an animal epizoite
epizoa : an animal epizoite
epizoic : living upon the body of an animal
epizoon : an animal epizoite
epizootic : an outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time
epizootiology : the sum of the factors controlling the occurrence of a disease or pathogen of animals
epoch : an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
epochal : of or relating to an epoch
epochally : of or relating to an epoch
epode : a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one
epollicate : lacking a thumb
Epomophorus : a genus of African fruit bats including several typical epauletted bats
eponychium : the thickened layer of epidermal tissue over the developing fetal fingernail or toenail that disappears before birth except over the base of the nail
eponym : one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named
eponymic : one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named
eponymous : of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named : of, relating to, or being an eponym
eponymy : the explanation of a proper name (as of a town or tribe) by supposing a fictitious eponym
epoophoron : a rudimentary organ homologous with the male epididymis that lies in the broad ligament of the uterus and consists of a number of small tubules which are the remains of the tubules of the mesonephros of the embryo and which open into Gartner's duct
epopee : epic
epopt : an initiate in the highest grade of the Eleusinian mysteries
epoptic : of or designed for an epopt : secret
epornitic : epiornithic
epornitically : epiornithic
epos : epic sense 1
epruinose : not pruinose
epsilon : the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Epsom : epsom salts
epsomite : a mineral MgSo4.7H2O consisting of native Epsom salts usually occurring massive or in crusts (hardness 2.0–2.5, specific gravity 1.75)
epulation : feasting, banqueting
epulis : a tumor or tumorous growth of the gum
epulo : a member of a college of ancient Roman priests who had charge of the sacrificial banquets
epuloid : a tumor or tumorous growth of the gum
epupillate : having no dark central dot
epural : situated on the dorsal side of the tail
epurate : purify
epuration : purification
epyllion : a relatively short narrative poem resembling an epic in theme, tone, or style
equability : marked by lack of variation or change : uniform
equable : marked by lack of variation or change : uniform
equableness : marked by lack of variation or change : uniform
equably : marked by lack of variation or change : uniform
equal : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
equaling : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
equalitarian : egalitarian
equalitarianism : egalitarian
equality : the quality or state of being equal
equalization : to make equal
equalize : to make equal
equalizer : one that equalizes: such as
equalizing : to make equal
equalling : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
equally : in an equal or uniform manner : evenly
equalness : equality
equanimity : evenness of mind especially under stress
equanimous : possessing or displaying equanimity
equanimously : possessing or displaying equanimity
equant : of, being, or relating to a crystal having equal or nearly equal diameters in all directions
equatable : capable of being equated
equate : to make equal : equalize
equation : the act or process of equating
equational : of, using, or involving equation or equations
equationally : of, using, or involving equation or equations
equator : the great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of the earth
equatorial : of, relating to, or located at the equator or an equator
equatorially : in an equatorial manner
equatorward : toward or near the equator
equerry : an officer of a prince or noble charged with the care of horses
equestrian : of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
equestrianism : the art or practice of riding a horse : horsemanship
equestrienne : a girl or woman who rides on horseback
equiangular : having all or corresponding angles equal
equiaxed : having approximately equal dimensions in all directions
equicohesive : the temperature below which fracture of a metal does not occur at crystal boundaries and above which it does occur at such boundaries
equicrural : isosceles
equid : any of a family (Equidae) of perissodactyl mammals consisting of the horses, asses, zebras, and extinct related animals
equidistant : equally distant
equidistantly : equally distant
equiform : like in shape or function : uniform
equiformal : like in shape or function : uniform
equiformity : like in shape or function : uniform
equiglacial : a line on a map or chart to show coincidence of ice conditions (as in lakes, rivers, or harbors) at a given time  — see isopag, isopectic, isotac
equigranular : having or characterized by crystals of nearly the same size
equilateral : having all sides equal
equilaterally : in an equilateral manner
equilibrant : a force that will balance one or more unbalanced forces
equilibrate : to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
equilibration : to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
equilibrator : to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
equilibratory : to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
equilibria : a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
equilibrio : equilibrium
equilibrious : characterized by equilibrium : balanced
equilibrist : someone (such as a rope dancer) who performs difficult feats of balancing
equilibristat : an apparatus consisting essentially of a U-tube with capillary ends designed to test the equilibrium of a railroad car when rounding a curve and measure any deviation therefrom
equilibristic : someone (such as a rope dancer) who performs difficult feats of balancing
equilibrium : a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
equilibrize : equilibrate
equimolar : of or relating to an equal number of moles
equimolecular : containing an equal number of molecules
equine : of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
equinely : of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
equinia : farcy sense 1
equinity : equine nature or character
equinoctial : relating to an equinox or to a state or the time of equal day and night
equinovarus  — see talipes equinovarus
equinox : either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
equinus  — see talipes equinus
equip : to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning
equipage : material or articles used in equipment : outfit
equipartition : equipartition of energy
equipluve : a line on a rainfall map connecting places where the same fraction of their several annual rainfalls occurs during any specified portion of the year (such as a given month)
equipment : the set of articles or physical resources serving to equip a person or thing: such as
equipoise : a state of equilibrium
equipollence : equal in force, power, or validity
equipollent : equal in force, power, or validity
equipollently : equal in force, power, or validity
equiponderant : evenly balanced
equiponderate : to be equal in weight or force
equiponderation : a state of being equiponderated : balance
equipotent : having equal effects or capacities
equipotential : having the same potential : of uniform potential throughout
equipper : one that equips a person or thing
equiprobabilism : a theory that in moral questions where certainty is impossible and the arguments for both courses are equiprobable either course may be followed  — compare probabiliorism, probabilism
equiprobability : the state of being equiprobable
Equisetaceae : the sole surviving family of the order Equisetales appearing first in the Carboniferous and represented in the recent flora by the single genus Equisetum
equisetaceous : the sole surviving family of the order Equisetales appearing first in the Carboniferous and represented in the recent flora by the single genus Equisetum
Equisetales : an order of lower tracheophytes (subdivision Sphenopsida) that have the sporangiophores inserted directly on the axis and have existed since the Devonian  — see calamariaceae, equisetaceae  — compare archaeocalamites
equisetic : of or relating to the genus Equisetum
Equisetum : horsetail
equisignal : of or relating to a radio system used in navigation in which two distinguishable signals of different amplitude emitted by a radio range station merge and become indistinguishable when the receiver is in the on-course region
equisonance : consonance of the unison or its octaves
equisonant : consonance of the unison or its octaves
equitable : having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
equitableness : having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
equitably : having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
equitant : overlapping each other transversely at the base (as in an iris)
equitation : the act or art of riding on horseback
equity : justice according to natural law or right
equivalence : the state or property of being equivalent
equivalency : equivalence
equivalent : equal in force, amount, or value
equivalently : equal in force, amount, or value
equivalve : having valves equal in size and form
equivocacy : equivocality sense 1
equivocal : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
equivocality : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
equivocally : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
equivocalness : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
equivocate : to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
equivocation : deliberate evasiveness in wording : the use of ambiguous or equivocal language
equivocator : to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
equivoque : an equivocal word or phrase
equoid : of or relating to the Hippoidea
equoidean : of or relating to the Hippoidea
equuleus : a small northern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Aquarius and Delphinus and that is represented by the figure of a small horse
Equus : a genus of the family Equidae that comprises the horses, asses, zebras, and related recent and extinct mammals
er erbium
era : a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned
eradiate : radiate sense 1
eradiation : radiate sense 1
eradicable : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
eradicant : acting or tending to act as a pesticidal eradicant
eradicate : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
eradication : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
eradicative : tending or serving to eradicate
eradicator : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
Eragrostis : a genus of grasses resembling the bluegrasses but having flattened spikelets and deciduous lemmas
Eranthemum : a small genus of tropical Asiatic shrubs or perennial herbs (family Acanthaceae) having flowers with a 5-parted limb and two stamens
Eranthis : a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Ranunculaceae) with tuberous rootstocks, palmately dissected mostly basal leaves, and solitary yellow flowers  — see winter aconite
erasable : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters)
erase : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters)
erased : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters)
erasement : erasure
eraser : one that erases
erasion : surgical removal of diseased tissue by scraping or curetting
Erasmian Desiderius 1466?–1536 Dutch scholar
Erasmus Desiderius 1466?–1536 Dutch scholar
Erastian : of, characterized by, or advocating the doctrine of state supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs
Erastianism : of, characterized by, or advocating the doctrine of state supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs
erasure : an act or instance of erasing
erbium : a metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group with atomic number 68 that is used especially in lasers, infrared light filters, and optical fibers  — see Chemical Elements Table
ere : preceding in time : earlier than : before entry 2 sense 2
Erechtites : a genus of coarse herbs (family Compositae) commonly with whitish discoid flower heads and a silky pappus that facilitates their wide distribution as weeds
erect : vertical in position
erectable : vertical in position
erectile : of, relating to, or capable of undergoing physiological erection
erectility : of, relating to, or capable of undergoing physiological erection
erecting : vertical in position
erection : the state marked by firm turgid form and erect or elevated position of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood
erectly : vertical in position
erectness : vertical in position
erector : one that erects
erelong : in the near future : before long, soon
eremacausis : gradual oxidation of organic matter from exposure to air and moisture
Eremian : of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Palaearctic region including northern Africa, northern Arabia, and desert regions of Asia
eremic : of or relating to deserts or sandy regions
eremite : hermit
eremitic : hermit
eremitical : hermit
eremitish : resembling an eremite : suitable to an eremite
eremitism : hermit
eremology : a science concerned with the desert and its phenomena
eremophyte : desert plant
Eremopteris : a form genus of fossil ferns or pteridosperms represented by leaves of Carboniferous age
Eremurus : any of a genus (Eremurus) of perennial Asian herbs of the lily family that produce tall racemes of showy blooms
erenow : before this time : heretofore
erepsin : a mixture of exopeptidases obtained especially from the intestinal juice
erethic : abnormal irritability or responsiveness to stimulation
erethism : abnormal irritability or responsiveness to stimulation
Erethizontidae : a family of chiefly arboreal hystricomorph rodents comprising the typical New World porcupines with the tail more or less prehensile and the soles of the feet specialized for climbing
erewhile : a while before : formerly
erewhiles : a while before : formerly
erg : a centimeter-gram-second unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter and equivalent to 10−7 joule
ergastic : constituting the nonliving by-products of protoplasmic activity
ergastoplasm : ribosome-studded endoplasmic reticulum
ergastoplasmic : ribosome-studded endoplasmic reticulum
ergastulum : a dungeon on a large Roman farm in which slave laborers were confined
ergatandrous : having wingless males
ergatandry : having wingless males
ergates : an ant of one of the worker castes
ergatogyne : a wingless queen ant resembling a worker
ergatogynous : a wingless queen ant resembling a worker
ergatogyny : a wingless queen ant resembling a worker
ergatoid : having wingless fertile sexual individuals of either sex
ergatomorph : an ergatomorphic ant
ergatomorphic : resembling a worker
ergatomorphism : an ergatomorphic ant
ergogram : a record of muscular work obtained by use of the ergograph
ergograph : an apparatus for measuring the work capacity of a muscle
ergographic : an apparatus for measuring the work capacity of a muscle
ergomaniac : an individual affected with ergomania
ergometer : an apparatus for measuring the work performed (as by a person exercising)
ergometric : an apparatus for measuring the work performed (as by a person exercising)
ergometrine : ergonovine
ergonovine : an alkaloid C19H23N3O2 derived from ergot and used especially in the form of its maleate as an oxytocic
ergosterol : a crystalline steroid alcohol C28H44O that occurs especially in yeast, molds, and ergot and is converted by ultraviolet irradiation ultimately into vitamin D2
ergot : the black or dark purple sclerotium of fungi (genus Claviceps) that occurs as a club-shaped body replacing the seed of a grass (such as rye)
ergotamine : an alkaloid C33H35N5O5 derived from ergot that is used chiefly in the form of its tartrate especially in treating migraine
ergotic : the black or dark purple sclerotium of fungi (genus Claviceps) that occurs as a club-shaped body replacing the seed of a grass (such as rye)
ergotinine : a crystalline tripeptide alkaloid C35H39N5O5 from ergot that is relatively inactive pharmacologically
ergotism : a toxic condition produced by eating grain, grain products (such as rye bread), or grasses infected with ergot fungus or by chronic excessive use of an ergot drug
ergotize : to argue logically or sophistically
ergotoxine : a crystalline pharmacologically active alkaloid C35H39N5O5 from ergot that is stereoisomeric with ergotinine
Erian : of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the American Devonian
Erianthus : a genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle clothed with long silky hairs
Eric : a payment imposed for homicide in medieval Irish law upon the slayer and his kin consisting of a fixed price for the life of the slain and the honor price of the slayer : blood fine  — compare cro , galanas, wergild
eric : a payment imposed for homicide in medieval Irish law upon the slayer and his kin consisting of a fixed price for the life of the slain and the honor price of the slayer : blood fine  — compare cro , galanas, wergild
Erica : any of a large genus (Erica) of evergreen chiefly African plants of the heath family ranging from low shrubs to small trees
Ericaceae : a family of plants (order Ericales) comprising the heaths and various related plants, being predominantly shrubs, and having usually distinct stamens borne on a disk and an ovary with four or more locules
ericaceous : of, relating to, or being a heath or the heath family
ericad : a plant of the family Ericaceae
Ericales : an order comprising chiefly gamopetalous dicotyledonous plants characterized by regular flowers with stamens in two whorls free from the corolla and with a compound ovary and containing the families Ericaceae, Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, Diapensiaceae, Lennoaceae, and Epacridaceae
ericetal : composed of or containing heaths
ericeticolous : inhabiting a heath or similar habitat
erichthus : a late larva of a stomatopod crustacean
ericius : hedgehog sense 1
ericoid : resembling heath
ericophyte : a plant that grows on a heath or moor
Erie : a member of an American Indian people living south of Lake Erie in the 17th century
Erigeron : any of a widely distributed genus (Erigeron) of composite herbs with flower heads that resemble asters but have fewer and narrower involucral bracts
Eriglossa : a suborder including all the Lacertilia except the chameleons
eriglossate : a suborder including all the Lacertilia except the chameleons
Erik the Red 10th century Norwegian navigator and explorer
erikite : a mineral consisting of a silicate and phosphate of the cerium metals that is of uncertain composition and occurs in brown orthorhombic crystals
erinaceous : like or relating to the hedgehog
Erinaceus : a genus (the type of the family Erinaceidae) of Old World spiny-coated mammals consisting of the true hedgehogs
erinite : a mineral Cu5(OH)4(AsO4)2 consisting of emerald-green basic copper arsenate
erinose : a disease of plants (such as grape, walnut, and mountain maple) characterized by the presence of erinea
Eriobotrya : a small genus of Asian evergreen trees (family Rosaceae) having paniculate white flowers and a fruit with large seeds and a thin endocarp  — see loquat sense 1
Eriocaulaceae : a family of chiefly tropical monocotyledonous aquatic or bog herbs (order Xyridales) having clustered or tufted linear leaves and minute flowers in dense heads
eriocaulaceous : a family of chiefly tropical monocotyledonous aquatic or bog herbs (order Xyridales) having clustered or tufted linear leaves and minute flowers in dense heads
Eriocaulon : a genus (the type of the family Eriocaulaceae) of widely distributed acaulescent herbs having flowers with glandular petals and 4 to 6 stamens
Eriodictyon : a small genus of resinous shrubs (family Hydrophyllaceae) of southwestern North America having finely reticulated leaves often woolly beneath and white or bluish flowers
Eriogonum : a genus of North American herbs (family Polygonaceae) with small clustered flowers subtended by an involucre
eriometer : an instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers from the size of the colored diffraction rings or fringes produced by them in monochromatic light
erionite : a mineral NaKCaAl4Si12O32.12H2O consisting of zeolitic aluminosilicate of sodium, potassium, and calcium occurring in aggregates of orthorhombic fibrous white crystals resembling wool (specific gravity 2)
Eriophorum : a genus of bog sedges (family Cyperaceae) characterized by cottony masses of spikelets, the perianth consisting of soft bristles
Eriophyes : the type genus of Eriophyidae formerly containing a great number of gall and blister mites most of which are now placed in other genera
eriophyllous : having leaves with a cottony pubescence
Eristalis : a genus of large syrphid flies having larvae of the rat-tailed type and including the drone fly (E. tenax)  — compare rat-tailed larva
eristic : characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning
eristical : characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning
eristically : characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning
Eritrean country of northeastern Africa bordering on the Red Sea across from Yemen and Saudi Arabia; capital Asmara; became part of Ethiopia in 1962 and then became independent in 1993; area 45,406 square miles (117,600 square kilometers), population 5,971,000
erizo : any of several porcupine fishes
ermelin : ermine
ermined : clothed or adorned with ermine
ermines : any of several weasels whose coats become white in winter usually with black on the tip of the tail
erminites : a heraldic fur consisting of black ermine spots with a red hair on each side on a white field
erminois : a heraldic fur consisting of black ermine spots on a golden field
erne : eagle
Ernst Max 1891–1976 German painter
erode : to diminish or destroy by degrees:
eroded : to diminish or destroy by degrees:
erodible : to diminish or destroy by degrees:
Erodium : a large genus of herbs (family Geraniaceae) having pinnate or pinnatifid leaves, small flowers, and long bearded twisted tails on the carpels  — see alfilaria
erogeneity : producing sexual excitement or libidinal gratification when stimulated : sexually sensitive
erogenesis :  erotogenesis
erogenous : producing sexual excitement or libidinal gratification when stimulated : sexually sensitive
erogeny :  erotogenesis
Eros : the Greek god of erotic love  — compare cupid
erose : irregular, uneven
erosible : erodible
erosion : the action or process of eroding
erosionist : a supporter of the now obsolete theory that the contour of the land is mainly the result of erosion
erosive : tending to erode or to induce or permit erosion
erotic : of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
erotica : literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
erotical : of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
erotically : of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
eroticism : an erotic theme or quality
eroticize : to make erotic
erotism : eroticism
erotogenicity :  erogeneity
erotomania : excessive sexual desire
erotomaniac : excessive sexual desire
erotopath : one affected with erotopathy
Erotylidae : a family of elongate oval hairy beetles having larvae that live in fungi or bore in higher plants
err : to make a mistake
errability : liability to error
errable : liable to error : fallible
errancy : the state or an instance of erring
errand : a short trip taken to attend to some business often for another
errant : behaving wrongly
Errantia : a division of Polychaeta comprising free-swimming worms (such as those of the genera Aphrodite, Nereis, and Polynoe) usually with well-developed parapodia and sense organs and without special respiratory structures
errantly : behaving wrongly
errantry : the quality, condition, or fact of wandering
errata : a list of errors in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with corrections
erratic : having no fixed course : wandering
erratical : having no fixed course : wandering
erratically : having no fixed course : wandering
erraticism : having no fixed course : wandering
erratum : error
errhine : sternutator
erring : to make a mistake
erroneous : containing or characterized by error : mistaken
erroneously : containing or characterized by error : mistaken
erroneousness : containing or characterized by error : mistaken
error : an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior
errorist : one who holds to and propagates error
errorless : an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior
ers erbium
Ersar : one of a Turkoman people in Bukhara
ersatz : being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
Erse : scottish gaelic
Ertebolle : of or belonging to an Early Neolithic or Late Mesolithic culture in the Baltic region characterized by large kitchen middens, chipped stone tools, and crude pottery
erubescent : reddening
erubescite : bornite
eruc : a cordage fiber derived from a Philippine palm (Corypha elata)
Eruca : caterpillar
eruca : caterpillar
erucic : a crystalline fatty acid C22H42O2 found in the form of glycerides especially in rapeseed oil
eruciform : having a soft cylindrical body with a distinct head and usually having short thoracic legs : like a caterpillar in form
eruct : belch
eructation : an act or instance of belching
eructative : relating to or given to eructation
eruction : eructation
erudite : having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
eruditely : having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
erudition : extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : profound, recondite, or bookish learning
erumpent : tending to grow out vigorously from a substrate so as to burst through or rise above its surface
erupt : to burst from limits or restraint
eruption : an act, process, or instance of erupting
eruptive : to burst from limits or restraint
eruptively : to burst from limits or restraint
eruptivity : the state of being eruptive
Erwinia : a genus of motile bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) that comprises numerous pathogens of plants including forms that cause dry necrosis, galls, wilts, and soft rots
Eryngium : a genus of coarse bristly herbs (family Umbelliferae) that include the sea holly
eryngo : any of various plants (genus Eryngium) of the carrot family that have elongate spinulose-margined leaves and flowers in dense bracted heads
Eryon : a genus of fossil decapod crustaceans (suborder Reptantia) related to the spiny lobsters and found from the Lias to the Cretaceous especially in lithographic limestones
Eryops : a genus of large Lower Permian labyrinthodont amphibians (order Rhachitomi) known from Texas and New Mexico
Erysimum : a small genus of cruciferous herbs having small yellow flowers and slender pods
erysipelas : an acute febrile disease associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by a hemolytic streptococcus
erysipelatous : of or relating to erysipelas
erysipeloid : an acute dermatitis resembling erysipelas that is caused by the bacterium of the genus Erysipelothrix (E. rhusiopathiae) that causes swine erysipelas, is typically marked by usually painful reddish purple lesions especially on the hands, and that is contracted by direct contact with infected animal flesh
Erysipelothrix : a genus of gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria (family Erysipelotrichaceae) that form no spores, tend to produce long filaments, and include one (E. rhusiopathiae) which is widespread in nature where nitrogenous matter is disintegrating and is the causative agent of swine erysipelas, an arthritis of lambs, and human erysipeloid
Erysiphaceae : a family of fungi (order Erysiphales) comprising the powdery mildews, being parasitic mostly on leaves, and having delicate hyaline superficial mycelium and perithecia with one to several asci and distinctive appendages
Erysiphe : a genus of powdery mildews (family Erysiphaceae) having perithecia with several asci and with usually unbranched appendages resembling hyphae
Erythea : a genus of Californian and Mexican slender fan palms with smooth trunks and large orbicular leaves whose lobes bear white filaments
erythema : abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to capillary congestion (as in inflammation)
erythematous : exhibiting abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the accumulation of blood in dilated capillaries (as in inflammation) : relating to or marked by erythema
erythemic : exhibiting abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the accumulation of blood in dilated capillaries (as in inflammation) : relating to or marked by erythema
Erythraean : of or relating to the sea that in ancient geography comprised the Arabian sea, the Red sea, and the Persian gulf
Erythraeidae : a family of Acarina including active hairy usually reddish mites of predatory habits having the larvae parasitic on insects or on other arachnids
erythrasma : a chronic contagious dermatitis that affects warm moist areas of the body (as the armpit and groin) and is caused by a bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium (C. minutissimum)
erythrean : of or relating to the sea that in ancient geography comprised the Arabian sea, the Red sea, and the Persian gulf
erythremia : polycythemia vera
Erythrina : a genus of tropical shrubs or trees (family Leguminosae) often cultivated and having trifoliolate leaves and chiefly reddish flowers in terminal racemes  — see coral tree, kaffir boom
erythrine : erythrite sense 2
Erythrinidae : a family of carnivorous South American river fishes that resemble the pikes but are related to and often included in the family Characidae
erythrismal : a condition marked by exceptional prevalence of red pigmentation (as in hair or feathers)
erythristic : a condition marked by exceptional prevalence of red pigmentation (as in hair or feathers)
erythrite : a usually rose-colored mineral consisting of a hydrous cobalt arsenate occurring especially in monoclinic crystals
erythritol : a sweet crystalline alcohol C4H10O4 obtained especially from lichens, algae, and yeast or made by reduction of erythrose
erythroblast : a polychromatic nucleated cell of red bone marrow that synthesizes hemoglobin and that is an intermediate in the initial stage of red blood cell formation
erythroblastic : a polychromatic nucleated cell of red bone marrow that synthesizes hemoglobin and that is an intermediate in the initial stage of red blood cell formation
erythroblastosis : abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the circulating blood
erythrocyte : red blood cell
erythrocytic : red blood cell
erythrocytometer : hemacytometer
erythrocytorrhexis : rupture of a red blood cell
erythrocytosis : an increase in the number of circulating red blood cells especially resulting from a known stimulus (as hypoxia)  — compare polycythemia
erythrodermia : erythema
erythrodextrin : a dextrin that gives a red color with iodine
erythrogenesis : erythropoiesis
erythrogenic : producing a color sensation of redness
erythroid : relating to erythrocytes or their precursors
erythrol : a liquid unsaturated dihydroxy alcohol C4H8O2 formed by decomposition of erythritol
erythromelalgia : a state of excessive dilation of the superficial blood vessels of the feet or more rarely the hands accompanied by hyperemia, increased skin temperature, and burning pain
erythron : the red blood cells and their precursors in the bone marrow
Erythronium : a small genus of chiefly North American herbs (family Liliaceae) having a corm from which arise a pair of usually mottled basal leaves and one or more scapose flowers
erythronium : a small genus of chiefly North American herbs (family Liliaceae) having a corm from which arise a pair of usually mottled basal leaves and one or more scapose flowers
erythropenia : erythrocytopenia
erythrophage : a phagocyte that ingests red blood cells
erythrophilous : having an affinity for red coloring matter
erythrophleine : a white crystalline very poisonous alkaloid C24H39NO5 extracted especially from sassy bark
erythrophobia : morbid avoidance of the color red
erythrophore : a chromatophore containing a red usually carotenoid pigment that occurs especially in some fishes and crustaceans
erythropia : a visual disturbance in which all objects appear reddish
erythroplastid : a mammalian red blood cell characterized by absence of the nucleus
erythropoiesis : the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)
erythropoietic : the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)
erythropsia : a visual disturbance in which all objects appear reddish
erythroscope : a device consisting of overlapping yellow and blue glasses through which some shades of green appear red
erythrose : a syrupy aldose sugar C4H8O4 that is the epimer of threose
erythrosiderite : a mineral K2FeCl5.H2O consisting of hydrous potassium iron chloride and occurring in lavas
erythrosin : any of several dyes made from fluorescein that yield reddish shades
erythrosis : a red or purplish color of the skin (as of the face) resulting from vascular congestion (as in polycythemia) : plethora
Erythroxylaceae : a family of plants (order Geraniales) having monadelphous stamens, a bifid ligulate appendage or callosity on the inner face of each petal, and drupaceous fruit
Erythroxylon : a large genus of chiefly South American shrubs and small trees (family Erythroxylaceae) with small white or greenish pentamerous flowers  — see coca
erythrozincite : a manganiferous variety of wurtzite
erythrulose : a syrupy ketose sugar C4H8O4 obtained by bacterial oxidation of erythritol
Eryx : a genus comprising the typical sand snakes  — see sand boa
es einsteinium
esca : black measles sense 2
escadrille : a unit of a European air command containing usually six airplanes
escalade : an act of scaling especially the walls of a fortification
escalader : an act of scaling especially the walls of a fortification
escalado : escalade
escalate : to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope
Escalator : a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously
escalator : a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously
Escallonia : a genus that is included among the Saxifragaceae or sometimes made type of the separate family Escalloniaceae and that comprises South American shrubs and trees with simple glossy leaves having gland-tipped teeth, flowers mostly in terminal racemes, and capsular fruits
Escalloniaceae : a family of shrubs and mostly small trees (order Rosales) that are widely distributed especially in the southern hemisphere  — see escallonia
escalloniaceous : a family of shrubs and mostly small trees (order Rosales) that are widely distributed especially in the southern hemisphere  — see escallonia
escambio : a license formerly required in English law for drawing a bill of exchange on a person overseas
escambron : any of several tropical American thorny shrubs or trees: such as
escapable : capable of being escaped : avoidable
escapade : a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
escape : to get away (as by flight)
escapee : one that has escaped
escapeless : incapable of being escaped
escapement : a device in a timepiece which controls the motion of the train of wheelwork and through which the energy of the power source is delivered to the pendulum or balance by means of impulses that permit a tooth to escape from a pallet at regular intervals
escaper : to get away (as by flight)
escapingly : evasively
escapism : habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine
escapist : habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine
escarbuncle : a heraldic charge consisting of a center ornament with eight decorated rays to represent the precious stone carbuncle
escarole : an endive having slightly bitter broad, flat leaves used especially cooked as a vegetable
escarp : scarp sense 1
escarpment : a steep slope in front of a fortification
eschalot : shallot
eschar : a scab formed especially after a burn
eschara : a genus of bryozoans (order Cheilostomata) that produce delicate colonies resembling various fragile corals
escharine : a genus of bryozoans (order Cheilostomata) that produce delicate colonies resembling various fragile corals
escharoid : a genus of bryozoans (order Cheilostomata) that produce delicate colonies resembling various fragile corals
escharotic : producing an eschar
eschatocol : the concluding part of a protocol
eschatological : of or relating to eschatology or an eschatology
eschatologist : one centrally concerned with eschatology or an eschatological belief, teaching, or interpretation (as of scripture)
eschatology : a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind
escheat : escheated property
escheatable : escheated property
escheator : a legal officer formerly appointed to look after escheats
Escherichia : a genus of aerobic gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid and gas on many carbohydrates (as dextrose and lactose) but no acetoin and that include occasionally pathogenic forms (as some strains of E. coli) normally present in the human intestine and other forms which typically occur in soil and water
eschew : to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
eschewal : to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
Eschscholtzia : a genus of showy herbs (family Papaveraceae) of western North America having leaves ternately dissected several times into linear or oblong segments and sepals coherent into a characteristic pointed hood which is pushed off as the flower buds expand  — see california poppy
eschynite : a mineral (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Cb)2O6 consisting of a rare oxide of titanium, columbium, cerium, and other metals isomorphous with priorite and found in nearly black prismatic crystals
esclavage : a necklace having several rows of chains, beads, or jewels
escobilla : a European plant (Centaurea salmantica) naturalized as a weed in California
escobita : any of several Californian plants of the genus Orthocarpus (such as O. purpurascens)
escolar : a large widely distributed rough-scaled scombroid fish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) that resembles a mackerel
esconson : a jamb shaft in the inside arris of a window jamb
escopette : escopeta
escort : a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy
escritoire : a writing table or desk
escrol : a heraldic scroll
escrow : a deed, a bond, money, or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition
escudo : any of various former gold or silver coins of Hispanic countries
esculent : edible
esculetin : a crystalline lactone C9H6O4 obtained by hydrolysis of esculin
esculin : a glucoside C15H16O9 from the inner bark of the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastaneum) and roots of the yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) that absorbs ultraviolet rays
escutcheon : a defined area on which armorial bearings are displayed and which usually consists of a shield
escutcheoned : having or decorated with escutcheons
escutellate : having no visible scutellum
Esdras : either of two books of the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament:
esemplastic : shaping or having the power to shape disparate things into a unified whole
eseptate : having no septa
eserine : physostigmine
eshin : pail, tub
esiphonal : having no siphon
esker : a long narrow ridge or mound of sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by a stream flowing on, within, or beneath a stagnant glacier
Eskimo : a member of a group of indigenous peoples of southwestern and northern Alaska, arctic Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia
Eskimoid : resembling the Eskimo
Esmeralda : a now extinct language family of the coast of Ecuador
Esmeraldan : a now extinct language family of the coast of Ecuador
esne : a laborer or man of the lower classes among the Anglo-Saxons
Esocidae : a family of elongated voracious freshwater fishes (order Haplomi) coextensive with the genus Esox and comprising the pikes, pickerels, and muskellunges
esociform : resembling the Esocidae
esodic : afferent
esonarthex : the inner narthex of a church  — compare exonarthex
esophageal : a muscular tube that conveys food from the mouth to the stomach and that in humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
esophagean : esophageal
esophagectomy : excision of part of the esophagus
esophagi : a muscular tube that conveys food from the mouth to the stomach and that in humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
esophagitis : inflammation of the esophagus
esophago : esophagus
esophagogastroscopy : examination of the interior of the esophagus and stomach by means of an endoscope
esophagogastrostomy : the surgical formation of an artificial communication between the esophagus and the stomach
esophagoplasty : plastic surgery for the repair or reconstruction of the esophagus
esophagoscope : an endoscope for inspecting the interior of the esophagus
esophagoscopy : examination of the esophagus by means of an esophagoscope
esophagostomy : surgical creation of an artificial opening into the esophagus
esophagotomy : incision of the esophagus (as for the removal of an obstruction or the relief of esophageal achalasia)
esophagus : a muscular tube that conveys food from the mouth to the stomach and that in humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
esophoria : squint in which the eyes tend to turn inward toward the nose
esoteric : designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone
esoterica : esoteric items
esoterically : designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone
esotericism : esoteric doctrines or practices
esoterism : esotericism
esoterist : esotericism
esotery : esotericism
esotropia : cross-eye sense 1
esotropic : cross-eye sense 1
Esox : the type and sole genus of Esocidae
espacement : the distance between a series of things that have been or are to be spaced (as in planting)
espadon : swordfish
espalier : a plant (such as a fruit tree) trained to grow flat against a support (such as a wall)
espantoon : a policeman's club
esparcet : sainfoin sense 1
esparsette : sainfoin sense 1
esparto : either of two Spanish and Algerian grasses (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum spartum) used especially to make cordage, shoes, and paper
espathate : lacking a spathe
espave : a tropical American timber tree (Anacardium excelsum) with reddish rather soft wood used for making dugout canoes
especial : being distinctive: such as
especially : specially sense 1
especialness : the quality or state of being especial : specialness
esperance : hope, expectation
Esperantist : an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages
Esperanto : an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages
espial : observation
espier : one that espies
espinillo : espino sense 2
espino : any of numerous tropical South American thorny or spiny shrubs or trees especially of the genus Zanthoxylum
espionage : the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
esplanade : a level open stretch of paved or grassy ground
esplees : the profits or products that land yields (such as hay, pasturage, grain, or rents)
espousal : betrothal
espouse : marry
espouser : marry
espringal : springald
espundia : mucocutaneous leishmaniasis occurring in Central and South America
espy : to catch sight of
esquamate : being without scales
esquamulose : not squamulose
Esquiline hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven on which the ancient city was built  — see aventine
esquire : a member of the English gentry ranking below a knight
ess : the letter s
essay : an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view
essayer : an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view
essayette : a short essay
essayist : a writer of essays
essayistic : of or relating to an essay or an essayist
Esselen : an Indian people of the California coast near Monterey
Esselenian : a language family of the Hokan stock comprising only the Esselen language
essence : the permanent as contrasted with the accidental element of being
Essene : a member of a monastic brotherhood of Jews in Palestine from the second century b.c. to the second century a.d.
Essenian : a member of a monastic brotherhood of Jews in Palestine from the second century b.c. to the second century a.d.
Essenic : a member of a monastic brotherhood of Jews in Palestine from the second century b.c. to the second century a.d.
Essenism : a member of a monastic brotherhood of Jews in Palestine from the second century b.c. to the second century a.d.
essentia : essence sense 1
essential : of, relating to, or constituting essence : inherent
essentialism : an educational theory that ideas and skills basic to a culture should be taught to all alike by time-tested methods  — compare progressivism
essentialist : an educational theory that ideas and skills basic to a culture should be taught to all alike by time-tested methods  — compare progressivism
essentiality : essential nature : essence
essentialize : to express or formulate in essential form : reduce to essentials
essentially : in essence : fundamentally
essentialness : of, relating to, or constituting essence : inherent
Essex 2nd Earl of  — see devereux
essexite : granular intrusive igneous rock of various kinds composed chiefly of hornblende, augite, and labradorite with variable amounts of accessory iron ore, biotite, orthoclase, nepheline, or olivine
essoin : an excuse for not appearing in an English law court at the appointed time
essoinee : one whose essoin is allowed
essoiner : one that essoins another
essonite : a yellow to brown garnet
establish : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement
establishable : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement
established : accepted and recognized or followed by many people
establisher : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement
establishment : something established: such as
establishmentarian : of, relating to, or favoring the social or political establishment
establishmentarianism : of, relating to, or favoring the social or political establishment
estafette : a mounted courier
estamene : a worsted twilled fabric with a rough face
estampage : an impression of an inscription made on inked paper
estate : state, condition
esteem : the regard in which one is held
esteemable : estimable
ester : any of a class of often fragrant organic compounds that can be represented by the formula RCOOR′ and that are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
esterase : an enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis or synthesis of esters
esterification : to convert into an ester
esterify : to convert into an ester
esterize : esterify
Esth Esther
Esthacyte : a simple sensory cell (as of a sponge)
Esther : the Jewish heroine of the Old Testament book of Esther
Estheria : a genus (sometimes made the type of the family Estheriidae) of small branchiopod crustaceans in which the carapace is developed into a bivalve shell not unlike that of some mollusks and enclosing the whole body
estherian : a genus (sometimes made the type of the family Estheriidae) of small branchiopod crustaceans in which the carapace is developed into a bivalve shell not unlike that of some mollusks and enclosing the whole body
esthesia : capacity for sensation and feeling : sensibility
esthesio : sensation
esthesioblast :  ganglioblast
esthesiometer : an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination
esthesiometry : the measurement of sensory (as tactile) discrimination
esthesiophysiology : the physiology of sensation and sense organs
esthesis : sensation
esthiomene : the chronic ulcerated state of the vulva and clitoris characteristic of lymphogranuloma in the female
estimable : capable of being estimated
estimableness : capable of being estimated
estimably : capable of being estimated
estimate : to judge tentatively or approximately the value, worth, or significance of
estimatingly : in an estimating or appraising manner
estimation : judgment, opinion
estimative : to judge tentatively or approximately the value, worth, or significance of
estimator : one that estimates
estival : of or relating to the summer
estivate : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy
estivation : the state or condition of torpidity or dormancy induced by the heat and dryness of summer : the state of one that is estivating
estivator : an animal that estivates
estoc : a thrusting sword chiefly of the Renaissance
estoile : a star conventionally represented in heraldry usually with six wavy points
Estonian : a native or inhabitant of Estonia
estop : to stop up
estoppel : a legal bar to alleging or denying a fact because of one's own previous actions or words to the contrary
estovers : the right to estovers
estrade : platform, dais
estradiol : a natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol C18H24O2 secreted chiefly by the ovaries, that is the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens, and that is administered in its natural or semisynthetic esterified form especially to treat menopausal symptoms
estragole : a liquid ether C3H5C6H4OCH3 that has an odor like aniseed, occurs in tarragon oil, turpentine, and other essential oils, and is used in perfumes and flavoring materials; para-allyl-anisole
estrange : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate
estrangedness : the quality or state of being estranged
estrangement : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate
estranger : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate
estray : stray sense 1
estreat : a true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record (as of an amercement)
estrepe : to wreak needless destruction or waste upon  — compare estrepement
estrepement : waste or needless destruction of lands
estriate : not striated
estrin : an estrogenic hormone
estriol : a relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C18H24O3 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, is the main estrogen secreted by the placenta during pregnancy, and is the estrogen typically found in the urine of pregnant women
estrogen : any of various natural steroids (such as estradiol) that are formed from androgen precursors, that are secreted chiefly by the ovaries, placenta, adipose tissue, and testes, and that stimulate the development of female secondary sex characteristics and promote the growth and maintenance of the female reproductive system
estrogenic : promoting estrus
estrone : a natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C18H22O2 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and that is used to treat various conditions (such as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency
estrous : of, relating to, or characteristic of estrus
estrual : estrous
estruate : to undergo estrus
estruation : to undergo estrus
estuarial : estuarine
estuarine : of, relating to, or formed in an estuary
estuary : a water passage where the tide meets a river current
estufa : an assembly room or council chamber of a Pueblo Indian dwelling in which a sacred fire is kept burning
esurience : the quality or state of being esurient
esurient : hungry, greedy
esuriently : hungry, greedy
eta : the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
etalon : an interferometer in which two parallel partially silvered glass plates at a fixed distance apart produce by multiple reflection interference spectra of high dispersion and resolution adapted to the fine-structure analysis of spectrum lines
etamine : a light cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh
etch : to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)
etcher : to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)
etching : the action or process of etching
eternal : having infinite duration : everlasting
eternalism : the doctrine of the eternalists
eternalist : a believer in the eternity of the world, in a transcendent world, or in a transcendental domain
eternalize : having infinite duration : everlasting
eternally : having infinite duration : everlasting
eternalness : having infinite duration : everlasting
eternity : the quality or state of being eternal
eternization : to make eternal
eternize : to make eternal
etesian : recurring annually
ethanal : acetaldehyde
ethane : a colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel
Ethanim : the 7th month of the ancient Hebrew calendar corresponding to Tishri
ethanol : a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel
ethanolamine : a colorless liquid amino alcohol C2H7NO used especially as a solvent in the synthesis of detergents and in gas purification
ethanolysis : alcoholysis with ethyl alcohol
Ethel : ancestral land
ethel : ancestral land
ethene : ethylene
ethenoid : resembling ethylene in chemical properties : like ethylene or its double bond in unsaturation : characterized by or produced by virtue of a double bond : ethylenic
etheostomoid : of or relating to the darters
ether : the rarefied element formerly believed to fill the upper regions of space
etherate : a compound with an ether (such as ethyl ether)
ethereal : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
ethereality : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
etherealization : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
etherealize : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
ethereally : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
etherealness : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
ethereous : ethereal
Etheria : a genus (the type of the family Etheriidae) of freshwater lamellibranch mollusks of Africa and Madagascar that attach themselves by one valve to rocks in deep water
etheric : the rarefied element formerly believed to fill the upper regions of space
etherification : the process of converting a substance (as an alcohol or phenol) into an ether
etherify : the process of converting a substance (as an alcohol or phenol) into an ether
etherin : ethylene believed to be a basic radical and a constituent of alcohol, ether, and various other compounds
etherization : to treat or anesthetize with ether
etherize : to treat or anesthetize with ether
etherizer : to treat or anesthetize with ether
ethic : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
ethical : of or relating to ethics
ethicality : of or relating to ethics
ethically : of or relating to ethics
ethicalness : of or relating to ethics
ethician : ethicist
ethicist : a specialist in ethics
ethicize : to make ethical or endow with ethical qualities
ethics : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
ethide : a binary compound of ethyl
ethine : acetylene
ethiodide : a compound with ethyl iodide
ethionic : an unstable diacid HO3SCH2CH2OSO3H known only in solution and obtainable by adding water to ethionic anhydride
Ethiop : ethiopian
Ethiopia ancient country in northeastern Africa bordering on the Red Sea and extending from southern Egypt to northern (present-day) Ethiopia
Ethiopian : a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
Ethiopic : ethiopian
ethiops : ethiopian
ethmoid : a light spongy cubical bone forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits
ethmoidal : a light spongy cubical bone forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits
ethmoiditis : inflammation of the ethmoid bone or its sinuses
ethmolith : a body of igneous rock intruded into stratified rocks and narrowing downward like a funnel
ethmomaxillary : of or relating to the ethmoid and maxillary bones
ethmoturbinal : an ethmoturbinal bone
ethnarch : the governor of a province or people (as of the Byzantine Empire)
ethnarchy : the dominion of an ethnarch or his office or rank
ethnic : of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
ethnical : ethnic
ethnically : ethnic
ethnicism : paganism, heathenism
ethnicon : the name of a tribe, ethnic group, race, or people (such as Hopi, Ethiopian, or Phoenician)
ethnobiological : the interdisciplinary study of how human cultures interact with and use their native plants and animals
ethnobiology : the interdisciplinary study of how human cultures interact with and use their native plants and animals
ethnobotanic : of or relating to ethnobotany
ethnobotanical : the plant lore of indigenous cultures
ethnobotanist : the plant lore of indigenous cultures
ethnobotany : the plant lore of indigenous cultures
ethnocentric : characterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior
ethnocentrism : the attitude that one's own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others
ethnoflora : the part of the flora of a region used by its human aborigines
ethnogenic : of or relating to ethnogeny
ethnogeny : a branch of ethnology that deals primarily with the evolution of races
ethnogeographer : an ethnologist who specializes in ethnogeography
ethnogeographic : of or relating to ethnogeography
ethnogeography : the study of the geographical distribution of races or peoples and their relation to the environments in which they live  — compare anthropogeography
ethnographer : the study and systematic recording of human cultures
ethnographic : the study and systematic recording of human cultures
ethnographical : the study and systematic recording of human cultures
ethnographically : the study and systematic recording of human cultures
ethnography : the study and systematic recording of human cultures
ethnologic : a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
ethnological : a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
ethnologist : a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
ethnology : a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
ethnopsychological : of or relating to ethnopsychology
ethnopsychology : the psychology of races and peoples : folk psychology
ethnos : an ethnic group  — compare demos
ethnozoological : of or relating to ethnozoology
ethnozoology : the animal lore of a race or people
ethological : a branch of knowledge dealing with human character and with its formation and evolution
ethology : a branch of knowledge dealing with human character and with its formation and evolution
ethos : the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
ethoxide : a binary compound of ethoxyl
ethoxyl : the monovalent radical C2H5O composed of ethyl united with oxygen
ethrog : the fruit of the citron (Citrus medica) anciently used with the palm branch in the celebration of Sukkoth and still used by Jews as a symbol of that occasion  — compare lulab
ethyl : an alkyl radical CH3CH2− derived from ethane
ethylamine : a colorless flammable volatile liquid base C2H5NH2 that has an ammoniacal odor, is usually made from ammonia and ether or alcohol, and is used chiefly in organic synthesis
ethylate : ethoxide
ethylation : ethoxide
ethylene : a colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon C2H4 that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that promotes the ripening of fruit
ethylenediamine : a colorless volatile liquid base C2H8N2 that has an ammoniacal odor and is used chiefly as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and in medicine to stabilize aminophylline when used in injections
ethylenic : a colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon C2H4 that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that promotes the ripening of fruit
ethylenimine : a colorless liquid toxic base C2H4NH made by dehydration of ethanolamine and used especially in making finishing agents for textiles
ethylic : an alkyl radical CH3CH2− derived from ethane
ethylidene : a bivalent hydrocarbon radical >CHCH3 isomeric with ethylene
ethylmorphine : a synthetic toxic alkaloid that is an ethyl ether of morphine and is used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C19H23NO3·HCl similarly to morphine and codeine
ethyne : acetylene
ethynyl : a monovalent unsaturated radical HC≡C− derived from acetylene by removal of one hydrogen atom
etiolate : to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
etiolation : to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
etiological : assigning or seeking to assign a cause
etiologically : assigning or seeking to assign a cause
etiology : cause, origin
etioporphyrin : any of four isomeric porphyrins C32H38N4
etiquette : the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life
etna : a device formerly used for heating liquids and consisting of a cup fixed in a saucer in which alcohol is burned
Etnean : of or relating to Mt. Etna in Sicily
Etonian : a student or former student of Eton College
Etrurian : etruscan
Etruscan : of, relating to, or characteristic of Etruria, the Etruscans, or their language
Etruscologist : a specialist in Etruscan language and antiquities
Etruscology : a study of Etruscan and Etruscan antiquities
ettle : intend, plan, design
etua : a tropical African tree (Kigelia pinnata) of the family Bignoniaceae with sausage-shaped pods borne on the old wood
etude : a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique
etui : a small ornamental case
etymologer : etymologist
etymological : the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
etymologically : the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
etymologicon : an etymological dictionary or manual
etymologist : a specialist in etymology
etymologize : to discover, formulate, or state an etymology for
etymology : the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
etymon : an earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestral language
eu europium
Euascomycetes : a subclass of the Ascomycetes having the asci borne in or on an ascocarp and usually from ascogenous hyphae  — compare hemiascomycetes , protoascomycetes
euaster : a sponge spicule in the shape of a modified aster in which the rays meet at a common center  — compare streptaster
Eubacteriales : an order of the class Schizomycetes comprising relatively simple nonfilamentous unbranched bacteria that show no visible sulfur or iron particles and that include spherical and rod-shaped forms
eubacterium : any of the bacteria excluding those included in the archaebacteria or the archaea
Eubasidii : a subclass of fungi including all those basidiomycetes in which the basidium arises directly from vegetative cells of the diploid mycelium (such as the puffballs, jelly fungi, pore fungi, and related forms)  — compare hemibasidii , heterobasidiomycetes
Euboean island 90 miles (145 kilometers) long in eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea northeast of Attica and Boeotia area 1411 square miles (3654 square kilometers)
Euboic :  euboean  — compare chalcidian
Eubranchipus : a genus of freshwater branchiopod crustaceans comprising fairy shrimps formerly classed in the genus Branchipus
eucaine : a piperidine derivative C15H21NO2 used especially formerly as a local anesthetic in the form of its white crystalline hydrochloride
eucairite : a mineral CuAgSe composed of a grayish metallic-looking copper silver selenide (specific gravity 7.50)
eucalypt : eucalyptus
eucalyptography : a treatise upon or study of the genus Eucalyptus
eucalyptol : a liquid C10H18O with an odor of camphor that occurs in many essential oils (as of eucalyptus) and is used especially as an expectorant and flavoring agent
eucalyptole : a liquid C10H18O with an odor of camphor that occurs in many essential oils (as of eucalyptus) and is used especially as an expectorant and flavoring agent
Eucalyptus : any of a genus (Eucalyptus) of mostly Australian evergreen trees or rarely shrubs of the myrtle family that have rigid entire leaves and umbellate flowers and are widely cultivated for their gums, resins, oils, and woods
eucalyptus : any of a genus (Eucalyptus) of mostly Australian evergreen trees or rarely shrubs of the myrtle family that have rigid entire leaves and umbellate flowers and are widely cultivated for their gums, resins, oils, and woods
Eucarida : an extensive group of crustaceans having the thoracic segments covered by and fused with a carapace and the eyes on movable stalks and constituting the orders Euphausiacea and Decapoda of the subclass Malacostraca
eucatropine : a synthetic alkaloid used in the form of its white crystalline hydrochloride C17H25NO3·HCl as a mydriatic
eucephalous : having a well-developed head
Eucharis : a small genus of South American scapose herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having white umbellate flowers  — see amazon lily
Eucharist : communion sense 2a
eucharistial : a vessel for consecrated bread : pyx
eucharistic : communion sense 2a
Eucharistically : in a eucharistic manner
eucharistically : in a eucharistic manner
eucharistize : to consecrate as elements of the Lord's Supper
Euchite : one of an ecstatic mendicant vagrant Christian sect of the 4th to the 8th centuries in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Asia Minor that believed man's congenital devil could be expelled only by unremitting prayer
Euchlaena : a small genus of Mexican grasses that are closely related to and readily hybridize with Indian corn and have the pistillate spike reduced to a row of hard joints resembling seeds  — see teosinte
euchlorhydria : the presence of the normal amount of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
euchologion : a principal service book of liturgies, prayers, and occasional rites used in the Eastern Orthodox Church
euchology : euchologion
Euchorda : a subphylum or other division of Chordata comprising the lancelets and true vertebrates
euchre : a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand
euchred : a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand
euchroite : a mineral Cu2(AsO4)(OH).3H2O consisting of a basic copper arsenate in emerald-green orthorhombic crystals (hardness 3.5–4, specific gravity 3.39)
euchromatic : the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes
euchromatin : the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes
euchromosome : autosome
Eucirripedia : a group of barnacles consisting of the more typical forms as distinguished from the Rhizocephala
euclase : a mineral that consists of a brittle silicate of beryllium and aluminum in pale yellow, green, or blue prismatic crystals and is used especially as a gemstone
Euclea : a genus of African trees and shrubs (family Ebenaceae) having evergreen leaves, dioecious racemose flowers, and hard wood  — see cape ebony
Eucleidae : Limacodidae
Euclid flourished circa 300 b.c. Greek geometer
Euclidean : of, relating to, or based on the geometry of Euclid or a geometry with similar axioms
eucolite : a mineral similar to eudialyte but optically negative
Eucommia : a monotypic genus (coextensive with the family Eucommiaceae of the order Rosales) containing a hardy Chinese tree that yields rubber and has alternate leaves and solitary unisexual flowers in the leaf axils
eucone : having fully developed crystalline cones in the ommatidia
euconic : having fully developed crystalline cones in the ommatidia
Eucopepoda : an order of copepods consisting of the typical free-swimming forms and the lernaeans as distinguished from the Branchiura
eucrasia : a normal state of health : physical well-being
eucrasite : a variety of thorite
eucrite : a stony meteorite composed essentially of plagioclase and pigeonite
Eucryphia : a genus (coextensive with the family Eucryphiaceae of the order Parietales) of tall evergreen trees native to Australia and Chile that have dark shining opposite leaves, large flowers, and a woody or leathery capsular fruit
eucryphiaceous : a genus (coextensive with the family Eucryphiaceae of the order Parietales) of tall evergreen trees native to Australia and Chile that have dark shining opposite leaves, large flowers, and a woody or leathery capsular fruit
eucryptite : a mineral LiAlSiO4 consisting of a colorless or white lithium aluminum silicate occurring in hexagonal crystals (specific gravity 2.67)
euctical : supplicatory
eucyclic : cyclic with alternate isomerous whorls
eudaemon : a good spirit : angel
eudaemonia : well-being, happiness
eudaemonic : producing happiness : based on the idea of happiness as the proper end of conduct
eudaemonical : producing happiness : based on the idea of happiness as the proper end of conduct
eudaemonics : the practice of eudaemonism : an art or means of attaining happiness
eudaemonism : a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
eudaemonist : a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
eudaemonistic : a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
eudaemony : eudaemonia
eudaimonia : well-being, happiness
eudaimonism : a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
Eudendrium : a genus of hydrozoans (order Anthomedusae) forming a branching colony of pink hydranths with a chitinous perisarc
Eudeve : a division of the Opata people of Mexico
eudialyte : a mineral Na4(Ca,Fe)2ZrSi6O17(OH,Cl)2 consisting of a brownish red silicate chiefly of sodium, iron, zirconium, and calcium that occurs in crystals or masses and is optically positive (H.5–5.5, specific gravity 2.9–3.0)
eudidymite : a mineral NaBeSi3O7(OH) consisting of a white glassy sodium beryllium silicate
eudiometer : an instrument for the volumetric measurement and analysis of gases
eudiometric : an instrument for the volumetric measurement and analysis of gases
eudiometrically : an instrument for the volumetric measurement and analysis of gases
Eudist : a member of the Roman Catholic Congregation of Jesus and Mary established in 1643 for diocesan priests and lay brothers and now devoted chiefly to teaching and missionary work
Eudorina : a genus related to Volvox and comprising flagellates that produce markedly anisogamous gametes and form spherical or ellipsoidal colonies
Eudoxian : a follower of Bishop Eudoxius
Eudromias : a genus of plovers that includes the common dotterel of Europe
euge : an act or expression of approval : bravo
Eugene 1663–1736 François-Eugène de Savoie-Carignan prince of Savoy and Austrian general
eugenesis : fertility between hybrids
Eugenia : a moderate red that is yellower and paler than cerise, claret (see claret sense 3a), or average strawberry (see strawberry sense 2a) and bluer and paler than Turkey red
eugenic : relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
eugenically : relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
eugenicist : a student or advocate of eugenics
eugenics : the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations (as by sterilization) to improve the population's genetic composition
Eugenie 1826–1920 Eugénia Maria de Montijo de Guzmán; wife of Napoléon III empress of the French (1853–71)
eugenism : the combination of influences best suited to improve the hereditary qualities of a race or breed, especially the human race
eugenist : eugenicist
eugenol : a colorless aromatic liquid phenol C10H12O2 found especially in clove oil and used commercially in flavors and perfumes and in dentistry as an analgesic
Euglandina : a genus of land snails (family Oleacinidae) found especially in the southern U.S. and in Mexico that are largely carnivorous in habits
Euglena : any of a genus (Euglena) of green freshwater flagellates often classified as algae
Euglenaceae : a family of algae (class Euglenophyceae) that includes Euglena and numerous related genera when these are considered to be algae
Euglenales : an order of algae (class Euglenophyceae) comprising forms in which the motile flagellate is the dominant phase in the life cycle  — compare colaciales
Euglenida : an order of protozoans of the subphylum Mastigophora comprising extremely varied flagellates that are typically green or colorless stigma-bearing solitary organisms with one or two flagella emerging anteriorly from a well-defined gullet  — see euglenophyta
euglenoid : any of a taxon (Euglenophyta or Euglenida) of varied flagellates (such as a euglena) that are typically green or colorless stigma-bearing solitary microorganisms with one or two flagella emerging from a well-defined gullet
Euglenoidina : an order of Phytomastigina comprising extremely varied flagellates that are typically solitary green or colorless stigma-bearing organisms with one or two flagella emerging anteriorly from a well-defined gullet  — see euglena
euglobulin : a simple protein that does not dissolve in pure water
euharmonic : not tempered : enharmonic sense 3
euhedral : idiomorphic
euhemerism : interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events
euhemerist : interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events
euhemeristic : interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events
euhemerize : to interpret (mythology) on the theory of euhemerism
eulachon : candlefish
Eulalia : any of several ornamental grasses belonging to the genus Miscanthus (especially M. sinensis)
eulalia : any of several ornamental grasses belonging to the genus Miscanthus (especially M. sinensis)
eulamellibranch : a eulamellibranchiate mollusk
Eulamellibranchia : an order of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks that have filamentous gills forming two continuous flattened layers on each side of the body, the foot usually large, and a byssus reduced or absent and that include the oysters, freshwater mussels, clams, cockles, shipworms, and numerous related mollusks
eulogia : eulogy
eulogic : eulogistic
eulogical : eulogistic
eulogious : eulogistic
eulogism : an expression of eulogy
eulogist : one who eulogizes
eulogistic : a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
eulogistically : a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
eulogium : eulogy
eulogization : the act of eulogizing : praise
eulogize : to speak or write in high praise of : extol
eulogizer : to speak or write in high praise of : extol
eulogy : a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
eulytine : a mineral Bi4Si3O12 consisting of a bismuth silicate occurring usually in minute dark-brown or grayish tetrahedral crystals (specific gravity 6.11)
eulytite : a mineral Bi4Si3O12 consisting of a bismuth silicate occurring usually in minute dark-brown or grayish tetrahedral crystals (specific gravity 6.11)
Eumenes : a widely distributed genus (family Vespidae) comprising chiefly black or black and yellow solitary wasps that build jug-shaped cells of mud singly or in rows and stock them with caterpillars as food for the larval wasps  — see potter wasp
eumenid : a widely distributed genus (family Vespidae) comprising chiefly black or black and yellow solitary wasps that build jug-shaped cells of mud singly or in rows and stock them with caterpillars as food for the larval wasps  — see potter wasp
Eumenidae : a family of wasps containing those solitary mason wasps and potter wasps that are now usually included in Vespidae  — compare eumenes
Eumenides : the Furies in Greek mythology
eumitosis : typical mitosis (as of unicellular organisms)
eumitotic : anaschistic
eumycete : a division of fungi that includes all true fungi (as the ascomycetes and basidiomycetes) as distinguished from the slime molds
Eumycetes : a division of fungi that includes all true fungi (as the ascomycetes and basidiomycetes) as distinguished from the slime molds
Eunectes : a genus of snakes (family Boidae) comprising the anaconda
Eunice : a genus (the type of the family Eunicidae) of marine polychaete worms with complex chitinous jaws including the palolo worm and related forms
eunicid : a genus (the type of the family Eunicidae) of marine polychaete worms with complex chitinous jaws including the palolo worm and related forms
Eunomian :  anomoean
Eunomianism : the doctrines of Eunomians : extreme Arianism
eunomy : civil order under good laws
eunuch : a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a palace
eunuchism : a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a palace
eunuchize : emasculate
eunuchoid : a sexually deficient individual
eunuchoidism : a state suggestive of that of a eunuch in being marked by deficiency of sexual development, by persistence of prepubertal characteristics, and often by the presence of characteristics typical of the opposite sex
eunuchry : the state of being a eunuch
euonym : a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named
euonymin : a mixture of impure active principles derived from a wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus)
euonymous : suitably named
Euonymus : spindle tree
eupatoriaceous : of or belonging to Eupatorium or related genera
eupatorin : a bitter glucoside C35H58NO10 occurring in boneset
Eupatorium : a moderate reddish purple that is redder, lighter, and stronger than bishop's violet and bluer, lighter, and stronger than heliotrope (see heliotrope sense 4b)
eupatory : a plant of the genus Eupatorium
eupatrid : one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens
eupatridae : one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens
eupepsia : good digestion
eupeptic : of, relating to, or having good digestion
Euphausiacea : an order of small commonly luminescent malacostracan crustaceans (division Eucarida) related to the Decapoda, resembling shrimps, and in some areas forming an important element of marine plankton
euphausiid : any of an order (Euphausiacea) of small usually luminescent malacostracan crustaceans that resemble shrimp and in some areas form an important element in marine plankton
euphemious : euphemistic
euphemiously : euphemistic
euphemism : the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
euphemist : the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
euphemistic : the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
euphemistically : the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
euphemize : to express or describe euphemistically
euphemizer : to express or describe euphemistically
euphone : an instrument originating in the late 18th century consisting of some 40 small glass tubes set in an upright soundboard and played by stroking them lengthwise with a wet cloth or finger
euphonia : euphony
euphonic : pleasing or sweet sound
euphonically : pleasing or sweet sound
euphonious : pleasing to the ear
euphoniously : pleasing to the ear
euphoniousness : pleasing to the ear
euphonium : a brass instrument smaller than but resembling a tuba and having a range from B flat below the bass staff upward for three octaves
euphonize : to make euphonious
euphonous : euphonious
euphony : pleasing or sweet sound
Euphorbia : any of a large genus (Euphorbia) of herbs, shrubs, and trees of the spurge family that have a milky juice and flowers lacking a calyx and included in an involucre which surrounds a group of several staminate flowers and a central pistillate flower with 3-lobed pistils
Euphorbiaceae : a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) with usually milky often poisonous juice, unisexual flowers, and a superior usually trilocular ovary and including several medicinal plants (such as those yielding castor oil and croton oil), several trees yielding caoutchouc, and the cassava  — see hevea, manihot
euphorbiaceous : a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) with usually milky often poisonous juice, unisexual flowers, and a superior usually trilocular ovary and including several medicinal plants (such as those yielding castor oil and croton oil), several trees yielding caoutchouc, and the cassava  — see hevea, manihot
euphorbium : a yellow or brownish very acrid gum resin derived from a Moroccan spurge (Euphorbia resinifera) and other African spurges and formerly employed medicinally as an emetic and cathartic but now used chiefly in veterinary medicine as a vesicant
euphoria : a feeling of well-being or elation
euphoric : marked by a feeling of great happiness and excitement : characterized by, based on, or producing euphoria
euphory : euphoria
Euphrasia : a large genus of hemiparasitic herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) widely distributed outside the tropics and having flowers with the upper lip of the corolla 2-cleft and its margin recurved
euphrasy : an eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis)
Euphratean river 1700 miles (2736 kilometers) long in southwestern Asia flowing from eastern Turkey southeast through Syria and Iraq to unite with the Tigris forming the Shatt al Arab  — see kara su
euphroe : a block or slat of wood perforated for the passage of the parts of a crowfoot
Euphrosyne : one of the three sister goddesses (known as the three Graces) who are the givers of charm and beauty in Greek mythology  — compare aglaia, thalia
euphuism : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
euphuist : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
euphuistic : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
euphuistically : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
euphuize : to use euphuistic language
euplastic : adapted to the formation of tissue : blastematic
Euplectella : a genus of hyalosponges comprising the Venus's-flower-basket, having a skeleton of interwoven siliceous spicules, and growing in the form of a cornucopia
euploid : having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the monoploid number  — compare aneuploid
euploidy : having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the monoploid number  — compare aneuploid
eupnea : normal respiration
Eupolidean : the characteristic meter used by Eupolis composed of two polyschematist choriambic dimeters the second of which is catalectic (such as oooo–˘˘– oooo–˘–)
Eupomatia : a small Australasian genus (the type of the family Eupomatiaceae of the order Ranales) comprising trees and shrubs with large staminodia that resemble petals between the anther-bearing stamens and the stigma so that pollination can only be effected by insects
eupractic : relating to or having normally coordinated muscular performance
eupraxia : normally coordinated muscular performance  — compare apraxia
Euptelea : a small genus of Asian shrubs and trees (family Trochodendraceae) with apetalous showy red flowers
Eupterotidae : a family of large moths having strongly pectinate antennae and lacking proboscis and tympanum
eupyrchroite : a mineral composed of a concretionary variety of apatite
eupyrene : having a normal nucleus
eupyrion : an early-19th-century match having a tip coated with sugar and potassium chlorate to be ignited by being dipped in sulfuric acid
Eurafrican : of or belonging to the continents of Europe and Africa combined
Eurasian : of a mixed European and Asian origin
Eurasiatic : of or relating to Europe and Asia taken as a unit :  eurasian
eureka : marked by usually sudden triumphant discovery
eurhodine : any of a class of amino-substituted phenazine dyes (such as neutral red)
eurhodol : any of a class of dyes differing from the eurhodines only in containing hydroxyl in place of an amino group or groups
Euripidean circa 484–406 b.c. Greek dramatist
euripus : a narrow tract of water where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence : strait, channel
Euroaquilo : gregale
eurobin : the triacetate of chrysarobin formerly used as a substitute therefor in ointments
Euroclydon : gregale
Europa : a Phoenician princess carried off by Zeus in the form of a white bull and by him mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon
European : of, relating to, or characteristic of Europe or its people
Europeanism : attachment or allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of Europeans
Europeanization : to cause to acquire or conform to European characteristics
Europeanize : to cause to acquire or conform to European characteristics
Europeanly : in a European manner
europium : a metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that is used especially in television screens and fluorescent lamps  — see Chemical Elements Table
Europocentric : eurocentric
Euryale : a widely distributed genus of basket stars
Euryalida : an order or other division of Ophiuroidea comprising the basket stars and related forms with the arms dichotomously branched and capable of acting as tentacles
euryalidan : an order or other division of Ophiuroidea comprising the basket stars and related forms with the arms dichotomously branched and capable of acting as tentacles
eurybathic : capable of living on the bottom in both deep and shallow water
eurybenthic : eurybathic
eurycephalic : having a cephalic index of 80 to 84 : brachycephalic
eurycephalous : having a cephalic index of 80 to 84 : brachycephalic
Eurydice : the wife of Orpheus whom he attempts to bring back from Hades
Eurygaean :  palaearctic
eurygnathic : having a wide jaw
eurygnathism : having a wide jaw
eurygnathous : having a wide jaw
euryhaline : able to live in waters of a wide range of salinity
Eurylaimi : a suborder (coextensive with the family Eurylaimidae) of Passeriformes consisting of the broadbills
euryon : either of the lateral points marking the ends of the greatest transverse diameter of the skull
Eurypelma : a genus of large hairy burrowing spiders (family Theraphosidae) of the western U.S. popularly held to be venomous that includes the typical New World tarantulas
euryprognathous : having broad prognathous jaws
euryprosopic : having a short or broad face or both with a facial index of 80 to 85
eurypterid : any of an order (Eurypterida) of usually large aquatic Paleozoic arthropods resembling scorpions and related to the horseshoe crabs
Eurypterida : an order of extinct, usually large, aquatic arthropods that lived during the Paleozoic era, had a cephalothorax with six pairs of limbs of which the last pair were usually shaped like paddles and a tapering abdomen of 13 segments, and included the largest known arthropods, some exceeding 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length
eurypteroid : resembling or relating to the Eurypterida
Eurypyga : a genus (coextensive with the family Eurypygidae) that includes solely the sun-grebes  — compare gruiformes
eurypylous : having a wide opening
eurystomatous : having a broad mouth : having the mouth dilatable
eurythermal : tolerating a wide range of temperature
eurythermic : eurythermal
eurythmic : harmonious
eurythmics : the art of harmonious bodily movement especially through expressive timed movements in response to improvised music
eurythmy : a system of harmonious body movement to the rhythm of spoken words
Eurytomidae : a family of black or black and yellowish chalcid flies which have the abdomen rounded and compressed and some of which are parasitic on other insects while others are plant feeders and important pests especially of grains  — see jointworm
euryzygous : having wide zygomatic arches
Eusebian : a follower of Eusebius, bishop of Nicomedia :  arian
Euselachii : a subclass or other division of Chondrichthyes comprising the recent sharks and rays and certain extinct related forms
Euskara : the Basque language
Euskarian : the Basque language
Euskera : the Basque language
eusporangiate : having sporangia which rise from a group of epidermal cells
Eustachian : of or relating to Eustachio or to the eustachian tube : located in or adjoining the eustachian tube
Eustathian : a follower of the Semi-Arian bishop Eustathius who established a monastic institute which was condemned by the Synod of Gangra in a.d.340
eustatic : relating to or characterized by worldwide change of sea level
Eusthenopteron : a genus of Upper Devonian lobe-finned fishes (order Rhipidistia)
eustomatous : having a distinct and well-developed mouth
eustyle : an intercolumniation of 2¹/₄ diameters
Eusuchia : a suborder or other division of Loricata including the typical members of that group (such as the existing gavials, alligators, and crocodiles and post-Cretaceous fossil forms) having the internal nasal opening situated far back and surrounded by the pterygoid bone
eusuchian : a suborder or other division of Loricata including the typical members of that group (such as the existing gavials, alligators, and crocodiles and post-Cretaceous fossil forms) having the internal nasal opening situated far back and surrounded by the pterygoid bone
eusynchite : descloizite
eutaxic : of or relating to stratified ore deposits
eutaxy : good order or management
eutectic : having the lowest melting point possible
eutectoid : having the lowest melting point possible
Euterpe : the Greek Muse of music
Euterpean : relating to the muse Euterpe or to music
eutexia : the quality of melting at a minimum temperature
Euthamia : a genus of composite herbs including those members of the genus Solidago in which the flower heads are flat topped
euthanasia : the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
euthenics : a science that deals with development of human well-being by improvement of living conditions
euthenist : a science that deals with development of human well-being by improvement of living conditions
Eutheria : of or relating to a major division (Eutheria) of mammals comprising the placental mammals
eutherian : of or relating to a major division (Eutheria) of mammals comprising the placental mammals
euthermic : inducing or promoting warmth
Euthyneura : a large subclass of Gastropoda comprising the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata
euthyneural : a large subclass of Gastropoda comprising the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata
euthyneurous : a large subclass of Gastropoda comprising the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata
eutomous : cleaving readily or distinctly
Eutopia : a country of ideal felicity and perfection
Eutopian : a country of ideal felicity and perfection
eutrophic : characterized by the state resulting from eutrophication  — compare mesotrophic, oligotrophic
eutrophy : characterized by the state resulting from eutrophication  — compare mesotrophic, oligotrophic
Eutychian : a follower of Eutyches in the belief that the divine and the human in the person of Christ so blend as to constitute but one nature so that Christ is of two natures but not in two :  monophysite  — compare nestorian
Eutychianism : a follower of Eutyches in the belief that the divine and the human in the person of Christ so blend as to constitute but one nature so that Christ is of two natures but not in two :  monophysite  — compare nestorian
euxenite : a brownish black mineral (Y, Ca, Ce, U, Th) (Cb, Ta, Ti)2O6 that consists of oxide of calcium, cerium, columbium, tantalum, titanium, and uranium, that has a metallic luster, and that is isomorphous with polycrase (hardness 6.5, specific gravity 4.7–5.0)
Euxine : of, relating to, or having to do with the Black sea
Eva extravehicular activity
evacuant : an emetic, diuretic, or purgative agent
evacuate : to remove the contents of : empty
evacuation : the act or process of evacuating
evacuative : to remove the contents of : empty
evacuee : an evacuated person
evadable : to slip away
evade : to slip away
evader : to slip away
evagation : a wandering of the mind
evaginable : capable of being evaginated
evaginate : an act or instance of everting
evagination : an act or instance of everting
evaluable : able to be evaluated
evaluate : to determine or fix the value of
evaluation : the act or result of evaluating
evaluative : to determine or fix the value of
evanesce : to dissipate like vapor
evanescence : the process or fact of evanescing
evanescent : tending to vanish like vapor
evanescently : in an evanescent manner
evangel : gospel
evangelary : evangelistary
evangelical : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
evangelicalism : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
evangelicality : the state of being evangelical
evangelically : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
evangelicism :  evangelicalism
evangelion : evangelistary
evangelism : the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
evangelist : a writer of any of the four Gospels
evangelistary : a book consisting of the four Gospels that is used as a lectionary
evangelistic : the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
evangelistically : the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
evangelistics : the science of the propagation of Christianity
evangelization : to preach the gospel to
evangelize : to preach the gospel to
evangelizer : to preach the gospel to
Evaniidae : a family of hymenopterous insects comprising the ensign flies
evanish : vanish, disappear
evanishment : the act or process of vanishing : disappearance
evanition : evanishment
evansite : a massive basic aluminum phosphate Al3(PO4)(OH)6.6H2O
evaporable : capable of being evaporated
evaporate : to convert into vapor
evaporation : the act or process of evaporating:
evaporative : to convert into vapor
evaporativity : tendency to evaporate : rate of evaporation
evaporator : to convert into vapor
evaporimeter :  atmometer
evaporize : vaporize
evaporometer :  atmometer
evase : enlarging gradually
evasion : a means of evading : dodge
evasional : constituting an evasion : evasive
evasive : tending or intended to evade : equivocal
evasively : tending or intended to evade : equivocal
evasiveness : tending or intended to evade : equivocal
Eve : evening
eve : evening
evection : perturbation of the moon's motion in its orbit due to the attraction of the sun
evectional : perturbation of the moon's motion in its orbit due to the attraction of the sun
evejar : nightjar
Evelyn John 1620–1706 English diarist
even : having a horizontal surface : flat
evendown : straight up and down : perpendicular
evener : having a horizontal surface : flat
evenfall : the beginning of evening : dusk
evenglow : a reddish gray that is yellower and deeper than mist and lighter, stronger, and slightly bluer than opal gray
evenhanded : fair, impartial
evenhandedly : fair, impartial
evenhandedness : fair, impartial
evening : the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night
evenly : having a horizontal surface : flat
evenness : having a horizontal surface : flat
evens : having a horizontal surface : flat
evensong : vespers sense 1
event : something that happens : occurrence
eventful : full of or rich in events
eventfully : full of or rich in events
eventfulness : full of or rich in events
eventide : the time of evening : evening
eventime : the running time of exactly 10 seconds for the 100-yard dash
eventless : something that happens : occurrence
Eventognathi : an order or other group of soft-finned freshwater fishes comprising the carps, suckers, and loaches
eventognathous : an order or other group of soft-finned freshwater fishes comprising the carps, suckers, and loaches
eventration : protrusion of abdominal organs through the abdominal wall
eventual : contingent, conditional
eventuality : a possible event or outcome : possibility
eventually : at an unspecified later time : in the end
eventuate : to come out finally : result, come about
eveque : madder violet
ever : always
everbearer : a plant that is everbearing
everbearing : bearing more or less continuously
everbloomer : an everblooming plant
everblooming : blooming more or less continuously throughout the growing season
everduring : everlasting
Everett Edward 1794–1865 American clergyman, orator, and statesman
everglade : a swampy grassland especially in southern Florida usually containing saw grass and at least seasonally covered by slowly moving water
evergreen : having foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season  — compare deciduous sense 1
everlasting : lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
everlastingly : lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
everlastingness : lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
evermore : forever, always
Evernia : a genus of lichens (family Usneaceae) having a fruticose or pendulous thallus with a cottony medulla
eversible : the act of turning inside out : the state of being turned inside out
eversion : the act of turning inside out : the state of being turned inside out
eversporting : producing sports repeatedly
evert : overthrow, upset
evertebrate : invertebrate
evertor : a muscle that rotates a part outward
everwhich : whichever
everwho : whoever
every : being each individual or part of a group without exception
everybody : everyone
everyday : encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary
everydayness : encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary
everyhow : in every way
Everyman : the typical or ordinary person
everyman : the typical or ordinary person
everyone : every person : everybody
everything : all that exists
everywhen : at any or all times
everywhere : in or to every place or part
everywheres : everywhere
eveweed : dame's violet
evict : to recover (property) from a person by legal process
eviction : to recover (property) from a person by legal process
evictor : to recover (property) from a person by legal process
evidence : an outward sign : indication
evident : clear to the vision or understanding
evidential : evidentiary sense 1
evidentially : evidentiary sense 1
evidentiary : being, relating to, or affording evidence
evidently : in an evident manner : clearly, obviously
evidentness : evident quality : clearness
evil : morally reprehensible : sinful, wicked
evildoer : one who does evil
evilhearted : having an evil heart
evilly : morally reprehensible : sinful, wicked
evilness : morally reprehensible : sinful, wicked
evince : to constitute outward evidence of
evincible : to constitute outward evidence of
evincive : tending to prove : demonstrative
evirate : castrate, emasculate
eviration : loss or deprivation of masculine qualities with assumption of feminine characteristics
eviscerate : to take out the entrails of : disembowel
evisceration : to take out the entrails of : disembowel
evitable : capable of being avoided
evittate : destitute of oil tubes
evocable : capable of being evoked
evocate : evoke
evocation : the act or fact of evoking : summoning: such as
evocative : evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
evocatively : evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
evocator : the act or fact of evoking : summoning: such as
evocatory : evocative
Evodia : a genus of Asian and Australasian shrubs and trees (family Rutaceae) having opposite aromatic leaves, unisexual flowers, and dry fruits
evoke : to call forth or up: such as
evolute : the locus of the center of curvature or the envelope of the normals of a curve
evolution : descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations
evolutional : evolutionary
evolutionally : evolutionary
evolutionary : descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations
evolutionism : descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations
evolutionist : descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations
evolutive : of, relating to, or promoting evolution or development
evolvable : emit
evolve : emit
evolvement : emit
Evonymus : euonymus sense 2
evulgate : publish, divulge
evulgation : publish, divulge
evulse : extraction
evulsion : extraction
evzone : a member of a select Greek infantry unit often serving as a palace guard
Ewe : the female of the sheep especially when mature
ewe : the female of the sheep especially when mature
ewelease : a sheep pasture
ewer : a vase-shaped pitcher or jug
ewery : a room for ewers, table linen, and towels (as in a royal palace)
ex : one that formerly held a specified position or place
exacerbate : to make more violent, bitter, or severe
exacerbation : to make more violent, bitter, or severe
exact : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
exactable : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
exacter : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
exacting : tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
exactingly : tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
exactingness : tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
exaction : the act or process of exacting
exactitude : the quality or an instance of being exact : exactness
exactly : in a manner or measure or to a degree or number that strictly conforms to a fact or condition
exactness : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
exactor : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
exaggerate : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
exaggerated : excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated
exaggeratedly : excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated
exaggerating : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
exaggeratingly : so as to exaggerate
exaggeration : an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth
exaggerative : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
exaggerator : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
exaggeratory : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
exagitate : to stir up : agitate
exagitation : to stir up : agitate
exalate : lacking winglike appendages
exalbuminous : exendospermous
exalt : to raise in rank, power, or character
exaltation : an act of exalting : the state of being exalted
exalted : elevated in rank, power, or character : lofty
exaltedly : to raise in rank, power, or character
exaltedness : elevated in rank, power, or character : lofty
exalter : to raise in rank, power, or character
exam : examination
examen : examination
examinable : to inspect closely
examinant : examinee
examination : the act or process of examining : the state of being examined
examinational : the act or process of examining : the state of being examined
examinator : a person in charge of an examination (see examination sense 2)
examinatorial : of or relating to an examiner or examination
examinatory : of or relating to an examiner or examination
examine : to inspect closely
examinee : a person who is examined
examiner : to inspect closely
examining : to inspect closely
examiningly : in an examining manner : with careful scrutiny : searchingly
example : one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated
exanimate : lacking animation : spiritless
exanthem : an eruptive disease (such as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
exanthema : an eruptive disease (such as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
exanthematic : an eruptive disease (such as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
exanthematous : an eruptive disease (such as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
exarate : grooved or furrowed
exaration : an act of writing or a product of writing (such as a composition or inscription)
exarch : a Byzantine viceroy
exarchal : a Byzantine viceroy
exarchate : a Byzantine viceroy
Exarchist : a member of a politico-religious party in Macedonia (1872–1915)
exarchist : a member of a politico-religious party in Macedonia (1872–1915)
exarchy : a Byzantine viceroy
exasperate : to cause irritation or annoyance to
exasperated : having or showing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance
exasperatedly : having or showing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance
exasperating : causing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance
exasperatingly : causing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance
exasperation : the state of being exasperated
excalcarate : ecalcarate
Excalibur : the sword of King Arthur
excamb : exchange
excambion : exchange of land
excandescence : a feverish condition brought on by anger or passion
excandescency : a feverish condition brought on by anger or passion
excantation : an act of freeing by enchantment
excarnate : to deprive or strip of flesh
excarnation : removal of flesh (as by putrefaction)
excavate : to form a cavity or hole in
excavation : the action or process of excavating
excavator : one that excavates
excavatory : concerned with excavation or its results
excecate : to blind physically or mentally
excecation : to blind physically or mentally
exceed : to be greater than or superior to
exceeder : one that exceeds
exceeding : exceptional in amount, quality, or degree
exceedingly : to an extreme degree : extremely
excel : to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
excellence : the quality of being excellent
excellency : excellence
excellent : very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class
excellently : very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class
excelsin : a crystalline globulin obtained from the meat of the Brazil nut
Excelsior : fine curled wood shavings used especially for packing fragile items
excelsior : fine curled wood shavings used especially for packing fragile items
excentral : not centrally located : one-sided
excentric : not centrally located : one-sided
except : with the exclusion or exception of
excepting : with the exclusion or exception of
exception : the act of excepting : exclusion
exceptionable : being likely to cause objection : objectionable
exceptionably : being likely to cause objection : objectionable
exceptional : forming an exception : rare
exceptionality : forming an exception : rare
exceptionally : in an exceptional manner : to an exceptional degree
exceptionalness : forming an exception : rare
exceptionless : admitting of no exception
exceptious : disposed to take exception
exceptiousness : disposed to take exception
exceptive : with the exclusion or exception of
excerpt : a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
excerptible : fit or suitable for use as a source of excerpts
excerption : a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
excerptor : a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
excess : the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity
excessive : exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal
excessively : exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal
excessiveness : exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal
exchange : the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade
exchangeability : the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade
exchangeable : the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade
exchanger : the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade
Exchangite : a member of a major national service club
Exchequer : a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
exchequer : a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
excide : to cut out : excise
excipient : a usually inert substance (such as gum arabic or starch) that forms a vehicle (as for a drug)
exciple : a saucer-shaped rim around the hymenium of various lichens formed (1) from the hypothecium or (2) from the upper layer of the thallus
Excipulaceae : a family of imperfect fungi (order Sphaeropsidales) characterized by cup-shaped pycnidia
excipule : a saucer-shaped rim around the hymenium of various lichens formed (1) from the hypothecium or (2) from the upper layer of the thallus
excipuliform : resembling or having the shape of an exciple
excipulum : exciple
excircle : an escribed circle
excisable : subject to excise
excise : an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
exciseman : an officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise under British law
excision : the act or procedure of removing by or as if by cutting out
excitability : capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability
excitable : capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability
excitableness : capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability
excitant : tending to excite or augment
excitation : excitement
excitative : tending to induce excitation (as of a neuron)
excitatory : exhibiting, resulting from, relating to, or producing excitement or excitation
excite : to call to activity
excited : having, showing, or characterized by a heightened state of energy, enthusiasm, eagerness, etc. : feeling or showing excitement
excitedly : to call to activity
excitedness : the quality or state of being excited
excitement : something that excites or rouses
exciter : one that excites
exciting : producing excitement
excitingly : producing excitement
excitor : an afferent nerve arousing increased action of the part that it supplies
exclaim : to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
exclaimer : to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
exclaiming : to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
exclamation : a sharp or sudden utterance
exclamative : exclamatory
exclamatorily : in an exclamatory manner
exclamatory : containing, expressing, using, or relating to exclamation
exclave : a portion of a country separated from the main part and constituting an enclave in respect to the surrounding territory
exclosure : an area from which intruders (such as browsing animals) are excluded by fencing or other means
excludable : subject to exclusion
exclude : to prevent or restrict the entrance of
excluder : to prevent or restrict the entrance of
excluding : to prevent or restrict the entrance of
exclusion : the act or an instance of excluding
exclusionary : the act or an instance of excluding
exclusionist : one who would exclude another from some right or privilege
exclusive : excluding or having power to exclude
exclusively : in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.
exclusiveness : excluding or having power to exclude
exclusivism : the practice of excluding or of being exclusive
exclusivist : the practice of excluding or of being exclusive
exclusivity : the quality or state of being exclusive
exclusory : able to exclude : excluding or tending to exclude
Excoecaria : a genus of timber trees or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) of Asia, Africa, and Australia that have a poisonous acrid milky juice and in some species a bark used for dyeing
excogitate : to think out : devise
excogitation : to think out : devise
excogitative : to think out : devise
excommunicable : liable to or deserving excommunication
excommunicate : to subject to excommunication
excommunication : an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
excommunicative : an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
excommunicator : to subject to excommunication
excommunicatory : relating to, causing, or declaring excommunication
exconjugant : a protozoan just after the separation following conjugation
excoriate : to wear off the skin of : abrade
excoriation : to wear off the skin of : abrade
excorticate : decorticate
excrement : waste matter discharged from the body
excremental : waste matter discharged from the body
excrementitious : waste matter discharged from the body
excrescence : a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal
excrescency : excrescence
excrescent : forming an abnormal, excessive, or useless outgrowth
excrescential : relating to or being an excrescence
excreta : waste matter (such as feces) eliminated or separated from the body
excretal : waste matter (such as feces) eliminated or separated from the body
excrete : to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter : to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excretes : to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excretion : the act or process of excreting
excretory : of, relating to, or functioning in excretion
excruciate : to inflict intense pain on : torture
excruciating : causing great pain or anguish : agonizing
excruciatingly : causing great pain or anguish : agonizing
excruciation : to inflict intense pain on : torture
exculpate : to clear from alleged fault or guilt
exculpation : to clear from alleged fault or guilt
exculpatory : tending or serving to exculpate
excurrent : characterized by a current that flows outward
excurse : a sally or digression
excursion : a going out or forth : expedition
excursional : of or relating to an excursion
excursionary : of or relating to an excursion
excursionist : a person who goes on an excursion
excursive : constituting a digression : characterized by digression
excursively : constituting a digression : characterized by digression
excursiveness : constituting a digression : characterized by digression
excursus : an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic
excurvate : curved outward or away from a central part
excurvation : excurved state or an excurved part
excurvature : excurved state or an excurved part
excurved : curved outward or away from a central part
excusable : to make apology for
excusableness : to make apology for
excusably : to make apology for
excusal : the act or an instance of excusing
excusator : apologist
excusatory : making or containing excuse
excuse : to make apology for
excuseless : having or offering no excuse
excuser : to make apology for
excusing : to make apology for
excusingly : in an excusing manner
excusive : tending to excuse
excuss : to shake off or out : discard
excyst : to emerge from a cyst
excystation : to emerge from a cyst
excysted : to emerge from a cyst
excystment : to emerge from a cyst
exdelicto : arising from or based on a tort or delict (as a breach of duty)
exeat : a permit for temporary absence (as from a college or monastery)
execrable : deserving to be execrated : detestable
execrableness : deserving to be execrated : detestable
execrably : deserving to be execrated : detestable
execrate : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
execration : the act of cursing or denouncing
execrative : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
execrator : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
execratory : of or relating to execration : imprecatory
executable : to carry out fully : put completely into effect
executant : one who executes or performs
execute : to carry out fully : put completely into effect
executed : to carry out fully : put completely into effect
execution : the act or process of executing : performance
executional : relating to execution
executioner : one who executes
executive : of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
executor : one who executes something
executorial : one who executes something
executorship : the office of executor
executory : designed or of such a nature as to be executed in time to come or to take effect on a future contingency
executrices : a woman who is an executor
executrix : a woman who is an executor
executry : the movable estate passing to the executor for distribution
exedent : wasting, ulcerating
exedra : a room (as in a temple or house) in ancient Greece and Rome used for conversation and formed by an open or columned recess often semicircular in shape and furnished with seats
exegeses : exposition, explanation
exegesis : exposition, explanation
exegesist : exegete
exegete : one who practices exegesis
exegetic : of or relating to exegesis : explanatory
exegetical : of or relating to exegesis : explanatory
exegetics : the science of interpretation especially of the Scriptures
exegetist : one who practices exegesis : exegete
exemplar : one that serves as a model or example: such as
exemplarily : deserving imitation : commendable
exemplariness : deserving imitation : commendable
exemplarism : a theological doctrine that the divine ideas are the ontological basis of finite realities and of their knowability
exemplarity : deserving imitation : commendable
exemplary : deserving imitation : commendable
exemplifiable : capable of being exemplified
exemplification : the act or process of exemplifying
exemplificative : exemplifying
exemplify : to show or illustrate by example
exempt : free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
exemption : the act of exempting or state of being exempt : immunity
exemptive : relating to, securing, or providing exemption
exendospermic : lacking endosperm
exendospermous : lacking endosperm
exenterate : to remove the contents of (something, such as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus)
exenteration : to remove the contents of (something, such as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus)
exequatur : a written official recognition and authorization of a consular officer issued by the government to which he is accredited
exequial : of or relating to funerals : funereal
exequy : a funeral rite or ceremony
exercisable : the act of bringing into play or realizing in action : use
exercise : the act of bringing into play or realizing in action : use
exerciser : one that exercises
exercitant : one engaged in spiritual exercises
exercitation : exercise
exercitor : the one (such as owner, charterer, or mortgagee in possession) to whom the profits of a ship belong at a particular time
exercitorial : of or relating to an exercitor
exeresis : surgical removal of a part or organ (as a nerve)
exergual : relating to the exergue of a coin or medal
exergue : a space on a coin, token, or medal usually on the reverse below the central part of the design
exert : to put forth (strength, effort, etc.)
exertion : the act or an instance of exerting
exertive : having power or a tendency to exert
exes : one that formerly held a specified position or place
exfiltration : to remove (someone) furtively from a hostile area
exflagellate : the casting off of cilia or flagella
exflagellation : the casting off of cilia or flagella
exfoliate : to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
exfoliation : to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
exfoliative : to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
exhalant : bearing out or outward : emissive
exhalation : something exhaled or given off : emanation
exhale : to rise or be given off as vapor
exhaust : to consume entirely : use up
exhausted : completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents
exhauster : to consume entirely : use up
exhaustibility : to consume entirely : use up
exhaustible : to consume entirely : use up
exhausting : to consume entirely : use up
exhaustion : the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
exhaustive : including all possibilities : thorough
exhaustively : including all possibilities : thorough
exhaustiveness : including all possibilities : thorough
exhaustless : not to be exhausted : inexhaustible
exhaustlessly : not to be exhausted : inexhaustible
exhaustlessness : not to be exhausted : inexhaustible
exheredate : disinherit
exheredation : disinheritance
exhibit : to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings
exhibitable : capable of being exhibited : suitable for exhibition
exhibitant : exhibitor
exhibition : an act or instance of exhibiting
exhibitioner : one who holds a grant from a school or university
exhibitionism : a perversion in which sexual gratification is obtained from the indecent exposure of one's genitals (as to a stranger)
exhibitionist : a perversion in which sexual gratification is obtained from the indecent exposure of one's genitals (as to a stranger)
exhibitionistic : a perversion in which sexual gratification is obtained from the indecent exposure of one's genitals (as to a stranger)
exhibitive : to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings
exhibitor : to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings
exhibitory : to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings
exhilarant : exhilarating
exhilarate : to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated
exhilarating : causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
exhilaratingly : to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated
exhilaration : the action of exhilarating
exhilarative : to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated
exhilarator : one that exhilarates
exhort : to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
exhortation : an act or instance of exhorting
exhortative : serving to exhort
exhortatory : using exhortation : exhortative
exhorter : to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
exhortingly : in the manner of one exhorting
exhumate : exhume
exhumation : disinter
exhume : disinter
exhumer : disinter
exigence : exigency
exigency : that which is required in a particular situation
exigent : requiring immediate aid or action
exigently : requiring immediate aid or action
exigible : liable to be exacted : requirable, demandable
exiguity : the quality or state of being exiguous : scantiness
exiguous : excessively scanty : inadequate
exiguously : excessively scanty : inadequate
exiguousness : excessively scanty : inadequate
exilarch : one of a line of Jewish civil and judicial rulers of the exiles in Babylon from about the third to the tenth centuries a.d. to whom Jews in all countries paid tribute
exilarchate : the office or term of office of an exilarch
exile : the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home
exiler : one that exiles
exilian : exilic
exilic : the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home
exility : smallness, meagerness, slenderness, fineness, thinness
eximious : choice, excellent
exinanition : an emptying or enfeebling : exhaustion
exist : to have real being whether material or spiritual
existence : the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence
existent : having being : existing
existential : of, relating to, or affirming existence
existentialism : a chiefly 20th century philosophical movement embracing diverse doctrines but centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad
existentialist : an adherent of existentialism
existentialistic : an adherent of existentialism
existentialize : to cause to become existential or transform into existential terms
existentially : of, relating to, or affirming existence
exister : one that exists
exit : a departure from a stage
exite : a movable appendage or lobe on the exterior side of the limb of a generalized arthropod (such as a branchiopod)
exitus : the outcome justifies the deed
exlex : outlaw
exmeridian : extrameridional
Exmoor : any of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire in England valued especially for mutton
Exoascus : a genus of fungi (family Taphrinaceae) distinguished from Taphrina by the formation of not more than eight ascospores in each ascus but now usually included in Taphrina
Exobasidiaceae : a family comprising fungi parasitic on higher plants and producing their hymenium as a thin coating on the surface of the host plant and without differentiation of a fruiting body  — see exobasidium , exobasidiales
Exobasidiales : an order of Homobasidiomycetes coextensive with the family Exobasidiaceae
Exobasidium : the type and chief genus of the family Exobasidiaceae comprising fungi parasitic especially on various heath plants on which they cause swollen thickenings resembling galls  — see false blossom
exocannibalism : cannibalism of persons from outside one's family or tribe
exocarp : the outermost layer of the pericarp of a fruit : epicarp  — see endocarp illustration
exoccipital : of or relating to a bone or region on each side of the foramen magnum of the skull
exocentric : not having the same grammatical function as a nonmodifying immediate constituent
Exochorda : a genus of Asian shrubs (family Rosaceae) having spikes of white flowers succeeded by fruits each of which consists of five bony carpels in the form of a star  — see pearlbush
exochorion : the outer of the two layers that form the hardened covering of an insect egg
exoclinal : relating to or resembling an exocline
exocline : an inverted fan fold
exocoele : the space between adjacent pairs of mesenteries in the anthozoan polyp  — compare endocoele
exocoelic : the space between adjacent pairs of mesenteries in the anthozoan polyp  — compare endocoele
exocoelom : the extraembryonic part of the body cavity of the embryo of an amniotic vertebrate
Exocoetidae : a family (order Synentognathi) of marine fishes that are closely related to the half-beaks and include all the true flying fishes
exocone : having the crystalline cone replaced by an ingrowth of transparent cuticular material from the cornea
exocrine : producing, being, or relating to a secretion that is released outside its source
exoculation : the act of putting out the eyes (as in execution of a judicial sentence)
exocyclic : situated outside of a ring in a chemical structure
Exocycloida : an order of sea urchins comprising forms with the periproct posterior or oral in position and including the heart urchins and sand dollars
exode : a comic afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater : farce, travesty
exoderm : exodermis
exodermis : a layer of the outer living cortical cells of plants that takes over the functions of the epidermis in roots lacking secondary thickening
exodic : efferent
exodist : emigrant
exodontia : a branch of dentistry that deals with the extraction of teeth
exodontist : a branch of dentistry that deals with the extraction of teeth
exodus : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture  — see Bible Table
exody : exodus
exoenzyme : an extracellular enzyme
exoerythrocytic : occurring outside the red blood cells
exogamic : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law
exogamous : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law
exogamy : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law
exogen : the phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen and precedes anagen and during which the hair shaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body
exogenetic : exogenous
exogenic : produced by growth from superficial tissue
exogenous : produced by growth from superficial tissue
exogenously : produced by growth from superficial tissue
exognathion : the maxilla not including the premaxilla
exognathite : the external branch of an oral appendage of a crustacean
Exogonium : a genus of tropical American nearly woody vines (family Convolvulaceae) having showy tubular flowers with exserted stamens and a capitate stigma  — see jalap
Exogyra : a genus of Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous bivalve mollusks that have thick shells and spirally twisted beak and are related to the true oysters
exomologesis : a penitential rite with public confession of sins that was practiced in the early Christian church
exomorphic : relating to or produced by exomorphism
exomorphism : a change (such as hardening or the formation of new minerals) produced in a rock mass by igneous intrusion from without : metamorphism by external contact
exomphalos : umbilical hernia
Exon : a polynucleotide sequence in a nucleic acid that codes information for protein synthesis and that is copied and spliced together with other such sequences to form messenger RNA  — compare intron
exon : a polynucleotide sequence in a nucleic acid that codes information for protein synthesis and that is copied and spliced together with other such sequences to form messenger RNA  — compare intron
exonarthex : the outer narthex of a church having two narthexes
exoner : exonerate
exonerate : to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
exoneration : to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
exonerative : to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
exoperidium : the outer peridium when the peridium has two layers (as in the puffballs)  — compare endoperidium
exophasia : speech that is actually formed with the speech organs : uttered speech : vocalized speech
exophasic : speech that is actually formed with the speech organs : uttered speech : vocalized speech
exophoria : latent strabismus in which the visual axes tend outward toward the temple  — compare heterophoria
exophoric : latent strabismus in which the visual axes tend outward toward the temple  — compare heterophoria
exophthalmic : abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
exophthalmos : abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
exoplasm : ectoplasm sense 1
exopod : the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean
exopodite : the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean
exopoditic : the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean
exorable : capable of being moved by entreaty
exorbitance : an exorbitant action or procedure
exorbitancy : exorbitance
exorbitant : not coming within the scope of the law
exorbitantly : not coming within the scope of the law
exorbitate : to go out of the track : deviate from an orbit
exorcisation : exorcism
exorcise : to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
exorciser : to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
exorcism : the act or practice of exorcising
exorcismal : of or relating to exorcism
exorcisory : of or relating to exorcism
exorcist : the act or practice of exorcising
exorcistic : the act or practice of exorcising
exorcistical : the act or practice of exorcising
exordia : a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition
exordial : a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition
exordium : a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition
exorganic : having lost organic character
exorhason : rhason sense 2
exornation : embellishment, ornamentation
exoskeletal : an external supportive covering of an animal (such as an arthropod)
exoskeleton : an external supportive covering of an animal (such as an arthropod)
exosmosis : passage of material through a membrane from a region of higher to a region of lower concentration  — compare endosmosis
exosmotic : passage of material through a membrane from a region of higher to a region of lower concentration  — compare endosmosis
exosporal : of or relating to an exospore
exospore : an asexual spore cut off from a parent sporophore by the formation of septa
exosporium : exine
exosporous : of or relating to an exospore
Exostema : a genus of tropical American trees or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) with small salverform white flowers and capsular fruits  — see princewood
exostome : the opening of the outer integument of an ovule that has two integuments
exostosis : a spur or bony outgrowth from a bone or the root of a tooth
exostotic : a spur or bony outgrowth from a bone or the root of a tooth
exostracize : ostracize
exoteric : suitable to be imparted to the public
exoterically : suitable to be imparted to the public
exotericism : exoteric doctrines or practices especially in religion
exothermal : exothermic
exothermic : characterized by or formed with evolution of heat
exotic : introduced from another country : not native to the place where found
exotically : introduced from another country : not native to the place where found
exoticism : the quality or state of being exotic
exoticist : one who specializes (as in writing) in the exotic : one who exploits the appeal of the exotic
exoticness : introduced from another country : not native to the place where found
exotism : the quality or state of being exotic
exotoxic : a soluble poisonous substance produced during growth of a microorganism and released into the surrounding medium
exotoxin : a soluble poisonous substance produced during growth of a microorganism and released into the surrounding medium
exotropia : walleye sense 2a
exotropism : curvature away from the main axis
expand : to open up : unfold
expanded : extended
expander : one that expands
expanding : to open up : unfold
expanse : firmament
expansibility : capable of being expanded
expansible : capable of being expanded
expansile : capable of expansion
expansion : expanse
expansional : expanse
expansionary : tending toward expansion
expansionism : a policy or practice of expansion and especially of territorial expansion by a nation
expansionist : a policy or practice of expansion and especially of territorial expansion by a nation
expansive : having a capacity or a tendency to expand
expansively : having a capacity or a tendency to expand
expansiveness : having a capacity or a tendency to expand
expansivity : the quality or state of being expansive
expansure : the process of expanding
expatiate : to move about freely or at will : wander
expatiation : to move about freely or at will : wander
expatriate : banish, exile
expatriation : removal or withdrawal from one's native land : the act or an instance of expatriating or the state of being expatriated
expect : to consider probable or certain
expectable : to consider probable or certain
expectance : expectancy
expectancy : the act, action, or state of expecting
expectant : characterized by expectation
expectantly : characterized by expectation
expectation : the act or state of expecting : anticipation
expectative : of, relating to, or constituting an object of expectation
expectedly : to consider probable or certain
expecter : one that expects
expectingly : in an expectant manner
expectorant : an agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract
expectorate : to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting
expectoration : to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting
expectorator : one that expectorates
expede : to obtain, issue, or take out officially
expediate : expedite
expedience : expediency
expediency : the quality or state of being suited to the end in view : suitability, fitness
expedient : suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
expediential : the quality or state of being suited to the end in view : suitability, fitness
expedientist : one who uses or advocates expedients
expediently : suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
expeditate : to cut off three claws or the ball of each forefoot of (a dog) so as to prevent the chasing of deer
expeditation : the act of expeditating a dog
expedite : to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
expedited : accelerated or sped up : promptly executed
expediter : one that expedites
expedition : a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose
expeditionary : of, relating to, or being an expedition
expeditionist : expeditionary
expeditious : marked by or acting with prompt efficiency
expeditiously : marked by or acting with prompt efficiency
expeditiousness : marked by or acting with prompt efficiency
expel : to force out : eject
expellable : to force out : eject
expellant : an expellant medicine
expellee : a person who is expelled especially from a native or adopted country
expeller : one that expels someone or something
expend : to pay out : spend
expendability : that may be expended: such as
expendable : that may be expended: such as
expender : to pay out : spend
expenditor : paymaster
expenditure : the act or process of expending
expense : financial burden or outlay : cost
expenseful : expensive
expenseless : inexpensive
expensive : involving high cost or sacrifice
expensively : involving high cost or sacrifice
expensiveness : involving high cost or sacrifice
expergefaction : awakening
experience : direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge
experienceable : capable of being experienced
experienced : made skillful or wise through experience : practiced
experienceless : being without experience
experiencer : one that experiences
experient : having experience
experiential : relating to, derived from, or providing experience : empirical
experientialism : a philosophical theory that experience is the source of all knowledge not purely deductive, formal, or tautological  — compare empiricism
experientialist : one who believes in experientialism
experientially : relating to, derived from, or providing experience : empirical
experiment : test, trial
experimental : of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
experimentalism : reliance on or advocacy of experimental or empirical principles and procedures
experimentalist : one who experiments
experimentalize : to make experiments : engage in experimentation
experimentally : of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
experimentation : test, trial
experimentative : inclined to experimentation : having the characteristics of an experiment
experimentator : experimenter
experimented : test, trial
experimentee : one subjected to an experiment
experimenter : test, trial
experimentize : experiment
expert : one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
expertism : expertise sense 1
expertize : to give a professional opinion usually after careful study
expertly : one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
expertness : one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
expiable : to make amends for
expiate : to make amends for
expiation : the act of expiating something : the act of extinguishing the guilt incurred by something
expiative : expiatory
expiator : to make amends for
expiatory : serving to expiate
expilation : the act of plundering : spoliation
expiration : the last emission of breath : death
expirator : one that expires
expiratory : of, relating to, or employed in the expiration of air from the lungs
expire : to breathe one's last breath : die
expiree : an Australian convict whose time of penal servitude has expired
expirer : one that expires
expiring : to breathe one's last breath : die
expiringly : in the manner of one expiring
expiry : expiration: such as
expiscate : to discover by careful examination or investigation : search out
expiscation : to discover by careful examination or investigation : search out
expiscatory : tending to expiscate : searching
explain : to make known
explainable : to make known
explainer : a person or thing that explains something: such as
explaining : to make known
explanate : extending outward in a flat form
explanation : the act or process of explaining
explanative : explanatory
explanatively : explanatory
explanator : explainer
explanatorily : serving to explain
explanatory : serving to explain
explant : to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture
explantation : to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture
explement : the difference between an angle and 360 degrees
explemental : the difference between an angle and 360 degrees
expletive : a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
expletory : expletive
explicable : capable of being explained
explicate : to give a detailed explanation of
explication : to give a detailed explanation of
explicative : serving to explicate
explicatively : serving to explicate
explicator : to give a detailed explanation of
explicatory : explicative
explicit : fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
explicitly : in an explicit manner : clearly and without any vagueness or ambiguity
explicitness : fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
explode : to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy: such as
exploded : showing the parts separated but in correct relationship to each other
explodent : explosive
exploder : to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy: such as
exploit : deed, act
exploitable : deed, act
exploitation : an act or instance of exploiting
exploitative : exploiting or tending to exploit
exploiter : deed, act
exploitive : exploitative
exploration : the act or an instance of exploring
explorational : the act or an instance of exploring
explorative : exploratory
exploratively : exploratory
exploratory : of, relating to, or being exploration
explore : to investigate, study, or analyze : look into
explorer : one that explores
exploring : to investigate, study, or analyze : look into
exploringly : in the manner of one that explores
explosibility : the quality of being explosible
explosible : capable of being exploded
explosion : the act or an instance of exploding
explosive : relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion
explosively : relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion
explosiveness : relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion
exponence : the correlation between an abstract linguistic category and its exponents
exponent : a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power
exponential : of or relating to an exponent
exponentially : of or relating to an exponent
exponentiation : the mathematical operation of raising a quantity to a power
exponible : an exponible proposition
export : to carry away : remove
exportability : to carry away : remove
exportable : to carry away : remove
exportation : the act of exporting
exporter : one that exports
expose : to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
exposed : open to view
exposedness : the quality or state of being exposed
exposer : to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
exposit : expound
exposition : a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing)
expositional : a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing)
expositive : descriptive, expository
expositor : a person who explains : commentator
expositorily : in an expository manner
expository : of, relating to, or containing exposition
expostulate : discuss, examine
expostulating : discuss, examine
expostulatingly : in the manner of one that expostulates
expostulation : an act or an instance of expostulating
expostulatory : an act or an instance of expostulating
exposure : the fact or condition of being exposed: such as
expound : to set forth : state
expounder : to set forth : state
express : to represent in words : state
expressage : a carrying of parcels by express
expressed : to represent in words : state
expresser : to represent in words : state
expressible : to represent in words : state
expression : an act, process, or instance of representing in a medium (such as words) : utterance
expressional : an act, process, or instance of representing in a medium (such as words) : utterance
expressionism : a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
expressionist : a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
expressionistic : a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
expressionless : lacking expression
expressionlessly : lacking expression
expressionlessness : lacking expression
expressive : of or relating to expression
expressively : of or relating to expression
expressiveness : of or relating to expression
expressivity : the relative capacity of a gene to affect the phenotype of the organism of which it is a part
expressless : inexpressible
expressly : in an express manner : explicitly
expressman : a person employed in the express business
expressway : a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
exprobrate : censure, upbraid
exprobration : an act or an instance of exprobrating : reproach
expromission : an act of binding oneself for another's debt and thereby releasing him from obligation  — compare intercession sense 2
expromissor : one that performs an act of expromission
expropriate : to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
expropriation : the act of expropriating or the state of being expropriated
expropriator : to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
expugn : to take by storm
expugnable : capable of being conquered or taken by storm
expulse : expel
expulsion : the act of expelling : the state of being expelled
expulsive : the act of expelling : the state of being expelled
expunction : the act of expunging : the state of being expunged : erasure
expunge : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
expungement : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
expunger : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
expurgate : to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
expurgation : to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
expurgator : to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
expurgatorial : relating to expurgation or an expurgator : expurgatory
expurgatory : serving to purify from something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
exquisite : marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
exquisitely : marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
exquisiteness : marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
exquisitively : exquisitely
exradius : a radius of an escribed circle or sphere
exsanguinate : the action or process of draining or losing blood
exsanguination : the action or process of draining or losing blood
exsanguine : bloodless, anemic
exsanguineous :  exsanguine
exsanguinity : bloodless, anemic
exsanguinous :  exsanguine
exsanguious :  exsanguine
exscind : to cut off or out : excise
exsculptate : having variable and irregular depressed lines that resemble sculptured work
exscutellate : escutellate
exsect : to cut out : excise
exsectile : capable of being exsected
exsection : to cut out : excise
exsert : to thrust out
exserted : projecting beyond an enclosing organ or part
exsertile : capable of being exserted
exsertion : to thrust out
exship : without shipment costs to the consignee until receipt overside of the shipment at destination, the consignee being required to accept delivery at the ship's side and assume all subsequent liability
exsiccatae : a collection or series of dried herbarium specimens
exsiccate : to remove moisture from : dry
exsiccation : to remove moisture from : dry
exstipulate : having no stipules
exstrophy : eversion of a part or organ
exsuccous : devoid of all juices or sap : having no moisture whatsoever : dried up
exsufflation : the action of breathing forth or blowing
extant : currently or actually existing
extemporal : extemporaneous
extemporally : extemporaneous
extemporaneity : the quality or state of being extemporaneous
extemporaneous : composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
extemporaneously : composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
extemporaneousness : composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
extemporarily : extemporaneous
extemporary : extemporaneous
extempore : in an extemporaneous manner
extemporization : the act of extemporizing : improvisation
extemporize : to do something extemporaneously : improvise
extemporizer : to do something extemporaneously : improvise
extend : to spread or stretch forth : unbend
extended : drawn out in length especially of time
extendedly : drawn out in length especially of time
extendedness : drawn out in length especially of time
extender : one that extends: such as
extendibility : capability of being extended
extendible : to spread or stretch forth : unbend
extending : to spread or stretch forth : unbend
extense : widely extended
extensibility : capable of being extended
extensible : capable of being extended
extensile : extensible
extension : the action of extending : state of being extended
extensional : of, relating to, or marked by extension
extensionist : one that advocates extension
extensity : the quality of having extension
extensive : having wide or considerable extent
extensively : having wide or considerable extent
extensiveness : having wide or considerable extent
extensometer : an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting
extensor : a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)
extent : the range over which something extends : scope
extenuate : to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
extenuating : tending to lessen the real or apparent seriousness of something (such as a crime, offense, or fault) : providing a partial justification or excuse for something
extenuation : the act of extenuating something or the state of being extenuated
extenuative : extenuating
extenuator : to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
extenuatory : to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
exterior : being on an outside surface : situated on the outside
exteriority : the quality or state of being exterior or exteriorized : externality
exteriorization : externalize
exteriorize : externalize
exteriorly : being on an outside surface : situated on the outside
exterminate : to get rid of completely usually by killing off
extermination : to get rid of completely usually by killing off
exterminative : exterminatory
exterminator : to get rid of completely usually by killing off
exterminatory : of, relating to, or marked by extermination
extern : external
external : capable of being perceived outwardly
externalism : attention to externals
externalist : one that practices or adheres to externalism
externality : the quality or state of being external or externalized
externalization : the action or process of externalizing
externalize : to make external or externally manifest
externally : capable of being perceived outwardly
externals : capable of being perceived outwardly
externation : externalization
externe : external
externity : externality
externization : externalization
externize : externalize
externomedian : exterior to a median line or plane
exteroceptive : relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside
exteroceptor : a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli
exterrestrial : extraterrestrial
exterritorial : extraterritorial
exterritoriality : extraterritorial
exterritorialize : extraterritorialize
extima :  externa
extinct : no longer burning
extinction : the act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished
extinctive : tending or serving to extinguish or make extinct
extinguish : to bring to an end : make an end of
extinguishable : to bring to an end : make an end of
extinguishant : an agent (such as water) that extinguishes fire
extinguished : to bring to an end : make an end of
extinguisher : to bring to an end : make an end of
extinguishment : to bring to an end : make an end of
extirpate : to destroy completely : wipe out
extirpation : to destroy completely : wipe out
extirpator : to destroy completely : wipe out
extol : to praise highly : glorify
extoll : to praise highly : glorify
extoller : to praise highly : glorify
extollingly : in an extolling manner
extolment : to praise highly : glorify
extorsive : serving for or obtained by extortion
extorsively : serving for or obtained by extortion
extort : to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
extorter : to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
extortion : the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property
extortionary : extortionate sense 1
extortionate : characterized by extortion
extortionately : characterized by extortion
extortioner : the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property
extortionist : the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property
extortive : to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
extra : more than is due, usual, or necessary : additional
extrabranchial : situated outside the branchial arches
extrabronchial : situated outside the bronchial tubes
extrabulbar : situated or originating outside the medulla oblongata
extracanonical : being outside the body of officially accepted writings : not included in a list of authorized books
extracapsular : situated outside a capsule
extracellular : situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellularly : situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracorporeal : occurring or based outside the living body
extracorpuscular : situated outside the blood corpuscles
extracranial : situated or occurring outside the cranium
extract : to draw forth (as by research)
extractable : to draw forth (as by research)
extractant : a solvent (as alcohol) used in extracting
extracted : to draw forth (as by research)
extractible : to draw forth (as by research)
extraction : the act or process of extracting something
extractive : of, relating to, or involving extraction
extractor : one that extracts
extracurricular : not falling within the scope of a regular curriculum
extracystic : situated or originating outside a cyst or bladder
extraditable : subject or liable to extradition
extradite : to deliver up to extradition
extradition : the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
extrados : the exterior curve of an arch  — see arch illustration
extradotal : paraphernal
extradural : situated or occurring outside the dura mater but within the skull
extraembryonic : situated outside the embryo
extraenteric : situated or occurring outside the enteron
extrafascicular : secondary cambium
extrafloral : not forming part of a flower : located elsewhere than in the flower
extraforaneous : outdoor
extragalactic : originating or existing outside the Milky Way galaxy
extrajudicial : not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings
extrajudicially : not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings
extralateral : of or relating to the right of a lode locator on the public domain to certain portions of all veins apexing within his claim though these portions lie in adjoining land
extrality : extraterritoriality
extramarginal : lying outside or beyond a margin
extramatrical : lying or growing outside a substratum
extramedullary : situated or occurring outside the spinal cord or the medulla oblongata
extramental : existing outside the mind
extrameridian : an observation of a celestial body when it is near the meridian
extrameridional : of or relating to deviation from the meridian : taken near the meridian
extrametrical : exceeding the usual or prescribed number of syllables in a given meter : not counted in metrical analysis
extramorainal : situated outside the area occupied by a glacier and its lateral and terminal moraines
extramorainic : situated outside the area occupied by a glacier and its lateral and terminal moraines
extramundane : situated in or relating to a region beyond the material world
extramural : existing or functioning outside or beyond the walls, boundaries, or precincts of an organized unit (such as a school or hospital)
extramurally : existing or functioning outside or beyond the walls, boundaries, or precincts of an organized unit (such as a school or hospital)
extramusical : lying outside the province of music
extraneity : the quality or state of being extraneous
extraneous : existing on or coming from the outside
extraneously : existing on or coming from the outside
extraneousness : existing on or coming from the outside
extranuclear : situated in or affecting the parts of a cell external to the nucleus : cytoplasmic
extraocular : any of the six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement and stabilization of the eyeball in relation to the orbit
extraoral : situated or occurring outside the mouth
extraordinarily : going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary
extraordinariness : going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary
extraordinary : going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary
extraorganismal : situated or originating outside an organism
extraperitoneal : located or taking place outside the peritoneal cavity
extraphysical : not subject to physical laws or methods
extrapituitary : situated or arising outside the pituitary gland
extraplacental : being outside of or independent of the placenta
extraplanetary : situated or originating outside the region of the planetary orbits
extrapleural : pneumonolysis sense a
extrapolate : to predict by projecting past experience or known data
extrapolation : to predict by projecting past experience or known data
extrapolative : to predict by projecting past experience or known data
extrapolator : to predict by projecting past experience or known data
extrapulmonary : situated or occurring outside the lungs
extrapyramidal : situated outside of the pyramidal tracts
extraregarding : altruistic
extrarenal : situated or occurring outside the kidneys
extraretinal : situated or occurring outside the retina
extrascientific : lying outside what is scientific : lying outside the province of science
extrasensory : residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses
extrasolar : originating or existing outside the solar system
extrasomatic : of, relating to, or being something that exists external to and distinct from the individual human being or the human body
extrasystole : a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia
extrasystolic : a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia
extratension : the state or fact of having extratensive qualities or responses
extratensive : showing a predominance of color responses on the Rorschach test and characterized by the urge to live in the world outside oneself, by restless motility, and by unstable affective reactions
extraterrestrial : originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere
extraterritorial : existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a jurisdiction
extraterritoriality : exemption from the application or jurisdiction of local law or tribunals
extratropical : a cyclone in the middle or high latitudes often containing a cold front that extends toward the equator for hundreds of miles
extratubal : situated outside a body duct or especially outside the fallopian tube
extratympanic : situated outside the middle ear
extrauterine : situated or occurring outside the uterus
extravagance : an instance of excess or prodigality
extravagancy : extravagance
extravagant : exceeding the limits of reason or necessity
extravagantly : exceeding the limits of reason or necessity
extravaganza : a lavish or spectacular show or event
extravagate : to go beyond proper limits
extravaginal : outside an enclosing sheath (as the vagina)
extravasate : to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
extravasation : to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
extravascular : not occurring or contained in body vessels
extraventricular : located or taking place outside a ventricle
extraversion : the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others
extravert : a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
extravisceral : situated or originating outside the viscera
extreme : existing in a very high degree
extremely : in an extreme manner
extremeness : existing in a very high degree
extremism : the quality or state of being extreme
extremist : the quality or state of being extreme
extremity : the farthest or most remote part, section, or point
extricable : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
extricate : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
extricated : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
extrication : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
extrinsic : not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
extrinsical : extrinsic
extrinsically : not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
extrorse : facing outward
extrospection : examination or observation of what is outside oneself
extrospective : of, relating to, or marked by extrospection
extroversion : the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others
extroversive : the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others
extrovert : a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
extrovertish : somewhat extroverted
extrude : to force, press, or push out
extruder : someone or something that extrudes something
extruding : to force, press, or push out
extrusile : capable of being extruded
extrusion : the act or process of extruding
extrusive : relating to or formed by geologic extrusion from the earth in a molten state or as volcanic ash
extubate : the removal of a tube especially from the larynx after intubation
extubation : the removal of a tube especially from the larynx after intubation
exuberance : the quality or state of being exuberant
exuberancy : exuberance
exuberant : joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic
exuberantly : joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic
exuberantness : exuberance
exuberate : to become exuberant : show exuberance
exudate : exuded matter
exudation : the process of exuding
exudative : the process of exuding
exude : to ooze out
exulcerate : ulcerate
exult : to be extremely joyful : rejoice
exultance : exultation
exultancy : exultation
exultant : filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : jubilant
exultantly : filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : jubilant
exultation : the act of exulting : the state of being exultant
exultet : a hymn of praise sung in the Roman Catholic Church at the blessing of the paschal candle on Easter eve
exultingly : to be extremely joyful : rejoice
exumbrella : the top of the umbrella of a jellyfish
exumbrellar : the top of the umbrella of a jellyfish
exundation : overflow, flooding
exuviae : sloughed off natural animal coverings (such as the skins of snakes)
exuvial : sloughed off natural animal coverings (such as the skins of snakes)
exuviate : molt
exuviation : the process of molting
ey : the 25th letter of the English alphabet
eyas : an unfledged bird
eye : a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight
eyeball : the more or less globular capsule of the vertebrate eye formed by the sclera and cornea together with their contained structures
eyebalm : goldenseal
eyebar : a metal bar having a closed loop at one or both ends
eyebeam : a radiant glance of the eye
eyeberry : partridgeberry sense 1
eyeblink : a brief period of time : instant
eyebolt : a bolt with a looped head
eyebright : any of a genus (Euphrasia) of semiparasitic herbs of the snapdragon family with spikelike racemes
eyebrow : the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
eyecup : a small oval cup with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye used for applying liquid remedies to the eyes
eyed : having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number
eyedness : preference for the use of one eye instead of the other (as in using a monocular microscope)
eyedrop : a medicated solution for the eyes that is applied in drops
eyeful : a full or completely satisfying view
eyeglass : eyepiece
eyehole : orbit entry 1
Eyeish : a Caddo people of northeastern Texas
eyelash : the fringe of hair edging the eyelid
eyeless : a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight
eyelet : a small hole designed to receive a cord or used for decoration (as in embroidery)
eyeleteer : a small instrument with a sharp point used in making eyelet holes
eyelid : either of the movable folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
eyelike : a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight
eyeline : the level of the eyes : eye level
eyepiece : the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument
eyepit : eyehole
eyepoint : the point at which the eye is placed in using an optical instrument (as a microscope) and which is coincident with the exit pupil of the instrument
eyer : a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight
eyeroot : goldenseal
eyeservant : one that attends to duty only when watched
eyeserver : eye-servant
eyeservice : attendance to duty only when being watched
eyeshade : a visor that shields the eyes from strong light and is fastened on with a headband
eyeshot : the range of the eye : view
eyesight : sight sense 4a
eyesome : visually attractive
eyesore : something offensive to view
eyespot : a usually small spot of color (as on the wing of a butterfly) that resembles an eye
eyestalk : one of the movable peduncles bearing an eye at the tip in a decapod crustacean
eyestrain : weariness or a strained state of the eye
eyetooth : a canine tooth of the upper jaw
eyewash : an eye lotion
eyewater : tears
eyewear : corrective or protective devices (such as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
eyewink : look, glance
eyewinker : eyelash sense 1
eyewitness : one who sees an occurrence or an object
eyewort : eyebright sense 1
eying : a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight
eyra : a solid-colored reddish wildcat usually regarded as a color phase of the jaguarundi but sometimes considered to constitute a separate species (Felis eyra or Herpailurus eyra)
eyre : a circuit traveled by an itinerant justice in medieval England or the court he presided over
eyrir : a monetary subunit of the krona (Iceland)  — see krona at Money Table
Ezekiel : a Hebrew priest and prophet of the sixth century b.c.
Ezra : a Hebrew priest, scribe, and reformer of Judaism of the fifth century b.c. in Babylon and Jerusalem
F : the 6th letter of the English alphabet
f : the 6th letter of the English alphabet
fa : the fourth note of the major scale in solfège
Faba : a genus of leguminous plants comprising the broad bean and now usually included in Vicia
Fabaceae : a large nearly cosmopolitan family that comprises the peas, beans, and related herbaceous or woody plants with pealike flowers and a legume as fruit and that is now usually included in the family Leguminosae
fabaceous : of or relating to the Leguminosae : leguminous
fabella : a small fibrocartilage ossified in many animals and sometimes in humans in the tendon of the gastrocnemius muscle, behind one or both of the femoral condyles
fabes : gooseberry sense 1a
Fabian : of, relating to, or in the manner of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus known for his defeat of Hannibal in the Second Punic War by the avoidance of decisive contests
Fabianism : of, relating to, or in the manner of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus known for his defeat of Hannibal in the Second Punic War by the avoidance of decisive contests
fabiform : shaped like a bean
fable : a fictitious narrative or statement: such as
fabled : fictitious
fableist : a teller or writer of fables : fabulist
fabler : a fictitious narrative or statement: such as
fabliau : a short, usually comic, frankly coarse, and often cynical tale in verse popular especially in the 12th and 13th centuries
fabling : a fictitious narrative or statement: such as
Fabraea : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Mollisiaceae) that includes several leaf parasites with multicellular ascospores
fabric : structure, building
fabricant : manufacturer
fabricate : invent, create
fabrication : the act or process of fabricating
fabricative : tending or able to fabricate : concerned with manufacture
fabricator : invent, create
Fabrikoid : an imitation leather composed of cotton coated with nitrocellulose
fabrikoid : an imitation leather composed of cotton coated with nitrocellulose
Fabroniaceae : a family of chiefly tropical mosses (order Hypnobryales) that grow on tree trunks and have erect branches and exserted capsules with the operculum beaked
fabular : of, relating to, or having the form of a fable
fabulist : a creator or writer of fables
fabulosity : fabulous quality, state, or nature : fabulousness
fabulous : resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature
fabulously : resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature
fabulousness : resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature
faburden : fauxbourdon
facade : the front of a building
face : the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
faceable : capable of or fit for being faced
facebread : shewbread
facecloth : washcloth
faced : the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
faceless : lacking character or individuality : nondescript
facellite : kaliophilite
facemaking : grimacing
faceman : a worker (as in a quarry or coal mine) who actually works the face as distinguished from one who serves in various supplementary capacities (as in mucking, loading, or hauling)
facepiece : the part of an overcheck that connects the bit with the cavesson and overcheck rein
faceplate : a disk fixed with its face at right angles to the live spindle of a lathe for the attachment of the work
facer : one that faces
facet : any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
facete : facetious, witty
faceted : any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
facetiae : witty or humorous writings or sayings
facetious : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
facetiously : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
facetiousness : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
facework : the often ornamental or superior material of the outside or front side (as of a wall) : facing
facial : of or relating to the face
facially : of or relating to the face
faciation : a subdivision of an ecological association that is characterized by the codominance of two or more but not all the dominant forms of the association and that constitutes a community of considerable extent, its area usually being related to a climatic variation within the area of the association  — compare lociation
facient : making : causing
facies : general appearance
facile : easily accomplished or attained
facilely : easily accomplished or attained
facileness : easily accomplished or attained
facilitate : to make easier : help bring about
facilitation : the act of facilitating : the state of being facilitated
facilitative : to make easier : help bring about
facilitator : someone or something that facilitates something
facility : the quality of being easily performed
facing : a lining at the edge especially of a garment
facinorous : atrociously wicked : infamous
facinorousness : atrociously wicked : infamous
facioscapulohumeral : relating to or affecting the muscles of the face, scapula, and arm
fackeltanz : a pavane for a ceremonial torchlight procession formerly celebrating a royal marriage in certain German courts
facsimile : an exact copy
facsimilist : a maker of facsimiles (as in the preparation of lithographs)
facsimilize : facsimile
fact : something that has actual existence
factable : coping entry 1
Factice : a vulcanized oil used for the production of a rubber substitute
facticide : perversion of fact
faction : a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
factional : a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
factionalism : a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
factionary : partisan
factioneer : partisan
factionist : a person who promotes factions or engages in faction
factious : of or relating to faction: such as
factiously : of or relating to faction: such as
factiousness : of or relating to faction: such as
factitial : factitious
factitious : produced by humans rather than by natural forces
factitiously : produced by humans rather than by natural forces
factitive : of, relating to, or being a transitive verb that in some constructions requires an objective complement as well as an object
factitively : of, relating to, or being a transitive verb that in some constructions requires an objective complement as well as an object
factive : making : causing
factor : one who acts or transacts business for another: such as
factorable : one who acts or transacts business for another: such as
factorage : the charges made by a factor for services
factoress : a female factor
factorial : of, relating to, or being a factor or a factorial
factorist : an adherent to the theory that mental abilities depend on several factors, some specific and affecting success with one kind of task only, others general and affecting all undertakings
factorization : the operation of resolving a quantity into factors
factorize : the operation of resolving a quantity into factors
factorship : one who acts or transacts business for another: such as
factory : a station where factors reside and trade
factoryship : a ship equipped to process a whale or fish catch at sea
factotum : a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
factrix : a female factor
factual : of or relating to facts
factuality : of or relating to facts
factually : of or relating to facts
factualness : of or relating to facts
factum : occurring after the fact : ex post facto : retrospective
facture : the manner in which something (such as a painting) is made
facty : filled with facts
facula : any of the bright regions of the sun's photosphere seen most easily near the sun's edge
facultative : of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege
facultatively : of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege
faculty : ability, power: such as
facund : eloquent
facy : brash, impudent, insolent
fad : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddish : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddishness : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddism : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddist : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddle : nonsense, foolishness
faddy : a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
fade : to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither
fadeaway : screwball sense 1
faded : having lost freshness or depth of color
fadedly : in the manner of one that has faded
fadedness : the quality or state of being faded
fadeless : not susceptible to fading
fader : to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither
fadge : a round thick loaf of bread
fading : to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither
fadingly : in the manner of one that is fading
fady : tending to fade
fae : from
faerie : fairyland
Faeroe self-governing islands of Denmark in the northeastern Atlantic northwest of the Shetlands; capital Tórshavn area 540 square miles (1404 square kilometers), population 48,400
faery : fairyland
faff : to make a fuss over nothing
fag : to work hard : toil
Fagaceae : a family of trees and shrubs (order Fagales) having the staminate flowers in cymose heads or drooping aments and pistillate flowers with an urn-shaped to oblong perianth that occur singly or in clusters and are succeeded by one-seeded nuts  — see castanea , fagus , quercus
fagaceous : a family of trees and shrubs (order Fagales) having the staminate flowers in cymose heads or drooping aments and pistillate flowers with an urn-shaped to oblong perianth that occur singly or in clusters and are succeeded by one-seeded nuts  — see castanea , fagus , quercus
Fagales : an order of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs distinguished chiefly by the inferior unilocular ovary containing two or more ovules
faggery : the fagging system formerly common in English public schools
fagging : to work hard : toil
fagine : a volatile narcotic principle present in the husks of beechnuts
fagopyrism : a photosensitization especially of swine and sheep that is due to eating large quantities of buckwheat (especially Fagopyrum esculentum of the family Polygonaceae) and that appears principally on the nonpigmented parts of the skin as an intense redness and swelling with severe itching and the formation of vesicles and later sores and scabs  — compare bighead sense b, hypericism
fagopyrismus : a photosensitization especially of swine and sheep that is due to eating large quantities of buckwheat (especially Fagopyrum esculentum of the family Polygonaceae) and that appears principally on the nonpigmented parts of the skin as an intense redness and swelling with severe itching and the formation of vesicles and later sores and scabs  — compare bighead sense b, hypericism
Fagopyrum : a genus of European and Asiatic annual plants (family Polygonaceae) having the achene much exceeding the perianth but otherwise resembling members of the genus Polygonum  — see buckwheat
fagot : bundle: such as
fagoter : one that makes fagots or works with fagoting: such as
fagoting : an embroidery produced by pulling out horizontal threads from a fabric and tying the remaining cross threads into groups of an hourglass shape
fagottino : tenoroon sense 1
fagottist : bassoon
Fagus : a genus of trees (family Fagaceae) having the staminate flowers in small pendulous heads and the fruit sharply 3-angled  — compare castanea , quercus  — see beech, copper beech
faham : the leaves of an orchid (Angrecum fragrans) of Réunion and Mauritius used in France as a substitute for Chinese tea
fahlerz : tetrahedrite
fahlore : tetrahedrite
fahlunite : an altered form of cordierite
Fahrenheit : relating or conforming to a thermometric scale on which under standard atmospheric pressure the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees above the zero of the scale, the freezing point is at 32 degrees above zero, and the zero point approximates the temperature produced by mixing equal quantities by weight of snow and common salt
faience : earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes
fail : to lose strength : weaken
failing : a usually slight or insignificant defect in character, conduct, or ability
failingly : to lose strength : weaken
faille : a somewhat shiny closely woven silk, rayon, or cotton fabric characterized by slight ribs in the weft
failure : omission of occurrence or performance
fain : willing
fainaigue : renege
faineance : remiss indolence : inactivity
faineancy : remiss indolence : inactivity
faineant : an irresponsible idler
fainness : willingness, eagerness
fains : fen entry 3
faint : hardly perceptible : dim
fainter : hardly perceptible : dim
faintheart : cowardly, timid, irresolute
fainthearted : lacking courage or resolution : timid
faintheartedly : lacking courage or resolution : timid
faintheartedness : lacking courage or resolution : timid
fainting : hardly perceptible : dim
faintingly : in the manner of one that faints
faintish : hardly perceptible : dim
faintishness : hardly perceptible : dim
faintly : hardly perceptible : dim
faintness : hardly perceptible : dim
faints : hardly perceptible : dim
fainty : liable to faint : feeble
faipule : a Samoan native councillor heading a political district and belonging to a fono
fair : marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism
fairer : marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism
fairfieldite : a mineral Ca2Mn(PO4)2·2H2O consisting of a white or pale yellow hydrous calcium manganese phosphate and usually occurring foliated or fibrous (specific gravity 3.07–3.15)
fairgoer : one who attends a fair
fairground : an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held
fairily : in the manner of a fairy : lightly and delicately
fairing : a present bought or given at a fair
fairish : fairly good
fairishly : fairly good
fairly : in a handsome manner
fairness : the quality or state of being fair
fairwater : a device (as a sleeve about a propeller shaft) that is used to fair the lines of an underwater fitting
fairway : a navigable part of a river, bay, or harbor
fairy : a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers
fairyism : the state of being or of being like a fairy
fairyland : the land of fairies
fairylike : a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers
faith : allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty
faithful : steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal
faithfully : steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal
faithfulness : steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal
faithless : not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous, disloyal
faithlessly : not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous, disloyal
faithlessness : not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous, disloyal
faitour : cheat, imposter
fake : not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit, sham
fakement : something faked : a contrivance or device used to deceive
faker : not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit, sham
fakery : not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit, sham
fakir : a Muslim mendicant : dervish
falanaka : a viverrine mammal (Eupleres goudotii) of Madagascar closely related to the Asiatic palm civet
Falangist : a member of the fascist political party governing Spain after the civil war of 1936–39
Falasha : a member of the Beta Israel community
falbala : a flounce or trimming for a woman's garment (as a petticoat, apron, or scarf)
falcate : hooked or curved like a sickle
falcated : a teal (Anas falcata) of Asia, the male having an iridescent bronze head with slightly shaggy crest and drooping scapulars
falces : a sickle-shaped part or structure: as
falchion : a broad-bladed slightly curved sword of medieval times
falcial : of or belonging to a falx
Falcidian : the one-fourth portion of a succession that may be retained by the instituted heir in civil law if more than three-fourths of the succession was bequeathed to other legatees  — compare legitime, marital portion 
falciform : having the shape of a scythe or sickle
falciparum : extremely severe malaria caused by a sporozoan parasite (Plasmodium falciparum)
Falco : the type genus of Falconidae comprising the typical falcons
falcon : any of various hawks trained for use in falconry
falconer : a person who breeds, trains, or hunts with hawks
Falcones : a suborder of Falconiformes comprising the hawks, falcons, eagles, Old World vultures, ospreys, caracaras, and secretary birds  — compare cathartae
falconet : a very small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries
Falconidae : a family of diurnal birds of prey now usually restricted to the long-winged swift-flying falcons and the caracaras but formerly including most hawks, eagles, buzzards, Old World vultures, and related forms  — compare accipitridae
Falconiformes : an order of chiefly diurnal flesh-eating birds having short stout hooped bills and strong feet with four toes, the young being helpless at hatching and fed in the nest, and including the hawks, eagles, vultures, and related birds  — see cathartae , falcones
falconine : belonging to or resembling a falcon
falconry : the art of training hawks to hunt in cooperation with a person
falcula : a curved and sharp-pointed claw or process (as of a cat)
falcular : shaped like a sickle
falculate : curved and sharp-pointed
falderal : a useless ornament or accessory : trifle
faldstool : a folding stool or chair
Falerian : of or relating to the ancient Etruscan city of Falerii
Falernian : of or coming from a district of Campania called Falernus ager by the Romans
Faliscan : of or relating to the Falisci who inhabited the city of Falerii and its region in ancient Etruria
Falisci : an ancient people of Italic origin who were located in southern Etruria in the 5th century b.c. and whose chief town was Falerii
Falkland islands of the southwestern Atlantic east of the southern end of Argentina; a British crown colony whose capital is Stanley, but also claimed by Argentina area 4700 square miles (12,173 square kilometers), population 2700
fall : to descend freely by the force of gravity
fallacious : embodying a fallacy
fallaciously : embodying a fallacy
fallaciousness : embodying a fallacy
fallacy : a false or mistaken idea
fallaway : made while moving away from the basket in basketball
fallback : something on which one can fall back : reserve
fallen : to descend freely by the force of gravity
faller : a machine part that acts by falling
fallfish : a common silvery cyprinid fish (Semotilus corporalis) of the streams of northeastern North America
fallibility : liability to err
fallible : liable to be erroneous
fallibly : liable to be erroneous
falling : to descend freely by the force of gravity
Fallopian : either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus
fallow : of a light yellowish-brown color
fallowness : of a light yellowish-brown color
falltime : autumn
falsary : falsifier, deceiver
false : not genuine
falsehearted : having a disloyal heart
falsehood : an untrue statement : lie
falsely : not genuine
falseness : not genuine
falser : not genuine
falsetto : an artificially high voice
falsework : temporary construction work on which a main work is wholly or partly built and supported until the main work is strong enough to support itself
falsie : a breast-shaped usually fabric or rubber cup used to pad a brassiere
falsifiable : to prove or declare false : disprove
falsification : to prove or declare false : disprove
falsifier : to prove or declare false : disprove
falsify : to prove or declare false : disprove
Falstaffian : a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
faltboat : a small collapsible canoe made of rubberized sailcloth stretched over a knockdown framework
falter : to walk unsteadily : stumble
falterer : to walk unsteadily : stumble
faltering : to walk unsteadily : stumble
falteringly : to walk unsteadily : stumble
falx : a sickle-shaped part or structure: as
fam : family
Fama Eugene F(rancis) 1939–     American economist
famatinite : a mineral Cu3SbS4 consisting of a reddish gray copper antimony sulfide (specific gravity 4.57)
fame : public estimation : reputation
fameflower : a linear-leaved herb (Talinum teretifolium) of the eastern U.S. with scapes of ephemeral pink flowers
fameless : little known : obscure, undistinguished
Fameuse : any of various apples having deep red stripes and crisp white flesh
familia : the paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, and all persons adopted into his family and their wives  — compare potestas
familial : tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
familiar : a member of the household of a high official
familiarism : colloquialism
familiarity : the quality or state of being familiar
familiarization : to make known or familiar
familiarize : to make known or familiar
familiarly : a member of the household of a high official
familiarness : a member of the household of a high official
familism : a social pattern in which the family assumes a position of ascendance over individual interests
familist : a member of a mystical and somewhat antinomian sect of 16th and 17th century Europe
familistic : a social pattern in which the family assumes a position of ascendance over individual interests
family : the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children
famine : an extreme scarcity of food
famish : to cause to suffer severely from hunger
famishment : to cause to suffer severely from hunger
famous : widely known
famously : in a celebrated manner
famousness : widely known
famulus : a private secretary or attendant
Fan : any of various devices for winnowing grain
fan : any of various devices for winnowing grain
fana : the annihilation (as in Sufism) of the individual human will before the will of God
fanal : a beacon on a ship or lighthouse
fanam : a small gold or silver coin formerly in widespread use in southern India
fanatic : a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)
fanatical : a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)
fanatically : a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)
fanaticalness : a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)
fanaticism : fanatic outlook or behavior
fanaticize : to cause to become fanatic
fanback : having a fan-shaped back
fanciable : imaginable
fancical : fanciful
fancied : imagined or believed to be true or real
fancier : one that has a special liking or interest
fanciful : marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
fancifully : marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
fancifulness : marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
fancify : to make ornate, elaborate, or fancy
fanciless : being without ideas or imagination : purely factual and lacking fancy or fanciful quality
fancy : to have a fancy (see fancy entry 2 sense 1) for : like
fancysick : love-sick
fancywork : decorative needlework
fandangle : an ornate or fantastic ornament
fandango : a lively Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time that is usually performed by a man and a woman to the accompaniment of guitar and castanets
fandom : all the fans (as of a sport)
fanega : any of various units of capacity used in Spain and Spanish-American countries
fanfarade : fanfare
Fanfare : a short and lively sounding of trumpets
fanfare : a short and lively sounding of trumpets
fanfaron : an empty boaster : braggart, swaggerer
fanfaronade : empty boasting : bluster
fanflower : a tropical shrub (Scaevola koenigii) of the family Goodeniaceae having white flowers
fang : a long sharp tooth: such as
fanged : a long sharp tooth: such as
fangle : a fashion especially when foppish or silly
fangled : a fashion especially when foppish or silly
fanglement : contrivance, device
fangless : having no fangs
fanglomerate : the material of an alluvial fan in which the rock fragments are only slightly waterworn
fangy : having fangs
fanion : a small flag used originally by horse brigades and now by soldiers and surveyors to mark positions
fanlight : a semicircular window with radiating bars like the ribs of a fan that is placed over a door or window
fanlike : any of various devices for winnowing grain
fanman : a worker who operates a ventilation system (as by fans for cooling kilns or for forcing hot air through furnaces)
fanner : any of various devices for winnowing grain
Fannia : a genus of dipteran flies (family Anthomyiidae) resembling but smaller than the common housefly and including the little housefly (F. canicularis) and the latrine fly (F. scalaris)
fanning : any of various devices for winnowing grain
Fanny : vulva
fanon : any of several articles used in religious ceremonials: such as
fantail : a fan-shaped tail or end
fantasia : a free usually instrumental composition not in strict form
fantasied : existing only in the imagination : fancied
fantasist : one who creates fantasias or fantasies
fantasque : fancy, fantasy, whim
fantast : visionary
fantastic : based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2) : not real
fantastical : based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2) : not real
fantasticality : based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2) : not real
fantastically : in a fantastic manner
fantasticalness : based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2) : not real
fantasticate : to make fantastic
fantastication : to make fantastic
fantasticism : adherence to or employment of fantasy (as in literature or art)
fantastico : a ridiculously fantastic individual
fantasy : the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need
Fanti : an African people of Ghana
fantigue : a state of excitement or great tension
fantoccini : a puppet show using puppets operated by strings or mechanical devices
fantod : a state of irritability and tension
fanweed : pennycress
fanwise : in the manner or position of the slats of an open fan
fanwork : fan tracery
fanwort : a plant of the genus Cabomba
Fany : vulva
faon : fawn sense 3
far : at or to a considerable distance in space
farad : the unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor between whose plates there appears a potential of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity
faradaic : of or relating to an asymmetric alternating current of electricity produced by an induction coil
faraday : the quantity of electricity transferred in electrolysis per equivalent weight of an element or ion equal to about 96,500 coulombs
faradic : of or relating to an asymmetric alternating current of electricity produced by an induction coil
faradism : the application of a faradic current of electricity (as for therapeutic purposes)
faradization : to treat by faradism
faradize : to treat by faradism
faradizer : to treat by faradism
faradmeter : an electrical instrument for measuring capacitances and usually having a scale graduated in farads
farandole : a lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands, form a chain, and follow a leader through a serpentine course
faraway : lying at a great distance : remote
farawayness : remoteness especially from experience or comprehension
farce : stuff
farcer : farceur
farcical : of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 2 sense 2) : ludicrous
farcicality : of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 2 sense 2) : ludicrous
farcically : of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 2 sense 2) : ludicrous
farcicalness : the quality or state of being farcical
farcied : suffering from or affected with farcy
farcing : stuff
farcist : a maker of farces
farctate : having the center solid but softer in consistency than the peripheral layers
farcy : glanders
fardel : bundle
fare : get along, succeed
farer : traveler
farewell : get along well
farfara : the dried leaves of coltsfoot used in folk medicine for coughs and as a tonic
farfel : noodles in the form of pellets or granules
farfetched : brought from a remote time or place
farfetchedness : brought from a remote time or place
fargoing : having extended influence : far-reaching
farina : a fine meal of vegetable matter (such as cereal grains) used chiefly for puddings or as a breakfast cereal
farinaceous : having a mealy texture or surface
faring : get along, succeed
farinose : yielding farina
farinosely : yielding farina
Farish : somewhat far (as in age or drunkenness)
farish : somewhat far (as in age or drunkenness)
farkleberry : a shrub or small tree (Vaccinium arboreum) of the heath family of the southeastern U.S. having a small hard black berry with stony seeds
farl : a small thin triangular cake or biscuit made especially with oatmeal or wheat flour
farleu : money or chattels given by a feudal tenant to his lord in lieu of a heriot
farm : a sum or due fixed in amount and payable at fixed intervals
farmer : a person who pays a fixed sum for some privilege or source of income
farmeress : a female farmer
farmerette : a woman who is a farmer or farmhand
farmery : the buildings and yards of a farm : farmstead
farmhold : a tract of land cultivated as a farm
farmhouse : a dwelling on a farm
farming : the practice of agriculture or aquaculture
farmost : farthest
farmplace : a farmhouse or farmstead
farmstead : the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm
farmyard : land around or enclosed by farm buildings
farnesol : a liquid alcohol C15H25OH that has a floral odor and that occurs in various essential oils (as citronella oil)
farness : the quality or state of being far off : remote state or situation
faro : a gambling game in which players bet on cards drawn from a dealing box
Faroese : a member of the people inhabiting the Faeroe Islands
Farouk 1920–1965 king of Egypt (1936–52; abdicated)
farraginous : consisting of a farrago
farrago : a confused mixture : hodgepodge
farrand : having a specified appearance or disposition
farrandly : having a specified appearance or disposition
farrantly : having a specified appearance or disposition
farrier : a person who shoes horses
farriery : the art or practice of a farrier
farrow : to give birth to (a farrow)
farruca : a Spanish gypsy dance having sudden changes of mood and tempo
farse : an interpolation (as an explanatory phrase) inserted in a liturgical formula
farseeing : farsighted sense 1
Farsi : persian sense 2b
farsighted : seeing or able to see to a great distance
farsightedly : seeing or able to see to a great distance
farsightedness : the quality or state of being farsighted : the ability to anticipate and plan for the future
farther : at or to a greater distance or more advanced point
farthermost : most distant : farthest
farthest : most distant especially in space or time
farthing : a former British monetary unit equal to ¹/₄ of a penny
farthingale : a support (as of hoops) worn especially in the 16th century beneath a skirt to expand it at the hipline
fasces : a bundle of rods and among them an ax with projecting blade borne before ancient Roman magistrates as a badge of authority
fascet : a tool (as a rod or wire basket) used in glass manufacturing to carry bottles to the annealing furnace
fascia : a flat usually horizontal member of a building having the form of a flat band or broad fillet: such as
fascial : a flat usually horizontal member of a building having the form of a flat band or broad fillet: such as
fasciate : banded or striped
fasciated : exhibiting fasciation
fasciation : a malformation of plant stems commonly manifested as enlargement and flattening as if several stems were fused
fascicle : a small or slender bundle (as of pine needles or nerve fibers)
fascicled : a small or slender bundle (as of pine needles or nerve fibers)
fascicular : of, relating to, or consisting of fascicles or fasciculi
fascicularly : of, relating to, or consisting of fascicles or fasciculi
fasciculate : fascicular
fasciculated : fascicular
fasciculation : muscular twitching involving the simultaneous contraction of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
fascicule : fascicle sense 2
fasciculus : a slender bundle of anatomical fibers (such as nerve fibers)
fascinate : to command the interest of : allure
fascinated : to command the interest of : allure
fascinatedly : in the manner of one that is fascinated
fascinating : extremely interesting or charming : captivating
fascinatingly : extremely interesting or charming : captivating
fascination : the quality or power of fascinating
fascinator : one that fascinates
fascine : a long bundle of sticks of wood bound together and used for such purposes as filling ditches and making revetments for riverbanks
Fascio : a local branch of the Fascisti
fasciola : a narrow fascia or band of color
fasciolar : of or relating to a fasciola
Fasciolaria : a genus (the type of the family Fasciolariidae) of large stenoglossate marine snails comprising the typical band shells
fasciole : a band of minute tubercles bearing modified commonly ciliated spines on the test of certain sea urchins
fascioliasis : infestation with or disease caused by liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica or F. gigantica)
Fasciolidae : a cosmopolitan family of digenetic trematodes chiefly infesting the livers of mammals and typically having a flattened leaf-shaped body with the ventral sucker near the anterior end  — see fasciola, fascioloides, fasciolopsis
fascioloid : of, relating to, or resembling worms of the genus Fasciola or the family Fasciolidae
fasciotomy : surgical incision of a fascia
fascism : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
fascist : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
Fascista : a member of an Italian political organization under Mussolini governing Italy 1922–1943 according to the principles of fascism
Fascisti : a member of an Italian political organization under Mussolini governing Italy 1922–1943 according to the principles of fascism
fascistization : the act or process of fascistizing or the state of being fascistized
fascistize : to make over or transform into a fascista : convert to the principles of fascism
fash : vex
fasher city in the region of Darfur, western Sudan
fashery : annoyance, bother
fashion : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
fashionability : conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
fashionable : conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
fashionableness : conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
fashionably : conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
fashioned : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
fashioner : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
fashionist : a maker, leader, specialist in, or follower of fashions
fashionless : without a definite shape : shapeless
fashionmonger : one that studies, imitates, or sets the fashion
fashious : troublesome, annoying
fast : firmly fixed
fasten : to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing
fastener : to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing
fastening : something that fastens : fastener
faster : firmly fixed
fastidious : showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
fastidiously : showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
fastidiousness : showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
fastidium : a strong distaste especially for food
fastigiate : narrowing toward the top
fastigium : the period at which the symptoms of a disease (as a febrile disease) are most pronounced
fasting : firmly fixed
fastish : rather fast
fastland : mainland
fastness : the quality or state of being fast: such as
fastuous : haughty, arrogant
fastus : a day on which Roman religious law permitted secular activities or an auspicious day for such activities
fat : notable for having an unusual amount of fat:
fatal : causing death
fatalism : a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
fatalist : a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
fatalistic : a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
fatalistically : a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
fatality : the quality or state of causing death or destruction
fatalize : to ordain or establish by or subject to fate
fatally : in a way determined by fate
fatalness : the quality or state of being fatal
fatbird : oilbird
fate : the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do : destiny
fated : decreed, controlled, or marked by fate
fateful : having a quality of ominous prophecy
fatefully : having a quality of ominous prophecy
fatefulness : having a quality of ominous prophecy
fathead : a stupid person
fatheaded : a stupid person
fatheadedness : a stupid person
father : a male parent
fathered : a male parent
fatherhood : a male parent
fatherland : the native land or country of one's father or ancestors
fatherless : a male parent
fatherlike : a male parent
fatherliness : of, relating to, or befitting a father
fatherly : of, relating to, or befitting a father
fathership : the quality or state of being a father
fathom : a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
fathomable : a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
fathomless : incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
fathomlessly : incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
fathomlessness : incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
fatidic : of or relating to prophecy
fatidical : of or relating to prophecy
fatigability : susceptible to fatigue
fatigable : susceptible to fatigue
fatigue : labor
fatigueless : incapable of tiring : untiring
fatiguesome : fatiguing, wearisome
fatiguing : causing physical or mental weariness or exhaustion : causing fatigue
fatiguingly : causing physical or mental weariness or exhaustion : causing fatigue
fatiha : the short opening sura of the Koran used by Muslims as a prayer
fatiloquent : prophetic
Fatima village in central Portugal north-northeast of Lisbon
Fatimid : a descendant of Fatima, a daughter of Muhammad, and Ali, the cousin of Muhammad and fourth caliph of Islam, regarded by the Shiʽites as a true heir to the caliphate
fatless : notable for having an unusual amount of fat:
fatling : a young animal fattened for slaughter
fatly : richly
fatness : notable for having an unusual amount of fat:
fatsia : devil's club
fatten : to make fat, fleshy, or plump
fattener : to make fat, fleshy, or plump
fatter : notable for having an unusual amount of fat:
fattily : in a fatty manner
fattiness : containing fat especially in unusual amounts
fattish : somewhat fat
fattrels : ends of ribbons
fatty : containing fat especially in unusual amounts
fatuitous : characterized by fatuity : fatuous
fatuity : something foolish or stupid
fatuoid : an aberrant form arising in cultivated oats that is believed to be a mutation and that resembles both the parent variety and the wild oat (Avena fatua)
fatuous : complacently or inanely foolish : silly
fatuously : complacently or inanely foolish : silly
fatuousness : complacently or inanely foolish : silly
fatwood : lightwood
faucal : faucial
faucalize : to modify by faucal articulation
fauces : the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx between the soft palate and the base of the tongue
faucet : a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe
fauchard : a long-handled medieval weapon with a long convex edge
faucial : the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx between the soft palate and the base of the tongue
faujasite : a mineral (Na2,Ca)Al2Si4O12.6H2O consisting of a colorless or white hydrous aluminosilicate of sodium and calcium (hardness 5, specific gravity 1.92)
fault : weakness, failing
faultage : geologic faulting : geologic faults
faulter : a wrongdoer especially against the church
faultfinder : one given to faultfinding
faultfinding : disposed to find fault : captiously critical
faultful : full of faults
faultfully : full of faults
faultily : marked by fault or defect : imperfect
faultiness : marked by fault or defect : imperfect
faulting : weakness, failing
faultless : having no fault : irreproachable
faultlessly : having no fault : irreproachable
faultlessness : having no fault : irreproachable
faulty : marked by fault or defect : imperfect
faun : a figure in Roman mythology similar to but gentler than the satyr
Fauna : animal life
faunal : animal life
faunally : animal life
faunated : possessing an extensive intestinal fauna of commensal microorganisms
faunist : a specialist on faunas
faunistic : of or relating to zoogeography : faunal
faunistically : of or relating to zoogeography : faunal
faunology : zoogeography
faunule : a diminutive fauna
fause : false
faust : a magician of German legend who enters into a compact with the devil
Faustian : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting Faust
fautor : one that gives support : patron, protector, partisan, abettor
fauve : a painter practicing fauvism : fauvist
Fauvism : a movement in painting typified by the work of Matisse and characterized by vivid colors, free treatment of form, and a resulting vibrant and decorative effect
Fauvist : a movement in painting typified by the work of Matisse and characterized by vivid colors, free treatment of form, and a resulting vibrant and decorative effect
favella : a settlement of jerry-built shacks lying on the outskirts of a Brazilian city
favellidium : a favella immersed in an algal frond
favelloid : relating to or resembling a favella
Faventine : of or belonging to Faenza, Italy
faveolate : having cavities like a honeycomb : alveolate
faveolus : alveola sense 1
faviform : resembling a honeycomb in structure
favilla : a small incandescent fragment of lava from a volcano
favism : a condition especially of males of Mediterranean descent that is marked by the development of hemolytic anemia upon consumption of fava beans or inhalation of fava bean pollen and is caused by a usually inherited deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate
favonian : of or relating to the west wind : mild
favor : friendly regard shown toward another especially by a superior
favorable : disposed to favor : partial
favorableness : disposed to favor : partial
favorably : disposed to favor : partial
favored : having an appearance or features of a particular kind
favorer : friendly regard shown toward another especially by a superior
favoring : providing or tending to provide help in moving forward : being in one's favor : advantageous
favorite : one that is treated or regarded with special favor or liking
favoritism : the showing of special favor : partiality
favorless : showing no favor : unpropitious
favose : alveolate
favosely : alveolate
favosite : a fossil coral of the genus Favosites or a related genus
Favosites : a genus (the type of a large exclusively Paleozoic family Favositidae) of extinct corals having polygonal cells with perforated walls especially abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks
favositoid : a genus (the type of a large exclusively Paleozoic family Favositidae) of extinct corals having polygonal cells with perforated walls especially abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks
favous : favose
favus : any of several contagious skin diseases caused by ascomycetous fungi (such as Trichophyton schoenleinii) and occurring in humans and many domestic animals
fawn : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
fawner : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
fawning : seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
fawningly : seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
fawny : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
Fay : to fit or join closely or tightly
fay : to fit or join closely or tightly
fayalite : a mineral Fe2SiO4 consisting of an iron silicate isomeric with olivine and occurring in crystals or massive (specific gravity 4.1)
Fayumic : of, belonging to, or situated in the Fayum, a fertile depression in Egypt south of Cairo and connected with the Nile valley by a narrow pass
faze : to disturb the composure of : disconcert, daunt
fazenda : a Brazilian plantation
fe iron
feaberry : gooseberry sense 1a
feak : a lock or curl of hair
feal : conceal
fealty : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord
fear : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger
feared : producing fear in others
fearer : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger
fearful : causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality
fearfully : causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality
fearfulness : causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality
fearless : free from fear : brave
fearlessly : free from fear : brave
fearlessness : free from fear : brave
fearnought : a thick heavy overcoating that is made of wool often mixed with shoddy and that has a rough shaggy face
fearsome : causing fear
fearsomely : causing fear
fearsomeness : causing fear
feasibility : capable of being done or carried out
feasible : capable of being done or carried out
feasibleness : capable of being done or carried out
feasibly : capable of being done or carried out
feast : an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet
feaster : an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet
feastful : devoted to feasting : festive, festal
feat : a deed notable especially for courage
feather : any of the light, horny, epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds
featherbed : calling for, sanctioning, or resulting from featherbedding
featherbedding : the requiring of an employer usually under a union rule or safety statute to hire more employees than are needed or to limit production
featherbone : a corset bone made from the quills of domestic fowl or of plastic
featherbrain : a foolish scatterbrained person
featherbrained : a foolish scatterbrained person
feathered : having feathers
featheredge : a very thin sharp edge
featheredged : a very thin sharp edge
featherer : a worker who feathers the edges of shoe welts to leave the edge of the outsole more accessible for trimming
featherfew : feverfew
featherfoil : a plant of the genus Hottonia
featherhead : a foolish person : featherbrain
featherheaded : a foolish person : featherbrain
featheriness : the quality or state of being feathery or extremely light
feathering : a covering of feathers : plumage
featherleaf :  american arborvitae
featherless : any of the light, horny, epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds
featherman : a tradesman or hawker of former times who dealt in feathers or plumes
featherpate : featherhead
featherpated : featherheaded
featherstitch : an embroidery stitch consisting of a line of diagonal blanket stitches worked alternately to the left and right
featherstitching : an embroidery stitch consisting of a line of diagonal blanket stitches worked alternately to the left and right
feathertop : any of several grasses having feathery panicles (as members of the genera Pennisetum and Calamagrostis)
featherweed : catfoot
featherweight : one that is very light in weight
featherwood : an Australian timber tree (Polyosma cunninghamii) of the family Escalloniaceae
featherwork : a net or fabric completely covered with overlapping feathers usually having a design
feathery : resembling, suggesting, or covered with feathers
featly : in a graceful manner : nimbly
featness : the quality or state of being feat
feature : the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
featured : having facial features of a particular kind
featureless : the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
featurely : handsome
feaze : rush
feazings : the unlaid end of a rope
febricity : the quality or state of being feverish
febricula : a slight and transient fever
febrifacient : a substance that causes fever
febrific : feverish
febrifugal : mitigating or removing fever
febrifuge : antipyretic
febrile : marked or caused by fever : feverish
febrility : feverishness
Febronian : of, relating to, or advocating Febronianism
Febronianism : the principle applied in 1763 to the Roman Catholic Church by Johann N. von Hontheim, suffragan bishop of Treves, that final ecclesiastical authority belongs to the whole church and not merely to the papacy, that papal power is inferior to that of the whole body of the episcopate, and that papal power is limited in matters of doctrine by general church councils and in matters of discipline by national churches
February : the second month of the Gregorian calendar
februation : purification by a religious ceremony
fecal : of, relating to, or constituting feces
fecalith : a concretion of dry compact feces formed in the intestine or vermiform appendix
fecaloid : resembling dung
feces : bodily waste discharged through the anus : excrement
Fechnerian : of, relating to, or discovered by G.T.Fechner, German physicist considered to be a founder of psychophysics and experimental psychology
feck : the greater share : majority
feckful : efficient, effective
feckfully : efficient, effective
feckless : weak, ineffective
fecklessly : weak, ineffective
fecklessness : weak, ineffective
feckly : almost, nearly
fecula : a form of starch obtained from some plants (as an arrowroot)
feculence : foul with impurities : fecal
feculency : feculence
feculent : foul with impurities : fecal
fecund : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
fecundate : to make fecund
fecundation : to make fecund
fecundative : serving to fecundate : making fertile
fecundator : one that fecundates
fecundatory : of or relating to fecundation
fecundity : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
fed federal; federation
feddan : an Egyptian unit of area equal to 1.038 acres
federacy : alliance, confederacy, federation
Federal : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units
federal : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units
federalism : the distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent (see constituent entry 2 sense 1) units
federalist : an advocate of federalism: such as
federalization : the act of federalizing
federalize : to unite in or under a federal system
federally : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units
federate : united in an alliance or federation : federated
federation : an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: such as
federative : of, relating to, or formed by federation
federatively : of, relating to, or formed by federation
federator : one that forms a federation : one that takes part in a federation
Fedora : a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise
fee : an estate in land held in feudal law from a lord on condition of homage and service
feeble : markedly lacking in strength
feebleness : markedly lacking in strength
feebling : one that is feeble in mind or body
feeblish : somewhat feeble
feebly : markedly lacking in strength
feed : to give food to
feedback : the transmission of evaluative or corrective information about an action, event, or process to the original or controlling source
feedboard : a board (as on a printing press or folding machine) to hold material fed to the machine
feedbox : a container for feed or fodder
feeder : one that feeds: such as
feedhead : an excess of metal left above a foundry mold to supply molten metal to a solidifying casting and thus compensate for shrinkage that cannot be fed from the gate
feeding : the act or process of eating or being fed
feedstuff : feed sense 2a
feedway : an aisle between rows of stalls in a barn along which feed is distributed to the mangers
feel : to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality
feeler : one that feels: such as
feeless : being without a fee : yielding no fee : requiring no fee
feeling : the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch
feelingful : marked by strong feeling
feelingless : having no feeling : devoid of a normal capacity to feel
feelinglessly : having no feeling : devoid of a normal capacity to feel
feelingly : the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch
feelingness : the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch
feer : to mark off land for plowing
feering : feered or furrowed land
feetage : footage
feeze : rush
fegary : whim
Fehmic : of or relating to the Fehme
fei : a wild banana (Musa fehi) widely cultivated in Polynesia and distinguished by an upright fruiting stalk bearing large thick fruits that have reddish orange or yellow skin and are edible only when cooked
feign : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
feigned : fictitious
feigner : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
feigning : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
Feijoa : the green round or oval juicy fruit of a shrub or small tree (Feijoa sellowiana) of the myrtle family that is native to South America and is grown commercially especially in New Zealand
feil : neat and cosy : comfortable
feint : something feigned
feis : an assembly in ancient Ireland for the promulgation of laws and for competition in artistic, intellectual, and physical prowess  — compare aenach
feist : a small dog
feisty : full of nervous energy : fidgety
feldsher : a medical or surgical practitioner without full professional qualifications or status in some east European countries and especially Russia
feldspar : any of a group of crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates with either potassium, sodium, calcium, or barium and that are an essential constituent of nearly all crystalline rocks
feldspathic : relating to or containing feldspar
feldspathization : the process of feldspathizing or of being feldspathized
feldspathoid : a mineral consisting of an aluminous silicate (as leucite nepheline) that has too little silica to form feldspar
felicide : the killing of a cat
felicific : causing or intended to cause happiness
felicitate : made happy
felicitation : made happy
felicitator : made happy
felicitous : very well suited or expressed : apt
felicitously : very well suited or expressed : apt
felicitousness : very well suited or expressed : apt
felicity : the quality or state of being happy
felid : cat sense 1b
Felidae : a cosmopolitan family comprising lithe-bodied carnivorous mammals (as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, lynx, and cheetah) having often strikingly patterned fur, comparatively short limbs with soft pads on the feet, usually sharp curved retractile claws, a broad and somewhat rounded head with short but powerful jaws equipped with teeth suited to grasping, tearing, and shearing through flesh, erect ears, and typically eyes with narrow or elliptical pupils and especially adapted for seeing in dim light
feliform : resembling a cat
feline : of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
felinely : of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
felinity : of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
felinophobe : ailurophobia
Felis : the type genus of Felidae comprising the true or typical cats
Felix : fortunate fault 
fell : skin, hide, pelt
fellable : skin, hide, pelt
fellage : the act or process of felling (as a tree)
fellah : a peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country (such as Egypt)
fellaheen : a peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country (such as Egypt)
fellahin : a peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country (such as Egypt)
Fellata :  fula
fellatio : oral stimulation of the penis
fellation : oral stimulation of the penis
fellen : bittersweet sense 2a
feller : skin, hide, pelt
felling : skin, hide, pelt
fellmonger : one who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making
fellmongering : one who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making
fellmongery : one who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making
fellness : skin, hide, pelt
felloe : the exterior rim or a segment of the rim of a wheel supported by the spokes
fellow : comrade, associate
fellowcraft : the second degree of Freemasonry
fellowship : companionship, company
fellside : hillside, mountainside
felly : the exterior rim or a segment of the rim of a wheel supported by the spokes
feloid : of or relating to the Aeluroidea
felon : one who has committed a felony
felonious : very evil : villainous
feloniously : very evil : villainous
feloniousness : very evil : villainous
felonry : felons
felonweed : tansy ragwort
felonwood : bittersweet sense 2a
felonwort : bittersweet sense 2a
felony : an act on the part of a feudal vassal (see vassal sense 1) involving the forfeiture of his fee
fels : a copper coin used in an Arabic-speaking country
felsite : a dense igneous rock consisting almost entirely of feldspar and quartz
felsitic : a dense igneous rock consisting almost entirely of feldspar and quartz
felsophyre : a porphyritic rock having a felsitic groundmass
felsophyric : a porphyritic rock having a felsitic groundmass
felt : a cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers through the action of heat, moisture, chemicals, and pressure
felted : made of or into felt
felter : to mat together like felt : intertwine
felting : the process of making felt
feltlike : to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality
feltwork : an anatomical network (as neuropil) of fibers
feltwort : a mullein (Verbascum thapsus) with thick woolly leaves
felty : resembling or suggesting felt or a felted mass
felucca : a narrow fast lateen-rigged sailing vessel chiefly of the Mediterranean area
Felup : a member of a people on the Atlantic coast of the western Sudan
felwort : any of several plants of the family Gentianaceae
female : of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs
femaleness : of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs
Feme : wife
feme : wife
femerell : a small open structure on a roof (as of a medieval kitchen) for ventilation : louver
femic : belonging to or being a group of mostly ferromagnesian minerals including amphibole and pyroxene
femicide : the gender-based murder of a woman or girl by a man
feminal : feminine
feminality : feminine
femineity : femininity
feminie : the world of women : womankind
feminine : female sense 1a(1)
femininely : female sense 1a(1)
feminineness : female sense 1a(1)
femininity : the quality or nature of the female sex : the quality, state, or degree of being feminine or womanly
feminism : belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
feminist : a person who supports or engages in feminism
feministic : belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
feminity : femininity
feminization : to give a feminine quality to
feminize : to give a feminine quality to
femora : the proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that extends from the hip to the knee
femoral : of or relating to the femur or thigh
femoropopliteal : of, relating to, or connecting the femoral and popliteal arteries
femorotibial : the ratio of the length of the femur to the length of the tibia multiplied by 100 
femur : the proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that extends from the hip to the knee
fen : low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds)
fence : a means of protection : defense
fenceless : a means of protection : defense
fencelessness : a means of protection : defense
fencer : a means of protection : defense
fenchene : any of several isomeric liquid terpenes C10H16 obtained especially by dehydration of fenchyl alcohol
fenchone : an oily terpenoid ketone C10H16O that is isomeric with camphor and has a camphoraceous odor, that exists in three optically different forms, occurring as the dextrorotatory form especially in fennel oil and as the levorotatory form in thuja oil, and that is used chiefly as a pine scent; 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-keto-norbornane
fenchyl : either of two stereoisomeric alcohols C10H17OH made by hydrogenation of fenchone
fencible : capable of defending or bearing arms for his country
fencing : the art or practice of attack and defense with the foil, épée, or saber
fend : defend
fender : a device that protects: such as
fendering : material used for fenders (as on a ship)
fenderless : a device that protects: such as
fendy : capable and resourceful (as at managing and providing)
feneration : the act or practice of lending money on interest : usury
fenestella : a niche like a window in the south wall of the sanctuary near the altar (as of a Roman Catholic church) containing the piscina and often also the credence
fenestra : a small anatomical opening (as in a bone): such as
fenestral : a small anatomical opening (as in a bone): such as
fenestrate : fenestrated
fenestrated : having one or more openings or pores
fenestration : the arrangement, proportioning, and design of windows and doors in a building
fenestrato : a group of windows considered as a single window divided by mullions or colonnettes (as in Venetian palaces)
fenestrule : one of the small openings between intersecting branches of a lacy bryozoan colony
Fenian : a member of a legendary band of warriors defending Ireland in the second and third centuries a.d.
Fenianism : a member of a legendary band of warriors defending Ireland in the second and third centuries a.d.
fenland : an area of low often marshy ground
fenman : an inhabitant of a fen especially of the part of eastern England known as The Fens
fennec : a small pale-fawn fox (Vulpes zerda synonym Fennecus zerda) with large ears that inhabits the deserts of northern Africa and Arabia
fennel : a perennial Eurasian herb (Foeniculum vulgare) that has clusters of small yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and seeds and includes several cultivated forms: such as
fennelflower : nigella sense 2
Fennoman : a partisan of the nationalist movement in Finland that began in the middle of the 19th century by advocating the use and cultivation of the Finnish language  — compare swekoman
fenny : having the characteristics of a fen : boggy
fenouillet : a liqueur flavored with fennel seed
fent : a slit or opening in a garment
fenugreek : a leguminous annual Eurasian herb (Trigonella foenum-graecum) with aromatic seeds
feod : feud entry 3
feodal : feud entry 3
feodality : feud entry 3
feodary : a feudal tenant : vassal
feoff : enfeoff
feoffee : one to whom a feoffment is made
feoffment : the granting of a fee
feoffor : one who makes a feoffment
feracious : producing abundantly : prolific, fruitful
Ferae : a subdivision of Mammalia coextensive with Carnivora
feral : of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
ferash : a servant (as in the Indian subcontinent) usually employed in menial work
ferberite : a mineral FeWO4 consisting of a valuable ferrous tungstate occurring in black granular masses
feretory : an ornate often portable bier for the relics of a saint
ferganite : a mineral U3(VO4)2.6H2O consisting of a hydrated uranium vanadate occurring in sulfur-yellow scales
Ferguson 163 U.S. 537 (1896), established the legality of racial segregation so long as facilities were kept “separate but equal.” An organized challenge to Louisiana laws concerning separate rail cars for blacks and whites was brought before the state supreme court but rejected and then taken on appeal to the Supreme Court. The latter court, too, held that separate accommodations did not infringe on black or white passengers' political equality but only made a legitimate social distinction. The case is ultimately as well known for the famous dissent by Justice John Marshall Harlan (the “Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens”) as for its place in civil rights history. It would be overturned by Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). 
fergusonite : a brownish black mineral (Y,Er,Ce,Fe,)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 consisting essentially of an oxide of yttrium, erbium, niobium, and tantalum with other metals often including uranium and isomorphous with formanite (hardness 5.5–6)
feria : a weekday of a church calendar on which no feast falls
ferial : a weekday of a church calendar on which no feast falls
ferine : feral
Feringi :  european
ferity : the quality or state of being feral
ferling : a fourth part
ferly : wonder
fermail : a medieval clasp for clothing
ferment : to undergo fermentation
fermentability : the quality or state of being fermentable
fermentable : to undergo fermentation
fermentation : the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
fermentative : causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation
fermenter : an organism that causes fermentation
fermentescible : fermentable
fermentology : a science that deals with ferments and fermentation  — compare enzymology
fermentor : an organism that causes fermentation
fermorite : a mineral (Ca,Sr)5[(As,P)O4]3 that consists of an arsenate, phosphate, and fluoride of calcium and strontium and that is related to apatite and found in white crystalline masses
fern : any of a division (Filicophyta) or class (Filicopsida) of flowerless spore-producing vascular plants having alternating sporophyte and gametophyte generations
fernandinite : a mineral consisting of a massive dull green hydrous calcium vanadyl vanadate
Fernando island of Brazil in the Atlantic northeast of the city of Natal area 10 square miles (26 square kilometers)
fernbird : a small passerine bird (Bowdleria punctata) of New Zealand that frequents marshy ground and is becoming rare
fernbrake : a dense growth of ferns
ferned : abounding in or covered with ferns
fernery : a place or stand where ferns grow
ferngale : sweet fern sense 1a
fernleaf : a delicate red alga (Callithamnion gracillimum) with finely divided thallus
fernlike : any of a division (Filicophyta) or class (Filicopsida) of flowerless spore-producing vascular plants having alternating sporophyte and gametophyte generations
ferntickle : freckle
ferntickled : freckle
fernwort : a plant belonging to the Pteridophyta : fern ally, fern
ferny : any of a division (Filicophyta) or class (Filicopsida) of flowerless spore-producing vascular plants having alternating sporophyte and gametophyte generations
Ferocactus : a genus of nearly globular deeply ribbed cacti of Mexico and the adjacent U.S. having numerous spines, large funnel-shaped flowers, and dry fruits
ferocious : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
ferociously : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
ferociousness : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
ferocity : the quality or state of being ferocious
Ferrara commune northeast of Bologna near the Po River in the northern Italy region of Emilia-Romagna population 132,545
Ferrarese : of, relating to, or characteristic of Ferrara, a city in Italy
ferrate : any of various classes of compounds containing iron and oxygen in the anion or regarded as so constituted: such as
ferreous : of, like, or containing iron
ferret : a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
ferreter : a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
ferreting : a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
ferrety : a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
ferri : iron
ferriage : the fare paid for a ferry passage
ferric : of, relating to, or containing iron
ferricyanic : a brown crystalline unstable acid H3Fe(CN)6 obtained by treating ferricyanides with strong acids
ferricyanide : the trivalent anion Fe(CN)63−
ferrier : ferryman
ferriferous : containing or yielding iron
ferrite : any of several magnetic substances that consist essentially of ferric oxide combined with the oxides of one or more other metals (such as manganese, nickel, or zinc), have high magnetic permeability and high electrical resistivity, and are used especially in electronic devices
ferritungstite : a mineral Fe2(WO4)(OH)4.4H2O consisting of a hydrous ferric tungstate and occurring as a yellow ocherous powder
ferrivorous : feeding on iron
ferroalloy : a crude alloy of iron with one or more other elements (as metals) used for deoxidizing molten steel and making alloy steels
ferroaluminum : an alloy of iron and aluminum that is sometimes added to molten steel to deoxidize the metal or to provide aluminum (as in steel for nitriding)
ferroboron : an alloy of iron and boron sometimes added to molten steel
ferrocerium : a crude iron alloy containing a high percentage of cerium and used for flints in cigarette lighters
ferrochrome : a crude alloy of iron and chromium used chiefly to incorporate chromium in iron or steel
ferrochromium : a crude alloy of iron and chromium used chiefly to incorporate chromium in iron or steel
ferroconcrete : reinforced concrete
ferrocyanic : a white crystalline acid H4Fe(CN)6 obtained by treating ferrocyanides with acids
ferrocyanide : the tetravalent anion Fe(CN)64−
ferromagnesian : containing iron and magnesium
ferromagnetic : of or relating to substances with an abnormally high magnetic permeability, a definite saturation point, and appreciable residual magnetism and hysteresis
ferromagnetism : of or relating to substances with an abnormally high magnetic permeability, a definite saturation point, and appreciable residual magnetism and hysteresis
ferromanganese : an alloy of iron and manganese containing usually about 80 percent manganese and used in the manufacture of steel
ferromolybdenum : a crude alloy of iron and molybdenum used to add molybdenum to iron or steel
ferronickel : a crude alloy of iron and nickel sometimes used in making nickel steel
ferrophosphorus : a crude alloy of iron and phosphorus
ferroprussiate : the process of making a blueprint
ferrosilicon : an alloy of iron and silicon containing 15 to 95 percent silicon and used for deoxidizing molten steel and making silicon steel and high-silicon cast iron
ferrotitanium : an alloy of iron and titanium containing 15 to 45 percent titanium and used in steelmaking
ferrotungsten : a crude alloy of iron and tungsten used in making alloy steels
ferrotype : a positive photograph made by a collodion process on a thin iron plate having a darkened surface
ferrotyper : one that ferrotypes
ferrous : of, relating to, or containing iron
ferrovanadium : a crude alloy of iron and vanadium used in making steel or cast iron
ferrozirconium : a crude alloy of iron and zirconium usually containing 12 to 40 percent zirconium
ferruginate : to charge or stain (as rock) with a compound of iron
ferrugination : to charge or stain (as rock) with a compound of iron
ferruginous : of, relating to, or containing iron
ferrule : a ring or cap usually of metal put around a slender shaft (such as a cane or a tool handle) to strengthen it or prevent splitting
ferrum : iron
ferruminate : to join together (as metals) : solder
ferrumination : to join together (as metals) : solder
ferry : to carry by boat over a body of water
ferryboat : a boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods
ferryhouse : the house of the keeper of a ferry
ferryman : a person who operates a ferry
fertile : producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
fertilely : producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
fertileness : producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
fertility : the quality or state of being fertile
fertilizable : to make fertile: such as
fertilization : an act or process of making fertile: such as
fertilize : to make fertile: such as
fertilizer : one that fertilizes
feru : a bast fiber derived from an African tree (Cochlospermum tinctorium) and used in making rope
ferula : an instrument (such as a flat piece of wood like a ruler) used to punish children
ferule : an instrument (such as a flat piece of wood like a ruler) used to punish children
ferulic : a white crystalline acid that is structurally related to vanillin and is obtained especially from plant sources (such as aspen bark)
fervanite : a mineral Fe4V4O16.5H2O consisting of a rare hydrated iron vanadate occurring with radioactive minerals but not itself radioactive
fervency : fervor
fervent : very hot : glowing
fervently : very hot : glowing
ferventness : fervor
fervid : very hot : burning
fervidity : fervor
fervidly : very hot : burning
fervidness : very hot : burning
fervor : intensity of feeling or expression
Fescennine : scurrilous, obscene
fescue : a small pointer (such as a stick) used to point out letters to children learning to read
fess : to own up : confess
fesswise : in the direction of a fess : horizontally, barwise sense 1
fest : a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
festal : of or relating to a feast or festival : festive
festally : of or relating to a feast or festival : festive
Feste : a mighty fortress is our God
fester : to generate pus
festinate : hasten
festinately : hasten
festination : being a walking gait (as in Parkinson's disease) characterized by involuntary acceleration
festine : feast, entertainment
Festino : feast, entertainment
festival : of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival
festive : of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
festively : of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
festiveness : of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
festivity : festival sense 1
festivous : festive
festoon : a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
festoonery : an arrangement of festoons
festuca : a large genus of mostly tufted perennial grasses comprising the fescues and having flat leaves and panicled spikelets with acute pointed or awned flowering scales  — see buffalo bunchgrass, sheep's fescue, tall fescue
festucine : of the color straw yellow
fet Federal excise tax
fetal : of, relating to, or being a fetus
fetalization : a retention in the postnatal life of higher forms of conditions occurring during development of related lower forms
fetation : the formation of a fetus : pregnancy
fetch : to go or come after and bring or take back
fetched : to go or come after and bring or take back
fetcher : to go or come after and bring or take back
fetching : attractive, appealing
fetchingly : attractive, appealing
feterita : any of various grain sorghums that are derived from a Sudanese sorghum (Sorghum vulgare variety caudatum) and are characterized by compact oval heads of exceptionally large soft white seeds
fetial : a member of a priestly board in ancient Rome responsible for overseeing diplomatic negotiations
fetiales : a member of a priestly board in ancient Rome responsible for overseeing diplomatic negotiations
feticidal : the act of causing the death of a fetus
feticide : the act of causing the death of a fetus
fetid : having a heavy offensive smell
fetidity : fetidness
fetidly : having a heavy offensive smell
fetidness : having a heavy offensive smell
fetiparous : that bear young very incompletely developed
fetish : an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
fetishism : belief in magical fetishes
fetishist : belief in magical fetishes
fetishistic : belief in magical fetishes
fetishize : to make a fetish of : treat or regard with fetishism
fetlock : a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal  — see horse illustration
fetlow : a felon in cattle
fetometry : measurement of a fetus (as by X-ray examination)
fetor : a strong offensive smell : stench
fetter : a chain or shackle for the feet
fetterbush : a showy shrub (Lyonia lucida) of the southern U.S. with persistent leaves and angled branchlets
fetterless : having no fetters : free, unbound
fetterlock : a device formerly attached to a horse's leg to hamper running away : clog
fetticus : corn salad
fettle : state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form
fettler : one that fettles: such as
fettling : state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form
fetus : an unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind
feu : a feudal benefice : fee
feuar : one who holds a feu
feud : a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate sense 2)
feudal : of, relating to, or suggestive of feudalism
feudalism : the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal (see vassal sense 1) with all land held in fee (see fee sense 1) and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship (see wardship sense 1), and forfeiture (see forfeiture sense 1)
feudalist : the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal (see vassal sense 1) with all land held in fee (see fee sense 1) and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship (see wardship sense 1), and forfeiture (see forfeiture sense 1)
feudalistic : the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal (see vassal sense 1) with all land held in fee (see fee sense 1) and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship (see wardship sense 1), and forfeiture (see forfeiture sense 1)
feudality : the quality or state of being feudal
feudalization : to make feudal
feudalize : to make feudal
feudally : of, relating to, or suggestive of feudalism
feudatorial : feudal
feudatory : owing feudal allegiance
feudist : a specialist in feudal law
feuille : terrapin sense 2
feuilletonism : a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader
feuilletonist : a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader
fever : a rise of body temperature above the normal
feverbush : spicebush sense 1
fevercup : pitcher plant sense a
feverfew : a perennial European composite (see composite entry 1 sense 1b) herb (Tanacetum parthenium synonym Chrysanthemum parthenium) that has small white daisylike flowers with yellow centers, is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental, has become naturalized through much of North America, and has been used in herbal medicine to treat a variety of conditions (such as fever, migraine headaches, and menstrual cramps)
fevergum : a blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
feverish : tending to cause fever
feverishly : tending to cause fever
feverishness : tending to cause fever
feverless : having no fever
feverous : feverish
feverroot : a coarse American herb (Triosteum perfoliatum)
fevertwig : bittersweet sense 2b
fevertwitch : bittersweet sense 2b
feverweed : any of several plants of the genus Eryngium (as E. aquaticum of the southern U.S. or E. campestre of Europe)
feverwort : a coarse American herb (Triosteum perfoliatum) of the honeysuckle family
few : not many persons or things
fewness : not many persons or things
fewterer : a keeper of dogs (as greyhounds) : slipper
fewtrils : things of little value : trifles
fey : fated to die : doomed
feyness : fated to die : doomed
fez : a brimless cylindrical or somewhat cone-shaped hat with a flat top that usually has a tassel, is typically made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries
Fezzan region chiefly of desert in southwestern Libya; part of the Sahara
fezzed : a brimless cylindrical or somewhat cone-shaped hat with a flat top that usually has a tassel, is typically made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries
fi for instance
fiacre : a small hackney coach
fiance : a man engaged to be married
fiancee : a woman engaged to be married
fianchetto : to develop (a bishop) in a chess game to the second square on the adjacent knight's file
Fianna :  fenians
fiar : one in whom the fee simple of an estate is vested subject to a liferent
fiard : fjord
fiasco : a complete failure
fiat : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort
fib : a trivial or childish lie
fibber : a trivial or childish lie
fibbery : the practice of fibbing : falsehood
Fiber : a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: such as
fiber : a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: such as
fiberboard : a material made by compressing fibers (as of wood) into stiff sheets
fibered : a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: such as
fiberize : to make or break down into fibers
fiberizer : one that fiberizes
fiberless : lacking fiber : devoid of fibers
fibration : the arrangement or formation of fibers or fibrous structure
fibril : a small filament or fiber: such as
fibrilla : fibril
fibrillar : a small filament or fiber: such as
fibrillary : of or relating to fibrils or fibers
fibrillate : to undergo or exhibit fibrillation
fibrillated : to undergo or exhibit fibrillation
fibrillation : an act or process of forming fibers or fibrils
fibrilled : fibrillate
fibrilliform : resembling a fibril
fibrillose : furnished with or consisting of fibril
fibrillous : belonging to or composed of fibrils
fibrin : a white insoluble fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin especially in the clotting of blood
fibrinogen : a plasma protein that is produced in the liver and is converted into fibrin during blood clot formation
fibrinolysin : any of several proteolytic enzymes that promote the dissolution of blood clots
fibrinolysis : the usually enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibrinolytic : the usually enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibrinopurulent : containing, characterized by, or exuding fibrin and pus
fibrinous : a white insoluble fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin especially in the clotting of blood
fibroadenoma : adenoma with a large amount of fibrous tissue
fibroareolar : composed of both fibrous and areolar connective tissue
fibroblast : a connective-tissue cell of mesenchymal origin that secretes proteins and especially molecular collagen from which the extracellular fibrillar matrix of connective tissue forms
fibroblastic : a connective-tissue cell of mesenchymal origin that secretes proteins and especially molecular collagen from which the extracellular fibrillar matrix of connective tissue forms
fibrocartilage : cartilage in which the matrix except immediately about the cells is largely composed of fibers like those of ordinary connective tissue
fibrocartilaginous : cartilage in which the matrix except immediately about the cells is largely composed of fibers like those of ordinary connective tissue
fibrocrystalline : composed of or characterized by fibrous crystals
fibrocystic : characterized by the presence or development of fibrous tissue and cysts
fibrocyte : fibroblast
fibroelastic : consisting of both fibrous and elastic elements
fibroferrite : a mineral Fe(SO4)(OH).5H2O consisting of a fibrous hydrated basic ferric sulfate
fibroid : resembling, forming, or consisting of fibrous tissue
fibroin : an insoluble protein comprising the filaments of the raw silk fiber
fibrolite : sillimanite
fibrolitic : sillimanite
fibroma : a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue
fibromata : a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue
fibromatoid : resembling a fibroma
fibromatosis : a condition marked by the presence of or a tendency to develop multiple fibromas
fibromatous : a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue
fibromyoma : a mixed tumor containing both fibrous and muscle tissue
fibromyomatous : a mixed tumor containing both fibrous and muscle tissue
fibromyositis : fibromyalgia
fibromyxoma : a myxoma containing fibrous tissue
fibroplastic : the process of forming fibrous tissue (as in wound healing)
fibrosarcoma : a sarcoma of relatively low malignancy consisting chiefly of spindle-shaped cells that tend to form collagenous fibrils
fibrose : fibrous
fibroserous : composed of a serous membrane supported by a firm layer of fibrous tissue
fibrosis : a condition marked by increase of interstitial fibrous tissue
fibrositis : a rheumatic disorder of fibrous tissue
Fibrospongiae : an order of Porifera comprising sponges with fibrous skeletons and including all forms not placed in Calcispongiae
fibrotic : a condition marked by increase of interstitial fibrous tissue
fibrous : containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers
fibrovascular : having or consisting of fibers and conducting cells
fibster : fibber
fibula : the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle in the hind or lower limbs of vertebrates
fibulae : the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle in the hind or lower limbs of vertebrates
fibular : the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle in the hind or lower limbs of vertebrates
fibulare : the outer or postaxial element or bone of the proximal row of the tarsus
fibulocalcaneal : belonging to the fibula and the calcaneus
Ficaria : a small genus of European herbs (family Ranunculaceae) closely related to the buttercups but having three sepals and swollen smooth achenes
ficary : lesser celandine
fice : a small dog
fiche : microfiche
Fichtean Johann Gottlieb 1762–1814 German philosopher
Fichteanism : a post-Kantian idealist philosophy in which an attempt is made to perfect the Kantian system by connecting practical reason with pure reason through deducing a priori from the ego not only the categories of our knowledge of nature but also the doctrines of ethical and legal obligations and thereby uniting these two critiques in one system  — compare absolute ego
fichu : a woman's light triangular scarf that is draped over the shoulders and fastened in front or worn to fill in a low neckline
fickle : marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
fickleness : marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
fickly : marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
fico : fig sense 2
ficoid : resembling a fig or a plant of the genus Ficus
fictile : plastic sense 3a
fiction : something invented by the imagination or feigned
fictional : of, relating to, characterized by, or occurring in fiction : invented by the imagination
fictionalize : to make into or treat in the manner of fiction
fictionally : of, relating to, characterized by, or occurring in fiction : invented by the imagination
fictioneer : one who writes fiction especially in quantity and without high standards
fictioner : fictionist
fictionist : a writer of fiction
fictionization : fictionalize
fictionize : fictionalize
fictious : given to fiction : fictitious
fictitious : of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
fictitiously : of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
fictitiousness : of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
fictive : not genuine : feigned
fictively : not genuine : feigned
Ficus : any of a genus (Ficus) of chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the mulberry family that have deciduous or evergreen leaves, often begin life as epiphytes, and include some (such as F. benjamina) grown as houseplants and others (such as F. carica) cultivated for their oblong or pear-shaped edible syconium fruit : fig entry 1 sense 1b  — compare banyan, rubber plant, strangler fig, weeping fig
fid : a tapered usually wooden pin used in opening the strands of a rope
fidate : to exempt in chess from capture (as in problems)
fidation : to exempt in chess from capture (as in problems)
fiddle : violin
fiddleback : something resembling a fiddle
fiddlehead : one of the young coiled fronds of some ferns (such as the ostrich fern) that are often cooked and eaten as a vegetable
fiddleheaded : having a head shaped like a violin
fiddler : violin
fiddlestick : a violin bow
fiddlewood : any of several trees of the family Verbenaceae especially of the genus Citharexylum
fiddley : the uppermost part of the stokehole of a steamship or an alleyway across this on a level with the between decks and roofed usually with a grating for ventilation
fiddling : trifling, petty
fide : neither specious nor counterfeit : genuine 
fideicommissary : a person who is the beneficiary under civil law of a fideicommissum and who is nearly equivalent to a cestui que trust of common law
fideicommission : the making of a fideicommissum
fideicommissioner : the fiduciary of a fideicommissum
fideicommissor : the grantor of a fideicommissum
fideicommissum : a gift (as by will) of property in which a person is invested with title and which the person is directed to convey to another person or to make a particular disposition of  — compare substitution
fideism : reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth
fideist : reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth
fidejussion : the contract of guaranty or suretyship under Roman and civil law made by stipulation accessory to an existing contract  — compare intercession
fidejussionary : the contract of guaranty or suretyship under Roman and civil law made by stipulation accessory to an existing contract  — compare intercession
fidejussor : one under Roman and civil law who enters into or authorizes a fidejussion, a guarantor, or surety
fidelity : the quality or state of being faithful
fidepromission : contract of guaranty or suretyship under Roman law by stipulation
fidepromissor : contract of guaranty or suretyship under Roman law by stipulation
Fides : good faith : sincerity
fidge : fidget
fidget : uneasiness or restlessness as shown by nervous movements
fidgeter : one that fidgets
fidgetiness : inclined to fidget
fidgeting : uneasiness or restlessness as shown by nervous movements
fidgetingly : in a fidgety manner
fidgety : inclined to fidget
Fidia : a genus of small beetles (family Chrysomelidae) including the grape rootworm (F. viticida) and being very injurious to vines in America
Fido : a coin having a minting error
fiducia : a contract used under Roman and civil law (as in the emancipation of children, in connection with testamentary gifts, and in pledges) and constituting essentially a contract of sale to a person usually by mancipation coupled with an agreement that the purchaser should sell the property back upon the fulfillment of certain conditions
fiducial : taken as standard of reference
fiducially : taken as standard of reference
fiduciarily : in a fiduciary manner
fiduciary : of, relating to, or involving a confidence or trust: such as
fiedlerite : a lead mineral Pb3(OH)2Cl4 that is probably a hydroxychloride and occurs in colorless monoclinic crystals
fiefdom : an area over which someone exercises control as or in the manner of a feudal lord
field : an open land area free of woods and buildings
fieldball : a game played on a soccer field with a soccer ball or basketball by two teams of 11 members each and combining many of the techniques of basketball and soccer with the object being to score by throwing the ball under the crossbar between the uprights of the opponents' goal
fieldbird : plover: such as
fielded : an open land area free of woods and buildings
fielder : one that fields
fieldfare : a medium-sized Eurasian thrush (Turdus pilaris) with an ash-colored head and chestnut wings and back
fieldman : one that works in the field: such as
fieldpiece : a gun or howitzer for use in the field
fieldsman : fielder
fieldwork : a temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field
fieldworker : a temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field
fieldwort : a bastard gentian (Gentiana acuta) or its European relative (G. amarella)
fiend : devil sense 1
fiendish : perversely diabolical
fiendishly : perversely diabolical
fiendishness : perversely diabolical
fiendly : of, relating to, or befitting a fiend : fiendish
fient : fiend, devil
Fierasfer : any of the small inquiline fishes of the genus Carapus
fierasferid : fierasfer, pearl fish
fierasferoid : any of the small inquiline fishes of the genus Carapus
fierce : violently hostile or aggressive in temperament
fiercely : in a fierce or vehement manner
fiercen : to become fierce or fiercer
fierceness : violently hostile or aggressive in temperament
fierily : consisting of fire
fieriness : consisting of fire
fiery : consisting of fire
fiesta : festival
Fife : a small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes and usually no keys
fife : a small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes and usually no keys
fifer : one that plays a fife
fifie : a Scottish fishing lugger with straight stem and sternposts
fifo first in, first out
fifteen : a number that is one more than fourteen  — see Table of Numbers
fifteener : a line of verse of 15 syllables
fifteenth : a number that is one more than fourteen  — see Table of Numbers
fifth : one that is number five in a series  — see Table of Numbers
fifthly : one that is number five in a series  — see Table of Numbers
fiftieth : a number equal to five times 10  — see Table of Numbers
fifty : a number equal to five times 10  — see Table of Numbers
fig : an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus) of the mulberry family
figaro : hollandaise sauce with tomato puree added
figbird : any of several largely greenish yellow Australian orioles (genus Sphecotheres) that feed chiefly on figs and other fruits
figeater :  green june beetle
figent : fidgety, volatile
figged : made with figs or raisins
figging : a granular appearance in soft soap that resembles the seeds of a fig, that is held to be due to the crystallization of a harder soap, and that is sometimes considered an indication of superior quality
figgy : containing or resembling figs
fight : to contend in battle or physical combat
fightable : fit for fighting
fighter : one that fights: such as
fighting : designed, intended, or trained to fight in combat
figment : something made up or contrived
figpecker : beccafico
figshell : a gastropod mollusk of the family Ficidae that has a fig-shaped shell
figurable : capable of being figured
figural : figurative sense 2a
figurant : a member of a dance troupe who dances only in groups or figures
figurante : a female figurant
figurate : relating to, composed of, or suggestive of a figure
figurately : relating to, composed of, or suggestive of a figure
figuration : form, outline
figurative : representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
figuratively : in a figurative way: such as
figurativeness : representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
figure : a number symbol : numeral, digit
figured : adorned with, formed into, or marked with a figure
figurehead : the figure on a ship's bow
figureless : lacking or devoid of a figure : shapeless
figurer : a number symbol : numeral, digit
figurine : a small carved or molded figure : statuette
figurist : one that believes in the figurative presence of Christ in the Eucharist
figwort : any of a genus (Scrophularia) of chiefly herbaceous often fetid plants of the snapdragon family with terminal cymes of small purple, yellow, or greenish flowers
Fiji islands in the southwestern Pacific east of Vanuatu constituting (with Rotuma Island) an independent dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Suva (on Viti Levu) area 7056 square miles (18,274 square kilometers), population 926,300
Fijian : a member of a Melanesian people of Fiji
fike : to move restlessly : fidget
fikie : fidgety, restless
Filago : a genus of small woolly herbs (family Compositae) with entire leaves and small flower heads in capitate clusters
filament : a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage (see appendage sense 2): such as
filamentary : a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage (see appendage sense 2): such as
filamented : having or provided with one or more filaments
filamentous : a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage (see appendage sense 2): such as
filander : a kangaroo (Macropus brunii) native to the Aru islands
filanders : a kangaroo (Macropus brunii) native to the Aru islands
filao : a beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) with very pendulous branches
filar : of or relating to a thread or line
Filaria : any of numerous slender filamentous nematodes (Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usually develop in biting insects
filaria : any of numerous slender filamentous nematodes (Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usually develop in biting insects
filarial : any of numerous slender filamentous nematodes (Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usually develop in biting insects
filariasis : infestation with or disease caused by filariae
filaricidal : an agent that is destructive to filariae
filariform : resembling a filaria especially in having a slender elongated form and in possessing a delicate capillary esophagus
filariid : any of numerous slender filamentous nematodes (Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usually develop in biting insects
Filariidae : a family of nematode worms formerly coextensive with Filarioidea and now usually restricted to a few forms not of medical importance
filasse : vegetable fiber (as jute or ramie) prepared for manufacture
filate : slender and without appendages : thready
filature : a factory where silk is reeled
filbert : either of two Eurasian hazels (Corylus avellana and C. maxima)
filch : to steal secretly or casually
filching : to steal secretly or casually
file : a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
filefish : any of various small-mouthed bony fishes (family Monacantidae, especially genera Aluterus, Cantherhines, and Monacanthus) with rough granular leathery skin
filer : a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
filet : a lace with a square mesh and geometric designs
filial : of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
filiality : the relation or attitude of a child to a parent
filially : of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
filiate : to declare (a child) the descendant of a particular parent and especially a father
filiation : filial relationship especially of a son to his father
Filibranchia : an order of Lamellibranchia that comprises marine bivalve mollusks having two pairs of laminated gills formed of distinct V-shaped filaments with interfilamentary junctions either absent or formed by groups of interlocking cilia and nonvascular and that includes mussels, ark shells, and scallops
filibranchiate : an order of Lamellibranchia that comprises marine bivalve mollusks having two pairs of laminated gills formed of distinct V-shaped filaments with interfilamentary junctions either absent or formed by groups of interlocking cilia and nonvascular and that includes mussels, ark shells, and scallops
filibuster : an irregular military adventurer
filibusterer : an irregular military adventurer
filibusterism : the practice of filibustering
filical : of or relating to the order Filicales
Filicales : an order of herbaceous, arborescent, or occasionally climbing plants (class Filicineae) that comprise the true ferns, that are characterized by exstipulate fronds, leptosporangiate sporangial development, and small thin-walled sporangia which are usually borne in sori on the undersides of the fronds, and that have a characteristic ring of thick-walled cells which assists in dehiscence of the spores  — compare fern ally, pteridophyta
filicauline : having a filamentous stem
filicic : a phenolic anthelmintic substance that is obtained as a colorless powder from the rhizome of the common male fern
filicidal : of or relating to filicide
filicide : the murder of one's own daughter or son
filiciform : shaped like a fern or fern frond
filicin : filicic acid
Filicineae : a class of Pteropsida comprising plants (as the typical ferns) that produce no seeds and have large often complex leaves, sperms which must be transported by water, and well-developed alternation of generation usually with independent gametophytes and sporophytes which often differ radically in size and form and including the orders Marattiales, Ophioglossales, and Filicales with living representatives and the extinct order Coenopteridales  — compare angiospermae , gymnospermae
filicinean : a class of Pteropsida comprising plants (as the typical ferns) that produce no seeds and have large often complex leaves, sperms which must be transported by water, and well-developed alternation of generation usually with independent gametophytes and sporophytes which often differ radically in size and form and including the orders Marattiales, Ophioglossales, and Filicales with living representatives and the extinct order Coenopteridales  — compare angiospermae , gymnospermae
filicite : a fossil fern
Filicites : a group including all fossil ferns
filicology : pteridology
filiferous : bearing threads
filiform : shaped like a filament
filiformed : filiform
filigerous : flagellate
filigree : ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
filing : an act or instance of using a file
filings : an act or instance of using a file
filiopietistic : of or relating to an often excessive veneration of ancestors or tradition
Filipendula : a small genus of perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) of north temperate regions with pinnately divided leaves and small white or pink flowers in cymose panicles
filipendulous : suspended by or strung upon a thread
Filipina : a Filipino girl or woman
Filipinization : the act of Filipinizing : the condition of being Filipinized
Filipinize : to provide with personnel preponderantly or totally Filipino
Filipino : a native of the Philippine Islands
fill : to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained
filled : to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained
filler : one that fills: such as
fillet : a ribbon or narrow strip of material used especially as a headband
filleter : one that fillets
filleting : a ribbon or narrow strip of material used especially as a headband
filling : an act or instance of filling
fillip : to make a filliping motion with
fillipeen : philopena
fillister : an adjustable rabbet plane
fillmass : massecuite used especially in beet-sugar making
fillowite : a mineral H2Na6(Mn,Fe,Ca)14(PO4)12.H2O(?) consisting of a brown, yellow, or colorless hydrous phosphate of manganese, iron, sodium, and other metals
filly : a young female horse usually of less than four years
film : a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
filmable : a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
filmdom : the motion-picture industry
filmgoer : one who frequently attends films
filmic : of, relating to, or resembling motion pictures
filmily : of, resembling, or composed of film : gauzy
filminess : of, resembling, or composed of film : gauzy
filmize : cinematize
filmland : filmdom
filmlike : filmy
filmslide : a photographic transparency for projection consisting of a small piece of film mounted between two clear glass plates or cardboard masks
filmstrip : a strip of film bearing a sequence of images for projection as still pictures
filmy : of, resembling, or composed of film : gauzy
filo : extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry
filoplume : a hairlike feather
filopodium : a long thin filamentous pseudopodium (as of a nerve cell or platelet)
filose : filamentous
filoselle : soft silk thread for embroidery
fils : son
filter : a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension
filterability : capable of being filtered or of passing through a filter
filterable : capable of being filtered or of passing through a filter
filterer : a worker who tends a filtration process in any of various capacities (as by operating a filter press)
filtering : a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension
filterman : filterer
filth : foul or putrid matter
filthily : covered with, containing, or characterized by filth
filthiness : covered with, containing, or characterized by filth
filthy : covered with, containing, or characterized by filth
filtrable : capable of being filtered or of passing through a filter
filtrate : fluid that has passed through a filter
filtration : the process of filtering
fimble : a male hemp plant
fimbria : a bordering fringe especially at the entrance of the fallopian tubes
fimbrial : a bordering fringe especially at the entrance of the fallopian tubes
fimbriate : having the edge or extremity bordered by slender processes : fringed
fimbriated : having the edge or extremity bordered by slender processes : fringed
fimbriation : having the edge or extremity bordered by slender processes : fringed
fimbrillate : bordered with a minute fringe
fimbrillose : bordered with a minute fringe
Fimbristylis : a genus of sedges (family Cyperaceae) having small usually brownish flowers in loose umbels
fimicolous : inhabiting or growing on dung
Fin : an external membranous process of an aquatic animal (such as a fish) used in propelling or guiding the body  — see fish illustration
fin : an external membranous process of an aquatic animal (such as a fish) used in propelling or guiding the body  — see fish illustration
finable : subject to the payment of a fine or liable to a fine
finagle : to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means
finagler : to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means
final : not to be altered or undone
finale : the close or termination of something: such as
finalism : a belief in final causes : teleological doctrine  — compare teleology
finalist : a contestant in a competition finals
finality : the character or condition of being final, settled, irrevocable, or complete
finalize : to put in final or finished form
finally : after a prolonged time : at the end of period of time
finance : money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual
financial : relating to finance or financiers
financially : with respect to money : from a financial point of view
financier : one who specializes in raising and expending public moneys
finback : fin whale
finch : any of numerous passerine songbirds (families Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Emberizidae, and Cardinalidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds
find : to come upon often accidentally : encounter
findable : to come upon often accidentally : encounter
finder : one that finds
findfault : to come upon often accidentally : encounter
finding : the act of one that finds
fine : all right
finebent : any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis
fineless : endless
finely : in a fine manner: such as
fineness : all right
finer : all right
finery : ornament, decoration
finespun : developed with extreme care or delicacy
finesse : refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
finetop :  rhode island bent
finfish : fish sense 1b  — compare shellfish
finfoot : sun-grebe
fingent : pliable, flexible, yielding
finger : any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb
fingerbreadth : a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger : digit sense 2
fingered : having fingers especially of a specified kind or number
fingerer : one that makes the fingers of gloves
fingerfish : starfish
fingerflower : foxglove sense 1
fingerhold : a hold or place of support for the fingers
fingering : the act or method of using the fingers in playing an instrument
fingerless : having no fingers : having lost the fingers
fingerlike : any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb
fingerling : a small fish especially up to one year of age
fingernail : the nail of a finger
fingerparted : digitate
fingerprint : the impression of a fingertip on any surface
fingerprinting : the act or an instance of taking an ink impression of someone's fingerprints for the purpose of identification
fingerroot : foxglove sense 1
fingerstall : cot entry 1
fingertip : the tip of a finger
fingery : branching like or resembling fingers
finial : a usually foliated ornament forming an upper extremity especially in Gothic architecture
finialed : provided with a finial
finical : finicky
finicality : finicalness
finically : finicky
finicalness : finicky
finick : to become excessively or affectedly dainty or refined in speech or manner : put on airs
finickiness : extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
finicking : finicky
finickingly : in a finicking manner
finickingness : the quality or state of being finicking
finify : to deck out : make fine in appearance : adorn
fining : all right
finis : end, conclusion
finish : to come to an end : terminate
finished : entirely done
finisher : to come to an end : terminate
finishing : to come to an end : terminate
finite : having definite or definable limits
finitely : having definite or definable limits
finiteness : having definite or definable limits
finitive : terminative
finitude : finite quality or state
finity : finitude
fink : one who is disapproved of or is held in contempt
finland country of northern Europe bordering on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland and extending north of the Arctic Circle; a republic with its capital at Helsinki area 130,559 square miles (338,145 square kilometers), population 5,537,000
Finlander country of northern Europe bordering on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland and extending north of the Arctic Circle; a republic with its capital at Helsinki area 130,559 square miles (338,145 square kilometers), population 5,537,000
finless : having no fin : devoid of fins
finlet : a little fin : one of the parts of a divided fin
finlike : an external membranous process of an aquatic animal (such as a fish) used in propelling or guiding the body  — see fish illustration
Finmark : markka
Finn : a member of a people speaking Finnish or a Finnic language
finned : having a fin or fins
finner : finback
finnesko : a boot made of tanned reindeer skin with the fur outside
Finnic : of or relating to the Finns
Finnish : of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish
finny : provided with or characterized by fins
fiord : a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fiorin : redtop sense 1
fiorite : an opal occurring near hot springs in grayish or whitish incrustations that sometimes are fibrous and pearly
fip feline infectious peritonitis
fipple : a grooved plug in the end of a whistle, flute, or organ pipe
fique : a strong durable fiber obtained from the leaves of a succulent tropical American plant of the genus Furcraea : cabuya
fir : any of a genus (Abies) of north temperate evergreen trees of the pine family that have flattish leaves, circular leaf scars, and erect female cones and are valued for their wood
Firbolg : an early people of Ireland
firca : community, tribe, group
fire : the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
fireable : the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
firearm : a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
fireback : an often decorated cast-iron plate lining the back wall of a fireplace
fireball : a ball of fire
firebird : any of several small birds having brilliant orange or red plumage (as the Baltimore oriole, the scarlet tanager, or the vermilion flycatcher)
fireblende : pyrostilpnite
fireboard : a screen or panel often painted or otherwise decorated to close a fireplace when not in use
fireboat : a ship equipped with firefighting apparatus
firebolt : thunderbolt, lightning
firebote : the right of a tenant to take from the land occupied by him a reasonable amount of wood for maintaining fires in his house and in the houses of his servants
firebox : a chamber (as of a furnace or steam boiler) that contains a fire
firebrand : a piece of burning wood
firebrat : a wingless insect (Thermobia domestica) related to the silverfish and found in warm moist places
firebreak : a barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to check a forest or grass fire
firebrick : a refractory brick capable of sustaining high temperatures that is used especially for lining furnaces or fireplaces
firebug : incendiary, pyromaniac
fireburn : a West Indian woody vine (Triopteris jamaicensis) of the family Malpighiaceae with violet flowers and linear leaves
firecracker : a usually paper cylinder containing an explosive and a fuse and set off to make a noise
firecrest : a small European kinglet (Regulus ignicapillus) with a bright red crest
fired : using a specified fuel
firedamp : a combustible mine gas that consists chiefly of methane
firedog : andiron
firedrake : a fire-breathing dragon especially in Germanic mythology
firefall : a tree whose fall is caused by the partial destruction of its roots in a ground fire
firefang : to become overheated, excessively dry, and damaged as a result of slow oxidative decomposition of organic matter
firefanged : to become overheated, excessively dry, and damaged as a result of slow oxidative decomposition of organic matter
fireflaught : sheet lightning
fireflower :  mexican fire plant
firefly : any of various winged nocturnal beetles (especially family Lampyridae) that produce a bright soft intermittent light by oxidation of luciferin especially for courtship purposes
fireguard : a person who watches for the outbreak of fire
firehouse : fire station
fireless : the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
firelight : the light of a fire (as in a fireplace)
firelit : the light of a fire (as in a fireplace)
firelock : a gun's lock employing a slow match to ignite the powder charge
fireman : a person who tends or feeds fires : stoker
firemanship : the practice, skill, or occupation of firefighting
fireplace : a framed opening made in a chimney to hold an open fire : hearth
fireplug : hydrant
firepower : the capacity (as of a military unit) to deliver effective fire on a target
fireproof : proof against or resistant to fire
fireproofing : material used to make something fireproof
firer : the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
fireroom : stokehold
firesafe : offering protection or protected against fire
firesafety : offering protection or protected against fire
fireside : a place near the fire or hearth
firestone : pyrite formerly used for striking fire
firestopping : material used to close open parts especially of a building for preventing the spread of fire
firetail : any of several birds with red or reddish tails: such as
firetop : fireweed sense b
firetrap : a place (such as a building) apt to catch on fire or difficult to escape from in case of fire
firewarden : an officer who has responsibility for fire control in a particular area: such as
firewater : strong alcoholic liquor
fireweed : any of several plants that grow especially in clearings or burned districts: such as
firewood : wood used for fuel
firework : a device for producing a striking display by the combustion of explosive or flammable compositions
fireworm : the larva of various small tortricid moths that eats the leaves of the cranberry giving the vines a scorched look
firing : the act or process of one that fires
firk : to move quickly : hasten
firkin : a small wooden vessel or cask
firlot : any of various old Scottish units of dry capacity equal to ¹/₄ boll or from ¹/₂ to 1¹/₂ Winchester bushels
firm : securely or solidly fixed in place
firmament : the vault or arch of the sky : heavens
firmamental : the vault or arch of the sky : heavens
firman : an official decree, order, license, or grant issued by a ruler (as a sultan)
firmer : securely or solidly fixed in place
firmisternal : having the epicoracoids meet in the median neutral line
Firmisternia : a division of the amphibian suborder Linguata in which in the adult state the epicoracoids of the two sides meet in the median ventral line  — compare arcifera
firmly : securely or solidly fixed in place
firmness : securely or solidly fixed in place
firn : névé
firring : furring sense 3b(1)
firry : made of fir : abounding in firs
first : preceding all others in time, order, or importance: such as
firstcomer : one that comes first
firsthand : obtained by, coming from, or being direct personal observation or experience
firstling : the first of a class or kind
firstly : in the first place : first
firstness : a fundamental category in Peircean philosophy comprising qualities like redness, hardness, bitterness, and nobility and expressive of possibility, spontaneity, and chance  — compare secondness, thirdness
firth : estuary
fisc : a state or royal treasury
fiscal : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt
fiscally : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt
fischerite : a mineral AlPO4·Al(OH)3+2¹/₂ H2O consisting of a green basic aluminum phosphate perhaps identical with wavellite
fisetin : a yellow crystalline flavone pigment C15H10O6 obtained from the wood of various trees or shrubs (as fustet or sumac)
fish : an aquatic animal
fishable : an aquatic animal
fishbed : a sedimentary stratum rich in fossil remains of fish
fishberry : fish poison
fishbolt : a bolt for securing a fishplate
fisheater : a knife and fork used in eating fish
fished : an aquatic animal
fisher : one that fishes
fisherfolk : people who fish especially for a living
fisherman : one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure
fisherwoman : a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure
fishery : the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (such as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : fishing
fisheye : being, having, or produced by a wide-angle photographic lens that has a highly curved protruding front, that covers an angle of about 180 degrees, and that gives a circular image
fishfall : the tackle on a fish davit
fishgarth : a dam or weir in a river or on the seashore for keeping fish or taking them
fishgig : a fish spear having two or more barbed prongs
fishhook : a usually barbed hook for catching fish
fishhooks : a usually barbed hook for catching fish
fishhouse : bob-house
fishify : to change to fish
fishily : in a fishy manner
fishing : the sport or business of catching fish
fishless : an aquatic animal
fishlike : an aquatic animal
fishline : a line used in fishing
fishman : one who cleans fish in preparation for cooking
fishmonger : a fish dealer
fishmouth : turtlehead
fishplate : a steel plate used to lap a butt joint
fishpond : a pond stocked with fish
fishpot : a structure built in a stream for catching fish
fishpound : a net attached to stakes that is used for catching fish : weir
fishskin : ichthyosis
fishtail : to swing the tail of an airplane from side to side to reduce speed especially when landing
fishway : a contrivance for enabling fish to pass around a fall or dam in a stream
fishweed :  mexican tea
fishweir : fishgarth
fishwife : a woman who sells fish
fishwood : strawberry bush sense 1a
fishworm : an earthworm used as bait
fishy : of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor
Fissidentaceae : a family of chiefly tropical acrocarpous mosses (order Fissidentales) characterized by 2-ranked clasping vertically placed leaves
fissidentaceous : a family of chiefly tropical acrocarpous mosses (order Fissidentales) characterized by 2-ranked clasping vertically placed leaves
fissile : capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage
fissilingual : of or relating to the Fissilinguia
Fissilinguia : a group of lizards having the tongue forked (as members of the family Lacertilidae)
fissility : capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage
fission : a splitting or breaking up into parts
fissionable : fissile sense 2
fissiparous : tending to break or split up into parts : divisive
fissiparousness : tending to break or split up into parts : divisive
fissiped : having the toes separated to the base : cloven-footed
Fissipeda : a suborder of Carnivora that includes recent land carnivores (as cats, dogs, bears) and extinct related forms
fissipedal : fissiped
fissipedate : fissiped
fissipedial : fissiped
Fissirostres : a group of birds having the bill deeply cleft, including the swifts, nightjars, swallows, and others, and not representing natural relationships
fissive : relating or tending to fission
fissural : of or relating to a fissure
fissuration : the state of being fissured or having fissures
fissure : a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
fissureless : devoid of fissures
Fissurella : a genus (the type of a cosmopolitan family Fissurellidae) of marine gastropods (suborder Rhipidoglossa) comprising the keyhole limpets and having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
fissuriform : resembling a fissure
fissury : abounding in fissures
fist : the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
fisted : the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
fistful : handful
fistiana : the world of boxing
fistic : of or relating to boxing or to fighting with the fists
fisticuff : a blow with the fist or hand
fisticuffer : boxer
fisting : the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
fistmele : the breadth of a fist with thumb stuck out used especially in archery to give the correct height of a string from a braced bow : about 7 inches
fistnote : matter in a text to which attention is directed by means of an index mark
fistula : an abnormal passage that leads from an abscess or hollow organ or part to the body surface or from one hollow organ or part to another and that may be surgically created to permit passage of fluids or secretions
fistular : fistulous
Fistulariidae : a family (type genus Fistularia) of hemibranchiate fishes of warm seas that have the head prolonged into a tube with the mouth terminal, that are otherwise structurally similar to the sticklebacks, and that comprise the cornetfishes
fistularioid : related to or resembling the family Fistulariidae
fistulated : having a fistula
Fistulina : a genus of basidiomycetous fungi (family Polyporaceae) related to Boletus but having each of the pores separate although crowded
fistulize : to produce (an artificial channel) by surgical means (as for relieving pressure in glaucoma)
fistulose : fistulous
fistulous : of, relating to, or having the form or nature of a fistula
fisty : fistic
fit : acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
fitch : polecat sense 1
fitched : fitchée
fitchee : having the lower extremity pointed instead of ending in the form characteristic of the kind of cross in question
fitchet : polecat sense 1
fitchew : polecat sense 1
fitful : characterized by fits or paroxysms
fitfully : characterized by fits or paroxysms
fitfulness : characterized by fits or paroxysms
fitly : acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
fitment : furnishing sense 2, fixture, cabinetry
fitness : the quality or state of being fit
fitout : to supply with necessaries or means : furnish, equip, outfit, prepare
fitroot :  indian pipe
fitted : fit, suitable
fittedness : fitness
fitten : qualified or suited for : fit
fitter : acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
fitters : acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
fitting : of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable
fittingly : of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable
fittingness : of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable
Fittonia : a small genus of Peruvian trailing herbs (family Acanthaceae) that are cultivated as foliage plants and that have leaves with showy red or white venation and inconspicuous flowers in bracted terminal spikes
fitty : suitable and becoming : appropriate
fitweed : a tropical American herbaceous feverweed (Eryngium foetidum) with fetid prickly leaves
Fitzroya : a genus of evergreen trees of the cypress family (Cupressaceae) of southern Chile and Argentina consisting of a single slow-growing species (Fitzroya cupressoides)  — see alerce sense 2
five : a number that is one more than four  — see Table of Numbers
fivefold : having five units or members
fiveling : a twin crystal consisting of five individuals
fivepence : the sum of five pennies
fivepenny : morris played with five counters
fivepins : five back
fiver : a 5-dollar bill
fives : a number that is one more than four  — see Table of Numbers
fivescore : being 100 in number
fivesome : a group of five persons playing together
fivestones : jacks played with five stones
fix : to make firm, stable, or stationary
fixable : to make firm, stable, or stationary
fixate : to make fixed, stationary, or unchanging
fixatif : fixative
fixation : the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: such as
fixative : something that fixes or sets: such as
fixator : a muscle that stabilizes or fixes a part of the body to which a muscle in the process of moving another part is attached
fixed : securely placed or fastened : stationary
fixedly : securely placed or fastened : stationary
fixedness : securely placed or fastened : stationary
fixer : one that fixes: such as
fixing : the act or process of one that fixes
fixity : the quality or state of being fixed or stable
fixture : the act or process of fixing : the state of being fixed
fixure : fixed position : firmness
fizelyite : a mineral Pb5Ag2Sb8S18(?) consisting of a lead silver antimony sulfide occurring as a metallic lead-gray prism
fizgig : a gadding flirting girl or woman
fizz : to make a hissing or sputtering sound : effervesce
fizzer : a very fast ball in cricket
fizzle : fizz
fizzy : to make a hissing or sputtering sound : effervesce
fjeld : a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland
flabbergast : to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound
flabbily : lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
flabbiness : lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
flabby : lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
flabellarium : vibraculum
flabellate : resembling a fan in shape
flabelliform : resembling a fan in shape
flabellinerved : having the veins radiating like the spokes of a fan
flabellum : a ceremonial fan:
flaccid : not firm or stiff
flaccidity : not firm or stiff
flaccidly : not firm or stiff
flacherie : a disease of silkworms and other caterpillars marked by loss of appetite, sluggishness, dysentery, and flaccidity of the body, terminating fatally with rapid darkening and liquefaction of the body, and caused by an infective agent not certainly identified
Flacian : an adherent to Flacian doctrines or views
flack : one who provides publicity
flacked : one who provides publicity
flacker : flutter, palpitate
Flacourtia : a small genus of often spiny trees or shrubs (family Flacourtiaceae) of tropical Asia and Africa with leaves pinnately veined, flowers in small axillary racemes or clusters, sepals imbricated, and seed enclosed in a stony covering which is surrounded by an edible pulp  — see governor's plum
Flacourtiaceae : a family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Parietales) having flowers with numerous stamens and often with enlarged receptacle and undifferentiated perianth and including the chaulmoogras  — see flacourtia
flacourtiaceous : a family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Parietales) having flowers with numerous stamens and often with enlarged receptacle and undifferentiated perianth and including the chaulmoogras  — see flacourtia
flaff : flap, flutter
flaffer : flap, flutter
flag : any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
flagellant : a person who scourges himself or herself as a public penance
flagellantism : a person who scourges himself or herself as a public penance
flagellar : of or relating to a flagellum
Flagellaria : a small genus (the type of the family Flagellariaceae) of tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous herbs with sheathing leaves terminating in a tendril and small persistent flowers in panicles
flagellariaceous : a small genus (the type of the family Flagellariaceae) of tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous herbs with sheathing leaves terminating in a tendril and small persistent flowers in panicles
Flagellata : a subphylum of protozoans comprising forms typically having one or more flagella and reproducing asexually usually by binary fission
Flagellatae : a class of flagellated unicellular organisms comprising the Chrysomonadina, Cryptomonadina, Euglenoidina, and closely related flagellate and algal organisms and being nearly equivalent in scope to Phytomastigina of other classifications
flagellate : whip, scourge
flagellated : having flagella : flagellate entry 2 sense 1a
flagellation : the act or practice of flagellating
flagellator : one that flagellates : scourger, flagellant
flagellatory : relating to flagellation
flagelliferous : having flagella : flagellate
flagelliform : elongated, slender, and tapering like a flagellum
flagellosis : infestation with or disease caused by flagellate protozoans
flagellum : any of various elongated filiform appendages of plants or animals: such as
flageolet : a small fipple flute resembling the treble recorder
flagger : a wild iris
flagging : languid, weak
flaggingly : languid, weak
flaggy : abounding with flags or other reedy plants
flagitate : importune
flagitation : importune
flagitious : marked by scandalous crime or vice : villainous
flagitiously : marked by scandalous crime or vice : villainous
flagitiousness : marked by scandalous crime or vice : villainous
flagman : a person who signals with a flag
flagon : a large usually metal or pottery vessel (as for wine) with handle and spout and often a lid
flagpole : a pole on which to raise a flag
flagrance : flagrancy
flagrancy : the quality or state of being flagrant
flagrant : conspicuously offensive
flagrantly : conspicuously offensive
flagrantness : the quality or state of being flagrant
flagroot : the root of the sweet flag
flagship : the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet and flies the commander's flag
flagstaff : a staff on which a flag is hoisted
flagstick : a staff for a flag marking the location of the cup on a golf putting green
flagstone : a hard stone with uniform internal layers that split easily into flat pieces suitable for paving
flail : a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
flair : a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
flaith : an Irish chief or noble of one of several grades holding rent-free land
flajolotite : a mineral 4FeSbO4·3H2O occurring as a hydrous iron antimonate in lemon-yellow nodular masses resembling clay
flak : antiaircraft guns
flake : a small loose mass or bit
flakeless : having no flakes : not tending to flake off
flakelet : a small flake (as of snow)
flaker : one that flakes: such as
flakily : in a flaky manner
flakiness : the quality or state of being composed of flakes or of tending to separate into or peel in flakes
flaky : consisting of flakes
flam : a drumbeat of two strokes of which the first is a very quick grace note
flamant : flaming
flamb : baste entry 2
flambeau : a flaming torch
flambeaux : a flaming torch
flamboyance : the quality or state of being flamboyant
flamboyancy : flamboyance
flamboyant : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
flamboyantly : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
flame : the glowing gaseous part of a fire
flamed : the glowing gaseous part of a fire
flameflower : kniphofia sense 2
flameless : having or producing no flame
flamelet : a small or feeble flame
flamen : a priest especially in ancient Rome
flamenco : a vigorous rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies
flameproof : resistant to damage or burning on contact with flame
flamer : the glowing gaseous part of a fire
flaming : resembling or suggesting a flame in color, brilliance, or wavy outline
Flamingant : one of the party among the Flemings of Belgium that seeks to revive Flemish to the exclusion of French
flamingly : resembling or suggesting a flame in color, brilliance, or wavy outline
flamingo : any of several large aquatic birds (family Phoenicopteridae) with long legs and neck, webbed feet, a broad lamellate bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward, and usually rosy-white plumage with scarlet wing coverts and black wing quills
Flaminian : of or relating to the Roman censor Gaius Flaminius or the public works which he executed
flaminica : the wife of a flamen
flammability : ability to support combustion
flammable : capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly
flammeous : consisting of or resembling the color of flame
flammiferous : producing or bright with flame
flammulated : having flame-shaped markings
flammulation : having flame-shaped markings
flammule : a small flame
flamy : composed of flame : flaming, blazing
flan : an open pie containing any of various sweet or savory fillings
flancard : a piece of armor for the thigh or flank
flanch : either of two curved segments encroaching on a heraldic field one from each side
flanched : having flanches
flanconade : a bind in fencing that terminates in a thrust under the adversary's arm
flandan : a woman's pinner of a style used in the 17th century
flane : arrow
flange : a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object
flangeless : lacking a flange
flanger : one that makes or repairs flanges: such as
flangeway : the passageway for the flange of a wheel running on rails
flank : the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip
flanked : the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip
flanker : a football player stationed wide of the formation slightly behind the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver
flanking : the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip
flankwise : on, along, about, or by way of the flank
flanky : having a loose coarse texture
flannel : a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface
flannelbush : a Californian and Mexican shrub (Fremontia californica) having a felty covering on the lower leaf surfaces
flannelette : a lightweight cotton flannel
flannelflower : mullein
flannelleaf : a mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
flannelly : a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface
flannelmouth : a flannelmouthed person
flannelmouthed : speaking in a tricky or ingratiating way
flannels : a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface
flap : a stroke with something broad : slap
flapdock : a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
flapdoodle : nonsense
flapdragon : snapdragon sense 3
flapjack : pancake
flapmouthed : flap-jawed
flapper : something used in flapping or striking
flare : a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention
flareback : a burst of flame back or out from a furnace or similar space in opposition to the normal direction of the draft
flareboard : a slanting extension of either side of an open box or frame (as on a wagon or motortruck) that increases the capacity
flareless : free from flare: such as
flaring : flaming or as if flaming brightly or unsteadily
flaringly : flaming or as if flaming brightly or unsteadily
flary : showy and bright : gaudy
flaser : an irregular usually streaked lens of granular texture found in a micaceous interstitial mass of rock and produced by shearing and pressure during metamorphism
flash : rush, dash
flashboard : one or more boards projecting above the top of a dam to increase the depth of the water
flasher : one that flashes: such as
flashily : lacking in substance or flavor : insipid
flashiness : lacking in substance or flavor : insipid
flashing : sheet metal used in waterproofing (as at roof valleys or hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof)
flashingly : in a flashing manner or style :  sparklingly
flashlight : a small battery-operated portable electric light
flashness : the quality or state of being flash : flashiness
flashover : an abnormal electrical discharge (as through the air to the ground from a high potential source or between two conducting portions of a structure)
flashpan : a pan for priming in a flintlock
flashy : lacking in substance or flavor : insipid
flask : a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: such as
flasker : flutter
flasket : a long shallow basket
flasque : a heraldic bearing similar to a flanch but narrower
flat : lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate
flatboat : a boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for transportation of bulky freight especially in shallow waters
flatcap : a round low-crowned cap worn in 16th and 17th century England especially in London
flatcar : a railroad freight car without permanent raised sides, ends, or covering
flatfish : any of an order (Pleuronectiformes) of marine typically bottom-dwelling bony fishes (such as the halibuts, flounders, turbots, and soles) that as adults swim on one side of the laterally compressed body and have both eyes on the upper side
flatfoot : a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground
flathat : to fly low in an airplane in a reckless manner : hedgehop
flathead : a member of any of several North American Indian peoples
flatiron : a device used for straightening hair by pressing and pulling sections between two heated metal or ceramic, flat, rectangular plates
flatland : a region in which the land is predominantly flat
flatlet : efficiency apartment
flatling : with a flat side or edge
flatly : lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate
flatness : lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate
flatten : to make flat: such as
flattener : to make flat: such as
flattening : to make flat: such as
flatter : to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest
flatterer : to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest
flattering : marked by flattery: such as
flatteringly : marked by flattery: such as
flattery : the act or practice of flattering
flattie : something characterized by flatness: such as
flatting : lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate
flattish : lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate
flattop : something with a flat or flattened upper surface: such as
flatulence : the quality or state of being flatulent
flatulency : flatulence sense 1
flatulent : likely to cause gas
flatulently : likely to cause gas
flatus : gas generated in the stomach or bowels
flatware : relatively flat tableware
flatways : flatwise
flatweed : cat's-ear sense 1
flatwise : with the flat surface presented in some expressed or implied position
flatwoods : low-lying dry timber land
flatwork : laundry that can be finished mechanically and does not require hand ironing
flatworm : any of a phylum (Platyhelminthes) of soft-bodied usually much flattened acoelomate worms (such as the planarians, flukes, and tapeworms)
Flaubertian Gustave 1821–1880 French novelist
flaught : flake
flaughter : flutter, flicker
flaunt : to display or obtrude oneself to public notice
flaunter : one that flaunts
flaunting : to display or obtrude oneself to public notice
flauntingly : to display or obtrude oneself to public notice
flaunty : to display or obtrude oneself to public notice
flautino : flageolet entry 1
flautist : flutist
flavanthrene : a yellow vat dye C28H12N2O2 related to anthraquinone
flavanthrone : a yellow vat dye C28H12N2O2 related to anthraquinone
flavedo : the colored outer layer of the rind of a citrus fruit : the pigmented exocarp of a hesperidium
Flaveria : a genus of chiefly tropical American herbs (family Compositae) with opposite leaves and small yellow flowers in clustered heads
flavescence : a yellowing or blanching of normally green plant parts that accompanies peach yellows, mosaic mottling, and certain other virus diseases and is due to diminution of chlorophyll
flavescent : turning yellow : yellowish
Flavian : of or relating to the ancient Roman gens bearing the name Flavius and especially to the three Roman emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian who belonged to this gens
flavid : yellow
flavin : any of a class of yellow water-soluble nitrogenous pigments derived from isoalloxazine and occurring in the form of nucleotides as coenzymes of flavoproteins
flavine : any of a series of yellow acridine dyes (such as acriflavine) having antiseptic properties
flavo : yellow
Flavobacterium : a genus of nonmotile aerobic gram-negative usually rod-shaped bacteria found especially in soil and water including one (F. meningosepticum) that is found as a contaminant in hospitals and is associated with meningitis and septicemia especially in newborn infants
flavone : a colorless crystalline aromatic ketone C15H10O2 found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses
flavoprotein : a dehydrogenase that contains a flavin and often a metal and plays a major role in biological oxidations
flavopurpurin : a yellow crystalline compound C14H5O2(OH)3 found in commercial synthetic alizarin and also made separately; 1,2,6-trihydroxy-anthraquinone
flavor : odor, fragrance
flavored : having an added flavor or a specified flavor
flavorful : odor, fragrance
flavoring : flavor sense 2
flavorless : odor, fragrance
flavorous : flavorsome
flavorsome : odor, fragrance
flavory : rich in flavor
flaw : a defect in physical structure or form
flawed : having a defect or imperfection
flawless : having no flaw or imperfection : perfect
flawlessly : having no flaw or imperfection : perfect
flawlessness : having no flaw or imperfection : perfect
flawn :  manila grass
flawy : full of flaws (as cracks) : defective
flax : any of a genus (Linum of the family Linaceae, the flax family) of herbs
flaxdrop : flax dodder
flaxen : made of flax
flaxlike : resembling flax
flaxman John 1755–1826 English sculptor
flaxseed : the small seed of flax (especially Linum usitatissimum) used especially as a source of oil, as a demulcent and emollient, and as a dietary supplement
flaxweed : toadflax sense 1
flaxy : any of a genus (Linum of the family Linaceae, the flax family) of herbs
flay : to strip off the skin or surface of : skin
flayer : the highest and most densely ionized regular layer of the ionosphere occurring at night within the F region
flayflint : skinflint, miser
flea : any of an order (Siphonaptera) of small wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body and legs adapted to leaping and that feed on warm-blooded animals
fleabane : any of various composite plants (especially of the genus Erigeron) that were once believed to drive away fleas
fleabite : the bite of a flea
fleadock : butterbur
fleam : a sawtooth shaped like an isosceles triangle
fleaseed : psyllium seed
fleaweed : yellow bedstraw
fleawort : any of three Old World plantains (especially Plantago psyllium) whose seeds are sometimes used as a mild laxative  — compare psyllium
flebile : tearful, doleful
fleche : spire
flechette : a small dart-shaped projectile that is clustered in an explosive warhead, dropped as a missile from an airplane, or fired from a handheld gun
fleck : streak, spot
flecker : spot, streak
fleckless : free from flecks
flecklessly : free from flecks
flection : the act of flexing or bending
flectional : capable of or relating to flection especially of words
flector : something used in bending
fled : to run away often from danger or evil : fly
fledge : to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity
fledgeless : unfledged
fledgling : a young bird just fledged (see fledge sense 1)
fledgy : feathered, downy, feathery
flee : to run away often from danger or evil : fly
fleece : the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
fleeceable : capable of being or likely to be fleeced : gullible
fleeced : covered with or as if with a fleece
fleeceflower : silver-lace vine
fleeceless : having no fleece
fleecer : one that fleeces
fleech : to coax or wheedle especially by flattery
fleeciness : the quality or state of being fleecy
fleecy : covered with, made of, or resembling fleece
fleer : to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner : sneer
fleerer : one that fleers
fleering : to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner : sneer
fleeringly : to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner : sneer
fleet : a number of warships under a single command
fleeter : a number of warships under a single command
fleetful : as many as would fill or make up a fleet
fleeting : passing swiftly : transitory
fleetingly : passing swiftly : transitory
fleetingness : passing swiftly : transitory
fleetings : milk curds (as for the making of cheese)
fleetly : a number of warships under a single command
fleetness : a number of warships under a single command
Fleming : a member of the Germanic people inhabiting northern Belgium and a small section of northern France
Flemish : of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language
flemish : of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language
flense : to strip of blubber or skin
flenser : one that flenses animals
flesh : the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate
fleshed : having flesh especially of a specified kind
fleshen : consisting of flesh
flesher : a meat seller : butcher
fleshhook : a hook for lifting pieces of flesh (as from a pot)
fleshiness : marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh
fleshing : the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate
fleshless : lean and gaunt : emaciated
fleshlike : resembling flesh especially in texture or appearance
fleshlily : in a fleshly manner
fleshliness : preoccupation with carnal matters
fleshly : corporeal, bodily
fleshment : excitement associated with a successful beginning
fleshmonger : butcher
fleshpot : bodily comfort : luxury
fleshy : marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh
flet : made with skimmed milk : skimmed
fletch : feather sense 1a
Fletcher : a maker of arrows
fletcher : a maker of arrows
Fletcherism : the practice of eating in small amounts and only when hungry and of chewing one's food thoroughly
Fletcherite : a believer in or practicer of Fletcherism
Fletcherize : to reduce (food) to tiny particles especially by prolonged chewing
flether : to fawn and flatter
fleuret : a light fencing foil or small sword
fleurettee : having each arm terminated by the head of a fleur-de-lis which has the appearance of being attached to the end of the arm rather than constituting a part of it
fleury : having the ends of the arms broadening out into the heads of fleurs-de-lis  — see cross illustration
flewed : having flews usually of an indicated kind
flewit : a sharp blow : buffet
flews : the pendulous lateral parts of a dog's upper lip  — see dog illustration
flex : to bend especially repeatedly
flexed : to bend especially repeatedly
flexibility : capable of being flexed : pliant
flexible : capable of being flexed : pliant
flexibleness : flexibility
flexibly : capable of being flexed : pliant
flexile : flexible
flexion : the act of flexing or bending
flexor : a muscle serving to bend a body part (such as a limb)
flexuosity : the quality or state of being flexuous
flexuous : having curves, turns, or windings
flexural : of, relating to, or resulting from flexure
flexure : the quality or state of being flexed : flexion
fley : frighten
fleysome : terrifying, frightening
flibbertigibbet : a silly flighty person
flicflac : a brushing movement of the foot used in ballet as a connecting step
flick : a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
flicker : to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
flickering : moving or shining irregularly or unsteadily
flickeringly : moving or shining irregularly or unsteadily
flickertail : a ground squirrel (Citellus richardsoni) chiefly of the north-central U.S. and adjacent Canada
flickery : to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
flicky : jerky and brisk
flier : one that flies
flight : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings
flighted : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings
flighter : a horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler to hasten the cooling
flightily : swift
flightiness : swift
flighting : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings
flightless : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings
flightshot : the distance to which an arrow may be shot : bowshot
flighty : swift
flimflam : deceptive nonsense
flimflammer : deceptive nonsense
flimflammery : deceptive nonsense
flimmer : glimmer, flicker
flimp : to rob (a person) especially with the aid of a partner who provides a distraction
flimsily : lacking in physical strength or substance
flimsiness : lacking in physical strength or substance
flimsy : lacking in physical strength or substance
flinch : to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
flincher : to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
flinching : to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
flinchingly : in a flinching manner : as though shrinking from anticipated distress or discomfort
Flindersia : a small genus of pinnate-leaved Australasian trees (family Meliaceae) having white flowers followed by woody capsular fruits and yielding strong hardwood lumber, often with an excellent figure, that is used in cabinetmaking and construction  — see flindosa
flindosa : a tall Australian timber tree (Flindersia australis) with tough hard wood much used for hoops, staves, and similar items
flindosy : a tall Australian timber tree (Flindersia australis) with tough hard wood much used for hoops, staves, and similar items
fling : to move in a brusque or headlong manner
flinger : to move in a brusque or headlong manner
flingy : given to or characterized by flinging : jerky
flinkite : a mineral Mn3(AsO4)(OH)4 consisting of a greenish brown basic manganese arsenate in feathery forms (specific gravity 3.87)
flint : a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel
flinthearted : hard-hearted
flintify : to convert into or make like flint
flintily : resembling flint
flintiness : resembling flint
flintlike : a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel
flintlock : a lock for a gun or pistol having a flint in the hammer for striking a spark to ignite the charge
flintwood : the very hard wood of an Australian tree (Eucalyptus pilularis)
flintwork : work in or with flint
flintworker : one that works with flint
flinty : resembling flint
flip : to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
flippancy : unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters
flippant : lacking proper respect or seriousness
flippantly : lacking proper respect or seriousness
flipper : a broad flat limb (as of a seal or cetacean) adapted for swimming
flipperling : a small animal with flippers (as a baby seal)
flippery : frippery
flirt : to move erratically : flit
flirtable : ready for flirtation
flirtation : to move erratically : flit
flirtatious : inclined to flirt : coquettish
flirtatiously : inclined to flirt : coquettish
flirtatiousness : inclined to flirt : coquettish
flirter : to move erratically : flit
flirtigig : a giddy girl
flirting : to move erratically : flit
flirtingly : with a flirt
flirtish : flirtatious
flirty : to move erratically : flit
flisk : flick, whisk
flit : to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
flitch : a side of cured meat
flite : contend, quarrel, wrangle
fliting : scolding, brawling, flouting
flitter : flutter, flicker
flittermouse : bat entry 3 sense 1
flittern : a young oak
flitting : to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
flivver : a small cheap usually old automobile
flix : down, fur
flixweed : a branching annual tansy mustard (Descurainia sophia) that is native to Europe but widely naturalized in North America
float : an act or instance of floating
floatability : ability to float : floatable quality or state
floatable : able to float
floatation : the act, process, or state of floating
floatative : of, relating to, used in, or aiding flotation
floatboard : any of the radial rim boards of an undershot waterwheel or paddle wheel : vane
floater : one that floats
floating : buoyed on or in a fluid
floatless : not having a float : lacking in buoyancy
floatplane : a seaplane supported on the water by one or more floats
floatsman : a worker who smooths stone (as marble or slate) usually by holding it on a rotating sanding table
floatstone : a light porous variety of opal occurring in concretionary masses
floaty : tending to float : buoyant
flob : to be clumsy or aimless in moving
floc : a flocculent mass
floccillation : carphology
floccose : having or covered with tufts of soft woolly hairs that are often deciduous
floccosely : having or covered with tufts of soft woolly hairs that are often deciduous
flocculable : capable of being flocculated
flocculant : to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass
floccular : of or relating to a flocculus
flocculate : to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass
flocculation : to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass
flocculator : to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass
floccule : floc
flocculence : a flocculent state
flocculency : a flocculent state
flocculent : resembling wool especially in loose fluffy organization
flocculose : minutely floccose
flocculus : a small loosely aggregated mass
floccus : a tuft of woolly hairs on a plant
flock : a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together
flocking : a design in flock
flockmaster : an owner or overseer of a flock (as of sheep)
flockowner : an owner of a flock of sheep
flockwise : in a flock
flocky : resembling or full of flock
flodge : pool, puddle
floe : floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
floeberg : a mass of hummocky floe ice resembling an iceberg
Floerkea : a small genus of aquatic or marsh herbs (family Limnanthaceae) having pinnately divided leaves and small solitary flowers with three sepals and three petals  — see false mermaid
flog : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip
floggable : meriting a flogging
flogger : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip
flogging : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip
flokite : a zeolitic mineral from Iceland occurring in slender colorless or yellowish green prismatic crystals
flong : a sheet (as of several layers of tissue paper superposed on a sheet of heavier paper) used for making a stereotype matrix
flood : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land
floodable : capable of or subject to flooding
floodage : flooded state : inundation
floodboard : flashboard
floodcock : a cock by which sea water can be admitted to flood part of a ship (as a powder magazine)
flooded : covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid
flooder : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land
floodgate : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water : sluice
flooding : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land
floodless : having no floods : devoid of floods
floodlight : artificial illumination in a broad beam
floodlighting : artificial illumination in a broad beam
floodmark : the mark or line to which the tide or a flood rises : high-water mark
floodometer : an instrument for measuring the height of a flood
floodtime : the season of floods
floodwater : the water of a flood
floodway : a channel for diverting floodwaters
floodwood : wood drifting on a stream or left stranded by a flood
floor : the level base of a room
floorage : floor space (as of a building)
floorcloth : a usually decorated heavy cloth (as of canvas) used for a floor covering
floorer : the level base of a room
floorhead : an upper extremity of the floor timbers of a wooden ship
flooring : floor, base
floorless : having no floor
floorman : any of various laborers: such as
floorwalker : a person employed in a retail store to oversee the salespeople and aid customers
floorward : toward the floor
floorway : the floor system of a bridge including the floor and supporting members
floozy : a usually young woman of loose morals
flop : to swing or move loosely : flap
flophouse : a cheap rooming house or hotel
flopover : a defect in television reception in which a succession of frames appear to traverse the screen vertically due to a temporary maladjustment of the relative horizontal and vertical sweep frequencies
flopper : to swing or move loosely : flap
floppers : to swing or move loosely : flap
floppily : tending to flop
floppiness : tending to flop
floppy : tending to flop
Flora : a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
flora : a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
floral : of, relating to, or depicting flowers
Floralia : an ancient Roman festival celebrated on April 28 in honor of the goddess Flora and marked especially by nude dancing of courtesans
florate : flowered
Florence commune in central Italy on the Arno River; capital of the region of Tuscany population 358,079
florence commune in central Italy on the Arno River; capital of the region of Tuscany population 358,079
Florentine : of or relating to Florence, Italy
flores Juan José 1800–1864 Ecuadorian soldier; president of Ecuador (1830–35; 1839–45)
florescence : a state or period of flourishing
florescent : a state or period of flourishing
floret : a small flower
floreted : decorated with small flowers
floriated : having floral ornaments or a floral form
floriation : having floral ornaments or a floral form
florican : either of two bustards of India (Houbaropsis bengalensis and Sypheotides indica)
floricultural : the cultivation and management of ornamental and especially flowering plants
floriculture : the cultivation and management of ornamental and especially flowering plants
floriculturist : the cultivation and management of ornamental and especially flowering plants
florid : very flowery in style : ornate
Florida state of the southeastern U.S. bordering on the Atlantic, the Straits of Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico; capital Tallahassee area 58,664 square miles (151,940 square kilometers), population 18,801,310
Floridan state of the southeastern U.S. bordering on the Atlantic, the Straits of Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico; capital Tallahassee area 58,664 square miles (151,940 square kilometers), population 18,801,310
Florideae : a subclass of Rhodophyceae comprising red algae that have the cells connected by evident cytoplasmic strands, growth restricted to apical cells, and the carpogonium borne terminally on a special branch  — compare bangioideae
floridean : a subclass of Rhodophyceae comprising red algae that have the cells connected by evident cytoplasmic strands, growth restricted to apical cells, and the carpogonium borne terminally on a special branch  — compare bangioideae
Floridian state of the southeastern U.S. bordering on the Atlantic, the Straits of Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico; capital Tallahassee area 58,664 square miles (151,940 square kilometers), population 18,801,310
floridity : very flowery in style : ornate
floridly : very flowery in style : ornate
floridness : very flowery in style : ornate
floriferous : bearing flowers
floriferousness : bearing flowers
floriform : having the form of a flower
florigen : a hormone or hormonal agent that promotes flowering
florigenic : a hormone or hormonal agent that promotes flowering
florilegium : a volume of writings : anthology
florin : an old gold coin first struck at Florence in 1252
floriparous : producing secondary or supplementary flowers rather than fruits
floripondio : any of several tropical American shrubs or trees of the genus Datura (especially D. candida) that have narcotic seeds from which an intoxicant is prepared and that are sometimes cultivated in warm regions especially for their very large commonly white flowers
Florissant city in eastern Missouri north-northwest of Saint Louis population 52,158
florist : a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants
floristic : of or relating to flowers, a flora, or the phytogeographical study of plants and plant groups
floristically : of or relating to flowers, a flora, or the phytogeographical study of plants and plant groups
floristics : a branch of phytogeography that deals with plants and plant groups from the numerical standpoint
floristry : a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants
florisugent : sucking nectar from flowers
florivorous : feeding on flowers : anthophagous
florula : a small flora
florulent : flowery, blossoming, floriated
flory : fleury
floscular : flosculous
Floscularia : the type genus of Flosculariidae comprising rotifers in which the female is attached and tubicolous with a lobed disk bearing long setae
floscularian : the type genus of Flosculariidae comprising rotifers in which the female is attached and tubicolous with a lobed disk bearing long setae
Flosculariidae : a family of rotifers (order Monogononta) with the male small in size and free-swimming and the adult female larger and tubicolous and usually attached by a stalk derived from the modified foot
flosculose : composed of florets
flosculous : composed of florets
floss : soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery
flosser : a worker who stitches boning into corsets and girdles
flossflower : a plant or flower of the genus Ageratum : ageratum sense 2
flossing : soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery
flossy : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of floss
flot : flat sense 1c
flota : a fleet of Spanish ships
flotage : flotsam
flotant : flying in air
flotation : the act, process, or state of floating
flotative : of, relating to, used in, or aiding flotation
flotilla : a fleet of ships or boats
flotorial : running for or elected to office as a floater
flotsam : floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
flounce : to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions
flouncing : material used for flounces
flounder : flatfish
floundering : flatfish
flounderingly : in a floundering manner
flour : a product consisting of finely milled wheat
flourish : to grow luxuriantly : thrive
flourisher : to grow luxuriantly : thrive
flourishing : marked by vigorous and healthy growth
flourishingly : marked by vigorous and healthy growth
flourishy : characterized by flourishes : showy
floury : a product consisting of finely milled wheat
flout : to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
flouter : to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
flouting : to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
floutingly : in a mocking or contemptuous manner : with flouts
flow : to issue or move in a stream
flowable : capable of flowing or being flowed
flowage : an overflowing onto adjacent land
flower : the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
flowerage : a flowering process, state, or condition
flowered : the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
flowerer : the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
floweret : floret
flowerful : the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
flowerily : of, relating to, or resembling flowers
floweriness : of, relating to, or resembling flowers
flowering : producing or bearing flowers
flowerless : the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
flowerlet : floret
flowerlike : the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals, and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom
flowerpecker : any of numerous small short-tailed passerine birds of southeast Asia, the Pacific islands, and Australia that feed on the berries of tropical mistletoes and on insects and that constitute the family Dicaeidae
flowerpot : a pot in which to grow plants
flowery : of, relating to, or resembling flowers
flowing : moving smoothly and continuously in or as if in a stream
flowingly : moving smoothly and continuously in or as if in a stream
flowingness : the quality or state of being flowing
flowmeter : an instrument for measuring one or more properties (such as velocity or pressure) of a flow (as of a liquid in a pipe)
flown : filled to excess
flowoff : runoff sense 1a
flu : influenza
fluate :  fluosilicate
fluavil : an amorphous yellow resin extracted from gutta-percha and balata
flub : to make a mess of : botch
flubdub : bunkum, balderdash
fluctuant : moving in waves
fluctuate : to shift back and forth uncertainly
fluctuation : an act or instance of fluctuating : an irregular shifting back and forth or up and down in the level, strength, or value of something
flue : an enclosed passageway for directing a current: such as
flued : having a flue
flueless : having no flue : discharging by-products of combustion into the surrounding atmosphere
fluellen : either of two speedwells (Veronica officinalis and V. chamaedrys)
fluellite : a mineral AlF3.H2O consisting of aluminum fluoride in colorless or white crystals
flueman : a worker who cleans boiler flues
fluency : the quality or state of being fluent
fluent : capable of flowing : fluid
fluently : capable of flowing : fluid
fluentness : the quality or state of being fluent
fluework : pipe-organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above  — compare reedwork
fluff : down entry 7 sense 1
fluffer : one that fluffs
fluffily : covered with or resembling fluff
fluffiness : covered with or resembling fluff
fluffy : covered with or resembling fluff
Flugelhorn : a valved brass instrument resembling a cornet but having a larger bore
fluible : fluid
fluid : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing
fluidal : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing
fluidally : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing
fluidextract : an alcohol preparation of a plant-derived drug containing the active constituents of one gram of the dry drug in each milliliter
fluidglycerate : a concentrated liquid preparation made by extracting a vegetable drug with a menstruum consisting of one volume of glycerol and three volumes of water to produce a drug strength equivalent to that of a fluidextract
fluidible : capable of flow under pressure
fluidic : of, relating to, or being a device (such as an amplifier or control) that depends for operation on the pressures and flows of a fluid in precisely shaped channels
fluidify : to make fluid or flowing
fluidity : the quality or state of being fluid
fluidization : to cause to flow like a fluid
fluidize : to cause to flow like a fluid
fluidly : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing
fluidness : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing
fluidram : a unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₈ fluid ounce  — see Weights and Measures Table
fluigram : a cubic centimeter of liquid
fluke : flatfish
fluked : infested with flukes
flukeless : free from flukes
flukeworm : fluke entry 1 sense 2
fluky : happening by or depending on chance
flumdiddle : something foolish or worthless : nonsense, trash
flume : an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)
flumerin : a dark red powder C20H10O6Na2Hg with a greenish fluorescence that is the disodium salt of hydroxy-mercuri-fluorescein
flummadiddle : something foolish or worthless : nonsense, trash
flummer : to get around (a person) especially by coaxing or flattery : beguile, humbug
flummery : a soft jelly or porridge made with flour or meal
flummox : confuse
flummydiddle : something foolish or worthless : nonsense, trash
flump : to move or fall suddenly and heavily
flunk : to fail especially in an examination or course
flunker : to fail especially in an examination or course
flunky : a liveried servant
flunkydom : flunkies
flunkyhood : the state of being a flunky
flunkyish : resembling or suitable to a flunky
flunkyism : the quality or characteristics of a flunky
fluoaluminate : a complex salt (as cryolite) characterized by the anion AlF6−−− containing fluorine and aluminum
fluoborate : a salt or ester of fluoboric acid
fluoboric : a poisonous strong acid HBF4 made in solution by dissolving boron trifluoride in water or by adding boric acid to concentrated hydrofluoric acid and used in solution or in the form of salts chiefly in electroplating baths 
fluoborite : a mineral Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 consisting of magnesium fluoborate occurring in hexagonal prisms
fluocerine : a mineral (Ce,La,Nd)F3 consisting of reddish yellow fluoride of cerium and related metals
fluocerite : a mineral (Ce,La,Nd)F3 consisting of reddish yellow fluoride of cerium and related metals
fluophosphate :  fluorophosphate
fluor : fluorite
fluoranthene : a white crystalline hydrocarbon C15H10 obtained especially from the coal-tar distillates having the highest boiling points and from petroleum; 1,8-ortho-phenylene-naphthalene
fluorapatite : an apatite containing fluorine: such as
fluorene : a colorless crystalline cyclic hydrocarbon C13H10 that has a violet fluorescence and that is obtained usually from the coal-tar distillate which boils between naphthalene and anthracene; ortho-diphenylene-methane
fluoresce : to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
fluorescein : a yellow or red crystalline dye C20H12O5 with a bright yellow-green fluorescence in alkaline solution
fluorescence : luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by nearly immediate reradiation usually at a different wavelength and that ceases almost at once when the incident radiation stops
fluorescent : having or relating to fluorescence
fluoridate : to add a fluoride to (something, such as drinking water) to reduce tooth decay
fluoridation : to add a fluoride to (something, such as drinking water) to reduce tooth decay
fluoride : a compound of fluorine
fluoridization : to treat (as the teeth) with a fluoride
fluoridize : to treat (as the teeth) with a fluoride
fluorimeter : an instrument for measuring fluorescence and related phenomena (such as intensity of radiation)
fluorinate : to treat or cause to combine with fluorine or a compound of fluorine
fluorination : to treat or cause to combine with fluorine or a compound of fluorine
fluorine : a nonmetallic gaseous chemical element of the halogen group with atomic number 9 that readily forms compounds with almost all other elements including some noble gases  — see Chemical Elements Table
fluorite : a transparent or translucent mineral of different colors that consists of the fluoride of calcium and is used especially as a steelmaking flux and in the making of opalescent and opaque glasses
fluoroform : a colorless gas CHF3 similar to chloroform; trifluoro-methane
fluorography : the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X-rays
fluoroid : tetrahexahedron
fluorometer : an instrument for measuring fluorescence and related phenomena (such as intensity of radiation)
fluoroscope : an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (such as the living body) by means of X-rays
fluoroscopic : an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (such as the living body) by means of X-rays
fluoroscopy : an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (such as the living body) by means of X-rays
fluorosis : an abnormal condition (such as mottling of the teeth) caused by fluorine or its compounds
fluorspar : fluorite
fluosilicate : a salt of fluosilicic acid
fluosilicic : an unstable corrosive poisonous acid H2SiF6
flurr : to throw scatteringly
flurried : a gust of wind
flurriment : a flurried state
flurry : a gust of wind
flush : to fly away suddenly
flushboard : flashboard
flusher : to fly away suddenly
flushgate : a gate or sluice used for flushing a channel below the gate in a dam or reservoir
flushing section of New York City on Long Island in Queens; scene of 1939–40 and 1964–65 World's Fairs and present-day site of the U.S. Open tennis championships
flushness : to fly away suddenly
flushy : somewhat flushed : reddish
flusker : flutter
fluster : to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
flusteration : the quality or state of being flustered
flusterer :  american coot
Flustra : a genus (the type of a widely distributed family Flustridae) of marine bryozoans (class Gymnolaemata) that form broad flattened branching colonies  — see sea mat
flute : recorder sense 3
fluted : having or marked by grooves
flutelike : recorder sense 3
flutemouth : cornetfish
fluter : recorder sense 3
fluting : a series of flutes
flutist : one who plays a flute
flutter : to flap the wings rapidly
flutteration : a state of confusion or disorderly movement
flutterer : to flap the wings rapidly
fluttering : a quick wavering or flapping movement or sensation
flutteringly : with a flutter : in the manner of one that flutters
flutterment : fluttered or disturbed state
fluttersome : fluttery
fluttery : to flap the wings rapidly
fluty : recorder sense 3
fluvial : of, relating to, or living in a stream or river
fluvialist : one who emphasizes the action of streams in explanation of geological phenomena
fluviatic : fluviatile
fluviatile : fluvial
fluvicoline : inhabiting or frequenting rivers or streams
fluvioglacial : glaciofluvial
fluviograph : an instrument for measuring and recording automatically the rise and fall of a river
fluviolacustrine : of or relating to sedimentation partly in lake and partly in stream waters or to deposits laid down under alternating or overlapping lacustrine and fluviatile conditions
fluviology : a science dealing with watercourses
fluviomarine : formed by the joint action of river and sea
fluviometer : fluviograph
fluvioterrestrial : relating to the land and its streams
fluviovolcanic : of or relating to combined action of volcanoes and streams
flux : a flowing of fluid from the body: such as
fluxer : a worker who fluxes seams of tin cans for soldering
fluxible : capable of being fluxed
fluxile : fluid
fluxility : the quality or state of being fluxile
fluxion : the action of flowing or changing
fluxional : the action of flowing or changing
fluxionist : one skilled in or using fluxions especially in mathematics
fluxmeter : an instrument for measuring magnetic-flux density usually by electromagnetic induction
fluxweed : a tansy mustard (Descurainia sophia) with spreading fruiting pedicels
fly : to move in or pass through the air with wings
flyable : suitable for flying or for being flown
flyaway : loose and flowing especially because of unconfined fullness at the back
flyback : tending to fly back or capable of flying back: such as
flyball : fly entry 2 sense 5
flybane : any of several plants considered to be destructive to houseflies (as a catchfly or the fly agaric)
flybelt : an area infested with tsetse flies
flyblow : fly-strike
flyblown : not pure : tainted
flyboat : a large flat-bottomed coasting boat formerly widely used but now chiefly Dutch
flyboy : a member of the air force
flycatcher : any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing
flyer : one that flies
flyflap : a device (as a fan) for driving away or killing flies
flyflapper : a device (as a fan) for driving away or killing flies
flyflower :  dutchman's-breeches
flying : moving or capable of moving in the air
flyingly : with flying colors
flyleaf : one of the free endpapers of a book
flyless : free from infestation with flies (as houseflies or blowflies)
flyman : a worker in the flies of a theater who manipulates curtains and scenery
flyness : the quality or state of being knowing, wide-awake, or crafty
flypaper : paper coated with a sticky often poisonous substance for killing flies
flype : to strip off by or as if by peeling
flyproof : made tight or close enough to keep houseflies out
Flysch : a thick and extensive deposit largely of sandstone that is formed in a geosyncline adjacent to a rising mountain belt and is especially common in the Alpine region of Europe
flyspeck : a speck made by fly excrement
flytier : a person who makes flies for fishing
flytrap : a trap for catching flies often having the form of a wire or glass cylinder with a conical cover and bottom in which is a small opening
flyway : an established air route of migratory birds
flyweight : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 112 pounds  — compare bantamweight
flywheel : a heavy wheel for opposing and moderating by its inertia any fluctuation of speed in the machinery with which it revolves
Fo folio
foal : a young animal of the horse family
foalfoot : coltsfoot sense a
foalhood : the period or state of being a foal
foam : a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a liquid: such as
foamer : a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a liquid: such as
foamflower : a spring-flowering herb (Tiarella cordifolia) of eastern North America that has white flowers with long stamens and no stem leaves
foamily : covered with foam : frothy
foaminess : covered with foam : frothy
foaming : having or producing a light, frothy mass of bubbles : producing foam
foamless : a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a liquid: such as
foamlike : having the appearance and texture of foam
foamy : covered with foam : frothy
fob : watch pocket
focal : of, relating to, being, or having a focus
focalization : to bring to a focus
focalize : to bring to a focus
focally : of, relating to, being, or having a focus
foci : a center of activity, attraction, or attention
focimeter : an instrument for measuring either the visual or the photographic focal length of an objective or of another optical system
focometer : an instrument for measuring either the visual or the photographic focal length of an objective or of another optical system
focus : a center of activity, attraction, or attention
focusable : a center of activity, attraction, or attention
focuser : a center of activity, attraction, or attention
focusless : a center of activity, attraction, or attention
fod free of damage
fodder : something fed to domestic animals
foddering : something fed to domestic animals
fodderless : having no fodder
fodgel : buxom
fodient : fitted for digging or burrowing
foe : one who has personal enmity for another
foehn : a warm dry wind blowing down the side of a mountain
foehnlike : having the characteristics of a foehn
foeless : having no enemy
foeman : foe sense 2
Foeniculum : a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Umbelliferae) with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers  — see fennel
foetalization : a retention in the postnatal life of higher forms of conditions occurring during development of related lower forms
fog : vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground
fogbound : unable to move because of fog
fogbow : a nebulous arc or circle of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog
fogdog : fogbow
fogeater : fogbow
fogey : a person with old-fashioned ideas
fogfruit : a plant of the genus Lippia (as L. lanceolata and L. nodiflora)
foggage : a second growth of grass
fogged : vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground
fogger : an apparatus for spreading a fog of pesticide
foggily : filled or abounding with fog
fogginess : filled or abounding with fog
foggy : filled or abounding with fog
foghorn : a horn (as on a ship) sounded in a fog to give warning
fogle : a silk handkerchief or neckerchief
fogless : vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground
fogo : stench, stink
fogon : a corner-set fireplace found in Indian and Spanish American architecture in southwestern U.S.
fogou : cave
fogram : an antiquated person : fogy
fogy : a person with old-fashioned ideas
fogyish : a person with old-fashioned ideas
fogyism : a person with old-fashioned ideas
foible : the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
foil : to prevent from attaining an end : defeat
foiling : to prevent from attaining an end : defeat
foilsman : a person who fences with a foil
foining : to thrust with a pointed weapon : lunge
foison : rich harvest
foisonless : fushionless
Foist : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
foist : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
foister : pickpocket
foisty : musty, mouldy
Fokker Anthony Herman Gerard 1890–1939 American (Dutch-born) aircraft designer and builder
fold : to lay one part over another part of
foldable : to lay one part over another part of
foldage : the right of the lord of a manor to have his tenant's sheep graze on his land so as to manure it
foldboat : a small collapsible canoe made of rubberized sailcloth stretched over a framework
foldcourse : land to which foldage is incident
folded : to lay one part over another part of
folder : one that folds
folding : capable of being folded into a more compact shape
foldless : having no fold or crease
folgerite : pentlandite
folia : one of the lamellae of the cerebellar cortex
foliaceous : of, relating to, or resembling an ordinary green leaf as distinguished from a modified leaf (such as a petal, bract, or scale)
foliaceousness : the quality or state of being foliaceous
foliage : a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
foliaged : a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
foliageous : containing representations of foliage
folial : foliar
foliar : of, relating to, or applied to leaves
foliate : shaped like a leaf
foliated : composed of or separable into layers
foliation : the process of forming into a leaf
folie : the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another
foliicolous : growing upon leaves
foliiferous : producing leaves
foliiform : having the shape of a leaf
folio : a leaf especially of a manuscript or book
foliobranch : having gills that resemble leaves
foliobranchiate : having gills that resemble leaves
foliocellosis : mottle-leaf
foliolate : having leaflets : relating to or consisting of leaflets
foliole : leaflet
folioliferous : bearing leaflets
foliolose : foliolate
foliose : having a flat, thin, and usually lobed thallus attached to the substratum
foliot : the earliest form of mechanical-clock escapement consisting of a crossbar with adjustable weights for regulating the rate of oscillation of a verge or vertical spindle
folious : having (such or so many) leaves
folium : one of the lamellae of the cerebellar cortex
folk : people generally
folkcraft : the art and tradition of management of public affairs by the common people
folkfree : having a free man's rights : having folkright
folkland : land held in early England by customary law without written title
folklore : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people
folkloric : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people
folklorish : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people
folklorism : the study of folklore
folklorist : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people
folkloristic : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people
folkmoot : a general assembly of the people (as of a shire) in early England
folkmote : a general assembly of the people (as of a shire) in early England
folkright : the right of the people under the customary laws and usages especially in early England
folksiness : sociable, friendly
folksy : sociable, friendly
folkway : a mode of thinking, feeling, or acting common to a given group of people
folky : a folk singer or instrumentalist
follicle : a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression
follicular : a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression
folliculate : having or consisting of follicles
folliculated : having or consisting of follicles
follicule : follicle
folliculin : estrogen
Folliculina : a genus (the type of the family Folliculinidae) of spirotrichous trumpet-shaped tube-dwelling chiefly marine ciliates related to Stentor
folliculitis : inflammation of one or more follicles especially of the hair
folliculose : containing follicles
follis : a Roman bronze coin of the late Empire having a silver coating and a very small value
follow : to go, proceed, or come after
follower : one in the service of another : retainer
followership : following
following : being next in order or time
folly : lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight
Fomalhaut : a white star of the first magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
foment : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite
fomentation : the application of hot moist substances to the body to ease pain
fomenter : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite
fomes : a genus of bracket fungi (family Polyporaceae) usually forming corky or woody perennial sporophores often of large size and including some fungi that cause destructive heartrots of timber and other trees
fomites : an object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses) and serve in their transmission
Fon : a people of West Africa especially in the region of Abomey, Benin
fondant : a soft creamy preparation of sugar, water, and flavorings that is used as a basis for candies or icings
fondish : somewhat fond
fondle : to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : caress
fondler : to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : caress
fondling : to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : caress
fondlingly : in a fondling manner : caressingly, affectionately
fondly : in a foolish manner : foolishly
fondness : foolishness, folly
fondu : a dish similar to a soufflé usually made with cheese and bread crumbs
fondue : a dish similar to a soufflé usually made with cheese and bread crumbs
fonduk : a business establishment or commercial warehouse in northern Africa
fono : a Samoan council of faipules constituting the central political structure of a village, district, or island
fons : fount, source
font : a receptacle for baptismal water
Fontainea : a genus of fossil dicotyledonous plants from the Cretaceous of North America
fontal : a receptacle for baptismal water
fontanel : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones
fontange : commode sense 1
fontinal : growing in or near springs
Fontinalaceae : a small family of aquatic mosses (order Isobryales) having long floating stems and capsules nearly covered by the surrounding leaf clusters  — see dichelyma , fontinalis
Fontinalis : the type genus of Fontinalaceae
Foochow city and port on the Min River in southeastern China population 874,809
food : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy
foodless : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy
foodlessness : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy
foodstuff : a substance with food value
foofaraw : frills and flashy finery
fool : a person lacking in judgment or prudence
foolery : a foolish act, utterance, or belief
foolfish : filefish
foolhardihood : foolhardiness
foolhardily : foolishly adventurous and bold : rash
foolhardiness : foolishly adventurous and bold : rash
foolhardy : foolishly adventurous and bold : rash
fooling : a person lacking in judgment or prudence
foolish : having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion
foolishly : having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion
foolishness : foolish behavior
foolocracy : government by fools
foolproof : so simple, plain, or reliable as to leave no opportunity for error, misuse, or failure
foolscap : a cap or hood usually with bells worn by jesters
fooster : fuss, bustle, to-do
foot : the terminal part of the vertebrate (see vertebrate entry 1) leg upon which an individual stands
footage : recorded video material
footback : on foot
football : any of several games played between two teams on a usually rectangular field having goalposts or goals at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: such as
footballer : any of several games played between two teams on a usually rectangular field having goalposts or goals at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: such as
footband : a reinforcing strip of canvas on the afterpart of the foot of a sail
footblower : a bellows worked by foot
footboard : a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
footboy : a serving boy : page, attendant
footbridge : a bridge for pedestrians
footcloth : an ornamental cloth draped over the back of a horse to reach the ground on each side
footed : having a foot or feet especially of a specified kind or number
footeite : connellite
footer : pedestrian
footfall : the sound of a footstep
footfault : an infraction of the service rules (as in tennis, racquetball, or volleyball) that results from illegal placement of the server's feet
footfolk : infantry
footgear : footwear
foothill : a hill at the foot of higher hills
foothold : a hold for the feet : footing
foothook : futtock
foothot : without delay : hastily
footing : a stable position or placing of the feet
footings : a stable position or placing of the feet
footle : to talk or act foolishly
footler : to talk or act foolishly
footless : having no feet
footlicker : sycophant, bootlicker
footlight : a light that casts its illumination upward from foot level
footlights : a row of lights set across the front of a stage floor
footling : lacking judgment or ability : inept
footlining : footband
footlock : a grip secured by the feet in climbing a rope
footmaker : a member of a chair of glassworkers who gathers and blows glass and shapes it on a marver table
footman : a traveler on foot : pedestrian
footmanship : speed afoot : prowess in running and walking
footmark : footprint
footnote : a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
footnoted : a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
footpace : a walking pace
footpad : a criminal who robs pedestrians
footpath : a narrow path for pedestrians
footpick : a pointed pole with handgrips and foot piece for digging in hard or stony ground
footplate : the flat oval base of the stapes
footprint : an impression of the foot on a surface
footrail : a crosspiece (as between the legs of a table or chair or under a car seat) serving to support the feet
footrest : a support for the feet
footrill : a level or inclined road giving entrance (as by a tunnel driven in a hillside) to a mine
footrope : the part of a boltrope sewed to the lower edge of a sail
foots : the terminal part of the vertebrate (see vertebrate entry 1) leg upon which an individual stands
footscald : an injury (as from a hot shoe) to the sole of a horse's foot
footslog : to march or tramp through mud
footslogger : to march or tramp through mud
footsore : having sore or tender feet (as from much walking)
footsoreness : having sore or tender feet (as from much walking)
footstalk : petiole sense 1
footstall : the stirrup of a side saddle
footstep : the mark of the foot : track
footstick : a wooden or iron stick that when wedged with quoins secures the foot of a locked-up type page
footstock : tailstock
footstone : a stone placed at the foot of a grave
footstool : a low stool used to support the feet
footwalk : a surface paved or constructed for walking along often with a handrail (as on a bridge or on a parapet)
footwall : the lower underlying wall of a vein, ore deposit, or coal seam in a mine
footway : a narrow way or path for pedestrians
footwear : wearing apparel (such as shoes or boots) for the feet
footwork : the activity of moving from place to place
footy : insignificant, paltry
foozle : an act of foozling
foozler : one that foozles : bungler
fop : a foolish or silly person
fopling : an insignificant or absurd man of fashion :  petit maître , ladies' man
foppery : foolish character or action : folly
foppish : foolish, silly
foppishly : foolish, silly
foppishness : foolish, silly
foppy : foppish
For : as being or constituting
for : as being or constituting
forage : food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing
forager : food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing
foralite : a marking found in stratified rocks that resembles a worm's burrow
foramen : a small opening, perforation, or orifice : fenestra
foraminated : having foramina : perforated
foraminifer : any of an order (Foraminifera) of large chiefly marine rhizopod protozoans usually having calcareous shells that often are perforated with minute holes for protrusion of slender pseudopodia and form the bulk of chalk and nummulitic limestone
Foraminifera : organisms that are foraminifers
foraminiferal : any of an order (Foraminifera) of large chiefly marine rhizopod protozoans usually having calcareous shells that often are perforated with minute holes for protrusion of slender pseudopodia and form the bulk of chalk and nummulitic limestone
foraminiferan : foraminifer
foraminiferous : foraminiferal
foraminous : a small opening, perforation, or orifice : fenestra
foraminule : a minute foramen
forane : dean sense 2c
forasmuch : in view of the fact that
foray : a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
forayer : a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
forb : an herb other than grass
forbade : to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against
forbear : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort
forbearance : a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
forbearant : forbearing
forbearer : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort
forbearing : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort
forbearingly : in a forbearing manner
forbearingness : forbearance
forbesite : a mineral H(Ni,Co)AsO4·3¹/₂H2O consisting of a grayish white hydrous fibrocrystalline nickel cobalt arsenate
forbid : to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against
forbiddance : the act of forbidding
forbidden : not permitted or allowed
forbidder : to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against
forbidding : such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible
forbiddingly : such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible
forbore : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort
forborne : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort
forby : past
force : strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power
forceable : forcible
forced : compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
forcedly : compelled by force or necessity : involuntary
forceful : possessing or filled with force : effective
forcefully : in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner
forcefulness : possessing or filled with force : effective
forceless : strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power
forcemeat : finely chopped and highly seasoned meat or fish that is either served alone or used as a stuffing
forcement : an act of forcing : compulsion
forceps : an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by jewelers or surgeons)
forcepslike : an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by jewelers or surgeons)
forcer : strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power
forcibility : the quality or state of being forcible
forcible : effected by force used against opposition or resistance
forcibleness : effected by force used against opposition or resistance
forcibly : effected by force used against opposition or resistance
forcing : strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power
forcingly : so as to force or exert pressure
forcipate : shaped like a forceps : deeply forked
forcipated : shaped like a forceps : deeply forked
forcipiform : shaped like a forceps
forcipressure : compression of a blood vessel with a forceps to arrest hemorrhage
Forcipulata : the most highly specialized order of starfishes, distinguished by possession of stalked forficulate pedicellariae with three ossicles
forcipulate : like a small forceps
ford : a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
fordable : a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
fording : a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
fordless : lacking a ford : impossible to cross on foot
fordo : to overcome with fatigue
fordone : to overcome with fatigue
fore : something that occupies a front position
forearm : to arm in advance : prepare
forebay : a reservoir or canal from which water is taken to run equipment (such as a waterwheel or turbine)
forebear : ancestor, forefather
forebitt : one of the bitts near the foremast
foreboard : the foredeck of a ship
forebode : to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)
foreboder : to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)
foreboding : the act of one who forebodes
forebodingly : the act of one who forebodes
forebodingness : the act of one who forebodes
forebody : the part of a ship forward of the largest or midship cross section  — compare afterbody, middle body
foreboot : a receptacle in the front of a vehicle (as for the stowing of baggage)
forebrace : a brace for swinging a fore yardarm
forebrain : the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes especially the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus and that especially in higher vertebrates is the main control center for sensory and associative information processing, visceral functions, and voluntary motor functions
forebreast : forefield sense 2
forecarriage : the forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled vehicle when arranged so as to permit the two front wheels to turn independently of the rear wheels
forecast : to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data
forecaster : to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data
forecasting : to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data
forecastingly : so as to form or formulate a forecast : with foresight
forecastle : the forward part of the upper deck of a ship
forecastlehead : the forward part of a forecastle (see forecastle sense 1b)
foreclosable : capable of being foreclosed : subject to foreclosure
foreclose : to shut out : preclude
foreclosure : an act or instance of foreclosing
foreconceive : preconceive
foreconscious : preconscious
forecourse : foresail sense 1
forecourt : an open court in front of a building
foredate : antedate
foredawn : the time immediately before dawn
foredeck : the forepart of a ship's main deck
foredeep : a deep depression in the ocean bottom fronting a mountainous land area
foredestine : predestine
foredestiny : forecast
foredone : to overcome with fatigue
foredoom : doom sense 2
foredoor : the front door of a house
foreface : the part of the head of a quadruped that is in front of the eyes
forefather : ancestor sense 1a
forefatherly : of or relating to a forefather
forefeel : to have a presentiment of
forefeeling : to have a presentiment of
forefelt : to have a presentiment of
forefield : the nearest part of a field (as of view or of combat)
forefinger : index finger
forefoot : one of the anterior feet especially of a quadruped
forefront : the foremost part or place
foreganger : one that goes before
foregate : a main entrance or front gate
foregift : a premium paid for a lease by a tenant
foreglance : a glance forward or beforehand
foregleam : a premonitory gleam : forecast
foreglimpse : a glimpse of the future : foregleam
forego : to go before : precede
foregoer : to go before : precede
foregoing : listed, mentioned, or occurring before
foregone : previous, past
foreground : the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the spectator
forehall : a front hall especially in a large building
forehammer : the hammer that strikes first when two hammers are used
forehand : superior position : advantage
forehanded : mindful of the future : prudent
forehandedness : mindful of the future : prudent
forehead : the part of the face above the eyes
foreheaded : having or characterized by a forehead
forehearth : the forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp
foreheater : a shallow iron pan in which brine is boiled in the preparation of salt
forehold : a hold in the forward part of a ship
forehoof : the hoof of a forefoot
forehook : a piece of timber placed across the stem to unite the bows and strengthen the forepart of a ship : breasthook
foreign : situated outside a place or country
foreigner : a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country
foreignism : something peculiar to a foreign language or people
foreignize : to make foreign : give a foreign character or flavor to
foreignly : in a foreign manner
foreignness : situated outside a place or country
foreintend : to plan in advance : intend to act or do as a result of deliberation
foreiron : colter
forejudge : to expel, oust, or put out by judgment of a court
forejudgment : forejudger
foreknow : to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation
foreknowable : being or capable of being known in advance
foreknower : one that foreknows
foreknowing : to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation
foreknowingly : with foreknowledge
foreknowledge : to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation
forel : sheath, case
forelady : forewoman
foreland : promontory, headland
forelay : to lie in wait for : ambush, waylay
foreleech : the luff of a fore-and-aft sail
foreleg : a front leg
forelimb : a limb (such as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly
forelock : a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
forelook : to look ahead or toward the future
foreman : a first or chief person: such as
foremanship : a first or chief person: such as
foremast : the mast nearest the bow of a ship
foremasthand : a common sailor : a man before the mast
foremastman : a common sailor : a man before the mast
foremilk : first-drawn milk
foremost : first in a series or progression
foremostly : before all : in the foremost place
foremother : a female ancestor
forename : a name that precedes one's surname
forenamed : named previously : aforesaid
forenight : the part of evening between twilight and bedtime
forenoon : the early part of the day ending with noon : morning
forenotice : notice or warning conveyed in advance
forensic : belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
forensical : forensic
forensically : belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
foreordain : to dispose or appoint in advance : predestine
foreordination : to dispose or appoint in advance : predestine
forepale : to advance (an excavation) in quicksand or caving ground by driving poles, slabs, or sheathing into the ground ahead of the excavating or simultaneously with it
foreparents : ancestor, forebear
forepart : the anterior part of something
forepassed : bygone
forepast : bygone
forepaw : the paw of a foreleg
forepeak : the extreme forward lower compartment or tank usually used for trimming or storage in a ship
forepiece : a front piece: such as
forepole : to advance (an excavation) in quicksand or caving ground by driving poles, slabs, or sheathing into the ground ahead of the excavating or simultaneously with it
forepost : outpost
forequarter : the front half of a lateral half of the body or carcass of a quadruped
foreran : to run before
forereach : to gain ground in tacking
forereaching : to gain ground in tacking
foreright : straight ahead : directly forward
foreroom : living room, parlor
forerun : to run before
forerunner : one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
foresaddle : a wholesale cut of veal, lamb, or mutton consisting of the undivided forequarters of a carcass  — compare hindsaddle
foresaid : aforesaid
foresail : the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged ship or schooner  — see sail illustration
foresay : to tell in advance : predict, foretell
foresee : to see (something, such as a development) beforehand
foreseeability : being such as may be reasonably anticipated
foreseeable : being such as may be reasonably anticipated
foreseeingly : with foresight
foreseer : to see (something, such as a development) beforehand
foreset : to arrange beforehand
foreshadow : to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
foreshadower : to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
foreshaft : the forward portion of the shaft of an arrow to which the footing is joined and to which the head is attached
foreshank : the upper part of the foreleg of cattle
foresheet : one of the sheets of a foresail
foreship : the forward part of a ship
foreshock : any of the usually minor tremors commonly preceding the principal shock of an earthquake
foreshore : a strip of land margining a body of water
foreshorten : to shorten by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained
foreshortening : to shorten by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained
foreshot : the forerun in the distillation of whiskey
foreshow : foretell
foreshower : foretell
foreside : the front side or part : front
foresight : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
foresighted : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
foresightedness : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
foresightful : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
foresightless : lacking in foresight
foresignify : to signify beforehand : foreshow, prefigure
foreskin : a fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis
foresleeve : an ornamental sleeve or part of a sleeve that can be slipped on or off
foresound : one of the audible vibrations occasionally noted immediately preceding or accompanying the first disturbance of the ground during an earthquake
forespeak : foretell, predict
forest : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forestaff : cross-staff sense 2
forestage : apron sense 2e
forestair : an open outside staircase
forestal : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forestall : to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices
forestaller : to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices
forestallment : to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices
forestarling : an icebreaker in front of a bridge starling
forestation : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forestay : a stay from the foremast to the foredeck or bow of a ship
forestaysail : the triangular aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl set on the forestay  — see sail illustration
forested : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forestem : stem sense 2a(1)
forester : a person trained in forestry
forestership : the office of or an appointment as forester
forestial : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forestick : the front log of an open log fire (as in a fireplace) in which the main logs are parallel in arrangement
Forestiera : a genus of sometimes spiny American shrubs or trees (family Oleaceae) that have simple opposite leaves and inconspicuous flowers followed by single-seeded drupes
forestless : having no forests : lacking wooded areas
forestlike : like or like that of a forest
forestry : forestland
foresty : covered with or abounding in forests
foretack : a rope by which the tack of a square foresail is hauled and held
foretackle : the tackle that hooks on to the pendant on the foremast
foretalk : preface
foretalking : preface
foretaste : a small anticipatory sample
foretaster : one that foretastes
foretell : to tell beforehand : predict
foretellable : being of a kind that may be anticipated and foretold
foreteller : to tell beforehand : predict
forethink : to consider (something) beforehand
forethinker : one that forethinks
forethought : a thinking or planning out in advance : premeditation
forethoughted : having or marked by forethought
forethoughtful : full of or having forethought
forethoughtfully : full of or having forethought
forethoughtfulness : full of or having forethought
forethoughtless : lacking forethought
foretime : former or past time : the time before the present
foretimed : existing too soon : antedated
foretoken : a premonitory sign
foretold : to tell beforehand : predict
foretop : the platform at the head of a ship's foremast
foretopman : a sailor on duty on the foremast and above
foreturn : the twist of the yarns or wires composing a strand of a rope  — compare afterturn
forever : for a limitless time
forevermore : for an endless time : forever entry 1 sense 1
forewarm : preheat
forewarmer : preheat
forewarn : to warn in advance
forewarner : one that forewarns
forewarning : a warning given in advance
forewarningly : so as to forewarn
forewaters : amniotic fluid
forewing : either of the anterior wings of a 4-winged insect
forewoman : a woman who is a foreman
foreword : prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author
foreworld : the primeval or ancient world
foreyard : a yard in front
forfairn : forlorn, bereft
forfar  — see angus
forfeit : something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
forfeiter : something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
forfeits : something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
forfeiture : the act of forfeiting : the loss of property or money because of a breach of a legal obligation
forfend : forbid
forfication : a deep furcation
forficiform : shaped like a scissors
Forficula : a genus (the type of the family Forficulidae) of earwigs that are sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
forficulate : forked, furcate
Forficulidae : a large cosmopolitan family of insects (order Dermaptera) that have the abdomen depressed and the forceps flattened or cylindrical and that comprise the typical earwigs  — see forficula
forfoughen : worn out and depressed : exhausted
forfoughten : worn out and depressed : exhausted
forgainst : against
forgather : to come together : assemble
forge : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
forgeability : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
forgeable : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
forged : formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat
forgeman : smith sense 1a
forger : one that forges metals
forgery : invention
forget : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall
forgetful : likely to forget
forgetfully : likely to forget
forgetfulness : likely to forget
forgetive : inventive, imaginative
forgettable : fit or likely to be forgotten
forgetter : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall
forgetting : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall
forgettingly : by forgetting : absentmindedly
forging : the art or process of forging
forgivable : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon
forgivably : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon
forgive : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon
forgiveness : the act of forgiving
forgiver : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon
forgiving : willing or able to forgive
forgivingly : willing or able to forgive
forgivingness : willing or able to forgive
forgo : to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without
forgoer : to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without
forgot : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall
forgotten : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall
forhoo : to forsake or abandon
forinsec : extraordinary in nature or performed away from the holding of a mesne lord for his superior
forint the basic monetary unit of Hungary  — see Money Table
forisfamiliate : to portion off so as to exclude further claim of inheritance : emancipate from paternal authority
forisfamiliation : to portion off so as to exclude further claim of inheritance : emancipate from paternal authority
forjesket : weary or broken down : exhausted
forjudger : a judgment under English law by which one is expelled, ousted, or put out
fork : an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging
forkable : fit to handle or transport with a fork
forked : resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches or points
forker : an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging
forkful : an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging
forkhead : an arrowhead with two or occasionally three prongs pointing forward
forkiness : the quality or state of being forky
forkless : having no fork
forklike : resembling a fork or functioning like the tines of a fork
forkman : forker sense 1
forktail : any of various fork-tailed animals (as birds or fishes): such as
forky : forked
forlorn : bereft, forsaken
forlornity : forlorn quality or state
forlornly : bereft, forsaken
forlornness : bereft, forsaken
form : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material
formability : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material
formable : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material
formably : so as to be formable
formagen : a substance having a formative effect on plants
formagenic : a substance having a formative effect on plants
formal : belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing
formaldehyde : a colorless pungent irritating gas CH2O used chiefly in aqueous solution as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis
Formalin : a clear aqueous solution of formaldehyde and methanol used especially as a preservative
formalism : the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art)
formalist : the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art)
formalistic : the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art)
formality : compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
formalization : to give a certain or definite form to : shape
formalize : to give a certain or definite form to : shape
formalizer : to give a certain or definite form to : shape
formally : belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing
formalness : belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing
formamide : a colorless hygroscopic liquid CHONH2 used chiefly as a solvent
formamidine : an unstable base HC(=NH)NH2 known only in the form of its salts and other derivatives
formamido : containing the univalent radical HCONH—derived from formamide
formant : a characteristic component of the quality of a speech sound
format : the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)
formate : a salt or ester of formic acid
formation : an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development
formational : of or concerned with formation or a formation
formative : giving or capable of giving form : constructive
formatively : giving or capable of giving form : constructive
forme : form sense 8
formed : organized in a way characteristic of living matter
formedon : a former writ of right for recovering per formam doni entailed property under English law
formee : having the arms narrow at the center and expanding toward the ends  — see cross illustration
former : coming before in time
formeret : a wall rib in a roof vaulted with ribs
formerly : at an earlier time : previously
formful : exhibiting or notable for form
formic : a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid CH2O2 found especially in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and finishing textiles
formican : of or relating to ants
Formicariidae : a large family (suborder Tyranni) comprising the typical antbirds of tropical America  — compare furnariidae
formicarioid : a large family (suborder Tyranni) comprising the typical antbirds of tropical America  — compare furnariidae
formicarium : formicary
formicaroid : a large family (suborder Tyranni) comprising the typical antbirds of tropical America  — compare furnariidae
formicary : an ant nest
formication : an abnormal sensation resembling that made by insects creeping in or on the skin
Formicidae : a family of hymenopterous insects including all the ants
formicide : a substance used for destroying ants
formicine : of, relating to, or resembling an ant
formicivorous : feeding on ants
Formicoidea : a superfamily of aculeate hymenopterous insects consisting of the ants and being coextensive with Formicidae
formidability : causing fear, dread, or apprehension
formidable : causing fear, dread, or apprehension
formidableness : causing fear, dread, or apprehension
formidably : causing fear, dread, or apprehension
formin : under any circumstances or conditions 
forming : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material
formless : having no regular form or shape
formlessly : having no regular form or shape
formlessness : having no regular form or shape
Formol : an aqueous solution of formaldehyde
formonitrile : hydrogen cyanide
Formosan : of or relating to the island of Formosa (Taiwan) or its inhabitants
formula : a set form of words for use in a ceremony or ritual
formulable : capable of being formulated
formulae : a set form of words for use in a ceremony or ritual
formulaic : produced according to a formula or set of formulas : adhering to set forms or conventions
formularism : the practice of depending on or adhering strictly to set formulas
formularistic : the practice of depending on or adhering strictly to set formulas
formularization : to state in or reduce to a formula : formulate
formularize : to state in or reduce to a formula : formulate
formulary : a collection of prescribed forms (such as oaths or prayers)
formulate : to reduce to or express in a formula
formulation : an act or the product of formulating
formulator : to reduce to or express in a formula
formulatory : of or relating to formulation
formule : formula
formulism : attachment to or reliance on formulas
formulistic : based on or characterized by a formula
formulization : formulation
formulize : formulate sense 1
formwork : a set of forms in place to hold wet concrete until it sets
formyl : the radical HCO− of formic acid that is also characteristic of aldehydes
formylate : to introduce formyl into (a compound)
formylation : to introduce formyl into (a compound)
Fornax : a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Eridanus and Sculptor and that is represented by the figure of a laboratory furnace
fornenst : in front of : opposite
fornent : in front of : opposite
fornicate : to commit fornication
fornicated : to commit fornication
fornication : consensual (see consensual sense 2) sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other  — compare adultery
fornicator : to commit fornication
fornicatress :  fornicatrix
fornicatrix : a woman who engages in fornication
forniciform : fornicate
forninst : in front of : opposite
fornix : an anatomical arch or fold: such as
forpet : ¹/₄ peck
forpine : to waste or pine away (as from anguish or suffering)
forpit : ¹/₄ peck
forritsome : bold, impudent, forward
forsake : to renounce or turn away from entirely
forsaken : to renounce or turn away from entirely
forsaker : one that forsakes
forslow : to put off : delay
forsooth : in truth : indeed
forspeak : to cast a bad spell over : bewitch especially by immoderate praise
forsterite : a mineral consisting of magnesian olivine
forswear : to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
forsworn : guilty of perjury
Forsythia : any of a genus (Forsythia) of ornamental shrubs of the olive family with opposite leaves and yellow bell-shaped flowers appearing before the leaves in early spring
fort : a strong or fortified place
fortalice : fortress
forte : one's strong point
fortescue : an Australian scorpion fish (Centropogon australis) having along the back venomous erectile spines capable of inflicting painful wounds
fortescure : an Australian scorpion fish (Centropogon australis) having along the back venomous erectile spines capable of inflicting painful wounds
forth : onward in time, place, or order : forward
forthbringer : one that brings forth
forthcome : to be forthcoming
forthcomer : one that comes forth
forthcoming : being about to appear or to be produced or made available
forthcomingness : the quality or state of being forthcoming
forthgaze : to gaze forth
forthgoing : a going forth (as a departure) : something that goes forth (as an utterance)
forthink : to change the mind of (oneself)
forthputting : bold, forward
forthright : free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
forthrightly : free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
forthrightness : free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
forthrights : free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
forthtell : to make public : publish
forthteller : to make public : publish
forthwith : without any delay : immediately sense 1
forthy : on this account : therefore
forties : a number equal to four times 10  — see Table of Numbers
fortieth : a number equal to four times 10  — see Table of Numbers
fortifiable : capable of or suitable for being fortified
fortification : an act or process of fortifying
fortifier : to make strong: such as
fortify : to make strong: such as
fortifying : to make strong: such as
fortifyingly : so as to fortify : with or for a fortifying effect
fortin : a little fort
fortis : produced with relatively great articulatory tenseness and strong expiration
fortissimo : very loud
fortitude : strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
fortitudinous : having or marked by fortitude : courageous
fortlet : a small or rudimentary fort
fortnight : a period of 14 days : two weeks
fortnightly : occurring or appearing once in a fortnight
fortress : a fortified place : stronghold
fortuitism : the doctrine or belief that evolutionary adaptations and progress are chance results rather than determined consequences of natural law or the outcome of teleology  — compare tychism
fortuitist : a believer in fortuitism
fortuitous : occurring by chance
fortuitously : occurring by chance
fortuitousness : occurring by chance
fortuity : the quality or state of being fortuitous
fortunate : bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious
fortunately : in a fortunate manner
fortunateness : bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious
fortune : a very large sum of money
fortuned : a very large sum of money
fortuneless : lacking in or not conducive to good fortune : unfortunate
Fortunella : a genus of Asiatic evergreen citrus shrubs or small trees comprising the kumquats and being often included in the genus Citrus from which it is distinguished by small acid fruits with a sweet pulpy edible skin and only three to seven fruit segments
fortunetell : to tell the fortune of
fortuneteller : one that professes to foretell future events
fortunetelling : one that professes to foretell future events
forty : a number equal to four times 10  — see Table of Numbers
forum : the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
forwander : to wander far : become weary from wandering
forward : near, being at, or belonging to the forepart
forwardal : forwarding
forwarder : one that forwards
forwarding : near, being at, or belonging to the forepart
forwardly : near, being at, or belonging to the forepart
forwardness : near, being at, or belonging to the forepart
forwards : forward
fossa : an anatomical pit, groove, or depression
fossarian : fossor
fosse : ditch, moat
fossette : a small fossa : a little hollow
fossick : to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings
fossicker : to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings
fossiform : having the form of a fossa : depressed, grooved
fossil : preserved from a past geologic age
fossiliferous : containing fossils
fossilification : fossilization
fossilify : fossilize
fossilist : paleontologist
fossilization : to convert into a fossil
fossilize : to convert into a fossil
fossilogy : paleontology
fossilology : paleontology
fossor : a gravedigger in the early church
fossorial : adapted to digging
fossula : a small or shallow fossa
fossulate : slightly hollowed or grooved
Foster : affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
foster : affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
fosterage : the act of fostering
fosterer : affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
fostering : affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
fosterland : land allotted under old English law for the maintenance especially of monks
fosterling : a foster child
fot free on truck
fotch : fetch
fother : load
Fothergilla : a small genus (family Hamamelidaceae) of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern U.S. that have alternate coarsely toothed leaves with petioles and stipules and bear white apetalous flowers in terminal heads or spikes
fotui : a tropical South American timber tree (Jacaranda copaia) yielding a moderately light soft whitish wood
fou : drunk sense 1a
foud : a magistrate, sheriff, or bailiff in the Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe islands
foudroyant : fulminant
fouette : a quick whipping movement of the raised leg in ballet usually accompanying a pirouette
fougade : fougasse
fougasse : a land mine in which the charge is overlaid by stones or other missiles so placed as to be hurled in the desired direction
foughten : worn out : exhausted especially from fighting
foughty : musty, moldy
foujdary : a faujdar's jurisdiction
foul : offensive to the senses : loathsome
foulard : a lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk usually decorated with a printed pattern
fouler : offensive to the senses : loathsome
fouling : deposit, incrustation
foully : offensive to the senses : loathsome
foulmouthed : given to the use of obscene, profane, or abusive language
foulness : offensive to the senses : loathsome
foulsome : disgusting, fulsome
foumart : the European polecat
found : having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment
foundation : the act of founding
foundational : of, relating to, or forming or serving as a base or foundation : fundamental
foundationally : of, relating to, or forming or serving as a base or foundation : fundamental
foundationary : of or relating to a foundation
foundationer : one who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school
foundationless : the act of founding
founder : one that founds or establishes
founderous : likely to cause one to founder : miry, swampy
founding : having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment
foundling : an infant found after its unknown parents have abandoned it
foundress : a female founder
foundry : an establishment where founding is carried on
foundryman : a foundry worker
fount : fountain, source
fountain : the source from which something proceeds or is supplied
fountained : the source from which something proceeds or is supplied
fountaineer : one in charge of a fountain
fountainhead : a spring that is the source of a stream
fountainless : being without sources of water
fountainous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a fountain
fountful : full of springs or fountains
Fouquieria : a small genus of scarlet-flowered shrubs or low trees (family Fouquieriaceae) with brittle wood and spiny stems that are leafless for most of the season  — see ocotillo
Fouquieriaceae : a small family of spiny shrubs of trees (order Parietales) of southwestern North America
four : a number that is one more than three  — see Table of Numbers
fourble : quadruple, fourfold
fourche river in northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota flowing northeast and east into the Cheyenne River
fourchee : having the end of each arm forked  — see cross illustration
fourchette : a small fold of membrane connecting the labia minora in the posterior part of the vulva
fourflusher : to bluff in poker holding a four flush
fourfold : being four times as great or as many
Fourierism : a system for reorganizing society into cooperative communities of small self-sustaining groups
Fourierist : a system for reorganizing society into cooperative communities of small self-sustaining groups
Fourieristic : of, relating to, or resembling Fourierism
fourling : a twin crystal consisting of four individuals
fourpence : the sum of four pennies
fourpenny : amounting to, worth, or costing fourpence
fourpounder : a gun throwing a 4-pound projectile
fourrier : one that goes before : forerunner, precursor
fourscore : being four times twenty : eighty
foursome : a group of four persons or things : quartet
foursquare : square
foursquareness : lack of refinement : bluntness
fourstrand : having four strands
fourteen : a number that is one more than 13  — see Table of Numbers
fourteener : a verse consisting of 14 syllables or especially of 7 iambic feet
fourteenth : a number that is one more than 13  — see Table of Numbers
fourth : one that is number four in a series  — see Table of Numbers
fourthly : one that is number four in a series  — see Table of Numbers
fouter : something of little value : fig
fouth : abundance, plenty
fovea : a small fossa
foveal : a small fossa
foveate : a small fossa
foveation : the state of being pitted
foveiform : like a fovea
foveola : a small pit
foveolarious : foveate
foveolate : having small pits : foveate
foveole :  foveola
foveolet :  foveola
fow first open water
fowl : a bird of any kind  — compare waterfowl, wildfowl
fowler : a person who hunts wildfowl
fowlerite : a mineral consisting of a zinc-bearing rhodonite
fowling : a bird of any kind  — compare waterfowl, wildfowl
fox : any of various carnivorous (see carnivorous sense 1) mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail
foxbane : a wolfsbane (Aconitum lycoctonum)
foxberry : a bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
foxer : a worker who foxes shoes or rubbers
foxfeet : fir club moss
foxfish : the European dragonet
foxglove : any of a genus (Digitalis) of erect herbs of the snapdragon family
foxhole : a pit dug usually hastily for individual cover from enemy fire
foxhound : any of various large swift powerful hounds of great endurance used in hunting foxes and developed to form several breeds and many distinctive strains  — compare american foxhound, english foxhound
foxily : resembling or suggestive of a fox
foxiness : resembling or suggestive of a fox
foxing : brownish spots on old paper
foxtail : the tail of a fox
foxy : resembling or suggestive of a fox
foy : a farewell feast or gift
foyaite : a coarse-grained hornblende-nepheline-syenite rock
foyaitic : a coarse-grained hornblende-nepheline-syenite rock
foyboat : a pilot boat used in and about the river Tyne
foyer : an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater
foziness : the quality or state of being fozy:
fozy : spongy and light-textured : overgrown
frabjous : wonderful
frabjously : wonderful
fracas : a noisy quarrel : brawl
frack : the injection of fluid into shale beds at high pressure in order to free up petroleum resources (such as oil or natural gas)
fracted : broken
fraction : a numerical representation (such as ³/₄, ⁵/₈, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers
fractional : of, relating to, or being a fraction
fractionalism : the state of consisting of separate usually nonhomogeneous or inharmonious units
fractionalize : to break up into parts or sections
fractionally : of, relating to, or being a fraction
fractionary : fractional
fractionate : to separate (a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process
fractionating : to separate (a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process
fractionation : to separate (a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process
fractionator : to separate (a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process
fractionize : fractionate sense 1b
fractious : tending to be troublesome : unruly
fractiously : tending to be troublesome : unruly
fractiousness : tending to be troublesome : unruly
fracturable : capable of being fractured : breakable
fractural : of, relating to, being, or due to fracture
fracture : the result of fracturing : break
frae : from
Fragaria : a small genus of low perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) that comprise the strawberries, have trifoliate leaves, cymose white flowers, and long slender runners, and are represented in cultivation mainly by horticultural forms derived from several wild species (as F. vesca, F. virginiana, F. chiloensis, F. moschata) and including many hybrids of these  — see chilean strawberry , strawberry, wood strawberry
Fragilaria : a genus (the type of the family Fragilariaceae of the order Pennales) of rectangular diatoms forming irregular colonies
fragile : easily broken or destroyed
fragilely : in a fragile manner
fragility : easily broken or destroyed
fragment : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete
fragmental : fragmentary
fragmentally : fragmentary
fragmentarily : consisting of fragments : incomplete
fragmentariness : consisting of fragments : incomplete
fragmentary : consisting of fragments : incomplete
fragmentation : the act or process of fragmenting or making fragmentary
fragmented : broken or separated into distinct parts
fragmentist : a writer of literary fragment
fragmentize : fragment
fragrance : a sweet or delicate odor (as of fresh flowers, pine trees, or perfume)
fragrancy : fragrance
fragrant : having a sweet or pleasant smell
fragrantly : having a sweet or pleasant smell
fraid : afraid
fraik : freak entry 1
frail : easily led into evil
frailejon : any of several xerophytic plants of the genus Espeletia (family Compositae) of the higher Andes (especially E. grandiflora)
frailly : easily led into evil
frailness : easily led into evil
frailty : the quality or state of being frail
fraise : an obstacle of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts of a fortification in a horizontal or inclined position
Fram : pound, beat
framable : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique, figure
frambesia : yaws
frame : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique, figure
framea : a spear with a long shaft and iron head used by the ancient Teutons
frameable : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique, figure
framed : having a frame : set in a frame
frameless : having no frame
framer : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique, figure
framework : a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas)
framing : frame, framework
frampold : peevish, cross, vexatious, quarrelsome
franc : any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)
franchisal : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a franchise
franchise : the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
franchisement : enfranchisement
franchiser : franchisee
Francic :  frankish
Francis 1936–     originally Jorge Mario Bergoglio pope (2013–  )
Franciscan : a member of the Order of Friars Minor founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209 and dedicated especially to preaching, missions, and charities
Francisco city and port on 
francium : a short-lived radioactive element of the alkali-metal group occurring naturally as a disintegration product of actinium and also produced artificially  — see Chemical Elements Table
franco : the frank of Equatorial Guinea  — see Money Table
Francois : a furniture style modeled on that of the Italian Renaissance and introduced into France under Francis I
francolin : any of a genus (Francolinus) of partridges of chiefly southern Asia and Africa
Franconian former duchy in Austrasia, now included chiefly in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Hesse states, Germany
Francophile : markedly friendly to France or French culture
Francophobia : marked by a fear or strong dislike of France or French culture or customs
frangible : readily or easily broken
frangipani : a perfume derived from or imitating the odor of the flower of a frangipani (Plumeria rubra)
frangula : emodin
Frank : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
frank : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
Frankenia : a genus (the type of the family Frankeniaceae) of perennial herbs or undershrubs with opposite leaves and solitary pink, violet, or red flowers usually in the forks of the branches
Frankeniaceae : a family of perennial herbs or low-growing evergreen woody plants (order Parietales) native to seacoasts in temperate and subtropical regions and sometimes used as border or ground carpet plants in light sandy soil or in rockeries  — see frankenia
frankeniaceous : a genus (the type of the family Frankeniaceae) of perennial herbs or undershrubs with opposite leaves and solitary pink, violet, or red flowers usually in the forks of the branches
Frankenstein : the title character in Mary W. Shelley's novel Frankenstein who creates a monster that ruins his life
franker : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
frankfurter : a cured cooked sausage (as of beef or beef and pork) that may be skinless or stuffed in a casing
franking : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
Frankish : of or relating to the Franks
Franklin : a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth
franklin : a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth
Franklinian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Benjamin Franklin
franklinite : an iron-black slightly magnetic mineral ZnFe2O4 consisting of an oxide of iron and zinc occurring in octahedral crystals or massive and constituting a member of the magnetite series
frankly : in a frank manner
frankmarriage : the tenure in feudal law by which a man and his wife held an estate granted by a blood relative of the wife in consideration of their marriage, whether before or after it, to be held of the donor by the issue of the marriage to not less than the fourth generation and without other service than fealty
frankness : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
frankpledge : an Anglo-Saxon system under which each adult male member of a tithing was responsible for the good conduct of the others
frantically : in a frantic manner : in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way
franticness : emotionally out of control
frappe : chilled or partly frozen
frapping : to draw tight (as with ropes or cables)
frass : debris or excrement produced by insects
frat : fraternity sense 1c
fratch : quarrel, wrangle
fratched : irritated, peeved
fratchy : irritable and argumentative : peevish
frater : a refectory of a monastery
fraternal : of, relating to, or involving brothers
fraternalism : of, relating to, or involving brothers
fraternalist : a person who practices or advocates fraternalism
fraternally : of, relating to, or involving brothers
fraternity : a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose, interest, or pleasure: such as
fraternize : to associate or mingle as brothers or on fraternal terms
fraternizer : to associate or mingle as brothers or on fraternal terms
Fraticelli : any of several small Christian sects existing chiefly in Italy from the 13th to the 15th centuries and having some connection with the Franciscans: such as
fratority : a society or club including both men and women or boys and girls
fratricidal : one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (such as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
fratricide : one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (such as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
fratry : a refectory of a monastery
fraud : deceit, trickery
fraudful : marked by fraud : fraudulent
fraudfully : marked by fraud : fraudulent
fraudulence : the quality or state of being fraudulent
fraudulent : characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
fraudulently : characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
fraught : full of or accompanied by something specified
frawn : bilberry sense 1a
fraxin : a bitter yellowish crystalline glucoside C16H18O10 found especially in the bark of the ash and the horse chestnut
fray : a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
frayedly : in the manner of one that is frayed
frayedness : the quality or state of being frayed
fraying : something rubbed or worn off by fraying
frayn : to inquire of : ask
fraze : a small milling cutter used to cut down the ends of canes or rods to receive a ferrule
frazer Sir James George 1854–1941 Scottish anthropologist
frazil : ice crystals or granules sometimes resembling slush that are formed in turbulent water
freak : a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind
freakiness : freakish
freakishness : whimsical, capricious
freaky : freakish
fream : to make the roaring cry characteristic of rutting
freath : to froth and foam
freck : eager, ready
frecken : freckle
freckle : any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
freckled : having freckles
freckly : any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
Freddie   — compare FHLMC  — see also Federal Housing Finance Agency
Frederica site in southeastern Georgia on the western shore of Saint Simons Island containing the site of a fort built under the leadership of James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, in 1736.
Frederick city southeast of Hagerstown in northern Maryland population 65,239
free : not costing or charging anything
freeboard : the distance between the waterline and the main deck or weather deck of a ship or between the level of the water and the upper edge of the side of a small boat
freeboot : pirate, plunderer
freebooter : pirate, plunderer
freebooting : pirate, plunderer
freeborn : not born in vassalage or slavery
freed : not costing or charging anything
freedman : a person freed from slavery
freedom : the quality or state of being free: such as
freedwoman : a woman freed from slavery
freehanded : generous, openhanded
freehandedly : generous, openhanded
freehandedness : generous, openhanded
freehearted : frank, unreserved
freehold : a tenure of real property by which an estate in fee simple or fee tail or an estate for life is held
freeholder : a tenure of real property by which an estate in fee simple or fee tail or an estate for life is held
freeing : not costing or charging anything
freely : in a free manner: such as
freeman : one enjoying civil or political liberty
freemartin : a sexually imperfect usually sterile female calf twinborn with a male
freemasonry : the principles, institutions, or practices of Freemasons
freeness : not costing or charging anything
freer : one who frees someone or something
Freesia : any of a genus (Freesia) of sweet-scented African herbs of the iris family with usually red, pink, white, or yellow flowers
freestanding : standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment
freethinker : a person who thinks freely or independently : one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority
freethinking : a person who thinks freely or independently : one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority
freetrader : one that practices or advocates free trade
freeway : an expressway with fully controlled access
freewheel : a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped
freewheeler : a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped
freewheeling : free and loose in form or manner: such as
freewill : voluntary, spontaneous
freezable : capable of or susceptible to being frozen
freeze : to become congealed into ice by cold
freezer : one that freezes or keeps cool
freezing : very cold
freezingly : very cold
Fregatae : a suborder of the order Pelecaniformes that is coextensive with the family Fregatidae
Fregatidae : a family of web-footed sea birds comprising the frigate birds  — see fregatae
freibergite : argentian tetrahedrite
freieslebenite : a mineral Pb3Ag5Sb5S12 consisting of a gray metallic-looking sulfide of antimony, lead, and silver
freight : the compensation paid for the transportation of goods
freightage : freight
freighter : one that loads or charters and loads a ship
freit : a superstitious observance or idea
freity : superstitious
fremd : foreign, unfamiliar
fremdly : foreign, unfamiliar
fremdness : foreign, unfamiliar
fremitus : a sensation felt by a hand placed on a part of the body (such as the chest) that vibrates during speech
Fremontia : a genus of Californian and Mexican shrubs (family Sterculiaceae) with alternate leaves and showy yellow flowers
frenal : of or relating to a frenum
Frenatae : a group of Lepidoptera comprising most that have a frenulum and including the butterflies and the majority of the moths
frenate : having a frenum or frenulum
French : of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its people, or their language
frenched : of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its people, or their language
Frenchification : to make French in qualities, traits, or typical practices
frenchification : to make French in qualities, traits, or typical practices
Frenchify : to make French in qualities, traits, or typical practices
frenchify : to make French in qualities, traits, or typical practices
Frenchily : in a Frenchy manner
Frenchiness : the quality or state of being French or Frenchy
frenching : of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its people, or their language
Frenchism : gallicism sense 1
Frenchize : frenchify
Frenchman : a native or inhabitant of France
Frenchness : of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its people, or their language
Frenchwoman : a woman who is a native or inhabitant of France
Frenchy : French in quality
frenetic : marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied, frantic sense 2
frenetical : frenetic
frenetically : marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied, frantic sense 2
frenular : of or relating to a frenulum
frenulum : a connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain a part (such as the tongue)
frenum : frenulum sense 1
frenzied : feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
frenziedly : feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
frenzy : a temporary madness
frequence : frequency
frequency : the fact or condition of occurring frequently
frequent : to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually
frequentation : to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually
frequentative : denoting repeated or recurrent action or state
frequenter : to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually
frequently : at frequent or short intervals
frequentness : to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually
frescade : a cool walk : shady place
fresco : the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
fresh : having its original qualities unimpaired: such as
freshen : to grow or become fresh: such as
freshener : to grow or become fresh: such as
freshet : stream sense 1
freshly : having its original qualities unimpaired: such as
freshman : a student in the first year of high school or college
freshmanic : of, belonging to, or befitting a freshman (as in college)
freshmanship : the quality or state of being a freshman
freshness : having its original qualities unimpaired: such as
fresnel Augustin-Jean 1788–1827 French physicist
fresno city in south central California southeast of San Francisco population 494,665
fret : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
fretful : disposed to fret : irritable, restless
fretfully : disposed to fret : irritable, restless
fretfulness : disposed to fret : irritable, restless
fretless : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
fretsome : annoying, irritating, bothersome
fretted : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
fretter : one that frets
fretting : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
frettingly : in the manner of one that frets
fretty : covered with narrow bands interlacing saltirewise
fretum : an arm of the sea : strait
fretwork : decoration consisting of work adorned with frets
fretworked : decorated with fretwork
Freudian : of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
Freudianism : of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
Freudism :  freudianism
Freya : the Norse goddess of love and beauty
Freycinetia : a genus of Asiatic evergreen woody climbers (family Pandanaceae) with fleshy often brightly colored bracts and red berries
friability : easily crumbled or pulverized
friable : easily crumbled or pulverized
friand : dainty or fond of dainties
friar : a member of a mendicant order
friarbird : an Australian honeyeater (Philemon corniculatus) having the head black and destitute of feathers
friarly : resembling a friar : relating to friars
friary : a monastery of friars
frib : a short small dirty lock of wool
fribble : to trifle or fool away
fribbling : to trifle or fool away
fribby : small, short
fricandeau : larded veal roasted and glazed
fricassee : a dish of pieces of meat (such as chicken) or vegetables stewed in stock and served in a white sauce
frication : friction
fricative : a consonant characterized by frictional passage of the expired breath through a narrowing at some point in the vocal tract
fricatrice : a lewd woman : harlot
friction : the rubbing of one body against another
frictional : of or relating to friction
frictionally : of or relating to friction
frictionize : to act upon by friction or rubbing
frictionless : the rubbing of one body against another
frictionlessly : the rubbing of one body against another
Friday : the sixth day of the week
fried : cooked in hot oil or butter : cooked by frying
friedcake : doughnut, cruller
friedelite : a mineral Mn8Si6O18(OH, Cl)4·3H2O consisting of a rose-red manganese silicate containing chlorine (hardness 4–5, specific gravity 3.07)
friedrichsdor : a gold coin of Prussia equal to five silver thalers first struck by Frederick II in the second half of the 18th century
friend : one attached to another by affection or esteem
friended : one attached to another by affection or esteem
friendless : one attached to another by affection or esteem
friendlessness : one attached to another by affection or esteem
friendlily : of, relating to, or befitting a friend: such as
friendliness : the quality or state of being friendly: such as
friendly : of, relating to, or befitting a friend: such as
friendship : the state of being friends
frier : something intended for or used in frying: such as
Friesian : holstein
frieze : a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
friezy : made of frieze or of a rough cloth resembling frieze
frig : copulate
frigate : a light boat propelled originally by oars but later by sails
friggle : to fuss over trifles : putter
fright : fear excited by sudden danger : alarm
frighten : to make afraid : terrify
frightenable : capable of being frightened
frightened : feeling fear : made to feel afraid
frightenedly : in a frightened manner
frightening : causing fear
frighteningly : to make afraid : terrify
frightful : causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying
frightfully : causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying
frightfulness : causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying
frigid : intensely cold
frigidarium : a room of the ancient Roman thermae furnished with a cold bath and used for cooling off
frigidity : the quality or state of being frigid
frigidly : intensely cold
frigidness : intensely cold
frigorific : causing cold : chilling
frigorimeter : a low-temperature thermometer
frijol : any of various beans used in Mexican style cooking
frijolillo : any of several leguminous herbs or trees: such as
frill : to provide or decorate with a frill
frilled : to provide or decorate with a frill
frillery : an arrangement of frills (as on a dress) : frill
frilliness : the quality of being frilly
frilling : to provide or decorate with a frill
frilly : to provide or decorate with a frill
frim : marked by good physical condition : flourishing
fringe : an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
fringed : having a border with fringe
fringeflower : butterfly flower
fringeless : an orchid (Habenaria peramoena) of northeastern and alpine eastern North America that is closely related to the large-flowered purple-fringed orchid but has rosy purple to purple violet flowers with the lip divisions denticulate
fringepod : a plant of the genus Thysanocarpus
Fringetail : a goldfish with some of the fins long and fringed
Fringilla : a genus (the type of the family Fringillidae) of singing birds including the chaffinch, brambling, and related forms
Fringillidae : a family of small seed-eating passerine birds that comprise the finches, that have strong bills which are short and usually thick at the base, and that often exhibit well-marked sexual dimorphism with the juveniles resembling the females
fringing : an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
fringy : an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
fripperer : one who deals in frippery or in old clothes
frippery : cast-off clothes
frisette : a fringe of hair or curls worn on the forehead by women
Frisian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Friesland, the Frisians, or Frisian
Frisii : a Germanic people that settled along the coast of the North sea in prehistoric times
frisk : to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
frisker : to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
frisket : a masking device or material used especially in printing or graphic arts
friskily : inclined to frisk : playful
friskiness : inclined to frisk : playful
frisking : to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
friskingly : in a frisking manner
frisky : inclined to frisk : playful
frisolee : mosaic
frison : waste silk usually taken from the outside of the cocoon
frisure : a style of curling or dressing the hair : hairdressing, hairdo
frit : the calcined or partly fused materials of which glass is made
frith : estuary
frithborh : frankpledge
frithstool : a seat of sanctuary or refuge placed in ancient times in some English churches
Fritillaria : any of a widespread genus (Fritillaria) of bulbous herbs of the lily family with variably colored and often mottled or checkered flowers
fritillary : fritillaria
fritter : a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
fritterer : a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
Fritz : a state of disorder or disrepair
Friulian district of northern Italy in Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia
frivol : to act frivolously : trifle
frivoler : to act frivolously : trifle
frivolity : the quality or state of being frivolous
frivolous : of little weight or importance
frivolously : of little weight or importance
frivolousness : of little weight or importance
frizer : one that frizzes
frizz : to form into small tight curls
frizzer : one that frizzes
frizzily : in a frizzy manner
frizziness : not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together
frizzing : to form into small tight curls
frizzle : frizz, curl
frizzly : frizzy
frizzy : not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together
fro : from
frock : an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
frocking : an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
froe : a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
Froebelian : relating to or derived from Friedrich Froebel or his kindergarten system of education
frog : any of various largely aquatic leaping anuran amphibians (such as ranids) that have slender bodies with smooth moist skin and strong long hind legs with webbed feet  — compare toad
frogbit : a European aquatic floating herb (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) with roundish heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers
frogeater : one that eats frogs
frogeye : any of various fungal leaf diseases characterized by concentric rings about the diseased spots
frogface : a face resembling a frog's
frogfish : a fish (as the angler) of the family Antennariidae
frogged : decorated or fastened with frogs
froggery : a gathering of frogs
frogging : frog sense 3a(2) : an ornamentation with frogs
froggish : characteristic of a frog
froggy : abounding in frogs : of, relating to, or resembling frogs
froghopper : spittlebug
froglet : a young frog
frogling : a small or young frog : froglet
frogman : a person equipped (as with face mask, flippers, and air supply) for extended periods of underwater swimming
frogmouth : any of various wide-mouthed birds found from southern Asia to Australia that are related to the nightjars and constitute the family Podargidae
frogskin : a piece of paper money
frogstool : toadstool
froise : a large thick pancake often served with bacon
frolic : full of fun : merry
frolicker : full of fun : merry
frolicsome : full of gaiety : playful, sportive
fromward : away from : away
fromwards : away from : away
frond : a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
frondage : a collection of fronds : leafy foliage
fronded : a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
frondent : having fronds
frondescence : the condition or period of unfolding of leaves
frondescent : the condition or period of unfolding of leaves
frondiferous : bearing fronds or leaves
frondlet : a small frond
frondose : bearing fronds : resembling a frond : thalloid
frondosely : bearing fronds : resembling a frond : thalloid
front : forehead
frontad : toward the front
frontage : a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean)
frontager : one that holds the frontage (as on a road or on water)
frontal : a cloth hanging over the front of an altar
frontalis : the muscle of the forehead that forms part of the occipitofrontalis
frontality : a schematic composition of the front view that is complete without lateral movement
frontally : a cloth hanging over the front of an altar
frontbencher : either of the two benches nearest the chair in a British legislature (such as the House of Commons) occupied by government and opposition leaders
fronted : forehead
fronter : one who is a member of an organization which is or is alleged to be a front
frontier : a border between two countries
frontiersman : a person who lives or works on a frontier
fronting : forehead
frontispiece : the principal front of a building
frontless : shameless
frontlet : a band or phylactery worn on the forehead
frontogenesis : the coming together into a distinct front of two dissimilar air masses that commonly react upon each other to induce cloud and precipitation
frontolysis : a process tending to destroy a meteorological front
frontooccipital : of or relating to the forehead and occiput
frontoparietal : of, relating to, or involving both frontal and parietal bones of the skull
frontopontine : of or relating to both the frontal lobe and the pons
frontotemporal : of or relating to the frontal and the temporal bones
frontpiece : the piece or part in or at the front of something
frontstall : a plate of armor attached to a horse's bridle with holes for the eyes and nostrils
frontward : toward the front
frontways : from the front
frore : frosty, frozen
frory : frozen, frosty
frosh : freshman
frost : the process of freezing
frostbird : any of various migratory birds that appear at about the time of the first frost
frostbite : to affect or injure by frost or frostbite
frostbow : a white arc in the sky that occurs in frosty weather and is formed by reflection of sunlight from floating ice crystals : the parhelic circle that has its center at the zenith and is not to be confused with the white rainbow
frosted : coated or decorated with icing
froster : one that frosts: such as
frostfish : tomcod sense 1a
frostflower : a small bulbous herb (Milla biflora) of Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
frostily : attended with or producing frost : freezing
frostiness : attended with or producing frost : freezing
frosting : icing
frostless : not marked or hardened by frost
frostroot : skevish
frostweed : any of several plants upon which ice crystals form during the first frosts: such as
frostwork : the figures that moisture sometimes forms in freezing (as on a windowpane)
frostwort : a shrubby frostweed (Helianthemum canadense) of northeastern North America with solitary terminal petalous flowers and few apetalous cleistogamous flowers
frosty : attended with or producing frost : freezing
froth : bubbles formed in or on a liquid : foam
frother : an agent (as pine oil or cresol) that is active in froth flotation through its ability to change the surface tension of a liquid and consequently decrease the wettability of the particles to be recovered
frothily : full of or consisting of froth
frothiness : full of or consisting of froth
frothing : bubbles formed in or on a liquid : foam
frothy : full of or consisting of froth
frotton : a burnisher for rubbing the back of paper in block printing
froufrou : a rustling especially of a woman's skirts
frough : brittle, fragile
frounce : curl, frizzle
frow : a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
froward : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
frowardly : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
frowardness : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
frower : froe
frown : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration
frowner : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration
frowning : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration
frowningly : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration
frowny : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration
frowst : stale stuffy atmosphere : offensive or musty odor
frowsty : musty
frowy : stale, rancid
frowze : frizzed hair
frowzled : frowsy, disheveled, unkempt
frowzly : frowsy, disheveled, unkempt
frowzy : musty, stale
frozen : treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing
frozenly : treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing
frozenness : treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing
fructed : bearing fruit
fructescence : the period of maturing of fruit
fructescent : the period of maturing of fruit
fructiferous : bearing or producing fruit
fructiferously : bearing or producing fruit
fructification : the reproductive organs or fruit of a plant
fructificative : having the capacity for fructification
fructifier : something that fructifies
fructiform : having the form of a fruit
fructify : to bear fruit
fructivorous : frugivorous
fructose : a crystalline sugar C6H12O6 sweeter and more soluble than glucose
fructoside : a glycoside that yields fructosidic fructose on hydrolysis
fructuary : usufructuary
fructuous : fruitful
frugal : characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
frugality : the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
frugally : characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
frugalness : the quality or state of being frugal
frugivorous : feeding on fruit
fruit : a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)
fruitage : fruit
fruitarian : a person who lives on fruit
fruitcake : a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits, and spices
fruited : a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)
fruiter : a ship for carrying fruit
fruiterer : a person who deals in fruit
fruiteress : a female seller of fruit
fruitery : fruit
fruitful : yielding or producing fruit
fruitfully : yielding or producing fruit
fruitiness : relating to, made with, or resembling fruit
fruiting : a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)
fruition : pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
fruitive : enjoying, possessing
fruitless : unsuccessful
fruitlessly : unsuccessful
fruitlessness : unsuccessful
fruitlet : a small fruit
fruitstalk : peduncle
fruitwood : the wood of a fruit tree (such as the apple, cherry, or pear)
fruitworm : any of numerous insect larvae mainly of the orders Diptera and Lepidoptera that feed on or in fruits
fruity : relating to, made with, or resembling fruit
frumentaceous : made of or resembling wheat or other grain
frumenty : a dish of wheat boiled in milk and usually sweetened and spiced
frump : a dowdy unattractive girl or woman
frumpily : dowdy, drab: such as
frumpiness : dowdy, drab: such as
frumpish : dowdy, drab
frumple : wrinkle, crumple
frumpy : dowdy, drab: such as
frush : the frog of a horse's foot
frustrate : to balk or defeat in an endeavor
frustrater : one that frustrates
frustration : the act of frustrating
frustrative : tending to frustrate
frustule : the 2-valved siliceous shell of a diatom
frustum : the basal part of a solid cone or pyramid formed by cutting off the top by a plane parallel to the base
frutescence : the quality or state of being frutescent
frutescent : having or approaching the appearance or habit of a shrub : shrubby
fruticetum : a collection of shrubs grown for ornament or study (as in a botanical garden)  — compare arboretum
fruticose : having a shrubby often branched thallus that grows perpendicular to the substrate
fruticulose : resembling a small shrub
fry : to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat especially with the use of fat
fryer : something intended for or used in frying: such as
fu : a mythical lion-dog used as a decorative motif in Far Eastern art
fubsy : chubby and somewhat squat
Fucaceae : a small family of brown algae (order Fucales) including the gulfweeds and rockweeds
fucaceous : of or relating to the Fucaceae
Fucales : an order of brown algae coextensive with the family Fucaceae and including exclusively diploid plants  — compare laminariales
Fuchsia : any of a genus (Fuchsia) of ornamental shrubs of the evening-primrose family having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples
fuchsin : a dye that is produced by oxidation of a mixture of aniline and toluidines and yields a brilliant bluish red
fuchsine : a dye that is produced by oxidation of a mixture of aniline and toluidines and yields a brilliant bluish red
fuchsinophil : having or involving an affinity for the acid dye fuchsin
fuchsite : a mineral consisting of a common mica containing chromium
fuci : derived from or related to the alga fucus
fucoid : relating to or resembling the rockweeds
fucosan : a polysaccharide occurring in algae of the genus Fucus and in some other brown algae and yielding fucose on hydrolysis
fucose : an aldose sugar that occurs in bound form in the dextrorotatory form in various glycosides and in the levorotatory form in some brown algae and in mammalian polysaccharides typical of some blood groups
fucoxanthin : a brown carotenoid pigment C40H60O6 occurring especially in the chloroplasts of brown algae
fucus : a face paint
fud : an old-fashioned, unimaginative, or pompous person : fuddy-duddy
fuddle : booze, tipple
fuddler : drunkard
fudge : to devise as a substitute : fake
fudger : a worker in a shoe factory who finishes the edge of a sole
Fuegian : an Indian people of Tierra del Fuego  — compare alacaluf , ona , yahgan
fuel : a material used to produce heat or power by burning
fueler : one that supplies fuel or feeds fires
fuff : to puff and blow : pant
fugacious : lasting a short time : evanescent
fugaciousness : the quality or state of being fugacious
fugacity : the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system
fugal : of, relating to, or being in the style of a musical fugue
fugally : of, relating to, or being in the style of a musical fugue
fuggy : the stuffy atmosphere of a poorly ventilated space
fugitate : to declare judicially to be a fugitive from justice and thereby cause the escheat of the fugitive's movable property to the crown : outlaw
fugitation : a judicial declaration of outlawry
fugitive : running away or intending flight
fugitively : running away or intending flight
fugitiveness : running away or intending flight
fugitivity : fugitiveness
fugle : to act as fugleman
fugleman : a trained soldier formerly posted in front of a line of soldiers at drill to serve as a model in their exercises
fugu : any of various very poisonous puffer fishes (family Tetraodontidae) that contain tetrodotoxin and that are used as food in Japan after the toxin-containing parts are removed
fugue : a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts
fuguist : a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts
fuidhir : a stranger or refugee in ancient Ireland placing himself under the protection of a chief and becoming his tenant
Fuirena : a genus of sedges (family Cyperaceae) with leafy culms and many-flowered terete spikelets in terminal or axillary clusters  — see umbrella grass sense c
fuji : a spun silk clothing fabric in plain weave originally made in Japan
Fulah : a member of a mainly pastoral African people dispersed over savanna and desert from Senegal to eastern Sudan
fulcral : of or relating to a fulcrum
fulcrate : having a fulcrum
fulcrum : prop
fulfill : to put into effect : execute
fulfiller : to put into effect : execute
fulfillment : the act or process of fulfilling
Fulfulde :  fulani
fulgent : dazzlingly bright : radiant
fulgently : dazzlingly bright : radiant
fulgid : shining brightly : glittering
fulgide : the anhydride C6H4O3 of fulgenic acid
fulgor : dazzling brightness : splendor
Fulgora : the type genus of the family Fulgoridae
fulgorid : of or relating to the Fulgoridae
Fulgoridae : a family of chiefly tropical often grotesquely formed plant-feeding insects (superfamily Fulguroidea) that have the beak obviously arising from the base of the head and the ocelli near or below the eyes  — see lantern fly
Fulgoroidea : a superfamily of insects (suborder Homoptera) that usually have ocelli in cavities of the cheeks and the anal veins of the forewings fused apically to form a Y  — see lantern fly
fulgorous : dazzling brightness : splendor
fulgural : of or relating to lightning
fulgurant : flashing like lightning
fulgurate : the act or process of flashing like lightning
fulgurating : the act or process of flashing like lightning
fulguration : the act or process of flashing like lightning
fulgurite : an often tubular vitrified crust produced by the fusion of sand or rock by lightning
fulgurous : flashing with lightning
fulham : a loaded die
Fulica : a genus of aquatic birds (family Rallidae) comprising the coots and being from the typical rails by the presence of a frontal shield and lobed toes  — compare gallinule
fulicine : of or relating to the genus Fulica
fuliginosity : the quality or state of being fuliginous
fuliginous : sooty
fuliginously : sooty
fulk : to move the hand unfairly in shooting marbles
full : containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
fullback : an offensive football back used primarily for line plunges and blocking
fuller : one that fulls cloth
fullering : a blacksmith's fuller
fullface : boldface sense 2
fullhearted : having a heart full of courage or confidence or understanding
fulling : containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
fullmouth : a fullmouthed animal (as a sheep or cow)
fullmouthed : having a full complement of teeth
fullness : the quality or state of being full
fully : in a full manner or degree : completely
fulmar : a seabird (Fulmarus glacialis) of colder northern seas closely related to the petrels
fulminant : coming on suddenly and with great severity
fulminate : to utter or send out with denunciation
fulminating : hurling denunciations or menaces
fulmination : to utter or send out with denunciation
fulminator : one that fulminates
fulmine : fulminate
fulmineous : fulminous
fulminic : an unstable acid CNOH isomeric with cyanic acid and known only in solution (as ether, in which it polymerizes rapidly) and in the form of highly explosive salts
fulminous : of, relating to, or resembling thunder and lightning
fulminuric : a white crystalline explosive acid NCCH(NO2)CONH2 structurally related to nitromethane and obtainable in the form of salts by boiling mercury fulminate with potassium chloride solution
fulsome : characterized by abundance : copious
fulsomely : characterized by abundance : copious
fulsomeness : characterized by abundance : copious
fulth : fullness, repletion
fulvene : an unstable yellow hydrocarbon C6H6 that is a methylene derivative of cyclopentadiene
fulvescent : somewhat fulvous
fulvid : fulvous
fulvous : of a dull brownish yellow : tawny
fulyie : dirt, filth
fulzie : dirt, filth
fum : fêng huang
fumagine : a dark-colored sooty mold found chiefly on greenhouse plants or in southern latitudes and caused by various fungi of the order Erysiphales
fumarate : a salt or ester of fumaric acid
Fumaria : a genus of annual herbs (family Fumariaceae) with only one petal spurred at the base and a one-seeded globose capsule
Fumariaceae : a family of erect or climbing herbs (order Papaverales) of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa with basal or alternate dissected leaves, irregular spurred flowers, and capsular fruit
fumariaceous : a family of erect or climbing herbs (order Papaverales) of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa with basal or alternate dissected leaves, irregular spurred flowers, and capsular fruit
fumaric : a crystalline acid C4H4O4 found in various plants or made synthetically
fumarine :  protopine
fumarole : a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue
fumarolic : a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue
fumaryl : the radical −COCH=CHCO− of fumaric acid
fumatorium : an airtight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy fungal or insect pests (as on growing plants) : a fumigation chamber
fumble : to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
fumbler : to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
fumbling : to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
fume : a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive
fumeless : free from fumes
fumeroot : fumitory
fumet : a reduced and seasoned fish, meat, or vegetable stock
fumewort : fumitory
fumigant : a substance used in fumigating
fumigate : to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests
fumigation : to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests
fumigator : to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests
fumigatorium : fumatorium
fumigatory : having the quality of fumigating
fumily : in a fumy manner
fuming : a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive
fumingly : in a fuming manner : angrily
fumitory : any of a genus (Fumaria of the family Fumariaceae, the fumitory family) of erect or climbing herbs
fumose : producing, full of, or consisting of fumes : smoky
fumosity : the quality or state of having or emitting fumes
fumous : producing, full of, or consisting of fumes : smoky
fumy : a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive
fun : what provides amusement or enjoyment
funambulation : ropedancing
funambulator : a tightrope walker : funambulist
funambulatory : relating to or resembling ropedancing
funambulism : tightrope walking
funambulist : tightrope walking
funambulo : a tightrope walker : funambulist
Funaria : the type genus of Funariaceae comprising the cord mosses and being characterized by filamentous setae, a gibbous obtusely pyriform capsule, and usually a double peristome of 16 teeth
Funariaceae : a family of acrocarpous true mosses (order Funariales) with annual or biennial erect gametophores  — see funaria
funariaceous : a family of acrocarpous true mosses (order Funariales) with annual or biennial erect gametophores  — see funaria
function : professional or official position : occupation
functional : of, connected with, or being a function
functionalism : a late 19th century to early 20th century American school of psychology concerned especially with how the mind functions to adapt the individual to the environment  — compare structuralism sense 1
functionalist : a late 19th century to early 20th century American school of psychology concerned especially with how the mind functions to adapt the individual to the environment  — compare structuralism sense 1
functionality : the quality or state of being functional
functionalize : to cause to be functional
functionally : of, connected with, or being a function
functionarism : administration by functionaries : officialism
functionary : one who serves in a certain function
functionate : to carry on a natural especially organic function
functionation : to carry on a natural especially organic function
functionless : professional or official position : occupation
fund : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective
fundal : fundic
fundament : an underlying ground, theory, or principle
fundamental : serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
fundamentalism : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching
fundamentalist : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching
fundamentality : the quality or state of being fundamental
fundamentally : with regard to what is basic, essential, or fundamental : at a fundamental level
fundamentalness : the quality or state of being fundamental
fundatrix : a viviparous parthenogenetic winged or wingless female aphid produced on the primary host plant from an overwintering fertilized egg
funded : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective
funder : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective
fundholder : one that has money invested in the British public funds
fundi : the bottom of or part opposite the aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ: such as
fundic : of or relating to a fundus
fundless : being without funds
funds : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective
funduline : of or relating to the genus Fundulus
Fundulus : a genus of carnivorous cyprinodont fishes including the common killifishes
fundus : the bottom of or part opposite the aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ: such as
funebrial : funereal
funeral : of, relating to, or constituting a funeral
funeralize : to hold a funeral or memorial service for
funerary : of, used for, or associated with burial
funereal : of or relating to a funeral
funereally : of or relating to a funeral
funest : portending death or evil : fatal, dire, doleful
fungal : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fungi
Fungales : a group coextensive with Fungi
fungate : to assume a fungal form or grow rapidly like a fungus
fungation : to assume a fungal form or grow rapidly like a fungus
fungi : fungus
Fungia : a genus (the type of the family Fungiidae) of madrepores comprising the typical mushroom corals
fungian : a genus (the type of the family Fungiidae) of madrepores comprising the typical mushroom corals
fungibility : being something (such as money or a commodity) of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in paying a debt or settling an account
fungible : being something (such as money or a commodity) of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in paying a debt or settling an account
fungic : of or relating to fungi
fungicidal : antifungal
fungicide : an agent that destroys fungi or inhibits their growth
fungiform : shaped like a mushroom
fungistatic : inhibiting the growth of fungi without destroying them
fungivorous : feeding customarily on or in fungi : mycetophagous
fungo : a fly ball hit especially for practice fielding by a player who tosses a ball in the air and hits it as it comes down
fungoid : resembling, characteristic of, caused by, or being a fungus
fungologist : mycologist
fungology : mycology
fungose : fungal
fungosity : the quality or state of being fungal
fungous : fungal
fungus : any of a kingdom (Fungi) of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic typically filamentous organisms formerly classified as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts
fungused : infected with or affected by fungus : having a fungal growth
funicle : funiculus
funicular : having the form of or associated with a cord usually under tension
funiculitis : inflammation of the spermatic cord
funiculus : a bodily structure suggesting a cord
funipendulous : suspended by a rope or cord
funis : umbilical cord
funk : a strong offensive smell
funker : one that funks : coward
Funkia : hosta
funkiness : having an offensive odor : foul
funky : having an offensive odor : foul
funmaker : one that is given to playing jokes or setting up humorous situations
funnel : a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow
funneled : a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow
funnelform : having the form of a funnel or cone
funnily : affording light mirth and laughter : amusing
funniment : a funny saying or action
funniness : affording light mirth and laughter : amusing
funny : affording light mirth and laughter : amusing
funnyman : comedian sense 2, humorist
funori : any of several succulent marine algae especially of the genus Gloiopeltis that furnish a tough glue
Funtumia : a small genus of tropical African trees (family Apocynaceae) with opposite leaves and small axillary cymes of yellowish white flowers  — see lagos rubber
Fur : to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur
fur : to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur
furacious : given to theft : thievish
fural : furfurylidene
furaldehyde : furfural sense 1
furan : a cyclic flammable liquid compound C4H4O that is obtained from wood oils of pines or made synthetically and is used especially in organic synthesis
furanoid : resembling furan in chemical structure : characterized by the presence of the furan ring
furbelow : a pleated or gathered piece of material
furbish : to make lustrous : polish
furbisher : to make lustrous : polish
furca : a forked process:
furcal : forked, furcate
furcate : branching like a fork : forked
furcately : branching like a fork : forked
furcation : something that is branched : fork
Furcellaria : a genus of red algae of the family Nemastomaceae whose only known species (F. fastigiata) is common in the North Atlantic
furcellate : minutely or slightly furcate
furciferous : having a forked appendage
furciform : forked
Furcraea : a genus of tropical American succulent plants (family Agavaceae or Asparagaceae) that have sword-shaped leaves and whitish flowers, are closely related to the agaves, and that are often cultivated for ornamental use or for the strong, durable fiber obtained from the leaves  — see cajun entry 2, fique, giant cabuya
furcula : a forked process or part: such as
furculum : furcula
furfur : an exfoliation of a surface especially of the epidermis : dandruff, scurf
furfuraceous : consisting of or covered with flaky particles
furfural : a liquid aldehyde C5H4O2 of penetrating odor that is usually made from plant materials and used especially in making furan or phenolic resins and as a solvent
furfuraldehyde : furfural
furfuran : furan
furfuration : a scaling off (as of dandruff) : desquamation
furfurous :  furfuraceous
furfuryl : the univalent radical C4H3OCH2 derived from furfuryl alcohol by removal of the hydroxyl group; 2-furyl-methyl
furfurylidene : the bivalent radical C4H3OCH< derived from furfural by removal of the aldehydic oxygen atom
furiant : a spirited Bohemian dance tune in ³/₄ time with shifting accents
furibund : full of fury : frenzied, raging
Furies : intense, disordered, and often destructive rage
furiosity : insanity
furioso : with great force or vigor
furious : exhibiting or goaded by anger
furiously : exhibiting or goaded by anger
furiousness : the quality or state of being furious
furison : an iron used to strike fire from a flint
furl : to wrap or roll (something, such as a sail or a flag) close to or around something
Furlan :  friulian
furler : one that furls
furless : to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur
furlong : a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)
furlough : a leave of absence granted to a governmental or institutional employee (such as a soldier or civil servant)
furnace : an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or for reducing ore)
furnaceman : one who installs and repairs hot-air furnaces
furnage : a price paid for the use of an oven
Furnariidae : a family of tropical American birds comprising the ovenbirds and related forms and with the woodhewers, the antbirds, and several other tropical American birds forming a superfamily of the Tyranni
furnish : to provide with what is needed
furnished : supplied with furniture
furnisher : to provide with what is needed
furnishing : an article or accessory of dress
furnishment : the act or process of furnishing
furniture : equipment that is necessary, useful, or desirable: such as
furoic : either of two crystalline monocarboxylic acids C4H3OCOOH derived from furan
furole :  saint elmo's fire
furor : an angry or maniacal fit : rage
furore : furor sense 3
furphy : a false report : rumor
furred : lined, trimmed, or faced with fur
furrier : a fur dealer
furriery : the fur business
furriness : the quality or state of being furry
furring : a fur trimming or lining
furrow : a trench in the earth made by a plow
furrower : one that furrows
furrowy : furrowed
furry : consisting of or resembling fur
further : farther sense 1
furtherance : the act of furthering : advancement
furtherer : farther sense 1
furtherly : early, forward
furthermore : in addition to what precedes : besides
furthermost : most distant : farthest
furthersome : encouraging advance : beneficial, useful
furthest : farthest
furtive : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
furtively : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
furtiveness : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
furuncle : boil entry 2
furuncular : boil entry 2
furunculoid : resembling a furuncle
furunculosis : the condition of having or tending to develop multiple furuncles
furunculous : boil entry 2
fury : intense, disordered, and often destructive rage
furyl : either of two univalent radicals C4H3O derived from furan by removal of one hydrogen atom
furze : gorse
furzechat : whinchat
furzeling :  dartford warbler
furzy : gorse
fusain : a dull constituent closely resembling charcoal that is present in banded bituminous coals and causes much of the dust in coal mines  — compare clarain, durain, vitrain
fusarial : of or relating to a fungus of the genus Fusarium
Fusarium : any of a genus (Fusarium) of ascomycetous fungi having curved septate conidia which includes forms that are important agents of plant disease and others that produce mycotoxins implicated in human and animal disease
fusarole : a rounded usually beaded convex molding placed under the echinus of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders
fusate : fusiform
fuscous : of any of several colors averaging a brownish gray
fuse : to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat
fuseboard : a slab of incombustible insulating material on which electrical safety fuses are mounted
fused : to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat
fusee : a conical spirally grooved pulley in a timepiece from which a cord or chain unwinds onto a cylinder containing the mainspring and which by its increasing diameter compensates for the lessening power of the spring
fuselage : the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo  — see airplane illustration
fuseplug : a plug fitted to the fuse hole of a military projectile to hold the fuse
fusibility : capable of being fused and especially liquefied by heat
fusible : capable of being fused and especially liquefied by heat
Fusicladium : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) that produces one-celled or once-septate spores on short conidiophores usually in extensive groups
Fusicoccum : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) that have hyaline unicellular fusiform spores in several-chambered pycnidia
fusiform : tapering toward each end
Fusiformis : a genus of parasitic anaerobic or microaerophilic nonmotile bacteria of the family Bacteroidaceae now usually included in the genus Fusobacterium
fusil : made by melting and pouring into forms : cast
fusilier : a soldier armed with a fusil
fusillade : a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
fusilly : divided into fusil-shaped compartments
fusion : the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
fusional : the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
fusionist : a person involved in a political fusion or in musical fusion
fusoid : fusiform
fuss : needless bustle or excitement
fusser : needless bustle or excitement
fussily : easily upset : irritable
fussiness : easily upset : irritable
fussock : donkey
fussy : easily upset : irritable
fust : a strong musty smell : mustiness
fustanella : a short full skirt of stiff white linen or cotton worn by men (as the evzones) in some Balkan countries
fustet : smoke tree sense 1a
fustian : a strong cotton and linen fabric
fustic : the wood of a tropical American tree (Chlorophora tinctoria) of the mulberry family that yields a yellow dye
fustigate : cudgel
fustigation : cudgel
fustigator : one that fustigates
fustilugs : a ponderous clumsy person
fustily : impaired by age or dampness : moldy
fustin : a crystalline compound C15H12O6 obtained from the wood of various plants (as the smoke tree); dihydro-fisetin
fustiness : impaired by age or dampness : moldy
fustle : to fuss and bustle
fusty : impaired by age or dampness : moldy
Fusulina : a genus (the type of the family Fusulinidae) of large fossil spindle-shaped foraminiferans having a test with 4-layered walls and deeply folded septa and serving as an index fossil in various Lower and Middle Pennsylvanian rocks
fusuma : a framed and papered sliding door used to partition off rooms in a Japanese house
fut future
futchel : one of the pieces of wood or metal forming a socket for the pole of a carriage and uniting the splinter bar and the fore axletree
futhorc : the runic alphabet  — see rune illustration
futile : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
futilely : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
futileness : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
futilitarian : one who believes that human striving is futile
futilitarianism : one who believes that human striving is futile
futility : the quality or state of being futile : uselessness
futtock : one of the curved timbers scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a ship
future : that is to be
futureless : having no future
futureness : the quality or state of existing in the future
futurism : a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes
futurist : one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends
futuristic : very modern
futurition : future existence : futurity
futurity : time to come : future
fuze : to equip with a fuse
fuzz : fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff)
fuzzball : puffball sense 1
fuzzily : marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz
fuzziness : marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz
fuzzy : marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz
fyke : a long bag net kept open by hoops
fylfot : swastika
fyrd : the national militia in England prior to the Norman Conquest
G : the 7th letter of the English alphabet
g : the 7th letter of the English alphabet
Ga gauge
ga gauge
gab : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
gabardine : gaberdine sense 1
gabbard : a small ship (as a lighter or barge) formerly much used in inland navigation in Scotland
gabber : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
gabble : to talk fast or foolishly : jabber
gabblement : gabble
gabbler : to talk fast or foolishly : jabber
gabbro : a granular igneous rock composed essentially of calcic plagioclase, a ferromagnesian mineral, and accessory minerals
gabbroic : a granular igneous rock composed essentially of calcic plagioclase, a ferromagnesian mineral, and accessory minerals
gabbroid : resembling gabbro
gabby : talkative, garrulous
Gabe : taro
gabelle : a tax on salt levied in France prior to 1790
gaberdine : a long loose outer garment worn in medieval times and associated especially with Jews since the 16th century
gaberlunzie : beggar, mendicant
gabgab : coral tree sense a
gabi : taro
gabion : a basket or cage filled with earth or rocks and used especially in building a support or abutment
gabionade : a work of fortification thrown up with gabions
gabioned : furnished with gabions
gable : the vertical triangular end of a building from cornice or eaves to ridge
gableboard : bargeboard
gablet : a small gable or canopy shaped like a gable (as over a tabernacle, niche, buttress)
Gaboon : spittoon
Gabriel : one of the four archangels named in Hebrew tradition
gaby : simpleton
Gad : a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock
gad : a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock
Gadaba : one of a tribal people of eastern India
gadabout : a person who flits about in social activity
Gadarene : headlong, precipitate
Gadaria : one of a caste of shepherds of central and northeastern India
Gaddang : a people inhabiting northern Luzon in the Philippines
gadded : a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock
gadder : one that travels about habitually, restlessly, or with chiefly social purposes
Gaddi : a cushion especially for a throne
gaddi : a cushion especially for a throne
gadding : a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock
gade : a gadoid fish
gadfly : any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
gadget : an often small mechanical or electronic device with a practical use but often thought of as a novelty
gadid : of or relating to the Gadidae
Gadidae : a large family of bony fishes (order Anacanthini) including many important food fishes (as the cod, haddock, and pollacks) and several whose livers yield an oil rich in vitamins A and D
Gaditan : a native or resident of Cádiz (anciently Gadir), in Spain
gadman : goadman
gadoid : resembling or related to the cods
gadolinite : a black or brown mineral that is a source of rare earths and consists of a silicate especially of iron, beryllium, yttrium, cerium, and erbium
gadolinium : a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group occurring in combination in gadolinite and several other minerals  — see Chemical Elements Table
gadroon : the ornamental notching or carving of a rounded molding
Gadus : the type genus of the family Gadidae consisting of the typical codfishes
gadwall : a grayish-brown medium-sized dabbling duck (Anas strepera)
Gael : a Scottish Highlander
Gaeldom : a Scottish Highlander
Gaelic : of or relating to the Gaels and especially the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland
Gaelicist : an expert in Gaelic study
Gaelicize : to make Gaelic in form, quality, or customs
Gaeltacht : any of the Irish-speaking regions remaining in Ireland
Gaetuli : a Berber people living in ancient times to the south of Mauretania and Numidia
Gaetulian : of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a member of the Gaetuli
gaff : a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish
gaffe : a social or diplomatic blunder
gaffer : an old man  — compare gammer
Gaffkya : a genus of parasitic gram-positive bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) that are now usually placed in Micrococcus
gaffle : a steel lever used to bend a crossbow
gag : to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting something into it to prevent speech or outcry
gage : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as
gageite : a mineral (Mn,Mg,Zn)8Si3O14.2(or 3?)H2O consisting of a hydrous silicate of manganese, magnesium, and zinc
gager : the transaction of giving a gage : the action of providing security for a pledge
gagger : to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting something into it to prevent speech or outcry
gaggle : flock
gagman : a gag writer
gagroot :  indian tobacco
gagtooth : a projecting tooth
gahnite : a usually dark green mineral consisting of an oxide of zinc and aluminum
Gaia : the hypothesis that the living and nonliving components of earth function as a single system in such a way that the living component regulates and maintains conditions (such as the temperature of the ocean or composition of the atmosphere) so as to be suitable for life
gaiassa : a Nile cargo boat with high stem and lateen rig
gaiety : merrymaking
Gaillardia : any of a genus (Gaillardia) of American composite herbs with showy flower heads
gaily : in a gay manner : marked by gaiety
gain : resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit
gaine : the part of a term or similar support below a sculptured bust or head commonly in the form of a quadrangular pillar diminishing toward the base
gainer : resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit
gainful : productive of gain : profitable
gainfully : productive of gain : profitable
gainfulness : productive of gain : profitable
gaining : resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit
gainless : not producing gain : unprofitable, unavailing
gainlessness : not producing gain : unprofitable, unavailing
gainly : very, completely
gains : resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit
gainsay : to declare to be untrue or invalid
gainsayer : to declare to be untrue or invalid
gainst : against
gaintwist : a twist that is more rapid at the muzzle of a firearm than at the breech in order to increase gradually the rapidity of rotation of a projectile
gair : gore entry 2 sense 1a
gaisling : gosling
gait : a manner of walking or moving on foot
gaited : having a particular gait or so many gaits
gaiter : a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to mid-calf or knee
gaiterless : not wearing or not having gaiters
gaiting : a manner of walking or moving on foot
gal : girl, woman
gala : a festive celebration
galactagogue : an agent that promotes the secretion of milk
galactan : any of several polysaccharides of plant or animal origin (as agar) that yield galactose on hydrolysis
Galactia : a large genus of twining herbs or erect shrubs (family Leguminosae) that are found chiefly in warm regions and have pinnately trifoliate leaves and purple racemose flowers  — see milk pea
galactic : of or relating to a galaxy and especially the Milky Way galaxy
galactite : an unidentified soluble stone possibly of calcium nitrate whose milky solution gave rise to many legends and superstitions in medieval times
galactocele : a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky fluid
galactonic : a crystalline acid HOCH2(CHOH)4COOH obtained by oxidation of galactose
galactophore : a duct carrying milk
galactophorous : conveying milk
galactopoiesis : formation and secretion of milk
galactopoietic : inducing galactopoiesis
galactorrhea : a spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple
galactorrhoea : a spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple
galactose : a sugar C6H12O6 less soluble and less sweet than glucose
galactoside : a glycoside that yields galactose on hydrolysis
galactosis : a secretion of milk
galactosuria : the presence of galactose in the urine
Galago : bush baby
galah : an Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus synonym Cacatua roseicapilla) that has the back, wings, and tail gray and the head and underparts various shades of rosy pink, that sometimes is a pest in wheat-growing areas, and that is often kept as a cage bird
galanas : a fine for murder in early Welsh law assessed upon the slayer and the slayer's kinsfolk and measured in cattle or money  — compare eric
galanga : galangal
galangin : a yellowish crystalline flavone pigment C15H10O5 found in galingale
galant : of, relating to, or composed in the galant style of musical composition
Galanthus : a small genus of European bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) comprising the snowdrops and having solid scapes and nodding flowers with three larger outer perianth segments and three smaller inner ones with 2-lobed tips
galantine : a cold dish consisting of boned meat or fish that has been stuffed, poached, and covered with aspic
galapago : tortoise
galatea : a female figure sculpted by Pygmalion and given life by Aphrodite in fulfillment of his prayer
Galatian ancient country and Roman province of central Asia Minor in a region centered on modern Ankara, Turkey
Galatic :  galatian
Galax : an evergreen herb (Galax urceolata synonym G. aphylla of the order Diapensiales) of the southeastern U.S. that has glossy leaves and is related to the heaths (order Ericales)
galaxian : galactic
Galaxias : the type genus of the Galaxiidae
Galaxiidae : a family of scaleless freshwater and marine salmonoid fishes of the southern hemisphere
galaxy : milky way galaxy
galbanum : a yellowish to green or brown aromatic bitter gum resin derived from any of several Asian plants (such as Ferula galbaniflua) and used in incense
Galbula : the type genus of Galbulidae including certain typical jacamars
Galbulae : a suborder of Piciformes consisting of the jacamars, puffbirds, toucans, barbets, and honey guides
Galbulidae : a family of brightly colored, long-billed, tropical American birds (order Piciformes) containing the jacamars, and in some classifications the puffbirds  — compare bucconidae
galbulus : a spherical closed fleshy cone of thickened or fleshy peltate scales (as in the cypress)
Galcha : an Iranian people constituting a division of the Tajik and living in the Pamirs and on the slopes of the Hindu Kush
Galchic : an Iranian people constituting a division of the Tajik and living in the Pamirs and on the slopes of the Hindu Kush
Gale : a strong current of air:
gale : a strong current of air:
galea : an anatomical part suggesting a helmet
galeage : gale entry 2 sense 2
galeate : helmet-shaped : having a galea : hooded
galeated : helmet-shaped : having a galea : hooded
galeeny : guinea fowl
Galega : a small genus of tall perennial Eurasian herbs (family Leguminosae) with compound leaves and racemose blue or white flowers  — see goat's rue sense 1
galegine : a bitter crystalline base C5H9NHC(=NH)NH2 that is derived from guanidine and is obtained especially from European goat's rue
galeid : of or relating to the Carcharhinidae
galeiform : shaped like a helmet
Galen a.d. 129–circa 199 Greek physician and writer
galena : a bluish-gray cubic mineral with metallic luster consisting of lead sulfide and constituting the principal ore of lead
Galenian :  galenic
Galenic a.d. 129–circa 199 Greek physician and writer
galenic a.d. 129–circa 199 Greek physician and writer
Galenical : a medicine prepared by extracting one or more active constituents of a plant
galenical : a medicine prepared by extracting one or more active constituents of a plant
Galenism : the Galenic system of medical practice
Galenist : a follower or disciple of the ancient physician Galen
galenite : galena
galenobismutite : a mineral PbBi2S3 consisting of a lead-gray or tin-white lead bismuth sulfide (specific gravity 6.9)
galenoid : resembling galena
galeoid : of or relating to the Galeoidea
Galeopsis : a small genus of coarse annual Old World herbs (family Labiatae) distinguished by the calyx that has 5 to 10 nerves and the transversely 2-valved anther sacs  — see hemp nettle
Galeorhinidae : a family of sharks equivalent to or more inclusive than Carchariidae
Galeorhinus : a genus of sharks including the topes and soupfin sharks
galera : a genus of the family Viverridae comprising the tayra
Galesaurus : a genus (the type of the family Galesauridae) of advanced cynodont reptiles of the Karroo formation that have teeth suggesting those of a carnivorous mammal
galet : fossa entry 2
Galeus : a genus of sharks including the topes and related forms and being nearly coextensive with Galeorhinus
Galibi : a Carib people of French Guiana
Galician region of east central Europe including the northern slopes of the Carpathians and the valleys of the upper Vistula, Dniester, Bug, and Seret rivers; former Austrian crown land; belonged to Poland between the two world wars; now divided between Poland and Ukraine
Galictis : a genus of Mustelidae comprising the grison and the tayra of South America
Galidia : a genus of Malagasy mongooses comprising a single species (G. elegans) distinguished by a black-ringed tail
Galidictis : a genus of Malagasy mongooses marked with dark longitudinal stripes
Galilean : of, relating to, or discovered by Galileo Galilei
galilee : a chapel or porch at the entrance of an English church
galimatias : confused and meaningless talk : nonsense, gibberish
galingale : an Old World sedge (Cyperus longus)
Galinsoga : a small genus of weedy tropical American herbs (family Compositae) with opposite leaves and small heads of yellowish flowers some of which have become naturalized in Europe and North America  — see frenchweed
galiongee : a Turkish sailor
galiot : a small swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean
galipine : a crystalline alkaloid C20H21NO3 derived from quinoline and found in angostura bark
galipot : the crude turpentine oleoresin formed as an exudation upon the bark of the cluster pine in southern Europe (as in France)
Galium : a large genus of cosmopolitan usually trailing herbs (family Rubiaceae) with angled stems, opposite or whorled leaves, and small flowers  — see cleavers, wild licorice
gall : brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
Galla : oromo
galla : oromo
gallacetophenone : a yellow crystalline compound C6H3(OH)3COCH3 formerly used as a mordant dye and also locally as an antiseptic; 2,3,4-trihydroxy-acetophenone
gallah : a Christian minister or cleric
gallanilide : the anilide C13H11NO4 of gallic acid used locally for skin diseases
gallant : showy in dress or bearing : smart
gallantize : to act as a gallant toward : pay special courteous or amorous attention to
gallantly : showy in dress or bearing : smart
gallantness : the quality or state of being gallant
gallantry : gallant appearance
gallate : a salt or ester of gallic acid
gallberry : inkberry sense 1
galleass : a large fast galley used especially as a warship by Mediterranean countries in the 16th and 17th centuries and having both sails and oars but usually propelled chiefly by rowing
galled : brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
Gallegan :  galician
gallein : a metallic-green crystalline phthalein dye C20H12O7 used especially in dyeing textiles violet and as an indicator
galleon : a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
Galleria : a roofed and usually glass-enclosed promenade or court (as at a mall)
gallerian : galley slave
galleried : a roofed promenade : colonnade
gallery : a roofed promenade : colonnade
gallerylike : resembling a gallery
gallet : a chip of stone : spall
galley : a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
galleyman : one who rows, works, or carries on trade in a galley
gallflower : a degenerate pistillate flower that occurs in some cultivated figs and is characterized by an aborted ovary incapable of developing seeds
gallfly : an insect (such as a gall wasp) that deposits its eggs in plants causing the formation of galls in which the larvae feed
Galli Amelita 1889–1963 née Galli American (Italian-born) soprano
galliambic : a galliambic verse or meter
Gallian :  gallic , french
galliard : gay, lively
galliardise : extreme gaiety : merriment
Gallic : of or relating to Gaul or France
gallic : of or relating to Gaul or France
Gallican : gallic
Gallicanism : a movement originating in France and advocating administrative independence from papal control for the Roman Catholic Church in each nation
Gallicism : a characteristic French idiom or expression appearing in another language
Gallicization : to cause to conform to a French mode or idiom
Gallicize : to cause to conform to a French mode or idiom
gallicola : the stage or an individual of some gall aphids and phylloxerans that produces leaf galls
gallicolous : producing and inhabiting galls
galliform : of or relating to the Galliformes
Galliformes : an order of birds of largely terrestrial habits that are mostly rather large and heavy-bodied with short wings, legs adapted for running and scratching the ground where most of their food (as seeds or worms) is found, a large crop, and a muscular gizzard, that nest usually on the ground, that produce numerous eggs and young which are precocial, and that include the pheasants, turkeys, grouse, partridges, quails, and related birds (as the common domestic fowl, the megapodes and curassows, and the hoatzins)  — see galli , opisthocomi
gallimaufry : hodgepodge
gallinacean : a gallinaceous bird
gallinaceous : of or relating to an order (Galliformes) of heavy-bodied largely terrestrial birds including the pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and the common domestic chicken
Gallinae : a group of birds usually nearly equivalent to Galliformes
gallinazo : of or relating to an ancient culture of the Viru valley in northern Peru characterized especially by negative-painted pottery, irrigation, textiles, and limited metallurgy
galline : gallinaceous
galling : markedly irritating : vexing
gallingly : markedly irritating : vexing
gallinipper : any of various insects (such as a large mosquito or crane fly)
gallinule : any of several aquatic birds of the rail family with long thin feet and a platelike frontal area on the head: such as
gallipot : a small usually ceramic vessel
gallium : a bluish-white metallic element obtained especially as a by-product in refining various ores and used especially in semiconductors and optoelectronic devices  — see Chemical Elements Table
gallivant : to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure
gallivat : an East Indian ship propelled by sails and oars and often armed and used by pirates
gallivorous : feeding on galls or gall tissue (as the larvae of gall insects)
galliwasp : a harmless lizard (Diploglossus monotropis) of eastern Central America
gallnut : a gall resembling a nut
gallocyanine : an oxazine dye C15H12N2O5 made from gallic acid and a nitroso derivative of aniline and used in dyeing mordanted wool and cotton bluish violet
Galloman :  francophile
Gallomania : a strong prejudice in favor of what is French
Gallomaniac : a strong prejudice in favor of what is French
gallon : a unit of liquid capacity equal to 231 cubic inches or four quarts  — see Weights and Measures Table
gallonage : amount in gallons
galloon : a narrow trimming (as of lace or braid with metallic threads) having both edges scalloped
gallooned : trimmed or ornamented with galloon
gallop : to progress or ride at a gallop
gallopade : galop
galloper : to progress or ride at a gallop
Gallophile : francophile
Gallophobe :  francophobe
Gallophobia :  francophobia
galloping : progressing, developing, or increasing rapidly
gallotannic : tannic acid sense 1
gallotannin : tannic acid sense 1
Gallovidian :  galwegian
Galloway : any of a breed of hardy medium-sized hornless chiefly black beef cattle native to southwestern Scotland
galloway : any of a breed of hardy medium-sized hornless chiefly black beef cattle native to southwestern Scotland
gallowglass : a mercenary or retainer of an Irish chief
gallows : a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
gallstone : a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages
Gallus : suspender sense 2a
galluses : suspender sense 2a
gally : frighten, terrify
galoot : fellow
galop : a lively dance in duple measure
galore : in large numbers or amounts : plentiful
galosh : a shoe with a heavy sole
galt John 1779–1839 Scottish novelist
Galtonia : a small genus of southern African bulbous plants (family Liliaceae) that was formerly included in Hyacinthus but is distinguished by the large two to three foot long somewhat fleshy leaves and larger flowers in long loose racemes  — see summer hyacinth
Galtonian : of or relating to the English scientist Francis Galton or his work
galuchat : an ornamented shagreen
galumph : to move with a clumsy heavy tread
galuth : exile of the Jews from ancient Palestine : diaspora
galvanic : of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
galvanically : of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
galvanism : a direct current of electricity especially when produced by chemical action
galvanization : to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
galvanize : to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
galvanized : coated with zinc to prevent rust
galvanizer : to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
galvanocautery : electrocautery sense 2
galvanofaradization : therapeutic use of a galvanic and a faradic current simultaneously
galvanograph : a copperplate engraving produced by galvanography
galvanographic : a copperplate engraving produced by galvanography
galvanography : a method similar to electrotyping of producing an intaglio-printing plate on copper
galvanomagnetic : electromagnetic
galvanometer : an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current by movements of a magnetic needle or of a coil in a magnetic field
galvanometric : an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current by movements of a magnetic needle or of a coil in a magnetic field
galvanoplastics : a science of electroforming
galvanoplasty : galvanoplastics
galvanoscope : an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current by the deflection of a magnetic needle
galvanotactic : of, relating to, or being galvanotaxis
galvanotaxis : a taxis in which a direct electric current is the orienting stimulus
galvanotherapy : the treatment of disease (as arthritis) by galvanism
galvanotropic : a tropism in which electricity is the stimulus
galvanotropism : a tropism in which electricity is the stimulus
Galways : whiskers following the line of the chin
Galwegian : any of a breed of hardy medium-sized hornless chiefly black beef cattle native to southwestern Scotland
galyac : a short-haired flat or slightly moiré fur derived from the pelt of a stillborn lamb, kid, or sometimes other hoofed mammal
galyak : a short-haired flat or slightly moiré fur derived from the pelt of a stillborn lamb, kid, or sometimes other hoofed mammal
galziekte : anaplasmosis sense b
gam : leg
gamashes : leggings or gaiters worn by horseback riders
gamb : leg, shank
gamba : viola da gamba
gambade : gambado entry 2
gambado : a horseman's legging
gambang : an Indonesian instrument like a xylophone with wooden or bamboo bars that rest on an oblong boxlike wooden resonator
gambeson : a medieval garment of stuffed and quilted cloth or leather originally worn under the hauberk as a pad but later used alone as a defensive garment
gambet : redshank sense 1
gambette : an organ flue stop with string tone of 4′ pitch in the manuals and 8′ pitch in the pedals
gambia river 700 miles (1126 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing west from Fouta Djallon in western Guinea through Senegal into the Atlantic in Gambia
gambier : a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian woody vine (Uncaria gambir) of the madder family and is used for chewing with the betel nut and for tanning and dyeing
gambist : a performer on the viola da gamba
gambit : a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
gamble : to play a game for money or property
gambler : to play a game for money or property
gambling : the practice or activity of betting : the practice of risking money or other stakes in a game or bet
gamboge : an orange to brown gum resin from southeast Asian trees (genus Garcinia) of the Saint-John's-wort family that is used as a yellow pigment and cathartic
gambol : to skip about in play : frisk, frolic
gambrel : a stick or iron for suspending slaughtered animals
Gambusia : any of a genus (Gambusia) of live-bearers (family Poeciliidae) including some introduced as exterminators of mosquito larvae in warm fresh waters  — compare mosquito fish
game : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
gamebag : a pouch usually equipped with straps for wearing on the back and used especially by bird hunters for carrying their take
gameball : a ball (such as a football) presented to a player or coach in recognition of an outstanding contribution to a team victory
gamecock : a rooster of the domestic chicken trained for fighting
gamekeeper : a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve
gamelike : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
gamely : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
gameness : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
gamesome : merry, frolicsome
gamesomely : merry, frolicsome
gamesomeness : merry, frolicsome
gamester : one who plays games
gametal : gametic
gametangium : a cell or organ (as of an alga, fern, or fungus) in which gametes are developed
gamete : a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex
gametic : a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex
gametically : a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex
gametocyte : a cell (as of a protozoan causing malaria) that divides to produce gametes
gametogenesis : the production of gametes
gametogenic : the production of gametes
gametogenous : the production of gametes
gametogeny : gametogenesis
gametogonium : gametocyte
gametogony : gamogenesis especially of protozoans
gametoid : a multinucleate gamete
gametophore : a modified branch (as of a moss) bearing gametangia
gametophyte : the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant or alga with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and their relatives, and is reduced to a microscopic or rudimentary state in seed plants  — compare sporophyte
gametophytic : the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant or alga with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and their relatives, and is reduced to a microscopic or rudimentary state in seed plants  — compare sporophyte
gamic : having (such) reproductive organs
gamily : brave, plucky
gamin : a boy who hangs around on the streets : urchin
gaminess : brave, plucky
gaming : the practice or activity of playing games for stakes : gambling
gamma : the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
gammacism : difficulty in pronouncing velar consonants (as \g\ and \k\)
gammadion : a cross formed of four capital gammas especially in the figure of a swastika or in that of a voided Greek cross
gammarid : of or relating to the family Gammaridae
Gammaridae : a large family of swimming amphipod crustaceans of both marine and freshwater forms
Gammarus : a genus (the type of the family Gammaridae) of swimming amphipod crustaceans
gammation : a cross formed of four capital gammas especially in the figure of a swastika or in that of a voided Greek cross
gammelost : a Norwegian blue-mold cheese made from soured skim milk
gammer : an old woman  — compare gaffer
Gammexane : a preparation of lindane
gammon : ham sense 2
gammoning : ham sense 2
gammy : lame, game
gamobium : the sexually reproducing generation when sexual and asexual generations alternate
gamogenesis : sexual reproduction
gamogenetic : sexual reproduction
gamogenetically : sexual reproduction
gamogony :  gamogenesis
Gamolepis : a small genus of southern African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with alternate pinnatisect leaves and flowers resembling marigolds and having the bracts of the involucre united for one third or one half their length
gamont : a protozoan gametocyte
gamopetalous : having the corolla composed of united petals
gamophyllous : having united leaves or parts resembling leaves
gamosepalous : having the sepals united
gamp : a large umbrella
gamphrel : a stupid person : blockhead
gamut : the whole series of recognized musical notes
gamy : brave, plucky
gan river over 500 miles (800 kilometers) long in the southeastern China province of Jiangxi
ganancial : being, relating to, or held under the Spanish system of law that controls the title and disposition of the property acquired during marriage by a spouse
ganch : to execute or kill by impaling on stakes or hooks
Ganda : a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Uganda
gander : an adult male goose
Gandhara : of or relating to ancient Gandhara, its people, or its hybrid Greco-Buddhist art
Gandhiism : satyagraha
Gandhism : satyagraha
ganef : thief, rascal
gang : group: such as
Ganga : a small cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) of Australia and Tasmania that is largely gray with the male distinguished by a scarlet crest
ganga : a small cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) of Australia and Tasmania that is largely gray with the male distinguished by a scarlet crest
Gangamopteris : a genus of fossil plants of Permian and Lower Triassic resembling ferns
gangan : a small cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) of Australia and Tasmania that is largely gray with the male distinguished by a scarlet crest
gangava : a widemouthed dredge for taking sponges from the sea bottom
gangboard : a narrow platform extending from the quarterdeck to the forecastle of a deep-waisted ship for use especially as a passageway
gange : to protect (the part of a line next to a fishhook or the hook itself) by winding with wire
ganger : the foreman of a gang of workers
Gangetic river 1550 miles (2494 kilometers) long in northern India flowing from the Himalayas southeast and east to unite with the Brahmaputra River and empty into the Bay of Bengal through the vast
ganggang : a small cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) of Australia and Tasmania that is largely gray with the male distinguished by a scarlet crest
ganging : group: such as
gangland : the world of organized crime
ganglia : a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath
ganglial : of, relating to, or resembling a ganglion
gangliar :  ganglial , ganglionic
gangliate : ganglionated
gangliated : ganglionated
gangliform : having the form of a ganglion
gangling : tall, thin, and awkwardly built : lanky, gangly
ganglioblast : an embryonic cell that produces gangliocytes
gangliocyte : ganglion cell
ganglioma : a tumor of a ganglion
ganglion : a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath
ganglionary : ganglionic
ganglionectomy : surgical removal of a nerve ganglion
ganglioneuroma : a neuroma derived from ganglion cells
ganglionic : a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath
ganglionitis : inflammation of a ganglion
gangly : tall and thin and moving with a loose-jointed awkwardness : lanky, gangling
gangplank : a movable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pier
gangrel : vagrant
gangrene : local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
gangrenous : local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
gangster : a member of a gang of criminals : racketeer
gangsterism : a member of a gang of criminals : racketeer
gangue : the worthless rock or vein matter in which valuable metals or minerals occur
gangway : passageway
ganister : a fine-grained quartzite used in the manufacture of refractory brick
ganja : a potent and selected preparation of marijuana used especially for smoking
gannet : any of a genus (Morus of the family Sulidae, the gannet family) of large fish-eating seabirds that breed in colonies chiefly on offshore islands
Ganocephala : a group of labyrinthodonts including Archegosaurus and related genera having the head armored with bony plates
ganocephalan : a group of labyrinthodonts including Archegosaurus and related genera having the head armored with bony plates
ganocephalous : a group of labyrinthodonts including Archegosaurus and related genera having the head armored with bony plates
ganodont : of or relating to the Taeniodonta
Ganodus : a genus of Jurassic chimaeroid fishes
ganoid : of, having, or being fish scales consisting of bone and an outer shiny layer resembling enamel
Ganoidei : a subclass or other division of Teleostomi containing numerous extinct fishes and the living sturgeons, paddlefishes, gars (order Ginglymodi), and bowfin and having at least in the living forms a conus arteriosus, a spiral valve in the intestine, and an optic chiasma
ganoin : the covering of a ganoid scale composed of a shining material that resembles enamel
ganomalite : a mineral Ca2Pb3Si3O11 consisting of a colorless to gray silicate of lead and calcium in tetragonal crystals or massive
ganophyllite : a mineral consisting of a brown hydrous silicate of manganese and aluminum in prismatic crystals or foliated
ganosis : a process of toning down the glare of marble especially on nude parts as practiced by sculptors in classical antiquity
gansel : a sharp remark or rebuke
gansey : a knitted jacket or sweater : jersey
gant : yawn
gantlet : a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand
gantline : a line rove through a block (as at the end of a bowsprit) for hoisting rigging or hanging clothing
gantries : a frame for supporting barrels
gantry : a frame for supporting barrels
Ganymede : a beautiful youth in classical mythology carried off to Olympus to be the cupbearer of the gods
Gaon : a Jewish head of one of the Babylonian academies at Sura and Pumbedita from about a.d. 589–1038 and usually an eminent religious scholar and judicial authority
Gaonate : the office of gaon
gap : a break in a barrier (such as a wall, hedge, or line of military defense)
gape : to open the mouth wide
gaper : one that gapes
gapes : to open the mouth wide
gapeseed : something that causes gaping looks
gapeworm : a nematode worm (Syngamus trachea) that causes gapes in birds
gaping : wide open
gapingly : to open the mouth wide
gappy : a break in a barrier (such as a wall, hedge, or line of military defense)
gar : any of various fishes that have an elongate body resembling that of a pike and long narrow jaws: such as
garad : the pod of babul
garage : a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles
garageman : a person who works in a garage
Garamond Claude circa 1480–1561 French typefounder
garancine : a dye or pigment made by treating ground madder with sulfuric acid
garapata : tick
garavance : chickpea
garawi :  sudan grass
garb : fashion, manner
garbage : food waste
garbill : red-breasted merganser
garble : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning
garbleable : that can be or is likely to be garbled
garbler : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning
garbless : being without garb
garbling : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning
garboard : the strake next to a ship's keel
garboil : a confused disordered state : turmoil
garbure : a thick soup of bacon and cabbage or other vegetables usually with cheese and stale bread added
Garcinia : a large genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) having thick coriaceous leaves and baccate fruit with arilled seed  — see gamboge, kokum butter, mangosteen
garden : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
gardened : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
gardener : a person who gardens:
gardenesque : of, relating to, or resembling a garden
gardenful : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
Gardenia : any of a large genus (Gardenia) of Old World tropical trees and shrubs of the madder family with showy fragrant white or yellow flowers
gardening : the act, activity, or pastime of planning and cultivating gardens
gardenize : garden
gardenless : lacking a garden
gardenly : resembling a garden
gardeny : suggestive of a garden
garderobe : a wardrobe or its contents
gardevin : a large bottle or decanter for wine
gardy : arm
garefowl : great auk
garfish : gar
garganey : a European teal (Anas querquedula) having the male distinguished by a broad white stripe from eye to nape
Gargantua : a gigantic king in Rabelais's Gargantua having a great capacity for food and drink
Gargantuan : tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic, colossal
garget :  blue bag
gargety : mastitis of domestic animals
gargle : to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs
gargoyle : a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
gargoyled : a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
gargoylism : mucopolysaccharidosis
Garhwali : a Pahari dialect spoken in Garhwal, India
garibaldi : a loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirt or blouse for women and children that was popular in the latter part of the 19th century and was styled in imitation of the red shirts worn by the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers
Garibaldian : of, relating to, or supporting Garibaldi
garish : clothed in vivid colors
garishly : clothed in vivid colors
garishness : clothed in vivid colors
garland : a circular or spiral arrangement of intertwined material (such as flowers or leaves)
garlandless : lacking a garland
garlic : a European allium (Allium sativum) widely cultivated for its pungent compound bulbs much used in cookery
garlicky : a European allium (Allium sativum) widely cultivated for its pungent compound bulbs much used in cookery
garment : an article of clothing
garmentless : lacking a garment
garn : yarn
garner : to gather into storage
garnet : a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive
garnetberry : a common red currant (Ribes rubrum) grown in gardens
garnetiferous : a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive
garnets : a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive
garnett Constance 1862–1946 née Black English translator
garnierite : a soft mineral consisting of hydrous nickel magnesium silicate and constituting an important ore of nickel
garnish : decorate, embellish
garnishable : suitable for being garnished
garnished : decorate, embellish
garnishee : a person who is served with a legal process of garnishment
garnisher : one that garnishes
garnishment : ornament, garnish
garnishry : decoration
garniture : embellishment, trimming
Garo : a people of the Garo hills, Assam
garoo : agarwood
garookuh : a short-keeled fishing boat used in the Persian gulf
Garret : a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof
garret : a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof
garreteer : one that lives in a garret
garrison : a military post
Garrisonian : an advocate of direct emancipation of slaves in America without compensation to their owners
Garrisonism : the principles or doctrines of the Garrisonians
garrot : goldeneye sense 1
garrote : a method of execution by strangulation
garroter : a method of execution by strangulation
garrulity : the quality or state of being garrulous
garrulous : given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
garrulously : given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
garrulousness : given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
Garrulus : a large genus of Old World jays including the common jay of Britain and Europe
garrupa : a grouper especially in Spanish America
Garrya : a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees (family Cornaceae) with coriaceous opposite leaves and small dioecious flowers that are borne in silky racemes which resemble catkins and are pistillate with two stipes  — see bear brush , garryaceae
Garryaceae : a family of dicotyledonous plants coextensive with the genus Garrya
garsil : underbrush
garten : garter
garter : a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock
gartered : a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock
gartering : a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock
garterless : lacking a garter
garth : a small yard or enclosure : close
garvey : a small scow especially of the New Jersey coast
Gary Elbert Henry 1846–1927 American industrialist
gas : a fluid (such as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely
gasbag : a bag for holding gas
Gascon : a native of Gascony
gasconade : bravado, boasting
gasconader : bravado, boasting
Gasconism : a bombastic boastful way or spirit : bravado
gaseity : gaseousness
gaseous : having the form of or being gas
gaseousness : having the form of or being gas
gash : a deep long cut in flesh
gashes : a deep long cut in flesh
gashful : ghastly, frightful
gasholder : a container for gas
gashouse : gasworks
gashy : resembling or having a gash
gasification : conversion into gas
gasifier : to convert into gas
gasiform : in the form of gas : gaseous
gasify : to convert into gas
gasket : a material (such as rubber) or a part (such as an O-ring) used to make a joint fluid-tight
gaskin : hose, breeches
gaskins : hose, breeches
gasless : having no gas : using or producing no gas
gaslight : light made by burning illuminating gas
gaslighted : light made by burning illuminating gas
gaslighting : light made by burning illuminating gas
gaslit : illuminated by gaslight
gasman : one connected with the distribution, installation, or sale of gas: such as
gasoline : a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
gasolineless : having no gasoline
gasoliner : a powerboat with a gasoline engine
gasometer : gasholder
gasometric : of or relating to the measurement of gases (as in chemical analysis)
gasometry : of or relating to the measurement of gases (as in chemical analysis)
gasp : to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)
gasper : cigarette
gaspereau : alewife sense 1a
gaspergou : freshwater drum
gaspiness : the quality or state of being gaspy
gasping : to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)
gaspingly : in a gasping manner
gasproof : proof against the entry or damaging action of gases
gaspy : marked by or given to gasping
gasser : something outstanding
Gasserian : trigeminal ganglion
gassiness : full of or containing gas
gassing : a fluid (such as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely
gassy : full of or containing gas
gast : scare
gastaldo : the representative of a king on his domains in medieval Italy especially among the Lombards
gaster : the enlarged part of the abdomen behind the pedicel in hymenopterous insects (such as ants)
Gasterolichenes : a group of angiocarpous lichens in which the fungus is a gasteromycete
gasteromycete : a fungus of the class Gasteromycetes : a basidiomycete with basidia and spores enclosed in a peridium
Gasteromycetes : a class or subclass of fungi including all basidiomycetes with the basidia and spores enclosed in a peridium (as the puffballs and stinkhorns)
gasteromycetous : a fungus of the class Gasteromycetes : a basidiomycete with basidia and spores enclosed in a peridium
Gasterophilus : a genus of botflies including several (especially G. intestinalis in the United States) that infest horses and rarely humans
gasteropod : gastropod
gasterosteid : of or relating to the Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteidae : a family of small spiny-finned freshwater or salt-water fishes that consists of the sticklebacks and constitutes with related forms a suborder of Scleroparei or is placed with the cornetfishes and pipefishes in the order Solenichthyes
gasterosteiform : a family of small spiny-finned freshwater or salt-water fishes that consists of the sticklebacks and constitutes with related forms a suborder of Scleroparei or is placed with the cornetfishes and pipefishes in the order Solenichthyes
gasterosteoid : a family of small spiny-finned freshwater or salt-water fishes that consists of the sticklebacks and constitutes with related forms a suborder of Scleroparei or is placed with the cornetfishes and pipefishes in the order Solenichthyes
gastight : impervious to gas
gastightness : impervious to gas
Gastornis : a genus of large extinct birds (order Diatrymiformes) from the Eocene formations of the Paris basin that are similar and related to those of the genus Diatryma
gastraea : a hypothetical metazoan ancestral form corresponding in organization to a simple invaginated gastrula
Gastraeadae : a hypothetical group of ancestral metazoan animals structurally comparable to the gastrula
gastraeal : a hypothetical metazoan ancestral form corresponding in organization to a simple invaginated gastrula
gastral : of or relating to the stomach or digestive tract
gastralgia : pain in the stomach or epigastrium especially of a neuralgic type
gastralgic : pain in the stomach or epigastrium especially of a neuralgic type
gastrectomy : surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
gastric : of or relating to the stomach
gastrilegous : gathering pollen by means of a pollen brush on the abdomen
gastriloquist : ventriloquist
gastrin : any of various polypeptide hormones that are secreted by the gastric mucosa and induce secretion of gastric juice
gastritis : inflammation especially of the mucous membrane of the stomach
gastroanastomosis : the formation by surgical means of a communication between the pyloric and cardiac ends of the stomach when the normal channel is obstructed or contracted
gastrocentrous : having the centrum formed of the interventral elements
Gastrochaena : a genus of bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) that bore in coral, soft rock, or hardened mud and have long siphons and a widely gaping shell
gastrocnemial : the largest and most superficial muscle of the calf of the leg arising by two heads from the condyles of the femur and attaching to a tendon that becomes part of the Achilles tendon
gastrocnemius : the largest and most superficial muscle of the calf of the leg arising by two heads from the condyles of the femur and attaching to a tendon that becomes part of the Achilles tendon
gastrocoel : archenteron
gastrocolic : of, relating to, or uniting the stomach and colon
gastroduodenal : of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the duodenum
gastroduodenitis : inflammation of the stomach and duodenum
gastroenteric : gastrointestinal
gastroenteritis : inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines characterized especially by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramps
gastroenterological : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines
gastroenterologist : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines
gastroenterology : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines
gastroenterostomy : the surgical formation of a passage between the stomach and small intestine
gastroepiploic : gastroepiploic artery sense b
gastroesophageal : of, relating to, or involving the stomach and esophagus
gastrointestinal : of, relating to, affecting, or including both stomach and intestine
gastrojejunal : of, relating to, or involving both stomach and jejunum
gastrojejunostomy : the surgical formation of a passage between the stomach and jejunum : gastroenterostomy
gastrolith : a stone or pebble ingested by an animal and functioning to grind food in gastric digestion
Gastrolobium : a genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs that have opposite or whorled compound leaves which are poisonous to livestock, showy yellow to deep orange flowers with a reddish purple keel, and 2-seeded pods
gastrologer : gourmet
gastrological : of, relating to, or concerned with the needs and demands of the stomach
gastrologist : a specialist in gastrology
gastrology : the art or science of caring for the stomach either medically or gastronomically
gastrolysis : the surgical operation of freeing the stomach from adhesions
gastromalacia : abnormal softening of the stomach walls
gastronome : a lover of good food
gastronomer : gastronome sense 1
gastronomic : from the standpoint of gastronomy
gastronomical : the art or science of good eating
gastronomically : from the standpoint of gastronomy
gastronomist : gastronome
gastronomy : the art or science of good eating
gastropancreatic : a peritoneal fold extending from the pylorus to the pancreas
gastroparesis : partial paralysis of the stomach
gastroparietal : connecting the stomach and body wall
gastropathy : a disease of the stomach
gastropexy : a surgical operation in which the stomach is sutured to the abdominal wall
Gastrophilus : a genus of botflies including several (especially G. intestinalis in the United States) that infest horses and rarely humans
gastrophrenic : of, relating to, or connecting the stomach and diaphragm
gastroplasty : a surgical procedure performed on the stomach to decrease its size or repair a defect
gastroplication : a surgical operation for reducing chronic stomach dilatation by plication
gastropod : any of a large class (Gastropoda) of mollusks (such as snails and slugs) usually with a univalve shell or none and a distinct head bearing sensory organs
Gastropoda : a large class of mollusks (as snails) with a univalve shell or none and usually with a distinct head bearing sensory organs
gastropore : a pore occupied by a gastrozooid in a hydrozoan coral
gastroptosis : abnormal sagging of the stomach into the lower abdomen
gastroschisis : congenital fissure of the ventral abdominal wall
gastroscope : an endoscope for viewing the interior of the stomach
gastroscopic : an endoscope for viewing the interior of the stomach
gastroscopy : an endoscope for viewing the interior of the stomach
gastrosplenic : a mesenteric fold passing from the greater curvature of the stomach to the spleen
gastrostegal : of, relating to, or being a gastrostege
gastrostege : one of the large linearly ordered scales on the ventral surface of most snakes
gastrostomy : the surgical formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach
gastrotomy : surgical incision into the stomach
Gastrotricha : a small class or other taxon of minute freshwater multicellular animals that superficially resemble infusorians, have cilia on the ventral side, and are related to the rotifers with which they are included in the phylum Aschelminthes
gastrovascular : functioning in both digestion and circulation
gastrozooid : a zooid provided with a mouth and digestive organs : trophozooid
gastrula : an early metazoan embryo in which the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm are established either by invagination of the blastula (as in fish and amphibians) to form a multilayered cellular cup with a blastopore opening into the archenteron or by differentiation of the blastodisc (as in reptiles, birds, and mammals) and inward cellular migration  — compare blastula, morula
gastrular : an early metazoan embryo in which the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm are established either by invagination of the blastula (as in fish and amphibians) to form a multilayered cellular cup with a blastopore opening into the archenteron or by differentiation of the blastodisc (as in reptiles, birds, and mammals) and inward cellular migration  — compare blastula, morula
gastrulate : the process of becoming or of forming a gastrula
gastrulation : the process of becoming or of forming a gastrula
gasworker : a gasworks laborer
gasworks : a plant for manufacturing gas and especially illuminating gas
gat : a natural or artificial channel or passage
gata : a shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) of the warmer parts of the Atlantic ocean
gatch : a plaster used especially in Persian architectural ornamentation
gatchwork : work in which gatch is used
gate : an opening in a wall or fence
gateado : a tropical American timber tree (Astronium graveolens) of the family Anacardiaceae that yields a hard dense heavy black-streaked brown timber used as a cabinet wood and that has bark rich in tannin
gateage : the use of gates (as in controlling flow of water)
gated : having or controlled by a gate
gatehouse : a building or house connected or associated with a gate
gatekeeper : one that tends or guards a gate
gateless : lacking a gate
gatelike : resembling a gate
gateman : a man who tends a gate
gatepost : the post to which a gate is hung or the one against which it closes
gater : spruer
gateward : gatekeeper
gatewards : directly toward : along the road to
gateway : an opening for a gate
Gatha : one of 17 hymns or psalms traditionally attributed to Zoroaster that form an important part of the Avesta
gather : to bring together : collect
gatherable : capable of being gathered
gatherer : to bring together : collect
gathering : assembly, meeting
Gathic : a language of ancient Persia in which the Gathas were composed
gating : an opening in a wall or fence
gator : alligator
gau : a region or district in German tribal organization including two or more marks and inhabited by kindred tribes
gauche : lacking social experience or grace
gauchely : lacking social experience or grace
gaucheness : lacking social experience or grace
gaucherie : a tactless or awkward act
Gaucho : a cowboy of the South American pampas
gaud : ornament, trinket
gaudery : showy ornamentation
gaudily : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
gaudiness : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
gaudsman : goadman
gaudy : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
gauffer : to crimp, plait, or flute (linen, lace, etc.) especially with a heated iron
gauffered : to crimp, plait, or flute (linen, lace, etc.) especially with a heated iron
gauffre : goffered
gaufre : a very thin crisp wafer baked with a wafer iron
gaufrette : a wafer of crisply fried potato cut to resemble a small waffle
gauge : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as
gaugeable : capable of being gauged : measurable or determinable by gauging
gauger : one that gauges
gaugership : the office of a gauger
gauging : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as
Gaul : a Celt of ancient Gaul
gaulding : heron
gauleiter : a district leader in Nazi Germany who served as a provincial governor
Gaulic :  gallic
gaulin : heron
Gaulish : of or relating to the Gauls or their language or land
Gaullism : a French political movement during World War II led by Charles de Gaulle in opposition to the Vichy regime
Gaullist : a French political movement during World War II led by Charles de Gaulle in opposition to the Vichy regime
Gault : a heavy thick clay soil
gault : a heavy thick clay soil
Gaultheria : a genus of evergreen shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae) that produce small often aromatic fruits resembling berries and include the wintergreen (G. procumbens) which is a source of methyl salicylate
gaultherin : a glycoside C19H26O12 of methyl salicylate found especially in sweet birch and various shrubs of the genus Gaultheria
gaum : smudge, smear
gaumless : dull and stupid : gormless
gaumy : smeared, sticky
gaunt : excessively thin and angular
gauntlet : a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand
gauntleted : a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand
gauntly : excessively thin and angular
gauntness : excessively thin and angular
gaunty : somewhat gaunt : rather lean
gaup : stare, gape
gaur : a large wild ox (Bos gaurus) of India and southeast Asia with a broad forehead and short thick curved horns
Gaura : a genus of American herbs (family Onagraceae) having flowers in terminal spikes or racemes
gauss : the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux density that is equal to 1 × 10−4 tesla
Gaussian : being or having the shape of a normal curve or a normal distribution
gauster : to behave boldly or boisterously : swagger, bully
gauze : a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies
gauzelike : a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies
gauzily : a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies
gauziness : the quality or state of being gauzy : resemblance to gauze
gauzy : made of or resembling gauze
gavel : rent or tribute in medieval England
gaveler : an officer of the British crown granting plots in the Forest of Dean to miners for mining on a royalty basis
gavelkind : a tenure of land existing chiefly in Kent from Anglo-Saxon times until 1925 and providing for division of an intestate's estate equally among the sons or other heirs
gavelkinder : a tenant by gavelkind
gavelman : a person paying gavel
gavelock : a spear or dart : javelin
Gavia : a genus of somewhat primitive aquatic birds comprising the loons and having the legs placed far back under the body which results in a clumsy floundering gait on land  — see gaviiformes
gavial : gharial
Gaviiformes : an order of large aquatic birds including those of the genus Gavia and a few related extinct birds  — compare loon
gavotte : a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet
gaw : gall entry 2 sense 1a
gawcie : well-fed and hearty looking : plump and cheerful
gawk : a clumsy stupid person : lout
gawkhammer : awkward, clumsy
gawkily : awkward, clumsy
gawkiness : awkward, clumsy
gawkish : gawky
gawkishly : gawky
gawkishness : gawky
gawky : awkward, clumsy
gawney : simpleton, gawk
gawsie : well-fed and hearty looking : plump and cheerful
gay : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's same sex
gayal : an ox (Bibos frontalis) domesticated in India that differs from the gaur of which it may be a domesticated variety in its longer slenderer horns and white legs
gayatri : an ancient Vedic meter of 24 syllables generally arranged in a triplet
gaycat : a tramp who will work if the inducement is sufficient
gaydiang : an Annamese ship with two or three masts and lofty triangular sails
Gaylussacia : a large genus of American shrubs (family Ericaceae) comprising the true huckleberries and being distinguished by a 10-locular 10-ovuled ovary and anthers without awns
gaylussite : a mineral Na2Ca(CO3)2.5H2O consisting of a yellowish white translucent hydrous carbonate of calcium and sodium
gayness : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's same sex
gaysome : full of gaiety : blithe, cheery
gaywings : a common trailing perennial milkwort (Polygala paucifolia) of eastern North America having leaves suggesting those of the wintergreen and rosy purple or occasionally white flowers with winged sepals and fringed crest on the corolla
gayyou : an Annamese narrow flat-bottomed boat with an outrigger and two or three masts with square sails or lugsails
gaz gazette
gazabo : fellow, person, guy
Gazania : any of a genus (Gazania) of South African composite herbs often cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
gaze : to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
gazebo : belvedere
gazehound : sight hound
gazeless : unseeing : lacking power of sight
Gazella : a genus of antelopes comprising the typical gazelles
gazelle : any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
gazelline : a genus of antelopes comprising the typical gazelles
gazement : prolonged observation or a stare
gazer : to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
gazettal : an act of gazetting
gazette : newspaper
gazetteer : journalist, publicist
gazing : to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
gazingly : in a gazing manner : with an intent look
gazingstock : a person or thing gazed at by many especially with curiosity or contempt
gazogene : a portable apparatus for carbonating liquids
gazzetta : a small Venetian copper coin of the 16th and 17th centuries
Ge gilt edges
ge gilt edges
geal : congeal
gean : sweet cherry sense 1
geanticlinal : of, relating to, or having geanticlines
geanticline : a great upward flexure of the earth's crust
gear : clothing, garments
gearbox : gearing sense 2
geared : clothing, garments
gearing : the act or process of providing or fitting with gears
gearksutite : a mineral CaAl(OH)F4.H2O consisting of an earthy clayey hydrous calcium aluminum fluoride occurring with cryolite
gearless : clothing, garments
gearman : one that looks after gears
gearset : a set of gears forming a unit group
gearshift : a mechanism by which the transmission gears in a power-transmission system are engaged and disengaged
gearwheel : gear sense 6a(2)
geason : unproductive, scant, scarce
Geat : a member of a Scandinavian people of southern Sweden to which the legendary hero Beowulf belonged
geat : a member of a Scandinavian people of southern Sweden to which the legendary hero Beowulf belonged
gebang : a Malayan fan palm (Corypha gebanga) having large leaves that are split and used for thatching or plaiting into containers
gebanga : the leaf fiber of the gebang palm
Gecarcinidae : a family of brachyuran crabs comprising the common land crabs  — see gecarcinus
Gecarcinus : the type genus of the family Gecarcinidae comprising the black crab and other land crabs of the West Indies and tropical western Africa
geck : to be scornful or derisive : mock
gecko : any of numerous small chiefly tropical and nocturnal insectivorous lizards (family Gekkonidae)
geckoid : gekkonoid
Ged general equivalency diploma
ged general equivalency diploma
gedackt : a common organ stopped flue stop of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, 16′ pitch, or 32′ foot pitch and flute quality
gedanite : a fossil resin similar to amber
gedeckt : a common organ stopped flue stop of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, 16′ pitch, or 32′ foot pitch and flute quality
gedrite : a mineral consisting of an aluminous variety of anthophyllite
Gee : the letter g
gee : the letter g
geebung : any of numerous chiefly Australian shrubs and small trees that constitute a genus (Persoonia) of the family Proteaceae, have hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers, and produce small edible but insipid 1-celled or 2-celled drupes
Geechee : a dialect containing English words and words of African origin spoken chiefly by the descendants of African-American slaves settled on the Ogeechee river in Georgia  — compare gullah
geek : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked
geelbec : a wild yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) of Africa
geeldikkop : a serious photodynamic disease of southern African sheep due to sensitization to light following the ingestion of some plants and characterized by intense jaundice and a severe facial edema
geelhout : any of several southern African trees of the genera Podocarpus and Elaeodendron whose wood is sometimes used for interior work
geepound : slug entry 3 sense 10
geest : alluvial matter not of recent origin on the surface of land
Geez : a Semitic language formerly spoken in northern highland Ethiopia and still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia
geezer : an odd, eccentric, or unreasonable person (usually a man)
Gegenschein : a faint light about 20° across on the celestial sphere opposite the sun probably caused by backscatter of sunlight by solar-system dust
Geheimrat :  privy councilor
Gehenna : a place or state of misery
gehlenite : a mineral Ca2Al2SiO7 consisting of calcium aluminum silicate occurring in prismatic crystals isomorphous with akermanite
Geikia : a genus of rather small toothless dicynodont reptiles from the Upper Permian of Scotland
geikielite : a mineral MgTiO3 consisting of magnesium titanate, being isomorphous with pyrophanite, and occurring as bluish black or brownish black rolled pebbles
geisha : a Japanese girl or woman who is trained to provide entertaining and lighthearted company especially for a man or a group of men
geison : cornice
geisotherm : isogeotherm
geisothermal : isogeotherm
geitonogamous : of or relating to geitonogamy
geitonogamy : pollination of one flower by another growing on the same plant
Gekko : the type genus of Gekkonidae comprising a number of typical geckos
Gekkones : a major division of Lacertilia comprising the family Gekkonidae and a few related extinct lizards
gekkonid : of or relating to the family Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae : a large family of Old World and New World lizards with amphicoelous vertebrae and other apparently primitive characters  — see gekko
gekkonoid : of or relating to the group Gekkones or to the geckos
gel : a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
gelable : a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
gelada : a large long-haired chiefly herbivorous monkey (Theropithecus gelada) of Ethiopia that feeds especially on grasses and resembles the related baboon
gelandelaufer : a skier making a cross-country run :  langläufer
gelandesprung : a jump usually over an obstacle in skiing that is made from a low crouch with the aid of both ski poles
Gelasian : of or relating to Pope Gelasius
gelastic : risible
Gelastocoridae : a family of bugs (order Hemiptera) consisting of the toad bugs
gelatification : gelatinization
gelatigenous : producing or yielding gelatin
gelatin : glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by boiling
gelatinate : gelatinize
gelatination : gelatinize
gelatined : coated with gelatin
gelatinigerous : secreting a gelatinous covering
gelatinization : the process of converting into a gelatinous form or into a jelly
gelatinize : the process of converting into a gelatinous form or into a jelly
gelatinizer : one that gelatinizes
gelatinobromide : a light-sensitive preparation of gelatin and silver bromide used in photography
gelatinochloride : a light-sensitive preparation of gelatin and silver chloride used in photography
gelatinous : resembling gelatin or jelly : viscous
gelatinously : resembling gelatin or jelly : viscous
gelatinousness : resembling gelatin or jelly : viscous
gelation : the action or process of freezing
geld : to castrate (an animal)
gelder : one that spays sows
gelding : a castrated animal
gelechiid : of or relating to the Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae : a large family of small moths having slender wings with the outer margin of the hind wing usually concave and including important economic insects (as the pink bollworm, the Angoumois grain moth, and various leaf rollers)
gelid : extremely cold : icy
Gelidiaceae : a family of red algae coextensive with the order Gelidiales
gelidity : extremely cold : icy
Gelidium : a genus of red algae (family Gelidiaceae) having cartilaginous terete or compressed much-branched fronds and cystocarps immersed in swollen branchlets and being important sources of agar  — see gelidiales
gelidly : extremely cold : icy
gelignite : a dynamite in which the adsorbent base is largely potassium nitrate or a similar nitrate usually with some wood pulp
gelilah : the rolling up of the scroll of the law preparatory to wrapping it in its vestments after reading from it in the synagogue
gelinotte : hazel hen
gell : gale
gelong : a Lamaist mendicant friar, bhikshu, or ordained priest
gelose : a polysaccharide obtained from agar and like gelatin in its ability to form a jelly
gelsemic :  scopoletin
gelsemine : a crystalline alkaloid C20H22N2O2 from gelsemium
Gelsemium : a small genus of woody vines (family Loganiaceae) of Asia and the southern United States that include the yellow jessamine (G. sempervirens)
gelt : money
gem : jewel
Gemara : a commentary on the Mishnah forming the second part of the Talmud
Gemaric : a commentary on the Mishnah forming the second part of the Talmud
Gemarist : a commentary on the Mishnah forming the second part of the Talmud
gematria : a cryptograph in the form of a word whose letters have the numerical values of a word taken as the hidden meaning
gematrical : of or relating to gematria
gemauve : a tropical mallow (Malachra capitata) with yellow flowers in loose axillary heads that is important in harboring the cotton stainer bug
gemel : hinge
gemeled : paired
gemellus : gymel
geminate : arranged in pairs : duplicate
geminated : arranged in pairs : duplicate
gemination : arranged in pairs : duplicate
geminative : relating to, produced by, or showing gemination
Gemini : the third zodiacal constellation that is pictorially represented as the twins Castor and Pollux sitting together, that is visible in the sky on the opposite side of the Milky Way from Taurus and Orion, and that is located between Cancer and Taurus in the zodiac
geminiflorous : having flowers in pairs
geminous : doubled, paired
gemlike : resembling a gem
Gemma : bud
gemma : bud
gemmaceous : of or relating to gemmae
gemmae : bud
gemmate : having gemmae
gemmation : reproduction by gemmae
gemmative : of or relating to gemmation
gemmer : one that seeks or mines for gems
gemmiferous : producing or containing gems
gemmification : production of a gemma
gemmiform : resembling a gemma
gemmily : in such a manner as to resemble or suggest a gem
gemmipara : animals that reproduce by budding
gemmipares : animals that reproduce by budding
gemmiparous : producing, bearing, or reproducing by a bud
gemmiparously : producing, bearing, or reproducing by a bud
gemmoid : resembling a gemma
gemmology : the science of gems
gemmula : gemmule
gemmulation : gemmation
gemmule : a small bud:
gemmuliferous : bearing or producing a gemmule
gemmy : having the characteristics desired in a gemstone
gemot : a judicial or legislative assembly in Anglo-Saxon England
gemsbok : a large and strikingly marked oryx (Oryx gazella) formerly abundant in southern Africa
gemsbuck : gemsbok
gemshorn : a fipple flute made from the horn of a chamois or cow with the wide end closed except for a small hole through which to blow
gen : generation sense 1
gena : the cheek or lateral part of the head
genal : the cheek or lateral part of the head
gendarme : a member of a body of soldiers especially in France serving as an armed police force for the maintenance of public order
gendarmery : a body of gendarmes
gender : a subclass within a grammatical class (such as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (such as shape, social rank, manner of existence, or sex) and that determines agreement with and selection of other words or grammatical forms
genderless : lacking qualities typically associated with either sex
Gene : a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material
gene : a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material
genealogical : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
genealogically : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
genealogist : a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families
genealogize : to investigate or relate the history of descents
genealogizer : one that genealogizes
genealogy : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
genecologic : of or relating to genecology
genecological : of or relating to genecology
genecologically : of or relating to genecology
genecologist : a specialist in genecology
genecology : a branch of ecology concerned primarily with the species and its genetically variant subdivisions, with their position in nature and, with the controlling and ecological factors
generable : capable of being generated
general : involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole
generalcy : the office or term of a general
generale : a place or institute of studies where people from all parts of the world may come to study any subject
generalia : general principles : generalities
generalissimo : the chief commander of an army
generalist : one whose skills, interests, or habits are varied or unspecialized
generality : the quality or state of being general
generalizable : to give a general form to
generalization : the act or process of generalizing
generalize : to give a general form to
generalized : made general
generalizer : to give a general form to
generally : in a general manner: such as
generalness : the quality or state of being general
generalship : office or tenure of office of a general
generalty : generality
generate : to bring into existence: such as
generating : to bring into existence: such as
generation : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor
generational : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor
generationism : traducianism
generative : having the power or function of generating, originating, producing, or reproducing
generator : one that generates: such as
generatrix : a point, line, or surface whose motion generates a line, surface, or solid
generic : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
generical : generic
generically : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
generosity : the quality or fact of being generous
generous : liberal in giving : openhanded
generously : liberal in giving : openhanded
generousness : liberal in giving : openhanded
Genesee river 144 miles (232 kilometers) long in western New York flowing north into Lake Ontario
geneserine : a crystalline alkaloid C15H21N3O3 found in the Calabar bean : an N-oxide of physostigmine
genesic : generative
genesis : the origin or coming into being of something
genet : any of a genus (Genetta) of small Old World usually carnivorous viverrid mammals related to the civets and having retractile claws, spotted or striped fur, and a ringed tail
genethliac : a calculator of nativities
genethliacal : a calculator of nativities
genethliacally : a calculator of nativities
genethliacs : a calculator of nativities
genetic : relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
genetical : relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
genetically : relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
geneticism : a theory explaining the perceptions, attitudes, and behavior of an individual primarily in terms of heredity and development  — compare nativism
geneticist : a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms
genetics : a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms
Genetrix : mother
genetrix : mother
Genetta : a genus of Old World mammals (family Viverridae) comprising the genets
Geneva : a highly aromatic bitter gin originally made in the Netherlands
geneva : a highly aromatic bitter gin originally made in the Netherlands
Genevan : of or relating to Geneva, Switzerland
Genevese : a highly aromatic bitter gin originally made in the Netherlands
genial : marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
geniality : marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
genialize : to make genial
genially : marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
genialness : the quality or state of being genial
genic : genetic sense 2b
genicular : any of several branches of the femoral and popliteal arteries that supply the region of the knee
geniculate : bent abruptly at an angle like a bent knee
geniculated : bent abruptly at an angle like a bent knee
geniculum : a small knee-shaped anatomical structure or abrupt bend
genie : jinni sense 1
genii : jinni sense 1
genin : any of various aglycones that occur especially in some plants and toad venoms
genioglossal : of or relating to the chin and tongue
genioglossi : a fan-shaped muscle that arises from the superior mental spine, inserts on the hyoid bone and into the tongue, and serves to advance and retract and also to depress the tongue
genioglossus : a fan-shaped muscle that arises from the superior mental spine, inserts on the hyoid bone and into the tongue, and serves to advance and retract and also to depress the tongue
geniohyoglossus : genioglossus
geniohyoid : of or relating to the chin and hyoid bone
genioplasty : plastic surgery of the chin
genip : a plant or fruit of the genus Genipa
Genipa : a genus of tropical American trees (family Rubiaceae) bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind  — see genipap
genipa : a genus of tropical American trees (family Rubiaceae) bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind  — see genipap
genipap : a tree (Genipa americana) of the West Indies and northern South America
genisaro : rain tree
Genista : a large genus of Old World often spiny shrubs (family Leguminosae) with simple leaves and yellow flowers
genista : a large genus of Old World often spiny shrubs (family Leguminosae) with simple leaves and yellow flowers
genistein : an isoflavone C15H10O5 found especially in soybeans and shown in laboratory experiments to have antitumor activity
genital : generative
genitalia : the organs of the reproductive system
genitals : the sexual or reproductive organs located on the outside of the body : genitalia
genitival : of, relating to, or formed with or from the genitive case
genitivally : of, relating to, or formed with or from the genitive case
genitive : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks a person or thing that possesses someone or something else or the source from which someone or something comes  — compare possessive
genitocrural : genitofemoral
genitofemoral : of or relating to the genital organs and the thigh
genitor : one who begets : father, parent
genitourinary : of or relating to the genital and urinary organs or functions : urogenital
geniture : nativity, birth
genius : an attendant spirit of a person or place
genizah : a storeroom or repository in a synagogue used for discarded, damaged, or defective books and papers and sacred objects
Genoa : a large jib that overlaps the mainsail and is used especially in racing
genoblast : a matured germ cell
genoblastic : a matured germ cell
genocidal : the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
genocide : the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
Genoese : a large jib that overlaps the mainsail and is used especially in racing
genoese : a large jib that overlaps the mainsail and is used especially in racing
genome : one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain
genomic : of or relating to a genome or to genomics
genonema : chromonema
genotype : type species
genotypic : type species
genotypical : type species
genotypically : type species
genre : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
genro : the elder statesmen of Japan who formerly advised the emperor
gens : a Roman clan embracing the families of the same stock in the male line with the members having a common name and worshipping a common ancestor
gent : pretty, graceful
genteel : having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
genteelism : a word believed by its user to be more polite or less vulgar than a common synonym
genteelly : having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
genteelness : having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
gentes : a Roman clan embracing the families of the same stock in the male line with the members having a common name and worshipping a common ancestor
genthite : a mineral approximately (Ni,Mg)4Si3O10.6H2O, consisting of a soft amorphous pale green or yellowish nickel magnesium silicate
gentian : any of numerous herbs (family Gentianaceae, the gentian family, and especially genus Gentiana) with opposite smooth leaves and showy usually blue flowers
Gentiana : the type genus of Gentianaceae comprising numerous annual, biennial, or perennial herbs which have smooth opposite leaves and showy solitary or cymose flowers with 4-lobed or 5-lobed corolla and some of which contain a bitter glycoside often used as a tonic  — see gentian
Gentianaceae : a large nearly cosmopolitan family of chiefly herbaceous plants (order Gentianales) that usually have showy flowers with tubular or segmented calyx and lobed corolla  — see gentiana
gentianaceous : a large nearly cosmopolitan family of chiefly herbaceous plants (order Gentianales) that usually have showy flowers with tubular or segmented calyx and lobed corolla  — see gentiana
Gentianales : an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous and usually actinomorphic flowers with two carpels and mostly opposite leaves  — compare apocynaceae, asclepiadaceae, gentianaceae, loganiaceae, oleaceae , salvadoraceae
gentianella : any of several gentians
gentianin : gentisin
gentianose : a crystalline nonreducing trisaccharide C18H32O16 obtained from fresh gentian root
gentile : a person of a non-Jewish nation or of non-Jewish faith
gentilesse : decorum of conduct befitting a member of the gentry
gentilic : tribal, racial, national
gentilism : heathenism, paganism
gentilitial : relating or peculiar to a people or family
gentilitious : gentilitial
gentility : the condition of belonging to the gentry
gentiobiose : a crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide C12H22O11 that is composed of two units of glucose
gentiopicrin : a bitter crystalline glucoside C16H20O9 obtained from gentians and especially from gentian root
gentisic : a crystalline acid C7H6O4 used medicinally as an analgesic and diaphoretic
gentisin : a yellow crystalline anthoxanthin pigment C14H10O5 obtained from gentian root
gentle : free from harshness, sternness, or violence
gentlefolk : persons of gentle or good family and breeding
gentlehearted : having a gentle heart
gentlehood : the state or position of one who is of gentle birth or nature
gentleman : a man of noble or gentle (see gentle entry 1 sense 4a) birth
gentlemanlike : a man of noble or gentle (see gentle entry 1 sense 4a) birth
gentlemanlikeness : a man of noble or gentle (see gentle entry 1 sense 4a) birth
gentlemanliness : characteristic of or having the character of a gentleman
gentlemanly : characteristic of or having the character of a gentleman
gentleness : the quality or state of being gentle
gentlepeople : a gentleman or lady
gentlewoman : a woman of noble or gentle birth
gentlewomanly : having the appearance, traits, or character of a gentlewoman
gently : free from harshness, sternness, or violence
Gentoo : hindu
gentrice : gentility of birth : rank
gentry : upper or ruling class : aristocracy
genty : dainty and graceful
genu : an abrupt flexure
genua : a large jib that overlaps the mainsail and is used especially in racing
genuflect : to bend the knee
genuflection : to bend the knee
genuflectory : relating to or characterized by genuflection
genuine : actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character
genuinely : in a real or genuine way : truly
genuineness : actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character
genus : a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
geo : earth : ground : soil
geobiont : an organism inhabiting the soil
geobotanic : phytogeography
geobotanical : phytogeography
geobotanist : phytogeography
geobotany : phytogeography
geocarpic : producing or ripening the fruit beneath the surface of the ground
geocentric : relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center  — compare topocentric
geocentrically : relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center  — compare topocentric
geocentricism : a geocentric theory or belief
geocerite : a mineral consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen occurring as a white waxy substance in brown coal
geochemical : a science that deals with the chemical composition of and chemical changes in the solid matter of the earth or a celestial body (such as the moon)
geochemist : a science that deals with the chemical composition of and chemical changes in the solid matter of the earth or a celestial body (such as the moon)
geochemistry : a science that deals with the chemical composition of and chemical changes in the solid matter of the earth or a celestial body (such as the moon)
geochronic : of or relating to geochrony
geochronology : the chronology of the past as indicated by geologic data
geochrony : geologic chronology : a system of time divisions used in geology
Geococcyx : a genus of birds (family Cuculidae) comprising the roadrunners
geocratic : of or relating to predominance or enlargement of land areas in relation to oceanic areas
geocronite : a mineral Pb5(Sb,As)2S3 consisting of a usually massive lead-gray lead antimony arsenic sulfide
geocyclic : circling round the earth periodically
geodal : of, relating to, or resembling a geode
geode : a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter
geodesic : geodetic
geodesist : a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the determination of the size and shape of the earth and the exact positions of points on its surface and with the description of variations of its gravity field
geodesy : a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the determination of the size and shape of the earth and the exact positions of points on its surface and with the description of variations of its gravity field
geodetic : of, relating to, or determined by geodesy
geodetical : of, relating to, or determined by geodesy
geodetics : geodesy
geodic : of, relating to, or resembling a geode
geodiferous : containing geodes
geodist : a student of geodes
geoduck : a large edible burrowing clam (Panopea generosa synonym P. abrupta) of the Pacific coast of North America that usually weighs two to three pounds (about one kilogram)
geodynamic : of or relating to dynamic forces or processes within the earth
geodynamical : of or relating to dynamic forces or processes within the earth
geodynamics : a study of dynamic forces or processes within the earth
Geoffrey circa 1100–1154 British ecclesiastic and chronicler
geogenous : growing on or in the ground
Geoglossaceae : a family (order Helotiales) of ascomycetous fungi having the hymenium covering the upper convex part of clavate or cap-shaped fruiting bodies
Geoglossum : the type genus of Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
geoglyphic : of or relating to geoglyphics
geognosist : a specialist in geognosy
geognost : a specialist in geognosy
geognostic : of or relating to geognosy
geognostical : of or relating to geognosy
geognostically : of or relating to geognosy
geognosy : a branch of geology that deals with the materials of the earth and its general exterior and interior constitution
geogonic : of or relating to geogony
geogonical : of or relating to geogony
geogony : a science or a theory of the formation of the earth
geographer : a specialist in geography
geographic : of or relating to geography
geographical : of or relating to geography
geographically : of or relating to geography
geographics : geography
geographize : to study geography
geography : a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface
geohydrologist : a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water
geohydrology : a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water
geoid : the surface within or around the earth that is everywhere normal to the direction of gravity and coincides with mean sea level in the oceans
geoidal : the surface within or around the earth that is everywhere normal to the direction of gravity and coincides with mean sea level in the oceans
geoisotherm : isogeotherm
geologer : geologist
geologian : geologist
geologic : of, relating to, or based on geology
geological : of, relating to, or based on geology
geologically : of, relating to, or based on geology
geologician : geologist
geologist : a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks
geologize : to study geology or make geologic investigations
geology : a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks
geomagnetic : of or relating to terrestrial magnetism
geomagnetician : a geophysicist who specializes in terrestrial magnetism
geomalic : of or relating to geomalism
geomalism : a tendency of an organism to be influenced in growth by gravitation so that one side or lateral organ balances with another
geomancer : divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features
geomancy : divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features
geomantic : divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features
geometer : a specialist in geometry
geometric : of, relating to, or according to the methods or principles of geometry
geometrical : of, relating to, or according to the methods or principles of geometry
geometrically : of, relating to, or according to the methods or principles of geometry
geometrician : geometer sense 1
geometrid : any of a family (Geometridae) of usually medium-sized moths with large wings and larvae that are loopers
Geometridae : a family of chiefly medium-sized and slender-bodied moths with large wings and larvae that are loopers and that often feed destructively on various trees and cultivated plants
geometrize : to work by or as if by geometric methods or laws
geometry : a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
geomorphic : geomorphological
geomorphist : geomorphologist
geomorphogenic : of or relating to geomorphogeny
geomorphogenist : a specialist in geomorphogeny
geomorphogeny : a science that deals with the genesis of earth forms
geomorphological : of or relating to the form or surface features of the earth or another celestial body
geomorphology : a science that deals with the relief features of the earth or of another celestial body (such as the moon) and seeks an interpretation of them based on their origins and development
geomorphy : geomorphology
geomyid : of or relating to the family Geomyidae
Geomyidae : a family of North American sciuromorph burrowing rodents comprising the pocket gophers and extinct related forms
geonavigation : navigation by reckoning the course from other places on the earth's surface (as in piloting and dead reckoning)
geonegative : characterized by negative geotropism or geotaxis
Geonic : of or relating to the geonim
Geonoma : a genus of tropical American palms with nearly entire or pinnately cleft leaves and a small fruit like a berry
geonoma : a genus of tropical American palms with nearly entire or pinnately cleft leaves and a small fruit like a berry
geophagia : geophagy
geophagism : geophagy
geophagist : one that eats earth
geophagous : eating earth
geophagy : the practice of eating earthy substances (such as clay) that in humans is performed especially to augment a scanty or mineral-deficient diet or as part of a cultural tradition  — compare pica entry 1
Geophila : a group of pulmonate gastropods including the land snails and slugs
geophilous : living or growing in or on the ground
Geophilus : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Geophilidae) of geophilomorph centipedes
Geophone : an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
geophone : an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
geophysical : a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the earth and in its vicinity
geophysicist : a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the earth and in its vicinity
geophysics : a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the earth and in its vicinity
geophyte : a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds below the surface of the soil
Geoplana : a large genus (the type of the family Geoplanidae) of chiefly tropical terrestrial triclad turbellarian worms having a marginal band of eyes about the body
geopolar : of or relating to a pole of the earth
geopolitical : a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state
geopolitically : a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state
geopolitician : a specialist in geopolitics
geopolitics : a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state
Geopolitik : geopolitics
geoponic : of or relating to tillage : agricultural
geoponical : of or relating to tillage : agricultural
geoponics : an art or science of cultivating the earth : husbandry
geopositive : characterized by positive geotropism or geotaxis
Geoprumnon : a small genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) bearing fleshy indehiscent pods  — see earth plum, milk vetch
georama : a hollow globe whose inner surface contains a map of the world for examination by one standing inside
Geordie : an inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne or its environs
George : either of two of the insignia of the British Order of the Garter
Georgette : a sheer crepe woven from hard-twisted yarns to produce a dull pebbly surface
Georgia state of the southeastern U.S. bordering on the Atlantic; capital Atlanta area 58,910 square miles (152,577 square kilometers), population 9,687,653  — see also georgian entry 3
georgiadesite : a mineral Pb3(AsO4)Cl3 consisting of a lead chloro-arsenate and occurring in white or brownish yellow orthorhombic crystals
Georgian : a native or inhabitant of Georgia in the Caucasus
georgic : a poem dealing with agriculture
geoscopic : of or relating to geoscopy
geoscopy : knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil gained by inspection
geoselenic : of or relating to the earth and the moon
geosphere : the solid earth
Geospiza : a genus of finches of black or dark color confined to the Galápagos islands and commonly considered to form a distinct subfamily of Fringillidae
geostatic : relating to pressure exerted by earth or a similar substance
geostrategic : a branch of geopolitics that deals with strategy
geostrategist : a branch of geopolitics that deals with strategy
geostrategy : a branch of geopolitics that deals with strategy
geostrophic : of, relating to, or arising from the Coriolis force
geosynclinal : a great downward flexure of the earth's crust
geosyncline : a great downward flexure of the earth's crust
geotactic : of or relating to geotaxis
geotaxis : a taxis in which the force of gravity is the directive factor
geotechnic : of or relating to geotechnics
geotechnics : a science of making the earth more habitable
geotectology : a study of structural geology
geotectonic : of or relating to the form, arrangement, and structure of rock masses of the earth's crust resulting from folding or faulting
geotectonics : structural geology
Geoteuthis : a genus of extinct cuttlefishes abundant in the Upper Liassic formations of Europe
geotherm : a geothermal isopleth
geothermal : of, relating to, or utilizing the heat of the earth's interior
geothermometer : geologic thermometer
geotropic : of or relating to geotropism
geotropically : of or relating to geotropism
geotropism : a tropism (as of plant roots or shoots) in which gravity is the orienting factor : gravitropism
geotropy : geotropism
Gephyrea : a probably artificial group of marine worms variously regarded as a phylum or as a class of Annelida, including Echiuroidea, Sipunculoidea, and Priapuloidea, and comprising worms that are unsegmented as adults and have coeloms and separate sexes and typically a single pair of nephridia
gephyrean : a probably artificial group of marine worms variously regarded as a phylum or as a class of Annelida, including Echiuroidea, Sipunculoidea, and Priapuloidea, and comprising worms that are unsegmented as adults and have coeloms and separate sexes and typically a single pair of nephridia
gephyrocercal : having the dorsal and anal fins confluent at the aborted end of the vertebral column of a fish's tail
gephyrocercy : having the dorsal and anal fins confluent at the aborted end of the vertebral column of a fish's tail
Gepidae : a Germanic people akin to the Goths and eventually absorbed by the Lombards
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gerah : an ancient Hebrew unit of weight equal to ¹/₂₀ shekel
Geraniaceae : a family of mostly herbaceous plants (order Geraniales) having chiefly opposite or whorled leaves and flowers with one-seeded carpels that separate individually from a central column when ripe
geraniaceous : a family of mostly herbaceous plants (order Geraniales) having chiefly opposite or whorled leaves and flowers with one-seeded carpels that separate individually from a central column when ripe
geranial : the trans form of citral
Geraniales : an order of mostly herbaceous or shrubby dicotyledonous plants that have 5-parted regular flowers with stamens usually a multiple of the number of sepals and a syncarpous ovary and that include the geraniums and cranesbills, wood sorrels, jewelweeds, flaxes, and a large but variable number of related plants  — see euphorbiaceae, geraniaceae
geranic : a liquid unsaturated acid C9H15COOH formed by oxidation of citral or geraniol
geraniol : a fragrant liquid unsaturated alcohol C10H18O used chiefly in perfumes and soap
Geranium : any of a widely distributed genus (Geranium of the family Geraniaceae, the geranium family) of plants having regular usually white, pink, or purple flowers with elongated styles and glands that alternate with the petals
geranium : any of a widely distributed genus (Geranium of the family Geraniaceae, the geranium family) of plants having regular usually white, pink, or purple flowers with elongated styles and glands that alternate with the petals
geranyl : a univalent radical C10H17 that is derived from geraniol
Gerard Charles 1618?–1694 1st Baron
gerardia : any of a genus (Agalinis synonym Gerardia) of often root-parasitic herbs of the snapdragon family having pink, purple, or white flowers
Gerasene : an inhabitant of the ancient Palestinian town Gerasa
gerate : to powder or spot (a shield) with such heraldic charges as mullets or roundels
gerated : to powder or spot (a shield) with such heraldic charges as mullets or roundels
geratic : of or relating to old age
geratologic : of or relating to geratology
geratologous : of or relating to geratology
geratology : a scientific study of aging and its phenomena
gerb : a firework throwing a shower of sparks
gerbe : a firework throwing a shower of sparks
Gerbera : any of a genus (Gerbera) of Asian and African composite herbs that have basal tufted leaves and are often cultivated for their showy heads of yellow, pink, or orange flowers with prominent rays
gerbil : any of numerous Old World burrowing desert rodents (Gerbillus and related genera) with long hind legs adapted for leaping
Gerbillus : a genus of rodents that constitutes with various related genera a subfamily of Cricetidae and comprises typical gerbils of Africa and Asia
gerefa : an administrative officer in Anglo-Saxon England
gerent : one that rules or manages
gerenuk : a large-eyed antelope (Litocranius walleri) of eastern Africa with a long neck and limbs
gerhardtite : a mineral Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 consisting of an emerald-green basic copper nitrate
geriatric : a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
geriatrician : a specialist in geriatrics
geriatrics : a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
germ : a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
German : a native or inhabitant of Germany
german : a native or inhabitant of Germany
germander : any of a genus (Teucrium) of plants of the mint family with flowers having four projecting stamens, a short corolla tube, and a prominent lower lip
germane : being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
germanely : being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
germaneness : the quality or state of being germane
Germania region of ancient Europe east of the Rhine and north of the Danube
Germanic : german
germanic : german
Germanics : german
Germanify : to make German in quality or character : germanize sense 2
Germanish :  germanic
Germanism : a characteristic feature of German occurring in another language
Germanist : a specialist in German or Germanic language, literature, or culture
Germanistic : of or relating to Germanistics or Germanists
germanite : a mineral Cu3(Ge,Fe, etc.)(S,As)4 consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide occurring in metallic reddish gray masses
Germanity : kinship
germanity : kinship
germanium : a grayish-white hard brittle metalloid element that resembles silicon and is used especially in optical and semiconductor materials and as a catalyst  — see Chemical Elements Table
Germanization : to translate into German
germanization : to translate into German
Germanize : to translate into German
germanize : to translate into German
Germanophile : approving or favoring the German people and their institutions and customs
Germanophobe : one having Germanophobia
Germanophobia : an intense dislike or fear of Germany and German characteristics, customs, and governmental activities
germanous : of, relating to, or containing germanium in the bivalent state
Germantown city east-southeast of Memphis in southwestern Tennessee population 38,844
germarium : the egg-producing part of the ovary in many flatworms and rotifers
germen : germ sense 1a
germfree : free of microorganisms : axenic
germicidal : of or relating to a germicide
germicide : something (such as an antiseptic or disinfectant) that destroys or inactivates pathogens (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi) : an agent or preparation that is effective against germs
germinability : the capacity to germinate
germinable : capable of germination
Germinal : being in the earliest stage of development
germinal : being in the earliest stage of development
germinally : being in the earliest stage of development
germinant : germinating or having the capacity to grow or develop
germinate : to cause to sprout or develop
germination : to cause to sprout or develop
germinative : to cause to sprout or develop
germinator : one that germinates seeds
germing : rudimentary, undeveloped
germiparity : reproduction by germs
germless : free from germs
germling : a young gametophyte produced by the germination of a tetraspore
germon : albacore sense 1
germproof : impervious to the penetration or action of germs
germule : a small germ
germy : full of germs
geront : old age
gerontal : of or relating to old age or the elderly
gerontic : of or relating to old age or the elderly
geronto : aged person : old age
gerontocracy : rule by elders
gerontocrat : rule by elders
gerontocratic : rule by elders
gerontogeous : of or relating to the Old World or the eastern hemisphere
gerontology : the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults  — compare geriatrics
gerontophilia : sex attraction toward old persons
Gerres : the type genus of the family Gerridae comprising long-bodied compressed marine fishes with protrusible mouths and large silvery scales
gerrhosaurid : a lizard of the family Gerrhosauridae
Gerrhosauridae : a family of African and Malagasy lizards somewhat resembling the skinks
Gerridae : a family of true bugs including the water striders
gerrymander : the act or method of gerrymandering
gersdorffite : a mineral NiAsS consisting of a silver-white to steel-gray nickel sulfarsenide that may also contain some iron and cobalt
gersum : a fine paid by a vassal in feudal England to his superior usually on taking a holding
Gertrude : an infant's slip usually made of cotton and buttoned at each shoulder
gerund : a verbal noun in Latin that expresses generalized or uncompleted action
gerundial : of, relating to, or like a gerund
gerundially : of, relating to, or like a gerund
gerundival : of, relating to, or like a gerundive
gerundive : the Latin future passive participle that functions as the verbal adjective, that expresses the fitness or necessity of the action to be performed, and that has the same suffix as the gerund
Gervais : a soft French cream cheese
Gerygone : a genus of small insectivorous Australasian warblers
gerygone : a genus of small insectivorous Australasian warblers
Geryonia : a genus of craspedote medusae having six simple radial canals with corresponding tentacles
Gesan : a language stock in South America including the Apinayé, Botocudo, Caingang, Cayapo, and Ge
Geshurites : a member of an Aramaean tribe in the northeastern part of ancient Palestine that was independent in David's time
gesith : a wellborn companion or attendant of an Anglo-Saxon king : thane  — compare comes
gesithcund : the rank or class of the gesiths
gesithcundman : a man of the rank of the gesiths
gesneraceous : of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae
Gesneria : a large genus (the type of the family Gesneriaceae) of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers
gesneria : a large genus (the type of the family Gesneriaceae) of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers
Gesneriaceae : a large family of tropical herbs or rarely woody plants (order Polemoniales) having chiefly opposite leaves and strongly zygomorphic flowers
gesneriaceous : of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae
gesso : plaster of paris or gypsum prepared with glue for use in painting or making bas-reliefs
gest : a tale of adventures
Gestalt : something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts
gestaltist : a specialist in Gestalt psychology
Gestapo : a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty
gestate : to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
gestation : the carrying of young in the uterus (see uterus sense 1) : pregnancy
gestational : the carrying of young in the uterus (see uterus sense 1) : pregnancy
gestative : gestational
geste : deportment
gestic : relating to or consisting of bodily movements or gestures
gesticulant : making gesticulations
gesticular : characterized or accompanied by gesticulation
gesticulate : to make gestures especially when speaking
gesticulation : the act of making gestures
gesticulative : to make gestures especially when speaking
gesticulator : to make gestures especially when speaking
gesticulatory : to make gestures especially when speaking
gestion : the act or process of carrying on : conduct, management
gestural : of, relating to, or consisting of gestures
gesture : a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude
get : to gain possession of
geta : a Japanese wooden clog for outdoor wear
Getae : a people of ancient times that lived in the region corresponding approximately to eastern Bulgaria, the Dobruja, Walachia, Moldavia, and Bessarabia
getaway : an act or instance of getting away: such as
Gethsemane : the garden outside Jerusalem mentioned in Mark 14 as the scene of the agony and arrest of Jesus
gethsemane : the garden outside Jerusalem mentioned in Mark 14 as the scene of the agony and arrest of Jesus
Getic : of or relating to the Getae or their language
getling : child
getpenny : a profitable venture or asset
Getsul : a Lamaist priest or monk not yet fully ordained
gettable : capable of being got : attainable, obtainable
getter : one that gets
getting : to gain possession of
getup : outfit, costume
Geullah : the recital of the prayer of thanks to God for the redemption of Israel from Egypt in the Jewish ritual in the daily liturgy
Geum : avens
geum : avens
gewgaw : a showy trifle : bauble, trinket
gewgawry : cheap showiness
gey : very, quite
geyan : tolerably, considerably
geyser : a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam
geyserine : of or relating to a geyser
geyserite : a variety of opal that is deposited around some hot springs and geysers in white or grayish concretions
gharial : a large long-snouted crocodilian (Gavialis gangeticus of the family Gavialidae) of India
gharry : a horse-drawn cab used especially in India and Egypt
Ghassanid : one of an Arab dynasty governing under the suzerainty of the Roman and Byzantine empires the Arab tribes of Palestine and the region about Palmyra from the 5th century a.d. to a.d. 636
ghastily : in a ghastly manner
ghastlily : in a ghastly manner
ghastliness : terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
ghastly : terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
ghat : a broad flight of steps that is situated on an Indian riverbank and that provides access to the water especially for bathing
ghatti :  ghatti gum
ghazi : a Muslim warrior
Ghaznevid : a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in southwestern Asia from the 10th to the 12th centuries
Ghedda : beeswax from Indian and African bees
ghee : a semifluid clarified butter made especially in India
Gheg : one of the northern Albanians  — compare tosk
Ghegish : one of the northern Albanians  — compare tosk
Ghent city in northwest central Belgium; capital of the province of East Flanders population 250,000
gherkin : a small prickly fruit used for pickling
ghetto : a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
ghettoization : to isolate in or as if in a ghetto
ghettoize : to isolate in or as if in a ghetto
Ghibelline : a member of an aristocratic political party in medieval Italy supporting the authority of the German emperors  — compare guelf
Ghibellinism : the policy and principles of the Ghibellines
Ghilzai : an Afghan people believed to be of Turkish origin
Ghiordes : an Anatolian rug characterized by fine knotting, mellow colors, a wool pile, and a cotton web
ghost : the seat of life or intelligence : soul
ghostdom : the realm of ghosts
ghostess : a female ghost
ghostfish : any of several whitish or transparent fishes (as the young of the ladyfishes)
ghostflower :  indian pipe
ghostily : in a manner resembling or suggestive of a ghost
ghostlike : the seat of life or intelligence : soul
ghostliness : of or relating to the soul : spiritual
ghostly : of or relating to the soul : spiritual
ghostology : ghostlore
ghostship : the state of being a ghost
ghostwrite : to write for and in the name of another
ghosty : the seat of life or intelligence : soul
ghoul : a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses
ghoulish : resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a ghoul
ghoulishly : resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a ghoul
ghoulishness : resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a ghoul
ghurry : either of two periods of time:
Ghuz : a descendant of certain early Turkish invaders of Persia
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giant : a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
giantesque : having the characteristics of a giant : immense
giantess : a female giant
gianthood : hugeness, immensity
giantism : the quality or state of being a giant
giantlike : a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
giantly : giantlike
giantship : the quality or state of being giantlike
Giardia : any of a genus (Giardia) of flagellate protozoans inhabiting the intestines of various mammals and including one (G. lamblia synonym G. intestinalis) that is associated with diarrhea in humans
giardia : any of a genus (Giardia) of flagellate protozoans inhabiting the intestines of various mammals and including one (G. lamblia synonym G. intestinalis) that is associated with diarrhea in humans
giardiasis : infestation with or disease caused by a giardia
Gib : a male cat
gib : a male cat
gibaro : a Puerto Rican small farmer, rural worker, or laborer especially of mountainous regions
gibbed : castrated
gibber : to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly
Gibberella : a genus of fungi (family Nectriaceae) having bluish perithecia cespitose or scattered on or around the stroma and occurring especially on cereal grasses often in association with various abnormalities (as kernel scabs, foot rot, or seedling blight)  — see ear rot, pokkah boeng
gibberish : unintelligible or meaningless language:
gibbet : gallows sense 1a
gibblegabble : gabble
gibbles : tools, gadgets
gibbon : any of a genus (Hylobates of the family Hylobatidae) of agile brachiating tailless apes of southeastern Asia that are the smallest and most arboreal anthropoid apes
gibbose : gibbous
gibbosity : protuberance, swelling
gibbous : marked by convexity or swelling
gibbsite : a mineral Al(OH)3 consisting of light-colored translucent aluminum hydroxide occurring as monoclinic crystals and also in stalactitic and spheroidal forms
gibbus : hump
gibe : to utter taunting words
gibel : crucian carp
Gibeonite city of ancient Palestine northwest of Jerusalem
giber : to utter taunting words
gibing : to utter taunting words
gibingly : in a gibing manner
gibleh : a hot desert wind of northern Africa especially Libya  — compare harmattan, sirocco
giblet : an edible visceral organ of a fowl
giblets : the edible viscera of a fowl
Gibraltar : an impregnable stronghold
Gibson : a martini garnished with a cocktail onion
gibus : opera hat
gid : a disease especially of sheep caused by the larva of a tapeworm (Multiceps multiceps) in the brain
giddify : to make giddy : confuse
giddily : dizzy
giddiness : dizzy
giddy : dizzy
Gideon : an early Hebrew hero noted for his defeat of the Midianites
gidgee : a somewhat scrubby Australian acacia (Acacia cambagei) that grows chiefly in dry inland regions and has an extremely foul-smelling blossom
gif : a computer file format for the compression and storage of visual digital information
giffgaff : mutual assistance : fair exchange
gift : a notable capacity, talent, or endowment
gifted : having great natural ability : talented
giftedly : having great natural ability : talented
giftedness : having great natural ability : talented
giftie : gift, faculty
giftware : wares or goods suitable for gifts
gig : a job usually for a specified time
gigantean : gigantic
gigantesque : of enormous or grotesquely large proportions
gigantic : exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)
gigantical : exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)
gigantically : exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)
giganticness : the quality or state of being gigantic : extremely great size : hugeness
gigantism : giantism sense 1
gigantoblast : a large nucleated red blood cell
Gigantopithecus : a genus of giant fossil primates from the Pleistocene of China intermediate in a number of characters between the great apes and prehistoric humans and sometimes classed with the Hominidae
Gigantostraca : a group of arthropods comprising the eurypteroids and sometimes related forms including the xiphosurans  — compare merostomata
gigantostracan : a group of arthropods comprising the eurypteroids and sometimes related forms including the xiphosurans  — compare merostomata
gigantostracous : a group of arthropods comprising the eurypteroids and sometimes related forms including the xiphosurans  — compare merostomata
Gigartina : the type genus of Gigartinaceae comprising red algae mainly of the Pacific ocean having fleshy or cartilaginous compressed fronds with numerous outgrowths resembling teats on which the cystocarps are born
Gigartinaceae : a family of red algae (order Gigartinales) having procarps and large often unbranched fronds  — see chondrus gigartina
Gigartinales : an order of red algae (subclass Florideae) in which the auxiliary cell arises as a vegetative cell of the gametophyte prior to fertilization  — see gigartinaceae
gigback : to move back (a sawmill carriage) on the return stroke
gigelira : xylophone
gigeria : gizzard sense 1
gigerium : gizzard sense 1
gigger : one that uses a gig
giggle : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
giggler : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
giggling : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
gigglingly : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
giggly : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
giglet : a lascivious woman : wanton
giglot : a lascivious woman : wanton
gigolo : a man supported by a woman usually in return for his attentions
gigot : a leg of meat (such as lamb) especially when cooked
Gila river 630 miles (1014 kilometers) long in New Mexico and Arizona flowing west into the Colorado River
Gilaki : a forest people of northern Persia inhabiting the southwestern shore of the Caspian sea
Gilbert : the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10/4π ampere-turn
gilbert : the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10/4π ampere-turn
Gilbertese islands of Kiribati along the Equator in the western Pacific
Gilbertian : the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10/4π ampere-turn
gild : to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
gilded : covered or tinged with gold or a golden color
gilder : to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
gilding : to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
Gileadite mountainous region of ancient Palestine east of the Jordan River; now in Jordan
Gileno : a group of Athapaskan peoples comprising the Chiricahua, Mimbreño, Mogollon, and Warm Spring Apaches of the Gila river headwaters in New Mexico and Arizona
Giles : a system for romanizing Chinese ideograms in which tones are indicated by superscript numbers and consonantal aspiration is indicated by an apostrophe  — compare pinyin
gilguy : a rope temporarily used as a guy or lanyard
Gilia : a genus of North American herbs (family Polemoniaceae) with often dissected leaves and campanulate to infundibuliform flowers of various colors
gilia : a genus of North American herbs (family Polemoniaceae) with often dissected leaves and campanulate to infundibuliform flowers of various colors
Gill : a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces  — see Weights and Measures Table
gill : a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces  — see Weights and Measures Table
gillaroo : an Irish trout (Salmo stomachicus) in which the distal part of the stomach has thickened walls resembling a gizzard and serving to crush the shells of freshwater mollusks
gilled : a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces  — see Weights and Measures Table
Gillenia : a genus of American herbs (family Rosaceae) having trifoliolate leaves and white or pale rose flowers  — see false ipecac, indian physic
giller : a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces  — see Weights and Measures Table
Gilles : tourette's syndrome
gillflirt : a giddy or shameless girl
gillhooter : owl
gillie : a male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief
gilling : a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces  — see Weights and Measures Table
gilliver : carnation sense 1
gilly : a male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief
gillyflower : carnation sense 1
gillygaupus : a stupid awkward person
gilpy : a lively frolicsome boy or girl
gilravage : to live riotously and intemperately
gilt : covered with gold or gilt : of the color of gold
gilthead : any of several marine fishes: such as
gim : neat, trim
gimbal : a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or suspends it so that it will remain level when its support is tipped
gimbaled : a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or suspends it so that it will remain level when its support is tipped
gimble : to make a face : grimace
gimcrack : a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw
gimcrackery : a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw
gimel : the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
gimlet : a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes
gimleteyed : sharp-sighted
gimlety : like a gimlet : piercing, penetrating
gimmal : joined work (as in a clock) whose parts move within each other
gimmer : a yearling female sheep : a two-tooth ewe
gimmick : a mechanical device for secretly and dishonestly controlling gambling apparatus
gimp : an ornamental flat braid or round cord used as a trimming
gimped : an ornamental flat braid or round cord used as a trimming
gimping : an ornamental flat braid or round cord used as a trimming
gin : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
ging : crew, company, troop, gang
ginger : a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally
gingerade : a beverage flavored with ginger
gingerbread : a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
gingerbready : a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
gingerliness : very cautious or careful
gingerly : very cautious or careful
gingernut : gingersnap
gingerroot : ginger sense 1a(1)
gingersnap : a thin brittle cookie sweetened with molasses and flavored with ginger
gingerspice : rustic brown
gingery : a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally
gingham : a clothing fabric usually of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weave
gingiva : gum entry 1
gingivae : gum entry 1
gingival : gum entry 1
gingivectomy : surgical removal of a portion of the gingiva
gingivitis : inflammation of the gums
ginglyform :  ginglymoid
ginglymoarthrodia : a composite anatomical joint of which one element has an axial or hinge motion and the other a simple gliding motion
ginglymoarthrodial : a composite anatomical joint of which one element has an axial or hinge motion and the other a simple gliding motion
Ginglymodi : an order of ganoid fishes coextensive with the family Lepisosteidae and comprising the gars of fresh waters of North America  — compare holostei
ginglymodian : an order of ganoid fishes coextensive with the family Lepisosteidae and comprising the gars of fresh waters of North America  — compare holostei
ginglymoid : of, relating to, or resembling a ginglymus
Ginglymostoma : a genus of galeoid sharks of shallow tropical seas in which more than one series of teeth are functional at a time
ginglymostomoid : a genus of galeoid sharks of shallow tropical seas in which more than one series of teeth are functional at a time
ginglymus : a joint (as between the humerus and ulna) allowing motion in one plane only
ginhouse : a building where cotton is ginned
gink : person, guy
Ginkgo : a gymnospermous dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) of eastern China that is widely grown as an ornamental or shade tree and has fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling yellowish fleshy seed coats
ginkgo : a gymnospermous dioecious tree (Ginkgo biloba) of eastern China that is widely grown as an ornamental or shade tree and has fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling yellowish fleshy seed coats
Ginkgoaceae : a family of gymnospermous plants that is coextensive with the order Ginkgoales and includes the genus Ginkgo and certain form genera of extinct plants
ginkgoaceous : a family of gymnospermous plants that is coextensive with the order Ginkgoales and includes the genus Ginkgo and certain form genera of extinct plants
Ginkgoales : an order of gymnospermous trees that first appeared in the Permian and is represented by a single surviving species (Ginkgo biloba)
ginned : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
ginner : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
ginners : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
ginnery : an establishment where cotton is ginned
ginney :  italian
ginning : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
Ginny : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
ginny : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds)
ginseng : a Chinese perennial herb (Panax ginseng synonym P. schinseng of the family Araliaceae, the ginseng family) having five leaflets on each leaf, scarlet berries, and an aromatic root used in herbal medicine especially in eastern Asia
Giottesque : resembling the broad and simple style of the painter Giotto
Giovanni commune in northern Italy that is a suburb of Milan population 76,500
gip gastric inhibitory polypeptide
gipon : jupon
gipsyweed : a water horehound (Lycopus virginicus)
Giraffa : a genus of artiodactylous mammals comprising the giraffes which together with the okapis and extinct related forms constitute a family and sometimes a superfamily of Artiodactyla
giraffe : a large fleet African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) that is the tallest of living quadrupeds and has a very long neck and a short coat with dark blotches separated by pale lines
giraffine : like a giraffe
giraffoid : a genus of artiodactylous mammals comprising the giraffes which together with the okapis and extinct related forms constitute a family and sometimes a superfamily of Artiodactyla
girandole : a radiating and showy composition (such as a cluster of skyrockets fired together)
girasol : jerusalem artichoke
girasole : jerusalem artichoke
gird : to prepare (oneself) for action
girder : a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together
girding : to prepare (oneself) for action
girdle : something that encircles or confines: such as
girdlecake : griddle cake
girdler : a maker of girdles
girdling : something that encircles or confines: such as
Girella : the type of genus of the family Girellidae
Girellidae : a family that comprises herbivorous marine fishes with movable incisors and is closely related to Kyphosidae
Girgashite : a member of one of the ancient Canaanite tribes conquered by the Israelites
Girgasite : a member of one of the ancient Canaanite tribes conquered by the Israelites
girl : a female child from birth to adulthood
girleen : a young girl
girlhood : a female child from birth to adulthood
girlie : girlish
girlish : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a girl or girlhood
girlishly : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a girl or girlhood
girlishness : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a girl or girlhood
girly : girlish
girn : snarl
giro : a service of many European banks that permits authorized direct transfer of funds among account holders as well as conventional transfers by check
Girondin : girondist
Girondist : a member of the moderate republican party in the French legislative assembly in 1791
girr : gird
girt : gird
girth : a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
girtline : gantline
gisarme : a medieval weapon consisting of a blade mounted on a long staff and carried by foot soldiers
gish Lillian Diana 1893–1993 American actress
gismondine : a mineral CaAl2Si2O8.4H2O consisting of a light-colored hydrous calcium aluminum silicate occurring in pyramidal crystals
gismondite : a mineral CaAl2Si2O8.4H2O consisting of a light-colored hydrous calcium aluminum silicate occurring in pyramidal crystals
gist : the ground (see ground entry 1 sense 4a) of a legal action
git : a foolish or worthless person
gitalin : a crystalline glycoside C35H56O12 obtained from digitalis
gitonin : a crystalline steroid saponin C51H82O23 occurring with digitonin
gitoxigenin : a crystalline steroid lactone C23H34O5 obtained by hydrolysis of gitoxin
gitoxin : a poisonous crystalline steroid glycoside C41H64O14 that is obtained from digitalis and from lanatoside B by hydrolysis
gittern : a medieval guitar
Gittite : an inhabitant of Gath in ancient Palestine, one of the chief cities of the Philistines
give : to make a present of
giveaway : an unintentional revelation or betrayal
given : particular, specified
givenness : the quality or state of being given
giver : one that gives : donor
givey : inclined to give
giving : to make a present of
gizz : wig
gizzard : the muscular enlargement of the digestive tract of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for grinding the food and when the crop is present follows it and the proventriculus
gizzen : dried out : leaky because of dryness
gizzern : gizzard
glabella : the smooth prominence between the eyebrows
glabellae : the smooth prominence between the eyebrows
glabellar : the smooth prominence between the eyebrows
glabellum : glabella
glabrate : glabrous, glabrescent
glabrescent : glabrous or tending to become glabrous
glabrous : smooth
glace : made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface
glaceed : made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface
glacial : suggestive of ice: such as
glacialism : glaciation
glacialist : glaciologist
glacialize : glaciate
glacially : suggestive of ice: such as
glaciarium : a skating rink with a floor of artificial ice
glaciate : freeze
glaciation : freeze
glacier : a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glaciered : covered with glaciers : glaciated
glacieret : a miniature alpine glacier
glacierist : glacialist
glacification : glaciation sense 1
glaciolacustrine : of, relating to, or coming from lakes deriving much or all of their water from the melting of a glacier
glaciological : any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs
glaciologist : any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs
glaciology : any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs
glaciometer : an instrument that measures glacial motion
glacionatant : of, relating to, or derived from masses of floating ice usually glacial in origin
glacis : a gentle slope : incline
glack : a narrow valley : ravine
glad : experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy
gladden : to be glad
gladdon : iris
gladdy : yellowhammer sense 1
glade : an open space surrounded by woods
gladeye : a pleasant friendly glance : a welcoming glance
gladful : full of happiness and joy : glad
gladiate : shaped like a sword : ensiform
gladiator : a person engaged in a fight to the death as public entertainment for ancient Romans
gladiatorial : a person engaged in a fight to the death as public entertainment for ancient Romans
gladiatorship : a display of gladiatorial skill
gladii : pen entry 3 sense 5
gladiola : gladiolus sense 1
gladiolar : of or relating to the gladiolus (see gladiolus sense 3)
gladiole : gladiolus sense 1 b
gladioli : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
gladiolus : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
gladius : pen entry 3 sense 5
gladless : devoid of happiness and joy
gladly : experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy
gladness : experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy
gladsome : giving or showing joy : cheerful
gladsomely : giving or showing joy : cheerful
gladsomeness : giving or showing joy : cheerful
Gladstone : a suitcase with flexible sides on a rigid frame that opens flat into two equal compartments
Gladstonian : a suitcase with flexible sides on a rigid frame that opens flat into two equal compartments
glady : an open space surrounded by woods
glaga :  kans
Glagolitic : written in, constituting, or belonging to an alphabet of which the invention is attributed to St. Cyril in the 9th century a.d. and which was formerly used in writing various Slavic languages but is now used only in Catholic liturgical books in a limited area along the eastern coast of the Adriatic  — compare cyrillic alphabet
Glagolitsa : the Glagolitic alphabet
glaik : derisive deception : mockery
glaiket : foolish, giddy
glair : a sizing liquid made from egg white
glaireous : glairy
glairiness : the quality or state of being glairy
glairy : having the characteristics of or overlaid with glair
glaive : sword
glam : extravagantly showy glamour
glamorize : to look upon or depict as glamorous : romanticize
glamorous : full of glamour : excitingly attractive
glamorously : full of glamour : excitingly attractive
glamour : an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
glamoury : glamour sense 1
glance : to take a quick look at something
glancer : to take a quick look at something
glancing : hitting so as to glance off
glancingly : hitting so as to glance off
gland : a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materials from the blood, concentrates or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body or for elimination from the body  — compare endocrine gland, exocrine gland
glandered : affected with glanders
glanderous : glandered
glanders : a highly contagious and life-threatening disease of horses and other equines (such as donkeys and mules) or sometimes other animals (such as dogs, cats, or goats) that is caused by a bacterium (Burkholderia mallei synonym Pseudomonas mallaei), is characterized especially by fever, cough, nodular lesions that tend to rupture and ulcerate, enlarged lymph nodes, and nasal discharge, and may be transmitted from infected animals to people
glandes : the rounded, highly innervated body forming the extremity of the penis
glandless : a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materials from the blood, concentrates or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body or for elimination from the body  — compare endocrine gland, exocrine gland
glandular : of, relating to, or involving glands, gland cells, or their products
glandularly : of, relating to, or involving glands, gland cells, or their products
glanduliferous : bearing small glands
glandulosity : the quality or state of being glandulous
glandulous : glandular
Glaniostomi : an order of fishes consisting of the sturgeons
glans : the rounded, highly innervated body forming the extremity of the penis
glare : to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
glareless : free from glare
Glareola : a genus (the type of the family Glareolidae) of Old World shorebirds that comprises the pratincoles which are closely related to the coursers
glareole : pratincole
glareous : growing in gravelly soil
glariness : the quality or state of being glary
glaring : having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
glaringly : having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
glaringness : having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
glary : having a dazzling brightness
Glaserian : petrotympanic fissure
glass : any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization: such as
glassen : made of glass
glasser : a machine used for glassing leather
glasses : any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization: such as
glassfish : any of several small Old World fishes constituting a genus Ambassis of the family Centropomidae, having a transparent body that allows the bones and viscera to be clearly visible, and being often kept in the tropical aquarium
glassful : any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization: such as
glasshouse : a place where glass is made
glassie : a playing marble made of glass
glassily : resembling or made of glass
glassine : a thin dense transparent or semitransparent paper highly resistant to the passage of air and grease
glassiness : resembling or made of glass
Glassite : a member of a Christian sect founded about 1730 and holding that there is no authority in the New Testament for giving the civil magistrate as such any function in the church
glassless : any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization: such as
glassmaker : one that makes glass
glassmaking : one that makes glass
glassman : a dealer in glass products
glassware : articles made of glass
glasswork : the manufacture of glass or glassware
glassworker : the manufacture of glass or glassware
glassworks : the manufacture of glass or glassware
glasswort : any of a genus (Salicornia) of woody jointed succulent herbs of the goosefoot family with leaves reduced to fleshy sheaths
glassy : resembling or made of glass
Glaswegian Ellen (Anderson Gholson) 1873–1945 American novelist
glauberite : a light-colored brittle sodium calcium sulfate Na2Ca(SO4)2 having a vitreous luster and saline taste
glaucescence : the quality or state of being glaucescent
glaucescent : slightly glaucous : becoming glaucous
Glaucidium : a genus of small owls comprising the pygmy owls
glaucine : a crystalline alkaloid C21H25NO4 found especially in the horned poppy
Glaucium : a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Papaveraceae) with yellow flowers and a yellow acrid juice
glaucochroite : a mineral CaMnSiO4 that consists of a calcium manganese silicate, occurs in bluish green prismatic crystals, and is related to monticellite
glaucodot : a mineral (Co,Fe)AsS consisting of a grayish white metallic-looking cobalt iron sulfarsenide occurring in orthorhombic crystals or massive (hardness 5, specific gravity 5.9–6.0)
glaucoma : a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision
glaucomatous : of, relating to, or affected with glaucoma
Glaucomys : a genus of mammals comprising the North American flying squirrels
glauconiferous : containing glauconite
glauconite : a mineral consisting of a dull green earthy iron potassium silicate occurring in greensand
glauconitic : a mineral consisting of a dull green earthy iron potassium silicate occurring in greensand
glauconitization : formation of or conversion into glauconite
glaucophane : a mineral Na2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 consisting of a blue, bluish black, or grayish silicate of sodium, aluminum, iron, and magnesium occurring in certain crystalline schists
glaucous : of a pale yellow-green color
glaum : grab, clutch, grope
glaur : soft slimy mud : mire
Glaux : a cosmopolitan genus of fleshly perennial herbs (family Primulaceae) having opposite leaves and small whitish flowers  — see sea milkwort
glaver : to talk in a deceitfully kind or pleasant manner : flatter
glaze : to furnish or fit with glass
glazed : covered or coated with a glaze
glazen : glassen
glazer : to furnish or fit with glass
glazier : one who sets glass
glaziery : one who sets glass
glazily : in a glazy manner
glaziness : the quality or state of being glazy
glazing : the action, process, or trade of fitting windows with glass
glazy : having the appearance or suggestive of a glaze : resembling a glaze
gleam : a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
gleaming : a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
gleamingly : in a gleaming manner
gleamless : that does not gleam : having no gleam : lacking brightness : dull, lackluster
gleamy : a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
glean : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
gleanable : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
gleaner : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
gleaning : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
gleba : the sporogenous tissue forming the central mass of the sporophore in some basidiomycetes (as the puffballs, stinkhorns)
glebal : the sporogenous tissue forming the central mass of the sporophore in some basidiomycetes (as the puffballs, stinkhorns)
glebe : land
glede : any of several birds of prey (as the common European buzzard or the osprey)
Gleditsia : a genus of thorny trees (family Leguminosae) with pinnate or bipinnate leaves and inconspicuous greenish spikes of flowers succeeded by large flat pods  — see honey locust
glee : exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
gleed : a glowing coal
gleeful : full of glee : merry
gleefully : full of glee : merry
gleefulness : full of glee : merry
gleek : gibe, joke
gleeman : jongleur
gleesome : gleeful
gleet : a chronic inflammation (such as gonorrhea) of a bodily orifice usually accompanied by an abnormal discharge
gleety : a chronic inflammation (such as gonorrhea) of a bodily orifice usually accompanied by an abnormal discharge
gleg : marked by quickness of perception or movement
Glen : a secluded narrow valley
glen : a secluded narrow valley
Glengarry : a woolen cap of Scottish origin
Glenn John 1921–2016 John Herschel Glenn, Jr. American astronaut and politician
glenohumeral : of, relating to, or connecting the glenoid cavity and the humerus
glenoid : having the form of a smooth shallow depression
glent : to move quickly especially in an oblique direction
glessite : a fossil resin resembling amber
gleyde : a decrepit old horse : nag
glia : supporting tissue intermingled with the essential elements of nervous tissue especially in the brain, spinal cord, and ganglia
gliadin : prolamin
glial : of, relating to, or constituting glia
glib : showing little forethought or preparation : offhand
glibbery : smooth, slippery
glibly : showing little forethought or preparation : offhand
glibness : showing little forethought or preparation : offhand
glidder : to glaze over (as with ice)
gliddery : slippery
glide : to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly
glideless : having no glide
glider : one that glides: such as
gliderport : a landing place for gliders
gliding : to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly
gliff : frighten
gliffing : instant
glime : to look obliquely at something : steal a glance
glimmer : to shine faintly or unsteadily
glimmering : glimmer
glimmery : tending to glimmer or having an effect suggestive of glimmering
glimpse : to get a brief look at
glimpser : to get a brief look at
glint : to glance off an object
glioma : a tumor arising from glial cells
gliomatous : a tumor arising from glial cells
gliosis : excessive development of glia especially interstitially
Glires : a superorder or other division of Eutheria comprising the typical rodents and the lagomorph rodents and including the orders Rodentia (see rodentia ) and Lagomorpha
Gliridae : a family of widely distributed Old World myomorph rodents including the dormice
gliriform : resembling a rodent
glirine : of or relating to the Glires
Glis : a genus comprising the common Old World dormice and being the type of the family Gliridae
glisk : glimpse
glissade : to perform a ballet glissade
glissader : to perform a ballet glissade
glissando : a rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
glisten : to give off a sparkling or lustrous reflection of or as if of a moist or polished surface
glistening : shining with reflected light
glisteningly : shining with reflected light
glister : glitter
glisteringly : glisteningly
glitter : to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
glitterance : glitter
glittering : shining with many bright points of light
glitteringly : shining with many bright points of light
glittery : to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
gloam : twilight
gloaming : twilight, dusk
gloat : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
gloater : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
gloating : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
gloatingly : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
global : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide
globally : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide
globate : globular sense 1a
globated : formed into a globe
globe : something spherical or rounded: such as
globed : something spherical or rounded: such as
globefish : puffer fish sense 1
globeflower : any of a genus (Trollius) of plants of the buttercup family usually with globose yellow or orange flowers
Globicephala : a genus of small, dark-colored toothed whales (family Delphinidae) related to the Risso's dolphin and killer whale and comprising the pilot whales
Globigerina : a genus (the type of the family Globigerinidae) of foraminifers having calcareous shells and living near the surface of the sea
globigerine : of, relating to, or derived from Globigerina or globigerinae
globin : a colorless protein obtained by removal of heme from a conjugated protein and especially hemoglobin
globoid : shaped like a sphere
globose : globular sense 1a(1)
globosity : the quality or state of being globose
globous : globular sense 1a
globular : having the shape of a globe or globule
Globularia : a genus (the type of the family Globulariaceae) of European herbs or shrubs with blue flowers in globose heads
Globulariaceae : a family of perennial herbs or small heathlike shrubs of the order Polemoniales with obovate entire often radical leaves and flowers in dense usually globular heads
globulariaceous : a family of perennial herbs or small heathlike shrubs of the order Polemoniales with obovate entire often radical leaves and flowers in dense usually globular heads
globularity : the quality or state of being globular
globularly : having the shape of a globe or globule
globule : a tiny globe or ball especially of a liquid
globulet : a very small globule
globuliferous : spherulitic
globulin : any of a class of simple proteins (such as myosin) that are insoluble in pure water but are soluble in dilute salt solutions and that occur widely in plant and animal tissues  — compare alpha globulin, beta globulin, gamma globulin
globulinuria : the presence of globulin in the urine
globulite : a tiny globular body of mineral crystallite
globulitic : a tiny globular body of mineral crystallite
globulous : globular
globy : globular
glochid : glochidium sense 1
glochideous : glochidiate
glochidia : the larva of a freshwater mussel (family Unionidae) that develops as an external parasite on fish
glochidial : of or relating to glochidia
glochidiate : having glochidia
glochidium : the larva of a freshwater mussel (family Unionidae) that develops as an external parasite on fish
glochis : glochidium sense 1
glockenspiel : a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers
gloea : an adhesive mucoid substance that some protozoans and other low organisms secrete about themselves
gloeal : an adhesive mucoid substance that some protozoans and other low organisms secrete about themselves
Gloeocapsa : a genus of unicellular blue-green algae (family Chroococcaceae) inhabiting both fresh and salt water, colonies of some species forming a characteristic dull bluish green film on damp soil (as in tropical greenhouses)
Gloeosporium : a form genus of several hundred imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) having no setae around the acervuli and often causing anthracnoses of cultivated plants  — compare colletotrichum
Gloiopeltis : a small genus of red algae closely related to Gloiosiphonia and furnishing a glue  — see funori, glue plant
Gloiosiphonia : a small genus (the type of the family Gloiosiphoniaceae) of gelatinous red algae of the order Cryptonemiales  — compare gloiopeltis
glom : take, steal
glome : a prominent rounded part of the frog of a horse's hoof on each side of the cleft
glomerate : agglomerate, conglomerate
glomeration : agglomerate, conglomerate
Glomerella : a genus of fungi closely related to Gnomonia and characterized by one-celled hyaline ascospores in rostrate perithecia borne in or on a stroma  — see bitter rot, cotton anthracnose
glomerular : of, relating to, or produced by a glomerulus
glomerulate : arranged in small compact clusters
glomerule : a compacted cyme of almost sessile and usually small flowers
glomerulitis : inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
glomerulonephritis : acute or chronic nephritis that involves inflammation of the capillaries of the renal glomeruli, has various causes (such as streptococcal infection, lupus, or vasculitis) or may be of unknown cause, and is marked especially by blood or protein in the urine and by edema, and if untreated may lead to kidney failure
glomerulose : glomerulate sense 1
glomerulus : a small convoluted or intertwined mass
glomus : a small arteriovenous anastomosis together with its supporting structures
gloom : to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent
gloomful : gloomy
gloomily : partially or totally dark
gloominess : partially or totally dark
glooming : to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent
gloomless : devoid of gloom
gloomy : partially or totally dark
glop : a thick semiliquid substance (such as food) that is usually unattractive in appearance
gloppen : surprise, alarm, astonish
glore : to look fixedly : stare
Gloria : gloria in excelsis
gloriation : the action of glorying
glorification : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration
glorifier : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration
glorify : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration
gloriole : aureole sense 2
Gloriosa : a genus of tropical African and Asiatic climbing tuberous herbs (family Liliaceae) with flowers that are red or yellow and that resemble typical lilies
glorious : possessing or deserving glory : illustrious
gloriously : possessing or deserving glory : illustrious
gloriousness : possessing or deserving glory : illustrious
glory : praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
glorying : praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
gloss : a surface luster or brightness : shine
glossa : a tongue or lingual structure especially in an insect
glossal : of or relating to the tongue
glossalgia : pain localized in the tongue
glossarial : a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
glossarist : glossator
glossary : a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
glossate : having a glossa
glossator : one that makes textual glosses
glossed : a surface luster or brightness : shine
glossily : having a surface luster or brightness
Glossina : an African genus of dipteran flies that have a long slender sharp proboscis and joint antennae bearing feathery appendages and that comprise the tsetse flies
glossiness : having a surface luster or brightness
glossing : a surface luster or brightness : shine
Glossiphonia : the type genus of the family Glossiphoniidae comprising common often brightly colored freshwater leeches with one or more pairs of simple eyes
glossist : glossarist
glossitis : inflammation of the tongue
glossless : devoid of gloss
glossmeter : a photometer for measuring the gloss of test surfaces
glossodynia : pain localized in the tongue
glossographer : glossator
glossography : the writing or compilation of glosses
glossohyal : of or relating to the hyoid arch and tongue
glossoid : resembling a tongue
glossokinesthetic : of or relating to sensations of tongue movement
glossolalia : tongue sense 3c
glossolalist : tongue sense 3c
glossological : linguistic
glossologist : linguist
glossology : linguistics
glossopalatine : palatoglossal arch
glossopalatinus : palatoglossus
glossopathy : a disease of the tongue
glossopetra : any of certain isolated fossil shark teeth
Glossophaga : a genus of small South American bats (family Phyllostomatidae) having a long extensile tongue apparently used to scoop out the inside of fruits
glossophagine : of or relating to the Glossophaga
glossopharyngeal : either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that are mixed nerves and supply chiefly the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland
Glossophora : a division of mollusks consisting of those having a radula
glossopode : glossopodium
glossopodium : the sheathing leaf base in the quillworts
Glossopteris : a genus of chiefly Permian and Triassic fossil ferns or fernlike plants characterized by thick entire fronds with anastomosing veins
glossopyrosis : a burning sensation in the tongue
Glossotherium : a genus of large South American Pleistocene ground sloths related to the genus Mylodon that have the nostrils completely enclosed by the premaxillae so that the skull has a superficial likeness to that of a turtle
glossy : having a surface luster or brightness
glost : glaze entry 2 sense 2a(2)
glottal : of, relating to, or produced in or by the glottis
glottalize : to articulate or accompany the articulation of with whole or partial glottal closure
glottic : of, relating to, or produced in or by the glottis
glottis : the elongated space between the vocal cords
glottogonic : of or relating to the origin of language
glottological : linguistic
glottologist : linguist
glottology : linguistics
Gloucester Duke of  — see humphrey
glout : frown, scowl
glove : a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm
gloveless : devoid of gloves
glover : one that makes or sells gloves
gloving : a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm
glow : to shine with or as if with an intense heat
glower : to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
glowering : to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
gloweringly : in a glowering manner
glowing : producing light
glowingly : producing light
glowworm : any of various luminous insect larvae or adults with wings rudimentary or lacking
Gloxinia : any of a genus (Sinningia) of tuberous herbaceous gesneriads found from Mexico to Argentina
gloy : straw
gloze : gloss entry 4 sense 1
glozing : gloss entry 4 sense 1
glub : a gurgling, bubbling, or gulping sound (as of water running down a drain)
glucide : any of a class of carbohydrates comprising both the glycoses and the glycosides
glucinium : beryllium
glucinum : beryllium
gluck Alma 1884–1938 née (Reba) Fiersohn American (Romanian-born) soprano
glucolipid : a glycolipid that yields glucose on hydrolysis
glucosamine : an amino derivative C6H13NO5 of glucose that occurs especially as a constituent of various polysaccharides that are components of structural substances (such as chitin and cartilage)
glucosan : any of several intramolecular anhydrides C6H10O5 of glucose
glucosazone : the osazone of glucose, mannose, or fructose
glucose : a crystalline sugar C6H12O6
glucosidal : glucosidic
glucosidase : an enzyme (such as maltase) that hydrolyzes a glucoside
glucoside : glycoside
glucosidic : glycoside
glucosidically : glycoside
glucosone : the osone C6H10O6 of glucose
glucosuria : glycosuria
glucuronic : a compound C6H10O7 that occurs especially as a constituent of mucopolysaccharides (such as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide
glue : any of various strong adhesive substances
glued : any of various strong adhesive substances
gluepot : a double boiler designed especially for melting glue
gluer : one that glues
gluey : any of various strong adhesive substances
glueyness : the quality or state of being gluey
glug : a gurgling sound (as of liquid issuing from a bottle with intermittent partial air blockage) : glub
glum : broodingly morose
glumaceous : consisting or having the character of glumes
glume : a chaffy bract
glumiferous : bearing glumes
glumly : broodingly morose
glumness : broodingly morose
glump : to look glum : frown
glumpish : somewhat grumpy
glumpy : grumpy
glunch : to look sour or glum : frown
gluside : saccharin
glut : to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
glutamic : a crystalline amino acid C5H9NO4 widely distributed in plant and animal proteins
glutamine : a crystalline amino acid C5H10N2O3 that is found both free and in proteins in plants and animals and that yields glutamic acid and ammonia on hydrolysis
glutaminic : glutamic acid
glutaric : a crystalline acid C5H8O4 used especially in organic synthesis
glutathione : a peptide C10H17N3O6S that contains one amino acid residue each of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, that occurs widely in plant and animal tissues, and that plays an important role in biological oxidation-reduction processes and as a coenzyme
gluteal : of or relating to the gluteus muscles
glutelin : any of a group of simple proteins (as glutenin) that occur especially in the seeds of cereals and that are insoluble in neutral solvents and soluble in dilute acids or alkalies
gluten : a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough
glutenin : a glutelin found especially in wheat and obtained by extracting gluten with dilute alkali
glutenous : a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough
gluteus : any of the large muscles of the buttocks
glutinize : to make glutinous
glutinose : glutinous
glutinosity : the quality or state of being glutinous
glutinous : having the quality of glue : gummy
glutinously : having the quality of glue : gummy
glutition : deglutition
glutoid : gelatin hardened with formaldehyde and used in making enteric capsules and as a coating for enteric pills
glutose : an unfermentable carbohydrate fraction formed by the action of alkali on glucose or fructose or found in cane molasses
glutting : to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
gluttingly : gluttonously
glutton : one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
gluttonize : to feast gluttonously
gluttonous : marked by or given to gluttony
gluttonously : marked by or given to gluttony
gluttonousness : marked by or given to gluttony
gluttony : excess in eating or drinking
glyceraldehyde : a sweet crystalline compound C3H6O3 that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism by the breakdown of sugars and that yields glycerol on reduction
glycerate : a salt or ester of glyceric acid
Glyceria : a genus of chiefly North American perennial paludal or aquatic grasses having lemmas very prominently 5- to 9-nerved
glyceric : a syrupy acid C3H6O4 obtainable by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde
glyceride : an ester of glycerol especially with fatty acids
glycerin : glycerol
glycerinate : to treat with or preserve in glycerin
glycerination : to treat with or preserve in glycerin
glycerine : glycerol
glycerinize : glycerinate
glycerite : a medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin
glycerize : glycerinate
glycerogelatin : any of several medicated dermatologic preparations made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin
glycerol : a sweet syrupy hygroscopic trihydroxy alcohol C3H8O3 usually obtained by the saponification of fats
glycerolate :  glycerite
glycerole :  glycerite
glycerolize : glycerinate
glycerophosphate : a salt or ester of either of the glycerophosphoric acids
glycerophosphoric : either of two isomeric dibasic acids C3H9O6P occurring naturally in combined form as lecithin and phosphatidylethanolamine and used in medicine in the form of salts
glycerose : glyceraldehyde
glyceroxide : a derivative of glycerol in which a metal (as sodium) replaces hydroxylic hydrogen
glyceryl : a radical derived from glycerol by removal of hydroxide
glycidic : a volatile mobile liquid C2H3OCOOH used in the form of derivatives in perfumes; α,β-epoxy-propionic acid
glycidol : a liquid alcohol C2H3OCH2OH obtained from glycerol by indirect dehydration; 2,3-epoxy-1-propanol
Glycine : a sweet crystalline amino acid C2H5NO2 obtained especially by hydrolysis of proteins
glycine : a sweet crystalline amino acid C2H5NO2 obtained especially by hydrolysis of proteins
glycinin : a globulin found in the seeds of the soybean
glycocholate : a salt or ester of glycocholic acid
glycocholic : a crystalline acid C26H43NO6 that occurs in bile especially of humans and herbivorous animals and that yields glycine and cholic acid on hydrolysis
glycocoll : glycine
glycogen : a white amorphous tasteless polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x that is the principal form in which glucose is stored in animal tissues and especially muscle and liver tissue
glycogenesis : the synthesis of glycogen from glucose that occurs chiefly in the liver and skeletal muscle
glycogenetic : the synthesis of glycogen from glucose that occurs chiefly in the liver and skeletal muscle
glycogenic : of, relating to, or involving glycogen or glycogenesis
glycogenolysis : the breakdown of glycogen especially to glucose in the animal body
glycogenous :  glycogenetic
glycol : diol
glycolaldehyde : a compound that exists in solution as the diose C2H4O2 but that exists in the anhydrous state only as the crystalline dimer C4H8O4
glycolate : a salt or ester of glycolic acid
glycolic : an alpha hydroxy acid C2H4O3 found especially in unripe grapes and sugar beets and used especially in textile and leather processing and in skin-care treatments especially as an exfoliant
glycolipid : a lipid (such as a ganglioside or a cerebroside) that contains a carbohydrate radical
glycolysis : the enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (such as glucose) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production of pyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP
glycolytic : the enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (such as glucose) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production of pyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP
glycolytically : the enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (such as glucose) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production of pyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP
Glyconic : a variable verse or rhythmic system that may have a choriambus or dactyl at the beginning, middle, or end
glyconic : a variable verse or rhythmic system that may have a choriambus or dactyl at the beginning, middle, or end
glycoprotein : a conjugated protein in which the nonprotein group is a carbohydrate
glycose : glucose sense 1
glycosuria : the presence in the urine of abnormal amounts of sugar
glycosuric : the presence in the urine of abnormal amounts of sugar
glycuresis : physiological excretion of large amounts of sugar in the urine following excessive carbohydrate intake  — compare glycosuria
glycuronic : glucuronic acid
glycyl : the monovalent acyl radical NH2CH2CO− of glycine
Glycyrrhiza : a genus of widely distributed perennial herbs of the family Leguminosae that have leathery often prickly pods and that include the licorice (G. glabra)
glycyrrhizin : a crystalline glycosidic acid C42H62O16 constituting the sweet constituent of glycyrrhiza
glyoxal : a reactive yellow low-melting aldehyde CHOCHO made by catalytic oxidation of ethylene glycol
glyoxalase : an enzyme that accelerates reversibly the conversion in the presence of glutathione of methylglyoxal to lactic acid
glyoxalic :  glyoxylic acid
glyoxaline : imidazole
glyoxime : a white crystalline compound (CH=NOH)2 that is the oxime of glyoxal  — compare dimethylglyoxime
glyoxylic : a syrupy or crystalline aldehyde acid C2H2O3 or C2H4O4 that is an important intermediate compound in plant and animal metabolism and occurs especially in unripe fruit
glyph : an ornamental vertical groove especially in a Doric frieze
glyphic : an ornamental vertical groove especially in a Doric frieze
glyptic : the art or process of carving or engraving especially on gems
Glyptodon : a genus of large extinct mammals (order Edentata) that are related to the armadillos, have a head shield, have the back covered by a large rigid carapace composed of small 5-sided or 6-sided bony plates covered with horny plates and the tail encircled by rings of bony plates, and are represented by numerous remains in the Pleistocene of South America and of southern North America
glyptodont : a mammal of the genus Glyptodon
glyptograph : a glyptic carving or engraving
glyptographic : a glyptic carving or engraving
glyptography : glyptic
glyptolith : ventifact
glyptology : the study of glyptic
Gmelina : a small genus of Australasian trees and shrubs (family Verbenaceae) with simple leaves and panicled tubular flowers  — see queensland beech
gmelinite : a mineral (Na2,Ca)Al2Si4O12.6H2O consisting of a colorless or light-colored zeolite isomorphous with chabazite (hardness 4.5, specific gravity 2–2.2)
gnaphalioid : of or relating to the genus Gnaphalium
Gnaphalium : a large genus of hoary or woolly-tomentose widely distributed herbs (family Compositae) having whitish persistent involucres  — see balsamweed sense 1
gnar : snarl, growl
gnarl : snarl, growl
gnarled : full of knots or gnarls : knotty
gnarly : gnarled
gnash : to strike or grind (the teeth) together
gnat : any of various small usually biting dipteran flies
gnatcatcher : any of a genus (Polioptila) of several small North and South American insectivorous oscine birds
gnatflower : bee orchid
gnathal : of or relating to the jaw
gnathic : of or relating to the jaw
gnathion : the midpoint of the lower border of the human mandible  — compare linguale
gnathism : the projection of the upper jaw beyond the general plane of the face
gnathite : a mouth appendage (as a mandible, maxilla, or maxilliped) of an arthropod
Gnatho : jaw
gnathobase : a joint or process of the proximal part of the appendage of an arthropod modified to aid in carrying or masticating food
gnathobasic : a joint or process of the proximal part of the appendage of an arthropod modified to aid in carrying or masticating food
Gnathobdellida : an order or other taxon of leeches comprising those lacking a proboscis and having 2-toothed or 3-toothed chitinous jaws (as the medicinal leech and the land leeches)
gnathonic : sycophantic, toadying
gnathopod : of or relating to the Gnathopoda
Gnathopoda : a group that comprises invertebrate animals whose jaws are modified limbs and that is coextensive with or a subdivision of Arthropoda
gnathopodite : a segmental appendage of an arthropod when modified wholly or in part to serve as a jaw
gnathopodous : a group that comprises invertebrate animals whose jaws are modified limbs and that is coextensive with or a subdivision of Arthropoda
gnathostegite : one of a pair of broad plates that are developed from the outer maxillipeds of some crustaceans (as crabs) and that serve to cover the other mouthparts
Gnathostoma : a genus (the type of the family Gnathostomatidae) of spiruroid nematodes comprising parasites living in tumors of the stomach wall of various Old World carnivorous mammals and occasionally invading the subcutaneous tissues of humans
Gnathostomata : a superclass or other division of Vertebrata comprising those with jaws  — compare agnatha
gnathostomatous : of or relating to Gnathostoma or Gnathostomata
gnathostome : a vertebrate animal that possesses true jaws
gnathostomous : of or relating to Gnathostoma or Gnathostomata
gnatling : a small or insignificant person or thing
gnatsnap : a small bird that feeds on insects
gnatsnapper : a small bird that feeds on insects
gnatter : nibble
gnatty : any of various small usually biting dipteran flies
gnaw : to bite or chew on with the teeth
gnawer : to bite or chew on with the teeth
gnawing : to bite or chew on with the teeth
gnawingly : in the manner of something that produces gnawing
gneiss : a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (such as granite)
gneissic : a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (such as granite)
gneissoid : a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (such as granite)
gneissose : a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (such as granite)
Gnetaceae : a family of gymnospermous tropical plants (order Gnetales) having compound male and female strobili  — see gnetum
gnetaceous : a family of gymnospermous tropical plants (order Gnetales) having compound male and female strobili  — see gnetum
Gnetales : an order of chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody gymnospermous plants that have two cotyledons, opposite leaves, vessels in the wood, and compound male and female strobili, consist of a single family (Gnetaceae), and are practically unknown as fossils but are sometimes considered on structural grounds to be near or on the ancestral line of the angiosperms
Gnetum : a genus (the type of the family Gnetaceae) of gymnospermous, dioecious, tropical shrubs, small trees, or woody vines having compound male and female strobili often arranged in clusters and seeds resembling drupes
gnome : maxim, aphorism
gnomic : characterized by aphorism
gnomish : maxim, aphorism
gnomologic : characterized by or consisting of gnomes or precepts : gnomic
gnomological : characterized by or consisting of gnomes or precepts : gnomic
gnomology : an anthology of gnomes
gnomon : an object that by the position or length of its shadow serves as an indicator especially of the hour of the day: such as
Gnomonia : a genus (the type of the family Gnomoniaceae) of ascomycetous fungi having rostrate perithecia and hyaline 2-celled to 4-celled ascospores
gnomonic : of or relating to the gnomon of a sundial or its use in telling time
gnomonical : of or relating to the gnomon of a sundial or its use in telling time
gnomonics : the art of using or making dials, especially sundials
gnosiological : of or relating to gnoseology
gnosiology : the philosophic theory of knowledge : inquiry into the basis, nature, validity, and limits of knowledge
gnosis : esoteric knowledge of spiritual truth held by the ancient Gnostics to be essential to salvation
Gnostic : an adherent of gnosticism
gnostic : an adherent of gnosticism
Gnosticism : the thought and practice especially of various cults of late pre-Christian and early Christian centuries distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes through gnosis
gnosticize : to embrace or propound Gnostic views
gnu : wildebeest
go : to move on a course : proceed
goa state of western India on the Malabar Coast; before 1962 belonged to Portugal; with Daman and Diu constituted a union territory 1962–87; capital Panaji area 1404 square miles (3636 square kilometers), population 1,458,545  — see portuguese india
goad : to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 2a)
goadsman : one who drives an animal or team by means of a goad
Goajiro : an Arawakan people of the peninsular region northwest of Lake Maracaibo
goal : the end toward which effort is directed : aim
Goala : a member of a Hindu caste employed chiefly in dairying
goalie : a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper
goalkeeper : a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer)
goalless : the end toward which effort is directed : aim
goalmouth : the area directly in front of the goal (as in soccer or hockey)
Goan state of western India on the Malabar Coast; before 1962 belonged to Portugal; with Daman and Diu constituted a union territory 1962–87; capital Panaji area 1404 square miles (3636 square kilometers), population 1,458,545  — see portuguese india
Goanese state of western India on the Malabar Coast; before 1962 belonged to Portugal; with Daman and Diu constituted a union territory 1962–87; capital Panaji area 1404 square miles (3636 square kilometers), population 1,458,545  — see portuguese india
goanna : any of several large Australian monitor lizards (genus Varanus of the family Varanidae)
goat : any of various hollow-horned ruminant mammals (especially of the genus Capra) related to the sheep but of lighter build and with backwardly arching horns, a short tail, and usually straight hair
goatbrush :  oregon box
goatbush : a spiny shrub (Castela texana) of the family Simaroubaceae of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. having a bitter bark
goatee : a small pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
goateed : a small pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
goatfish : any of a family (Mullidae) of medium-sized often brightly colored bony fishes having two long barbels under the chin, and elongate body, and two widely separated dorsal fins  — compare red mullet
goatherd : a person who tends goats
goatish : any of various hollow-horned ruminant mammals (especially of the genus Capra) related to the sheep but of lighter build and with backwardly arching horns, a short tail, and usually straight hair
goatlike : any of various hollow-horned ruminant mammals (especially of the genus Capra) related to the sheep but of lighter build and with backwardly arching horns, a short tail, and usually straight hair
goatling : a young goat
goatsbeard : a plant of the genus Tragopogon
goatsfoot : a southern African plant (Oxalis caprina) with bluish yellow flowers
goatskin : the skin of a goat
goatstone : a bezoar from a goat
goatsucker : nightjar
goatweed : goutweed
goaty : goatish
gob : lump
goback : to return to a place
gobbe :  bambarra groundnut
gobbet : a piece or portion (as of meat)
gobble : to swallow or eat greedily
gobbledygook : wordy and generally unintelligible jargon
gobbler : a male turkey
Gobelin : of, relating to, or characteristic of tapestry produced at the Gobelin works in Paris
gobelin : of, relating to, or characteristic of tapestry produced at the Gobelin works in Paris
gobernadora : creosote bush
gobi desert in east central Asia in Mongolia and China area about 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 square kilometers)
gobiesocid : of or relating to the Gobiesocidae
Gobiesocidae : a family of small marine teleost fishes that have soft dorsal and anal fins and a large sucker formed in part by the pelvic fins located well forward on the throat and that form an order Xenopterygii or in some classifications a highly specialized suborder of Percomorphi  — compare clingfish
gobiesociform : resembling the Gobiesocidae
Gobiesox : the type genus of Gobiesocidae
gobiid : of or relating to the Gobiidae
Gobiidae : a family of bony fishes that consists of the gobies and with a few related families constitutes a suborder Gobioidea of the order Percomorphi
gobiiform : gobioid
Gobinism : the theory or doctrine that the white and especially the Germanic race is the superior race among human beings
Gobio : a genus of freshwater cyprinid fishes that contains the true gudgeons
gobioid : of or relating to the Gobioidea
Gobioidea : a suborder of Percomorphi comprising the gobies and related fishes
goblet : a bowl-shaped drinking vessel without handles
goblin : an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious
gobline : a backrope from the dolphin striker
goblinesque : goblinish
goblinish : resembling or suggestive of a goblin in appearance or behavior
goblinry : the acts or practices of goblins
gobo : a dark strip (as of wallboard) to shield a motion-picture or television camera from light
gobonated : compony
gobony : compony
gobstick : a stick for removing the hook from the gullet of a fish
goby : any of numerous spiny-finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk
gocart : walker
Goclenian : a sorites in which the order of the premises is reversed
God : the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
god : the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
godchild : a person for whom another person becomes sponsor at baptism
Goddam : damn
Goddard Robert Hutchings 1882–1945 American physicist
goddard Robert Hutchings 1882–1945 American physicist
goddaughter : a female godchild
godded : the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
goddess : a female god
goddesshood : the quality or state of being a goddess
goddessship : goddesshood
godet : an inset of cloth placed in a seam to give fullness (as at the bottom of a skirt)
Godetia : clarkia
godfather : a man who sponsors a person at baptism
Godforsaken : remote, desolate
Godfrey circa 1060–1100 French crusader
Godful : divine, awe-inspiring
godhead : divine nature or essence
godhood : divinity
Godiva : an English earl's wife who in legend rode naked through Coventry to save its citizens from a tax
godkin : godling
godless : not acknowledging a deity or divine law
godlessness : not acknowledging a deity or divine law
godlet : godling
godlike : resembling or having the qualities of God or a god : divine
godlikeness : resembling or having the qualities of God or a god : divine
godlily : in a godly fashion
godliness : divine
godling : an inferior or local god
godly : divine
godmamma : godmother
godmother : a woman who sponsors a person at baptism
godown : a warehouse in a country of southern or eastern Asia
godpapa : godfather
godparent : a sponsor at baptism
godsend : a desirable or needed thing or event that comes unexpectedly
godship : the rank, character, or personality of a god : deity, divinity
godson : a male godchild
Godspeed : a prosperous journey : success
Godward : with reference to God
Godwin died 1053 earl of Wessex
Godwinian died 1053 earl of Wessex
godwit : any of a genus (Limosa) of shorebirds that are related to the curlews and sandpipers and have a long slender slightly upturned or straight bill
goel : redeemer, reclaimant
goer : to move on a course : proceed
goes Hugo van der circa 1440–1482 Dutch painter
goetic : of or relating to goety
goety : black magic or witchcraft in which the assistance of evil spirits is invoked : necromancy
goff : a stupid fool : dope, simpleton
goffer : to crimp, plait, or flute (linen, lace, etc.) especially with a heated iron
goffered : to crimp, plait, or flute (linen, lace, etc.) especially with a heated iron
gofferer : one that goffers (as linens or books)
goffering : to crimp, plait, or flute (linen, lace, etc.) especially with a heated iron
goffle : gobble entry 1 sense 1
gog : stir, excitement, eagerness
goggle : to stare with wide or protuberant eyes
goggled : to stare with wide or protuberant eyes
goggler : to stare with wide or protuberant eyes
gogglers : to stare with wide or protuberant eyes
goggly : to stare with wide or protuberant eyes
goglet : a long-necked water vessel usually of porous earthenware that is used especially in India for cooling water by evaporation
Gogo : employed to entertain in a disco
gogo : employed to entertain in a disco
Goidel : a member of the Gaelic branch of Celts :  gael
Goidelic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Gaels
going : an act or instance of going
goitcho : a low weedy tropical herb (Boerhavia diffusa) used in Australia as forage
goiter : an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck  — compare hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism
goitered : affected with goiter
goitrogen : a substance (such as thiourea or thiouracil) that induces goiter formation
goitrogenic : producing or tending to produce goiter
goitrous : an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck  — compare hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism
gola : cyma
golach : any of various small arthropods (as a beetle or centipede)
Golconda : a rich mine
Gold : a yellow metallic element that occurs naturally in pure form and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and electronics  — see Chemical Elements Table
gold : a yellow metallic element that occurs naturally in pure form and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and electronics  — see Chemical Elements Table
goldbeater : one that beats gold into gold leaf
goldbeating : an act, art, or process of hammering gold into thin leaves
goldbrick : a worthless brick that appears to be of gold
goldbug : a supporter of the gold standard
goldcrest : golden-crested kinglet
goldcup : buttercup sense 1
golden : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold
goldenback : a gold fern (Pityrogramma triangularis) of the Pacific coastal region of North America that has erect fronds with dark brown shining stripes and broad coriaceous blades with the segments broadly rounded
goldeneye : either of two diving ducks (genus Bucephala) with small yellow eyes
goldenfleece : a fleece of gold placed by the king of Colchis in a dragon-guarded grove and recovered by the Argonauts
goldenhair : a southern African shrub (Chrysocoma coma-aurea) of the family Compositae with golden-yellow flowers
goldenlocks : wall fern
goldenly : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold
goldenmouthed : distinguished for lofty or persuasive utterance : eloquent
goldenness : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold
goldenpert : a small yellow-flowered North American herb (Gratiola aurea)
goldenrod : any of numerous chiefly North American composite perennial herbs (genus Solidago) with small heads of usually yellow late-blooming flowers often clustered in panicles  — compare rayless goldenrod
goldenseal : a perennial North American herb (Hydrastis canadensis) of the buttercup family with large leaves and a thick knotted yellow rhizome sometimes used medicinally
goldentop : a European grass (Lamarckia aurea) with showy one-sided yellow panicles
goldenwing : a flicker (Colaptes auratus)
golder : a yellow metallic element that occurs naturally in pure form and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and electronics  — see Chemical Elements Table
goldfinch : any of several small, active, often brightly-colored finches (genus Carduelis of the family Fringillidae) with yellow in their plumage: such as
goldfinny : a small brightly colored European wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)
goldfish : a small usually golden-orange Asian cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish
goldflower : any of several yellow-flowered or predominantly yellow-flowered composite plants: such as
Goldi : a group of Tungus peoples living along the Amur river
goldilocks : a person with golden hair
goldish : somewhat golden : having a tinge of gold
goldless : lacking gold
goldsinny : goldfinny
goldsmith : one who makes or deals in articles of gold
goldsmithery : the work, art, or trade of a goldsmith
goldsmithing : goldsmithery sense 1
goldspink : the European goldfinch
goldstone : aventurine glass spangled close and fine with particles of gold-colored material
goldtail : either of two white moths of the family Lymantriidae having yellow abdominal tufts:
goldtit : verdin
goldwater Barry Morris 1909–1998 American politician
goldweed : any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus
goldwork : the act or art of working in gold
goldworker : a person whose occupation is the obtaining or working of gold
Goldy : golden
goldy : golden
golem : an artificial human being in Hebrew folklore endowed with life
golf : a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course
golfer : a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course
Golgi : of, relating to, or constituting the Golgi apparatus
Golgotha : an open-air representation of the crucifixion of Jesus
goliard : a wandering student of the 12th or 13th century given to the writing of satiric Latin verse and to convivial living and minstrelsy
goliardic : a wandering student of the 12th or 13th century given to the writing of satiric Latin verse and to convivial living and minstrelsy
Goliath : a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
goliath : a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
Goll : hand
gollar : to call out in a loud voice : shout, roar
golliwogg : a type of black rag doll with exaggerated features and colorful clothing that was formerly popular as a children's toy in Britain and Australia
golpe : a heraldic roundel purpure
Goma city on the northern shore of Lake Kivu in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo population 179,500
Gomarian : a follower of the Calvinist Gomarus
Gomarist : a follower of the Calvinist Gomarus
Gomarite : a follower of the Calvinist Gomarus
gombeen : usury
gombroon : a medieval Persian porcellaneous ware with pierced decoration filled by flowing glaze
gomer : a chronic problem patient who does not respond to treatment
gomeral : simpleton, fool
Gomontia : a genus of branching green algae (family Trentepohliaceae) including an alga (G. polyrhiza) that bores into marine mussel shells or dead algae and one (G. lignicola) that penetrates wood
Gomphocarpus : a large genus of herbs and shrubs (family Asclepiadaceae) of southern Africa having showy flowers with corolla hoods that lack appendages
gomphodont : having the teeth implanted in sockets
Gompholobium : a genus of Australian shrubs (family Leguminosae) having alternate simple trifoliate leaves and showy flowers with the stamens all free  — see poison bush
gomphosis : an immovable articulation in which a hard part is received into a bone cavity (as the teeth into the jaws)
Gomphrena : a genus of tropical herbs or low shrubs (family Amaranthaceae) having opposite leaves and flowers in close heads  — see globe amaranth
gomuti : a Malayan feather palm (Arenga pinnata) that has large leaves with the bases densely clothed with fibers, yields a sweet sap from which jaggery and palm wine are made, and has a pith that furnishes a sago
gon : sexual : generative : semen : seed
gonad : a reproductive gland (such as an ovary or testis) that produces gametes
gonadal : a reproductive gland (such as an ovary or testis) that produces gametes
gonadotropic : acting on or stimulating the gonads
gonadotropin : a gonadotropic hormone (such as follicle-stimulating hormone)
gonakie : babul
gonangial : of or relating to a gonangium
gonangium : a reproductive member of a hydrozoan colony producing gonophores or medusa buds
gonapophysal : of, relating to, or constituting a gonapophysis
gonapophysial : of, relating to, or constituting a gonapophysis
gonapophysis : an organ or process of the anal region of an insect that serves in copulation, oviposition, or stinging
Gond : a member of a Dravidian or pre-Dravidian people of central India
gondang : a Javanese fig tree (Ficus subracemosa) the latex of which yields a wax
Gondi : the Dravidian language of the Gonds
gondola : a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice
gondolet : a small gondola
gondolier : one who propels a Venetian gondola
gone : lost, ruined
goneness : a state of exhaustion : faintness
goner : one whose case is hopeless
gonfalonier : one who bears the gonfalon : standard-bearer
gonfanon : gonfalon
gong : a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer
Gongoresque : of or relating to the poet Góngora or to Gongorism
Gongorism : a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices
gongoristic : a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices
gonia : the point on each lower human jaw closest to the vertex of the gonial angle
gonial : of, relating to, or being primitive germ cells
Goniaster : a common genus (the type of the family Goniasteridae) of cushion stars consisting of nearly pentagonal, rigid, and often brightly colored starfishes
goniatite : an ammonoid of the genus Goniatites or family Goniatitidae
Goniatites : a genus (the type of the family Goniatitidae) of ammonoids widespread in the Devonian and the Carboniferous and having a discoidal coiled shell with angular-lobed sutures
goniatitic : a genus (the type of the family Goniatitidae) of ammonoids widespread in the Devonian and the Carboniferous and having a discoidal coiled shell with angular-lobed sutures
goniatitid : a genus (the type of the family Goniatitidae) of ammonoids widespread in the Devonian and the Carboniferous and having a discoidal coiled shell with angular-lobed sutures
goniatitoid : a genus (the type of the family Goniatitidae) of ammonoids widespread in the Devonian and the Carboniferous and having a discoidal coiled shell with angular-lobed sutures
gonidangium : a sporangium that contains or produces gonidia
gonidia : an asexual reproductive cell or group of cells especially in algae (such as volvox)
gonidial : relating to, consisting of, or containing a gonidium
gonidic : relating to, consisting of, or containing a gonidium
gonidioid : resembling or having the nature of gonidia
gonidium : an asexual reproductive cell or group of cells especially in algae (such as volvox)
gonimolobe : the terminal cell of a gonimoblast that produces a carpospore
goniometer : an instrument for measuring angles
goniometric : an instrument for measuring angles
goniometry : an instrument for measuring angles
gonion : the point on each lower human jaw closest to the vertex of the gonial angle
Goniopholis : a genus of extinct crocodiles with amphicoelous vertebrae known from remains found in the Upper Jurassic of Europe and North America
goniostat : a device used in cutting gem facets
gonitis : inflammation of the knee
Gonium : germ cell
gonium : germ cell
gonnardite : a mineral approximately Na2CaAl4Si6O20.7H2O consisting of a zeolite and occurring in radiating spherules (specific gravity 2.3)
gonoblastidial : of or relating to a gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium : blastostyle
gonochorism : dioecism
gonochorismal : dioecism
gonochoristic : a dioecious individual or race
gonococcal : a pus-producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
gonococcic : a pus-producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
gonococcus : a pus-producing bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea
gonocoel : the body cavity that contains the gonads and that is sometimes considered the evolutionary precursor of the entire coelom of higher animals
gonocyte : a cell that produces gametes
gonoecium : one of the modified reproductive zooecia of a bryozoan
Gonolobus : a genus of American herbaceous vines (family Asclepiadaceae) with opposite cordate leaves, small whitish flowers in axillary clusters, and erect follicles
gonomere : a pronucleus retaining its identity for a time during cleavage
gonomery : the state or condition in which gonomeres are present
gonophore : an attached reproductive zooid of a hydroid colony
gonoplasm : the part of the protoplasm of the antheridium that enters into zygote formation in fungi of the family Peronosporaceae  — compare periplasm
gonopoietic : productive of germ cells
gonorrhea : a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus
gonorrheal : a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus
gonosome : the totality of reproductive zooids of a hydroid  — compare trophosome
gonotheca : the protective covering of a gonangium
gonothecal : the protective covering of a gonangium
gonotokont :  gonocyte
gonotome : the portion of a somite that participates in gonad formation
gonozooid : a sexual zooid or medusa bud of a hydroid : gonophore
gony : generation : reproduction : manner of coming into being
gonys : the prominent ridge along the line of union of the two halves of the lower mandible of certain birds (as the gulls)
Gonystylus : a small genus of southeast Asian trees (family Thymelaeaceae) having alternate leathery leaves, regular paniculate flowers and woody fruits, and yielding fragrant timber resembling agarwood
goo : a viscid or sticky substance
goober : peanut
good : of a favorable character or tendency
Goodenia : the type genus of Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae : a family of chiefly Australian herbs or shrubs (order Campanulales)
goodhearted : having a kindly generous disposition
goodheartedly : having a kindly generous disposition
goodheartedness : having a kindly generous disposition
gooding : an asking of alms and wishing good to the donors in rural areas of England
goodish : of a favorable character or tendency
goodlike : appearing to be good
goodliness : the quality or state of being goodly
goodly : pleasantly attractive
goodman : the master of a household
goodness : the quality or state of being good
goods : of a favorable character or tendency
goodwife : the mistress of a household
goodwill : a kindly feeling of approval and support : benevolent interest or concern
goodwillit : guidwillie
goody : a usually married woman of lowly station
goodyear Charles 1800–1860 American inventor
Goodyera : a genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes, stalked ovate leaves, and small flowers in a twisted raceme  — see rattlesnake plantain
goof : a silly or stupid person
goofer : goof
goofily : being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous : silly
goofiness : being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous : silly
goofy : being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous : silly
googly : an offbreak in cricket with a leg-break action
googol : the figure 1 followed by 100 zeros equal to 10100
googolplex : the figure 10 to the power of googol equal to {latex}10^{googol}{/latex} or {latex}10^{10^{100}}{/latex}
gook : oozy sloppy dirt or debris
gool : a ditch or channel for water : sluice
gools : a ditch or channel for water : sluice
gooma : an Australian shrub (Bertya cunninghami) of the family Euphorbiaceae used in arid regions as fodder
goon : a stupid person
goondie : an Australian aboriginal hut
Goop : goo, gunk
goosander : common merganser
goose : any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi
gooseberry : the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the U.S. and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family)
goosecap : a silly person
goosefish : any of a family (Lophiidae) of pediculate fishes with a large flattened head, a fringe of flaps along each side of the lower jaw, head, and body, and a long stalk on the head with a flap of flesh at the tip for attracting prey
gooseflower : pelican flower
goosefoot : any of a genus (Chenopodium) or family (Chenopodiaceae, the goosefoot family) of glabrous herbs with fruit that is a utricle
goosegirl : a girl gooseherd
goosegog : gooseberry
gooseherd : one who tends geese
gooseneck : something (such as a flexible jointed metal pipe) curved like the neck of a goose or U-shaped
goosenecked : something (such as a flexible jointed metal pipe) curved like the neck of a goose or U-shaped
gooserumped : having a goose rump
goosetongue : sneezewort sense 2
goosewing : the weather lower corner of a course or topsail when the middle and lee parts of the sail are hauled up
goosewinged : having the lee clew and middle of the sail hauled up and the weather part extended by the tack and drawing
gopher : a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.
gopherberry : bush huckleberry
gopherwood : an unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's ark
gopura : the gateway of a temple in southern India
Gor : god
gor : god
gora : a Hottentot musical bow having its string attached to a quill or reed fixed at one end of the stick and made to vibrate by the breath of the player and combining the qualities of a stringed and a wind instrument
goracco : a tobacco paste smoked in hookahs
goral : any of several goat antelopes (genus Naemorhedus) occurring from the southern Himalayas to northern parts of China and being closely related to the Rocky Mountain goat
goran : either of two Indian mangroves (Ceriops roxburghiana and C. candolleana) of the family Rhizophoraceae valued for a tanning extract derived from the bark
gorble : gobble
gorcock : a male red grouse
gorcrow : carrion crow
gordiacean : horsehair worm
gordiaceous : of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
Gordian :  gordian knot
Gordiidae : the chief family of Gordioidea coextensive with its type genus (Gordius) and including a number of long slender smooth-bodied worms (as hairworms or horsehair snakes)
Gordioidea : an order of Nematomorpha comprising freshwater forms parasitic as larvae in terrestrial or aquatic arthropods, lacking natatory bristles, and having the body cavity largely obscured by mesenchyme
Gordon Charles George 1833–1885 Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha British soldier
Gordonia : a genus of Asiatic and North American shrubs or small trees (family Theaceae) with evergreen foliage and large white flowers  — see loblolly bay
gore : a small usually triangular piece of land
gorevan : a Persian rug of carpet size made with cotton warp and characterized by a medallion field covered with large angular designs and usually bordered by three to five stripes, the prevailing colors being shades of terracotta, apricot, and blue
gorge : a narrow passage through land
gorged : a narrow passage through land
gorgeous : splendidly or showily brilliant or magnificent
gorgeously : splendidly or showily brilliant or magnificent
gorgeousness : splendidly or showily brilliant or magnificent
gorger : a narrow passage through land
gorgerin : the part of the capital in some columns between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus
gorget : a piece of armor protecting the throat  — see armor illustration
Gorgon : any of three snake-haired sisters in Greek mythology whose appearance turns the beholder to stone
Gorgonacea : an order of Alcyonaria distinguished from Alcyonacea chiefly by an axial skeleton covered and secreted by a cellular coenenchyme extending between the zooids or polyps that is usually rather horny and commonly of branching form
gorgonacean : an order of Alcyonaria distinguished from Alcyonacea chiefly by an axial skeleton covered and secreted by a cellular coenenchyme extending between the zooids or polyps that is usually rather horny and commonly of branching form
gorgonaceous : an order of Alcyonaria distinguished from Alcyonacea chiefly by an axial skeleton covered and secreted by a cellular coenenchyme extending between the zooids or polyps that is usually rather horny and commonly of branching form
gorgoneum : a representation of the face of a Gorgon frequent as an apotropaic symbol in Greek art
Gorgonia : a genus of gorgonians (the type of the family Gorgoniidae) comprising the common sea fans with flexible horny axes
Gorgonian : any of an order (Gorgonacea) of colonial often colorful anthozoan corals that have a stiff branching skeleton and include the sea whips and sea fans
gorgonian : any of an order (Gorgonacea) of colonial often colorful anthozoan corals that have a stiff branching skeleton and include the sea whips and sea fans
gorgonin : a complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that makes up the horny skeleton of typical gorgonians
gorgonize : to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on : stupefy, petrify
Gorgonzola : a pungent blue cheese of Italian origin
Gorgosaurus : a genus of large, carnivorous, North American dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous consisting of a single species (G. libratus) now often considered as belonging to the genus Albertosaurus  — compare deinodon
gorilla : a very large typically black-colored anthropoid ape (Gorilla gorilla) of equatorial Africa that has a stocky body with broad shoulders and long arms and is less erect and has smaller ears than the chimpanzee
gorillian : of, relating to, or resembling a gorilla
gorilline : of, relating to, or resembling a gorilla
gorilloid : like a gorilla
gorily : in a gory manner
goring : a small usually triangular piece of land
gorlin : an unfledged bird
gormandize : to eat gluttonously or ravenously
gormandizer : to eat gluttonously or ravenously
gormaw : cormorant
gorse : a spiny yellow-flowered European shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the legume family
gorsechat : whinchat
gorsedd : a mock druidical institution established in the late 18th century that assembles twice a year for the granting of bardic degrees and the conferring of bardic titles
gorsy : a spiny yellow-flowered European shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the legume family
Gortonian : one of a short-lived sect composed of followers of Samuel Gorton originally of Massachusetts and later of Rhode Island who rejected all outward forms and clergy and held that Christ was both human and divine and that heaven and hell exist only in the mind
gory : covered with gore : bloodstained
gos : goshawk
goshawk : any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings
Goshen city east-southeast of South Bend in northern Indiana population 29,383
goshenite : a colorless beryl
goslarite : a mineral ZnSO4.7H2O that consists of white zinc sulfate formed by oxidation of sphalerite and that usually occurs massive
gosling : a young goose
gosmore : cat's-ear sense 1
gospel : the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation
gospeler : a person who reads or sings the liturgical Gospel
gospelize : to instruct in the gospel : evangelize
gospelly : the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation
gosport town in Hampshire, southern England, on Portsmouth Harbor population 72,800
gossamer : a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
gossamery : a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
gossan : decomposed rock or vein material of reddish or rusty color that results from oxidized pyrites
gossip : godparent
gossiper : godparent
gossipiness : the quality of being gossipy
gossiping : godparent
gossipingly : in a gossiping manner
gossipmonger : a person who starts or spreads gossip
gossipred : the relationship between a person and that person's sponsors : spiritual affinity : sponsorship
gossipry : godparent
gossipy : characterized by, full of, or given to gossip
gossoon : boy, youth
Gossypium : a genus of herbs or shrubs of the family Malvaceae yielding the cotton of commerce and having mostly palmately lobed leaves, showy flowers, and capsular fruits containing long-tailed seeds
gossypol : a toxic phenolic pigment C30H30O8 in cottonseed
gotch : a potbellied jug or pitcher usually made of earthenware
gote : a channel for water : watercourse
Goth : a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era
Gotha city in central Germany west of Erfurt population 53,372
Gotham new york city
Gothamite new york city
Gothic : of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language
Gothically : of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language
Gothicism : barbarous lack of taste or elegance
Gothicist : barbarous lack of taste or elegance
Gothicize : to make Gothic
Gothicness : of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language
Gothish :  gothic
Gothonic :  germanic , teutonic
Gouda : a mild cheese of Dutch origin that is similar to Edam but contains more fat
Goudy Frederic William 1865–1947 American type designer
gouge : a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
gouger : a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
goujon : flathead catfish
goulash : a stew made with meat (such as beef), assorted vegetables, and paprika
goumi : a shrub (Elaeagnus multiflora) of Japan and China cultivated for its fragrant flowers and orange or reddish fruit
goup : to attend a university
Goura : a genus of birds (family Columbidae) including only the crowned pigeons
gourami : any of numerous African and Asian tropical freshwater bony fishes (order Perciformes): such as
gourd : any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin
gourde the basic monetary unit of Haiti  — see Money Table
gourdhead : bigmouth buffalo
gourmand : one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
gourmandism : one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
gourmet : a connoisseur of food and drink
gousty : desolate and dismal
gout : a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood
goutily : in a gouty manner
goutiness : diseased with gout
goutish : predisposed to gout : gouty
goutte : drop sense 1c(5)
goutweed : a coarse European plant (Aegopodium podagraria) with umbellate white flowers
gouty : a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood
gove Philip Babcock 1902–1972 American lexicographer
govern : to exercise continuous sovereign authority over
governable : to exercise continuous sovereign authority over
governance : the act or process of governing or overseeing the control and direction of something (such as a country or an organization) : government
governess : a woman who governs
governessy : characteristic of or resembling a governess (as in primness)
governing : to exercise continuous sovereign authority over
government : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as
governmental : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as
governmentalism : a theory advocating extension of the sphere and degree of government activity
governmentalist : a theory advocating extension of the sphere and degree of government activity
governmentalize : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as
governmentally : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: such as
governor : one that governs: such as
governorate : one that governs: such as
governorship : the office of governor
gowan : daisy sense 1
gowf : a dull blow : cuff, buffet
gowiddie :  labrador tea
gowk : cuckoo
gowked : foolish, giddy
gowkit : foolish, giddy
gowl : howl, yell
gown : a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men
gownsman : a professional or academic person
gowpen : the hollow of two hands held together as if forming a bowl
goy : a non-Jewish person : gentile sense 1
goyazite : a mineral SrAl3(PO4)2(OH)5.H2O consisting of a granular yellowish white hydrous strontium aluminum phosphate
goyim : a non-Jewish person : gentile sense 1
goyle : a steep narrow valley : ravine, gully
gozzard : gooseherd
gra : dear
Graafian : a mature liquid-filled cavity in a mammalian ovary that ruptures during ovulation to release an egg
grab : to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp
grabber : to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp
grabble : to search with the hand : grope
grabbler : to search with the hand : grope
grabbling : to search with the hand : grope
grabbots : refuse cotton separated from the seed in cottonseed oil mills
graben : a depressed segment of the crust of the earth or a celestial body (such as the moon) bounded on at least two sides by faults
grabhook : a hook (as a grapnel) for grabbing (as the links of a chain)
Grace : unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification
grace : unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification
graceful : displaying grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3) in form or action : pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement
gracefully : displaying grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3) in form or action : pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement
gracefulness : displaying grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3) in form or action : pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement
graceless : lacking in divine grace : immoral, unregenerate
gracelessly : lacking in divine grace : immoral, unregenerate
gracelessness : lacking in divine grace : immoral, unregenerate
Gracilaria : a genus of gelatinous red algae (family Sphaerococcaceae) several species of which are important sources of agar-agar
gracilariid : of or relating to the Gracilariidae
Gracilariidae : a family of small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths having larvae that mine in the leaves of various plants
gracile : slender, slight
gracileness : slender, slight
gracilis : the most superficial muscle of the inside of the thigh that arises from the lower part of the pubic symphysis and the anterior half of the pubic arch and that has its tendon inserted into the inner surface of the shaft of the tibia below the tuberosity, and that acts to adduct the thigh and to flex the leg at the knee and to assist in rotating it medially
gracility : slender, slight
graciosity : graciousness
gracioso : a buffoon in Spanish comedy
gracious : marked by kindness and courtesy
graciously : marked by kindness and courtesy
graciousness : marked by kindness and courtesy
grackle : any of a genus (Quiscalus of the family Icteridae) of large American blackbirds having iridescent black plumage
grad : graduate
gradable : a level of study in an elementary, middle, or secondary school that is completed by a student during one year
gradate : to shade insensibly into another (as of a color) or each other (as of colors) : shade off : blend
gradation : a series forming successive stages
gradational : a series forming successive stages
gradationally : a series forming successive stages
gradatory : a series of steps especially from a cloister into a church
graddan : parched grain
grade : a level of study in an elementary, middle, or secondary school that is completed by a student during one year
graded : a level of study in an elementary, middle, or secondary school that is completed by a student during one year
gradely : fine, good, and desirable:
grader : one that grades
Gradgrind : one that is patently and usually as a matter of outspoken policy marked by a materialistic and philistine outlook : an uninspired and assiduous seeker after facts
gradgrind : one that is patently and usually as a matter of outspoken policy marked by a materialistic and philistine outlook : an uninspired and assiduous seeker after facts
Gradgrindian : one that is patently and usually as a matter of outspoken policy marked by a materialistic and philistine outlook : an uninspired and assiduous seeker after facts
Gradgrindish : one that is patently and usually as a matter of outspoken policy marked by a materialistic and philistine outlook : an uninspired and assiduous seeker after facts
gradient : the rate of regular or graded (see grade entry 2 sense transitive 2) ascent or descent : inclination
gradienter : an attachment to an engineer's transit for measuring an angle of inclination in terms of the tangent of the angle and for measuring horizontal distances
Gradientia : the lizards and the caudate amphibians regarded as a natural group
gradin : one of a series of low steps or seats raised one above another
gradine : one of a series of low steps or seats raised one above another
grading : a level of study in an elementary, middle, or secondary school that is completed by a student during one year
gradiometer : an instrument for measuring the gradient of a physical quantity (such as the earth's magnetic field)
gradual : moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees
gradualism : the policy of approaching a desired end by gradual stages
gradualist : the policy of approaching a desired end by gradual stages
gradualistic : the policy of approaching a desired end by gradual stages
graduality : the quality or state of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
gradually : moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees
gradualness : moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees
graduand : one about to graduate : a candidate for a degree
graduate : to receive an academic degree or diploma
graduated : marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
graduateship : the state of being a graduate or the period of one's life after graduation
graduating : to receive an academic degree or diploma
graduation : a mark on an instrument or vessel indicating degrees or quantity
graduator : to receive an academic degree or diploma
gradus : a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody and poetical phrases used as an aid in the writing of verse in Greek or Latin
graff : graft entry 1
graffito : an inscription or drawing made on some public surface (such as a rock or wall)
graft : a grafted (see graft entry 2 sense transitive 1) plant
graftage : the principles and practice of grafting
grafted : a grafted (see graft entry 2 sense transitive 1) plant
grafter : a grafted (see graft entry 2 sense transitive 1) plant
grafting : a grafted (see graft entry 2 sense transitive 1) plant
graftonite : a mineral (Fe,Mn,Ca)3(PO4)2 consisting of an iron manganese calcium phosphate occurring in salmon-pink laminated intergrowths with triphylite (hardness 5, specific gravity 3.7)
Graham John 1648–1689 Graham of Claverhouse; Bonnie Dundee; 1st Viscount of Dundee Scottish Jacobite
graham John 1648–1689 Graham of Claverhouse; Bonnie Dundee; 1st Viscount of Dundee Scottish Jacobite
grahamite : a lustrous pitch-black complex bituminous asphalt
Graian section of the western Alps south of Mont Blanc on the border between France and Italy  — see gran paradiso
grail : the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests
grain : a single small hard seed
grained : a single small hard seed
grainedness : the quality or state of being cross-grained : perversity
grainer : a single small hard seed
grainery : granary
grainfield : a field where grain is grown
graininess : resembling or having some characteristic of grain : not smooth or fine
graining : a single small hard seed
grainland : land on which grain grows or is grown
grainless : a single small hard seed
grainsick : a sickness of cattle in which the rumen is excessively distended with food
grainsickness : a sickness of cattle in which the rumen is excessively distended with food
grainy : resembling or having some characteristic of grain : not smooth or fine
graip : a usually 3-tined garden fork or manure fork
graisse : a disease of white wines and cider caused by deficiency of tannin and the action of certain anaerobic bacteria
graith : to make ready and put in order
Grallae : an order of birds including all the wading birds
grallatorial : of or belonging to the wading birds
Grallina : a genus of passerine birds including the black-and-white magpie lark of Australia
gralline : grallatorial
gralloch : the entrails of an animal (as a deer)
gram : any of several leguminous plants (such as a chickpea) grown especially for their seed
grama : any of several pasture grasses (genus Bouteloua) of the western U.S.
gramarye : necromancy, magic, enchantment
grame : anger
gramicidin : any of several toxic crystalline polypeptide antibiotics produced by a soil bacterium (Bacillus brevis) and used against gram-positive bacteria in local infections
graminaceous : gramineous
Gramineae : a large family of monocotyledonous plants (order Graminales) with culms hollow, leaves generally 2-ranked, and fruit a caryopsis  — see grass  — compare bamboo, cereal
gramineal : gramineous
gramineous : of or relating to a grass
graminicolous : living upon grass
graminivorous : feeding on grass or the seeds of grass
graminous : gramineous
grammalogue : a word represented in shorthand by a single stroke
grammar : the study of the classes of words, their inflections (see inflection sense 2), and their functions and relations in the sentence
grammarian : the study of the classes of words, their inflections (see inflection sense 2), and their functions and relations in the sentence
grammarless : lacking any marked analyzable grammatical forms and relationships
grammatical : of or relating to grammar
grammatically : in a way pertaining to grammar : with regard to grammar or in accordance with grammatical rules
grammaticalness : of or relating to grammar
grammaticism : a point or principle of grammar
grammaticize : to make grammatical : reduce to rules of grammar
grammatist : a usually pedantic grammarian
grammatistical : a usually pedantic grammarian
grammatolatry : the worship of letters or words : devotion to the letter (as of Scripture)
Grammatophyllum : a small genus of epiphytic Malayan orchids with long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often six feet long
gramme Zénobe Théophile 1826–1901 Belgian engineer
Gramophone : phonograph
gramophone : phonograph
gramp : grandfather sense 1a
grampus : risso's dolphin
granada city in southwestern Nicaragua on the northwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua population 56,232
granadilla : any of various usually egg-shaped to football-shaped passion fruits (especially of Passiflora quadrangularis and P. edulis) that have juicy aromatic pulp
granadillo : granadilla tree
granary : a storehouse for threshed grain
granatum : the bark of the stem and of the root of the pomegranate that has sometimes been used to expel tapeworms
grand : having more importance than others : foremost
grandam : grandmother
grandame : grandmother
grandaunt : the aunt of one's father or mother
grandchild : the child of one's son or daughter
granddad : grandfather sense 1a
granddaddy : grandfather sense 1a
granddaughter : the daughter of one's son or daughter
grandee : a man of elevated rank or station
grandeeship : the position or title of a grandee
grandeur : the quality or state of being grand : magnificence
grandfather : the father of one's father or mother
grandfatherly : the father of one's father or mother
grandfer : grandfather
grandiloquence : a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
grandiloquent : a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
grandiloquently : a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
grandiloquous : grandiloquent
grandiose : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
grandiosely : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
grandiosity : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
grandisonant : giving the impression of grandeur
Grandisonian : of, relating to, or befitting a model gentleman of the 18th century
grandisonous : giving the impression of grandeur
grandly : having more importance than others : foremost
grandma : the mother of one's father or mother : grandmother
grandmaternal : grandmotherly
grandmother : the mother of one's father or mother
grandmotherliness : a grandmotherly quality : grandmotherly qualities
grandmotherly : the mother of one's father or mother
grandnephew : a grandson of one's brother or sister
grandness : having more importance than others : foremost
grandniece : a granddaughter of one's brother or sister
grandpa : the father of one's father or mother grandfather sense 1a
grandparent : a parent of one's father or mother
grandparental : a parent of one's father or mother
grandpaternal : grandfatherly
grandsire : grandfather sense 1a
grandson : the son of one's son or daughter
grandstand : a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium
grandstander : one who behaves or performs in a way meant to attract attention and impress onlookers
granduncle : an uncle of one's father or mother
grange : granary, barn
granger : a member of a Grange
grangerism : the policy or methods of the grangers
grangerite : one that grangerizes
grangerization : an act or the result of grangerizing
grangerize : extra-illustrate
grangerizer : extra-illustrate
granite : a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments
granitelike : a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments
graniteware : ironware with grayish or bluish mottled enamel
granitic : a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments
granitical : granitic
granitization : the development of granite from other rocks rich in alkalies, silica, and alumina by selective fusion or metasomatism
granitize : to cause to undergo granitization
granitoid : a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments
granivore : a granivorous animal or bird
granivorous : feeding on seeds or grain
granjeno : a densely spiny shrub (Celtis pallida) occurring in Mexico and the adjacent U.S. and having edible berries
granny : grandmother sense 1
grano : granite : granitic
granoblastic : having a texture in which the fragments are irregular and angular and appear like a mosaic under the microscope
granodiorite : a granular intrusive quartzose igneous rock intermediate between granite and quartz-containing diorite with plagioclase predominant over orthoclase
granogabbro : a plutonic rock intermediate between a granite and a gabbro and consisting of quartz, basic plagioclase, potash-feldspar, and one or more ferromagnesian minerals
granolith : an artificial stone of crushed granite and cement
granolithic : relating to or composed of a mixture of crushed granite and cement
granophyre : a porphyritic igneous rock chiefly of feldspar and quartz with granular groundmass
granophyric : a porphyritic igneous rock chiefly of feldspar and quartz with granular groundmass
Grant : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
grant : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
grantable : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
grantedly : beyond question : not to be doubted : admittedly
grantee : one to whom a grant is made
granter : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
Grantha : a south Indian alphabet of which there are numerous varieties used in Sanskrit inscriptions in the Tamil country as early as the 5th century a.d. and still used by Tamil Brahmans for writing Sanskrit books
Grantia : a genus (the type of the family Grantiidae) of small cylindrical calcareous sycon sponges with triradiate spicules projecting into the cloacal cavity
grantor : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
granular : consisting of or appearing to consist of granules : grainy
granularity : consisting of or appearing to consist of granules : grainy
granulary : granular
granulate : to form or crystallize into grains or granules
granulated : to form or crystallize into grains or granules
granulater : granulator
granulation : the act or process of granulating : the condition of being granulated
granulator : to form or crystallize into grains or granules
granule : a small particle
granuliferous : bearing, producing, or full of granules
granulite : a granular metamorphic rock consisting mainly of feldspar and quartz
granulitic : a granular metamorphic rock consisting mainly of feldspar and quartz
granulocyte : any of a group of white blood cells (such as a basophil, eosinophil, or neutrophil) characterized by granule-containing cytoplasm and a usually lobed nucleus
granuloma : a mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with granulations that is usually associated with an infective process
granulomatous : a mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with granulations that is usually associated with an infective process
granulosa : one of the estrogen-secreting cells of the epithelial lining of a graafian follicle or its follicular precursor
granulose : granular
granulous : granular
Granville John 1690–1763 Earl
grape : a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
graped : having the grapes
grapefruit : a large round citrus fruit with a bitter yellow rind and a juicy somewhat tart pale yellow, pink, or reddish pulp
grapeless : lacking grapes or the flavor of grapes : made without grapes
grapelet : a small grape
grapelike : a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
graperoot : the bitter tonic root of any plant of the genus Mahonia (as Oregon grape)
grapery : an area or building in which grapes are grown
grapeshot : an antipersonnel weapon consisting of a cluster of small iron balls shot from a cannon
grapestone : a grape seed
grapevine : grape sense 2
graph : a diagram (such as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables
graphic : of or relating to the pictorial arts
graphical : of or relating to the pictorial arts
graphically : of or relating to the pictorial arts
graphicness : of or relating to the pictorial arts
graphics : of or relating to the pictorial arts
Graphis : a genus (the type of the family Graphidaceae) of grayish white crustaceous lichens that occur on bark
graphite : a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
graphitic : a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
graphitization : to convert into graphite
graphitize : to convert into graphite
graphitoid : resembling graphite
graphitoidal : resembling graphite
Graphium : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Stilbellaceae) with dark-colored coremia many of which (as the parasite of Dutch elm disease) have been determined to be conidial stages of members of the genus Ceratostomella
graphological : the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis
graphologist : a specialist in graphology
graphology : the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis
graphomania : a compulsive urge to write
graphomaniac : a compulsive urge to write
graphometric : of or relating to graphometry
graphometrical : of or relating to graphometry
graphometry : the science of determining constants in handwritings
graphomotor : relating to or affecting movements made in writing
Graphophone : a phonograph using wax records
graphophone : a phonograph using wax records
graphorrhea : a symptom of motor excitement exhibited as continual and incoherent writing
graphospasm : writer's cramp
graphotype : a form of chalk engraving
graphotypic : a form of chalk engraving
graphy : writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object
grapnel : a small anchor with usually four or five flukes used especially to recover a sunken object or to anchor a small boat  — see anchor illustration
grappa : a dry colorless brandy distilled from fermented grape pomace
grapple : the act or an instance of grappling
grappler : the act or an instance of grappling
grappling : grapnel
Grapsidae : a cosmopolitan family of crabs including pelagic and littoral and shore crabs as well as a few that have adapted to a strictly terrestrial or to a freshwater mode of life  — see grapsus
grapsoid : resembling or related to the family Grapsidae
Grapsus : a genus (the type of the family Grapsidae) of crabs having a somewhat quadrilateral carapace, wide postabdomen, and short eyestalks
graptolite : any of an extinct class (Graptolithina) of hemichordate colonial marine animals of the Paleozoic era with zooids contained in conical cups along a chitinous support
Graptolitoidea : a group of extinct animals of uncertain systematic rank and position formerly regarded as a division of Hydrozoa but now often placed in the Bryozoa or even associated with the pterobranchs in Hemichordata  — see graptolite
grapy : of or relating to grapes
grasp : to make the motion of seizing : clutch
graspable : to make the motion of seizing : clutch
grasper : to make the motion of seizing : clutch
grasping : used, designed, or adapted to grasp
graspingly : used, designed, or adapted to grasp
graspingness : used, designed, or adapted to grasp
graspless : lacking the power of grasping : unable to seize and hold : relaxed as from weakness or fear
grass : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
grassation : an act of attacking violently
grassbird : any of numerous birds associated with open grassy country: such as
grasschat : whinchat
grasscut : a servant attached to a party traveling in India who is responsible for cutting fodder for the animals of the party
grasscutter : one that cuts grass: such as
grassed : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
grasser : a beef animal marketed direct from the pasture or range without supplementary feeding
grasset : any of several small plump songbirds formerly used for food
grassflower : spring beauty
grasshop : to move erratically from place to place
grasshopper : any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs adapted for leaping and sometimes engaging in migratory flights in which whole regions may be stripped of vegetation
grasshouse : a grassman's cottage
grassiness : grassy quality
grassing : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
grassland : farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses
grassless : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
grasslike : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
grassman : cotter
grassnut : peanut
grassplot : a plot of ground covered with grass
grassquit : any of several very small tropical American and West Indian finches of Tiaris and certain closely related genera
grassweed : eelgrass sense 1
grasswork : lawn
grassworm : any of various moth larvae that are destructive to grass
grassy : covered or abounding with grass
grat grantor retained annuity trust
grate : grating sense 2
grateful : appreciative of benefits received
gratefully : appreciative of benefits received
gratefulness : appreciative of benefits received
grateless : having no grate
grater : grating sense 2
gratewise : in the manner or form of a grate
Gratia : for example
graticulation : the division of a design or draft into squares to facilitate enlargement or reduction
graticule : reticle
gratification : reward, recompense
gratified : to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
gratifiedly : in a gratified manner : with gratification
gratifier : one that gratifies
gratify : to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
gratifying : giving pleasure or satisfaction : pleasing
gratifyingly : giving pleasure or satisfaction : pleasing
gratility : gratuity
gratillity : gratuity
gratinate : to cook with a covering of buttered crumbs or grated cheese until a crust or crisp surface forms
grating : a wooden or metal lattice used to close or floor an opening
Gratiola : a genus of small widely distributed herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with opposite sessile leaves and usually two bracts at the base of the calyx  — see hedge hyssop
gratis : without charge or recompense : free
gratitude : the state of being grateful : thankfulness
gratten : a stubble field : stubble
grattoir : thumb flint
gratuitous : not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
gratuitously : not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
gratuitousness : not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
gratuity : something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
gratulant : showing gratification : congratulatory
gratulate : congratulate
gratulation : congratulate
gratulatorily : in a gratulatory manner : with gratulation
gratulatory : congratulate
graupel : granular snow pellets
gravamen : the material or significant part of a grievance or complaint
gravamina : the material or significant part of a grievance or complaint
grave : an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
gravecloth : sudarium
graveclothes : the clothes in which a dead person is buried
graved : an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
gravedigger : one that digs graves especially as a means of livelihood
gravel : sand
graveless : not buried
graveling : sand
gravelish : somewhat gravelly : resembling or containing an admixture of gravel
gravelliness : the quality or state of being gravelly
gravelly : of, containing, or covered with gravel
gravelroot : marsh milkweed
gravelweed : an American herb (Verbesina helianthoides)
gravely : an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
graven : an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
graveness : an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
graveolence : a strong and offensive smell
graveolency : a strong and offensive smell
graveolent : having a rank smell
graver : sculptor, engraver
Graves Robert Ranke 1895–1985 British author
graveside : the area beside a grave
gravestone : a burial monument
graveward : toward or directed toward the grave
gravewards : toward or directed toward the grave
graveyard : cemetery
gravicembalo : harpsichord
gravid : pregnant
gravidity : pregnant
Gravigrada : a division of the Edentata consisting of the ground sloths
gravigrade : any of several large heavy-footed mammals (as an elephant)
gravimeter : a sensitive weighing instrument for measuring variations in a gravitational field (as of a planet)
gravimetric : of or relating to measurement by weight
gravimetrically : of or relating to measurement by weight
gravimetry : the measurement of weight, a gravitational field, or density
graving : an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
gravitate : to move under the influence of gravitation
gravitater : one that gravitates
gravitation : a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
gravitational : a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
gravitationally : a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
gravitative : a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
gravitometer : a direct-reading instrument for the measurement of specific gravities of solids, liquids, or gases
gravity : dignity or sobriety of bearing
gravure : a process for printing from an intaglio plate
gravy : a sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat
gray : of the color gray
grayback : a Confederate soldier
graybeard : an old man
graycoat : one that wears a gray coat (as a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War)
grayfish : dogfish
grayhead : an elderly person
grayish : somewhat gray
grayling : any of several freshwater salmonoid fishes (genus Thymallus) valued as food and sport fishes
grayly : of the color gray
grayness : of the color gray
graypate : a young goldfinch (see goldfinch sense 1) before development of crimson head feathers
graywacke : a coarse usually dark gray sandstone or fine-grained conglomerate composed of firmly cemented fragments (as of quartz or feldspar)
grayware : ancient gray pottery
grazable : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
graze : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
grazeable : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
grazer : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
grazier : a person who grazes cattle
graziery : the business of grazing cattle
grazing : herbage or land for grazing
grease : rendered animal fat
greasebush : greasewood
greasehorn : flatterer, sycophant
greaseless : rendered animal fat
greaseproof : rendered animal fat
greaser : one that greases
greasewood : a low stiff shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of the goosefoot family common in alkaline soils in the western U.S.
greasily : smeared or soiled with grease
greasiness : smeared or soiled with grease
greasy : smeared or soiled with grease
great : notably large in size : huge
greatcoat : a heavy overcoat
greaten : to make greater
greater : consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it
greathead :  american goldeneye
greatheart : a greathearted person
greathearted : characterized by bravery : courageous
greatheartedness : characterized by bravery : courageous
greatly : to a great extent or degree : very much
greatness : the quality or state of being great (as in size, skill, achievement, or power)
greave : armor for the shin
greaved : the largest of African tortoises (Testudo calcarata)
greaves : armor for the shin
grebe : any of a family (Podicipedidae) of swimming and diving birds closely related to the loons but having lobed toes  — compare dabchick
Grebo : a member of a people of the Liberian coast
grece : a flight of steps
Grecian : greek sense 1
Grecianize : greek sense 1
Grecism : a Greek idiom
Grecize : to make Greek or Hellenistic in character
gree : mastery, superiority
greed : a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed
greedily : marked by greed : having or showing a selfish desire for wealth and possessions
greediness : marked by greed : having or showing a selfish desire for wealth and possessions
greedy : marked by greed : having or showing a selfish desire for wealth and possessions
Greek : a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece
Greekish :  greek
Greekist : a specialist in Greek
Greekize : grecize
Greekless : not proficient in Greek
Greekling : a small, insignificant, or contemptible Greek
green : of the color green
greenable : capable of being made green
greenalite : a mineral consisting of hydrous ferrous silicate of an earthy green color occurring as small granules in a cherty rock associated with the iron ores of the Mesabi range
greenback : a legal-tender note issued by the U.S. government
Greenbacker : a member of a post-Civil War American political party opposing reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation
Greenbackism : a member of a post-Civil War American political party opposing reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation
greenbark : paloverde
greenbone : any of several fishes having the bones green especially when cooked: such as
greenbrier : any of a genus (Smilax) of woody or herbaceous vines of the lily family
Greencloth : a board or court of justice of the British sovereign's household that is composed of the lord steward and his officers and has cognizance of matters of justice in the household with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the palace
greener : of the color green
greenery : green foliage or plants
greenfinch : a very common European finch (Carduelis chloris) having olive-green and yellow plumage
greenfish : any of several variably greenish or bluish fishes: such as
greengage : any of several rather small rounded greenish or greenish-yellow cultivated plums
greengill : an oyster with gills or other parts tinged with a green pigment that results from its feeding on green vegetable organisms and that does not injure it as food  — compare greening
greengrocer : a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit
greengrocery : a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit
greenhead : any of several green-eyed horseflies (such as Tabanus nigrovittatus)
greenheaded : marked by or based on inexperience
greenheart : a tropical South American evergreen tree (Ocotea rodiaei synonym Nectandra rodiaei) of the laurel family with a hard greenish wood
greenhew : the right to cut vert
greenhide : rawhide
greenhorn : an inexperienced or naive person
greenhouse : a structure enclosed (as by glass) and used for the cultivation or protection of tender plants
greening : any of several green-skinned apples
greenish : of the color green
greenishness : of the color green
greenkeeper : a person responsible for the care and upkeep of a golf course
Greenland island belonging to Denmark in the North Atlantic off northeastern North America, largest island in the world (exclusive of Australia); lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle; capital Nuuk area 839,999 square miles (2,175,597 square kilometers), population 56,300
Greenlander island belonging to Denmark in the North Atlantic off northeastern North America, largest island in the world (exclusive of Australia); lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle; capital Nuuk area 839,999 square miles (2,175,597 square kilometers), population 56,300
Greenlandic island belonging to Denmark in the North Atlantic off northeastern North America, largest island in the world (exclusive of Australia); lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle; capital Nuuk area 839,999 square miles (2,175,597 square kilometers), population 56,300
greenlandite : columbite
greenleek : an Australian parrakeet (Polytelis swainsonii) that is chiefly green with yellow on face and throat and the breast scarlet
greenless : lacking verdure
greenlet : vireo
greenling : any of several bony fishes (family Hexagrammidae) of the rocky coasts of the northern Pacific
greenly : of the color green
greenness : of the color green
greenockite : a mineral consisting of native cadmium sulfide occurring especially in yellow translucent hexagonal crystals
greenovite : a sphene colored red or rose by manganese
greenroom : a room (as in a theater or studio) where performers can relax before or after appearances
greensand : a sedimentary deposit that consists largely of dark greenish grains of glauconite often mingled with clay or sand
greensauce : sheep sorrel sense 1
greenshank : an Old World sandpiper (Tringa nebularia) with greenish legs and a slightly upturned bill
greensick : chlorosis
greensickness : chlorosis
greenside : grassland, pasture
greenstone : nephrite
greenstuff : green vegetation used as foodstuff
greensward : turf that is green with growing grass
greentail : menhaden
greenth : green growth : verdure
greenuk : gerenuk
greenweed : woodwaxen
Greenwich borough of eastern Greater London, England population 254,557
greenwing : green-winged teal
greenwithe : a West Indian climbing orchid (Vanilla claviculata)
greenwood : a forest that is green with foliage
greeny : of the color green
greenyard : a yard covered with turf
greet : to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival
greeter : to address with expression of kind wishes upon meeting or arrival
greeting : a salutation at meeting
greetingless : having or receiving no greeting
greffier : registrar, recorder
gregal : belonging to or characteristic of a company or multitude
gregale : a strong cold northeast wind of the central Mediterranean
gregaloid : resulting from union of previously independent individuals
Gregarina : a genus of gregarines that are parasites in the alimentary canal of an arthropod
gregarine : any of a subclass (Gregarinia) of parasitic vermiform sporozoan protozoans that occur especially in insects and other invertebrates
Gregarinida : a large order of parasitic vermiform sporozoan protozoans that usually occur in insects and other invertebrates
gregarinosis : a disease caused by the gregarines especially in insects
gregarious : tending to associate with others of one's kind : social
gregariously : tending to associate with others of one's kind : social
gregariousness : tending to associate with others of one's kind : social
grege : raw silk
Gregg 428 U.S. 153 (1976), upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty for first-degree murder as long as the individual character of the offender and the circumstances of the crime are taken into account. A two-part proceeding was thus required, one to determine guilt or innocence, and another to determine the sentence. Opponents of a Georgia death penalty statute had claimed that it violated Eighth Amendment guarantees against cruel and unusual punishment. However, the Supreme Court found that the statute contained sufficient guidelines regarding jury deliberation and discretion to enable the law to be imposed without constituting arbitrary or discriminatory application. In two related cases decided the same day, the Court cautioned against states requiring mandatory death sentences for certain crimes, since such a requirement precluded the possibility of considering mitigating circumstances. 
greggle : wood hyacinth
grego : a coarse warm jacket or coat with a hood formerly worn by seamen
Gregorian : of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the Gregorian calendar
Gregorianist : a person who advocates the use of Gregorian chant
Gregory Saint 240–332 the Illuminator apostle and founder of the Armenian Church
greige : being in an unbleached undyed state as taken from a loom
greisen : a crystalline rock consisting of quartz and mica that is common in Cornwall and Saxony
gremial : a full or resident member (as of a society or university)
gremlin : a cause of error or equipment malfunction (as in aircraft) conceived of as a small mischievous gnome
grenade : a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (such as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)
Grenadian island of British West Indies in the southern Windward Islands; together with the southern Grenadines is an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1974; capital Saint George's area 133 square miles (344 square kilometers), population 112,200
grenadier : a soldier who carries and throws grenades
grenadierial : of, relating to, or characteristic of a grenadier
grenadierly : like a grenadier
grenadin : a small fricandeau
grenadine : an open-weave fabric of various fibers
Grendel : a monstrous man-eating descendant of Cain slain by Beowulf in the Old English poem Beowulf
gressorial : adapted for walking
Grevillea : a large genus of Australian shrubs and trees (family Protaceae) having usually showy orange or red flowers with elongated curved style and woody follicles  — see silk oak
grewhound : greyhound
Grewia : a large genus of chiefly tropical Old world shrubs and trees (family Tiliaceae) having alternate simple leaves, cymose flowers with colored sepals, and drupaceous sometimes edible fruits
grey : of the color gray
greyhound : any of a breed of tall slender graceful smooth-coated dogs characterized by swiftness and keen sight and used for coursing game and racing
gribble : either of two small wood-boring marine isopods (Limnoria lignorum and L. tripunctata)
grice : a young pig
grid : grating
griddle : a flat stone or metal surface on which food is baked or fried
griddlecake : pancake
gride : to pierce or gash with a weapon
gridelin : a dark purplish red that is bluer and paler than pansy purple, redder, lighter, and stronger than raisin, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than Bokhara
gridiron : a grate for broiling food
grieced : degraded entry 2
grief : deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement
griefful : sorrowful, anguished
grieffully : sorrowful, anguished
griefless : free from grief
grieflessness : free from grief
grieshoch : a bed of hot embers
grievance : a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
grieve : to cause to suffer : distress
grieved : to cause to suffer : distress
griever : a person who is experiencing grief (as because of bereavement)
grieveship : the territory under a grieve
grieving : to cause to suffer : distress
grievingly : with grief
grievous : causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow
grievously : causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow
grievousness : causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow
Griff : a deep narrow glen or ravine
griff : a deep narrow glen or ravine
griffe : a person of three-quarter black and one-quarter white ancestry
griffin : a mythical animal typically having the head, forepart, and wings of an eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion
griffinage : the state of being a white person recently come to the East
Griffith Arthur 1872–1922 Irish journalist and nationalist
griffithite : a chloritic mineral containing basic magnesium, iron, calcium, and aluminosilicate
Griffon : brussels griffon
griffon : brussels griffon
griffonage : careless handwriting : a crude or illegible scrawl
griffonne : a woman of three-quarter black and one-quarter white ancestry
grift : to obtain (money or property) illicitly (as in a confidence game)
grifter : to obtain (money or property) illicitly (as in a confidence game)
grig : a lively lighthearted usually small or young person
griggles : small or inferior apples left on a tree after picking
grigri : a talisman, amulet, voodoo charm, spell, or incantation believed capable of warding off evil and bringing good luck to oneself or of bringing misfortune to another
grihastha : the second stage in the Brahmanic ashrama in which a man assumes the duties and responsibilities of a householder
grike : crevice, crack
grill : to broil on a grill
grillade : something that is grilled: such as
grillage : a framework of timber or steel for support in marshy or treacherous soil
grille : a grating forming a barrier or screen
grilled : to broil on a grill
griller : to broil on a grill
grillroom : grill sense 3
grillwork : work constituting or resembling a grille
grilse : a young Atlantic salmon returning to its native river to spawn for the first time after one winter at sea
grim : fierce in disposition or action : savage
grimace : a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
grimacer : a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
grimacing : a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
grimacingly : with grimaces
grimalkin : a domestic cat
grime : soot, smut, or dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface
grimful : cruel and fierce : dreadful
grimgribber : technical jargon (as of legal matters)
grimily : in a grimy condition or manner
griminess : full of or covered with grime : dirty
grimly : fierce in disposition or action : savage
grimme : a small West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus) of a deep bay color
Grimmia : a widely distributed genus of tufted rock mosses that is the type of the family Grimmiaceae
Grimmiaceae : a family of acrocarpous mosses that have the capsule on a short stalk and with a single peristome the teeth of which are often split or perforated and that form dark mats or cushions lacking chlorophyll except at the tips of stems and branches
grimmiaceous : a family of acrocarpous mosses that have the capsule on a short stalk and with a single peristome the teeth of which are often split or perforated and that form dark mats or cushions lacking chlorophyll except at the tips of stems and branches
grimmish : rather grim
grimness : fierce in disposition or action : savage
grimp : climb
grimy : full of or covered with grime : dirty
grin : to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter
grinch : a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others : killjoy, spoilsport
grind : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)
grindable : capable of being ground
Grindelia : a large genus of coarse gummy or resinous composite herbs chiefly of western North America and South America
grinder : molar
grinderman : one who tends an edge runner in papermaking
grinding : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)
grindingly : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)
grindle : a small stream or ditch
grindstone : millstone sense 1
gringo : a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin
gringolee : having at the end of each arm a pair of serpent heads with each head turned outward
Grinnellia : a genus related to Delesseria and comprising red algae with lanceolate fronds often 18 inches or more in length
grinner : to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter
grinning : to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter
grinningly : to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter
grinny : given to grinning
grip : to seize or hold firmly
gripe : to complain with grumbling
griper : to complain with grumbling
gripgrass : cleavers
griphite : a mineral (Na,Al,Ca,Fe)6Mn4(PO4)5(OH)4 consisting of basic phosphate of sodium, calcium, iron, aluminum, and manganese with a crystal structure related to that of garnet
griping : to complain with grumbling
gripless : having no grip
gripman : a cable car operator
grippal : of, relating to, or associated with grippe
grippe : an acute febrile contagious virus disease
gripper : to seize or hold firmly
grippiness : miserliness, stinginess
gripping : taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
grippingly : taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
gripple : greedy and grasping : avaricious
grippy : an acute febrile contagious virus disease
gripsack : suitcase
gripy : resembling or tending to cause gripes
Griqua : one of a mixed people in South Africa of Bushman and Khoikhoi descent
Griqualander : a native or inhabitant of either of the historical South African divisions of Griqualand East or Griqualand West
gris Juan 1887–1927 José Victoriano González Spanish painter in France
grisaille : decoration in tones of a single color and especially gray designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
grisard : a gray-headed person
Griselda : a woman of humble origins in medieval legend who endures tests of wifely patience laid on her by her wellborn husband
griseous : of a light color or white mottled with black or brown : grizzled
grisette : a young French working-class woman
grisgris : a talisman, amulet, voodoo charm, spell, or incantation believed capable of warding off evil and bringing good luck to oneself or of bringing misfortune to another
griskin : a pork loin
grisliness : inspiring horror or intense fear
grisly : inspiring horror or intense fear
Grison : any of various South American nearly plantigrade carnivorous mammals of the genus Grison (especially G. vittatus) that resemble large weasels, are blackish below and gray above, and are often domesticated by the natives though very destructive to poultry
grison : any of various South American nearly plantigrade carnivorous mammals of the genus Grison (especially G. vittatus) that resemble large weasels, are blackish below and gray above, and are often domesticated by the natives though very destructive to poultry
grissens : grece
grist : grain or a batch of grain for grinding
gristbite : to grind or gnash the teeth
gristle : cartilage
gristliness : consisting of or containing gristle
gristly : consisting of or containing gristle
gristmill : a mill for grinding grain
grit : sand, gravel
grith : peace, security, or sanctuary imposed or guaranteed in early medieval England under various special conditions
grithman : a man who has taken sanctuary (as church grith)
gritless : free from grit
gritrock : grit sense 2b
grits : coarsely ground hulled grain
gritstone : grit sense 2b
grittily : containing or resembling grit
grittiness : containing or resembling grit
grittle : to grind (grain) coarsely
gritty : containing or resembling grit
grivet : a monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) of the upper Nile and Abyssinia having the back dull olive green and the lower parts white
grizzle : gray hair
grizzled : sprinkled or streaked with gray : graying
grizzler : a peevish person : a chronic griper
grizzly : grizzled
grizzlyman : a worker that screens ore in a grizzly
groan : to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance
groaner : one that groans
groanful : marked by groaning
groaning : to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance
groaningly : in a groaning manner
groat : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits
groats : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits
grobian : a slovenly crude often buffoonish individual : boor, lout
grobianism : behavior typical of a grobian : boorishness
grocer : a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies
grocery : the food and supplies sold by a grocer
groceryman : grocer
Groenendael : Belgian sheepdog
grog : alcoholic liquor
groggery : a usually low-class barroom
groggily : weak and unsteady on the feet or in action
grogginess : weak and unsteady on the feet or in action
groggy : weak and unsteady on the feet or in action
grogram : a coarse loosely woven fabric of silk, silk and mohair, or silk and wool  — compare grosgrain
grogshop : a usually low-class barroom
groin : the fold or depression marking the juncture of the lower abdomen and the inner part of the thigh
groined : the fold or depression marking the juncture of the lower abdomen and the inner part of the thigh
groining : the fold or depression marking the juncture of the lower abdomen and the inner part of the thigh
Grolier Jean 1479–1565 Vicomte d'Aguisy French bibliophile
Gromia : a genus (the type of the family Gromiidae) of testacean rhizopods widely distributed in fresh and salt water and in soil
grommet : a flexible loop that serves as a fastening, support, or reinforcement
gromwell : any of a genus (Lithospermum) of plants of the borage family having smooth glossy hard white nutlets
groom : bridegroom
groomer : one who grooms (animals, such as dogs)
groomsman : a male friend who attends a bridegroom at his wedding
groop : ditch, drain
groove : a long narrow channel or depression
grooveless : having no grooves
groover : a long narrow channel or depression
grooviness : the quality or state of being groovy
grooving : a long narrow channel or depression
groovy : marvelous, wonderful, excellent
grope : to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search
groper : to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search
groping : to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search
gros : a heavy durable fabric
grosbeak : any of several finches (especially families Cardinalidae and Fringillidae) of Europe and America having large stout conical bills
groschen : an Austrian coin used until 2002 and worth ¹/₁₀₀ schilling
groser : gooseberry
groset : gooseberry
grosgrain : a strong close-woven corded fabric usually of silk or rayon and often with cotton filler  — compare grogram
gross : glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
grossart : gooseberry
grossen : to make gross
grosser : glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
grossly : glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
grossness : glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
grosso : a baroque orchestral composition featuring a small group of solo instruments contrasting with the full orchestra
grossular : a variety of garnet that is most commonly green and consists of calcium aluminum silicate
Grossularia : a genus of shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) now usually included in the genus Ribes and characterized by spines at the nodes and by fruit that does not disarticulate from the stalk
grossularia : a genus of shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) now usually included in the genus Ribes and characterized by spines at the nodes and by fruit that does not disarticulate from the stalk
Grossulariaceae : a family of shrubs comprising those members of the family Saxifragaceae whose fruit is a berry and being usually coextensive with the genus Ribes
grossulariaceous : a family of shrubs comprising those members of the family Saxifragaceae whose fruit is a berry and being usually coextensive with the genus Ribes
grossularite : grossular
grosz a a Polish monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ zloty  — see zloty at Money Table
groszy a a Polish monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ zloty  — see zloty at Money Table
grot : grotto
grotesque : a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
grotesquely : a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
grotesqueness : a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
grotesquerie : something that is grotesque
grothite : sphene
Grotian : of or relating to Grotius or his legal and theological theories
Grotianism : of or relating to Grotius or his legal and theological theories
grotto : cave
grottoed : enclosed in or made into a grotto
grouch : a fit of bad temper
grouchily : given to grumbling : peevish
grouchiness : given to grumbling : peevish
grouchy : given to grumbling : peevish
grouf : the ventral surface of the body
ground : the surface of a planet (such as the earth or Mars)
groundage : a fee or charge for a ship to anchor in a port
groundberry : checkerberry sense 1 a
groundbird : any of several Australian passerine birds constituting a genus (Cinclosoma) of the family Timaliidae and resembling thrushes
grounded : mentally and emotionally stable : admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious
groundedly : in a well-founded manner : firmly, thoroughly
grounder : ground ball
grounding : training or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
groundless : having no ground or foundation
groundlessly : having no ground or foundation
groundlessness : having no ground or foundation
groundling : a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theater
groundman : a strip-mine worker who moves dirt and coal within reach of power shovels
groundmass : the fine-grained or glassy base of a porphyry in which the larger distinct crystals are embedded
groundneedle : a storksbill (Erodium moschatum) with short-stalked leaves
groundnut : any of several plants having edible tuberous roots
groundplot : the determining of an aircraft's position by multiplying ground speed by time on course and measuring off the resultant distance from a previously known position
grounds : the surface of a planet (such as the earth or Mars)
groundsel : any of various senecios (such as the nearly cosmopolitan European weed Senecio vulgaris)
groundsill : groundsel entry 2
groundsman : groundskeeper
groundward : toward the ground : down
groundwood : wood ground up and used to make pulp for paper
groundwork : foundation, basis
groundy : having an earthy taste or aroma
group : two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition
grouped : two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition
grouper : any of numerous fishes (family Serranidae and especially genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) that are typically large solitary bottom-dwelling fishes of warm seas and include important food fishes
grouping : the act or process of combining in groups
grouplet : a small group
groupment : group
groupwise : with reference to the group : as a group
grouse : any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
grouseberry : checkerberry sense 1a
grouseless : having no grouse
grouser : any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
grout : thin mortar used for filling spaces (such as the joints in masonry)
grouter : thin mortar used for filling spaces (such as the joints in masonry)
grouts : thin mortar used for filling spaces (such as the joints in masonry)
grouty : cross, sulky, sullen
grouze : to chew or crunch noisily
grove : a small wood without underbrush
grovel : to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
groveler : to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
groveless : devoid of groves
groveling : to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
grovelingly : to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
grovy : relating to or resembling a grove : situated in or frequenting groves
grow : to spring up and develop to maturity
growable : capable of being grown
growed : to spring up and develop to maturity
grower : to spring up and develop to maturity
growing : increasing in size or amount
growingly : to spring up and develop to maturity
growl : rumble
growler : one that growls
growling : marked by a growl
growlingly : marked by a growl
growly : resembling a growl
grown : fully grown : mature
grownup : not childish or immature : adult
growth : a stage in the process of growing : size
growthiness : exceptionally fast in growing and gaining weight
growthless : having no growth
growthy : exceptionally fast in growing and gaining weight
grub : to clear by digging up roots and stumps
grubbed : to clear by digging up roots and stumps
grubber : to clear by digging up roots and stumps
grubbily : infested with fly maggots
grubbiness : infested with fly maggots
grubby : infested with fly maggots
grubless : lacking food
grubroot : a blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum) with small white star-shaped flowers in a narrow raceme
grubs : to clear by digging up roots and stumps
grubstake : supplies or funds furnished a mining prospector on promise of a share in his discoveries
grubstaker : supplies or funds furnished a mining prospector on promise of a share in his discoveries
Grubstreet : the world or category of needy literary hacks
grubstreet : the world or category of needy literary hacks
grubworm : grub
grudge : to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
grudgeful : harboring a grudge : full of resentment
grudgeless : free of grudges or resentment
grudger : to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
grudging : unwilling, reluctant
grudgingly : unwilling, reluctant
grudgingness : the quality or state of being grudging
grue : to shiver or shudder especially with fear or cold
gruel : a thin porridge
grueling : trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
gruelly : having the consistency of gruel : like gruel
Grues : a suborder of Gruiformes consisting of the cranes, limpkins, trumpeters, rails, and a few chiefly extinct related forms
gruesome : inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruesomely : inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruesomeness : inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruff : rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
gruffly : rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
gruffness : rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
gruffs : rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
grugru : any of several tropical American spiny palms (as the West Indian Acrocomia aculeata and the Brazilian A. sclerocarpa)
Gruidae : a family (order Gruiformes) of long-legged wading birds comprising the cranes
gruiform : resembling a crane
Gruiformes : a nearly cosmopolitan order of birds that are typically marsh-dwelling and wading birds with long legs, neck, and bill and rather heavy flight and that include the cranes, rails and coots, bustards, and a number of related tropical birds  — see cariama
gruine : belonging to or resembling the cranes
grum : morose, glum, sour, surly
grumble : to mutter in discontent
grumbler : to mutter in discontent
grumbling : a mutter of discontent : complaint
grumblingly : a mutter of discontent : complaint
grumbly : to mutter in discontent
grume : a thick viscid fluid
grumly : turbid and troubled
grumness : morose, glum, sour, surly
grumose : formed of clustered grains or granules
grumous : resembling or containing grume : thick, clotted
grump : a fit of ill humor or sulkiness
grumph : grunt
grumphie : pig
grumpily : moodily cross : surly
grumpiness : moodily cross : surly
grumpish : grumpy
grumpy : moodily cross : surly
grun : grind entry 1
grundy :  mrs. grundy
Grundyism : a narrow prudish intolerant conventionality especially as to the proprieties
grunerite : a variety of amphibole Fe7Si8D22(OH)2
grunion : a silverside (Leuresthes tenuis) of the California coast notable for the regularity with which it comes inshore to spawn at nearly full moon
grunt : to utter a grunt
grunter : to utter a grunt
grunting : to utter a grunt
gruntle : to put in a good humor
gruntled : in good humor : happy, contented
gruntling : to put in a good humor
Grus : the type genus of Gruidae consisting of the typical cranes
grushie : thriving
gruss : a rock that is finely granulated but not decomposed by weathering
grutch : begrudge
grylli : a genus (the type of the family Gryllidae) of crickets once construed as including all known crickets but now restricted to certain typical Old World forms  — compare acheta
gryllid : a member of the Gryllidae : cricket
Gryllidae : a family of insects (order Orthoptera) consisting of the crickets
Gryllotalpa : a genus (the type of the family Gryllotalpidae) of large burrowing insects comprising the mole crickets that are related to the true crickets but have the forelimbs modified for digging
Gryllus : a genus (the type of the family Gryllidae) of crickets once construed as including all known crickets but now restricted to certain typical Old World forms  — compare acheta
gryllus : a genus (the type of the family Gryllidae) of crickets once construed as including all known crickets but now restricted to certain typical Old World forms  — compare acheta
Gryphaea : a genus of fossil mollusks related to the oyster but having the left valve arched with an incurved beak and the right valve flat
gryposis : abnormal curvature especially of the fingernail
grysbok : a small reddish antelope (Raphicerus melanotis) of southern Africa
guacacoa : a Cuban tree (Daphnopsis guacacoa) of the family Thymelaeaceae that yields a strong white bast fiber
guacharo : oilbird
guachipilin : a Central American timber tree (Diphysa robinioides) of the family Leguminosae that yields a fine-grained hard yellow wood and a yellow dye
guacimo : any of several tropical American timber trees especially of the genus Guazuma (as G. ulmifolia) having inner bark that yields a mucilaginous substance used in medicine and a tough bast from which cordage is made
guaco : either of two plants believed to provide an antidote for snake bites:
Guadagnini : a violin made by one of the Italian Guadagnini family in the 18th century
guadalcazarite : a mineral (Hg,Zn)S consisting of a zincky metacinnabarite
Guaharibo : a Shirianá people of the upper Orinoco valley, Venezuela
Guahiban : of or relating to the Guahibo people or their language
Guahibo : a group of peoples of eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela
Guahivo : a group of peoples of eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela
guaiac : guaiacum sense 2
guaiacol : a fragrant liquid or solid compound C7H8O2 obtained by distilling guaiacum or from wood-tar creosote or made synthetically and used chiefly as an expectorant and as a local anesthetic
guaiacum : any of a genus (Guaiacum) of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs having pinnate leaves, usually blue flowers, and capsular fruit
guaiol : a crystalline sesquiterpenoid alcohol C15H25OH found especially in the oil of guaiacum wood
guama : any of several plants of the genus Inga
guan : any of various large gregarious neotropical birds (family Cracidae) that are chiefly arboreal forest-dwellers and that somewhat resemble turkeys
Guana : majagua
guana : majagua
guanabana : soursop
guanaco : a long-necked South American mammal (Lama guanicoe) of dry, open country that has a soft, thick fawn-colored coat, is related to the camel but lacks a dorsal hump, and is considered to be the ancestor of the domesticated llama  — compare alpaca, llama
guanajuatite : a mineral Bi2Se3 consisting of bismuth selenide occurring in bluish gray crystals or masses
guanamine : any of a series of bases formed by heating guanidine salts of the fatty acids and used to produce crystalline derivatives of fatty acids and in the manufacture of resins; a 2,4-diamino-6-alkyl-triazine
guanase : an enzyme present in most animal tissues that hydrolyzes guanine to xanthine and ammonia
guanay : a white-breasted Peruvian cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) that is a source of guano
Guanche : one of a native people who formerly inhabited the Canary islands and who bore a superficial skeletal resemblance to the Cro-Magnon type  — see hamite
guango : rain tree
guanidine : a base CH5N3 derived from guanine that in the form of its hydrochloride acts as a parasympathetic stimulant and is used especially to denature proteins
guaniferous : yielding guano
guanine : a purine base C5H5N5O that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA  — compare adenine, cytosine, thymine, uracil
guano : a fertilizer containing the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats
guanophore : a chromatophore that is characterized by pale granules or iridescent crystals of guanine and occurs notably in the skin of fishes and reptiles : leucophore, iridophore
guanosine : a nucleoside C10H13N5O5 composed of guanine and ribose
guanyl : the amidino group
guanylic : a mononucleotide C10H14N5O8P composed of guanine, a phosphate group, and a pentose
guao : any of certain small tropical American trees constituting a genus Comocladia of the family Anacardiaceae, having odd-pinnate often spiny leaves, hard heavy reddish wood, and a caustic sap that poisons on contact, and yielding tannins and a dye extract  — see maiden plum
guapena : a West Indian ribbon fish (Eques lanceolatus)
guapilla : istle
guapinol : courbaril
guar : a drought-tolerant legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) cultivated in warm regions as a vegetable, for forage, and for its seeds which produce guar gum
guara : scarlet ibis
guarabu : any of several Brazilian timber trees of the genus Astronium (family Anacardiaceae) having heavy hard wood with close grain
guaracha : a lively stamping Spanish solo dance
guaraguao : any of several West Indian timber trees of the family Meliaceae
guarana : a dried paste that is made from the seeds of a South American climbing shrub (Paullinia cupana) of the soapberry family, that contains caffeine and tannin, and that is used as a stimulant
Guarani : a member of a Tupi-Guaranian people of Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil
guarani : a member of a Tupi-Guaranian people of Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil
Guaranian : of or relating to the Guarani people
guarantee : guarantor
guarantor : one that gives a guaranty (see guarantee entry 1 sense 3)
guaranty : an undertaking to answer for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty of another in case of the other's default or miscarriage
Guarauno :  warrau
guard : one assigned to protect or oversee another: such as
guardant : having the head turned toward the spectator
guarded : cautious, circumspect
guardedly : cautious, circumspect
guardedness : cautious, circumspect
guarder : one assigned to protect or oversee another: such as
guardhouse : a building occupied by a guard or used as a headquarters by soldiers on guard duty
guardian : one that guards : custodian
guardianess : a female guardian
guardianless : lacking a guardian
guardianly : relating to a guardian
guardianship : one that guards : custodian
guarding : one assigned to protect or oversee another: such as
guardingly : in a protective or defensive manner
guardless : defenseless, unprotected
guardrail : a railing guarding usually against danger
guardroom : a room occupied by a military guard during its term of duty
guardship : guardianship
guardsman : a member of a military body called guard or guards
Guarea : a genus of chiefly tropical American trees or shrubs (family Meliaceae) with pinnate leaves, small clustered flowers, and capsular fruits
guariba : howler monkey
guarneri family of Italian violin makers: especially Giuseppe Antonio 1687–1745
Guarnerius : a violin made by one of the Italian Guarneri family in the 17th and 18th centuries
Guarnieri : a minute inclusion body characteristic of smallpox and cowpox
guarri : the fruit of any of several African trees or shrubs of the genus Euclea (as E. pseudebenus)  — compare cape ebony
guasa : a grouper (Epinephelus guaza) of Europe and the south Atlantic
Guastalline : a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood established in Milan about 1535 to manage an institute for the orphans of noble families
guatambu : a Brazilian timber tree (Aspidosperma tomentosa)
Guatemalan country in Central America south of Mexico bordering on the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea; a republic area 42,042 square miles (108,889 square kilometers), population 16,581,000
Guatemaltecan :  guatemala
guativere : any of several groupers
Guato : a people of southwestern Mato Grosso, Brazil
Guatoan : of, relating to, or being the South American Indian language family comprising Guató
Guatusan : of or relating to the Guatuso people or their language
Guatuso : a Chibchan people of Costa Rica
guava : any of several tropical American shrubs or small trees (genus Psidium) of the myrtle family
guavina : a fish of the family Eleotridae
guayaba : guava
guayabi : a large South American timber tree (Patagonula americana) of the family Boraginaceae
guayabo : guava
guayacan : any of several South and Central American timber trees typically with strong dense hard wood: such as
Guaycuru : an Indian people living in southern Mato Grosso, Brazil
Guaycuruan : a language family of the Chaco region in South America
guayule : a much-branched composite shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. that has been cultivated as a source of rubber
Guazuma : a small genus of chiefly tropical American trees (family Sterculiaceae) with alternate toothed leaves, cymose flowers, and a woody capsule  — see bastard cedar sense e
gubernacula : a part or structure that serves as a guide
gubernacular : of, relating to, or constituting a gubernaculum
gubernaculum : a part or structure that serves as a guide
gubernative : concerned with or devoted to government or governing
gubernator : ruler, governor
gubernatorial : of or relating to a governor
gubernatrix : a woman who rules or governs : a female ruler
guberniya : a territorial subdivision of prerevolutionary Russia
gudame : grandmother
guddle : to catch (fish) with the hands by groping (as under banks or stones)
gudesire : grandfather
gudgeon : pivot sense 1, journal
gudok : a primitive 3-stringed Russian viol instrument
gue : a 2-stringed viol instrument formerly used in Shetland
Guelph city in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 121,688
guemal : either of two small South American deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus and H. antisiensis) having simple forked antlers
guenon : any of various long-tailed chiefly arboreal African monkeys (especially genera Cercopithecus and Erythrocebus)
guerdon : reward, recompense
guerdonless : receiving no guerdon
guereza : a black-and-white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) of central to eastern equatorial Africa
Guernsey : any of a breed of usually reddish-brown and white dairy cattle that are larger than the Jersey and produce rich yellowish milk
guernsey : any of a breed of usually reddish-brown and white dairy cattle that are larger than the Jersey and produce rich yellowish milk
guerrilla : a person who engages in irregular warfare especially as a member of an independent unit carrying out harassment and sabotage (see sabotage sense 2)
guerrillaism : the activities of guerrillas : guerrilla warfare
Guesdism : Marxian socialism as advocated by Jules Guesde
Guesdist : an advocate of or adherent to Guesdism
guess : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
guessable : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
guesser : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
guessing : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
guessingly : by means of guessing : by guesswork
guesswork : work performed or results obtained by guess : conjecture
guest : a person entertained in one's house
guestchamber : guest room
guesten : for guests
guester : one that guests
guesthouse : a building used for guests (as on an estate)
guesting : a person entertained in one's house
guestless : having no guests
guestmaster : one whose duty it is to receive and entertain guests in a religious house : hosteler
guestwise : like a guest : in the manner proper to a guest
Guetar : a Chibchan people of central Costa Rica
Guetare : a Chibchan people of central Costa Rica
gufa : a round boat made of wickerwork used in Mesopotamia from ancient times
guff : nonsense, humbug
guffaw : a loud or boisterous burst of laughter
guffer : eelpout sense 1a
guggle : gurgle
guglia : obelisk
guglio : obelisk
gugu : a native of the Philippine islands
guhr : a loose earthy deposit from water occurring in the cavities of rocks, being mostly white but sometimes red or yellow, and consisting of a varying mixture of clay or ocher
Guiana region of northern South America bordering on the Atlantic and bounded on the west and south by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers; includes Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname
Guianan region of northern South America bordering on the Atlantic and bounded on the west and south by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers; includes Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname
Guianese region of northern South America bordering on the Atlantic and bounded on the west and south by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers; includes Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname
guib : bushbuck
guidable : capable of being guided
guidance : the act or process of guiding
guide : one that leads or directs another's way
guideboard : a board (as upon a guidepost) having upon it directions or information about the way
guidebook : a book that gives useful information about a particular subject : handbook
guideless : having no guide : lacking leadership or control
guideline : a line by which one is guided: such as
guidepost : indication, sign
guider : one that leads or directs another's way
guideship : treatment
guideway : a channel or track for controlling the line of motion of something
Guido circa 991–1050 Benedictine monk and music reformer
guidon : a small flag
Guidonian : of or relating to the theories of medieval music theorist Guido d'Arezzo
guige : an extra leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung
Guignardia : a genus of fungi (family Sphaeriaceae) having single-celled or unequally 2-celled spindle-shaped hyaline ascospores  — see black rot
guignol : puppet
guijo : a large Philippine timber tree (Shorea guiso) of the family Dipterocarpaceae having strong heavy hard wood with a striking figure and moderately fine texture
Guilandina : a genus that comprises tropical American woody vines, scrambling shrubs, and trees having seeds enclosed in large prickly pods and that is usually included in the genus Caesalpinia
guild : an association of people with similar interests or pursuits
guilder : gulden
guildhall : a hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles
guildry : guild membership
guildship : an association of people with similar interests or pursuits
guildsman : a guild member
guile : deceitful cunning : duplicity
guileful : deceitful cunning : duplicity
guilefully : deceitful cunning : duplicity
guilefulness : deceitful cunning : duplicity
guileless : innocent, naive
guilelessly : innocent, naive
guilelessness : innocent, naive
guilery : a trick or beguilement
guillemet : either of the marks « or » used as quotation marks in French writing
guillemot : a common murre (Uria aalge)
guilloche : an architectural ornament formed of two or more interlaced bands with openings containing round devices
guillotine : a machine for beheading by means of a heavy blade that slides down in vertical guides
guillotiner : the operator of a guillotine
guilt : the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty
guiltily : justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime
guiltiness : justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime
guiltless : innocent
guiltlessly : innocent
guiltlessness : innocent
guiltsick : remorseful
guilty : justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime
guimbard :  jew's harp
guimpe : a blouse worn under a jumper or pinafore
Guinea : an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings
guinea : an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings
Guineaman : a merchant or a ship trading with Guinea
Guinean : an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings
Guinevere : the wife of King Arthur and mistress of Lancelot
guipure : a heavy large-patterned decorative lace
Guisard : masker, mummer
guisard : masker, mummer
guise : a form or style of dress : costume
guiser : a person in disguise : mummer
guitar : a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
guitarfish : any of several viviparous rays (family Rhinobatidae) somewhat like a guitar in shape viewed from above
guitarist : a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
guitermanite : a bluish gray mineral Pb10Ar6S19 occurring in compact masses that is a compound of lead, arsenic, and sulfur (specific gravity, 5.94)
guitguit : any of several small tropical American honeycreepers
Guittonian : of or relating to Guittone d'Arezzo, an Italian poet who is said to have devised the sonnet
Gujar : a people of Kashmir that is divided into many subgroups, characterized by rather fair skin, and of uncertain relationship to other peoples of the area
Gujarati : the Indo-Aryan language of Gujarat and neighboring regions in northwestern India
Gujrati : the Indo-Aryan language of Gujarat and neighboring regions in northwestern India
gul : rose entry 1 sense 1
gula : the upper front of the neck next to the chin : the upper throat
gulae : the upper front of the neck next to the chin : the upper throat
gulaman :  ceylon moss
gulancha : an East Indian woody vine (Tinospora cordifolia) of the family Menispermaceae with a bitter root believed to have tonic properties
gular : of, relating to, or situated on the throat
gularis : either of two West African top minnows:
gulch : a deep or precipitous cleft : ravine
gulden : the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands until 2002
guldengroschen : an old German silver coin that preceded the thaler in the 15th century, was at first worth one gold gulden, and in the 17th century had the value of ²/₃ of a thaler
gule :  lammas
gules : the heraldic color red
Gulf : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulfweed : any of several sargassums
gulfy : full of whirlpools or hollows
gull : any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
Gullah : a member of a group of Black people inhabiting the sea islands and coastal districts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida
gullery : trickery, deception
gullet : esophagus
gulleting : a blunt round file for deepening the gullets of large-toothed saws
gullibility : easily duped or cheated
gullible : easily duped or cheated
gullibly : easily duped or cheated
gullion : a vile worthless person
gullish : foolish, stupid
gully : a large knife
Gulo : a genus of the family Mustelidae containing the wolverine (Gulo gulo) as the only species
gulose : a sugar C6H12O6 stereoisomeric with glucose and obtainable by synthesis from xylose
gulosity : excessive appetite : voracity
gulp : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
gulper : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
gulpin : a gullible person : simpleton
gulping : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
gulpingly : with a gulp
gulpy : marked by gulping
gulsach : jaundice
Gum : the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
gum : the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
gumbo : a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables
gumboil : an abscess in the gum
gumbotil : a dark leached nonlaminated very sticky clay that results from the weathering of glacial till
gumby : a drum made by stretching a skin over a piece of a hollowed tree and used especially in the West Indies
gumchewer : a person that chews gum especially habitually
gumdigger : one that digs fossil kauri resin
gumdrop : a sugar-coated candy made usually from corn syrup with gelatin or gum arabic
gumfield : an area where kauri resin occurs
gumflower : an artificial flower
gumless : free from or lacking gum
gumlike : resembling gum : gummy
gumly : muddy, turbid
gumma : a tumor of gummy or rubbery consistency that is characteristic of the tertiary stage of syphilis
gummata : a tumor of gummy or rubbery consistency that is characteristic of the tertiary stage of syphilis
gummatous : a tumor of gummy or rubbery consistency that is characteristic of the tertiary stage of syphilis
gummed : the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
gummer : the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
gummiferous : producing or bearing gum
gumminess : viscous, sticky
gumming : the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
gummite : a yellow to reddish-brown mixture of hydrous oxides of uranium, thorium, and lead
gummosis : a pathological production of gummy exudate in a plant
gummosity : a gummy substance
gummous : resembling or composed of gum
gummy : viscous, sticky
gump : a foolish or dull-witted person
gumphion : a funeral banner
gumption : enterprise, initiative
gumptious : having gumption : alert, eager, vigorous
gumshoe : detective
gumweed : a plant of the genus Grindelia (especially G. squarrosa and G. robusta)
gumwood : gum entry 3 sense 4
gun : a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory
guna : one of three primal qualities or elements of matter according to Sankhya philosophy  — see rajas, sattva, tamas
gunate : to subject to or change by guna (see guna sense 2)
gunation : to subject to or change by guna (see guna sense 2)
gunboat : an armed ship of shallow draft
gunbright : a scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale)
guncotton : nitrocellulose
gundi : a short-tailed northern African rodent (Ctenodactylus gundi) about eight inches long that with a few related African forms comprises the family Ctenodactylidae  — see comb rat
gundy : candy made with treacle
gunfire : the firing of guns
gunflint : a small sharp flint fashioned to ignite the priming in a flintlock
gunge : granary, market
gunhouse : a ship's gun enclosure made of relatively light armor for protection against weather and splinters
Gunite : a building material consisting of a mixture of cement, sand, and water that is sprayed onto a mold
gunite : a building material consisting of a mixture of cement, sand, and water that is sprayed onto a mold
gunj : granary, market
gunk : filthy, sticky, or greasy matter
gunless : having or requiring no gun
gunlock : a mechanism attached to or usually integral with a firearm by which the charge is ignited  — compare flintlock, matchlock, percussion lock, wheel lock
gunmaker : a maker or manufacturer of guns
gunman : a man armed with a gun
Gunnar : the king of the Nibelungs and husband of Brynhild in Norse mythology
gunnel : the upper edge of a ship's or boat's side
gunner : a soldier or airman who operates or aims a gun
Gunnera : a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Haloragaceae) several of which are used as garden ornamentals with large orbicular basal leaves and a thick spike of small flowers
Gunneraceae : a family coextensive with Haloragaceae
gunnery : the use of guns
gunnies : a strong coarse loosely woven material made from jute for bagging and sacking
gunning : a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory
gunny : a strong coarse loosely woven material made from jute for bagging and sacking
gunplay : the shooting of small arms with intent to scare or kill
gunpowder : an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used in gunnery and blasting
gunpowdery : violent, explosive
gunpower : the total weight of metal that can be thrown by the major battery of a battleship in one broadside
gunrunner : one that traffics in contraband arms and ammunition
gunrunning : one that traffics in contraband arms and ammunition
gunsel : gunman
gunshot : shot or a projectile fired from a gun
gunsman : gunman sense 1
gunsmith : one who designs, makes, or repairs small firearms
gunsmithing : one who designs, makes, or repairs small firearms
gunstock : the stock to which the barrel and mechanism of a firearm are secured
gunstone : cannonball sense 1
Gunter Edmund 1581–1626 English mathematician
gunter Edmund 1581–1626 English mathematician
Gunther : a Burgundian king and husband of Brunhild in Germanic legend
gunwale : the upper edge of a ship's or boat's side
gunyah : an aboriginal hut
gunyang : the kangaroo apple of Australia
Gunz : the earliest of four geologic stages marked by an advance of the ice during the Pleistocene glaciation of Europe
Gunzian : the earliest of four geologic stages marked by an advance of the ice during the Pleistocene glaciation of Europe
gup : foolish talk : nonsense
guppy : a small bony fish (Poecilia reticulata of the family Poeciliidae) especially of Barbados, Trinidad, and Venezuela that is a live-bearer and is often kept as an aquarium fish
gur : jaggery
gurdwara : a Sikh shrine or place of worship
gurge : surge, swirl
gurgeon :  spanish stopper
gurgeons : coarse meal
gurges : a heraldic charge consisting of a spiral made up of two narrow bands argent and azure and conventionally representing a whirlpool
gurgitation : a boiling or surging of a liquid : usually violent ebullition
gurgle : to flow in a broken irregular current
gurgling : to flow in a broken irregular current
gurglingly : in the manner of one that gurgles
Gurian : a member of a people closely related to the Georgians
gurjun : gurjun balsam
gurk : a stout well-built person
Gurkha : a soldier from Nepal in the British or Indian army
gurl : howl, growl, snarl
gurly : rough and boisterous:
Gurmukhi : the alphabet that the sacred texts of the Sikhs in whatever language are written in and that is also used by the Sikhs in secular writing in Panjabi
gurnard : sea robin  — compare flying gurnard
Gurneyite : a follower of an English Friend who toured America preaching an evangelical Christianity that stressed biblical authority, the atonement, justification, and sanctification  — compare wilburite
gurr : growl, snarl
gurry : fishing offal
guru : a personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism
guruship : the office or function of a guru
Gus : a person who is habitually gloomy
gush : to issue copiously or violently
gusher : one that gushes
gushet : the clock of a stocking
gushily : marked by effusive sentimentality
gushiness : marked by effusive sentimentality
gushing : to issue copiously or violently
gushingly : to issue copiously or violently
gushy : marked by effusive sentimentality
gusla : a rudimentary musical instrument of the Balkans made with a round concave body, parchment sounding board, and one horsehair string and held between the knees and played with a curved bow
gusle : a rudimentary musical instrument of the Balkans made with a round concave body, parchment sounding board, and one horsehair string and held between the knees and played with a curved bow
gusset : a usually diamond-shaped or triangular insert in a seam (as of a sleeve, pocketbook, or shoe upper) to provide expansion or reinforcement
gust : the sensation of taste
gustable : appetizing, savory, tasty
gustation : the act or sensation of tasting
gustative : gustatory
gustativeness : gustatory
gustatory : relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
Gustavus name of 6 kings of Sweden, the first 4 of the Vasa dynasty: I (Gustav Eriksson) 1496?–1560 (reigned 1523–60); II (Gustav Adolph) 1594–1632 (reigned 1611–32); III 1746–1792 (reigned 1771–92); IV (Gustav Adolph) 1778–1837 (reigned 1792–1809); V 1858–1950 (reigned 1907–50); VI (Gustav Adolph) 1882–1973 (reigned 1950–73)
gustful : appetizing, savory
gustfully : appetizing, savory
gustily : the sensation of taste
gustiness : the sensation of taste
gusto : an individual or special taste
gusty : the sensation of taste
gut : bowels, entrails
Guti : a mountain people ruling Sumer and Akkad in the 24th century b.c.
gutless : lacking courage : cowardly
Gutnic : a Swedish dialect spoken on the island of Gotland
Gutnish : a Swedish dialect spoken on the island of Gotland
gutt drop; drops
gutta : one of a series of ornaments in the Doric entablature that is usually in the form of a frustum of a cone
guttate : having small usually colored spots or drops
guttated :  guttate
guttatim : drop by drop
guttation : the exudation of liquid water from the uninjured surface of a plant leaf
gutte : semé of drops
gutter : a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater
guttering : material for gutters
gutterman : swamper sense 2a
guttersnipe : a homeless vagabond and especially an outcast boy or girl in the streets of a city
guttersnipish : a homeless vagabond and especially an outcast boy or girl in the streets of a city
guttide : a time of feasting
guttie : colic in young cattle due to strangulation of a loop of intestine
Guttiferae : a family of widely distributed chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Parietales) usually having opposite or whorled leaves, unisexual flowers, resinous sap, and oil glands and including plants producing valuable fruits, oils, and resins, and some usable timber
Guttiferales : an order of plants coextensive with Parietales
guttiferous : yielding gum or resinous substances
guttiform : having the shape of a drop (as a spot of color)
guttiness : the quality or state of being gutty
guttle : to eat or drink greedily and noisily
guttler : to eat or drink greedily and noisily
guttula : a small spot shaped like a drop
guttulae : a small spot shaped like a drop
guttular : a small spot shaped like a drop
guttulate : a small spot shaped like a drop
guttule : guttula
guttural : articulated in the throat
gutturalism : articulated in the throat
gutturalization : the act or process of gutturalizing or the state of being gutturalized
gutturalize : to pronounce or utter in a guttural manner
gutturonasal : both velar and nasal
gutty : gutsy sense 1
gutweed : a perennial sow thistle (Sonchus aroensis)
Guy : man, fellow
guy : man, fellow
guytrash : a specter or ghost especially in the form of an animal
guze : a roundel sanguine
Guzmania : a large genus of tropical American chiefly epiphytic herbs (family Bromeliaceae) resembling Tillandsia but having the perianth segments connate basally or closely connivent and the anthers on the perianth throat
guzmania : a large genus of tropical American chiefly epiphytic herbs (family Bromeliaceae) resembling Tillandsia but having the perianth segments connate basally or closely connivent and the anthers on the perianth throat
guzzle : to drink especially liquor greedily, continually, or habitually
guzzler : to drink especially liquor greedily, continually, or habitually
gwyniad : a fish (Coregonus pennantii) of Bala Lake in North Wales related to the lake whitefish
Gyarung : a member of a people living on the eastern boundary of Tibet
gyascutus : an imaginary large four-legged beast with legs on one side longer than on the other for walking on hillsides
Gygis : a genus of tropical terns with pure white plumage
gyle : wort in the process of fermentation added to a stout or ale
gym : gymnasium
gymel : vocal part writing in medieval music in which the voices usually progress in parallel thirds
gymkhana : a meet featuring sports contests or athletic skills: such as
Gymnadenia : a genus of European terrestrial orchids having greenish flowers with the lip of the corolla entire
Gymnadeniopsis : a genus of North American terrestrial orchids that have appendages on the beak of the stigma and are now usually included in the genus Habenaria
Gymnanthes : a small genus of tropical American shrubs or trees (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate evergreen leaves, a milky juice, and a 3-lobed capsular fruit
gymnanthous : achlamydeous
Gymnarchus : a monotypic genus (the type of the family Gymnarchidae) that contains a soft-finned African river fish having a sense organ in the tail that functions like radar
gymnasia : a large room used for various indoor sports (such as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatus
gymnasial : of or relating to a gymnasium
gymnasiarch : one responsible for the training of athletes in ancient Greece
gymnasiast : a student in or graduate of a gymnasium
gymnasium : a large room used for various indoor sports (such as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatus
gymnast : a person trained in gymnastics
gymnastic : of or relating to gymnastics : athletic
gymnastically : of or relating to gymnastics : athletic
gymnastics : of or relating to gymnastics : athletic
gymnic : gymnastic
gymnics : gymnastics
gymnite : genthite
gymnoblastic : having naked medusa buds
Gymnocalycium : a genus of low globular South American cacti with strongly tuberculate spiny ribs
gymnocarpic : having the hymenium open or exposed on the surface of the thallus or fruiting body
gymnocarpous : having the hymenium open or exposed on the surface of the thallus or fruiting body
Gymnocerata : a division of Heteroptera comprising true bugs with the antennae as long as or longer than the head and including most terrestrial bugs and the water striders  — compare cryptocerata
gymnoceratous : a division of Heteroptera comprising true bugs with the antennae as long as or longer than the head and including most terrestrial bugs and the water striders  — compare cryptocerata
gymnocidium : apophysis sense 2
Gymnocladus : a genus of trees (family Leguminosae) with twice-pinnate leaves, paniculate flowers, and thick pulpy pods  — see kentucky coffee tree
Gymnoconia : a genus of rusts (order Uredinales) having naked aecial sori and 2-celled teliospores and including a rust (G. interstitialis) of the raspberry and blackberry
Gymnodiniaceae : a family of typically brownish algae (class Dinophyceae) that includes Gymnodinium and related genera when these are considered to be algae
Gymnodinium : a large genus (the type of the family Gymnodiniidae) of marine and freshwater naked dinoflagellates that includes forms which are colorless or tinted yellowish to reddish brown, blue, or green by chromatophores and a few forms which cause red tide
gymnodont : tetraodont
Gymnoglossa : a division of Pectinibranchia comprising gastropods lacking jaws or radula
gymnoglossate : a division of Pectinibranchia comprising gastropods lacking jaws or radula
gymnogynous : having a naked ovary
Gymnogyps : a genus of very large dark carrion-eating birds (family Cathartidae) containing solely the California condor
Gymnolaemata : a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising chiefly marine bryozoans with a circular lophophore about the mouth and including most recent and extinct forms  — compare phylactolaemata
gymnolaematous : a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising chiefly marine bryozoans with a circular lophophore about the mouth and including most recent and extinct forms  — compare phylactolaemata
Gymnonoti : a group of fishes including the electric eel and related forms
gymnopaedic : a choral dance of religious origin performed by naked youths at ancient Greek festivals
gymnophiona : an order of Amphibia that is coextensive with the family Caeciliidae and is distinguished by the limbless small-headed short-tailed form of its nearly eyeless members which are widely distributed in moist soil in tropical parts of the New and Old Worlds
gymnoplast : a cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of a distinct cell wall
Gymnorhina : a genus of oscine birds that are included in Laniidae or placed in a distinct family and that include the piping crows of Australia
gymnosophist : any of a sect of ascetics in ancient India who went naked and practiced meditation
gymnosophy : the doctrine of the gymnosophists
gymnosperm : any of a group of vascular plants that produce naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary, that were formerly considered a class (Gymnospermae) of seed plants, but that are now considered polyphyletic in origin and divided into several extinct divisions and four divisions with surviving members typified by the cycadophytes, conifers, ginkgo, and ephedras  — compare angiosperm
Gymnospermae : a class of Pteropsida or in some classifications a subdivision of Spermatophyta comprising seed plants (as cycads and conifers) that produce naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary and in some instances have motile spermatozoids and including the subclasses Cycadophyta and Coniferophytae  — compare angiospermae , filicineae
gymnospermal : gymnospermous
gymnospermic : gymnospermous
Gymnospermous : any of a group of vascular plants that produce naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary, that were formerly considered a class (Gymnospermae) of seed plants, but that are now considered polyphyletic in origin and divided into several extinct divisions and four divisions with surviving members typified by the cycadophytes, conifers, ginkgo, and ephedras  — compare angiosperm
gymnospermy : any of a group of vascular plants that produce naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary, that were formerly considered a class (Gymnospermae) of seed plants, but that are now considered polyphyletic in origin and divided into several extinct divisions and four divisions with surviving members typified by the cycadophytes, conifers, ginkgo, and ephedras  — compare angiosperm
Gymnosporangium : a genus of heteroecious rusts (family Pucciniaceae) that have mostly 2-celled teliospores whose pedicels and walls form a gelatinous mass when wet, that in the telial stage produce galls on cedars and other conifers of the genera Juniperus and Libocedrus, and that in the aecial stage cause rust spots on the leaves and fruit of apples, pears, and other plants of the family Rosaceae  — see apple rust
gymnospore : a spore not developing in a sporangium : a naked spore
gymnosporous : a spore not developing in a sporangium : a naked spore
Gymnostomata : a suborder of holotrichous ciliates comprising holozoic forms with cytostome but without peristome or specialized oral cilia
gymnostomous : having no peristome
Gymnothorax : a large genus of morays that have only the anterior nostrils provided with barbels and that may be poisonous when eaten
gymnotid : of or relating to the Gymnotidae
Gymnotidae : a family of South American cyprinoid fishes that sometimes includes the electric eel but is usually restricted to elongated forms lacking electric organs
Gymnotus : the type genus of the family Gymnotidae
Gymnura : a small genus of widely distributed stingrays that is usually placed in the family Dasyatidae but sometimes in a separate family (Gynuridae) and includes the butterfly rays
gymnure : moonrat
gymnurine : of or relating to the genus Echino-sorex
gympie : an Australian nettle tree (Laportea moroides) having foliage and twigs covered with stinging hairs
gyn gynecology
gynaeceum : the women's apartments in an ancient Greek or Roman house
gynander : a mosaic individual made up of diploid female portions of biparental origin and haploid male portions originating from an extra egg or sperm nucleus
gynandrarchy : social organization among insects differing from gynarchy in that the male takes part in establishing the colony
Gynandria :  gynandry
gynandria :  gynandry
gynandrism :  gynandry
gynandroid : exhibiting gynandry
gynandromorph : an abnormal individual exhibiting characters of both sexes in various parts of the body : a sexual mosaic
gynandromorphic : an abnormal individual exhibiting characters of both sexes in various parts of the body : a sexual mosaic
gynandromorphism : an abnormal individual exhibiting characters of both sexes in various parts of the body : a sexual mosaic
gynandromorphy : an abnormal individual exhibiting characters of both sexes in various parts of the body : a sexual mosaic
gynandrosporous : bearing androspores on the same filament as the oogonia and usually near them  — compare idioandrosporous
gynandrous : having the androecium and gynoecium united in a column
gynandry : hermaphroditism, intersexuality
gynantherous : having stamens abnormally converted into pistils
gynarchy : government by women
gyne : female reproductive organ
gynecic : of, relating to, affecting, or treating women or the female sex
gynecocentric : centering or centered on or in the female : gynocentric
gynecocracy : political supremacy of women
gynecocratic : political supremacy of women
gynecoid : typical or characteristic of the human female
gynecologic : a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
gynecological : a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
gynecologist : a physician specializing in gynecology
gynecology : a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
gynecomastia : excessive development of the breast in the male
gynecomorphous : having the form or morphological characters of a female
gynecophore : gynaecophoric canal
gynic : of or relating to a female person
gynobase : a prolongation of or from the receptacle bearing the gynoecium (as in the members of the Boraginacceae)
gynobaseous : a prolongation of or from the receptacle bearing the gynoecium (as in the members of the Boraginacceae)
gynobasic : a prolongation of or from the receptacle bearing the gynoecium (as in the members of the Boraginacceae)
gynocardia : a pale yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of an East Indian tree (Gynocardia odorata) of the family Flacourtiaceae
gynocracy : gynecocracy
gynodioecious : dioecious but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant that bears mostly pistillate flowers
gynodioeciously : dioecious but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant that bears mostly pistillate flowers
gynodioecism : dioecious but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant that bears mostly pistillate flowers
gynoecia : the aggregate of carpels or pistils in a flower
gynoecium : the aggregate of carpels or pistils in a flower
gynogenesis : development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm that degenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus
gynomonoeciously : having monoclinous and pistillate flowers on the same plant but no staminate flowers
gynomonoecism : having monoclinous and pistillate flowers on the same plant but no staminate flowers
gynophore : a prolongation of the receptacle (as in a caper flower) with the gynoecium at its apex
gynosporangium : megasporangium
gynospore : embryo sac
gynostegia : a covering of the gynoecium
gynostegium : a covering of the gynoecium
gynostemium : the column formed by the union of androecium and gynoecium (as in an orchid)
Gynura : a genus of tropical Asiatic and African herbs (family Compositae) having inconspicuous discoid heads of yellow flowers in loose terminal clusters  — see velvet plant
gyp : a college servant
Gypaetus : a genus of Old World vultures consisting of the lammergeiers
gype : fool
gypper : one that gyps
Gyppo : a small logging operator who usually works on a contract basis
Gyps : a college servant
gyps : a college servant
gypseian : of or relating to gypsies
gypseous : resembling, containing, or consisting of gypsum
gypsiferous : bearing gypsum
gypsite : earthy gypsum
gypsography : the art or practice of engraving on gypsum
Gypsophila : any of a large genus (Gypsophila) of Old World herbs of the pink family having loosely branching clusters of numerous small, delicate, usually white or pink flowers : baby's breath
gypsophila : any of a large genus (Gypsophila) of Old World herbs of the pink family having loosely branching clusters of numerous small, delicate, usually white or pink flowers : baby's breath
gypsophilous : flourishing in or on a substratum rich in gypsum
gypsophily : flourishing in or on a substratum rich in gypsum
gypsoplast : a cast in plaster of paris or in white lime
gypsum : a widely distributed mineral consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate that is used especially as a soil amendment and in making plaster of paris
Gypsy : a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America : romani sense 1, rom entry 1
gypsy : a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America : romani sense 1, rom entry 1
gypsydom : the realm of Gypsies : Gypsies and their life
gypsyfy : to make gypsylike especially in appearance
gypsyhead : a small auxiliary drum on the end of a winch or windlass
gypsyish : gypsylike
gypsyism : the life and ways of Gypsies
gypsylike : resembling or suggestive of a Gypsy
gypsyweed : a water horehound (Lycopus virginicus)
Gyracanthus : a genus of acanthodian fishes of the Carboniferous known solely from large round sculptured spines
gyral : a circular or spiral motion or form
gyrate : winding or coiled around : convoluted
gyration : an act or instance of gyrating
gyrational : an act or instance of gyrating
gyrator : winding or coiled around : convoluted
gyratory : winding or coiled around : convoluted
gyre : a circular or spiral motion or form
gyrencephalate : having the surface of the brain convoluted
gyrencephalic : having the surface of the brain convoluted
gyrencephalous : having the surface of the brain convoluted
gyrene : a U.S. marine
gyrfalcon : an arctic falcon (Falco rusticolus) that occurs in several color forms and is the largest of all falcons
gyri : a convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves
Gyrinidae : a family of aquatic beetles comprising the whirligig beetles
gyro : gyrocompass
gyrocar : a monorail car
gyroceracone : a nautiloid shell coiling like that of members of the genus Gyroceras
gyroceran : of or relating to the genus Gyroceras
Gyroceras : a genus of fossil nautiloid cephalopods having the shell in the form of a loosely coiled discoidal spiral
gyrocompass : a compass consisting of a continuously driven gyroscope whose spinning axis is confined to a horizontal plane so that the earth's rotation causes it to assume a position parallel to the earth's axis and thus point to the true north
Gyrodactylus : a genus (the type of the family Gyrodactylidae) of small monogenetic trematodes parasitic on fishes
gyrogonite : a minute ovoid spiral-marked body that is the residue of the calcareous incrustation about the female sex organs of a fossil stonewort
gyroidal : spiral or gyratory in arrangement
gyroidally : spiral or gyratory in arrangement
gyrolite : a mineral Ca2Si3O7(OH)2.H2O consisting of hydrous calcium silicate in white concretions
gyrolith : the fossil nutlet of a stonewort
gyroma : convolution: such as
gyromagnetic : of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating electrical particle
gyromancy : divination in which one walking in or around a circle falls from dizziness and prognosticates from the place of the fall
Gyromitra : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Helvellaceae) that are usually poisonous and often deadly when eaten and that typically have a cap which is either wavy and bumpy or has convolutions resembling a brain  — see false morel
gyron : a heraldic charge of triangular form having one side at the edge of the field and the opposite angle usually at the fess point
gyronny : divided so as to form a number of gyrons
Gyrophora : a genus (the type of the family Gyrophoraceae) of foliose rock-inhabiting lichens that includes the edible manna lichen (G. esculenta) of Japan  — compare umbilicaria
Gyrophoraceous : a genus (the type of the family Gyrophoraceae) of foliose rock-inhabiting lichens that includes the edible manna lichen (G. esculenta) of Japan  — compare umbilicaria
gyroplane : an aircraft that uses unpowered rotating airfoils to generate lift : autogiro
gyroscope : a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
gyroscopic : a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
gyroscopically : a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
gyroscopics : a branch of mechanics that deals with gyroscopes and their use in control and stabilization
gyrose : marked with wavy lines : undulate
gyrostabilizer : a stabilizing device (as for a ship or airplane) that consists of a continuously driven gyro spinning about a vertical axis and pivoted so that its axis of spin may be tipped fore-and-aft in the vertical plane and that serves to oppose sideways motion
gyrostat : a stabilizing device (as for a ship or airplane) that consists of a continuously driven gyro spinning about a vertical axis and pivoted so that its axis of spin may be tipped fore-and-aft in the vertical plane and that serves to oppose sideways motion
gyrostatic : of or relating to a gyrostat or to its stabilizing effect
gyrostatically : of or relating to a gyrostat or to its stabilizing effect
gyrovagues : a wandering and usually dissolute monk of the early church
gyrus : a convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves
gyte : deranged, mad
gyve : fetter, shackle
H : the 8th letter of the English alphabet
h : the 8th letter of the English alphabet
ha hectare
haab : tun
Habab : a nomadic people of the Red Sea region in Africa
habanera : a Cuban dance in slow duple time
habdalah : a Jewish ceremony marking the close of a Sabbath or holy day
habeas : any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge
Habenaria : a very large genus of somewhat glabrous orchids chiefly of the northern hemisphere with usually small flowers having the lip lobed, entire, or fringed and borne in racemes or spikes  — see fringed orchis, rein orchis
habendum : the part of a deed that limits and defines an estate of ownership granted and sometimes the type of tenancy by which the estate is to be held
habenula : trigonum habenulae
habenular : trigonum habenulae
haberdasher : a dealer in notions
haberdashery : goods (such as men's clothing and accessories) sold by a haberdasher
haberdine : a cod salted and dried
habergeon : a medieval jacket of mail shorter than a hauberk
habile : having general skill : able, skillful
habiliment : characteristic apparatus : trappings
habilimentation : the arts and industries connected with the manufacture and use of clothes
habilimented : clothed
habilitate : to make fit or capable (as for functioning in society)
habilitation : to make fit or capable (as for functioning in society)
hability : the quality of being habile : expertness
Habiri : a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature from 2000 b.c. on and often identified as the Hebrews of the Bible
Habiru : a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature from 2000 b.c. on and often identified as the Hebrews of the Bible
habit : a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior
habitability : capable of being lived in : suitable for habitation
habitable : capable of being lived in : suitable for habitation
habitableness : capable of being lived in : suitable for habitation
habitably : capable of being lived in : suitable for habitation
habitacle : a dwelling place
habitally : with respect to habitat
habitan : inhabitant, resident
habitancy : the fact of residence : inhabitancy
habitant : inhabitant, resident
habitat : the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
habitation : the act of inhabiting : occupancy
habited : a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior
habitual : regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary
habituality : the state of being controlled (as in thinking) by old habits
habitually : regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary
habitualness : regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary
habituate : to make used to something : accustom
habituation : the process of habituating : the state of being habituated
habitude : habitual disposition or mode of behavior or procedure
habitudinal : relating to or associated with a habitude
habitue : a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place
habitus : habit
habnab : in one way or another : by hook or crook
haboob : a violent dust storm or sandstorm especially of Sudan
Habronema : a genus of parasitic nematode worms of the family Spiruridae that develop in flies of the genera Musca and Stomoxys and live as adults in the stomach of the horse or the proventriculus of various birds  — see habronemiasis, summer sores
habronemiasis : infestation with or disease caused by roundworms of the genus Habronema and characterized in the horse by gastric tumors and inflammation or by summer sores
habronemic : relating to or caused by worms of the genus Habronema
habu : a dangerously venomous pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus (T. flavoviridis) common in the Ryukyu islands
habutai : a soft lightweight Japanese silk in plain weave
hache : minced, hashed
hachure : a short line used for shading and denoting surfaces in relief (as in map drawing) and drawn in the direction of slope
hacienda : a large estate especially in a Spanish-speaking country : plantation
hack : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
hackamore : a bridle with a loop capable of being tightened about the nose in place of a bit or with a slip noose passed over the lower jaw
hackbarrow : a barrow for taking bricks from the molders to the hacks
hackberry : any of a genus (Celtis) of trees and shrubs of the elm family with small often edible berries
hackbut : harquebus
hackbuteer : a soldier armed with a hackbut
hacked : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
hackee : chipmunk
hacker : one that hacks
hackery : a bullock cart
hacking : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
hackingly : in a hacking manner
hackle : one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
hackleback : shovelnose sturgeon
hackler : one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
hacklog : chopping block
hackly : having the appearance of something hacked : jagged
hackman : cabdriver
hackmatack : tamarack
hackney : a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving
hackneyed : lacking in freshness or originality
hackneyman : a man who hires out horses and carriages
hacksaw : a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal)
hackster : ruffian, assassin
hackthorn : a southern African wattle (Acacia detinens)
hacktree : hackberry sense 1
hacky : hacking
hadbot : recompense demanded under old English law for violence or insult to a person in holy orders
haddie : haddock
haddo : humpback salmon
haddock : an important food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus synonym Gadus aeglefinus) of the cod family occurring on both sides of the North Atlantic that has a black lateral line and dark patch above the pectoral fin
haddocker : one that fishes for haddock
hade : an unplowed strip left between plowed parts of a field
Hadean : of, relating to, or being the eon of history between the formation of the solar system and the formation of the first rocks on the earth  — see Geologic Time Table
Hadendoa : a chiefly nomadic Beja-speaking people of Nubia between the Nile and the Red sea related to the Beni Amer and Bisharin
Hadendowa : a chiefly nomadic Beja-speaking people of Nubia between the Nile and the Red sea related to the Beni Amer and Bisharin
Hades : the Greek god of the underworld
Hadhramautian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the land, people, or dialect of Hadhramaut in southeastern Arabia
hading : hade entry 3
Hadith : a narrative record of the sayings or customs of Muhammad and his companions
hadj : the pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims
Hadjemi : a Persian of mixed Iranian and Turkish or Turkic stock
hadji : the pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims
Hadramautian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the land, people, or dialect of Hadhramaut in southeastern Arabia
hadrome : the part of the mestome that conducts water
Hadromerina : an order of Demospongiae including the boring sponges
hadromycosis : infestation of the xylem of a plant by a fungus
hadrosaur : any of a genus (Hadrosaurus) or family (Hadrosauridae) of mainly bipedal dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous that have the forward part of the jaws toothless and flattened into a beak-like snout and the back part of the jaws filled with rows of numerous small, grinding teeth and that often have a solid or hollow bony crest on the skull : duck-billed dinosaur
Hadrosaurus : a genus (the type of a family Hadrosauridae) of North American hadrosaurs consisting of a single species (Hadrosaurus foulkii)
haec : and perhaps it will please (us) one day to remember these things
haecceity : the status of being an individual or a particular nature : individuality, specificity, thisness
Haeckelian : relating to Haeckel or his theories  — compare recapitulation theory
Haeckelism : Haeckel's theories and speculations
Haemamoeba : a motile multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninucleate amoeboid cells
Haemanthus : a genus of African bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) comprising the blood lilies and having flowers in a dense head with a whorl of colored spathes
Haemaphysalis : a cosmopolitan genus of small eyeless ixodid ticks including some that are disease carriers  — see kyasanur forest disease
haematinon : a hard opaque red glass made by the ancients
haematinum : a hard opaque red glass made by the ancients
Haematobranchia : a division of arthropods consisting of the trilobites, eurypterids, and horseshoe crabs
haematobranchiate : a division of arthropods consisting of the trilobites, eurypterids, and horseshoe crabs
Haematopus : a genus (the type of the family Haematopodidae) of shorebirds consisting of the oyster catchers
haematorrhachis : hemorrhage into the spinal canal
haematoxylin : a crystalline phenolic compound C16H14O6 found in logwood and used chiefly in biological staining
Haematoxylon : a genus of tropical American bushy and usually thorny leguminous trees with clusters of small yellow flowers that include the logwood (H. campechianum)
haemoconcentration : increased concentration of cells and solids in the blood usually resulting from loss of fluid to the tissues  — compare hemodilution sense 1
haemodilution : decreased concentration of cells and solids in the blood resulting from gain of fluid
Haemodoraceae : a family of chiefly tropical plants (order Liliales) having flowers with three stamens and an inferior ovary arranged in a complex panicled inflorescence
haemodoraceous : a family of chiefly tropical plants (order Liliales) having flowers with three stamens and an inferior ovary arranged in a complex panicled inflorescence
haemoglobin : an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen
haemogram : a systematic report of the findings from a blood examination
Haemogregarina : a genus (the type of the family Haemogregarinidae) of sporozoan parasites of the order Coccidia that at different stages of their life cycle parasitize the circulatory system of vertebrates and the digestive tract of invertebrates
haemonchosis : infestation with or disease that is caused by nematode worms of the genus Haemonchus and especially by the barber's pole worm and that is typically characterized by anemia, digestive disturbances, and emaciation resulting from the bloodsucking habits of the worms
Haemonchus : a widely distributed genus of nematode worms (family Trichostrongylidae) including the barber's pole worm (H. contortus)  — see haemonchosis
haemophile : hemophiliac
Haemoproteus : a genus of protozoan parasites of the family Haemoproteidae occurring in the blood of some birds (as pigeons)
haemorrhage : a copious or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels
haemorrhagia : hemorrhage
haemorrhagic : a copious or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels
haemorrhoid : an abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood vessels in swollen tissue that occurs internally in the anal canal or externally around the anus, that may be marked by bleeding, pain, or itching, and that when occurring internally often protrude through the outer sphincter of the anus and when occurring externally may lead to thrombosis
haemorrhoidal : a hemorrhoidal part (such as an artery or vein)
Haemosporidia : an order of minute telosporidian protozoans that are parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in the blood cells of vertebrates and that include the malaria parasites of the family Plasmodiidae, numerous bird parasites of the family Haemoproteidae, and the piroplasms and related pathogens of cattle belonging to the family Babesiidae
haemosporidian : an order of minute telosporidian protozoans that are parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in the blood cells of vertebrates and that include the malaria parasites of the family Plasmodiidae, numerous bird parasites of the family Haemoproteidae, and the piroplasms and related pathogens of cattle belonging to the family Babesiidae
haet : a small quantity : whit, bit
haff : a long shallow lagoon separated from the open sea by a narrow sandbar or barrier beach (as on the Baltic coast of Germany)
haffet : cheek, temple
hafiz : a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart
hafnium : a metallic element that occurs especially in zirconium minerals and is used in control rods for nuclear reactors  — see Chemical Elements Table
haft : the handle of a weapon or tool
hag : an ugly, slatternly, or evil-looking old woman
hagberry :  european bird cherry
hagborn : born of a witch
hagdon : any of several seabirds chiefly of the North Atlantic: such as
Hagenia : a genus of pinnate-leaved Ethiopian trees (family Rosaceae) having large panicles of flowers  — see brayera
hagfish : any of a family (Myxinidae) of marine cyclostomes that are related to the lampreys and in general resemble eels but have a round mouth surrounded by barbels and that feed upon other fishes and invertebrates by boring into their bodies
haggada : aggadah
haggadic : aggadah
haggadist : a haggadic writer
haggadistic : a haggadic writer
haggard : not tamed
haggardly : not tamed
haggardness : not tamed
hagged : bewitched, enchanted
haggis : a traditionally Scottish dish that consists of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or a calf minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the animal
haggish : an ugly, slatternly, or evil-looking old woman
haggle : to cut roughly or clumsily : hack
haggler : to cut roughly or clumsily : hack
haggy : boggy and uneven
hagi : holy
hagia : consecrated eucharistic elements in the Eastern Church
hagiocracy : government by a body of persons regarded as holy
Hagiographa : writings
hagiographer : a writer of hagiography
hagiographic : of, relating to, or being hagiography
hagiographical : of, relating to, or being hagiography
hagiographist : hagiographer
hagiography : biography of saints or venerated persons
hagiolater : one that invokes or worships saints
hagiolatrous : of or relating to the invocation or worship of saints
hagiolatry : the invocation or worship of saints
hagiologic : literature dealing with venerated persons or writings
hagiological : literature dealing with venerated persons or writings
hagiologist : one skilled in hagiology
hagiology : literature dealing with venerated persons or writings
hagioscope : an opening in the interior walls of a cruciform church so placed as to afford a view of the altar to those in the transept
hagioscopic : an opening in the interior walls of a cruciform church so placed as to afford a view of the altar to those in the transept
haglet : shearwater
hagride : harass, torment
hagseed : the offspring of a witch
hagstone : a naturally perforated stone used as an amulet against witchcraft
hagtaper : mullein, great mullein
hagworm : a common snake (as an adder or viper)
Hahnemannism : homeopathy
Haiathalah :  ephthalite
Haida : a member of an American Indian people of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
haidingerite : a mineral HCaAsO4.H2O consisting of white hydrous calcium arsenate
Haiduk : a Balkan outlaw opposed to Turkish rule
haik : a voluminous piece of usually white cloth worn as an outer garment in northern Africa
haikai : an often playful type of Japanese verse or prose cultivated in the later feudal ages  — compare haiku, hokku
haikal : a sanctuary of a Coptic church cut off from the nave by a screen and containing three altars
haikwan : a unit of value formerly used in China for reckoning customs duties : customs tael
hail : precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
hailer : precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
hailproof : impervious to hail
hailshot : small shot that scatters like hail
hailstone : a pellet of hail
hailstorm : a storm accompanied by hail
haily : made of or accompanied by hail
hain : to fence or enclose (a tract of land) for grass
Hainai : a Caddo people of the Texas panhandle
Hainan island of southeastern China in the South China Sea separated from the mainland by
Hainanese : a native or inhabitant of the Chinese island of Hainan
hair : a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
hairbeard : a wood rush (Luzula campestris)
hairbird : chipping sparrow
hairbrain : harebrain
hairbreadth : a very small distance or margin
hairbrush : a brush for the hair
haircloth : any of various stiff wiry fabrics especially of horsehair or camel hair used for upholstery or for stiffening in garments
haircut : the act or process of cutting and shaping the hair
haircutter : the act or process of cutting and shaping the hair
haircutting : the act or process of cutting and shaping the hair
hairdo : a way of wearing the hair : coiffure
hairdress : coiffure
hairdresser : a person whose occupation is the dressing or cutting of hair
hairdressing : the action or process of washing, cutting, curling, or arranging the hair
haired : having hair especially of a specified kind
hairen : made of hair
hairhound : horehound
hairiness : covered with hair or hairlike material
hairlace : a fillet (as of net) for the hair
hairless : a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
hairlessness : a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
hairline : a very slender line: such as
hairpin : a pin to hold the hair in place
hairsplitter : one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning
hairsplitting : one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning
hairspring : a slender spiraled recoil spring that regulates the motion of the balance wheel of a timepiece
hairstone : quartz thickly penetrated with hairlike crystals of rutile, actinolite, or other mineral
hairstreak : any of a subfamily (Theclinae of the family Lycaenidae) of small butterflies usually having striped markings on the underside of the wings and thin filamentous projections from the hind wings
hairtail : cutlass fish
hairweed : a filamentous green alga
hairwood : harewood sense 2
hairwork : the making of wigs, switches, and other articles from hair
hairworm : any of a phylum (Nematomorpha) of elongated worms that have separate sexes, are parasitic in arthropods as larvae, and are free-living in water as adults
hairy : covered with hair or hairlike material
Haisla : a Kwakiutl people of British Columbia  — compare wakashan
Haithal :  ephthalite
Haitian : a native or inhabitant of Haiti
haje : an Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)
hajib : a Muslim court official often corresponding to a chamberlain or a prime minister
hakam : one learned in Jewish Law : wise man
hake : any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) related to the Atlantic cod
Hakea : a genus of Australian shrubs and small trees (family Proteaceae) having evergreen often spiny leaves and showy flowers in dense clusters  — see cushionflower
hakenkreuz : swastika
Hakenkreuzler : a member of any German-speaking organization in Europe after World War I using the swastika as an emblem of anti-Semitism or of extreme nationalist sentiment
hakim : an administrator in a Muslim country
Hakka : a people of the Yellow River plain that migrated into the hilly areas of southeastern China possibly during the T'ang dynasty
hako : a Pawnee Indian ceremony representing the union of Heaven and Earth and the birth of life performed with prayers, invocation by pipe, and eagle dances to ensure long life and posterity to the participants
Hal : salt
hala : a screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus synonym P. tectorius) native from southern Asia west to Hawaii having a trunk supported by a clump of slanting aerial roots, branches ending in spiral tufts of long narrow leaves which are used for plaiting mats, baskets, and hats, and fruits resembling pineapples but falling apart on ripening into many wedge-shaped yellow to red sections which are used as food in Micronesia and for leis in Polynesia
halakah : the body of Jewish oral laws supplementing the scriptural law and forming especially the legal part of the Talmud  — compare aggadah , midrash
halakic : of or relating to the halakah
halal : sanctioned by Islamic law
halalcor : a person in Iran and India to whom any food is lawful
halation : the spreading of light beyond its proper boundaries in a developed photographic image
halazone : a white crystalline powdery acid C7H5Cl2NO4S used as a disinfectant for drinking water
halberd : a weapon especially of the 15th and 16th centuries consisting typically of a battle-ax and pike mounted on a handle about six feet long
halberdier : a person armed with a halberd
halbert : a weapon especially of the 15th and 16th centuries consisting typically of a battle-ax and pike mounted on a handle about six feet long
halcyon : characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
Haldanite : a follower of an evangelical movement in Scotland led by the Haldane brothers
hale : free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
haleness : the quality or state of being hale
Halenia : a genus of herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and spurred flowers  — see spurred gentian
haler a monetary subunit of the koruna  — see koruna at Money Table
Halesia : a genus of small trees (family Styracaceae) of southeastern North America having alternate leaves and white bell-shaped flowers borne in great profusion before the leaves  — see silver bell
halesome : wholesome
half : either of two equal parts that compose something
halfback : one of the backs stationed near either flank in football
halfbeak : any of various narrow-bodied fishes of warm waters that have an elongated lower jaw and are grouped with the flying fishes (family Exocoetidae) or placed in their own family (Hemiramphidae)
halfhearted : lacking heart, spirit, or interest
halfheartedly : lacking heart, spirit, or interest
halfheartedness : lacking heart, spirit, or interest
halfling : a half-grown person
halfness : either of two equal parts that compose something
halfpace : a raised floor or dais or a platform or footpace at the top of steps (as for a throne or an altar)
halfpenny : a formerly used British coin representing one half of a penny
halfpennyworth : something that is worth or costs a halfpenny
halfway : midway between two points
Haliaeetus : a genus of eagles including the bald eagle and many sea eagles
halibut : any of several marine flatfishes (especially Hippoglossus hippoglossus of the Atlantic and H. stenolepis of the Pacific) that are widely used for food and include some of the largest bony fishes
halibuter : one that fishes for halibut
Halicarnassean : of or belonging to ancient Halicarnassus
Halicarnassian : of or belonging to ancient Halicarnassus
halide : a binary compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or radical
halidom : something held sacred
halieutic : of or relating to fishing
halieutically : of or relating to fishing
halieutics : the art or practice of fishing
Haligonian Earl of 1881–1959 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood English statesman and diplomat
Halimeda : a genus (family Codiaceae) of calcareous marine green algae remarkable for the jointed coenocytic thallus which in most of the species (as H. tuna) resembles a prickly-pear cactus in miniature
Haliotis : a genus (the type of the family Haliotidae) of gastropod mollusks comprising the abalones
haliotoid : a genus (the type of the family Haliotidae) of gastropod mollusks comprising the abalones
haliplankton : oceanic plankton
Haliserites : a genus of Old World Cretaceous fossil plants of uncertain relationship possibly related to the dicotyledonous genus Fontainea but by some considered thallophytes because of the dichotomous flat leaves
halisteresis : loss of salts especially of lime from bone (as in osteomalacia)
halisteretic : loss of salts especially of lime from bone (as in osteomalacia)
halite : salt that is in the form of large pieces or crystals : rock salt
Halitherium : a genus of sirenians that is known from remains found in the Oligocene and Miocene of southern Europe and the Oligocene of Madagascar and is made type of a separate family or included in Dugongidae
halitosis : a condition of having fetid breath
hall : the castle or house of a medieval king or noble
hallah : egg-rich yeast-leavened bread that is usually braided or twisted before baking and is traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath and holidays
hallan : a partition in a cottage especially between the door and the fireplace
hallanshaker : a wandering beggar
halleflinta : a very compact banded rock resembling felsite and consisting of minute particles of feldspar and quartz with fine scales of mica and chlorite
halleflintoid : a very compact banded rock resembling felsite and consisting of minute particles of feldspar and quartz with fine scales of mica and chlorite
hallel : a selection comprising Psalms 113–118 chanted during Jewish feasts (such as the Passover)
hallelujah : a shout or song of praise or thanksgiving
halling : an acrobatic Norwegian dance in duple measure for one to three single dancers
hallmark : an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity
hallmarked : an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity
hallmoot : a private court of the lord of a manor : court baron
halloo : to cry hollo : holler
hallow : to make holy or set apart for holy use
Hallowday :  all saints' day
hallowed : holy, consecrated
hallowedly : in a hallowed manner
hallowedness : the quality or state of being hallowed : holiness
Halloween : October 31 observed especially with dressing up in disguise, trick-or-treating, and displaying jack-o'-lanterns during the evening
Hallowmas : all saints' day
halloysite : a clay mineral Al2Si2O5(OH)4.n H2O occurring in soft white or light-colored masses and in at least two states of hydration n =2, n =4
Hallstatt : of or relating to the earlier period of the Iron Age in Europe
hallucinate : to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
hallucination : a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
hallucinator : to affect with visions or imaginary perceptions
hallucinatory : tending to produce hallucination
hallucinosis : a pathological mental state characterized by hallucinations
hallux : the innermost digit (such as the big toe) of a hind or lower limb
hallway : an entrance hall
halma : a game played on a square board and having rules similar to those of Chinese checkers
halo : a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the atmosphere
Halobates : a genus of small wingless marine water striders having the thorax large and the abdomen very small
halochromism : the phenomenon or property of the formation of strongly colored salts by addition of acids to colorless or faintly colored compounds
halogen : any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine that form part of group VIIA of the periodic table and exist in the free state normally as diatomic molecules
halogenate : to treat or cause to combine with a halogen
halogenation : to treat or cause to combine with a halogen
halogenoid : pseudohalogen
halogenous : any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine that form part of group VIIA of the periodic table and exist in the free state normally as diatomic molecules
Halogeton : a coarse annual Asian herb (Halogeton glomeratus) of the goosefoot family that is a noxious weed in western U.S. ranges
halohydrin : any of a class of organic compounds derived from glycols or polyhydroxy alcohols (as glycerol) by substitution of halogen for part of the hydroxyl groups  — compare chlorohydrin
halolike : resembling a halo
halolimnic : capable of living in fresh water
halometer : an instrument for measuring the average diameter of red blood cells by means of the halos produced around them by diffraction
halomorphic : developed in the presence of neutral or alkali salts or both
halophile : an organism that flourishes in a salty environment
halophyte : a plant (such as saltbush or sea lavender) that grows in salty soil and usually has a physiological resemblance to a true xerophyte
halophytic : a plant (such as saltbush or sea lavender) that grows in salty soil and usually has a physiological resemblance to a true xerophyte
Halosauridae : a family (order Heteromi) of mostly extinct deep-sea fishes having cycloid scales
Halosaurus : the type genus of the Halosauridae
halotrichite : a mineral FeAl2(SO4)4.22H2O consisting of a hydrous iron aluminum sulfate
haloxene : tolerating but not preferring a saline habitat  — compare halophilic
hals Frans circa 1581–1666 Dutch painter
halse : embrace, hug
halsen : divine, predict
halt : to cease marching or journeying
halter : a rope or strap for leading or tying an animal
halterbreak : to break to a halter
halteres : a rope or strap for leading or tying an animal
halting : marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
haltingly : marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
haltingness : defectiveness, faultiness
halucket : wild and giddy : half-witted
halukkah : a fund collected from Jews throughout the world especially formerly for support of the needy in Palestine
halutz : a Jew who immigrated to the region of Palestine especially as part of a movement in the years after World War I to work the land and create Jewish settlements
halve : to divide into two equal parts
halved : to divide into two equal parts
halyard : a rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering something (such as sails)
Halysites : a genus consisting of the chain corals
ham : the hollow of the knee
Hamadan city in western Iran west-southwest of Tehran population 525,794
hamadryad : wood nymph
Hamal : a porter in countries of southwest Asia (such as Turkey)
hamal : a porter in countries of southwest Asia (such as Turkey)
Hamamelidaceae : a family of shrubs and trees (order Rosales) having small often clustered flowers and a bicarpellate bilocular ovary and comprising the witch hazels and related plants  — see fothergilla, hamamelis
hamamelidaceous : a family of shrubs and trees (order Rosales) having small often clustered flowers and a bicarpellate bilocular ovary and comprising the witch hazels and related plants  — see fothergilla, hamamelis
Hamamelidoxylon : a genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
Hamamelis : a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Hamamelidaceae) having pinnately veined leaves and clustered flowers with elongated ribbon-shaped petals and including the witch hazels
Hamamelites : a genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
hamartiology : a part of theology treating the doctrine of sin  — compare ponerology
hamate : a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
hamated : hamate
Hamathite : a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Hamath in western Syria
hamatum : hamate
hambergite : a mineral Be2(OH)BO3 consisting of beryllium borate and occurring as grayish white prismatic crystals (hardness 7.5, specific gravity 2.35)
hamble : to limp or stumble in walking
hambroline : right-handed 3-strand usually tarred hemp or jute marine cordage used for small seizings  — compare roundline
hamburger : ground beef
hame : one of two curved supports attached to the collar of a draft horse to which the traces are fastened
hameil : domestic and homelike
hamel : hamlet
Hamelia : a genus (family Rubiaceae) of tropical American shrubs having flowers in scorpioid cymes with the corolla distinctly 5-ribbed
hamesucken : the assaulting of a person in his or her own house or dwelling place
hamewith : homeward
hamfatter : a showy and unskillful performer : ham
hamiform : hooked sense 1
Hamilton Alexander 1755–1804 American statesman
Hamiltonian : a function that is used to describe a dynamic system (such as the motion of a particle) in terms of components of momentum and coordinates of space and time and that is equal to the total energy of the system when time is not explicitly part of the function  — compare lagrangian
Hamiltonianism : the political principles and ideas held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton that center around a belief in a strong central government, broad interpretation of the federal constitution, encouragement of an industrial and commercial economy, and a general distrust of the political capacity or wisdom of the common man
Hamiltonism : the philosophical and logical teachings of Sir William Hamilton especially concerning the doctrine of natural realism and the quantification of the predicate
Hamite : a member of a Hamitic-speaking people
Hamites : a member of a Hamitic-speaking people
Hamitic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hamites or one of the Hamitic languages
Hamiticized : conjectured or presumed to have acquired through interbreeding certain traits hypothetically characteristic of the ancient ancestors of the Hamitic-speaking peoples
Hamitism : the quality or state of being Hamitic
hamlet : a small village
hammada : a rock-floored or rock-strewn desert region especially in the Sahara
hammam : turkish bath
hammer : a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding
hammerbird : hammerkop
hammercloth : an ornamented often fringed cloth hung over the coachman's seat especially of a ceremonial coach
hammerdress : to dress or face (stone) with a hammer
hammerer : a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding
hammerhead : the striking part of a hammer
hammerheaded : having a head shaped like that of a hammer
hammering : a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding
hammeringly : in a hammering manner
hammerkop : a chiefly dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) intermediate in some respects between storks and herons but distinguished by its large head with heavy bill and thick dorsal crest and by its huge domed nest
hammerless : having the hammer concealed
hammerman : one that works with a hammer
hammersmith : a smith who works with a hammer
hammerstone : a prehistoric hammering implement consisting of a rounded stone
hammertoe : a deformed claw-shaped toe (usually the second toe) that results from permanent angular flexion between one or both phalangeal joints
hammerwort : pellitory sense 1
hammock : a swinging couch or bed usually made of netting or canvas and slung by cords from supports at each end
hammy : marked by exaggerated and usually self-conscious theatricality
hamper : to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
Hampshire : any of a British breed of large hornless black-faced mutton-producing sheep
hamster : any of a subfamily (Cricetinae) of small Old World rodents having very large cheek pouches
hamstring : either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee
hamular : hamate
hamulus : a hook or hooked process (as of a bone)
hamus : a hook or curved process
hamza : the sign for a glottal stop in Arabic orthography usually represented in English by an apostrophe
han : a Chinese dynasty dated 206b.c.–a.d.220 and marked by centralized control through an appointive bureaucracy, a revival of learning, and the penetration of Buddhism
Hanafi : of or relating to an orthodox school of Sunni Muslim jurisprudence followed especially in southern and central Asia
hanaper : a small wicker case used as a repository for legal documents
hanaster : a person admitted to the merchant guild in Oxford, England
Hanbalite : an orthodox school of Muslim jurisprudence predominating in Saudi Arabia  — compare hanafi , maliki , shafiʽi
hance : a curved contour on a ship (as the fall of the fife rail to the deck)
hanch : to snap at noisily or greedily
hancockite : a complex silicate that contains lead, calcium, strontium, and other metals and is isomorphous with epidote
hand : the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ : the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey
handbag : suitcase
handball : a game played in a walled court or against a single wall or board by two or four players who use their hands to strike the ball
handbank : to haul (logs) to be banked for further transportation
handbanker : to haul (logs) to be banked for further transportation
handbarrow : a flat rectangular frame with handles at both ends that is carried by two persons
handbill : a small printed sheet to be distributed (as for advertising) by hand
handbook : a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual
handbow : a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
handbreadth : any of various units of length varying from about 2¹/₂ to 4 inches based on the breadth of a hand
handcar : a small four-wheeled railroad car propelled by a hand-operated mechanism or by a small motor
handcart : a cart drawn or pushed by hand
handclap : a clap of the hands in indication of approval or praise
handclasp : handshake
handcraft : handicraft
handcraftman : a person who is skilled in handicraft
handcraftsman : a person who is skilled in handicraft
handcuff : a metal fastening that can be locked around a wrist and is usually connected by a chain or bar with another such fastening
handed : having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number
handedness : a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
Handelian George Frideric 1685–1759 British (German-born) composer
hander : a blow on the hand
handfast : a contract or covenant especially of betrothal or marriage
handfasting : betrothal
handflower : hand tree
handful : as much or as many as the hand will grasp
handgrasp : handle
handgravure : copperplate printing in which the inked plate is wiped by hand before each impression
handgrip : a grasping with the hand
handgun : a firearm (such as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
handhaving : having possession of stolen goods
handhold : hold, grip
handhole : a hole large enough only for insertion of a hand (as for lifting) or of a hand and arm (as for cleaning out otherwise inaccessible places or giving access to enclosed parts)
handicap : a race or contest in which an artificial advantage is given or disadvantage imposed on a contestant to equalize chances of winning
handicapped : having a physical or mental disability
handicapper : a person who assigns handicaps
handicraft : manual skill
handicraftsman : a person who engages in a handicraft : artisan
handicuff : a blow with the hand : fisticuff
handily : in a dexterous manner
handiness : conveniently near
handiwork : work done by the hands
handkerchief : a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (such as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory
handlaid : handmade
handle : a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand
handleable : a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand
handled : a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand
handleless : a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand
handler : one that handles something
handless : having no hands
handlike : shaped like a hand or grasping in the manner of a hand
handling : the action of one that handles something
handmade : made by hand or by a hand process
handmaid : a personal maid or female servant
handmaiden : a personal maid or female servant
handout : a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
handprint : an impression of a hand on a surface
handrail : a narrow rail for grasping with the hand as a support
handrailing : handrails
handreader : palmist
handreading : palmistry
handsale : a form of sale made binding by a handshake and customary among the early Teutonic races
handsaw : a usually unpowered saw designed to be used with one hand
handsbreadth : any of various units of length varying from about 2¹/₂ to 4 inches based on the breadth of a hand
handsel : a gift made as a token of good wishes or luck especially at the beginning of a new year
handset : a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
handshake : a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)
handshaker : one that makes capital of shaking hands or showing extreme politic friendliness
handsome : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
handsomely : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
handsomeness : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
handspike : a bar used as a lever
handspoke : either of two bars used to carry a coffin at a funeral
handspring : an acrobatic feat in which the body turns forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
handstand : an act of supporting the body on the hands with the trunk and legs balanced in the air
handstone : coup de poing
handstroke : a blow with the hand
handwheel : a wheel worked by hand
handwhile : moment, instant
handwork : work done with the hands and not by machines : handiwork
handwrist : wrist
handwrite : to write by hand
handwriting : writing done by hand
handy : conveniently near
hangable : to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend
hangar : shelter, shed
hangbird :  baltimore oriole
hangby : a flattering hanger-on : sycophant
hangdog : sad, dejected
hange : pluck entry 2 sense 2a
hanger : one that hangs or causes to be hung or hanged
hangfire : to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend
hangie : hangman
hanging : situated or lying on steeply sloping ground
hangle : an iron pothook
hangman : one who hangs a condemned person
hangmanship : the office or the occupation of a hangman
hangment : hanging
hangnail : a bit of skin hanging loose at the side or root of a fingernail
hangnest :  baltimore oriole
hangout : a favorite place for spending time
hangul : the alphabetic script in which Korean is written
hanif : a pre-Islamic hermit of Arabia that lived a wandering ascetic life and professed a vague form of monotheism
hanifite :  hanafi
Hank : coil, loop
hank : coil, loop
hanker : to have a strong or persistent desire : yearn
hankerer : to have a strong or persistent desire : yearn
hankering : to have a strong or persistent desire : yearn
hankeringly : in the manner of one that hankers
hankie : handkerchief
hankle : twist, entangle
hanksite : a mineral Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl consisting of white or yellow sulfate-carbonate-chloride of sodium and potassium occurring in hexagonal crystals
hanky : handkerchief
hanna Marcus Alonzo 1837–1904 Mark American businessman and politician
hannayite : a mineral Mg3(NH4)2H4(PO4)4.8H2O consisting of a hydrous acid ammonium magnesium phosphate occurring in guano
Hannibal 247–183 b.c. son of Hamilcar Barca Carthaginian general
Hannibalian : of or relating to the Carthaginian general Hannibal
Hannibalic : of or relating to the Carthaginian general Hannibal
Hano : a Tanoan people occupying a pueblo in Arizona
Hanoverian : of, relating to, or supporting the German ducal house of Hanover
hansa : a league originally constituted of merchants of various free German cities dealing abroad in the medieval period and later of the cities themselves and organized to secure greater safety and privileges in trading
Hansard : the official published report of debates in the parliament of a member of the Commonwealth of Nations
Hanse : a league originally constituted of merchants of various free German cities dealing abroad in the medieval period and later of the cities themselves and organized to secure greater safety and privileges in trading
hanse : a league originally constituted of merchants of various free German cities dealing abroad in the medieval period and later of the cities themselves and organized to secure greater safety and privileges in trading
Hanseatic : a league originally constituted of merchants of various free German cities dealing abroad in the medieval period and later of the cities themselves and organized to secure greater safety and privileges in trading
hansom : a light 2-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind
hantle : handful
Hanukkah : an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria
Hanuman : a common Indian monkey (Presbytis entellus) protected in its homeland as a protégé of a monkey god
hao : a monetary unit of Vietnam equal to ¹/₁₀ dong
haole : one who is not descended from the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants of Hawaii
haoma : a sacred drink used ritually in Zoroastrianism and sometimes personified as a deified being  — compare soma
haori : a loose outer garment resembling a coat and extending to the knee and worn in Japan
hap : happening sense 1
haphazard : marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
haphazardly : marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
haphazardness : marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
hapless : having no luck : unfortunate
haplessly : having no luck : unfortunate
haplessness : having no luck : unfortunate
haplocaulescent : having a simple axis
haplochlamydeous : having rudimentary perianth leaves protecting the sporophylls (as in pistillate flowers of a walnut tree)  — compare homochlamydeous
Haplodoci : an order of spiny-finned fishes comprising the toadfishes
haplodont : having or constituting molar teeth with simple crowns without tubercles
haplodonty : having or constituting molar teeth with simple crowns without tubercles
haplography : the omission in writing or copying of one of two or more adjacent and similar letters, syllables, words, or lines
haploid : having the gametic number of chromosomes typically including one of each pair of homologous chromosomes  — compare diploid
haploidy : having the gametic number of chromosomes typically including one of each pair of homologous chromosomes  — compare diploid
haplology : contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for hypothetical mineralology or \ˈprä-blē\ for probably)
Haplomi : a small order of teleost fishes having cycloid scales, abdominal pelvic fins, a persistent air duct, and typically no mesocoracoid arch that is now usually restricted to the pikes, the Alaska blackfish, and a few related forms but formerly included also the Microcyprini and some other fishes
haplomid : of or relating to the order Haplomi
haplomous : a small order of teleost fishes having cycloid scales, abdominal pelvic fins, a persistent air duct, and typically no mesocoracoid arch that is now usually restricted to the pikes, the Alaska blackfish, and a few related forms but formerly included also the Microcyprini and some other fishes
haplont : an organism (such as some primitive algae) having a diploid zygote that undergoes meiosis to produce haploid cells
haploperistomic : aploperistomatous
haploperistomous : aploperistomatous
haplophase : the haploid phase (as the gametophyte) in the life cycle of certain plants
haploscope : a simple stereoscope that is used in the study of depth perception
haploscopic : a simple stereoscope that is used in the study of depth perception
haplosis : the halving of the somatic chromosome number by meiosis  — compare diplosis
haplostemonous : isostemonous
haplotype : a group of alleles of different genes (as of the major histocompatibility complex) on a single chromosome that are closely enough linked to be inherited usually as a unit
haply : by chance, luck, or accident
happen : to occur by chance
happening : something that happens : occurrence
happenstance : a circumstance especially that is due to chance
happier : favored by luck or fortune : fortunate
happiest : favored by luck or fortune : fortunate
happify : to make happy
happily : in a fortunate manner
happiness : a state of well-being and contentment : joy
happing : happening sense 1
happy : favored by luck or fortune : fortunate
hapten : a small separable part of an antigen that reacts specifically with an antibody but is incapable of stimulating antibody production except in combination with a carrier protein molecule
haptenic : a small separable part of an antigen that reacts specifically with an antibody but is incapable of stimulating antibody production except in combination with a carrier protein molecule
haptere : hapteron
hapteron : a discoid outgrowth or swelling of the stem by which a plant is fixed to its substratum (as in many rock-inhabiting seaweeds) : holdfast
haptic : relating to or based on the sense of touch
haptics : the use of electronically or mechanically generated movement that a user experiences through the sense of touch as part of an interface (as on a gaming console or smartphone)
haptotropic : exhibiting haptotropism
haptotropically : exhibiting haptotropism
haptotropism : positive stereotropism especially of plants
hapu : a Maori clan or tribal subdivision
hapuku : groper sense 1b
haqueton :  acton
harakeke :  new zealand flax
harangue : a speech addressed to a public assembly
haranguer : a speech addressed to a public assembly
Harari : a people of eastern Ethiopia now mixed with the Somali but originally Himyaritic Semites
harass : exhaust, fatigue
harassedly : in a harassed manner
harasser : exhaust, fatigue
harassingly : in a harassing manner
harassment : exhaust, fatigue
Haratin : a Berber people of the southern slope of the Atlas mountains
harbinger : something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
harbor : a place of security and comfort : refuge
harborage : shelter, harbor
harborer : a place of security and comfort : refuge
harborless : a place of security and comfort : refuge
harborside : located next to a harbor
harborward : toward the harbor
hard : not easily penetrated : not easily yielding to pressure
hardanger : embroidery of Norwegian origin worked over counted threads in a geometrical design
hardback : a book bound in hard covers
hardbake : a sweetmeat of sugar or molasses and almonds
harden : to make hard or harder
Hardenbergia : a small genus of Australian woody climbers (family Leguminosae) with small violet-blue flowers
hardener : one that hardens
hardening : sclerosis sense 1
harder : not easily penetrated : not easily yielding to pressure
Harderian : an accessory lacrimal gland on the inner side of the orbit in reptiles and birds but usually degenerate in mammals
hardfern : deer fern
hardfisted : stingy, closefisted
hardhack : a North American spirea (Spiraea tomentosa) with dense terminal panicles of pink or occasionally white flowers and leaves having a hairy and yellow to rust-colored underside
hardhanded : having hands made hard by labor
hardhandedness : having hands made hard by labor
hardhead : a hardheaded person
hardheaded : stubborn, willful
hardheadedly : stubborn, willful
hardheadedness : stubborn, willful
hardhearted : lacking in sympathetic understanding : unfeeling, pitiless
hardheartedly : lacking in sympathetic understanding : unfeeling, pitiless
hardheartedness : lacking in sympathetic understanding : unfeeling, pitiless
hardihood : resolute courage and fortitude
hardily : bold, brave
hardim : starred lizard
hardiment : hardihood
hardiness : bold, brave
hardish : rather hard
hardishrew : a common shrew (Sorex araneus)
hardly : with force : vigorously
hardmouthed : not sensitive to the bit
hardness : the quality or state of being hard
hardock : burdock sense 1a
hardpan : a cemented or compacted and often clayey layer in soil that is impenetrable by roots
hardship : privation, suffering
hardstand : a paved area for parking an airplane
hardstanding : hardstand
hardtack : a saltless hard biscuit, bread, or cracker
hardtail : blue runner
hardware : ware (such as fittings, cutlery, tools, utensils, or parts of machines) made of metal
hardwareman : a person who makes or deals in hardware
Hardwickia : a small genus of Indian trees (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves and flowers in panicled racemes
hardwood : the wood of an angiospermous tree as distinguished from that of a coniferous tree
hardy : bold, brave
hardystonite : a mineral Ca2ZnSi2O7 consisting of a zinc calcium silicate
hare : any of various swift, gnawing, herbivorous, usually shy lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus) that have long ears, short tails, and powerful long hind legs, are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs, have the young open-eyed and furred at birth, and live in aboveground nests  — compare rabbit sense 1a
harebell : a slender blue-flowered herb (Campanula rotundifolia) with linear leaves on the stem
harebrain : one who is flighty or foolish : crackpot
harebrained : foolish sense 1
harefoot : a long narrow close-toed foot characteristic of some dogs, especially the American foxhound
harefooted : moving swiftly : fleet
harehearted : easily frightened : timid
harelip : cleft lip
harelipped : a large tropical American fish-eating bat (genus Noctilio) exhibiting marked sexual dichromatism with the males orange-rufous and the females dark brown to drab
harem : a usually secluded house or part of a house allotted to women in some Muslim households
haremlik : harem sense 1a
harengiform : having the shape of a herring
harfang : snowy owl
haricot : a small, usually oval, creamy-white kidney bean : navy bean  — see also haricot vert
hariolation : the act or process of deduction : guesswork
hark : to pay close attention : listen
harl : to drag, scrape, or pull (an object) usually along the ground
Harlemite river channel in southeastern New York northeast of Manhattan Island connecting (with Spuyten Duyvil Creek) the Hudson and East rivers
harlequin : a character in comedy and pantomime with a shaved head, masked face, variegated tights, and wooden sword
harlequinade : a play or pantomime in which Harlequin has a leading role
harlequinism : an action or expression characteristic of a harlequin
harling : a method of angling for salmon in a large river by trailing a fly behind a boat while it is rowed back and forth from bank to bank
harlot : a person who has sex with someone in exchange for money : prostitute
harlotry : sexual profligacy : prostitution
harm : physical or mental damage : injury
harmal : an Old World herb (Peganum harmala) with strong-scented seeds that yield several alkaloids and are used as a vermifuge and stimulant
harmala : an Old World herb (Peganum harmala) with strong-scented seeds that yield several alkaloids and are used as a vermifuge and stimulant
harmaline : a hallucinogenic alkaloid C13H14N2O found in several plants (Peganum harmala of the family Zygophyllaceae and Banisteriopsis spp. of the family Malpighiaceae) and used in medicine as a stimulant of the central nervous system
harman : constable, beadle
harmattan : a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast of Africa in some seasons
harmer : physical or mental damage : injury
harmful : of a kind likely to be damaging : injurious
harmfully : of a kind likely to be damaging : injurious
harmfulness : of a kind likely to be damaging : injurious
harmine : a hallucinogenic alkaloid C13H12N2O whose distribution in plants and use in medicine is similar to harmaline
harmless : free from harm, liability, or loss
harmlessly : free from harm, liability, or loss
harmlessness : free from harm, liability, or loss
harmonia : harmonic suture
harmoniacal : harmonious
harmonial : harmonious
harmonic : musical
harmonica : glass harmonica
harmonically : musical
harmonicalness : the quality or state of being harmonic
harmonichord : a 19th-century keyboard instrument in which the strings' tones can be sustained and swelled by means of a rotating cylinder that transfers its vibrations to the strings by means of a rod
harmonicism : the quality or state of being harmonic
harmonicon : harmonica
harmonics : musical
harmonious : having agreement among musical components : musically concordant
harmoniously : having agreement among musical components : musically concordant
harmoniousness : having agreement among musical components : musically concordant
harmoniphon : an obsolete wind instrument consisting of a series of reed pipes blown with a single mouthpiece and controlled by means of a keyboard, the tone resembling that of the oboe
harmoniphone : an obsolete wind instrument consisting of a series of reed pipes blown with a single mouthpiece and controlled by means of a keyboard, the tone resembling that of the oboe
harmonist : a member of a school of theorists in ancient Greece who intensively investigated the mathematical basis for musical pitch relations
harmonistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of harmony
harmonistically : of, relating to, or characteristic of harmony
Harmonite : a member of an 18th century German communal religious sect that settled in Pennsylvania in 1803
harmonium : reed organ
harmonizable : capable of being brought into harmony
harmonization : to play or sing in harmony
harmonize : to play or sing in harmony
harmonizer : to play or sing in harmony
harmonograph : an instrument for combining two or more vibrations usually of two pendulums at right angles to each other and recording them in a single curve  — compare lissajous figure
harmony : the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord
harmost : a governor appointed by the Spartans over subject towns and people
harmotome : a mineral (Ba,K)(Al,Si)2Si6O16.6H2O consisting of a hydrous silicate of aluminum, barium, and potassium
harn : brain, brains
harness : the equipment other than a yoke of a draft animal
harnesser : one that harnesses
harnpan : casing for the brain : skull
Harold name of 2 kings of the English: I died 1040
harp : a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
Harpa : the sole genus of the Harpidae
harpago : an element of the male copulatory apparatus of many insects that forms part of a clasper
Harpagornis : a genus of extinct birds (family Accipitridae) much larger than any existing eagle and found in the Pleistocene of New Zealand
harper : a harp player
Harpidae : a family of tropical marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Stenoglossa) comprising the harp shells  — see harpa
harpings : a wale around a ship's bow stouter than the rest of the strakes
harpist : a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
harpless : lacking a harp
harpoon : a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales
harpooner : a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales
harpsichord : a stringed instrument resembling a grand piano but usually having two keyboards and two or more strings for each note and producing tones by the plucking of strings with plectra
harpsichordist : a stringed instrument resembling a grand piano but usually having two keyboards and two or more strings for each note and producing tones by the plucking of strings with plectra
harpula : a fast-growing tree (Harpullia cupanioides) of India and the East Indies that yields a wood used especially for building
Harpullia : a genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees (family Sapindaceae) having pinnate leaves, panicles of greenish flowers and red or orange fruit
harpwaytuning : a tuning of a viol (as in fifths and fourths: A-E-A-E-A-D) to facilitate arpeggio playing
Harpy : a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird
harquebus : a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century which was portable but heavy and was usually fired from a support
harquebusade : a shot from a harquebus
harquebusier : a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century which was portable but heavy and was usually fired from a support
harr : a gate or door hinge
harrateen : an English fabric of linen or wool used chiefly for curtains and bed hangings in the 18th and early 19th centuries
harridan : shrew sense 2
harrier : any of a breed of hunting dogs resembling a small English foxhound and originally bred for hunting rabbits
Harris Barbara Clementine 1930–2020 American bishop (1989–2002)
Harrisia : a genus of slender spiny tropical American cacti with solitary showy white or pink flowers
Harrovian : a student of Harrow School in Middlesex, England
harrow : pillage, plunder
harrower : pillage, plunder
harrowing : acutely distressing or painful
harrowingly : acutely distressing or painful
Harry : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
harry : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
harsh : having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch
harshen : to make (something, such as a voice) harsh
harshly : having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch
harshness : having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch
harstigite : a mineral Be2Ca3Si3O11 consisting of a silicate of beryllium and calcium (hardness 5.5, specific gravity 3.05)
hart : the male of the red deer especially when over five years old : stag  — compare hind
hartal : concerted cessation of work and business especially as a protest against a political situation or an act of government  — compare noncooperation
hartebeest : either of two large African antelopes (Alcelaphus buselaphus and Sigmoceros lichtensteinii) with long faces and short annulate divergent horns
hartite : a white fossil resin perhaps C19H32 occurring in peat beds
Hartleian : of or relating to the doctrine of associationism or its founder
Hartleyan : of or relating to the doctrine of associationism or its founder
Hartmann : lactated ringer's solution
Hartmannia : a small genus of American herbs (family Onagraceae) with alternate leaves and showy flowers in spikes or racemes that are usually included in the genus Oenothera
Hartogia : a genus of southern African plants (family Rutaceae) having white or purplish flowers with long-clawed petals, five stamens, and five conspicuous staminodia
hartshorn : a preparation of ammonia used as smelling salts
haruspex : a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals
haruspical : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an haruspex
haruspication : an act or instance of foretelling something
haruspices : a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals
haruspicy : the art or practice of divination  — compare haruspex
Harvard John 1607–1638 American clergyman and benefactor
Harveian : of, relating to, or commemorating William Harvey
harvest : the season for gathering in agricultural crops
harvestbug : chigger sense 2
harvester : the season for gathering in agricultural crops
harvestless : lacking a harvest : unproductive
harvestman : daddy longlegs sense 2
harvesttime : the time during which an annual crop (such as wheat) is harvested
Harvey George Brinton McClellan 1864–1928 American journalist
harzburgite : a rock of the peridotite group consisting essentially of olivine and orthopyroxene
hasenpfeffer : a highly seasoned stew made of marinated rabbit meat
hash : to chop (food, such as meat and potatoes) into small pieces
hashab : a gray-barked acacia tree (Acacia senegal) found in the Sudan that is the source of a white or light-colored variety of gum arabic
hasher : waiter, waitress
Hashimite : a member of an Arab family having common ancestry with Muhammad and founding dynasties in countries of the eastern Mediterranean
hashish : the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of female hemp plants (Cannabis sativa or C. indica) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect
Hasidic : a member of a Jewish sect of the second century b.c. opposed to Hellenism and devoted to the strict observance of the ritual law
Hasidim : a member of a Jewish sect of the second century b.c. opposed to Hellenism and devoted to the strict observance of the ritual law
Hasidism : the practices and beliefs of the Hasidim
Hasinai : one of the three principal confederations of the Caddo Indians inhabiting northeastern Texas
hask : cold and dry
Haskalah : an intellectual movement among Jews of eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries that attempted to acquaint the masses with European and Hebrew languages and with secular education and culture to supplement talmudic studies  — see maskil
haslet : the edible viscera (as the heart or liver) of a butchered animal (as a hog)
Hasmonaean : a member of the Maccabees
hasp : any of several devices for fastening
hassar : any of several nest-building armored catfishes of the family Callichthyidae that occur in the Orinoco and its tributaries and are able to leave the water and travel some distance on land
hassle : a heated often protracted argument : wrangle
hassock : tussock
hassocky : full of hassocks
hasta : have you
hastate : triangular with sharp basal lobes spreading away from the base of the petiole
haste : rapidity of motion : swiftness
hasteful : full of haste : hasty
hastefully : full of haste : hasty
hasteless : being without haste : unhurried
hasten : to move or act quickly
hastener : to move or act quickly
haster : hastener
hastilude : a medieval joust : spear play
hastily : in haste : hurriedly
hastiness : done or made in a hurry
hastings 1st Marquess of 1754–1826
hastingsite : a sodium-calcium-iron amphibole ideally NaCa2Fe5Al2Si6O22(OH)2 but generally containing a little potassium and magnesium
hasty : done or made in a hurry
hat : a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
hatband : a band (as of fabric, leather, or cord) around the crown of a hat just above the brim
hatbox : a box for holding or storing a hat
hatch : a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
hatchability : a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
hatchable : a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
hatchel : hackle entry 3 sense 1
hatcher : a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
hatchery : a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
hatcheryman : one who operates a hatchery
hatchet : a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand
hatchetfish : any of several small South American characin fishes with enlarged pectoral fins and thin wedge-shaped bodies that are often seen in tropical aquariums
hatchetman : one hired for murder, coercion, or attack
hatchettine : a mineral paraffin wax C38H78 melting at 55° to 65° C in the natural state and at 79° C when pure
hatchettolite : a uranium-bearing pyrochlore
hatchgate : wicket
hatching : the engraving or drawing of fine lines in close proximity especially to give an effect of shading
hatchling : a recently hatched animal
hatchman : one who stands by a ship's hatch to assist with the loading and unloading
hatchment : a panel on which a coat of arms of a deceased person is temporarily displayed
hatchminder : one who stands by a ship's hatch to assist with the loading and unloading
hatchway : a passage giving access usually by a ladder or stairs to an enclosed space (such as a cellar)
hatchwayman : one who stands by a ship's hatch to assist with the loading and unloading
hate : intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury
hateable : subject to being hated : detestable
hateful : full of hate : malicious
hatefully : full of hate : malicious
hatefulness : full of hate : malicious
hateless : being without hate
hatelessness : being without hate
hater : a person who hates someone or something
hatful : as much or as many as a hat will hold
hathi : a greenish gray that is yellower, lighter, and slightly less strong than cabbage green
Hathor : the ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky, women, fertility, and love
Hathoric : of or relating to Hathor or to a column surmounted by her image
Hati : the physical heart  — compare ab entry 2
hatless : a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
hatmaker : one who makes hats
hatpin : a long straight pin with an ornamented head that is used to keep a hat in place
hatrack : a wooden framework with several projecting pegs that hangs against a wall and is used to hold hats and other articles of clothing
hatred : extreme dislike or disgust : hate
hatstand : clothes tree
hatted : a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
hatter : one that makes, sells, or cleans and repairs hats
Hatteria : tuatara
Hatti : a preHittite people of central Anatolia
Hattic : of or relating to the Hatti people
hatting : a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
hattock : a small hat
hau : majagua sense a
hauberget : an early English woolen cloth
hauberk : a tunic of chain mail worn as defensive armor from the 12th to the 14th century
hauerite : a mineral MnS2 consisting of native manganese sulfide and occurring as reddish brown or brownish black octahedral or pyritohedral crystals or massive (specific gravity 3.46)
haugh : a low-lying meadow by the side of a river
haught : haughty
haughtily : blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
haughtiness : blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
haughty : blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
haul : to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing : to exert traction on
haulabout : a steel barge with large hatchways and coal transporters used for coaling ships
haulage : the act or process of hauling
haulageway : a passage in a coal mine along which coal is transported : gangway sense 4
haulback : a small wire rope used to pull the main cable back to the timber after each haulage in logging
hauler : one that hauls: such as
haulm : the stems or tops of crop plants (such as peas or potatoes) especially after the crop has been gathered
haulmy : having haulms
haunch : hip entry 1 sense 1a
haunched : having haunches
haunchless : lacking haunches
haunchy : having large haunches
haunt : to visit often : frequent
haunter : to visit often : frequent
hauntingly : to visit often : frequent
haunty : unruly, restless
Hauranitic : of or relating to the Syrian region of Hauran
hauriant : being in pale with the head up as if rising for air  — compare urinant
haurient : being in pale with the head up as if rising for air  — compare urinant
Hausa : the Chadic language of the Hausa people widely used in western Africa as a trade language
hausen Harald zur 1936–     German virologist
hausmannite : an opaque mineral Mn3O4 consisting of manganese tetroxide found commonly in brownish black tetragonal crystals
hausse : gorget sense 1
haustellate : having a haustellum : suctorial
haustellum : a proboscis (as of an insect) adapted to suck blood or juices of plants
haustorial : of, relating to, or having a haustorium
haustorium : a nutrient-absorbing outgrowth of a fungus or parasitic plant that penetrates the tissues of the host organism
haustral : of, relating to, or exhibiting haustra
haustrum : one of the pouches or sacculations into which the large intestine is divided
hautboy : oboe
hautboyist : oboist
hauteur : arrogance, haughtiness
hauynite : an isometric silicate mineral (Na,Ca)4−8Al6Si6O24(SO4)1− consisting of sulfate of aluminum, calcium, and sodium and occurring commonly as rounded grains in various igneous rocks (hardness 5.5–6, specific gravity 2.4–2.5)
havage : familial descent : lineage
Havaiki : a fabled original homeland from which the Polynesians believe themselves to have come and to which their spirits return after death
Havana : a cigar made from Cuban tobacco
Havanese : any of a breed of small, short-legged, sturdy dogs developed in Cuba that have a thick coat of long, soft, silky hair and a well-feathered tail curled over the back
have : to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement
havel  1936–2011 Czech writer and politician; president of Czechoslovakia (1989–92); president of Czech Republic (1993–2003)
havelock : a covering attached to a cap to protect the neck from the sun or bad weather
haven : harbor, port
havenless : having no harbor or haven
haver : to hem and haw
havercake : oatcake
haverel : a garrulous half-wit
havergrass : any of several chiefly European wild oats
havermeal : oatmeal
havers : to hem and haw
haversack : a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder
Haversian : any of the small canals through which the blood vessels ramify in bone
haversine : half of the versed sine
havildar : a noncommissioned officer in the Indian army corresponding to a sergeant
havoc : wide and general destruction : devastation
haw : a hawthorn berry
Hawaiian : a native or resident of Hawaii
hawer : one that haws in speech
hawfinch : an Old World finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes of the family Fringillidae) with a large heavy bill and short thick neck and the male marked with black, white, and brown
hawk : any of numerous diurnal birds of prey belonging to a suborder (Falcones of the order Falconiformes) and including all the smaller members of this group
hawkbill : hawksbill turtle
hawkbit : any of various plants of the genus Leontodon
hawked : any of numerous diurnal birds of prey belonging to a suborder (Falcones of the order Falconiformes) and including all the smaller members of this group
hawker : falconer
hawkery : a place where hawks are kept
Hawkeye : a native or resident of Iowa
hawkie : a white-faced cow
hawking Stephen (William) 1942–2018 British physicist
hawkish : resembling or suggesting a hawk or the beak of a hawk in appearance
hawklike : resembling or suggesting a hawk in appearance or character
hawkweed : any of a genus (Hieracium) of perennial often apomictic composite herbs having usually yellow flowers  — compare orange hawkweed
hawky : hawklike
hawok : formerly used American Indian money of California consisting of shell disks or buttons
Haworthia : a genus of xerophytic South African succulent plants of the family Liliaceae that have thick fleshy leaves mostly crowded in a basal rosette and white or greenish flowers in a terminal spike
hawse : the part of a ship's bow that contains the hawseholes
hawsehole : a hole in the bow of a ship through which a cable passes
hawsepiece : one of the timbers in the bow of a wooden ship through which a hawsehole is cut
hawsepipe : a cast-iron or steel pipe placed in the bows of a ship on each side of the stem for the anchor chains to pass through
hawser : a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship
hawthorn : any of a genus (Crataegus) of spring-flowering spiny shrubs or small trees of the rose family with glossy and often lobed leaves, white or pink fragrant flowers, and small red fruits
hay : herbage and especially grass mowed and cured for fodder
haybird : any of various small European birds (as the blackcap or the garden warbler) that build nests largely of grass
haybote : the wood or thorns allowed to a tenant or commoner in English law for repairing hedges or fences
haycap : a covering for a haycock
haycock : a somewhat rounded conical pile of hay
hayfield : a field where herbaceous plants and especially grasses or legumes (such as timothy or orchard grass or alfalfa) are grown for hay (see hay entry 1 sense 1)
hayfork : a hand fork for pitching hay
haylift : an airlift engaged in dropping emergency food to farm animals isolated especially by deep snow
hayloft : a loft especially for storing hay
haymaker : a powerful blow
haymaking : the operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay
haymow : a mow especially of or for hay
hayrack : a feeding rack that holds hay for livestock
hayrick : a relatively large sometimes thatched outdoor pile of hay : haystack
hayseed : seed shattered from hay
haysel : the haying season
haystack : a stack of hay
haytime : the period in which haying is usually done
hayward city in western California southeast of Oakland population 144,186
haywire : being out of order or having gone wrong
Hazara : a Mongoloid people of Afghanistan
hazard : a source of danger
hazarder : one that hazards
hazardless : not hazardous : marked by no hazard : involving no risk or danger
hazardous : involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
hazardously : involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
hazardousness : involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
hazardry : gambling
haze : fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air
Hazel : any of a genus (Corylus and especially the American C. americana and the European C. avellana) of shrubs or small trees of the birch family bearing nuts enclosed in a leafy involucre
hazel : any of a genus (Corylus and especially the American C. americana and the European C. avellana) of shrubs or small trees of the birch family bearing nuts enclosed in a leafy involucre
hazelly : covered with or abounding in hazels
hazelnut : the brown nut of a hazel
hazelwood city in eastern Missouri west-northwest of Saint Louis population 25,703
hazelwort : an asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
hazer : fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air
hazily : made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a)
haziness : made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a)
hazing : the action of hazing
hazle : haze
hazy : made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a)
he : that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer
head : the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth
headache : pain in the head
headachy : pain in the head
headband : a band worn on or around the head
headboard : a board forming the head (as of a bed)
headborough : a chief of a frankpledge or tithing  — compare tithingman
headcap : the covering leather at the head and foot of the backbone of a hand-covered book shaped over the headbands
headcheese : a jellied loaf or sausage made from edible parts of the head, feet, and sometimes the tongue and heart especially of a pig
headchute : a pipe for ejecting refuse from a ship's head
headcloth : a cloth forming a covering or screen for the head of a bed
headdress : an often elaborate covering for the head
headed : having a head or a heading
headender : a head-on collision
header : one that removes heads
headfirst : with the head foremost
headforemost : headfirst
headframe : a frame structure over a mine shaft to support the hoisting sheaves
headful : a quantity (as of information) that fills the head
headgear : a covering or protective device for the head
headily : willful, rash
headiness : willful, rash
heading : something that forms or serves as a head
headkerchief : kerchief
headland : unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence
headledge : either of the athwartship coamings of a hatchway or other deck opening
headless : having no head
headlessness : having no head
headlight : a light with a reflector and special lens mounted on the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead
headlighting : the illumination in front of a vehicle supplied by the headlights
headlike : resembling or suggesting a head in shape or function
headline : words set at the head of a passage or page to introduce or categorize
headliner : the principal performer in a show : star
headlock : a hold in which a wrestler encircles an opponent's head with one arm
headlong : headfirst sense 1
headman : foreman, overseer
headmark : the distinguishing characteristics especially of the head that make one individual recognizable from another
headmaster : a man heading the staff of a private school : principal
headmasterly : a man heading the staff of a private school : principal
headmastership : a man heading the staff of a private school : principal
headmistress : a woman heading the staff of a private school
headmost : most advanced : leading
headnote : a prefixed note of comment or explanation
headpenny :  head tax
headphone : an earphone held over the ear by a band worn on the head
headpiece : a protective or defensive covering for the head
headplate : a key plate for printing a design featuring a person's head
headpost : one of the posts at the head of a bed
headquarter : to place in headquarters
headquarters : a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
headrace : a race for conveying water to a point of industrial application (as a waterwheel or turbine)
headrail : one of the elliptical rails at a wooden ship's head extending from the place of the figurehead to the bow
headreach : to move ahead into the wind by momentum (as in tacking)
headrest : a support for the head
headright : a grant (as of money or land) formerly given one who fulfilled certain conditions relating especially to settling and developing land (as in Virginia in 1619 and in Texas in 1839)
headring : an often decorated ring formed on the head by building up hair with vegetable or animal fibers and worn by married warriors of some Ngoni tribes
headroom : vertical space in which to stand, sit, or move
headrope : a rope leading from a masthead as a stay
headsail : a sail set forward of the foremast
headset : a support framework with attached electronic devices that is worn on the head: such as
headshake : a shake of the head usually signifying denial or distrust
headship : the position, office, or dignity of a head
headsill : a horizontal member at the top of a doorframe or window frame
headskin : a tough elastic fatty mass covering the head of a sperm whale beneath the skin
headsman : one that beheads : executioner
headspring : fountainhead, source
headstall : a part of a bridle or halter that encircles the head
headstand : the gymnastic feat of standing on one's head usually with support from the hands
headstick : a short stick fitted to the headrope of a jib-headed sail or an ensign to prevent twisting
headstock : a bearing or pedestal for a revolving or moving part
headstone : a memorial stone at the head of a grave
headstream : a stream that is the source of a river
headstrong : not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
headstrongly : in a headstrong manner
headstrongness : the quality of being headstrong
headwaiter : the head of the dining-room staff of a restaurant or hotel
headwall : a precipice rising above the floor of a glacial cirque
headward : toward the head : in the direction of the head
headwark : headache
headwater : the source of a stream
headway : motion or rate of motion in a forward direction
headwear : apparel for the head : headgear sense 1a
headwork : mental labor
headworker : a director of a social agency or settlement
heady : willful, rash
heaf : a piece of ground used as a sheep pasture
heal : to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole
healable : capable of being healed
heald : heddle
healder : drawer-in
healer : one that heals
healing : to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole
health : the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit
healthful : beneficial to health of body or mind
healthfully : beneficial to health of body or mind
healthfulness : beneficial to health of body or mind
healthily : enjoying good health
healthiness : enjoying good health
healthless : lacking health of body or mind : infirm
healthsome : wholesome, healthful
healthy : enjoying good health
heap : a collection of things thrown one on another : pile
heaps : a collection of things thrown one on another : pile
hear : to perceive or become aware of by the ear
hearable : capable of being heard
hearer : to perceive or become aware of by the ear
hearing : the process, function, or power of perceiving sound
hearken : listen
hearsay : rumor
hearse : an elaborate framework erected over a coffin or tomb to which memorial verses or epitaphs are attached
hearst William Randolph 1863–1951 American newspaper publisher
heart : a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood
heartache : anguish of mind : sorrow
heartbeat : one complete pulsation of the heart
heartbreak : crushing grief, anguish, or distress
heartbreaker : one that causes heartbreak
heartbreaking : causing intense sorrow or distress
heartbreakingly : causing intense sorrow or distress
heartbroken : overcome by sorrow
heartburn : a burning discomfort behind the lower part of the sternum due especially to spasmodic reflux of acid from the stomach into the esophagus
heartburning : intense or rancorous jealousy or resentment
hearted : having a heart especially of a specified kind
heartedness : the condition of having a heart especially of a specified kind
hearten : to give heart to : cheer
heartening : to give heart to : cheer
hearteningly : to give heart to : cheer
heartfelt : deeply felt : earnest
heartful : full of heartfelt emotion : hearty
heartfully : full of heartfelt emotion : hearty
hearth : a brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace
hearthless : not having a hearth
hearthpenny :  peter penny
hearthrug : a rug for the front of the hearth
hearthstone : stone forming a hearth
heartily : in a hearty manner
heartiness : giving unqualified support
hearting : a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood
heartland : a central area: such as
heartleaf : any of several wild gingers that have distinctly cordate leaves and are usually included in the genus Asarum but are sometimes segregated in a separate genus
heartless : spiritless
heartlessly : spiritless
heartlessness : spiritless
heartnut :  japanese walnut
heartpea : balloon vine
hearts : a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood
heartsease : peace of mind : tranquility
heartseed : a plant of the genus Cardiospermum
heartsick : very despondent : depressed
heartsickening : causing depression or despondency
heartsickness : very despondent : depressed
heartsome : giving spirit or vigor : animating, enlivening
heartsomely : giving spirit or vigor : animating, enlivening
heartsore : heartsick
heartstring : a nerve once believed to sustain the heart
heartthrob : the throb of a heart
heartwater : a serious febrile disease of sheep, goats, and cattle in southern Africa that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Ehrlichia (E. ruminantium) transmitted by a bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum)
heartweed : lady's thumb
heartwise : in the shape or manner of a heart
heartwood : the older harder nonliving central wood of trees that is usually darker, denser, less permeable, and more durable than the surrounding sapwood
hearty : giving unqualified support
heat : to become warm or hot
heatable : to become warm or hot
heatedly : marked by anger or passion
heater : one that heats
heatful : full of or producing heat
heath : a tract of wasteland
heathbird : black grouse
heathen : of or relating to people or nations that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible : of or relating to heathens (see heathen entry 2 sense 1), their religions, or their customs : pagan
heathendom : of or relating to people or nations that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible : of or relating to heathens (see heathen entry 2 sense 1), their religions, or their customs : pagan
heathenesse : heathendom
heathenish : resembling or characteristic of heathens : barbarous
heathenishly : resembling or characteristic of heathens : barbarous
heathenism : of or relating to people or nations that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible : of or relating to heathens (see heathen entry 2 sense 1), their religions, or their customs : pagan
heathenize : of or relating to people or nations that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible : of or relating to heathens (see heathen entry 2 sense 1), their religions, or their customs : pagan
heathenness : the state or quality of being heathen
heathenry : the state, quality, or character of heathens
Heather : heath sense 2a
heather : heath sense 2a
heathered : full of or covered with heather
heathery : of, relating to, or resembling heather
heathless : a tract of wasteland
heathlike : a tract of wasteland
heathwort : heath sense 1b
heathy : a tract of wasteland
heating : to become warm or hot
heatingly : in a heating manner : so as to make hot
heatless : to become warm or hot
heatproof : to become warm or hot
heatronic : utilizing dielectric heating
heatstroke : a life-threatening condition marked especially by cessation of sweating, extremely high body temperature, and collapse that results from prolonged exposure to high temperature  — compare heat exhaustion, sunstroke
heaume : a large helmet chiefly of the 13th century worn over a hood of mail or close-fitting steel cap and supported by the shoulders rather than the head
heaumer : a maker of medieval helmets
heautarit : mercury sense 1c
heautophany : manifestation of self
heave : lift, raise
heaveless : free from heaves or heaving : quiet
heaven : the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament
heavenless : having no heaven : having no part or place in the heaven of the Deity
heavenlike : heavenly
heavenliness : of or relating to heaven or the heavens : celestial
heavenly : of or relating to heaven or the heavens : celestial
heavens : the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament
heavenward : toward heaven
heavenwards : heavenward
heaver : lift, raise
heavies : having great weight
heavily : to a great degree : severely
heaviness : having great weight
heaving : lift, raise
heavy : having great weight
heavyhanded : clumsy
heavyhandedness : clumsy
heavyheaded : having a large or heavy head
heavyhearted : despondent, saddened
heavyheartedness : despondent, saddened
heavyweight : one that is above average in weight
hebdomad : a group of seven
hebdomadal : weekly
hebdomadally : weekly
hebdomadary : a member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent appointed for the week to sing the chapter mass and lead the recitation of the canonical hours
hebdomader : a member of a Scottish university formerly appointed for the week to superintend student discipline
hebephrenia : a form of schizophrenia characterized especially by incoherence, delusions lacking an underlying theme, and affect that is usually flat, inappropriate, or silly
hebephrenic : a form of schizophrenia characterized especially by incoherence, delusions lacking an underlying theme, and affect that is usually flat, inappropriate, or silly
hebetate : to make dull or obtuse
hebetation : to make dull or obtuse
hebetude : lethargy, dullness
hebetudinous : lethargy, dullness
Hebraean : a Hebrew scholar
Hebraic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture
Hebraica : things Hebraic
Hebraically : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture
Hebraism : a characteristic feature of Hebrew occurring in another language
Hebraist : a specialist in Hebrew and Hebraic studies
Hebraistic : marked by Hebraisms
Hebraization : to use Hebraisms
Hebraize : to use Hebraisms
Hebrew : the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews
Hebrewism :  hebraism
Hebrician :  hebraist
Hebridean islands of western Scotland in the Atlantic, divided by Little Minch Strait into the
Hebronite : amblygonite
hebronite : amblygonite
Hecate : a Greek goddess associated especially with the underworld, night, and witchcraft
hecatomb : an ancient Greek and Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen or cattle
hecatontarchy : government by 100 persons
Hechtia : a genus of Mexican desert herbs (family Bromeliaceae) with rosettes of spiny leaves and ornamental floral bracts
heck : hell sense 2
heckelphone : a woodwind instrument of the oboe family pitched an octave below the normal oboe
Heckerism : certain religious teachings (as the adaptation of traditional beliefs to the exigencies of modern culture, the exaltation of natural above supernatural virtues, the preference for active rather than passive virtue, the revision of traditional missionary technique) held to be erroneous by Pope Leo XIII
heckle : to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger
heckler : one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
hectare : a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters  — see Metric System Table
hecte : any of several ancient Greek coins worth ¹/₆ stater, the most common of which was a coin of Phocaea and Lesbos made of electrum (see electrum sense 2)
hectic : characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion
hectically : characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion
hecticness : the quality or state of being hectic
hectocotyliferous : bearing hectocotyli
hectocotylization : transformation into a hectocotylus
hectocotylize : to change into a hectocotylus
hectocotylus : a modified arm of a male cephalopod that is specially and variously adapted to effect the fertilization of the eggs
hectogram : a unit of mass equal to 100 grams  — see Metric System Table
hectograph : a machine for making copies of a writing or drawing produced on a gelatin surface
hectoliter : a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters  — see Metric System Table
hectometer : a unit of length equal to 100 meters  — see Metric System Table
Hector : a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles
hector : a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles
hectoringly : a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles
heddle : one of the sets of parallel cords or wires that with their mounting compose the harness used to guide warp threads in a loom
heddler : drawer-in
hedebo : an embroidery characterized by drawnwork and decorative stitching
hedenbergite : a mineral CaFeSi2O6 consisting of a calcium-iron pyroxene
Hedeoma : a small genus of American herbs (family Labiatae) having small flowers in axillary clusters and with bilabiate corolla and two stamens  — see pennyroyal sense 2
heder : an elementary Jewish school in which children are taught to read the Torah and other books in Hebrew
Hedera : a genus of Old World woody vines (family Araliaceae) usually having palmate leaves but in adult form often becoming shrubby with unlobed leaves  — see ivy
hederin : a crystalline antibiotic glycoside C41H64O11 active against fungi and bacteria that is found especially in ivy
hedge : a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees
hedgebote : haybote
hedgehog : any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Eurasian and African nocturnal insectivores that have both hair and spines which they present outwardly by rolling themselves up when threatened
hedgehoggy : tending to arouse aversion : forbidding
hedgehop : to fly an airplane close to the ground and rise over obstacles as they appear
hedgehopper : to fly an airplane close to the ground and rise over obstacles as they appear
hedgeless : having no hedges
hedger : a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees
hedgerow : a row of shrubs or trees enclosing or separating fields
hedging : a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees
hedgingly : a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees
hedgy : resembling or abounding in hedges
hedonic : of, relating to, or characterized by pleasure
hedonically : of, relating to, or characterized by pleasure
hedonics : a theory of ethics dealing with or based on the relation of duty to pleasure
hedonism : the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
hedonist : a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
hedonistic : devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism
hedonistically : devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism
Hedychium : a genus of tropical Asiatic herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having showy labiate flowers in a spike or spiky cluster  — see butterfly lily sense 1
hedyphane : a mineral (Ca,Pb)5Cl(AsO4)3 consisting of a yellowish white monoclinic lead and calcium arsenate and chloride  — compare apatite
Hedysarum : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the north temperate zone and northern Africa with racemose flowers and flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints
heed : to pay attention
heedful : taking heed : attentive
heedfully : taking heed : attentive
heedfulness : taking heed : attentive
heedless : not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless
heedlessly : not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless
heedlessness : not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless
heehaw : the bray of a donkey
heel : the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch
heelball : a composition of wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing and by antiquarians for making rubbings of inscriptions
heeled : the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch
heeler : one that heels
heelless : the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch
heelpath : berm sense d
heelpiece : a piece designed for or forming the heel (as of a shoe)
heelplate : butt plate
heelpost : a post to which a gate or door is hinged
heeltap : a small quantity of alcoholic beverage remaining (as in a glass after drinking)
heeltree : the whiffletree of a harrow
heemraad : a council assisting a local Boer magistrate in the government of rural districts in South Africa prior to the establishment of British administration
heer : an old unit of yarn measure of about 600 yards or ¹/₂₄ of a spindle
heeze : hoist
heft : weight, heaviness
hefter : a worker who sorts and grades hides or leather
heftily : quite heavy
heftiness : quite heavy
hefty : quite heavy
hegari : any of several Sudanese grain sorghums having chalky white seeds including one grown in the southwestern U.S.
Hegelian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel, his philosophy, or his dialectic method
Hegelianism : the philosophy of Hegel that places ultimate reality in ideas rather than in things and that uses dialectic to comprehend an absolute idea behind phenomena
Hegelianize : to bring into conformity with Hegel's objective idealism or dialectic
hegemon : something (such as a political state) having dominant influence or authority over others : one possessing hegemony
hegemonic : preponderant influence or authority over others : domination
hegemony : preponderant influence or authority over others : domination
hegira : a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation : exodus
hegumen : the head of a religious community (as a small monastery) in the Eastern Church
Hehe : a Bantu-speaking people of Tanganyika Territory
hei high explosive incendiary
heiau : a pre-Christian Hawaiian temple or other place of worship (as a stone platform or an earthen terrace)
heifer : a young cow
height : the part that rises or extends upward the greatest distance : the highest part : summit
heighten : to increase the amount or degree of : augment
Heiltsuk : a group of peoples including the Bellabella, China Hat, and Wikeno
heimin : the class of commoners consisting of peasants and laborers and traders in the Japanese social scale  — compare kwazoku, shizoku
Heinesque : of, relating to, or resembling the style of Heine
Heinie : buttocks
heinous : hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
heinously : hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
heinousness : hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
Heinz : a cellular inclusion in a red blood cell that consists of damaged aggregated hemoglobin and is associated with some forms of hemolytic anemia
heir : one who receives property from an ancestor : one who is entitled to inherit property
heirdom : heritage
heiress : a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
heirless : one who receives property from an ancestor : one who is entitled to inherit property
heirloom : a piece of property (such as a deed or charter) that descends to the heir as an inseparable part of an inheritance of real property
heirship : one who receives property from an ancestor : one who is entitled to inherit property
heitiki : a greenstone charm in the shape of a human figure worn as a neck pendant by the Maoris
Hejazi : a native or inhabitant of the Saudi Arabian region of Hejaz
helbeh : fenugreek seed that is mixed with durra in a flour commonly used in Egypt
heldentenor : a tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice well suited to heroic roles (as in Wagnerian operas)
helder commune in the province of North Holland, in the western part of the Netherlands, on an outlet from the Waddenzee to the North Sea population 60,083
Helen : the wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris brings about the Trojan War
Helena city in west central Montana population 28,190
helenin : alantolactone or a mixture from elecampane root containing it
Helenium : a genus of American herbs (family Compositae) with heads of yellow-rayed flowers and truncate-style branches  — see sneezeweed sense 1
helepole : an ancient siege engine composed of a movable tower covering a battering ram
heliacal : relating to or near the sun
heliacally : relating to or near the sun
Heliamphora : a genus of South American pitcher plants (family Sarraceniaceae) native to the mountains of British Guiana and having scapes of nodding pink or white flowers
helianthaceous : resembling, belonging to, or related to the genus Helianthus
Helianthemum : a geus of Eurasian herbs or undershrubs (family Cistaceae) having showy variously colored flowers with fugacious petals
helianthin : methyl orange
Helianthus : a genus of tall erect or sometimes much-branched American annual or perennial herbs (family Compositae) comprising the sunflowers and having flower heads with purple or yellow disk flowers and showy yellow sterile rays  — see jerusalem artichoke
heliast : dicast
heliastic : dicast
heliazophyte : heliophyte
helical : of, relating to, or having the form of a helix
helically : of, relating to, or having the form of a helix
heliced : decorated with or having helices
helices : something spiral in form: such as
helichryse : helichrysum sense 2
helichrysum : a large genus of mostly African and Australian plants (family Compositae) with flower heads having shining involucres which retain their color when dried  — see strawflower
Helicidae : a family of pulmonate land snails (suborder Stylommatophora) including the common edible snail and a number of pests  — see helix
heliciform : spiral
Helicina : a genus of operculate land snails (suborder Rhipidoglossa) that occur chiefly in warm regions and are distinguished by a short-spired shell, a single auricle, and a pulmonary chamber replacing the gill
helicine : any of various convoluted and dilated arterial vessels that empty directly into the cavernous spaces of erectile tissue and function in its erection
helicitic : marked by bands of inclusions showing the original bedding or schistosity of the rock and in many places cutting through the later formation
helicline : a gradually ascending and curving ramp
helicoid : forming or arranged in a spiral
helicoidal : forming or arranged in a spiral
helicon : a large circular tuba similar to a sousaphone but lacking an adjustable bell
Heliconia : any of a genus (Heliconia of the family Heliconiaceae) of perennial herbs of tropical America and islands of the western Pacific having showy brightly colored bracts and large leaves
Heliconian : of or relating to the Boeotian mountain Helicon supposed by the ancient Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses
Heliconiidae : a family of chiefly tropical American butterflies with long forewings and small rounded hind wings that is commonly included in the family Nymphalidae
Heliconius : a large Neotropical genus of long-winged butterflies that are often brilliantly colored or mimetic and that with related American butterflies constitute a subfamily of Nymphalidae or in some classifications the separate family Heliconiidae
helicopter : an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes
helicorubin : a hemoprotein occurring in the intestine and hepatopancreas of pulmonate gastropods and in the hepatopancreas of the crayfish
helicotrema : the minute opening by which the scala tympani and scala vestibuli communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear
Helicteres : a large genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Sterculiaceae) with axillary flowers and fruits consisting of five twisted carpels  — see screw tree
helictite : an irregular stalactite with branching convolutions or spines
helio : sun
heliocentric : referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
heliochrome : a photograph in natural colors made originally by use of a photohalide form of silver chloride
heliochromy :  color photography
heliodon : a device consisting of a pivoted platform and a spotlight on a vertical track used to simulate sun and shadow orientation for any latitude and day of year for a proposed building
heliodor : a golden-yellow beryl found in southern Africa
Heliogabalus  — see elagabalus
heliogram : a message transmitted by a heliograph
heliograph : an apparatus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays flashed from a mirror
heliographic : measured on the sun's disk
heliography : an early photographic process producing a photoengraving on a metal plate coated with an asphalt preparation
heliogravure : photogravure
heliolatrous : sun worship
heliolatry : sun worship
heliolite : a fossil coral of the family Heliolitidae
Heliolites : a fossil coral of the family Heliolitidae
heliolithic : marked by, observing, or associated with practices (as sun worship and the erection of megaliths) held by some diffusionists to constitute a single widespread neolithic culture originating in Egypt
Heliolitidae : a family of Paleozoic tabulate corals probably related to the Helioporidae but having 12 radial septa in the large zooecia
heliometer : a visual telescope that has a divided objective designed for measuring the apparent diameter of the sun but also used for measuring angles between celestial bodies or between points on the moon
heliometric : a visual telescope that has a divided objective designed for measuring the apparent diameter of the sun but also used for measuring angles between celestial bodies or between points on the moon
heliometrically : a visual telescope that has a divided objective designed for measuring the apparent diameter of the sun but also used for measuring angles between celestial bodies or between points on the moon
heliometry : the art or practice of measuring with the heliometer
heliomicrometer : an instrument for determining heliographic positions of spots and flocculi shown on direct photographs of the sun or on spectroheliograph plates
heliophilous : attracted by or adapted to sunlight
heliophobe : one who is abnormally sensitive to the effect of sunlight
heliophobic : avoiding the sun : shade loving
heliophobous : avoiding the sun : shade loving
heliophyllite : a mineral approximately Pb6As2O7Cl4 consisting of oxychloride of lead and arsenic that is apparently dimorphous with ecdemite
heliophyte : a plant thriving in or tolerating full sunlight
Helioporidae : a family of tabulate corals (order Coenothecalia) comprising the blue coral and extinct related forms and having the corallum composed of large zooecia interspersed with more numerous smaller tubes occupied by simple polyps without tentacles or reproductive organs
Heliopsis : a small genus of American herbs (family Compositae) resembling a sunflower with fertile ray flowers and a conical receptacle
Heliornis : the type genus of Heliornithidae including a single tropical American sun-grebe (H. fulica)
Heliornithidae : a family of tropical aquatic birds (order Gruiformes) comprising the sun-grebes and having a head and bill like those of a rail, a long body and tail, short legs, and lobed feet
Helios : the god of the sun in Greek mythology  — compare sol
heliosis : sunstroke
heliostat : an instrument consisting of a mirror mounted on an axis moved by clockwork by which a sunbeam is steadily reflected in one direction
heliotactic : of or relating to heliotaxis
heliotaxis : a taxis in which sunlight is the directive factor
heliotherapy : the use of sunlight or of an artificial source of ultraviolet, visible, or infrared radiation for therapeutic purposes
Heliothis : a genus of medium-sized noctuid moths including several forms having larvae that are destructive pests of cultivated crops  — see corn earworm
heliotrope : any of a genus (Heliotropium) of herbs or shrubs of the borage family  — compare garden heliotrope
heliotropian : heliotrope
heliotropic : phototropism in which sunlight is the orienting stimulus
heliotropism : phototropism in which sunlight is the orienting stimulus
Heliotropium : a genus of herbs and shrubs (family Boraginaceae) having small white or purple fragrant salver-shaped flowers in spikes  — see heliotrope sense 1b
heliotype : collotype
heliotypography : the collotype process
heliotypy : the collotype process
Heliozoa : an order of Actinopoda consisting of free-living holozoic usually freshwater protozoans that reproduce by binary fission or budding and comprise the sun animalcules  — see actinophrys, actinopoda, actinosphaerium
heliozoan : any of a class (Heliozoa) of free-living spherical usually freshwater protozoans that reproduce by binary fission or budding
heliozoic : an order of Actinopoda consisting of free-living holozoic usually freshwater protozoans that reproduce by binary fission or budding and comprise the sun animalcules  — see actinophrys, actinopoda, actinosphaerium
heliport : a landing and takeoff place for a helicopter
Helipterum : a genus of African and Australian herbs (family Compositae) having a plumose pappus and densely silky hairy achenes and grown as an everlasting
helium : a chemical element of the noble gas group found especially in natural gases and used chiefly for inflating airships and balloons, as a coolant for superconductors, and as a component of inert atmospheres (as in welding)  — see Chemical Elements Table
helix : something spiral in form: such as
hell : a nether world in which the dead continue to exist : hades
Helladic : of or relating to the Bronze Age culture of the Greek mainland lasting from about 2500 to 1100 b.c.  — compare aegean , greek
Helladotherium : a genus of extinct Pliocene giraffes of Greece and Asia Minor
hellandite : a mineral consisting of a silicate of the cerium metals with aluminum, iron, manganese, and calcium
hellbender : a large aquatic usually brownish-gray salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) of streams of the eastern and central U.S.
hellbox : a receptacle into which a printer throws damaged or discarded type material
hellbroth : a brew for working black magic
hellcat : witch sense 3
helldog : hellhound
hellebore : any of a genus (Helleborus) of poisonous Eurasian herbs of the buttercup family having showy flowers with petaloid sepals
Helleborine : any of several orchids: such as
Helleborus : a genus of Eurasian perennial herbs belonging to the buttercup family having deeply divided leaves and showy flowers  — compare hellebore
Hellene : greek sense 1a
Hellenic : of or relating to Greece, its people, or its language
Hellenism : grecism sense 1
Hellenist : a person living in Hellenistic times who was Greek in language, outlook, and way of life but was not Greek in ancestry
Hellenistic : of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great
Hellenistically : of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great
Hellenization : to become Greek or Hellenistic
Hellenize : to become Greek or Hellenistic
heller : hellion
helleri : swordtail
Hellespont strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea and separating the European and Asian parts of Turkey
Hellespontine : of or relating to the strait of Hellespont (Dardanelles)
hellgrammite : a carnivorous aquatic North American insect larva that is the young form of a dobsonfly (especially Corydalis cornutus) and is used for fish bait
hellhole : a place of extreme misery or squalor
hellhound : a dog represented in mythology as a guardian of the underworld
hellicat : an irresponsible and wild person
hellier : a tiler or slater of roofs
hellion : a troublesome or mischievous person
hellish : of, resembling, or befitting hell
hellishly : of, resembling, or befitting hell
hellishness : of, resembling, or befitting hell
hellkite : one that shows hellish cruelty
hello : an expression or gesture of greeting
hellroot : small broomrape
hellship : a ship characterized by brutal discipline or inhumane living conditions
hellward : toward hell
hellweed : dodder
helly : hellish
helm : a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
helmed : a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
helmet : a covering or enclosing headpiece of ancient or medieval armor  — see armor illustration
helmeted : a covering or enclosing headpiece of ancient or medieval armor  — see armor illustration
helmetlike : a covering or enclosing headpiece of ancient or medieval armor  — see armor illustration
helminth : a parasitic worm (such as a tapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech)
Helminthes : the parasitic worms
helminthiasis : infestation with or disease caused by parasitic worms
helminthic : a parasitic worm (such as a tapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech)
Helminthocladiaceae : a family of red algae (order Nemalionales) having no envelope of vegetative cells formed about the reproductive filaments
helminthoid : resembling a helminth : wormlike
helminthological : of or relating to helminthology
helminthologist : a specialist in helminthology
helminthology : a branch of zoology concerned with helminths
Helminthosporium : a form genus of saprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) having erect conidiophores and elongate, clavate or cylindric, several-septate spores  — see barley stripe
helminthosporoid : a form genus of saprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) having erect conidiophores and elongate, clavate or cylindric, several-septate spores  — see barley stripe
helmless : lacking a helm
helmsman : the person at the helm : steersman
helmsmanship : the person at the helm : steersman
helobious : living in marshy places
Heloderma : the type genus of the lizard family (Helodermatidae) including the Gila monsters
Helodermatidae : a small family of lizards having the dorsal scales replaced by rough tuberculated skin and including the American gila monsters and an obscure Bornean lizard
helodes : marshy
Helonias : a genus of bog herbs (family Melanthaceae) of the northeastern U.S. with basal leaves and purple racemose perfect flowers on a tall scape  — see swamp pink
Helot : a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta
helotism : the quality or state of being a helot : serfdom
helotry : a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta
help : to give assistance or support to
helpable : capable of being helped
helper : one that helps
helpful : of service or assistance : useful
helpfully : of service or assistance : useful
helpfulness : of service or assistance : useful
helping : a portion of food : serving
helpless : lacking protection or support : defenseless
helplessly : lacking protection or support : defenseless
helplessness : lacking protection or support : defenseless
helpmate : one who is a companion and helper
helpmeet : helpmate
helve : a handle of a tool or weapon : haft
Helvella : a genus (the type of the family Helvellaceae) comprising ascomycetous fungi with the ascocarps stalked, pileate, or saddle-shaped and often thrown into folds
Helvellaceae : a family of fungi (order Pezizales) that includes various important edible fungi (as the morals)  — see helvella
helvellaceous : a family of fungi (order Pezizales) that includes various important edible fungi (as the morals)  — see helvella
Helvellales : an order of fungi including the Helvellaceae and Geoglossaceae
helvellic : a genus (the type of the family Helvellaceae) comprising ascomycetous fungi with the ascocarps stalked, pileate, or saddle-shaped and often thrown into folds
Helvetia  — see switzerland
Helvetian  — see switzerland
Helvetic :  helvetian
Helvetii : an early Celtic people in the area of western Switzerland at the time of Julius Caesar
Helvidian : of or relating to the teachings of the Roman layman Helvidius who held that Mary bore children after Jesus
helvite : a silicate mineral (Mn,Fe,Zn)8Be6O24S2 consisting of sulfide of manganese and beryllium and usually containing also iron and zinc that is isomorphous with danalite and genthelvite
hem : a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
hemachate : a light-colored agate like bloodstone with red jasper spots
hemad : toward the hemal side
hemadynamometer : a device for measuring blood pressure
hemafibrite : a mineral Mn3(AsO4)(OH)3.H2O consisting of basic manganese arsenate
hemagglutinate : agglutination of red blood cells
hemagglutination : agglutination of red blood cells
hemagglutinin : an agglutinin (such as an antibody or viral capsid protein) that causes hemagglutination
hemal : of or relating to the blood or blood vessels
hemalbumen : a preparation of blood containing iron albuminate and used in chlorosis and anemia
hemamoeba : an organism like an amoeba living in the blood
hemangioma : a usually benign tumor made up of blood vessels that typically occurs as a purplish or reddish slightly elevated area of skin
hemangiomatosis : a condition in which hemangiomas are present in several parts of the body
hemangiosarcoma : a malignant hemangioma
hemapod : the dorsal lobe of a parapodium
hemapodous : of or relating to a hemapodium : having hemapodia
hemapoiesis : hematopoiesis
hemarthrosis : hemorrhage into a joint
hematal : relating to the blood or blood vessels
hematein : a reddish brown crystalline compound C16H12O6 constituting the essential dye in logwood extracts
hematemesis : the vomiting of blood
hematemetic : of or relating to hematemesis
hematherm : homeotherm
hemathermal : homeothermic
hemathermous : homeothermic
hematic : of, relating to, or containing blood
hematid : a mature nonnucleated red blood cell
hematidrosis : the excretion through the skin of blood or blood pigments
hematin : a brownish-black or bluish-black derivative C34H33N4O5Fe of oxidized heme
hematinic : an agent that tends to stimulate blood cell formation or to increase the hemoglobin in the blood
hematinometer :  hemoglobinometer
hematinometric :  hemoglobinometer
hematite : a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of ferric oxide, constituting an important iron ore, and occurring in crystals or as earthy red ocher
hematitic : a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of ferric oxide, constituting an important iron ore, and occurring in crystals or as earthy red ocher
hematobic : living in blood : parasitic in blood
hematobious : living in blood : parasitic in blood
hematobium : an organism living in blood
hematoblast : platelet
hematocele : a blood-filled cavity of the body
hematochezia : the passage of blood in the feces  — compare melena
hematochrome : an orange or reddish coloring matter found in various algae (as red snow)
hematochyluria : the simultaneous presence of blood and chyle in the urine
hematocrit : the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood as determined by separation of red blood cells from the plasma usually by centrifugation
hematocryal : cold-blooded
hematocyst : a cyst containing blood
hematocyte : hemocyte
hematogenic : hematogenous sense 2
hematogenous : producing blood
hematoid : resembling blood
hematoidin : bilirubin
hematolite : a mineral (Mn,Mg)4Al(AsO4)(OH)8 consisting of a brownish red aluminum manganese arsenate in rhombohedral crystals (specific gravity 3.3–3.4)
hematological : of or relating to blood or to hematology
hematologist : a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs
hematology : a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs
hematolysis : hemolysis
hematolytic : hemolysis
hematoma : a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel
hematometer : hemacytometer
hematometra : an accumulation of blood or menstrual fluid in the uterus
hematomyelia : a hemorrhage into the spinal cord
hematopathology : the medical science concerned with diseases of the blood and related tissues
hematopericardium : hemopericardium
hematophyte : a plant parasite (as a bacterium) of the blood
hematoplast :  hematoblast
hematopoiesis : the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body
hematopoietic : the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body
hematoporphyrin : any of several isomeric porphyrins C34H38O6N4 that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins
hematoporphyrinuria : porphyrinuria
hematorrhachis : hemorrhage into the spinal canal
hematosalpinx : accumulation of blood in a fallopian tube
hematoscope : an instrument for the spectroscopic examination of blood
hematothermal : warm-blooded
hematozoal : of, relating to, or caused by animal parasites of the blood
hematozoan : a blood-dwelling animal parasite
hematozoon : a blood-dwelling animal parasite
hematuria : the presence of blood or blood cells in the urine
hemautograph : a curve that is obtained when a stream of blood from an artery strikes against a piece of moving paper and that is indicative of the variations in blood pressure
hemautographic : a curve that is obtained when a stream of blood from an artery strikes against a piece of moving paper and that is indicative of the variations in blood pressure
hemautography : a curve that is obtained when a stream of blood from an artery strikes against a piece of moving paper and that is indicative of the variations in blood pressure
heme : the deep red iron-containing prosthetic group C34H32N4O4Fe of hemoglobin and myoglobin
hemelytral : of or relating to a hemelytron or to hemelytra
hemelytron : one of the basally thickened anterior wings of various insects (such as true bugs)
hemen : a strong virile man
hemera : a stratigraphic zone comprising the time range of a particular fossil species
hemeralope : one affected with hemeralopia
hemeralopia : a defect of vision characterized by reduced visual capacity in bright lights
Hemerobaptist : one who practices daily or frequent baptism or ceremonial ablution
Hemerobiid : of or relating to the genus Hemerobius or the family Hemerbiidae
Hemerobius : a genus (the type of the family Hemerobiidae) of small usually dark-colored lacewings with wings mottled with smoky brown  — compare aphis lion
Hemerocallis : daylily
hemerythrin : an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates (such as some brachiopods)
hemiacetal : any of a class of compounds characterized by the grouping C(OH)(OR) where R is an alkyl group and usually formed as intermediates in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
hemianalgesia : loss of sensibility to pain on either lateral side of the body
hemianatropous : amphitropous
hemianesthesia : loss of sensation in either lateral half of the body
hemianopia : blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
hemianopsia : blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
hemianoptic : blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
Hemiascomycetes : a subclass of Ascomycetes comprising simple ascomycetous fungi that lack an ascocarp and have asci arising directly from the fertile ascogonium and each containing an indefinite number of spores  — see endomycetales , taphrinales  — compare protoascomycetes
hemiatrophy : atrophy that affects one half of an organ or part or one side of the whole body
Hemibasidii : a subclass of Basidiomycetes comprising fungi with the basidium produced from a resting spore and including the order Ustilaginales or this together with the Uredinales  — compare eubasidii , heterobasidiomycetes
hemibasidium : the transversely septate promycelium of a smut fungus
hemibenthic : having a planktonic stage or phase
hemibenthonic : having a planktonic stage or phase
hemibranch : one of the Hemibranchii
hemibranchiate : having an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus
Hemibranchii : a suborder of Thoracostei comprising fishes with an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus and usually including the sticklebacks, cornetfishes, bellows fishes, and shrimpfishes
hemic : of, relating to, or produced by the blood or the circulation of blood
hemicardia : a lateral half of a 4-chambered heart
hemicellulose : any of various plant polysaccharides less complex than cellulose and easily hydrolyzable to monosaccharides and other products
hemicentrum : a lateral half of the centrum of a vertebra
hemicephalous : having a poorly differentiated but distinct head
hemicerebrum : a lateral half of the cerebrum : cerebral hemisphere
hemichordate : any of a phylum (Hemichordata) of wormlike marine animals (such as an acorn worm) that have in the proboscis an outgrowth of the pharyngeal wall which superficially resembles the notochord of chordates
hemichorea : chorea affecting only one lateral half of the body
hemicrania : pain in one side of the head  — compare amphicrania
hemicrystalline : partly crystalline : characterized by crystals embedded in an amorphous groundmass
hemicycle : a curved or semicircular structure or arrangement
hemicyclic : having floral leaves partly in whorls and partly in spirals
hemidactylous : of or relating to the genus Hemidactylus
Hemidactylus : a widely distributed genus of geckos having the digits dilated and provided with two rows of lamellae on the underside
hemidemisemiquaver : sixty-fourth note
hemidome : a pinacoid parallel to the orthoaxis and cutting the vertical axes and clinoaxes in a crystal
hemidystrophy : an unequal development of the two lateral halves of the body
hemifacial : involving or affecting one lateral half of the face
hemiform : a rust in which only the uredinial and telial stages are known
Hemigalus : a genus of East Indian civets comprising the banded palm civets (as H. hardwickii)
hemigastrectomy : surgical removal of one half of the stomach
hemiglyph : the half channel or groove on each edge of a triglyph
hemihedral : having half the faces required by complete symmetry  — compare holohedral, tetartohedral
hemihedrism : the property of crystallizing hemihedrally
hemihedron : a hemihedral form or crystal
hemiholohedral : having a hemihedral form in which half the octants have the full number of planes
hemihydrate : a hydrate (such as plaster of paris) containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate
hemihydrated : a hydrate (such as plaster of paris) containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate
hemihypertrophy : hypertrophy of one half of an organ or part or of one side of the whole body
hemikaryon : a cell nucleus containing the haploid number of chromosomes
hemikaryotic : a cell nucleus containing the haploid number of chromosomes
hemilaminectomy : laminectomy involving the removal of vertebral laminae on only one side
Hemileia : a genus of rusts (order Uredinales) producing both urediospores and teliospores from a compound spore-bearing stalk
hemimellitene : a liquid hydrocarbon C6H3(CH3)3 obtained from coal tar and petroleum; 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene
hemimellitic : a crystalline acid C6H3(COOH)3 derived from benzene and having half as many carboxyl groups as mellitic acid; 1,2,3-benzene-tricarboxylic acid
hemimelus : an individual affected with hemimelia
Hemimerus : a genus (coextensive with the family Hemimeridae and the order or suborder Diploglossata) comprising small wingless viviparous African insects parasitic on rodents
Hemimetabola : insects characterized by hemimetabolism
hemimetabole : incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetabolism : incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetabolous : characterized by incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetaboly : incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetamorphic : of, relating to, or being marked by hemimetamorphosis
hemimetamorphosis : hemimetabolism
hemimetamorphous : of, relating to, or being marked by hemimetamorphosis
hemimorph : a hemimorphic form or crystal
hemimorphic : having different crystalline forms at each end of a crystallographic axis
hemimorphism : having different crystalline forms at each end of a crystallographic axis
hemimorphite : a mineral Zn4Si2O7OH.H2O consisting of a basic zinc silicate in usually white or colorless transparent orthorhombic crystals
Hemimyaria : a suborder of Thaliacea that is coextensive in recent classifications with the family Salpidae
hemin : a red-brown to blue-black crystalline salt C34H32N4O4FeCl derived from oxidized heme but usually obtained in a characteristic crystalline form from hemoglobin
hemiolic : of, relating to, or characterized by the proportion of three to two
hemiopia : hemianopia
hemiopic : hemianopia
hemiorthotype : monoclinic
hemiparasite : of, relating to, or being a plant (such as mistletoe) that possesses chlorophyll and typically carries out photosynthesis but is partially parasitic on the roots or shoots of a plant host : semiparasitic
hemiparasitic : of, relating to, or being a plant (such as mistletoe) that possesses chlorophyll and typically carries out photosynthesis but is partially parasitic on the roots or shoots of a plant host : semiparasitic
hemiparesis : muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body
hemiparetic : muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body
hemipenis : one of the paired copulatory organs of lizards and snakes
hemiplankton : plankton composed of predominantly plant organisms that at certain seasons come to rest on the bottom  — compare holoplankton
hemiplegia : total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain
hemiplegic : total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain
hemipode : button quail
hemiprism : a prism consisting of only two parallel faces (as in the triclinic system) : a pinacoid cutting two crystallographic axes
Hemiptera : a large order of insects (as the true bugs) that have mouthparts adapted to piercing and sucking and usually two pairs of wings, undergo an incomplete metamorphosis, and include many important pests
hemipteran : any of a large order (Hemiptera) of hemimetabolous insects (such as the true bugs) that have hemelytra and mouthparts adapted to piercing and sucking
hemipteroid : characteristic of or resembling the Hemiptera
hemipterology : a branch of entomology that deals with Hemiptera
hemipteron : one of the Hemiptera
hemipterous : any of a large order (Hemiptera) of hemimetabolous insects (such as the true bugs) that have hemelytra and mouthparts adapted to piercing and sucking
hemipyramid : a crystallographic pyramid or inclined prism consisting of only two pairs of parallel faces (as in the monoclinic system)
hemiquinonoid : having or relating to a quinonoid arrangement of bonds but only one carbonyl group instead of two
hemiramph : a halfbeak of the genus Hemiramphus
hemiramphine : of or relating to the genus Hemiramphus or the family Hemiramphidae
Hemiramphus : a widely distributed genus of halfbeaks now usually made the type of a separate family (Hemirhamphidae) but sometimes especially formerly included in the family Exocoetidae
hemisaprophyte : a partial saprophyte:
hemisaprophytic : a partial saprophyte:
hemisect : to divide along the mesial plane
hemisection : to divide along the mesial plane
hemispasm : spasm that affects only one lateral side of the body
hemispheral : hemispheric
hemisphere : a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon (see horizon sense 1b), the celestial equator, or the ecliptic
hemisphered : having a hemisphere or hemispheric form
hemispherical : a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon (see horizon sense 1b), the celestial equator, or the ecliptic
hemispheroid : one of the halves into which a plane of symmetry cuts a spheroid
hemispheroidal : one of the halves into which a plane of symmetry cuts a spheroid
hemistich : half a poetic line of verse usually divided by a caesura
hemistichal : of, relating to, or written in hemistichs
hemisymmetrical : hemihedral
hemisymmetry : the quality or state of being hemisymmetrical
hemiterpene : a compound C5H8 whose formula represents half that of a terpene
hemithyroidectomy : surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid gland
hemitropal : hemitropous
hemitrope : half turned round : half inverted
hemitropic : having a twinned structure such that one part would be parallel to the other if it were rotated 180 degrees
hemitropism : the quality or state of being hemitropic
hemitropous : hemitropic
hemitropy : the quality or state of being hemitropic
hemitype : one that is hemitypic
hemitypic : imperfectly typical
hemlock : any of several poisonous herbs (such as a poison hemlock or a water hemlock) of the carrot family having finely cut leaves and small white flowers
hemmel : a simple shelter usually in a field for cattle or hay
hemmer : a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
hemoblast : hematoblast
hemochromatosis : a hereditary disorder of metabolism involving the deposition of iron-containing pigments in the tissues that is characterized especially by joint or abdominal pain, weakness, and fatigue and that may lead to bronzing of the skin, arthritis, diabetes, cirrhosis, or heart disease if untreated
hemochrome :  hemochromogen
hemochromogen : a colored compound formed from or related to hemoglobin
hemoclastic : an acute transitory alteration of the blood that sometimes accompanies anaphylactic shock and is marked by intense leukopenia with relative lymphocytosis, alteration in blood coagulability, and fall in blood pressure
hemocoel : a body cavity (as in arthropods or some mollusks) that contains blood or hemolymph and functions as part of the circulatory system
hemocoele : a body cavity (as in arthropods or some mollusks) that contains blood or hemolymph and functions as part of the circulatory system
hemocoelic : a body cavity (as in arthropods or some mollusks) that contains blood or hemolymph and functions as part of the circulatory system
hemocoelom : the part of the embryonic coelom in which the heart develops
hemoconcentration : increased concentration of cells and solids in the blood usually resulting from loss of fluid to the tissues  — compare hemodilution sense 1
hemoconia : small refractive colorless particles in the blood that are probably granules from the cells in the blood or minute globules of fat
hemoconiosis : a condition in which there is an abnormally high content of hemoconia in the blood
hemoculture : a culture made from blood to detect the presence of pathogenic microorganisms
hemocyanin : a copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks
hemocyte : a blood cell especially of an invertebrate animal
hemocytoblast : a stem cell for blood-cellular elements
hemocytogenesis : the part of hematopoiesis concerned with the formation of blood cells
hemocytolysis : a breaking down or dissolution of red blood cells especially by the action of hypotonic solutions
hemocytometer : hemacytometer
hemocytozoon : an animal parasite (as the plasmodium of malaria) living within a blood corpuscle
hemodilution : decreased concentration of cells and solids in the blood resulting from gain of fluid
hemodynamic : of, relating to, or involving hemodynamics
hemodynamics : a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
hemoflagellate : a flagellate (such as a trypanosome) that is a blood parasite
hemofuscin : a yellowish brown pigment found in small amounts in some normal tissues and increased amounts in some pathological states (as hemochromatosis)
hemoglobic :  hemoglobinic
hemoglobin : an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen
hemoglobinemia : the presence of free hemoglobin in the blood plasma resulting from the solution of hemoglobin out of the red blood cells or from their disintegration
hemoglobinometer : an instrument for the colorimetric determination of hemoglobin in blood
hemoglobinous : an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen
hemoglobinuria : the presence of free hemoglobin in the urine
hemoglobinuric : the presence of free hemoglobin in the urine
hemogram : a systematic report of the findings from a blood examination
hemogregarine : a genus (the type of the family Haemogregarinidae) of sporozoan parasites of the order Coccidia that at different stages of their life cycle parasitize the circulatory system of vertebrates and the digestive tract of invertebrates
hemoid : resembling blood :  hematoid
hemokonia : small refractive colorless particles in the blood that are probably granules from the cells in the blood or minute globules of fat
hemolymph : the circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals that is functionally comparable to the blood and lymph of vertebrates
hemolymphatic : of, like, or relating to hemolymph or to a hemolymph gland
hemolysin : a substance that causes the dissolution of red blood cells
hemolysis : lysis of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin
hemolytic : lysis of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin
hemolyze : to cause hemolysis of
hemometer : an instrument for measuring some quality of blood (as hemoglobin content)
hemopathy : a pathological state (as anemia or agranulocytosis) of the blood or blood-forming tissues
hemopericardium : blood in the pericardial cavity
hemoperitoneum : blood in the peritoneal cavity
hemophage :  erythrophage
hemophagia : an ingestion of blood
hemophagocyte : hemophage
hemophagous : feeding on blood
hemophile : hemophiliac
hemophilia : a hereditary, sex-linked blood defect occurring almost exclusively in males that is marked by delayed clotting of the blood with prolonged or excessive internal or external bleeding after injury or surgery and in severe cases spontaneous bleeding into joints and muscles and that is caused by a deficiency of clotting factors
hemophiliac : of, resembling, or affected with a blood defect that is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood : of, resembling, or affected with hemophilia
hemophilic : hemophiliac
Hemophilus : any of a genus (Haemophilus) of nonmotile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that include several important pathogens (such as Haemophilus influenzae associated with meningitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, and otitis media)
hemopneumothorax : the accumulation of blood and air in the pleural cavity
hemopoiesis : hematopoiesis
hemopoietic : hematopoiesis
hemoptoe : hemorrhage from the lungs
hemoptysis : expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract
hemopyrrole : a low-melting solid or liquid homologue C8H13N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2,3-dimethyl-4-ethyl-pyrrole
hemorrhage : a copious or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels
hemorrhagic : a copious or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels
hemorrhagin : a toxic substance occurring usually as a component of various snake venoms and capable of destroying the blood cells and the walls of small blood vessels  — compare hemolysin
hemorrhoid : an abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood vessels in swollen tissue that occurs internally in the anal canal or externally around the anus, that may be marked by bleeding, pain, or itching, and that when occurring internally often protrude through the outer sphincter of the anus and when occurring externally may lead to thrombosis
hemorrhoidal : a hemorrhoidal part (such as an artery or vein)
hemorrhoidectomy : surgical removal of a hemorrhoid
hemosalpinx : hematosalpinx
hemosiderin : a yellowish-brown, iron-containing, granular pigment that is found within cells (such as macrophages), is composed chiefly of aggregates of ferritin, and is typically associated with bleeding and the breakdown of red blood cells (as in hemolytic anemia)
hemosiderosis : the excessive deposition of hemosiderin in bodily tissues (as of the liver, spleen, or lungs) that typically results from bleeding, the breakdown of red blood cells, or repeated transfusions and is usually not accompanied by tissue damage
hemostasis : arrest of bleeding
hemostat : hemostatic
hemostatic : a hemostatic agent
hemotherapy : treatment involving the administration of fresh blood, a blood fraction, or a blood preparation
hemothorax : blood in the pleural cavity
hemotoxic : destructive to red blood corpuscles
hemotoxin : hemolysin
hemotrophe : the nutrients supplied to the embryo in placental mammals by the maternal bloodstream after formation of the placenta  — compare embryotrophe, histotrophe
hemozoon : hematozoon
hemp : a tall widely cultivated Asian herb (Cannabis sativa of the family Cannabaceae, the hemp family) that is cultivated for its tough bast fiber and edible seeds and oil and that is often separated into a tall loosely branched species (C. sativa) and a low-growing densely branched species (C. indica)
hempen : composed of hemp
hempseed : the seed of hemp
hempweed : hemp agrimony
hempy : rogue, gallows bird
hemstitch : to decorate (something, such as a border) with hemstitch
hemstitcher : to decorate (something, such as a border) with hemstitch
hen : a female chicken especially over a year old
henad : monad sense 1a
henbane : a poisonous fetid Eurasian herb (Hyoscyamus niger) of the nightshade family with yellowish-brown flowers and sticky hairy leaves that yield hyoscyamine and scopolamine
henbill : pied-billed grebe
henbit : a Eurasian herb (Lamium amplexicaule) of the mint family that has small scalloped leaves and purplish flowers and is naturalized in North America
hence : from this place : away
henceforth : from this point on
henceforward : henceforth
henchboy : a boy attendant : page
henchman : a trusted follower : a right-hand man
hendecacolic : made up of eleven cola
hendecane : undecane
hendecasemic : containing or equivalent to eleven short syllables  — compare mora
hendecasyllabic : consisting of 11 syllables or composed of verses of 11 syllables
hendecasyllable : consisting of 11 syllables or composed of verses of 11 syllables
hendecyl : undecyl
hendiadys : the expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by and (such as nice and warm) instead of the usual combination of independent word and its modifier (such as nicely warm)
heneicosane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C21H44
henequen : a strong yellowish or reddish hard fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical American agave (Agave fourcroydes) found chiefly in Yucatán and used especially in making twine and rope
henfish : any of various marine fishes (as the pomfret)
henhearted : timid, fearful, cowardly
henhouse : a house or shelter for fowl
henism : singularism, monism sense 1a
henna : a reddish-brown dye that is used especially on hair and in temporary tattoos and is obtained from the leaves of an Old World tropical shrub or small tree
Hennebique : relating to concrete reinforced with steel or iron
hennery : a poultry farm
hennin : a high cone-shaped headdress usually with a thin veil pendent from the top worn by European women in the 15th century
henny : hen-feathered
henotheism : the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods
henotheist : the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods
henotheistic : the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods
henpeck : to subject (one's spouse or partner) to persistent nagging and domination
Henrician : a member of a 12th century religious sect in Switzerland and southern France holding that the sacraments are valid only when administered by a priest who lives up to his monastic vows
Henrietta : a fine soft twilled fabric for dresses made of wool and sometimes with a silk warp
henroost : a place where fowls roost
Henry : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of inductance equal to the self-inductance of a circuit or the mutual inductance of two circuits in which the variation of one ampere per second results in an induced electromotive force of one volt
henry : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of inductance equal to the self-inductance of a circuit or the mutual inductance of two circuits in which the variation of one ampere per second results in an induced electromotive force of one volt
hent : seize
Hentenian : of or relating to the 1547 edition of the Vulgate used for some time as the standard text of the Roman Catholic Church
hentriacontane : a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C31H64
henware : badderlocks
henwife : a woman who raises poultry
heortological : of or relating to heortology
heortology : a study of religious calendars
hep : hip entry 2
hepar : liver
heparin : a mucopolysaccharide sulfuric acid ester that is found especially in the liver and lungs, that prolongs the clotting time of blood, and that is used medically in the form of its sodium salt
heparinize : to treat with heparin
hepatectomy : excision of the liver or of part of the liver
hepatic : of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver
Hepatica : any of a genus (Hepatica) of herbs of the buttercup family with lobed leaves and delicate flowers
hepatica : any of a genus (Hepatica) of herbs of the buttercup family with lobed leaves and delicate flowers
Hepaticae : a class of Bryophyta comprising the liverworts and being distinguished from Musci by the presence of a usually thalloid gametophyte that is not produced from a protonema, unicellular rhizoids and elaters, and antheridia and archegonia that are borne on the thallus and produce a short-lived and simple sporophyte  — compare anthocerotales , jungermanniales , marchantiales , sphaerocarpales
hepaticologist : a specialist in hepaticology
hepaticology : a branch of botany that deals with the Hepaticae
hepaticostomy : an operation to provide an artificial opening into the hepatic duct
hepaticotomy : surgical incision of the hepatic duct
hepatite : a barite that becomes fetid when rubbed or heated
hepatitis : inflammation of the liver
hepatization : conversion of tissue (as of the lungs in pneumonia) into a substance which resembles liver tissue and may become solidified
hepatize : to cause to undergo hepatization
hepatoflavin : riboflavin
hepatogenic : produced or originating in the liver
hepatogenous : produced or originating in the liver
hepatography : radiography of the liver
hepatolenticular : wilson's disease
hepatologist : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and abnormalities of the liver
hepatology : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and abnormalities of the liver
hepatoma : a usually malignant tumor of the liver
hepatomegaly : enlargement of the liver
hepatopathy : an abnormal or diseased state of the liver
hepatoportal : of or relating to the hepatic portal system
hepatorenal : of, relating to, or affecting the liver and the kidneys
hepatorrhaphy : suture of a wound or injury to the liver
hepatoscopy : divination by inspecting the liver of animals
hepatotomy : surgical incision of the liver
hepcat : hipster
Hephaestus : the Greek god of fire and metalworking  — compare vulcan
hephthemimeral : a caesura in classical verse occurring after the seventh half foot
Hepialidae : a family of lepidopterous insects comprising the ghost moths and having larvae which burrow in wood or feed on roots
heppen : neat, attractive
heptachord : a 7-stringed lyre of ancient Greece
heptacosane : a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C27H56
heptad : a group of seven
heptadecane : any of several isomeric paraffin hydrocarbons C17H36
heptadecyl : any of several univalent radicals C17H35 derived from the heptadecanes by removal of one hydrogen atom
heptagon : a polygon of seven angles and seven sides
heptagonal : a polygon of seven angles and seven sides
heptahydrate : a compound with seven molecules of water
heptahydrated : a compound with seven molecules of water
heptameter : a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet
heptane : any of several isomeric alkanes C7H16
heptanoic : an oily fatty acid C7H14O2 used chiefly in making esters 
heptanone : a ketone C7H14O derived from normal heptane
heptaploid : having seven times the monoploid number of chromosomes
heptaploidy : the condition of being heptaploid
heptarch : one of the rulers of a heptarchy
heptarchal : of, relating to, or constituting a heptarchy
heptarchic : of, relating to, or constituting a heptarchy
heptarchical : of, relating to, or constituting a heptarchy
heptarchy : a hypothetical confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the seventh and eighth centuries
heptastich : a group, stanza, or poem of seven lines
heptastylar : marked by columniation with seven columns across the front  — compare distyle
heptastyle : marked by columniation with seven columns across the front  — compare distyle
heptasyllabic : consisting of or having seven syllables
Heptateuch : the first seven books of the canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures
heptatomic : consisting of seven atoms
heptatonic : composed of seven musical tones
heptavalent : having a valence of seven
heptene : any of the three straight-chain heptylenes
heptine : any of three isomeric straight-chain liquid hydrocarbons C7H12 of the acetylene series
heptitol : a hepta-hydroxy alcohol that is obtained by reducing a heptose or that exists naturally
heptoic : any of the monocarboxylic acids C7H13COOH (as enanthic acid) derived from the heptanes
heptose : any of various monosaccharides C7H14O7 containing seven carbon atoms in a molecule
heptoxide : an oxide containing seven oxygen atoms in the molecule
Heptranchias : a genus of sharks (family Hexanchidae) having seven pairs of branchial clefts
heptyl : any of several isomeric alkyl radicals C7H15 derived from the heptanes
heptylene : any of several liquid isomeric hydrocarbons C7H14 belonging to the ethylene series and including the heptenes
heptylic : heptoic acid
heptyne : any of three isomeric straight-chain liquid hydrocarbons C7H12 of the acetylene series
her : of or relating to her or herself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
Heraclean : of or relating to the hero Heracles
Heracleonite : a follower of the Gnostic Heracleon of Alexandria
Heracleopolitan : of or relating to the ancient city of Heracleopolis in northern Egypt
Heracleopolite : of or relating to the ancient city of Heracleopolis in northern Egypt
Heracleum : a widely distributed genus of plants (family Umbelliferae) having wing-margined fruit and large umbels of white flowers  — see cow parsnip
Heraclitean circa 540–circa 480 b.c. Greek philosopher
Heracliteanism : a philosophy based on the theory that everything is in flux and nothing remains fixed except the logos which is at once law and a ruling element identified with fire and that the world is made of the four elements fire, water, earth, and air which are continually transmuted into one another in fixed measures
herald : an official at a tournament of arms (see arm entry 3 sense 1a) with duties including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants
heraldic : of or relating to heralds or heraldry
heraldically : of or relating to heralds or heraldry
heraldist : a specialist in heraldry
heraldry : the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies
herapathite : a salt of quinine that is obtained by treating the sulfate with iodine in the form of rhomboidal plates capable of polarizing light and that is used as a polarizing agent usually in the form of small crystals oriented in the same direction in a transparent film
Herat city in northwestern Afghanistan on the Harīrūd River population 396,000
Herb : a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season
herb : a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season
herbaceous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an herb
herbage : herbaceous vegetation (such as grass) especially when used for grazing
herbal : a book about plants especially with reference to their medicinal properties
herbalism : herbal medicine sense 1
herbalist : a person who practices healing by the use of herbs
herbalize : to collect plants (as medicinal herbs)
herbaria : a collection of dried plant specimens usually mounted and systematically arranged for reference
herbarism : botany
herbarist : herbalist
herbarium : a collection of dried plant specimens usually mounted and systematically arranged for reference
herbarize : botanize
Herbartian : of or relating to the German philosopher Herbart, his doctrines, or especially the educational system outlined by him and developed by his disciples
Herbartianism : the doctrines advocated by the German philosopher Herbart and his followers
herbary : a garden of herbs or vegetables
Herbert George 1593–1633 English divine and poet
herbicidal : an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth
herbicide : an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth
herbish : of, relating to, or resembling herbs
Herbivora : a group of mammals nearly or exactly equivalent to Ungulata and feeding mainly on herbage
herbivore : a herbivorous animal
herbivorous : feeding on plants
herbless : lacking herbs or herbage
herblet : a small herb
herblike : a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season
herborist : herbalist
herborization : an excursion for the study or collection of plants
herborize : botanize
herbose : herby
herbous : herby
herbwife : a woman who sells herbs
herbwoman : a woman who sells herbs
herby : a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season
hercogamous : incapable of self-fertilization
hercogamy : a state in which self-pollination is made impossible by structural obstacles (as in the flowers of orchids)
Herculanean : of or relating to the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum
Herculean : of, relating to, or characteristic of Hercules
Hercules : a mythical Greek hero renowned for his great strength and especially for performing 12 labors imposed on him by Hera
Hercynian : of or relating to an extensive mountain range covered with forests in ancient Germany
hercynite : a black mineral FeAl2O4 consisting of an oxide of iron and aluminum and constituting a member of the spinel series
herd : a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
herdbook : a book containing the records of one or more herds : an official record of the individuals and pedigrees of a recognized breed especially of cattle or swine
herdboy : a boy who tends herd or assists a herder
herder : one that herds
herderite : a mineral CaBe(PO4)(F,OH) consisting of phosphate and fluoride of beryllium and calcium
herdic : a small horse-drawn omnibus of late 19th century America having side seats and an entrance at the back
herding : a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
herdsman : a manager, breeder, or tender of livestock
herdwick : a British breed of very hardy coarse-wooled mountain sheep
here : in or at this place
hereabout : in this vicinity
hereafter : after this in sequence or in time
hereat : at or because of this
hereaway : hereabouts
hereaways : hereabouts
hereby : by this means
hereditable : heritable
hereditament : heritable property
hereditarian : an advocate of the theory that individual differences in human beings can be accounted for primarily on the basis of genetics
hereditarianism : an advocate of the theory that individual differences in human beings can be accounted for primarily on the basis of genetics
hereditarily : genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring
hereditariness : the quality or state of being hereditary
hereditary : genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring
heredity : inheritance
heredofamilial : tending to occur in more than one member of a family and suspected of having a genetic basis
Hereford : any of a breed of hardy red-coated beef cattle of English origin with white faces and markings
herefrom : from this:
heregeld : danegeld
herein : in this
hereinabove : at a prior point in this writing or document
hereinafter : in the following part of this writing or document
hereinbefore : in the preceding part of this writing or document
herem : one of three forms of ecclesiastical excommunication pronounced by a rabbi or by the officials of a synagogue or community
hereness : the state of being here
hereniging : an amalgamation of South African political parties
hereof : of this
hereon : on this
hereright : on the spot : right here
Herero : a member of a Bantu people of central Namibia
heresiarch : an originator or chief advocate of a heresy
heresimach : an active opponent of heresy and heretics
heresiography : a treatise on heresy
heresiologist : a writer against heresies
heresiology : the study of heresies
heresy : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma sense 2)
heretic : a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma (see dogma sense 2)
heretical : of or relating to adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma : characterized by heresy
heretically : of or relating to adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma : characterized by heresy
hereticate : to pronounce or denounce as heretical
heretication : to pronounce or denounce as heretical
hereticator : one that hereticates
hereto : to this writing or document
heretofore : up to this time : hitherto
heretoga : the leader of an army or commander of militia in Anglo-Saxon England
heretrix : a female heritor
hereunder : under or in accordance with this writing or document
hereunto : to this
hereupon : on this : immediately after this
herewith : with this communication : enclosed in this
herile : of or relating to a master
heriot : a feudal duty or tribute due under English law to a lord on the death of a tenant
heriotable : subject to payment of a heriot
heritability : the quality or state of being heritable
heritable : capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance
heritably : by right of inheritance
heritage : property that descends to an heir
heritance : heritage, inheritance
Heritiera : a small genus of Australasian trees (family Sterculiaceae) yielding hard heavy durable wood
heritor : one that inherits : inheritor
heritrix : a female heritor
herl : a barb of a feather used in dressing an artificial fly
herling : sea trout sense 1
herma : herm
hermaean : of or relating to Hermes or a herm
hermaic : hermetic sense 1a
Herman Woodrow Charles 1913–1987 Woody Herman American musician and bandleader
hermaphrodite : an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs, structures, or tissue : an organism exhibiting hermaphroditism
hermaphroditic : possessing both male and female reproductive organs, structures, or tissue : exhibiting hermaphroditism : of, relating to, or being a hermaphrodite
hermaphroditically : possessing both male and female reproductive organs, structures, or tissue : exhibiting hermaphroditism : of, relating to, or being a hermaphrodite
hermaphroditish : hermaphroditic
hermaphroditism : a condition of most plants and some animals (such as earthworms) in which male and female reproductive organs are present in the same individual
Hermaphroditus : a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who becomes joined in one body with a nymph while bathing
hermeneut : an interpreter especially in the early church
hermeneutic : the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible)
hermeneutical : of or relating to hermeneutics : interpretative
hermeneutically : of or relating to hermeneutics : interpretative
hermeneutics : the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible)
Hermes : a Greek god of commerce, eloquence, invention, travel, and theft who serves as herald and messenger of the other gods  — compare mercury
Hermetic : of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
hermetic : of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
hermetical : of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
hermetically : in an airtight manner : so as to be completely airtight
hermeticism : hermetism
Hermetics : hermetism
Hermetism : a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings
Hermetist : a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings
Hermit : one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons : recluse
hermit : one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons : recluse
hermitage : the habitation of a hermit
hermitess : a woman who is a hermit
hermitic : of, relating to, or suited for a hermit
hermitical : of, relating to, or suited for a hermit
hermitically : of, relating to, or suited for a hermit
hermitism : one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons : recluse
hermitize : to live a solitary life
hermitry : the quality or state of being a hermit : isolation
hermitship : hermitry
hermodactyl : a root formerly used as a cathartic or for the relief of gout that was probably derived from an Asiatic colchicum (Colchicum luteum) but has been often considered to be or confused with the root of the Mediterranean snake's-head iris
Hermogenian : a disciple of Hermogenes in developing Marcion's doctrine of the eternity of matter
hermoglyphic : one that carves statues
hermoglyphist : one that carves statues
Hernandia : a genus (the type of the family Hernandiaceae of the order Ranales) of tropical trees having light combustible wood, alternate entire leaves, small paniculate flowers, and drupaceous fruits
hernandiaceous : a genus (the type of the family Hernandiaceae of the order Ranales) of tropical trees having light combustible wood, alternate entire leaves, small paniculate flowers, and drupaceous fruits
herne city in the Ruhr district, western Germany population 179,137
hernia : a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed
hernial : a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed
Herniaria : a genus of small Old World herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) with minute green flowers  — see rupturewort
herniarin : a crystalline compound C10H8O2 found especially in a rupturewort (Herniaria hirsuta); the methyl ether of umbelliferone
herniary : of or relating to hernia or its treatment
herniate : to protrude through an abnormal body opening : rupture
herniated : to protrude through an abnormal body opening : rupture
herniation : to protrude through an abnormal body opening : rupture
herniorrhaphy : an operation for hernia that involves opening the hernial sac, returning the contents to their normal place, obliterating the hernial sac, and closing the opening with strong sutures
herniotomy : the operation of cutting through a band of tissue that constricts a strangulated hernia
hero : a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability
Herodian : a member of a political party of biblical times consisting of Jews who were apparently partisans of the Herodian house and together with the Pharisees opposed Jesus
herodian : a member of a political party of biblical times consisting of Jews who were apparently partisans of the Herodian house and together with the Pharisees opposed Jesus
heroess : heroine
heroic : of or relating to courageous people or the mythological or legendary figures of antiquity : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity
heroical : of or relating to courageous people or the mythological or legendary figures of antiquity : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity
heroically : of or relating to courageous people or the mythological or legendary figures of antiquity : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity
heroicalness : the quality or state of being heroic : heroicness
heroicness : the quality or state of being heroic
heroicomic : comic by being ludicrously noble, bold, or elevated
heroicomical : comic by being ludicrously noble, bold, or elevated
Heroin : a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects
heroin : a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects
heroine : a mythological or legendary woman often of divine descent having great strength or ability
heroinism : a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects
heroism : heroic conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end
heroize : to make heroic
heron : any of various long-necked and long-legged wading birds (family Ardeidae) with a long tapering bill, large wings, and soft plumage
heronry : a heron rookery
herpes : any of several inflammatory diseases of the skin caused by herpesviruses and characterized by clusters of vesicles
Herpestes : a genus of Old World carnivorous mammals (family Herpestidae) comprising typical mongooses
herpestine : a genus of Old World carnivorous mammals (family Herpestidae) comprising typical mongooses
herpetic : any of several inflammatory diseases of the skin caused by herpesviruses and characterized by clusters of vesicles
herpetiform : resembling herpes
herpetologic : of or relating to herpetology
herpetological : a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
herpetologically : of or relating to herpetology
herpetologist : a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
herpetology : a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
herpetomonad : of or relating to the genus Herpetomonas
Herpetomonas : a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae morphologically similar to the genus Trypanosoma but exclusively parasites of the gut of insects
herpetophobia : a morbid fear of reptiles
Herpotrichia : a genus of fungi (family Sphaeriaceae) having perithecia on a brown mycelial layer and including a form (Herpotrichia nigra) that is a parasite on conifers
Herrenvolk : master race
herring : either of two food fishes (genus Clupeus):
herringbone : a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions
herringer : one that fishes for herrings
Herrnhuter :  moravian
hers : that which belongs to her
Herschelian : of or relating to the astronomer Herschel
herschelite : a chabazite that consists of glassy crystals of complex twinned structure
herself : that identical female one
hership : a warlike raid especially to steal cattle
hertz : a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
hertzian : of, relating to, or developed by the physicist Hertz
Herzegovinian region of southern Europe south of Bosnia and northwest of Montenegro; part of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hesiodic : of or relating to the poet Hesiod or his simple practical maxims or theology
Hesione : a genus (the type of the family Hesionidae) of marine free-swimming polychaete worms having long peristomial cirri and two pairs of eyes
hesitance : hesitancy
hesitancy : the quality or state of being hesitant: such as
hesitant : slow to act or proceed (as from fear, indecision, or unwillingness) : tending to hesitate : showing or feeling reluctance or hesitation
hesitantly : slow to act or proceed (as from fear, indecision, or unwillingness) : tending to hesitate : showing or feeling reluctance or hesitation
hesitate : to hold back in doubt or indecision
hesitater : to hold back in doubt or indecision
hesitating : to hold back in doubt or indecision
hesitatingly : to hold back in doubt or indecision
hesitation : an act or instance of hesitating
hesitative : showing or characterized by hesitation
hesitatively : showing or characterized by hesitation
Hesperia city in southeastern California north of San Bernardino population 90,173
Hesperian : western, occidental
Hesperid : of or relating to the Hesperiidae
hesperid : of or relating to the Hesperiidae
hesperidate : of, relating to, or being a hesperidium
hesperideous : of, relating to, or being a hesperidium
Hesperides : a legendary garden at the western extremity of the world producing golden apples
Hesperidian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the gardens of the Hesperides
hesperidin : a crystalline glycoside C28H34O15 found in most citrus fruits and especially in orange peel
hesperidium : a berry (such as an orange or lime) having a leathery rind
hesperiid : of or relating to the Hesperiidae
Hesperiidae : a large family of skipper butterflies (superfamily Hesperioidea) comprising the typical skippers  — see hesperia  — compare megathymidae
Hesperis : a genus of biennial or perennial Eurasian herbs (family Cruciferae) having large purple or white racemose flowers  — see dame's violet
hesperitin : a crystalline compound C16H14O6 derived from flavanone and obtained by hydrolysis of hesperidin; a monomethyl ether of eriodictyol
Hesperornis : a genus of swimming birds (order Hesperornithiformes) from the Cretaceous of Kansas that resemble loons in form, that have teeth in each jaw implanted in a long groove, and that in some cases exceed five feet in length
Hesperornithiformes : an order of extinct aquatic birds (superorder Odontognathae) including the genus Hesperornis and related Cretaceous forms
Hesperus : evening star sense 1
Hessian : a native of Hesse
hessite : a mineral Ag2Te consisting of a lead-gray sectile silver telluride often auriferous and usually massive
hessonite : a yellow to brown garnet
hest : command, precept
hesthogenous : having a covering of down when hatched
Hesychasm : hesychastic belief or practice
Hesychast : one of an Eastern Orthodox ascetic sect of mystics originating among the monks of Mount Athos in the 14th century and practicing a quietistic method of contemplation for the purpose of attaining a beatific vision or similar mystical experience
hesychastic : soothing, calming
het : heterosexual
hetaera : one of a class of highly cultivated courtesans in ancient Greece
hetaerism : a general system of temporary or continued sexual relations outside wedlock : concubinage
hetaerolite : a mineral ZnMn2O4 consisting of a zinc-manganese oxide found with chalcophanite
heterakid : any nematode worm of the family (Heterakidae) to which the genus Heterakis belongs
Heterakis : a genus (family Heterakidae) of nematode worms including one (H. gallinarum) that infests especially chickens and turkeys and serves as an intermediate host and transmitter of the protozoan causing blackhead
heterandrous : having stamens of different length or form
heterandry : having stamens of different length or form
heteratomic : made up of atoms of different kinds
heterauxesis : allometric growth  — compare allometry
heteraxial : having three unequal axes perpendicular to each other (as in animals having biradial or bilateral symmetry)
heterism : variability of animals and plants
heterization : a changing from one form into another
hetero : heterosexual
heteroagglutinin : a hemagglutinin found in serum and reacting with heterologous red blood cells
heteroauxin : indoleacetic acid
heteroblastic : having an indirect embryonic development
heteroblasty : having an indirect embryonic development
Heterocarpus : a genus of bioluminescent prawns occurring in the Indian ocean
heterocellular : composed of more than one kind of cell
Heterocera : a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the moths  — compare rhopalocera
heterocerc : a heterocercal fish
heterocercal : having the upper lobe larger than the lower with the vertebral column extending into the upper lobe
heterocerous : a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the moths  — compare rhopalocera
heterochlamydeous : having a perianth whose calyx and corolla are differentiated as to color and texture  — compare homochlamydeous
Heterochloridales : an order of yellow-green algae including all members of the Xanthophyceae having flagellated vegetative cells
heterochromatic : densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes
heterochromatin : densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes
heterochromatization : the transformation of or the extent of the transformation of genetically active euchromatin to inactive heterochromatin
heterochromatized : the transformation of or the extent of the transformation of genetically active euchromatin to inactive heterochromatin
heterochrome : heterochromatic
heterochromia : a difference in coloration in two anatomical structures or two parts of the same structure which are normally alike in color
heterochromic : of different colors
heterochromosome : sex chromosome
heterochromous : of different colors
heterochronism : heterochrony
heterochronous : deviation from the typical embryological sequence of formation of organs and parts as a factor in evolution
heterochrony : deviation from the typical embryological sequence of formation of organs and parts as a factor in evolution
heterochthonous : not indigenous : foreign, naturalized
heteroclite : a word that is irregular in inflection
heterocoelous : of or relating to vertebrae having saddle-shaped articular surfaces
heterocycle : relating to, characterized by, or being a ring composed of atoms of more than one kind
heterocyclic : relating to, characterized by, or being a ring composed of atoms of more than one kind
heterocyst : a large transparent thick-walled cell that is found in the filaments of some cyanobacteria and is the site of nitrogen fixation
heterocystous : a large transparent thick-walled cell that is found in the filaments of some cyanobacteria and is the site of nitrogen fixation
heterodactyl : heterodactylous
heterodactylous : having the first and second toes turned backward
Heterodera : a genus (the type of the family Heteroderidae of the superfamily Tylenchoidea) of minute nematode worms many of which attack the roots and underground stems of various cultivated plants (as sugar beets, potatoes, peas)  — compare golden nematode, root-knot nematode
Heterodon : a genus of small stocky colubrid snakes comprising the North American hognose snakes
heterodont : having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars
Heterodonta : an order of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with few hinge teeth but usually with both lateral and cardinal teeth and with unequal adductor muscles
Heterodontidae : a family of small sharks (suborder Squaloidea) having a few recent representatives in warm parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans but known since Jurassic times, bearing two dorsal fins each armed with a spine, and having the posterior teeth arranged in a dense pavement adapted for crushing the shells of mollusks  — see heterodontus
Heterodontus : the type genus of Heterodontidae including most recent representatives of the family  — see port jackson shark
heterodox : contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox, unconventional
heterodoxy : the quality or state of being heterodox
heterodromous : having the genetic spiral of the branches reversed in its direction from that of the main stem
heterodromy : having the genetic spiral of the branches reversed in its direction from that of the main stem
heterodyne : of or relating to the production of an electrical beat between two radio frequencies of which one usually is that of a received signal-carrying current and the other that of an uninterrupted current introduced into the apparatus
heteroecious : passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts
heteroecism : passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts
heteroecismal : heteroecious
heteroerotic : alloerotism
heteroerotism : alloerotism
heterofermentative : producing a fermentation resulting in a number of end products
heterofertilization : double fertilization in a seed plant (as maize) that results in phenotypically and probably genotypically different endosperm and embryo
heterogamete : either of a pair of dissimilar and usually oogamous gametes
heterogametic : forming two kinds of gametes of which one produces male offspring and the other female offspring
heterogametism : heterogamety
heterogamety : forming two kinds of gametes of which one produces male offspring and the other female offspring
heterogamous : having or marked by fusion of unlike gametes  — compare anisogamous, isogamous
heterogamy : sexual reproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes often differing in size, structure, and physiology
heterogangliate : having the nerve ganglia more or less widely separated and unsymmetrically situated
heterogen : a group of heterozygous hybrid organisms
heterogene : heterogeneous
heterogeneal : heterogeneous
heterogeneity : the quality or state of consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements : the quality or state of being heterogeneous
heterogeneous : consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
heterogeneously : consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
heterogeneousness : consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
heterogenesis : abiogenesis
heterogenetic : the pairing in synapsis of genomes from diverse ancestors in a polyploid organism
heterogenic : containing more than one allele of a gene
heterogenist : abiogenist
heterogenous : heterogeneous
heterogeny : a heterogeneous collection or group
heterognath : of or relating to the Heterognathi
Heterognathi : an order of teleost fishes that resemble members of the family Cyprinidae but have an adipose fin and teeth in the jaws and that comprise Characidae and related families now usually included in a division of the suborder Cyprinoidea  — compare ostariophysi
heterogone : a heterogonous plant
heterogonism : heterogony
heterogonously : in a heterogonous manner
heterogony : alternation of generations
heterograft : xenograft
heterographic : of, relating to, or characterized by heterography
heterography : spelling differing from standard current usage
heterogynal : having females of more than one kind
heterogynous : having females of more than one kind
heteroicous : having archegonia and antheridia either on the same branch or on different branches of the same plant  — compare paroicous, polyoicous
heterokaryon : a cell (as in the mycelium of a fungus) that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei
heterokaryosis : the condition of having cells that are heterokaryons
heterokaryotic : the condition of having cells that are heterokaryons
heterokinesis : qualitative nuclear division
heterokinetic : qualitative nuclear division
Heterokontae : a class of algae equivalent to Xanthophyceae that includes all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length  — compare isokontae
heterolateral : contralateral
heterolecithal : having the yolk unequally distributed
heterologic : of or relating to or characterized by heterology : heterologous
heterological : of or relating to or characterized by heterology : heterologous
heterologically : of or relating to or characterized by heterology : heterologous
heterologous : derived from a different species
heterology : a lack of correspondence of apparently similar bodily parts due to differences in fundamental makeup or origin
heterolysin : a hemolysin that is formed in one organism in response to the introduction of the blood of an organism of a different species and has a specific hemolytic action on the blood cells of the introduced kind
heterolysis : decomposition of a compound into two oppositely charged particles or ions
heterolytic : decomposition of a compound into two oppositely charged particles or ions
heteromallous : spreading or turning in different directions
heteromastigate : having two unlike flagella
heteromastigote : having two unlike flagella
Heteromeles : a genus of plants including only the toyon  — see also photinia
heteromeric : consisting of more than one kind of structural subunit
heteromerous : unrelated in chemical composition
heterometabolic : of or relating to or exhibiting heterometabolism
heterometabolism : development with incomplete or direct metamorphosis in which the young nymph is fundamentally like the adult and no pupal stage precedes maturity
heterometabolous : of or relating to or exhibiting heterometabolism
heterometaboly : development with incomplete or direct metamorphosis in which the young nymph is fundamentally like the adult and no pupal stage precedes maturity
heterometric : characterized by diversity of meter
Heteromi : a small order of eellike deep-sea teleost fishes with a spiny dorsal fin
heteromorphic : deviating from the usual form
heteromorphism : deviating from the usual form
heteromorphite : a mineral Pb7Sb8S19 consisting of a lead antimony sulfide related closely to fülöppite, plagionite, and semseyite
heteromorphosis : the production in an organism of an abnormal or misplaced part especially in place of one that has been lost (as the regeneration of a tail in place of a head)
heteromorphous : deviating from the usual form
heteromorphy : heteromorphism
Heteromyaria : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks having two adductor muscles the anterior one of which is very small  — compare isomyaria, monomyaria
heteromyarian : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks having two adductor muscles the anterior one of which is very small  — compare isomyaria, monomyaria
Heteromyidae : a family of New World rodents having fur-lined external cheek pouches, large eyes, well developed ears, elongated hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping and balancing, and the ability to live on dry food and depending on metabolic water to survive under extreme desert conditions  — see pocket mouse
Heteromys : the type genus of the family Heteromyidae
heteronereid : of, relating to, or having the characters of a heteronereis
heteronereis : a free-swimming dimorphic sexual individual of certain polychaete worms (family Nereidae) characterized by greatly enlarged eyes, enlarged and modified parapodia and other appendages, and more or less complete obliteration of the internal viscera by masses of developing germ cells
Heteroneura : a suborder of Lepidoptera including those forms in which the venation of the forewings differs from that of the hind wings  — compare homoneura
heteronomous : subject to external controls and impositions
heteronomously : subject to external controls and impositions
heteronomy : subjection to something else
heteronuclear : heterocyclic
heteronym : one of two or more homographs (such as a bass voice and bass, a fish) that differ in pronunciation and meaning
heteronymous : having different designations
heteronymously : having different designations
heteroousia : difference in essence or substance
Heteroousian : having different essential qualities : being of a different nature
heteroousian : having different essential qualities : being of a different nature
heteropathic : different in operation or effect
heteropelmous : having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid with the branches of one going to the first and second toes and those of the other to the third and fourth toes
heteropetalous : having dissimilar petals
heterophagous : altricial
heterophemy : unconscious use of words other than those intended
heterophile : of, relating to, or being an antibody circulating in blood serum that is reactive with antigen originating in a different species
heterophoria : latent strabismus in which one eye tends to deviate either medially or laterally  — compare exophoria
heterophoric : latent strabismus in which one eye tends to deviate either medially or laterally  — compare exophoria
heterophylesis : the quality or state of being heterophyletic
heterophyletic : of or relating to or possessing two or more lines of descent
heterophyllous : having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem
heterophylly : having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem
heterophyte : a plant that is dependent for food materials upon other living or dead plant or animal organisms or their products : parasite, saprophyte  — compare autophyte
heterophytic : a plant that is dependent for food materials upon other living or dead plant or animal organisms or their products : parasite, saprophyte  — compare autophyte
heteroplasia : a formation of abnormal tissue or of normal tissue in an abnormal locality
heteroplasm : tissue formed or growing where it does not normally occur
heteroplastic : of or relating to heteroplasia
heteroplasty : xenograft
heteroploid : having an abnormal chromosome number that deviates from the normal diploid number of a given species
heteroploidy : having an abnormal chromosome number that deviates from the normal diploid number of a given species
heteropod : one of the Heteropoda
Heteropoda : a small division of Pectinibranchia (suborder Taenioglossa) formerly ranked as a separate order and comprising pelagic gastropod mollusks that swim at the surface with the ventral side up with a foot or a part of it forming a median fin and that have a transparent body and a transparent shell or none
heteropodal : of or relating to nerve cells having different kinds of branches
heteropodous : a small division of Pectinibranchia (suborder Taenioglossa) formerly ranked as a separate order and comprising pelagic gastropod mollusks that swim at the surface with the ventral side up with a foot or a part of it forming a median fin and that have a transparent body and a transparent shell or none
heteropolar : of, relating to, or having unlike poles
heteropolarity : of, relating to, or having unlike poles
heteropoly : containing several groups or ions of different acid-forming elements
Heteroptera : of or relating to an insect order or suborder (Heteroptera) comprising the true bugs
heteropterous : of or relating to an insect order or suborder (Heteroptera) comprising the true bugs
heteropycnosis : the quality or state of some chromosomes or of parts of some chromosomes in a nucleus of taking up more stain and being more tightly coiled or of taking up less stain and being less tightly coiled than is usual  — compare isopyknosis
heteroscope : an apparatus for measuring the range of vision in strabismus
heteroscopy : an apparatus for measuring the range of vision in strabismus
heterosexual : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to or between people of the opposite sex
heterosexuality : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to or between people of the opposite sex
heteroside : a glycoside that on hydrolysis yields a noncarbohydrate as well as a glycose  — compare holoside
Heterosiphonales : an order of yellow-green algae comprising the siphonaceous members of the class Xanthophyceae and including the single genus Botrydium
heterosis : the marked vigor or capacity for growth often exhibited by crossbred animals or plants
Heterosomata : an order or other group of teleost fishes consisting of the flatfishes
heterosomatous : an order or other group of teleost fishes consisting of the flatfishes
heterosome :  heterochromosome
Heterosporeae : a primary subdivision of Pteridophyta including the Lycopodiaceae and Equisetaceae and producing two kinds of asexual spores
Heterosporium : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) with echinulate and 2-septate to several-septate brown conidia
heterosporous : the production of microspores and megaspores (as in seed plants)
heterospory : the production of microspores and megaspores (as in seed plants)
heterostatic : of or relating to a method of electrostatic measurement in which one potential is measured by means of a different potential
heterostracan : of or relating to the Heterostraci
Heterostraci : a class or other division of ostracoderms with widely separated nares and eyes and with an exoskeleton which may consist of a few large plates or numerous placoid scales
heterostrophic : consisting of strophes differing in metrical form
heterostrophous : heterostrophic sense 1
heterostrophy : the quality or state of being coiled in a direction opposite to the usual one
heterostyled : having styles of two or more distinct forms or of different lengths
heterostylism : heterogony sense 1
heterostylous : heterostyled
heterostyly : heterogony sense 1
heterosuggestion : suggestion used by one person to influence another  — compare autosuggestion
heterosyllabic : belonging to another syllable or to different syllables
heterotactic : characterized by or exhibiting heterotaxis
heterotactous : characterized by or exhibiting heterotaxis
heterotaxia : abnormal arrangement of bodily parts
heterotaxic : heterotactic
heterotaxis : abnormal arrangement of bodily parts
heterotaxy :  heterotaxis
heterotelic : existing for the sake of something else : having an extraneous end or purpose
heterothallic : having two or more morphologically similar haploid phases or types of which individuals from the same type are mutually sterile but individuals from different types are cross-fertile
heterothallism : having two or more morphologically similar haploid phases or types of which individuals from the same type are mutually sterile but individuals from different types are cross-fertile
heterothermic : poikilotherm
heterotic : the marked vigor or capacity for growth often exhibited by crossbred animals or plants
heterotopia : occurring in an abnormal place
heterotopic : occurring in an abnormal place
heterotopy : occurring in an abnormal place
heterotransplant : xenograft
heterotransplantation : xenograft
heterotrich : one of the Heterotricha
Heterotricha : a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliate protozoans that have uniform or reduced ciliation but no cirri and containing free-living organisms (as members of the genus Stentor) as well as commensals and parasites of vertebrate intestines  — see balantidium
Heterotrichales : an order of yellow-green algae comprising all those with cells arranged in simple or branching filaments and including the single family Tribonemaceae
heterotrichosis : a condition of having hair of variegated color
heterotrichous : having the thallus differentiated into a prostrate portion and an upright or projecting system
heterotropal : amphitropous
heterotroph : a heterotrophic individual
heterotrophic : requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (such as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis  — compare autotrophic
heterotrophy : requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (such as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis  — compare autotrophic
heterotropia : strabismus
heterotropic : characterized by enzyme activity in which the substrate binds to the enzyme at only one site and a different molecule modifies the reaction by binding to an allosteric site
heterotropous : amphitropous
heterotypic : different in kind, arrangement, or form
heteroxanthine : a crystalline compound C6H6N4O2 sometimes found in urine; 7-methyl-xanthine
heteroxenous : infesting more than one kind of host
heterozetesis : ignoratio elenchi
heterozygosis : heterozygosity
heterozygosity : the state of being heterozygous
heterozygote : a heterozygous individual
heterozygotic : a heterozygous individual
heterozygous : having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci
hetman : a Cossack leader
hetmanate : the administration of a hetman
Heuchera : a genus of North American herbs (family Saxifragaceae) having basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers with petals entire or lacking
heugh : a steep crag or cliff
heulandite : a zeolite consisting of a hydrous aluminosilicate of sodium and calcium
heuristic : involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods
heuristically : involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods
Hevea : a small genus of South American trees (family Euphorbiaceae) which have trifoliolate leaves, small panicled apetalous flowers, and a capsular fruit and many of which yield latex used in rubber manufacture
hew : to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
hewer : to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
hewettite : a mineral CaV6O16.9H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium vanadate occurring in mahogany-red silky aggregates (specific gravity 2.5)
hewn : to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
hex : to practice witchcraft
hexa : six
hexabiose : a disaccharide (as maltose) yielding two hexose molecules on hydrolysis
hexabromide : a bromide containing six atoms of bromine in the molecule
hexacanth : having six hooks
hexacanthous : having six hooks
hexachloride : bhc
hexachlorocyclohexane : a derivative of cyclohexane containing six atoms of chlorine
hexachloroethane : a toxic crystalline compound C2Cl6 used especially in smoke bombs and in the control of liver flukes in ruminants
hexachord : a diatonic series of six tones having a semitone between the third and fourth tones
hexacosane : a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C26H54
hexactinal : having six rays
hexactine : having six rays
hexactinellid : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hyalospongiae
hexactinian : having the tentacles or mesenteries in multiples of six
hexad : a group or series of six
hexadactyly : the condition of having six fingers or toes on a hand or foot
hexadecane : any of numerous isomeric hydrocarbons C16H34
hexadecanoic : palmitic acid
hexadecene : any of several straight-chain isomeric hydrocarbons C16H32 of the ethylene series
hexadecyl : an alkyl radical derived from a hexadecane
hexadic : of or relating to a hexad
hexadiene : any of six straight-chain isomeric diolefins C6H10
hexagon : a polygon of six angles and six sides
hexagonal : having six angles and six sides
hexagonally : having six angles and six sides
hexagram : a plane figure that has the shape of a 6-pointed star, that consists of two intersecting congruent equilateral triangles having the same point as center and their sides parallel, and that can be formed by constructing external equilateral triangles on the sides of a regular hexagon  — compare solomon's seal sense 2
Hexagrammidae : a family of marine carnivorous fishes (order Scleroparei) of the northern Pacific ocean that includes several food fishes  — see greenling
Hexagrammos : the type genus of the family Hexagrammidae
hexahedral : having the form of a hexahedron
hexahedron : a polyhedron of six faces (such as a cube)
hexahydrate : a chemical compound with six molecules of water
hexahydric : hexahydroxy
hexahydrite : a mineral MgSO4.6H2O consisting of a hydrous magnesium sulfate
hexahydroxy : containing six hydroxyl groups in the molecule
hexakisoctahedron : hexoctahedron
hexakistetrahedron : hextetrahedron
hexameral : hexamerous
hexameric : a polymer formed from six molecules of a monomer
hexamerous : consisting of six parts : having floral whorls composed of six members
hexameter : a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet
hexamethylene : cyclohexane
hexamethylenetetramine : a crystalline compound C6H12N4 used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber and as a urinary antiseptic  — compare methenamine
hexametrist : one who writes in hexameters
Hexamita : a genus (the type of the family Hexamitidae) of binucleate zooflagellates that include free-living forms as well as intestinal parasites of birds (as H. meleagridis) and of salmonid fishes (as H. salmonis) that are associated with enteritides
hexamitiasis : infestation with or disease caused by flagellates of the genus Hexamita
hexammine : an ammine containing six molecules of ammonia
Hexanchidae : a family of sharks consisting of many fossil forms and a few living forms that have one dorsal fin and a palatoquadrate which articulates with the postorbital part of the skull
Hexanchus : the type genus of the family Hexanchidae sometimes considered to include all living members of the family but sometimes restricted to those with six pairs of branchial clefts
hexane : any of several isomeric volatile liquid alkanes C6H14 found in petroleum
hexanitrate  — see mannitol hexanitrate
hexanitrodiphenylamine : a light-yellow poisonous crystalline compound [(NO2)3C6H2]2NH made by nitrating diphenylamine and used as a high explosive
hexapartite : sexpartite
hexapetaloid : having or being a perianth with six petaloid divisions
hexapetalous : having or being a perianth with six petals
hexapla : an edition or work in six texts or versions in parallel columns  — compare tetrapla
hexaplar : an edition or work in six texts or versions in parallel columns  — compare tetrapla
hexaplarian : of or relating to a hexapla
hexaplaric : of or relating to a hexapla
hexaploid : having or being six times the monoploid chromosome number
hexaploidy : having or being six times the monoploid chromosome number
hexapod : insect sense 1a
Hexapoda : a class or other division of Arthropoda coextensive with the class Insecta
hexapodous : hexapod
hexapody : a prosodic line or group consisting of six feet
hexarch : having six radiating vascular strands
hexaster : a triaxon sponge spicule usually with equal rays
hexastich : a group, stanza, or poem of six lines
hexastichic : a group, stanza, or poem of six lines
hexastichon : a group, stanza, or poem of six lines
hexastylar : hexastyle
hexastyle : a portico with six columns
hexastylos : a hexastyle building
hexasyllabic : comprising six syllables
Hexateuch : the first six books of the Bible
hexatomic : consisting of six atoms
hexatriacontane : a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C36H74
hexavalent : having a chemical valence of six
hexenbesen : witches'-broom
hexene : any of the three straight-chain hexylenes
hexer : to practice witchcraft
hexerei : witchcraft
hexestrol : a synthetic derivative C18H22O2 of diethylstilbestrol
hexitol : any of the alcohols C6H14O6 that have six hydroxyl groups in each molecule, are obtainable from the corresponding hexoses, and include some (as mannitol and sorbitol) occurring naturally
hexoctahedral : having the shape or symmetry of a hexoctahedron
hexoctahedron : an isometric crystal having 48 equal triangular faces
hexode : a vacuum tube with six electrodes consisting of a cathode, an anode, a control grid, and three additional grids or other electrodes
hexoestrol : a synthetic derivative C18H22O2 of diethylstilbestrol
hexoic : any of the monocarboxylic acids C5H11COOH (as caproic acid) derived from the hexanes
hexokinase : any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism
hexone : methyl isobutyl ketone
hexonic : an aldonic acid (as gluconic acid) that contains six carbon atoms in a molecule
hexosamine : an amine (as glucosamine) derived from a hexose by replacement of hydroxyl by the amino group
hexosan : a polysaccharide yielding only hexoses on hydrolysis
hexose : a monosaccharide (such as glucose) containing six carbon atoms in a molecule
hexpartite : sexpartite
hexyl : any of various isomeric alkyl radicals C6H13− derived from hexane
hexylene : any of several liquid isomeric hydrocarbons C6H12 belonging to the ethylene series and including the hexenes
hexylic : hexoic acid
hexylresorcinol : a crystalline phenol C12H18O2 used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic
hexyne : any of three isomeric straight-chain hydrocarbons C6H10 of the acetylene series
heyday : the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
hi Hawaii
hiatal : of, relating to, or involving a hiatus
hiatus : a break in or as if in a material object : gap
Hibbertia : a genus of Australasian shrubs (family Dilleniaceae) having showy yellow or white flowers with numerous stamens and five fugacious petals
hibernacle : hibernaculum sense 2a
hibernaculum : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot)
hibernal : of, relating to, or occurring in winter
hibernate : to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
hibernation : to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
hibernator : to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
Hibernia island in western Europe in the Atlantic, one of the British Isles area 32,052 square miles (83,015 square kilometers)
Hibernian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or the Irish
Hibernianism :  hibernicism
Hibernicism : something characteristically Irish
Hibernicize : to make Irish : express in an Irish way
Hibiscus : any of a large genus (Hibiscus) of herbs, shrubs, or small trees of the mallow family with large showy flowers and usually dentate leaves
Hibito : an extinct Cholonan people of northwestern Peru
Hibitos : an extinct Cholonan people of northwestern Peru
hicatee : a West Indian freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys palustris)
hiccup : a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound
hick : an unsophisticated provincial person
hickey : gadget
hickory : any of a genus (Carya) of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts
Hicksite : a member of a liberal branch of Quakers who emphasize the Inner Light at the expense of historical Christianity and the Bible
hickwall : green woodpecker
hidable : capable of being hidden
hidage : a tax or tribute paid to the royal exchequer for every hide of land
hidalgo : a member of the lower nobility of Spain
hidated : measured in hides
hidation : a measuring in or assessing by hides
Hidatsa : a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota
hidden : being out of sight or not readily apparent : concealed
hiddenite : a transparent usually green spodumene valued as a gem
hiddenness : being out of sight or not readily apparent : concealed
hide : to put out of sight : secrete
hideaway : retreat, hideout
hidebound : having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh
hided : to put out of sight : secrete
hideland : hide entry 5
hideless : lacking a hide or skin
hideosity : offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hideous : offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hideously : offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hideousness : offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hider : to put out of sight : secrete
hidlings : in a clandestine manner : secretly
hidradenitis : inflammation of a sweat gland
hidrosis : excretion of sweat : perspiration
hidrotic : causing perspiration : diaphoretic sense 1, sudorific
hie : to go quickly : hasten
hield : tilt, lean, heel
hiemal : of or relating to winter : wintry
Hieracian : a follower of the ascetic Hieracas
Hieracium : a very large and nearly cosmopolitan genus of weedy perennial herbs (family Compositae) having simple often basal leaves and heads of yellow or reddish orange ray flowers  — see orange hawkweed
hieracosphinx : a hawk-headed sphinx
hierapicra : a cathartic powder made of aloes and canella bark
hierarch : a religious leader in a position of authority
hierarchal : a religious leader in a position of authority
hierarchic : of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy
hierarchical : of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy
hierarchically : of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy
hierarchism : the system or authority of a hierarchy
hierarchize : to arrange in a hierarchy
hierarchy : a division of angels
hieratic : constituting or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler than the hieroglyphic
hieratically : constituting or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler than the hieroglyphic
hieratite : a mineral K2SiF6 consisting of potassium fluosilicate found as grayish concretions in the fumaroles of Vulcano
Hierochloe : a genus of aromatic perennial grasses native to temperate and cold regions having spikelets with a perfect terminal floret and two staminate florets  — see holy grass
hierocracy : government by ecclesiastics : hierarchy
hierocratic : of or relating to government by ecclesiastics (as priests or prelates)
hierocratical : of or relating to government by ecclesiastics (as priests or prelates)
hierodule : a prostitute or enslaved person who is in the service of a temple (as in ancient Greece)
hierodulic : of or relating to a hierodule
hieroglyph : a character used in a system of hieroglyphic writing
hieroglyphic : written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
hieroglyphical : written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
hieroglyphically : written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
hieroglyphist : a writer of hieroglyphics
hierogram : a sacred emblem or graphic symbol
hierogrammat : a writer of sacred records especially in hieroglyphics
hierogrammate : a writer of sacred records especially in hieroglyphics
hierogrammatic : of or relating to hierograms
hierogrammatical : of or relating to hierograms
hierograph : hierogram
hierographic : hierogram
hierographical : hierogram
hierography : descriptive writing on sacred subjects : a treatise on religion
hierolatry : worship of saints or sacred things
hierologic : of or relating to hierology
hierological : of or relating to hierology
hierologist : one skilled in hierology
hierology : a body of knowledge of sacred things : the literary or traditional embodiment of the religious beliefs of a people
hieromonach : hieromonk
hieron died 467(or 466) b.c. tyrant of Syracuse (478–467 or 466)
Hieronymic : of, relating to, or composed by St. Jerome
Hieronymite : a member of any of various hermit orders named in honor of St. Jerome
hierophant : a priest in ancient Greece
hierophantic : a priest in ancient Greece
Hierosolymitan : of or relating to the city of Hierosolyma (Jerusalem)
hierurgical : of or relating to hierurgy
hierurgy : an act or rite of worship : liturgy
hifalutin : pretentious, fancy
higgle : haggle
higgler : haggle
high : rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected
highball : an iced drink containing liquor (such as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage (such as ginger ale) and served in a tall glass
highbelia : any of various tall-growing American lobelias
highbinder : a professional killer operating in the Chinese quarter of an American city
highborn : of noble birth
highboy : a tall chest of drawers with a legged base
highbred : coming from superior stock
higher : rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected
highest : rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected
highfalutin : pretentious, fancy
highflying : marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition
highhanded : having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary, overbearing
highhandedly : having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary, overbearing
highhandedness : having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary, overbearing
highhearted : full of courage or nobility : high-spirited
highheartedly : full of courage or nobility : high-spirited
highheartedness : full of courage or nobility : high-spirited
highish : rather high
highjack : to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway
highland : elevated or mountainous land
highlander : an inhabitant of a highland
highlight : something (such as an event or detail) that is of major significance or special interest
highly : in or to a high place, level, or rank
highmoor : a boggy acid upland area characterized by abundant heaths and sphagnum
highness : the quality or state of being high
highroad : highway
hight : being called : named
hightoby : highwayman
hightop : extending up over the ankle
highway : a public way
highwayman : a thief who robs travelers on a road
hijack : to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway
hike : to go on a hike
hiker : to go on a hike
Hilaria : an imperial Roman festival of the cult of Cybele held on the vernal equinox to celebrate the renewal of life on earth in the spring symbolized by the resurrection of the god Attis
hilarious : marked by or causing hilarity : extremely funny
hilariously : marked by or causing hilarity : extremely funny
hilariousness : marked by or causing hilarity : extremely funny
hilarity : boisterous merriment or laughter
Hilarymas : the feast of St. Hilary on January 13 in the Anglican calendar and January 14 in the Roman Catholic calendar
hilch : to hobble along : limp
Hildebrand Saint 240–332 the Illuminator apostle and founder of the Armenian Church
Hildebrandian : of or relating to Hildebrand especially with reference to his drastic reforms of church government and his assertion of papal supremacy over the lower clergy and civil authorities
Hildebrandine : of or relating to Hildebrand especially with reference to his drastic reforms of church government and his assertion of papal supremacy over the lower clergy and civil authorities
hilding : a base contemptible person
hiliferous : bearing a hilum
hill : a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
Hillary Sir Edmund Percival 1919–2008 New Zealand mountaineer and explorer
hillbilly : a person from a backwoods area
hillculture : agriculture utilizing erosion-preventing crops that are ecologically and economically best suited for sloping or hilly land
hillebrandite : a mineral Ca2SiO3(OH)2 consisting of a hydrous calcium silicate occurring in white masses
Hillel 1st century b.c.–1st century a.d. Jewish teacher
hiller : a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hilliness : the quality or state of being hilly
hillman Sidney 1887–1946 American labor leader
hillock : a small hill
hillocky : a small hill
hillside : a part of a hill between the top and the foot
hilltop : the highest part of a hill
hilly : abounding in hills
hilsa : a valuable anadromous herring (Clupea ilisha) of India resembling a shad
hilt : a handle especially of a sword or dagger
hilum : a scar on a seed (such as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule
hilus : hilum sense 2
Hima : a Bantu-speaking pastoral people who constituted the ruling segment of the population of the ancient Uganda kingdoms of Nyankole, Nyoro, and Toro and an inferior class among the Ganda people, are found also in Rwanda and on the western shore of Lake Albert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and are supposed to be cognate in origin with the Tusi and perhaps the Galla and Somali
Himalaya : a European blackberry (Rubus procerus) introduced and naturalized in the U.S. and having leaves strongly whitened beneath with dense felty tomentum
Himalayan : of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
Himantopus : a genus of wading birds comprising the stilts
himation : a rectangular cloth draped over the left shoulder and about the body and worn as a garment in ancient Greece
himp : limp
himself : that identical male one
Himyarite : an Arab people of antiquity dwelling in southern Arabia
Himyaritic : the language of the Himyarites occurring in inscriptions ranging from about 700 b.c. to a.d. 550
hin : an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 1.5 U.S. gallons (5.7 liters)
hinau : a New Zealand timber tree (Elaeocarpus dentatus) whose bark yields a useful dye
Hinayana : theravada
hind : the female of the red deer  — compare hart
hindberry :  european raspberry
hindbrain : the posterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes the cerebellum, the medulla oblongata, and in mammals the pons and that controls autonomic functions and equilibrium
hindcast : a statistical calculation determining probable past conditions (as of marine wave characteristics at a given place and time)
hinder : to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper
hinderer : to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper
hinderingly : in a hindering manner
hinderlands : buttocks
hinderlings : buttocks
hinderlins : buttocks
hindermost : hindmost
hindersome : likely to hinder : troublesome
Hindi : a literary and official language of northern India
hindmost : farthest to the rear : last
hindquarter : one side of the back half of the carcass of a quadruped including a leg and usually one or more ribs
hindrance : the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
hindsaddle : a wholesale cut of veal, lamb, or mutton consisting of undivided hindquarters and usually including one pair of ribs  — compare foresaddle
hindsight : perception of the nature of an event after it has happened
Hindu : an adherent of Hinduism
Hinduism : the dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical contemplation and ascetic practices
Hinduize : to bring into conformity with Hinduism : make Hindu (as in customs, outlook, or religion)
Hindustani : a group of Indo-Aryan dialects of northern India of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms
hing : asafetida
hinge : a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns
hingecorner : a hinged corner (as on a box or packing case)
hingeless : having no hinge
hinger : one that makes or puts on hinges
hingle : the part (as a gate hinge or pot handle) by which something hangs
Hinnites : a genus of scallops (family Pectinidae) containing forms that become attached to the substrate with consequent thickening and modification of the shell to resemble that of an oyster and including the rock oyster (H. giganteus) of the Pacific coast of North America
hinny : a hybrid between a stallion and a female donkey  — compare mule
hinoki : sun tree
hinsdalite : a mineral (Pb,Sr)Al3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 consisting of a basic lead and strontium aluminum sulphate and phosphate occurring in coarse crystals and masses
hint : a statement that expresses indirectly what one prefers not to say explicitly
hinter : a statement that expresses indirectly what one prefers not to say explicitly
hinterland : a region lying inland from a coast
hintingly : in a hinting manner
hintzeite : kaliborite
Hiodon : a genus (the type of the family Hiodontidae) of North American freshwater fishes comprising the mooneyes
hiodont : a genus (the type of the family Hiodontidae) of North American freshwater fishes comprising the mooneyes
hiortdahlite : a rare mineral (Ca,Na)13Zr3Si9(O,OH,F)33 consisting essentially of a sodium calcium zirconium silicate containing also fluorine and occurring as pale yellow tabular triclinic crystals
hip : the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them
hipbone : the large flaring bone that constitutes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult
hipless : having or seeming to have no hips
hipparch : a commander of cavalry in ancient Greece
Hipparion : a genus of extinct Miocene and Pliocene three-toes mammals related to but not now considered direct ancestors of the horse
Hippeastrum : a genus of tropical American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) that are widely cultivated for their showy white to crimson flowers and that are sometimes included in the genus Amaryllis
hipped : having hips especially of a specified kind
Hippelates : a genus of small black American eye gnats of the family Chloropidae including some that are held to be vectors of conjunctivitis or yaws
hippen : a baby's diaper
hippic : of or relating to horses or horse racing
Hippidion : a genus of extinct Pleistocene horses of Argentina and Brazil
hipping : the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them
hippish : characterized by or suffering from worry, depression, or hypochondia : hipped
hipple : a small heap
hippo : hippopotamus
Hippobosca : the type genus of the family Hippoboscidae
hippoboscid : a family of winged or wingless dipteran flies that comprise the louse flies (as the sheep ked), are bloodsucking parasites on birds and mammals, and do not lay eggs but produce well developed larvae from time to time which almost immediately pupate
Hippoboscidae : a family of winged or wingless dipteran flies that comprise the louse flies (as the sheep ked), are bloodsucking parasites on birds and mammals, and do not lay eggs but produce well developed larvae from time to time which almost immediately pupate
hippocamp : hippocampus sense 1
hippocampal : a curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain, that consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter, and that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory
hippocampi : a curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain, that consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter, and that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory
hippocampine : of or relating to sea horses
hippocampus : a curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain, that consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter, and that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory
Hippocastanaceae : a family of trees (order Sapindales) having opposite palmately lobed leaves, showy flowers in large clusters, and nutlike seeds encased in a leathery capsule and including the buckeyes
hippocentaur : centaur sense 1
hippocras : a mulled wine popular in medieval Europe
Hippocratea : a genus (the type of the family Hippocrateaceae) of tropical trees or twining shrubs having a 3-lobed capsule with winged seeds  — see wood almond
Hippocrateaceae : a family of tropical shrubs or trees (order Sapindales) having opposite leaves and small 5-parted flowers
hippocrateaceous : a family of tropical shrubs or trees (order Sapindales) having opposite leaves and small 5-parted flowers
Hippocratic : of or relating to Hippocrates or to the school of medicine that took his name
Hippocratism : the medical doctrine of the Hippocratic school
Hippocrene : a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source of poetic inspiration
hippocrepiform : shaped like a horseshoe
hippodrome : an oval stadium for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece
hippodromic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a hippodrome
Hippoglossus : a genus of flatfishes containing the typical halibuts and sometimes being made to be the type of a separate family but usually included in the Pleuronectidae
hippogriff : a legendary animal having the foreparts of a griffin and the body of a horse
hippogriffin : hippogriff
hippoid : of or relating to the Hippoidea
hippolite : a concretion from the intestines of the horse
hippolith : a concretion from the intestines of the horse
hippology : the study of the horse
Hippolyte : a common and widely distributed genus (the type of the family Hippolytidae) of small prawns having the abdomen sharply bent at the third segment
Hippolytus : a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his stepmother and killed by his father through the agency of Poseidon
hippomanes : a growth found on the forehead of a newborn foal and held in antiquity to be aphrodisiac
Hippomenes : the successful suitor of Atalanta in Greek mythology
Hipponactean : of or relating to Hipponax or to the verse forms ascribed to him
hippopathology : the pathology of the horse
hippophagism : hippophagy
hippophagist : one that eats horseflesh
hippophagistical : one that eats horseflesh
hippophagous : eating horseflesh
hippophagy : the act or practice of eating horseflesh
hippopod : a legendary creature having the body of a man and the legs of a horse
hippopotami : any of a family (Hippopotamidae) of very large, four-toed, chiefly aquatic, herbivorous artiodactyl mammals having a very large head and mouth, nearly hairless thick grayish skin, long lower canine teeth, and relatively short legs, and including two living species:
hippopotamian : of, relating to, or resembling the hippopotamus
hippopotamic : of, relating to, or resembling the hippopotamus
hippopotamus : any of a family (Hippopotamidae) of very large, four-toed, chiefly aquatic, herbivorous artiodactyl mammals having a very large head and mouth, nearly hairless thick grayish skin, long lower canine teeth, and relatively short legs, and including two living species:
hippotigrine : of or relating to the zebra
hippotomy : the anatomy of the horse
hippotragine : of or relating to the genus Hippotragus or to any of the antelopes belonging to it
Hippotragus : a genus of large antelopes with long annulated backwardly curved horns that includes the sable and roan antelopes and the extinct blaubok
hippurate : a salt or ester of hippuric acid
hippuric : a white crystalline nitrogenous acid C9H9NO3 formed in the liver as a detoxification product of benzoic acid and present in the urine of herbivorous animals and in small quantity in human urine
Hippuris : a widely distributed genus of small-flowered aquatic herbs (family Haloragaceae) with single erect stems and verticillate leaves
hippurite : a mollusk or fossil of the genus Hippurites
Hippurites : a genus (the type of the family Hippuritidae) of aberrant marine bivalve mollusks that are confined to the Cretaceous and whose lower valve is conical, usually longitudinally ribbed, and attached by its apex and whose upper valve is depressed conic with a nearly central umbo
hippuritic : a genus (the type of the family Hippuritidae) of aberrant marine bivalve mollusks that are confined to the Cretaceous and whose lower valve is conical, usually longitudinally ribbed, and attached by its apex and whose upper valve is depressed conic with a nearly central umbo
hippuritoid : a genus (the type of the family Hippuritidae) of aberrant marine bivalve mollusks that are confined to the Cretaceous and whose lower valve is conical, usually longitudinally ribbed, and attached by its apex and whose upper valve is depressed conic with a nearly central umbo
hippus : a spasmodic variation in the size of the pupil of the eye caused by a tremor of the iris
hippy : having large hips
hipshot : having the hip dislocated
hirable : capable of being hired : available for hire
hiragana : the cursive script that is one of two sets of symbols of Japanese syllabic writing  — compare katakana
hircine : of, relating to, or suggestive of a goat
hircocervus : a legendary creature that is half goat and half stag
hire : payment for the temporary use of something
hired : payment for the temporary use of something
hireless : receiving no payment or reward
hireling : a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
hirer : payment for the temporary use of something
hirmos : a troparion, hymn, or canticle with a fixed rhythm and melody that is used as a standard rhythmic and melodic pattern for other troparia in the canon of the Eastern Church
hirple : to walk with a limp : hobble
hirsel : a flock of sheep
hirsle : a flock of sheep
hirsute : hairy sense 1
hirsuteness : hairy sense 1
hirsuties : hirsutism
hirsutism : excessive growth of hair of normal or abnormal distribution
hirsutulous : minutely or slightly hirsute
Hirtella : a genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs or small trees (family Rosaceae) having axillary or terminal racemes of small white or purplish flowers with numerous stamens
hirtellous : finely hirsute
Hirudin : an anticoagulant extracted from the buccal glands of the medicinal leech
Hirudinea : a class of hermaphroditic aquatic, terrestrial, or parasitic annelid worms distinguished by a coelom nearly obliterated by connective tissue and reduced to a series of vascular sinuses, by modification of the hindmost segments into a sucking disk, and by the absence of parapodia and setae
Hirudinidae : a family of aquatic leeches that have 5-ringed segments, 5 pairs of eyes, and usually 3-toothed jaws and that include the common medicinal leech
hirudinize : to retard or prevent the coagulation of (blood) by the injection of hirudin
Hirudo : a genus of leeches that is the type of the family Hirudinidae and includes the common medicinal leech (H. medicinalis)
hirundine : of, relating to, or resembling the swallow
Hirundinidae : a family of passerine birds consisting of the swallows and martins
hirundinous : a family of passerine birds consisting of the swallows and martins
his : of or relating to him or himself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
hisingerite : a mineral perhaps Fe2Si2O5(OH)4.2H2O consisting of a black amorphous iron ore that is a hydrous ferric silicate
hisn : his
Hispa : a genus (often the type of the family Hispidae) of spiny Old World beetles with larvae that are leaf miners
Hispania iberian peninsula
Hispanic : of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent and especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S.
Hispanicism : of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent and especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S.
Hispanicize : of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent and especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S.
hispanidad : hispanism sense 1
Hispaniolize :  hispanicize
Hispanist : a scholar specially informed in Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization
Hispanize :  hispanicize
Hispanophile : one partial to Spain or especially fond of Spanish culture or civilization
hispid : rough or covered with bristles, stiff hairs, or minute spines
hispidulate : minutely hispid
hispidulous : minutely hispid
hiss : to make a sharp sibilant sound
hisser : to make a sharp sibilant sound
hissing : to make a sharp sibilant sound
hissingly : in a hissing manner : with a sound of hissing
hist historian; historical; history
histaminase : a widely occurring flavoprotein enzyme that oxidizes histamine and various diamines
histamine : a compound C5H9N3 especially of mammalian tissues that causes dilation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion, that is released during allergic reactions, and that is formed by decarboxylation of histidine
histaminic : a compound C5H9N3 especially of mammalian tissues that causes dilation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion, that is released during allergic reactions, and that is formed by decarboxylation of histidine
histidine : a crystalline essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 formed by the hydrolysis of most proteins
histiocyte : macrophage
histiocytic : macrophage
histioid :  histoid
histiology : histology
histoblast : a cell or cell group possessing broad histogenetic capacity: such as
histochemical : a science that combines the techniques of biochemistry and histology in the study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues
histochemistry : a science that combines the techniques of biochemistry and histology in the study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues
histocyte : histiocyte
histogen : a zone or clearly delimited region of primary tissue in or from which the specific parts of a plant organ are believed to be produced  — see dermatogen, periblem, plerome, histogen theory  — compare calyptrogen, corpus, tunica
histogenesis : the formation and differentiation of tissues
histogenetic : the formation and differentiation of tissues
histogenetically : the formation and differentiation of tissues
histogenic : producing tissue
histogeny : histogenesis
histogram : a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose areas are proportional to the corresponding frequencies
histography : description of bodily tissue
histoid : resembling the normal tissues
histologic : a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
histological : a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
histologically : a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
histologist : a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
histology : a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
histolysis : the breakdown of bodily tissues
histolytic : the breakdown of bodily tissues
histometabasis : fossilization in which the minute details of texture of the organism are retained
histomorphological : histology
histomorphology : histology
histone : any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin
histopathologic : a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease
histopathological : a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease
histopathologist : a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease
histopathology : a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease
histophysiological : a branch of physiology concerned with the function and activities of tissues
histophysiology : a branch of physiology concerned with the function and activities of tissues
Histoplasma : a genus of imperfect fungi that includes one (H. capsulatum) causing histoplasmosis and another (H. farciminosum) causing epizootic lymphangitis
histoplasmin : a sterile filtrate of a culture of a fungus of the genus Histoplasma (H. capsulatum) used in a cutaneous test for histoplasmosis
histoplasmosis : a respiratory disease with symptoms like those of influenza that is caused by a fungus (Histoplasma capsulatum) and is marked by benign involvement of lymph nodes of the trachea and bronchi or by severe progressive generalized involvement of the lymph nodes and tissues (as of the liver or spleen) rich in macrophages
historian : a student or writer of history
historiated : adorned with figures (as flowers, animals) having significance rather than purely decorative elements (as scrolls, diapers)
historic : historical: such as
historical : of, relating to, or having the character of history
historically : in accordance with or with respect to history
historicalness : of, relating to, or having the character of history
historicism : a theory, doctrine, or style that emphasizes the importance of history: such as
historicity : historical actuality
historicize : to make historical
historicocritical : based on or involving the use of techniques of both historian and critic
historied : related in or as history : having a history : historical
historiette : a short history or story
historify : to record in or as history
historiographer : historian
historiographership : the office of historiographer
historiographic : the writing of history
historiographical : the writing of history
historiographically : the writing of history
historiography : the writing of history
historiology : the study or knowledge of history
historism : historicism sense 1
history : tale, story
histotropic : exhibiting or characterized by histotropism
histozoic : living in the tissues of a host
histozyme : an enzyme widely distributed in mammalian tissues that is capable of splitting acyl groups from hippuric acid and other acylated amino acids or from peptides
histrio : actor
histrion : actor
histrionic : deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
histrionically : deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
histrionism : theatricality
hit : to reach with or as if with a sudden blow
hitch : to move by jerks or with a tug
hitcher : to move by jerks or with a tug
hitchhike : to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles
hitchhiker : to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles
hitchily : in a hitchy manner : jerkily
Hitchiti : a Muskogean people of Georgia, member of the Creek confederacy
hitchy : having impeded movement : jerky
hithe : a small port or harbor especially on a river
hither : to this place
hithermost : nearest on this side
hitherto : up to this or that time
hitherward : hither
Hitlerism : the principles and policies associated with Hitler
Hitlerite : the principles and policies associated with Hitler
hitless : to reach with or as if with a sudden blow
hittable : capable of being hit
hitter : to reach with or as if with a sudden blow
Hittite : a member of a conquering people in Asia Minor and Syria with an empire in the second millennium b.c.
Hittitology : a branch of knowledge concerned with Hittite philology, archaeology, and history
Hittology : a branch of knowledge concerned with Hittite philology, archaeology, and history
hive : a container for housing honeybees
hiveless : a container for housing honeybees
hiver : one that hives
hives : an allergic disorder marked by raised edematous patches of skin or mucous membrane and usually intense itching and caused by contact with a specific precipitating factor (such as a food, drug, or inhalant) either externally or internally
hiveward : toward a hive
Hivite : a member of one of the ancient Canaanite peoples who were conquered by the Israelites
Ho : whore sense 1
ho : whore sense 1
hoar : hoary
hoard : a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
hoarder : a person or animal that hoards
hoarding : the practice of collecting or accumulating something (such as money or food)
hoarfrost : frost sense 1b
hoarhead : one having a hoary head
hoarhound : any of several bonesets (as Eupatorium rotundifolium or E. verbenaefolium)
hoarily : in a hoary manner
hoariness : gray or white with or as if with age
hoarse : rough or harsh in sound : grating
hoarsely : rough or harsh in sound : grating
hoarsen : to make hoarse
hoarseness : rough or harsh in sound : grating
hoarstone : a stone used anciently to mark boundaries
hoary : gray or white with or as if with age
hoaryheaded : having a hoary head
hoast : cough
hoatzin : a crested large South American bird (Opisthocomos hoazin) with blue facial skin, red eyes, brown plumage marked with white above, and claws on the first and second digits of the wing when young
hoax : to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
hoaxer : to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
hob : hobgoblin, elf
hobber : a machine used for hobbing
Hobbesian : of or relating to the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes or Hobbism
hobbil : a stupid individual : dolt
Hobbism : the philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes
Hobbist : the philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes
hobble : to move along unsteadily or with difficulty
hobblebush : a white-flowered shrubby viburnum (Vibernum alnifolium synonym V. lantanoides) of eastern North America having serrate rounded leaves and red berries
hobbledehoy : an awkward gawky youth
hobbler : to move along unsteadily or with difficulty
hobbling : to move along unsteadily or with difficulty
hobblingly : with a hobbling movement : lamely
hobbly : having a rough uneven surface
hobby : a small Old World falcon (Falco subbuteo) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast
hobbyhorse : a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris dance
hobbyist : a small Old World falcon (Falco subbuteo) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast
hobgoblin : a mischievous goblin
hobnail : a short large-headed nail for studding shoe soles
hobnailed : a short large-headed nail for studding shoe soles
hobnob : to drink sociably
hobo : a migratory worker
hoboism : the condition of being a hobo
hobthrush : hobgoblin
Hochelaga : an extinct Iroquoian people located on the site of present Montreal
hock : the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (such as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward  — see horse illustration
Hockday : the second Tuesday after Easter celebrated in England before the 18th century with rough sport and humorous play originally for the collection of funds for community purposes
hockelty : hock entry 9
hocker : the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (such as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward  — see horse illustration
hocket : hiccup
hockey : field hockey
Hocktide : Hock Monday and Hock Tuesday
hocus : to perpetrate a trick or hoax on : deceive
hod : a tray or trough that has a pole handle and that is borne on the shoulder for carrying loads (as of mortar or brick)
hodden : coarse cloth of undyed wool
hoddle : waddle
hodful : the quantity that may be carried at one time in a hod
hodgepodge : a heterogeneous mixture : jumble
Hodgkin Dorothy Mary Crowfoot 1910–1994 British physicist
hodgkinsonite : a mineral MnZn2SiO5.H2O consisting of a hydrous zinc manganese silicate that occurs in the form of pink to reddish brown crystals
hodiernal : of this day
hodman : hod carrier
hodograph : a path described by the extremity of a vector drawn from a fixed origin and representing the linear velocity of a moving point
hoe : any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking
hoecake : a small cake made of cornmeal
hoedown : square dance
hoer : any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking
hoernesite : a mineral Mg3As2O8.8H2O consisting of hydrous magnesium arsenate occurring as crystals resembling gypsum
hog : a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms)  — compare pig sense 1a
hogan : a Navajo Indian dwelling usually made of logs and mud with a door traditionally facing east
Hogarthian William 1697–1764 English painter and engraver
hogback : a ridge of land formed by the outcropping edges of tilted strata
hogfish : a large West Indian and Florida wrasse (Lachnolaimus maximus) often used for food
hogframe : a trussed frame extending fore and aft especially in American river and lake steamers, being usually above deck, and reaching to the ends to increase longitudinal strength and stiffness and prevent hogging
hogged : a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms)  — compare pig sense 1a
hogger : a stocking made without a foot and worn as a gaiter
hoggerel : a young sheep
hoggery : a place where hogs are kept : piggery, hog house
hogget : hog sense 2
hoggin : a material composed of screenings or siftings of gravel or of a mixture of loam, coarse sand, and fine gravel
hoggish : grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy
hoggishly : grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy
hoggishness : grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy
hoggy : a towpath driver for the early 19th century barge transportation system in parts of the eastern U.S.
hogherd : swineherd
hoglike : like or like that of a hog
hogling : piglet
hogmanay : the eve of New Year's Day
hognose : having a rounded cutting edge
hognut : earthnut sense 1a
hogpen : pigpen sense 1
hogreeve : a former New England town officer responsible for the impounding of stray hogs
hogshead : a large cask or barrel
hogskin : pigskin sense 1
hogwash : swill sense 2a, slop
hogweed : giant hogweed
hogwort : an annual silvery green weed (Croton capitatus) of the southeastern U.S.
Hohe : a member of a First Nations people originally of the Great Plains between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers : assiniboine
Hohenzollern : of or relating to a princely German family that reigned in Prussia from 1701–1918 and in Germany from 1871–1918
Hohenzollernism : Prussianism as developed under and exemplified by the Hohenzollern rulers of Germany
Hohokam : a member of a prehistoric desert culture of the southwestern U.S. centering in the Gila Valley of Arizona and characterized especially by irrigated agriculture
hoick : to move or pull abruptly : yank
hoise : hoist sense 1
hoist : lift, raise
hoister : lift, raise
hoisting : lift, raise
hoistman : the operator of a hoist : engineman
hoistway : a passage (as an elevator shaft) through or along which a thing may be hoisted
hoit : a lazy stupid person
Hokan : a language stock centering in California comprising the Chimarikan, Esselenian, Kulanapan, Quoratean, Shastan, Yuman, and Yanan families
hokey : corny entry 1 sense 1
hokeypokey : hocus-pocus sense 2
hokum : a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response
holarctic : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic region including the northern parts of the Old and the New Worlds and comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions or subregions
holard : the entire water content of the soil  — compare chresard, echard
holaspidean : having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus (as in the true larks)
holcodont : having the teeth set in a long continuous groove
Holconoti : the Embiotocidae regarded as an independent order of fishes
Holcus : a genus of Old World grasses widely naturalized in America with velvety pubescence and deciduous spikelets  — see velvet grass
hold : to have possession or ownership of or have at one's disposal
holdable : capable of being held : of a size or character that makes holding convenient or desirable
holdall : an often cloth traveling case or bag
holdback : something that retains or restrains
holdenite : a mineral (Mn,Ca)4(Zn,Mg,Fe)2(AsO4)(OH)5O2 consisting of a basic manganese zinc arsenate with minor calcium, magnesium, and iron and occurring as red orthorhombic crystals at Franklin, New Jersey
holder : a person that holds: such as
holdfast : something to which something else may be firmly secured
holdfastness : the tendency to keep a firm often stubborn hold (as on a position or possession) : tenacity, persistence
holding : land held especially by a vassal or tenant
holdout : one that holds out (as in negotiations)
holdover : one that is held over
holdup : delay
hole : an opening through something : perforation
holeable : capable of being holed especially in one stroke
Holectypina : a suborder of extinct sea urchins (order Exocycloida) having a central peristome, an excentric periproct, an Aristotle's lantern, and nonpetaloid ambulacra and found in Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Eocene strata
holectypoid : of or relating to the Holectypina
holeless : having no hole or aperture
holeproof : designed to be proof against holes worn in by ordinary use
holer : one that digs or fashions holes
holey : having holes
holia : humpback salmon
holiday : holy day
holidayer : holy day
holidaymaker : vacationer
holily : exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
holiness : the quality or state of being holy
holing : an opening through something : perforation
holism : a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes (as of living organisms) that are more than the mere sum of elementary particles
holistic : of or relating to holism
holistically : of or relating to holism
holl : hollow
Holland : a cotton or linen fabric in plain weave usually heavily sized or glazed and used for window shades, bookbinding, and clothing
hollandaise : a rich sauce made basically of butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar
Hollander : a cotton or linen fabric in plain weave usually heavily sized or glazed and used for window shades, bookbinding, and clothing
hollandite : a mineral MnBaMn6O14 consisting of a crystallized manganate of barium and manganese from central India
Hollands : gin made in the Netherlands
Hollantide :  allhallowtide
holler : to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) : shout
hollin : holly
hollo : to cry hollo : holler
hollong : an East Indian timber tree (Dipterocarpus pilosus) having resinous decay-resistant wood
hollow : an unfilled space : cavity, hole
hollower : an unfilled space : cavity, hole
hollowfaced : any of various Asiatic or African bats (genus Nycteris) with a basin-shaped depression in the front of the skull that is margined by fleshly foliate outgrowths
hollowly : an unfilled space : cavity, hole
hollowness : an unfilled space : cavity, hole
holluschick : a young male fur seal
Holly : any of a genus (Ilex of the family Aquifoliaceae, the holly family) of trees and shrubs
holly : any of a genus (Ilex of the family Aquifoliaceae, the holly family) of trees and shrubs
hollyhock : a tall widely cultivated biennial or perennial herb (Alcea rosea synonym Althaea rosea) of the mallow family that has large coarse rounded leaves and tall spikes of showy flowers and that is probably of Asian origin
Hollywood : the American motion-picture industry
Hollywoodize : to make (someone or something, such as an author or his or her writings) conform to standards set up by the American motion-picture industry
holm : a small inland or inshore island
holmberry : the berry of the butcher's-broom
holmgang : a duel especially on an island
holmium : a metallic element of the rare-earth group that forms highly magnetic compounds and is obtained especially from monazite  — see Chemical Elements Table
holobaptist : immersionist
holobenthic : inhabiting the deep sea during all stages of life
holoblastic : characterized by complete cleavage that divides the whole egg into distinct and separate blastomeres  — compare meroblastic
holoblastically : characterized by complete cleavage that divides the whole egg into distinct and separate blastomeres  — compare meroblastic
holobranch : a fish gill in which the branchial arch has two rows of lamellae or filaments  — compare hemibranch sense 2
holocarpic : having the whole thallus developed into a fruiting body or sporangium
holocarpous : holocarpic sense 1
holocaust : a sacrifice (see sacrifice entry 1 sense 2) consumed by fire
Holocene : of, relating to, or being the present or post-Pleistocene geologic epoch  — see Geologic Time Table
holocentrid : a fish of the family Holocentridae
Holocentridae : a family of tropical marine fishes closely related to and in old classifications included in the Berycidae
Holocentrus : the type genus of the family Holocentridae containing certain typical squirrelfishes
holocephalan : of or relating to the subclass Holocephali
Holocephali : a subclass of Chondrichthyes that is sometimes made a separate class, includes the recent chimaeras and certain chiefly extinct related fishes some of which date from Devonian time, and is distinguished by a cartilaginous skeleton, gill clefts covered by a fold of skin, high compressed head with small narrow mouth and the dentition reduced to broad flat plates, and a body tapering off into a long tail
holocephalian : of or relating to the subclass Holocephali
holocephalous : a subclass of Chondrichthyes that is sometimes made a separate class, includes the recent chimaeras and certain chiefly extinct related fishes some of which date from Devonian time, and is distinguished by a cartilaginous skeleton, gill clefts covered by a fold of skin, high compressed head with small narrow mouth and the dentition reduced to broad flat plates, and a body tapering off into a long tail
Holochoanites : a fossil nautiloid in which the funnels about the siphuncle extend from one septum to the next
holochoanitic : a fossil nautiloid in which the funnels about the siphuncle extend from one septum to the next
holochroal : having compound eyes with the visual area covered by a continuous cornea
holoclastic : being or belonging to ordinary sedimentary rocks as distinguished from tuffs or pyroclastic rocks
holocrine : producing or being a secretion resulting from lysis of secretory cells
holocrystalline : completely crystalline : made up wholly of crystals or crystalline particles
holodactylic : having all the feet dactyls except the last
Holodiscus : a small genus of shrubs (family Rosaceae) of western North America that resemble spirea and have flowers in a pendant pyramidal panicle and achenes enclosed in the calyx
hologamous : having gametes of essentially the same size and structural features as vegetative cells
hologamy : having gametes of essentially the same size and structural features as vegetative cells
hologonidium : soredium
holograph : hologram
holographic : of, relating to, or being a hologram
holohedral : having all the faces required by complete symmetry  — compare hemihedral, tetartohedral
holohemihedral : belonging to, presenting, or being hemihedral crystal forms
holohyaline : wholly glassy
holomastigote : having many flagella scattered evenly over the body
Holometabola : a group comprising all insects that have complete metamorphosis
holometabolic : holometabolous
holometabolism : characterized by complete metamorphosis
holometabolous : characterized by complete metamorphosis
holometaboly : holometabolism
holomorphic : analytic sense 7b
holomorphosis : the complete regeneration of a lost part
holomyarian : having the muscle layer continuous or divided into two longitudinal zones without true muscle cells
holoparasite : of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant (such as dodder) that is not capable of photosynthesis and obtains all nutrients and water from a host plant
holoparasitic : of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant (such as dodder) that is not capable of photosynthesis and obtains all nutrients and water from a host plant
holophotal : of or relating to a holophote
holophote : an optical apparatus for collecting and throwing in a desired direction by means of lenses or reflectors a large amount of the light from a source (as a lighthouse lamp)
holophrase : a single word expressing a complex of ideas
holophrasis : the expression of a complex of ideas by a single word
holophrasm : holophrase
holophrastic : expressing a complex of ideas in a single word or in a fixed phrase
holophytic : obtaining food after the manner of a green plant by photosynthetic activity
holoplankton : plankton composed of organisms that pass their whole life floating, drifting, or swimming weakly in the water  — compare hemiplankton
holoplanktonic : plankton composed of organisms that pass their whole life floating, drifting, or swimming weakly in the water  — compare hemiplankton
holopneustic : having all the spiracles or tracheal stigmata open
holoptic : having the compound eyes contiguous in front  — compare dichoptic
holoptychian : holoptychiid entry 1
holoptychiid : of or relating to the Holoptychiidae
Holoptychiidae : a family of Devonian fishes (order Rhipidistia) having unossified vertebrae, teeth of complicated structure, and the body covered with imbricating cycloid enameled scales
Holoptychius : the type genus of Holoptychiidae
holorhinal : having the anterior border of the nasal bones not deeply cleft
holosaprophyte : a totally saprophytic organism : an obligate saprophyte  — compare hemisaprophyte
holosericeous : covered with silky hair : entirely sericeous
holoside : a glycoside that yields only glycoses on hydrolysis  — compare heteroside
holosiderite : meteoric iron or a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter
holosiphonate : having a completely tubular siphon
Holosomata : a division of ascidians comprising compound ascidians with zooids of which the bodies are not divided into regions and sometimes including the simple ascidians
holosomatous : a division of ascidians comprising compound ascidians with zooids of which the bodies are not divided into regions and sometimes including the simple ascidians
holospondaic : made up wholly of spondees
holostean : of or relating to fishes of the order Holostei
Holostei : an order of ganoid fishes having a well-developed bony skeleton and approaching teleosts in structure now usually restricted to the gars (family Lepisosteidae) and various extinct genera (such as Lepidotes and Semionotus) but sometimes extended to include the bowfin and related fishes or made a superorder including the teleosts  — compare cycloganoidei , ginglymodi
holosteous : of or relating to fishes of the order Holostei
holosteric : wholly solid
Holosteum : a Eurasian genus of plants (family Caryophyllaceae) resembling chickweed and having the flowers in cymes like umbels  — see jagged chickweed
Holostomata : a suborder of Digenea coextensive with the family Strigeidae
holostomatous : having the margin of the aperture entire and more or less circular
holostome : strigeid
holostomous : holostomatous
holostylic : having the jaws connected directly with the cranium
holosymmetric : holohedral
holosymmetrical : holohedral
holosymmetry : holohedral
holosystematic : holohedral
holosystolic : relating to an entire systole
holothecal : booted sense 2
holothoracic : having the three parts of the thorax closely united
Holothuria : a Linnaean genus containing various rather wormlike aquatic animals (as some gephyreans and holothurians) originally thought to be modified mollusks
holothurian : sea cucumber
holothurioid : holothurian entry 1
Holothurioidea : a class of echinoderms comprising the sea cucumbers and having a more or less elongate form usually with well-marked bilateral symmetry and differentiated dorsal and ventral surfaces, a flexible but tough and muscular body with the skeleton reduced to scattered ossicles or spicules, a water-vascular system with radial ambulacral vessels and tube feet for creeping, respiratory trees, Cuvierian organs, and strong branched tentacles about the mouth  — compare trepang
holotrich : a protozoan of the order Holotricha
Holotricha : a large order of uniformly ciliated euciliate protozoans without adoral zone, usually with a cytostome, and with holozoic or saprozoic nutrition
holotrichal : a large order of uniformly ciliated euciliate protozoans without adoral zone, usually with a cytostome, and with holozoic or saprozoic nutrition
holotrichous : a large order of uniformly ciliated euciliate protozoans without adoral zone, usually with a cytostome, and with holozoic or saprozoic nutrition
holotype : the single specimen designated by an author as the type of a species or lesser taxon at the time of establishing the group
holozoic : characterized by food procurement after the manner of most animals by the ingestion of complex organic matter
Holstein : any of a breed of large usually black-and-white dairy cattle originally from northern Holland and Friesland that produce large quantities of comparatively low-fat milk
holster : a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
holt : a small woods : copse
holy : exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
holyday : a day set aside for special religious observance
holystone : a soft sandstone used to scrub a ship's wooden decks
holytide : a time devoted to religion
homage : a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
homager : vassal
Homalonotus : a genus of Silurian and Devonian trilobites having long indistinctly 3-lobed bodies
Homaridae : a family of decapod crustaceans (tribe Astacura) comprising the large-clawed lobsters
Homarus : a genus of decapod crustaceans including the common lobsters of Europe and North America and the little Cape lobster (H. capensis) of southern Africa and with the related genus Nephrops constituting a family (Homaridae or Nephropsidae)
homatomic : consisting of like atoms
homaxial : having all the axes equal
homaxonial : having all the axes equal
homaxonic : having all the axes equal
Homburg : a man's felt hat with a stiff curled brim and a high crown creased lengthwise
home : one's place of residence : domicile
homebody : one whose life centers on home
homeborn : home produced : indigenous
homebound : going homeward : bound for home
homebred : produced at home : indigenous
homecraft : the household arts (as cooking)
homefelt : felt in one's own breast : inward, private
homekeeping : stay-at-home
homeland : native land : fatherland
homeless : having no home or permanent place of residence
homelessness : having no home or permanent place of residence
homelike : characteristic of a home
homeliness : suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
homely : suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
homelyn : a European ray (Raja maculata)
homemade : made in the home, on the premises, or by one's own efforts
homemaker : one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking : one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homeoblastic : having a texture corresponding to the equigranular in igneous rock and grains of approximately equal size
homeochromatic : of similar color
homeochronous : recurring at the same period of life in succeeding generations
homeocrystalline : having the crystals of the constituent minerals equally developed : granitic
homeomorph : an individual bearing a superficial resemblance to another
homeomorphic : a function that is a one-to-one mapping between sets such that both the function and its inverse are continuous and that in topology exists for geometric figures which can be transformed one into the other by an elastic deformation
homeomorphism : a function that is a one-to-one mapping between sets such that both the function and its inverse are continuous and that in topology exists for geometric figures which can be transformed one into the other by an elastic deformation
homeomorphous : being alike in size and shape
homeomorphy :  homomorphy
homeopath : a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease
homeopathic : of or relating to homeopathy
homeopathically : of or relating to homeopathy
homeopathy : a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease
homeoplasia : a growth of tissue similar to normal tissue
homeoplastic : a growth of tissue similar to normal tissue
homeosis : a homeotic change or process in an organism
homeostasis : a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
homeostatic : a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
homeotic : relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part
homeotransplant : homograft
homeotype : a biological specimen that has been carefully compared with and identified with an original or primary type
homeotypic : being or relating to the second or equational meiotic division  — compare heterotypic, meiosis
homeotypical : being or relating to the second or equational meiotic division  — compare heterotypic, meiosis
homeowner : a person who owns a home
homeozoic : of, relating to, or being one or more biogeographic regions throughout which the forms of life are the same or similar
Homer : an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
homer : an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
Homerian :  homeric
Homeric : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greek poet Homer, his age, or his writings
Homerically : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greek poet Homer, his age, or his writings
Homerist : a specialist in Homer and his epics
Homerologist : a specialist in Homerology
Homerology : a study of Homer's poems and of his life and times
homeseeker : one that seeks a home
homesick : longing for home and family while absent from them
homesickness : longing for home and family while absent from them
homesite : a location of or suitable for a home
homespun : spun or made at home
homestead : the home and adjoining land occupied by a family
homesteader : the home and adjoining land occupied by a family
homester : a member of the home team in an athletic contest
homestretch : the part of a racecourse between the last turn and the winning post
homeward : toward home
homewardly : homeward
homework : piecework done at home for pay
homeworker : one that carries on remunerative employment in the home
homey : homelike
homeyness : homelike
homicidal : of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
homicidally : of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
homicide : a person who kills another
homicidious : homicidal
homiculture : scientific physical improvement of humankind
homilete : homilist
homiletic : of, relating to, or resembling a homily
homiletical : of, relating to, or resembling a homily
homiletics : the art of preaching
homiliary : a book of homilies
homilist : one who prepares or delivers a homily
homilite : a mineral (Ca,Fe)3Al5B2Si2O16 consisting of a black or blackish brown iron calcium borosilicate
homilize : to deliver a homily : preach
homily : a usually short sermon
hominal : of, relating to, or constituted by humans as a species : human
hominess : homelike
hominid : any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the great apes (the orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, and bonobo)
Hominidae : a family of bipedal mammals of the order Primates comprising recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan  — see homo entry 1 sense 1
hominine : any of a subfamily (Homininae) of the family Hominidae comprising large-brained hominids (as Homo sapiens and H. erectus) in contrast to the small-brained australopithecines (genus Australopithecus)
hominivorous : feeding on or devouring human beings
hominoid : any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of primates including recent hominids, gibbons, and pongids together with extinct ancestral and related forms (as of the genera Proconsul and Dryopithecus)
hominy : kernels of corn that have been soaked in a caustic solution (as of lye) and then washed to remove the hulls
homish : homey
homishness : homey
homo : any of a genus (Homo) of hominids that includes modern humans (H. sapiens) and several extinct related species (such as H. erectus and H. habilis)
homoblastic : having a direct embryonic development : arising from cells of the same kind
homoblasty : having a direct embryonic development : arising from cells of the same kind
homocentric : having the same center
homocentrical : having the same center
homocentrically : having the same center
homocercal : having the upper and lower lobes approximately symmetrical and the vertebral column ending at or near the middle of the base
homochiral : consisting of only one enantiomer
homochlamydeous : having a perianth whose inner and outer series are similar or not differentiated into calyx and corolla
homochromatic : of or relating to one color
homochromosome : autosome
homochronous : homeochronous
homoclinal : of or relating to a homocline
homocline : a layer of stratified rock (as one limb of an anticline or syncline) in which the strata dip consistently in one general direction though the angle of dip may vary greatly from place to place  — compare monocline
homocyclic : isocyclic
homodermic : originating from the same germ layer
homodermy : originating from the same germ layer
homodont : having or being teeth that are all of similar form
homodromal : homodromous
homodrome : having the genetic spiral following the same direction in both stem and branches  — compare heterodromous
homodromous : having the genetic spiral following the same direction in both stem and branches  — compare heterodromous
homodromy : the quality or state of being homodromous
homodynamic : producing a continuous succession of generations until interrupted by adverse circumstances (as cold or lack of food)
homodyne : of or relating to the process of detecting a radio wave by the aid of a locally generated current or wave of exactly the same frequency as that of the incoming wave
Homoean : a member of an Arian party holding to the doctrine that the Son is like the Father though not in essence  — compare anomoean , apollinarian , homoiousian
homoecious : having the same host during the entire life cycle
homoeomeria : homoeomery
homoeomerian : homoeomery
homoeomerianism : homoeomery
homoeomeric : of or relating to homoeomery
homoeomerical : of or relating to homoeomery
homoeomerous : having the algal cells scattered throughout the thallus
homoeomery : one of an infinite number of homogeneous ultimate particles of matter constituting through their combination and separation everything in the world
homoeomorphous : being alike in size and shape
homoeopath : a practitioner or adherent of homeopathy
homoeopathic : a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease
homoeopathically : a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease
homoeopathy : a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease
homoeoplasia : a growth of tissue similar to normal tissue
homoeoplastic : a growth of tissue similar to normal tissue
homoeosis : a homeotic change or process in an organism
homoeoteleutic : having the same or similar endings
homoeoteleuton : an occurrence in writing of the same or similar endings near together (as in neighboring clauses or lines) whether happening by chance or done for rhythmical effect
homoeotic : relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part
homoeotopy : homoeoteleuton
homoerotic : of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between people of the same sex
homoerotism : of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between people of the same sex
homofermentative : producing a fermentation resulting wholly or principally in a single end product
homogametic : forming gametes which all have the same type of sex chromosome
homogamic : the mating of like with like
homogamous : the mating of like with like
homogamy : the mating of like with like
homogangliate : having symmetrically arranged nervous ganglia
homogen : a group having a common origin
homogenate : a product of homogenizing
homogeneal : homogeneous
homogeneity : the quality or state of being of a similar kind or of having a uniform structure or composition throughout : the quality or state of being homogeneous
homogeneous : of the same or a similar kind or nature
homogeneously : of the same or a similar kind or nature
homogeneousness : of the same or a similar kind or nature
homogenesis : production of offspring that resemble the parents  — compare heterogenesis
homogenetic : homogenous
homogenetical : homogenous
homogenic : having only one allele of a gene or genes
homogenization : the act or process of homogenizing
homogenize : to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout
homogenizer : to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout
homogenous : homoplastic sense 2
homogentisic : a crystalline acid C8H8O4 formed as an intermediate in the metabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine and found especially in the urine of those affected with alkaptonuria
homogeny : correspondence between parts or organs due to descent from the same ancestral type : homology
homogone : homogonous
homogonous : of or relating to homogony
homogonously : of or relating to homogony
homogony : a condition of having one kind of flowers with the androecium and gynoecium of uniform relative length
homograft : a graft of tissue taken from a donor of the same species as the recipient  — compare xenograft
homograph : one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation (such as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)
homographic : one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation (such as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)
homography : homographic spelling
homohedral : having equal or corresponding faces
homoiothermal : having a relatively uniform body temperature maintained nearly independent of the environmental temperature : warm-blooded
homoiothermic : having a relatively uniform body temperature maintained nearly independent of the environmental temperature : warm-blooded
homoiousia : similarity but not identity in essence or substance : essential likeness
Homoiousian : an adherent of an ecclesiastical party of the fourth century holding that the Son is essentially like the Father but not of the same substance
homoiousian : an adherent of an ecclesiastical party of the fourth century holding that the Son is essentially like the Father but not of the same substance
Homoiousianism : the doctrines and beliefs of the homoiousians
homoiousious : homoiousian
homolateral : ipsilateral
homolecithal : isolecithal
homolegalis : one whose status as a citizen or member of a community is recognized in law : a legal person
homologate : sanction, allow
homologation : sanction, allow
homological : homologous
homologically : homologous
homologize : to make homologous
homologizer : to make homologous
homologoumena : books of the New Testament acknowledged as authoritative and canonical from the earliest time  — compare antilegomena
homologous : having the same relative position, value, or structure: such as
homolographic : preserving the mutual relations of parts especially as to size and form
homologue : something (such as a chemical compound or a chromosome) homologous
homology : a similarity often attributable to common origin
homolosine : an equal-area interrupted map projection that combines the sinusoidal projection for latitudes up to 40° with the homolographic for areas poleward of these latitudes
homolysis : decomposing into two uncharged atoms or radicals
homomallous : uniformly curving to one side
homometrical : having the same meter
homometrically : having the same meter
homomorphic : a mapping of a mathematical set (such as a group, ring, or vector space) into or onto another set or itself in such a way that the result obtained by applying the operations to elements of the first set is mapped onto the result obtained by applying the corresponding operations to their respective images in the second set
homomorphism : a mapping of a mathematical set (such as a group, ring, or vector space) into or onto another set or itself in such a way that the result obtained by applying the operations to elements of the first set is mapped onto the result obtained by applying the corresponding operations to their respective images in the second set
homomorphosis : regeneration by an organism of a part similar to one that has been lost  — compare heteromorphosis
homomorphy : similarity of form with different fundamental structure
Homoneura : a suborder of primitive Lepidoptera including those forms in which the venation is alike in two pairs of wings  — compare heteroneura
homonomous : having similar structure and arranged in a series
homonuclear : of or relating to a molecule composed of identical nuclei
homonym : homophone
homonymic : homophone
homonymous : ambiguous
homonymously : ambiguous
homonymy : the quality or state of being homonymous
homoousia : identity in essence or substance
Homoousian : an adherent of an ecclesiastical party of the fourth century holding to the doctrine of the Nicene Creed that the Son is of the same substance with the Father
Homoousianism : the doctrines and beliefs of the homoousians
Homoousion : a theological doctrine holding that Christ is of one substance with God
homopetalous : having petals alike
homophone : one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (such as the words to, too, and two)
homophonic : chordal
homophonous : one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (such as the words to, too, and two)
homophony : chordal
homophyly : resemblance due to common ancestry
homoplasis : homoplasy
homoplastic : of or relating to homoplasy
homoplasy : correspondence or similarity in form or function between parts of different species or lineages that is not attributable to common ancestry but is the result especially of parallel or convergent evolution in similar environments or ecological niches  — compare analogy, homology
homopolar : using or producing direct current without the use of commutators
Homoptera : any of an order or suborder (Homoptera) of insects (such as aphids and cicadas) that have sucking mouthparts
homopteran : any of an order or suborder (Homoptera) of insects (such as aphids and cicadas) that have sucking mouthparts
homopteron : one of the Homoptera
homopterous : any of an order or suborder (Homoptera) of insects (such as aphids and cicadas) that have sucking mouthparts
homorganic : sharing one or more of the articulating vocal organs : articulated with the same basic closure or constriction but differentiated by one or more modifications
homosexual : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's same sex : gay
homosexualist : homosexual
homosexuality : sexual or romantic attraction to others of one's same sex : the quality or state of being gay
homosporous : the production by various plants (such as the club mosses and horsetails) of asexual spores of only one kind
homospory : the production by various plants (such as the club mosses and horsetails) of asexual spores of only one kind
Homosteus : a genus of very large flattened Devonian fishes (subclass Arthrodira) having slender toothless jaws
homostyled : having styles all of one length  — compare heterostyled
homostylic : having styles all of one length  — compare heterostyled
homostylous : having styles all of one length  — compare heterostyled
homostyly : homogony
homotactic : homotaxial
homotaxeous : homotaxial
homotaxia : homotaxis
homotaxial : of or relating to homotaxis
homotaxially : of or relating to homotaxis
homotaxis : similarity in arrangement
homotaxy : homotaxis
homothallic : having a haploid phase that produces two kinds of gametes capable of fusing to form a zygote
homothallism : having a haploid phase that produces two kinds of gametes capable of fusing to form a zygote
homothetic : similar and similarly oriented
homotopic : relating to or occurring in the same or corresponding places or parts
homotransplant : homograft
homotransplantation : homograft
homotropal : having the radicle directed toward the hilum
homotropous : having the radicle directed toward the hilum
homotypal : of or relating to a homotype
homotype : a part or organ of the same fundamental structure as another
homotypic : of or relating to a homotype
homotypical : of or relating to a homotype
homotypy : the relation existing between homotypes : serial homology
homovanillic : a dopamine metabolite C9H10O4 excreted in human urine
homozygosis : homozygosity
homozygosity : the state of being homozygous
homozygote : a homozygous individual
homozygous : having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci
homrai : a large hornbill (Buceros bicornis) of India and southeastern Asia
homuncular : resembling or characteristic of a homunculus
homunculus : a little man : manikin
homy : homelike
Hon : honey sense 2a
honda : a metal, knotted, or spliced eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a running noose or lasso
hondo island of Japan; chief island of the group area 86,246 square miles (223,377 square kilometers), population 100,254,208
Honduran country in Central America bordering on the Caribbean and the Gulf of Fonseca; a republic with its capital at Tegucigalpa area 43,278 square miles (112,090 square kilometers), population 9,183,000
Honduranean :  honduran
Honduranian :  honduran
hone : to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
honest : free from fraud or deception : legitimate, truthful
honestly : in an honest manner: such as
honestness : the quality or state of being honest
honestone : a stone suitable for making hones for sharpening
honesty : adherence to the facts : sincerity
honewort : any of several plants of the family Umbelliferae: such as
honey : a sweet viscid material elaborated out of the nectar of flowers in the honey sac of various bees
honeybee : a honey-producing bee (genus Apis of the family Apidae)
honeyberry : the fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries:
honeybind : woodbine sense 1
honeyblob : gooseberry
honeybloom : spreading dogbane
honeycomb : a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey
honeycombed : a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey
honeydew : a saccharine deposit secreted on the leaves of plants usually by aphids or scale insects or sometimes by a fungus
honeydewed : covered with honeydew
honeydrop : a drop of honey or something like a drop of honey in sweetness
honeyed : made with or having honey
honeyflower : any of several flowers yielding nectar copiously: such as
honeyfogle : deceive, cheat, cozen
honeyless : lacking honey
honeylipped : sweet or cajoling in speech
honeymoon : a period of harmony immediately following marriage
honeymooner : a period of harmony immediately following marriage
honeymouthed : sweet or cajoling in speech
honeypod : mesquite sense 1a
honeypot : one that is attractive or desirable
honeysuck : honeysuckle
honeysucker : honeyeater
honeysuckle : any of a genus (Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family) of shrubs with opposite leaves and fragrant tubular flowers rich in nectar
honeysuckled : covered with honeysuckle
honeysweet : sweet with or as if with honey
Honeywood : a Tasmanian shrub (Bedfordia salicina) of the family Compositae having white foliage and heads of yellow flowers
honeywood : a Tasmanian shrub (Bedfordia salicina) of the family Compositae having white foliage and heads of yellow flowers
honeywort : a European plant of the genus Cerinthe (especially C. retorta) often cultivated for its flowers which yield much honey
hong : a commercial establishment or house of foreign trade in China
honied : a sweet viscid material elaborated out of the nectar of flowers in the honey sac of various bees
honk : to make the characteristic cry of a goose
honker : one that honks
honor : good name or public esteem : reputation
honorability : deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor
honorable : deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor
honorableness : deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor
honorably : deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor
honoraria : a payment for a service (such as making a speech) on which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set
honorarily : having or conferring distinction
honorarium : a payment for a service (such as making a speech) on which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set
honorary : having or conferring distinction
honoree : good name or public esteem : reputation
honorer : good name or public esteem : reputation
honorific : conferring or conveying honor
honorifically : conferring or conveying honor
honorless : lacking honor
hontish : haughty
hooch : alcoholic liquor especially when inferior or illicitly made or obtained
hoochinoo : a distilled liquor made by Alaska Indians
hood : a flexible covering for the head and neck
hoodcap : hooded seal
hooded : having a hood
hoodedness : having a hood
hoodie : a hooded sweatshirt
hoodless : lacking a hood
hoodlike : a flexible covering for the head and neck
hoodlum : thug sense 1
hoodlumish : thug sense 1
hoodlumism : thug sense 1
hoodman : blindman's buff
hoodmold : a molding that projects over the head of an arch and forms the outermost member of the archivolt : dripstone
hoodoo : a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional especially among African Americans in the southern U.S.
hoodsheaf : capsheaf sense 1
hoodwink : to deceive by false appearance : dupe
hoodwinker : to deceive by false appearance : dupe
hoodwise : in the manner of or so as to serve the purpose of a hood
hoodwort : mad-dog skullcap
hooey : nonsense
hoof : a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw
hoofbeat : the sound of a hoof striking a hard surface (such as the ground)
hoofbound : having a dry and contracted hoof that occasions pain and lameness
hoofed : furnished with hooves : ungulate
hoofer : a professional dancer
hoofiness : the quality or state of being hoofed
hoofless : lacking hooves
hooflet : a small hoof
hooflike : resembling a hoof
hoofprint : an impression made by a hoof
hoofrot : foot rot sense 2
hoofs : a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw
hook : a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling
hookah : water pipe sense 2
hookaroon : pickaroon entry 2
hooked : having the form of a hook
hooker : one that hooks
hookers : one that hooks
hookish : somewhat hooked
hookless : having no hooks
hooklet : a small hook
hooklike : resembling a hook especially in recurved form or in ability to grasp and hold
hookman : a worker that uses a gaff or a cant hook (as in handling logs or fish)
hooknose : an aquiline nose
hooktip : a moth of the family Drepanidae
hookum : command, order
hookup : a state of cooperation or alliance
hookweed : self-heal
hookworm : any of several parasitic nematode worms (family Ancylostomatidae) that have strong buccal hooks or plates for attaching to the host's intestinal lining and that include serious bloodsucking pests
hookwormy : infested by hookworms
hooky : to be away from school without permission
hooligan : a usually young man who engages in rowdy or violent behavior especially as part of a group or gang : ruffian, hoodlum
hooliganism : rowdy, violent, or destructive behavior
hoolock : a forest-dwelling gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) of Eastern Bangladesh, northeastern India, and western Myanmar
hooly : in a slow, careful, or gentle manner
hoon : pagoda sense 2
hoop : a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
hooped : a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
hooper : a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
hooping : a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
hoopla : to-do
hoople : hoop
hoopless : lacking a hoop
hooplike : a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything
hoopman : a basketball player
hoopoe : a crested Old World nonpasserine bird (Upupa epops of the family Upupidae) having a slender decurved bill and barred black-and-white wings and tail
hoopstick : hoop pole
hoopwood : black ash sense 1
hoose : verminous bronchitis of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by larval strongylid roundworms irritating the bronchial tubes and producing a dry hacking cough
hoosegow : jail
hoosh : boost, lift
Hoosier : a native or resident of Indiana
hoot : to shout or laugh usually derisively
hooter : one that hoots
hootingly : in the manner of a hoot
Hooverism : a system or views formulated by or attributed to Herbert Hoover
Hooverize : to economize especially in the use of food
hop : to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps
hopbine : bine sense a
hopbush : a shrub or tree of the genus Dodonaea
hope : to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true
hoped : to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true
hopeful : having qualities which inspire hope
hopefully : in a way that expresses desire with an expectation of fulfillment : in a hopeful manner
hopefulness : having qualities which inspire hope
hopeite : a mineral Zn3(PO4)2.4H2O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of zinc (specific gravity 2.76–2.85)
hopeless : having no expectation of good or success : despairing
hopelessly : in a hopeless manner
hopelessness : having no expectation of good or success : despairing
hoper : to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true
Hopi : a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Arizona
hopi : a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Arizona
hopingly : in a hopeful manner
Hopkinsian : a follower of the clergyman Samuel Hopkins who taught a rigorous form of Calvinistic theology
Hopkinsianism : the theology taught by Samuel Hopkins holding that one must submit unconditionally to the will of God and be willing to be damned if the glory of God requires it
hoplite : a heavily armed infantry soldier of ancient Greece
Hoplocephalus : a genus of moderately venomous Australian elapid snakes
Hoplonemertea : an order of Nemertea (class Enopla) comprising variable forms with the proboscis armed with stylets and with an intestinal cecum
hoplonemertean : an order of Nemertea (class Enopla) comprising variable forms with the proboscis armed with stylets and with an intestinal cecum
hopped : to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps
hopper : one that hops
hopperburn : a browning and shriveling of potato foliage associated with the feeding of the potato leafhopper  — compare tipburn
hopperdozer : a device for catching and destroying insects (as grasshoppers) that is drawn on runners across a field and has a shield against which insects jump and fall into a pan containing kerosene or oil
hoppergrass : grasshopper
hopperman : a member of the crew of a hopper barge
hoppers : one that hops
hoppet : basket, bucket
hoppingly : in a hopping manner
hopple : to fetter the feet of (as a horse or cow) : hobble
hoppy : having the taste or aroma of hops
hopscotch : a child's game in which a player tosses an object (such as a stone) into areas of a figure outlined on the ground and hops through the figure and back to regain the object
hoptoad : toad
hopvine : the twining stem of the hop : hopbine
hopyard : a hop field
hora : a circle dance of Romania and Israel
horary : of or relating to an hour
Horatian 65–8 b.c. Quintus Horatius Flaccus Roman poet and satirist
Horatio : of, relating to, or resembling the fiction of Horatio Alger in which success is achieved through self-reliance and hard work
Horatius : a hero in Roman legend noted for his defense of a bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans
horde : a political subdivision of central Asian nomads
hordein : a prolamin found in the seeds of barley
hordenine : a crystalline alkaloid HOC6H4CH2CH2N(CH3)2 found in germinating barley and in mescal
Hordeum : a widely distributed genus of grasses having the flowers in dense spikes often with long-awned glumes and the one-flowered spikelets in clusters of two or three at each joint of the rachis  — see barley
horehound : an Old World bitter perennial mint (Marrubium vulgare) with downy leaves
horizon : the line where the earth seems to meet the sky : the apparent junction of earth and sky
horizonless : having no horizon
horizontal : of or relating to the apparent junction of earth and sky : situated near the horizon
horizontality : of or relating to the apparent junction of earth and sky : situated near the horizon
horizontalize : to arrange horizontally
horizontally : of or relating to the apparent junction of earth and sky : situated near the horizon
horme : vital energy as an urge to purposive activity
hormic : of or relating to horme
hormigo : ant tree
hormogon : hormogonium
Hormogonales : an order of filamentous blue-green algae having the capacity to form hormogonia
hormogonium : a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body
hormonal : of, relating to, utilizing, or produced by hormones
hormone : a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (such as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin
hormonic : hormonal
hormonize : to treat with a hormone
hormonogenesis : the formation of hormones
hormonogenic : the formation of hormones
hormonology : a branch of science concerned with the study of hormones
hormonopoietic : producing hormones
horn : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as
hornbeam : any of a genus (Carpinus) of trees of the birch family having smooth gray bark and hard white wood
hornbill : any of a family (Bucerotidae) of large nonpasserine birds of Africa and Eurasia having enormous bills
hornblende : a mineral that is the common dark green to black variety of aluminous amphibole
hornblendic : a mineral that is the common dark green to black variety of aluminous amphibole
hornblendite : a granular igneous rock composed almost entirely of hornblende
hornbook : a child's primer consisting of a sheet of parchment or paper protected by a sheet of transparent horn
horned : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as
hornedness : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as
horner : one who works or deals in horn
hornet : any of the larger vespid wasps (genus Vespa) that usually build large papery nests in shrubs and trees  — see also asian giant hornet, asian hornet, european hornet  — compare bald-faced hornet
hornfels : a fine-grained silicate rock produced by metamorphism especially of slate
hornfish : a fish of the family Triacanthidae
hornify : to make hard like horn
hornily : in a horny manner
horniness : of or made of horn (see horn sense 1d)
horning : shivaree
hornist : one who plays a French horn
hornito : a low oven-shaped mound in volcanic regions that emits smoke and vapors
hornless : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as
hornlessness : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as
hornlike : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as
hornpipe : a single-reed wind instrument consisting of a wooden or bone pipe with finger holes, a bell, and mouthpiece usually of horn
hornstone : a mineral that is a variety of quartz much like flint but more brittle
hornswoggle : to trick or deceive (someone) : bamboozle, hoax
horntail : any of various hymenopterous insects (family Siricidae) related to the typical sawflies but having females with a stout hornlike ovipositor and larvae that burrow in woody plants
hornworm : a hawk moth caterpillar having a hornlike tail process  — compare tomato hornworm
hornwort : any of a genus (Ceratophyllum of the family Ceratophyllaceae) of rootless thin-stemmed aquatic monoecious herbs with female flowers having a single carpel
horny : of or made of horn (see horn sense 1d)
hornyhead : a common chub (Nocomis biguttatus) of the larger streams from Pennsylvania to Wyoming and south to Alabama distinguished by the males having the head covered with conical hornlike processes during the breeding season
horokaka : a prostrate woody Australasian herb (Mesembryanthemum australe)
horologe : a timekeeping device
horologer : horologist
horologic : of or relating to horologe or horology
horological : of or relating to a horologe or horology
horologically : of or relating to horologe or horology
horologist : a person skilled in the practice or theory of horology
horologium : timepiece
horology : the science of measuring time
horometry : horology sense 1
horopito :  new zealand pepper tree
horopter : the locus of points in external space whose images are formed on corresponding places of the two retinas and which are seen single
horopteric : the locus of points in external space whose images are formed on corresponding places of the two retinas and which are seen single
horoscope : a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
horoscopic : of or relating to a horoscope
horrendous : extremely bad or unpleasant : horrible, dreadful
horrendously : extremely bad or unpleasant : horrible, dreadful
horrent : covered with bristling points : bristled
horrible : marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror
horribleness : marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror
horribly : marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror
horrid : innately offensive or repulsive:
horridly : innately offensive or repulsive:
horridness : innately offensive or repulsive:
horrific : having the power to horrify
horrifically : having the power to horrify
horrification : the act of horrifying or condition of being horrified
horrify : to cause to feel horror
horripilate : a bristling of the hair of the head or body (as from fright or excitement) : goose bumps
horripilation : a bristling of the hair of the head or body (as from fright or excitement) : goose bumps
horror : painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay
horse : a large solid-hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draft animal, or for riding
horseback : the back of a horse
horsebacker : a person on horseback
horseboy : hostler
horsebreaker : one who breaks or trains horses
horsecar : a streetcar drawn by horses
horsecloth : a cloth for covering or trapping of a horse
horsefish : moonfish sense a
horseflesh : horses considered especially with reference to riding, driving, or racing
horsefly : any of a family (Tabanidae) of swift usually large dipteran flies with bloodsucking females
horsehair : the hair of a horse especially from the mane or tail
horsehead : moonfish sense a
horsehide : the dressed or raw hide of a horse
horsehoof : coltsfoot
horsekeeper : one who has charge of horses : groom
horselaugh : a loud boisterous laugh
horseleech : a common European leech (Haemopis gulo) that feeds chiefly on worms
horseless : a large solid-hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draft animal, or for riding
horselike : a large solid-hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draft animal, or for riding
horseman : a rider or driver of horses
horsemanship : a rider or driver of horses
horsemint : any of various coarse mints
horseplay : rough or boisterous play
horsepond : a pond for watering horses
horsepower : the power that a horse exerts in pulling
horsepox : a virus disease of horses related to cowpox and marked by a vesiculopustular eruption of the skin especially on the pasterns and sometimes by a vesiculopapular inflammation of the buccal mucosa
horseshoe : a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect it
horseshoer : a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect it
horsetail : any of a genus (Equisetum of the order Equisetales) of lower tracheophytes comprising perennial, spore-producing plants that spread by creeping rhizomes and have leaves reduced to nodal sheaths on the hollow jointed ribbed shoots
horsetree : whiffletree
horseweed : a common annual American composite herb (Conyza canadensis synonym Erigeron canadensis) with an erect usually hairy stem and small discoid heads of yellow disk flowers
horsewhip : to flog with or as if with a whip made to be used on a horse
horsewhipper : to flog with or as if with a whip made to be used on a horse
horsewoman : a woman who is a rider or a driver of horses
horsewood : sea grape sense 1b
horsfordite : a mineral Cu5Sb consisting of a massive silver-white copper antimony alloy (specific gravity 8.8)
horsily : of, relating to, or resembling a horse
horsiness : of, relating to, or resembling a horse
horsing : a large solid-hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draft animal, or for riding
Horst : a block of the earth's crust separated by faults from adjacent relatively depressed blocks
horst : a block of the earth's crust separated by faults from adjacent relatively depressed blocks
horsy : of, relating to, or resembling a horse
hortation : exhortation
hortative : giving exhortation : advisory
hortatively : giving exhortation : advisory
hortatorily : in a hortatory manner
hortatory : hortative, exhortatory
Hortense French family including: Vicomte Alexandre 1760-1794 general; his wife Joséphine 1763-1814 later the 1st wife of Napoléon I; their son
Hortensia : a light reddish brown that is redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than copper tan and lighter than monkey skin 
horticultural : the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
horticulturally : the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
horticulture : the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
horticulturist : a person whose work involves growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
hortonolite : a mineral (Fe,Mg,Mn)2SiO4 of the olivine series consisting of a dark silicate of iron, magnesium, and manganese
hortulan : of or relating to a garden
Hosackia : a large genus of mostly western North American herbs (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves, yellow or red flowers, and linear flat pods
hose : a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot
hosed : a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot
hosel : a socket in the head of a golf club into which the shaft is inserted
hoseless : having no hose to wear
hoseman : one who uses, tends, or repairs hose
hosier : one who deals in hosiery
hosiery : hose sense 1a
hospice : a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order
hospitable : given to generous and cordial reception of guests
hospitableness : the quality or state of being hospitable
hospitably : given to generous and cordial reception of guests
hospital : a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or young
hospitaler : a member of a religious military order established in Jerusalem in the 12th century
hospitalism : the factors and influences that adversely affect the health of hospitalized persons
hospitality : hospitable treatment, reception, or disposition
hospitalization : to place in a hospital as a patient
hospitalize : to place in a hospital as a patient
hospitious : hospitable
hospitium : hospice sense 1
hospodar : a governor of Moldavia and Walachia under Turkish rule
host : army
Hosta : any of a genus (Hosta) of Asian perennial herbaceous plants of the lily family with densely growing basal leaves and tall racemes of white or violet flowers
hostage : a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
hostageship : the quality or state of a hostage
hostel : inn
hosteler : one that lodges guests or strangers
hostelry : inn, hotel
hostess : a woman who entertains socially
hostile : of or relating to an enemy
hostilely : of or relating to an enemy
hostileness : the quality or state of being hostile
hostility : deep-seated usually mutual ill will
hosting : army
hostler : one who takes care of horses or mules
hostless : having no host
hostly : of or appropriate to a host
hostry : hostelry
hot : having a relatively high temperature
hotbed : a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings
hotblood : one that is hot-blooded
hotbox : a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) overheated by friction
hotbrained : hotheaded
hotch : wiggle, fidget
hotchpot : the combining of properties into a common lot to ensure equality of division among heirs
hotchpotch : a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat
hotel : an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
hoteldom : an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
hotelier : a proprietor or manager of a hotel
hotelkeeper : a proprietor or manager of a hotel
hotelless : lacking a hotel
hotfoot : in haste
hothead : a hotheaded person
hotheaded : easily angered : fiery, impetuous
hotheadedly : easily angered : fiery, impetuous
hotheadedness : easily angered : fiery, impetuous
hothearted : hotheaded
hothouse : a greenhouse maintained at a high temperature especially for the culture of tropical plants
hotly : in a hot manner
hotness : having a relatively high temperature
hotspur : a rash hotheaded impetuous man
Hottentot : khoikhoi
hotter : having a relatively high temperature
hottish : having a relatively high temperature
Hottonia : a genus of aquatic herbs (family Primulaceae) with submerged crowded leaves and small white or purplish racemose flowers  — see featherfoil
houbara : a bustard (Chlamydotis undulata synonym Houbara undulata) of northern Africa or its eastern form (C. u. macqueenii) found in Persia, India, and sometimes in England
Houdan : a domestic fowl of a French breed of medium size with a V-shaped leaf comb, mottled black-and-white or pure-white plumage and crest, and five toes
hough : hock entry 4
hougher : one that hamstrings cattle
houghmagandy : fornication
hounce : an ornament on the collar of a cart horse
hound : dog
hounder : dog
houndfish : dogfish sense 1
hounding : dog
houndish : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a hound
houndman : a keeper of hounds
houndsbane : horehound
houndsberry : black bryony
houndshark : dogfish sense 1
houndy : houndish
houppelande : a loose belted overgown of the 14th and 15th centuries usually with long wide sleeves, dagged edges, a fur lining, and full-length skirt often with slits in it
hour : a time or office for daily liturgical devotion
hourglass : an instrument for measuring time consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments from the upper of which a quantity of usually sand runs in an hour into the lower one
houri : one of the beautiful maidens that in Muslim belief live with the blessed in paradise
hourless : being outside of time : timeless
hourly : at or during every hour
Housatonic river 148 miles (238 kilometers) long in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut flowing from the Berkshire Hills south into Long Island Sound
house : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
houseboat : a boat fitted for use as a dwelling
housebote : wood allowed to a tenant for repairing a house  — compare estovers
housebound : confined to the house
houseboy : houseman
housebreak : to make housebroken
housebreaker : an act of breaking open and entering the dwelling house of another with a felonious purpose
housebreaking : an act of breaking open and entering the dwelling house of another with a felonious purpose
housebroke : to make housebroken
housebroken : trained to excretory habits acceptable in indoor living
housebuilder : one whose business is to build houses
housebuilding : a large Australian rat (Leporillus conditor) that builds a large nest of sticks
housecarl : a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble
housecoat : a woman's often long-skirted informal garment for wear around the house
housecraft : household art
housefast : housebound
housefather : a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel
housefly : a cosmopolitan dipteran fly (Musca domestica) that is often about human habitations and may act as a mechanical vector of diseases (such as typhoid fever)
houseful : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
housefurnishings : furnishings for a house
household : those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family
householder : a person who occupies a house or tenement alone or as the head of a household
householdership : the position or status of a householder
householding : the management or occupation of a house or tenement
householdry : householding, domestic economy, housekeeping
housekeep : to perform the routine duties (such as cooking and cleaning) of managing a house
housekeeper : one employed to manage the domestic duties involved in maintaining a house
housekeeping : the management of a house and home affairs
housel : the Eucharist or the act of administering or receiving it
houseleek : a pink-flowered thick-leaved European plant (Sempervivum tectorum) of the orpine family that tends to form clusters of rosettes and is often grown in rock gardens
houseless : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
houselessness : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
houselet : a very small house
houseline : a light rope made of three strands left-laid and used for seizing
houseling : the Eucharist or the act of administering or receiving it
housemaid : a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework
housemaiding : the work of a housemaid
houseman : a person who performs general work about a house or hotel
housemaster : a master in charge of a house in a boy's boarding school
housemastership : the position of a housemaster
housemate : a person who lives in the same house with another
housemistress : a mistress of a house
housemother : a woman acting as hostess, chaperone, and often housekeeper in a group residence
houser : one that promotes or administers housing projects
houseroom : space for accommodation in or as if in a house
housesmith : an ironworker who assists in erecting a steel skeleton or other steelwork used in buildings
housetop : roof
houseward : toward the house : homeward
housewares : furnishings for a house
housewarming : a party to celebrate the taking possession of a house or premises
housewife : a married woman in charge of a household
housewifeliness : a married woman in charge of a household
housewifely : a married woman in charge of a household
housewifery : a married woman in charge of a household
housewifish : belonging or appropriate to a housewife : domestic, petty
housework : the work of housekeeping
housewright : a builder of wooden houses : a house carpenter
housing : shelter, lodging
Houstonia : a genus of North American herbs (family Rubiaceae) with entire leaves and small blue, lilac, or white tubular lobed flowers  — see bluet
houtou : a South American motmot (Momotus momota)
houvari : a severe thunderstorm with strong land breezes in the West Indies
Hova : the dominant native people of central Madagascar
hove town on the English Channel in East Sussex, southern England population 82,500
hovel : an open shed or shelter
hoveler : a usually unlicensed coast boatman who does odd jobs in assisting ships or goes out to wrecks to land passengers or secure salvage
hoven : afflicted with bloat
Hovenia : a genus of Asiatic trees or shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having alternate serrate leaves, small greenish flowers, and indehiscent fruit
hover : to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
hoverer : to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
hovering : to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
how : in what manner or way
Howard Catherine  — see catherine
howardite : a stony meteorite composed essentially of anorthite, olivine, and bronzite
howbeit : although
howdah : a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camel
howder : to heap or crowd together : huddle
howdie : midwife
howe : hollow, valley
Howea : a genus of feather palms having papery spathes and flowers each with 30 to 40 stamens and sunken in pits on the spadix that are succeeded by fruits resembling pecans
howel : a cooper's plane having a convex sole for smoothing the insides of casks and for chamfering, crozing, and chiming
however : in whatever manner or way that
howff : haunt, resort
howish : feeling vaguely ill
howitzer : a short cannon used to fire projectiles at medium muzzle velocities and with relatively high trajectories
howk : to hollow out : excavate, dig
howkit : dug up : hollowed out
howl : to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family
howler : howler monkey
howlet : owl, owlet
howling : producing or marked by a sound resembling a howl
howlingly : producing or marked by a sound resembling a howl
howlite : a mineral Ca2SiB5O9(OH)5 consisting of a white nodular or earthy calcium borosilicate
howso : in what way : why does one think that
howsoever : in whatever manner
howsomever : howsoever, nevertheless, however
hox : hamstring
hoy : a small usually sloop-rigged coasting ship
Hoya : any of a genus (Hoya) of climbing Asian and Australian evergreen shrubs of the milkweed family
hoyden : a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior
hoydenish : a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior
hoydenism : unladylike or tomboyish behavior
hoyle : an encyclopedia of the rules of indoor games and especially card games
hoyman : one who owns or navigates a hoy
Hsi : the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Hsuan  — see p'u-i
Hu : an ancient Tatar people of northwest China related to the Hsiung-Nu
huaca : an ancient Peruvian sacred object:
huaco : a pre-Columbian relic of Peru (as an object discovered in a tomb)
huajillo : either of two honey plants from Texas and adjacent Mexico:
huamuchil : camachile
Huari : an Indian people of western Mato Grosso, Brazil
huarizo : the offspring of a male llama and a female alpaca
Huastec : an Indian people of the states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas, Mexico
Huastecan : an Indian people of the states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas, Mexico
Huave : an Indian people of the region between the lagoons and the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Huavean : an Indian people of the region between the lagoons and the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
hub : the central part of a circular object (such as a wheel or propeller)
hubber : one that sinks hobs into steel for die stamping
Hubbite :  bostonian
hubble Edwin Powell 1889–1953 American astronomer
hubbly : having an uneven surface : rough
hubbub : noise, uproar
hubbuboo : hubbub sense 1
hubby : husband
Hubert former town in southern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal that is now part of Longueuil
hubristic : exaggerated pride or self-confidence
huchen : a large elongate predacious game fish (Hucho hucho) of the Danube that resembles the Atlantic salmon but may attain a weight of 130 pounds
Huchnom : an Indian people of the Eel river valley in northwestern California
hucho : a European genus of large riverine fishes (family Salmonidae) that are closely related to the salmons and trouts of the genus Salmo from which they are distinguished especially by the absence of teeth along the median line of the hyoid bone
huck : to throw or toss
huckaback : an absorbent durable fabric of cotton, linen, or both used chiefly for towels
huckle : hip, haunch
huckleback : humpback
huckleberry : any of a genus (Gaylussacia) of American shrubs of the heath family
hucklebone : hip bone, hook sense 5c(2)
huckster : hawker, peddler
hucksterer : huckster
hud Department of Housing and Urban Development
huddle : to arrange carelessly or hurriedly
huddler : to arrange carelessly or hurriedly
huddling : to arrange carelessly or hurriedly
Hudibrastic : written in humorous octosyllabic couplets
Hudsonia : a genus of low heathlike North American herbs (family Cistaceae) with hoary or villous foliage and usually bright yellow flowers
Hudsonian Henry died 1611 English navigator and explorer
hue : overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion, aspect
hued : colored
hueful : having hue and saturation : chromatic
hueless : colorless
huelessness : colorless
huff : to emit puffs (as of breath or steam)
huffier : haughty, arrogant
huffily : haughty, arrogant
huffiness : haughty, arrogant
huffingly : in an arrogant or sulky manner
huffish : arrogant, sulky
huffle : to blow in gusts
huffy : haughty, arrogant
hug : to press (someone) tightly in one's arms especially as a sign of affection
huge : very large or extensive: such as
hugely : very large or extensive: such as
hugeness : very large or extensive: such as
hugeous : huge
hugeously : huge
huggable : to press (someone) tightly in one's arms especially as a sign of affection
hugger : to press (someone) tightly in one's arms especially as a sign of affection
huggermugger : secrecy
huggermuggery : hugger-mugger sense 1
hugging : to press (someone) tightly in one's arms especially as a sign of affection
huggle : hug, cuddle
Hugh circa 938–996 king of France (987–996)
Hughes Charles Evans 1862–1948 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1930–41)
Hugo Victor (-Marie) 1802–1885 French poet, novelist, and dramatist
Hugoesque Victor (-Marie) 1802–1885 French poet, novelist, and dramatist
Huguenot : a member of the French Reformed communion especially of the 16th and 17th centuries
Huguenotic : a member of the French Reformed communion especially of the 16th and 17th centuries
Huguenotism : a member of the French Reformed communion especially of the 16th and 17th centuries
Hui : partnership, syndicate
huia : a bird (Neomorpha acutirostris or Heteralocha acutirostris) related to the starlings, confined to a small region in the mountains of New Zealand, and having black white-tipped tail feathers prized by Maori chiefs and worn as insignia of rank
huipil : a straight slipover one-piece garment that is made by folding a rectangle of material end to end, sewing up the straight sides but leaving openings near the folded top for the arms, and cutting a slit or a square in the center of the fold to furnish an opening for the head, is often decorated with embroidery, and is worn as a blouse or dress by women chiefly in Mexico and Central America
huisache : a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia (Acacia farnesiana) of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers
huiscoyol : a shrubby Central American palm (Bactris subglobosa) that forms impenetrable thickets
huitain : octastich
huke : a medieval hooded cloak worn originally by women but later by both sexes
hula : a sinuous Polynesian dance characterized by rhythmic movement of the hips and mimetic gestures with the hands and often accompanied by chants and rhythmic drumming
hulk : a heavy clumsy ship
hulking : ponderous, massive
hulky : hulking
hull : the outer covering of a fruit or seed
hullabaloo : a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : din
huller : the outer covering of a fruit or seed
hullock : a small piece of sail kept standing to hold a ship's head to the wind in a storm
hulsite : a mineral (Fe,Ca,Mg)4(Fe,Sn)2B2O10(?) consisting of a hydrous iron calcium magnesium tin borate
hulver : holly
hum : to utter a sound like that of the speech sound \m\ prolonged
human : of, relating to, or characteristic of humans (see human entry 2)
humane : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
humanely : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
humaneness : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
humanics : the subject or study of human nature or human affairs
humanism : devotion to the humanities : literary culture
humanist : devotion to the humanities : literary culture
humanistic : devotion to the humanities : literary culture
humanistically : devotion to the humanities : literary culture
humanitarian : a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
humanitarianism : a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
humanity : compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition : the quality or state of being humane
humanization : to represent (something) as human : to attribute human qualities to (something)
humanize : to represent (something) as human : to attribute human qualities to (something)
humanizer : to represent (something) as human : to attribute human qualities to (something)
humankind : the human race : humanity
humanlike : of, relating to, or characteristic of humans (see human entry 2)
humanly : with regard to human needs and emotions
humanness : of, relating to, or characteristic of humans (see human entry 2)
humanoid : having human form or characteristics
humate : a salt or ester of a humic acid
humble : not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
humblebee : bumblebee
humbleness : not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
humbler : not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
humblingly : not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
humbly : not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
humboldtine : a mineral FeC2O4.2H2O consisting of ferrous oxalate
humboldtite : datolite
humbug : something designed to deceive and mislead
humbuggery : something designed to deceive and mislead
humdinger : a striking or extraordinary person or thing
humdrum : monotonous, dull
humdudgeon : a loud complaint or noise
Hume David 1711–1776 Scottish philosopher and historian
Humean David 1711–1776 Scottish philosopher and historian
humect : moisten
humectant : a substance that promotes retention of moisture
humectate : moisten
humectation : the action or process of moistening
humeral : of, relating to, or situated in the region of the humerus or shoulder
humeri : the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow
humerus : the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow
humet : a heraldic bar or a fess couped at its ends
humetty : couped at the extremities
humhum : a coarse cotton cloth formerly imported from India
humic : of, relating to, or derived at least in part from humus
humid : containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
humidification : to make humid
humidifier : a device for supplying or maintaining humidity
humidify : to make humid
humidistat : an instrument for regulating or maintaining the degree of humidity
humidity : a moderate degree of wetness especially of the atmosphere  — compare relative humidity
humidly : containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
humidor : a case or enclosure (as for storing cigars) in which the air is kept properly humidified
humification : formation of or conversion into humus
humifuse : spread over the surface of the ground : procumbent
humiliate : to reduce (someone) to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : to make (someone) ashamed or embarrassed : mortify
humiliating : extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatingly : extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliation : to reduce (someone) to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : to make (someone) ashamed or embarrassed : mortify
humiliative : tending to humiliate : causing humiliation
humility : freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
humin : any of various dark-colored insoluble usually amorphous substances formed in many reactions
Humiria : a genus (the type of the family Humiriaceae) of South American balsam-yielding trees with small cymose flowers
Humiriaceae : a family of tropical American and African trees or shrubs (order Geraniales) by some treated as a subfamily of the Linaceae but having bilocular anthers and numerous stamens
Humiriaceous : a family of tropical American and African trees or shrubs (order Geraniales) by some treated as a subfamily of the Linaceae but having bilocular anthers and numerous stamens
Humism : the philosophical system or methods of Hume
humite : a white, yellow, brown, or red mineral Mg7Si3O12(F1OH)2 consisting of a basic magnesium silicate containing fluorine that is brittle and of vitreous to resinous luster, that is found in the masses ejected from Vesuvius and elsewhere, and is related to chondrodite, norbergite, and olivine (hardness 6.–6.5; specific gravity 3.1–3.2)
humlie : a polled domestic bovine : doddie
hummel : awnless
hummeler : one that hummels
hummer : one that hums
humming : to utter a sound like that of the speech sound \m\ prolonged
hummingbird : any of a family (Trochilidae) of tiny brightly colored nonpasserine American birds related to the swifts that have a very slender bill and an extensible tongue for sipping nectar and that usually hover rather than perch when feeding
hummock : a rounded knoll or hillock
hummocky : a rounded knoll or hillock
humor : that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
humoral : of, relating to, proceeding from, or involving a bodily humor (such as a hormone)
humoresque : a typically whimsical or fanciful musical composition
humorist : a person subject to whims
humoristic : humorous
humorless : lacking a sense of humor
humorlessness : lacking a sense of humor
humorous : full of or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : full of or characterized by humor : funny
humorously : full of or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : full of or characterized by humor : funny
humorousness : full of or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : full of or characterized by humor : funny
humorsome : full of humors : whimsical
humous : of or relating to humus : containing a relatively large amount of humus
hump : a rounded protuberance: such as
humpback : a humped or crooked back
humpbacked : having a humped back
humped : a rounded protuberance: such as
humph : to utter a humph
Humphrey 1391–1447 son of Henry IV Duke of Gloucester (the Good Duke) and Earl of Pembroke English statesman and bibliophile
humpless : having no hump
humpty : a low soft cushioned seat
humpy : full of humps
humstrum : a crude fiddle
humulene : a liquid sesquiterpene C15H24 in hop oil and clove oil
humulone : a bitter crystalline antibiotic C21H30O5 obtained from lupulin
Humulus : a genus of herbaceous vines (family Urticaceae) with palmate leaves and pistillate flowers in clusters resembling catkins or cones  — see hop entry 3
humus : a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic entry 1 sense 1a(2)) portion of soil
Hun : a member of a nomadic central Asian people gaining control of a large part of central and eastern Europe under Attila about a.d. 450
Hunanese : of, relating to, or being a hot and spicy style of Chinese cooking
hunch : to push or put (someone or something) in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust, shove
hunchback : a person with a humpback
hunchbacked : a person with a humpback
hundi : a negotiable instrument, bill of exchange, or promissory note of India used especially in the internal finance of trade
hundred : a number equal to 10 times 10  — see Table of Numbers
hundredfold : a number equal to 10 times 10  — see Table of Numbers
hundredth : a number equal to 10 times 10  — see Table of Numbers
hundredweight : a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
hung : unable to reach a decision or verdict
Hungarian : a native or inhabitant of Hungary : magyar
hunger : a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient
hungerly : having a hungry look
hungerweed : corn crowfoot
hungrily : feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food : feeling hunger
hungriness : feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food : feeling hunger
hungry : feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food : feeling hunger
hunk : a large lump, piece, or portion
Hunker : crouch, squat
hunker : crouch, squat
hunkers : haunches
hunkies : being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built
hunks : a surly ill-natured person
hunky : being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built
Hunnic :  hunnish
Hunnish : relating to or resembling the Huns
hunt : to pursue for food or in sport
huntable : capable of being hunted
Hunter : a person who hunts game
hunting : the act of one that hunts
huntress : a woman who hunts game
huntsman : hunter sense 1a
Hunyak : hunky
Hupa : an Athapaskan people of the Trinity river valley, California
Hura : a genus of tropical American trees (family Euphorbiaceae) having milky juice, monoecious flowers, and capsular fruit
hura : a genus of tropical American trees (family Euphorbiaceae) having milky juice, monoecious flowers, and capsular fruit
hurcheon : hedgehog
hurdies : rump
hurdle : a portable panel usually of wattled withes and stakes used especially for enclosing land or livestock
hurdler : a portable panel usually of wattled withes and stakes used especially for enclosing land or livestock
hurds : the coarse parts of flax or hemp that adhere to the fiber after it is separated
hure : a close-fitting cap
hureaulite : a mineral H2Mn5(PO4)4.4H2O consisting of a hydrous manganese phosphate having a yellowish, orange-red, rose, or grayish color, and occurring in prismatic monoclinic crystals or massive
hurgila : adjutant bird
hurkle : to draw up the limbs and crouch or squat
hurl : rush, hurtle
hurlbarrow : wheelbarrow
hurled : rush, hurtle
hurler : rush, hurtle
hurley Patrick Jay 1883–1963 American lawyer and diplomat
hurleyhouse : a large dilapidated house
hurling : an Irish game resembling field hockey played between two teams of 15 players each
hurly : uproar, tumult
Huron : a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
huron : a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
Huronian : of or relating to a division of the Proterozoic
hurr : burdock sense 1a
hurrah : excitement, fanfare
Hurri :  hurrian
Hurrian : a member of an ancient non-Semitic people of northern Mesopotamia, Syria, and eastern Asia Minor about 1500 b.c.
hurricane : a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes
hurricano : waterspout
hurried : going or working at speed
hurriedly : going or working at speed
hurriedness : going or working at speed
hurrier : to carry or cause to go with haste
hurrisome : hasty, rushed
hurrock : a heap of stones or rubbish
hurry : to carry or cause to go with haste
hursinghar : an East Indian tree (Nyctanthes arbortristis) of the family Oleaceae with flowers that yield a dye used as a substitute for saffron
hurst Sir Cecil James Barrington 1870–1963 English jurist
hurt : to inflict with physical pain : wound
hurtable : capable of being hurt
hurter : to inflict with physical pain : wound
hurtful : causing injury, detriment, or suffering : damaging
hurtfully : causing injury, detriment, or suffering : damaging
hurtfulness : causing injury, detriment, or suffering : damaging
hurting : to inflict with physical pain : wound
hurtle : to move rapidly or forcefully
hurtleberry : blueberry sense 1
hurtless : causing no pain or injury : harmless
husband : a male partner in a marriage
husbandage : a commission paid to a ship's husband by the owners for managing its affairs
husbander : a male partner in a marriage
husbandland : the holding of a manorial tenant
husbandless : having no husband
husbandlike : husbandly sense 1b
husbandly : a male partner in a marriage
husbandman : one that plows and cultivates land : farmer
husbandry : the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
hush : calm, quiet
hushaby : be still and go to sleep
hushful : full of silence : quiet
hushfully : full of silence : quiet
hushing : calm, quiet
husk : a usually dry or membranous outer covering (such as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (such as barley and corn) : hull
huskanaw : an initiation rite for youths at puberty practiced by various American Indians of Virginia and including fasting and the use of narcotics
husked : a usually dry or membranous outer covering (such as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (such as barley and corn) : hull
huskened : husky
husker : a usually dry or membranous outer covering (such as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (such as barley and corn) : hull
huskershredder : a power machine that husks corn ears and cuts up the husks and stalks for fodder
huskily : hoarse with or as if with emotion
huskiness : hoarse with or as if with emotion
husking : cornhusking
Husky : hoarse with or as if with emotion
husky : hoarse with or as if with emotion
huso : beluga sense 1
huss : dogfish
hussar : a member of any of various European military units originally modeled on the Hungarian light cavalry of the 15th century
Hussite : a member of the Bohemian religious and nationalist movement originating with John Huss
Hussitism : a member of the Bohemian religious and nationalist movement originating with John Huss
hussy : a lewd or brazen woman
husting : a deliberative assembly or council in early medieval England
hustle : to crowd or push roughly : jostle, shove
hustlecap : a game of pitch and toss in which coins are shaken in a cap
hustlement : household goods : furniture, knickknacks
hustler : a person who hustles: such as
hut : an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
hutch : a chest or compartment for storage
hutchet : a hunter's horn : bugle sense 2
Hutchinsonian : hutchinson's teeth
hutchinsonite : a mineral (Pb,Tl)2(Cu,Ag)As5S10 consisting of sulfide of lead, copper, and arsenic, with thallium and silver replacing variable amounts of lead and copper, and occurring in small red orthorhombic crystals
hutia : any of several large edible hystricomorph rodents that constitute two West Indian genera (Capromys and Geocapromys) and a related South American genus (Procapromys), are closely related to the coypus, and are now extinct over much of their range
hutkeeper : the person in charge of a hut on a ranch
hutment : a collection of huts : encampment
Hutterites : a member of an Anabaptist sect of northwestern U.S. and Canada living communally and holding property in common
Huttonian : of or relating to the views of the Scottish geologist James Hutton
Huttonianism : of or relating to the views of the Scottish geologist James Hutton
huttonweed : wild teasel
hutukhtu : a Lamaist dignitary believed to be an incarnation of Buddha
Huxleian  Leonard 1894–1963 brother of Julian Huxley English novelist and critic
Huygenian : a compound eyepiece used especially with achromatic objectives that consists of two plano-convex lenses separated by a diaphragm with the convex sides facing the objective
huzz : buzz
huzza : an expression or shout of acclaim
Hy : connecting with the hyoid arch
hyacinth : a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire
hyacinthian : hyacinthine
hyacinthine : a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire
Hyacinthus : a youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo who memorializes him with a hyacinth growing from the youth's blood
Hyades : a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the constellation Taurus held by the ancients to indicate rainy weather when they rise with the sun
hyaena : the type genus of the family Hyaenidae
Hyaenanche : a genus of trees (family Euphorbiaceae) of southern Africa with coriaceous whorled leaves, cymose staminate flowers, and solitary pistillate flowers
Hyaenarctos : a genus of large Old World Pliocene and Pleistocene bears
Hyaenidae : a family of carnivorous mammals comprising the hyenas and usually the aardwolf
Hyaenodon : the type genus of Hyaenodontidae comprising extinct carnivorous mammals from Eocene, Oligocene, and possible Miocene deposits of Eurasia, Africa, and North America
hyaenodont : of or relating to the Hyaenodontidae
hyaenodontoid : of, relating to, or resembling the Hyaenodontidae
hyalescence : the quality or state of being hyalescent
hyalescent : becoming or appearing hyaline
hyaline : transparent or nearly so and usually homogeneous
hyalinization : the process of becoming hyaline or of undergoing hyaline degeneration
hyalinize : to become hyaline
hyalinocrystalline : having a texture partly glassy and partly crystalline
hyalinosis : hyaline degeneration
hyalite : a colorless opal that is clear as glass or sometimes translucent or whitish
hyalitis : inflammation of the vitreous body of the eye
hyalobasalt : basalt glass
hyalocrystalline : hyalinocrystalline
hyalogen : any of several insoluble substances that are related to mucoproteins, are found in many animal structures (as hydatid cysts), and yield hyalines on hydrolysis
hyaloid : glassy, transparent
hyalomucoid : a mucoprotein in the vitreous body
Hyalonema : a genus of hyalosponges having a long stem composed of very long slender transparent siliceous fibers twisted together like the strands of a cord
hyalophane : a mineral BaAl2Si2O8 consisting of a monoclinic feldspar isomorphous with and resembling adularia
hyalopilitic : composed of or characterized by innumerable slender microlites embedded in glass
hyaloplasm : cytosol
hyaloplasma : hyaloplasm
hyaloplasmic : cytosol
hyalosiderite : an olivine containing much iron
hyalotekite : a mineral approximately (Pb,Ca,Ba)4BSi6O17(OH,F) consisting of a borosilicate and fluoride of lead, barium, and calcium found in crystalline masses
hyaluronic : a viscous glycosaminoglycan chiefly of the matrix of tissues that occurs especially in the vitreous humor, umbilical cord, synovial fluid, and loose connective tissue and serves especially as a structural element and lubricant
hyaluronidase : a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid
Hybla ancient town in Sicily on the southern slope of Mount Etna
Hyblaean : mellifluous, honeyed
hybodont : of or relating to the genus Hybodus or family Hybodontidae
Hybodus : a large genus (the type of the family Hybodontidae) of extinct sharks existing from the Trias to the Lower Cretaceous that are usually included among the Squaloidea but are sometimes placed with related extinct forms in a separate suborder of the order Pleurotremata
hybosis : a virus disease of cotton in which the leaves are reduced and distorted
hybrid : an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
hybridism : an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
hybridist : hybridizer
hybridity : an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
hybridizable : capable of producing a hybrid by crossing with another species or form
hybridization : to cause to produce hybrids : interbreed
hybridize : to cause to produce hybrids : interbreed
hybridizer : to cause to produce hybrids : interbreed
hybridous : hybrid
hydantoic : a white crystalline acid NH2CONHCH2COOH obtained especially by boiling hydantoin with alkalies
hydantoin : a crystalline weakly acidic imidazole derivative C3H4N2O2 with a sweetish taste that is found in beet juice and used in organic synthesis
hydathode : a specialized pore on the leaves of higher plants that functions in the exudation of water
hydatid : the larval cyst of a tapeworm (genus Echinococcus) occurring as a fluid-filled sac containing daughter cysts in which scolices develop
hydatidiform : resembling a hydatid or cyst
hydatidocele : a tumorous condition of the scrotum caused by local infestation with echinococcus larvae
Hydatina : a genus of stout-bodied naked rotifers (order Monogononta)
hydatogenesis : the crystallization of minerals in certain rocks by the water present in a magma
hydatogenic : crystallized from or deposited by aqueous solutions
hydatogenous : crystallized from or deposited by aqueous solutions
hydatomorphic : of, relating to, or produced by crystallization from aqueous solutions
hydatomorphism : of, relating to, or produced by crystallization from aqueous solutions
hydatopneumatic : formed by the joint agency of water and vapor
hydatopneumatolytic : formed by the joint agency of water and vapor
Hydnaceae : a family of fungi (order Agaricales) that are distinguished by a hymenium spread out over teeth, spines, or warty emergences or a fleshy, woody, or leathery fruiting body and that include several which cause rot in timbers and a few which are edible
hydnocarpic : a low-melting unsaturated acid C16H28O2 occurring as the glyceride in chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil
Hydnocarpus : a genus of tropical trees (family Flacourtiaceae) of southeastern Asia having alternate leaves, small flowers, and capsular fruits of which several are sources of chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil
hydnoid : of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus Hydnum
Hydnora : a genus (the type of the family Hydnoraceae) of African root parasites having soft spines on the inner surface of the perianth lobes resembling those of the hymenium of a fungus of the genus Hydnum
Hydnoraceae : a family of African and Argentinian highly modified flowering plants (order Aristolochiales) that are parasitic on the roots of other plants and consist of a branched subterranean system of leafless rhizoid shoots from which large succulent solitary flowers are sent up to the surface of the ground  — compare rafflesiaceae
hydnoraceous : a family of African and Argentinian highly modified flowering plants (order Aristolochiales) that are parasitic on the roots of other plants and consist of a branched subterranean system of leafless rhizoid shoots from which large succulent solitary flowers are sent up to the surface of the ground  — compare rafflesiaceae
Hydnum : the type genus of the family Hydnaceae
Hydra : a many-headed serpent or monster in Greek mythology that was slain by Hercules and each head of which when cut off was replaced by two others
hydrachnid : one of the Hydrachnidae : water mite
Hydrachnidae : a large family of water mites (group Hydrachnellae) that includes all the common free-living mites of fresh water and a few parasites of the gills of mollusks and that is now usually broken up into numerous separate families
hydracoral : hydrocoral
hydracrylate : a salt or ester of hydracrylic acid
hydracrylic : a syrupy acid HOCH2CH2COOH that is isomeric with lactic acid and decomposes easily on heating into acrylic acid
Hydractinia : a genus of marine hydroids that have separate and distinctive polyps for nutritive, reproductive, and defensive functions borne on a dense encrusting coenosarc and that are commonly associated with shells containing hermit crabs
hydractinian : a genus of marine hydroids that have separate and distinctive polyps for nutritive, reproductive, and defensive functions borne on a dense encrusting coenosarc and that are commonly associated with shells containing hermit crabs
hydragogue : a cathartic that causes copious watery discharges from the bowels
hydramnion : excessive accumulation of the amniotic fluid
hydramnios : excessive accumulation of the amniotic fluid
Hydrangea : any of a genus (Hydrangea) of mostly shrubs having opposite leaves and showy clusters of usually sterile white, pink, or bluish flowers that is either placed in the saxifrage family or the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae)
Hydrangeaceae : a family of shrubs and trees (order Rosales) that are now usually included in Saxifragaceae
hydrant : a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)
hydranth : one of the feeding zooids of a hydroid colony
hydrarch : originating in water
hydrargillite : wavellite
hydrargyria : mercurialism
hydrargyrism : mercurialism
hydrargyrum : mercury
hydrarthrosis : a watery effusion into a joint cavity
hydrastine : a bitter crystalline alkaloid C21H21NO6 derived from isoquinoline that is an active constituent of hydrastis
Hydrastis : a genus of herbs (family Ranunculaceae) having palmately lobed leaves and small greenish flowers and including the goldenseal (H. canadensis)
hydrate : a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance
hydrated : a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance
hydration : a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance
hydrator : a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance
hydratropic : a colorless liquid acid C6H5CH(CH3)COOH obtained by reduction of alpha-phenyl-acrylic acid; α-phenyl-propionic acid
hydraucone : a draft tube symmetrical with the axis of a water turbine and enlarging in diameter at the lower end where the water impinges upon a horizontal slab as it enters the tailrace
hydraulic : operated, moved, or effected by means of water
hydraulically : operated, moved, or effected by means of water
hydraulicity : the capacity which hydraulic cements or their ingredients have for hardening under water
hydraulicon : hydraulus
hydraulics : a branch of science that deals with practical applications (such as the transmission of energy or the effects of flow) of liquid (such as water) in motion
hydraulus : an ancient Roman pipe organ using water pressure as a means of compressing the air
hydrazide : any of a class of compounds resulting from the replacement of hydrogen by an acid group in hydrazine or in one of its derivatives
hydrazidine : an organic base of the general formula RC(=NH)NHNH2 or RC(=NNH2)NH2 formed by the action of hydrazine on an imido ester  — compare amidine
hydrazine : a colorless fuming corrosive strongly reducing liquid base N2H4 used especially in fuels for rocket and jet engines
hydrazino : containing the univalent radical NH2NH− derived from hydrazine by removal of one hydrogen atom
hydrazo : related to hydrazine
hydrazoate : a salt of hydrazoic acid : azide
hydrazobenzene : a crystalline compound C6H5NHNHC6H5 obtained by alkaline reduction of nitrobenzene or azobenzene and capable of being converted into aniline by reduction, into azobenzene by oxidation, and into benzidine by rearrangement in the presence of hydrochloric acid
hydrazoic : a colorless volatile poisonous explosive liquid HN3 that has a foul odor and yields explosive salts of heavy metals
hydrazone : any of a class of compounds containing the group >C=NNHR formed by the action of hydrazine or a substituted hydrazine (as phenylhydrazine) on a compound containing a carbonyl group (as an aldehyde or ketone)
hydremia : an abnormally watery state of the blood
hydremic : an abnormally watery state of the blood
hydrencephalocele : a hernia through a fissure in the skull in which the hernial sac contains both brain substance and watery fluid
hydrencephalus : hydrocephalus
hydria : an ancient Greek or Roman water jar characterized by horizontal side handles and a vertical back handle and in the earlier form an angular and abrupt shoulder  — compare kalpis
hydric : characterized by, relating to, or requiring an abundance of moisture
hydride : a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element or group
hydriform : resembling a polyp of the genus Hydra
hydrindene : indan
hydriodic : an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide HI that is a strong acid and a strong reducing agent
hydriodide : a compound of hydriodic acid
hydriotaphia : urn burial
Hydriote : a many-headed serpent or monster in Greek mythology that was slain by Hercules and each head of which when cut off was replaced by two others
hydro : an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
hydroa : an itching usually vesicular eruption of the skin
hydroalcoholic : of or relating to water and alcohol
hydroaromatic : derived from the aromatic compounds by adding hydrogen to the ring : alicyclic
hydroatmospheric : of or relating to both water and air
Hydrobatidae : a family of birds consisting of the storm petrels
hydrobenzoin : a crystalline compound (C6H5CHOH)−2 formed by action of sodium amalgam on benzaldehyde and yielding benzoin on oxidation
hydrobiological : the biology of bodies or units of water
hydrobiologist : the biology of bodies or units of water
hydrobiology : the biology of bodies or units of water
hydrobomb : an aerial torpedo propelled by a rocket engine after entering the water
hydroboracite : a mineral CaMgB6O11.6H2O consisting of a white hydrous calcium magnesium borate and occurring in fibrous and foliated masses
hydrobromic : an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide HBr that is a strong acid and a weak reducing agent and that is used especially for making bromides
hydrobromide : a salt of hydrogen bromide with an organic base
hydrocarbon : an organic compound (such as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens
hydrocarbonate : bicarbonate
hydrocarbonic : of, relating to, or of the nature of a hydrocarbon
hydrocarbonous : of, relating to, or of the nature of a hydrocarbon
Hydrocaryaceae : a family coextensive with the Trapaceae
hydrocaryaceous : a family coextensive with the Trapaceae
hydrocauline : resembling a hydrocaulus
hydrocaulus : the simple or branched stem of a hydroid
hydrocele : an accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity (such as the scrotum)
hydrocellulose : a substance obtained as a gelatinous mass or a fine powder by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose usually by means of acids
hydrocephalic : relating to, characterized by, or affected with hydrocephalus
hydrocephaloid : resembling hydrocephalus
hydrocephalous : having hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus : an abnormal increase in the amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranial cavity (as from obstructed flow, excess production, or defective absorption) that is accompanied by expansion of the cerebral ventricles and often increased intracranial pressure, skull enlargement, and cognitive decline
hydrocephaly : an abnormal increase in the amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranial cavity (as from obstructed flow, excess production, or defective absorption) that is accompanied by expansion of the cerebral ventricles and often increased intracranial pressure, skull enlargement, and cognitive decline
hydroceramic : made of clay that remains porous after firing
hydrocerussite : a mineral Pb3(OH)2(CO3)2 consisting of a basic lead carbonate that crystallizes in thin colorless hexagonal plates
hydrocharidaceous : hydrocharitaceous
Hydrocharis : a small genus (the type of the family Hydrocharitaceae) of Old World aquatic herbs with petioled floating leaves  — see frogbit
Hydrocharitaceae : a family of very simple widely distributed nearly stemless aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) with a 6-parted perianth and somewhat fleshy fruit  — see elodea, vallisneriaceae
hydrocharitaceous : a family of very simple widely distributed nearly stemless aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) with a 6-parted perianth and somewhat fleshy fruit  — see elodea, vallisneriaceae
hydrochloric : an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride HCl that is a strong corrosive irritating acid, is normally present in dilute form in gastric juice, and is widely used in industry and in the laboratory
hydrochloride : a chemical complex composed of an organic base (such as an alkaloid) in association with hydrogen chloride
Hydrochoerus : a genus consisting of the capybara
hydrocinchonine : cinchotine
hydrocinnamic : a white-crystalline acid C6H5CH2CH2COOH obtained from cinnamic acid by hydrogenation; β-phenyl-propionic acid
hydrocladium : one of the small branchlets bearing the hydrothecae in a colony of plumularian hydroids
hydroclastic : clastic through the agency of water
Hydrocleis : a small genus of Brazilian aquatic herbs (family Butomaceae) with broad leaves and solitary showy yellow flowers  — see water poppy
hydroclimate : the varied physical factors (as temperature, pH, density, turbidity) and often associated chemical factors (as concentration of certain ions) that characterize a particular aquatic habitat
hydrocoele : the water-vascular system of an echinoderm or the pouch or cavity in the embryo from which it develops
hydrocoralline : of or relating to the Hydrocorallina
hydrocotarnine : a crystalline alkaloid C12H15NO3 obtained from opium and also formed by the reduction of cotarnine
Hydrocotyle : a genus of low creeping widely distributed herbs (family Umbelliferae) with crenate peltate leaves and umbellate flowers  — see marsh pennywort
hydrocyanic : an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide HCN that is a poisonous weak acid and is used chiefly in fumigating and in organic synthesis
hydrocyanide : a compound of hydrocyanic acid
hydrocycle : a cycle for riding on water
hydrocyclist : one that rides a hydrocycle
Hydrocyon : a genus of large African carnivorous freshwater fishes of the family Characidae  — compare tiger fish
Hydrodamalis : a genus of aquatic mammals that includes only the Steller's sea cow and is now usually placed in the family Dugongidae but was formerly made type of a separate family
Hydrodictyon : a genus (the type of the family Hydrodictyaceae) of unicellular freshwater green algae of the order Chlorococcales that associate in colonies of cylindrical multinucleate cells joined by their ends into pentagonal meshes which are linked in a continuous elongate saccular network often reaching a length of 20 centimeters
hydrodynamic : of, relating to, or involving principles of hydrodynamics
hydrodynamical : of, relating to, or involving principles of hydrodynamics
hydrodynamics : a branch of physics that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies immersed in fluids and in motion relative to them  — compare hydrostatics
hydroelectric : of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower
hydroelectricity : of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower
hydroextract : to treat with a hydroextractor
hydroextractor : a usually centrifugal machine for extracting water (as from yarn or cloth)
hydroferrocyanic : ferrocyanic acid
hydrofluoric : an aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride HF that is a weak poisonous acid, that attacks silica and silicates, and that is used especially in finishing and etching glass
hydrofluoride : a compound of hydrofluoric acid
hydrofluosilicic :  fluosilicic acid
hydrofoil : a body similar to an airfoil but designed for action in or on water
hydroforming : a process for producing high-octane gasoline or aromatic hydrocarbons (as toluene, xylenes) by dehydrogenation and aromatization of petroleum naphthas usually containing a high ratio of naphthenes in a stream of added hydrogen and in the presence of a catalyst at elevated temperature
hydrofuge : shedding water
hydrogel : a gel composed usually of one or more polymers suspended in water
hydrogen : a nonmetallic gaseous chemical element with atomic number 1 that is the simplest and lightest of the elements and that is used especially in the processing of fossil fuels and the synthesis of ammonia  — see Chemical Elements Table  — compare deuterium, tritium
hydrogenase : an enzyme of various microorganisms that promotes the formation and utilization of gaseous hydrogen
hydrogenate : to combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen
hydrogenation : to combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen
hydrogenic : formed by the agency of water
hydrogenide : hydride
hydrogenium : hydrogen
hydrogenize : hydrogenate
hydrogenolysis : a chemical reaction analogous to hydrolysis in which hydrogen plays a role similar to that of water : destructive hydrogenation
Hydrogenomonas : a genus of short rod-shaped soil bacteria (family Methanomonadaceae) that are facultative autotrophs capable of oxidizing hydrogen to form water and using carbon dioxide as a source of carbon for growth
hydrogenous : a nonmetallic gaseous chemical element with atomic number 1 that is the simplest and lightest of the elements and that is used especially in the processing of fossil fuels and the synthesis of ammonia  — see Chemical Elements Table  — compare deuterium, tritium
hydrogeology : a branch of geology concerned with the occurrence, use, and functions of surface water and groundwater
hydroglider : a glider equipped with floats
hydrognosy : the history and description of the waters of the earth
hydrograph : a mechanism for recording on a chart the changing level of water (as in a well, reservoir, stream)
hydrographer : of or relating to the characteristic features (such as flow or depth) of bodies of water
hydrographic : of or relating to the characteristic features (such as flow or depth) of bodies of water
hydrography : of or relating to the characteristic features (such as flow or depth) of bodies of water
hydrohalide : a compound (as a hydrochloride) with one of the halogen acids : a hydrogen halide
hydroid : of or relating to a hydrozoan
Hydroida : an order of Hydrozoa comprising forms alternating a well-developed asexual polyp generation with a generation of free medusae or of abortive medusoid reproductive structures on the polyps  — see leptomedusae
hydrokinetic : of or relating to the motions of fluids or the forces which produce or affect such motions  — compare hydrostatic
hydrokinetics : a branch of kinetics that deals with liquids
hydrol : the simple water molecule H2O
hydrolase : a hydrolytic enzyme
hydrolatry : the worship of water
Hydrolea : a genus of blue-flowered perennial herbs (family Hydrophyllaceae) of warm regions having entire leaves and flowers with two distinct styles and bilocular ovaries and capsules
hydrologic : a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
hydrological : a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
hydrologically : a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
hydrologist : a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
hydrology : a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphere
hydrolysis : a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water
hydrolyte : a substance subjected to hydrolysis
hydrolytic : a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water
hydrolyzable : to subject to hydrolysis
hydrolyzate : a product of hydrolysis
hydrolyze : to subject to hydrolysis
hydromagnesite : a mineral Mg4(OH)2(CO3)3.3H2O consisting of a basic magnesium carbonate occurring in the form of small white crystals or chalky crusts
hydromancer : one that engages in hydromancy
hydromancy : divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (such as water)
hydromechanical : relating to a branch of mechanics that deals with the equilibrium and motion of fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them
hydromechanics : relating to a branch of mechanics that deals with the equilibrium and motion of fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them
hydromedusa : a medusa (as of the orders Anthomedusae and Leptomedusae) produced as a bud from a hydroid
Hydromedusae : a medusa (as of the orders Anthomedusae and Leptomedusae) produced as a bud from a hydroid
hydromedusan : of or relating to a hydromedusa or the Hydromedusae
hydromedusoid : of or relating to a hydromedusa or the Hydromedusae
hydromel : a laxative containing honey and water
hydromeningitis : meningitis with serous effusion
hydrometallurgical : the treatment of ores by wet processes (such as leaching)
hydrometallurgy : the treatment of ores by wet processes (such as leaching)
hydrometamorphism : the alteration of rock by the addition, subtraction, or exchange of material brought or carried in solution by water and without the influence of high temperature or pressure  — compare dynamometamorphism
hydrometeor : a product (such as rain) formed by the condensation of atmospheric water vapor
hydrometeorological : a branch of meteorology that deals with water in the atmosphere especially as precipitation
hydrometeorology : a branch of meteorology that deals with water in the atmosphere especially as precipitation
hydrometer : an instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid (such as battery acid or an alcohol solution) and hence its strength
hydrometra : an accumulation of watery fluid in the uterus
hydrometric : an instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid (such as battery acid or an alcohol solution) and hence its strength
hydrometrid : of or relating to the Hydrometridae
Hydrometridae : a family of small slender long-legged semiaquatic bugs closely related to the water striders
hydrometry : an instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid (such as battery acid or an alcohol solution) and hence its strength
hydromica : any of several varieties of muscovite that are less elastic and more unctuous than mica and have a pearly luster and some of which contain more water and less potash than ordinary muscovite
hydromicaceous : any of several varieties of muscovite that are less elastic and more unctuous than mica and have a pearly luster and some of which contain more water and less potash than ordinary muscovite
hydromorphic : developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building
Hydromys : a genus of myomorph rodents comprising the Australian beaver rats
hydronegative : characterized by negative hydrotaxis or hydrotropism
hydronephrosis : cystic distension of the kidney caused by the accumulation of urine in the renal pelvis as a result of obstruction to outflow and accompanied by atrophy of the kidney structure and cyst formation
hydronephrotic : affected with hydronephrosis
hydronium : a hydrated hydrogen ion H3O+
hydropathic : a method of treating disease by copious and frequent use of water both externally and internally  — compare hydrotherapy
hydropathy : a method of treating disease by copious and frequent use of water both externally and internally  — compare hydrotherapy
hydropericardium : an excess of watery fluid in the pericardial cavity
hydroperiod : the period in which a soil area is waterlogged
hydroperitoneum : ascites
hydroperoxide : a compound containing an O2H group
hydrophane : a semitranslucent opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water
hydrophanous : made transparent by immersion in water
Hydrophidae : a family of aquatic snakes that comprises the sea snakes and was formerly considered to constitute a subfamily of the family Colubridae
hydrophil : hydrophilic
hydrophile : hydrophilic
hydrophilic : of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for water
hydrophilid : of or relating to the Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae : a large family of diving beetles that are mostly of scavenging or predaceous habits and of elliptical form and black color and that live chiefly in quiet pools and carry with them a film of air for respiration
hydrophilism : hydrophily
hydrophilite : a mineral CaCl2 of very rare occurrence consisting of native calcium chloride
hydrophilous : pollinated by the agency of water
hydrophily : the quality or state of being hydrophilous
Hydrophis : the type genus of the family Hydrophidae comprising sea snakes of the western and southern Pacific ocean
hydrophobe : a hydrophobic substance
hydrophobia : rabies
hydrophobic : of, relating to, or suffering from hydrophobia
hydrophobous : hydrophobic
hydrophone : an instrument for listening to sound transmitted through water
hydrophore : an instrument for obtaining specimens of water (as in a river, lake, or ocean) from any desired depth
hydrophoria : an act of carrying water
hydrophthalmos : general enlargement of the eyeball due to a watery effusion within it
Hydrophyllaceae : a family of chiefly North American herbs or undershrubs (order Polemoniales) having a cymose often helicoid inflorescence and usually numerous ovules in each cell of a capsular fruit  — see hydrophyllum , phacelia
hydrophyllaceous : a family of chiefly North American herbs or undershrubs (order Polemoniales) having a cymose often helicoid inflorescence and usually numerous ovules in each cell of a capsular fruit  — see hydrophyllum , phacelia
hydrophyllium : one of the leaflike organs regarded as greatly modified zooids that cover other zooids of many siphonophores
Hydrophyllum : a genus of North American herbs (family Hydrophyllaceae) having lobed or pinnate deeply and sharply toothed leaves and bell-shaped cymose flowers
hydrophyte : a plant that grows either partly or totally submerged in water
hydrophytic : a plant that grows either partly or totally submerged in water
hydrophyton : a common support connecting the zooids of a hydroid colony usually including a hydrorhiza and a hydrocaulus
hydrophytous : a common support connecting the zooids of a hydroid colony usually including a hydrorhiza and a hydrocaulus
hydropic : exhibiting hydrops
hydroplane : a powerboat designed for racing that skims the surface of the water
hydroplanula : a larval stage of a coelenterate intermediate between the planula and actinula stages
hydropneumatic : of, relating to, or operating by means of both water and air or other gas
hydropneumothorax : the presence of gas and serous fluid in the pleural cavity
hydropolyp : a polyp of a hydrozoan
hydroponic : the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (such as soil) to provide mechanical support
hydroponicist : a specialist in hydroponics
hydroponics : the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (such as soil) to provide mechanical support
hydropositive : characterized by positive hydrotaxis or hydrotropism
Hydropotes : a genus of deer consisting of a small Chinese species (H. inermis) having no antlers
hydrops : edema
hydroquinine : a bitter crystalline antipyretic alkaloid C20H26N2O2 found with quinine in cinchona bark and usually present in commercial quinine
hydroquinone : a white crystalline strongly reducing phenol C6H6O2 used especially as a photographic developer, as an antioxidant and stabilizer, and in medicine to remove pigmentation from hyperpigmented areas of skin
hydrorhiza : a rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects
hydrorhizal : a rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects
hydrorrhea : a profuse watery discharge (as from the nose)
hydrorrhoea : a profuse watery discharge (as from the nose)
hydrorubber : a substance (C5H10)x obtained as an elastic or tough inelastic mass by catalytic hydrogenation of rubber
hydrosalpinx : abnormal distension of one or both fallopian tubes with fluid usually due to inflammation
hydroscope : a device for enabling a person to see an object at a considerable distance below the surface of water by means of a series of mirrors enclosed in a steel tube  — compare water glass
hydroscopic : a device for enabling a person to see an object at a considerable distance below the surface of water by means of a series of mirrors enclosed in a steel tube  — compare water glass
hydroscopical : a device for enabling a person to see an object at a considerable distance below the surface of water by means of a series of mirrors enclosed in a steel tube  — compare water glass
hydrosilicate : a hydrous silicate
hydrosol : a sol in which the liquid is water
hydrosome : the entire colony of a compound hydrozoan : hydroid
hydrosphere : the aqueous vapor of the atmosphere
hydrospire : a flattened calcareous pouch or tube on either side of the middle line of the inner surface of the ambulacra of a blastoid, located within the cavity of the calyx, opening on the exterior by a small aperture, and presumed to form part of the respiratory system
hydrospiric : a flattened calcareous pouch or tube on either side of the middle line of the inner surface of the ambulacra of a blastoid, located within the cavity of the calyx, opening on the exterior by a small aperture, and presumed to form part of the respiratory system
hydrostatic : of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit  — compare hydrokinetic
hydrostatically : of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit  — compare hydrokinetic
hydrostatics : a branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of fluids at rest and especially with the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body  — compare hydrodynamics
hydrostome : the mouth of a hydroid
hydrotactic : a taxis in which moisture is the directive factor
hydrotalcite : a pearly-white mineral Mg6Al2(OH)16(CO3).4H2O consisting of hydrous aluminum and magnesium hydroxide and carbonate
hydrotaxis : a taxis in which moisture is the directive factor
hydrotheca : a cup-shaped extension of the perisarc in hydroids of the group Leptomedusae that surrounds and protects the hydranths when they are contracted
hydrothecal : a cup-shaped extension of the perisarc in hydroids of the group Leptomedusae that surrounds and protects the hydranths when they are contracted
hydrotherapeutic : of, relating to, or involving the methods of hydrotherapy
hydrotherapeutics : hydrotherapy
hydrotherapy : the therapeutic use of water (as in a whirlpool bath)  — compare hydropathy
hydrothermal : of or relating to hot water
hydrothorax : an excess of serous fluid in the pleural cavity
hydrotropic : a tropism (as in plant roots) in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor
hydrotropism : a tropism (as in plant roots) in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor
hydroturbine : a hydraulic turbine
hydrotype : a positive printing process in photography that uses a gelatin-coated plate containing dichromate on which appears after the plate has been exposed to light under a positive and then soaked in a dye solution a positive image of dye that is transferred to a sheet of paper coated with soft gelatin
hydrous : containing water usually in chemical association (as in hydrates)
hydrovane : hydrofoil
hydroxamic : any of a class of weak acids (as RCONHOH) that are acylated derivatives of hydroxylamine
hydroxamino : containing the univalent radical −NHOH of hydroxylamine
hydroxide : the monovalent anion OH− consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen
hydroxy : being or containing hydroxyl
hydroxyacetic : glycolic acid
hydroxybutyricacid : a hydroxy derivative C4H8O3 of butyric acid that is excreted in increased quantities in the urine in diabetes
hydroxyketone : a hydroxy derivative of a ketone
hydroxyl : the chemical group, ion, or radical OH that consists of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen and is neutral or negatively charged
hydroxylamine : a colorless odorless nitrogenous base NH3O that resembles ammonia in its reactions but is less basic and that is used especially as a reducing agent
hydroxylate : to introduce hydroxyl into
hydroxylation : to introduce hydroxyl into
hydroxylic : the chemical group, ion, or radical OH that consists of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen and is neutral or negatively charged
hydrozincite : a mineral Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2 consisting of a basic zinc carbonate occurring as white, grayish, or yellowish masses or crusts (specific gravity 3.58–3.8)
Hydrozoa : hydrozoan
hydrozoan : any of a class (Hydrozoa) of cnidarians (such as the hydra, fire coral, and Portuguese man-of-war) that includes solitary and colonial polyps and medusae but often having the medusa stage reduced or absent and lacking nematocysts in the digestive cavity  — see siphonophore
hydrozoon : hydrozoan
hydrula : a hypothetical primitive polyp of simple type
Hydrurus : a genus of colonial plantlike flagellates (order Chrysomonadina) occurring as sticky foul-smelling branched feathery greenish brown tufts in cold flowing water  — see hydruraceae
Hydrus : a small southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Tucana and Mensa and that is represented by the figure of a snake
hyena : any of several large strong nocturnal carnivorous Old World mammals (family Hyaenidae) that usually feed as scavengers
hyenadog :  african wild dog
hyenic : any of several large strong nocturnal carnivorous Old World mammals (family Hyaenidae) that usually feed as scavengers
hyeniform : hyenoid
hyenoid : resembling a hyena
hyetal : of or relating to rain, rainfall, or rainy regions
hyetograph : a chart showing average annual rainfall
hyetographic : of or relating to hyetography
hyetographical : of or relating to hyetography
hyetographically : of or relating to hyetography
hyetography : a scientific description of the geographical distribution of rain
hyetological : of or relating to hyetology
hyetology : a branch of meteorology that deals with precipitation (as of rain and snow)
hyetometer : rain gage
hyetometrograph : a self-registering rain gage
Hygeia : the goddess of health in Greek mythology
Hygeian : of or relating to Hygeia, the ancient Greek goddess of health
hygeist : hygienist
hygiene : a science of the establishment and maintenance of health
hygienic : of or relating to hygiene
hygienically : of or relating to hygiene
hygienics : hygiene sense 1
hygienist : a science of the establishment and maintenance of health
hygric : of, relating to, or containing moisture
hygrine : a colorless liquid ketonic alkaloid C8H15NO derived from pyrrolidine and obtained from coca leaves
hygrodeik : a hygrometer having wet-bulb and dry-bulb thermometers and an adjustable index for determining relative humidity
hygroexpansivity : expansivity due to moisture or humidity
hygrograph : an instrument for recording automatically variations in atmospheric humidity
hygrology : a branch of physics that deals with the phenomena of humidity
hygroma : a cystic tumor of lymphatic origin
hygrometer : any of several instruments for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere
hygrometric : any of several instruments for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere
hygrometry : a branch of physics that deals with the measurement of humidity especially of the atmosphere
hygrophilous : living or growing in moist places
hygrophyte : a plant living under conditions of plentiful moisture
hygrophytic : a plant living under conditions of plentiful moisture
hygroscope : an instrument that shows changes in humidity (as of the atmosphere)
hygroscopic : readily taking up and retaining moisture
hygroscopicity : readily taking up and retaining moisture
hygrostat : humidistat
hygrothermal : of or relating to a combination of moisture and heat
hygrothermograph : an instrument that records both humidity and temperature on the same chart
Hyla : a large genus (the type of the family Hylidae) of arciferous amphibians comprising the typical toads that have swollen terminal phalanges resembling claws and forming adhesive pads adapted to an arboreal habitat
hyle : whatever receives form or determination from outside itself : matter
hyleg : the astrological position of the planets at the time of birth
hylegiacal : of or relating to a hyleg
hylic : of or relating to matter :  material corporeal
Hylidae : a large family of predominantly arboreal rather slender-bodied frogs with elongated hind limbs, rounded adhesive disks on the digits, and the thumbs not enlarged in the male  — see tree toad
Hylobates : a genus of primates comprising the typical gibbons that with the siamang and extinct related forms make up a subfamily of Pongidae or in some classifications a separate family
Hylocereus : a genus of climbing sometimes epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very showy fragrant flowers  — see night-blooming cereus
Hylocichla : a genus of thrushes containing the wood thrush, hermit thrush, veery, and other American species
Hylocomium : a small genus of mostly feathery mosses of the family Hypnaceae
hyloid : resembling or belonging to the family Hylidae
hylomorphic : of, relating to, or based on hylomorphism
hylomorphism : a doctrine that corporeal beings consist of a combination of Aristotelian forms and primordial matter
hylomorphous : having a material form
hylophagous : eating wood
hylotheism : a doctrine equating God with matter  — compare materialism
hylotheist : an advocate of hylotheism
hylotheistic : an advocate of hylotheism
hylotomous : cutting wood
hylozoic : of or relating to hylozoism
hylozoism : a doctrine held especially by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life
hylozoist : a doctrine held especially by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life
hylozoistic : a doctrine held especially by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life
hymen : a fold of mucous membrane partly closing the orifice of the vagina
Hymenaea : a genus of tropical American timber trees (family Leguminosae) having large white or purplish flowers in panicles and pinnate leaves consisting of a single pair of large thick glossy leaflets  — see courbaril
Hymenaic : dactylic dimeter 
hymenal : a fold of mucous membrane partly closing the orifice of the vagina
hymeneal : nuptial
hymeneally : nuptial
hymeneals : nuptial
hymenean : hymen entry 1
hymenial : of or relating to the hymenium
hymeniferous : having a hymenium
hymenium : a spore-bearing layer in fungi
Hymenocallis : a genus of tropical and subtropical American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) with linear basal leaves and umbels of usually white or pink but sometimes yellow tubular flowers  — compare peruvian daffodil
Hymenochaete : a genus of fungi (family Thelephoraceae) having a corky or leathery sporophore and a hymenium which appears downy because of the many simple cystidia projecting from it  — see brown root disease
Hymenogastraceae : a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Hymenogastrales forming subterranean irregularly globose sporophores  — see false truffle, rhizopogon
hymenoid : membranous
Hymenolepis : a genus (the type of the family Hymenolepididae) of small taenioid tapeworms including numerous comparatively innocuous parasites of birds and mammals that usually require insect intermediate hosts but are able in some cases (as in H. nana of humans) to complete the life cycle in a single host by means of an oncosphere which hatches in the intestine, invades a villus, and there develops into a cysticercoid which ultimately escapes and develops into an adult tapeworm in the lumen of the intestine
hymenomycete : a fungus of the order Agaricales
Hymenomycetes : a subclass of Basidiomycetes coextensive with the order Agaricales
hymenomycetous : of, relating to, or being a hymenomycete : having a hymenium
hymenophore : the hymenium-bearing portion of the sporophore in fungi
hymenophorum : the hymenium-bearing portion of the sporophore in fungi
Hymenophyllaceae : a family of ferns having delicate fronds with sessile sporangia on a receptacle resembling a bristle and surrounded by a cup-shaped, tubular, or 2-valved involucre
hymenophyllaceous : a family of ferns having delicate fronds with sessile sporangia on a receptacle resembling a bristle and surrounded by a cup-shaped, tubular, or 2-valved involucre
Hymenophyllites : a genus of fossil ferns of the Carboniferous and perhaps of more recent age bearing a superficial resemblance to the existing genus Hymenophyllum
Hymenophyllum : a genus (the type of the family Hymenophyllaceae) of tropical hygrophytic and usually epiphytic ferns distinguished from Trichomanes by having the valves of the involucre bearing the sporangia separate
hymenopter : hymenopteron
Hymenoptera : any of an order (Hymenoptera) of highly specialized insects with complete metamorphosis that include the bees, wasps, ants, ichneumon flies, sawflies, gall wasps, and related forms, often associate in large colonies with complex social organization, and have usually four membranous wings and the abdomen generally borne on a slender pedicel
hymenopteran : any of an order (Hymenoptera) of highly specialized insects with complete metamorphosis that include the bees, wasps, ants, ichneumon flies, sawflies, gall wasps, and related forms, often associate in large colonies with complex social organization, and have usually four membranous wings and the abdomen generally borne on a slender pedicel
hymenopterist : a specialist in the Hymenoptera
hymenopterologist : a specialist in the Hymenoptera
hymenopterology : a branch of entomology concerned with Hymenoptera
hymenopteron : hymenopteran
hymenopterous : any of an order (Hymenoptera) of highly specialized insects with complete metamorphosis that include the bees, wasps, ants, ichneumon flies, sawflies, gall wasps, and related forms, often associate in large colonies with complex social organization, and have usually four membranous wings and the abdomen generally borne on a slender pedicel
hymenotomy : surgical incision of the hymen
Hymettian mountain ridge about 3370 feet (1027 meters) high in central Greece east and southeast of Athens
hymn : a song of praise to God
hymnal : a collection of church hymns
hymnary : hymnal
hymnbook : hymnal
hymner : one that sings hymns
hymnic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a hymn
hymnist : a writer of hymns
hymnless : lacking a hymn
hymnlike : a song of praise to God
hymnodist : hymnist
hymnody : hymn singing
hymnographer : a writer on hymnography
hymnography : an exposition and bibliography of hymns
hymnologic : of or relating to hymnology
hymnological : of or relating to hymnology
hymnologically : of or relating to hymnology
hymnologist : hymnist
hymnology : hymnody
hyne : hence
hyobranchial : of, relating to, or joining the hyoid and branchial arches
hyoepiglottic : connecting the hyoid bone and epiglottis
hyoepiglottidean : hyoepiglottic
hyoglossal : of, relating to, or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone
hyoglossus : a flat muscle on each side of the tongue connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone
hyoid : of or relating to the hyoid bone
Hyolithes : a genus of Paleozoic swimming pteropod mollusks especially common in the Cambrian
hyolithid : a genus of Paleozoic swimming pteropod mollusks especially common in the Cambrian
hyomandibula : the hyomandibular arch
hyomandibular : of or derived from the hyoid arch and mandible
hyomental : of or relating to the hyoid bone and chin
hyoplastron : the second lateral bony plate in the plastron of most turtles
hyoscapular : of or relating to the hyoid bone and scapula
hyoscine : scopolamine
hyoscyamine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C17H23NO3 of which atropine is a racemic mixture
Hyoscyamus : a genus of poisonous Eurasian herbs of the family Solanaceae that have a capsular fruit and include the henbane (H. niger)
hyosternal : of or relating to the hyoid bone and sternum
hyosternum : hyoplastron
hyostylic : having the jaws connected with the cranium by the hyomandibular
hyostyly : having the jaws connected with the cranium by the hyomandibular
hyothere : a member of the genus Hyotherium
Hyotherium : a genus of swine of the Miocene and lower Pliocene on the direct ancestral line of the modern wild boar and domestic swine
hyothyreoid :  thyrohyoid
hyothyroid : thyrohyoid
hyp hypothesis; hypothetical
hypabyssal : of or relating to a fine-grained igneous rock usually formed at a moderate distance below the surface
hypaethral : having a roofless central space
hypalgesia : diminished sensitivity to pain
hypalgia : hypalgesia
hypallactic : of, relating to, or of the nature of hypallage
hypallage : an interchange of two elements in a phrase or sentence from a more logical to a less logical relationship (as in "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" for "to waste a mind is a terrible thing")
hypanthial : of, relating to, or of the nature of a hypanthium
hypanthium : an enlargement of the floral receptacle bearing on its rim the stamens, petals, and sepals and often enlarging and surrounding the fruits (as in the rose hip)
hypantrum : a notch on the neural arch at the anterior ends of the vertebrae of various reptiles that articulates with the hyposphene  — compare zygantrum
Hypapante : a feast celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on February 2 commemorating primarily the presentation of Jesus and his meeting Simeon and Anna in the temple and secondarily the purification of the Virgin Mary  — compare candlemas
hypapophysis : a ventral process or element of a vertebra: such as
hyparterial : situated below an artery
hypaspist : shield bearer
hypautomorphic : hypidiomorphic
hypaxial : situated beneath the axis of the spinal column
hyper : high-strung, excitable
hyperacid : the condition of containing more than the normal amount of acid
hyperacidity : the condition of containing more than the normal amount of acid
hyperactive : affected with or exhibiting hyperactivity
hyperactivity : the state or condition of being overly active
hyperacuity : greater than normal acuteness of a sense
hyperacusis : abnormally acute hearing
hyperacute : extremely or excessively acute
hyperalgesia : increased sensitivity to pain or enhanced intensity of pain sensation
hyperalgesic : increased sensitivity to pain or enhanced intensity of pain sensation
hyperalimentation : the administration of nutrients by intravenous feeding especially to patients who cannot ingest food through the digestive tract
hyperapophysis : a process on the dorsal side of a vertebra that projects laterally and backward
hyperazotemia : the presence of abnormal amounts of nitrogenous substances in the blood
hyperbaton : a transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as “echoed the hills” for “the hills echoed”)
hyperbola : a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone
hyperbole : extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
hyperbolic : of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolically : of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolism : hyperbole
hyperbolize : to indulge in hyperbole
hyperboloid : a quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are ellipses while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are hyperbolas if proper orientation of the axes is assumed
hyperboloidal : a quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are ellipses while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are hyperbolas if proper orientation of the axes is assumed
hyperboreal : hyperborean
Hyperborean : a member of a people held by the ancient Greeks to live beyond the north wind in a region of perpetual sunshine
hyperborean : a member of a people held by the ancient Greeks to live beyond the north wind in a region of perpetual sunshine
hyperbrachycephal : a hyperbrachycephalic person
hyperbrachycephalic : having a very round or broad head with a cephalic index of over 85
hyperbrachycephaly : having a very round or broad head with a cephalic index of over 85
hyperbrachycranial : having a very round or broad skull with a cranial index of 85 to 90
hyperbrachyskelic : having the length of the legs less than three-fourths that of the trunk with a skelic index below 75
hypercalcemia : an excess of calcium in the blood
hypercatalectic : the occurrence of an additional syllable after the final complete foot or dipody in a line of verse
hypercatalexis : the occurrence of an additional syllable after the final complete foot or dipody in a line of verse
hypercathexis : excessive concentration of desire upon a particular object
hyperchamaerrhine : having a very short broad nose with a nasal index of 58 or above
hyperchlorhydria : the presence of a greater than typical proportion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice that occurs in many normal individuals but is especially characteristic of various pathological states (as ulceration)  — compare achlorhydria, hypochlorhydria
hypercholesterolemia : the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood
hypercivilized : extremely or excessively civilized
hypercoagulability : a state or condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel : excessive coagulability …
hypercoagulable : a state or condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel : excessive coagulability …
hypercomplex : of, relating to, or being a general form of number that can be expressed as a vector of n dimensions in the form x1e1 + x2e2 + … + xnen where the coefficients x1, x2, … xn range over a given number field and e1 = (e, 0, 0, … 0), e2 = (0, e, 0, … 0), … en = (0, 0, … e) where e is the multiplicative identity of the field
hyperconcentration : intense or excessive concentration
hyperconscious : intensely or excessively aware : acutely conscious
hyperconsciousness : intensely or excessively aware : acutely conscious
hypercoracoid : a hypercoracoid bone
hypercorrect : of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (such as "badly" in "my eyes have gone badly")
hypercorrection : of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (such as "badly" in "my eyes have gone badly")
hypercorrectness : of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (such as "badly" in "my eyes have gone badly")
hypercritic : a carping or unduly censorious critic
hypercritical : meticulously or excessively critical
hypercritically : meticulously or excessively critical
hypercriticism : a carping or unduly censorious critic
hypercriticize : to criticize excessively
hypercryalgesia : excessive pain due to cold
hypercube : a geometric figure (such as a tesseract) in Euclidean space of n dimensions that is analogous to a cube in three dimensions
hyperdialectism : an attempted dialectical form or pronunciation that overreaches dialectical authenticity  — compare hyperurbanism
hyperdimensional : of or relating to space of more than three dimensions
hyperdimensionality : of or relating to space of more than three dimensions
hyperdolichocephal : a hyperdolichocephalic person
hyperdolichocephalic : having a very long narrow head with a cephalic index of less than 70
hyperdolichocephaly : the quality or state of being hyperdolichocephalic
hyperdolichocranial : having a very long narrow skull with a cranial index of 65 to 70
hyperdulia : veneration of the Virgin Mary as the holiest of creatures  — compare latria
hyperemesis : excessive vomiting
hyperemia : excess of blood in a body part : congestion
hyperemic : excess of blood in a body part : congestion
hyperessence : a concentrated essence (as of flowers)
hyperesthesia : unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense
hyperesthetic : unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense
hypereuryprosopic : having a very short broad face with a facial index below 80
hypereutectic : hypereutectoid
hypereutectoid : containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid
hyperexcitability : extremely or excessively excitable
hyperexcitable : extremely or excessively excitable
hyperexcitement : extremely or excessively excited : characterized by or displaying intense or excessive excitement or excitation
hyperextend : to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal
hyperextension : to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal
hyperfastidious : extremely or excessively fastidious
hyperfine : being or relating to a fine-structure multiplet occurring in an atomic spectrum that is due to interaction between electrons and nuclear spin
hyperflexion : to flex so that the angle between the bones of a joint is smaller than normal
hyperfocal : the nearest distance upon which a photographic lens may be focused to produce satisfactory definition at infinity
hyperfunction : excessive activity or function (as of a bodily part)
hyperfunctional : excessive activity or function (as of a bodily part)
hyperfunctioning : excessive activity or function (as of a bodily part)
hypergamous : of, relating to, or constituting hypergamy
hypergamy : marriage into an equal or higher caste or social group
hypergeometric : involving, related to, or analogous to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
hypergeometrical : involving, related to, or analogous to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
hyperglycemia : excess of sugar in the blood
hyperglycemic : excess of sugar in the blood
hypergol : a hypergolic fluid propellant
hypergolic : igniting upon contact of components without external aid (such as a spark)
Hypericaceae : a family of dicotyledonous plants of warm and temperate regions that are distinguished by opposite resinous-dotted leaves, regular flowers with numerous fascicled stamens, and a 3- to 5-loculed ovary and that are often included among the Guttiferae
hypericin : a violet crystalline pigment C30H16O8 from Saint-John's-wort that has a red fluorescence and causes hypericism
hypericism : a severe dermatitis of domestic herbivorous animals due to photosensitivity resulting from eating Saint-John's-wort  — compare fagopyrism
Hypericum : a large and widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs (family Guttiferae) that are characterized chiefly by their pentamerous and often showy yellow flowers
hypericum : a large and widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs (family Guttiferae) that are characterized chiefly by their pentamerous and often showy yellow flowers
hyperimmune : having, exhibiting, or providing an unusual degree of immunity
hyperimmunization : to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in (as by a long course of injections of antigen, repeated increasing doses of antigen, or the use of adjuvants with the antigen)
hyperimmunize : to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in (as by a long course of injections of antigen, repeated increasing doses of antigen, or the use of adjuvants with the antigen)
hyperinosis : excessive formation of fibrin
hyperintellectual : extremely or excessively intellectual
hyperinvolution : unusually rapid return to normal or less than normal size of an organ (such as the uterus) following enlargement
hyperirritability : abnormally great or uninhibited response to stimuli
hyperirritable : abnormally great or uninhibited response to stimuli
hyperkeratosis : hypertrophy of the corneous layer of the skin
hyperkinesia : hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis : abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements
hyperkinetic : of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity
hyperleptoprosopic : having a very long narrow face with a facial index of 93 and over as measured on the living head and of 95 and over on the skull
hyperlipemia : hyperlipidemia
hypermakroskelic : having extremely long legs in proportion to the trunk with a skelic index of 100 or over
hypermenorrhea : abnormally profuse or prolonged menstrual flow  — compare menorrhagia
hypermetabolism : metabolism at an increased or excessive rate
hypermetamorphic : exhibiting or involving hypermetamorphosis
hypermetamorphosis : a method of development in an insect (as the blister beetle) in which the larva passes through numerous instars each markedly diverse from the rest in structure
hypermeter : a verse marked by hypercatalexis
hypermetric : a verse marked by hypercatalexis
hypermetrical : a verse marked by hypercatalexis
hypermetron : hypermeter sense 2
hypermetrope :  hyperope
hypermetropia : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : hyperopia, farsightedness
hypermetropic : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : hyperopia, farsightedness
hypermnesia : abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past
hypermnesic : abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past
hypermorph : a mutant gene having a similar but greater effect than the corresponding wild-type gene
hypermorphosis : excessive growth of some member of a body
hypermotile : abnormal or excessive movement
hypermotility : abnormal or excessive movement
hypermyotonia : muscular hypertonicity
hypernephroma : a tumor of the kidney resembling the adrenal cortex in its histological structure
hypernic : any of several tropical American dyewoods (as various brazilwoods or logwood)
hypernutrition : superalimentation
Hyperoartia : an order of cyclostomi consisting of the lampreys as distinguished from the hagfishes  — compare hyperotreta
hyperoartian : of or relating to the Hyperoartia
Hyperoodon : a genus of beaked whales distinguished especially by prominent crests on the maxillary bones
hyperope : one affected with hyperopia
hyperopia : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : farsightedness
hyperopic : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : farsightedness
hyperorthognathous : having a very flat facial profile with a facial angle of 93 degrees or above
hyperosmia : extreme acuteness of the sense of smell
hyperostosis : excessive growth or thickening of bone tissue
hyperostotic : excessive growth or thickening of bone tissue
Hyperotreta : an order of Cyclostomi including the hagfishes as distinguished from the lampreys  — compare hyperoartia
hyperotretan : of or relating to the Hyperotreta
hyperotretous : of or relating to the Hyperotreta
hyperoxide : a compound containing a relatively large proportion of oxygen
hyperparasite : a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite
hyperparasitic : a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite
hyperparasitism : a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite
hyperparasitize : to live on or in as a hyperparasite
hyperperistalsis : excessive or excessively vigorous peristalsis  — compare hypermotility
hyperphalangism : the presence of supernumerary phalanges in fingers or toes
hyperpharyngeal : epipharyngeal sense 2
hyperphoria : latent strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye deviates upward in relation to the other
hyperphysical : characterized by unusually intense, frenetic, or demanding physical activity : extremely or excessively physical
hyperphysically : characterized by unusually intense, frenetic, or demanding physical activity : extremely or excessively physical
hyperpiesia : hypertension
hyperpiesis : hypertension
hyperpietic : marked by hypertension
hyperpigmentation : excess pigmentation in a bodily part or tissue (such as the skin)
hyperpigmented : excess pigmentation in a bodily part or tissue (such as the skin)
hyperpituitarism : excessive production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland
hyperplane : a figure in hyperspace corresponding to a plane in ordinary space
hyperplasia : an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part (such as cells composing a tissue)  — compare benign prostatic hyperplasia
hyperplastic : an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part (such as cells composing a tissue)  — compare benign prostatic hyperplasia
hyperploid : having a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid number
hyperploidy : having a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid number
hyperpnea : abnormally rapid or deep breathing
hyperpnoea : abnormally rapid or deep breathing
hyperpredator : a predator that preys chiefly on another predatory animal
hyperproduction : excessive production, synthesis, or creation
hyperprognathous : having exceedingly prominent jaws with a facial profile angle below 70 degrees
hyperprosexia : excessive fixity of attention on a stimulus object
hyperpure : extremely pure
hyperpyretic : of or relating to hyperpyrexia
hyperpyrexia : exceptionally high fever (as in a particular disease)
hyperrational : extremely rational
hyperreactive : having or showing abnormally high sensitivity to stimuli
hyperresonance : an exaggerated chest resonance heard in various abnormal pulmonary conditions
hyperresonant : an exaggerated chest resonance heard in various abnormal pulmonary conditions
hypersalivation : excessive salivation or drooling : sialorrhea
hypersecretion : excessive production of a bodily secretion (such as gastric acid, mucus, or growth hormone)
hypersensibility : hyperesthesia
hypersensitive : excessively or abnormally sensitive
hypersensitiveness : excessively or abnormally sensitive
hypersensitivity : excessively or abnormally sensitive
hypersensitization : to cause extreme or excessive sensitivity in : to make (something or someone) hypersensitive
hypersensitize : to cause extreme or excessive sensitivity in : to make (something or someone) hypersensitive
hypersolid : a figure (as a hypersphere) in hyperspace that corresponds to a solid in ordinary three-dimensional space
hypersomnia : a disorder of sleep that is characterized by prolonged nocturnal sleep periods which typically occur at least three times a week, by sleep that is not restorative or refreshing, and by the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness
hypersonic : of or relating to speed five or more times that of sound in air  — compare sonic
hyperspace : space of more than three dimensions
hyperspatial : of or relating to hyperspace
hypersphere : a sphere that is the analogue in hyperspace of the sphere in ordinary space
hypersplenism : a condition marked by excessive destruction of one or more kinds of blood cells in the spleen
hypersthene : an orthorhombic grayish or greenish black or dark brown pyroxene
hypersthenic : an orthorhombic grayish or greenish black or dark brown pyroxene
hypersthenite : a rock composed of hypersthene and labradorite
hyperstrophic : characterized by a coiling of the shell to the left combined with an asymmetric arrangement of the organs like that of an individual of the same or related species with a shell coiled to the right
hypersurface : a figure that is the analogue in hyperspace of a surface in three-dimensional space
hypersusceptibility : extremely or excessively susceptible : hypersensitive sense 2
hypersusceptible : extremely or excessively susceptible : hypersensitive sense 2
hypertelic : of, relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypertely : an extreme degree of imitative coloration or ornamentation not explainable on the ground of utility
hypertense : extremely or excessively tense
hypertensin : angiotensin
hypertension : abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
hypertensive : affected with or caused by hypertension
hyperthermia : exceptionally high fever especially when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes
hyperthermic : exceptionally high fever especially when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes
hyperthyreosis : hyperthyroidism
hyperthyroid : of, relating to, or affected with hyperthyroidism
hyperthyroidism : excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland
hypertonia : the condition of exhibiting excessive muscular tone or tension
hypertonic : exhibiting excessive tone or tension
hypertonicity : the condition of being hypertonic
hypertonus : hypertonicity
hypertrichosis : excessive growth of hair
hypertrophic : excessive development of an organ or part
hypertrophied : excessive development of an organ or part
hypertrophy : excessive development of an organ or part
hypertropia : elevation of the line of vision of one eye above that of the other : upward strabismus
hyperurbanism : use of hypercorrect forms in language
hyperventilate : to breathe rapidly and deeply : undergo hyperventilation
hyperventilation : excessive rate and depth of respiration leading to abnormal loss of carbon dioxide from the blood
hypervigilant : extremely or excessively vigilant : highly or abnormally alert to potential danger or threat
hyperviscosity : excessive viscosity or thickness
hypervitaminosis : an abnormal state resulting from excessive intake of one or more vitamins
hypesthesia : impaired or decreased tactile sensibility
hypha : one of the threads that make up the mycelium of a fungus, increase by apical growth, and are transversely septate or nonseptate
Hyphaene : a genus of tropical African fan palms having branching trunks, dioecious flowers, and one-seeded fruits with thick rinds  — see doom palm
hyphaeresis : the omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the body of a word
hyphal : one of the threads that make up the mycelium of a fungus, increase by apical growth, and are transversely septate or nonseptate
hyphema : a hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye
hyphen : a punctuation mark - used especially to divide or to compound words, word elements, or numbers
hyphenate : to connect (words) or divide (a word, such as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen
hyphenated : of, relating to, or being an individual or unit of mixed or diverse background or composition
hyphenation : to connect (words) or divide (a word, such as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen
hyphenic : of or relating to hyphens
hyphenism : the quality or state of being a hyphenate : the conduct that marks or is ascribed to hyphenates
hyphenization : the joining of syllables or words with hyphens
hyphenize : hyphen
hypho : web : tissue
hyphomycete : a fungus of the subclass Hyphomycetes
Hyphomycetes : a subclass of fungi coextensive with the order Moniliales or including both the Moniliales and the Mycelia Sterilia
hyphomycetic : a subclass of fungi coextensive with the order Moniliales or including both the Moniliales and the Mycelia Sterilia
hyphomycetous : a subclass of fungi coextensive with the order Moniliales or including both the Moniliales and the Mycelia Sterilia
hyphomycosis : infection with a hyphomycete
hypidiomorphic : partly idiomorphic
hypidiomorphically : partly idiomorphic
Hypnaceae : a family of mosses (order Hypnobryales) that usually grow in dense mats and have asymmetrical capsules  — see hypnum
hypnaceous : a family of mosses (order Hypnobryales) that usually grow in dense mats and have asymmetrical capsules  — see hypnum
hypnagogic : of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding sleep
hypnoanalysis : the treatment of mental and emotional disorders by hypnosis and psychoanalytic methods
hypnocyst : hypnospore
hypnogenesis : the production of a hypnotic state
hypnogenetic : inducing a hypnotic state
hypnoid : of or relating to sleep or hypnosis
hypnoidal : of or relating to sleep or hypnosis
hypnology : the scientific study of sleep and hypnotic phenomena
hypnone : acetophenone
hypnophobia : morbid fear of sleep
hypnophobic : morbid fear of sleep
hypnophoby : morbid fear of sleep
hypnopompic : associated with the semiconsciousness preceding waking
Hypnos : the Greek god of sleep
hypnoses : a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
hypnosis : a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
hypnosperm : hypnospore
hypnosporangium : a sporangium containing hypnospores
hypnospore : a very thick-walled asexual resting spore (as of various green algae)
hypnosporic : a very thick-walled asexual resting spore (as of various green algae)
hypnotherapy : treatment by hypnotism
hypnotic : tending to produce sleep : soporific
hypnotically : tending to produce sleep : soporific
hypnotism : the study or act of inducing hypnosis  — compare mesmerism
hypnotist : the study or act of inducing hypnosis  — compare mesmerism
hypnotizability : to induce hypnosis in
hypnotizable : to induce hypnosis in
hypnotize : to induce hypnosis in
hypnotoxin : a neurotoxin found in the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war that depresses activity of the central nervous system
Hypnum : the type genus of the family Hypnaceae comprising mosses with the leaves arranged in three rows  — see plume moss
hypo : hypochondria
hypoacidity : abnormally low acidity
hypoactive : less than normally active
hypoactivity : less than normally active
hypoadrenia : hypoadrenalism
hypoaeolian : a Renaissance church mode represented as a scale from E to E on the white keys of the piano with C as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and A as its final (see final entry 2 sense c)  — see church mode illustration
hypoaminoacidemia : the presence of abnormally low concentrations of amino acids in the blood
hypobasal : situated posterior to the basal wall
hypobatholithic : of, relating to, or constituting ore deposits that occur in deeply eroded batholiths
hypobenthos : the fauna of the deep sea
hypoblast : the endoderm of an embryo
hypoblastic : the endoderm of an embryo
hypobranchial : situated below the gills : of or relating to the ventral wall of the pharynx
hypobromite : a salt or ester of hypobromous acid
hypobromous : an unstable acid HBrO that resembles hypochlorous acid and is obtained in solution by reaction of bromine water with silver nitrate or in the form of unstable salts by reaction of bromine with alkaline solutions
hypobulia : lowered ability to make decisions or to act
hypobulic : lowered ability to make decisions or to act
hypocalcemia : a deficiency of calcium in the blood
hypocarp : an enlarged sometimes edible peduncle beneath some fruits (as the cashew apple)
hypocarpium : an enlarged sometimes edible peduncle beneath some fruits (as the cashew apple)
hypocaust : an ancient Roman central heating system with underground furnace and tile flues to distribute the heat
hypocentrum : a ventral part of the body of a vertebra that is usually wedge-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, consists of the fused lower arcualia of the anterior of the two arches from which each vertebra is formed, and is characteristic of some fishes, stegocephalians, and primitive reptiles
hypocephalus : a circular sheet of papyrus containing extracts from the 162d chapter of the Book of the Dead stiffened with plastered linen and placed as an amulet under the head of an ancient Egyptian mummy in the coffin
Hypochaeris : a large widely distributed genus of milky-juiced herbs (family Compositae) that have basal leaves and scapose yellow flower heads and include some (as the cat's-ear) that are cosmopolitan weeds of open lands
hypochil : the lower part of the labellum in orchids
hypochilium : the lower part of the labellum in orchids
hypochlorhydria : deficiency of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice  — compare achlorhydria, hyperchlorhydria
hypochlorhydric : deficiency of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice  — compare achlorhydria, hyperchlorhydria
hypochlorite : a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
hypochlorous : an unstable strongly oxidizing but weak acid HClO obtained in solution along with hydrochloric acid by reaction of chlorine with water and used especially in the form of salts as an oxidizing agent, bleaching agent, disinfectant, and chlorinating agent
hypochondria : excessive concern about one's health especially when accompanied by imagined physical ailments
hypochondriac : hypochondriacal
hypochondriacal : exhibiting or marked by unusual or excessive recurring concern about one's health : affected or produced by hypochondria
hypochondriacally : exhibiting or marked by unusual or excessive recurring concern about one's health : affected or produced by hypochondria
hypochondriasis : excessive concern about one's health especially when accompanied by imagined physical ailments
hypochondriast : hypochondriac
hypochondrium : either hypochondriac region of the body
hypochordal : ventral to the spinal cord
hypochromia : deficiency of color or pigmentation
hypocleidian : of or relating to a hypocleidium
hypocleidium : a median process on the wishbone of many birds often connected with the sternum by a ligament or ossified with it
hypocondylar : located under or below a condyle
hypocone : the principal rear inner cusp of a mammalian upper molar
hypoconid : the principal rear outer cusp of a mammalian lower molar
hypoconulid : the distal cusp located between the hypoconid and the entoconid of a mammalian lower molar
hypocoracoid : a hypocoracoid bone
hypocorism : a pet name
hypocoristic : a pet name
hypocoristical : a pet name
hypocoristically : a pet name
hypocotyl : the part of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling below the cotyledon  — see seedling illustration
hypocotyledonary : located below the cotyledons
Hypocreaceae : a family of fungi that have brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps, include parasites of economic plants, and are usually included in Hypocreales but sometimes placed in Sphaeriales and then held to include the Nectriaceae
Hypocreales : an order of fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) closely related to and probably derived from the Sphaeriales  — see hypocreaceae
hypocrisy : a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not : behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel
hypocrital : hypocritical
hypocrite : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
hypocritical : characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
hypocritically : characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
hypocrize : to act hypocritically
hypocrystalline : hemicrystalline
hypocycloid : a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling internally on the circumference of a fixed circle
hypoderm : hypodermis sense 2b
hypoderma : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Hypodermatidae) of dipteran flies that have larvae parasitic in the tissues of vertebrates and include the heel flies and the common cattle grub (H. lineatum)
hypodermal : of or relating to a hypodermis
hypodermatic : hypodermic
hypodermatically : hypodermic
hypodermic : adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin
hypodermically : adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin
hypodermis : the tissue immediately beneath the epidermis of a plant especially when modified to serve as a supporting and protecting layer
hypodermoclysis : subcutaneous injection of fluids (as saline or glucose solution)
hypodermosis : infestation with warbles
hypodermous : hypodermal
hypodorian : an ancient Greek mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from A to A 
hypodynamia : decrease in strength or power
hypodynamic : marked by or exhibiting a decrease in strength or power
hypoeutectic : containing the minor component in an amount less than in the eutectic mixture
hypoeutectoid : containing less of the minor component than is contained in the eutectoid
hypofunction : decreased or insufficient function especially of an endocrine gland
hypogastric : of or relating to the lower median region of the abdomen
hypogastrium : the hypogastric region of the abdomen
hypogeal : growing or living below the surface of the ground
hypogean : growing or living below the surface of the ground
hypogee : hypogeum
hypogene : formed, crystallized, or lying at depths below the earth's surface : plutonic
hypogenesis : direct development without alternation of generations
hypogenetic : direct development without alternation of generations
hypogenic : of, relating to, or constituting hypogene action or crystallization
hypogenous : growing on the lower side (as of a leaf)
hypogeous : growing or living below the surface of the ground
hypogeum : the subterranean part of an ancient building
hypogeusia : decreased sensitivity to taste
hypoglossal : of or relating to the hypoglossal nerves
hypoglossus : hypoglossal nerve  — see ansa hypoglossi
hypoglottis : the underpart of the tongue
hypoglycemia : abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood
hypoglycemic : abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood
hypognathous : having the lower jaw longer than the upper
hypogynous : inserted upon the receptacle or axis below the gynoecium and free from it
hypogyny : inserted upon the receptacle or axis below the gynoecium and free from it
hypohalous : an acid HXO derived from the halogens and including hypochlorous acid, hypobromous acid, and hypoiodous acid
hypohidrosis : abnormally diminished sweating  — compare hyperhidrosis
Hypohippus : a genus of extinct long-necked long-bodied short-limbed horses showing adaptations for life in forests and known from remains found in the Miocene of America and the Pliocene of China
hypohyal : of, relating to, or constituting one or two small elements of each side of the hyoid arch of most fishes between the ceratohyal and the median basihyal
hypohyaline : partly glassy
hypoid : utilizing, used for, or relating to hypoid gears
hypoiodite : a salt or ester of hypoiodous acid
hypoiodous : a very unstable very weak acid HIO that resembles hypochlorous acid and is obtained in solution by treating mercury oxide (see mercury oxide sense b) with iodine in water or in the form of unstable salts in solution by reaction of iodine with alkali
hypoionian : a Renaissance church mode represented as a scale from G to G on the white keys of the piano with E as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and C as its final (see final entry 2 sense c)  — see church mode illustration
hypoischium : a small median bony rod passing backward from the ischial symphysis and supporting the ventral wall of the cloaca in most lizards
hypokinesia : abnormally decreased muscular movement (as in spaceflight)  — compare hyperkinesis sense 1
hypokinesis : hypokinesia
hypokinetic : characterized by, associated with, or caused by decreased motor activity
hypolimnion : the part of a lake below the thermocline made up of water that is stagnant and of essentially uniform temperature except during the period of overturn
hypolocrian : a hypothetical Renaissance church mode represented as a scale from F to F on the white keys of the piano with E as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and B as its final (see final entry 2 sense c)  — see church mode illustration
hypolydian : an ancient Greek mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from F to F  — see greek mode 
hypomania : a mild mania especially when part of bipolar disorder
hypomanic : a mild mania especially when part of bipolar disorder
hypomere : one of the segments from which the walls of the pleuroperitoneal cavity develop
hypomixolydian : a plagal church mode represented as a diatonic scale on the white keys of the piano from D to D with C as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and G as its final (see final entry 2 sense c)  — see church mode illustration
hypomochlion : fulcrum
hypomorph : a mutant gene having a similar but weaker effect than the corresponding wild-type gene
hypomotility : abnormal deficiency of movement
hyponastic : of, relating to, or caused by hyponasty
hyponastically : of, relating to, or caused by hyponasty
hyponasty : a nastic movement in which a plant part is bent inward and upward
hyponitrite : a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid
hyponitrous : an explosive crystalline weak acid H2N2O2 or HON=NOH obtained usually in the form of its salts by oxidation of hydroxylamine or by reduction of nitrites
hyponome : the swimming funnel of a cephalopod
hyponomic : the swimming funnel of a cephalopod
hyponychial : the thickened layer of epidermis beneath the free end of a nail
hyponychium : the thickened layer of epidermis beneath the free end of a nail
hyponym : nomen nudum
hyponymic : nomen nudum
hyponymous : nomen nudum
Hypoparia : an order of trilobites with marginal facial suture and small pygidium known from the Lower Ordivician through the Cambrian
hypophalangism : congenital absence of one or more phalanges
hypophamine : either of two hormones obtained from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland:
hypopharyngeal : of, relating to, or affecting the hypopharynx
hypopharynx : an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue
hypophloeodal : living just beneath the bark
hypophloeodic : living just beneath the bark
hypophloeous : living just beneath the bark
hypophosphate : a salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid
hypophosphite : a salt of hypophosphorous acid
hypophosphoric : an unstable acid H4P2O6 with four replaceable hydrogen atoms that is usually obtained in the form of its salts
hypophosphorous : a low-melting deliquescent crystalline strong monobasic acid H3PO2 usually obtained by acidifying one of its salts and used as a reducing agent
hypophrenia : mental deficiency
hypophrenic : mental deficiency
hypophrenosis : mental deficiency
hypophrygian : an ancient Greek mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from G to G  — see greek mode 
hypophyge : a hollow curvature especially under a Doric capital in some Greek buildings  — compare apophyge
hypophyllous : located on the under side of a leaf  — compare epigenous
hypophyseal : of or relating to the hypophysis
hypophysectomize : to remove the pituitary gland from
hypophysectomy : surgical removal of the pituitary gland
hypophysial : of or relating to the hypophysis
hypophysis : pituitary gland
hypopial : of, relating to, or consisting of a hypopus
hypopituitarism : deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland
Hypopitys : a genus of plants comprising the pinesaps and including leafless saprophytic herbs with erect stems and racemose flowers that are commonly placed in the genus Monotropa
hypoplankton : the plankton inhabiting the greatest depths especially immediately over the bottom but sometimes throughout the whole abyssal zone
hypoplanktonic : the plankton inhabiting the greatest depths especially immediately over the bottom but sometimes throughout the whole abyssal zone
hypoplasia : a condition of arrested development in which an organ or part remains below the normal size or in an immature state
hypoplastic : a condition of arrested development in which an organ or part remains below the normal size or in an immature state
hypoplastral : of or relating to the hypoplastron
hypoplastron : either of the third lateral pair of bony plates in the plastron of most turtles
hypoploid : having a chromosome number slightly less than an exact multiple of the monoploid number
hypoploidy : having a chromosome number slightly less than an exact multiple of the monoploid number
hypoprosexia : defective fixing of attention on a stimulus-object
hypopselaphesia : diminished sense of touch
hypopteron : the tuft of feathers of a bird's wing comprising the axillars
hypoptilum : aftershaft
hypopus : a migratory larva of some mites that is passively distributed by an animal to which it has attached itself and on which it does not feed
hypopygial : of or relating to a hypopygium
hypopygidium : a modified 9th abdominal segment of many insects with which the copulatory apparatus is associated
hypopygium : a modified 9th abdominal segment of many insects with which the copulatory apparatus is associated
hypopyon : an accumulation of white blood cells in the anterior chamber of the eye
hyporchema : an ancient Greek choral song and dance usually in honor of Apollo or Dionysus
hyporchematic : an ancient Greek choral song and dance usually in honor of Apollo or Dionysus
hyporcheme : an ancient Greek choral song and dance usually in honor of Apollo or Dionysus
hyporhined : having small nostrils
hyporrhythmic : deficient as to rhythm
hyposcleral : located beneath the sclera of the eye
hyposcope : a military periscope designed for use as a hand instrument or for attachment to a rifle
hyposecretion : production of a bodily secretion at an abnormally slow rate or in abnormally small quantities
hyposensitization : the state or process of being reduced in sensitivity especially to an allergen : desensitization
hyposensitize : the state or process of being reduced in sensitivity especially to an allergen : desensitization
hyposmia : impairment of the sense of smell
hypospadiac : characteristic of or affected with hypospadias
hypospadias : an abnormality of the penis in which the urethra opens on the undersurface
hyposphene : a median wedge-shaped posterior process on the neural arch of the vertebrae of certain extinct reptiles  — compare hypantrum
hypospray : a device with a spring and plunger for administering a medicated solution by forcing it in extremely fine jets through the unbroken skin
hypostase : a disk of lignified tissue formed at the base of the ovule in certain orders of plants
hypostasis : something that settles at the bottom of a fluid
hypostasize : hypostatize
hypostatic : something that settles at the bottom of a fluid
hypostatically : something that settles at the bottom of a fluid
hypostatization : to attribute real identity to (a concept)
hypostatize : to attribute real identity to (a concept)
hyposthenia : lack of strength : bodily weakness
hyposthenic : lack of strength : bodily weakness
hyposthenuria : the secretion of urine of low specific gravity due to inability of the kidney to concentrate the urine normally
hypostoma : hypostome
hypostomatic : having stomata only on the underside
hypostomatous : having the mouth on the lower side
hypostome : any of several structures associated with the mouth: such as
Hypostomides : an order or suborder of teleost fishes coextensive with the family Pegasidae
hypostomous : hypostomatous
hypostyle : having the roof resting on rows of columns
hypostypsis : mild or moderate astringency
hypostyptic : mildly or moderately styptic
hyposyllogistic : having syllogistic value or purpose without the form
hyposynergia : imperfect coordination
hypotactic : of or relating to hypotaxis
hypotarsus : calcaneum sense 2
hypotaxis : syntactic subordination (as by a conjunction)
hypotension : abnormally low blood pressure
hypotensive : characterized by or due to hypotension
hypotenuse : the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle
hypothalamic : of or relating to the hypothalamus
hypothalamus : a basal part of the diencephalon that lies beneath the thalamus on each side, forms the floor of the third ventricle, and includes vital autonomic regulatory centers
hypothallus : a marginal outgrowth of hyphae from the thallus in crustose lichens
hypothec : an obligation, right, or security given by contract or by operation of law to a creditor over property of the debtor without transfer of possession or title to the creditor  — compare pignus, pledge
hypotheca : the inner or bottom half or valve of the diatom frustule  — compare epitheca
hypothecal : the inner or bottom half or valve of the diatom frustule  — compare epitheca
hypothecary : of or relating to an obligation, right, or security in property of a debtor given to a creditor by contract or by operation of law without transfer of possession or title to the creditor
hypothecate : to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession
hypothecation : to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession
hypothecator : to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession
hypothecatory :  hypothecary
hypothecium : a layer of dense hyphal tissue just below the hymenium of lichens and fungi  — compare epithecium
hypothenal : the hypothenar eminence
hypothenar : the hypothenar eminence
Hypotheria : a hypothetical order including the as yet undiscovered ancestors of the mammals
hypothermal : of or relating to a hydrothermal metalliferous ore vein deposited at high temperature
hypothermia : subnormal temperature of the body
hypothermic : subnormal temperature of the body
hypothermy : hypothermia
hypotheses : an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument
hypothesis : an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument
hypothesize : to make a hypothesis
hypothetical : involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
hypothetically : by making an assumption for the sake of discussion or argument : in a hypothetical way
hypothyreosis : hypothyroidism
hypothyroid : of, relating to, or affected with hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism : deficient activity of the thyroid gland
hypotonia : the state of having hypotonic muscle tone
hypotonic : having deficient tone or tension
hypotonicity : having deficient tone or tension
hypotonus : hypotonia
hypotony : hypotonia
hypotrachelium : gorgerin
Hypotremata : an order of Chondrichthyes comprising the rays  — compare pleurotremata
hypotrich : one of the Hypotricha
Hypotricha : a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliates that have cilia only on the ventral surface and usually fused to cirri and that often have tactile bristles on the dorsum  — compare euplotes , oxytricha , stylonychia
hypotrichosis : congenital deficiency of hair
hypotrichous : a suborder of Spirotricha comprising ciliates that have cilia only on the ventral surface and usually fused to cirri and that often have tactile bristles on the dorsum  — compare euplotes , oxytricha , stylonychia
hypotrochanteric : situated beneath a trochanter
hypotrochoid : a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius but not on the circumference of a circle rolling on the inside of a fixed circle  — compare epitrochoid
hypotrochoidal : a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius but not on the circumference of a circle rolling on the inside of a fixed circle  — compare epitrochoid
hypotrophy : subnormal growth
hypotympanic : located below the middle ear
hypotypic : imperfectly typical
hypotypical : imperfectly typical
hypotyposis : vivid picturesque description
hypovalve : one half of the shell of a dinoflagellate
hypovanadate : a salt (as potassium hypovanadate K2V4O9) containing tetravalent vanadium in the anion
hypovitaminosis : avitaminosis
hypoxanthine : a purine base C5H4N4O found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation
Hypoxis : a genus of small scapose herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having numerous hairy linear leaves from a corm or short rootstock and umbellate yellow flowers with 6-parted perianth  — see star grass sense 1
Hypoxylon : a genus of fungi (family Xylariaceae) having effuse to hemispherical stromata and including a species (H. pruinatum) that causes a canker of poplars  — compare xylaria
hypozeugma : the joining of several subjects with a single verb
hypozeuxis : the use in a parallel construction of successive clauses each complete with subject and verb
hypozoic : lying under the fossiliferous systems
hyppish : affected with hypochondria : blue, depressed, melancholic
hypsibrachycephalic : having a high broad head
hypsibrachycephalism : the quality or state of being hypsibrachycephalic
hypsibrachycephaly : having a high broad head
hypsicephalic : having a high forehead with a length-height index of 62.6 or higher  — compare hypsicranic
hypsicephaly : having a high forehead with a length-height index of 62.6 or higher  — compare hypsicranic
hypsidolichocephalic : having a head that is high and narrow or high and long or high, long, and narrow
hypsidolichocephalism : the quality or state of being hypsidolichocephalic
hypsidolichocephaly : hypsidolichocephalism
hypsiliform : hypsiloid
hypsiloid : resembling a Greek capital letter upsilon in form
Hypsilophodon : a genus (the type of the family Hypsilophodontidae) of small primitive ornithopod dinosaurs of the Wealden of the Isle of Wight
hypsilophodont : of or relating to the genus Hypsilophodon or family Hypsilophodontidae
Hypsistarian : a member of a sect of the 4th to the 9th century in Asia Minor combining heathen, Jewish, and Christian tenets
hypsistenocephalic : having an extremely high narrow head
hypsistenocephalism : the quality or state of being hypsistenocephalic
hypsistenocephaly : having an extremely high narrow head
hypsochrome : an atom or group that causes a hypsochromic change when introduced into a compound
hypsochromic : of, relating to, causing, or characterized by a visible lightening of color or a shift to spectral colors of shorter wavelength
hypsodont : having high or deep crowns and short roots (as the molar teeth of a horse)  — compare brachydont
hypsodontism : the quality or state of being hypsodont
hypsodonty : having high or deep crowns and short roots (as the molar teeth of a horse)  — compare brachydont
hypsography : a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the varying elevations of the earth's surface with reference to sea level
hypsoisotherm : an isotherm that is drawn on a vertical section of the atmosphere and sometimes also of the ground to show the distribution of temperature in the vertical
hypsometer : any of various instruments for determining the height of trees by triangulation
hypsometric : of, relating to, or indicating elevation (as on a map)
hypsometry : the science of measuring heights (as with reference to sea level)
hypsophyll : a floral leaf beneath the sporophylls : bract, scale leaf
hypsophyllar : a floral leaf beneath the sporophylls : bract, scale leaf
hypsophyllary : a floral leaf beneath the sporophylls : bract, scale leaf
hypsophyllous : a floral leaf beneath the sporophylls : bract, scale leaf
hypural : of, relating to, or constituting the bony structure chiefly formed of the expanded and more or less fused hemal spines of the last few vertebrae that supports the caudal fin rays in most teleost fishes
hyraces : any of a family (Procaviidae) of small ungulate mammals of Africa and the Middle East characterized by thickset body with short legs and ears and rudimentary tail, feet with soft pads and broad nails, and teeth of which the molars resemble those of the rhinoceros and the incisors those of rodents
hyraceum : a southern African product somewhat like castoreum said to be excreted by the hyrax and formerly much used as a folk remedy and as a fixative for perfumes
Hyrachyus : a genus (the type of the family Hyrachyidae) of primitive perissodactyl ungulates related to the rhinoceroses and common in the North American Eocene
hyracid : of or relating to the Procaviidae
hyraciform : resembling a hyrax
Hyracodon : a genus (the type of the family Hyracodontidae) of Eocene and Oligocene perissodactyls related to the rhinoceroses but hornless and of light agile build with all feet three-toed
hyracodont : of or relating to the genus Hyracodon or family Hyracodontidae
hyracoid : one of the Hyracoidea
Hyracoidea : an order of Old World ungulate mammals that is now restricted to Africa and southwestern Asia and that comprises various extinct animals and the surviving hyraxes which find their nearest living relatives in the elephants and sirenians but in many respects resemble rabbits
hyracothere : an animal or fossil of the genus Hyracotherium
Hyracotherium : a genus of lower Eocene perissodactylous mammals about the size of a fox having four-toed forelimbs and three-toed hind limbs and regarded as among the earliest ancestors of the modern horse
hyrax : any of a family (Procaviidae) of small ungulate mammals of Africa and the Middle East characterized by thickset body with short legs and ears and rudimentary tail, feet with soft pads and broad nails, and teeth of which the molars resemble those of the rhinoceros and the incisors those of rodents
Hyrcanian province of ancient Persia on the southeast coast of the Caspian Sea northeast of Media and northwest of Parthia
hyson : a Chinese green tea made from thinly rolled and twisted leaves
hyssop : a plant used in purificatory sprinkling rites by the ancient Hebrews
Hyssopus : a Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs (family Labiatae) having floral whorls in bracted spikes  — see hyssop sense 1
hystazarin : a yellow crystalline compound C14H6O2(OH)2 produced along with its isomer alizarin by condensation of phthalic anhydride and pyrocatechol; 2,3-dihydroxy-anthraquinone
hysterectomy : surgical removal of the uterus
hysteresis : a retardation of an effect when the forces acting upon a body are changed (as if from viscosity or internal friction)
hysteretic : a retardation of an effect when the forces acting upon a body are changed (as if from viscosity or internal friction)
hysteria : a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral sense 4) functions
Hysteriales : an order of fungi of the subclass Euascomycetes that is characterized by elongated ascomata opening by a longitudinal slit and includes various fungi which cause leaf cast of conifers  — see hysteriaceae
hysteric : a person subject to or affected by hysteria
hysterical : of, relating to, or marked by hysteria
hysterically : a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral sense 4) functions
hystericky : hysterical
hysterics : a fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying
hysteriform : resembling hysteria
hysterioid : boat-shaped
hysterocrystalline : a secondary crystallization in igneous rock
hysterogenic : inducing hysteria
hysteroid : resembling or tending toward hysteria
hysterology : hysteron proteron
hysteromorphous : of, relating to, or constituting mineral deposits formed on the earth's surface by mechanical or chemical concentration
hysteron : a figure of speech consisting of the reversal of a natural or rational order (as in "then came the thunder and the lightning")
hysteropexy : surgical fixation of a displaced uterus
hysterophyte : heterophyte
hysterorrhaphy : a suturing of an incised or ruptured uterus
hysterorrhexis : rupture of the uterus
hysteroscope : an endoscope used for hysteroscopy
hysterotomy : surgical incision of the uterus usually made by a transabdominal approach
Hystricidae : a family of Old World hystricomorph rodents comprising the terrestrial porcupines that was formerly extended to include the New World arboreal porcupines  — compare erethizontidae
hystricoid : of or relating to the Hystricoidea
hystricomorph : of or relating to the Hystricomorpha
Hystricomorpha : a suborder of Rodentia comprising forms distinguished by zygomatic arch in which the jugal bone forms the center block and including porcupines, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and many others
hystricomorphic : a suborder of Rodentia comprising forms distinguished by zygomatic arch in which the jugal bone forms the center block and including porcupines, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and many others
hystricomorphous : a suborder of Rodentia comprising forms distinguished by zygomatic arch in which the jugal bone forms the center block and including porcupines, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and many others
Hystrix  — see ichthyosis hystrix gravior
I : the 9th letter of the English alphabet
i : the 9th letter of the English alphabet
iamb : a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
iambelegus : a verse used in classical prosody consisting of an iambic dimeter and half an elegiac pentameter
iambi : a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
iambic : a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
iambist : one who writes iambic verse
iambographer : iambist
iambus : a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
Ian : a entry 2
Ianthina : janthina sense 2
ianthine : having a violet color
ianthinite : a mineral 2UO2.7H2O consisting of a hydrous uranium dioxide and occurring as violet orthorhombic crystals
iao : wattlebird sense 1a
Iapetus : the third largest satellite of Saturn with a diameter of approximately 890 miles (1440 km)
Iapygian : a member of one of several peoples anciently inhabiting the peninsula of Apulia in southeastern Italy
iatric : of or relating to (such) medical treatment or healing
iatrical : of or relating to (such) medical treatment or healing
iatrochemical : chemistry combined with medicine
iatrochemist : a person believing in or practicing iatrochemistry
iatrochemistry : chemistry combined with medicine
iatromathematics : iatrophysics
iatrophysical : physics combined with medicine
iatrophysicist : a person who specializes in iatrophysics
iatrophysics : physics combined with medicine
iba : a medium-sized Philippine tree (Cicca acida) sometimes cultivated for its edible roundish greenish white fruit
Ibad : an Arab people in Hira between the Euphrates and the Arabian desert
Ibadite : a member of an austere Muslim sect found chiefly in the northern part of Africa
Iban : a Dayak people of Sarawak, Borneo
Ibanag : a people of northern Luzon inhabiting chiefly the Cagayan valley
Iberia ancient Spain
Iberian : of or relating to the peoples anciently inhabiting parts of the peninsula comprising Spain and Portugal or to their languages
Iberic :  iberian
Iberis : a genus of Old World mostly glabrous plants (family Cruciferae) having entire or pinnatifid sometimes fleshy leaves and flowers with two long and two short petals succeeded by a broad ovate pod, the herbaceous members being often cultivated for their flat-topped clusters of white or purplish flowers  — see candytuft
iberite : an alteration product of cordierite
ibex : any of several wild goats (genus Capra, especially C. ibex) living chiefly in high mountain areas of the Old World and having large recurved horns transversely ridged in front
ibid ibidem; in the same place
ibis : any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill
ibisbill : a bluish gray bird (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) of central Asia having a long downcurved red bill and resembling a lapwing
Ibo : a member of a people of the area around the lower Niger in Africa
ibolium : a privet (Ligustrum ibolium) produced by hybridizing two privets (L. obtusifolium and L. ovalifolium) that has pubescent branches and midribs of the under surfaces of the leaves and a glabrous calyx
Ibsenian Henrik 1828–1906 Norwegian poet and dramatist
Ibsenism : dramatic invention or construction characteristic of Ibsen
Ibsenite : dramatic invention or construction characteristic of Ibsen
Icacinaceae : a family of tropical chiefly woody plants of the order Sapindales with alternate leaves, panicled flowers, and drupaceous fruit
icacinaceous : a family of tropical chiefly woody plants of the order Sapindales with alternate leaves, panicled flowers, and drupaceous fruit
icaco : coco plum
Icaria island of Greece in the Southern Sporades west-southwest of Samos area 99 square miles (257 square kilometers)
Icarian : the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun
Icarus : the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun
ice : frozen water
iceberg : a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceblink : a glare in the sky over an ice field
iceboat : a skeleton boat or frame on runners propelled on ice usually by sails
icebone : aitchbone
icebound : surrounded, obstructed, or covered by ice
icebox : refrigerator
icebreaker : a ship equipped (as with a reinforced bow) to make and maintain a channel through ice
icecap : a cover of perennial ice and snow
icecraft : skill in traveling on an ice surface or through waters containing floating ice
iced : containing ice or cooled by ice or refrigeration
icefall : a frozen waterfall
icefish : any of several small, shining, more or less translucent fishes: such as
icehouse : a building in which ice is made or stored
Iceland island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland and just south of the Arctic Circle; a republic, formerly (1380–1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918–44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark; capital Reykjavik area 39,769 square miles (103,000 square kilometers), population 343,500
iceland island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland and just south of the Arctic Circle; a republic, formerly (1380–1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918–44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark; capital Reykjavik area 39,769 square miles (103,000 square kilometers), population 343,500
Icelander island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland and just south of the Arctic Circle; a republic, formerly (1380–1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918–44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark; capital Reykjavik area 39,769 square miles (103,000 square kilometers), population 343,500
Icelandic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, the Icelanders, or Icelandic
iceless : frozen water
icelike : resembling ice
iceman : a man skilled in traveling on ice
Iceni : an ancient British people that under their queen Boudicca revolted against the Romans in a.d. 60
icequake : the concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice
iceroot : goldenseal sense 1
ich : I serve 
Ichneumia : a genus of African carnivorous mammals (family Herpestidae) containing the white-tailed mongooses
ichneumon : a mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) of Africa, southern Europe, and southwestern Asia
Ichneumones :  ichneumonoidea
ichneumonid : of or relating to the Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae : a family including the typical ichneumon wasps that have no costal cell and two recurrent veins in the forewing
Ichneumonoidea : a superfamily of Hymenoptera consisting of ichenumon wasps and braconids
ichnite : a fossil footprint
ichnographic : of or having the form of an ichnography
ichnographical : of or having the form of an ichnography
ichnography : a horizontal section (as of a building) showing true dimensions according to a geometric scale : ground plan, map
ichnolite : a fossil footprint
ichnology : the study of fossil footprints
icho : ginkgo
ichor : a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge
ichorous : a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge
ichthus : a representation of a fish used in ancient times as a pagan fertility talisman or amulet or as a Christian symbol for the Greek word ichthys interpreted as an acrostic in which the Greek letters are the initials of the words I ēsous Ch ristos th eou hy ios s ōtēr meaning Jesus Christ Son of God Savior
ichthyic : of or relating to fishes or having the form of a fish
ichthyism : ichthyotoxism
ichthyismus : ichthyotoxism
ichthyocol : isinglass sense 1
ichthyocolla : isinglass sense 1
Ichthyodea : a suborder of Amphibia comprising forms having the gills or gill clefts usually persistent (as the siren, the congo snake, and members of the genera Proteus and Necturus)  — compare mutabilia
ichthyodian : a suborder of Amphibia comprising forms having the gills or gill clefts usually persistent (as the siren, the congo snake, and members of the genera Proteus and Necturus)  — compare mutabilia
ichthyodont : a fossil fish tooth
ichthyodorulite : a fossil fin spine, dermal spine, or tubercle of a fish or ichthyoid vertebrate
ichthyofauna : the fish life of a region
ichthyoid : megaloblast
ichthyolite : a fossil fish or fragment of a fish
ichthyolitic : a fossil fish or fragment of a fish
ichthyological : a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
ichthyologically : a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
ichthyologist : a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
ichthyology : a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
ichthyomorphic : having the shape or some other feature of a fish
ichthyomorphous : having the shape or some other feature of a fish
ichthyophagi : a people (as in ancient times on the African coast of the Red sea) living largely on sea food : fish eaters
ichthyophagist : one that eats or subsists on fish
ichthyophagous : eating or subsisting on fish
ichthyophthiriasis : ich
ichthyopsid : of or relating to the Ichthyopsida
Ichthyopsida : a group of vertebrates comprising the agnathous vertebrates, fishes, and amphibians  — compare mammalia , sauropsida
ichthyopsidan : a group of vertebrates comprising the agnathous vertebrates, fishes, and amphibians  — compare mammalia , sauropsida
Ichthyopterygia : a subclass of fossil aquatic reptiles occurring from the late Carboniferous through the Jurassic and including the small freshwater Mesosauria and the extremely ichthyoid Ichthyosauria
ichthyopterygium : the vertebrate limb when having the form of a fin whether as a definitive organ or in the course of individual or evolutionary development
Ichthyornis : the type genus of Ichthyornithidae comprising extinct birds of the Upper Cretaceous that have biconcave vertebrae, articulated quadrate bones, sharp conical teeth set in sockets, well-developed wings, and a keeled sternum and that are similar in size and probably in habits to a tern
Ichthyornithes : a superorder of extinct birds coextensive with the order Ichthyornithiformes
Ichthyornithidae : a family of extinct birds (order Ichthyornithiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of North America that comprises the genus Ichthyornis and in some classifications Apatornis and possibly one other genus
Ichthyornithiformes : an order of extinct toothed birds (superorder Odontognathae) coextensive with the family Ichthyornithidae in its broadest scope
ichthyosaur : any of an order (Ichthyosauria) of extinct marine reptiles of the Mesozoic specialized for aquatic life by a streamlined body with a long snout, limbs reduced to small fins for steering, and a large lunate caudal fin
Ichthyosauria : an order of Mesozoic marine reptiles most abundant in the Lias having an ichthyoid body, elongated snout, short neck, dorsal and caudal fins, limbs modified into paddles by the flattening of the bones, multiplication of the phalanges and addition of from one to four digits, eyes very large and protected by a ring of bony sclerotic plates, and numerous conical teeth set in grooves and adapted for catching fish
ichthyosaurian : any of an order (Ichthyosauria) of extinct marine reptiles of the Mesozoic specialized for aquatic life by a streamlined body with a long snout, limbs reduced to small fins for steering, and a large lunate caudal fin
ichthyosaurid : of or relating to the Ichthyosauridae
Ichthyosauridae : a family of ichthyosaurs widely distributed in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of both hemispheres  — see ichthyosaurus
ichthyosauroid : an order of Mesozoic marine reptiles most abundant in the Lias having an ichthyoid body, elongated snout, short neck, dorsal and caudal fins, limbs modified into paddles by the flattening of the bones, multiplication of the phalanges and addition of from one to four digits, eyes very large and protected by a ring of bony sclerotic plates, and numerous conical teeth set in grooves and adapted for catching fish
Ichthyosaurus : the type genus of Ichthyosauridae comprising highly variable Jurassic ichthyosaurs and originally including most of the later ichthyosaurs most of which are now placed in other genera
ichthyosis : any of several diseases usually of hereditary origin characterized by rough, thick, and scaly skin
ichthyotic : of, relating to, or exhibiting ichthyosis
Ichthyotomi : a subclass or order of Chondrichthyes comprising chiefly Carboniferous and early Permian sharks having a slender and elongated body with diphycercal tail and archipterygial fins  — compare pleuracanthus
ichthyotomous : a subclass or order of Chondrichthyes comprising chiefly Carboniferous and early Permian sharks having a slender and elongated body with diphycercal tail and archipterygial fins  — compare pleuracanthus
ichthyotoxin : a toxic substance in the blood serum of the eel
ichthyotoxism : poisoning from fish
ichu : a valuable grass (Stipa ichu) of the upper Andes that is used as forage and for thatching
icica : a tropical American timber tree of the genus Protium
icicle : a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
icily : covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice
iciness : covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice
icing : a sweet flavored usually creamy mixture used to coat baked goods (such as cupcakes)
icon : a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
Iconian : of or relating to Iconium (now Konya)
iconic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an icon
iconoclasm : the doctrine, practice, or attitude of an iconoclast
iconoclast : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
iconoclastic : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
iconoclastically : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
iconodule : one who venerates icons and defends their devotional use
iconodulist : iconodule
iconoduly : the veneration of images
iconographer : a maker of figures or drawings especially of a conventional type
iconographic : of or relating to iconography
iconographical : of or relating to iconography
iconography : the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and especially a religious or legendary subject
iconolater : a worshiper of images or icons
iconolatry : the worship of images or icons
iconological : the study of icons or artistic symbolism
iconologist : a specialist in iconology
iconology : the study of icons or artistic symbolism
iconomatic : of or relating to a form of writing believed to be intermediate between picture writing and phonetic writing in which pictures or signs stand not for objects themselves but for their names considered as phonetic elements only
iconomatically : of or relating to a form of writing believed to be intermediate between picture writing and phonetic writing in which pictures or signs stand not for objects themselves but for their names considered as phonetic elements only
iconomaticism : iconomatic writing
iconomatography : iconomatic writing
iconometer : an instrument for determining the distance of an object of known size or the size of an object at known distance by measuring the image of it produced by a lens of known focal length
iconometric : of, relating to, or ascertained by iconometry
iconometry : the art of estimating the distance or size of an object by the use of an iconometer
iconoscope : a camera tube containing an electron gun and a photoemissive mosaic screen of which each cell produces a charge proportional to the varying light intensity of the image focused on the screen
iconostasis : a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the bema from the nave in Eastern churches
icosahedral : of or having the form of an icosahedron
icosasemic : having or equal to 20 morae
icositetrahedron : an isometric crystal form with 24 faces
Icosteidae : a family of deepwater fishes (order Malacichthyes) comprising the ragfishes and having a soft skeleton and skin loose and naked or with small prickles or scales
Icosteus : the type genus of the family Icosteidae comprising various typical ragfishes of the Pacific ocean
icotype : a typical specimen of a species accurately identified but not serving as the basis for a published description
icteric : of, relating to, or affected with jaundice
Icteridae : a large family of American oscine birds comprising the orioles, the American blackbirds, the bobolinks, and the meadowlarks and having nine primaries, a sharp conical bill, and no rictal bristles
icterine : resembling or relating to the family Icteridae
icteritious : of a jaundiced color : yellow
icterogenic : causing or tending to cause jaundice
icterohematuria : an infectious disease of sheep that is marked by jaundice and caused by a parasitic protozoan (Babesia ovis) which destroys red blood cells  — compare texas fever
icteroid : resembling jaundice : of a yellow tint like that produced by jaundice
icterus : yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments : jaundice
ictic : of or relating to an ictus
Ictonyx : a genus of African mustelid mammals comprising the zorils
ictus : the recurring stress or beat in a rhythmic or metrical series of sounds
icy : covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice
id : the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is completely unconscious and is the source of psychic energy derived from instinctual needs and drives  — compare ego, superego
Ida International Development Association
Idaean : of, relating to, or dwelling on Mt. Ida in Crete
Idaho state of the northwestern U.S. bordering on British Columbia, Canada; capital Boise area 83,557 square miles (217,248 square kilometers), population 1,567,582
Idahoan state of the northwestern U.S. bordering on British Columbia, Canada; capital Boise area 83,557 square miles (217,248 square kilometers), population 1,567,582
Idalian : of or relating to the ancient town Idalium that was a center of the worship of Aphrodite
idant : a hypothetical structural unit arising from an aggregation of ids and forming a basic element of the germplasm in the Weismannian theory of heredity
ide integrated drive electronics
idea : a formulated thought or opinion
ideaed : having a specified kind of idea or a specified number of ideas
ideal : of, relating to, or embodying an ideal
idealess : a formulated thought or opinion
idealism : the practice of forming ideals or living under their influence
idealist : one guided by ideals
idealistic : of or relating to idealists or idealism
idealistically : of or relating to idealists or idealism
ideality : the quality or state of being ideal
idealization : to attribute ideal characteristics to
idealize : to attribute ideal characteristics to
idealizer : to attribute ideal characteristics to
idealless : of, relating to, or embodying an ideal
ideally : conformably to or in respect to an ideal : perfectly
idealness : the quality or state of being ideal
ideamonger : one that deals in ideas : idea man
ideate : to form an idea or conception of
ideation : the capacity for or the act of forming or entertaining ideas
ideational : of, relating to, or produced by ideation
ideationally : of, relating to, or produced by ideation
ideative : ideational
ideist : an adherent of an idealistic philosophy
idempotent : relating to or being a mathematical quantity which when applied to itself under a given binary operation (such as multiplication) equals itself
identic : identical: such as
identical : being the same : selfsame
identically : being the same : selfsame
identicalness : being the same : selfsame
identifiable : capable of being identified
identification : an act of identifying : the state of being identified
identifier : one that identifies
identify : to establish the identity of
identism : identity philosophy
identity : the distinguishing character or personality of an individual : individuality
ideogenetic : originating ideas
ideogram : a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it
ideogrammic : a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it
ideograph : ideogram
ideographic : ideogram
ideographically : ideogram
ideography : the use of ideograms
ideologic : of, relating to, or based on ideology
ideological : of, relating to, or based on ideology
ideologically : of, relating to, or based on ideology
ideologist : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
ideologize : to give an ideological character or interpretation to
ideologue : an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology
ideology : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
ideomotor : not reflex but motivated by an idea
ideophone : an onomatopoeic element functioning as part of distinct word class especially in African languages
ideoplastic : modified by mental activity
ides : the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of any other month in the ancient Roman calendar
idgah : a place set apart for public prayers on the two chief Muslim feasts
idiasm : an individual mannerism (as in literary style)
idic : relating to or consisting of ids
idiobiology : a branch of biology concerned with the study of organisms as individuals
idioblast : a plant cell (such as a sclereid) that differs markedly from neighboring cells
idioblastic : a plant cell (such as a sclereid) that differs markedly from neighboring cells
idiochromatic : colored inherently and characteristically : having a distinctive and constant coloration
idiochromatin : the part of the chromatin of a cell that is thought to transmit genes and function in reproduction  — compare trophochromatin
idiochromosome : sex chromosome
idiocrasy : peculiarity of constitution : idiosyncrasy
idiocratic : idiosyncratic
idiocratical : idiosyncratic
idiocy : extreme foolishness or stupidity
idiocyclophanous : idiophanous
idiogenesis : spontaneous origin (as of disease)
idiogenetic : spontaneous origin (as of disease)
idioglossia : a condition in which words are so poorly articulated that speech is either unintelligible or appears to be a made-up language
idiograph : a mark or signature peculiar to an individual
idiographic : relating to or dealing with something concrete, individual, or unique
idiolalia :  idioglossia
idiom : an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
idiomatic : of, relating to, or conforming to idiom
idiomatically : of, relating to, or conforming to idiom
idiometer : an instrument for ascertaining the personal equation of an astronomical observer
idiomography : the description of idiom
idiomology : the study of idiom
idiomorphic : having the proper form or shape
idiomorphism : the condition of being idiomorphic (see idiomorphic sense 1)
idiomorphous : idiomorphic sense 1
idiomuscular : relating to muscular tissue exclusively
idiopathic : arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause : primary
idiopathically : arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause : primary
idiopathy : an idiopathic anomaly or disease
idiophanous : exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a polariscope
idiophonic : any of a class of musical instruments (such as a bell or gong) whose sound is generated by striking, rubbing, plucking, or blowing the material of the instrument itself not under any special tension  — compare aerophone, chordophone, electrophone, lamellophone, membranophone
idioplasm : the part of the protoplasm that functions specifically in hereditary transmission : germplasm sense 1b
idioretinal : peculiar to the retina
idiorrhythmic : self-regulating
Idiosepiidae : a family of squids that includes a single tiny squid (Idiosepius pygmaeus or Idiosepion pygmaeum) of the Indian ocean which lacks an internal shell and is considerably less than an inch in length
idiosome : any of several specialized cellular organelles: as
idiosyncrasy : a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
idiosyncratic : a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
idiosyncratically : a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
idiot : a foolish or stupid person
idiotcy : idiocy sense 1
idiotic : showing complete lack of thought or common sense : foolish
idiotical : showing complete lack of thought or common sense : foolish
idiotically : showing complete lack of thought or common sense : foolish
idioticalness : extreme stupidity or foolishness
idiotism : idiom sense 1
idiotize : to make a fool of : cause to become or behave like an idiot
idiotry : idiocy
idiotype : the molecular structure and conformation of an antibody that confers its antigenic specificity
idiotypic : the molecular structure and conformation of an antibody that confers its antigenic specificity
iditol : a sweet crystalline alcohol C12H28O12 obtained by a reduction of idose or sorbose
idle : not occupied or employed: such as
idleheaded : foolish, stupid, silly
idlehood : idleness
idleman : a man of substance who does not need to work for a living
idleness : not occupied or employed: such as
idler : one who spends time idly : an idle, inactive, or lazy person
idleset : idleness
idly : in an idle manner: such as
Ido : an international artificial language produced by modification of Esperanto
idocrase : a mineral that is a complex silicate especially of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum
idol : an object of extreme devotion
idola : eidolon
idolater : a worshipper of idols
idolatress : a female idolater
idolatric : idolatrous
idolatrize : to worship idols : pay idolatrous worship
idolatrizer : to worship idols : pay idolatrous worship
idolatrous : of or relating to idolatry
idolatrously : of or relating to idolatry
idolatrousness : of or relating to idolatry
idolatry : the worship of a physical object as a god
idolism : the worship of idols
idolist : idolater sense 1
idolization : to worship as a god
idolize : to worship as a god
idolizer : to worship as a god
idololatry : idolatry
idolum : eidolon
idoneity : the quality or state of being idoneous : suitability, fitness
idoneous : fit, appropriate, suitable, proper
idose : a sugar C6H12O6 epimeric with gulose and obtainable along with gulose by synthesis from xylose
Idothea : a large and widely distributed genus (the type of the family Idotheidae) of small marine cursorial isopods
idrialite : a mineral probably C43H32O occurring as a crystalline hydrocarbon and melting at 205° C
Idumaean :  edomite
idyl : a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
idyllic : pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
idyllically : pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
ie that is
if : in the event that
ife city in southwestern Nigeria northeast of Ibadan population 209,100
iffy : having many uncertain or unknown qualities or conditions
Ifugao : a people inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines
Igara : a people on the Niger at its confluence with the Benue in Nigeria
Igbira : a people of the Benue river region
Igdyr : a nomadic Turkoman people in Turkmenistan, Soviet Union, by the Caspian sea
igloo : a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice when built for temporary purposes or of sod, wood, or stone when permanent and that is typically associated with the indigenous Inuit, Inupiat, and Yupik peoples of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
ignatia : the dried ripe seeds of the Saint-Ignatius's-bean used like nux vomica
Ignatian Saint 1491–1556 originally Iñigo de Oñaz y Loyola Spanish religious and founder of Society of Jesus
Ignatius Saint died circa a.d. 110 Theophorus bishop of Antioch and church father
igneous : formed by solidification of magma
ignescent : volatile
ignipuncture : puncture of the body with hot needles for therapeutic purposes
ignitability : to set afire
ignite : to set afire
igniter : to set afire
ignitible : to set afire
ignition : the device that is used to ignite the fuel mixture in a gasoline engine
ignitor : to set afire
ignitron : a mercury-containing rectifier tube in which the arc is struck again at the beginning of each cycle by a special electrode separately energized by an auxiliary circuit
ignobility : characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
ignoble : characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
ignobleness : characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
ignobly : characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
ignominious : humiliating, degrading
ignominiously : humiliating, degrading
ignominiousness : humiliating, degrading
ignominy : deep personal humiliation and disgrace
ignorable : to refuse to take notice of
ignoramus : an utterly ignorant person : dunce
ignorance : the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
ignorant : destitute of knowledge or education
ignorantism : obscurantism
ignorantly : destitute of knowledge or education
ignorantness : destitute of knowledge or education
ignoration : complete or utter ignorance
ignore : to refuse to take notice of
ignorer : to refuse to take notice of
ignote : unknown
Igorot : a member of any of several related peoples of northwestern Luzon, Philippines
iguana : any of various large chiefly herbivorous usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae, the iguana family) that have a serrated dorsal crest and large dewlap
iguanid : of or relating to the Iguanidae
Iguanidae : a large family of chiefly New World lizards including the iguanas and many of the small inoffensive lizards (as the pine lizard and horned toads) of the U.S. and being distinguished from the related Agamidae by possession of pleurodont dentition
Iguanodon : any of a genus (Iguanodon) of very large herbivorous dinosaurs of the Early Cretaceous
iguanoid : of or relating to an iguana or the iguanas
ihi : stitchbird
Ihlat : an originally nomadic Sunnite people of Persia
ihleite : copiapite
ihram : a state of consecration assumed by Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca
iiwi : an Hawaiian honeycreeper (Vestiaria coccinea) with chiefly bright vermilion plumage formerly used in making feather cloaks
Ijo : a people of the Niger delta
ijolite : a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of nephelite and augite typically with calcite, apatite, and titanite accessories
ikat : a fabric in which the yarns have been tie-dyed before weaving
Ike : iconoscope
Ikhwan : Muslim brethren united by the ties of common membership in the Wahhabi sect of central Arabia
Ila International Longshoremen's Association
ileac : of, relating to, or affecting the ileum
ileitis : inflammation of the ileum
ileocolic : relating to, situated near, or involving the ileum and the colon
ileocolitis : inflammation of the ileum and colon
ileocolostomy : a surgical operation producing an artificial opening connecting the ileum and the colon
ileon : ileum
ileosigmoidostomy : a surgical operation producing a permanent artificial opening connecting the ileum and the sigmoid colon
ileostomy : surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the ileum to an opening in the abdominal wall
ilesite : a mineral (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO4.4H2O consisting of a green hydrous manganese zinc iron sulfate
ileum : the last division of the small intestine extending between the jejunum and large intestine
ileus : obstruction of the bowel
ilex : holm oak
ilia : the broad, dorsal, upper, and largest of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
Iliac : of, relating to, or located on or near the ilium
iliac : of, relating to, or located on or near the ilium
iliacus : a muscle of the iliac region of the abdomen that flexes the thigh or bends the pelvis and lumbar region forward, has its origin from the iliac fossa, iliac crest, the base of the sacrum, and adjoining parts, and is inserted into the outer side of the tendon of the psoas major, the capsule of the hip joint, and the lesser trochanter of the femur
Iliad : a series of miseries or disastrous events
Iliadic : a series of miseries or disastrous events
iliahi : an Hawaiian sandalwood tree (Santalum freycinetianum) yielding an aromatic wood
ilial : of, relating to, or located on or near the ilium
Ilian : of or relating to Ilium (ancient Troy)
iliau : a destructive disease of young sugarcane endemic in Hawaii caused by a fungus (Gnomonia iliau) and characterized by binding of the leaf bases tightly about the stem
ilima : a small shrub of the genus Sida (especially S. fallax) commonly bearing tiny yellow or orange flowers that are often used in Hawaiian leis
iliococcygeus : a muscle of the pelvis that is a subdivision of the levator ani, has its origin at the pubic symphysis and the tendon which arches over the obturator internus, inserts on the coccyx and perineal body, and helps support the pelvic viscera  — compare pubococcygeus
iliocostalis : the lateral division of the sacrospinalis muscle that helps to keep the trunk erect and consists of three parts:
iliofemoral : of or relating to the ilium and the femur
iliohypogastric : a branch of the first lumbar nerve that divides into branches distributed to the skin of the lateral part of the buttocks, the skin of the pubic region, and the muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall
ilioinguinal : of, relating to, or affecting the iliac and inguinal abdominal regions
iliolumbar : a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies muscles in the lumbar region and the iliac fossa
iliopectineal : a ridge on the hip bone marking the junction of the ilium and the pubis
iliopsoas : a muscle consisting of the iliacus and psoas major muscles
iliopsoatic : of or relating to the iliopsoas
iliotibial : of or relating to the ilium and the tibia
ilium : the broad, dorsal, upper, and largest of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
ilk : sort, kind
ilka : each, every
ill : not in good health
illaborate : carelessly done : rough
Illaenus : a genus of Ordovician and Silurian trilobites
Illanun : the Maranao people of northern Borneo and of the southwest coastal area of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines
illapse : influx, accession
illaqueate : snare
illation : the action of inferring : inference
illative : a word (such as therefore) or phrase (such as as a consequence) introducing an inference
illatively : a word (such as therefore) or phrase (such as as a consequence) introducing an inference
illaudable : deserving no praise
illaudably : deserving no praise
illegal : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit
illegality : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit
illegalize : to make or declare illegal
illegally : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit
illegibility : not legible : indecipherable
illegible : not legible : indecipherable
illegibly : not legible : indecipherable
illegitimacy : the quality or state of being illegitimate
illegitimate : not recognized as lawful offspring
illegitimately : not recognized as lawful offspring
illegitimation : the action of illegitimating
illegitimatize : illegitimate
illeism : excessive use of the pronoun he especially in reference to oneself
illeist : one who makes excessive use of the pronoun he especially in reference to himself
illfare : the condition of faring badly or of not being well off
illguide : to treat or handle badly : mismanage
illiberal : not liberal: such as
illiberalism : opposition to or lack of liberalism
illiberality : not liberal: such as
illiberalize : to make illiberal
illiberally : not liberal: such as
illiberalness : not liberal: such as
illicit : not permitted : unlawful
illicitly : not permitted : unlawful
Illicium : a small genus of evergreen trees of the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) that have aromatic persistent leaves and yellow or purplish flowers and include one (I. verum) whose fruit is the source of star anise oil
illimitability : incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
illimitable : incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
illimitableness : incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
illimitably : incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
illimitate : unlimited
illimitation : the quality or state of being unlimited : freedom from limitation
illimited : free from limitation or restraint : unbounded
illimitedly : free from limitation or restraint : unbounded
illimitedness : free from limitation or restraint : unbounded
illinium : chemical element 61
Illinoian : belonging to the third glacial stage during the glacial epoch in North America
Illinois : a confederacy of American Indian peoples of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin
Illinoisan : a confederacy of American Indian peoples of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin
illiquid : not being cash or readily convertible into cash
illiquidity : not being cash or readily convertible into cash
illiteracy : the quality or state of being illiterate
illiterate : having little or no education
illiterately : having little or no education
illiterateness : having little or no education
illness : sickness sense 2
illocal : not confined to a particular place
illocality : not confined to a particular place
illogic : the quality or state of being illogical : illogicality
illogical : not observing the principles of logic
illogicality : not observing the principles of logic
illogically : not observing the principles of logic
illogicalness : not observing the principles of logic
illoricate : having no lorica
illoricated : having no lorica
illth : the condition of being economically unprosperous or miserable
illucidate : elucidate
illude : delude, deceive
illume : illuminate
illuminability : the capability of being illuminated
illuminable : illuminate
illuminance : illumination sense 2
illuminant : an illuminating device or substance
illuminate : to supply or brighten with light
illuminated : to supply or brighten with light
illuminati : any of various groups claiming special religious enlightenment
illuminating : providing insight, clarity, or understanding : highly informative
illuminatingly : to supply or brighten with light
illumination : the action of illuminating or state of being illuminated: such as
illuminatism : illuminism
illuminatist : illuminist
illuminative : of, relating to, or producing illumination : illuminating
illuminator : to supply or brighten with light
illumine : illuminate
illuminer : illuminator
Illuminism : belief in or claim to a personal enlightenment not accessible to humankind in general
illuminist : belief in or claim to a personal enlightenment not accessible to humankind in general
illuminometer : a photometer for measuring illumination usually by the brightness of an illuminated surface
illupi : an important East Indian tree (Madhuca malabrorum) whose leaves and juice and bark are used medicinally and whose nuts yield oil and whose very sweet flowers are eaten dried or cooked with other foods  — compare mahua
illusion : a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
illusional : a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
illusionary : illusory
illusioned : having illusions
illusionism : the use of artistic techniques (such as perspective or shading) to create the illusion of reality especially in a work of art
illusionist : a person who produces illusory effects: such as
illusionistic : a person who produces illusory effects: such as
illusive : based on or producing illusion : illusory, deceptive
illusively : based on or producing illusion : illusory, deceptive
illusiveness : based on or producing illusion : illusory, deceptive
illusorily : based on or producing illusion : deceptive
illusoriness : based on or producing illusion : deceptive
illusory : based on or producing illusion : deceptive
illustratable : capable of being illustrated
illustrate : to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate
illustration : something that serves to illustrate: such as
illustrational : something that serves to illustrate: such as
illustrative : serving, tending, or designed to illustrate
illustratively : serving, tending, or designed to illustrate
illustrator : to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate
illustratory : illustrative
illustrious : notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions : eminent
illustriously : notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions : eminent
illustriousness : notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions : eminent
illuvial : of, relating to, or marked by illuviation or illuviated materials or areas
illuviate : to undergo illuviation
illuviation : accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or horizon as a result of eluviation from another
illy : not wisely or well : badly, ill
Illyrian : a native or inhabitant of ancient Illyria
Illyric ancient region of southern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula bordering on the Adriatic Sea
ilmenite : a usually massive iron-black mineral that consists of an oxide of iron and titanium and that is a major titanium ore
ilmenorutile : black rutile containing niobium
Ilocano : a member of a major people of northern Luzon in the Philippines
Ilokano : a member of a major people of northern Luzon in the Philippines
Iloko :  ilocano
Ilongot : a people inhabiting northern Luzon in the Philippines
ilvaite : a silicate CaFe3Si2O8(OH) of iron and calcium and sometimes manganese related to epidote and occurring in black prismatic crystals and columnar masses (hardness 5.5–6, specific gravity 4.0)
Ilysanthes : a genus of low herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with opposite leaves and small solitary usually purplish flowers  — see false hedge hyssop
image : a visual representation of something: such as
imageless : characterized by absence of mental images
imager : one that produces an image: such as
imagery : pictures produced by an imaging system
imaginable : capable of being imagined : conceivable
imaginableness : capable of being imagined : conceivable
imaginably : capable of being imagined : conceivable
imaginal : of or relating to imagination, images, or imagery
imaginant : imaginer
imaginarily : existing only in imagination : lacking factual reality
imaginariness : existing only in imagination : lacking factual reality
imaginary : existing only in imagination : lacking factual reality
imagination : the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality
imaginational : of, relating to, involving, caused by, or suggestive of the imagination
imaginative : of, relating to, or characterized by imagination
imaginatively : of, relating to, or characterized by imagination
imaginativeness : of, relating to, or characterized by imagination
imaginator : one that imagines
imagine : to form a mental image of (something not present)
imaginer : one that imagines
imagines : to form a mental image of (something not present)
imagism : a 20th century movement in poetry advocating free verse and the expression of ideas and emotions through clear precise images
imagist : a 20th century movement in poetry advocating free verse and the expression of ideas and emotions through clear precise images
imagistic : a 20th century movement in poetry advocating free verse and the expression of ideas and emotions through clear precise images
imago : an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state
imam : the prayer leader of a mosque
imamate : the office of an imam
imaret : an inn or hospice in Turkey
imbalance : lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
imbarn : to gather into or store in a barn : garner
imbat : a cooling etesian wind in the Levant (as in Cyprus)
imbauba : trumpetwood
imbe : a cordage fiber derived from the stems of an epiphytic Brazilian plant (Philodendron imbe)
imbecile : a foolish or stupid person
imbecilely : in an imbecile manner
imbecilic : very stupid or foolish
imbecility : the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
imbed : to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
imbellious : not warlike
imbibe : drink
imbiber : drink
imbibition : the act or action of imbibing
imbibitional : the act or action of imbibing
imbirussu : a timber tree of South and Central America that is an undetermined species of the genus Bombax and that bears pods yielding a brownish fiber similar to kapok
imbreviate : to write or enter in the form of a brief : enroll, register
imbrex : a curved roof tile used especially by the ancient Romans : pantile
imbricate : lying lapped over each other in regular order
imbricated : lying lapped over each other in regular order
imbrication : an overlapping of edges (as of tiles or scales)
imbroglio : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
imbrue : stain
imbrute : to sink to the level of a brute
imbue : endow sense 3
Imerina :  hova
Imeritian : a Georgian-speaking people of Imeritia
imidazole : a white crystalline heterocyclic base C3H4N2 that is an antimetabolite related to histidine
imidazolyl : any of four monovalent radicals C3H3N2 derived from imidazole by removal of one hydrogen atom
imide : a compound containing the NH group that is derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by a metal or an equivalent of acid groups  — compare amide
imidic : a compound containing the NH group that is derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by a metal or an equivalent of acid groups  — compare amide
imidogen : a bivalent radical =NH derived from ammonia especially as detected in the free state  — compare imido, imino
iminazole : imidazole
imine : a compound containing the NH group or its substituted form NR that is derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by a hydrocarbon group or other nonacid organic group
imino : relating to or containing the NH group or its substituted form NR united to a group other than an acid group
imitability : the quality or state of being imitable
imitable : capable or worthy of being imitated or copied
imitancy : tendency to imitation : imitativeness
imitant : something that imitates : a counterfeit or substitute article or product
imitate : to follow as a pattern, model, or example
imitatee : one that is imitated
imitation : an act or instance of imitating
imitational : relating to, marked by, or employed in imitation
imitative : marked by imitation
imitatively : marked by imitation
imitativeness : marked by imitation
imitator : to follow as a pattern, model, or example
imitatress : a female imitator
imitatrix : a female imitator
immaculacy : the quality or state of being immaculate
immaculate : spotlessly clean
immaculately : spotlessly clean
immaculateness : spotlessly clean
immalleable : lacking malleability : unyielding, rigid
immanacle : manacle, fetter
immane : huge
immanence : the quality or state of being immanent
immanency : immanence
immanent : indwelling, inherent
immanental : relating to the doctrine of immanence : affirming and emphasizing the indwelling presence of God in the world
immanentism : any of several theories according to which God or an abstract mind or spirit pervades the world
immanentist : any of several theories according to which God or an abstract mind or spirit pervades the world
immanently : indwelling, inherent
immanifest : not manifest
immanity : monstrosity
immantle : to cover or encircle with or as if with a mantle
Immanuel : messiah sense 1
immarcescible : imperishable, indestructible
immarcescibly : imperishable, indestructible
immarginate : lacking a definite margin
immask : to cover with or as if with a mask : disguise
immaterial : of no substantial consequence : unimportant
immaterialism : a philosophical theory that material things have no reality except as mental perceptions
immaterialist : a philosophical theory that material things have no reality except as mental perceptions
immateriality : the quality or state of being immaterial
immaterialize : to make immaterial or incorporeal
immaterials : immaterial or incorporeal things
immatriculate : enroll, matriculate
immatriculation : an act, state, or process of being enrolled (as in an official register)
immature : exhibiting less than an expected degree of maturity
immatured : immature
immaturely : exhibiting less than an expected degree of maturity
immaturity : exhibiting less than an expected degree of maturity
immeasurability : the quality or state of being immeasurable
immeasurable : incapable of being measured
immeasurableness : incapable of being measured
immeasurably : incapable of being measured
immeasured : immeasurable, vast
immechanical : not mechanical : untechnical
immediacy : the quality or state of being immediate
immediate : occurring, acting, or accomplished without loss or interval of time : instant
immediately : without interval of time : straightway
immediateness : immediacy sense 1
immediatism : immediateness
immediatist : one that advocates or believes in immediatism
immedicable : incurable
immedicably : incurable
immelodious : not melodious
immemorable : not memorable
immemorial : extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition
immemorially : extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition
immense : marked by greatness especially in size or degree
immensely : to a very great or immense degree or extent : exceedingly, enormously
immenseness : marked by greatness especially in size or degree
immensity : the quality or state of being immense
immensurability : the quality or state of being immensurable
immensurable : immeasurable
immensurate : unmeasured, unlimited
immerd : to cover with ordure
immerge : to plunge into or immerse oneself in something
immergence : act of immerging
immerit : lack of worth : demerit
immerited : undeserved
immerse : to plunge into something that surrounds or covers
immersible : capable of being totally submerged in water without damage (as to the heating element of an electric appliance)
immersion : the act of immersing or the state of being immersed: such as
immersionism : a doctrine that immersion is essential to Christian baptism : the practice of baptism by immersion
immersionist : one that advocates or practices immersionism
immersive : providing, involving, or characterized by deep absorption or immersion in something (such as an activity or a real or artificial environment)
immethodical : not methodical
immethodically : not methodical
immetrical : lacking meter : unmetrical
immetrically : lacking meter : unmetrical
immigrant : one that immigrates: such as
immigrate : to enter and usually become established
immigration : an act or instance of immigrating
immigratory : of, relating to, or constituting immigration
imminence : something imminent
imminency : imminence sense 2
imminent : ready to take place : happening soon
imminently : ready to take place : happening soon
immingle : blend, intermingle
imminution : diminution
immiscibility : incapable of mixing or attaining homogeneity
immiscible : incapable of mixing or attaining homogeneity
immission : an act of sending or letting in : injection, admission, introduction
immit : to send or let in : inject, admit, introduce
immitigable : not capable of being mitigated
immitigably : not capable of being mitigated
immix : to mix in
immixable : immiscible
immixture : to mix in
immobile : not moving : motionless
immobility : not moving : motionless
immobilization : to make immobile: such as
immobilize : to make immobile: such as
immoderacy : lack of moderation
immoderate : exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds
immoderately : exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds
immoderateness : exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds
immoderation : exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds
immodest : not modest
immodestly : not modest
immodesty : not modest
immodulated : lacking modulation
immolate : to kill or destroy especially by fire
immolation : the act of immolating : the state of being immolated
immolator : to kill or destroy especially by fire
immoment : trifling, unimportant
immomentous : trifling, unimportant
immoral : not moral
immoralism : an advocate of immorality
immoralist : an advocate of immorality
immorality : the quality or state of being immoral
immoralize : to make immoral : demoralize
immorally : not moral
immortability : the quality or state of being capable of attaining or fit for immortality
immortable : capable of attaining immortality
immortal : exempt from death
immortalism : a doctrine of or belief in the soul's immortality
immortalist : one that affirms a belief in immortalism
immortality : the quality or state of being immortal:
immortalizable : capable of being immortalized
immortalization : to make immortal
immortalize : to make immortal
immortalizer : to make immortal
immortally : exempt from death
immortelle : everlasting sense 3
immortification : a lack of discipline (as of bodily appetites and desires)
immotile : lacking motility
immotive : unmoving, immovable
immovability : incapable of being moved
immovable : incapable of being moved
immovableness : incapable of being moved
immovably : incapable of being moved
immund : unclean, filthy
immundity : unclean, filthy
immune : not susceptible or responsive
immunist : one that enjoys an immunity (as from service or payment of some due)
immunity : the quality or state of being immune
immunization : the act of making someone or something immune or the state of being immune : the act or result of immunizing someone or something: such as
immunize : to make (someone or something) immune to something : to provide with protection against or immunity from something
immunochemistry : a branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical aspects of immunology
immunogen : a substance that produces an immune response
immunogenetic : a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system and its components
immunogenetics : a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system and its components
immunogenic : relating to or producing an immune response
immunogenically : relating to or producing an immune response
immunogenicity : relating to or producing an immune response
immunologic : a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunological : a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunologically : a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunologist : a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunology : a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunoreaction : an immunologic reaction between an antigen and an antibody or a T cell sensitized for cell-mediated immunity
immunotoxin : a toxin that is linked to a monoclonal antibody and that is delivered to only those cells (as cancer cells) bearing the antigen targeted by the monoclonal antibody to which it is linked
immuration : act of immuring or state of being immured
immure : to enclose within or as if within walls
immurement : to enclose within or as if within walls
immusical : inharmonious, unmusical, discordant
immusically : inharmonious, unmusical, discordant
immutability : not capable of or susceptible to change
immutable : not capable of or susceptible to change
immutableness : not capable of or susceptible to change
immutably : not capable of or susceptible to change
immutation : change, alteration, mutation
imonium : ammonium in which a bivalent radical is a substituent
imp : a small demon : fiend
impact : an impinging or striking especially of one body against another
impacted : wedged between the jawbone and another tooth
impaction : the act of becoming or the state of being impacted
impaint : paint, depict
impair : to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
impairable : capable of being impaired
impairer : to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
impairment : the act of impairing something or the state or condition of being impaired : diminishment or loss of function or ability
impala : a large brownish antelope (Aepyceros melampus) of southeastern Africa that in the male has slender curved horns with ridges
impalatable : unpalatable
impale : to pierce with or as if with something pointed
impalement : to pierce with or as if with something pointed
impaler : to pierce with or as if with something pointed
impalpability : incapable of being felt by touch : intangible
impalpable : incapable of being felt by touch : intangible
impalpably : incapable of being felt by touch : intangible
impanate : embodied in bread in impanation
impanation : the inclusion of the body of Christ in the eucharistic bread in a hypostatic union without change in either substance  — compare invination
impanator : one holding the doctrine of impanation
impanel : to enroll in or on a panel
impanelment : to enroll in or on a panel
impar : being an unpaired or azygous anatomical part  — see tuberculum impar
imparadise : enrapture
imparalleled : unparalleled
imparipinnate : odd-pinnate
imparisyllabic : not having the same number of syllables in all declensional cases
imparity : inequality, disparity
impark : to enclose or confine in a park
imparl : to have an imparlance : confer especially regarding settlement of a dispute
imparlance : mutual discourse : conference, discussion
impart : to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
impartation : the act of imparting something (such as knowledge or wisdom) : a granting or communication of something held in store
impartial : not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
impartiality : not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
impartially : not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
impartialness : the quality or state of being impartial
impartibility : the quality or state of being impartible
impartible : not partible : not subject to partition
impartibly : not partible : not subject to partition
imparticipable : not participable : incapable of being shared
impartite : undivided
impartment : to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
impassability : incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
impassable : incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
impassableness : incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
impassably : incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
impasse : a predicament affording no obvious escape
impassibility : incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
impassible : incapable of suffering or of experiencing pain
impassion : to arouse the feelings or passions of
impassionate : impassioned
impassionately : impassioned
impassioned : filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
impassionedly : in an impassioned manner
impassionedness : the quality or state of being impassioned
impassive : giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
impassively : giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
impassiveness : giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
impassivity : giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
impaste : to make into a paste or crust
impasto : the thick application of a pigment to a canvas or panel in painting
impaternate : fatherless as a result of parthenogenetic development
impatience : the quality or state of being impatient
impatiency : impatience
Impatiens : any of a widely distributed genus (Impatiens of the family Balsaminaceae) of annual or perennial herbs with irregular spurred or saccate flowers and forcefully dehiscent capsules  — compare touch-me-not
impatient : not patient : restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition
impatiently : not patient : restless or short of temper especially under irritation, delay, or opposition
impatronize : to give or take possession of
impavid : fearless
impavidly : fearless
impawn : to put in pawn : pledge
impayable : priceless, invaluable
impeach : to charge with a crime or misdemeanor
impeachable : to charge with a crime or misdemeanor
impeachment : to charge with a crime or misdemeanor
impearl : to form into pearls
impeccability : free from fault or blame : flawless
impeccable : free from fault or blame : flawless
impeccably : free from fault or blame : flawless
impeccancy : the quality or state of being impeccant : sinlessness
impeccant : free from error or fault : sinless
impectinate : not pectinate
impecuniary : impecunious
impecuniosity : having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
impecunious : having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
impecuniously : having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
impecuniousness : having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
impedance : something that impedes : hindrance: such as
impede : to interfere with or slow the progress of
impeder : to interfere with or slow the progress of
impedient : a bar to marriage that is an obstacle to the marriage if known but that does not make the marriage void after it has been solemnized 
impediment : something that impedes
impedimenta : appurtenances, equipment
impedimental : being an impediment : hindering, obstructive
impeding : to interfere with or slow the progress of
impeditive : tending to impede : hindering or being a hindrance : obstructive
impel : to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
impellent : impelling
impeller : one that impels
impend : to be about to occur
impendence : the quality or state of being impending
impendency : the quality or state of being impending
impendent : being near at hand : approaching
impending : occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
impenetrability : the quality or state of being impenetrable
impenetrable : incapable of being penetrated or pierced
impenetrably : incapable of being penetrated or pierced
impenetrate : to penetrate thoroughly
impenetration : the act of impenetrating or the state of being impenetrated
impenitence : the quality or state of being impenitent
impenitent : not penitent
impenitently : not penitent
Imperata : a genus of tropical grasses having slender erect culms and a narrow panicle with spikelets surrounded by long silky hairs  — see cogon
imperate : command, govern
imperation : command, govern
imperatival : of or relating to the grammatical imperative : expressing an imperative meaning : having an imperative function
imperative : not to be avoided or evaded : necessary
imperatively : not to be avoided or evaded : necessary
imperativeness : not to be avoided or evaded : necessary
imperator : a commander in chief or emperor of the ancient Romans
imperatorial : a commander in chief or emperor of the ancient Romans
imperatorious : imperatorial
imperatorship : the position of imperator
imperceivable : imperceptible
imperceptibility : the quality or state of being imperceptible
imperceptible : not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
imperceptibly : not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
imperception : selective unawareness of something (as a bodily condition or behavior of others)
imperceptive : not perceptive
imperceptiveness : not perceptive
impercipience : the quality or state of being imperceptive
impercipient : the quality or state of being imperceptive
imperence : impudence
imperfect : not perfect: such as
imperfected : not perfected : imperfect
imperfectibility : the quality or state of being imperfectible
imperfectible : incapable of being made perfect
imperfection : the quality or state of being imperfect
imperfective : expressing action as incomplete or without reference to completion or as reiterated  — compare perfective
imperfectly : not perfect: such as
imperfectness : not perfect: such as
Imperforata : a division of the Foraminifera having imperforate shells
imperforate : having no opening or aperture
imperforated : imperforate
imperforation : the quality or state of being without perforation
imperia commune and port on the Ligurian Sea southwest of Genoa in the northwestern Italy region of Liguria population 40,252
imperial : of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
imperialism : the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas
imperialist : the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas
imperialistic : the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas
imperialistically : the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas
imperialization : the act of imperializing or the state of being imperialized
imperialize : to make imperial : invest with an imperial quality or character : bring to the form of an empire
imperially : of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
imperil : to bring into peril : endanger
imperilment : to bring into peril : endanger
imperious : marked by arrogant assurance : domineering
imperiously : marked by arrogant assurance : domineering
imperiousness : marked by arrogant assurance : domineering
imperishability : not perishable or subject to decay
imperishable : not perishable or subject to decay
imperishableness : not perishable or subject to decay
imperishably : not perishable or subject to decay
imperium : supreme power or absolute dominion : control
impermanence : the quality or state of being impermanent
impermanency : impermanence
impermanent : not permanent : transient
impermanently : not permanent : transient
impermeability : not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
impermeabilization : the act of impermeabilizing something
impermeabilize : to make impermeable especially to liquids
impermeable : not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
impermissible : not permissible
impersonable : not personable : unattractive
impersonal : having no personal reference or connection
impersonality : having no personal reference or connection
impersonalization : to make impersonal
impersonalize : to make impersonal
impersonally : having no personal reference or connection
impersonate : to assume or act the character of : personate
impersonation : to assume or act the character of : personate
impersonator : to assume or act the character of : personate
impersonification : embodiment
impersonify : to give a personal form or expression to : personify
impertinence : the quality or state of being impertinent: such as
impertinency : impertinence
impertinent : given to or characterized by insolent rudeness
impertinently : given to or characterized by insolent rudeness
impertinentness : impertinence
imperturbability : marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
imperturbable : marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
imperturbableness : imperturbability
imperturbably : marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
imperturbation : freedom from agitation : calmness, quietude
imperturbed : not perturbed : calm
imperviable : impervious, impermeable
impervious : not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
imperviously : not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
imperviousness : not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
impester : entangle, embarrass
impetiginous : of, relating to, or resembling impetigo
impetigo : an acute contagious staphylococcal or streptococcal skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and yellowish crusts
impetrate : to obtain by request or entreaty
impetration : to obtain by request or entreaty
impetrative : of, relating to, or being impetration : consisting of, getting, or tending to get by entreaty
impetratory : impetrative
impetuosity : the quality or state of being impetuous
impetuous : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
impetuously : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
impetuousness : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
impetus : a driving force : impulse
Impeyan : a monal (Lophophorus impejanus) ranging from Afghanistan to Assam
imphee : any of several African sorghums
impi : a body of Zulu warriors or other southern African native armed men
impicture : to represent as if in a picture : portray
impiety : the quality or state of being impious : irreverence
impignorate : pledge, pawn, mortgage
impignoration : pledge, pawn, mortgage
impinge : encroach, infringe
impingement : encroach, infringe
impingent : impinging
impinger : an instrument for collecting samples of dust or other suspended particles especially in air by impinging a stream of the suspension on a surface or in a liquid (as water)
impinguate : fatten
impious : not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
impiously : not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
impiousness : impiety
impish : of, relating to, or befitting an imp
impishly : of, relating to, or befitting an imp
impishness : of, relating to, or befitting an imp
impiteous : pitiless, cruel
implacability : not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
implacable : not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
implacably : not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
implacement : emplacement
Implacentalia : the monotremes and marsupials regarded as a systematic unit characterized by the absence or rudimentary development of a placenta
implant : to fix or set securely or deeply
implantation : the act or process of implanting something
implanter : to fix or set securely or deeply
implastic : not plastic : not readily molded : stiff
implasticity : not plastic : not readily molded : stiff
implausibility : not plausible : provoking disbelief
implausible : not plausible : provoking disbelief
implausibly : not plausible : provoking disbelief
impleach : pleach, interweave
implead : to sue or prosecute at law
impleadable : capable of being sued or prosecuted at law
impleader : the act or procedural device of impleading a third party
impledge : pledge
implement : a device used in the performance of a task : tool, utensil
implemental : of, relating to, or being an implement or relating to or providing implementation
implementation : an act or instance of implementing something : the process of making something active or effective
implementiferous : bearing or containing implements
impletion : the act of filling or the state of being full
impliable : not pliable : inflexible
implicant : something that implies (as a proposition)
implicate : to bring into intimate or incriminating connection
implication : something implied: such as
implicational : implicative
implicative : something implied: such as
implicatively : something implied: such as
implicatory : implicative
implicit : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
implicitly : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
implicitness : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
impliedly : not directly or specifically made known (as in the terms of a contract)
implode : to burst inward
imploration : earnest supplication : imploring
implore : to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
imploring : to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
imploringly : to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
imploringness : the quality or state of one that implores
implosion : the action of imploding
implosive : the action of imploding
implume : to furnish with or as if with plumes
implumed : having no feathers
implunge : plunge
impluvium : a cistern or tank in the atrium or peristyle of a house of ancient Rome to receive the water falling through the compluvium
imply : to express indirectly
impocket : to keep or put in a pocket
impofo : eland
impolicy : the quality or state of being impolitic : unsuitableness to the end in view : inexpediency
impolished : not polished
impolite : not polite : rude
impolitely : not polite : rude
impoliteness : not polite : rude
impolitic : not politic : unwise
impolitical : not politic : unwise
impolitically : not politic : unwise
impoliticly : not politic : unwise
imponderabilia : imponderables
imponderability : not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
imponderable : not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
imponderably : not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
imponderous : having no weight or insignificant weight : very light
impone : wager, bet
imponent : one that imposes
imporous : not porous
import : to bring from a foreign or external source: such as
importable : to bring from a foreign or external source: such as
importance : the quality or state of being important : consequence
importancy : importance
important : marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence : valuable in content or relationship
importantly : in an important way
importation : the act or practice of importing
importer : to bring from a foreign or external source: such as
importunacy : importunateness
importunate : troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
importunately : troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
importunateness : troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
importune : to press or urge with troublesome persistence
importunely : to press or urge with troublesome persistence
importuner : to press or urge with troublesome persistence
importunity : the quality or state of being importunate
impose : to establish or apply by authority
imposer : to establish or apply by authority
imposing : impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur
imposingly : impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur
imposingness : the quality or state of being imposing
imposition : something imposed: such as
impossibilism : a political purpose or plan felt to be impossible of achievement
impossibilist : an advocate of impossibilism
impossibility : the quality or state of being impossible
impossible : incapable of being or of occurring
impossibleness : incapable of being or of occurring
impossibly : not possibly
impost : something imposed or levied : tax
imposter : one that assumes false identity or title for the purpose of deception
imposterous : impostrous
impostor : one that assumes false identity or title for the purpose of deception
impostrous : of, relating to, or being an imposture : deceitful, fraudulent
impostumate : to affect with an impostume : to cause to have an impostume
impostume : abscess
imposture : the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
imposturous : impostrous
impotable : not suited for drinking : undrinkable
impotence : the quality or state of being impotent: such as
impotency : impotence
impotent : not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
impotently : not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
impotentness : impotence
impound : to shut up in or as if in a pound : confine
impoundable : capable of or liable to impoundment
impoundment : the act of impounding : the state of being impounded
impoverish : to make poor
impoverisher : to make poor
impoverishment : to make poor
impracticability : impassable
impracticable : impassable
impracticably : impassable
impractical : not practical: such as
impracticality : not practical: such as
imprecate : to invoke evil on : curse
imprecation : curse
imprecatory : curse
imprecise : not precise : inexact, vague
imprecisely : not precise : inexact, vague
imprecision : not precise : inexact, vague
impredicable : not predicable
impreg : wood impregnated with a resin so that face checking is reduced and compressional strength and hardness, electrical resistance, and resistance to moisture, acid, and decay are increased
impregn : impregnate
impregnability : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
impregnable : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
impregnableness : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
impregnably : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
impregnant : a substance used for impregnating another substance
impregnate : to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
impregnation : to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
impregnator : to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
impresa : a device with a motto used in the 16th and 17th centuries
impresario : the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company
imprescribable :  imprescriptible
imprescriptibility : the quality or state of being imprescriptible
imprescriptible : not subject to prescription : inalienable
imprese : impresa
impress : to affect especially forcibly or deeply : gain the admiration or interest of
impressable : capable of being impressed
impressibility : to affect especially forcibly or deeply : gain the admiration or interest of
impressible : to affect especially forcibly or deeply : gain the admiration or interest of
impression : the effect produced by impressing: such as
impressionability : capable of being easily impressed
impressionable : capable of being easily impressed
impressional : of, relating to, or being impressions
impressionally : of, relating to, or being impressions
impressionary : impressionistic
impressionism : a theory or practice in painting especially among French painters of about 1870 of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light
impressionist : someone (such as a painter) who practices or adheres to the theories of impressionism
impressionistic : of, relating to, or constituting impressionism
impressionistically : of, relating to, or constituting impressionism
impressive : making or tending to make a marked impression : having the power to excite attention, awe, or admiration
impressively : making or tending to make a marked impression : having the power to excite attention, awe, or admiration
impressiveness : making or tending to make a marked impression : having the power to excite attention, awe, or admiration
impressment : the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service
impressure : a mark made by pressure : impression
imprest : a loan or advance of money
imprimatur : sanction, approval
imprime : to separate (as a deer) from the herd
imprint : to mark by or as if by pressure : impress
imprinter : to mark by or as if by pressure : impress
imprison : to put in or as if in prison : confine
imprisonable : capable of being imprisoned
imprisonment : to put in or as if in prison : confine
improbability : unlikely to be true or to occur
improbable : unlikely to be true or to occur
improbably : unlikely to be true or to occur
improbation : disapproval
improbative : of or belonging to improbation
improbatory : of or belonging to improbation
improbity : lack of probity : lack of integrity or rectitude : dishonesty
improficiency : lack of proficiency
improgressive : unprogressive
improgressively : unprogressive
improgressiveness : unprogressive
impromptu : made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
improper : not proper: such as
improperly : not proper: such as
improperness : not proper: such as
impropriate : appropriate
impropriation : the act of impropriating or state of being impropriate
impropriator : one to or by whom something is impropriated
impropriety : an improper or indecorous act or remark
improvability : to enhance in value or quality : make better
improvable : to enhance in value or quality : make better
improve : to enhance in value or quality : make better
improvement : the act or process of improving
improver : to enhance in value or quality : make better
improvidence : the quality or state of being improvident
improvident : not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
improvidentially : improvidently
improvidently : not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
improving : to enhance in value or quality : make better
improvisate : improvise
improvisation : the act or art of improvising
improvisational : the act or art of improvising
improvisator : one that improvises
improvisatorial : one that improvises
improvisatory : one that improvises
improvise : to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
improviser : to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
improvision : lack of forethought : improvidence
improviso : extempore
improvisor : to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
imprudence : the quality or state of being imprudent
imprudency : imprudence
imprudent : not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
imprudently : not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
impuberal : not having reached puberty
impuberty : the quality or state of not having reached puberty
impubic : impuberal
impudence : the quality or state of being impudent
impudent : marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent
impudently : marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent
impudentness : impudence
impudicity : immodesty, shamelessness
impugn : to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
impugnable : to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
impugnation : attack, opposition
impugner : to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
impugnment : the act of bringing into question or gainsaying or the state of being brought into question or gainsaid
impuissance : weakness, powerlessness
impuissant : weak, powerless
impulse : a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action
impulsion : the act of impelling : the state of being impelled
impulsive : arising from an impulse
impulsively : arising from an impulse
impulsiveness : arising from an impulse
impulsivity : arising from an impulse
impunctate : lacking pores
impunely : with impunity
impunibly : with impunity
impunity : exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
impure : not pure: such as
impurely : not pure: such as
impureness : not pure: such as
impuritan : one who is not a puritan or who is opposed to puritanism
impurity : something that is impure or makes something else impure
imputability : to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
imputable : to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
imputation : the act of imputing: such as
imputative : the act of imputing: such as
imputatively : the act of imputing: such as
impute : to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
imputedly : by imputation
imputrescibility : the quality or state of being imputrescible
imputrescible : not subject to putrescence : not capable of putrefaction
imu : a Hawaiian cooking pit in which hot stones bake the food
in : into sense 1
inability : lack of sufficient power, resources, or capacity
inacceptable : not acceptable
inaccessibility : not accessible
inaccessible : not accessible
inaccessibly : not accessible
inaccordance : in a way that agrees with or follows (something, such as a rule or request) 
inaccuracy : the quality or state of being inaccurate
inaccurate : not accurate : faulty
inaccurately : not accurate : faulty
inaction : lack of action or activity : idleness
inactivate : to make inactive
inactivation : to make inactive
inactive : not active: such as
inactively : not active: such as
inactiveness : the quality or state of being inactive
inactivity : not active: such as
inadaptability : the quality or state of being inadaptable
inadaptable : incapable of adaptation : belonging to a fixed type
inadaptive : not adaptive
inadequacy : the quality or state of being inadequate
inadequate : not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient
inadequately : not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient
inadequateness : not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient
inadmissibility : not admissible
inadmissible : not admissible
inadmissibly : not admissible
inadvertence : the fact or action of being inadvertent
inadvertency : inadvertence
inadvertent : unintentional
inadvertently : unintentional
inadvisability : not advisable : not wise or prudent
inadvisable : not advisable : not wise or prudent
inaesthetic : violating aesthetic canons or requirements : deficient in tastefulness or beauty : offensive from lack of beauty
inagglutinability : not subject to agglutination : not agglutinable
inagglutinable : not subject to agglutination : not agglutinable
inaja : a tall pinnate-leaved Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia) with immense prickle-tipped spathes used for baskets, tubs, and other containers
inalienability : incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
inalienable : incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
inalienably : incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
inalterability : not alterable : unalterable
inalterable : not alterable : unalterable
inalterableness : not alterable : unalterable
inalterably : not alterable : unalterable
inamissible : incapable of being lost
inamorata : a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
inamorato : a male lover
inane : lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
inanely : lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
inanga : any of several freshwater fishes (family Galaxiidae) of New Zealand and Tasmania
inanimate : not animate:
inanimately : not animate:
inanimateness : not animate:
inanition : the quality or state of being empty:
inanity : the quality or state of being inane: such as
inapparent : not apparent
inappeasable : unappeasable
inappetence : loss or lack of appetite
inapplicability : not applicable : irrelevant
inapplicable : not applicable : irrelevant
inapplicably : not applicable : irrelevant
inapposite : not apposite : not apt or pertinent
inappositely : not apposite : not apt or pertinent
inappositeness : not apposite : not apt or pertinent
inappreciable : too small to be perceived
inappreciably : too small to be perceived
inappreciation : lack of appreciation
inappreciative : not appreciative
inappreciatively : not appreciative
inappreciativeness : not appreciative
inapproachable : not approachable : inaccessible
inappropriate : not appropriate : unsuitable
inappropriately : not appropriate : unsuitable
inappropriateness : not appropriate : unsuitable
inapt : not apt:
inaptitude : lack of aptitude
inaptly : not apt:
inaptness : not apt:
inarch : to form an approach graft of or with
inarguable : not arguable : not open to doubt or debate
inarguably : it cannot be argued : unquestionably
inarticulacy : the quality or state of being inarticulate
Inarticulata : a class of Brachiopoda comprising forms with unhinged usually chitinophosphatic valves without teeth or sockets and including the orders Atremata and Neotremata
inarticulate : incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
inarticulately : incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
inarticulateness : incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
inartificial : not characterized by art or skill : clumsy, inartistic
inartificially : not characterized by art or skill : clumsy, inartistic
inartistic : not conforming to the principles of art
inartistically : not conforming to the principles of art
inasmuch : in the degree that : insofar as
inattention : failure to pay attention
inattentive : not attentive : not paying attention
inattentively : not attentive : not paying attention
inattentiveness : not attentive : not paying attention
inaudibility : not audible
inaudible : not audible
inaudibly : not audible
inaugural : of or relating to an inauguration
inaugurate : to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
inauguration : an act of inaugurating
inaugurator : to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
inauspicious : not auspicious
inauspiciously : not auspicious
inauspiciousness : not auspicious
inauthentic : not authentic
inauthenticity : not authentic
inbearing : officious
inbeing : a fleet of naval vessels that because of its mere existence is a factor in the calculations of opposing strategists even though it is inactive or appears to be immobilized
inblowing : blowing inward or centripetally
inboard : inside the line of a ship's bulwarks or hull
inbond : laid across a wall : having bricks or stones laid as headers
inborn : present from or as if from birth
inbound : inward bound
inbreak : a breaking in : inroad, invasion, incursion
inbreathe : to breathe (something) in : inhale
inbred : rooted and ingrained in one's nature as deeply as if implanted by heredity
inbreed : to subject to inbreeding
inbring : to bring in
inbuilt : built-in
inby : in an inward direction : inside, within
Inca : a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest
Incaic : a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest
incalculability : not capable of being calculated: such as
incalculable : not capable of being calculated: such as
incalculably : not capable of being calculated: such as
incalescence : a growing warm or ardent
incalescent : a growing warm or ardent
incaliculate : having no calyculus
Incan : a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest
incandesce : to be or become incandescent
incandescence : the quality or state of being incandescent
incandescent : white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
incandescently : white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
incanous : hoary with white pubescence
incantation : a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
incantational : a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
incantatory : a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
incapability : lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view: such as
incapable : lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view: such as
incapableness : lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view: such as
incapably : lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view: such as
incapacious : having little or insufficient size or capacity : cramped, narrow, strait
incapacitate : to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
incapacitation : to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
incapacity : the quality or state of being incapable
incapsulate : encapsulated
incarcerate : to put in prison
incarceration : confinement in a jail or prison : the act of imprisoning someone or the state of being imprisoned
incarcerator : one that incarcerates
incardinate : to adopt canonically or to receive formally (a cleric from another diocese)
incardination : the formal acceptance by a diocese of a clergyman from another diocese
incarmined : red, reddened
incarn : to cause to heal : cover with flesh
incarnadine : having the pinkish color of flesh
incarnate : invested with bodily and especially human nature and form
incarnation : the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
incarnational : the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
incarnationist : one that believes in the union of divinity with humanity in the person of Jesus Christ
Incarvillea : a genus of Asiatic herbs (family Bignoniaceae) with racemose trumpet-shaped flowers
incase : as a precaution against the event that
incast : something added for good measure
incaution : lack of caution : heedlessness
incautious : lacking in caution : careless
incautiously : lacking in caution : careless
incautiousness : lacking in caution : careless
incavation : a hollow thing or place
incelebrity : lack of celebrity
incendiarism : incendiary action or behavior
incendiary : igniting combustible materials spontaneously
incensation : the action of censing
incense : material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
incenseless : employing no incense
incensement : the state of being incensed : intense anger or indignation
incensory : censer, thurible
incenter : the single point in which the three bisectors of the interior angles of a triangle intersect and which is the center of the inscribed circle
incentive : something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
incept : begin, commence, undertake
inception : an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
inceptive : an inchoative verb
inceptively : an inchoative verb
inceptor : one that incepts at a university
incertitude : uncertainty:
incessancy : the quality or state of being incessant
incessant : continuing or following without interruption : unceasing
incessantly : in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually
incessantness : the quality or state of being incessant
incest : sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry
incestuous : constituting or involving incest
incestuously : constituting or involving incest
incestuousness : constituting or involving incest
inch : a unit of length equal to ¹/₃₆ yard  — see Weights and Measures Table
inched : measuring a specified number of inches
inchmeal : little by little, gradually
inchoate : being only partly in existence or operation : incipient
inchoately : being only partly in existence or operation : incipient
inchoateness : being only partly in existence or operation : incipient
inchoation : an act of beginning : commencement, inception
inchoative : initial, formative
inchworm : looper sense 1
incide : cut, incise
incidence : rate of occurrence or influence
incident : an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
incidental : being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
incidentalist : one that is more concerned with the minutiae of incident than with broad overall views or concepts
incidentally : in an incidental manner : not intentionally
incidentalness : the quality or state of being incidental : concomitance
incidentless : free from incident : uneventful
incidently : so as to be incident
incinerate : to cause to burn to ashes
incineration : to cause to burn to ashes
incinerator : one that incinerates
incipience : incipiency
incipient : beginning to come into being or to become apparent
incipiently : beginning to come into being or to become apparent
incircumscription : the quality or state of being free from bounds or limits
incircumspect : imprudent, indiscreet
incircumspection : imprudent, indiscreet
incircumspectly : imprudent, indiscreet
incisal : relating to, involving, or being the cutting edge or surface of a tooth (such as an incisor)
incise : to carve (something, such as an inscription) into a surface
incisiform : having the form of or resembling a typical incisor tooth
incision : cut, gash
incisive : impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
incisively : impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
incisiveness : impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
incisor : a front tooth typically adapted for cutting
incisure : incisura sense 1
incitant : to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
incitation : an act of inciting : stimulation
incite : to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
incitement : to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
inciter : to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
incitingly : so as to incite : in an inciting manner
incitive : tending to incite : expressive of incitement
incivic : lacking civic responsibility
incivility : the quality or state of being uncivil
incivilization : the state of being uncivilized
incivism : lack of civic-mindedness or of patriotism
inclemency : the quality or state of being inclement
inclement : lacking mildness: such as
inclemently : lacking mildness: such as
inclinable : capable of being inclined
inclination : a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action
inclinational : a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action
inclinator : a stand with rockers for inclining a carboy to the required angle for pouring
inclinatory : tending to incline or capable of inclining
incline : to bend the head or body forward : bow
incliner : to bend the head or body forward : bow
inclinometer : an instrument for indicating the inclination to the horizontal of an axis (as of an airplane)
inclip : clasp, enclose
inclose : to close in : surround
inclosure : the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed
includable : to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group
include : to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group
included : to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group
includer : one that includes
incluse : a recluse who is voluntarily immured (as in a cave, hut, or isolated cell)
inclusion : the act of including : the state of being included
inclusive : broad in orientation or scope
inclusively : broad in orientation or scope
inclusiveness : broad in orientation or scope
incoagulable : incapable of coagulating
incoercible : incapable of being controlled, checked, or confined
incog incognito
incogitability : the quality or state of being incogitable
incogitable : impossible to accept or believe : unthinkable, inconceivable
incogitancy : lack of thought or of the power of thinking : thoughtlessness
incogitant : thoughtless, inconsiderate
incogitative : lacking the ability to think
incognita : incognito
incognito : with one's identity concealed
incognizable : incapable of being recognized, known, or distinguished
incognizance : lacking awareness or consciousness
incognizant : lacking awareness or consciousness
incognoscibility : the quality or state of being incognizable
incognoscible : incognizable
incoherence : the quality or state of being incoherent
incoherent : lacking coherence: such as
incoherently : lacking coherence: such as
incohering : lacking physical coherence
incohesion : incoherence
incohesive : incoherent : lacking integration
incoincidence : failure to conform or agree
incoincident : not coinciding
incombustibility : not combustible : incapable of being burned
incombustible : not combustible : incapable of being burned
income : a gain or recurrent benefit usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor
incomeless : having no income
incomer : one who comes in : immigrant, newcomer
incoming : taking a new place or position especially as part of a succession
incommensurability : not commensurable
incommensurable : not commensurable
incommensurably : not commensurable
incommensurate : not commensurate: such as
incommiscible : immiscible
incommodate : incommode
incommodation : discomfort, inconvenience, annoyance
incommode : to give inconvenience or distress to : disturb
incommodious : not commodious : inconvenient
incommodiously : not commodious : inconvenient
incommodiousness : not commodious : inconvenient
incommodity : a source of inconvenience : disadvantage
incommunicability : not communicable: such as
incommunicable : not communicable: such as
incommunicably : not communicable: such as
incommunicado : without means of communication : in a situation or state not allowing communication
incommunicative : uncommunicative
incommutability : the quality or state of being incommutable
incommutable : not commutable: such as
incommutably : not commutable: such as
incompact : loosely ordered or organized : lacking coherence or firm integration
incomparability : eminent beyond comparison : matchless
incomparable : eminent beyond comparison : matchless
incomparableness : incomparability
incomparably : eminent beyond comparison : matchless
incompassionate : lacking compassion
incompassionately : lacking compassion
incompatibility : the quality or state of being incompatible
incompatible : not compatible: such as
incompatibly : not compatible: such as
incompensated : lacking physiological compensation
incompensation : lack of physiological compensation
incompetence : the state or fact of being incompetent
incompetency : incompetence
incompetent : lacking the qualities needed for effective action
incompetently : lacking the qualities needed for effective action
incompletability : the quality or state of being incompletable
incompletable : impossible to finish or bring to completion
incompletableness : impossible to finish or bring to completion
incomplete : not complete : unfinished: such as
incompleted : not completed : incomplete
incompletely : not complete : unfinished: such as
incompleteness : not complete : unfinished: such as
incompletion : lack of completion
incomplex : lacking complexity : simple
incompliance : the quality or state of being incompliant : obstinacy
incompliancy : the quality or state of being incompliant : obstinacy
incompliant : not compliant or pliable
incomplicate : simple, uncomplicated
incomplying : free from compliance or yielding
incomposed : lacking calmness and composure : disturbed, disordered
incomposite : lacking separable or distinguishable parts
incompossibility : the quality or state of being incompossible
incompossible : not mutually possible : inconsistent, incompatible
incomprehending : lacking comprehension or lacking in comprehension
incomprehendingly : lacking comprehension or lacking in comprehension
incomprehensibility : impossible to comprehend : unintelligible
incomprehensible : impossible to comprehend : unintelligible
incomprehensibleness : impossible to comprehend : unintelligible
incomprehensibly : impossible to comprehend : unintelligible
incomprehension : lack of comprehension or understanding
incomprehensive : lacking comprehensiveness
incomprehensively : lacking comprehensiveness
incompressibility : the quality or state of being incompressible
incompressible : incapable of or resistant to compression
incomputable : not computable : very great
inconcealable : impossible to hide
inconceivability : not conceivable: such as
inconceivable : not conceivable: such as
inconceivableness : not conceivable: such as
inconceivably : not conceivable: such as
inconcinnity : lack of suitability or congruity : inelegance
inconcinnous : marked by inconcinnity
inconcludent : inconclusive
inconclusive : leading to no conclusion or definite result
inconclusively : leading to no conclusion or definite result
inconclusiveness : leading to no conclusion or definite result
inconcrete : vague and diffuse : abstract
incondensable : incapable of being condensed
incondite : badly put together : crude
inconducive : not conducive : having no tendency toward
inconformable : failing or unwilling to conform
inconformably : failing or unwilling to conform
inconformity : nonconformity
inconfused : free from confusion : having the elements distinct : clear-cut
inconfusedly : free from confusion : having the elements distinct : clear-cut
incongenerous : not belonging to the same group or kind
incongruence : incongruity
incongruent : not congruent
incongruently : not congruent
incongruity : the quality or state of being incongruous
incongruous : lacking congruity: such as
incongruously : lacking congruity: such as
incongruousness : lacking congruity: such as
inconnected : disconnected
inconnu : an unknown person : stranger
inconscience : the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good
inconscient : unconscious, mindless
inconscious : unconscious
inconsecutive : not consecutive
inconsequence : the quality or state of being inconsequent
inconsequent : lacking reasonable sequence : illogical
inconsequential : of no significance : unimportant
inconsequentiality : of no significance : unimportant
inconsequentially : of no significance : unimportant
inconsequently : lacking reasonable sequence : illogical
inconsiderable : not considerable : slight, trivial
inconsiderableness : not considerable : slight, trivial
inconsiderably : not considerable : slight, trivial
inconsiderate : heedless, thoughtless
inconsiderately : heedless, thoughtless
inconsiderateness : heedless, thoughtless
inconsideration : heedless, thoughtless
inconsidered : inconsiderate sense 1
inconsistence : inconsistency
inconsistency : an instance of being inconsistent
inconsistent : lacking consistency: such as
inconsistently : lacking consistency: such as
inconsolable : incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsolableness : incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsolably : incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsonance : lack of consonance or harmony : disagreement
inconsonant : not consonant : discordant
inconspicuous : not readily noticeable
inconspicuously : not readily noticeable
inconspicuousness : not readily noticeable
inconstancy : the quality or state of being inconstant
inconstant : likely to change frequently without apparent or cogent reason
inconstantly : likely to change frequently without apparent or cogent reason
inconstantness : the quality or state of being inconstant
inconsumable : not capable of being consumed
inconsumably : not capable of being consumed
incontaminable : impossible to contaminate
incontaminate : free from contamination : pure, undefiled
incontestability : not contestable : indisputable
incontestable : not contestable : indisputable
incontestably : not contestable : indisputable
incontinence : the quality or state of being incontinent
incontinency : incontinence
incontinent : not continent: such as
incontinently : without delay : immediately
incontinuous : not continuous
incontrollable : uncontrollable
incontrollably : uncontrollably
incontrovertible : not open to question : indisputable
incontrovertibly : not open to question : indisputable
inconvenience : something that is inconvenient
inconveniency : inconvenience
inconvenient : not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : inopportune
inconveniently : not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : inopportune
inconversable : uncommunicative, reserved
inconversant : lacking experience in or familiarity with
inconvertibility : not convertible: such as
inconvertible : not convertible: such as
inconvertibly : not convertible: such as
inconvincible : incapable of being convinced
incoronate : crowned, coronated
incoronated : crowned, coronated
incoronation : coronation
incorporable : to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
incorporate : to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
incorporated : united in one body
incorporatedness : the quality or state of being incorporated : incorporation
incorporation : the act or an instance of incorporating : something or the state of being incorporated
incorporative : to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
incorporator : to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
incorporeal : not corporeal : having no material body or form
incorporeally : not corporeal : having no material body or form
incorporeity : the quality or state of being incorporeal : immateriality
incorporeous : incorporeal sense 1
incorrect : not true : wrong
incorrectly : not true : wrong
incorrectness : not true : wrong
incorrespondence : lack of correspondence or harmony
incorrespondency : lack of correspondence or harmony
incorrigibility : incapable of being corrected or amended: such as
incorrigible : incapable of being corrected or amended: such as
incorrigibleness : incapable of being corrected or amended: such as
incorrigibly : incapable of being corrected or amended: such as
incorrodable : impervious to corrosion
incorrodible : impervious to corrosion
incorrupt : free from corruption: such as
incorrupted : free from corruption: such as
incorruptibility : incapable of corruption: such as
Incorruptible : incapable of corruption: such as
incorruptible : incapable of corruption: such as
incorruptibleness : incorruptibility
incorruptibly : incapable of corruption: such as
incorruption : the quality or state of being free from physical decay
incorruptly : free from corruption: such as
incorruptness : free from corruption: such as
incrassate : thicken, inspissate
incrassated : thicken, inspissate
incrassation : thicken, inspissate
increasable : to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
increase : to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
increaseful : full of increase : productive
increasement : increase
increaser : to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
increasing : to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
increasingly : to an increasing degree
increate : uncreated
increative : incapable of creating
incredibility : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed
incredible : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed
incredibleness : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed
incredibly : in an incredible manner
increditable : not creditable
incredulity : the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
incredulous : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
incredulously : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
increep : to enter bit by bit or by slow degrees : creep in
incremation : cremation
increment : the amount or degree by which something changes
incremental : of, relating to, being, or occurring in especially small increments
increpation : chiding, rebuke, reproof
increscent : becoming gradually greater : waxing
incretion : internal secretion : secretion into the blood or tissues rather than into a cavity or outlet of the body
incretionary : internal secretion : secretion into the blood or tissues rather than into a cavity or outlet of the body
incretory : endocrine
incriminate : to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
incrimination : to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
incriminator : one that incriminates
incriminatory : to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
incross : an individual produced by crossing inbred lines of the same breed or strain
incrossbred : an individual produced by crossing inbred lines of separate breeds or strains  — compare incross
incrossing : an individual produced by crossing inbred lines of the same breed or strain
incrotchet : to enclose in brackets
incruent : unbloody
incruental : unbloody
incruentous : unbloody
incrust : to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
incrustate : encrust
incrustation : a crust or hard coating
incubate : to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
incubation : the act or process of incubating
incubational : the act or process of incubating
incubative : to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
incubator : one that incubates: such as
incubatorium : the ventral brooding pouch of a monotreme
incubatory : to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
incubi : an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
incubous : being so arranged that the anterior margin of each overlaps the posterior margin of the next younger
incubus : an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
incudal : of or relating to the incus
incudate : of or relating to the incus
incudes : the middle bone of a chain of three small bones in the ear of a mammal
incudomalleal : relating to or connecting the incus and the malleus
incudostapedial : relating to or connecting the incus and the stapedius
inculcate : to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculcation : to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculcator : to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculpability : the quality or state of being free from blame : innocence
inculpable : free from guilt : blameless
inculpate : to impute guilt to : incriminate
inculpation : to impute guilt to : incriminate
inculpatory : implying or imputing guilt : tending to incriminate or inculpate
incult : coarse, uncultured
inculture : lack of culture
incumbency : the sphere of action or period of office of an incumbent
incumbent : the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
incumbently : in the manner of a duty, responsibility, or obligation
incumbrance : something that encumbers : impediment, burden
incunable : incunabulum
incunabula : a book printed before 1501
incunabular : relating to or typical of incunabula
incunabulist : one that makes a special study of incunabula
incunabulum : a book printed before 1501
incur : to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
incurability : the quality or state of being incurable : incurableness
incurable : not curable
incurableness : the quality or state of being incurable
incurably : not curable
incuriosity : lacking a normal or usual curiosity : uninterested
incurious : lacking a normal or usual curiosity : uninterested
incuriously : lacking a normal or usual curiosity : uninterested
incuriousness : lacking a normal or usual curiosity : uninterested
incurrable : capable of being incurred
incurrence : the act or process of incurring
incurrent : giving passage to a current that flows inward
incursion : a hostile entrance into a territory : raid
incursionist : a maker of an incursion : invader
incursive : making incursions : invasive, aggressive
incurvate : to cause to curve inward : bend
incurvation : to cause to curve inward : bend
incurvature : to cause to curve inward : bend
incurve : to bend so as to curve inward
incus : the middle bone of a chain of three small bones in the ear of a mammal
incuse : formed by stamping or punching in
Ind independent
indaba : conference, parley
indaconitine : a crystalline alkaloid C34H47NO10 found in an herb (Aconitum chasmanthum) native to India
indagate : to search into : investigate
indagation : to search into : investigate
indagator : to search into : investigate
indamine : any of a series of organic bases of which the simplest has the formula C12H11N3 and which form salts that are unstable blue and green dyes
indan : an oily cyclic hydrocarbon C9H10 obtained by reducing indene
indane : an oily cyclic hydrocarbon C9H10 obtained by reducing indene
indart : to cause (as a dart) to be hurled or thrust into something
indazole : a feebly basic crystalline bicyclic compound C7H6N2 made by pyrolysis of ortho -hydrazino-cinnamic acid; benzo-pyrazole
inde industrial engineer
indebt : to place (as oneself) under an obligation (as of returning something borrowed)
indebted : owing gratitude or recognition to another : beholden
indebtedness : the condition of being indebted
indebtment : indebtedness
indecence : indecency
indecency : the quality or state of being indecent
indecent : not decent: such as
indecently : not decent: such as
Indecidua :  nondeciduata
indeciduate : having the maternal and fetal elements associated but not fused so that no maternal tissue is carried off in the placenta at parturition
indeciduous : not deciduous
indecipherable : incapable of being deciphered
indecipherably : incapable of being deciphered
indecision : a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
indecisive : marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
indecisively : marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
indecisiveness : marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
indeclinable : having no grammatical inflections
indecomponible : indecomposable
indecomposable : not capable of being separated into component parts or elements
indecorous : not decorous : conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste
indecorously : not decorous : conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste
indecorousness : not decorous : conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste
indecorum : something that is indecorous
indeed : without any question : truly, undeniably
indeedy : indeed sense 1b
indefatigability : incapable of being fatigued : untiring
indefatigable : incapable of being fatigued : untiring
indefatigableness : incapable of being fatigued : untiring
indefatigably : incapable of being fatigued : untiring
indefeasibility : not capable of being annulled or voided or undone
indefeasible : not capable of being annulled or voided or undone
indefeasibly : not capable of being annulled or voided or undone
indefectibility : not subject to failure or decay : lasting
indefectible : not subject to failure or decay : lasting
indefectibly : not subject to failure or decay : lasting
indefective : free from defects : faultless, flawless
indefensibility : incapable of being maintained as right or valid : untenable
indefensible : incapable of being maintained as right or valid : untenable
indefensibly : incapable of being maintained as right or valid : untenable
indeficiency : the quality or state of being unceasing or unfailing
indeficient : unceasing, unfailing
indefinable : incapable of being precisely described or analyzed
indefinableness : incapable of being precisely described or analyzed
indefinably : incapable of being precisely described or analyzed
indefinite : not definite: such as
indefinitely : not definite: such as
indefiniteness : not definite: such as
indefinitive : not definitive : not clearly fixed : indeterminate
indefinitively : not definitive : not clearly fixed : indeterminate
indefinitiveness : not definitive : not clearly fixed : indeterminate
indefinitude : indefiniteness
indeflectible : that cannot be deflected
indehiscence : remaining closed at maturity
indehiscent : remaining closed at maturity
indeliberate : not deliberate : marked by lack of forethought or intention
indeliberately : not deliberate : marked by lack of forethought or intention
indeliberateness : not deliberate : marked by lack of forethought or intention
indeliberation : not deliberate : marked by lack of forethought or intention
indelibility : that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
indelible : that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
indelibly : that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
indelicacy : the quality or state of being indelicate
indelicate : not delicate:
indelicately : not delicate:
indelicateness : not delicate:
indemnification : the action of indemnifying
indemnificator : indemnifier
indemnificatory : of, relating to, or designed for indemnification
indemnifier : to secure against hurt, loss, or damage
indemnify : to secure against hurt, loss, or damage
indemnitee : one that is indemnified
indemnitor : one that indemnifies
indemnity : security against hurt, loss, or damage
indemnization : indemnification
indemonstrability : the quality or state of being indemonstrable
indemonstrable : incapable of being demonstrated : not subject to proof
indemonstrably : incapable of being demonstrated : not subject to proof
indene : a liquid readily polymerizable hydrocarbon C9H8 obtained from coal tar by distillation or from petroleum by cracking and used chiefly in making resins  — compare coumarone-indene resin
indent : to set (something, such as a line of a paragraph) in from the margin
indentation : the blank space produced by indenting : indention sense 1a
indented : to set (something, such as a line of a paragraph) in from the margin
indentedly : by indentation : in intaglio
indenter : something (such as a device or software function) that indents a text or document
indention : the blank space produced by indenting
indentor : an instrument for measuring hardness by the depth of the indentation made by a pyramidal diamond point under a given load
indenture : a document or a section of a document that is indented
indentured : a document or a section of a document that is indented
indentureship : the condition of being indentured
independable : undependable
independence : the quality or state of being independent
independency : independence sense 1
independent : not dependent: such as
independently : not dependent: such as
indeprivable : inalienable
indescribability : the quality or state of being indescribable
indescribable : that cannot be described
indescribableness : that cannot be described
indescribably : that cannot be described
indesert : the quality or state of being undeserving : lack of merit
indesignate : not quantified
indestructibility : incapable of being destroyed, ruined, or rendered ineffective
indestructible : incapable of being destroyed, ruined, or rendered ineffective
indestructibleness : incapable of being destroyed, ruined, or rendered ineffective
indestructibly : incapable of being destroyed, ruined, or rendered ineffective
indetectable : not detectable
indeterminable : incapable of being definitely decided or settled
indeterminably : incapable of being definitely decided or settled
indeterminacy : the quality or state of being indeterminate
indeterminate : not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
indeterminately : not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
indeterminateness : not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
indetermination : not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
indetermined : indeterminate
indeterminism : a theory that the will is free and that deliberate choice and actions are not determined by or predictable from antecedent causes
indeterminist : a theory that the will is free and that deliberate choice and actions are not determined by or predictable from antecedent causes
indeterministic : a theory that the will is free and that deliberate choice and actions are not determined by or predictable from antecedent causes
indevotion : lack of devotion
indevout : not devout
indevoutly : not devout
index : a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (such as author, subject, or keyword): such as
indexed : a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (such as author, subject, or keyword): such as
indexer : a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (such as author, subject, or keyword): such as
indexical : of or relating to an index
indexically : by way of an index : in the manner of an index
indexing : indexation
indexless : having no index
indexterity : lack of dexterity
India large peninsular region that is usually referred to as a subcontinent and is located in southern Asia south of the Himalayas between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea; occupied by the countries India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and formerly often considered to include Burma (but not Ceylon)
Indiaman : a merchant ship formerly used in trade with India
Indian : a native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies
Indiana state of the east central U.S. that has the Ohio River as its southern boundary and borders on Lake Michigan in the northwest; capital Indianapolis area 36,291 square miles (94,357 square kilometers), population 6,483,802
indianaite : a variety of halloysite
Indianan state of the east central U.S. that has the Ohio River as its southern boundary and borders on Lake Michigan in the northwest; capital Indianapolis area 36,291 square miles (94,357 square kilometers), population 6,483,802
Indianian state of the east central U.S. that has the Ohio River as its southern boundary and borders on Lake Michigan in the northwest; capital Indianapolis area 36,291 square miles (94,357 square kilometers), population 6,483,802
Indianism : the qualities or culture distinctive of American Indians
Indianist : the qualities or culture distinctive of American Indians
indianization : to cause to acquire or conform to the characteristics, culture, or usage of American Indians or of India
indianize : to cause to acquire or conform to the characteristics, culture, or usage of American Indians or of India
Indic : of or relating to the subcontinent of India : indian
indic : of or relating to the subcontinent of India : indian
indican : an indigo-forming substance C8H7NO4S found as a salt in urine and other animal fluids
indicant : something that serves to indicate
indicanuria : the presence of an abnormally high concentration of indican in the urine
indicate : to point out or point to
indication : something that serves to indicate
indicative : serving to indicate
indicatively : serving to indicate
indicator : one that indicates: such as
Indicatoridae : a family of birds (order Piciformes) that comprises the honey guides and is sometimes considered a subfamily of Capitonidae
indicatory : one that indicates: such as
indicatrix : an ellipsoid whose axes are proportional to the principal refractive indices of a crystal and from which various optical properties of the crystal may be deduced
indicia : distinctive marks : indications
indicial : of, relating to, or having the nature of an indication : indicative
indicible : unspeakable, inexpressible
indicium : indicia sense 1
indicolite : an indigo-blue variety of tourmaline
indict : to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
indictable : subject to being indicted : liable to indictment
indictee : one that is indicted
indicter : to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
indiction : a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in several ancient and medieval systems
indictment : a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (such as a grand jury) charging a person with an offense
indictor : to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
Indies east indies
indiferous : containing indium
indifference : the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent
indifferency : indifference
indifferent : marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
indifferentism : indifference
indifferentist : indifference
indifferently : marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
indigence : a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
indigency : indigence
indigene : native
indigenist : an advocate of Indianism especially in Latin America
indigenous : produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
indigenously : produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
indigenousness : produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
indigent : suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
indigested : not carefully thought out or arranged : formless
indigestibility : not digestible : not easily digested
indigestible : not digestible : not easily digested
indigestion : inability to digest or difficulty in digesting something
indigestive : dyspeptic
indigitate : indicate
indign : unworthy, undeserving
indignance : indignation
indignancy : indignation
indignant : feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy : filled with or marked by indignation
indignantly : feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy : filled with or marked by indignation
indignation : anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
indignify : dishonor
indignity : an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
indigo : a deep reddish blue
Indigofera : a genus of tropical herbs and shrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and flowers with keel petals laterally spurred  — see indigo plant
indigoferous : yielding indigo
indigoid : related to or resembling indigo especially in chemical structure and dyeing properties
indigotic : of, relating to, or being of the color of indigo
indigotin : indigo sense 3b
indirect : not direct: such as
indirection : indirect action or procedure
indirectly : not direct: such as
indirectness : not direct: such as
indirubin : a dark red crystalline pigment C16H10N2O2 isomeric with indigo (sense 1b) found in natural indigo and sometimes in urine
indiscernibility : the quality or state of being indiscernible
indiscernible : incapable of being discerned : not recognizable as distinct
indiscerptibility : the quality of state of being indiscerptible
indiscerptible : not discerptible : not subject to being separated into parts
indisciplinable : not subject to or capable of being disciplined
indiscipline : lack of discipline
indisciplined : lack of discipline
indiscoverable : not discoverable
indiscreet : not discreet : imprudent
indiscreetly : not discreet : imprudent
indiscreetness : not discreet : imprudent
indiscrete : not discrete : not separated into distinct parts
indiscretion : lack of discretion : imprudence
indiscriminate : not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
indiscriminately : not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
indiscriminateness : not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
indiscriminating : not discriminating
indiscriminatingly : not discriminating
indiscrimination : lack of discrimination
indiscriminative : undiscriminating
indiscriminatively : undiscriminating
indiscriminatory : not discriminatory
indiscussable : not capable of being discussed
indispensability : absolutely necessary : essential
indispensable : absolutely necessary : essential
indispensableness : absolutely necessary : essential
indispensably : absolutely necessary : essential
indispose : to make unfit : disqualify
indisposed : slightly ill
indisposedness : indisposition
indisposition : the condition of being indisposed:
indisputability : the quality or state of being indisputable
indisputable : not disputable : unquestionable
indisputableness : not disputable : unquestionable
indisputably : not disputable : unquestionable
indissociable : not dissociated : inseparable
indissolubility : not dissoluble
indissoluble : not dissoluble
indissolubleness : not dissoluble
indissolubly : not dissoluble
indissolvable : indissoluble
indistinct : not distinct: such as
indistinction : failure to make distinctions
indistinctive : lacking distinctive qualities
indistinctly : not distinct: such as
indistinctness : not distinct: such as
indistinguishability : not distinguishable: such as
indistinguishable : not distinguishable: such as
indistinguishableness : not distinguishable: such as
indistinguishably : not distinguishable: such as
indistinguished : undistinguished
indistributable : not capable of being distributed
indisturbance : freedom from disturbance : tranquillity
indite : make up, compose
inditement : the act of inditing or the process of being indited : composition
inditer : make up, compose
indium : a silvery malleable fusible chiefly trivalent metallic element that occurs especially in sphalerite ores and is used especially as a plating material, in alloys, and in electronics  — see Chemical Elements Table
indivertible : not to be diverted or turned aside
indivertibly : not to be diverted or turned aside
individable : indivisible
individual : of, relating to, or distinctively associated with an individual
individualism : a doctrine that the interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically paramount
individualist : one that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action
individualistic : one that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action
individualistically : one that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action
individuality : total character peculiar to and distinguishing an individual from others
individualization : to make individual in character
individualize : to make individual in character
individually : of, relating to, or distinctively associated with an individual
individuate : to give individuality to
individuation : the act or process of individuating: such as
individuity : indivisibility
individuum : an individual instance or an individual being as distinguished from a group of similar instances or beings
indivisibility : not divisible
indivisible : not divisible
indivisibly : not divisible
indivision : a state of undivided wholeness : state of being owned by two or more co-owners each having an undivided interest in the property as a whole
indocibility : the quality or state of being indocible
indocible : unteachable
indocile : unwilling or indisposed to be taught or disciplined : intractable
indocility : unwilling or indisposed to be taught or disciplined : intractable
indoctrinate : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
indoctrination : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
indoctrinator : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
indoctrine : indoctrinate
indoctrinization : indoctrination
indoctrinize : indoctrinate
Indogaean : oriental
indogenide : a compound that is an alkylidene substitution product of indoxyl formed by reaction of indoxyl with an aldehyde or ketone
indole : a crystalline alkaloid compound C8H7N that is a decomposition product of proteins containing tryptophan, that can be made synthetically, and that is used in perfumes
indolence : inclination to laziness : sloth
indolent : averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
indolently : averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
indoles : a crystalline alkaloid compound C8H7N that is a decomposition product of proteins containing tryptophan, that can be made synthetically, and that is used in perfumes
indoline : a liquid base C8H9N that is a stronger base than indole and is obtained from indole by reduction; 2,3-dihydro-indole
Indologist : the study of India and its people
Indology : the study of India and its people
indolyl : any of seven isomeric monovalent radicals C8H6N derived from indole by removal of one hydrogen atom
indomitability : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable
indomitable : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable
indomitableness : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable
indomitably : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable
Indonesian : a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Indonesia
indoor : of or relating to the interior of a building
indoors : in or into a building
indophenin : a blue crystalline compound C24H14N2O2S2 formed by reaction of thiophene with isatin and sulfuric acid and used as a color test for the presence of thiophene in technical benzene
indophenol : any of various blue or green dyes
indorse : to write on the back of
indoxyl : a crystalline compound C8H7NO found in plants and animals or synthesized as a step in indigo manufacture
indraft : an inward flow or current (as of air or water)
indrawing : the act of drawing in or inward
indrawn : aloof, reserved
indri : a large diurnal black-and-white lemur (Indri indri) of Madagascar that is about two feet long with a rudimentary tail
Indris : a large diurnal black-and-white lemur (Indri indri) of Madagascar that is about two feet long with a rudimentary tail
indubious : indubitable, certain
indubitable : too evident to be doubted : unquestionable
indubitableness : too evident to be doubted : unquestionable
indubitably : too evident to be doubted : unquestionable
induce : to move by persuasion or influence
induced : to move by persuasion or influence
inducement : a motive or consideration that leads one to action or to additional or more effective actions
inducer : one that induces
induciae : a delay allowed for the performance of a legal obligation: such as
inducible : capable of being induced: such as
inducive : tending to induce
induct : to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
inductance : a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current either in the circuit itself or in a neighboring circuit
inductee : one who is inducted
inductile : not ductile : inflexible, unyielding
induction : the act or process of inducting (as into office)
inductive : of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
inductively : of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
inductometer : a variocoupler calibrated in units of inductance
inductor : one that inducts
inductorium : a battery-operated apparatus containing induction coils used for producing a continuous pulsing electric current or a single pulse of current (as for physiological or pharmacological experiments)
indue : provide, endow
indulge : to yield to the desire of : humor
indulgence : the act of indulging in something
indulgent : willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
indulgently : willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
indulger : to yield to the desire of : humor
indulging : to yield to the desire of : humor
induline : any of numerous blue or violet dyes related to the safranines
indult : a special often temporary dispensation granted in the Roman Catholic Church
indulto : indult
indument : clothing, garment, investiture
indumentum : the entire feathery covering of a bird
induna : a headman or councilor of an African people especially the Zulus
induplicate : so that there are two copies
indurate : physically or morally hardened
induration : the process of or condition produced by growing hard
indurative : the process of or condition produced by growing hard
indurite : a smokeless powder made by treating guncotton with nitrobenzene
Indus industrial; industry
indusial : of, relating to, or being an indusium
indusium : an investing outgrowth or membrane
industrial : of or relating to industry
industrialism : social organization in which industries and especially large-scale industries are dominant
industrialist : one owning or engaged in the management of an industry : manufacturer
industrialization : the act or process of industrializing : the widespread development of industries in a region, country, culture, etc.
industrialize : to make industrial
industrially : of or relating to industry
industrialness : the quality or state of being industrial
industrious : constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
industriously : constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
industriousness : constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
industry : manufacturing activity as a whole
indwell : to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
indweller : to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
indy : a single-seat open-cockpit racing car with the engine in the rear
indyl :  indolyl
inearth : bury, inter
inebriant : intoxicant
inebriate : one who is drunk
inebriation : one who is drunk
inebriety : the state of being inebriated : drunkenness
inebrious : inebriating
inedible : not fit to be eaten
inedited : unpublished
Ineducabilia : a superorder of placental mammals including the bats, rodents, edentates, and insectivores in which the brain is less developed than in the Educabilia
ineducability : incapable of being educated
ineducable : incapable of being educated
ineducation : lack of education
ineffability : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
ineffable : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
ineffableness : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
ineffably : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
ineffaceability : not effaceable : ineradicable
ineffaceable : not effaceable : ineradicable
ineffaceably : not effaceable : ineradicable
ineffective : not producing an intended effect : ineffectual
ineffectively : not producing an intended effect : ineffectual
ineffectiveness : not producing an intended effect : ineffectual
ineffectual : not producing the proper or intended effect : futile
ineffectuality : not producing the proper or intended effect : futile
ineffectually : not producing the proper or intended effect : futile
ineffectualness : not producing the proper or intended effect : futile
inefficacious : lacking the power to produce a desired effect : ineffective
inefficaciously : lacking the power to produce a desired effect : ineffective
inefficaciousness : lacking the power to produce a desired effect : ineffective
inefficacity : inefficacy
inefficacy : lack of power to produce a desired effect
inefficiency : the quality or state of being inefficient
inefficient : not efficient: such as
inefficiently : not efficient: such as
inelaborate : not elaborate : simple
inelastic : not elastic: such as
inelasticity : not elastic: such as
inelegance : lack of elegance
inelegancy : inelegance
inelegant : lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste
inelegantly : lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste
ineligibility : not eligible: such as
ineligible : not eligible: such as
ineliminable : incapable of being eliminated or excluded
ineloquent : not eloquent : having or showing a lack of eloquence
ineloquently : not eloquent : having or showing a lack of eloquence
ineluctability : not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
ineluctable : not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
ineluctably : not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
ineludible : inescapable
inenarrable : incapable of being narrated : indescribable
inept : generally incompetent : bungling
ineptitude : the quality or state of being inept
ineptly : generally incompetent : bungling
ineptness : generally incompetent : bungling
inequable : not evenly distributed : not uniform : unfair
inequal : unequal
inequalitarian : inegalitarian
inequality : the quality of being unequal or uneven: such as
inequigranular : having or characterized by crystals of different sizes
inequilateral : having the two ends unequal
inequitable : not equitable : unfair
inequitably : not equitable : unfair
inequity : injustice, unfairness
inequivalve : having the valves unequal in size and form
ineradicable : incapable of being eradicated
ineradicably : incapable of being eradicated
inerasable : incapable of being erased
inerasableness : incapable of being erased
inerasably : incapable of being erased
inerrability : infallibility
inerrable : incapable of erring : unerring
inerrancy : exemption from error : infallibility
inerrant : free from error
inerrantly : infallibly, unerringly
inerratic : not erratic or wandering : following a set course : fixed
inerring : unerring
inert : lacking the power to move
inertance : acoustic inertance
inertia : a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force
inertial : a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force
inertion : inertness, quietude
inertly : lacking the power to move
inertness : lacking the power to move
inerudite : not erudite : ignorant
inescapable : incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable
inescapably : incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable
inesculent : not esculent : inedible
inescutcheon : a small escutcheon borne within a shield
inesite : a mineral Ca2Mn7Si10O28(OH)2.5H2O consisting of a pale red hydrous manganese calcium silicate, in small prismatic crystals or massive (hardness 6, specific gravity 3.03)
inessential : not essential : unessential
inessentiality : the quality or state of being inessential
inestimability :  inestimableness
inestimable : incapable of being estimated or computed
inestimably : incapable of being estimated or computed
ineuphonious : not euphonious : harsh in sound
inevaporable : incapable of being reduced in volume by evaporation
inevasible : inevitable
inevidence : an outward sign : indication
inevident : not evident : not clear or obvious
inevitability : incapable of being avoided or evaded
inevitable : incapable of being avoided or evaded
inevitableness : incapable of being avoided or evaded
inevitably : in an inevitable way
inexact : not precisely correct or true : inaccurate
inexactitude : lack of exactitude or precision
inexactly : not precisely correct or true : inaccurate
inexactness : not precisely correct or true : inaccurate
inexcitability : not readily excited or aroused
inexcitable : not readily excited or aroused
inexcusability : the quality of being inexcusable
inexcusable : impossible to excuse or justify
inexcusableness : impossible to excuse or justify
inexcusably : impossible to excuse or justify
inexecutable : impossible of execution or performance : impracticable
inexecution : failure to carry out (as an order) or enforce (as a law) : nonperformance
inexertion : lack of exertion or effort : indolence, laziness
inexhausted : that is not exhausted
inexhaustibility : not exhaustible: such as
inexhaustible : not exhaustible: such as
inexhaustibleness : not exhaustible: such as
inexhaustibly : not exhaustible: such as
inexhaustive : inexhaustible
inexhaustively : inexhaustible
inexigible : not exigible
inexist : to exist in something else : inhere
inexistence : absence of existence : nonexistence
inexistent : not having existence : nonexistent
inexorability : not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inexorable : not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inexorableness : not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inexorably : not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inexpansible : not expansible
inexpectancy : lack of expectancy
inexpectant : lacking expectation
inexpedience : inexpediency
inexpediency : the quality or fact of being inexpedient
inexpedient : not expedient : inadvisable
inexpediently : not expedient : inadvisable
inexpensive : reasonable in price : cheap
inexpensively : reasonable in price : cheap
inexpensiveness : reasonable in price : cheap
inexperience : lack of practical experience
inexperienced : lack of practical experience
inexpert : not expert : unskilled
inexpertly : not expert : unskilled
inexpertness : not expert : unskilled
inexpiable : not capable of being atoned for
inexpiably : not capable of being atoned for
inexpiate : not expiated
inexplainable : inexplicable
inexplicability : incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
inexplicable : incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
inexplicableness : incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
inexplicably : incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
inexplicit : not explicit
inexplosive : not liable to explode
inexportable : not capable of being exported : not suitable for export
inexpressibility : not capable of being expressed : indescribable
inexpressible : not capable of being expressed : indescribable
inexpressibleness : not capable of being expressed : indescribable
inexpressibles : trousers
inexpressibly : not capable of being expressed : indescribable
inexpressive : lacking expression or meaning
inexpressively : lacking expression or meaning
inexpressiveness : lacking expression or meaning
inexpugnability : impregnability
inexpugnable : incapable of being subdued or overthrown : impregnable
inexpugnableness : incapable of being subdued or overthrown : impregnable
inexpugnably : incapable of being subdued or overthrown : impregnable
inexpungible : incapable of being obliterated
inextended : lacking extension : not occupying space
inextensibility : incapability of being drawn out or stretched
inextensible : not extensible : incapable of being stretched
inextensile : not extensible
inextension : lack of extension
inextensional : marked by or relating to absence of stretching out
inextensive : not extensive
inexterminable : interminable
inextinct : unextinguished
inextinguishable : not extinguishable : unquenchable
inextinguishably : not extinguishable : unquenchable
inextirpable : not capable of being extirpated : ineradicable
inextirpableness : not capable of being extirpated : ineradicable
inextricability : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
inextricable : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
inextricably : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
inface : the steeper of the two slopes of a cuesta
infall : moving under the influence of gravity toward a celestial object (such as a black hole)
infallibilism : support of or adherence to the dogma of papal infallibility
infallibilist : one who believes in infallibility
infallibility : incapable of error : unerring
infallible : incapable of error : unerring
infallibleness : infallibility
infallibly : incapable of error : unerring
infalling : moving under the influence of gravity toward a celestial object (such as a black hole)
infame : defame
infamize : to make infamous : defame
infamous : having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
infamously : having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
infamy : evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal
infancy : early childhood
infang : infangthief
infangthief : a medieval franchise of exercising jurisdiction over a thief caught within the limits to which the franchise was attached : the right of the lord of a manor to judge a thief taken within the seigniory of such lord
infant : a child in the first period of life
infanta : a daughter of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch
infante : a younger son of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch
infanthood : infancy
infanticidal : the killing of an infant
infanticide : the killing of an infant
infantile : of or relating to infants or infancy
infantilism : retention of childish physical, mental, or emotional qualities in adult life
infantility : of or relating to infants or infancy
infantine : infantile, childish
infantry : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot
infantryman : an infantry soldier
infarct : an area of necrosis in a tissue or organ resulting from obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus
infarcted : an area of necrosis in a tissue or organ resulting from obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus
infarction : injury or death of tissue (as of the heart or lungs) resulting from inadequate blood supply especially as a result of obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus : the process of forming an infarct
infare : a reception for a newly married couple
infatuate : to cause to be foolish : deprive of sound judgment
infatuatedly : in an infatuated manner
infatuation : a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something : strong and unreasoning attachment
infatuator : one that infatuates
infaust : not favorable : unlucky, unpropitious
infeasibility : not feasible : impracticable
infeasible : not feasible : impracticable
infect : to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria)
infectant : an agent of infection (as a bacterium or virus)
infected : having an infection : contaminated with an infective agent (such as a bacterium or virus)
infectible : capable of being infected
infection : the state produced by the establishment of one or more pathogenic agents (such as a bacteria, protozoans, or viruses) in or on the body of a suitable host
infectious : producing or capable of producing infection
infectiously : producing or capable of producing infection
infectiousness : producing or capable of producing infection
infective : infectious
infectivity : the ability to produce or transmit infection : the quality or state of being infective
infector : to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria)
infectuous : infectious
infecund : the condition of not being fecund : sterility
infecundity : the condition of not being fecund : sterility
infeed : a feed for infeeding a tool or wheel
infeft : to invest with or give symbolical possession of inheritable property
infeftment : to invest with or give symbolical possession of inheritable property
infelicific : not productive of happiness : productive of unhappiness
infelicitous : not felicitous: such as
infelicitously : not felicitous: such as
infelicity : the quality or state of being infelicitous
infelt : felt inwardly : heartfelt
infeminine : unfeminine
infer : to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
inferable : to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
inference : something that is inferred
inferential : relating to, involving, or resembling inference
inferentially : by way of inference : through inference
inferior : of little or less importance, value, or merit
inferiority : of little or less importance, value, or merit
inferiorly : of little or less importance, value, or merit
infernal : of or relating to a nether world of the dead
infernally : of or relating to a nether world of the dead
inferno : a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell
inferobranchiate : having the gills on the sides under the mantle margin
inferrer : to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
inferrible : to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
infertile : not fertile or productive
infertility : not fertile or productive
infest : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
infestant : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
infestation : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
infester : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
infestive : likely to infest : troublesome
infestivity : lack of festivity : mirthlessness, dullness
infestment : infestation
infeudation : enfeoffment
infibulate : extreme female genital mutilation involving complete excision of the clitoris, labia minora, and most of the labia majora followed by stitching to close up most of the vagina
infibulation : extreme female genital mutilation involving complete excision of the clitoris, labia minora, and most of the labia majora followed by stitching to close up most of the vagina
inficete : not witty : heavy-footed
infidel : one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
infidelic : infidel sense 2
infidelical : infidel sense 2
infidelity : the act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's husband, wife, or partner
infield : the area of a baseball field enclosed by the three bases and home plate
infielder : a baseball player who plays in the infield
infieldsman : infielder sense 2
infighter : prolonged and often bitter dissension or rivalry among members of a group or organization
infighting : prolonged and often bitter dissension or rivalry among members of a group or organization
infill : material that fills in something (such as a hole or the spaces between a building's structural members)
infilling : material that fills in something (such as a hole or the spaces between a building's structural members)
infilter : to filter or sift in
infiltrate : to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
infiltration : to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
infiltrative : to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
infinite : extending indefinitely : endless
infinitely : to an infinite or seemingly infinite extent or degree
infiniteness : extending indefinitely : endless
infinitesimal : immeasurably or incalculably small
infinitesimalism : a doctrine that the more a drug is diluted the more potent it becomes
infinitesimality : the quality or state of being infinitesimal
infinitesimally : immeasurably or incalculably small
infinitival : relating to the infinitive
infinitive : formed with the infinitive
infinitively : formed with the infinitive
infinitize : to make infinite : make free of finite limitations
infinitude : the quality or state of being infinite : infiniteness
infinity : the quality of being infinite
infirm : of poor or deteriorated vitality
infirmarer :  infirmarian
infirmaress : a female infirmarian
infirmarian : a person having charge of an infirmary
infirmary : a place (as in a school or prison) where sick or injured individuals receive care and treatment
infirmation : the process of infirming or making invalid
infirmity : the quality or state of being infirm
infirmly : of poor or deteriorated vitality
infirmness : the quality or state of being infirm
infix : to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in
inflame : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
inflamed : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
inflamer : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
inflaming : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
inflamingly : in an inflaming manner
inflammability : flammable
inflammable : flammable
inflammableness : flammable
inflammably : flammable
inflammation : a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, and pain and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue
inflammative : inflammatory
inflammatorily : tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult : seditious
inflammatory : tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult : seditious
inflatable : capable of being inflated
inflate : to swell or distend with air or gas
inflated : distended with air or gas
inflatedly : in an inflated manner
inflatedness : the quality or state of being inflated : pomposity, turgidity
inflater : to swell or distend with air or gas
inflation : an act of inflating : a state of being inflated: such as
inflationary : of, characterized by, or productive of inflation
inflationism : the policy of economic inflation
inflationist : the policy of economic inflation
inflatus : afflatus, inspiration
inflect : to vary (a word) by inflection : decline, conjugate
inflected : to vary (a word) by inflection : decline, conjugate
inflection : change in pitch or loudness of the voice
inflectional : of, relating to, or characterized by inflection
inflectionally : of, relating to, or characterized by inflection
inflectionless : having no inflections
inflective : to vary (a word) by inflection : decline, conjugate
inflexed : bent or turned abruptly inward or downward or toward the axis
inflexibility : rigidly firm in will or purpose : unyielding
inflexible : rigidly firm in will or purpose : unyielding
inflexibleness : rigidly firm in will or purpose : unyielding
inflexibly : rigidly firm in will or purpose : unyielding
inflexive : inflective
inflict : to give by or as if by striking
inflictable : capable of being inflicted
inflicter : to give by or as if by striking
infliction : the act of inflicting
inflictive : to give by or as if by striking
inflood : close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it
inflorescence : the mode of development and arrangement of flowers on an axis
inflorescent : blossoming, flowering
inflow : a flowing in
influence : the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways : sway
influenceable : the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways : sway
influencer : one who exerts influence : a person who inspires or guides the actions of others
influencive : influential
influent : flowing in
influential : exerting or possessing influence
influentially : exerting or possessing influence
influenza : an acute, highly contagious, respiratory disease caused by any of three orthomyxoviruses:
influenzal : an acute, highly contagious, respiratory disease caused by any of three orthomyxoviruses:
influx : a coming in
influxion : influx
infold : enfold, envelop
infolding : enfold, envelop
inform : to communicate knowledge to
informal : marked by the absence of formality or ceremony
informality : marked by the absence of formality or ceremony
informalize : to make informal or less formal
informally : marked by the absence of formality or ceremony
informant : a person who gives information: such as
information : knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction
informational : knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction
informative : imparting knowledge : instructive
informatively : imparting knowledge : instructive
informatory : conveying information
informed : having information
informedly : having information
informer : one that imparts knowledge or news
informidable : not formidable
informingly : informatively, instructively
infortunate : unfortunate
infortune : one of the malevolent planets (Saturn, Mars, or sometimes Mercury) in an unfavorable aspect
infra : later in this writing : below
infrabasal : lying below a basal structure
infrabranchial : lying below the gills
infracentral : lying below the centrum
infraclavicle : a bony element in the shoulder girdle lying below the cleithrum in some ganoid and crossopterygian fishes and supposed to be the true homologue of the clavicle of higher animals
infraclavicular : situated or occurring below the clavicle
infraclusion : infraocclusion
infracostalis :  subcostalis
infract : the act of infringing : violation
infractible : inviolable
infraction : the act of infringing : violation
infractor : one that infracts or infringes : violator, breaker
infradiaphragmatic : situated, occurring, or performed below the diaphragm
infraglacial : subglacial
infraglenoid : situated below the glenoid cavity of the scapula
infraglottic : situated below the glottis
infragular : subesophageal
infrahuman : less or lower than human
infrahyoid : situated below the hyoid bone
infralabial : lying below the lip : sublabial
infralapsarian : one that adheres to the doctrine of infralapsarianism  — compare supralapsarian
infralapsarianism : the doctrine that God foresaw and permitted the fall of man and that after the fall he then decreed election as a means of saving some of the human race  — compare supralapsarianism
infralinear : placed below the line of writing : sublinear
infralittoral : situated to seaward of the region of littoral deposits
inframammary : situated or occurring below the mammary gland
inframandibular : situated below the mandible
inframarginal : situated below a margin : submarginal
infrangibility : not capable of being broken or separated into parts
infrangible : not capable of being broken or separated into parts
infrangibly : not capable of being broken or separated into parts
infranuclear : situated below a nucleus of a nerve
infraocclusion : occlusion in which one or more teeth fail to project as far as the normal occlusal plane
infraorbital : situated beneath the orbit
infrapatellar : situated below the patella or its ligament
infrapose : to place under or beneath
infraposition : to place under or beneath
infrared : situated outside the visible spectrum at its red end
infrarenal : situated or occurring below the kidneys
infrascapularis : the teres minor
infraspinal :  infraspinous
infraspinatus : a muscle that occupies the chief part of the infraspinous fossa of the scapula, is inserted into the greater tubercle of the humerus, and rotates the arm laterally
infraspinous : lying below a spine
infrastructure : the system of public works of a country, state, or region
infratemporal : situated below the temporal fossa
infrequency : rarity of occurrence
infrequent : seldom happening or occurring : rare
infrequently : seldom happening or occurring : rare
infrigidate : to make cold : chill
infringe : to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
infringement : the act of infringing : violation
infringer : to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
infructuous : unfruitful
infructuously : unfruitful
infula : a fillet of red and white wool worn in ancient Rome as a token of religious consecration or inviolability
infumate : clouded with blackish color
infumated : clouded with blackish color
infumation : the act or process of drying in smoke
infundibular : of, relating to, or having an infundibulum
infundibulate : having an infundibulum
infundibuliform : having the form of a funnel or cone
infundibulum : any of various funnel-shaped organs or parts: such as
infuriate : to make furious
infuriatingly : causing feelings of extreme anger
infuriation : to make furious
infuscate : obscured
infuscation : obscured
infuse : to cause to be permeated with something (such as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better
infuser : to cause to be permeated with something (such as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better
infusibility : incapable of being fused : very difficult to fuse
infusible : incapable of being fused : very difficult to fuse
infusibleness : incapable of being fused : very difficult to fuse
infusion : the act or process of infusing
infusionism : the doctrine that the soul is preexistent to the body and is infused into it at conception or birth  — compare creationism, traducianism
infusionist : one who adheres to the doctrine of infusionism
infusive : inspiring, influencing
Infusoria : infusorian
infusorial : relating to, containing, or having Infusoria
infusorian : any of a heterogeneous group of minute organisms found especially in water with decomposing organic matter
infusoriform : resembling an infusorian
infusorioid : like an infusorian
infusorium : infusorian
infusory : infusorian
Ing : action or process
ing : action or process
Inga : a genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) having white or red flowers and large pods that contain an edible pulp and yielding an inferior timber of little durability  — see guama
Ingaevones : a group of Teutonic peoples inhabiting the northern coast of Europe in ancient times
Ingaevonic : of or relating to the Ingaevones
ingate : entrance
ingather : to gather in
ingatherer : one that gathers in : harvester
ingathering : to gather in
ingeminate : redouble, reiterate
ingemination : repetition, duplication
ingenerable : incapable of being engendered or produced : original
ingenerably : incapable of being engendered or produced : original
ingenerate : to bring about the generation of : beget, cause
ingenerately : to bring about the generation of : beget, cause
ingeniosity : ingenuity, skill, cleverness
ingenious : having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
ingeniously : having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
ingeniousness : having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
ingenue : a naive girl or young woman
ingenuity : skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness
ingenuous : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
ingenuously : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
ingenuousness : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Inger :  ingrian
ingest : to take in for or as if for digestion
ingesta : material taken into the body by way of the digestive tract
ingestible : to take in for or as if for digestion
ingestion : the act or process of taking in something for or as if for digestion : the act or process of ingesting something
ingestive : to take in for or as if for digestion
ingiver : hander-in
ingiving : the act of handing in thread to a loom
ingle : a fire in a fireplace
inglenook : a nook by a large open fireplace
ingleside : fireside
inglorious : shameful, ignominious
ingloriously : shameful, ignominious
ingloriousness : shameful, ignominious
ingluvial : of or relating to a crop
ingluvies : crop
ingluviitis : catarrhal inflammation of the crop in fowls
ingoing : the act of going in : entrance
ingot : a mass of metal cast into a convenient shape for storage or transportation to be later processed
ingrain : to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution
ingrained : forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
ingrainedly : forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
ingrate : an ungrateful person
ingrateful : not grateful
ingratiate : to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
ingratiating : intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering
ingratiatingly : intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering
ingratiation : to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
ingratiatory : to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
ingratitude : forgetfulness of or poor return for kindness received : ungratefulness
ingravescent : gradually increasing in severity
ingravidate : impregnate
ingredient : something that enters into a compound or is a component part of any combination or mixture : constituent
ingress : the act of entering : entrance
ingression : the act of entering : entrance
ingressive : of, relating to, or involving ingress
ingressiveness : of, relating to, or involving ingress
ingross : a common not appendant or appurtenant to the ownership of any land but belonging to a person as an independent subject of property and requiring a deed for its transfer 
ingrown : grown in
ingrownness : grown in
ingrowth : a growing inward (as to fill a void)
inguen : groin
inguinal : of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin or in either of the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen
ingurgitate : to swallow greedily or in large quantities : guzzle
ingurgitation : to swallow greedily or in large quantities : guzzle
Ingush : an Islamic people living north of the Caucasian mountains and related to the Chechen
inhabit : to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabitability : the condition of being inhabitable
inhabitable : to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabitancy : inhabitation
inhabitant : one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time
inhabitation : the act of inhabiting : the state of being inhabited
inhabited : having inhabitants
inhabiter : to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabitiveness : a propensity to remain permanently in the same place or residence
inhabitress : a female inhabitant
inhalant : something (such as an allergen or medication) that is inhaled
inhalation : the act or an instance of inhaling
inhalator : a device providing a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide for breathing that is used especially in conjunction with artificial respiration
inhale : to draw in by breathing
inhalent : something (such as an allergen or medication) that is inhaled
inhaler : a device by means of which medicinal material is inhaled
inharmonic : not harmonic
inharmonious : not harmonious : discordant
inharmoniously : not harmonious : discordant
inharmoniousness : not harmonious : discordant
inharmony : discord
inhaul : a rope used to draw in a ship's sail (as a spanker on its gaff)
inhaust : inhale, imbibe
inheaven : two people perfectly suited to each other 
inhere : to be inherent
inherence : the quality, state, or fact of inhering
inherency : inherence
inherent : involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
inherently : involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
inherit : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death
inheritability : capable of being inherited : transmissible
inheritable : capable of being inherited : transmissible
inheritableness : capable of being inherited : transmissible
inheritage : inheritance
inheritance : something that is or may be inherited
inheritor : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death
inheritress : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death
inheritrix : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death
inhesion : the condition of being inherent in something : inherence
inhibit : to prohibit from doing something
inhibitable : capable of being inhibited
inhibition : an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning: such as
inhibitive : to prohibit from doing something
inhibitor : one that inhibits: such as
inhibitory : to prohibit from doing something
inhomogeneity : the condition or an instance of not being homogeneous
inhomogeneous : the condition or an instance of not being homogeneous
inhospitable : not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive
inhospitableness : not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive
inhospitably : not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive
inhospitality : the quality or state of being inhospitable
inhuman : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage
inhumane : not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumanely : not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumanity : the quality or state of being cruel or barbarous
inhumanly : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage
inhumanness : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage
inhumation : bury, inter
inhume : bury, inter
inimicable : inimical, hostile
inimical : being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
inimically : being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
inimicalness : the quality or state of being inimical
inimitability : the quality or state of being inimitable : inimitableness
inimitable : not capable of being imitated : matchless
inimitableness : not capable of being imitated : matchless
inimitably : not capable of being imitated : matchless
Iniomi : an order of mostly deep-sea teleost fishes lacking fin spines and air bladder and usually having a dorsal adipose fin and including the lantern fishes, the lizard fishes, and related forms
iniomous : an order of mostly deep-sea teleost fishes lacking fin spines and air bladder and usually having a dorsal adipose fin and including the lantern fishes, the lizard fishes, and related forms
inion : the external occipital protuberance of the skull
iniquitous : characterized by iniquity
iniquitously : characterized by iniquity
iniquitousness : characterized by iniquity
iniquity : gross injustice : wickedness
inirritability : the quality or state of not being irritable
inirritable : not irritable
initial : of or relating to the beginning : incipient
initialer : a person who initials
initialize : to set (something, such as a computer program counter) to a starting position, value, or configuration
initially : at the beginning : at first
initiate : to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
initiation : the act or an instance of initiating
initiative : an introductory step
initiator : to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
initiatory : constituting a beginning
inject : to introduce into something forcefully
injectable : to introduce into something forcefully
injection : an act or instance of injecting
injector : to introduce into something forcefully
injudicial : injudicious
injudicially : injudicious
injudicious : not judicious : indiscreet, unwise
injudiciously : not judicious : indiscreet, unwise
injudiciousness : not judicious : indiscreet, unwise
Injun : american indian
injunct : to restrain by injunction
injunction : a writ granted by a court of equity whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act
injunctive : a writ granted by a court of equity whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act
injure : to inflict bodily hurt on
injured : to inflict bodily hurt on
injurer : to inflict bodily hurt on
injurious : inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injuriously : inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injuriousness : inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
injury : hurt, damage, or loss sustained
injustice : absence of justice : violation of right or of the rights of another : unfairness
ink : a colored usually liquid material for writing and printing
inkberry : a holly (Ilex glabra) of eastern North America with evergreen oblong leathery leaves and small usually black berries
inkbush : inkweed sense 1
inker : one that inks: such as
inkfish : cuttlefish, squid
inkhorn : a small portable bottle (as of horn) for holding ink
inkiness : a colored usually liquid material for writing and printing
inkle : a colored linen tape or braid woven on a very narrow loom and used for trimming
inkless : devoid of ink
inkling : a slight knowledge or vague notion
inkpot : a container for ink
Inkra : ga
inks : a colored usually liquid material for writing and printing
inkshed : profuse use or unnecessary waste of ink in writing
inkslinger : writer, scribbler
inkstand : inkwell
inkstandish : inkstand
inkstone : a stone used in Chinese art and calligraphy on which dry ink and water are mixed
inkweed : any of several western North American shrubby plants of the genus Suaeda used by American Indians for dyeing
inkwell : a container (as in a desk) for ink
inkwood : a small tree (Exothea paniculata) of the family Sapindaceae of Florida and the West Indies having dark-colored wood and purple fruits
inkwriter : a telegraph receiver in which the message is recorded in ink (as in dots and dashes)
inky : a colored usually liquid material for writing and printing
inlaid : set into a surface in a decorative design
inlaik : lack, deficiency
inland : of or relating to the interior of a country
inlander : one who lives inland
inlaut : a medial sound or position in a word or syllable  — compare anlaut, auslaut
inlaw : a relative by marriage
inlay : to set into a surface or ground material
inlayer : to set into a surface or ground material
inlaying : to set into a surface or ground material
inleague : working with someone especially to do something dishonest
inleakage : the quantity that leaks in
inlet : a bay or recess in the shore of a sea, lake, or river
inlier : a mass of rock whose outcrop is surrounded by rock of younger age
inly : inwardly
inlying : confinement
inmate : any of a group occupying a single place of residence
inmeats : the inner parts of an animal that are used for food
inmost : deepest within : farthest from the outside
inn : an establishment for the lodging and entertaining of travelers
innate : existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native, inborn
innately : existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native, inborn
innateness : existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native, inborn
innatism : a belief in innate ideas
innative : innate, natural
inner : situated farther in
innerly : situated farther in
innermore : located farther within : inner
innermost : farthest inward : inmost
innerness : the quality or state of being inner : inner character
innervate : to supply with nerves
innervation : to supply with nerves
innervational : the process of innervating or the state of being innervated
innerve : to give nervous energy or power to : give increased energy, force, or courage to : invigorate, stimulate
inness George: father 1825–1894 and son 1854–1926 American painters
innholder : innkeeper
inning : a division of a baseball game consisting of a turn at bat for each team
innkeeper : a proprietor of an inn
innless : being without an inn
innocence : freedom from legal guilt of a particular crime or offense
innocency : innocence
innocent : free from legal guilt or fault
innocently : free from legal guilt or fault
innocuity : the quality or state of being innocuous
innocuous : producing no injury : harmless
innocuously : producing no injury : harmless
innocuousness : producing no injury : harmless
innominable : incapable of being named
innominata  — see substantia innominata
innominate : having no name : unnamed
innovant : having innovations (see innovation sense 3)
innovate : to make changes : do something in a new way
innovation : a new idea, method, or device : novelty
innovational : a new idea, method, or device : novelty
innovative : characterized by, tending to, or introducing innovations
innovator : to make changes : do something in a new way
innovatory : to make changes : do something in a new way
innoxious : innocuous
innuendo : an oblique allusion : hint, insinuation
innumerability : innumerable quality
innumerable : too many to be numbered : countless
innumerably : too many to be numbered : countless
innumerous : innumerable
innutrition : lack of nutrition : failure of nourishment
innutritious : not nutritious
innyard : the yard of an inn
Ino  — see in- entry 3
inobedience : in such a way that someone is doing what he or she is told to do by someone or by a law or rule
inobedient : disobedient
inobnoxious : inoffensive
inobservable : incapable of being observed
inobservance : lack of attention : heedlessness
inobservant : lack of attention : heedlessness
inobtrusive : unobtrusive
inobvious : not obvious
inoccupation : lack of occupation
Inoceramus : a genus of large filibranchiate bivalve mollusks (suborder Mytilacea) especially characteristic of the Cretaceous
inoculability : susceptible to inoculation : not immune
inoculable : susceptible to inoculation : not immune
inoculant : inoculum
inocular : inserted in a notch in the corner of the eye
inoculate : to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease
inoculation : the act or process or an instance of inoculating
inoculative : to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease
inoculator : to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease
inoculum : material used for inoculation
Inodes : a genus of fan palms comprising various arborescent palmettos of the southern U.S., the West Indies, and Mexico that are now usually included in the genus Sabal
inodorous : emitting no smell : scentless, odorless
inoffensive : causing no harm or injury
inoffensively : causing no harm or injury
inoffensiveness : causing no harm or injury
inofficial : unofficial
inofficious : a will made in violation of natural duty and affection and without just legal cause and depriving children and parents and sometimes others of their legitim of the testator's estate
inogen : a hypothetical substance formerly supposed to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles and to serve as an oxygen reserve
inone : combined in a single thing
inoperable : not treatable or remediable by surgery
inoperative : not operative: such as
inoperativeness : not operative: such as
inopercular : inoperculate
inoperculate : having no operculum
inopportune : inconvenient, unseasonable
inopportunely : inconvenient, unseasonable
inopportuneness : inconvenient, unseasonable
inorb : ensphere, encircle
inordinacy : the quality, state, or an instance of being inordinate
inordinary : not ordinary : extraordinary
inordinate : exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
inordinately : exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
inordinateness : exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
inorganic : being or composed of matter other than plant or animal : mineral
inorganical : inorganic
inorganically : being or composed of matter other than plant or animal : mineral
inorganization : lack of organization
inorganized : lacking organization
inornate : lacking adornment : unadorned
inosculate : join, unite
inosculation : join, unite
inosinic : a nucleotide C10H13N4O8P that is found in muscle and is formed by deamination of AMP and that yields hypoxanthine, ribose, and phosphoric acid on hydrolysis 
inositol : any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic alcohols C6H12O6
inotropic : increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions
inoxidizable : not capable of being oxidized
inpatient : a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment  — compare outpatient
inpayment : as a way of paying someone
inphase : a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes
inpolygon : an inscribed polygon
inpolyhedron : an inscribed polyhedron
inpour : a pouring in : inrush
input : something that is put in: such as
inquest : a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury
inquiet : to disturb the peace of : disquiet
inquietation : disturbance
inquietude : disturbed state : disquietude
inquiline : an animal that lives habitually in the nest or abode of some other species
inquilinism : an animal that lives habitually in the nest or abode of some other species
inquinate : defile, corrupt
inquination : defile, corrupt
inquirable : capable of being inquired into : subject or liable to inquiry
inquire : to put a question : seek for information by questioning
inquirendo : an inquiry or an authority to conduct an inquiry
inquiring : to put a question : seek for information by questioning
inquiringly : to put a question : seek for information by questioning
inquiry : a request for information
inquisite : to subject to inquisition; inquire into : investigate, question
inquisition : a former Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heresy
inquisitional : a former Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heresy
inquisitive : given to examination or investigation
inquisitively : given to examination or investigation
inquisitiveness : given to examination or investigation
inquisitor : one who inquires or makes inquisition
inquisitorial : one who inquires or makes inquisition
inquisitorially : one who inquires or makes inquisition
inquisitory : inquisitorial, searching
inquisitress : a female inquisitor
inradius : a radius of an inscribed circle or sphere
inreality : the quality or state of being real
inring : inwick
inro : a small compartmented and usually ornamented container hung from an obi to hold small objects (such as medicines)
inroad : an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
inrooted : deeply rooted
inrun : the approach ramp of a ski jump
inruption : irruption
inrush : a crowding or flooding in
insalivate : the mixing of food with saliva by mastication
insalivation : the mixing of food with saliva by mastication
insalubrious : not conducive to health : unwholesome
insalubrity : not conducive to health : unwholesome
insalutary : not healthful or wholesome
insane : exhibiting a severely disordered state of mind
insanely : in an insane manner : in a way that suggests unsoundness or disorder of mind
insaneness : exhibiting a severely disordered state of mind
insanitariness : the quality or state of being insanitary
insanitary : unclean enough to endanger health : contaminated
insanitation : unclean enough to endanger health : contaminated
insanity : a severely disordered state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder
insatiability : incapable of being satisfied : quenchless
insatiable : incapable of being satisfied : quenchless
insatiableness : incapable of being satisfied : quenchless
insatiably : incapable of being satisfied : quenchless
insatiate : insatiable
insatiately : insatiable
insatiateness : insatiable
insatiety : lack of satiety
insatisfaction : dissatisfaction
inscenation :  mise en scène
inscience : lack of knowledge : nescience
inscient : exhibiting or based on inscience
inscribable : capable of being inscribed
inscribe : to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
inscriber : to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
inscript : inscription
inscription : something that is inscribed
inscriptional : something that is inscribed
inscriptionless : lacking any inscription
inscriptive : relating to or constituting an inscription
inscriptively : relating to or constituting an inscription
inscroll : to write on a scroll : record
inscrutability : not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
inscrutable : not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
inscrutableness : not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
inscrutably : not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
insculp : engrave, sculpture
insculpture : carving, inscription
inseam : the seam on the inside of the leg of a pair of pants
insect : any of a class (Insecta) of arthropods (such as bugs or bees) with well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, only three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings
Insecta : a class of Arthropoda comprising segmented animals that as adults have a well-defined head bearing a single pair of antennae, three pairs of mouthparts, and usually a pair of compound eyes, a 3-segmented thorax each segment of which bears a pair of legs ventrally with the second and third often bearing also a pair of wings, and an abdomen usually of 7 to 10 visible segments without true jointed legs but often with the last segments modified or fitted with specialized extensions (as claspers, stingers, or ovipositors), that breathe air usually through a ramifying system of tracheae which open externally through spiracles or gills, that exhibit a variety of life cycles often involving complex metamorphosis, and that include the greater part of all living and extinct animals
insectan : a class of Arthropoda comprising segmented animals that as adults have a well-defined head bearing a single pair of antennae, three pairs of mouthparts, and usually a pair of compound eyes, a 3-segmented thorax each segment of which bears a pair of legs ventrally with the second and third often bearing also a pair of wings, and an abdomen usually of 7 to 10 visible segments without true jointed legs but often with the last segments modified or fitted with specialized extensions (as claspers, stingers, or ovipositors), that breathe air usually through a ramifying system of tracheae which open externally through spiracles or gills, that exhibit a variety of life cycles often involving complex metamorphosis, and that include the greater part of all living and extinct animals
insectary : a place for the keeping or rearing of living insects
insected : cut into : segmented
insecticidal : destroying or controlling insects
insecticide : an agent that destroys one or more species of insects
insectifuge : an insect repellent
insectile : being or suggestive of an insect
insection : a notched or segmented part
insectival : typical of an insect
insectivore : any of an order (Insectivora) of small usually nocturnal mammals (such as moles, shrews, and hedgehogs) that feed mainly on insects
insectivorous : feeding on insects
insectology : entomology
insecure : deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety
insecurely : deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety
insecureness : deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety
insecurity : deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety
inselberg : an isolated mountain
inseminate : sow
insemination : sow
insensate : lacking sense or understanding
insensately : lacking sense or understanding
insense : to give (a person) a sense of the importance or significance of something : impress or imbue firmly with a fact or idea : instruct, inform
insensibility : incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
insensible : incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
insensibleness : incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
insensibly : incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
insensitive : lacking feeling or tact
insensitiveness : lacking feeling or tact
insensitivity : lacking feeling or tact
insentience : lacking perception, consciousness, or animation
insentient : lacking perception, consciousness, or animation
inseparability : incapable of being separated or disjoined
inseparable : incapable of being separated or disjoined
inseparableness : incapable of being separated or disjoined
inseparably : incapable of being separated or disjoined
inseparate : not separate : united
inseparately : not separate : united
insequent : apparently uncontrolled by the associated rock structure
insert : to put or thrust in
insertable : capable of being inserted
inserted : to put or thrust in
inserter : to put or thrust in
insertion : something that is inserted: such as
insertional : something that is inserted: such as
insertive : marked by insertion : inserted
inserviceable : unserviceable
Insessores : an order of birds that have the feet adapted for perching including the Passeres and many others
insessorial : perching or adapted for perching
inset : a place where something flows in : channel
insetter : one that puts in insets (as in a book)
inseverable : incapable of being severed : indivisible : impossible to separate
inseverably : incapable of being severed : indivisible : impossible to separate
inshining : illumination
inship : embark
inshoot : a pitched baseball that breaks toward a right-handed batter
inshore : situated, living, or carried on near shore
inside : an interior or internal part or place : the part within
insider : a person recognized or accepted as a member of a group, category, or organization: such as
insidious : having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
insidiously : having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
insidiousness : having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
insight : the power or act of seeing into a situation : penetration
insightful : exhibiting or characterized by insight
insigne : a badge of authority or honor
insignia : a badge of authority or honor
insignificance : the quality or state of being insignificant
insignificancy : insignificance
insignificant : not significant: such as
insignificantly : not significant: such as
insimplicity : lack of simplicity
insincere : not sincere : hypocritical
insincerely : not sincere : hypocritical
insincerity : not sincere : hypocritical
insinuant : insinuating, insinuative
insinuate : to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
insinuating : winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees : ingratiating
insinuatingly : winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees : ingratiating
insinuation : something that is insinuated
insinuative : to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
insinuator : to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
insinuatory : insinuative
insinuendo : insinuation sense 2a
insipid : lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull, flat
insipidity : lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull, flat
insipidly : lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull, flat
insipidness : insipidity
insipience : the quality or state of being insipient : lack of intelligence
insipient : lacking wisdom : stupid, foolish
insist : to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required
insistence : the act or an instance of insisting
insistency : insistence
insistent : disposed to insist : persistent
insistently : disposed to insist : persistent
insister : one that insists
insistingly : with insistence : insistently, urgently
insistive : tending to insist or urge
insititious : constituting an insertion : interpolated
insobriety : lack of sobriety or moderation
insociability : not sociable
insociable : not sociable
insociably : not sociable
insocial : unsociable
insocially : unsociable
insofar : to such extent or degree
insolate : to place in the sunlight : expose to the sun's rays (as for curing, drying, ripening)
insolation : exposure to the sun's rays
insole : an inside sole of a shoe
insolence : the quality or state of being insolent
insolency : insolence
insolent : insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct : overbearing
insolently : insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct : overbearing
insolentness : the quality or state of being insolent : insolence
insolidity : lack of solidity : weak flimsy form or quality
insolubility : not soluble: such as
insoluble : not soluble: such as
insolubleness : not soluble: such as
insolubly : not soluble: such as
insolvability : the quality or state of being insolvable
insolvable : admitting no solution
insolvably : admitting no solution
insolvence : insolvency
insolvency : the fact or state of being insolvent : inability to pay debts
insolvent : unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
insomnia : prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
insomniac : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with insomnia
insomnious : affected with insomnia : sleepless
insomnolence : sleeplessness, insomnia
insomnolency : sleeplessness, insomnia
insomuch : so much : to such a degree : so
insonorous : lacking resonance
insooth : in truth or reality : truly, accurately, factually
insorb : to take in : absorb
insouciance : lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
insouciant : lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
insouciantly : lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
inspan : yoke, harness
inspeak : to instill or infuse by or as if by speaking
inspect : to view closely in critical appraisal : look over
inspectable : capable of being inspected or publicly observed
inspectingly : so as to inspect : with an effect of inspecting
inspection : the act of inspecting
inspectional : of or relating to inspection : by means of or involving inspection
inspective : to view closely in critical appraisal : look over
inspector : a person employed to inspect something
inspectoral : of, relating to, or involving inspection, an inspector, or an inspector's duties
inspectorate : the office, position, work, or district of an inspector
inspectorial : of, relating to, or involving inspection, an inspector, or an inspector's duties
inspectorship : a person employed to inspect something
inspectress : a female inspector
inspectrix : inspectress
inspirable : capable of being inspired
inspiration : an inspiring agent or influence
inspirational : an inspiring agent or influence
inspirationally : an inspiring agent or influence
inspirationist : one who holds a theory of or belief in inspiration especially of Scripture
inspirative : tending to inspire : inspiring
inspirator : one that inspires
inspiratory : of, relating to, used for, or associated with inspiration
inspire : to spur on : impel, motivate
inspired : outstanding or brilliant in a way or to a degree suggestive of divine inspiration
inspirer : to spur on : impel, motivate
inspiring : having an animating or exalting effect
inspirit : to fill with spirit
inspiriter : one that inspirits
inspiriting : to fill with spirit
inspiritingly : to fill with spirit
inspirometer : an apparatus for measuring air inspired in breathing
inspissate : to make thick or thicker
inspissation : to make thick or thicker
inspissator : to make thick or thicker
instability : the quality or state of being unstable
instable : unstable
install : to set up for use or service
installant : one that formally installs another to office
installation : the act of installing : the state of being installed
installer : to set up for use or service
installment : one of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals
instance : a step, stage, or situation viewed as part of a process or series of events
instancy : urgency, insistence
instant : an infinitesimal space of time
instantaneity : done, occurring, or acting without any perceptible duration of time
instantaneous : done, occurring, or acting without any perceptible duration of time
instantaneously : done, occurring, or acting without any perceptible duration of time
instantaneousness : done, occurring, or acting without any perceptible duration of time
instanter : at once
instantial : of, relating to, constituting, or providing an instance
instantly : without the least delay : immediately
instantness : an infinitesimal space of time
instar : a stage in the life of an arthropod (such as an insect) between two successive molts
instate : to set or establish in a rank or office : install
instatement : installation
instauration : restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation
instaurator : one that engages in instauration
instead : as a substitute or equivalent
insteep : steep, soak, imbrue
instellation : a setting among the stars
instep : the arched middle portion of the human foot in front of the ankle joint
instigate : to goad or urge forward : provoke
instigatingly : in an instigating manner
instigation : to goad or urge forward : provoke
instigative : to goad or urge forward : provoke
instigator : to goad or urge forward : provoke
instill : to impart gradually
instillation : to impart gradually
instiller : to impart gradually
instillment : to impart gradually
instinct : a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity
instinctive : of, relating to, or being instinct
instinctively : of, relating to, or being instinct
instinctivist : a person who views human behavior and social adaptation as the resultant of the interplay of various instinctive drives (as for survival) with environmental factors (as group relations)
instinctual : a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity
institor : a person (as the manager of a commercial or manufacturing business, a broker, factor, or commission agent) to whom the transaction of some business is committed as agent to such a degree as to bind the principal
institorial : a person (as the manager of a commercial or manufacturing business, a broker, factor, or commission agent) to whom the transaction of some business is committed as agent to such a degree as to bind the principal
institute : something that is instituted: such as
instituter : something that is instituted: such as
institution : an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
institutional : of or relating to an institution
institutionalism : emphasis on organization (as in religion) at the expense of other factors
institutionalist : emphasis on organization (as in religion) at the expense of other factors
institutionalization : to make into an institution : give character of an institution to
institutionalize : to make into an institution : give character of an institution to
institutionally : of or relating to an institution
institutionary : of or relating to institution in office
institutionize : institutionalize sense 1
institutive : tending to institute : concerned with or leading to the institution of something
institutor : something that is instituted: such as
institutress : a female institutor
institutrix : a female institutor
instreaming : streaming in : entering like flowing water
instrengthen : to give an inner strength to : strengthen in body or spirit
instroke : an inward stroke
instruct : to give knowledge to : teach, train
instructed : to give knowledge to : teach, train
instructible : capable of being instructed or taught
instruction : an outline or manual of technical procedure : directions
instructional : an outline or manual of technical procedure : directions
instructive : carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructively : carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructiveness : carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructor : one that instructs : teacher
instructorship : one that instructs : teacher
instructress : a woman who is an instructor
instrument : a device used to produce music
instrumental : serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool
instrumentalism : a doctrine that ideas are instruments of action and that their usefulness determines their truth
instrumentalist : a player on a musical instrument
instrumentality : the quality or state of being instrumental
instrumentalize : to render instrumental : direct, organize, adapt
instrumentally : serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool
instrumentary : of or relating to a legal instrument
instrumentate : instrument sense 2
instrumentation : the arrangement or composition of music for instruments especially for a band or orchestra
instrumentman : a surveyor who operates a transit, level, or similar instrument
insuavity : lack of suavity : brusqueness
insubjection : lack of subjection : a state of disobedience or opposition to authority (as of government)
insubmergible : incapable of sinking
insubmersible : incapable of sinking
insubmissive : unwilling to submit
insubordinate : disobedient to authority
insubordinately : disobedient to authority
insubordination : disobedient to authority
insubstantial : not substantial: such as
insubstantiality : not substantial: such as
insubvertible : incapable of being overthrown or altered in course or orientation
insuccess : lack of success : failure
insucken : situated in or astricted to a sucken
insufferable : not to be endured : intolerable
insufferableness : not to be endured : intolerable
insufferably : not to be endured : intolerable
insufficience : insufficiency
insufficiency : the quality or state of being insufficient: such as
insufficient : not sufficient : inadequate
insufficiently : not sufficient : inadequate
insufflate : an act or the action of blowing on, into, or in: such as
insufflation : an act or the action of blowing on, into, or in: such as
insufflator : an act or the action of blowing on, into, or in: such as
insula : the lobe in the center of the cerebral hemisphere that is situated deeply between the lips of the sylvian fissure
insulant : insulation sense 1
insular : characteristic of an isolated people
insularism : characteristic of an isolated people
insularity : characteristic of an isolated people
insularize : to form into or represent as an island
insularly : characteristic of an isolated people
insulary : islander
insulate : to place in a detached situation : isolate
insulated : to place in a detached situation : isolate
insulating : to place in a detached situation : isolate
insulation : material used in insulating
insulator : one that insulates: such as
insulin : a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus
insulse : tasteless, flat, stupid
insulsity : tasteless, flat, stupid
insult : to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront
insultable : capable of being insulted
insultation : an act of insulting : contemptuous or insolent treatment : scornful exultation
insulter : to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront
insulting : giving or intended to give offense : being or containing an insult (see insult entry 2 sense 1)
insultingly : giving or intended to give offense : being or containing an insult (see insult entry 2 sense 1)
insultproof : not susceptible to insult
insuperability : the quality or state of being insuperable
insuperable : incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
insuperably : incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
insupportable : not supportable:
insupportableness : the quality or state of being insupportable
insupportably : not supportable:
insupposable : impossible to suppose : unbelievable
insuppressible : irrepressible
insuppressive : insuppressible
insurability : that may be insured
insurable : that may be insured
insurance : coverage by contract whereby one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by a specified contingency or peril
insurant : a person who takes out a policy of insurance
insure : to provide or obtain insurance on or for
insured : a person whose life or property is insured
insurer : one that insures
insurge : to become insurgent : behave insurgently
insurgence : an act or the action of being insurgent : insurrection
insurgency : insurgence
insurgent : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
insurgescence : tendency to make insurrection
insurmountable : incapable of being surmounted : insuperable
insurmountably : incapable of being surmounted : insuperable
insurrect : to make or engage in insurrection
insurrection : an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
insurrectional : an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
insurrectionally : in respect to insurrection : from an insurrectionary point of view
insurrectionary : an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
insurrectionist : an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
insurrectionize : to cause (as a people) to be insurgent : make insurrection in (a country)
insusceptibility : not susceptible
insusceptible : not susceptible
insusceptibly : not susceptible
inswarming : entering in or like a swarm
insweeping : moving sweepingly in
inswinger : a bowled cricket ball that swerves in the air from off to leg  — compare outswinger
intact : untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes : entire, uninjured
intactness : untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes : entire, uninjured
intagliated : engraved in or as if in intaglio
intaglio : an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material depressed below the surface so that an impression from the design yields an image in relief
intagliotype : a process for producing from a design drawn on a coated metal plate an intaglio plate for printing
intake : an opening through which fluid enters an enclosure
intangibility : not tangible : impalpable
intangible : not tangible : impalpable
intangibleness : not tangible : impalpable
intangibly : not tangible : impalpable
intarsia : a mosaic usually of wood fitted into a support
intarsist : a person who works in intarsia
integer : any of the natural numbers, the negatives of these numbers, or zero
integrability : capable of being integrated
integrable : capable of being integrated
integral : essential to completeness : constituent
integrality : essential to completeness : constituent
integrally : essential to completeness : constituent
integrand : a mathematical expression to be integrated
integrant : integral
integraph : an instrument that draws mechanically the graph of an antiderivative of a given mathematical function
integrate : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
integration : the act or process or an instance of integrating
integrative : serving to integrate or favoring integration : directed toward integration
integrator : one that integrates something
integrity : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
integrodifferential : involving both mathematical integration and differentiation
integument : something that covers or encloses
integumental : of or relating to the integument
integumentary : of or relating to an enveloping or external layer or covering (as of skin, hair, scales, feathers, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts
intellect : the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
intellection : an act of the intellect : thought
intellective : having, relating to, or belonging to the intellect : rational
intellectively : having, relating to, or belonging to the intellect : rational
intellectual : of or relating to the intellect or its use
intellectualism : devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits
intellectualist : devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits
intellectualistic : devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits
intellectuality : of or relating to the intellect or its use
intellectualization : to give rational form or content to
intellectualize : to give rational form or content to
intellectualizer : to give rational form or content to
intellectually : of or relating to the intellect or its use
intellectualness : of or relating to the intellect or its use
intelligence : the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations : reason
intelligenced : having mental power : intelligent
intelligencer : a secret agent : spy
intelligency : intelligence
intelligent : having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of intelligence and mental capacity
intelligential : having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of intelligence and mental capacity
intelligently : having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of intelligence and mental capacity
intelligentsia : intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
intelligibility : capable of being understood or comprehended
intelligible : capable of being understood or comprehended
intelligibleness : capable of being understood or comprehended
intelligibly : capable of being understood or comprehended
intemerate : inviolate, pure, undefiled
intemperance : lack of moderation
intemperate : not temperate
intemperately : not temperate
intemperateness : not temperate
intemperature : distempered state : intemperance
intempestive : untimely, inopportune
intemporal : transcending temporal relations : timeless
intemporally : transcending temporal relations : timeless
intend : to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan
intendance : management, superintendence
intendancy : the office, function, or employment of an intendant
intendant : an administrative official (such as a governor) especially under the French, Spanish, or Portuguese monarchies
intended : expected to be such in the future
intendedly : expected to be such in the future
intendence : attendance, attention
intender : to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan
intending : prospective, aspiring
intendment : the true meaning or intention especially of a law
intenerate : to make tender : soften
inteneration : to make tender : soften
intensate : intensify
intense : existing in an extreme degree
intensely : existing in an extreme degree
intenseness : existing in an extreme degree
intensification : to become intense or more intensive : grow stronger or more acute
intensifier : one that intensifies
intensify : to become intense or more intensive : grow stronger or more acute
intension : intensity
intensional : intensity
intensionally : intensity
intensity : the quality or state of being intense
intensive : of, relating to, or marked by intensity or intensification: such as
intensively : of, relating to, or marked by intensity or intensification: such as
intensiveness : of, relating to, or marked by intensity or intensification: such as
intent : a usually clearly formulated or planned intention : aim
intention : what one intends to do or bring about
intentional : done by intention or design : intended
intentionalism : act psychology
intentionality : done by intention or design : intended
intentionally : in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
intentioned : having intentions of a specified kind
intentionless : being without intention
intentive : attentive, intent
intentively : attentive, intent
intentiveness : attentive, intent
intently : in an intent or concentrated manner : with great effort, attention, or concentration
intentness : a usually clearly formulated or planned intention : aim
inter : to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
interacademic : among or between or common to schools, colleges, or universities
interacinar : situated between or among the acini of a gland
interacinous : situated between or among the acini of a gland
interact : to act upon one another
interaction : mutual or reciprocal action or influence
interactional : mutual or reciprocal action or influence
interactionism : a theory that mind and body are distinct and interact causally upon one another  — compare double-aspect theory, psychophysical parallelism
interactionist : a proponent of interactionism
interactive : mutually or reciprocally active
interactivity : mutually or reciprocally active
interadaptation : mutual adaptation
interagency : occurring between or involving two or more agencies
interagent : an intermediate agent : intermediary
interallied : relating to, composed of, or involving allies
interalveolar : situated between alveoli especially of the lungs
interambulacral : situated between ambulacra
interambulacrum : one of the areas between two ambulacra in an echinoderm
interamnian : situated between or enclosed by rivers
interanimate : to animate mutually
interarticular : situated between articulating surfaces
interassociation : occurring between or involving two or more associations
interastral : situated or occurring between or among stars
interatomic : located or acting between atoms
interatrial : situated between the atria of the heart
interaural : situated between or connecting the ears
interauricular : interatrial
interavailability : of, relating to, or being one of two or more forms of public transportation that service the same route and that accept tickets issued by one another for that route
interavailable : of, relating to, or being one of two or more forms of public transportation that service the same route and that accept tickets issued by one another for that route
interaxal : lying between the axes
interaxial : lying between the axes
interaxillary : situated within or between the axils of leaves
interaxis : the space between two axes (as of a building plan)
interbalance : to balance mutually or reciprocally : achieve mutual balance among
interbanded : deposited in alternating layers of different materials
interbank : occurring between or involving two or more banks
interbedded : to lie or settle in sedimentary layers between other existing layers
interblend : to blend together : intermingle, commingle
interbody : performed between the bodies of two contiguous vertebrae
interbonding : a bonding together
interborough : occurring between or involving two or more boroughs
interbourse : issued simultaneously in different countries
interbrain : diencephalon
interbranch : occurring between or involving two or more branches or divisions
interbreed : to breed together: such as
intercalary : inserted in a calendar
intercalate : to insert (something, such as a day) in a calendar
intercalation : to insert (something, such as a day) in a calendar
intercapillary : situated between capillaries
intercardinal : an intercardinal point of the compass
intercarotid : carotid body
intercarpal : situated between, occurring between, or connecting carpal bones
intercartilaginous : endochondral ossification
intercaste : existing between or involving two or more castes
intercatenated : chained or linked together
intercavernous : situated between and connecting the cavernous sinuses behind and in front of the pituitary gland
intercede : to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences : mediate
interceder : to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences : mediate
intercellular : relating to, involving, or occurring in the space between the cells of a multicellular organism or in the space between cells of closely associated unicellular microorganisms (such as bacteria)
intercensal : occurring between censuses
intercentral : lying or extending between centers
intercentrum : an element of the vertebral column alternating with the true centra of the vertebrae in several different classes of vertebrates
intercept : to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival
intercepter : one that intercepts
intercepting : to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival
interception : the action of intercepting
interceptive : tending to intercept
interceptor : one that intercepts
intercerebral : situated or administered between the cerebral hemispheres
intercession : the act of interceding
intercessional : the act of interceding
intercessive : intercessory
intercessor : the act of interceding
intercessorial : of or belonging to an intercessor
intercessory : the act of interceding
interchange : to put each of (two things) in the place of the other
interchangeability : capable of being interchanged
interchangeable : capable of being interchanged
interchangeableness : capable of being interchanged
interchangeably : capable of being interchanged
interchanger : to put each of (two things) in the place of the other
interchapter : an intervening or inserted chapter
interchurch : existing between or involving two or more churches or their members
intercision : a cutting off, through, or asunder : interruption, intersection
intercitizenship : citizenship or the right to civic privileges in different bodies politic at the same time
intercity : occurring in or extending or operating between two or more cities
intercivic : existing or taking place between or among fellow citizens
interclass : occurring between or involving two or more classes (such as social or economic classes)
interclavicle : a ventral median membrane bone in front of the sternum and between the clavicles in certain vertebrates (as the monotremes and most reptiles)
interclavicular : situated between the clavicles
interclub : occurring between or involving two or more clubs (such as sports clubs)
intercoastal : occurring, extending, or operating between two or more sea coasts
intercoccygeal : lying between the segments of the coccyx
intercollege : intercollegiate
intercollegiate : existing, carried on, or participating in activities between colleges
intercolline : situated between hills
intercolonial : occurring or existing between two or more colonies
intercolumn : the space between two columns
intercolumnal : existing between pillars
intercolumnar : existing between pillars
intercolumniation : the clear space between the columns of a series
intercom : a two-way communication system with a microphone and loudspeaker at each station for localized use
intercommon : to have dealings or association
intercommonage : the practice or right of intercommoning
intercommunal : occurring or existing between two or more communities
intercommune : to have mutual communion or intercourse by conversation
intercommunicability : the quality of being mutually communicable
intercommunicable : capable of being mutually communicated
intercommunicate : to exchange communication with one another
intercommunication : to exchange communication with one another
intercommunicator : an instrument for intercommunication
intercommunion : interdenominational participation in communion
intercommunity : occurring or existing between two or more communities
intercompany : occurring or existing between two or more companies
intercomparable : capable of being compared
intercompare : to compare (members of a specified group or their qualities) with one another
intercomparison : to compare (members of a specified group or their qualities) with one another
intercondenser : one of the intermediate stages in a multistage steam-engine condenser
intercondylar : situated between two condyles
intercondyloid : intercondylar
interconfessional : involving, supported by, or common to groups (as Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox) having different confessions of faith
interconnect : to connect with one another
interconnection : to connect with one another
intercontinental : extending among continents or carried on between continents
interconversion : mutual conversion
interconvertibility : mutual conversion
interconvertible : mutual conversion
intercooler : a device for cooling a fluid (such as air) between successive heat-generating processes
intercorporate : existing between, involving, or belonging to two or more corporations
intercorrelate : to exhibit correlation with each other
intercorrelation : correlation between the members of a group of variables and especially between independent variables
intercosmic : situated between or among the planets or stars
intercosmically : situated between or among the planets or stars
intercostal : situated or extending between the ribs
intercostobrachial : a branch of the second intercostal nerve that crosses the axilla and supplies the skin of the inner and back part of the upper half of the arm
intercounty : occurring between or involving two or more counties
intercourse : physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia of at least one person
intercranial : situated or occurring within the cranium
intercreate : to create jointly with another
intercrescence : a growing together of tissues
intercrop : to grow a crop in between (another)
intercross : cross sense 8
intercrural : situated or occurring between two crura
intercrystalline : occurring or existing between the crystals or crystallites that make up a substance
intercrystallization : the process of intercrystallizing
intercrystallize : to crystallize together at the same time with resulting mutual inclusion so that each component retains through the mass its own crystallographic identity including crystallographic and optical orientation
intercultural : occurring between or involving two or more cultures (see culture entry 1 sense 5b)
interculture : the practice of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same plot (as in alternate rows) : the practice of intercropping
intercurrent : occurring during and modifying the course of another disease
interdenominational : occurring between or among or common to different religious denominations
interdental : situated or intended for use between the teeth
interdentally : situated or intended for use between the teeth
interdentil : the space between two dentils
interdepartmental : existing, exchanged, or carried on between two or more departments (as of an organization) or their members
interdepartmentally : existing, exchanged, or carried on between two or more departments (as of an organization) or their members
interdepend : to depend upon one another : to be in a state of mutual dependence
interdependence : the state of being dependent upon one another : mutual dependence
interdependency : the state of being dependent upon one another : mutual dependence
interdependent : dependent upon one another : mutually dependent
interdependently : dependent upon one another : mutually dependent
interdetermination : cause and effect operating among several factors : multiple causation
interdict : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
interdiction : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
interdictive : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
interdictor : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
interdictory : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
interdictum : interdict, injunction
interdiffuse : the process of diffusing and mixing freely so as to approach a homogeneous mixture
interdiffusion : the process of diffusing and mixing freely so as to approach a homogeneous mixture
interdigital : occurring between digits
interdigitate : to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands
interdigitation : to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands
interdine : to join in a common meal
interdistrict : occurring between or involving two or more districts
interdome : an open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola
interelectrode : occurring between or involving two or more electrodes
interepidemic : existing or occurring between epidemics
interepimeral : situated between adjacent epimera
interessee : a party to interest
interest : a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to something or someone : concern
interested : having the attention engaged
interestedly : having the attention engaged
interesting : holding the attention : arousing interest
interestingly : in an interesting manner
interestingness : holding the attention : arousing interest
interestuarine : lying between two estuaries
interface : the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other
interfacial : the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other
interfactional : existing between factions
interfamily : existing or occurring between families
interfascicular : cambium located between vascular bundles  — compare fascicular cambium
interfemoral : situated or performed between the thighs : intercrural
interfenestral : situated between windows
interfenestration : width of pier between two windows
interferant : the holder of or an applicant for a patent that conflicts with a patent granted earlier
interfere : to enter into or take a part in the concerns of others
interference : the act or process of interfering
interferential : the act or process of interfering
interferer : to enter into or take a part in the concerns of others
interfering : to enter into or take a part in the concerns of others
interferometer : an apparatus that utilizes the interference of waves (as of light) for precise determinations (as of distance or wavelength)
interferometry : an apparatus that utilizes the interference of waves (as of light) for precise determinations (as of distance or wavelength)
interfertile : capable of interbreeding
interfertility : capable of interbreeding
interfibrillar : situated between fibrils
interfibrillary : situated between fibrils
interfilamentary : existing between filaments
interfinger : to intergrade through a series of interlocking or overlapping wedge-shaped layers : interpenetrate, interdigitate
interflow : a flowing into one another : a mixing together
interfluence : interflow
interfluent : flowing between or among : passing into one another as if by a natural flow : intermingling
interfluminal : interfluvial
interfluous : interfluent
interfluve : the area between adjacent streams flowing in the same direction
interfluvial : existing or occurring between streams
interfold : to fold (something) together : to fold (something) within another fold
interfoliaceous : borne between the leaves
interfoliar : borne between the leaves
interfoliate : interleave
interfollicular : situated between follicles
interfraternity : occurring between or involving two or more fraternities
interfret : the interaction between two wind currents of different velocities or directions producing a wave motion of the air often of great amplitude and frequently creating special cloud effects (as mackerel sky or billow clouds)
interfrontal : lying between the frontal bones
interfruitful : capable of reciprocal cross-pollination
interfuse : to combine by fusing : blend
interfusion : to combine by fusing : blend
interganglionic : situated between ganglia
intergeneration : existing or occurring between generations : intergenerational
interglacial : a warm period between glacial epochs
interglobular : resulting from or situated in an area of faulty dentin formation
interglyph : the space between glyphs
intergovernmental : existing or occurring between two or more governments or levels of government
intergradation : the condition of an individual or population that intergrades
intergrade : to merge gradually one with another through a continuous series of intermediate forms
intergraft : to unite or become united by grafting
intergranular : existing or occurring between grains or granules
intergrave : to grave or carve between : engrave in alternate parts
intergrow : to grow among each other : grow intermixed : exhibit intergrowth
intergrown : characterized by intergrowth
intergrowth : a growing between or together
interhemal : lying between the hemal arches or hemal spines
interhemispheric : lying or occurring between the cerebral hemispheres
interhuman : existing or occurring between human beings
interim : an intervening time : interval
interimistic : of or relating to an interim : falling in or designed for an interim : provisional
interimperial : carried on between or concerning empires or parts of an empire
interindividual : taking place between or involving individuals
interinfluence : reciprocal influence
interinsular : existing or occurring between islands
interinsurance : reciprocal insurance
interinsurer : an underwriter of reciprocal insurance
interionic : located or acting between ions
interior : lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries : inner
interiority : interior quality or character
interiorize : to make interior
interiorly : lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries : inner
interiorness : the quality or state of being interior
interisland : existing, occurring, or operating between islands
interjacency : the state of being interjacent : intervention
interjacent : lying or being between or among others : intervening, interpolated
interjaculate : to ejaculate parenthetically
interjaculatory : thrown in : interspersed parenthetically
interject : to throw in between or among other things : interpolate
interjection : an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
interjectional : of, relating to, or constituting an interjection : ejaculatory
interjectionalize : to make or turn into an interjection
interjectionally : of, relating to, or constituting an interjection : ejaculatory
interjectionary : interjectory, interjectional
interjector : to throw in between or among other things : interpolate
interjectorily : in an interjectory manner
interjectory : to throw in between or among other things : interpolate
interjectural : interjectional
interjoin : to join mutually : interconnect
interjunction : a joining of two or more things
interkinesis : the period between two mitoses of a nucleus (as between the first and second meiotic divisions)
interkinetic : the period between two mitoses of a nucleus (as between the first and second meiotic divisions)
interknit : to knit together : intertwine, interrelate
interknot : to knot together
interlaboratory : of, relating to, or engaged in by more than one laboratory
interlace : to unite by or as if by lacing together : interweave
interlaced : of, relating to, or using a method of video scanning (as for television or a computer monitor) in which the odd and even horizontal lines of each frame are drawn on alternating passes  — compare progressive
interlacement : to unite by or as if by lacing together : interweave
interlacery : interlaced bands, lines, or fibers : interlacement
interlacustrine : of, relating to, or situated in an area between lakes
interlaid : interlayer
interlamellar : situated between lamellae
interlamellation : a placing in alternate layers
interlaminar : administered or occurring between two laminae (as of the vertebra)
interlaminate : to insert between laminae
interlamination : to insert between laminae
interlanguage : language or a language for international communication
interlap : to lap over one another : overlap
interlard : to vary by intermixture : intersperse, interlace
interlay : interlayer
interleaf : interleave
interleague : existing or occurring between leagues
interleave : to arrange in or as if in alternate layers
interlibrary : existing or occurring between libraries
interlight : to light intermittently
interline : to insert between lines already written or printed
interlineal : interlinear
interlineally : interlinear
interlinear : inserted between lines already written or printed
interlinearly : inserted between lines already written or printed
interlineary : interlinear
interlineate : interline
interlineation : to insert between lines already written or printed
interliner : a liner between two walls or layers of something
Interlingua : interlanguage
interlingual : of, relating to, or existing between two or more languages
interlinguistic : interlingual
interlining : a lining (as of a coat) sewn between the ordinary lining and the outside fabric
interlink : to link together
interlobar : situated between the lobes of an organ or structure
interlobate : lying between lobes
interlobular : lying between or connecting lobules
interlocal : existing or occurring between localities
interlocally : existing or occurring between localities
interlock : to become locked together or interconnected
interlocker : one that interlocks
interloculus : a space or part between two loculi
interlocution : interchange of speech : conversation
interlocutor : one who takes part in dialogue or conversation
interlocutory : made during the progress of a legal action and not final or definitive
interlocutress : a female interlocutor
interlocutrice : a female interlocutor
interlocutrix : a female interlocutor
interlope : to encroach on the rights (as in trade) of others
interloper : one that interlopes: such as
interlot : to pool (as star lots of wool) into large lots for auction
interlucation : the cutting of trees from a stand so that the remaining trees will grow rapidly
interlucent : shining or glowing between or in the midst of other things
interlude : an intervening or interruptive period, space, or event : interval
interludial : of, relating to, or resembling an interlude
interlunar : relating to the interval between old and new moon when the moon is invisible
interlunation : the interlunar period
interlying : lying in between
intermammary : situated or performed between the breasts
intermandibular : situated between the mandibles
intermarginal : situated or occurring between two margins
intermarine : carried on between seas or ships on the sea
intermarriage : endogamy
intermarry : to marry each other
intermaxilla : premaxilla
intermaxillar :  intermaxillary
intermaxillary : lying between maxillae
intermeddle : to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere
intermeddler : to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere
intermeddling : to meddle impertinently and officiously and usually so as to interfere
intermediacy : the act or action of intermediating
intermedial : intermediate
intermediary : mediator, go-between
intermediate : being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes
intermediately : being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes
intermediateness : being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes
intermediation : the act of coming between : intervention, mediation
intermediator : mediator
intermediatory : mediatory
intermedium  — see stratum intermedium
intermedius : tending to be moderately virulent
intermembral : existing between members
intermembranous : ossification that takes place in connective tissue without prior development of cartilage  — compare endochondral ossification
intermeningeal : situated or occurring between the meninges
intermenstrual : occurring between menstrual periods
interment : the act or ceremony of interring
intermesenteric : situated between mesenteries
intermesh : interlock
intermetallic : composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal
intermewed : having molted once in confinement
intermezzo : a short light entr'acte
intermigration : mutual migration : migration in both directions
interminability : endlessness
interminable : having or seeming to have no end
interminableness : having or seeming to have no end
interminably : having or seeming to have no end
interminate : having no end or limit
intermingle : intermix
interministerial : existing or occurring between ministries
intermission : an interval between the parts of an entertainment (such as the acts of a play)
intermissive : intermittent
intermit : to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue
intermitted : to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue
intermittence : the quality or state of being intermittent
intermittency : intermittence
intermittent : coming and going at intervals : not continuous
intermittently : coming and going at intervals : not continuous
intermitter : to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue
intermitting : to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue
intermix : to mix together
intermixedly : in a mixed manner
intermixture : to mix together
intermodulation : the production in an electrical device of currents having frequencies equal to the sums and differences of frequencies supplied to the device or of their harmonics
intermolecular : existing, occurring, or acting between molecules
intermontane : situated between mountains
intermorainic : situated between moraines
intermountain : existing between mountains
intermundane : existing between worlds
intermundial : intermundane
intermundian : intermundane
intermundium : space between worlds
intermural : lying between walls
intermuscular : lying between and separating muscles
intermutual : mutual
intermutually : mutual
intern : an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (such as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
internal : existing or situated within the limits or surface of something: such as
internality : existing or situated within the limits or surface of something: such as
internalization : to give a subjective character to
internalize : to give a subjective character to
internally : existing or situated within the limits or surface of something: such as
internalness : internality
internasal : situated between or marking the junction of the nasal bones
internation : the act of interning or the state of being interned : internment
international : of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations
internationalism : international character, principles, interests, or outlook
internationalist : international character, principles, interests, or outlook
internationality : of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations
internationalization : to make international
internationalize : to make international
internationally : of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations
internecine : of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
internecion : mutual destruction : massacre
internecive : internecine
internee : an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (such as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
interneural : situated between neural arches or neural spines
internist : a specialist in internal medicine
internment : the act of interning someone or the state of being interned
internodal : an interval or part between two nodes (as of a stem)
internode : an interval or part between two nodes (as of a stem)
internship : an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (such as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
internuclear : situated or extending between nuclei
internuncial : of or relating to an internuncio
internunciary : internuncial sense 1
internuncio : a messenger between two parties : go-between
internuncius : internuncio
internuptial : relating to intermarriage
interobjective : the distance between the pupils of the two eyes
interoceanic : existing or extending between oceans
interoceptive : of, relating to, or being stimuli arising within the body and especially in the viscera
interoceptor : a sensory receptor excited by interoceptive stimuli
interocular : situated between the eyes
interoffice : existing or occurring between the offices of an organization
interopercle : the membrane bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish
interopercular : of or relating to an interoperculum
interoperculum : interopercle
interoptic : lying between the optic lobes
interorbital : situated or extending between the orbits (see orbit entry 1) of the eyes
interosculant : osculating with each other : intersecting
interosculate : to osculate with each other : intermix
interosculation : to osculate with each other : intermix
interosseous : situated between bones
interownership : interlocking ownership
interpage : to insert or put between pages
interpalpebral : lying between the eyelids
interparental : existing between parents
interparietal : lying between parietal elements
interparietale : an interparietal bone or cartilage
interparliamentary : existing among or involving several national legislatures
interparoxysmal : occurring between paroxysms
interparty : occurring between or involving two or more parties and especially political parties
interpeduncular : a mass of nerve cells lying between the cerebral peduncles in the median plane just dorsal to the pons
interpel : interrupt
interpellant : interrupting
interpellate : to question (someone, such as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct
interpellation : to question (someone, such as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct
interpellator : to question (someone, such as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct
interpenetrable : capable of being mutually penetrated
interpenetrant : mutually penetrating
interpenetrate : to penetrate mutually
interpenetration : to penetrate mutually
interpenetrative : tending to penetrate mutually
interpenetratively : tending to penetrate mutually
interpersonal : being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
interpetaloid : lying between ambulacral areas
interphalangeal : occurring or existing between phalanges of the hand or foot
interphase : the interval between the end of one mitotic or meiotic division and the beginning of another
interphone : a telephone system (as in an airplane, tank, ship, or office building) for intercommunication between points within a small area
interpiece : interlude
interpilaster : the space between two pilasters
interplait : to plait together
interplanetary : existing, carried on, or operating between planets
interplant : to plant a crop between (plants of another kind)
interplanting : to plant a crop between (plants of another kind)
interplay : interaction
interplea : the plea of a defendant disclaiming any interest in the subject matter of a controversy and calling for an interpleader proceeding between the true claimants
interplead : to go to trial with each other in order to determine a right on which the action of a third party depends
interpleader : a proceeding to enable a person to compel parties making the same claim against him to litigate the matter between themselves
interplical : lying between folds
interpoint : the embossing of braille on both sides of the paper in such a way that the points of one side fall between points of the other side
interpolar : situated or extending between poles
interpolate : to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
interpolater : one that interpolates
interpolation : an act of interpolating something or the state of being interpolated : the introduction or insertion of something spurious or foreign
interpolative : to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
interpolator : to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
interpole : a supplementary pole placed between the regular poles of a direct-current dynamo or motor in order to regulate commutation
interpolitical : intercity
interpolymer : copolymer
interpone : interpose
interportal : existing between ports of the same country
interposal : the act of interposing : interposition, intervention
interpose : to place in an intervening position
interposer : to place in an intervening position
interposing : to place in an intervening position
interposingly : so as to interpose
interposition : the act of interposing
interposure : interposition
interpret : to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms
interpretability : to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms
interpretable : to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms
interpretament : interpretation
interpretation : the act or the result of interpreting : explanation
interpretational : the act or the result of interpreting : explanation
interpretative : the act or the result of interpreting : explanation
interpretatively : the act or the result of interpreting : explanation
interpreter : one that interprets: such as
interpretership : the position of interpreter
interpretive : the act or the result of interpreting : explanation
interpretively : the act or the result of interpreting : explanation
interpretress : a female interpreter
interprismatic : situated or occurring between prisms especially of enamel
interprofessional : occurring between or involving two or more professions or professionals
interprovincial : occurring or existing between or involving two or more provinces
interproximal : situated or used in the areas between adjoining teeth
interpulmonary : situated between the lungs
interpunct : interpoint
interpunction : punctuation
interpunctuate : punctuate
interpunctuation : punctuate
interpupillary : extending between the pupils of the eyes
interracial : of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
interradial : of or relating to an interradius
interradially : of or relating to an interradius
interradium : one of the areas between radii
interradius : a radius in a coelenterate halfway between two perradii
interramal : situated between rami especially of the lower jaw
interramification : the union of branches to form a network
interreflection : reciprocal reflection
interregional : occurring between, or existing between two or more regions
interregna : the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
interregnal : of or relating to an interregnum
interregnum : the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
interreign : interregnum
interrelate : to bring into mutual relation
interrelated : having a mutual or reciprocal relation
interrelatedly : having a mutual or reciprocal relation
interrelatedness : having a mutual or reciprocal relation
interrelation : to bring into mutual relation
interrelationship : to bring into mutual relation
interreligious : of, occurring between, or existing between members of two or more religions
interrenal : situated or occurring between the kidneys
interrer : one that inters
interrex : one who exercises supreme or kingly power during an interregnum : a provisional ruler
interrogable : capable of being interrogated
interrogant : interrogator
interrogate : to question formally and systematically
interrogatee : to question formally and systematically
interrogatingly : questioningly
interrogation : the act of interrogating someone or something: such as
interrogational : the act of interrogating someone or something: such as
interrogative : used in a question
interrogatively : used in a question
interrogator : one that interrogates
interrogatory : a formal question or inquiry
interrogee : one who is interrogated
interrupt : to stop or hinder by breaking in
interrupted : broken in upon : discontinuous
interruptedly : broken in upon : discontinuous
interruptedness : broken in upon : discontinuous
interrupter : one that interrupts
interruptible : to stop or hinder by breaking in
interrupting : to stop or hinder by breaking in
interruption : an act of interrupting something or someone or the state of being interrupted: such as
interruptive : to stop or hinder by breaking in
interruptor : one that interrupts
interscapular : of, relating to, situated in, or occurring in the region between the scapulae
interscene : a scene (as in a motion picture) inserted between portions of the main narrative
interscholastic : existing or carried on between schools
interschool : existing or occurring between schools
interseamed : interspersed, sown
intersect : to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross
intersectant : intersecting
intersection : a place or area where two or more things (such as streets) intersect
intersectional : of or relating to intersectionality
intersegmental : occurring between or involving two or more segments
interseptal : situated between septa
intersertal : of an ophitic texture in which the interstitial material is glass or a constituent other than augite
intersesamoid : situated between sesamoid bones
intersession : a period between two academic sessions or terms sometimes utilized for brief concentrated courses
interset : set between or among other things
intersex : an individual having the condition of intersexuality
intersexual : existing between sexes
intersexualism : intersexuality
intersexuality : the condition (such as that occurring in congenital adrenal hyperplasia or androgen insensitivity syndrome) of either having both male and female gonadal tissue in one individual or of having the gonads of one sex and external genitalia that is of the other sex or is ambiguous
intershoot : to shoot or flash at intervals
intersocial : relating to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society
intersocietal : occurring between or involving two or more societies
intersociety : occurring between or involving two or more societies
intersow : to sow, scatter, or sprinkle among other things : intersperse
interspace : an intervening space : interval
interspatial : of or relating to an interspace
interspatially : of or relating to an interspace
interspecific : existing, occurring, or arising between species
interspersal : interspersion
intersperse : to insert at intervals among other things
interspersedly : in an interspersed manner
interspersion : to insert at intervals among other things
intersphere : to fall or come within the spheres or influences of one another
interspicular : situated between spicules
interspinal : lying between spines
interspinalis : any of various short muscles that have their origin on the superior surface of the spinous process of one vertebra and their insertion on the inferior surface of the contiguous vertebra above
interspinous : lying between spines
intersporal : situated between spores
intersprinkle : intersperse
interstadial : a subdivision within a glacial stage marking a temporary retreat of the ice
interstage : placed or occurring between stages
interstate : of, connecting, or existing between two or more states especially of the U.S.
interstation : existing or occurring between stations
interstellar : located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy
intersterile : incapable of producing offspring by interbreeding
intersterility : incapable of producing offspring by interbreeding
interstice : a space that intervenes between things
intersticed : provided with interstices : having interstices between : situated at intervals
interstimulate : to stimulate reciprocally
interstimulation : an act or instance of reciprocal stimulation
interstitial : occurring in or being an interval or intervening space or segment : of, relating to, or forming an interstice
interstitially : occurring in or being an interval or intervening space or segment : of, relating to, or forming an interstice
interstratification : arrangement in alternate strata
interstratify : to insert between other strata : arrange in alternate strata
interstream : situated between streams
interstrial : situated between striae
intersubjective : involving or occurring between separate conscious minds
intersystem : occurring between or involving two or more systems
intertangle : entangle, intertwine
intertanglement : entangle, intertwine
intertarsal : situated, occurring, or performed between tarsal bones
intertentacular : situated between tentacles
intertergal : situated between tergites
interterminal : occurring between or involving two or more terminals
interterritorial : existing or occurring between territories
intertessellation : intricate or complex interrelation comparable to a mosaic design
intertexture : the act of interweaving or state of being interwoven
interthreaded : intercrossed by or as if by interwoven threads
intertidal : of, relating to, or being the part of the littoral zone above low-tide mark
intertie : an interconnection permitting passage of current between two or more electric utility systems
intertill : to cultivate between the rows of (a crop)
intertillage : to cultivate between the rows of (a crop)
intertissued : interwoven
intertone : a tone of intermediate pitch heard when two other tones of slightly different pitches are sounded simultaneously
intertongue : interlock
intertonic : occurring between stressed syllables (as -con- in uncontested)
intertrabecular : situated between trabeculae
intertrade : reciprocal trade
intertraffic : mutual traffic or exchange
intertragian : situated between the tragus and antitragus
intertransversalis : any of a series of small muscles connecting the transverse processes of contiguous vertebrae and most highly developed in the neck
intertrappean : lying between successive basaltic lava flows
intertribal : existing or occurring between tribes
intertriginous : exhibiting or affected with intertrigo
intertriglyph : metope
intertrigo : inflammation produced by chafing of adjacent areas of skin
intertrochanteric : situated, performed, or occurring between trochanters
intertropical : situated between or within the tropics
intertropics : the zones between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn or any region in them
intertrude : to bring in intrusively : interpolate
intertubercular : situated between tubercles
intertubular : lying between tubules
intertwine : to unite by twining one with another
intertwinement : to unite by twining one with another
intertwining : to unite by twining one with another
intertwiningly : in an intertwining manner
intertwist : intertwine
interunion : existing or occurring between two or more unions
interuniversity : existing, occurring, or shared between two or more universities
interurban : going between or connecting cities or towns
interval : a space of time between events or states
intervale : bottomland
intervalley : occurring or situated between valleys
intervallic : a space of time between events or states
intervarietal : obtaining between varieties
intervascular : lying between or surrounded by blood vessels
intervein : to interlace with or as if with veins
interveinal : situated or occurring between veins
intervene : to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
intervener : one who intervenes
intervenience : the act or fact of intervening : intervention
intervenient : being or coming in incidentally or extraneously
intervention : the act or an instance of intervening
interventional : the act or an instance of intervening
interventionism : the theory or practice of intervening
interventionist : the theory or practice of intervening
interventor : a person designated by a church to reconcile parties and unite them in the choice of officers
interventral : of or relating to the posterior pair of primitive ventral structural elements of a typical vertebra
interventricular : situated or occurring between ventricles
interversion : misappropriation, embezzlement
intervert : to turn to a course or use other than the proper one : misuse
intervertebral : situated or occurring between vertebrae of the spinal column
intervertebrally : situated or occurring between vertebrae of the spinal column
intervesicular : lying between vesicles
interview : a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)
interviewee : one who is interviewed
interviewer : a person who conducts an interview : one (such as a journalist or prospective employer) who obtains information from another by asking a series of questions
intervillous : situated or occurring between villi
intervisibility : visible to or from one another : mutually visible
intervisible : visible to or from one another : mutually visible
intervisit : to exchange visits
intervisitation : the act or practice of exchanging visits : mutual visiting
intervital : occurring between two lives
intervocalic : immediately preceded and immediately followed by a vowel
intervolution : the state or fact of being intervolved or coiled up
intervolve : to involve or roll up one within another
interwar : occurring or existing in the time between wars and especially between the First and Second World Wars
interweave : to weave together
interweaving : to weave together
interwed : intermarry
interwind : intertwine, intervolve
interword : occurring between words
interwork : to work (something) together : interweave
interworks : to work (something) together : interweave
interworld : a world existing between other worlds
interwove : to weave together
interwoven : to weave together
interwreathe : intertwine
interwrought : worked into or through one another : complexly associated
interxylary : existing among xylem elements
interzonal : occurring between, existing between, or involving two or more zones
interzone : occurring between, existing between, or involving two or more zones : interzonal
interzooecial : existing between or among zooecia
intestable : not competent to make a will
intestacy : the quality or state of being or dying intestate
intestate : having made no valid will
intestinal : affecting, occurring, or living in the intestine
intestinally : affecting, occurring, or living in the intestine
intestine : the tubular part of the digestive tract that extends from the stomach to the anus  — compare large intestine, small intestine
intestiniform : like an intestine in form
intestinovesical : of or relating to the intestine and bladder
intextine : the inner membrane of the exine when this exists in two layers
inthrall : in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
inthronization : enthronement, enthronization
inthrow : the act or process of throwing soil toward the crop by the cultivating gangs of a row-crop cultivator
intil : in, into
intima : the innermost coat of an organ (such as a blood vessel) consisting usually of an endothelial layer backed by connective tissue and elastic tissue
intimacy : the state of being intimate : familiarity
intimal : the innermost coat of an organ (such as a blood vessel) consisting usually of an endothelial layer backed by connective tissue and elastic tissue
intimate : marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
intimately : marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
intimateness : marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
intimater : marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
intimation : an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint
intimidate : to make timid or fearful : frighten
intimidation : to make timid or fearful : frighten
intimidator : to make timid or fearful : frighten
intimidatory : tending or intended to intimidate
intimity : intimate privacy
intinction : the administration of the sacrament of Communion by dipping bread in wine and giving both together to the communicant
intine : the inner mostly cellulose wall of some spores and especially pollen grains
intitule : to furnish (something, such as a legislative act) with a title or designation
into : in the direction of
intoed : having the toes turned inward
intolerability : not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable : not tolerable : unbearable
intolerableness : not tolerable : unbearable
intolerably : not tolerable : unbearable
intolerance : the quality or state of being intolerant
intolerancy : intolerance
intolerant : unable or unwilling to endure
intolerantly : unable or unwilling to endure
intolerantness : unable or unwilling to endure
intolerating : intolerant
intoleration : intolerance
intonable : that can be intoned
intonate : intone, utter
intonation : manner of utterance
intone : to utter in musical or prolonged tones : recite in singing tones or in a monotone
intonement : the act of intoning or the state of being intoned
intoner : to utter in musical or prolonged tones : recite in singing tones or in a monotone
intoothed : having the teeth turned inward
intorsion : inward rotation (as of a body part) about an axis or a fixed point
intown : in this town
intoxicant : something that intoxicates
intoxicate : to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
intoxicated : affected by alcohol or drugs especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
intoxicatedly : affected by alcohol or drugs especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
intoxicating : to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
intoxication : the condition of having physical or mental control markedly diminished by the effects of alcohol or drugs
intoxicative : of, relating to, or tending to cause intoxication
intrabiontic : existing or occurring within an individual
intrabronchial : situated or occurring within the bronchial tubes
intrabuccal : situated or occurring within the mouth or cheeks
intracanalicular : situated or occurring within a canaliculus
intracapsular : situated or occurring within a capsule
intracardiac : situated or occurring within or introduced or involving entry into the heart
intracardial : situated or occurring within or introduced or involving entry into the heart
intracartilaginous : endochondral
intracellular : existing, occurring, or functioning within a cell
intracellularly : existing, occurring, or functioning within a cell
intracerebellar : situated or occurring within the cerebellum
intracerebral : situated or occurring within or introduced or administered into the cerebrum
intracerebrally : situated or occurring within or introduced or administered into the cerebrum
intracervical : situated within the cervix of the uterus
intrachordal : being or occurring within a chord (as the notochord)
intracity : being, occurring, or operating within a particular city
intracoastal : occurring within and close to a coast or belonging to the inland waters near a coast
intracompany : occurring within or taking place between branches or employees of a company
intracontinental : being within a particular continent
intracorporeal : situated or occurring within the body
intracorpuscular : situated or occurring within a corpuscle and especially a blood corpuscle
intracortical : situated or occurring within a cortex and especially the cerebral cortex
intracranial : existing or occurring within the cranium
intracranially : existing or occurring within the cranium
intractability : not easily governed, managed, or directed
intractable : not easily governed, managed, or directed
intractableness : the quality or state of being intractable : stubbornness, refractoriness
intractably : not easily governed, managed, or directed
intracutaneous : intradermal
intrada : a musical introduction or prelude especially in 16th and 17th century music :  entreé
intradepartmental : being or occurring within a department
intradermal : situated, occurring, or done within or between the layers of the skin
intradermally : situated, occurring, or done within or between the layers of the skin
intradistrict : being or occurring within a district
intrados : the interior curve of an arch  — see arch illustration
intraduodenal : situated in or introduced into the duodenum
intradural : situated, occurring, or performed within or between the membranes of the dura mater
intraepithelial : occurring in or situated among the cells of the epithelium  — see prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
intrafascicular : being or occurring within a vascular bundle
intrafissural : situated within a fissure (as of the brain)
intraformational : being or occurring within a geologic formation : originating more or less contemporaneously with the enclosing geologic material  — see brecciola
intrafusal : situated within a muscle spindle
intragastric : situated or occurring within the stomach
intraglacial : being or occurring within a glacier or a glacial stage
intraglandular : situated or performed within a gland
intragroup : being or occurring within a single group
intragroupal : being or occurring within a single group
intrahepatic : situated or occurring within or originating in the liver
intraimperial : being, occurring, or carried on within an empire
intrait : one of a class of extracts prepared from plants in which the enzymes are killed before drying
intrajugular : situated within or introduced into the jugular foramen, process, or vein
intralamellar : situated within a lamella
intraleukocytic : situated or occurring within a leukocyte or white blood cell
intraligamentous : occurring within or introduced into a ligament and especially the broad ligament of the uterus
intralobar : situated within a lobe
intralobular : situated or occurring within a lobule (as of the liver, pancreas, or lung)
intramammary : situated or introduced within the mammary tissue
intramarginal : being, occurring, or operating within a margin
intramatrical : being or occurring within a matrix
intramatrically : being or occurring within a matrix
intramedullary : situated or occurring within a medulla
intramembranous : relating to, formed by, or being ossification of a membrane
intramental : intrapsychic
intramolecular : existing or acting within the molecule
intramontane : being within a mountainous region
intramorainic : being or occurring within the lobate curve of a moraine
intramundane : being or occurring within the material world
intramural : competed only within the student body
intramuscular : situated in, occurring in, or administered by entering a muscle
intramuscularly : situated in, occurring in, or administered by entering a muscle
intramyocardial : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the myocardium
intranasal : lying within or administered by way of the nasal structures
intranatal : occurring chiefly with reference to the child during the act of birth
intranational : being or occurring within a nation
intraneous : being or growing within an area : internal
intraneural : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a nerve or nervous tissue
intranquil : not tranquil : disturbed, restless
intranquillity : not tranquil : disturbed, restless
intransferable : incapable of being transferred
intransgressible : that cannot or may not be transgressed
intransigent : characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude : uncompromising
intransigentism : the quality or state of being intransigent or the policy of an intransigent
intransigently : characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude : uncompromising
intransitable : not capable of being crossed or passed over
intransitive : not transitive
intransitively : not transitive
intransitiveness : not transitive
intransitivity : not transitive
intranslatable : not translatable
intransmissible : not transmissible
intransmutable : not transmutable
intrant : entrant
intranuclear : situated or occurring within a nucleus
intraocular : implanted in, occurring in, or administered by entering the eyeball
intraoral : situated, occurring, or performed within the mouth
intraosseous : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a bone
intraovarian : situated or occurring within the ovary
intraparietal : intramural sense 2
intraparty : being or occurring within the membership or scope of a usually political party
intrapelvic : situated or performed within the pelvis
intrapericardiac : intrapericardial
intrapericardial : situated within or administered by entering the pericardium
intraperitoneal : existing within or administered by entry into the peritoneum
intraperitoneally : existing within or administered by entry into the peritoneum
intrapetiolar : enclosed by the expanded base of the petiole
intrapial : being or occurring within the pia mater
intraplant : being or occurring within an industrial plant
intrapleural : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the pleura or pleural cavity
intraprostatic : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the prostate gland
intrapsychic : being or occurring within the psyche, mind, or personality  — compare interpsychic
intrapsychically : being or occurring within the psyche, mind, or personality  — compare interpsychic
intrapulmonary : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the lungs
intrarectal : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the rectum
intrarenal : situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the kidney
intraretinal : situated or occurring within the retina
intraschool : existing within a school
intrascrotal : situated or occurring within the scrotum
intraselection : hypothetical competition between structural elements of a tissue or organ resulting in survival of those best suited to a particular function or situation
intrashop : being within or confined to a single shop
intraspecific : occurring within a species or involving members of one species
intraspinal : situated within, occurring within, or introduced into the spinal column and especially the spinal canal
intrastate : existing or occurring within a state
intrasynovial : situated or introduced within a synovial cavity or membrane
intratelluric : situated, formed, or occurring deep within the earth
intratesticular : situated within, performed within, or administered into a testis
intrathecal : introduced into or occurring in the space under the arachnoid membrane of the brain or spinal cord
intrathoracic : situated or occurring within the thorax
intratomic :  intra-atomic
intratracheal : occurring within or introduced into the trachea
intratracheally : occurring within or introduced into the trachea
intratropical : intertropical
intratubular : situated or occurring within a tubule
intratympanic : situated or occurring within the middle ear
intravaginal : situated within, occurring within, or introduced into the vagina
intravasation : the entrance of foreign matter into a vessel of the body and especially a blood vessel
intravascular : situated in, occurring in, or administered by entry into a blood vessel
intravenous : situated, performed, or occurring within or entering by way of a vein
intravenously : situated, performed, or occurring within or entering by way of a vein
intraventricular : situated within, occurring within, or administered into a ventricle
intravertebral : situated or occurring within a vertebra
intravertebrally : situated or occurring within a vertebra
intravesical : situated or occurring within the bladder
intravital : performed upon or found in a living subject
intravitelline : being or occurring within the yolk of an egg
intravitreous : situated within, occurring within, or introduced into the vitreous body
intraxylary : situated within the xylem
intrench : to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense
intrepid : characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
intrepidity : characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
intrepidly : characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
intrepidness : characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
intricacy : the quality or state of being intricate
intricate : having many complexly interrelating parts or elements : complicated
intricately : having many complexly interrelating parts or elements : complicated
intricateness : having many complexly interrelating parts or elements : complicated
intrication : complication, complexity
intrigant : one that intrigues
intrigue : the practice of engaging in secret schemes
intriguer : the practice of engaging in secret schemes
intriguing : engaging the interest to a marked degree : fascinating
intriguingly : in an intriguing manner
intrinsic : belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
intrinsical : intrinsic
intrinsically : in an intrinsic manner : by natural character : in itself
introceptive : capable of receiving within itself
introduce : to lead to or make known by a formal act, announcement, or recommendation: such as
introducement : introduction
introducer : to lead to or make known by a formal act, announcement, or recommendation: such as
introducible : capable of being introduced : fit to be introduced
introduction : something that introduces: such as
introductive : introductory
introductor : introducer
introductorily : of, relating to, or being a first step that sets something going or in proper perspective
introductoriness : the quality or state of being introductory
introductory : of, relating to, or being a first step that sets something going or in proper perspective
introflex : to flex inward
introflexion : inward flexion : an act or instance of introflexing
introgression : the entry or introduction of a gene from one gene complex into another (as by hybridization)
introgressive : the entry or introduction of a gene from one gene complex into another (as by hybridization)
introit : the first part of the traditional proper of the Mass consisting of an antiphon, verse from a psalm, and the Gloria Patri
introitus : the orifice of a body cavity
introject : to incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
introjection : to incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
introjective : to incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
intromissible : capable of intromission
intromission : the act or process of intromitting
intromissive : of or belonging to intromission
intromit : to send or put in : insert
intromittent : to send or put in : insert
intromitter : to send or put in : insert
introrse : facing inward or toward the axis of growth
introspect : a reflective looking inward : an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
introspectable : capable of being observed by introspection
introspection : a reflective looking inward : an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
introspectional : a reflective looking inward : an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
introspectionism : a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection  — compare behaviorism
introspectionist : a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection  — compare behaviorism
introspective : characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
introspectively : characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
introspectiveness : characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
introsusception : intussusception
introversible : capable of being introverted
introversion : the act of introverting : the state of being turned inward or upon oneself or itself
introversive : the act of introverting : the state of being turned inward or upon oneself or itself
introversively : the act of introverting : the state of being turned inward or upon oneself or itself
introvert : a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone
introverted : having or suggesting the characteristics of an introvert
introvertive : introversive
intrude : to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
intruder : to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
intruding : to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
intrudingly : in the manner of one that intrudes
intrusion : the act of intruding or the state of being intruded
intrusive : characterized by intrusion
intrusively : characterized by intrusion
intrusiveness : characterized by intrusion
intrust : to confer a trust on
intubate : the introduction of a tube into a hollow organ (such as the trachea)
intubation : the introduction of a tube into a hollow organ (such as the trachea)
intue : intuit
intuent : knowing by intuition
intuit : to know, sense, or understand by intuition
intuitable : to know, sense, or understand by intuition
intuition : the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
intuitional : the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
intuitionalism : intuitionism
intuitionalist : intuitionist entry 1
intuitionism : a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real
intuitionist : a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real
intuitive : possessing or given to intuition or insight
intuitively : possessing or given to intuition or insight
intuitiveness : possessing or given to intuition or insight
intuitivism : intuitionism sense 2
intuitivist : intuitionist entry 1
intumesce : a swollen or enlarged part of a plant or animal
intumescence : a swollen or enlarged part of a plant or animal
intumescent : swelling and charring when exposed to flame
inturn : to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve
inturned : turned inward
intussuscept : to take in by or cause to undergo intussusception
intussusception : a drawing in of something from without: such as
intussusceptive : a drawing in of something from without: such as
inula : the dried roots and rhizome of elecampane used as an aromatic stimulant and especially formerly as a remedy in pulmonary diseases
inulase : an enzyme obtained especially from molds (as Aspergillus niger) and capable of converting inulin into levulose but without action on starch
inulin : a white, mildly sweet, indigestible polysaccharide that occurs chiefly in the roots or tubers of various plants (such as chicory or Jerusalem artichoke), that on hydrolysis yields levulose, and that is used as an additive in low-fat and low-sugar foods to improve the flavor and texture, and as a diagnostic agent in a test for kidney function
inumbrate : to put in shadow : shade
inunct : anoint sense 1
inunction : an act of applying oil or ointment : anointing
inunctum : ointment
inundable : exposed to inundation
inundant : flooding, inundating
inundate : overwhelm
inundation : overwhelm
inundator : overwhelm
inundatory : overwhelm
inurbane : lacking in refinement or courtesy
inurbanity : lacking in refinement or courtesy
inure : to accustom to accept something undesirable
inured : to accustom to accept something undesirable
inurement : to accustom to accept something undesirable
inurn : entomb
inusitate : unfamiliar
inustion : cauterization
inutile : useless, unusable
inutility : useless, unusable
inutterable : unutterable
invadable : capable of being invaded
invade : to enter for conquest or plunder
invader : to enter for conquest or plunder
invaginate : enclose, sheathe
invagination : an act or process of invaginating
invalid : not valid:
invalidate : to make invalid
invalidation : to make invalid
invalidator : to make invalid
invalidish : resembling or characteristic of an invalid
invalidism : a chronic condition of being an invalid
invalidity : lack of validity or cogency
invalidly : not valid:
invalidness : the quality or state of being invalid
invaluable : valuable beyond estimation : priceless
invaluableness : valuable beyond estimation : priceless
invaluably : valuable beyond estimation : priceless
invalued : invaluable
invariability : not changing or capable of change : constant
invariable : not changing or capable of change : constant
invariably : on every occasion : always
invariance : the quality or state of being invariant
invariant : constant, unchanging
invaried : unvaried
invasion : an act of invading
invasive : tending to spread especially in a quick or aggressive manner: such as
invecked : invected
invected : edged by convex semicircles or arcs : scalloped  — compare engrailed
invection : an introduction of something from an outside source
invective : insulting or abusive language : vituperation
invectively : insulting or abusive language : vituperation
invectiveness : insulting or abusive language : vituperation
inveigh : to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
inveigher : to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
inveigle : to win over by wiles : entice
inveiglement : to win over by wiles : entice
inveigler : to win over by wiles : entice
invenient : the Fates will find a way : (if you persevere) fortune will favor you
invent : to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
inventable : capable of being invented
inventary : inventory
inventible : capable of being invented
invention : something invented: such as
inventive : adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative
inventively : adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative
inventiveness : adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative
inventor : to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
inventoriable : capable of being inventoried
inventorial : an itemized list of current assets: such as
inventorially : an itemized list of current assets: such as
inventory : an itemized list of current assets: such as
inventress : to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
inveracity : lack of truth : falseness
Inverness : a loose belted coat having a cape with a close-fitting round collar
inverse : opposite in order, nature, or effect
inversely : in an inverse order or manner
inversion : a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: such as
inversionist : one who habitually writes upside down and backward
inversive : marked by inversion
invert : to reverse in position, order, or relationship
invertase : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose
invertebracy : spinelessness
invertebral : invertebrate
Invertebrata : a primary division of the animal kingdom including all except the Vertebrata
invertebrate : lacking a spinal column
inverted : to reverse in position, order, or relationship
invertend : a proposition upon which the operation of inversion is performed
inverter : one that inverts
invertible : capable of being inverted or subjected to inversion
invertin : invertase
invertor : a muscle that turns a part (as the foot) inward
invest : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
investable : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
investigable : investigatable
investigatable : capable of being investigated
investigate : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry
investigating : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry
investigation : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry
investigational : of or relating to investigation
investigative : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry
investigator : one who investigates something: such as
investigatory : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry
investitive : of, relating to, or having the power of vesting a right
investiture : the act of establishing in office or ratifying
investment : the outlay of money usually for income or profit : capital outlay
investor : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
inveteracy : the quality or state of being obstinate or persistent : tenacity
inveterate : confirmed in a habit : habitual
inveterately : confirmed in a habit : habitual
inveterateness : the quality or state of being inveterate : persistence
inviability : incapable of surviving especially because of a deleterious genetic constitution
invidious : of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
invidiously : of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
invidiousness : of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
invigilancy : lack of vigilance
invigilation : to keep watch
invigilator : to keep watch
invigor : invigorate
invigorate : to give life and energy to : animate
invigorating : having an enlivening or stimulating effect
invigoratingly : having an enlivening or stimulating effect
invigoration : to give life and energy to : animate
invigorator : to give life and energy to : animate
invinate : to make present by invination
invination : the inclusion of the blood of Christ in the eucharistic wine without change in either substance  — compare impanation
invincibility : incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
invincible : incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
invincibleness : incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
invincibly : incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
inviolability : secure from violation or profanation
inviolable : secure from violation or profanation
inviolableness : secure from violation or profanation
inviolably : secure from violation or profanation
inviolacy : the quality or state of being inviolate
inviolate : not violated or profaned
inviolately : not violated or profaned
inviolateness : not violated or profaned
invirtuate : to endow with virtue
inviscate : to encase in a sticky substance : make viscid
inviscation : to encase in a sticky substance : make viscid
inviscid : having zero viscosity
invisibility : incapable by nature of being seen : not perceptible by vision
invisible : incapable by nature of being seen : not perceptible by vision
invisibleness : incapable by nature of being seen : not perceptible by vision
invisibly : incapable by nature of being seen : not perceptible by vision
invitant : inviter
invitation : the act of inviting
invitational : limited to invited participants
invitatory : containing an invitation
invite : to request the presence or participation of
invitee : an invited person
invitement : invitation sense 1
inviter : to request the presence or participation of
inviting : attractive, tempting
invitingly : attractive, tempting
invitress : a female inviter
invocable : capable of being invoked
invocant : one that invokes
invocate : invoke
invocation : the act or process of petitioning for help or support
invocative : invocatory
invocator : one that invokes
invocatory : the act or process of petitioning for help or support
invoice : an itemized list of goods shipped usually specifying the price and the terms of sale : bill
invoke : to petition for help or support
invoker : to petition for help or support
involatile : not vaporizing or capable of being vaporized
involatility : not vaporizing or capable of being vaporized
involucel : a secondary involucre (as in each secondary umbel of a compound umbel)
involucellate : a secondary involucre (as in each secondary umbel of a compound umbel)
involucellated : a secondary involucre (as in each secondary umbel of a compound umbel)
involucral : one or more whorls of bracts situated below and close to a flower, flower cluster, or fruit
involucrate : one or more whorls of bracts situated below and close to a flower, flower cluster, or fruit
involucre : one or more whorls of bracts situated below and close to a flower, flower cluster, or fruit
involucred : involucrate
involucriform : having the form or appearance of an involucre
involucrum : a surrounding envelope or sheath
involuntarily : done contrary to or without choice
involuntariness : done contrary to or without choice
involuntary : done contrary to or without choice
involute : curled spirally
involuted : curled spirally
involution : the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement
involutional : the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement
involutionary : involutional sense 2
involve : to engage as a participant
involved : having a part in something : included in something
involvedly : having a part in something : included in something
involvedness : involvement
involvement : the act or an instance of involving someone or something
involver : to engage as a participant
invulnerability : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
invulnerable : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
invulnerableness : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
invulnerably : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
inwale : a finishing strip of wood fastened inside the frame of an open boat and extending along the top strake to reinforce the gunwale  — compare clamp sense 3
inwall : to enclose with or as if with a wall
inward : situated on the inside : inner
inwardly : in the innermost being : mentally, spiritually
inwardness : internal quality or substance
inwards : situated on the inside : inner
inweave : interweave, interlace
inwick : a shot in curling in which a player's stone is made to carom off the inner edge of an intervening stone so as to knock away from the tee the stone nearest it  — compare outwick
inwit : inward knowledge : conscience, understanding
inwith : in a friendly relationship with
inwork : to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary
inworn : ingrained
inwound : intertwined
inwoven : interweave, interlace
inwrought : having decoration worked in : ornamented
inyoite : a mineral Ca2B6O11.13H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium borate occurring in colorless monoclinic crystals (hardness 2, specific gravity 2)
Io : a maiden loved by Zeus and changed by him into a heifer so that she might escape the jealous rage of Hera
io : a maiden loved by Zeus and changed by him into a heifer so that she might escape the jealous rage of Hera
Iodamoeba : a genus of amoebas including one (I. butschlii) commensal in the intestine of mammals including humans and distinguished by uninucleate cysts containing a large glycogen vacuole that stains characteristically with iodine
iodate : a salt containing the IO3− ion
iodic :  iodine pentoxide
iodide : a salt of hydriodic acid
iodinate : to treat or cause to combine with iodine or a compound of iodine
iodination : to treat or cause to combine with iodine or a compound of iodine
iodine : a nonmetallic halogen element that is an essential nutrient in the human diet and is used especially in medicine, photography, and analytical chemistry  — see Chemical Elements Table
iodinophil : taking up or coloring readily with iodine
iodinophilic : taking up or coloring readily with iodine
iodinophilous : taking up or coloring readily with iodine
iodism : an abnormal local and systemic condition resulting from overdosage with, prolonged use of, or sensitivity to iodine or iodine compounds and marked by ptyalism, coryza, frontal headache, emaciation, and skin eruptions
iodization : the process of iodizing
iodize : to treat with iodine or an iodide
iodo : iodine
iodobehenate : a salt of iodobehenic acid
iodobenzene : a colorless liquid C6H5I made usually from benzene by reaction with iodine and nitric acid
iodobromite : a mineral Ag(Br,Cl,I) consisting of chloride, iodide, and bromide of silver that is isomorphous with cerargyrite and bromyrite
iodocasein : iodinated casein
iodochloride : chloroiodide
iodoethane : ethyl iodide
iodoform : a yellow crystalline volatile compound CHI3 with a penetrating persistent odor that is used as an antiseptic dressing
iodohydrin : any of a class of iodine compounds analogous to the chlorohydrins
iodomercurate : any of a series of complex salts containing iodine and mercury in the anion
iodomercuriate : any of a series of complex salts containing iodine and mercury in the anion
iodometric : the volumetric determination of iodine usually by titration with a standard solution of sodium thiosulfate using starch as indicator
iodometry : the volumetric determination of iodine usually by titration with a standard solution of sodium thiosulfate using starch as indicator
iodonium : the univalent cation H2I+ derived from hydrogen iodide and known only in disubstituted form
iodopsin : a photosensitive violet pigment in the retinal cones that is similar to rhodopsin but more labile, is formed from vitamin A, and is important in daylight vision
iodoso : containing the univalent radical −IO consisting of one atom each of iodine and oxygen, especially replacing hydrogen
iodosobenzene : an amorphous solid compound C6H5IO that explodes when heated and is formed by treating iodobenzene with chlorine and then with a caustic alkali
iodous : relating to or containing iodine and especially iodine with a valence of three
iodoxy : containing the univalent radical −IO2 of iodic acid, especially replacing hydrogen
iodoxybenzene : a crystalline compound C6H5IO2 that explodes when heated and is obtained by gentle oxidation of iodosobenzene
iodyrite : a yellowish or greenish hexagonal mineral AgI consisting of native silver iodide usually occurring in thin plates
iolite : cordierite
ion : an atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons
Ionian : a member of any of the Greek peoples who settled on the islands of the Aegean Sea and the western shore of Asia Minor toward the end of the second millennium b.c.
Ionic : of, relating to, existing as, or characterized by ions
ionic : of, relating to, existing as, or characterized by ions
Ionicism : an Ionic feature
Ionicize : to make Ionic
Ionism :  ionicism
ionium : a natural radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number of 230
ionizable : to convert wholly or partly into ions
Ionization : the act or process of ionizing something : conversion of a substance into ions
ionization : the act or process of ionizing something : conversion of a substance into ions
Ionize : to convert wholly or partly into ions
ionize : to convert wholly or partly into ions
ionizer : to convert wholly or partly into ions
ionogen : a compound capable of forming ions : electrolyte sense 2
ionogenic : capable of ionizing
ionone : either of two oily liquid isomeric ketones C13H20O that have a strong odor of violets, are found especially in the essential oil of an Australian shrub (Boronia megastigma) but are usually obtained from citral, and are used especially in perfumes
ionosphere : the part of the earth's atmosphere in which ionization of atmospheric gases affects the propagation of radio waves, which extends from about 30 miles (50 kilometers) to the exosphere, and which is contiguous with the upper portion of the mesosphere and the thermosphere
ionospheric : the part of the earth's atmosphere in which ionization of atmospheric gases affects the propagation of radio waves, which extends from about 30 miles (50 kilometers) to the exosphere, and which is contiguous with the upper portion of the mesosphere and the thermosphere
Ionoxalis : a genus of chiefly tropical American herbs (family Oxalidaceae)
iontophoresis : the introduction of an ionized substance (such as a drug) through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current
iota : an infinitesimal amount : jot
iotacism : a speech defect marked by use of the sound \ē\ in place of other vowel sounds
Iowa river 291 miles (468 kilometers) long in the state of Iowa flowing southeast into the Mississippi River
Iowan river 291 miles (468 kilometers) long in the state of Iowa flowing southeast into the Mississippi River
ipecac : the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine
ipecacuanha : the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine
ipecacuanhic : of or relating to ipecac
ipid : of or relating to the Scolytidae
ipil : a Philippine and Pacific island tree (Intsia bijuga) yielding a valuable brown dye and having a very hard and durable dark wood
ipomea : a genus of herbaceous vines (family Convolvulaceae) that comprise forms (as the morning glories and the sweet potato, I. batatas) having showy bell- or funnel-shaped flowers and that include some which are sources of cathartic resins or psychoactive alkaloids (as lysergic acid amide)
Ipomoea : a tropical American annual vine (Quamoclit coccinea) having red flowers, a long tube with yellow throat, and cupped spreading limb
ipsedixitism : dogmatic assertion or assertiveness
ipseity : individual identity : selfhood
ipsilateral : situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body
Ira : a retirement savings account in which income taxes on certain deposits and on all gains are deferred until withdrawals are made
iracund : easily provoked to anger : irascible
iracundity : the quality or state of being iracund : anger
irade : a decree of an Islamic ruler
Iran country in southwestern Asia bordering in the north on the Caspian Sea and in the south on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; an Islamic republic since 1979, formerly an empire; capital Tehran area 636,372 square miles (1,648,195 square kilometers), population 83,025,000
Irani country in southwestern Asia bordering in the north on the Caspian Sea and in the south on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; an Islamic republic since 1979, formerly an empire; capital Tehran area 636,372 square miles (1,648,195 square kilometers), population 83,025,000
Iranian : a native or inhabitant of Iran
Iranic :  iranian
Iraq country in southwestern Asia in Mesopotamia that has a small border on the Persian Gulf; a republic since 1958, formerly a kingdom; capital Baghdad area 169,235 square miles (438,317 square kilometers), population 40,194,000
Iraqi country in southwestern Asia in Mesopotamia that has a small border on the Persian Gulf; a republic since 1958, formerly a kingdom; capital Baghdad area 169,235 square miles (438,317 square kilometers), population 40,194,000
Iraqian :  iraqi
irascibility : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
irascible : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
irascibleness : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
irascibly : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
irate : roused to ire
irately : roused to ire
ire : intense and usually openly displayed anger
ireful : intense and usually openly displayed anger
Irelander : a native of Ireland
ireless : being without ire
Irena : a genus of birds (family Aegithinidae) consisting of the fairy bluebirds of India
Irene : a liquid hydrocarbon (CH3)4C10H8 derived from naphthalene and obtained by reduction and cyclization of irone with hydriodic acid and phosphorus
irene : a liquid hydrocarbon (CH3)4C10H8 derived from naphthalene and obtained by reduction and cyclization of irone with hydriodic acid and phosphorus
irenic : favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation
irenically : favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation
irenicism : a social temper or condition or a state of public opinion making for peace
irenics : irenic theology as distinguished from polemic theology : theology concerned with securing Christian unity
Iresine : a genus of tropical American opposite-leaved herbs (family Amaranthaceae) having small spicate or paniculate scarious flowers and often colored foliage  — see achyranthes sense 2
Irgunist : a member of a militant rightist underground group of Zionists
Iriartea : a small genus of tall pinnate-leaved chiefly Brazilian palms with smooth trunk and crown of leaves supported by long slender prop roots  — see stilt palm
Iricism :  irishism
Iricize : irishize
irid iridescent
Iridaceae : a family of perennial herbs (order Liliales) with usually only basal ensiform leaves and flowers in racemes or panicles that are subtended individually or in clusters by two spathose bracts and have the perianth petaloid and the ovary inferior
iridaceous : of or relating to the family Iridaceae or especially the genus Iris
iridal : of, relating to, or affecting the iris of the eye : iridic
iridectomize : to subject to iridectomy
iridectomy : the surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
iridencleisis : a surgical procedure especially for relief of glaucoma in which a small portion of the iris is implanted in a corneal incision to facilitate drainage of aqueous humor
irideremia : a congenital abnormality marked by partial or complete absence of the iris
irides : the opaque contractile diaphragm perforated by the pupil and forming the colored portion of the eye  — see eye illustration
iridesce : to be iridescent
iridescence : a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves (as from an oil slick, soap bubble, or fish scales) that tends to change as the angle of view changes
iridescent : having or exhibiting iridescence
iridescently : having or exhibiting iridescence
iridial : iridic
iridian : of or relating to the iris of the eye : iridic
iridic : of or relating to the iris of the eye
iridin : a crystalline glucoside C24H26O13 occurring especially in orrisroot
iridioplatinum : a hard alloy of iridium and platinum
iridium : a rare silver-white hard brittle very heavy metallic element  — see Chemical Elements Table
iridization : a semblance of a halo around a light observed by persons affected with glaucoma
iridize : to make iridescent
iridochoroiditis : inflammation of the iris and the choroid
iridocyclitis : inflammation of the iris and the ciliary body
iridocyte : a cell that occurs especially in the skin of fishes and reptiles and appears iridescent greenish from included guanine  — compare guanophore
iridodiagnosis : iridiagnosis
iridodialysis : separation of the iris from its attachments to the ciliary body
iridodonesis : tremulousness of the iris caused by dislocation or removal of the lens : hippus
Iridomyrmex : a genus comprising the meat ants
iridophore : an iridescent chromatophore  — compare iridocyte
iridoplegia : paralysis of the sphincter of the iris
iridosclerotomy : incision of the sclera and the iris
iridosmine : a mineral that is a native iridium osmium alloy usually containing some rhodium and platinum
iridosmium : iridosmine
iridotasis : stretching of the iris in the treatment of glaucoma
iridotomy : incision of the iris
iris : the opaque contractile diaphragm perforated by the pupil and forming the colored portion of the eye  — see eye illustration
irisated : irised, iridescent
irisation : the act or process of making iridescent
irised : the opaque contractile diaphragm perforated by the pupil and forming the colored portion of the eye  — see eye illustration
Irish : natives or inhabitants of Ireland or their descendants especially when of Celtic speech or culture
Irisher :  irishman
Irishism : a word, phrase, or expression characteristic of the Irish
Irishize : to make Irish in quality or traits
Irishly : in a manner characteristic of the Irish
Irishman : a native or inhabitant of Ireland
Irishness : the fact or quality of being Irish
Irishry : irish sense 1
Irishwoman : a woman born in Ireland or of Irish descent
Irishy : suggesting or characteristic of the Irish
irisin : a polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x occurring especially in the rhizomes of some irises and like inulin yielding levulose on hydrolysis
irisroot :  orrisroot
iritis : inflammation of the iris of the eye
irk : to make weary, irritated, or bored
irksome : tending to irk : tedious
irksomely : tending to irk : tedious
irksomeness : tending to irk : tedious
Iroha : the Japanese kana in its popular order in distinction from the scientific arrangement which is based on that of Sanskrit
iroko : a large tropical western African tree (Chlorophora excelsa) of the mulberry family having strong streaky insect-resistant wood which is often used as a teak substitute
iron : a silver-white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs in pure form in meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, is the most abundant element on Earth by mass, and is vital to biological processes  — see Chemical Elements Table
ironback : a plate of iron for the back of a fireplace
ironbark : any of several Australian eucalypti having hard gray bark and heavy hard durable wood used especially in heavy construction
ironbound : bound with or as if with iron: such as
ironclad : sheathed in iron armor
irone : any of several oily liquid isomeric ketones C14H22O or a mixture of some of them that have a strong odor of violet and orrisroot, that occur in orris oil, and that are used in perfumes
ironer : one that irons
ironfisted : being both harsh and ruthless
ironhanded : stern or rigorous control
ironhard : having the hardness of iron : very hard or severe
ironhead : wood ibis sense 1
ironheaded : furnished or tipped with a head, top, or point of iron
ironhearted : cruel, hard-hearted
ironical : relating to, containing, or constituting irony
ironically : in an ironic manner
ironicalness : relating to, containing, or constituting irony
ironish : resembling or resembling that of iron
ironist : one who uses irony especially in the development of a literary work or theme
ironize : to make ironic in appearance or effect
ironless : having no iron
ironlike : resembling iron : exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron
ironman : a man of unusual physical endurance
ironmaster : a manufacturer of iron
ironmonger : a dealer in iron and hardware
ironmongery : something made of metal
ironness : a silver-white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs in pure form in meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, is the most abundant element on Earth by mass, and is vital to biological processes  — see Chemical Elements Table
ironshod : shod, cased, or tipped with iron or steel
ironshot : streaked or speckled with iron or an iron ore
ironside : a man of great strength or bravery
ironsides : a man of great strength or bravery
ironsmith : ironworker, blacksmith
ironstone : a hard sedimentary rock rich in iron
ironware : articles made of iron
ironweed : any of a genus (Vernonia) of mostly weedy composite plants usually having alternate leaves and perfect red, purple, or white tubular flowers in terminal cymose heads
ironwood : any of numerous trees and shrubs (such as a hornbeam or hop hornbeam) with exceptionally tough or hard wood
ironwork : work in iron
ironworker : work in iron
ironworking : the process of fashioning things from iron
ironworks : work in iron
ironwort : any of several shrubby or subshrubby mints that constitute the genus Sideritis, often have yellow flowers and whitish woolly stem or leaves, and are chiefly native to the eastern Mediterranean region
irony : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
Iroquoian : a member of any of the peoples constituting the Iroquois
Iroquois : an American Indian confederacy originally of New York consisting of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca and later including the Tuscarora
Irpex : a genus of tooth fungi (family Hydnaceae) that have shelving or resupinate sporophores and include some forms associated with decay of woody plant tissue
irradiance : radiance sense 1
irradiancy : the quality or state of being irradiant
irradiant : emitting rays of light : serving to or able to illuminate or brighten
irradiate : to affect or treat by radiant energy (such as heat)
irradiated : to affect or treat by radiant energy (such as heat)
irradiatingly : so as to irradiate
irradiation : exposure to radiation (such as X-rays or alpha particles)
irradiative : to affect or treat by radiant energy (such as heat)
irradiator : to affect or treat by radiant energy (such as heat)
irradicable : impossible to eradicate : deep-rooted
irradicate : to root deeply
irrationable : lacking the power of reason
irrational : not rational: such as
irrationalism : a system emphasizing intuition, instinct, feeling, or faith rather than reason or holding that the universe is governed by irrational forces
irrationalist : a system emphasizing intuition, instinct, feeling, or faith rather than reason or holding that the universe is governed by irrational forces
irrationalistic : a system emphasizing intuition, instinct, feeling, or faith rather than reason or holding that the universe is governed by irrational forces
irrationality : not rational: such as
irrationalize : to make irrational
irrationally : not rational: such as
irrationalness : the quality or state of being irrational
irreality : unreality
irrealizable : unrealizable, unattainable
irrebuttable : impossible to rebut : not subject to rebuttal
irreceptive : unreceptive
irreciprocal : not reciprocal : unilateral
irreclaimable : incapable of being reclaimed
irreclaimably : incapable of being reclaimed
irreclaimed : unreclaimed
irrecognition : failure to recognize : absence of recognition
irrecognizable : unrecognizable
irrecognizably : unrecognizable
irrecollection : failure to recollect : forgetfulness
irreconcilability : impossible to reconcile
irreconcilable : impossible to reconcile
irreconcilableness : impossible to reconcile
irreconcilably : impossible to reconcile
irreconcile : to put at variance : estrange
irreconciliable : irreconcilable
irreconciliably : irreconcilable
irreconciliation : lack of reconciliation
irrecoverable : not capable of being recovered or rectified : irreparable
irrecoverableness : not capable of being recovered or rectified : irreparable
irrecoverably : not capable of being recovered or rectified : irreparable
irrecusable : not subject to exception or rejection
irrecusably : not subject to exception or rejection
irredeemable : not redeemable: such as
irredeemably : not redeemable: such as
irredenta : a territory historically or ethnically related to one political unit but under the political control of another
Irredentism : a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of irredentas within the boundaries of their historically or ethnically related political unit
Irredentist : a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of irredentas within the boundaries of their historically or ethnically related political unit
irreducibility : impossible to transform into or restore to a desired or simpler condition
irreducible : impossible to transform into or restore to a desired or simpler condition
irreducibly : impossible to transform into or restore to a desired or simpler condition
irreductible : irreducible
irreferable : not referable
irreflection : lack of mental consideration (as of a project or course of action)
irreflective : not based on reflection : unthinking, heedless
irreflectively : not based on reflection : unthinking, heedless
irreflectiveness : not based on reflection : unthinking, heedless
irreflexive : being a relation for which the reflexive property does not hold for any element of a given set
irreformability : incapable of being reformed : incorrigible
irreformable : incapable of being reformed : incorrigible
irrefragability : impossible to refute
irrefragable : impossible to refute
irrefragably : impossible to refute
irrefrangible : irrefragable sense 2
irrefusable : impossible to refuse
irrefutability : impossible to refute : incontrovertible
irrefutable : impossible to refute : incontrovertible
irrefutably : impossible to refute : incontrovertible
irregardless : regardless
irregenerate : unregenerate
irregular : not being or acting in accord with laws, rules, or established custom
irregularity : something that is irregular (such as improper or dishonest conduct)
irregularly : not being or acting in accord with laws, rules, or established custom
irregulate : not regulated
irregulated : not regulated or controlled
irrelate : not related
irrelated : not related
irrelation : unrelatedness
irrelative : not relative:
irrelatively : not relative:
irrelevance : the quality or state of being irrelevant
irrelevancy : irrelevance
irrelevant : not relevant : inapplicable
irrelevantly : not relevant : inapplicable
irrelievable : impossible to relieve
irreligion : the quality or state of being irreligious
irreligionist : the quality or state of being irreligious
irreligiosity : the quality or state of being irreligious
irreligious : neglectful of religion : lacking religious emotions, doctrines, or practices
irreligiously : neglectful of religion : lacking religious emotions, doctrines, or practices
irremeable : offering no possibility of return
irremediable : not remediable
irremediableness : not remediable
irremediably : not remediable
irremissible : not remissible: such as
irremissibly : not remissible: such as
irremissive : not remissive
irremovability : not removable
irremovable : not removable
irremovably : not removable
irrepair : disrepair
irrepairable : not capable of being repaired
irreparable : not reparable : irremediable
irreparableness : not reparable : irremediable
irreparably : not reparable : irremediable
irrepealability : not repealable
irrepealable : not repealable
irrepentance : impenitence
irreplaceable : not replaceable
irreplaceably : not replaceable
irrepleviable : not subject to replevin
irreplevisable : irrepleviable
irreprehensible : not reprehensible : free from blame or reproach
irrepresentable : not representable
irrepressibility : impossible to repress, restrain, or control
irrepressible : impossible to repress, restrain, or control
irrepressibleness : irrepressibility
irrepressibly : impossible to repress, restrain, or control
irrepressive : irrepressible
irreproachability : not reproachable : blameless, impeccable
irreproachable : not reproachable : blameless, impeccable
irreproachableness : not reproachable : blameless, impeccable
irreproachably : not reproachable : blameless, impeccable
irreproducible : not reproducible
irreprovable : irreproachable
irreptitious : marked by or resulting from irreption
irresistance : lack of resistance : submissiveness
irresistibility : impossible to resist
irresistible : impossible to resist
irresistibleness : impossible to resist
irresistibly : impossible to resist
irresoluble : having or admitting of no solution or explanation
irresolute : uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
irresolutely : uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
irresoluteness : uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
irresolution : uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
irresolvable : incapable of being resolved
irresolved : not resolved : lacking in certainty, assurance, or decision
irresolvedly : not resolved : lacking in certainty, assurance, or decision
irrespective : lacking in respect : disrespectful
irrespectively : in an irrespective manner
irrespirable : unfit for breathing
irresponsibility : not responsible: such as
irresponsible : not responsible: such as
irresponsibleness : not responsible: such as
irresponsibly : not responsible: such as
irresponsive : not responsive
irresponsiveness : not responsive
irrestrainable : unrestrainable
irrestrainably : unrestrainable
irresultive : lacking result : abortive
irresuscitable : impossible to restore to life or activity
irresuscitably : impossible to restore to life or activity
irretention : failure of retention
irretentive : lacking ability to retain something
irretentiveness : lacking ability to retain something
irreticence : something lacking in reticence
irretraceable : impossible to retrace
irretractile : not retractile
irretrievability : not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
irretrievable : not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
irretrievableness : irretrievability
irretrievably : not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
irreverence : lack of reverence
irreverend : not reverend : not worthy of reverence
irreverendly : not reverend : not worthy of reverence
irreverent : lacking proper respect or seriousness
irreverential : lacking in due respect or reverence : irreverent
irreverentialism : the quality or state of being irreverent
irreverentially : lacking in due respect or reverence : irreverent
irreverently : lacking proper respect or seriousness
irreversibility : not reversible
irreversible : not reversible
irreversibly : not reversible
irrevocability : not possible to revoke : unalterable
irrevocable : not possible to revoke : unalterable
irrevocableness : not possible to revoke : unalterable
irrevocably : not possible to revoke : unalterable
irrevoluble : having no finite period of revolution
irrigable : suitable for irrigation
irrigate : wet, moisten: such as
irrigation : the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth
irrigational : of or relating to irrigation
irrigationist : a user or advocate of irrigation especially in farming
irrigative : irrigational
irrigator : wet, moisten: such as
irriguous : irrigated, moistened
irrision : a laughing at a person or thing : derision
irrisor : a bird of the genus Phoeniculus : wood hoopoe
irrisory : given to derision : derisive
irritability : the quality or state of being irritable: such as
irritable : capable of being irritated: such as
irritableness : capable of being irritated: such as
irritably : capable of being irritated: such as
irritament : incitement, irritant
irritancy : a making or the quality or state of being made null and void : invalidation
irritant : something that irritates or excites
irritate : to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy
irritating : causing displeasure, anger, or annoyance
irritatingly : to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy
irritation : the state of being irritated
irritative : serving to excite : irritating
irritator : one that irritates
irritomotility : response of plant tissues to external stimuli by means of movements or curvatures
irrorate : bedew, moisten
irrotational : not rotating or involving rotation
irrubrical : not rubrical
irrupt : to rush in forcibly or violently
irruptible : unbreakable
irruption : an act or instance of irrupting: such as
irruptive : tending to irrupt : marked by or undergoing irruption
irruptively : tending to irrupt : marked by or undergoing irruption
Irving Sir Henry 1838–1905 originally John Henry Brodribb English actor
Irvingite : a member of the Catholic Apostolic Church
Irwin William Henry 1873–1948 Will Irwin American journalist
is island; isle
Isaac : the son of Abraham and father of Jacob according to the account in Genesis
Isabel : a moderate yellowish brown to light olive brown that is lighter and stronger than clay drab or medal bronze
isabelita : any of various fishes belonging to a genus Angelichthys of the family Chaetodontidae
Isabella : a moderate yellowish brown to light olive brown that is lighter and stronger than clay drab or medal bronze
Isabelline : the color of Isabella
isabnormal : an imaginary line or a line on a chart that connects or marks places on the surface of the earth having equal differences in a given time from the normal temperature of these places or that indicates differences between the calculated and actual temperatures of the different parallels of latitude
isacoustic : of or relating to equal intensity of sound
isadelphous : having the separate bundles of stamens in a diadelphous flower equal in number
isagoge : a scholarly introduction to a branch of study or research
isagogic : a scholarly introduction to a branch of study or research
isagogical : a scholarly introduction to a branch of study or research
isagogics : introductory studies
Isaiah : a major Hebrew prophet in Judah about 740 to 701 b.c.
Isaian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Isaiah or the book of Isaiah
isallobar : an imaginary line or a line on a chart connecting the places of equal change of atmospheric pressure within a specified time
isallotherm : an imaginary line or a line on a chart connecting the places of equal change of temperature within a specified time
isandrous : having the stamens similar and equal in number to the petals
isanemone : an isogram of wind speed
isanomal : an imaginary line or a line on a chart connecting places that have the same anomalies especially of temperature or pressure
isanomalous : relating to an isabnormal or an isanomal
isanthous : having the flowers regular
isapostolic : equal to or contemporaneous with the apostles
Isaria : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Stilbellaceae) that are parasitic on insects and have the conidia borne terminally on slender hyphae that cover the coremiums
isatin : an orange red crystalline compound C8H5NO2 obtained especially by oxidation of indigo or by various syntheses and used as a reagent
isatinic : a white solid amino acid NH2C6H4COCOOH obtained by hydrolysis of isatin
Isatis : a large genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) having entire leaves, small yellow flowers, and compressed oblong or orbicular pods  — see woad
isatogen : a parent compound C8H5NO2 isomeric with isatin and known in the form of various colored derivatives that are made by treating an ortho -nitro-phenyl-acetylene with sulfuric acid
Isaurian ancient district in eastern Pisidia in southern Asia Minor on the northern slope of the western Taurus Mountains
Isawa : members of a Muslim religious brotherhood founded in Morocco about 1500
isba : a Russian log hut
Iscariot : judas sense 1a
Iscariotic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Judas Iscariot
Iscariotical : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Judas Iscariot
ischemia : deficient supply of blood to a body part (such as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
ischemic : deficient supply of blood to a body part (such as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
ischiadic : ischial
ischial : the lower and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
ischialgia : pain in the hip
ischiatic : ischial
ischiocapsular : ischiofemoral
ischiocavernosus : a muscle on each side that arises from the ischium near the crus of the penis or clitoris and is inserted on the crus near the pubic symphysis
ischiocerite : a joint of the antenna of a crustacean
ischiofemoral : of, relating to, or being an accessory ligament of the hip joint passing from the ischium below the acetabulum to blend with the joint capsule
ischiopodite : the third joint from the base of certain limbs of crustaceans (as the thoracic legs of decapods)
ischiopubic : of or relating to the ischium and the pubis
ischiorectal : of, relating to, or adjacent to both ischium and rectum
ischium : the lower and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
ischuria : stoppage or reduction in the flow of urine either from blockage of a passage with resulting retention in the bladder or from disease of the kidneys
Ischyodus : a genus of Jurassic and Cretaceous chimaeroid fishes of Europe and New Zealand
isentropic : of or relating to equal or constant entropy
isepiptesis : a line on a map or chart connecting localities reached at one date by different individuals of a species of migratory bird
isethionate : a salt or ester of isethionic acid
isethionic : a crystalline sulfonic acid C2H6O4S used especially in making surface-active agents
Isfahan city in west central Iran; former capital of Persia population 1,756,126
Ishmael : the outcast son of Abraham and Hagar according to the account in Genesis and a prophet of Islam according to the Koran
Ishmaelite : a descendant of Ishmael
Ishmaelitish : a descendant of Ishmael
Ishmaelitism : a descendant of Ishmael
Isiac : of or relating to Isis of the cult of Isis
Isiacal : of or relating to Isis of the cult of Isis
Isidae : a family of gorgonians having an axis composed of alternating horny and calcareous joints
isidiiferous : bearing isidia
isidioid : of, relating to, or resembling an isidium
isidiose : of or relating to isidia
isidium : an outgrowth from the surface of the thallus in certain lichens that resembles a soredium
Isidore Saint circa 560–636 Latin Isidorus Hispalensis Spanish prelate and scholar
Isidorian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Isidore of Seville
Isinai : a Christianized people of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines
isinglass : a semitransparent whitish very pure gelatin prepared from the air bladders of fishes (such as sturgeons) and used especially as a clarifying agent and in jellies and glue
Isis : an Egyptian nature goddess and wife and sister of Osiris
Islam : the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet
Islamic : the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet
Islamism : the faith, doctrine, or cause of Islam
Islamist : the faith, doctrine, or cause of Islam
Islamite :  muslim
Islamitic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Islamism :  muslim
Islamization : to make Islamic
Islamize : to make Islamic
island : a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
islander : a native or inhabitant of an island
islandish : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an island
islandless : having no islands : lacking islands
islandman : islander
islay island of Scotland in the southern Inner Hebrides area 234 square miles (608 square kilometers), population 3855
isle : island
isleless : having no islands
islesman : a native or inhabitant of a group of islands (as the Hebrides or Shetland isles)
islet : a little island
Isleta : a Tanoan people of New Mexico
isleted : set like an islet or furnished with islets
islot : islet
ism : a distinctive doctrine, cause, or theory
Ismaelism :  islamism
Ismaili : one of a Shiʽa sect composed of those who recognize the Aga Khan as imam
Ismailian : one of a Shiʽa sect composed of those who recognize the Aga Khan as imam
Ismailite :  ismaili
iso International Organization for Standardization; International Standards Organization
isoagglutination : agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by the serum of another of the same species
isoagglutinin : an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of cells (as red blood cells) of other individuals of the same species
isoagglutinogen : an antigenic substance capable of provoking formation of or reacting with an isoagglutinin
isoamyl : isopentyl
isoamylene : a branched-chain amylene
isoantibody : alloantibody
isoantigen : alloantigen
isobar : an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting or marking places of equal barometric pressure
isobarbaloin : a crystalline compound C20H18O9 isomeric with barbaloin and isolated with it from aloin
isobaric : of or relating to an isobar
isobarometric : isobaric
isobase : an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart passing through all points that have been elevated to the same extent since some specified time (as the Glacial epoch)
isobath : an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart that connects all points having the same depth below a water surface (as of an ocean, sea, or lake)
isobathic : an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart that connects all points having the same depth below a water surface (as of an ocean, sea, or lake)
isobathytherm : a line connecting points on the earth's surface where a certain temperature is found at the same depth
isobathythermal : a line connecting points on the earth's surface where a certain temperature is found at the same depth
isobathythermic : a line connecting points on the earth's surface where a certain temperature is found at the same depth
isobilateral : bilateral with the corresponding opposite parts alike
isoborneol : a volatile crystalline alcohol C10H17OH that is stereoisomeric with borneol and yields camphor on oxidation
isobornyl : the univalent radical C10H17 derived from isoborneol
isobront : a line on a chart marking the simultaneous development of a thunderstorm at different points on the earth's surface
isobronton : a line on a chart marking the simultaneous development of a thunderstorm at different points on the earth's surface
isobutane : a gaseous branched-chain hydrocarbon (CH3)3CH isomeric with normal butane that is used especially as a fuel
isobutyl : a pleasant-smelling flammable liquid compound CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2 made usually by catalytic hydrogenation of mesityl oxide and used chiefly as a solvent; 4-methyl-2-pentanone
isobutylene : a gaseous butylene C4H8 used especially in making butyl rubber and gasoline components
isobutyrate : a salt or ester of isobutyric acid
isobutyric : a colorless liquid acid C4H8O2 used chiefly in making esters for use as flavoring materials
isobutyryl : the radical (CH3)2CHCO− of isobutyric acid
isocarpic : having carpels equaling the perianth divisions in number  — compare anisocarpic
isocarpous : having carpels equaling the perianth divisions in number  — compare anisocarpic
isocellular : consisting of similar cells
isocephalic : having the heads of the figures in a composition brought to the same level
isocephalous : having the heads of the figures in a composition brought to the same level
isocephaly : having the heads of the figures in a composition brought to the same level
isocercal : having symmetrical upper and lower lobes and a gradually tapering vertebral column
isocercy : having symmetrical upper and lower lobes and a gradually tapering vertebral column
isocheim : a line joining points on the earth's surface having the same mean winter temperature  — compare isothere
isochor : a line representing the variation of pressure with temperature when the volume of the substance operated on is constant
isochoric : a line representing the variation of pressure with temperature when the volume of the substance operated on is constant
isochromatic : of or corresponding to constant color
isochronal : uniform in time : having equal duration : recurring at regular intervals
isochronally : uniform in time : having equal duration : recurring at regular intervals
isochrone : an imaginary line or a line on a chart connecting points at which an event occurs simultaneously or which represents the same time or time difference
isochronic : the state of having the same chronaxie
isochronism : uniform in time : having equal duration : recurring at regular intervals
isochronous : isochronal
isochronously : isochronal
isocitric : a crystalline isomer of citric acid that occurs especially as an intermediate stage in the Krebs cycle
isoclasite : a mineral Ca2(PO4)(OH).2H2O consisting of a basic hydrous calcium phosphate occurring in small white crystals or columnar forms
isoclinal : relating to, having, or indicating equality of inclination or dip: such as
isocline : an anticline or syncline so closely folded that the rock beds of the two sides have the same dip
isoclinic : relating to, having, or indicating equality of inclination or dip: such as
isocolon : a period consisting of cola of equal length
isocorydine : a crystalline alkaloid C20H23NO4 isomeric with corydine and occurring with it
isocracy : equality of power or rule
isocryme : an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting points having the same mean temperature for a specified coldest time of the year
isocyanate : an ester of isomeric cyanic acid used especially in plastics and adhesives
isocyanic : cyanic acid regarded as having the formula HNCO and usually prepared (as by the reaction of phosgene with the salt of a primary amine) in the form of esters of which some are used in making polyurethans and other resins, plastics, foams, and adhesives
isocyanide : any of a class of compounds that are isomeric with the normal cyanides, that have the structure RNC, and that are in general colorless volatile poisonous liquids of strong offensive odor
isocyanine : any of several simple cyanine dyes in whose structure the carbon atom joining the two quinoline or other heterocyclic rings is attached at different positions in the two rings
isocyano : relating to or containing the group −NC isomeric with cyanogen
isocyclic : having or being a ring composed of atoms of only one element
isodiametric : having equal diameters
isodimorphism : isomorphism between the two forms of two dimorphous substances (as iron sulfide and cobalt arsenide) in such a way that each form of one is isomorphous with a form of the other
isodimorphous : isomorphism between the two forms of two dimorphous substances (as iron sulfide and cobalt arsenide) in such a way that each form of one is isomorphous with a form of the other
isodomic : of or relating to isodomon
isodomous : of or relating to isodomon
isodomum : masonry having blocks of equal length and thickness laid in courses so that each vertical joint of a course comes over the middle of a block just below
isodont : having the teeth all alike
isodontous : having the teeth all alike
isodurene : a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C6H2(CH3)4 isomeric with durene; 1,2,3,5-tetramethyl-benzene
isodynamic : an imaginary line or a line on a map connecting points on the earth's surface at which the horizontal magnetic intensity is the same 
isoelectric : having or representing zero difference of electric potential
isoelectronic : having the same number of electrons or valence electrons
Isoetales : an order of plants that is assigned to the class Lycopodineae or occasionally to the class Filicineae, is known to have existed since the Cenozoic, and comprises Isoetes and possibly various extinct genera
Isoetes : a large widely distributed genus (coextensive with the family Isoetaceae) of fern allies comprising the aquatic or marsh-growing quillworts that have a short buried lobed stem from which arises a tuft of quilt-shaped leaves bearing sporangia in their axils  — see isoetales
isoeugenol : an aromatic liquid phenol CH3CH=CHC6H3(OCH3)OH found especially in ilang-ilang oil and nutmeg oil, obtained also from eugenol by isomerization with alkali, and used chiefly in perfumes and in the synthesis of vanillin; 4-propenyl-guaiacol
isoflavone : a colorless, crystalline, bioactive ketone C15H10O2
isogamete : a gamete indistinguishable in form or size or behavior from another gamete with which it can unite to form a zygote
isogametic : a gamete indistinguishable in form or size or behavior from another gamete with which it can unite to form a zygote
isogamous : having or involving isogametes  — compare heterogamous
isogamy : having or involving isogametes  — compare heterogamous
isogen : an isogenous structure
isogenesis : similarity of origin or development
isogenic : characterized by essentially identical genes
isogenotypic : based on a single genotype
isogenous : having the same origin
isogeotherm : an imaginary line or curved surface beneath the earth's surface through points having the same mean temperature
isogeothermal : an imaginary line or curved surface beneath the earth's surface through points having the same mean temperature
isogeothermic : an imaginary line or curved surface beneath the earth's surface through points having the same mean temperature
isogloss : a boundary line between places or regions that differ in a particular linguistic feature
isoglossal : a boundary line between places or regions that differ in a particular linguistic feature
isogonal : an imaginary line or a line on a map joining points on the earth's surface at which the magnetic declination is the same
isogonic : exhibiting equivalent relative growth of parts such that size relations remain constant
isogonism : the quality or state of having similar medusae or gonophores
isograft : a homograft between genetically identical or nearly identical individuals
isogram : isoline
isograph : an instrument consisting of two short straightedges connected by a large circular joint marked with angular degrees that combines the functions of a protractor and a set square
isogynous : isocarpic
isohaline : a line or surface drawn on a map or chart to indicate connecting points of equal salinity in the ocean
isohalsine : a line or surface drawn on a map or chart to indicate connecting points of equal salinity in the ocean
isohel : a line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal duration of sunshine
isohydric : having the same or constant pH
isohyet : a line on a map or chart connecting areas of equal rainfall
isohyetal : a line on a map or chart connecting areas of equal rainfall
isoimmune : of, relating to, or characterized by isoimmunization
isoimmunization : production by an individual of antibodies against constituents of the tissues of another individual of the same species (as when transfused with blood from one belonging to a different blood group)
Isokontae : a class of green algae comprising forms without motile stages or with flagella of equal length and including most of those now usually placed in Chlorophyceae  — compare heterokontae
isolability : the quality or state of being isolable
isolable : capable of being isolated
isolate : to set apart from others
isolated : occurring alone or once : unique
isolating : to set apart from others
isolation : the action of isolating : the condition of being isolated
isolationism : a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations
isolationist : a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations
isolative : occurring in isolation : not dependent on phonetic environment
Isolde : an Irish princess married to King Mark of Cornwall and loved by Tristram
isolecithal : having the yolk small in amount and nearly uniformly distributed  — compare centrolecithal, telolecithal
isoleucine : a crystalline, hydrophobic, essential amino acid C6H13NO2 that is obtained in its levorotatory L-form by the hydrolysis of dietary protein and is isomeric with leucine
isologous : relating to or being any of two or more compounds of related structure that differ in some way other than the number of methylene groups they contain
isologue : any of two or more isologous compounds
Isoloma : a plant of the genus Kohleria
isomagnetic : of, relating to, or marked by points of equal magnetic intensity or points of equal value of a component of such intensity
isomaltose : a syrupy disaccharide C12H22O11 isomeric with maltose
isomer : one of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that contain the same number of atoms of the same elements but differ in structural arrangement and properties
isomere : a corresponding part or segment
isomeric : of, relating to, or exhibiting isomerism
isomerically : of, relating to, or exhibiting isomerism
isomeride : isomer
isomerism : the relationship of two or more chemical species that are isomers
isomerization : to become changed into an isomeric form
isomerize : to become changed into an isomeric form
isomerous : exhibiting isomerism
isomery : isomerism sense 1
isometric : of, relating to, or characterized by equality of measure
isometrically : of, relating to, or characterized by equality of measure
isometropia : equality in refraction in the two eyes
isometry : a mapping of a metric space onto another or onto itself so that the distance between any two points in the original space is the same as the distance between their images in the second space
isomorph : isomorphic sense 1a
isomorphic : being of identical or similar form, shape, or structure
isomorphism : the quality or state of being isomorphic: such as
isomorphous : isomorphic sense 1a
Isomyaria : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks having two adductor muscles of nearly equal size  — compare heteromyaria, monomyaria
isomyarian : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks having two adductor muscles of nearly equal size  — compare heteromyaria, monomyaria
isoneph : a line on a map connecting points that have the same average percentage of cloudiness
isonicotinic : a crystalline acid C6H6NO2 used chiefly in making isoniazid
isonitrile : isocyanide
isonitroso : containing the bivalent hydroxy-imino group =NOH
isonomy : equality before the law
isonuclear : relating to or attached to the same nucleus or ring in the molecule of a chemical compound
isopachous : of, relating to, or having an isopach
isopag : an equiglacial line on a map or chart that connects the points where ice is present for approximately the same number of days in winter
isoparaffin : a paraffin hydrocarbon of branched-chain structure
isopectic : an equiglacial line on a map or chart connecting points where ice begins to form at the beginning of winter
isopelletierine : a liquid alkaloid C8H15NO from the root bark of pomegranate; 2-acetonyl-piperidine
isopentane : a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon (CH3)2CHC2H5 found in petroleum and used in gasoline and as a solvent
isoperimetric : of, relating to, or having equal perimeters
isoperimetrical : of, relating to, or having equal perimeters
isophane : a line on a map or chart connecting places within a region at which a particular biological phenomenon (as the flowering of a given plant) occurs at one time
isophene : a line on a map or chart connecting places within a region at which a particular biological phenomenon (as the flowering of a given plant) occurs at one time
isophoria : the quality or state of having the visual axes of the two eyes in the same horizontal plane
isophorone : a high-boiling liquid ketone C9H14O made by condensation of acetone and used as a solvent; 3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-one
isophthalic : a crystalline diacid C6H4(COOH)2 isomeric with phthalic acid made usually by oxidation of meta- xylene and used in making synthetic resins and esters for use as plasticizers; meta- benzene-dicarboxylic acid
isophyllous : having foliage leaves of like form on the same plant or stem  — compare anisophyllous
isophylly : the quality or state of being isophyllous
isopiestic : of, relating to, or marked by equal pressure
isopleth : an isoline on a graph showing the occurrence or frequency of a phenomenon as a function of two variables
isopod : any of a large order (Isopoda) of small sessile-eyed aquatic or terrestrial crustaceans with the body composed of seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs
Isopoda : a large order of small sessil-eyed malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) that lack a carapace, that have a body usually depressed with seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs, and that occur in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial habitats or as parasites on invertebrates and fish  — compare tanaidacea
isopodan : a large order of small sessil-eyed malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) that lack a carapace, that have a body usually depressed with seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs, and that occur in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial habitats or as parasites on invertebrates and fish  — compare tanaidacea
isopodiform : resembling an isopod in form
isopodous : a large order of small sessil-eyed malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) that lack a carapace, that have a body usually depressed with seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs, and that occur in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial habitats or as parasites on invertebrates and fish  — compare tanaidacea
isopogonous : having feathers whose two webs are equal
isopolity : equality or reciprocity of rights or privileges (as of citizenship)
isopoly : containing several groups or ions of the same acid-forming element poly- 2b
isoprene : a flammable liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon C5H8 used especially in synthetic rubber
isopropenyl : the univalent radical CH2=C(CH3)− isomeric with propenyl
isopropyl : the alkyl radical isomeric with straight-chain propyl
Isoptera : an order of social insects consisting of the termites
isopterous : an order of social insects consisting of the termites
isopycnic : of, relating to, or marked by equal or constant density
isoquercitrin : a pale-yellow crystalline glucoside C21H20O12 occurring especially in cotton flowers and maize and yielding quercetin and glucose on hydrolysis
isoquinoline : a low-melting nitrogenous base C9H7N that is associated with its isomer quinoline in coal tar and that is the parent structure in many alkaloids (as narcotine and papaverine)
isosceles : having two equal sides  — see triangle illustration
isoseismal : of, relating to, or marked by equal intensity of earthquake shock
isoseismic : isoseismal
isosmotic : of, relating to, or exhibiting equal osmotic pressure
Isospondyli : a large order of teleost fishes that is the most primitive group of teleosts and that includes about 50 living families (as of the herrings and salmons) whose fishes have soft-rayed fins, an air bladder connected with the alimentary canal by a duct, abdominal pelvic fins, the anterior vertebrae unmodified and similar to the others, and usually a mesocoracoid or precoracoid arch
isospondylous : a large order of teleost fishes that is the most primitive group of teleosts and that includes about 50 living families (as of the herrings and salmons) whose fishes have soft-rayed fins, an air bladder connected with the alimentary canal by a duct, abdominal pelvic fins, the anterior vertebrae unmodified and similar to the others, and usually a mesocoracoid or precoracoid arch
isospore : one of the spores produced by a homosporous organism
isosporic : isosporous
isosporous : of, relating to, or having isospores
isospory : the quality or state of being isosporous
isostasist : a specialist in the study of isostasy
isostasy : general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress
isostatic : general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress
isostatically : general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress
isostemonous : having stamens equal in number to the perianth divisions
isostemony : the quality or state of being isostemonous
isostere : one of two or more substances (as carbon monoxide and molecular nitrogen) that exhibit similarity of some properties as a result of having the same number of total or valence electrons in the same arrangement and that consist of different atoms and not necessarily the same number of atoms
isosteric : one of two or more substances (as carbon monoxide and molecular nitrogen) that exhibit similarity of some properties as a result of having the same number of total or valence electrons in the same arrangement and that consist of different atoms and not necessarily the same number of atoms
isosterism : one of two or more substances (as carbon monoxide and molecular nitrogen) that exhibit similarity of some properties as a result of having the same number of total or valence electrons in the same arrangement and that consist of different atoms and not necessarily the same number of atoms
isotac : an equiglacial line on a map or chart connecting points where ice melts at the same time in spring
isotheral : of, relating to, or marked by the same mean summer temperature
isothere : a line on a map or chart of the earth's surface connecting points having the same mean summer temperature
isotherm : a line on a map or chart of the earth's surface connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or the same mean temperature for a given period
isothermal : of, relating to, or marked by equality of temperature
isothermally : of, relating to, or marked by equality of temperature
isothermic : isothermal
isothermobath : a line on a diagram of vertical section of the ocean connecting points of equal temperature
isothiocyanates : a compound containing the monovalent group −NCS
isothiocyanic : thiocyanic acid regarded as having the formula HNCS and usually prepared in the form of esters
isothiocyano : containing the univalent radical −NCS isomeric with the thiocyano radical and present in isothiocyanates
isotonic : of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone  — compare isometric
isotonicity : of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone  — compare isometric
isotope : any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
isotopic : any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
isotopy : any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
Isotria : a small genus of terrestrial orchids of eastern North America that are sometimes included in Pogonia and that have a nearly terminal whorl of leaves and a usually solitary greenish yellow flower with long linear sepal  — see whorled pogonia
isotron : an electromagnetic apparatus for separating isotopes introduced as ions from an extended source which group according to their masses under the combined effect of a strong direct field and weak fields that vary at radio frequency
isotropic : exhibiting properties (such as velocity of light transmission) with the same values when measured along axes in all directions
isotropism : isotropy
isotropous : isotropic
isotropy : exhibiting properties (such as velocity of light transmission) with the same values when measured along axes in all directions
isotype : any of the categories of antibodies determined by their physicochemical properties (as molecular weight) and antigenic characteristics that occur in all individuals of a species  — compare allotype, idiotype
isotypic : any of the categories of antibodies determined by their physicochemical properties (as molecular weight) and antigenic characteristics that occur in all individuals of a species  — compare allotype, idiotype
isovalerate : a salt or ester of isovaleric acid
isovalerianic :  isovaleric acid
isovaleric : a liquid acid C5H10O2 that has a disagreeable odor, that occurs especially in valerian root in the free state and in some essential oils and marine-animal oils in the form of esters, and that is used chiefly in making esters for use in flavoring materials
isoxazole : a liquid heterocyclic compound C3H3NO isomeric with oxazole and having a penetrating odor like that of pyridine
isozooid : a zooid resembling its parent
ispaghul : an Old World plantain of the genus Plantago (P. ovata) with mucilaginous seeds that are used as a demulcent and a purgative
Israel : jacob sense 2
Israeli : of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
Israelite : a descendant of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob
issei : a Japanese immigrant especially to the U.S.
issuable : open to contest, debate, or litigation
issuably : open to contest, debate, or litigation
issuance : issue sense 2b
issuant : rising with only the upper part visible
issue : a vital or unsettled matter
issueless : a vital or unsettled matter
issuer : a vital or unsettled matter
issuing : a vital or unsettled matter
ist : one that performs a (specified) action
isthmian : a native or inhabitant of an isthmus
isthmiate : having an isthmus (see isthmus sense 2)
isthmic : of or relating to an anatomical isthmus
isthmoid : resembling an isthmus
isthmus : a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Istiophoridae : a family of large vigorous marine scombroid fishes comprising important food and sport fishes (as sailfishes, spearfishes, and marlins)
Istiophorus : a small but widely distributed genus of fishes comprising the sailfishes (see sailfish sense 1) and being type of the family Istiophoridae
istle : a strong fiber (as for cordage or basketwork) obtained from various tropical American plants (such as an agave)
Istrian peninsula in Croatia and Slovenia projecting into the northern Adriatic Sea
Isurus : a genus of large voracious sharks that is sometimes made the type of a separate family but usually included in Lamnidae  — see mackerel shark
it : that one
Ita : buriti palm
itabirite : a quartzite containing micaceous hematite
itacism : pronunciation of Greek eta as \ē\
itacist : one that practices or favors itacism
itacistic : one that practices or favors itacism
itacolumite : a schistose micaceous quartzite that is flexible when split into thin slabs
itaconate : a salt or ester of itaconic acid
itaconic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C5H6O4 obtained usually by fermentation of sugars with molds (genus Aspergillus) and used as a monomer for polymers and polyesters
Italian : a native or inhabitant of Italy
Italianate : italianize
Italianism : a quality characteristic of Italy or the Italian people
Italianist : a specialist in the study of Italy or the Italian people or the Italian language
Italianity : the quality or state of being Italian (as in character or allegiance)
Italianization : to act Italian
Italianize : to act Italian
Italianizer : one that italianizes
Italianly : in an Italian manner
Italic : of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in "these words are italic")  — compare roman
Italicism :  italianism
italicization : to print in italics or underscore with a single line
italicize : to print in italics or underscore with a single line
italics : of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in "these words are italic")  — compare roman
Italiote : a Greek inhabitant of ancient Italy
Italophile : friendly to or favoring what is Italian
itch : to have an itch
itchiness : to have an itch
itching : to have an itch
itchweed : a white hellebore (Veratrum album) of Europe
itchy : to have an itch
Itea : a genus of shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) having racemes of small white flowers with linear petals and a 2-valved capsular fruit  — see virginia willow
item : a distinct part in an enumeration, account, or series : article
iteming : a distinct part in an enumeration, account, or series : article
itemization : the act of itemizing
itemize : to set down in detail or by particulars : list
iter : an anatomical passage
iterance : repetition sense 1a
iterancy : the quality of being iterant : repetition, reiteration, repetitiousness, recurrence
iterant : marked by repetition, reiteration, or recurrence
iterate : to say or do again or again and again : reiterate
iteration : version, incarnation
iterative : involving repetition: such as
iteratively : involving repetition: such as
Ithaca city in south central New York on Cayuga Lake population 30,014
Ithacan city in south central New York on Cayuga Lake population 30,014
ithagine : blood pheasant
Ithaginis : a genus consisting of the blood pheasants
ithyphallic : of or relating to the phallus carried in procession in ancient festivals of Bacchus
itineracy : itinerancy
itinerancy : a system (as in the Methodist Church) of rotating ministers who itinerate
itinerant : traveling from place to place
itinerantly : traveling from place to place
Itinerarium : a prayer given in the Roman Catholic breviary that is used for a person who is about to travel
itinerary : the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
itinerate : to travel a preaching or judicial circuit
itineration : to travel a preaching or judicial circuit
itmo : betel
Ito International Trade Organization
Itonama : a people of northeastern Bolivia
its : of or relating to it or itself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
itself : that identical one  — compare it sense 1
Ituraean country of ancient Palestine south of Damascus
iturite : the fiber of a South American herb (Ischnosiphon obliquus) of the family Marantaceae
Itza : a division of the Yucatec people of Petén, Guatemala
iva : a small genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Ambrosiaceae) with mostly opposite leaves and small greenish flowers and with the staminate and pistillate both in the same head
Ivan :  russian
ivied : overgrown with ivy
ivin : ivy
ivoried : made of or covered with ivory
ivorine : a substance resembling ivory in color and texture
ivory : the hard creamy-white modified dentine that composes the tusks of a tusked mammal (such as an elephant, walrus, or narwhal)
ivorywood : an Australian timber tree (Siphonodon australis) of the family Celastraceae
ivy : a widely cultivated ornamental climbing or prostrate or sometimes shrubby chiefly Eurasian vine (Hedera helix) of the ginseng family with evergreen leaves, small yellowish flowers, and black berries
ivybells : a slender creeping European bellflower (Wahlbergia hederacea) of the family Campanulaceae that has petioled suborbicular to cordate and sometimes obscurely lobed leaves and small pale blue often nodding flowers and that is widely distributed in damp acid peaty areas throughout western Europe
ivyberry : wintergreen sense 2a
ivyweed :  kenilworth ivy
ivywood : mountain laurel
iwa : frigate bird
iwis : surely
Ixia : a genus of southern African bulbous plants (family Iridaceae) having linear sword-shaped leaves and very showy spikes of mostly pink or purple flowers
Ixil : an Indian people of central Guatemala
Ixion : a Thessalian king bound by Zeus to a burning wheel in Tartarus for attempting to seduce Hera
Ixodes : a widespread genus of ixodid ticks comprising chiefly bloodsucking parasites of humans and animals that may transmit pathogenic microorganisms and including one (I. holocyclus) of Australia that is known to cause severe allergic reactions  — see castor-bean tick, deer tick, brown dog tick, western black-legged tick
ixodic : ixodid
ixodid : of or relating to a family (Ixodidae) of ticks (such as the deer tick and American dog tick) having a hard outer shell and feeding on usually three hosts during the life cycle
Ixodidae : a family of ticks (as the deer tick, American dog tick, and lone star tick) that have a hard outer shell and feed on two or three hosts during the life cycle
Ixora : a large genus of tropical shrubs or small trees (family Rubiaceae) that have leathery evergreen leaves and terminal corymbs of showy salver-shaped flowers and are often cultivated as ornamentals in the warm greenhouse
iyo : African piassava
Izar : a voluminous outer garment of Muslim women that covers the whole body
izar : a voluminous outer garment of Muslim women that covers the whole body
izard : a chamois found in the Pyrenees
izote : any of several Mexican plants of the genus Yucca
izzard : the letter z
J : the 10th letter of the English alphabet
j : the 10th letter of the English alphabet
jab : to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : stab
Jabarite : a member of an early school of Islamic determinists who denied that man has freedom of choice and affirmed an absolute predestination fashioned by Allah
jabbed : to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : stab
jabber : to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
jabberer : to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
jabbering : to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
Jabberwocky : meaningless speech or writing
jabbing : to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : stab
jabble : agitate, splash
jabiru : a large tropical American stork (Jabiru mycteria) with a massive black bill
jaborandi : the dried leaves of either of two South American shrubs (Pilocarpus jaborandi and P. microphyllus) of the rue family that are a source of pilocarpine
jabot : a pleated frill of cloth or lace attached down the center front of a woman's blouse or dress
jaboticaba : a Brazilian tree (Myrciaria cauliflora) of the myrtle family cultivated in warm regions for its edible usually purplish fruit
jacal : a hut in Mexico and southwestern U.S. with a thatched roof and walls made of upright poles or sticks covered and chinked with mud or clay
Jacaltec : an Indian people of western Guatemala
Jacalteca : an Indian people of western Guatemala
jacamar : any of a family (Galbulidae) of usually iridescent green or bronze insectivorous birds of tropical American forests having a long sharp bill
Jacamaralcyon : a genus of jacamars having only three toes and including a single Brazilian form (J. tridactyla)
jacameropine : of or relating to the genus Jacamerops
Jacamerops : a genus of birds comprising the largest of the jacamars which are about 10 inches long
Jacana : any of a family (Jacanidae) of long-legged and long-toed tropical wading birds that frequent coastal freshwater marshes and ponds
jacana : any of a family (Jacanidae) of long-legged and long-toed tropical wading birds that frequent coastal freshwater marshes and ponds
Jacanidae : a small but widely distributed family of birds (suborder Charadrii) that are related to the plovers and sandpipers and comprise the jacanas
Jacaranda : any of a genus (Jacaranda) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family with bipinnate leaves and panicles of showy usually blue flowers
jacare : caiman
jacate : a stout shrub (Hymenoclea monogyra) of the family Compositae of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico, having alternate leaves and heads of greenish flowers and forming dense thickets in sandy arroyos
jacent : recumbent, prone
jacinth : hyacinth
jacinthe : a moderate orange that is yellower and stronger than honeydew and yellower and slightly lighter than Persian orange
Jack : a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures
jack : a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures
jackal : any of several small omnivorous canids (such as Canis aureus) of Africa and Asia having large ears, long legs, and bushy tails
jackanapes : an impudent or conceited fellow
jackass : donkey
jackassery : a piece of stupidity or folly : doltishness
jackassness : the quality or state of being a jackass
jackbird : a passerine bird (Callaeas cinerea) of South Island, New Zealand, resembling the starling
jackbox : a connection box containing one or more jacks into which a piece of electric equipment (as a telephone or loudspeaker) may be plugged
jackboy : a boy (as a stableboy) who does menial work
jackdaw : a common black and gray bird (Corvus monedula) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is related to but smaller than the carrion crow
jackeen : an obnoxious self-assertive dude
jacker : a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures
jacket : a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening, collar, lapels, sleeves, and pockets
jacketed : a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening, collar, lapels, sleeves, and pockets
jacketing : a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening, collar, lapels, sleeves, and pockets
jacketless : a garment for the upper body usually having a front opening, collar, lapels, sleeves, and pockets
jackfish : jack sense 4a (1)
jackhammer : a pneumatically operated percussive rock-drilling tool usually held in the hands
jackknife : a large strong pocketknife
jackleg : characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards
jackman : a textile worker who puts copper printing shells into machines that print cloth
jackpudding : buffoon, clown, merry-andrew
jackrod : jackstay
jackscrew : screw jack
jackshaft : countershaft
jackshay : a bushman's quart pot used especially for boiling water
jacksnipe : a true snipe (Limnocryptes minima) of Europe and other parts of the Old World that is smaller and more highly colored than the common snipe
Jackson Andrew 1767–1845 American general; 7th president of the U.S. (1829–37)
Jacksonia : a large genus of yellow-flowered Australian shrubs (family Leguminosae) with very variable leaves some of which are like needles and others merely phyllodia
Jacksonian Andrew 1767–1845 American general; 7th president of the U.S. (1829–37)
Jacksonite :  jacksonian
jackstay : an iron rod, wooden bar, or wire rope along a yard of a ship to which the sails are fastened
jackstone : jack sense 2e (4)
jackstraw : a game in which a set of straws or thin strips is let fall in a heap with each player in turn trying to remove one at a time without disturbing the rest
jackwood : the wood of the jackfruit tree
Jacky : gin
Jacob : a son of Isaac and Rebekah, the twin brother of Esau, and heir of God's promise of blessing to Abraham
Jacobean : of, relating to, or characteristic of James I of England or his age
Jacobian : a determinant which is defined for a finite number of functions of the same number of variables and in which each row consists of the first partial derivatives of the same function with respect to each of the variables
Jacobin : dominican
Jacobinia : a genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) having tubular red or orange bilabiate flowers with two stamens
Jacobinic : dominican
Jacobinical : dominican
Jacobinism : dominican
Jacobinize : to make Jacobinic : convert to Jacobinism
Jacobite : a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches
Jacobitical : a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches
Jacobitism : a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches
jacobsite : a black magnetic isometric mineral MnFe2O4 consisting of an oxide of manganese and iron and constituting a member of the magnetite series
Jacobson : vomeronasal cartilage
jacobus : unite
jaconet : a lightweight cotton cloth used for clothing and bandages
Jacqueminot : raspberry red
Jacques  — see Jean-Jacques dessalines
jactance : vainglorious boasting
jactancy : vainglorious boasting
jactation : boastful declaration or display
jactitate : a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body
jactitation : a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body
jacu : a South American guan (especially Penelope obscura jacqúaçu)
jaculate : to throw or hurl forward (as a dart)
jaculation : the act of pitching, throwing, or hurling
Jacunda : a Tupian Indian people of northern Brazil
jacutinga : a South American guan (Pipile jacutinga)
jade : either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish:
jaded : fatigued by overwork : exhausted
jadedly : fatigued by overwork : exhausted
jadedness : fatigued by overwork : exhausted
jadeite : a usually green monoclinic mineral of the pyroxene group that is a silicate of sodium and aluminum and is a jade
jadesheen :  american green
jadestone : jade entry 3 sense 1
jadish : having the qualities or characteristics of a jade
jadishly : having the qualities or characteristics of a jade
jadishness : having the qualities or characteristics of a jade
jady : jadish
jaeger : hunter, huntsman
jag : spree
Jagatai : any of various Eastern Turkic languages: such as
jager : a high-quality diamond of bluish white grade
jagged : having a sharply uneven edge or surface
jaggedly : having a sharply uneven edge or surface
jaggedness : having a sharply uneven edge or surface
jagger Sir Mick 1943–     Michael Philip Jagger British singer and songwriter
jaggery : an unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
jaggy : jagged, notched
jagir : a grant of the public revenues of a district in northern India or Pakistan to a person with power to collect and enjoy them and to administer the government in the district
jagirdar : the holder of a jagir
jagla : serow
jagless : having or producing no jag
jagua : genipap
jaguar : a large cat (Panthera onca) chiefly of Central and South America that is larger and stockier than the leopard and is brownish yellow or buff with black spots
jail : a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
jailbird : a person confined in jail
jailer : a keeper of a jail
jailhouse : jail sense 1
Jain : an adherent of Jainism
Jaina : an adherent of Jainism
Jainism : a religion of India originating in the sixth century b.c. and teaching liberation of the soul by right knowledge, right faith, and right conduct
Jaipuri : a dialect of Rajasthani
jajman : one of a fixed circle of persons in a Hindu caste system whom a member of an occupational group (as a barber) serves as an exclusive and hereditary right
Jake : a sexually immature male wild turkey under two years old
jake : a sexually immature male wild turkey under two years old
jakes : privy sense 1
jako :  african gray
Jakob : a rare progressive fatal encephalopathy caused by a prion and marked by development of porous brain tissue, premature dementia in middle age, and gradual loss of muscular coordination
Jakun : an aboriginal people of the southern part of the Malay peninsula
jalap : the dried tuberous root of a Mexican plant (Ipomoea purga synonym Exogonium purga) of the morning-glory family
jalapa city in eastern Mexico population 457,928
jalapin : a cathartic glucosidic constituent of the resins of scammony and jalap (Exogonium purga)
jalopy : a dilapidated old vehicle (such as an automobile)
jalouse : suspect, surmise
jalousie : a blind with adjustable horizontal slats for admitting light and air while excluding direct sun and rain
jalousied : equipped with jalousies
jalpaite : a mineral consisting of cupriferous argentite
Jam : a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency
jam : a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency
jama Journal of the American Medical Association
Jamaica island of the West Indies in the Greater Antilles south of Cuba; a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962; formerly a British colony; capital Kingston area 4244 square miles (10,991 square kilometers), population 2,812,000
Jamaican island of the West Indies in the Greater Antilles south of Cuba; a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962; formerly a British colony; capital Kingston area 4244 square miles (10,991 square kilometers), population 2,812,000
jaman :  java plum
jamb : an upright piece or surface forming the side of an opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace)
jambalaya : rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs
jambeau : a piece of medieval armor for the leg below the knee  — see armor illustration
jambo : rose apple sense 1
jambolan :  java plum
jambone : a lone euchre hand that is played with the bidder's cards exposed on the table
jambool :  java plum
jamboree : a large festive gathering
Jambos : rose apple sense 1
jambosa : a genus of woody plants (family Myrtaceae) having opposite leathery leaves and clusters of showy flowers and including plants (such as the Java plum, Malay apple, and rose apple) often formerly placed in the genus Eugenia but now placed in another genus (Syzygium)
jambstone : a stone set vertically at the edge of a window or door opening so that one of its faces forms a jamb or part of a jamb
James : an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts
Jamesian : an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts
jamesonite : a gray orthorhombic mineral Pb4FeSb6S14 consisting of a lead antimony iron sulfide, having a metallic luster, and occurring in fibrous masses
jami 1414–1492 Persian poet and mystic
jammer : a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency
jammy : a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency
jampan : a sedan with two poles used in the hill country of India
jamrosade : the fruit of the rose apple
jamwood : the raspberry-scented wood of the jam used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia for spears
Jan January
janapa : sunn sense 2
janapan : sunn sense 2
Jane : girl, woman
jane : girl, woman
jangada : a raft made of logs of light wood with a sail, seat, steering oar, and dagger boards and used by fishermen along the northeast coast of Brazil
jangle : to make a harsh or discordant often ringing sound
jangler : to make a harsh or discordant often ringing sound
jangly : marked by jangling : having a jangling quality
janiceps : conjoined twins united at the thorax and skull and having two equal faces looking in opposite directions
Janiculum hill in Rome, Italy, on the right bank of the Tiber River opposite the seven hills on which the ancient city was built  — see aventine
Janiform : having a face on each of two sides
janissary : a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826
janitor : one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs
janitorial : of, relating to, or involved in the cleaning, repairing, and maintenance work done by a janitor
janitress : a female janitor : charwoman
janitrix : janitress
Janizary : a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826
janker : a long pole on two wheels used especially for hauling logs
jann : jinni
jannock : bannock
Jansenism : a system of doctrine based on moral determinism, defended by various reformist factions among 17th and 18th century western European Roman Catholic clergy, religious, and scholars, and condemned as heretical by papal authority
Jansenist : a system of doctrine based on moral determinism, defended by various reformist factions among 17th and 18th century western European Roman Catholic clergy, religious, and scholars, and condemned as heretical by papal authority
Jansenistic : a system of doctrine based on moral determinism, defended by various reformist factions among 17th and 18th century western European Roman Catholic clergy, religious, and scholars, and condemned as heretical by papal authority
Janthina : the type genus of Janthinidae comprising pelagic snails of warm seas that have a thin spiral purple shell, a large head, and protrusible gills
Janthinidae : a family of marine snails (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the violet snails and floating at the surface by means of a raft of air bubbles enclosed in hardened mucus secreted by the foot  — see janthina
January : the first month of the Gregorian calendar
Janus : a Roman god that is identified with doors, gates, and all beginnings and that is depicted with two opposite faces
Januslike : looking or acting in opposite or contrasting ways
Jap : japanese
jap : japanese
Japan : of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
japan : of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
Japanese : a native or inhabitant of Japan
Japanesque :  japanesy
Japanesy : having or suggesting a Japanese manner or style : resembling what is Japanese
Japanism : a trait or characteristic distinctive of the Japanese or of their civilization or art
Japanization : to bring (something, such as an area or industry) under the influence of Japan
Japanize : to bring (something, such as an area or industry) under the influence of Japan
japanned : of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
Japanner : of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
japanner : of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
japannery : a room or other place where leather is japanned
Japanologist : a specialist in the study of Japan and the Japanese
Japanophile : one who especially admires and likes Japan or Japanese ways
jape : to say or do something jokingly or mockingly
japer : to say or do something jokingly or mockingly
japery : to say or do something jokingly or mockingly
Japheth : a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Medes and Greeks
Japhetic : relating to or derived from Japheth who was a son of Noah
japing : to say or do something jokingly or mockingly
Japonic :  japanese
japonica : japanese quince
Japonism :  japanism
Japygidae : a family of soil-inhabiting insects (order Entotrophi) with the anal appendages forcepslike rather than filamentous
Japyx : the type genus of the family Japygidae
jaquima : the headstall of a halter
jar : a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass
jaragua : a tall forage grass (Hyparrhenia rufa) native to Brazil but now used elsewhere for hay and forage
jararaca : a poisonous snake (Bothrops jararaca) of South America
jararacussu : a venomous pit viper (Bothrops jararacussu) of Brazil that is related to the fer-de-lance
jarbird : a nuthatch (Sitta caesia)
jarbot : dilatation of the esophagus in the horse
jardiniere : an ornamental stand for plants or flowers
jarfly : cicada
jarful : a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass
jargon : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
jargoneer : one that is addicted to jargon
jargonish : jargonistic
jargonist : one that is addicted to jargon
jargonistic : characterized by the use of jargon : phrased in jargon
jargonize : to make into jargon
jarkman : a vagabond counterfeiter of documents (as licenses, passes, certificates)
Jarl : a Scandinavian noble ranking immediately below the king
jarl : a Scandinavian noble ranking immediately below the king
jarless : free from jar
jarool : queen's crape myrtle
jarosite : an ocher-yellow or brown mineral KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 consisting of basic sulfate of potassium and iron and occurring in minute rhombohedral crystals or in masses  — compare ammoniojarosite, argentojarosite, natrojarosite, plumbojarosite
jarrah : a tall eucalyptus (Eucalyptus marginata) of western Australia with rough bark, alternate leaves, and durable hard wood
jarring : having a harshly concussive, disagreeable, or discordant effect
jarringly : having a harshly concussive, disagreeable, or discordant effect
jarringness : the quality or state of being jarring
jarvey : the driver of a hackney coach or of a jaunting car
Jarvis island of the central Pacific in the Line Islands; claimed by the U.S.
jasey : a wig made usually of worsted
Jasione : a genus of European herbs (family Campanulaceae) having alternate leaves and blue flowers in a solitary involucrate head  — see sheep's-bit
jasmine : any of numerous often climbing shrubs (genus Jasminum) of the olive family that usually have extremely fragrant flowers
jasminewood : the fragrant wood of a tree (Ochna mauritiana) of Mauritius
Jasminum : a large genus of tropical chiefly East Indian woody vines or shrubs of the family Oleaceae having mostly pinnate leaves and flowers shaped like salvers
jasmone : a liquid ketone C11H16O that is derived from cyclopentene, has an odor like that of jasmine, is found especially in jasmine oil, and is used in perfumery
Jason : a legendary Greek hero distinguished for his successful quest of the Golden Fleece
jaspachate : agate jasper
jaspagate : agate jasper
Jasper : an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors
jasper : an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors
jaspered : of mottled or variegated color : speckled
jasperize : to convert into or make to resemble jasper
jasperoid : resembling jasper
jaspery : an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors
jaspidean : jaspery
jaspideous : jaspery
jaspilite : a compact siliceous rock rich in hematite and resembling jasper
jaspis : jasper sense 1
jasponyx : an onyx part or all of whose layers consist of jasper
jaspopal : jasper opal
jass : a two-handed game played with a 36-card or 32-card pack in which points are scored by melding certain combinations and by taking scoring cards in tricks
jassid : any of numerous small leafhoppers that include many economically significant pests of cultivated plants
Jassidae : a family of leafhoppers:
Jat : a member of an Indo-Aryan people of the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
jateorhizine : an alkaloid C20H21NO5 that occurs in calumba and is related in structure to berberine
jatha : an armed band or organized company especially of Sikhs
Jatki : a dialect of Lahnda
Jatni : a female Jat
jato jet-assisted takeoff
Jatropha : a widely distributed mainly tropical American genus of herbs, shrubs, and trees (family Euphorbiaceae) which usually have lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers and of which a number including the physic nut (J. curcas) yield oils of medicinal value
jatrophic : of or relating to physic nuts
jatrorrhizine : an alkaloid C20H21NO5 that occurs in calumba and is related in structure to berberine
jaudie : edible entrails
jauk : dally, dawdle
jaun : a small palanquin formerly used in Calcutta (Kolkata)
jaunce : prance
jaunder : prattle, gabble
jaundice : yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
jaundiceroot : goldenseal
jaunt : a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
jauntily : sprightly in manner or appearance : lively
jauntiness : sprightly in manner or appearance : lively
jauntingly : jauntily
jaunty : sprightly in manner or appearance : lively
jaup : splash, spatter
Java : coffee
Javan :  javanese
Javanese : a member of an Indonesian people inhabiting the island of Java
javelin : a light spear thrown as a weapon of war or in hunting
javelina : peccary
javelineer : a soldier armed with a javelin
jaw : either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of either side  — compare mandible, maxilla
jawab : a building (as the false mosque of the Taj Mahal) erected to correspond to or balance another
jawbation : a long tiresome reproof : jawing
jawbone : jaw sense 1a
jawbreaker : a round hard candy
jawbreaking : difficult to pronounce
jawbreakingly : difficult to pronounce
jawed : having jaws
jawfish : a fish of the percoid family Opisthognathidae comprising tropical marine fishes with a single dorsal fin, a single lateral line, and very large mouth
jawfoot : maxilliped
jawless : either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of either side  — compare mandible, maxilla
jawsmith : a professional talker : demagogue
Jay : a predominantly fawn-colored Old World bird (Garrulus glandarius) of the crow family with a black-and-white crest and wings marked with black, white, and blue
jay : a predominantly fawn-colored Old World bird (Garrulus glandarius) of the crow family with a black-and-white crest and wings marked with black, white, and blue
jayhawk : jayhawker
jayhawker : a native or resident of Kansas
jaypie : a European jay
jaywalk : to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic
jaywalker : to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic
jazerant : a coat of armor made of small overlapping metal plates usually mounted on linen or other lining
Jazyges : a Sarmatian people originally occupying the shores of the Black sea
jazz : American music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre
jazzily : having the characteristics of jazz
jazziness : having the characteristics of jazz
jazzy : having the characteristics of jazz
jealous : hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious
jealously : hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious
jealousness : hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious
jealousy : a jealous disposition, attitude, or feeling
Jean : a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
jean : a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
jeans Sir James Hopwood 1877–1946 English physicist, astronomer, and author
Jebus city in southwestern Asia northwest of the Dead Sea; divided 1948–67 between Jordan (old city) and Israel (new city); capital of Israel since 1950 and formerly the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah; old city under Israeli control since 1967 population 765,000
Jebusite : a member of a Canaanite people living in and around the ancient city of Jebus on the site of Jerusalem
jecorin : a complex lipoidal substance C105H186N5O46P3S somewhat resembling lecithin, originally isolated from liver tissue, and occurring in small quantities in blood and in various tissues
jecorize : to impart to (fats or oils) some of the properties of cod-liver oil (as by irradiation with ultraviolet light)
jedding : a stonecutter's ax with a flat face and a pointed peen
jeel : jelly
jeep : a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¹/₄-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. Army in World War II
jeer : to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
jeerer : to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
jeering : to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
jeeringly : to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
jefferisite : a mineral consisting of a vermiculite containing iron, aluminum, and magnesium
Jeffersonia : a genus of American and Asiatic herbs (family Berberidaceae) with basal palmately lobed leaves, solitary white flowers, and capsular fruit  — see twinleaf
Jeffersonian : of, relating to, or associated with Thomas Jefferson
Jeffersonianism : the political principles and ideas held by or associated with Thomas Jefferson that center around a belief in states' rights, a strict interpretation of the federal constitution, confidence in the political capacity or wisdom of common people (see common entry 1 sense 4b), and an agrarian as opposed to an industrial or commercial economy  — compare hamiltonianism
jeffersonite : a mineral Ca(Mn,Zn,Fe)Si2O6 consisting of a dark green or greenish black pyroxene
Jeffrey Lord Francis 1773–1850 Scottish critic and jurist
Jehovah : god sense 1a
Jehovism :  yahwism
Jehovist :  yahwist
Jehovistic : of or relating to the religion of Jehovah
jehu : a king of Israel in the ninth century b.c. who according to the account in II Kings had Jezebel killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy
jejunal : of or relating to the jejunum
jejune : devoid of significance or interest : dull
jejunely : devoid of significance or interest : dull
jejuneness : devoid of significance or interest : dull
jejunitis : inflammation of the jejunum
jejunity : the quality or state of being jejune
jejunoileitis : inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum
jejunostomy : the surgical formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the jejunum
jejunum : the section of the small intestine that comprises the first two fifths beyond the duodenum and that is larger, thicker-walled, and more vascular and has more circular folds than the ileum
jelab : a full loose garment (as of wool or cotton) with a hood and with sleeves and skirt of varying length originally worn chiefly in Morocco
jelerang : a giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) of Java and southern Asia
jelick : the bodice or vest of a Turkish woman's dress
jell : to take shape and achieve distinctness : become cohesive
jellied : a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
jellification : the act or process of jellifying or the state of being jellified
jellify : to make gelatinous : jelly
jelly : a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
jellyfish : the typically free-swimming, bell-shaped, usually sexually-reproducing solitary or colonial form of a cnidarian in which the whorls of tentacles lined with nematocysts arise and hang down from the margin of the nearly transparent, gelatinous bell : medusa
jellyleaf :  queensland hemp
jellylike : a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
jelutong : any of several trees (genus Dyera) of the dogbane family
jemadar : an officer in the army of India having a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army
Jemez : a group of Tanoan Amerindian peoples of New Mexico
Jemmy : jimmy
jemmy : jimmy
jennet : a female donkey
Jennie : the female harp seal
Jenny : a female bird
jenny : a female bird
Jenson Nicolas circa 1420–1480 French printer and engraver in Venice
jeofail : a mistake or oversight in legal pleading or other proceeding or the acknowledgement of such an error
jeopard : jeopardize
jeopardize : to expose to danger or risk : imperil
jeopardous : marked by risk or danger : perilous, hazardous
jeopardy : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury : danger
jequirity : the scarlet and black seed of Indian licorice used in India and other tropical regions for beads in rosaries and necklaces and as a standard weight
jerboa : any of several social nocturnal jumping rodents (family Dipodidae) of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa having a long tail and long hind legs
jeremejevite : a mineral AlBO3 consisting of aluminum borate in colorless or yellowish hexagonal crystals (hardness 6.5, specific gravity 3.28)
jeremiad : a prolonged lamentation or complaint
Jeremiah : a major Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries b.c.
Jeremian : of, relating to, or suggestive of the prophet Jeremiah or the biblical material of Jeremiah
Jeremianic : of, relating to, or suggestive of the prophet Jeremiah or the biblical material of Jeremiah
Jeremias : jeremiah
jerez city northeast of Cádiz in southwestern Spain population 211,784
jerk : an annoyingly stupid or foolish person
jerker : an annoyingly stupid or foolish person
jerkily : moving along with or marked by fits and starts
jerkin : a close-fitting hip-length usually sleeveless jacket
jerkiness : moving along with or marked by fits and starts
jerkingly : jerkily
jerkwater : remote and unimportant
jerky : moving along with or marked by fits and starts
jermonal :  himalayan snow cock
Jeroboam : an oversize wine bottle holding about three liters
Jerome Saint circa 347–419(or 420) Latin
Jeromian : of or relating to St. Jerome or his works
Jerry : german
jerry : german
Jersey : any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
jersey : any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
Jerseyan : any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
Jerseyite : any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
Jerseyman : a native or resident of the island of Jersey
Jerusalem city in southwestern Asia northwest of the Dead Sea; divided 1948–67 between Jordan (old city) and Israel (new city); capital of Israel since 1950 and formerly the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah; old city under Israeli control since 1967 population 765,000
jervine : a crystalline alkaloid C26H39NO3 related in structure to the steroids and found in the rhizomes and roots of white hellebore, American hellebore, and other species of the genus Veratrum
Jess : a short strap secured on the leg of a hawk and usually provided with a ring for attaching a leash
jess : a short strap secured on the leg of a hawk and usually provided with a ring for attaching a leash
jessamine : any of numerous often climbing shrubs (genus Jasminum) of the olive family that usually have extremely fragrant flowers
jessamy : jasmine
jessant : having the upper points of a fleur-de-lis arising from the top of the head and the lower points projecting from the mouth 
Jesse : the father of David, king of Israel, according to the account in I Samuel
jessed : a short strap secured on the leg of a hawk and usually provided with a ring for attaching a leash
jessur :  russell's viper
jest : a joking or mocking remark
jestbook : a book containing jests and jokes
jestee : a person subjected to jesting
jester : fool sense 2a
jesting : a joking or mocking remark
jestingly : in a jesting manner
Jesuit : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
Jesuited : jesuitic
Jesuitic : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
Jesuitical : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
Jesuitically : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
Jesuitism : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
Jesuitize : to act or teach in the actual or ascribed manner of a Jesuit
Jesuitry : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
Jesus : the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation
jet : an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
jetbead : a deciduous ornamental Asian shrub (Rhodotypos scandens) of the rose family that has black shiny fruit
jete : a springing jump in ballet made from one foot to the other in any direction
jetsam : the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
jettage : dues levied on a ship for the use of a jetty or pier
jetted : an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
jetter : one that digs jet
jettied : a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor
jettison : to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
jetty : a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor
jetware : pottery usually of red clay covered with a jet-black glaze
Jew : a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people
jewbush :  redbird cactus
jewel : a precious stone : gem
jeweler : one who makes or repairs jewelry
jeweling : a precious stone : gem
jewellike : a precious stone : gem
jewelry : ornamental pieces (such as rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets) that are made of materials which may or may not be precious (such as gold, silver, glass, and plastic), are often set with genuine or imitation gems, and are worn for personal adornment
jewelweed : touch-me-not
jewely : having or wearing jewels
Jewess : a Jewish girl or woman
jewfish : any of various large groupers that are usually dusky green, brown, or blackish, thickheaded, and rough-scaled
Jewish : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
Jewishly : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
Jewishness : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
Jewism :  judaism
Jewry : the Jewish people
Jewy :  jewish
jezail : a long heavy Afghan rifle
Jezebel : the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy
jezekite : morinite
jharal : tahr
jheel : a pool, marsh, or lake especially remaining from inundation
jib : to refuse to proceed further : balk
jibbah : a long loose cloth outer garment usually with long sleeves worn especially by Muslims
jibber : to refuse to proceed further : balk
jibbings : strippings from a cow
jibe : to be in accord : agree
jibhead : a small iron bar for stretching the head of a jib when the point of the sail has been cut off
jibi : a small chiefly yellowish green extinct bird (Hemignathus obscurus ellisianus) of Oahu
jiboa : any of several large South American boas
jibstay : a stay on which a jib is set
jicama : an edible starchy tuberous root of a tropical American vine (Pachyrhizus erosus) of the legume family that is eaten raw or cooked
Jicaque : an Indian people of northern Honduras
Jicaquean : a language family of the Hokan stock in Honduras comprising only the Jicaque language
jicara : calabash sense 2a
Jicarilla : a member of an Apache people originally of southeastern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and adjacent areas and now living chiefly in northern New Mexico
jiff : jiffy
jiffle : to move restlessly : fidget
jiffy : a very short period of time : moment, instant sense 1
jig : any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm
jigamaree : something (as a device or contrivance) felt to be too fanciful, difficult, or small in value to designate accurately
jigger : a measure used in mixing drinks that usually holds 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 milliliters)
jiggerman : one who forms pottery on a jigger
jiggers : a measure used in mixing drinks that usually holds 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 milliliters)
jigget : to move in a jigging or jerky way : jig
jiggety : jerky, unsteady
jiggish : resembling or suitable for a jig or lively movement
jiggle : to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions
jiggly : to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions
jiggumbob : a contrivance or trifle felt to be too fanciful, difficult, or trivial to designate accurately
jiggy : suggesting or resembling a jig
jigman : jigger sense 1a
jihad : a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty
jikungu : a tropical African plant (Telfairia pedata) of the family Cucurbitaceae cultivated for its edible seeds which also yield an oil
Jill : a female ferret
jillet : a vexatiously flirtatious girl : wench
jilt : to cast off or reject (someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeelingly
jiltee : one who has been jilted
jilter : to cast off or reject (someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeelingly
Jim : racial segregation and discrimination enforced by laws, customs, and practices in especially the southern states of the U.S. from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 until the mid-20th century 
jimberjawed : having a projecting lower jaw
Jimmy : a short crowbar
jimmy : a short crowbar
jimp : slender and trim
jimply : slender and trim
jina : one who according to Jainism has conquered temporal and material existence through self-discipline and attained a transcendent and external state of bliss
jingbang : company, crowd
jingle : to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
jingled : to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
jinglejangle : a jingling and jangling sound
jingler : to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
jinglet : the pellet inside a jingle bell that produces its jingling sound
jingling : to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
jinglingly : in a jingling manner
jingly : to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
jingo : one characterized by jingoism
jingoish : one characterized by jingoism
jingoism : extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
jingoist : extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
jingoistic : extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
jinja city and port on Lake Victoria in southeastern Uganda population 78,000
jink : to move quickly or unexpectedly with sudden turns and shifts (as in dodging)
jinker : a contrivance like a cart having either two or four wheels and used especially for log and timber carrying
jinks : to move quickly or unexpectedly with sudden turns and shifts (as in dodging)
jinn : one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power
jinni : one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power
Jinny : a block carriage on a crane that sustains pulley blocks hung from an eyebar or crossbar
jinny : a block carriage on a crane that sustains pulley blocks hung from an eyebar or crossbar
jinrikisha : rickshaw
jinx : one that brings bad luck
jipijapa : a palmlike Central and South American plant (Carludovica palmata of the family Cyclanthaceae) with leaves used especially to make Panama hats
jiqui : sabicu
jirga : a council of Afghan tribal leaders
jirkinet : a jacket or blouse worn by women
jitney : an unlicensed taxicab
jitter : a sense of panic or extreme nervousness
jitterbug : a jazz variation of the two-step in which couples swing, balance, and twirl in standardized patterns and often with vigorous acrobatics
jitters : a sense of panic or extreme nervousness
jittery : suffering from the jitters
jiva : the vital energy of life
Jivaran :  jivaroan
Jivaro : a group of peoples of northwestern Peru and southern Ecuador
Jivaroan : a group of peoples of northwestern Peru and southern Ecuador
jive : glib, deceptive, or foolish talk
Jo : sweetheart, dear
jo : sweetheart, dear
Joachim Joseph 1831–1907 Hungarian violinist
Joachimite : a follower of Joachim of Floris who divided all time into the three ages of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of which the second age lasted from a.d. 1 to 1260 and whose doctrine of a spiritual elite destined to convert the world in the third age influenced the Fraticelli
Joan : a country girl
joaquinite : a mineral consisting of a sodium iron titanium silicate and occurring in honey-yellow orthorhombic crystals
Job : a regular remunerative position
job : a regular remunerative position
jobation : a long tedious reproof : scolding, lecture
jobber : one that jobs: such as
jobbernowl : numskull, nincompoop
jobbery : the improper use of public office or conduct of public business for private gain : the act or practice of jobbing (see job entry 2 sense intransitive 2)
jobbing : working occasionally at separate short jobs
jobble : a small quantity or load
jobholder : a person having a regular job
jobless : having no job
joblessness : having no job
jobman : one that works at odd jobs
jobmaster : the keeper of a livery stable
jobo : hog plum sense 1
Jocasta : a queen of Thebes who marries Oedipus not knowing that he is her son
joch : col sense 1
Jock : athlete sense 1
jock : athlete sense 1
jocker : a male homosexual
jockey : a person who rides or drives a horse especially as a professional in a race
jockeyship : the art or practice of jockeying
jocko : chimpanzee
jockteleg : a large clasp knife
jocose : given to joking : merry
jocosely : given to joking : merry
jocoseness : given to joking : merry
jocosity : given to joking : merry
jocote : mombin
jocu : dog snapper
jocular : said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
jocularity : said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
jocularly : said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
jocularness : jocularity
joculator : a wandering entertainer of medieval Europe who for hire practiced the arts of minstrelsy, narration, dancing, juggling, and mime
jocum : mastic bully
jocuma : mastic bully
jocund : marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
jocundity : marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
jocundly : marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
jocundness : the quality or state of being jocund
jodhpurs : riding breeches cut full through the hips and close-fitting from knee to ankle
Jodo :  pure land
Joe : fellow, guy
joe : fellow, guy
joebush : joewood
Joel : the traditionally assumed author of the book of Joel
joewood : a West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis) of the family Theophrastaceae with leathery saponaceous leaves and an extremely hard wood
Joey : a baby animal
joey : a baby animal
jog : to run or ride at a slow trot
jogger : to run or ride at a slow trot
joggle : to shake slightly
joggler : to shake slightly
jogglework : work (as in masonry) done in joggled courses
Johannes : an old Portuguese gold coin first issued in the 18th century and equivalent to 6400 reis
johannes : an old Portuguese gold coin first issued in the 18th century and equivalent to 6400 reis
Johannine : of, relating to, or characteristic of the apostle John or the New Testament books ascribed to him
Johannite : a mineral Cu(UO2)2(SO4)(OH)2.6H2O consisting of a green hydrous basic uranyl copper sulfate that occurs in massive form
johannite : a mineral Cu(UO2)2(SO4)(OH)2.6H2O consisting of a green hydrous basic uranyl copper sulfate that occurs in massive form
John : toilet
johnin : a sterile solution of the growth products of Johne's bacillus made in the same manner as tuberculin and used to identify Johne's disease by skin tests, conjunctival reactions, or intravenous injection
Johnnie : fellow, guy
Johnny : fellow, guy
johnnycake : a bread made with cornmeal
Johnsonese : a literary style characterized by balanced phraseology and Latinate diction
Johnsonian : penis
Johnsoniana : collected items by, about, or relating to Samuel Johnson
johnstrupite : a mineral approximately (Ca,Na)3(Ce,Ti,Zr)Si2O8F consisting of a complex silicate of cerium and other metals in prismatic crystals (specific gravity 3.29)
join : to put or bring together so as to form a unit
joinable : to put or bring together so as to form a unit
joinder : conjunction sense 2
joiner : one that joins: such as
joinery : work done by a joiner
joining : the act or an instance of joining one thing to another : juncture
joint : the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
jointed : the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
jointedly : the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
jointedness : the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
jointer : one that joints
jointing : the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
jointless : constituting one piece : having no seam or joint
jointly : the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it
jointress : a woman having a legal jointure
jointure : an act of joining : the state of being joined
jointuress : jointress
jointweed : a plant of the genus Polygonella
jointworm : the larva of any of several small chalcid wasps (genus Tetramesa synonym Harmolita) that attacks the stems of grain-producing plants (as wheat or barley) and causes swellings like galls at or just above the first joint
joist : any of the small timbers or metal beams ranged parallel from wall to wall in a structure to support a floor or ceiling
joisting : joists especially when in position supporting a floor
jojoba : a shrub or small tree (Simmondsia chinensis synonym S. californica) of the box family of southwestern North America with edible seeds that yield a valuable liquid wax used especially in cosmetics
joke : something said or done to provoke laughter
jokeless : lacking jokes
jokelet : a little joke
joker : a person given to joking : wag
jokesmith : a joke writer
jokester : joker sense 1
jokingly : something said or done to provoke laughter
jokul : an Icelandic mountain covered with ice and snow : an Icelandic snow mountain
joky : given to joking
joll : to move or walk clumsily : lurch
jollier : full of high spirits : joyous
jollification : festivity, merrymaking
jollify : to make merry : carouse
jollily : in a jolly manner : cheerfully
jolliness : the quality or state of being jolly
jollity : the quality or state of being jolly : merriment
jolloped : wattled
jolly : full of high spirits : joyous
jolt : an abrupt, sharp, jerky blow or movement
jolter : an abrupt, sharp, jerky blow or movement
jolterhead : a large or heavy head
jolthead : a large or heavy head
joltiness : the quality or state of being jolty
jolting : an abrupt, sharp, jerky blow or movement
joltless : free from jolts
jolty : an abrupt, sharp, jerky blow or movement
Jon Jonah; Jonas
Jonah : an Israelite prophet who according to the account in the book of Jonah resisted a divine call to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh, was swallowed and vomited by a great fish, and eventually carried out his mission
Jonas : jonah
Jonathan : a son of Saul and friend of David according to the account in I Samuel
Jones : to have a strong desire or craving for something
Jong : a young man
jonglery : entertainment provided by a jongleur
jongleur : an itinerant medieval entertainer proficient in juggling, acrobatics, music, and recitation
jonquil : a Mediterranean daffodil (Narcissus jonquilla) that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant short-tubed clustered flowers
Jonsonian Benjamin 1572–1637 Ben Jonson English dramatist
Jordan David Starr 1851–1931 American biologist and educator
jordan David Starr 1851–1931 American biologist and educator
Jordanian David Starr 1851–1931 American biologist and educator
jordanite : a mineral Pb14As7S2(?) consisting of a lead-gray monoclinic lead arsenic sulfide (specific gravity 6.39)
joree : chewink
Jorist :  davidist
jorum : a large drinking vessel or its contents
Jos town in a tin-mining region of central Nigeria area population 822,000
Jose : a scale insect (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus) probably of Asian origin that is naturalized in the U.S. and is destructive to fruit trees
joseite : a mineral Bi3Te(Se,S) consisting of a telluride of bismuth that also contains sulfur and selenium
Joseph : a son of Jacob who according to the account in Genesis rose to high political office in Egypt after being sold into slavery by his brothers
Josephine Empress  — see beauharnais
josephinite : a natural alloy of iron and nickel occurring in stream gravel  — compare awaruite
Josephite : a member of St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart founded in 1871 in Baltimore, Md. and devoted to missionary work among Black Americans
Josh : to engage in banter : joke
josh : to engage in banter : joke
josher : to engage in banter : joke
Joshua : the divinely commissioned successor of Moses and military leader of the Israelites during the conquest of Canaan according to the account in the book of Joshua
josie : a fitted outer waist formerly worn by women
joskin : bumpkin
joss : a Chinese idol or cult image
josser : fellow, chap
jostle : to come in contact or into collision
jostlement : disturbance by pushing and shoving
jostler : one that jostles
jot : the least bit : iota
jota : a Spanish folk dance in ³/₄ time performed by a man and a woman to intricate castanet and heel rhythms
Jotnian : of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Precambrian
jotter : one that jots down memoranda
jotting : a brief note : memorandum
Joubert Joseph 1754–1824 French essayist and moralist
joug : an iron collar fastened to a wall or post and used in Scotland as a pillory
jouk : duck, dodge
joukerypawkery : jiggery-pokery
joule : a unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through a distance of one meter
jounce : to move in an up-and-down manner : bounce
journal : a daily newspaper
journalese : a style of writing held to be characteristic of newspapers
journalism : the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media
journalist : a person engaged in journalism
journalistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists
journalistically : of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists
journalize : to record in a journal
journalizer : to record in a journal
journey : something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another
journeycake : johnnycake
journeyer : something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another
journeying : something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another
journeyman : a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person usually by the day  — compare apprentice entry 1 sense 1b, master entry 1 sense 1c
journeywoman : a female journeyman
journeywork : work done by a journeyman
jours : of our time : contemporary 
joust : to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms
jouster : to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms
Jova : an important division of the Piman peoples of northeastern Sonora
Jove : jupiter sense 1
Jovial : characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
jovial : characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
jovialist : one born under the planet Jupiter
joviality : characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
jovialize : to make jovial
jovially : characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
jovialness : joviality
Jovian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the god or planet Jupiter
Jovicentric : centered upon or revolving around the planet Jupiter : appearing as viewed from the center of Jupiter
Jovicentrical : centered upon or revolving around the planet Jupiter : appearing as viewed from the center of Jupiter
Jovicentrically : centered upon or revolving around the planet Jupiter : appearing as viewed from the center of Jupiter
jow : stroke, toll
jowar : durra
jower : quarrel, wrangle
jowl : usually slack flesh (such as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat
jowler : a dog having extremely large jaws or jowls
jowly : having marked jowls : having full or saggy flesh about the lower cheeks and jaw area
jowter : a peddler or hawker especially of fish
joy : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight
joyance : delight, enjoyment
Joyce James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941 Irish writer
joyful : experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy
joyfully : experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy
joyfulness : experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy
joyless : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight
joylessly : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight
joylessness : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight
joyous : joyful
joyously : joyful
joyousness : joyful
joysome : joyful
Juan : a legendary Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women
Juang : a Kol people of Odisha, India
juba : a dance of Southern plantation Blacks accompanied by complexly rhythmic hand clapping and slapping of the knees and thighs
jubate : fringed with long pendent hairs like a mane
jubbah : a long outer garment resembling an open coat, having long sleeves, and worn especially formerly in Muslim countries especially by public officials and professional people
jube : rood screen
juberous : doubtful and hesitating : dubious
jubilance : jubilation sense 1
jubilant : feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
jubilantly : feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
jubilarian : one celebrating a jubilee
jubilate : rejoice
jubilatio : jubilus
jubilation : an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
jubilean : of or relating to a jubilee
jubilee : a special anniversary
jubilize : jubilate
jubilus : the melisma on the last a of alleluia from which the sequence of the mass developed
juck : to make the natural noise of a partridge settling down for the night
jud Judith
Judah : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
Judahite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Judah
Judaic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Jews or Judaism
Judaica : literary or historical materials relating to Jews or Judaism
Judaical : of, relating to, or characteristic of Jews or Judaism
Judaism : a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions
Judaist : one that believes in or practices Judaism
Judaistic : one that believes in or practices Judaism
Judaization : to adopt the customs, beliefs, or character of a Jew
Judaize : to adopt the customs, beliefs, or character of a Jew
Judaizer : to adopt the customs, beliefs, or character of a Jew
Judas : the apostle who in the Gospel accounts betrayed Jesus
judcock : jacksnipe
Jude : the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude
Judean the southern division of ancient Palestine under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule succeeding the kingdom of Judah; bounded on the north by Samaria, on the east by the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, on the southwest by the Sinai Peninsula, and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea
judex : a private person appointed in Roman law to hear and determine a case and corresponding most nearly to a modern referee or arbitrator appointed by the court
Judge : one who makes judgments: such as
judge : one who makes judgments: such as
judger : one who makes judgments: such as
judgeship : one who makes judgments: such as
judgmatic : judicious
judgmatical : judicious
judgmatically : judicious
judgment : the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing
judicable : capable of being or liable to be judged
judicative : having the power to judge : judicial
judicator : one that judges or acts as a judge
judicatory : judiciary sense 1a
judicature : the action of judging : the administration of justice
judicial : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
judiciality : the quality or state of being judicial
judicially : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary
judiciary : a system of courts of law
judicious : having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
judiciously : having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
judiciousness : having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
Judith : the Jewish heroine who saves the city of Bethulia in the book of Judith
judo : a sport developed from jujitsu that emphasizes the use of quick movement and leverage to throw an opponent
Judy : girl
jug : a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
Juga : an anatomical ridge or groove connecting two structures
jugal : the modified jugum of a primitive lepidopterous insect
jugale : the point at which lines following the margin of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone are joined
Jugatae : a division of Lepidoptera that is equivalent to Homoneura and consists of moths having the front wings provided with a jugum
jugate : paired
jugated : paired
jugation : the quality or state of being jugate
juger : an ancient Roman unit of land area equal to 28,800 square Roman feet or 0.622 acre
jugful : as much as a jug will hold
jugger : luggar
Juggernaut : a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
juggernaut : a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
juggins : one easily victimized : simpleton
juggle : to perform the tricks of a juggler
juggler : one skilled in keeping several objects in motion in the air at the same time by alternately tossing and catching them
jugglery : the art or practice of a juggler
juggling : to perform the tricks of a juggler
Juglandaceae : a family of trees (order Juglandales) that include the walnuts and hickories and are characterized by odd-pinnate leaves, apetalous staminate flowers in catkins, pistillate flowers with a perianth and solitary or few in a cluster, and a drupe with a fibrous or woody epicarp and a nutlike seed
juglandaceous : a family of trees (order Juglandales) that include the walnuts and hickories and are characterized by odd-pinnate leaves, apetalous staminate flowers in catkins, pistillate flowers with a perianth and solitary or few in a cluster, and a drupe with a fibrous or woody epicarp and a nutlike seed
Juglandales : an order or other group of Dicotyledoneae coextensive with the family Juglandaceae
Juglans : a genus (the type of the family Juglandaceae) of walnut trees characterized by the separation of the pith of the branchlets into thin plates and by the indehiscent husk and furrowed shell of the fruit  — see black walnut, butternut, english walnut
juglone : a reddish yellow crystalline compound C10H6O3 that is obtained especially from green shucks of walnuts and has fungicidal and antibiotic properties
jugular : jugular vein
Jugulares : an order or other group comprising teleost fishes with the ventral fins well forward on the throat that are now generally included in the order Percomorphi
jugulate : to kill especially by cutting the throat
jugulum : the lower throat or the part of the neck just above the breast of a bird
jugum : an anatomical ridge or groove connecting two structures
Jugurthine : of or relating to Jugurtha or his reign
juice : the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues
juiceless : the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues
juicily : having much juice : succulent
juiciness : having much juice : succulent
juicy : having much juice : succulent
jujitsu : an art of weaponless fighting employing holds, throws, and paralyzing blows to subdue or disable an opponent
juju : a fetish, charm, or amulet of West African peoples
jujube : a fruit-flavored gumdrop or lozenge
juke : to fake out of position (as in football)
jukebox : a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list
julep : a drink consisting of a liquor (such as bourbon or brandy) and sugar poured over crushed ice and garnished with mint
Julian circa 331–363 Flavius Claudius Julianus, the Apostate Roman emperor (361–363)
Juliana 1909–2004 daughter of Wilhelmina queen of the Netherlands (1948–80)
Julianist : a follower of Julian the Monophysite  — compare aphthartodocetae
julid : of or relating to the Julidae
Julidae : a family of millipedes (class Diplopoda) having a cylindrical body composed of more than 30 rings and many eyes usually crowded together in a cluster
Julie town in southern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal population 30,104
julienite : a mineral Na2Co(SCN)4.8H2O consisting of a hydrous thiocyanate of sodium and cobalt that occurs in small blue needlelike crystals
julienne : a preparation or garnish of food that has been cut into thin strips
Juliet : the heroine of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet who dies for love of Romeo
Julius  — see caesar
Julus : a widely distributed genus of millipedes that is the type of the family Julidae
July : the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar
Jumada : either of two months of the Islamic year:
jumart : a mythical offspring of a bull and a mare or she-ass or of a horse or ass and a cow
jumble : to move in a confused or disordered manner
jumblement : the act or an instance of jumbling : the fact of being jumbled
jumblingly : in a jumbling manner
jumbly : jumbled, confused
jumbo : a very large specimen of its kind
jumboism : admiration for or worship of bigness
jumbuck : sheep
jumby : a spirit, ghost, or minor demon especially in Caribbean belief and folklore
jumelle : twin, paired
jument : beast
jumma : assessment
jump : to spring into the air : leap
jumpable : capable of being jumped
jumper : a person who jumps
jumpiness : nervous, jittery
jumpingly : in a jumping manner
jumpseed :  virginia knotweed
jumpy : nervous, jittery
Jun : the chon of North Korea
Juncaceae : a large widely distributed family of typically tufted herbs (order Liliales) resembling grasses and having a chaffy 6-parted perianth and a capsular fruit
juncaceous : a large widely distributed family of typically tufted herbs (order Liliales) resembling grasses and having a chaffy 6-parted perianth and a capsular fruit
Juncaginaceae : a family of marsh or bog herbs (order Naiadales) having leaves resembling rushes and small perfect flowers with 3 to 6 stamens and 3 to 6 carpels which separate at maturity
Junco : any of a genus (Junco of the family Emberizidae) of small widely distributed North American finches usually having a pink bill, ashy gray head and back, and conspicuous white lateral tail feathers
junction : an act of joining : the state of being joined
junctional : an act of joining : the state of being joined
juncture : a point of time
Juncus : a genus (the type of the family Juncaceae) of chiefly marsh plants of temperate regions that are perennial tufted glabrous herbs with mostly terete or channeled leaves
June : the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar
june : the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar
Juneberry : serviceberry
Junebud : redbud
Juneflower :  canada violet
Jungermannia : a formerly recognized genus of liverworts whose members are now included among various genera of the family Jungermanniaceae
Jungermanniaceae : a family of liverworts comprising the acrogynous leafy members of the order Jungermanniales or in some especially former classifications being coextensive with the order  — see acrogynae , anacrogynae
jungermanniaceous : a family of liverworts comprising the acrogynous leafy members of the order Jungermanniales or in some especially former classifications being coextensive with the order  — see acrogynae , anacrogynae
Jungermanniales : a large and widely distributed order of predominantly tropical liverworts that grow from a definite apical cell, that are characterized by marked diversity of form but with simple primitive tissue organization, and that include the leafy liverworts together with certain lower forms with terrestrial habits and a simple branching thallus or a leafless thalloid shoot  — compare acrogynae , anacrogynae  — see jungermanniaceae
jungle : an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation
jungled : abounding in jungle
jungli : an inhabitant of an Indian jungle
jungly : an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation
juniata river 150 miles (241 kilometers) long in south central Pennsylvania flowing east into the Susquehanna River
junior : less advanced in age : younger
juniorate : a course of high school or college study for candidates for the priesthood, brotherhood, or sisterhood
juniority : the quality, state, or relation of being junior
juniper : any of numerous shrubs or trees (genus Juniperus) of the cypress family with leaves resembling needles or scales and female cones usually resembling berries
Juniperus : a large genus of evergreen shrubs or trees (family Cupressaceae) that have small appressed scale leaves or especially on juvenile growth acerose leaves, minute solitary terminal flowers, and small cones resembling berries and that include some cultivated as ornamentals and some valued for their timber  — see pencil cedar
Junius Franciscus 1589–1677 English (German-born) philologist
junk : old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form
Junker : something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
junker : something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
Junkerdom : something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
junkerdom : something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
Junkerism : something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
junkerism : something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
junket : trip, journey: such as
junketer : trip, journey: such as
junketing : trip, journey: such as
junking : old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form
junkman : a member of the crew of a junk
Juno : the wife of Jupiter, queen of heaven, and goddess of light, birth, women, and marriage  — compare hera
Junoesque : marked by stately beauty
Junonia : a rare volute mollusk (Scaphella junonia) that is creamy white with brown or orange markings, that is much sought by shell collectors, and that is known to occur only in deep water off the coasts of Florida
junt : large amount : chunk
junta : a council or committee for political or governmental purposes
junto : a group of persons joined for a common purpose
jupati : a Brazilian palm (Raphia taedigera) attaining an overall height of 70 feet of which not more than 6 or 8 feet represents stem, the remainder consisting of extremely large leathery pinnatisect leaves that are arranged in a terminal crown and rise from long strong stems which are used locally for various structural purposes
jupe : a man's coat, jacket, or tunic
Jupiter : the chief Roman god, husband of Juno, and god of light, of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and its laws  — compare zeus
jupon : a tight-fitting garment like a shirt often padded and quilted and worn under medieval armor
Jur : push, jar, butt
Jura canton of western Switzerland bordering France area 322 square miles (834 square kilometers), population 72,000
jural : of or relating to law
jurally : of or relating to law
jurament : oath
juramentado : a Muslim Moro of the early 20th century who took an oath to die while engaged in killing infidels
juramentum : oath
Jurane : of or relating to the Jura mountains
jurara :  arrau
Jurassic : of, relating to, or being the period of the Mesozoic era between the Triassic and the Cretaceous or the corresponding system of rocks marked by the presence of dinosaurs and the first appearance of birds  — see Geologic Time Table
jurat : a certificate added to an affidavit stating when, before whom, and where it was made
juration : a taking or an administration of an oath
juratory : relating to or comprising or expressed in an oath
jure : to make a juror of
jurel : any of several carangid fishes (such as a jack crevalle) of warm seas
juridic : of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
juridical : of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
juridically : of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
juring : to make a juror of
jurisconsult : jurist
jurisdiction : the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
jurisdictional : the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
jurisdictionally : the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
jurisdictive : of, relating to, or having jurisdiction
jurisprudence : the science or philosophy of law
jurisprudent : jurist
jurisprudential : the science or philosophy of law
jurisprudentially : the science or philosophy of law
jurist : one having a thorough knowledge of law
juristic : of or relating to a jurist or jurisprudence
juristically : of or relating to a jurist or jurisprudence
juror : a member of a jury
jurupaite : a hydrous calcium magnesium silicate (Ca,Mg)2(Si2O5) (OH)2
jury : a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them
juryless : being without a jury
juryman : juror
jurywoman : a female juror
Jussiaea : a genus of chiefly tropical aquatic or semiaquatic herbs (family Onagraceae) that are closely related to the evening primroses and have a many-seeded capsule and usually entire alternate leaves  — see primrose willow
Jussiaean : of or relating to the French botanists Bernard de Jussieu or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Jussieuan : of or relating to the French botanists Bernard de Jussieu or Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
jussive : a word, form, case, or mood expressing command
just : having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable
justice : the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments
justicer : one who maintains or administers justice : judge
justiceship : the office or dignity of a judge
justiceweed : a slender white-flowered herb (Eupatorium leucolepis) of the eastern U.S.
Justicia : a genus of perennial herbs or shrubs (family Acanthaceae) growing in water or wet places and having entire leaves and small flowers in long-peduncled axillary spikes or heads  — see water willow
justiciability : liable to trial in a court of justice
justiciable : liable to trial in a court of justice
justiciar : the chief political and judicial officer of the Norman and later kings of England until the 13th century
justiciarship : the office or dignity of a justiciar
justiciary : the jurisdiction of a justiciar or of the High Court of Justiciary which consists of original and appellate jurisdiction in serious criminal cases and appellate jurisdiction from sheriff's decisions in civil matters in the small-debts court
justicies : a writ addressed to a sheriff ordering him to do justice in a case (as trespass, vi et armis, or personal action involving not more than 40 shillings) he otherwise could not try
justifiability : capable of being justified : excusable
justifiable : capable of being justified : excusable
justifiableness : the quality or state of being justifiable
justifiably : capable of being justified : excusable
justification : the act or an instance of justifying something : vindication
justificative : justificatory
justificatory : tending or serving to justify : vindicatory
justifier : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
justify : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
justifying : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
Justin Saint circa 100–circa 165 Justin (the) Martyr church father
Justinian 483–565 the Great Byzantine emperor (527–565)
Justinianian : of or relating to the Byzantine emperor Justinian under whom much of the Western Empire was reconquered and the laws codified in the Justinian Code
justly : having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable
justness : having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable
justo city just west of Buenos Aires, Argentina area population 1,256,700
jut : to extend out, up, or forward : project
Jute : the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
jute : the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
Jutish : the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
jutting : to extend out, up, or forward : project
jutty : a projecting part of a building
juvenal a.d. 55 to 60–circa 127 Decimus Junius Juvenalis Roman poet and satirist
Juvenalian a.d. 55 to 60–circa 127 Decimus Junius Juvenalis Roman poet and satirist
juvenescence : the state of being youthful or of growing young
juvenescent : the state of being youthful or of growing young
juvenile : physiologically immature or undeveloped : young
juvenility : the quality or state of being juvenile : youthfulness
juvenilize : to restrain from normal development and maturation : prolong the immaturity of
juvia :  brazil nut
juxtapose : to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
juxtaposit : juxtapose
juxtaposition : the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
juxtapositional : the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
juxtapyloric : situated near the pylorus
jyngine : of or relating to the genus Jynx
Jynx : wryneck
jynx : wryneck
K : the 11th letter of the English alphabet
k : the 11th letter of the English alphabet
ka cathode
Kababish : a nomadic people of northern Sudan
Kabaka : the king of Buganda in Uganda
kabaragoya : a large water monitor (Varanus salvator) of southeastern Asia, the Malay archipelago, and the Philippines that sometimes reaches a length of seven feet
Kabard : a member of a Circassian people of the Caucasus mountains
Kabardian : a member of a Circassian people of the Caucasus mountains
Kabirpanthi : a member of a reform sect of India originating in the 15th century with doctrines based on the teachings of Kabir
Kabistan :  kuba
kabuki : traditional Japanese popular drama performed with highly stylized singing and dancing
Kabuli river 435 miles (700 kilometers) long in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan flowing east into the Indus River
Kabyle : a member of a Berber people living in the mountainous coastal area east of Algiers
Kachin : pyrocatechol used as a photographic developer
kachin : pyrocatechol used as a photographic developer
Kadaga :  coorg
kadaya :  sterculia gum
Kaddish : a Jewish prayer recited in the daily ritual of the synagogue and by mourners at public services after the death of a close relative
Kadu : a people inhabiting chiefly the Katha district of Upper Burma east of Manipur, Assam
kaempferol : a yellow crystalline flavonol coloring matter C15H10O6 found in the free form or in glycosidic combination in many plants
Kafa : a native or inhabitant of the Kafa region in southwestern Ethiopia
kaferita : a hybrid between kafir and feterita
Kaffir : a member of a group of southern African Bantu-speaking peoples
kaffir : a member of a group of southern African Bantu-speaking peoples
kaffiyeh : an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord
Kaffraria region of the Republic of South Africa in Eastern Cape province south of Lesotho bordering on the Indian Ocean
Kaffrarian : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic province or subregion that includes the Union of South Africa and adjacent areas
Kafir : a grain sorghum with stout, short-jointed, somewhat juicy stalks, large leaves, and erect heads
kafir : a grain sorghum with stout, short-jointed, somewhat juicy stalks, large leaves, and erect heads
Kafiri : nuristani sense 2
Kafka Franz 1883–1924 Czech-born author writing in German
Kafkaesque : of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings
kago : an open palanquin used in Japan
kagu : a crested flightless gruiform bird (Rhynochetos jubatus) confined to New Caledonia that is slaty gray with orange-red bill and feet and concealed bars of black, white, and rufous on the wings
kaha : proboscis monkey
kahar : one of a Hindu caste whose caste occupation is that of a carrier
kahau : proboscis monkey
kahikatea : a New Zealand evergreen tree (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides synonym Podocarpus dacrydioides) valued for its light soft easily worked wood, its resin, and the sweet edible aril surrounding its seed
kahili : a long pole decorated at one end with a cluster of feather plumes and used as a ceremonial emblem in Hawaii
kahu : a common harrier (Circus approximans) represented by several distinct races in Australasia and the East Indies
kahuna : a preeminent person or thing : big gun
kai : a people on the Huon gulf, Territory of New Guinea
Kaibab plateau in northern Arizona and southwestern Utah north of the Grand Canyon
Kaibartha : a member of a low caste prevalent in Assam and Bengal, India
kaid : a tribal chief or governor of a district or group of villages in northern Africa
kaikara : demoiselle sense 2a
kaikawaka : pahautea
kailyard : kitchen garden
kailyarder : a writer of the kailyard school
Kainah : blood sense 9
kainga : a Maori village usually located on low ground  — compare pa
kainite : a natural salt KMg(SO4)Cl·3H2O consisting of a hydrous sulfate and chloride of magnesium and potassium that is used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium compounds
kaiser : emperor
kaiserdom : emperor
kaiserism : emperor
kaisership : the office of kaiser
kaitaka : a mat of fine flax worn as a cloak by the Maoris
Kaithi : an alphabet of Nagari type that is used in writing Bihari and eastern Hindi
Kajar : a people of northern Iran holding political supremacy through the dynasty ruling Persia from 1794 to 1925
kajawah : a pannier used in pairs on camels and mules especially in India
kaka : an olive-brown New Zealand parrot (Nestor meridionalis) with gray and red markings
kakapo : a large chiefly nocturnal burrowing New Zealand parrot (Strigops habroptilus) that has green and brown barred plumage and well-developed wings with little power of flight
kakar : muntjac sense 1
kakarali : sapucaia
kakariki : either of two green parakeets of New Zealand:
kakawahie : a bright scarlet flower-pecker (Loxops maculata flammea) of Molokai Island
kaki :  japanese persimmon
kakidrosis : secretion of sweat of a disagreeable odor
kakistocracy : government by the worst people
kakkak : a small bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) of Guam
kakke : beriberi
kakortokite : a rock of variable composition occurring in Greenland in black, white, and red sheets  — see agpaite
kala : visceral leishmaniasis 
Kalamian : a Christianized people inhabiting the Calamian islands of the Philippines
Kalanchoe : any of a genus (Kalanchoe) of chiefly African tropical succulent herbs or shrubs of the orpine family often cultivated as ornamentals
Kalapooian : of or relating to the Kalapooia or their language
kalashnikov : a Soviet-designed assault rifle
kalasie : a long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Pygathrix rubicunda) that has a tuft of long hair on the head
kale : a hardy cabbage (Brassica oleracea acephala) with curled often finely incised leaves that do not form a dense head
kaleidoscope : an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
kaleidoscopic : an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
kaleidoscopically : an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
kalema : a violent surf that occurs on the coast of the Guinea region, West Africa
kalends : the first day of the ancient Roman month from which days were counted backward to the ides
kali : the Hindu goddess of death and destruction
kaliborite : a mineral KMg2B11O19.9H2O consisting of a hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium
kaligenous : forming alkalies
Kalinga : any of several peoples inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines
kalinite : a mineral KAl(SO4)2.11H2O consisting of a fibrous and birefringent hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum that is distinct from alum in crystallization and water content
kaliophilite : a colorless mineral KAlSiO4 of volcanic origin consisting of potassium aluminum silicate that occurs in acicular crystals or fine threads (hardness 6, specific gravity 2.5–2.6)
Kalispel : a Salishan people of northern Idaho and northwestern Montana
kalium : potassium
kallege : any of several related crested Indian pheasants (genus Lophura or Gennaeus) that are related to the Chinese silver pheasant
Kallima : a genus of highly mimetic nymphalid butterflies of southern Asia and the Pacific islands that are often brilliantly colored above but when at rest with wings folded resemble dead leaves in color and markings
kallitype : a contact printing-out photographic process that uses paper sensitized with a ferric salt and silver nitrate and a developer containing borax and Rochelle salt
Kalmia : a genus of North American evergreen shrubs (family Ericaceae) with oblong to linear leaves and showy flowers that are borne in clusters in the axils of leaves or bracts and have a saucer-shaped basally 10-saccate corolla with an anther resting in each sac  — see mountain laurel, sheep laurel
Kalmuck : a member of a Buddhist Mongol people originally of Dzungaria living mainly northwest of the Caspian Sea in Russia
kalo : taro
kalon : the ideal of physical and moral beauty especially as conceived by the philosophers of classical Greece
kalong : a large fruit bat of the Malay archipelago
kalpis : a hydria having a rounded shoulder and a small back handle
kalumpang : a large tropical Old World tree (Sterculia foetida) having foul-smelling blossoms that are followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich and protein-rich seeds sometimes used as food and yielding light soft wood that is sometimes used for carving
kalumpit : a common Philippine tree (Terminalia edulis) that yields a soft wood and dark red fleshy fruits used for preserves
Kalwar : a member of a Hindu caste engaging in trade
kamacite : a mineral consisting of a nickel-iron alloy forming with taenite the mass of most meteoric iron
kamahi : a New Zealand tree (Weinmannia racemosa) of the family Cunoniaceae that yields timber and firewood
kamala : an Asian and Australian tree (Mallotus philippinensis) of the spurge family
kamao : a bird (Phaeornis obscura myadestina) of the family Turdidae found on Kauai Island, Hawaii
Kamares : a gaily colored Minoan pottery reaching its peak of excellence about 2000 b.c.
kamarezite : a mineral Cu3(SO4)(OH)4.6H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous basic copper sulfate
kamarupa : the form assumed by the kama after a person's death  — compare astral body
kamarupic : the form assumed by the kama after a person's death  — compare astral body
Kamasin : a Samoyed people on the upper Yenisei river, Siberia, who are ethnically largely extinct or absorbed into the Russian culture by intermarriage
kamassi : a tree (Gonioma kamassi) of the family Apocynaceae of southern Africa
Kamba : a Bantu people of central Kenya
kambal : a coarse woolen blanket or shawl worn in India
kamboh : a member of a low caste in the Punjab engaged chiefly in agriculture
Kamchadal : a people of southern Kamchatka who are chiefly hunters and fishers
Kamchatkan : of or relating to the Kamchatka Peninsula
kame : a short ridge, hill, or mound of stratified drift deposited by glacial meltwater
kameeldoorn : any of several acacia trees
kameelthorn : any of several acacia trees
kamelaukion : a tall brimless hat worn by priests and monks in some Eastern rites
kamias : bilimbi
kamik : an Eskimo sealskin boot
kamikaze : a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (such as a ship)
kammererite : a reddish penninite
kampong : a hamlet or village in a Malay-speaking country
kan Kansas
kana : a Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used exclusively for writing foreign words or in combination with kanji (as for indicating pronunciations or grammatical inflections)
Kanaka :  polynesian , micronesian , melanesian , south sea islander
Kanarese : kannada
kanari :  java almond
Kanawari : a Tibeto-Burman language of Himachal Pradesh, India
Kanawha river 97 miles (156 kilometers) long in western West Virginia flowing northwest through Charleston and eventually into the Ohio River
kanchil : any of several small chevrotains of southeastern Asia formerly regarded as constituting several species but now usually held to be varieties of one (Tragulus kanchil)
Kandelia : a genus of East Indian trees (family Rhizophoraceae) that are related to and resemble the common mangroves but have laciniate petals and 5-parted or 6-parted calyx
Kaneshite : an inhabitant of ancient Kanesh in eastern Asia Minor
Kanesian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Kaneshites
kang : a brick platform built across one side or end of a room in a house in northern China or Manchuria, warmed by a fire beneath, and used for sleeping
kangani : an overseer of labor in Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia
kangaroo : any of various herbivorous leaping marsupial mammals (family Macropodidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands with a small head, large ears, long powerful hind legs, a long thick tail used as a support and in balancing, and rather small forelegs not used in locomotion
Kangli : one of the major divisions of the Great Horde
Kanji : a Japanese system of writing that utilizes characters borrowed or adapted from Chinese writing
Kankanai : a people inhabiting the southern part of Mountain Province of northern Luzon, Philippines  — compare igorot
kanoon : zither
kans Kansas
Kansa : a Siouan people of the Kansas river valley, Kansas
Kansan river 169 miles (272 kilometers) long in the eastern part of the state of Kansas flowing east into the Missouri River  — see smoky hill
kantele : a traditional Finnish zither originally having five strings but now having as many as thirty
kanten : agar sense 1a
Kantian Immanuel 1724–1804 German philosopher
Kantianism : the philosophy of Immanuel Kant that endeavors to synthesize the tradition of continental rationalism and British empiricism by holding that phenomenal knowledge is the joint product of percepts given to us through sensations organized under the forms of intuition of space and time and of concepts or categories of the understanding but that reason involves itself in fallacies if it tries to apply to the noumenal the principles of the understanding applicable only to the phenomenal so that the speculative ideas of God, the world, and the self although having heuristic import represent regulative knowledge as distinguished from the constitutive knowledge about the phenomenal at the same time that the ideas of God, freedom, and immortality represent necessary presuppositions for morality  — compare categorical imperative, noumenon, phenomenon
Kantism :  kantianism
Kantist :  kantian
Kanuri : an African people of the Muslim kingdom of Bornu west of Lake Chad whose history of dominance in that area goes back more than 500 years  — compare tibbu
Kanwar : an indigenous people of central India especially in the Bilaspur district many of whom are large landholders
kaoliang : any of various grain sorghums that have slender dry pithy stalks, open erect panicles, and small white or brown seeds and are grown chiefly in China and Manchuria for their grain which is used for food and stalks which are used for fodder, thatching, and fuel
kaolin : a fine usually white clay that is used in ceramics and refractories, as a filler or extender, and in medicine especially as an adsorbent in the treatment of diarrhea
kaolinic : of, relating to, or resembling kaolin
kaolinite : a white mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of aluminum that constitutes the principal mineral in kaolin
kaolinization : the development of kaolin by metasomatism
kaolinize : to convert (as feldspar) into kaolin
kapa : tapa
kapai : good
kapok : a massive tropical deciduous tree (Ceiba pentandra) of the silk-cotton family that has a trunk with short, sharp prickles, a buttressed base, and porous lightweight wood and that bears large seed pods containing numerous silky fibers
kappa : the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
kapur : a tree (Dryobalanops aromatica) that produces Borneo camphor
kaput : utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed
Karabagh : a small Caucasian rug showing considerable Persian influence in pattern and usually having magenta, turquoise, and pale green as the prevailing colors
Karaism : a Jewish doctrine originating in Baghdad in the eighth century that rejects rabbinism and talmudism and bases its tenets on Scripture alone
Karaite : a Jewish doctrine originating in Baghdad in the eighth century that rejects rabbinism and talmudism and bases its tenets on Scripture alone
karaka : a New Zealand tree (Corynocarpus laevigata) having orange-colored fruit with edible pulp and poisonous seeds that when cooked and dried are also edible and form an important article of native diet
Karakul : any of a breed of hardy fat-tailed sheep of central Asian origin with a narrow body and coarse wiry fur
karakul : any of a breed of hardy fat-tailed sheep of central Asian origin with a narrow body and coarse wiry fur
Karamojo : a pastoral people of northeast Uganda
karamu : a New Zealand shrub or tree of the genus Coprosma
karaoke : a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
Karatas : a genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) with the flowers in dense terminal heads
karate : a Japanese art of self-defense employing hand strikes and kicks to disable or subdue an opponent
karbi : a small stingless wild bee (Trigona carbonaria) of Australia that makes a spiral mass of honeycomb
Karel :  karelian
karela : bitter melon
Karelian : a native or inhabitant of Karelia
Karen : a member of a group of peoples of eastern and southern Myanmar
karite : shea tree
Karl : a colored solution of pyridine, sulfur dioxide, iodine, and anhydrous methanol that reacts quantitatively with water to form a colorless solution and is used to determine the amount of water in numerous substances
karma : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
karmic : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
karmouth : any of several African siluroid fishes (genera Clarias and Heterobranchus) that have an accessory breathing organ enabling them to live for a time out of water
karo : either of two New Zealand plants of the genus Pittosporum:
kaross : a simple garment or rug of skins used especially by native tribesmen of southern Africa
karree : a plant of the genus Rhus (especially R. viminalis) of southern Africa
karri : a large gum tree (Eucalyptus diversicolor) of Western Australia
Karroo : a dry tableland of southern Africa
karroo : a dry tableland of southern Africa
karrusel : a revolving escapement that is designed to reduce position errors in a watch and is mounted in a carriage similar to that of a tourbillion but differs from it in slower speed of rotation and in having the fourth wheel contained inside the carriage
Karshuni : Arabic written in Syriac characters especially as used in the Maronite ritual
Karst : an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
karst : an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
karstic : an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
Karthli : a member of a group of related peoples of the Caucasus
Kartvel : a member of a group of related peoples of the Caucasus
Kartvelian : a member of a group of related peoples of the Caucasus
Karwinskia : a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Rhamnaceae) that are chiefly native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, have flowers with small hooded short-clawed petals and fleshy drupes, and include one (K. humboldtiana) with a fruit that has been known to poison birds (as domestic chickens)
karyenchyma :  karyolymph
karyochylema :  karyolymph
karyogamic : the fusion of cell nuclei (as in fertilization)
karyogamy : the fusion of cell nuclei (as in fertilization)
karyokinesis : the nuclear phenomena characteristic of mitosis
karyokinetic : the nuclear phenomena characteristic of mitosis
karyologic : the minute cytological characteristics of the cell nucleus especially with regard to the chromosomes
karyological : the minute cytological characteristics of the cell nucleus especially with regard to the chromosomes
karyologically : the minute cytological characteristics of the cell nucleus especially with regard to the chromosomes
karyology : the minute cytological characteristics of the cell nucleus especially with regard to the chromosomes
karyolymph : nuclear sap
karyolysis : dissolution of the cell nucleus with loss of its affinity for basic stains sometimes occurring normally but usually in necrosis  — compare karyorrhexis
Karyolysus : a genus of haemogregarines parasitic in reptiles
karyolytic : dissolution of the cell nucleus with loss of its affinity for basic stains sometimes occurring normally but usually in necrosis  — compare karyorrhexis
karyomere : chromomere entry 2
karyomerite : karyomere sense 2
karyomicrosome : a nuclear microsome
karyomitoic : of or relating to karyomitosis
karyomitome : the nuclear reticulum of a cell
karyomitosis : mitotic division of the nucleus of a cell
karyomitotic : of or relating to karyomitosis
karyon : the nucleus of a cell
karyoplasm : nucleoplasm
karyopyknosis : shrinkage of the cell nuclei of epithelial cells (as of the vagina) with breakup of the chromatin into unstructured granules
karyorrhexis : a degenerative cellular process involving fragmentation of the nucleus and the breakup of the chromatin into unstructured granules  — compare karyolysis
karyoschisis : karyoclasis sense 1
karyosome : a mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that resembles a nucleolus
karyotin : the reticular usually stainable material of the cell nucleus
karyotype : the chromosomal characteristics of a cell
kasbah : a North African castle or fortress
kascamiol : purple gallinule sense a
Kasha : a porridge made usually from buckwheat groats
Kashan : an Oriental rug with floral motifs in soft colors
kasher : to make (meat or utensils) kosher for use according to Jewish law
kashi city on the Kaxgar River in southwestern Xinjiang Uygur, western China population 189,000
Kashmiri : an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Kashmir
Kashmirian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Kashmir
Kashoubish : the Kashubian language
kashruth : the Jewish dietary laws
Kashube : a member of a Slavonic Pomeranian people who live just west of the mouth of the Vistula river
Kashubian : a Slavic language spoken northwest and southwest of Gdansk
Kaska : an Athapaskan people of the Liard river valley of the Yukon and British Columbia
Kaskaskia river 320 miles (515 kilometers) long in southwestern Illinois flowing southwest into the Mississippi River
kasolite : a mineral Pb(UO2)SiO4H2O consisting of a hydrous uranium lead silicate that occurs in yellow-ocher monoclinic crystals
Kassite : a member of a people inhabiting parts of the Iranian plateau south of the Caspian sea and ruling Babylon between 1600 and 1200 b.c.
kastura : musk deer
kat : a shrub (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family that is cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds which are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea
katabasis : a going or marching down or back : retreat
katabatic : relating to or being a wind produced by the flow of cold dense air down a slope (as of a mountain or glacier) in an area subject to radiational cooling
katabella : hen harrier
katabolic : marked by or promoting metabolic activity concerned with the breakdown of complex molecules (such as proteins or lipids) and the release of energy within the organism : relating to, characterized by, or stimulating catabolism
katabolism : degradative metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials (such as proteins or lipids) within the organism  — compare anabolism
katachromasis : the mitotic nuclear transformations leading to formation of daughter nuclei from the chromosome groups separated in anaphase  — compare anachromasis
katakana : the form of Japanese syllabic writing used especially for scientific terms, official documents, and words adopted from other languages  — compare hiragana
katamorphism : the breaking down of rock by chemical or mechanical processes  — compare anamorphism, metamorphism
katathermometer : a large-bulbed alcohol thermometer used to measure the cooling effect of particular atmospheric conditions (as on the human body) by increasing its temperature to well above the ambient temperature and then determining the time required for the indicated temperature to fall from one predetermined value to another
katcina : one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals
Kate : hawfinch
kathal : jackfruit sense 1
katharometer : an apparatus for determining the composition of a gas mixture by measuring thermal conductivity that has been used to determine the basal metabolic rate by measuring the rate of production of carbon dioxide based on the composition of expired air
kathenotheism : the worship of one god at a time as supreme without denying the existence of other gods and including the tendency to make different gods supreme one after the other  — compare henotheism
Katik :  kartik
katipo : a small venomous spider (Latrodectus hasselti or L. scelio) of eastern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand related to the American black widow and commonly black with a red stripe on the abdomen  — see redback spider
Katrine lake 9 miles (14 kilometers) long in central Scotland east of Loch Lomond
Katsuwonidae : a family of scombroid fishes comprising the oceanic bonitos and closely related forms and including a type genus (Katsuwonus) that is commonly placed in the family Scombridae
katuka :  russell's viper
katun : a period of 20 tuns in the Maya calendar  — compare baktun, pictun
katydid : any of various large green American long-horned grasshoppers usually having stridulating organs on the forewings of the males that produce a loud shrill sound
kauri : any of various trees (genus Agathis) of the araucaria family
kava : an Australasian shrubby pepper (Piper methysticum) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made
kavass : an armed constable or courier in Turkey
Kavi : the ancient Austronesian language of Java
Kaw river 169 miles (272 kilometers) long in the eastern part of the state of Kansas flowing east into the Missouri River  — see smoky hill
kawaka : a tall evergreen tree (Libocedrus plumosa) of New Zealand having highly valued fine-grained, dark reddish-brown wood
Kawchodinne : hare sense 3
Kay : the letter k
kay : the letter k
kayak : a light narrow boat that has both ends tapered to a point, is propelled by a double-bladed paddle, and often has a closed top except for an opening in which the paddler sits with the legs extended straight out in front:
kayaker : a light narrow boat that has both ends tapered to a point, is propelled by a double-bladed paddle, and often has a closed top except for an opening in which the paddler sits with the legs extended straight out in front:
Kayan : a Dayak people of north central Borneo sometimes regarded with the Kenya as a subdivision of the Bahau
Kayasth : a member of a high Hindu caste especially numerous in Bengal and Uttar Pradesh whose caste occupation is that of clerks, writers, and accountants
Kayastha : a member of a high Hindu caste especially numerous in Bengal and Uttar Pradesh whose caste occupation is that of clerks, writers, and accountants
kayo : knockout entry 1 sense 1
Kazak : an Oriental rug in bold colors with geometric designs or stylized plant and animal forms
kazoo : an instrument that imparts a buzzing quality to the human voice and that usually consists of a small metal or plastic tube with a side hole covered by a thin membrane
kea : a large mostly dull green New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis) that is normally insectivorous but sometimes destroys sheep by slashing the back to feed on the kidney fat
keacorn : windpipe
Keatsian John 1795–1821 English poet
kebab : cubes of meat (such as lamb or beef) marinated and cooked with vegetables usually on a skewer
kebbie : a rough hook-headed walking stick
kebbuck : a whole wheel or ball of cheese
keck : to make the sounds of retching
keckle : to wind with rope to prevent chafing
keckling : old rope wound around a cable to prevent chafing
kecksy : kex
ked : a wingless bloodsucking dipteran fly (Melophagus ovinus) that feeds chiefly on sheep and is a vector of sheep trypanosomiasis 
keddah : an enclosure constructed to trap wild elephants
kedge : to move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the direction desired
kedgeree : an Indian dish of seasoned rice, beans, lentils, and sometimes smoked fish
kedlock : charlock
keech : a fatty lump
keek : peep, look
keel : to fall in or as if in a faint
keelage : a toll for a ship entering and anchoring or mooring in a port especially in Great Britain
keelbill : ani
keelblock : a block of hard wood used to support the keel of a ship when under construction or when docked
keelboat : a shallow covered keeled riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and that is used for freight
keelboatman : a member of the crew of a keelboat
keeled : to fall in or as if in a faint
keeler : a broad shallow tub (as for a liquid or washing something)
keelhaul : to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture
keelie : kestrel
keeling : to fall in or as if in a faint
keelivine : pencil
keelless : to fall in or as if in a faint
keelman : a member of the crew of a keel
keelson : a longitudinal structure running above and fastened to the keel of a ship in order to stiffen and strengthen its framework
keen : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
keened : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
keener : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
keenly : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
keenness : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
keep : to retain in one's possession or power
keepable : capable of being kept for some time without deterioration
keeper : one that keeps: such as
keepering : the occupation or work of a keeper (as a gamekeeper)
keepership : the office or position of keeper
keeping : conformity
keepsake : something kept or given to be kept as a memento
keeshond : any of a Dutch breed of compact medium-sized dogs that have a dense heavy grayish coat and a foxy head
keest : inner vital substance : marrow
keet : guinea fowl
keeve : a tub or vat especially for liquids (as a bleaching kier or dolly tub)
Keewatin former district of Canada in the eastern Northwest Territories north of Manitoba and Ontario and including the islands in Hudson Bay
kef : a state of dreamy tranquility
keffel : a usually old or worthless horse : nag
kefir : a beverage of fermented cow's milk
keg : a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less
kegler : bowler entry 1
kehillah : the Jewish community of a city organized for the administration of charities and communal work
kehoeite : a mineral Al8(Zn,Ca)3(PO4)6(OH)1221H2O(?) consisting of a massive basic hydrous calcium aluminum zinc phosphate (specific gravity 2.3)
keitloa : a black rhinoceros that has a posterior horn which equals or exceeds the anterior in length and that has been considered to constitute a distinct species
Kekchi : an Indian people of north central Guatemala
keld : spring, fountain
kelebe : an ovoid krater having handles that drop almost vertically to the shoulder from horizontal extensions on the rim
kelep : a Central American stinging ant (Ectatomma tuberculatum) that lives in small colonies in the ground especially near clearings
kell : of, relating to, or being a group of allelic red-blood-cell antigens of which some are important causes of transfusion reactions and some forms of erythroblastosis fetalis
kellion : a small religious house of the Eastern Church occupied by not more than three monks and three lay brothers
kellupweed : oxeye sense 1d
Kelly Ellsworth 1923–2015 American artist
kelly Ellsworth 1923–2015 American artist
keloid : a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
keloidal : a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
kelp : any of various large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales)
kelper : one that gathers or prepares kelp
kelpfish : any of various fishes inhabiting kelp beds: such as
kelpie : any of a breed of energetic working dogs developed in Australia from British sheepdogs
kelpwort : glasswort sense 2
kelpy : abounding in or characterized by kelp
kelt : a salmon or sea trout that is weak and emaciated after spawning
kelter : proper or usual state or condition : order
kelty : an additional glass of liquor forced upon a reluctant drinker
Kelvin : the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is defined by setting the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant to be 1.380649 x 10–23 joules per kelvin and that is equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin scale temperature of the triple point of water
kelvin : the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is defined by setting the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant to be 1.380649 x 10–23 joules per kelvin and that is equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin scale temperature of the triple point of water
Kemalism : the political, economic, and social principles advocated by Kemal Atatürk and designed to create a modern republican secular Turkish state out of a portion of the Ottoman empire
Kemalist : a follower of Kemal Atatürk : an adherent of Kemalism
kemb : comb
kemp : a coarse fiber especially of wool that is usually short, wavy, and white, has little affinity for dye, and is used in mixed wools
kempite : a mineral Mn2(OH)3Cl consisting of a basic manganese oxychloride occurring in small emerald green orthorhombic crystals
kemple : a Scotch unit of measure for straw varying around 400 pounds
kempt : neatly kept
kempy : containing or resembling kemp
Ken : the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
ken : the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
kenaf : an African hibiscus (Hibiscus cannabinus) widely cultivated for its fiber
Kenai peninsula in southern Alaska east of Cook Inlet; site of 
kench : a bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted
kendir : a strong bast fiber that resembles Indian hemp and is used in Asia as cordage and as a substitute for cotton and hemp
kendyr : a strong bast fiber that resembles Indian hemp and is used in Asia as cordage and as a substitute for cotton and hemp
Kennebec river 150 miles (240 kilometers) long in southern Maine flowing south from Moosehead Lake into the Atlantic
Kennedya : a genus of Australian woody vines (family Leguminosae) bearing showy red or purplish flowers whose corolla has a long keel
kennel : a shelter for a dog or cat
kennelly : ionosphere
kennelman : one who takes care of kennels
kenner city west of New Orleans in southeastern Louisiana that is the site of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport population 66,702
kenning : a perceptible but small amount
kenningwort : celandine sense 1
keno : a game resembling bingo
kenosis : the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human
kenotic : the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human
kenoticism : the doctrine of or belief in the kenosis of Christ
kenoticist : an advocate or adherent of kenoticism
kenotoxin : a toxin formerly supposed to be produced in the body during activity which causes fatigue
kenotron : a high-vacuum diode used as a rectifier in appliances (as X-ray equipment and electrostatic precipitators) where high voltage and low current are required
kensington : a covered-dish supper
kenspeckle : conspicuous
Kent Rockwell 1882–1971 American painter and illustrator
kent Rockwell 1882–1971 American painter and illustrator
Kentia : a genus of pinnate-leaved palms that are natives of Australia and the East Indies and have spadices with angled branchlets and flowers with six stamens
Kenticism : a word or phrase peculiar to the Kentish dialect
Kentish Rockwell 1882–1971 American painter and illustrator
Kentishman : a native or inhabitant of Kent, England
kentledge : pig iron or scrap metal used as ballast
kentrogon : a larva of a parasitic barnacle (order Rhizocephala)
kentrolite : a dark reddish brown mineral Pb2Mn2Si2O9 consisting of a lead manganese silicate
Kentuckian river 259 miles (417 kilometers) long in the north central part of the state of Kentucky flowing northwest into the Ohio River
Kentucky river 259 miles (417 kilometers) long in the north central part of the state of Kentucky flowing northwest into the Ohio River
kep : to intercept and hinder
kepi : a military cap with a round flat top usually sloping toward the front and a visor
Keplerian Johannes 1571–1630 German astronomer
kerana : a long Persian trumpet
kerasin : a cerebroside C48H93NO8 that occurs especially in Gaucher's disease and that yields lignoceric acid on hydrolysis
kerat : cornea
keratectomy : surgical excision of part of the cornea  — compare photorefractive keratectomy
Keraterpeton : a genus of broad-headed extinct amphibians similar to salamanders found in the Carboniferous of Ohio and Ireland
keratin : any of various sulfur-containing, fibrous, acidic or basic proteins chiefly of epithelial cells and tissues that are relatively insoluble and resistant to degradation, form filaments which assemble into bundles to provide structural support, and are the primary component of hair, nails, horns, claws, hooves, quills, scales, feathers and the epidermal layer of skin
keratinization : conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue
keratinize : conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue
keratinous : any of various sulfur-containing, fibrous, acidic or basic proteins chiefly of epithelial cells and tissues that are relatively insoluble and resistant to degradation, form filaments which assemble into bundles to provide structural support, and are the primary component of hair, nails, horns, claws, hooves, quills, scales, feathers and the epidermal layer of skin
keratitis : inflammation of the cornea of the eye
keratocele : hernia of Descemet's membrane through perforations in the cornea
keratoconjunctivitis : combined inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
keratoconus : cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea
keratodermia : keratoderma
keratogenic : capable of inducing proliferation of epidermal tissues
keratogenous : producing horn or horny tissue
keratoid : horny
Keratol : a pyroxylin-coated waterproof material used especially in bookbinding
keratolysis : the process of breaking down or dissolving keratin
keratolytic : relating to or causing keratolysis
keratoma : a hard thickened area of skin produced by hypertrophy of the horny layers : callus
keratomalacia : a softening and ulceration of the cornea of the eye resulting from severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A  — compare xerophthalmia
keratome : a surgical instrument used for making an incision in the cornea in cataract operations
keratometer : an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea
keratometry : measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea
keratophyre : any of various rocks resembling hornfels
keratoplastic : promoting keratinization and thickening of keratin layers
keratoplasty : plastic surgery on the cornea
keratoscope : an instrument for examining the cornea especially to detect irregularities of its anterior surface
keratoscopy : an instrument for examining the cornea especially to detect irregularities of its anterior surface
keratose : of or relating to the Keratosa
keratosis : an area of skin marked by overgrowth of horny tissue
keratotomy : a surgical operation on the cornea for the correction of myopia that involves flattening it by making a series of incisions in a radial pattern resembling the spokes of a wheel  — compare photorefractive keratectomy
keratto : any of several West Indian agaves (especially Agave keratto)
keraulophon : an organ flue stop of 8′ pitch with a soft, reedy tone
keraulophone : an organ flue stop of 8′ pitch with a soft, reedy tone
keraunograph : a figure impressed by lightning upon a body or material
keraunographic : a figure impressed by lightning upon a body or material
keraunography : a figure impressed by lightning upon a body or material
kerchief : a square of cloth used as a head covering or worn as a scarf around the neck
kerchiefed : a square of cloth used as a head covering or worn as a scarf around the neck
kerchoo : the characteristic sound of a person sneezing
Keres : keresan sense 2
Keresan : a family of American Indian languages of which the Keres dialects comprise the only member
Kerewa : a Papuan people on the Gulf of Papua
kerf : a slit or notch made by a saw or cutting torch
kerflop : with or as if with a flop
Kermanji : the western dialect of the Kurdish language spoken in the region of eastern Turkey
Kermanshah city in western Iran population 560,514
kermes : the dried bodies of the females of various scale insects (genus Kermes) that are found on a Mediterranean oak (Quercus coccifera) and constitute a red dyestuff
kermesite : a mineral Sb2S2O consisting of antimony oxysulfide occurring usually as tufts of cherry-red capillary crystals and resulting from the alteration of stibnite
kermis : an outdoor festival of the Low Countries
kern : a light-armed foot soldier of medieval Ireland or Scotland
kernel : the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
kerneled : having a kernel
kernelly : having kernels or many kernels
kernite : a colorless to white mineral that consists of a hydrous borate of sodium
kernos : an ancient Greek vessel consisting of several small cups joined on a pottery ring or attached to the rim of a vase
kerogen : bituminous material occurring in shale and yielding oil when heated
kerosene : a flammable hydrocarbon oil usually obtained by distillation of petroleum and used as a fuel, solvent, and thinner
kerplunk : with a loud dull sound : with a thud
Kerria : a shrub (Kerria japonica) of the rose family that is native to China and Japan and has solitary yellow and often double flowers
kerrie : knobkerrie
kerril : a sea snake (Kerilia jerdoni) of the Asiatic coast from the Persian gulf to Japan
Kerry : any of an Irish breed of small hardy black dairy cattle
kerry : any of an Irish breed of small hardy black dairy cattle
kersey : a coarse ribbed woolen cloth for hose and work clothes
kerseymere : a fine woolen fabric with a close nap made in fancy twill weaves
kerygma : the apostolic proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ
kerygmatic : the apostolic proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ
kerystic : homiletic
kestrel : any of various small chiefly Old World falcons (genus Falco) that usually hover in the air while searching for prey: such as
ket : carrion
keta : chum salmon
ketal : an acetal derived from a ketone
ketapang : a low-grade variety of gutta
ketazine : an azine R2C=NN=CR2 formed from a ketone
ketch : a fore-and-aft rigged vessel similar to a yawl but with a larger mizzen sail and with the mizzenmast stepped farther forward
ketchup : a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
ketembilla : a hairy purple acid tropical fruit that is used especially for preserves and is closely related to the kei apple
ketene : a colorless poisonous gas C2H2O of penetrating odor used especially as an acetylating agent
ketimine : a Schiff base of the general formula R2C = NH or R2C = NR′ formed by condensation of a ketone with ammonia or a primary amine
keto : of or relating to a ketone
ketogenesis : the production of ketone bodies (as in diabetes)
ketogenic : producing or involved in the formation of ketone bodies
ketoheptose : a heptose of a ketonic nature
ketohexose : a hexose (as fructose or sorbose) of a ketonic nature
ketol : a compound that is both a ketone and an alcohol
ketolysis : the decomposition of ketones
ketolytic : the decomposition of ketones
ketone : any of a class of organic compounds (such as acetone) characterized by a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms
ketonemia : a condition marked by an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the circulating blood
ketonic : any of a class of organic compounds (such as acetone) characterized by a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms
ketonimine :  ketimine
ketonization : to convert into a ketone
ketonize : to convert into a ketone
ketonuria : the presence of excess ketone bodies in the urine
ketose : a sugar (such as fructose) containing in its acyclic form one ketone group per molecule
ketoside : a glycoside that on hydrolysis yields a ketose
ketosis : an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the body
ketoxime : an oxime of a ketone
kettle : a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids
kettledrum : a percussion instrument that consists of a hollow brass, copper, or fiberglass hemisphere with a calfskin or plastic head whose tension can be changed to vary the pitch
kettledrummer : one that plays the kettledrums
kettler : a textile worker who prepares gums for use in mixing printing colors
ketupa : a genus of large chiefly tropical owls that is closely related to Bubo and contains various fish owls
ketyl : any of a class of unstable compounds made by treating ketones with a metal (as sodium)
Keuper : of or relating to the upper division of the German Triassic
keurboom : a pinnate-leaved shrub (Virgilia capensis) of southern Africa having purple flowers and being of the family Leguminosae
kevalin : one who is set free from matter : a liberated soul
kevel : a strong timber, bollard, or cleat (as a cross timber in a bollard or a timber bolted across two stanchions)
Keweenawan : of or relating to a division of the Proterozoic
kex : the dry stalk of various hollow-stemmed plants (as cow parsnip)
key : a usually metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned
keyage : a charge for use of a quay
keyboard : a bank of keys on a musical instrument (such as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave
keyed : a usually metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned
keyhole : a hole for receiving a key
keyless : a usually metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned
keylock : a lock opened by a key
Keynesian : the economic theories and programs ascribed to John M. Keynes and his followers
Keynesianism : the economic theories and programs ascribed to John M. Keynes and his followers
keynote : the fundamental or central fact, idea, or mood
keynoter : the fundamental or central fact, idea, or mood
keyseater : a machine for keyseating machine parts
keysmith : a person who makes or repairs keys
keystone : the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place  — see arch illustration
Keystoner :  pennsylvanian
keyway : a groove or channel for a key
Kha : a people of Nepal
khaddar : homespun cotton cloth of India
khadi : homespun cotton cloth of India
khair : catechu sense 2
khaki : a light yellowish-brown cloth made usually of cotton or wool
Khalkha : a member of a Mongol people of Outer Mongolia
khalsa : the exchequer of an Indian state
khamsin : a hot southerly Egyptian wind
Khamti : a Tai people of northeastern Assam and Burma related to the Thais
khan : a medieval sovereign of China and ruler over the Turkish, Tatar, and Mongol tribes
khanate : the state or jurisdiction of a khan
khanjar : a short curved dagger of Muslim countries
khankah : a dervish monastery
khansamah : a male servant in India:
khanum : a woman of rank or position especially in Turkey and Iran
Kharia : a member of a people of western Bengal
Kharijite : a member of a Muslim secessionist sect establishing a radically democratic and puritanical reform community in the 7th century
Kharoshthi : a cursive script of Aramaic origin used in northwestern India, Afghanistan, and Turkistan from about 300 b.c. to at least the middle of the 5th century a.d.
Khartoumer : a native or inhabitant of Khartoum
Kharwar : a Bengal people speaking a Munda language
Khasi : a member of any several peoples of the Khasi and Jaintia hills of Assam
khat : a shrub (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family that is cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds which are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea
khatri : a member of a Hindu caste employed in trade who claim Kshatriya origin
Khaya : a genus of African timber trees (family Meliaceae) with wood closely resembling mahogany
Khazar : a Tatar people existing as a nation in the Caucasus and southeastern Russia from about the end of the 2d century a.d. to the end of the 11th century
khedival : a ruler of Egypt from 1867 to 1914 governing as a viceroy of the sultan of Turkey
khedivate : the government or dominion of a khedive
khedive : a ruler of Egypt from 1867 to 1914 governing as a viceroy of the sultan of Turkey
khedivial : a ruler of Egypt from 1867 to 1914 governing as a viceroy of the sultan of Turkey
khediviate : the government or dominion of a khedive
Kherwari : any of a group of closely related Munda languages including Ho, Mundari, and Santali
khidmatgar : a male waiter
Khitan : a conquering Tatar people maintaining hegemony of northern China in the Liao dynasty from the 10th to the 12th centuries
Khmer : a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
Khoja : a member of any of various classes in Muslim lands
khoja : a member of any of various classes in Muslim lands
Khokani : a Durani people of Afghanistan
Khond : any of several Dravidian peoples of Odisha, India
Khorassan : a Persian rug or carpet often of Herat or animal pattern and vivid coloring
Khotan town and oasis on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert in the western China region of Xinjiang Uygur
Khotana :  koyukon
Khowar : an Indo-Aryan language of northwest Pakistan
khuskhus : an aromatic grass (Andropogon zizamoides) whose especially fragrant roots yield an oil used in perfumery and are also made into mats in tropical India
khutbah : a pulpit address of prescribed form that is read in mosques on Fridays at noon prayer and contains an acknowledgment of the sovereignty of the reigning prince
Khwarazmian : of or relating to the region of Khwarazm
kiaki : a Japanese timber tree (Zelkova serrata) with fine hard wood
kiang : an Asian wild ass (Equus kiang synonym E. hemionus kiang) usually with reddish back and sides and white underparts, muzzle, and legs
kiaugh : trouble, anxiety
kibble : coarsely ground meal or grain typically used as animal feed
kibe : an ulcerated chilblain especially on the heel
kibei : a son or daughter of issei parents who is born in America and especially in the U.S. and educated largely in Japan
kibitka : a Kyrgyz circular tent of latticework and felt
kibitz : to act as a kibitzer
kibitzer : one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment
kibosh : something that serves as a check or stop
kick : to strike out with the foot or feet
kickable : to strike out with the foot or feet
Kickapoo : an Indian people originally of Wisconsin but now living in Oklahoma and Chihuahua, Mexico
kickback : a return of a part of a sum received often because of confidential agreement or coercion
kicker : one that kicks or kicks something
kicking : to strike out with the foot or feet
kickish : irritable, cantankerous
kickoff : a kick that puts the ball into play in a football or soccer game
kickout : to dismiss or eject forcefully or summarily
kickshaw : a fancy dish : delicacy
kickup : a noisy quarrel : row
Kidder : a young person
kidder : a young person
Kidderminster : an ingrain carpet
kiddier : a huckster especially of agricultural produce
kiddish : a young person
kiddush : a ceremonial blessing pronounced over wine or bread in a Jewish home or synagogue on a holy day (such as the Sabbath)
kiddushin : a betrothal ceremony preceding the Jewish marriage ceremony
kiddy : a small child
kidlet : kiddy
kidnap : to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom
kidnapee : to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom
kidnaper : to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom
kidney : one of a pair of vertebrate organs situated in the body cavity near the spinal column that excrete waste products of metabolism, in humans are bean-shaped organs about 4¹/₂ inches (11¹/₂ centimeters) long lying behind the peritoneum in a mass of fatty tissue, and consist chiefly of nephrons by which urine is secreted, collected, and discharged into a main cavity from which it is conveyed by the ureter to the bladder
kidneyroot : joe-pye weed
kidneywort : navelwort sense 1
Kids : a young person
kidskin : the skin of a young or sometimes a mature goat
kiekie : a New Zealand climbing shrub (Freycinetia banksii) with edible berries
kiel city and port
kier : a large metal vat in which fibers, yarns, and fabrics are boiled off, bleached, or dyed
kieselguhr : loose or porous diatomite
kieserite : a mineral that is a white hydrous magnesium sulfate
kikar : gum arabic tree
kike : a Jewish person
Kikongo : kongo sense 2
kiku : chrysanthemum sense 1
kikumon : chrysanthemum sense 3
Kikuyu : a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Kenya
kil kilderkin
kilderkin : an English unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂ barrel
kilhig : a short thick pole used in logging to direct the fall of a tree
kilim : a pileless handwoven reversible rug or covering made in Turkey, Kurdistan, the Caucasus, Iran, and western Turkestan
kill : to deprive of life : cause the death of
killable : to deprive of life : cause the death of
Killarney : a moderate yellowish green to green that is stronger than Gretna green
killas : argillaceous slate
killcrop : a voracious infant : a fairy changeling
killdeer : an American plover (Charadrius vociferus) characterized by two black breast bands and a plaintive penetrating cry
killeen city north of Austin in central Texas population 127,921
killer : one that kills
killick : anchor
killifish : any of a family (Cyprinodontidae) of numerous small oviparous fishes much used as bait and in mosquito control
killing : the act of one that kills
killingly : the act of one that kills
killinite : a mineral consisting of a variety of pinite
killogie : the sheltered space before a kiln fire
killwort : celandine sense 1
killy : killifish
Kilmarnock burgh southwest of Glasgow in southwestern Scotland population 46,000
kiln : an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying
kilneye : the mouth of a kiln
kilnhole : the mouth of a kiln
kilnman : one who loads or fires a kiln or controls the drying or baking done therein
kilo : a unit of mass or weight equaling one thousand grams or approximately 2.2 pounds : kilogram
kilobar : a unit of pressure equal to 1000 bars
kilocalorie : calorie sense 1b
kilocycle : 1000 cycles
kilogauss : 1000 gauss
kilogram : the base unit of mass in the International System of Units that is defined by setting the fixed numerical value of Planck's constant to 6.62607015 x 10–34 joule seconds  — see Metric System Table
kilojoule : 1000 joules
kiloliter : a unit of capacity equal to 1,000 liters  — see Metric System Table
kilometer : a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters  — see Metric System Table
kiloparsec : 1000 parsecs
kiloton : 1000 tons
kilovar : the part of a kilovolt-ampere contributed by reactance
kilovolt : a unit of potential difference equal to 1000 volts
kilowatt : 1000 watts
kilt : a knee-length pleated skirt usually of tartan worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies
kilter : proper or usual state or condition : order
kiltie : one who wears a kilt
kilting : a knee-length pleated skirt usually of tartan worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies
Kim 1925–2009 president of South Korea (1998–2003)
kim 1925–2009 president of South Korea (1998–2003)
kimberlin : newcomer, stranger
kimberlite : an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes especially in southern Africa and that often contains diamonds
Kimbundu : a Bantu language of northern Angola
kimnel : a large wooden tub for brewing, kneading, and salting meat
kimono : a long robe with wide sleeves traditionally worn with a broad sash as an outer garment by the Japanese
kimonoed : a long robe with wide sleeves traditionally worn with a broad sash as an outer garment by the Japanese
kin : a group of persons of common ancestry : clan
kina the basic monetary unit of Papua New Guinea  — see Money Table
kinaesthesia : a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions
kinaesthesis : a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions
kinah : a Hebrew elegy chanted traditionally on the Ninth of Ab
kinase : any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from a high-energy phosphate-containing molecule (such as ATP) to a substrate  — compare protein kinase
Kinch : a noose or loop in a rope
kinch : a noose or loop in a rope
kinchin : child
kincob : an Indian brocade usually of gold or silver or both
kind : a group united by common traits or interests : category
kindergarten : a school or class for children usually from four to six years old
kindergartener : a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten
kindergartner : a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten
Kinderhook : of or relating to the lowest formational division of the Mississippian series in the Mississippi valley or the epoch of its deposition
kindhearted : having or showing a sympathetic nature
kindheartedly : having or showing a sympathetic nature
kindheartedness : having or showing a sympathetic nature
kindle : to start (a fire) burning : light
kindler : to start (a fire) burning : light
kindliness : the quality or state of being kindly
kindling : easily combustible material for starting a fire
kindly : of a sympathetic or generous nature
kindness : the quality or state of being kind
kindred : of a similar nature or character : like
kindredless : not having kindred
kindredness : the quality or state of being related : kinship
kindredship : kinship
kinematic : a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
kinematical : a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
kinematically : a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
kinematics : a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
kineplasty : surgical fitting of a lever to a muscle in an amputation stump to facilitate the operation of an artificial hand
kinepox : cowpox
kinesalgia : pain occurring in conjunction with muscle action
kinescope : picture tube
kinesiatrics :  kinesitherapy
kinesic : of or relating to kinesics
kinesics : a systematic study of the relationship between nonlinguistic body motions (such as blushes, shrugs, or eye movement) and communication
kinesimeter : an instrument for measuring bodily movements
kinesiologic : the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
kinesiological : the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
kinesiology : the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
kinesis : a movement that lacks directional orientation and depends upon the intensity of stimulation
kinesitherapy : the therapeutic and corrective application of passive and active movements (as by massage) and of exercise
kinesthesia : a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions
kinesthesis : a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions
kinesthetic : a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions
kinetic : of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
kinetically : of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
kinetics : a branch of science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system
kinetochore : centromere
kinetogenesis : evolution of animal structures presumed to be due to animal movements
kinetogenetic : evolution of animal structures presumed to be due to animal movements
kinetogenetically : evolution of animal structures presumed to be due to animal movements
kinetograph : an apparatus for taking a series of photographs of moving objects for examination with the kinetoscope
kinetographic : an apparatus for taking a series of photographs of moving objects for examination with the kinetoscope
kinetonema : a modified portion of chromonema associated with the centromere
kinetonucleus : kinetoplast
kinetophone : a machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to produce the illusion of motion in a scene with accompanying sounds
kinetophonograph : kinetophone
kinetoplast : a DNA-containing organelle especially of trypanosomes usually found in an elongated mitochondrian located adjacent to the basal body
kinetoscope : a device for viewing through a magnifying lens a sequence of pictures on an endless band of film moved continuously over a light source and a rapidly rotating shutter that creates an illusion of motion
King : a male monarch of a major territorial unit
king : a male monarch of a major territorial unit
kingbird : any of various American tyrant flycatchers (genus Tyrannus) that are gray above and white, gray, or yellow below
kingbolt : a vertical bolt by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other parts
kingcraft : the art of governing as a king
kingcup : any of several plants of the buttercup family
kingdom : a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen
kingdomed : royal
kingfish : any of several marine croakers (family Sciaenidae): such as
kingfisher : any of numerous nonpasserine birds (family Alcedinidae) that are usually crested and bright-colored with a short tail and a long stout sharp bill
kinghead :  great ragweed
kinghood : kingship
kinghunter : kookaburra
kingless : lacking a king
kinglet : any of several small birds (genus Regulus) that are related to the gnatcatchers
kingliness : having royal rank
kingling : a little or petty king
kingly : having royal rank
kingmaker : one having great influence over the choice of candidates for political office
kingpin : the chief person in a group or undertaking
kingrow : a row of four playing squares on the edge of a checkerboard nearest each player
kingship : the position, office, or dignity of a king
kingwood : the wood of any of several tropical American leguminous trees (especially genus Dalbergia)
kink : a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself
kinkaider : a settler on free land in Nebraska under terms of the Kinkaid Act in 1904 which allowed each bona fide settler 640 acres upon payment of a filing fee of 14 dollars
kinkajou : a nocturnal arboreal omnivorous mammal (Potos flavus) found from Mexico to South America that is related to the raccoon and has a long prehensile tail, large eyes, and yellowish brown fur
kinkcough : whooping cough
kinkhost : whooping cough
kinkily : closely twisted or curled
kinkiness : closely twisted or curled
kinkle : a little kink
kinkled : having kinkles : kinky
kinky : closely twisted or curled
kinless : having no relatives
kinnikinnick : a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley
kino : butea gum
kinoplasm : an active protoplasmic component held to form filaments and mobile structures (as cilia or spindle fibers)
kinoplasmic : an active protoplasmic component held to form filaments and mobile structures (as cilia or spindle fibers)
Kinorhyncha : a class of Aschelminthes or a separate phylum comprising minute marine worms of uncertain systematic position having certain resemblances to arthropods and annelids but probably more closely related to the nematodes
Kinosternidae : a small family of North American freshwater turtles comprising the mud turtles
Kinosternon : a genus (the type of the family Kinosternidae) of North American freshwater turtles distinguished by fully hinged plastral lobes capable of completely closing the shell
kinsfolk : relatives
kinship : the quality or state of being kin : relationship
kinsman : relative
kinsmanship : kinship
kinspeople : relatives
kinswoman : a female relative
Kintyre peninsula 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in southwestern Scotland between the Atlantic and the Firth of Clyde terminating in
kioea : bristle-thighed curlew
Kioko :  chokwe
kiosk : a small structure with one or more open sides that is used to vend merchandise (such as newspapers) or services (such as film developing)
Kiowa : a member of an American Indian people of what are now Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
kip : bed
Kipchak : one of the ancient Turkic peoples of the Golden Horde related to the Uighurs and Kyrgyz
kipe : a large basket used usually for a measure
Kiplingese : the literary style of Rudyard Kipling
kippeen : a short thin stick : switch
kipper : a male salmon or sea trout during or after the spawning season
kipperer : a male salmon or sea trout during or after the spawning season
kipskin : kip entry 1 sense 2
Kiranti : a group of Tibeto-Burman dialects centering in eastern Nepal
kiri : a paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)
Kirillitsa :  cyrillic alphabet
kirimon : one of the two imperial badges of Japan consisting of three leaves of the paulownia surmounted by three budding stems  — compare chrysanthemum sense 3
Kirk : church
kirk : church
kirker : a member or adherent of the Church of Scotland  — see auld kirker , free kirker
kirkinhead : jerkinhead
kirkman : churchman
kirktown : the hamlet in the immediate neighborhood of the parish church in country parishes of Scotland
kirkyard : churchyard
Kirman : a Persian carpet or rug characterized by elaborate fluid designs and soft colors
kirn : churn entry 1
kirombo : a crested conspicuously colored coraciiform bird (Leptosomus discolor) of Madagascar related to the rollers
kirsch : a dry colorless brandy distilled from the fermented juice of the black morello cherry
kirtle : a long gown or dress worn by women
Kirundi :  RUNDI
kirve : to undercut coal in a mine
kish ancient city of Sumer and Akkad, located east of the site of Babylon
kishen : a Manx unit of capacity equal to 1.03 U.S. pecks or 1 British peck
kishon : a Manx unit of capacity equal to 1.03 U.S. pecks or 1 British peck
Kislev : the third month of the civil year or the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
kismet : fate sense 1
kiss : to touch with the lips especially as a mark of affection or greeting
kissability : the quality or state of being kissable
kissable : to touch with the lips especially as a mark of affection or greeting
kissar : a five-stringed lyre of northern Africa and Ethiopia
kisser : one that kisses
kissing : to touch with the lips especially as a mark of affection or greeting
kissingly : in a lightly touching manner
kissy : a usually overt display or expression of affection 
kist : chest sense 1b
kiswa : a black cloth covering the Kaaba
Kiswahili :  swahili
Kit : a collection of articles usually for personal use
kit : a collection of articles usually for personal use
kitab : a book especially of sacred scripture and usually of the scripture of the Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, or Muslims
kitabis : one who believes in a book of sacred scripture and with whom a Muslim may marry in what is deemed a lawful marriage
Kitamat : a Wakashan people of Douglas Channel, British Columbia
kitar : an Arabian guitar
kitcat : a member of an early 18th century London club of Whig politicians and men of letters
kitchen : a place (such as a room) with cooking facilities
kitchener H(oratio) H(erbert) 1850–1916 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome British field marshal
kitchenette : a small kitchen or an alcove containing cooking facilities
kitchenware : utensils and appliances for use in a kitchen
kite : a light frame covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, often provided with a stabilizing tail, and designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string
kiteflying : the issuing of political news in such form that it may later be disavowed
kith : familiar friends, neighbors, or relatives
kithe : to make known
Kitkehahki : a people of the Pawnee confederacy
kitling : kitten
Kittatinny ridge in the Appalachians of the eastern U.S. that extends from southeastern New York through northwestern New Jersey into eastern Pennsylvania
kittel : a white cotton or linen robe worn by Orthodox Jews on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and at the Passover Seder and also used as a burial shroud
kitten : a young cat
kittenish : resembling a kitten
kittenishly : resembling a kitten
kittenishness : resembling a kitten
kittenless : having no kitten
kittereen : a two-wheeled one-horse carriage with a movable top
kittiwake : either of two cliff-nesting gulls (Rissa tridactyla and R. brevirostris) that winter on the open ocean
kittle : tickle
kittles : tickle
kittlish : ticklish, kittle
kittly : ticklish, kittle
kittul : a brownish black fiber resembling horsehair yielded by the leafstalks of the Asiatic jaggery palm and used chiefly in making brushes for polishing linens and cottons and for brushing velvets
Kitty : cat sense 1a
kitty : cat sense 1a
Kitunahan : a language family of southwestern Canada and northwestern U.S. comprising Kutenai
kiva : a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure that is usually round and partly underground
kiver : a shallow vessel or wooden tub
kivu lake 60 miles (96 kilometers) long and 30 miles (48 kilometers) wide in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Great Rift Valley north of Lake Tanganyika area 1042 square miles (2699 square kilometers)
Kiwai : a Papuan people inhabiting islands at the mouth of the Fly River, Territory of Papua
Kiwanian : a member of a major national and international service club
kiwi : any of a small genus (Apteryx) of flightless New Zealand birds with rudimentary wings, stout legs, a long bill, and grayish brown hairlike plumage
kiyi : yelp
Kizil : a Russianized Mongolo-Tatar people around Achinsk, central Siberia
Kizilbash : a Persianized Turk of a class devoted to business and professional pursuits in Afghanistan
Kjeldahl : of, relating to, or being a method for determining the amount of nitrogen (as in an organic substance) by digesting a sample with boiling concentrated sulfuric acid and other reagents, adding an excess of alkali, distilling, collecting the ammonia expelled, and determining the ammonia by titration
kjeldahlization : of, relating to, or being a method for determining the amount of nitrogen (as in an organic substance) by digesting a sample with boiling concentrated sulfuric acid and other reagents, adding an excess of alkali, distilling, collecting the ammonia expelled, and determining the ammonia by titration
kjeldahlize : of, relating to, or being a method for determining the amount of nitrogen (as in an organic substance) by digesting a sample with boiling concentrated sulfuric acid and other reagents, adding an excess of alkali, distilling, collecting the ammonia expelled, and determining the ammonia by titration
Klamath river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in southern Oregon and northwestern California flowing from Upper Klamath Lake southwest into the Pacific
Klan : ku klux klan
Klanism : ku klux klan
Klansman : ku klux klan
klaprotholite : a steel-gray mineral Cu6Bi4S9 consisting of a sulfide of copper and bismuth
klavern : a local unit of the Klan
Klebsiella : any of a genus (Klebsiella) of nonmotile enterobacteria that includes causative agents of respiratory and urogenital infections
kleeneboc : royal antelope
Kleinian : of, relating to, or according with the psychoanalytic theories or practices of Melanie Klein
Kleistian :  leyden jar
klendusic : characterized by klendusity
klendusity : the tendency of a plant or variety to escape infection as a result of having some property (as a thick cuticle or hairy surface) that prevents or hinders inoculation : disease-escaping ability
klendusive : characterized by klendusity
klepht : a Greek belonging to any of several independent guerrilla communities formed after the Turkish conquest of Greece
klephtic : a Greek belonging to any of several independent guerrilla communities formed after the Turkish conquest of Greece
kleptomania : a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive
kleptomaniac : a person evidencing kleptomania
Klikitat : a Shahaptian people of southern Washington
Kling : a Dravidian probably of Tamil origin of the seaports of southeastern Asia and Malaysia
klip : a coin with a square or lozenge-shaped flan
klipbok : klipspringer
klipdas : rock hyrax
klipfish : a fish (as cod) split open, salted, and dried
klippe : a coin with a square or lozenge-shaped flan
klippen : a coin with a square or lozenge-shaped flan
klipspringer : a small antelope (Oreotragus oreotragus) that is somewhat like the chamois in habits and is found from Cape Colony to Somaliland
klister : a soft wax used on skis
klockmannite : a mineral CuSe consisting of a selenide of copper found in tarnished blue-black granular aggregates
Klondike river 90 miles (145 kilometers) long in central Yukon, Canada, flowing west into the Yukon River
Klondiker : an inhabitant of the Klondike district of Yukon Territory, Canada
klootchman : an Indian woman of northwestern North America
Kluxer :  ku kluxer
klystron : an electron tube in which bunching of electrons is produced by electric fields and which is used for the generation and amplification of ultrahigh-frequency current
knack : a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
knackebrod : a very crisp and brittle unleavened rye bread made in large flat circular pieces often with a hole in the center
knacker : a buyer of worn-out domestic animals or their carcasses for use especially as animal food or fertilizer
knackery : the place of business of a knacker : rendering plant
knacky : handy, ingenious, clever
knag : a short projection or spur especially from a tree trunk or branch
knagged : knaggy
knaggy : full of or covered with gnarled knotty protuberances : craggy, rugged, rough
knap : a crest of a hill : summit
Knapper : a crest of a hill : summit
knapper : a crest of a hill : summit
knapsack : a bag (as of canvas or nylon) strapped on the back and used for carrying supplies or personal belongings : backpack sense 1a(2)
knapsacked : a bag (as of canvas or nylon) strapped on the back and used for carrying supplies or personal belongings : backpack sense 1a(2)
knapweed : any of various weedy centaureas
knar : a knot or burl on wood
knarred : knotty, gnarled
knarry : knotty, gnarled
knave : a tricky deceitful fellow
knavery : rascality
knaveship : the condition of being a knave : the personality of a knave
knavess : a female knave
knavish : of, relating to, or characteristic of a knave
knavishly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a knave
knavishness : the quality or state of being knavish : knavery
knawel : a low spreading Old World annual weed (Scleranthus annuus) with inconspicuous greenish flowers that is now widely distributed in North America
knead : to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
kneadable : to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
kneader : to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
kneading : to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
kneadingly : in the manner of one that kneads : with a kneading movement
knebelite : a variously colored mineral (Fe,Mn)2SiO4 consisting of iron manganese silicate and occurring especially in Sweden (specific gravity 4.1)
knee : a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella
kneebrush : a tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some antelopes and other animals
kneecap : a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint : patella
kneed : a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella
kneehole : an open space (as under a desk) for the knees
kneel : to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
kneeler : one that kneels
kneelet : a protective covering for the knee
kneeling : to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
kneelingly : in or from a kneeling position
kneepad : a protective pad for the knee sometimes attached to a garment
kneepan : patella
kneestone : a kneeler for a gable slope
Kneiffia : a genus of North American day-blooming herbs (family Onagraceae) having stamens of unequal length and a 4-angled ovary and often included in Oenothera  — compare sundrops
Kneippism : treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy (as walking barefoot in morning dew)
knell : a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
knelt : to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
knez : a Slavic prince or duke
knezi : a Slavic prince or duke
knick : nick sense 6
knicker : knickerbockers
Knickerbocker : knickers
knickerbockered : wearing knickerbockers
knickerbockers : knickers
knickered : wearing knickers
knickers : loose-fitting short pants gathered at the knee
knickknack : a small trivial article usually intended for ornament
knickknackatory : a repository or collection of knickknacks
knickknackery : a knickknack or knickknacks
knickknacky : devoted to, characterized by, or concerned with knickknacks
knickpoint : a place in a stream bed where a nick occurs
knife : a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade fastened to a handle
knifeboard : a board on which knives are cleaned or polished
knifeful : the quantity a knife will hold or convey
knifeless : lacking a knife
knifelike : a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade fastened to a handle
knifeman : a man that uses or works on or works with knives (as a knife fighter or a knife grinder)
knifer : one that knifes
knifesmith : a maker of knives : cutler
knifeway : a long tapering usually hardened straight bar (as a V bar)
knight : a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior
knightage : knights or a body of knights
knightess : a woman filling the role of a knight either as a fighter or as a member of an order of chivalric import : female knight
knighthead : one of two timbers rising in the bows of a wooden ship just within the stem with one on each side of the bowsprit
knighthood : the rank, dignity, or profession of a knight
Knightia : a small genus of Australasian trees or shrubs (family Proteaceae) with alternate leathery leaves, showy racemose flowers, and follicular fruit  — see rewa-rewa
knightless : unbecoming a knight : unchivalrous
knightlihood : knightliness
knightlike : knightly sense 1
knightliness : of, relating to, or characteristic of a knight
knightling : a knight of little worth or importance : petty knight
knightly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a knight
Kniphofia : a genus of showy African herbs (family Liliaceae) having clumps of long radical leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers with reflexed perianths
Knisteneaux :  cree
knit : to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
knitback : a coarse branching hairy comfrey (Symphytum officinale) sometimes cultivated for its white, yellowish, purple, or rose flowers
knitch : bundle, fagot
knitted : to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
knitter : to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
knitting : the action or method of one that knits
knitwear : knitted clothing
knived : knife
knob : a small rounded ornament or handle
knobbed : a small rounded ornament or handle
knobber : a two-year-old male deer
knobbiness : the quality or state of being knobby
knobble : a little knob or lump
knobbly : having very small knobs
knobby : a small rounded ornament or handle
knobkerrie : a short wooden club with a knob at one end used as a missile or in close attack especially by Zulus of southern Africa
knobstick : a stick, cane, or club with a rounded knob at its head
knobweed : knapweed
knobwood : a tree (Zanthoxylum capense) of southern Africa with compound leaves and greenish paniculate flowers
knock : to strike something with a sharp blow
knockabout : suitable for rough use
knockdown : having such force as to strike down or overwhelm
knocker : one that knocks: such as
knocking : to strike something with a sharp blow
knockless : having or producing no knock
knockoff : a copy that sells for less than the original
knockout : the act of knocking out : the condition of being knocked out
knockup : a warm-up or practice session before a game in a racket sport (such as tennis)
knoll : a small round hill : mound
knolly : marked by knolls
knop : a usually ornamental knob
knopite : perovskite containing cerium
knopped : a usually ornamental knob
knopper : a gall that is formed by a gall wasp on the leaves and immature acorns of various oaks and that is used in tanning and dyeing
Knorria : a form genus based on fossil stems of Carboniferous age that are intermediate in structure between those typical of the Lepidodendraceae and the Sigillariaceae
knosp : knop
Knossian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the city of Knossos
knot : an interlacement of the parts of one or more flexible bodies forming a lump or knob (as for fastening or tying together)
knotgrass : a cosmopolitan prostrate weed (Polygonum aviculare) of the buckwheat family with jointed stems, prominent sheathing stipules, and minute flowers
knothole : a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot or branch has come out
knotless : devoid of knots
knotroot :  chinese artichoke
knotted : tied in or with a knot
knotter : an interlacement of the parts of one or more flexible bodies forming a lump or knob (as for fastening or tying together)
knottily : in a knotty manner
knottiness : marked by or full of knots
knotting : an interlacement of the parts of one or more flexible bodies forming a lump or knob (as for fastening or tying together)
knotty : marked by or full of knots
knotweed : any of several herbs (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family with leaves and bracts jointed and having a very short petiole
knout : a flogging whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire used (as in czarist Russia) for punishing criminals
know : to perceive directly : have direct cognition of
knowability : capability of being known
knowable : capable of being known : able to be determined or understood
knower : to perceive directly : have direct cognition of
knowing : having or reflecting knowledge, information, or intelligence
knowingly : having or reflecting knowledge, information, or intelligence
knowingness : having or reflecting knowledge, information, or intelligence
knowledge : the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association
knowledgeable : having or showing knowledge or intelligence
knowledgeableness : having or showing knowledge or intelligence
knowledgeably : having or showing knowledge or intelligence
knowledged : marked by or equipped with knowledge
knowledgeless : devoid of knowledge : ignorant
known : generally recognized
Knoxville city on the Tennessee River in eastern Tennessee population 178,874
knoxvillite : magnesiocopiapite
knub : knob
knuckle : the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint
knucklebone : a bone (such as a metatarsus or metacarpus of a sheep) used in games and formerly in divination
knuckled : the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint
knuckler : knuckleball
knuckling : the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint
knuckly : having bony protuberances
knur : a hard excrescence (as on a tree trunk) : gnarl
knurl : a small protuberance, excrescence, or knob
knurled : a small protuberance, excrescence, or knob
knurling : the making of knurls
knurly : a small protuberance, excrescence, or knob
Knut variant spelling of canute
knut variant spelling of canute
Ko : knockout entry 1
ko : knockout entry 1
koa : a Hawaiian timber tree (Acacia koa) with crescent-shaped phyllodes and pale yellow flowers borne in small round heads
koae : tropic bird
koala : an Australian arboreal marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has a broad head, large hairy ears, dense gray fur, and sharp claws and feeds on eucalyptus leaves
koali : any of several tropical morning glories of the genus Ipomoea (as I. tuberculata or I. insularis) used in Hawaii as cordage
Koasati : a Muskogean people of northern Alabama
kob : any of various African antelopes (genus Adenota) related to the waterbucks
koban : an oval Japanese gold coin of widely varying value issued from the 17th century to the 19th century
kobellite : a mineral Pb2(Bi,Sb)2S5 consisting of a blackish gray sulfide of antimony, bismuth, and lead
kobird : yellow-billed cuckoo
kobold : a gnome that in German folklore inhabits underground places
Kobus : a genus of antelopes containing the typical waterbucks
Koch Charles (de Ganahl) 1935–     and his brother David (Hamilton) 1940–2019 American entrepreneurs
Kochia : a genus of herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) having a turbinate perianth and broadly winged fruit  — see summer cypress
koda : ditch millet
Kodagu : an aboriginal people of the mountainous region of Coorg in southern India
Kodak : to take photographs with a Kodak camera
kodak : to take photographs with a Kodak camera
Koeberlinia : a monotypic genus of nearly leafless thorny shrubs of dry parts of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico that bear racemes of small white flowers and tend to form dense thickets and that are placed in the family Capparidaceae or sometimes isolated in a separate family
koechlinite : a mineral Bi2MoO6 consisting of a bismuth molybdate
koel : any of several cuckoos (genus Eudynamys) of India, the East Indies, and Australia
Koelreuteria : a small genus of Asiatic trees (family Sapindaceae) distinguished by large terminal panicles of flowers and inflated papery capsular fruit  — see goldenrain tree
koenenite : a mineral Mg5Al2(OH)12Cl4 consisting of a basic chloride of aluminum and magnesium
Koeri : an agricultural Aryo-Dravidian people of northeastern Hindustan
koftgari : Indian damascene work in which steel is inlaid with gold
Kogia : a genus of whales consisting of the pygmy sperm whales
kohemp : kudzu
Kohistani : a Himalayan people of northern Pakistan
Kohl : a preparation used especially in Arabia and Egypt to darken the edges of the eyelids
kohl : a preparation used especially in Arabia and Egypt to darken the edges of the eyelids
kohlrabi : a cabbage (Brassica oleracea gongylodes) having a greatly enlarged, fleshy, turnip-shaped edible stem
kohua : a Maori earth oven
koi : a carp (Cyprinus carpio) bred especially in Japan for large size and a variety of colors and often stocked in ornamental ponds
Koiari : a Papuan people inhabiting Papua
Koibal : a tatarized Samoyed people of the East Siberian region
koil city of northern India in northwestern Uttar Pradesh north of Agra population (including the old town of
koimesis : a feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church commemorating the death and the corporeal assumption of the Virgin Mary now celebrated on August 15
Koine : a dialect or language of a region that has become the common or standard language of a larger area
koine : a dialect or language of a region that has become the common or standard language of a larger area
koinon : the common element in an apo koinou construction
koinonia : the Christian fellowship or body of believers
kokako : wattle crow
kokam : loris sense 1b
kokan : an East Indian timber tree (Duabanga sonneratioides) of the family Sonneratiaceae
kokerboom : quiver tree
kokil : a koel (Eudynamys scolopacea honorata) of India
koklas : pukras
koklass : pukras
Koko : any of several araceous plants including the taro that are cultivated in tropical western Africa for their starchy edible roots
koko : any of several araceous plants including the taro that are cultivated in tropical western Africa for their starchy edible roots
kokoon : brindled gnu
Kokoona : a genus of East Indian trees (family Celastraceae) having flowers with a 3-celled ovary and producing 3-angled fruit
kokowai : red ocher used in New Zealand as a pigment especially on woodwork
kokra : cocowood sense 1
koksaghyz : a perennial Asian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) cultivated for its fleshy roots that have a high rubber content
koku : any of three Japanese units of capacity:
kokum : a semisolid fat or liquid oil obtained from the seeds of a small East Indian tree (Garcinia indica) and used in India for food
Kol : a people of Bengal and Chota Nagpur, India
kolach : a bun made of rich sweet yeast-leavened dough filled with jam or fruit pulp
Kolarian : kol
kolea : golden plover sense c
koleroga : a disease of an areca palm (Areca catechu) caused by a fungus (Phytophthora arecae)
Koli : a people of Bombay, Mysore, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the Punjab, India
kolinsky : any of several Asian weasels (especially Mustela siberica)
Kolis : a people of Bombay, Mysore, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the Punjab, India
kolkhoz : a collective farm of the former U.S.S.R.
kollergang : edge runner sense 2
kolo : a central European folk dance in which dancers form a circle and progress slowly to right or left while one or more dancers perform elaborate steps in the center
kolsun : dhole
Koluschan :  tlingit
Komati river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southern Africa flowing from the northern Drakensberg Mountains in the northeastern part of the Republic of South Africa east and north into Delagoa Bay in southern Mozambique
komatik : a sledge with wooden runners and crossbars lashed with rawhide used especially by the Inuit of eastern Canada
kombu : a laminarian kelp used especially in Japanese cooking as a seasoning in soup stock
Komi : a people of north central U.S.S.R.
kominuter : a ball mill used in grinding raw materials or clinker in the manufacture of portland cement
kommetje : a small depression common in parts of the African veld
kommos : a lament in Greek tragedy sung in parts alternating between chief actor and chorus
komondor : any of a breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dogs of Hungarian origin that are used to guard sheep
Komsomol : a Russian Communist youth organization
kona coastal region of Hawaii in the western part of the island of Hawaii
konak : a large house in Turkey
Konariot : a Turk originally from the Konya district of Asia Minor
Konde : a Bantu people of Nyasaland
Kongo : a member of a Bantu people of the lower Congo River
kongoni : a hartebeest (Alcelaphus cokei) of East Africa
kongsbergite : a mineral consisting of a native silver mercury amalgam
Konia : a Turkish rug woven usually in soft shades of red, blue, and yellow
konimeter : a device for estimating the dust content of air (as in a mine or a cement mill)
koninckite : a mineral FePo4.3H2O consisting of hydrous ferric phosphate in yellow aggregates of radiated structure
konini : a tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) of New Zealand that often attains a height of 40 feet and that has pendulous showy flowers
koniology : a science that deals with atmospheric dust and its effects on plant and animal life
konjak : a large aroid (Amorphophallus rivieri) grown in Japan for its large tuberous corms used for making flour
Konkani : an Indo-Aryan language of the west coast of India
kontakion : a poetic sermon with numerous stanzas that was in common use in the Byzantine rite between the 6th and 8th centuries a.d.
Konyak : a people of the Assam-Burma frontier area
kookaburra : a brownish kingfisher (Dacelo novaeguineae synonym D. gigas) of Australia that is about the size of a crow and has a call resembling loud laughter
kooletah : an Eskimo coat made of caribou skin
koolokamba : a dark-faced West African chimpanzee sometimes regarded as a separate species (Pan koolokamba)
koombar : an East Indian timber tree (Gmelina arborea) used especially for building foundations and for boat decks
koomkie : a trained usually female elephant used in India to decoy and train wild male elephants
kootcha : a small stingless wild Australian honeybee of the genus Trigona
Kootenay : a member of an American Indian people of the Rocky Mountains in both the U.S. and Canada
kopeck a monetary subunit of the ruble (Russia)  — see ruble at Money Table
koph : the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
kopi : karaka
koppa : a letter of the early Greek alphabet replaced by kappa in the eastern Greek alphabet except for use as a numeral with the value 90 but retained in the western Greek alphabet and ultimately becoming the Latin letter Q
koppite : a mineral consisting of a pyrochlore containing cerium, iron, and potassium
kor : an ancient Hebrew and Phoenician unit of measure of capacity
Kora : a 21-stringed African musical instrument resembling a lute
kora : a 21-stringed African musical instrument resembling a lute
Korahite : a descendant of the biblical Levite Korah who founded a line of prominent temple musicians
korakan : ragi
Koran : the book composed of sacred writings accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muhammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel
Korana : any of a group of racially mixed Hottentot peoples originally from the area along the Orange, Vaal, and Modder rivers in southern Africa
Koranic : the book composed of sacred writings accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muhammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel
korari :  new zealand flax
Kore : an ancient Greek statue of a clothed young woman standing with feet together
kore : an ancient Greek statue of a clothed young woman standing with feet together
Korean : a native or inhabitant of Korea
Koreishite : a member of the Quraish people
Koreshan : of or relating to Koreshanity
Koreshanity : the doctrines and beliefs of a communal religious society founded in 1886 by Cyrus R. Teed to reestablish church and state upon a basis of divine fellowship
kori : any of several coins of the 19th and 20th centuries used in states of western and northwestern India
korimako : a New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura)
korin : a gazelle (Gazella rufifrons) of Senegambia, West Africa
kornerupine : a mineral (Mg,Fe,Al)20(Si,B)9O43 consisting of a magnesium aluminum iron borosilicate resembling sillimanite in appearance
Koroa : a Tunican people of the Yazoo and Mississippi river valleys, Mississippi
koromika : any of several shrubs of the genus Veronica (especially V. salicifolia and V. parviflora)
koromiko : any of several shrubs of the genus Veronica (especially V. salicifolia and V. parviflora)
korona : the basic monetary unit of Hungary from 1892 to 1925
korrigum : a reddish fawn antelope (Damaliscus korrigum) of western Africa with black markings
koruna the basic monetary unit of Czech Republic  — see Money Table
Korwa : a people of the western Chota Nagpur region of southwestern Bihar, India, apparently related to the Mundas
Koryak : an Americanoid people of northeastern Siberia
kos island of Greece in the Dodecanese Islands area 111 square miles (289 square kilometers)
kosher : sanctioned by Jewish law
kosin : a yellowish brown amorphous anthelmintic powder containing all of the constituents of brayera
Koso : brayera
Kosteletzkya : a small genus of herbs of the family Malvaceae that are native chiefly to the southern U.S. and tropical America and that differ from the mallows in having a single ovule in each cell of the ovary
Kota city on the Chambal River in Rajasthan, northwestern India population 1,001,694
koto : a long Japanese zither having 13 strings
Kotoko : a people of the lower Shari-Logone basin in the environs of Lake Chad
kotschubeite : a rose-red mineral consisting of a chrome-bearing clinochlore
kottigite : a mineral Zn3(AsO4)2.8H2O consisting of a hydrous arsenate of zinc
kotuku : great white heron sense 1
kotwal : a chief police officer or town magistrate in India
kotwalee : a police station in India
kou : a tree (Cordia subcordata) of the Pacific islands whose wood is used for making household utensils
kowhai : a shrub or small tree (Sophora tetraptera) of Australasia and Chile that yields a hard strong wood
kowtow : to show obsequious deference : fawn
kozo : paper mulberry
Kra : crab-eating macaque
kra : crab-eating macaque
kraal : a village of southern African natives
kraft : a strong paper or cardboard made from wood pulp produced from wood chips boiled in an alkaline solution containing sodium sulfate
krait : any of a genus (Bungarus) of brightly banded extremely venomous nocturnal elapid snakes of Pakistan, India, southeastern Asia, and adjacent islands
kraken : a fabulous Scandinavian sea monster
krakowiak : a Polish usually group folk dance that combines elements of the ancient round, the more recent square, and the modern polka
Krama : the mingled and consecrated wine and water into which the consecrated bread is broken at the Eucharist in the Eastern Orthodox Church
krama : the mingled and consecrated wine and water into which the consecrated bread is broken at the Eucharist in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Krameria : a genus of shrubs that are usually placed with the legumes (family Leguminosae) or sometimes in their own family (Krameriaceae) and include two (K. triandra and K. argentea) with astringent roots formerly used in pharmacy
kran : the basic monetary unit of Persia from 1826 to 1932
krantzite : a fossil resin similar to amber
Krapina : an early broad-headed Neanderthal man known from several fragmentary skeletons found associated with Mousterian artifacts in a rock shelter in northern Croatia
kras : an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
krasis : the act or practice of mingling water with wine in the Eastern Orthodox Eucharist : mixed chalice  — compare krama
kratogen : a region that has remained undisturbed while an adjacent area has been affected by mountain-making movements  — compare orogen
kratogenic : a region that has remained undisturbed while an adjacent area has been affected by mountain-making movements  — compare orogen
kraurite : dufrenite
kraurosis : atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane especially of the vulva where it is often a precancerous lesion
kraurotic : atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane especially of the vulva where it is often a precancerous lesion
krausen : to add strong newly fermenting wort to (beer) to produce natural carbonation  — compare gyle
krausite : a mineral KFe(SO4)2.H2O consisting of a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron
kraut : sauerkraut
kreis : a unit of local government in Germany corresponding to a county
kreittonite : a black gahnite
kremersite : a volcanic mineral product [(NH4),K]2FeCl5.H2O consisting of a hydrous chloride of potassium, ammonium, and iron that occurs in red octahedrons
kremlin : the citadel of a Russian city
krems :  kremnitz white
kreng : the carcass of a whale after removal of the blubber and baleen
krennerite : a mineral AuTe2 consisting of a gold telluride
kriegspiel : a game in which blocks, pins, and flags representing contending forces and guns are moved about according to rules based on war conditions
krieker : pectoral sandpiper
Krigia : a genus of small branched yellow-flowered North American herbs that are related to the chicories but resemble dandelions and have a pappus of both bristles and chaff and short achenes
krimmer : a gray fur resembling astrakhan or Persian lamb that is made from the pelts of young lambs of the Crimean peninsula region  — compare broadtail, karakul
Kris : a Malay or Indonesian dagger with a ridged serpentine blade
Krishna : a deity or deified hero of later Hinduism worshipped as an incarnation of Vishnu
Krishnaism : a widespread form of Hindu religion characterized by the worship of Krishna
krohnkite : a mineral Na2Cu(SO4)2.2H2O consisting of an azure-blue hydrous copper sodium sulfate that occurs massive
kromeski : a croquette wrapped in bacon, dipped in batter, and fried
kromogram : the set of three photographic positives used in a chromoscope
krona the basic monetary unit of Sweden  — see Money Table
krone the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway  — see Money Table
kronen the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway  — see Money Table
kroner the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway  — see Money Table
kronor the basic monetary unit of Sweden  — see Money Table
kronur the basic monetary unit of Sweden  — see Money Table
Kroo :  kru
kroon the basic monetary unit of Estonia until 2011  — see Money Table
Kru : an indigenous people of Liberia skilled as boatmen
Kruman :  kru
krummhorn : a Renaissance double-reed woodwind instrument consisting of a curved boxwood tube and having a pierced cap covering the reed
krypton : a colorless relatively inert gaseous element found in air in trace amounts and used especially in electric lamps  — see Chemical Elements Table
Kshatriya : a Hindu of an upper caste traditionally assigned to governing and military occupations
Kua : a kauri pine (Agathis vitiensis) of the Fiji islands
Kuan : a type of Chinese pottery of the Sung period in the 12th century
kuan : a type of Chinese pottery of the Sung period in the 12th century
Kuba : an eastern Caucasian carpet of coarse but firm weave resembling the Shirvan in design
kuba : an eastern Caucasian carpet of coarse but firm weave resembling the Shirvan in design
Kubachi : a people of Dagestan
Kuchean : tocharian b
kuchen : any of various coffee cakes made from sweet yeast dough
kudize : grant honors to : praise
kudos : praise given for achievement
kudu : a large grayish brown African antelope (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) with large annulated spirally twisted horns
kudzu : a fast-growing Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) of the legume family that is used for forage and erosion control and is often a serious weed in the southeastern U.S.
kuei graphical user interface
Kufic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Al Kufa, a city of Mesopotamia or of its inhabitants
kugel : a baked pudding (as of potatoes or noodles) usually served as a side dish
Kuhnia : a genus of North American perennial herbs (family Compositae) with alternate resinous leaves and heads of cream-colored tubular flowers
Kui : a people of southeastern Thailand and adjacent Cambodia who are brachycephalic and of short stature
Kuki : any of numerous hill peoples in southern Assam, India
kukri : a curved short sword with a broad blade used especially by Gurkhas
kuku : kereru
kukui : candlenut sense 2
kukupa : kereru
kula : a Melanesian interisland system of exchange in which prestige items (as necklaces and arm shells) are ceremoniously exchanged with a concomitant trade in useful goods  — compare exchange sense 1b
Kulah : a Turkish rug that is often a prayer rug and that uses the Ghiordes knot
kulah : a Turkish rug that is often a prayer rug and that uses the Ghiordes knot
kulak : a prosperous or wealthy peasant farmer in 19th century Russia
Kulanapan : a language family of the Hokan stock comprising several languages all known as Pomo
Kulturkampf : conflict between civil government and religious authorities especially over control of education and church appointments
Kulturkreis : a culture complex developing in successive epochs from its center of origin and becoming diffused over large areas of the world
kumbi : the silky fiber of the white silk cotton tree
kumhar : a member of a potter caste of India
kumiss : a beverage of fermented mare's milk made originally by the nomadic peoples of central Asia
kummel : a colorless liqueur flavored principally with caraway seeds
kumquat : any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and somewhat acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves
Kumyk : a Turkish people of the Caucasus
kunai : cogon
kung : a member of a people of southern Africa
kunkur : a limestone used especially in India for making lime and building roads
kunzite : a pinkish-lilac variety of spodumene used as a gem
kupfferite : a green aluminous variety of amphibole
kuphar : gufa
kupper : saw-scaled viper
kurbash : a lash or whip of hide used as an instrument of punishment
Kurd : a member of a pastoral and agricultural people who inhabit a plateau region in adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
Kurdish : the Iranian language of the Kurds
Kurdistan : an Oriental rug woven by the Kurds and noted for fine colors
kurgan : a burial mound of eastern Europe or Siberia
Kurilian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Kuril Islands
Kurku :  korku
Kurmi : a member of an important agricultural caste distributed throughout India with the exception of the extreme south
kurrajong : any of several Australian trees or shrubs (family Sterculiaceae, especially genus Brachychiton)
kurtosis : the peakedness or flatness of the graph of a frequency distribution especially with respect to the concentration of values near the mean as compared with the normal distribution
Kuruba : a member of a pastoral people in Mysore and other parts of southern India
Kurukh : an indigenous people of central India who antedate the Dravidians in India
kuruma : jinrikisha
Kurumba : a member of a jungle people living on the slopes of the Nilgiri hills of southern India
kurus a monetary subunit of the lira  — see lira at Money Table
kurvey : to carry goods about in an ox wagon in southern Africa
kurveyor : a traveling trader in southern Africa who carries goods about in a large ox wagon
kusa : a grass (Eragrostis cynosuroides) of India used in Hindu ceremonies
kusam : a tree (Schleichera oleosa) of the family Sapindaceae that grows in dry forests of southeastern Asia, has pinnate leaves, apetalous flowers, and dry fruits surrounded by pulpy arils and that yields a hard heavy reddish brown timber and from its seeds an oil that is used locally for cooking, illumination, and medicine  — see macassar oil
Kusan : an Indian people of Oregon
kusha : a grass (Eragrostis cynosuroides) of India used in Hindu ceremonies
kusimansel : a small dark brown burrowing carnivorous mammal that is a native of West Africa and related to the mongoose
kusti : the sacred cord or girdle worn by Parsis as a mark of their faith  — compare sacred shirt
Kusum : safflower
kusum : safflower
kutcha : being in a crude or raw state : makeshift, unfinished
Kutchin : an Athapaskan people of the Yukon and Mackenzie river valleys, Alaska and northwestern Canada
Kutenai : a member of an American Indian people of the Rocky Mountains in both the U.S. and Canada
kuttar : a short dagger used in India with a handle consisting of two parallel bars joined by a crosspiece that is gripped with the hand
kuvasz : a long-established Hungarian breed of tall and light-footed but sturdy white dogs
kvass : a slightly alcoholic beverage of eastern Europe made from fermented mixed cereals and often flavored
Kwakiutl : a member of an American Indian people of the Canadian Pacific coast
kwazoku : the class of nobility of both civil and feudal origin in the Japanese social scale  — compare heimin, shizoku
kyack : a packsack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle
kyah : an Indian partridge (Francolinus gularis) having a strong spur
kyat the basic monetary unit of Myanmar (Burma)  — see Money Table
Kyle : channel, sound, strait
kyle : channel, sound, strait
kylix : a drinking cup that has two looped handles on a shallow bowl set upon a slender center foot
kymogram : a record made by a kymograph
kymograph : a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)
kymographic : a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)
kynurenic : a crystalline acid C10H7NO3 that is formed from kynurenine as one of the normal products of tryptophan metabolism and that is excreted in the urine
kyphoscoliosis : backward and lateral curvature of the spine
kyphoscoliotic : of, relating to, or marked by kyphoscoliosis
Kyphosidae : a family of chiefly tropical percoid shore fishes resembling bass and including a number of important herbivorous food fishes  — see kyphosus , rudderfish
kyphosis : exaggerated outward curvature of the thoracic region of the spine resulting in a rounded upper back  — compare lordosis
kyphotic : exaggerated outward curvature of the thoracic region of the spine resulting in a rounded upper back  — compare lordosis
Kyrie : a short liturgical prayer that begins with or consists of the words "Lord, have mercy"
kyte : belly sense 1
Kyurin : a member of a Lezghian people of the Caucasus mountains
L : the 12th letter of the English alphabet
l : the 12th letter of the English alphabet
la : the sixth note of the major scale in solfège
laager : camp
lab : laboratory
Laban : a method of recording bodily movement (as in a dance) on a staff by means of direction and other symbols that can be aligned with musical accompaniment  — see icosahedron
labarum : an imperial standard of the later Roman emperors resembling the vexillum
labba : paca
labber : splash, wet
labdanum : a soft dark fragrant bitter oleoresin derived from various rockroses (genus Cistus) and used in making perfumes
labefaction : a weakening or impairment especially of moral principles or civil order : downfall, overthrow
label : a slip (as of paper or cloth) inscribed and affixed to something for identification or description
labeler : a slip (as of paper or cloth) inscribed and affixed to something for identification or description
labella : the median and usually most morphologically distinct member of the corolla of an orchid
labellate : having a labellum
labelloid : resembling a labellum
labellum : the median and usually most morphologically distinct member of the corolla of an orchid
labial : uttered with the participation of one or both lips
labialism : a speech defect characterized by the substitution of one labial sound for another or of a labial for another type of sound
labiality : the quality or state of being labial
labialization : to make labial : round sense 1b(2)
labialize : to make labial : round sense 1b(2)
labially : uttered with the participation of one or both lips
Labiatae : a family of mostly aromatic herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Polemoniales) distinguished especially by the four-lobed ovary which becomes four one-seeded nutlets in fruit  — see mint
labiate : having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts projecting one over the other like lips
labiated : labiate
labiella : hypopharynx
labile : readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
lability : readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
labilization : to render labile (as in chemical structure)
labilize : to render labile (as in chemical structure)
labiodental : uttered with the participation of the lip and teeth
labioglossopharyngeal : of, relating to, or affecting the lips, tongue, and pharynx
labiolingual : of or relating to the lips and the tongue
labionasal : both labial and nasal
labiovelar : both labial and velar
labium : any of the folds at the margin of the vulva  — compare labia majora, labia minora
lablab : any of several vines of the genus Dolichos or related genera
labor : expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory
laboratorial : of, utilizing, or resembling a laboratory
laboratorian : a laboratory worker
laboratory : a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis
labored : produced or performed with labor
laborer : one that labors
laboring : expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory
laboringly : in a laboring manner : laboriously
laborious : involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
laboriously : involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
laboriousness : involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
laborism : the principles and policies of the Labour party
laborite : a member of a group favoring the interests of labor
laborless : involving or doing no labor : easy, idle
laborsaving : adapted to replace or decrease human and especially manual labor
laborsome : laborious sense 2
laborsomely : laborious sense 2
Laboulbenia : the type genus of the family Laboulbeniaceae
Laboulbeniaceae : a family of minute fungi (order Laboulbeniales) living as parasites upon insects and having a thallus consisting of only a few cells and a spermatial type of sexual reproduction resembling that of the red algae
laboulbeniaceous : a family of minute fungi (order Laboulbeniales) living as parasites upon insects and having a thallus consisting of only a few cells and a spermatial type of sexual reproduction resembling that of the red algae
Laboulbeniales : an order of euascomycetous fungi coextensive with the family Laboulbeniaceae
labra : an upper or anterior mouthpart of an arthropod consisting of a single median piece in front of or above the mandibles
Labrador peninsula in eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Atlantic; divided between the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador area 625,000 square miles (1,618,750 square kilometers)
Labradorean peninsula in eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Atlantic; divided between the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador area 625,000 square miles (1,618,750 square kilometers)
labradorite : an iridescent feldspar used especially in jewelry
labral : of or relating to the glenoid labrum or the acetabular labrum
labret : an ornament worn in a perforation of the lip
Labridae : a large and important family of percoid fishes having the palate toothless, the anterior teeth of the jaws separate and usually strong, and the lower pharyngeals completely united into one bone with conical or tubercular teeth  — see wrasse
labroid : related to or resembling fishes of the family Labridae
labrum : an upper or anterior mouthpart of an arthropod consisting of a single median piece in front of or above the mandibles
Labrus : the type genus of the family Labridae
labrusca : of, relating to, or derived from an American fox grape (Vitis labrusca) that has been important in the development of hardy cultivated grapes
labrys : an ancient Cretan sacred double ax
Laburnum : any of a small genus (Laburnum, especially L. anagyroides) of poisonous leguminous shrubs and trees of Eurasia with pendulous racemes of bright yellow flowers
labyrinth : a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
labyrinthal : labyrinthine
labyrinthian : labyrinthine
labyrinthic : labyrinthine
labyrinthical : labyrinthine
labyrinthically : labyrinthine
Labyrinthici : an order of freshwater and brackish water fishes chiefly of southeastern Asia that are now usually included among the Percomorphi and that are adapted to meet unfavorable conditions by a labyrinthine outpocketing of the gill chamber permitting them to take oxygen from the air as well as from water  — compare anabas , labyrinth fish
labyrinthine : of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth : intricate, involved
labyrinthitis : inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear
labyrinthodont : any of a superorder (Labyrinthodontia) of extinct amphibians of the Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic typically having bodies resembling salamanders or crocodiles and considered to be the earliest tetrapod vertebrates
labyrinthodontid : a superorder of Amphibia comprising extinct amphibians of the Devonian, Upper Paleozoic, and Triassic that are extremely variable in form and size but typically resemble rather heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles, that have the centra of the vertebrae ossified from blocks or arches of cartilage, a completely roofed bony skull, and usually labyrinthine teeth, that are known chiefly from fragmentary remains, and that are considered to be the earliest true tetrapods and in some respects to bridge the gap between the crossopterygians and the most primitive reptiles
labyrinthodontoid : a superorder of Amphibia comprising extinct amphibians of the Devonian, Upper Paleozoic, and Triassic that are extremely variable in form and size but typically resemble rather heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles, that have the centra of the vertebrae ossified from blocks or arches of cartilage, a completely roofed bony skull, and usually labyrinthine teeth, that are known chiefly from fragmentary remains, and that are considered to be the earliest true tetrapods and in some respects to bridge the gap between the crossopterygians and the most primitive reptiles
Labyrinthula : a genus of rhizopods parasitic in aquatic plants, the individuals forming pseudoplasmodia by anastomosis of filar pseudopodia but encysting independently and sometimes passing through transient flagellate stages  — see labyrinthulales
lac : a resinous substance secreted by a scale insect (Laccifer lacca) and used chiefly in the form of shellac
lacca : lac
laccase : a blue copper-containing oxidase occurring especially in the sap of lacquer trees and having an ability to produce lacquer from the sap and induce oxidation of certain polyhydroxy phenols (as urushiol)
laccol : a crystalline phenol C17H31C6H3(OH)2 occurring in the sap of lacquer trees
laccolith : a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata
laccolithic : a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata
lace : to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
lacebark : a West Indian tree (Lagetta lintearia)
laced : to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
Lacedaemonian  — see sparta
laceflower : wild carrot
laceleaf : lattice plant
laceless : to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
lacelike : to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
lacepod : fringepod
lacer : to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
lacerability : the quality or state of being vulnerable to laceration
lacerable : capable of being lacerated
lacerate : to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly
lacerated : to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly
laceration : the act of lacerating
lacerative : to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly
Lacerta : a genus (the type of the family Lacertidae) of lizards formerly including nearly all known lizards but now restricted to certain typical Old World forms  — see green lizard, sand lizard
Lacertae : a division of Lacertilia comprising the typical lizards as distinguished from the chameleons and geckos
lacertian : lacertilian
Lacertid : of or relating to the genus Lacerta or family Lacertidae
Lacertidae : a large Old World family of terrestrial zoophagous lizards with well-developed limbs, pleurodont dentition, and deeply notched tonque
lacertiform : having the form or structure of a typical lizard
Lacertilia : a division of Reptilia (usually a suborder of Squamata) comprising the true lizards, chameleons, geckos, and various related limbless forms all related closely to the snakes in structure and of origin no earlier apparently than the Jurassic and typically distinguished by a tapering tail, well-developed pentadactyl limbs, a scaly or tuberculated skin, and movable eyelids  — compare gila monster
lacertilian : of or relating to the Lacertilia or to a lizard
lacertiloid : like or relating to the Lacertilia
lacertine : resembling a lizard : lacertilian
lacertoid : resembling a lizard
lacery : a lacy appearance or pattern
lacewing : any of various neuropterous insects (such as genera Chrysopa and Hemerobius) having delicate lacelike wing venation, long antennae, and often brilliant eyes
lacewood : lacebark sense 2
lacework : objects or patterns consisting of or resembling lace
Lachenalia : a genus of bulbous plants (family Liliaceae) of southern Africa with ligulate basal leaves and tubular red and yellow flowers
laches : negligence in the observance of duty or opportunity
Lachesis : a genus of American pit vipers comprising the bushmaster and related snakes that are sometimes included in the genus Trimeresurus
Lachnanthes : a genus of North American herbs (family Haemodoraceae) having leaves both clustered at the base and scattered on the stem and loosely woolly flowers in a compound cyme  — see redroot
lachryma : a still Italian wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius that is white, red, or rosé and sweet or dry
lachrymal : of, relating to, or being glands that produce tears
lachrymation : the secretion of tears especially when abnormal or excessive
lachrymator : a tear-producing substance (such as tear gas)
lachrymatory : of, relating to, or prompting tears
lachrymist : one given to weeping
lachrymose : given to tears or weeping : tearful
lachrymosely : given to tears or weeping : tearful
lachrymosity : given to tears or weeping : tearful
lacily : in a lacy fashion or manner
laciness : the quality or state of being lacy
lacing : the action of one that laces
lacinia : a narrow incised segment in a leaf or similar structure
laciniate : bordered with a fringe
laciniation : bordered with a fringe
laciniose : laciniate, fringed
lacinula : a small lacinia
lacinulate : a small lacinia
lacinulose : a small lacinia
lacis : network, net
lack : to be deficient or missing
lackadaisical : lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
lackadaisically : lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
lackadaisy : indifference, lassitude
lackey : footman sense 2, servant
lackeyed : footman sense 2, servant
lackland : a person owning no land
lackluster : lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull, mediocre
lackwit : a dull or witless person : blockhead, fool
lacmoid : a violet-blue dye resembling litmus that is made by the action of nitrites on resorcinol and is used as an indicator in titration
lacmus : litmus
Laconian ancient country of southern Greece in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese bordering on the Aegean and the Mediterranean seas; capital Sparta
Laconic : using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
laconic : using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
laconica : the sweating room of an ancient Roman bath
laconically : using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
laconicism : laconism
laconicum : the sweating room of an ancient Roman bath
laconism : brevity or terseness of expression or style
laconize : to incline to the Spartan cause or manner
lacquer : a spirit varnish (such as shellac)
lacquerer : a spirit varnish (such as shellac)
lacquering : a spirit varnish (such as shellac)
lacroixite : a mineral approximately Na(Ca,Mn)AlPO4(OH)3 that consists of a basic phosphate of aluminum, calcium, manganese, and sodium often containing fluorine and that occurs in pale yellowish green crystals (hardness 4.1)
lacrosse : a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch to catch, carry, and throw the ball
lactagogue : galactagogue
lactalbumin : an albumin that is obtained from whey and is similar to serum albumin
lactam : any of a class of amides of amino carboxylic acids that are formed by the loss of a molecule of water from the amino and carboxyl groups, that are characterized by the carbonyl-imido group −CONH− in a ring, and that include many antibiotics  — compare lactim, lactone
Lactarius : a large genus of white-spored agarics (family Agaricaceae) that exude a white or colored milky juice when cut or broken and that include an edible species (L. deliciosus) and some poisonous ones
lactary : of or relating to milk : yielding a white milky juice
lactase : an enzyme that hydrolyzes beta-galactosides (such as lactose) and occurs especially in the intestines of young mammals and in yeasts
lactate : a salt or ester of lactic acid
lactation : the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
lactational : the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
lacteal : relating to, consisting of, producing, or resembling milk
lactenin : a nitrogenous substance present in milk that inhibits bacterial growth
lacteous : milky, white
lactescence : milkiness
lactescent : becoming or appearing milky
lactic : of or relating to milk
lactide : a crystalline dilactone C6H8O4 formed from two molecules of lactic acid by self-esterification
lactiferous : yielding a milky juice
lactific : producing milk
lactifical : producing milk
lactify : to transform by lactic fermentation
lactim : any of a class of hydroxy imides tautomeric with lactams and characterized by the enolic group −C(OH)=N−
lactivorous : feeding on milk
lacto : milk
lactobacilli : any of a genus (Lactobacillus) of bacteria that produce lactic acid
Lactobacillus : any of a genus (Lactobacillus) of bacteria that produce lactic acid
lactobacillus : any of a genus (Lactobacillus) of bacteria that produce lactic acid
lactochrome : riboflavin
lactoflavin : riboflavin
lactoglobulin : a crystalline protein fraction that is obtained from the whey of milk
lactometer : a hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of milk
lactone : any of various cyclic esters formed from hydroxy acids
lactonic : any of various cyclic esters formed from hydroxy acids
lactonization : to convert into a lactone
lactonize : to convert into a lactone
lactophosphate : a mixture of a lactate and a phosphate
lactoprotein : any of the proteins in milk (as lactalbumin or lactoglobulin)
lactose : a disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that is present in milk and yields glucose and galactose upon hydrolysis and yields especially lactic acid upon fermentation
lactoside : a glycoside that yields lactose on hydrolysis
lactosuria : the presence of lactose in the urine
lactovegetarian : a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products, vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts  — compare lacto-ovo vegetarian
Lactuca : a genus of widely distributed milky-juiced herbs (family Compositae) having a beaked achene and soft white multiseriate pappus  — see lettuce, prickly lettuce
lactucarium : the dried milky juice of a wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa) of central and southern Europe that resembles opium in physical properties and was formerly used as a sedative
lactyl : the radical CH3CH(OH)CO− of lactic acid
lacuna : a blank space or a missing part : gap
lacunae : a blank space or a missing part : gap
lacunal : lacunary
lacunar : a blank space or a missing part : gap
lacunary : of, relating to, or including lacunae
lacune : lacuna
lacunule : a small lacuna
lacunulose : having minute lacunae
lacustral : lacustrine
lacustrian : lacustrine
lacustrine : of, relating to, formed in, living in, or growing in lakes
lacy : resembling or consisting of lace
lad : a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity : boy, youth
Ladakhi district in the Himalayas and the Karakoram Range of northern India in eastern Kashmir on the border with Tibet; capital Leh area 45,762 square miles (118,981 square kilometers)
ladanum : a soft dark fragrant bitter oleoresin derived from various rockroses (genus Cistus) and used in making perfumes
ladder : a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step
laddered : provided with a ladder
laddering : ladders or material for ladders
ladderlike : a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step
ladderway : a series of ladders for passage up or down in a mine
laddery : resembling a ladder
laddie : a young lad
laddish : resembling or belonging to a lad : boyish, immature, youthful
lade : to put a load or burden on or in : load
laden : carrying a load or burden
lader : one that lades
ladhood : boyhood
ladies : ladies' room
ladify : to make a lady of : treat as a lady : call by the title Lady
Ladik : a rug of fine texture woven in and near Ladik in central Anatolia
Ladin : a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Alto Adige in northern Italy
lading : loading sense 1
Ladino : a westernized Spanish-speaking Latin American
ladkin : a little lad
ladle : a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids
ladleful : a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids
ladler : one that ladles
ladrone : blackguard, rogue
lady : a woman having proprietary rights or authority especially as a feudal superior
ladybird : any of numerous small nearly hemispherical often brightly colored often spotted beetles (family Coccinellidae) of temperate and tropical regions that usually feed both as larvae and adults on other insects (such as aphids)
ladybug : any of numerous small nearly hemispherical often brightly colored often spotted beetles (family Coccinellidae) of temperate and tropical regions that usually feed both as larvae and adults on other insects (such as aphids)
ladyfinger : a small finger-shaped sponge cake
ladyfish : bonefish sense 1
ladyhood : the state of being a lady : quality or nature of a lady
ladyish : somewhat like a lady
ladykin : a little lady
ladykind : ladies  — compare womankind
ladyless : lacking ladies : not accompanied by a lady
ladylike : of a kind traditionally considered suitable to or attractive for a woman
ladylikeness : the quality or state of being ladylike
ladylove : sweetheart, mistress
ladyship : the condition of being a lady : rank of lady
Laelia : a genus of Central and South American orchids having solitary or racemose variously colored flowers with a 3-lobed labellum and pseudobulbs bearing one or two oblong leaves
Laemodipoda : a division of Amphipoda comprising crustaceans (as the whale lice and members of the genus Caprella) in which the abdomen is small and rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs
laeotropic : turning to the left : sinistral
laet : one of a class composed chiefly of freedmen with a status between tribesmen and slaves in ancient Kent
laetic : of or relating to a class of non-Roman cultivators of the soil during the later Roman empire who paid tribute for the lands which they occupied
laevorotation : left-handed or counterclockwise rotation
laevorotatory : turning toward the left or counterclockwise
lafayette Marquis de 1757–1834 Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier French general and statesman
lag : one that lags or is last
lagan : goods thrown into the sea with a buoy attached so that they may be found again
lagen : an obsolete unit of capacity for liquids
lagena : the upper extremity of the cochlear duct that is attached to the cupula at the upper part of the helicotrema
Lagenaria : a genus of herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) characterized by more or less bottle-shaped fruit and having as its only species the bottle gourd
lagend : goods thrown into the sea with a buoy attached so that they may be found again
lageniform : shaped like a flask : dilated below and tapering to a slender neck above
lager : a beer (such as a bock or pilsner) that is brewed at cool temperatures by slow fermentation with a slow-acting yeast (especially Saccharomyces pastorianus synonym S. carlsbergensis)
Lagerstroemia : a genus of shrubs (family Lythraceae) of tropical Asia and Africa with usually showy paniculate flowers and capsular fruits with winged seeds  — see crape myrtle
Lagetta : a genus of West Indian shrubs or small trees (family Thymelaeaceae) with large alternate leaves and spicate or racemose white flowers
lagetto : lacebark
laggar : luggar
laggard : lagging or tending to lag : dilatory
laggardly : lagging or tending to lag : dilatory
laggardness : lagging or tending to lag : dilatory
lagged : one that lags or is last
laggen : the staves of a hooped vessel (as a barrel or cask) especially at their bottom
lagger : one that lags or is last
laggin : the staves of a hooped vessel (as a barrel or cask) especially at their bottom
lagging : a lag (see lag entry 4 sense 2) or material used for making lags: such as
laglast : one that lags or lingers to the last
lagniappe : a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase
lagomorph : any of an order (Lagomorpha) of gnawing herbivorous mammals having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw one behind the other and comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas
Lagomorpha : an order of gnawing herbivorous mammals having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw one behind the other, usually soft fur, and short or rudimentary tail, made up of two families (Leporidae and Ochotonidae) comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas, and was formerly considered a suborder of the order Rodentia
lagomorphic : an order of gnawing herbivorous mammals having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw one behind the other, usually soft fur, and short or rudimentary tail, made up of two families (Leporidae and Ochotonidae) comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas, and was formerly considered a suborder of the order Rodentia
lagomorphous : an order of gnawing herbivorous mammals having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw one behind the other, usually soft fur, and short or rudimentary tail, made up of two families (Leporidae and Ochotonidae) comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas, and was formerly considered a suborder of the order Rodentia
lagoon : a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
lagoonal : a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
lagoonside : the land bordering on a lagoon
lagophthalmos : pathological incomplete closure of the eyelids : inability to close the eyelids fully
lagopous : having hairy rhizomes suggestive of the foot of a hare
Lagopus : a genus of northern game birds (family Tetraonidae) comprising the ptarmigans and the red grouse
Lagorchestes : a genus consisting of the hare wallabies
Lagostomus : a genus of hystricomorph rodents (family Chinchillidae) comprising the plains vizcacha
Lagothrix : a genus consisting of the woolly monkeys
Lagrangian : a function that describes the state of a dynamic system in terms of position coordinates and their time derivatives and that is equal to the difference between the potential energy and kinetic energy  — compare hamiltonian
Lagthing : a Scandinavian legislative body:
Lagting : a Scandinavian legislative body:
Lagunero : an extinct Uto-Aztecan people or group of peoples of northern Mexico
Lagurus : a genus of European grasses with the spikelets in woolly heads  — see hare's-tail grass
Lahnda : an Indo-Aryan dialect group of eastern Pakistan
Lahontan former lake that covered much of what is now western Nevada, at its greatest extent reached into present-day California, and that was formed by increased rainfall during the Pleistocene epoch 
Lahuli : a native or inhabitant of Lahul, northern Kashmir
Lai : a medieval type of short tale in French literature that is usually in octosyllabic verse and deals with subjects of Celtic origin often connected with Arthur or the Round Table
lai : a medieval type of short tale in French literature that is usually in octosyllabic verse and deals with subjects of Celtic origin often connected with Arthur or the Round Table
laic : of or relating to the laity : secular
laical : of or relating to the laity : secular
laically : of or relating to the laity : secular
laicism : a political system characterized by the exclusion of ecclesiastical control and influence
laicity : control or influence by the laity
laicization : to reduce to lay status
laicize : to reduce to lay status
laine : woolen cloth : wool
lair : a resting or sleeping place : bed
laird : a landed proprietor
lairdly : a landed proprietor
lairdship : the estate belonging to a laird
lairstone : gravestone
laitance : an accumulation of fine particles on the surface of fresh concrete due to an upward movement of water (as when excessive mixing water is used)
laity : the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
Lak : lymphokine-activated killer cell
lak : lymphokine-activated killer cell
lakatoi : a dugout double canoe used by natives of Australasia
lake : a considerable inland body of standing water
lakeland city in central Florida east of Tampa population 97,422
lakelet : a little lake
lakelike : a considerable inland body of standing water
laker : one associated with a lake
lakeside : lakefront
lakeward : directed toward a lake
lakeweed : water pepper
lakie : a temporary retrograde movement of the tide observed in the Firth of Forth
laking : a considerable inland body of standing water
lakish : of, relating to, or in the style of the Lake School of poetry
lakist : one of the poets of the Lake School or one of their adherents
Lakota : a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
laky : a considerable inland body of standing water
lalang : cogon
lallation : infantile speech
lalo : a shoot that arises when the tip is removed from a sugarcane culm
lalopathy : a disorder of speech
laloplegia : paralysis of the muscles involved in speech
lam : to beat soundly : thrash
lama : a Lamaist monk
Lamaism : tibetan buddhism
Lamaist : tibetan buddhism
Lamaistic : tibetan buddhism
Lamanite : a member of a people descended from Laman, a son of the Jewish prophet Lehi, and identified as the ancestors of the American Indians  — compare nephite
lamantin : manatee
Lamarckian : a theory of organic evolution asserting that environmental changes cause structural changes in animals and plants that are transmitted to offspring
Lamarckianism : lamarckism
Lamarckism : a theory of organic evolution asserting that environmental changes cause structural changes in animals and plants that are transmitted to offspring
lamasery : a monastery of lamas
lamb : a young sheep
Lamba : a large wrap resembling a shawl that is worn by natives of Madagascar and is made of various fabrics in solid colors or patterns
lamba : a large wrap resembling a shawl that is worn by natives of Madagascar and is made of various fabrics in solid colors or patterns
lambale : a feast formerly held in England at the time of shearing lambs about Whitsuntide
lambaste : to assault violently : beat, whip
lambda : the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
lambdacism : excessive use of the letter l or the sound \l\ (as in alliteration)
lambdoid : having the Λ or λ shape of the Greek letter lambda
lambdoidal : having the Λ or λ shape of the Greek letter lambda
lambency : the quality, state, or an instance of being lambent
lambent : playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering
lambently : playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering
lamber : a young sheep
Lambert : the centimeter-gram-second unit of brightness equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that radiates or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
lambert : the centimeter-gram-second unit of brightness equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that radiates or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
lambie : lamb
lambkill : sheep laurel
lambkin : a little lamb
lambliasis : giardiasis
lamblike : a young sheep
lambling : lambkin
lambrequin : a scarf used to cover a knight's helmet
lambsdown : a knitted fabric that is usually made with a cotton back and a heavily napped woolen face and used especially for children's clothes and blankets
lambskin : a lamb's skin or a small fine-grade sheepskin or the leather made from either
lambsuccory : a small European herb (Arnoseris minima) of the family Compositae with leaves in a basal rosette and small yellow flower heads
lamby : a young sheep
lame : having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement
lamedh : the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
lameduck : one that is weak or that falls behind in ability or achievement
lamel : a thin plate
lamella : a thin flat scale, membrane, or layer: such as
lamellar : composed of or arranged in lamellae
Lamellariidae : a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) having a delicate shell which is often completely enclosed within the mantle
lamellate : composed of or furnished with lamellae
lamellated : lamellate
lamellately : composed of or furnished with lamellae
lamellation : composed of or furnished with lamellae
lamellibranch : any of a class (Lamellibranchia) of bivalve mollusks (such as clams, oysters, and mussels) that have the body bilaterally symmetrical, compressed, and enclosed within the mantle and that build up a shell whose right and left parts are connected by a hinge over the animal's back
Lamellibranchia : a class of Mollusca including the clams, oysters, and mussels, having the body bilaterally symmetrical, compressed, and more or less completely enclosed within the mantle that secretes a bivalved shell whose right and left parts are connected by a hinge over the animal's back, having no distinct head, usually two lamelliform gills on each side of the body, and the ventral region differentiated in most of the forms into a muscular plowshare or tongue-shaped foot by means of which the animal burrows or moves about, and having the posterior margins of the mantle lobes drawn out in the burrowing species into tubes through which water passes into and out of the mantle cavity
lamellibranchiate : a class of Mollusca including the clams, oysters, and mussels, having the body bilaterally symmetrical, compressed, and more or less completely enclosed within the mantle that secretes a bivalved shell whose right and left parts are connected by a hinge over the animal's back, having no distinct head, usually two lamelliform gills on each side of the body, and the ventral region differentiated in most of the forms into a muscular plowshare or tongue-shaped foot by means of which the animal burrows or moves about, and having the posterior margins of the mantle lobes drawn out in the burrowing species into tubes through which water passes into and out of the mantle cavity
lamellicorn : having the form characteristic of the Lamellicornia
Lamellicornia : a superfamily or other group of beetles that are distinguished by 5-jointed tarsi and by having three or more of the terminal segments of the antennae expanded into flattened plates which give the antennae a club-shaped appearance and that include the stag beetles, dung beetles, leaf beetles, and related forms  — see scarabaeoidea
lamelliform : having the form of a thin plate
lamellirostral : having a bill with transverse toothlike ridges inside the edges
Lamellirostres : a group of birds including the ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, and usually the flamingos and having transverse ridges like teeth just inside the edges of the bill  — compare anseres
lamelloid : resembling a lamella
lamellose : lamellate
lamellosity : lamellate
lamellule : a small lamella
lamely : having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement
lameness : having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement
lament : to mourn aloud : wail
lamentable : that is to be regretted or lamented : deplorable
lamentableness : that is to be regretted or lamented : deplorable
lamentably : that is to be regretted or lamented : deplorable
lamentation : an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret : an act or instance of lamenting
lamented : mourned for
lamentedly : mourned for
lamenter : one that laments
lamenting : to mourn aloud : wail
lameter : a lame person
lamia : a female demon : vampire
lamiaceous : labiate sense 2
Lamiidae : a family of beetles closely related to and often included among the Cerambycidae  — see oberea
lamin : lamina
lamina : a thin plate or scale : layer
laminae : a thin plate or scale : layer
laminar : arranged in, consisting of, or resembling laminae
Laminaria : any of a genus (Laminaria) of large chiefly perennial kelps with an unbranched cylindrical or flattened stipe and a smooth or convoluted blade
Laminariaceae : a large family of kelps (order Laminariales) that includes many large kelps chiefly of northern waters and in some classifications is considered coextensive with the order
laminariaceous : a large family of kelps (order Laminariales) that includes many large kelps chiefly of northern waters and in some classifications is considered coextensive with the order
Laminariales : an order of marine brown algae that include many economically important kelps, are largely restricted to cold or polar seas, are distinguished by a complex and often very large sporophyte which is usually differentiated into well-defined holdfast, stipe, and blade, and have microscopic gametophytes
laminarian : any of a genus (Laminaria) of large chiefly perennial kelps with an unbranched cylindrical or flattened stipe and a smooth or convoluted blade
laminarin : a polysaccharide that is found in various brown algae and yields only glucose on hydrolysis
laminarite : a fossil plant that is supposedly a seaweed related to the kelps of the genus Laminaria
laminary : laminar
laminate : to roll or compress into a thin plate
laminated : laminate sense 1
lamination : the process of laminating
laminboard : a veneered wood consisting of a core of parallel sheets cemented together and faced with plies with the grain of the latter usually at right angles to that of the core
laminectomy : surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra (as to relieve compression of a spinal nerve root)
laminiplantar : having a side of the tarsus covered with a single horny plate which meets that of the other side in a ridge behind (as in most singing birds except the larks)
laminiplantation : having a side of the tarsus covered with a single horny plate which meets that of the other side in a ridge behind (as in most singing birds except the larks)
laminitis : inflammation of the laminae especially in the hoof of a horse
laminose : laminate
laminous : laminate
lamish : somewhat lame
Lamium : a genus of Old World herbs (family Labiatae) having cordate dentate leaves and showy galeate flowers with basal style and 3-sided nutlets  — see dead nettle, henbit
Lammas : August 1 originally celebrated in England as a harvest festival
lammas : August 1 originally celebrated in England as a harvest festival
Lammastide : lammas sense 2
lammer : amber
lammergeier : a large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) that occurs in mountainous regions, has long black bristles at the base of the bill, and in flight resembles a very large falcon : bearded vulture
Lamna : the type genus of the family Lamnidae comprising the porbeagle and a few related forms
Lamnidae : a family comprising the mackerel sharks and including the porbeagle and great white shark
lamnoid : a family comprising the mackerel sharks and including the porbeagle and great white shark
lamp : any of various devices for producing light or sometimes heat: such as
lampad : lamp, candlestick
lampadite : a bog manganese containing copper and often cobalt oxides
lampas : a congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate just posterior to the incisor teeth of the horse due to irritation and bruising from harsh coarse feeds
lampatia : kokan
lampblack : a finely powdered black soot deposited in incomplete combustion of carbonaceous materials and used chiefly as a pigment (as in paints, enamels, and printing inks)
lamper : to walk or go heavily
lampern : a European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis)
lampers :  lampas
lamphole : a vertical pipe or shaft between manholes into which a light may be lowered for inspecting a sewer
lamping : shining, flashing
lampion : a small lamp (as a pot of oil with a wick) formerly used at illuminations
lampist : a maker or tender of lamps
lampistry : the work of a lampist
lampless : lacking lamps : darkened, unlighted
lamplet : a small lamp
lamplight : the light of a lamp
lamplighter : one that lights a lamp
lamplit : lighted by a lamp
lampman : a workman who takes care of lamps (as in a mine or on a railway)
Lampong : an Indonesian people inhabiting southern Sumatra
lampoon : satire sense 1
lampooner : satire sense 1
lampoonery : satire sense 1
lampoonist : lampooner
lamppost : a post supporting a usually outdoor lamp or lantern
lamprey : any of a family (Petromyzontidae) of eel-shaped freshwater or anadromous jawless fishes that include those cyclostomes having well-developed eyes and a large disk-shaped suctorial mouth armed with horny teeth
lamprophyre : any of a series of dark rocks of basaltic habit that resemble trap, occur usually in narrow dikes, and sometimes contain glittering plates of biotite
lamprophyric : any of a series of dark rocks of basaltic habit that resemble trap, occur usually in narrow dikes, and sometimes contain glittering plates of biotite
Lampsilis : a genus of North American freshwater mussels including the yellowback and the pocketbook
lampstand : a pillar, tripod, or stand for supporting or holding a lamp
lampwick : a wick or wicking for a lamp
lampyrid : of or relating to the Lampyridae
Lampyridae : a family of beetles of medium or small size having usually an elongate form and rather soft wing covers which do not clasp the sides of the abdomen and including many nocturnal species with luminous organs as well as some species with wingless females  — see cantharidae , glowworm
Lampyris : a genus (the type of the family Lampyridae) including common European fireflies
Lamut : a Tungus maritime people dwelling about the Sea of Okhotsk
lamziekte : botulism of phosphorus-deficient cattle especially in southern Africa due to ingestion of bones and carrion containing clostridial toxins
lan : local area network
Lanao :  maranao
Lanarkia : a genus of fossil ostracoderms from Silurian beds having the body covered with small pointed hollow spines
lanarkite : a mineral Pb2OSO4 consisting of a basic lead sulfate occurring massive or in monoclinic crystals
lanas : black shank
lanate : covered with fine hair or hairlike filaments : woolly
lanated : covered with fine hair or hairlike filaments : woolly
Lancaster city in southwestern California northeast of Los Angeles population 156,633
Lancasterian : of or relating to a monitorial system of instruction in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them
Lancastrian : of or relating to the English royal house that ruled from 1399 to 1461
Lance : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
lance : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
lanced : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
lancegay : a medieval lance or throwing spear
lancelet : any of a subphylum (Cephalochordata) of small translucent marine primitive chordate animals that are fishlike in appearance and usually live partially buried on the ocean floor
lancelike : slender and pointed like a lance
lanceman : a soldier armed with a lance or pike
lanceolar : lanceolate
lanceolate : shaped like a lance head
lancepesade : lance corporal
lancepod : an Australian leguminous plant of the genus Lonchocarpus
lancer : one who carries a lance
lances : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
lancet : a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
lanceted : having a lancet arch or lancet windows
lancewood : a tough elastic wood used especially for shafts, fishing rods, and bows
lancha : a light sailing ship largely used for trading in the East Indian archipelago and the Philippines
lanciform : shaped like a lance or lancet
lancinate : pierce, stab, lacerate
lancination : pierce, stab, lacerate
land : the solid part of the surface of the earth
landau : a four-wheel carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be folded away or removed and with a raised seat outside for the driver
landaulet : a small landau
landblink : a glow that is yellower than iceblink and that is seen in arctic regions over snow-covered land
landbook : an early English charter granting land
landdrost : a Boer magistrate in a rural district of South Africa prior to the establishment of British administration
landed : having an estate in land
lander : one that lands
landesite : a mineral Fe6Mn20(PO4)16.27H2O(?) consisting of a rare hydrous ferromanganese phosphate occurring as a brown alteration crust on reddingite
landfall : a sighting of land after a voyage or flight
landfast : fast on the shore
landflood : an overflowing of land by inland water
landgafol : land rent in early England
landgrave : a German count having a certain territorial jurisdiction  — compare burgrave
landgraveship : landgraviate
landgravess : landgravine
landgraviate : the office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave
landgravine : the wife of a landgrave or a woman holding the rank and position of a landgrave
landholder : a holder or owner of land
landholding : the state or fact of holding or owning land
landing : an act or process of one that lands
landlady : a woman who is a landlord
landless : the solid part of the surface of the earth
landlessness : the solid part of the surface of the earth
landlike : resembling land
landline : a line of transportation or communication on land
landlock : a landlocked state or place
landlocked : enclosed or nearly enclosed by land
landlooker : cruiser sense 4a
landloper : vagabond, vagrant
landlord : the owner of property (such as land, houses, or apartments) that is leased or rented to another
landlordism : an economic system or practice by which ownership of land is vested in one who leases it to cultivators
landlordly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a landlord
landlordry : landlords as a group or class
landlordship : the condition or position of a landlord
landlouper : vagabond, vagrant
landlubber : landsman sense 2
landlubberly : landsman sense 2
landlubbing : landsman sense 2
landman : one of a particular or specified country
landmark : an object (such as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land
Landmarker : a Baptist of the strictly denominational American Baptist Association which originated in Texas and Arkansas in 1905 and took its present name in 1924
landocracy : a class gaining prominence or power through the possession of land
Landolphia : a genus of Old World tropical woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having large yellow or white cymose flowers with narrow lobes succeeded by large berrylike fruits  — see congo rubber
landolphia : a genus of Old World tropical woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having large yellow or white cymose flowers with narrow lobes succeeded by large berrylike fruits  — see congo rubber
landowner : an owner of land
landownership : an owner of land
landowning : an owner of land
landplane : an airplane designed to land on and take off from land
landraker : footpad, highwayman, tramp
landreeve : a subordinate officer on an extensive estate who acts as the steward's assistant
landright : right or obligation connected with occupation of or property in land
landscape : a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery
landscapist : a painter of landscapes
landshard : a strip of unplowed land between two pieces of plowed land
landship : a large transport wagon : covered wagon
landside : the side of something near water that is turned toward the land
landslide : the usually rapid downward movement of a mass of rock, earth, or artificial fill on a slope
landslip : landslide sense 1
Landsmaal : nynorsk
landsman : a fellow countryman
landspout : a phenomenon like a waterspout but occurring over land  — compare tornado, whirlwind
Landsturm : a calling out of the militia : a general levy in time of war
landwaiter : a customs officer in England who takes account of imports for purposes of taxation and watches over and certifies to the observance of the prescribed form in the shipping of exports
landward : to or toward the land
landwash : the line of high tide
landways : a path, road, or route on land
Landwehr : the part of the organized national armed forces (as in the former German and Austrian empires, Japan, Switzerland) that has completed the required service with the colors and constitutes the second line of defense
landwhin : restharrow
landwire : an electric service or communication line strung over the ground
landwrack : destruction of something on land : ruin, devastation
lane : a narrow passageway between fences or hedges
lanete : any of several Philippine trees or their wood:
laneway : lane
langaha : a brownish red opisthoglyphous snake (Langaha nasuta) of Madagascar
langbanite : a hexagonal mineral (Mn,Sb,Ca,Fe,Mg)O8(SiO4)(?) occurring in iron-black prismatic crystals consisting of a manganese, iron, and antimony silicate and oxide (hardness 6.5; specific gravity 4.92)
langbeinite : a mineral that is a sulfate of potassium and magnesium used in the fertilizer industry
langite : a mineral Cu4(SO4)(OH)6.H2O (?) composed of a basic hydrous sulfate of copper
langlauf : cross-country running or racing on skis
langlaufer : cross-country running or racing on skis
Lango : one of a group of peoples in Uganda speaking dialects of a distinct language
Langobard : lombard sense 1a
Langobardic : lombard sense 1a
langoon : a French white wine
langooty : a piece of cloth hanging in front from a waistband worn by lower-class people in India
langrage : shot formerly used in naval warfare for tearing sails and rigging and consisting of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together or enclosed in a canister
langsat : lanseh
Langsdorffia : a genus of parasitic fleshy yellow herbs (family Balanophoraceae) with purplish scales and flowers
Langshan : an Asiatic breed of large single-combed domestic usually black or white fowls resembling the Cochins but with longer neck, tail, and legs
langspiel : a harp formerly played in the Shetland islands and Iceland
langsyne : at a distant time in the past
language : the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community
languaged : skilled in language : learned in languages : having a language : using a specified kind of speech
languageless : having no language
langued : having the tongue visible and of a specified tincture
Languedocian : of or relating to Languedoc
languescent : becoming languid or fatigued
languet : something resembling the tongue in form or function
languid : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
languidly : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
languidness : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
languish : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
languisher : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
languishing : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
languishingly : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
languishment : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
languor : weakness or weariness of body or mind
languorous : producing or tending to produce languor
languorously : producing or tending to produce languor
langur : any of several slender long-tailed Asian monkeys (subfamily Colobinae)
laniary : adapted for tearing : canine
laniate : to tear in pieces
Laniidae : a family of dentirostral oscine birds consisting of the true shrikes and various related birds
lanista : a trainer of gladiators in ancient Rome
Lanius : a genus consisting of the typical shrikes
lank : not well filled out : slender, thin
lankily : ungracefully tall and thin
lankiness : ungracefully tall and thin
lankish : somewhat lank
lankly : not well filled out : slender, thin
lankness : not well filled out : slender, thin
lanky : ungracefully tall and thin
lanner : a falcon (Falco biarmicus) of southern Europe, southwestern Asia, and Africa
lanneret : a male lanner
lanolin : wool grease especially when refined for use in ointments and cosmetics
lanose : lanate, woolly
lanosity : lanate, woolly
lansat : the edible yellow berry of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum) of the family Meliaceae
lansdowne : a fine lightweight dress fabric in twill weave with a silk or rayon warp and a worsted or cotton filling
lanseh : the edible yellow berry of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum) of the family Meliaceae
lansfordite : a mineral MgCO3.5H2O composed of a hydrous basic carbonate of magnesium like paraffin when first taken out of the ground but altering to nesquehonite on exposure
lansquenet : a German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries : a mercenary foot soldier
lant : sand launce
lantaca : a Philippine piece of artillery like a culverin
Lantana : any of a genus (Lantana) of tropical shrubs or perennial herbs of the vervain family with showy heads of small bright flowers
lanterloo : loo
lantern : a usually portable protective case for a light with transparent openings  — compare chinese lantern
lanternleaf : creeping crowfoot
lanternman : a man who carries a lantern
lanthana : lanthanum oxide La2O3 obtained as a white powder
lanthanide : any of the series of elements with increasing atomic numbers that begins with lanthanum or cerium and ends with lutetium  — see Periodic Table
lanthanite : a mineral (La,Ce)2(CO3)3.8H2O composed of hydrous lanthanum carbonate occurring in white crystals or earthy
Lanthanotus : a genus of stout-bodied pleurodont lizards including a single species (L. borneensis) of Borneo
lanthanum : a white soft malleable metallic element that occurs in rare-earth minerals  — see Chemical Elements Table
lanthopine : a crystalline alkaloid C23H25NO4 found in opium
lantum : a 19th-century wind instrument played with keys or buttons that cause metallic reeds to be sounded by air supplied by a bellows
lanuginous : covered with down or fine soft hair : downy
lanugo : a dense cottony or downy growth of hair
Lanuvian : the language of ancient Lanuvium that was closely related to Latin
lanx : an ancient Roman platter usually of metal
lanyard : a piece of rope or line for fastening something in a ship
Lao : a member of a Buddhist people living in Laos and adjacent parts of northeastern Thailand
Laodicean : lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics
Laodiceanism : indifference in religion or politics
Laotian : a native or inhabitant of Laos
lap : a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
lapacho : any of several tropical American timber trees of the genera Tabebuia and Tecoma
lapachol : a yellow crystalline coloring matter C15H14O3 derived from alpha-naphthoquinone and found in the grain of lapacho and similar woods
lapactic : cathartic, laxative
Lapageria : a genus of Chilean vines (family Liliaceae) having trumpet-shaped flowers  — see chile-bells
laparoscopy : visual examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope
laparotomize : to perform a laparotomy on
laparotomy : surgical incision of the abdominal wall
lapboard : a board used on the lap as a table or desk
lapel : the part of a garment that is turned back
lapeler : one that makes or sews lapels
lapelled : the part of a garment that is turned back
lapful : a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
lapidarian : lapidary sense 1
lapidarist : lapidary sense 2
lapidary : a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds
lapidate : to pelt or kill with stones
lapidation : the penalty of stoning to death
lapideous : of the nature of stone : stony
lapidescent : tending to petrify : petrifying
lapidicolous : living under a stone
lapidific : lapidescent
lapidification : the act or process of lapidifying : fossilization, petrifaction
lapidify : to convert into stone or stony material : petrify
lapidist : lapidary sense 1a
lapillo : lava in the form of lapilli
lapillus : a small stony or glassy fragment of lava ejected in a volcanic eruption
Laplacian : the differential operator ∇2 that yields the left member of Laplace's equation
Lapland region of northern Europe north of the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia
Laplander region of northern Europe north of the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia
Laportea : a genus of perennial chiefly tropical stinging herbs or trees (family Urticaceae) having large serrate leaves and axillary stipules  — see australian nettle tree , woodnettle
Lapp : sami
Lappa : a Eurasian clover (Trifolium lappaceum) with lavender-rose colored flowers that is grown as a forage and hay crop in some parts of the U.S.
lappage : the amount by which one surface overlaps another
lapped : a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
lapper : a race having a specified number of laps
lappet : a fold or flap on a garment or headdress
lappeted : having lappets
Lappic : of or relating to Lapland or the Samis
lapping : a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
Lappish : sami
Lappula : a large genus of rough-pubescent herbs (family Boraginaceae) found in temperate regions having small flowers in terminal racemes and nutlets armed with barbed prickles  — see stickseed
lapsable : liable to lapse
Lapsana : a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid leaves and yellow-rayed flower heads  — see nipplewort
lapse : a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention
lapsed : having ceased to be active in practice, membership, or belief
lapser : a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention
lapsing : a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention
lapstone : a stone or iron plate which is held in the lap and on which a shoemaker hammers leather
lapstreaked : lapstrake
lapstreaker : lapstrake
Laputan : an inhabitant of a flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels characterized by a neglect of useful occupations and a devotion to visionary projects
lapwing : a crested Old World plover (Vanellus vanellus) noted for its slow irregular flapping flight and shrill wailing cry
laquear : coffer sense 4a
laqueus : lemniscus sense 2
Lar : a tutelary god or spirit associated with Vesta and the Penates as a guardian of the household by the ancient Romans
lar : a tutelary god or spirit associated with Vesta and the Penates as a guardian of the household by the ancient Romans
Laramide : of or relating to the mountain-making movements near the opening of the Cenozoic era
Laramie river 216 miles (348 kilometers) long in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming flowing north and northeast into the North Platte River
larboard : port entry 5
larbolins : port watch
larbowlines : port watch
larcener : larcenist
larcenist : a person who commits larceny
larcenous : having the character of or constituting larceny
larcenously : having the character of or constituting larceny
larceny : the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
larch : any of a genus (Larix) of northern hemisphere trees of the pine family with short fascicled deciduous leaves
larchen : being a larch : made up of larches
lard : to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (such as strips of fat)
lardacein : amyloid entry 2 sense 3
lardaceous : resembling lard
larder : a place where food is stored : pantry
larderellite : a mineral (NH4)2B10O16.5H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous ammonium borate and occurring as a white crystalline powder
larderer : one in charge of a larder
Lardizabalaceae : a family of chiefly woody vines (order Ranales) with leaves usually digitate and baccate fruit
lardizabalaceous : a family of chiefly woody vines (order Ranales) with leaves usually digitate and baccate fruit
lardon : a strip (as of salt pork) with which meat is larded
lardworm : kidney worm sense b
lardy : to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (such as strips of fat)
large : exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size : big
largehanded : grasping, rapacious
largehearted : having a generous disposition : sympathetic
largeheartedness : having a generous disposition : sympathetic
largely : in a large manner
largemouth : a large North American black bass (Micropterus salmoides) that is blackish green above and lighter below and has the maxillary bones of the upper jaw extending to behind the eyes
largemouthed : bowel worm
largen : enlarge
largeness : exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size : big
largess : liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
larghetto : a movement played larghetto
largish : exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size : big
largition : bestowal of largess
largitional : bestowal of largess
largo : at a very slow tempo
Lari the basic monetary unit of Republic of Georgia  — see Money Table
lari the basic monetary unit of Republic of Georgia  — see Money Table
lariat : a long light rope (as of hemp or leather) used with a running noose to catch livestock or with or without the noose to tether grazing animals : lasso
larick : larch
larid : a bird of the family Laridae
Laridae : a family (suborder Lari) including the gulls and terns and sometimes the jaegers  — compare stercorariidae
larigo : a ring at each end of the cinch of a western saddle through which the latigos pass
larigot : flageolet sense 1
larin : a piece of silver wire doubled over and sometimes twisted into the form of a fishhook that originated for use as money in Persia and was later used in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
larine : of or relating to gulls especially as distinguished from terns
larithmics : the scientific study of the quantitative aspects of population
Larix : a genus of trees (family Pinaceae) that are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and have deciduous foliage in clusters of acicular leaves of different lengths on short lateral spurs or scattered singly on the terminal shoots, solitary staminate flowers, and persistent cone scales  — compare pseudolarix
lark : any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color
larker : any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color
larkiness : given to or ready for larking : sportive
larking : any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color
larkish : gaily mischievous : frolicsome
larkishness : gaily mischievous : frolicsome
larksome : marked by or inclined toward sportive or mischievous behavior : frolicsome, playful
larkspur : delphinium
larky : given to or ready for larking : sportive
larmier : drip sense 4
larmoyant : lachrymose
Larnaudian : of, relating to, or being a late bronze age period in Europe
larnax : a chest usually of terra cotta and often ornamented that was used in ancient Greece especially as a sepulchral chest
laroid : resembling or relating to gulls : like or like that of members of the genus Larus
larrigan : an oil-tanned moccasin with a leg often reaching the knee
larrikin : hoodlum, rowdy
larrikinism : larrikin behavior
larriman : an operator of a larry
larrup : blow entry 5
Larry : a long-handled hoe usually with a perforated blade that is used especially for mixing mortar
larry : a long-handled hoe usually with a perforated blade that is used especially for mixing mortar
larsenite : a mineral PbZnSiO4 consisting of a lead and zinc silicate occurring at Franklin, New Jersey, in colorless orthorhombic prisms
Larus : a large cosmopolitan genus of gulls comprising many of the better-known gulls and being the type of the family Laridae  — see bonaparte's gull , glaucous gull, herring gull
larva : the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis (see chrysalis sense 1a) from which the adult emerges
Larvacea : a class of small, free-swimming pelagic tunicates constituting Appendicularia and related genera, having a permanent caudal appendage supported by a notochord, being usually hermaphroditic, and lacking a metamorphosis
larvae : the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis (see chrysalis sense 1a) from which the adult emerges
larval : the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis (see chrysalis sense 1a) from which the adult emerges
larvarium : a nest or shelter made and occupied by the larvae of some insects
larvate : covered or concealed by or as if by a mask
larve : larva
larvicidal : an agent for killing larval pests
larvicide : an agent for killing larval pests
larvicolous : living in the body of a larva
larvikite : an alkali-syenite rock composed chiefly of cryptoperthite or anorthoclase in rhombic crystals and widely used as an ornamental building stone
larviparous : bearing and bringing forth young that are larvae
larviposit : to bear and deposit living larvae instead of eggs  — compare oviposit
larviposition : to bear and deposit living larvae instead of eggs  — compare oviposit
larvivorous : feeding upon larvae especially of insects
larvule : the earliest larval stage of an ephemerid insect in which the respiratory, circulatory, and nerve systems do not appear to be developed
laryngeal : of, relating to, or used on the larynx
laryngeally : of, relating to, or used on the larynx
laryngeating : contraction and relaxation of laryngeal musculature unaccompanied by phonation : subvocal speech
laryngectomy : surgical removal of all or part of the larynx
larynges : the modified upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates that in humans, most other mammals, and some amphibians and reptiles contains the vocal cords
laryngic : laryngeal
laryngismus :  laryngospasm
laryngitic : inflammation of the larynx
laryngitis : inflammation of the larynx
laryngocele : an air-containing evagination of laryngeal mucous membrane having its opening communicating with the ventricle of the larynx
laryngofissure : surgical opening of the larynx by an incision through the thyroid cartilage especially for the removal of a tumor
laryngography : X-ray depiction of the larynx after use of a radiopaque material
laryngological : of or relating to laryngology or the larynx
laryngologist : a physician specializing in laryngology
laryngology : a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the larynx and nasopharynx
laryngopharyngeal : of or common to both the larynx and the pharynx
laryngopharyngitis : inflammation of both the larynx and the pharynx
laryngoplasty : plastic surgery to repair laryngeal defects
laryngoscope : an endoscope for examining the interior of the larynx
laryngoscopic : an endoscope for examining the interior of the larynx
laryngoscopical : an endoscope for examining the interior of the larynx
laryngoscopy : an endoscope for examining the interior of the larynx
laryngospasm : spasmodic closure of the larynx  — compare laryngismus stridulus
laryngotomy : surgical incision of the larynx
laryngotracheal : of or common to the larynx and trachea
laryngotracheitis : inflammation of both larynx and trachea  — see infectious laryngotracheitis
larynx : the modified upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates that in humans, most other mammals, and some amphibians and reptiles contains the vocal cords
las : the sixth note of the major scale in solfège
lascar : an Indian sailor, army servant, or artilleryman
lascivious : filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd, lustful
lasciviously : filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd, lustful
lasciviousness : filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd, lustful
laser : a device that utilizes the natural oscillations of atoms or molecules between energy levels for generating a beam of coherent electromagnetic radiation usually in the ultraviolet, visible, or infrared regions of the spectrum
Laserpitium : an Old World genus of perennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) with compound umbels of flowers and 8-winged fruits
lash : to move violently or suddenly : dash
lasher : a person or thing that lashes or lashes out at someone or something
lashingly : in a lashing manner
lashless : having no eyelashes
Lasiocampa : the type genus of the family Lasiocampidae
lasiocampid : of or relating to the Lasiocampidae
Lasiocampidae : a family of moths including the tent caterpillars, eggars, and lappet moths and being of medium size, stout-bodied and usually tan or grayish, with pectinate antennae in both sexes
Lasius : a genus of ants containing some of the brown and black ants of North America and Europe that form large colonies nesting in the ground
lask : diarrhea
lasket : latching
laspring : a young salmon
lasque : a flat thin diamond usually cut from an inferior stone and used especially in Hindu work
lass : a young woman : girl
lassie : lass sense 1
lassitude : a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
lasslorn : forsaken by one's sweetheart
lasso : to capture with or as if with a lasso : rope
lassock : a little girl : lassie
lassoer : to capture with or as if with a lasso : rope
last : to continue in time
lastage : a port duty for the privilege of loading a ship
laster : someone or something that lasts for a notably long time
lasting : existing or continuing a long while : enduring
lastingly : existing or continuing a long while : enduring
lastingness : existing or continuing a long while : enduring
lastly : to continue in time
lastness : the condition of being last
lasty : durable, lasting
lat : a broad, flat muscle of the middle and lower back : latissimus dorsi
lata : the absence of the degree of care even inattentive or thoughtless persons would exercise under all the circumstances :  gross negligence
latah : a neurotic condition marked by automatic obedience, echolalia, and echopraxia observed especially among the Malayan people
Latakia : a highly aromatic Turkish smoking tobacco
Latania : a small genus of fan palms of the Mascarene islands and the adjacent coast  — see chinese fan palm
latch : to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
latchet : a narrow leather strap, thong, or lace that fastens a shoe or sandal on the foot
latching : to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
latchkey : a key to an outside and especially a front door
latchstring : a string on a latch that may be left hanging outside the door to permit the raising of the latch from the outside or drawn inside to prevent intrusion
late : coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time
latebra : a flask-shaped mass of white yolk extending from the blastodisc of a bird's egg to the center of the yellow yolk
latecomer : one that arrives late
lated : belated
lateen : being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast
lateener : being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast
lately : of late : recently
laten : to grow late
latency : the quality or state of being latent : dormancy
lateness : coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time
latensification : intensification of a latent photographic image by chemical treatment or exposure to light of low intensity
latent : present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
latently : present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
later : at some time subsequent to a given time : subsequently, afterward
laterad : toward the side
lateral : of or relating to the side
lateralis  — see rectus lateralis, vastus lateralis
laterality : preference in use of homologous parts on one lateral half of the body over those on the other : dominance in function of one of a pair of lateral homologous parts
lateralization : localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other
lateralize : localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other
laterally : of or relating to the side
laterigrade : running sidewise or characterized by such running
laterite : a residual product of rock decay that is red in color and has a high content in the oxides of iron and hydroxide of aluminum
lateritic : a residual product of rock decay that is red in color and has a high content in the oxides of iron and hydroxide of aluminum
lateritious :  brick-red : resembling brick : of the color of red brick
laterization : the process of conversion of rock to laterite
latest : last
latex : a milky usually white fluid that is produced by cells of various seed plants (as of the milkweed, spurge, and poppy families) and is the source of rubber, gutta-percha, chicle, and balata
latexosis : abnormal exudation of latex (as in certain diseases of various latex-producing plants)
lath : a thin narrow strip of wood nailed to rafters, joists, or studding as a groundwork for slates, tiles, or plaster
lathe : a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
lathee : a heavy stick often of bamboo bound with iron used in India as a weapon especially by police (as in dispersing a crowd or quelling a riot)
latheman : a lathe operator
lather : a foam or froth formed when a detergent (such as soap) is agitated in water
latherer : a foam or froth formed when a detergent (such as soap) is agitated in water
latherwort : soapwort
lathery : a foam or froth formed when a detergent (such as soap) is agitated in water
lathhouse : a structure made chiefly of laths or slats spaced so as to reduce excessive sunlight while permitting moderate air circulation and used for growing plants that require some shade and protection from strong winds
lathing : a thin narrow strip of wood nailed to rafters, joists, or studding as a groundwork for slates, tiles, or plaster
Lathraea : a genus of parasitic plants (family Orobanchaceae) having scaly leaves, small flowers, and explosively splitting capsules
lathy : being like a lath : long and slender : thin
lathyrism : a neurotoxic disorder chiefly affecting people and domestic animals (such as cows and horses) that is characterized especially by irreversible spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs and that results from poisoning by an amino acid found in the seeds of some legumes (genus Lathyrus and especially L. sativus)
Lathyrus : a genus of plants (family Leguminosae) including many peas and vetchlings and differing from members of the genus Pisum in having the style not sulcate  — see everlasting pea, sweet pea
laticiferous : containing, bearing, or secreting latex
latifundium : a great landed estate with primitive agriculture and labor often in a state of partial servitude
latigo : a long strap on a saddletree of a western saddle to adjust the cinch
Latimeria : a genus of living coelacanth fishes that is the type of the family Latimeriidae
Latin : of, relating to, or composed in Latin
Latinate : of, relating to, resembling, or derived from Latin
Latiner : a Latin scholar
Latinian : a division of the Italic languages that is commonly restricted to the ancient languages Latin, Lanuvian, and Faliscan, but is occasionally used to include the modern Romance languages
Latinic : relating or related to the Latin language or the Latin peoples
Latinism : a characteristic feature of Latin occurring in another language
latinism : a characteristic feature of Latin occurring in another language
Latinist : a specialist in the Latin language or Roman culture
Latinity : a manner of speaking or writing Latin
Latinization : to translate into Latin
Latinize : to translate into Latin
lation : locomotion
latiplantar : having the hinder part of the tarsus rounded
latirostral : having a broad beak
Latirus : a genus of band shells having a prolongation of the margin of the aperture resembling a horn
latish : somewhat late
latite : a lava intermediate between andesite and trachyte that is the extrusive equivalent of monzonite
latitude : angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
latitudinal : angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
latitudinally : angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
latitudinarian : not insisting on strict conformity to a particular doctrine or standard : tolerant
latitudinous : having latitude or breadth especially of thought or interpretation
latrant : barking, snarling, complaining
latration : the act or an instance of barking
latria : the supreme homage that is given to God alone
Latrididae : a small family of marine percoid fishes of Australia and New Zealand known as trumpeters
latrine : a receptacle (such as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet
latrobe Benjamin Henry 1764–1820 American (English-born) architect and engineer
Latrodectus : a genus of nearly cosmopolitan spiders of the family Theridiidae that includes most of the well-known venomous spiders (as the black widow, L. mactans), that are of medium size and dark or black in color and often marked with red, and that have a large globular usually glossy abdomen and long and wiry legs
latron : brigand
latten : a yellow alloy identical to or resembling brass typically hammered into thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils
latter : belonging to a subsequent time or period : more recent
latterly : later
lattermath : aftermath
lattice : a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips
latticed : a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips
latticewise : in the manner of a lattice
latticework : a lattice or work made of lattices
latticing : a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips
latticinio : a glass or glassware containing milk-white canes or threads and made principally in Murano near Venice
latus : a chord of a conic section (such as an ellipse) that passes through a focus and is parallel to the directrix
Latvian : a native or inhabitant of Latvia
lauan : the light yellow to reddish-brown or brown wood of any of various tropical southeast Asian trees (as of the genera Shorea and Parashorea) which sometimes enters commerce as Philippine mahogany
laud : praise, extol
laudability : the quality or state of being worthy of praise : praiseworthiness
laudable : worthy of praise : commendable
laudableness : worthy of praise : commendable
laudably : worthy of praise : commendable
laudanidine : a crystalline levorotatory alkaloid C20H25NO4 obtained from opium or by resolution of laudanine into its optically active forms
laudanine : a poisonous crystalline optically inactive alkaloid C20H25NO4 obtained from opium
laudanosine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C21H27NO4 that is obtained from opium and produces tetanic convulsions
laudanum : any of various formerly used preparations of opium
laudation : the act of praising : eulogy
laudative : laudatory
laudator : one that lauds or eulogizes
laudatorily : in a laudatory manner
laudatory : of, relating to, or expressing praise
lauder Sir Harry Maclennan 1870–1950 Scottish singer
Laudian : praise, extol
Laudianism : the principles and practices established by Archbishop Laud and his supporters
laugh : to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound
laughable : of a kind to provoke laughter or sometimes derision : amusingly ridiculous
laughableness : of a kind to provoke laughter or sometimes derision : amusingly ridiculous
laughably : of a kind to provoke laughter or sometimes derision : amusingly ridiculous
laugher : one that laughs
laughing : to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound
laughingly : to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound
laughingstock : an object of ridicule
laughsome : provocative of or addicted to laughter : merry
laughter : a sound of or as if of laughing
laughterless : of a grim or mirthless nature : serious
lauia : parrot fish
laumonite : a white monoclinic mineral CaAl2Si4O12.4H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium and aluminum silicate and having a vitreous luster that upon exposure to the air loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles
laumontite : a white monoclinic mineral CaAl2Si4O12.4H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium and aluminum silicate and having a vitreous luster that upon exposure to the air loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles
launce : sand lance
launch : to throw forward : hurl
launcher : one that launches: such as
launchways : way sense 13a
laund : an open usually grassy area among trees : glade
launder : to wash (something, such as clothing) in water
launderability : the quality or state of being washable
launderable : capable of being washed
launderer : to wash (something, such as clothing) in water
laundry : a room for doing the family wash
laundryman : a man who is a laundry worker
laundrywoman : laundress
laur : laurel
Laura : a monastery of an Eastern church
laura : a monastery of an Eastern church
Lauraceae : a family of shrubs and trees (order Ranales) having flowers with definite stamens in several series of three, more or less united sepals, no petals, and a single pistil
lauraceous : a family of shrubs and trees (order Ranales) having flowers with definite stamens in several series of three, more or less united sepals, no petals, and a single pistil
lauraldehyde : a fragrant crystalline compound C11H23CHO found in some essential oils (as from needles of the silver fir of Europe) and used in perfumes
laurate : a salt or ester of lauric acid
laureate : the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science
laureated : the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science
laureateship : the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science
laureation : the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science
Laurel : an evergreen shrub or tree (Laurus nobilis of the family Lauraceae, the laurel family) of southern Europe with small yellow flowers, fruits that are ovoid blackish berries, and evergreen foliage once used by the ancient Greeks to crown victors in the Pythian games
laurel : an evergreen shrub or tree (Laurus nobilis of the family Lauraceae, the laurel family) of southern Europe with small yellow flowers, fruits that are ovoid blackish berries, and evergreen foliage once used by the ancient Greeks to crown victors in the Pythian games
laureled : an evergreen shrub or tree (Laurus nobilis of the family Lauraceae, the laurel family) of southern Europe with small yellow flowers, fruits that are ovoid blackish berries, and evergreen foliage once used by the ancient Greeks to crown victors in the Pythian games
laurelwood : dagame
Laurence (Jean) Margaret 1926–1987 née Wemyss Canadian author
Laurencia : a genus of mostly flattened leathery red algae (family Rhodomelaceae)  — see pepper dulse
Laurent Louis Stephen 1882–1973 Canadian politician; prime minister (1948–57)
Laurentian : of, relating to, or located near the Saint Lawrence River
Laurentide : of or relating to the region of the Saint Lawrence River
lauric : a crystalline fatty acid C12H24O2 found especially in coconut oil and used chiefly in making soaps and esters
laurin : a glycerol ester of lauric acid
laurinoxylon : a fossil dicotyledonous wood resembling that of the existing genus Laurus
laurionite : a basic lead chloride Pb(OH)Cl found in prismatic crystals at Laurion, Greece
laurite : a mineral RuS2 consisting of an iron-black ruthenium sulfide often containing osmium and found in minute crystals or grains
Laurocerasus : a genus of trees and shrubs that occur in warm or tropical regions, that include the European cherry laurel and related plants with alternate usually evergreen leaves and pentamerous white flowers in racemes, and that are now commonly included in the genus Prunus
Laurus : a genus of trees (family Lauraceae) having alternate entire leaves and small tetramerous involucrate flowers succeeded by fruits that are ovoid berries  — see laurel entry 1 sense 1a
laurustine : a European shrub (Viburnum tinus) widely cultivated for its evergreen leaves and white or pink fragrant flowers
laurustinus : laurustine
lauryl : the radical CH3(CH2)10CO− of lauric acid
lautarite : a mineral Ca(IO3)2 consisting of calcium iodate and occurring in prismatic crystals
lava : molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
lavabo : a ceremony at Mass in which the celebrant washes his hands after offering the oblations and says Psalm 25:6–12 (Douay Version)
lavage : washing
lavaliere : a pendant on a fine chain that is worn as a necklace
lavalike : molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
Lavandula : a genus of Eurasian herbs or shrubs (family Labiatae) having small spicate flowers with a tubular 5-toothed calyx  — see lavender
lavanga : a spiny woody vine (Luvunga scandens) of the family Rutaceae that is native to southeastern Asia and is used as a stock for citrus grafts
lavaret : a central European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) found in mountain lakes
Lavatera : a genus of herbs, shrubs, and trees (family Malvaceae) with large flowers subtended by an epicalyx of 6 to 10 bractlets
lavation : the act or an instance of washing or cleansing
lavational : the act or an instance of washing or cleansing
lavatorial : lavatory
lavatory : a vessel (such as a basin) for washing
lave : something that is left : residue
laveer : to beat against the wind in sailing : tack
lavement : enema, lavage
lavender : a Mediterranean mint (Lavandula angustifolia synonym L. officinalis) widely cultivated for its narrow aromatic leaves and spikes of lilac-purple flowers which are dried and used in sachets and from which is extracted an aromatic oil used chiefly in perfumery
laver : a large basin used for ceremonial ablutions in the ancient Jewish Tabernacle and Temple worship
Laverania : a genus of malaria parasites of the family Plasmodiidae that is now usually included in the genus Plasmodium
laverock : lark
laverwort : laver entry 2
Lavinia : a daughter of King Latinus in Virgil's Aeneid who is betrothed to Turnus but marries Aeneas
lavish : expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
lavisher : expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
lavishing : expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
lavishly : expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
lavishment : the action of lavishing
lavishness : expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
lavolta : an early French couple dance characterized by pivoting and making high springs or bounds
lavrovite : a mineral consisting of a pyroxene colored green by vanadium
law : a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe sense 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
lawbook : a book containing or dealing with laws, legal subjects, or cases adjudicated
lawbreaker : a person who violates the law
lawbreaking : a person who violates the law
lawful : being in harmony with the law
lawfully : being in harmony with the law
lawfulness : being in harmony with the law
lawgiver : one who gives a code of laws to a people
lawing : a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe sense 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
lawless : not regulated by or based on law
lawlessly : not regulated by or based on law
lawlessness : not regulated by or based on law
lawlike : being like the law (as in methods, principles, or terminology)
lawmaker : one who makes laws : legislator
lawmaking : one who makes laws : legislator
lawman : a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)
lawn : an open space between woods : glade
lawny : an open space between woods : glade
Lawrence David 1888–1973 American journalist
lawrencite : a mineral consisting of ferrous chloride often found in meteoric iron
Lawson : being of or belonging to an overstuffed furniture design marked by square seat cushions, short squarish back rests, and high square or roll arms
Lawsonia : a genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Lythraceae) having tetramerous flowers and a four-celled capsular fruit  — see henna
lawsonite : a pale or grayish blue mineral CaAl2Si2O6(OH)4 in prismatic orthorhombic crystals consisting of hydrous calcium aluminum silicate
lawsuit : a suit in law : a case before a court
lawter : laughter entry 2
Lawton city in southwestern Oklahoma population 96,867
lawyer : one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
lawyeress : a female lawyer
lawyerlike : one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
lawyerly : one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
lax : loose, open
laxate : loosen, relax
laxation : loose, open
laxative : having a tendency to loosen or relax
laxatively : having a tendency to loosen or relax
laxism : a viewpoint in the probabilistic controversy that in a conflict between liberty and law a slightly probable argument for liberty suffices to furnish a basis for action  — compare probabilism sense 2
laxist : a believer in laxism
laxity : the quality or state of being lax
laxly : loose, open
laxness Halldór Kiljan 1902–1998 Icelandic writer
lay : to beat or strike down with force
layaway : a purchasing agreement by which a retailer agrees to hold merchandise secured by a deposit until the price is paid in full by the customer
layback : to lean backward from a sitting position to a flat position
layboy : a device that stacks and jogs into even piles sheets of pulp or paper received from cutters, ruling machines, paper machines, and printing presses
layer : one that lays something (such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs)
layerage : the practice, art, or process of rooting plants by layering
layered : one that lays something (such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs)
layette : a complete outfit of clothing and equipment for a newborn infant
Layia : a genus of mostly Californian annual herbs (family Compositae) having showy heads of yellow or white ray flowers  — see tidytips
laying : to beat or strike down with force
layman : a person who is not a member of the clergy
layne : to hold back, conceal, or disguise (information)
layoff : a period of inactivity or idleness
layout : the plan or design or arrangement of something laid out: such as
layover : stopover
laystall : a place where rubbish and dung are deposited
laywoman : a woman who is a member of the laity
Laz : a predominantly Sunni Muslim Kartvelian people of Caucasia who live mainly in Turkey and Georgia at the western end of the Black Sea
lazar : a person afflicted with a repulsive disease
lazaret : an institution (such as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases
lazaretto : an institution (such as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases
Lazarist : vincentian sense 1
lazarlike : full of sores : leprous
Lazarus : a brother of Mary and Martha raised by Jesus from the dead according to the account in John 11
laze : to act or lie lazily : idle
lazily : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous
laziness : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous
lazule : lapis lazuli
lazuli : lapis lazuli
lazuline : of the color of lapis lazuli
lazulite : an often crystalline azure-blue mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of aluminum, iron, and magnesium
lazurite : a mineral (Na,Ca)8(Al,Si)12O24(S,SO4) occurring as the chief constituent of lapis lazuli, isomorphous with sodalite, and composed of a sodium silicate containing sulfur
lazy : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous
lazybird : cowbird
lazybones : a lazy person
lazyish : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous
lazzarone : one of the homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging
lazzaroni : one of the homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging
Lea : grassland, pasture
lea : grassland, pasture
leach : either vertical edge of a square sail
leacher : either vertical edge of a square sail
leachman : leacher
leachy : permitting liquids to pass by percolation : not capable of retaining water : porous, pervious
Lead : to guide on a way especially by going in advance
lead : to guide on a way especially by going in advance
leadback : a red-backed sandpiper (Erolia alpina pacifica)
leaded : to guide on a way especially by going in advance
leaden : made of lead
leadenly : made of lead
leadenness : made of lead
leader : something that leads: such as
leaderless : something that leads: such as
leadership : the office or position of a leader
leadhillite : a monoclinic mineral Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 of a yellowish or greenish white color consisting of basic sulfate and carbonate of lead
leadin : something (such as a television show or segment) that leads into something else
leading : coming or ranking first : foremost
leadingly : in a leading manner
leadless : not having electrical leads (see lead entry 2 sense 3)
leadman : a worker in charge of other workers
leadoff : a beginning or leading action
leadout : a blank spiral groove of coarse pitch extending from the end of a recording inward to the locked or eccentric groove near the disc center
Leads : to guide on a way especially by going in advance
leadsman : a man who uses a sounding lead to determine depth of water
leadwood : leatherwood sense 1a
leadwork : articles made of or work done in lead
leadwort : a plant of the family Plumbaginaceae especially of the genus Plumbago
leady : containing or resembling lead
leaf : a lateral (see lateral entry 1 sense 2) outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
leafage : foliage sense 2
leafboy : a person who supplies the stringers with tobacco leaves from the baskets in which they are brought from the field in harvesting primed tobacco
leafcup : either of two tall coarse weedy North American perennial composite herbs (Polymnia uvedalia and P. canadensis) that are strongly scented and have large thin opposite leaves and panicled corymbs of pale yellow or whitish flower heads
leafed : leaved
leafer : a person who visits wooded areas in autumn to view the changing colors of the foliage : leaf peeper
leafery : leafage
leafgirl : a girl or woman performing the work of a leafboy
leafit : leaflet sense 1
leafless : a lateral (see lateral entry 1 sense 2) outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
leaflet : one of the divisions of a compound leaf
leaflike : a lateral (see lateral entry 1 sense 2) outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
leafstalk : petiole
leafwork : ornamental work resembling leaves
leafy : furnished with or abounding in leaves
league : any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)
leaguer : a military camp
leak : to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake
leakage : the act or process or an instance of leaking
leaker : to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake
leakiness : permitting fluid to leak in or out
leakless : being without a leak
leakproof : to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake
leaky : permitting fluid to leak in or out
leal : loyal, true
leally : loyal, true
leam : a gleam of light : radiance
leamer : a nut fully ripe and ready to fall from the husk
lean : to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
Leander : a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings
leaner : to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
leaning : a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency
leanly : to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
leanness : to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
leap : to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump
leaper : to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump
leapfrog : a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leapfrogging : a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leaping : to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump
leapt : to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump
Lear : a legendary king of Britain and hero of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear
lear : a legendary king of Britain and hero of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear
learn : to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience
learnable : to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience
learned : characterized by or associated with learning : erudite
learnedly : characterized by or associated with learning : erudite
learnedness : characterized by or associated with learning : erudite
learner : to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience
learning : the act or experience of one that learns
leasable : a contract by which one conveys real estate, equipment, or facilities for a specified term and for a specified rent
lease : a contract by which one conveys real estate, equipment, or facilities for a specified term and for a specified rent
leasehold : a tenure by lease
leaseholder : a tenure by lease
leaseless : not having a lease
leaser : leaseman sense 1
leash : a line for leading or restraining an animal
leasing : the act of lying
leasow : rough pasture land
least : lowest in importance or position
leastways : at least
leastwise : at least
leat : an artificial water trench especially leading to or from a mill
leather : animal skin dressed for use
leatherback : the largest existing sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) distinguished by its flexible carapace composed of a mosaic of small bones embedded in a thick leathery skin
leatherbark : a tree of the genus Dirca or the genus Thymelaea
leatherboard : an artificial leather made by a pulping and compressing process typically from scrap leather or fibrous materials (as waste paper and wood pulp)
leathercoat : a russet apple
Leatherette : imitation leather
leatherfish : any of various filefishes
leatherflower : any of several plants of the genus Clematis
leatherhead : blockhead, dunce
leatherine : an artificial or imitation leather
leathering : animal skin dressed for use
leatherize : to convert into leather : treat so as to resemble leather
leatherjacket : a filefish (family Monacanthidae)
leatherleaf : a temperate-zone bog shrub (Chamaedaphne calyculata) of the heath family with leathery evergreen leaves and small white cylindrical flowers
leatherlike : animal skin dressed for use
leathern : made of, consisting of, or resembling leather
leatherneck : a member of the U.S. Marine Corps
Leatheroid : an artificial leather consisting of chemically treated paper combined with rubber and sandarac
leatherroot : a stout Californian purple-flowered herb (Psoralea macrostachya) with tough roots used as fiber by American Indians
leatherware : goods made of leather
leatherwing : bat entry 3 sense 1
leatherwood : a small eastern North American tree (Dirca palustris) of the mezereon family with pliant stems and yellow flowers
leatherwork : articles made of leather
leatherworker : a person who works in leather: such as
leatherworking : the process or occupation of making things from leather
leathery : resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of leather
leathwake : capable of being flexed : supple
leave : bequeath, devise
leaved : having leaves
leavelooker : a municipal inspector of markets in an English town (as in Lancashire)
leaven : a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
leavening : a leavening agent : leaven
leavenless : having no leaven
leaver : bequeath, devise
leaverwood : leatherwood sense 1 a
leaving : bequeath, devise
leavy : leafy
leban : a liquid or semisolid food made from curdled milk by the peoples of the Levant and North Africa  — compare koumiss, yogurt
Lebanese country in southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea; a republic since 1944, formerly (1920–44) a French mandate; capital Beirut area 4015 square miles (10,400 square kilometers), population 6,100,000
lebbek : an Old World tropical leguminous tree (Albizzia lebbeck) that has large leaves with 4 to 8 pinnae and 10 to 18 oblong or obovate nearly sessile leaflets and greenish yellow flowers in globose axillary heads followed by long lustrous seed pods which clatter in the wind, that is widely planted in warm regions as a shade and ornamental tree, and that yields a valuable mottled coarse-grained wood somewhat resembling mahogany
lebensraum : territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence or economic self-sufficiency
Lebistes : a genus of South American topminnows that includes the guppy
lebrancho : a common mullet (Mugil liza) of the Caribbean area and south to Brazil
Lecanium : a genus of naked soft-bodied somewhat hemispherical scales
lecanomancy : divination by inspection of water in a basin
Lecanora : a genus (the type of the family Lecanoraceae) of crustaceous lichens that have apothecia in which the disk is surrounded by a pale margin and that are sometimes used for dyeing or for food  — see archil, manna lichen
lecanoraceous : a genus (the type of the family Lecanoraceae) of crustaceous lichens that have apothecia in which the disk is surrounded by a pale margin and that are sometimes used for dyeing or for food  — see archil, manna lichen
lecanorine : a genus (the type of the family Lecanoraceae) of crustaceous lichens that have apothecia in which the disk is surrounded by a pale margin and that are sometimes used for dyeing or for food  — see archil, manna lichen
lecanoroid : a genus (the type of the family Lecanoraceae) of crustaceous lichens that have apothecia in which the disk is surrounded by a pale margin and that are sometimes used for dyeing or for food  — see archil, manna lichen
lech : letch, lust
Lechea : a genus of herbs or subshrubs (family Cistaceae) having much-branched stems and minute purplish or greenish trimerous flowers  — see pinweed
lecher : a man who engages in lechery
lecherous : given to or suggestive of lechery
lecherously : given to or suggestive of lechery
lecherousness : given to or suggestive of lechery
lechery : inordinate (see inordinate sense 1) indulgence in sexual activity : lasciviousness
lechriodont : having palatal teeth only in anteriorly diverging or transverse rows on the posterior end of the vomers
Lechriodonta : a primary division of Caudata comprising salamanders that are lechriodont
lechuguilla : any of several Mexican agaves (as Agave lecheguilla) yielding istle fiber
lechwe : an antelope (Kobus leche) that inhabits wetlands of southern Africa
Lecidea : a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium
lecideaceous : a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium
lecideiform : a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium
lecideine : a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium
lecidioid : a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium
lecithal : having a yolk
lecithin : any of several waxy hygroscopic phospholipids that are widely distributed in animals and plants, form colloidal solutions in water, and have emulsifying, wetting, and antioxidant properties
lecithinase : phospholipase
lecithoprotein : any of a class of compounds of lecithin or other phosphatide with protein
leck : a hard clay subsoil
lecontite : a mineral Na(NH4,K)SO4.2H2O consisting of a hydrous sodium potassium ammonium sulfate found in bat guano
lectern : a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
lection : a liturgical reading for a particular day
lectionary : a book or list of lections for the church year
lectisternium : a religious rite of ancient Greece and Rome marked by the placing of images of gods on couches and the spreading of food before them
lector : a person who assists at a worship service chiefly by reading the lection
lectorate : the office or order of lector
lectorship : the office or order of lector
lectotype : a specimen chosen as the type of a species or subspecies if the author of the name fails to designate a type
lecture : a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
lecturee : one who listens to or receives a lecture
lecturer : a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
lectureship : a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
lecturette : a short lecture
Lecythidaceae : a family of large tropical trees (order Myrtales) having alternate leaves and large fruit with a woody epicarp
lecythidaceous : a family of large tropical trees (order Myrtales) having alternate leaves and large fruit with a woody epicarp
Lecythis : a genus (the type of the family Lecythidaceae) of very large South American trees distinguished by the woody operculate capsular fruit  — see sapucaia  — compare monkey pot
lecythoid : resembling a lecythus
lecythus : a cylindrical or round and squat vase used by the ancient Greeks for oils and ointments
led : a semiconductor diode that emits light when a voltage is applied to it and that is used especially in electronic devices (as for an indicator light)
Leda : the mother of Clytemnestra and Castor by her husband Tyndareus and of Helen and Pollux by Zeus who comes to her in the form of a swan
lede : the introductory section of a news story that is intended to entice the reader to read the full story
ledge : a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check
ledged : having ledges
ledgeless : having no ledge
ledger : a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry
ledging : a ledged structure or group of ledges : ledge
ledgment : a horizontal suite of moldings (as the base moldings of a building)
ledgy : a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check
ledol : a crystalline sesquiterpenoid alcohol C15H25OH occurring in the oil from the leaves and flowering tops of the marsh tea and in other essential oils
Ledum : a genus of shrubs (family Ericaceae) of cold regions having a deciduous corolla of separate petals and a septicidal capsule  — see labrador tea , marsh tea
Lee : protecting shelter
lee : protecting shelter
leeangle : a heavy weapon of the Australian aborigines with a sharp-pointed end about nine inches long bent at right angles to the shank
leeboard : either of the wood or metal planes attached outside the hull of a sailboat to prevent leeway
leech : any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end
leecheater : crocodile bird
leeches : any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end
leechlike : any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end
leed : spoken or written language : speech
leefang : traveler sense 3b
leek : a biennial garden herb (Allium porrum synonym A. ampeloprasum porrum) of the lily family that is commonly grown as an annual for its mildly pungent succulent linear leaves and especially for its thick cylindrical stalk
leep : boil, scald
leer : to cast a sidelong glance
leerily : in a leery manner
leeringly : to cast a sidelong glance
leerness : emptiness
Leersia : a genus of perennial chiefly swamp grasses having flat roughish leaves and one-flowered spikelets  — see rice cut-grass, white grama
leery : suspicious, wary
lees : the sediment of a liquor (such as wine) during fermentation and aging : dregs
leet : a place where roads meet or cross : intersection
leeward : the lee side
leewardly : tending to fall off to leeward or to make leeway
leewardmost : most leeward
leeway : an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
left : of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located
leftish : showing leftist tendencies or a moderately leftist character
leftism : the principles and views of the left
leftist : the principles and views of the left
leftments : leftovers, remainders, residue
leftmost : of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located
leftover : something that remains unused or unconsumed
leftward : being at, toward, or to the left
leg : a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: such as
legacy : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
legal : of or relating to law
legalese : the specialized language of the legal profession
legalism : strict, literal, or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code
legalist : an advocate or adherent of moral legalism
legalistic : an advocate or adherent of moral legalism
legalistically : an advocate or adherent of moral legalism
legality : attachment to or observance of law
legalization : to make legal
legalize : to make legal
legally : in a legal manner : in accordance with the law
legantine : legatine
legatary : legatee
legate : a usually official emissary
legatee : one to whom a legacy is bequeathed or a devise is given
legateship : a usually official emissary
legatine : of, headed by, or enacted under the authority of a legate
legation : the sending forth of a legate
legative : legatine
legato : in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
legator : a usually official emissary
legend : a story coming down from the past
legenda : stories and other writings (as from a passional) to be read usually for edification
legendary : of, relating to, or characteristic of legend or a legend
legendist : a writer of legends
legendry : a body of legends
leger Alexis Saint-Léger 1887–1975 pseudonym
legerdemain : sleight of hand
legerity : alert facile quickness of mind or body
legged : having a leg or legs especially of a specified kind or number
legger : one who legs a canal barge through a tunnel
legginess : having disproportionately long legs
legging : a covering (as of leather or cloth) for the leg
legginged : clad in leggings
leggy : having disproportionately long legs
leghorn : a fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat
legibility : capable of being read or deciphered : plain
legible : capable of being read or deciphered : plain
legibly : capable of being read or deciphered : plain
legion : the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry
legionary : of, relating to, or constituting a legion
legioned : formed in legions
legionnaire : a member of a legion
legislate : to perform the function of legislation
legislation : the action of legislating
legislative : having the power or performing the function of legislating
legislatively : having the power or performing the function of legislating
legislator : one that makes laws especially for a political unit
legislatorial : one that makes laws especially for a political unit
legislatorship : one that makes laws especially for a political unit
legislatress : a woman who makes laws : a female member of a legislative body
legislature : a body of persons having the power to legislate
legist : a specialist in law
legit : legitimate: such as
legitim : the portion of an estate usually including both real and personal property reserved to the children and sometimes other heirs upon the death of the father under Roman, civil, and Scots law  — compare dead's part, reasonable part
legitimacy : the quality or state of being legitimate
legitimate : lawfully begotten
legitimately : in a legitimate manner : according to what is lawful, permitted, appropriate, or reasonable
legitimateness : the quality or state of being legitimate
legitimation : lawfully begotten
legitimatize : legitimate
legitimism : adherence to the principles of political legitimacy or to a person claiming legitimacy
legitimist : adherence to the principles of political legitimacy or to a person claiming legitimacy
legitimization : to make legitimate : legitimate
legitimize : to make legitimate : legitimate
leglen : a milk pail
legless : a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: such as
leglet : an ornamental band or ring for the leg
leglike : a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: such as
legman : a reporter assigned usually to gather information
legpull : a humorous deception or hoax
legpuller : one that practices leg-pulls
legpulling : the action of one that practices leg-pulls or an instance of such action
leguan : a large lizard
Leguatia : a genus of fossil birds including an extinct rail (L. gigantea) found in the Mascarene islands
leguleian : pettifogger
legume : the fruit or seed of plants of the legume family (such as peas or beans) used for food
legumelin : an albumin obtained from the pea and other leguminous seeds
legumen : legume
legumin : a globulin found as a characteristic constituent of the seeds of leguminous plants
Leguminosae : a large family of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers)
leguminous : of, resembling, or consisting of legumes (such as peas)
lehr : a long oven in which glassware is annealed as it travels through on a continuous belt
lehrman : one that works at a lehr
lehua : a common very showy chiefly Polynesian tree (Metrosideros collinus) of the myrtle family having bright red flowers and a hard wood
lei : a wreath or necklace usually of flowers or leaves
Leicester : an individual of a breed of white-faced long wool sheep having a massive body and heavy fleece that was originally developed in England and extensively used in the development of numerous modern sheep breeds
leiomyomatous : a benign tumor (as a fibroid) consisting of smooth muscle fibers
leiomyosarcoma : a sarcoma composed in part of smooth muscle cells
Leiothrix : a genus of hill tits (family Timaliidae) comprising the mesia and the Japanese nightingale
Leiotriches : a division of mankind comprising peoples having straight smooth hair
Leiotrichi : a division of mankind comprising peoples having straight smooth hair
leiotrichous : having straight smooth hair
leishmaniasis : a parasitic disease chiefly of tropical and subtropical regions that is caused by a flagellate protozoan (genus Leishmania) which is transmitted by sand flies (genus Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia) and infects the macrophages of mammalian hosts
leister : a spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish
leisured : having leisure : leisurely
leisureful : having leisure : leisurely
leisureless : having no leisure
leisureliness : without haste : deliberately
leisurely : without haste : deliberately
leisureness : leisureliness
Leith port section of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth
Leitneria : a genus (coextensive with the family Leitneriaceae) including solely the corkwood (L. floridana) and being commonly isolated in a distinct order near Myricales
lek : an assembly area where animals (such as the prairie chicken) carry on display and courtship behavior
lekane : a basin-shaped vessel or large bowl of ancient Greece
Lemaireocereus : a genus of tropical American cacti usually of tall branching habit with stout spines, funnel-shaped flowers, and globular or ovoid often edible fruit  — see chichipe
leman : sweetheart, lover
Lemanea : a genus of dull gray or greenish red algae (order Nemalionales) whose filaments form solid or hollow cylinders in tufts in swift waters
lemel : metal filings
lemmata : an auxiliary proposition used in the demonstration of another proposition
lemming : any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (such as genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx) of circumpolar distribution that are notable for population fluctuations and recurrent mass migrations
Lemmus : a genus of myomorph rodents consisting of the typical lemmings
Lemna : a genus (the type of the family Lemnaceae) of very small aquatic herbs having simple fronds with a single root
Lemnaceae : a family of aquatic plants (order Arales) consisting of a single flat or thickened frond bearing a root or roots below and one or two naked flowers on the upper surface  — see duckweed
lemnaceous : a family of aquatic plants (order Arales) consisting of a single flat or thickened frond bearing a root or roots below and one or two naked flowers on the upper surface  — see duckweed
lemnad : duckweed
lemniscate : a figure-eight shaped curve whose equation in polar coordinates is ρ2=a2 cos 2θ or ρ2=a2 sin 2θ
lemniscus : a band of fibers and especially nerve fibers
lemon : an acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry produced by a small thorny citrus tree (Citrus limon) and that has a rind from which an aromatic oil is extracted
lemonade : a beverage of sweetened lemon juice mixed with water
lemonish : somewhat resembling a lemon
lemonlike : resembling or suggestive of lemon
lemonweed : sea mat
lemonwood : tarata
lemony : resembling or suggestive of a lemon
Lemosi : the langue d'oc in the Iberian peninsula
Lemovices : an ancient Gallic people occupying what became the French province of Limousin
lemures : spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in early Roman religious rites
Lemurian : lemuroid
lemurian : lemuroid
lemurid : of or relating to the Lemuridae
lemuriform : of, relating to, or resembling lemurs
lemurine : lemuroid
lemuroid : of, relating to, or resembling the lemurs or the Lemuroidea
Lena river about 2700 miles (4345 kilometers) long in eastern Russia in Asia flowing from the mountains west of Lake Baikal northeast and north into the Laptev Sea through a wide delta
Lenape : delaware sense 1
lenard : a mixture of cathode rays that have emerged from a vacuum tube into the outside space through a window consisting of a piece of thin metal foil and rays emitted by the foil as a result of the incidence of the cathode rays
Lencan : a language family of uncertain relationships comprising the Lenca language
lend : to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned
lender : to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned
length : the longer or longest dimension of an object
lengthener : to make longer
lengthful : long
lengthily : protracted excessively : overlong
lengthiness : protracted excessively : overlong
lengthways : lengthwise
lengthwise : in the direction of the length : longitudinally
lengthy : protracted excessively : overlong
lenience : leniency
leniency : the quality or state of being lenient
lenient : of mild and tolerant disposition or effect : not harsh, severe, or strict
leniently : of mild and tolerant disposition or effect : not harsh, severe, or strict
lenify : alleviate, assuage, mitigate, soften
Leninism : the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Lenin
Leninist : the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Lenin
Leninite : the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Lenin
lenis : produced with an articulation that is lax in relation to another speech sound
lenitic : lentic
lenitive : alleviating pain or harshness : soothing
lenitively : alleviating pain or harshness : soothing
lenity : the quality or state of being lenient : clemency
lennilite : a mineral consisting of a vermiculite
Lennoaceae : a family of fleshy parasitic herbs (order Ericales) that are natives of California and Mexico and that lack green foliage, have small flowers in a head or compact thyrse and 5 to 10 stamens, and produce a 2-celled capsular fruit
lennoaceous : a family of fleshy parasitic herbs (order Ericales) that are natives of California and Mexico and that lack green foliage, have small flowers in a head or compact thyrse and 5 to 10 stamens, and produce a 2-celled capsular fruit
lennow : limp
leno : an open weave in which pairs of warp yarns cross one another and thereby lock the filling yarn in position
lens : a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light
lensed : a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light
lensless : a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light
lenslike : having the shape or function of a lens
Lent : the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
lent : the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
Lenten : of, relating to, or suitable for Lent
lentibulariaceous : a family of insectivorous aquatic or bog herbs (order Polemoniales) having irregular flowers and capsular fruits  — see bladderwort, pinguicula , utricularia
lenticel : a loose aggregation of cells which penetrates the surface (as of a stem) of a woody plant and through which gases are exchanged between the atmosphere and the underlying tissues
lenticellate : having or producing lenticels
lenticle : a geological lens of moderate extent : lentil
lenticonus : a rare abnormal and usually congenital condition of the lens of the eye in which the surface is conical especially on the posterior side
lenticular : having the shape of a double-convex lens
lenticulate : having lenticels
lenticulated : having lenticels
lentiform : lenticular
lentiginous : of or relating to lentigo : freckled
lentigo : a small melanotic spot in the skin in which the formation of pigment is unrelated to exposure to sunlight and which is potentially malignant
lentil : a widely cultivated Eurasian annual leguminous plant (Lens culinaris) with flattened edible seeds and leafy stalks used as fodder
lentisc : lentiscus
lentiscus : mastic tree
lentisk : lentiscus
lentitude : slowness, sluggishness
lento : at a slow tempo
lentor : viscidity
Lenzites : a genus of bracket fungi (family Polyporaceae) having the hymenium of frequently interconnected plates resembling gills and including a fungus (L. sepiaria) that causes a dry rot of timber
Leo : a northern constellation east of Cancer
Leon city in the state of Guanajuato, central Mexico population 1,436,480
Leonard former town in southern Quebec, Canada, that is now part of Montreal (city)
Leonardesque 1452–1519 Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer
leoncito : lion monkey
Leonese : a native of León
leonhardite : a laumontite altered by loss of water
Leonid : any of the meteors in a meteor shower occurring every year about November 14
Leonine : of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
leonine : of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
leonines : leonine verse
Leonis : regulus
leonite : a mineral K2Mg(SO4)2.4H2O consisting of a hydrous magnesium potassium sulfate occurring in monoclinic crystals
Leonotis : a small genus of tropical herbs or low shrubs (family Labiatae) of southern Africa with whorls of showy very irregular red, yellow, or white flowers  — see dagga sense 2
leontiasis : leprosy affecting the flesh of the face and giving it an appearance suggestive of a lion
Leontocebus : a genus of South American marmosets comprising the tamarins
Leontodon : a genus of Old World weedy herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid leaves, solitary heads of mostly yellow ray flowers, and achemes with a plumose pappus  — see fall dandelion
Leontopodium : a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) that are natives of mountainous regions of Eurasia and South America and have small discoid flower heads much exceeded by the white woolly black-tipped bracts
Leonurus : a genus of stout Old World herbs (family Labiatae) having cut-lobed leaves, close whorls of axillary flowers and angled nutlets  — see motherwort
leopard : a large strong cat (Panthera pardus) of southern Asia and Africa that is adept at climbing and is usually tawny or buff with black spots arranged in rosettes
leopardess : a female leopard
leopardine : rabbit fur processed to simulate leopard
leopardwood : letterwood
Leopold 1640–1705 king of Hungary (1655–1705) and Holy Roman emperor (1658–1705)
Leopoldinia : a small genus of very large pinnate-leaved palms mostly confined to the Amazon valley including some (as L. piassaba) that yield a piassava fiber
leopoldite : sylvite
leotard : a close-fitting one-piece garment worn especially by dancers, acrobats, and aerialists
Lepadidae : a family of goose barnacles typified by the genus Lepas
Lepas : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Lepadidae) of goose barnacles
Lepcha : a member of a people of Sikkim, India
leper : a person affected with leprosy
lepidine : an oily nitrogenous base C10H9N found in coal tar and obtained especially by the distillation of cinchonine; 4-methyl-quinoline
Lepidium : a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae having a rounded fruit with a notch or depression at its summit  — see canary grass sense 2, garden cress
lepidoblastic : relating to a texture in a metamorphic rock corresponding to the scaly texture of an igneous rock
Lepidodendraceae : a family of fossil pteridophytic plants (order Lepidodendrales) that are characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
lepidodendrid : a plant or fossil of Lepidodendron or a related genus
lepidodendroid : resembling or related to the lepidodendrids
Lepidodendron : a genus (the type of the family Lepidodendraceae) of fossil trees having closely set slender or subulate leaves and resembling modern club mosses in their fructification  — see lepidostrobus
Lepidoidei : a group of extinct ganoid fishes
lepidolite : a variable form of mica used especially in glazes and enamels and as a source of lithium
lepidomelane : a mineral K2(Fe, Mg)4–6(Si, Al, Fe)8O20(OH)4 consisting of a mica that is a biotite containing ferric iron
Lepidophloios : a form genus of fossil plants of the family Lepidodendraceae consisting of stems with overlapping or imbricated scars
lepidophyllous : having scaly leaves
Lepidophyllum : a form genus of lepidodendroid fossils based on leaves or parts of leaves that is now recognized to be part of Lepidodendron
lepidophyte : a Paleozoic fern
lepidophytic : a Paleozoic fern
lepidopter : an insect of the order Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera : insects that are lepidopterans
lepidopteran : any of a large order (Lepidoptera) of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers that as adults have four broad or lanceolate wings usually covered with minute overlapping and often brightly colored scales and that as larvae are caterpillars
lepidopterist : a specialist in lepidopterology
lepidopterological : a branch of entomology concerned with lepidopterans
lepidopterologist : a branch of entomology concerned with lepidopterans
lepidopterology : a branch of entomology concerned with lepidopterans
lepidopteron : an insect of the order Lepidoptera
lepidopterous : any of a large order (Lepidoptera) of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers that as adults have four broad or lanceolate wings usually covered with minute overlapping and often brightly colored scales and that as larvae are caterpillars
Lepidosauria : a subclass of fossil and recent reptiles first appearing in the early Permian, comprising reptiles with two temporal openings and a scaly skin, and including modern lizards, snakes, and tuataras
lepidosaurian : a subclass of fossil and recent reptiles first appearing in the early Permian, comprising reptiles with two temporal openings and a scaly skin, and including modern lizards, snakes, and tuataras
Lepidosiren : a genus of eel-shaped dipnoan fishes containing a single species (Lepidosiren paradoxa) inhabiting the swamps of the Amazon and La Plata rivers and their tributaries and with the related Protopterus constituting a family (Lepidosirenidae)
lepidosirenoid : a genus of eel-shaped dipnoan fishes containing a single species (Lepidosiren paradoxa) inhabiting the swamps of the Amazon and La Plata rivers and their tributaries and with the related Protopterus constituting a family (Lepidosirenidae)
lepidosis : a scaly skin disease (as ichthyosis)
Lepidosperma : a large genus of sedges of the family Cyperaceae having imbricated subdistichous floral scales  — see sword sedge
Lepidospermae : a class of fossil pteridosperms resembling lepidodendrons but bearing seeds instead of megaspores
Lepidostei : a group or order of ganoid fishes that includes the Lepisosteidae and several related extinct families now usually divided between the orders Cycloganoidei, Halecostomi, and Ginglymodi and that has numerous representatives in the Mesozoic and constitutes the dominant type of fish in the Jurassic
Lepidostrobus : a fossil composed of a large cluster of spirally arranged imbricated sporophylls and described originally as belonging to a form genus of the same name but now believed to represent the fructification of a plant of the genus Lepidodendron
lepidote : any of various low-growing, small-leaved rhododendrons with tiny scales on the undersurface of the leaves  — compare elepidote
Lepidotes : any of various low-growing, small-leaved rhododendrons with tiny scales on the undersurface of the leaves  — compare elepidote
Lepidurus : a genus of phyllopod crustaceans of the family Triopidae including a species (L. couesi) common in western North America
Lepilemur : a small genus of rare and little-known lemurs  — see sportive lemur
Lepiota : a genus of white-spored agarics having a prominent annulus and a flat expanded pileus and including several edible mushrooms (as L. procera) and others (as L. morgani) regarded as poisonous
Lepisma : a genus (the type of the family Lepismatidae) of primitively wingless insects of the order Thysanura having a long flat body covered with shining scales and terminated by three long jointed styles  — see silverfish  — compare firebrat
Lepisosteidae : a family of freshwater ganoid fishes comprising the genus Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus : a genus of ganoid fishes containing the American freshwater gars
Lepomis : a genus of North American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) that includes the bluegill and several closely related panfishes
leporid : of or relating to the Leporidae
Leporidae : a family consisting of the hares and rabbits and with the pikas constituting the order Lagomorpha
leporide :  belgian hare
leporiform : resembling a hare in form
leporine : of, relating to, or resembling a hare
Lepospondyli : a taxonomic category comprising amphibians in which the centra of the vertebrae develop directly as bone without an intermediate cartilaginous stage: such as
lepospondylous : having vertebrae enclosing the notochord each of which consists of a cylinder of bone shaped like an hourglass in longitudinal section
lepothrix : trichomycosis
lepra : leprosy
leprechaun : a mischievous elf (see elf sense 1) of Irish folklore usually believed to reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught
leproid : resembling leprosy
leprologist : a specialist in leprology
leprology : the study of leprosy and its treatment
leproma : a nodular lesion of leprosy
lepromatous : characterized by, exhibiting, or being leprosy with infective superficial granulomatous nodules
leprosarium : a hospital for leprosy patients
leprose : scurfy, scaly
leprosery : leprosarium
leprosis : a disease of the sweet orange of undetermined cause that is characterized by the spotting of smooth bark and fruits and by the scaling of the bark on the larger limbs and sometimes on the trunk
leprosy : a chronic infectious disease caused by a mycobacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) affecting especially the skin and peripheral nerves and characterized by the formation of nodules or macules that enlarge and spread accompanied by loss of sensation with eventual paralysis, wasting of muscle, and production of deformities
leprous : infected with leprosy
leprously : infected with leprosy
Leptandra : culver's root sense 2
Leptinotarsa : a genus of beetles of the family Chrysomelidae containing the Colorado potato beetle
leptite : a mineral consisting of a fine-grained leucocratic metamorphic rock that is composed essentially of quartz and feldspar sometimes along with dark minerals
Leptocardii : a class coextensive with Cephalochordata and often considered the lowest division of Vertebrata
leptocephali : a long thin small-headed transparent pelagic first larva of various eels
leptocephalia : leptocephaly
leptocephalic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a leptocephalus
leptocephalid : leptocephalus sense 2a
leptocephalous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a leptocephalus
Leptocephalus : a long thin small-headed transparent pelagic first larva of various eels
leptocephalus : a long thin small-headed transparent pelagic first larva of various eels
leptocephaly : abnormal narrowness and tallness of the skull
leptocercal : tapering off to a long slender point
leptochlorite : a mineral consisting of any of several chlorites of indistinct crystallization
leptoclase : a minute crack or fracture in rock
leptodactyl : leptodactylous
Leptodactylidae : a family of toothed toads that is more or less coextensive with Bufonidae
leptodactylous : having slender toes
Leptodactylus : a genus of toothed toads that is usually placed in the family Bufonidae and that comprises the South American bullfrogs and related forms
leptodermatous : having a thin skin
leptodermous : having a thin skin
Leptodora : a genus (the type of the family Leptodoridae) of freshwater entomostracans of the order Cladocera
leptokurtic : being more peaked than the corresponding normal distribution curve
Leptolepidae : a family of primitive clupeoid fishes of the Upper Lias and Lower Cretaceous
Leptolepis : a genus (the type of the family Leptolepidae) of primitive clupeoid fishes that includes numerous small thin-scaled fishes with the tail nearly homocercal
leptomatic : of or relating to the leptome
leptome : a part of the mestome that conducts food materials
Leptomedusae : a suborder of the order Hydroida or in some classifications a separate order of Hydrozoa comprising coelenterates in which the hydranths and the productive zooids are protected by a theca, the medusae bear gonads on the radial canals, and the lithocysts when present are of ectodermal origin
leptomedusan : a suborder of the order Hydroida or in some classifications a separate order of Hydrozoa comprising coelenterates in which the hydranths and the productive zooids are protected by a theca, the medusae bear gonads on the radial canals, and the lithocysts when present are of ectodermal origin
leptomeningeal : of or involving the leptomeninges
leptomeninges : the pia mater and the arachnoid considered together as investing the brain and spinal cord
leptomeningitis : inflammation of the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane
leptomeninx : leptomeninges
leptomonad : of or relating to the genus Leptomonas
Leptomonas : a genus of flagellate protozoans of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasites especially of the digestive tract of insects and that occur as elongated flagellates with a single anterior flagellum and no undulating membrane
Lepton : a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ drachma
lepton : a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ drachma
leptonecrosis : a necrosis of the phloem tissues
leptonema : a chromatin thread or chromosome at the leptotene stage of meiotic prophase
Leptophis : a genus of slender harmless tree snakes of Central and South America
leptoprosopic : having a long, a narrow, or a long narrow face with a facial index of 88.0 to 92.9 as measured on the living head and of 90.0 to 94.9 on the skull
leptoprosopy : the quality or state of being leptoprosopic
leptorrhine : having a long narrow nose with a nasal index of less than 47 on the skull or of less than 70 on the living head
leptosome : asthenic sense 2, ectomorphic
Leptospermum : a genus of Australasian shrubs or small trees of the family Myrtaceae having small rigid alternate leaves and white flowers  — see tea tree
Leptosphaeria : a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is commonly placed in the family Sphaeriaceae, is characterized by the production of dark ascospores with five or more septa, and includes saprophytes and a few fungi that are associated with leaf spots or rots of economic plants
Leptospira : a genus of extremely slender aerobic spirochetes (family Leptospiraceae) that are free-living or parasitic in mammals and include a number of important pathogens (as L. icterohaemorrhagiae of Weil's disease or L. canicola of canicola fever)
leptospirosis : any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals that are caused by infection with leptospires
leptosporangiate : having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell
Leptostraca : a division of Malacostraca including the Phyllocarida, the Nebaliacea, and various fossil forms that are regarded as intermediate between the typical malacostracans and the lower crustaceans although classed among the former  — see nebalia
leptostracan : a division of Malacostraca including the Phyllocarida, the Nebaliacea, and various fossil forms that are regarded as intermediate between the typical malacostracans and the lower crustaceans although classed among the former  — see nebalia
leptostracous : a division of Malacostraca including the Phyllocarida, the Nebaliacea, and various fossil forms that are regarded as intermediate between the typical malacostracans and the lower crustaceans although classed among the former  — see nebalia
Leptostromataceae : a family of imperfect fungi of the order Sphaeropsidales having more or less dimidiate shield-shaped black pycnidia
leptotene : a stage of meiotic prophase immediately preceding synapsis in which the chromosomes appear as fine discrete threads
Leptothrix : a genus of sheathed filamentous bacteria of uncertain taxonomic affiliation that often have the sheath encrusted with oxides of iron or manganese  — see leptotrichia
Leptotrichia : a genus of long filamentous gram-negative anaerobic rod bacteria of the family Bacteroidaceae that are sometimes placed in the genus Leptothrix
Leptotyphlops : a genus (the type of the family Leptotyphlopidae) of small burrowing vermiform snakes of Africa, southwestern Asia, and the warmer parts of America
leptus : any of several 6-legged larval mites
Lepus : a genus (the type of the family Leporidae) comprising the typical hares
Lernaea : a genus (the type of the family Lernaeidae) of copepod crustaceans that in some stages are parasitic usually externally on fishes
Lernaean : of or relating to Lerna, a wetland near Argos
lernaeiform : a genus (the type of the family Lernaeidae) of copepod crustaceans that in some stages are parasitic usually externally on fishes
lernaeoid : a genus (the type of the family Lernaeidae) of copepod crustaceans that in some stages are parasitic usually externally on fishes
lerot : any of several dormice of a genus (Eliomys) of southern Europe and northern Africa
lerp : a sweet waxy secretion found in Australia and Tasmania on the leaves of eucalyptus trees that is produced as a protection by the young of jumping plant lice of Spondyliaspis and related genera and is eaten by aborigines
lerret : an open boat with two sails and 2, 4, or 6 oars that is used in the English channel
Lerwa : a genus constituted by the snow partridge
Les local excitatory state
Lesbian : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to other women or between women
Lesbianism : romantic or sexual attraction between women
lesche : a social gathering place of classical antiquity
lesion : injury, harm
Leskeaceae : a family of pleurocarpous mosses (order Hypnobryales) that grow on trees and rocks, are typified by the genus Leskea, and are characterized by papillose, rounded, or rhomboid leaves and mostly erect capsules
leskeaceous : a family of pleurocarpous mosses (order Hypnobryales) that grow on trees and rocks, are typified by the genus Leskea, and are characterized by papillose, rounded, or rhomboid leaves and mostly erect capsules
Lesleya : a genus of fossil plants of Carboniferous age and uncertain affinities that resemble ferns
Lespedeza : any of a genus (Lespedeza) of herbaceous or shrubby plants of the legume family including some widely used for forage, soil improvement, and hay
Lesquerella : a genus of low annual or perennial American herbs (family Cruciferae) having stellate pubescence, simple leaves, yellow racemose flowers, and inflated pods  — see bladderpod
less : constituting a more limited number or amount
lessee : one that holds real or personal property under a lease
lessen : to shrink in size, number, or degree : decrease
lesser : of less size, quality, degree, or significance : of lower status
lessness : the quality or state of being less : inferiority
lesson : a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship
lessor : one that transfers property (such as a house or a car) by a contract
lest : for fear that
lestobiosis : cleptobiosis in which covert thievery replaces aggressive plundering
lestobiotic : of, relating to, or marked by lestobiosis
Lestodon : a genus of large South American Pleistocene ground sloths
let : to cause to : make
letch : craving
letdown : discouragement, disappointment
lethal : of, relating to, or causing death
lethality : of, relating to, or causing death
lethally : of, relating to, or causing death
lethargic : of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
lethargically : of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
lethargize : to make lethargic : benumb
lethargy : abnormal drowsiness
Lethe : a river in Hades whose waters cause drinkers to forget their past
Lethean : a river in Hades whose waters cause drinkers to forget their past
lethiferous : lethal
Lethocerus : a genus of very large predaceous aquatic bugs (family Belostomatidae)  — compare giant water bug
letoff : to allow (someone) to get off a bus, an airplane, etc.
Lett : latvian sense 1
lettable : capable of being rented or leased
letter : a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet
lettered : learned, educated
letterer : a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet
letteret : a short letter
letterhead : stationery printed or engraved usually with the name and address of an organization
lettering : letters used in an inscription
letterless : devoid of learning : illiterate
letterpress : the process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface
letterspace : to insert or leave a space between the letters of (a word)
letterweight : paperweight
letterwood : the mottled wood of a South American tree (Brosimum aubletii) used for veneer
Lettic :  lettish
Lettish : of or relating to the Latvians or their language
lettsomite : cyanotrichite
lettuce : any of a genus (Lactuca) of composite plants
letup : a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity
leu the basic monetary unit of Moldova and Romania  — see Money Table
Leucadendron : a large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs (family Proteaceae) native to the Cape of Good Hope that have silvery white leaves and dioecious capitate flowers  — see silver tree
leucaemia : an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
Leucaena : a small genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosae) that have pods resembling those of the acacia and 10 stamens  — see lead tree
leucaugite : a white or grayish augite that resembles diopside
leucemia : an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
Leucetta : a genus of calcareous sponges (order Asconosa) of leuconoid structure
leuchtenbergite : a clinochlore that often resembles talc and contains little or no iron
Leucichthys : a genus of whitefishes comprising the lake herrings and ciscoes
Leucifer : a genus of free-swimming slender macruran crustaceans that is sometimes made the type of a distinct family
leucine : a white crystalline essential amino acid C6H13NO2 that is obtained by the hydrolysis of dietary protein (as of eggs, soy, or fish) and plays an important role in various physiological functions (as the regulation of insulin secretion and stimulation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle)
leucism : an abnormal condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various animals (such as birds, mammals, and reptiles) that is marked by overall pale color or patches of reduced coloring and is caused by a genetic mutation which inhibits melanin and other pigments from being deposited in feathers, hair, or skin
leucite : a white or gray mineral consisting of a silicate of potassium and aluminum and occurring in igneous rocks
leucitic : a white or gray mineral consisting of a silicate of potassium and aluminum and occurring in igneous rocks
leucitite : a basaltic rock chiefly composed of leucite with augite, some magnetite, and no feldspar
leucitohedron : a trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron
leucitoid : leucitohedron
leucoblast : a developing white blood cell : a cellular precursor of a white blood cell  — compare lymphoblast, myeloblast
Leucobryum : a genus of mosses that is related to Dicranum though sometimes made type of a separate family and is characterized by a tufted habit of growth resulting in the formation of thick cushiony masses and by great reduction in chlorophyll with many void cells resulting in a dull grayish white or greenish white coloration of the plant  — see white moss
leucochalcite : a mineral Cu2(AsO4)(OH).H2O(?) consisting of a basic arsenate of copper crystallizing in the form of white silky needles
leucocholy : a state of feeling that accompanies preoccupation with trivial and insipid diversions
leucocidin : a bacterial substance that destroys white blood cells
leucocratic : having a light color  — compare melanocratic, mesocratic
Leucocrinum : a genus of plants (family Liliaceae) of the western U.S. having a short rootstock, leaves like those of the crocus, and large white umbellate flowers  — see sand lily
leucocytal : leukocytic
leucocyte : any of the colorless blood cells of the immune system including the neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, and their derivatives : white blood cell
leucocythemia : leukemia
leucocythemic : leukemia
leucocytic : of, relating to, or involving leukocytes or white blood cells
leucocytoblast : a cellular precursor of a white blood cell  — compare lymphoblast, myeloblast
leucocytogenesis : leukopoiesis
leucocytoid : resembling a leukocyte or white blood cell
leucocytopoiesis : leukopoiesis
leucocytosis : an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood
leucocytotic : an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood
Leucocytozoon : a genus of sporozoans parasitic in birds  — see haemoproteidae
leucoderma : partial or total loss or absence of pigmentation that is marked especially by white patches of skin  — see vitiligo
leucoencephalitis : inflammation of the white matter of the brain
leucoindigo : indigo white
Leucojum : a genus of bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) that are native to the Old World, are widely cultivated for their early spring bloom, and have a regular perianth with equal segments and stamens with long filaments  — see snowflake
leucolytic : inducing lysis of white blood cells
leucoma : a dense white opacity in the cornea of the eye
leucomaine : a basic substance normally produced in the living animal body as a decomposition product of protein matter  — compare ptomaine
leucon : a sponge or sponge larva having a complex structure in which the flagellated layer is restricted to numerous small interstitial chambers intercalated between the incurrent and excurrent canals and the paragaster is reduced or lacking  — compare ascon, sycon
Leuconostoc : a genus of gram-positive nonmotile coccal bacteria that do not form spores, usually occur in pairs and chains, and are facultative anaerobes and that include several pests in sugar refineries that produce slime in sugar solutions
leucopenia : a condition in which the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally low
leucopenic : a condition in which the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally low
leucophane : a mineral (Na, Ca)2BeSi2(O, F, OH)7 consisting of a beryllium sodium calcium silicate with fluorine occurring in glassy greenish tabular crystals
leucophanite : a mineral (Na, Ca)2BeSi2(O, F, OH)7 consisting of a beryllium sodium calcium silicate with fluorine occurring in glassy greenish tabular crystals
leucophoenicite : a mineral Mn7Si3O12(OH)2 consisting of a manganese silicate
leucophore : a white chromatophore  — compare guanophore
leucoplakia : an abnormal condition in which thickened white patches of epithelium occur on the mucous membranes (as of the mouth or vulva)
leucoplast : a colorless plastid especially in the cytoplasm of interior plant tissues that is potentially capable of developing into a chloroplast
leucoplastid : leucoplast
leucopoiesis : the formation of white blood cells
leucopoietic : the formation of white blood cells
leucopyrite : loellingite
leucoryx : a large chiefly pale brownish antelope of North Africa (Oryx leucoryx) related to the gemsbok
leucosis : leukemia
Leucosolenia : a genus (the type of the family Leucosolenidae) of small ascon sponges that grow in colonies on rocks near the seashore
leucosphenite : a mineral Na4BaTi2Si10O27 consisting of a sodium barium silicotitanate occurring in white wedge-shaped crystals
Leucosticte : a genus consisting of the rosy finches
leucotactic : tending to attract white blood cells
Leucothoe : a large genus of American and Asiatic shrubs of the family Ericaceae with herbage that contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in shrubs of the genus Kalmia and with flowers in terminal and axillary one-sided racemes
leucotic : leukemia
leucotome : a cannula through which a wire is inserted and used to cut the white matter in the brain in lobotomy
leucotomy : lobotomy
leucotoxic : of or relating to a toxin destructive to white blood cells
leucoxene : a mineral consisting mostly of rutile and partly of anatase or sphene occurring in some igneous rocks from the alteration of ilmenite
leucyl : the amino acid radical or residue (CH3)2CHCH2CH(NH2)CO− of leucine
leud : a feudal tenant or vassal in the ancient Frankish kingdoms
leuk : white : colorless : weakly colored
leukemia : an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
leukemic : an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
leukocidin : a heat-stable substance (as that produced by some bacteria) capable of killing or destroying white blood cells
leukosis : leukemia
leukotic : leukemia
leuma :  shipping fever
lev the basic monetary unit of Bulgaria  — see Money Table
levance : the state of being levant and couchant
Levant : to run away from a debt
levant : to run away from a debt
Levanter : a native or inhabitant of the Levant
levanter : a native or inhabitant of the Levant
Levantine : to run away from a debt
levator : a muscle that serves to raise a body part  — compare depressor
levee : a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
level : a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
leveler : one that levels
levelheaded : having or showing sound judgment : sensible
levelheadedness : having or showing sound judgment : sensible
leveling : a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
levelism : disposition or endeavor to level distinctions of rank
levelly : a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
levelman : a surveyor who operates a leveling instrument
levelness : a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
lever : a bar used for prying or dislodging something
leverage : the action of a lever or the mechanical advantage gained by it
leveret : a hare in its first year
leverman : a man who operates levers or controls: such as
levers : a bar used for prying or dislodging something
leverwood : hop hornbeam
Levi : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of the priestly tribe of Levi
leviable : capable of being levied or levied upon
leviathan : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts
levier : the imposition or collection of an assessment
levigate : polish, smooth
levigation : polish, smooth
levigator : a workman who levigates (as pigments)
levin : lightning
levirate : the sometimes compulsory marriage of a widow to a brother of her deceased husband
Levis city on the Saint Lawrence River in southern Quebec, Canada population 138,769
Levisticum : a genus of European herbs (family Umbelliferae) with yellow flowers and dorsally flattened fruit  — see lovage
levitate : to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
levitation : the act or process of levitating
levitational : the act or process of levitating
levitative : having the ability to rise by levitation : marked by or relating to levitation
levitator : one that levitates
Levite : a member of the priestly Hebrew tribe of Levi
Levitical : of or relating to the Levites or to Leviticus
Leviticus : the third book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture consisting mainly of priestly legislation  — see Bible Table
levity : excessive or unseemly frivolity
levo : levorotatory
levogyrate : levorotatory
levogyre : levorotatory
levorotation : left-handed or counterclockwise rotation
levorotatory : turning toward the left or counterclockwise
levulinic : a crystalline keto acid C5H8O3 obtained by action of dilute acids on hexoses (as levulose) and on substances (as starch or sucrose) that yield hexoses on hydrolysis
levulose : fructose sense 2
levulosuria : the presence of fructose in the urine
levy : the imposition or collection of an assessment
levynite : a white or light-colored mineral NaCa3Al7Si11O36.15H2O that occurs in rhombohedral crystals and is a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate
Lew : moderately warm : lukewarm
lew : moderately warm : lukewarm
lewd : obscene, vulgar
lewdly : obscene, vulgar
lewdness : obscene, vulgar
Lewis : an iron dovetailed tenon that is made in sections, can be fitted into a dovetail mortise, and is used in hoisting large stones
lewis : an iron dovetailed tenon that is made in sections, can be fitted into a dovetail mortise, and is used in hoisting large stones
Lewisia : a large genus of herbs (family Portulacaceae) of western North America with linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers  — see bitterroot
Lewisian : of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Precambrian
lewisite : a colorless or brown vesicant liquid C2H2AsCl3 developed as a poison gas for war use
lewisson : lewis
lewth : shelter or protection from the weather : warmth
Lex : law
lexia : a soft light-colored raisin produced chiefly in Spain and Australia from which vinifera grapes that are treated with a caustic solution and sometimes with olive oil before drying
lexical : of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction
lexicality : of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction
lexicographer : an author or editor of a dictionary
lexicographic : the editing or making of a dictionary
lexicographical : the editing or making of a dictionary
lexicographically : the editing or making of a dictionary
lexicographist : lexicographer
lexicography : the editing or making of a dictionary
lexicological : a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words
lexicologist : a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words
lexicology : a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words
lexicon : a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
lexiconize : to make a lexicon of (a language or subject)
lexigraphic : of or relating to lexigraphy
lexigraphical : of or relating to lexigraphy
lexigraphically : of or relating to lexigraphy
lexigraphy : the art or practice of defining words
lexiphanic : using ostentatiously recondite words : bombastic, pretentious
lexiphanicism : pretentious phraseology or an instance or example of such phraseology
ley : grassland, pasture
Lezghian : a division of the peoples of the Caucasus that includes the Avars, the Lakhs, and the Kyurins
Lhota : one of several Naga peoples of the Assam-Burma frontier region
li lithium
liability : the quality or state of being liable
liable : obligated according to law or equity (see equity sense 3) : responsible
liableness : the quality or state of being liable
liaison : a binding or thickening agent used in cooking
liana : any of various usually woody vines especially of tropical rain forests that root in the ground
liang : an old Chinese unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₆ catty and equivalent to a little more than an ounce avoirdupois
liar : a person who tells lies
liard river 755 miles (1215 kilometers) long in western Canada flowing from the Stikine Ranges in Yukon east and north into the Mackenzie River
Lias : liassic
Liassic : of, relating to, or being a subdivision of the European Jurassic
Liatris : a genus of perennial American herbs (family Compositae) having aromatic often cormous roots, linear grassy leaves, and spikes of rose-purple or white discoid heads of perfect tubular flowers  — see blazing star, button snakeroot
libate : to pour out a libation or make libation to
libation : an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a deity)
libationary : an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a deity)
libationer : one that pours a libation
libber : a person who supports a liberation movement especially for women
libbet : a torn and hanging strip : tatter, rag
Libby Willard Frank 1908–1980 American chemist
libel : a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
libelant : one that institutes a suit by a libel
libelee : one against whom a libel has been filed in a court
libeler : a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
libelist : a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
Libellula : a genus of large often brightly colored dragonflies usually with dark blotches on the wings that is the type of the family Libellulidae and in older classifications includes all the dragonflies
Libellulidae : a large family of dragonflies having the abdomen triangular in cross section and females without a well-developed ovipositor  — see libellula
libelous : constituting or including a libel : defamatory
Liber : a book of records (as of deeds or wills)
liber : a book of records (as of deeds or wills)
liberal : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts
liberalism : the quality or state of being liberal
liberalist : the quality or state of being liberal
liberalistic : the quality or state of being liberal
liberality : the quality or state of being liberal
liberalization : to make liberal or more liberal
liberalize : to make liberal or more liberal
liberalizer : to make liberal or more liberal
liberally : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts
liberalness : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts
liberate : to set at liberty : free
liberation : the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
liberationism : principles or attitudes advocating liberation
liberationist : the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
liberative : serving to free or release (as from ownership or obligation)
liberator : to set at liberty : free
liberatory : to set at liberty : free
Liberia country on the Atlantic coast in western Africa that was established by freed American slaves; a republic; capital Monrovia area 43,000 square miles (111,369 square kilometers), population 4,810,000
Liberian country on the Atlantic coast in western Africa that was established by freed American slaves; a republic; capital Monrovia area 43,000 square miles (111,369 square kilometers), population 4,810,000
libertarian : an advocate of the doctrine of free will
libertarianism : an advocate of the doctrine of free will
Libertas : liberty out of fidelity 
liberticidal : liberticide
liberticide : destroying or tending to destroy liberty
libertinage : libertinism
libertine : a freethinker especially in religious matters
libertinism : the quality or state of being libertine : the behavior of a libertine
liberty : the quality or state of being free:
libethenite : an olive green orthorhombic mineral Cu2(PO4)(OH) consisting of a basic copper phosphate and occurring in small prismatic crystals or in globular or reniform masses (hardness 4, specific gravity 3.6–3.8)
libidibi : divi-divi
libidinal : of or relating to the libido
libidinally : of or relating to the libido
libidinous : having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
libidinously : having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
libidinousness : having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
libido : instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
Libocedrus : a genus of evergreen, coniferous trees of the cypress family (Cupressaceae) having aromatic wood and scalelike leaves and including the pahautea and kawaka and formerly the incense cedar
Libra : a southern zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Scorpio represented by a pair of scales
libra : a southern zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Scorpio represented by a pair of scales
librarian : a specialist in the care or management of a library
librarianship : a specialist in the care or management of a library
library : a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale
librate : land having a value of a pound a year
libration : an oscillation in the apparent aspect of a secondary body (such as a planet or a satellite) as seen from the primary object around which it revolves
libratory : an oscillation in the apparent aspect of a secondary body (such as a planet or a satellite) as seen from the primary object around which it revolves
libretti : the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
librettist : the writer of a libretto
libretto : the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
libriform : resembling phloem fibers
Libyan : a native or inhabitant of Libya
Libytheidae : a small family comprising the snout butterflies and often considered a subfamily of Nymphalidae
Licania : a large genus of tropical American trees (family Rosaceae) having alternate simple leaves and small panicled flowers
licareol : levorotatory linalool
licensable : permission to act
license : permission to act
licensed : having a valid license required to engage in a particular business, occupation, or activity
licensee : one that is licensed
licenseless : having no license
licenser : permission to act
licensor : permission to act
licensure : the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession
licentiate : a person who has a license granted especially by a university to practice a profession
licentiateship : the quality or state of a licentiate
licentiation : the act of licensing especially to practice medicine
licentious : lacking legal or moral restraints
licentiously : lacking legal or moral restraints
licentiousness : lacking legal or moral restraints
lich : a dead body : corpse
lichen : any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga or a cyanobacterium and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface (such as on a rock or the bark of trees)
lichened : any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga or a cyanobacterium and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface (such as on a rock or the bark of trees)
Lichenes : a major category of thallophytes comprising the lichens now usually treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi  — compare lichenales
lichenin : a gelatinous polysaccharide (C6H10O5)n composed of glucose units and found especially in several species of moss and lichen and in cereal grains and bulbs
lichenism : symbiosis between certain algae and fungi that produces lichens
lichenist : lichenologist
lichenoid : resembling lichen
lichenologic : of or relating to lichenology
lichenological : the study of lichens
lichenologist : the study of lichens
lichenology : the study of lichens
Lichenopora : a genus of bryozoans (class Gymnolaemata) usually forming small laminate colonies on shells
licheny : lichenous sense 1
licit : conforming to the requirements of the law : not forbidden by law : permissible
licitation : the act of offering for sale or bidding at an auction
licitly : conforming to the requirements of the law : not forbidden by law : permissible
lick : to draw the tongue over
licker : one that licks
lickerish : greedy, desirous
lickerishly : greedy, desirous
lickerishness : greedy, desirous
licking : a sound thrashing : drubbing
lickpenny : something that uses up money
lickspit : lickspittle
lickspittle : a fawning subordinate : toady
licorice : the dried root of a European leguminous plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) with pinnate leaves and spikes of blue flowers
lictor : an ancient Roman officer who bore the fasces as the insignia of his office and whose duties included accompanying the chief magistrates in public appearances
lictorian : of, relating to, or resembling a lictor
Licuala : a genus of tropical Asiatic dwarf fan palms having prickly petioles and large branching spikes of flowers
lid : a movable cover for the opening of a hollow container (such as a vessel or box)
lidded : having or covered with a lid
lidder : one that fastens lids to packed containers
lidflower : spicewood sense b(1)
lidless : having no lid
lie : to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be prostrate : rest, recline
liebenerite : a variety of pinite
Liebfraumilch : a fruity white Rhine wine
liebigite : an apple-green mineral Ca2U(CO3)4.10H2O consisting of hydrous uranium calcium carbonate and occurring as concretions or coatings
lied : a German art song especially of the 19th century
lief : dear, beloved
liege : having the right to feudal allegiance (see allegiance sense 1a) or service
liegeman : vassal
lien : a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
lienal : a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
lienculus : a small accessory or supplementary spleen
lienee : one whose property is subject to a lien
lienor : one holding a lien against the property of another
lienorenal : a mesenteric fold passing from the spleen to the left kidney and affording support to the splenic artery and vein 
lienteric : containing or characterized by the passage of undigested or partially digested food
lientery : lienteric diarrhea
lier : one that lies (as in ambush)  — compare liar
lierne : a rib in Gothic vaulting that passes from one intersection of the principal ribs to another
lierre : a grayish to moderate olive
lieu : place, stead
lieutenancy : the office, rank, or commission of a lieutenant
lieutenant : an official empowered to act for a higher official
lieutenantry : lieutenancy
lieutenantship : lieutenancy sense 1
lievrite : ilvaite
life : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
lifeblood : blood regarded as the seat of vitality
lifeboat : a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea
lifeboatman : a member of the crew of a lifeboat
lifeful : full of or giving vitality
lifeguard : a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifehold : held for life or as a life estate
lifeless : having no life:
lifelessly : having no life:
lifelessness : having no life:
lifelike : accurately representing or imitating real life
lifelikeness : accurately representing or imitating real life
lifeline : a line (such as a rope) used for saving or preserving life: such as
lifelong : lasting or continuing through life
lifer : a person sentenced to imprisonment for life
liferent : a right in Scots law regarded either as a personal servitude or as a usufruct to use and enjoy while preserving the substance of usually heritable property
liferenter : a person holding a liferent
liferentrix : a female liferenter
liferoot : golden ragwort
lifesaver : one trained to save lives of drowning persons
lifesaving : designed for or used in saving lives
lifesome : full of animation and vigor : sprightly
lifetime : the duration of the existence of a living being (such as a person or an animal) or a thing (such as a star or a subatomic particle)
lifeward : toward life
lifework : the entire or principal work of one's lifetime
lifey : full of life : spirited
lifo last in, first out
lift : to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate
liftable : to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate
lifter : to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate
lifting : to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate
liftman : an elevator operator
ligament : a tough fibrous band of tissue connecting the articular extremities of bones or supporting an organ in place
ligamental : ligamentous
ligamentary : ligamentous
ligamentous : a tough fibrous band of tissue connecting the articular extremities of bones or supporting an organ in place
ligamentously : of or relating to a ligament
ligamentum : ligament
ligas : a poisonous Philippine tree (Semecarpus perrottetii) of the family Anacardiaceae that has hardwood and yields an illuminating resin
ligate : to tie with a ligature
ligation : an act of ligating
ligature : something that is used to bind
ligeance : allegiance
ligger : a float that usually consists of a bundle of reeds with baited line attached for pike fishing
light : something that makes vision possible
lightboat : lightship
lighten : to make light or clear : illuminate
lightener : a substance that makes something lighter in color
lightening : to make light or clear : illuminate
lighter : a large usually flat-bottomed barge used especially in unloading or loading ships
lighterage : the loading, unloading, or transportation of goods by means of a lighter
lighterman : a person employed on a lighter
lightface : a typeface having comparatively light thin lines
lightful : full of light : bright
lightfulness : full of light : bright
lightheaded : mentally disoriented : dizzy
lightheadedly : mentally disoriented : dizzy
lightheadedness : mentally disoriented : dizzy
lighthearted : free from care, anxiety, or seriousness : happy-go-lucky
lightheartedly : free from care, anxiety, or seriousness : happy-go-lucky
lightheartedness : free from care, anxiety, or seriousness : happy-go-lucky
lighthouse : a structure (such as a tower) with a powerful light that gives a continuous or intermittent signal to navigators
lighting : illumination
lightish : something that makes vision possible
lightkeeper : one who is in charge of a lighthouse or lightship
lightless : receiving no light : dark
lightlessness : the quality or state of being lightless : darkness
lightly : in a light manner: such as
lightness : the quality or state of being illuminated
lightning : the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity
lightningproof : protected from lightning
lightproof : impenetrable by light
lightroom : the chamber in a lighthouse that contains the lamp
lightscot : a tax of half a penny per hide of land for church candles
lightship : a ship equipped with a brilliant light and moored at a place dangerous to navigation
lightsome : free from care : lighthearted
lightsomely : free from care : lighthearted
lightsomeness : free from care : lighthearted
lighttight : lightproof
lightweight : one of less than average weight
lightwood : wood used for kindling
lignaloes : agarwood
ligne : any of various units of measure: such as
ligneous : of or resembling wood
lignescent : somewhat woody : tending toward woodiness
lignification : to convert into wood or woody tissue
lignify : to convert into wood or woody tissue
lignin : an amorphous polymer related to cellulose that provides rigidity and together with cellulose forms the woody cell walls of plants and the cementing material between them
ligniperdous : that destroys wood
lignite : a usually brownish black coal intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
lignitic : a usually brownish black coal intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
lignitiferous : containing lignite
lignitize : to convert into lignite
lignocellulose : any of several closely related substances constituting the essential part of woody cell walls of plants and consisting of cellulose intimately associated with lignin
lignoceric : a crystalline fatty acid C24H48O2 that is found especially in wood tar (as from beechwood) and in the form of esters in many fats, fatty oils, and waxes and is derived from kerasin
lignum : the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums
ligroine : any of several petroleum naphtha fractions boiling usually in the range 20° to 135° C that commonly have a specified boiling range whether narrow (as for petroleum pentane or petroleum hexane) or wide (as 40° to 75° C) and that are used chiefly as solvents
ligula : ligule
ligular : ligulate
Ligularia : a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) resembling the groundsel and having the margins of the involucral bracts overlapping  — see leopard plant
ligulate : furnished with ligules, ligulae, or ligulate corollas
ligulated : ligulate
ligule : a scalelike projection especially on a plant: such as
liguliflorous : having ligulate flowers
liguloid : of or relating to the genus Ligula
ligure : a traditional precious stone that is probably the jacinth
Ligurian region of northwestern Italy bordering on the Ligurian Sea; capital Genoa population 1,570,694
ligurite : an apple-green variety of sphene
Ligustrum : a large genus of Old World shrubs (family Oleaceae) having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of white flowers  — see privet
Lihyanite : a Semitic language of western Arabia known from inscriptions of the 2d and 1st centuries b.c.
lija : any of several filefishes
likability : having qualities that bring about a favorable regard : pleasant, agreeable
likable : having qualities that bring about a favorable regard : pleasant, agreeable
likableness : having qualities that bring about a favorable regard : pleasant, agreeable
like : to feel attraction toward or take pleasure in : enjoy
likelihead : likelihood
likelihood : the chance that something will happen : probability
likeliness : likelihood
likely : having a high probability of occurring or being true : very probable
liken : to represent as similar : compare
likeness : copy, portrait
liker : to feel attraction toward or take pleasure in : enjoy
likesome : pleasing to the mind or senses : agreeable
likeways : likewise
likewise : in like manner : similarly
likin : a former Chinese provincial tax at inland stations on imports or articles in transit
liking : favorable regard : fondness, taste
lilac : a widely cultivated European shrub (Syringa vulgaris) of the olive family that has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pinkish-purple or white flowers
lilaceous : of or resembling the color lilac
lilacthroat : a metallic green South American hummingbird (genus Heliodoxa) with a triangular lilac throat patch
Lilaeopsis : a small genus of perennial creeping aquatic or marsh herbs (family Umbelliferae) with the leaves obsolete and the petioles altered into hollow cylindrical or subulate septate phyllodia and with small umbels of minute white flowers
Liliaceae : a large family of monocotyledonous plants (order Liliales) characterized by a regular perianth of separate segments, superior ovary, loculicidal capsular fruit, and usually bulbous stem base
liliaceous : of, relating to, or resembling lilies
Liliales : an order of monocotyledonous plants with complete, perfect, and typically trimerous flowers, a compound ovary, and seeds with an oily or fleshy endosperm  — see amaryllidaceae , iridaceae , liliaceae
lilied : resembling a lily in fairness
Lilith : a woman who in rabbinic legend is Adam's first wife, is supplanted by Eve, and becomes an evil spirit
Lilium : a large genus (the type of the family Liliaceae) of herbaceous plants having scaly bulbs, whorled or scattered leaves, showy flowers with a perianth of six segments, versatile anthers, a 3-lobed stigma, and a capsular fruit  — see lily
lill : to allow (the tongue) to hang
lillianite : a mineral Pb3Bi2S6 consisting of a steel gray sulfide of lead and bismuth
Lilliput : an island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels where the inhabitants are six inches tall
Lilliputian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
lilt : a spirited and usually cheerful song or tune
liltingly : characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence
liltingness : characterized by a rhythmical swing or cadence
lily : any of a genus (Lilium of the family Liliaceae, the lily family) of erect perennial leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs that are native to the temperate northern hemisphere and are widely cultivated for their showy flowers
lilylike : any of a genus (Lilium of the family Liliaceae, the lily family) of erect perennial leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs that are native to the temperate northern hemisphere and are widely cultivated for their showy flowers
lilywood : birch burl veneer from northern Europe
lim limit; limited
Lima city south-southwest of Toledo in northwestern Ohio population 38,771
Limacea : a natural group comprising the terrestrial slugs
limacel : the small internal shell of slugs of Limax and related genera
Limacidae : a family of gastropod mollusks  — see limax
limaciform : resembling a slug
limacine : of, relating to, or resembling a slug
limacoid : like a slug : limacine
limacon : a plane curve whose equation in polar coordinates has one of the forms ρ = a cos θ ± b or ρ = a sin θ ± b and which reduces to a cardioid when a = b
liman : a bay or estuary at the mouth of a river : lagoon
limation : filing, polishing
Limawood : a soluble red wood derived from a tree (Caesalpinia tinctoria) of Ecuador and Peru and used in dyeing
Limax : resembling a slug
limb : one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs
limbal : of or relating to the limbus
limbate : having a part of one color surrounded by an edging of another color
limbation : limbus
limbeck : alembic
limbed : having limbs especially of a specified kind or number
limber : having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile, nimble
limberham : a supple-jointed obsequious person
limberly : having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile, nimble
limberness : having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile, nimble
limbers : having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile, nimble
limbic : of, relating to, or being the limbic system of the brain
limbiferous : having a border or margin
limbless : one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs
limbmeal : limb from limb : in pieces
limbo : an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
Limbu : a people chiefly of Nepal
Limburger : a pungent semisoft surface-ripened cheese
limbus : the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is continuous with the sclera
limby : one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs
lime : birdlime
limeade : a beverage of sweetened lime juice mixed with plain or carbonated water
limeberry : a spiny Malayan shrub (Triphasia trifolia) of the family Rutaceae with small pleasantly flavored red berries
limehouse district of eastern London, England, in Tower Hamlets on the northern bank of the Thames River
limekiln : a kiln or furnace for reducing limestone or shells to lime by burning
limeless : having no lime
limelight : a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam
limelighter : one who is or wants to be in the limelight
limelike : resembling the lime
limeman : a slaughterhouse worker who removes fat and flesh from hides by washing them in clear water, soaking them in lime, and rewashing them
limen : threshold sense 3a
limequat : a hybrid between the lime and the kumquat
limer : a leash hound
Limerick : a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba
limes : birdlime
limestone : a rock that is formed chiefly by accumulation of organic remains (such as shells or coral), consists mainly of calcium carbonate, is extensively used in building, and yields lime when burned
limetta : lime oil
limettin : citropten
limewash : a solution of lime and water used as a substitute for paint
limewater : an alkaline water solution of calcium hydroxide used as an antacid
limey : a British sailor
Limicolae : an order or suborder of migratory birds comprising the sandpipers and related forms (family Scolopacidae) or often being made coextensive with the suborder Charadrii
limicoline : shore-inhabiting : of or relating to the Limicolae
limicolous : living in mud
Limidae : a family of mollusks comprising the file shells and belonging to the suborder Pectinacea
liminal : of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response
liminary : placed at the beginning (as of a book) : introductory, preliminary
liminess : the quality or state of being limy
liming : birdlime
limit : something that bounds, restrains, or confines
limitable : something that bounds, restrains, or confines
limitarian : one that limits or restricts
limitary : subject to limits
limitation : an act or instance of limiting
limitative : limiting, restrictive
limited : confined within limits : restricted
limitedly : confined within limits : restricted
limitedness : confined within limits : restricted
limiter : something that bounds, restrains, or confines
limiting : functioning as a limit : restrictive
limitless : something that bounds, restrains, or confines
limitlessly : something that bounds, restrains, or confines
limitlessness : something that bounds, restrains, or confines
limitrophe : situated on a border or frontier : adjacent
limivorous : swallowing mud for the organic matter contained in it
limma : a semitone in the Pythagorean scale that is less than half a whole step and is designated as the difference between a perfect fourth and two whole steps or 256/243
limmer : scoundrel
limmock : limber, limp
limmu : eponym sense 1b
limn : to draw or paint on a surface
Limnanthaceae : a family of aquatic or marsh herbs (order Geraniales) that have pinnate leaves, long-peduncled small flowers, and polycarpellary fruit  — see limnanthes
limnanthaceous : a family of aquatic or marsh herbs (order Geraniales) that have pinnate leaves, long-peduncled small flowers, and polycarpellary fruit  — see limnanthes
Limnanthes : a genus (the type of the family Limnantheceae) of western North American annual herbs having trimerous flowers and entire petals that are shorter than the sepals  — see meadow-foam
limner : to draw or paint on a surface
limnetic : of, relating to, or inhabiting the open water of a body of fresh water
Limnetis : a genus of phyllopod crustaceans (order Conchostraca) including numerous small almost spherical forms that have only the first pair of feet in the male provided with a clasping organ
limnimeter : a sensitive form of tide gage for measuring variations of level in lakes
limnite : bog iron ore
Limnobium : a genus of American aquatic herbs (family Hydrocharitaceae) that have flowers with spathes  — see frogbit sense 2
Limnocnida : a genus of small freshwater hydrozoan jellyfishes (suborder Trachomedusae) found in central Africa
limnograph : a record made on a limnimeter
limnologic : the scientific study of bodies of fresh water (such as lakes)
limnological : the scientific study of bodies of fresh water (such as lakes)
limnologist : the scientific study of bodies of fresh water (such as lakes)
limnology : the scientific study of bodies of fresh water (such as lakes)
limnoplankton : the plankton of fresh waters especially of lakes
Limnorchis : a genus of North American orchids closely related to Habenaria that have greenish or whitish flowers with an entire lip
Limnoria : a genus (the type of the family Limnoriidae) of isopod crustaceans that contains the gribble
limoid : like or relating to the genus Lima or the family Limidae
limonene : a widely distributed terpene hydrocarbon C10H16 that occurs in essential oils (as of oranges or lemons) and has a lemon odor
limonin : a bitter lactone C26H30O8 found especially in lemon seeds, in the pulp and seeds of navel oranges, and in the bark of amur cork trees
limonite : a native hydrous ferric oxide of variable composition that is an ore of iron
limonitic : a native hydrous ferric oxide of variable composition that is an ore of iron
limonitization : the alteration of a mineral or rock to limonite usually by weathering
limonium : a genus of annual or perennial sometimes shrubby herbs (family Plumbaginaceae) with leaves usually radical and flowers in cymose panicles or spikes and subtended by scaly bracts  — see sea lavender
Limosa : a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) comprising the godwits
Limosella : a small genus of widely distributed aquatic herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having stems that root at the nodes, small entire leaves, and very small solitary scapose flowers  — see mudwort
limous : muddy, slimy
limousine : a large luxurious often chauffeur-driven sedan that usually has a glass partition separating the driver's seat from the passenger compartment
limp : to walk lamely
limper : to walk lamely
limpet : a marine gastropod mollusk (especially families Acmaeidae and Patellidae) that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed
limpid : marked by transparency (see transparent sense 1) : pellucid
limpidity : marked by transparency (see transparent sense 1) : pellucid
limpidly : marked by transparency (see transparent sense 1) : pellucid
limpidness : marked by transparency (see transparent sense 1) : pellucid
limping : to walk lamely
limpingly : in a limping manner
limpkin : a large brown wading bird (Aramus guarauna) of southern Georgia, Florida, and Central and South America that resembles a bittern but has a longer slightly curved bill, longer neck and legs, and white stripes on head and neck
limply : to walk lamely
limpness : to walk lamely
limpsy : limp especially from lack of physical strength : weak
limsy : limp especially from lack of physical strength : weak
limu : a water plant
Limulidae : a family (order Xiphosura) comprising the horseshoe crab and various related extinct forms
limuloid : like or relating to the horseshoe crabs
Limulus : horseshoe crab
limy : smeared with or consisting of lime : viscous
Lin lineal; linear
lin lineal; linear
linable : lying or arranged in a straight line
Linaceae : a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) having regular pentamerous flowers with the stamens twice as many as the petals and a fruit that is a capsule or a drupe  — see linum
linaceous : a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) having regular pentamerous flowers with the stamens twice as many as the petals and a fruit that is a capsule or a drupe  — see linum
linage : the number of lines of printed or written matter
linaloa : the wood of any of several trees of the genus Bursera (especially B. aloexylon or B. delpechiana of Mexico) that yields aromatic oils (such as linalool) used chiefly in perfumes and that is used to some extent in furniture and cabinetwork
linalool : a fragrant liquid alcohol C10H18O that occurs both free and in the form of esters in many essential oils and is used in perfumes, soaps, and flavoring materials
linamarin : a bitter crystalline toxic cyanogenic glucoside C10H17NO6 occurring especially in flax and the lima bean
Linanthus : a genus of delicate herbs (family Polemoniaceae) of the western U.S. having opposite usually palmately divided leaves
Linaria : a genus of herbs and undershrubs (family Scrophulariaceae) having a personate spurred corolla  — see toadflax
linarite : a mineral PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 consisting of a basic lead copper sulfate occurring in deep blue monoclinic crystals
linchpin : a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft)
linchpinned : supplied or secured with linchpins
Lincoln : any of an English breed of long-wooled mutton-type sheep
Lincolnian : any of an English breed of long-wooled mutton-type sheep
Lincolniana : materials relating to Abraham Lincoln
linctus : a syrupy or sticky preparation containing medicaments exerting a local action on the mucous membrane of the throat
Linda city in southwestern California population 64,234 
lindackerite : a light green mineral Cu6Ni3(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)4.5H2O consisting of a hydrous basic nickel copper sulfate and arsenate and occurring either as tabular crystals or massive
lindane : a persistent organochlorine insecticide that consists chiefly of the gamma isomer of BHC
linden : any of a genus (Tilia of the family Tiliaceae, the linden family) of deciduous trees of temperate regions that have cordate leaves and a winglike bract attached to the peduncle of the flower and fruit and that are often planted as ornamental and shade trees: such as
Linder : a woolen undershirt or vest
linder : a woolen undershirt or vest
Lindera : a small genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs (family Lauraceae) that are native to Asia and North America and sometimes cultivated as ornamentals with small yellow flowers in nearly sessile axillary clusters  — see spicebush
Lindleyan John 1799–1865 English botanist
lindo : any of several bright-colored South American tanagers
Lindsay Howard 1889–1968 American dramatist and actor
Lindsey district and former administrative county of eastern England in northern Lincolnshire; capital Lincoln area 1520 square miles (3952 square kilometers)
line : a length of cord or cord-like material: such as
linea commune in southwestern Spain on the Bay of Algeciras population 65,412
lineage : descent in a line from a common progenitor
lineal : linear
lineality : linear
lineally : linear
lineament : an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
lineamental : an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
linear : of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line : straight
linearity : of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line : straight
linearization : to give a linear form to
linearize : to give a linear form to
linearly : of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line : straight
lineate : to mark with lines
lineated : to mark with lines
lineation : the action of marking with lines : delineation
linecut : a photoengraving of a line drawing
lined : a length of cord or cord-like material: such as
lineless : free from lines : lacking a line
lineman : one who sets up or repairs electric wire communication or power lines
linen : made of flax
lineolate : marked with fine lines
lineolated : marked with fine lines
liner : one that makes, draws, or uses lines
linesman : lineman sense 1
linewalker : a worker who patrols a petroleum line on foot to inspect and make minor repairs  — compare line rider
ling : any of various fishes (such as a hake or burbot) of the cod family
linga : a stylized phallic symbol that is worshipped in Hinduism as a sign of generative power and that represents the god Shiva  — compare yoni
Lingayat : a member of a Saiva sect of southern India marked by wearing of the lingam and characterized by denial of caste distinctions
lingberry : lingonberry
lingbird : meadow pipit
linge : strike, flog
lingel : a shoemaker's thread
linger : to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
lingerer : to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
lingerie : women's intimate apparel
lingo : strange or incomprehensible language or speech: such as
lingonberry : a low-growing, evergreen shrub (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) of cooler, northern regions of North America and Europe that has leathery, oval leaves, white or light pink, bell-shaped, nodding flowers and red berries and is related to the blueberry and cranberry
lingtow : a rope used by smugglers for packing burdens
lingua : a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue
linguaeform :  linguiform
lingual : of, relating to, or resembling the tongue
linguale : the midpoint of the upper border of the human mandible  — compare gnathion
lingually : of, relating to, or resembling the tongue
Linguata : a large suborder of Salientia including all toads and frogs having a tongue and separate openings for the eustachian tubes  — compare aglossa , phaneroglossa
Linguatula : a genus of tongue worms that includes a cosmopolitan parasite (L. serrata) of the nasal and respiratory passages of various canines, sheep and goats, the horse, and occasionally humans
Linguatulida : a group of wormlike pseudosegmented parasitic animals that are considered to constitute a separate phylum, a class of Arthropoda, or especially formerly an order of Arachnida, that lack eyes, circulatory system, and respiratory organs, that live as adults in the respiratory passages or body cavity of reptiles, birds, or mammals, and that undergo larval development in the visceral tissues of similar hosts and that comprise the tongue worms
linguet : languet
linguiform : having the form of a tongue : tongue-shaped
linguipotence : mastery of languages
linguist : a person accomplished in languages
linguister : interpreter
linguistic : of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistical : of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistically : of or relating to language or linguistics
linguistician : linguist sense 2
linguistics : the study of human speech including the units, nature, structure, and modification of language
linguistry : knowledge or study of languages
lingula : a tongue-shaped process or part: as
lingulate : shaped like a tongue or a strap
lingulated : shaped like a tongue or a strap
Lingulella : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Cambrian
lingulid : of or relating to Lingulidae
Lingulidae : a family of brachiopods (order Atremata) that includes the earliest recorded Lower Cambrian animal fossils and is represented by a few recent forms  — see lingula
linguliferous : containing or made up of shells of brachiopods of Lingula or related genera
linguloid : like or like that of a brachiopod of the genus Lingula
linguoversion : displacement of a tooth to the lingual side of its proper occlusal position
lingy : covered with or abounding in heaths, especially heather : heathy, heathery
linhay : a shed usually with a lean-to roof and one or more open sides
liniment : a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritant
linin : a bitter white crystallizable substance with purgative qualities obtained from the purging flax
lining : material that lines or that is used to line especially the inner surface of something (such as a garment)
linitis : carcinoma of the stomach characterized by thickening and diffuse infiltration of the wall rather than localization of the tumor in a discrete lump
link : a connecting structure: such as
linkable : capable of being linked
linkage : the manner or style of being united: such as
linkboy : an attendant formerly employed to bear a light for a person on the streets at night
linked : marked by linkage and especially genetic linkage
linker : a connecting structure: such as
linking : a connecting structure: such as
linkman : linkboy
links : sand hills especially along the seashore
linkwork : something (as a chain or a fabric of metal mesh) consisting of interlocking links
linky : resembling or made up of links
linn : waterfall
Linnaea : a monotypic genus of creeping evergreen subshrubs (family Caprifoliaceae) of the northern parts of both hemispheres with small exstipulate leaves and the flowers borne in pairs at the end of elongated peduncles and having the corolla campanulate  — see twinflower
Linnaean : of, relating to, or following the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linnaeus who established the system of binomial nomenclature
linnaeite : a mineral Co3S4 of pale steel-gray color and metallic luster that occurs in isometric crystals and also massive and that is essentially a cobalt sulfide
Linne : of, relating to, or following the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linnaeus who established the system of binomial nomenclature
linnet : a common small brownish Old World finch (Acanthis cannabina) of which the male has red on the breast and crown during breeding season
lino : linoleum
linoleic : a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C18H32O2 found especially in semidrying oils (such as corn oil) and essential for the nutrition of some animals
linolein : a glycerol ester of linoleic acid
linolenate : a salt or ester of linolenic acid
linolenic : a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C18H30O2 found especially in drying oils (such as linseed oil) and essential for the nutrition of some animals
linolenin : a glycerol ester of linolenic acid
linoleum : a floor covering made by laying on a burlap or canvas backing a mixture of solidified linseed oil with gums, cork dust or wood flour or both, and usually pigments
linolic : linoleic acid
linon : a fine lawn of linen or cotton
Linopteris : a genus of fossil ferns abundant in the coal measures and distinguished by their reticulate venation
Linos : linoleum
linotyper : one that operates the keyboard of a Linotype machine
linotypist : one that operates the keyboard of a Linotype machine
linoxyn : an elastic solid that is formed when linseed oil is oxidized and is used chiefly in cements, adhesives, and linoleum
Linsang : either of two small nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling viverrid Asian mammals (Prionodon pardicolor and P. linsang) having an elongated slender muzzle and long tail
linseed : flaxseed
linsey : linsey-woolsey
linstock : a staff having a pointed foot (as for sticking into the ground) and a forked tip and formerly used to hold a lighted match for firing cannon
lint : a soft fleecy material made from linen usually by scraping
lintel : a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above an opening
linteled : having a lintel
linter : a machine for removing linters
lintie : linnet
lintless : a soft fleecy material made from linen usually by scraping
lintonite : a green mineral that is a variety of thomsonite
lintseed : flaxseed
lintwhite : linnet
linty : a soft fleecy material made from linen usually by scraping
Linum : the type genus of Linaceae comprising herbaceous annual or perennial plants that have small sessile leaves, terminal or axillary racemes of flowers with fugacious petals, and capsular fruits  — see flax sense 1
Linus : a dirge or lamentation of ancient Greece
liny : a length of cord or cord-like material: such as
Linyphiidae : a large family of small spiders that weave horizontal sheet webs
lion : a large heavily built social cat (Panthera leo) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male
lioncel : a heraldic representation of a small lion rampant usually as one of a group of at least three
lionesque : having the characteristics of a lion
lioness : a female lion
lionet : a young or small lion
lionheart : a lionhearted person
lionhearted : courageous, brave
lionism : the practice of lionizing or the state of being lionized
lionization : to treat as an object of great interest or importance
lionize : to treat as an object of great interest or importance
lionizer : to treat as an object of great interest or importance
lionlike : a large heavily built social cat (Panthera leo) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male
lionly : lionlike
lionship : the quality or state of being a social lion
lip : either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations
lipa a monetary subunit of the kuna  — see kuna at Money Table
Lipan : an Apache people of eastern New Mexico and western Texas
Liparian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lipari Islands
liparian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lipari Islands
liparid : of or relating to the Liparididae
Liparididae : a family of scorpaenid fishes containing the sea snails
Liparis : a genus of terrestrial orchids having two broad shining leaves and terminal racemes of irregular flowers  — see twayblade
liparite : rhyolite
lipase : an enzyme that hydrolyzes glycerides
lipectomy : the excision of subcutaneous fatty tissue especially as a cosmetic surgical procedure
lipemia : the presence of an excess of fats or lipids in the blood
Lipeurus : an extensive genus of bird lice that are parasites of various birds
lipide : any of various substances that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents (such as chloroform and ether), that are usually insoluble in water, that with proteins and carbohydrates constitute the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, phosphatides, cerebrosides, and related and derived compounds
lipin : lipid
lipless : either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations
liplike : either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations
lipoblast : a connective-tissue cell destined to become a fat cell
lipocaic : a lipotropic preparation from the pancreas
lipochrome : any of the naturally occurring pigments soluble in fats or in solvents for fats
lipocyte : fat cell
lipodystrophy : a disorder of fat metabolism especially involving loss of fat from or deposition of fat in tissue  — compare lipidosis, lipoatrophy
lipofibroma : a lipoma containing fibrous tissue
lipogenesis : the formation of fat
lipogenetic : the formation of fat
lipogenic : producing or tending to produce fat
lipogenous : producing or tending to produce fat
lipogram : a writing composed of words not having a certain letter (as the Odyssey of Tryphiodorus which had no alpha in the first book, no beta in the second, and so on)
lipogrammatic : being a lipogram : having the character of a lipogram
lipogrammatism : the practice of writing lipograms
lipogrammatist : a writer of lipograms
lipography : inadvertent omission (as of a letter or syllable) in writing
lipoid : resembling fat
lipoidal : resembling fat
lipoidic : lipoid
lipolysis : the hydrolysis of fat
lipolytic : the hydrolysis of fat
lipoma : a tumor of fatty tissue
lipomata : a tumor of fatty tissue
lipomatosis : any of several abnormal conditions marked by local or generalized deposits of fat or replacement of other tissue by fat
lipomatous : a tumor of fatty tissue
lipophagic : of, relating to, or characterized by the destruction of adipose tissue with cellular uptake of the breakdown products (as by lipophages)
lipophore : a pigment cell or chromatophore containing a lipochrome pigment
lipoprotein : a conjugated protein that is a complex of protein and lipid  — compare HDL, LDL, VLDL
liposarcoma : a sarcoma arising from immature fat cells of the bone marrow
liposis : obesity
liposome : an artificial vesicle composed of one or more concentric phospholipid bilayers and used especially to deliver microscopic substances (such as drugs or DNA) to body cells
lipothymic : a condition or feeling of faintness
lipotrophic : promoting the physiological utilization of fat
lipotropic : promoting the physiological utilization of fat
Lipotyphla : a suborder of insectivores comprising the moles, hedgehogs, and true shews and having the pubic symphysis short and the postorbital process undeveloped  — compare menotyphla
lipovaccine : a vaccine whose fluid medium is an oil
lipoxenous : abandoning the host
lipoxeny : abandoning the host
lipped : having a lip or lips especially of a specified kind or number
lippen : trust, rely
lipper : ripple
lipperings : oil and refuse cleaned from a whaling ship's deck with a lipper : slumgullion
Lippia : a large genus of tropical American herbs, shrubs, and small trees (family Verbenaceae) having small flowers in heads or spikes
lippiness : the state or quality of being lippy
lipping : outgrowth of bone in liplike form at a joint margin
lippitude : soreness or blearedness of the eyes
lippy : given to back talk
lipstick : a waxy solid usually colored cosmetic in stick form for the lips
lipuria : the presence of fat in urine
lipwork : kissing
liquate : to cause (a more fusible substance) to separate out of a combination or mixture by the application of heat
liquation : to cause (a more fusible substance) to separate out of a combination or mixture by the application of heat
liquefacient : something that serves to liquefy or to promote liquefaction
liquefaction : the process of making or becoming liquid
liquefactive : relating to or causing liquefaction
liquefiable : capable of being liquefied
liquefier : to reduce to a liquid state
liquefy : to reduce to a liquid state
liquesce : liquefy
liquescence : the quality or state of being liquescent
liquescent : being or tending to become liquid : melting
liqueur : a usually sweetened alcoholic liquor (such as brandy) flavored with fruit, spices, nuts, herbs, or seeds
liquid : flowing freely like water
Liquidambar : storax sense 1b
liquidate : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
liquidation : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
liquidator : one that liquidates
liquidity : flowing freely like water
liquidize : to cause to be liquid
liquidly : flowing freely like water
liquidness : flowing freely like water
liquor : a liquid substance: such as
liquorish : lickerish
liquorishly : lickerish
liquorishness : lickerish
lira : the basic monetary unit of Italy until 2002
lire : the basic monetary unit of Italy until 2002
lirella : an elongated apothecium in lichens that has a furrow along the middle
lirellate : an elongated apothecium in lichens that has a furrow along the middle
Liriodendron : a genus of North American and Asiatic trees (family Magnoliaceae) with 4-lobed smooth shining leaves and large greenish yellow flowers resembling tulips  — see tulip tree
liripipe : a pendent part of a tippet
liroconite : a basic hydrous aluminum copper arsenate Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4.4H2O occurring in monoclinic crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color (hardness 2–2.5, specific gravity 2.88–2.99)
lis : fleur-de-lis
Lisa : either of two gray mullets (Mugil cephalus or M. curema) of the tropical western Atlantic highly regarded as table fishes
Lisbon city and port on the estuary of the Tagus River, Portugal population 547,733
lish : lithe and quick : nimble
lisk : groin
Lisle : a smooth tightly twisted thread usually made of long-staple cotton
lisle : a smooth tightly twisted thread usually made of long-staple cotton
lisp : to pronounce the sibilants \s\ and \z\ imperfectly especially by turning them into \th\ and \t͟h\
lisper : to pronounce the sibilants \s\ and \z\ imperfectly especially by turning them into \th\ and \t͟h\
lispund : any of various units of weight of the Shetland and Orkney islands varying from 12 to 30 or more pounds
liss : an ancient Irish fortification or storage place enclosed by a circular mound or trench or both
Lissamphibia : a primary division of smooth-skinned amphibians comprising the existing orders  — compare stegocephalia
Lissencephala : eutherian mammals having a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions and including the edentates, bats, insectivores, and rodents
lissencephalic : the condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain
Lissoflagellata : an order or other major division of Mastigophora comprising all the flagellates that lack a protoplasmic collar  — compare choanoflagellata
lissoflagellate : an order or other major division of Mastigophora comprising all the flagellates that lack a protoplasmic collar  — compare choanoflagellata
lissom : easily flexed
lissome : easily flexed
lissomely : easily flexed
lissomeness : easily flexed
lissotrichous :  leiotrichous
lissotrichy : the racial characteristic of having straight hair
List : a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
list : a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
listable : capable of being listed
listed : a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
listel : a narrow band in architecture : fillet
listen : to pay attention to sound
listener : one who listens to someone or something
listening : to pay attention to sound
lister : one that lists or catalogs
Listera : a genus of opposite-leaved orchids native to the north temperate and arctic zones and having racemose greenish flowers without spurs  — see twayblade
listerellosis : a serious encephalitic disease of a wide variety of animals that is caused by a bacterium (Listeria monocytogenes) and that in animals is often fatal but in humans is usually not fatal
Listeria : any of a genus (Listeria) of small, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form spores and have a tendency to grow in chains and that include one (Listeria monocytogenes) that causes listeriosis
Listerian : of or relating to listerism or to Joseph Lister
Listerism : the practice of antiseptic surgery
Listerize : to treat by means of listerian methods
listing : an act or instance of making or including in a list
listless : characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
listlessly : characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
listlessness : characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
lit : literature
litany : a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
litas the basic monetary unit of Lithuania from 1918 to 1940 and from 1991 through 2014
litchi : the small, oval to roundish fruit of a Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the soapberry family having a rough or warty, yellow, pink, or reddish leathery rind and sweet to slightly acidic usually whitish edible flesh that surrounds a single large seed
lite : light entry 4 sense 9a
liter : a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter  — see Metric System Table
literacy : the quality or state of being literate
literal : according with the letter of the scriptures
literalism : adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression
literalist : adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression
literalistic : adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression
literality : according with the letter of the scriptures
literalization : to make literal
literalize : to make literal
literally : in a literal sense or manner: such as
literalminded : understanding words and statements only in the most basic and ordinary way and not having much imagination
literalness : according with the letter of the scriptures
literariness : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning or literature
literary : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning or literature
literaryism : an instance of or tendency to use excessive refinement of expression in written compositions
literate : educated, cultured
literati : the educated class
literation : the representation of sound or words by letters
literator : litterateur
literature : writings in prose or verse
literatus : a member of the literati
lith lithographic; lithography
litharge : a fused lead monoxide
lithe : easily bent or flexed
lithely : easily bent or flexed
lithemia : a condition in which excess uric acid is present in the blood
lithemic : a condition in which excess uric acid is present in the blood
litheness : easily bent or flexed
lithesome : lissome
lithesomeness : the quality or state of being lithesome
lithi : lithium
lithia : hiddenite
lithiasis : the formation of stony concretions in the body (as in the gallbladder)
lithiate : to combine or impregnate with lithium or a lithium compound
lithic : stony sense 1
lithification : the conversion of unconsolidated sediments into solid rock
lithify : to change to stone : petrify
lithite : a calcareous concretion especially in a tentaculocyst or lithocyst
lithium : a chemical element of the alkali metal group that is the lightest metal known and that is used especially in alloys and glass, in mechanical lubricants, and in storage batteries  — see Chemical Elements Table
litho : lithograph
Lithobius : a large nearly cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Lithobiidae) of centipedes having the body composed of nine long and six short segments and living usually under stones or logs
Lithocarpus : a large genus of chiefly Asiatic evergreen trees (family Fagaceae) differing from Quercus mainly in the erect staminate catkins  — see oak, tanbark oak
lithochromy : the art of painting on stone
lithoclase : a natural fracture in rock
lithoculture : culture of the Stone Age
lithocyst : a sac containing lithites that is found in many medusae and other invertebrates and is held to be an auditory organ
Lithodes : a genus (the type of the family Lithodidae) of anomuran crabs that live in cold water toward the poles or in the deep sea
lithodesma : a small shelly plate connected with the resilium in many bivalve shells
lithodid : of or relating to the genus Lithodes or the family Lithodidae
lithodomous : burrowing in rock
lithogenesis : of, promoting, or undergoing the formation of calculi
lithogenous : that produces stone
lithoglyph : an engraving on stone
lithoglyptics : the art or process of engraving gems
lithograph : to produce, copy, or portray by lithography
lithographer : to produce, copy, or portray by lithography
lithographic : to produce, copy, or portray by lithography
lithographically : to produce, copy, or portray by lithography
lithography : the process of printing from a plane surface (such as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent
lithogravure : a process of photoengraving on stone
lithoid : resembling a stone
litholapaxy : lithotripsy
lithologic : the study of rocks
lithological : the study of rocks
lithologically : the study of rocks
lithology : the study of rocks
lithomancy : divination by stones or by charms or talismans of stone
lithomarge : a smooth compact common kaolin
lithontriptic : having the quality of or used for dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys
lithopedion : a fetus calcified in the body of the mother
lithophagous : consuming stone
lithophane : porcelain impressed with figures that are made distinct by transmitted light
lithophilous : growing or living in stony places
lithophone : any of a class of percussion instruments (such as the qing) that are made of stone and whose sound is produced by striking
lithophotogravure : a photomechanical process in which a photolithographic transfer is made on a stone ruled with very fine lines to produce halftone effects
lithophysa : a spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers that is observed in some rhyolitic lavas
lithophysal : a spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers that is observed in some rhyolitic lavas
lithophyte : a plant that grows on rock
lithophytic : a plant that grows on rock
lithopone : a white pigment consisting essentially of zinc sulfide and barium sulfate
lithoprint : to print (as typewritten matter) by offset or photo-offset
lithosian : of or relating to the Lithosiidae
lithosiid : a moth of the family Lithosiidae
Lithosiidae : a large family of moths closely related to the Arctiidae but lacking normal ocelli and sometimes included as a subfamily in Arctiidae
lithosol : any of a group of shallow azonal soils consisting of imperfectly weathered rock fragments
Lithospermum : a genus of herbs of the borage family (Boraginaceae) having polished white stony nutlets and including one (L. ruderale) used by some American Indians to make a tea held to prevent conception
lithosphere : the solid part of a celestial body (such as the earth)
lithotome : a knife used for lithotomy
lithotomist : a specialist in lithotomy
lithotomize : to subject to lithotomy
lithotomy : surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a stone
lithotripsy : the breaking (as by shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument) of a calculus in the urinary system into pieces small enough to be voided or washed out
lithotriptor : a device for performing lithotripsy
lithotrite : lithotripter
lithotritist : a specialist in lithotrity
lithotrity : lithotripsy
lithotype : a letterpress printing plate made of shellac, fine sand, tar, and linseed oil
lithoxyl : petrified wood
lithsman : a sailor in the navy during the period of the Danish kings of England
Lithuanian : a native or inhabitant of Lithuania
Lithuanic :  lithuanian
lithuria : an excess of uric acid or of its salts in the urine
lithy : easily bent : pliable, supple
litigable : to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process
litigant : one engaged in a lawsuit
litigate : to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process
litigation : the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
litigator : one who carries on a legal contest by judicial process : one who litigates legal cases
litigatory : to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process
litigiosity : the quality or state of being litigious
litigious : disputatious, contentious
litigiously : disputatious, contentious
litigiousness : disputatious, contentious
Litiopa : a genus of minute marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) commonly living among seaweeds
litiscontest : to bring to litiscontestation
litiscontestation : a legal process by which controverted issues are established and a joinder of issues arrived at
litiscontestational : a legal process by which controverted issues are established and a joinder of issues arrived at
litmus : a coloring matter from lichens that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions and is used as an acid-base indicator
Litopterna : an order of extinct South American Cenozoic ungulates with one or three functional toes
litotes : understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
litra : a unit of value of ancient Sicily based on the value of a pound of bronze
Litsea : a genus of aromatic shrubs or trees (family Lauraceae) having small evergreen leaves, short racemes of flowers, and berrylike fruits  — see mangeao
litster : dyer
litten : being lighted
litter : a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
litterateur : a literary person
litterer : litterbug
littermate : one of the offspring in a litter in relation to the others
littery : a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
little : not big: such as
littleleaf : any of various plant disorders characterized by small and often chlorotic and distorted foliage
littleneck : a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw
littleness : not big: such as
littling : a young child or young animal
littlish : somewhat little : comparatively little
littoral : of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea
lituite : a fossil of the genus Lituites
Lituites : a genus of Ordovician nautiloid mollusks with the shell fully coiled when young but with the later increments forming a straight tube
liturate : spotted
liturgical : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of liturgy
liturgically : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of liturgy
liturgician : a student of liturgics
liturgics : the practice or study of formal public worship
liturgiological : of or relating to liturgiology or a liturgiology
liturgiologist : liturgist sense 2
liturgiology : liturgics
liturgism : strict or excessive adherence to liturgy
liturgist : one who adheres to, compiles, or leads a liturgy
liturgy : a eucharistic rite
Litvak : a Lithuanian Jew
litz : a wire composed of individually enameled copper strands braided together to reduce skin effect and consequent high-frequency resistance
livability : survival expectancy : viability
livable : suitable for living in, on, or with
livableness : suitable for living in, on, or with
live : to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant
liveborn : born alive  — compare stillborn
lived : to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant
livedo : a bluish usually patchy discoloration of the skin
livelihood : means of support or subsistence (see subsistence sense 2)
livelily : briskly alert and energetic : vigorous, animated
liveliness : briskly alert and energetic : vigorous, animated
livelong : whole, entire
lively : briskly alert and energetic : vigorous, animated
liven : enliven
liveness : the quality or state of being live
liver : a large very vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes important changes in many of the substances contained in the blood (as by converting sugars into glycogen which it stores up until required and by forming urea)
liverberry : twisted-stalk
livered : expressing vigor or courage considered suggestive of one with (such) a liver
liveried : wearing a livery
liverish : resembling liver especially in color
liverishness : resembling liver especially in color
liverleaf : hepatica sense 1b
liverless : lacking a liver
Liverpudlian city and port on the estuary of the Mersey River in Merseyside, northwestern England population 509,000
liverwort : any of a class (Hepaticae) of bryophytic plants characterized by a thalloid gametophyte or sometimes an upright leafy gametophyte that resembles a moss
liverwurst : a large, creamy to firm cooked sausage containing ground pork liver usually mixed with pork or other meat and spices : liver sausage
livery : a concern offering vehicles (such as boats) for rent
liveryman : a freeman of the City of London entitled to wear the livery of the company to which he belongs
livestock : animals kept or raised for use or pleasure
livid : discolored by bruising : black-and-blue
lividity : the quality or state of being livid
lividly : in a livid manner
lividness : discolored by bruising : black-and-blue
livier : the holder of a lease granted for one or more lifetimes
living : having life
livingly : in a vital manner : realistically
livingness : having life
Livistona : a genus of Asiatic, Malaysian, and Australian fan palms  — see chinese fan palm
Livonian region of central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea in Latvia and Estonia
livor : malignity, spite
livre : an old French monetary unit equal to 20 sols
lixivial : relating to or like lixivium : obtained by lixiviation : alkaline
lixiviate : to extract a soluble constituent from (a solid mixture) by washing or percolation
lixiviation : to extract a soluble constituent from (a solid mixture) by washing or percolation
lixivious : lixivial
lixivium : a solution (as lye) obtained by lixiviation
lizard : any of a suborder (Lacertilia) of reptiles distinguished from the snakes by a fused inseparable lower jaw, a single temporal opening, two pairs of well differentiated functional limbs which may be lacking in burrowing forms, external ears, and eyes with movable lids
lizardtail :  lizard's-tail
Lizzie : a small and relatively inexpensive automobile
llama : any of a genus (Lama) of wild or domesticated, long-necked, South American ruminant (see ruminant entry 1) mammals related to the camels but smaller and without a hump
Llandeilo : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Ordovician
llano : an open grassy plain in Spanish America or the southwestern U.S.
llautu : a fringed cord of vicuña wool worn wound about the head by ancient Peruvians as an emblem of nobility
Lloyd David 1863–1945 1st Earl of
llyn : a lake or pool in Wales
Lo liaison officer
lo liaison officer
Loa length overall
loa length overall
loach : any of a family (Cobitidae) of small Old World freshwater fishes related to the carps
load : the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
loaded : carrying a load
loaden : load entry 2
loader : the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
loading : a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something
loadless : having no load
loadstone : magnetite possessing polarity
loaf : a shaped or molded mass of bread
loafer : one that loafs : idler
loaferish : befitting or having the appearance of a loafer
loafing : a shaped or molded mass of bread
loafingly : in a loafing manner
loam : a mixture (as for plastering) composed chiefly of moistened clay
loaminess : the quality or state of being loamy
loamless : having no loam
loamy : a mixture (as for plastering) composed chiefly of moistened clay
loan : money lent at interest
loanable : money lent at interest
loaner : something (such as a car or a watch) that is lent especially as a replacement for something being repaired
loanword : a word taken from another language and at least partly naturalized
Loasa : a genus (the type of the family Loasaceae) of tropical American prickly herbs having 10 staminodia and a 3- to 5-valved capsule
Loasaceae : a family of mainly herbaceous bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants (order Parietales) having regular pentamerous flowers with numerous stamens
loasaceous : a family of mainly herbaceous bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants (order Parietales) having regular pentamerous flowers with numerous stamens
loath : unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
loathe : to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
loather : to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
loathful : shrinking, reluctant, bashful
loathing : extreme disgust : detestation
loathingly : in the manner of one who feels loathing
loathly : loathsome, repulsive
loathness : unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
loathsome : giving rise to loathing : disgusting
loathsomely : giving rise to loathing : disgusting
loathsomeness : giving rise to loathing : disgusting
lob : a dull heavy person : lout
lobal : lobed
lobar : of or relating to a lobe
Lobaria : a genus of foliaceous lichens (family Stictaceae)  — see lungwort
Lobata : an order of ctenophores (class Tentaculata) with the body compressed in the vertical plane and produced into two large oral lobes and four pointed processes
lobate : lobed
lobated : lobed
lobation : lobed
lobber : one that lobs
lobby : a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: such as
lobbyer : a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: such as
lobbyism : a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room: such as
lobbyist : one who conducts activities aimed at influencing or swaying public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation : a person engaged in lobbying public officials
lobbyman : one who serves as an attendant or porter in a lobby
lobcock : a stupid blundering person : lout
lobe : a curved or rounded projection or division
lobectomy : surgical removal of a lobe of an organ (such as a lung) or gland (such as the thyroid)
lobed : having lobes
lobefoot : a bird having lobate toes
lobeless : lacking lobes
lobelet : a small lobe
Lobelia : any of a genus (Lobelia of the family Lobeliaceae, the lobelia family) of widely cultivated plants having terminal clusters of showy lipped flowers
Lobeliaceae : a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Campanulales) that are characterized by the irregular corolla and often syngenesious anthers and are especially abundant in the Pacific islands
lobeliaceous : a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Campanulales) that are characterized by the irregular corolla and often syngenesious anthers and are especially abundant in the Pacific islands
lobeline : a crystalline alkaloid C22H27NO2 that is obtained from Indian tobacco and is used chiefly as a respiratory stimulant and as a smoking deterrent
lobellated : lobulate
lobing : lobation
lobiped : having lobate toes
loblolly : a thick gruel
lobo : gray wolf
lobola : bride-price especially among the Bantu-speaking peoples of southern Africa
lobopodium : a broad thick pseudopodium with a core of endoplasm
Lobosa : an order of protozoans having thick irregular pseudopodia
lobose : an order of protozoans having thick irregular pseudopodia
lobotomy : surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus that has been performed especially formerly chiefly to treat mental illness
lobscouse : a sailor's dish of stewed or baked meat with vegetables and hardtack
lobster : any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
lobstering : the activity or business of catching lobsters
lobsterlike : any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
lobtail : to beat the surface of the water with the flukes
lobular : of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a lobule
Lobularia : a genus of Mediterranean herbs (family Cruciferae) with forked pubescence and small white flowers in racemes  — see sweet alyssum
lobularly : of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a lobule
lobulate : made up of or having lobules
lobulated : made up of or having lobules
lobulation : made up of or having lobules
lobule : a small lobe
lobulose : having lobules
lobulous : having lobules
lobworm : lugworm
local : characterized by or relating to position in space : having a definite spatial form or location
locale : a place or locality especially when viewed in relation to a particular event or characteristic
localism : a local idiom
localist : one that is strongly or unduly concerned with purely local matters
localistic : locally oriented or limited : concerned or associated with a particular locality
locality : the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
localizable : to make local : orient locally
localization : to make local : orient locally
localize : to make local : orient locally
localizer : one that localizes
locally : with respect to a particular place or situation
localness : the quality or state of being local
Locarno commune on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore in southeast central Switzerland population 15,200
locate : to establish oneself or one's business : settle
location : a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation
locational : a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation
locative : the locative case
locator : one that locates something (such as a mining claim or the course of a road)
locellate : divided into locelli
locellus : a secondary compartment of a unilocular ovary of various legumes formed by a false partition
loch : lake
lochage : the commander of a lochus
lochan : a small lake
lochetic : lying in wait for prey
lochia : a discharge from the uterus and vagina following delivery
lochial : a discharge from the uterus and vagina following delivery
lochus : a small division of an ancient Greek army comprising about 100 to 200 men  — see lochage
lochy : having many lakes
lociation : a subunit of an ecological faciation, one such subunit in each faciation being distinguishable from others in relative abundance of the dominant species
lock : a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair
lockable : a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair
lockage : an act or the process of passing something (as a boat) through a lock
lockbox : a box (such as a post-office box) that locks
locked : a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair
locker : a drawer, cupboard, or compartment that may be closed with a lock
locket : a small case usually of precious metal that has space for a memento and that is worn typically suspended from a chain or necklace
lockhole : keyhole
Lockianism : the philosophical system of John Locke that denies the existence of innate ideas and asserts that the mind originally resembles a tabula rasa so that all knowledge comes from experience specifically from sense perception and from reflection upon the relations of apprehended ideas and the operations of the mind itself, maintains that the primary qualities of objects (as extension, figure, number, motion, rest) inhere in the objects independently of being perceived and that the secondary qualities (as color, sound, odor) are caused by external objects but do not resemble them, and holds that political sovereignty is based on the consent of the governed
locking : a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair
lockjaw : an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws
lockless : having no lock
lockmaker : one that makes locks
lockmaking : the process of making locks
lockman : a public executioner
lockout : the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
lockpin : a peg or pin that is inserted through a hole or holes and locks two parts together
lockram : a coarse plain-woven linen formerly used in England
locksman : turnkey
locksmith : a person who makes or repairs locks
locksmithing : the work or business of a locksmith
lockspit : a small trench cut to indicate the line to be followed in further work (as in making a railroad or a line of fortifications)
lockup : jail
lockwork : the mechanism on or in locks : the parts of a lock
locky : having or characterized by locks
loco : in the register as written
locodescriptive : describing a locality or a particular place
locofoco : a member of a radical group of New York Democrats organized in 1835 in opposition to the regular party organization
Locofocoism : the principles of the Locofocos
locoism : a disease usually of horses, cattle, and sheep that is caused by chronic poisoning with locoweeds
locomobile : having the power to move about : self-propelling
locomobility : having the power to move about : self-propelling
locomote : to move about
locomotion : an act or the power of moving from place to place
locomotive : locomotory
locomotiveman : engineer sense 4b
locomotivity : locomotive power : capacity for independent movement
locomotor : of, relating to, or functioning in locomotion
locomotory : locomotor
locoweed : any of several leguminous plants (genera Astragalus and Oxytropis) of western North America that cause locoism especially in livestock
Locrian region of ancient Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth
loculament : loculus sense b
locular : having or composed of loculi
loculate : having, forming, or divided into loculi
loculated : having, forming, or divided into loculi
loculation : the condition of being or the process of becoming loculated
locule : loculus
loculicidal : dehiscing longitudinally so as to bisect each loculus
loculus : a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body
locum : locum tenens
locus : the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location
locust : short-horned grasshopper
locusta : a genus of short-horned grasshoppers including the common migratory locust of the Old World
locustal : of or relating to locusts or to the genus Locusta
locustberry : any of several nances (genus Byrsonima) of extreme southern Florida and the West Indies
locustelle : grasshopper warbler
locustlike : like a locust
locution : a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing
locutorship : the office of spokesman
lod city in central Israel dating back to biblical times population 69,000
Loddigesia : a genus of hummingbirds containing one species (L. mirabilis) of Peru in which the two outer tail feathers are very long and devoid of webs except at the ends
lode : waterway
lodemanage : pilotage
lodestar : a star that leads or guides
lodestone : magnetite possessing polarity
lodge : to provide temporary quarters for
lodgeable : suitable to be used for lodging
lodged : to provide temporary quarters for
lodgepole : a pole used (as by the Plains Indians of North America) in the construction of a lodge
lodger : roomer
lodging : a place to live : dwelling
lodginghouse : rooming house
lodgings : a place to live : dwelling
lodgment : a lodging place : shelter
Lodha : a low caste numerous in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
lodicule : one of usually two delicate membranous hyaline scales at the base of the ovary of a grass that by their swelling assist in anthesis
loess : an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind
loessial : an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind
loessland : land whose surface is of loess
lof line of communications
loft : an upper room or floor : attic
lofter : an iron golf club whose face is laid back sufficiently for lofting the ball
loftily : elevated in character and spirit : noble
loftiness : elevated in character and spirit : noble
lofting : an upper room or floor : attic
loftless : having no loft
loftman : a worker in a drying loft
loftsman : one who lays out to scale the lines (as of an airplane and its parts) preparatory to the making of blueprints and tools
lofty : elevated in character and spirit : noble
log : a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
loganberry : a red-fruited upright-growing dewberry (Rubus loganobaccus) usually regarded as a hybrid of a western dewberry and a red raspberry or sometimes as a variety (R. ursinus loganobaccus) of a western dewberry
Logania : the type genus of the family Loganiaceae comprising Australian and New Zealand herbs and subshrubs that are sometimes cultivated for their clusters of pentamerous white to flesh-colored flowers
Loganiaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Gentianales) distinguished by the opposite stipulate leaves and the bilocular superior ovary
loganiaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Gentianales) distinguished by the opposite stipulate leaves and the bilocular superior ovary
loganin : a crystalline glucoside C17H26O10 obtained especially from nux vomica and the buckbean
logaoedic : marked by the mixture of several meters
logarithm : the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
logarithmic : the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
logarithmically : the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
logbook : log sense 3
logcock : pileated woodpecker
loge : a small compartment : booth
logged : heavy, sluggish
logger : one engaged in logging
loggerhead : blockhead
loggerheaded : blockheaded, stupid
loggia : a roofed open gallery especially at an upper story overlooking an open court
logging : a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
loggish : resembling or suggestive of a log
logia : saying
logic : a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration : the science of the formal principles of reasoning
logical : of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic
logicality : of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic
logicalization : the act of logicalizing or state of being logicalized
logicalize : logicize
logically : of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic
logicalness : of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic
logician : a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration : the science of the formal principles of reasoning
logicism : a philosophical system marked by special emphasis on logic
logicist : a philosophical system marked by special emphasis on logic
logicize : to use logic : reason
logicless : devoid of logic
logie : killogie
login : to establish communication and initiate interaction with a computer or system
logion : saying
logistic : of or relating to symbolic logic
logistical : of or relating to symbolic logic
logistician : a specialist in logistics
logistics : the aspect of military science dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military matériel, facilities, and personnel
logman : logger
logodaedaly : arbitrary or capricious coinage of words
logogram : a letter, symbol, or sign used to represent an entire word
logogrammatic : a letter, symbol, or sign used to represent an entire word
logograph : logogram
logographer : a prose writer in ancient Greece
logographic : of, relating to, or marked by the use of logographs : consisting of logographs
logographically : of, relating to, or marked by the use of logographs : consisting of logographs
logogriph : a word puzzle (such as an anagram)
logoi : the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world and often identified with the second person of the Trinity
logomach : one given to logomachy
logomachic : of, relating to, or marked by a logomachy
logomachical : of, relating to, or marked by a logomachy
logomachist : one given to logomachy
logomachy : a dispute over or about words
logomania : abnormal talkativeness : logorrhea
logopedia : logopedics
logopedics : the scientific study and treatment of speech defects
logorrhea : excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
logos : the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world and often identified with the second person of the Trinity
logothete : one of various functionaries (as an administrator) under the Byzantine emperors
logotype : a single piece of type or a single plate faced with a term (such as the name of a newspaper or a trademark)
logroll : to take part in logrolling
logroller : to take part in logrolling
logrolling : the exchanging of assistance or favors
logway : a gangway used in logging
logwood : a small leguminous tree (Haematoxylum campechianum) native to Mexico and Central America that is cultivated in warmer climates especially for the dye extracted from its heartwood
logy : sluggish, groggy
lohan : arhat
Lohar : one of a numerous Hindu caste whose usual occupation is ironworking or carpentering
lohoch :  linctus
loin : the part of a human being or quadruped on each side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the false ribs
loincloth : a cloth worn about the loins often as the sole article of clothing in warm climates
loir : edible dormouse
loiter : to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
loiterer : to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
loiteringly : in a manner that is marked by loitering : with loitering
lokao : a green dye obtained from the bark of Eurasian buckthorns (especially Rhamnus utilis and R. globosa)
loke : a short narrow lane often coming to a dead end : a private road : blind alley, lane
Loliginidae : a family of elongated cylindrical squids having the body tapering to a point and the arms partially retractile  — see loligo
Loligo : a genus (the type of the family Loliginidae) including numerous somewhat flattened cylindrical squids
Lolium : a genus of grasses characterized by two-ranked many-flowered spikelets  — see darnel, ryegrass
loll : to hang loosely or laxly : droop
Lollard : one of the followers of Wycliffe who traveled in the 14th and 15th centuries as lay preachers throughout England and Scotland
Lollardism : one of the followers of Wycliffe who traveled in the 14th and 15th centuries as lay preachers throughout England and Scotland
Lollardy : one of the followers of Wycliffe who traveled in the 14th and 15th centuries as lay preachers throughout England and Scotland
loller : to hang loosely or laxly : droop
lollingite : a mineral FeAs2 consisting of a tin-white iron arsenide that is isomorphous with arsenopyrite and usually occurs massive
lollingly : in a lolling manner : in a relaxed way
lollipop : a piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
lollop : loll
lolly : a piece of candy
Lolo :  nosu
loma : a broad-topped hill
lomatine : lobed
lomatinous : lobed
Lomatium : a genus of perennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) resembling parsley and having leaves that are for the most part finely and ternately compound and winged fruit that is oblong to orbicular
Lombard : a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in a.d. 568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley
lombard : a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in a.d. 568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley
Lombardesque : of or relating to a Lombard type or school
Lombardian : a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in a.d. 568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley
Lombardic : a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in a.d. 568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley
Lombrosian : of or relating to the doctrines of Lombroso especially that a criminal represents a distinct anthropological type with definite physical and mental stigmata and that he is the product of heredity, atavism, and degeneracy
loment : a dry indehiscent fruit (as of tick trefoil) that is a modified legume having constrictions between the seeds and that breaks into one-seeded segments at maturity
lomita : a low broad hill
Lonchocarpus : a large genus of chiefly tropical American trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) that have pinnate leaves and red and white flowers with the wings and keel united
Lonchopteridae : a family of small two-winged flies with porrect antennae and lanceolate wings
Londoner John Griffith 1876–1916 Jack London American writer
Londonese : the dialect of London
Londonesque : characteristic of London
Londonish : relating to or characteristic of London
Londonization : the act or process of londonizing
Londonize : to cause to acquire a quality distinctive of London or a trait distinctive of Londoners
Londony : marked by or tending to suggest characteristics of London
Londres : a lightweight silk or rayon dress fabric with alternating wide and narrow crosswise ribs often of two different colors and often with a glossy finish
lone : having no company : solitary
lonelihood : loneliness
lonelily : in a lonely manner
loneliness : being without company : lone
lonely : being without company : lone
loneness : having no company : solitary
lonesome : sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others
lonesomely : sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others
lonesomeness : sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or separation from others
long : extending for a considerable distance
longa : long sense 2
longan : a pulpy fruit related to the lychee and produced by a southeast Asian evergreen tree (Euphoria longan synonym Dimocarpus longan) of the soapberry family
longanimity : a disposition to bear injuries patiently : forbearance
longanimous : able to bear injuries patiently : forbearing
longbeak : dowitcher
longbeard : a man with a long beard
longboat : a large oared boat usually carried by a merchant sailing ship
longbow : a hand-drawn wooden bow held vertically and used especially by medieval English archers
longcloth : a fine bleached cotton cloth with a close plain weave and a soft finish that is used chiefly for children's wear and underwear
longe : a long rein or strap used to lead or guide a horse in training
longear : an unbranded calf
longer : extending for a considerable distance
longeval : long lasting
longevity : a long duration of individual life
longevous : long-lived
longfin : any of several long-finned fishes: such as
longful : lengthy
longhair : an impractical intellectual
longhand : handwriting: such as
longhead : the longest of the three heads of the triceps muscle that arises from the infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
longheaded : having unusual foresight
longheadedness : having unusual foresight
longhorn : any of the long-horned cattle of Spanish derivation formerly common in the southwestern U.S.
longicone : a long conical shell characteristic of certain cephalopods
longicorn : of, relating to, or being long-horned beetles
Longicornia : a group of beetles coextensive with Cerambycidae
longiloquence : long-windedness
longing : a strong desire especially for something unattainable : craving
longingly : a strong desire especially for something unattainable : craving
longingness : longing, desire
Longinian : of or characteristic of Longinus
longinquity : remoteness in space or time
longirostrine : having a long jaw
Longirostrines : having a long jaw
longisection : a longitudinal section
longish : somewhat long : moderately long
longitude : angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object
longitudinal : placed or running lengthwise
longitudinally : placed or running lengthwise
longjaw : a cisco (Coregonus alpenae synonym Leucichthys alpenae) of Lake Huron and Lake Erie now considered to be extinct
longleaf : longleaf pine
longlegs : stilt
longly : at or to a considerable length : for a considerable distance
longness : extending for a considerable distance
Longobard : lombard sense 1a
Longobardi : lombard sense 1a
Longobardic : lombard sense 1a
longs : extending for a considerable distance
longshanks : stilt
longshore : of or belonging to the seacoast or a seaport
longshoreman : a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport
longsome : tediously long
longsomely : tediously long
longsomeness : tediously long
longspur : any of several long-clawed finches (especially genus Calcarius) of the arctic regions and the Great Plains of North America
longtail : an animal (as a dog) that has an uncut tail
longue : lake trout sense b
longulite : a crystallite of elongated form
longway : lengthwise
longways : lengthwise
longwise : lengthwise
longwool : of or relating to a class of domestic sheep that have long but coarse wool
Lonicera : a genus (family Caprifoliaceae) of erect or climbing shrubs comprising the honeysuckles that have a tubular or infundibuliform corolla and fruit in the form of a berry  — compare honeysuckle
Lonk : an English breed of large hardy black-faced mutton type sheep
lontar : palmyra sense 1
loo : an old card game in which the winner of each trick or a majority of tricks takes a portion of the pool while losing players are obligated to contribute to the next pool
looby : an awkward clumsy fellow : lubber
loof : the palm of the hand
loofah : any of a genus (Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with white to yellow flowers and large usually elongate fruits that are sometimes eaten as vegetables when immature
look : to make sure or take care (that something is done)
looker : one that looks
looking : to make sure or take care (that something is done)
lookout : one engaged in keeping watch : watchman
loom : a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace sense 1) at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth
loomery : a breeding place of looms
looming : a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace sense 1) at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth
loon : lout, idler
looney : crazy, foolish
loony : crazy, foolish
loop : a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itself through which another line can be passed or into which a hook may be hooked
looper : any of the usually rather small hairless caterpillars that are mostly larvae of moths (families Geometridae and Noctuidae) and move with a looping motion in which the hind prolegs draw the posterior body toward the front followed by forward extension by the anterior legs
loopful : the amount held in a loop
loophole : a means of escape
looping : a curving or doubling of a line so as to form a closed or partly open curve within itself through which another line can be passed or into which a hook may be hooked
loopy : having or characterized by loops
loose : not rigidly fastened or securely attached
loosely : in a loose manner
loosen : to release from restraint
loosener : one that loosens
looseness : not rigidly fastened or securely attached
looser : not rigidly fastened or securely attached
loosestrife : any of a genus (Lysimachia) of plants of the primrose family with leafy stems and usually yellow or white flowers
loosing : not rigidly fastened or securely attached
loot : goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils
looter : goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils
lootie : one that engages in looting or marauding
lootiewallah : one that engages in looting or marauding
lootsman : remora
lop : material cut away from a tree
lope : an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
loper : an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
Lopezia : a genus of Mexican and Central American herbs and subshrubs (family Onagraceae) having alternate leaves and small irregular mostly red racemose flowers
lophiid : a fish of the family Lophiidae
Lophiidae : a family of large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers and often made coextensive with a suborder Lophioidea of the order Pediculati
lophine : a crystalline nitrogenous base (C6H5)3C3HN2 that emits light when a solution of it in warm alcoholic potassium hydroxide absorbs oxygen; 2, 4, 5-triphenyl-imidazole
Lophiodon : a genus of large European Eocene perissodactyls related to the tapir
lophiodont : of or relating to the genus Lophiodon
lophiodontoid : of or relating to the genus Lophiodon
Lophiomys : a genus of atypical rodents of northeastern and eastern Africa having the temporal fossae of the skull bridged by plates of bone  — compare crested hamster
lophobranch : lophobranchiate
lophobranchiate : of or relating to the Lophobranchii
Lophobranchii : an order of small teleost fishes that comprise the sea horses and pipefishes and are coextensive with the family Syngnathidae and that are sometimes considered a suborder of Thoracostei
Lophodermium : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Phacidiales) having filiform one-celled ascospores in perithecia which are finally erumpent
lophodont : having or constituting molar teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surface  — compare bunodont
Lophophora : a genus of spineless cacti including the peyote (L. williamsii) which yields lophophorine
lophophoral : of or relating to a lophophore
lophophore : a circular or horseshoe-shaped organ about the mouth especially of a brachiopod or bryozoan that bears tentacles and functions especially in food-getting
lophophorine : an oily psychoactive alkaloid C13H17NO3 derived from peyote
Lophophorus : a genus consisting of the monals
lophophytosis : favus of fowls
Lophornis : a genus of hummingbirds consisting of the coquettes
Lophortyx : a genus consisting of the helmet quails
lophosteon : the keel-bearing part of a bird's sternum
lophotrichous : having a tuft of flagella at one end
Lophura : a genus of pheasants consisting of the firebacks
lopolith : a laccolith in which the base is basin-shaped instead of being horizontal
lopper : pruning shears with long handles
lopping : material cut away from a tree
loppy : infested with fleas
lopseed : a perennial Asiatic herb (Phyrma leptostachya) adventive in North America
lopsided : leaning to one side
lopsidedly : leaning to one side
lopsidedness : leaning to one side
lopstick : a tree with branches trimmed so that it may serve as a landmark or memorial
loquacious : full of excessive talk : wordy
loquaciously : full of excessive talk : wordy
loquaciousness : full of excessive talk : wordy
loquacity : the quality or state of being very talkative
loquat : an Asian evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) of the rose family often cultivated for its fruit
loquence : speech, discourse
loquent : using speech : speaking
loquently : using speech : speaking
loral : of or relating to a lore
loran : a system of long-range navigation in which pulsed signals sent out by two pairs of radio stations are used to determine the location of a ship or airplane
lorandite : a cochineal red monoclinic mineral TlAsS2 consisting of a thallium sulfarsenide
loranskite : a mineral (Y,Ce,Ca,Zr?)(Ta,Zr?)O4(?) consisting of a black oxide of yttrium, cerium, calcium, tantalum, and zirconium
Loranthaceae : a family of parasitic or hemiparasitic shrubs or trees (order Santalales) comprising the mistletoes that are natives chiefly of tropical regions, have thick leathery mostly opposite and sometimes scaly leaves, and are attached to their hosts by haustoria
Loranthus : a very large mostly tropical genus (the type of the family Loranthaceae) of hemiparasitic plants distinguished by the baccate or drupaceous fruit
lorcha : a three-masted sailing ship used in Chinese, Thai, and Philippine waters that has a hull built on a European model and rigging like that of a Chinese junk with batten lugsails
Lord : one having power and authority over others:
lord : one having power and authority over others:
lording : lord
lordless : having no lord : lacking a master
lordlet : lordling
lordlike : lordly
lordlily : in a lordly manner
lordliness : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a lord : dignified
lordling : a little or insignificant lord
lordly : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a lord : dignified
lordolatry : adulation of a lord because of his rank or title
lordosis : the normal convex curvature of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine
lordotic : the normal convex curvature of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine
lordship : the rank or dignity of a lord
lore : a particular body of knowledge or tradition
loreal : a particular body of knowledge or tradition
loreless : lacking learning or knowledge
Lorenzo city in eastern Puerto Rico southeast of San Juan population 41,058
lorettoite : a mineral Pb7O6Cl2(?) consisting of a lead oxychloride occurring in honey-yellow bladed aggregates (hardness 3, specific gravity 7.6)
lorgnette : a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle
Lori : loris
lori : loris
lorica : a Roman cuirass of leather or metal
loricarian : loricariid
Loricariidae : a family of small South American armored catfishes having the sides and back covered with angular bony plates, the air bladder with a bony capsule, and the mouth small and with thick fringed lips
loricarioid : a family of small South American armored catfishes having the sides and back covered with angular bony plates, the air bladder with a bony capsule, and the mouth small and with thick fringed lips
Loricata : any of several groups of animals with a lorica (as the armadillos or the loricate rotifers)
loricate : to enclose in or cover with a protecting substance
lorication : the quality or state of having a lorica
lorikeet : any of numerous small arboreal chiefly Australasian parrots (family Loriidae) that usually have long slender tongue papillae which form an organ resembling a brush
lorilet : a small short-tailed parrot of New Guinea and northern Australia that is dark green with yellow flanks and red and blue markings on the head
lorimer : a maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles
loriot : the golden oriole of Europe
loris : any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family Lorisidae): such as
lormery : metalware made by lorimers
lorn : left alone and forlorn : desolate, forsaken
lornness : the quality or state of being lorn
loro : parrot fish
Lorraine region and former duchy of northeastern France around the upper Moselle River and the Meuse River; remnant (Upper Lorraine) of the medieval kingdom of
Lorrainer : a native or inhabitant of Lorraine
Lorrainese : of, relating to, or characteristic of Lorraine
lorry : motortruck
lorum : lore entry 2
lory : any of numerous parrots (family Loriidae) of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands related to the lorikeets and usually having the tongue papillose at the tip and the mandibles less toothed than in other parrots
losable : to bring to destruction
losableness : to bring to destruction
lose : to bring to destruction
losel : a worthless person
loser : a person or thing that loses especially consistently
losh : elk hide
losing : resulting in or likely to result in defeat
loss : destruction, ruin
lossless : done or being without loss (as of power or data)
lost : not made use of, won, or claimed
lostness : not made use of, won, or claimed
Lot : an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance  — see also throw in one's lot with
lot : an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance  — see also throw in one's lot with
Lota : a small usually spherical water vessel of brass or copper used in India
lota : a small usually spherical water vessel of brass or copper used in India
lote : a low spiny shrub (Condalia obtusifolia) of Mexico and southern Texas having edible fruit and roots from which a soap substitute is made
lotebush : a low spiny shrub (Condalia obtusifolia) of Mexico and southern Texas having edible fruit and roots from which a soap substitute is made
Lotharingian : of or relating to Lotharingia (Lorraine)
lotic : of, relating to, or living in actively moving water
lotiform : having the form of a lotus petal
lotion : a liquid preparation for cosmetic or external medicinal use
lotment : an allotment of land
Lotophagi : lotus-eaters
lotophagous : relating to or characteristic of lotus-eaters
lotophagously : relating to or characteristic of lotus-eaters
lots : much
Lotte : monkfish
lotter : one that separates into lots
lottery : a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
lotto : a game of chance resembling bingo
Lotuko : a group of peoples east of the Nile in Southern Sudan
lotus : a fruit eaten by the lotus-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment
lotusin : a yellow crystalline cyanogenetic glucoside C28H31NO16 obtained from a North African leguminous plant (Lotus arabicus)
Lou : amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
louch : slouch
loud : marked by intensity or volume of sound
louden : to become loud
loudish : rather loud
loudly : marked by intensity or volume of sound
loudmouthed : given to loud offensive talk
loudness : the attribute of a sound that determines the magnitude of the auditory sensation produced and that primarily depends on the amplitude of the sound wave involved
lough : lake
Louis name of 18 kings of France: especially I 778–840 (reigned 814–840); V (le Fainéant) 967–987 (reigned—last Carolingian—986–987); IX (Saint) 1214–1270 (reigned 1226–70); XI 1423–1483 (reigned 1461–83); XII 1462–1515 (reigned 1498–1515); XIII 1601–1643 (reigned 1610–43); XIV 1638–1715 (reigned 1643–1715); XV 1710–1774 (reigned 1715–74); XVI 1754–1793 (reigned 1774–92; guillotined); XVII 1785–1795 (nominally reigned 1793–95); XVIII 1755–1824 (reigned 1814–15; 1815–24)
Louise 1791–1847 daughter of Francis II of Austria and 2nd wife of Napoléon I
Louisiana state of the southern U.S. that includes the vast delta through which the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico; capital Baton Rouge area 48,523 square miles (126,160 square kilometers), population 4,533,372
Louisianian state of the southern U.S. that includes the vast delta through which the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico; capital Baton Rouge area 48,523 square miles (126,160 square kilometers), population 4,533,372
louk : weed
lounder : a severe blow
lounge : to act or move idly or lazily : loaf
lounger : one that lounges
lounging : to act or move idly or lazily : loaf
loungy : suitable for lounging : idle
Loup : leap
loup : leap
loupe : a small magnifier used especially by jewelers and watchmakers
lour : to look sullen : frown
louse : any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals
louseberry : a European spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) yielding berries formerly believed to repel insects
lousewort : any of a genus (Pedicularis) of semiparasitic herbs of the snapdragon family typically having pinnatifid leaves and bilabiate flowers in terminal spikes
lousily : infested (see infest sense 2) with lice
lousiness : infested (see infest sense 2) with lice
louster : to bustle or scramble about : work actively
lousy : infested (see infest sense 2) with lice
lout : to bow in respect
loutish : resembling or befitting a lout
loutishly : resembling or befitting a lout
loutishness : resembling or befitting a lout
loutrophoros : a tall long-necked water vase with two handles used in ancient Athens for bringing water for the ceremonial bath on the eve of marriage and often buried in the grave of one dying while betrothed
louty : loutish
louvar : a large plump voracious scombroid fish (Luvarus imperialis) cosmopolitan in warm seas
louver : a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building
louvered : a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building
Louvre : a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building
lovability : having qualities that attract affection
lovable : having qualities that attract affection
lovableness : having qualities that attract affection
lovably : having qualities that attract affection
lovage : any of several aromatic perennial herbs of the carrot family
love : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
lovebird : any of various small usually gray or green parrots (especially genus Agapornis of Africa) that show great affection for their mates
loveful : lovable, loving
loveless : having no love
lovelessly : having no love
lovelessness : having no love
lovelihead : loveliness
lovelily : delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive
loveliness : delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive
loveling : darling
lovelock : a long lock of hair variously worn (as over the front of the shoulder) especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries
lovelorn : bereft of love or of a lover
lovelornness : bereft of love or of a lover
lovely : delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive
loveman : cleavers
lovemate : lover
lover : a person in love
lovering : lovemaking
loverless : having no lover
loverly : resembling or befitting a lover
loverwise : in the manner of a lover
lovesick : languishing with love : yearning
lovesickness : languishing with love : yearning
lovesome : winsome, lovely
loveworthy : meriting love
loving : affectionate
lovingly : affectionate
lovingness : affectionate
low : having a small upward extension or elevation
lowa : an Indian quail of the genus Perdicula
lowan : leipoa
lowbell : a small bell (as for the neck of a sheep or cow)
lowborn : born in a low condition or rank
lowboy : a chest or side table about three feet (one meter) high with drawers and usually with cabriole legs
lowbred : rude, vulgar
Lowell Amy 1874–1925 American poet and critic
lower : to look sullen : frown
lowerable : capable of being lowered
lowerclassman : underclassman
lowerer : one that lowers
lowering : dark and threatening : gloomy
loweringly : in a lowering manner : darkly, gloomily
lowermost : lowest
lowery : gloomy, lowering
lowish : rather low
lowland : low or level country
lowlander : an inhabitant of the Lowlands of Scotland
lowlily : in a lowly manner
lowliness : in a humble or meek manner
lowly : in a humble or meek manner
lowmen : dice loaded to turn up low numbers
lown : calm, quiet
lowness : having a small upward extension or elevation
lowy : banlieue
lox : liquid oxygen
loxia : a genus constituted by the crossbill
loxoclase : an orthoclase containing considerable sodium
loxocosm : a device to show how the inclination of the earth's axis causes the day's length to vary from season to season
loxodograph : an apparatus for recording a ship's course by magnetism and photography or other registering device
loxodont : having shallow hollows between the ridges of the molar teeth
Loxodonta : a genus of Elephantidae comprising the African elephants and extinct related forms
loxodontous : having shallow hollows between the ridges of the molar teeth
loxodrome : rhumb line
loxodromic : relating to a rhumb line or to sailing on rhumb lines
loxodromical : relating to a rhumb line or to sailing on rhumb lines
loxodromically : relating to a rhumb line or to sailing on rhumb lines
loxolophodont : having molar teeth with oblique crests connecting the anterior inner tubercle with the two outer tubercles and with the posterior inner tubercle rudimentary or absent
Loxomma : a genus of primitive Permian labyrinthodont amphibians (order Rhachitomi) that are commonly considered remotely ancestral to the modern salientians and are found in the coal measures of England and Bohemia
Loxosoma : a genus (the type of the family Loxosomatidae) comprising solitary members of the Ectoprocta
loy : a long narrow spade used in Ireland
loyal : unswerving in allegiance: such as
loyalism : the principles or conduct of a loyalist : display of loyalty
loyalist : one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign
loyally : unswerving in allegiance: such as
loyalness : the quality or state of being loyal
loyalty : the quality or state or an instance of being loyal
Loyolite :  jesuit
lozenge : a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : diamond
lozenged : shaped like a lozenge
lozenger : lozenge sense 2a
lozengewise : in the shape of a lozenge : so as to form a lozenge or a lozenge pattern
lozengy : divided into lozenge-shaped compartments
Lu lutetium
Luba : an African people of southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
lubber : a big clumsy fellow
Lubberland :  cockaigne
lubberliness : a big clumsy fellow
lubberly : a big clumsy fellow
lube : lubricant
lubra : an aboriginal girl or woman of Australia
lubric : lubricious
lubricant : a substance (such as grease) capable of reducing friction, heat, and wear when introduced as a film between solid surfaces
lubricate : to make smooth or slippery
lubrication : to make smooth or slippery
lubricative : to make smooth or slippery
lubricator : to make smooth or slippery
lubricatory : serving to lubricate
lubricious : marked by wantonness : lecherous
lubricity : the property or state of being lubricious
lubricous : marked by wantonness : lecherous
lubrify : lubricate
lubritorium : a station or room for lubricating motor vehicles
Luc city in southern Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal population 32,321
Lucan : of or relating to Luke or the Gospel ascribed to him
Lucania region of southern Italy on the Gulf of Taranto; capital Potenza population 604,807
lucanid : of or relating to the Lucanidae
Lucanidae : a family of insects comprising the stag beetles
Lucanus : a genus (the type of the family Lucanidae) of beetles
lucarne : dormer
Lucayan : a member of an Arawakan people of the Bahamas
luce Clare 1903–1987 née
lucency : the quality or state of being lucent
lucent : glowing with light : luminous
lucently : glowing with light : luminous
lucern : lynx
lucernal : of or relating to a lamp
Lucernaria : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Lucernariidae) of north Atlantic littoral sessile or creeping scyphozoan jellyfishes that have a bell-shaped body prolonged at the margin into eight lobes each with a group of short tentacles
lucernarian : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Lucernariidae) of north Atlantic littoral sessile or creeping scyphozoan jellyfishes that have a bell-shaped body prolonged at the margin into eight lobes each with a group of short tentacles
lucerne : alfalfa
Luchuan : a native of the Ryukyu islands related to the Japanese but with a Malayan or Ainu admixture
Lucia island of the British West Indies in the Windward Islands south of Martinique that has been an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1979; capital Castries area 238 square miles (616 square kilometers), population 165,500
lucible : lucent
lucid : suffused with light : luminous
lucida : an instrument that by means of a prism or mirrors and often a microscope causes a virtual image of an object to appear as if projected upon a plane surface so that an outline may be traced
lucidity : clearness of thought or style
lucidly : suffused with light : luminous
lucidness : suffused with light : luminous
Lucifer : the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star
luciferase : an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin
Luciferian : the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star
luciferin : any of various organic substances in luminescent organisms (such as fireflies) that upon oxidation produce a virtually heatless light
luciferous : bringing light or insight : illuminating
lucific : producing light
luciform : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of light : luminous
lucifugal : avoiding light
lucifugous : avoiding light
lucigen : a lamp or torch giving a bright light by burning a spray of oil mixed with hot air
Lucilia : a genus of blowflies whose larvae are sometimes the cause of intestinal myiasis and infest open wounds
Lucina : midwife
lucivee :  canada lynx
luck : a force that brings good fortune or adversity
lucken : closed, locked
luckily : in a lucky manner
luckiness : having good luck
luckless : a force that brings good fortune or adversity
lucklessly : in a luckless manner : unfortunately
lucklessness : the quality or state of being luckless
Lucknow city in northern India on the Gomati River east-southeast of Delhi population 2,817,105
lucky : having good luck
lucrative : producing wealth : profitable
lucratively : producing wealth : profitable
lucrativeness : producing wealth : profitable
lucre : monetary gain : profit
Lucretian circa 96–circa 55 b.c. Titus Lucretius Carus Roman poet and philosopher
Lucretius circa 96–circa 55 b.c. Titus Lucretius Carus Roman poet and philosopher
luctation : endeavor, struggle
luctiferous : bearing sorrow : mournful
lucubrate : to discourse learnedly in writing : expatiate
lucubration : laborious or intensive study
lucubrator : to discourse learnedly in writing : expatiate
lucubratory : laboriously thought out or expressed
luculent : clear in thought or expression : lucid
luculently : clear in thought or expression : lucid
Lucullan : lavish, luxurious
lucullite : an Egyptian marble colored black by carbon
Lucuma : a plant or fruit of the genus Pouteria : eggfruit
Lucy :  luce
lucy :  luce
Luddism : the beliefs or practices of the Luddites
Luddite : one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest
Ludditism : the beliefs or practices of the Luddites
ludibrious : ridiculous
ludicrous : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
ludicrously : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
ludicrousness : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
ludification : an act of deception or mockery
ludlamite : a mineral (Fe,Mg,Mn)3(PO4)2.4H2O that is a hydrous iron phosphate with magnesium and manganese replacing some of the iron and that occurs in small green transparent monoclinic crystals
Ludlovian : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Silurian
Ludlow : a machine that casts type and material slugs from matrices set by hand in a special stick
ludo : a form of pachisi played chiefly in the British Isles
Ludwig : an acute streptococcal or sometimes staphylococcal infection of the deep tissues of the floor of the mouth and adjoining parts of the neck and lower jaw that is marked by severe rapid swelling which may close the respiratory passage and that is accompanied by chills and fever
ludwigite : a mineral (Mg, Fe)2FeBO5 consisting of an iron magnesium borate occurring in fibrous masses of a blackish green color
lues : syphilis
luetic : syphilis
luetically : syphilitic
lufberry : to go into or fly in a Lufbery circle
lufbery : to go into or fly in a Lufbery circle
luff : the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind
Luffa : any of a genus (Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with white to yellow flowers and large usually elongate fruits that are sometimes eaten as vegetables when immature
Lug : drag, pull
lug : drag, pull
Luganda : the Bantu language of the Ganda people
luge : a small sled that is ridden in a supine position and used especially in competition
luger : a small sled that is ridden in a supine position and used especially in competition
luggage : something that is lugged
luggageless : having no luggage
luggar : any of several large Asiatic falcons of dull brown color
lugged : drag, pull
lugger : a small fishing or coasting boat that carries one or more lugsails
luggie : a small wooden pail or dish with a handle
lugsail : a 4-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard that is hoisted and lowered with the sail
lugubriosity : the quality or state of being lugubrious
lugubrious : mournful
lugubriously : mournful
lugubriousness : mournful
lugworm : any of a genus (Arenicola) of marine polychaete worms that have a row of tufted gills along each side of the back and are used for bait
Lui : a small blunt-snouted striped shark (Poroderma africanum) of the East African coast 
Luigi 1873–1933 Duca
Luis valley in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico along the upper Rio Grande between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mountains
Luiseno : a Shoshonean people of southwestern California
lujaurite : a melanocratic nepheline-syenite rock
Luke : a Gentile physician and companion of the apostle Paul traditionally identified as the author of the third Gospel in the New Testament and of the book of Acts
luke : a Gentile physician and companion of the apostle Paul traditionally identified as the author of the third Gospel in the New Testament and of the book of Acts
lukewarm : moderately warm : tepid
lukewarmish : somewhat lukewarm
lukewarmly : moderately warm : tepid
lukewarmness : moderately warm : tepid
lukewarmth : lukewarmness
lulab : the traditional festive palm branch that is carried and waved during the festival of Sukkoth  — compare ethrog
lull : to cause to sleep or rest : soothe
lullaby : a soothing refrain
luller : one that lulls
Lullian : of or relating to Lully or the teachings in which he combated the separation of faith and reason and endeavored to demonstrate the exclusive truth of Christianity
lulliloo : to shout joyously in the manner of various African peoples
lullingly : in a lulling manner
Lulu : one that is remarkable or wonderful
lulu : one that is remarkable or wonderful
Lum : chimney
lum : chimney
lumbago : acute or chronic pain (such as that caused by muscle strain) in the lower back
lumbang : candlenut
lumbar : of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum
lumbarization : a condition in which the first segment of the sacrum fails to fuse with the second segment so that it appears to be part of the lumbar vertebrae
lumbayao : a Philippine timber tree (Tarrietia javanica) whose wood is one of those sold as Philippine mahogany
lumber : to move ponderously
lumberdar : a village headman in India
lumberer : to move ponderously
lumbering : to move ponderously
lumberingly : in a lumbering manner
lumberingness : the quality or state of being lumbering
lumberjack : someone whose job is to cut down trees for wood : logger
lumberless : having no lumber
lumberly : lumbering
lumberman : a person who is engaged in or oversees the business of cutting, processing, and marketing lumber
lumbersome : cumbersome
lumberyard : a yard where a stock of lumber is kept for sale
lumbodorsal : a large fascial band on each side of the back extending from the iliac crest and the sacrum to the ribs and the intermuscular septa of the muscles of the neck, adhering medially to the spinous processes of the vertebrae, and continuing laterally with the aponeuroses of certain of the abdominal muscles
lumbosacral : relating to the lumbar and sacral regions or parts
lumbrical : being one of or constituting the lumbricales
lumbricalis : any of the four small muscles of the palm of the hand that arise from tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus, are inserted at the base of the digit to which the tendon passes, and flex the proximal phalanx and extend the two distal phalanges of each finger
Lumbricidae : a family of segmented worms containing most of the earthworms of Eurasia and North America
lumbriciform : resembling an earthworm : vermiform
lumbricine : having an arrangement of setae resembling that in Lumbricus
lumbricoid : resembling an earthworm
Lumbricus : a genus of earthworms that is the type of the family Lumbricidae
lumbrous : lumbering
lumen : the cavity of a tubular organ or part
luminaire : a complete lighting unit
Luminal : the cavity of a tubular organ or part
luminal : the cavity of a tubular organ or part
luminance : the quality or state of being luminous
luminarism : the concern with or skill in the portrayal of effects of light and shade in painting  — compare pleinairism
luminarist : an artist who is especially concerned with the effects of light and the portrayal of them in painting : an artist skilled in the rendition of effects of light and shade
luminary : a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
luminate : illuminate
lumination : illuminate
lumine : illumine
luminesce : to exhibit luminescence
luminescence : the low-temperature emission of light (as by a chemical or physiological process)
luminescent : the low-temperature emission of light (as by a chemical or physiological process)
luminiferous : transmitting, producing, or yielding light
luminism : a theory or practice of realist landscape and seascape painting developed in the U.S. in the mid-19th century and concerned with the study and depiction of effects of light and atmosphere
luminist : a theory or practice of realist landscape and seascape painting developed in the U.S. in the mid-19th century and concerned with the study and depiction of effects of light and atmosphere
luminometer : a sensitive photometer used for measuring very low light levels (as those produced in a luminescent process)
luminosity : the quality or state of being luminous
luminous : emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
luminously : emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
luminousness : emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
lummox : a clumsy person
lummy : first-rate
lump : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
lumper : a laborer who handles freight or cargo
lumpfish : a northern Atlantic usually greenish fish (Cyclopterus lumpus of the family Cyclopteridae) having rows of nodules on the body and eggs used as a caviar
lumpily : filled or covered with lumps
lumpiness : filled or covered with lumps
lumping : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
lumpingly : with heavy movements : clumsily
lumpish : dull, sluggish
lumpishly : dull, sluggish
lumpishness : dull, sluggish
lumpkin : a clumsy often stupid person : a blundering fool
lumpsucker : a fish of the family Cyclopteridae
lumpy : filled or covered with lumps
luna : silver as used in alchemy
lunacy : insanity sense 1
lunar : crescent, lunate
lunare : lunate sense 1
Lunaria : a genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) having cordate leaves and broad siliques
lunarian : a supposed inhabitant of the moon
lunarium : a device for illustrating the motion and phases of the moon
lunary : honesty sense 3
lunate : shaped like a crescent
lunately : in the shape of a crescent
lunatic : affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
lunatically : in a lunatic manner
lunation : the period of time averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.8 seconds elapsing between two successive new moons
lunatum : lunate sense 1
lunch : a usually light meal
luncheon : lunch
luncheonette : a small restaurant serving light lunches
luncheonless : having no luncheon
luncher : a usually light meal
lunchroom : luncheonette
Lunda : a Bantu-speaking people along the border between Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo
lundyfoot : a variety of snuff
lune : the part of a plane surface bounded by two intersecting arcs or of a spherical surface bounded by two great circles
lunes : fits of lunacy
lunette : something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon: such as
lung : one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrate
lunge : a quick thrust or jab (as of a sword) usually made by leaning or striding forward
lunged : having lungs : pulmonate
lungeous : rough and violent
lunger : one that lunges
lungfish : any of an order (Dipnoi) of bony fishes that breathe by a modified swim bladder as well as gills
lungful : one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrate
lungi : a usually cotton cloth used especially in India, Pakistan, and Burma for articles of clothing (as sarongs, skirts, and turbans)
lungie : murre
lungis : a dull lazy fellow : lout
lungless : having no lungs
lungworm : any of various nematodes that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals
lungwort : any of several plants (such as a mullein) formerly used in the treatment of respiratory disorders
lungy : consumptive
lunisolar : relating or attributed to the moon and the sun
lunitidal : the interval between the transit of the moon and the time of the lunar high tide next following
lunkhead : a stupid or dull-witted person : dolt
lunn : a slightly sweetened yeast-leavened bread
lunoid : lunate
lunt Alfred 1893–1977 husband of Lynn Fontanne American actor
lunula : a crescent-shaped body part: as
lunular : of or relating to a lunule : lunulate
Lunularia : a genus of liverworts (family Marchantiaceae) with crescent-shaped gemma cups
lunulate : resembling a small crescent
lunulated : resembling a small crescent
lunule : a crescent-shaped body part or marking (such as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail)
lunulet :  lunula
Luo : a scattered pastoral people along various tributaries of the Nile and on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria
lupanine : a bitter crystalline poisonous alkaloid C15H24N2O found in various lupines
lupe : a Polynesian fruit pigeon (Globicera pacifica)
lupeol : a crystalline triterpenoid alcohol C30H49OH found especially in yellow lupine, gutta-percha and balata, and shea butter
Lupercalia : an ancient Roman festival celebrated February 15 to ensure fertility for the people, fields, and flocks
Lupercalian : an ancient Roman festival celebrated February 15 to ensure fertility for the people, fields, and flocks
Luperci : priests of the cult of the ancient Roman rural god Faunus whose festival was the Lupercalia
lupetidine : any of the dimethyl derivatives (CH3)2C5H8NH of piperidine all of which are colorless alkaline liquids
lupiform : resembling lupus
lupine : any of a genus (Lupinus) of leguminous herbs including some poisonous forms and others cultivated for their long showy racemes of usually blue, purple, white, or yellow flowers or for green manure, fodder, or their edible seeds
lupinine : a crystalline weakly poisonous alkaloid C10H19NO found especially in lupines
lupinosis : acute liver atrophy of domestic animals (as sheep) due to poisoning by ingestion of various lupines
Lupinus : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) with digitate or unifoliolate leaves and white, yellow, blue, or purple flowers in long racemes
lupis : the finest quality of abaca used for delicate fabrics
lupoid : resembling lupus
lupous : of, relating to, or affected with lupus
lupulin : a fine yellow resinous substance of the female catkin of the hop (Humulus lupulus of the mulberry family) from which humulon and lupulon are obtained
lupuline : resembling a cluster of hops
lupulinous : resembling a cluster of hops
lupus : any of several diseases characterized by skin lesions
lupuserythematosus : a disorder characterized by skin inflammation
Lur : a large bronze roughly S-shaped trumpet of the Bronze Age in Scandinavian countries
lurch : to move with a lurch
lurcher : a petty thief : pilferer
lurchingly : in a lurching manner : jerkily, swayingly
lure : an object usually of leather or feathers attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall or exercise a hawk
lurement : allurement
lurer : a worker who rubs felt hats with a lure
Luri :  alur
lurid : causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
luridly : causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
luridness : causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
luringly : in an enticing manner
lurk : to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
lurker : one that lies hidden in or as if in ambush
lurry : something repeated by rote (as a formula or canting speech)
Lusatian : of or relating to the language or people of Lusatia
Luscinia : a genus consisting of the nightingales
luscious : having a delicious taste or smell : sweet
lusciously : having a delicious taste or smell : sweet
lusciousness : having a delicious taste or smell : sweet
lush : growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
Lushai : a nomadic Chin or Kuki people of southern Assam
lushburg : a lightweight imitation of the English silver penny that was introduced into England from Luxembourg in the reign of Edward III (14th century)
Lushei : a nomadic Chin or Kuki people of southern Assam
lusher : growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
lushly : growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
lushness : growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
lushy : lush
Lusian :  lusitanian
Lusitania  — see portugal
Lusitanian  — see portugal
lusory : used in play
lust : usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
luster : a glow of reflected light : sheen
lusterer : one that lusters textiles
lusterless : a glow of reflected light : sheen
lusterware : pottery with an iridescent metallic sheen in the glaze
lustful : excited by lust : lecherous
lustfully : excited by lust : lecherous
lustfulness : excited by lust : lecherous
lustihead : lustihood
lustily : merry, joyous
lustiness : merry, joyous
lustless : lacking vigor : listless, flaccid
lustra : a period of five years
lustral : purificatory
lustrate : to purify ceremonially
lustration : to purify ceremonially
lustratory : lustral sense 1
lustrical : lustral
lustring : lutestring
lustrous : reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
lustrously : reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
lustrousness : reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
lustrum : a period of five years
lusty : merry, joyous
lutaceous : formed from or having the fine texture of mud : clayey
lutanist : a lute player
lute : a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck
luteal : of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum or its formation
lutecium : a metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that has few practical applications but is sometimes used as a catalyst in cracking and as a radiation source for treatment of certain cancers  — see Chemical Elements Table
lutein : an orange xanthophyll C40H56O2 occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum
luteinization : the process of forming corpora lutea
luteinize : the process of forming corpora lutea
luteo : a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck
luteofulvous : tawny yellow
luteofuscous : dusky or blackish yellow
luteolin : a yellow crystalline pigment C15H10O6 occurring usually as a glycoside in many plants
luteolous : slightly yellow : yellowish
luteoma : an ovarian tumor derived from a corpus luteum
luteorufescent : reddish yellow
luteous : yellow tinged with green or brown
luteovirescent : greenish yellow
luter : one that applies lute
lutescent : yellowish
lutestring : a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons
Lutetia : a son of Priam whose abduction of Helen leads to the Trojan War
lutetium : a metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that has few practical applications but is sometimes used as a catalyst in cracking and as a radiation source for treatment of certain cancers  — see Chemical Elements Table
Luther Martin 1483–1546 German Reformation leader
Lutheran : a member of a Lutheran church
Lutheranism : a member of a Lutheran church
Lutherism :  lutheranism
luthern :  dormer window
luthier : one who makes stringed musical instruments (such as violins or guitars)
lutidine : any of the dimethyl derivatives C5H3(CH3)2N of pyridine that are usually associated with pyridine and the picolines in the bases of coal tar and that are found also in gas liquor
lutidinic : a crystalline acid C5H3N(COOH)2 that is isomeric with quinolinic acid and cinchomeronic acid and is made by oxidizing one of the lutidines; 2,4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid
luting : a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck
lutist : a lute player
Lutjanidae : a large family of active carnivorous marine percoid fishes chiefly of rocks and reefs along tropic shores that includes a number of important food fishes  — compare snapper
Lutjanus : a genus of marine percoid fishes that is the type of the family Lutjanidae and includes both important food fishes and a few highly toxic forms
Lutra : a genus (family Mustelidae) comprising the common otters of Europe and America
Lutraria : a genus of edible clams (family Mactridae) related to the surf clams  — see otter shell
Lutreola : a genus of Mustelidae that comprises the minks and is usually included as a subgenus in Mustela
lutrine : of or relating to the otters
lutulent : turbid
Luvaridae : a family of scombroid fishes comprising the louvar
Luwian : an Anatolian language of the Indo-European language family  — see Indo-European Languages Table
lux : a unit of illumination equal to the direct illumination on a surface that is everywhere one meter from a uniform point source of one candle intensity or equal to one lumen per square meter
luxate : to throw out of place or out of joint : dislocate
luxation : dislocation of an anatomical part (such as a bone at a joint or the lens of the eye)
luxe : luxurious, sumptuous
Luxemburger province of southeastern Belgium in Wallonia; capital Arlon area 1706 square miles (4418 square kilometers), population 275,700
Luxemburgian province of southeastern Belgium in Wallonia; capital Arlon area 1706 square miles (4418 square kilometers), population 275,700
luxuriance : the quality or state of being luxuriant
luxuriancy : luxuriance
luxuriant : yielding abundantly : fertile, fruitful
luxuriantly : yielding abundantly : fertile, fruitful
luxuriate : to grow profusely : thrive
luxurious : characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance : of, relating to, or marked by luxury
luxuriously : characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance : of, relating to, or marked by luxury
luxuriousness : characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance : of, relating to, or marked by luxury
luxury : a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort : sumptuous environment
luxus : superfluity
Luzula : a genus of perennial herbs (family Juncaceae) resembling grass or rushes and having leaves and young stems frequently hairy and flowers crowded, umbeled, or in spikes  — see wood rush
Lwo : a division of the Nilotic languages including Shilluk, Acholi, Alur, Lango, and Luo
ly : degrading : reduction
lyam : leash
Lycaena : a genus (the type of the family Lycaenidae) comprising small slender butterflies with the upper surface of the wings usually metallic blue, green, or copper and the undersurface dull or cryptic
lycaenid : of or relating to the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae : a family of small often brilliantly colored butterflies having the forelegs short in the male and including the blues, coppers, and hairstreaks
lycanthrope : an individual affected with lycanthropy
lycanthropic : a delusion that one has become a wolf
lycanthropist :  lycanthrope
lycanthropous : lycanthropic
lycanthropy : a delusion that one has become a wolf
lyceum : a hall for public lectures or discussions
Lychnis : any of a genus (Lychnis) of north-temperate zone herbs of the pink family with terminal cymes of showy mostly red or white flowers having five or rarely four styles
lychnoscope : low side window
lychnoscopic : low side window
Lycian : a native or inhabitant of Lycia
lycid : of or relating to the family Lycidae
Lycidae : a family of soft-bodied mainly tropical beetles that are usually marked with a bold pattern of orange or brown and black, have disagreeable qualities to many predators, and are mimicked by numerous edible insects
Lycium : a genus of shrubs or trees (family Solanaceae) having simple leaves and tubular campanulate flowers  — see matrimony vine
lycopene : a carotenoid pigment C40H56 that is the red coloring matter of the tomato
Lycoperdaceae : a family of fungi (order Lycoperdales) comprising the puffballs and having a spherical fruiting body with a flexible peridium of two or three layers enclosing a chambered gleba that appears solid and white when young and at maturity is filled with masses of powdery dark spores
Lycoperdales : a small order of basidiomycetes comprising fungi (as the puffballs) having a fleshy often globose fruiting body filled at maturity with a mass of dustlike spores
lycoperdoid : of, relating to, or resembling the genus Lycoperdon
Lycoperdon : a subterranean fungus (Elaphomyces cervinus) resembling a puffball  — compare hart's truffle
lycoperdon : a subterranean fungus (Elaphomyces cervinus) resembling a puffball  — compare hart's truffle
Lycopersicon : a genus of South American herbs (family Solanaceae) having anthers projected into sharp or narrow sterile tips  — see tomato
lycopin : lycopene
lycopod : lycopodium sense 1
Lycopodiaceae : a family of plants (order Lycopodiales) characterized by leaves without ligules, variably rounded strobili, and homosporous reproduction  — compare club moss
Lycopodiales : an order of plants (subdivision Lycopsida) coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae or extended to include also Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
Lycopodium : any of a large genus (Lycopodium) of erect or creeping club mosses with reduced or scalelike evergreen leaves
Lycopsida : a subdivision of Tracheophyta coextensive with the class Lycopodineae comprising vascular plants (as the club mosses and related forms) with small leaves, sessile and adaxial sporangia, and no leaf gaps in the primary vascular cylinder  — compare psilopsida , pteropsida , sphenopsida
Lycopsis : a genus of bristly herbs (family Boraginaceae) with small blue flowers in terminal scorpioid racemes  — see bugloss
Lycopus : a small genus of mints that are not aromatic and include the bugleweeds
lycorine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C16H17NO4 found in the bulbs of the common daffodil and several other plants of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
Lycosa : a genus (the type of the family Lycosidae) of spiders including the wolf spiders
lycosid : of or relating to the family Lycosidae
Lycosidae : a cosmopolitan family of relatively large active ground spiders that catch their prey by pursuit rather than in a web
lyctid : of or relating to the family Lyctidae
Lyctidae : a family of small elongate wood-boring beetles  — see powder-post beetle
Lyctus : the type genus of the family Lyctidae
lyddite : a high explosive composed chiefly of picric acid
Lydia ancient country in western Asia Minor bordering on the Aegean Sea; capital Sardis
Lydian : a native or inhabitant of Lydia
lydite : touchstone
lye : a strong alkaline liquor rich in potassium carbonate leached from wood ashes and used especially in making soap and for washing
lyery : having little fat in the flesh
lygaeid : of or relating to the family Lygaeidae
Lygaeidae : an extensive family of plant-sucking often brilliantly colored true bugs  — see chinch bug
Lygeum : a genus of grasses having two or three one-flowered spikelets that unite to form a hard false fruit  — see esparto
Lygodium : a genus of mostly tropical ferns (family Schizaeaceae) characterized by twining fronds that have mostly opposite pairs of pinnae below and sporophylls above  — see climbing fern
Lygosoma : a genus of scincoid lizards having a slender form with limbs reduced or lacking
lying : marked by or containing untrue statements : false
lyingly : in a lying manner : falsely
Lymantria : the type genus of Lymantriidae
lymantriid : of or relating to the family Lymantriidae
Lymantriidae : a family of moths comprising certain typical tussock moths and having larvae that are distinguished by a dense coat of often urticating hairs and that include many destructive pests which attack trees and other economic plants
Lymnaea : a genus of snails formerly almost coextensive with the family Lymnaeidae but now comprising comparatively few species of dextrally coiled freshwater snails that include some medically important intermediate hosts of flukes  — compare fossaria, galba
lymnaeid : a family of thin-shelled air-breathing freshwater snails (suborder Basommatophora) that have an elongate ovoidal shell with a large opening and a simple lip and that include numerous species important as intermediate hosts of trematode worms  — see fossaria, galba, lymnaea
Lymnaeidae : a family of thin-shelled air-breathing freshwater snails (suborder Basommatophora) that have an elongate ovoidal shell with a large opening and a simple lip and that include numerous species important as intermediate hosts of trematode worms  — see fossaria, galba, lymnaea
lymph : the sap of plants
lymphad : a small one-masted galley
lymphadenitis : inflammation of lymph nodes
lymphadenoid : resembling or having the properties of a lymph node
lymphadenoma : lymphoma
lymphadenopathy : abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes
lymphadenosis : any of certain abnormalities or diseases affecting the lymphatic system: as
lymphagogue : an agent that promotes lymph production or lymph flow
lymphangial : of or relating to the lymphatic vessels
lymphangiectasis : dilatation of the lymphatic vessels
lymphangiectatic : dilatation of the lymphatic vessels
lymphangioendothelioma : a tumor composed of lymphoid and endothelial tissue
lymphangioma : a tumor formed of dilated lymphatic vessels
lymphangiomatous : a tumor formed of dilated lymphatic vessels
lymphangiosarcoma : a sarcoma arising from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels
lymphangiotomy : incision of a lymphatic vessel
lymphangitis : pseudoglanders
lymphatic : of, relating to, or produced by lymph, lymphoid tissue, or lymphocytes
lymphatism : status lymphaticus
lymphedema : edema due to faulty lymphatic drainage
lymphoblast : a lymphocyte that has enlarged following stimulation by an antigen, has the capacity to recognize the stimulating antigen, and is undergoing proliferation and differentiation either to an effector state in which it functions to eliminate the antigen or to a memory state in which it functions to recognize the future reappearance of the antigen
lymphoblastic : a lymphocyte that has enlarged following stimulation by an antigen, has the capacity to recognize the stimulating antigen, and is undergoing proliferation and differentiation either to an effector state in which it functions to eliminate the antigen or to a memory state in which it functions to recognize the future reappearance of the antigen
lymphoblastoma : any of several diseases of lymph nodes marked by the formation of tumorous masses composed of mature or immature lymphocytes
lymphoblastosis : the presence of lymphoblasts in the peripheral blood (as in acute lymphocytic leukemia or infectious mononucleosis)
lymphocele : a cyst containing lymph
lymphocyte : any of the colorless weakly motile cells originating from stem cells and differentiating in lymphoid tissue (as of the thymus or bone marrow) that are the typical cellular elements of lymph, include the cellular mediators of immunity, and constitute 20 to 30 percent of the white blood cells of normal human blood  — compare b cell, t cell
lymphocytic : any of the colorless weakly motile cells originating from stem cells and differentiating in lymphoid tissue (as of the thymus or bone marrow) that are the typical cellular elements of lymph, include the cellular mediators of immunity, and constitute 20 to 30 percent of the white blood cells of normal human blood  — compare b cell, t cell
lymphocytoma : a tumor in which lymphocytes are the dominant cellular elements
lymphocytomatosis : an abnormal condition characterized by the formation of lymphocytomas
lymphocytosis : an increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood usually associated with chronic infections or inflammations
lymphocytotic : an increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood usually associated with chronic infections or inflammations
lymphogenic : producing lymph or lymphocytes
lymphogenous : producing lymph or lymphocytes
lymphogranuloma : lymphogranuloma venereum
lymphoid : of, relating to, or being tissue (as of the lymph nodes or thymus) containing lymphocytes
lymphoma : a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue
lymphomatosis : the presence of multiple lymphomas in the body
lymphomatous : a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue
lymphopenia : reduction in the number of lymphocytes circulating in the blood of humans or animals
lymphopoiesis : the formation of lymphocytes or lymphatic tissue
lymphopoietic : the formation of lymphocytes or lymphatic tissue
lymphorrhage : a deposit of lymphocytes in muscle
lymphosarcoma : a malignant lymphoma that tends to metastasize freely
lymphosarcomatous : being, affected with, or characterized by lymphosarcomas
lymphosporidiosis :  epizootic lymphangitis
lymphotoxin : a lymphokine that lyses various cells and especially tumor cells
lymphous : resembling lymph
lymphuria : the presence of lymph in the urine
lyncean : sharp-sighted
lynch : to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission
lyncher : to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission
lyncine : of or relating to a lynx
Lynn city in northeastern Massachusetts
lynnhaven : a large oyster typically from Virginia or Maryland waters  — compare bluepoint
lynx : any of several wildcats with relatively long legs, a short stubby tail, mottled coat, and usually tufted ears that are thought to comprise a distinct genus (Lynx) of the cat family or to be part of a genus (Felis) that includes the domestic cat and cougar: such as
Lyomeri : a small order of fragile soft-bodied deep-sea fishes with large mouth and minute eyes  — see gulper, pelican fish
lyomerous : of or relating to the Lyomeri
Lyon Mary 1797–1849 American educator
Lyonetia : a genus of moths that is the type of the family Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae : a family of very small tineoid lepidoptera whose larvae are leaf miners
Lyonnais former province of southeast central France northeast of Auvergne and west of the Saône and Rhône rivers; capital Lyon
lyonnaise : prepared with onions
Lyonnesse : a country that according to Arthurian legend was contiguous to Cornwall before sinking beneath the sea
lyophile : of or relating to freeze-drying
lyophilization : freeze-dry
lyophilize : freeze-dry
lyra : a northern constellation representing the lyre of Orpheus or Mercury and containing Vega
lyrate : having or suggesting the shape of a lyre
lyraway : according to the lute tablature instead of musical notation
lyre : a stringed instrument of the harp class having an approximately U-shaped frame and used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation (see recitation sense 2)
lyrebird : either of two Australian passerine birds (genus Menura) distinguished in the male by very long tail feathers displayed in the shape of a lyre during courtship
lyreflower : bleeding heart sense 1
lyreman : dog-day cicada
lyretail : lyrebird
lyric : a lyric composition
lyrical : lyric
lyrically : lyric
lyricalness : lyric
lyrichord : a harpsichord having its strings sounded by revolving wheels instead of being plucked
lyricism : the quality or state of being lyric : songfulness
lyricist : a writer of lyrics
lyricize : to write or sing lyrics
lyriform : shaped like a lyre
lyrism : lyricism
lyrist : a player on the lyre
Lyrurus : a genus of birds including the black grouse
lys : lysis
Lysander died 395 b.c. Spartan commander
lysate : a product of lysis
lyse : to cause to undergo lysis
Lysenkoism : a biological doctrine asserting the fundamental influence of somatic and environmental factors on heredity in contradiction of orthodox genetics
lysigenic : lysigenous
lysigenous : formed by the breaking down of adjoining cells
lysigenously : formed by the breaking down of adjoining cells
Lysiloma : a small genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) with pinnate leaves, few stamens, and a flat straight pod  — see sabicu
Lysimachia : a widely distributed genus of herbs (family Primulaceae) with leafy stems, leaves opposite or whorled, and yellow flowers  — see loosestrife sense 1, moneywort
Lysimachus circa 355–circa 281 b.c. Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Thrace (306)
lysimeter : a device for measuring the percolation of water through soils and for determining the soluble constituents removed in the drainage
lysin : a substance (such as an antibody) capable of causing lysis
lysine : a crystalline essential amino acid C6H14N2O2 obtained from the hydrolysis of various proteins
lysis : the gradual decline of a disease process (such as fever)
lysogen : a lysogenic bacterium or bacterial strain
lysogenesis : the production of lysins or of the phenomenon of lysis
lysogenetic : of or relating to lysogenesis
lysogenic : harboring a prophage as hereditary material
lysozyme : a basic bacteriolytic protein that hydrolyzes peptidoglycan and is present in egg white and in human tears and saliva
lyssa : rabies
lyssic : rabies
Lythraceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Myrtales) having flowers with crumpled corolla, a hypanthium, and often unequal stamens
lythraceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Myrtales) having flowers with crumpled corolla, a hypanthium, and often unequal stamens
Lythrum : a genus (the type of the family Lythraceae) of herbs and subshrubs having purple or rose-pink flowers with 4 to 8 petals and a 2-celled capsule  — see loosestrife sense 2
lytic : of or relating to lysis or a lysin
lytta : a widespread genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) containing the Spanish fly (L. vesicatoria)
lyxose : a crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 that is the epimer of xylose
M : the 13th letter of the English alphabet
m : the 13th letter of the English alphabet
Ma : mother
ma : mother
Mab : a queen of fairies in English literature
Maba : a widely distributed genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Ebenaceae) having dioecious trimerous flowers and very hard wood resembling ebony
mabi : a nakedwood (Colubrina reclinata) with orange-brown bark and dark brown heartwood tinged with yellow
mabolo : camagon
Mac : mackintosh
mac : mackintosh
macaasim : any of several chiefly Philippine hardwood trees (genus Syzygium and formerly genus Eugenia)
macabre : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
Macaca : a genus of Old World monkeys including the rhesus monkey (M. mulatta) and other macaques
macaco : any of various Old World monkeys or lemurs or New World monkeys
macadam : macadamized roadway or pavement especially with a bituminous binder
Macadamia : a hard-shelled nut of an Australian evergreen tree (genus Macadamia, especially M. integrifolia or M. tetraphylla) of the protea family that somewhat resembles the filbert and is cultivated extensively in Hawaii
macadamization : the act or process of macadamizing
macadamize : to construct or finish (a road) by compacting into a solid mass a layer of small broken stone on a convex well-drained roadbed and using a binder (such as cement or asphalt) for the mass
macana : a wooden weapon or agricultural tool widely employed by the Indians of South America and the Antilles, usually made like a flattened club or sword, and sometimes edged or headed with stone
Macanese peninsula in the province of Guangdong, southeastern China, in the Xi River delta west of Hong Kong
macao peninsula in the province of Guangdong, southeastern China, in the Xi River delta west of Hong Kong
macaque : any of a genus (Macaca) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms
macarize : to pronounce happy or blessed : felicitate, laud
macaroni : pasta made from semolina and shaped in the form of slender tubes
macaronic : characterized by a mixture of vernacular words with Latin words or with non-Latin words having Latin endings
macaronism : foppishness
macaroon : a small cookie composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut
Macartney : fireback sense 1
Macassar strait in Indonesia between eastern Borneo and western Sulawesi that connects the Celebes Sea with the Java Sea
macaw : any of numerous parrots (especially genus Ara) of South and Central America including some of the largest and showiest of parrots
Macbeth : a Scottish general who is the protagonist of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth
Maccabaeus : a priestly family leading a Jewish revolt begun in 168 b.c. against Hellenism and Syrian rule and reigning over Palestine from 142 b.c. to 63 b.c.
Maccabean : a priestly family leading a Jewish revolt begun in 168 b.c. against Hellenism and Syrian rule and reigning over Palestine from 142 b.c. to 63 b.c.
Maccabees : a priestly family leading a Jewish revolt begun in 168 b.c. against Hellenism and Syrian rule and reigning over Palestine from 142 b.c. to 63 b.c.
maccaboy : a snuff from Martinique
mace : an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
macedoine : a confused mixture : medley
Macedon region of southern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula in northeastern Greece, the former Yugoslav section of North Macedonia, and southwestern Bulgaria including territory of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia (or
Macedonian : the language of ancient Macedonia of uncertain affinity but generally assumed to be Indo-European
Macedonic :  macedonian
macehead : mattoir
macer : mace-bearer
macerate : to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
maceration : to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
machairodont : of or relating to the genus Machairodus or related saber-toothed cats (subfamily Machairodontinae)
Machairodus : a genus of saber-toothed cats (subfamily Machairodontinae) of the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene that were similar to carnivores of the genus Smilodon but often had somewhat smaller canines
machan : a platform (as in a tree) used for observation in tiger hunting
machar : a flat or low-lying plain or field
machete : a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
Machetes : a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
machi : a Japanese town or commercial center
Machiavel :  machiavellian
Machiavellian : of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
Machiavellianism : the political theory of Machiavelli
Machiavellianly : in a Machiavellian manner
Machiavellic :  machiavellian
Machiavellism :  machiavellianism
machicolate : to furnish (as a turret) with machicolations
machicolation : an opening between the corbels of a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or roof of a portal for discharging missiles upon assailants below  — see battlement illustration
machicoulis : machicolation
machila : a hammock slung on a pole used for carrying passengers in many parts of Africa
Machilidae : a cosmopolitan family of primitive insects (order Thysanura) with dorsally convex body, contiguous compound eyes, and three ocelli
Machilis : an Old World genus of very primitive insects that is the type of the family Machilidae
machin : a grayish brown long-tailed macaque (Macaca philippinensis) of the Philippines
machinability : a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task
machinable : a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task
machinal : of or relating to machines : mechanical
machinate : to plan or plot especially to do harm
machination : an act of machinating
machinator : to plan or plot especially to do harm
machine : a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task
machineless : lacking or done without machines
machinelike : resembling or suggesting a machine especially in regularity of action or stereotyped uniformity of product
machinely : as if by a machine
machineman : one who operates or tends a machine: such as
machinery : machines in general or as a functioning unit
machinism : preoccupation with or dependence on machines (as in economics or politics)
machinist : a worker who fabricates, assembles, or repairs machinery
machinize : to make like a machine : convert or organize into a machine
machinofacture : making or building by means of machines
machopolyp : a defensive zooid of a hydroid colony, having an abundance of stinging organs but no mouth
machree : my dear
Macigno : flysch
macilence : macilent condition
macilency : macilent condition
macilent : thin, emaciated, lean
mack : mackintosh
mackerel : a scombroid fish (Scomber scombrus of the family Scombridae) of the North Atlantic that is green above with dark blue bars and silvery below and is a commercially important food fish
mackereler : a fisherman or boat engaged in mackerel fishing
mackereling : mackerel fishing
Mackinaw : a heavy woolen blanket formerly distributed by the U.S. government to the Indians
mackintosh : raincoat
mackintoshite : an altered metamict uranothorite
mackle : a blur or double impression on a printed sheet
macle : a twin crystal
Macleaya : a genus of Asiatic herbs (family Papaveraceae) with pinnately lobed glaucous leaves and tall showy panicles of cream-colored apetalous flowers  — see plume poppy
macled : a twin crystal
Maclura :  osage orange
maclurin : a light yellow crystalline pigment C6H3(OH)2COC6H2(OH)3 found especially in old fustic : a pentahydroxy-benzophenone
maco :  egyptian cotton
Macon : a dry red or white wine produced in the area around Mâcon, France
maconite : a vermiculite from North Carolina
Macracanthorhynchus : a genus of intestinal worms of the phylum or class Acanthocephala that include the common acanthocephalan (M. hirudinaceus) of swine
macradenous : having large glands
macrame : a coarse lace or fringe made by knotting threads or cords in a geometrical pattern
macrandrous : having oogonia and antheridia borne on the same plant or on plants of similar size and form
Macrauchenia : a genus (the type of the family Macraucheniidae) of long-necked three-toed Pleistocene mammals (order Litopterna) of South America that had a complete dentition of 44 teeth without a diastema and with pitted incisors like those of the horse, the external nostrils far back, cervical vertebrae resembling those of camels, and other characters suggesting rhinoceroses
macrencephalic : having a large or long brain case
macrencephalous : having a large or long brain case
macro : being large, thick, or exceptionally prominent
macroanalysis : chemical analysis not on a small or minute scale : qualitative or quantitative analysis dealing with quantities usually of the order of grams  — compare microanalysis
macrobian : long-lived
macrobiosis : longevity
macrobiotic : of, relating to, or being a diet based on the Chinese cosmological principles of yin and yang that consists of whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables and that in its especially former more restrictive forms has been linked to nutritional deficiencies
macrobiotics : of, relating to, or being a diet based on the Chinese cosmological principles of yin and yang that consists of whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables and that in its especially former more restrictive forms has been linked to nutritional deficiencies
Macrobiotus : a genus of bear animalcules having the body naked, transparent, and containing numerous fat globules that resemble enormous blood corpuscles
macroblast : megaloblast
Macrocentrus : a genus of polyembryonic braconid wasps which are larval parasites of other insects and some of which are important in the biological control of noxious pests (such as the oriental fruit moth)
macrocephalic : having or being an exceptionally large head or cranium
macrocephalous : having or being an exceptionally large head or cranium
macrocephalus : a macrocephalous person or skull
macrocephaly : the quality or state of being macrocephalous
macrochaeta : any of various large bristles occurring on the bodies of insects that are used as a basis for classification
Macrochelys : a genus of turtles consisting of the alligator snapping turtle
macrochemical : of, relating to, or using the methods of macrochemistry
macrochemically : of, relating to, or using the methods of macrochemistry
macrochemistry : chemistry studied or applied without the use of the microscope or of microanalysis
Macrochires : a group of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds and sometimes also the nightjars
macroclimate : the overall climate of a region usually a large geographic area
macroclimatic : the overall climate of a region usually a large geographic area
macroconidium : a large usually multinucleate conidium of a fungus  — compare microconidium
macroconjugant : the larger member of a pair of conjugating protozoans of unequal size
macrocosm : the great world : universe
macrocosmic : the great world : universe
macrocosmos : macrocosm
macrocrystalline : consisting of or having crystals large enough to be determined by the eye or a simple lens
macrocyst : a large cyst
Macrocystis : a genus of brown algae (family Laminariaceae) that are often very large and consist of a slender stipe with pinnate fronds and floats  — see giant kelp
macrocyte : an exceptionally large red blood cell occurring chiefly in anemias
macrocytic : an exceptionally large red blood cell occurring chiefly in anemias
macrocytosis : the occurrence of macrocytes in the blood
macrodiagonal : macro-axis
macrodome : the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the longer lateral axis  — compare brachydome, clinodome
macrodont : having large teeth usually with a dental index of over 44
macroelement : macronutrient
macroergate : a member of a caste of atypically large worker ants
macroevolution : evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes (as in species formation)
macrogamete : the larger and usually female gamete of a heterogamous organism
macrogametocyte : a gametocyte producing macrogametes
macrogamy :  hologamy
macroglossia : pathological and commonly congenital enlargement of the tongue
macrograph : a usually photographic graphic reproduction of an object that may be slightly reduced, of natural size, or magnified up to a limit of about 10 diameters
macrographic : of, relating to, being, or involved in macrography
macrography : a tendency to write unusually large
macrolepidoptera : lepidoptera (such as butterflies, skippers, saturniids, and noctuids) that include most of the large forms and none of the minute ones
macrology : pleonasm sense 1
macromania : a delusion that things (as parts of one's body) are larger than they really are
macromastia : excessive development of the mammary glands
macromere : a large blastomere  — see blastula illustration
macromesentery : protocneme
macromethod : a method (as of analysis) not involving the use of very small quantities of material  — compare micromethod
macromolecule : a very large molecule (as of a protein or rubber)
macron : a mark − placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is long or placed over a syllable or used alone to indicate a stressed or long syllable in a metrical foot
macronuclear : a relatively large densely staining nucleus of most ciliate protozoans that is derived from micronuclei and controls various nonreproductive functions
macronucleus : a relatively large densely staining nucleus of most ciliate protozoans that is derived from micronuclei and controls various nonreproductive functions
macronutrient : a chemical element or substance (such as potassium or protein) that is essential in relatively large amounts to the growth and health of a living organism  — compare micronutrient
macrophage : a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (such as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell  — compare histiocyte
Macrophoma : a genus of imperfect fungi with large pycniospores that is now usually included in Sphaeropsis
macrophotograph : the making of photographs in which the object is either unmagnified or slightly magnified up to a limit often of about 10 diameters
macrophotography : the making of photographs in which the object is either unmagnified or slightly magnified up to a limit often of about 10 diameters
macrophyllous : having large or elongated leaves with usually many veins or a much-branched main vein  — compare microphyllous
macrophysics : the part of physics that deals with bodies large enough to be directly and individually observed and measured
macropinacoid : a pinacoid having faces parallel to the longer lateral and the vertical axis
macropinacoidal : a pinacoid having faces parallel to the longer lateral and the vertical axis
macroplankton : macroscopic plankton comprising the larger planktonic organisms (as jellyfish, crustaceans, sargassums)
Macropodidae : a family of diprotodont marsupial mammals comprising the kangaroos, wallabies, and rat kangaroos that are all saltatory animals with long hind limbs and weakly developed forelimbs and are typically inoffensive terrestrial herbivores
macropodous : having an enlarged or elongated hypocotyl
macroprism : a crystal prism that makes a relatively great intercept on the macro-axis
macropsia : a condition of the eye in which objects appear to be unnaturally large  — compare micropsia
macropterous : having long or large wings
Macropus : the type genus of Macropodidae comprising the typical kangaroos and wallabies
Macropygia : a large genus of long-tailed pigeons that resemble cuckoos  — see cuckoo dove
macropyramid : a crystal pyramid that corresponds to the analogous macroprism
Macrorhamphosidae : a family of long-snouted fishes (order Solenichthyes) consisting of the bellows fishes
Macrorhamphosus : the type genus of Macrorhamphosidae
macroscian : having or casting a long shadow
macroscopic : observable by the naked eye
macroscopically : observable by the naked eye
macroseism : a severe or major earthquake  — compare microseism
macroseismic : a severe or major earthquake  — compare microseism
macroseismograph : a seismograph specially adapted for recording large earthquakes
macrosmatic : having the sense or organs of smell highly developed
macrosomatous : having a usually abnormally large body
macrosomia : gigantism
macrosplanchnic : endomorphic
macrosporange : megasporangium
macrosporangium : megasporangium
macrospore : the larger of two forms of spores produced by certain protozoans (as radiolarians)
Macrosporium : a genus of imperfect fungi that are sometimes included in the genus Alternaria but that differ from members of that genus in having the dark greenish brown muriform spores borne singly rather than in chains
macrosporophyl : megasporophyll
macrosporophyll : megasporophyll
Macrostachya : a form genus of Paleozoic fossil plants based on strobiles that are now regarded as fructifications of plants of the genus Calamites
macrostomia : the condition of having an abnormally large mouth
macrostructural : the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification
macrostructure : the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification
macrostylous : having long styles
macrothere : a member of the genus Macrotherium
Macrotherium : a widely distributed genus of Miocene and Pliocene chalicotheres (order Perissodactyla) formerly supposed to be generalized edentates  — compare chalicotheriidae
macrotherm : megatherm
macrotia : excessive largeness of the ears
macrotome : an apparatus for making large sections of anatomical specimens
macrotous : having large ears
Macrozamia : a genus of Australian cycads with erect trunks, pinnate leaves, large cones, and in some forms edible nuts
macrozoospore : one of the larger zoospores produced by algae (as members of the genus Ulothrix) that bear zoospores of markedly different size  — compare microzoospore
Macrura : a suborder of Decapoda comprising crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, prawns) with well-developed abdomens  — compare brachyura
macrural : a suborder of Decapoda comprising crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, prawns) with well-developed abdomens  — compare brachyura
macruran : a suborder of Decapoda comprising crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, prawns) with well-developed abdomens  — compare brachyura
macruroid : a suborder of Decapoda comprising crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, prawns) with well-developed abdomens  — compare brachyura
macrurous : having a long tail
mactation : an act of killing
Mactra : the type genus of Mactridae formerly including most members of the family but now restricted to a few somewhat triangular, usually thin-shelled surf clams
Mactridae : a widely distributed family of marine clams (suborder Tellinacea) that have closely fitting or slightly gapping shells with two cardinal teeth in each valve and fused ensheathed siphons of equal length and that comprise the surf clams  — compare lutraria , mactra, spisula
mactroid : the type genus of Mactridae formerly including most members of the family but now restricted to a few somewhat triangular, usually thin-shelled surf clams
macuca : any of several South American tinamous (especially Tinamus major)
macula : spot, blotch
macular : spot, blotch
maculate : marked with spots : blotched
maculated : marked with spots : blotched
maculation : the state of being spotted
macule : a patch of skin that is altered in color but usually not elevated
maculicole : having pycnidia produced in localized masses so as to form definite spots on a host plant
maculicolous : having pycnidia produced in localized masses so as to form definite spots on a host plant
maculopapular : combining the characteristics of macules and papules
maculose : spotted
Macusi : a Cariban people of Brazil and British Guiana
macuta : an old west African unit of value
mad : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder
Madagascan island located in the western Indian Ocean off southeastern Africa and noted for its unique flora and fauna; formerly a French territory; became a republic of the French Community as the
Madagascar island located in the western Indian Ocean off southeastern Africa and noted for its unique flora and fauna; formerly a French territory; became a republic of the French Community as the
Madagascarian :  malagasy
madam : lady
madame : madam sense 3
madapollam : a soft plain cotton now woven in various weights in England
madarosis : loss of the eyelashes or of the hair of the eyebrows
madarotic : loss of the eyelashes or of the hair of the eyebrows
madbrain : one who is mad-brained
madbrained : rash, hotheaded
madcap : marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
madden : to become or act as if mad
maddening : tending to craze
maddeningly : tending to craze
madder : a Eurasian herb (Rubia tinctorum of the family Rubiaceae, the madder family) with whorled leaves and small yellowish panicled flowers succeeded by dark berries
madderwort : a plant of the family Rubiaceae
madding : acting in a frenzied manner
maddish : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder
maddle : to go mad
made : fictitious, invented
madefaction : wetting
madefy : wet, moisten
Madeira : an amber-colored fortified wine from Madeira
Madeiran : an amber-colored fortified wine from Madeira
Madge : barn owl
madhouse : an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals
madhuca : a genus of East Indian trees (family Sapotaceae) several of which yield valuable oils and timber  — see illupi, mahua
Madi : a people of the upper Nile region north of Lake Albert
Madia : a genus of sticky herbs (family Compositae) having heads with deeply grooved bracts investing the achenes  — see melosa, tarweed
madid : wet, moist
madling : a mad person : dotard, fool, simpleton
madly : in a mad manner
madman : a man who is or acts as if insane
madnep : cow parsnip
madness : the quality or state of being mad: such as
Madonna : lady
madoqua : royal antelope
madrague : a large fishpound or a seine used to capture tuna in the Mediterranean
Madras : a large silk or cotton kerchief usually of bright colors that is often worn as a turban
madrasah : a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque
Madrasi : a large silk or cotton kerchief usually of bright colors that is often worn as a turban
Madreporaria : an extensive order of Anthozoa including most species that produce stony corals and that resemble the actiniarians in the general structure of the soft parts but that usually form colonies and always have an ectodermal calcareous skeleton
madreporarian : an extensive order of Anthozoa including most species that produce stony corals and that resemble the actiniarians in the general structure of the soft parts but that usually form colonies and always have an ectodermal calcareous skeleton
madrepore : any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms
madreporian : any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms
madreporic : any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms
madreporiform : resembling a madrepore
madreporite : a perforated or porous body that is situated at the distal end of the stone canal in echinoderms
Madrid province of central Spain in northwestern New Castile area 3087 square miles (7995 square kilometers), population 6,421,874
madrigal : a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
madrigaler : madrigalist
madrigalian : a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
madrigalist : a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
Madrilene : a consommé flavored with tomato
Madrilenian province of central Spain in northwestern New Castile area 3087 square miles (7995 square kilometers), population 6,421,874
madrona : any of several evergreen trees (genus Arbutus) of the heath family
madstone : a stony concretion (as a hair ball taken from the stomach of a deer) supposed formerly in folklore and by some physicians to counteract the poisonous effects of the bite of an animal (as one affected with rabies)
Madurese island of Indonesia in the Java Sea off the north coast of the eastern part of the island of Java area (with adjacent islands) 2113 square miles (5494 square kilometers), population 1,858,183
maduro : a dark-colored relatively strong cigar
madweed : mad-dog skullcap
madwoman : a woman who is or acts as if insane
madwort : alyssum sense 1
mae master of arts in education
Maeandra : a large genus of massive reef-building corals including many brain corals
maeandrine : of or relating to the genus Maeandra
maeandriniform : of or relating to the genus Maeandra
maeandrinoid : of or relating to the genus Maeandra
maeandroid : a large genus of massive reef-building corals including many brain corals
Maecenas : a generous patron especially of literature or art
Maecenasship : the status of being a Maecenas
maegbote : compensation paid to the kinsmen of a man slain
Maelstrom : a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
maenad : bacchante
maenadic : bacchante
maenadism : the practices of the maenads
Maenidae : a small family of slender percoid marine fishes including the picarels
Maeonian : of or relating to ancient Maeonia afterward called Lydia and reputed to be the birthplace of Homer
maestri : a master usually in an art
maestro : a master usually in an art
maffick : to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
maffle : to speak indistinctly : mumble, stammer
mafic : of, relating to, or being a group of usually dark-colored minerals rich in magnesium and iron
mafoo : a Chinese stable boy or groom
mafura : an East African tree (Trichilia emetica) having capsular fruit whose seeds yield a fatty substance resembling cocoa butter that is used for soap and candles
mag : magazine
Maga : a member of the priestly caste among the Sauras of India
Magadhi : the Prakrit language of Magadha
magadis : an ancient Greek musical instrument having twenty strings and the capability of being played in octaves
magadize : to sing or play in octaves
Magahi : an Indic dialect of west Bihar
magani : a class of warriors of Mindanao
magas : a member of the priestly caste among the Sauras of India
magazine : a print periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (such as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated
magazinelet : a small periodical
magaziner : magazinist
magazinish : characteristic of magazine writing : somewhat superficial or shallow
magazinist : a person who writes for or edits a magazine
magaziny : magazinish
Magdalen : a reformed prostitute
Magdalene : a reformed prostitute
Magdalenian : of or relating to an Upper Paleolithic culture characterized by flint, bone, and ivory implements, carving, and paintings
mage : magus
Magellan Ferdinand circa 1480–1521 Portuguese Fernão de Magalhães Portuguese navigator and explorer
Magellanic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Strait of Magellan or that general area of the southern hemisphere
magenta : fuchsin
magged : worn, frayed
maggot : a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipterous insect (such as the housefly)
maggotpie : magpie
maggoty : a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipterous insect (such as the housefly)
Magh : a month of the Hindu year
Maghribi region encompassing northwestern Mediterranean Africa and formerly also Spain
Magian : magus
Magianism : magus
magic : the use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces
magical : of, relating to, characterized by, or producing magic : magic
magically : of, relating to, characterized by, or producing magic : magic
magician : one skilled in magic
magicked : the use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces
magicking : the use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces
Magindanao : a Moro people inhabiting central Mindanao, Philippines
magister : a master or teacher in ancient Rome or at a medieval university
magisterial : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
magisterially : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
magisterialness : the quality or state of being magisterial
magistery : a principle of nature having transmuting or curative powers : philosophers' stone
magistracy : the state of being a magistrate
magistral : magisterial sense 1a
magistrality : magistral quality, position, or character
magistrally : magisterial sense 1a
magistrand : a fourth and final year student in a university who will receive a master of arts degree
magistrate : an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
magistrateship : the office of a magistrate
magistratical : an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
magistrature : magistracy
Maglemose :  maglemosian
Maglemosean : of or belonging to a Mesolithic culture of northern Europe characterized by bone and stone implements
Maglemosian : of or belonging to a Mesolithic culture of northern Europe characterized by bone and stone implements
magma : dregs, sediment
magmatic : dregs, sediment
magnanimity : the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
magnanimous : showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
magnanimously : showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
magnanimousness : showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
magnate : a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
magnes : magnet
magnesia : magnesium oxide  — compare milk of magnesia
magnesial : magnesian
magnesian : magnesium oxide  — compare milk of magnesia
magnesic : of, relating to, or containing magnesium
magnesioferrite : a magnetic usually black mineral MgFe2O4 consisting of an oxide of magnesium and iron and constituting a member of the magnetite series
magnesite : native magnesium carbonate used especially in making refractories and magnesium oxide
magnesium : a silver-white malleable ductile light metallic element that occurs abundantly in nature and is used in metallurgical and chemical processes, in photography, signaling, and pyrotechnics because of the intense white light it produces on burning, and in construction especially in the form of light alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
magnet : lodestone
magnetic : possessing an extraordinary power or ability to attract
magnetical : magnetic
magnetically : possessing an extraordinary power or ability to attract
magnetician : magnetist
magnetics : possessing an extraordinary power or ability to attract
magnetism : a class of physical phenomena that include the attraction for iron observed in lodestone and a magnet, are inseparably associated with moving electricity, are exhibited by both magnets and electric currents, and are characterized by fields of force
magnetist : one who studies magnetism
magnetite : a black isometric mineral of the spinel group that is an oxide of iron and an important iron ore
magnetitic : containing magnetite
magnetizability : the quality or state of being magnetizable
magnetizable : to induce magnetic properties in
magnetization : an instance of magnetizing or the state of being magnetized
magnetize : to induce magnetic properties in
magnetizer : to induce magnetic properties in
magneto : a magnetoelectric machine
magnetochemical : of or relating to magnetochemistry
magnetochemistry : a branch of science that deals with the relation of magnetism to chemical phenomena
magnetoelectric : relating to or characterized by electromotive forces developed by magnetic means
magnetogenerator : magneto
magnetogram : an automatic record of magnetic phenomena made by a magnetograph
magnetograph : an automatic instrument for recording measurements of a magnetic field (as of the earth or the sun)
magnetometer : an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
magnetometric : an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
magnetometry : an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
magnetomotive : a force that is the cause of a flux of magnetic induction
magneton : a unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle (such as an atom)
magnetooptic : of, relating to, or utilizing the influence of a magnetic field upon light
magnetooptical : of, relating to, or utilizing the influence of a magnetic field upon light
magnetooptics : of, relating to, or utilizing the influence of a magnetic field upon light
magnetoplumbite : a mineral (Pb,Mn)(Fe,Mn,Ti)6O10(?) consisting of an oxide of ferric iron with lead, manganese, and titanium occurring in acute black metallic hexagonal pyramids
magnetostriction : the change in the dimensions of a ferromagnetic body caused by a change in its state of magnetization
magnetron : a vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is controlled by an applied magnetic field to generate power at microwave frequencies
magnifiable : capable of being magnified
magnific : magnificent sense 2
magnifical : magnificent sense 2
magnifically : magnificent sense 2
Magnificat : the canticle of the Virgin Mary in Luke 1:46–55
magnification : the act of magnifying
magnificence : the quality or state of being magnificent
magnificent : great in deed or exalted in place
magnificently : great in deed or exalted in place
magnificentness : the quality or state of being magnificent
magnifico : a nobleman of Venice
magnifier : one that magnifies
magnify : extol, laud
magniloquence : the quality or state of being magniloquent
magniloquent : speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
magniloquently : speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
magnitude : great size or extent
magnitudinous : having magnitude
magnochromite : magnesiochromite
magnoferrite : magnesioferrite
Magnolia : any of a genus (Magnolia of the family Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family) of American and Asian shrubs and trees with entire evergreen or deciduous leaves and usually showy white, yellow, rose, or purple flowers usually appearing in early spring
magnolia : any of a genus (Magnolia of the family Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family) of American and Asian shrubs and trees with entire evergreen or deciduous leaves and usually showy white, yellow, rose, or purple flowers usually appearing in early spring
Magnoliaceae : a family of shrubs and trees (order Ranales), having bisexual flowers, stamens arranged spirally, and numerous simple pistils spirally arranged on an elongated axis
magnoliaceous : a family of shrubs and trees (order Ranales), having bisexual flowers, stamens arranged spirally, and numerous simple pistils spirally arranged on an elongated axis
magnum : a large wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters
Magnus Saint circa 1200–1280 Albert Count
magot :  barbary ape
magpie : any of various birds (especially Pica pica) related to the jays but having a long graduated tail and black-and-white or brightly colored plumage
magsman : swindler
maguari : a South American varicolored stock (Euxenura galatea)
maguey : any of various fleshy-leaved agaves (such as the century plant)
Magyar : a member of the dominant people of Hungary
Magyarization : the act or process of being magyarized
Magyarize : to make Magyar in quality, traits, or culture
Mah mahogany
maha : a Sri Lankan langur (Presbytis ursina)
mahaleb : a small slender European cherry (Prunus mahaleb) that has pure white fragrant flowers in racemes and small inferior fruits from which a dye and a cordial are sometimes made and that is grown for use as an understock in grafting cultivated cherries
mahalla city in northern Egypt in the Nile Delta northeast of Tanta population 443,000
mahant : a religious superior : elder
maharaja : a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
maharanee : the wife of a maharaja
maharani : the wife of a maharaja
Maharashtri : the Prakrit language of the region of Maharashtra in western India
mahatma : a person to be revered for high-mindedness, wisdom, and selflessness
Mahayana : a liberal and theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in China and Japan, recognizing a large body of scripture in addition to the Pali canon, and teaching social concern and universal salvation  — compare theravada
Mahayanist : a liberal and theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in China and Japan, recognizing a large body of scripture in addition to the Pali canon, and teaching social concern and universal salvation  — compare theravada
Mahayanistic : a liberal and theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in China and Japan, recognizing a large body of scripture in addition to the Pali canon, and teaching social concern and universal salvation  — compare theravada
Mahdi : the expected messiah of Muslim tradition
Mahdism : the expected messiah of Muslim tradition
Mahdist : the expected messiah of Muslim tradition
Mahi : the flesh of a dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) used for food
Mahican : a member of an American Indian people of the upper Hudson River valley
mahoe : either of two tropical hibiscus trees (Hibiscus elatus and H. tiliaceus)
mahoganize : to cause to resemble mahogany usually by staining
mahogany : the wood of any of various chiefly tropical trees (family Meliaceae, the mahogany family):
maholi : moholi lemur
mahone inlet of the Atlantic in southern Nova Scotia, Canada
Mahonia : any of a genus (Mahonia) of American and Asian shrubs (such as the Oregon grape) of the barberry family
mahout : a keeper and driver of an elephant
Mahra : a native or inhabitant of the Mahra region of the Arabian peninsula
Mahri : a native or inhabitant of the Mahra region of the Arabian peninsula
mahseer : a large Indian freshwater cyprinid food and sport fish (Barbus mosal)
mahua : any of several East Indian trees of the genus Madhuca (especially M. latifolia or M. indica) with nectar-filled flowers that are used for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink  — compare illupi
mahuang : the chiefly dried stems and roots of any of several eastern Asian ephedras (especially Ephedra sinica) that yield ephedrine
Maianthemum : a genus of perennial herbs (family Liliaceae) having slender rhizomes and an erect stem bearing a few leaves and a terminal raceme of small white flowers  — see false lily of the valley
maid : an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
maidan : an Asiatic or African parade ground or esplanade
maiden : an unmarried girl or woman : maid
maidenhair : any of a genus (Adiantum) of ferns with delicate palmately branched fronds
maidenhead : the quality or state of being a maiden : virginity
maidenhood : the quality, state, or time of being a maiden
maidenish : of or resembling a girl : girlish
maidenism : a girlish trait or mannerism
maidenliness : conduct or traits befitting a maiden
maidenly : of, resembling, or suitable to a maiden
maidenship : the rank or standing of a maiden
maidhood : maidenhood
maidish : maidenish
maidservant : a female servant
Maidu : an Indian people of the Feather and American river valleys of California
maidy : a little maid
maieutic : relating to or resembling the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from another
maigre : being a day on which the eating of flesh is forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church
mail : material (such as letters and packages) sent or carried in a postal system
mailable : material (such as letters and packages) sent or carried in a postal system
mailbag : a letter carrier's shoulder bag
mailbox : a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail
mailclad : protected by or as if by a coat of mail
mailed : material (such as letters and packages) sent or carried in a postal system
mailer : one that mails
mailless : not armored with mail
mailman : a man who delivers mail
maim : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
maimed : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
maimer : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
maimon : mandrill
Maimonidean : of or relating to Moses Maimonides
main : physical strength : force
Maine Sir Henry James Sumner 1822–1888 English jurist
mainlander : a continent or the main part of a continent as distinguished from an offshore island or sometimes from a cape or peninsula
mainly : in a forceful manner
mainmast : a sailing ship's principal mast
mainour : something stolen found on the thief's person or in his immediate possession
mainpernable : capable of being mainprised
mainpernor : one who gives an undertaking of mainprise
mainprise : an undertaking given to a magistrate or court that even without having an accused in custody one will be liable for the appearance of the accused on a fixed day to defend any and all charges to be brought against him  — compare bail
mains : of or relating to utility distribution mains
mainsail : the principal sail on the mainmast  — see sail illustration
mainsheet : a line by which the mainsail is trimmed and secured
mainspring : the chief spring in a mechanism especially of a watch or clock
mainstay : a ship's stay extending from the maintop forward usually to the foot of the foremast
Mainstreeter : the principal street of a small town
maint : many
maintain : to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline
maintainable : to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline
maintainer : to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline
maintainor : one guilty of maintenance
maintenance : the act of maintaining : the state of being maintained : support
Maintenon Marquise de 1635–1719 Françoise d'Aubigné; consort of Louis XIV
maintop : a platform about the head of the mainmast of a square-rigged ship
maintopman : a mariner assigned to duty on a ship's mainmast or maintop
Maipure : an Arawakan people of the upper Orinoco in Venezuela
maire : any of several New Zealand trees with dense heavy wood: such as
maisonette : a small house
Maithili : an Indic dialect of north Bihar
maize : a tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds : corn entry 1 sense 4
maizebird : redwing blackbird
maizer : redwing blackbird
Maja : a Spanish belle of the lower class  — compare majo
majagua : either of two malvaceous trees that are often considered variant forms of a single species:
majestic : having or exhibiting majesty : stately
majestically : having or exhibiting majesty : stately
majesty : sovereign power, authority, or dignity
Majlis : a council, assembly, or tribunal in North Africa or southwestern Asia
majo : a Spanish dandy of the lower class  — compare maja
majolica : earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing
majoon : an East Indian narcotic confection that is made of hemp leaves, henbane, datura seeds, poppy seeds, honey, and ghee and that produces effects like those of hashish and opium
Major : greater in dignity, rank, importance, or interest
major : greater in dignity, rank, importance, or interest
majoration : enlargement, increase
Majorcan island of Spain in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea; largest of the Balearic Islands; chief city Palma area 1405 square miles (3653 square kilometers)
majorette : drum majorette sense 2
majority : a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total
majorize : to convert a try
majorship : majority entry 1 sense 6
majuscular : a large letter (such as a capital)
majuscule : a large letter (such as a capital)
makable : capable of being made
Makah : a member of an American Indian people of the Pacific Northwest
Makassar strait in Indonesia between eastern Borneo and western Sulawesi that connects the Celebes Sea with the Java Sea
make : to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material : fashion
makebate : one that excites contention and quarrels
makefast : something (such as a post or buoy) to which a boat can be fastened
maker : one that makes: such as
makeshift : a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
makeweight : something thrown into a scale to bring the weight to a desired value
makhzan : the native Moroccan government
maki : lemur
makimono : a horizontal Japanese ornamental pictorial or calligraphic scroll  — compare kakemono
making : the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being
makluk : a large seal
mako : either of two relatively slender mackerel sharks (Isurus paucus and I. oxyrinchus) that are dark blue above and white below with long pointed snouts and that are notable sport fish
Makonde : a Bantu-speaking people of southeastern Tanganyika Territory and northern Mozambique known especially for their sculptured masks
makroskelic : having long legs in proportion to the trunk with a skelic index of 95 to 100
Makua : a Bantu-speaking people of Portuguese East Africa
mal Malachi
mala : a single lobe of the maxilla of an insect
malaanonang : a Philippine timber tree (Shorea malaanonan) with light yellow wood
Malabar : of or from the Malabar Coast : of the kind or style prevalent in Malabar
malabathrum : the leaf of a plant (Cinnamomum malabathrum) used especially in making a perfumed ointment
malacanthid : of or relating to the Malacanthidae
Malacanthidae : a family of long compressed to fusiform short-headed marine percoid fishes that are often brightly colored and that include excellent food fishes
Malacanthus : the type genus of the family Malacanthidae
Malacca : the often mottled, slender wood stem of an Asian rattan palm (especially Calamus rotang) used especially for walking sticks and umbrella handles
Malaccan : of or relating to Malacca (Melaka) on the Malay peninsula
Malaceae : a family of shrubs and trees comprising members of the family Rosaceae (as the apple, quince, pear) that have the carpels united and adnate to the calyx tube
malachite : a green mineral that is a basic carbonate of copper used especially for making ornamental objects
malacia : abnormal softening of a tissue
Malaclemys : a genus of moderate-sized North American edible terrapins (family Testudinidae) comprising the diamondback terrapins
Malacobdella : a genus of broad nemertean worms (order Bdellonemertea) that resemble leeches and are commensal in the gill cavity of clams and other mollusks
malacoid : having a soft or mucilaginous structure or texture
malacolite : diopside
malacological : a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks
malacologist : a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks
malacology : a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks
malacon : a brown altered form of zircon
malacophilous : adapted to pollination by snails
malacophyllous : having soft or fleshy leaves
malacopterygian : of or relating to the Malacopterygii
Malacopterygii : an extensive division of teleost fishes having soft fin rays
malacopterygious : an extensive division of teleost fishes having soft fin rays
Malacosoma : a genus of moths (family Lasiocampidae) including the common tent caterpillars
Malacostraca : a major subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial members of the group (as lobsters, crabs, shrimps, sow bugs, beach fleas)
malacostracan : any of a large subclass (Malacostraca) of crustaceans having a thorax consisting of eight segments usually covered by a carapace and including the decapods and isopods
malacostracous : a major subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial members of the group (as lobsters, crabs, shrimps, sow bugs, beach fleas)
maladaptation : poor or inadequate adaptation
maladive : of, relating to, or affected by illness or disease : sickly, feeble
maladjusted : poorly or inadequately adjusted
maladjustive : not conducive to adjustment
maladjustment : poor, faulty, or inadequate adjustment
maladminister : corrupt or incompetent administration (as of a public office)
maladministration : corrupt or incompetent administration (as of a public office)
maladroit : lacking adroitness : inept
maladroitly : lacking adroitness : inept
maladroitness : lacking adroitness : inept
malady : a disease or disorder of the animal body
Malaga : a sweet brown fortified wine from Málaga, Spain
Malagasy : a member of a people of Indonesian and African origin who inhabit Madagascar
malaguena : a folk tune native to Málaga that is similar to a fandango
malahack : to cut or carve awkwardly
malaise : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
malalignment : incorrect or imperfect alignment (as of teeth or bones at a joint)
malambo : the yellowish aromatic bark of a South American shrub (Croton malambo) used in medicine and perfumery
malanders : a chronic eczema occurring usually on the posterior or flexion surface of the knee of a horse's foreleg  — compare sallenders
malanga : taro
malapaho : any of several Philippine trees of the genus Dipterocarpus
malapert : impudently bold : saucy
malaprop : an example of malapropism
malapropian : an example of malapropism
malapropism : the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
malapropos : in an inappropriate or inopportune way
Malapterurus : a genus consisting of the electric catfish
malar : of or relating to the cheek or the side of the head
malaria : a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
malarial : a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
malarioid : resembling malaria
malariologist : the scientific study of malaria
malariology : the scientific study of malaria
malarious : a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
malarkey : insincere or foolish talk : bunkum
malassimilation : malabsorption
malate : a salt or ester of malic acid
malax : malaxate
malaxage : the act or process of softening a material (as clay) by moistening and working it
malaxate : to soften and incorporate (as plaster, clay, or drug ingredients of pills) by rubbing, kneading, or rolling, and simultaneously mixing with a thinner substance
malaxation : the act or process of reducing to a soft mass by malaxating
malaxator : one that malaxates
malaxerman : one that mixes fireclay
Malaxis : a genus of terrestrial orchids with solid tubers that produce simple stems bearing one or few leaves and a raceme of tiny mostly greenish flowers  — see green adder's-mouth
Malay : a member of a people of the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, parts of Borneo, and some adjacent islands
Malayalam : the Dravidian language of Kerala, southwest India, closely related to Tamil
Malayalim : a Malayalam-speaking inhabitant of the Malabar Coast of India
Malayan : a member of a people of the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, parts of Borneo, and some adjacent islands
Malayic :  malayan
Malaysian malay archipelago
malbehavior : behavior that is regarded as socially unacceptable
malbrouck : a West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus)
Malchus : a short sword resembling an anlace
Malcolm 1925–1965 originally Malcolm Little American civil rights leader
malconduct : bad conduct
malconformation : imperfect or abnormal formation
malconstruction : poor or faulty construction
malcontent : a discontented person:
malcontented : malcontent
malcontentedly : malcontent
malcontentedness : malcontent
maldevelopment : abnormal growth or development : dysplasia
maldigestion : imperfect or impaired digestion
maldistribution : bad or faulty distribution : undesirable inequality or unevenness of placement or apportionment (as of population, resources, or wealth) over an area or among members of a group
Maldivian low-lying islands (atolls) in the Indian Ocean south of the Laccadive Islands; a sultanate under British protection until 1965; now an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Male area 115 square miles (298 square kilometers), population 392,500
maldonite : a mineral of variable composition but approximately Au2Bi consisting of an alloy of gold and bismuth
malduck : fulmar
Male : of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female
male : of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female
maleate : a salt or ester of maleic acid
Malebranchism : a philosophical system based on the premise that the mind cannot have knowledge of anything external to itself except through its relation to God
Malecite : an Indian people of New Brunswick, Canada, and of the northernmost part of northeastern Maine
maledicent : addicted to speaking evil
maledict : accursed
malediction : curse, execration
maledictive : marked by cursing : invoking evil
maledictory : curse, execration
malefaction : an evil deed : crime
malefactor : one who commits an offense against the law
malefactress : a female malefactor
maleficence : the act of committing harm or evil
maleficent : working or productive of harm or evil : baleful
maleficiate : placed under an evil spell
maleic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C4H4O4 that is isomeric with fumaric acid and is used especially in organic synthesis
Malemute : a sled dog of northern North America
maleness : of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female
malengine : evil machination
maleo : a megapode (Macrocephalon maleo) of Sulawesi that lays its eggs in holes in sandy beaches
Malesherbia : a genus of South American herbs or undershrubs (family Malesherbiaceae) that have capsular fruit and large yellow racemose flowers with a tubular calyx exceeding the corolla
Malesherbiaceae : a family of plants (order Parietales) coextensive with the genus Malesherbia
malevolence : the quality or state of being malevolent
malevolent : having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
malevolently : having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
malfeasance : wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
malfeasant : one that is guilty of malfeasance
malformation : irregular, anomalous, abnormal, or faulty formation or structure
malformed : characterized by malformation : badly or imperfectly formed : misshapen
malfunction : to function imperfectly or badly : fail to operate normally
malguzar : malik
mali federation 1959–60 of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic
malic : involved in and especially catalyzing a reaction in which malic acid participates
malice : desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
maliceful : malicious
malicious : having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
maliciously : having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
maliciousness : having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
maliferous : having an unhealthful effect : unwholesome
malign : evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
malignance : malignancy
malignancy : the quality or state of being malignant
malignant : tending to produce death or deterioration
malignantly : tending to produce death or deterioration
maligner : one that maligns
malignity : malignancy, malevolence
malignly : evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
malik : a chief or leader (as in a village) in parts of the subcontinent of India : headman
malikana : a fee paid to a malik by way of rent or duty on land
Maliki  1950–     prime minister of Iraq (2006–14)
maline : mechlin
malines : mechlin
malinger : to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
malingerer : to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
Malinois : belgian malinois
malinowskite : a tetrahedrite containing 13 to 16 percent of lead
malism : the doctrine that the world is evil
malison : curse, malediction
malkin : an untidy woman : slattern
Malkite :  melchite
mall : an alley used for pall-mall
malladrite : a sodium fluosilicate Na2SiF6 occurring in minute hexagonal crystals in fumaroles in the crater of Vesuvius near Naples in Italy
mallangong : platypus
mallard : a common and widely distributed wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white-ringed neck and which is the source of the domestic ducks
mallardite : hydrous sulfate of manganese MnSO4.7H2O
malleability : the quality or state of being malleable: such as
malleabilization : the process of malleableizing
malleable : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
malleableize : to make malleable
malleableized : to make malleable
malleableness : malleability
malleablize : to make malleable
malleal : of or relating to the malleus
mallear : of or relating to the malleus
malleate : to beat with a hammer : pound
malleation : the action of malleating or state of being malleated
mallee : any of various low-growing shrubby Australian eucalypts (such as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa)
mallein : a product containing toxic principles of the bacillus of glanders and used to test for the presence of infection with that organism
malleinization : injection with mallein as a test for glanders
malleinize : to test with mallein
mallemuck : one of several large oceanic birds (as the fulmar or petrel)
malleoincudal : of or relating to the malleus and incus
malleolar : the tip of the malleolus of the tibia
malleolus : an expanded projection or process at the distal end of the fibula or tibia at the level of the ankle:
mallet : a hammer with a typically barrel-shaped head: such as
malleus : the outermost of a chain of three small bones of the mammalian middle ear
Malling : any of several rootstocks for fruit trees developed by the East Malling Research Station, Kent, England that are propagated vegetatively and used especially for dwarfing apple trees  — see paradise sense 6
Mallophaga : an order of wingless insects comprising the biting lice
mallophagan : an order of wingless insects comprising the biting lice
malloseismic : of, relating to, or being a region subject to frequent destructive earthquakes
Mallotus : a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Euphorbiaceae) with diclinous flowers of which the staminate ones have numerous stamens  — see kamala
mallow : any of a genus (Malva of the family Malvaceae, the mallow family) of herbs with palmately lobed or dissected leaves, usually showy flowers, and a disk-shaped fruit
Malloy 378 U.S. 1 (1964), extended the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination to criminal defendants in state courts. Previously “pleading the Fifth,” i.e., choosing to remain silent in the course of a criminal investigation or trial, was reserved only for federal defendants. In this case, involving a Connecticut gambler who was charged with contempt for refusing to identify the owner of a pool hall, the Court used the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to extend the provisions of the Fifth Amendment to the states, thus expanding the rights of all criminal defendants. Five years later in Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969), the Court used the same process to extend the guarantee against double jeopardy to state defendants. 
malm : a soft friable chalky limestone
Malmaison : any of various tender greenhouse carnations with stiff massive growth and large fully double usually pink flowers
malmignatte : a small black venomous spider (Latrodectus tridecimguttatus) of southern Europe having 13 small red spots on the abdomen
malmsey : the sweetest variety of Madeira wine
malmstone : malm
malmy : containing malm : resembling malm
malnourished : supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
malnourishment : malnutrition
malnutrition : faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
malo : a loincloth that is now worn by Hawaiian men only on ceremonial occasions  — compare maro
malobservation : erroneous observation or interpretation : misreading
maloccluded : characterized by malocclusion
malocclusion : improper occlusion
malodor : an offensive odor
malodorant : an ill-smelling substance
malodorous : having a bad odor
malodorously : having a bad odor
malodorousness : having a bad odor
malojilla :  para grass
malonate : a salt or ester of malonic acid
malonic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid CH2(COOH)2 used especially in the form of its diethyl ester in organic synthesis (as of barbiturates and vitamins of the B complex)
malonyl : the divalent radical −OCCH2CO− of malonic acid
malonylurea : barbituric acid
Malope : a small genus of chiefly European annual herbs (family Malvaceae) having flowers subtended by three large cordate bracts
malpais : rough country underlain by dark especially basaltic lava : badlands
Malpighia : a genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Malpighiaceae) having a glandular calyx and drupaceous fruit  — see jiqui
Malpighiaceae : a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) having stinging hairs, usually opposite leaves, and yellow or red flowers with prominently clawed petals and often winged or lobed tricarpellary fruit
malpighiaceous : a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) having stinging hairs, usually opposite leaves, and yellow or red flowers with prominently clawed petals and often winged or lobed tricarpellary fruit
Malpighian : the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule 
malposed : characterized by malposition
malposition : wrong or faulty position
malpractice : a dereliction of professional duty or a failure to exercise an ordinary degree of professional skill or learning by one (such as a physician) rendering professional services which results in injury, loss, or damage
malpraxis : malpractice
malpresentation : abnormal presentation of the fetus at birth
malrotation : improper rotation of a bodily part and especially of the intestines
malt : grain (such as barley) softened by steeping in water, allowed to germinate, and used especially in brewing and distilling
maltase : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose
malter : maltster
Maltese : a native or inhabitant of Malta
maltha : a black viscid substance intermediate between petroleum and asphalt
malthouse : a building in which malt is made
Malthusian : of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or disaster (such as disease, famine, or war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result
Malthusianism : of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or disaster (such as disease, famine, or war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result
maltiness : the quality or state of being malty
malting : grain (such as barley) softened by steeping in water, allowed to germinate, and used especially in brewing and distilling
maltman : a maker of malt : maltster
Malto : a Dravidian people of Bengal
maltodextrin : any of various carbohydrates derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch (as of corn or potatoes) and used in prepared foods especially as a filler and to enhance texture and flavor
maltolte : an arbitrary customs duty levied by the British crown during the late medieval period in addition to the regular port charges
maltose : a crystalline dextrorotatory fermentable sugar C12H22O11 formed especially from starch by amylase
maltreat : to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse
maltreatment : to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse
maltster : a maker of malt for use in brewing or distilling
maltworm : tippler, toper
malty : grain (such as barley) softened by steeping in water, allowed to germinate, and used especially in brewing and distilling
malunion : incomplete or faulty union (as of the fragments of a fractured bone)
Malus : a genus of trees or shrubs (family Rosaceae) of the north temperate zone sometimes included in the genus Pyrus but distinguished by having the soft pubescent leaves revolute or plicate in the bud, flower clusters lacking a stout central column, styles more or less joined at the base, and fruit without grit cells
Malva : a genus of Old World herbs (family Malvaceae) having palmate leaves and tribracteate flowers with naked reniform indehiscent carpels
Malvaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Malvales) characterized by monadelphous stamens and one-celled anthers  — compare cotton, okra
malvaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Malvales) characterized by monadelphous stamens and one-celled anthers  — compare cotton, okra
Malvales : an order of dicotyledonous plants characterized by volvate calyx, usually numerous stamens, and a polycarpellary ovary
malvasia : a medium to large cultivated grape of Mediterranean regions that is often blended with other grape varieties to produce aromatic dry or sweet wines
Malvastrum : a large genus of herbs and shrubs (family Malvaceae) characterized by red or yellow flowers and capitate stigmas  — see false mallow
malversation : misbehavior and especially corruption in an office, trust, or commission
malverse : to be guilty of malversation
malvoisie : malmsey
Mam : mom
mamba : any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa
mambo : a ballroom dance of Cuban origin that resembles the rumba and the cha-cha
mameliere : one of two round steel plates or a single plate used to cover the breasts in medieval armor
mameluco : a Brazilian mestizo
Mameluke : a member of a politically powerful Egyptian military class occupying the sultanate from 1250 to 1517
Mamie : a tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having a globular or ovoid fruit with thick russet or reddish leathery rind and yellow or reddish juicy flesh
mamma : a mammary gland and its accessory parts
mammal : any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
Mammalia : the highest class of the subphylum Vertebrata comprising humans and all other animals that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, that have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, a mandible articulating directly with the squamosal, a chain of small ear bones, a brain with four optic lobes, a muscular diaphragm separating the heart and lungs from the abdominal cavity, only a left arch of the aorta, warm blood containing red blood cells without nuclei except in the fetus, and embryos developing both an amnion and an allantois, and that except in the monotremes reproduce viviparously
mammalian : any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
mammaliferous : containing mammalian remains
mammality : the quality or state of being mammalian
mammalogical : of or relating to mammalogy
mammalogist : a branch of zoology dealing with mammals
mammalogy : a branch of zoology dealing with mammals
mammary : of, relating to, lying near, or affecting the mammae
mammate : mammiferous
Mammea : a genus of American and Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) that have a valvate 2-parted calyx and 2-celled or 4-celled ovary becoming a large drupaceous fruit
mammectomy : mastectomy
mammee : a tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having a globular or ovoid fruit with thick russet or reddish leathery rind and yellow or reddish juicy flesh
mammer : waver, hesitate
mammiferous : having mammary glands : mammalian
mammiform : having the form of a breast or nipple : mammillary
mammilla : nipple
mammillar : mammillary
Mammillaria : a large genus of usually low-growing roundish or cylindrical cacti that often grow in clumps, have round, angular, or cone-shaped tubercles tipped with few to many straight or hooked spines, and usually small pink, red, yellow, or white flowers
mammillary : of, relating to, or affecting a nipple, breast, or duct of the mammary gland
mammillate : having nipples or small protuberances like nipples
mammillated : having nipples or small protuberances
mammillation : a mammillated or mammilliform protuberance
mammilliform : nipple-shaped
mammitis : mastitis
mammock : a broken piece : scrap
mammogen : any mammogenic hormone
mammogenic : stimulating or inducing mammary development
mammogenically : stimulating or inducing mammary development
mammon : material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence
mammonish : actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of mammon
mammonism : material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence
mammonist : one devoted to the ideal or pursuit of wealth
mammonite : mammonist
mammonitish : mammonist
mammoth : any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
mammothrept : a spoiled child : infant
mammular : consisting of small papillae
Mammut : the proboscidean genus comprising the mastodons and being the type and in some classifications sole genus of a family (Mammutidae) closely related to the Elephantidae
mammy : mama
mamo : any of several black Hawaiian honeycreepers that constitute a genus (Drepanis) of the family Drepanididae, are distinguished by yellow feathers above and below the tail which were used in choice featherwork, and are now wholly extinct
man : an individual human
mana : the power of the elemental forces of nature embodied in an object or person
manacle : a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
Manacus : a genus consisting of manakins distinguished by having the throat feathers elongated
manage : to handle or direct with a degree of skill: such as
manageability : capable of being managed
manageable : capable of being managed
manageableness : capable of being managed
manageably : capable of being managed
management : the act or art of managing : the conducting or supervising of something (such as a business)
managemental : the act or art of managing : the conducting or supervising of something (such as a business)
manager : one that manages: such as
manageress : a woman who is a manager
managerial : of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager
managerially : of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager
managership : one that manages: such as
managery : management
manaism : belief in mana
manakin : manikin
manas : the power of the elemental forces of nature embodied in an object or person
manatee : any of a genus (Trichechus of the family Trichechidae) of large, herbivorous, aquatic mammals that inhabit warm coastal and inland waters of the southeastern U.S., West Indies, northern South America, and West Africa and have a rounded body, a small head with a squarish snout, paddle-shaped flippers usually with vestigial nails, and a flattened, rounded tail used for propulsion
manavelins : odds and ends of food : leftovers
manbot : a sum paid under Old English law to a lord as compensation for killing his man
manche : sleeve sense 1a
Manchester city in northwestern England east-northeast of Liverpool made accessible to the Irish Sea
Manchesterdom : the principles or doctrines (as laissez-faire) held by or attributed to a school of English economists
Manchesterism : the principles or doctrines (as laissez-faire) held by or attributed to a school of English economists
Manchesterist : an adherent of Manchesterism
Manchestrian :  mancunian
manchet : wheaten bread of highest quality
manchineel : a poisonous tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) of the spurge family having a blistering milky juice and apple-shaped fruit
Manchu : a member of an indigenous people of Manchuria who conquered China and established a dynasty there in 1644
Manchurian region of northeastern China south of the Amur River including Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces and part of Inner Mongolia and bordering on Mongolia, Russia, and North Korea
mancinism : the condition of being left-handed
mancipable : subject to or capable of mancipation
mancipant : one who transfers property by mancipation
mancipate : to place in subjection or bondage : bind, restrict
mancipation : the act of enslaving
mancipatory : of, relating to, or involving mancipation
mancipee : one who receives property by mancipation
mancipium : the status of a freeman subject to the power and control of the head of a Roman family similar to that of a slave except that he could not be abused or killed without legal cause
manciple : a steward or purveyor especially for a college or monastery
mancono : a Philippine timber tree (Xanthostemon verdugonianus) of the family Myrtaceae
Mancunian city in northwestern England east-northeast of Liverpool made accessible to the Irish Sea
mancus : an Anglo-Saxon unit of value equal to 30 silver pence
mand : ragi
Mandaean : a member of a Gnostic sect of the lower Tigris and Euphrates regions
Mandaic :  mandaean
mandala : a Hindu or Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe
Mandalay city on the Irrawaddy River in central Myanmar (Burma) population 1,208,100
mandament : command, injunction
mandamus : a writ issued by a superior court commanding the performance of a specified official act or duty
Mandan : a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota
mandant : mandator
mandarin : a public official in the Chinese Empire of any of nine superior grades
mandarinate : the office or status of a mandarin
mandarinic : a public official in the Chinese Empire of any of nine superior grades
mandarinism : a public official in the Chinese Empire of any of nine superior grades
mandatary : mandatory
mandate : an authoritative command
mandatee : one to whom a mandate is assigned
mandator : one that gives a mandate
mandatorily : required by a law or rule : obligatory
mandatory : required by a law or rule : obligatory
mandatum : mandate
Mande : mandingo
mandelate : a salt or ester of mandelic acid
mandelic : an optically active crystalline hydroxy acid C8H8O3 that is obtainable in the levorotatory D-form from amygdalin by hydrolysis but is usually made in the racemic form by reaction of benzaldehyde with hydrocyanic acid and then hydrochloric acid and that is used chiefly in the form of its salts as a bacteriostatic agent for genitourinary tract infections
mandible : jaw sense 1a
mandibula : mandible
mandibular : jaw sense 1a
mandibulary : mandibular
Mandibulata : a subphylum or superclass of Arthropoda comprising arthropods with mandibles on the second postoral somite and usually preoral true antennae and including the crustaceans, myriopods, insects, and a few related forms  — compare chelicerata , trilobita
mandibulate : jaw sense 1a
mandibulated : mandibulate
mandibuliform : having the form or function of a mandible
mandilion : a loose outer garment of the 16th and 17th centuries: such as
Mandingo : a member of a people of western Africa in or near the upper Niger valley
mandola : a 16th and 17th century lute that is the ancestor of the smaller mandolin
mandolin : a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings
mandolinist : a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings
mandom : mankind
mandragora : mandrake sense 1
mandrake : a Mediterranean herb (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family with large ovate leaves, greenish-yellow or purple flowers, and a large usually forked root resembling a human in form and formerly credited with magical properties
mandrel : a usually tapered or cylindrical axle, spindle, or arbor inserted into a hole in a piece of work to support it during machining
mandrill : a large baboon (Mandrillus sphinx synonym Papio sphinx) of central Africa west of the Congo River with the male having a bright red and blue muzzle
mandrin : a stylet for a catheter
mandruka : a deep-water honeycomb sponge of close fiber and small root
mandua : ragi
manducable : capable of being chewed : eatable
manducate : masticate, chew, eat
manducation : the taking of food : eating
manducatory : relating to, employed in, or adapted for chewing
mandyas : an outer garment resembling a cloak or cope worn in the services of Eastern Orthodox churches
mane : long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
maned : long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
manege : a school for teaching horsemanship and for training horses
maneless : having no mane
manent : remain on stage
manerial : manorial
manes : the deified spirits of the ancient Roman dead honored with graveside sacrifices
manesheet : a covering for the upper part of a horse's head
maness : woman
Manetti : a vigorous China rose (Rosa chinensis manetti) used chiefly as a grafting stock
Manettia : a genus of tropical American vines (family Rubiaceae) with showy tubular flowers that are white, yellow, or red
maneuver : a military or naval movement
maneuverability : a military or naval movement
maneuverable : a military or naval movement
maneuverer : a military or naval movement
Manfreda : a genus of perennial American herbs that are closely related to and often included among those of the genus Agave from which they are distinguished chiefly by the bulbous stem base and annually decaying leaves  — see amole
manful : having or showing courage and resolution
manfully : having or showing courage and resolution
manfulness : having or showing courage and resolution
manga : Japanese comic books and graphic novels considered collectively as a genre
mangabeira : a Brazilian vine (Hancornia speciosa) of the family Apocynaceae having a milky juice that yields a rubber
mangabey : any of a genus (Cercocebus) of slender long-tailed African monkeys
manganapatite : a dark bluish green apatite containing manganese
manganate : a salt containing manganese in the anion MnO4
manganblende : alabandite
manganbrucite : a manganiferous brucite
manganeisen : an alloy of manganese and iron
manganese : a grayish-white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic and is used especially in alloys, batteries, and plant fertilizers  — see Chemical Elements Table
manganesian : a grayish-white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic and is used especially in alloys, batteries, and plant fertilizers  — see Chemical Elements Table
manganhedenbergite : a hedenbergite containing manganese
manganic : of, relating to, or derived from manganese
manganiferous : containing manganese
manganite : a metallic gray to black mineral MnO(OH) that is a hydroxide and minor ore of manganese
Manganja :  nyanja
manganocalcite : a rhodochrosite containing calcium
manganocolumbite : a manganiferous columbite
manganophyllite : a manganiferous biotite
manganosiderite : an intermediate member of the isomorphous series siderite-rhodochrosite
manganosite : a mineral MnO consisting of manganous oxide occurring in small emerald green octahedrons that turn black on exposure (hardness 5–6, specific gravity 5.18)
manganotantalite : a manganiferous tantalite
manganous : of, relating to, or derived from manganese
manganpectolite : a manganiferous pectolite
Mangar : a people of Nepal
Mangbattu : a people dwelling about the headwaters of the Uele river in northern Zaire and sometimes regarded as a distinctive racial type
mange : any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite  — compare sarcoptic mange
mangeao : a New Zealand timber tree (Litsea calicaris) that has tough hard wood with dark grayish brown bark and flowers in 4- to 5-flowered umbels arranged in axillary racemes
mangel : a large coarse yellow- to reddish-orange beet grown chiefly as food for cattle
manger : a trough (see trough sense 1a) or open box in a stable designed to hold feed or fodder for livestock
Mangifera : a large genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Anacardiaceae) that have coriaceous entire leaves, small paniculate flowers, and a fleshy drupaceous fruit with a fibrous mesocarp  — see mango
mangily : in a mangy manner
manginess : affected with or resulting from mange
mangle : to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
mangler : a person who mangles someone or something
mangling : to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
mango : a tropical usually large ovoid or oblong fruit with a firm yellowish-red skin, hard central stone, and juicy aromatic pulp
mangonel : a military engine formerly used to throw missiles
mangonism : a method of training or treating plants contrary to natural conditions of growth
mangosteen : a dark reddish-purple fruit of southeastern Asia with a thick rind and juicy flesh having a flavor suggestive of both peach and pineapple
mangrove : any of a genus (Rhizophora, especially R. mangle of the family Rhizophoraceae) of tropical maritime trees or shrubs that send out many prop roots and form dense masses important in coastal land building and as foundations of unique ecosystems
Mangue : kusimanse
mangue : kusimanse
mangy : affected with or resulting from mange
Mangyan : any of several peoples of Mindoro, Philippines  — compare hanunóo
manhandle : to handle roughly
Manhattan : a cocktail consisting of vermouth, whiskey, and sometimes a dash of bitters
Manhattanite : a cocktail consisting of vermouth, whiskey, and sometimes a dash of bitters
manhead : manhole sense 1
manhole : a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure
manhood : the condition of being a human being
mani : peanut
mania : excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood
maniable : capable of being handled or worked : pliable
maniac : madman, lunatic
maniacal : affected with or suggestive of madness
maniacally : affected with or suggestive of madness
manic : affected with, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from mania
Manichaean : a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism (see dualism sense 3) originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism
Manichaeanism : a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism (see dualism sense 3) originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism
Manichaeism : a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism (see dualism sense 3) originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism
Manichee : a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism (see dualism sense 3) originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism
manicole : any of various tropical American palms of the genus Euterpe
manicure : manicurist
manicurist : a person who gives manicures
Manidae : a family of mammals that is coextensive with the order Pholidota and that includes the pangolins
manienie :  bermuda grass
manifest : readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
manifestable : capable of being manifested
manifestant : a person who makes or participates in a manifestation
manifestation : the act, process, or an instance of manifesting
manifestative : serving to manifest : demonstrative
manifestatively : serving to manifest : demonstrative
manifested : readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
manifester : readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
manifestly : readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
manifestness : the quality or state of being manifest
manifesto : a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
manifold : marked by diversity or variety
manifolder : one that manifolds
manifoldly : marked by diversity or variety
manifoldness : marked by diversity or variety
Manihot : a genus of economically important herbs or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) originally tropical American but now widespread in the tropics, having alternate entire or palmate leaves, apetalous monoecious flowers and 3-seeded capsular fruit  — see bitter cassava, ceará rubber , sweet cassava
manikin : mannequin
Manila : made from Manila hemp
manila : made from Manila hemp
manilla : made from Manila hemp
manille : the second highest trump in various card games (such as ombre)
manioc : cassava
maniple : a long narrow strip of silk formerly worn at mass over the left arm by clerics of or above the order of subdeacon
manipulable : capable of being manipulated
manipular : of or relating to the ancient Roman maniple
manipulatable : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
manipulate : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
manipulation : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
manipulative : of, relating to, or performed by manipulation
manipulatively : of, relating to, or performed by manipulation
manipulator : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
manipulatory : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
Manipuri : a people inhabiting the Manipur region of Assam near the Burma border
Manis : peanut
manism : the worship of the spirits of deceased humans : ancestor cult
manistic : of or relating to manism
manito : a supernatural force that according to an Algonquian conception pervades the natural world
Manitoban province of south central Canada bordering the United States (North Dakota and Minnesota) to the south and Hudson Bay to the northeast; capital Winnipeg area 213,255 square miles (552,330 square kilometers), population 1,208,268
maniu : a Patagonian timber tree (Saxegothaea conspicua) of the family Taxaceae that yields wood valued for interior work
Manius : a Patagonian timber tree (Saxegothaea conspicua) of the family Taxaceae that yields wood valued for interior work
manjak : asphalt found especially on Barbados and used for making varnish and insulating electric cables and for fuel
mankind : the human race : the totality of human beings
manless : an individual human
manlihood : manliness
manlike : an individual human
manlikely : in the manner of a man
manlikeness : the quality or state of being like a man
manlily : in a manly manner
manliness : the quality or state of being manly (as by having qualities such as strength or virility that are traditionally associated with a man)
manling : a little man
manly : in a manly manner
Mann Horace 1796–1859 American educator
manna : food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness
mannan : any of several polysaccharides that are polymers of mannose and occur especially in plant cell walls
mannequin : an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure
manner : a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom
mannerable : polite, mannerly
mannered : having manners of a specified kind
mannering : a preliminary training (as of a colt) in manners
mannerism : exaggerated or affected (see affected entry 2 sense 1) adherence to a particular style or manner : artificiality, preciosity
mannerist : exaggerated or affected (see affected entry 2 sense 1) adherence to a particular style or manner : artificiality, preciosity
manneristic : exaggerated or affected (see affected entry 2 sense 1) adherence to a particular style or manner : artificiality, preciosity
mannerize : to make manneristic
mannerless : a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom
mannerliness : showing good manners
mannerly : showing good manners
manners : a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom
mannersome : mannerly
manness : the distinctive or differential characteristics of man
mannie : a small or undersized man
manning Henry Edward 1808–1892 English cardinal
mannish : resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman
mannishly : resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman
mannishness : resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman
mannite : mannitol
mannitol : a slightly sweet crystalline alcohol C6H14O6 found in many plants and used especially as a diuretic and in testing kidney function
mannonic : a syrupy acid C6H12O7 formed by oxidizing mannose
mannose : an aldose C6H12O6 whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs especially as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis
mano : a stone used as the upper millstone for grinding foods (such as corn) by hand in a metate
Manobo : any of several closely related peoples inhabiting central Mindanao, Philippines
manograph : an optical device for making an indicator card for high speed of an engine
manometer : an instrument (such as a pressure gauge) for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors
manometric : an instrument (such as a pressure gauge) for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors
manometry : an instrument (such as a pressure gauge) for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors
manomin : wild rice sense 1
manor : the house or hall of an estate : mansion
manorial : the house or hall of an estate : mansion
manorialism : a system of economic, social, and political organization based on the medieval manor (see manor sense 2a) in which a lord enjoyed a variety of rights over land and tenants
manorialize : to cause to conform or subject to the tenure of the manorial system
manostat : a device for automatically maintaining a constant pressure within an enclosure
manostatic : a device for automatically maintaining a constant pressure within an enclosure
manque : short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents
manrent : homage
manroot : man-of-the-earth
manrope : a side rope (as to a ship's gangway or ladder) used as a handrail
Mans : an individual human
mansard : a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one  — see roof illustration
mansarded : a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one  — see roof illustration
manscape : the trimming or shaving of a man's body hair so as to enhance his appearance
manse : the dwelling of a householder
manservant : a male servant
manship : art or practice of a competitive nature
mansion : a large imposing residence
mansionary : sexton
mansionry : mansions
manslaughter : the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice
manslayer : one who commits homicide
manso : a Tanoan people of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
manstealing : kidnapping
manstopper : a bullet capable of causing a shock sufficient to stop a soldier advancing in a charge
mansuete : gentle, tame
mansuetude : the quality or state of being gentle : meekness, tameness
mant : stammer
manta : a square piece of cloth or blanket used in southwestern U.S. and Latin America usually as a cloak or shawl
manteau : a loose cloak, coat, or robe
mantel : a beam, stone, or arch serving as a lintel to support the masonry above a fireplace
mantelet : a very short cape or cloak
mantelletta : a knee-length outer garment that is sleeveless but has armholes, is open in the front but fastened at the neck, and is worn by cardinals, bishops, and other high prelates of the Roman Catholic Church
mantellone : a long purple cloak worn over the cassock by prelates of the secondary rank attached to the papal court
mantelpiece : a mantel with its side elements
mantelshelf : mantel sense 2
manteltree : mantel sense 1a
manter : stammerer
mantes : any of an order or suborder (Mantodea and especially family Mantidae) of large usually green insects that feed on other insects and clasp their prey in forelimbs held up as if in prayer
mantic : of or relating to the faculty of divination : prophetic
manticore : a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion
mantid : mantis
mantilla : a light scarf worn over the head and shoulders especially by Spanish and Latin American women
mantis : any of an order or suborder (Mantodea and especially family Mantidae) of large usually green insects that feed on other insects and clasp their prey in forelimbs held up as if in prayer
Mantisia : a genus of East Indian herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having very irregular flowers with lateral filamentous staminodia and a 1-celled ovary  — see dancing-girls
Mantispa : the type genus of Mantispidae
mantispid : of or relating to the Mantispidae
Mantispidae : a family of insects (order Neuroptera) having the prothorax elongated and the first pair of legs developed after the manner of a mantis
mantissa : the part of a logarithm to the right of the decimal point
mantle : a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
mantled : a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
mantlet : a very short cape or cloak
mantling : a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
Manto : a usually black shawl worn especially by Spanish or Latin American women as a covering for head and shoulders
manto : a usually black shawl worn especially by Spanish or Latin American women as a covering for head and shoulders
mantoid : of, relating to, or resembling the Manteodea
mantology : divination
mantra : a mystical formula of invocation (see invocation sense 2) or incantation (as in Hinduism)
mantrap : a trap for catching humans : snare
mantua : a usually loose-fitting gown worn especially in the 17th and 18th centuries
mantuamaker : one that makes mantuas
Mantuan : a usually loose-fitting gown worn especially in the 17th and 18th centuries
Mantzu : man
manual : of, relating to, or involving the hands
manualii : a purple swamphen of a subspecies (Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis) native to Samoa and nearby islands
manualism : the teaching of deaf persons by the manual method
manualist : a person who uses or advocates the use of the manual method in teaching the deaf
manualiter : on the manuals only
manually : by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
manubrial : of, relating to, or shaped like a manubrium
manubrium : an anatomical process or part shaped like a handle: such as
manucaption : mainprise
manucaptor : mainpernor
manucapture : a taking into physical possession : seizure
manucode : any of various birds of paradise
manucodiata : bird of paradise
manuduction : the act of guiding or leading (as by the hand)
manuductor : director
manuductory : manuductive
manufactory : factory sense 2a
manufacturable : something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery
manufactural : of or relating to manufacture
manufacture : something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery
manufacturer : one that manufactures
manuka : either of two New Zealand woody plants that often tend to overgrow grazing land and form dense scrub:
manul : a small wildcat (Felis manul) of the mountains of Mongolia, Siberia, and Tibet that has soft grayish white fur marked with a few blackish transverse bands on the loins and is often held to be the source of the long-haired varieties of the domestic cat
manuma : a bright-colored fruit pigeon (Ptilinopus perousii) of Samoa and the Fiji islands
manumea : tooth-billed pigeon
manumission : the act or process of manumitting
manumit : to release from slavery
manumitter : one that manumits
manumotive : moved by a hand-operated mechanism
manurable : capable of being manured
manurage : the cultivation or occupation of land
manurance : the tenure, occupation, or control of land
manure : cultivate
manurer : cultivate
manurial : cultivate
manus : the distal segment of the vertebrate forelimb from carpus to terminus
manuscript : written by hand or typed
manuscriptal : of, relating to, or existing in manuscript
manuscription : writing done by hand
manusina : a pure white tern (Gygis alba) of Polynesia
manustupration : masturbation
manutagi : a fruit pigeon (Ptilinopus porphyraceus fasciatus) of Samoa
Manvantara : one of the 14 intervals in Hinduism that constitute a kalpa
manward : toward man
manway : a small passageway admitting a man
manwise : in the manner of men
Manx : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its people, or the Manx language
Manxman island of the British Isles in the Irish Sea; a possession of the British Crown; has its own legislature, laws, currency notes, and coins; capital Douglas area 221 square miles (575 square kilometers), population 76,300
Manxwoman : a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the Isle of Man
many : consisting of or amounting to a large but indefinite number
manyfold : by many times
manyness : the quality or state of being many : multiplicity
manyplies : omasum
manyways : to a great degree : in many parts 
manzana : any of several units of land area used especially in Central America that average around 1.7 acres
manzanilla : a pale very dry Spanish sherry
manzanillo city and port on the Caribbean Sea in eastern Cuba population 99,000
manzanita : any of various western North American evergreen shrubs (genus Arctostaphylos) of the heath family with alternate leaves
mao monoamine oxidase
maomao : a Samoan honeyeater (Gymnomyza samoensis)
Maori : a member of a Polynesian people native to New Zealand
Maorilander : a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
map : a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area
mapau : a New Zealand tree (Rapanea urvillei) of the family Myrsinaceae that has reddish brown leaves and small white flowers and a light wood that is much used for fuel
maple : any of a genus (Acer of the family Aceraceae, the maple family) of chiefly deciduous trees or shrubs with opposite leaves and a fruit of two united samaras
mapo : a small goby (Bathygobius soporator) of the south Atlantic coast and the West Indies
mappable : a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area
mapper : a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area
Mapuche : an American Indian people of southern Chile
maquette : a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
maqui : a Chilean shrub (Aristotelia maqui) of the family Elaeocarpaceae that has evergreen foliage and berries from which a wine is made
maquis : thick scrubby evergreen underbrush of Mediterranean shores
Mar : to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
mar : to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
Mara : a long-legged long-eared rodent (Dolichotis magellanica) closely related to the cavies and widely distributed in southern South America
marabou : a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes
Marabout : a dervish in Muslim Africa believed to have supernatural power
maraca : a rattle usually made from a gourd that is used as a percussion instrument
Maracaibo city in northwestern Venezuela on a channel between Lake Maracaibo and the Gulf of Venezuela population 1,207,513
maracan : a Brazilian macaw
maracock : maypop
marae : a Polynesian temple enclosure used for worship or sacrifice or other religious ceremonies
maral : an Asiatic red deer
marang : a Philippine tree (Artocarpus odoratissima) resembling the breadfruit
Maranham : jaborandi sense 1b
Maranhao state of northeastern Brazil bordering on the Atlantic; capital São Luis area 127,242 square miles (329,557 square kilometers), population 6,574,789
Maranta : a genus (family Marantaceae) of tropical American herbs with tuberous starchy roots
Marantaceae : a family of tropical monocotyledonous perennial herbs (order Musales) having a pronounced swelling at the junction of the petiole and leaf blade
marantaceous : a family of tropical monocotyledonous perennial herbs (order Musales) having a pronounced swelling at the junction of the petiole and leaf blade
marantic : of, relating to, or marked by marasmus : marasmic
marara : an Australian tree (Weinmannia lachnocarpa) of the family Escalloniaceae that is prominently buttressed at the base and has opposite compound leaves of 3-toothed leaflets and yields a light hard wood
marasca : a Dalmatian bitter wild cherry (Prunus cerasus marasca) from the fermented juice of which maraschino liqueur is made  — compare sour cherry
maraschino : a sweet liqueur distilled from the fermented juice of a bitter wild cherry
marasmic : a condition of chronic undernourishment occurring especially in children and usually caused by a diet deficient in calories and proteins
Marasmius : a genus of mostly small-sized white-spored mushrooms (family Agaricaceae) having a tough leathery stem and cap and lacking both ring and volva  — see fairy ring, thread blight
marasmoid : resembling marasmus
marasmus : a condition of chronic undernourishment occurring especially in children and usually caused by a diet deficient in calories and proteins
Maratha : a member of a people of the south central part of the subcontinent of India
Marathi : the chief Indo-Aryan language of the state of Maharashtra in India
marathon : a footrace run on an open course usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers)
marathoner : someone (such as a runner) who takes part in a marathon
Marattia : the type genus of Marattiaceae comprising ferns with the sporangia in two rows forming a synangium
Marattiaceae : a family (coextensive with the order Marattiales) of chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with mostly pinnate often gigantic fronds and thick stipules and abaxial sori
marattiaceous : a family (coextensive with the order Marattiales) of chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with mostly pinnate often gigantic fronds and thick stipules and abaxial sori
Marattiales : an order of lower ferns (class Filicineae) comprising the Marattiaceae
maraud : to roam about and raid in search of plunder
marauder : one who roams from place to place making attacks and raids in search of plunder : one that marauds
maravedi : an old Moorish gold dinar of Spain and Morocco
marble : limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking a high polish, and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture
marbled : made of or covered with marble or marbling
marblehead town on the Atlantic in eastern Massachusetts population 19,808
marblehearted : devoid of and coldly resistant to kindness, sympathy, pity, friendliness, or affection
marbleization : the process of becoming or the condition of being veined or marked like marble
marbleize : marble
marbler : one that marbles (as paper, the edges of a book)
marbles : limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking a high polish, and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture
marblewood : a large Asiatic tree (Diospyros kurzii) that has a hard mottled wood
marbling : the action or process of making like marble especially in coloration
marbly : resembling or suggestive of marble
Marc : the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed
marc : the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed
Marcan : of or characteristic of the Evangelist Mark or the Gospel ascribed to him
marcasite : crystallized pyrite
Marcel : a deep soft wave made in the hair by the use of a heated curling iron
marcel : a deep soft wave made in the hair by the use of a heated curling iron
Marcella : an English cotton fabric made with a quilted or honeycomb face and used especially for clothing, trimming, or bedspreads
marcella : an English cotton fabric made with a quilted or honeycomb face and used especially for clothing, trimming, or bedspreads
marceller : a hairdresser who makes marcels
marcescence : the quality or state of being marcescent
marcescent : withering without falling off
Marcgravia : a genus (the type of the family Marcgraviaceae) of tropical American epiphytic woody vines that have vegetative shoots with 2-ranked closely appressed sessile leaves and flowering shoots with spreading petiolate leaves
Marcgraviaceae : a small family of often epiphytic tropical American shrubs, trees, or vines (order Parietales) that have usually pendulous flowers and petals united into a hood and sometimes functioning as nectaries
marcgraviaceous : a small family of often epiphytic tropical American shrubs, trees, or vines (order Parietales) that have usually pendulous flowers and petals united into a hood and sometimes functioning as nectaries
March : a border region : frontier
march : a border region : frontier
Marchantia : the type genus of Marchantiaceae comprising liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores
Marchantiaceae : a family of liverworts (order Marchantiales) with prostrate usually dichotomously branched thalli and archegonia on specialized upright branches  — see marchantia
marchantiaceous : a family of liverworts (order Marchantiales) with prostrate usually dichotomously branched thalli and archegonia on specialized upright branches  — see marchantia
Marchantiales : an order of Hepaticae comprising liverworts in which the gametophyte is differentiated internally into ventral storage tissue sometimes enclosing primitive conducting tissue and into a dorsal region of air chambers and in which the sporophyte has a jacket layer that is only one cell thick  — see marchantiaceae
marcher : one who inhabits a border region
marchioness : the wife or widow of a marquess
marchland : land in or along border regions : borderland
marchman : marcher sense 1
marchpane : marzipan
Marcia : in march style : like a march 
Marcionism : the doctrinal system of a sect of the second and third centuries a.d. accepting some parts of the New Testament but denying Christ's corporality and humanity and condemning the Creator God of the Old Testament
Marcionite : the doctrinal system of a sect of the second and third centuries a.d. accepting some parts of the New Testament but denying Christ's corporality and humanity and condemning the Creator God of the Old Testament
Marco  — see polo
marco  — see polo
Marcomanni : an ancient Germanic people related to the Suevians
Marconi Guglielmo 1874–1937 Italian physicist and inventor
marconi Guglielmo 1874–1937 Italian physicist and inventor
marconigram : radiogram
marconigraph : apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy
Marcos Ferdinand Edralin 1917–1989 president of the Philippines (1965–86)
marcottage : air layering in which the rooting medium is bound to the plant rather than enclosed in a pot or other container
mare : a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age
Mareca : a genus comprising the wigeons
Marehan : a people of Somaliland in the eastern part of Africa
Marek : a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is marked especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3 of the genus Mardivirus)
maremma low-lying district (formerly swampland) on the Tyrrhenian coast in southwestern Tuscany, western Italy
marengo : of, consisting of, or served with a sauce of mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, oil, and wine
marfire : phosphorescence occurring on the sea
margarate : a salt or ester of margaric acid
Margaret of Angoulême 1492–1549 queen of Henry II of NavarreFrench writer
margaric : a crystalline synthetic fatty acid C17H34O2 intermediate between palmitic acid and stearic acid
margarin : a glycerol ester of margaric acid
margarine : a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion and used like butter
margarita : a cocktail consisting of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur
margaritaceous : having a satiny iridescence like that of pearl or mother-of-pearl : pearly
margarite : pearl
Margarodes : a genus of scales  — see ground pearl
margarodite : a pearly common mica resembling talc
Margaropus : a genus of ixodid ticks that in some classifications includes an American cattle tick (M. annulatus synonym Boophilus annulatus) causing Texas fever
margarosanite : a mineral PbCa2(SiO3)3 consisting of a lead calcium silicate occurring in colorless lamellar masses
margay : a small American spotted cat (Felis wiedii) resembling the ocelot and ranging from northern Mexico to Argentina
marge : margin
margent : margin
margin : the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
marginal : written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
marginalia : marginal notes or embellishments (as in a book)
marginality : written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
marginalize : to relegate (see relegate sense 2) to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group
marginally : written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
marginate : margin sense 1
marginated : having a distinct margin
margination : margin sense 1
margined : the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
Marginella : the type genus of Marginellidae comprising chiefly tropical small glossy white-shelled marine snails
Marginellidae : a large nearly cosmopolitan family of small marine snails (suborder Stenoglossa) with strong porcelaneous often somewhat pear-shaped shell having a long narrow aperture and a thickened outer lip  — see marginella
margining : the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
margosa : neem sense 1
Margot :  margate
margravate : the territory of a margrave
margrave : the military governor especially of a German border province
margravial : the military governor especially of a German border province
margraviate : the territory of a margrave
margravine : the wife of a margrave
Marguerite : daisy sense 1b
marguerite : daisy sense 1b
Marheshvan :  heshvan
Mari : a Baluchi people of Baluchistan
marialite : a mineral Na4Al3Si9O24Cl that consists of a chlorine-bearing aluminosilicate of sodium and is isomorphous with meionite  — see scapolite
Marian : of or relating to Mary Tudor or her reign
Mariana islands in the western Pacific south of the Bonin Islands; comprise the commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and Guam
Marianne : the French Republic personified : the French people
maricolous : living in the sea
Marie 1875–1938 queen of Romania (1914–27); queen dowager (1927–38)
mariengroschen : a German silver coin bearing a representation of the Madonna and Child that was first issued about 1505
marigold : pot marigold
marigram : an autographic record from a marigraph
marigraph : a self-registering tide gage
marigraphic : a self-registering tide gage
marijuana : the psychoactive dried resinous flower buds and leaves of the female hemp or cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa or C. indica) that contain high levels of THC and are smoked, vaped, or ingested (as in baked goods) especially for their intoxicating effect : cannabis
marikina city just east of Quezon City, Philippines population 424,150
marimba : a xylophone of southern Africa and Central America with resonators beneath each bar
marimonda : a South American spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth)
marina : a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities
marinade : a savory usually acidic sauce in which meat, fish, or a vegetable is soaked to enrich its flavor or to tenderize it
marinate : to steep (food such as meat, fish, or vegetables) in a marinade
marinated : to steep (food such as meat, fish, or vegetables) in a marinade
marine : of or relating to the sea
mariner : a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship : seaman, sailor
marinheiro : any of several tropical American timber trees of the genus Guarea
marinist : one given to Marinism
marinorama : a panoramic representation of a sea view
mariola : a shrub (Parthenium incanum) that resembles guayule and yields a rubber
Mariolater : excessive veneration of the Virgin Mary
Mariolatrous : marked by Mariolatry
Mariolatry : excessive veneration of the Virgin Mary
Mariology : study or doctrine relating to the Virgin Mary
Marion Francis 1732?–1795 the Swamp Fox American general in Revolution
marionette : a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires
Mariposan : a language family of the Penutian stock in California comprising a small number of languages all known as Yokuts
mariposite : a mineral consisting of a bright green chromium-bearing phengite
maris : a Baluchi people of Baluchistan
marish : marsh
Marist : a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Mary founded by Jean Claude Colin in France in 1816 and devoted to education
maritage : the property brought to a husband by a wife according to feudal custom upon her marriage
marital : of or relating to marriage or the married state
maritally : of or relating to marriage or the married state
mariticidal : of or relating to mariticide
mariticide : one that murders or kills his or her spouse
Maritime : of, relating to, or bordering on the sea
maritime : of, relating to, or bordering on the sea
marjoram : any of various usually fragrant and aromatic Old World mints (genus Origanum) often used as seasoning
Mark : a boundary land
mark : a boundary land
marka  — see Money Table
Markab : a blue-white star of the second magnitude that is the third brightest star in the constellation Pegasus
markdown : a lowering of price
marked : having an identifying mark
markedly : having an identifying mark
markedness : having an identifying mark
marker : one that marks
market : a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction
marketability : fit to be offered for sale in a market
marketable : fit to be offered for sale in a market
marketeer : a specialist in promoting or selling a product or service
marketer : one that deals in a market
marketing : the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market
marketman : a dealer in a market : marketer
marketstead : marketplace
markhor : a wild goat (Capra falconeri) of mountainous regions from Afghanistan to India
marking : the act, process, or an instance of making or giving a mark
markka : the basic monetary unit of Finland from 1860 to 2002
markman : marksman
marksman : a person skilled in shooting at a mark or target
marksmanship : a person skilled in shooting at a mark or target
markswoman : a woman skilled in shooting at a mark or target
markup : an amount added to the cost price to determine the selling price
markweed : poison ivy
markworthy : noteworthy
marl : a loose or crumbling earthy deposit (as of sand, silt, or clay) that contains a substantial amount of calcium carbonate
marlaceous : containing or resembling marl
marlberry : a tropical American shrub or small tree (Ardisia paniculata) with brown wood and dark berries
marled : marbled
marli : an often ornamented raised border of a plate or flat dish that forms a plane nearly parallel to the bottom
marlin : any of several large marine billfishes (genera Makaira and Tetrapturus) that are notable sport fishes
marline : a small usually tarred line of two strands twisted loosely left-handed that is used especially for seizing and as a covering for wire rope
marlinespike : a tool (as of wood or iron) that tapers to a point and is used to separate strands of rope or wire (as in splicing)
marlite : a marl resistant to the action of air
marlitic : a marl resistant to the action of air
marlock : frolic, prank
Marlovian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Christopher Marlowe
marlpit : a pit where marl is dug
marly : a loose or crumbling earthy deposit (as of sand, silt, or clay) that contains a substantial amount of calcium carbonate
marm : madam sense 1
marmalade : a clear sweetened jelly in which pieces of fruit and fruit rind are suspended
marmarization : the process of being marmarized
marmarize : to convert into marble : subject to marmarosis
marmarosis : the conversion of limestone into marble by metamorphism
marmatite : a mineral consisting of ferruginous sphalerite that is dark brown to black in color
marmennill : merman
marmite : a usually tall covered cooking pot
marmolite : a thin laminated usually pale green serpentine
marmoraceous : of, relating to, or resembling marble
marmorate : veined like marble : marbled
marmorated : veined like marble : marbled
marmoration : marbleization
marmoreal : of, relating to, or suggestive of marble or a marble statue especially in coldness or aloofness
marmoreally : of, relating to, or suggestive of marble or a marble statue especially in coldness or aloofness
marmorean : of, relating to, or suggestive of marble or a marble statue especially in coldness or aloofness
Marmosa : a genus comprising the New World murine opossums
marmoset : any of numerous small soft-furred South and Central American monkeys (family Callithricidae) with claws instead of nails on all the digits except the big toe
marmot : any of a genus (Marmota) of stout-bodied short-legged chiefly herbivorous burrowing rodents of the squirrel family that have coarse fur, a short bushy tail, and very small ears and that hibernate during the winter  — compare woodchuck
Marmota : a genus of large rodents (family Sciuridae) that somewhat resemble badgers and comprise the marmots
maro : a loincloth made of sedge or flax fiber and worn by Polynesians in New Zealand and Tahiti  — compare malo
marocain : a ribbed crepe fabric used in women's clothing
Maronite : a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
maroon : a dark red
marooner : buccaneer, pirate
maroquin : morocco
marplot : one who frustrates or ruins a plan or undertaking by meddling
marque : reprisal, retaliation
marquee : a large tent set up for an outdoor party, reception, or exhibition
Marquesan : a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands
marquess : a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan
marquetry : decorative work in which elaborate patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of material (such as wood, shell, or ivory) into a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface (as of a piece of furniture)
marquis : a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan
marquisate : a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan
marquise : marchioness
marquisette : a sheer meshed fabric used for clothing, curtains, and mosquito nets
marquito : a frame of ornamental tinwork of Spanish American origin
marranism : the condition or behavior of a marrano
marrano : a Christianized Jew of medieval Spain
marree : mere entry 5
marrer : one that mars especially by rendering or doing carelessly or imperfectly
marriable : marriageable
marriage : the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law
marriageability : fit for or capable of marriage
marriageable : fit for or capable of marriage
married : being in the state of matrimony : wedded
marrier : one that marries: such as
marron : spanish chestnut sense 1
marrot : auk, guillemot, puffin
marrow : bone marrow
marrowbone : a bone (such as a shinbone) rich in marrow
marrowed : having or filled with marrow
marrowfat : any of several wrinkled-seeded garden peas
marrowish : resembling marrow
marrowless : empty of marrow
marrowsky : spoonerism
marrowy : bone marrow
Marrubium : a genus of Old World mints having wrinkled leaves and small white or purple flowers in dense axillary clusters  — see horehound sense 1a
Marrucinian : a Sabellian dialect
marry : to join in marriage according to law or custom
marrying : to join in marriage according to law or custom
marrymuffe : a coarse clothing material or a garment made of it
Mars : the Roman god of war  — compare ares
Marsala : a fortified Sicilian wine that varies from dry to sweet and is often used in cooking
Marsdenia : a genus of tropical woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) having small greenish purple flowers with the crown of the corolla consisting of five flat scales united at the base to the androecium  — see rank indigo
marseilles : a firm cotton fabric that is similar to piqué
Marsh : a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
marsh : a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
marshal : a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
marshalcy : a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
marshaler : one that marshals
marshaless : a marshal's wife
Marshall Alfred 1842–1924 English economist
marshalman : a man who marshals something
Marshalsea : a former English court held before the lord steward and the knight marshal of the royal household originally to administer justice among the sovereign's domestic servants  — compare verge
marshalship : a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
marshberry :  european cranberry
marshbuck : sitatunga
marshfire : ignis fatuus sense 1
marshiness : resembling or constituting a marsh
marshite : a mineral that is a cuprous iodide CuI and that occurs in oil-brown isometric crystals (hardness 2.5, specific gravity 5.6)
marshland : a marshy tract or area : marsh
marshlike : resembling ignis fatuus
marshlocks : marsh cinquefoil
marshman : one who dwells in marshland
marshwort : fool's watercress
marshy : resembling or constituting a marsh
Marsi : a people of ancient Italy east of Rome
Marsian : the Sabellian dialect of the Italian Marsi
Marsilea : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Marsileaceae) that comprises the clover ferns which are sometimes used as aquarium plants
Marsileaceae : a family of water ferns that are heterosporous and have both microspores and megaspores in the same sporocarp  — see marsilea
marsileaceous : a family of water ferns that are heterosporous and have both microspores and megaspores in the same sporocarp  — see marsilea
marsipobranch : cyclostome
Marssonina : a form genus of imperfect fungi (order Melanconiales) with hyaline one-septate spores  — see ring spot
marsupial : any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
Marsupialia : an order or other taxon of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that with few exceptions develop no placenta and usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female containing the teats and serving to carry the young
marsupialian : marsupial sense 3
marsupialization : the operation of marsupializing
marsupialize : to open (as the bladder or a cyst) and sew by the edges to the abdominal wound to permit further treatment (as of an enclosed tumor) or to discharge pathological matter (as from a hydatid cyst)
marsupium : an abdominal pouch that is formed of a fold of the skin and encloses the mammary glands of most marsupials
Mart : a coming together of people to buy and sell : fair entry 2 sense 1
mart : a coming together of people to buy and sell : fair entry 2 sense 1
martagon :  turk's-cap lily
martel : hammer
marteline : a small hammer with a pointed peen used by marble workers and sculptors
martellato : detached and strongly accented
marten : any of several semiarboreal slender-bodied carnivorous mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family that occur in the northern hemisphere
martensite : the hard constituent that is the chief component of quenched steel
martensitic : the hard constituent that is the chief component of quenched steel
Martes : a genus of carnivorous mammals (family Mustelidae) consisting of the typical martens, the sables, and the fisher
martext : a blundering preacher
Martha : a sister of Lazarus and Mary and friend of Jesus
martial : of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
martialism : martial qualities
Martialist : a military man : one interested or skilled in warlike arts and techniques
martialize : to make martial
martially : of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
martialness : the quality or state of being martial
Martian : of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants
Martin : a small Eurasian bird (Delichon urbica) of the swallow family with a forked tail, bluish-black head and back, and white rump and underparts
martin : a small Eurasian bird (Delichon urbica) of the swallow family with a forked tail, bluish-black head and back, and white rump and underparts
martinet : a strict disciplinarian
martineta : an Argentine tinamou (Eudromias elegans) with a long slender crest
martinetish : like or characteristic of a person who is a martinet
Martinez city in western California on Suisun Bay northeast of Oakland population 35,824
martingale : a device for steadying a horse's head or checking its upward movement that typically consists of a strap fastened to the girth, passing between the forelegs, and bifurcating to end in two rings through which the reins pass
Martinist : a follower of Martin Luther
Martinmas : November 11 celebrated as the feast of Saint Martin
martinoe : unicorn plant
martite : hematite occurring in iron-black isometric pseudomorphs after magnetite (hardness 6–7)
Martius : a yellow dye C10H6N2O5 that is used chiefly as a biological stain
martlet : martin sense 1
Martynia : the type genus of Martyniaceae comprising annual or perennial downy and clammy herbs with a bell-shaped bladdery calyx, spreading corolla tube, and a 2-beaked capsule
Martyniaceae : a small family of chiefly tropical American herbs (order Polemoniales) having a racemose terminal inflorescence of zygomorphic flowers with gamopetalous corollas
martyniaceous : a small family of chiefly tropical American herbs (order Polemoniales) having a racemose terminal inflorescence of zygomorphic flowers with gamopetalous corollas
martyr : a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
martyrdom : the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith
martyress : a female martyr
martyrium : a building or chamber used by the early Christians as a burial place
martyrization : a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
martyrize : a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
martyrly : in the manner of a martyr : like a martyr
martyrolatry : undue exaltation or adulation of martyrs
martyrologic : relating to martyrology or martyrs : registering or registered in a catalogue of martyrs
martyrological : relating to martyrology or martyrs : registering or registered in a catalogue of martyrs
martyrologist : a writer of or a specialist in martyrology
martyrology : a catalog of Roman Catholic martyrs and saints arranged by the dates of their feasts
martyry : a shrine erected in honor of a martyr
maru : a Japanese ship
marvel : one that causes wonder or astonishment
marvelment : a source or cause for wonder
marvelous : causing wonder : astonishing
marvelously : causing wonder : astonishing
marvelousness : causing wonder : astonishing
marver : a flat slab (as of metal, stone, wood) on which a gather of glass is rolled, shaped, and cooled
Marwari : a member of a caste of moneylenders and merchants in India who have become the chief rivals of the Parsis as merchants and industrialists
Marxian : of, developed by, or influenced by the doctrines of Marx
Marxism : the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Marx
Marxist : the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Marx
Mary : the mother of Jesus
mary : the mother of Jesus
marybud : any of various marigolds
Maryland state in the eastern U.S. on both sides of Chesapeake Bay and bordering the Atlantic; capital Annapolis area 10,460 square miles (27,091 square kilometers), population 5,773,552
Marylander state in the eastern U.S. on both sides of Chesapeake Bay and bordering the Atlantic; capital Annapolis area 10,460 square miles (27,091 square kilometers), population 5,773,552
Marylandian : of or relating to Maryland or its inhabitants
marzipan : a confection of crushed almonds or almond paste, sugar, and egg whites that is often shaped into various forms
mas : mother
masa : a dough used in Mexican cuisine (as for tortillas and tamales) that is made from ground corn soaked in a lime and water solution
Masai : a member of a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania
Masarididae : a family of mainly tropical solitary wasps with clavate antennae now usually treated as a subfamily of Vespidae
mascagnine : native ammonium sulphate (NH4)2SO4 found in volcanic districts
mascagnite : native ammonium sulphate (NH4)2SO4 found in volcanic districts
mascally : masculy
mascara : a cosmetic especially for making the eyelashes darker and more prominent
mascaron : mask sense 1c
mascled : composed of or covered with lozenge-shaped scales : having lozenge-shaped divisions
mascot : a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck
Mascouten :  potawatomi
masculine : male
masculinely : male
masculineness : the quality or state of being masculine
masculinist : an advocate of male superiority or dominance
masculinity : the quality or nature of the male sex : the quality, state, or degree of being masculine or manly
masculinization : to give a chiefly masculine character to
masculinize : to give a chiefly masculine character to
masculy : covered with mascles
Masdevallia : a large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having flowers with sepals joined at the base into a tube and terminating in long narrow appendages
mash : to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
masher : one that mashes
mashie : an iron golf club with a rather wide blade well laid back used for medium distances and for lofting a ball (as from a close lie or from the rough)
mashing : to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
Mashona :  shona
Mashpee : a remnant of Algonquian people from Massachusetts and Long Island living on Cape Cod
masjid : mosque
mask : a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise
masked : wearing a mask
Maskegon :  swampy cree
maskelynite : a feldspar found in meteorites
masker : a person who wears a mask
maskflower : a plant of the genus Alonsoa
Maskins : mass entry 1
masklike : a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise
maslin : brass
masochism : the derivation of sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation by oneself or another person  — compare sadism, sadomasochism
masochist : a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
masochistic : of or relating to masochism : deriving sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation
Mason : a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
mason : a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
masoned : made or reinforced with masonry
masoner : mason, bricklayer
masonic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry
masonry : something constructed of materials used by masons
masonwork : masonry
masoola : a boat made of planks sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding and used for landing along the coast of Madras, India
Masora : a body of notes on the textual traditions of the Hebrew Scripture compiled by scribes during the first millennium of the Christian era
Masorete : one of the scribes who compiled the Masora
Masoretic : one of the scribes who compiled the Masora
masque : masquerade
masquerade : a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
masquerader : a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
Mass : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1)
mass : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1)
massa : master
massacre : the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
massacrer : the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
massage : manipulation of tissues (as by rubbing, kneading, or tapping) with the hand or an instrument for relaxation or therapeutic purposes
massager : manipulation of tissues (as by rubbing, kneading, or tapping) with the hand or an instrument for relaxation or therapeutic purposes
massaranduba : any of various trees of the genus Manilkara
massasauga : a small North American rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)
masse : a shot in billiards or pool made by hitting the cue ball vertically or nearly vertically on the side to drive it around one ball in order to strike another
massecuite : a dense mass of sugar crystals mixed with mother liquor obtained by evaporation  — compare magma sense 5
masser : a machine that mixes the ingredients for pills
masseter : a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and assists in mastication
masseteric : a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and assists in mastication
masseur : a man who practices massage
masseuse : a person who practices massage
massicot : lead monoxide obtained as a yellow powder at temperatures below the melting point of the oxide  — compare litharge
massier : massive, weighty
massiest : massive, weighty
massif : a principal mountain mass
Massilia commune and port on the Gulf of Lion in southeastern France population 850,726
massiness : massiveness
massive : forming or consisting of a large mass:
massively : forming or consisting of a large mass:
massiveness : forming or consisting of a large mass:
massivity : massiveness
massless : having no mass
massotherapy : the practice of therapeutic massage
massoy : the aromatic bark of an East Indian tree (Massoia aromatica) of the family Lauraceae yielding a volatile oil
massula : a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in certain orchids) developed from a single pollen mother cell
massy : massive, weighty
mast : a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging
mastaba : an Egyptian tomb of the time of the Memphite dynasties that is oblong in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof
mastage : mast, nuts
mastalgia : mastodynia
mastax : the pharynx of a rotifer usually containing several horny pieces most commonly consisting of an incus and mallei
mastectomy : surgical removal of all or part of the breast and sometimes associated lymph nodes and muscles
masted : a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging
master : a male teacher
masterdom : the state or position of being master : mastery, supremacy
masterful : inclined and usually competent to act as master
masterfully : inclined and usually competent to act as master
masterfulness : inclined and usually competent to act as master
masterhood : the quality or state of being a master
masterless : lacking a master
masterlessness : lacking a master
masterlike : masterful, masterly
masterliness : suitable to or resembling that of a master
masterly : suitable to or resembling that of a master
masterman : the head of a household : husband
mastermind : a person who supplies the directing or creative intelligence for a project
masterpiece : a work done with extraordinary skill
mastership : a male teacher
masterwork : masterpiece
masterwort : any of several herbaceous plants (family Umbelliferae) used especially formerly in medicine:
mastery : the authority of a master : dominion
masthead : the top of a mast
mastic : an aromatic resinous exudate from mastic trees used chiefly in varnishes
masticate : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
mastication : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
masticator : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
masticatory : a substance chewed to increase saliva
masticic : of or relating to mastic
Masticura : a division (usually a suborder) of rays including the stingrays and having the tail long and like a whip  — compare sarcura
masticurous : a division (usually a suborder) of rays including the stingrays and having the tail long and like a whip  — compare sarcura
mastiff : any of a breed of very large massive powerful smooth-coated dogs that are apricot, fawn, or brindle and are often used as guard dogs
Mastigamoeba : the type genus of the family Mastigamoebidae
mastigium : a defensive organ resembling a lash on the posterior parts of certain lepidopterous larvae
mastigobranchia : a process of the thoracic limbs of decapod crustaceans resembling a brush and used for cleaning the gills
mastigobranchial : a process of the thoracic limbs of decapod crustaceans resembling a brush and used for cleaning the gills
Mastigophora : a subphylum of protozoans comprising forms typically having one or more flagella and reproducing asexually usually by binary fission
mastigophoran : any of a subphylum (Mastigophora) of protozoans comprising forms with flagella and including many often treated as algae
mastigophoric : bearing a flagellum
mastigote : having a flagellum
mastigure : any of the large spiny-tailed herbivorous agamid lizards (genus Uromastix) of southern Asia and northern Africa
masting : a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging
mastitis : inflammation of the breast or udder usually caused by infection
mastless : having no mast
mastodon : any of various extinct mammals (genus Mammut synonym Mastodon) of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps
Mastodonsaurus : a genus of Old World Triassic amphibians containing the largest known labyrinthodonts with the skull over four feet long and having at the front of the lower jaw a pair of short tusks that close into openings piercing the premaxillae
mastodont : any of various extinct mammals (genus Mammut synonym Mastodon) of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps
mastodontoid : like a mastodon
mastodynia : pain in the breast
mastoid : being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear
mastoidal : mastoid
mastoidale : the lowest point of the mastoid process
mastoidectomy : surgical removal of part of the mastoid process of the temporal bone
mastoideosquamous : relating to the mastoid and squamous portions of the temporal bone
mastoiditis : inflammation of the mastoid and especially of the mastoid cells
mastoidohumeralis : a long superficial muscle connecting the mastoid process and humerus in many quadruped mammals
mastoidotomy : incision of the mastoid
mastopathy : a disorder of the breast
mastopexy : breast lift
mastotomy : incision of the breast
mastotympanic : of, relating to, or being a bony element bounding the tympanic cavity in the skull of certain reptiles
masturbate : to practice masturbation
masturbation : erotic stimulation especially of one's own genital (see genital sense 2) organs commonly resulting in orgasm and achieved by manual (see manual entry 1 sense 1) or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse, by instrumental manipulation (see manipulate sense 1), occasionally by sexual fantasies, or by various combinations of these agencies
masturbator : to practice masturbation
masturbatory : of, relating to, or involving masturbation
mastwood : a poon tree (Calophyllum inophyllum)
masty : abounding in or fattened on mast
masurium : chemical element 43
Mat : a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
mat : a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
Matabele :  ndebele
Matacan : of or relating to the Mataco people or their language
matachin : a sword dancer in a fantastic costume
matachina : matachin sense 1b
mataco : apar
matador : a bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight
Matagalpa : a people of Nicaragua, Honduras, and San Salvador
Matagalpan : of or relating to the Matagalpa people or their language
matagory : tumatakuru
matagouri : tumatakuru
matai : an evergreen tree (Prumnopitys taxifolia synonym Podocarpus spicatus synonym Dacrydium taxifolium) of New Zealand that has dark brown bark often exfoliating in circular flakes, a purplish-black berrylike fruit, and hard, durable, yellow-brown to brown wood
matajuelo : a large squirrelfish (Holocentrus ascensionis) of Florida and the West Indies
matamata : a pleurodiran turtle (Chelus fimbriata) of Guiana and the northern part of Brazil that reaches a length of three feet, has a rough shell and a long neck with fleshy fimbriae on the neck and on the head, and produces eggs that yield an edible oil
matamoro : a subterranean storehouse
matapan cape in southern Greece at the southern tip of the Peloponnese between the gulfs of Laconia and Messenia
matax : a combination ax and mattock
matboard : paperboard used for mounting (as pictures, specimens)
match : a person or thing equal or similar to another
matchable : a person or thing equal or similar to another
matchboard : a board with a groove cut along one edge and a tongue along the other so as to fit snugly with the edges of similarly cut boards
matchboarding : a quantity of matchboards
matchbook : a small folder containing rows of paper matches
matchbox : a box for matches
matchcoat : a mantle or similar loose covering of fur, feathers, or usually woolen cloth formerly extensively worn by American Indians
matcher : a person or thing equal or similar to another
matching : going together well : suitably paired or used together
matchless : having no equal : peerless
matchlessly : having no equal : peerless
matchlock : a slow-burning match lowered over a hole in the breech of a musket to ignite the charge
matchmaker : one that arranges a match
matchmaking : one that arranges a match
matchmark : a mark placed on the adjacent separable parts of a device to aid in the reassembling of the parts
matchsafe : an ornamental or watertight matchbox
matchstick : a slender piece especially of wood from which a match is made
matchwood : small pieces of wood : splinters
mate : checkmate sense 2
mateless : having no mate
matelote : a stew made usually of fish in a seasoned wine sauce
mater : mother
materfamilias : a woman who is head of a household
material : relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter
materialism : a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter entry 1 sense 2)
materialist : a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter entry 1 sense 2)
materialistic : overly concerned or preoccupied with material possessions rather than with intellectual or spiritual things
materialistically : overly concerned or preoccupied with material possessions rather than with intellectual or spiritual things
materiality : the quality or state of being material
materialization : the action of materializing or becoming materialized
materialize : to make material : objectify
materializer : to make material : objectify
materially : relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter
materialman : one who supplies materials (as in the building trades)
materialness : relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter
materiate : composed of or involved with matter : material
materiel : equipment, apparatus, and supplies used by an organization or institution
maternal : of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
maternalize : to cause to be maternal
maternally : of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
maternity : the quality or state of being a mother : motherhood
mateship : the quality or state of being a mate
matey : companionable
matgrass : matweed sense 1
math : mathematics
mathematic : of, relating to, or according with mathematics
mathematical : of, relating to, or according with mathematics
mathematically : of, relating to, or according with mathematics
mathematician : a specialist or expert in mathematics
mathematicize : to reduce to mathematical form or subject to mathematical treatment
mathematics : the science of numbers and their operations (see operation sense 5), interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space (see space entry 1 sense 7) configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations
mathematize : reduction to mathematical form
mathemeg : a northern catfish that is a variety of the channel cat
mathesis : science, learning : mental discipline
mathetic : of or relating to science or learning
Mathurin : trinitarian sense 1
matico : a shrubby tropical wild American pepper (Piper angustifolium) with slender elongated aromatic leaves that are rich in volatile oil, gums, and tannins
matildite : a silver bismuth sulfide AgBiS2 occurring in slender gray crystals (specific gravity 6.9)
matin : of or relating to matins or to early morning
matinal : of or relating to matins
matinee : a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
mating : checkmate sense 2
matins : the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours
matipo : mapau
matka : a female fur seal
matless : devoid of mats
matlockite : a mineral PbFCl consisting of lead chloride and fluoride
matlow : sailor
matra : a unit of metrical quantity equal to a short vowel in Sanskrit and other Indian languages
matral : of or relating to the pia mater : pial
matrass : a rounded glass flask with a long neck formerly used for dissolving substances by the application of heat or for distilling
matriarch : a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
matriarchal : of, relating to, or being a matriarch or matriarchy
matriarchate : matriarchy sense 1
matriarchy : a family, group, or state governed by a matriarch
matric : of or relating to a matrix
matrical : of or relating to a matrix
Matricaria : levorotatory camphor
matrices : something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
matricidal : murder of a mother by her son or daughter
matricide : murder of a mother by her son or daughter
matricula : a list or other register of the names of individuals that make up or belong to some group or category
matriculant : to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
matricular : a list or other register of the names of individuals that make up or belong to some group or category
matriculate : to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
matriculation : the action or process or matriculating (that is, enrolling) or the state of being matriculated (as at a college or university)
matriculator : matriculant
matrilineal : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line
matrilineally : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line
matrilinear : matrilineal
matriliny : the practice of tracing descent through the mother's line
matrilocal : located at or centered around the residence of the wife's family or people
matrimonial : of or relating to marriage, the married state, or married persons
matrimonially : of or relating to marriage, the married state, or married persons
matrimonious : matrimonial
matrimony : the state of being married : marriage
matripotestal : of, relating to, or being the power exercised by a matriarch or her blood relatives
matrix : something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
matroclinic : matroclinous
matroclinous : derived or inherited from the mother or maternal line  — see maternal inheritance  — compare patroclinous
matrocliny : the quality or state of being matroclinous
matron : a married woman usually marked by dignified maturity or social distinction (see distinction sense 4a)
matronage : the matrons of a region or country
matronal : matronly
matronhood : the quality or state of being a matron
matronize : to give the qualities of a matron to : cause to be a matron
matronlike : matronly
matronliness : the quality or state of being matronly
matronly : having the character of or suitable to a matron
matronship : the rank, dignity, or personality of a matron
matronymic : a name derived from that of the mother or a maternal ancestor
matross : a onetime gunner's mate (as during the American Revolution) that assisted in loading and firing and sponging guns
Mats : a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
matsu island off the province of Fujian, southeastern China, in Taiwan Strait; administered by Taiwan population 11,002
Matt Matthew
mattamore : a subterranean storehouse
matte : lacking or deprived of luster (see luster entry 1 sense 1) or gloss: such as
matted : a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
mattedly : in a matted manner : so as to be matted
mattedness : the quality or state of being matted
matter : a subject under consideration
matterate : suppurate, matter entry 2 sense 2
matterful : full of substance : containing matter of significance or interest
matterless : lacking substance or material quality
mattery : producing or containing pus or material resembling pus
Matteuccia : a genus of ferns (family Onocleaceae) containing a single species, the ostrich fern
Matthaean : of, relating to, or characteristic of the evangelist Matthew or the gospel ascribed to him
Matthew : an apostle traditionally identified as the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament
Matthiola : a genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs (family Cruciferae) having long terete siliques each with numerous winged seeds  — see stock sense 24a
matting : material for mats
mattock : a digging and grubbing tool with features of an adze and an ax or pick
mattoid : a borderline psychopath
mattoir : a coarse punch used by engravers for making a rough surface on etching ground or on the naked copper to produce an effect after printing that is very similar to stippled lines
mattress : a fabric case filled with resilient material (such as cotton, hair, feathers, foam rubber, or an arrangement of coiled springs) used either alone as a bed or on a bedstead
maturate : mature
maturation : the process of becoming mature (see mature entry 1 sense 2)
maturative : the process of becoming mature (see mature entry 1 sense 2)
mature : based on slow careful consideration
maturely : based on slow careful consideration
maturement : the bringing of something to a state of maturity
matureness : maturity sense 2
maturer : based on slow careful consideration
maturescence : maturation
maturescent : approaching maturity
maturing : based on slow careful consideration
maturity : the quality or state of being mature
matutinal : of, relating to, or occurring in the morning : early
matutinally : of, relating to, or occurring in the morning : early
matutine : matutinal
matutinely : matutinal
matweed : any of several maritime grasses (as Ammophila arenaria, Spartina stricta and Lygeum spartum)
maty : a native servant in India
matzo : unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
matzoon : a fermented milk food resembling yogurt
matzos : unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
matzoth : unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
mau : to intimidate (someone, such as an official) through hostile confrontation or threats usually for social or political gain 
maucherite : a mineral Ni11As8 consisting of a nickel arsenide
Maud : a gray and black plaid worn in southern Scotland
maud : a gray and black plaid worn in southern Scotland
maudlin : drunk enough to be emotionally silly
maudlinism : maudlin display or behavior or a tendency toward it
maudlinly : in a maudlin manner
mauger : thin, emaciated, puny
maul : a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
mauler : a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
mauley : hand, fist
mauling : a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
maulstick : a stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working
Maumee river 175 miles (282 kilometers) long in northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio flowing northeast into Lake Erie at Toledo
maumet : a false god or idol
maumetry : idolatry
Maun : must
maun : must
maund : a handbasket : hamper
maunder : grumble
maunderer : grumble
maundy : a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday
Maurandia : a genus of slender twining herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) of Mexico and southwestern U.S. having flowers with a bell-shaped corolla that is gibbous at the base
Mauretanian ancient country in northern Africa west of Numidia in modern Morocco and western Algeria
Maurice 1521–1553 elector of Saxony (1547–53) and general
Maurist : a member of the Congregation of St. Maur, an amalgamation of French Benedictine houses that was founded in 1618, became noted for its literary productivity, and lasted until the French Revolution
Mauritia : a genus of lofty South American palms with pinnately lobed leaves, almost spineless trunks, perfectly 3-celled ovaries, and smooth seeds  — see miriti palm
Mauritian island in the Indian Ocean in the central Mascarenes located east of Madagascar; constitutes with Rodrigues and other dependencies a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Port Louis area 788 square miles (2040 square kilometers), population 1,364,000
Mauser Peter Paul 1838–1914 and his brother Wilhelm 1834–1882 German inventors
mausolea : a large tomb
mausolean : like, relating to, or being a mausoleum
mausoleum : a large tomb
mauther : a young girl
mauve : a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
mauveine : mauve
mauvette : a pale purple that is redder and paler than average lavender, bluer and paler than phlox pink or wistaria (see wistaria sense 2a), and bluer, lighter, and stronger than flossflower blue
mauvine : of the color mauve
maux : a slatternly woman
maverick : an unbranded range animal
mavis : song thrush
mavrodaphne : a sweet red Greek dessert wine
maw : the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing:
mawbound : costive
mawk : maggot
mawkish : lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
mawkishly : lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
mawkishness : lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
mawp : bullfinch sense 1
Max : maximum sense 1
maxilla : jaw sense 1a
maxillary : jaw sense 1a
maxilliped : any of the crustacean appendages that comprise the first pair or first three pairs situated next behind the maxillae
maxillofacial : of, relating to, or treating the maxilla and the face
maxillopalatal : an inwardly projecting process of the maxillary bone in the skull of birds
maxillopalatine : an inwardly projecting process of the maxillary bone in the skull of birds
maxilloturbinal : of or relating to the maxilla and the inferior nasal concha
maxim : a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
maxima : the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained
maximal : being an upper limit : highest
Maximalism : the theories or practices of maximalists
Maximalist : one who advocates immediate and direct action to secure the whole of a program or set of goals
maximally : being an upper limit : highest
maximate : maximize
maximation : the act of maximizing or the quality or state of being maximized
maximed : expressed in a maxim
maximist : a maker or user of or an enthusiast over maxims
maximite : a high explosive of the picric acid class formerly used in armor-piercing shells
maximization : to increase to a maximum
maximize : to increase to a maximum
maximizer : to increase to a maximum
maximum : the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained
maximus : the outermost muscle of the three glutei found in each of the human buttocks
maxixe : a ballroom dance of Brazilian origin that resembles the two-step
maxwell : the centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux per square centimeter of normal cross section in a region where the magnetic induction is one gauss : 10−8 weber
May : have permission to
may : have permission to
Maya : the sense-world of manifold phenomena held in Vedanta to conceal the unity of absolute being
maya : the sense-world of manifold phenomena held in Vedanta to conceal the unity of absolute being
Mayaca : a small American genus (coextensive with the family Mayacaceae) of delicate mossy monocotyledonous bog plants that are related to the commelinas and have white or violet flowers
Mayan : a member of the peoples speaking Mayan languages
Mayance :  mayan
maybe : perhaps
Maybird : any of various birds that tend to appear or be heard in May: such as
Maybloom : hawthorn
maybush : hawthorn
Maycock : maypop
maycock : maypop
mayday : May 1 celebrated as a springtime festival and in some countries as Labor Day
Mayer Louis B(urt) 1884–1957 originally Lazar Meir American (Russian-born) film producer and executive
Mayfair district of western London, England, in Westminster borough
mayfish : a common marine killifish (Fundulus majalis) of eastern North America
Mayflower : any of various spring-blooming plants
Mayfowl : whimbrel
mayhap : perhaps
mayhem : needless or willful damage or violence
Maying : the celebrating of May Day
Mayo : mayonnaise
mayonnaise : a dressing made chiefly of egg yolks, vegetable oils, and vinegar or lemon juice
mayor : an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
mayoral : an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
mayoralty : the office or term of office of a mayor
mayoress : the wife or official hostess of a mayor
mayorship : the office or status of a mayor
Mayoruna : a people of Brazil and northeastern Peru
Maypole : a tall flower-wreathed pole forming a center for May Day sports and dances
maypop : a climbing perennial passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) of the southern U.S. with a large ovoid yellow edible but insipid berry
mayten : a Chilean evergreen tree (maytenus boaria) having pendulous branches, slender lanceolate leaves, and minute flowers and being cultivated as an ornamental in warm countries
Maytenus : a large genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Celastraceae) having evergreen leaves, small axillary flowers, and leathery capsules
Maythorn : hawthorn
Maytide : the period or month of May
Maytime : the month of May
mayweed : strong-scented European chamomile (Anthemis cotula) that is naturalized along roadsides in the U.S. and has flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays
Maywings : gaywings
Mazama : a genus of South American deers (family Cervidae) comprising the brockets
Mazanderani : a people of Mazanderan in northern Iran
mazard : head, face
mazarine : a deep dish often of metal
Mazatec : a people of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Veracruz, Mexico
Mazateco : a people of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Veracruz, Mexico
Mazda : the Supreme Being represented as a deity of goodness and light in Zoroastrianism
Mazdaism :  zoroastrianism
Mazdakean : a member of a communistic sect that was founded late in the 5th century by Mazdak and that advocated community of property and women, simplicity in life, and abstinence from meat
Mazdakite : a member of a communistic sect that was founded late in the 5th century by Mazdak and that advocated community of property and women, simplicity in life, and abstinence from meat
Mazdean :  zoroastrian
maze : stupefy, daze
mazed : stupefy, daze
mazedly : in a stupefied or bewildered manner : as if utterly confused
mazedness : the condition of one that is mazed or behaves mazedly
mazeful : confusing
mazement : amazement
mazer : a large drinking bowl originally of a hard wood
Mazhabi : an adherent of the Sikh religion of low-caste background fully assimilated into the Sikh community
mazic : placental
mazily : in a confused or obscure fashion
Mazovian : one of a Christian Polish community placed under the protection of the Teutonic knights early in the 13th century
mazuma : money
Mazur : a Pole of a Protestant community of southeastern Prussia
Mazurian : a Pole of a Protestant community of southeastern Prussia
mazurka : a Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
mazut : a viscous liquid residue from the distillation of Russian petroleum that is used chiefly as a fuel oil
mazy : resembling a maze
mazzard : sweet cherry
Mazzinian : of or relating to the Italian patriot Mazzini or his policies
Mazzinist :  mazzinian
mbalolo : palolo
Mbaya : a Guaicuruan people of Paraguay
mbori : a mild form of surra affecting camels
Mcintosh : a juicy bright red eating apple with a thin skin, white flesh, and aromatic slightly tart flavor
Mckay : of, relating to, or used in the McKay process
Mdewakanton : a portion of the eastern forest group of the Dakota people
me methyl
mead : a fermented beverage made of water and honey, malt, and yeast
meader : mower
meadow : land that is covered or mostly covered with grass
meadowed : having meadows : consisting of meadowland
meadowing : meadowland
meadowland : land that is or is used for meadow
meadowless : lacking meadows or meadowland
meadowsweet : any of several spireas
meadowy : land that is covered or mostly covered with grass
meager : having little flesh : thin
meagerly : having little flesh : thin
meagerness : having little flesh : thin
meagre : having little flesh : thin
meak : a long-handled bush hook : scythe
meal : an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite
mealable : reducible to meal
mealberry : bearberry sense 1
mealer : a wooden implement for mealing powder
mealies : corn entry 1 sense 4
mealiness : the quality or state of being mealy
mealless : lacking meal or a meal
mealman : a dealer in meal
mealmonger : mealman
mealmouthed : mealymouthed sense 1
mealtime : the usual time for serving a meal
mealy : containing meal : farinaceous
mealymouth : a mealymouthed person
mealymouthed : not plain and straightforward : devious
mealywing : whitefly
mean : to have in the mind as a purpose : intend
meander : a winding path or course
meanderingly : so as to form a meander : without clearcut or urgent course or aim
meandrine : having a convoluted surface
meandrous : a winding path or course
meaner : to have in the mind as a purpose : intend
meaning : the thing one intends to convey especially by language : purport
meaningful : having a meaning or purpose
meaningfully : having a meaning or purpose
meaningless : having no meaning
meaninglessly : having no meaning
meaninglessness : having no meaning
meaningly : the thing one intends to convey especially by language : purport
meanly : fairly well : moderately
meanness : to have in the mind as a purpose : intend
meant : to have in the mind as a purpose : intend
Meantes : a suborder of Caudata comprising neotenous salamanders that have horny jaw sheaths and persistent gills and lack eyelids, maxillae, and hind limbs
meantone : a system of tuning keyboard instruments used before the adoption of equal temperament and based on a standard interval of a mean between a major and a minor whole tone of just intonation or one half of an acoustically pure major third
meanwhile : the time before something happens or before a specified period ends : meantime
mease : to make calm : pacify, mitigate
measle : a cysticercus tapeworm larva
measled : infected or spotted with measles
measledness : infected or spotted with measles
measles : an acute contagious disease that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Measles morbillivirus) and is marked especially by an eruption of distinct red circular spots
measly : infected with measles
measurability : capable of being measured : able to be described in specific terms (as of size, amount, duration, or mass) usually expressed as a quantity
measurable : capable of being measured : able to be described in specific terms (as of size, amount, duration, or mass) usually expressed as a quantity
measurably : capable of being measured : able to be described in specific terms (as of size, amount, duration, or mass) usually expressed as a quantity
measure : an adequate or due portion
measured : marked by due proportion
measuredly : marked by due proportion
measuredness : the quality or state of being measured
measureless : having no observable limit : immeasurable
measurement : the act or process of measuring
measurer : an adequate or due portion
measuring : an adequate or due portion
meat : food
meatal : of, relating to, or forming a meatus
meatbird :  canada jay
meatcutter : one that cuts meat
meated : food
meatily : in a meaty manner
meatiness : full of meat
meatless : food
meatman : a vendor of meat : butcher
meatotomy : incision of the urethral meatus especially to enlarge it
meatus : a natural body passage
meatworks : slaughterhouse
meaty : full of meat
mecate : a rope usually of horsehair that is used for leading or tying or as hackamore reins
Mecca : a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
Meccan : a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
mechanic : of or relating to manual work or skill
mechanical : of or relating to machinery (see machinery sense 1) or tools
mechanicality : mechanicalness
mechanicalize : to make mechanical
mechanically : of or relating to machinery (see machinery sense 1) or tools
mechanicalness : the quality or state of being mechanical
mechanician : mechanic, machinist
mechanics : a branch of physical science that deals with energy and forces and their effect on bodies
mechanism : a piece of machinery (see machinery sense 1)
mechanist : mechanic
mechanistic : mechanically determined
mechanistically : mechanically determined
mechanization : to make mechanical
mechanize : to make mechanical
mechanizer : to make mechanical
mechanomorphic : having the form or qualities of a machine : described in mechanical terms
mechanomorphism : a conception of something (as the universe or a living creature) as operating mechanically or to be fully accounted for according to the laws of physical science
mechanotherapist : a person who practices mechanotherapy
mechanotherapy : the treatment of disease by manual, physical, or mechanical means
Mechlin : a delicate bobbin lace used for dresses and millinery
mechoacan : a weak jalap
Meckelian :  meckel's cartilage
Mecklenburgian :  würmian
mecodont : of or relating to the Mecodonta
Mecodonta : a primary division of Caudata comprising salamanders having the palatal teeth inserted on the inner margin of the palatine processes in posteriorly diverging longitudinal rows
mecometer : an instrument for measuring a newborn child
mecon : poppy
meconic : a crystalline acid C7H4O7 obtained from opium
meconidium : a gonophore produced by some hydroids that resembles a medusa and remains attached by a pedicel
meconin : a crystalline lactone C10H10O4 found in opium
meconium : a dark greenish mass that accumulates in the bowel during fetal life and is discharged shortly after birth
Mecoptera : an order of primitive carnivorous insects usually having membranous heavily veined wings, a long beak with biting mouthparts at the tip, and larvae that live in soil and including the scorpion flies and hanging flies
mecopteran : an order of primitive carnivorous insects usually having membranous heavily veined wings, a long beak with biting mouthparts at the tip, and larvae that live in soil and including the scorpion flies and hanging flies
mecopterous : an order of primitive carnivorous insects usually having membranous heavily veined wings, a long beak with biting mouthparts at the tip, and larvae that live in soil and including the scorpion flies and hanging flies
medal : a small usually metal object bearing a religious emblem or picture
medaled : a small usually metal object bearing a religious emblem or picture
medalet : a small medal
medalist : a designer, engraver, or maker of medals
medallic : of, relating to, or shown on a medal
medallion : a large medal
medallionist : a maker, engraver, or worker of medallions
meddle : to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety (see propriety sense 1)
meddler : to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety (see propriety sense 1)
meddlesome : given to meddling
meddlesomely : in a meddlesome manner
meddlesomeness : given to meddling
meddling : to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety (see propriety sense 1)
meddlingly : in a meddling manner
Mede : a native or inhabitant of ancient Media in Persia
Medellin city in northwestern Colombia northwest of Bogotá population 2,400,000
Media : mass media
media : mass media
mediacy : occupying a middle position
mediad : toward the median line or plane of a body or part
medial : mean, average
medially : mean, average
Median : a medial (see medial sense 2b) part (such as a vein or nerve)
median : a medial (see medial sense 2b) part (such as a vein or nerve)
medianly : a medial (see medial sense 2b) part (such as a vein or nerve)
mediant : the third tone of a major or minor scale
mediastinal : the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae
mediastinitis : inflammation of the tissues of the mediastinum
mediastinotomy : surgical incision into the mediastinum
mediastinum : the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae
mediate : occupying a middle position
mediately : occupying a middle position
mediating : occupying a middle position
mediation : the act or process of mediating: such as
mediative : occupying a middle position
mediatize : to bring (a prince or state) down to the rank of mediate vassal from that of immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Empire : annex (a state) to another
mediator : one that mediates
mediatorial : of, relating to, or appropriate to a mediator
mediatorship : the office or function of a mediator
mediatory : occupying a middle position
mediatress : a female mediator
mediatrice : mediatress
mediatrix : a woman who is a mediator
Medic : any of a genus (Medicago) of leguminous herbs (such as alfalfa)
medic : any of a genus (Medicago) of leguminous herbs (such as alfalfa)
medicable : curable, remediable
Medicago : a genus of Old World herbs (family Leguminosae) that resemble typical clovers and have pinnately trifoliolate leaves and spirally twisted seed pods  — see alfalfa
medical : of, relating to, or concerned with physicians or the practice of medicine
medically : of, relating to, or concerned with physicians or the practice of medicine
medicament : a substance used in therapy
medicamentous : a substance used in therapy
medicaster : a medical charlatan : quack
medicate : to treat (someone or something) with or as if with medicine
medication : the act or process of medicating
medicative : medicinal
Medicean : of or relating to the Medici family
Medici Catherine  — see catherine de' médicis
medicinable : medicinal
medicinal : tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain
medicinally : tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain
medicine : a substance or preparation used in treating disease
mediciner : physician
medico : physician sense 1
medicolegal : of or relating to both medicine and law
medicopsychology : medical psychology
mediety : a half or moiety especially of an ecclesiastical benefice having more than one incumbent
Medieval : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
medieval : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
medievalism : medieval quality, character, or state
medievalist : a specialist in medieval history and culture
medievalize : to make medieval : to give medieval quality to
medievally : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
medifixed : attached by the middle
mediglacial : situated between or in the midst of glaciers
medimn : an ancient Greek unit of capacity equal to about 1¹/₂ bushels
medimnus : an ancient Greek unit of capacity equal to about 1¹/₂ bushels
Medina : the non-European part of a northern African city
Medinilla : a large genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Melastomaceae) often grown for ornament and having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white or pink flowers with showy bracts
medino : medin
medio : a coin representing one half of any of various Latin-American units of currency (such as a half real)
mediocarpal : located between the two rows of the bones of the carpus
mediocre : of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary, so-so
mediocrist : a mediocre person : mediocrity
mediocrity : the quality or state of being mediocre
mediolateral : relating to, extending along, or being a direction or axis from side to side or from median to lateral
mediopalatal : articulated against the middle third of the hard palate or the middle third of the palate as a whole
mediopassive : of, relating to, or being a form or voice of a transitive verb which is used in both middle (see middle entry 1 sense 4) and passive (see passive entry 1 sense 1b(1)) meanings or is used only in passive meanings
meditate : to engage in contemplation or reflection
meditating : to engage in contemplation or reflection
meditatingly : in a meditating manner
meditation : a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
meditative : marked by or conducive to meditation
meditatively : marked by or conducive to meditation
meditativeness : marked by or conducive to meditation
meditator : to engage in contemplation or reflection
mediterranean : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterraneanize : to give a Mediterranean quality to
mediterraneous : inland
medium : something in a middle position
mediumistic : of, relating to, or having the qualities of a spiritualistic medium
mediumship : the capacity, function, or profession of a spiritualistic medium
medius  — see constrictor pharyngis medius, gluteus medius, pedunculus cerebellaris medius, scalenus medius
Medize : to give a Median quality to : make Median
medlar : a small deciduous Eurasian tree (Mespilus germanica) of the rose family whose fruit resembles a crab apple and is used in preserves
medley : a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
Medoc : a Bordeaux wine made in the Médoc district of France
medrick : a small gull or tern
medrinaque : a fiber from the sago palm in the Philippines
medulla : bone marrow
medullary : of or relating to the pith of a plant
medullated : myelinated
medullation : the formation of a medullary sheath or medulla
medullispinal : relating to the spinal cord
Medusa : a mortal Gorgon who is slain when decapitated by Perseus
medusal : medusan
medusan : a mortal Gorgon who is slain when decapitated by Perseus
medusoid : a mortal Gorgon who is slain when decapitated by Perseus
meed : an earned reward or wage
meek : enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
meeken : meek entry 2
meekly : enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
meekness : the quality or state of being meek : a mild, moderate, humble, or submissive quality
meerkat : any of several African mongooses
meerschaum : a fine light white clayey mineral that is a hydrous magnesium silicate found chiefly in Asia Minor and is used especially for tobacco pipes
meet : to come into the presence of : find
meeter : to come into the presence of : find
meethelp : helpmate
meethelper : helpmate
meeting : an act or process of coming together: such as
meetinger : a member of a nonconformist church or chapel
meetinghouse : a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship
meetly : to come into the presence of : find
meetness : the quality or state of being meet
Meg : megabyte
megabar : a unit of pressure equal to one million bars
megacephalic : large-headed
megacephaly : large-headed
Megachile : a genus (the type of the family Megachilidae) of leaf-cutting bees including some that are important pollinators of alfalfa and other legumes
megachilid : of or relating to the Megachilidae
Megachilidae : a family of bees comprising rather large usually dark-colored solitary leaf-cutting and mason bees  — see megachile
Megachiroptera : a suborder of Chiroptera comprising the large powerful Old World fruit bats that are distinguished by smooth-crowned molars and a claw on the index finger
megachiropteran : a suborder of Chiroptera comprising the large powerful Old World fruit bats that are distinguished by smooth-crowned molars and a claw on the index finger
megachiropterous : a suborder of Chiroptera comprising the large powerful Old World fruit bats that are distinguished by smooth-crowned molars and a claw on the index finger
megacolon : extreme dilation of the colon that may be congenital or acquired  — see hirschsprung's disease
megacosm : macrocosm
megacycle : one million cycles
megadont : macrodont
Megadrili : a group of Oligochaeta comprising relatively large predominantly terrestrial worms that have a capillary network on the nephridium and being nearly coextensive with Neoligochaeta  — compare microdrili
megadynamics : the mechanics of major earth movements
megagamete : macrogamete
megagametophyte : the female gametophyte produced by a megaspore
megakaryocyte : a large cell that has a lobulated nucleus, is found especially in the bone marrow, and is the source of blood platelets
Megaladapis : a genus of Pleistocene lemurs of Madagascar
Megalania : a genus of extinct lizards related to but larger than the modern monitors and known from remains found in the Pleistocene of Queensland and the Asiatic Pliocene
megalethoscope : a stereoscope having a large magnifying lens
megalith : a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block
megalithic : a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block
Megalobatrachus : a genus that consists of the giant salamander and that is sometimes included in the genus Cryptobranchus
megaloblast : a large erythroblast that appears in the blood especially in pernicious anemia
megaloblastic : a large erythroblast that appears in the blood especially in pernicious anemia
megalocephalic :  megacephalic
megalocephalous :  megacephalic
megalocephaly :  megacephalic
Megaloceros : a genus of Pleistocene European cervid mammals including the gigantic Irish elk
megalocornea : abnormal largeness of the corneas
megalocyte : macrocyte
megalomania : a mania (see mania sense 2a) for great or grandiose performance
megalomaniac : a mania (see mania sense 2a) for great or grandiose performance
megalomaniacal : a mania (see mania sense 2a) for great or grandiose performance
Megalonyx : a genus of large extinct Pliocene and Pleistocene edentate mammals of North America
megalopa : megalops
megalopic : of, relating to, or being a megalops
megalopine : of or relating to the megalops
megalopolis : a very large city
megalopolitan : a very large city
megalopolitanism : the quality or state of being megalopolitan : megalopolitan character
megalopore : one of the large pores that are found in the dorsal shell of some chitons and that lead to photosensitive organs
megalops : a larva or larval stage following the zoea in the development of most crabs in which the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large
Megaloptera : a small order of usually large insects that are often included in Neuroptera, have ample wings with a folded anal area in the hind pair, and develop from aquatic predacious larvae  — compare alder fly , dobson fly
Megalopygidae : a family of chiefly South American hirsute moths having larvae with stinging hairs
megalosaur : a dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus or family Megalosauridae
Megalosaurus : a genus (the type of the family Megalosauridae) of gigantic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the suborder Theropoda occurring in the European Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous
megalosphere : the large-chambered initial shell of the sexual individuals of some dimorphic foraminiferans
megalospheric : the large-chambered initial shell of the sexual individuals of some dimorphic foraminiferans
megamere : macromere
Meganeura : a genus of extinct insects (order Protodonata) that includes some with a wingspread of about three feet and that is known from the Upper Carboniferous of Commentry, France
Meganthropus : a genus of large extinct primates of the Lower Pleistocene of Java known from fragmentary jawbones and held to be primitive men
meganucleus : macronucleus
megaparsec : a unit of measure for distances in intergalactic space equal to one million parsecs
megaphone : a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
megaphonic : a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
Megaphyton : a form genus of fossil tree ferns based on trunks with distichous scars
megapod : a bird of the family Megapodiidae
megapode : a bird of the family Megapodiidae
Megapodiidae : a family of gallinaceous birds inhabiting Australia and neighboring islands north and east to the Philippines and Ladrones and known for their habit of heaping up a mass of vegetable debris in which their eggs are laid and hatched  — compare brush turkey, leipoa, maleo
Megapodius : a genus (the type of the family Megapodiidae) of gallinaceous birds
megaprosopous : having a large face
Megaptera : a cetacean genus comprising the humpback whale
Megarhinus : a genus of very large nonbiting American mosquitoes with a curved beak, greenish, or bluish coloration, and predaceous larvae
Megarhyssa : a genus of large ichneumon wasps having an extremely long slender ovipositor and including a common species (M. lunator) of the eastern U.S. that is a parasite of the larva of the pigeon horntail
Megarian : of or relating to a Socratic school of philosophy founded by Euclid of Megara and noted for its subtle attention to logic
Megaric : megarian
megaron : the great central hall of an ancient Mycenaean house usually containing a center hearth
megasclere : a large spicule
megascleric : a large spicule
megasclerous : a large spicule
megascopic : macroscopic sense 1
megascopically : macroscopic sense 1
megaseism : a violent earthquake
megaseismic : a violent earthquake
megasporangium : a sporangium that develops only megaspores
megaspore : a spore in heterosporous plants giving rise to female gametophytes and usually larger than a microspore
megasporic : a spore in heterosporous plants giving rise to female gametophytes and usually larger than a microspore
megasporophyll : a sporophyll that develops only megasporangia
megasynthetic : forming an extensive or ponderous synthesis
megathere : a member of the genus Megatherium
megatherian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus Megatherium or the family Megatheriidae
Megatherium : a genus (the type of the family Megatheriidae) of ground sloths found in the Pliocene and Pleistocene of America that are often of gigantic size and are related to the sloths and anteaters, the skull and dentition resembling those of the former and the vertebrae those of the latter
megatherm : a plant that requires great heat combined with very abundant moisture for its successful growth  — compare mesotherm, microtherm
megathermic : a plant that requires great heat combined with very abundant moisture for its successful growth  — compare mesotherm, microtherm
megaton : an explosive force equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT
megavolt : one million volts
megawatt : one million watts
megazooid : a relatively large stalked vegetative individual of certain higher ciliates (as Vorticella)  — compare microzooid
megazoospore : a large zoospore : macrozoospore
megilp : a gelatinous preparation commonly of linseed oil and mastic varnish that is used by artists as a vehicle for oil colors
megohm : one million ohms
megohmmeter : an instrument for the measurement of large electrical resistances
Megrel :  mingrelian
Megrez : a blue-white star of the third magnitude that is seen in the constellation Ursa Major and is the dimmest star in the Big Dipper
megrim : migraine sense 1a
mehari : one of a breed of swift dromedaries used chiefly as saddle animals
meharist : one mounted on a mehari
mehmandar : an official in India, Persia, or Afghanistan appointed to escort an ambassador or traveler
mehtar : a groom or stable boy in Iran
Meibomian : one of the long sebaceous glands of the eyelids that discharge a fatty secretion which lubricates the eyelids 
mein : a seasoned stew of shredded or diced meat, mushrooms, and vegetables that is usually served with fried noodles
meio  — see mi-
meiobar : a region of low barometric pressure
meionite : a mineral Ca4Al6Si6O24(SO4,CO3,Cl2) consisting of an aluminosilicate of calcium with other anions (as sulfate, carbonate, and chloride) and being isomorphous with marialite  — see scapolite
meiophylly : the suppression of one or more leaves in a whorl
meiosis : the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect : understatement
meiotaxy : the suppression of a complete whorl of leaves or sporophylls
meiotic : the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect : understatement
Meistersinger : a member of any of various German guilds formed chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries by workingmen and craftsmen for the cultivation of poetry and music
meith : landmark
Meithei : a people of Manipur, India
Mekhitarist : one of an Armenian order of Roman Catholic monks founded in the 18th century at Constantinople and having congregations at Venice and Vienna
mel : an Indian religious festival or fair : a gathering of people
mela : an Indian religious festival or fair : a gathering of people
melaconite : an earthy black massive variety of tenorite
melada : crude cane sugar as it comes mixed with molasses from the boiling of cane juice and prior to refining
Melaleuca : any of a genus (Melaleuca) of Australian and southeast Asian trees and shrubs of the myrtle family
melam : an amorphous compound C6H9N11 obtained by heating ammonium thiocyanate or as a by-product in the preparation of melamine
melamed : a teacher of Hebrew language and traditions especially in a heder
melamine : a white crystalline organic base C3H6N6 with a high melting point that is used especially in melamine resins
Melampsora : a genus (the type of the family Melampsoraceae) of rusts that have sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer  — see flax rust
Melampyrum : a small genus of branching annual herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with opposite leaves and small irregular flowers with four stamens  — see cowwheat
melancholia : severe depression characterized especially by profound sadness and despair
melancholiac : severe depression characterized especially by profound sadness and despair
melancholic : of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed
melancholily : in a melancholy manner : with a show of melancholy
melancholiness : the quality or state of being melancholy
melancholious : melancholic
melancholish : inclined to lowness of spirits
melancholist : a person in whom black bile is the predominant humor
melancholize : to indulge in melancholy
melancholy : depression of spirits : dejection
Melanchthonian : of or relating to the reformer Melanchthon or his theological teachings or views
Melanconiaceae : a family of fungi coextensive with the order Melanconiales  — see coryneum , gloeosporium
melanconiaceous : a family of fungi coextensive with the order Melanconiales  — see coryneum , gloeosporium
Melanconiales : an order of imperfect fungi that have the conidia borne in acervuli which are either immersed or erumpent and that are parasites of higher plants  — see anthracnose, melanconiaceae
melanemia : an abnormal condition in which the blood contains melanin
Melanesian : a member of the dominant native group of Melanesia
melange : a mixture often of incongruous elements
melanger : an operator of a melangeur
melangeur : a power-driven machine in which chocolate paste is mixed with sugar and flavoring and reduced to a fine smooth consistency
Melania : a genus of freshwater snails (the type genus of the family Thiaridae) that includes several forms (as T. granifera of eastern Asia and the western Pacific islands) which are intermediate hosts of medically important trematodes
melanian : of dark or black pigmentation
melanic : melanotic
melaniferous : containing black pigment
melanin : any of various black, brown, reddish-brown, reddish-yellow, or yellow pigments of living organisms that in animals are typically produced in melanocytes by the oxidation of tyrosine followed by polymerization and are found especially in skin, hair, feathers, and eyes
melanism : an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation (as of skin, feathers, or hair) of an individual or kind of organism  — compare industrial melanism
melanistic : an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation (as of skin, feathers, or hair) of an individual or kind of organism  — compare industrial melanism
melanite : a black andradite garnet
melanitic : a black andradite garnet
melanize : to convert into or infiltrate with melanin
melano : melanin
melanoblast : a cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte or melanophore
melanocarcinoma : melanoma sense 2
melanocerite : a mineral consisting of a complex silicate, borate, tantalate, fluoride, or other compound of cerium, yttrium, calcium, and other metals and occurring in brown or black rhombohedral crystals
Melanochroi : Caucasians having dark hair and pale complexion
Melanochroid : Caucasians having dark hair and pale complexion
melanochroous : having a dark or swarthy skin
melanocomous : having dark or black hair
melanocratic : having predominantly dark mineral constituents  — compare leucocratic, mesocratic
melanocyte : a cell (as of the skin, eye, or hair follicle) that produces melanin
melanoderma : abnormally intense pigmentation of the skin
melanodermic : abnormally intense pigmentation of the skin
Melanogaster : a genus of hard-skinned puffballs of the family Sclerodermataceae  — see red truffle
melanogen : a precursor of melanin
melanoid : of, relating to, or darkened by melanins
melanoidin : any of various brown, polymeric, often nitrogenous pigments formed when sugar and amino acids combine at high temperatures in dry conditions (as during the Maillard reaction)
melanoma : a tumor containing dark pigment
melanophore : a melanin-containing chromatophore cell especially of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles that is similar to a mammalian melanocyte
melanoplakia : the occurrence of pigmented patches on the oral mucous membrane
Melanoplus : a large American genus containing the migratory locusts of the western U.S. and other common American grasshoppers
Melanorrhoea : a small genus of East Indian trees (family Anacardiaceae) with simple leaves, panicled flowers, and drupaceous fruit  — see black-varnish tree
melanosarcoma : melanoma sense 2
melanose : a disease of the grapevine caused by a fungus (Septoria ampelina) that attacks the leaves causing them to fall
melanosis : a condition characterized by abnormal deposition of melanins or sometimes other pigments in the tissues of the body
melanospermous : having dark olivaceous spores
melanotekite : a black or dark gray mineral Pb2Fe2Si2O9 that is a lead iron silicate
melanotic : having or characterized by black pigmentation
melanotrichous : melanocomous
melanous : having black hair and dark brown or blackish skin
melanterite : native copperas FeSo4.7H2O that is isomorphous with kirovite and pisanite
Melanthaceae : a family of monocotyledonous plants (order Liliales) distinguished from the Liliaceae by the septicidal capsule and by the absence of bulbs  — see melanthium
melanthaceous : a family of monocotyledonous plants (order Liliales) distinguished from the Liliaceae by the septicidal capsule and by the absence of bulbs  — see melanthium
Melanthium : a small North American genus that is sometimes made type of the family Melanthaceae or now more usually included among the Liliaceae and that comprises perennial herbs with heavy rootstocks and erect leafy stems bearing a terminal panicle of yellowish flowers having clawed perianth segments  — see bunchflower
melanuria : the presence of melanins in the urine
melanuric : the presence of melanins in the urine
melaphyre : a porphyritic rock consisting of phenocrysts of feldspar in a dark groundmass
Melas : an Indian religious festival or fair : a gathering of people
melasma : a dark pigmentation of the skin (as in Addison's disease)
melasmic : a dark pigmentation of the skin (as in Addison's disease)
melassigenic : producing molasses : preventing or tending to restrict the crystallization of sugar
Melastoma : the type genus of Melastomaceae comprising Asiatic shrubs that have coriaceous leaves and large purple flowers with several anthers of unequal lengths
Melastomaceae : a family of trees, shrubs, or herbs (order Myrtales) that are characterized by opposite 3- to 9-nerved leaves, anthers with thickened connectives, and petals inserted on the throat of the calyx and that include numerous forms cultivated as ornamentals  — see rhexia
melastomaceous : a family of trees, shrubs, or herbs (order Myrtales) that are characterized by opposite 3- to 9-nerved leaves, anthers with thickened connectives, and petals inserted on the throat of the calyx and that include numerous forms cultivated as ornamentals  — see rhexia
melastomad : a plant of the family Melastomaceae
melatope : the point in an interference figure corresponding to the direction of an optic axis in the crystal section or grain producing the figure
melaxuma : any of various plant diseases producing dark or black bark cankers
Melburnian city and port on Port Phillip Bay in southeastern Australia metropolitan area population 3,707,530
melch : yielding easily to pressure : soft
Melchite : an Eastern Christian chiefly of Syria and Egypt adhering to Chalcedonian orthodoxy in preference to Monophysitism
meld : to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table
melder : the quantity of meal ground at one time : meal just ground
mele : an Hawaiian song or chant
Meleagris : the type genus of Meleagrididae comprising the wild and domestic turkeys
melee : a confused struggle
melena : the passage of dark tarry stools containing decomposing blood that is usually an indication of bleeding in the upper part of the digestive tract and especially the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum  — compare hematochezia
melenic : the passage of dark tarry stools containing decomposing blood that is usually an indication of bleeding in the upper part of the digestive tract and especially the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum  — compare hematochezia
Meles : a genus of mustelid mammals comprising the typical Old World badgers
Meletian : of or relating to Meletius the bishop of Lycopolis
Meletski : a member of a division of the Chulyma Tatars
melezitose : a nonreducing trisaccharide sugar C18H32O16·2H2O that is less sweet than sucrose, that is obtained especially from exudations of various trees (as the larch or Douglas fir) or from honey made from such exudations, and that on partial hydrolysis yields glucose and turanose
Melia : a genus (the type of the family Meliaceae) of East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with pinnate or bipinnate leaves resembling those of the ashes, fragrant white or lilac flowers in axillary panicles, and small drupaceous fruits containing hard bony seeds  — see chinaberry sense 2
Meliaceae : a family of tropical trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) that have monadelphous stamens and include various important timber and ornamental trees  — see mahogany, melia
meliaceous : a family of tropical trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) that have monadelphous stamens and include various important timber and ornamental trees  — see mahogany, melia
Melian : of or relating to the island of Melos (Mílos)
Melianthaceae : a family of African trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) having irregular flowers and stipulate leaves  — see melianthus
melianthaceous : a family of African trees and shrubs (order Sapindales) having irregular flowers and stipulate leaves  — see melianthus
Melianthus : a small genus (the type of the family Melianthaceae) of southern African shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose flowers with unequal sepals and four stamens  — see honeyflower
melibiose : a disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 formed by partial hydrolysis of raffinose
melic : of or relating to song : lyric
Melica : a genus of perennial mostly woodland grasses somewhat resembling Festuca but having lemmas 2-lobed at the apex and the upper 2 or 3 lemmas empty and forming a club-shaped mass  — see melic grass
Melicerta : a genus of rotifers (order Monogononta) that are usually tube-living and have a conspicuous lobed corona
melichrous : of the color honey yellow
Melicocca : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Sapindaceae) having pinnate leaflets, abruptly tetramerous flowers with a peltate stigma, and a one-seeded or two-seeded berry
melilite : an often honey-yellow mineral (Ca,Na2)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O7 occurring in small tetragonal crystals that is a silicate of sodium, calcium, aluminum, and iron
melilot : sweet clover
Melilotus : a genus of annual or biennial erect Old World leguminous herbs that comprise the sweet clovers, have trifoliolate leaves, small white or yellow flowers in axillary racemes, and short straight one-seeded or two-seeded pods, and are widely cultivated and naturalized as escapes
meline : made up of or resembling badgers
melinite : a high explosive similar to lyddite
meliorate : ameliorate
melioration : ameliorate
meliorative : ameliorate
meliorator : ameliorate
meliorism : the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment
meliorist : the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment
melioristic : the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment
meliority : the quality or state of being better
Meliphagidae : a family of oscine birds that are almost entirely restricted to the Australian biogeographic region and have the tongue modified for taking nectar and insects from flowers  — see honeyeater
meliphagidan : a family of oscine birds that are almost entirely restricted to the Australian biogeographic region and have the tongue modified for taking nectar and insects from flowers  — see honeyeater
meliphagous : feeding or living upon honey
meliphanite : a mineral occurring as a fluosilicate of sodium, calcium, and beryllium in yellow crystals
Melipona : a genus of honeybees of tropical America that comprises small bees with a vestigial but functionless sting  — compare stingless bee
meliponine : a genus of honeybees of tropical America that comprises small bees with a vestigial but functionless sting  — compare stingless bee
melisma : a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong
melismatic : a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong
melismatics : the art of ornate vocalization : melismatic singing
Melissa : a genus of Old World mints having clusters of small white or yellowish flowers and including the lemon balm (M. officinalis)
melissyl : myricyl alcohol
melitose : raffinose
melittologist : an entomologist specializing in the study of bees
melituria : the presence of any sugar in the urine
mell : mix
mellay : melee sense 1
melleous : resembling or containing honey
meller : melodrama sense 2
melliferous : producing or yielding honey
mellifluent : mellifluous
mellifluently : mellifluous
mellifluous : having a smooth rich flow
mellifluously : having a smooth rich flow
mellifluousness : having a smooth rich flow
mellisonant : pleasing to the ear
mellisugent : feeding by sucking up honey or nectar
mellitate : a salt or ester of mellitic acid
mellite : a honey-colored mineral Al2C12O12.18H2O that is a hydrous aluminum mellitate found in brown coal and is in part a product of vegetable decomposition
mellitic : a crystalline acid C6(COOH)6 occurring in the form of its aluminum salt as the mineral mellite and also made synthetically (as by oxidation of coal or graphite); benzene-hexa-carboxylic acid
Mellivora : a genus of mustelid mammals consisting of the ratel
mellivorous : meliphagous
mellon Andrew William 1855–1937 American financier
mellophone : a valved brass instrument similar in form and range to the French horn
mellow : tender and sweet because of ripeness
mellowly : tender and sweet because of ripeness
mellowness : tender and sweet because of ripeness
mellowy : mellow, soft
Melocactus : a genus comprising tropical American strongly ribbed globose, spheroidal, or short cylindrical cacti with a terminal woolly or spiny cap
melocoton : a peach grafted on a quince rootstock and formerly supposed to have special qualities of excellence
melodeon : a small reed organ in which a suction bellows draws air inward through the reeds
melodia : melody, song
melodial : relating to melody
melodially : relating to melody
melodic : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds
melodically : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds
melodicon : a keyboard instrument of the early 19th century in which the mechanism causes tuning forks or steel bars to be struck
melodion : a keyboard musical instrument invented in 1806 consisting of graduated metal rods sounded by contact with a revolving cylinder
melodious : having a pleasing melody
melodiously : having a pleasing melody
melodiousness : having a pleasing melody
melodism : preferential use of melody
melodist : singer
melodize : to compose a melody
melodizer : to compose a melody
melodrama : a work (such as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization
melodramatic : of, relating to, or characteristic of melodrama
melodramatically : of, relating to, or characteristic of melodrama
melodramatics : melodramatic conduct or writing
melodramatist : a work (such as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization
melodramatize : to make melodramatic
melodrame : melodrama
melody : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds
melodyless : lacking melody
meloe : a widely distributed genus of beetles that is type of the family Meloidae and comprises the oil beetles
Melogrammataceae : a small family of fungi (order Sphaeriales) with perithecia sunken in pulvinate stromata and one-celled to many-celled ascospores
melograph : a mechanical device for notating keyboard music through recording the action of the keys by stencil
meloid : of or relating to the Meloidae
Meloidae : a widely distributed family of moderate-sized usually rather soft-bodied cylindrical beetles that exhibit a complex hypermetamorphosis during development, are often defoliators as adults, and include some whose larvae are beneficial predators on other insects  — see blister beetle, meloe
melologue : vocal and instrumental music interspersed with spoken declamation  — compare melodrama sense 1
Melolonthidae : a family of beetles closely related to and often included as a subfamily of Scarabaeidae  — see cockchafer
melolonthine : a family of beetles closely related to and often included as a subfamily of Scarabaeidae  — see cockchafer
melomane : exhibiting melomania
melomania : an inordinate liking for music or melody : excessive or abnormal attraction to music
melomaniac : an individual exhibiting melomania
melon : any of various typically sweet gourds (such as a muskmelon or watermelon) usually eaten raw as fruits
melongena : eggplant
melonist : a melon grower
melonite : a mineral NiTe2 consisting of a nickel telluride and occurring in California
Melonites : a mineral NiTe2 consisting of a nickel telluride and occurring in California
melonry : a place for growing melons
melophonic : relating to music or to its performance
melophonist : melodist
melopiano : a 19th-century device intended for installation in a piano and containing metal springs that cause small hammers to bounce repeatedly against the piano strings to sustain or swell their sound while producing a tremolo effect
meloplasty : the restoration of a cheek by plastic surgery
melopoeia : melody
melopoeic : of, relating to, or involving melopoeia
melos island of Greece in the southwestern Cyclades area 57 square miles (148 square kilometers)
melosa : a South American herb (Madia sativa) with glandular viscid foliage
Melospiza : a genus of birds (family Fringillidae) containing the American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
Melothria : a genus of chiefly tropical monoecious herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) with white or yellow flowers, an elongated ovary, and a fruit resembling a typical berry that are cultivated as ornamentals
melotrope : a piano having a mechanical device for playing music from a stencil previously recorded by a melograph
melt : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
meltability : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
meltable : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
meltage : the act, result, or amount of melting
melted : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
melter : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
melters : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
melting : tender, delicate
meltingly : tender, delicate
meltingness : the quality or state of being melting
melton : a heavy smooth woolen fabric with short nap
Melungeon : one of a group of people of uncertain ancestry in the southern Appalachians especially of eastern Tennessee
Melursus : a genus of large Asiatic mammals (family Ursidae) consisting of the sloth bear
mem : the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
member : a body part or organ: such as
membered : made up of or divided into members
memberless : having no member
membership : the state or status of being a member
membracid : of or relating to the Membracidae
Membracidae : a large family of Homoptera consisting of the treehoppers
membracine : membracid
membral : of, relating to, or characteristic of a member
membrally : of, relating to, or characteristic of a member
membrana : membrane
membranaceous : membranous
membranate : being, resembling, or having a membrane
membrane : a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
membraned : a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
membraneless : being without a membrane
membranelle : a flattened vibrating organ like a membrane composed of a row of fused cilia in various ciliates
membraneous : membranous
Membranipora : a genus (the type of the family Membraniporidae) of colonial encrusting bryozoans (order Cheilostomata)
membranoid : resembling a membrane
membranology : the study of the membranes of cells and cell structures
membranous : of, relating to, or resembling membrane
membranously : of, relating to, or resembling membrane
membranula : a fine structure like a membranelle formed by the fusion of a few long cilia (as in the posterior ciliary ring of vorticellids)
membranule : a fine structure like a membranelle formed by the fusion of a few long cilia (as in the posterior ciliary ring of vorticellids)
memento : something that serves to warn or remind
Memnon : an Ethiopian king slain by Achilles at a late stage of the Trojan War
memo : a usually brief written message or report : memorandum
memoir : an official note or report : memorandum
memoirist : an official note or report : memorandum
memorabilia : things that are remarkable and worthy of remembrance
memorability : the quality or state of being easy to remember or worth remembering
memorable : worth remembering : notable
memorableness : worth remembering : notable
memorably : worth remembering : notable
memoranda : an informal record
memorandum : an informal record
memorative : commemorative
memoria : an artificial aid to the memory : a mnemonic aid 
memorial : serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
memorialist : a person who writes or signs a memorial
memorialization : to address or petition by a memorial
memorialize : to address or petition by a memorial
memorially : serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
memoried : having a memory of a specified kind
memorizable : to commit to memory : learn by heart
memorization : the act or process of memorizing something : commitment of something to memory
memorize : to commit to memory : learn by heart
memorizer : to commit to memory : learn by heart
memory : the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms
memoryless : devoid of memory
Memphian city on the Mississippi River in southwestern Tennessee population 646,889
Memphite city on the Mississippi River in southwestern Tennessee population 646,889
men : menstruation
menaccanite : ilmenite
menaccanitic : ilmenite
menace : a show of intention to inflict harm : threat
menacing : presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat : threatening
menacingly : presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat : threatening
menacme : the portion of a woman's life during which menstruation occurs
menadione : a yellow crystalline compound C11H8O2 with the biological activity of natural vitamin K
menage : a domestic establishment : household
menagerie : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
menagerist : the proprietor or manager of a menagerie
menald : speckled, variegated
menarche : the beginning of the menstrual function
Menaspis : a genus of Upper Permian cartilaginous fishes (subclass Holocephali) related to the chimaeras
mend : to free from faults or defects: such as
mendable : to free from faults or defects: such as
mendacious : given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
mendaciously : given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
mendaciousness : given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
mendacity : the quality or state of being mendacious
Mende : a Mande language of southern Sierra Leone and eastern Liberia
Mendelian : of, relating to, or according with Mendel's laws or Mendelism
Mendelianism : mendelism
Mendelianist : of, relating to, or according with Mendel's laws or Mendelism
Mendelism : the principles or the operations of Mendel's laws
Mendelist : the principles or the operations of Mendel's laws
Mendelize : to be inherited in conformity with Mendel's laws
Mendelssohnian (Jakob Ludwig) Felix 1809–1847 grandson of Moses Mendelssohn German composer, pianist, and conductor
mendelyeevite : a calcium urano-titano-niobate occurring in black isometric crystals and masses and being essentially a titanian and rare-earth-bearing betafite
mender : to free from faults or defects: such as
mendicancy : the condition of being a beggar
mendicant : beggar sense 1
mendicate : beg
mendication : beg
mendicity : mendicancy
mending : to free from faults or defects: such as
mendipite : a mineral Pb3O2Cl2 consisting of oxide and chloride of lead
mendozite : a mineral NaAl(SO4)2.11H2O (?) consisting of a monoclinic hydrous sulfate of sodium and aluminum
mends : to free from faults or defects: such as
meneghinite : a mineral Pb13Sb7S23 consisting of dark lead-gray lead antimony sulfide
menfolk : men in general
meng master of engineering
menhaden : a marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the herring family abundant along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. where it is used for bait or converted into oil and fertilizer
menhir : a single upright rough monolith usually of prehistoric origin
menial : a person doing menial work
menially : a person doing menial work
menilite : an impure opal in brown or dull grayish concretions
meningeal : of, relating to, or affecting the meninges
meningism : meningismus
meningitic : inflammation of the meninges and especially of the pia mater and arachnoid
meningitis : inflammation of the meninges and especially of the pia mater and arachnoid
meningocele : a protrusion of meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column (as in spina bifida) forming a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid
meningococcal : the bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
meningococcemia : an abnormal condition characterized by the presence of meningococci in the blood
meningococcic : the bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
meningococcus : the bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
meningoencephalitis : inflammation of the brain and meninges
meningoencephalocele : a protrusion of meninges and brain through a defect in the skull
meningomyelitis : inflammation of the spinal cord and its enveloping membranes
meningomyelocele : a protrusion of meninges and spinal cord through a defect in the spinal column
meninting : an East Indian kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
meninx : any of the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord
meniscal : of or relating to a meniscus
meniscoid : resembling a meniscus in shape
meniscus : a crescent or crescent-shaped body
Menispermaceae : a family of herbaceous or woody climbers (order Ranales) having small 3-parted dioecious flowers and curved embryo
menispermaceous : a family of herbaceous or woody climbers (order Ranales) having small 3-parted dioecious flowers and curved embryo
Menispermum : a genus (family Menispermaceae) of climbing herbs having numerous stamens and black drupaceous fruit  — see moonseed
Menkar : a red giant star of the second magnitude that is seen in the constellation Cetus
menkind : menfolk
Mennonist :  mennonite
Mennonite : a member of any of various Protestant groups derived from the Anabaptist movement in Holland and characterized by congregational autonomy and rejection of military service
menognathous : having biting mandibles during both the larval and imaginal stages
menology : an ecclesiastical calendar of festivals celebrated in honor of particular saints and martyrs
Menominee river 125 miles (201 kilometers) long in northeastern Wisconsin flowing southeast on the Michigan–Wisconsin border into Green Bay
menopausal : the natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55
menopause : the natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55
Menorah : a candelabra with seven or nine lights that is used in Jewish worship
Menorhyncha : a division of insects including those which take food by suction in both the larval and adult stages
menorhynchous : a division of insects including those which take food by suction in both the larval and adult stages
menorrhagia : abnormally profuse menstrual flow
menorrhagic : abnormally profuse menstrual flow
menorrhea : normal menstrual flow
menorrhoea : normal menstrual flow
Menotyphla : a suborder of Insectivora comprising the elephant shrews and commonly the tree shrews in all of which the pubic symphysis is long and the postorbital process well developed  — compare lipotyphla
menotyphlic : having a cecum
mensa : the top of the altar
mensal : of, relating to, or done at the table
mense : propriety
menseful : propriety
menseless : propriety
menses : the menstrual flow
Menshevik : a member of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic party before and during the Russian Revolution believing in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods in opposition to the Bolsheviks
Menshevism : a member of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic party before and during the Russian Revolution believing in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods in opposition to the Bolsheviks
Menshevist : a member of a wing of the Russian Social Democratic party before and during the Russian Revolution believing in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods in opposition to the Bolsheviks
menstrual : of or relating to menstruation
menstruate : to undergo menstruation
menstruation : a cyclical discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant breeding-age primate females at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent a readjustment of the uterus to the nonpregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation
menstruous : of, relating to, or undergoing menstruation
menstruum : a substance that dissolves a solid or holds it in suspension : solvent
mensual : monthly
mensurability : capable of being measured : measurable
mensurable : capable of being measured : measurable
mensural : of, relating to, or being polyphonic music originating in the 13th century with each note having a definite and exact time value
mensuralist : a composer of mensural music
mensurate : measure
mensuration : the act of measuring : measurement
mensurational : of or relating to mensuration
mensurative : adapted for measuring
Ment : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action
mental : of or relating to the mind
mentalis : a muscle that originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip
mentalism : of or relating to any school of psychology or psychiatry that in contrast to behaviorism values subjective data (such as those gained by introspection) in the study and explanation of behavior
mentalist : mind reader
mentalistic : of or relating to any school of psychology or psychiatry that in contrast to behaviorism values subjective data (such as those gained by introspection) in the study and explanation of behavior
mentality : mental power or capacity : intelligence
mentally : in the mind
mentation : mental activity
Mentha : a widely distributed genus of aromatic herbs of the mint family (Labiatae) which have white or pink flowers and some of which (as the spearmint and peppermint) are used in flavoring and cookery
Menthaceae : a family of plants coextensive with the Labiatae
menthaceous : a family of plants coextensive with the Labiatae
menthadiene : any of several terpenes C10H16 (as dipentene, limonene, terpinolene) of which the menthanes are the tetrahydrides
menthane : any of three isomeric liquid saturated cyclic hydrocarbons C10H20 that are hexahydro derivatives of the cymenes
menthene : an oily unsaturated hydrocarbon C10H18 that is a tetrahydro derivative of the para isomer of cymene obtained from menthol by dehydration
menthenol : a monohydroxy alcohol C10H17OH (as terpineol) derived from a menthene
menthenone : a monoketone C10H16O (as pulegone) derived from a menthene
menthol : a crystalline alcohol C10H20O that occurs especially in mint oils and has the odor and cooling properties of peppermint
mentholated : containing or impregnated with menthol
menthone : a liquid ketone C10H18O that occurs in a levorotatory form especially in peppermint oil and pennyroyal oil and that can be made synthetically by oxidation of menthol
menthyl : the monovalent radical C10H19 derived from menthol by removal of the hydroxyl group
menticide : a systematic and intentional undermining of a person's conscious mind : brainwashing
mention : the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner
mentionable : the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner
mentolabial : of, relating to, or lying between the chin and lower lip
mentor : a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
mentorship : the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor
mentum : a median plate of the labium of an insect
Mentzelia : a genus of scabrous and bristly western American herbs or undershrubs (family Loasaceae) with alternate leaves, yellow or white flowers, and a one-celled ovary with numerous ovules
menu : a list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or that are to be served (as at a banquet)
Menura : a genus (the type of the family Menuridae) consisting of the lyrebirds
Menurae : a suborder of birds (order Passeriformes) comprising the lyrebirds and scrubbirds
Menyanthaceae : a widely distributed family of aquatic or bog plants (order Gentianales) having basal or alternate leaves and valvate corolla lobes
Menyanthaceous : a widely distributed family of aquatic or bog plants (order Gentianales) having basal or alternate leaves and valvate corolla lobes
Menyanthes : a genus (the type of the family Menyanthaceae) of bog plants, having thickish creeping rootstocks and racemose flowers on a naked scape  — see buckbean
Menziesia : a genus of shrubs (family Ericaceae) of North America and eastern Asia having small bell-shaped flowers and bluish tinged foliage  — see false azalea
Mephistophelean : a chief devil in the Faust legend
Mephistopheles : a chief devil in the Faust legend
mephitic : of, relating to, or resembling mephitis : foul-smelling
mephitine : of or relating to skunks
mephitis : a noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalation from the earth
Mer meridian
Merak : a blue star of the second magnitude that is seen in the constellation Ursa Major and forms part of the base of the Big Dipper
meralgia : pain especially of a neuralgic kind in the thigh
mercantile : of or relating to merchants or trading
mercantilism : the theory or practice of mercantile pursuits : commercialism
mercantilist : the theory or practice of mercantile pursuits : commercialism
mercantilistic : the theory or practice of mercantile pursuits : commercialism
mercaptal : any of a class of compounds formed by the reaction of thiols with aldehydes or ketones
mercaptan : thiol sense 1
mercaptides : a metallic derivative of a thiol
mercapto : derived from or related to a mercaptan
mercaptol : a mercaptal formed from a ketone and analogous to a ketal
mercaptole : a mercaptal formed from a ketone and analogous to a ketal
Mercator : of, relating to, or drawn on the Mercator projection
Mercatorial : mercantile
mercatorial : mercantile
Mercedarian : a member of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy founded at Barcelona about 1218 by St. Peter Nolasco
mercenarily : one that serves merely for wages
mercenariness : one that serves merely for wages
mercenary : one that serves merely for wages
mercer : a dealer in usually expensive fabrics
mercerization : to give (a material, such as cotton yarn) luster, strength, and receptiveness to dyes by treatment under tension with caustic soda
mercerize : to give (a material, such as cotton yarn) luster, strength, and receptiveness to dyes by treatment under tension with caustic soda
mercerizer : a textile worker who mercerizes
mercery : a mercer's wares, shop, or occupation
merch : merchandise sense 1
merchandisable : merchantable
merchandise : the commodities or goods that are bought and sold in business : wares
merchandiser : the commodities or goods that are bought and sold in business : wares
merchant : a buyer and seller of commodities for profit : trader
merchantable : of commercially acceptable quality : salable
merchantlike : like or proper to a merchant
merchantly : of or relating to merchants
merchantman : merchant
merchantry : a merchant's dealings : trade
merchantship : merchantman sense 2
Mercian : a native or inhabitant of Mercia
merciful : full of mercy : compassionate
mercifully : in a merciful manner
mercifulness : full of mercy : compassionate
merciless : having or showing no mercy : pitiless
mercilessly : having or showing no mercy : pitiless
mercilessness : having or showing no mercy : pitiless
mercurate : any of various salts containing bivalent mercury in a complex anion  — compare iodomercurate
mercuration : any of various salts containing bivalent mercury in a complex anion  — compare iodomercurate
mercurial : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
Mercurialis : an herb (Mercurialis annua) of the spurge family formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic, and antisyphilitic
mercurialism : chronic poisoning with mercury (as from industrial contacts with the metal or its fumes)
mercuriality : the quality or state of being mercurial : volatility
mercurially : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
mercurialness : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
Mercurian : mercurial
mercuric : of, relating to, or containing mercury
mercuride : a binary compound of mercury with a more electropositive element or radical  — compare amalgam
mercurize : mercurate
mercurous : of, relating to, or containing mercury
Mercury : a Roman god of commerce, eloquence, travel, cunning, and theft who serves as messenger to the other gods  — compare hermes
mercy : compassion or forbearance (see forbearance sense 1) shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power
merdivorous : coprophagous
mere : being nothing more than
Meredithian : of, relating to, or characteristic of George Meredith or his writings
merely : nothing more than : only
meresman : a parish officer named to ascertain boundaries
merestone : a stone indicating a boundary : landmark
meretricious : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
meretriciously : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
meretriciousness : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
meretrix : prostitute
merfolk : a legendary people of the sea having human head, trunk, and arms and the tail of a fish  — compare mermaid, merman
merganser : any of various fish-eating diving ducks (especially genus Mergus) with a slender bill hooked at the end and serrated along the margins and usually a crested head  — see common merganser
merge : to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce (see coalesce sense 2)
mergence : to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce (see coalesce sense 2)
merger : the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
Mergus : a genus of highly aquatic diving ducks including several typical mergansers having males that are brightly marked and develop an eclipse plumage
meriah : a member of a Khond people of eastern India formerly engaging in human sacrifices
mericarp : one of the two carpels that resemble achenes and form the schizocarp of an umbelliferous plant
Merida city in southeastern Mexico population 830,732
meridian : a great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the poles
Meridion : a genus (coextensive with the family Meridionaceae) of freshwater pennate diatoms having cuneate cells arranged in flat, fan-shaped, or spiral colonies and often causing odors in public water supplies
Meridional : of, relating to, or situated in the south : southern
meridional : of, relating to, or situated in the south : southern
meridionality : the quality or state of being meridional or on the meridian : position in the south
meridionally : of, relating to, or situated in the south : southern
meringue : a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
Merino : any of a breed of fine-wooled white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Meriones : a genus of gerbils
meriquinoid : partly quinonoid : having the properties of a meriquinone  — compare hemiquinonoid
meriquinone : a compound (as quinhydrone) that is partly quinonoid and partly benzenoid  — compare semiquinone
meriquinonoid : partly quinonoid : having the properties of a meriquinone  — compare hemiquinonoid
merism : possession of (such) an arrangement of or relation among constituent chemical units
merismatic : meristematic
merismoid : having a branched pileus
meristele : one of the units of vascular tissue in a polystele
meristelic : one of the units of vascular tissue in a polystele
meristem : a formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs
meristematic : a formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs
meristematically : a formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs
meristic : segmental
meristically : segmental
meristogenous : arising from a single hyphal cell or a group of adjacent hyphal cells by repeated cross and longitudinal divisions (as in the development of certain pycnidia)  — compare symphogenous
merit : a praiseworthy quality : virtue
meritable : meritorious
merited : a praiseworthy quality : virtue
meriter : one that merits
meritless : a praiseworthy quality : virtue
meritmonger : one who expects salvation as a recompense for good works
meritorious : deserving of honor or esteem
meritoriously : deserving of honor or esteem
meritoriousness : deserving of honor or esteem
merkin : the hair of the female genitalia
merl : blackbird sense 1a
merle : blackbird sense 1a
merlin : a small compact falcon (Falco columbarius) of the northern hemisphere having a broad dark terminal band on the tail and upperparts that are slate blue in males and brown in females
merlon : any of the solid intervals between crenellations of a battlement  — see battlement illustration
Merluccius : a genus of fishes related to the cods and included with them in Gadidae or now often isolated in a separate family  — see hake
mermaid : a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
mermaiden : mermaid sense 1
merman : a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish
Mermis : a genus (the type of the family Mermithidae) of very slender nematode worms that as adults live in damp earth often appearing on the ground in great numbers after rains and as larvae live in the bodies of insects
mermithergate : a worker ant hypertrophied and altered in bodily form by parasitic nematodes  — compare mermithized
Mermithidae : a family of elongated round-headed nematode worms (order Enoplida) having the digestive tract nonfunctional in the adult  — see mermis
mermithization : mermithid infestation
mermithized : infested with mermithid worms
mero : part : partial
meroblastic : characterized by incomplete cleavage as a result of the presence of a mass of yolk material  — compare holoblastic
meroblastically : characterized by incomplete cleavage as a result of the presence of a mass of yolk material  — compare holoblastic
merocerite : the fourth segment of the antenna of a crustacean
meroceritic : the fourth segment of the antenna of a crustacean
merogamy : microgamy
merogenesis : the production of segmental parts
merogenetic : of or relating to merogenesis : exhibiting merogenesis : segmented
merogenic : of or relating to merogenesis : exhibiting merogenesis : segmented
merognathite : the fourth segment of a crustacean gnathite
merogonic : development of an embryo by a process that is genetically equivalent to male parthenogenesis and that involves segmentation and differentiation of an egg or egg fragment deprived of its own nucleus but having a functional male nucleus introduced
merogony : development of an embryo by a process that is genetically equivalent to male parthenogenesis and that involves segmentation and differentiation of an egg or egg fragment deprived of its own nucleus but having a functional male nucleus introduced
merohedral : marked by merohedrism
merohedric : marked by merohedrism
merohedrism : the conditioning of a crystal due to symmetrical suppression of half or three fourths of the faces of the holohedral form
meroistic : producing nutritive cells as well as eggs from oocytes
Meroitic ancient city on the Nile River in northeastern Africa
meromorphic : relating to or being a function of a complex variable that is analytic everywhere in a region except for singularities at each of which infinity is the limit and each of which is contained in a neighborhood where the function is analytic except for the singular point itself
meromyarian : having few cells in each quadrant of a cross section
meropia : partial blindness
Meropidae : a family of chiefly tropical usually brightly colored gregarious birds that nest in holes in the ground and constitute a distinct suborder of Coraciiformes  — see bee-eater, merops
meroplankton : the portion of the plankton found only a part of the time at or near the surface
meroplanktonic : the portion of the plankton found only a part of the time at or near the surface
meropodite : the segment fourth from the base of some limbs of crustaceans (as the ambulatory limbs of decapods)
meropoditic : the segment fourth from the base of some limbs of crustaceans (as the ambulatory limbs of decapods)
Merops : the type genus of Meropidae comprising various Old World bee-eaters
meros : the plain surface between the channels of a triglyph
Merosomata : a group consisting of those compound ascidians that have zooids with the body divided into regions (as thorax and abdomen)
Merostomata : a class or other category of chelicerate arthropods including the Xiphosura and Eurypterida and sometimes made a subdivision of Arachnida
merostomatous : of or relating to the Merostomata
merostome : an arthropod of the class Merostomata
merostomous : of or relating to the Merostomata
merosymmetrical : merohedral
merosymmetry : merohedrism
merosystematic : merohedral
merotomize : to divide into parts
merotomy : division (as of a cell) into parts
merotropy : tautomerism
Merovingian : of or relating to the first Frankish dynasty reigning from about a.d. 500 to 751
meroxene : a mineral consisting of a biotite
merozoite : a sporozoan trophozoite produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
merpeople : merfolk
merrily : full of gaiety or high spirits : mirthful
merriment : lighthearted gaiety or fun-making : hilarity
merriness : full of gaiety or high spirits : mirthful
merry : full of gaiety or high spirits : mirthful
merrymake : merrymaking
merrymaker : reveler
merrymaking : gay or festive activity : conviviality
merryman : buffoon, jester
merrymeeting : a festive gathering
merrythought : wishbone
merrywing : bufflehead
Mertensia : a large genus of herbs (family Boraginaceae) of temperate regions with funnel-shaped blue or purple flowers  — see virginia cowslip
Merton Robert C(ox) 1944–     American economist
Merulius : a genus of fungi (family Polyporaceae) having resupinate sporophores on which the hymenium forms reticulate or sinuous folds  — see house fungus
merwinite : a mineral MgCa3(SiO4)2 consisting of a calcium magnesium silicate with monoclinic crystals
merwoman : mermaid
Merychippus : an American genus of extinct Miocene horses
Merycoidodon : a genus (the type of the family Merycoidodontidae) of extinct, Oligocene, four-toed artiodactyls of the size of a peccary and the form of a swine that are regarded as probably archaic ruminants living in North America from the Eocene to the early Pliocene  — see oreodont
Merycoidodontidae : a family of extinct artiodactyl mammals comprising the oreodonts of North America
Merycopotamus : a genus of Asiatic Pliocene and Pleistocene artiodactyls related to the genus Anthracotherium and sometimes made the type of a distinct family
Mes methyl
mesa : an isolated relatively flat-topped natural elevation usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau
mesabite : an ocherous goethite
mesaconic : a crystalline unsaturated acid HOOCCH=C(CH3)COOH made by thermal isomerization of citraconic acid; methyl-fumaric acid
mesad : toward or on the side toward the mesial plane
Mesadenia : a separate genus comprising the New World members of the genus Cacalia
mesadenia : a separate genus comprising the New World members of the genus Cacalia
mesal : middle, median
mesameboid : a primitive amoeboid mesodermal cell that gives rise to the blood cells of the embryo :  hematoblast
mesange : a pale green that is bluer and duller than celadon gray or spray green
mesaortitis : inflammation of the middle layer of the aorta
mesaraic : mesenteric
mesarch : having metaxylem developed both internal and external to the protoxylem
mesarteritis : inflammation of the middle layer of an artery
mesaticephalic : mesocephalic
mesaticephalism : the quality or state of being mesaticephalic
mesaticephaly : the quality or state of being mesaticephalic
mesatipellic : having a pelvis of moderate size with a pelvic index of 90.0 to 94.9
mesatiskelic : having limbs of moderate length in proportion to the trunk with a skelic index of 85 to 90
mesaxonic : having the axis of the foot formed by the middle digit
mescal : peyote sense 2
Mescalero : a member of an Apache people of Texas and New Mexico
mescaline : a hallucinatory crystalline alkaloid C11H17NO3 that is the chief active principle in peyote buttons
mescalism : intoxication produced by the use of peyote buttons
mesectoderm : the part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm especially of the neural crest that gives rise to pigment cells, the meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages
mesem : mesembryanthemum
Mesembryanthemum : any of a genus (Mesembryanthemum) of chiefly southern African fleshy-leaved herbs or subshrubs of the carpetweed family
mesencephalic : midbrain
mesencephalon : midbrain
mesenchyma : mesenchyme
mesenchymal : of, resembling, or being mesenchyme
mesenchymatous : mesenchymal
mesenchyme : loosely organized undifferentiated mostly mesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone, and cartilage
mesendoderm : endomesoderm
mesenna : the bark of an Ethiopian tree (Albizzia anthelmintica) used to expel tapeworms
mesenterial : mesenteric
mesenteric : one or more vertebrate membranes that consist of a double fold of the peritoneum and invest the intestines and their appendages and connect them with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity
mesenteriolum : mesoappendix
mesenteritis : inflammation of the mesentery
mesenteron : the part of the digestive tract that is developed from the archenteron and is lined with hypoblast
mesentery : one or more vertebrate membranes that consist of a double fold of the peritoneum and invest the intestines and their appendages and connect them with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity
mesentoderm : endomesoderm
mesepimeron : the epimeron of the mesothorax of an insect
mesepisternum : the episternum of the mesothorax of an insect
mesepithelium : mesothelium
mesethmoid : located in the middle of the ethmoid region : being or relating to a median cartilaginous or bony element of the ethmoidal region that generally forms the greater part of the nasal septum
mesh : one of the openings between the threads or cords of a net
Meshech :  moschi
meshed : one of the openings between the threads or cords of a net
meshwork : network sense 2
meshy : composed of meshes : netted
mesiad : toward or on the side toward the mesial plane
mesial : middle, median
mesially : middle, median
mesic : characterized by, relating to, or requiring a moderate amount of moisture
mesilla : a small mesa
mesiobuccal : of or relating to the mesial and buccal surfaces of a tooth
mesioclusion : malocclusion characterized by mesial displacement of one or more of the lower teeth
mesiodistal : of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth
mesiodistally : of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth
mesiolingual : of or relating to the mesial and lingual surfaces of a tooth
mesitite : ferroan magnesite
mesityl : a hypothetical radical C3H5 of which mesityl oxide was once regarded as the oxide and acetone as the hydroxide
mesitylene : an oily hydrocarbon C9H12 that is found in coal tar and petroleum or made synthetically and is a powerful solvent
mesmeric : of, relating to, or induced by mesmerism
mesmerically : of, relating to, or induced by mesmerism
mesmerism : hypnotic induction held to involve animal magnetism
mesmerist : hypnotic induction held to involve animal magnetism
mesmerization : to subject to mesmerism
mesmerize : to subject to mesmerism
mesmerizer : to subject to mesmerism
mesnality : the estate or condition of a mesne lord
mesnalty : the estate or condition of a mesne lord
mesne : intermediate, intervening
meso : mid : in the middle
mesoappendix : the mesentery of the vermiform appendix
mesobenthos : the fauna and flora of the sea bottom between 100 and 500 fathoms
mesoblast : the embryonic cells that give rise to mesoderm
mesoblastema : mesoblast
mesoblastemic : mesoblast
mesoblastic : relating to, derived from, or made up of mesoblast
mesocaecum : the fold of peritoneum attached to the cecum
mesocardia : abnormal location of the heart in the central part of the thorax
mesocardium : the transitory mesentery of the embryonic heart
mesocarp : the middle layer of a pericarp  — see endocarp illustration
mesocentrous : having a median center of ossification
mesocephal : an individual with a mesocephalic skull
mesocephalic : having a head of medium proportion with a cephalic index of 76.0 to 80.9
mesocephaly : the quality or state of being mesocephalic
mesochondrium : the matrix of cartilage
mesochroic : having a complexion intermediate between light and dark
mesocoele : the embryonic cavity of the midbrain
mesocolon : a mesentery joining the colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
mesocoracoid : of or relating to a median element of the coracoid arch in some teleost fishes
mesocranial : having a skull of medium proportions with a cranial index of 75.0 to 79.9
mesocratic : having nearly equal dark and light mineral constituents
mesode : a portion of a choral ode between a strophe and its antistrophe
mesoderm : the middle of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of many bodily tissues and structures (such as bone, muscle, connective tissue, and dermis)
mesodermal : the middle of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of many bodily tissues and structures (such as bone, muscle, connective tissue, and dermis)
mesodermic : the middle of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of many bodily tissues and structures (such as bone, muscle, connective tissue, and dermis)
Mesodesma : a genus of marine bivalves (suborder Tellinacea) living mostly in the sand in shallow water
mesodic : a portion of a choral ode between a strophe and its antistrophe
mesodont : having medium-sized teeth
mesofurca : the middle apodeme of the thorax of an insect projecting upward from the sternum into the body cavity
mesofurcal : the middle apodeme of the thorax of an insect projecting upward from the sternum into the body cavity
mesogaster : mesogastrium
mesogastric : of or relating to the mesogastrium
mesogastrium : a ventral mesentery of the embryonic stomach that persists as the falciform ligament and the lesser omentum
mesogloea : a gelatinous substance between the endoderm and ectoderm of sponges or cnidarians
mesognathic : having the jaws of medium size and slightly projecting with a gnathic index of 98.0 to 102.9
mesognathion : the lateral part of the premaxilla bearing the lateral incisor tooth on each side
mesognathous : having the jaws of medium size and slightly projecting with a gnathic index of 98.0 to 102.9
mesognathy : having the jaws of medium size and slightly projecting with a gnathic index of 98.0 to 102.9
mesogyrate : curving toward the center
Mesohippus : a genus of North American Oligocene 3-toed horses probably not on the direct ancestral line of the modern horses
mesokurtic : closely resembling a normal frequency distribution : neither leptokurtic nor platykurtic
mesolecithal : centrolecithal
mesolimnion : thermocline
mesolite : a zeolitic mineral Na2Ca2Al6Si9O30.8H2O consisting of hydrous aluminosilicate of sodium and calcium
mesolithic : of, relating to, or being a transitional period of the Stone Age between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic
mesomere : a blastomere of medium size
mesomeric : resonance sense 3
mesomerism : resonance sense 3
mesometric : of or relating to the mesometrium
mesometrium : a mesentery supporting the oviduct or uterus
mesomorph : a mesomorphic body or person
mesomorphic : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development
mesomorphous : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development
mesomorphy : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development
Mesomyodi : a group of passerine birds nearly equivalent to Clamatores having the syringeal muscles attached to the middle of the bronchial half rings  — compare acromyodi
mesomyodian : a group of passerine birds nearly equivalent to Clamatores having the syringeal muscles attached to the middle of the bronchial half rings  — compare acromyodi
mesomyodous : a group of passerine birds nearly equivalent to Clamatores having the syringeal muscles attached to the middle of the bronchial half rings  — compare acromyodi
meson : any of a group of fundamental particles (such as the pion and kaon) made up of a quark and an antiquark that are subject to the strong force and have zero or an integer number of quantum units of spin
Mesonemertini : an order of nemertea comprising the members of Palaeonemertea that have the mouth far behind the anterior end of the body
mesonephric : either member of the second and midmost of the three paired vertebrate renal organs that functions in adult fishes and amphibians but functions only in the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals in which it is replaced by a metanephros in the adult  — compare metanephros, pronephros
mesonephridium : a nephridium of mesodermal origin
mesonephros : either member of the second and midmost of the three paired vertebrate renal organs that functions in adult fishes and amphibians but functions only in the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals in which it is replaced by a metanephros in the adult  — compare metanephros, pronephros
mesonic : any of a group of fundamental particles (such as the pion and kaon) made up of a quark and an antiquark that are subject to the strong force and have zero or an integer number of quantum units of spin
mesonotal : of or relating to the mesonotum
mesonotum : the dorsal portion of the mesothoracic integument of insects
Mesonychidae : a family of extinct creodont carnivorous mammals from the Paleocene and Eocene of North America and Europe
Mesonyx : a genus of extinct creodont mammals of the family Mesonychidae
mesophile : an organism growing at a moderate temperature (as bacteria that grow best at about the temperature of the human body)  — compare psychrophile, thermophile
mesophilic : growing or thriving best in an intermediate environment (as in one of moderate temperature)
mesophragma : a phragma of the mesothorax in various insects
mesophragmal : a phragma of the mesothorax in various insects
mesophryon : glabella
mesophyll : the parenchyma between the epidermal layers of a foliage leaf
mesophyllous : the parenchyma between the epidermal layers of a foliage leaf
mesophyllum : mesophyll
mesophyte : a plant that grows under medium conditions of moisture
mesophytic : a plant that grows under medium conditions of moisture
mesopic : having a face on which the root of the nose and central line of the face project moderately
mesoplankton : the plankton of middle depths below the penetration of photosynthetically effective light
mesoplanktonic : the plankton of middle depths below the penetration of photosynthetically effective light
mesoplastral : of or relating to a mesoplastron
mesoplastron : one of a pair of bones in the plastron of various pleurodiran turtles situated one on each side between the hyoplastron and hypoplastron
mesopleural : of or relating to a mesopleuron
mesopleuron : a pleuron of the mesothorax of an insect
Mesoplodon : a genus of nearly cosmopolitan small-toothed whales
mesoplodont : a genus of nearly cosmopolitan small-toothed whales
mesopodial : of or relating to the mesopodium
mesopodium : the middle portion of the foot of a mollusk  — compare propodium
mesopotamia region of southwestern Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers extending from the mountains of eastern Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf
Mesopotamian region of southwestern Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers extending from the mountains of eastern Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf
mesoprescutum : the prescutum of the mesothorax of an insect
mesoprosopic : having a face of average width with a facial index of 84.0 to 87.9 as measured on the living head or 85.0 to 89.9 on the skull
mesopterygium : the middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the pectoral fins of various fishes (as the sharks and rays)  — compare basipterygium
mesopterygoid : oriented with respect to the pterygoids
mesorchium : the fold of peritoneum that attaches the testis to the dorsal wall in the fetus
mesorectum : the mesentery that supports the rectum
Mesoreodon : a genus of extinct artiodactyls (family Merycoidodontidae) from the Miocene of North America
mesorrhinal : of or relating to the mesorrhinium
mesorrhinium : the part of the base of the upper mandible of a bird that lies between the nostrils
mesorrhiny : having a nose of moderate size with a nasal index of 47.0 to 50.9 on the skull or of 70.0 to 84.9 on the living head
mesosalpinx : a fold of the broad ligament investing and supporting the fallopian tube
mesosaur : an extinct aquatic reptile of the genus Mesosaurus
Mesosauria : an order of primitive aquatic and probably web-footed reptiles from the Permian of South America and Africa that are distinguished by an elongate head with the nostrils near the eyes and are sometimes included in Pelycosauria as a suborder
Mesosaurus : a genus of small aquatic presumably fish-eating Permian reptiles of South America and southern Africa
mesoscapula : the spine of the scapula regarded as a distinct element
mesoscapular : the spine of the scapula regarded as a distinct element
mesoscutal : of or relating to the mesoscutum
mesoscutellar : of or relating to the mesoscutellum
mesoscutellum : the scutellum of the mesothorax of insects
mesoscutum : the scutum of the mesothorax of an insect
mesoseismal : of or relating to the center of an area of earthquake disturbance
mesoseme :  mesoconch
mesosigmoid : the mesentery of the sigmoid part of the descending colon
mesosoma : the middle region of the body of various invertebrates especially when this cannot readily be analyzed into its primitive segmentation (as in most mollusks and in arachnids)
mesosomatic : the middle region of the body of various invertebrates especially when this cannot readily be analyzed into its primitive segmentation (as in most mollusks and in arachnids)
mesosome : an organelle of bacteria that appears as an invagination of the plasma membrane and functions either in DNA replication and cell division or excretion of exoenzymes
mesospore : the middle coat of a spore that has three coats
mesosporium : the middle coat of a spore that has three coats
mesosternum : gladiolus
Mesostoma : a cosmopolitan genus of large transparent freshwater rhabdocoelous turbellarians
mesostomid : a cosmopolitan genus of large transparent freshwater rhabdocoelous turbellarians
mesostyle : the small cusp between the metacone and paracone of a molar
mesostylous : having styles of intermediate length  — compare macrostylous, microstylous
Mesosuchia : a suborder of Loricata comprising variable and more or less archaic reptiles of the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous
mesosuchian : a suborder of Loricata comprising variable and more or less archaic reptiles of the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous
Mesotaeniaceae : a family of unicellular or colonial green algae (order Zygnematales) comprising the saccoderm desmids and differing from the Desmidiaceae in having the cell wall in a single piece and without pores  — see desmidiales
mesotarsal : of or relating to the median plane of the tarsus
mesothelial : epithelium derived from mesoderm that lines the body cavity of a vertebrate embryo and gives rise to epithelia (as of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura), striated muscle, heart muscle, and several minor structures
mesothelium : epithelium derived from mesoderm that lines the body cavity of a vertebrate embryo and gives rise to epithelia (as of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura), striated muscle, heart muscle, and several minor structures
mesotherm : a plant that requires a moderate degree of heat for successful growth  — compare megatherm, microtherm
mesothermal : deposited from warm waters at intermediate depth under conditions in the medium ranges of temperature and pressure
mesothesis : a mediating agency or principle
mesothetic : being in a middle position : intermediate
mesothoracic : of or relating to the mesothorax
mesothorax : the middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect  — see insect illustration
mesothorium : either of two radioactive products intermediate between thorium and radiothorium in the thorium series or a mixture of the two products obtained usually from thorium minerals (as monazite sand) and used as a substitute for radium especially in luminous paints:
mesotonic : meantone system
mesotroch : a band of ciliated cells surrounding the middle of the body of a larval marine annelid
mesotrocha : a mesotrochal larva
mesotrochal : a band of ciliated cells surrounding the middle of the body of a larval marine annelid
mesotrochous : a band of ciliated cells surrounding the middle of the body of a larval marine annelid
mesotron : meson
mesotropic : turned or directed toward or located in the median plane of a cavity
mesovarium : the mesentery uniting the ovary with the body wall
mesoventral : median and ventral
mesoventrally : median and ventral
mesoxalic : a crystalline acid CO(COOH)2 or C(OH)2(COOH)2 made especially by oxidation of amino-malonic acid
mesoxalyl : the bivalent radical CO(CO)2 or C(OH)2(CO)2 of mesoxalic acid
Mesozoa : a phylum or other taxonomic group comprising the mesozoans
mesozoan : any of the animals that comprise the taxon Mesozoa, that includes small wormlike parasitic forms with an outer layer of somatic cells and an inner mass of reproductive cells, and that are often regarded as intermediate in organization between the protozoans and the metazoans although they may be degenerate descendants of more highly organized forms
Mesozoic : of, relating to, or being an era of geologic history comprising the interval between the Permian and the Tertiary or the corresponding system of rocks that was marked by the presence of dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, ammonites, ferns, and gymnosperms and the appearance of angiosperms, mammals, and birds  — see Geologic Time Table
Mespilus : a genus of Eurasian trees (family Rosaceae) having large solitary flowers, leafy calyx lobes, and a pomaceous fruit with an open top and five easily detached stones  — see medlar
mesquite : any of several spiny leguminous trees or shrubs (genus Prosopis and especially P. glandulosa) chiefly of the southwestern U.S. that often form extensive thickets and have sweet pods eaten by livestock
Mesropian :  armenian alphabet
mess : a quantity of food:
message : a communication in writing, in speech, or by signals
Messalian :  euchite
messaline : a soft lightweight silk dress fabric with a satin weave
messan : lapdog sense 1
Messapian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Messapii
messenger : one who bears a message or does an errand: such as
messet : lapdog
Messiah : the expected king and deliverer of the Jews
Messiahship : the expected king and deliverer of the Jews
Messianic : of or relating to a messiah
Messianism : belief in a messiah as the savior of humankind
Messianist : an advocate of messianism
Messias : messiah sense 1
messily : marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy
Messinese : a native or inhabitant of Messina, Italy, in Sicily
messiness : marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy
messing : a quantity of food:
messman : a navy enlisted man on temporary duty in the sailors' or officers' dining quarters who serves the food and clears the tables
messmate : a person with whom one regularly takes mess (as on a ship)
messor : to have familiar intercourse : associate
messroom : a room (as on a ship) used for a mess : dining room
messtin : an oval-shaped metal utensil having a bail and forming part of a soldier's mess equipment
messuage : premise sense 3b
messy : marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy
mestiza : a woman who is a mestizo
mestizo : a person of mixed blood
mestome : the conducting tissues comprising leptome and hadrome  — compare stereome
Mesua : a genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) having large solitary flowers with a 2-celled ovary  — see rose chestnut
Mesvinian : of or relating to a middle paleolithic culture of Belgium contemporaneous with Levalloisian and Clactonian
mesymnion : a short colon or rhythmic series interpolated in a stanza
met meteorological; meteorology
meta : showing or suggesting an explicit awareness of itself or oneself as a member of its category : cleverly self-referential
metabasis : a medical change (as of disease, symptoms, or treatment)
metabiological : of or relating to metabiology
metabiology : a system of knowledge or belief built around biological principles
metabiosis : a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably
metabiotic : a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably
metabiotically : a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably
metabisulphite : a salt containing the bivalent anion S2O52− obtained by heating a bisulfite  — see sodium metabisulfite
Metabola : a division of Insecta comprising insects that undergo a metamorphosis
metabola : a division of Insecta comprising insects that undergo a metamorphosis
metabole :  metabasis
metabolian : an insect of the division Metabola
metabolic : of, relating to, or based on metabolism
metabolism : the sum of the processes in the buildup and destruction of protoplasm
metabolite : a product of metabolism
metabolizable : to subject to metabolism
metabolize : to subject to metabolism
metabolous : metabolic sense 2
metaboly : metamorphosis
metaborate : a salt or ester of a metaboric acid
metaboric : an acid HBO2 or (HBO2)n formed as a glassy amorphous solid by heating orthoboric acid but usually obtained in the form of its salts
metabranchial : of or relating to a posterior lobe of the carapace of a crab
metacarpal : of, relating to, or being the metacarpus or a metacarpal
metacarpale : metacarpal
metacarpophalangeal : of, relating to, or involving both the metacarpus and the phalanges
metacarpus : the part of the hand or forefoot that contains the metacarpals
metacenter : the point of intersection of the vertical through the center of buoyancy of a floating body with the vertical through the new center of buoyancy when the body is displaced
metacentric : of or relating to a metacenter
metachemic : of or relating to metachemistry
metachemistry : chemistry beyond the bounds of chemistry proper (as in a nonmaterial sphere) : highly speculative chemistry
Metachlamydeae : a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are united  — compare archichlamydeae
metachlamydeous : a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are united  — compare archichlamydeae
metachromatic : staining or characterized by staining in a different color or shade from what is typical
metachromatin : volutin
metachromatinic : volutin
metachromatism : metachromasia
metachrome : a metachromatic granule
metachronism : an error in chronology committed by placing an event after its real date  — compare parachronism
metachrosis : the power of some animals (as many fishes and reptiles) to change color voluntarily by the expansion of special pigment cells
metacinnabarite : a mineral HgS that consists of a native black mercuric sulfide and is polymorphous with cinnabar
metacneme : a mesentery of any of the various secondary sets developed in most zoantharians
metacone : the distobuccal cusp of an upper molar
metaconid : the cusp of a lower molar corresponding to a metacone
metaconule : the posterior intermediate cusp of a mammalian upper molar between the hypocone and the metacone
metacoracoid : one of the two elements forming the coracoid process
metacresol : the meta isomer of cresol that has antiseptic properties
metacromion : a process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals
metacryst : a crystal of a secondary mineral embedded in metamorphic rock
metacyclic : broad and stocky, produced in an intermediate host, and infective for the definitive host
metad : a small field rat (Millardia meltada)
metadiscoidal : originally diffuse but becoming discoidal (as in man and some apes)
metagalactic : the entire system of galaxies : universe
metagalaxy : the entire system of galaxies : universe
metagastric : of or relating to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of a crab
metage : the official measuring of contents or weight (as of coal or grain)
metagelatin : gelatin so modified by heat or acids that it remains fluid
metagenesis : alternation of generations in animals
metagenetic : alternation of generations in animals
metagenic : metagenetic
metagnathous : having the tips of the mandibles crossed
metagnomy : divination
metagraphy : transliteration
metahewettite : a mineral resembling hewettite but differing slightly from it in its behavior during hydration
metaigneous : of, relating to, or being metamorphosed igneous rock
metakinesis : metaphase
metakinetic : of, relating to, or characterized by metakinesis
metal : any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides
metalanguage : a language used to talk about language
metalcraft : the art of executing artistic designs in metal (as in repoussé work, chasing, inlaying)
metaldehyde : a crystalline compound (CH3CHO)4 that is a polymer of acetaldehyde and is used as a lure and poison for snails and slugs
metalepsis : a figure of speech consisting in the substitution by metonymy of one figurative sense for another
metaleptic : of or relating to metalepsis
metaleptical : of or relating to metalepsis
metaleptically : of or relating to metalepsis
metaler : one that places metal sheets on sized work
metaling : any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides
metalinguistic : of or relating to a metalanguage or to metalinguistics
metalinguistics : a branch of linguistics that deals with the relation between language and other cultural factors in a society
metalist : a worker in metals
metalize : to coat, treat, or combine with a metal
metalleity : metallicity
metallic : of, relating to, or being a metal
metallically : of, relating to, or being a metal
metallicity : the quality or state of being metallic
metallicize : to make (as a telephone line) fully metallic by adding another wire in place of a ground return
metallics : metallic substances
metallide : to diffuse (atoms of a metal or metalloid) into the surface of a metal by electrolysis in order to impart a desired surface property (such as hardness) to the bulk metal
metalliferous : yielding or containing metal
metalline : metallic sense 1
metallization : to coat, treat, or combine with a metal
metallize : to coat, treat, or combine with a metal
metallogenetic : relating to the origin of ores
metallogenic : relating to the origin of ores
metallograph : a metallurgical microscope equipped with a camera
metallographer : a study of the structure of metals especially with the microscope
metallographic : a study of the structure of metals especially with the microscope
metallography : a study of the structure of metals especially with the microscope
metalloid : an element intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals
metalloidal : an element intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals
metallophone : a percussion musical instrument consisting of a series of metal bars of varying pitch struck with hammers
metallorganic : containing a metal in the molecule
metallurgical : the science and technology of metals
metallurgically : the science and technology of metals
metallurgist : the science and technology of metals
metallurgy : the science and technology of metals
metalogic : a branch of analytic philosophy that deals with the critical examination of the basic concepts of logic abstracted from any meaning given them in the systems studied
metalogical : of or relating to metalogic
metaloph : a crest on a lophodont molar extending from the ectoloph to the hypocone
metalorganic : organometallic
metalware : ware made of metal
metalwork : the product of metalworking
metalworker : the product of metalworking
metalworking : the act or process of shaping things out of metal
metalworks : the product of metalworking
metamathematical : a field of study concerned with the formal structure and properties (such as the consistency and completeness of axioms) of mathematical systems
metamathematics : a field of study concerned with the formal structure and properties (such as the consistency and completeness of axioms) of mathematical systems
metamer : a chemical compound that is metameric with one or more others
metamere : any of a linear series of primitively similar segments into which the body of a higher invertebrate or vertebrate is divisible
metameric : composed of metameres : exhibiting bodily metamerism : segmental
metamerically : composed of metameres : exhibiting bodily metamerism : segmental
metamerism : the condition of having or the stage of evolutionary development characterized by a body made up of metameres
metamerization : the formation or differentiation of metameres
metamerized : divided into metameres
metamerous : metameric
metamery : metamerism
metamorphic : of or relating to metamorphosis
metamorphism : a change in the constitution of rock
metamorphize : metamorphose
metamorphose : to change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means
metamorphoses : to change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means
metamorphosis : change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
metamorphotic : metamorphic
Metamynodon : a genus of hornless rhinoceroses from the Oligocene of North America and Asia
metanalysis : a reanalysis of the division between sounds or words resulting in different constituents (as in the development of an apron from a napron)
metanauplius : a crustacean larva of the stage after the nauplius that has about seven pairs of appendages
Metanemertini : an order of Nemertea comprising forms in which the brain and lateral nerves lie within the somatic musculature
metanephric : either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms  — compare mesonephros, pronephros
metanephros : either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms  — compare mesonephros, pronephros
metanepionic : of, relating to, or being the median of the three nepionic stages in the development of an individual : late nepionic
metanilic : a crystalline sulfonic acid H2NC6H4SO3H that is isomeric with sulfanilic acid, is made by sulfonating nitrobenzene and then reducing, and is used as an intermediate for azo dyes; meta -amino-benzenesulfonic acid
metanotal : of, relating to, or situated on the metanotum
metanotum : the dorsal portion of the metathoracic integument of an insect
metanym : a generic name rejected because based on a type species congeneric with the type of a previously published genus
metaperiodic : periodic acid sense b
metaphase : the stage of mitosis and meiosis in which the chromosomes become arranged in the equatorial plane of the spindle
metaphloem : the later-formed part of the primary phloem that consists of mature phloem elements and is differentiated mainly after elongation of the axis has ceased  — compare protophloem
metaphony : umlaut
metaphor : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
metaphoric : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
metaphorical : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
metaphorically : in a metaphorical or figurative sense rather than a literal sense : by using a metaphor
metaphorist : one who creates or uses metaphors
metaphorize : to express (something) metaphorically
metaphosphate : a salt or ester of a metaphosphoric acid
metaphosphoric : a glassy solid acid HPO3 or (HPO3)n formed by heating orthophosphoric acid
metaphrase : a literal translation
metaphrasis : metaphrase
metaphrast : translator
metaphrastic : translator
metaphrastical : translator
metaphrastically : translator
metaphyseal : of or relating to a metaphysis
metaphysic : metaphysics
metaphysical : of or relating to metaphysics
metaphysically : of or relating to metaphysics
metaphysician : a student of or specialist in metaphysics
metaphysicize : to engage in metaphysical speculation
metaphysics : a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being and that includes ontology, cosmology, and often epistemology
metaphysis : the transitional zone at which the diaphysis and epiphysis of a bone come together
metaphyte : a multicellular plant  — compare protophyte
metaphytic : a multicellular plant  — compare protophyte
metaplasia : transformation of one tissue into another
metaplasm : alteration of regular verbal, grammatical, or rhetorical structure usually by transposition of the letters or syllables of a word or of the words in a sentence
metaplasmic : alteration of regular verbal, grammatical, or rhetorical structure usually by transposition of the letters or syllables of a word or of the words in a sentence
metaplast : a metaplasmic body
metaplastic : transformation of one tissue into another
metapleural : of or relating to a metapleuron
metapleuron : a pleuron of the metathorax of an insect
metapneumonic : secondary to pneumonia
metapneustic : breathing through a single pair of posterior or anal spiracles
metapodial : a metacarpal or metatarsal bone
metapodiale : metapodial
metapodium : the posterior division of the foot in mollusks
metapolitical : of or relating to metapolitics
metapolitician : one who engages in abstract political theorizing
metapolitics : theoretical or philosophical political science
metapophysis : a tubercle projecting from the anterior articular process of a vertebra especially in the lumbar region
metapostscutellar : of or relating to the metapostscutellum
metapostscutellum : the postnotum of the metathorax of an insect
metaprescutal : of or relating to the metaprescutum
metaprescutum : the prescutum of the metathorax of an insect
metaprotein : any of various products derived from proteins through the action of acids or alkalies by which the solubility and sometimes the composition of the proteins is changed
metapsychic : of or relating to phenomena (as mediumistic) outside the range of orthodox psychology
metapsychical : of or relating to phenomena (as mediumistic) outside the range of orthodox psychology
metapsychological : speculative psychology concerned with postulating the structure (such as the ego and id) and processes (such as cathexis) of the mind which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively
metapsychology : speculative psychology concerned with postulating the structure (such as the ego and id) and processes (such as cathexis) of the mind which usually cannot be demonstrated objectively
metapterygium : the posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the pectoral fins of some fishes (as sharks and rays)  — compare basipterygium
metapterygoid : situated behind the pterygoid
metarossite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous calcium vanadate  — compare rossite
metascutal : of or relating to the metascutum
metascutellar : of or relating to the metascutellum
metascutellum : the scutellum of the metathorax of an insect
metascutum : the scutum of the metathorax of an insect
metasedimentary : a metamorphic rock of sedimentary origin
metasilicate : a silicate containing the anion SiO3−− or (SiO3)n2n− in which the ratio of silicon to oxygen is 1 to 3
metasilicic : a hypothetical acid H2SiO3 or (H2SiO3)n from which the metasilicates may be regarded as derived
metasoma : the hind region of the body of some invertebrates
metasomal : the hind region of the body of some invertebrates
metasomatic : metamorphism that involves changes in the chemical composition as well as in the texture of rock
metasomatism : metamorphism that involves changes in the chemical composition as well as in the texture of rock
metasomatosis : metensomatosis
metasome : metasoma
metastability : having or characterized by only a slight margin of stability
metastable : having or characterized by only a slight margin of stability
metastasis : change of position, state, or form
metastasize : to spread or grow by or as if by metastasis
metastatic : change of position, state, or form
metastatically : change of position, state, or form
metasternal : of or relating to the metasternum
metasternum : the ventral plate of the metathorax of an insect
metasthenic : strong in the hinder part of the body
metastoma : a median platelike process behind the mouth in crustaceans and related arthropods
metastome : metastoma
metastyle : a cusp posterior to the metacone of a molar tooth
metatarsal : of, relating to, or being the part of the human foot or of the hind foot in quadrupeds between the tarsus and the phalanges that in humans comprises five elongated bones which form the front of the instep and ball of the foot
metatarsale : metatarsal
metatarsophalangeal : of, relating to, or involving both the metatarsus and the phalanges
metatarsus : the metatarsal part of a human foot or of a hind foot in quadrupeds
metate : a stone with a concave upper surface used as the lower millstone for grinding grains and especially corn
metathalamus : the part of the diencephalon on each side that comprises the lateral and medial geniculate bodies
Metatheria : a hypothetical group ancestral to placental mammals postulated to have reached a stage of development equivalent to that of the marsupials
metatherian : of or relating to the Metatheria
metatheses : a change of place or condition: such as
metathesis : a change of place or condition: such as
metathetic : a change of place or condition: such as
metathetical : a change of place or condition: such as
metathetically : a change of place or condition: such as
metathoracic : the posterior segment of the thorax of an insect  — see insect illustration
metathorax : the posterior segment of the thorax of an insect  — see insect illustration
metatracheal : arranged in bands or laminae mostly having no association with vessels or vascular tracheids
metatrophic : requiring complex organic sources of carbon and nitrogen for metabolic synthesis : heterotrophic
metatungstic : a yellow crystalline acid H8W12O40.x H2O or H6[H2(W3O10)4].24H2O soluble in water
metatype : a topotype or homeotype determined by the original author of its species
metatypic : a topotype or homeotype determined by the original author of its species
Metaurus river 70 miles (113 kilometers) long in east central Italy flowing east into the Adriatic Sea
metavanadate : a salt or ester of metavanadic acid
metavanadic : an acid HVO3 or H4V4O12 obtained by precipitation from a solution of vanadium pentoxide in water
metavauxite : a mineral FeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2.8H2O consisting of a hydrous iron aluminum phosphate derived by alteration from vauxite
metavoltine : a mineral (K, Na, Fe)5Fe3(SO4)6(OH)2.9H2O(?) consisting of a basic hydrous sulfate of iron, sodium, and potassium
metaxenia : the effect of a pollen parent on the developing maternal tissues of a seed or fruit outside the embryo and endosperm due to hormones produced by the embryo and endosperm after double fertilization  — compare carpoxenia, xenia
metaxite : a mineral consisting of a fibrous serpentine
metaxylem : the part of the primary xylem that differentiates after the protoxylem and that is distinguished typically by broader tracheids and vessels with pitted or reticulate walls
metayer : one that cultivates land for a share of its yield usually receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord
Metazoa : one of the Metazoa
metazoal : of or relating to the metazoans
metazoan : any of a group (Metazoa) that comprises all animals having the body composed of cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity lined with specialized cells
metazoea : a larva of various higher crustaceans intermediate between the zoea and the megalops
metazoon : one of the Metazoa
mete : to give out by measure : dole out
metempiric : metempirics
metempirical : of, relating to, or advocating metempirics
metempirically : of, relating to, or advocating metempirics
metempiricism : metempirics
metempiricist : one who advocates or practices metempirics
metempirics : the study of concepts and relationships conceived as beyond and yet related to knowledge gained empirically
metempsychic : of or relating to metempsychosis
metempsychose : to translate or transfer (as the soul) from one body to another
metempsychoses : the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal
metempsychosical : of or relating to metempsychosis
metempsychosis : the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal
metempsychosize : to translate or transfer (as the soul) from one body to another
metencephalic : the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the cerebellum and pons
metencephalon : the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the cerebellum and pons
metensomatosis : the migration into one body of different souls
metenteron : the alimentary canal modified in any manner from the primitive archenteron
metenteronic : the alimentary canal modified in any manner from the primitive archenteron
meteograph : meteorograph
meteor : an atmospheric phenomenon (such as lightning or a snowfall)
meteoric : of or relating to a meteor
meteorically : of or relating to a meteor
meteorism : gaseous distension of the stomach or intestine : tympanites
meteorist : a specialist in the study of meteors
meteorital : meteoritic
meteorite : a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
meteoritic : a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
meteoritics : a science that deals with meteors
meteorogram : a record made by a meteorograph
meteorograph : an autographic apparatus for recording simultaneously several meteorologic elements (as air pressure, temperature, moisture)
meteorographic : an autographic apparatus for recording simultaneously several meteorologic elements (as air pressure, temperature, moisture)
meteorography : an autographic apparatus for recording simultaneously several meteorologic elements (as air pressure, temperature, moisture)
meteoroid : a meteor particle itself without relation to the phenomena it produces when entering the earth's atmosphere
meteoroidal : a meteor particle itself without relation to the phenomena it produces when entering the earth's atmosphere
meteorolite : meteorite
meteorolitic : meteorite
meteorologic : a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
meteorological : a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
meteorologically : a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
meteorologist : a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
meteorology : a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
meteorous : meteoric
metepimeral : of or relating to a metepimeron
metepimeron : the epimeron of the metathorax of an insect
metepisternal : of or relating to a metepisternum
metepisternum : the episternum of the metathorax of an insect
meter : systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm sense 1) in verse:
meterman : a man trained to read and adjust meters (as gas meters)
metewand : a measuring rod
meteyard : a measuring rod
methacrylate : a salt or ester of methacrylic acid
methacrylic : an acid C4H6O2 used especially in making acrylic resins or plastics
methadone : a synthetic addictive narcotic drug C21H27NO used especially in the form of its hydrochloride for the relief of pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction
methanal : formaldehyde
methane : a colorless odorless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon CH4 that is a product of biological decomposition of organic matter and of the carbonization of coal, is used as a fuel and as a starting material in chemical synthesis, and is the simplest of the alkanes
methanoic : formic acid
methanolysis : alcoholysis with methanol
metheglin : mead entry 1
methemoglobin : a soluble brown crystalline basic blood pigment that differs from hemoglobin in containing ferric iron and in being unable to combine reversibly with molecular oxygen
methemoglobinemia : the presence of methemoglobin in the blood
methemoglobinuria : the presence of methemoglobin in the urine
methenamine : hexamethylenetetramine especially when used in the form of an organic salt to treat urinary tract infections
methene : methylene
methenyl : methylidyne
methide : a binary compound of methyl usually with a metal
methine : methylidyne
methinks : it seems to me
methiodide : a compound with methyl iodide
methionic : a deliquescent crystalline acid CH2(SO3H)2 formed from acetylene or acetamide by the action of fuming sulfuric acid; methane-disulfonic acid
methionine : a crystalline sulfur-containing essential amino acid C5H11NO2S that occurs in the levorotatory form as a constituent of many proteins
methobromide : a compound with methyl bromide
method : a procedure or process for attaining an object: such as
methodic : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
methodical : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
methodically : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
methodicalness : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
methodism : the doctrines and practice of Methodists
Methodist : a person devoted to or laying great stress on method
methodist : a person devoted to or laying great stress on method
Methodistic : a person devoted to or laying great stress on method
methodization : the act or process of methodizing or the state of being methodized
Methodize : to reduce to method : systematize
methodize : to reduce to method : systematize
methodless : lacking order or method
methodological : of or relating to method or methodology
methodologically : of or relating to method or methodology
methodologist : a student of methodology
methodology : a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures
Methody : methodist
methought : it seems to me
methoxide : a binary compound of methoxyl
methoxychlor : relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide C16H15Cl3O2
methoxyl : a monovalent radical CH3O− composed of methyl united with oxygen
Methuselah : an ancestor of Noah held to have lived 969 years
methyl : an alkyl radical CH3 derived from methane
methylal : a volatile flammable liquid C3H8O2 of pleasant ethereal odor used as a hypnotic and anesthetic and in organic synthesis
methylamine : a flammable explosive gas CH3NH2 with a strong ammoniacal odor used especially in organic synthesis (as of dyes and insecticides)
methylaniline : a methyl derivative of aniline
methylate : to introduce the methyl radical into
methylation : the introduction of a methyl radical into a substance
methylator : to introduce the methyl radical into
methylcholanthrene : a potent carcinogenic hydrocarbon C21H16
methylene : a divalent hydrocarbon group CH2 derived from methane
methylenimine : a hypothetical compound CH2=NH known in the form of derivatives
methylglyoxal : a yellow pungent volatile oil C3H4O2 that polymerizes readily and is formed as an intermediate in the metabolism or fermentation of carbohydrates and lactic acid
methylic : an alkyl radical CH3 derived from methane
methylmalonic : a structural isomer of succinic acid present in minute amounts in healthy human urine but excreted in large quantities in the urine of individuals with a vitamin B12 deficiency
methylnaphthalene : either of two isomeric hydrocarbons C11H10
methylol : hydroxymethyl
methylolurea : either of two compounds formed as the first stage in making urea-formaldehyde resins:
methylpentose : a methyl derivative of a pentose : a deoxy-hexose
methylpentoses : a methyl derivative of a pentose : a deoxy-hexose
metic : an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who had some civil privileges
meticulosity : marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
meticulous : marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
meticulously : marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
meticulousness : marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
metier : vocation, trade
metis : a person of mixed blood
metoestrous : of or relating to metestrus
Metol : a white soluble powder used as a photographic developer
metonym : a word used in metonymy
metonymic : a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")
metonymical : a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")
metonymy : a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")
metope : the space between two triglyphs of a Doric frieze often adorned with carved work
metopic : of or relating to the forehead : frontal
metopion : a point situated midway between the frontal eminences of the skull
metopism : the condition of having a persistent metopic suture
Metopoceros : a genus of Iguanidae containing the horned iguana
metopon : a narcotic drug that is derived from morphine and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C18H21NO3·HCl to relieve pain
metoposcopy : the art of reading character or telling fortunes from the markings of the forehead
metoxenous : heteroecious
metoxeny : heteroecious
metra : the minimal unit of measure in classical Greek verse constituting in certain meters (as the iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and the lyric forms of dactylic) a syzygy of two feet, in others (as hexameters of epic verse) a dipody and where necessary for analysis in the case of spondaic series a single foot, and in compound meters (as the ionic and choriambic) a foot of four syllables
Metrazol : a preparation of pentylenetetrazol
metria : part or layer of the uterus
metric : a part of prosody that deals with metrical (see metrical sense 1) structure
metrical : of, relating to, or composed in meter
metrically : in a manner relating to or based on the metric system
metrician : a composer in or student of meter : metrist
metricism : the character or property of being metric or having a tendency to metricity
metricist : metrist
metricize : to change into or express in the metric system
metrics : a part of prosody that deals with metrical (see metrical sense 1) structure
Metridium : a genus of sea anemones
metrification : composition in metrical form : versification
metrify : to compose in or put into meter : make a metrical version of
metrist : a maker of verses
metritis : inflammation of the uterus
metrological : the science of weights and measures or of measurement
metrologist : the science of weights and measures or of measurement
metrology : the science of weights and measures or of measurement
metromania : a mania for writing verses
metronome : a device designed to mark exact time by a regularly repeated tick
metronomic : mechanically regular (as in action or tempo)
metronomical : mechanically regular (as in action or tempo)
metronomically : mechanically regular (as in action or tempo)
metronymic : matronymic
metronymy : the custom of using matronymics
metropole : a chief town : metropolis
metropolis : the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
metropolitan : the primate of an ecclesiastical province
metropolitanate : the see or office of a metropolitan bishop
metropolitanism : the condition of being metropolitan : metropolitan character
metropolitanize : to make metropolitan
metropolitanship : metropolitanate
metropolite : metropolitan sense 1
metropolitical : metropolitan sense 1
metropolitically : metropolitan sense 1
metrorrhagia : irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods
metrorrhagic : irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods
Metrosideros : a genus of trees, shrubs, and vines (family Myrtaceae) chiefly of the Pacific islands that have hard dense heavy wood and large flowers borne in 2-forked or 3-forked cymes  — see lehua, lignum vitae sense 3
Metroxylon : a genus of Indo-Malayan pinnate-leaved palms that flower and fruit once and then die  — see sago palm sense 1a
mettle : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament sense 1a)
mettled : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament sense 1a)
mettlesome : full of mettle : spirited
Meum : a genus of European aromatic perennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) with flowers in compound umbels  — see spicknel
meuse river about 580 miles (933 kilometers) long in western Europe flowing from northeastern France through southern Belgium into the North Sea in the Netherlands
meute : mew entry 4 sense 1
Mev million electron volts
mew : gull
meward : toward me
mewer : one that mews
mewl : to cry weakly : whimper
mewler : one that mewls
Mexica :  nahuatl
Mexican : a native or inhabitant of Mexico
Mexicanize : to make Mexican in quality, traits, customs, or modes of conduct
meyerhofferite : a mineral Ca2B6O11.7H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium borate
mezcal :  mexican elm
mezereon : a small Eurasian shrub (Daphne mezereum of the family Thymelaeaceae, the mezereon family) with purple flowers and poisonous emetic leaves, fruit, and bark
mezereum : mezereon
mezuzah : a small parchment scroll inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and the name Shaddai and placed in a case fixed to the doorpost by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
mezzanine : a low-ceilinged story between two main stories of a building
mezzo : mezzo-soprano
mezzograph : a halftone made with a grain screen and having a grained surface instead of crossline screen dots
mezzotint : a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade
mezzotinter : one skilled in mezzotint
mho : a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of the ohm : siemens
mhometer : an instrument for measuring conductance
mi : the third note of the major scale in solfège
Miami : a member of an American Indian people originally of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana
miamia : a rude usually temporary hut of the Australian aborigines
Miao : an aboriginal people of China inhabiting southwestern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
Miaotse :  miao
Miaotze :  miao
miaow : the cry of a cat
miargyrite : a mineral AgSbS2 consisting of a silver antimony sulfide and occurring in iron-black to steel-gray crystals or masses whose powder is cherry red
miarolitic : characterized by irregular cavities into which well-formed crystals project
mias : missing in action
miasma : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
miasmal : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
miasmata : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
miasmatic : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
miasmic : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
Miastor : a genus of flies (family Cecidomyiidae) that are remarkable for their parthenogenetic and paedogenetic reproduction by which the larva on hatching from the egg develops internally a brood of similar larvae that on escaping may repeat the process for several generations before pupation and development of mature individuals
miaul : mew, meow
mib : mig
mica : any of various colored or transparent mineral silicates crystallizing in monoclinic forms that readily separate into very thin leaves
micaceous : any of various colored or transparent mineral silicates crystallizing in monoclinic forms that readily separate into very thin leaves
Micah : a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture  — see Bible Table
Micawberish : one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune
Micawberism : the improvident state or habitually optimistic point of view of a Micawber
micellar : a unit of structure built up from polymeric molecules or ions: such as
micelle : a unit of structure built up from polymeric molecules or ions: such as
Michael : one of the four archangels named in Hebrew tradition
Michaelmas : September 29 celebrated as the feast of St. Michael the Archangel
Michaelmastide : the season of Michaelmas
Michel Hartmut 1948–     German biochemist
Michelangelesque 1475–1564 Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
Michelia : a genus of Asiatic shrubs and trees (family Magnoliaceae) having introrse anthers and the pistil-bearing receptacle stalked within the flower  — see banana shrub, champac
Michigan state in the northern U.S. in the Great Lakes region including an upper (northwestern) peninsula and a lower (southeastern) peninsula and having a border on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario; capital Lansing area 58,527 square miles (151,585 square kilometers), population 9,883,640
michigan state in the northern U.S. in the Great Lakes region including an upper (northwestern) peninsula and a lower (southeastern) peninsula and having a border on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario; capital Lansing area 58,527 square miles (151,585 square kilometers), population 9,883,640
Michigander state in the northern U.S. in the Great Lakes region including an upper (northwestern) peninsula and a lower (southeastern) peninsula and having a border on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario; capital Lansing area 58,527 square miles (151,585 square kilometers), population 9,883,640
Michiganite state in the northern U.S. in the Great Lakes region including an upper (northwestern) peninsula and a lower (southeastern) peninsula and having a border on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario; capital Lansing area 58,527 square miles (151,585 square kilometers), population 9,883,640
Michoacan state of southwestern Mexico bordering on the Pacific; capital Morelia area 23,114 square miles (59,865 square kilometers), population 4,351,037
Mick : irishman
mick : irishman
Mickey :  irishman
mickle : great, much
Micky :  irishman
Micmac : a member of an American Indian people of eastern Canada
mico : a Muskogean chief
miconcave : slightly curved
Miconia : a large genus of tropical American shrubs or trees (family Melastomaceae) with small flowers in showy terminal inflorescences
micraner : a male ant of unusually small stature
Micraster : a genus of extinct heart urchins (order Exocycloida) with ambulacral furrows arranged in a small star on the dorsal surface
micrencephalous : having an abnormally small brain
micrencephaly : the condition of having an abnormally small brain
micrergate : a member of a caste of small workers among various ants
micro : very small
microammeter : an instrument for measuring electric current in microamperes
microampere : a unit of current equal to one millionth of an ampere
microanalysis : chemical analysis on a small or minute scale that usually requires special, very sensitive, or small-scale apparatus
microanalyst : chemical analysis on a small or minute scale that usually requires special, very sensitive, or small-scale apparatus
microanalytical : chemical analysis on a small or minute scale that usually requires special, very sensitive, or small-scale apparatus
microbal : microbial
microbalance : a balance designed to measure very small weights
microbar : a unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
microbarograph : a barograph for recording small and rapid changes
microbe : microorganism, germ
microbeless : being without microbes : free from microbes
microbial : microorganism, germ
microbian : microorganism, germ
microbic : microorganism, germ
microbicidal : an agent that destroys microbes (such as bacteria)
microbicide : an agent that destroys microbes (such as bacteria)
microbiologic : a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiological : a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiologically : a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiologist : a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiology : a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbion : microbe
microbiosis : infection by microbes
microbiota : the microscopic organisms of a particular environment : microbiome sense 1
microbiotic : the microscopic organisms of a particular environment : microbiome sense 1
microbism : the state of being infested with microbes
microbium : microbe
microblast : a small erythroblast destined to produce an atypically small red blood cell
microburet : a burette (as one with a capacity of 10 milliliters or less) for use especially in microanalysis
microburette : a burette (as one with a capacity of 10 milliliters or less) for use especially in microanalysis
microburner : a burner giving a very small flame for use especially in microanalysis
Microcebus : a genus of Madagascar lemurs consisting of the dwarf lemurs
microcentrosome : centriole sense 1
microcentrum : a centrosome or a group of centrioles functioning as a centrosome  — compare central apparatus
microcephalic : having a small head
microcephalus : microcephaly
microcephaly : a condition of abnormal smallness of the circumference of the head that is present at birth or develops within the first few years of life and is often associated with developmental delays, impaired cognitive development, poor coordination and balance, deficits in hearing and vision, and seizures
microceratous : having short antennae
microchaeta : a small bristle on the body of some insects (as many two-winged flies)
microchemical : of, relating to, or using the methods of microchemistry
microchemically : of, relating to, or using the methods of microchemistry
microchemistry : chemistry dealing with the manipulation of very small quantities for purposes of preparation, characterization, or analysis
Microchiroptera : a suborder of Chiroptera including all bats except the fruit bats
microchiropteran : a suborder of Chiroptera including all bats except the fruit bats
microchiropterous : a suborder of Chiroptera including all bats except the fruit bats
microchromosome : any of the smaller chromosomes of a species that exhibits chromosomal polymorphism in size
microchronometer : an instrument for measuring very small intervals of time : chronoscope
microcinematographic : photomicrography in which the product is a motion picture
microcinematography : photomicrography in which the product is a motion picture
Microcitrus : a small genus of Australian shrubs or trees (family Rutaceae) having fingerlike fruit
microclimate : the essentially uniform local climate of a usually small site or habitat
microclimatic : the essentially uniform local climate of a usually small site or habitat
microclimatologic : of or relating to microclimatology
microclimatological : of or relating to microclimatology
microclimatology : the study of microclimates : climatology of restricted areas
microcline : a triclinic mineral of the feldspar group that is like orthoclase in composition
micrococcal : a small spherical bacterium
Micrococcus : a small spherical bacterium
microcoleoptera : the smaller beetles
microcolorimeter : a colorimeter designed for use with small quantities of material
microcolorimetric : a colorimeter designed for use with small quantities of material
microcolorimetry : a colorimeter designed for use with small quantities of material
microconidial : a conidium of the smaller of two types produced by the same species and often differing in shape (as in members of the genus Fusarium)  — compare macroconidium
microconidium : a conidium of the smaller of two types produced by the same species and often differing in shape (as in members of the genus Fusarium)  — compare macroconidium
microconjugant : the smaller member of a pair of conjugating protozoans or anisogamous gametes
Microconodon : a genus of small American Triassic reptiles (order Ictidosauria) long believed to be one of the most ancient mammals
microconstituent : a microscopic constituent
microcopy : a photographic copy in which printed or other graphic matter is reduced in size (as on microfilm)
microcosm : a little world
microcosmic : a little world
microcosmos : microcosm
microcosmus : a widely distributed genus of large simple ascidians including a Mediterranean form (M. sulcatus) that is sometimes used for food in southern Europe
microcoulomb : a unit of electrical charge equal to one millionth of a coulomb
microcranous : having a skull of small volume or capacity
microcrystal : a microscopic crystal
microcrystalline : a microscopic crystal
microcurie : a unit of quantity or of radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie
Microcyprini : an order or other division of small teleost fishes resembling but somewhat more advanced than the Haplomi and including the killifishes and topminnows and various related families of chiefly freshwater and brackish-water fishes
microcyst : a very small cyst  — compare macrocyst
microcyte : a small red blood cell present especially in some anemias
microcythemia : the presence of abnormally small red blood cells in the blood
microcytosis : decrease in the size of red blood cells
microdetermination : a quantitative chemical analysis in which the amount of a substance presumed to be present in a sample in very small quantities is ascertained
microdissection : dissection under the microscope
microdistillation : the distillation of minute quantities of material
microdont : having small teeth
microdontism : having small teeth
microdose : an extremely small dose
microdrawing : a drawing made to exhibit microscopic structures or other very small details
Microdrili : a group of Oligochaeta that comprises slender elongated predominantly aquatic worms lacking a capillary network on the nephridium and that is nearly coextensive with Archioligochaeta  — compare megadrili
microelectrode : a minute electrode
microelectrolysis : electrolysis on a very small scale using small quantities of material
microelement : trace element
microestimation : microdetermination
microevolution : comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level
microexamination : examination by means of the microscope
microfarad : a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad
microfauna : minute animals
microfilaria : a minute larval filaria
microfilm : a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter
microflora : microscopic flora
microfossil : a small fossil that typically can be studied only microscopically and that may be either a fragment of a larger organism or an entire minute organism
microfungus : a fungus (such as a mold) with a microscopic fruiting body
Microgadus : a genus of gadoid fishes consisting of the tomcods
microgamete : the smaller and usually male gamete of a heterogamous organism
microgametocyte : a gametocyte producing microgametes
microgametophyte : the male gametophyte produced by a microspore  — compare megagametophyte
microgamy : syngamy between gametes much smaller than the vegetative cells occurring in protozoans and various algae  — compare macrogamy
Microgaster : a genus of small braconid wasps whose larvae are parasitic on various caterpillars
microglia : glia consisting of small cells with few processes that are scattered throughout the central nervous system, that are of mesodermal origin and are thought to be derived from fetal monocytes, and that have a phagocytic function as part of the mononuclear phagocyte system  — compare macroglia
microglossia : abnormal smallness of the tongue
micrognathia : abnormal smallness of one or both jaws
microgram : one millionth of a gram  — see Metric System Table
microgranite : an igneous rock composed of minute crystals of quartz and alkalic feldspar
microgranular : minutely granular
micrograph : a graphic reproduction of the image of an object formed by a microscope
micrographic : the industry concerned with the manufacture and sale of graphic material in microform
micrographically : the industry concerned with the manufacture and sale of graphic material in microform
micrography : the art or process of producing micrographs
microgroove : a narrow continuous V-shaped spiral track that has closely spaced turns and that is used on long-playing records
microgyne : a dwarf female ant
microgyria : abnormal smallness of the brain's convolutions
microhenry : one millionth of a henry
microhm : one millionth of an ohm
microhmmeter : a sensitive ohmmeter for measuring very small resistances
Microhymenoptera : any of numerous minute and often parasitoid insects of the order Hymenoptera
microhymenopteron : any of numerous minute and often parasitoid insects of the order Hymenoptera
microinjection : injection under the microscope
microlepidoptera : lepidopterous insects (such as tortricids) that belong to families of minute or medium-sized moths
microlepidopterist : a student of the Microlepidoptera
microlepidopterous : lepidopterous insects (such as tortricids) that belong to families of minute or medium-sized moths
microlevel : to bring (an elevator) close to an exact level by automatic means
microlite : a mineral (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) that consists of an oxide of sodium, calcium, and tantalum with small amounts of fluorine and hydroxyl and that is isomorphous with pyrochlore
microliter : a unit of capacity equal to one millionth of a liter  — see Metric System Table
microlith : a tiny blade tool especially of the Mesolithic usually in a geometric shape (such as that of a triangle) and often set in a bone or wooden haft
microlithic : a tiny blade tool especially of the Mesolithic usually in a geometric shape (such as that of a triangle) and often set in a bone or wooden haft
microlitic : a mineral (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) that consists of an oxide of sodium, calcium, and tantalum with small amounts of fluorine and hydroxyl and that is isomorphous with pyrochlore
micrologic : of or relating to micrology
micrological : of or relating to micrology
micrologist : a specialist in micrology
micrology : a science dealing with the handling and preparation of microscopic objects for study
microlux : one millionth of a lux
micromanipulation : the technique or practice of manipulating cells or tissues
micromanipulator : an instrument for micromanipulation
micromanometer : a manometer designed to measure minute differences of pressure
micromelia : a condition characterized by abnormally small and imperfectly developed extremities
micromelic : a condition characterized by abnormally small and imperfectly developed extremities
micromembrane : a very thin semipermeable membrane
micromeral : of or relating to a micromere
micromere : a small blastomere  — see blastula illustration
Micromeria : a large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs (family Labiatae) having a calyx chiefly 13-veined, a small corolla barely exserted, and four unequal anthers  — see yerba buena
micromeric : of or relating to a micromere
micromeritics : a field of science that deals with small particles and that is applied especially in soil physics
micromesentery : an incomplete secondary mesentery in an anthozoan
micrometer : an instrument used with a telescope or microscope for measuring minute distances
micromethod : a method (as of microanalysis) that requires only very small quantities of material or that involves the use of the microscope
micrometrical : relating to or made by a micrometer
micrometrically : relating to or made by a micrometer
micrometry : measurement with a micrometer
micromicrofarad : picofarad
micromicron : one millionth of a micron
micromillimeter : one millionth of a millimeter
micromotion : the technique in time and motion study of making a pictorial elapsed-time study of the elements or subdivisions of an operation by means of a high-speed motion-picture camera and a specialized timing device
micron : micrometer entry 2
Micronesian : a native or inhabitant of Micronesia or of the Federated States of Micronesia
micronization : to pulverize especially into particles a few micrometers in diameter
micronize : to pulverize especially into particles a few micrometers in diameter
micronuclear : of or relating to a micronucleus
micronucleus : a minute nucleus
micronutrient : a chemical element or substance (such as calcium or vitamin C) that is essential in minute amounts to the growth and health of a living organism  — see trace element  — compare macronutrient
microorganic : microorganismal
microorganism : an organism (such as a bacterium or protozoan) of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size
microorganismal : of, relating to, or characteristic of microorganisms
micropaleontology : the study of microscopic fossils
micropantograph : a pantograph that produces microscopic copies
microparasite : a parasitic microorganism
microparasitic : a parasitic microorganism
micropegmatite : microcrystalline graphic granite
micropegmatitic : microcrystalline graphic granite
micropenis : microphallus
microperthite : a perthite the structure of which can be discerned only with the microscope  — compare cryptoperthite
microperthitic : a perthite the structure of which can be discerned only with the microscope  — compare cryptoperthite
microphage : a small phagocyte and especially a neutrophil or eosinophil
microphagous : feeding on minute particles (as bacteria)
microphagy : feeding on minute particles (as bacteria)
microphakia : abnormal smallness of the lens of the eye
microphallus : smallness of the penis especially to an abnormal degree
microphone : an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (such as speech or music)
microphonic : an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (such as speech or music)
microphonics : noises in a loudspeaker caused by mechanical shock or vibration of the electronic components
microphotograph : a small photograph that is normally magnified for viewing
microphotographic : a small photograph that is normally magnified for viewing
microphotography : a small photograph that is normally magnified for viewing
microphotometer : an instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small areas or for measuring the relative densities of spectral lines on a photographic film or plate
microphthalmia : abnormal smallness of the eye usually occurring as a congenital anomaly
microphthalmic : exhibiting microphthalmia : having small eyes
microphthalmos : microphthalmia
microphthalmus : microphthalmia
microphyllous : a leaf (as of a club moss) with single unbranched veins and no demonstrable gap around the leaf trace
microphysical : the physics of molecules, atoms, and elementary particles
microphysics : the physics of molecules, atoms, and elementary particles
microphyte : a microscopic plant (as a bacterium, fungus, or alga)
microphytic : a microscopic plant (as a bacterium, fungus, or alga)
micropipette : a pipette for the measurement of minute volumes
microplankton : microscopic plankton
micropodal : having abnormally small feet
micropolariscope : a microscope with polarizer and analyzer attached (as for use in crystallography)
micropore : a very fine pore
microporosity : a very fine pore
microporous : a very fine pore
microprint : a photographic or photomechanical print of printed or other graphic matter in reduced size usually viewed with an enlarging device
microprojector : a projector utilizing a compound microscope for projecting on a screen a greatly enlarged image of a microscopic object
micropsia : a condition of abnormal visual perception in which objects appear to be smaller than they are in reality  — compare macropsia
micropsy : a condition of abnormal visual perception in which objects appear to be smaller than they are in reality  — compare macropsia
micropterism : the state or condition of being micropterous
micropterous : having small or rudimentary wings or fins
Micropterus : a genus of sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) to which the American freshwater black basses belong
micropterygid : of or relating to the Micropterygidae
Micropterygidae : a family of tiny very primitive moths sometimes made a separate order Zeugloptera that have functional mandibles
micropylar : a minute opening in the integument of an ovule of a seed plant
micropyle : a minute opening in the integument of an ovule of a seed plant
micropyrometer : an instrument used for the optical determination of the temperature or emissivity of microscopic glowing bodies and having a minute glow lamp mounted in the eyepiece of a microscope so that the image of the filament is superimposed upon that of the observed glowing particle
microrhabdus : a rod-shaped sponge spicule
Microrhopias : a genus of typical ant wrens
Microsauria : an order of extinct amphibians (suborder Lepospondyli) of the Pennsylvanian and Lower Permian that resemble salamanders, are sometimes considered ancestral to modern apodal and caudate amphibians, or are placed among the primitive reptiles
microsclere : a minute sponge spicule usually supporting a single cell
microsclerous : a minute sponge spicule usually supporting a single cell
microscope : an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
microscopic : resembling a microscope especially in perception
microscopical : resembling a microscope especially in perception
microscopically : resembling a microscope especially in perception
microscopist : the use of or investigation with a microscope
Microscopium : a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Capricornus and Indus and that is represented by the figure of a microscope
microscopy : the use of or investigation with a microscope
microsecond : one millionth of a second
microsection : a thin section (as of tissue) prepared for microscopic examination
microseism : a feeble rhythmically and persistently recurring earth tremor
microseismic : a feeble rhythmically and persistently recurring earth tremor
microseismograph : microseismometer
microseismology : a science dealing with microseisms
microseismometer : a seismometer for measuring microseisms
microseismometry : a seismometer for measuring microseisms
microseptum : a narrow or imperfect mesentery in anthozoans
microsmatic : having the sense of smell feebly developed
microsoma : microsome
microsomatous : having a small body : dwarfish
microsome : any of various minute cellular structures
microsomia : abnormal smallness of the body
Microsorex : a genus formerly considered a subgenus of Sorex comprising the pygmy shrews
microspecies : a small usually localized population slightly but effectively differentiated from related forms  — compare macrospecies
microspectroscope : a spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of an object
microspectroscopic : a spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of an object
microspectroscopy : a spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of an object
Microsphaera : a genus of powdery mildews (family Erysiphaceae) having several asci in each perithecium and the appendages once or more dichotomously branched  — see lilac mildew
microsphere : a minute sphere
microsplanchnic : ectomorphic
microsporange : microsporangium
microsporangium : a sporangium that develops only microspores
microspore : any of the spores in heterosporous plants that give rise to male gametophytes and are generally smaller than the megaspore
Microsporidia : an order of spore-forming protozoans (class Microsporea) that are parasites of various invertebrate and vertebrate animals, that typically invade and destroy host cells, and that include some (as of the genera Enterocytozoon and Nosema) that cause infections in immunocompromised humans
microsporidian : an order of spore-forming protozoans (class Microsporea) that are parasites of various invertebrate and vertebrate animals, that typically invade and destroy host cells, and that include some (as of the genera Enterocytozoon and Nosema) that cause infections in immunocompromised humans
Microsporon : a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae producing both small, nearly oval single-celled spores and large spindle-shaped multicellular spores with a usually rough outer wall and including several that cause ringworm, tinea capitis, and tinea corporis
microsporophyll : a sporophyll that develops only microsporangia
microsporosis : ringworm caused by fungi of the genus Microsporum
microsporous : any of the spores in heterosporous plants that give rise to male gametophytes and are generally smaller than the megaspore
Microsporum : a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae producing both small, nearly oval single-celled spores and large spindle-shaped multicellular spores with a usually rough outer wall and including several that cause ringworm, tinea capitis, and tinea corporis
microsthene : one of the Microsthenes
Microsthenes : a division of eutherian mammals approximately equal to the orders Insectivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata
microsthenic : a division of eutherian mammals approximately equal to the orders Insectivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata
microstomatous : having a small mouth
microstome : a small orifice
microstomia : abnormal smallness of the mouth
microstomous : microstomatous
microstructural : the microscopic structure of a material (such as a mineral or a biological cell)
microstructure : the microscopic structure of a material (such as a mineral or a biological cell)
microstylous : having short styles
microsublimation : sublimation of a minute quantity of a material for microscopic examination
microtechnic : any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study
microtechnique : any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study
Microthelyphonida : an order of Arachnida including minute arthropods with a whiplash at the tip of the abdomen
microtherm : a plant requiring a mean annual temperature between 0° and 14° C for full growth  — compare megatherm, mesotherm
microthermic : a plant requiring a mean annual temperature between 0° and 14° C for full growth  — compare megatherm, mesotherm
microthorax : a membranous section in the neck region of an insect consisting of a number of small sclerites
Microthyriaceae : a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Microthyriales) with shield-shaped or radiate perithecia
microtia : abnormal smallness of the external ear
microtitration : microanalytical titration
microtome : an instrument for cutting sections (as of biological tissues) for microscopic examination
microtomic : of or relating to the microtome or microtomy : that cuts thin slices
microtomical : of or relating to the microtome or microtomy : that cuts thin slices
microtomy : the technique of using the microtome or of preparing with its aid objects for microscopic study
microtone : a musical interval smaller than a halftone
Microtus : a genus of rodents of the family Cricetidae comprising the voles of the northern hemisphere
microtype : microspecies
microtypical : microspecies
microvolt : one millionth of a volt
microwatt : one millionth of a watt
microwave : a comparatively short electromagnetic wave
microzoa : a microscopic animal
microzoan : microscopic animals and especially protozoans
microzooid : a minute free-swimming individual supposed to be budded from the megazooid of various higher ciliates
microzoon : a microscopic animal
microzoospore : a small zoospore  — compare macrozoospore
micrurgic : micromanipulation
micrurgical : micromanipulation
micrurgist : a specialist in micrurgy
micrurgy : micromanipulation
Micrurus : a genus of small venomous elapid snakes comprising the American coral snakes
miction : urination
micturate : urinate
micturition : the act or process of micturating : urination
mid : being the part in the middle or midst
midafternoon : the middle part of the afternoon
midaxillary : an imaginary line through the axilla parallel to the long axis of the body and midway between its ventral and dorsal surfaces
midbrain : the middle of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain between the forebrain and hindbrain that includes the tectum, tegmentum, and substantia nigra
midday : the middle of the day
midden : dunghill
middenstead : the site of a dunghill : laystall
middle : equally distant from the extremes : medial, central
middlebreaker : lister sense 1
middlebuster : lister sense 1
middleman : an intermediary or agent between two parties
middlemanism : a system of using middlemen (as in business dealings)
middlemost : being in the middle or nearest the middle : midmost
middler : one belonging to an intermediate group, division, or class: such as
middlesplitter : lister sense 1
middleway : midway, halfway
middleweight : one of average weight
middlewoman : a woman who acts as intermediary between homeworkers and a lace warehouse
middling : of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality
middlingly : of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality
middlings : of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality
middorsal : of, relating to, or situated in the middle part or median line of the back
middy : midshipman
mide : midewiwin
midevening : the middle of the evening
midewiwin : a once powerful secret society among the Ojibwa and neighboring Indians which aimed at the prolongation of life by herbal, magical, and ritual techniques
midfacial : the middle of the face including the nose and its associated bony structures
midge : a tiny dipteran fly (such as a chironomid)
midget : something (such as an animal) much smaller than usual
midheaven : the point of the ecliptic on the meridian
Midianite : a member of an ancient northern Arabian people
Midianitish :  midianite
midiron : an iron golf club with more loft than a driving iron and less than a mashie used typically for medium distance shots on the fairway and long approach shots from the fairway
midland : the interior or central region of a country
Midlander : the interior or central region of a country
midlatitude : latitudes of the temperate zones or from about 30 to 60 degrees north or south of the equator
midleg : the middle of the leg
midlenting : mothering
midmorn : midmorning
midmorning : the middle of the period from sunrise to noon or from rising to noon or from the beginning of the ordinary time of daily activities to noon
midmost : being in or near the exact middle
midnight : the middle of the night
midnightly : the middle of the night
midnoon : midday, noon
midparent : a hypothetical single parent occupying an intermediate position between the two parents
midparentage : a hypothetical single parent occupying an intermediate position between the two parents
midparental : a hypothetical single parent occupying an intermediate position between the two parents
midrange : a range of medium length
midrash : a haggadic or halachic exposition of the underlying significance of a Bible text
midrashic : a haggadic or halachic exposition of the underlying significance of a Bible text
midrib : the central vein of a leaf
midribbed : having a midrib
midriff : the mid-region of the human torso : midsection
mids : midst, middle
midship : the portion of a ship between the bow and the stern
midshipman : a person in training for a naval commission
midshipmanship : the position of a midshipman
midshipmite : midshipman
midships : amidships
midst : the interior or central part or point : middle
midstream : the middle of a stream
midsummer : the middle of summer
midsummery : like or characteristic of midsummer
midvein : midrib sense 1
midwatch : a watch on a ship from midnight to 4 a.m.
midway : in the middle of the way or distance : halfway
midweek : the middle of the week
midweekly : the middle of the week
Midwest region of indefinite boundaries in the north central U.S. including the area around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River valley
Midwestern region of indefinite boundaries in the north central U.S. including the area around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River valley
Midwesterner region of indefinite boundaries in the north central U.S. including the area around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River valley
midwife : a person who assists women in childbirth  — compare nurse-midwife
midwifery : the art or act of assisting at childbirth
midwinter : the winter solstice
midwinterly : midwintry
midwintry : of, relating to, or characteristic of midwinter
midyear : an examination at the middle of an academic year
mien : air (see air entry 1 sense 3c) or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality : demeanor
miersite : a mineral (Ag, Cu)I consisting of silver copper iodide
miff : a fit of ill humor
miffy : inclined to take offense : touchy
mig : a playing marble
might : the power, authority, or resources wielded (as by an individual or group)
mightily : in a mighty manner : vigorously
mightiness : the quality or state of being mighty
mightless : lacking might : powerless
mighty : possessing might : powerful
migmatite : a gneiss produced by the injection of igneous material between the laminae of a schistose formation
migniardise : delicate fondling : migniard appearance or behavior
mignon : filet mignon
mignonette : any of a genus (Reseda of the family Resedaceae, the mignonette family) of herbs
mignonne : daintily small : petite
migraine : a condition marked by recurring moderate to severe headache with throbbing pain that usually lasts from four hours to three days, typically begins on one side of the head but may spread to both sides, is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound, and is sometimes preceded by an aura and is often followed by fatigue
migrainoid : resembling migraine
migrainous : a condition marked by recurring moderate to severe headache with throbbing pain that usually lasts from four hours to three days, typically begins on one side of the head but may spread to both sides, is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound, and is sometimes preceded by an aura and is often followed by fatigue
migrant : one that migrates: such as
migrate : to move from one country, place, or locality to another
migration : the act, process, or an instance of migrating
migrational : to move from one country, place, or locality to another
migrationist : a person who assigns primary importance to migration in the diffusion of culture or the distribution of species
migrative : migratory
migrator : to move from one country, place, or locality to another
migratorial : migratory
migratory : of, relating to, or characterized by migration
Miguel city in northwestern Argentina at the foot of the eastern ranges of the Andes population 794,000
mihrab : a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
mikado : an emperor of Japan
Mikania : a large genus of mostly tropical American herbaceous or woody vines (family Compositae) with opposite leaves and small discoid heads in panicled clusters  — see climbing hempweed
Mikasuki : a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida originally members of the Creek Confederacy but later largely absorbed into the Seminole people
Mike : microphone
mike : microphone
Mikir : a hill people of Assam
Mil : thousand
mil : thousand
milady : an Englishwoman of noble or gentle birth
Milan commune located on a fertile plain in northern Italy population 1,242,123
Milanese commune located on a fertile plain in northern Italy population 1,242,123
milarite : a mineral K2Ca4Be4Al2Si24O62‧H2O consisting of a hydrous silicate of potassium, calcium, beryllium, and aluminum occurring in glassy hexagonal crystals
milch : milk
milcher : a milch animal
mild : gentle in nature or behavior
milden : to make mild or milder
milder : gentle in nature or behavior
mildew : a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of the families Erysiphaceae and Peronosporaceae)
mildewy : a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of the families Erysiphaceae and Peronosporaceae)
mildhearted : merciful
mildish : somewhat mild
mildly : gentle in nature or behavior
mildness : gentle in nature or behavior
mile : any of various units of distance: such as
mileage : an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile
milepost : a post indicating the distance in miles from or to a given point
miler : one that is a specified number of miles in length
Miles : any of various units of distance: such as
Milesian : of or belonging to the ancient city of Miletus, Asia Minor, or to its residents
milestone : a stone serving as a milepost (see milepost sense 1)
milfoil : yarrow
miliaceous : miliary
miliarensis : a Byzantine silver coin that was introduced in the 4th century by Constantine the Great equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ pound or ¹/₁₄ solidus or after the reign of Justinian I (mid 6th century) equal to ¹/₁₂ solidus
miliaria : an inflammatory disorder of the skin that is characterized by redness, eruptions (as of vesicles), and burning or itching due to blockage of sweat gland ducts
miliary : having or made up of many small projections or lesions
milieu : the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
Miliola : a genus of Foraminifera (the type of a large family Miliolidae) including forms that have existed since the Triassic and have contributed largely to the formation of various limestones
milioline : relating or belonging to the genus Miliola or the family Miliolidae
miliolite : a fossil shell of or similar to one of the genus Miliola
miliolitic : of or relating to the genus Miliola : containing miliolites
militancy : the quality or state of being militant
militant : engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
militantly : engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
militantness : engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
militarily : in a military manner
militariness : the quality or state of being military
militarism : predominance of the military class or its ideals
militarist : predominance of the military class or its ideals
militaristic : predominance of the military class or its ideals
militaristically : predominance of the military class or its ideals
militarization : to give a military character to
militarize : to give a military character to
military : of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war
militaryism : militarism
militate : to have weight or effect
militation : conflict, contradiction
militia : a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
militiaman : a member of a militia
milium : whitehead
milk : a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young
milkbush : an Australian shrub (Wrightia saligna) of the family Apocynaceae
milken : milky, foggy
milker : one that milks an animal
milkfish : a large fork-tailed silvery herbivorous food fish (Chanos chanos) of warm parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans that is the sole living representative of its family (Chanidae)
milkgrass : corn salad
milkhouse : a building for the cooling, handling, or bottling of milk
milkily : in a milky manner
milkiness : resembling milk in color or consistency
milking : a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young
milkless : having or yielding no milk
milklike : resembling milk : milky
milkmaid : dairymaid
milkman : a person who sells or delivers milk and milk products
milkness : yield of milk
milkshed : a region furnishing milk to a particular community
milksick : milk sickness
milksop : a weak or cowardly man
milksopping : milksoppy
milksoppy : resembling or of the nature of a milksop : weak, vapid
milkstone : a stone (as galactite) believed to increase milk secretion
milkweed : any of various plants that secrete latex
milkwood : any of several trees or shrubs having abundant latex: such as
milkwort : any of a genus (Polygala of the family Polygalaceae, the milkwort family) of herbs and shrubs often having showy flowers with three sometimes crested petals united below into a tube and an irregular calyx with two petaloid sepals
milky : resembling milk in color or consistency
mill : a building provided with machinery for processing and especially for grinding grain into flour
Milla : a small genus of tropical American cormose herbs (family Liliaceae) that are sometimes cultivated for their showy flowers  — see frost flower
milla : a small genus of tropical American cormose herbs (family Liliaceae) that are sometimes cultivated for their showy flowers  — see frost flower
millable : suitable for cutting up in a sawmill
millage : a rate (as of taxation) expressed in mills per dollar
millboard : a strong heavy hard paperboard suitable for lining book covers and for paneling in furniture
millcourse : millrace
milldam : a dam to make a millpond
mille : thousand
milled : a building provided with machinery for processing and especially for grinding grain into flour
millefiori : ornamental glass produced by cutting cross sections of fused bundles of glass rods of various colors and sizes
millenarian : of or relating to belief in a millennium
millenarianism : belief in the millennium of Christian prophecy
millenarist : millenarian
millenary : a group of 1000 units or things
millennia : the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation sense 3) 20 during which holiness is to prevail and Christ is to reign on earth
millennial : of or relating to a millennium
millennialism : millenarianism
millennialist : millenarian
millennially : during 1000 years : in terms of thousands of years
millennian : millenarian
millenniary : millennial
millennium : the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation sense 3) 20 during which holiness is to prevail and Christ is to reign on earth
Millepora : a genus of corals comprising the recent millepores
millepore : any of the stony hydrozoan reef-building corals comprising the order Milleporina with the single recent genus Millepora and like the madrepores with which they constitute the major reef-building corals assuming a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms though differing from the madrepores in passing through a free-swimming medusoid stage
milleporite : a fossil millepore
miller : one that operates a mill
millering : the occupation or business of a miller
Millerism : the doctrines of the Millerites
Millerite : sulfide of nickel NiS usually occurring as a mineral in capillary yellow crystals
millerite : sulfide of nickel NiS usually occurring as a mineral in capillary yellow crystals
millesimal : the quotient of a unit divided by 1000 : one of 1000 equal parts
millesimally : the quotient of a unit divided by 1000 : one of 1000 equal parts
millet : any of various small-seeded annual cereal and forage grasses:
Millettia : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) found in the Old World tropics and having showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood
millfeed : the by-products (as bran, shorts, middlings) of the milling of wheat flour used for feeding livestock
millhouse : a building that houses milling machinery
milliammeter : an instrument for measuring electric currents in milliamperes  — compare ammeter
milliamp : one thousandth of an ampere
milliampere : one thousandth of an ampere
milliangstrom : one thousandth of an angstrom
milliard : a thousand millions  — see Table of Numbers
milliary : marking the distance of a Roman mile
millibar : a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ bar or 100 pascals
millicron : millimicron
millicurie : one thousandth of a curie
millieme : a unit of value of Egypt and Sudan equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ pound
milliequivalent : one thousandth of an equivalent of a chemical element, radical, or compound
millifarad : one thousandth of a farad
milligal : a unit of acceleration equivalent to ¹/₁₀₀₀ gal
milligram : a unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ gram  — see Metric System Table
millihenry : one thousandth of a henry
millilambert : one thousandth of a lambert
milliliter : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ liter  — see Metric System Table
millilux : one thousandth of a lux
millimeter : a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ meter  — see Metric System Table
millimicron : nanometer
millimolar : one thousandth of a mole (as of a substance)
millimole : one thousandth of a mole (as of a substance)
milline : a unit of space and circulation equivalent to one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication
milliner : a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
millinery : women's apparel for the head
milling : a corrugated edge on a coin
millinormal : having a concentration that is one thousandth that of a normal solution
million : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000  — see Table of Numbers
millionaire : a person whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars or pounds)
millionairedom : the state of being a millionaire
millionairess : a woman who is a millionaire
millionairism : existence or dominating influence of millionaires
millionary : having a million or millions of money
millioned : numbered by millions : innumerable
millionfold : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000  — see Table of Numbers
millionism : millionairism
millions : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000  — see Table of Numbers
millionth : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000  — see Table of Numbers
milliphot : one thousandth of a phot
millipoise : one thousandth of a poise
millisecond : one thousandth of a second
millithrum : long-tailed tit
millivolt : one thousandth of a volt
millivoltmeter : an instrument for measuring potential differences in millivolts
millman : one that owns, runs, operates, or works in a mill
millowner : one who owns a mill
millpond : a pond created by damming a stream to produce a head of water for operating a mill
millpool : millpond
millpost : a large post supporting a windmill
millrace : a canal in which water flows to and from a mill wheel
millrynd : an iron support fixed across the hole in the upper millstone of a grist mill
millsite : a site for a mill
millstone : either of two circular stones used for grinding something (such as grain)
millstream : a stream whose flow is utilized to run a mill
milltail : the water that flows from a mill wheel after turning it or the channel in which the water flows
millwork : woodwork (such as doors, sashes, or trim) manufactured at a mill
millwright : a person whose occupation is planning and building mills or setting up their machinery
Milner : miller sense 1
milner : miller sense 1
Milo : a small usually early and drought-resistant grain sorghum with compact bearded heads of large yellow or whitish seeds
milo : a small usually early and drought-resistant grain sorghum with compact bearded heads of large yellow or whitish seeds
milord : an Englishman of noble or gentle birth
milpa : a small field in Mexico or Central America that is cleared from the forest, cropped for a few seasons, and abandoned for a fresh clearing
milreis : a Portuguese unit of value equal before 1911 to 1000 reales
milsey : a milk strainer
milsie : a milk strainer
milt : the sperm-containing fluid of a male fish
milter : a male fish in breeding condition
Miltonia : a genus of tropical American orchids having flowers with a large unlobed labellum and flat spreading perianth  — see pansy orchid
Miltonian John 1608–1674 English poet
Miltonic John 1608–1674 English poet
Miltonism : a Miltonic expression
Miltonist :  miltonian
Miltonize : to write in imitation of John Milton's poetic style
milty : like, resembling, or full of milt
Milvago : a genus of brown and white South American caracaras
Milvus : a genus of birds (family Falconidae) including the common European kite
milzbrand : anthrax
mim : affectedly shy or modest
Mimbreno : an American Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Gileño
Mime : an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
mime : an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
mimeo : a mimeographed publication
mimeograph : a duplicator for making many copies that utilizes a stencil through which ink is pressed
mimer : an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
mimesis : imitation, mimicry
mimetene : mimetite
mimetesite : mimetite
mimetic : imitative
mimetically : imitative
mimetism : mimicry
mimetite : a lead arsenate and chloride Pb5Cl(AsO4)3 isomorphous with pyromorphite
mimiambi : mimes in iambic or choliambic verse
mimic : mime sense 2
mimical : mimic
mimically : mimic
mimicry : an instance of mimicking
Mimidae : a family of American passerine birds that includes the catbird, mockingbirds, and thrashers and is sometimes considered to constitute a subfamily of Troglodytidae
mimine : of or relating to the Mimidae
miminypiminy : absurdly nice : ridiculously delicate
mimmation : the addition of a final m in Akkadian  — compare nunnation
mimmouthed : primly reticent : closemouthed
mimographer : a writer of mimes
Mimosa : any of a genus (Mimosa) of trees, shrubs, and herbs of the legume family that occur in tropical and warm regions and have usually bipinnate often prickly leaves and globular heads of small white or pink flowers
Mimosaceae : a family of plants (order Rosales) that are commonly included in the family Leguminosae and that have pinnate leaves and small regular flowers in heads or spikes
mimosaceous : a family of plants (order Rosales) that are commonly included in the family Leguminosae and that have pinnate leaves and small regular flowers in heads or spikes
mimotype : a plant or animal resembling in many respects another from which it is systematically distinct and geographically isolated
mimotypic : a plant or animal resembling in many respects another from which it is systematically distinct and geographically isolated
Mimulus : a genus of American herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having a tubular 5-angled calyx and an irregular 2-lipped corolla  — see monkey flower
Mimus : a genus of birds containing the mockingbirds and being the type of the family Mimidae
Mimusops : a genus of Old World tropical trees (family Sapotaceae) having abundant milky juice, coriaceous leaves, and small hexamerous or octamerous flowers with as many staminodia as stamens  — see bansalaguin, manilkara
min minim
Mina : an ancient unit of weight and value equal to ¹/₆₀ talent
mina : an ancient unit of weight and value equal to ¹/₆₀ talent
minable : capable of being mined
minacious : of a menacing or threatening character
Minaean : of, relating to, or being an ancient kingdom of southwestern Arabia
Minahassan : an Indonesian people inhabiting the Minahasa Peninsula of northeast Sulawesi
minar : a tower or turret found especially in India
minaret : a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
minareted : having or characterized by minarets
minasragrite : a hydrous acid vanadyl sulfate (VO)2H2(SO4)3.15H2O occurring as a blue efflorescent crust
minatory : having a menacing quality
minaway : minuet
mince : to cut or chop into very small pieces
mincemeat : minced meat
mincer : to cut or chop into very small pieces
minchery : nunnery
minchiate : an early form of tarok
mincing : affectedly dainty or delicate
mincingly : affectedly dainty or delicate
Mincopi :  andamanese
Mincopie :  andamanese
mind : recollection, memory
minded : inclined, disposed
Mindel : the second stage of glaciation in Europe during the Pleistocene
minder : recollection, memory
mindful : bearing in mind : aware
mindfully : bearing in mind : aware
mindfulness : the quality or state of being mindful
minding : recollection, memory
mindless : marked by a lack of mind or consciousness
mindlessly : marked by a lack of mind or consciousness
mindlessness : marked by a lack of mind or consciousness
mine : my
mineowner : a whole or part owner of a mine
miner : my
mineragraphy : the technique of studying polished surfaces of minerals with the reflecting microscope
mineral : ore
mineralizable : to transform (a metal) into an ore
mineralization : to transform (a metal) into an ore
mineralize : to transform (a metal) into an ore
mineralizer : to transform (a metal) into an ore
mineralogical : a science dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them
mineralogically : a science dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them
mineralogist : a science dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them
mineralogy : a science dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them
Minerva : the Roman goddess of wisdom  — compare athena
minery : a place where mining is carried on
mines : my
minette : a dark igneous rock composed chiefly of biotite and orthoclase that occurs usually in narrow dikes and sheets and that constitutes one of the lamprophyres
mineworker : a workman in a mine
Ming : a Chinese dynasty dated 1368–1644 and marked by restoration of earlier traditions and in the arts by perfection of established techniques
ming : a Chinese dynasty dated 1368–1644 and marked by restoration of earlier traditions and in the arts by perfection of established techniques
minge : midge
mingle : to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
minglement : the action or an instance of mingling
Mingo :  iroquois
Mingrelian : a people of the Kutais region of the Caucasus related to the Georgians whose physical beauty they share
mingy : mean, stingy
minhag : Jewish religious custom
minhah : a daily Jewish afternoon liturgy  — compare maarib, shaharith
miniaceous : of the color of minium or red lead
miniate : to paint with red lead or vermilion
miniature : a copy on a much reduced scale
miniaturist : a copy on a much reduced scale
minibus : a small bus or van
minicam : a portable television camera
Miniconjou : a people of the western plains constituting a division of the Teton Dakota
minification : the action or process of minifying
minify : lessen
minikin : a small or dainty creature
minim : half note
minima : the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible
minimal : relating to or being a minimum: such as
minimalism : a style or technique (as in music, literature, or design) that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity
Minimalist : one who favors restricting the functions and powers of a political organization or the achievement of a set of goals to a minimum
minimally : relating to or being a minimum: such as
minimization : to reduce or keep to a minimum
minimize : to reduce or keep to a minimum
minimizer : to reduce or keep to a minimum
minimum : the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible
minimus  — see gluteus minimus
mining : the process or business of working mines
minion : a servile dependent, follower, or underling
minionette : an old size of type of approximately 6 ¹/₂-point and between nonpareil and minion
minish : to make less (as in size, amount, or degree) : make fewer in number : diminish in power or influence : lessen
minister : agent
ministerial : of, relating to, or characteristic of a minister or the ministry
ministerialist : a supporter of the ministry in office
ministerially : of, relating to, or characteristic of a minister or the ministry
ministerium : a body in the Lutheran Church:
ministership : the office of minister
ministrable : a recurrent member of successive ministries
ministrant : performing service in attendance on someone
ministration : the act or process of ministering
ministress : a female minister
ministry : ministration
minium :  goya
miniver : a white fur worn originally by medieval nobles and used chiefly for robes of state
minivet : any of several cuckoo shrikes that belong to the Asiatic genus Pericrocotus and that are brilliantly colored with the males chiefly black and scarlet and the females usually gray and yellow
mink : soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brown
minkery : a place where minks are bred usually for commercial purposes
minnesinger : any of a class of German poets and musicians of the 12th to the 14th centuries
minnesong : a song of a minnesinger
Minnesotan river 332 miles (534 kilometers) long in the southern part of the state of Minnesota flowing from Big Stone Lake to the Mississippi River
Minnetaree :  hidatsa
Minnie : mother
minnie : mother
minniebush : a low shrub (Menziesia pilosa) of eastern North America with greenish purple flowers
minnow : a small cyprinid, killifish, or topminnow
minny : minnow
mino : myna
Minoan : of or relating to a Bronze Age culture of Crete that flourished about 3000 b.c.–1100 b.c.
minometer : an instrument for the detection and measurement of stray radiations from X-ray generators and radioactive materials
minor : inferior in importance, size, or degree : comparatively unimportant
minorate : to make less in estimation or value : diminish
minoration : diminution
Minorca island of Spain in the Balearic Islands east-northeast of Majorca; chief city Mahón
Minorcan island of Spain in the Balearic Islands east-northeast of Majorca; chief city Mahón
Minorite : franciscan
minority : the period before attainment of majority (see majority sense 2)
Minos : a son of Zeus and Europa and king of Crete who for his just rule is made supreme judge in the underworld after his death
minot George Richards 1885–1950 American physician
Minotaur : a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until slain by Theseus
minster : a large or important church often having cathedral status
minsteryard : the close of a cathedral or other minster
minstrel : one of a class of medieval musical entertainers
minstrelsy : the singing and playing of a minstrel
mint : any of a family (Lamiaceae synonym Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit
mintage : the action or process of minting coins
mintbush : any of several low shrubs of the genus Prostanthera and the family Labiatae having resinous opposite leaves and 2-lipped flowers
minter : any of a family (Lamiaceae synonym Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit
mintmaster : the official in charge of a mint
minty : any of a family (Lamiaceae synonym Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit
minuend : a number from which the subtrahend is to be subtracted
minuet : a slow graceful dance in ³/₄ time characterized by forward balancing, bowing, and toe pointing
minus : diminished by : less
minuscular : minuscule sense 2
minuscule : very small
minute : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
minutely : into very small pieces
minuteman : a member of a group of men pledged to take up arms at a minute's notice during and immediately before the American Revolution
minuteness : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
minuter : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
minutia : a minute or minor detail
minutiae : a minute or minor detail
minutial : of or relating to or being minutiae
minutiose : attentive to or dealing with minutiae
minx : a pert girl
minxish : resembling or having the character of a minx
miny : of, resembling, or having the characteristics of a mine
Minyadidae : a family of pelagic sea anemones of southern oceans
Minyan : the quorum required for Jewish communal worship that consists of ten male adults in Orthodox Judaism and usually ten adults of either sex in Conservative and Reform Judaism
minyan : the quorum required for Jewish communal worship that consists of ten male adults in Orthodox Judaism and usually ten adults of either sex in Conservative and Reform Judaism
Miocene : of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Pliocene and the Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
Miohippus : a genus of very small extinct horses from the Oligocene of North America
miolithic :  mesolithic
miothermic : relating to or characterized by temperature conditions on the earth that now prevail as opposed to warmer or colder periods
miqra : the Hebrew text of the Bible
miquelet : a Spanish or French irregular soldier during the Peninsular War
mir : a village community in czarist Russia in which land was owned jointly but cultivated by individual families
Mira : a variable binary star system that is seen in the constellation Cetus
Mirabel city in southern Quebec, Canada population 41,957
Mirabilis : a genus of American perennial herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) having a tubular-campanulate brightly colored calyx subtended by an involucre that resembles a calyx  — see four-o'clock
mirabilite : a mineral Na2SO4.10H2O consisting of hydrous sodium sulfate occurring as a deposit from saline lakes, playas, and springs and as an efflorescence
Mirach : a red giant star of the second magnitude that is seen in the constellation Andromeda
mirach : a red giant star of the second magnitude that is seen in the constellation Andromeda
miracidial : the free-swimming ciliated first larva of a digenetic trematode that seeks out and penetrates a suitable snail intermediate host in which it develops into a sporocyst
miracidium : the free-swimming ciliated first larva of a digenetic trematode that seeks out and penetrates a suitable snail intermediate host in which it develops into a sporocyst
miracle : an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs
miraculist : a maker of or believer in miracles
miraculize : to cause to seem to be or to treat as a miracle
miraculous : of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
miraculously : of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
miraculousness : of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
mirador : a turret, window, or balcony designed to command an extensive outlook
mirage : an optical (see optical sense 2a) effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density
Miranda : of, relating to, or being the legal rights of an arrested person to have an attorney and to remain silent so as to avoid self-incrimination
Miranha : an Indian people of the Putumayo River region of Brazil and Colombia
mirate : to feel or express surprise or admiration
mirbane : nitrobenzene
mird : to make amorous advances usually in a light or trifling manner
mire : wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
mirepoix : a sautéed mixture of diced vegetables (such as carrots, celery, and onions), herbs, and sometimes ham or bacon used especially as a basis for soups, stews, and sauces
Mirfak : a yellow-white giant star of the second magnitude that is the brighest star in the constellation Perseus
mirid : of or relating to the Miridae
Miridae : a large family of small often brightly colored leaf bugs (order Hemiptera) which feed chiefly on the juices of plants
mirific : working wonders : marvelous
miriness : the quality or state of being miry
mirksome : quite murky
mirliton : the pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine (Sechium edule) of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as a vegetable : chayote
Miro  1893–1983 Spanish painter
miro  1893–1983 Spanish painter
Mirounga : a genus of Phocidae consisting of the elephant seal
mirror : a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection
mirrored : a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection
mirrorlike : a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection
mirrorscope : an apparatus resembling a camera used in rapid field sketching or painting
mirrory : of, relating to, or resembling a mirror
mirth : gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
mirthful : gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
mirthfully : gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
mirthfulness : gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
mirthless : containing no gaiety or joy
mirthlessly : containing no gaiety or joy
mirthlessness : containing no gaiety or joy
miry : wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
mirza : a common title of honor in Persia prefixed to the surname of a person of distinction
misact : to act or behave in an improper or incorrect manner
misaddress : to address (someone or something) incorrectly or improperly
misadjust : to adjust (something, such as a device) incorrectly or improperly
misadministration : the act, process, or an instance of administering poorly or wrongly : mistaken or improper administration
misadventure : misfortune, mishap
misadventurous : unfortunate, unlucky
misadvise : to give wrong or poor advice to (someone)
misadvised : to give wrong or poor advice to (someone)
misaim : to aim poorly or incorrectly
misalignment : the condition of being out of correct position or improperly adjusted : bad or incorrect alignment
misalliance : an improper alliance
misally : to ally wrongly or unsuitably
misandry : a hatred of men
misanthrope : a person who hates or distrusts humankind
misanthropic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope
misanthropically : of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope
misanthropism : misanthropy
misanthropist : misanthrope
misanthropize : to hate mankind
misanthropy : a hatred or distrust of humankind
misapplication : the act or an instance of applying something incorrectly or improperly
misapplier : one that misapplies
misapply : to apply incorrectly or improperly
misappreciate : to appreciate or estimate wrongly or improperly
misappreciation : to appreciate or estimate wrongly or improperly
misapprehend : to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
misapprehendingly : by misapprehension
misapprehension : to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
misapprehensive : inclined to misapprehend
misapprehensively : inclined to misapprehend
misapprehensiveness : inclined to misapprehend
misappropriate : to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)
misappropriation : to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)
misarrangement : a wrong or bad arrangement
misarray : disarray
misascription : a wrong ascription
misattribute : to incorrectly indicate the cause, origin, or creator of (something) : to attribute wrongly
misattribution : an incorrect attribution (as for a piece of artwork)
misbecome : to be inappropriate or unbecoming to
misbecoming : to be inappropriate or unbecoming to
misbeget : to beget wrongly or unlawfully
misbegotten : unlawfully conceived : born to parents not married to each other
misbehave : to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly
misbehavior : bad, improper, or rude behavior : ill conduct
misbeholden : unbecoming, disobliging, offensive
misbelief : erroneous or false belief : heresy
misbelieve : to hold a false or unorthodox belief
misbeliever : heretic, infidel
misbeseem : misbecome
misbestow : to bestow wrongly
misbirth : abortion
misbrand : to brand falsely or in a misleading way
miscalculate : to calculate wrongly : to make a miscalculation
miscalculation : a mistake in calculation : wrong calculation
miscalculator : one that miscalculates
miscall : to call by a wrong name : misname
miscarriage : corrupt or incompetent management
miscarry : to come to harm
miscast : to cast in an unsuitable role
miscegenation : a mixture of races
miscellanea : a collection of miscellaneous (see miscellaneous sense 1) objects or writings
miscellaneity : the quality or state of being miscellaneous
miscellaneous : consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
miscellaneously : consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
miscellaneousness : consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
miscellanist : a writer of miscellanies
miscellany : separate writings collected in one volume
mischance : bad luck
mischanceful : unlucky
mischancy : risky, unlucky
mischaracterization : the act or an instance of characterizing someone or something wrongly
mischaracterize : to characterize (someone or something) wrongly
mischarge : to charge an incorrect amount of money to (someone)
mischief : a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
mischiefful : mischievous
mischieve : mischief
mischievous : harmful, injurious
mischievously : harmful, injurious
mischievousness : harmful, injurious
mischoice : a wrong or improper choice
mischoose : to choose wrongly
miscibility : capable of being mixed
miscible : capable of being mixed
misclassification : an act or instance of wrongly assigning someone or something to a group or category : incorrect classification
misclassify : to assign (someone or something) to an incorrect group or category : to classify wrongly
miscolor : to give a wrong color to : misrepresent
miscomprehend : to get a wrong idea of or about : misunderstand
miscomprehension : a failure to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of something : a failure to comprehend : misinterpretation
miscomputation : to make a mistake in computing : to compute wrongly
miscompute : to make a mistake in computing : to compute wrongly
misconceive : to form a wrong idea of (something) : misunderstand
misconceiver : to form a wrong idea of (something) : misunderstand
misconception : a wrong or inaccurate idea or conception
misconduct : mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
misconstruct : misconstrue
misconstruction : a wrong interpretation (as of words, intentions, or actions) : an act or instance of misconstruing something
misconstrue : to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
miscook : to ruin in cooking
miscorrect : to make a mistake in an attempt to correct
miscounsel : to advise wrongly
miscount : to make a mistake in counting (something) : to count (something) incorrectly
miscreancy : misbelief
miscreant : unbelieving, heretical
miscreate : to create (something) badly or wrongly
miscreation : bad or wrong creation : the action or result of miscreating something or someone
miscreative : creating or shaping badly
miscreator : one that miscreates
miscreed : a false creed
miscue : a faulty stroke in billiards in which the cue slips
miscut : badly or wrongly cut
misdate : to date (something) wrongly: such as
misdeal : to deal cards incorrectly
misdeed : a wrong deed : offense
misdeem : to be mistaken : hold a wrong opinion
misdefine : to incorrectly identify or set forth the meaning of (something, such as a word) : to define wrongly
misdeliver : to deliver (something) to the wrong person or address
misdelivery : to deliver (something) to the wrong person or address
misdemean : to behave (oneself) badly
misdemeanant : a person convicted of a misdemeanor
misdemeanor : a crime less serious than a felony (see felony sense 2)
misdescribe : to describe (something) wrongly
misdescription : a wrong or inaccurate description
misdescriptive : serving to describe incorrectly
misdirect : to give a wrong direction to
misdirection : a wrong direction
misdistribution : the act, action, or result of inequitable, inefficient, or unfair distribution
misdivision : improper or incorrect division
misdo : to act wrongly : transgress the laws of God
misdoer : to act wrongly : transgress the laws of God
misdoing : the act or an instance of misbehaving : misconduct
misdoubt : doubt
misdraw : to draw (something) incorrectly
mise : the issue in a legal proceeding upon a writ of right
misease : lack of ease : discomfort, distress
miseducate : to educate (someone) in a poor, improper, or harmful manner
miseducation : poor, wrong, or harmful education
misemphasis : misplaced emphasis
misemphasize : to give a misplaced or wrong emphasis to (something)
misemploy : to use (something) in a wrong or harmful way
misemployment : to use (something) in a wrong or harmful way
misenite : a mineral K8H6(SO4)7 consisting of a native acid potassium sulfate
miser : a mean grasping person
miserabilism : a philosophy of pessimism
miserable : being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)
miserableness : being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)
miserably : being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)
Miserere : the 50th Psalm in the Vulgate
misericord : a small projection on the bottom of a hinged church seat that gives support to a standing worshipper when the seat is turned up
Misericordia : amercement
miserliness : of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
miserly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
misery : a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction
misesteem : to esteem wrongly
misestimate : to estimate (something) wrongly
misestimation : to estimate (something) wrongly
misexplain : to explain badly or incorrectly
misfeasance : trespass
misfeasor : trespass
misfeature : a bad or distorted feature
misfield : to field (a ball) badly
misfile : to file (something, such as a document) in the wrong place
misfire : to have the explosive or propulsive charge fail to ignite at the proper time
misfit : something that fits badly
misfortunate : unfortunate
misfortunately : unfortunate
misfortune : an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck
misfortuned : unfortunate
misgauge : to gauge wrongly : misjudge
misgive : to suggest doubt or fear to
misgiving : a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
misgivingly : in a misgiving manner
misgo : to take the wrong route : go astray in conduct or action : go wrong : miscarry
misgotten : ill-gotten
misgovern : to rule or govern in a corrupt, wrong, or incompetent way
misgovernance : misconduct
misgovernment : bad or corrupt government
misgovernor : one who governs badly : an inept or corrupt ruler
misgrowth : distorted or abnormal growth
misguggle : to handle roughly or clumsily : maul, mar, bungle
misguidance : misdirection
misguide : to lead astray : misdirect
misguided : led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals
misguidedly : led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals
misguidedness : led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives or ideals
misguider : to lead astray : misdirect
misguiding : to lead astray : misdirect
mishandle : to treat roughly : maltreat
mishap : an unfortunate accident
mishmash : hodgepodge, jumble
Mishmi : a tribal people mostly of the northeast India
Mishnah : the collection of mostly halachic Jewish traditions compiled about a.d. 200 and made the basic part of the Talmud
Mishnaic : the collection of mostly halachic Jewish traditions compiled about a.d. 200 and made the basic part of the Talmud
Mishongnovi : a Shoshonean people of Arizona
misidentification : incorrect or false identification
misidentify : to identify (someone or something) incorrectly
misimpression : a mistaken impression
misimprove : to use wrongly : make an improper use of : abuse
misimprovement : to use wrongly : make an improper use of : abuse
misinform : to give incorrect or misleading information to (someone) : to inform (someone) wrongly
misinformation : incorrect or misleading information
misintelligence : a mistaken impression : misunderstanding
misinterpret : to explain wrongly
misinterpretable : capable of being misinterpreted
misinterpretation : failure to understand or interpret something correctly
misjoinder : an improper union of parties or of causes of action in a single legal proceeding
misjudge : to be mistaken in judgment
misjudgingly : in a misjudging manner : so as to make a misjudgment
misjudgment : to be mistaken in judgment
misken : to have incorrect ideas about : misunderstand
miskenning : a mistake or variance in pleading or argument in court
misknow : misunderstand
misknowledge : misunderstand
misky : misty, foggy
mislabel : to label (something) incorrectly or falsely
mislay : to put in an unremembered place : lose
mislead : to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
misleader : to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
misleading : to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
misleadingly : to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
mislear : mislead
misleared : unmannerly, ill-bred
mislearn : to learn incorrectly : to acquire incorrect knowledge
misled : to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
mislest : molest
mislike : displease
mislippen : deceive, disappoint
mislocate : to incorrectly determine or indicate the location of (someone or something)
mislocation : improper or inaccurate location
mismade : badly or improperly made
mismanage : to manage (something) wrongly or poorly
mismanagement : to manage (something) wrongly or poorly
mismarriage : an unsuitable marriage or union
mismatch : a faulty or unsuitable match
mismate : to mate wrongly or unsuitably
mismeasure : to measure (something) badly or incorrectly : to make a mistake in measuring
mismeasurement : to measure (something) badly or incorrectly : to make a mistake in measuring
mismove : a wrong move : misplay
misname : to name incorrectly : miscall
misnomed : misnomered
misnomer : the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
misogamic : having a hatred of marriage
misogamist : a hatred of marriage
misogamy : a hatred of marriage
misogynic : characterized by or expressing misogyny or hatred of women : misogynistic
misogynism : misogyny
misogynist : a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
misogynistic : feeling, showing, or characterized by hatred of or prejudice against women : of, relating to, or being a misogynist
misogynous : characterized by or expressing misogyny or hatred of women : misogynistic
misogyny : hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women
misologist : one given to misology
misology : a hatred of argument, reasoning, or enlightenment
misoneism : a hatred, fear, or intolerance of innovation or change
misoneist : one who is subject to misoneism
misoneistic : one who is subject to misoneism
misopedia : a hatred of children
misopedist : one who hates children
misorder : to arrange or order incorrectly
misperceive : to perceive (something) wrongly or improperly
misperception : a false or inaccurate perception
misperform : to perform wrongly or improperly
misperformance : to perform wrongly or improperly
mispick : an improperly meshed pick in textile machinery
mispickel : arsenopyrite
misplace : to put in a wrong or inappropriate place
misplacement : to put in a wrong or inappropriate place
misplay : a wrong or unskillful play : error
mispleading : an error in pleading : a wrong pleading or omission
mispoint : to punctuate wrongly
misposition : to position improperly or incorrectly
mispraise : dispraise
misprint : a mistake in printed text (such as a deviation from copy or a typographical error)
misprisal : misprision entry 2
misprision : neglect or wrong performance of official duty
misprize : to hold in contempt : despise
mispronounce : to pronounce incorrectly or in a way regarded as incorrect
mispronunciation : the act or an instance of mispronouncing
misproud : wrongly or unreasonably proud : arrogant
mispunctuate : to punctuate in a way regarded as incorrect
mispunctuation : to punctuate in a way regarded as incorrect
misput : misplace
misquotation : the act or an instance of quoting something or someone incorrectly
misquote : an act or instance of quoting something incorrectly : misquotation
misread : to read incorrectly
misreckon : to reckon wrongly
misrecollect : to recollect wrongly
misreference : an incorrect or mistaken reference
misrelate : to relate badly or wrongly : to give an erroneous or inaccurate account of
misremember : to remember incorrectly
misrender : to render (something) incorrectly
misreport : to report (something) falsely : to give an incorrect account of
misrepresent : to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair
misrepresentation : to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair
misrepresentative : to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair
misrepresenter : to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair
misrule : to rule incompetently : misgovern
miss : to fail to hit, reach, or contact
missable : to fail to hit, reach, or contact
missal : a book containing all that is said or sung at mass during the entire year
missay : to speak evil of : slander
misseem : misbecome
misset : to set (something) wrongly
misshape : to shape (something) badly : to give an unnatural shape or form to
misshapen : having an ugly or deformed shape
misshapenly : having an ugly or deformed shape
misshapenness : having an ugly or deformed shape
missile : capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
missing : absent
mission : a specific task with which a person or a group is charged
missionary : a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission
missioner : missionary
missionize : to carry on missionary work
missionizer : to carry on missionary work
missis : wife
missish : appropriate to or characteristic of a young girl : prim, affected
missishness : appropriate to or characteristic of a young girl : prim, affected
Mississippi river 2340 miles (3765 kilometers) long in the central U.S. flowing from north central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana and flowing through or forming a border of ten states  — see itasca, lake
Mississippian : of or relating to Mississippi, its people, or the Mississippi River
missive : a written communication : letter
Missouri river 2466 miles (3968 kilometers) long in the western U.S. flowing from southwestern Montana into the Mississippi River in eastern Missouri  — see three forks
Missourian river 2466 miles (3968 kilometers) long in the western U.S. flowing from southwestern Montana into the Mississippi River in eastern Missouri  — see three forks
misspeak : to speak (something, such as a word) incorrectly
misspell : to spell incorrectly
misspelling : an incorrect spelling
misspend : to spend wrongly : squander
misstate : to state incorrectly : give a false account of
misstatement : to state incorrectly : give a false account of
misstep : a mistake in judgment or action : blunder
missy : a young girl : miss
mist : water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain
mistakable : capable of being misunderstood or mistaken
mistake : to blunder in the choice of
mistaken : to blunder in the choice of
mistakenly : to blunder in the choice of
mistaker : to blunder in the choice of
mistaking : to blunder in the choice of
mistakingly : in a mistaking manner
mistassini lake in south central Quebec, Canada, draining west to James Bay area 840 square miles (2184 square kilometers)
mistbow : fogbow
misteach : to teach wrongly or badly
misteacher : to teach wrongly or badly
misted : water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain
mistempered : deranged
Mister : mr.
mister : mr.
misterm : to apply a wrong name or designation to : term incorrectly
mistetch : to teach bad habits to
mistflower : an American herb (Eupatorium coelestinum) with violet heads
mistful : misty
misthink : to think mistakenly or unfavorably
misthought : to think mistakenly or unfavorably
misthrow : an instance of throwing something wrongly or inaccurately
mistic : a small lateen-rigged sailing ship used in the Mediterranean
mistigris : a joker or blank card that the holder can play as any card
mistily : obscured by mist
mistime : to time (something) wrongly or improperly
mistiness : obscured by mist
mistitle : to wrongly state the title of (something)
mistle : a large European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) that has closely spotted underparts and feeds on mistletoe berries 
mistless : not misty
mistletoe : a European semiparasitic green shrub (Viscum album of the family Loranthaceae, the mistletoe family) with thick leaves, small yellowish flowers, and waxy-white glutinous berries
mistonusk :  american badger
mistook : to blunder in the choice of
mistrain : to train (a person or animal) badly or incorrectly
mistral : a strong cold dry northerly wind of southern France
mistranscribe : to make a mistake in transcription : to transcribe (something) incorrectly
mistranscription : a mistake in transcription : an incorrect copy
mistranslate : to translate (something) incorrectly
mistranslation : a mistake in translating : an incorrect translation
mistreat : to treat badly : abuse
mistreatment : to treat badly : abuse
mistress : a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: such as
mistressly : resembling or characteristic of a woman who has a mastery of something
mistrial : a trial that has no legal effect with regard to one or more of the charges brought against the defendant because of some serious error or prejudicial misconduct in the proceedings or a hung jury
mistrust : a lack of confidence : distrust
mistrustful : a lack of confidence : distrust
mistrustfully : a lack of confidence : distrust
mistrustfulness : a lack of confidence : distrust
mistrusting : a lack of confidence : distrust
mistrustingly : in a mistrusting manner
mistrustless : having no mistrust : unsuspecting
mistryst : to break an agreement with
misty : obscured by mist
misunderstand : to fail to understand
misunderstanding : a failure to understand : misinterpretation
misunderstandingly : in a misunderstanding manner : so as to misunderstand or as a result of misunderstanding
misunderstood : wrongly or imperfectly understood
misusage : bad treatment : abuse
misuse : to use incorrectly : misapply
misuser : to use incorrectly : misapply
misvalue : to value wrongly
misventure : an unlucky venture : misadventure
misword : a word wrongly spoken : a cross word
miswrite : to write incorrectly : to make a mistake in writing
Mitanni : an ancient Subaraean people with an Indo-Iranian ruling class having a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia that was dominant in Mesopotamia and northern Syria from the end of the 15th to the middle of the 14th century b.c.
Mitannian :  mitanni
mitchboard : an upright timber on the deck of a ship forming a crutch for the mast to rest on when lowered
Mitchell Joni 1943–     originally Roberta Joan Anderson Canadian singer and songwriter
Mitchella : a genus of creeping evergreen herbs (family Rubiaceae) having shiny evergreen leaves and fragrant white tubular flowers growing in pairs  — see partridgeberry
mite : any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
Mitella : a genus of low slender Asiatic and North American herbs (family Saxifragaceae) having opposite leaves and flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals and a superior one-celled ovary  — see miterwort
miter : a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots
mitered : a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots
miterer : a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots
miterwort : any of a genus (Mitella) of rhizomatous perennial herbs of the saxifrage family that bear a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
Mithraea : an underground room simulating a cave used for mithraic rites (as initiations)
Mithraeum : an underground room simulating a cave used for mithraic rites (as initiations)
Mithraic : of or relating to a mystery cult for men of Iranian origin that flourished in the late Roman empire
Mithraism : of or relating to a mystery cult for men of Iranian origin that flourished in the late Roman empire
Mithraist : of or relating to a mystery cult for men of Iranian origin that flourished in the late Roman empire
mithridate : an antidote against poison
Mithridatic : of or relating to Mithridates VI of ancient Pontus
mithridatic : of or relating to Mithridates VI of ancient Pontus
mithridatism : tolerance to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it
mithridatize : to produce mithridatism in
miticidal : an agent used to kill mites
miticide : an agent used to kill mites
mitigable : capable of being mitigated
mitigant : a factor that mitigates or alleviates something
mitigate : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
mitigatedly : in a mitigated degree
mitigation : the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging
mitigative : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
mitigator : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
mitigatory : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
mitis : Paris green used as a pigment
mitochondria : any of various round or long cellular organelles of most eukaryotes that are found outside the nucleus, produce energy for the cell through cellular respiration, and are rich in fats, proteins, and enzymes  — see cell illustration
mitochondrial : any of various round or long cellular organelles of most eukaryotes that are found outside the nucleus, produce energy for the cell through cellular respiration, and are rich in fats, proteins, and enzymes  — see cell illustration
mitogenetic : an ultraviolet ray said to be given off by physiologically active cells and to stimulate mitotic activity of adjacent cells 
mitome : the supposed fibrillar reticulum of protoplasm  — compare paramitome
mitosis : a process that takes place in the nucleus of a dividing cell, involves typically a series of steps consisting of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and results in the formation of two new nuclei each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus  — compare meiosis
mitosome : a threadlike cytoplasmic inclusion
mitotic : of, relating to, involving, or occurring by cellular mitosis
mitotically : of, relating to, involving, or occurring by cellular mitosis
Mitra : a genus (the type of the family Mitridae) of chiefly East Indian marine snails having a slender acutely pointed often brightly colored shell
mitra : a genus (the type of the family Mitridae) of chiefly East Indian marine snails having a slender acutely pointed often brightly colored shell
mitrailleuse : a breech-loading machine gun using small projectiles and consisting of a number of barrels fitted together and so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously or successively and rapidly and first used by the French army in the war of 1870 with Germany
mitral : resembling a miter
mitrate : suggestive of a miter or bonnet in shape
mitre : a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots
Mitridae : a family of marine snails (suborder Stenoglossa) comprising the miters  — see mitra
mitriform : shaped like a bishop's miter
mitsumata : a low shrub (Edgeworthia papyrifera) of the family Thymelaeceae of temperate Asia that is cultivated in Japan for its bark used in papermaking
mitt : a woman's glove that leaves the fingers uncovered
mittelhand : middlehand
mitten : a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only
mittened : a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only
mittimus : a warrant of commitment to prison
mitty : a commonplace unadventurous person who seeks escape from reality through daydreaming
Mitu : an unidentifiable but probably gallinaceous Brazilian bird
mity : infested with mites
miurus : a dactylic hexameter having its last foot an iamb or pyrrhic instead of a spondee or trochee  — compare dolichurus
mix : to combine or blend into one mass
mixable : to combine or blend into one mass
mixblood : mixed-blood
Mixe : a Zoquean people of Oaxaca, Veracruz, and Chiapas, Mexico
mixed : combining characteristics of more than one kind
mixedly : in a mixed manner
mixedness : the quality or state of being mixed
mixen : a pile of dung or refuse : a manure heap
mixer : one that mixes: such as
mixhill : mixen
mixite : a mineral Cu11Bi(AsO4)5(OH)10.6H2O consisting of green to whitish hydrous basic copper bismuth arsenate
mixochromosome : a chromosome supposed to be formed by the fusion of all or part of two or more chromosomes
Mixodectes : a genus (the type of the family Mixodectidae) of extinct insectivores having very large incisors from the lower Eocene of the U.S.
mixolydian : written in the Mixolydian mode
mixoploid : an organism having different numbers of genomes in different cells : chimera
mixoploidy : an organism having different numbers of genomes in different cells : chimera
Mixosaurus : a genus of reptiles of Triassic age similar to Ichthyosaurus but with less fully developed paddles
mixotrophic : deriving nourishment from both autotrophic and heterotrophic mechanisms
Mixtec : the language of the Mixtec people
Mixtecan : a language family of the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, Mexico, including Amusgo, Cuicatec, and Mixtec
mixtion : the state of being mixed
mixture : the act, the process, or an instance of mixing
Mizar : a group of stars of the second magnitude that is located near Alcor in the handle of the Big Dipper
mizmaze : maze
Mizpah : worn (as by lovers) to signify remembrance
mizzen : a fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
mizzenmast : the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
mizzle : to rain in very fine drops : drizzle
mizzly : to rain in very fine drops : drizzle
mizzonite : a mineral of the scapolite group intermediate between meionite and marialite and containing 54 to 57 percent of silica
mlechchha : one who does not practice Hinduism
mneme : the persistent or recurrent effect of past experience of the individual or of the race
mnemic : the persistent or recurrent effect of past experience of the individual or of the race
mnemonic : assisting or intended to assist memory
mnemonically : assisting or intended to assist memory
mnemonics : a technique of improving the memory
Mnemosyne : the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the Muses by Zeus
mnemotechnic : mnemonic
mnemotechnical : mnemonic
mnestic : of or relating to memory or mneme
Mniaceae : a family of erect mosses (order Eubryales) that is sometimes treated as a subfamily of the Bryaceae but distinguished by the club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surfaces
mnioid : resembling a moss of the genus Mnium
Mnium : a genus of mosses (family Mniaceae) resembling Bryum but larger and with usually horizontal capsules
Mo month
mo month
Moabite : a member of an ancient Semitic people related to the Hebrews
Moabitic : of or relating to or like the Moabites or their language
Moabitish : a member of an ancient Semitic people related to the Hebrews
moan : lamentation, complaint
moanful : full of moaning : expressing sorrow or grief : plaintive, sad
moanfully : full of moaning : expressing sorrow or grief : plaintive, sad
moaning : lamentation, complaint
moaningly : in a moaning manner : with a moan
Moarian : of, relating to, or constituting a hypothetical continental area now represented only by New Zealand and adjacent parts of Polynesia
moat : a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (such as a castle) that is usually filled with water
mob : a large and disorderly crowd of people
mobber : one that mobs
mobbish : a large and disorderly crowd of people
mobbism : mobbish conduct
mobbist : one who advocates mobbism : mobber
mobcap : a woman's indoor cap made with a high full crown and often tied under the chin
mobed : a Parsi priest of the second rank
mobile : capable of moving or being moved : movable
Mobilian : a native or resident of Mobile, Alabama
mobiliary : of or relating to movable property
mobility : the quality or state of being mobile or movable
mobilizable : to put into movement or circulation
mobilization : the act of mobilizing
mobilize : to put into movement or circulation
mobilometer : an apparatus for determining the consistency of plastic materials
moble : to wrap or muffle the head of (as in a hood)
mobocracy : rule by the mob
mobocrat : rule by the mob
mobocratic : rule by the mob
mobsman : a member of a mob
mobster : a member of a criminal gang
Mobula : a genus of large rays of the family Mobulidae that are related to but smaller than the manta ray  — see devil ray
Mobulidae : a family of rays that includes the genera Mobula and Manta  — see devil ray
moccasin : a soft leather heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a U-shaped piece lying on top of the foot
Mocha : the small, irregular-shaped coffee beans of plants grown in the mountainous regions of Yemen that produce an earthy, strong coffee of usually medium to high acidity
mocha : the small, irregular-shaped coffee beans of plants grown in the mountainous regions of Yemen that produce an earthy, strong coffee of usually medium to high acidity
Mochica : of or relating to a culture period in the valleys of the northern Peruvian coast a.d. 600–700 characterized by fine red and white modeled pottery for grave offerings and ceremonial use predominantly in the form of a container with a stirrup spout
mock : to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
mockable : that can be mocked
mockado : a fabric made chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries usually of wool and in imitation of velvet
mockbird : a bird that mocks
mocker : to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
mockernut : a smooth-barked North American hickory (Carya tomentosa) with fragrant 7- to 9-foliolate leaves
mockery : insulting or contemptuous action or speech : derision
mockingbird : a common grayish North American bird (Mimus polyglottos) related to the thrashers that is remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds
Mocoa :  coche
mocuck : a box or basket (as of birch bark) for keeping food
Mod : one who wears mod clothes
modal : of or relating to modality (see modality sense 2) in logic
modalism : the theological doctrine that the members of the Trinity are not three distinct persons but rather three modes or forms of activity (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) under which God manifests himself
modalist : an adherent of modalism
modalistic : an adherent of modalism
modality : the quality or state of being modal
modally : of or relating to modality (see modality sense 2) in logic
mode : an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval sense 2a)
model : a usually miniature representation of something
modeler : a usually miniature representation of something
modeling : a usually miniature representation of something
modelist : a maker of models
modeller : a usually miniature representation of something
modena commune southwest of Venice in the district of Emilia, northern Italy population 179,149
Modenese commune southwest of Venice in the district of Emilia, northern Italy population 179,149
moderant : something that moderates
moderantism : a policy of moderation especially in politics
moderantist : an adherent of moderantism
moderate : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits
moderately : in a moderate manner
moderateness : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits
moderation : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits
moderationist : an advocate of moderation
moderatism : moderation in doctrines or opinions
moderatist : an adherent of moderatism
moderato : moderate
moderator : one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion: such as
moderatorship : one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion: such as
Modern : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary
modern : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary
moderner : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary
modernish : suggestive of modern style : somewhat modern
modernism : a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times
modernist : a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times
modernistic : a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times
modernity : the quality or state of being or appearing to be modern
modernization : the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
modernize : to make modern (as in taste, style, or usage)
modernizer : to make modern (as in taste, style, or usage)
modernly : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary
modernness : of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past : contemporary
modest : placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities or worth
modestly : placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities or worth
modesty : the quality of not being too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities
modicity : moderateness
modicum : a small portion : a limited quantity
modifiability : to make less extreme : moderate
modifiable : to make less extreme : moderate
modification : the limiting of a statement : qualification
modificative : something that modifies
modificator : modifier
modificatory : serving to modify
modifier : one that modifies
modify : to make less extreme : moderate
modillion : an ornamental block or bracket under the corona of the cornice (as in the Corinthian order)
modiolar : of or relating to the modiolus of the ear
Modiolus : a central bony column in the cochlea of the ear
modiolus : a central bony column in the cochlea of the ear
modish : fashionable, stylish
modishly : fashionable, stylish
modishness : fashionable, stylish
modiste : one who makes and sells fashionable dresses and hats for women
modius : an ancient Roman unit of grain measure equivalent to 0.96 peck
Modoc : a Lutuamian people of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California
Modred : a knight of the Round Table and nephew of King Arthur
modulability : the capability of being modulated
modular : of, relating to, or based on a module or a modulus
modulate : to tune to a key or pitch
modulation : an inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice
modulator : to tune to a key or pitch
modulatory : to tune to a key or pitch
module : a standard or unit of measurement
modulo : with respect to a modulus of
modulus : the factor by which a logarithm of a number to one base is multiplied to obtain the logarithm of the number to a new base
Moe : more
Moehringia : a genus of low herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) growing in the north temperate regions and having opposite entire leaves, small white flowers, and few-seeded capsules  — see sandwort
moellon : degras sense 1a
moerithere : an animal or fossil of the genus Moeritherium
Moeritherium : a genus of Upper Eocene and Oligocene northern African mammals (order Proboscidea) that are about as large as tapirs and have a short proboscis and mastodont teeth including enlarged second incisors which are considered precursors of the tusks of later related forms (as mastodons and elephants)
mofette : a vent from which carbon dioxide and some nitrogen and oxygen issue from the earth in a last stage of volcanic activity
mofussil : the provincial or rural districts of India : countryside
mofussilite : one who lives in the mofussil
mog : to move away : depart
mogador city and port on the Atlantic west of Marrakech in western Morocco population 83,000
mogdad : coffee senna
moggan : stocking
moggy : cat
mogigraphia : writer's cramp
mogo : an Australian stone-hatchet
Mogollon : a prehistoric American Indian people inhabiting the mountains of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico
Mogul : an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
moha : shoveler sense 2
mohair : a fabric or yarn made wholly or in part of the long silky hair of the Angora goat
Mohammad 1919–1980 shah of Iran (1941–79)
Mohammedan : of or relating to Muhammad or Islam
Mohammedanism : of or relating to Muhammad or Islam
mohar : a silver or gold coin of Nepal
Mohave : an Indian people of the Colorado river valley in Arizona, California, and Nevada
Mohawk : a member of an American Indian people of the Mohawk River valley, New York
Mohegan : a member of an American Indian people of southeastern Connecticut
mohel : a person who performs ritual Jewish circumcisions
mohnseed : poppy seed
moho : the boundary layer between the earth's crust and mantle whose depth varies from about 3 miles (5 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor to about 25 miles (40 kilometers) beneath the continents
Mohock : one of a gang of aristocratic ruffians who assaulted people in London streets in the early 18th century
Mohockism : one of a gang of aristocratic ruffians who assaulted people in London streets in the early 18th century
mohr : a gazelle of northern Africa (Gazella dama mhorr) having horns on which are 11 or 12 prominent rings  — compare addra
mohur : a former gold coin of India and Persia equal to 15 rupees
Moi Daniel arap 1924–2020 president of Kenya (1978–2002)
moider : to throw into disorder or an unsettled state : perplex, bewilder
moidore : a gold coin of Portugal and Brazil that was minted from about 1640 to 1732 and contained 4.93 grams of fine gold
moiety : one of two equal parts : half
moil : to make wet or dirty
moiler : to make wet or dirty
moiling : requiring hard work
moilingly : requiring hard work
Moira : individual destiny : the will of the gods : fate
moire : a watered mohair
moissanite : a silicon carbide SiC found in the Diablo Canyon meteoric iron  — compare carborundum
moist : slightly or moderately wet : damp
moisten : to make moist
moistener : to make moist
moistful : moist
moistify : moisten
moistish : somewhat moist
moistless : lacking moisture : dry
moistly : slightly or moderately wet : damp
moistness : slightly or moderately wet : damp
moisture : liquid diffused or condensed in relatively small quantity
moistureless : lacking moisture
moistureproof : impervious to water vapor
moisty : damp, wet
moit : a fragment of stick or other foreign matter found in wool
moity : full of moits
mojarra : a fish of the family Gerridae
Mojo : a magic spell, hex, or charm
mojo : a magic spell, hex, or charm
moke : donkey
moki : a trumpeter fish (Latridopsis ciharis)
mokihana : a Hawaiian tree (Pelea anisata) of the family Rutaceae growing only on the Island of Kauai and having fragrant fruits that are strung in leis and represent Kauai in the leis of the Islands
moko : the Maori system of tattooing
moksha : release from samsara and liberation from karma together with the attainment of Nirvana for the Hindu or kaivalya for the Jain : salvation from the bondage of finite existence  — compare dharma, kama
mokum : a Japanese alloy used in decorative work on gold and silver
Mola : the type genus of the family Molidae including solely a large widely distributed ocean sunfish (M. Mola)
mola : the type genus of the family Molidae including solely a large widely distributed ocean sunfish (M. Mola)
molal : of, relating to, or containing a mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent
Molala : a Waiilatpuan people of the Molala and Santiam river valleys in northwestern Oregon
molality : of, relating to, or containing a mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent
molar : a tooth with a rounded or flattened surface adapted for grinding
molariform : resembling a molar tooth especially in shape
molarity : a tooth with a rounded or flattened surface adapted for grinding
molary : adapted for grinding food : molar
Molasse : a series of fossiliferous sedimentary deposits in and near Switzerland that are chiefly of Miocene age but include some Upper Oligocene beds
molasses : the thick dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar manufacture
molassied : impregnated with molasses
molave : a large Philippine timber tree (Vitex littoralis)
mold : a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as
moldability : the property of being moldable
moldable : a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as
Moldavian region of Europe in northeastern Romania and Moldova between the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps on the west and the Dniester River on the east
moldboard : a curved iron plate attached above a plowshare to lift and turn the soil
molder : to crumble into particles : disintegrate, decay
moldiness : of, resembling, or covered with mold
molding : an object produced by molding
moldmade : a machine-made deckle-edged imitation of handmade paper
moldproof : impervious to mildew
moldwarp : a European mole (Talpa europaea)
moldy : of, resembling, or covered with mold
Mole : a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body
mole : a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body
molecast : molehill
molecula : molecule
molecular : of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecularity : of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecularly : of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecule : the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property sense 1a) of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms (see atom sense 1a)
molehill : a little mound or ridge of earth pushed up by a mole
moleskin : the skin of the mole used as fur
molest : to make unwanted or improper sexual advances towards (someone)
molestation : to make unwanted or improper sexual advances towards (someone)
molester : to make unwanted or improper sexual advances towards (someone)
molestful : troublesome, annoying
Molgula : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Molgulidae) of almost spherical ascidians with long siphons and a thin somewhat transparent tunic
Molidae : a family of large pelagic marine fishes (order Plectognathi) that have very large heads, short compact bodies, and teeth fused to form a beak and that lack a dorsal fin  — see mola
molimen : the periodic symptoms (as tension or discomfort) associated with the physiological stress preceding or accompanying menstruation
moliminous : cumbersome, weighty
molinary : of or relating to a mill or the process of grinding
moline : having the end of each arm forked and recurved  — see cross illustration
Molinia : a small genus of Eurasian grasses having narrow flat leaves, slender panicles, and awnless glumes  — see moor grass sense 2
Molinism : a doctrine that it is man's free cooperation which makes it possible for him to perform a good act with God's helping grace  — compare congruism, thomism
Molinist : an advocate or follower of the doctrine of Luis Molina
Moll : prostitute
molle :  pepper tree
mollicrush : to beat to jelly : crush, pulverize
mollie : any of various small, often brightly colored tropical fish (genus Poecilia) that are live-bearers found in fresh, brackish, or salt water and include several that are highly valued as aquarium fishes
mollienisia : a genus of brightly colored topminnows of the family Poeciliidae highly valued as aquarium fishes  — see sailfin
mollifiable : capable of being mollified
mollification : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
mollifier : one that mollifies
mollify : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
mollifying : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
mollifyingly : in a mollifying manner
molligrant : a wailing lamentation : complaint
Mollisiaceae : a family of fungi (order Helotiales) having the hymenium of the apothecium surrounded by a pseudoparenchymatous rim of dark mostly thick-walled cells
mollisiose : leaf scorch sense b
Mollugo : a genus of low chiefly tropical American herbs (family Aizoaceae) having whorled leaves and pedicellate flowers  — see carpetweed
Mollusca : a large phylum of invertebrate animals (as snails, clams, and mussels) that have a soft unsegmented body lacking segmented appendages and commonly protected by a calcareous shell
molluscan : any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (such as snails, clams, or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell
molluscivorous : feeding upon mollusks
molluscoid : of, like, or relating to the Molluscoidea
molluscoidal : of, like, or relating to the Molluscoidea
Molluscoidea : a phylum of invertebrate animals distinguished by possession of a lophophore and typically including the present groups Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, and Phoronidea
molluscoidean : a phylum of invertebrate animals distinguished by possession of a lophophore and typically including the present groups Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, and Phoronidea
molluscous : of, relating to, or having the properties of a molluscum
molluscum : any of several skin diseases marked by soft pulpy nodules
mollusk : any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (such as snails, clams, or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell
Molly : any of various small, often brightly colored tropical fish (genus Poecilia) that are live-bearers found in fresh, brackish, or salt water and include several that are highly valued as aquarium fishes
molly : any of various small, often brightly colored tropical fish (genus Poecilia) that are live-bearers found in fresh, brackish, or salt water and include several that are highly valued as aquarium fishes
mollycoddle : to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
mollycoddler : to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
mollycoddling : to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
mollycot : one unduly concerned with housekeeping
mollyhawk : mallemuck
molman : one of a class of tenants in feudal England released from most of their service on condition of paying certain rents for their land
Moloch : a Semitic god to whom children were sacrificed
moloid : of, relating to, or resembling a mola or the Molidae
Molossian : a native or inhabitant of Molossis, a district of ancient Epirus famous for its dogs
molossic : of or relating to a molossus
Molossidae : a family of Microchiroptera comprising the typical mastiff bats
molossus : a foot of three long syllables
Molothrus : a genus of Icteridae consisting of the cowbirds
molt : to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
molten : fused or liquefied by heat : melted
molter : to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
Molucca islands of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago between Sulawesi and New Guinea area 32,307 square miles (83,675 square kilometers), population 2,300,000  — see halmahera
Moluccan islands of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago between Sulawesi and New Guinea area 32,307 square miles (83,675 square kilometers), population 2,300,000  — see halmahera
Moluccella : a small genus of mints found in the Mediterranean region, cultivated widely, and usually having small white pink-tipped flowers in whorls
moly : a mythical herb with a black root, white blossoms, and magical powers
molybdate : a salt of molybdenum containing the group MoO4 or Mo2O7
molybdena : molybdenite
molybdenite : a metallic gray usually foliated mineral consisting of molybdenum disulfide that is a major ore of molybdenum
molybdenum : a metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in many properties, is used especially in strengthening and hardening steel, and is a trace element in plant and animal metabolism  — see Chemical Elements Table
molybdic : ferrimolybdite
molybdite : ferrimolybdite
molybdomenite : a mineral PbSeO3 consisting of native lead selenite
molybdophyllite : a mineral (Pb,Mg)2SiO4.H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous lead magnesium silicate
molybdous : of, relating to, or containing molybdenum especially with one of its lower valences
molysite : a mineral FeCl3 consisting of native ferric chloride found in Vesuvian lava
mombin : a common tropical American shrub or small tree (Spondias purpurea) with compound leaves and purple paniculate flowers
momble : to treat roughly : abuse, bungle
mome : blockhead, fool
moment : a minute portion or point of time : instant
momenta : a property (see property sense 1a) of a moving body that the body has by virtue of its mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c) and motion and that is equal to the product of the body's mass and velocity
momental : momentary sense 1a
momentaneous : momentary sense 1a
momentaneously : momentary sense 1a
momentaneousness : momentary sense 1a
momentarily : for a moment
momentariness : continuing only a moment : fleeting
momentary : continuing only a moment : fleeting
momently : from moment to moment
momentous : having great or lasting importance : consequential, significant
momentously : having great or lasting importance : consequential, significant
momentousness : having great or lasting importance : consequential, significant
momentum : a property (see property sense 1a) of a moving body that the body has by virtue of its mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c) and motion and that is equal to the product of the body's mass and velocity
momism : an excessive popular adoration and oversentimentalizing of mothers that is held to be oedipal in nature and that is thought to allow overprotective or clinging mothers unconsciously to deny their offspring emotional emancipation and thus to set up psychoneuroses
momme : a Japanese unit of weight equal to 3.75 grams
mommy : a female parent mother entry 1 sense 1a
Momordica : a genus of tropical Old World herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) having a campanulate corolla and a warty fruit  — see balsam apple, bitter melon
Momotidae : a family of tropical American birds (order Coraciiformes) related to the rollers and kingfishers and consisting of the motmots and in some classifications also the todies
Momotus : the type genus of Momotidae
Momus : the Greek god of censure and mockery
Mon monetary
mon monetary
mona  — see anglesey
Monacan tiny country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean coast of France; a principality noted for casino gambling and tourism area .77 square mile (2 square kilometers), population 30,700
monacanthid : of or relating to the Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae : a family of bony fishes (order Plectognathi) including the filefishes
monacanthine : of or relating to the Monacanthidae
monachal : monastic
monachism : monastic
monachist : monkish
monactine : having a single ray
monactinellid : monaxonid
monactinellidan : monaxonid
monad : unit, one
monadelphian : eutherian
monadelphous : united by the filaments into one group usually forming a tube around the gynoecium
monadic : unit, one
monadical : monadic sense 1b
Monadina : a group nearly equivalent to Mastigophora
monadism : unit, one
monadistic : of or relating to monadism
monadnock : inselberg
monadology : a philosophical theory about monads
monal : any of various large pheasants of India
monander : a monandrous plant
Monandria : a class of flowering plants comprising those with flowers that have a single stamen
monandrian : of or relating to the Monandria
monandrous : having flowers with a single stamen
monandry : a marriage form or custom in which a woman has only one husband at a time
monapsal : having only one apse
monarch : a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as
monarchal : a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as
monarchess : a female monarch
monarchial : a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as
monarchian : an adherent of one of two anti-Trinitarian groups of the second and third centuries a.d. teaching that God is one person as well as one being
monarchianism : an adherent of one of two anti-Trinitarian groups of the second and third centuries a.d. teaching that God is one person as well as one being
monarchic : of, relating to, suggestive of, or characteristic of a monarch or monarchy
monarchical : of, relating to, suggestive of, or characteristic of a monarch or monarchy
monarchically : of, relating to, suggestive of, or characteristic of a monarch or monarchy
monarchism : monarchical government or principles
monarchist : monarchical government or principles
monarchize : to act or rule as a monarch
monarchomachic : of, relating to, or favoring the doctrines of the monarchomachs
monarchy : undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
Monarda : any of a genus (Monarda) of coarse annual or perennial North American mints with a tubular calyx and whorls of showy flowers
Monardella : a genus of fragrant herbs (family Labiatae) of the western U.S. having flowers in terminal heads and a 10- to 13-nerved calyx  — see mustang mint
monarticular : affecting only one joint of the body
monas : a genus of small single or colonial aquatic flagellates (order Protomonadina) that often have one long primary flagellum and two shorter secondary ones
Monasa : a genus of South American puffbirds  — see nun bird
monascidian : of or relating to the simple ascidians
monase : nun bird
monaster : metaphase plate
monasterial : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a monastery or monastic life
monastery : a house for persons under religious vows
monastic : of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
monastical : monastic
monastically : of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
monasticism : of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
monatomic : consisting of one atom
monaural : monophonic sense 2
monaxial : having or based on a single axis : uniaxial
monaxon : developed by growth along a single axis
monaxonic : having but one axis
Monaxonida : a subclass or order of Demospongiae that comprises sponges with siliceous monaxonic megascleres and with or without spongin
monazite : a yellow to red or brown mineral that is a phosphate of thorium and various rare earth elements and occurs especially in sand and gravel deposits
Monday : the second day of the week
Mondayish : characteristic of Monday
Mondayishness : characteristic of Monday
Monegasque tiny country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean coast of France; a principality noted for casino gambling and tourism area .77 square mile (2 square kilometers), population 30,700
monembryonic : characterized by monembryony
monembryony : the condition of having but a single embryo
monepic : consisting of one word or of sentences of one word
monepiscopacy : church government by monarchical bishops : monarchical episcopacy
monepiscopal : church government by monarchical bishops : monarchical episcopacy
Monera : a postulated primitive ancestral mass of protoplasm lacking a nucleus
moneral : of or relating to the monera
moneran : prokaryote
monergism : the theological doctrine that regeneration is exclusively the work of the Holy Spirit  — compare synergism
monergist : one who accepts or supports the doctrine of monergism
monergistic : of or relating to monergism
moneric : of or relating to the monera
moneron : a postulated primitive ancestral mass of protoplasm lacking a nucleus
monesia : an astringent vegetable extract derived from the bark of a South American tree (Pradosia lactescens) of the family Sapotaceae
monetarily : of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
monetary : of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
monetite : a mineral CaHPO4 consisting of an acid calcium hydrogen phosphate and occurring in yellowish white crystals
monetization : to coin into money
monetize : to coin into money
money : something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: such as
moneybags : wealth
moneyed : having money : wealthy
moneyer : an authorized coiner of money : minter
moneygrubber : a person bent on accumulating money
moneygrubbing : a person bent on accumulating money
moneylender : one whose business is lending money
moneylending : the act or occupation of lending money at interest
moneyless : having no money
moneywort : a trailing perennial herb (Lysimachia nummularia) of the primrose family with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils
mong : a mixture of meal for domestic animals
monger : broker, dealer
mongering : broker, dealer
mongery : word-mongering
mongler : stilt sandpiper
Mongo a monetary subunit of the tugrik  — see tugrik at Money Table
Mongol : a member of any of a group of traditionally pastoral peoples of Mongolia
Mongolian : of, relating to, or constituting Mongolia, the Mongolian People's Republic, the Mongols, or the Mongolian language
Mongolianism : down syndrome
Mongolic : mongoloid sense 1
Mongolism : down syndrome
Mongolization : the act or process of mongolizing
Mongolize : to make Mongolian in racial relationship or characteristics
Mongoloid : of or relating to a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) of humans having Asian ancestry and classified according to physical traits (such as the presence of an epicanthal fold)
mongoose : any of numerous long slender carnivorous mammals (family Herpestidae) chiefly of Africa and southern Europe and Asia that are usually ferret-sized agile mammals typically with nonretractile sharp claws, short legs, long tail, and usually brownish or grayish fur sometimes with bands or stripes
mongrel : an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed entry 2 sense 1) or strains (see strain entry 1 sense 1)
mongrelism : the quality or state of being mongrel
mongrelization : an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed entry 2 sense 1) or strains (see strain entry 1 sense 1)
mongrelize : an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed entry 2 sense 1) or strains (see strain entry 1 sense 1)
mongrelly : having the character of a mongrel
mongrelness : the quality or state of being mongrel
monial : mullion sense 1
Monias : a monotypic genus of Madagascan birds (family Mesitornithidae) having a longer bill and tail than members of the closely related genus Mesitornis
Monica city in southwestern California adjacent to Los Angeles on 
moniker : name, nickname
monilethrix : an inherited disease of the hair in which each strand of hair has a beaded appearance due to periodic narrowing of the hair shaft and that is marked chiefly by fragile, brittle hair and patchy alopecia
Monilia : any of a genus (Candida) of parasitic fungi that resemble yeasts, occur especially in the mouth, vagina, and intestinal tract where they are usually benign but can become pathogenic, and have been grouped with the imperfect fungi but are now often placed with the ascomycetes
Moniliaceae : a family of imperfect fungi of the order Moniliales having white or brightly colored hyphae and similarly colored spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies
Moniliales : an order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores or having conidiophores that are superficial and free or gathered in tufts or cushion-shaped masses
moniliform : jointed or constricted at regular intervals so as to resemble a string of beads
monilioid : moniliform
moniment : a person whose behavior and actions provoke ridicule
Monimia : a genus (the type of the family Monimiaceae) of shrubs native to the Mascarene islands having opposite leaves and small diclinous flowers
Monimiaceae : a family of chiefly tropical American trees and shrubs (order Ranales) having evergreen usually opposite leaves and insignificant generally unisexual flowers
monimolite : a yellowish or brownish green mineral (Pb,Ca)3Sb2O8(?) consisting of an oxide of lead, calcium, and antimony
monimostylic : having the quadrate bone united to the skull by a suture
monism : a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance
monist : a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance
monistic : a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance
monition : warning, caution
monitor : a student appointed to assist a teacher
monitorial : a student appointed to assist a teacher
monitorship : a student appointed to assist a teacher
monitory : giving admonition : warning
monitress : a woman who admonishes or advises someone
monk : a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
monkbird : friarbird
monkery : monastic life or practice : monasticism
monkey : a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers
monkeyboard : a footboard at the back of a vehicle (as for a footman or on an omnibus for the conductor)
monkeyfy : to make like or suggestive of a monkey : cause to be ridiculous in appearance
monkeyhood : the state of being a monkey
monkeyish : having the characteristics of a monkey
monkeyishly : having the characteristics of a monkey
monkeyishness : having the characteristics of a monkey
monkeynut : peanut
monkeypod : an ornamental tropical leguminous tree (Samanea saman synonym Albizia saman) that has bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, and wood used in carving
monkeypot : a large woody urn-shaped operculate fruit characteristic of the sapucaias and various closely related trees (as the manbarklaks)
monkeyshine : mischievous or playful activity : prank
monkeytail : a piece of rope attached to the bend of a hook to aid in handling it without risk of jamming the hand
monkfish : either of two goosefishes (Lophius americanus of America and L. piscatorius of Europe) used for food
monkhood : the character, condition, or profession of a monk : monasticism
monkish : of, relating to, or resembling a monk
monkism : monasticism
monkly : of or relating to a monk : monastic
monkship : monkhood
monkshood : any of a genus (Aconitum) of usually bluish flowered poisonous herbs of the buttercup family
Monmouth Duke of 1649–1685 James Scott, son of Charles II of England English rebel and claimant to the throne
Mono : monophonic reproduction
mono : monophonic reproduction
monoacetate : a salt, ester, or acylal containing only one acetate group
monoacetin : acetin sense a
monoacid : able to react with only one molecule of a monobasic acid to form a salt or ester : characterized by one hydroxyl group
monoacidic : able to react with only one molecule of a monobasic acid to form a salt or ester : characterized by one hydroxyl group
monoamide : an amide containing only one amido group
monoamine : an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom
monoammonium : ammonium phosphate
monoazo : containing one azo group in the molecule
monobasic : having only one replaceable hydrogen atom
monoblastic : having or derived from a single germ layer
monobloc : made in one block or casting
monobranchiate : having one gill or set of gills
monobromated : monobrominate
monobrominated : to introduce one bromine atom into (as an organic compound)
monobromination : to introduce one bromine atom into (as an organic compound)
monocalcium : containing one atom or equivalent of calcium in the molecule
monocarboxylic : containing one carboxyl group
monocardian : having a single auricle and ventricle to the heart
monocarp : a monocarpic plant
monocarpal : a monocarpic plant
monocarpellary : consisting of a single carpel  — compare polycarpellary
monocarpian : monocarpic
monocarpic : bearing fruit but once and then dying
monocarpous : having a single ovary
monocellular : having or involving a single kind of cell
monocentric : having a single centromere
monocephalous : having a solitary head or capitulum
monoceros : one-horned rhinoceros
monochasial : a cymose inflorescence that produces only one main axis
monochasium : a cymose inflorescence that produces only one main axis
Monochlamydeae : a group of Archichlamydeae nearly coextensive with Apetalae and comprising plants with flowers that lack petals or sepals but not both
monochlamydeous : of or relating to the Monochlamydeae
monochlor : containing one atom of chlorine
monochloride : a compound containing one atom of chlorine combined with an element or radical
monochlorinated : to combine with one atom of chlorine either by substitution or addition
monochloro : containing one atom of chlorine in the molecule
monochloroacetic : a crystalline acid C2H3ClO2 obtained by direct chlorination of acetic acid and used in organic synthesis (as of dyes, coumarin, pharmaceuticals, weed killers, insecticides, and cosmetics) 
monochlorobenzene : chlorobenzene
monochord : an instrument of ancient origin for measuring and demonstrating the mathematical relations of musical tones and that consists of a single string stretched over a sound box and a movable bridge set on a graduated scale
monochroic : monochromatic
monochromasy : monochromatism
monochromat : a completely color-blind individual
monochromatic : having or consisting of one color or hue
monochromatically : having or consisting of one color or hue
monochromatism : complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray
monochromator : a device for isolating a narrow portion of a spectrum
monochrome : a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
monochromic : a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
monochromist : a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
monochromous : monochrome sense 1
monochromy : the art or process of producing monochromes
monochronous : monosemic
monociliated :  uniflagellate
monocle : an eyeglass for one eye
monocled : an eyeglass for one eye
monocleid : a cabinet or desk in which all the drawers are locked simultaneously by one key
monoclinal : of or relating to a monocline : having a single oblique inclination
monoclinally : in a monoclinal manner : so as to be monoclinal
monocline : an oblique geologic fold
monoclinic : of, relating to, or constituting a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes with one oblique intersection
monoclinism : the condition of being monoclinous
monoclinometric : monoclinic
monoclinous : having the stamens and pistils in the same flower  — compare diclinous
Monoclonius : a genus of ceratopsian dinosaurs with a large nasal horn found in the Upper Cretaceous of North America
monocot : a chiefly herbaceous angiospermous plant (such as a grass, lily, or palm) having an embryo with a single cotyledon, usually parallel-veined leaves, and floral organs arranged in multiples of three : monocotyledon
monocotyledon : any of a class or subclass (Liliopsida or Monocotyledoneae) of chiefly herbaceous angiospermous plants having an embryo with a single cotyledon, usually parallel-veined leaves, and floral organs arranged in cycles of three
monocotyledonous : any of a class or subclass (Liliopsida or Monocotyledoneae) of chiefly herbaceous angiospermous plants having an embryo with a single cotyledon, usually parallel-veined leaves, and floral organs arranged in cycles of three
monocracy : government by a single person
monocrat : government by a single person
monocratic : government by a single person
monocrotic : having a simple beat and forming a smooth single-crested curve on a sphygmogram  — compare dicrotic sense 1
monocular : of, involving, or affecting a single eye
monocularly : of, involving, or affecting a single eye
monoculous : monocular
monocultural : the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
monoculture : the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
monocycle : a one-wheeled vehicle propelled by its rider  — compare unicycle
monocyclic : containing one ring in the molecular structure
Monocyclica : a division of Crinoidea comprising forms in which the cup of the calyx has a single basal series of ossicles
monocystic : consisting of or having a single cyst
Monocystis : a genus (the type of the family Monocystidae) of acephaline gregarines not having the protoplasm divided into segments by septa and including internal parasites of invertebrates (as M. agilis of the reproductive system of earthworms)
monocyte : a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage
monocytic : a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage
monocytopoiesis : formation of monocytes
monodactyle : monodactylous
monodactylism : the condition of being monodactylous
monodactylous : having one digit or claw
monodactyly : the condition of being monodactylous
monodelph : eutherian
monodelphian : eutherian
monodelphic : having a single female genital tract
monodelphous : having a single female genital tract
monodermic : of or relating to a single layer of cells
monodic : an ode sung by one voice (as in a Greek tragedy)
monodically : an ode sung by one voice (as in a Greek tragedy)
monodimetric : tetragonal
monodist : a writer, singer, or composer of monody
monodomous : inhabiting a single nest
Monodon : a genus (the type of the family Monodontidae) of arctic cetaceans comprising the narwhal
monodont : having only one tooth
monodontal : having only one tooth
monodrama : a drama acted or designed to be acted by a single person
monodramatic : a drama acted or designed to be acted by a single person
monodramatist : a writer or composer of a monodrama
monody : an ode sung by one voice (as in a Greek tragedy)
monodynamism : the theory that a single force causes the various forms of activity in nature
Monoecia : a class of plants comprising all monoecious flowering plants
monoecian : a class of plants comprising all monoecious flowering plants
monoecious : having pistillate and staminate flowers on the same plant
monoeciously : having pistillate and staminate flowers on the same plant
monoecism : the condition of being monoecious
monoestrous : experiencing estrus once each year or breeding season
monoethanolamine : ethanolamine
monoethylamine : ethylamine sense 1
monofilament : a single untwisted synthetic filament (as of nylon)  — compare multifilament
monoflagellate : uniflagellate
monogamic : relating to, characterized by, or practicing monogamy : having only one mate, spouse, or sexual partner at one time
monogamist : one who practices or upholds monogamy
monogamistic : of or relating to monogamists or monogamy : upholding monogamy
monogamous : relating to, characterized by, or practicing monogamy : having only one mate, spouse, or sexual partner at one time
monogamously : relating to, characterized by, or practicing monogamy : having only one mate, spouse, or sexual partner at one time
monogamy : the state or practice of having only one sexual partner at a time
monoganglionic : having one ganglion
monogastric : having a stomach with only a single compartment
monogene : built up by a single eruption or by an uninterrupted succession of eruptions
Monogenea : a monogenetic flatworm
monogeneity : the quality or state of being monogeneous
monogeneous : developing without cyclic change of form
monogenesis : origin of diverse individuals or kinds (as of language) by descent from a single ancestral individual or kind
monogenesy : monogenism
monogenetic : relating to or involving monogenesis
monogenic : of, relating to, or controlled by a single gene and especially by either of an allelic pair
monogenism : the doctrine or belief that all human races have descended from a single created pair or from a common ancestral type  — compare polygenism
monogenist : one who accepts the doctrine of monogenism
monogenistic : of or relating to monogenism or monogenists
monogenous : of or relating to monogenesis
monogeny : the descent of man from a single created pair  — compare polygeny
monoglot : monolingual
monoglyceride : any of various esters of glycerol in which only one of the three hydroxyl groups is esterified and which are often used as emulsifiers
monogoneutic : having only one brood in a year
monogonoporic : having a single genital opening for both male and female organs
monogonoporous : having a single genital opening for both male and female organs
monogony : asexual reproduction
monogram : a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
monogrammatic : a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
monogrammed : a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
monogrammic : monogrammatic
monograph : a learned treatise on a small area of learning
monographer : one who prepares a monograph
monographic : a learned treatise on a small area of learning
monographist : monographer
monography : monograph
monograptid : of or relating to the genus Monograptus or the family Monograptidae
Monograptus : a genus (the type of the family Monograptidae) of graptolites with a single row of overlapping thecae
monogynic : monogynous
monogynious : monogynous
monogynist : one who believes in or practices monogyny
monogynoecial : formed from a single pistil
monogynous : of, relating to, or living in monogyny
monogyny : the state or custom of having only one wife at a time
monohybrid : an individual or strain heterozygous for one specified gene
monohydrate : a hydrate containing one molecule of water
monohydrated : a hydrate containing one molecule of water
monohydric : monohydroxy
monohydroxy : containing one hydroxyl group in the molecule
monoicous : having archegonia and antheridia on different branches of the same plant  — compare autoicous, dioicous, heteroicous, paroicous, polyoicous, synoicous
monoketone : a chemical compound containing one ketonic carbonyl group
monolater : one whose religious practices are typified by monolatry
monolatrist : one whose religious practices are typified by monolatry
monolatrous : of or relating to monolatry
monolatry : henotheism
monolayer : a single continuous layer or film that is one cell, molecule, or atom in thickness
monoline : having or relating to a single line: such as
monolingual : having or using only one language
monoliteral : consisting of one letter
monolith : a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column
monolithic : of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge, massive
monolobular : having one lobe
monolocular : unilocular
monologic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a monologue
monological : of, relating to, or characteristic of a monologue
monologist : soliloquy sense 2
monologize : to utter a monologue : soliloquize
monologue : soliloquy sense 2
monologuist : soliloquy sense 2
monology : monologue
monomachy : a combat between two persons : duel
monomania : mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought
monomaniac : mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought
monomaniacal : mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought
monomeniscous : having but one lens
monomer : a chemical compound that can undergo polymerization
monomeric : a chemical compound that can undergo polymerization
monomerous : having a single member in each whorl
monometallic : of or relating to monometallism
monometallism : the adoption of one metal only in a currency
monometallist : the adoption of one metal only in a currency
monometer : a line of verse consisting of a single metrical foot or dipody
monomethyl : containing one methyl group especially in place of hydrogen
monometric : equigranular
monometrical : relating to or consisting of a monometer
monomial : a mathematical expression consisting of a single term
monomict : relating to a sedimentary rock composed of but a single mineral species  — compare monogenic sense 1a
monomineral : composed wholly or almost wholly of a single mineral species
monomineralic : composed wholly or almost wholly of a single mineral species
monomolecular : being only one molecule thick
Monomorium : a large widely distributed genus of ants including important household pests  — see little black ant, pharaoh ant
monomorphic : having but a single form, structural pattern, or genotype
monomorphism : having but a single form, structural pattern, or genotype
Monomya : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks (as the oysters, pearl oysters, and scallops) having but one adductor muscle  — compare dimyaria
Monomyaria : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks (as the oysters, pearl oysters, and scallops) having but one adductor muscle  — compare dimyaria
monomyarian : a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks (as the oysters, pearl oysters, and scallops) having but one adductor muscle  — compare dimyaria
mononch : a worm of the genus Mononchus
Mononchus : a genus of predatory nematodes (order Chromadorida) usually having a single pharyngeal tooth and living in fresh water and in soil where they have been estimated to number up to 300,000,000 to the acre
mononeural : receiving branches from but one nerve
Monongahela river 128 miles (206 kilometers) long in northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania flowing north and uniting with the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
mononitrate : a compound containing a single nitrate group
mononitrated : modified by the introduction of one nitro group or one nitrate group
mononitration : the act or process of modifying by the introduction of one nitro group or one nitrate group
monont : schizont
mononuclear : having only one nucleus
mononucleated : mononuclear
mononucleosis : an abnormal increase of mononuclear white blood cells in the blood
mononychous : having an uncleft claw
monoousian : of one substance or essence
monoousious : of one substance or essence
monoparental : having or derived from a single parent
monopectinate : pectinate along one side
monopersulfuric :  permonosulfuric acid
monopetalous : gamopetalous sense 1
monophagous : feeding on or utilizing a single kind of food
monophagy : feeding on or utilizing a single kind of food
monophase : single-phase
monophasia : aphasia marked by repeated utterance of one word or phrase
monophasic : having a single phase
monophobia : a morbid dread of being alone
monophonic : having a single unaccompanied melodic line
monophony : monophonic music
monophthalmic : having one eye
monophthong : a vowel sound that throughout its duration has a single constant articulatory position
monophthongal : a vowel sound that throughout its duration has a single constant articulatory position
monophthongization : to change into a monophthong : to reduce (a diphthong or triphthong) to a simple vowel sound
monophthongize : to change into a monophthong : to reduce (a diphthong or triphthong) to a simple vowel sound
monophyletic : of or relating to a single stock
monophyodont : having but one set of teeth of which none are replaced at a later stage of growth  — compare diphyodont, polyphyodont
Monophysite : one holding the doctrine that Christ has a single inseparable nature that is at once divine and human rather than having two distinct but unified natures
Monophysitic : one holding the doctrine that Christ has a single inseparable nature that is at once divine and human rather than having two distinct but unified natures
Monophysitism : one holding the doctrine that Christ has a single inseparable nature that is at once divine and human rather than having two distinct but unified natures
monoplacula : a placula consisting of a single layer of cells
monoplacular : a placula consisting of a single layer of cells
monoplaculate : a placula consisting of a single layer of cells
monoplane : an airplane with only one main supporting surface
monoplasmatic : composed of but one substance
monoplast : a single-celled organism or a simple structural element
monoplastic : retaining a primary form : undifferentiated, uniform
monoplegia : paralysis affecting a single limb, body part, or group of muscles
monoplegic : paralysis affecting a single limb, body part, or group of muscles
monopneumonian : an order including the genus Ceratodus
monopneumonous : an order including the genus Ceratodus
monopode : a one-footed creature
monopodial : growing upward with a single main stem or axis that produces leaves and flowers
monopodially : growing upward with a single main stem or axis that produces leaves and flowers
monopodic : consisting of or relating to a single metrical foot
monopodium : a main or primary axis that continues its original line of growth giving off successive axes or lateral branches (as in the excurrent trunk of some coniferous tree)  — compare sympodium
monopody : a measure of a single metrical foot
monopolar : unipolar
monopolarity : unipolar
monopole : a single positive or negative electric charge
monopolism : the system, policy, or practices of monopolies or monopolists
monopolist : a person who monopolizes
monopolistic : a person who monopolizes
monopolistically : a person who monopolizes
monopolization : to get a monopoly of : assume complete possession or control of
monopolize : to get a monopoly of : assume complete possession or control of
monopolizer : to get a monopoly of : assume complete possession or control of
monopoly : exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
monopolylogue : an entertainment in which one actor plays many characters
monopotassium : containing one atom of potassium in the molecule
monoprionid : of, relating to, or being graptolites that have cells on one side of the stem only
monoprionidian : of, relating to, or being graptolites that have cells on one side of the stem only
monopsonistic : an oligopsony limited to one buyer
monopsony : an oligopsony limited to one buyer
monopsychism : a doctrine that there is but one immortal soul of which individual souls are manifestations
monopteral : marked by columniation consisting of a single ring of supporting columns without a cella
monopteron : a monopteral structure
monopteros : a monopteral structure
monoptic : having one eye
monoptical : having one eye
monopylean : a suborder of Radiolaria comprising protozoans with or without spiculate skeletons and with the central capsule interrupted by a single perforated plate
monorail : a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle
monorchid : an individual who has only one testis or only one descended into the scrotum
monorchidism : an individual who has only one testis or only one descended into the scrotum
monorchis : monorchid
monorchism : the quality or state of being monorchid  — compare cryptorchidism
monorganic : of, relating to, or affecting a single organ or set of organs
monorhinal : having a single nostril
monorhine : having a single nostril
monorhyme : a strophe or poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme
monorhymed : a strophe or poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme
monosaccharide : a sugar that is not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis, is classed as either an aldose or ketose, and contains one or more hydroxyl groups per molecule
monosaccharose : monosaccharide
monoscope : a cathode-ray tube designed to produce for test purposes a video signal of a stationary pattern which has been printed in black foil ink on the aluminum-coated signal plate and sealed in the tube
monose : monosaccharide
monosemic : consisting of or equal in duration to one mora
monosepalous : gamosepalous
monosilane : a colorless gas SiH4 that is spontaneously flammable in air, is liquefiable only at a low temperature, and is formed by the action of hydrochloric acid on magnesium silicide
monosiphonic : consisting of a single tube or row of cells (as the thallus of various red algae or the hydrocaulus of some hydrozoans)  — compare polysiphonic
monosiphonous : consisting of a single tube or row of cells (as the thallus of various red algae or the hydrocaulus of some hydrozoans)  — compare polysiphonic
monosodium : containing one atom of sodium in the molecule
monosome : a chromosome lacking a synaptic mate
monosomic : having one less than the diploid number of chromosomes
monosperm : a monospermous plant
monospermic : involving or resulting from a single sperm cell
monospermous : having or producing a single seed
monospermy : the entry of a single fertilizing sperm into an egg  — compare dispermy, polyspermy
monospherical : having or consisting of one sphere only
monospondylic : having no well-developed intercentra alternating with the true centra of the vertebrae
monosporangium : a sporangium which bears monospores
monospore : a simple nonmotile asexual spore in some algae exhibiting alternation of generations that is produced by a plant of the diploid generation and germinates to form another diploid plant
monospored : monosporous
monosporiferous : having a single spore
monosporous : having a single spore
monostele : protostele
monostely : protostele
monostich : a single verse
monostichous : arranged in a single row on one side of an axis
Monostomata : a suborder of Digenea comprising trematode worms lacking a ventral sucker
monostome : having one mouth or sucker
monostomous : monostome sense 1
monostromatic : having the cells in a single layer
monostrophe : a poem of one stanza
monostrophic : consisting of monostrophes
monostrophics : monostrophic verses
monostylous : having a single style
monosubstituted : having one substituent atom or group in a molecule
monosubstitution : having one substituent atom or group in a molecule
monosulfonic : a compound containing one sulfonic acid group
monosyllabic : consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables
monosyllabically : consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables
monosyllable : a word of one syllable
monosymmetric : monoclinic
monosymmetrical : monoclinic
monosymmetrically : monoclinic
monosymmetry : monoclinic
monothalamous : having one chamber : unilocular
monothecal : unilocular
monotheism : the doctrine or belief that there is but one God
monotheist : the doctrine or belief that there is but one God
monotheistic : of, relating to, or characterized by the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
monotheistical : of, relating to, or characterized by the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
monotheistically : the doctrine or belief that there is but one God
Monothelete : an adherent of Monothelitism
Monotheletic : of or relating to the Monothelites or Monothelitism
Monotheletism : the theological doctrine that in Christ there is but one will though two natures
Monothelism :  monothelitism
Monothelitic : of or relating to the Monothelites or Monothelitism
Monothelitism : the theological doctrine that in Christ there is but one will though two natures
monothetic : positing but one essential element
monotint : a single tint or color
monotocardiac : of or relating to the Pectinibranchia
monotocardian : of or relating to the Pectinibranchia
monotocous : producing a single egg or young at one time
monotomous : having a distinct cleavage in one direction only
monotone : a succession of syllables, words, or sentences in one unvaried key or pitch
monotonic : characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone
monotonically : characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone
monotonist : one who speaks in a monotonous manner : one addicted to or preferring monotony
monotonize : to make monotonic or monotonous
monotonous : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
monotonously : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
monotonousness : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
monotony : tedious sameness
monotremal : monotrematous
Monotremata : an order of egg-laying mammals comprising the platypuses and the echidnas
monotremate : of or relating to the order Monotremata
monotrematous : of or relating to the order Monotremata
monotreme : any of an order (Monotremata) of egg-laying mammals comprising the platypuses and echidnas
monotremous : monotrematous
monotrichous : having a single flagellum at one pole
monotriglyph : monotriglyphic intercolumniation
monotriglyphic : having only one triglyph over the space between two columns
Monotrocha : a monotrochal larva
monotrochal : having a prototroch only
Monotropa : a genus of leafless fleshy saprophytic herbs (family Pyrolaceae) with solitary polypetalous flowers or with trimerous to pentamerous flowers in racemes  — see hypopitys , monotropaceae , indian pipe , pinesap
Monotropaceae : a family of saprophytic herbs of which Monotropa is the type genus
monotrophic : feeding only on one kind of food
monotropic : relating to or exhibiting monotropy
Monotropsis : a genus of herbs (family Pyrolaceae) that is native to the southeastern U.S.  — see carolina beechdrops
monotropy : the relation of two different forms of the same substance (as white and red phosphorus) that have no definite transition point since only one form (as red phosphorus) is stable and the change from the unstable form to the stable form is irreversible
monotypal : monotypic
monotype : an impression on paper of a design painted usually with the finger or a brush on a surface (such as glass)
monotypic : including a single representative
monovalent : having a valence of one
monovariant : univariant
monoverticillate : having a single whorl
monovular : monozygotic
monoxenous : living on only one kind of host throughout its life cycle
monoxide : an oxide containing one atom of oxygen in a molecule
monoxime : a compound containing one oxime grouping
Monozoa : a subclass of the class Cestoda comprising unsegmented intestinal parasites of sharks, rays, and primitive bony fish
monozoan : of or relating to the Cestodaria
monozoic : monozootic
monozygotic : derived from a single egg
monrolite : sillimanite
monseigneur : a French dignitary (such as a prince or prelate)
monsieur : a Frenchman of high rank or station
monsignor : a Roman Catholic prelate having a dignity or titular distinction (as of domestic prelate or protonotary apostolic) usually conferred by the pope
monsignorial : a Roman Catholic prelate having a dignity or titular distinction (as of domestic prelate or protonotary apostolic) usually conferred by the pope
Monsoni : a Cree people of the Moose river region, northeastern Ontario, Canada
monsoon : a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
monsoonal : a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
monster : an animal of strange or terrifying shape
Monstera : a genus of tropical American climbing plants (family Araceae) having deeply incised and perforated leaves and a spadix enclosed in a yellow concave spathe  — see ceriman
monsterlike : having the appearance or qualities of a monster
monstrance : a vessel in which the consecrated Host is exposed for the adoration of the faithful
monstrosity : a malformation of a plant or animal
monstrous : having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic
monstrously : having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic
monstrousness : having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic
Mont Montana
montage : the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
Montagnais :  chipewyan
Montana state in the northwestern U.S. bordering on Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, Canada; capital Helena area 147,138 square miles (381,087 square kilometers), population 989,415
montana state in the northwestern U.S. bordering on Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, Canada; capital Helena area 147,138 square miles (381,087 square kilometers), population 989,415
Montanan state in the northwestern U.S. bordering on Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, Canada; capital Helena area 147,138 square miles (381,087 square kilometers), population 989,415
montane : of, relating to, growing in, or being the biogeographic zone of relatively moist cool upland slopes below timberline dominated by large coniferous trees
montanic : a crystalline fatty acid C27H55COOH or C28H57COOH found free or in the form of esters in montan wax, beeswax, and other natural waxes
Montanism : an adherent of a Christian sect arising in the late second century and stressing apocalyptic expectations, the continuing prophetic gifts of the Spirit, and strict ascetic discipline
Montanist : an adherent of a Christian sect arising in the late second century and stressing apocalyptic expectations, the continuing prophetic gifts of the Spirit, and strict ascetic discipline
montanite : a mineral Bi2(OH)4TeO4 consisting of a basic bismuth tellurate
Montanize : to adhere to Montanism
Montauk headland on the Atlantic in southeastern New York at the eastern tip of Long Island
montbretia : a plant of Tritonia or the closely related genus Crocosmia
monte : a card game in which players select any two of four cards turned face up in a layout and bet that one of them will be matched before the other as cards are dealt one at a time from the pack
montebrasite : a mineral LiAlPO4(OH) consisting of a basic phosphate of aluminum and lithium isomorphous with amblygonite and natromontebrasite
monteith : a large silver punch bowl with scalloped rim
Montenegrin country in southern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula bordering the Adriatic Sea; a constituent republic of Serbia and Montenegro 1992–2006 and of Yugoslavia 1946–92; earlier a kingdom whose capital was Cetinje; its capital is now Podgorica area 5333 square miles (13,812 square kilometers), population 614,200
Monterey city in western California on a peninsula at the southern end of
Montes : a card game in which players select any two of four cards turned face up in a layout and bet that one of them will be matched before the other as cards are dealt one at a time from the pack
Montessorian : of, following, or relating to a system for training young children emphasizing free physical activity, informal and individual instruction, early development of writing and reading, and extended sensory motor training
Montezuma 1466–1520 last Aztec emperor of Mexico (1502–20)
montgolfier Joseph-Michel 1740–1810 and his brother Jacques-Étienne 1745–1799 French inventors and balloonists
month : a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or ¹/₁₂ of a year
monthly : a monthly periodical
Montia : a small genus of densely tufted annual or perennial herbs (family Portulacaceae) having alternate or opposite fleshy leaves, flowers with two sepals and usually two to five white or pink petals, and a three-seeded capsule  — see blinks, toad lily
monticellite : a mineral CaMgSiO4 consisting of a colorless or gray calcium magnesium silicate related to olivine
monticle : a little hill
monticulate : having monticules
monticule : a little mount : a small elevation or prominence : hillock
Monticulipora : a genus of fossil bryozoans forming massive zoaria similar to coral and composed of polygonal mostly thin-walled zooecia and represented by numerous species in the Ordovician and extending into the Silurian
monticuliporidean : a genus of fossil bryozoans forming massive zoaria similar to coral and composed of polygonal mostly thin-walled zooecia and represented by numerous species in the Ordovician and extending into the Silurian
monticuliporoid : a genus of fossil bryozoans forming massive zoaria similar to coral and composed of polygonal mostly thin-walled zooecia and represented by numerous species in the Ordovician and extending into the Silurian
monticulose : covered with small eminences
monticulous : monticulate
monticulus : the median dorsal ridge of the cerebellum formed by the vermis
montilla : a very pale dry sherry
montmartrite : gypsum from Montmartre
Montmorency : a cherry that is grown commercially for its bright red sour fruit
Montrachet : a dry white burgundy wine
montroydite : a mineral HgO consisting of mercuric oxide
monture : a frame or setting especially for a jewel
monument : a burial vault : sepulchre
monumental : serving as or resembling a monument : massive
monumentalism : a monumental style
monumentality : serving as or resembling a monument : massive
monumentalize : to record or memorialize lastingly by a monument
monumentally : serving as or resembling a monument : massive
monumentless : having no monuments
monzonite : a granular igneous rock composed of plagioclase and orthoclase in about equal quantities usually together with augite and biotite
moo : to make the throat noise of a cow
mooch : to move slowly or apathetically : to wander aimlessly
moocha : a loincloth of animals' tails or strips of animal skin worn by native peoples of South Africa
moocher : one who exploits the generosity of others : a person who mooches off others
mood : a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : feeling
moodily : subject to depression : gloomy
moodiness : subject to depression : gloomy
moody : subject to depression : gloomy
mooing : to make the throat noise of a cow
mool : mold entry 1 sense 1
moolings : crumb
mools : mold entry 1 sense 1
moon : the earth's natural satellite (see satellite sense 1a) that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29¹/₂ days with reference to the sun or about 27¹/₃ days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth
moonbeam : a ray of light from the moon
moonbill : ring-necked duck
mooncalf : a foolish or absentminded person : simpleton
moondown : moonset
mooned : the earth's natural satellite (see satellite sense 1a) that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29¹/₂ days with reference to the sun or about 27¹/₃ days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth
mooner : one that moons
mooneye : a silvery North American freshwater bony fish (Hiodon tergisus of the family Hiodontidae)
moonface : the full rounded facies characteristic especially of Cushing's syndrome and typically associated with deposition of fat
moonfaced : having a round face
moonfish : any of various compressed often short deep-bodied silvery or yellowish marine fishes: such as
moonflower : a tropical American morning glory (Ipomoea alba synonym Calonyction aculeatum) with fragrant flowers
moonglow : moonlight
moonily : in a moony manner : abstractedly, dreamily
mooniness : the quality or state of being moony : dreaminess, inattention
mooning : the earth's natural satellite (see satellite sense 1a) that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29¹/₂ days with reference to the sun or about 27¹/₃ days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth
moonish : influenced by the moon
moonless : lacking the light of the moon
moonlet : a small natural or artificial satellite
moonlight : the light of the moon
moonlighted : the light of the moon
moonlighter : the light of the moon
moonlighting : the light of the moon
moonlike : the earth's natural satellite (see satellite sense 1a) that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29¹/₂ days with reference to the sun or about 27¹/₃ days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth
moonlit : lighted by the moon
moonpath : a lengthened reflection of the moon from slightly agitated water
moonpenny : daisy sense 1b
moonproof : proof against the light or influence of the moon
moonraker : a stupid fellow : simpleton
moonraking : woolgathering
moonrise : the rising of the moon above the horizon
moonsail : a light square sail set above a skysail and carried by some clipper ships in light winds
moonscape : the surface of the moon as seen or as depicted
moonseed : a twining plant (Menispermum canadense of the family Menispermaceae, the moonseed family) of eastern North America that has crescent-shaped seeds and black fruits
moonset : the descent of the moon below the horizon
moonshine : moonlight
moonshiner : a maker or seller of illicit whiskey
moonshiny : moonlit
moonstone : a transparent or translucent feldspar of pearly or opaline luster used as a gem
moontide : lunar tide
moonwalking : to dance by gliding backwards while appearing to make forward walking motions
moonward : toward the moon
moonwort : a fern of the genus Botrychium (especially B. lunarium)
moony : of or relating to the moon
moop : to keep company : associate closely
Moor : an expanse of open rolling infertile land
moor : an expanse of open rolling infertile land
moorage : an act of mooring
moorball : a globular mass of filaments of a green alga (Cladophora holsatica) often found in lakes and ponds
moorbird : red grouse
moorburn : the burning of a moor to improve the pasturage
Moore George 1852–1933 Irish author
moorfowl : red grouse
mooring : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors
Moorish : an expanse of open rolling infertile land
moorish : an expanse of open rolling infertile land
moorland : land consisting of moors : a stretch of moor
Moorman : an inhabitant of a moor
moorman : an inhabitant of a moor
moors : an expanse of open rolling infertile land
moorsman : one who lives on a moor : moorman
moorstone : granite found especially in Cornwall
moortetter : moor tit
moorup : a cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) with rather small stout legs found on the island of New Britain
moorwort : bog rosemary
moory : of, relating to, or of the nature of a moor : marshy, swampy
moose : a ruminant mammal (Alces alces) with humped shoulders, long legs, and broadly palmated antlers that is the largest existing member of the deer family and inhabits forested areas of Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, and Asia
mooseberry : hobblebush
moosebird :  canada jay
moosebush : hobblebush
moosecall : an instrument (as a piece of birch bark rolled like a horn) used by hunters in calling moose
mooseflower : trillium
moosemise : mountain ash sense 1b
moosetongue : willow herb
moosewood : striped maple
moosey :  american mountain ash
moot : open to question : debatable
mootable : debatable
mooting : open to question : debatable
mootman : a student arguing a moot case in the Inns of Court
mootworthy : qualified to attend a moot as a member : free
mop : an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning floors
Mopan : an Indian people of northeastern Guatemala
mopane : a tropical African ironwood (Copaifera mopane) yielding hard durable timber
mopboard : baseboard
mope : to give oneself up to brooding : become listless or dejected
moper : to give oneself up to brooding : become listless or dejected
mophead : the mass of material at the end of a mop
mopheaded : having a bushy top
moping : to give oneself up to brooding : become listless or dejected
mopish : given to or characterized by moping
mopishness : the quality or state of being mopish
mopper : an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning floors
moppet : baby, darling
moppy : resembling a mop : bushy
mopstick : the long thin handle of a mop
mopsy : a pretty child : darling, sweetheart
mopus : money, cash
Moquelumnan : a language family of Penutian stock in California comprising three languages all known as Miwok
moquette : a carpet or upholstery fabric having a velvety pile
mor : forest humus that forms a layer of largely organic matter distinct from the mineral soil beneath
mora : the minimal unit of measure in quantitative verse equivalent to the time of an average short syllable
Moraceae : a family of trees or shrubs (order Urticales) that have a milky juice and small diclinous flowers with a one-celled ovary  — see artocarpus, ficus, morus
moraceous : a family of trees or shrubs (order Urticales) that have a milky juice and small diclinous flowers with a one-celled ovary  — see artocarpus, ficus, morus
Moraea : a genus of southern African or Australian bulbous or tuberous plants (family Iridaceae) with a divided perianth and petaloid style branches
morainal : an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier
moraine : an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier
morainic : an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier
moral : of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ethical
morale : moral principles, teachings, or conduct
moralism : the habit or practice of moralizing
moralist : one who leads a moral life
moralistic : characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality
moralistically : characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality
morality : a moral discourse, statement, or lesson
moralization : to explain or interpret morally
moralize : to explain or interpret morally
moralizer : to explain or interpret morally
moralless : having no moral significance
morally : of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ethical
morals : of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ethical
morass : marsh, swamp
morassy : marsh, swamp
morat : a medieval drink of wine flavored with mulberries
moratoria : a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
moratorium : a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
moratory : of, relating to, or resulting from delay in the payment or performance of an obligation
Moravian : a native or inhabitant of Moravia
Moravianism : the doctrines and practices of Moravians
moravite : a mineral Fe2N,Fe)4Si7O20(OH)4 consisting of a fine scaly black basic silicate of iron and aluminum of the chlorite group
moray administrative area of northeastern Scotland bordering on the North Sea area 864 square miles (2238 square kilometers), population 93,295
morbid : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease
morbidity : the quality or state of being morbid
morbidly : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease
morbidness : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease
morbific : causing disease : generating a sickly state
morbilli : measles sense 1
morbilliform : resembling the eruption of measles
morcellation : division and removal in small pieces (as of a tumor)
Morchella : a genus of edible fungi (family Helvellaceae) having an irregularly folded and pitted apothecium grown around the upper part of the stalk  — see morel
mordacious : biting or given to biting
mordaciously : biting or given to biting
mordacity : a readiness to bite
mordancy : a biting and caustic quality of style : incisiveness
mordant : biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
mordantly : biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
Mordella : the type genus of the family Mordellidae
mordellid : of or relating to the Mordellidae
Mordellidae : a widespread family of small pubescent beetles that have the body strongly arched and tapered to a sharp tip and that are usually found on flowers
mordenite : a zeolite approximately (Ca1Na2,K2)4Al8Si40O96.28H2O found in minute crystals or fibrous concretions
mordent : a musical ornament made by a quick alternation of a principal tone with the tone immediately below it
mordore : pencilwood
Mordva :  mordvins
Mordvin : an agricultural people of the middle Volga provinces of European Russia
Mordvinian : an agricultural people of the middle Volga provinces of European Russia
more : greater
moreen : a strong fabric of wool, wool and cotton, or cotton with a plain glossy or moiré finish
moreish : causing a desire for more : palatable
morel : any of several edible fungi (genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta) having a conical cap with a highly pitted surface
morello : a cultivated sour cherry (such as the Montmorency) having a dark-colored skin and juice
morencite : a hydrated ferric silicate clay mineral in yellow fibrous forms related to chloropal
moreness : the quality or state of being more
morenosite : a mineral NiSO4.7H2O consisting of nickel sulfate and occurring in light green crystals or fibrous crusts
moreover : in addition to what has been said : besides
morepork : any of several Australian frogmouths (especially Podargus strigoides)
mores : the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
Moresque : having the characteristics of Moorish art or architecture
morfrey : a farmer's 2-wheeled cart that can be converted to a 4-wheeled wagon
Morgan : a unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome that is used in constructing genetic maps and is equal to the distance for which the frequency of crossing over between specific pairs of genes is 100 percent
morgan : a unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome that is used in constructing genetic maps and is equal to the distance for which the frequency of crossing over between specific pairs of genes is 100 percent
Morgana : mirage sense 1 
morganatic : of, relating to, or being a marriage between a member of a royal or noble family and a person of inferior rank in which the rank of the inferior partner remains unchanged and the children of the marriage do not succeed to the titles, fiefs, or entailed property of the parent of higher rank
morganatically : of, relating to, or being a marriage between a member of a royal or noble family and a person of inferior rank in which the rank of the inferior partner remains unchanged and the children of the marriage do not succeed to the titles, fiefs, or entailed property of the parent of higher rank
morganite : a rose-colored gem variety of beryl
morganize : to assassinate or do away with secretly in order to prevent or punish disclosure of secrets
morgen : a Dutch and southern African unit of land area equal to 2.116 acres (0.856 hectare)
morgue : a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
moribund : being in the state of dying : approaching death
moribundity : being in the state of dying : approaching death
moriche : buriti palm
morigerate : morigerous
morigeration : servile obedience : obsequiousness
morigerous : obedient, submissive
morillon : any of several European ducks
morin : a pale yellow crystalline flavono pigment C15H10O7 found in old fustic and osage orange
Morinda : a large genus of chiefly East Indian tropical trees and shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having small heads of confluent flowers that form an aggregate pulpy fruit and including several that yield yellow dyes  — see noni, redgal
morindin : any of several crystalline glycosides extracted from the bark of rubiaceous trees of the genera Morinda and Coprosma
morindone : an orange-red crystalline dye CH3C14H4O2(OH)3 derived from anthraquinone and obtained from morindin by hydrolysis
morinel : dotterel
Moringa : a genus of East Indian and African trees constituting the family Moringaceae and having pinnate leaves and irregular flowers with 10 stamens and a 3-valved capsular fruit  — see horseradish tree
Moringaceae : a family of trees (order Rhoeadales) coextensive with the genus Moringa
moringaceous : a family of trees (order Rhoeadales) coextensive with the genus Moringa
moringad : a tree of the family Moringaceae
Moringuidae : a family of eels comprising the very slender wormlike whip eels
morion : a high-crested helmet with no visor
Moriori : a member of a Polynesian people native to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand
Morisco : moor
morlop : a variety of jasper found in Australia
mormaor : the ruler of one of the seven provinces into which medieval Scotland was divided
mormaorship : the ruler of one of the seven provinces into which medieval Scotland was divided
Mormon : the ancient redactor and compiler of the Book of Mormon presented as divine revelation by Joseph Smith
mormon : the ancient redactor and compiler of the Book of Mormon presented as divine revelation by Joseph Smith
Mormondom : the community of the Mormons or the region inhabited by them
Mormoness : a female Mormon
Mormonism : the ancient redactor and compiler of the Book of Mormon presented as divine revelation by Joseph Smith
Mormonist :  mormon
Mormonite :  mormon
Mormonweed :  indian mallow
Mormoops : a genus of bats (family Phyllostomatidae) comprising the tropical American cinnamon bats
mormyr : of or relating to the Mormyridae
mormyrid : of or relating to the Mormyridae
Mormyridae : a family of African freshwater fishes (order Isospondyli) that have the gill openings reduced to small slits, small eyes usually covered with skin, and the mouth small and often situated at the end of a tubular projection  — see mormyrus
Mormyrus : the type genus of the family Mormyridae comprising oily fleshed edible fishes and including the sacred fishes of ancient Egypt
morn : dawn
morne : the head of a lance blunted for tilting
morning : dawn
mornings : in the morning repeatedly : on any morning
morningtide : morning time : morning
Moro : a member of any of several Muslim peoples of the southern Philippines
moro : a member of any of several Muslim peoples of the southern Philippines
moroc :  honey guide
Moroccan : a fine leather from goatskin tanned with sumac
Morocco : a fine leather from goatskin tanned with sumac
morocco : a fine leather from goatskin tanned with sumac
moron : a foolish or stupid person
moronic : a foolish or stupid person
Moronidae : an important family of carnivorous spiny-finned fishes of northeastern North America, Russia, and Siberia that comprises numerous food and sport fishes and is now usually included in the family Serranidae
moronism : a foolish or stupid person
moronity : a foolish or stupid person
Moropus : a genus of American Miocene clawed perissodactyls (family Chalicotheriidae) attaining the size of modern horses
morose : having a sullen and gloomy disposition
morosely : having a sullen and gloomy disposition
moroseness : having a sullen and gloomy disposition
morosity : having a sullen and gloomy disposition
moroxite : a greenish blue or bluish variety of apatite
morph : allomorph
morphallaxis : regeneration of a part or organism from a fragment by reorganization without cell proliferation
morphea : localized scleroderma
Morphean : of, relating to, or producing sleep
morpheme : a distinctive collocation of phonemes (such as the free form pin or the bound form -s of pins) having no smaller meaningful parts
morphemic : a distinctive collocation of phonemes (such as the free form pin or the bound form -s of pins) having no smaller meaningful parts
morphemics : a branch of linguistic analysis that consists of the study of morphemes
Morpheus : the Greek god of dreams
morphew :  morphea
morphia : morphine
morphic : having (such) a form
morphine : a bitter crystalline addictive narcotic base C17H19NO3 that is the principal alkaloid of opium and is used in the form of a soluble salt (such as a hydrochloride or a sulfate) as an analgesic and sedative
morphinism : a disordered condition of health produced by habitual use of morphine
morphinist : an individual addicted to the use of morphine
morphinization : the act or process of treating with morphine
morphinize : to treat with or subject to the influence of morphine
morphinomania : an habitual and uncontrollable craving for morphine
morphinomaniac : an individual who has a habitual and uncontrollable craving for morphine
morphiomania : an habitual and uncontrollable craving for morphine
Morpho : any of a genus (Morpho of the family Morphoidae) of large showy tropical American butterflies that typically have a brilliant blue metallic luster on the upper surface of the wings
morphogenesis : the formation and differentiation of tissues and organs  — compare organogenesis
morphogenetic : relating to or concerned with the development of normal organic form
morphogenic : morphogenetic
morphogeny : morphogenesis
morphographic : of or relating to morphography
morphography : descriptive morphology
morpholine : an oily cyclic secondary amine C4H9NO made from ethylene oxide and ammonia and used chiefly as a solvent and emulsifying agent
morphologic : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
morphological : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
morphologically : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
morphologist : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
morphology : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
morphometry : measurement of external form
morphophonemic : of or relating to a class of phonemes that belong to the same morpheme or to the relations among them and the conditions that determine their occurrences
morphophonemically : of or relating to a class of phonemes that belong to the same morpheme or to the relations among them and the conditions that determine their occurrences
morphophonemics : a study of the phonemic differences between allomorphs of the same morpheme
morphoplasm :  kinoplasm
morphoplasmic :  kinoplasm
morphosis : the mode of development of an organism or one of its parts
morphotic : of or relating to morphosis
morphous : having (such) a form
morrhuate : a salt or ester of morrhuic acid
Morris : a vigorous English dance traditionally performed by men wearing costumes and bells
morris : a vigorous English dance traditionally performed by men wearing costumes and bells
morrow : morning
morrowing : an exchange of aid among farmers
morrowmass : a mass said early in the morning : daily mass
morsal : occlusal
Morse Samuel Finley Breese 1791–1872 American artist and inventor
morse Samuel Finley Breese 1791–1872 American artist and inventor
morsel : a small piece of food : bite
morsing : priming
morsure : bite
mort : a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed
mortacious : extremely, terribly
mortal : causing or having caused death : fatal
mortalism : the doctrine that the soul is mortal
mortalist : one who holds the soul to be mortal
mortality : the quality or state of being mortal
mortalize : to make mortal : treat as mortal
mortally : in a deadly or fatal manner : to death
mortar : a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
mortarboard : an academic cap consisting of a closely fitting headpiece with a broad flat projecting square top
mortarless : a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
mortarware : a hard stoneware first made by Wedgwood and used in the manufacture of mortars
mortary : consisting of, containing, or resembling mortar
mortcloth : a funeral pall
mortersheen : glanders
mortgage : a conveyance (see conveyance sense 2a) of or lien against property (as for securing a loan) that becomes void upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms
mortgageable : susceptible or capable of being mortgaged
mortgagee : a person to whom property is mortgaged
mortgagor : a person who mortgages property
mortician : undertaker sense 2
mortier : a headdress formerly worn by certain high functionaries of the law in France
mortiferous : deadly, fatal
mortiferously : deadly, fatal
mortiferousness : deadly, fatal
mortific : producing death
mortification : a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect
mortified : feeling or showing strong shame or embarrassment
mortifiedly : in a mortified manner
mortifier : one that mortifies
mortify : to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
mortifying : causing feelings of strong shame or embarrassment
mortifyingly : causing feelings of strong shame or embarrassment
Mortimer Roger de 1287–1330 1st Earl of March and 8th Baron of Wigmore Welsh rebel
mortise : a hole, groove, or slot into or through which some other part of an arrangement of parts fits or passes
mortiser : one that mortises by hand or by machine
mortling : wool taken from a dead sheep
mortmain : an inalienable possession of lands or buildings by an ecclesiastical or other corporation
Morton Jelly Roll 1890–1941 originally Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe American jazz composer and musician
mortuary : of or relating to the burial of the dead
morula : a globular solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote that typically precedes the blastula
morular : a globular solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote that typically precedes the blastula
morulation : a globular solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote that typically precedes the blastula
moruloid : having a segmented appearance suggesting that of a morula or mulberry
Morus : a widely distributed genus of trees that is the type of the family Moraceae and that comprises the mulberries which have usually dentate or lobed leaves, spicate flowers, and edible multiple fruits consisting of aggregates of juicy one-seeded drupes
morwong : any of several important Australian food fishes of the family Cheilodactylidae
Mosaic : a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
mosaic : a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
mosaically : a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
mosaicism : the condition of possessing cells of two or more different genetic constitutions
mosaicist : a designer of mosaics
Mosaism : the ancient Hebrew religious and legal system attributed to Moses
Mosaist : mosaicist
mosaist : mosaicist
mosandrite : a mineral approximately NaCa6Ce2(Ti,Zr)2Si7O24(OH,F)7 consisting of a silicate of sodium, calcium, titanium, zirconium, and the cerium metals
mosasaur : any of a family (Mosasauridae) of very large extinct marine fish-eating lizards of the Upper Cretaceous with limbs modified into paddles that are related to the recent monitor lizards
mosasaurian : of or relating to the genus Mosasaurus or the family Mosasauridae
Mosasaurus : a genus (the type of the family Mosasauridae) of large extinct aquatic Cretaceous fish-eating lizards related to the recent monitors but having the limbs modified into swimming paddles
moschatel : a small herb (Adoxa moschatellina) of the north temperate zone with greenish white musk-scented flowers
Moschi : one of numerous ancient peoples in Armenia associated with ironworking
Moschus : a genus comprising the Asiatic musk deer usually segregated in a subfamily of Cervidae but formerly placed in a separate family
Moscow river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in west central Russia in Europe flowing east into the Oka River
Moselle : a white wine from the Moselle valley
Moses : a Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery and at Mt. Sinai delivered the Law establishing God's covenant with them
mosesite : a mineral Hg2N(X).H2O consisting of a hydrous nitride of mercury with other anions and water exchangeable within wide limits
mosey : to hurry away
moskeneer : to pawn for more than the value of the article
mosker : decay, molder
mosque : a building used for public worship by Muslims
Mosquito : any of a family (Culicidae) of dipteran flies with females that have a set of slender organs in the proboscis adapted to puncture the skin of animals and to suck their blood and that are in some cases vectors of serious diseases
mosquito : any of a family (Culicidae) of dipteran flies with females that have a set of slender organs in the proboscis adapted to puncture the skin of animals and to suck their blood and that are in some cases vectors of serious diseases
mosquitobill : a California shooting star (Dodecatheon hendersonii)
mosquitocide : an agent used to destroy mosquitoes
mosquitoey : any of a family (Culicidae) of dipteran flies with females that have a set of slender organs in the proboscis adapted to puncture the skin of animals and to suck their blood and that are in some cases vectors of serious diseases
moss : bog, swamp
mossback : a large sluggish fish (such as a largemouth bass)
mossberry :  european cranberry
mossbunker : menhaden
mossed : bog, swamp
mosser : one that gathers or works with moss
mossery : a place where mosses are grown
mosshead : hooded merganser
Mossi : a people of the west central Sudan
mosslike : bog, swamp
mosstrooper : one of a class of 17th century raiders in the marshy border country between England and Scotland
mosstrooping : one of a class of 17th century raiders in the marshy border country between England and Scotland
mossy : resembling moss
most : greatest in quantity, extent, or degree
mostlike : very likely
mostlings : for the most part
mostly : for the greatest part : mainly
Mosul city on the Tigris River in northern Iraq population 1,637,000
mot : a pithy or witty saying
Motacilla : a genus (the type of the family Motacillidae) of oscine birds comprising the wagtails
motacillid : of or relating to the Motacillidae
Motacillidae : a family of oscine birds comprising the wagtails and the pipits
mote : a small particle : speck
moted : filled with motes
motel : an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
motet : a polyphonic choral composition on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompaniment
motey : full of motes
moth : clothes moth
mother : a female parent
mothered : a female parent
motherhood : a female parent
mothering : a female parent
motherland : mother country sense 1
motherless : a female parent
motherlessness : a female parent
motherliness : of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother
motherly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother
mothership : a ship serving smaller craft
motherwort : a plant of the genus Leonurus
mothery : consisting of, containing, or resembling mother
mothlike : clothes moth
mothproof : impervious to penetration by moths
mothy : clothes moth
motif : a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
motific : a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
motile : exhibiting or capable of movement
motility : the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
motion : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement
motional : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement
motionless : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement
motionlessly : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement
motionlessness : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement
motitation : a quivering movement
motivate : to provide with a motive : impel
motivation : the act or process of motivating
motivational : the act or process of motivating
motive : something (such as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
motiveless : something (such as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
motivelessly : something (such as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
motivity : the power of moving or producing motion
motley : variegated in color
motmot : any of a family (Momotidae) of long-tailed mostly green nonpasserine birds of Central and South American tropical forests
motoneuron : motor neuron
motor : one that imparts motion
motorable : usable by motor vehicles : passable
motorboat : a boat propelled usually by an internal combustion engine
motorbus : bus sense 1a
motorcade : a procession of motor vehicles
motorcar : automobile
motorcycle : an automotive vehicle with two in-line wheels
motorcyclist : an automotive vehicle with two in-line wheels
motordom : one that imparts motion
motordrome : a track or course usually enclosed and furnished with seats for spectators at races or tests of automobiles or motorcycles
motored : one that imparts motion
motorial : motor
motoric : motor sense 1c
motoring : one that imparts motion
motorism : addiction to or practice of motoring
motorist : a person who travels by automobile
motorium : the part of an organism and especially the part of its nervous system that is concerned with movement as distinguished from that concerned with sensation
motorization : to equip with a motor
motorize : to equip with a motor
motorless : one that imparts motion
motorman : an operator of a motor-driven vehicle (such as a streetcar or subway train)
motorway : superhighway sense 1
motory : motor sense 1
Motozintlec : an Indian people of southeastern Mexico
Mott Lucretia 1793–1880 née Coffin American social reformer
mott Lucretia 1793–1880 née Coffin American social reformer
motte : mound, hill
mottle : a colored spot
mottled : marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
mottlement : mottled condition or appearance
mottler : a colored spot
mottling : a colored spot
motto : a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
mottoed : bearing or having a motto
mottramite : a mineral (Cu,Zn)Pb(VO4)(OH) that consists of a basic vanadate of lead, copper, and zinc with more copper than zinc and that is isomorphous with descloizite
mou : any of various Chinese units of land area
moucharaby : a Moorish projecting oriel window or enclosed balcony of which the enclosure is largely made up of carved wooden latticework
mouchrabieh : a Moorish projecting oriel window or enclosed balcony of which the enclosure is largely made up of carved wooden latticework
moudie : mole entry 3 sense 1a
moudy : mole entry 3 sense 1a
mouflon : either of two wild sheep (Ovis orientalis and O. musimon) of the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica and western Asia that have large curling horns in the males and are sometimes included in a single species
mouillation : mouillé pronunciation
mouille : pronounced palatally
mouillure : mouillation
moujik : a Russian peasant
moulin : a nearly cylindrical vertical shaft in a glacier scoured out by meltwater and rock debris pouring into it
mound : to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
mount : a high hill : mountain
mountable : a high hill : mountain
mountain : a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
mountained : heaped as high as a mountain
mountaineer : a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region
mountainless : lacking mountains
mountainous : containing many mountains
mountainously : containing many mountains
mountainousness : containing many mountains
mountainside : the side of a mountain
mountaintop : the summit of a mountain
mountainward : toward the mountains
mountainwards : toward the mountains
mountainy : mountainous
mountant : any substance in which a specimen is suspended between a slide and a cover glass for microscopic examination
mountebank : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform
mountebankery : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform
mounted : a high hill : mountain
mounter : a high hill : mountain
Mountie : a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
mounting : mount entry 3 sense 2
mounture : the angle of a gun when raised for firing
mourn : to feel or express grief or sorrow
mourner : to feel or express grief or sorrow
mournful : expressing sorrow : sorrowful
mournfully : expressing sorrow : sorrowful
mournfulness : expressing sorrow : sorrowful
mourning : the act of sorrowing
mourningly : to feel or express grief or sorrow
mournival : a set of four aces, kings, queens, or knaves in one hand in the game of gleek
mouse : any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail
mousebane : a common European monkshood (Aconitum napellus) with poisonous foliage
mousebird : coly
mousefish : a common sargassum fish (Histrio pictus)
mousehawk : owl
mousehole : a mouse's burrow
mousekin : a little mouse
mouselet : a small or baby mouse
mouselike : of, relating to, or characteristic of a mouse
mouseproof : proof against mice
mouser : a catcher of mice and rats
mousery : a place inhabited by a colony of mice or voles
mousetail : a plant of the genus Myosurus
mousetrap : a trap for mice
mouseweb : cobweb
mousey : of, relating to, or resembling a mouse: such as
mousily : of, relating to, or resembling a mouse: such as
mousiness : of, relating to, or resembling a mouse: such as
mousing : any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail
mousle : mouse sense 1b
mousquetaire : a French musketeer
mousse : a light spongy food usually containing cream or gelatin
Mousterian : of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture that is characterized by well-made flake tools often considered the work of Neanderthal man
mousy : of, relating to, or resembling a mouse: such as
moutan : tree peony
mouth : the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
mouthbreeder : any of several fishes that carry their eggs and young in the mouth
mouthed : having a mouth especially of a specified kind
mouther : the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
mouthful : as much as a mouth will hold
mouthiness : the quality or state of being mouthy
mouthing : the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
mouthless : lacking or appearing to lack a mouth
mouthlike : the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
mouthpiece : something placed at or forming a mouth
mouthroot : goldthread sense 1
mouthwash : a usually antiseptic liquid preparation for cleaning the mouth and teeth or freshening the breath
mouthy : marked by bombast or back talk
mouton : processed sheepskin that has been sheared and dyed to resemble beaver or seal
moutonnee : roche moutonnée
movability : capable of being moved
movable : capable of being moved
movableness : capable of being moved
movably : capable of being moved
movant : the party who makes a motion
move : to go or pass to another place or in a certain direction with a continuous motion
moveless : being without movement : fixed, immobile
movelessly : being without movement : fixed, immobile
movelessness : being without movement : fixed, immobile
movement : the act or process of moving
mover : one that moves or sets something in motion
movie : a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television : motion picture
moviedom : filmdom
movieland : filmdom
moving : marked by or capable of movement
movingly : marked by or capable of movement
mow : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
mowburnt : fermented or moldy through being stored in a mow while still damp
mower : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
mowha : mahua
mowing : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
mown : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
mowra : mahua
mowrah : mahua
moxa : a soft woolly mass prepared from the ground young leaves of a Eurasian artemisia (especially Artemisia vulgaris) that is used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine typically in the form of sticks or cones which are ignited and placed on or close to the skin or used to heat acupuncture needles
moxieberry : creeping snowberry
moyen : a means of doing something
moyle district of northern Northern Ireland bordering the North Channel and the Atlantic; established 1974 area 191 square miles (497 square kilometers), population 17,000
Mozambican channel of the Indian Ocean 950 miles (1529 kilometers) long in southeastern Africa between Madagascar and Mozambique
mozambique channel of the Indian Ocean 950 miles (1529 kilometers) long in southeastern Africa between Madagascar and Mozambique
Mozarab : a Spanish Christian in the period of Muslim domination of Spain from about the 9th century to the 15th century
Mozarabic : of, relating to, or used by Mozarabs
Mozartean Wolfgang Amadeus 1756–1791 Austrian composer
mozzetta : a short cape with a small ornamental hood worn over the rochet by Roman Catholic prelates
Mpondo :  pondo
Mr milliroentgen
Mru : an Indo-Chinese people of the hill districts of Chittagong and Arakan in the western part of Burma
mu : the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
mucedinaceous : mucedinous
mucedine : a mold fungus
mucedinous : having the nature of or resembling mold or mildew
much : great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree
muchly : much
muchness : the quality or state of being great in quantity, extent, or degree
mucic : an optically inactive crystalline acid C6H10O8 obtained from galactose or lactose by oxidation with nitric acid
mucid : moldy, musty
muciferous : producing or filled with mucus
mucific : secreting mucus
mucigen : mucinogen
mucilage : a gelatinous substance of various plants (such as legumes or seaweeds) that contains protein and polysaccharides and is similar to plant gums
mucilaginous : sticky, viscid
mucilaginously : sticky, viscid
mucin : any of various mucoproteins that occur especially in secretions of mucous membranes
mucinogen : any of various substances which undergo conversion into mucins
mucinoid : resembling mucin
mucinous : any of various mucoproteins that occur especially in secretions of mucous membranes
muciparous : secreting mucus
muck : soft moist farmyard manure
muckender : handkerchief
Mucker : soft moist farmyard manure
mucker : soft moist farmyard manure
muckerism : behavior characteristic of a mucker
mucket : any of several freshwater mussels
muckiness : consisting of, marked by, or full of mud or muck
muckite : a yellow resinous hydrocarbon that is a variety of retinite and that is found in a region of central Europe about the upper valley of the Oder river
muckment : muck
muckmidden : muckhill
muckrake : to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business
muckraker : to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business
mucksy : mucky
muckworm : miser
mucky : consisting of, marked by, or full of mud or muck
mucocele : a swelling like a sac that is due to distension of a hollow organ or cavity with mucus
mucocutaneous : made up of or involving both typical skin and mucous membrane
mucoflocculent : consisting of or containing flaky shreds of mucus
mucoid : resembling mucus
muconic : a crystalline unsaturated acid (CHCHCOOH)2 obtained indirectly from mucic acid and formed by oxidation of benzene in the animal body; 1,3-butadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid
mucoprotein : any of various complex conjugated proteins (such as mucins) that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues
mucopurulent : containing both mucus and pus
mucopus : mucus mixed with pus
mucor : a genus (the type of the family Mucoraceae) of molds that are distinguished from molds of the genus Rhizopus by having round usually cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not clustered and not limited in location to the points where rhizoids develop and that include several (as M. corymbifer) causing infections in humans and animals
Mucoraceae : a large family of chiefly saprophytic molds of the order Mucorales having a well-developed branching mycelium that lacks septa and including many molds (as members of the genera Rhizopus and Mucor) that are destructive to food products (as bread, fruits, or vegetables)
mucoraceous : a large family of chiefly saprophytic molds of the order Mucorales having a well-developed branching mycelium that lacks septa and including many molds (as members of the genera Rhizopus and Mucor) that are destructive to food products (as bread, fruits, or vegetables)
Mucorales : an order of mostly saprophytic fungi of the subclass Zygomycetes that reproduce asexually by spores borne within sporangia and sexually by homothallic or heterothallic zygospores and that include many common domestic molds
mucormycosis : mycosis caused by fungi of the genus Mucor usually primarily involving the lungs and invading other tissues by means of metastatic lesions
mucorrhea : discharge of mucus especially when excessive
mucosa : a membrane rich in mucous glands
mucosal : a membrane rich in mucous glands
mucosanguineous : containing mucus and blood
mucose : mucous
mucoserous : containing or producing both mucous and serous matter
mucosity : the quality or state of being mucous
mucous : of, relating to, or resembling mucus
mucro : an abrupt sharp terminal point or tip or process (as of a leaf)
mucronate : an abrupt sharp terminal point or tip or process (as of a leaf)
mucronation : the quality or state of being mucronate
mucrones : an abrupt sharp terminal point or tip or process (as of a leaf)
muculent : mucoid
Mucuna : a genus of tropical herbs and woody vines of the family Leguminosae with clusters of showy flowers that includes cowhage (M. pruritum)
mucus : a viscid slippery secretion that is usually rich in mucins and is produced by mucous membranes which it moistens and protects
mud : a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water
mudar : either of two East Indian shrubs (Calotropis gigantea and C. procera) whose fine bast fiber resembles flax in strength but is too short to be of great commercial value
mudbank : a submerged or partly submerged bank of mud along a shore or in a river
mudcap : a blasting method in which explosive is placed on the surface of a rock fragment and covered with mud or clay
muddily : morally impure : base
muddiness : morally impure : base
mudding : a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water
muddle : to make turbid or muddy
muddlebrained : muddleheaded
muddledom : thinking or acting in an aimless or confused manner
muddlehead : a stupid person : blockhead
muddleheaded : mentally confused
muddleheadedness : mentally confused
muddlement : muddledness
muddler : to make turbid or muddy
muddlingly : in a muddling manner
muddy : morally impure : base
muddybreast : golden plover
muddyheaded : muddleheaded
Mudejar : a Muslim living under a Christian king especially during the 8th to 11th centuries
mudfish : any of several fishes that frequent muddy water or burrow in the mud: such as
mudflow : a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow
mudguard : fender sense d
mudhead : one of a Zuñi ceremonial clown fraternity appearing in tribal rites in mud-daubed masks symbolizing an early stage in the development of man
mudhole : a hole or hollow place containing much mud
mudhopper : mudskipper
mudir : the governor of a mudiria
mudiria : a province in Egypt, the Sudan, and the Zanzibar protectorate
mudlark : a person who grubs in mud (as in search of stray bits of coal, iron, rope)
mudless : having no mud
mudra : one of the symbolic hand gestures used in religious ceremonies and dances of India and in yoga
mudsill : a supporting sill (as of a building or bridge) resting directly on a base and especially the earth
mudskipper : any of several Asian and African gobies (genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus) that are able to skip about actively over wet mud and sand
mudslinger : one that makes malicious attacks especially against a political opponent
mudslinging : one that makes malicious attacks especially against a political opponent
mudspate : mudflow sense 3
mudstone : an indurated shale produced by the consolidation of mud
mudsucker : any bird that thrusts its bill into mud in search of food (as the woodcock and certain ducks)
mudweed : mudwort
mudwort : an herb of the genus Limosella (especially L. aquatica)
Muehlenbeckia : a genus of somewhat woody erect or climbing plants (family Polygonaceae) that are native to temperate parts of the southern hemisphere, have small opposite leaves or leaves replaced by cladophylls, and are sometimes grown as ornamentals or ground covers in mild regions
muermo : a tall Chilean timber tree (Eucryphia cordifolia)
muezzin : a Muslim crier who calls the hour of daily prayers
muff : a warm tubular covering for the hands
muffed : a warm tubular covering for the hands
muffet : whitethroat
muffetee : a scarf or muffler worn around the neck
muffin : a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
muffineer : a shaker for sifting sugar on muffins
muffle : to wrap up so as to conceal or protect : envelop
muffled : to wrap up so as to conceal or protect : envelop
muffler : a scarf worn around the neck
mufflin : long-tailed tit
muffy : of, relating to, or resembling a muff
mufti : a professional jurist who interprets Muslim law
mufty : willow warbler
mug : a cylindrical drinking cup
muga : a silk from the cocoon of an Indian moth (Antheraea assamensis)
mugful : a cylindrical drinking cup
mugger : a usually harmless freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) of the Indian subcontinent with a broad heavy snout
mugget : entrails of a sheep or calf especially when used as food
muggily : in a muggy manner
mugginess : being warm, damp, and close
muggins : a provision in many games played in England that if a player fails to record an earned score promptly his opponent may say muggins and claim that score
muggles : reefer entry 2
Muggletonian : one of a British sect identifying its two founders with the witnesses of Revelation 11:3–6, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity, condemning preaching and prayer, and believing matter to be eternal and reason the creation of the devil
muggy : being warm, damp, and close
mughouse : alehouse
mugient : making a lowing sound : bellowing
Mugilidae : a family of fishes (suborder Mugiloidea) consisting of the gray mullets
mugiloid : of or relating to the Mugiloidea
mugweed : mugwort sense 1
mugwort : any of several artemisias
mugwump : a bolter from the Republican party in 1884
mugwumpery : the views and practices of mugwumps
mugwumpian : of, suggesting, or being a mugwump
mugwumpism : independent action in politics
Muharram : the first month of the Islamic year  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
Muhlenbergia : a genus of slender often wiry perennial American and Asiatic grasses with small spikelets and capillary awns of some importance in the western U.S. as forage
muid : a Dutch unit of capacity used in southern Africa equal to about three bushels
Muilla : a genus of bulbous California herbs (family Liliaceae) with greenish white flowers and foliage that resembles that of an onion but is odorless
muir John 1838–1914 American (Scottish-born) naturalist
muirburn : the burning of the heath and stubble on a moor
muircock : moorcock
muirfowl : red grouse
muishond : either of two southern African weasels that are black with white stripes and that emit a fetid odor when disturbed  — see snake muishond, striped muishond
mujtahid : an authoritative interpreter of the religious law of Islam
Mukden city in northeastern China; capital of the province of Liaoning and chief city of Manchuria population 5,987,000
mukluk : a sealskin or reindeer-skin boot typically worn by indigenous peoples of usually arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia
Mukri : an ancient Kurdish people of Persia
mukti : moksha
mulatta : a mulatto woman or girl : mulattress
mulatto : the first-generation offspring of a Black person and a white person
mulattress : a mulatto woman or girl
mulberry : any of a genus (Morus of the family Moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple multiple fruit that is an aggregate of juicy one-seeded drupes
mulch : a protective covering (as of sawdust, compost, or paper) spread or left on the ground to reduce evaporation, maintain even soil temperature, prevent erosion, control weeds, enrich the soil, or keep fruit (such as strawberries) clean
mulcher : a device for applying mulch
mulct : fine entry 3, penalty
mule : a hybrid between a horse and a donkey
muleback : the back of a mule
mulefoot : having a solid rather than a cleft hoof
mulefooted : having a solid rather than a cleft hoof
muleman : one who tends mules
muleta : a small cloth attached to a short tapered stick and used by a matador in place of the large cape during the final stage of a bullfight
muleteer : one who drives mules
muletta : a Portuguese coasting ship that is similar to a tartan, has a large lateen sail, uses a jumble of sails when fishing, and has a pointed bow painted with a human eye
muley : polled, hornless
mulga : a widely distributed irregular and often shrubby Australian acacia (Acacia aneura) that has usually linear grayish green phyllodes, yields a very hard tough heavy wood, and is an important forage plant in much of the drier part of Australia
muliebral : of, relating to, or characteristic of women : feminine
muliebria : the female genitalia
muliebrity : femininity
mulier : a younger legitimate son of a married woman who prior to her marriage has had an older illegitimate son by the father of her legitimate child  — compare bastard eigne
mulish : unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate
mulishly : unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate
mulishness : unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate
mulita : mule armadillo
mull : to grind or mix thoroughly : pulverize
mullah : an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post
mullar : a die cut in intaglio for stamping an ornament in relief (as upon metal)
mullein : any of a genus (Verbascum) of usually woolly-leaved Eurasian herbs of the snapdragon family including some that are naturalized in North America
muller : a stone or piece of wood, metal, or glass used as a pestle for pounding or grinding
Mullerian : of, relating to, or being mimicry that exists between two or more inedible or dangerous species (as of butterflies or bees) and that is considered in evolutionary theory to be a mechanism which reduces loss to predation by simplifying the warning colors and patterns a predator must recognize
mullet : any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body  — compare goatfish, red mullet
mullets : any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body  — compare goatfish, red mullet
mullid : a fish of the family Mullidae
Mullidae : a family of percoid fishes consisting of the red mullets
mulligan : a free shot sometimes given a golfer in informal play when the previous shot was poorly played
mulligatawny : a rich soup usually of chicken stock seasoned with curry
mulligrubs : a despondent, sullen, or ill-tempered mood : sulks, blues
mullion : a slender vertical member that forms a division between units of a window, door, or screen or is used decoratively
mullite : a mineral that is an orthorhombic silicate of aluminum which is resistant to corrosion and heat and is used as a refractory
mullock : rubbish, refuse, dirt
mullocker : a mucker who shovels waste material for removal from a mine
mullocky : consisting or having the quality of mullock
mulloway : a large, silvery fish (Argyrosomus japonicus synonym A. hololepidotus) of chiefly coastal waters from Africa to Australia that is valued as a food and sport fish
mulmul : muslin
mulse : a beverage of honey mixed with wine or water
mult multiple
multangular : having many angles
multangulum : either of two bones in the distal row of the carpus:
Multani : the Lahnda dialect of Multan and vicinity
multeity : multiplicity
multiangular : multangular
multiaxial : occurring along or operating in more than one axis
multiblade : having more than one and usually several blades
multibladed : having more than one and usually several blades
multibranched : having, consisting of, or involving more than two branches
multibreak : being an electrical switch that breaks the circuit at two or more points at the same time
multicellular : having, made up of, or involving more than one and usually many cells especially of living matter
multicentric : having multiple centers of origin
multicolor : having more than two colors : multicolored
multicolored : having more than two colors : multicolor sense 1
multicomponent : having, involving, or consisting of two or more components
multiconductor : having, involving, or composed of multiple electrical conductors (such as wires)
multicore : having, consisting of, or involving multiple cores
multicourse : served in multiple courses
multicuspid : having several cusps
multicylinder : marked by several or many cylinders
multidentate : being, containing, or involving a ligand that can form bonds at more than one point
multidimensional : having or relating to multiple dimensions or aspects
multidirectional : able to move, function, or operate in more than one direction
multiengine : having more than one engine
multifaceted : having many facets (see facet sense 1) or aspects
multifactorial : caused or marked by a polygenic mode of inheritance dependent on a number of genes at different loci
multifarious : having or occurring in great variety : diverse
multifariousness : having or occurring in great variety : diverse
multifid : cleft into several or many parts
multifidly : cleft into several or many parts
multifidus : a muscle of the fifth and deepest layer of the back filling up the groove on each side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae from the sacrum to the skull and consisting of many fasciculi that pass upward and inward to the spinous processes and help to erect and rotate the spine
multifilament : a string, thread, etc. composed of multiple filaments (as of nylon) that are usually bonded or twisted together
multiflash : using or produced with the use of more than one flash (see flash entry 2 sense 6f) either at the same time or in rapid succession
multifocal : having multiple foci: such as
multifoil : a foil of more than five divisions
multifold : many, numerous
multiform : having many forms or appearances
multiformed : multiform
multiformity : having many forms or appearances
Multigraph : a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder with grooves into which type or electrotypes are inserted
multigraph : a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder with grooves into which type or electrotypes are inserted
multihued : having more than two colors : multicolored
multilateral : having many sides
multilaterally : having many sides
multilingual : of, having, or expressed in several languages
multilinguist : multilingual
multilobed : having two or more lobes
multilocation : involving, operating in, or taking place in more than one location
multilocular : having or divided into many small chambers or vesicles
multiloculate :  multilocular
multiloquence : garrulousness, talkativeness
multiloquent : garrulous, talkative
multiloquious : multiloquent
multimammate : any of several common African rodents (genus Rattus) having 12 rather than the usual 5 or 6 mammae on each side
multimillion : being, involving, or worth many millions (as of dollars or pounds)
multimillionaire : a person whose wealth amounts to many millions (as of dollars or pounds)
multimodal : having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima
multimolecular : relating to or composed of more than one molecule and especially more than one type of molecule
multinational : of or relating to more than two nationalities
multinodular : having many nodules
multinomial : a mathematical expression that consists of the sum of several terms : polynomial
multinuclear : multinucleated
multinucleate : having more than two nuclei
multinucleated : having more than two nuclei
multipara : a woman who has borne more than one child  — see grand multipara  — compare multigravida
multiparity : the production of two or more young at a birth
multiparous : producing many or more than one at a birth
multipartite : divided into several or many parts
multiped : a multiped animal
multiphase : consisting of or involving more than one phase
multiplane : an airplane with two or more main supporting surfaces placed one above another
multiple : consisting of, including, or involving more than one
multiplepoinding : a proceeding brought by one having in his possession money or goods belonging to another to which two or more persons make claim
multiplet : a spectrum line having several components
multiplex : many, multiple
multipliable : capable of being multiplied
multiplicable : multipliable
multiplicand : the number that is to be multiplied by another
multiplicate : consisting of many or of more than one : multiple, multifold
multiplication : the act or process of multiplying : the state of being multiplied
multiplicative : tending or having the power to multiply
multiplicatively : tending or having the power to multiply
multiplicator : multiplier
multiplicity : the quality or state of being multiple or various
multiplier : one that multiplies: such as
multiply : to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : augment
multiplying : to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : augment
multipolar : having several poles (see pole entry 3)
multipole : having or involving more than one pole (see pole entry 3) : multipolar sense 1
multipotent : having the potential of becoming any of several mature cell types
multiseriate : consisting of or arranged in several or many series
multispeed : capable of or relating to operation at more than one level of speed
multispiral : having several whorls
multistage : having successive operating stages
multistoried : having more than two stories
multistory : having more than two stories
multisyllabic : having more than one and usually more than three syllables : polysyllabic
multisyllability : the quality or state of being multisyllabic
multisyllable : a word of many syllables
multitoned : including or composed of more than two different musical tones
Multituberculata : an order of relatively small Mesozoic and Eocene mammals with multituberculate teeth coextensive with the subclass Allotheria and resembling the rodents although not considered ancestral to any recent mammals
multituberculate : any of an order (Multituberculata) of relatively small extinct mammals of the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic that typically resembled rodents, had many-cusped molars, and have no known living descendants
multituberculism : multituberculy
multituberculy : the state of having many tubercles
multitude : the state of being many
multitudinal : multitudinous
multitudinism : a doctrine or policy giving primary importance to the interests of the multitude as opposed to the individual
multitudinous : including a multitude of individuals : populous
multitudinously : including a multitude of individuals : populous
multitudinousness : including a multitude of individuals : populous
multivalence : the quality or state of having many values, meanings, or appeals
multivalent : polyvalent
multivalve : having or involving multiple valves
multivariant : having more than two degrees of freedom
multivarious : widely diverse
multiverse : a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes
multivibrator : a radio-frequency oscillator that produces a controlled fundamental frequency but distributes its energy chiefly among several harmonic or subharmonic frequencies
multivincular : having several small separate ligaments
multivious : having many ways or roads
multivocal : signifying many things : of manifold meanings : equivocal
multivoiced : composed of, involving, or containing the perspective of more than one person
multivoltine : having several broods in a season
multum : much in a little
multure : a fee for grinding grain at a mill
multurer : one who has grain ground at a mill
mum : silent
mumble : to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter
mumblebee : a sloop-rigged Devonshire fishing boat with a mast stepped far aft, a large foresail, and a jib
mumbler : to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter
mumbling : to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter
mumblingly : in a mumbling manner
mummer : a performer in a pantomime
mummery : a performance by mummers
mummichog : a common killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus of the family Cyprinodontidae) of eastern North America
mummification : to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy
mummiform : resembling or suggestive of a mummy in appearance
mummify : to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy
mumming : silent
mummy : a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
mump : mumble
mumper : a begging impostor : beggar
mumpish : sullen, sulky
mumps : an acute contagious virus disease caused by a paramyxovirus (species Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus) and marked by fever and by swelling especially of the parotid gland
mumpsimus : a bigoted adherent to exposed but customary error
mumruffin : long-tailed tit
mun municipal
Muncerian : a follower of Thomas Münzer the Anabaptist
munch : to eat with a chewing action
Munchausenism : a tall tale
muncheel : a litter used in India
muncher : to eat with a chewing action
mund : right of protection or guardianship (as over the person and property of a wife, a widow, an orphan, or the members of one's household or dependents)
Munda : a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by tribal peoples of central and eastern India
mundane : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
mundanely : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
mundaneness : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
mundanity : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
Mundari : a Munda dialect of the Kol people
mundatory : a towel or cloth used to cleanse ecclesiastical vessels used in Holy Communion
mundic : pyrite
mundify : to wash thoroughly : deterge
mundivagant : wandering over the world
mundle : a stick that is used for stirring
mung : an erect bushy annual bean (Vigna radiata synonym Phaseolus aureus) that is widely cultivated in warm regions for its edible usually green or yellow seeds, for forage, and as the chief source of bean sprouts
munga : bonnet monkey
munge : munch
mungo : reclaimed wool of poor quality and very short staple
munguba : a Brazilian silk-cotton tree (Bombax munguba)
Munich city on the Isar River in southern Germany population 1,348,335
Munichism : an attitude favoring appeasement
municipal : of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit (such as a nation)
municipality : a primarily urban political unit having corporate (see corporate sense 1a) status and usually powers of self-government
municipalization : to bring under municipal ownership or supervision
municipalize : to bring under municipal ownership or supervision
municipally : by or in terms of a municipality
municipium : a Roman municipality
munificence : very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow sense 4) : lavish
munificency : munificence
munificent : very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow sense 4) : lavish
munificently : very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow sense 4) : lavish
munificentness : the quality or state of being munificent
muniment : the evidence (such as documents) that enables one to defend the title to an estate or a claim to rights and privileges
munition : rampart, defense
munitioneer : munitioner
munitioner : one who is engaged in the manufacture of munitions
munitions : rampart, defense
munity : a privilege that is granted
munj : a tough Asiatic grass (Saccharum munja) whose tenacious culms are used for ropes, twine, and baskets
munjeet :  indian madder
munjistin : a yellow crystalline compound C15H8O6 obtained from the Indian madder; purpuroxanthin-carboxylic acid
munnion : mullion
Munnopsis : a genus of eyeless marine isopods that somewhat resemble shrimps and have greatly enlarged antennae
Munsee : a Delaware Indian people of northern New Jersey and neighboring parts of New York west of the Hudson
munshi : a Hindu secretary or clerk
Muntiacus : a genus of mammals consisting of the muntjacs
muntin : a strip separating panes of glass in a sash
muntjac : any of a genus (Muntiacus) of small deer of southeastern Asia with an alarm call similar to the bark of a dog and having in the male elongated, downward-pointing upper canine teeth which protrude from the lip and short, usually unbranched, pointed antlers : barking deer
Muong : an Indo-Chinese people of Tonkin and northern Annam
Mura river 279 miles (449 kilometers) long in Austria, northeastern Slovenia, and the northern tip of Croatia flowing into the Drava River
mura river 279 miles (449 kilometers) long in Austria, northeastern Slovenia, and the northern tip of Croatia flowing into the Drava River
Muraena : the type genus of Muraenidae
Muraenidae : a family of eels comprising the morays
muraenoid : of, relating to, or resembling the Muraenidae
murage : a tax paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town
mural : of, relating to, or resembling a wall
muralist : of, relating to, or resembling a wall
murally : with a mural crown
Muran : relating to or being the language family consisting of the language of the Mura people of Brazil
Murat Joachim 1767–1815 French general; marshal of France; king of Naples (1808–15)
Muratorian : of or relating to the antiquary Muratori
murder : the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
murderer : one who murders
murderess : a woman who murders
murdering : the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
murderous : having the purpose or capability of murder
murderously : having the purpose or capability of murder
murderousness : having the purpose or capability of murder
murdrum : murder
mure : immure
murenger : one in charge of the wall of a town and its repairs
murex : any of a genus (Murex of the family Muricidae) of marine gastropod mollusks having a rough and often spiny shell, abounding in tropical seas, and yielding a purple dye
murexan :  uramil
murexide : a reaction giving rise to murexide when uric acid or a related compound is heated with nitric acid and the product is treated with ammonia
murgeon : a wry face : grimace
muriate : chloride
muriated : combined or impregnated with a chloride or chlorides: such as
muriatic : hydrochloric acid
muricate : roughened with sharp hard points  — compare echinate
muricid : of or relating to the Muricidae
Muricidae : a large family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Stenoglossa) marked by elongated sculptured shells often with rows of protuberances or spines, long siphon canal, and sessile eyes
muriciform : a large family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Stenoglossa) marked by elongated sculptured shells often with rows of protuberances or spines, long siphon canal, and sessile eyes
muricine : a large family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Stenoglossa) marked by elongated sculptured shells often with rows of protuberances or spines, long siphon canal, and sessile eyes
muricoid : a large family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Stenoglossa) marked by elongated sculptured shells often with rows of protuberances or spines, long siphon canal, and sessile eyes
muriculate : minutely muricate
murid : of or relating to a family (Muridae) comprising the typical mice and rats and often those rodents classified as cricetids
Muridae : a very large family of relatively small rodents (superfamily Muroidea) that include various originally Old World rodents (as the house mouse and the common rats) that are now cosmopolitan in distribution and that in recent classifications often include the cricetid rodents as a subfamily (Cricetinae)
muriform : resembling courses of bricks in arrangement
muriformly : resembling courses of bricks in arrangement
Murillo Bartolomé Esteban 1617–1682 Spanish painter
murine : of or relating to a murid genus (Mus) or its subfamily (Murinae) which includes the common household rats and mice
murinus : mouse gray
muriti : buriti palm
murium : a hypothetical element having muriatic acid as the oxide
murk : gloom, darkness
murkily : characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
murkiness : characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
murkness : murkiness
murksome : quite murky
murky : characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
murlin : badderlocks
murly : crumbly
Murmi : a member of a pastoral people that live on the border between Nepal and India
murmur : a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
murmuration : the act of murmuring : the utterance of low continuous sounds or complaining noises
murmurer : a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
murmuring : a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
murmuringly : in a murmuring manner
murmurless : having no murmur
murmurlessly : having no murmur
murmurous : filled with or characterized by murmurs : low and indistinct
murmurously : filled with or characterized by murmurs : low and indistinct
muromontite : a mineral Be2FeY2(SiO4)3(?) consisting of a silicate of yttrium, iron, and beryllium that is perhaps identical with gadolinite or is a variant of clinozoisite
murphy : any of various confidence games
murra : a material thought to be of semiprecious stone or porcelain used to make costly vessels in ancient Rome
murrain : a pestilence or plague especially affecting domestic animals
Murray (George) Gilbert Aimé 1866–1957 British classical scholar
Murraya : a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Rutaceae) having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals  — see orange jessamine
murre : any of a genus (Uria) of black-and-white alcids
murrelet : any of several small alcids of North Pacific islands and coasts
murrey : a purplish black : mulberry
murrhine : of, relating to, or made of murra
murrina : a disease of Central American horses and mules attributed to a protozoan blood parasite of the genus Trypanosoma (T. hippicum), characterized by emaciation, anemia, edema, conjunctivitis, fever, and paralysis of the hind legs, and often considered identical to surra
murrnong : an Australian herb (Microseris forsteri) of the family Compositae having leaves all radical, flower heads solitary, and pappus bristles dilated at the base
murshid : a Muslim religious teacher
murumuru : a palm tree of Brazil (Astrocaryum murumuru) with small pear-shaped spiny fruits that turn yellow when ripe
Murut : any of several Dayak peoples in Sarawak and British North Borneo sometimes considered to be a subdivision of the Klamantan people
murva : an Asiatic bowstring hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) widely cultivated in India for its soft silky leaf fiber
Mus museum
Musa : a genus of perennial herbs (family Musaceae) that resemble trees, and have huge sheathing leaves, flower clusters subtended by bright-colored bracts, and a fleshy baccate fruit  — see abaca, banana, plantain
Musaceae : a family of trees or arborescent herbs (order Musales) that have clustered flowers subtended by spathaceous bracts, a perianth of two petaloid series, five anthers with one staminodium, and a baccate or capsular fruit
musaceous : a family of trees or arborescent herbs (order Musales) that have clustered flowers subtended by spathaceous bracts, a perianth of two petaloid series, five anthers with one staminodium, and a baccate or capsular fruit
Musales : an order of monocotyledonous tropical plants characterized by the cyclic flowers often with irregular perianth and one or more of the stamens suppressed
musang : an East Indian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) with long shaggy fur obscurely patterned with spots and stripes
musar : a 12th century ballad singer of Provence
Musca : a genus of flies that is the type of the family Muscidae and is now restricted to the common housefly (M. domestica) and closely related flies
muscade : a light brown that is stronger and slightly yellower than blush and redder, lighter, and stronger than cork
muscadine : a grape (Vitis rotundifolia) of the southern U.S. with musky fruits borne in small clusters
Muscadinia : a small genus of woody vines (family Vitaceae) having simple tendrils and a continuous pith
muscardine : any of various fungus diseases of insects caused by imperfect fungi that proliferate and ramify throughout the body of the host
Muscardinus : a genus of dormice (family Gliridae) containing the hazel dormouse as its only member
Muscari : a genus of Old World bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) having narrow fleshy leaves and racemes or spikes of urn-shaped flowers with the lower portion of the perianth segments united  — see grape hyacinth
muscarine : a toxic alkaloid base [C9H20NO2]+ that is biochemically related to acetylcholine, is found especially in fly agaric, and acts directly on smooth muscle
muscat : muscatel
muscatel : a sweet fortified wine from muscat grapes
Musci : a class of Bryophyta comprising the mosses and being characterized by a well-developed leafy gametophyte that arises by budding from a protonema and bears sex organs among the leaves at its tip and by a sporophyte that develops from the fertilized egg, remains attached to the tip of the gametophyte, and is a naked usually stalked and operculate capsule in which asexual spores are borne  — see andreaealis , bryales , sphagnales  — compare eubryales , hepaticae
Muscicapa : a genus of flycatchers including the common European spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata synonym M. grisola) and being the type of the family Muscicapidae  — compare sylviidae
Muscicapidae : a very large family of oscine passerine birds consisting of the Old World or true flycatchers and sometimes including also the thrushes, warblers, and babblers
muscicapine : of or relating to the Muscicapidae
muscicolous : growing on decaying mosses or hepatics
muscid : a family of dipteran flies including the housefly (Musca domestica)
Muscidae : a family of dipteran flies including the housefly (Musca domestica)
musciform : resembling moss in form or appearance
muscle : a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion
muscled : having muscles especially of a specified kind
muscleless : lacking muscle
muscling : a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion
muscly : constituted of muscle
Muscogee : a member of the people who comprised the nucleus of the Creek confederacy : creek sense 2a
muscoid : a superfamily of dipteran flies including the houseflies and many related flies (as of the families Muscidae, Gasterophilidae, Calliphoridae, and Tachinidae) that have the head freely movable and the abdomen usually oval and bristly
Muscoidea : a superfamily of dipteran flies including the houseflies and many related flies (as of the families Muscidae, Gasterophilidae, Calliphoridae, and Tachinidae) that have the head freely movable and the abdomen usually oval and bristly
muscologic : of or relating to muscology : bryological
muscological : of or relating to muscology : bryological
muscologist : a specialist in muscology
muscology : bryology
muscone : an oily macrocyclic ketone C16H30O that is the chief odoriferous constituent of musk and is used similarly in perfumes; 3-methyl-cyclo-pentadecan-one
muscose : mossy
muscovado : unrefined or raw sugar obtained from the juice of the sugarcane by evaporation and draining off the molasses
Muscovite : a native or resident of the ancient principality of Moscow or of the city of Moscow
muscovite : a native or resident of the ancient principality of Moscow or of the city of Moscow
muscovitization : conversion of a rock or mineral into muscovite
muscovitize : to convert (a rock or mineral) wholly or partially into muscovite
muscovy the principality of Moscow (founded 1295) which in the 15th century came to dominate Russia
muscular : of, relating to, or constituting muscle
muscularity : of, relating to, or constituting muscle
muscularly : of, relating to, or constituting muscle
musculation : musculature
musculature : the muscles of all or a part of the animal body
musculocutaneous : of, relating to, supplying, or consisting of both muscle and skin
musculofibrous : relating to or consisting of both muscular and fibrous connective tissue
musculomembranous : relating to or consisting of both muscle and membrane
musculophrenic : supplying the muscles of the body wall and the diaphragm
musculospiral : of, relating to, or characterizing muscles having a spiral direction or structures having a spiral arrangement in relation to muscles
musculotendinous : of, relating to, or affecting muscular and tendinous tissue
Muse : to become absorbed in thought
muse : to become absorbed in thought
mused : to become absorbed in thought
museful : bemused, meditative
musefully : bemused, meditative
museist : museologist
museless : illiterate, uncultured
museography : museum methods of classification and display
museologist : the science or profession of museum organization and management
museology : the science or profession of museum organization and management
muser : to become absorbed in thought
musette : a bellows-blown bagpipe popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries
museum : an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value
Musgu : a people of the central Sudan in the Logone valley south of Lake Chad
mush : a thick porridge made with cornmeal boiled in water or milk
mushaa : undivided common property
mushed : a thick porridge made with cornmeal boiled in water or milk
musher : one who drives a dogsled over snow
mushily : having the consistency of mush : soft
mushiness : having the consistency of mush : soft
mushroom : an enlarged complex aboveground fleshy fruiting body of a fungus (such as a basidiomycete) that consists typically of a stem bearing a pileus
mushroomer : a person who collects wild mushrooms especially for eating
mushroomlike : resembling a mushroom in appearance
mushroomy : resembling a mushroom
mushy : having the consistency of mush : soft
music : the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity
musical : of or relating to music
musicale : a social entertainment with music as the leading feature
musicality : sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music
musicalization : to set to music
musicalize : to set to music
musically : of or relating to music
musicalness : musicality
musician : a composer, conductor, or performer of music
musicianer : musician
musicianly : a composer, conductor, or performer of music
musicianship : a composer, conductor, or performer of music
musicker : musician
musicless : lacking in harmony or melodious quality
musico : musician
musicography : the art or science of writing music
musicological : the study of music as a branch of knowledge or field of research as distinct from composition or performance
musicologist : the study of music as a branch of knowledge or field of research as distinct from composition or performance
musicology : the study of music as a branch of knowledge or field of research as distinct from composition or performance
musicotherapy : music therapy
musimon : mouflon
musing : meditation
musingly : meditation
musk : a substance with a penetrating persistent odor obtained from a sac beneath the abdominal skin of the male musk deer and used as a perfume fixative
muskeg : bog
muskellunge : a large North American pike (Esox masquinongy) that has dark markings, may weigh over 60 pounds (27 kilograms), and is a valuable sport fish
musket : a heavy large-caliber muzzle-loading usually smoothbore shoulder firearm
musketeer : a soldier armed with a musket
musketoon : a short musket with a large bore
musketproof : capable of resisting penetration by a musket ball
musketry : muskets
muskflower : musk plant
Muskhogean : a language family of southeastern U.S. that includes Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw
muskie : muskellunge
muskiness : having an odor of or resembling musk
muskish : somewhat musky
muskmelon : a usually sweet edible melon that is the fruit of an annual trailing or climbing Asian vine (Cucumis melo) of the gourd family: such as
Muskogee city on the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma population 39,223
muskrat : an aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethica) of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, and dark glossy brown fur
muskroot : any of several plants having strong-scented roots: such as
muskwood : a usually small to medium-sized widely distributed tropical American musky-odored tree (Guarea trichilioides)
musky : having an odor of or resembling musk
muslin : a plain-woven sheer to coarse cotton fabric
muslinet : a heavy muslin
musnud : a cushioned seat used as a throne by princes of India
Musophaga : the type genus of the family Musophagidae comprising various typical touracos
Musophagidae : a family of African birds (order Cuculiformes) consisting of the touracos
musophagine : of or relating to the Musophagidae
musquash : muskrat
musquashroot :  spotted cowbane
musquashweed : tall meadow rue
musquaw : black bear sense 1
musrol : the noseband of a horse's bridle
muss : a game in which players scramble for small objects thrown to the ground
Mussaenda : a large genus of herbs or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) found in the Old World tropics and having an ornamental calyx with one sepal that is much enlarged and showy
mussal : a torch usually of oil-soaked rags
mussalchee : one that tends or carries a mussal : torchbearer
mussel : a marine bivalve mollusk (especially genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated shell
mussily : characterized by clutter or muss : messy
mussiness : characterized by clutter or muss : messy
mussitate : mutter
mussitation : movement of the lips as if in speech but without accompanying sound
Mussulman : muslim
mussurana : a large harmless colubrid snake (Cloelia cloelia synonym Pseudoboa cloelia) of the West Indies and tropical America which constricts and swallows poisonous snakes
mussy : characterized by clutter or muss : messy
must : be commanded or requested to
mustache : the hair growing on the human upper lip
mustached : the hair growing on the human upper lip
mustachio : mustache
mustachioed : mustache
mustafina : the offspring of a white person and a mustee
mustang : a small hardy naturalized horse of U.S. western plains directly descended from horses brought in by the Spaniards
mustanger : one who rounds up wild horses on the open range and sells them especially for horsemeat
mustard : a pungent yellow condiment consisting of the pulverized seeds of various mustard plants (such as Sinapis alba, Brassica juncea, and B. nigra) either dry or made into a paste or sauce (as by mixing with water or vinegar) and sometimes adulterated with other substances (such as turmeric) or mixed with spices
mustarder : a maker or seller of mustard
mustee : a person of one-eighth black ancestry : octoroon
Mustela : a genus of carnivorous mammals (the type of the family Mustelidae) comprising active predators and valuable furbearers
mustelid : of or relating to the Mustelidae
Mustelidae : a large, widely distributed, diverse family (superfamily Arctoidea synonym Canoidea) of relatively small, chiefly carnivorous animals that have usually short legs, a long, often thin body, thick fur, and anal scent glands and that include the weasel, badger, otter, mink, marten, polecat and wolverine
musteline : of or relating to weasels : like or related to weasels
Mustelus : a genus of dogfishes of the family Triakidae including the smooth hound
muster : a representative specimen (see specimen sense 1) : sample
musterer : one that musters
mustermaster : an officer or official charged with keeping a muster roll
mustily : impaired by damp or mildew : moldy
mustiness : impaired by damp or mildew : moldy
musty : impaired by damp or mildew : moldy
muta : change
Mutabilia : a suborder of Caudata comprising all salamanders that normally undergo metamorphosis
mutability : prone to change : inconstant
mutable : prone to change : inconstant
mutably : prone to change : inconstant
mutafacient : mutagenic
mutage : the checking of fermentation (as by adding alcohol) in the must of grapes
mutagenic : an agent (such as a chemical or various radiations) that tends to increase the frequency or extent of mutation
mutant : of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutarotate : to undergo mutarotation
mutarotation : a change in optical rotation shown by various solutions (as of sugars) on standing as a result of chemical change
mutase : any of various enzymes that catalyze molecular rearrangements and especially those involving the transfer of phosphate from one hydroxyl group to another in the same molecule
mutate : to undergo mutation
mutation : a significant and basic alteration : change
mutational : a significant and basic alteration : change
mutationally : a significant and basic alteration : change
mutationism : the theory that mutation is a fundamental factor in evolution
mutationist : a believer in or upholder of mutationism
mutative : to undergo mutation
mutawalli : the trustee of a waqf (as a religious building)
mutch : a close-fitting cap (as of linen or muslin) often worn by old women or babies
mute : unable to speak : lacking the power of speech
mutedly : being mute : silent
mutely : unable to speak : lacking the power of speech
muteness : unable to speak : lacking the power of speech
Muter : unable to speak : lacking the power of speech
muthmannite : a silver gold telluride (Ag, Au)Te
mutic : lacking the usually defensive parts (as teeth or claws)
muticous : growing without an awn or point
mutilate : to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
mutilation : an act or instance of destroying, removing, or severely damaging a limb or other body part of a person or animal
mutilative : of or relating to mutilation
mutilator : to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
mutilatory : of or relating to mutilation
Mutilla : a genus of parasitic wasps having wingless females  — compare velvet ant
mutillid : of or relating to the Mutillidae
Mutillidae : a family of wasps of which Mutilla is the type genus
mutilous : mutilated, defective, imperfect
mutineer : one that mutinies
mutinous : disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
mutinously : disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
mutinousness : disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
mutiny : forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority
Mutisia : a large genus of South American often climbing shrubs (family Compositae) having large heads of pistillate flowers with plumose pappus
mutism : the condition of being unable to speak whether from physical, functional, or psychological cause
mutsuddy : a native accountant or clerk in British India
mutt : a stupid or insignificant person : fool
mutter : to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
mutterer : to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
muttering : to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
mutteringly : in a muttering manner
mutton : the flesh of a mature sheep used for food
muttonbird : any of several Australasian sea birds often used (as by the Maori) for their meat, oil, and feathers: such as
muttonfish : a common snapper (Lutjanus analis) of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic that is usually olive green and sometimes nearly white or tinged with rosy red and that is an important food and sport fish
muttonhead : a dull-witted person : oaf
muttonheaded : a dull-witted person : oaf
muttony : the flesh of a mature sheep used for food
mutual : directed by each toward the other or the others
mutualism : the doctrine or practice of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare
mutualist : the doctrine or practice of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare
mutualistic : the doctrine or practice of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare
mutuality : the quality or state of being mutual
mutualization : to make mutual
mutualize : to make mutual
mutually : directed by each toward the other or the others
mutualness : the quality or state of being mutual
mutuary : the borrower in a contract of mutuum
mutuatitious : borrowed
mutulary : of or relating to the Doric order whose cornices bear mutules rather than dentils
mutule : a flat block projecting under the corona of the Doric cornice in the same position as the modillion of other orders  — compare gutta
mutuum : loan for consumption at loan
mux : to put in disorder : make a mess of
muyusa : the white-fleshed edible fruit of a stout cylindrical cactus (Borzicactus sepium) of Ecuador
muzhik : a Russian peasant
muzz : to make muzzy
muzzily : deficient in brightness : dull, gloomy
muzziness : deficient in brightness : dull, gloomy
muzzle : the projecting jaws and nose of an animal : snout
muzzler : the projecting jaws and nose of an animal : snout
muzzlewood : black sally
muzzy : deficient in brightness : dull, gloomy
my : of or relating to me or myself especially as possessor, agent, object of an action, or familiar person
Mya million years ago
Myacea : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia that comprises bivalve mollusks with well-developed siphons, gaping valves, and a pallial sinus and includes various economically important edible mollusks (as of the genus Mya)  — see myacidae
myal : of or relating to myalism
myalgia : pain in one or more muscles
myalgic : pain in one or more muscles
myalism : a system of belief among West Indian blacks akin to obeah and probably of West African origin
myall : wild, uncivilized
Myaria : a group of marine bivalves nearly equivalent to Myacea
myasthenia : muscular debility
myasthenic : muscular debility
myatonia : lack of muscle tone : muscular flabbiness
mycelia : the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host)
mycelial : the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host)
mycelioid : resembling mycelium
mycelium : the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host)
Mycenaean : of, relating to, or characteristic of Mycenae, its people, or the period (1400 to 1100 b.c.) of Mycenae's political ascendancy
Mycetes : fungi
mycetism : mycetismus
mycetocyte : a cell in various insects (as most true bugs) of a type that contains unicellular and probably symbiotic fungi and is usually clustered with others of its kind into paired mycetomes
mycetoid : of, relating to, or resembling a fungus : fungoid
mycetoma : a condition marked by invasion of the deep subcutaneous tissues with fungi or actinomycetes
mycetomatous : a condition marked by invasion of the deep subcutaneous tissues with fungi or actinomycetes
Mycetophagidae : a family of small oval usually hairy beetles having 5-jointed tarsi and generally feeding on fungi
mycetophagous : feeding on fungi : fungivorous
mycetophilid : of or relating to the family Mycetophilidae
Mycetophilidae : a large widely distributed family of small nematocerous two-winged flies that includes the majority of the fungus gnats  — compare sciaridae
mycetous : of, relating to, or resembling a fungus
Mycetozoa : myxomycete
mycetozoan : slime mold
mycetozoon : myxomycete
Mycobacteria : any of a genus (Mycobacterium) of nonmotile aerobic acid-fast bacteria that include numerous saprophytes and the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy
Mycobacteriaceae : a family of rod-shaped bacteria of the order Actinomycetales that are rarely filamentous and only occasionally have slight branching
Mycobacterium : any of a genus (Mycobacterium) of nonmotile aerobic acid-fast bacteria that include numerous saprophytes and the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy
mycocecidium : a gall produced by the attacks of a parasitic fungus
mycoderm : mother entry 4 sense 2
mycoderma : mother entry 4 sense 2
mycodermatoid : mother entry 4 sense 2
mycodermatous : mother entry 4 sense 2
mycodermic : of or relating to a mycoderm
Mycogone : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) having unequally two-celled conidia on short lateral conidiophores  — see bubble disease
mycologic : a branch of biology dealing with fungi
mycological : a branch of biology dealing with fungi
mycologically : a branch of biology dealing with fungi
mycologist : a branch of biology dealing with fungi
mycologize : to study fungi
mycology : a branch of biology dealing with fungi
mycomycete : one of the Mycomycetes
Mycomycetes : a class of fungi including the Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes  — compare phycomycetes
mycomycetous : a class of fungi including the Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes  — compare phycomycetes
mycophagist : one that eats fungi (such as mushrooms)
mycophagous : feeding on fungi
mycophagy : one that eats fungi (such as mushrooms)
mycoplasm : a hypothetical hibernating form of various fungi (as rusts) in which the fungus protoplasm is intimately fused with that of dormant structures (as seeds) of the host plant
mycorrhizal : the symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of a seed plant
mycosis : infection with or disease caused by a fungus
Mycosphaerella : a genus (the type of the family Mycosphaerellaceae) of fungi of the order Sphaeriales having 2-celled ascospores borne in perithecia that are immersed in dead portions of the host  — see currant leaf spot
mycosterol : any of a class of sterols obtained from fungi
mycosymbiosis : symbiosis in which a fungus participates
mycotic : infection with or disease caused by a fungus
mycotrophic : obtaining food by association with a fungus
Mycteria : a genus of storks now consisting only of the American wood ibis (M. americana)
mycteric : of or relating to the nasal cavities
myctophid : one of the Myctophidae
Myctophidae : a family of marine fishes (order Isospondyli) comprising the true lantern fishes
Myctophum : a genus (the type of the family Myctophidae) of lantern fishes
Mydaidae : a small family of American and Australian dipterous insects containing the largest known two-winged flies
Mydaus : a genus of mammals (family Viverridae) consisting of the teledu
mydriasine : a white crystalline compound C17H23NO3.CH3Br used like atropine; atropine methobromide
mydriasis : excessive or prolonged dilatation of the pupil of the eye
mydriatic : excessive or prolonged dilatation of the pupil of the eye
myectomy : surgical excision of part of a muscle
myelencephalic : the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata
myelencephalon : the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata
myelic : of or relating to the spinal cord
myelin : a soft white material that forms a thick layer around the axons of some neurons and is composed chiefly of lipids (such as cerebroside and cholesterol), water, and smaller amounts of protein
myelinated : having a myelin sheath
myelination : the process of acquiring a myelin sheath
myelinic : a soft white material that forms a thick layer around the axons of some neurons and is composed chiefly of lipids (such as cerebroside and cholesterol), water, and smaller amounts of protein
myelinization : myelination
myelitic : inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow
myelitis : inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow
myeloblast : a large mononuclear nongranular bone-marrow cell
myeloblastic : a large mononuclear nongranular bone-marrow cell
myelobrachium :  restiform body
myelocele : spina bifida in which the neural tissue of the spinal cord is exposed
myelocerebellar : of or relating to the spinal cord and cerebellum
myelocoele : the central canal of the spinal cord
myelocyte : a bone-marrow cell
myelocytic : a bone-marrow cell
myelocytosis : the presence of excess numbers of myelocytes especially in the blood or bone marrow
myelogenous : of, relating to, originating in, or produced by the bone marrow
myeloid : of, relating to, or resembling bone marrow
myeloma : a primary tumor of the bone marrow
myelomatosis : multiple myeloma
myelomeningocele : spina bifida in which neural tissue of the spinal cord and the investing meninges protrude from the spinal column forming a sac under the skin
myelomere : any of the segments of the developing central nervous system corresponding with a mesoblastic somite on either side
myelonic : of or relating to the spinal cord
myelopathic : a disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow
myelopathy : a disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow
myelophthisis :  myelophthisic anemia
myeloplax : any of the large multinucleate cells in bone marrow
myelopoiesis : production of bone marrow or bone marrow cells
myelopoietic : of or relating to myelopoiesis
myelosclerosis : sclerosis of the bone marrow
myelospongium : a network in the embryonic central nervous system derived from the spongioblasts and giving rise to the glia
myenteric : of or relating to the muscular coat of the intestinal wall
myenteron : the muscular coat of the intestine
mygale : shrewmouse
Myiarchus : a genus of large plainly colored tyrant flycatchers widely distributed in America
myiasis : infestation with fly maggots
myiferous : myophorous
myiosis : myiasis
myliobatid : of or relating to the Myliobatidae
Myliobatidae : a family of large flattened chiefly tropical sting rays  — see eagle ray
Mylodon : a genus (the type of the family Mylodontidae) of large edentates of the Pleistocene of South America
mylodont : of or relating to the genus Mylodon or the family Mylodontidae
mylohyoid : of, indicating, or adjoining the mylohyoid muscle
mylonite : a siliceous schist geologically produced by intense crushing of rocks
mylonitic : cataclastic
mymarid : of or relating to the Mymaridae
Mymaridae : a family of minute chalcid flies that are parasitic in the larval state living principally in the eggs of other insects
myna : any of various Asian starlings (especially genera Acridotheres, Gracula, and Sturnus)
Mynheer : a male Netherlander
mynpacht : a mining concession
myoblast : an undifferentiated cell capable of giving rise to muscle cells
myocardiac : myocardial
myocardial : the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
myocardiograph : a recording instrument for making a tracing of the action of the heart muscles
myocarditis : inflammation of the myocardium
myocardium : the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
myoclonic : irregular involuntary contraction of a muscle usually resulting from functional disorder of controlling motor neurons
myoclonus : irregular involuntary contraction of a muscle usually resulting from functional disorder of controlling motor neurons
myocoele : the cavity of a myotome
myocomma : myoseptum
myocyte : a contractile cell
myodynamics : the physiology of muscular contraction
myoedema : the formation of a lump in a muscle when struck a slight blow that occurs in states of exhaustion or in certain diseases
myoelectric : of, relating to, or utilizing electricity generated by muscle
myoepicardial : the layer of mesocardium that enters into the formation of the muscular and epicardial walls of the heart
myoepithelial : of, relating to, or being large contractile cells of epithelial origin which are located at the base of the secretory cells of various glands (as the salivary and mammary glands)
myofibril : any of the longitudinal parallel contractile elements of a muscle cell that are composed of myosin and actin
myofibroma : a tumor composed of fibrous and muscular tissue
myogen : a mixture of albumins obtained by extracting muscle with cold water
myogenesis : the development of muscle tissue
myogenic : taking place or functioning in ordered rhythmic fashion because of the inherent properties of cardiac muscle rather than specific neural stimuli
myogenous : taking place or functioning in ordered rhythmic fashion because of the inherent properties of cardiac muscle rather than specific neural stimuli
myoglobin : a red iron-containing protein pigment in muscles that is similar to hemoglobin
myogram : a graphic representation of the phenomena (as velocity and intensity) of muscular contractions
myograph : an apparatus for producing myograms
myographic : an apparatus for producing myograms
myography : the use of a myograph
myohematin : cytochrome
myoid : resembling muscle
myolemma : sarcolemma
myologic : the scientific study of muscles
myological : the scientific study of muscles
myology : the scientific study of muscles
myolysis : destruction or disintegration of muscle tissue
myoma : a tumor consisting of muscle tissue
myomatous : a tumor consisting of muscle tissue
myomectomy : surgical removal of a myoma or fibroid
myomere : a muscle segment  — compare metamere, myocomma
myometritis : inflammation of the uterine myometrium
myometrium : the muscular layer of the wall of the uterus
myomorph : of or relating to the Myomorpha
Myomorpha : the largest suborder of Rodentia comprising the true rats, mice, and related rodents  — compare hystricomorpha, sciuromorpha
myomorphic : the largest suborder of Rodentia comprising the true rats, mice, and related rodents  — compare hystricomorpha, sciuromorpha
myoneme : a contractile fibril in the body of a protozoan
myoneural : of, relating to, or connecting muscles and nerves
myopathic : a disorder of muscle tissue or muscles
myopathy : a disorder of muscle tissue or muscles
myope : a myopic person
myophan :  myoneme
myophore : a part or process of a shell (as of a clam) adapted for the attachment of a muscle
myophorous : a part or process of a shell (as of a clam) adapted for the attachment of a muscle
myophysics : the physics of muscular action
myopia : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus (see focus entry 1 sense 4) in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects : nearsightedness
myopic : affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
myopically : affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
myoplasm : the contractile portion of muscle tissue  — compare sarcoplasm
myopolar : of or relating to muscular polarity
Myoporaceae : a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Polemoniales) having an irregular or bilabiate corolla, didynamous stamens, and berrylike fruit
myoporaceous : a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Polemoniales) having an irregular or bilabiate corolla, didynamous stamens, and berrylike fruit
myoporad : a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Polemoniales) having an irregular or bilabiate corolla, didynamous stamens, and berrylike fruit
Myoporum : a genus (the type of the family Myoporaceae) of mostly Australasian shrubs or trees that have small axillary white flowers with a 5-parted bell-shaped calyx  — see bastard sandalwood
myosarcoma : a sarcomatous myoma
myoseptum : the septum between adjacent myotomes
myosin : a fibrous globulin of muscle that can split ATP and that reacts with actin in muscle contraction to form actomyosin
myosis : excessive smallness or contraction of the pupil of the eye
myositis : soreness of voluntary muscle due to inflammation
myosote : myosotis sense 2
Myosotis : a large genus of herbs (family Boraginaceae) with racemose flowers having a salverform or funnelform corolla, the lobes rounded, and basally attached nutlets  — see forget-me-not
Myosurus : a genus of small annual herbs (family Ranunculaceae) found in temperate regions and having tufted linear-spatulate radical leaves and flowers with the receptacle slender and elongated in fruit  — see mousetail
myotic : an agent that causes miosis
myotome : the portion of an embryonic somite from which skeletal musculature is produced
myotomy : incision or division of a muscle
myotonia : tonic spasm of one or more muscles
myotonic : tonic spasm of one or more muscles
myotonus : sustained spasm of a muscle or muscle group
myoxine : of or relating to dormice
Myra ancient city in southern Asia Minor on the coast of Lycia
myrabalanus : myrobalan
myrcene : a liquid acyclic terpene hydrocarbon C10H16 that is isomeric with ocimene, occurs in bay oil, hop oil, and other essential oils, and polymerizes readily
Myrcia : a large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Myrtaceae) distinguished by their few-seeded berries
myrcia : a large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Myrtaceae) distinguished by their few-seeded berries
myriacanthous : having numerous spines or prickles
myriad : ten thousand
myriadfold : having myriad parts or aspects
myriadly : a myriad times : to a myriad degree : innumerably
myriameter : a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters
Myrianida : a genus of annelid worms related to Autolytus and reproducing similarly
myriapod : any of a group (Myriapoda) of arthropods having the body made up of numerous similar segments nearly all of which bear true jointed legs and including the millipedes and centipedes
Myriapoda : a group of arthropods having the body made up of numerous similar segments nearly all of which bear true jointed legs and including the millipedes and centipedes
myriarch : a commander of ten thousand men in ancient Greece
myriarchy : a commander of ten thousand men in ancient Greece
Myrica : a large widely distributed genus (the type of a family Myricaceae) of aromatic shrubs having exstipulate leaves and ovary with 2 to 4 bractlets
myrica : a large widely distributed genus (the type of a family Myricaceae) of aromatic shrubs having exstipulate leaves and ovary with 2 to 4 bractlets
Myricaceae : a family of shrubs constituting an order Myricales having simple alternate mostly coriaceous leaves with small diclinous flowers borne in aments in the axils of bracts and infruit forming a small drupe or nut
myricaceous : a family of shrubs constituting an order Myricales having simple alternate mostly coriaceous leaves with small diclinous flowers borne in aments in the axils of bracts and infruit forming a small drupe or nut
Myricales : an order of dicotyledonous plants coextensive with the family Myricaceae
myricetin : a yellow crystalline flavone dye C15H10O8 obtained from many plants (as from the bark of the box myrtle and the leaves of sumacs)
myricyl : a crystalline alcohol C30H62O occurring in the form of esters (as the palmitate) in beeswax and other waxes 
Myrientomata : a class of Arthropoda comprising the order Protura
myringa : tympanic membrane
myringitis : inflammation of the tympanic membrane
myringoplasty : a plastic operation for the repair of perforations in the tympanic membrane
myringotome : an instrument used in myringotomy
myringotomy : incision of the tympanic membrane
Myriophyllum : a widely distributed genus of submerged aquatic plants (family Haloragaceae) having much-divided whorled or alternate leaves and emersed wind-pollinated flowers  — see water milfoil
Myriopoda : a group of arthropods having the body made up of numerous similar segments nearly all of which bear true jointed legs and including the millipedes and centipedes
myriorama : a picture made of several sections combinable in different ways so as to produce a variety of scenes
myristate : a salt or ester of myristic acid  — see isopropyl myristate
myristic : a crystalline fatty acid C14H28O2 occurring especially in the form of glycerides in most fats
Myristica : a large genus of tropical trees (family Myristicaceae) which produce fleshy fruits and which include the nutmeg (M. fragrans)
myristica : a large genus of tropical trees (family Myristicaceae) which produce fleshy fruits and which include the nutmeg (M. fragrans)
Myristicaceae : a family of trees (order Ranales) having unisexual flowers, monadelphous stamens, and arillate seeds  — see becuiba, nutmeg
myristicaceous : a family of trees (order Ranales) having unisexual flowers, monadelphous stamens, and arillate seeds  — see becuiba, nutmeg
Myristicivora : a genus consisting of the nutmeg pigeons and now usually included in the genus Ducula
myristin : a glycerol ester of myristic acid
Myrmecia : a genus containing the bulldog ant
Myrmecobius : a genus of insectivorous marsupials including a single species (M. fasciatus) that is rufous gray banded with white on the back and has a long extensile tongue and 50 to 56 small teeth  — see banded anteater
myrmecochorous : dispersed by ants
myrmecochory : dispersed by ants
myrmecoid : resembling an ant
myrmecoidy : the mimicking of ants by other insects
myrmecological : the scientific study of ants
myrmecologist : the scientific study of ants
myrmecology : the scientific study of ants
Myrmecophaga : a genus (the type of a family Myrmecophagidae) of edentate mammals comprising the South American ant bear
Myrmecophagidae : a family of edentate mammals including the South American ant bear, the tamandua, and the silky anteater
myrmecophagine : a genus (the type of a family Myrmecophagidae) of edentate mammals comprising the South American ant bear
myrmecophagoid : a genus (the type of a family Myrmecophagidae) of edentate mammals comprising the South American ant bear
myrmecophagous : feeding on ants
myrmecophile : an organism that habitually shares an ant nest
myrmecophilism : the practice or characteristic of habitually sharing the nest of a species of ant
myrmecophilous : fond of, associated with, or benefited by ants
myrmecophobic : having a repulsion for ants
myrmecophyte : a plant that affords shelter or food or both to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it
myrmecophytic : a plant that affords shelter or food or both to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it
myrmekite : an intergrowth of vermicular quartz and feldspar (as oligoclase) formed during the later stages in the consolidation of an igneous rock
Myrmeleon : a genus (the type of the family Myrmeleontidae) of ant lions
Myrmeleontidae : a family of insects (order Neuroptera) comprising the ant lions
myrmicine : any of a large subfamily of ants having the pedicel of the abdomen in two well-marked segments and including many of the commonly encountered forms (as the little black ant, leaf-cutting ants, and the pavement ant)
Myrmidon : a member of a legendary Thessalian people who accompanied their king Achilles in the Trojan War
myrmotherine : myrmecophagous
myrobalan : the dried astringent fruit of any of several East Indian trees of the genus Terminalia (as T. chebula and T. bellerica) used chiefly in tanning and in inks
Myron flourished circa 480–440 b.c. Greek sculptor
myron flourished circa 480–440 b.c. Greek sculptor
myrosin : an enzyme occurring in various plants of the mustard family (Cruciferae) that hydrolyzes the glucoside sinigrin
myrosinase : myrosin
Myrothamnaceae : a family of plants (order Rosales) coextensive with the genus Myrothamnus
Myrothamnus : a small genus of xerophytic southern African shrubs constituting a family (Myrothamnaceae) having small dioecious apetalous spicate flowers
Myroxylon : a genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves, white papilionaceous flowers, and one-seeded winged pods
myrrh : a yellowish-brown to reddish-brown aromatic gum resin with a bitter slightly pungent taste obtained from a tree (especially Commiphora abyssinica of the family Burseraceae) of eastern Africa and Arabia
myrrhed : containing myrrh
myrrhic : of or relating to myrrh
Myrrhis : a genus of European pubescent perennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) having pinnate leaves, compound umbels of white flowers, and linear oblong beaked fruit  — see sweet cicely
myrrhophore : one of the women bearing spices to the sepulcher of Christ
Myrsinaceae : a family of tropical trees and shrubs (order Primulales) of which some occur in Florida and which have alternate glandular leaves, white or pink tetramerous flowers, and one-celled indehiscent fruit  — see ardisia
myrsinaceous : a family of tropical trees and shrubs (order Primulales) of which some occur in Florida and which have alternate glandular leaves, white or pink tetramerous flowers, and one-celled indehiscent fruit  — see ardisia
Myrsiphyllum : a genus of plants comprising the smilax of the florist's trade that is now usually included in the genus Asparagus
Myrtaceae : a family of trees and shrubs (order Myrtales) characterized by numerous stamens, cymose flowers with inferior ovary, and opposite exstipulate leaves that yield a fragrant oil
myrtaceous : a family of trees and shrubs (order Myrtales) characterized by numerous stamens, cymose flowers with inferior ovary, and opposite exstipulate leaves that yield a fragrant oil
Myrtales : an order of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, or trees including among others the Myrtaceae, Melastomaceae, Lythraceae, Rhizophoraceae, and Onagraceae and having simple leaves, flowers with inferior compound ovary and numerous ovules, and capsular or baccate fruit
myrtiform : resembling myrtle or myrtle berries
myrtle : a common evergreen bushy shrub (Myrtus communis of the family Myrtaceae, the myrtle family) of southern Europe with oval to lance-shaped shiny leaves, fragrant white or rosy flowers, and black berries
Myrtus : a genus of chiefly South American shrubs (the type of the family Myrtaceae) having flowers with numerous ovules  — see myrtle
myself : that identical one that is I
Mysian ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor bordering on the Propontis (the Sea of Marmara)
mysid : of or relating to the Mysidae
Mysidacea : an order of Crustacea including the Mysidae and related families and formerly with the Euphausiacea constituting the Schizopoda  — see opossum shrimp
Mysidae : a family of small crustaceans (order Mysidacea) that resemble shrimps, have stalked eyes and 6 pairs of leglike appendages each bearing an exopodite, occur in both fresh and salt water, and form an important food supply of valuable fishes and whales
Mysis : the type genus of the family Mysidae
mysophobia : abnormal fear or hatred of uncleanliness or contamination (as with dirt or germs) : germophobia
Mysore  — see karnataka
mysost : a hard brown cheese of mild flavor made from whey especially of goat's milk
myst : mystes
mystacial : having a stripe or fringe of hairs suggestive of a moustache
mystagogic : of or relating to a mystagogue or mystagogy
mystagogical : of or relating to a mystagogue or mystagogy
mystagogically : of or relating to a mystagogue or mystagogy
mystagogue : one who initiates another into a mystery cult
mystagogy : one who initiates another into a mystery cult
mystax : a cluster or row of hairs above the mouth of insects (as various two-winged flies)
mysterial : mystic, mysterious
mysteriarch : one that presides over mysteries
mysteriosophy : esoteric doctrine concerning the ancient mysteries
mysterious : of, relating to, or constituting mystery
mysteriously : in a mysterious manner : in a way that is difficult to explain or comprehend
mysteriousness : of, relating to, or constituting mystery
mysterize : to cultivate mystery or a mysterious air
mystery : something not understood or beyond understanding : enigma
mystes : an initiate in a mystery (as in the Eleusinian mysteries)
mystic : mystical sense 1a
mystical : having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
mysticality : mystical quality
mystically : having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
mysticalness : mysticality
Mysticete : whalebone whale
mysticete : whalebone whale
Mysticeti : a suborder of Cetacea consisting of the whalebone whales  — compare odontoceti
mysticetous : a suborder of Cetacea consisting of the whalebone whales  — compare odontoceti
mysticism : the experience of mystical union or direct communion with ultimate reality reported by mystics
mysticity : mystic quality or state
mysticize : to make mystic or mystical
mysticly : in a mystic manner : so as to produce a mystic effect
mystific : mystificator
mystification : an act or instance of mystifying
mystificator : one that mystifies
mystificatory : mystifying
mystifiedly : in a mystified manner
mystifier : to perplex the mind of : bewilder
mystify : to perplex the mind of : bewilder
mystifyingly : to perplex the mind of : bewilder
mytacism : excessive or wrong use of the sound of the letter m
myth : a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon
mythical : based on or described in a myth especially as contrasted with history
mythically : based on or described in a myth especially as contrasted with history
mythicalness : the quality or state of being mythical
mythicist : a student or interpreter of myths
mythicize : to turn into or envelop in myth
mythicizer : to turn into or envelop in myth
mythify : to make myth of : give a mythical cast to
mythmaker : a creator of myths or of mythical situations or lore
mythmaking : a creator of myths or of mythical situations or lore
mythoclast : a decrier of myths
mythoclastic : a decrier of myths
mythogenesis : formation or production of myths
mythographer : the representation of mythical subjects in art
mythography : the representation of mythical subjects in art
mythogreen : a grayish to moderate yellow green that is greener and lighter than gage green or pois green
mythoheroic : celebrating the deeds of heroes of myths
mythologer : an allegorical narrative
mythological : of or relating to mythology or myths : dealt with in mythology
mythologically : of or relating to mythology or myths : dealt with in mythology
mythologist : an allegorical narrative
mythologize : to explain the mythological significance of
mythologizer : to explain the mythological significance of
mythology : an allegorical narrative
mythomania : an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating
mythomaniac : an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating
mythopoeic : a creating of myth : a giving rise to myths
mythopoem : a mythological poem
mythopoesis : the making of myths
mythopoet : mythmaker
mythopoetic : a creating of myth : a giving rise to myths
mythopoetry : mythological poetry
mythos : myth sense 1a
mythus : myth sense 1
Mytilacea : a suborder of Filibranchia including the family Mytilidae and sometimes related families (as Pteriidae)
mytilacean : a suborder of Filibranchia including the family Mytilidae and sometimes related families (as Pteriidae)
mytilaceous : a suborder of Filibranchia including the family Mytilidae and sometimes related families (as Pteriidae)
mytilid : of or relating to the Mytilidae
Mytilidae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Filibranchia) having the shell elongated and equivalve with a large narrow internal ligament and a byssus for attachment to the substrate  — compare mussel
mytiliform : shaped like a mussel shell
Mytilus : the type genus of Mytilidae comprising usually smooth-shelled marine mussels that live attached to solid objects chiefly in the intertidal zone and include the common edible mussel (M. edulis)
myxa : one or ones consisting of or resembling slime
myxamoeba : a naked amoeboid uninucleate protoplast that lacks both cilia and flagella, is a characteristic stage in the life cycle of slime molds and some other fungi, arises from a haploid derivative of a swarm spore or by fusion of two haploid zoospores, and typically develops into a plasmodium either by repeated nuclear fission or by fusion of individual myxamoebas
myxedema : severe hypothyroidism characterized by firm inelastic edema, dry skin and hair, and loss of mental and physical vigor
myxedematous : severe hypothyroidism characterized by firm inelastic edema, dry skin and hair, and loss of mental and physical vigor
Myxine : a genus (the type of the family Myxinidae) of cyclostomes containing the typical hagfishes that have on each side only a single external gill opening
myxinoid : hyperotretan
myxo : mucus : slime
Myxobacteria : any bacterium of the order Myxobacterales
Myxobacteriaceae : an order of higher bacteria having long slender nonflagellated vegetative cells that form colonies capable of creeping slowly over a layer of slime secreted by the cells, forming spores usually in distinct fruiting bodies, and living chiefly as saprophytes on substrates rich in carbohydrates
myxochondroma : a benign tumor with characteristics of both a chondroma and a myxoma
Myxococcus : a genus of myxobacteria in which the rod-shaped vegetative cells are transformed into ovoid to spherical spores
myxocyte : a stellate cell that is characteristic of mucous tissue
myxofibrosarcoma : a fibrosarcoma with myxomatous elements
myxoflagellate : a flagellated zoospore that follows the myxamoeba in various myxomycetes
myxogaster : myxomycete
Myxogastrales : an order equivalent to the subclass Myxogastres
Myxogastres : a subclass of Myxomycetes comprising those typical slime molds that develop definite fruiting bodies in which are produced spores which on germinating release one, two, or rarely several swarm spores  — compare exosporeae
myxogastric : a subclass of Myxomycetes comprising those typical slime molds that develop definite fruiting bodies in which are produced spores which on germinating release one, two, or rarely several swarm spores  — compare exosporeae
myxogastrous : a subclass of Myxomycetes comprising those typical slime molds that develop definite fruiting bodies in which are produced spores which on germinating release one, two, or rarely several swarm spores  — compare exosporeae
myxoid : resembling mucus
myxoma : a soft tumor made up of gelatinous connective tissue like that of the umbilical cord
myxomatosis : a condition characterized by the presence of myxomas in the body
myxomatous : a soft tumor made up of gelatinous connective tissue like that of the umbilical cord
myxomycete : slime mold
Myxomycetes : slime mold
myxomycetous : a class of organisms of uncertain systematic position that include the slime molds and are sometimes considered to be protozoans but are now usually regarded as lower fungi or placed in a separate division and that exist vegetatively as complex mobile plasmodia, reproduce by means of spores which in almost all cases are borne in characteristic fruiting bodies, and have complex variable life cycles
Myxophyceae : a class of algae now designated as the cyanobacteria
Myxophyta : a division of plants coextensive with the class Myxomycetes
myxopodium : a pseudopodium that tends to branch or anastomose like the foraminiferans, radiolarians, and myxomycetes
myxopodous : having myxopodia
myxosarcoma : a sarcoma with myxomatous elements
Myxospongida : an order of Demospongiae comprising sponges without either spicules or horny fibers
myxospore : a spore in the fruiting body of a slime mold
Myxosporidia : an order of sporozoans (subclass Cnidosporidia) that are mostly parasitic in fishes and include various serious pathogens
myxosporidian : an order of sporozoans (subclass Cnidosporidia) that are mostly parasitic in fishes and include various serious pathogens
myxotheca : the horny sheath of the end of a bird's lower mandible
Myzodendron : a genus (coextensive with the family Myzodendraceae) of semiparasitic plants of the order Santalales that usually have unisexual flowers with the small perianth parts opposite the aduate stamens and 3-angled fruits with a greatly elongated hairy process projecting from each angle
myzostome : a worm of the class Myzostomaria
N : the 14th letter of the English alphabet
n : the 14th letter of the English alphabet
na sodium
naa not always afloat
naam : distraint of chattels
Naassenes : a member of one of the Ophite group of Gnostic sects noted for its worship of the serpent as the principle of generation
nab : to catch or seize in arrest : apprehend
Nabal : a churlish or niggardly man : miser
Nabaloi : a people inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines  — compare igorot
Nabataean ancient Arab kingdom southeast of Palestine
Nabatean ancient Arab kingdom southeast of Palestine
nabber : one that nabs
Nabby : an open sailboat with a lug rig and jib and a raking mast that is used especially for fishing off the eastern coast of Scotland
nabla : an ancient stringed instrument probably like a Hebrew harp of 10 or 12 strings
nabob : a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India
nabobess : a female nabob
Nabothian : a mucous gland of the uterine cervix especially when occluded and dilated 
nabs : to catch or seize in arrest : apprehend
nacarat : geranium lake sense 2
nacelle : a streamlined enclosure (as for an engine) on an aircraft
nach : urge toward the East : impulse toward eastward expansion 
Nachschlag : a musical ornament consisting of one or several short unaccented grace notes attached to and played in the time of the preceding main note or tone
nacket : a mischievous or brattish boy
nacre : mother-of-pearl
nacred : lined with or like nacre
nacreous : possessing the qualities of, consisting of, or abounding in nacre
nacrite : a clay mineral Al2Si2O5(OH)4 consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminum and being polymorphous with kaolinite
nadder : adder
nadir : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
nadiral : relating to or constituting a nadir
nadorite : a mineral PbSbO2Cl consisting of a brownish yellow lead chloride and stibnite
Naemorhedus : a genus of ruminant mammals comprising the Asiatic gorals
nag : to irritate by constant scolding or urging
Naga : a member of a race of spirits recognized in Hinduism and Buddhism that have mingled superhuman and serpent qualities, are genii of waters and rain, and live in a subaqueous kingdom
naga : a member of a race of spirits recognized in Hinduism and Buddhism that have mingled superhuman and serpent qualities, are genii of waters and rain, and live in a subaqueous kingdom
nagaika : a thick tightly twisted whip used by Cossacks
nagana : trypanosomiasis (especially when caused by Trypanosoma brucei) of domestic animals
Nagari :  devanagari
nagatelite : a rare mineral Ca2(Ce,La)2Al4Fe2(Si,P)6O25(OH)(?) that consists of phosphosilicate of aluminum, the rare earths, calcium, and iron, that is related to clinozoisite, and that occurs in black tabular masses
nagger : to irritate by constant scolding or urging
nagging : persistently annoying or finding fault with someone
naggingly : persistently annoying or finding fault with someone
naggish : having the quality of a nag : small, inferior
naggle : to haggle or dispute pettily
naggly : of a naggling nature : petty and contentious
naggy : a little nag : pony
nagkassar : either of two East Indian trees (Mesua ferrea and Ochrocarpus longifolius) of the family Guttiferae from whose flower buds a red or orange dye is obtained
nagmaal : evening meal
nagnag : nag
nagor : a reddish brown reedbuck (Redunca redunca) of western Africa
nagsman : a man employed to ride and show horses especially in a sales ring
nagual : a personal guardian spirit or protective alter ego assumed by various Middle American Indians to reside in an animal or less frequently in some other embodiment  — compare huaca
nagualism : belief in naguals
nagyagite : a mineral Pb5Au(Te,Sb)4S5–8 that is a sulfide of lead, gold, tellurium, and antimony
Nahane :  kaska
Nahani :  kaska
Nahua :  nahuatl
Nahuan :  nahuatlan
Nahuatl : a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages that includes the speech of several peoples (such as the Aztecs) of central and southern Mexico and Central America
Nahuatlan : a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages that includes the speech of several peoples (such as the Aztecs) of central and southern Mexico and Central America
Nahum : a Hebrew prophet of the seventh century b.c.
naiad : any of the nymphs in classical mythology living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains
Naiadaceae : a monotypic family of aquatic plants (order Naiadales)  — see naias
naiadaceous : a monotypic family of aquatic plants (order Naiadales)  — see naias
Naiadales : an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants that have flowers either with or without perianth, apocarpous ovaries, and seeds without endosperm  — see hydrocharitaceae, juncaginaceae , naiadaceae
Naiades : any of the nymphs in classical mythology living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains
naiant : represented in a horizontal position as if swimming
Naias : a genus (coextensive with the family Naiadaceae) of submerged aquatic plants that have filiform stems, sheathing leaves, and minute diclinous flowers with a double perianth
naid : naiad
naif : a naive person
naik : a leader, chief, or governor in India
nail : a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates
nailbrush : a small firm-bristled brush for cleaning the hands and especially the fingernails
nailer : a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates
nailery : a place where nails are made
nailhead : the usually flattened boss that forms the end of a nail opposite to the point
nailing : a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates
nailless : having no nails
naillike : resembling a nail: such as
nailrod : iron in rods or strips for cutting into nails
nailsick : weakened by repeated nailing
nailwort : either of two whitlow grasses (Draba verna and Saxifraga tridactylites)
naily : full of nails
nain : own
nainsel : own self
nainsook : a soft lightweight muslin
naio : any of several trees of the genus Myoporum: such as
Nair : barramundi sense 1
nais : a river nymph : naiad
naissance : an original issue or growth
naissant : issuant
naive : marked by unaffected simplicity : artless, ingenuous
naively : marked by unaffected simplicity : artless, ingenuous
naiveness : marked by unaffected simplicity : artless, ingenuous
naivete : a naive remark or action
naivety : naïveté
Naja : a genus of elapid snakes comprising the true cobras
nak : the stigmatic point of the fruit of the mango (Mangifera indica)
nake : to make naked : lay bare : strip
naked : not covered by clothing : nude
nakedize : to be or go naked
nakedly : not covered by clothing : nude
nakedness : not covered by clothing : nude
nakedwood : any of several small or medium-sized trees (genus Colubrina) of Florida and the West Indies with thin scaly bark and strong hard heavy heartwood  — see mabi
naker : kettledrum
nakhoda : a master of a native Indian vessel
nakong : sitatunga
Nama : one of a Hottentot people of Great Namaqualand in South-West Africa
namability : the quality or state of being nameable
namable : worthy of being named : memorable
Namaqua : a long-tailed African dove (Oena capensis)
namaqua : a long-tailed African dove (Oena capensis)
Namaquan : a long-tailed African dove (Oena capensis)
namaycush : lake trout
namaz : Islamic worship or prayer
Nambe : a Tanoan people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
name : a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing
nameability : the quality or state of being nameable
nameable : worthy of being named : memorable
nameboard : an identifying signboard (as for a station, a shop, or a ship)
nameless : obscure, undistinguished
namelessly : obscure, undistinguished
namelessness : obscure, undistinguished
namely : that is to say : to wit
namer : a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing
namesake : one that has the same name as another
naming : a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing
Nan : a round flat leavened bread especially of the Indian subcontinent
nan : a round flat leavened bread especially of the Indian subcontinent
Nana : the mother of one's father or mother : grandmother
nana : the mother of one's father or mother : grandmother
Nanaimo city on southeastern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada population 83,810
nanawood : ben-teak
Nance : an effeminate male
Nancy city on the Meurthe River in northeastern France population 105,421
nancy city on the Meurthe River in northeastern France population 105,421
Nanda mountain 25,645 feet (7816 meters) high in the Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand, northern India
Nandi village on western Viti Levu Island, Fiji population 11,800
nandi village on western Viti Levu Island, Fiji population 11,800
Nandina : a widely cultivated Asian evergreen shrub (Nandina domestica) of the barberry family having red berries
nandine : either of two spotted ring-tailed African palm civets (Nandinia binotata and N. gerrardi)
nandow : rhea
nandu : rhea
nanga mountain 26,660 feet (8126 meters) high in the western Himalayas in the region of Jammu and Kashmir under Pakistani control
nanism : the condition of being abnormally or exceptionally small in stature : dwarfism
nanization : artificial dwarfing (as of trees by horticulturists)
nankeen : a durable brownish yellow cotton fabric originally loomed by hand in China
Nankin : Chinese porcelain decorated in blue on a white ground
nankin : Chinese porcelain decorated in blue on a white ground
Nanking : Chinese porcelain decorated in blue on a white ground
nannander : dwarf male sense 1
nannandrium : dwarf male sense 1
nannandrous : having oogonia borne on normal-sized plants and antheridia borne on greatly reduced plants or filaments
nannoplankton : the smallest plankton that consists of those organisms (such as bacteria) passing through nets of very fine mesh silk cloth
Nanny : a child's nurse or caregiver
nanny : a child's nurse or caregiver
nannyberry : sheepberry sense 1a
nannybush : sheepberry sense 1a
nanocephalic : having an abnormally small head
nanoid : having an abnormally small body : dwarfish
nanosomia : dwarfism
nanosomus : dwarf
nanpie : magpie
Nanticoke : an American Indian people of eastern Maryland and southern Delaware
nantokite : a native cuprous chloride CuCl
naology : a study of sacred edifices
Naomi : the mother-in-law of the Old Testament heroine Ruth
Naos : an ancient temple or shrine
naos : an ancient temple or shrine
nap : to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze
napa city in western California north of Vallejo population 76,915
napalm : a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline (as for incendiary bombs)
nape : the back of the neck
napecrest : an African bird of the genus Crinifer related to the plantain eaters
naperer : an officer in a royal household having charge of the table linen
napery : household linen
naphtha : any of various volatile often flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used chiefly as solvents and diluents
naphthacene : an orange crystalline tetracyclic hydrocarbon C18H12 isomeric with chrysene and benzanthracene and present in small amounts in coal tar
naphthalate : a salt or ester of naphthalic acid
naphthalene : a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon C10H8 usually obtained by distillation of coal tar and used especially in organic synthesis
naphthaleneacetic : either of two crystalline naphthyl derivatives C10H7CH2COOH of acetic acid
naphthalenic : a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon C10H8 usually obtained by distillation of coal tar and used especially in organic synthesis
naphthalenoid : like naphthalene especially in structure
naphthalic : a crystalline acid C10H6(COOH)2 formed by oxidation of acenaphthene; 1,8-naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid
naphthamine : any of several black or yellow direct azo dyes
naphthene : cycloparaffin
naphthenic : cycloparaffin
naphthionate : a salt of naphthionic acid
naphtho  — see naphth-
naphthoic : hydroxynaphthoic acid sense a
naphthol : either of two isomeric derivatives C10H8O of naphthalene used as antiseptics and in the manufacture of dyes
naphthoquinone : any of three isomeric yellow to red crystalline compounds C10H6O2 derived from naphthalene
naphthoxide : a derivative of naphthol formed by replacing its phenolic hydrogen by a metal or other cation (as sodium naphthoxide C10H7ONa)
naphthyl :  naphthyl
naphthylamine : either of two isomeric crystalline bases C10H9N used especially as dye intermediates
naphthylene : any of several bivalent radicals −C10H6− derived from naphthalene
naphthylic : of or relating to naphthyl
Napierian : of, relating to, or discovered by Napier
napiform : globular at the top and tapering off abruptly
napkin : a piece of material (such as cloth or paper) used at table to wipe the lips or fingers and protect the clothes
napless : to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze
Napoleon : a former French 20-franc gold coin
napoleon : a former French 20-franc gold coin
Napoleonic 1769–1821 emperor of the French (1804–15)
Napoleonism : the policy of Napoleon I or the Napoleons
Napoleonist : a supporter of Napoleon I or the Napoleons : an advocate of Napoleonism
napoo : all gone : no more : finished, incapacitated, nonexistent, dead
nappe : sheet sense 6
napped : to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze
napper : one that takes a nap : one given to napping
nappiness : the quality of having a nap : abundance of nap (as on cloth)
napping : to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze
nappy : naturally coarse and tightly coiled : kinky sense 1
naprapath : a practitioner of naprapathy
naprapathy : a system of treatment by manipulation of connective tissue and adjoining structures and by dietary measures that is held to facilitate the recuperative and regenerative processes of the body
napu : any of several Indo-Malayan chevrotains resembling but larger than the kanchils and probably all varieties of a single species (Tragulus javanicus)
nar narrow
narceine : a bitter crystalline narcotic amphoteric alkaloid C23H27NO8 found in opium and also obtainable from narcotine
narcism : narcissism
Narcissan : of or relating to the mythological Narcissus
narcissi : a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the narcissus flower
Narcissine : narcissan
narcissism : egoism, egocentrism
narcissist : an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
narcissistic : of, relating to, or characterized by narcissism: such as
Narcissus : a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the narcissus flower
narcist : narcissist
narcistic : narcissistic
narcoanalysis : psychotherapy that is performed under sedation for the recovery of repressed memories together with the emotion accompanying the experience and that is designed to facilitate an acceptable integration of the experience in the patient's personality
narcoanesthesia : anesthesia produced by a narcotic drug (as morphine)
Narcobatoidea : a suborder of Hypotremata coextensive with the family Torpedinidae comprising the electric rays
narcohypnia : numbness felt on awaking from sleep
narcohypnosis : a hypnotic state produced by drugs and sometimes used in psychotherapy
narcolepsy : a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep often occurring with cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations
narcoleptic : a person who is subject to attacks of narcolepsy
narcoma : the stuporous state produced by narcotics
narcomania : an uncontrollable desire for narcotics
Narcomedusae : a suborder of trachyline medusae sometimes regarded as an independent order
narcomedusan : a suborder of trachyline medusae sometimes regarded as an independent order
narcose : marked by a condition of stupor
narcosis : a state of stupor, unconsciousness, or arrested activity produced by the influence of narcotics or other chemical or physical agents  — compare nitrogen narcosis
narcostimulant : a substance possessing both narcotic and stimulant properties
narcosynthesis : narcoanalysis
narcotherapy : psychotherapy carried out with the aid of sedating or hypnotic drugs
narcotic : a drug (such as opium or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions
narcotically : a drug (such as opium or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions
narcoticism : addiction to habit-forming drugs
narcoticness : the quality or state of being narcotic or a narcotic
narcotine : a crystalline alkaloid C22H23NO7 that is found in opium and possesses antispasmodic but no narcotic properties
narcotism : narcosis
narcotization : the act or process of inducing narcosis
narcotize : to treat with or subject to a narcotic
nard : spikenard sense 1b
nardine : of or relating to nard : having the qualities of nard
nardoo : an Australian clover fern (Marsilea drummondii)
Nardus : a genus of grasses having spikelets forming a one-sided spike with each spikelet having a single flower  — see matgrass
nares : either of the pair of openings of the nose or nasal cavity
narghile : a water pipe for smoking that originated in the Near East
nargil : the Indian coconut
narial : of or relating to the nares
naric : of or relating to the nares
narica : brown coati
naricorn : the horny segment of the rhinotheca covering the nostrils of albatrosses and some other birds
naringenin : a crystalline flavanone C15H1205 obtainable especially by hydrolysis of naringin
naringin : a bitter crystalline glycoside C27H32O14 that is found in the blossoms or fruit of the grapefruit and that on hydrolysis yields naringenin and a disaccharide constituted of d -glucose and l -rhamnose
nark : stool pigeon sense 1
narky : marked by ill temper and irritability
narr : a declaration in legal pleading
narra : any of several timber trees of the genus Pterocarpus
Narraganset : a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island
narras : any of several timber trees of the genus Pterocarpus
narratable : capable of being narrated
narrate : to tell (a story) in detail
narration : the act or process or an instance of narrating
narrational : the act or process or an instance of narrating
narrative : something that is narrated : story, account
narratively : something that is narrated : story, account
narrator : to tell (a story) in detail
narrow : of slender width
narrower : of slender width
narrowhearted : mean, parsimonious, ungenerous
narrowheartedness : mean, parsimonious, ungenerous
narrowingness : the quality of becoming narrow or a tendency to become narrow
narrowly : of slender width
narrowness : of slender width
narsarsukite : a mineral Na2(Ti,Fe)Si4(O,F) consisting of a silicate and fluoride of sodium, iron, and titanium
narsinga : a curved metal trumpet used throughout India
narthecal : of the nature of or relating to a narthex of a church
Narthecium : a genus of bog herbs (family Liliaceae) having linear leaves and greenish yellow flowers in racemes and with conspicuously bearded filaments  — see bog asphodel
narthex : the portico of an ancient church
narwhal : an arctic cetacean (Monodon monoceros) that reaches a length of about 16 feet (5 meters) and possesses in the male one or rarely two long, spirally twisted, pointed tusks
nary : not any : not one
nasal : the nosepiece of a helmet
Nasalis : a small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward
nasalis : a small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward
nasalism : nasality of utterance
nasality : the nosepiece of a helmet
nasalization : to make nasal or pronounce as a nasal sound
nasalize : to make nasal or pronounce as a nasal sound
nasally : the nosepiece of a helmet
nascence : nascency
nascency : birth, origin
nascent : coming or having recently come into existence
naseberry : sapodilla sense 2
nasethmoid : of or relating to the nasal and ethmoid bones
nash John Forbes, Jr. 1928–2015 American mathematician
nashgab : rude gossip
nashgob : rude gossip
Nashua city on the Merrimack River in southern New Hampshire population 86,494
nasi : a prolongation on the front of the head of a crane fly or of various termites
nasial : of or relating to the nasion
nasicorn : bearing a horn or horns on the nose
nasion : the middle point of the nasofrontal suture
nasobasilar : of or relating to the nasion and the basion
nasociliary : nasal and ciliary
nasofrontal : of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
nasolabial : of, relating to, located between, or affecting the nose and the upper lip
nasolachrymal : of or relating to the lacrimal apparatus and nose
nasology : a scientific study of noses
nasomaxillary : of, relating to, or located between the nasal bone and the maxilla
nasonite : a mineral Ca4Pb6Si6O21Cl2 consisting of lead calcium silicate with chloride and occurring as granular white masses
nasopalatine : of, relating to, or connecting the nose and the palate
nasopharyngeal : of, relating to, or affecting the nose and pharynx or the nasopharynx
nasopharyngitis : inflammation of the nose and pharynx
nasopharynx : the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages
nasoscope : rhinoscope
nasosinuitis : inflammation of the nasal sinuses
nasosinusitis : inflammation of the nasal sinuses
nasoturbinal : nasal concha sense b
Nassau city and port on New Providence Island, Bahamas population 246,329
nast Thomas 1840–1902 American (German-born) cartoonist
nastaliq : an Arabic script developed about the 15th century, characterized by a tendency to slope downward from right to left, and used mainly for Persian poetical writings and in Urdu and Malay manuscript
nastic : of, relating to, or constituting a movement of a plant part caused by disproportionate growth or increase of turgor in one surface
nastily : disgustingly filthy
nastiness : disgustingly filthy
nasturtium : any of a genus (Tropaeolum of the family Tropaeolaceae, the nasturtium family) of herbs of Central and South America with showy spurred flowers and pungent edible seeds and leaves
nasty : disgustingly filthy
Nasua : a genus of mammals (family Procyonidae) consisting of the coatis
nasus : a prolongation on the front of the head of a crane fly or of various termites
nasute : having a well-developed proboscis
nasuteness : having a well-developed proboscis
nasutiform : having a nasus projection of the front of the head
nasutus : nasute
nat national
nataka : the drama in India
Natal : native
natal : native
Natalian : a native or resident of Natal, Republic of South Africa
natality : birth rate
natant : swimming or floating in water
natation : the action or art of swimming
natator : swimmer
natatorial : of or relating to swimming
natatorium : an indoor swimming pool
natatory : of or relating to swimming
natch : of course : naturally
natchbone : aitchbone
Natchez : a member of an American Indian people of southwestern Mississippi
Natchitoches : a Caddo confederacy of northwestern Louisiana
nates : buttocks
Nathan George Jean 1882–1958 American editor and drama critic
nathe : nave entry 1
nathless : nevertheless, notwithstanding
Natica : a large genus (the type of the family Naticidae) of active marine snails having a thick nearly smooth shell and a large foot with a fold reflected over the head and characterized by burrowing beneath sand or mud along the seashore and drilling other shells
Naticidae : a family of carnivorous marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) that have strong globose umbilicate shells, a long retractile proboscis, and a firm dark-colored operculum and that deposit their eggs in firm sandy ribbons  — see moon shell, natica , sand collar
Natick town west of Boston in eastern Massachusetts population 33,006
naticoid : resembling or related to the Naticidae
natiform : resembling the buttocks
nation : nationality sense 5a
national : of or relating to a nation
nationalism : loyalty and devotion to a nation
nationalist : an advocate of or believer in nationalism
nationalistic : of, favoring, or characterized by nationalism
nationalistically : of, favoring, or characterized by nationalism
nationality : national character
nationalization : to give a national character to
nationalize : to give a national character to
nationalizer : to give a national character to
nationally : of or relating to a nation
nationhood : nationality sense 1
nationless : belonging to no nation
nationwide : extending throughout a nation
native : inborn, innate
natively : inborn, innate
nativeness : inborn, innate
nativism : a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
nativist : a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
nativistic : a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
nativity : the process or circumstances of being born : birth
natr : natron
natricine : any of various predominantly aquatic snakes belonging to Natrix and closely related genera
natrium : sodium
Natrix : a large widely distributed genus of colubrid aquatic snakes that includes all the true water snakes of North America
natrochalcite : a mineral NaCu2(SO4)2(OH).H2O consisting of a hydrous basic sodium copper sulfate
natrojarosite : a mineral NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 in which sodium takes the place of potassium in jarosite
natrolite : a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum that is related to zeolite
natron : a hydrous native sodium carbonate used in ancient times in embalming, in ceramic pastes, and as a cleansing agent
natter : chatter sense 2
nattered : chatter sense 2
natterjack : a common brownish yellow toad (Bufo calamita) of western Europe having short hind legs and progressing by running rather than by hopping
nattily : trimly neat and tidy : smart
nattiness : trimly neat and tidy : smart
nattle : to make a usually slight rattling or tapping noise
natty : trimly neat and tidy : smart
natural : based on an inherent sense of right and wrong
naturalesque : faithfully imitating nature : conforming closely to natural details (as of objects represented)
naturalism : action, inclination, or thought based only on natural desires and instincts
naturalist : one that advocates or practices naturalism
naturalistic : of, characterized by, or according with naturalism
naturalistically : of, characterized by, or according with naturalism
naturality : natural quality or character
naturalization : the act or process of naturalizing : the state of being naturalized: such as
naturalize : to confer the rights of a national on
naturally : by nature : by natural character or ability
naturalness : based on an inherent sense of right and wrong
nature : the inherent character or basic constitution (see constitution sense 2) of a person or thing : essence
naturism : naturalism sense 1
naturist : naturalism sense 1
naturistic : of, relating to, or resembling naturism
naturopath : a system of treatment of disease that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents (such as air, water, and herbs) and physical means (such as tissue manipulation and electrotherapy)
naturopathic : a system of treatment of disease that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents (such as air, water, and herbs) and physical means (such as tissue manipulation and electrotherapy)
naturopathy : a system of treatment of disease that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents (such as air, water, and herbs) and physical means (such as tissue manipulation and electrotherapy)
nauger : auger
naught : nothing
naughtily : guilty of disobedience or misbehavior
naughtiness : guilty of disobedience or misbehavior
naughty : guilty of disobedience or misbehavior
naujaite : a nephelite-sodalite-syenite rock having a poikilitic texture
naumachia : an ancient Roman spectacle representing a naval battle
naumannite : a mineral (Ag2Se) consisting of a silver selenide in iron-black cubic crystals or massive (specific gravity 8)
naumkeag : a machine having a rubber buffing disk for smoothing the surface of shoe soles or heels before finishing
naumkeager : an operator of a naumkeag machine
naunt : aunt
naupathia : seasickness
naupliiform : resembling the nauplius of a crustacean
nauplius : a crustacean larva in usually the first stage after leaving the egg and with three pairs of appendages, a median eye, and little or no segmentation
nausea : a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
nauseant : a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
nauseate : to become affected with nausea
nauseatingly : causing nausea or especially disgust
nauseous : causing nausea or disgust : nauseating
nauseously : causing nausea or disgust : nauseating
nauseousness : causing nausea or disgust : nauseating
Nauset : an Indian people of Cape Cod
naut nautical
nautch : an entertainment in India consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing girls
nauther : neither
nautical : of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
nauticality : the quality of being nautical
nautically : of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
nautilacean : nautiloid
nautilicone : a nautiloid cephalopod shell coiled in a plane spiral with the outer whorls embracing the inner
nautiliform : having the form of a nautilus shell
nautilite : a fossil nautilus
nautiloid : any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods bearing an external straight, curved, or spiral shell that were abundant chiefly in the Paleozoic but are represented in the recent fauna only by the nautiluses
Nautiloidea : an order or other subdivision of Tetrabranchia comprising cephalopods having an external chambered shell that is either straight (as in Orthoceras) or variously curved or coiled and being important in the Ordovician and especially the Silurian but now represented only by the genus Nautilus
nautilus : any of a genus (Nautilus) of cephalopod mollusks of the South Pacific and Indian oceans with a spiral chambered shell that is pearly on the inside
Navaho : a member of an American Indian people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
Navajo : a member of an American Indian people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
naval : of or relating to ships or shipping
navalism : the policy of maintaining naval interests
navalist : an advocate of navalism
navalistic : an advocate of navalism
navalistically : an advocate of navalism
navally : with a naval crown
navar : a system of radar navigation in which the position and identity of all aircraft in the area about an airport are determined by ground radar and retransmitted so that a pilot has a detailed picture of all aerial activity on his radarscope
navarch : the commander of a fleet in ancient Greece
Navarrese : of, relating to, or characteristic of Navarre
nave : the hub of a wheel
navel : a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk
navelwort : a European succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus) having round peltate leaves with a central depression
navet : rape sense 2
navette : marquise sense 3
navicella : an ornamental object shaped like a ship
navicert : a certificate issued by authorized British officials (as consular officers) exempting a noncontraband consignment from seizure or search by British blockade patrols
navicula : an incense boat
navicular : shaped like a boat
navigability : shaped like a boat
navigable : deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
navigably : shaped like a boat
navigate : to travel by water : sail
navigation : the act or practice of navigating
navigational : the act or practice of navigating
navigator : one that navigates or is qualified to navigate
navite : a mineral consisting of a coarse-grained olivine-basalt with phenocrysts of altered olivine and a little augite and basic plagioclase in a holocrystalline groundmass of labradorite and augite
navvy : an unskilled laborer
navy : a group of ships : fleet
nawab : nabob
nay : no
Nayar : a people of the Malabar coast of India formerly noted for polyandry and a matrilineal social organization
Nayarit state of western Mexico bordering on the Pacific; capital Tepic area 10,664 square miles (27,620 square kilometers), population 1,084,979
nayaur : a Tibetan wild sheep (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) that is a variety of the argali
naysay : refusal, denial
naysayer : one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something
nayword : a word used as a signal : watchword sense 1b
Nazarean :  nazarene
Nazarene : a native or resident of Nazareth
Nazarite : a Jew of biblical times consecrated to God by a vow to avoid drinking wine, cutting the hair, and being defiled by the presence of a corpse
naze : promontory, headland
Nazi : a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler
Nazify : a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler
Naziism : the body of political and economic doctrines held and put into effect by the Nazis in Germany from 1933 to 1945 including the totalitarian principle of government, predominance of especially Germanic groups assumed to be racially superior, and supremacy of the führer
nazim : a military governor in India
nazir : a native court official in India who serves processes, acts as treasurer, and performs other similar duties
Nazirite : a Jew of biblical times consecrated to God by a vow to avoid drinking wine, cutting the hair, and being defiled by the presence of a corpse
Nazism : the body of political and economic doctrines held and put into effect by the Nazis in Germany from 1933 to 1945 including the totalitarian principle of government, predominance of especially Germanic groups assumed to be racially superior, and supremacy of the führer
ne neon
nea National Education Association
Neal : anneal
neal : anneal
neallotype : a type specimen of the opposite sex to the holotype and collected and described later than the holotype  — compare allotype
Neanderthal : a hominid (Homo neanderthalensis synonym H. sapiens neanderthalensis) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago
Neanderthaler :  neanderthal
Neanderthaloid : a hominid (Homo neanderthalensis synonym H. sapiens neanderthalensis) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago
neanic : youthful
neanthropic : of, resembling, or belonging to humans of the surviving species (Homo sapiens) as distinguished from primitive hominids (such as a Neanderthal) that are known only through fossil remains
neap : of, relating to, or constituting a neap tide
neaped : left aground by the high water of a spring tide : stranded, grounded
Neapolitan : a native or inhabitant of Naples, Italy
nearabout : nearly, almost
nearabouts : nearly, almost
nearby : close at hand
Nearctic : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic subregion that includes Greenland and North America north of tropical Mexico
nearest : at, within, or to a short distance or time
nearish : rather near
nearly : in a close manner or relationship
nearmost : nearest
nearness : at, within, or to a short distance or time
nearsighted : able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
nearsightedly : able to see near things more clearly than distant ones : myopic
nearsightedness : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects : myopia sense 1
nearthrosis : a false joint : pseudarthrosis
neat : free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly
neaten : to set in order : make neat
neath : beneath
neatherd : herdsman
neathmost : lowest
neatly : free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly
neatness : free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly
neb : the beak of a bird or tortoise : bill
Nebalia : a genus of small marine crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) having the body enclosed in a bivalved carapace, the thoracic feet leaflike, the abdominal feet biramous, and the abdomen composed of eight segments
Nebaliacea : a small order of marine crustaceans (division Phyllocarida) comprising Nebalia and a few other genera of recent or extinct forms
nebalian : a genus of small marine crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) having the body enclosed in a bivalved carapace, the thoracic feet leaflike, the abdominal feet biramous, and the abdomen composed of eight segments
nebalioid : a genus of small marine crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) having the body enclosed in a bivalved carapace, the thoracic feet leaflike, the abdominal feet biramous, and the abdomen composed of eight segments
nebbed : having a neb
nebby : rudely inquisitive : meddlesome
nebel : nabla
nebenkern : a 2-stranded helical structure of the proximal tail region of a spermatozoon that is derived from mitochondria
Nebraskan state in the central U.S.; capital Lincoln area 77,355 square miles (200,349 square kilometers), population 1,826,341
nebris : a fawn skin shown in classic art as worn by Dionysus, Silenus, satyrs, and bacchanals
nebula : any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
nebulae : any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
nebular : any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
nebulated : indistinctly marked : clouded, cloudy
nebule : composed of successive short curves made to resemble a cloud
nebulium : a hypothetical chemical element formerly inferred from certain lines in the spectra of nebulae now believed to arise from transitions in oxygen and nitrogen that are forbidden under ordinary laboratory conditions
nebulization : to reduce to a fine spray
nebulize : to reduce to a fine spray
nebulizer : to reduce to a fine spray
nebulose : nebulous
nebulosity : the quality or state of being nebulous
nebulous : of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
nebulously : of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
nebulousness : of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
Necator : a genus of common hookworms that have buccal teeth resembling flat plates, that include internal parasites of humans and various other mammals, and that are probably of African origin though first identified in North America  — compare ancylostoma
necessarian : necessitarian
necessarianism : necessitarianism
necessarily : of necessity : unavoidably
necessariness : the quality or state of being necessary : necessity
necessary : absolutely needed : required
necessitarian : the theory that results follow by invariable sequence from causes
necessitarianism : the theory that results follow by invariable sequence from causes
necessitate : to make necessary : require
necessitation : to make necessary : require
necessitous : needy, impoverished
necessitously : needy, impoverished
necessitousness : needy, impoverished
necessitude : necessity
necessity : the quality or state of being necessary
neck : the part of an animal that connects the head with the body
neckar river 228 miles (367 kilometers) long in southwestern Germany rising in the Black Forest and flowing north and west into the Rhine River
neckatee : neckerchief
neckband : a usually ornamental band worn about the neck
neckcloth : a large folded ornamental cloth formerly worn loosely about the neck by men
necked : having a neck especially of a specified kind
necker Jacques 1732–1804 father of Mme. de Staël French (Swiss-born) financier and statesman
neckercher : neckerchief
neckerchief : a kerchief for the neck
necking : a narrow molding near the top of a column or pilaster
necklace : an ornament worn around the neck
necklaceweed : white baneberry
neckless : having no neck
necklet : an ornamental piece (as of fur) worn about the neck
necklike : resembling a neck
neckline : the line of the neck opening of a garment
neckmold : necking
neckpiece : an article of apparel (as a fur) worn about the neck
necktie : a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front
neckwear : articles of clothing (such as ties and scarves) worn about the neck
neckweed : an American speedwell (Veronica peregrina)
necrobacillary : of, relating to, or marked by necrobacillosis
necrobacillosis : any of several infections or diseases (as bullnose, calf diphtheria, or foot rot) that are characterized especially by inflammation and ulcerative or necrotic lesions and are caused by a bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium (F. necrophorum)  — see quittor
necrobiosis : death of a cell or group of cells within a tissue whether normal (as in various epithelial tissues) or part of a pathologic process  — compare necrosis
necrobiotic : of, relating to, or being in a state of necrobiosis
necrogenic : causing necrosis
necrographer : necrologist
necrolatry : superstitious worship or veneration of the dead
necrological : obituary
necrologist : obituary
necrologue : necrology
necrology : obituary
necromancer : conjuration (see conjure sense 2a) of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
necromancing : practicing necromancy
necromancy : conjuration (see conjure sense 2a) of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
necromantic : conjuration (see conjure sense 2a) of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
necromantically : conjuration (see conjure sense 2a) of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
Necrophaga : a group composed of the burying beetles
necrophagous : feeding on corpses or carrion
necrophile : one that is affected with necrophilia
necrophilia : obsession with and usually erotic interest in or stimulation by corpses
necrophilic : obsession with and usually erotic interest in or stimulation by corpses
necrophilism : necrophilia
necrophilous : necrophiliac
necrophily : necrophilia
necrophobia : an exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies
necrophobic : an exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies
Necrophorus : a genus of large burying beetles
necropoleis : cemetery
necropoles : cemetery
necropolis : cemetery
necropsy : autopsy sense 1
necrose : to undergo necrosis
necrosis : usually localized death of living tissue
necrotic : affected with, characterized by, or producing death of a usually localized area of living tissue : marked by necrosis
necrotize : to undergo necrosis
necrotomy : dissection of dead bodies
necrotype : an extinct organism or group of organisms
Nectandra : a large genus of tropical American trees of the family Lauraceae having pinnately veined leaves and small paniculate flowers  — see bebeeru, greenheart
nectar : the drink of the Greek and Roman gods
nectareal : nectarous
nectarean : nectarous
nectared : filled or imbued or mingled with nectar
nectareous : nectarous
nectarial : relating to or consisting of a nectary
nectarian : nectarous
nectaried : having nectaries
nectariferous : producing nectar
nectarine : a peach with a smooth-skinned fruit that is a frequent somatic mutation of the normal peach
Nectarinia : a genus (the type of the family Nectariniidae) of Old World oscine birds
Nectariniidae : a family of Old World oscine birds consisting of the sunbirds
nectarious : nectarous
nectarium : nectary
nectarivorous : feeding on nectar
nectarous : the drink of the Greek and Roman gods
nectary : a plant gland that secretes nectar
nectocalycine : of, relating to, or resembling a nectocalyx
nectocalyx : a swimming bell of a siphonophore
nectophore : nectocalyx
nectopod : a limb (as of a mollusk) adapted for swimming
Nectria : a genus (the type of the family Nectriaceae) of ascomycetous fungi that have bright-colored superficial perithecia  — see coral spot, european canker
nectriaceous : of or relating to the Nectriaceae
Necturus : a genus of large North American gilled aquatic salamanders (family Proteidae) which are used as laboratory animals
Ned : home-cured hog meat and especially salt pork or bacon
nedder : adder
neddy : donkey
Nederlands : dutch sense 1b
nee : originally or formerly called
need : necessary duty : obligation
needfire : a purificatory fire traditionally kindled usually by friction of dry wood in time of distress (as during a cattle plague) in the belief that it would ward off evil spirits
needful : being in need
needfully : being in need
needfulness : being in need
needham town west-southwest of Boston in eastern Massachusetts population 28,886
neediness : being in want : poverty-stricken
needing : necessary duty : obligation
needle : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
needlebill :  wilson's phalarope
needlebush : any of several Australian shrubs or trees with rigid needle-shaped leaves
needled : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
needlefish : any of a family (Belonidae) of elongate carnivorous chiefly marine bony fishes that are silvery with blue or green backs and have long slender jaws and sharp teeth
needlelike : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
needleman : tailor
needler : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
needles : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
needless : not needed : unnecessary
needlessly : not needed : unnecessary
needlessness : not needed : unnecessary
needlewoman : a woman who does needlework
needlewood : a needlebush of the genus Hakea
needlework : work done with a needle
needleworker : work done with a needle
needling : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
needly : resembling a needle
needments : a thing needed or wanted
needs : of necessity : necessarily
needy : being in want : poverty-stricken
neem : a large tropical Asian tree (Azadirachta indica) of the mahogany family having a bitter bark used as a tonic and leaves and seeds that have insecticidal and antiseptic properties and yield a medicinal aromatic oil
neencephalon : the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin
neep : turnip
neese : sneeze
neeze : sneeze
nef : nave
nefandous : unfit to be spoken of : impious, execrable
nefarious : flagrantly wicked or impious : evil
nefariously : flagrantly wicked or impious : evil
nefariousness : the quality or state of being nefarious
nefast : wicked
neftgil : ozokerite
negate : to deny the existence or truth of
negation : the action or logical operation of negating or making negative
negationalist : an adherent of a doctrine or theory of mere negation
negationist : an adherent of a doctrine or theory of mere negation
negative : marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal
negatively : marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal
negativeness : marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal
negativism : an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others
negativist : an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others
negativistic : an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others
negativity : marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal
negator : to deny the existence or truth of
negatory : marked by or having the nature of negation : negative
negatron : electron
neger : a black person
neglect : to give little attention or respect to : disregard
neglectable : negligible
neglecter : to give little attention or respect to : disregard
neglectful : given to neglecting : careless, heedless
neglectfully : given to neglecting : careless, heedless
neglectfulness : given to neglecting : careless, heedless
neglection : neglect
neglective : neglectful
negligee : a woman's long flowing usually sheer dressing gown
negligence : the quality or state of being negligent
negligency : negligence
negligent : marked by or given to neglect especially habitually or culpably
negligently : marked by or given to neglect especially habitually or culpably
negligibility : so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
negligible : so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
negligibly : so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
negotiability : capable of being negotiated: such as
negotiable : capable of being negotiated: such as
negotiant : one that negotiates
negotiate : to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter
negotiation : the action or process of negotiating or being negotiated
negotiator : to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter
negotiatory : to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter
negotiatress : a female negotiator
negotiatrix : negotiatress
Negress : a Black woman or girl
negrillo : a member of a people (such as Pygmies) belonging to a group of dark-skinned peoples of small stature that live in Africa
Negritic : of, relating to, or resembling dark-skinned people of Africa
Negrito : a member of a people (such as the Andamanese) belonging to a group of dark-skinned peoples of small stature that live in Oceania and the southeastern part of Asia
Negritoid : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Negritos
Negro : a person of Black African ancestry
negro : a person of Black African ancestry
negrohead : a dark tobacco
Negroid : a person of Black African ancestry
Negroism : advancement of the interests of black people : advocacy of the cause of equal rights for black people
Negroize : to cause to have, relate to, or have the characteristics of black people
Negrophil : one who is especially friendly to black people and their interests
Negrophile : one who is especially friendly to black people and their interests
Negrophilism : one who is especially friendly to black people and their interests
Negrophilist : one who is especially friendly to black people and their interests
Negrophobe : one who strongly dislikes or fears Black people
Negrophobia : one who strongly dislikes or fears Black people
Negundo : a genus of trees set off from Acer on the basis of the pinnate leaves
Negus : king
negus : king
Nehemiah : a Jewish leader of the fifth century b.c. who supervised the rebuilding of the Jerusalem city walls and instituted religious reforms in the city
nei not elsewhere included
neif : one born a serf
neigh : to make the prolonged cry of a horse
neighbor : one living or located near another
neighbored : one living or located near another
neighborhood : neighborly relationship
neighboring : one living or located near another
neighborless : having no neighbor
neighborlike : neighborly
neighborliness : of, relating to, or characteristic of congenial neighbors
neighborly : of, relating to, or characteristic of congenial neighbors
neighborship : proximity
neighbourless : having no neighbor
neighbourlike : neighborly
neighbourship : proximity
neigher : nicker entry 4
Neisseria : a genus (the type of the family Neisseriaceae) of parasitic bacteria that grow in pairs and occasionally tetrads, thrive best at 98.6°F (37°C) in the animal body or serum media, and include the gonococcus (N. gonorrhoeae) and meningococcus (N. meningitidis)
neither : not either
Nejd region of central and eastern Saudi Arabia; area 447,000 square miles (1,162,200 square kilometers), population 1,200,000
Nejdi region of central and eastern Saudi Arabia; area 447,000 square miles (1,162,200 square kilometers), population 1,200,000
nekton : free-swimming aquatic animals essentially independent of wave and current action
nektonic : free-swimming aquatic animals essentially independent of wave and current action
Nell : menel
Nellie : giant petrel
Nelly : giant petrel
nelson : a wrestling hold marked by the application of leverage against an opponent's arm, neck, and head  — compare full nelson, half nelson
Nelumbo : a genus that includes large water lilies having flowers with 4 to 5 sepals, numerous petals, and the discrete carpels embedded in a fleshy receptacle and that is usually considered to constitute a subfamily of Nymphaeaceae but is sometimes isolated in a separate family
nema : thread
nemaline : having the form of threads : fibrous
Nemalion : a genus of reddish brown gelatinous wormlike branching algae (family Helminthocladiaceae) found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zone in the north Atlantic
Nemalionales : an order of red algae (class Rhodophyceae) that have only a gametophytic generation and carpospores which develop from end cells of short filaments sprouting from a carpogonium
nemalite : a fibrous brucite
Nemastomaceae : a family of red algae (order Cryptonemiales) with cylindrical, flat, or leaflike thalli and sunken cystocarps
nemathecial : of or relating to a nemathecium
nemathecium : a wartlike prominence on the thallus of a red alga containing tetraspores, antheridia, or cystocarps
nemathelminth : any wormlike animal of the phylum Nemathelminthes
Nemathelminthes : a phylum including the nematodes and horsehair worms and sometimes the acanthocephalans, rotifers, gastrotrichs, and minute marine organisms of a related class (Kinorhyncha) which are all more or less wormlike animals with a cylindrical unsegmented body covered by an ectoderm without cilia that secretes an external cuticle
nematic : of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of the long axes of the molecules in parallel lines but not layers  — compare cholesteric, smectic
nematoblastic : having a texture corresponding to the fibrous texture in igneous rock
Nematocera : a suborder of Diptera including the mosquitoes, fungus gnats, and crane flies
nematoceran : a suborder of Diptera including the mosquitoes, fungus gnats, and crane flies
nematocerous : a suborder of Diptera including the mosquitoes, fungus gnats, and crane flies
nematocide : a substance or preparation used to destroy nematodes
nematocyst : one of the stinging capsular organelles of the tentacle of a cnidarian (such as a box jellyfish or sea anemone) that contains a coiled, hollow, usually barbed, venomous thread which is discharged especially for catching prey and defending against enemies
Nematoda : a phylum related to the Aschelminthes and comprising elongated cylindrical worms without an epithelial coelomic lining, with dorsal and ventral nerve cords, and with lateral excretory ducts that are parasites of humans, animals, or plants or free-living dwellers in soil or water and are known as roundworms, eelworms, or nematodes
nematode : any of a phylum (Nematoda or Nemata) of elongated cylindrical worms parasitic in animals or plants or free-living in soil or water
nematodiasis : infestation with or disease caused by nematode worms
nematogene : the form of a mesozoan of the order Dicyemida that occurs in the immature host and that consists of an outer layer of cells enclosing one or more large elongated axial cells which give rise to other nematogens by means of agametes  — compare rhombogen
nematognath : a siluroid fish : catfish
Nematognathi : an order of scaleless fishes that comprises the catfishes and is equivalent to the suborder Siluroidea of the order Ostariophysi
nematognathous : an order of scaleless fishes that comprises the catfishes and is equivalent to the suborder Siluroidea of the order Ostariophysi
nematogone : one of the thin-walled propagative cells in the gemmae of various mosses
nematogonous : of or relating to a nematogone
nematoid : resembling or related to the Nematoda
Nematoidea : a phylum related to the Aschelminthes and comprising elongated cylindrical worms without an epithelial coelomic lining, with dorsal and ventral nerve cords, and with lateral excretory ducts that are parasites of humans, animals, or plants or free-living dwellers in soil or water and are known as roundworms, eelworms, or nematodes
nematoidean : resembling or related to the Nematoda
nematologist : a branch of zoology that deals with nematodes
nematology : a branch of zoology that deals with nematodes
Nematomorpha : a phylum that is related to the phylum Aschelminthes and comprises the horsehair worms which were formerly often grouped with the nematodes but are distinguished from these by possession of a true body cavity, gonads discontinuous with their ducts, and an atrophied digestive tract in the adult
nematophyton : a large branching fossil plant found in Devonian rocks, believed to be a thallophyte, and often considered to offer evidence of a relationship between brown algae and vascular plants
Nematospora : a genus of yeasts (family Saccharomycetaceae) having ascospores with needle-shaped, fusiform, or threadlike nonvibratile extensions
nematozooid : a defensive zooid in a hydroid or siphonophore
Nemean valley and town in Greece in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese west of Corinth
Nemertea : a class or other category of Platyhelminthes comprising soft-bodied often brightly colored unsegmented acoelomate worms that have an anterior mouth and posterior anus, a long eversible proboscis, and a definite circulatory system, are typically elongate and contractile, and are usually marine and littoral and burrow in sand or mud though a few live in fresh water or on land  — see anopla , enopla
nemertean : any of a phylum (Nemertea synonym Rhynchocoela) of often vividly colored usually long dorsoventrally flattened marine worms that typically burrow in the mud or sand along seacoasts
nemertine : any of a phylum (Nemertea synonym Rhynchocoela) of often vividly colored usually long dorsoventrally flattened marine worms that typically burrow in the mud or sand along seacoasts
nemertoid : resembling or related to the Nemertea : nemertean
nemeses : the Greek goddess of retributive justice
Nemesia : a genus of African herbs or subshrubs (family Scrophulariaceae) having variously colored, irregular, slightly spurred, mostly racemose flowers
Nemesis : the Greek goddess of retributive justice
Nemichthyidae : a family of eels (order Apoda) comprising the snipe eels and related deep-sea forms  — see nemichthys
Nemichthys : a genus (the type of the family Nemichthyidae) of fragile slender-bodied deep-sea eels
Nemophila : any of a genus (Nemophila) of annual herbs of the waterleaf family chiefly of western North America that are cultivated for their showy blue or white sometimes spotted flowers
nemoral : of, relating to, or inhabiting a wood or grove
nemoricole : inhabiting groves
nenuphar : water lily
neo : new : recent
neoanthropic : of, resembling, or belonging to humans of the surviving species (Homo sapiens) as distinguished from primitive hominids (such as a Neanderthal) that are known only through fossil remains
neoarsphenamine : a yellow powder C13H13As2N2NaO4S similar to arsphenamine in structure and use
Neobalaena : a genus of relatively small whalebone whales of the waters about Australia and New Zealand
neoblastic : relating to or constituting new growth
Neocene :  neogene
Neoceratodus : a genus of dipnoan fishes including the Australian lungfish  — compare ceratodus
neoclassic : of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture
neoclassicism : of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture
neoclassicist : of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture
Neocomian : of or relating to a division of the European Cretaceous
neocosmic : of or relating to the universe in its present state or to races of men known to history
neocriticism : a form of neo-Kantianism developed principally by C. B. Renouvier and his followers rejecting the noumena of Kant and restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories
neocyanine : a cyanine dye derived from lepidine and used for sensitizing photographic emulsions to infrared rays
neodymium : a silver-white to yellow metallic element of the rare-earth group that is used especially in magnets and lasers  — see Chemical Elements Table
Neofabraea : a genus of plant-parasitic fungi (family Mollisiaceae) that form brightly colored apothecia in conidial stromata  — see apple anthracnose
neofetus : the embryo during the eighth and ninth weeks of gestation
Neofiber : a genus of rodents (family Cricetidae) comprising solely the round-tailed muskrat
neoformation : a new growth
neoformative : a new growth
Neogaean : neotropical
neogamous : of or relating to neogamy
neogamy : association in gregarines occurring prior to the adult stage of the life cycle
Neogene : of, relating to, or being the later portion of the Tertiary including the Miocene and Pliocene or the corresponding system of rocks
neogenesis : of, relating to, or characterized by the process of regeneration or of producing a new formation
neogenetic : of, relating to, or characterized by the process of regeneration or of producing a new formation
Neognathae : a superorder of Neornithes that includes most existing birds and that is characterized by reduction of the median bones of the palate  — see palaeognathae
neognathic : a superorder of Neornithes that includes most existing birds and that is characterized by reduction of the median bones of the palate  — see palaeognathae
neognathous : a superorder of Neornithes that includes most existing birds and that is characterized by reduction of the median bones of the palate  — see palaeognathae
neogrammarian : one of a school of philologists arising in Germany about 1875, advocating the more exact formulation of phonetic law and its more rigid application to linguistic phenomena, maintaining that phonetic laws admit no real exceptions, and recognizing analogy as a normal factor in linguistic change
neohexane : a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon (CH3)3CC2H5 that is usually made from isobutane and ethylene and is used in aviation fuel and other special fuels for increasing power; 2,2-dimethyl-butane
Neohipparion : a genus of extinct American Pliocene horses with one large and two small toes on each foot
neoimpressionism : a late 19th century French art theory and practice characterized by an attempt to make impressionism more precise in form and the use of a pointillistic painting technique
neoimpressionist : a late 19th century French art theory and practice characterized by an attempt to make impressionism more precise in form and the use of a pointillistic painting technique
neolalia : speech especially of a psychotic that includes words that are new and meaningless to the hearer
neolith : a Neolithic stone implement
neolithic : of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements
neologian : neologist
neologic : of, relating to, or characterized by neology
neological : of, relating to, or characterized by neology
neologism : a new word, usage, or expression
neologist : a proponent of a new doctrine : an advocate of neology
neologistic : a new word, usage, or expression
neologize : to practice neology
neology : the use of a new word or expression or of an established word in a new or different sense : the use of new expressions that are not sanctioned by conventional standard usage : the introduction of such expressions into a language
neomenia : the time of the new moon
neomodal : characterized by the modification of major-minor tonality by the use of church modes or of new modes (as whole-tone scale, pentatonic scale)
neomorph : a structure that is not derived from a similar structure in an ancestor
Neomorpha : a genus of New Zealand passerine birds including solely the huia
neon : a nonmetallic chemical element that is found in minute amounts in air and is used especially in electric lamps, in lasers, and as a cryogenic refrigerant  — see Chemical Elements Table
neonatal : of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonate : a newborn child
neonomian : one who advocates or adheres to new laws
neonomianism : the doctrine of the neonomians
neontology : the study of recent organisms
neonychium : a protective pad enclosing a fetal claw
neopagan : a person who practices a contemporary form of paganism (such as Wicca)
neopaganism : a person who practices a contemporary form of paganism (such as Wicca)
Neopaleozoic : late Paleozoic
neopallial : of, relating to, or mediated by the neopallium
neopallium : the phylogenetically new part of the cerebral cortex that develops from the area between the piriform lobe and the hippocampus, comprises the nonolfactory region of the cortex, and attains its maximum development in humans where it makes up the greater part of the cerebral hemisphere on each side
neophobia : dread of or aversion to novelty
neophobic : dread of or aversion to novelty
Neophron : a genus of Old World vultures characterized by horizontal nostrils and containing the Egyptian vulture
neophyte : a new convert : proselyte
neophytic : of or relating to a neophyte
neophytism : the state of being a neophyte
neoplasia : the formation of tumors
neoplasm : tumor sense 1
neoplastic : of, relating to, or constituting a tumor or neoplasia
neoplasticism : de stijl
Neoplatonic : Platonism modified in later antiquity to accord with Aristotelian, post-Aristotelian, and eastern conceptions that conceives of the world as an emanation from an ultimate indivisible being with whom the soul is capable of being reunited in trance or ecstasy
Neoplatonism : Platonism modified in later antiquity to accord with Aristotelian, post-Aristotelian, and eastern conceptions that conceives of the world as an emanation from an ultimate indivisible being with whom the soul is capable of being reunited in trance or ecstasy
Neoplatonist : Platonism modified in later antiquity to accord with Aristotelian, post-Aristotelian, and eastern conceptions that conceives of the world as an emanation from an ultimate indivisible being with whom the soul is capable of being reunited in trance or ecstasy
neoprene : a synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of chloroprene, characterized by superior resistance (as to oils), and used especially for special-purpose clothing (such as gloves and wet suits)
neorealism : a movement especially in Italian filmmaking characterized by the simple direct depiction of lower-class life
Neornithes : a subclass of birds comprising all recent and fossil birds except the Archaeornithes
neornithic : a subclass of birds comprising all recent and fossil birds except the Archaeornithes
Neosalvarsan : neoarsphenamine
Neosporidia : a division of Sporozoa including Cnidosporidia and Acnidosporidia
neossology : the study of young birds
neossoptile : one of the downy feathers of a newly hatched bird
neostriatum : the phylogenetically newer part of the corpus striatum consisting of the caudate nucleus and putamen
neotenic : retention of some larval or immature characters in adulthood
neoteny : retention of some larval or immature characters in adulthood
neoteric : recent in origin : modern
neoterically : in a neoteric manner
neoterism : a newly invented word or phrase : the introduction of new expressions  — compare neologism
neothalamus : the phylogenetically more recent part of the thalamus including the lateral nuclei and the pulvinar together with the geniculate bodies
Neotoma : a genus of rodents (family Cricetidae) comprising the wood rats or pack rats of western North America
Neotragus : a genus of western African antelopes including only the royal antelope
Neotremata : an order of inarticulate brachiopods that have the peduncle restricted throughout life to the ventral valve or atrophied in the adults and are known from the Cambrian to the present
Neotropic : of, relating to, or constituting the tropical New World biogeographic region that extends south, east, and west from the central plateau of Mexico
Neotropical : of, relating to, or constituting the tropical New World biogeographic region that extends south, east, and west from the central plateau of Mexico
neotype : a type specimen that is selected subsequent to the description of a species to replace a preexisting type that has been lost or destroyed
neovitalism : modern vitalism
neoza : a tall Himalayan pine (Pinus gerardiana) with silvery bark and edible nuts
Neozoic : of, relating to, or constituting the entire period from the end of the Mesozoic to the present time
Nep New Economic Policy
nep New Economic Policy
Nepa established a national Council on Environmental Quality to oversee government activities that could affect the environment and required federal agencies to file environmental impact statements before taking any major action. The law was intended to help “maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony” and, as such, has been labeled by the courts an “environmental full disclosure law.” It has often been left to the courts to rule on the accuracy of impact statements that have been contested by environmental or neighborhood groups.
Nepal landlocked country in Asia on the northeast border of India in the Himalayas; capital Kathmandu area 56,827 square miles (147,181 square kilometers), population 29,718,000
Nepalese landlocked country in Asia on the northeast border of India in the Himalayas; capital Kathmandu area 56,827 square miles (147,181 square kilometers), population 29,718,000
Nepali : a native or inhabitant of Nepal
Nepenthaceae : a family of plants coextensive with the genus Nepenthes
nepenthe : a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow
nepenthean : a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow
Nepenthes : a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow
nepenthes : a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow
neper Sir Charles James 1782–1853 British general
Nepeta : catmint
nephalism : total abstinence from alcoholic beverages
nephalist : an advocate or practitioner of nephalism
nepheline : a hexagonal mineral that is a usually glassy crystalline silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminum common in igneous rocks
nephelinic : a hexagonal mineral that is a usually glassy crystalline silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminum common in igneous rocks
nephelinite : a silica-deficient igneous rock having nepheline as the predominant mineral
nephelinitic : a silica-deficient igneous rock having nepheline as the predominant mineral
nephelite : a hexagonal mineral that is a usually glassy crystalline silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminum common in igneous rocks
Nephelium : a genus of Asiatic and Australian trees (family Sapindaceae) having terminal panicles of small flowers succeeded by fruits with a sweet edible pulp and a warty crust  — see rambutan
nephelognosy : scientific observation of clouds
nephelometer : an instrument for measuring the extent or degree of cloudiness
nephelometric : an instrument for measuring the extent or degree of cloudiness
nephelometrically : an instrument for measuring the extent or degree of cloudiness
nephelometry : an instrument for measuring the extent or degree of cloudiness
nepheloscope : an instrument for demonstrating cloud formation in the laboratory by expansion of moist air
nephew : a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
nephewship : the relationship of a nephew
Nephila : a genus (family Nephilidae) of large, elongate, brightly marked, mainly tropical spiders including the golden silk spider (N. clavipes)
Nephite : a member of a people descended from Nephi, a son of the Jewish prophet Lehi who led a colony from Jerusalem to America about 600 b.c. organized as a church by the risen Christ, and exterminated by the Lamanites leaving the scriptures recorded in the Book of Mormon
nephogram : a photograph of clouds
nephograph : an instrument for photographing clouds
nephology : a branch of meteorology dealing with clouds
nephoscope : an instrument for observing the direction of motion and velocity of clouds
nephralgia : pain in a kidney
nephrectomize : the surgical removal of a kidney
nephrectomy : the surgical removal of a kidney
nephric : of or relating to the kidneys : renal
nephridia : a tubular glandular excretory organ characteristic of various invertebrates
nephridial : a tubular glandular excretory organ characteristic of various invertebrates
nephridiopore : the excretory orifice of a nephridium
nephridium : a tubular glandular excretory organ characteristic of various invertebrates
nephrite : a compact tremolite or actinolite that is the commoner and less valuable kind of jade and that varies in color from white to dark green or black
nephritic : renal
nephritis : acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease
nephrocoele : the cavity of a nephrotome
nephrocyte : an excretory cell
nephrogenic : originating in the kidney : caused by factors originating in the kidney
nephrogonaduct : a nephridium that serves as a gonoduct
nephroid : reniform
Nephrolepis : a small genus of mainly tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having large pinnate fronds, the pinnae articulated at the rachis, and the sori on the upper branches of the free veins  — see sword fern
nephrolith :  renal calculus
nephrolithic : of or relating to renal calculi
nephrolithotomy : the surgical operation of removing a calculus from the kidney
nephrologist : a branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys
nephrology : a branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys
nephrolysis : the surgical operation of freeing the kidney from surrounding adhesions
nephromere : a segment of the mesoblast giving rise to a part of the kidney
nephron : one of the functional units of the kidney that filters the blood, selectively reabsorbs substances (such as glucose, ions, and amino acids), and excretes nitrogenous waste (such as urea) and excess water and salts in the form of urine
nephropathic : an abnormal state of the kidney
nephropathy : an abnormal state of the kidney
nephropexy : surgical fixation of a floating kidney
nephropore : nephridiopore
Nephrops : a genus of lobsters including the Norway lobster
Nephropsidae : a family of crustaceans coextensive with Homaridae
nephroptosis : abnormal mobility of the kidney : floating kidney
nephrorrhaphy : the fixation of a floating kidney by suturing it to the posterior abdominal wall
nephros : kidney
nephrosclerosis : hardening of the kidney
nephrosis : a noninflammatory disease of the kidneys chiefly affecting function of the nephrons
nephrostoma : the ciliated funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a typical nephridium
nephrostome : the ciliated funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a typical nephridium
nephrostomy : the surgical formation of an opening between a renal pelvis and the outside of the body
nephrotome : the modified part of a somite of a vertebrate embryo that develops into a segmental excretory tubule of the primitive kidney
nephrotomy : surgical incision of a kidney (as for the extraction of a calculus)
nephrotoxic : poisonous to the kidney
nephrotoxicity : poisonous to the kidney
nephrotoxin : a cytotoxin that is destructive to kidney cells
Nepidae : a family of true bugs comprising the water scorpions  — see nepa , ranatra
nepionic : immature, larval
nepman : one of a group of small private traders and merchants appearing briefly in Russia during the third decade of the 20th century as a result of a temporary relaxation by the Communist government of its ban on private enterprise
nepotal : of, relating to, or resembling a nephew
nepote : nephew
nepotic : of or relating to nepotism : disposed to nepotism
nepotism : favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
nepotist : one who practices nepotism
nepouite : a mineral (Ni,Mg)3Si2O5(OH)4 consisting of a hydrous nickel magnesium silicate
Neptune : the Roman god of the sea  — compare poseidon
Neptunian : the Roman god of the sea  — compare poseidon
neptunism : the theory of the neptunists
neptunist : one holding the now obsolete theory that all of the rocks of the earth's crust were formed by the agency of water  — compare plutonist
neptunium : a radioactive metallic element that is chemically similar to uranium and is obtained in nuclear reactors especially as a by-product in the production of plutonium  — see Chemical Elements Table
Nereid : any of a family (Nereidae) of chiefly marine polychaete worms
Nereidae : a large family of predaceous marine polychaete worms that have an elongated many-segmented body with large complex parapodia on most segments and a well-defined head with paired tentacles and palps, four prostomial eyes, eight peristomial cirri, and large jaws which bite transversely and that include burrowing and free-swimming forms  — see nereis
Nereidiformia : a division of polychaete worms nearly equivalent to Errantia
Nereis : the type genus of Nereidae comprising usually large, often dimorphic, and frequently greenish polychaete worms  — see clam worm
Nereocystis : a monotypic genus of probably annual brown algae (family Laminariaceae) of the northern Pacific that have a stripe which sometimes exceeds 100 feet in length, is hollow in its upper part, and terminates in a large spherical float supporting dependent long thin dichotomously branched laminae and that have been used as a source of potash  — see sea-otter's-cabbage
Neri Saint Philip 1515–1595 Italian Filippo Neri Italian founder (1564) of "Fathers of the Oratory"
Nerine : a genus of southern African bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) with strap-shaped leaves and showy red flowers resembling lilies  — see guernsey lily
nerine : a genus of southern African bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) with strap-shaped leaves and showy red flowers resembling lilies  — see guernsey lily
Nerita : the type genus of Neritidae comprising marine snails with the shell short and smooth or spirally ridged and with a thick usually toothed outer lip and a toothed operculum
neritic : of, relating to, inhabiting, or constituting the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast
Neritidae : a family of operculate snails (suborder Rhipidoglossa) with turbinate shells having the aperture shaped like a half-moon and a columella resembling a shelf  — see nerita, neritina
Neritina : a genus of ornately marked and brightly colored snails (family Neritidae) chiefly inhabiting fresh and brackish waters
neritoid : the type genus of Neritidae comprising marine snails with the shell short and smooth or spirally ridged and with a thick usually toothed outer lip and a toothed operculum
Nerium : a small genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Apocynaceae) having coriaceous verticillate leaves and large red or white fragrant flowers  — see oleander
Neronian a.d. 37–68 Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus originally Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus Roman emperor 54–68
Neronic a.d. 37–68 Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus originally Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus Roman emperor 54–68
Neronize : to tyrannize over in the manner of Nero
nerval : of or relating to nerves or nervous tissue : neural
nervate : nerve, inspirit, support
nervation : an arrangement or system of nerves
nervature : nervation
nerve : sinew, tendon
nerveless : lacking strength or courage : feeble
nervelessly : lacking strength or courage : feeble
nervelessness : lacking strength or courage : feeble
nervelet : a little nerve
nerveroot : moccasin flower
nerviduct : a bony or cartilaginous passage for a nerve
Nervii : a Celtic-German people of Belgium almost exterminated by Julius Caesar
nervily : sinewy, strong
nervimuscular : neuromuscular
nervine :  showy lady's slipper
nerviness : sinewy, strong
nerving : sinew, tendon
nervish : nervous
nervomuscular : neuromuscular
nervose : of, relating to, affecting, or consisting of nerves
nervosity : the quality or state of being nervous
nervous : timid, apprehensive
nervously : timid, apprehensive
nervousness : timid, apprehensive
nervule : a small nerve
nervulose : minutely nerved
nervuration : the neuration of an insect's wing
nervure : vein sense 2
nervy : sinewy, strong
nescience : lack of knowledge or awareness : ignorance
nescient : lack of knowledge or awareness : ignorance
nese : nose
nesh : soft, juicy, tender
Neskhi : the ordinary cursive Arabic script used in writing scientific and religious books  — compare kufic
Nesogaean :  polynesian
Nesokia : a genus of burrowing Indian scaly-tailed murine rats including important vectors of plague
Nesotragus : a genus of very small antelopes of southeastern Africa comprising the Sunis and closely related to the royal antelopes
Nespelim : a Salishan people of northeastern Washington
nesquehonite : a mineral MgCO3.3H2O consisting of a colorless hydrous magnesium carbonate in prismatic crystals
ness : cape, promontory
nesslerization : to treat or test with Nessler's reagent
Nesslerize : to treat or test with Nessler's reagent
nesslerize : to treat or test with Nessler's reagent
nest : a bed or receptacle prepared by an animal and especially a bird for its eggs and young
nestable : capable of being nested
nestage : a place or group of nests or a nest
nester : a homesteader or squatter who takes up land on open range for a farm
nestle : nest sense 1
nestler : nest sense 1
nestling : a young bird that has not left the nest
Nestor : a king of Pylos who serves in his old age as a counselor to the Greeks at Troy
Nestorian : of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that divine and human persons remained separate in the incarnate Christ
Nestorianism : of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that divine and human persons remained separate in the incarnate Christ
nestorine : of or relating to the genus Nestor or the parrots belonging to it
Net : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
net : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
netball : a ball that on the service (as in tennis and volleyball) strikes the top of the net and lands in the service court but must be served over  — compare let entry 2 sense 2
netful : as much or as many as will fill a net
neth Netherlands
nether : situated down or below : lower
Netherlander low countries
Netherlandic low countries
Netherlandish low countries
nethermore : lower
nethermost : farthest down : lowest
netherstock : stocking
netherward : downward
netherwards : downward
Nethinim : servants performing the lowest menial services about an ancient Jewish tabernacle and temple
neti : a usually plastic or ceramic container that resembles a small teapot and has a spout which is inserted into a nostril to direct a cleansing saline solution into the nasal passages 
netleaf : a common rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
netlike : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
netmaker : a maker of nets
netman : a worker who takes care of fishing nets
netop : friend
netsman : one who uses a net (as in fishing)
netsuke : a small and often intricately carved toggle (as of wood or ivory) used to fasten a small container to a kimono sash
nettable : capable of being netted
Nettapus : a genus of small chiefly tropical Old World geese with the legs so short as to be nearly useless on land  — see pygmy goose
netted : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
netter : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
netting : network sense 1
Nettion : a genus of ducks comprising the common European teal, the American green-winged teal, and several related birds that are now usually included in Anas
nettle : any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
nettlefish : jellyfish
nettler : one that nettles
nettlesome : causing vexation : irritating
nettling : any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
nettly : having a profusion of nettles
Netty : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
netty : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
network : a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings
neuma : neume
neumatic : any of various symbols used in the notation of Gregorian chant
neume : any of various symbols used in the notation of Gregorian chant
neurad : toward the neural side
neural : of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
neuralgia : acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure
neuralgic : acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure
neuralgiform : resembling neuralgia or that of neuralgia
neuralgy : neuralgia
neurapophysis :  neural process
neurasthenia : a condition that is characterized especially by physical and mental exhaustion usually with accompanying symptoms (such as headache and irritability), is of unknown cause but is often associated with depression or emotional stress, and is sometimes considered similar to or identical with chronic fatigue syndrome
neurasthenic : a condition that is characterized especially by physical and mental exhaustion usually with accompanying symptoms (such as headache and irritability), is of unknown cause but is often associated with depression or emotional stress, and is sometimes considered similar to or identical with chronic fatigue syndrome
neurasthenically : a condition that is characterized especially by physical and mental exhaustion usually with accompanying symptoms (such as headache and irritability), is of unknown cause but is often associated with depression or emotional stress, and is sometimes considered similar to or identical with chronic fatigue syndrome
neuration : venation
neuraxial : of or relating to a neuraxis
neuraxis : central nervous system
neuraxon : axon
neuraxone : axon
neurectomy : the surgical excision of part of a nerve
neurenteric : being or relating to a canal that in embryos of many vertebrates and tunicates temporarily connects the neural tube and the primitive intestine
neurergic : of or relating to the action of a nerve
neurilemma : the plasma membrane surrounding a Schwann cell of a myelinated nerve fiber and separating layers of myelin
neurilemmal : the plasma membrane surrounding a Schwann cell of a myelinated nerve fiber and separating layers of myelin
neurility : the special properties and functions of the nerves
neurin : a syrupy poisonous quaternary ammonium hydroxide CH2=CHN(CH3)3OH that is found in the brain, in bile, and in putrefying flesh
neurine : a syrupy poisonous quaternary ammonium hydroxide CH2=CHN(CH3)3OH that is found in the brain, in bile, and in putrefying flesh
neurinoma : neurilemmoma
neurite : axon
neuritic : an inflammatory or degenerative lesion of a nerve marked especially by pain, sensory disturbances, and impaired or lost reflexes
neuritis : an inflammatory or degenerative lesion of a nerve marked especially by pain, sensory disturbances, and impaired or lost reflexes
neuroanatomical : the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system
neuroanatomy : the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system
neurobiotactic : a hypothetical directed and oriented shift of nerve cells in the course of phylogeny toward a region of maximum stimulation that has been held to explain cephalization and brain evolution
neurobiotaxis : a hypothetical directed and oriented shift of nerve cells in the course of phylogeny toward a region of maximum stimulation that has been held to explain cephalization and brain evolution
neuroblast : a cellular precursor of a nerve cell
neuroblastic : a cellular precursor of a nerve cell
neuroblastoma : a malignant tumor formed of embryonic ganglion cells
neurocanal : the central canal of the spinal cord
neurocentral : either of the two dorsal elements of a vertebra that unite to form a neural arch from which the vertebral spine is developed
neurocentrum : either of the two dorsal elements of a vertebra that unite to form a neural arch from which the vertebral spine is developed
neurochemistry : the study of the chemical makeup and activities of nervous tissue
neurochondrite :  neurocentrum
neurochord : a prominent strand of nervous tissue : a nerve cord: such as
neurocirculatory : of or relating to the nervous and circulatory systems
neurocoele : the cavity or system of cavities in the interior of the vertebrate central nervous system comprising the central canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain
neurocyte : cell body
neurocytoma : any of various tumors of nerve tissue arising in the central or sympathetic nervous system
neurodegenerative : relating to or marked by degeneration of nervous tissue
neurodendrite : dendrite
neurodendron : dendrite
neurodermatitis : chronic eczematous dermatitis arising from repeated rubbing or scratching of a real or imagined irritation of the skin  — see lichen simplex chronicus
neurodermatosis : dermatosis caused by or related to psychosomatic or neurogenic factors
neurodynamic : of, relating to, or involving communication between different parts of the nervous system
neuroepidermal : relating or giving rise to the central nervous system and epidermis
neuroepithelial : of or relating to neuroepithelium
neuroepithelium : the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system
neurofibril : a fine proteinaceous fibril that is found in cytoplasm (as of a neuron or a paramecium) and is capable of conducting excitation
neurofibrilla : neurofibril
neurofibrillae : neurofibril
neurofibrillar : a fine proteinaceous fibril that is found in cytoplasm (as of a neuron or a paramecium) and is capable of conducting excitation
neurofibroma : a fibroma composed of nervous and connective tissue and produced by proliferation of Schwann cells
neurofibromatosis : a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant and characterized especially by brown spots on the skin, neurofibromas of peripheral nerves, and deformities of subcutaneous tissue and bone
neurogenesis : development of nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system
neurogenetic : development of nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system
neurogenic : forming, originating in, or controlled by nervous tissue
neurogenous : forming, originating in, or controlled by nervous tissue
neuroglandular : of, relating to, or composed of nervous and glandular tissue
neuroglia : glia
neuroglial : glia
neuroglioma : a tumor developed from glial cells : glioma
neurogliosis : a condition marked by the development of multiple neurogliomas throughout the nervous system
neurogram : the postulated modified neural structure resulting from activity and serving to retain whatever has been learned : a neural engram
neurogrammic : the postulated modified neural structure resulting from activity and serving to retain whatever has been learned : a neural engram
neurographic : of or relating to neurography
neurography : the postulated formation of neurograms
neurohistology : a branch of histology concerned with the nervous system
neurohumor : neurohormone
neurohumoral : neurohormone
neurohypnotic : hypnotic sense 2
neurohypnotism : hypnotism
neurohypophysis : the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones
neuroid : resembling a nerve or nerve tissue
neurokeratin : a pseudokeratin present in nerve tissue (as in the myelin sheath of a myelinated axon)
neurokyme : the kinetic energy of neural activity
neurological : a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
neurologist : one specializing in neurology
neurologize : to explain behavioral phenomena in neural terms
neurology : a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
neurolysis : the breaking down of nervous tissue (as from disease or injury)
neurolytic : of, relating to, or causing neurolysis
neuroma : a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
neuromalacia : pathological softening of nervous tissue
neuromast : one of the characteristic sensory organs of the lateral lines of fishes and various other lower vertebrates consisting of a cluster of sensory cells connected with nerve fibers
neuromastic : one of the characteristic sensory organs of the lateral lines of fishes and various other lower vertebrates consisting of a cluster of sensory cells connected with nerve fibers
neuromere : a metameric segment of the vertebrate nervous system
neuromerism : metamerism of the nervous system
neuromimesis : neurotic simulation of organic disease that occurs in some forms of hysterical neurosis
neuromimetic : neurotic simulation of organic disease that occurs in some forms of hysterical neurosis
neuromotor : a system of noncontractile cytoplasmic fibrils that is often associated with a motorium in various protozoans and may be analogous to the nervous system of higher forms
neuromuscular : of or relating to nerves and muscles
neuromyelitis : inflammation of the medullary substance of the nerves
neuron : a grayish or reddish granular cell that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses and having cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usually as solitary axons which conduct impulses to and away from the cell body : nerve cell sense 1
neuronal : a grayish or reddish granular cell that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses and having cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usually as solitary axons which conduct impulses to and away from the cell body : nerve cell sense 1
neuronic : a grayish or reddish granular cell that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses and having cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usually as solitary axons which conduct impulses to and away from the cell body : nerve cell sense 1
neuronism : a theory in psychology that stresses the brain neurons as the vehicles of mental processes
neuronist : one who accepts neuronism
neuronophagia : destruction of neurons by phagocytic cells
neuronophagy : destruction of neurons by phagocytic cells
neuroparalytic : of, relating to, causing, or characterized by paralysis or loss of sensation due to a lesion in a nerve
neuropath : an individual subject to nervous disorders or to neuroses
neuropathic : damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves especially of the peripheral nervous system that is typically marked by burning or shooting pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness or atrophy, is often degenerative, and is usually caused by injury, infection, disease, drugs, toxins, or vitamin deficiency
neuropathically : damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves especially of the peripheral nervous system that is typically marked by burning or shooting pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness or atrophy, is often degenerative, and is usually caused by injury, infection, disease, drugs, toxins, or vitamin deficiency
neuropathological : pathology of the nervous system
neuropathologist : pathology of the nervous system
neuropathology : pathology of the nervous system
neuropathy : damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves especially of the peripheral nervous system that is typically marked by burning or shooting pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness or atrophy, is often degenerative, and is usually caused by injury, infection, disease, drugs, toxins, or vitamin deficiency
neurophile : neurotropic
neurophilic : neurotropic
neurophysiological : physiology of the nervous system
neurophysiology : physiology of the nervous system
neuropile : a fibrous network of delicate unmyelinated nerve fibers interrupted by numerous synapses and found in concentrations of nervous tissue especially in parts of the brain where it is highly developed
neuroplasm : the cytosol of a nerve cell as distinguished from the neurofibrils
neuroplasmic : the cytosol of a nerve cell as distinguished from the neurofibrils
neuropodial : of or relating to a neuropodium
neuropodium : one of the delicate terminal branches of an axon
neuropodous : having ventrally directed limbs or limbs with neuropodia
neuropore : either of the openings to the exterior at the anterior and posterior ends of the neural tube of a vertebrate embryo
neuropsychiatric : a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry
neuropsychiatrist : a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry
neuropsychiatry : a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry
neuropsychic : of or relating to both the mind and the nervous system as affecting mental processes
neuropsychological : a science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system
neuropsychologist : a science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system
neuropsychology : a science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system
neuropter : neuropteron
Neuroptera : an order of usually net-winged insects that have holometabolous development and that include the lacewings, ant lions, and related insects  — see megaloptera
neuropteran : any of an order (Neuroptera) of usually net-winged insects that include the lacewings and ant lions
Neuropteris : a genus of fossil seed ferns represented by abundant fronds and stems from the Devonian to the Triassic
neuropterist : a student of the neuropterous insects
neuropteroid : resembling or related to the Neuroptera
Neuropteroidea : a superorder of insects including the orders Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera
neuropterology : a branch of entomology that is concerned with the Neuroptera
neuropteron : an insect of the order Neuroptera
neuropterous : any of an order (Neuroptera) of usually net-winged insects that include the lacewings and ant lions
neuroretinitis : inflammation of the optic nerve and the retina
neurorrhaphy : the surgical suturing of a divided nerve
neuroses : a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, does not result in disturbance of the use of language, and is accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances (such as visceral symptoms, anxieties, or phobias)
neurosis : a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, does not result in disturbance of the use of language, and is accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances (such as visceral symptoms, anxieties, or phobias)
neurosome : the cell body of a neuron
neurospongium : a network of fibrils in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell
neurosurgeon : surgery of nervous structures (such as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
neurosurgery : surgery of nervous structures (such as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
neurosurgical : surgery of nervous structures (such as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
neurosyphilis : syphilis of the central nervous system
neurotendinous : of or relating to a nerve and tendon
neurotherapy : neurofeedback
neurotic : of, relating to, constituting, or affected with neurosis (see neurosis)
neurotically : of, relating to, constituting, or affected with neurosis (see neurosis)
neuroticism : a neurotic character, condition, or trait
neurotome : neuromere
neurotomy : the dissection or cutting of nerves
neurotoxic : toxic to the nerves or nervous tissue
neurotoxin : a poisonous substance (such as tetrodotoxin or saxitoxin) that acts on the nervous system and disrupts the normal function of nerve cells
neurotrophic : relating to or dependent on the influence of nerves on the nutrition of tissue
neurotropic : having an affinity for or localizing selectively in nerve tissue
neurotropism : the quality or state of being neurotropic
neurovaccine : a smallpox vaccine virus cultivated in vivo in the brains of rabbits
neurovascular : of, relating to, or involving both nerves and blood vessels
neurovisceral : of, relating to, or affecting the viscera and the autonomic nervous system that innervates them
neurula : an early vertebrate embryo which follows the gastrula and in which nervous tissue begins to differentiate and the basic pattern of the vertebrate begins to emerge
Neustrian the western part of the dominions of the Franks after the conquest by Clovis in the 6th century, comprising the northwestern part of modern France between the Meuse River, the Loire River, and the Atlantic Ocean
neuter : of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine
neutral : one that is neutral
neutralism : neutrality
neutralist : neutrality
neutrality : the quality or state of being neutral
neutralization : an act or process of neutralizing
neutralize : to make chemically neutral
neutralizer : to make chemically neutral
neutrally : one that is neutral
neutralness : one that is neutral
neutrino : an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
neutroceptor : a receptor for stimuli that are not necessarily either harmful or beneficial  — compare nociceptor
neutroclusion : the condition in which the anteroposterior occlusal relations of the teeth are normal
neutron : an uncharged elementary particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of the proton and is present in all known atomic nuclei except the hydrogen nucleus
neutrophile : staining to the same degree with acid or basic dyes
neutrophilia : leukocytosis in which the increase in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
neutrophilic : staining to the same degree with acid or basic dyes
neutrophilous : neutrophil
Nevada state in the Great Basin of the western U.S.; capital Carson City area 110,567 square miles (286,368 square kilometers), population 2,700,551
Nevadan state in the Great Basin of the western U.S.; capital Carson City area 110,567 square miles (286,368 square kilometers), population 2,700,551
neve : the partially compacted granular snow that forms the surface part of the upper end of a glacier
nevel : to beat with the fists
never : not ever : at no time
neverland : never-never sense 1
nevermore : never again
nevertheless : in spite of that : however
Neville Richard  — see Earl of warwick
nevoid : resembling a nevus
nevus : a congenital or acquired usually highly pigmented area on the skin that is either flat or raised : mole
nevyanskite : iridosmine containing over 40 percent of iridium and occurring in tin-white scales
new : having recently come into existence : recent, modern
Newar : one of a people of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal
Newari : the Tibeto-Burman language of the Newars
newberyite : a mineral MgHPO4.3H2O consisting of an acid magnesium phosphate occurring as white orthorhombic crystals in guano
newcal : newly calved
Newcastle city and port at the mouth of the Hunter River in eastern New South Wales, Australia metropolitan area population 308,308
newcome : recently come
newcomer : one recently arrived
newel : an upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind
newelty : novelty
newfangle : newfangled
newfangled : attracted to novelty
newfangledly : in a newfangled style or manner
newfangledness : attracted to novelty
newfanglement : a novelty or a newfangled thing
Newfoundland : any of a breed of very large heavy highly intelligent black, black-and-white, brown, or gray dogs having a thick coat and probably developed in Newfoundland
Newfoundlander : any of a breed of very large heavy highly intelligent black, black-and-white, brown, or gray dogs having a thick coat and probably developed in Newfoundland
newing : news
newings : news
newish : having recently come into existence : recent, modern
newly : lately, recently
newlywed : a person recently married
Newmanism : the theological and ecclesiastical views taught by John Henry Newman while a member of the Church of England in which he argued that the language of the Thirty-nine Articles admits of a Catholic interpretation by distinguishing between the corruptions against which they were directed and the doctrines they did not oppose
Newmanite : a follower of John Henry Newman : an adherent of Newmanism
newmarket : a long close-fitting coat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries
newness : having recently come into existence : recent, modern
Newport city and port on Narragansett Bay on southwestern Rhode Island in the southeastern part of the state of Rhode Island population 24,672
news : a report of recent events
newsboard : a bulletin board for posting news
newsboat : a boat that puts out to passing ships to supply and receive news
newsboy : one who delivers or sells newspapers
newscast : a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster : a radio or television broadcast of news
newscasting : the broadcasting of news
newsiness : containing or filled with news
newsless : a report of recent events
newsletter : a small publication (such as a leaflet or newspaper) containing news of interest chiefly to a special group
newsman : a person who gathers, reports, or comments on the news : reporter, correspondent
newsmonger : a person who is active in gathering and repeating news
newspaper : a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising
newspaperish : like or like that of a newspaper
newspaperman : a person who owns or is employed by a newspaper
newspaperwoman : a woman who owns or is employed by a newspaper
newsprint : paper made chiefly from groundwood pulp and used mostly for newspapers
newsreader : a news broadcaster
newsreel : a short movie dealing with current events
newsroom : a place (such as an office) where news is prepared for publication or broadcast
newssheet : newspaper, newsletter
newsstand : a place (such as an outdoor stall) where newspapers and periodicals are sold
newsworthiness : interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
newsworthy : interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
newsy : containing or filled with news
newt : any of various small salamanders (family Salamandridae) that are usually semiaquatic as adults
newtake : a field of moorland newly placed under cultivation
newton : the unit of force in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one meter per second per second to a mass of one kilogram
Newtonian : of or relating to Sir Isaac Newton or his doctrines
Newtonianism : the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's Principia
nexal : of, relating to, or constituting the contract of nexum
next : immediately adjacent (as in place, rank, or time)
nextly : in the next place : so as to be or come next
nexum : a formal contract of loan with coin and balance in the presence of five witnesses under which the obligor could be seized and held in bondage for failure to perform
nexus : connection, link
ngai : a camphor found in various essential oils (as the oil of the Asiatic woody shrub Blumea balsamifera); levorotatory borneol
ngaio : a small tree (Myoporum laetum) of the New Zealand coast with edible fruit and light tough wood
Ngoko : a dialect of Javanese used in speaking to inferiors
ni nickel
niacin : an acid C6H5NO2 of the vitamin B complex found widely in animals and plants and used especially against pellagra
Niagara : an overwhelming flood : torrent
Niagaran : of or relating to a division of the American Silurian
Nias island of Indonesia in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra area 1569 square miles (4064 square kilometers), population 314,829
Niasese : a people inhabiting the island of Nias west of Sumatra
nib : bill, beak
nibber : one that nibs
nibble : to bite gently
nibbler : to bite gently
nibby : a hooked staff such as is used by a shepherd
niblick : an iron golf club with a wide deeply slanted face used for short shots out of sand or long grass or for shots where quick loft and little roll is desired
nibong : a Malay feather palm (Oncosperma fasciculata)
nibs : an important or self-important person
Nicaean ancient city of the Byzantine Empire
Nicaragua lake about 100 miles (160 kilometers) long in southern Nicaragua
Nicaraguan lake about 100 miles (160 kilometers) long in southern Nicaragua
Nicarao : a Uto-Aztecan people of southwestern Nicaragua
niccolic : composed of or containing nickel
niccolite : a mineral NiAs of a pale copper red color and metallic luster usually occurring massive and composed essentially of a nickel arsenide (hardness 5–5.5, specific gravity 7.33–7.67)
niccolous : composed of or containing nickel
Nice : polite, kind
nice : polite, kind
niceish : fairly nice : rather pleasant or agreeable
niceling : an overfastidious person
nicely : polite, kind
Nicene : of or relating to Nicaea or the Nicaeans
niceness : polite, kind
Nicenian :  nicaean
Nicenist :  nicaean
nicety : the quality or state of being nice
niche : a recess in a wall especially for a statue
Nicholas Saint 4th century Christian prelate
Nick : a small notch, groove, or chip
nick : a small notch, groove, or chip
nickel : a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalyst  — see Chemical Elements Table
nickelage : the art, act, or process of nickel plating
nickelic : of, relating to, or containing nickel
nickeliferous : containing nickel
nickeline : consisting of nickel
nickelization : the act or process of plating with nickel
nickelize : nickel
nickelodeon : an early movie theater to which admission usually cost five cents
nickelous : of, relating to, or containing nickel
nickeltype : a nickelfaced electrotype made usually by first electrodepositing nickel and then thinly coating on the back with copper prior to backing with lead
nicker : neigh, whinny
nickey : a lug-sailed fishing boat common on the Manx fishing grounds
nicking : a small notch, groove, or chip
nickle : a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalyst  — see Chemical Elements Table
nickname : a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing
nicknameless : having no nickname
nicknamer : a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing
nickstick : a stick on which a reckoning is kept by notches : tally
nicky : a bundle of wood
Nicobar union territory of India comprising the Andaman and Nicobar island groups; capital Port Blair area 3202 square miles (8293 square kilometers), population 356,265
Nicobarese : the people of the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal
Nicodemite : a secret follower or adherent
Nicol : a device used for the production or analysis of polarized light consisting of the two parts of a rhombohedron of clear calcite bisected obliquely at a particular angle and subsequently cemented together with a transparent cement of which the refractive index lies between that of calcite for the ordinary ray which is totally reflected at the cement interface and the maximum refractive index of calcite for the extraordinary ray which is alone transmitted, both rays being plane-polarized at right angles to each other
Nicolaitan : one of a group reproved in Revelation 2:6, 14–15 and generally associated with those who were rebuked for eating things offered to idols and for fornication
Nicolo : a large 17th century reed bombardon
nicolo : a large 17th century reed bombardon
nicotia : nicotine, tobacco
nicotian : tobacco
Nicotiana : any of several tobaccos (such as Nicotiana alata) grown for their showy flowers
nicotinamide : niacinamide
nicotine : a poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide
nicotinean : relating to or caused by use of tobacco
nicotined : full of, stained with, or saturated with tobacco smoke
nicotineless : lacking nicotine
nicotinian : relating to or caused by use of tobacco
nicotinic : relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the effects produced by nicotine on nerve fibers at autonomic ganglia and at the neuromuscular junctions of voluntary muscle which increases activity in small doses and inhibits it in larger doses
nicotinism : the effect of the excessive use of tobacco
nicotinize : to drug with nicotine
nictate : wink
nictation : wink
nictitant : adapted for winking
nictitate : wink
nid naval intelligence department; naval intelligence division
nidal : of or relating to a nidus
nidamental : relating to or producing a capsule or covering for an egg or mass of eggs
nidation : the development of the epithelial membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus following menstruation
nidatory : of or relating to a nest
niddering : coward
niddick : the nape of the neck
niddle : to move quickly
nide : a family or group of pheasants
nidge : shake, quiver
nidget : idiot, fool
nidi : a nest or breeding place
nidicolous : reared for a time in a nest
nidificant : building a nest
nidificate : to build a nest
nidification : the act, process, or technique of building a nest
nidifugous : leaving the nest soon after hatching
nidify : to build a nest
nidologist : one who specializes in the study of birds' nests
nidology : the study of birds' nests
nidor : a strong smell : reek
nidorous : rankly odorous : smelling of or like burning or decaying animal matter
nidulant : embedded, nestling
Nidularia : a genus of fungi (the type of the family Nidulariaceae) having a sessile globose peridium opening by a lacerate mouth
Nidulariaceae : a family of small fungi (order Nidulariales) comprising the bird's-nest fungi and having the spores formed in peridioles borne in the peridium like eggs in a nest  — compare sphaerobolaceae
nidulariaceous : a family of small fungi (order Nidulariales) comprising the bird's-nest fungi and having the spores formed in peridioles borne in the peridium like eggs in a nest  — compare sphaerobolaceae
Nidulariales : a small order of basidiomycetous fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) usually including the families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae
nidulate : nidulant
nidulation : nest building : nesting
nidulus : center sense 2e
nidus : a nest or breeding place
niece : a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
nieceless : having no niece
niellated : nielloed
nielled : nielloed
niellist : a maker of or worker in niello
niello : any of several black enamel-like alloys usually of sulfur with silver, copper, and lead
niepa : an East Indian tree (Samadera indica) whose bark contains a bitter principle similar to quassia
Nierembergia : a genus of tropical American creeping herbs (family Solanaceae) having solitary white or purple flowers and a slender corolla tube bearing five exserted stamens at its apex
Nietzschean Friedrich Wilhelm 1844–1900 German philosopher
Nietzscheanism : the philosophical theories of Nietzsche advocating the overcoming of both a threatening nihilism and a slave morality as exemplified for him in historical Christianity through a reevaluation of all values on the basis of a will to power epitomized in his doctrine of the superman and the idea of the eternal recurrence of all things
Nietzscheism : the philosophical theories of Nietzsche advocating the overcoming of both a threatening nihilism and a slave morality as exemplified for him in historical Christianity through a reevaluation of all values on the basis of a will to power epitomized in his doctrine of the superman and the idea of the eternal recurrence of all things
nieve : a person's hand
nieveta : a low Californian herb of the genus Cryptantha (family Boraginaceae) with small white flowers like forget-me-nots
niffer : exchange, trade
nifle : a trivial or worthless person or thing
nifty : very good: such as
nig : nigger
Nigella : any of a genus (Nigella) of erect annual herbs of the buttercup family having dissected threadlike leaves and usually blue or white flowers
Nigerian country in western Africa which borders on the Gulf of Guinea, is a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, and was formerly a colony and protectorate; capital Abuja area 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), population 203,453,000
niggard : a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser
niggardliness : grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
niggardly : grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
niggardness : niggardliness
nigger : a member of a class or group of people who are systematically subjected to discrimination and unfair treatment
niggle : trifle
niggler : trifle
niggling : petty
nigglingly : petty
niggly : niggling
nigh : near in place, time, or relationship
nighly : nearly, almost
nighness : the quality or state of being nigh
night : the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible
nightcap : a cloth cap worn with nightclothes
nightcaps : a cloth cap worn with nightclothes
nightchurr : a common European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
nightdress : nightgown
nighted : darkened, clouded
nightfall : the close of the day : dusk
nightflit : woodcock
nightfowl : night bird
nightgown : dressing gown
nighthawk : any of a genus (Chordeiles and especially C. minor) of North American nightjars related to the whip-poor-will
nightie : a nightgown for a woman or child
nightingale : an Old World thrush (Luscinia megarhynchos synonym Erithacus megarhynchos) noted for the sweet usually nocturnal song of the male
nightjar : any of a family (Caprimulgidae) of medium-sized long-winged crepuscular or nocturnal birds (such as the whip-poor-wills and nighthawks) having a short bill, short legs, and soft mottled plumage and feeding on insects which they catch on the wing
nightless : the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible
nightlong : lasting the whole night
nightly : happening, done, or used by night or every night
nightman : a man who empties privies by night
nightmare : an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep
nightmarish : an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep
nightmarishly : an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep
nights : in the nighttime repeatedly : on any night
nightshade : any of a genus (Solanum of the family Solanaceae, the nightshade family) of herbs, shrubs, and trees having alternate leaves, cymose flowers, and fruits that are berries and including some poisonous weeds, various ornamentals, and important crop plants (such as the potato and eggplant)
nightshirt : a nightgown resembling a shirt
nightstock : dame's violet
nightstool : closestool
nighttide : nighttime
nighttime : the time from dusk to dawn
nightwalker : a person who roams about at night especially with criminal intent
nightwear : nightclothes sense 1
nignay : triviality, trifle
nignye : triviality, trifle
nigraniline : a dark blue basic compound yielding blue salts with acids that is formed from emeraldine as an intermediate in the production of aniline black
nigre : a dark-colored water solution of soap and impurities formed during manufacture of soap by settling from the neat soap
nigrescence : a process of becoming black or dark
nigrescent : blackish
nigrified : blacken
nigrify : blacken
nigrine : a mineral consisting of black ferruginous rutile
Nigritian :  sudanese
nigritude : intense darkness : blackness
nigrosine : any of several azine dyes closely related to the indulines: such as
nigrous : black
nigua : chigoe
nihilianism : a doctrine that the human nature of Christ was nothing having true subsistence
nihilism : a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
nihilist : a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
nihilistic : a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
nihility : nothingness
nikau : a graceful pinnate-leaved New Zealand palm (Kentia sapida)
nikethamide : a bitter viscous liquid or crystalline compound C10H14N2O used especially formerly as a respiratory stimulant
Nikko :  china blue
nil : nothing, zero
Nile river 4160 miles (6693 kilometers) long in eastern Africa flowing from Lake Victoria in Uganda north into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt
nilgai : a large bluish-gray antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) of India and eastern Pakistan with the male having short horns, a black mane, and tuft of long hair on the throat
Nilometer : a gauge for measuring the height of water in the Nile especially during its flood
Nilometric : a gauge for measuring the height of water in the Nile especially during its flood
Nilot : a native of the region of the Upper Nile
Nilotic : of or relating to the Nile or the peoples of the Nile basin
nilpotent : equal to zero when raised to some power
Nils : nothing, zero
nim : steal, filch
nimb : nimbus, halo
nimbated : having a nimbus especially around the head
nimbed : having a nimbus especially around the head
nimbi : a luminous vapor, cloud, or atmosphere about a god or goddess when on earth
nimble : quick and light in motion : agile
nimbleness : quick and light in motion : agile
nimbly : quick and light in motion : agile
nimbose : cloudy, stormy
nimbus : a luminous vapor, cloud, or atmosphere about a god or goddess when on earth
nimbused : furnished with or surrounded by a nimbus
nimiety : excess, redundancy
niminy : niminy-piminy
nimious : excessive, extravagant
nimmer : thief, pilferer
Nimrod : a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar
nimshi : a silly person : fool
Nina : an irregularly recurring upwelling of unusually cold water to the ocean surface along the western coast of South America that often occurs following an El Niño and that disrupts typical regional and global weather patterns especially in a manner opposite to that of El Niño
nincom : nincompoop
nincompoop : a stupid or silly person : fool, simpleton
nincompoopery : a stupid or silly person : fool, simpleton
nine : a number that is one more than eight  — see Table of Numbers
ninebark : an American white-flowered shrub of the genus Physocarpus having bark which separates into many thin layers
ninefold : being nine times as great or as many
nineholes : a game in which balls or marbles are rolled into nine holes in the ground or through arches in a board
ninepence : the sum of nine pennies
ninepenny : costing or having the value of ninepence
ninepin : a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center
ninepins : a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center
nineteen : a number that is one more than 18  — see Table of Numbers
nineteenth : a number that is one more than 18  — see Table of Numbers
ninetieth : a number equal to nine times 10  — see Table of Numbers
ninety : a number equal to nine times 10  — see Table of Numbers
ninetyish : resembling what was current in the 1890s
Ninevite : an inhabitant of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh
Ningpo city in the province of Zhejiang in eastern China, on the south side of Hangzhou Bay and east-southeast of the city of Hangzhou population 3,037,500
Ninja : a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations
ninny : fool, simpleton
ninnyhammer : ninny
ninnywatch : disturbance, commotion
Ninon : a smooth sheer fabric
ninon : a smooth sheer fabric
Ninox : a large genus of owls having bristly feet and long wings and ranging from Madagascar to Australian and Indo-Malayan regions
ninth : one that is number nine in a series  — see Table of Numbers
ninthly : in the ninth place
ninut : magpie sense 1a
niobate : a salt containing an anionic grouping of niobium and oxygen
Niobe : a daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion who while weeping for her slain children is turned into a stone from which her tears continue to flow
niobic : of, relating to, or containing niobium
Niobite : columbite
niobite : columbite
niobium : a lustrous light gray ductile metallic element that resembles tantalum chemically and is used in alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
niobous : of, relating to, or containing niobium
niota : niepa sense 2
Nip : to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch, bite
nip : to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch, bite
nipa : thatch made of leaves of the nipa palm
nipcheese : a ship's purser
Nipissing : an Algonkian people of southeastern Ontario
nipper : any of various devices (such as pincers) for nipping
nipperkin : a liquor container or vessel with a capacity of a half pint or less
nippers : any of various devices (such as pincers) for nipping
nippily : marked by a tendency to nip
nippiness : marked by a tendency to nip
nipping : sharp, chilling
nippingly : sharp, chilling
nippitate : strong and good : excellent
nipple : the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn
nipplewort : a slender branching annual herb (Lapsana communis) with loose-panicled small heads of yellow flowers
Nipponese : japanese
Nipponism :  japanism
Nipponize :  japanize
nippy : marked by a tendency to nip
nipter : the ceremony of foot washing on Maundy Thursday in the Eastern Orthodox Church  — compare maundy sense 1
nirles : an eruption resembling measles or chicken pox
nirmanakaya : the historically manifested body of Buddha in the doctrine of trikaya
nirvana : the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
nirvanic : the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
Nisan : the seventh month of the civil year or the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
nisei : a son or daughter of Japanese immigrants who is born and educated in America and especially in the U.S.
Nishada : a member of a low caste in India : the offspring of a Brahman and a Sudra
nisnas : a guenon (Cercopithecus griseoviridis) of northeastern Africa or a monkey of a related species
nispero : any of various plants of the genus Achras found in Spanish America
Nisqualli : a Salishan people of Puget Sound, Washington
nisse : a friendly goblin or brownie of Scandinavian folklore that frequents farm buildings : kobold
nisus : a mental or physical effort to attain an end : a perfective urge or endeavor
nit : the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect
Nitella : a genus of delicate branching stoneworts (family Characeae) differing from Chara in lacking a cortical layer of cells and in having the leaves all branched
niter : potassium nitrate
nither : debase, humiliate
nithing : coward, poltroon
nitid : bright, lustrous
nitidulid : of or relating to the Nitidulidae
Nitidulidae : a family of small beetles having 5-jointed tarsi and antennae ending in a 3-jointed clavate expansion, including some that are believed to be vectors of the oak wilt fungus, and having larvae that develop usually in decaying vegetation but sometimes attack healthy plants
nito : any of several climbing ferns (genus Lygodium) whose stems are used in the Philippines for making hats and baskets
niton : radon sense 1
nitramine : any of a class of compounds characterized by the grouping >NNO2 consisting of a nitro group attached to nitrogen and regarded either as N -nitro derivatives of amines or as organic derivatives of nitramide
nitrate : a salt or ester of nitric acid
nitratine : native sodium nitrate : caliche sense 1
nitration : the process of adding a nitro group to an organic compound
nitrator : the process of adding a nitro group to an organic compound
nitriary : an artificial bed of refuse animal matter for the manufacture of niter by nitrification
nitric : a corrosive liquid inorganic acid HNO3 used especially as an oxidizing agent, in nitrations, and in making organic compounds (such as fertilizers, explosives, and dyes)
nitridation : conversion into a nitride
nitride : a binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element
nitriding : a binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element
nitridize : to combine with nitrogen
nitrifaction : formation of niter
nitriferous : containing or yielding niter
nitrifiable : capable of nitrification
nitrification : the oxidation (as by bacteria) of ammonium salts to nitrites and the further oxidation of nitrites to nitrates
nitrifier : any of the nitrifying bacteria
nitrify : to combine or impregnate with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
nitrile : an organic cyanide containing the group CN which on hydrolysis yields an acid with elimination of ammonia
nitrite : a salt or ester of nitrous acid
nitro : containing or being the monovalent group NO2 united through nitrogen
nitroamine : a nitro derivative of an amine
nitroaniline : a nitro derivative of aniline: such as
Nitrobacter : a genus of rod- or pear-shaped nitrifying bacteria (family Bradyrhizobiaceae) occurring in soil, securing energy for growth by oxidizing nitrites to nitrates, and growing poorly on organic media
nitrobacteria : nitrifying bacterium
Nitrobacteriaceae : a family of bacteria capable of using carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and obtaining energy by oxidation of ammonia or nitrites  — see nitrifying bacterium
nitrobarite : native barium nitrate
nitrobenzene : a poisonous yellow oily liquid C6H5NO2 with an almond odor that is used especially in chemical synthesis (as of aniline)
nitrocalcite : native calcium nitrate Ca(NO3)2.4H2O occurring as an efflorescence (as on old walls and in limestone caves)
nitrocellulose : any of several nitric-acid esters of cellulose used especially for making explosives, plastics, and varnishes
nitrochloroform : chloropicrin
nitrocotton : cellulose nitrate made from cotton
nitroform : a crystalline explosive compound CH(NO2)3 analogous to chloroform; trinitro-methane
nitrogelatin : blasting gelatin
nitrogen : a nonmetallic chemical element that under standard conditions is a colorless, odorless, inert gas, that constitutes 78 percent of the Earth's atmosphere, and that is used especially in the industrial synthesis of ammonia, as a component of inert atmospheres, and in liquid form as a refrigerant  — see Chemical Elements Table
nitrogenate : to combine with nitrogen : nitrogenize
nitrogenation : to combine with nitrogen : nitrogenize
nitrogenization : the process of nitrogenizing
nitrogenize : to combine or impregnate with nitrogen or its compounds
nitrogenous : relating to, being, or containing nitrogen
nitroglycerin : an oily explosive poisonous liquid C3H5N3O9 used chiefly in making dynamite and in medicine as a vasodilator
nitrohydrochloric : aqua regia
nitrolamine : any of a class of compounds obtained by the action of amines or ammonia on nitrosates, nitrosites, or nitrosochlorides
nitrolic : any of a class of weak acids of the general formula RC(=NOH)NO2, that are formed by the action of nitrous acid on primary nitroparaffins RCH2NO2 and that react with alkalies to give intensely red-colored solutions of their salts 
nitrolime : calcium cyanamide
nitromagnesite : native magnesium nitrate Mg(NO3)2.6H2O occurring as an efflorescence in limestone caverns
nitrometer : an apparatus for collecting and measuring the volume of a gas (as nitrogen) that is liberated from a substance during analysis
nitromuriatic : aqua regia
nitronaphthalene : either of two yellow crystalline compounds C10H7NO2:
nitroparaffin : any of various nitro derivatives of alkanes
nitrophenol : a nitro derivative of phenol: such as
nitrophilous : preferring or thriving in a soil rich in nitrogen
nitrophyte : a plant requiring a soil rich in nitrogen
nitrophytic : a plant requiring a soil rich in nitrogen
nitroprussiate :  nitroprusside
nitroprusside : a salt containing the anion [Fe(CN)5NO]2− composed of five cyanogen groups and one nitrosyl group coordinated with iron  — see sodium nitroprusside
nitrosamine : any of various organic compounds which are characterized by the grouping NNO and some of which are powerful carcinogens
nitrosate : to introduce the nitroso group into (a compound) : convert into a nitroso compound
nitrosify : to convert by oxidation into nitrous acid or nitrates  — compare nitrify
nitrosite : any of a class of compounds obtained by the action of nitrous acid or nitrogen trioxide on unsaturated hydrocarbons (as terpenes)
nitrosobacteria : a nitrifying bacterium that oxidizes ammonia to nitrites
nitrosochloride : any of a class of crystalline compounds obtained by the action of nitrosyl chloride or of alkyl nitrites and hydrochloric acid on unsaturated hydrocarbons (as terpenes) and characterized by the grouping >CCl−C(NO)< or >CCl−C(=NOH)<
Nitrosococcus : a genus of large, spherical to ellipsoidal, nitrifying bacteria (family Chromatiaceae) that live in saline environments (such as oceans and salt lakes) and obtain energy for growth by oxidizing ammonia to nitrites
Nitrosomonas : a genus of spherical to rod-shaped, chemoautotrophic bacteria (family Nitrosomonadaceae) that are found in soil and water and obtain energy for growth by oxidizing ammonia to nitrites
nitrostarch : a high explosive that is similar to cellulose nitrate, that is obtained as a white powder by nitrating starch, and that is used chiefly in blasting and demolition explosives
nitrosyl : the nitroso group
nitrotoluene : a nitro derivative of toluene or a mixture of such derivatives: such as
nitrous : nitrous oxide
nitroxyl :  nitryl
nitryl : the nitro group
nitter : an insect (as a botfly) that deposits nits on horses
nitty : full of or infested with nits
nitwit : a scatterbrained or stupid person
Nitzschia : a genus (the type of the family Nitzschiaceae) of mostly solitary and free-floating diatoms that are elongate with rhomboidal cross section
Nitzschiaceae : a family of diatoms (order Pennales) having the features of the genus Nitzschia
Niue island in the south central Pacific Ocean which is a self-governing territory of New Zealand area 100 square miles (260 square kilometers), population 1625
nival : characterized by, abounding with, or living in or under snow : of or relating to a region of perennial snow
nivation : erosion of rock or soil caused by the alternate thawing and freezing of meltwater beneath and at the margins of snowbanks
nivenite : a velvet-black variety of uraninite containing cerium and yttrium
niveous : of or relating to snow : resembling snow (as in whiteness) : snowy
nix : to refuse to accept or allow (something) : veto, reject
nixie : nix entry 4
niyoga : an appointed task
Nizam : one of a line of sovereigns of Hyderabad, India, reigning from 1713 to 1950
nizam : one of a line of sovereigns of Hyderabad, India, reigning from 1713 to 1950
nizamate : one of a line of sovereigns of Hyderabad, India, reigning from 1713 to 1950
nizy : fool, lunkhead
njave : a very large tropical African tree (Mimusops njave) that has a termite-resistant wood somewhat resembling mahogany, a slightly acid edible fruit, and a seed rich in a fat that resembles shea butter
No : not
no : not
noa : charged with little or no supernatural power : free or freed from taboo : common, profane
Noachian : of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time
Noachite : a Freemason who has taken the 21st degree of the Scottish rite
Noah : an Old Testament patriarch who built the ark in which he, his family, and living creatures of every kind survived the Flood
nob : head sense 1
nobbily : in a nobby manner
nobble : to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging
nobbler : to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging
nobbut : only, just
nobby : chic, smart
nobiliary : of or relating to the nobility
nobilitate : ennoble
nobilitation : ennoble
nobility : the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank
noble : possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious
nobleman : a man of noble rank : peer
noblemanly : of, relating to, or befitting a nobleman
nobleness : possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious
noblesse : noble birth or condition
noblewoman : a woman of noble rank : peeress
nobly : possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious
nobody : no person : not anybody
nobs : head sense 1
nocake : Indian corn parched and pounded into a powder
Nocardia : a genus of aerobic actinomycetous bacteria that form limited mycelia which tend to break up into rod-shaped cells and occasionally form spores by fragmentation but develop neither conidia nor endospores and that include various pathogens as well as some soil-dwelling saprophytes
nocardiosis : actinomycosis caused by actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia and characterized by production of spreading granulomatous lesions  — compare maduromycosis
nocent : harmful
nocerite : a mineral Ca3Mg3F802 that is a calcium magnesium oxyfluoride
nociceptive : painful, injurious
nociceptor : a receptor (as in the skin) for nociceptive stimuli : a pain sense organ
nociperception : nociception
nociperceptive : of or relating to nociperception
nock : one of the notches cut in either of two tips of horn fastened on the ends of a bow or in the bow itself for holding the string
noctambulant : noctambulous
noctambulation : somnambulism
noctambule : somnambulist
noctambulism : somnambulism
noctambulist : a person who walks while asleep : sleepwalker
noctambulistic : of or relating to noctambulation
noctambulous : of, relating to, or given to walking by night
noctidiurnal : comprising a sequence of day and night
Noctilio : a genus (the type of the family Noctilionidae) of tropical American fish-eating mastiff bats
Noctiluca : phosphor sense 2
noctiluca : phosphor sense 2
noctilucence : bioluminescence
noctilucent : bioluminescent
noctilucine : an extract from luminous organisms to which their luminescence has been attributed  — compare luciferin
noctilucous : shining at night : phosphorescent
noctivagant : going about in the night : night-wandering
noctivagation : a roving or going about in the night
noctivagous : noctivagant
noctograph : a writing frame for the blind
noctovision : television in which the use of infrared rays makes it possible to transmit the image of a subject not visible to the eye (as because of darkness or fog)
noctuid : any of a large family (Noctuidae) of medium-sized often dull-colored moths with larvae (such as cutworms and armyworms) that are often destructive agricultural pests
Noctuidae : a large nearly cosmopolitan family of medium-sized stout-bodied dull-colored night-flying moths with usually naked larvae that include many destructive agricultural pests (as the cutworms and armyworms)  — see noctua , owlet moth  — compare bollworm, cotton leafworm, dagger moth, underwing
noctule : pipistrelle
nocturia : urination at night especially when excessive
nocturn : a principal division of the office of matins
nocturnal : of, relating to, or occurring in the night
nocturnally : of, relating to, or occurring in the night
nocturne : a work of art dealing with evening or night
nocuous : harmful
nocuously : harmful
nod : to make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness)
nodal : being, relating to, or located at or near a node
nodality : being, relating to, or located at or near a node
nodated : having or forming a node
nodder : to make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness)
nodding : bending downward or forward : drooping
noddle : head, pate
noddy : a stupid person
node : a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)
noded : having or divided into nodes
nodi : complication, difficulty
nodiak : the 3-toed echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii) of New Guinea
nodical : of or relating to astronomical nodes : measured from node to node
nodicorn : having nodose antennae
nodiferous : producing or having nodes
nodiform : resembling a node
Nodosaria : a genus of foraminiferans having the shell composed of chambers arranged in a straight or gently curved line
nodosarian : a genus of foraminiferans having the shell composed of chambers arranged in a straight or gently curved line
nodose : having numerous or conspicuous protuberances
nodosity : having numerous or conspicuous protuberances
nodular : of, relating to, characterized by, or occurring in the form of nodules
nodulate : nodulize
nodulated : having nodules
nodulation : the process of forming nodules and especially root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria
nodule : a small mass of rounded or irregular shape: such as
noduled : having or occurring in the form of nodules
nodulize : to convert (as finely divided ores) into nodules
nodulose : having minute nodules : finely knobby
nodulous : having minute nodules : finely knobby
nodulus : nodule
nodus : complication, difficulty
noegenesis : a schema for the production of knowledge including three processes: (1) observation; (2) discovery of relations; and (3) the bringing to mind or the creation of ideas that stand in a given relation to given ideas
noegenetic : of, relating to, or involving noegenesis
Noel : a Christmas carol
noel : a Christmas carol
noematachograph : an instrument for measuring complex reaction time
noematachometer : an instrument for measuring simple reaction time
Noetic : of, relating to, or based on the intellect
noetic : of, relating to, or based on the intellect
nog : a strong ale formerly brewed in Norfolk, England
Nogai : a nomad Tatar people of the northeastern Caucasus
nogal : a walnut, pecan, or hickory tree
noggin : a person's head
nogging : rough brick masonry used to fill in the open spaces of a wooden frame
nohow : in no manner or way : not at all
noibwood : bethabara
noil : short fiber removed during the combing of a textile fiber and often separately spun into yarn
noint : anoint
noir : crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings
noise : sound entry 1
noiseful : full of noise: such as
noisefully : full of noise: such as
noiseless : sound entry 1
noiselessly : sound entry 1
noisemaker : one that makes noise
noisemaking : one that makes noise
noiseproof : soundproof
noisette : a small piece of lean meat
noisily : making noise
noisiness : making noise
noisome : noxious, harmful
noisomely : noxious, harmful
noisomeness : noxious, harmful
noisy : making noise
nolition : adverse action of will : unwillingness
Noll : head
noll : head
nolle : an entry on the record of a legal action denoting that the prosecutor or plaintiff will proceed no further in an action or suit either as a whole or as to some count or as to one or more of several defendants
nollepros : nol-pros
nolo : nolo contendere
noma : a spreading invasive gangrene chiefly of the lining of the cheek and lips that is usually fatal and occurs most often in persons severely debilitated by disease or profound nutritional deficiency
nomad : a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
nomadic : of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
Nomadidae : a family of small bees resembling wasps  — see cuckoo bee
nomadism : a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
nomadize : to live the life of a nomad : roam about
nomancy : divination by letters
nomarch : the chief magistrate of a nome in ancient Egypt
nomarchy : a province or department of modern Greece : nome
nombril : the center point of the lower half of an armorial escutcheon
nome : a province of ancient Egypt
Nomeidae : a family of usually small fishes most of which are found in the open sea
nomenclative : of or relating to name or the act of naming
nomenclator : a book containing collections or lists of words
nomenclatorial : relating to or connected with nomenclature
nomenclatural : name, designation
nomenclature : name, designation
nomenclaturist : nomenclator sense 3
Nomeus : a genus (the type of the family Nomeidae) of fishes including the man-of-war fish
nomic : relating to a musical nome
nomina : the second of the three usual names of an ancient Roman  — compare cognomen, praenomen
nominal : of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
nominalism : a theory that there are no universal essences in reality and that the mind can frame no single concept or image corresponding to any universal or general term
nominalist : a theory that there are no universal essences in reality and that the mind can frame no single concept or image corresponding to any universal or general term
nominalistic : a theory that there are no universal essences in reality and that the mind can frame no single concept or image corresponding to any universal or general term
nominally : of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
nominate : designate, name
nominated : designate, name
nominately : by name
nomination : the act, process, or an instance of nominating
nominative : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks the subject of a verb especially in languages that have relatively full inflection
nominatively : in the manner of a nominative
nominator : designate, name
nominee : designate, name
nominy : a formulaic or conventional piece of rhyming doggerel
nomism : ethical or religious basing of conduct on the observance of moral law : legalism
nomisma : the Byzantine solidus
nomismata : the Byzantine solidus
nomistic : based on or conforming to moral law
nomocanon : a collection of the ecclesiastical laws of the ancient Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine imperial laws that pertained to the administration of the church
nomocracy : government in accordance with a system of law
nomogram : a graphic representation that consists of several lines marked off to scale and arranged in such a way that by using a straightedge to connect known values on two lines an unknown value can be read at the point of intersection with another line
nomograph : nomogram
nomographer : a writer of laws : one who is an expert in nomography
nomographic : nomogram
nomography : nomogram
nomological : relating to or expressing basic physical laws or rules of reasoning
nomology : the science of the laws of the mind
nomopelmous : having a separate and simple tendon to flex the hallux
nomos : law
nomothetic : relating to, involving, or dealing with abstract, general, or universal statements or laws
non : not : other than : reverse of : absence of
Nona : hepatitis clinically similar to hepatitis A and hepatitis B but caused by a different virus
nonability : lack of legal capacity
nonabsorbable : not capable of being absorbed
nonabsorbent : lacking the capacity to absorb : not absorbent
nonabsorptive : lacking the capacity to absorb : not absorptive
nonabstract : not abstract
nonacademic : not relating to a school or formal education : not academic
nonacceptance : failure or refusal to accept something or someone : lack of acceptance
nonaccess : the nonexistence of opportunity for sexual intercourse especially between husband and wife or the absence of such intercourse
nonaccredited : not recognized as meeting prescribed standards or requirements : not accredited
nonachievement : lack of achievement : failure to achieve a desired end or aim
nonacid : nonacidic
nonacosane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C29H60
nonacquiescence : an administrative agency's disagreement with and refusal to follow judicial precedent in cases before the agency to which the precedent applies
nonacquisitive : not acquisitive
nonaction : lack of action : inaction
nonadditive : not having a numerical value equal to the sum of values for the component parts
nonadecane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C19H40
nonadherence : a lack of adherence
nonadhesive : not tending to stick : not adhesive
nonadjacent : not adjacent: such as
nonadjustable : not adjustable
nonadjustive : tending to produce maladjustment
nonadministrative : not administrative
nonadmission : a lack of admission or a failure to admit something or someone
nonadmitted : the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies
nonaesthetic : not of or relating to aesthetics or the arts : not artistic : not aesthetic
nonaffiliated : not closely associated : not affiliated
nonage : minority sense 1
nonagenarian : a person whose age is in the nineties
nonagesimal : ninetieth
nonaggression : not aggressive: such as
nonaggressive : not aggressive: such as
nonagon : a polygon of nine angles and nine sides
nonagreement : a lack of agreement
nonagricultural : not agricultural: such as
nonahydrate : a chemical compound with nine molecules of water
nonalcoholic : not alcoholic: such as
nonalignment : not allied with other nations and especially with either the Communist or the non-Communist blocs
nonalphabetic : not of, relating to, or employing an alphabet or alphabetical order : not alphabetic
nonamino : not in the form of the amino group
nonanalytical : not relating to, characterized by, or using analysis : not analytic
nonanatomical : not concerned with, involving, or based on anatomy or anatomical considerations
nonane : any of several liquid isomeric paraffin hydrocarbons C9H20
nonanimal : not relating to, using, or derived from animals
nonanoic : pelargonic acid
nonanswer : a response that fails to address the subject of a question : an uninformative or unsatisfactory answer
nonantagonistic : not marked by or resulting from opposition or hostility : not antagonistic
nonantigenic : not antigenic : not relating to or having the properties of an antigen
nonapparent : an easement not involving any permanent visible sign of its existence (as an easement of a way or of drawing a net upon a shore) 
nonappearance : failure to appear at an expected place or time
nonaqueous : not aqueous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a liquid other than water
nonarcing : not capable of readily maintaining an electric arc
nonaristocratic : not belonging or appropriate to the aristocracy : not aristocratic
nonaromatic : not aromatic
nonartistic : not of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists : not artistic
nonascetic : not practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline : not ascetic
nonassertive : not assertive: such as
nonassessable : exempting the owner from further contributions to the capital or business of an issuing corporation and when fully paid for entailing no further liability on the part of the owner either to the corporation or its creditors
nonassignable : not assignable
nonastronomical : not related to astronomy : not astronomical
nonathletic : a person who is not an athlete
nonattached : not attached : unattached
nonattachment : lack of attachment (as to worldly concerns)
nonattendance : neglect or failure to attend : lack of attendance
nonattributive : not attributive
nonautomatic : not automatic
nonautomotive : not of, relating to, or concerned with automobiles : not automotive
nonbacterial : not bacterial : not consisting of, resulting from, or caused by bacteria
nonbasic : not basic: such as
nonbearing : not bearing something: such as
nonbeing : absence or lack of being : nonexistence
nonbeliever : a person who is not a believer
nonbelligerent : not belligerent: such as
nonbeverage : not used as a beverage : not suitable for use as a beverage
nonbiological : not biological: such as
nonblack : not of or relating to African American people or their culture
nonbreakable : unable to be broken especially under ordinary use : unbreakable
nonbreeder : not breeding : not engaged in or marked by breeding
nonbreeding : not breeding : not engaged in or marked by breeding
nonbroody : not broody
nonburnable : unable to be burned : not combustible : not burnable
nonbusiness : not related to business
nonbuying : not buying
noncabinet : not belonging to a governmental cabinet
noncaking : not tending to form or harden into a mass : not prone to caking
Noncalcarea : a class of Porifera including all sponges not placed in Calcarea
noncalcareous : lacking or deficient in lime
noncalcified : not calcified
noncallable : not callable
noncannibalistic : not practicing, involving, or marked by cannibalism : not cannibalistic
noncanonical : not relating to, part of, or sanctioned by a canon : not canonical
noncapital : not capital
noncapitalist : not capitalist: such as
noncareer : not relating to or being a career
noncarnivorous : not carnivorous
noncarrier : someone or something that is not a carrier: such as
noncaste : being of no caste or rank
nonce : the one, particular, or present occasion, purpose, or use
noncelebration : failure or refusal to celebrate something (such as a holiday) : lack of celebration
noncellular : not cellular: such as
noncellulosic : not relating to, containing, or made from cellulose
noncentral : not central: such as
noncertified : not having earned certification : not certified
nonchalance : the quality or state of being nonchalant
nonchalant : having an air of easy unconcern or indifference
nonchalantly : in a nonchalant manner : in a casual way that shows a relaxed lack of concern or interest
nonchemical : not chemical
nonchronological : not of, relating to, or arranged according to the order of time : not chronological
nonchurch : not of, relating to, or affiliated with a church
nonchurchgoer : a person who does not regularly attend a church : one who is not a churchgoer
noncircular : not having the form of a circle : not circular
noncitizen : a person who is not a citizen
nonclaim : neglect or failure to make a demand within the time limited by law
nonclassical : not classical
nonclerical : not clerical: such as
nonclinical : not clinical: such as
nonclotting : not clotting
noncoercive : not using threats or force to achieve compliance : not coercive
noncognitive : not cognitive: such as
noncoherent : not coherent
noncoincidence : the fact or state of not coinciding : lack of coincidence
noncoking : not changing to coke: not coking
noncollegiate : not of, relating to, or characteristic of a college or college students : not collegiate
noncollinear : not collinear:
noncolloid : crystalloid
noncom : noncommissioned officer
noncombat : not involving combat
noncombatant : one that does not engage in combat: such as
noncombustible : incapable of igniting and burning when subjected to fire : not combustible
noncommensurable : not commensurable : incommensurable
noncommercial : not commercial: such as
noncommissioned : not having a commission
noncommittal : giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
noncommittalism : a noncommittal position or policy
noncommittally : giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
noncommunicable : not capable of being communicated
noncommunicant : a person who is not a communicant : one who does not receive Communion
noncommunicating : not communicating: such as
noncommunication : a lack of communication
noncommunion : neglect or refusal to receive Communion
noncommunist : not of or relating to communism or a Communist party : not communist
noncommutative : of, relating to, having, or being the property that a given mathematical operation and set have when the result obtained using any two elements of the set with the operation differs with the order in which the elements are used : not commutative
noncompearance : default in appearing in court
noncompetent : not competent
noncompeting : not competing
noncompetitive : not competitive : uncompetitive: such as
noncompliance : failure or refusal to comply with something (such as a rule or regulation) : a state of not being in compliance
noncomplying : not complying with something (such as a rule or regulation)
noncompounder : one that does not compound
noncomprehension : lack of comprehension : failure to comprehend
noncompressible : not capable of being compressed: such as
noncon nonconformist
nonconcern : something that is not a concern
nonconclusion : an incomplete or inadequate conclusion
nonconcur : to refuse or fail to concur
nonconcurrence : to refuse or fail to concur
nonconcurrency : the state of being nonconcurrent
nonconcurrent : operating or occurring at different times : not concurrent
noncondensing : a steam engine or turbine not provided with a condenser
nonconditioned : not conditioned: such as
nonconducting : not conducting
nonconduction : lack of conduction: failure to conduct
nonconductive : not capable of conducting : not conductive
nonconductor : a substance that conducts heat, electricity, or sound only in very small degree
nonconfidential : not confidential
nonconflicting : not having or showing any apparent conflict
nonconform : to fail to conform
nonconformable : nonconforming
nonconformably : nonconforming
nonconformance : failure to conform
nonconformer : to fail to conform
nonconforming : not in accordance or agreement with prevailing norms, standards, or customs : not conforming
nonconformism : nonconformity
nonconformist : a person who does not conform to an established church
nonconformity : failure or refusal to conform to an established church
noncongruent : lacking congruity : not congruent
nonconnection : a lack of connection : failure to connect
nonconscious : not conscious : unconscious
nonconsecutive : not being in a sequence : not consecutive
nonconservation : lack or absence of conservation
nonconservative : not conservative
nonconstitutional : not according to, consistent with, or involving the constitution of a body politic (such as a nation) : unconstitutional
nonconstruction : not of, relating to, or involving the construction industry
nonconstructive : not constructive
nonconsumable : a thing (as land, furniture, or shares of stock) that may be enjoyed without altering its substance except for natural deterioration over time
nonconsumption : failure or refusal to consume something : lack or avoidance of consumption
noncontact : not involving contact: such as
noncontagious : not contagious : not communicable by direct or indirect contact
noncontent : a member of the British House of Lords who gives a negative vote
noncontentious : not contentious
noncontiguous : not contiguous
noncontingent : not contingent
noncontinuous : not continuous: such as
noncontraband : not being contraband
noncontradiction : absence of logical contradiction
noncontradictory : not contradictory : not involving, causing, or being a contradiction
noncontributory : making or involving no contribution: such as
noncontrolled : not controlled
noncontrolling : not having, providing, or constituting a controlling interest in a corporation
noncontroversial : not arousing or subject to controversy or dispute : not controversial
nonconventional : not conventional : not conforming to convention, custom, tradition, or usual practice : unconventional
nonconvertible : not convertible: such as
noncoplanar : not occupying the same surface or linear plane : not coplanar
noncorporate : not corporate : not relating to or being a corporation
noncorrelation : lack of correlation
noncorrodible : not capable of being corroded
noncorroding : noncorrodible
noncorrosive : not corrosive : not having the power to corrode
noncounty : not relating to or part of a county
noncreative : not creative: such as
noncriminal : not criminal : not relating to, involving, or being a crime
noncritical : not critical: such as
noncrushable : not able to be crushed
noncrystalline : not composed of crystals : not crystalline
noncultivated : not subject to cultivation
noncultivation : absence or lack of cultivation
noncumulative : not cumulative
noncurrent : not current
noncyclic : not relating to or occurring in cycles : not cyclic
noncyclical : not relating to or occurring in cycles : not cyclic
nonda : an edible fruit of an Australian tree that resembles a plum
nondancer : a person who is not a dancer
nondeceptive : not misleading or deceptive
Nondeciduata : mammals having a nondeciduate placenta
nondeciduate : having the fetal and maternal tissues but superficially associated so that no maternal tissue is lost at parturition (as in ungulates and whales)
nondecision : an inadequate decision : a statement or determination that is presented as a decision but that avoids or leaves unresolved the issue being considered
nondefense : not related to or used for a nation's military defenses
nondegenerate : not degenerate
nondelegable : not capable of being or permitted to be delegated
nondelegate : a person who is not a delegate
nondelegation : a doctrine that Congress may not delegate its duties under the Constitution to other branches of government without violating the principle of separation of powers
nondeliberate : not deliberate
nondelivery : failure or refusal to deliver something (such as a product or service)
nondemocratic : not democratic: such as
nondenominational : not restricted to a denomination : not denominational
nondenominationalism : not restricted to a denomination : not denominational
nondepartmental : not of or relating to a department : not departmental
nondependent : not dependent
nondeposition : diastem sense 3
nondepressed : not depressed
nonderivative : not derivative
nondescript : belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
nondestructive : not destructive
nondetachable : not able to be or designed to be detached especially from something larger : not detachable
nondetonating : not detonating : reacting by deflagration
nondevelopment : a lack or absence of development
nondiabetic : not affected with diabetes : not diabetic
nondidactic : not intended to teach or to convey instruction or information : not didactic
nondiffusing : not diffusing
nondiplomatic : not diplomatic: such as
nondirectional : not of, relating to, or indicating direction in space : not directional
nondisclosure : failure or refusal to make something known : lack of disclosure
nondiscretionary : not left to discretion or exercised at one's own discretion : not discretionary
nondiscrimination : the absence or avoidance of discrimination
nondiscriminatory : not discriminatory : fair, equitable
nondisjunction : failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate subsequent to metaphase in meiosis or mitosis so that one daughter cell has both and the other neither of the chromosomes
nondisjunctional : failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate subsequent to metaphase in meiosis or mitosis so that one daughter cell has both and the other neither of the chromosomes
nondistinctive : having no signaling value
nondistribution : a lack or absence of distribution
nondo : a perennial herb (Levisticum canadense) of the eastern U.S. having an aromatic root
nondocumentary : not being a documentary
nondogmatic : not dogmatic : undogmatic
nondomestic : not domestic or domesticated
nondominant : not dominant
nondramatic : not dramatic
nondrinking : a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages
nondrying : a highly saturated oil (such as olive oil) that is unable to solidify when exposed in a thin film to air
none : not any
nonearning : not yielding financial returns
nonecclesiastical : not churchly or ecclesiastical
noneconomic : not economic
nonedible : not fit to be eaten : not edible : inedible
noneditorial : not relating to or involving editing
noneducation : not relating to or concerned with the process of educating or the field of education : not educational
noneducational : not relating to or concerned with the process of educating or the field of education : not educational
noneffective : not effective
noneffervescent : not effervescent
nonego : the external world or object of knowledge as contrasted with the subject or ego
nonelastic : not elastic
nonelasticity : not elastic
nonelection : not of or relating to an election
nonelective : not elective: such as
nonelectric : not electric
nonelectrical : not electric
nonelectrolyte : a substance that does not readily ionize when dissolved or melted and is a poor conductor of electricity
nonelementary : not elementary
nonemotional : not emotional : unemotional
nonemphatic : not emphatic
nonempirical : not empirical
nonemployment : a state of not being employed : unemployment
nonene : any of four liquid straight-chain hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series
nonenforcement : failure or refusal to enforce or carry out something (such as a law or order) : lack of enforcement
nonengagement : failure or refusal to engage someone or something : lack of engagement
nonengineering : not of, relating to, or practicing engineering
nonent : something that does not exist
nonentertainment : not relating to, involved with, or providing entertainment
nonentitative : nonexistent
nonentitive : nonexistent
nonentity : something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
nonentres : failure of an heir to land to make an entry thereon and to obtain investiture of the feu from the superior
nonentry : the fact of not entering
nonenzymic : not involving the action of enzymes : not enzymatic
nonepiscopal : not episcopal
nonequilibrium : absence or lack of equilibrium or balance : a state of imbalance between opposing forces or processes
nonequivalent : not equivalent
nonerotic : not marked by or arousing sexual love or desire : not erotic
nones : the ninth day before the ides according to ancient Roman reckoning
nonessential : not essential
nonesuch : a person or thing without an equal
nonet : a combination of nine instruments or voices
nonetheless : in spite of what has just been said : nevertheless
nonethical : not ethical: such as
nonexclusive : not exclusive
nonexecutive : a person who is not an executive
nonexempt : not free or released from some requirement to which others are subject : not exempt
nonexistence : absence of existence : the negation of being
nonexistent : not in actual or present occurrence : not existing
nonexistential : not existential
nonexotic : not exotic: such as
nonexpendable : not expendable: such as
nonexperimental : not experimental
nonexpert : a person who is not an expert
nonexploitation : inability or refusal to exploit someone or something
nonexplosive : not explosive
nonextant : not extant
nonfact : something (such as a statement) that is not a fact : something that is presented as a fact but is not factual
nonfactual : not relating to, concerned with, or based on facts : not factual
nonfaculty : not of, relating to, or included among the members of a school's faculty
nonfading : not subject to fading
nonfamily : not of, relating to, or constituting a family
nonfarm : not of or relating to farms or farming
nonfat : lacking fat solids : having fat solids removed
nonfatal : not causing death : not fatal
nonfatty : containing relatively little fat : not fatty
nonfeasance : failure to act
nonfebrile : not marked or affected by a fever
nonfederal : not federal
nonfederated : not joined in an alliance or federation : not federated
nonferrous : not containing, including, or relating to iron
nonfibrous : not fibrous
nonfiction : writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
nonfictional : writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
nonfigurative : nonobjective sense 2
nonfilamentous : not containing or composed of filaments : not filamentous
nonfinancial : not of or relating to finance or financiers : not financial
nonfinite : not finite
nonflammable : not flammable
nonflowering : producing no flowers
nonfluorescent : not fluorescent: such as
nonflying : not flying: such as
nonfood : something that is not food
nonforfeitable : not able to be forfeited : not subject to forfeiture
nonforfeiture : failure or refusal to forfeit something
nonformal : not formal : informal
nonfossiliferous : not containing fossils : not fossiliferous
nonfreezing : not freezing: such as
nonfulfillment : lack of fulfillment
nonfunctional : not functional: such as
nonfundable : not capable of being funded
nonfungible : a unique digital identifier that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided, that is recorded in a blockchain, and that is used to certify authenticity and ownership (as of a specific digital asset and specific rights relating to it) 
nongaseous : not gaseous : not relating to, having the form of, or consisting of gas
nongenetic : not relating to or involving genes : not genetic
nongeometrical : not geometric
nonglandular : not glandular
nonglare : designed to reduce or eliminate the glare of bright, reflective light
nongolfer : a person who is not a golfer
nongovernmental : not of or relating to government or a particular government : not governmental
nongraduate : a person who is not a graduate
nongranular : not granular
nongreasy : not containing or appearing to contain an unusual amount of grease : not greasy
nongreen : not green
nongregarious : not gregarious: such as
nonhalation : antihalation
nonharmonic : not of or relating to musical harmony or a harmonic
nonhazardous : not hazardous
nonhereditary : not hereditary
nonheritable : not heritable
nonhero : antihero
nonhistorical : not historical: such as
nonhomogeneous : made up of different types of people or things : not homogeneous
nonhostile : not hostile: such as
nonhuman : not human: such as
nonhunting : not allowing hunting
nonhygroscopic : not readily taking up and retaining moisture : not hygroscopic
nonideal : not ideal
nonidentical : different
nonidentity : the condition of not being the same one that is described or asserted : lack of identity
nonillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 30 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
nonimitative : not marked by imitation : not imitative
nonimmigrant : a person who is not an immigrant
nonimmune : not produced by, involved in, or relating to an immune response or the immune system
nonimmunized : not having been made immune to something (such as a communicable disease) especially by vaccination
nonimpact : of or relating to a printing process in which the printing element does not strike the paper
nonimportation : cessation or prohibition of the import of goods from another country especially as employed against Great Britain by the American colonies in the Revolutionary era in retaliation for the Townshend Acts and by the U.S. in the Napoleonic era as a measure of reprisal for British violations of American neutral rights
noninclusion : lack of inclusion : failure to include someone or something
nonincreasing : not becoming progressively greater : not increasing
nonindependent : the quality or state of not being independent
nonindividual : not individual: such as
noninductive : not inductive
nonindustrial : not of, relating to, or characteristic of industry : not industrial
noninfected : not infected by or with something (such as a pathogen) : not marked by infection
noninfectious : not infectious or caused by infection
noninflammable : not inflammable : nonflammable
noninflammatory : not inflammatory
noninflectional : not relating to or characterized by inflection : not inflectional
noninfluence : absence or lack of influence
noninheritable : not inheritable
noninitial : not occurring at the beginning of a word, phrase, or sentence : not initial
noninjury : not involving or causing injury
noninsect : not of, relating to, being, or caused by an insect or insects
noninstructional : not relating to or concerned with the process of instruction : not instructional
noninstrumental : not instrumental: such as
noninsurance : not related to, concerned with, or involving insurance against loss
nonintellectual : not intellectual
noninterchangeable : not capable of being interchanged : not interchangeable
nonintercourse : something (such as physical contact) that is not sexual intercourse
noninterference : a lack of interference
nonintersecting : not intersecting
nonintervention : the state or policy of not intervening
noninterventionist : the state or policy of not intervening
nonintoxicant : something (such as a beverage) that is not an intoxicant
nonintoxicating : not tending to cause drunkenness or intoxication
nonintrusion : absence of intrusion : refusal to intrude
nonintrusionism : absence of intrusion : refusal to intrude
nonintrusionist : absence of intrusion : refusal to intrude
nonintuitive : not intuitive: such as
nonionizing : not ionizing something
nonirradiated : not treated by irradiation
nonirrigated : not supplied with water by artificial means : not irrigated
nonirritant : not causing irritation
nonirritating : not causing irritation : not irritating
nonisobaric : not directly associated with any definite form of isobars or isobaric gradients
nonissuable : not being of such a nature as to raise a fact in issue determinative of the merits of a case
nonjoinder : failure to include a necessary party to a suit at law
nonjudicial : not judicial : not heard by, ordered by, or otherwise involving a judge
nonjurant : nonjuring : relating to or characteristic of nonjurors
nonjuring : not swearing allegiance
nonjuror : a person refusing to take an oath especially of allegiance, supremacy, or abjuration
nonjury : not decided by a jury : not determined in court by a body of arbitrators
nonkosher : not kosher: such as
nonlaminated : not laminated
nonlanguage : not pertaining to language or the study of language : not related to communication via speech or writing
nonlaying : not laying
nonleaded : not containing lead
nonlegal : not pertaining to the law or to the legal profession
nonlegato : with breaks between successive tones : with a bow stroke for each tone
nonlegume : a plant that is not a legume
nonlife : absence of life
nonlinear : not linear
nonliquid : not liquid
nonliterary : not literary
nonliturgical : not liturgical
nonliving : not having, characterized by, or marked by life : not alive or living
nonlocal : not local
nonlocalized : a vector that requires for its description only its magnitude and direction
nonlogical : not based on or derived from a process of reasoning or logic : not logical
nonluminescent : not luminescent
nonluminous : not emitting light : not luminous
nonlustrous : not lustrous
nonmagnetic : lacking magnetic qualities : not magnetic
nonmalignant : not malignant
nonmalleable : incapable of being shaped or altered : not malleable
nonmammalian : not of, relating to, or being a mammal : not mammalian
nonmandatory : not mandatory
nonmanual : not requiring or involving the hands or physical labor : not manual
nonmanufacturing : not of or relating to the process of making wares by hand or by machinery : not of or relating to manufacturing
nonmarine : not marine
nonmarital : not of, relating to, or occurring within marriage or the married state : not marital
nonmarket : not of, relating to, included in, or characteristic of a market
nonmaterial : not material: such as
nonmaterialistic : not of, relating to, or marked by materialism : not materialistic
nonmathematical : not mathematical: such as
nonmathematician : a person who is not a mathematician
nonmechanical : not mechanical: such as
nonmechanistic : not of or relating to a mechanism or the doctrine of mechanism : not mechanistic
nonmedical : not involving, relating to, used in, or concerned with medical care or the field of medicine : not medical
nonmedullated : unmyelinated
nonmember : a person or thing that is not a member
nonmembership : the state or status of a nonmember
nonmental : not of or relating to the mind : not mental
nonmetal : a chemical element (such as boron, carbon, or nitrogen) that lacks the characteristics of a metal
nonmetallic : not metallic
nonmetric : not of, relating to, or using the metric system
nonmetrical : not metrical
nonmetropolitan : not of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis : not metropolitan
nonmigratory : not relating to, engaging in, or characterized by migration : not migratory
nonmilitant : not militant: such as
nonmilitary : not military
nonmimetic : not characterized by or being a representation or imitation of the real world
nonmiscible : not miscible
nonmobile : not mobile: such as
nonmolecular : not of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules : not molecular
nonmonogamous : not of, relating to, or practicing monogamy : not monogamous
nonmoral : not falling into or existing in the sphere of morals or ethics
nonmotile : not exhibiting or capable of movement : not motile
nonmunicipal : not of, relating to, or characteristic of a municipality : not municipal
nonmuscular : not muscular
nonmusical : not of, relating to, including, or having the quality of music : not musical
nonmystical : not mystical
nonnarcotic : not narcotic
nonnasal : not nasal
nonnational : not of or relating to a nation : not national
nonnative : not native: such as
nonnatural : not natural
nonnaturalism : an art style that avoids representation of the objects and appearances of the natural world : an abstract or nonobjective art style
nonnecessity : the condition of not being necessary
nonnegotiable : not negotiable
nonnervous : not nervous
nonnitrogenous : not relating to, being, or containing nitrogen : not nitrogenous
nonnotification : a sale to a finance company or factor of an account receivable without informing the debtor who continues to remit to the vendor
nonnucleated : lacking a nucleus or nuclei : not nucleated
nonnutritious : not providing nourishment : not nutritious
nonnutritive : not of or relating to nutrition : not providing nourishment
nonobjective : not objective
nonobligatory : not obligatory
nonobservance : lack of observance : failure to observe something (such as a law or custom)
nonobservant : not observant
nonobstructive : not causing or characterized by obstruction (as of a bodily passage)
nonobvious : not easily discovered, seen, or understood : not obvious
nonoccupational : not of or relating to a person's occupation : not occupational
nonoccurrence : an absence or lack of occurrence
nonofficial : not official : not relating to, proceeding from, or approved by officials : unofficial
nonoic : any of the numerous monocarboxylic acids C8H17COOH (as pelargonic acid) derived from the nonanes
nonoily : not relating to, consisting of, or containing oil : not oily
nonolfactory : not olfactory
nonoperating : not operating: such as
nonoperative : not involving surgery or consisting of an operation
nonoptical : not optical
nonorchestral : not orchestral
nonorganic : not organic: such as
nonorthodox : not conforming to established doctrine
nonoverlapping : not overlapping: such as
nonowner : one who is not the owner of something
nonoxidizing : not having the ability to cause oxidation : not readily combining with oxygen
nonpaid : not receiving or providing pay : unpaid
nonpalatal : not palatal
nonpar : nonparticipating
nonparallel : not parallel
nonparasitic : not relating to, being, or caused by a parasite : not parasitic
nonpareil : having no equal
nonparent : someone who is not another's parent
nonparous : nulliparous
nonparticipant : one who does not participate in something
nonparticipating : not taking part in something : not participating
nonparticipation : an absence or lack of participation
nonpartisan : not partisan
nonpartisanship : not partisan
nonparty : not affiliated with, based on, or representing a political party
nonpasserine : not passerine
nonpathogenic : not capable of causing disease
nonpaying : not making any payment : not required to pay
nonpayment : neglect or failure to pay
nonpeak : off-peak
nonpecuniary : not consisting of money
nonperfection : the failure to perfect
nonperformance : neglect or failure to perform
nonperformer : a person or thing that does not perform
nonperforming : not producing the expected return
nonperiodic : not periodic
nonperishable : processed or packaged to withstand prolonged storage : not perishable
nonpermanent : not permanent
nonpersistent : not persistent: such as
nonperson : a person who is regarded as nonexistent: such as
nonpersonal : not personal
nonphilosophical : not philosophical
nonphonetic : not phonetic
nonphysical : not physical
nonphysiological : not physiological
nonpigmented : not pigmented : unpigmented
nonplacental : lacking a placenta
nonplacet : a negative vote
nonplanar : not planar : not lying or able to be confined within a single plane : having a three-dimensional quality
nonplastic : not plastic: such as
nonplus : a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
nonpoetic : not poetic: such as
nonpoisonous : not having the properties or effects of poison : not poisonous
nonpolar : not polar
nonpolarizable : not capable of being polarized : not polarizable
nonpolitical : not political: such as
nonporous : not porous
nonpositive : not positive : negative, privative
nonpossession : an absence or lack of possession
nonpractical : not able to be used or put to use easily or effectively : not practical
nonprecipitation : an absence or lack of precipitation
nonpregnant : not pregnant
nonprehensile : not adapted for or involving grasping or seizing : not prehensile
nonpressure : not having pressure
nonprincipled : having no concern with or awareness of principles : amoral
nonproducer : one that is not productive
nonproducing : not making, manufacturing, or yielding anything : not producing
nonproductive : not productive: such as
nonproductiveness : not productive: such as
nonprofessional : not professional: such as
nonprofessionalism : an absence or lack of professionalism
nonprofessorial : not of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor : not professorial
nonprofit : not conducted or maintained for the purpose of making a profit
nonprogressive : not progressive
nonproportional : not proportional
nonproprietary : not proprietary
nonprotein : not being or derived from protein
nonproven : not established by proof : not proved
nonpsychological : not relating to, concerned with, or involving psychology or the mind : not psychological
nonpublic : not public
nonpurchase : not involving or being a debt secured by the property purchased with the money borrowed
nonpurposive : not purposive
nonquota : not included in or subject to a quota : of or relating to a nonquota immigrant
nonracial : not of, relating to, or based on race : not racial
nonrated : not rated: such as
nonrational : not based on, guided by, or employing reason : not rational : irrational
nonreactive : not reactive: such as
nonreactor : someone or something that does not react to a stimulus
nonreader : one who does not or cannot read
nonreading : one who does not or cannot read
nonrealistic : not realistic: such as
nonreceipt : a failure to receive something
nonreciprocal : not characterized by reciprocity : not reciprocal or reciprocating
nonreciprocity : the absence of reciprocity
nonrecognition : absence of recognition : failure or refusal to recognize something
nonrecourse : being or based on an agreement in which the lender has no right of recourse to the borrower's assets beyond stated limits
nonrecurrent : not recurring
nonrecurring : nonrecurrent
nonreducing : not reducing something
nonrefillable : not capable of being refilled : not refillable
nonregent : a Master of Arts at an English university whose regency has expired
nonregulation : an absence or lack of regulation : the failure or refusal to regulate
nonrelative : someone who is not a relative
nonreligious : not religious: such as
nonrenewable : not able to be renewed : not renewable
nonrenewal : lack of renewal : a failure or refusal to renew something or someone
nonrepayable : not able to be repaid
nonrepresentational : nonobjective sense 2
nonrepresentationalism : nonobjective sense 2
nonrepresentative : not representative: such as
nonreproductive : not reproducing
nonresidence : the state or fact of being nonresident
nonresidency : nonresidence
nonresident : not residing in a particular place
nonresidenter : nonresident
nonresidential : not residential: such as
nonresistance : the principles or practice of passive submission to constituted authority even when unjust or oppressive
nonresistant : not resistant
nonresisting : not resisting : nonresistant
nonresonant : not resonant: such as
nonrestraint : an absence or lack of restraint
nonrestricted : not subjected or subject to restriction : not restricted
nonrestrictive : not restrictive
nonretractile : not capable of being drawn back or in : not retractile
nonretroactive : not extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past : not retroactive
nonreturn : check valve
nonreturnable : not returnable
nonrevenue : not productive of revenue
nonreversible : not capable of being reversed
nonrevolutionary : not revolutionary: such as
nonrhythmic : not rhythmic
nonrigid : not rigid: such as
nonrioter : one who does not create or participate in a riot
nonrotatable : that does not rotate
nonrotating : not rotating or capable of rotation
nonroutine : not routine : not of a commonplace or repetitious character
nonroyal : not of or relating to kingly ancestry : not royal
nonrubber : not made of or resembling rubber
nonruminant : an animal that is not ruminant
Nonruminantia : the Artiodactyla exclusive of the Ruminantia
nonsacred : not sacred
nonsalable : not fit to be sold : not salable
nonsaline : not containing salt : not saline
nonsaponifiable : not able to be converted into soap : not capable of being saponified
nonscience : something (such as a discipline) that is not a science
nonscientific : not of, relating to, or based on science : not scientific
nonscientist : a person who is not a scientist or who lacks training in the sciences
nonseasonal : not seasonal: such as
nonsecretory : not marked by secretion : not secretory
nonsectarian : not having a sectarian character : not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group
nonsegregation : not segregated
nonselected : not having been chosen or selected
nonselective : not selective: such as
nonself : material that is foreign to the body of an organism
nonsense : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
nonsensical : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
nonsensically : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
nonsensicalness : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
nonsensitive : not sensitive: such as
nonsensuous : not relating to the senses or sensible objects : not sensuous
nonsentence : a word, clause, or phrase that does not form a complete sentence
nonseptate : not divided by or having a septum : not septate
nonserious : not serious
nonsexual : not involving sex or sexual activity
nonshrinkable : not susceptible to shrinking : nonshrink
nonsignificant : not significant: such as
nonsinkable : incapable of being sunk : unsinkable
nonskid : designed or equipped to prevent skidding
nonslaveholding : not allowing slavery or not inhabited by slaveholders
nonslip : designed to reduce or prevent slipping
nonsmoker : a person who does not smoke tobacco : a person who is not a smoker
nonsmoking : not permitting smoking
nonsocial : not socially oriented : lacking a social component
nonsocialist : not advocating, practicing, or characterized by socialism
nonsolar : not solar : such as
nonsolid : not solid
nonsolution : something that fails to solve a problem : something that is not a solution
nonspeaker : a person who is not a speaker
nonspeaking : not involving spoken lines
nonspecialist : a person who does not specialize in a particular occupation, practice, or branch of learning : a person who is not a specialist
nonspecialized : not specialized
nonspecific : not specific: such as
nonspectacular : not spectacular or special : unspectacular
nonspectral : not being in the spectrum
nonspeculative : not involving or based on speculation : not speculative
nonspherical : not having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments : not spherical
nonspillable : not spillable
nonsporeforming : not producing spores
nonsporting : lacking the qualities characteristic of a hunting dog
nonstaining : not staining
nonstandard : not standard
nonstarter : one that does not start
nonstationary : not stationary
nonstatistical : not of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics : not statistical
nonstellar : not stellar
nonsticky : not sticky
nonstock : not organized for profit and so having no stock outstanding
nonstop : done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
nonstrategic : not of, relating to, marked by, or concerned with strategy : not strategic
nonstress : a test of fetal well-being that is performed by ultrasound monitoring of the increase in fetal heartbeat following fetal movement
nonstriated : being without striations
nonstriker : a batsman in cricket who is in but is not receiving the bowling  — compare striker
nonstructural : not part of a structure : not relating to, affecting, or contributing to the structure of something
nonstudent : a person who is not a student
nonsubject : something that is not a subject or is not considered worthy of discussion
nonsubjective : not subjective
nonsubscriber : one who does not subscribe to something (such as a magazine)
nonsuccess : a lack or absence of success
nonsugar : not being, containing, or made from sugar (such as sucrose or fructose)
nonsuit : a judgment against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case
nonsupport : failure to support
nonsuppurative : not characterized by or accompanied by suppuration
nonsurgical : not involving, consisting of, requiring, or performing surgery
nonswimmer : one who is not a swimmer : someone who lacks the ability or skill to swim
nonsyllabic : not constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:
nonsymbiotic : not living or occurring in a state of mutualism or symbiosis
nonsymbiotically : not living or occurring in a state of mutualism or symbiosis
nonsymbolic : not symbolic
nonsymmetrical : not symmetrical : not characterized by symmetry : asymmetrical, unsymmetrical
nonsynchronous : not synchronous : not happening, moving, or existing at the same time
nonsystematic : not systematic
nontariff : not involving or including tariffs
nontax : not related to taxation
nontaxable : not liable to taxation : not taxable
nonteaching : not relating to or engaged in teaching
nontechnical : not technical: such as
nontemporal : not temporal
nontenure : a former plea in bar made by a defendant in a real action setting up that he did not hold the land : a plea denying a demise or letting
nonterm : the vacation between two terms of a lawcourt
nonterminating : not terminating or ending
nontheatrical : not theatrical : not of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
nontheistic : a person who does not believe that there is a god or gods : a person who is not a believer in theism
nontheological : not of or relating to theology : not theological
nontherapeutic : not relating to, being, or providing therapy : not therapeutic
nonthinking : not thinking : not conscientiously thoughtful
nontidal : not relating to, caused by, or having tides : not tidal
nontoxic : not toxic
nontrading : the state of being a partner : participation
nontraditional : not following or conforming to tradition : not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional
nontransferability : not capable of being transferred : not transferable
nontransferable : not capable of being transferred : not transferable
nontransparency : the quality or state of being not transparent
nontransparent : not transparent
nontreatment : an absence or lack of treatment (such as medical treatment)
nontronite : a pale yellow or greenish clay mineral that consists chiefly of hydrous iron silicate and is classed as montmorillonite in which iron has replaced more or less of the aluminum
nontropical : of, relating to, or occurring outside of the tropics : not tropical
nontuberculous : not causing, caused by, or affected with tuberculosis
nontypical : not typical : atypical
nonumbilicate : characterized by lack or closure of the umbilicus
nonunanimous : not characterized by full agreement or unanimity : not unanimous
nonuniform : not uniform: such as
nonuniformist : a person who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or processes more violent than are now operating
nonuniformitarian : nonuniformist
nonuniformity : not uniform: such as
nonunion : not belonging to or connected with a trade union
nonunionism : the theories, opinions, or practices of those who do not support trade unions
nonunionist : a person who does not belong to a trade union
nonunique : lacking distinction or singularity : not unique
nonuniversal : not universal : not present or occurring everywhere or available or applying to everyone
nonuniversity : not of, relating to, or associated with a university
nonuple : consisting of nine : being nine times as great or as many : ninefold
nonuplet : a combination of nine of a kind
nonurban : not of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city : not urban
nonurgent : not calling for immediate attention : not urgent
nonuse : failure to use
nonuser : one who does not make use of something (such as an available public facility or a harmful drug)
nonutilitarian : not utilitarian
nonutility : something that is not a utility
nonvalidity : not valid : invalid
nonvanishing : not zero or becoming zero
nonvascular : not vascular: such as
nonvenomous : not venomous
nonverbal : not verbal: such as
nonveteran : a person who is not a former member of the armed forces : someone who is not a military veteran
nonviable : not viable : not capable of living, growing, developing, or functioning successfully
nonvibratile : not vibratile
nonvibratory : not vibratory
nonvintage : undated and usually blended to approximate a standard
nonviolence : abstention from violence as a matter of principle
nonviscous : not having or characterized by viscosity : not viscous
nonvisual : not visual: such as
nonvocal : not vocal: such as
nonvocalic : not vocalic
nonvocational : not vocational : not relating to or concerned with a vocation
nonvolatile : not volatile: such as
nonvolcanic : not of, relating to, or produced by a volcano
nonvoluntary : not voluntary : involuntary
nonvoter : a person who fails or chooses not to vote or does not have the legal right to vote
nonvoting : not voting: such as
nonwar : not of, relating to, participating in, or occurring during war
nonwestern : not being part of the western tradition
nonwhite : not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
nonwoody : not of or containing wood or wood fibers
nonworker : a person who does not work
nonworking : not working:
nonyl : an alkyl radical C9H19 derived from a nonane
nonylene : any of several liquid isomeric hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series
nonylic : nonoic acid
nonzero : being, having, or involving a value other than zero
noodle : a stupid person : simpleton
noodledom : the world of fools
nook : a right-angled corner
nooked : having corners or angles
nookery : a snug or cozy place or room
nooklet : a little nook
nooky : the female partner in sexual intercourse
noological : relating to mind or to mental character
noology : the study of mind : the science of phenomena regarded as purely mental in origin
noon : midday
noonday : midday
noonflower : goatsbeard sense 1
nooning : a meal eaten at noon
noonlight : the light of noon : the brightest daylight
noonstead : the position of the sun at noon
noontide : noontime
noontime : the time of noon : midday
nooscopic : of or relating to the examination of the mind
noose : a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
Nootka : a member of a group of American Indian peoples inhabiting the west coast of Vancouver Island
nopal : any of a genus (Nopalea) of cacti of Mexico and Central America that differ from the prickly pears in having erect petals and scarlet flowers with the stamens much longer than the petals
Nopalea : a genus of cacti differing from Opuntia with which it is sometimes combined by the erect petals and scarlet flowers with stamens that are much longer than the petals
nopalry : a plantation of nopal for raising the cochineal insect
nope : no entry 1
nopinene : a terpene C10H16 associated with alpha-pinene in turpentine oils and hyssop oil : a liquid bicyclic terpene that is usually levorotatory in its natural oils and that isomerizes to alpha-pinene (as on heating)
nor : neither
norate : to spread (news) by word of mouth
noration : rumor
norbergite : a mineral Mg3SiO4(F,OH)2 of the humite group composed of a magnesium silicate with fluorine and hydroxyl
Norbertine :  premonstratensian
norcamphane : norbornane
nordcaper : right whale
nordenskioldine : a mineral CaSn(BO3)2 consisting of a calcium tin borate
Nordic : of or relating to the Germanic peoples of northern Europe and especially of Scandinavia
Nordicism : the belief in or the doctrine of the superiority of the hypothetical Nordic racial type and its cultural capacities  — compare aryanism
Nordicist : a believer in the doctrine of Nordic preeminence and supremacy
nordmarkite : a variety of staurolite containing manganese
Norfolk city in northeastern Nebraska population 24,210
nori : dried laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets and used especially as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi
noria : a Persian wheel of the bucket type
norie : a cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
norimon : a Japanese covered litter carried by men
norite : a variety of gabbro consisting of a granular aggregate of basic plagioclase, orthorhombic pyroxene, and usually some magnetite
norland : northland
norlander : a person from the north country :  northerner
norleucine : a crystalline amino acid C6H13NO2 isomeric with leucine
Norm : an authoritative standard : model
norm : an authoritative standard : model
Norma : rule, model, standard, norm
norma : rule, model, standard, norm
normal : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern : characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine
normalcy : the state or fact of being normal
normality : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern : characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine
normalization : to make conform to or reduce to a norm or standard
normalize : to make conform to or reduce to a norm or standard
normalizer : one that normalizes
normally : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern : characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine
normalness : normality
Norman : a native or inhabitant of Normandy:
Normanism : the quality or traits distinctive of the Normans
Normanization : the act or process of making Norman
Normanize : to make Norman in quality, traits, or culture
Normannic : relating to or characteristic of the Normans
normative : of, relating to, or determining norms or standards
normatively : of, relating to, or determining norms or standards
normativeness : of, relating to, or determining norms or standards
normoblast : an immature red blood cell containing hemoglobin and a pyknotic nucleus and normally present in bone marrow but appearing in the blood in many anemias  — compare erythroblast
normoblastic : an immature red blood cell containing hemoglobin and a pyknotic nucleus and normally present in bone marrow but appearing in the blood in many anemias  — compare erythroblast
normocyte : a red blood cell that is normal in size and in hemoglobin content
normocytic : characterized by red blood cells that are normal in size and usually also in hemoglobin content
normotensive : having normal blood pressure
Norn : any of the three Norse goddesses of fate
nornicotine : a liquid alkaloid C9H12N2 found in tobacco and obtained from nicotine by demethylation; 3-α-pyrrolidyl-pyridine
Norroy :  norroy king of arms
Norse : norwegian sense 2
norsel : a short line for fastening fishnets or fishhooks
Norseman : any of the ancient Scandinavians
north : to, toward, or in the north
northbound : traveling or headed north
northeast : to, toward, or in the northeast
northeaster : a strong northeast wind
northeasterly : from the northeast
northeastern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
northeasternmost : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
northeastward : toward the northeast
northeastwardly : toward or from the northeastward : northeasterly
northeastwards : toward the northeast
norther : a strong north wind
northerliness : the situation of being northerly
northerly : situated toward or belonging to the north
northern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated North
northerner : a native or inhabitant of the North
northernize : to imbue with qualities native to or associated with residents of northern U.S.
northernly : northerly
northernmost : furthest to the north
northing : difference in latitude to the north from the last preceding point of reckoning
northland : land in the north : the north of a country
northlight : light admitted to a room (as a studio) that comes solely from the north and in the northern hemisphere is preferred by artists because it is there more neutral in color and less productive of variation than light from any other direction
Northman : norseman
northmost : northernmost
northness : the quality or state of being north
Northumber : an inhabitant of ancient Northumbria
Northumbrian : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Northumbria, its people, or its language
northupite : a mineral Na3MgCl(CO3)2 composed of a magnesium sodium carbonate with chloride and occurring in colorless octahedral crystals
northward : toward the north
northwardly : in a northern direction
northwards : toward the north
northwest : to, toward, or in the northwest
northwester : a strong northwest wind
northwesterly : from the northwest
northwestern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
northwestward : toward the northwest
northwestwardly : toward or from the northwest : northwesterly
northwestwards : toward the northwest
norward : northward
norwards : northward
Norway country of northern Europe in Scandinavia bordering on the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and straddling the Arctic Circle; a kingdom; capital Oslo area 125,021 square miles (323,802 square kilometers), population 5,372,000
Norwegian : a native or inhabitant of Norway
nose : the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity
nosean : noselite
noseband : the part of a headstall that passes over a horse's nose
nosebleed : an attack of bleeding from the nose
nosed : having a nose especially of a specified kind
nosegay : a small bunch of flowers : posy
nosehole : nostril
noseless : having no nose
noselessly : having no nose
noselessness : having no nose
noselite : a grayish, bluish, or brownish mineral Na5Al3Si3O12(SO4) that is a sodium aluminosilicate and sulfate related to hauynite
Nosema : a disease of bees caused by a microsporidian (Nosema apis) that invades the stomach and midgut causing dysentery and varying degrees of paralysis in the affected host
nosepiece : a piece of armor for protecting the nose
noser : a blow or fall on the nose
nosethirl : nostril
nosewheel : a landing-gear wheel under the nose of an airplane
nosewise : conceited
nosey : of prying or inquisitive (see inquisitive sense 2) disposition or quality : intrusive
nosing : the usually rounded edge of a stair tread that projects over the riser
nosism : the conceit or pride of a group of persons
nosocomial : acquired or occurring in a hospital
nosogeography : the geography of disease : geomedicine
nosographic : a description or classification of diseases
nosography : a description or classification of diseases
nosological : a classification or list of diseases
nosologically : a classification or list of diseases
nosologist : a specialist in nosology
nosology : a classification or list of diseases
nosophobia : an abnormal fear of disease
nostalgia : the state of being homesick : homesickness
nostalgic : feeling or inspiring nostalgia: such as
nostalgically : feeling or inspiring nostalgia: such as
nostalgy : nostalgia
Nostoc : any of a genus (Nostoc) of usually filamentous cyanobacteria that fix nitrogen
Nostocaceae : a family of minute freshwater blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) consisting of moniliform filaments and reproducing by hormogonia  — see anabaena
nostocaceous : a family of minute freshwater blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) consisting of moniliform filaments and reproducing by hormogonia  — see anabaena
Nostradamus 1503–1566 Michel de Notredame or Nostredame French physician and astrologer
nostril : either of the external nares
nostriled : having nostrils
nostrility : prominence of nostril
nostrum : a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
Nosu : a Tibeto-Burman people of the high plateaus and mountains of southwest Szechwan, former eastern Sikang and northern Yunnan
nosy : of prying or inquisitive (see inquisitive sense 2) disposition or quality : intrusive
not : a logical operator (see operator sense 3a) that produces a statement that is the inverse (see inverse entry 2 sense 3a) of an input statement
notabilia : things worthy of note
notability : a notable or prominent person
notable : worthy of note : remarkable
notableness : worthy of note : remarkable
notably : in a notable manner : to a high degree
notacanthid : notacanth
Notacanthidae : a small family of deep-sea fishes (order Heteromi) resembling eels and having long dorsal and anal fins with both spines and soft rays
notacanthous : having spines on the back
notaeal : of or relating to a notaeum
notaeum : the upper surface of a bird's body
notal : of or belonging to the back : dorsal
notan : the combination of lights and darks especially as used in Japanese art : the design or pattern of a work of art as seen in flat areas of dark and light values only  — compare chiaroscuro
notandum : something to be noted or an entry of it : note, memorandum
notarial : of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public
notarially : of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public
notarize : to acknowledge or attest as a notary public
notary : a public officer who attests or certifies writings (such as a deed) to make them authentic and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable paper
notaryship : the office, tenure, or dignity of a notary
notate : to put into notation
notation : annotation, note
notational : annotation, note
notative : suggesting the characteristics or things denoted
notator : a specialist in musical or dance notation
notch : a V-shaped indentation
notchboard : a board that receives the ends of the steps in a staircase
notched : a V-shaped indentation
notcher : one who cuts notches: such as
notching : a V-shaped indentation
notchweed : stinking goosefoot
notchwing : a European moth (Peronia caudana) of the family Tortricidae
note : to notice or observe with care
notebook : a book for notes or memoranda
notecase : wallet sense 2a
noted : well-known by reputation : eminent, celebrated
notedly : well-known by reputation : eminent, celebrated
notedness : well-known by reputation : eminent, celebrated
notehead : a sheet of writing paper that has a printed or engraved heading and is usually somewhat smaller than a letterhead
noteholder : a person who holds a note
Notelaea : a small genus of chiefly Australian trees or shrubs (family Oleaceae) most of which have very hard wood
noteless : not noticed : undistinguished
notelet : a little or short note
noter : to notice or observe with care
noteworthily : worthy of or attracting attention especially because of some special excellence
noteworthiness : worthy of or attracting attention especially because of some special excellence
noteworthy : worthy of or attracting attention especially because of some special excellence
notharctid : of or relating to Notharctus or a closely related genus
Notharctus : a genus of primitive North American Eocene lemurs with large orbits and 40 teeth of which the incisors are not procumbent, that is related to Adapis, and known from the North American Eocene
nother : other
nothing : not any thing : no thing
nothingarian : a person of no belief, creed, or particular sect
nothingism : the principles and policies of the Know-Nothings
nothingly : valueless, ineffectual
nothingness : the quality or state of being nothing: such as
Nothofagus : a genus of timber trees of the cooler parts of the southern hemisphere differing from the genus Fagus in the chiefly evergreen smaller leaves and in the flowers of both sexes being solitary or in threes  — see evergreen beech, new zealand beech
Notholaena : a genus of rock-inhabiting ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of very diverse habit and with pinnate, bipinnate, or tripinnate fronds that are silky, hairy, tomentose, or farinose
nothosaur : a reptile or fossil of the suborder Nothosauria
nothosaurian : a suborder of primitive chiefly marine European Triassic reptiles (order Sauropterygia)  — see nothosaurus
Nothosaurus : a genus of extinct reptiles (suborder Nothosauria) resembling the plesiosaurs but having longer and more slender limbs less completely modified for swimming
notice : warning or intimation of something : announcement
noticeability : the quality or state of being noticeable
noticeable : worthy of notice
noticeably : worthy of notice
noticer : warning or intimation of something : announcement
Notidani : an order of sharks that comprises forms with embolomerous vertebrae and 6 or 7 pairs of gill slits, includes Hexanchidae and sometimes Chlamydoselachidae  — see notidanoidea
notifiable : required by law to be reported to official health authorities
notification : the act or an instance of notifying
notified : to give formal notice to
notifier : to give formal notice to
notify : to give formal notice to
notion : an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined
notional : theoretical, speculative
notionalist : theorist
notionality : theoretical, speculative
notionally : theoretical, speculative
notionary : notional
notionate : fanciful, notional
notionist : a person whose religious opinions are characterized by extravagance
notionless : devoid of any notion or idea
Notiosorex : a genus of shrews of the southern U.S. and Mexico having only 28 teeth
notitia : a list or register especially of ecclesiastical sees or districts
notocentrous : of, relating to, or being a notocentrum
notocentrum : the centrum of a vertebra when formed by the dorsal arches (as in a toad or frog)
notochord : a longitudinal flexible rod of cells that in the lowest chordates (such as a lancelet or a lamprey) and in the embryos of the higher vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body
notochordal : a longitudinal flexible rod of cells that in the lowest chordates (such as a lancelet or a lamprey) and in the embryos of the higher vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body
notodontid : of or relating to the Notodontidae
Notodontidae : an extensive family of moths which resemble the Noctuidae but are distinguished from them chiefly by the venation of the forewings and whose larvae are usually naked and often of grotesque form with humps, spines, or fleshy processes  — compare lobster moth, puss moth
notodontoid : resembling or related to the Notodontidae
Notogaeal : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that includes the Australian and New Zealand regions and the islands of the southwestern Pacific
Notogaean : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that includes the Australian and New Zealand regions and the islands of the southwestern Pacific
Notogaeic : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that includes the Australian and New Zealand regions and the islands of the southwestern Pacific
notommatid : of or relating to the Notommatidae
Notommatidae : a large family of rotifers (order Monogononta) including many typical and common forms that usually have a nearly cylindrical body with a slender posterior foot ending in two toes
notonectal : of or relating to the Notonectidae
notonectid : a bug of the family Notonectidae
Notonectidae : a family of aquatic carnivorous insects (order Hemiptera) having the back strongly convex and the hind legs long and resembling oars and habitually swimming back downward
notopodial : of or relating to a notopodium
notopodium : the dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium
notopterid : of or relating to the Notopteridae
Notopteridae : a small family of freshwater fishes (order Isospondyli) of West Africa and southeastern Asia having the dorsal fin when present short and high, the anal fin long and confluent with the caudal, and the air bladder complex
notopteroid : resembling or related to the Notopteridae
notoriety : the quality or state of being notorious
notorious : generally known and talked of
notoriously : in a notorious manner
Notornis : porphyrio sense 1
Notoryctes : a genus of small burrowing Australian marsupials comprising solely the marsupial mole
Notostraca : an order of small freshwater crustaceans (subclass Branchiopoda) having a shield-shaped carapace, sessile paired eyes, vestigial antennae, and 40 to 63 pairs of trunk appendages  — see triops
Nototherium : a genus of gigantic herbivorous diprotodont marsupials of the Pleistocene of Australia
Nototrema : a genus consisting of the marsupial frogs
notour : notorious, infamous
Notropis : a genus of North American fishes (family Cyprinidae) comprising typical shiners
notself : something that is other than or objective to the self : nonego
notum : the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect
Notus : one having a (specified) kind of back
notwithstanding : despite
nougat : a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
nougatine : a chocolate with a nougat center
nought : nothing
noumeaite : garnierite
noumeite : garnierite
noumenal : a posited object or event as it appears in itself independent of perception by the senses
noumenalism : the doctrine of the existence of things-in-themselves
noumenalist : an adherent of noumenalism
noumenon : a posited object or event as it appears in itself independent of perception by the senses
noun : any member of a class of words that typically can be combined with determiners (see determiner sense b) to serve as the subject of a verb, can be interpreted as singular or plural, can be replaced with a pronoun, and refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept
nounal : of, relating to, or of the nature, function, or quality of a noun
nounally : of, relating to, or of the nature, function, or quality of a noun
noup : a high steep promontory
nourish : nurture, rear
nourishable : capable of giving nourishment
nourisher : nurture, rear
nourishing : giving nourishment : nutritious
nourishment : food, nutriment
nouriture : nourishment
nous : mind, reason: such as
nova : a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
novaculite : a very hard fine-grained siliceous rock used for whetstones and possibly of sedimentary origin
novalia : lands newly reclaimed for improvement or agriculture
Novanglian : of, relating to, or characteristic of New England
Novanglican : of, relating to, or characteristic of New England
novarsenobenzene :  neoarsphenamine
novate : to replace (an old obligation) by a new obligation
Novatian : one of an early Christian schismatic sect existing from a.d. 251 to the 6th or 7th century that denied that the church should restore lapsed Christians to membership and advocated a rigidly purist conception of church membership
Novatianism : the denial of the church's right to restore lapsed Christians to membership
Novatianist :  novatian
novation : the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one
novator : innovator
novel : new and not resembling something formerly known or used
novelese : a style characteristic of bad novels
novelesque : suitable for or resembling a novel
novelette : novella sense 2
novelettish : of, relating to, or characteristic of a novelette
novelettist : one who writes novelettes
novelish : novelistic
novelism : innovation
novelist : a writer of novels
novelistic : new and not resembling something formerly known or used
novelistically : new and not resembling something formerly known or used
novelization : to convert into the form of a novel
novelize : to convert into the form of a novel
novella : a story with a compact and pointed plot
novelly : in a novel manner
novelty : something new or unusual
November : the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar
novena : a Roman Catholic period of prayer lasting nine consecutive days
novenary : of or relating to the number nine : based on the number nine
novercal : of, relating to, or characteristic of a stepmother
novice : a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
noviceship : novitiate
novitiate : the period or state of being a novice
novity : novelty
Novo  — see nov-
novodamus : a clause sometimes added to a grant, charter, or deed granting anew certain rights, privileges, or estates and thereby confirming or validating them
now : at the present time or moment
nowadays : at the present time
nowanights : on present nights
noway : nowise
noways : nowise
nowed : twisted into a knot : knotted
nowel : noel
nowhere : not in or at any place
nowheres : nowhere
nowhit : not at all : not in the least
nowhither : to or toward no place
nowise : not at all
nowness : the quality or state of existing or occurring in or belonging to the present time
nowy : expanded into a circle at the junction of the arms
noxa : something that exerts a harmful effect on the body
noxal : of or relating to damage or an injury caused by another's chattel
noxious : physically harmful or destructive to living beings
noxiously : physically harmful or destructive to living beings
noxiousness : physically harmful or destructive to living beings
noyade : an execution by drowning : a mass drowning
noyau : crème de noyau
Nozi :  yana
nozzle : a projecting vent of something
nth : numbered with an unspecified or indefinitely large ordinal number
nu : the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
nuance : a subtle distinction or variation
nub : knob, lump
Nuba : any of numerous diverse peoples constituting a loose community in the Nuba hills of South Kordofan believed by some to be related to the Nubians
nubbin : something (such as an ear of corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect
nubble : a small knob or lump
nubbly : a small knob or lump
nubby : having or being like nubbles
nubecula : a cloudy formation (as in urine) or speck (as in the eye)
nubia region and ancient kingdom in northeastern Africa along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan
Nubian : a native or inhabitant of Nubia
nubile : of marriageable condition or age
nubility : of marriageable condition or age
nubilous : cloudy, foggy, misty
nucament : catkin
nucellar : the central and chief part of a plant ovule that encloses the female gametophyte
nucellus : the central and chief part of a plant ovule that encloses the female gametophyte
nucha : spinal cord
nuchal : of, relating to, or lying in the region of the nape
nuciform : like a nut in shape
nucleal : nuclear
nuclear : of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus
nuclease : any of various enzymes that promote hydrolysis of nucleic acids
nucleate : to form into a nucleus : cluster
nucleation : to form into a nucleus : cluster
nucleator : to form into a nucleus : cluster
nuclei : the small bright body in the head of a comet
nuclein : nucleoprotein
nucleohistone : a nucleoprotein in which the protein is a histone
nucleoid : the DNA-containing area of a prokaryotic cell (such as a bacterium)
nucleolar : a spherical body of the nucleus of most eukaryotes that becomes enlarged during protein synthesis, is associated with a nucleolus organizer, and contains the DNA templates for ribosomal RNA  — see cell illustration
nucleolated : having a nucleolus or nucleoli
nucleole : nucleolus
nucleoli : a spherical body of the nucleus of most eukaryotes that becomes enlarged during protein synthesis, is associated with a nucleolus organizer, and contains the DNA templates for ribosomal RNA  — see cell illustration
nucleolinus : a differentiated body within a nucleolus
nucleolocentrosome : nucleocentrosome
nucleoloid : resembling a nucleolus
nucleolus : a spherical body of the nucleus of most eukaryotes that becomes enlarged during protein synthesis, is associated with a nucleolus organizer, and contains the DNA templates for ribosomal RNA  — see cell illustration
nucleolysis :  karyolysis
nucleon : a proton or neutron especially in the atomic nucleus
nucleonics : a branch of physical science that deals with nucleons or with all phenomena of the atomic nucleus
nucleoplasm : the protoplasm of a nucleus
nucleoplasmatic : the protoplasm of a nucleus
nucleoplasmic : the protoplasm of a nucleus
nucleoprotein : a compound that consists of a protein (such as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (such as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes
nucleoside : a compound (such as guanosine or adenosine) that consists of a purine or pyrimidine base combined with deoxyribose or ribose and is found especially in DNA or RNA
nucleotide : any of several compounds that consist of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar joined to a purine or pyrimidine base and to a phosphate group and that are the basic structural units of nucleic acids (such as RNA and DNA)  — compare nucleoside
nucleus : the small bright body in the head of a comet
nuclide : a species of atom characterized by the constitution of its nucleus and hence by the number of protons, the number of neutrons, and the energy content
nuclidic : a species of atom characterized by the constitution of its nucleus and hence by the number of protons, the number of neutrons, and the energy content
Nucula : the type genus of Nuculidae
nuculanium : an indehiscent fleshy fruit (as the grape) resembling a berry except in being superior
nucule : nutlet
nuculid : of or relating to the Nuculidae
Nuculidae : a large widely distributed family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Protobranchia) having a small nutlike equivalve shell and very large labial palps and including the typical nut shells  — see nuculanidae
nuculoid : resembling or related to the Nuculidae
Nuda : a class of ctenophores without tentacles including but one genus (Beroë)
nude : lacking something essential especially to legal validity
nudely : lacking something essential especially to legal validity
nudeness : lacking something essential especially to legal validity
nudge : to touch or push gently
nudger : to touch or push gently
nudibranch : any of an order (Nudibranchia) of marine opisthobranch mollusks without a shell in the adult state and without true gills
Nudibranchia : a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising numerous highly varied marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and without true ctenidia and typically having a body suggesting that of a slug usually with brightly colored often branching respiratory cerata on the back
nudibranchian : a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising numerous highly varied marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and without true ctenidia and typically having a body suggesting that of a slug usually with brightly colored often branching respiratory cerata on the back
nudibranchiate : a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising numerous highly varied marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and without true ctenidia and typically having a body suggesting that of a slug usually with brightly colored often branching respiratory cerata on the back
nudicaudate : having a hairless tail
nudicaul : having leafless stems
nudiflorous : having flowers naked and especially without hairs or glands
nudiped : having feet without a natural covering (as of hair or feathers)
nudish : nearly nude : approaching nudity
nudism : the practice of going nude especially in sexually mixed groups and during periods of time spent at specially secluded places
nudist : the practice of going nude especially in sexually mixed groups and during periods of time spent at specially secluded places
nudity : lacking something essential especially to legal validity
nugacious : trifling, trivial
nugaciousness : trifling, trivial
nugacity : triviality
nugatory : of little or no consequence : trifling, inconsequential
nuggar : a cargo boat used on the Nile
nugget : a solid lump
nuggety : having or resembling a nugget : occurring in nuggets
nuisance : harm, injury
nuke : a nuclear weapon
Nukuhivan : the Polynesian language of Nukuhiva :  marquesan
nul : not any : no
null : having no legal or binding force : invalid
nullah : gully, ravine
nullibicity : the quality or state of being nowhere
nullibist : one who denies that the soul exists in space
nullification : the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified
nullificationist : the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified
nullificator : nullifier
nullifidian : a person of no faith or religion : skeptic, unbeliever
nullifier : one that nullifies
nullify : to make null (see null entry 1 sense 1)
nullipara : of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring
nulliparity : the condition of being nulliparous
nulliparous : of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring
nullipennate : having no flight feathers
nulliplex : homozygously recessive at a specified locus or for a specified factor
nullipore : any of several lime-secreting coralline algae formerly thought to be animals
nulliporous : any of several lime-secreting coralline algae formerly thought to be animals
nullisome :  nullisomic
nullisomic : having two less than the diploid number of chromosomes due to loss of one chromosome pair
nullity : the quality or state of being null
nullo : a bid in a card game by which a player undertakes to win no tricks
numb : unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia
number : a sum of units : total
numberable : a sum of units : total
numberer : a sum of units : total
numberless : innumerable, countless
numbfish : electric ray
numbing : tending or serving to make numb or spiritless
numbingly : tending or serving to make numb or spiritless
numbles : certain edible viscera (as the heart, lights, liver) of an animal (as a deer) : umbles  — compare giblet sense 1
numbly : unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia
numbness : unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia
numdah : a thick felted rug of India and Persia usually made of pounded goat's hair and embroidered with bird or floral designs in colored wool yarn  — compare drugget
numen : a spiritual force or influence often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place
Numenius : a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the curlews
numerable : capable of being counted
numeral : of, relating to, or expressing numbers
numerate : having the ability to understand and work with numbers
numeration : the act or process or an instance of counting or numbering
numerative : of or relating to number or numeration
numerator : the part of a fraction that is above the line and signifies the number to be divided by the denominator
numerical : of or relating to numbers
numerically : of or relating to numbers
numerist : numerologist
numero : number one
numerology : the study of the occult significance of numbers
numerosity : the requirement that members of a proposed class formed for a class action be so numerous as to make joinder of the members impracticable
numerous : consisting of great numbers of units or individuals
numerously : consisting of great numbers of units or individuals
numerousness : consisting of great numbers of units or individuals
Numida : the type genus of Numididae comprising the domesticated guinea fowls and closely related African wild guinea fowls
Numidian ancient country in northern Africa east of Mauretania, its site being in modern Algeria; chief city Hippo
Numididae : a family of African and Madagascan birds that are closely related to the pheasants and peacocks and often included with them in the family Phasianidae and that comprise the guinea fowls  — see numida
numinous : supernatural, mysterious
numismatic : of or relating to numismatics
numismatically : of or relating to numismatics
numismatics : the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
numismatist : the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
numismatologist : numismatist
numismatology : numismatics
nummary : of, relating to, or dealing with money or coins
nummiform : nummular
nummular : characterized by circular or oval lesions or drops
Nummularia : a genus of mostly saprophytic fungi (family Xylariaceae) forming generally amorphous crustose round or discoid black stromata  — see blister canker
nummulary : nummary
nummuline : nummulitic
nummulite : a foraminifer or fossil of the family Nummulitidae
Nummulites : the type genus of the family Nummulitidae
nummulitic : a foraminifer or fossil of the family Nummulitidae
Nummulitidae : a family of foraminifers that are mostly extinct, have a calcareous symmetrical usually lenticular or discoidal shell composed of numerous chambers spirally or concentrically arranged, and form whole strata in some Eocene and Oligocene deposits of eastern and southern Asia and the Mediterranean region from their shelly remains
nummulitoid : resembling or related to the genus Nummulites
nummuloidal : shaped like a nummulite
numskull : a dull or stupid person : dunce
nun : a woman belonging to a religious order
nunatak : a hill or mountain completely surrounded by glacial ice
nunbird : any of several dark-colored South American puffbirds of the genus Monasa having white around the face and throat
nunch : a light midmorning or midafternoon snack consisting typically of bread, cheese, and beer
nuncheon : a light midmorning or midafternoon snack consisting typically of bread, cheese, and beer
nunciate : one that proclaims : nuncio
nunciature : a papal diplomatic mission headed by a nuncio
nuncio : a papal legate of the highest rank permanently accredited to a civil government
nuncle : uncle
nuncupate : to inscribe to by way of compliment : dedicate
nuncupation : an oral will
nuncupative : not written : oral
nundinal : of or relating to a nundine
nundination : an act or instance of bartering : sale
nundine : a market day held every ninth day according to ancient Roman reckoning
nunhood : the status or calling of a nun
nunlet : any of several small South American puffbirds of the genus Nonnula
nunlike : a woman belonging to a religious order
nunnari :  indian sarsaparilla
nunnation : overly frequent or abnormal use (as in stammering) of the sound of the letter n
nunnery : a convent of nuns
nunni : blesbok
nunnish : of, relating to, or characteristic of a nun
nunship : nunhood
Nupe : a member of a people of west central Nigeria
Nuphar : a genus of water lilies (family Nymphaeaceae) having flowers with showy usually yellow sepals and minute petals that resemble stamens or scales, leaves with a deep sinus, and a cylindrical creeping rootstock  — see spatterdock
nuptial : of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
nuptiality : the marriage rate
nuptials : of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
nuque : the back of the neck
nuraghe : a large stone structure of Sardinia built in the shape of a truncated cone and held to date from the bronze age
nurse : a person who cares for the sick or infirm
nursehound : a European dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
nursekeeper : a nurse for the sick
nursemaid : a girl or woman who is regularly employed to look after children
nurser : a person who cares for the sick or infirm
nursery : attentive care : fosterage
nurserymaid : nursemaid
nurseryman : one whose occupation is the cultivation of plants (such as trees and shrubs) especially for sale
nursetender : a nurse who cares for the sick
nursing : the profession of a nurse
nursle : to bring up : nurture
nursling : one that is solicitously cared for
nurtural : of, relating to, or resulting from nurture
nurture : training, upbringing
nurtureless : lacking nurture or nourishment
nurturer : training, upbringing
Nusairis : a member of a syncretistic religious sect of northern Syria that lives in comparative isolation and mingles religious beliefs from Islamic, Christian, and native sources
nut : a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel
nutant : drooping, nodding
nutate : to exhibit or undergo nutation
nutation : the act of nodding the head
nutational : the act of nodding the head
nutbreaker : nutcracker sense 2
nutcake : doughnut
nutcracker : an implement for cracking nuts
nutcrackers : an implement for cracking nuts
nutgall : a gall that resembles a nut
nuthatch : any of various small tree-climbing chiefly insectivorous birds (family Sittidae and especially genus Sitta) that have a compact body, a narrow bill, a short tail, and sometimes a black cap
nuthook : a hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts
nutjobber : nuthatch
nutlet : a small nut
nutlike : a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel
nutmeg : an aromatic seed produced by an evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans of the family Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family) native to the Moluccas
nutpecker : nuthatch
nutpick : a small sharp-pointed implement for extracting the kernels from nuts
nutria : the durable usually light brown fur of a nutria
nutricial : of or relating to nursing or rearing
nutricism : symbiosis in which one organism is nourished or protected by the other without apparently being of reciprocal benefit : commensalism
nutrient : furnishing nourishment
nutrify : nourish
nutriment : something that nourishes : nutrient
nutrimental : nutritious
nutritial : nutricial
nutrition : the act or process of nourishing or being nourished
nutritional : the act or process of nourishing or being nourished
nutritionally : the act or process of nourishing or being nourished
nutritionist : a specialist in the study of nutrition
nutritious : nourishing
nutritiously : nourishing
nutritiousness : nourishing
nutritive : of or relating to nutrition
nutritively : of or relating to nutrition
nutritiveness : the quality or state of being nutritive
nutritory : nutritive
nutseed : cupseed
nutshell : the hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed
Nuttallia : a genus sometimes treated as a subgenus of Babesia and comprising tick-borne protozoan parasites of mammals  — compare babesiidae
nuttalliasis : infection with or disease caused by protozoans of the genus Nuttallia  — compare piroplasmosis
nuttalliosis : infection with or disease caused by protozoans of the genus Nuttallia  — compare piroplasmosis
nutted : a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel
nutter : nut sense 6a
nuttery : a place where nut trees grow
nuttily : having or producing nuts
nuttiness : having or producing nuts
nutting Wallace 1861–1941 American antiquarian
nutty : having or producing nuts
nuzzer : a ceremonial offering to a superior in India
nuzzle : to work with or as if with the nose
Nyamwezi : a Bantu-speaking people of the Unyamwezi region of western Tanganyika comprising one of the two largest communities of the territory
Nyanja : a people of Nyasaland who live chiefly around Lake Nyasa, the lower shores of the Shire river, and Lake Shirwa
Nyaya : an orthodox philosophical system in Hinduism dealing primarily with logic and epistemological analysis
nychthemeral : of or relating to a nychthemeron
nychthemeron : a full period of a night and a day
Nyctaginaceae : a family of chiefly American herbs and rarely shrubs or trees (order Caryophyllales) having apetalous flowers with an involucere simulating a calyx and fruit enclosed by the persistent base of the perianth
nyctaginaceous : a family of chiefly American herbs and rarely shrubs or trees (order Caryophyllales) having apetalous flowers with an involucere simulating a calyx and fruit enclosed by the persistent base of the perianth
nyctalope : one affected with night blindness
nyctalopia : night blindness
Nyctea : a genus of birds (family Strigidae) consisting of the snowy owl
Nyctereutes : a genus of mammals (family Canidae) consisting of the raccoon dogs
nycteribiid : of or relating to the Nycteribiidae
Nycteribiidae : a family consisting of the bat flies
Nycteris : a genus (the type of the family Nycteridae) of African and Asiatic bats comprising the hollow-faced bats
Nycticorax : a genus of herons consisting of the typical night herons
Nyctimene : a genus of East Indian fruit bats  — see harpy bat sense 1
nyctinastic : of, relating to, or caused by nyctinasty
nyctinasty : a nastic movement (as the opening and closing of some flowers) that is associated with diurnal changes of temperature or light intensity
nyctipelagic : bathypelagic and appearing at the surface only at night
nyctitropic : exhibiting nyctitropism
nyctitropism : a sleep movement in plants characterized by response to a stimulus that is greatest or exclusively from one direction  — compare nyctinasty
nyctophobia : abnormal fear of darkness
nycturia : nocturia
nye Edgar Wilson 1850–1896 Bill Nye American humorist
nylon : any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets and used especially in textiles and plastics
nymph : any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
nympha : nymph sense 3
nymphae : nymph sense 3
Nymphaea : the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae including numerous typical water lilies with sometimes fragrant flowers that have four green sepals and numerous petals which are as large as the sepals in the outer whorls and diminish centrally to the size and appearance of stamens and occur in white, pink to red, blue, and yellow in various members of the genus
Nymphaeaceae : a family of aquatic plants (order Ranales) having long-stalked often peltate leaves, large flowers with 3 to 5 sepals and numerous petals and stamens, and polycarpellary indehiscent fruit and comprising the water lilies  — see nelumbo, nuphar , nymphaea, victoria
nymphaeaceous : a family of aquatic plants (order Ranales) having long-stalked often peltate leaves, large flowers with 3 to 5 sepals and numerous petals and stamens, and polycarpellary indehiscent fruit and comprising the water lilies  — see nelumbo, nuphar , nymphaea, victoria
nymphaeum : a Roman building or room containing a fountain, adorned with plants and sculpture, and serving as a place of rest
nymphal : any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
nymphalid : any of a family (Nymphalidae) of butterflies (such as a mourning cloak or fritillary) with the first pair of legs being hairy, reduced in size, and useless for walking
Nymphalidae : a widely distributed family of butterflies mostly of medium or large size and distinguished by having the forelegs much reduced in size in both sexes so that they are useless in walking and are carried folded on the breast, usually absent tarsal claws, larvae that are usually spiny or provided with fleshy processes, and pupae that are usually of angular outline and hang suspended by the tip of the tail  — see four-footed butterfly
nymphean : of or appropriate to nymphs : inhabited by nymphs
nymphet : a sexually precocious girl barely in her teens
nymphid : nymph sense 3
nymphish : of, relating to, or resembling a nymph
nymphlike : resembling a nymph (as in grace or beauty)
Nymphoides : a genus of aquatic herbs (family Menyanthaceae) mostly of tropical regions and having floating round or cordate leaves and small yellow or white umbellate flowers  — see floating heart
nympholepsy : a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
nympholept : a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
nympholeptic : a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
nymphomania : excessive sexual desire by a female
nymphomaniac : one affected by nymphomania : a female who has an excessive desire for sexual activity
nymphomaniacal : one affected by nymphomania : a female who has an excessive desire for sexual activity
nymphosis : the change of an insect into a nymph
Nyoro : a Bantu-speaking people of Uganda constituting a socially and economically complex society organized as a kingdom and presumed to be cognate with the Nyankole and other neighboring peoples
Nyssa : a small genus of American and Asiatic trees (family Nyssaceae) having flowers with imbricate petals and a single or 2-cleft style  — see black gum, tupelo
Nyssaceae : a family of dicotyledonous trees (order Myrtales) containing the sour gums and having alternate leaves without stipules, inconspicuous greenish flowers in small heads, a 1- or 2-locular ovary, and the fruit a drupe
nystagmic : involuntary usually rapid movement of the eyeballs occurring normally with dizziness during and after bodily rotation or abnormally following head injury or as a symptom of disease
nystagmus : involuntary usually rapid movement of the eyeballs occurring normally with dizziness during and after bodily rotation or abnormally following head injury or as a symptom of disease
nyxis : puncture
O : the 15th letter of the English alphabet
o : the 15th letter of the English alphabet
oaf : a stupid person : boob
oafish : a stupid person : boob
oafishly : a stupid person : boob
oafishness : a stupid person : boob
oak : any of a genus (Quercus) of trees or shrubs of the beech family that produce acorns
oaken : made from the wood of an oak tree
oakenshaw : an oak grove
oakling : a young or small oak tree
oakum : loosely twisted hemp or jute fiber impregnated with tar or a tar derivative and used in caulking seams and packing joints
oakwood : a moderate brown that is lighter, stronger, and slightly yellower than auburn, lighter, stronger, and slightly redder than chestnut brown, and yellower and slightly stronger than toast brown
oaky : having the characteristics of being aged in oak casks
oam : warm vaporous air
oar : a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat
oarage : the action of oaring
oared : a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat
oarfish : a marine bony fish (Regalecus glesne) of subtropical waters with a narrow soft body from 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) long, a red dorsal fin running the entire length of the body, and red-tipped anterior rays rising above the head
oarlock : a usually U-shaped device for holding an oar in place
oarsman : one who rows especially in a racing crew
oarsmanship : one who rows especially in a racing crew
oarswoman : a woman who is an oarsman
oarweed : any of several large brown algae especially of the genus Laminaria including some used as a source of iodine and other chemicals, as fertilizer, and sometimes as food
oary : resembling or having the qualities or function of oars
oasal : oasitic
oasean : oasitic
oases : a fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert)
oasis : a fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert)
oasitic : of, relating to, or resembling an oasis
oast : a usually conical kiln used for drying hops, malt, or tobacco
oasthouse : a usually conical kiln used for drying hops, malt, or tobacco
oat : any of several grasses (genus Avena)
oatcake : a thin flat oatmeal cake
oaten : of or relating to oats, oat straw, or oatmeal
oath : a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
oathay : unthreshed oats used as hay
oatmeal : meal made from oats
Obadiah : a Hebrew prophet
obambulate : to walk about : wander
oban : a large oval Japanese gold coin of the 16th to 19th centuries that varied in size and weight
Obbenite : a member of an Anabaptist group arising in the 16th century
obbligato : not to be omitted : obligatory
obclavate : inversely clavate
obclude : to hide from view : occlude
obcompressed : flattened vertically or anteriorly rather than laterally
obconical : conical with the apex below or forming the point of attachment
obcordate : heart-shaped with the notch apical
obcuneate : inversely cuneate
obdeltoid : inversely deltoid : triangular with downward pointing apex
obdiplostemonous : having the stamens in two whorls with those of the outer whorl opposite the petals  — compare diplostemonous
obdiplostemony : having the stamens in two whorls with those of the outer whorl opposite the petals  — compare diplostemonous
obduction : an act or instance of drawing or laying something (as a covering) over
obduracy : the quality or state of being obdurate
obdurate : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obdurately : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obdurateness : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obe officer of the Order of the British Empire
obeah : a system of belief among Black people chiefly of the British West Indies and the Guianas that is characterized by the use of magic ritual to ward off misfortune or to cause harm
obeche : a large West African tree (Triplochiton scleroxylon) with soft white to pale yellow wood
obedience : an act or instance of obeying
obediency : obedience sense 1
obedient : submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey
obediential : according to a rule of obedience
obedientially : according to a rule of obedience
obedientiary : one owing or yielding obedience : subject
obediently : submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey
obeisance : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
obeisant : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
obeisantly : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
obelia : any of a genus (Obelia) of small colonial marine hydroids with colonies branched like trees
obelial : of or relating to the obelion
obelion : a point on the sagittal suture that lies between two small openings through the superior dorsal aspect of the parietal bones and is used in craniometric determinations
obeliscal : of, relating to, or being an obelisk
obelisk : an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
obeliskoid : shaped like an obelisk
obelism : the act of obelizing
obelize : to designate or annotate with an obelus
obelus : a symbol − or ÷ used in ancient manuscripts to mark a questionable passage
Oberon : the king of the fairies in medieval folklore
obese : having excessive body fat
obesity : a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body
obex : a thin triangular lamina of gray matter in the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain
obey : to follow the commands or guidance of
obeyable : capable of being obeyed
obeyer : to follow the commands or guidance of
obfuscable : capable of being obfuscated
obfuscate : to throw into shadow : darken
obfuscation : to throw into shadow : darken
obfuscator : one that obfuscates
obi : a broad sash worn with a Japanese kimono
obispo : spotted eagle ray
obit : obituary
obitual : obituary
obituarist : a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
obituarize : to write an obituary
obituary : a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
object : something material that may be perceived by the senses
objectable : objectionable
objectee : one that is objected to
objectification : to treat as an object or cause to have objective reality
objectify : to treat as an object or cause to have objective reality
objection : an act of objecting
objectionability : the quality or state of being objectionable
objectionable : undesirable, offensive
objectionableness : undesirable, offensive
objectionably : undesirable, offensive
objectional : of or relating to objection
objectival : of, relating to, or constituting an object especially in grammar
objectivate : objectify
objectivation : objectify
objective : expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
objectively : in an objective rather than subjective or biased way : with a basis in observable facts rather than feelings or opinions
objectiveness : expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
objectivism : any of various theories asserting the validity of objective phenomena over subjective experience
objectivist : any of various theories asserting the validity of objective phenomena over subjective experience
objectivistic : any of various theories asserting the validity of objective phenomena over subjective experience
objectivity : the quality or character of being objective : lack of favoritism toward one side or another : freedom from bias
objectivize : objectify
objectize : objectify
objectless : something material that may be perceived by the senses
objectlessness : something material that may be perceived by the senses
objector : something material that may be perceived by the senses
objicient : objector
objuration : a binding or charging by or as if by oath
objurgate : a harsh rebuke
objurgation : a harsh rebuke
objurgative : objurgatory
objurgatively : objurgatory
objurgator : one that objurgates
objurgatorily : in an objurgatory manner
objurgatory : a harsh rebuke
objurgatrix : common scold
oblanceolate : inversely lanceolate
oblate : flattened or depressed at the poles
oblateness : flattened or depressed at the poles
oblation : the act of making a religious offering
oblational : oblatory
oblationary : an ecclesiastic who receives the oblations offered in the celebration of the Eucharist
oblatory : of or relating to oblation
oblectation : pleasure, satisfaction, delight
obley : a small flat cake or wafer
obligable : subject to or involving obligation
obligant : obligor
obligate : to bind legally or morally : constrain
obligation : the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow)
obligational : of, relating to, or constituting an obligation
obligative : entailing an obligation : obligatory
obligator : obligor
obligatorily : binding in law or conscience
obligatoriness : the quality or state of being obligatory
obligatory : binding in law or conscience
obligatum : a proposition that is not self-contradictory and that is assumed for argument in scholastic disputation
oblige : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance
obliged : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance
obligee : one to whom another is obligated (as by a contract)
obligement : an obligation or accommodation especially resulting from a service or favor
obliger : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance
obliging : willing to do favors : helpful
obligingly : willing to do favors : helpful
obligingness : willing to do favors : helpful
obligistic : of or relating to the obligata of scholastic disputation
obligor : one who is bound by a legal obligation
obliquate : to turn or bend aside or to one side
obliquation : to turn or bend aside or to one side
oblique : neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
obliquely : neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
obliqueness : neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
obliquitous : exhibiting or characterized by obliquity
obliquity : deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking
obliquus : oblique
obliterable : capable of being obliterated
obliterate : to remove utterly from recognition or memory
obliteration : to remove utterly from recognition or memory
obliterative : inducing or characterized by obliteration: such as
obliterator : to remove utterly from recognition or memory
oblivescence : an act or the process of forgetting
oblivial : oblivious : causing oblivion
obliviality : oblivious : causing oblivion
oblivion : the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
oblivionize : to relegate to oblivion
oblivious : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
obliviously : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
obliviousness : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
obliviscence : forgetfulness
oblocutor : disputer, gainsayer, detractor
oblong : deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by elongation in one dimension
oblongatal : of, relating to, occurring or originating in, or affecting the medulla oblongata
oblongated : prolonged, elongated
oblongish : somewhat oblong
obloquial : relating to or constituting obloquy
obloquious : characterized by obloquy
obloquy : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
obmutescence : a becoming or keeping silent or mute
obnebulate : becloud, befog
obnounce : to tell of an ill omen
obnoxiety : liability
obnoxious : odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
obnoxiously : odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
obnoxiousness : odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
obnubilate : becloud, obscure
obnubilation : becloud, obscure
oboe : a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating tone, and a usual range from B flat below middle C upward for over 2¹/₂ octaves
oboist : a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating tone, and a usual range from B flat below middle C upward for over 2¹/₂ octaves
obol : an ancient Greek coin or weight equal to ¹/₆ drachma
obole : a coin of medieval France equivalent to a half denier
obolus : obol sense 2
obomegoid : obversely omegoid
Obongo :  abongo
obovate : ovate with the narrower end basal
obovoid : ovoid with the broad end toward the apex
obpyramidal : inversely pyramidal  — compare cuneate
obpyriform : inversely pyriform
obreption : the obtaining of or attempting to obtain a dispensation from ecclesiastical authority or a gift from the sovereign by fraud
obreptitious : marked by obreption : done or obtained by trickery or by concealing the truth
obreptitiously : marked by obreption : done or obtained by trickery or by concealing the truth
obrogate : to modify or repeal (a law) in whole or in part by passing a new law  — compare abrogate sense 1
obrogation : to modify or repeal (a law) in whole or in part by passing a new law  — compare abrogate sense 1
obrotund : nearly spherical but with one diameter slightly exceeding the others : obround
obscene : disgusting to the senses : repulsive
obscenely : disgusting to the senses : repulsive
obsceneness : obscenity sense 1a
obscenity : the quality or state of being obscene
obscurant : tending to make obscure
obscurantic : tending to make obscure
obscurantism : opposition to the spread of knowledge : a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public
obscurantist : opposition to the spread of knowledge : a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public
obscuration : dark, dim
obscurative : tending to obscure
obscure : dark, dim
obscuredly : so as to be obscure : in an obscure manner
obscurely : dark, dim
obscurement : obscuration
obscureness : dark, dim
obscurer : dark, dim
obscurity : one that is obscure
obsecrate : beseech, supplicate, beg
obsecration : supplication
obsede : obsess
obsequence : the quality or state of being obsequious or compliant : obsequiousness, compliance
obsequent : yielding, submissive, obsequious
obsequial : of or relating to obsequies : funereal
obsequience : obsequence
obsequious : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
obsequiously : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
obsequiousness : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
obsequity : the quality or state or being obsequious : obsequiousness
obsequium : the customary respectful behavior due from a freedman to his patron or former master under ancient Roman law including freedom from lawsuit by the freedman except with the consent of the praetor and the duty to support the patron when needy
obsequy : a funeral or burial rite
observability : noteworthy
observable : noteworthy
observably : noteworthy
observance : a customary practice, rite, or ceremony
observancy : observance
observandum : a thing to be observed
observant : paying strict attention : watchful
observantly : paying strict attention : watchful
observation : an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law
observational : an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law
observationalism : a theory that knowledge is based on observation
observationally : an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law
observative : observant
observatorial : of or relating to an observer or an observatory
observatory : a building or place given over to or equipped for observation of natural phenomena (as in astronomy)
observe : to conform one's action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with
observedly : to a significant degree : notably
observer : one that observes: such as
observing : to conform one's action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with
observingly : to conform one's action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with
obsess : to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
obsessingly : to an obsessing degree : so as to obsess
obsession : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling
obsessional : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling
obsessionist : one that is obsessed
obsessive : tending to cause obsession
obsidian : a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
obsidianite : a material composed of small approximately spherical balls of natural glass that are usually black, green, or brown
obsidional : of or relating to a siege
obsidionary : obsidional sense 2
obsidious : besetting
obsignation : a formal ratification (as by an official seal)
obsolesce : to be or become obsolescent
obsolescence : the process of becoming obsolete or the condition of being nearly obsolete
obsolescent : going out of use : becoming obsolete
obsolescently : going out of use : becoming obsolete
obsolete : no longer in use or no longer useful
obsoletely : no longer in use or no longer useful
obsoleteness : no longer in use or no longer useful
obsoletion : the act of becoming or condition of being obsolete
obsoletism : something (such as a custom or a word) that is obsolete
obstacle : something that impedes progress or achievement
obstetric : of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics
obstetrical : of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics
obstetrically : of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics
obstetricate : to function as a midwife
obstetrician : a physician specializing in obstetrics
obstetrics : a branch of medical science that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period
obstetrist : obstetrician
obstinacy : the quality or state of being obstinate : stubbornness
obstinance : obstinacy
obstinate : stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
obstinately : stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
obstinateness : stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
obstination : obstinacy
obstipation : severe and obstinate constipation
obstreperate : to make a noise
obstreperous : marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
obstreperously : marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
obstreperousness : marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
obstriction : the condition of being obligated : obligation
obstruct : to block or close up by an obstacle
obstruction : the state of being obstructed
obstructionism : deliberate interference with the progress or business especially of a legislative body
obstructionist : deliberate interference with the progress or business especially of a legislative body
obstructive : to block or close up by an obstacle
obstructiveness : to block or close up by an obstacle
obstructor : to block or close up by an obstacle
obstruent : obstructive
obstupefy : stupefy
obtain : to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
obtainable : to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
obtainal : obtainment
obtainer : to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
obtainment : to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
obtect : enclosed in a firm case or covering with the appendages held tightly against the body
obtected : enclosed in a firm case or covering with the appendages held tightly against the body
obtemper : submit, comply, obey
obtemperate : obey
obtenebrate : to darken by or as if by shadowing
obtention : an act or instance of obtaining : obtainment
obtest : beseech, supplicate
obtestation : an act of obtesting : solemn supplication or adjuration
obtrude : to thrust out : extrude
obtruder : to thrust out : extrude
obtruncate : to cut the head or top from
obtrusion : an act of obtruding
obtrusive : forward in manner or conduct
obtrusively : forward in manner or conduct
obtrusiveness : forward in manner or conduct
obtund : to reduce the edge or violence of : dull
obtundent : blunting irritation or lessening pain
obturate : obstruction, closure
obturation : obstruction, closure
obturator : something (such as a prosthetic device) that closes or blocks up an opening (such as a fissure in the palate)
obturbinate : inversely turbinate
obtuse : not pointed or acute : blunt
obtusely : not pointed or acute : blunt
obtuseness : not pointed or acute : blunt
obtusion : a blunting or a condition of being blunted
obtusity : obtuseness
obumbrant : overhanging
obumbrate : darkened by or as if by shadow
obumbration : darkened by or as if by shadow
obvallate : surrounded by or as if by a wall
obvelation : veiling, concealing  — compare revelation
obvention : something that comes casually (as an incidental advantage or an occasional religious offering)
obverse : facing the observer or opponent
obversely : facing the observer or opponent
obversion : the operation of immediate inference that gives the obverse
obvert : to turn so as to present a different surface to view : to change the appearance or seeming of
obvertend : a proposition upon which the operation of obversion is performed
obviable : capable of being obviated
obviate : to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
obviation : to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
obviative : denoting the second of two third persons referred to in a context (as in the construction in some languages corresponding to “he held his [another's] horse”)  — compare proximate
obvious : easily discovered, seen, or understood
obviously : in an obvious manner
obviousness : easily discovered, seen, or understood
obvolute : overlapping, contorted, convolute
obvolve : enwrap
ocarina : a simple wind instrument typically having an oval body with finger holes and a projecting mouthpiece
Occamist : an adherent of Ockhamism
Occamistic William of circa 1285–?1349 English philosopher
Occamite : an adherent of Ockhamism
occasion : a favorable opportunity or circumstance
occasional : of or relating to a particular occasion
occasionalism : a doctrine held by the Cartesian philosophers Geulincx and Malebranche that mind and matter are inherently incapable of affecting each other and that their apparent reciprocal action must therefore be due to the intervention of God who on the occasion of a change in one produces a corresponding change in the other  — compare occasional cause
occasionalist : an adherent of occasionalism
occasionalistic : of or relating to occasionalism or occasionalists
occasionality : the quality or state of being occasional
occasionally : on occasion : now and then
occasioner : one that occasions
occident : west sense 2a
occidental : of, relating to, or situated in the Occident : western
Occidentalism : the characteristic features of occidental peoples or culture
Occidentalist : one who favors occidental culture
Occidentalization : the process of occidentalizing or the state of being occidentalized
Occidentalize : to make occidental (as in culture)
occidentally : of, relating to, or situated in the Occident : western
occipital : of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the occipital bone
occipitalis : the posterior belly of the occipitofrontalis that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp
occipitally : of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the occipital bone
occipitofrontalis : a fibrous and muscular sheet on each side of the vertex of the skull that extends from the eyebrow to the occiput, that is composed of the frontalis muscle in front and the occipitalis muscle in back with the galea aponeurotica in between, and that acts to draw back the scalp to raise the eyebrow and wrinkle the forehead
occipitomastoid : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the occipital and mastoid bones
occipitoparietal : the ratio of the breadth of the skull between the asterions to its greatest breadth multiplied by 100
occipitotemporal : of, relating to, or distributed to the occipital and temporal lobes of a cerebral hemisphere
occiput : the back part of the head or skull
occlude : to close up or block off : obstruct
occludent : serving to occlude
occlusal : of or relating to the grinding or biting surface of a tooth or to occlusion of the teeth
occlusion : the act of occluding : the state of being occluded: such as
occlusive : serving to occlude
occlusor : a body part that closes or blocks another
occult : to shut off from view or exposure : cover, eclipse
occultation : the state of being hidden from view or lost to notice
occulter : to shut off from view or exposure : cover, eclipse
occulting : to shut off from view or exposure : cover, eclipse
occultism : occult theory or practice : belief in or study of the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers
occultist : occult theory or practice : belief in or study of the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers
occultly : to shut off from view or exposure : cover, eclipse
occultness : the quality or state of being occult
occupance : occupancy
occupancy : the fact or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on something
occupant : one who acquires title by occupancy
occupation : an activity in which one engages
occupational : of or relating to a job or occupation
occupationally : of or relating to a job or occupation
occupative : held by occupation
occupiable : capable of being occupied or fit for occupancy
occupier : to engage the attention or energies of
occupy : to engage the attention or energies of
occur : to be found or met with : appear
occurrence : something that occurs
occurrent : occurring at a particular time or place : current
ocean : the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth
Oceanian the lands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean including Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia (including New Zealand)
oceanic : of or relating to the ocean
oceanity : the quality or state of being oceanic
oceanographer : a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources
oceanographic : a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources
oceanographical : a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources
oceanographically : a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources
oceanography : a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources
oceanology : oceanography
oceanside city in southwestern California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina north-northwest of San Diego population 167,086
ocellar : a minute simple eye or eyespot of an invertebrate
ocellate : having ocelli
ocellated : having ocelli
ocellation : the state of being ocellated
ocelli : a minute simple eye or eyespot of an invertebrate
ocellus : a minute simple eye or eyespot of an invertebrate
ocelot : a medium-sized American wildcat (Felis pardalis) that ranges from Texas to northern Argentina and has a tawny-yellow or grayish coat dotted and striped with black
ocher : an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
ocherish : resembling or suggesting ocher (as in color) : somewhat like ocher
ocherous : an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
ochery : ocherous
ochidore : shore crab
ochlocracy : government by the mob : mob rule
ochlocrat : government by the mob : mob rule
ochlocratic : government by the mob : mob rule
ochlocratical : government by the mob : mob rule
ochlophobia : morbid fear of crowds
ochlophobist : one who is afflicted with ochlophobia
Ochna : a genus (the type of the family Ochnaceae) of African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having yellow flowers with coriaceous petaloid sepals and numerous stamens
Ochnaceae : a family of tropical trees, shrubs, or rarely herbs (order Parietales) having thick shining parallel-veined leaves and paniculate flowers with elongated anthers
ochnaceous : a family of tropical trees, shrubs, or rarely herbs (order Parietales) having thick shining parallel-veined leaves and paniculate flowers with elongated anthers
Ochotona : the type genus of Ochotonidae comprising the pikas
Ochotonidae : a family of short-eared lagomorph mammals that comprises the pikas and various extinct related forms
ochraceous : ocherous
ochreous : an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
ochroid : resembling ocher or yellow ocher in color
Ochroma : a genus of tropical American trees (family Bombacaceae) having very light wood and seeds enveloped in silky floss  — see balsa
ochronosis : a condition often associated with alkaptonuria and marked by pigment deposits in cartilages, ligaments, and tendons
ochronotic : a condition often associated with alkaptonuria and marked by pigment deposits in cartilages, ligaments, and tendons
Ocimum : a large genus of mints (family Labiatae) found chiefly in warm climates and having flowers with a reflexed calyx and a very short corolla tube  — see basil sense 1, holy basil, sweet basil
ock : small one
ocote : a resinous Mexican pine (Pinus montezumae) with prominently ridged young shoots
Ocotea : a genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Lauraceae) having alternate coriaceous leaves and small panicled flowers  — see stinkwood
ocotillo : a thorny scarlet-flowered candlewood (Fouquieria splendens of the family Fouquieriaceae) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
ocracy  — see -cracy
ocrea : a tubular sheath around the base of the petiole consisting of a single stipule in the red clover or of a pair of coherent stipules in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae)
ocreate : provided with ocreae
octachord : a musical instrument having eight strings
Octacnemus : a genus of deep-sea tunicates of the class Ascidiacea found in the south Pacific ocean
octad : a group or arrangement of eight
octadecane : any of numerous isomeric hydrocarbons C18H38 of the paraffin series
octadecanoic : stearic acid
octadecyl : an alkyl radical C18H37 derived from an octadecane by removal of one hydrogen atom
octadrachm : an ancient Greek coin weighing or worth eight drachms
octagon : a polygon of eight angles and eight sides
octagonal : a polygon of eight angles and eight sides
octagonally : a polygon of eight angles and eight sides
octahedral : having eight plane faces
octahedrite : anatase
octahedron : a solid bounded by eight plane faces
octamerous : having eight parts or having organs arranged in eights
octameter : a line of verse consisting of eight metrical feet
Octandria : a class of plants comprising all those having flowers with eight stamens
octandrian : a class of plants comprising all those having flowers with eight stamens
octandrious : a class of plants comprising all those having flowers with eight stamens
octane : any of several isomeric liquid alkanes C8H18
octangular : octagonal
Octans : a constellation that is visible at the south celestial pole and that is represented by the figure of a navigational octant
octant : an instrument for observing altitudes of a celestial body from a moving ship or aircraft
octapla : an edition or work in eight texts or versions in parallel columns
octaploid : having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number
octapodic : having eight metrical feet
octapody : octameter
octarch : having eight xylem groups
octarchy : a government by eight persons
octastich : a verse unit of eight lines
octastichon : a verse unit of eight lines
octastrophic : having eight strophes
octastyle : marked by columniation with eight columns across the front  — compare distyle
octastylos : an octastyle building
octateuch : a collection of eight books
octaval : of or relating to an octave
octavalent : having a valence of eight
octave : an 8-day period of observances beginning with a festival day
Octavian 63 b.c.–a.d. 14 originally
Octavius  — see augustus
octavo : the size of a piece of paper cut eight from a sheet
octene : any of the four oily liquid straight-chain octylenes
octennial : happening every eighth year
octet : a musical composition for eight instruments or voices
octillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 27 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
octoate : a salt or ester of an octoic acid: such as
octobass : a huge contrabass having three strings stopped by finger keys and pedals
October : the 10th month of the Gregorian calendar
Octobrist : a member of a moderately liberal political party in czarist Russia whose principles of constitutional government and measures of reform were expressed in an imperial manifesto of October, 1905
octodecimo : eighteenmo
Octodon : a genus (the type of the family Octodontidae) of small long-eared social rodents of western South America having combs of long stiff hairs at the base of the claws
octodont : having eight teeth
octoechos : a liturgical book of the Eastern Orthodox Church attributed to St. John of Damascus and containing all hymns to be used at offices throughout the whole week
octofoil : having eight leaves
octogenarian : a person whose age is in the eighties
octogenarianism : the state of being an octogenarian
octogenary : octogenarian
Octogynia : an order of plants having flowers with eight pistils
octoid : being a gear tooth form that is commonly used for generated bevel gear teeth and that closely approximates the involute
octonarius : an eight-foot verse (as of four iambic or trochaic dipodies)
octonary : a stanza or group of eight verses
octonocular : having eight eyes
octopean : of, relating to, or like an octopus
octophthalmous : having eight eyes
octopi : any of a genus (Octopus) of cephalopod mollusks that have eight muscular arms equipped with two rows of suckers
octopine : of, relating to, or like an octopus
octoploid : having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number
octoploidy : having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number
octopod : any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks (such as an octopus or argonaut) that have eight arms bearing sessile suckers
Octopoda : an order of cephalopod mollusks (subclass Dibranchia) comprising the octopuses, argonauts, and related mollusks that have eight arms with sessile suckers devoid of horny rims and that often have vestiges of an internal shell but have an external shell only in the argonaut
octopodan : an order of cephalopod mollusks (subclass Dibranchia) comprising the octopuses, argonauts, and related mollusks that have eight arms with sessile suckers devoid of horny rims and that often have vestiges of an internal shell but have an external shell only in the argonaut
octopodous : octopod
octopus : any of a genus (Octopus) of cephalopod mollusks that have eight muscular arms equipped with two rows of suckers
octoroon : a person of one-eighth Black ancestry
octose : any of a class of synthetic monosaccharides C8H16O8 containing eight carbon atoms in a molecule
octospore : one of eight carpospores commonly produced by red algae of the family Bangiaceae
octosporous : one of eight carpospores commonly produced by red algae of the family Bangiaceae
octosyllabic : consisting of eight syllables
octosyllable : a word or line of eight syllables
octroi : a concession or privilege granted by an absolute sovereign and serving as a limitation on his authority
octroy : to grant or concede as a privilege
octuor : octet
octuple : consisting of eight : being eight times as great or as many : eightfold
octuplet : one of eight offspring produced in the same pregnancy
octuplicate : made in eight identical copies : eightfold
octyl : an alkyl radical C8H17 derived from an octane: such as
octylene : any of numerous isomeric hydrocarbons C8H16 belonging to the ethylene series and including the octenes  — compare diisobutylene
octyne : any of four straight-chain hydrocarbons C8H14 of the acetylene series
ocular : done or perceived by the eye
ocularist : a person who makes and fits artificial eyes
ocularly : by means of the eyes or the sight
oculate : having spots or holes resembling eyes : ocellated
oculauditory : combining the sense of sight and that of hearing
Oculina : a genus (the type of the family Oculinidae) of tropical aporose corals comprising the typical ivory corals
oculinid : a genus (the type of the family Oculinidae) of tropical aporose corals comprising the typical ivory corals
oculinoid : a genus (the type of the family Oculinidae) of tropical aporose corals comprising the typical ivory corals
oculist : ophthalmologist
oculomotor : moving or tending to move the eyeball
oculus : a circular or oval window
Ocypode : a genus (the type of the family Ocypodidae) of square-bodied, long-legged, and swift-running crabs that are related to the fiddler crabs and live in holes in the sand along the seashore
ocypodian : a genus (the type of the family Ocypodidae) of square-bodied, long-legged, and swift-running crabs that are related to the fiddler crabs and live in holes in the sand along the seashore
ocypodoid : a genus (the type of the family Ocypodidae) of square-bodied, long-legged, and swift-running crabs that are related to the fiddler crabs and live in holes in the sand along the seashore
Ocyroe : a genus (coextensive with the family Ocyroidae) of ctenophores of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea that swim by means of a large winglike process on each side of the body
Od : an overdose of a narcotic
od : an overdose of a narcotic
oda : a room in a harem
Odacidae : a family of labroid fishes that is usually made coextensive with the genus Odax
odal : alodium owned by individuals or families belonging to Teutonic and especially Scandinavian peoples in the premedieval or medieval period
odalisque : an enslaved woman
odaller : an owner of odal
Odax : a genus of marine fishes of Australian and New Zealand seas that resemble sparid fishes but have a jaw with the front margin modified into a sharp cutting edge that replaces teeth  — see odacidae
odd : differing markedly from the usual, ordinary, or accepted : peculiar
oddish : somewhat odd
oddity : an odd person, thing, event, or trait
oddlegs : odd-leg caliper
oddly : in an odd manner
oddman : one that casts or may cast a decisive vote when a vote is otherwise tied
oddment : something left over : remnant
oddments : something left over : remnant
oddness : differing markedly from the usual, ordinary, or accepted : peculiar
Odds : the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
odds : the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
ode : a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms
odeum : a small roofed theater of ancient Greece and Rome used chiefly for competitions in music and poetry
odic : of, relating to, or forming an ode
Odin : the supreme god and creator in Norse mythology
Odinic : of or relating to the god Odin
Odinism : worship of Odin : the Odinic cult
Odinist : a worshiper of Odin
odiometer : an olfactometer measuring the greatest dilution of an odorous vapor detectable by smell
odious : arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
odiously : arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
odiousness : arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
odist : a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms
odium : the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
Odobenidae : a small family of marine mammals (suborder Pinnipedia) that are related to the seals, have a thick tough nearly hairless skin underlaid by a thick layer of blubber and the upper canines enlarged into tusks, and include the walruses and extinct related forms
Odobenus : the type genus of Odobenidae comprising the walruses
Odocoileus : a genus including the Virginia deer, mule deer, black-tailed deer, and related American species
odograph : an instrument for automatically plotting the course and distance traveled by a vehicle
odometer : an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle)
Odonata : an order of insects containing the dragonflies and damselflies and characterized by aquatic larvae that are nymphs or naiads and by predaciousness in both adult and larval forms
odontalgia : toothache
odontalgic : toothache
odontiasis : cutting of the teeth : teething
odontitis : inflammation of a tooth
odontoblast : any of the elongated radially arranged cells on the surface of the dental pulp that secrete dentin
odontoblastic : any of the elongated radially arranged cells on the surface of the dental pulp that secrete dentin
odontocele : a cyst in the alveolus of a tooth
Odontocete : of or relating to the Odontoceti
odontocete : of or relating to the Odontoceti
Odontoceti : a suborder of Cetacea comprising the toothed whales  — compare mysticeti
odontocetous : of or relating to the Odontoceti
odontoclast : one of the large multinucleate cells that are active during the absorption of the roots of the milk teeth
odontogenesis : the formation and development of teeth
odontogenic : forming or capable of forming teeth
Odontoglossum : any of a genus (Odontoglossum) of widely cultivated tropical American orchids
Odontognathae : a superorder of extinct toothed birds (subclass Neornithes)
odontognathic : a superorder of extinct toothed birds (subclass Neornithes)
odontognathous : a superorder of extinct toothed birds (subclass Neornithes)
odontograph : an instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of gear teeth
odontography : scientific description of the teeth (as of their gross structure)
odontoid : a toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates
Odontolcae : a superorder of Aves including Hesperornis and related genera of extinct aquatic birds with teeth set in a groove
odontolite : a mineral consisting of fossil bone or tooth made bright blue by phosphate of iron
odontological : a science dealing with the teeth, their structure and development, and their diseases
odontologist : a specialist in odontology
odontology : a science dealing with the teeth, their structure and development, and their diseases
odontoloxia : irregularity of the teeth
odontoma : a tumor originating from a tooth and containing dental tissue (as enamel, dentin, or cementum)
odontophoral : of or relating to an odontophore
odontophore : a usually more or less protrusible structure in the mouths of most mollusks except the bivalves that supports the radula
odontophorine : of or relating to an odontophore
odontophorous : having an odontophore
Odontophorus : a genus of Central and South American crested partridges that resemble quails and are placed in a distinct subfamily of Phasianidae or sometimes isolated in a distinct family
Odontopteris : a genus of fossil seed ferns found in the coal measures of the Carboniferous that have pinnatifid fronds with indistinct midribs and veins not forming a network
Odontopteryx : a genus of serrate-jawed totipalmate birds from the Lower Eocene of England
odontorhynchous : lamellirostral
Odontormae : a higher group coextensive with the family Ichthyornithidae
Odontornithes : a group of Mesozoic toothed birds comprising the Odontolcae and the Odontormae
odontornithic : a group of Mesozoic toothed birds comprising the Odontolcae and the Odontormae
odontosis : dentition
Odontosyllis : a genus of polychaete worms (family Syllidae) that are bioluminescent during the breeding period
odontotomy : the operation of cutting into a tooth
odor : a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
odorant : an odorous substance
odorate : scented
odored : a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
odoriferous : yielding an odor : odorous
odoriferously : yielding an odor : odorous
odoriferousness : yielding an odor : odorous
odorimeter : odorometer
odorimetry : the measurement of the intensity of odors
odoriphore : osmophore
odorivector : a substance that gives rise to an odor
odorize : to make odorous : scent
odorless : a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
odorometer : an instrument for measuring the intensity of odors of substances in varying concentrations in air  — compare osmoscope
odorous : having an odor: such as
odorously : having an odor: such as
odorousness : having an odor: such as
Ods : an overdose of a narcotic
odum : iroko
odyl : a force or natural power formerly held by some to reside in certain individuals and things and to underlie hypnotism and magnetism and some other phenomena
odylic : of or relating to odyl
odylism : the theory of od
Odynerus : a genus of solitary wasps having a very short abdominal peduncle and often resembling yellow jackets in coloration
Odyssean : of, relating to, or characteristic of Odysseus or his journey
Odyssey : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
oe oersted
Oecanthus : a genus of Orthoptera that includes the tree crickets
oecist : colonizer
oecumenic : ecumenical
oecus : an apartment, room, or hall in an ancient Roman dwelling house
oedemerid : of or relating to the Oedemeridae
Oedemeridae : a family of soft-bodied elongate beetles that have heteromerous tarsi, usually strikingly colored adults which frequent flowers, and larvae which feed on decaying wood and sometimes are injurious to damp timbers of wharves, bridges, and mines
Oedipal : of, relating to, or resulting from the Oedipus complex
Oedipean : of or relating to Oedipus or the Oedipus complex
Oedipus : the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother
Oedogoniaceae : a family (usually coextensive with the order Oedogoniales but sometimes placed in Chaetophorales) of filamentous green algae having a characteristic method of growth that gives rise to series of narrow cells at various intervals in the filaments and developing large zoospores with a crown of cilia and also oogonia and antheridia that are sometimes on the same plant but frequently on separate plants with the male plants being often of only a few cells and attached to the female filaments
oedogoniaceous : a family (usually coextensive with the order Oedogoniales but sometimes placed in Chaetophorales) of filamentous green algae having a characteristic method of growth that gives rise to series of narrow cells at various intervals in the filaments and developing large zoospores with a crown of cilia and also oogonia and antheridia that are sometimes on the same plant but frequently on separate plants with the male plants being often of only a few cells and attached to the female filaments
Oedogoniales : an order of simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae (class Chlorophyceae) with zoospores having many flagella and oogamous reproduction
Oedogonium : a genus (the type of the family Oedogoniaceae) of freshwater green algae that have long unbranched filaments usually free-floating when mature but attached by special basal cells when young
Oenanthe : a genus of Old World herbs (family Umbelliferae) having compound umbels of white flowers without carpophores  — see water dropwort
oenanthic : an acid or mixture of acids obtained by hydrolysis of an oenanthic ester
oenin : an anthocyanin pigment occurring in the skin of the blue grape and forming a dark red or reddish brown crystalline chloride C23H25ClO12
Oenocarpus : a genus of South American pinnate-leaved palms that have a slender spadix which resembles a broom, a woody double caducous spathe, and edible black or purplish oily fruit  — see bacaba
oenochoe : an ancient Greek wine pitcher or jug usually with a trefoil-shaped mouth
oenocyte : one of the large straw-colored cells that are segmentally arranged in connection with the fat bodies and tracheae of most insects and that may have important secretory functions
oenocytic : one of the large straw-colored cells that are segmentally arranged in connection with the fat bodies and tracheae of most insects and that may have important secretory functions
oenological : a science that deals with wine and wine making
oenologist : a science that deals with wine and wine making
oenology : a science that deals with wine and wine making
oenomel : an ancient Greek beverage of wine and honey
Oenothera : a genus of mostly North American annual or biennial herbs (family Onagraceae) having usually nocturnal yellow flowers with erect buds and terete seeds in two rows in a capsule  — see evening primrose, kneiffia
oer officer efficiency report
oersted : the unit of magnetic field strength in the centimeter-gram-second system
oesophageal : occipital ganglion
oesophagostomiasis : infestation with or disease caused by nematode worms of the genus Oesophagostomum : nodular disease
Oesophagostomum : a genus of nematode worms of the family Strongylidae comprising the nodular worms of ruminants and swine and other worms affecting primates including humans especially in Africa
oestradiol : a natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol C18H24O2 secreted chiefly by the ovaries, that is the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens, and that is administered in its natural or semisynthetic esterified form especially to treat menopausal symptoms
oestriasis : infestation with or disease caused by botflies of the genus Oestrus
oestrid : a family of dipteran flies consisting of the botflies and formerly including also the warble flies
Oestridae : a family of dipteran flies consisting of the botflies and formerly including also the warble flies
oestrin : an estrogenic hormone
oestriol : a relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C18H24O3 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, is the main estrogen secreted by the placenta during pregnancy, and is the estrogen typically found in the urine of pregnant women
oestrous : of, relating to, or characteristic of estrus
oestrual : estrous
oestruate : to undergo estrus
oestruation : to undergo estrus
oestrum : a regularly recurrent state of sexual receptivity during which the female of most mammals will accept the male and is capable of conceiving : heat
oestrus : the type genus of the family Oestridae that includes the sheep botfly
of : by
off : from a place or position
offal : the waste or by-product of a process: such as
offbeat : an unaccented beat or portion of a beat in a musical measure
offcast : cast off : discarded
offcome : outcome
offcut : something that is cut off (such as a waste piece of lumber)
offend : to transgress (see transgress sense transitive 1) the moral or divine law : sin
offended : to transgress (see transgress sense transitive 1) the moral or divine law : sin
offendedly : in an offended manner
offender : to transgress (see transgress sense transitive 1) the moral or divine law : sin
offense : something that outrages the moral or physical senses
offenseless : something that outrages the moral or physical senses
offensible : offensive, harmful, injurious
offensive : making attack : aggressive
offensively : making attack : aggressive
offensiveness : making attack : aggressive
offer : to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice
offerable : capable of being offered
offeree : one to whom an offer is made
offerer : one that offers : one that makes an offer or an offering
offering : the act of one who offers
offeror : one that offers : one that makes an offer or an offering
offertory : the eucharistic offering of bread and wine to God before they are consecrated
offgoing : a going off : departure, removal
offgrade : varying from and inferior to a standard grade
offhand : without premeditation or preparation : extempore
offhanded : offhand
offhandedly : offhand
offhandedness : offhand
office : a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
officeholder : one holding a public office
officeless : lacking an office : not holding an office
officer : agent
officerless : lacking officers
officership : the post or rank of an officer
official : one who holds or is invested (see invest entry 2 sense 1) with an office : officer
officialdom : officials as a class
officialese : the characteristic language of official statements : wordy, pompous, or obscure language
officialism : lack of flexibility and initiative combined with excessive adherence to regulations in the behavior of usually government officials
officiality : the ecclesiastical charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official principal
officialization : the process of becoming or being made official : act of placing under the control of officials
officialize : to make official : subject to official routine : bring under public control
officially : one who holds or is invested (see invest entry 2 sense 1) with an office : officer
officiant : someone (such as a priest) who officiates at a religious rite
officiary : officer, official
officiate : to perform a ceremony, function, or duty
officiation : to perform a ceremony, function, or duty
officiator : one that officiates
officinal : medicinal
officious : volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
officiously : volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
officiousness : volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
offing : the part of the deep sea seen from the shore
offish : standoffish
offishness : standoffish
offlet : a pipe or channel for letting off water or other fluid
offprint : a separately printed excerpt (such as a magazine article)
offsaddle : unsaddle
offscape : the distant part of a landscape
offscour : to scour off : cleanse
offscouring : someone rejected by society : outcast
offset : to place over against something : balance
offshoot : a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth
offshore : from the shore : seaward
offsider : helper, assistant, associate, follower
offspring : the product of the reproductive processes of an animal or plant : young, progeny
offtake : the act of taking off: such as
offtype : not true to type : markedly deviating from the normal or standard
offward : off or away from something as to direction or position
offwards : off or away from something as to direction or position
Ofo : a Siouan people of the Yazoo river valley, Mississippi
oft : often
often : many times : frequently
oftenness : frequency
oftens : often
oftentimes : on many occasions : often
ofter : often
oftest : often
ofttime : often
ofttimes : on many occasions : often
Og  oganesson
ogam : the alphabetic system of fifth and sixth century Irish in which an alphabet of 20 letters is represented by notches for vowels and lines for consonants and which is known principally from inscriptions cut on the edges of rough standing tombstones
Ogcocephalidae : a small family of sluggish spiny bottom-dwelling marine fishes (order Pediculati) with broad flat head and body, slender tapering tail, small mouth and feeble teeth, a short illicium, and jugular pelvic fins resembling limbs by means of which they crawl about  — see batfish
Ogcocephalus : the type genus of the family Ogcocephalidae comprising various typical batfishes
ogdoad : a group of eight divine beings or of eight aeons
ogee : a molding with an S-shaped profile
ogeed : shaped like an ogee or like two meeting contrasted ogees
ogham : the alphabetic system of fifth and sixth century Irish in which an alphabet of 20 letters is represented by notches for vowels and lines for consonants and which is known principally from inscriptions cut on the edges of rough standing tombstones
oghamic : the alphabetic system of fifth and sixth century Irish in which an alphabet of 20 letters is represented by notches for vowels and lines for consonants and which is known principally from inscriptions cut on the edges of rough standing tombstones
Oghuz :  ghuz
ogival : of, relating to, or having the form of an ogive or an ogee
ogive : a diagonal arch or rib across a Gothic vault
ogived : shaped like an ogive
Oglala : a Teton Dakota people
ogle : to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
ogler : to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
ogmic : oghamic
ogre : a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings : monster
ogreish : a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings : monster
ogress : a female ogre
Ogygian : of or relating to the legendary Greek King Ogyges or to a deluge said to have taken place in his reign
oh : zero
ohelo : an endemic Hawaiian blueberry (Vaccinium reticulatum) with a shining fleshy rather astringent red or yellow berry
ohia : lehua
Ohio river 981 miles (1578 kilometers) long in the eastern part of the U.S. flowing west from the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in western Pennsylvania, forming the boundaries between Ohio and West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, Indiana and Kentucky, and Illinois and Kentucky, and then flowing into the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois
Ohioan river 981 miles (1578 kilometers) long in the eastern part of the U.S. flowing west from the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in western Pennsylvania, forming the boundaries between Ohio and West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, Indiana and Kentucky, and Illinois and Kentucky, and then flowing into the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois
ohm : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric resistance equal to the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere
ohmage : the resistance of a conductor expressed in ohms
ohmic : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric resistance equal to the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere
ohmmeter : an instrument for indicating resistance in ohms directly
oidioid : of, relating to, or resembling fungi of the genus Oidium
oidiomycosis : infection with or disease caused by fungi of the genus Oidium
Oidium : any of a genus (Oidium of the family Moniliaceae) of imperfect fungi many of which are now considered to be conidial stages of various powdery mildews
oikoplast : one of the ectodermal cells that secrete the gelatinous layer in the Appendicularia
oil : any of numerous unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or can be liquefied easily on warming, are soluble in ether but not in water, and leave a greasy stain on paper or cloth
oilbird : a nocturnal bird (Steatornis caripensis) of northern South America and Trinidad that is related to the nightjars, feeds chiefly on the fatty fruits of various palms, and has fatty young from which an oil used especially in cooking is extracted
oilcan : a can for oil
oilcloth : cloth treated with oil or paint and used for table and shelf coverings
oilcup : a cup connected with a bearing as a lubricator and usually having a wick, valve, or other means for regulating the delivery of oil
oildom : a petroleum region
oiled : lubricated, treated, or covered with or as if with oil
oiler : a person who oils something
oilfish : escolar
oilhole : a small hole through which oil is injected to lubricate a mechanical bearing surface
oilily : of, relating to, or consisting of oil
oiliness : of, relating to, or consisting of oil
oilless : lacking oil : not lubricated with oil : not requiring oil
oillessness : lacking oil : not lubricated with oil : not requiring oil
oillet : eyelet entry 1 sense 2
oilman : an oil company executive
oilometer : oleometer
oilpaper : paper made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil
oilproof : impervious to oil
oilproofing : impervious to oil
oilseed : a seed or crop (such as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil
oilskin : an oiled waterproof cloth used for coverings and garments
oilskinned : dressed in or protected with oilskin
oilstock : a vessel for holding holy oil
oilstone : a whetstone for use with oil
oilstove : a stove that burns oil (as kerosene)
oiltight : so tight as to prevent the passage of oil
oiltightness : so tight as to prevent the passage of oil
oilway : a channel by which oil may reach a part to be lubricated
oily : of, relating to, or consisting of oil
oint : anoint
ointment : a salve or unguent for application to the skin
oiticica : any of several South American trees
Ojibwa : a member of an American Indian people of the region around Lake Superior and westward
Ojibway : a member of an American Indian people of the region around Lake Superior and westward
Ok : all right
oka : either of two South American wood sorrels (Oxalis crenata and O. tuberosa) cultivated for their edible tubers
okapi : an African ungulate mammal (Okapia johnstoni) that is closely related to the giraffe but has a relatively short neck, a coat typically of solid reddish chestnut on the trunk, yellowish white on the cheeks, and purplish-black and cream rings on the upper parts of the legs
okenite : a compact or fibrous mineral CaSi2O4(OH)2.H2O consisting of a whitish hydrous calcium silicate
oki archipelago of Japan in the Sea of Japan off southwestern Honshu
Okie : a native or resident of Oklahoma
Oklahoma state in the south central U.S.; capital Oklahoma City area 69,956 square miles (181,186 square kilometers), population 3,751,351
Oklahoman state in the south central U.S.; capital Oklahoma City area 69,956 square miles (181,186 square kilometers), population 3,751,351
okra : a tall annual herb (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family that is cultivated for its mucilaginous green pods used especially in soups or stews
Olacaceae : a family of tropical trees or shrubs (order Santalales) having simple leaves and small flowers with a one-celled ovary followed by a one-seeded fruit
olacaceous : a family of tropical trees or shrubs (order Santalales) having simple leaves and small flowers with a one-celled ovary followed by a one-seeded fruit
Olaf name of 5 kings of Norway: especially
Olax : a genus (the type of the family Olacaceae) of evergreen trees and shrubs distributed through the tropics of Asia, Africa, and Australia and having distichous leaves and small racemose flowers with three stamens
Olcha : a Tungusic people living near the mouth of the Amur river in Asia  — compare tungus
Old : dating from the remote past : ancient
old : dating from the remote past : ancient
olden : of or relating to a bygone era
Oldenburg Claes Thure 1929–     American (Swedish-born) sculptor
oldfangled : old-fashioned
oldhamite : a mineral CaS consisting of sulfide of calcium and found in meteorites
oldish : somewhat old or elderly
oldland : an extensive area of ancient crystalline rocks reduced to low relief by long erosion
oldness : age, antiquity
oldster : an old or elderly person
oldwife : any of several marine fishes (such as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish)
Ole : old
Olea : oil
Oleaceae : a family of shrubs and trees (order Oleales) having opposite or rarely alternate exstipulate leaves, tetramerous flowers, and the fruits a berry, drupe, or capsule
oleaceous : of or relating to the Oleaceae
Oleacina : a genus of West Indian carnivorous land snails (suborder Stylommatophora) having elongate usually smooth glassy brownish shells and feeding generally on other snails
Oleacinidae : a family of carnivorous land snails (suborder Stylommatophcra) that feed chiefly on other snails  — see euglandina
oleaginous : resembling or having the properties of oil : oily
oleaginousness : resembling or having the properties of oil : oily
oleander : a poisonous evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the dogbane family with clusters of fragrant white to red flowers
oleandrin : a poisonous crystalline glycoside C32H48O9 found in oleander leaves and resembling digitalis in its action
Olearia : a large genus of Australasian shrubs or low trees (family Compositae) with alternate leaves and rather large heads of flowers having white or purple rays, the pappus capillary, and the receptacle without chaff
oleaster : any of several plants (genus Elaeagnus of the family Elaeagnaceae, the oleaster family) having alternate leaves and small often fragrant flowers with four stamens
oleate : a salt or ester of oleic acid
olecranal : of, belonging to, or relating to the olecranon
olecranon : the process of the ulna projecting behind the elbow joint
olefiant : ethylene
olefin : alkene
olefinic : alkene
oleic : a monounsaturated fatty acid C18H34O2 obtained from natural fats and oils
oleiferous : producing oil
olein : an ester of glycerol and oleic acid
Olenellus : a genus of Lower Cambrian trilobites having a large spine on the fifteenth thoracic segment
olent : having a scent : odorous
Olenus : a genus of trilobites from the Upper Cambrian of Europe having 12–15 thoracic segments, pleurae with sharp back-bent extremities, and a small pygidium
oleo : margarine
oleocalcareous : consisting of or containing a mixture of oil and lime
oleocellosis : a spotting of citrus fruits by oil liberated from the oil glands of the rind
oleocyst : a diverticulum of the nectocalyx in various Calycophora that contains oil
oleograph : a chromolithograph printed on cloth to imitate an oil painting
oleography : the art or process of producing oleographic pictures
oleomargaric : of, relating to, or containing oleomargarine
oleomargarine : margarine
oleometer : a hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of oils
oleoptene :  eleoptene
oleorefractometer : a refractometer for use with oils
oleoresin : a natural plant product (such as copaiba) containing chiefly essential oil and resin
oleoresinous : a natural plant product (such as copaiba) containing chiefly essential oil and resin
oleosaccharum : a homogeneous mixture used in pharmacy that is made by triturating sugar with a small amount of essential oil
oleose : oily
oleostearin : a solid residue of tallow remaining after removal of oleo oil or tallow oil and used chiefly in lard substitutes
oleothorax : a state in which oil is present in the pleural cavity usually as a result of injection  — compare pneumothorax
oleous : oily
oleraceous : having the qualities of a potherb
olericulture : a branch of horticulture that deals with the production, storage, processing, and marketing of vegetables
olethreutid : a moth of the family Olethreutidae (now included in the family Tortricidae) : tortricid
olfaction : the sense of smell
olfactive : olfactory
olfactology : the scientific study of smells or of the sense of smell
olfactometer : an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of the sense of smell especially in regard to intensity, concentration, or quality of an odor
olfactometric : the testing and measurement of the sensitivity of the sense of smell
olfactometry : the testing and measurement of the sensitivity of the sense of smell
olfactorily : of or relating to the sense of smell
olfactory : of or relating to the sense of smell
olfacty : an arbitrary unit used in olfactometry for measuring the strength of an odorous stimulus
olibanum : frankincense sense 1
olid : having a strong disagreeable smell : fetid
oligaemia : a condition in which the total volume of the blood is reduced
oligarch : a member or supporter of an oligarchy
oligarchal : oligarchic
oligarchic : of, relating to, or based on an oligarchy
oligarchical : of, relating to, or based on an oligarchy
oligarchy : government by the few
oligemia : a condition in which the total volume of the blood is reduced
oligist : hematite
oligistic : hematite
oligistical : hematite
Oligocene : of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Eocene and Miocene or the corresponding series of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
Oligochaeta : a class or in former classifications an order of Chaetopoda comprising hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids distinguished from the polychaetes by possession of compact localized gonads and simple direct life histories without formation of a trochophore and by lack of parapodia and head specialization  — see archioligochaeta , neoligochaeta
oligochaete : any of a class or order (Oligochaeta) of hermaphroditic terrestrial or aquatic annelids (such as an earthworm) that lack a specialized head
oligochromemia : deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood
oligochronometer : an instrument for measuring very small time intervals
oligoclase : a mineral of the plagioclase series
oligocythemia : deficiency in the total number of red blood cells present in the body  — compare anemia sense 1
oligocythemic : deficiency in the total number of red blood cells present in the body  — compare anemia sense 1
oligodendroglia : glia that is made up of oligodendrocytes
oligodendroglioma : a tumor of the nervous system composed of oligodendroglia
oligodynamic : active in very small quantities
oligohydramnios : deficiency of amniotic fluid sometimes resulting in an embryonic defect through adherence between embryo and amnion
oligomenorrhea : abnormally infrequent or scanty menstrual flow
oligomyodian : having few syringeal muscles
oligonephric : having few Malpighian tubules
oligonite : a mineral consisting of a manganiferous variety of siderite
oligophagous : eating only a few specific kinds of food
oligophrenia : intellectual disability
oligophrenic : of, relating to, or exhibiting intellectual disability
oligopolistic : a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market
oligopoly : a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market
oligopsonistic : a market situation in which each of a few buyers exerts a disproportionate influence on the market
oligopsony : a market situation in which each of a few buyers exerts a disproportionate influence on the market
oligopyrene : containing less than the normal amount of chromatin
oligosialia : an abnormal deficiency of saliva
oligosiderite : a meteorite characterized by the presence of only a small amount of metallic iron
oligospermia : deficiency of sperm in the semen
oligotrichia : deficiency in the growth of hair especially when congenital
oligotrophic : having a deficiency of plant nutrients that is usually accompanied by an abundance of dissolved oxygen
oligotropic : visiting only a few kinds of flowers for nectar
oliguria : reduced excretion of urine
Olinia : a small genus (coextensive with the family Oliniaceae of the order Myrtales) of African shrubs with opposite coriaceous leaves, small flowers in bracted cymes, and drupaceous fruits  — see hard pear sense 1
olio : olla podrida sense 1
oliphant : a hunter's horn made from an elephant tusk
oliprance : boisterous merrymaking : frolic
olitory : of, relating to, or produced in a kitchen garden
Oliva : a genus of carnivorous marine snails (the type of the family Olividae)  — see olive shell
oliva : a genus of carnivorous marine snails (the type of the family Olividae)  — see olive shell
olivaceous : olive sense 1
olivary : relating to or connecting the thalamus and the inferior olive
Olive : a Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea of the family Oleaceae, the olive family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil
olive : a Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea of the family Oleaceae, the olive family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil
Olivella : a genus of small marine snails (family Olividae) having an operculum and a smooth shining shell formerly used by some Indians of the Pacific coast of North America as money and for ornament  — compare olive shell
olivenite : a mineral Cu2(AsO4)(OH) consisting of a basic arsenate of copper that is olive green, dull brown, or yellowish in color
Oliver : the close friend of Roland in the Charlemagne legends
Oliverian : an adherent or partisan of Oliver Cromwell
olivescent : verging on olive in color
olivet mountain ridge 2680 feet (817 meters) high in the West Bank running north and south on the eastern side of Jerusalem
Olivette : a theatrical floodlight consisting of a 1000-watt bulb in an open-front metal box usually mounted on a telescopic pipe stand or hung from a batten
olivewood : the wood of the olive tree
Olividae : a family of burrowing snails (suborder Stenoglossa) with cylindrical, glossy, and often brightly colored shells
Olivier Laurence Kerr 1907–1989 Baron Olivier of Brighton English actor
oliviferous : producing olives
oliviform : shaped like an olive or an olive shell
olivine : a usually greenish mineral that is a complex silicate of magnesium and iron used especially in refractories  — compare peridot
olivinic : a usually greenish mineral that is a complex silicate of magnesium and iron used especially in refractories  — compare peridot
olivinitic : a usually greenish mineral that is a complex silicate of magnesium and iron used especially in refractories  — compare peridot
olla : a large bulging widemouthed earthenware vessel sometimes with looped handles used (as by Pueblo Indians) for storage, cooking, or as a container for water
ollamh : a learned man in ancient Ireland
Ollie : a maneuver in skateboarding in which the skater kicks the tail of the board down while jumping in order to make the board pop into the air
olm : an elongated European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander (Proteus anguinus) with permanent external gills and small eyes covered by the skin
ologist : specialist
ology : a branch of knowledge : science
olona : a Hawaiian shrub (Touchardia latifolia) of the family Urticaceae with erect stems, large thick leaves, and small flowers in globose clusters
Olonets : a dialect of Karelian spoken east of Lake Ladoga
Olor : a genus of swans with no frontal knob including the whistling and trumpeter swans
oloroso : a dry full-bodied Spanish sherry
olpe : either of two ancient Greek containers:
Olpidiaster : a genus of fungi (family Olpidiaceae) resembling Olpidium but having a sporangium without a neck
Olpidium : a genus of fungi (family Olpidiaceae) having a sporangium with a neck and retaining the spores in a sac until fully matured
olycook : doughnut
olykoek : doughnut
Olympia city and capital of Washington on Puget Sound population 46,478
Olympiad : one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games by which time was reckoned in ancient Greece
Olympian : of or relating to, or inhabiting Mount Olympus in Thessaly
Olympianism : worship of the Olympian gods
Olympianly : in an Olympian manner
Olympic : olympian entry 2 sense 1
Olympus : a mountain in Thessaly that in Greek mythology is the abode of the gods
Olynthian : a native or inhabitant of Olynthus in ancient Macedonia
Olynthus ancient city of northeastern Greece in Macedonia on the Chalcidice Peninsula
om : a mantra consisting of the sound \ˈōm\ and used in contemplation of ultimate reality
omadhaun : fool, idiot, simpleton
Omagua : a Tupian people of western Brazil and Peru
Omaha : a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Nebraska
Oman country in Asia in southeastern Arabia bordering on the Arabian Sea; a sultanate; capital Muscat area 119,499 square miles (309,500 square kilometers), population 4,613,000
Omani country in Asia in southeastern Arabia bordering on the Arabian Sea; a sultanate; capital Muscat area 119,499 square miles (309,500 square kilometers), population 4,613,000
omao : a thrush (Phaeornis obscurus) of Hawaii
Omar 1048?–1122 Persian poet and astronomer
omasitis : inflammation of the omasum
omasum : the third chamber of the ruminant stomach that is situated between the reticulum and the abomasum  — compare rumen
ombrograph : a self-registering rain gage
ombrology : a branch of meteorology that deals with rain
ombrometer : rain gage
ombrophile : an ombrophilous plant
ombrophilic : capable of withstanding or thriving in the presence of much rain
ombrophilous : capable of withstanding or thriving in the presence of much rain
ombrophily : capable of withstanding or thriving in the presence of much rain
ombrophobe : an ombrophobous plant
ombrophobous : incapable of withstanding long-continued rain
ombrophoby : incapable of withstanding long-continued rain
ombudsman : a person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints : an individual usually affiliated with an organization or business who serves as an advocate for patients, consumers, employees, etc.
ombudsmanship : a person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints : an individual usually affiliated with an organization or business who serves as an advocate for patients, consumers, employees, etc.
omega : the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
omegoid : having the form of the Greek capital letter omega
omelet : beaten eggs cooked without stirring until set and served folded in half
omelette : beaten eggs cooked without stirring until set and served folded in half
omen : an occurrence or phenomenon (see phenomenon sense 1) believed to portend a future event : augury
omened : having or marked by bad omens : inauspicious, unlucky
omental : a fold of peritoneum connecting or supporting abdominal structures (such as the stomach and liver)
omentectomy : excision or resection of all or part of an omentum
omentopexy : the operation of suturing the omentum especially to another organ
omentoplasty : the use of a piece or flap of tissue from an omentum as a graft
omentorrhaphy : surgical repair of an omentum by suturing
omentulum :  lesser omentum
omentum : a fold of peritoneum connecting or supporting abdominal structures (such as the stomach and liver)
omer : an ancient Hebrew unit of dry capacity equal to ¹/₁₀ ephah
omicron : the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
ominous : being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
ominously : being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
ominousness : being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
omissible : that may be omitted
omission : something neglected or left undone
omissive : leaving out : failing or neglecting to do : omitting
omissively : leaving out : failing or neglecting to do : omitting
omit : to leave out or leave unmentioned
Ommastrephes : a widely distributed genus (type of the family Ommastrephidae) of extremely active cephalopods (order Decapoda) having a cylindrical body, large rhombic terminal fins, and short strong arms
ommateal : of, relating to, or having compound eyes
ommateum : compound eye
ommatidial : one of the elements corresponding to a small simple eye that make up the compound eye of an arthropod
ommatidium : one of the elements corresponding to a small simple eye that make up the compound eye of an arthropod
ommatophore : a movable peduncle bearing an eye
ommatophorous : a movable peduncle bearing an eye
omneity : the state of being all-comprehensive : allness
omnibus : a usually automotive public vehicle designed to carry a large number of passengers : bus
omnicompetence : able to handle any situation
omnicompetent : able to handle any situation
omnifarious : of all varieties, forms, or kinds
omnific : being all-creating : omnificent
omnificent : unlimited in creative power
omnify : to make universal : enlarge
omnigenous : composed of or containing all varieties
omnigraph : a device for automatically producing dot-and-dash sounds of the telegraph code used in instructing radiotelegraph operators
omnilegent : reading or having read everything : characterized by encyclopedic reading
omnimeter : a theodolite having a microscope rigidly attached to the telescope so that the vertical angular movement of the telescope can be observed through the microscope
omnipotence : the quality or state of being omnipotent
omnipotency : omnipotence
omnipotent : almighty sense 1
omnipotently : almighty sense 1
omnipresence : the quality or state of being omnipresent : ubiquity
omnipresent : present in all places at all times
omnirange : a system of radio navigation in which any bearing relative to a special radio transmitter on the ground may be chosen and flown by an airplane pilot
omniscience : the quality or state of being omniscient
omniscient : having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
omnisciently : having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
omniscope : periscope
omnist : one that believes in all religions
omnitude : totality, universality
omnium : the total of the different stocks and other items formerly offered by the British government for the capital subscribed in funding a loan or for a unit of subscribed capital
Omnivora : a group comprising the pigs and the hippopotamuses
omnivore : one that is omnivorous
omnivorous : feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
omnivorously : feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
omnivorousness : feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
omodynia : pain in the shoulder
omohyoid : of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone
omoideum : the pterygoid bone of a bird
omophorion : the distinctive vestment of bishops of the Eastern Church corresponding to the pallium of the Western Church but made in two forms and worn in one form or the other by all bishops during the celebration of liturgical offices
omoplate : scapula
omoplatoscopy : scapulimancy
omostegite : the part of a crustacean's carapace covering the thorax
omosternum : a median bony element of the sternum of amphibians extending forward from the ventral ends of the precoracoids and bearing the episternum at its anterior end
omphacite : a mineral consisting of a grass-green granular or foliated pyroxene found in the rock eclogite
omphalectomy : surgical excision of the navel
omphalic : of or relating to the navel
omphalitis : inflammation of the navel
omphalocele : protrusion of abdominal contents through an opening at the navel occurring especially as a congenital defect
omphalode : the scar at the hilum of a seed
omphalodium : the scar at the hilum of a seed
omphaloid : resembling an umbilicus : umbilicate
omphalomesenteric : of or relating to the navel and mesentery
omphalophlebitis : a condition (as navel ill) characterized by or resulting from inflammation and infection of the umbilical vein
omphalopsychite : one who stares fixedly at his navel to induce a mystical trance
omphalos : a central point : hub, focal point
omphalosite : the member of a pair of conjoined twins of unequal size that is smaller and that receives its blood supply by way of the larger twin  — compare autosite
omphaloskepsis : contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation
on : of
Ona : a Chonan people of Tierra del Fuego off the southern tip of South America  — compare fuegian
ona : a Chonan people of Tierra del Fuego off the southern tip of South America  — compare fuegian
onager : an Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus onager synonym E. onager) that usually has a broad dorsal stripe and is related to the kiang
Onagraceae : a large widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales having an inferior ovary, 2 or 4 petals, 1 to 8 stamens, and a simple style
onagraceous : a large widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales having an inferior ovary, 2 or 4 petals, 1 to 8 stamens, and a simple style
Onan : with nothing in the stomach : after having not eaten for a time 
onanism : masturbation
onanist : an individual that practices onanism
onanistic : masturbation
once : one time and no more
Onchidiidae : a family of slugs (suborder Stylommatophora)  — see onchidium
Onchidium : a genus (the type of the family Onchidiidae) of chiefly Indo-Pacific marine air-breathing slugs that live chiefly on rocky shores between tide levels or in mangrove swamps
Onchocerca : a genus of long slender filarial worms of the family Dipetalonematidae that are parasites of subcutaneous and connective tissues of mammals with their adults enclosed in fibrous nodules and their larvae free in the tissues
onchocerciasis : infestation with or disease caused by filarial worms (genus Onchocerca)
onchocercosis : onchocerciasis
Oncidium : any of a genus (Oncidium) of showy tropical American chiefly epiphytic orchids
oncograph : a recording device attached to an oncometer
oncologic : a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer
oncological : a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer
oncology : a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer
oncome : onset, beginning
oncometer : an instrument for measuring variations in size or volume of the internal organs of the body
oncometric : an instrument for measuring variations in size or volume of the internal organs of the body
oncoming : coming nearer in time or space
Oncorhynchus : a genus of salmons that are related to those of the genus Salmo but have a greater number of anal rays, branchiostegals, pyloric caeca, and gill rakers and that include commercially important fishes of the north Pacific and of the coastal streams of both America and Asia
oncosphere : a tapeworm embryo that has six hooks and is the earliest differentiated stage of a cyclophyllidean tapeworm
oncost : indirect expense : overhead
oncotomy : surgical incision of a swelling (as an abscess or tumor)
ondatra : a genus of rodents (family Cricetidae) comprising the muskrats
ondine : undine
ondograph : an instrument for autographically recording the wave forms of varying electrical currents and especially rapidly varying alternating currents
one : being a single unit or thing
oneanother : each other
oneberry : hackberry
onefold : constituting a single undivided whole
onegite : a pale amethyst gemstone penetrated by needles of goethite
Oneida : a member of an American Indian people originally of New York
oneiric : of, relating to, or suggestive of dreams : dreamy
oneirocritic : an interpreter of dreams
oneirocritical : of, relating to, or specializing in the interpretation of dreams
oneirocritically : of, relating to, or specializing in the interpretation of dreams
oneirocriticism : the interpreting of dreams
oneirocritics : oneirocriticism
oneiromancy : divination by means of dreams
oneness : the quality or state or fact of being one: such as
oner : something unique or extraordinary
onerous : involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
onerously : involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
onerousness : involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
oneself : a person's self : one's own self
onetime : former, sometime
onfall : attack, assault
onflow : the action or fact of flowing on : onward flow
ongoing : being actually in process
onhanger : hanger-on
oniomania : an abnormal impulse for buying things
onion : a widely cultivated Asian herb (Allium cepa) of the lily family with pungent edible bulbs
onionpeel : a grayish red that is bluer and deeper than Pompeian red, bluer and darker than bois de rose, and deeper than livid brown
onionskin : a thin strong translucent paper of very light weight
oniony : a widely cultivated Asian herb (Allium cepa) of the lily family with pungent edible bulbs
Oniscoidea : a suborder of Isopoda that includes all terrestrial isopods and a few that are to some extent aquatic
oniscoidean : a suborder of Isopoda that includes all terrestrial isopods and a few that are to some extent aquatic
Oniscus : a genus (the type of the family Oniscidae) comprising isopods that cannot roll into a ball and formerly including most of the known isopods but now restricted to a few chiefly Old World terrestrial forms with flattened body, large eyes, and 3-jointed antennal flagella
onium : being or characterized by a usually complex cation
onkos : a topknot worn on the mask in ancient Greek tragedy
onlay : a metal covering attached to a tooth to restore one or more of its surfaces
onliest : only
onliness : the quality or state of being the only one of an indicated or implied kind or category
onlooker : one that looks on
onlooking : one that looks on
only : unquestionably the best : peerless
onmarch : a march onward
Onmun : hankul
Onobrychis : a genus of Old World herbs of the family Leguminosae having pinnate leaves, pink or white racemose flowers, and flat unjointed pods
onocentaur : a mythological creature having the head and arms and upper torso of a human being and the body and legs of an ass
Onoclea : a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of cold temperate regions having fronds that are broad and pinnatifid or that consist of segments rolled up into berrylike structures enclosing the sori
onomancy : divination from the letters of a name
onomastic : of, relating to, or consisting of a name or names
onomasticon : a collection or listing of words especially in a specialized field (as science or commerce)
onomatologist : onomastics
onomatology : onomastics
onomatomania : an abnormal obsession with words or names
onomatope : an onomatopoeic word
onomatopoeia : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
onomatopoeic : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
onomatopoeically : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
onomatopoetic : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
onomatopoetically : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
onomatopy : onomatopoeia
Onondaga : a member of an American Indian people of New York and Canada
Ononis : a genus of European herbs (family Leguminosae) that resemble clovers and have red or yellow solitary or clustered flowers  — see restharrow
Onopordon : a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Compositae) with tomentose prickly foliage and large heads of purplish flowers  — see cotton thistle
Onosmodium : a genus of North American perennial herbs (family Boraginaceae) with hispid foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers  — see false gromwell
onrush : a rushing forward or onward
onrushing : a rushing forward or onward
ons : of
onset : attack, assault
onsetter : cager sense 1a
onshore : coming or moving from the water toward or onto the shore
onside : not offside : in a position legally to play or receive the ball or puck
onsight : something that is seen : spectacle
onslaught : an especially fierce attack
onstead : a farmhouse with its outbuildings
Ontarian province of eastern Canada between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay and bordering on the United States (New York, Michigan, and Minnesota); capital Toronto area 350,814 square miles (908,608 square kilometers), population 12,851,821
onto : to a position on
ontogenesis : ontogeny
ontogenetic : of, relating to, or appearing in the course of ontogeny
ontogenetically : of, relating to, or appearing in the course of ontogeny
ontogenic : ontogenetic
ontogenically : ontogenetic
ontogenist : a student of ontogeny
ontogeny : the development or course of development especially of an individual organism
ontological : of or relating to ontology
ontologically : of or relating to ontology
ontologism : a philosophical method that analyzes reality on ontological principles (as from a consideration of the categories)
ontologist : a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
ontologize : to convert into ontological entities or express ontologically
ontology : a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
onus : burden entry 1
onwaiting : the act of awaiting
onward : toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
onwardness : the quality or state of being directed forward or of moving forward
onwards : toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
onycha : an ingredient of the incense anciently used in some religious ceremonies of the Jews
onychatrophia : an atrophic or undeveloped condition of the nails
onychauxis : abnormal thickening of the nails
onychia : empodium
onychitis : onychia
onychium : empodium
onychogryposis : an abnormal condition of the nails characterized by marked hypertrophy and increased curvature
onychoid : resembling a fingernail in shape or texture
onycholysis : a loosening of a nail from the nail bed beginning at the free edge and proceeding to the root
onychomycosis : a fungal disease of the nails
onychophagy : nail-biting
Onychophora : a class of Arthropoda or an independent phylum comprising small elongated velvety-skinned terrestrial invertebrate animals of damp dark habitats in warm regions that are in some respects intermediate between annelid worms and typical arthropods, that have an unsegmented vermiform body, numerous pairs of short unsegmented legs with terminal bifid claws, and a head bearing a pair of segmented antennae, a pair of oral papillae on which slime glands open, a pair of simple eyes, and a pair of jaws resembling blades, that possess a hemocoel as a body cavity, and that breathe by means of tracheae and excrete by means of nephridia
onychophoran : peripatus
onychophorous : a class of Arthropoda or an independent phylum comprising small elongated velvety-skinned terrestrial invertebrate animals of damp dark habitats in warm regions that are in some respects intermediate between annelid worms and typical arthropods, that have an unsegmented vermiform body, numerous pairs of short unsegmented legs with terminal bifid claws, and a head bearing a pair of segmented antennae, a pair of oral papillae on which slime glands open, a pair of simple eyes, and a pair of jaws resembling blades, that possess a hemocoel as a body cavity, and that breathe by means of tracheae and excrete by means of nephridia
onychorrhexis : longitudinal ridging and splitting of the nails
onychoschizia : a condition of the nails marked by lamination in two or more layers and by scaling away in thin flakes
onychosis : a disease of the nails
onym : name : word
onymous : bearing a name
onymy : kind of name or word : kind or set of names or words
onyx : a translucent chalcedony in parallel layers of different colors
onyxis : an ingrown nail
onza : an old Spanish gold doubloon
ooblast : a cellular precursor of an ovum
oocyesis : extrauterine pregnancy in an ovary
oocyst : zygote
Oocystaceae : a family of free-floating green algae (order Chlorococcales) which are unicellular or colonial with an indefinite number of cells and in which the cells are often retained within the distended gelatinized wall of the old mother cell
oocystaceous : a family of free-floating green algae (order Chlorococcales) which are unicellular or colonial with an indefinite number of cells and in which the cells are often retained within the distended gelatinized wall of the old mother cell
oocyte : an egg before maturation : a female gametocyte
oodles : a great quantity : lot
ooecial : of or relating to an ooecium
ooecium : an ovicell of a bryozoan
ooftish : money
oofy : rich, wealthy
oogamete : a female gamete
oogamous : having or involving a small motile male gamete and a large immobile female gamete
oogamy : having or involving a small motile male gamete and a large immobile female gamete
oogenesis : the process of female gamete formation including formation of an oocyte from an oogonium (see oogonium sense 2) followed by meiotic division
oogenetic : the process of female gamete formation including formation of an oocyte from an oogonium (see oogonium sense 2) followed by meiotic division
oogeny : oogenesis
ooglea : egg cement
oogonial : a female sexual organ in various algae and fungi that corresponds to the archegonium of ferns and mosses
oogonium : a female sexual organ in various algae and fungi that corresponds to the archegonium of ferns and mosses
ooid : shaped like an egg
ooidal : shaped like an egg
ookinesis : the nuclear phenomenon incidental to maturation and fertilization of an egg
ookinete : a motile zygote in various protozoans (as the malaria parasite)
ookinetic : of or relating to ookinesis
oolemma : zona pellucida
oolite : a rock consisting of small round grains usually of calcium carbonate cemented together
oolitic : a rock consisting of small round grains usually of calcium carbonate cemented together
oologic : of or relating to oology
oological : of or relating to oology
oologically : of or relating to oology
oologist : a person specializing in oology
oologize : to study oology
oology : the collection and study of birds' eggs especially in relation to their shape and coloration
oolong : tea made from leaves that have been partially oxidized before firing
oomancy : divination by means of eggs
oomantia : divination by means of eggs
oometer : an instrument for measuring eggs
oometric : an instrument for measuring eggs
oometry : an instrument for measuring eggs
oomycete : a fungus of the subclass Oomycetes
Oomycetes : a subclass of parasitic of saprophytic fungi (class Phycomycetes) that includes water molds, white rusts, and downy mildews and that is distinguished from the Zygomycetes by having the gametangia usually differentiated into antheridia and oogonia and by producing oospores as a result of the sexual process
oomycetous : a subclass of parasitic of saprophytic fungi (class Phycomycetes) that includes water molds, white rusts, and downy mildews and that is distinguished from the Zygomycetes by having the gametangia usually differentiated into antheridia and oogonia and by producing oospores as a result of the sexual process
oont : camel
oopak : any of several black teas grown in the Hupeh province of China
oophore : oophyte
oophorectomy : the surgical removal of an ovary
oophoric : oophyte
oophoritis : inflammation of one or both ovaries
oophoron : ovary
oophyte : the sexual generation in the life cycle of an archegoniate plant (as a moss, fern, liverwort) : the stage in which sexual organs are developed  — compare gametophyte, sporophyte
oophytic : the sexual generation in the life cycle of an archegoniate plant (as a moss, fern, liverwort) : the stage in which sexual organs are developed  — compare gametophyte, sporophyte
ooplasm : the cytoplasm of an egg
ooplasmic : the cytoplasm of an egg
ooplast : oosphere
oopod : any of the pieces composing the ovipositor or sting of an insect
oopodal : any of the pieces composing the ovipositor or sting of an insect
ooporphyrin : a pale brown pigment in eggshells (as of the domestic hen)
oorali : curare
ooscope : an instrument for viewing the interior of an egg
ooscopy : use of an ooscope
oosperm : a fertilized egg : zygote, oospore
oosphere : an unfertilized egg : a female gamete that is fully mature and ready for fertilization : ovum sense 1 a
oospore : a spore (as of a fungus) produced by heterogamous fertilization
oosporiferous : bearing or producing oospores
oostegite : a platelike expansion of the basal segment of a thoracic appendage in many crustaceans that helps to form a receptacle for the eggs
oostegitic : a platelike expansion of the basal segment of a thoracic appendage in many crustaceans that helps to form a receptacle for the eggs
ootheca : a firm-walled and distinctive egg case (as of a cockroach)
oothecal : a firm-walled and distinctive egg case (as of a cockroach)
ootid : an egg cell that results from the second meiotic division of an oocyte and that develops into a mature egg
ootype : the part of the oviduct of most flatworms in which the eggs are furnished with a shell
ooze : a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
oozooid : a sexually produced compound tunicate larva that by budding gives rise to blastozooids
oozy : containing or composed of ooze : resembling ooze
opacate : to make opaque : darken, dim
opacification : an act or the process of becoming or rendering opaque
opacifier : a constituent or additive (as of an enamel, a paint, a glass) that tends to opacify the system of which it is a part
opacify : to cause (as the cornea or internal organs) to become opaque or radiopaque
opacity : obscurity of sense : unintelligibility
opacous : opaque
opah : a large elliptical laterally compressed marine bony fish (Lampris guttatus of the family Lampridae) with brilliant colors
opal : a usually amorphous mineral that is a hydrated silica softer and less dense than quartz and typically with definite and often marked iridescent play of colors and is used especially as a gem
opalesce : to emit or exhibit a play of colors like those of an opal
opalescence : reflecting an iridescent light
opalescent : reflecting an iridescent light
opalesque : suggesting opal : opalescent
Opalina : a genus (the type of the family Opalinidae) of large flattened multinucleate protociliates that are endozoic in the rectum of amphibians
opaline : resembling opal
opalinid : of or relating to the genus Opalina or the family Opalinidae
opalize : to replace with or convert into opal
opaloid : milky and translucent : opaline
opaque : blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity sense 1)
opaquely : blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity sense 1)
opaqueness : blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity sense 1)
Opata : a Taracahitian people or group of peoples of the northeastern part of the state of Sonora, Mexico
ope : open
Opegrapha : a genus of crustaceous lichens occurring chiefly on bark and forming markings like writing or hieroglyphics
opeidoscope : an instrument consisting essentially of a tube across one end of which is stretched a thin flexible membrane bearing a small mirror and used for exhibiting upon a screen by rays reflected from the mirror vibratory motions caused by sounds
opelet : a bright-colored European actinian (Anemonia sulcata) with permanently expanded tentacles
open : having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides
openable : having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides
openband : right-hand or Z-shaped  — compare crossband
openbeak : openbill
openbill : a stork of the genus Anastomus characterized by a grooved bill with the upper and lower parts touching only at the base and tip
opencast : worked from a surface open to the air
opener : one that opens
openhanded : generous, munificent
openhandedly : generous, munificent
openhandedness : generous, munificent
openhearted : candidly straightforward : frank
openheartedly : candidly straightforward : frank
openheartedness : candidly straightforward : frank
opening : an act or instance of making or becoming open
openly : having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides
openmouthed : clamorous, vociferous
openmouthedly : clamorous, vociferous
openmouthedness : clamorous, vociferous
openness : having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides
openside : having one side left unobstructed for the accommodation of large work
openwork : work constructed so as to show openings through its substance : work that is perforated or pierced
opera : a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and orchestral overtures (see overture entry 1 sense 2) and interludes (see interlude sense 2)
operability : fit, possible, or desirable to use : practicable
operable : fit, possible, or desirable to use : practicable
operagoer : a person who frequently goes to operas
operance : the act of operating or working something : operation
operancy : the quality or state of being operative : operation
operand : something (such as a quantity or data) that is operated on (as in a mathematical operation)
operant : functioning or tending to produce effects : effective
operatable : possible to operate or to operate on : operable
operate : to perform a function : exert power or influence
operatic : of or relating to opera
operatically : of or relating to opera
operating : of, relating to, or used for or in operations
operation : performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes
operational : of or relating to operation or to an operation
operationalism : a view that the concepts or terms used in nonanalytic scientific statements must be definable in terms of identifiable and repeatable operations
operationalist : a view that the concepts or terms used in nonanalytic scientific statements must be definable in terms of identifiable and repeatable operations
operationism : operationalism
operationist : operationalism
operative : producing an appropriate effect : efficacious
operatively : producing an appropriate effect : efficacious
operativeness : producing an appropriate effect : efficacious
operatize : to convert (as a drama) into opera
operator : one that operates: such as
operatory : a working space (as of a dentist or surgeon) : surgery
opercle : operculum
opercled : operculate
opercula : a body process or part that suggests a lid: such as
opercular : of, relating to, or constituting an operculum
operculate : having an operculum
operculated : having an operculum
operculum : a body process or part that suggests a lid: such as
operetta : a usually romantic comic opera that includes songs and dancing
operettist : a usually romantic comic opera that includes songs and dancing
operose : tedious, wearisome
operosely : tedious, wearisome
operoseness : tedious, wearisome
operosity : operoseness
Ophelia : the daughter of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet
ophelimity : economic satisfaction
Ophian : ophite entry 2
ophic : of or relating to snakes
ophicalcite : crystalline limestone or marble spotted with greenish serpentine : verd antique
Ophicephalidae : a family of elongated cylindrical carnivorous labyrinth fishes comprising the snakehead mullets of eastern Asia and Africa and usually made coextensive with a suborder of Percomorphi
Ophichthyidae : a family of slender tropical eels comprising the snake eels
ophicleide : a deep-toned brass wind musical instrument of the key bugle class, consisting of a large tapering tube bent double and provided with finger keys
ophicleidean : a deep-toned brass wind musical instrument of the key bugle class, consisting of a large tapering tube bent double and provided with finger keys
ophicleidist : one who plays the ophicleide
ophidian : of, relating to, or resembling snakes
Ophidiidae : a family of elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes comprising the cusk eels and with related forms constituting a suborder of Percomorphi
ophidioid : like or related to the family Ophidiidae
ophidiophobia : abnormal fear of snakes
ophidology : a branch of herpetology concerned with the study of snakes
Ophiobolus : a genus of fungi (family Pleosporaceae) characterized by spindle-shaped several-septate ascospores  — see take-all
Ophioglossaceae : a family of eusporangiate ferns (order Ophioglossales) that are more or less succulent and have a stem and usually a single frond with thin sheathing stipules and sporophylls forming a spike or panicle, the sporangia opening by transverse slits  — see ophioglossum
ophioglossaceous : a family of eusporangiate ferns (order Ophioglossales) that are more or less succulent and have a stem and usually a single frond with thin sheathing stipules and sporophylls forming a spike or panicle, the sporangia opening by transverse slits  — see ophioglossum
Ophioglossales : an order of Filicineae coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum : the type genus of the family Ophioglossaceae comprising the adder's-tongues and having a solitary simple frond with netted venation and a terminal spike formed of two rows of coalescent sporangia
ophiolatry : the worship of or attribution of divine or sacred nature to snakes
ophiolite : serpentine
ophiolitic : serpentine
ophiological : of or relating to ophiology
ophiology : a branch of herpetology concerned with the study of snakes
ophiomorphic : snakelike in form
Ophion : a widely distributed genus of ichneumon wasps that have a compressed abdomen and are parasitoid on the caterpillars of various moths in which they lay a single egg
ophionine : a widely distributed genus of ichneumon wasps that have a compressed abdomen and are parasitoid on the caterpillars of various moths in which they lay a single egg
ophiophagous : feeding on snakes
ophiopluteus : the pluteus of a brittle star
Ophis : snake : serpent
Ophisaurus : a genus of lizards comprising the glass snakes
Ophism : the doctrines and rites of the Ophites
Ophite : any of various usually green and often mottled or blotched rocks (as a serpentine or serpentine marble)
ophite : any of various usually green and often mottled or blotched rocks (as a serpentine or serpentine marble)
Ophitic : having or being a rock fabric in which lath-shaped plagioclase crystals are enclosed in later formed augite
ophitic : having or being a rock fabric in which lath-shaped plagioclase crystals are enclosed in later formed augite
Ophiuchus : a large northern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Scutum and Hercules and that is represented by the figure of a man grasping a snake (the constellation Serpens)
ophiuran : ophiuroid
ophiurid : of or relating to the Ophiurida
Ophiurida : an order or other division of Ophiuroidea comprising brittle stars with simple unbranched arms
ophiuroid : brittle star
Ophiuroidea : a subclass or class of Echinodermata comprising the brittle stars and basket stars and being distinguished from Asteroidea by the slender flexible arms that are sharply marked off from the central disc, contain neither intestinal ceca nor prolongations of the gonads, and lack ambulacral grooves and by the location of the madreporite on the ventral surface adjacent to the mouth  — see euryalida , ophiurida
ophryon : a craniometric point in the median line of the forehead and immediately above the orbits
Ophrys : a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Eurasia and northern Africa and having flowers with a large hairy labellum which resembles an insect  — see bee orchid, fly orchid
ophthalmencephalon : the neural visual apparatus including the retinas, the optic nerves, and the parts of the brain functioning in vision
ophthalmia : inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball
ophthalmic : of, relating to, or situated near the eye
ophthalmite : an eyestalk of a crustacean
ophthalmitis : ophthalmia
ophthalmodiastimeter : an instrument for adjusting the distance between the eyes and lenses (as of spectacles)
ophthalmodynamometer : an instrument used to determine the nearest point to which the two eyes can be made to converge
ophthalmoleucoscope : an apparatus for testing the color sense by means of colors produced by polarized light
ophthalmologic : a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
ophthalmological : a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
ophthalmologist : a physician who specializes in ophthalmology  — compare optician, optometrist
ophthalmology : a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
ophthalmometer : an instrument for measuring the eye
ophthalmometric : of, relating to, or by means of an ophthalmometer or ophthalmometry
ophthalmometry : the measuring of the corneal curvatures of the eye and of their deviations from normal (as in astigmatism) usually by means of an ophthalmometer
ophthalmophore : ommatophore
ophthalmophorous : ommatophore
ophthalmoplegia : paralysis of some or all of the muscles of the eye
ophthalmoplegic : paralysis of some or all of the muscles of the eye
ophthalmopod : eyestalk
Ophthalmosaurus : a genus of Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous ichthyosaurs of England having no or only a few small teeth
ophthalmoscope : an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina
ophthalmoscopic : an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina
ophthalmoscopy : an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina
ophthalmotrope : a mechanical eye for demonstrating the movement of the eye muscles
ophthalmotropometer : an instrument for measuring ocular movements
opianic : a bitter crystalline aldehyde acid C6H2(OCH3)2(CHO)COOH obtained by the oxidation of narcotine and hydrastine
opiate : an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance sense 4a(1)), physical and psychological dependence, and addiction upon repeated or prolonged use
opiatic : of, relating to, or like opiates
opificer : artificer, workman, maker
Opilia : a small genus (the type of the family Opiliaceae) of Old World tropical climbing shrubs
Opiliaceae : a family of tropical shrubs or trees (order Santalales) having coriaceous leaves, small flowers, and drupaceous fruit
opiliaceous : a family of tropical shrubs or trees (order Santalales) having coriaceous leaves, small flowers, and drupaceous fruit
opilionine : phalangid
opinable : being a matter of opinion
opinant : opiner
opinative : obstinate, opinionated
opinatively : obstinate, opinionated
opinator : opiner, theorist
opine : to express opinions
opiner : one that opines
opiniaster : opinionated
opiniastre : opinionated
opiniative : opinionative
opiniativeness : opinionative
opiniatrety : the quality or state of being opinionated : mental obstinacy or inflexibility
opinion : a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter
opinionable : admitting of opinion : having no single provable solution
opinionaire : a questionnaire designed to elicit views on matters of opinion from which generalizations may be abstracted
opinional : of, relating to, or constituting opinion
opinionate : grounded on opinion : lacking firm factual bases
opinionated : firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions
opinionatedly : firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions
opinionatedness : firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions
opinionately : grounded on opinion : lacking firm factual bases
opinionative : of, relating to, or consisting of opinion : doctrinal
opinionatively : of, relating to, or consisting of opinion : doctrinal
opinionativeness : of, relating to, or consisting of opinion : doctrinal
opinioned : a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter
opinionist : one who holds an unusual or heretical belief or opinion : sectary
opiparous : sumptuous
opisometer : an instrument used for measuring curved lines (as on a map) and consisting essentially of a screw with a wheel-shaped nut that is made to rotate forward along the curved lines and then backward to its original position on the screw along a straight scale
opisthenar : the back of the hand
opisthion : the median point of the posterior border of the foramen magnum
opisthobranch : any of a subclass (Opisthobranchia) of marine gastropod mollusks that have the gills when present posterior to the heart and often lack a shell
Opisthobranchia : a large order of Euthyneura comprising marine gastropod mollusks having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum  — compare streptoneura  — see nudibranchia, tectibranchia
opisthobranchiate : a large order of Euthyneura comprising marine gastropod mollusks having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum  — compare streptoneura  — see nudibranchia, tectibranchia
opisthocoelian : opisthocoelous
opisthocoelous : of, relating to, or being a vertebra that is concave behind with the anterior end of the centrum flat or convex and the posterior concave
opisthocome : hoatzin
Opisthocomi : a suborder of Galliformes constituted by the hoatzin
Opisthocomidae : a family of birds coextensive with the suborder Opisthocomi
opisthodetic : situated behind the beak
opisthodome : a back chamber
opisthodomos : opisthodome
opisthodomus : opisthodome
opisthodont : having back teeth only
opisthogastric : situated behind the stomach
Opisthoglossa : a division of Salientia comprising amphibians with the tongue attached in front and free behind
opisthoglossal : a division of Salientia comprising amphibians with the tongue attached in front and free behind
opisthoglossate : a division of Salientia comprising amphibians with the tongue attached in front and free behind
opisthoglyph : of or relating to the Opisthoglypha : having teeth of the type characteristic of this group
Opisthoglypha : a group of snakes having one or a few posterior maxillary teeth grooved to conduct venom from the enlarged upper labial glands and comprising the families Homalopsidae, Elachistodontidae and Boigidae  — compare proteroglypha
opisthoglyphic : of or relating to the Opisthoglypha : having teeth of the type characteristic of this group
opisthoglyphous : of or relating to the Opisthoglypha : having teeth of the type characteristic of this group
Opisthognathidae : a family of large-mouthed percoid fishes with a large naked head and the body covered with small cycloid scales  — see jawfish
opisthognathism : the condition of being markedly opisthognathous
opisthognathous : having retreating jaws
opisthograph : an ancient manuscript or tablet written or inscribed upon both the back and the front
opisthographic : an ancient manuscript or tablet written or inscribed upon both the back and the front
opisthographical : an ancient manuscript or tablet written or inscribed upon both the back and the front
opisthography : an ancient manuscript or tablet written or inscribed upon both the back and the front
opisthogyrate : curving toward the posterior
Opisthoparia : an order of trilobites including those in which the genal angles or spines are borne by the free cheeks
opisthoparian : an order of trilobites including those in which the genal angles or spines are borne by the free cheeks
opisthorchiasis : infestation with or disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Opisthorchis
Opisthorchis : a genus of trematode worms of the family Opisthorchiidae including two (O. felineus and O. viverrini) that are parasites of the human liver acquired especially by eating raw or undercooked infected freshwater fish
opisthosomal : of, relating to, or lying in the posterior region of the body
Opisthothelae : a large suborder of Araneae containing spiders that have nonsegmented abdomens and the first pair of spinnerets unbranched  — compare liphistiomorphae
opisthotic : of, relating to, or constituting the posterior and inferior of the bony elements of the capsule of the internal ear
opisthotonic : characteristic of or affected with opisthotonos
opisthotonos : a condition of spasm of the muscles of the back, causing the head and lower limbs to bend backward and the trunk to arch forward
opisthotonus : opisthotonos
opium : a bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried latex obtained from immature seed capsules of the opium poppy
opiumism : the habitual use of opium
opobalsam :  balm of gilead
opodeldoc : any of various soap liniments
opopanax : an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicine and believed to be obtained from Hercules' allheal
Oporto city and port on the Douro River in northwestern Portugal population 327,368  — see leixões
opossum : any of a family (Didelphidae) of small- to medium-sized American marsupials that usually have a pointed snout and nearly hairless scaly prehensile tail, are typically active at night, and are sometimes hunted for their fur or meat
opotherapy : organotherapy
oppidan : a resident of a town : townsman
oppilate : to stop up : fill with obstructions : block up : obstruct
oppilation : an act of oppilating or the state of being oppilated : obstruction
oppilative : tending to oppilate : obstructive, constipating
opponency : opposition, antagonism
opponent : one that takes an opposite position (as in a debate, contest, or conflict)
opportune : suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
opportunely : suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
opportuneness : suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
opportunism : the art, policy, or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances often with little regard for principles or consequences
opportunist : one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
opportunistic : taking advantage of opportunities as they arise: such as
opportunistically : taking advantage of opportunities as they arise: such as
opportunity : a favorable juncture of circumstances
opposability : capable of being opposed or resisted
opposable : capable of being opposed or resisted
oppose : to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast
opposed : set or placed in opposition : contrary
opposeless : irresistible
opposer : to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast
opposing : to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast
opposite : set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene sense 4) line or space
oppositely : set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene sense 4) line or space
oppositeness : set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening (see intervene sense 4) line or space
opposition : a configuration (see configuration sense 1b) in which one celestial (see celestial entry 1 sense 2) body is opposite another (such as the sun) in the sky or in which the elongation (see elongation sense 1) is near or equal to 180 degrees
oppositional : a configuration (see configuration sense 1b) in which one celestial (see celestial entry 1 sense 2) body is opposite another (such as the sun) in the sky or in which the elongation (see elongation sense 1) is near or equal to 180 degrees
oppositionary : oppositional sense 1
oppositionism : a policy of opposition (as in politics)
oppositionist : a member of an opposition
oppositionless : lacking opposition
oppositious : inclined to oppose : determined in opposition
oppositive : tending to oppose : functioning in the expression of contrariety
oppositively : tending to oppose : functioning in the expression of contrariety
opposure : opposition
oppress : to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority
oppressed : burdened by abuse of power or authority
oppressible : subject to oppression : unable to resist oppression
oppression : unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power
oppressive : unreasonably burdensome or severe
oppressively : unreasonably burdensome or severe
oppressiveness : unreasonably burdensome or severe
oppressor : to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority
opprobriate : to regard or speak of as opprobrious
opprobrious : expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous
opprobriously : expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous
opprobriousness : expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous
opprobrium : something that brings disgrace
opprobry : opprobrium
oppugn : to fight against
oppugnancy : opposition, hostility, resistance
oppugnant : hostile, opposing, antagonistic
oppugnate : oppugn
oppugnation : attack, opposition
oppugner : to fight against
opsimath : a person who begins to learn late in life
opsisform : a rust fungus that lacks uredinia  — compare eu-form
opsistype : a rust fungus that lacks uredinia  — compare eu-form
opsonic : of, relating to, or involving opsonin
opsonification : the action or the effect of opsonins in making bacteria more readily phagocytosed
opsonin : any of various proteins (such as antibodies or complement) that bind to foreign particles and cells (such as bacteria) making them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
opsonization : the process of modifying (as a bacterium) by the action of opsonins
opsonize : the process of modifying (as a bacterium) by the action of opsonins
opsy : examination
opt : to make a choice
optable : worthy to be chosen : desirable
optant : one who opts
optate : opt sense 2
optation : opt sense 2
optative : of, relating to, or constituting a verbal mood that is expressive of wish or desire
optatively : of, relating to, or constituting a verbal mood that is expressive of wish or desire
optic : of or relating to vision or the eye
optical : of or relating to the science of optics
optically : of or relating to the science of optics
optician : a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
opticist : a specialist in optics
opticon : an external enlargement of the optic lobe of the insect brain that is the innermost of the ganglionic masses connected with the compound eye
optics : a science that deals with the genesis and propagation of light, the changes that it undergoes and produces, and other phenomena closely associated with it
optimacy : the best people : aristocracy
optimal : most desirable or satisfactory : optimum
optime : a student at Cambridge University, England, prior to the 20th century obtaining honors but failing to get placed among the wranglers in the mathematical tripos
optimism : a doctrine that this world is the best possible world
optimist : a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
optimistic : of, relating to, or characterized by optimism : feeling or showing hope for the future
optimistically : of, relating to, or characterized by optimism : feeling or showing hope for the future
optimity : the condition or fact of being best or for the best
optimization : an act, process, or methodology of making something (such as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible
optimize : to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible
optimum : the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
option : an act of choosing
optional : involving an option : not compulsory
optionality : involving an option : not compulsory
optionalize : to make optional
optionally : involving an option : not compulsory
optionary : optional
optionee : one who is granted or buys an option
optionor : one who grants or sells an option
optive : chosen or appointed to an office or trust by an interested person  — compare dative, nominative, testamentary
optogram : an image of an external object fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the rhodopsin
optometer : an instrument for measuring the power and range of vision
optometrist : a specialist licensed to practice optometry  — compare ophthalmologist, optician
optometry : the health-care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing correctional lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
optophone : an instrument that is designed to enable the blind to read and that scans printed type and translates the light variations into sound variations
optotype : figures or letters of different sizes used in testing the acuity of vision
opulence : wealth, affluence
opulent : exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as
opulently : exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as
Opuntia : any of a large genus (Opuntia) of American cacti with usually yellow flowers and flat or cylindrical jointed stem segments typically studded with tubercles bearing spines or prickly hairs  — compare cholla, prickly pear
Opuntiales : an order of succulent dicotyledonous plants coextensive with the family Cactaceae
opuntioid : resembling a prickly pear
opus : work entry 2 sense 3b
opuscular : of or relating to an opuscule
opuscule : a small or petty work : opusculum
opusculum : a minor work (as of literature)
oquassa : a small rather slender trout (Salvelinus oquassa) found in the Rangeley lakes of Maine
or : either
orabassu : any of several South American titi monkeys of the genus Callicebus
orach : any of various herbs (genus Atriplex) of the goosefoot family that include some (such as A. hortensis) with edible leaves
oracle : a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak
oracular : resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
oracularity : resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
oracularly : resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
oraculate : oracle
oraculous : oracular
oraculously : oracular
orad : toward the mouth or oral region
oral : uttered by the mouth or in words : spoken
oraler : one who bets (as on a race) by word of mouth without giving or receiving any ticket or slip
oralism : advocacy or use of the oral method of teaching the deaf
oralist : advocacy or use of the oral method of teaching the deaf
orality : uttered by the mouth or in words : spoken
orally : in spoken words : by means of speech
oralogy : stomatology
Orang : orangutan
orang : orangutan
orange : a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-orange rind and a sweet edible pulp
orangeade : a beverage of sweetened orange juice mixed with water
orangebird : a Jamaican tanager (Spindalis zena nigricephala) with a bright orange breast
Orangeism : a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-orange rind and a sweet edible pulp
orangeleaf : a rust of wheat and other grasses caused by a fungus (Puccinia triticina), characterized by orange-colored pustules on the leaves, resulting in decreased yield and quality of grain, and involving as alternate host of the parasite a meadow rue or related plant
Orangeman : a member of a secret society organized in the north of Ireland in 1795 to defend the British sovereign and to support the Protestant religion
orangeman : a member of a secret society organized in the north of Ireland in 1795 to defend the British sovereign and to support the Protestant religion
oranger : an orange monoazo acid dye
orangeroot : goldenseal
orangery : a protected place and especially a greenhouse for growing oranges in cool climates
orangewood : the wood of the orange tree used especially in turnery and carving
orangey : resembling or suggestive of an orange (as in flavor or color)
orangutan : a largely herbivorous arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra that is about ²/₃ as large as the gorilla and has brown skin, long sparse reddish-brown hair, and very long arms
orant : a female figure in the posture of prayer in ancient Greek art
Oraon :  kurukh
orarion : a stole worn hanging over the left shoulder by a deacon in the Eastern Church
orarium : a stole worn hanging over the left shoulder by a deacon in the Eastern Church
orate : to speak in an elevated and often pompous manner
oration : an elaborate discourse (see discourse entry 1 sense 2) delivered in a formal and dignified manner
orator : one who delivers an oration
oratorial : oratorical
Oratorian : a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri founded in Rome in 1575 and comprising independent communities of secular priests under obedience but without vows
oratorian : a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri founded in Rome in 1575 and comprising independent communities of secular priests under obedience but without vows
oratorical : of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory
oratorically : of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory
oratorio : a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
oratory : a place of prayer
oratrix : a female orator
orb : any of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions
orbed : any of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions
orbic : orbicular
orbical : orbicular
Orbicella : a genus of usually massive star corals with the zooids widely separated
orbicular : spherical, circular
orbicularis : a muscle encircling an orifice
orbicularly : spherical, circular
orbiculate : circular or nearly circular in outline
orbit : the bony socket of the eye
orbital : of, relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft)
orbitale : the lowest point on the lower edge of the cranial orbit
orbitelous : orb weaver
orbitofrontal : located in, supplying, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the basal region of the frontal lobe near the orbit
Orbitoides : a genus of Upper Cretaceous to Miocene foraminiferans similar to Nummulites but characterized by radially arranged chambers and several layers of small chambers superimposed on both surfaces of the layer of large chambers
Orbitolina : a genus of foraminiferans very abundant in the Cretaceous having a bowl-shaped or depressed conic siliceous test with agglutinated sandy particles
orbitolite : a fossil of the genus Orbitolites
Orbitolites : a genus of foraminiferans of the Eocene that form thin, broad, circular disks containing numerous small chambers disposed concentrically about a few spirally wound primordial chambers
orbitosphenoid : being or relating to a paired element of the skull between the presphenoid and frontal bone that in humans forms the lesser wing of the sphenoid
orbitostat : a device used for measuring the axis of the orbit
orbitotomy : surgical incision of the orbit
orbless : lacking an orb
Orbulina : a genus of minute foraminiferans having a globular unilocular shell
orby : having the course of an orb : like an orb : revolving
orc : killer whale
Orca : a relatively small toothed whale (Orcinus orca of the family Delphinidae) that is black above with white underparts and white oval-shaped patches behind the eyes : killer whale
Orcadian : a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands
orcanet : alkanet sense 1b
orcein : a biological stain consisting of orcein in solution with acetic acid 
orchard : a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples
orcharding : the cultivation of orchards
orchardist : an owner or supervisor of orchards
orchardman : orchardist
orchella : archil sense 2
orchesis : the art of dancing in the Greek chorus
orchesography : choreography
Orchestia : a genus (the type of the family Orchestiidae) of semiterrestrial amphipod cructaceans comprising the widely distributed beach fleas of sandy seacoasts
orchestiid : of or relating to the genus Orchestia or the family Orchestiidae
orchestra : the circular space used by the chorus in front of the proscenium in an ancient Greek theater
orchestral : of, relating to, or composed for an orchestra
orchestraless : having no orchestra
orchestrally : of, relating to, or composed for an orchestra
orchestrate : to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra
orchestrater : to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra
orchestration : the arrangement of a musical composition for performance by an orchestra
orchestrator : to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra
orchestric : orchestral
orchestrina : orchestrion
orchestrion : a mechanical device provided with different stops capable of imitating a variety of musical instruments
orchid : any of a large family (Orchidaceae, the orchid family) of perennial epiphytic or terrestrial monocotyledonous plants that usually have showy 3-petaled flowers with the middle petal enlarged into a lip and differing from the others in shape and color
Orchidaceae : a very large family of highly specialized perennial herbaceous monocotyledonous plants (order Orchidales) that have entire sheathing or scalelike leaves, tuberous or bulbous or thickened roots, and extremely complex usually showy flowers with a calyx of three often petaloid sepals, a corolla of three petals of which one forms a distinctive and often spurred labellum, a column consisting of the variously fused style, stigma, and stamen, the pollen usually aggregated into pollinia which adhere to visiting insects, and an inferior ovary and that reproduce by minute seeds lacking endosperm and containing chlorophyll  — see orchid, orchis
orchidacean : a plant of the family Orchidaceae
orchidaceous : of, relating to, or resembling the orchids
Orchidales : an order of monocotyledonous plants with irregular flowers, an inferior compound ovary, and minute seeds that lack endosperm  — see burmanniaceae, orchidaceae
orchidectomy : orchiectomy
orchidist : a cultivator of orchids
orchidologist : a specialist in orchidology
orchidology : a branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids
orchidopexy : surgical fixation of a testis
orchiectomy : surgical removal of one or both testes
orchil : a violet dye obtained from lichens (genera Roccella and Lecanora)
orchilla : archil sense 2
orchiopexy : orchidopexy
Orchis : orchid
orchitic : of, relating to, causing, or affected with orchitis
orchitis : inflammation of a testis
orcin :  orcinol
orcinol : a crystalline dihydroxy phenol CH3C6H3(OH)2 obtained from various lichens that is used as an analytical reagent
Orcinus : the genus consisting of the killer whale
ordain : to invest (see invest entry 2 sense 1) officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority
ordainer : to invest (see invest entry 2 sense 1) officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority
ordainment : to invest (see invest entry 2 sense 1) officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority
ordeal : a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
order : to put in order : arrange
orderable : to put in order : arrange
ordered : characterized by order: such as
orderer : to put in order : arrange
orderless : to put in order : arrange
orderliness : the quality or state of being orderly
orderly : arranged or disposed in some order or pattern : regular
ordinable : capable of being ordered or arranged
ordinal : a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops
ordinance : an authoritative decree or direction : order
ordinand : a candidate for ordination
ordinant : that ordains, decrees, or regulates
ordinarily : in an ordinary manner or to an ordinary extent: such as
ordinariness : of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual
ordinarius : a judicial magistrate having jurisdiction in his own right as a judge as distinguished from a judex appointed for a particular case
ordinary : of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual
ordinate : the Cartesian coordinate obtained by measuring parallel to the y-axis  — compare abscissa
ordination : the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
ordinator : one that ordains into the Christian ministry
ordinee : one who has been or is being ordained
ordines : a list of offices and feasts of the Roman Catholic Church for each day of the year
ordnance : military supplies including weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and maintenance tools and equipment
ordonnance : disposition of the parts (as of a literary composition) with regard to one another and the whole : arrangement
Ordovician : of, relating to, or being the period between the Cambrian and the Silurian or the corresponding system of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
ordure : excrement
ore : a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked
oread : any of the nymphs of mountains and hills in Greek mythology
Oreamnos : a genus of ruminant mammals consisting of the mountain goat
orectic : of or relating to orexis
orenda : extraordinary invisible power believed by the Iroquois Indians to pervade in varying degrees all animate and inanimate natural objects as a transmissible spiritual energy capable of being exerted according to the will of its possessor
Oreocarya : a genus of perennial herbs (family Boraginaceae) that resemble forget-me-nots, have leafy stems and small white or yellow flowers in one-sided spikes or racemes, and are found in the western U.S. and adjacent Mexico
Oreodon : an ungulate mammal of the genus Merycoidodon
oreodont : any of several extinct, four-toed, ruminant, artiodactyl mammals (families Merycoidodontidae and Agriochoeridae) living in North America from the Eocene to the early Pliocene and having a general resemblance to swine in form with a short face, a long body, and short legs
Oreodontidae  — see merycoidodon
Oreodoxa : a small genus of tropical South American palms that is closely related to Roystonea and in some classifications includes the royal palm
oreophasine : of or relating to the genus Oreophasis
Oreophasis : a genus of curassows including the mountain curassow
Oreortyx : a genus of birds (family Perdicidae) comprising the mountain quail of the western U.S.
Oreotragus : a genus of antelopes comprising the klipspringer
Oreotrochilus : a genus of hummingbirds found near the snow line in the South American Andes
orexis : the feeling and striving aspect of the mind or of an act as contrasted with the intellectual aspect
orf : sore mouth sense 1
orfgild : a fine imposed for taking away cattle and payable under old English law by the hundred to which the wrongdoer belonged
organ : a differentiated structure (such as a heart, kidney, leaf, or stem) consisting of cells and tissues and performing some specific function in an organism
organal : of or being an organum
organbird : a Tasmanian magpie (Gymnorhina hyperleuca) whose discordant notes suggest an organ out of tune
organdy : a very fine transparent muslin with a stiff finish
organelle : a specialized cellular part (such as a mitochondrion, chloroplast, or nucleus) that has a specific function and is considered analogous to an organ
organette : a small portable organ sometimes mechanically played
organic : of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides
organical : organic
organically : of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides
organicism : the explanation of life and living processes in terms of the levels of organization of living systems rather than in terms of the properties of their smallest components
organicist : the explanation of life and living processes in terms of the levels of organization of living systems rather than in terms of the properties of their smallest components
organicistic : an advocate of organicism
organicity : of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides
organism : a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole
organismal : a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole
organismic : a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole
organist : a person who plays the organ
organistic : suitable for performance on an organ
organistrum : a large medieval hurdy-gurdy played by two musicians
organistship : the position of organist (as of a church)
organizable : to form into a coherent unity or functioning whole : integrate
organization : the act or process of organizing or of being organized
organizational : of or relating to an organization : involving organization
organizationally : of or relating to an organization : involving organization
organize : to form into a coherent unity or functioning whole : integrate
organized : having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities
organizer : a person or thing that organizes something: such as
organless : lacking organs
organogel : a gel formed by the coagulation of an organosol
organogenesis : the origin and development of bodily organs  — compare morphogenesis
organogenetic : the origin and development of bodily organs  — compare morphogenesis
organogenic : derived from organic substances
organogenist : an expert in organogenesis
organogeny : organogenesis
organographic : of or relating to organography
organography : a descriptive study of the organs of plants or animals
organoid : resembling an organ in structural appearance or qualities
organoleptic : being, affecting, or relating to qualities (such as taste, color, odor, and feel) of a substance (such as a food or drug) that stimulate the sense organs
organologic : of or relating to organology
organological : of or relating to organology
organology : of or relating to organology
organomercury : of, relating to, or being an organic compound of mercury
organometallic : of, relating to, or being an organic compound that usually contains a metal or metalloid bonded directly to carbon
organon : an instrument for acquiring knowledge
organophile : of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for organic compounds
organophilic : of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for organic compounds
organophyly : phylogeny of organs
organoplastic : producing organs
organoscopy : examination of the bodily organs
organosilicon : of, relating to, or constituting an organic compound of silicon especially when the silicon is attached directly to carbon (as in silicones)
organosol : a sol in which an organic liquid forms the dispersion medium
organotherapy : treatment of disease by the use of animal organs or their extracts
organotrophic : obtaining energy by the oxidation of organic compounds
organotropic : having an affinity for particular bodily tissues or organs (as the viscera)
organotropically : having an affinity for particular bodily tissues or organs (as the viscera)
organotropism : the quality or state of being organotropic
organum : early polyphony of the late Middle Ages that consists of one or more voice parts accompanying the cantus firmus often in parallel motion at a fourth, fifth, or octave above or below
organzine : a raw silk yarn used for warp threads in fine fabrics
orgasm : intense or paroxysmal excitement
orgasmic : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting an orgasm
orgastic : orgasmic
orgeat : a sweet almond-flavored nonalcoholic syrup used as a cocktail ingredient or food flavoring
orgia : orgy sense 1
orgiast : one who celebrates orgies
orgiastic : of, relating to, or marked by orgies
orgue : one of a number of long thick timbers pointed and shod with iron and formerly suspended over or in the vaulted passage behind a gateway to be let down in case of attack
orguinette : a small portable reed organ mechanically played by turning a crank
orgulous : proud
orgy : secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
Oribatidae : a family of mites coextensive with the superfamily Oribatoidea
oribi : any of several small antelopes (genus Ourebia) of southern and eastern Africa that are tawny yellow above and white below and have straight annulated horns about five inches long
orichalch : a yellow metallic substance considered precious by the ancient Greeks
orichalcum : orichalc
oriel : a large bay window projecting from a wall and supported by a corbel or bracket
oriency : the quality or state of being orient : brilliancy
orient : to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
Oriental : of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern
oriental : of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern
Orientalia : materials concerning, characteristic of, or from Asia
orientalism : scholarship, learning, or study in Asian subjects or languages
orientalist : scholarship, learning, or study in Asian subjects or languages
orientality : the quality or state of being oriental
orientalization : to make Asian : give Asian qualities to
orientalize : to make Asian : give Asian qualities to
orientally : of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern
orientate : to face or turn to the east
orientation : the act or process of orienting or of being oriented
orientator : an apparatus in which a man seated in a partly enclosed box or cage can be subjected to the motions and stresses experienced by an airplane pilot in flight
orientite : a mineral Ca4Mn4Si5O20.4H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium manganese silicate occurring in small brown orthorhombic crystals (hardness 4.5–5, specific gravity 3)
oriently : in an orient manner : clearly, lustrously
orientness : the quality or state of being orient : brilliancy
orifice : an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
orificial : an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
oriflamme : a banner, symbol, or ideal inspiring devotion or courage
origan : any of various aromatic mints (as wild marjoram)
Origanum : any of several aromatic mints (especially genus Origanum) with aromatic leaves used as seasonings
Origenian : of, relating to, or attributed to Origen
Origenic :  origenian
Origenism : the doctrines held by or attributed to the 3d century Christian theologian Origen who sought to work out a complete Christian philosophy based on the Scriptures and developed largely along Platonic lines
Origenist : an advocate of Origenism
Origenistic : an advocate of Origenism
origin : ancestry, parentage
original : of, relating to, or constituting an origin or beginning : initial
originalist : a legal philosophy that the words in documents and especially the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted as they were understood at the time they were written
originality : the quality or state of being original
originally : by origin or derivation : inherently
originant : arising, originating
originary : native, originating
originate : to take or have origin : begin
origination : to take or have origin : begin
originative : having ability to originate : creative
originatively : having ability to originate : creative
originator : to take or have origin : begin
originist : founder, originator
orihon : a strip of paper, papyrus, or vellum that is accordion-folded so as to divide the writing or printing which appears on one side into pages or columns and that sometimes has laced-on covers
orillion : a projection built out at the corner of a bastion between flank and face from which to defend the flank
orillon : a projection built out at the corner of a bastion between flank and face from which to defend the flank
orinasal : of or relating to the mouth and nose
oriole : any of various usually brightly colored Old World passerine birds (family Oriolidae and especially genus Oriolus)
Oriolidae : a family of passerine birds related to the crows and consisting of the Old World orioles most of which inhabit tropical and subtropical regions
Orion : a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented on charts by the figure of a hunter with belt and sword
orismological : the science of defining technical terms
orismology : the science of defining technical terms
orison : prayer
Oriya : the Indo-Aryan language of Odisha, India
Orkhon river in northern Mongolia flowing northeast from northern edge of the Gobi Desert into the Selenga River
Orkneyan islands of northern Scotland constituting an administrative area; capital Kirkwall (on Mainland Island) area 376 square miles (978 square kilometers), population 19,570
Orlando Vittorio Emanuele 1860–1952 Italian statesman
orle : a number of small charges arranged so as to form a border within the edge of the field
orlean : annatto sense 1a
Orleanist : a supporter of the Orleans family in its claim to the throne of France by descent from a younger brother of Louis XIV
Orleans commune in north central France on the Loire River south-southwest of Paris population 114,167
orlo : orle sense 2
orlop : the lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks
Ormazd : ahura mazda
ormer : abalone
ormolu : golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes (as in mounts for furniture)
Ormond city in eastern Florida on the Atlantic north of Daytona Beach population 38,137
ornament : a useful accessory
ornamental : of, relating to, or serving as ornament
ornamentalism : a tendency to ornamental display
ornamentalist : one who uses ornamentation freely
ornamentally : of, relating to, or serving as ornament
ornamentation : something that ornaments : embellishment
ornamenter : one that ornaments or decorates
ornamentist : a designer or maker of ornaments
ornate : marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style
ornately : marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style
ornateness : marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style
ornature : ornamentation
orneriness : having an irritable disposition : cantankerous
ornery : having an irritable disposition : cantankerous
ornis : the birdlife of a region : avifauna
ornithic : of, relating to, or characteristic of birds
ornithichnite : the fossil footprint of a bird
ornithine : a crystalline amino acid C5H12N2O2 that functions especially in urea production as a carrier by undergoing conversion to citrulline and then arginine in reaction with ammonia and carbon dioxide followed by recovery along with urea by enzymatic hydrolysis of arginine
Ornithischia : an order of archosaurian reptiles comprising the ornithischians
ornithischian : any of an order (Ornithischia) of herbivorous dinosaurs (such as a stegosaurus) that have the pubis of the pelvis rotated backward to a position parallel and close to the ischium  — compare saurischian
Ornithocephalus : the first discovered and best known genus of pterodactyls (type of the family Ornithocephalidae)
ornithocopros : the dung of birds : guano
ornithodelph : monotreme
ornithodelphian : monotrematous
ornithodelphic : monotrematous
ornithodelphous : monotrematous
Ornithodoros : a genus of ticks of the family Argasidae containing forms that act as carriers of relapsing fever as well as of Q fever
Ornithogaean : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic region or subregion of the Australian region that includes New Zealand and a few adjacent islands
Ornithogalum : a large genus of Old World bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) with basal leaves resembling grass and naked scapes bearing clusters of white, yellow, or greenish flowers with spreading perianth segments and flattened filaments  — see star-of-bethlehem
ornithoid : resembling a bird : birdlike
Ornitholestes : a genus of small light-boned carnivorous dinosaurs of the Jurassic with small skull, slender neck, and long slim fingers
ornithologic : a branch of zoology dealing with birds
ornithological : a branch of zoology dealing with birds
ornithologically : a branch of zoology dealing with birds
ornithologist : a branch of zoology dealing with birds
ornithology : a branch of zoology dealing with birds
ornithomancy : divination by observation of the flight of birds : augury
Ornithomimus : a genus (the type of the family Ornithomimidae) of small slender theropod dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous having toothless jaws and a birdlike skeleton
ornithomyzous : parasitic on birds
ornithon : aviary
ornithophilous : having a fondness for birds : bird-loving
ornithopod : any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs (such as a hadrosaur) with digitigrade walking limbs usually having only three functional toes
Ornithopoda : a suborder of the order Ornithischia comprising bipedal dinosaurs having distinctly digitigrade hind limbs usually with only three functional toes which are blunt and having also hollow limb bones, a fourth trochanter on the femur, and no dermal armor
ornithopter : an aircraft designed to derive its chief support and propulsion from flapping wings
Ornithoptera : a genus of large butterflies of the Malay archipelago closely related to the genus Papilio and having the females much larger and much less brightly colored than the males
ornithorhynchous : having a beak like that of a bird
Ornithorhynchus : a genus (coextensive with the family Ornithorhynchidae) of egg-laying mammals including only the platypus
ornithoscopic : of or relating to ornithoscopy
ornithoscopist : one that practices ornithoscopy
ornithoscopy : ornithomancy
ornithosis : psittacosis
ornithotomical : of or relating to ornithotomy
ornithotomist : a specialist in ornithotomy
ornithotomy : the anatomy or dissection of birds
ornithuric : a crystalline acid C19H20N2O4 secreted in the urine of birds and reptiles
oroanal : functioning both as mouth and anus
Orobanchaceae : a family of widely distributed brown or yellow leafless root-parasitic herbs (order Polemoniales) with axillary or spicate 2-lipped flowers and a 1-celled ovary
orobanchaceous : of or relating to the family Orobanchaceae
Orobanche : a large genus (the type of the family Orobanchaceae) of root-parasitic herbs native to the Old World and western America that have fleshy yellowish white and spicate bracted flowers  — see broomrape
orobathymetric : of or relating to the representation of submerged mountains by depth contours
Orochon : a Tungus people dwelling near the mouth of the Amur that encoffins its dead on platforms
orocratic : of or relating to a degree of roughness of the earth's surface comparable to that now existing
orogen : a mountain mass that is a unit with respect to origin or uplift
orogenesis : orogeny
orogenetic : orogeny
orogenic : orogeny
orogeny : the process of mountain formation especially by folding of the earth's crust
orograph : a machine used in making topographical maps that is operated by being pushed across country and that records both distances and elevations
orographic : of or relating to mountains
orographical : of or relating to mountains
orography : a branch of physical geography that deals with mountains
Orohippus : a genus of very small American Eocene horses having four complete toes in front and three behind and having the tubercles of the molar teeth partially fused into a set of ridges
orohydrographic : of or relating to orohydrography
orohydrographical : of or relating to orohydrography
orohydrography : a branch of hydrography that deals with the relations of mountains to drainage
oroide : an alloy chiefly of copper and zinc or tin that resembles gold in color and brilliancy and is used in making cheap jewelry
orological : of or relating to orology
orologist : a specialist in orology
orology : the science of mountains : orography
orometer : an aneroid barometer having a second scale that gives the approximate elevation above sea level of the place where the observation is made
orometric : of or relating to orometry
orometry : the measurement of mountains
Oromo : a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts of Kenya
oronasal : of or relating to the mouth and nose
oronoco : a variety of tobacco
oropharyngeal : of or relating to the oropharynx
oropharynx : the part of the pharynx that is below the soft palate and above the epiglottis and is continuous with the mouth
orotund : marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous
orotundity : marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous
orphan : a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents
orphancy : orphanhood
orphanhood : a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents
orphanism : orphanhood
orphanize : to make an orphan of
orpharion : an old musical instrument of the cittern family having six to nine pairs of metal strings played with a plectrum
Orphean : of, relating to, or resembling Orpheus or his music : orphic sense 3
orpheon : a French male choral society
orpheonist : a member of an orphéon
Orpheus : a poet and musician in Greek mythology who almost rescues his wife Eurydice from Hades by charming Pluto and Persephone with his lyre
Orphic : of or relating to Orpheus or the rites or doctrines ascribed to him
Orphically : of or relating to Orpheus or the rites or doctrines ascribed to him
Orphicism :  orphism
Orphism : a mystic Greek religion offering initiates purification of the soul from innate evil and release from the cycle of reincarnation
orphrey : elaborate embroidery
orpiment : a rare orange to lemon-yellow mineral consisting of a native trisulfide of arsenic
orpine : an herb (Sedum telephium of the family Crassulaceae, the orpine family) that has fleshy leaves and pink or purple flowers and was formerly used in folk medicine
Orpington : any of an English breed of large deep-chested domestic chickens
orrery : an apparatus showing the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by balls moved by a clockwork
orris : the fragrant rootstock of any of three European irises (Iris florentina, I. germanica, and I. pallida) used especially in perfumery
orrisroot : the fragrant rootstock of any of three European irises (Iris florentina, I. germanica, and I. pallida) used especially in perfumery
orseille : archil
orselle : archil
orsellinic : a crystalline acid C6H2(OH)2(CH3)COOH found chiefly in combination in certain lichens; 4,6-dihydroxy-ortho-toluic acid 
ort : a morsel left at a meal : scrap
Ortalis : a genus of guans comprising the chachalacas
ortet : the original plant from which the members of a clone have descended  — compare ramet
orthal : effected by vertical motion  — compare palinal, proal, propalinal
orthian : characterized by high pitch
orthic : of or relating to the altitudes of a triangle
orthicon : a camera tube similar to but more sensitive than an iconoscope in which the charges are scanned by a low-velocity beam
orthid : a brachiopod of the genus Orthis or of the family Orthidae
Orthis : a genus (the type of the family Orthidae) of articulate brachiopods abundant in the Paleozoic
orthite : allanite especially when occurring in slender prismatic crystals
orthitic : allanite especially when occurring in slender prismatic crystals
ortho : orthochromatic
orthoaxis : the diagonal or lateral axis that is at right angles with the vertical axis in the monoclinic system of crystallization
orthobenzoquinone : quinone sense 1b
orthocarbonic : a hypothetical acid H4CO4 or C(OH)4 known in the form of its esters
Orthocarpus : a genus of chiefly Californian herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having alternate leaves and showy varicolored flowers and having the 4-cleft calyx and bilabiate corolla both tubular  — see owl's clover
orthocenter : the common intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle or their extensions or of the several altitudes of a polyhedron provided these latter exist and meet in a point
orthocephalic : having a head with a length-height index of 74.9 or less on the skull or of 62.9 or less on the living head
orthocephaly : having a head with a length-height index of 74.9 or less on the skull or of 62.9 or less on the living head
orthoceracone : a straight nautiloid shell resembling that of Orthoceras
Orthoceras : an ill-defined genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod mollusks having a long tapering shell that is nearly or quite straight, almost smooth, and many-chambered
orthoceratite : a fossil nautiloid of Orthoceras or a related genus
orthoceratitic : a fossil nautiloid of Orthoceras or a related genus
orthoceratoid : of, relating to, or resembling Orthoceras or an orthoceratite
orthochlorite : a distinctly crystalline form of chlorite (as clinochlore)
orthochromatic : of, relating to, or producing tone values of light and shade in a photograph that correspond to the tones in nature
orthoclase : a monoclinic mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a silicate of potassium and aluminum
orthoclastic : cleaving in directions at right angles to each other
orthocresol : the ortho isomer of cresol
orthodiagonal : orthoaxis
orthodiagram : a tracing showing the outer contours and exact size of an organ (as the heart) made by illuminating the edge of the organ with parallel X-rays through a small movable aperture and marking the outer edge of the shadow cast upon a fluoroscopic screen
orthodiagraph : a fluoroscopic device used in making orthodiagrams
orthodiagraphic : the making of orthodiagrams
orthodiagraphy : the making of orthodiagrams
orthodolichocephalic : having a relatively long head of medium height
orthodome : the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the orthoaxis  — compare brachydome, clinodome, macrodome
orthodontia : orthodontics
orthodontic : a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (such as malocclusion) and their correction (as by braces)
orthodontics : a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (such as malocclusion) and their correction (as by braces)
orthodontist : a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (such as malocclusion) and their correction (as by braces)
orthodox : conforming to established doctrine especially in religion
orthodoxal : orthodox
orthodoxality : orthodox
orthodoxally : orthodox
orthodoxian : an adherent of or believer in orthodoxy
orthodoxical : orthodox
orthodoxically : orthodox
orthodoxism : orthodoxy
orthodoxly : conforming to established doctrine especially in religion
orthodoxy : the quality or state of being orthodox
orthodromic : proceeding or conducting in a normal direction
orthodromics : orthodromy
orthodromy : the act or art of great-circle sailing
orthoepic : the customary pronunciation of a language
orthoepically : the customary pronunciation of a language
orthoepist : the customary pronunciation of a language
orthoepy : the customary pronunciation of a language
orthoformic : a hypothetical acid HC(OH)3 known in the form of its esters
orthogenesis : variation of organisms in successive generations that in some especially former evolutionary theories takes place in some predestined direction resulting in progressive evolutionary trends independent of external factors
orthogenetic : variation of organisms in successive generations that in some especially former evolutionary theories takes place in some predestined direction resulting in progressive evolutionary trends independent of external factors
orthogenic : orthogenetic
orthognathic : correcting deformities of the jaw and the associated malocclusion
orthognathism : the quality or state of not having the lower parts of the face projecting
orthognathous : the quality or state of not having the lower parts of the face projecting
orthognathy : the quality or state of not having the lower parts of the face projecting
orthogneiss : gneiss derived from an igneous rock
orthogonal : intersecting or lying at right angles
orthogonality : intersecting or lying at right angles
orthogonally : intersecting or lying at right angles
orthograde : walking with the body upright
orthograph : an orthographic projection plan, elevation, or section especially of a building
orthographer : a person who is skilled in orthography : an expert in spelling
orthographic : of, relating to, being, or prepared by orthographic projection
orthographical : of, relating to, being, or prepared by orthographic projection
orthographically : of, relating to, being, or prepared by orthographic projection
orthographist : a specialist in orthography
orthographize : to spell correctly or according to usage
orthography : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
orthohydrogen : molecular hydrogen in which the two hydrogen nuclei are spinning in the same direction
orthometopic : having or characterized by a vertical forehead
orthometric : orthogonal
orthometry : the art of correct versification
Orthonectida : an order or other division of Mesozoa comprising a number of rare parasites of the tissues and cavities of various invertebrates that alternate between an asexual plasmodial generation and a sexual generation resembling the nematogens of dicyemids but having numerous internal cells  — compare dicyemida
orthonitroaniline : nitroaniline sense b
orthopedic : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics
orthopedically : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics
orthopedics : a branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures (such as tendons and ligaments)
orthopedist : a specialist in orthopedics : a doctor who specializes in the branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures
orthophoria : a normal condition of balance of the ocular muscles of the two eyes in which their lines of vision meet at the object toward which they are directed
orthophosphate : a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid
orthophosphoric : phosphoric acid sense 1
orthopinacoid : a pinacoid whose planes are parallel to the ortho and vertical axes in a monoclinic crystal
orthopnea : difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down and is relieved upon changing to an upright position (as in congestive heart failure)
orthopneic : difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down and is relieved upon changing to an upright position (as in congestive heart failure)
orthopraxy : the correction of physical deformities by means of mechanical appliances
orthopsychiatric : psychiatry concerned especially with the prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders in youth
orthopsychiatrist : psychiatry concerned especially with the prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders in youth
orthopsychiatry : psychiatry concerned especially with the prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders in youth
orthopter : a flying machine propelled by flapping of wings : a mechanical bird
Orthoptera : insects that are orthopterans
orthopteral : of or relating to the Orthoptera
orthopteran : any of an order (Orthoptera) of insects (such as crickets and grasshoppers) characterized by biting mouthparts, two pairs of wings or none, enlarged hind femurs, and an incomplete metamorphosis
orthopterist : any of an order (Orthoptera) of insects (such as crickets and grasshoppers) characterized by biting mouthparts, two pairs of wings or none, enlarged hind femurs, and an incomplete metamorphosis
orthopteroid : any of an order (Orthoptera) of insects (such as crickets and grasshoppers) characterized by biting mouthparts, two pairs of wings or none, enlarged hind femurs, and an incomplete metamorphosis
Orthopteroidea : a superorder or other division of Insecta that includes Orthoptera together with various other groups (as Phasmatodea, Dermaptera, and Diploglossata)
orthopterological : of or relating to orthopterology
orthopterologist : a specialist in orthopterology
orthopterology : the study of the Orthoptera
orthopteron : an insect of the order Orthoptera
orthopterous : of or relating to the Orthoptera
orthoptic : of or relating to orthoptics
orthoquinone : quinone sense 1b
orthorhombic : of, relating to, or constituting a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes at right angles to each other
Orthorrhapha : a large suborder of Diptera that usually includes the Nematocera and many of the Brachycera but is sometimes restricted to the more primitive families of Brachycera and that is distinguished by a pupal case opening by a T-shaped cleft behind the head or by a transverse slit between the seventh and eighth abdominal segments
orthorrhaphous : a large suborder of Diptera that usually includes the Nematocera and many of the Brachycera but is sometimes restricted to the more primitive families of Brachycera and that is distinguished by a pupal case opening by a T-shaped cleft behind the head or by a transverse slit between the seventh and eighth abdominal segments
orthoscope : an instrument for examining the superficial parts of the eye through a layer of water which neutralizes the corneal refraction
orthoscopic : giving an image in correct and normal proportions
orthosilicate : a silicate containing the group SiO4 in which the ratio of silicon to oxygen is 1 to 4 : a salt or ester (as ethyl silicate) of orthosilicic acid : nesosilicate
orthosilicic : a weak acid H4SiO4 or Si(OH)4 known only in solution and in the form of salts or esters
orthosis : an external medical device (such as a brace or splint) for supporting, immobilizing, or treating muscles, joints, or skeletal parts which are weak, ineffective, deformed, or injured
orthosite : a granular igneous rock composed essentially of orthoclase
orthosomatic : having the body straight
orthostatic : of, relating to, or caused by an upright posture
orthostichous : arranged in vertical ranks
orthostichy : a hypothetical line passing through the bases of leaves or scales situated directly above one another on an axis
orthostyle : an arrangement of architectural columns in a straight row
orthosymmetric : orthorhombic
orthosymmetrical : orthorhombic
orthotic : of, relating to, or being an orthosis or orthotic
orthotolidine : tolidine sense a
orthotone : having or retaining an independent accent : not enclitic or proclitic
orthotonus : tetanic spasm characterized by rigid straightness of the body
orthotropic : having the longer axis more or less vertical  — compare plagiotropic
orthotropism : the tendency of a plant to have the longer axis more or less vertical
orthotropous : having the ovule straight and upright with the micropyle at the apex
orthotype : a genotype designated as such in the first publication of a generic name
orthoxylene : xylene sense 1a
orthron : the morning office in the Eastern Orthodox Church somewhat corresponding to the Latin lauds
ortolan : an Old World bunting (Emberiza hortulana) having a greenish-gray head and breast, streaky brown back and wings, and a yellow throat
ortstein : hardpan
ortygan : one of several East Indian birds of the genus Turnix
Ortygian : of or relating to the Greek island of Delos held in antiquity to be the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis
orvietan : a counterpoison formerly in vogue
Orvieto : a usually dry Italian white wine
ory : place of or for
Orycteropus : a genus (coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae and sole recent representative of the order Tubulidentata) that comprises the aardvarks
oryctognostic : of or relating to oryctognosy
oryctognostical : of or relating to oryctognosy
oryctognostically : of or relating to oryctognosy
oryctognosy : mineralogy
Oryctolagus : a genus comprising the common European rabbits
Oryx : any of a small genus (Oryx) of large heavily built African and Arabian antelopes that have a light-colored coat with dark conspicuous markings especially on the face  — compare gemsbok
Oryza : a small genus (family Gramineae) of tropical cereal grasses having perfect flowers with six stamens  — see rice
oryzenin : a glutelin found in the seeds of rice
oryzivorous : feeding on rice
Oryzomys : a genus of cricetid rodents including the rice rats
Oryzopsis : a genus of American tufted grasses with open panicles composed of one-flowered spikelets remotely suggesting rice  — see mountain rice, silk grass
Oryzorictes : a genus of Malagasy insectivores that comprises the rice tenrecs
Os : bone
os : bone
Osage : a member of an American Indian people originally of Missouri
osazone : any of a class of basic compounds that contain two adjacent hydrazone groups
Osc independent investigative and prosecutorial agency within the executive branch charged with protecting federal employees from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing. OSC investigates allegations of activities prohibited by civil service laws, rules, and regulations; provides a secure channel through which information regarding possible violations, mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or dangers to public health may be reported without fear of retaliation and without disclosure of identity; and litigates matters before the Merit Systems Protection Board (q.v.) and/or takes corrective or disciplinary measures as appropriate.
Oscan : a member of a people of ancient Italy occupying Campania
oscillate : to swing backward and forward like a pendulum
oscillating : to swing backward and forward like a pendulum
oscillation : the action or state of oscillating
oscillator : one that oscillates
Oscillatoria : a genus of blue-green algae that is the type of the family Oscillatoriaceae
Oscillatoriaceae : a family of blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) growing as slender filaments often in tangled masses in water or on damp rocks or soil, forming slimy layers on soil, commonly exhibiting oscillating movements, and reproducing only asexually by hormogonia
oscillatoriaceous : a family of blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) growing as slender filaments often in tangled masses in water or on damp rocks or soil, forming slimy layers on soil, commonly exhibiting oscillating movements, and reproducing only asexually by hormogonia
oscillatory : to swing backward and forward like a pendulum
oscillogram : a record made by an oscillograph or oscilloscope
oscillograph : an instrument for recording alternating current wave forms or other electrical oscillations
oscillographic : an instrument for recording alternating current wave forms or other electrical oscillations
oscillography : an instrument for recording alternating current wave forms or other electrical oscillations
oscillometer : an instrument for measuring the changes in pulsations in the arteries especially of the extremities
oscillometric : an instrument for measuring the changes in pulsations in the arteries especially of the extremities
oscillometry : an instrument for measuring the changes in pulsations in the arteries especially of the extremities
oscilloscope : an instrument in which the variations in a fluctuating electrical quantity appear temporarily as a visible wave form on a display screen
oscine : of or relating to a large suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds (such as larks, shrikes, finches, orioles, and crows) characterized by a vocal apparatus highly specialized for singing
Oscines : of or relating to a large suborder (Oscines) of passerine birds (such as larks, shrikes, finches, orioles, and crows) characterized by a vocal apparatus highly specialized for singing
oscinine : oscine
oscitancy : drowsiness usually demonstrated by yawns
oscitant : yawning with drowsiness
oscitation : the act of being inattentive
osculant : intermediate in character : forming a connecting link between two groups
oscular : of, relating to, or concerned with kissing
oscularity : of, relating to, or concerned with kissing
osculate : kiss
osculation : the act of kissing
osculatory : the act of kissing
oscule : osculum
osculum : an excurrent opening of a sponge
ose : full of : having : possessing the qualities of
Osiandrian : an adherent of the doctrine that in justification by faith the believer is actually made righteous by an indwelling of Christ in him and not merely declared righteous by imputation
oside : glycoside
osier : any of various willows (especially Salix viminalis) whose pliable twigs are used for furniture and basketry
osiered : covered or adorned with osiers
osiery : an area where osiers are grown
Osirian : of or relating to the ancient Egyptian god Osiris
Osiride :  osirian
Osirification : the act or state of being osirified
Osirify : to identify as or with Osiris
Osiris : the Egyptian god of the underworld and husband and brother of Isis
Osirism : the worship of Osiris
Osmanli : ottoman sense 1
Osmanthus : a widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees (family Oleaceae) with inconspicuous bisexual flowers, sometimes foliage resembling holly, and a drupaceous fruit with a hard woody endocarp  — see devilwood
osmate : a salt or ester of osmic acid
osmatic : depending chiefly on the sense of smell for orientation
Osmeridae : a family (order Isospondyli) to which the true smelts belong
Osmerus : a genus of smelts of the type of the family Osmeridae
osmesis : olfaction
osmeterium : a protrusible glandular process of swallowtail larvae that emits a disagreeable odor for defensive purposes
osmetic : olfaction
osmic : of, relating to, or derived from osmium
osmidrosis :  bromidrosis
osmiridium : iridosmine
osmium : a blue-gray or blue-black hard brittle very heavy polyvalent metallic element with a high melting point that is used especially as a catalyst and in hard alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
osmograph : an instrument for recording the height of the liquid in an endosmometer or for registering osmotic pressures
osmometer : an apparatus for measuring osmotic pressure
osmometric : an apparatus for measuring osmotic pressure
osmometry : an apparatus for measuring osmotic pressure
osmophore : a group (as an aldehyde group) to whose presence in a molecule the odor of a compound is attributed
osmoregulation : regulation of osmotic pressure especially in the body of a living organism
Osmorhiza : a genus of American and Asiatic white-flowered herbs (family Umbelliferae) with decompound leaves and fleshy aromatic roots
osmoscope : an instrument for detecting and for measuring odors
osmose : osmosis sense 1
osmosis : movement of a solvent (such as water) through a semipermeable membrane (as of a living cell) into a solution of higher solute concentration that tends to equalize the concentrations of solute on the two sides of the membrane
osmotactic : of or relating to osmotaxis
osmotaxis : a taxis in which a difference of osmotic pressure is the directing factor
osmotic : of, relating to, caused by, or having the properties of osmosis
osmotically : of, relating to, caused by, or having the properties of osmosis
osmous : of, relating to, or derived from osmium
osmund : any of various ferns (as the male fern)
Osmunda : any of a genus (Osmunda) of rather large ferns (such as the cinnamon fern) with pinnate or bipinnate fronds and fibrous creeping rhizomes
Osmundaceae : a large family of widely distributed ferns with naked sori and brightly stalked annulate sporangia that open longitudinally
osmundaceous : a large family of widely distributed ferns with naked sori and brightly stalked annulate sporangia that open longitudinally
osmundine : material prepared from the roots of various ferns (primarily Osmunda cinnamomea and O. claytonia) and used in the potting of orchids
Osnaburg : a rough coarse durable cotton fabric in plain weave made originally of flax and used in the gray for bagging and industrial purposes and in various finishes usually for upholstery, sportswear, and curtains
osoberry : the blue-black fruit resembling cherries of a shrub (Osmaronia cerasiformis) of the family Rosaceae of Oregon and California
osone : a compound that contains two alpha carbonyl groups and is obtained by hydrolyzing an osazone
osotriazole : a vicinal triazole usually made by boiling an osazone solution with dilute copper sulfate solution and useful in forming crystalline derivatives of carbohydrates
osphradial : of or relating to the osphradium
osphradium : a single or paired sense organ connected with one of the visceral ganglia and situated near the gill of most aquatic mollusks that is supposed to be olfactory or to test the purity of the water passing to the gills
osphresiology : the study of odors and the sense of smell
osphresis : olfaction
osphretic : olfactory
Osphromenidae : a family of freshwater fishes of southeastern Asia and Africa including the gouramis and a number of favored aquarium fishes and usually included in the same family (Anabantidae) as the genus Anabas
osprey : a large fish-eating hawk (Pandion haliaetus) with long wings that is dark brown above and mostly pure white below
osse : attempt, venture, dare
ossein : the collagen of bones
osselet : an exostosis on the leg of a horse
osseomucoid : a mucoprotein found in bone
osseous : bony sense 1
osseously : bony sense 1
Osset : a member of a people of the central Caucasus
Ossetian : a member of a people of the central Caucasus
Ossetic : the Iranian language of the Ossetes
Ossianic : of, relating to, or resembling the legendary Irish bard Ossian, the poems ascribed to him, or the rhythmic prose style used by James Macpherson in the poems he claimed to have translated from Ossian
ossicle : a small bone or bony structure (such as the malleus, incus, or stapes)
ossicular : a small bone or bony structure (such as the malleus, incus, or stapes)
ossiculate : having ossicles
ossiculectomy : the surgical removal of an ossicle of the middle ear
ossiculotomy : the surgical division of one or more of the ossicles of the middle ear
ossiculum : ossicle
ossific : tending to form bone : making bone
ossification : the natural process of bone formation
ossified : to change into bone
ossifier : one that ossifies
ossifrage : lammergeier
ossify : to change into bone
ossuary : a depository for the bones of the dead
ostariophysan : a fish of the order Ostariophysi
Ostariophysi : a large order or other division of teleost fishes (as the characin, carp, catfish) having the anterior four vertebrae strongly modified and often grown together and supporting a chain of small bones which connect the air bladder with the ear
ostariophysial : a large order or other division of teleost fishes (as the characin, carp, catfish) having the anterior four vertebrae strongly modified and often grown together and supporting a chain of small bones which connect the air bladder with the ear
ostariophysous : a large order or other division of teleost fishes (as the characin, carp, catfish) having the anterior four vertebrae strongly modified and often grown together and supporting a chain of small bones which connect the air bladder with the ear
osteal : of, relating to, or resembling bone
ostectomy : surgical removal of all or part of a bone
Osteichthyes : a class or other category of fishes including the lungfishes, crossopterygians, teleosts, and especially formerly the arthrodires and ostracoderms and distinguished from other forms resembling fish by the presence of true bone in their skeleton  — compare chondrichthyes
ostein : ossein
osteitic : inflammation of bone
osteitis : inflammation of bone
ostensibility : the quality or state of being ostensible
ostensible : intended for display : open to view
ostensibly : in an ostensible manner
ostension : an act or process of showing, pointing out, or exhibiting
ostensive : ostensible sense 2
ostensively : ostensible sense 2
ostensorium : monstrance
ostent : a significant sign : portent
ostentate : to display ostentatiously
ostentation : excessive display : vain and unnecessary show especially for the purpose of attracting attention, admiration, or envy : pretentiousness
ostentatious : attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
ostentatiously : attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
ostentatiousness : attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
ostentive : ostentatious
ostentous : ostentatious
osteoarthritis : a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hips, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion
osteoarthropathy : a disease of joints or bones
osteoarthrotomy : surgical removal of the articulating end of a bone
osteoblast : a bone-forming cell
osteoblastic : a bone-forming cell
osteoblastoma : a benign tumor of bone
osteocartilaginous : relating to or composed of bone and cartilage
osteochondritis : inflammation of bone and cartilage
osteochondroma : a benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage and usually occurring near the end of a long bone
osteochondropathy : a disease involving both bone and cartilage
osteochondrosarcoma : a sarcoma composed of bone and cartilage
osteochondrous : relating to or composed of bone and cartilage
osteoclasis : the breaking of a bone as a step in the correction of a deformity
osteoclast : any of the large multinucleate cells closely associated with areas of bone resorption
osteoclastic : any of the large multinucleate cells closely associated with areas of bone resorption
osteocolla : a cellular incrustation of calcium carbonate on stems and roots of plants
osteocomma : a metameric segment of the vertebrate skeleton
osteocranium : the bony cranium
osteodentin : a modified dentin approaching true bone in structure
osteoderm : a bony plate in the skin (as of a crocodile)
osteodermal : a bony plate in the skin (as of a crocodile)
osteodermatous : having the skin more or less ossified
osteodystrophy : defective ossification of bone usually associated with disturbed calcium and phosphorus metabolism
osteofibrous : composed of bone and fibrous connective tissue
osteogenesis : development and formation of bone
osteogenetic : producing bone
osteogenic : producing bone
osteogenous : osteogenic sense 1
osteoglossid : of or relating to the Osteoglossidae
Osteoglossidae : a family of very large tropical freshwater fishes (order Osteoglossiformes) consisting of the arowanas and formerly the pirarucu and having the head naked and largely encased in bone and the scales large, bony, and composed of pieces resembling mosaic
Osteoglossum : a genus of fishes that is the type of the family Osteoglossidae
osteography : descriptive osteology
osteoid : resembling bone
Osteolepidae : a widely distributed family of freshwater Paleozoic fishes (order Rhipidistia) having slender elongated bodies, large rhombic scales, and a well-ossified cranium and commonly considered to be on the direct ancestral line of the amphibians
Osteolepis : the type genus of Osteolepidae comprising fossil fishes chiefly from the Middle Devonian of Scotland
osteolite : a mineral consisting of a massive impure earthy apatite
osteologic : of or relating to osteology
osteological : a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
osteologically : of or relating to osteology
osteologist : a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
osteology : a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
osteolysis : dissolution of bone especially when associated with resorption
osteolytic : of, relating to, characterized by, or causing osteolysis
osteoma : a benign tumor composed of bone tissue
osteomalacia : a disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones and is analogous to rickets in the young
osteomalacic : a disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones and is analogous to rickets in the young
osteomatoid : resembling an osteoma
osteometric : the measurement of bones
osteometry : the measurement of bones
osteomyelitis : an infectious usually painful inflammatory disease of bone often of bacterial origin that may result in the death of bone tissue
osteonecrosis : necrosis of bone
osteopath : a practitioner of osteopathy
osteopathic : a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (such as use of drugs or surgery)
osteopathically : a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (such as use of drugs or surgery)
osteopathist : osteopath
osteopathy : a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (such as use of drugs or surgery)
osteoperiostitis : inflammation of a bone and its periosteum
osteopetrosis :  osteopetrosis
osteophage : osteoclast sense 1
osteophagia : the eating or chewing of bones by herbivorous animals (as cattle) craving phosphorus
osteophyte : an abnormal bony outgrowth or projection (such as one occurring near a joint affected by osteoarthritis) : bone spur
osteophytic : an abnormal bony outgrowth or projection (such as one occurring near a joint affected by osteoarthritis) : bone spur
osteoplast : osteoblast
osteoplastic : plastic surgery on bone
osteoplasty : plastic surgery on bone
osteoporosis : a condition that affects especially older women and is characterized by decrease in bone mass with decreased density and enlargement of bone spaces producing porosity and fragility
osteoporotic : a condition that affects especially older women and is characterized by decrease in bone mass with decreased density and enlargement of bone spaces producing porosity and fragility
osteosarcoma : a sarcoma derived from bone or containing bone tissue
osteosclerosis : abnormal hardening of bone or of bone marrow
osteostracan : of or relating to the Cephalaspida
osteosynthesis : the operation of uniting the ends of a fractured bone by mechanical means (as a wire or metal plate)
osteotome : a chisel without a bevel that is used for cutting bone
osteotomy : a surgical operation in which a bone is divided or a piece of bone is excised (as to correct a deformity)
osteotribe : a rasp used for removing carious bone
Ostertagia : a genus of slender brown nematode worms of the family Trichostrongylidae that are parasitic in the abomasum of ruminants
ostial : of or relating to an ostium
ostiary : doorkeeper
ostiate : having an ostium
ostiolar : of, relating to, or being an ostiole
ostiolate : having ostioles
ostiole : a small bodily aperture, orifice, or pore
ostitis : osteitis
ostium : a mouthlike opening in a bodily part (such as a fallopian tube or a blood vessel)
ostleress : a female hostler
ostmark : mark entry 3 sense 2e(2)
Ostmen : Scandinavians anciently settled along the east coast of Ireland
ostosis : ossification of a (specified) part or to a (specified) degree
ostracean : of or relating to the Ostraeacea
ostraceous : of or relating to the Ostraeacea
Ostracion : a genus of boxfishes that is the type of the family Ostraciontidae, is now restricted to forms found chiefly in East Indian waters, and is characterized by a carapace of more or less quadrangular section
ostracism : a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece
ostracize : to exile by ostracism
ostracizer : one that ostracizes
ostracod : any of a subclass (Ostracoda) of very small aquatic crustaceans that have the body enclosed in a bivalve carapace, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages
Ostracoda : a subclass of crustacea comprising small active mostly freshwater forms having the body enclosed in a bivalve shell composed of right and left valves, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages
ostracode : any of a subclass (Ostracoda) of very small aquatic crustaceans that have the body enclosed in a bivalve carapace, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages
ostracoderm : any of various primitive, extinct jawless fish (class Agnatha) of the Lower Paleozoic with a bony covering of plates or scales serving as a protective armor and which on the broad head usually form a bony shield of fused plates
Ostracodermi : a suborder of the order Plectognathi comprising the boxfishes
ostracodous : a subclass of crustacea comprising small active mostly freshwater forms having the body enclosed in a bivalve shell composed of right and left valves, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages
ostracon : a fragment (as of pottery) containing an inscription
ostracophore : one of the Ostracodermi
ostracophorous : one of the Ostracodermi
Ostraeacea : a suborder of the order Eulamellibranchia including the common oysters and related mollusks
Ostrea : the type genus of the family Ostreidae including those oysters (as the European oyster) that retain eggs in the parent's gills during early stages of development  — compare crassostrea
ostreaceous : the type genus of the family Ostreidae including those oysters (as the European oyster) that retain eggs in the parent's gills during early stages of development  — compare crassostrea
ostreger : austringer
ostreiculture : oyster culture
ostreiculturist : oyster culture
Ostreidae : a family of bivalve mollusks (suborder Ostraeacea) being usually attached by the lower valve and including the common edible oysters
ostreiform : shaped like an oyster
ostreodynamometer : a device for detection of the movements of an oyster within its shell and used especially in connection with water pollution investigations
ostreoid : resembling an oyster
ostreophagous : feeding on oysters
ostrich : a swift-footed 2-toed flightless ratite bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa that is the largest of existing birds and often weighs 300 pounds (140 kilograms)
ostrichlike : a swift-footed 2-toed flightless ratite bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa that is the largest of existing birds and often weighs 300 pounds (140 kilograms)
Ostrogoth : a member of the eastern division of the Goths
Ostrogothic : a member of the eastern division of the Goths
Ostrya : a small widely distributed genus of trees (family Betulaceae) having fruit resembling cones with membranous inflated bracts  — see hop hornbeam
Ostyak : a member of any of a group of nomadic peoples of western Siberia
otacoustic : an otacoustic instrument
Otaheitan : of or relating to Otaheite (Tahiti) or its people
otalgia : earache
otalgic : a remedy for earache
Otaria : the type genus of Otariidae comprising the sea lions of the southern South American coast
Otariidae : a family of Pinnipedia consisting of the eared seals and sometimes ranked as a subfamily of the family Phocidae
otariine : a family of Pinnipedia consisting of the eared seals and sometimes ranked as a subfamily of the family Phocidae
otarine : a family of Pinnipedia consisting of the eared seals and sometimes ranked as a subfamily of the family Phocidae
otarioid : a family of Pinnipedia consisting of the eared seals and sometimes ranked as a subfamily of the family Phocidae
otary : eared seal
otate : a giant grass (Guadua amplexifolia) used by Mexicans for making baskets
Othello : a Moor in the military service of Venice, husband of Desdemona, and protagonist of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello
otheoscope : an instrument for exhibiting the pressure exerted by light or other radiation in an exhausted vessel  — compare radiometer
other : being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included
othergates : in another manner : otherwise
otherguess : different
otherness : the quality or state of being other or different
othersome : some others
otherwhere : elsewhere
otherwhile : at another time
otherwhiles : at another time
otherwise : something or anything else : something to the contrary
otherwiseness : the quality or state of being otherwise
otherworld : a world beyond death or beyond present reality
otherworldliness : of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world
otherworldly : of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world
Othonna : a genus of southern African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers of which the discoid ones are sterile
otic : of, relating to, or characterized by a (specified) action, process, or condition
Otididae : a family of Old World birds comprising the bustards and constituting the suborder Otides, being of the order Gruiformes, and formerly classed with the Charadriiformes
otidiform : a family of Old World birds comprising the bustards and constituting the suborder Otides, being of the order Gruiformes, and formerly classed with the Charadriiformes
otidine : a family of Old World birds comprising the bustards and constituting the suborder Otides, being of the order Gruiformes, and formerly classed with the Charadriiformes
Otidiphaps : a genus of large terrestrial pigeons of New Guinea and adjacent islands
otidium : the otocyst of a mollusk
otiorhynchid : of or relating to the Otiorhynchidae
Otiorhynchidae : an extensive family of weevils often regarded as a subfamily of the family Curculionidae in which the mandibles of the pupa have a deciduous process that leaves a scar in the adult
otiose : producing no useful result : futile
otiosely : producing no useful result : futile
otioseness : producing no useful result : futile
otiosity : producing no useful result : futile
Otis Harrison Gray 1837–1917 American general and journalist
otitic : inflammation of the ear
otitis : inflammation of the ear
Oto occupational therapist; occupational therapy
otocariasis : otacariasis
otocephalic : congenital malformation of the head characterized in severe cases by cyclopia, absence of a lower jaw, and joining of the ears below the face
otocephaly : congenital malformation of the head characterized in severe cases by cyclopia, absence of a lower jaw, and joining of the ears below the face
otoconial : of or relating to otoconia
otoconium : a vertebrate otolith
Otocyon : a monotypic genus of the family Canidae that includes only the long-eared fox of southern Africa
otocyst : a fluid-containing organ of many invertebrates that contains an otolith : statocyst
otocystic : a fluid-containing organ of many invertebrates that contains an otolith : statocyst
otogenous : originating in the ear
otolaryngologic : a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck
otolaryngologist : a physician specializing in otolaryngology
otolaryngology : a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck
otolite : otolith
otolith : a calcareous concretion in the inner ear of a vertebrate or in the otocyst of an invertebrate
otolitic : otolith
otological : a science that deals with the ear and its diseases
otologist : a science that deals with the ear and its diseases
otology : a science that deals with the ear and its diseases
Otomaco : an extinct aboriginal people of southern Venezuela
Otomi : an Otomian people of the states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, and México, Mexico
Otomian : an Indian people of central Mexico
otomycosis : disease of the ear produced by the growth of fungi in the external auditory canal
otoplasty : plastic surgery of the external ear
otorhinolaryngologic : a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck : otolaryngology
otorhinolaryngologist : a physician specializing in otorhinolaryngology : otolaryngologist
otorhinolaryngology : a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck : otolaryngology
otorrhagia : hemorrhage from the ear
otorrhea : a discharge from the external ear
otorrhoea : a discharge from the external ear
otosalpinx : eustachian tube
otosclerosis : growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness
otoscope : an instrument with lighting and magnifying systems used for visual examination of the tympanic membrane and the canal connecting it to the exterior of the body
otoscopic : an instrument with lighting and magnifying systems used for visual examination of the tympanic membrane and the canal connecting it to the exterior of the body
otoscopy : visual examination of the auditory canal and the eardrum with an otoscope
otosis : mishearing or misinterpretation of spoken sounds
otosphenal :  basioccipital
otosteal : of or relating to the bones of the ear
otosteon : otolith
ottavarima : a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with a rhyme scheme of abababcc
Ottawa : a member of an American Indian people of Michigan and southern Ontario
otter : any of various largely aquatic carnivorous mammals (such as genus Lutra or Enhydra) of the weasel family that usually have webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
otterhound : any of a breed of large hounds that originated in Great Britain and have a rough outer and inner coat, webbed feet, and a keen sense of smell
Otto : a fragrant essential oil (as from rose petals)
otto : a fragrant essential oil (as from rose petals)
Ottoman : a member of a Turkish dynasty founded by Osman I that ruled the Ottoman Empire
Ottomanean :  ottomanic
Ottomanic : of or relating to the Ottomans or their empire
Otus : a genus of rather small-eared owls (family Strigidae) that are usually predominantly insectivorous and nocturnal  — see scops owl, screech owl
ouabain : a poisonous glycoside C29H44O12 obtained from several African shrubs or trees (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison
ouabaio : either of two southern African trees (Acocanthera ouabaia and A. venenata) from which ouabain is obtained
ouakari : any of several South American monkeys of the genus Cacajao that are related to the sakis but have short tails like those of baboons and long silky mostly whitish or yellowish hair
ouananiche : a small landlocked salmon of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring waters
oubliette : a dungeon with an opening only at the top
ouch : a setting for a precious stone
ought : possess
oughtness : the quality or state of being morally obligatory
ounce : a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound  — see Weights and Measures Table
ouphe : elf
our : of or relating to us or ourselves or ourself especially as possessors or possessor, agents or agent, or objects or object of an action
ourie : depressing, dismal
ours : that which belongs to us
ourself : myself
ourselves : those identical ones that are we
oust : to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
ouster : a wrongful dispossession
out : in a direction away from the inside or center
outact : to outdo or surpass in acting
outage : a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
outarde :  canada goose
outask : to publish the banns of marriage of (a couple) in church for the third time
outback : isolated rural country especially of Australia
outbacker : a native or resident of the outback
outbalance : outweigh
outbargain : to outdo in bargaining : to gain an advantage over (someone) by effective bargaining
outbellow : to bellow louder than
outbid : to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
outbirth : something that is brought forth : progeny
outblaze : to blaze out
outbloom : to exceed in bloom
outblot : to blot out
outblowing : blowing outward
outbluff : to outdo in bluffing : to gain an advantage over (a rival) by bluffing
outboard : situated outboard
outbond : laid with its longer side parallel to the face of a wall
outbound : outward bound
outbox : a box or tray (as on a desk) for holding outgoing interoffice mail
outbrag : to outdo or surpass in bragging
outbranch : to branch out
outbranching : to branch out
outbrave : to face or resist defiantly
outbreak : a sudden or violent increase in activity or currency
outbreaker : a breaker distant from the shore
outbreaking : outbreak
outbreathe : exhale
outbred : to subject to outbreeding
outbreed : to subject to outbreeding
outbreeding : the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated : outcrossing
outbuild : to outdo in building
outbuilding : a building (such as a stable or a woodshed) separate from but accessory to a main house
outbulk : to surpass in bulk : to be larger than
outburn : to burn out : become consumed in burning
outburst : a violent expression of feeling
outbuy : to buy more than (someone)
outby : a short distance away
outcase : an outer casing (as of a watch)
outcast : one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
outcaste : one who has been ejected from a Hindu caste for violation of its customs or rules
outclass : to excel or surpass so decisively as to be or appear to be of a higher class
outclimb : to outdo in climbing
outcome : something that follows as a result or consequence
outcomer : one who comes from outside : foreigner, stranger
outcoming : result, emanation
outcountry : an outlying area or country
outcrier : one who makes an outcry
outcrop : a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
outcropper : one who works an outcrop
outcross : a cross between relatively unrelated individuals
outcrossing : the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated (as to improve expression of a desired genetic trait) : outbreeding
outcry : a loud cry : clamor
outcurve : a curving out
outdance : to outdo or surpass in dancing : to dance more than or better than
outdare : defy
outdate : to make out of date : make obsolete
outdated : no longer current : outmoded
outdazzle : to surpass in brilliance : to be more dazzling : outshine
outdistance : to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
outdo : to go beyond in action or performance
outdoor : of or relating to the outdoors
outdoors : outside a building : in or into the open air
outdoorsman : one who spends much time in the outdoors or in outdoor activities
outdraft : an outward draft or current
outdraw : to attract a larger audience or following than
outdress : to dress in more fashionable, formal, or extravagant clothing than
outdrink : to drink more than
outdrive : to outdo or surpass in driving: such as
outdweller : one who dwells outside or remote from (a specified place)
outeat : to eat more than especially in one sitting
outed : in a direction away from the inside or center
outen : out of
outer : existing independent of mind : objective
outerly : utterly
outermost : farthest out
outerwear : clothing for outdoor wear
outface : to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
outfall : the outlet of a body of water (such as a river or lake)
outfangthief : the right of a lord under medieval English law to try in his manorial court a thief or other felon dwelling in his manor but caught outside it
outfield : the part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines
outfielder : the part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines
outfieldsman : an outfielder in cricket
outfight : to outdo or surpass in fighting or competing : to fight or compete harder or more skillfully than
outfighter : a boxer who fights without closing in or clinching
outfighting : to outdo or surpass in fighting or competing : to fight or compete harder or more skillfully than
outfigure : to outdo in figuring: such as
outfish : to outdo in fishing : to catch more fish than
outfit : the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
outfitter : one that outfits: such as
outflame : to exceed in brilliance
outflank : to get around the flank of (an opposing force)
outflanking : to get around the flank of (an opposing force)
outflash : to outdo in flashing : outshine
outflow : to flow out
outflung : flung out : thrown wide
outflux : outflow
outfly : to surpass, avoid, or overcome by flying faster or better than
outfoot : to outdo in speed : outstrip
outfront : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression : frank, open
outgain : to gain more than
outgame : to surpass in courage or stamina
outgang : departure
outgarth : an outer yard
outgas : to remove occluded gases from usually by heating
outgate : the act of going out : exiting
outgeneral : to surpass in generalship : outmaneuver
outgiving : something that is given out
outglitter : to be more glamorous, lavish, or spectacular than : outshine
outgo : to go beyond : outdo
outgoer : one that goes out
outgoing : going away : departing
outgoingness : going away : departing
outgone : to go beyond : outdo
outgrow : to grow or increase faster than
outgrowing : to grow or increase faster than
outgrowth : a process or product of growing out
outguard : a guard that forms the line of observation of an outpost
outguess : to anticipate the expectations, intentions, or actions of : outwit
outgun : to surpass in firepower
outgush : to gush out
outhaul : a rope used to haul a sail taut along a spar
outhauler : a rope or line for hauling something out
outhit : to outdo in hitting : to get more hits than (another player or team)
outhouse : outbuilding
outhousing : a group of outhouses
outhunt : to outdo or surpass in hunting : to hunt more successfully than
outing : a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
outjest : to overcome by jesting
outjockey : outmaneuver
outjump : to outdo in jumping : to jump higher or farther than
outjut : to stick out : project
outkick : to outdo (someone) in kicking : to kick better than
outkill : to defeat by killing more than
outkitchen : a kitchen housed in a separate building
outlaid : to lay out (money) : expend
outland : a foreign land
outlander : a person who belongs to another region, culture, or group : foreigner, stranger
outlandish : of or relating to another country : foreign
outlandishly : of or relating to another country : foreign
outlandishness : of or relating to another country : foreign
outlast : to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
outlaugh : to make fun of : ridicule
outlaw : a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
outlawry : a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
outlay : to lay out (money) : expend
outleap : a surge of feeling, activity, or growth : outburst
outlearn : to outdo or surpass in learning : to learn more than or more effectively than
outler : an animal left unhoused over the winter
outlet : a place or opening through which something is let out : exit, vent
outlie : to camp out : lie outdoors
outlier : a person whose residence and place of business are at a distance
outline : a line that marks the outer limits of an object or figure : boundary
outlinear : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an outline
outlined : a line that marks the outer limits of an object or figure : boundary
outlive : to live beyond or longer than
outlook : a place offering a view
outlooker : one who looks out
outlying : remote from a center or main body
outman : outnumber
outmaneuver : to outdo, defeat, or gain an advantage over by skillful or clever maneuvering : to maneuver more effectively than
outmarch : to surpass in marching : to outdo in speed or endurance on the march
outmarriage : marriage outside one's own family, race, or other grouping : exogamy
outmarry : to marry a person superior to (oneself)
outmatch : to prove superior to : outdo
outmeasure : to surpass in quantity or extent
outmode : to make unfashionable or obsolete
outmoded : not being in style
outmost : farthest out : outermost
outness : the quality or state of being out
outnumber : to exceed in number
outpace : to surpass in speed
outpage : the first right-hand page of a folded book section
outparish : a parish outside the walls or limits of a town or city
outpass : to outdo in passing : to pass more than or more effectively than
outpatient : a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment  — compare inpatient
outpayment : the act or an instance of paying out
outpeep : to peep out
outpension : a public pension granted to one not required to live in a charitable institution
outpensioner : a public pension granted to one not required to live in a charitable institution
outperform : to perform better than
outpitch : to outdo in pitching : to pitch better than
outplace : displace
outplay : to play better than
outplayed : to play better than
outplot : to outdo or defeat by clever plotting
outpocketing : evagination
outpoint : to sail closer to the wind than
outpoise : outweigh
outpoll : to receive more support in a poll than
outpopulate : to surpass in number or population
outport : a port other than the main port of a country
outporter : a luggage porter who plies to or from a station or quay
outpost : a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise
outpouching : evagination
outpour : to pour out
outpouring : the act of pouring out
outpray : to pray more or more effectively than : to outdo or surpass in praying
outpreach : to outdo or surpass in preaching : to preach better than
outprice : to price products or services better or lower than
outproduce : to produce more of something than
outpromise : to promise more or better things than
outpull : outdraw sense 1
output : something produced: such as
outrace : outpace
outrage : an act of violence or brutality
outrageous : exceeding the limits of what is usual
outrageously : exceeding the limits of what is usual
outrageousness : exceeding the limits of what is usual
outrager : one that outrages
outraging : an act of violence or brutality
outrance : the last extremity
outrange : to surpass in range
outrank : to rank higher than
outrate : to have a better rating than
outray : vanquish, overcome
outre : violating convention or propriety : bizarre
outreach : to surpass in reach
outrelief : relief given to persons living outside an institution : outdoor relief
outremer : overseas : distant lands
outrhyme : one of the meaningless rhymes (as “eeny, meeny, miney, mo”) traditionally used to count out a player in a child's game
outride : to ride better, faster, or farther than : outstrip
outrider : a mounted attendant
outriding : to ride better, faster, or farther than : outstrip
outrig : to equip with outriggers
outrigger : a projection with a float or a shaped log at the end attached to a boat to prevent capsizing
outriggered : furnished with an outrigger
outright : in entirety : completely
outrightly : in entirety : completely
outring : to ring out
outrival : to outdo in a competition or rivalry
outroar : uproar
outroll : to roll out : unroll
outroot : eradicate
outrow : to row faster or with more skill than
outrun : to run faster than
outrunner : one that runs or goes ahead
outrush : an act or an instance of rushing out : a rapid outflow
outsail : to outdo or surpass in sailing
outscore : to score more points than
outsea : high sea
outseam : prickseam
outsee : to surpass in power of vision or insight
outsell : to exceed in value
outsentry : a sentry assigned to an outpost
outsert : a usually 4-page section (as of a magazine) so imposed and printed that it can be placed outside another signature  — compare insert
outset : beginning, start
outsetting : the act or process of setting out (as on a journey or expedition)
outsettlement : an outlying settlement
outsettler : one who lives in an outlying region
outshadow : overshadow
outsharp : outwit
outshine : to shine brighter than
outshoot : to surpass in shooting or making shots
outshot : to surpass in shooting or making shots
outshout : to shout more loudly than
outside : a place or region beyond an enclosure or boundary: such as
outsideness : the quality or state of being outside
outsider : a person who does not belong to a particular group
outsight : the power or act of perceiving external things
outsing : to outdo or surpass in singing : to sing better than
outsit : to sit longer than
outsize : an unusual size
outsized : an unusual size
outskirt : a part remote from the center : border
outskirter : one that occupies the outskirts : hanger-on
outsleep : to sleep later than
outsmart : to get the better of
outsmell : to smell stronger than
outsoar : to soar beyond or above : to outdo or surpass in soaring
outsole : the outside sole of a boot or shoe
outspan : to unyoke or unharness a draft animal
outsparkle : to outdo or surpass in sparkling : to sparkle more than or more brightly than
outspeak : to excel in speaking
outspeed : to outdo or surpass in speeding : to go faster than
outspend : to exceed the limits of in spending
outspent : completely worn out : exhausted
outspin : to spin (a thread) to its full extent
outspoken : direct and open in speech or expression : frank
outspokenly : direct and open in speech or expression : frank
outspokenness : direct and open in speech or expression : frank
outsport : to go beyond (a limit) in sportiveness
outspread : to spread out
outspring : to spring out
outsprint : to outdo or surpass in sprinting : to sprint faster than
outstand : to endure beyond
outstanding : standing out : projecting
outstandingly : standing out : projecting
outstare : outface sense 1
outstart : to spring out : start forth
outstate : of, relating to, or situated in a region of a state outside the principal city or largest center of population
outstation : a remote or outlying station
outstay : overstay
outstep : to step beyond : overstep
outstink : to smell worse than : have a more powerful stench than
outstood : to endure beyond
outstream : to stream out
outstretch : to stretch out : extend
outstride : to outdo or surpass in striding : to stride ahead of or faster than
outstrike : to surpass in striking
outstrip : to go faster or farther than
outstroke : an outward stroke
outsucken : not astricted to a particular mill for the grinding of corn  — compare thirlage
outswagger : to outdo in swaggering
outswear : to outdo or surpass in swearing : to use profane or obscene language more than
outsweep : to sweep out
outsweeping : to sweep out
outsweeten : to surpass in sweetness
outswell : to exceed in swelling
outswim : to outdo or surpass in swimming : to swim faster, farther, or better than
outtaken : except
outtalk : to outdo or surpass in talking : to talk more than
outtell : to speak out : declare openly
outthink : to outdo or surpass in thinking : to go beyond or transcend by thinking
outthrow : to outdo or surpass in throwing : to throw harder, faster, or longer than
outthrust : to thrust out
outthunder : to outdo in thundering
outtire : to tire out
outtongue : to exceed in eloquence
outtop : to surpass in height : surmount
outtower : to tower above : surpass in dignity or worth
outtrade : to outdo in trading : to get the better of in a trade
outtravel : to travel beyond
outtrick : to get the better of by trickery
outtrump : outmaneuver, outplay
outturn : a quantity produced : output
outturned : a quantity produced : output
outvalue : to be worth more than
outvie : to surpass in a rivalry or competition
outvote : to cast more votes than
outwait : to wait longer than
outwake : to remain awake longer than : outwatch
outwale : the outside piece of a gunwale (as of a canoe)
outwalk : to outdo in walking : to walk faster or farther than
outwall : an outer wall or other enclosure
outwander : to wander out or away
outward : moving, directed, or turned toward the outside or away from a center
outwardly : on the outside : externally
outwardness : the quality or state of being external
outwards : moving, directed, or turned toward the outside or away from a center
outwash : detritus consisting chiefly of gravel and sand carried by running water from the melting ice of a glacier and laid down in stratified deposits
outwatch : to surpass in watching : to maintain a longer vigil than
outwear : wear out, exhaust
outweep : to weep out
outweigh : to exceed in weight, value, or importance
outwell : to pour out
outwent : to go beyond : outdo
outwick : a shot in curling in which a player's stone is made to hit the outer edge of another stone so as to drive the latter toward the tee  — compare inwick
outwind : a wind from the sea
outwing : to outstrip or pass in flying
outwit : to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
outwith : outside
outwore : wear out, exhaust
outwork : work out, complete
outworker : a person who works at home for a business firm
outworld : the outside world
outworn : no longer useful or acceptable : outmoded
outwrestle : to outdo or surpass in wrestling : to grapple with successfully
outwrite : to surpass in ability to write : to write better than
outyell : to yell louder than : to outdo in yelling
outyield : to surpass in yield : to produce more than
ouzel : blackbird sense 1a
Ova : a female gamete : macrogamete
ova : a female gamete : macrogamete
oval : an oval figure or object
ovalbumin : the principal albumin of white of egg
ovally : an oval figure or object
ovalness : an oval figure or object
ovaloid : approximately oval
Ovambo : a member of a Bantu people of northern Namibia
ovarial : of, relating to, or involving an ovary
ovarian : of, relating to, or involving an ovary
ovariohysterectomy : surgical removal of the ovaries and the uterus
ovariole : one of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed
ovariotomy : surgical incision of an ovary
ovaritis : oophoritis
ovarium : ovary
ovary : one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones
ovate : shaped like an egg
ovation : a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
ovational : of or relating to an ovation
oven : a chamber used for baking, heating, or drying
ovenbird : any of various chiefly South American small brown passerine birds (family Furnariidae, especially genus Furnarius)
ovenman : a baker who tends an oven
ovenware : dishes used for baking and serving food
over : across a barrier or intervening (see intervene sense 4) space
overabound : to abound too much : be too abundant
overabundance : a large surplus : excess
overabundant : a large surplus : excess
overabundantly : a large surplus : excess
overaccentuate : to accentuate or emphasize (something) too much
overaccumulation : an undue or excessive accumulation
overact : to act more than is necessary
overaction : to act more than is necessary
overactive : excessively or abnormally active
overactivity : excessively or abnormally active
overage : too old to be useful
overall : all over sense 1
overalled : wearing overalls
overalls : all over sense 1
overambitious : excessively ambitious
overanalyze : to analyze (someone or something) excessively
overanxiety : an excessive amount or degree of anxiety
overanxious : excessively or needlessly anxious
overarch : to form an arch over
overarm : overhand
overassert : to assert (something) too much or too strongly: such as
overassertion : to assert (something) too much or too strongly: such as
overassertive : too assertive : too aggressively forceful or dominant
overassess : the act or an instance of assessing something (such as a property) at too high a rate, amount, or value : improperly high assessment
overassessment : the act or an instance of assessing something (such as a property) at too high a rate, amount, or value : improperly high assessment
overattachment : excessive attachment
overattention : excessive attention
overattentive : unduly or excessively attentive
overawe : to restrain or subdue by awe
overbake : to bake for too long or at too high a temperature
overbalance : outweigh
overbear : to bring down by superior weight or force : overwhelm
overbearance : domineering action or behavior : imperiousness
overbearing : tending to overwhelm : overpowering
overbearingly : tending to overwhelm : overpowering
overbearingness : the quality or state of being overbearing
overbeat : to beat (something, such as eggs) excessively
overbeating : to beat (something, such as eggs) excessively
overbelief : belief that is not verifiable or warranted by the evidence
overbend : to cause to bend over
overberg : being across a berg : tramontane
overbias : an excessive bias
overbid : to bid in excess of value
overbig : to be successful or well-liked 
overbit : a triangular earmark for cattle cut out of the upper side of an animal's ear
overbite : the projection of the upper front teeth over the lower in the normal occlusal position of the jaws  — compare underbite
overbleach : to bleach (something) excessively
overblouse : a usually fitted or belted blouse worn untucked
overblow : to dissipate by or as if by wind : blow away
overblowing : to dissipate by or as if by wind : blow away
overblown : past the prime of bloom
overboard : over the side of a ship or boat into the water
overboil : to boil (something) for too long
overbold : excessively bold: such as
overbook : to issue reservations for (something, such as an airplane flight) in excess of the space available
overborne : to bring down by superior weight or force : overwhelm
overborrow : to borrow too much : to go too deeply into debt
overbought : not likely to show an immediate rise in price because of prior heavy buying and accompanying price rises
overbowed : equipped with a bow whose drawing weight is too great for the archer
overbowl : a throw at bowls that goes beyond the jack
overbreak : a caving in of loosened material along the edge of an excavation
overbreathe : hyperventilation
overbred : to breed (a plant or animal) to excess especially without regard to the quality of the breeding stock
overbreed : to breed (a plant or animal) to excess especially without regard to the quality of the breeding stock
overbridge : overpass
overbright : excessively or unpleasantly bright
overbrim : to flow over the brim : overflow
overbrowse : to cause damage by excessive browsing
overbuild : to build beyond the actual demand of
overbuilt : to build beyond the actual demand of
overbulky : excessively bulky
overburden : to place an excessive burden on
overburdeningly : so as to overburden
overburn : to burn (something, such as clay) too long or at a higher than normal temperature
overburned : to burn (something, such as clay) too long or at a higher than normal temperature
overburnt : to burn (something, such as clay) too long or at a higher than normal temperature
overbusy : excessively busy: such as
overbuy : to buy in excess of needs or demand
overby : a little way over : at a short distance
overcall : to make a higher bid than (the previous bid or bidder) in a card game
overcanopy : to form a canopy over
overcapacity : excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand
overcapitalization : to put a nominal value on the capital of (a corporation) higher than actual cost or fair market value
overcapitalize : to put a nominal value on the capital of (a corporation) higher than actual cost or fair market value
overcareful : too careful : overcautious
overcarefully : too careful : overcautious
overcarry : to carry too far : carry beyond the proper point
overcast : darken, overshadow
overcasting : the act of stitching raw edges of fabric to prevent raveling
overcatch : overtake
overcaution : an excess of caution
overcautious : too cautious : overcareful
overcautiously : too cautious : overcareful
overcentralization : to centralize (something, such as power or authority) to an excessive degree
overcentralize : to centralize (something, such as power or authority) to an excessive degree
overcertification : the practice or an instance of overcertifying
overcertify : to certify (a check) for an amount in excess of the balance of the deposit account of the drawer
overcharge : to charge too much or too fully
overcheck : a checkrein passing between the ears of a horse  — compare sidecheck
overchill : to chill (something) too much
overclaim : to claim too much of (something, such as an expense)
overclean : to clean (something) too much
overclothe : to clothe to excess
overclothes : outer garments
overcloud : to overspread with or as if with clouds
overcoached : to coach (someone) to an excessive degree
overcoat : a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
overcoating : heavy material suitable for overcoats
overcoil : the outer coil of a Bréguet hairspring bent over the spring toward the center
overcome : to get the better of : surmount
overcomer : a person who overcomes something : one who succeeds in dealing with or gaining control of some problem or difficulty
overcompensate : excessive compensation
overcompensation : excessive compensation
overcompensatory : excessive compensation
overcomplex : complex to an unnecessary or excessive degree
overcompound : to add series coils to (a compounded dynamo) beyond those required to maintain a constant terminal voltage with the result that the voltage increases with the current load
overconcentration : excessive concentration : the state or an instance of having too much of something or too many things or people concentrated in one place
overconcern : excessively concerned : having very much or too much concern: such as
overconcerned : excessively concerned : having very much or too much concern: such as
overconfidence : an excess of confidence (as in one's abilities or judgment) : confidence that is not justified
overconfident : excessively or unjustifiably confident : having too much confidence (as in one's abilities or judgment)
overconfidently : excessively or unjustifiably confident : having too much confidence (as in one's abilities or judgment)
overconscientious : unduly or excessively conscientious : giving more thoughtful attention to something than is necessary or appropriate
overconscious : excessively conscious or aware of something or someone
overconservative : excessively conservative : adhering too strictly to limits of moderation or caution
overconsume : to consume too much of (something)
overconsumption : excessive consumption or use of something
overcook : to cook (food) too much or for too long
overcool : to cool excessively : to lose or to cause (something or someone) to lose too much heat or warmth
overcorrect : to make too much of a correction : to adjust too much in attempting to offset an error, miscalculation, or problem
overcorrection : to make too much of a correction : to adjust too much in attempting to offset an error, miscalculation, or problem
overcount : to count more of (people or things) than is accurate
overcover : to cover up : cover completely
overcredulous : credulous to an excessive degree : overly inclined to believe something especially on slight or uncertain evidence
overcritical : excessively critical (see critical sense 2a) : very inclined to point out faults and imperfections
overcrop : to exhaust the fertility of by excessive production without the application of adequate fertilizer to the soil
overcrow : to crow, exult, or boast over
overcrowd : to cause to be too crowded
overcrowded : to cause to be too crowded
overcrust : to cover over with a crust
overcultivation : the act or an instance of cultivating something excessively
overcup : any of several oaks (as the bur oak) having the acorn deeply immersed in the cup
overcured : to cure (something) with chemicals, heat, etc., beyond an optimal point
overcurious : too finicky or fastidious
overcuriously : too finicky or fastidious
overcuriousness : too finicky or fastidious
overcurrent : an electrical current whose intensity is higher than a specified amount
overcut : to cut excessively
overcutter : turret cutter
overcutting : to cut excessively
overdare : to dare too much or rashly : become too daring
overdaringly : too daring : foolhardy
overdear : too dear
overdeck : to adorn extravagantly : adorn excessively
overdecorate : to decorate (something) too elaborately or extensively
overdecoration : to decorate (something) too elaborately or extensively
overdeepen : to deepen excessively especially through erosive action (as of water or ice)
overdelicate : unduly or extremely delicate
overdetermination : excessively determined
overdetermined : excessively determined
overdevelop : to develop excessively
overdevelopment : to develop excessively
overdiligent : extremely diligent
overdischarge : to discharge excessively
overdiscount : to discount (something) too much : to reduce (something) too much in price or value
overdistention : excessive distension
overdo : to do in excess
overdone : to do in excess
overdoor : a picture or carved panel or other decorative member over a doorway or a doorframe
overdosage : too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)
overdose : too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)
overdraft : an act of overdrawing at a bank : the state of being overdrawn
overdramatic : excessively dramatic : melodramatic
overdramatically : excessively dramatic : melodramatic
overdrape : one of a pair of draperies especially of heavy fabric that are usually hung over sheer curtains and are primarily for decoration
overdrapery : one of a pair of draperies especially of heavy fabric that are usually hung over sheer curtains and are primarily for decoration
overdraw : to draw checks on (a bank account) for more than the balance
overdress : to dress or adorn to excess
overdrifted : covered with drifts (as of snow)
overdrink : to drink especially alcohol to excess
overdrive : an automotive transmission gear that transmits to the drive shaft a speed greater than engine speed
overdriven : driven or worked too hard : exhausted, oppressed
overdry : too dry
overdubbed : the act or an instance of overdubbing
overdue : unpaid when due
overdye : to dye with excess of color
overeager : excessively eager
overeagerly : excessively eager
overeagerness : excessively eager
overearnest : excessively earnest or serious
overearnestly : excessively earnest or serious
overearnestness : excessively earnest or serious
overeasy : across a barrier or intervening (see intervene sense 4) space
overeat : to eat to excess
overeaten : to eat to excess
overedit : to edit (something) more than is necessary or appropriate
overeducate : to provide with more education or information than is practical or useful
overeducated : having too much academic education : more educated than is practical or useful
overeducation : to provide with more education or information than is practical or useful
overelaborate : excessively elaborate
overelaboration : excessively elaborate
overembellish : to embellish (something) excessively
overembellishment : to embellish (something) excessively
overemotional : unusually or excessively emotional
overemphasis : an excessive amount or degree of emphasis
overemphasize : to give excessive emphasis to (something)
overemphatic : uttered with or marked by excessive or extreme emphasis : excessively or inappropriately emphatic
overemphatically : uttered with or marked by excessive or extreme emphasis : excessively or inappropriately emphatic
overenthusiasm : an excess of enthusiasm
overenthusiastic : having or showing an excessive degree of enthusiasm : overly enthusiastic
overestimate : to estimate or value (someone or something) too highly
overestimation : the act or an instance of estimating someone or something too highly
overexcitability : to excite to an excessive degree
overexcitable : to excite to an excessive degree
overexcite : to excite to an excessive degree
overexcitement : to excite to an excessive degree
overexercise : to exercise too frequently, too intensely, or for too long
overexert : to exert (oneself) too much
overexerted : to exert (oneself) too much
overexertion : to exert (oneself) too much
overexpand : to expand too much or too quickly
overexpansion : excessive expansion : the act or an instance of expanding too much or too quickly
overexplain : to explain (something) to an excessive degree
overexpose : to expose excessively: such as
overexposure : to expose excessively: such as
overexpress : excessive expression of a gene (as that caused by increasing the frequency of transcription)
overextend : to extend or expand beyond a safe or reasonable point
overextension : to extend or expand beyond a safe or reasonable point
overexuberant : exuberant to an excessive degree
overeye : oversee
overface : outface, overwhelm
overfall : a turbulent surface of water caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges or shoals or by winds opposing a current
overfamiliar : exceedingly or excessively familiar: such as
overfamiliarity : exceedingly or excessively familiar: such as
overfastidious : excessively fastidious
overfat : having or marked by an excessive amount of body fat
overfatigue : excessive fatigue especially when carried beyond the recuperative capacity of the individual
overfed : to feed to excess
overfeed : to feed to excess
overfill : to fill to overflowing
overfish : to fish to the detriment of (a fishing ground) or to the depletion of (a kind of organism)
overfleshed : unduly or extremely fleshy : fattened beyond the point of optimum returns
overfloat : overflow
overflood : inundate
overflow : to cover with or as if with water : inundate
overflower : to cover over with flowers
overflowing : to cover with or as if with water : inundate
overflown : to fly over
overfly : to fly over
overfold : to fold over
overfond : excessively fond
overfondness : excessively fond
overfreight : an excessive load or freight
overfull : too full
overfullness : too full
overgaiter : gaiter
overgang : to go over
overgarment : an outer garment
overgeneralize : to generalize excessively: such as
overgenerosity : excessive or unwarranted generosity
overgenerous : excessively generous
overgenerously : excessively generous
overget : reach
overgild : to gild over : varnish
overglaze : applied or suitable for applying on top of a fired glaze
overgloom : to make gloomy : overshadow
overgo : to cross over or through
overgovern : to exercise excessive control in governing (someone or something)
overgown : an outer or upper gown
overgrain : to grain over (a grained surface) in painting so as to enrich or emphasize the effect
overgrainer : a brush used for overgraining
overgraze : to allow animals to graze (an area, such as a pasture) to the point of damaging vegetational cover
overground : situated over or above ground
overgrow : to grow over so as to cover with herbage
overgrown : grown abnormally or excessively large
overgrowth : to grow over so as to cover with herbage
overhand : made with the hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
overhanded : made with the hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
overhandle : to handle (something) more than is necessary or desirable
overhang : to project over
overhappy : too happy
overhaste : excessive haste
overhasty : excessively hasty
overhaul : to examine thoroughly
overhauler : one that overhauls
overhead : above one's head : aloft
overheadman : an electrician in a motion picture studio who plugs lighting, camera, sound, and telephone circuits into the power connection boxes located in the grid of the studio
overhear : to hear without the speaker's knowledge or intention
overheat : to heat to excess
overheavy : unduly or extremely heavy
overhung : to project over
overhunt : to hunt (animals) to an excessive and usually harmful degree
overimaginative : excessively imaginative
overimpress : to impress (someone or something) to an excessive degree
overindulge : to indulge (someone, or something) too much: such as
overindulgence : excessive indulgence
overindulgent : excessively indulgent
overindustrialization : to industrialize (something) to an excessive degree
overindustrialize : to industrialize (something) to an excessive degree
overinflate : to inflate (something) too much
overinflation : excessive inflation
overinform : to inform (someone or something) too much: such as
overinsistent : insisting too much : too insistent
overinsurance : insurance (as from two or more policies) that exceeds the value of the thing covered
overintense : intense to an excessive degree
overintensely : intense to an excessive degree
overintensity : intense to an excessive degree
overinvest : to invest too much money
overinvestment : to invest too much money
overissue : an issue exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority
overjoy : to fill with great joy : cause to rejoice
overjump : to jump over
overkeep : to keep too strictly or too long
overkind :  excessively kind
overkindly :  excessively kind
overkindness :  excessively kind
overking : a king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes
overknee : extending above the knee
overlabor : to cause (someone) to labor excessively
overlace : to lace over : cover with a lacing
overlade : to load with too great a cargo or burden : overload
overlaid : to lay or spread over or across : superimpose
overlain : to lie over or upon
overland : by, on, or across land
Overlander : one that travels overland
overlander : one that travels overland
overlap : to extend over or past and cover a part of
overlard : to lard, line, or cover thickly
overlarge : excessively large
overlavish : lavish to an excessive degree
overlay : to lay or spread over or across : superimpose
overlayer : one that overlays
overleaf : on the other side of a leaf (as of a book)
overleap : to leap over or across
overlearn : to continue to study or practice after attaining proficiency
overlearned : to continue to study or practice after attaining proficiency
overleather : upper leather
overleave : after the period of leave granted
overleaven : to leaven too much
overlength : being of more than standard or ordinary length
overliberal : too liberal
overliberality : too liberal
overliberally : too liberal
overlie : to lie over or upon
overlift : to lift too high or too much
overlight : a source of light that is located in a high position: such as
overlighted : a source of light that is located in a high position: such as
overlightly : once-over
overline : to draw a line or lines over or above
overliterary : literary to an excessive degree
overlive : outlive
overload : to load (something or someone) to excess: such as
overlock : to interlock or intertwine above
overlong : longer than usual or necessary : excessively long
overlook : to look over : inspect
overlooker : one that overlooks: such as
overlord : a lord over other lords : a lord paramount
overlordship : a lord over other lords : a lord paramount
overloud : excessively loud
overloup : trespass, transgression
overlove : to love to excess
overlush : excessively lush
overlusty : too lusty
overly : to an excessive degree : too
overlying : to lie over or upon
overman : a man in authority over others
overmantel : an ornamental structure (such as a painting) above a mantelpiece
overmast : to furnish (a ship) with too long or too heavy masts
overmaster : overpower, subdue
overmastering : dominant sense 1a
overmatch : to be more than a match for : defeat
overmatter : overset type matter
overmature : past the age or condition of maturity: such as
overmaturity : past the age or condition of maturity: such as
overmeasure : excessive measure : the excess beyond true or proper measure : surplus
overmighty : excessively powerful or mighty
overmix : to mix too much
overmodest : excessively modest
overmodestly : excessively modest
overmodesty : excessively modest
overmodulation : defective modulation in which the modulating signal is made too strong
overmost : uppermost, highest
overmount : to mount over : go higher than : rise above
overmuch : too much
overmuchness : the condition of being overmuch : excess
overname : to name over : name in a series
overnet : to cover or to snare with a net
overnice : excessively nice: such as
overnicely : excessively nice: such as
overniceness : excessively nice: such as
overnight : on the evening before
overnourish : to nourish or feed to excess
overnumber : outnumber
overornamented : to add excessive ornament to (something)
overpaint : to paint over : paint out
overparted : charged with a part or role beyond one's ability
overparticular : excessively particular
overpass : to pass across, over, or beyond : cross
overpast : ended, past, over
overpay : to pay too much to someone or for something
overpayment : payment that exceeds what is necessary
overpeer : to rise or tower above
overpersuade : to persuade to act contrary to one's conviction or preference
overpersuasion : to persuade to act contrary to one's conviction or preference
overpick : having the picking arm or shuttle-driving device over the shuttle boxes  — compare underpick
overpicture : to surpass nature in the picture or representation of
overpitch : to pitch (a bowled ball) too close to the wicket in cricket
overpitched : having a too great pitch or slope
overplacement : superposition
overplant : to plant too densely or excessively
overplay : to present (a dramatic role) extravagantly : exaggerate
overplot : to plot (something) excessively
overplow : to plow, work, or exploit to excess
overplus : surplus
overply : to ply to excess : overexert, overwork
overpoise : outweigh
overpole : to pole (a metal) too long
overpopulate : to populate too densely : furnish or provide with more than the environment or market will bear
overpopulation : the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
overpot : to plant in too large a pot
overpotent : excessively potent
overpotential : overvoltage
overpower : to overcome by superior force : subdue
overpowering : to overcome by superior force : subdue
overpoweringly : to overcome by superior force : subdue
overpraise : to praise (someone or something) to an excessive degree
overprecise : excessively or needlessly precise
overpress : afflict, oppress
overpressure : pressure significantly above what is usual or normal
overprice : to price too high
overprint : to print over with something additional
overprize : to prize (something) too highly
overproduce : to produce an excessive amount (of something)
overproduction : the act or an instance of producing too much of something
overpromise : to promise more than is possible or realistic
overpronounced : to give an exaggerated, affected, or unnaturally accented pronunciation to (as in \ˈgu̇dēˌnəf\ instead of \ˈgu̇dᵊnˌəf\ for good enough)
overproof : containing more alcohol than proof spirit
overproportion : to make disproportionately large
overproportionate : to make disproportionately large
overproportionately : to make disproportionately large
overproportioned : to make disproportionately large
overprotect : to protect (someone or something) more than is necessary or reasonable
overprove : to provide more proof of than is needed
overquick : too quick or ready
overquickly : too quick or ready
overrank : too rank or luxuriant in growth
overrate : to rate or value (someone or something) too highly
overreach : to reach above or beyond : overtop
overreacher : to reach above or beyond : overtop
overreaching : to reach above or beyond : overtop
overread : to read over or through
overreadiness : the quality or state of being overready
overready : extremely or unduly ready
overreckon : overestimate
overrefine : to refine to excess
overrefined : excessively refined
overrefinement : excessively refined
overregulate : to regulate (something) to an excessive degree
overregulation : to regulate (something) to an excessive degree
overreliance : the act or state of relying on something or someone too much : excessive reliance
overrepresent : to give excessive representation to
overrepresentation : represented excessively
overrich : excessively rich
override : to ride over or across : trample
overright : over against : opposite
overrigid : excessively rigid
overripe : passed beyond maturity or ripeness toward decay
overripeness : passed beyond maturity or ripeness toward decay
overroof : to roof over : roof
overruff : overtrump
overrule : to rule over : govern
overruler : one that overrules
overruling : to rule over : govern
overrun : to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of
overrunner : one that overruns
overrunning : to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of
oversail : to lay (as bricks or stones) so that one projects beyond another upon which it rests
oversalt : to add too much salt to (something)
oversanded : containing more sand than is needed for normal use and working conditions
oversanguine : too confident or optimistic : excessively sanguine
oversaturate : to saturate to an excessive degree
oversaturation : to saturate to an excessive degree
oversauce : to add too much sauce to (a food)
overscore : to score over : obliterate by scoring
overscrupulous : excessively scrupulous
oversea : overseas
overseal : a secondary closure for bottles, drums, and other containers to prevent tampering and to protect the primary seal
overseam : a seam with raw edges on the outside overcast with short close stitches that is used especially for gloves
overseamer : one that seams by overcasting
overseas : beyond or across the sea
oversee : survey, watch
overseed : to seed (an existing stand) with another type of plant
overseen : survey, watch
overseer : a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities
overseership : the office or status of an overseer
oversell : to sell too much or too many to
oversensitive : excessively sensitive: such as
oversensitiveness : excessively sensitive: such as
oversentimentalize : to treat with excessive sentimentalism : consider in an extremely sentimental manner
overserious : unduly or excessively serious
overseriously : unduly or excessively serious
overservice : an excessive or unnecessary degree of service
overset : to disturb mentally or physically : upset
oversew : overhand
overshade : to cover with shade : overshadow
overshadow : to cast a shadow over
overshadowing : to cast a shadow over
oversharp : too sharp
overshine : to shine over or upon : illumine
overshirt : a shirt usually worn over another shirt without being tucked in
overshoe : an outer shoe
overshoot : to pass swiftly beyond
overshot : actuated by the weight of water passing over and flowing from above
overshoulder : over the shoulder
overside : over the side of a ship
oversight : watchful and responsible care
oversimple : too simple : not thoroughgoing or exhaustive
oversimplification : to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error
oversimplify : to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error
oversimply : too simple : not thoroughgoing or exhaustive
oversize : being of more than standard or ordinary size
oversized : being of more than standard or ordinary size
overskip : to skip or leap over : pass lightly over : omit
overskirt : a skirt worn over another skirt
overslaugh : to pass over or remit by overslaugh
oversleep : to sleep beyond the time for waking
oversleeve : a sleeve worn usually hanging loosely over another sleeve
overslip : escape
overslope : an earmark on an animal made by a diagonal cut removing the upper corner of the ear
oversman : overman
oversmoke : to smoke to excess: such as
oversnow : to cover with or as if with snow
oversoar : to soar over
oversoft : extremely soft
oversold : likely to show a rise in price because of prior heavy selling and accompanying decline in price
oversolicitous : having or showing too much solicitude or concern for someone's health, happiness, comfort, etc. : excessively solicitous
oversophisticated : excessively or needlessly sophisticated
oversoul : the absolute reality and basis of all existences conceived as a spiritual being in which the ideal nature imperfectly manifested in human beings is perfectly realized
oversound : to sound a harmonic instead of the fundamental tone as a result of overblowing
oversow : to sow where something has already been sown
overspan : to reach or extend over
overspeak : exaggerate
overspecialization : to specialize to an excessive degree: such as
overspecialize : to specialize to an excessive degree: such as
overspeculate : to assume an excessive amount of business risk in speculating on something (such as stocks)
overspeculation : to assume an excessive amount of business risk in speculating on something (such as stocks)
overspeed : speed greater than normal or rated speed
overspend : to spend or use to excess : exhaust
overspill : the act or an instance of spilling over
overspin :  top spin
overspread : to spread over or above
overspring : to spring over : leap over
overstaff : to supply (something, such as a business) with too many staff members
overstain : to stain to excess
overstand : to keep on a navigational course beyond (a mark)
overstate : to state in too strong terms : exaggerate
overstatement : to state in too strong terms : exaggerate
overstay : to stay beyond the time or the limits of
overstep : exceed, transgress
overstimulate : to stimulate to an excessive or abnormal degree
overstimulation : to stimulate to an excessive or abnormal degree
overstitch : any of various stitches now usually made on a sewing machine with one, two, or three threads for binding a raw edge on cloth or making an ornamental edge, finish, or hem
overstock : a surplus of stock : an excessively large inventory of goods
overstoping : overhand stoping
overstory : the layer of foliage in a forest canopy
overstrain : to strain (someone or something) beyond a maximum tolerable limit
overstream : to stream or flow over
overstrength : having personnel in excess of that prescribed by a table of organization : being in excess of the personnel prescribed by a table of organization
overstress : to stress (someone or something) excessively: such as
overstretch : the act or an instance of stretching something beyond normal limits
overstrew : to strew or scatter about
overstrict : excessively strict
overstride : to stride over, across, or beyond
overstrike : to impress (a finished coin) with the design of another coin
overstring : to string (a bow) with too short a cord
overstrung : too highly strung : too sensitive
overstudied : to subject to overstudy
overstudy : to subject to overstudy
overstuff : to stuff too full
oversubscribe : to subscribe for more of than is available
oversubscription : to subscribe for more of than is available
oversubtle : excessively subtle
oversubtlety : excessive subtlety
oversupply : an excessive supply : an amount of something (such as a good) that is more than is needed or wanted
oversuspicious : more suspicious than is necessary or normal
overswarm : to swarm over : overrun
oversway : to hold sway over : rule over : dominate
oversweep : to sweep over or across
oversweet : excessively sweet : cloying
oversweeten : to make (something) too sweet
oversweetness : excessively sweet : cloying
overswell : to cause to swell unduly or to excess
overswing : to swing a bat or club too hard (as in baseball or golf)
overswinging : to swing a bat or club too hard (as in baseball or golf)
overt : open to view : manifest
overtake : to catch up with
overtalk : to talk too much or too long about (something)
overtalkative : abnormally or excessively talkative : tending to talk too much
overtalkativeness : abnormally or excessively talkative : tending to talk too much
overtax : to tax (someone or something) too heavily or beyond what is due
overtaxation : to tax (someone or something) too heavily or beyond what is due
overteem : to wear out or exhaust by breeding to excess
overtempt : to tempt to excess or beyond the power of resistance
overthin : excessively thin
overthink : to think too much about (something) : to put too much time into thinking about or analyzing (something) in a way that is more harmful than helpful
overthought : to think too much about (something) : to put too much time into thinking about or analyzing (something) in a way that is more harmful than helpful
overthrow : overturn, upset
overthrowal : the act or an instance of overthrowing
overthrower : one that overthrows
overthrust : to thrust over (as a rock mass)
overthwart : across, crosswise, transversely
overtide : a secondary tide of higher frequency than the principal tide to which it bears a relation analogous to that of a musical overtone to its fundamental
overtime : time in excess of a set limit: such as
overtip : to tip (someone) too much : to give (someone) a larger gratuity than is normal or expected
overtly : in an overt manner : in a way that is open, straightforward, or obvious
overtness : open to view : manifest
overtoil : overwork
overtone : one of the higher tones produced simultaneously with the fundamental and that with the fundamental comprise a complex musical tone : harmonic sense 1a
overtop : to rise above the top of
overtrade : to trade beyond one's capital
overtrain : to train (a person or animal) to excess or beyond advantage : to harm (a person or animal) by too much training
overtravel : amplitude of motion of a machine part or tool beyond that necessary to complete its purpose
overtreatment : treatment that is excessive or too frequent
overtrick : a card trick won in excess of the number bid
overtrump : to trump with a higher trump card than the highest previously played on the same trick
overtrust : assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
overture : an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
overturn : to cause to turn over : upset
overuse : to use (something) too much : to use (something) excessively or too frequently
overvaluation : to assign an excessive value to
overvalue : to assign an excessive value to
overveil : to veil over
overventilation : hyperventilation
overview : a general survey : summary
overvoltage : the excess potential required for the discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium potential of the electrode
overwalk : to walk over or upon
overwatch : to weary or exhaust by keeping awake
overwater : to water (something) too much : to give too much water to (something)
overwear : wear out, exhaust
overweary : too weary : extremely tired or worn out
overween : to regard one's own thinking too highly : become egotistic, arrogant, or rash in opinion
overweening : arrogant, presumptuous
overweeningly : arrogant, presumptuous
overweigh : to exceed in weight
overweight : weight over and above what is required or allowed
overwell : too well
overwelt : overturn
overwhelm : upset, overthrow
overwhelming : tending or serving to overwhelm
overwhelmingly : to an overwhelming extent
overwhelmingness : the quality or state of being overwhelming
overwin : to win over : vanquish
overwind : to wind (something) too tightly or too far : to tighten or coil (something) too much
overwing : outflank
overwinter : to last through or pass the winter
overwise : too wise
overwood : overstory
overword : a word or phrase repeated or said over (as in a song) : burden, refrain
overwork : to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion
overworld : the world of proper and respectable people
overworn : wear out, exhaust
overwound : to wind (something) too tightly or too far : to tighten or coil (something) too much
overwrap : to apply a wrapper over
overwrite : to write over the surface of
overwrought : extremely excited : agitated
overyear : to keep over the year : superannuate
overzealous : too zealous : having or showing too much zeal : excessively eager, enthusiastic, or fervent
overzealously : too zealous : having or showing too much zeal : excessively eager, enthusiastic, or fervent
overzealousness : too zealous : having or showing too much zeal : excessively eager, enthusiastic, or fervent
Ovibos : a genus of arctic ruminant mammals (family Bovidae) that consists of the musk ox
ovicapsule : an egg case : ootheca
ovicell : a dilatation of the zooecium in many bryozoans serving as a brood pouch
ovicellular : a dilatation of the zooecium in many bryozoans serving as a brood pouch
ovicidal : an agent that kills eggs
ovicide : an agent that kills eggs
ovicular : relating to or like an egg
ovicyst : the pouch in which the eggs develop in some tunicates
ovicystic : the pouch in which the eggs develop in some tunicates
Ovidian 43 b.c.–?a.d. 17 Publius Ovidius Naso Roman poet
oviducal : oviductal
oviduct : a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary
oviductal : a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary
oviform : shaped like an egg
ovigenesis : oogenesis
ovigenetic : oogenetic
ovigerous : bearing or modified for the purpose of bearing eggs
ovine : of, relating to, or resembling sheep
ovinia : sheep pox
ovipara : oviparous animals
oviparity : the quality or state of being oviparous
oviparous : producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body
oviparousness : producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body
oviposit : to lay eggs
oviposition : to lay eggs
ovipositor : a specialized organ (as of an insect) for depositing eggs  — see insect illustration
Ovis : a genus of Bovidae consisting of the domestic sheep and the majority of the wild sheep most of which inhabit the mountainous regions from western North America to western Asia and have horns that form a lateral spiral  — see argali
ovisac : graafian follicle
oviscapt : ovipositor
ovism : an old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the future organism and the germs of all subsequent offspring  — compare animalculism
ovispermary : ovotestis
ovist : one holding the theory of ovism
ovistic : of or relating to ovism or ovists
ovocyte : oocyte
ovoflavin : riboflavin
ovogenesis : oogenesis
ovoid : resembling an egg in shape : ovate
ovoidal : resembling an egg in shape : ovate
ovolo : a rounded convex molding
ovomucoid : a mucoprotein present in egg white
ovoplasm : the cytoplasm of an unfertilized egg
ovotesticular : of or relating to an ovotestis
ovotestis : a hermaphrodite gonad
ovovitellin : vitellin
ovoviviparity : the condition of being ovoviviparous
ovoviviparous : producing eggs that develop within the maternal body (as of various fishes or reptiles) and hatch within or immediately after release from the parent
ovoviviparously : producing eggs that develop within the maternal body (as of various fishes or reptiles) and hatch within or immediately after release from the parent
ovoviviparousness : producing eggs that develop within the maternal body (as of various fishes or reptiles) and hatch within or immediately after release from the parent
Ovula : a genus of marine snails related to and sometimes included in the Cypraeidae but now commonly made type of a separate family (Ovulidae)
ovular : of or relating to an ovule or ovum
ovularian : resembling an egg
ovulary : the lower part of a carpel in which the ovules are borne  — compare ovary
ovulate : bearing an ovule
ovulation : the discharge of a mature ovum from the ovary
ovule : an outgrowth of the ovary of a seed plant that is a megasporangium and encloses an embryo sac within a nucellus
ovuliferous : bearing an ovule
ovulist : ovist
ovum : a female gamete : macrogamete
ow one-way
owe : to be under obligation to pay or repay in return for something received : be indebted in the sum of
owelty : a lien created or a pecuniary sum paid by order of the court to effect an equitable partition of property (as in divorce) when such a partition in kind would be impossible, impracticable, or prejudicial to one of the parties
Owen Robert 1771–1858 Welsh social reformer
Owenia : a small genus of tropical Australian trees (family Meliaceae) having pinnate leaves, small greenish panicled flowers, and edible acid drupaceous fruits  — see native plum
Owenism : the political and social theories of Robert Owen who advocated a communistic reorganization of society
Owenite : an adherent of the political and social theories of Robert Owen
owerance : mastery, control
owing : due to be paid
owl : any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage
owler : a person or ship engaged in owling
owlery : an abode or a haunt of owls
owlet : a small or young owl
owling : the act of smuggling wool or sheep out of England
owlish : resembling or suggesting an owl
owlishly : resembling or suggesting an owl
owlishness : resembling or suggesting an owl
owllight : dusk
owllike : like that of an owl
owly : like an owl
own : belonging to oneself or itself
owner : a person who owns something : one who has the legal or rightful title to something : one to whom property belongs
ownerless : having no owner
ownership : the state, relation, or fact of being an owner
ownhood : the condition in which one holds oneself or one's own in isolation : reliance upon or desire for one's own way or will : egoism, selfhood
ownness : the quality or state of belonging to oneself
owyheeite : a mineral Pb5Ag2Sb6S15 consisting of a lead silver antimony sulfide occurring in metallic fibrous masses and needlelike crystals
ox : a domestic bovine mammal (Bos taurus)
oxadiazole : any of four parent compounds C2H2N2O containing a five-membered ring composed of two carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom
oxalacetic : a crystalline acid C4H4O5 that is formed by reversible oxidation of malic acid (as in carbohydrate metabolism via the Krebs cycle) and in reversible transamination reactions (as from aspartic acid)
oxalaldehyde :  glyoxal
oxalamide : oxamide
oxalate : a salt or ester of oxalic acid
oxaldehyde :  glyoxal
oxalemia : the presence of an excess of oxalic acid in the blood
oxalic : a poisonous strong acid (COOH)2 or H2C2O4 that occurs in various plants (such as spinach) as oxalates and is used especially as a bleaching or cleaning agent and as a chemical intermediate
Oxalidaceae : a family of widely distributed herbs or rarely trees (order Geraniales) having compound leaves and regular pentamerous flowers with monadelphous stamens and five distinct styles
oxalidaceous : a family of widely distributed herbs or rarely trees (order Geraniales) having compound leaves and regular pentamerous flowers with monadelphous stamens and five distinct styles
Oxalis : wood sorrel
oxalonitrile : cyanogen sense 2
oxaluria : hyperoxaluria
oxaluric : a crystalline acid NH2CONHCOCOOH obtained in the form of salts by the action of alkalies on parabanic acid
oxalyl : the bivalent group −COCO− of oxalic acid
oxalylurea : parabanic acid
oxamate : a salt or ester of oxamic acid
oxamic : a high-melting crystalline acid NH2COCOOH intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide : the monoamide of oxalic acid
oxamide : a high-melting crystalline amide (CONH2)2 obtainable by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia : the diamide of oxalic acid
oxammite : hydrous ammonium oxalate (NH4)2C2O4.1H2O occurring as a crystalline salt in guano
oxanilic : a crystalline acid C6H5NHCOCOOH obtained by heating oxalic acid with aniline; phenyl-oxamic acid
oxanilide : a crystalline amide (CONHC6H5)2 obtainable by heating aniline oxalate and useful as a plasticizer; diphenyl-oxamide
oxazine : any of several parent compounds C4H5NO containing a ring composed of four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, and one nitrogen atom
oxazole : a parent compound C3H3NO containing a ring composed of three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, and one nitrogen atom with one carbon atom between the oxygen and nitrogen atoms  — compare isoxazole
oxberry : the fruit of the black bryony
oxbird : dunlin
oxbiter : cowbird
oxblood : a moderate reddish brown
oxbow : a U-shaped frame forming a collar about an ox's neck and holding the yoke in place
oxbrake : a frame in which oxen are shod
oxcart : a cart drawn by oxen
oxcheek : an ox's cheek especially when cut for meat
oxea : a needle-shaped sponge spicule sharp at both ends
oxeate : of, relating to, or forming an oxea
oxen : a domestic bovine mammal (Bos taurus)
oxeote : of, relating to, or forming an oxea
oxer : a hedge with a guardrail running along one side at a distance of two or three feet and often a ditch along the other side to prevent cattle from passing through it  — see double oxer
oxeye : any of several composite plants (as of the genera Chrysanthemum or Heliopsis) having heads with both disk and ray flowers
oxfly : an ox warble fly or other fly troublesome to cattle
Oxford : a low shoe laced or tied over the instep
Oxfordian : a low shoe laced or tied over the instep
Oxfordism : an Oxonian habit or characteristic
oxgang : bovate
oxgoad : a goad for driving oxen
oxharrow : a large heavy harrow used especially on clay land
oxheart : any of various large sweet cherries
oxhide : the hide of an ox
oxhorn : the horn of an ox
oxidable : oxidizable
oxidant : oxidizing agent
oxidase : any of various enzymes that catalyze oxidations
oxidation : the act or process of oxidizing
oxidative : the act or process of oxidizing
oxide : a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or group
oxidic : a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or group
oxidimetric : of, relating to, or by means of oxidimetry
oxidimetry : quantitative determination in chemical analysis involving oxidation
oxidizability : ability to be oxidized
oxidizable : to combine with oxygen
oxidization : oxidation
oxidize : to combine with oxygen
oxidizer : oxidizing agent
oxidizing : to combine with oxygen
oxidoreductase : an enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction reaction
oxidoreduction : oxidation-reduction
oxidulated : existing in a lower oxidation state
oximate : to convert into an oxime
oximation : to convert into an oxime
oxime : any of various compounds containing the divalent group C=NOH and obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones
oxlike : resembling, suggestive of, or having the characteristics of an ox
oxlip : a Eurasian primula (Primula elatior) having usually yellow flowers
oxman : a man who tends or drives oxen
Oxonian : a native or resident of Oxford, England
oxonic : allantoxanic acid
oxonium : an ion formed from hydronium by replacement of one or more hydrogens with other usually organic substituents
oxpecker : either of two small dull-colored African birds (Buphagus erythrorhynchus and B. africanus) of the starling family that feed on ticks which they pick from the backs of infested cattle and wild mammals
oxshoe : a shoe for an ox often consisting of two pieces one for each side of the hoof
oxskin : oxhide
oxtail : the tail of a beef animal
oxter : armpit sense 1
oxtongue : a European hawkweed (Picris echioides) that has yellow flowers and is now naturalized in the eastern U.S.
oxy : containing oxygen or additional oxygen
oxyacanthine : a bitter crystalline alkaloid C37H40N2O6 obtained from barberry root
oxyacetylene : of, relating to, or utilizing a mixture of oxygen and acetylene
oxyacid : an acid (as sulfuric acid) that contains oxygen
Oxyaena : a genus (the type of the family Oxyaenidae) of long-bodied short-legged plantigrade creodonts from the North American Eocene
oxyaster : a stellate sponge spicule having acute rays
oxyblepsia : acuteness of sight
oxybutyric : hydroxybutyric acid
oxycalcium : of or relating to oxygen and calcium
oxycalorimeter : a calorimeter in which the energy content of a substance is determined by the direct measurement of the oxygen consumed
oxycellulose : any of several substances formed by the oxidation of cellulose either naturally (as in wood fiber) or artificially (as in cotton bleached too much)  — compare oxidized cellulose
oxycephalic : congenital deformity of the skull due to early synostosis of the parietal and occipital bones with compensating growth in the region of the anterior fontanel resulting in a pointed or pyramidal skull
oxycephaly : congenital deformity of the skull due to early synostosis of the parietal and occipital bones with compensating growth in the region of the anterior fontanel resulting in a pointed or pyramidal skull
oxychloride : a white crystalline basic salt approximately BiOCl made usually by reaction of an acid solution of bismuth nitrate with a solution of sodium chloride and used chiefly as a pigment and a cosmetic
oxychromatic : of or relating to oxychromatin
oxychromatin : chromatin which stains readily with acid dyes  — compare basichromatin
oxychromatinic : of or relating to oxychromatin
Oxycoccus : a small genus of trailing or prostrate shrubs consisting of the cranberries  — see vaccinum
oxycyanide : a compound of oxygen and cyanogen with an element or radical
oxydactyl : having slender tapered digits
oxydiact : having three axes but only two rays developed
oxyfluoride : a compound of oxygen and fluorine with an element or radical
oxygas : of or relating to a mixture of oxygen and fuel gas  — compare oxyhydrogen
oxygen : a chemical element that constitutes 21 percent of the Earth's atmosphere, that is capable of combining with all elements except some noble gases, that is active in physiological processes of almost all known organisms, and that is involved especially in combustion  — see Chemical Elements Table
oxygenate : to impregnate, combine, or supply (something, such as blood) with oxygen
oxygenation : to impregnate, combine, or supply (something, such as blood) with oxygen
oxygenator : one that oxygenates
oxygenerator : a machine for making oxygen
oxygenic : of or relating to oxygen
oxygenium : oxygen
oxygenize : oxygenate
oxygenous : oxygenic
oxygnathous : having smooth or nearly smooth jaws
oxyhalide : a compound (as an oxychloride) of oxygen and a halogen with an element or radical : a basic halide
oxyhemocyanin : a blue pigment formed by the combination of hemocyanin with oxygen in the ratio of one molecule of oxygen to two atoms of copper in the hemocyanin
oxyhemoglobin : hemoglobin loosely combined with oxygen that it releases to the tissues
oxyhexactine : a hexactinal sponge spicule whose rays end in sharp points
oxyhexaster : a hexaster whose rays end in sharp points
oxyhydrogen : of, relating to, or utilizing a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen
oxyl : a modified Fischer-Tropsch process for synthesizing alcohols from carbon monoxide and hydrogen under pressure in the presence of a usually iron catalyst  — compare oxo process sense 2
oxyluciferin : the product formed by the reversible oxidation of luciferin promoted by luciferase
oxyluminescence : chemiluminescence caused by oxidation
oxyluminescent : marked by oxyluminescence
oxymel : a mixture of honey and dilute acetic acid used as an expectorant
oxymoron : a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness)
oxymuriate : a salt of oxymuriatic acid : chloride
oxymuriatic : relating to or consisting of oxidized hydrochloric acid
oxynaphthoic : hydroxynaphthoic acid sense a
oxyneurine : betaine
oxynitrate : a compound of oxygen and the nitrate group with an element or radical
oxyntic : secreting acid
oxyopia : unusual acuteness of sight
Oxyopidae : a family of diurnal hunting spiders that have eight eyes and long legs and do not use webs to trap their prey
oxypetalous : having sharp-pointed petals
oxyphile : acidophilic
oxyphilic : acidophilic
oxyphonia : shrillness or high pitch of the voice
Oxypolis : a genus of marsh herbs (family Umbelliferae) having clustered fusiform tuberous roots and leaves only once-pinnate or reduced to slender petioles like rushes  — see cowbane, water dropwort
oxyquinoline : 8-hydroxyquinoline
oxyrhynch : a crab having a pointed rostrum : one of the Oxyrhyncha
oxyrhynchous : oxyrhynch
oxyrhynchus archaeological site in Egypt north of the city of El Minyā and south of the city of El Faiyûm
Oxystomata : a small superfamily or other division of crabs having the buccal area produced anteriorly and more or less acutely triangular and having almost no rostrum
oxystomatous : a small superfamily or other division of crabs having the buccal area produced anteriorly and more or less acutely triangular and having almost no rostrum
oxystome : a small superfamily or other division of crabs having the buccal area produced anteriorly and more or less acutely triangular and having almost no rostrum
oxytocia : quick childbirth
oxytocic : hastening childbirth
oxytocin : a pituitary octapeptide hormone C43H66N12O12S2 that stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk
oxytone : an oxytone word
oxytonical : of or relating to an oxytone : oxytone
Oxytricha : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Oxytrichidae) of flexible ellipsoidal hypotrichous ciliates with eight frontal, five ventral, and undeveloped caudal cirri  — compare stylonychia
Oxytropis : a large widely distributed genus of often shrubby herbs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each of which has a pealike corolla with a clawed petal  — see locoweed
oxytylotate : resembling an oxytylote especially in shape
oxytylote : a sponge spicule shaped like a common pin
oxyuriasis : infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (family Oxyuridae)
oxyuricide : a substance that destroys pinworms
Oxyuridae : a family of nematode worms that have a distinct posterior enlargement of the pharynx and no preanal suckers in the male and that are chiefly parasites of the vertebrate intestinal tract  — see pinworm
oxywelding : oxygen-acetylene welding
oyapock : yapock
oyer : a criminal trial held under a commission of oyer and terminer
oyster : any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish
oysterage : oyster bed
oysterbird : oystercatcher
oystered : marked by oysterings
oysterer : a gatherer or seller of oysters
oysterfish : tautog
oystering : the act or business of taking oysters for the market or for food
oysterling : a young or small oyster
oysterman : one who gathers, opens, breeds, or sells oysters
oysterseed : the spat of oysters
oystershell : crushed or ground oyster shells often used as a mineral supplement in feeding poultry
oysterwife : oysterwoman
oysterwoman : a woman who sells oysters
Ozark : an Indian of a division of the Quapaw
ozena : a chronic disease of the nose accompanied by a fetid discharge and marked by atrophic changes in the nasal structures
ozobrome : an early form of the carbro process
ozocerite : a waxy mineral mixture of hydrocarbons that is colorless or white when pure and often of unpleasant odor and is used especially in making candles and in electrotyping
ozokerite : a waxy mineral mixture of hydrocarbons that is colorless or white when pure and often of unpleasant odor and is used especially in making candles and in electrotyping
ozonate : the treatment or combination of a substance or compound with ozone
ozonation : the treatment or combination of a substance or compound with ozone
ozonator : ozonizer
ozone : a triatomic very reactive form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of pungent odor, that is a major air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but a beneficial component of the upper atmosphere, and that is used for oxidizing, bleaching, disinfecting, and deodorizing
ozonic : a triatomic very reactive form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of pungent odor, that is a major air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but a beneficial component of the upper atmosphere, and that is used for oxidizing, bleaching, disinfecting, and deodorizing
ozonide : a compound formed by the addition of ozone to a double or triple bond of an organic compound
ozoniferous : bearing or producing ozone
ozonification : ozonization
ozonify : ozonize
Ozonium : a form genus of fungi of the group Mycelia Sterilia
ozonization : to treat, impregnate, or combine with ozone
ozonize : to treat, impregnate, or combine with ozone
ozonizer : to treat, impregnate, or combine with ozone
ozonous : ozonic
ozostomia : foulness of breath
ozotype : a modified carbon process in which transfer is obviated
P : the 16th letter of the English alphabet
p : the 16th letter of the English alphabet
pa : father
paauw : a large bustard (Choriotis kori) of southern Africa that feeds chiefly on acacia gum 
Paba : para-aminobenzoic acid
Pablo : a light brown to yellowish brown that is stronger than bran and lighter and stronger than aloma
pablo : a light brown to yellowish brown that is stronger than bran and lighter and stronger than aloma
pabulum : food
pac Pacific
paca : either of two large nocturnal chiefly Central and South American rodents (Agouti paca synonym Cuniculus paca and A. taczanowskii synonym C. taczanowskii) that typically have a white-spotted brownish coat
pacate : tranquil
pacay : a small arboreal guama of uncertain taxonomic identity that is sometimes cultivated in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia for ornament and for the white edible pulp of its large pods
pacaya : any of various Central American palms constituting the genus Chamaedorea
Pacchionian :  arachnoid granulation
Pace : rate of movement
pace : rate of movement
paceboard : the footboard of an altar
paced : moving or progressing at a stated speed
pacemaker : one that sets the pace for another
pacemaking : one that sets the pace for another
pacer : one that paces
pachisi : an ancient board game played with dice and counters on a cruciform board in which players attempt to be the first to reach the home square
pachnolite : a mineral NaCaAlF6.H2O consisting of a hydrous fluoride of sodium, calcium, and aluminum occurring in colorless to white monoclinic crystals (hardness 3, specific gravity 3)
pachometer : a device for measuring the thickness of an object
Pachomian : of or relating to the cenobitic type of Eastern monasticism originated by St. Pachomius
pachycephalia : thickness of the skull or head
pachycephaly : thickness of the skull or head
pachyderm : any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
pachydermal : pachydermatous
Pachydermata : an artificial assemblage of nonruminant hoofed mammals usually having a thick skin and including the elephants, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, tapirs, horses, pigs, and others
pachydermatoid : pachydermoid
pachydermatous : of or relating to the pachyderms
pachydermia : abnormal thickness of tissue (as of skin or of the laryngeal mucous membrane)
pachydermial : abnormal thickness of tissue (as of skin or of the laryngeal mucous membrane)
pachydermic : pachydermatous
pachydermoid : resembling the pachyderms
pachydermous : pachydermatous
pachyglossal : having a thick tongue
pachyglossate : having a thick tongue
Pachyma : a form genus of imperfect fungi based on sclerotial stages of members of the genus Poria
pachymeningitis : inflammation of the dura mater
pachymeninx : dura mater
pachymeter : an instrument for measuring thickness (as of paper)
pachynema : pachytene
Pachyrhizus : a small genus of tropical herbaceous vines (family Leguminosae) with a tuberous root, trifoliate leaves, and white or purplish flowers  — see yam bean
Pachysandra : any of a genus (Pachysandra) of perennial evergreen plants of the box family often used as a ground cover
pachytene : the stage of meiotic prophase that immediately follows the zygotene and that is characterized by paired chromosomes thickened and visibly divided into chromatids and by the occurrence of crossing-over
Pachytylus : a genus of Acrididae that includes several destructive Old World migratory locusts
pacifiable : to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
pacific : tending to lessen conflict : conciliatory
pacifical : pacific
pacifically : tending to lessen conflict : conciliatory
pacification : the act or process of pacifying : the state of being pacified
pacificator : pacifier sense 1
pacificatory : tending to promote peace : conciliatory
pacificism : pacifism
pacificist : pacifism
pacifier : one that pacifies
pacifism : opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes
pacifist : an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
pacifistic : an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
pacifistically : an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
pacify : to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
Pacinian : a pressure-sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers especially in the skin
pack : a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back
packable : a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back
package : the act or process of packing
packer : one that packs: such as
packery : packinghouse
packet : a small bundle or parcel
packhouse : warehouse
packless : using or requiring no packing
packman : peddler
packsack : a case (as of canvas) held on the back by shoulder straps and used to carry gear especially when traveling on foot
packsaddle : a saddle designed to support loads on the backs of pack animals
packstaff : a staff for supporting a peddler's pack : pikestaff
packthread : strong thread or small twine used for sewing or tying packs or parcels
packway : pack road
paco : alpaca
pacouryuva : bacury
pact : compact entry 4
paction : agreement, compact, bargain
pactional : agreement, compact, bargain
Pactolian : of or relating to the Pactolus River or its gold-bearing sands : golden
Pactolus river of Asia Minor in ancient Lydia flowing into the
pad : a thin flat mat or cushion: such as
padcloth : saddlecloth
Padda : a genus of birds consisting of the Java sparrow
padder : footpad entry 1
padding : material with which something is padded
paddle : a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe)
paddled : a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe)
paddlefish : any of a family (Polyodontidae) of ganoid fishes
paddlelike : a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe)
paddler : one who paddles something (such as a canoe or kayak)
paddlewood : the tough elastic wood of a tropical South American tree (Aspidosperma excelsa) from whose flutted trunk paddles and rollers are made
paddling : a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe)
paddock : a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals
paddockride : frog or toad spawn
paddockstool : toadstool
Paddy : rice
paddy : rice
paddymelon : any of several small usually more or less reddish or chestnut brown wallabies with extensive distribution in Australia and New Guinea
Paddywhack :  irishman
paddywhack :  irishman
padfoot : goblin  — compare barghest, boogeyman
padge : barn owl
Padina : a genus of fan-shaped somewhat leathery brown algae (family Dictyotaceae) that are found in warm seas
padishah : a chief ruler : sovereign
padlock : a removable lock with a shackle that can be passed through a staple or link and then secured
padnag : pad entry 4 sense 2
padre : a Christian clergyman
padstone : a stone template fixed in a wall to support the end of a girder or roof truss
Paduan commune in northeastern Italy west of Venice population 206,192
paduasoy : a corded silk fabric
Padus by mouth; orally
paean : a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
paedogenesis : reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny
paedogenetic : reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny
paedomorphic : of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism
paedomorphism : retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters
paedotribe : a trainer in gymnastics often represented in ancient Greek art as supervising the exercises of young athletes
Paelignian : a Sabellian dialect
paenula : a long sleeveless cloak of ancient Rome usually having a hood and sometimes a front opening
paeon : a metrical foot of four syllables with one long and three short syllables (as in classical prosody) or with one stressed and three unstressed syllables (as in English prosody)
Paeonia : a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs (family Ranunculaceae) that are native chiefly to Europe and Asia and have thickened or tuberous roots, divided leaves, flowers often double in cultivation, and fruit consisting of several many-seeded follicles  — see peony
paeonic : of, relating to, or having the meter of a paeon : hemiolic
pagan : heathen sense 1
pagandom : the realm of pagans : the pagan world : heathendom
paganic : pagan
paganish : heathen sense 1
paganism : pagan beliefs or practices
paganity : paganism sense 2
paganization : the action of paganizing or condition of being paganized
paganize : to make pagan
paganizer : to make pagan
pagatpat : a tree (Sonneratia apetala) growing chiefly in mangrove swamps and producing a hard wood that ranges in color from reddish brown to black and is used extensively in construction work and furniture
Page : one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript
page : one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript
pageant : a mere show : pretense
pageanteer : an actor or other performer in a pageant
pageantry : pageants and the presentation of pageants
pager : one that pages
paginal : of, relating to, or referring to a page (as of a book)
paginary : paginal
paginate : page entry 2
pagination : the action of paging : the condition of being paged
pagoda : a tower in eastern Asia usually with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial
pagodite : agalmatolite
pagoscope : a device for showing at a glance whether the prevailing dew point is below freezing : hygrodeik
pagrus : a genus of sea breams of the family Sparidae
Paguma : a genus of palm civets of southeastern Asia related to civets of the genus Paradoxurus but having the tail unmarked by rings
pagurian : a hermit crab of the genus Pagurus
Paguridae : a cosmopolitan family of anomuran crustaceans that are related to the purse crabs and comprise the typical hermit crabs  — compare parapaguridae
Pagurus : a large cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Paguridae) of hermit crabs
pagus : congenitally united twins with a (specified) type of fixation
pah polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
paha : a hill or ridge of glacial origin with a capping of loess found especially in the northeastern part of the state of Iowa
Pahari : one of several chiefly hill peoples of the northeastern part of the subcontinent of India south and west of the Ganges river
Paharia :  pahari
pahi : a large seagoing Polynesian canoe or ship often consisting of two connected hulls
Pahlavi : the Iranian language of Sassanian Persia  — see Indo-European Languages Table
pahlavi : the Iranian language of Sassanian Persia  — see Indo-European Languages Table
pahmi : bobac
paho : a Hopi Indian plumed prayer stick
pahoehoe : basaltic lava having a smooth, often billowy, shiny surface
Pahouin : fang sense 1b
pahutan : a Philippine mango (Mangifera altissima) with an edible fruit that is often pickled and a dark brown variegated wood used especially in veneers and cabinetwork
paidology : pedology
paigle : one of several plants: such as
paik : to strike hard and repeatedly : pummel
pail : a usually cylindrical container with a handle : bucket
pailful : a usually cylindrical container with a handle : bucket
paillasse : palliasse
paillette : a small shiny object (such as a spangle) applied in clusters as a decorative trimming (as on women's clothing)
pailletted : trimmed with paillettes
pailou : a usually elaborate Chinese commemorative archway erected in honor of someone highly esteemed (as for virtue) and consisting typically of four heavy square pillars topped with horizontal crossbeams and often buttressed with conventionalized lions and having an incised memorial tablet placed against or near the center crossbeam  — compare toran, torii
pain : a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)
pained : feeling pain : hurt
painful : feeling or giving pain
painfully : feeling or giving pain
painfulness : feeling or giving pain
paining : a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)
painkiller : something (such as a drug) that relieves pain
painless : not causing or accompanied by physical pain : not painful
painlessly : not causing or accompanied by physical pain : not painful
painlessness : not causing or accompanied by physical pain : not painful
painstaker : one that takes pains
painstaking : taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
painstakingly : taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
painsworthy : worth the expenditure of diligent care and effort
paint : to apply color, pigment, or paint to
paintability : the quality or state of being paintable
paintable : capable of being painted : lending itself well to being painted: such as
paintableness : paintability
paintbox : a box for paints
paintbrush : a brush for applying paint
painted : to apply color, pigment, or paint to
painter : one that paints: such as
painterly : of, relating to, or typical of a painter : artistic
paintiness : the quality or state of being painty
painting : a product of painting
paintless : devoid of paint
paintpot : a receptacle (as a pot, pail, bucket) for holding paint
paintress : a female painter
paintroot : redroot sense 1
painty : of, relating to, or suggestive of paint
pair : two corresponding things designed for use together
paired : two corresponding things designed for use together
pairer : one who pairs or matches like or related articles
pais : matter to be proved solely by the testimony of witnesses unsupported by any judicial record, deed, or other written or tangible evidence
paisa a monetary subunit of the rupee (Nepal, Pakistan) and taka  — see rupee, taka at Money Table
Paisley : made typically of soft wool and woven or printed with colorful curved abstract figures
Paiute : a member of an American Indian people originally of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California
pajama : pajamas
pajamaed : pajamas
Pajonism : a theological doctrine according to which the Holy Spirit does not act directly upon an individual but only indirectly (as by influencing intellectual judgments)
Pakawan :  coahuiltecan
pakchoi : a Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa chinensis) forming an open head with long white stalks and green leaves
pakeha : a person who is not of Maori descent
Pakhpuluk : a people in the southern part of Kashmir in the subcontinent of India of Indo-Aryan and Turkish ancestry
Pakistani country in southern Asia bordering the Arabian Sea; originally comprising two parts—West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)—separated by about 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) of northern India; a dominion 1947–56, an Islamic republic since 1956, and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations 1956–72; formed from parts of former British India; capital Islamabad area 307,374 square miles (796,095 square kilometers), population 207,863,000  — see east pakistan, west pakistan
paktong : an alloy resembling nickel silver and consisting of nickel, zinc, and copper
pal : a close friend
palace : the official residence of a chief of state (such as a monarch or a president)
palaced : furnished with a palace : housed in a palace
palaceward : toward a palace
palacewards : toward a palace
paladin : a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince)
Palaearctic : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region or subregion that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, northern Arabia, and Africa north of the Sahara : Old World Holarctic
Palaeechinoidea : a division of extinct chiefly Paleozoic sea urchins having the test usually composed of more than 20 meridional rows of plates that often overlap and jaws always present  — compare euechinoidea
palaeechinoidean : a division of extinct chiefly Paleozoic sea urchins having the test usually composed of more than 20 meridional rows of plates that often overlap and jaws always present  — compare euechinoidea
Palaeeudyptes : a genus of very large fossil penguins of the Eocene of New Zealand
Palaeichthyes : a subclass of fishes consisting of the elasmobranchs, ganoids, dipnoans, and crossopterygians
palaeichthyic : a subclass of fishes consisting of the elasmobranchs, ganoids, dipnoans, and crossopterygians
Palaemon : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Palaemonidae) of prawns with prominently toothed rostrum and three-jointed mandibular palp
palaemonid : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Palaemonidae) of prawns with prominently toothed rostrum and three-jointed mandibular palp
palaemonoid : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Palaemonidae) of prawns with prominently toothed rostrum and three-jointed mandibular palp
palaeoanthropic : of or relating to hominids more primitive than those included in the species (Homo sapiens) that includes recent man  — compare neanthropic
Palaeoanthropus : a genus of hominids based on a single lower jaw found at Mauer near Heidelberg, Germany but now often extended to include the entire Neanderthaloid radiation and other primitive men of uncertain affinities (as Solo man and Rhodesian man)
Palaeoconcha : a division of Protobranchia comprising simple extinct bivalve mollusks with thin shells and a primitive hinge and sometimes including also a few recent marine bivalves
Palaeocrinoidea : an order of Paleozoic stalked crinoids of supposedly primitive type having the actinal side of the calyx closed  — compare neocrinoidea
Palaeodictyoptera : an order of very primitive extinct insects known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian periods and characterized by homonomous segmentation of the thorax and abdomen and by a simple wing venation with a network of cross veins
palaeodictyopteran : an order of very primitive extinct insects known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian periods and characterized by homonomous segmentation of the thorax and abdomen and by a simple wing venation with a network of cross veins
palaeodictyopteron : an insect or fossil of the order Palaeodictyoptera
palaeodictyopterous : an order of very primitive extinct insects known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian periods and characterized by homonomous segmentation of the thorax and abdomen and by a simple wing venation with a network of cross veins
Palaeogaean : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm consisting of the entire eastern hemisphere
palaeogenesis : palingenesis sense c
palaeogenetic : exhibiting palingenesis : of, relating to, or characterized by the retention of ancestral larval characters into or in adulthood
Palaeognathae : a superorder of the subclass Neornithes comprising birds with a primitive reptilian type of palate that are now usually included in Neognathae
palaeognathic : a superorder of the subclass Neornithes comprising birds with a primitive reptilian type of palate that are now usually included in Neognathae
palaeognathous : a superorder of the subclass Neornithes comprising birds with a primitive reptilian type of palate that are now usually included in Neognathae
Palaeomastodon : a genus of primitive proboscidean mammals of the Oligocene of Egypt that are characterized by a long skull, short tusks, a long lower jaw, 22 molars, and a body about half as large as that of the Asian elephant and are commonly regarded as ancestral to the mastodons
Palaeonemertea : an order of nemertean worms (class Anopla) that have two layers of body-wall musculature, a proboscis without a stylet, and a brain that is not divided into lobes
palaeonemertean : an order of nemertean worms (class Anopla) that have two layers of body-wall musculature, a proboscis without a stylet, and a brain that is not divided into lobes
palaeonemertine : palaeonemertean
palaeoniscid : of or relating to the Palaeoniscidae
Palaeoniscidae : a family of extinct primitive ganoid fishes that lived from the Devonian to the Lias and have an elongate body covered usually with rhombic plates, small pectoral and ventral fins, a single dorsal and anal fin, a heterocercal tail, a skull covered with bony plates, and jaws bearing small teeth
palaeoniscoid : like or like that of the genus Palaeoniscum
Palaeoniscum : the type genus of Palaeoniscidae
palaeopathology : a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced especially in fossil or other remains
palaeophile : one fond of or informed about what is ancient : antiquary
palaeophilist : one fond of or informed about what is ancient : antiquary
Palaeophis : a genus of large extinct snakes from the Lower Eocene of England and France that are the earliest known members of the suborder Serpentes sharing many characters with and probably being ancestral to the recent pythons and boas
palaeosaur : a dinosaur of Palaeosaurus or a closely related genus
Palaeosaurus : a genus of carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs (suborder Theropoda) of the Upper Triassic of England that is related to Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus
Palaeospondylus : a genus of extinct primitive vertebrates that are known from a single form (P. gunni) of the Devonian of Scotland that is usually about one inch long with a large skull, branchial arches and jaws highly modified or possibly absent, a segmented vertebral column, and the caudal fin and limb girdles well-developed, and that is usually placed among the Placodermi but sometimes considered a cyclostome  — see cycliae
Palaeostraca : a class of arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs, the eurypterids, and sometimes the trilobites  — compare merostomata
palaeostracan : a class of arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs, the eurypterids, and sometimes the trilobites  — compare merostomata
palaeostriatum : the phylogenetically older part of the corpus striatum consisting of the globus pallidus
palaeothere : a mammal or fossil of the family Palaeotheriidae
palaeotherian : a mammal or fossil of the family Palaeotheriidae
Palaeotheriidae : a family of extinct perissodactyl mammals of the Eocene and Miocene of Europe and America that are related to the horses but in some respects resemble tapirs
palaeotheriodont : being or having lophodont teeth with the external tubercles longitudinal and the inner united with them by transverse oblique crests
Palaeotropical : of, relating to, or being a major biogeographic region that includes the Oriental and Ethiopian regions
palaeotypographist : a student of palaeotypography
palaeotypography : ancient or early typography
palaestra : a school in ancient Greece or Rome for sports (such as wrestling)
palaetiological : of, relating to, or by means of palaetiology
palaetiology : explanation of past events (as in geology) by the laws of causation
palafitte : an ancient dwelling built on piles over a lake
palagonite : basaltic glass that is more or less altered and devitrified and that occurs with volcanic ash in the form of a basaltic tuff
palagonitic : basaltic glass that is more or less altered and devitrified and that occurs with volcanic ash in the form of a basaltic tuff
Palaic : an Anatolian language known from quotations in Hittite documents  — see Indo-European Languages Table
Palaihnihan : a Shasta people of northeastern California
palama : the webbing on the feet of aquatic birds
palamate : web-footed
Palamite : hesychast
Palamitism : hesychasm
palampore : painted or printed cotton cloth used in India especially for bedcovers, garments, and prayer rugs
palander : a flat-bottomed boat formerly used for horse transport
palanka : a former Turkish palisaded camp
palanquin : a conveyance formerly used especially in eastern Asia usually for one person that consists of an enclosed litter borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles
palapalai : a large fern (Microlepia hirta) of the family Polypodiaceae that is widely distributed in tropical Asia and the Pacific islands
Palaquium : a large genus of East Indian trees (family Sapotaceae) with milky juice, leathery leaves, and hexamerous flowers
palar : of, relating to, or resembling a stake
palas : dhak
palatability : agreeable to the palate or taste
palatable : agreeable to the palate or taste
palatableness : agreeable to the palate or taste
palatably : agreeable to the palate or taste
palatal : formed with some part of the tongue near or touching the hard palate of the roof of the mouth posterior to the ridge of bone behind the upper teeth
palatalism : palatal character
palatality : palatalism
palatalization : the quality or state of being palatalized
palatalize : to pronounce as or change into a palatal sound
palate : the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity  — see hard palate, soft palate
palateful : having body or substance
palatefulness : having body or substance
palateless : lacking in delicacy of taste
palatial : of, relating to, or being a palace
palatially : of, relating to, or being a palace
palatialness : of, relating to, or being a palace
palatic : palatal
palatinate : the territory of a palatine
palatine : possessing royal privileges
palation : the point where a line tangent to the maxillary tuberosities on the hard palate is bisected by the sagittal plane
palatitis : inflammation of the palate
palatoalveolar : being in the more alveolar of two positions between alveolar and palatal  — compare alveopalatal
palatodental : relating to or involving both the palate and teeth
palatoglossal : the more anterior of the two ridges of soft tissue at the back of the mouth on each side that curves downward from the uvula to the side of the base of the tongue forming a recess for the palatine tonsil as it diverges from the palatopharyngeal arch and that is composed of part of the palatoglossus with its covering of mucous membrane 
palatoglossus : a thin muscle that arises from the soft palate on each side, contributes to the structure of the palatoglossal arch, and is inserted into the side and dorsum of the tongue
palatogram : a record of the movement of the tongue and palate in the articulation of sounds
palatography : the making or use of palatograms
palatomaxillary : of, relating to, or involving the palate and maxilla
palatopharyngeal : the more posterior of the two ridges of soft tissue at the back of the mouth on each side that curves downward from the uvula to the side of the pharynx forming a recess for the palatine tonsil as it diverges from the palatoglossal arch and that is composed of part of the palatopharyngeus with its covering of mucous membrane 
palatopharyngeus : a longitudinal muscle of the pharynx that arises from the soft palate, contributes to the structure of the palatopharyngeal arch, and is inserted into the thyroid cartilage and the wall of the pharynx
palatoplasty : plastic surgery for repair of the palate (as in cleft palate)
palatoquadrate : of, relating to, or replacing the palatine and quadrate bones
palatoschisis : cleft palate
Palau island group in the western Pacific Ocean that comprises a republic and that is usually considered part of the Caroline Islands; capital Ngerulmud in the state of Melekeok population 21,500
Palaung : a people of the Shan States, Burma, comprising several tribes
palaver : a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication
palaverer : one that palavers
palaverous : full of or given to palaver : wordy, verbose
palay : rice at any stage prior to husking
palazzi : a large imposing building (such as a museum or a place of residence) especially in Italy
palberry : blueberry sense 2a(1)
pale : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
palea : one of the chaffy scales on the receptacle of many composite plants
paleaceous : covered with or resembling chaffy scales
Palearctic : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region or subregion that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, and Africa north of the Sahara
paleate : covered with chaffy scales
palebuck : oribi
paled : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
paleencephalon : the phylogenetically older part of the brain consisting of all parts except the cerebral cortex and closely related structures  — compare neencephalon
paleethnology : ethnology of early prehistoric man
paleface : a white person
paleichthyology : the study of fossil fishes
paleiform : chaffy, scaly
palely : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
Paleman : a dweller in a pale (as in the English pale in Ireland)
paleness : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
Palenque ruined Mayan city in Chiapas, southern Mexico
paleoanthropological : a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids
paleoanthropologist : a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids
paleoanthropology : a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids
paleobiogeography : a science that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals of former geological epochs
paleobiologist : a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms
paleobiology : a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms
paleobotanic : a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
paleobotanical : a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
paleobotanically : a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
paleobotanist : a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
paleobotany : a branch of botany dealing with fossil plants
Paleocene : of, relating to, or being the earliest epoch of the Tertiary or the corresponding series of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
paleoclimatic : of, relating to, or being a climate distinctive to a past geologic age
paleoclimatologist : a science dealing with the climate of past ages
paleoclimatology : a science dealing with the climate of past ages
paleocrystallic : paleocrystic
paleocrystic : being, relating to, or characterized by ice that has had prolonged existence
paleodendrology : a branch of paleobotany that deals with fossil trees
paleoecologist : a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals
paleoecology : a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals
paleoencephalon :  paleencephalon
paleoethnic : relating to the earliest human races
paleoethnography : the ethnography of paleolithic man
Paleogene : of, relating to, or being the earlier part of the Tertiary including the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks
paleogeographic : the geography of ancient times or of a particular past geologic epoch
paleogeography : the geography of ancient times or of a particular past geologic epoch
paleographer : the study of ancient or antiquated writings and inscriptions : the deciphering and interpretation of historical writing systems and manuscripts
paleographic : relating to writings of former times
paleographical : relating to writings of former times
paleographically : relating to writings of former times
paleography : the study of ancient or antiquated writings and inscriptions : the deciphering and interpretation of historical writing systems and manuscripts
paleola : a small or secondary palea
paleolate : a small or secondary palea
paleolith : a Paleolithic implement of unpolished chipped stone
paleolithic : of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age characterized by rough or chipped stone implements
paleologist : a specialist in paleology
paleology : the study or knowledge of antiquities and especially prehistoric antiquities
paleomammalogy : paleontological mammalogy
paleontography : descriptive paleontology
paleontologic : a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
paleontological : a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
paleontologist : a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
paleontology : a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
paleopathology : a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced especially in fossil or other remains
paleopedology : a branch of pedology that is concerned with the soils of past geological ages
paleophysiography : paleogeomorphology
paleophytic : paleobotanical
paleoplain : an ancient plain of degradation now more or less buried beneath deposits of later times
paleopsychic : of, relating to, or involving remotely ancestral modes of thought and desire as if still operative in unconscious mentality
paleopsychology : the study of paleopsychic phenomena
paleornithology : a branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossil birds
paleostriatal : of or relating to the paleostriatum
paleostriatum : the phylogenetically older part of the corpus striatum consisting of the globus pallidus
paleotechnic : belonging to or concerned with ancient art
paleothalamus : the phylogenetically older part of the thalamus
paleothermal : relating to or characteristic of warm climates of past geological time
paleothermic : relating to or characteristic of warm climates of past geological time
paleovolcanic : of, relating to, or being igneous rocks erupted before the Tertiary
Paleozoic : of, relating to, originating in, or being an era of geologic history that extends from the beginning of the Cambrian to the close of the Permian and is marked by the culmination of nearly all classes of invertebrates except the insects and in the later epochs by the appearance of terrestrial plants, amphibians, and reptiles
paleozoological : a branch of paleontology dealing with ancient and fossil animals
paleozoologist : a branch of paleontology dealing with ancient and fossil animals
paleozoology : a branch of paleontology dealing with ancient and fossil animals
paler : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
Palermitan city, and capital of Sicily, Italy; a port on
Palermo city, and capital of Sicily, Italy; a port on
Pales : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
Palestinian region in southwestern Asia bordering on the eastern Mediterranean population 3,764,000
palet : palea sense 1a
paletot : a man's loose outer coat
palette : a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
palewise : in the direction of a pale : vertically
palfrey : a saddle horse other than a warhorse
Pali : an Indo-Aryan language used as the liturgical and scholarly language of Theravada Buddhism  — see Indo-European Languages Table
pali : an Indo-Aryan language used as the liturgical and scholarly language of Theravada Buddhism  — see Indo-European Languages Table
Palicourea : a large genus of tropical American shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having white or yellow flowers with the tube of the corolla distended within and including several that are cultivated as ornamentals
paliform : resembling a palus
palikar : a Greek or Albanian soldier in the pay of the sultan of Turkey
palila : a Hawaiian honeycreeper (Loxioides bailleui) that has a yellow head and breast and resembles a finch
palilalia : a speech defect marked by abnormal repetition of syllables, words, or phrases
palilogy : repetition of a word for emphasis (as in Isaiah 38:19 “the living, the living, he shall praise thee”)
palimbacchic : antibacchic
palimbacchius : antibacchius
palimpsest : writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
palimpsestic : forming or appearing in a palimpsest
palinal : effected by backward motion  — compare orthal, proal, propalinal
palindrome : a word, verse, or sentence (such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba") or a number (such as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
palindromic : a word, verse, or sentence (such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba") or a number (such as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
palindromist : a word, verse, or sentence (such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba") or a number (such as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
paling : a fence of pales or pickets
palingenesia : palingenesis
palingenesian : relating to palingenesis
palingenesis : metempsychosis
palingenesist : a believer in palingenesis
palingenesy : palingenesis
palingenetic : metempsychosis
palingenist : palingenesist
palinode : an ode or song recanting or retracting something in an earlier poem
palinodial : of, relating to, or constituting a palinode
palinodic : of or relating to a form of symmetrical construction found in some ancient odes in which the fourth in a group of four strophes repeats the structure of the first and the third that of the second
palinodist : one who writes a palinode
palinody : palinode
Palinuridae : a family of decapod crustaceans (tribe Palinura) comprising the spiny lobsters  — see palinurus  — compare panulirus
Palinurus : the type genus of Palinuridae comprising the European langouste and other Old World spiny lobsters  — compare panulirus
palisade : a fence of stakes especially for defense
palisading : a fence of stakes especially for defense
palisado : palisade
palisander :  brazilian rosewood
palish : deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
Paliurus : a small genus of thorny Eurasian shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) with cymose perfect flowers and dry woody winged fruit  — see christ's-thorn
palkee : palanquin
pall : to lose strength or effectiveness
palla : a loose outer garment formed by wrapping or draping a large square of cloth and worn by women of ancient Rome  — compare pallium sense 1a
Palladia : a statue of Pallas whose preservation was believed to ensure the safety of Troy
palladia : a statue of Pallas whose preservation was believed to ensure the safety of Troy
Palladian : of or relating to a revived classical style in architecture based on the works of Andrea Palladio
Palladianism : of or relating to a revived classical style in architecture based on the works of Andrea Palladio
palladic : of, relating to, or derived from palladium
palladiferous : bearing palladium
palladinize : to coat or treat (as charcoal or asbestos) with palladium
palladious : palladous
Palladium : a statue of Pallas whose preservation was believed to ensure the safety of Troy
palladium : a statue of Pallas whose preservation was believed to ensure the safety of Troy
palladize : palladinize
palladous : a statue of Pallas whose preservation was believed to ensure the safety of Troy
pallah : impala
pallall : hopscotch
pallanesthesia : loss of sensitivity to vibrational stimulus (as from a tuning fork)
Pallas : athena
pallasite : a meteorite composed essentially of metallic iron and olivine
pallbearer : a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral
palled : a close friend
pallescent : growing or becoming pale : rather pale
pallesthesia : awareness or perception of vibration especially as transmitted through skin and bones
pallet : a straw-filled tick or mattress
palleting : a light platform raised above the floor of the magazine of a ship to keep powder dry
palletize : to place on, transport, or store by means of pallets
pallette : one of the plates at the armpits of a suit of armor  — see armor illustration
pallholder : an attendant at a funeral that holds up a corner of the pall covering the coffin
palli : a member of a Sudra caste of field laborers
pallial : of, relating to, or produced by the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod
palliard : a low or profligate rascal : beggar, vagabond, lecher
palliasse : a thin straw mattress used as a pallet
Palliata : fabula palliata
palliata : fabula palliata
palliate : to reduce the violence of (a disease)
palliation : to reduce the violence of (a disease)
palliative : serving to palliate
palliatively : serving to palliate
palliator : to reduce the violence of (a disease)
palliatory : palliative, extenuating
pallid : deficient in color : wan
pallidity : pallidness, paleness
pallidly : deficient in color : wan
pallidness : deficient in color : wan
pallion : a small piece or pellet (as of solder)
pallium : a white woolen band with pendants in front and back worn over the chasuble by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full episcopal authority
Palliyan : a member of a tribe in southern India speaking Dravidian languages
pallograph : an apparatus for recording steamship vibrations
pallographic : an apparatus for recording steamship vibrations
pallometric : of or relating to the measurement of artificial vibrations of the earth's surface
pallone : an Italian game somewhat like tennis played by striking a large leather ball with a cylindrical guard (as of wood, padded metal, or rubber) worn over hand and wrist
pallor : deficiency of color especially of the face : paleness
pallwise : in the manner of a pall
pally : sharing the relationship of pals : intimate
palm : any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
palma commune and Mediterranean port on the island of Majorca, Spain, and capital of the province of Baleares population 398,162
palmaceous : of or relating to a palm : being or resembling a palm
palmad : toward the palm
Palmae : a family (coextensive with the order Palmales) of chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines comprising the palms, having a usually tall columnar trunk that lacks a cambium and is therefore incapable of true secondary growth and bears a crown of very large leaves with stout sheathing and often prickly petioles whose persistent bases often clothe the trunk, and producing small flowers in very large clusters each subtended by a spathe
palmar : of, relating to, or involving the palm of the hand
palmarian : bearing or worthy to bear the palm : palmary
palmary : outstanding, best
palmate : resembling a hand with the fingers spread: such as
palmated : resembling a hand with the fingers spread: such as
palmately : resembling a hand with the fingers spread: such as
palmatifid : cleft in a palmate manner
palmation : resembling a hand with the fingers spread: such as
palmed : having a palm of a specified kind
Palmella : a genus (the type of the family Palmellaceae) comprising terrestrial and freshwater green algae that form large masses of usually immobile cells embedded in a gelatinous matrix and sometimes including forms generally held to be palmella stages of flagellated algae or plantlike flagellates
Palmellaceae : a family of green algae (order Volvocales)  — see palmella
palmellaceous : a family of green algae (order Volvocales)  — see palmella
palmelloid : resembling Palmella
palmer : a person wearing two crossed palm leaves as a sign of a pilgrimage made to the Holy Land
palmery : a place for growing palms
palmesthesia :  pallesthesia
palmette : a decorative motif suggestive of a palm
palmetto : any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms
palmetum : palmery
palmful : the quantity that would fill a human palm
palmification : artificial cross-pollination of the flowers of the date palm as practiced by the Babylonians by suspending clusters from the wild staminate trees among the pistillate blossoms of the cultivated trees
palmiped : web-footed
palmist : one who practices palmistry
palmister : palmist
palmistry : the art or practice of reading a person's character or future from the lines on the palms
palmitate : a salt or ester of palmitic acid
palmitic : a waxy crystalline saturated fatty acid C16H32O2 occurring free or in the form of esters (such as glycerides) in most fats and fatty oils and in several essential oils and waxes
palmitin : an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
palmito : palmetto
palmitoleic : a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid C16H30O2 occurring in the form of glycerides especially in marine animal oils (as of cod, seals, and whales) and yielding palmitic acid on hydrogenation
palmlike : any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
palmodic : relating to or resembling palmus : jerky
palmospasmus : clonic spasm
palmula : pulvillus
palmus : palpitation, twitching, jerkiness
palmy : marked by prosperity : flourishing
palmyra : a tall fan-leaved palm (Borassus flabellifer) of India cultivated for its hard resistant wood, fiber, and sugar-rich sap
Palmyrene : a tall fan-leaved palm (Borassus flabellifer) of India cultivated for its hard resistant wood, fiber, and sugar-rich sap
palolo : a eunicid worm (Eunice viridis) that burrows in the coral reefs of various Pacific islands and swarms in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding a little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November when they are gathered as highly esteemed food
palombino : a light gray Italian marble
palometa : any of several pompanos (such as the permit Trachinotus goodei)
palomino : a horse that is pale cream to gold in color and has a flaxen or white mane and tail
palosapis : a tall tree (Anisoptera thurifera) of the family Dipterocarpaceae that is common in the Philippines and yields a resinous oil and valuable light-colored hard wood used in cabinetwork and paneling
palouser : an improvised light consisting of candle and a tin can
paloverde : any of several small spiny trees or shrubs (genus Cercidium) of the legume family that have greenish branches and are found chiefly in dry regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
palp : touch, feel
palpability : capable of being touched or felt : tangible
palpable : capable of being touched or felt : tangible
palpableness : palpability sense 1
palpably : capable of being touched or felt : tangible
palpal : of, relating to, or functioning as a palpus
palpate : to examine by touch especially medically
palpation : to examine by touch especially medically
palpatory : of, involving, or used for palpation
palpebra : eyelid
palpebral : of, relating to, or located on or near the eyelids
palpebrate : having eyelids
palped : touch, feel
palpi : a segmented usually tactile or gustatory process on an arthropod mouthpart  — see insect illustration
palpifer : a lobe of the maxilla of an insect on which the palpus is borne
palpiferous : a lobe of the maxilla of an insect on which the palpus is borne
palpiform : like a palpus
palpiger : the portion of the labium of an insect that bears the palpi
palpigerous : the portion of the labium of an insect that bears the palpi
palpitant : marked by trembling or throbbing
palpitate : to beat rapidly and strongly : throb
palpitatingly : so as to palpitate or cause palpitation
palpitation : a rapid pulsation
palpless : lacking palpi or palps
palpocil : a fine filamentous tactile process (as of some hydroids) : tactile hair
palpon : a hollow dactylozooid of some siphonophores that resembles a tentacle
palpulus : a small palpus
palpus : a segmented usually tactile or gustatory process on an arthropod mouthpart  — see insect illustration
palsgrave : count palatine sense 1a
palsgravine : the wife or widow of a count palatine
palsied : affected with or as if with palsy
palstave : a usually bronze celt designed for a split handle
palster : a pilgrim's staff
palsy : paralysis
Palta : avocado
palter : to act insincerely or deceitfully : equivocate
palterer : to act insincerely or deceitfully : equivocate
palterly : paltry, shabby
paltrily : in a paltry manner : so as to be paltry
paltriness : inferior, trashy
paltry : inferior, trashy
paludal : of or relating to marshes or fens : marshy
paludament : a cloak worn by the rulers and chief military officers of ancient Rome
paludamentum : a cloak worn by the rulers and chief military officers of ancient Rome
Paludicella : a genus of ectoproctous bryozoans comprising a number of freshwater colonial forms that construct delicate branching tubes with club-shaped zooids and no statoblasts
paludicoline : palustrine
paludicolous : palustrine
Paludina : a mollusk of the genus Viviparus
paludism : malaria
paludous : palustrine
paludrine : proguanil
palule : palus
palulus : palus
Palus : any of several upright slender calcareus processes that surround the central part of the calyculus of some corals
palus : any of several upright slender calcareus processes that surround the central part of the calyculus of some corals
palustral : paludous
palustrine : living or thriving in a marshy environment
paly : somewhat pale : pallid
palynology : a branch of science dealing with pollen and spores
Pam : the jack of clubs in loo played with 5-card hands
pam : the jack of clubs in loo played with 5-card hands
pament : tile or brick used for paving a malthouse floor
Pamir mountain region of central Asia in Tajikistan and on the borders of the Xinjiang Uygur region of China, the Kashmir region of India, and Afghanistan and from which radiate the Tian Shan mountain system to the north, the Kunlun Mountains and the Karakoram Range to the east, and the Hindu Kush mountain range to the west
Pamiri : a people of the Pamirs of Tajikistan
Pamlico river in eastern North Carolina flowing east into
pamment : tile or brick used for paving a malthouse floor
Pampanga : a Christianized people of central Luzon, Philippines
Pampangan : a Christianized people of central Luzon, Philippines
Pampango : a Christianized people of central Luzon, Philippines
pampas extensive lowland plains of South America extending across east-central Argentina from the Atlantic Ocean and often regarded as including Uruguay and the southern tip of Brazil
pampean : of or relating to the pampas of South America or their Indian inhabitants
pamper : to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention
pampered : treated with extreme or excessive care and attention
pamperedly : in a pampered manner
pamperedness : the quality or state of being pampered
pamperer : to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention
pampero : a strong cold wind from the west or southwest that sweeps over the pampas
Pamphiliidae : a family of sawflies whose larvae are usually gregarious and web together the leaves and twigs of trees on which they feed
pamphlet : an unbound printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover
pamphletary : of, relating to, or of the character of a pamphlet
pamphleteer : a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause
pamphletize : to write pamphlets
pampiniform : convoluted and like a tendril
pampootie : a shoe of untanned cowhide worn in the Aran islands, County Galway, Ireland
pampre : an ornament of vine leaves and grapes
pamprodactyl : having the toes turned forward
pamprodactylous : having the toes turned forward
pampsychism : panpsychism
Pamunkey : an Algonquian people of Virginia formerly part of the Powhatan confederacy
Pan : a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
pan : a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
panace : a fabulous herb said by the ancients to be a panacea
Panacea : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
panacea : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
panacean : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
panache : an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
panached : variegated with stripes of color
panachure : mottling
panada : a paste of flour or bread crumbs and water or stock used as a base for sauce or a binder for forcemeat or stuffing
Panagia : a ceremony observed in monasteries of the Eastern Church at the first morning meal in honor of the Virgin Mary in which a loaf on a plate is elevated before being shared among participants
panama : a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
Panamanian : a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
Panamint :  koso
panaritium : whitlow
panarteritis : inflammation involving all coats of an artery
panarthritis : inflammation of all the structures of a joint
panary : of or relating to bread or breadmaking
panatela : a long slender straight-sided cigar
Panathenaea : the annual or quadrennial festivities of ancient Athens in honor of Athena celebrated in their greater form for several days during the third year of each olympiad and including a great procession in which the people marched to the acropolis bearing an embroidered peplos for their tutelary goddess and also athletic, musical, equestrian, and other contests
Panathenaean : the annual or quadrennial festivities of ancient Athens in honor of Athena celebrated in their greater form for several days during the third year of each olympiad and including a great procession in which the people marched to the acropolis bearing an embroidered peplos for their tutelary goddess and also athletic, musical, equestrian, and other contests
Panathenaic : of, relating to, or connected with the Panathenaea :  panathenaean
panautomorphic : panidiomorphic
panax : a genus of perennial herbs (family Araliaceae) of eastern North America and Asia with aromatic tuberous roots, compound verticillate leaves, and a solitary umbel of flowers  — see ginseng
Panayan :  hiligaynon
pancake : a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
pancarditis : general inflammation of the heart
panchama : a member of the lowest caste group in India : harijan, untouchable
panchayat : a village council in India:
pancheon : a large flaring shallow earthen vessel formerly commonly used in rural England
panchromatic : sensitive to light of all colors in the visible spectrum
panchromatize : to make panchromatic
pancosmic : affecting or relating to the cosmos as a whole
pancosmism : the theory that the material universe or cosmos in time and space is all that exists
pancratiast : a contestant or victor in a pancratium
pancratiastic : a contestant or victor in a pancratium
pancratic : of or relating to a pancratium
pancratist : a contestant or victor in a pancratium
pancratium : an ancient Greek athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling
pancreas : a large lobulated gland of vertebrates that secretes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon
pancreatectomize : to excise the pancreas of
pancreatectomy : surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas
pancreatic : a large lobulated gland of vertebrates that secretes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon
pancreaticoduodenal : of or relating to the pancreas and the duodenum
pancreaticoduodenostomy : surgical formation of an artificial opening connecting the pancreas to the duodenum
pancreaticogastrostomy : surgical formation of an artificial passage connecting the pancreas to the stomach
pancreatin : a mixture of enzymes from the pancreatic juice
pancreatism : a pancreatic activity
pancreatitis : inflammation of the pancreas
pancreatoduodenectomy : pancreaticoduodenectomy
pancreozymin : cholecystokinin
pand : a narrow drapery hung on a bedstead
panda : red panda
pandal : a shelter erected in India of upright poles supporting a roof that is usually of bamboo matting
pandan : a plant of the family Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae : a family of woody plants (order Pandanales) having rigid leaves and small dioecious flowers without a perianth  — see freycinetia, pandanus
pandanaceous : a family of woody plants (order Pandanales) having rigid leaves and small dioecious flowers without a perianth  — see freycinetia, pandanus
Pandanales : an order of monocotyledonous plants including the families Typhaceae, Sparganiaceae, and Pandanaceae and distinguished by monoecious or dioecious flowers without a perianth that are borne in close spikes or heads and ovules with mealy or fleshy endosperm
Pandanus : screw pine
pandaram : a Hindu ascetic mendicant of the Sudra or sometimes a lower caste
Pandarus : a Lycian archer in the Trojan War who in medieval legend procures Cressida for Troilus
Pandean : a harmonica resembling a panpipe
pandect : a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law
pandemia : pandemic
pandemic : occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
pandemoniac : of or relating to or resembling Pandemonium : infernal
Pandemoniacal : of or relating to or resembling Pandemonium : infernal
pandemonic : of or relating to or resembling Pandemonium : infernal
Pandemonium : a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
pandemonium : a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
pander : to act as a pander
panderer : to act as a pander
panderism : the practice of pandering
panderly : having the character of a pander
pandiculation : a stretching and stiffening especially of the trunk and extremities (as when fatigued and drowsy or after waking from sleep)
Pandion : a genus (coextensive with the family Pandionidae of the suborder Falcones) of fish-eating hawks comprising the ospreys
pandita : a Moro priest
Pandora : bandore
pandora : bandore
Pandorea : a genus of tropical Old World woody vines (family Bignoniaceae) having evergreen compound leaves and white or pink paniculate flowers  — see bower plant, wonga-wonga
Pandorina : a genus of plantlike flagellates closely related to Volvox that form a small spherical colony of sixteen cells enclosed in a delicate gelatinous envelope through which the flagella project
pandour : a member of a Croatian regiment in the Austrian army of the 18th century originally organized as a local militia and having a reputation for cruelty and plundering
pandowdy : a deep-dish spiced apple dessert sweetened with sugar, molasses, or maple syrup and covered with a rich crust
pandura : bandore
pandurate : resembling a fiddle in outline
pandurated : resembling a fiddle in outline
panduriform : pandurate
pandy : to punish (a schoolboy) with a blow on the palm of the hand especially with a ferule
pane : a piece, section, or side of something: such as
paned : a piece, section, or side of something: such as
panegyric : a eulogistic oration or writing
panegyrical : a eulogistic oration or writing
panegyrically : a eulogistic oration or writing
panegyris : an ancient Greek public assembly
panegyrist : eulogist
panegyrize : to praise highly : extol in public : write or deliver a panegyric on : eulogize
panegyry : an ancient Greek public assembly
paneity : the quality or state of being bread
panel : a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors
panela : low-grade brown sugar
paneler : one that makes or fits (as the body of a vehicle) with panels
paneless : a piece, section, or side of something: such as
paneling : panels joined in a continuous surface
panelist : a member of a discussion or advisory panel or of a radio or television panel
panelling : a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors
panentheism : the doctrine that God includes the world as a part though not the whole of his being
panfish : a small food fish (such as a sunfish) usually taken with hook and line and not available on the market
panful : as much or as many as a pan will hold
pang : a brief piercing spasm of pain
Pangaea ancient supercontinent that included almost all of the Earth's land area and was formed by the collision of Gondwana and Laurasia
pangane : an East African bowstring hemp (Sansevieria kirkii)
Pangasinan : a Christianized people in central Luzon, Philippines
pangen : a hypothetical heredity-controlling particle of protoplasm
pangene : a hypothetical heredity-controlling particle of protoplasm
pangenesis : a disproven hypothetical mechanism of heredity in which the cells throw off particles that collect in the reproductive products or in buds so that the egg or bud contains particles from all parts of the parent
pangenetic : a disproven hypothetical mechanism of heredity in which the cells throw off particles that collect in the reproductive products or in buds so that the egg or bud contains particles from all parts of the parent
pangenic : pangenetic
pangi : a Malayan tree (Pangium edule) having seeds that are edible after long boiling to remove their poisonous principle
Pangium : a genus of Malayan trees (family Flacourtiaceae) having entire or 3-lobed leaves and axillary dioecious flowers with a scale at the base of each petal
pangless : having or causing no pang
panglessly : having or causing no pang
panglima : a Malay noble of secondary rank : a petty raja
Panglossian : marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic
pangolin : any of a family (Manidae of the order Pholidota) of Asian and African toothless mammals having the body covered dorsally with large imbricated horny scales
Pangwe : fang sense 1b
panhandle : a narrow projection of a larger territory (such as a state)
panhandler : a narrow projection of a larger territory (such as a state)
panhead : a head of a rivet or bolt shaped like an inverted cooking pan
panheaded : a head of a rivet or bolt shaped like an inverted cooking pan
Panhellenic : of or relating to all Greece or all the Greeks
panhuman : of or relating to all humanity
panhysterectomy : surgical excision of the uterus and uterine cervix
panic : of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan
panically : in a manner suggesting panic
panicked : of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan
panicky : of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan
panicle : a compound racemose inflorescence  — see inflorescence illustration
panicled : a compound racemose inflorescence  — see inflorescence illustration
paniculate : a compound racemose inflorescence  — see inflorescence illustration
Panicum : any of a large and widely distributed genus (Panicum) of annual and perennial grasses that have 1- to 2-flowered spikelets arranged in a panicle
panidiomorphic : completely idiomorphic
Paninean : of or being the grammatical system of the Sanskrit grammarian Panini
Panionia : a gathering of all the Ionians held on Mycale at which Poseidon was worshiped and political matters were discussed
Panionian : of or relating to a Panionium
Panionic : of or relating to a Panionium
panisc : a godling of the forest in Greek mythology that is half man and half goat and is commonly attendant on Pan
Panjabi : punjabi sense 1
panjandrum : a powerful personage or pretentious official
pank : to breathe hard : pant
panleucopenia : an acute usually fatal epizootic disease especially of cats that is caused by a parvovirus (species Feline panleukopenia virus of the genus Parvovirus) and is marked by fever, diarrhea and dehydration, and destruction of white blood cells
panlogical : of or relating to panlogism
panlogism : the doctrine that the absolute or the absolute reality is of the nature of logos or reason
panman : one who tends pans
panmerism : a theory in biology: protoplasm is made up of panmeristic units whose adaptive responses are the ultimate cause of growth and evolutionary change
panmeristic : of or involving a hypothetical perfectly adaptable ultimate protoplasmic unit
panmixia : random mating within a breeding population
panmixy : random mating within a breeding population
panmnesia : the continuance in memory of all mental impression
panmyelophthisis : wasting or degeneration of the blood-forming elements of the bone marrow
pannage : the act of pasturing swine in a wood or forest (as in medieval England)
panne : a silk or rayon velvet with lustrous pile flattened in one direction
pannel : a pad or stuffed lining that serves to prevent galling by a saddle
panner : one that pans or puts in a pan: such as
pannier : a large container: such as
panniered : bearing or wearing panniers
pannierman : an officer (as formerly at the Inns of Court) having various duties connected with the provision and serving of meals
pannikin : a small pan or cup
panning : a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
Pannonian : of or relating to the former Roman province of Pannonia
Pannonic :  pannonian
pannose : having the texture or appearance of felt or woolen cloth
pannosely : having the texture or appearance of felt or woolen cloth
pannum : the dried anthelmintic rootstock of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
pannus : a vascular tissue causing a superficial opacity of the cornea and occurring especially in trachoma
Panoan : a language family including languages spoken by the Panoan peoples
panocha : fudge made usually of brown sugar, butter, cream or milk, and nuts
panoche : fudge made usually of brown sugar, butter, cream or milk, and nuts
panoistic : producing ova without nutritive cells
panomphaic : giving forth all divination
panomphean : giving forth all divination
panomphic : giving forth all divination
panophobia : a condition of vague nonspecific anxiety : generalized fear
panophthalmitis : inflammation involving all the tissues of the eyeball
panoplied : dressed in or having a panoply
panoply : a full suit of armor
panoptic : being or presenting a comprehensive or panoramic view
panopticon : an optical instrument combining the telescope and microscope
panoram : pan entry 7
panorama : cyclorama sense 1
panoramic : of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
panoramically : of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
panoramist : one who paints panoramas
panornithic : affecting many birds of one kind at the same time  — compare epidemic, epizootic
Panorpa : the type genus of the family Panorpidae
Panorpidae : a cosmopolitan family of slender-winged insects (order Mecoptera) that have cylindrical bodies with the male genitalia enlarged into a swollen bulb and that include the typical scorpion flies
Panos : an Indian people of the upper Amazon basin
Panpipe : a wind instrument consisting of a series of short vertical pipes of graduated length bound together with the mouthpieces in an even row
panpneumatism : a doctrine aiming to synthesize panlogism and panthelism by holding that the world or noumenal reality is both unconscious will and unconscious thought
panpsychic : of or relating to panpsychism
panpsychism : a theory that all nature is psychical or has a psychic aspect and that every physical happening participates in the mental  — compare leibnizianism , organic mechanism, whiteheadian
panpsychist : an advocate of panpsychism
panpsychistic : an advocate of panpsychism
pansexual : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
pansexualism : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
pansexualist : an adherent of pansexualism
pansexuality : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
pansexualize : to interpret according to pansexualism
panshard : potsherd
pansied : covered or adorned with pansies
pansinusitis : inflammation of all the sinuses on one or both sides of the nose
pansophic : of or relating to pansophy
pansophical : of or relating to pansophy
pansophically : of or relating to pansophy
pansophism : universal wisdom or knowledge or pretension thereto
pansophist : one claiming or pretending to universal knowledge
pansophy : universal wisdom or encyclopedic knowledge
panspermia : a theory propounded in the 19th century in opposition to the theory of spontaneous generation and holding that reproductive bodies of living organisms exist throughout the universe and develop wherever the environment is favorable
pansy : a garden plant (Viola wittrockiana) derived chiefly from the hybridization of the European Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) with other wild violets
pant : to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner
pantagamy : marriage practiced in some communistic societies in which every man is regarded as the husband of every woman and vice versa
Pantagruel : the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's Pantagruel
Pantagruelian : the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's Pantagruel
Pantagruelism : buffoonery or coarse humor with a satirical or serious purpose : cynical humor
Pantagruelist : one who practices pantagruelism
pantaleon : a large dulcimer invented about 1700 having from 100 to 250 gut and metal strings struck with wooden mallets
pantalets : long drawers with a ruffle at the bottom of each leg worn especially by women and children in the first half of the 19th century
pantalon : a large dulcimer invented about 1700 having from 100 to 250 gut and metal strings struck with wooden mallets
Pantalone : a character in the commedia dell'arte that is usually a skinny old dotard who wears spectacles, slippers, and a tight-fitting combination of trousers and stockings
pantaloon : a character in the commedia dell'arte that is usually a skinny old dotard who wears spectacles, slippers, and a tight-fitting combination of trousers and stockings
pantaloonery : the character or performance of a pantaloon : buffoonery
pantaloons : a character in the commedia dell'arte that is usually a skinny old dotard who wears spectacles, slippers, and a tight-fitting combination of trousers and stockings
pantaphobia : total absence of fear
pantarchy : government (as of the world) by all the people
pantechnicon : van entry 1 sense 1
pantelegraph : a facsimile telegraph using at both ends of the line two isochronously vibrating pendulums
panter : pantler
panterer : pantler
pantheism : a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
pantheist : a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
pantheistic : a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
pantheistical : a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
pantheistically : a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
panthelism : the doctrine that the ultimate reality of the universe is will
pantheon : the gods of a people
panther : leopard: such as
pantheress : a female panther
pantherine : of or characteristic of a panther
pantherish : resembling or suggestive of a panther
pantie : a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk and made with closed crotch
panties : a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk and made with closed crotch
pantile : a roofing tile whose cross section is an ogee curve
pantiled : a roofing tile whose cross section is an ogee curve
pantiling : pantile roofing
panting : to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner
pantingly : in a panting manner
pantisocracy : a utopian community in which all rule equally
pantisocratic : a utopian community in which all rule equally
pantisocratical : a utopian community in which all rule equally
pantisocratist : a utopian community in which all rule equally
pantler : a servant or officer in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great family
panto : pantomime sense 2c
pantochrome : relating to or exhibiting pantochromism
pantochromic : relating to or exhibiting pantochromism
pantochromism : the property possessed by some salts of occurring in any of several colors  — compare chromoisomerism
Pantocrator : the omnipotent lord of the universe : almighty ruler
Pantodon : a genus (the type of the family Pantodontidae) of freshwater isospondylous fishes of West Africa consisting of the butterfly fish (Pantodon buchholzi)
pantofle : slipper
pantograph : an instrument for copying something (such as a map) on a predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars jointed in parallelogram form
pantographer : one that pantographs
pantographic : an instrument for copying something (such as a map) on a predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars jointed in parallelogram form
pantology : a systematic view of all knowledge
pantometer : an instrument for measuring all angles (as in determining elevations, distances)
pantomime : pantomimist
pantomimic : pantomimist
pantomimist : an actor or dancer in pantomimes
pantophagous : eating or requiring a variety of foods
pantophobia : panophobia
pantothenate : a salt or ester of pantothenic acid
pantothenic : a viscous oily acid C9H17NO5 of the vitamin B complex found in all living tissues
Pantotheria : an order or other division of generalized mammals widespread during the Jurassic and commonly conceded to be ancestral to the marsupials and placental mammals
pantotherian : an order or other division of generalized mammals widespread during the Jurassic and commonly conceded to be ancestral to the marsupials and placental mammals
pantoum : a series of quatrains rhyming abab in which the second rhyme of a quatrain recurs as the first in the succeeding quatrain, each quatrain introduces a new second rhyme (as bcbc, cdcd), and the initial rhyme of the series recurs as the second rhyme of the closing quatrain (xaxa)
pantropic : occurring or distributed throughout the tropical regions of the earth
pantropical : occurring or distributed throughout the tropical regions of the earth
pantry : a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table
pantryman : a person in charge of or working in a pantry (as in a hotel or hospital)
pants : an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the ankle
pantun : Indonesian verse consisting of four lines rhyming abab of which the first two present a figurative suggestion of what is more directly and clearly stated in the final lines
panty : a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk and made with closed crotch
pantywaist : a child's garment consisting of short pants buttoned to a waist
panung : a Siamese garment for men and women consisting of a cloth about three yards long draped about the body somewhat in the manner of a loincloth
Panzer : tank sense 2
panzootic : a disease affecting animals of many species especially over a wide area
paolo : a small papal silver coin worth ¹/₁₀ scudo struck under Paul III in the mid 16th century
paon : peacock sense 3
pap : nipple, teat
papa : father
papable : qualified for and considered likely to succeed to the papacy
papabot : upland sandpiper
papacy : the office of pope
papagallo : a large brightly colored food fish (Nematistius pectoralis) related to the amberfishes and found from southern California to Peru
Papago : tohono o'odham
papain : a protease in the juice of unripe papaya that is used especially as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine (as in the topical debridement of necrotic tissue)
papal : of or relating to a pope or to the Roman Catholic Church
papalism : the papal system
papalist : an adherent of papalism
papalistic : an adherent of papalism
papalize : to make papal : imbue with papalism
papally : of or relating to a pope or to the Roman Catholic Church
paparchical : of or relating to a paparchy
paparchy : government by a pope
Papaver : a genus (the type of the family Papaveraceae) of chiefly bristly hairy herbs that includes the opium poppy (P. somniferum)
Papaveraceae : a family of herbs or shrubs (order Rhoeadales) having milky and often colored juice, regular flowers with caducous sepals and hypogynous stamens, and capsular fruit  — compare chelidonium
papaveraceous : a family of herbs or shrubs (order Rhoeadales) having milky and often colored juice, regular flowers with caducous sepals and hypogynous stamens, and capsular fruit  — compare chelidonium
papaverine : a crystalline alkaloid C20H21NO4 found in opium or made synthetically that is used usually in the form of its hydrochloride chiefly as an antispasmodic for its ability to relax smooth muscle
papaw : papaya
papaya : a tropical American tree (Carica papaya of the family Caricaceae, the papaya family) having an oblong to globose yellow edible fruit with numerous black seeds in a central cavity
papayotin : papain
papboat : a boat-shaped dish to hold pap for feeding infants or invalids
pape : painted bunting
papelonne : covered with rows of loops so placed as to suggest the appearance of overlapping scales
paper : a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension
paperback : a book with a flexible paper binding
paperbark : any of several chiefly Australian trees (genus Melaleuca) of the myrtle family having papery bark
paperboard : cardboard
papered : a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension
paperer : a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension
paperful : as much as will fill a paper
paperiness : resembling paper in thinness or consistency
papering : a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension
paperlike : like or suggestive of paper (as in thickness, weight, or texture)
papermaker : one that makes paper
papermaking : one that makes paper
papermouth : white crappie
papern : made of paper
papershell : paper-shelled
paperweight : a usually small heavy object used to hold down loose papers (as on a desk)
papery : resembling paper in thinness or consistency
papeterie : packaged fancy stationery
Paphian : a native or inhabitant of Paphos
Papiamento : a Spanish-based creole language of Netherlands Antilles
Papilio : a genus (the type of the family Papilionidae) of lepidopterous insects that as originally formulated included all the butterflies but is now usually restricted to the typical swallow-tailed butterflies and a few nearly related forms
papilionaceous : having a corolla (as in the bean or pea) with usually five petals that include a large upper petal enclosing two lateral wings and a lower carina of two united petals
papilionid : of or relating to the Papilionidae
Papilionidae : a large family (superfamily Papilionoidea) of butterflies that have all three pairs of legs well developed in both sexes, larvae usually with osmeteria, and pupae which are angular and typically attached by the anal end and a median loop of silk
papilionoid : of or relating to the Papilionoidea
Papilionoidea : a superfamily of Lepidoptera including all the typical butterflies  — compare hesperioidea
papilla : a small projecting body part similar to a nipple in form:
papillae : a small projecting body part similar to a nipple in form:
papillar : papillary
papillary : of, relating to, being, or resembling a papilla or nipple-shaped projection, mass, or structure : marked by the presence of papillae
papillate : a small projecting body part similar to a nipple in form:
papillectomy : the surgical removal of a papilla
papilledema : swelling and protrusion of the blind spot of the eye caused by edema
papilliferous : bearing papillae
papilliform : resembling a papilla
papillitis : inflammation of a papilla
papilloedema : swelling and protrusion of the blind spot of the eye caused by edema
papilloma : a benign tumor (such as a wart) due to overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascular connective tissue (as of the skin)
papillomatosis : a condition marked by the presence of numerous papillomas
papillomatous : a benign tumor (such as a wart) due to overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascular connective tissue (as of the skin)
papillon : any of a European breed of small slender toy spaniels having large erect heavily fringed ears
papillose : a small projecting body part similar to a nipple in form:
papillosity : covered with, resembling, or bearing papillae
papillote : a greased usually paper wrapper in which food (such as meat or fish) is cooked
papillule : a small papilla
Papio : a young ulua
papion : any of several baboons (especially Papio sphinx) of West Africa
papish : papistic
papism :  roman catholicism
Papist : roman catholic
papist : roman catholic
papistic : of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church and its doctrines, ceremonies, or government
papistical : of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church and its doctrines, ceremonies, or government
papistically : of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church and its doctrines, ceremonies, or government
papistry : the Roman Catholic religion
papize : papalize
papoose : an Indigenous baby or young child of North America
papooseroot : blue cohosh
Pappea : a genus of southern African trees (family Sapindaceae) with regular flowers in panicled racemes and red sometimes edible fruit  — see wild prune
pappi : an appendage or tuft of appendages that crowns the ovary or fruit in various seed plants and functions in dispersal of the fruit
pappose : having or being a pappus
pappus : an appendage or tuft of appendages that crowns the ovary or fruit in various seed plants and functions in dispersal of the fruit
pappy : papa
papreg : a material of high tensile strength composed of sheets of resin-impregnated paper bonded together by heat and pressure
paprika : a usually mild red condiment consisting of the dried finely ground pods of various sweet peppers
Papuan : a native or inhabitant of Papua
papula : papule
papular : consisting of or characterized by papules
papulated : covered with papules
papulation : a stage in some eruptive conditions marked by the formation of papules
papule : a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin
papuliferous : having papules : pimply
papulopustular : consisting of both papules and pustules
papulose : covered with papulae
papulous : papulose
papulovesicular : marked by the presence of both papules and vesicles
papyraceous : of, relating to, or being the flattened remains of one of twin fetuses which has died in the uterus and been compressed by the growth of the other
papyri : a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
papyrin : vegetable parchment
papyrine : vegetable parchment
papyrological : of or relating to papyrology
papyrologist : the study of papyrus manuscripts
papyrology : the study of papyrus manuscripts
papyrus : a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
par : the established value of the monetary unit of one country expressed in terms of the monetary unit of another country using the same metal as the standard of value
para : any of several monetary units of the Turkish Empire
paraaminobenzoic : a colorless para-substituted aminobenzoic acid that is a growth factor of the vitamin B complex and is used as a sunscreen 
parabanic : a crystalline nitrogenous cyclic diacid C3H2N2O3 made especially by oxidation of uric acid 
parabasal : a cytoplasmic body closely associated with the kinetoplast of certain flagellates
parabasic : of or relating to parabasis
parabasis : an important choral ode in the Old Greek comedy mainly in anapestic tetrameters delivered by the chorus at an intermission in the action while facing and moving toward the audience
parabema : prothesis
parabenzoquinone : quinone sense 1a
parabiosis : reversible suspension of obvious vital activities
parabiotic : reversible suspension of obvious vital activities
parablast : mesoblast
parablastic : mesoblast
parable : a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
parablepsia : false or distorted vision
parablepsis : false or distorted vision
parablepsy : false or distorted vision
parabola : a plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line : the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to an element of the cone
parabolanus : an official or a member of a brotherhood in the early church devoted to the care of the sick especially in infectious or contagious cases
parabolic : expressed by or being a parable : allegorical
parabolically : expressed by or being a parable : allegorical
parabolize : to express in fables or explain as parables
paraboloid : a surface all of whose intersections by planes are either parabolas and ellipses or parabolas and hyperbolas
paraboloidal : a surface all of whose intersections by planes are either parabolas and ellipses or parabolas and hyperbolas
parabomb : a bomb usually with delayed-action fuze dropped from an airplane by parachute
parabotulism : forage poisoning
parabranchia : the osphradium of a mollusk when it is large and resembles a gill
parabranchial : the osphradium of a mollusk when it is large and resembles a gill
parabranchiate : the osphradium of a mollusk when it is large and resembles a gill
parabulia : abnormality or perversion of will power
paracarmine : a carmine microscopy stain containing calcium chloride and often aluminum chloride
paracasein : casein sense b
Paracelsian : of, relating to, or conforming to the practice or theories of Paracelsus according to whose teachings the activities of the human body are chemical, health depends on the proper chemical composition of the organs and fluids, and the object of chemistry is to prepare medicines
Paracelsus 1493–1541 pseudonym of Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Swiss-born alchemist and physician
paracentesis : a surgical puncture of a bodily cavity (as of the abdomen) with a trocar, aspirator, or other instrument usually to draw off an abnormal effusion for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
paracentral : lying near a center or central part
paracentric : being an inversion that occurs in a single arm of one chromosome and does not involve the centromere  — compare pericentric
paracerebellar : of or relating to the lateral part of the cerebellum
paracetaldehyde : paraldehyde
parachor : an empirical constant for a liquid that relates the surface tension to the molecular volume and that may be used for a comparison of molecular volumes under conditions such that the liquids have the same surface tension and for determinations of partial structure of compounds by adding values obtained for constituent atoms and structural features
parachordal : situated at the side of the notochord
parachromophorous : excreting pigment that is insoluble in water and does not diffuse away from a cell wall or capsule  — compare chromoparous, chromophorous
parachronism : a chronological error
parachute : a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
parachutic : a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
parachutist : one that parachutes: such as
paraclete : holy spirit
paracolon : any of several coliform bacteria that do not ferment lactose, are causative agents of a number of human gastroenteritides, and have sometimes been grouped in a separate genus (Paracolobactrum) but are now assigned to other genera (as Escherichia)
paracolpium : the vascular and connective tissues alongside the vagina
paracondyloid : being a process of the occipital bone lying on the outer side of each condyle in the skull of some mammals
paracone : the anterior of the three cusps of a primitive upper molar that in higher forms is the principal anterior and external cusp
paraconic : a white crystalline lactonic acid C4H5O2COOH isomeric with itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids; the beta-carboxy derivative of butyrolactone
paraconid : the cusp of a primitive lower molar that corresponds to the paracone of the upper molar and that in higher forms is the anterior and internal cusp
paracresol : the para isomer of cresol
paracusia : a disorder in the sense of hearing
paracusic : a disorder in the sense of hearing
paracyanogen : a polymer of cyanogen obtained as a brown or black amorphous solid (as by heating cyanogen)
paracyesis :  extrauterine pregnancy
paracystitis : inflammation of the connective tissue about the bladder
paracystium : the vascular and connective tissues alongside the bladder
parade : a pompous show : exhibition
paradental : adjacent to a tooth
paradentitis : periodontitis
paradentium : the paradental tissues including the gums, the alveolar process, and the periodontal ligament
parader : a pompous show : exhibition
paradiazine : a compound containing a diazine ring with the two nitrogen atoms para to each other
paradichlorobenzene : a white crystalline compound C6H4Cl2 made by chlorinating benzene and used especially as a moth repellent and deodorizer
paradidymis : a group of coiled tubules situated in front of the lower end of the spermatic cord above the enlarged upper extremity of the epididymis and considered to be a remnant of tubes of the mesonephros
paradigm : example, pattern
paradigmatic : example, pattern
paradigmatically : example, pattern
paradigmatize : to set forth as a model
parading : a pompous show : exhibition
paradiplomatic : concerned with or based on evidence apart from strict textual authority
paradisaic : paradisiacal
paradisaically : paradisiacal
paradisal : paradisiacal
paradise : eden sense 2
paradisean : relating to birds of paradise
paradisiac : of, relating to, or resembling paradise
paradisiacal : of, relating to, or resembling paradise
paradisiacally : of, relating to, or resembling paradise
paradisial : eden sense 2
paradisical : eden sense 2
parado : parade
paradoctor : a doctor who reaches isolated areas by parachute
parados : a bank of earth behind a fortification trench  — compare parapet sense 1
paradoses : a bank of earth behind a fortification trench  — compare parapet sense 1
paradox : a tenet contrary to received opinion
paradoxal : paradoxical
paradoxer : one that propounds paradoxes
paradoxial : paradoxical
paradoxic : paradoxical
paradoxical : of the nature of a paradox
paradoxicality : of the nature of a paradox
paradoxically : of the nature of a paradox
paradoxicalness : of the nature of a paradox
Paradoxides : a genus of trilobites of the Middle Cambrian having from 17 to 20 free segments, a large cephalic shield, and a very small pygidium and sometimes reaching a length of about two feet
paradoxist : one who deals in paradoxes
paradoxology : the use of paradoxes
paradoxure : a palm civet of the genus Paradoxurus
paradoxurine : of or relating to the genus Paradoxurus
Paradoxurus : a genus of carnivorous mammals (family Viverridae) comprising the typical palm civets
paradoxy : the quality or state of being paradoxical
paradromic : running side by side : following a parallel course
paraenesis : an exhortatory composition : advice, counsel
paraenetic : an exhortatory composition : advice, counsel
paraenetical : an exhortatory composition : advice, counsel
paraffin : a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or shale oil that is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and is used chiefly in coating and sealing, in candles, in rubber compounding, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
paraffiner : a worker who pours or sprays melted paraffin into barrels to prevent leakage and contact of stored liquid with wood
paraffinic : a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or shale oil that is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and is used chiefly in coating and sealing, in candles, in rubber compounding, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
paraffinize : paraffin
paraffinoid : resembling or related to paraffin : belonging to the methane series
paraflocculus : a lateral accessory part of the flocculus of the cerebellum
paraform : paraformaldehyde
paraformaldehyde : a white powder (CH2O)x that consists of a polymer of formaldehyde and is used especially as a disinfectant
paragammacism : inability to pronounce the sound of g and k or difficulty in pronouncing them
paraganglion : one of numerous collections of chromaffin tissue associated with the collateral and chain ganglia of the sympathetic nerves and similar in structure to the medulla of the adrenal glands
paragaster : a paragastric cavity
paragastral : situated near the stomach
paragastric : situated near the stomach
paragastrula : the gastrula formed by the invagination of an amphiblastula (as in many sponges)
paragastrular : the gastrula formed by the invagination of an amphiblastula (as in many sponges)
parage : equality of condition, blood, or dignity
paragenesis : the formation of minerals in contact in such a manner as to affect one another's development
paragenetic : the formation of minerals in contact in such a manner as to affect one another's development
paragglutination : cross agglutination
paraglossa : one of a pair of small appendages of the labium of various insects
paraglossal : one of a pair of small appendages of the labium of various insects
paraglossate : having paraglossae
paraglossia : inflammation of the tissues under or about the tongue
paraglycogen : a carbohydrate storage product in protozoa that resembles glycogen of higher animals
paragnath : one of a pair of foliose lobes of the metastoma lying behind the mandibles in most crustaceans
paragnathism : the paragnathous condition
paragnathous : having both mandibles of equal length with the tips meeting
paragnathus : paragnath
paragneiss : gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock
paragoge : the addition of a sound or syllable to the end of a word either inorganically (as in against) or to give emphasis or modify the meaning (as in Hebrew)
paragogic : of, relating to, or constituting a paragoge
paragogical : of, relating to, or constituting a paragoge
paragogically : of, relating to, or constituting a paragoge
paragon : a model of excellence or perfection
paragonimiasis : infestation with or disease caused by a lung fluke of the genus Paragonimus (P. westermanii) that invades the lung where it produces chronic bronchitis with cough and reddish or brownish sputum and that occasionally also enters other viscera or the brain
Paragonimus : a genus of digenetic trematodes of the family Troglotrematidae comprising forms normally parasitic in the lungs of mammals including humans
paragonite : a mica NaAl3Si3O10(OH)2 corresponding to muscovite but with sodium instead of potassium
paragonitic : a mica NaAl3Si3O10(OH)2 corresponding to muscovite but with sodium instead of potassium
paragram : a pun made by changing the letters of a word, especially the initial letter
paragrammatist : a pun made by changing the letters of a word, especially the initial letter
paragraph : a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line
paragrapher : a writer of paragraphs especially for the editorial page of a newspaper
paragraphia : a condition (as in some mental illnesses) in which words or letters other than those intended are written
paragraphic : a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line
paragraphist : paragrapher
Paraguay landlocked country in central South America traversed by the Paraguay River and bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn; a republic; capital Asunción area 157,048 square miles (406,752 square kilometers), population 7,026,000
Paraguayan landlocked country in central South America traversed by the Paraguay River and bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn; a republic; capital Asunción area 157,048 square miles (406,752 square kilometers), population 7,026,000
parahematin : a combination of a ferriporphyrin with a nitrogen base (as pyridine)  — compare hemochromogen
parahepatic : adjacent to the liver
Parahippus : a genus of Miocene horses intermediate in structure between the genera Miohippus and Merychippus and having three digits on each foot
parahopeite : a mineral Zn3(PO4)2.4H2O consisting of a hydrous zinc phosphate, being dimorphous with hopeite, and occurring in colorless tabular triclinic crystals (hardness 3.7, specific gravity 3.3)
parahormone : a substance that functions as a hormone but is of relatively nonspecific nature
parahydrogen : molecular hydrogen in which the two hydrogen nuclei are spinning in opposite directions so that their contribution to the total angular momentum is zero  — compare ortho-hydrogen
paraiba city in northeastern Brazil; capital of the state of Paraíba population 723,515
Paraiyan : a member of the pariah caste
parakeet : any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail
parakeratosis : an abnormality of the horny layer of the skin resulting in a disturbance in the process of keratinization
parakilya : a succulent herb (Calandrinia balonensis) that is an important livestock feed in drier parts of interior Australia
parakinesia : disorder of motor function resulting in strange and abnormal movements
parakinetic : disorder of motor function resulting in strange and abnormal movements
paralalia : a speech disorder marked by distortions of sounds or substitution of letters
paralambdacism : inability to pronounce the sound of l or difficulty in pronouncing it that usually results in some other sound (as of t, r, or w) being substituted  — compare lambdacism sense 2
paralaurionite : a mineral PbCl(OH) consisting of a basic lead chloride dimorphous with laurionite (specific gravity 6.1)
paraldehyde : a colorless liquid polymer C6H12O3 derived from acetaldehyde and used especially as an anticonvulsant, sedative, and hypnotic
paralectotype : any of a type series remaining after the designation of the lectotype
paraleipsis : a passing over with brief mention in order to emphasize rhetorically the suggestiveness of what is omitted (as in “I confine to this page the volume of his treacheries and debaucheries”)
paralepsis : a passing over with brief mention in order to emphasize rhetorically the suggestiveness of what is omitted (as in “I confine to this page the volume of his treacheries and debaucheries”)
paralexia : a disturbance in reading ability marked by the transposition of words or syllables and usually associated with brain injury
paralgesia : disordered or abnormal sensation
paralgesic : disordered or abnormal sensation
paralipomena : things passed over but added as a supplement
Paralipomenon : chronicles
paralipsis : a passing over with brief mention in order to emphasize rhetorically the suggestiveness of what is omitted (as in “I confine to this page the volume of his treacheries and debaucheries”)
parallactic : of, relating to, or due to parallax
parallax : the apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object
parallel : extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant sense 1), and not meeting
parallelepiped : a 6-faced polyhedron all of whose faces are parallelograms lying in pairs of parallel planes
parallelism : the quality or state of being parallel
parallelist : one who draws a parallel
parallelistic : having the nature of or involving a parallelism
parallelization : the process of parallelizing or the state of being parallelized
parallelize : to make parallel
parallelly : in a parallel manner
parallelogram : a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal
parallelogrammatic : of, relating to, or like a parallelogram
parallelogrammatical : of, relating to, or like a parallelogram
parallelogrammic : parallelogrammatic
parallelogrammical : parallelogrammatic
parallelometer : a device to test the parallelism of flat surfaces especially in aligning attachments and abutments of dental prostheses
paralogia : a reasoning disorder characterized by expression of illogical or delusional thoughts
paralogical : containing paralogism : illogical
paralogism : a fallacious argument
paralogist : one who uses reasoning that begs the question : one who uses a paralogism
paralogistic : utilizing or having the nature of a paralogism : fallacious
paralogize : to reason falsely : to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises
paralysis : complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body
paralytic : affected with, characterized by, or causing paralysis
paralytically : affected with, characterized by, or causing paralysis
paralyzant : causing paralysis
paralyzation : to affect with paralysis
paralyze : to affect with paralysis
paralyzedly : in a paralyzed manner
paralyzer : to affect with paralysis
paralyzingly : to affect with paralysis
paramagnet : a paramagnetic substance
paramagnetic : being or relating to a magnetizable substance (such as aluminum) that has small but positive susceptibility which varies little with magnetizing force
paramagnetism : being or relating to a magnetizable substance (such as aluminum) that has small but positive susceptibility which varies little with magnetizing force
paramastoid : situated beside or adjacent to the mastoid process
paramatta : a fine lightweight dress fabric of silk and wool or cotton and wool
Paramecium : any of a genus (Paramecium) of ciliate chiefly freshwater protozoans that have an elongate body rounded at the anterior end and an oblique funnel-shaped buccal groove bearing the mouth at the extremity
paramedian : situated adjacent to the midline
paramelaconite : a tetragonal mineral consisting of cupric and cuprous oxides and occurring in black pyramidal crystals
paramenia : disordered menstruation
parament : an ornamental ecclesiastical hanging or vestment
paramere : the right or left half of a bilateral animal or of a somite
parameric : of or relating to a paramere
parameron : paramere sense 2
parameter : an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
parametric : an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
parametritis : inflammation of the parametrium
parametrium : the connective tissue and fat adjacent to the uterus
paramilitary : of, relating to, being, or characteristic of a force formed on a military pattern especially as a potential auxiliary military force
paramimia : a misuse of gestures in expressing thought that produces an appearance of inappropriateness of affect
paramitome : the ground substance of protoplasm as contrasted with mitome
paramnesia : a disorder of memory
paramo : a high bleak plateau or district (as in the Andes)
Paramoecium : any of a genus (Paramecium) of ciliate chiefly freshwater protozoans that have an elongate body rounded at the anterior end and an oblique funnel-shaped buccal groove bearing the mouth at the extremity
paramorph : a pseudomorph having the same chemical composition as the original species
paramorphic : a pseudomorph having the same chemical composition as the original species
paramorphine : thebaine
paramorphism : the property of changing from one mineral species to another (as from aragonite to calcite) by a change in internal structure and physical characters but not in chemical composition
paramorphous : a pseudomorph having the same chemical composition as the original species
paramount : superior to all others : supreme
paramountcy : superior to all others : supreme
paramountly : superior to all others : supreme
paramour : lover
paramylum : a reserve carbohydrate that is found in various protozoans and algae and resembles starch
paramyoclonus : a myoclonus characterized by tremors in corresponding muscles on the two sides
paramyotonia : an abnormal state characterized by tonic muscle spasm
paranasal : adjacent to the nasal cavities
parandrus : a mythical stag able to change color like the chameleon
paranephric : adjacent to the kidney
paranephritis : inflammation of the adrenal glands
paranephros : adrenal gland
parang : a short sword, cleaver, or machete common in Malaysia and Indonesia
paranitraniline : nitroaniline sense a
paranoia : mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
paranoiac : mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
paranoid : characterized by or resembling paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia
paranoidal : characterized by or resembling paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia
paranoidism : the state or condition of being paranoid
paranomia : an aphasia characterized by the incorrect naming of objects
paranormal : not scientifically explainable : supernatural
paranthelion : a diffuse image of the sun appearing at the same altitude as the sun and 120 degrees distant on the parhelic circle and caused by reflection from atmospheric ice spicules
Paranthropus : a genus of australopithecine hominids comprising the robust forms (such as P. robustus and P. boisei) which are sometimes included along with the gracile forms within the genus Australopithecus
paranuclear : of or relating to a paranucleus
paranucleus : an accessory or additional nucleus or body resembling a nucleus in a cell
paranymph : a friend going with a bridegroom to fetch home the bride in ancient Greece
Parapaguridae : a family of crustaceans (suborder Macrura) comprising typical hermit crabs  — compare paguridae
paraparesis : partial paralysis affecting the lower limbs
paraparetic : of, relating to, or affected with paraparesis
paraperiodic : periodic acid sense a
parapet : a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers
parapeted : a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers
parapetless : not having a parapet
paraph : a flourish at the end of a signature
paraphasia : aphasia in which the patient uses wrong words or uses words or sounds in senseless combinations
paraphasic : aphasia in which the patient uses wrong words or uses words or sounds in senseless combinations
paraphenylenediamine : the para isomer of phenylenediamine that is used especially in dyeing hair and sometimes causes an allergic reaction
parapherna : the property of a woman that on her marriage is not made a part of her dower but remains her own and entirely free from the control of the husband
paraphernal : being or relating to parapherna or paraphernalia
paraphernalia : the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
paraphilia : a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior that involves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (such as sadism or pedophilia)
paraphimosis : a condition in which the foreskin is retracted behind the glans penis and cannot be brought back to its original position
paraphonia : a consonance or joint melodic progression of fourths and fifths
paraphonic : of or relating to musical paraphonia
paraphrasable : a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
paraphrase : a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
paraphraser : a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
paraphrasia : a speech defect characterized by incoherence in arrangement of words
paraphrasis : paraphrase
paraphrast : paraphraser
paraphrastic : having the nature of or being a paraphrase
paraphrastically : having the nature of or being a paraphrase
paraphrenia : the group of paranoid disorders
paraphrenic : of, relating to, or affected with paraphrenia
paraphyllium : one of the minute branched or stipuliform organs between the leaves of various mosses (as those of the genus Thuidium)
paraphysate : bearing or marked by paraphyses
paraphysical : resembling physical phenomena but without recognizable physical cause
paraphysis : one of the slender sterile filaments borne among the sporogenous or gametogenous organs in certain ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi
paraplasm : hyaloplasm
paraplegia : partial or complete paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs that is usually due to injury or disease of the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region
paraplegic : partial or complete paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs that is usually due to injury or disease of the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region
parapod : parapodium
parapodial : either of a pair of fleshy lateral processes borne by most segments of a polychaete worm
parapodium : either of a pair of fleshy lateral processes borne by most segments of a polychaete worm
parapophysis : one of the transverse processes that project from the centrum of each vertebra of many lower vertebrates  — compare diapophysis
parapraxia : a faulty act (as a slip of the tongue or of memory) : blunder, lapse
parapraxis : a faulty act (as a slip of the tongue or of memory) : blunder, lapse
paraproctium : the connective tissue adjacent to the rectum
Parapsida : a subclass of reptiles in which the skull has two dorsal temporal openings adjoining the parietals and which includes the ichthyosaurs and related extinct forms and sometimes the lizards and snakes  — compare diapsida
parapsidal : of or relating to a parapsis
parapsis : one of the lateral pieces of the mesoscutum especially in hymenopterans
parapsychical : parapsychological
parapsychological : a field of study concerned with the investigation of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena (such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis)
parapsychology : a field of study concerned with the investigation of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena (such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis)
parapteron : a small sclerite on the side of the mesothorax and metathorax of an insect
parapterum : a small sclerite on the side of the mesothorax and metathorax of an insect
paraquadrate : squamosal
paraquinone : quinone sense 1a
Pararctalian : of, relating to, or being the temperate marine biogeographic realm that is bounded by the isocrymes of 44 degrees and 68 degrees F and that includes northern seas from the northerly limit of reef-building corals to the southerly limit of floating ice
parareka : potato fern sense 1
pararosaniline : a white crystalline base C19H19N3O that is the parent compound of many dyes
pararosolic :  aurin
pararthria : disorder of speech : difficult utterance
parasang : any of various Persian units of distance
parascenium : one of two projecting wings of the skene of an ancient Greek theater flanking and framing the proscenium
parasceve : the day of preparation before the Jewish Sabbath or a feast of similar rank
paraselene : a luminous appearance seen in connection with lunar halos  — compare parhelion
paraselenic : a luminous appearance seen in connection with lunar halos  — compare parhelion
parasexuality : relating to or being reproduction that results in recombination of genes from different individuals but does not involve meiosis and formation of a zygote by fertilization as in sexual reproduction
parashah : a passage in Jewish Scripture dealing with a single topic
parasigmatism : inability to pronounce the sound of s with some other sound (as of f) being usually substituted for it
parasigmatismus : inability to pronounce the sound of s with some other sound (as of f) being usually substituted for it
Parasita : any of several groups of externally parasitic invertebrate animals: such as
parasital : parasitic
parasitary : parasitic
parasite : an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host entry 3 sense 2a)
parasitemia : a condition in which parasites are present in the blood
parasitic : of, relating to, or being a parasite: such as
Parasitica  — see sycosis parasitica
parasitical : an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host entry 3 sense 2a)
parasitically : an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host entry 3 sense 2a)
parasiticidal : destructive to parasites
parasiticide : destructive to parasites
Parasitidae : a large family of parasitoid mites with rather short legs, hard body, no eyes, and retractile jaws
parasitism : the behavior of a parasite
parasitize : to infest or live on or with as a parasite
parasitoid : an insect and especially a wasp that completes its larval development within the body of another insect eventually killing it and is free-living as an adult
parasitoidism : a relation existing between various insect larvae and their hosts in which the larva feeds upon the living host tissues in an orderly sequence such that the host is not killed until the larval development is complete
parasitological : a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
parasitologist : a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
parasitology : a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
parasitophobia : a delusion that one is infested with parasites
parasitosis : infestation with or disease caused by parasites
parasitotropic : having an affinity for parasites
paraskenion : parascenium
parasol : a lightweight umbrella used as a sunshade
parasoled : carrying a parasol
paraspecific : having or being curative actions or properties in addition to the specific one considered medically useful
parasphenoid : of, relating to, or being a bone situated in the base of the skull of many vertebrates and developed in the membrane underlying the basicranial axis
parasphenoidal : of, relating to, or being a bone situated in the base of the skull of many vertebrates and developed in the membrane underlying the basicranial axis
parastas : anta
parasternal : adjacent to the sternum
parasternum : a bony framework formed by the abdominal ribs in various reptiles
parastichy : a hypothetical oblique or secondary spiral line joining leaves or scales where the internodes of the axis are short and the members crowded (as in a pine cone)
parastyle : a small cusp lying anterior to the paracone on the cingulum of a molar tooth
parasympathetic : of, relating to, being, or acting on the parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathomimetic : simulating parasympathetic nervous action in physiological effect
parasynapsis : normal side-by-side union of chromosomes in synapsis in contrast to supposed end-to-end union that is now regarded as purely an observational artifact  — compare telosynapsis
parasynaptic : of, relating to, or marked by parasynapsis
parasyndesis : parasynapsis
parasynthesis : the formation of words by adding a derivative ending and prefixing a particle (as in denationalize)
parasynthetic : the formation of words by adding a derivative ending and prefixing a particle (as in denationalize)
parasyntheton : a word formed by parasynthesis
parasyphilis : any of several diseases (as tabes dorsalis or general paresis) of the central nervous system that develop in the late stages of untreated syphilis and were formerly believed to be only indirectly related to it
parasyphilitic : any of several diseases (as tabes dorsalis or general paresis) of the central nervous system that develop in the late stages of untreated syphilis and were formerly believed to be only indirectly related to it
parasystole : an irregularity in cardiac rhythm caused by an ectopic pacemaker in addition to the normal one
paratactic : of or relating to parataxis
paratactical : of or relating to parataxis
paratactically : of or relating to parataxis
parataxis : the placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating connectives
parathesis : parenthesis
parathion : an extremely toxic insecticide C10H14NO5PS
parathormone : parathyroid hormone
parathyroid : parathyroid gland
parathyroidectomy : partial or complete excision of the parathyroid glands
parathyroprival : of, relating to, or caused by functional deficiency of the parathyroid glands
parathyroprivic : parathyroprival
paratomium : the side of a bird's upper mandible between culmen and tomium
paratonic : resulting from external stimuli
paratracheal : adjacent to the trachea
paratrichosis : abnormal hair or hair growing in an abnormal place
paratroop : troops trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane
paratrooper : a member of the paratroops
paratrophic : deriving nourishment parasitically from other organisms
paratrophy : dystrophy
paratuberculosis : johne's disease
paratuberculous : johne's disease
paratungstate : a salt in which the ratio of a univalent metal or radical to tungsten may be either 10 to 12 [as in ammonium paratungstate (NH4)10W12O41.11H2O] or 6 to 7
paratype : a specimen of a type series other than the holotype
paratyphoid : resembling typhoid fever
paratypic : deviating from type : atypical
paratypical : deviating from type : atypical
paravail : being below or at the bottom
paravane : a torpedo-shaped protective device with serrate teeth in its forward end used underwater by a ship in mined areas to sever the moorings of mines
paravauxite : a mineral FeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2.8H2O consisting of a hydrous basic aluminum phosphate having slightly more water than vauxite
paravent : a screen from the wind
paravertebral : situated, occurring, or performed beside or adjacent to the spinal column
paravesical : adjacent to the urinary bladder
paraxial : relating to or being the space in the immediate neighborhood of the optical axis of a lens or mirror
paraxially : relating to or being the space in the immediate neighborhood of the optical axis of a lens or mirror
paraxonic : having the axis of the foot between the third and fourth digits
paraxylene : xylene sense 1b
Parazoa : a group of invertebrate animals coextensive with Porifera and comprising multicellular forms that are essentially comparable to a gastrula in organization  — compare metazoa, protozoa
parazonium : a small sword or dagger of the ancient Greeks short enough to be worn in the girdle
parboil : to boil briefly as a preliminary or incomplete cooking procedure
parbuckle : an arrangement of rope for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical object by making fast the middle of the rope aloft and looping both ends around the object which rests in the loops and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or paid out
parcel : a tract or plot of land
parceling : a tract or plot of land
parcellation : division into parcels
parcelling : a tract or plot of land
parcenary : coparcenary sense 1
parcener : coparcener
parch : to toast under dry heat
parchedness : the quality or state of being parched
parching : to toast under dry heat
parchment : the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
parchmentize : to convert (as paper or other cellulosic material) into a substance resembling parchment especially by treating with sulfuric acid
parchmenty : of, relating to, or resembling parchment
parcidentate : having few teeth
parclose : the end or conclusion of a sentence or discourse
parcook : parboil
pard : leopard
pardalote : diamond bird sense 1
pardao : a coin of Portuguese India equivalent to a half rupia
parded : having spots like those of the leopard
pardine : of, relating to, resembling, or spotted like a leopard
pardner : partner, chum
pardon : indulgence sense 4
pardonable : admitting of being pardoned : excusable
pardonableness : admitting of being pardoned : excusable
pardonably : admitting of being pardoned : excusable
pardoner : a medieval preacher delegated to raise money for religious works by soliciting offerings and granting indulgences
pardoning : indulgence sense 4
pare : to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
paregoric : camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain
pareiasaurian : of or relating to pareiasaurs
Pareiasaurus : the type genus of the family Pareiasauridae comprising heavily built reptiles from the Karroo formations of southern Africa
parel : apparel, clothing, ornament
paren : parenthesis sense 3
parenchyma : the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ or an abnormal growth as distinguished from its supportive framework
parenchymal : the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ or an abnormal growth as distinguished from its supportive framework
parenchymatous : the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ or an abnormal growth as distinguished from its supportive framework
parent : one that begets or brings forth offspring
parentage : descent from parents or ancestors : lineage
parental : one that begets or brings forth offspring
Parentalia : the chief annual festival of the dead in ancient Rome from midday February 13 to February 21
parentalism : an attitude or the assumption of an attitude of superior authority : paternalism
parentally : one that begets or brings forth offspring
parentela : the line of blood relatives : the kin of a person by descent
parentelic : the line of blood relatives : the kin of a person by descent
parenteral : situated or occurring outside the intestine
parenterally : situated or occurring outside the intestine
parentheses : an amplifying (see amplify sense 1) or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation
parenthesis : an amplifying (see amplify sense 1) or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation
parenthesize : to make a parenthesis of : enclose within parentheses
parenthetic : of, relating to, or expressed in a parenthesis
parenthetical : of, relating to, or expressed in a parenthesis
parenthetically : of, relating to, or expressed in a parenthesis
parenthood : the state of being a parent
parenticide : parricide
parentless : one that begets or brings forth offspring
parentship : parenthood
Pareoean : a member of a people of southern Mongolia
parepididymis :  paradidymis
parepigastric : adjacent to the epigastric region
parer : to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
parergal : of, relating to, or constituting a parergon : subordinate
parergon : something subordinate or accessory
paresis : slight or partial paralysis
paresthesia : a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause
paresthetic : a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause
paretic : slight or partial paralysis
pareunia : coitus
parfait : a flavored custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring
parfleche : a raw hide soaked in lye to remove the hair and dried
parfocal : being or having lenses or lens sets (such as eyepieces) with the corresponding focal points all in the same plane
pargana : a group of towns in India constituting an administrative subdivision of the zillah
pargasite : a green or bluish green hornblende containing sodium
parge : parget
parget : to coat with plaster
pargeter : plasterer
pargeting : to coat with plaster
pargo : any of various fishes of the family Sparidae
parhelia : any of several bright spots often tinged with color that often appear on the parhelic circle on either side of the sun
parhelic : any of several bright spots often tinged with color that often appear on the parhelic circle on either side of the sun
parhelion : any of several bright spots often tinged with color that often appear on the parhelic circle on either side of the sun
parhomologous : exhibiting parhomology
parhomology : apparent or imitative homology especially between metameres
pari : equal : equally
pariah : a member of a low caste of southern India
pariahdom : the condition of a pariah
pariahism : pariahdom
Parian : a porcelain composed essentially of kaolin and feldspar and usually used unglazed in ornamental articles
parian : a porcelain composed essentially of kaolin and feldspar and usually used unglazed in ornamental articles
Paridae : a large family of passerine birds (suborder Oscines) consisting of the titmice, chickadees, and tits
paries : the wall of a cavity or hollow organ
parietal : of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity
Parietales : a large order of dicotyledonous plants with spirocyclic or cyclic flowers that have the ovary syncarpous and usually parietal placentae
Parietaria : a small genus of widely distributed stingless herbs (family Urticaceae) with alternate entire leaves and small greenish flowers in the leaf axils  — see pellitory sense 2
parietes : the wall of a cavity or hollow organ
parietomastoid : of or relating to the parietal bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone
parietotemporal : of or relating to the parietal and temporal bones or lobes
parilla :  canada moonseed
parimutuel : a betting pool in which those who bet on competitors finishing in the first three places share the total amount bet minus a percentage for the management
Parinarium : a large genus of tropical evergreen shrubs and trees (family Rosaceae) with showy white or pink flowers, drupaceous fruits some of which are edible, and in some larger forms valuable timber  — see gingerbread plum, parinari
parine : of, relating to, or resembling the titmice
paring : the act of cutting away an edge or surface
Paris : a son of Priam whose abduction of Helen leads to the Trojan War
parish : the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
parishen : parish
parishional : parochial
parishioner : a member or inhabitant of a parish
Parisian : a son of Priam whose abduction of Helen leads to the Trojan War
Parisianism : the traits of a Parisian
parisology : the use of equivocal or ambiguous words
parison : even balance between the members of a sentence
parisonic : even balance between the members of a sentence
paristhmion : tonsil
parisyllabic : having the same number of syllables in all inflections
Pariti : a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) with entire cordate leaves and yellow flowers now usually included in the genus Hibiscus
parity : the quality or state of being equal or equivalent
park : an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant
parka : a hooded fur pullover garment for arctic wear
parker Charlie 1920–1955 Charles Parker, Jr.; Bird or Yardbird American jazz musician
parkin : a cake originally of oatmeal, butter, and molasses now leavened with baking powder and spiced with ginger and especially popular in Scotland and the border country
parking : an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant
Parkinsonia : a small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees (family Leguminosae) with minute pinnate early deciduous leaves and racemose yellow flowers with a valvate calyx  — see jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonism : parkinson's disease
parkish : resembling a park
parklike : an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant
parkway : a broad landscaped thoroughfare
parky : cold
parlance : speech
parlando : delivered or performed in a style suggestive of speech
Parlatoria : a genus of armored scales distinguished by the presence of very large second exuviae that are widespread in warm regions and include several economically important pests of cultivated plants
parlatory : a reception room in a convent
parlay : to bet in a parlay
parle : parley
parley : to speak with another : confer
parleyer : one that parleys
parliament : a formal conference for the discussion of public affairs
parliamental : parliamentary
parliamentarian : an adherent of the parliament in opposition to the king during the English Civil War
parliamentarianism : parliamentarism
parliamentarily : in a parliamentary manner
parliamentarism : the parliamentary system of government : parliamentary government
parliamentary : of or relating to a parliament
parliamenteer : parliamentarian sense 1
parliamenteering : parliamentarian sense 1
parliamenter : a member of parliament
parling : parley
parlor : a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: such as
parlormaid : a maid in a private home whose chief duties are to attend to the parlor, the table, and the door
parlous : dangerously shrewd or cunning
parlously : dangerously shrewd or cunning
Parma city in northeastern Ohio south of Cleveland population 81,601
parma city in northeastern Ohio south of Cleveland population 81,601
parmacety : spermaceti
Parmelia : a large genus (the type of the family Parmeliaceae) of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens having cortex on both surfaces of a closely appressed thallus and including several that are important sources of purple and brown dyestuffs especially in Scotland, Wales, and Scandinavia  — see crottle
parmeliaceous : of or relating to the genus Parmelia or the family Parmeliaceae
parmelioid : like or related to the genus Parmelia
Parmentiera : a small genus of tropical American trees (family Bignoniaceae) having trifoliolate leaves and rather large greenish flowers with a sheathing calyx  — see candle tree
Parmesan : a very hard dry sharply flavored cheese that is sold grated or in wedges
parnas : the chief administrative officer of a Jewish congregation
Parnassia : a genus of smooth bog herbs (family Saxifragaceae) native to arctic and temperate regions and having basal entire leaves and white flowers
Parnassian : of or relating to poetry
Parnassianism : the Parnassian style in poetry
Parnassus mountain 8061 feet (2457 meters) high in central Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth
Parnellite : of, relating to, or being an adherent of Parnell especially in his advocacy of home rule for Ireland during the latter part of the 19th century
paroccipital : located at the side of the occipital bone or in the lateral aspect of the occipital region
parochial : of or relating to a church parish
parochialism : the quality or state of being parochial
parochiality : parochialism
parochialize : to make parochial
parochially : of or relating to a church parish
parochin : parish
parochine : parish
parodiable : capable of being parodied
parodial : parodic
parodic : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
parodist : a writer of parodies
parodistic : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
parodize : parody
parodontitis : periodontitis
parodos : the first choral passage in an ancient Greek drama recited or sung as the chorus enters the orchestra  — compare stasimon
parody : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
paroecious : having archegonia and antheridia on the same branch with the antheridia usually below and around the archegonia  — compare autoicous, heteroicous, monoicous, polyoicous, synoicous
paroemia : a rhetorical proverb
paroemiac : of, relating to, or constituting a paroemiac
paroemiographer : a writer of proverbs
paroemiography : the making of collections of proverbs
paroemiologist : a student of proverbs
paroemiology : the subject of proverbs
paroicous : having archegonia and antheridia on the same branch with the antheridia usually below and around the archegonia  — compare autoicous, heteroicous, monoicous, polyoicous, synoicous
parol : word of mouth
parolable : qualified for parole
parole : a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor
parolee : one released on parole
parolfactory : of, relating to, or constituting an area and a sulcus of the cerebral cortex adjacent to the olfactory trigone
paroli : a system of betting in which the bettor leaves staked money and its winnings as a further stake : parlay sense 1
paromologia : a concession made in rhetoric to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument
paronomasia : a play on words : pun
paronychia : inflammation of the tissues adjacent to the nail of a finger or toe usually accompanied by infection and pus formation
paronychium : a stiff filamentous appendage of the pulvillus of an insect's foot
paronym : a paronymous word
paronymous : conjugate sense 4
paroophoron : a group of rudimentary tubules in the broad ligament between the epoophoron and the uterus that constitutes a remnant of the lower part of the mesonephros in the female corresponding to the paradidymis of the male
parorexia : an appetite for unusual foods  — compare bulimia, pica
parosmia : a distortion of the sense of smell (as when affected with a cold)
Parotia : a genus of birds of paradise including several forms distinguished by the presence of three long spatulate feathers on each side of the head
parotic : a process of opisthotic, exoccipital, and prootic elements in the skull of some reptiles
parotid : of or relating to the parotid gland
parotidectomy : surgical removal of the parotid gland
parotiditis : parotitis
parotis : parotid gland
parotitic : of, relating to, or having mumps
parotitis : inflammation of the parotid glands
parous : having produced offspring
parousia : the time when Jesus Christ will return to judge humanity at the end of the world : second coming
parovarian : epoophoron
parovarium : epoophoron
paroxysm : a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
paroxysmal : a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
paroxysmic : paroxysmal
paroxysmist : catastrophist
paroxytone : having or characterized by an acute accent on the penult of a word in Greek
parquet : to furnish with a floor of parquet
parquetage : parquetry
parquetry : work in the form of usually geometrically patterned wood laid or inlaid especially for floors
parr : a young salmon actively feeding in fresh water
Parra Nicanor 1914–2018 Chilean poet
parrel : a rope loop or sliding collar by which a yard or spar is held to a mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered
parrhesia : boldness or freedom of speech
parricidal : of, relating to, or guilty of parricide
parricide : one that murders his or her father, mother, or a close relative
parrock : a small field : paddock
parrot : any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics
parrotlet : any of various very small short-tailed South American parrots constituting the genus Forpus
parrotlike : resembling a parrot in physical appearance or characteristics
parroty : like or of the nature of a parrot
parry : to ward off a weapon or blow
parse : to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other
parsec : a unit of measure for interstellar space that is equal to 3.26 light-years and is the distance to an object having a parallax of one second as seen from points separated by one astronomical unit
Parsee : a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
parser : one that parses
parsettensite : a mineral Mn5Si6O13(OH)8 consisting of a hydrous manganese silicate forming cleavable copper-red masses
Parsi : a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
Parsiism : a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
parsimonious : exhibiting or marked by parsimony
parsimoniously : exhibiting or marked by parsimony
parsimoniousness : the quality or state of being parsimonious : parsimony
parsimony : the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
parsley : a European biennial herb (Petroselinum crispum) of the carrot family widely grown for its finely dissected curly or flat leaves which are used as an herb or garnish
parsleywort : a plant of the family Umbelliferae
parsnip : a Eurasian biennial herb (Pastinaca sativa) of the carrot family with large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers that is cultivated for its long tapered whitish root which is cooked as a vegetable
parson : rector
parsonage : the house provided by a church for its pastor
parsoness : a parson's wife
parsonic : of, resembling, or having the characteristics of a parson : clerical sense 1
parsonical : of, resembling, or having the characteristics of a parson : clerical sense 1
parsonsite : a mineral Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2.2H2O consisting of a hydrous lead uranyl phosphate found as a brownish powder in Shaba region (formerly Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Part : one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole
part : one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole
partake : to take part in or experience something along with others
partaker : to take part in or experience something along with others
partan : a European crab (Cancer pagurus) often used as food
parted : divided into parts
parter : one that parts
parterre : an ornamental garden with paths between the beds
parterred : laid out in parterres
Parthenium : a small genus of North American woody herbs (family Compositae) having small heads of rayed flowers in a terminal panicle  — see bastard feverfew, guayule
parthenocarpic : the production of fruits without fertilization
parthenocarpy : the production of fruits without fertilization
Parthenocissus : a genus of Asiatic and North American woody vines (family Vitaceae) distinguished by dislike tips on the tendrils  — see boston ivy , virginia creeper
parthenogenesis : reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
parthenogenetic : reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
parthenogenetically : reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
parthenogenic : reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
parthenogeny : parthenogenesis
parthenogonidium : an individual or gonidium (as in members of the genus Volvox) that can reproduce asexually
Parthenon : a Doric temple of Athena built on the acropolis at Athens in the fifth century b.c.
parthenoparous : producing living young without fertilization
Parthenope : a large cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Parthenopidae) of spider crabs with well-formed orbits and enlarged chelipeds
parthenospore : a spore produced parthenogenetically
Parthian : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Parthia or its people
partial : of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
partialism : concentration of libidinal interest on one part of the body (as breasts or buttocks)
partialist : one that is partial to one side (as of a controversy or question)
partiality : the quality or state of being partial : bias
partialize : to make partial : give bias to
partially : to some extent : in some degree
partible : capable of being parted : divisible
particate : an old Scotch unit of land area equal to about ¹/₄ acre
participable : capable of being participated or shared
participant : one that participates
participate : partake
participation : the act of participating
participative : relating to or involving participation
participator : partake
participatory : characterized by or involving participation
participial : of, relating to, or formed with or from a participle
participialize : to make participial
participially : of, relating to, or formed with or from a participle
participle : a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective
particle : a minute quantity or fragment
particular : of, relating to, or being a single person or thing
particularism : exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest
particularist : exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest
particularistic : exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest
particularity : a minute detail : particular
particularization : the act of particularizing : the condition of being particularized
particularize : to state in detail : specify
particularly : in a particular manner : in detail
particulate : of or relating to minute separate particles
partile : partial
partimen : a lyric poem of dispute composed by Provençal troubadours and characterized by a more limited range of debate than a tenson
partisan : a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
partisanism : partisan spirit or conduct
partisanship : the quality or state of being partisan : strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person
partite : divided into a usually specified number of parts
partition : the action of parting : the state of being parted : division
partitional : of, relating to, or of the nature of a partition
partitioned : the action of parting : the state of being parted : division
partitioner : the action of parting : the state of being parted : division
partitioning : the action of parting : the state of being parted : division
partitionist : an advocate of political partition
partitive : serving to part or divide into parts
partitively : serving to part or divide into parts
partitura : a full musical score showing each part on a separate line or staff
partiversal : dipping in different directions approximately to the extent of half a circle (as at each end of an anticlinal axis)
partlet : a 16th century chemisette with a band or collar
partly : in some measure or degree : partially
partner : one associated with another especially in an action : associate, colleague
partnerless : one associated with another especially in an action : associate, colleague
partnership : the state of being a partner : participation
partook : to take part in or experience something along with others
partridge : any of various typically medium-sized stout-bodied Old World gallinaceous birds (Perdix, Alectoris, and related genera) with variegated plumage that are often hunted as game
partridgeberry : a trailing evergreen plant (Mitchella repens) of the madder family native to the eastern U.S. and Canada with edible slightly acidic scarlet berries
partridgewood : the hard reddish mottled wood of a tree of the genus Andira (especially A. americana) used especially for walking sticks and cabinetwork
parturiency : the quality or state of being parturient
parturient : bringing forth or about to bring forth young
parturifacient : inducing parturition
parturition : the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth
party : a person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest
partyism : devotion to a political party : party spirit
parulis : an abscess in the gum : gumboil
parumbilical : near the umbilicus
parure : a matched set of ornaments (such as jewelry)
Parus : a genus of the family Paridae comprising the titmice, chickadees, and tits but in many classifications now having most species placed in other genera
parvanimity : the quality or state of having a little or ignoble mind : meanness
parvenu : one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
parvenuism : parvenu nature or behavior
parvicellular : characterized by relatively small cell bodies
parvis : a court or enclosed space before a building (such as a church)
parvitude : an extremely small or minute thing : atom
parvule : a very small pill
paryphodrome : having a vein that closely follows the margin
pasan :  bezoar goat
pasang :  bezoar goat
Pascal : a unit of pressure in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one newton per square meter
Pasch : easter
Pascha : easter
paschal : of or relating to Easter
pascoite : a mineral Ca2V6O17.11H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium vanadate
pascual : of, relating to, or growing in pastures
pash : smash
pasha : a man of high rank or office (as in Turkey or northern Africa)
pashadom : the rank, estate, or domain of pashas
pashalik : the jurisdiction of a pasha or the territory governed by him
pashm : the under fleece of upland goats of Kashmir and the Punjab that was formerly used locally for the production of rugs and shawls but is now largely exported
pashmina : a fine wool similar to cashmere made from the undercoat of domestic Himalayan goats
Pashto : the Iranian language of the Pashtuns
pasigraphic : of or relating to pasigraphy
pasigraphical : of or relating to pasigraphy
pasigraphy : any of various proposed international written languages using signs (as mathematical symbols) to represent ideas rather than words
pasmo : a widespread disease of flax that damages the fibers and reduces the yield of flaxseed and is caused by a fungus (Mycosphaerella linorum) which attacks stems, bolls, and leaves and forms characteristic circular brownish lesions on the cotyledons and lower leaves
Paspalum : a genus of mostly perennial grasses chiefly of warm regions having flat leaves and spikelets in several rows on secund spikes  — see ditch millet, joint grass
pasqueflower : any of several anemones with palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple early spring flowers
pasquil : pasquinade
Pasquin : pasquinade
pasquin : pasquinade
pasquinade : a lampoon posted in a public place
pass : move, proceed, go
passable : capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passably : capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passade : a turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot
passado : a thrust in fencing with one foot advanced
passage : a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes
passageway : a way that allows passage
passalid : of or relating to the Passalidae
Passalidae : a family of rather large usually black lamellicorn beetles chiefly of tropical countries that live and feed in decaying wood and are sometimes placed in the family Lucanidae  — see bess-bug, passalus
Passalus : the type genus of the family Passalidae
Passamaquoddy : an Indian people of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada
passant : walking with the farther forepaw raised
passback : snapback
passbook : the depositor's book in which a bank records the depositor's deposits and withdrawals : bankbook
Passe : past one's prime
passe : past one's prime
passegarde : a piece fastened on the left elbow in medieval tilting armor
passement : an ornamental braid or decorative trimming resembling lace and made of gold, silver, or silk threads
passementerie : an ornamental edging or trimming (such as tassels) made of braid, cord, gimp, beading, or metallic thread
passenger : wayfarer
Passer : move, proceed, go
passer : move, proceed, go
Passeres : a very large suborder of Passeriformes comprising the typical singing birds that have a specialized vocal apparatus with four or five pairs of diacromyodian syringeal muscles
passeriform : of or relating to the Passeriformes : passerine
Passeriformes : the largest order of birds including more than 5000 species or more than half of all living birds, consisting chiefly of songbirds of perching habits that range in size from the smallest titmice to the ravens and birds of paradise, being usually divided into the four suborders Eurylaimi, Tyranni, Menurae, and Passeres, and comprising birds that are altricial, lack the ambiens muscle, and have the vomer well developed and truncate anteriorly with its forked posterior end embracing the basisphenoid, three toes in front and one behind and none reversible, 10 primaries of which the first is often rudimentary, and usually 12 rectrices
Passerina : a genus of small North American bush-loving finches resembling the tanager that are in the male brightly colored in blue or red or variegated and that include the indigo, lazuli, and painted buntings
passerine : of or relating to the largest order (Passeriformes) of birds which includes over half of all living birds and consists chiefly of altricial songbirds of perching habits  — compare oscine
passewa : a viscous extract from the capsules of the poppy that is obtained after the seeds are removed, hardens on exposure, and is used in making coverings for opium cakes
passibility : the quality or state of being passible : sensibility
passible : capable of feeling or suffering
Passiflora : a genus (the type of the family Passifloraceae) of mainly tropical American and mostly tendril-bearing vines that have simple or lobed leaves and usually very showy chiefly red, white, or purple flowers with a short calyx tube, four or five petals, a corona, and numerous stamens monadelphous at base and followed by fruits which are pulpy often edible berries  — see granadilla, maypop, passionflower
Passifloraceae : a family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines or erect herbs (order Parietales) mostly with showy flowers distinguished chiefly by a fringed corona borne on the throat of the calyx and with a fruit that is a berry or capsule
passifloraceous : a family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines or erect herbs (order Parietales) mostly with showy flowers distinguished chiefly by a fringed corona borne on the throat of the calyx and with a fruit that is a berry or capsule
Passiflorales : an order of dicotyledonous herbs, tendril-bearing vines, shrubs, and trees that have alternate leaves, pentamerous flowers with a superior one-celled ovary, and a fruit which is a berry or capsule and that include plants now usually placed in Parietales and Cucurbitales
passimeter : a turnstile operated from inside a change booth that gives access to a public transportation area (as a subway platform)
passing : the act of one that passes or causes to pass
passingly : temporarily
passingness : the quality or state of being transitory
passion : the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death
passional : of, relating to, or marked by passion
passionary : passional
passionate : easily aroused to anger
passionately : in a passionate manner:
passionateness : easily aroused to anger
passioned : affected with or marked by passion : passionate
passionflower : any of a genus (Passiflora of the family Passifloraceae, the passionflower family) of chiefly tropical woody tendriled climbing vines or erect herbs with usually showy flowers and pulpy often edible berries
passionful : full of or capable of passion : passionate
passionfulness : full of or capable of passion : passionate
Passionist : a member of a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded by St. Paul of the Cross in Italy in 1720 and devoted chiefly to missionary work and retreats
passionist : a member of a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded by St. Paul of the Cross in Italy in 1720 and devoted chiefly to missionary work and retreats
passionless : the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death
Passiontide : the last two weeks of Lent
passivate : to make inactive or less reactive
passivation : to make inactive or less reactive
passive : acted upon by an external agency
passively : acted upon by an external agency
passiveness : acted upon by an external agency
passivism : a passive attitude, behavior, or way of life
passivist : a passive attitude, behavior, or way of life
passivity : the quality or state of being passive : passiveness
passkey : master key
passless : impassable
passman : a student enrolled in a pass course at a British university
passo : a square-dance variation of do-si-do for three or four couples in which the man with right arm around his partner's waist turns her around counterclockwise into starting position
passometer : an instrument, shaped like a watch that is used to count the number of a person's steps  — compare pedometer
passout : die sense 1
passover : a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt
passport : a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its citizens that is usually necessary for exit from and reentry into the country, that allows the citizen to travel in a foreign country in accordance with visa requirements, and that requests protection for the citizen while abroad
passportless : having no passport
passus : a division or part of a narrative or poem
passway : a means of passage : pass
password : something that enables one to pass or gain admission: such as
passymeasure : passamezzo
past : ago
paste : a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
pasteboard : a solid cardboard with a paper facing
pasted : a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
pastedown : the outer leaf of an endpaper that is pasted down to the inside of the front or back cover of a book
pastel : a paste made of powdered pigment ranging from pale to deep colors and used for making crayons
pastelist : an artist who works with pastels
paster : one that pastes: such as
pastern : a part of the foot of an equine extending from the fetlock to the top of the hoof  — see horse illustration
pasteur Louis 1822–1895 French chemist and microbiologist
Pasteurella : a genus of gram-negative facultatively anaerobic nonmotile rod bacteria of the family Pasteurellaceae that stain differentially at the poles of the cell and include several important pathogens especially of domestic animals  — see hemorrhagic septicemia, yersinia
pasteurellosis : infection with or disease caused by bacteria of the genus Pasteurella  — see hemorrhagic septicemia
Pasteurian : of, relating to, or deriving from Pasteur
pasteurization : partial sterilization of a substance and especially a liquid (such as milk) at a temperature and for a period of exposure that destroys objectionable organisms without major chemical alteration of the substance
pasteurize : to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer : to subject to pasteurization
pastiche : a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
pasticheur : a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
pastil : a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room
pastille : a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room
pastime : something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Pastinaca : a genus of Eurasian mostly biennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) with pinnate leaves, compound umbels of yellow flowers, and very much flattened oval seeds  — see parsnip
pastiness : a meat pie
pasting : a severe beating
pastness : the quality or state of being past
pastophorion : either of the two apartments at the sides of the bema that are found in contemporary Greek churches as well as in early Christian churches
pastophorium : either of the two apartments at the sides of the bema that are found in contemporary Greek churches as well as in early Christian churches
pastor : a spiritual overseer
pastorage : pastorate
pastoral : of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
pastorale : an instrumental or vocal composition having a pastoral theme
pastoralism : the quality or style characteristic of pastoral writing
pastoralist : the quality or style characteristic of pastoral writing
pastorality : something pastoral : a pastoral object or quality
pastoralize : to render pastoral or rural
pastorally : of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
pastoralness : of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
pastorate : the office, state, jurisdiction, or tenure of office of a pastor
pastorium : a Protestant parsonage
pastorless : having no pastor
pastorly : of, relating to, or appropriate to a pastor
pastorship : a spiritual overseer
pastose : painted thickly : covered or filled with paint
pastosity : painted thickly : covered or filled with paint
pastrami : a highly seasoned smoked beef prepared especially from shoulder cuts
pastry : a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste sense 1a
pasturable : fit for or affording pasture
pasturage : pasture
pastural : of or relating to pasture
pasture : plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
pasturer : one that pastures livestock
pasty : a meat pie
pasul : declared unfit for Jewish ceremonial use according to rabbinic law : defective
Pat : a light blow especially with the hand or a flat instrument
pat : a light blow especially with the hand or a flat instrument
pata : a game in which two participants (such as mother and child) clap their hands together to the rhythm of an accompanying nursery rhyme
pataca the basic monetary unit of Macao  — see Money Table
patagial : of or relating to a patagium
patagiate : having a patagium
patagium : the fold of skin connecting the forelimbs and hind limbs of some tetrapods (such as flying squirrels)
Patagones town in Argentina on the Negro River opposite Viedma population 13,981
Patagonian region of South America in southern Argentina and southern Chile, a barren tableland between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean south of about 40° south latitude and sometimes considered to include Tierra del Fuego
Pataria : the party of the Patarines (see patarine ) or the movement instituted by them
Patarine : one of the Manichaean emigrants from Bulgaria who settled in the Pataria quarter of Milan
patas : a reddish colored long-tailed monkey (Erythrocebus patas) of West Africa
patashte : a tropical American tree (Theobroma bicolor) resembling cacao and yielding a chocolate substitute
patavinity : the dialectal characteristics of Padua as seen in the writings of Livy
patball : rounders
patch : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
patcher : a worker who makes repairs to, reinforces, or decorates something by patching
patchery : the act of patching : clumsy or hasty repairing or making : patchwork
patchily : marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches
patchiness : marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches
patchouli : a heavy perfume made from the fragrant essential oil of a southeast Asian mint (Pogostemon cablin)
patchwork : something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge
patchy : marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches
pate : a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat
patefaction : disclosure, manifestation, revelation
patefy : to make open or manifest : declare, reveal
patel : the headman of a village
patella : a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint : kneecap
patellar : a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint : kneecap
patellate : having a patella or patellula : patelliform
Patellidae : a family of gastropod mollusks (order Aspidobranchia) including numerous typical limpets
patellidan : a family of gastropod mollusks (order Aspidobranchia) including numerous typical limpets
patelliform : resembling a limpet : shaped like a limpet shell
patelline : patelliform
patellofemoral : of or relating to the patella and femur
patelloid : patelliform
patellula : a cuplike sucker on the tarsus of beetles of the family Dytiscidae
patellulate : having patellulae
paten : a plate usually made of precious metal and used to carry the bread at the Eucharist
patency : the quality or state of being patent
patener : an acolyte or priest bearing the paten at mass in the medieval church
patent : open to public inspection
patentability : open to public inspection
patentable : open to public inspection
patentee : one to whom a grant is made or a privilege secured by patent
patently : open to public inspection
patentor : one that grants a patent
pater : paternoster
patera : an earthenware or metal saucer used by the ancient Romans for drinking and libations at sacrifices
paterfamilias : the male head of a household
pateriform : formed like a patera
paterissa : a crosier surmounted by a small cross from whose base issue two serpents
paternal : of or relating to a father
paternalism : a system under which an authority undertakes to supply needs or regulate conduct of those under its control in matters affecting them as individuals as well as in their relations to authority and to each other
paternalist : a system under which an authority undertakes to supply needs or regulate conduct of those under its control in matters affecting them as individuals as well as in their relations to authority and to each other
paternalistic : a system under which an authority undertakes to supply needs or regulate conduct of those under its control in matters affecting them as individuals as well as in their relations to authority and to each other
paternalistically : a system under which an authority undertakes to supply needs or regulate conduct of those under its control in matters affecting them as individuals as well as in their relations to authority and to each other
paternality : the quality or state of being paternal : fatherly conduct or policy
paternalize : to treat paternalistically
paternally : of or relating to a father
paternity : the quality or state of being a father
paternoster : lord's prayer
patesi : a ruler of some of the Sumerian city-states who combined the religious and the secular chieftaincies : priest-king
path : a trodden way
Pathan : pashtun
pathematic : emotional
pathematically : emotional
pathetic : having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
pathetical : having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
pathetically : having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
pathetism : hypnotism sense 1
pathfinder : one that discovers a way
pathfinding : one that discovers a way
pathic : perceiving, suffering, or affected in a (specified) way
pathless : untrodden, trackless
pathlessness : untrodden, trackless
pathlet : a little path
pathobiology : pathology
pathodontia : a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the teeth
pathogen : a specific causative agent (such as a bacterium or virus) of disease
pathogenesis : the origination and development of a disease
pathogenetic : of or relating to pathogenesis
pathogenic : pathogenetic sense 1
pathogenicity : pathogenetic sense 1
pathogeny : pathogenesis
pathognomic : pathognomonic
pathognomonic : distinctively characteristic of a particular disease
pathognomy : the study or recognition of emotions and passions through their outward signs or expressions
pathography : biography that focuses on a person's illnesses, misfortunes, or failures
pathologic : of or relating to pathology
pathological : of or relating to pathology
pathologically : of or relating to pathology
pathologist : a specialist in pathology
pathology : the study of the essential nature of diseases and especially of the structural and functional changes produced by them
pathomimesis : imitation of disease especially unconsciously in some forms of hysteria
pathoneurosis : concentration of libido in a bodily organ especially when the site of previous disease or trauma
pathophobia : morbid fear of disease : hypochondria
pathos : an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
pathway : path, course
pathy : feeling : suffering
patible : the transom of a cross
patibulary : of, relating to, or suggesting the gallows or hanging
patience : the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient
patiency : the quality or state of being patient or passive
patient : bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint
patientless : having no patients
patiently : in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc.
patina : a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
patinate : to give a patina to
patination : to give a patina to
patine : patina
patined : patina
patinize : patinate
patinous : coated with or having a patina
patio : courtyard
patisserie : pastry sense 1b
patly : in a pat manner : aptly, suitably
Patmos island of Greece in the northwestern Dodecanese Islands
patness : the quality or state of being pat : aptness, opportuneness, suitability
patois : a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
patola : a silk cloth of India
patonce : having the arms concave and expanding toward 3-pointed ends similar to but less recurved than those of a cross fleury
patria : natural habitat
patrial : of or relating to one's fatherland
patriarch : one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
patriarchal : of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy
patriarchalism : government by a patriarch
patriarchate : the office, jurisdiction, or time in office of a patriarch
patriarchic : patriarchal
patriarchical : patriarchal
patriarchism : patriarchal organization in society or church
patriarchist : a supporter of a patriarch or of patriarchy
patriarchy : social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line
Patrician : a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
patrician : a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
patricianism : the quality or state of being patrician
patriciate : the position or dignity of a patrician
patricidal : one who murders his or her own father
patricide : one who murders his or her own father
Patrick Saint flourished 5th century a.d. apostle and patron saint of Ireland
patrico : hedge-priest
patrilineal : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line
patrilinear : patrilineal
patriliny : the practice of tracing descent through the father's line
patrilocal : located at or centered around the residence of the husband's family or tribe
patrimonial : an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
patrimony : an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
patrin : a handful of leaves or grass thrown down at intervals by gypsies to indicate their course
Patriofelis : a genus of creodont mammals (family Oxyaenidae) of the Eocene of Wyoming having a skull as large as that of a lion and teeth like those of a cat
patriot : one who loves and supports his or her country
patrioteer : one who makes an ostentatious show of patriotism from venal or degraded motives : an insincere, misguided, or spurious patriot : flag-waver
patriotic : inspired by patriotism
patriotically : inspired by patriotism
patriotics : patriotic writings, speeches, or activities : a display of patriotism
patriotism : love for or devotion to one's country
Patripassian : one who defends or advocates Patripassianism
Patripassianism : the doctrine that in the sufferings of Jesus Christ God the Father also suffered  — compare sabellianism
Patripassianist : patripassian
patristic : of or relating to the church fathers or their writings
patristical : of or relating to the church fathers or their writings
patristicism : a system based on patristics : the theology or mode of thought of the church fathers
patristics : the study of the writings and background of the church fathers
patrix : a pattern or die used in typefounding to form a matrix : punch sense 1a(7)
patrizate : to imitate one's father or forebears
patroclinous : derived or inherited from the father or paternal line  — compare matroclinous
patrocliny : the quality or state of being patroclinous
patrogenesis : androgenesis
patrol : the action of traversing a district or beat or of going the rounds along a chain of guards for observation or the maintenance of security
patroller : the action of traversing a district or beat or of going the rounds along a chain of guards for observation or the maintenance of security
patrolman : one who patrols
patrologic : of or relating to patrology
patrological : of or relating to patrology
patrologist : a specialist in patrology
patrology : a branch of historical theology concerned with the teachings of the fathers of the Christian church
patron : a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
patronage : advowson
patronal : a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
patronate : the right, duty, position, jurisdiction, or possession of a patron : patronage
patroness : a woman who is a patron
patronite : a black mixture of vanadium minerals found at Minasragra, Peru, and there mined as an ore of vanadium
patronization : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for
patronize : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for
patronizer : one who patronizes something or someone
patronizing : showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension
patronizingly : showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension
patronless : having no patron
patronymic : a name derived from that of the father or a paternal ancestor usually by the addition of an affix
patroon : the captain or officer commanding a ship
patroonship : the rank or estate of a patroon
Patsy : a person who is easily manipulated or victimized : pushover
pattee : formée
patten : a clog, sandal, or overshoe often with a wooden sole or metal device to elevate the foot and increase the wearer's height or aid in walking in mud
pattener : skater
patter : to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner
patterer : to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner
pattern : a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar
patterned : a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar
patterning : decoration, composition, or configuration according to a pattern
patternize : to make conform to, reduce to, or arrange in a pattern
patternless : a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar
patternmaker : one that makes patterns (as for founding, woodworking, sewing, or weaving)
patternmaking : the process of making wood patterns or models for foundry use
patterny : conspicuously patterned
pattu : a homespun woolen fabric resembling tweed that is woven usually of goat hair in northern India
Patty : a little pie
patty : a little pie
pattypan : a roundish summer squash having a scalloped edge
patu : a short two-edged Maori weapon of stone, wood, or bone resembling a club and tapering in thickness but expanding in width from the butt and designed to give a crushing rather than cutting blow
patulous : spreading widely from a center
patulousness : spreading widely from a center
Patuxent river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in central Maryland flowing south and southeast into Chesapeake Bay
patwari : a village registrar or accountant in India
Patwin : an American Indian people of the Sacramento valley, California
paty : having the ends of the arms splayed or spread out  — compare fleury, formée, moline, patonce
pau river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in southwestern France rising in the Pyrenees Mountains southwest of the commune of Pau and flowing to the Adour River  — see gavarnie
pauciloquy : brevity in speech
paucispiral : spiral with few turns
paucity : smallness of number : fewness
paughty : haughty, highfalutin
paukpan : the bast fiber of the sola
Paul : an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles
Paula city in southwestern California northwest of Los Angeles population 29,321
pauldron : a piece of armor covering the shoulder where the body piece and arm piece join  — compare epaulet sense 1b
Paulianist : a follower of the dynamic Monarchian Paul of Samosata who denied a distinction of persons in God and maintained that Christ was a mere man raised above other men by the indwelling Logos
paulin : tarpaulin
Pauline : of or relating to the apostle Paul, his epistles, or the doctrine or theology implicit in his epistles
Paulinian :  pauline
Paulinism : the theological principles taught by or ascribed to the apostle Paul
Paulinist : a follower of the apostle Paul or of his teachings
Paulinize : to follow the teachings of the apostle Paul
Paulism :  paulinism
Paulist : a member of the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Missionary Priests of St. Paul the Apostle founded by I. T. Hecker in the U.S. in 1858
Paulista : a Brazilian descended from the first Portuguese colonists and from the indigenous people of Brazil
paulopost : somewhat later
paulospore : a specialized growth or development serving as a resting stage in the life of a fungus
Paulownia : any of a genus (Paulownia) of Chinese trees of the snapdragon family
Paulus Friedrich 1890–1957 German field marshal
paunch : the belly and its contents
paunchiness : having a potbelly
paunchy : having a potbelly
paup : to walk about aimlessly
pauper : a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
pauperage : the condition of being a pauper
pauperism : a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
pauperitic : appearing to be checked in growth by poor environment : stunted
pauperization : to reduce to poverty
pauperize : to reduce to poverty
Paurometabola : a group comprising all insects that are paurometabolous
paurometabolism : heterometabolism in which the nymph is fundamentally similar to the adult
paurometabolous : heterometabolism in which the nymph is fundamentally similar to the adult
paurometaboly : heterometabolism in which the nymph is fundamentally similar to the adult
pauropod : of or relating to the Pauropoda
Pauropoda : an obscure class of minute progoneate arthropods with branched antennae, 8 to 10 pairs of legs, and no trachea
pauropodous : of or relating to the Pauropoda
pausal : of, relating to, or occurring at a pause (as at the end of a clause or sentence)
pausation : the act of pausing : pause
pause : a temporary stop
pauseless : having no pauses : ceaseless, continuous
pauselessly : without pause : ceaselessly
pauser : one that pauses or holds back
pausingly : with hesitation
paussid : of or relating to the Paussidae
Paussidae : a family of small beetles closely related to the Carabidae that live exclusively in ants' nests and have very thick antennae with the joints fused to form a large club
paut : to paw the ground : stamp
pavage : a tax levied to pay for the paving of highways
pavan : a stately court dance by couples that was introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century
pavane : a stately court dance by couples that was introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century
pave : to lay or cover with material (such as asphalt or concrete) that forms a firm level surface for travel
pavement : a paved surface: such as
pavemental : of or relating to a pavement
paver : one that paves
pavestone : paving stone
Pavetta : a genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having white corymbose flowers with long-exserted styles and being chiefly of interest for the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in structures resembling warts on the leaves of various species
Pavia commune in northern Italy on the Ticino River south of Milan population 68,000
pavid : showing fear : timid
pavilion : a large often sumptuous tent
paving : pavement
pavior : paver
Paviotso :  northern paiute
paviour : paver
pavis : a large shield covering the whole body used especially in siege operations to protect crossbowmen and sometimes carried by a pavisor before a knight or archer
pavisade : a continuous defensive screen (as of pavises) joined in a line
paviser : a page, varlet, or soldier assigned to carry a pavis in front of a knight or archer
pavisor : a page, varlet, or soldier assigned to carry a pavis in front of a knight or archer
Pavo : a genus of gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae) consisting of the peacocks
pavonazzetto : a marble with veins usually of red, violet, or purple found in ancient Roman buildings and thought to be Phrygian
pavonazzo : a marble with veins usually of red, violet, or purple found in ancient Roman buildings and thought to be Phrygian
Pavonia : a genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs (family Malvaceae) having flowers with an epicalyx of four to eight bracts and aristate carpels
pavonian : pavonine
pavonine : of, relating to, or resembling the peacock
paw : the foot of a quadruped (such as a lion or dog) that has claws
pawing : the foot of a quadruped (such as a lion or dog) that has claws
pawkery : slyness, trickiness
pawkily : in a pawky manner
pawkiness : the quality or state of being pawky
pawky : artfully shrewd : canny
pawl : a pivoted tongue or sliding bolt on one part of a machine that is adapted to fall into notches or interdental spaces on another part so as to permit motion in only one direction
pawn : one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank
pawnage : an act of pawning
pawnbroker : one who lends money in exchange for personal property that can be sold if the loan is not repaid by a certain time
pawnbrokerage : pawnbroking
pawnbrokering : pawnbroking
pawnbrokery : pawnshop
pawnbroking : one who lends money in exchange for personal property that can be sold if the loan is not repaid by a certain time
Pawnee : a member of an American Indian people originally of Kansas and Nebraska
pawnee : a member of an American Indian people originally of Kansas and Nebraska
pawner : one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank
pawnor : one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank
pawnshop : a pawnbroker's shop
pawpaw : papaya
Pawtucket city in northeastern Rhode Island northeast of Providence population 71,148
pax : a tablet decorated with a sacred figure (as of Christ) and sometimes ceremonially kissed by participants at mass
paxilla : a spine like a pillar with a flattened summit bearing minute spinules or granules in various starfishes
paxillar : a spine like a pillar with a flattened summit bearing minute spinules or granules in various starfishes
paxillate : a spine like a pillar with a flattened summit bearing minute spinules or granules in various starfishes
paxilliferous : a spine like a pillar with a flattened summit bearing minute spinules or granules in various starfishes
paxilliform : a spine like a pillar with a flattened summit bearing minute spinules or granules in various starfishes
Paxillosa : an order that comprises starfishes with dorsal paxillae and is sometimes retained as a suborder of Phanerozonia
paxillose : resembling a little stake
paxillus : a genus of rusty-spored mushrooms (family Agaricaceae) having a fleshy thallus with no annulus and decurrent gills separating easily from the cap
paxiuba : a Brazilian pinnate-leaved palm (Iriartea exorrhiza) with remarkable prop roots from which the trunk rises as if on stilts
paxwax : the nuchal ligament of a quadruped
pay : to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered
payability : the quality or state of being payable
payable : that may, can, or must be paid
payableness : the quality or state of being payable
payably : profitably
Payagua : an extinct Guaicuruan people of the Paraguay river valley including the Agaz
payday : a regular day on which wages are paid
payed : to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered
payee : one to whom money is or is to be paid
payer : one that pays
paying : to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered
paymaster : an officer or agent whose duty it is to pay salaries or wages
payment : the act of paying
paynim : pagan
paynimry : pagandom
payoff : profit, reward
payor : one that pays
payroll : a paymaster's or employer's list of those entitled to pay and of the amounts due to each
paysagist : a landscape artist
Pazend : the language of the transcriptions of Pahlavi texts into the script used for Avestan with substitution of Persian words for the Semitic words in the original
pea : a variable annual Eurasian vine (Pisum sativum) of the legume family that is cultivated especially for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds
peaberry : a coffeeberry with a single round seed resembling a pea
peace : a state of tranquility or quiet: such as
peaceable : disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
peaceableness : disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
peaceably : disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
peacebreaker : a violator of peace or of the peace : a perpetrator of strife
peacebreaking : the action of violating peace : the commission of a breach of the peace
peaceful : peaceable sense 1
peacefully : peaceable sense 1
peacefulness : peaceable sense 1
peaceless : having no peace
peacelessness : having no peace
peacemaker : one who makes peace especially by reconciling parties at variance
peacemaking : one who makes peace especially by reconciling parties at variance
peacemonger : peacemaker
peacemongering : peacemaking
peacetime : a time when a nation is not at war
peach : a low spreading freely branching Chinese tree (Prunus persica) of the rose family that has lanceolate leaves and sessile usually pink flowers and is widely cultivated in temperate areas for its edible fruit which is a single-seeded drupe with a hard central stone, a pulpy white or yellow flesh, and a thin fuzzy skin
peachblossom : a moderate to strong pink that is yellower and lighter than hermosa pink or nymph pink
peachblow : a pale orange yellow that is slightly redder, lighter, and stronger than sunset and redder and stronger than freestone
peachick : the chick of the peafowl
peachwood : a brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
peachy : resembling a peach
peacoat : a heavy woolen double-breasted jacket originally worn by sailors
peacock : a male peafowl distinguished by a crest of upright feathers and by greatly elongated loosely webbed upper tail coverts which are mostly tipped with iridescent spots and are erected and spread in a shimmering fan usually as a courtship display
peacockery : the dress or mannerism of a fop : ostentatious display
peacockish : a male peafowl distinguished by a crest of upright feathers and by greatly elongated loosely webbed upper tail coverts which are mostly tipped with iridescent spots and are erected and spread in a shimmering fan usually as a courtship display
peacocky : a male peafowl distinguished by a crest of upright feathers and by greatly elongated loosely webbed upper tail coverts which are mostly tipped with iridescent spots and are erected and spread in a shimmering fan usually as a courtship display
peafowl : any of three very large terrestrial pheasants (Pavo cristatus and P. muticus of southeastern Asia and Afropavo congensis of central Africa) often raised as ornamental fowls due to their usually colorful, iridescent plumage and especially for the long, trailing tail coverts of the male which can be held more or less erect and outspread — see also peacock, peahen
peag : wampum
peage : toll for passage
peahen : a female peafowl
peai : a medicine man of the Indian peoples of northeastern South America
peak : a pointed or projecting part of a garment
peaked : having a peak : pointed
peakedness : having a peak : pointed
peaker : a load of logs narrowing toward the top
peaking : a pointed or projecting part of a garment
peaky : peaked entry 2
peal : the loud ringing of bells
pealike : resembling a pea especially in size, firmness, and shape
pean : a heraldic fur consisting of ermine spots of gold on a black field
peanut : a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (Arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds
pear : a pome fruit of a tree (genus Pyrus, especially P. communis) of the rose family that typically has a pale green or brownish skin, a firm juicy flesh, and an oblong shape in which a broad base end tapers upward to a narrow stem end
pearceite : a mineral Ag16As2S11 consisting of a monoclinic silver and arsenic sulfide
pearl : a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of mother-of-pearl as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem
pearled : a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of mother-of-pearl as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem
pearler : a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of mother-of-pearl as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem
pearlet : a small pearl
pearlfish : a fish of the family Carapidae and especially of the genus Carapus
pearliness : the quality or state of being pearly
pearling : a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of mother-of-pearl as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem
pearlite : the lamellar mixture of ferrite and cementite in slowly cooled iron-carbon alloys occurring normally as a principal constituent of both steel and cast iron
pearlitic : the lamellar mixture of ferrite and cementite in slowly cooled iron-carbon alloys occurring normally as a principal constituent of both steel and cast iron
pearlsides : a small silvery isospondylous fish (Maurolicus pennanti) with several rows of luminous organs like pearls on the head and body that is widely distributed in the North Atlantic
pearlstone : perlite
pearlweed : a plant of the genus Sagina resembling chickweed
pearlwort : a plant of the genus Sagina resembling chickweed
pearly : resembling, containing, or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl
pearmonger : a pear seller
peart : being in good spirits : lively
pearten : to make peart or cheerful
peartly : being in good spirits : lively
pearwood : the wood of any pear
peasant : a member of a European class of persons tilling the soil as small landowners or as laborers
peasantize : to make peasants of : cause to resemble peasants
peasantlike : of, relating to, or characteristic of a peasant
peasantly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a peasant
peasantry : peasants
peasecod : a pea pod
peashooter : a toy blowgun that uses peas for projectiles
peastick : a long stake or branch upon which garden peas are trained
peastone : pisolite
peat : turf sense 4b
peatery : peat bank
peatman : a digger or seller of peat
peatwood : swamp loosestrife
peaty : turf sense 4b
peavey : a lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and metal spike at one end
peavy : a lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and metal spike at one end
Peba : a small armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) having nine movable bands of scutes and ranging from Texas to Paraguay
peba : a small armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) having nine movable bands of scutes and ranging from Texas to Paraguay
pebble : a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water
pebbled : a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water
pebblestone : pebble sense 1
pebbleware : a variety of Wedgwood ware having a mottled surface produced by mingling colored pastes in the body of the pottery
pebbly : a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water
pebrine : a contagious disease of the silkworm and other caterpillars produced by a microsporidian protozoan (Nosema bombycis)
pebrinous : a contagious disease of the silkworm and other caterpillars produced by a microsporidian protozoan (Nosema bombycis)
pecan : a large hickory (Carya illinoinensis synonym C. illinoensis) that has roughish bark and hard but brittle wood and is widely grown in the warmer parts of the U.S. and in Mexico for its edible nut
peccability : the quality or state of being peccable : capability of sinning
peccable : liable or prone to sin : susceptible to temptation
peccadillo : a slight offense
peccancy : the quality or state of being peccant
peccant : guilty of a moral offense : sinning
peccantly : guilty of a moral offense : sinning
peccary : any of several largely nocturnal gregarious American mammals resembling the related pigs: such as
peccavi : an acknowledgment of sin
peck : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ bushel  — see Weights and Measures Table
pecked : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ bushel  — see Weights and Measures Table
pecker : one that pecks
peckiness : any of several diseases of the heartwood of trees caused by polypores and related fungi and characterized by lens-shaped or finger-shaped pockets of decay running with the grain
peckish : hungry
peckle : spot, speck
peckled : speckled
Pecksniffian : unctuously hypocritical : pharisaical
Pecksniffianism : the quality or state of being pecksniffian
pecky : marked by lenticular or finger-shaped pockets of decay caused by fungi
Pecopteris : a genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb
pecopteroid : like or related to the genus Pecopteris
Pecora : a division of Artiodactyla equivalent to the suborder Ruminantia with the chevrotains and their extinct related forms excluded
Pecos river in eastern New Mexico and western Texas flowing southeast into the Rio Grande
pectase : pectinesterase
pectate : a salt or ester of a pectic acid
pecten : scallop sense 1a
pectic : of, relating to, or derived from pectin
pectin : any of various water-soluble substances that bind adjacent cell walls in plant tissues and yield a gel which is the basis of fruit jellies
Pectinacea : a suborder of Filibranchia comprising active bivalve mollusks that have a fan-shaped shell and no siphons including the typical pectens and related forms
pectinacean : a suborder of Filibranchia comprising active bivalve mollusks that have a fan-shaped shell and no siphons including the typical pectens and related forms
pectinaceous : of, relating to, or containing pectin
pectinal :  pectineal
pectinase : an enzyme or complex of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectic substances
pectinate : having narrow parallel projections or divisions suggestive of the teeth of a comb
pectination : having narrow parallel projections or divisions suggestive of the teeth of a comb
pectineal : of, relating to, or located near the pubic bone
pectineus : a flat quadrangular muscle of the upper front and inner aspect of the thigh that arises mostly from the iliopectineal line of the pubis and is inserted along the pectineal line of the femur
Pectinibranchia : a large order of Gastropoda (subclass Streptoneura) comprising univalve mollusks that have a single kidney, have typically a single ctenidium which resembles a comb and is usually attached to the mantle throughout its length, and have a heart with only one auricle
pectinibranchian : of, relating to, or resembling the Pectinibranchia : having gills that resemble combs
pectinibranchiate : of, relating to, or resembling the Pectinibranchia : having gills that resemble combs
pectinic : any of the colloidal polysaccharides of acidic nature that are obtained by partial hydrolysis of protopectins and are intermediate in methyl ester content between pectic acids and the usual pectin
pectinid : of or relating to the Pectinidae
Pectinidae : a family of bivalve mollusks having a single adductor muscle, comprising the pectens, and belonging to and formerly being coextensive with the suborder Pectinacea
pectiniform : pectinate
pectinite : a fossil scallop shell
pectinogen :  protopectin
pectinous : of, relating to, or containing pectin
pectizable : capable of being pectized
pectization : the act or process of changing from a sol to a gel
pectize : to change from a sol to a gel  — compare peptize
pectocellulose : any of several protopectins formerly regarded as combinations of pectic substances and celluloses
pectolite : a whitish or grayish monoclinic mineral NaCa2Si3O8(OH) consisting of a basic sodium calcium silicate occurring in crystal aggregates or fibrous masses (hardness 5, specific gravity 2.68–2.78)
pectora : the breast of a bird
pectoral : something worn on the breast
pectoralis : either of the muscles that connect the ventral walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder of which in humans there are two on each side:
pectoriloquy : the sound of words heard through the chest wall and usually indicating a cavity or consolidation of lung tissue  — compare bronchophony
pectose : protopectin
pectous : of, relating to, or consisting of protopectin or pectin
pectunculate : minutely pectinate
pectus : the breast of a bird
peculate : embezzle
peculation : embezzle
peculator : embezzle
peculiar : characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive
peculiarism : the teachings or practices of Peculiars
peculiarity : the quality or state of being peculiar
peculiarize : to assign or appropriate as exclusive
peculiarly : characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive
peculium : the property held by a person (as a wife, child, slave) under the potestas, manus, or mancipium of another as his own private property either by the permission of the paterfamilias or master or by the rules of law but becoming with certain exceptions the property of the paterfamilias or master at his pleasure  — compare bona adventitia
pecuniarily : consisting of or measured in money
pecuniary : consisting of or measured in money
ped : a natural soil aggregate
pedage : toll for passage
pedagog : teacher, schoolmaster
pedagogic : of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education
pedagogical : of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education
pedagogically : of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education
pedagogics : pedagogy
pedagogist : a specialist in pedagogy
pedagogue : teacher, schoolmaster
pedagogy : the art, science, or profession of teaching
pedal : a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (such as an organ or piano)
pedaler : one that pedals
pedalfer : a soil that lacks a hardened layer of accumulated carbonates
Pedaliaceae : a family of annual or perennial hairy tropical herbs (order Polemoniales) with opposite leaves and zygomorphic flowers having bilabiate corollas and 4-loculate ovaries with two carpels
pedaliaceous : a family of annual or perennial hairy tropical herbs (order Polemoniales) with opposite leaves and zygomorphic flowers having bilabiate corollas and 4-loculate ovaries with two carpels
pedalier : pedalboard
pedaliter : on the pedal keyboard
Pedalium : a genus (the type of the family Pedaliaceae) of smooth annual musky Indian or tropical African herbs having dentate leaves, axillary yellow flowers, and mucilaginous seeds
pedant : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
pedantic : of, relating to, or being a pedant
pedantical : pedantic
pedantically : of, relating to, or being a pedant
pedanticism : pedantry
pedantism : pedantry
pedantocracy : a government of pedants
pedantocrat : one who rules according to a pedantic system
pedantocratic : one who rules according to a pedantic system
pedantry : pedantic presentation or application of knowledge or learning
Pedata : a division of Holothurioidea comprising forms that have tube feet either in longitudinal rows or scattered over the surface of the body and including the orders Aspidochirota and Dendrochirota or broadly all holothurians except the Apoda
pedate : having a foot
pedately : having a foot
pedder : peddler, hawker
peddle : to travel about with wares for sale
peddler : one who peddles: such as
peddlery : peddlers' merchandise
peddling : to travel about with wares for sale
pedee : a serving boy : footboy
pederast : a man who desires or engages in sexual activity with a boy
pederastic : a man who desires or engages in sexual activity with a boy
pederasty : a man who desires or engages in sexual activity with a boy
pedes : a natural soil aggregate
pedesis :  brownian movement
pedestal : the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column  — see column illustration
pedestrial : pedestrian sense 2
pedestrian : commonplace, unimaginative
pedestrianate : pedestrianize
pedestrianism : the practice of walking
pedestrianize : to do some walking : go afoot
Pedetes : a genus (the type and sole recent representative of the family Pedetidae) of rodents that consists of the jumping hare
Pediastrum : a genus of free-floating green algae (family Hydrodictyaceae) that have flat platelike colonies of two or more polygonal cells with the marginal cells usually differing in shape and having usually two projections of the cell wall
pediatric : of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
pediatrician : a specialist in pediatrics
pediatrics : a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents
pediatrist : a specialist in pediatrics
pedicab : a tricycle with a 2-seat passenger compartment covered by a usually folding top and a separate seat for a driver who pedals
pedicel : a slender basal part of an organism or one of its parts: such as
pediceled : pedicellate
pedicellaria : any of various peculiar minute organs resembling forceps that are borne in large numbers on the external integument of sea urchins and starfish and also often on the spines of the latter and that have as their probable function keeping the body clear of small parasites and other foreign objects  — compare forcipulate
pedicellate : a slender basal part of an organism or one of its parts: such as
pedicelled : pedicellate
pedicelliform : having the form of a pedicel
Pedicellina : a genus (the type of the family Pedicillinidae) of colonial bryozoans in which the zooids have a bell-shaped body on a slender pedicel
pedicle : pedicel sense b
pedicular : of, relating to, or infested with lice
Pedicularis : a large genus of hemiparasitic herbs (family Scrophulareaceae) found in temperate or alpine regions that have pinnate or pinnatifid leaves and variously colored bilabiate flowers in terminal spikes  — see lousewort
pediculate : of or relating to an order (Lophiiformes synonym Pediculati) of marine bony fishes (such as a batfish or goosefish) with pectoral fins at the end of an armlike process and part of the dorsal fin modified into a lure
pediculated : pedicled
Pediculati : an order of highly specialized marine teleost fishes including the anglers and batfishes that have the ventral fins on the throat and the pectoral fins at the end of a process suggesting a wrist or arm and consisting of the elongated and modified hypercoracoid and hypocoracoid and that have the anterior portion of the dorsal fin modified into a movable structure which stands out from the protectively colored body as a lure attracting prey within reach of the very large mouth
pedicule : pedicel
Pediculi : a genus of lice of the family Pediculidae that includes the body louse (P. humanus humanus synonym P. h. corporis) and head louse (P. humanus capitis) infesting humans
pediculicidal : an agent for destroying lice
pediculicide : an agent for destroying lice
pediculid : of or relating to the Pediculidae
Pediculidae : a family of lice of the order Anoplura that includes the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), the body louse (P. humanus corporis), and the pubic louse (Phthirus pubis) which are the only lice that attack humans
Pediculina : a group of lice: such as
pediculine : of, relating to, or resembling the Pediculina
pediculoid : resembling or related to the common lice
pediculosis : infestation with lice
pediculous : infested with lice : lousy
Pediculus : a genus of lice of the family Pediculidae that includes the body louse (P. humanus humanus synonym P. h. corporis) and head louse (P. humanus capitis) infesting humans
pedicure : a person who provides care for the feet, toes, and nails
pedicurist : a person who provides care for the feet, toes, and nails
pediform : resembling a foot
pedigerous : having feet : footed
pedigree : a register recording a line of ancestors
Pedimana : a division of Marsupialia equivalent to Didelphidae
pedimanous : a mammal of the group Pedimana
pediment : a triangular space that forms the gable of a low-pitched roof and that is usually filled with relief sculpture in classical architecture
pedimental : a triangular space that forms the gable of a low-pitched roof and that is usually filled with relief sculpture in classical architecture
pedimented : a triangular space that forms the gable of a low-pitched roof and that is usually filled with relief sculpture in classical architecture
Pedioecetes : a genus of birds (family Tetraonidae) consisting of the sharp-tailed grouse
pedion : a form of crystal having only a single face and belonging to the rare asymmetric class of the triclinic system
Pedionomus : a monotypic genus of Australian birds (family Turnicidae) consisting of the plain wanderer and closely related to the button quails
pedipalp : either of the second pair of appendages of various arthropods (such as an arachnid or horseshoe crab) that lie on each side of the mouth and often perform a specialized function (such as grasping or feeling)
pedipalpal : of or relating to a pedipalpus
pedipalpate : having pedipalpi
Pedipalpida : an order of Arachnida limited to warm or tropical regions that includes the whip scorpions and other moderate-sized arachnids having an unsegmented cephalothorax and a segmented flattened abdomen, small often retractile 2-segmented chelicerae, large usually chelate pedipalps, and a slender many-jointed first pair of legs
pedipalpous : of, relating to, or resembling the Pedipalpida
pedipalpus : pedipalp sense 1
pedlar : one who peddles: such as
pedlary : peddlers' merchandise
pedobaptism : infant baptism
pedobaptist : one who advocates or practices infant baptism
pedocal : a soil that includes a definite hardened layer of accumulated carbonates
pedodontia : pedodontics
pedodontic : a branch of dentistry that is concerned with the dental care of children
pedodontist : a specialist in pedodontics
pedological : soil science
pedologist : soil science
pedology : soil science
pedometer : an instrument usually in watch form that records the distance a person covers on foot by responding to the body motion at each step
pedometric : of, relating to, or functioning as a pedometer
pedometrical : of, relating to, or functioning as a pedometer
pedometrically : of, relating to, or functioning as a pedometer
pedometrician : a pedometer maker
pedomorphic : of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism
pedomorphism : retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters
pedomotive : moved by foot power (as of a velocipede)
pedomotor : a machine (as a bicycle) driven by foot power
pedophilia : sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object
pedophilic : sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object
pedrail : a tractor wheel with circular feet fastened about its periphery so that they come successively in contact with the road
pedrero : a piece of chambered ordnance used for throwing chiefly stones and scraps of iron
Pedro Dom; name of 2 emperors of Brazil: I 1798–1834 (reigned as emperor 1822–31; as king of Portugal 1826); II 1825–1891 (reigned 1831–89)
pedro Dom; name of 2 emperors of Brazil: I 1798–1834 (reigned as emperor 1822–31; as king of Portugal 1826); II 1825–1891 (reigned 1831–89)
pedule : a long socklike boot made of leather or cloth and worn especially by ancient and early medieval Gauls
peduncle : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
peduncled : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
peduncular : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
Pedunculata : a pair of stalked bodies on the dorsal part of the insect forebrain believed to function as association centers
pedunculate : having, growing on, or being attached by a peduncle
pedunculated : having, growing on, or being attached by a peduncle
pedunculation : the quality or state of being pedunculate
pedunculus : peduncle
pee : the letter p
peed : the letter p
peek : to look furtively
peekaboo : a game for amusing a baby by repeatedly hiding one's face or body and popping back into view exclaiming "Peekaboo!"
peel : to strip off an outer layer of
peelable : to strip off an outer layer of
peele George 1556–1596 English dramatist and poet
peeled : to strip off an outer layer of
peeler : one that peels
peeling : a peeled-off piece or strip
Peelite : one of a group of 19th century British Tories supporting Peel in the repeal of the Corn Laws and later maintaining a position between the protectionist Tories and the Liberals until eventually merging with the Liberals
peen : to draw, bend, or flatten by or as if by hammering with a peen
peenge : to complain : grumble
peeoy : a cone of damp gunpowder used for fireworks
peep : to utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched : cheep
peeper : one that peeps
peephole : a hole or crevice to peep through
peepy : sleepy
peer : one that is of equal standing with another : equal
peerage : the body of peers
peeress : the wife or widow of a peer
peerie : peg top sense 1
peeringly : in a peering manner
peerless : matchless, incomparable
peery : inquisitive, suspicious
peesweep : lapwing
peetweet : spotted sandpiper
peeve : to make peevish or resentful : annoy
peeved : to make peevish or resentful : annoy
peever : a stone used in hopscotch
peevish : querulous in temperament or mood : fretful
peevishly : querulous in temperament or mood : fretful
peevishness : querulous in temperament or mood : fretful
peewee : pewee
Peg : a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug
peg : a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug
pega : remora
Peganum : a widely distributed genus of herbs (family Zygophyllaceae) having alternate leaves and large white solitary flowers with 12 to 15 stamens  — see african rue
Pegasean : of, relating to, or resembling the mythological winged horse Pegasus
Pegasian : of, relating to, or resembling the mythological winged horse Pegasus
Pegasid : a fish of the family Pegasidae
pegasid : a fish of the family Pegasidae
Pegasidae : a small family (order Hypostomides) of marine fishes  — see pegasus
pegasoid : like or related to the Pegasidae
Pegasus : a winged horse that causes the stream Hippocrene to spring from Mount Helicon with a blow of his hoof
pegboard : material (such as fiberboard) with regularly spaced perforations into which hooks may be inserted for the storage or display of articles
pegbox : the open part of the head in a stringed musical instrument in which pegs are set
pegged : a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug
pegging : a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug
Peggy : any of several small birds: such as
peggy : any of several small birds: such as
pegman : a man who attends to a peg (as one blocking a power hammer)
pegmatite : a coarse variety of granite occurring in dikes or veins
pegmatitic : a coarse variety of granite occurring in dikes or veins
pegmatize : to convert into pegmatite
pegmatoid : pegmatitic
pegmatophyre : a granite porphyry with micropegmatitic groundmass
Peguan : of, relating to, or characteristic of Pegu, Myanmar (Burma)
pegwood : a spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus)
peignoir : a woman's loose negligee or dressing gown
peine : strong and hard punishment : painful death by legal sentence (such as by crushing)
peirameter : a dynamometer of the kind used to indicate the power necessary to haul a truck or carriage over a road or track
peirastic : fitted for trial : experimental, tentative
peirastically : fitted for trial : experimental, tentative
peise : weight
peixere : any of several silversides (as the jacksmelt of California)
pejorate : to make worse : depreciate
pejoration : a change for the worse : depreciation
pejorative : a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation sense 1) or that is intended to disparage or belittle : a pejorative word or phrase
pejoratively : a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation sense 1) or that is intended to disparage or belittle : a pejorative word or phrase
pekan : fisher sense 2
Pekin : any of a breed of large white ducks of Chinese origin used for meat production
pekin : any of a breed of large white ducks of Chinese origin used for meat production
Peking municipality constituting a special administrative unit in northeastern China and serving as the national capital population 10,819,407
Pekingese : the Chinese dialect of Beijing
pekoe : a tea made from young leaves slightly larger than those of orange pekoe
pelage : the hairy covering of a mammal
pelagial : pelagic
Pelagian : one agreeing with Pelagius in denying original sin and consequently in holding that individuals have perfect freedom to do either right or wrong
pelagian : one agreeing with Pelagius in denying original sin and consequently in holding that individuals have perfect freedom to do either right or wrong
Pelagianism : the teaching of Pelagius or Pelagians
Pelagianize : to become Pelagian
Pelagianizer : to become Pelagian
pelagic : of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea : oceanic
Pelagothuria : a genus (the type of the family Pelagothuriidae) of free-swimming pelagic holothurians totally lacking skeletal plates
pelamyd : a young tuna
Pelargi : a group of birds coextensive with or including the Ciconiidae
pelargic : of or relating to the stork
pelargomorph : a bird of the division Pelargomorphae
Pelargomorphae : a major division of birds comprising the storks, herons, and ibises or these together with the remainder of the Ciconiiformes, the Anseriformes and Falconiformes
pelargomorphic : a bird of the division Pelargomorphae
pelargonate : a salt or ester of pelargonic acid
pelargonic : an oily fatty acid C9H18O2 found especially in fusel oil and rancid fats and made synthetically by oxidation of oleic acid
pelargonidin : an anthocyanidin pigment obtained in the form of its red-brown crystalline chloride C15H11ClO5 by hydrolysis of pelargonin and also made synthetically
pelargonin : an anthocyanin that is extracted from the dried petals of red pelargoniums or blue cornflowers or various dahlias in the form of its red crystalline chloride C27H31ClO15, that changes to the blue sodium salt C27H29O15Na if made alkaline, and that is a diglucoside of pelargonidin
pelargonium : any of a genus (Pelargonium) of southern African herbs of the geranium family with showy flowers of usually red, pink, or white distinguished by a spurred calyx and irregular corolla
Pelasgi :  pelasgians
Pelasgian : a member of an ancient people mentioned by classical writers as early inhabitants of Greece and the eastern islands of the Mediterranean
Pelasgic :  pelasgian
Pele 1940–     originally Edson Arantes do Nascimento Brazilian soccer player
pelean : of, relating to, or resembling volcanic eruptions characterized by violent expulsion of clouds or blasts of incandescent volcanic ash
Pelecanidae : a family formerly held to be nearly coextensive with Pelecaniformes but now restricted to the pelicans and constituting with the boobies, cormorants, and snakebirds a suborder of Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes : an order of swimming birds having all four toes united by a broad web and including the pelicans, gannets, cormorants, tropic birds, snakebirds, and frigate birds
Pelecanoides : a genus (the type of the family Pelecanoididae) comprising the diving petrels
Pelecanus : a genus of aquatic birds (family Pelecanidae) comprising the pelicans
pelecypod : lamellibranch
pelecypodous : lamellibranchiate
pelelith : a plug or spine of vesicular or pumiceous lava thrust upward in the throat of a volcano
pelerine : a woman's narrow cape made of fabric or fur and usually with long ends hanging down in front
Peleus : a son of Aeacus who becomes by the goddess Thetis the father of Achilles
pelf : money, riches
pelican : any of a genus (Pelecanus) of large web-footed fish-eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch
pelicanry : a breeding place of pelicans
Pelidnota : a genus of American scarabaeoid beetles related to the goldsmith beetles
pelike : an ancient Greek amphora with a wide mouth, little or no neck, and the body set plump on the base
peliosis : purpura
pelisse : a long cloak or coat made of fur or lined or trimmed with fur
pelite : a rock composed of fine particles of clay or mud  — compare psammite, psephite
pelitic : a rock composed of fine particles of clay or mud  — compare psammite, psephite
pell : hasten, hurry
Pellaea : a genus of mostly small rock-loving ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having pinnate or pinnatifid often evergreen fronds and intramarginal sori with the indusium formed by the reflexed margins of the fertile segments
pellagra : a disease marked by dermatitis, gastrointestinal disorders, and mental disturbances and associated with a diet deficient in niacin
pellagragenic : producing pellagra
pellagrin : one that is affected with pellagra
pellagrous : a disease marked by dermatitis, gastrointestinal disorders, and mental disturbances and associated with a diet deficient in niacin
pellet : a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine)
pelleted : a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine)
pelletierine : a liquid alkaloid C8H15NO found in the bark of the pomegranate
pellety : charged with heraldic pellets
pellicle : a thin skin or film: such as
pellicula : pellicle
pellicular : ground water suspended above the water table in films that adhere to the surface of solid particles or the walls of cavities
pellicularia : a genus of fungi (family Thelephoraceae) having the hymenium in the form of a crust
pelliculate : characterized by or covered with a pellicle :  pellicular
pellicule : pellicle
pellitory : a southern European composite plant (Anacyclus pyrethrum) resembling yarrow
pellmell : in mingled confusion or disorder
pellock : porpoise
pellotine : a crystalline narcotic alkaloid C13H19NO3 derived from isoquinoline and obtained from mescal and other cacti of the genus Lophophora
pellucid : admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
pellucidity : the quality or state of being pellucid
pellucidly : admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
pellucidness : pellucidity
Pelmanism : a system of training held to develop the mind
pelmatogram : an impression of the sole of the foot
Pelmatozoa : a subphylum or other division of Echinodermata comprising the crinoids, cystoids, blastoids, and edrioasteroids  — compare eleutherozoa
pelmatozoan : a subphylum or other division of Echinodermata comprising the crinoids, cystoids, blastoids, and edrioasteroids  — compare eleutherozoa
pelmatozoic : a subphylum or other division of Echinodermata comprising the crinoids, cystoids, blastoids, and edrioasteroids  — compare eleutherozoa
pelmet : a short valance or small cornice for concealing curtain fixtures
pelobatid : an amphibian of the family Pelobatidae
Pelobatidae : a large widely distributed family of anomocoelous amphibians including the spadefoot toads
pelobatoid : related to or resembling the Pelobatidae
Pelodytes : a genus of Eurasian frogs (family Pelobatidae) distinguished from the spadefoot toads by their slender build and unmodified tarsus
pelodytid : a genus of Eurasian frogs (family Pelobatidae) distinguished from the spadefoot toads by their slender build and unmodified tarsus
pelodytoid : a genus of Eurasian frogs (family Pelobatidae) distinguished from the spadefoot toads by their slender build and unmodified tarsus
Pelomedusidae : a family of freshwater pleurodiran tortoises of Africa, Madagascar, and South America
Pelomyxa : a genus of large sluggish multinucleate freshwater amoebas (family Amoebidae) with the cytoplasm obscured by metabolic and other inclusions
Peloponnesian peninsula between the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
Pelops : a son of Tantalus served by his father to the gods for food but later restored to life by them
peloria : an abnormal often hereditary regularity of structure occurring in normally irregular flowers  — see irregular peloria, regular peloria
pelorian : having peloria : abnormally regular or symmetrical
peloriate : having peloria : abnormally regular or symmetrical
peloric : having peloria : abnormally regular or symmetrical
pelorization : the process of pelorizing
pelorize : to affect with peloria
pelorus : a navigational instrument resembling a mariner's compass without magnetic needles and having two sight vanes by which bearings are taken
pelota : a court game related to jai alai
pelotherapy : the therapeutic use of mud
peloton : the main body of riders in a bicycle race
pelt : a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur
pelta : a small light shield used by the ancient Greeks and Romans
Peltandra : a genus of aquatic or marsh herbs (family Araceae) of the eastern U.S. having large hastate or sagittate leaves and elongated spathes
peltast : a soldier of ancient Greece armed with a pelta
peltate : shaped like a shield
pelter : a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur
pelterer : a dealer in pelts or peltry
peltiform : peltate
Peltigera : a large genus (the type of the family Peltigeraceae) of foliaceous lichens with shield-shaped or tooth-shaped apothecia
peltigerous : bearing a pelta or peltate part
pelting : paltry, insignificant
Peltogaster : a genus of parasitic cirripedes order Rhizocephala
peltry : pelts, furs
pelu : kowhai
peludo : an Argentine armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) having six movable bands and hairy underparts
Pelusios : a genus of African and Malagasy freshwater turtles of the family Pelomedusidae
pelves : a basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle and adjoining bones of the spine
Pelvetia : a genus of rockweeds (family Fucaceae) having a cylindrical branched thallus  — see channeled wrack
pelvic : of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis
pelviform : having the shape of a basin
pelvigraph : a recording pelvimeter
pelvimeter : an instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis
pelvimetry : measurement of the pelvis (as by a pelvimeter or by X-ray examination)
pelviolithotomy : pyelolithotomy
pelvirectal : an abscess occurring between the levator ani muscle and the rectum
pelvis : a basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle and adjoining bones of the spine
pelvisacral : of or relating to the pelvis and the sacrum
pelycosaur : any of an order (Pelycosauria) of extinct, primitive, synapsid vertebrates (such as dimetrodon) chiefly of the Permian period often having extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes and giving rise to the therapsids
Pelycosauria : an order of primitive Permian reptiles (subclass Synapsida) that resemble mammals and often have extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes  — compare dimetrodon, edaphosaurus
pelycosaurian : an order of primitive Permian reptiles (subclass Synapsida) that resemble mammals and often have extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes  — compare dimetrodon, edaphosaurus
pembina :  cranberry tree
Pembroke administrative area of southwestern Wales projecting into Saint George's Channel area 614 square miles (1590 square kilometers), population 122,500
pemican : a concentrated food used by North American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat
pemmican : a concentrated food used by North American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat
pemphigoid : resembling pemphigus
pemphigus : an autoimmune disease marked by blisters on skin and mucous membranes and often by itching or burning
pen : to shut in or as if in a pen
Penaea : a genus (the type of the family Penaeaceae) of southern African shrubs with small sessile leaves and spicate yellowish or reddish flowers
Penaeaceae : a family of small heathlike evergreen shrubs (order Myrtales) with solitary red, apetalous flowers with 4-valvate calyx lobes and 4 stamens
penaeaceous : a family of small heathlike evergreen shrubs (order Myrtales) with solitary red, apetalous flowers with 4-valvate calyx lobes and 4 stamens
penal : of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions
penality : liability to punishment
penalizable : capable of or subject to being penalized
penalization : to inflict a penalty on
penalize : to inflict a penalty on
penally : of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions
penalty : the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense
penance : an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification sense 3), or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin
penang island of Malaysia in southeastern Asia at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca area 108 square miles (281 square kilometers)
penannular : having the form of a ring with a small break in the circumference
penates : the Roman gods of the household worshipped in close connection with Vesta and with the Lares
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pencel : pennoncel
penceless : having no pence : penniless
penchant : a strong and continued inclination
pencil : an artist's brush
penciled : an artist's brush
penciling : the work of the pencil or brush
pencilled : an artist's brush
penciller : one that pencils
pencillike : having the shape of a pointed rod : styloid
pencilling : an artist's brush
pencilwood : a moderate brown to reddish brown that is lighter than Tuscan brown
pencraft : skill in using the pen : penmanship
pend river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington flowing from 
penda : an Australian timber tree (Xanthostemon oppositifolium) of the family Myrtaceae with exceptionally heavy hard wood
pendant : something suspended: such as
pendeloque : a diamond or other gemstone cut in the form of a pear-shaped brilliant with a table  — compare briolette
pendency : the state of being pending
pendent : jutting or leaning over : overhanging
pendentive : one of the concave triangular members that support a dome over a square space
pendently : in a pendent manner
pendicle : a pendent ornament
pending : during
pendle : a pendent object (as an earring or a pendulum)
pendragon : a chief leader among the ancient British chiefs (as in time of war) : head of all the chiefs : king
pendulant : pendulous
pendular : being or resembling the movement of a pendulum
pendulate : to swing as a pendulum
pendulation : a pendular movement : oscillation
pendule : a timepiece having a pendulum
penduline : constructing hanging nests
pendulosity : the quality or state of being pendulous
pendulous : poised without visible support
pendulousness : poised without visible support
pendulum : a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the action of gravity and commonly used to regulate movements (as of clockwork)
Penelope : the wife of Odysseus who waits faithfully for him during his 20 years' absence
penelopine : of or relating to the genus Penelope
peneplain : a land surface of considerable area and slight relief shaped by erosion
peneplanation : the process of peneplaining a land surface : erosion to a peneplain
peneplane : a land surface of considerable area and slight relief shaped by erosion
peneseismic : being or relating to a region rarely affected by earthquakes
penetrability : capable of being penetrated
penetrable : capable of being penetrated
penetral : an innermost part
penetralia : the innermost or most private parts
penetrance : the proportion of individuals of a particular genotype that express its phenotypic effect in a given environment
penetrant : penetrating
penetrate : to pass into or through
penetrating : having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading
penetratingly : having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading
penetration : the power to penetrate
penetrative : tending to penetrate : piercing
penetrativity : the quality or state of being penetrative :  penetrativeness
penetrator : one that penetrates
penetrometer : an instrument for measuring firmness or consistency (as of soil)
penfieldite : a mineral Pb2(OH)Cl3 consisting of a basic lead chloride and occurring in white hexagonal prisms
penghulu : a district or village headman in Indonesia, Malaya, or British Borneo
pengo : the basic monetary unit of Hungary from 1925 to 1946
penguin : any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
penguinery : a breeding place of penguins
penholder : a holder or handle for a pen point
penial : penile
penicillate : furnished with a tuft of fine filaments
penicillated : penicillate
penicilliform : penicillate
penicillin : any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids of the general formula C9H11N2O4SR that are produced by molds (genus Penicillium and especially P. notatum or P. chrysogenum) or synthetically and are used especially against gram-positive cocci
Penicillium : any of a genus (Penicillium) of fungi (such as a blue mold) that are found chiefly on moist nonliving organic matter (such as decaying fruit) and have been grouped with the imperfect fungi but are now often placed with the ascomycetes
penile : of, relating to, or affecting the penis
peninsula : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus
peninsular : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus
peninsularity : the state of being a peninsula
peninsulate : to form into a peninsula
penis : a male erectile organ of copulation by which urine and semen are discharged from the body and that develops from the same embryonic mass of tissue as the clitoris
penistone : a coarse woolen cloth used for clothing from the 16th into the 19th century
penitence : the quality or state of being penitent : sorrow for sins or faults
penitent : feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
Penitentes : a member of a religious society of Flagellants in Spanish-American communities of the southwestern U.S. (as New Mexico) who practice self-whipping and other forms of penitential torture particularly during Holy Week
penitential : of or relating to penitence or penance
penitentially : of or relating to penitence or penance
penitentiary : an officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a nature normally handled only by the bishop
penitently : feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
penkeeper : a person engaged in breeding and raising livestock in Jamaica : rancher
penknife : a small pocketknife usually with only one blade
penman : calligrapher
penmanship : the art or practice of writing with the pen
penna Pennsylvania
pennaceous : of, being, or resembling a penna
Pennacook : a confederacy of Algonquian peoples of southwestern Maine, northeastern Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Pennales : an order of diatoms having a raphe or pseudoraphe and ornamentation of the valves always bilaterally arranged in relation to a line rather than to a point  — compare centrales
pennant : any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for identification or signaling
Pennaria : a genus (the type of the family Pennaridae) comprising gymnoblastic hydroids in which the hydranth has a basal whorl of ten to twelve tentacles with a number of short knobbed tentacles on the hypostome
Pennatae : a group equivalent to the order Pennales
pennate : of, relating to, or being usually elongate bilaterally symmetrical diatoms of an order (Pennales) having a raphe or a similar structure
Pennatula : a common genus (the type of the family Pennatulidae) of sea pens
Pennatulacea : an order of Alcyonaria including the sea pens, sea pansies, and related forms that develop a colony which usually resembles a feather, leaf, or club, is often more or less bilaterally symmetrical with the polyps arranged along the distal part of a central axis or on lateral branches and has the basal end of the axis destitute of polyps and embedded in the mud of the sea bottom
pennatulacean : an order of Alcyonaria including the sea pens, sea pansies, and related forms that develop a colony which usually resembles a feather, leaf, or club, is often more or less bilaterally symmetrical with the polyps arranged along the distal part of a central axis or on lateral branches and has the basal end of the axis destitute of polyps and embedded in the mud of the sea bottom
pennatulaceous : an order of Alcyonaria including the sea pens, sea pansies, and related forms that develop a colony which usually resembles a feather, leaf, or club, is often more or less bilaterally symmetrical with the polyps arranged along the distal part of a central axis or on lateral branches and has the basal end of the axis destitute of polyps and embedded in the mud of the sea bottom
pennatularian : of or relating to the Pennatulacea
pennatulid : a common genus (the type of the family Pennatulidae) of sea pens
pennatuloid : of, relating to, or resembling the Pennatulacea
penneech : an old game that is played with hands of seven cards and that has a card turned up before each trick in order to determine trumps
penneeck : an old game that is played with hands of seven cards and that has a card turned up before each trick in order to determine trumps
penner : a case worn at the waist for holding pens
penni : a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ Finnish markka
pennia : a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ Finnish markka
pennied : having pennies
penniform : pennate
penniless : destitute of money
pennilessly : in a penniless condition
pennilessness : the quality or state of being penniless
penning : to shut in or as if in a pen
penninite : a mineral approximately (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O11(OH)8 of the chlorite group consisting of a basic aluminosilicate of magnesium, iron, and aluminum, that is monoclinic and is commonly emerald or olive green (hardness 2.–2.5, specific gravity 2.6–2.85)
Pennisetum : a large genus of Old World grasses having a bristly involucre surmounting the jointed pedicels of the spikelet  — see fountain grass, pearl millet
pennon : a long usually triangular or swallow-tailed streamer typically attached to the head of a lance as an ensign
pennopluma : semiplume
pennoplume : semiplume
pennorth : pennyworth
Pennsylvania state in the northeastern U.S. that has the Delaware River as its eastern border and borders on Lake Erie in the northwest; capital Harrisburg area 45,333 square miles (117,866 square kilometers), population 12,702,379
Pennsylvanian : of or relating to Pennsylvania or its people
Penny : a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to ¹/₂₄₀ pound but now equal to ¹/₁₀₀ pound
penny : a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to ¹/₂₄₀ pound but now equal to ¹/₁₀₀ pound
pennycress : a Eurasian cruciferous herb (Thlaspi arvense) with round flat pods that is widely naturalized in the New World
pennyflower : honesty sense 3
pennyroyal : a European perennial mint (Mentha pulegium) with small aromatic leaves
pennysiller : money, cash
pennystone : a flat circular stone used as a quoit
pennyweight : a unit of weight equal to ¹/₂₀ Troy ounce  — see Weights and Measures Table
pennywinkle : periwinkle
pennywort : any of several usually round-leaved plants (as of the genus Hydrocotyle of the carrot family)
pennyworth : a penny's worth
Penobscot : a member of an American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley and Penobscot Bay region of Maine
penological : a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
penologist : a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
penology : a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
penorcon : an obsolete 17th century cittern
penroseite : a mineral (Ni,Cu,Pb)Se2 structurally like pyrite consisting of a selenide of lead, copper, and nickel and occurring in lead gray radiating columnar masses (hardness 3, specific gravity 6.9)
Pensacola city and port on
penscript : matter written with a pen
pensile : suspended from above : hanging, pendent
pension : a fixed sum paid regularly to a person:
pensionable : of, relating to, qualified for, or qualifying for a pension
pensionary : pensioner
pensioner : a person who receives or lives on a pension
pensionless : a fixed sum paid regularly to a person:
pensive : musingly or dreamily thoughtful
pensively : musingly or dreamily thoughtful
pensiveness : musingly or dreamily thoughtful
penster : writer
penstick : penholder
penstock : a sluice or gate for regulating a flow (as of water)
pensum : a task assigned in school often as a punishment
pensy : pensive, thoughtful
pent : shut up : confined, repressed
penta : five
pentabasic : having five hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals
pentacarbonyl : a compound containing five carbonyl groups especially combined with a metal
pentachloride : a chloride containing five atoms of chlorine in the molecule
pentachord : an ancient musical instrument with five strings
pentacid : able to react with five molecules of a monobasic acid (as to form a salt)
pentacle : pentagram
pentacontane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C50H102
pentacosane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C25H52
pentacrinite : a fossil of the genus Pentacrinus
pentacrinoid : a larval form of some crinoids (as members of the genus Antedon) resembling crinoids of the genus Pentacrinus
Pentacrinus : a genus (the type of the family Pentacrinidae) comprising large stalked Jurassic crinoids having a small bowl-shaped calyx, strong numerously branched and pinnulate arms, and a pentangular stalk
pentacyclic : containing five usually fused rings in the molecular structure
pentad : a group of five
pentadactyl : having five digits on each hand or foot
pentadactylism : the condition of being pentadactyl
pentadecagon : a polygon of 15 sides
pentadecahydrate : a chemical compound with 15 molecules of water
pentadecane : any of numerous paraffin hydrocarbons C15H32 one of which has been obtained from petroleum
pentadecyl : an alkyl radical, C15H31 derived from a pentadecane
pentadelphous : having the stamens in five sets or clusters with the filaments in each cluster more or less united
pentadiene : any of several straight-chain liquid diolefins C5H8
pentaerythritol : petn
pentagon : a polygon of five angles and five sides
pentagonal : having five sides and five angles
pentagonally : having five sides and five angles
pentagonoid : somewhat pentagonal
pentagram : a figure of a 5-pointed star usually made with alternate points connected by a continuous line and used as a magic or occult symbol
Pentagynia : a group of plants comprising those having flowers with five styles or pistils
pentahedral : a solid bounded by five faces
pentahedron : a solid bounded by five faces
pentahydrate : a chemical compound with five molecules of water
pentahydrated : a chemical compound with five molecules of water
pentahydric : pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy : containing five hydroxyl groups in the molecule
pentail : a tree shrew (genus Ptilocercus) of Malaysia and adjacent islands that is dark brown above and white below and has a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on its distal third
pentalogy : a combination of five closely related usually simultaneous defects or symptoms
pentalpha : pentacle sense 1
Pentamera : an artificial division of beetles including those normally having five-jointed tarsi and embracing about half of all the known beetles
pentameral : pentamerous
pentameran : an artificial division of beetles including those normally having five-jointed tarsi and embracing about half of all the known beetles
pentamerid : a brachiopod of Pentamerus or related genera
pentamerism : the state of being pentamerous
pentamerous : divided into or consisting of five parts
Pentamerus : a genus (the type of the family Pentameridae) comprising Paleozoic brachiopods of the order Protremata abundant in the Silurian and having the shell rostrate and oval or somewhat pentagonal with its cavity divided by two internal vertical ridges and a spondylium in each valve
pentameter : a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
pentamethylene : cyclopentane
pentamethylenediamine : cadaverine
pentametrist : a writer of pentameters
Pentandria : a class comprising all plants having five stamens
pentandrous : having five stamens
pentane : any of three isomeric alkanes C5H12 that occur especially in petroleum
pentanedione : a diketone derived from normal pentane
pentangle : pentagram
pentangular : having five angles : pentagonal
pentanoic : valeric acid sense a
pentanone : either of two isomeric flammable liquid ketones derived from normal pentane:
Pentaphylacaceae : a family of plants (order Sapindales) coextensive with the genus Pentaphylax
Pentaphylax : a genus of Chinese and Malayan shrubs comprising the family Pentaphylacaceae and having alternate leathery leaves and racemose pentamerous flowers
pentaploid : having or being a chromosome number that is five times the basic number
pentaploidy : having or being a chromosome number that is five times the basic number
pentapody : a metrical unit or verse consisting of five feet
pentapolis : a union, confederacy, or group of five cities especially of ancient Italy, Asia Minor, and Cyrenaica
pentapolitan : of or relating to a pentapolis
pentaquine : an antimalarial drug used especially in the form of its pale yellow crystalline phosphate C18H27N3O·H3PO4
pentarch : one of five joint rulers
pentarchy : a group of five countries or districts each under its own ruler or government
pentastich : a unit, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines
pentastichous : arranged in five orthostichies in such a manner that each leaf diverges from the preceding by an angle equal to two fifths of the circumference of the stem so that the sixth leaf stands above the first
pentastichy : arranged in five orthostichies in such a manner that each leaf diverges from the preceding by an angle equal to two fifths of the circumference of the stem so that the sixth leaf stands above the first
pentastome :  tongue worm
Pentastomida : any of a group of parasitic animals that are considered a class of the phylum Arthropoda or a separate phylum, that lack eyes, a circulatory system, and a respiratory system, that live as adults in the respiratory passages or body cavity of reptiles, birds, or mammals and undergo larval development in similar hosts, and that comprise the tongue worms
pentastomoid :  tongue worm
Pentastomum : a genus of tongue worms that are chiefly parasitic in carnivorous mammals
pentastyle : marked by columniation with five columns across the front  — compare distyle
pentastylos : a pentastyle building
pentasyllabic : having five syllables
pentasyllable : a word of five syllables
Pentateuch : the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures
Pentateuchal : of or relating to the first five books of the Jewish or Christian Scriptures
pentateuchal : of or relating to the first five books of the Jewish or Christian Scriptures
pentathionic : the thionic acid H2S5O6 containing five atoms of sulfur in the molecule
pentathlete : an athlete participating in a pentathlon
pentathlon : an athletic contest involving participation by each contestant in five different events
pentatomic : consisting of five atoms
pentatomid : of or relating to the Pentatomidae
Pentatomidae : a large and widely distributed family of terrestrial bugs (order Hemiptera) usually flattened and angular in form and often brilliantly colored that live mainly on the juices of plants and fruits though some are important predators of caterpillars and other insect pests  — compare harlequin bug
pentatone : pentatonic scale
pentatonic : consisting of five tones
pentatriacontane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C35H72
pentavalent : having a valence of five
penteconter : an early Hellenic galley characterized by decks fore and aft and carrying fifty rowers
Pentecost : shavuot
Pentecostal : of, relating to, or suggesting Pentecost
pentecostal : of, relating to, or suggesting Pentecost
pentecostalism : of, relating to, or suggesting Pentecost
pentecostalist : of, relating to, or suggesting Pentecost
pentecostarion : a liturgical book in the Eastern Church containing offices for the period from Easter Sunday to the first Sunday after Pentecost
pentecostys : a troop of 50 soldiers in the Spartan army
Pentelic : of or from Mount Pentelicus, Greece
pentene : either of the two normal amylenes obtained from gasoline
penthemimer : a group of five half feet in Greek and Latin prosody : a catalectic colon of two and a half feet
penthemimeral : a group of five half feet in Greek and Latin prosody : a catalectic colon of two and a half feet
Penthorum : a genus of herbs (family Crassulaceae) with thin leaves and greenish pentamerous flowers  — see ditch stonecrop
penthouse : a shed or roof attached to and sloping from a wall or building
penthrite : pentaerythritol tetranitrate
pentimento : a reappearance in a painting of an original drawn or painted element which was eventually painted over by the artist
pentit : pent, confined
pentitol : any of the pentahydroxy alcohols HOCH2(CHOH)3CH2OH obtainable by reducing the corresponding pentoses
pentlandite : a bronzy yellow mineral that is an isometric nickel iron sulfide and the principal ore of nickel
pentobarbital : a granular barbiturate C11H18N2O3 used especially in the form of its sodium or calcium salt as a sedative, hypnotic, and antispasmodic
pentode : a vacuum tube with five electrodes including a cathode, an anode, a control grid, and two additional grids or other electrodes
pentosan : any of various polysaccharides that yield only pentoses on hydrolysis and occur widely in plants
pentose : a monosaccharide C5H10O5 (such as ribose) that contains five carbon atoms in the molecule
pentoside : a glycoside that yields a pentose on hydrolysis
pentosuria : the excretion of pentoses in the urine
pentoxide : an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Pentremites : a genus (the type of the family Pentremitidae) comprising Mississippian blastoid echinoderms having an ovate or pyriform calyx with five ambulacral areas suggestive of petals
pentrite : pentaerythritol tetranitrate
pentrough : an open usually planked or boarded trough or tank from which water falls onto a waterwheel
Pentstemon : any of a genus (Penstemon) of perennial, chiefly North American herbs or low shrubs of the snapdragon family typically with spikes of showy, two-lipped, tubular flowers with two lobes on the upper lip and three lobes on the lower lip : beardtongue
pentylene :  amylene
pentylidene : the bivalent radical CH3CH2CH2CH2CH< derived from normal pentane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from an end carbon
pentyne : either of two normal isomeric hydrocarbons C5H8 of the acetylene series
Pentzia : a small genus of southern African hoary shrubs (family Compositae) having small wedge-shaped leaves, yellow flowers in small heads, and achenes crowned with a cleft and cuplike pappus
penult : the next to the last member of a series
penultima : penult
penultimate : next to the last
penumbra : a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
penumbrae : a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
penumbral : a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
penurious : marked by or suffering from penury
penuriously : marked by or suffering from penury
penuriousness : marked by or suffering from penury
penury : a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
Penutian : a language stock of California comprising the Copehan, Costanoan, Mariposan, Moquelumnan, and Pujunan families
penwoman : a female writer : authoress
peon : any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
peonage : the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt
peonism : peonage sense 2a
peony : any of a genus (Paeonia of the family Paeoniaceae) of chiefly Eurasian plants with large often double flowers
people : human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest
peopledom : an ancient Grecian community or province
peoplehood : the quality or state of constituting a people
peopleize : popularize
peopleless : human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest
peopler : one that peoples : settler, inhabitant
peoplet : a people small in numbers or very local in distribution
peoplish : popular sense 4
Peoria town on the northwestern edge of Phoenix in southwest central Arizona population 154,065
pep : brisk energy or initiative and high spirits
Peperomia : any of a genus (Peperomia) of fleshy tropical herbs of the pepper family often cultivated for their showy variegated leaves
pepful : peppy, vigorous
pepino : a bushy perennial plant (Solanum muricatum) of the nightshade family that is native to temperate uplands of South America and has an edible usually purple-marked yellow fruit
peplos : a garment worn like a shawl by women of ancient Greece
peplosed : having or clothed with a peplos
peplum : a short section attached to the waistline of a blouse, jacket, or dress
peplus : a garment worn like a shawl by women of ancient Greece
pepo : an indehiscent fleshy one-celled many-seeded berry (such as a pumpkin, squash, melon, or cucumber) that has a hard rind and is the characteristic fruit of the gourd family
pepper : either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments:
pepperbox : a small usually cylindrical box or bottle with a perforated top used for sprinkling pepper on food
peppercorn : a dried berry of the black pepper
pepperer : either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments:
peppergrass : any of a genus (Lepidium) of cresses
pepperidge : black gum sense 1 a
pepperily : in a peppery manner
pepperiness : of, relating to, or having the qualities of pepper : hot, pungent
pepperish : somewhat peppery
pepperishly : somewhat peppery
peppermint : a pungent and aromatic mint (Mentha piperita) with dark green lanceolate leaves and whorls of small pink flowers in spikes
pepperoni : a highly seasoned beef and pork sausage
pepperroot : toothwort sense 2
pepperweed : a plant of the genus Peperomia
pepperwood :  hercules'-club
pepperwort : peppergrass sense 1
peppery : of, relating to, or having the qualities of pepper : hot, pungent
peppiness : full of pep
peppy : full of pep
pepsin : a protease of the stomach that breaks down most proteins to polypeptides
pepsiniferous : producing or yielding pepsin
pepsinogen : a granular zymogen of the gastric glands that is readily converted into pepsin in a slightly acid medium
pepsis : a genus of large spider-hunting wasps (family Pompilidae) comprising the tarantula hawks
peptic : relating to or promoting digestion : digestive
peptidase : an enzyme that hydrolyzes simple peptides or their derivatives
peptide : any of various amides that are derived from two or more amino acids by combination of the amino group of one acid with the carboxyl group of another and are usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of proteins
peptizable : capable of being peptized
peptization : to cause to disperse in a medium
peptize : to cause to disperse in a medium
peptizer : to cause to disperse in a medium
peptonaemia : the presence of peptones in the blood
peptonate : a combination of pepsin with a metallic salt
peptone : any of various water-soluble products of partial hydrolysis of proteins
peptonemia : the presence of peptones in the blood
peptonization : the process of peptonizing : proteolysis
peptonize : to convert into peptone
peptonoid : a substance resembling peptone
Pepysian Samuel 1633–1703 English diarist
Pequot : a member of an American Indian people of what is now eastern Connecticut
Per : by the means or agency of : through
per : by the means or agency of : through
Peracarida : a division of Malacostraca including among others the amphipods and isopods all having the first thoracic segment fused with the head, the thoracic legs flexed between the fifth and sixth segments, and the young developed in a brood pouch from which they escape at a late stage
peracetic : a corrosive toxic strongly oxidizing unstable pungent liquid acid C2H4O3 used chiefly in a solution in acetic acid or an inert solvent in bleaching, in organic synthesis, and as a fungicide and disinfectant
peracid : an acid (as perchloric acid or permanganic acid) derived from the highest oxidation state of an element
peract : perform, accomplish
peracute : very acute and violent
peradventure : doubt
peragration : an act of traversing
perambulant : perambulatory
perambulate : to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse
perambulation : to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse
perambulator : one that perambulates
perambulatory : to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse
Peramelidae : a family of marsupials consisting of the bandicoots
Peramium : a small genus of North American orchids comprising a few rattlesnake plantains more commonly included in Goodyera
Peratae : a member of a Gnostic school venerating the serpent as a powerful being intermediary between God the Father and unformed matter
Perates : a member of a Gnostic school venerating the serpent as a powerful being intermediary between God the Father and unformed matter
perbend : perpend
perborate : a salt that is a compound of a borate with hydrogen peroxide
perbromide : a bromide containing a relatively high proportion of bromine
Perca : the type genus of Percidae formerly including numerous perches and related fishes but now restricted to the typical perches  — see yellow perch
percale : a fine closely woven cotton cloth variously finished for clothing, sheeting, and industrial uses
percaline : a lightweight cotton fabric
percarbonate : a salt or ester of a percarbonic acid
percarbonic : any of three peroxy acids derived from carbonic acid and known only in the form of their salts and esters
perceivable : to attain awareness or understanding of
perceivably : to attain awareness or understanding of
perceivance : perception, notice
perceive : to attain awareness or understanding of
perceiver : to attain awareness or understanding of
perceiving : to attain awareness or understanding of
percent : one part in a hundred
percentage : a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
percentile : a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
percept : an impression of an object obtained by use of the senses : sense-datum
perceptibility : capable of being perceived especially by the senses
perceptible : capable of being perceived especially by the senses
perceptibly : capable of being perceived especially by the senses
perception : a result of perceiving : observation
perceptional : a result of perceiving : observation
perceptionism : the theory that all knowledge is relative to sense perception
perceptive : responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
perceptively : responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
perceptiveness : responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
perceptivity : responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
perceptual : of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
perceptually : of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
Percesoces : a suborder of Percomorphi or sometimes a separate order including the gray mullets (Mugilidae), the barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes
percesocine : a suborder of Percomorphi or sometimes a separate order including the gray mullets (Mugilidae), the barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes
Perceval : a knight of King Arthur who wins a sight of the Holy Grail
perch : a bar or peg on which something is hung
percha : gutta-percha
perchance : perhaps, possibly
percher : one that perches: such as
Percheron : any of a breed of powerful rugged draft horses that originated in the Perche region of France
perchlorate : a salt or ester of perchloric acid
perchlorethylene : a colorless nonflammable toxic liquid C2Cl4 used often as a solvent in dry cleaning and for removal of grease from metals
perchloric : a fuming corrosive strong acid HClO4 that is the most highly oxidized acid of chlorine and a powerful oxidizing agent when heated
perchloride : a chloride (as perchloroethylene) containing a relatively high proportion of chlorine
perchlorinate : to combine with the maximum amount of chlorine especially in place of hydrogen
perchlorination : the process of perchlorinating
perchloroethane : hexachloroethane
perchloroethylene : a colorless nonflammable toxic liquid C2Cl4 used often as a solvent in dry cleaning and for removal of grease from metals
perchromate : a salt of a perchromic acid formed by the action of hydrogen peroxide on a chromate
perchromic : any of several peroxy compounds of chromium known especially in the form of salts 
percid : of or relating to the Percidae
Percidae : a family of vigorous active percoid fishes that is now usually restricted to freshwater forms of the northern hemisphere including the true perches, pike perches, and a few related forms (as the zingel) but that formerly also included the sand darters or was sometimes made nearly coextensive with Percoidea  — see perca
perciform : resembling a perch
Perciformes : a group of fishes nearly or exactly equivalent to Percoidea
percipience : perception sense 4
percipiency : percipience
percipient : one that perceives
percnosome : a small body occurring in the androcyte of a fern
percoid : of or relating to the Percoidea
Percoidea : a suborder of Percomorphi of uncertain limits that includes Percidae, Centrarchidae, Serranidae, Sparidae, and numerous other families and constitutes even in its least extensive application one of the largest natural groups of fishes
percoidean : of or relating to the Percoidea
percolate : to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (such as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent
percolation : to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (such as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent
percolative : of, relating to, or permitting percolation : porous
percolator : one that percolates
percomorph : of or relating to the Percomorphi
Percomorphi : the largest order of teleost fishes comprising typically small or moderate-sized more or less streamlined or fusiform fishes with the ventral fin possessing not more than one spine and five rays and the first dorsal fin always spinose, being divided into a number of suborders, and including the perches, basses, gobies, mackerels, blennies, and numerous related forms
percomorphous : the largest order of teleost fishes comprising typically small or moderate-sized more or less streamlined or fusiform fishes with the ventral fin possessing not more than one spine and five rays and the first dorsal fin always spinose, being divided into a number of suborders, and including the perches, basses, gobies, mackerels, blennies, and numerous related forms
percontation : an act or process of questioning : inquiry
percurrent : extending from the base to the apex
percuss : to tap sharply
percussion : the act of percussing: such as
percussional : percussion
percussionist : one skilled in the playing of percussion instruments
percussive : of or relating to percussion
percussively : of or relating to percussion
percussiveness : of or relating to percussion
percussor : plexor
percutaneous : effected, occurring, or performed through the skin
percutaneously : effected, occurring, or performed through the skin
Percy Sir Henry 1364–1403 Hotspur English soldier
percylite : a mineral PbCuCl2(OH)2(?) consisting of a rare basic chloride of lead and copper
perdicine : of or relating to the genus Perdix
perdition : eternal damnation
Perdix : a once extensive genus of birds (family Phasianidae) now limited to the European partridge and near related forms
perdu : a soldier assigned to extremely hazardous duty
perduellion : treason, subversion
perdurability : very durable
perdurable : very durable
perdurableness : perdurability
perdurably : very durable
perdurance : permanence, persistence
perdurant : perdurable
perdure : to continue to exist : last entry 1
perduring : to continue to exist : last entry 1
peregrina : a Cuban shrub (Adenoropium hastatum) of the family Euphorbiaceae having showy cymes of scarlet or rose-colored flowers
peregrinate : to travel especially on foot : walk
peregrination : to travel especially on foot : walk
peregrinator : traveler, wanderer
peregrine : having a tendency to wander
peregrinity : the quality or state of being peregrine
pereion : the thorax or the seven metameres comprising the thorax of some crustaceans (such as a decapod)
pereiopod : an appendage of the pereon
pereira city in west central Colombia population 375,500
peremptorily : putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
peremptoriness : putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
peremptory : putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
perennate : to live over from one growing season to another
perennation : to live over from one growing season to another
perennial : present at all seasons of the year
perennially : present at all seasons of the year
perennibranch : perennibranchiate
Perennibranchiata : a division of Caudata comprising amphibians (as salamanders of the genus Necturus) that retain their gills through life  — compare caducibranchiata
perennibranchiate : having permanent gills : of or relating to the Perennibranchiata
peres Shimon 1923–2016 born Szymon Perski Israeli (Polish-born) prime minister (1984–86; 1995–96); president (2007–14)
perezone : the zone of deposition along low coastal lands lying chiefly between low tide and land undergoing active erosion and including lagoons and brackish-water bays with the accumulated sediments being usually nonfossiliferous but sometimes containing terrestrial or brackish water forms
perfect : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless
perfected : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless
perfecter : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless
perfecti : members of the most extreme and ascetic class constituting the elite of various religious sects (as the Cathari or the Manichaeans)
perfectibilian : perfectionist
perfectibilism : perfectionism
perfectibilist : a believer in perfectibility : perfectionist
perfectibilitarian : perfectionist sense 1
perfectibility : capable of improvement or perfection (as in moral state)
perfectible : capable of improvement or perfection (as in moral state)
perfecting : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless
perfection : the quality or state of being perfect: such as
perfectionate : perfect
perfectionism : the doctrine that the perfection of moral character constitutes a person's highest good
perfectionist : the doctrine that the perfection of moral character constitutes a person's highest good
perfectionistic : the doctrine that the perfection of moral character constitutes a person's highest good
perfectionize : perfect
perfectionment : the act or process of bringing to perfection : improvement, refinement
perfectist : one of the perfecti
perfective : tending to make perfect
perfectively : tending to make perfect
perfectiveness : tending to make perfect
perfectivity : tending to make perfect
perfectivize : to make perfective
perfectly : in a perfect manner
perfectness : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless
perfecto : a cigar that is thick in the middle and tapers at each end
perfector : one that perfects
perfervid : marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion : excessively fervent
perfidious : of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
perfidiously : of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
perfidiousness : of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
perfidy : the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal : treachery
perfilograph : an instrument for recording undulations in the bottom of a river or harbor channel
perflate : ventilate sense 3
perflation : ventilation
perfluent : flowing through : flowing
perfoliate : having the basal part naturally united around the stem
perforable : capable of being perforated
Perforata : a division of corals including those (as members of the genus Porites) whose skeleton has a porous texture
perforate : to make a hole through
perforated : having a hole or perforations
perforation : the act or process of perforating
perforator : to make a hole through
perforatorium : acrosome
perforce : by force of circumstances or of necessity
perform : to adhere to the terms of : fulfill
performable : to adhere to the terms of : fulfill
performance : the execution of an action
performative : being or relating to an expression that serves to effect a transaction or that constitutes the performance of the specified act by virtue of its utterance
performer : to adhere to the terms of : fulfill
perfrication : thorough rubbing
perfumatory : of or relating to perfumes
perfume : the scent of something sweet-smelling
perfumed : the scent of something sweet-smelling
perfumeless : lacking perfume
perfumer : one that makes or sells perfumes
perfumery : the art or process of making perfume
perfumy : scented, fragrant
perfunctorily : characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
perfunctoriness : characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
perfunctorious : perfunctory
perfunctoriously : perfunctory
perfunctory : characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
perfusate : a fluid (such as a solution pumped through the heart) that is perfused
perfuse : suffuse
perfusion : suffuse
Pergamene : of or relating to the ancient city of Pergamum
pergameneous : resembling parchment
pergola : arbor, trellis
perhalide : a halide containing a relatively high proportion of halogen
perhalogen : containing a relatively high proportion of halogen
perhaps : possibly but not certainly : maybe
perhydrogenate : to hydrogenate to the fullest extent
perhydrogenation : to hydrogenate to the fullest extent
perhydrogenize : perhydrogenate
peri : a supernatural being in Persian folklore descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is accomplished
periacinal : located about or surrounding an acinus
periacinous : located about or surrounding an acinus
periactus : periaktos
periadenitis : inflammation of the tissues around a gland
perianal : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the anus
perianth : the floral structure comprised of the calyx and corolla especially when the two whorls are fused  — see flower illustration
periaortic : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the aorta
periapical : of, relating to, occurring in, affecting, or being the tissues surrounding the apex of the root of a tooth
periapt : amulet
Periarctic :  holarctic
periarterial : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding an artery
periarteritis : polyarteritis nodosa
periarthritis : inflammation of the structures (as the muscles, tendons, and bursa of the shoulder) around a joint
periarticular : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a joint
periastron : the point in the orbit of a star or other celestial body where it is nearest to the primary star with reference to which it is revolving
periauricular : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the external ear
periblast : the nucleated cytoplasmic layer surrounding the blastodisc of an egg undergoing discoidal cleavage
periblastula : a blastula resulting from superficial segmentation of a centrolecithal egg
periblem : a primary meristem that gives rise to the cortex and is located between plerome and dermatogen : the cortical region of the root tip
peribolos : an enclosed court especially about a temple of classical times
peribolus : an enclosed court especially about a temple of classical times
peribranchial : atrium sense 4
peribronchial : of, relating to, occurring in, affecting, or being the tissues surrounding a bronchus
peribronchiolar : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a bronchiole
peribronchiolitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bronchioles
peribronchitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bronchi
pericaecal : situated near or surrounding the cecum
pericanalicular : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a canaliculus
pericardia : the conical sac of serous membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels of vertebrates
pericardial : of, relating to, or affecting the pericardium
pericardiectomy : surgical excision of the pericardium
pericardiocentesis : surgical puncture of the pericardium especially to aspirate pericardial fluid
pericardiophrenic : a branch of the internal mammary artery that descends through the thorax accompanying the phrenic nerve between the pleura and the pericardium to the diaphragm
pericardiotomy : surgical incision of the pericardium
pericarditic : of or relating to pericarditis
pericarditis : inflammation of the pericardium
pericardium : the conical sac of serous membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels of vertebrates
pericarp : the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary composed of an outer exocarp, middle mesocarp, and inner endocarp layer  — see endocarp illustration
pericarpium : pericarp
pericarpoidal : resembling a pericarp
pericecal : situated near or surrounding the cecum
pericellular : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a cell
pericemental : around the cement layer of a tooth
pericementitis : periodontitis
pericementum : periodontal ligament
pericenter : the point in the orbit of a revolving body nearest the center of gravity about which the body moves  — compare perigee, perihelion
pericentral : any of various cells surrounding the central cells of the thallus in many red algae (as of the genus Polysiphonia) and in some cases acting as the apical cells of laterals or in others producing an outer cortical layer or branches
pericentric : of, relating to, or involving the centromere of a chromosome
perichaete : perichaetium
perichaetial : of or relating to the perichaetium
perichaetium : an enveloping sheath in a bryophyte
perichete : perichaetium
pericholangitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bile ducts
perichondral : the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints
perichondrial : the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints
perichondritis : inflammation of a perichondrium
perichondrium : the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints
perichord : the sheath of the notochord
perichordal : the sheath of the notochord
perichoresis : a doctrine of the reciprocal inherence of the human and divine natures of Christ in each other
periclase : native magnesia MgO in granular forms or isometric crystals (hardness 6, specific gravity 3.67–3.90)
periclasite : native magnesia MgO in granular forms or isometric crystals (hardness 6, specific gravity 3.67–3.90)
Periclean circa 495–429 b.c. Athenian statesman
Pericles circa 495–429 b.c. Athenian statesman
periclinal : parallel to the surface or circumference of an organ  — compare anticlinal
periclinally : parallel to the surface or circumference of an organ  — compare anticlinal
pericline : a variety of albite occurring in white opaque crystals elongated in the direction of the macro-axis and often twinned with this axis as twinning axis
periclinium : the involucre of a composite plant
periclitate : to expose or put in a perilous situation : imperil
periclitation : to expose or put in a perilous situation : imperil
pericolitis : inflammation of tissues around the colon
pericopal : of, relating to, or constituting a pericope
pericope : a selection from a book
pericopic : of, relating to, or constituting a pericope
pericranial : the external periosteum of the skull
pericranium : the external periosteum of the skull
Pericu : an Indian people of southern Lower California, Mexico
pericycle : a thin layer of parenchymatous or sclerenchymatous cells that surrounds the stele in most vascular plants
pericyclone : the boundary line or ring of slightly rising pressure that usually precedes and partly surrounds a cyclonic storm area
pericyclonic : the boundary line or ring of slightly rising pressure that usually precedes and partly surrounds a cyclonic storm area
pericystic : occurring about or surrounding a cyst or bladder
pericystium : the vascular and connective tissues surrounding a cyst or bladder
pericytial : situated around or enveloping a cell
peridental : periodontal
peridentium : periodontium
periderm : an outer layer of tissue
Peridermium : a form genus of rust fungi having only the pycnial and aecial stages, characterized by the irregularly split or torn peridium, and formerly including many fungi that have since the discovery of their telial stages been placed in various other genera (as Cronartium and Coleosporium)
peridesm : the conjunctive tissue about a vascular bundle in astelic stems
peridesmic : the conjunctive tissue about a vascular bundle in astelic stems
peridial : of or relating to a peridium
peridiastole : the interval between the systole and the diastole of the heart
perididymis : the tunica albuginea of the testicle
peridiiform : of the form of a peridium
Peridiniaceae : a family of unicellular algae (order Peridiniales) that was formerly nearly coextensive with the zoological family Peridiniidae but is now often restricted to Peridinium and a few closely related marine forms
peridiniaceous : a family of unicellular algae (order Peridiniales) that was formerly nearly coextensive with the zoological family Peridiniidae but is now often restricted to Peridinium and a few closely related marine forms
peridinial : of or relating to the Peridiniidae
Peridiniales : an order of algae (class Dinophyceae) that is coextensive with or somewhat more inclusive than the zoological family Peridiniidae
peridinian : of or relating to the Peridiniidae
Peridiniidae : a family of marine and freshwater dinoflagellates that have a thick test composed of plates and well-marked flagellar grooves  — compare ceratium , gonyaulax , peridiniaceae
Peridinium : the type genus of Peridiniidae comprising marine and freshwater dinoflagellates that are typically subspherical to ovoid in outline and that sometimes have the test prolonged into short horns  — compare ceratium
peridiole : any of the lenticular bodies situated either free or attached within the peridium of fungi of the family Nidulariaceae and containing the spores
peridiolum : peridiole
peridium : the outer envelope of the sporophore of many fungi
peridot : a deep yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine used as a gem
peridotic : a deep yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine used as a gem
peridotite : any of a group of granular igneous rocks composed of ferromagnesian minerals and especially olivine
peridotitic : any of a group of granular igneous rocks composed of ferromagnesian minerals and especially olivine
periegesis : a description of a region
perienteric : around the intestine
perienteron : the space between the inner and outer gastrular walls of an embryo : the primitive body cavity
periesophageal : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the esophagus
periesophagitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the esophagus
perifollicular : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a follicle
perifolliculitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the hair follicles
periganglionic : surrounding a ganglion
perigee : the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
perigloea : the gelatinous covering of a diatom
periglottis : the mucous membrane covering the tongue
perigon : an angle obtained by rotating a half line in the same plane once around the point from which it extends
perigonal : of or relating to a perigonium
perigone : perigonium
perigonial : of or relating to a perigonium
perigonium : a perianth especially of a liverwort  — compare perichaetium
perigynial : of or relating to the perigynium
perigynium : a fleshy cup or tube that surrounds the archegonium of various bryophytes (as of the liverwort group) and that is formed either from the stem apex or from the thallus
perigynous : borne on a ring or cup of the receptacle surrounding a pistil
perigyny : borne on a ring or cup of the receptacle surrounding a pistil
perihelial : the point nearest to the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)  — compare aphelion
perihelion : the point nearest to the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)  — compare aphelion
perihepatitis : inflammation of the peritoneal capsule of the liver
perijove : the point in the orbit of a satellite of Jupiter nearest the planet's center  — compare apojove
perikaryon : cell body
peril : exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost : danger
perilabyrinthitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the labyrinth of the ear
Perilla : any of a genus (Perilla) of Asian mints that have a bilabiate fruiting calyx and rugose nutlets
perilless : free from peril
perilous : full of or involving peril
perilously : full of or involving peril
perilousness : full of or involving peril
perilymph : the fluid between the membranous and bony labyrinths of the ear
perilymphatic : relating to or containing perilymph
perimedullary : medullary sheath
perimeter : the boundary of a closed plane figure
perimetric : examination of the eye by means of a perimeter
perimetrium : the peritoneum covering the fundus and ventral and dorsal aspects of the uterus
perimetry : examination of the eye by means of a perimeter
perimorph : a crystal of one species enclosing one of another species
perimysial : of, relating to, or being perimysium
perimysium : the connective-tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle and forms sheaths for the bundles of muscle fibers
perine : perinium
perineal : an area between the thighs that marks the approximate lower boundary of the pelvis and is occupied by the urinary and genital ducts and rectum
perineoplasty : plastic surgery of the perineum
perineorrhaphy : suture of the perineum usually to repair a laceration occurring during labor
perineotomy : surgical incision of the perineum
perinephric : perirenal
perinephritic : of, relating to, or affected with perinephritis
perinephritis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the kidney
perinephrium : the capsule of connective and fatty tissue about the kidney
perineum : an area between the thighs that marks the approximate lower boundary of the pelvis and is occupied by the urinary and genital ducts and rectum
perineural : occurring about or surrounding nervous tissue or a nerve
perineurial : of or relating to the perineurium
perineuritis : inflammation of the perineurium
perineurium : the connective-tissue sheath that surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers
perinium : the sculptured outer coat of a pollen grain
perinuclear : situated around or surrounding the nucleus of a cell
periocular : surrounding the eyeball but within the orbit
period : the completion of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action : conclusion
periodate : a salt of a periodic acid
periodic : occurring or recurring at regular intervals
periodical : periodic table sense 1
periodically : at regular intervals of time
periodicalness : periodicity
periodicity : the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods
periodide : an iodide containing a relatively high proportion of iodine
periodogram : a curve exhibiting graphically the periodicity of any natural or physical phenomenon
periodograph : harmonic analyzer
periodontal : investing or surrounding a tooth
periodontia : periodontics
periodontist : a branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the supporting and investing structures of the teeth including the gums, cementum, periodontal membranes, and alveolar bone
periodontitis : inflammation of the supporting structures of the teeth and especially the periodontal membrane
periodontium : the supporting structures of the teeth including the cementum, the periodontal ligament, the bone of the alveolar process, and the gums
periodontoclasia : any periodontal disease characterized by destruction of the periodontium
periodontologist : periodontist
periodontology : periodontics
periodoscope : a table or dial for calculating the probable date of parturition
perioeci : those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other  — compare antoeci
perioecians : one of the perioeci
perioecic : those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other  — compare antoeci
perioecid : those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other  — compare antoeci
perioesophageal : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the esophagus
perionychia : the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
perionychium : the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
perionyx : the persistent layer of stratum corneum at the base of a fingernail or toenail
periople : the thin waxy outer layer of a hoof
perioptic : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the eyeball
perioptometry : the measurement of the limits of the visual field
perioral : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues around the mouth
periorbital : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding or lining the orbit of the eye
periorchitis : inflammation of the tissue around the testis
periost : periosteum
periostea : the membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces
periosteal : situated around or produced external to bone
periosteoma : a tumor on the outer surface of a bone
periosteum : the membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces
periostitic : of or relating to periostitis
periostitis : inflammation of the periosteum
periostracal : of, relating to, or being the periostracum
periostracum : a chitinous layer covering the exterior of the shell in many mollusks, being usually well developed in freshwater forms, and serving to protect the shell from corrosion
periotic : situated around the ear
peripancreatic : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissue surrounding the pancreas
peripapillary : situated around the optic papilla
Peripatetic : a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
peripatetic : a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
peripatetically : a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
Peripateticism : a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
peripatoid : of or relating to the genus Peripatus
Peripatopsis : a genus (the type of the family Peripatopsidae) of chiefly palaeotropical onychophorans  — compare peripatus
Peripatus : any of a class or phylum (Onychophora) of primitive tropical wormlike invertebrates that appear intermediate between annelid worms and arthropods
peripeteia : a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especially in a literary work
peripety : peripeteia
periphacitis : inflammation of the capsule around the crystalline lens of the eye
peripharyngeal : surrounding the pharynx
peripherad : toward the periphery
peripheral : of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
peripherally : of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
periphery : the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
periphlebitis : inflammation of the outer coat of a vein or of tissues around a vein
periphrase : periphrasis
periphrases : use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression
periphrasis : use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression
periphrastic : of, relating to, or characterized by periphrasis
periphrastically : of, relating to, or characterized by periphrasis
periphysis : one of the sterile filaments that line the ostiole of many perithecia and other fruiting structures  — compare paraphysis
Periplaneta : a genus of large cockroaches that includes the American cockroach
periplasm : the region in a gram-negative bacterium between the plasma membrane and an outer surrounding membrane that contains especially enzymes and a thin layer of peptidoglycan
periplast : plasma membrane
Periploca : a genus of woody vines of the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) found in warm regions of the Old World that have dry many-seeded cylindrical fruits and include the silk vine
periplus : a voyage or a trip around something (as an island or a coast) : circuit, circumnavigation
peripneustic : having spiracles in a row on each side of the body
periportal : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a portal vein
periproct : the well-defined area surrounding the anus of various invertebrates (as a sea urchin)
periproctal : the well-defined area surrounding the anus of various invertebrates (as a sea urchin)
periproctous : the well-defined area surrounding the anus of various invertebrates (as a sea urchin)
periprostatic : of, relating to, or occurring in the tissues surrounding the prostate
peripteral : having a row of columns on all sides : peristylar
periptery : peripteros
perique : an aromatic fermented Louisiana tobacco used in smoking mixtures
perirectal : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the rectum
perirenal : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the kidney
perisalpingitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding a fallopian tube
perisarc : the outer usually chitinous integument of a hydroid
perisarcal : the outer usually chitinous integument of a hydroid
perisarcous : the outer usually chitinous integument of a hydroid
periscian : of or relating to the periscii
periscians : of or relating to the periscii
periscii : those who live within a polar circle and whose shadows during some summer days will therefore move entirely round and fall toward every point of the compass
periscope : a tubular optical instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer obtains an otherwise obstructed field of view
periscopic : providing a view all around or on all sides
perish : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist
perishability : liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay
perishable : liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay
perishableness : perishability
perishably : in a perishable manner or degree
perished : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist
perishing : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist
perishingly : in a manner or to a degree causing extreme discomfort or hardship : bitterly, extremely, very
perishless : imperishable
perishment : the act of perishing
perisinuous : of, relating to, or occurring in the tissues surrounding a sinus
perisoma : the body wall of an invertebrate
perisomal : of, relating to, or being a perisome
perisomatic : of, relating to, or being a perisome
perisome : the body wall of an invertebrate
perisomial : of, relating to, or being a perisome
perisperm : nutritive tissue of a seed derived from the nucellus and deposited external to the embryo sac
perispermal : nutritive tissue of a seed derived from the nucellus and deposited external to the embryo sac
perispermic : nutritive tissue of a seed derived from the nucellus and deposited external to the embryo sac
Perisphinctes : a genus (the type of the family Perisphinctidae) comprising discoidal ammonites having bifurcating ribs not interrupted on the ventral side and being characteristic of the Upper Jurassic
perisphinctoid : a genus (the type of the family Perisphinctidae) comprising discoidal ammonites having bifurcating ribs not interrupted on the ventral side and being characteristic of the Upper Jurassic
perisplenitis : inflammation of the tissues surrounding the spleen
perispomenon : a word having the circumflex accent on the last syllable
perispore : the covering of a spore  — compare epispore
Perisporiaceae : a family of fungi placed in the order Perisporiales and characterized by dark-colored mycelium
perisporiaceous : a family of fungi placed in the order Perisporiales and characterized by dark-colored mycelium
Perisporiales : an order of parasitic or saprophytic fungi nearly coextensive with the order Erysiphales
perissad : an element or radical of odd valence
perissodactyl : any of an order (Perissodactyla) of nonruminant ungulate mammals (such as a horse, a tapir, or a rhinoceros) that usually have an odd number of toes, molar teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surface, and the posterior premolars resembling true molars
Perissodactyla : an order of nonruminant ungulate mammals (as the horse, the tapir, or the rhinoceros) that usually have an odd number of toes, molar teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surface, and posterior premolars resembling true molars  — compare artiodactyla
perissodactylate : perissodactyl
perissodactylic : perissodactyl
perissodactylism : the condition of being perissodactyl
perissodactylous : perissodactyl
perissology : superfluity of words : pleonasm
peristalith : a ring of upright stones around a mound or dolmen : stone circle
peristalsis : successive waves of involuntary contraction passing along the walls of a hollow muscular structure (such as the esophagus or intestine) and forcing the contents onward
peristaltic : of, relating to, resulting from, or being peristalsis
peristaltically : in a peristaltic manner : with peristaltic action
peristele : a stone in a peristalith
peristerite : a gem variety of albite resembling moonstone and showing internal reflections of blue, green, and yellow
Peristeromorphae : a superfamily of birds consisting of the pigeons
peristeromorphic : a superfamily of birds consisting of the pigeons
peristeronic : of or relating to pigeons
peristeropod : a bird of the group Peristeropodes
peristeropode : a bird of the group Peristeropodes
Peristeropodes : a group of birds comprising the curassows and megapodes and having feet with the hind toe inserted low down (as in pigeons)
peristeropodous : a group of birds comprising the curassows and megapodes and having feet with the hind toe inserted low down (as in pigeons)
peristethium : the mesosternum of an insect
peristomal : peristomial
peristomatic : peristomial
peristome : the fringe of teeth surrounding the orifice of a moss capsule
peristomial : the fringe of teeth surrounding the orifice of a moss capsule
peristomium : peristome
peristylar : marked by columniation consisting of a row of free columns completely encircling the structure or an area of the structure  — compare pseudoperipteral
peristyle : a colonnade surrounding a building or court
peristylium : peristyle
peristylos : a building with a peristyle
perit : a former moneyers' unit of weight equal to ¹/₂₀ droit or ¹/₉₆₀₀ grain
perite : skilled
peritectic : taking place between the solid phases and the still unsolidified portions of the liquid melt
peritendineum : the connective tissue sheath of a tendon
peritenon : the connective-tissue sheath of a tendon
perithecial : a spherical, cylindrical, or flask-shaped hollow fruiting body in various ascomycetous fungi that contains the asci and usually opens by a terminal pore
perithecium : a spherical, cylindrical, or flask-shaped hollow fruiting body in various ascomycetous fungi that contains the asci and usually opens by a terminal pore
perithelial : of, relating to, or made up of perithelium
perithelioma : hemangiopericytoma
perithelium : a layer of connective tissue surrounding a small vessel (as a capillary)
peritoneal : the smooth transparent serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen of a mammal and is folded inward over the abdominal and pelvic viscera
peritoneally : the smooth transparent serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen of a mammal and is folded inward over the abdominal and pelvic viscera
peritoneocentesis : surgical puncture of the peritoneal cavity to obtain fluid
peritoneoscope : laparoscope
peritoneoscopy : laparoscopy sense 1
peritoneum : the smooth transparent serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen of a mammal and is folded inward over the abdominal and pelvic viscera
peritonitic : of, relating to, or belonging to peritonitis
peritonitis : inflammation of the peritoneum
peritonsillar : quinsy
peritracheal : situated or occurring in the tissues surrounding the trachea
peritrema : peritreme
peritrematous : of or relating to a peritreme
peritreme : a rounded plate that surrounds the spiracles in some insects
peritrich : any ciliate of the order Peritricha
Peritricha : an order of the class Ciliata comprising protozoans with an enlarged disklike ciliated anterior end leading to the cytostome via a counterclockwise zone near the mouth and with reduced body ciliation and often being attached to the substrate by a contractile stalk
peritrichic : peritrichous
peritrichous : having flagella uniformly distributed over the body
peritrichously : having flagella uniformly distributed over the body
peritroch : an embryo or larva surrounded by a band of cilia
peritrochal : an embryo or larva surrounded by a band of cilia
peritrophic : a tubular chitinous sheath inside the midgut of many insects that is continuously secreted at the anterior end of the midgut
perityphlic : surrounding the cecum
perityphlitis : inflammation of the connective tissue about the cecum and appendix : appendicitis
periumbilical : situated or occurring adjacent to the navel
periungual : situated or occurring around a fingernail or toenail
periurethral : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the urethra
perivascular : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a blood vessel
perivasculitis : inflammation of a perivascular sheath
perivenous : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a vein
perivisceral : situated about, surrounding, or enclosing the viscera
perivisceritis : inflammation of the tissue surrounding a viscus or the viscera
perivitelline : the fluid-filled space between the fertilization membrane and the ovum after the entry of a sperm into the egg
periwig : peruke
periwigpated : periwigged
periwinkle : any of several trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the dogbane family: such as
periwinkler : one who gathers or sells periwinkles
perizonium : the thin membrane that invests the young auxospore in diatoms
perjink : precise, neat
perjure : to make a perjurer of (oneself)
perjured : to make a perjurer of (oneself)
perjurer : a person guilty of perjury
perjurious : marked by perjury
perjuriously : marked by perjury
perjurous : perjurious
perjury : the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
perk : to thrust up the head, stretch out the neck, or carry the body in a bold or insolent manner
perkily : briskly self-assured : cocky
Perkin : a reaction for making an unsaturated aromatic acid (as cinnamic acid) by heating an aromatic aldehyde with an acid anhydride (as acetic anhydride) in the presence of a base (as sodium acetate or potassium carbonate)
perkin : a reaction for making an unsaturated aromatic acid (as cinnamic acid) by heating an aromatic aldehyde with an acid anhydride (as acetic anhydride) in the presence of a base (as sodium acetate or potassium carbonate)
perkiness : briskly self-assured : cocky
perking : to thrust up the head, stretch out the neck, or carry the body in a bold or insolent manner
perky : briskly self-assured : cocky
Perla : a genus (the type of the family Perlidae) of stone flies
perlaceous : resembling pearl : pearly
perle : pearl cotton
perlid : of or relating to the Perlidae
Perlidae : a large family of stone flies
perlingual : being administered by application to the tongue
perlingually : being administered by application to the tongue
perlite : volcanic glass that has a concentric structure, appears as if composed of concretions, is usually grayish and sometimes spherulitic, and when heated expands to form a lightweight aggregate used especially in concrete and plaster and as a medium for potting plants
perlitic : volcanic glass that has a concentric structure, appears as if composed of concretions, is usually grayish and sometimes spherulitic, and when heated expands to form a lightweight aggregate used especially in concrete and plaster and as a medium for potting plants
perloir : a steel punch of half-bead form used especially for modeling balls on metal and for cutting foil to be inserted in enamel
perlustrate : to go through and examine thoroughly : survey
perlustration : the act or process of perlustrating
perm : permanent
permafrost : a permanently frozen layer at variable depth below the surface in frigid regions of a planet (such as earth)
Permalloy : an easily magnetized and demagnetized alloy composed of about 80 percent nickel and 20 percent iron
permalloy : an easily magnetized and demagnetized alloy composed of about 80 percent nickel and 20 percent iron
permanence : the quality or state of being permanent : durability
permanency : permanence
permanent : continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change : stable
permanently : in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary
permanentness : continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change : stable
permanganate : a salt containing the anion MnO4−
permanganic : manganese heptoxide
permansive : of, relating to, or constituting an aspect of the verb (as in Akkadian) denoting that the action is a continuous procedure
permeability : the quality or state of being permeable
permeable : capable of being permeated : penetrable
permeameter : an instrument for measuring magnetic permeability  — compare permeability sense 4
permeance : permeation
permeant : capable of permeating a membrane
permeate : to diffuse through or penetrate something
permeation : the quality or state of being permeated
permeative : to diffuse through or penetrate something
Permiak : a member of a Russian-Finnish people northeast of Perm in the U.S.S.R. that are part of the Komi or Zyrians
Permian : of, relating to, or being the last period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
permillage : per thousand
permissibility : that may be permitted : allowable
permissible : that may be permitted : allowable
permissibleness : that may be permitted : allowable
permissibly : that may be permitted : allowable
permission : the act of permitting
permissive : granted on sufferance : tolerated
permissively : granted on sufferance : tolerated
permissiveness : granted on sufferance : tolerated
permit : to consent to expressly or formally
permitted : to consent to expressly or formally
permittee : to consent to expressly or formally
permitter : to consent to expressly or formally
permittivity : the ability of a material to store electrical potential energy under the influence of an electric field measured by the ratio of the capacitance of a capacitor with the material as dielectric to its capacitance with vacuum as dielectric
permutable : to change the order or arrangement of
permutate : change, interchange
permutation : often major or fundamental change (as in character or condition) based primarily on rearrangement of existent elements
permutational : often major or fundamental change (as in character or condition) based primarily on rearrangement of existent elements
permutator : a rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes that has the exciting field induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of produced by an external magnet
permute : to change the order or arrangement of
pern : honey buzzard
pernancy : a taking or receiving of something (as profits or rents or tithes in kind)
pernicious : highly injurious or destructive : deadly
perniciously : highly injurious or destructive : deadly
perniciousness : highly injurious or destructive : deadly
pernicketiness : the quality or state of being pernickety : finicality, fastidiousness
pernickety : persnickety
pernine : of or relating to the genus Pernis
Pernis : a genus of hawks (family Falconidae) consisting of the honey buzzards
pernitric : an explosive acid HNO4 held to be obtained as a liquid or in the form of salts (as by oxidation of nitrogen pentoxide with anhydrous hydrogen peroxide) 
pernoctation : the act of pernoctating
pernor : a taker or receiver especially of income (as from rents) or profits
pernyi : a Chinese silkproducing moth (Antheraea pernyi)
peroba : any of several important Brazilian timber trees: such as
Perognathus : a genus of sciuromorph rodents (family Heteromyidae) consisting of the pocket mice
Peromedusae : a division of Scyphozoa that is characterized by the presence of four interradial tentaculocysts and is approximately equal to the order Coronatae
Peromyscus : a genus of rodents (family Cricetidae) comprising the white-footed mice of North America
peronate : having a mealy or woolly covering resembling a boot or stocking
peroneal : of, relating to, or located near the fibula
peronial : of or relating to a peronium
peronium : a tract of modified epithelium between the margin of the umbrella and the base of a tentacle in some Hydromedusae
Peronospora : a genus (the type of the family Peronosporaceae) of destructive downy mildews having the sporangiophores dichotomously branched and with pointed tips  — see onion mildew, tobacco blue mold
Peronosporaceae : a family of parasitic fungi (order Peronosporales) in which the conidiophores form outside the epidermis of the host and develop conidia or sporangia singly or in clusters but never in chains  — see downy mildew
peronosporaceous : a family of parasitic fungi (order Peronosporales) in which the conidiophores form outside the epidermis of the host and develop conidia or sporangia singly or in clusters but never in chains  — see downy mildew
Peronosporales : an order comprising chiefly parasitic lower fungi (subclass Oomycetes) that have equally biflagellate zoospores and conidia which either germinate directly or act as sporangia and contain the families Albuginaceae, Peronosporaceae, and Pythiaceae
peropodous : having rudimentary hind limbs
peropus : a 17th century fabric resembling paragon
peroral : occurring through or by way of the mouth
perorally : occurring through or by way of the mouth
perorate : to deliver a long or grandiloquent oration
peroration : the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
perorational : the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
perorative : of, relating to, or suitable for a peroration
perosis : a disorder of poultry that is characterized by leg deformity and is caused by a deficiency of vitamins (as biotin or choline) or minerals (as manganese) in the diet
perotic : of, relating to, or affected with perosis
perovskite : a yellow, brown, or grayish-black mineral consisting of an oxide of calcium and titanium and sometimes containing rare earth elements
peroxidase : an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of various substances by peroxides
peroxidate :  peroxidize
peroxidation : oxidation to the greatest possible extent resulting especially in formation of a peroxide
peroxide : a compound (such as hydrogen peroxide) in which oxygen is visualized as joined to oxygen
peroxidic : a compound (such as hydrogen peroxide) in which oxygen is visualized as joined to oxygen
peroxidize : to convert (a compound) into a peroxide
peroxy : containing the divalent group O−O
perpend : to reflect on carefully : ponder
perpendicular : standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright
perpendicularity : standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright
perpendicularly : standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright
perpera : the basic unit of monetary value of Montenegro from 1908 to 1919 equivalent to the Austrian krone
perpetrate : to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
perpetration : to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
perpetrator : to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
perpetual : continuing forever : everlasting
perpetualism : a doctrine of the everlastingness or perpetuation of something (as a system, creed, natural state)
perpetualist : an advocate of perpetualism
perpetuality : perpetuity
perpetually : in a perpetual or continuous manner
perpetualness : the quality or state of being perpetual
perpetuana : a durable usually wool or worsted fabric made in England from the late 16th through the 18th centuries
perpetuate : to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
perpetuation : to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
perpetuator : to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
perpetuity : eternity sense 2
perplex : to make unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something
perplexed : filled with uncertainty : puzzled
perplexedly : filled with uncertainty : puzzled
perplexedness : perplexity
perplexing : difficult to understand : causing confusion
perplexingly : difficult to understand : causing confusion
perplexity : the state of being perplexed : bewilderment
perquisite : a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
perquisition : a thorough search
perquisitor : the original owner or first purchaser of an estate
perradial : of, relating to, or involving a perradius
perradially : of, relating to, or involving a perradius
perradius : any one of the usually four primary radii of a medusa that pass through radial canals
perrier : a medieval engine for throwing stones
Perrinist : libertine sense 2a
perron : an outdoor stairway leading up to a building entrance
perruche : parrot green
Perry : fermented pear juice often made sparkling
perry : fermented pear juice often made sparkling
Persae :  persian
persalt : a salt containing a relatively large proportion of the acidic element or group
perscrutation : a thorough examination : careful investigation
perse : of a dark grayish blue resembling indigo
Persea : a large genus of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (family Lauraceae) having thick alternate leaves, small panicled flowers with nine stamens, and a fleshy one-seeded fruit and in some kinds yielding superior cabinet woods  — see avocado
persecute : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
persecutee : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
persecuting : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
persecutingly : in a persecuting manner : so as to constitute persecution
persecution : the act or practice of persecuting especially those who differ in origin, religion, or social outlook
persecutional : of or relating to persecution
persecutive : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
persecutor : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
persecutory : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
persecutress : a female persecutor
persecutrix : persecutress
Perseid : any of a group of meteors that appear annually about August 11
perseitol : a crystalline polyhydric alcohol CH2OH(CHOH)5CH2OH found in the fruit and leaves of avocados
perseity : the quality or state of being per se : self-inclusive or self-sufficient being
Persephone : a daughter of Zeus and Demeter abducted by Pluto to reign with him over the underworld
Persepolitan : of or relating to the ancient city of Persepolis
perseverance : continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition : the action or condition or an instance of persevering : steadfastness
perseverant : able or willing to persevere : enduring
perseverate : to recur or repeat continually
perseveration : continuation of something (such as an activity or thought) usually to an extreme degree or beyond a desired point
persevere : to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
persevering : to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
perseveringly : to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
Persian : one of the people of Persia: such as
Persic : of or relating to Persia (Iran) or the Persian language
Persicaria : a plant of the genus Polygonum that has flowers in spicate racemes (as the lady's thumb or water pepper)
persicary : persicaria sense 1
persico : a liqueur made from brandy or rectified spirit flavored with peach or apricot kernels, parsley, bitter almonds, and cloves
persicot : a liqueur made from brandy or rectified spirit flavored with peach or apricot kernels, parsley, bitter almonds, and cloves
persienne : painted or printed cotton or silk originally made in Persia and later imitated in Europe
persiennes : painted or printed cotton or silk originally made in Persia and later imitated in Europe
persiflage : frivolous bantering talk : light raillery
persiflate : to indulge in persiflage
persilicic : containing much silica : acid
persimmon : any of a genus (Diospyros) of trees of the ebony family with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers
Persis ancient region in southwestern Iran
persis ancient region in southwestern Iran
persist : to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
persistence : the action or fact of persisting
persistency : persistence sense 2
persistent : existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously: such as
persistently : existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously: such as
persister : to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
persisting : to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
persistive : tending to persist : persistent
persnickety : fussy about small details : fastidious
person : human, individual
persona : a character assumed by an author in a written work
personable : pleasant or amiable in person : attractive
personableness : pleasant or amiable in person : attractive
personage : a person of rank, note, or distinction
personal : of, relating to, or affecting a particular person : private, individual
personalia : biographical or personal anecdotes or notes
personalism : a doctrine emphasizing the significance, uniqueness, and inviolability of personality
personalist : a doctrine emphasizing the significance, uniqueness, and inviolability of personality
personalistic : a doctrine emphasizing the significance, uniqueness, and inviolability of personality
personality : the quality or state of being a person
personalization : personify
personalize : personify
personally : in person
personalness : the quality or state of being personal
personalty : personal property
personate : impersonate, represent
personately : in a personate manner or arrangement : so as to be personate
personating : impersonate, represent
personation : impersonate, represent
personative : impersonate, represent
personator : impersonate, represent
personeity : personality sense 1b
personifiable : capable of being personified
personification : attribution of personal qualities
personificative : tending or serving to personify
personificator : personifier
personifier : to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
personify : to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
personize : personify sense 1
personnel : a body of persons usually employed (as in a factory or organization)
perspective : a mental view or prospect
perspectiveless : lacking perspective
perspectively : a mental view or prospect
perspectivity : the correspondence between the points, lines, or planes of two geometric configurations in perspective
perspectograph : an instrument used as an aid to drawing in perspective by fixing in the picture the positions of some of the points or outlines of the objects to be represented
perspectometer : perspectograph
perspicacious : of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
perspicaciously : of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
perspicaciousness : of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
perspicacity : of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
perspicuity : plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
perspicuous : plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
perspicuously : plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
perspicuousness : plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
perspirable : capable of perspiring or being perspired
perspirate : perspire
perspiration : the action or process of perspiring
perspirative : causing perspiration
perspiratory : of, relating to, secreting, or inducing perspiration
perspire : to emit matter through the skin
perspiringly : in a perspiring manner
perspiry : sweaty
perstringe : to find fault with : censure, criticize
persuadability : the quality or state of being persuadable
persuadable : capable of being persuaded
persuade : to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
persuaded : to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
persuader : to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
persuadingly : in a persuading manner : so as to persuade
persuasibility : persuadability
persuasible : persuadable
persuasion : the act or process or an instance of persuading
persuasive : tending to persuade
persuasively : tending to persuade
persuasiveness : tending to persuade
persuasory : persuasive
pert : saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
pertain : to belong as a part, member, accessory, or product
pertaining : to belong as a part, member, accessory, or product
perthite : a feldspar rock consisting of orthoclase or microcline in which is interlaminated albite
perthitic : a feldspar rock consisting of orthoclase or microcline in which is interlaminated albite
perthitically : a feldspar rock consisting of orthoclase or microcline in which is interlaminated albite
pertinacious : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
pertinaciously : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
pertinaciousness : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
pertinacity : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
pertinence : the quality or state of being pertinent : relevance
pertinency : pertinence
pertinent : having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
pertinently : having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
pertly : saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
pertness : saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
perturb : to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet, unsettle
perturbable : to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet, unsettle
perturbate : perturb
perturbation : the action of perturbing : the state of being perturbed
perturbational : the action of perturbing : the state of being perturbed
perturbative : tending to perturb : perturbing
perturbator : one that perturbs
perturbed : troubled in mind : feeling or showing agitation : bothered, upset
perturbing : causing worry, upset, or concern : unsettling
perturbingly : causing worry, upset, or concern : unsettling
Pertusaria : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Pertusariaceae) of crustose lichens that have the fruiting bodies in structures resembling knobs and that are one of the sources of litmus and archil  — compare roccella
pertussal : of or relating to whooping cough
pertussis : whooping cough
Peru country in western South America on the Pacific coast south of the Equator; a republic; capital Lima area 496,225 square miles (1,285,216 square kilometers), population 31,331,000
Perugian : of or relating to Perugia, Italy
Peruginesque : resembling or suggestive of the paintings of the early Renaissance Italian artist Perugino
peruke : wig
perukier : wigmaker
Perularia : a genus of leafy-stemmed greenish flowered terrestrial orchids with fibrous roots and a bracted spicate inflorescence
perusable : that may be perused
perusal : the act or an instance of perusing something : a reading or examining of something
peruse : to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
peruser : to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
Peruvian country in western South America on the Pacific coast south of the Equator; a republic; capital Lima area 496,225 square miles (1,285,216 square kilometers), population 31,331,000
pervade : to become diffused throughout every part of
pervading : to become diffused throughout every part of
pervalvar : the longitudinal axis of the frustule of a diatom
pervasion : the action of pervading or condition of being pervaded
pervasive : existing in or spreading through every part of something
pervasively : existing in or spreading through every part of something
pervasiveness : existing in or spreading through every part of something
perverse : turned away from what is right or good : corrupt
perversely : turned away from what is right or good : corrupt
perverseness : turned away from what is right or good : corrupt
perversion : the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
perversity : turned away from what is right or good : corrupt
perversive : perverting or tending to pervert
pervert : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
perverted : corrupt
pervertedly : corrupt
pervertedness : corrupt
perverter : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
pervertible : capable of being perverted
pervicacious : very obstinate : willful, refractory
pervicaciously : very obstinate : willful, refractory
pervicaciousness : the quality or state of being pervicacious : great obstinacy or willfulness
pervicacity : pervicaciousness
pervious : accessible
perviousness : accessible
perwitsky : a tiger weasel (Vormela peregusna) of eastern Europe and northern Asia that is mottled reddish and white above and black below
pes : the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Pesach : passover
pesade : a dressage maneuver in which a horse is made to raise his forequarters while keeping his hind feet on the ground without advancing
peseta : the basic monetary unit of Spain until 2002
peshwa : the chief minister of a Maratha prince
peskily : in a pesky manner
peskiness : the quality or state of being pesky
pesky : troublesome, vexatious
peso : an old silver coin of Spain and Spanish America equal to eight reales
pessary : a vaginal suppository
pessimal : of, relating to, or constituting a pessimum : worst
pessimism : an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
pessimist : a person who is inclined to expect poor outcomes : someone who is given to pessimism
pessimistic : of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism : gloomy
pessimistically : of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism : gloomy
pessimum : the least favorable environmental condition under which an organism can survive
pessular : of, relating to, or resembling the pessulus
pessulus : a bony or cartilaginous bar crossing the lower end of the windpipe of a bird dorsoventrally at its division into bronchi
pest : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality
Pestalozzian : of, relating to, or constituting a system of education in which the sense perceptions are first trained and the other faculties are then developed in what is held to be natural order
pester : overcrowd
pesterer : one that pesters
pesteringly : in a pestering manner
pesterment : annoyance
pesterous : inclined to pester : troublesome
pestful : pestiferous
pesthole : a place liable to epidemic disease
pesthouse : a shelter or hospital for those infected with a pestilential or contagious disease
pesticidal : an agent used to destroy pests
pesticide : an agent used to destroy pests
pestiferous : dangerous to society : pernicious
pestiferously : dangerous to society : pernicious
pestiferousness : dangerous to society : pernicious
pestilence : a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating
pestilent : destructive of life : deadly
pestilential : causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
pestilentially : causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
pestilently : destructive of life : deadly
pestle : a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar  — see mortar illustration
pestology : a branch of science dealing especially with insect pests
pet : a pampered and usually spoiled child
petal : one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower  — see flower illustration
petalage : the petals of a flower
petaled : one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower  — see flower illustration
petaline : relating to, attached to, or resembling a petal
petalism : an ancient Syracusan method of banishing for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition  — compare ostracism
petalite : a usually white mineral LiAl(Si2O5)2 consisting of a lithium aluminum silicate occurring in foliated cleavable masses or in monoclinic crystals (hardness 6–6.5, specific gravity 2.39–2.46)
petalled : one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower  — see flower illustration
petalless : having no petals
petallike : one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower  — see flower illustration
petalocerous : having the joints of the antennae lamellate or leaf-shaped
petalodont : an elasmobranch of the family Petalodontidae
Petalodontidae : a family of Carboniferous and Permian elasmobranchs (subclass Holocephali) related to the rays and having peculiar flattened petaloid teeth and greatly enlarged pectoral fins  — see petalodus
Petalodus : the type genus of the family Petalodontidae known only from fossil teeth
petalody : the metamorphosis of various floral organs (as stamens) into petals
petaloid : resembling a flower petal
petalon : a plate of gold fastened to the front of the Jewish high priest's miter
Petalostemon : a genus of perennial glandular herbs (family Leguminosae) of the central and western U.S. and Mexico having pinnately compound leaves and pink, purple, or white pealike flowers in close heads or spikes and exhibiting a superficial resemblance to clover  — see prairie clover
petalous : having petals
petard : a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall
petardier : a soldier who manages a petard
petary : peatery
Petasites : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) that are native to temperate and subarctic regions, have thick rootstocks, large basal leaves, and radiate white or purplish flowers, and possess medicinal properties similar to those of the true coltsfoot  — see butterbur
petasos : a broad-brimmed low-crowned hat worn by ancient Greeks and Romans
petasus : a broad-brimmed low-crowned hat worn by ancient Greeks and Romans
petaurine : of, relating to, or resembling a flying phalanger
petaurist : flying phalanger
Petaurista : a genus of large Asiatic flying squirrels some of which may reach a length of 18 inches excluding the long bushy tail
Petauristidae : a family of rodents comprising the flying squirrels but now usually regarded as constituting a subfamily of Sciuridae
Petaurus : a genus of flying phalangers
petchary : gray kingbird
petcock : a small cock, faucet, or valve for releasing a gas (such as air) or draining
Pete : safe sense 1b
pete : safe sense 1b
peteca : a disease of the lemon characterized by deep pitting of the surface of the rind
petechiae : a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage
petechial : a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage
petechiate : marked by petechiae
peteman : safecracker
Peter : to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out
peter : to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out
peterman : fisherman
petersham : a rough nubby woolen cloth used chiefly for men's coats
petiolar : of, relating to, or proceeding from a petiole
petiolary : petiolar
petiolate : having a stalk or petiole
petiole : a slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf
petioled : a slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf
petiolular : of or relating to a petiolule
petiolulate : having a petiolule
petiolule : a stalk of a leaflet of a compound leaf
petit : petty sense 1
petite : having a small trim figure
petiteness : having a small trim figure
petitgrain : petitgrain oil
petition : a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court)
petitional : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a petition
petitionary : a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court)
petitionee : a person cited to answer or defend against a petition
petitioner : one who makes, submits, or signs a petition
petitory : an action in rem to establish a right or title in or ownership of specific property  — compare possessory action
Petiveria : a genus of tropical American garlic-scented herbs (family Phytolaccaceae) with small greenish spicate flowers
peto : wahoo entry 3
Petr : stone : rock
Petrarchan 1304–1374 Italian Francesco Petrarca Italian poet
Petrarchianism : the poetic style characteristic or imitative of Petrarch
Petrarchism : the poetic style characteristic or imitative of Petrarch
Petrarchist : a poet writing in a manner characteristic or imitative of Petrarch
Petrarchize : to write in a manner characteristic or imitative of Petrarch
petrary : pedrero
Petrea : a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Verbenaceae) having large blue or purple flowers in long racemes with the colored sepals enlarging in fruiting  — see purple wreath
petrel : any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae)
petrescent : having the quality of petrifying : causing petrifaction
Petricola : a genus (the type of the family Petricolidae) of bivalve mollusks living in holes that they excavate in rocks, clay, or mud and having an oval shell slightly gaping behind, a large mantle, and a small foot
Petricolidae : a family of bivalve mollusks (suborder Veneracea) having an elongated shell with which they burrow in soft rock or clay
petricolous : living in rocks
petrie  1853–1942 English Egyptologist
petrifaction : the process of petrifying
petrifactive : having the quality of converting organic matter into stone : petrifying
petrific : petrifactive
petrification : petrifaction
petrified : converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization
petrifier : one that petrifies
petrify : to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
Petrine : of, relating to, or characteristic of the apostle Peter or the doctrines associated with his name
Petrinism : the theological principles taught by or ascribed to the apostle Peter
Petrinist : a follower of the apostle Peter : an adherent of Petrinism
petrissage : massage in which the muscles are kneaded
Petrobrusian : a member of a 12th-century French sect rejecting infant baptism, the mass, prayers for the dead, and the veneration of the cross and opposing the construction of churches
petrochemical : a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas
petrochemistry : a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas
Petrogale : a genus of marsupial mammals consisting of the rock wallabies
petrogenesis : the origin or formation of rocks
petrogenic : of or relating to the origin or formation of rocks and especially of igneous rocks
petrogeny : the science of the origin of rocks
petroglyph : a carving or inscription on a rock
petroglyphic : of or relating to a petroglyph or to petroglyphy
petroglyphy : the art or operation of carving figures or inscriptions on rock or stone
petrograph : petroglyph
petrographer : the description and systematic classification of rocks
petrographic : the description and systematic classification of rocks
petrographical : the description and systematic classification of rocks
petrographically : the description and systematic classification of rocks
petrography : the description and systematic classification of rocks
petrohyoid : connecting the petrous region of the skull and the hyoid
petrol : gasoline
petrolage : the treatment of stagnant water with petroleum so as to exterminate mosquitoes
petrolatum : petroleum jelly
petrolene : the part of asphalt soluble in paraffin naphtha or hexane and free from asphaltenes and carbenes
petroleous : containing petroleum
petroleum : an oily flammable bituminous liquid that may vary from almost colorless to black, occurs in many places in the upper strata of the earth, is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons with small amounts of other substances, and is prepared for use as gasoline, naphtha, or other products by various refining processes
petrolic : of or relating to petroleum or gasoline
petroliferous : containing or producing petroleum
petrolific : petroliferous
petrolithic : of, relating to, or constituting a road surface consolidated to a rocklike firmness
petrolization : the act or process of petrolizing
petrolize : to ignite by means of petroleum
petrologic : a science that deals with the origin, history, occurrence, structure, chemical composition, and classification of rocks
petrological : a science that deals with the origin, history, occurrence, structure, chemical composition, and classification of rocks
petrologically : a science that deals with the origin, history, occurrence, structure, chemical composition, and classification of rocks
Petromyzon : a genus (the type of the family Petromyzontidae) of cyclostomes comprising the typical lampreys
petromyzont : a cyclostome of the family Petromyzontidae : lamprey
Petromyzontidae : a family of cyclostomes (order Hyperoartia) comprising elongated animals that resemble eels or hagfishes, have no barbels and seven pairs of circular gill openings, and feed on the blood of fishes which they obtain by rasping the flesh with their toothed circular mouth  — see petromyzon  — compare lamprey
petromyzontoid : a family of cyclostomes (order Hyperoartia) comprising elongated animals that resemble eels or hagfishes, have no barbels and seven pairs of circular gill openings, and feed on the blood of fishes which they obtain by rasping the flesh with their toothed circular mouth  — see petromyzon  — compare lamprey
petronel : a portable firearm resembling a carbine of large caliber
petronella : a Scottish country-dance of the 19th century
petrophilous : attached to or living on rock
petrosa : the petrous part of the temporal bone
petrosal : of, relating to, or situated in the region of the petrous portion of the temporal bone or capsule of the inner ear
Petroselinum : a small genus of European glabrous herbs (family Umbelliferae) having slender stems, bracts that are not reflexed, and oval fruits  — see parsley
petrosphere : lithosphere
petrostearin : mineral wax, ozokerite
petrostearine : mineral wax, ozokerite
petrotympanic : of or relating to the petrous and tympanic portions of the temporal bone
petrous : of, relating to, or constituting the exceptionally hard and dense portion of the human temporal bone that contains the internal auditory organs
petroxolin : a mixture of liquid petrolatum and ammonia soap medicated and perfumed especially for use in ointments
pettable : capable of, fit for, or worthy of being petted
petted : a pampered and usually spoiled child
petter : a pampered and usually spoiled child
pettichaps : any of several European warblers: such as
petticoat : a skirt worn by women, girls, or young children: such as
petticoated : a skirt worn by women, girls, or young children: such as
petticoatless : having or wearing no petticoat
pettifog : to engage in legal chicanery
pettifogger : a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable : shyster
pettifoggery : a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable : shyster
pettifogging : a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable : shyster
pettily : having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate
pettiness : having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate
pettish : fretful, peevish
pettitoes : the feet of a pig used as food
pettle : fondle, caress
petty : having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate
petulance : the quality or state of being petulant : peevishness
petulancy : petulance
petulant : insolent or rude in speech or behavior
petulantly : insolent or rude in speech or behavior
petune : to heighten the flavor and aroma of (tobacco) by dipping in or spraying with a thick infusion of tobacco stems of the best quality or a liquid of other materials
Petunia : any of a genus (Petunia) of tropical South American herbs of the nightshade family that are commonly grown as annuals for their fragrant, colorful, trumpet-shaped flowers
petuntse : china stone
petwood : trincomali wood
petzite : a mineral Ag3 Au Te2 consisting of a silver gold telluride that is steel gray to iron black (hardness 2.5–3, specific gravity 8.7–9.0)
Peucedanum : a genus of Old World tall branching herbs (family Umbelliferae) characterized by a conical stylopodium and solitary oil tubes
peuhl :  fulani
Peul :  fulani
Peumus : a genus of Chilean evergreen shrubs (family Monimiaceae) with elliptical or ovate revolute coriaceous leaves
pew : a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
pewage : the amount paid for the use of a pew in a church
pewdom : the system or prevalence of pews in churches
pewee : any of various small largely gray or olive-colored American flycatchers (genus Contopus)
pewful : as many as a pew will hold
pewholder : a renter or owner of a pew
pewing : pewage sense 2
pewit : any of several birds
pewless : having no pews
pewter : any of various alloys having tin as chief component
pewterer : one that makes pewter utensils
Peyerian :  peyer's patch
peyote : a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from the dried discoid tops of a cactus (Lophophora williamsii) and is used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples  — see peyote button
peyotl : a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from the dried discoid tops of a cactus (Lophophora williamsii) and is used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples  — see peyote button
peytrel : poitrel
Peziza : the type genus of Pezizaceae comprising cup fungi with sessile usually dull tan or brown apothecia that lack external hairs or bristles  — see plectania
Pezizaceae : a large and widely distributed family of fungi (order Pezizales) comprising many typical cup fungi  — see peziza
pezizaeform : having the shape of a fungus of the genus Peziza : cup-shaped
Pezizales : an order of epigeal mostly saprophytic fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) having asci borne in a hymenium that is usually exposed before maturity and on or in a fleshy or horny apothecium often colored and typically shaped like a cup, saucer, or disc  — see helvellaceae, pezizaceae
peziziform : having the shape of a fungus of the genus Peziza : cup-shaped
pezizoid : resembling a fungus of the genus Peziza : cup-shaped
pezograph : any of various small pits suggestive of the imprints of finger tips that are common on meteorites
Pezophaps : a genus of birds (family Rhaphidae) constituted by the extinct solitaire
pfeffernuss : a small hard highly spiced cookie made traditionally for the Christmas holidays
pfennig : a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ deutsche mark
Phacelia : a genus of American herbs (family Hydrophyllaceae) with usually pinnatifid or dissected leaves and blue, purple, or white flowers in scorpioid cymes  — see california bluebell
phacella : one of the rows of filaments usually bearing nematocysts on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of some scyphozoan jellyfishes
Phacidiaceae : a family of fungi (order Phacidiales) having a thin hypothecium and ascocarps that are embedded in the host tissue or in a stroma
Phacidiales : an order of fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) having the hymenium covered by a membrane until the ascospores mature following which the membrane breaks up into stellate or irregular fragments
phacochere : warthog
phacochoere : warthog
Phacochoerus : a genus of mammals that comprises the warthogs and was formerly made the type of a separate family but is now placed in the family Suidae near the genus Sus
phacolith : a lens-shaped mass of igneous rock intruded in folded sedimentary beds with which it is approximately concordant and having its greatest thickness along the axes of synclines or anticlines
phacometer : an instrument for measuring the focal power of lenses
Phacops : a genus (the type of the family Phacopidae) comprising Silurian and Devonian trilobites with a large rounded glabella and a large pygidium
phaeism : incomplete melanism in a butterfly
phaeochrous : dusky
Phaeophyceae : a class comprising the brown algae and being coextensive with the division Phaeophyta
phaeophycean : a class comprising the brown algae and being coextensive with the division Phaeophyta
phaeophyceous : a class comprising the brown algae and being coextensive with the division Phaeophyta
Phaeophyta : a division or other category of algae that have the chlorophyll masked by brown pigments, are mostly marine, diverse in form, often of gigantic size, and anchored by holdfasts to the substrate, and are usually divided among the classes Isogeneratae, Heterogeneratae, and Cyclosporeae  — see brown alga
phaeophytin : chromaffin
phaeoplast : one of the brownish chromatophores occurring in the brown algae  — compare rhodoplast
Phaeosporales : an order of brown algae originally equivalent to Phaeosporeae but later excluding the Laminariales
phaeospore : a spore (as a zoospore) containing phaeoplasts
Phaeosporeae : an order or other group of brown algae characterized by the production of asexual swarm spores and usually comprising all the Phaeophyceae except the Dictyotales and Fucales  — compare cyclosporea
phaeosporous : an order or other group of brown algae characterized by the production of asexual swarm spores and usually comprising all the Phaeophyceae except the Dictyotales and Fucales  — compare cyclosporea
Phaethon : a son of Helios who drives his father's sun-chariot through the sky but loses control and is struck down by a thunderbolt of Zeus
phaeton : any of various light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicles
phage : bacteriophage
phagedena : rapidly spreading destructive ulceration of soft tissue
phagedenic : being or marked by phagedena
Phagineae : a suborder of Virales comprising the bacteriophages
phagocytable : susceptible to phagocytosis
phagocyte : a cell (such as a macrophage or neutrophil) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (such as microorganisms) and debris (such as dead tissue cells)
phagocytic : a cell (such as a macrophage or neutrophil) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (such as microorganisms) and debris (such as dead tissue cells)
phagocytize : phagocytose
phagocytose : to consume by phagocytosis
phagocytosis : the engulfing and usually the destruction of particulate matter by phagocytes that serves as an important bodily defense mechanism against infection by microorganisms and against occlusion of mucous surfaces or tissues by foreign particles and tissue debris
phagodynamometer : an instrument for measuring the force that may be exerted by the jaws in bringing the teeth together (as in chewing)
phagolysis : destruction of phagocytes
phagolytic : of or relating to phagolysis
Phainopepla : a monotypic genus of passerine birds of Mexico and southwestern U.S. of which the male is uniform glossy blue-black with a white spot on each primary and the female is brownish
phalacrocoracine : of or relating to the genus Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax : a genus consisting of the cormorants and constituting a family of the order Pelecaniformes
phalacrosis : baldness, alopecia
Phalaecean : a hendecasyllabic verse in Greek and Latin prosody that is a glyconic with three additional syllables forming a single bacchius or an iambic dipody catalectic : a logaoedic verse of five feet the first of which is indeterminate, the second a dactyl, and the last three trochees
phalaenopsid : an orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis : any of a genus (Phalaenopsis) of ornamental epiphytic orchids of southeastern Asia and Australia having fleshy leaves and large showy flowers with broad lateral petals
phalange : phalanx sense 2
phalangeal : of or relating to a phalanx or the phalanges
phalanger : any of various small to medium-sized marsupial mammals (family Phalangeridae and related families) of Australia and New Guinea that are chiefly arboreal and nocturnal and that include the possums (see possum sense 2) and cuscuses
Phalangeridae : a family of marsupial mammals (suborder Diprotodontia) consisting of the phalangers, the flying phalangers, the koala, and related forms
phalanges : phalanx sense 2
phalangette : a distal phalanx of a finger or toe
phalangian : phalangid
phalangid : of or relating to the Phalangida
Phalangida : a cosmopolitan order of Arachnida comprising the harvestmen
phalangidan : phalangid entry 1
phalangidean : phalangid entry 2
phalangiform : resembling a phalanx
phalangigrade : walking on the phalanges
phalangist :  falangist
phalangite : a soldier of a phalanx
Phalangium : a venomous spider
phalansterian : of or relating to a phalanstery, to phalansterianism, or to a system of phalansteries
phalansterianism :  fourierism
phalanstery : a Fourierist cooperative community
phalanx : a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
Phalaris : a genus of American and European grasses with broad leaves and a dense head or spike of flowers  — see canary grass sense 1, ribbon grass
phalarope : any of a genus (Phalaropus) of small shorebirds related to sandpipers but distinguished by their lobed toes and preference for swimming
Phalaropodidae : a family of small shorebirds that resemble sandpipers but have lobate toes and are good swimmers, breed in the arctic, winter in the tropics, and often occur in large flocks far out at sea, and are distinguished by having the female perform the courtship and the dully colored male the incubation
phalera : a metal boss or disk (as of bronze or silver) worn in ancient times on the heads or breasts of horses or sometimes by men as signs of military rank
Phallaceae : a family of fungi (order Phallales) comprising the true stinkhorns and distinguished from Clathraceae by having the gleba external to the tubular receptacle  — see phallus
phallaceous : a family of fungi (order Phallales) comprising the true stinkhorns and distinguished from Clathraceae by having the gleba external to the tubular receptacle  — see phallus
Phallales : an order of fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose hymenium is on an elongated or enlarged receptacle that is slimy and fetid at maturity  — see clathraceae, phallaceae
phallic : of or relating to phallicism
phallicism : the worship of the generative principle as symbolized by the phallus
phallism : phallicism
phalloid : resembling a penis especially in shape
phalloplasty : plastic surgery of the penis or scrotum
phallus : a symbol or representation of the penis
Phanariot : one of the Greeks of Constantinople who became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage
phanerite : a rock having grains that are large enough to be seen with the unaided eye
Phanerocephala : a division of Polychaeta distinguished by the well-developed prostomium corresponding to Errantia together with many Sedentaria
phanerocephalous : a division of Polychaeta distinguished by the well-developed prostomium corresponding to Errantia together with many Sedentaria
phanerocodonic : developing an umbrella and becoming detached
phanerocryst : a crystal visible megascopically
phanerocrystalline : megascopically crystalline  — compare cryptocrystalline
phanerogam : a seed plant or flowering plant : spermatophyte
Phanerogamia : a division of plants comprising all the seed plants  — compare cryptogamia
phanerogenic : of known origin  — compare cryptogenic
Phaneroglossa : a division of Amphibia comprising frogs and toads with tongues and being equivalent to Lingusta and Costata of other classifications
phaneroglossal : a division of Amphibia comprising frogs and toads with tongues and being equivalent to Lingusta and Costata of other classifications
phaneroglossate : a division of Amphibia comprising frogs and toads with tongues and being equivalent to Lingusta and Costata of other classifications
phaneromania : a persistent or obsessive picking at some superficial body growth (as in habitual nail-biting)
phanerosis : the attaining of visibility
phanerozoic : of, relating to, or being an eon of geologic history that comprises the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic or the corresponding systems of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
phanerozonate : of or relating to the Phanerozonia
Phanerozonia : an order of starfishes distinguished by large marginal plates
phano : fanon
phansigar : an East Indian robber and assassin : thug
Phantasiast :  julianist
Phantasiastic :  julianist
phantasm : a product of fantasy: such as
phantasma : phantasm sense 1
phantasmagoria : an exhibition of optical effects and illusions
phantasmagoric : an exhibition of optical effects and illusions
phantasmagorical : an exhibition of optical effects and illusions
phantasmal : a product of fantasy: such as
phantasmata : phantasm sense 1
phantasmic : a product of fantasy: such as
phantasy : the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need
phantom : something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition
Phantomist :  julianist
phantomlike : something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition
phantoscope : a kaleidoscope into which small objects may be introduced to vary the design
Pharaoh : a ruler of ancient Egypt
Pharaonic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a pharaoh or the pharaohs
phare :  pharos
Phareodus : a genus of fossil fishes (family Osteoglossidae) widely distributed in Eocene formations
Pharian : of or relating to the peninsula or ancient island of Pharos
Pharisaic : pharisaical
pharisaical : marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
pharisaically : marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
pharisaicalness : marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
Pharisaism : the doctrines or practices of the Pharisees
Pharisean : pharisaic sense 1
Pharisee : a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
pharisee : a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
Phariseeism : pharisaism
pharmacal : pharmaceutical
pharmaceutic : of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
pharmaceutical : of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
pharmaceutically : of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
pharmaceutics : the science of preparing, using, or dispensing medicines : pharmacy
pharmaceutist : pharmacist
pharmacist : a health-care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements
pharmacodynamic : a branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs and living systems
pharmacodynamics : a branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs and living systems
pharmacognosist : a specialist in pharmacognosy
pharmacognostical : a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
pharmacognosy : a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
pharmacolite : a monoclinic mineral CaH(AsO4).2H2O that is a hydrous acid calcium arsenate occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color (hardness 2–2.5, specific gravity 2.64–2.73)
pharmacologic : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
pharmacological : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
pharmacologically : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
pharmacologist : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
pharmacology : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
pharmacopedia : information concerning drugs and medicinal preparations
pharmacopedic : of or relating to pharmacopedia or to pharmacopedics
pharmacopedics : the scientific study of drugs and medicinal preparations
pharmacopeia : a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations
pharmacopeial : a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations
pharmacopoeia : a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations
pharmacopoeial : a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations
pharmacopoeist : a compiler of a pharmacopoeia
pharmacopolist : one who sells drugs : apothecary
pharmacosiderite : a mineral Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3.5H2O consisting of a hydrous basic iron arsenate commonly occurring in green or yellowish green cubic crystals (hardness 2.5, specific gravity 2.9–3)
pharmacotherapy : the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs
pharmacy : the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
pharmakos : a person often already condemned to death sacrificed in ancient Greece as a means of purification or atonement for a city or community
pharmic : relating to drugs or pharmacy
pharos peninsula that was formerly an island in the city of Alexandria, northern Egypt
pharyngal : pharyngeal
pharyngeal : relating to or located or produced in the region of the pharynx
pharyngectomy : surgical removal of a part of the pharynx
pharynges : the muscular tubular passage of the vertebrate digestive and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus  — compare nasopharynx, oropharynx
pharyngismus : spasm of the pharynx
pharyngitis : inflammation of the pharynx
pharyngobranchial : of or relating to the pharynx and the gills
pharyngoepiglottic : either of two folds of mucous membrane extending from the base of the tongue to the epiglottis with one on each side of the midline
pharyngoesophageal : of or relating to the pharynx and the esophagus
pharyngoglossus : a part of the superior constrictor muscle of the pharynx inserting in the base of the tongue
pharyngognath : of or relating to the Pharyngognathi
Pharyngognathi : an order or other division of teleost fishes comprising forms (as scaroid and labroid fishes and formerly cichlid and embiotocid fishes) in which the lower pharyngeal bones are united and which are now usually placed in Percoidea
pharyngognathous : an order or other division of teleost fishes comprising forms (as scaroid and labroid fishes and formerly cichlid and embiotocid fishes) in which the lower pharyngeal bones are united and which are now usually placed in Percoidea
pharyngological : of or relating to pharyngology
pharyngology : a branch of medical science concerned with the pharynx and its diseases
pharyngopalatine : palatopharyngeal arch
pharyngopalatinus : palatopharyngeus
pharyngoplasty : plastic surgery performed on the pharynx
pharyngoplegia : paralysis of the muscles of the pharynx
pharyngoscope : an instrument for inspecting the pharynx
pharyngotomy : surgical incision into the pharynx
pharyngotonsillitis : inflammation of the pharynx and the tonsils
pharynx : the muscular tubular passage of the vertebrate digestive and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus  — compare nasopharynx, oropharynx
Phascogale : a genus of small ratlike chiefly arboreal polyprotodont marsupials comprising the broad-footed pouched mice of Australia
Phascolarctos : a genus comprising the koala and formerly regarded as the type of a distinct family but now usually referred to the Phalangeridae
Phascolonus : a genus of Pleistocene Australian diprotodont marsupials related to the wombats and as large as tapirs
Phascum : a small genus of terrestrial cleistocarpous mosses having costate leaves covering subglobose or ovate-oblong capsules and included in the Tortulaceae or made type of a separate family
phase : a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes
phaseless : having no phases
phasemeter : a device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents or electromotive forces
phasemy : an erect tropical American herb (Phaseolus lathyroides) sometimes cultivated in warm regions for forage or green manure
phaseolin : a crystalline globulin found especially in the kidney bean
phaseolunatin : linamarin
Phaseolus : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) which are widely distributed throughout warm regions, which include most of the true American beans, and whose flowers are in axillary racemes or panicles with the corolla having a spirally twisted keel  — see bean sense 1b, lima bean, mung bean, sieva bean
phases : a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes
Phasianella : a genus (the type of the family Phasianellidae) of marine rhipidoglossate snails having intricately patterned porcelaneous shells
phasianic : of or relating to the genus Phasianus
phasianid : a bird of the family Phasianidae
Phasianidae : a large family of gallinaceous birds including the Asiatic pheasants, domestic fowls, jungle fowls, argus pheasants, Old World partridges, often also the turkeys and guinea fowls, and sometimes the grouse  — see coturnix
phasianoid : resembling or related to the genus Phasianus
Phasianus : a genus (the type of the family Phasianidae) containing the typical pheasants
phasic : a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes
phasis : phase
phasm : an extraordinary appearance (as of light) : meteor
phasma : the type genus of Phasmatidae
phasmatid : phasmid entry 2
Phasmatidae : a family of cursorial insects (suborder Phasmatodea) with long antennae and the abdomen simple and cylindrical or expanded laterally through part of its length
Phasmatodea : a suborder of Orthoptera often considered a separate order, comprising large, cylindrical or sometimes flattened, chiefly tropical insects with long strong legs, strictly phytophagous habits, and very slight metamorphosis and including the stick insects and leaf insects
phasmid : any of an order (Phasmatodea synonym Phasmida) of large cylindrical or sometimes flattened chiefly tropical insects (such as a walking stick) that have long legs, strictly phytophagous habits, and incomplete metamorphosis and that include forms resembling leaves or twigs
phasogeneous : appearing synchronously with a particular phase of development
pheasant : any of numerous large often long-tailed and brightly colored Old World gallinaceous birds (Phasianus and related genera of the family Phasianidae) including many raised as ornamental or game birds  — compare ring-necked pheasant
pheasantry : a place for keeping and rearing pheasants
pheasantwood : partridgewood sense 1a
Phecda : a white star of the second magnitude that is part of the bowl of the Big Dipper
Pheidole : a large and widely distributed genus of seed-storing ants having highly polymorphic workers
phellandrene : either of two isomeric aromatic oily liquid terpene hydrocarbons C10H16 occurring in many essential oils:
phellem : a layer of usually suberized cells produced outwardly by a phellogen
Phellodendron : a genus of aromatic deciduous trees (family Rutaceae) of eastern Asia that have handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn, dioecious yellowish green flowers, and black persistent drupes  — see cork tree
phelloderm : a layer of parenchyma produced inwardly by a phellogen
phellogen : a secondary meristem that initiates phellem and phelloderm in the periderm of a stem or root
phellonic : a crystalline hydroxy acid HOCH2(CH2)20COOH that is isolated especially from cork by alkaline cleavage and extraction : 22-hydroxy-behenic acid  — see suberin
phelonion : a priest's vestment of the Eastern Orthodox Church that is similar to a western chasuble
phenacaine : a crystalline base C18H22N2O2 or its hydrochloride used as a local anesthetic
phenacetin : a white crystalline compound C10H13NO2 formerly used to ease pain or fever but withdrawn because of its serious side effects
phenaceturic : a crystalline amido acid C10H11NO3 found in the urine of the horse and sometimes in that of humans
phenacite : a hard glassy mineral that consists of a silicate of beryllium and occurs especially in rhombohedral crystals
Phenacodus : a genus (type of the family Phenacodontidae) of condylarths of the Eocene of Europe and America
phenacyl : the univalent radical C6H5COCH2− derived from acetophenone
phenakistoscope : an optical toy resembling the zoetrope in principle and use and in one form consisting of a disk with the figures arranged about the center and having near the edge radial slits through which the figures are viewed by means of a mirror
phenanthrene : a crystalline tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C14H10 of coal tar isomeric with anthracene
phenanthridine : a crystalline base C13H9N isomeric with acridine
phenanthridone : a crystalline lactam C13H9NO obtainable from phenanthridine by oxidation
phenanthroline : any of three crystalline nitrogen bases C12H8N2 related to phenanthrene and derivable from ortho-, meta-, and para-phenylenediamine; di-aza-phenanthrene
phenate : phenoxide
phenazine : a yellowish crystalline base C12H8N2 used especially in organic synthesis
phenazone : antipyrine
phene : benzene
phenethyl : the phenylethyl radical C6H5CH2CH2−
phenetidine : any of three liquid basic amino derivatives C8H11NO of phenetole used especially in manufacturing dyestuffs and in the preparation of phenacetin
phenetole : the aromatic liquid ethyl ether C8H10O of phenol
phengite : a transparent or translucent stone probably selenite or crystallized gypsum used by the ancients for windows
phenic : phenol
phenicopter : flamingo
phenmiazine :  quinazoline
phenobarbital : a crystalline barbiturate C12H12N2O3 used as a hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant
phenocoll : a crystalline base C10H14N2O2 used in the form of a salt (as the hydrochloride) as an antipyretic and analgesic
phenocopy : a phenotypic variation that is caused by unusual environmental conditions and resembles the normal expression of a genotype other than its own
phenocryst : one of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry
phenogenesis : development
phenogenetic : of or pertaining to phenogenetics or to phenogenesis
phenol : a corrosive poisonous crystalline acidic compound C6H5OH present in the tars of coal and wood that in dilute solution is used as a disinfectant
phenolate : phenoxide
phenolic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phenol
phenolize : phenolate
phenological : a branch of science dealing with the relations between climate and periodic biological phenomena (such as bird migration or plant flowering)
phenologically : a branch of science dealing with the relations between climate and periodic biological phenomena (such as bird migration or plant flowering)
phenologist : a specialist in phenology
phenology : a branch of science dealing with the relations between climate and periodic biological phenomena (such as bird migration or plant flowering)
phenolphthalein : a white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids and in medicine as a laxative
phenolsulphonate : a salt of a phenolsulfonic acid
phenomena : phenomenon
phenomenal : relating to or being a phenomenon: such as
phenomenalism : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
phenomenalist : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
phenomenalistic : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
phenomenalistically : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
phenomenality : the quality or state of being phenomenal
phenomenalize : to treat or view as phenomenal
phenomenally : relating to or being a phenomenon: such as
phenomenic : phenomenal sense 1
phenomenism : phenomenalism
phenomenist : phenomenalist
phenomenistic : phenomenalistic
phenomenize : phenomenalize
phenomenological : of or relating to phenomenology
phenomenologically : of or relating to phenomenology
phenomenology : the study of the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy
phenomenon : an observable fact or event
phenoplast : phenolic resin
phenoplastic : phenolic resin
phenoquinone : a deep red crystalline complex C6H4O2.2C6H5OH formed by the union of phenol with quinone
phenosafranine : a simple red safranine dye made by oxidation of a 1:2 mixture of para-phenylenediamine and aniline and used chiefly as a desensitizer in photography
phenospermy : the production with or without pollination of empty or abortive seeds
phenothiazine : a greenish-yellow crystalline compound C12H9NS used as an anthelmintic and insecticide especially in veterinary practice
phenotype : the observable characteristics or traits of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment : the physical expression of one or more genes
phenotypic : the observable characteristics or traits of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment : the physical expression of one or more genes
phenotypical : the observable characteristics or traits of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment : the physical expression of one or more genes
phenotypically : the observable characteristics or traits of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment : the physical expression of one or more genes
phenoxazine : a crystalline compound C12H9NO that is analogous in structure to phenothiazine with oxygen in place of sulfur and that is the parent of oxazine dyes (as gallocyanine)
phenoxide : a salt of a phenol especially in its capacity as a weak acid
phenyl : a monovalent aryl radical C6H5− derived from benzene by removal of one hydrogen atom
phenylacetaldehyde : a liquid compound C6H5CH2CHO of hyacinth odor used in perfumes
phenylacetamide : acetanilide
phenylacetic : a crystalline acid C8H8O2 used chiefly in the manufacture of penicillin
phenylalanine : an essential amino acid C9H11NO2 that is converted in the normal body to tyrosine
phenylate : phenoxide sense 1
phenylation : phenoxide sense 1
phenylcarbamic : carbanilic acid
phenylene : any of three bivalent radicals C6H4 derived from benzene by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the ortho, meta, or para positions
phenylenediamine : any of three toxic isomeric crystalline compounds C6H8N2 that are derivatives of benzene containing two amino groups attached to carbon atoms in the ortho, meta, or para positions  — see quinoxaline
phenylethylene : styrene
phenylglycine : a phenyl derivative of glycine
phenylglyoxylic : a crystalline keto acid C6H5COCOOH obtained especially by oxidizing styrene or mandelic acid; benzoyl-formic acid
phenylhydrazine : a toxic liquid nitrogen base C6H8N2 that reacts with aldehydes and ketones to form compounds useful in the identification of sugars
phenylhydrazone : a hydrazone derived from phenylhydrazine
phenylic : a monovalent aryl radical C6H5− derived from benzene by removal of one hydrogen atom
pheon : a conventional heraldic representation of the head of a javelin, dart, or arrow point downward with two long barbs engrailed on the inner edge
pheophytin : a bluish black waxy pigment that can be formed from chlorophyll by replacement of the magnesium with two hydrogen atoms by treatment with a weak acid (as oxalic acid)
Pherecratean : a variable classical verse or rhythmic system having three feet of which typically one is a dactyl and two are spondees
Pherecratian : a variable classical verse or rhythmic system having three feet of which typically one is a dactyl and two are spondees
Pherecratic : a variable classical verse or rhythmic system having three feet of which typically one is a dactyl and two are spondees
phi : the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
phial : vial
phiale : a shallow Greek bowl resembling a Roman patera usually made with a boss in the center and used in ancient times for drinking or pouring libations
phialide : sterigma
Phidian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greek sculptor Phidias or his school
Phil Philippians
Philadelphian city and port on the Delaware River in southeastern Pennsylvania population 1,526,006
Philadelphus : mock orange sense 1
philamot : feuille morte
Philander : to have casual or illicit sex with a person or with many people
philander : to have casual or illicit sex with a person or with many people
philanderer : a man who has sexual relations with many women
philanthid : a wasp of the family Philanthidae
Philanthidae : a family of digger wasps that are usually black with conspicuous yellow markings
philanthrope : philanthropist
philanthropic : of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian
philanthropical : of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian
philanthropically : of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian
philanthropism : philanthropy
philanthropist : one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
philanthropy : goodwill to fellow members of the human race
Philanthus : a genus of digger wasps that is the type of the family Philanthidae
philantomba : a West African duiker (Cephalophus maxwelli)
philatelic : the collection and study of postage and imprinted stamps : stamp collecting
philatelically : the collection and study of postage and imprinted stamps : stamp collecting
philatelist : a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
philately : the collection and study of postage and imprinted stamps : stamp collecting
Philepitta : a genus of Madagascan birds related to the pittas but constituting a distinct family
philharmonic : symphony orchestra
philhellene : admiring Greece or the Greeks
philhellenic : admiring Greece or the Greeks
philhellenism : admiring Greece or the Greeks
philhellenist : admiring Greece or the Greeks
philiater : one interested in medical science
Philip 1639?–1676
Philippan : used at Philippi
Philippe 1960–     son of Albert II king of Belgium (2013–  )
Philippian ancient town in north central Macedonia, northeastern Greece
Philippic : a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemnation : tirade
Philippine country in eastern Asia comprising the Philippine Islands; a republic; once a Spanish possession and (1898–1946) a U.S. possession; capital Manila land area 115,831 square miles (300,000 square kilometers), population 105,893,000
Philippines country in eastern Asia comprising the Philippine Islands; a republic; once a Spanish possession and (1898–1946) a U.S. possession; capital Manila land area 115,831 square miles (300,000 square kilometers), population 105,893,000
Philippism : the doctrines of the Lutheran theologian Philipp Melanchthon or his followers marked by a conciliatory policy toward both the Calvinists and the Roman Catholic Church
Philippist : an adherent to or supporter of Philippism
Philippistic : an adherent to or supporter of Philippism
philippize : to speak in support of a cause under the influence of a bribe
philippus : a 4th century b.c. gold stater of Philip II of Macedon
Philistia : the class or world of cultural philistines
Philistine : a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
Philistinic : philistine
Philistinish : philistine
Philistinism : a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
Phillip inlet of Bass Strait in Victoria, southeastern Australia, that is the harbor of Melbourne
phillipsite : a white or reddish mineral approximately (K2,Na2,Ca)Al2Si4O12.4¹/₂ H2O consisting of a hydrous silicate of potassium, calcium, and aluminum, belonging to the zeolite family, and commonly occurring in complex often cruciform crystals (hardness 4–4.5, specific gravity 2.2)
Phillyrea : a genus of evergreen shrubs (family Oleaceae) of the Mediterranean region with small greenish white flowers and fruit resembling olives
philobiblist : a lover of books : bibliophile
Philoctetes : a Greek archer who uses the bow of Hercules to slay Paris at Troy
Philodendron : any of various aroid plants (as of the genus Philodendron) that are cultivated for their showy foliage
Philodina : a genus (the type of the family Philodinidae of the class Bdelloidea) comprising rotifers with a corona made up of two nearly circular disks on short stalks
philograph : an apparatus with a transparent plane (as of glass or celluloid) on which to trace a facsimile of a view or object seen through an adjustable eyepiece
philographic : an apparatus with a transparent plane (as of glass or celluloid) on which to trace a facsimile of a view or object seen through an adjustable eyepiece
philogynous : fond of women
philogyny : fondness for women
Philohela : a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the American woodcock
philologaster : an incompetent philologist : dabbler in philology
philologastry : an incompetent philologist : dabbler in philology
philologer : philologist
philologian : philologist sense 2
philological : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
philologically : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
philologist : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
philologize : to render by philological investigation
philologue : philologist
philology : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
Philomachus : a genus of shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the ruff
philomath : a lover of learning : scholar
philomathic : of or relating to a philomath or to love of learning
philomathical : of or relating to a philomath or to love of learning
philomel : nightingale
Philomela : an Athenian princess in Greek mythology raped and deprived of her tongue by her brother-in-law Tereus, avenged by the killing of his son, and changed into a nightingale while fleeing from him
Philonian : of or relating to the Alexandrian Jewish philosopher Philo Judaeus or based on his system of philosophy consisting of a combination of Judaism and Platonism and being a precursor of Neoplatonism
Philonic : of or relating to the Alexandrian Jewish philosopher Philo Judaeus or based on his system of philosophy consisting of a combination of Judaism and Platonism and being a precursor of Neoplatonism
Philonism : the Philonian philosophy
Philonist : a supporter of Philonism
philonium : an ancient remedy for colic containing opium, saffron, euphorbium, henbane, spikenard, and honey
philopena : a game in which a man and woman who have shared the twin kernels of a nut each try to claim a gift from the other as a forfeit at their next meeting by fulfilling certain conditions (as by being the first to exclaim “philopena”)
philoprogeneity : philoprogenitiveness
philoprogenitive : tending to produce offspring : prolific
philoprogenitiveness : tending to produce offspring : prolific
philopterid : of or relating to the Philopteridae
Philopteridae : a family of bird lice (order Mallophaga) having the tarsi fitted with two claws for clinging to the feathers of their host
philosophaster : a pretender or dabbler in philosophy
philosophastering : acting the philosopher : philosophizing in a shallow or pretentious manner
philosophastry : spurious or pretended philosophy
philosopheme : a philosophical formulation or principle : proposition
philosopher : a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : scholar, thinker
philosophic : of or relating to philosophers or philosophy
philosophical : of or relating to philosophers or philosophy
philosophically : of or relating to philosophers or philosophy
philosophicalness : the quality or state of being philosophic
philosophism : spurious philosophic argument : sophistry
philosophist : sophist, philosophizer
philosophistical : sophist, philosophizer
philosophize : to reason in the manner of a philosopher
philosophizer : to reason in the manner of a philosopher
philosophy : all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical arts
philter : a potion credited with magical power
philtra : the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip
philtrum : the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip
Philydraceae : a family of Asiatic and Australian perennial herbs (order Xyridales) with sheathing narrow leaves and spicate flowers resembling orchids
philydraceous : a family of Asiatic and Australian perennial herbs (order Xyridales) with sheathing narrow leaves and spicate flowers resembling orchids
phimosed : affected with phimosis
phimosis : tightness or constriction of the orifice of the foreskin arising either congenitally or postnatally (as from balanoposthitis) and preventing retraction of the foreskin over the glans
phimotic : of, relating to, or marked by phimosis
Phiomia : a genus of long-jawed mastodons (family Gomphotheriidae) found in the Oligocene of Egypt
phiz : face
phizes : face
phlebectasia : dilation of a vein : varicosity sense 1, varicosis
phlebitic : of or relating to phlebitis
phlebitis : inflammation of a vein
Phlebodium : a genus of mostly epiphytic tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having the areolae of the fronds each with two or more free veinlets bearing sori  — see serpent fern
phlebogram : a tracing made with a sphygmograph that records the pulse in a vein
phlebograph : a sphygmograph adapted for recording the venous pulse
phlebography : the process of making phlebograms
phleboid : having the properties of or characterized by veins
phleboidal : having the properties of or characterized by veins
phlebolith : a calculus in a vein usually resulting from the calcification of an old thrombus
phlebology : a branch of medicine concerned with the veins
phleborrhaphy : the suturing of a vein
phlebosclerosis : sclerosis of the wall of a vein and especially of its inner coats
phlebosclerotic : of, relating to, or affected by phlebosclerosis
phlebostasis : abnormally slow venous blood circulation
phlebothrombosis : venous thrombosis accompanied by little or no inflammation  — compare thrombophlebitis
phlebotomic : of or relating to phlebotomy
phlebotomical : of or relating to phlebotomy
phlebotomically : of or relating to phlebotomy
phlebotomist : the drawing of blood (as by venipuncture) for transfusion, apheresis, diagnostic testing, or experimental procedures
phlebotomize : to draw blood from : bleed
Phlebotomus : sandfly fever
phlebotomus : sandfly fever
phlebotomy : the drawing of blood (as by venipuncture) for transfusion, apheresis, diagnostic testing, or experimental procedures
Phlegethon : a river of fire in Hades
Phlegethontal : of, relating to, or resembling a river of fire : burning
Phlegethontic : of, relating to, or resembling a river of fire : burning
phlegm : the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness
phlegma : a watery distilled liquor as distinguished by distillers from a spirituous liquor
phlegmasia : inflammation
phlegmatic : resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
phlegmatically : resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
phlegmatous : phlegmatic
phlegmon : a purulent inflammation and infiltration of connective tissue
phlegmonic :  phlegmonous
phlegmonous : of, relating to, or constituting a phlegmon : accompanied by or characterized by phlegmons
phlegmy : the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness
Phleum : a genus of grasses that are natives of temperate regions and have dense oblong or terete spike and long mucronate empty glumes  — see timothy
phlobaphene : a reddish brown complex substance found in oak bark and also formed by heating quercitannin with dilute acids
phlobatannin : a tannin that with hot dilute acids yields a phlobaphene
phloem : a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists mainly of sieve tubes and elongated parenchyma cells usually with fibers and that functions in translocation and in support and storage  — compare xylem
phlogistian : phlogistonist
phlogistic : of or relating to inflammations and fevers
phlogisticate : to combine phlogiston with
phlogistication : to combine phlogiston with
phlogiston : the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance
phlogistonism : the phlogiston theory or the system of chemistry built upon it
phlogistonist : an adherent of the phlogiston theory
phlogogenetic :  phlogogenic
phlogogenic : producing inflammation
phlogogenous : producing inflammation
phlogopite : a usually brown to red form of mica
Phlomis : a genus of Old World mints having rugose often woolly leaves and whorls of white, yellow, or purple flowers with bilabiate corolla
phloroglucin : phloroglucinol
pho : a soup made of beef or chicken broth and rice noodles
phobiac : phobic
phobic : of, relating to, affected with, or constituting phobia
phobism : the state of one affected by a phobia
phobophobia : excessive fear of acquiring a phobia
Phobos : the larger and innermost of the two satellites of Mars with an irregular shape and a diameter of approximately 15.6 miles (26.6 km)
phoby : little spotted skunk
phoca : a genus of seals formerly nearly coextensive with the family Phocidae but now restricted to the harbor seal and a few closely related forms
phocacean : phocine
phocaceous : phocine
Phocaean ancient city of Asia Minor on the Aegean Sea in northern Ionia
Phocaena : a widely distributed genus of porpoises that includes the harbor porpoise and other common porpoises
phocal : phocine
Phocian region of central Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth
phocid : of or relating to the Phocidae
Phocidae : a family of mammals (suborder Pinnipedia) comprising the hair seals and lacking external ears
phociform : a family of mammals (suborder Pinnipedia) comprising the hair seals and lacking external ears
phocine : of, relating to, or resembling seals
phocoid : a family of mammals (suborder Pinnipedia) comprising the hair seals and lacking external ears
phocomelia : a congenital deformity in which the limbs are extremely shortened so that the feet and hands arise close to the trunk
phocomelus : an individual exhibiting phocomelia
Phoebe : any of a genus (Sayornis) of the tyrant flycatcher family
phoebe : any of a genus (Sayornis) of the tyrant flycatcher family
Phoebean : of, relating to, or characteristic of Phoebus Apollo
Phoenician : a native or inhabitant of ancient Phoenicia
phoenicite : phoenicochroite
phoenicochroite : a mineral Pb3(CrO4)2O(?) consisting of a basic lead chromate in red crystals and masses
Phoenicopteridae : a family of large showy wading birds that comprises the flamingos, usually constitutes a suborder of the order Ciconiiformes, but was formerly considered to form a distinct order
Phoenicopteriformes : an order of wading birds coextensive with the family Phoenicopteridae
phoenicopteroid : a family of large showy wading birds that comprises the flamingos, usually constitutes a suborder of the order Ciconiiformes, but was formerly considered to form a distinct order
phoenicopterous : a family of large showy wading birds that comprises the flamingos, usually constitutes a suborder of the order Ciconiiformes, but was formerly considered to form a distinct order
Phoenicopterus : a genus (the type of the family Phoenicopteridae) comprising the European flamingos and some New World forms including the one (P. ruber) that ranges into the southern U.S.
Phoeniculus : an African genus (coextensive with the family Phoeniculidae of the suborder Coracii) comprising the wood hoopoes and having a long decurved bill, a long wedge-shaped tail, and no crest
Phoenix : a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
phoenix : a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
phoenixity : the quality or state of being a phoenix
phoenixlike : a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
pholad : a mollusk of the family Pholadidae : piddock
Pholadacea : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising the piddocks and shipworms
pholadian : a mollusk of the family Pholadidae : piddock
pholadid : of or relating to the Pholadidae
Pholadidae : a family of bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) comprising the piddocks and related borers
pholadoid : a family of bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) comprising the piddocks and related borers
Pholas : a large genus of bivalve usually marine mollusks (family Pholadidae) with an elongate-oval rough shell having no hinge ligament, gaping at the end, and having two accessory valves to protect the dorsal margin that with the foot serves as a rasp to bore in wood and stone
pholcid : of or relating to the Pholcidae
Pholcidae : a family of spiders having very long slender legs and weaving irregular webs in which they rest with the back downward
pholcoid : a family of spiders having very long slender legs and weaving irregular webs in which they rest with the back downward
Pholcus : a genus of spiders that is the type of the family Pholcidae
pholido : scale
pholidosis : lepidosis sense 2
Pholidota : an order of toothless scaly eutherian mammals comprising the pangolins that in many respects resemble true edentates and were formerly included in Edentata
Pholiota : a genus of brown-spored agarics of Europe and North America having an annulus and growing on open ground or decaying wood
Phoma : a large form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) typically stem-inhabiting but some causing destructive rots of fruits or roots and having nonseptate hyaline ovate to elongate pycnospores in pycnidia  — compare phomopsis
Phomopsis : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) producing pycnospores and also filiform scolecospores
phon : the unit of loudness on a scale beginning at zero for the faintest audible sound and corresponding to the decibel scale of sound intensity with the number of phons of a given sound being equal to the decibels of a pure 1000-hertz tone judged by the average listener to be equal in loudness to the given sound
phonal : of, relating to, or producing speech sounds
phonasthenia : weakness or hoarseness of voice
phonate : to produce vocal sounds and especially speech
phonation : to produce vocal sounds and especially speech
phonatory : of or relating to the production of speech sounds
phonautograph : an instrument by which a sound can be made to produce a visible record of itself
phonautographic : an instrument by which a sound can be made to produce a visible record of itself
phonautographically : an instrument by which a sound can be made to produce a visible record of itself
phone : telephone
phoneme : any of the abstract units of the phonetic system of a language that correspond to a set of similar speech sounds (such as the velar \k\ of cool and the palatal \k\ of keel) which are perceived to be a single distinctive sound in the language
phonemic : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phoneme
phonemics : a branch of linguistic analysis involving the study of phonemes
phonendoscope : a stethoscope equipped with a diaphragm for intensifying auscultatory sounds
phonestheme : the common feature of sound occurring in a group of symbolic words
phonetic : representing the sounds and other phenomena of speech: such as
phonetical : phonetic
phonetically : in a phonetic manner or sense or from a phonetic point of view
phonetician : a specialist in phonetics
phoneticism : the quality or state of being phonetic
phoneticist : phonetist sense 2
phoneticization : phonetic representation
phoneticize : to make phonetic : spell phonetically
phonetics : the system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages
phonetism : alteration of orthography for better agreement with pronunciation
phonetist : phonetician
phoniatrics : the scientific study and treatment of defects of the voice
phoniatry : phoniatrics
phonic : of, relating to, or producing sound : acoustic
phonics : the science of sound : acoustics
phonism : a synesthetic auditory sensation
phono : phonograph
phonocamptic : reflecting sound
phonodeik : an instrument for making photographic records of sound waves in air by means of a tiny mirror that is oscillated in a rotary manner by sound waves agitating a glass diaphragm and that by its reflections of a ray of light traces corresponding paths on a moving film
phonogram : a character or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or phoneme
phonogramic : a character or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or phoneme
phonogramically : a character or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or phoneme
phonogrammic : a character or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or phoneme
phonogrammically : a character or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or phoneme
phonograph : an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
phonographer : a specialist in phonography
phonographic : of or relating to phonography
phonographically : of or relating to phonography
phonography : spelling based on pronunciation
phonolite : a gray or green volcanic rock consisting essentially of orthoclase and nepheline
phonologic : the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages
phonological : the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages
phonologically : the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages
phonologist : the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages
phonology : the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages
phonometer : an instrument used in experimental psychology designed to furnish sounds whose intensities are in known ratios by permitting balls to drop from different heights upon plates of metal or slate
phonometric : of, relating to, or measured by a phonometer
phonometry : the measurement of sounds by a phonometer
phonomotor : an instrument in which the motion produced by the vibrations of a sounding body is communicated to a small wheel
phonopathy : a disorder of phonation
phonophile : a collector or connoisseur of phonograph records
phonophobia : an intolerance of or hypersensitivity to sound
phonophore : a device that enables telephone messages to be sent over a telegraph line simultaneously with the use of ordinary currents operating code instruments
phonophoric : a device that enables telephone messages to be sent over a telegraph line simultaneously with the use of ordinary currents operating code instruments
phonophorous : capable of transmitting sound waves
phonophotography : the art or process of recording sound-vibration curves photographically (as by means of the phonodeik)
phonoscope : an instrument for observing or exhibiting motions or properties of sounding bodies
phonotelemeter : a device for estimating the distance of firearms in action by measuring the interval between the flash and the arrival of the sound from the discharge
phony : not genuine or real: such as
phoo  — compare phew
Phora : a genus of small flies that is the type of the family Phoridae
Phoradendron : a genus of American hemiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae) having erect and vertically 2-celled anthers  — see mistletoe sense 2a
phoresis : transmission
phoresy : the nonparasitic association of one kind of animal (as a larval insect) with another in order to obtain transportation
phoria : any of various tendencies of the lines of vision to deviate from the normal when binocular fusion of the retinal images is prevented
phorid : of or relating to the Phoridae
Phoridae : a family of small two-winged flies of hunchbacked appearance with short apparently one-jointed antennae and without crossveins in the wing
phorminx : cithara sense 1
Phormium : a genus of herbs (family Liliaceae) with rigid sword-shaped leaves and red or yellow flowers on a leafless scape  — see new zealand flax
phorometer : an instrument for detecting and measuring imbalance in the extrinsic muscles of the eyes
phorometric : of or relating to phorometry
phorometry : examination of the eyes by means of a phorometer
phorone : a yellowish green unsaturated open-chain ketone [(CH3)2C=CH]2CO that is isomeric with camphorone and isophorone, is obtained by condensation of acetone, and is used chiefly as a solvent
phoronid : of or relating to the Phoronidea
Phoronidea : a group (coextensive with the genus Phoronis) of marine animals of uncertain systematic position that has at various times been associated with the Molluscoidea, the Gephyrea, or the Hemichordata or treated as a separate phylum
Phoronis : a genus of small marine tubicolous unsegmented wormlike animals that have the mouth, anal opening, and nephridial apertures at one end of the body close together and surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped lophophore bearing numerous tentacles, a closed system of blood vessels containing red blood, and free-swimming larvae which pass through a complex metamorphosis  — see actinotrocha, phoronidea
phoronomy : a Kantian theory of motion deducible from a priori conceptions  — compare kinematics
Phororhacidae : a family of gigantic flightless birds of the order Gruiformes from the Miocene of Patagonia
Phororhacos : a genus of prehistoric birds that is the type of the family Phororhacidae
phorozooid : a zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually
phos : a soup made of beef or chicken broth and rice noodles
phose : a subjective visual sensation (as of light or color)
phosgene : a colorless gas COCl2 of unpleasant odor that is a severe respiratory irritant that has been used in chemical warfare
phosgenic : photogenic
phosgenite : a mineral Pb2Cl2CO2 consisting of lead chloroformate occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white, yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster (hardness 3, specific gravity 6.0–6.3)
phosphagen : any of several organic phosphate compounds (as phosphocreatine or phosphoarginine) occurring especially in muscle and releasing energy on hydrolysis of the phosphate
phosphamic : amidophosphoric acid
phosphatase : an enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis and synthesis of organic esters of phosphoric acid and the transfer of phosphate groups to other compounds:
phosphate : a salt or ester of a phosphoric acid
phosphated : flour made from soft wheat to which monocalcium phosphate is added to improve the baking qualities
phosphatemia : the occurrence of phosphate in the blood especially in excessive amounts
phosphatic : of, relating to, or containing phosphoric acid or phosphates
phosphatide : phospholipid
phosphation : phosphatization
phosphatization : to treat with phosphoric acid or a phosphate
phosphatize : to treat with phosphoric acid or a phosphate
phosphaturia : the excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine
phosphene : an impression of light that occurs without light entering the eye and is usually caused by stimulation of the retina (as by pressure on the eyeball when the lid is closed) or by excitation of neurons in the visual system (as by transcranial magnetic stimulation)
phosphide : a binary compound of phosphorus with a more electropositive element or group
phosphinate : a salt or ester of a phosphinic acid
phosphine : any of various derivatives of phosphine analogous to amines but weaker as bases
phosphinic : any of a series of monobasic organic acids RR′PO(OH) [as diphenyl-phosphinic acid (C6H5)2PO(OH)] obtainable from disubstituted phosphines by oxidation  — compare phosphonic acid 
phosphite : a salt or ester of phosphorous acid
phospho : phosphorus
phosphoaminolipide : a phospholipid containing a nitrogen base
phosphocreatine : a compound C4H10N3O5P of creatine and phosphoric acid that is found especially in vertebrate muscle where it is an energy source for muscle contraction
phosphoferrite : a mineral (Fe,Mn)3(PO4)2.3H2O consisting of a manganese ferrous hydrous phosphate and occurring in white or greenish crystalline masses (hardness 4–5, specific gravity 3.2)
phosphoglycerate : a salt or ester of phosphoglyceric acid
phosphoglyceric : either of two isomeric acid phosphates C3H5O3(OPO3H2) of glyceric acid that are formed as intermediates in photosynthesis and in carbohydrate metabolism
phospholipide : any of various phosphorus-containing complex lipids (such as lecithins and phosphatidylethanolamines) that are derived from glycerol and are major constituents of the membranes of cells and intracellular organelles and vesicles
phospholipin : phospholipid
phosphomolybdate : a salt of a phosphomolybdic acid
phosphomolybdic : any of several acids obtainable from solutions of phosphoric acid and molybdic acid and used chiefly as precipitants (as for alkaloids)
phosphonate : a salt or ester of a phosphonic acid
phosphonic : any of a series of dibasic organic acids RPO(OH)2 that are obtainable from some phosphines by oxidation
phosphonium : a monovalent cation PH4+ analogous to ammonium and derived from phosphine
phosphophyllite : a mineral Zn2(FeMn)PO4)2.4H2O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of zinc, ferrous iron, and manganese and forming colorless or pale blue monoclinic crystals with perfect micaceous cleavage (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 3.1)
phosphoprotein : any of various proteins (such as casein) that contain combined phosphoric acid
phosphor : a phosphorescent substance
phosphorate : to impregnate or combine with phosphorus or a compound of phosphorus
phosphore : a phosphorescent substance
phosphoreal : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of phosphorus
phosphoresce : to exhibit phosphorescence
phosphorescence : luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiations (such as light or electrons) and continues for a noticeable time after these radiations have stopped  — compare fluorescence
phosphorescent : exhibiting phosphorescence
phosphorescently : exhibiting phosphorescence
phosphoreted : impregnated or combined with phosphorus
phosphoric : of, relating to, or containing phosphorus especially with a valence higher than in phosphorous compounds
phosphoriferous : bearing or yielding phosphorus
phosphorism : a poisoning by phosphorus especially when chronic
phosphorite : a fibrous concretionary apatite
phosphoritic : a fibrous concretionary apatite
phosphorize : phosphorate
phosphorogen : a substance or group that produces or helps to produce phosphorescence or luminescence
phosphorogenic : generating phosphorescence
phosphorograph : a photographic impression made by laying a phosphorescent body directly upon the photographic film in order to detect phosphorescence too feeble to be observed visually
phosphorographic : a photographic impression made by laying a phosphorescent body directly upon the photographic film in order to detect phosphorescence too feeble to be observed visually
phosphorography : a photographic impression made by laying a phosphorescent body directly upon the photographic film in order to detect phosphorescence too feeble to be observed visually
phosphoroscope : an apparatus for observing phosphorescence and especially for studying its rate of decay
phosphorous : of, relating to, or containing phosphorus especially with a valence lower than in phosphoric compounds
phosphorus : a phosphorescent substance or body
phosphoryl : a usually trivalent group PO
phosphorylase : any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates
phosphorylation : the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound either by reaction with inorganic phosphate or by transfer of phosphate from another organic phosphate
phosphosilicate : a combined phosphate and silicate
phosphotungstate : a salt of a phosphotungstic acid
phosphotungstic : any of several acids obtainable from solutions of phosphoric acid and tungstic acid and used chiefly as precipitants (as for alkaloids and for basic dyes for pigments) and in analytical reagents
phosphuranylite : a mineral (UO2)3(PO4)26H2O consisting of a hydrous uranyl phosphate and occurring as a deep lemon-yellow powdery substance that exhibits phosphorescence upon exposure to radium emanations
phossy : a jawbone destroyed by chronic phosphorus poisoning 
phot : light : radiant energy
photeolic : nyctitropic
photic : of, relating to, or involving light especially in relation to organisms
photics : a science that deals with light  — compare optics
Photinia : a genus of small trees and shrubs (family Rosaceae) native to Asia that have shining, evergreen leaves, showy white paniculate or corymbose flower clusters, and typically red fruits and that are widely cultivated as ornamentals
photism : a synesthetic visual sensation
photo : photograph
photoactivate : the process of activating a substance by means of radiant energy and especially light
photoactivation : the process of activating a substance by means of radiant energy and especially light
photoactive : physically or chemically responsive to radiant energy and especially to light
photoactivity : physically or chemically responsive to radiant energy and especially to light
photoalbum : a book that holds photographs
photoaquatint : an aquatint made by a photomechanical process resembling photogravure
photobiotic : requiring light in order to live or thrive
photocatalysis : the acceleration of a chemical reaction by radiant energy (as light) acting either directly or by exciting a substance that in turn catalyzes the main reaction  — compare photoinactivation sense 1
photocatalyst : a substance that catalyzes the main reaction in photocatalysis
photocatalytic : of or relating to photocatalysis
photocell : photoelectric cell
photoceramics : the art or process of decorating pottery with photographically prepared designs
photochemical : of, relating to, or resulting from the chemical action of radiant energy and especially light
photochemically : of, relating to, or resulting from the chemical action of radiant energy and especially light
photochemigraphy : the process of making zinc etchings from line drawings by the aid of chemistry and photography
photochemist : a branch of chemistry that deals with the effect of radiant energy in producing chemical changes
photochemistry : a branch of chemistry that deals with the effect of radiant energy in producing chemical changes
photochlorination : photochemical chlorination
photochromatic : photochromic
photochrome : a photograph in colors
photochromic : capable of changing color on exposure to radiant energy (such as light)
photochromoscope : a device for combining three color-separation positives optically according to the additive principle and viewing them as a color photograph
photochromy : a formerly used process of color photography in which a silver chloride emulsion layer assumes approximately the color of the exposing light
photochronograph :  chronophotograph
photochronography : the art of recording or measuring intervals of time by the photochronograph
photocompose : to set (something, such as reading matter) by photocomposition
photocomposition : composition of text directly on film or photosensitive paper for reproduction
photoconductivity : electrical conductivity that is affected by exposure to electromagnetic radiation (such as light)
photocopier : a copy of usually printed material made with a process in which an image is formed by the action of light usually on an electrically charged surface
photocopy : a copy of usually printed material made with a process in which an image is formed by the action of light usually on an electrically charged surface
photocurrent : a stream of electrons produced by photoelectric or photovoltaic effects
photodecomposition : photolysis
photodisintegration : disintegration of the nucleus of an atom caused by absorption of radiant energy (such as light)
photodissociation : dissociation of the molecules of a substance (such as water) caused by absorption of radiant energy
photodrama : motion picture
photodynamic : of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system
photodynamically : of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system
photoelastic : of, relating to, or exhibiting photoelasticity
photoelasticity : the property exhibited by transparent isotropic solids of becoming doubly refracting when subjected to either tensile or compressive stress making possible a detailed study of the stress distribution from the patterns observed when the solid is examined in a polariscope
photoelectric : involving, relating to, or utilizing any of various electrical effects due to the interaction of radiation (such as light) with matter
photoelectrically : involving, relating to, or utilizing any of various electrical effects due to the interaction of radiation (such as light) with matter
photoelectricity : electricity produced by the action of light
photoelectron : an electron released in photoemission
photoemission : the release of electrons from a usually solid material (such as a metal) by means of energy supplied by incidence of radiation and especially light
photoemissive : the release of electrons from a usually solid material (such as a metal) by means of energy supplied by incidence of radiation and especially light
photoengrave : to make a photoengraving of
photoengraver : to make a photoengraving of
photoengraving : a photomechanical process for making linecuts and halftone cuts by photographing an image on a metal plate and then etching
photoetch : photoengrave
photoetching : photoengraving
photofinish : a race or finish in which contestants are so close that a photograph of them as they cross the finish line has to be examined to determine the winner
photofinisher : one that develops and prints photographic film
photofinishing : one that develops and prints photographic film
photogelatin : collotype sense 1
photogene : an afterimage or retinal impression
photogenic : produced or precipitated by light
photogenically : produced or precipitated by light
photogram : a photographic image made by placing objects between light-sensitive paper and a light source
photogrammetric : the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and especially aerial photographs (as in surveying)
photogrammetry : the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and especially aerial photographs (as in surveying)
photograph : a picture or likeness obtained by photography
photographable : capable of being photographed
photographer : one who practices photography
photographic : relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
photographically : relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
photographist : photographer
photography : the art or process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface (such as film or an optical sensor)
photogravure : a process for printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
photohalide : any of a series of variously colored products formed by the action of radiant energy on silver halide or obtained by the introduction of colloidal silver into silver halide during its preparation
photoheliograph : a telescope adapted for photographing the sun
photoinactivation : the retardation or prevention of a chemical reaction by radiant energy (as light)  — compare photocatalysis
photoinduction : induced by the action of light
photointaglio : an intaglio printing surface produced photographically
photoionization : ionization (as in the ionosphere) of a molecule or atom caused by absorption of radiant energy
photoisomerization : the light-initiated process of change from one isomeric form of a compound, radical, or ion to another
photokinesis : motion or activity induced by light
photokinetic : motion or activity induced by light
photolith : photolithographic
photolitho : photolithographic
photolithograph : lithography in which photographically prepared plates are used
photolithographer : a specialist in photolithography
photolithographic : lithography in which photographically prepared plates are used
photolithography : lithography in which photographically prepared plates are used
photoluminescence : luminescence in which the excitation is produced by visible or invisible light
photoluminescent : luminescence in which the excitation is produced by visible or invisible light
photolysis : chemical decomposition by the action of radiant energy (such as light)
photolytic : chemical decomposition by the action of radiant energy (such as light)
photoma : a rudimentary subjective visual sensation (as of sparks or flashes of light or color)
photomacrograph : a photograph in which the object is either unmagnified or slightly magnified up to a limit of magnification often of about 10 diameters
photomagnetic : of or relating to the direct effect of light upon the magnetic properties of substances
photomap : a photograph which is taken vertically from above (as from an airplane) and upon which a grid and data pertinent to maps have been added
photomechanical : relating to or involving any of various processes for producing printed matter from a photographically prepared surface
photomechanically : relating to or involving any of various processes for producing printed matter from a photographically prepared surface
photometeor : a temporary luminous phenomenon (as lightning, a rainbow, a halo) in the sky
photometer : an instrument for measuring luminous intensity, luminous flux, illumination, or brightness
photometric : of or relating to photometry or the photometer
photometrically : of or relating to photometry or the photometer
photometry : a branch of science that deals with measurement of the intensity of light
photomicrogram : photomicrograph
photomicrograph : a photograph of a microscope image
photomicrographer : a person who makes photomicrographs
photomicrographic : a photograph of a microscope image
photomicrography : a photograph of a microscope image
photomicroscope : a combined microscope, camera, and suitable light source
photomicroscopy : photomicrography
photomontage : montage using photographic images
photomural : an enlarged photograph usually several yards long used on walls especially as decoration
photon : a quantum of electromagnetic radiation
photonastic : of, relating to, or caused by photonasty
photonasty : a nastic movement that is associated with changes in light intensity
photonegative : exhibiting negative phototropism or phototaxis
photoneutron : a neutron released as a result of photodisintegration
photonosus : an abnormality (as snow blindness) caused by exposure to light
photooxidation : oxidation under the influence of radiant energy (such as light)
photooxidative : oxidation under the influence of radiant energy (such as light)
photopathic : of or relating to photopathy
photopathy : pronounced and usually negative photoaxis or phototropism
photoperiod : a recurring cycle of light and dark periods of constant length
photoperiodic : a recurring cycle of light and dark periods of constant length
photoperiodism : a plant's or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod
photophile : thriving in full light : requiring abundant light
photophilic : thriving in full light : requiring abundant light
photophilous : thriving in full light : requiring abundant light
photophobe : an organ or organism that thrives best in the dark or turns away from light
photophobia : intolerance to light
photophobic : shunning or avoiding light
photophone : a device whereby a sound signal (as a voice) is transmitted by causing it to modulate a beam of visible or infrared light which is received by a photoelectric cell, amplified, and reconverted into sound
photophore : a light-emitting organ
photophoresis : movement of small particles (as dust particles) under the influence of radiant energy (as light) that is considered positive when the movement is away from the source of energy and negative when toward it  — compare magnetophotophoresis
photophosphorescent : phosphorescence excited by visible or invisible light
photophygous : preferring or thriving in shade
photopia : vision in bright light with light-adapted eyes believed to be mediated by the cones of the retina
photopic : relating to or being vision in bright light with light-adapted eyes that is mediated by the cones of the retina
photoplay : motion picture sense 2
photopolymerization : polymerization under the influence of radiant energy (as light) : photochemical polymerization
photopositive : exhibiting positive phototropism or phototaxis
photoprint : an image formed on paper or other sensitive material by photographic means : a photographic print
photoprinting : the making of photoprints
photoptometer : an instrument for studying visual impressions
photoradio : the process of transmitting photographs or pictures by radio
photoradiogram : a picture or image reproduced at a distance by radio transmission
photoreception : perception of waves in the range of visible light
photoreceptive : perception of waves in the range of visible light
photoreceptor : a receptor for light stimuli
photoresistance : photoconductivity
photoscope : a photofluorographic screen and camera
photosculpture : a method of sculpture whereby one or more cameras are used to produce photographs that are processed and combined in one of various ways to make either a bas-relief or a solid sculpture
photosensitive : sensitive to the action of radiant energy
photosensitivity : sensitive to the action of radiant energy
photosensitization : the process of photosensitizing
photosensitize : to sensitize to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
photosensitizer : to sensitize to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
photosensory : relating to the perception of light in animals
photosphere : a sphere of light or radiance
photospheric : a sphere of light or radiance
photostability : resistant to change under the influence of radiant energy and especially of light
photostable : resistant to change under the influence of radiant energy and especially of light
Photostat : a device used for making a photographic copy of graphic matter
photostat : a device used for making a photographic copy of graphic matter
photostationary : of, relating to, or being a stationary state in which the rate of photochemical dissociation of reactants is equaled by the rate of recombination
photostereograph : a double photograph mounted for use with a stereoscope
photosynthate : a product of photosynthesis
photosynthesis : synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light
photosynthesize : synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light
photosynthetic : synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light
photosynthetically : synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light
phototactic : of, relating to, or exhibiting phototaxis
phototactically : of, relating to, or exhibiting phototaxis
phototaxis : a taxis in which light is the directive factor
phototelegraph : a picture received by phototelegraphy
phototelegraphic : a picture received by phototelegraphy
phototelegraphy : facsimile sense 2
phototheodolite : an instrument consisting of a theodolite mounted on a camera which can take at each of several stations of known position and elevation (as determined by transit survey) a series of photographs used in terrestrial photogrammetry
phototherapeutics : phototherapy
phototherapy : light therapy
photothermic : of or relating to both light and heat
phototonus : tonic condition (as of musculature) resulting from exposure to particular conditions of lighting
phototopography : photogrammetry
phototrope : a phototropic organism or organ
phototrophic : capable of utilizing carbon dioxide in the presence of light as a source of metabolic carbon
phototropic : of, relating to, or capable of phototropism
phototropically : of, relating to, or capable of phototropism
phototropism : a tropism in which light is the orienting stimulus
phototropy : phototropism sense 2
phototube : an electron tube having a photoemissive cathode whose released electrons are drawn to the anode by reason of its positive potential
phototypographic : producing matter used in phototypography
phototypography : a photomechanical process producing matter resembling that done by typographical printing
photovisual : having the same focal length for actinic rays and for the brightest of the visual rays
photovoltaic : of, relating to, or utilizing the generation of a voltage when radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (such as two different semiconductors)
photozincograph : a print made by photozincography
photozincography : zincography using photographically prepared plates
photozincotypy : photozincography
phragma : a septum or partial diaphragm
Phragmidium : a genus of rust fungi of the family Pucciniaceae having teliospores of more than three cells lineally arranged  — see rose rust
Phragmites : any of a genus (Phragmites) of widely distributed reeds with tall stems and large showy panicles resembling plumes
phragmocone : the thin conical chambered internal shell of a belemnite that is either straight or curved, is produced in front into a very thin process resembling a blade or leaf, and fits behind into a deep cavity in the anterior end of the guard
phragmoconic : the thin conical chambered internal shell of a belemnite that is either straight or curved, is produced in front into a very thin process resembling a blade or leaf, and fits behind into a deep cavity in the anterior end of the guard
phragmocyttarous : of, relating to, or being a type of nest of social wasps (family Vespidae) in which the layers of brood comb are attached by the periphery to the envelope  — compare poecilocyttarous
phragmoid : septate at right angles to the long axis
phragmosis : a method of closing the burrow or nest by means of some specially adapted part of the body (as the flattened head in some ants)
phrasable : capable of being phrased
phrasal : of, relating to, or consisting of a phrase
phrasally : of, relating to, or consisting of a phrase
phrase : a characteristic manner or style of expression : diction
phraseable : capable of being phrased
phrasemaker : one who coins impressive phrases
phrasemaking : one who coins impressive phrases
phraseman : phrasemonger
phrasemonger : phrasemaker sense 2
phrasemongering : phrasemaker sense 2
phraseogram : a symbol for a phrase : a conventional combination of signs or letters representing a phrase in certain shorthand systems : phrase
phraseograph : phraseogram
phraseographic : phraseogram
phraseography : representation of word phrases by phraseograms
phraseological : expressed in formal often sententious phrases
phraseologist : one who uses sententious or insincere phrases
phraseology : a manner of organizing words and phrases into longer elements : style
phraser : phrasemaker, phrasemonger
phrasing : style of expression : phraseology
phrasy : marked by an excessive use of phrases
phrator : a member of a phratry
phratral : of or relating to a phratry
phratry : a kinship group forming a subdivision of a Greek phyle
phreatic : of, relating to, or being groundwater
phreatophyte : a deep-rooted plant that obtains its water from the water table or the layer of soil just above it
phrenic : of or relating to the diaphragm
phrenicectomy : surgical removal of part of a phrenic nerve to secure collapse of a diseased lung by paralyzing the diaphragm on one side  — compare phrenicotomy
phrenicolienal : lienorenal ligament
phrenicotomy : surgical division of a phrenic nerve to secure collapse of a diseased lung by paralyzing the diaphragm on one side  — compare phrenicectomy
phrenocardiac : of, relating to, or constituting the region between the heart and the diaphragm
phrenological : the study of the conformation and especially the contours of the skull based on the former belief that they are indicative of mental faculties and character
phrenologist : the study of the conformation and especially the contours of the skull based on the former belief that they are indicative of mental faculties and character
phrenology : the study of the conformation and especially the contours of the skull based on the former belief that they are indicative of mental faculties and character
phrenosin : a crystalline cerebroside that yields cerebronic acid on hydrolysis
phrenosinic :  cerebronic acid
Phronima : a genus (the type of the family Phronimidae) of pelagic amphipod crustaceans having one known member (P. sedentaria) that lives in a barrel-shaped case made from the swimming bell of a siphonophore or the test of a tunicate
phrontistery : a place for thinking or study
Phryganea : a genus (the type of the family Phryganeidae) of caddis flies
phryganeid : of or relating to the Phryganeidae
Phryganeidae : a family of caddis flies containing rather large insects whose larvae live in still water and construct portable cases of very regular form
phryganeoid : resembling or related to the Phryganeidae
Phrygian : a native or inhabitant of ancient Phrygia
Phryma : a genus of plants constituting the family Phrymaceae and having opposite leaves and small purplish spicate flowers reflexed in fruit  — see lopseed
Phrymaceae : a family of plants (order Polemoniales) coextensive with the genus Phryma
phrynin : a poisonous substance secreted from the glands of various toads that resembles digitalin in its physiologic action  — compare bufotoxin
Phrynosoma : a genus comprising the horned toads
phthalanilic : a crystalline amido acid HOOCC6H4CONHC6H5 prepared by reaction of phthalic anhydride and aniline
phthalate : any of various salts or esters of phthalic acid used especially as plasticizers and in solvents
phthalazine : a crystalline base C8H6N2 that is the azine of the dialdehyde related to phthalic acid; 2,3-di-aza-naphthalene  — compare hydralazine, luminol
phthalein : any of various xanthene dyes (as phenolphthalein or fluorescein) that are intensely colored in alkaline solution
phthalic : any of three isomeric acids C8H6O4 obtained by oxidation of various benzene derivatives
phthalide : a crystalline lactone C8H6O2 made usually by reduction of phthalic anhydride
phthalimide : a crystalline weakly acidic cyclic compound C6H4(CO)2NH made usually by action of ammonia on phthalic anhydride and used chiefly in the synthesis of amines and amino acids, anthranilic acid, and formerly of indigo
phthalin : any of a group of colorless compounds obtained by reduction of the phthaleins into which they are easily reconverted by oxidation
phthalocyanine : a bright greenish-blue crystalline compound C32H18N8
Phthartolatrae :  severians  — compare aphthartodocetae
phthiocol : a yellow crystalline quinone C11H8O3 with vitamin K activity that is isolated from the human tubercle bacillus and also made synthetically
phthiriasis : pediculosis
Phthirius : a genus of lice of the family Pediculidae that contains the pubic louse (P. pubis)
phthirophagous : eating lice
phthisic : phthisis
phthisical : phthisis
phthisicky : phthisic, asthmatic, wheezy
phthisiogenesis : the development of pulmonary tuberculosis
phthisiogenic : of or relating to phthisiogenesis
phthisiologist : a physician who specializes in phthisiology
phthisiology : the care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis
phthisiophobia : pathological fear of tuberculosis
phthisiotherapy : the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
phthisis : a progressively wasting or consumptive condition
phthor : fluorine
phu village in northwestern Vietnam near the border with Laos
phugoid : of, relating to, or representing variations in the longitudinal motion or course of the center of mass of an airplane in flight
phulkari : a flower pattern embroidery made in India
phulwa :  indian butter
phut : a dull sound of impact (as of a bullet or distant shell) : a light thud
Phyciodes : a large genus of small butterflies (family Nymphalidae) that are usually fulvous with black markings
Phycitidae : a family of small usually mottled gray and brown moths that is now considered a subfamily (Phycitinae) within the family Pyralidae and includes the Mediterranean flour moth and other pests having larvae which feed in stored cereals
phycochrome : a mixture of chlorophyll and phycocyanin that is the characteristic coloring matter of blue-green algae
phycocyanin : any of various bluish-green protein pigments found in cyanobacteria
phycocyanogen : phycocyanin
phycoerythrin : any of the red protein pigments in the cells of red algae
phycological : the study or science of algae
phycologist : the study or science of algae
phycology : the study or science of algae
Phycomyces : a genus of fungi (family Mucoraceae) forming a metallic mycelium with large, simple, stiffly erect, and often very tall sporangiophores
phycomycete : any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (such as Mastigomycotina and Zygomycota)
Phycomycetes : any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (such as Mastigomycotina and Zygomycota)
phycomycetous : any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (such as Mastigomycotina and Zygomycota)
phycophaein : a brown pigment in the cells of brown algae (as the kelps) now believed to be no more than a postmortem oxidation product of fucosan
phycoxanthin : diatomin
phyla : a direct line of descent within a group
phylacobiosis : a mixobiosis in which ants of a particular species live in a termite nest and appear to replace functionally the nasute or soldier caste of the termite
phylacobiotic : a mixobiosis in which ants of a particular species live in a termite nest and appear to replace functionally the nasute or soldier caste of the termite
phylacteried : wearing or furnished with a phylactery
phylactery : either of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men and especially adherents of Orthodox Judaism during morning weekday prayers
phylactic : serving to protect especially against disease
phylactocarp : a branch of a plumularian hydroid modified to protect the gonothecae
phylactocarpal : a branch of a plumularian hydroid modified to protect the gonothecae
Phylactolaemata : a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising freshwater forms having the tentacles arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore and the mouth covered by an epistome  — compare gymnolaemata
phylactolaematous : a class or other division of Bryozoa comprising freshwater forms having the tentacles arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore and the mouth covered by an epistome  — compare gymnolaemata
phylarch : the chief ruler of an ancient Grecian phyle
phylarchic : the chief ruler of an ancient Grecian phyle
phylarchical : the chief ruler of an ancient Grecian phyle
phyle : the largest political subdivision among the ancient Athenians
phylephebic : being or relating to the phase of maximum vigor of a race
phylesis : the course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development (as of a natural group of organisms)
phyletic : of or relating to evolutionary change in a single line of descent without branching
phyletically : of or relating to evolutionary change in a single line of descent without branching
phyletism : nationalism applied to ecclesiastical affairs
phylic : of or relating to a Grecian phyle
Phyllactinia : a genus of powdery mildews having perithecia with several asci and rigid pointed appendages swollen at the base and occurring on the leaves of various trees and shrubs
phyllade : cataphyll
Phyllanthus : a very large genus of tropical plants (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate leaves and small monoecious flowers succeeded by polycarpellary capsules
phyllary : one of the involucral bracts subtending the flower head of a composite plant
phylliform : having the shape of a leaf
phyllin : a complex magnesium derivative of a porphyrin or a phorbin
phylline : leaflike
phyllite : a foliated rock that is intermediate in composition and fabric between slate and schist
phyllitic : a foliated rock that is intermediate in composition and fabric between slate and schist
Phyllitis : a small genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with large oblong or strap-shaped fronds and linear elongated sori contiguous in pairs that give the appearance of a double indusium  — see hart's-tongue sense 1
Phyllium : a genus of Asiatic leaf insects
phyllobranchia : a crustacean gill composed of lamellae
phyllobranchial : a crustacean gill composed of lamellae
phyllobranchiate : a crustacean gill composed of lamellae
phyllocarid : of or relating to the Phyllocarida
Phyllocarida : a group of Malacostraca comprising forms with the head and thorax enclosed in a chitinous or calcareous bivalve carapace and including Nebaliidae and related extinct families
phyllocaridan : a group of Malacostraca comprising forms with the head and thorax enclosed in a chitinous or calcareous bivalve carapace and including Nebaliidae and related extinct families
Phylloceras : a genus (the type of the family Phylloceratidae) comprising smooth involute compressed ammonites with complex sutures that occur first in the Triassic and are believed to have been ancestral to most Jurassic and Cretaceous ammonites
phylloclade : a flattened stem or branch (such as a joint of a cactus) that functions as a leaf
phyllocladioid : being or resembling a phylloclade
phyllocladium : phylloclade
phyllocladous : having phylloclades
phyllocyst : the cavity of a hydrophyllium
phyllocystic : the cavity of a hydrophyllium
phyllode : a flat expanded petiole that replaces the blade of a foliage leaf, fulfills the same functions, and is analogous to a cladophyll
phyllodineous : relating to or having phyllodes
phyllodinous : relating to or having phyllodes
phyllodium : phyllode sense 1
Phyllodoce : a small genus of arctic and alpine shrubs (family Ericaceae) with linear evergreen leaves and nodding umbellate flowers having an ovoid pink, blue, or purple corolla  — see mountain heath
phyllody : metamorphosis of a specialized plant organ (as a flower petal) into a foliage leaf (as by the action of a virus)
phylloerythrin : a rose-red photosensitizing porphyrin pigment formed as a degradation product of chlorophyll in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals and normally excreted especially in the bile but absorbed by the blood in pathological conditions (as geeldikkop)
phyllogenetic : relating to or concerned with the development of leaves
phylloid : resembling a leaf : foliaceous
phylloidal : resembling a leaf : foliaceous
phyllomancy : divination by means of leaves
phyllomania : an abnormal or excessive production of leaves
phyllome : a plant part that is a leaf or is phylogenetically derived from a leaf
phyllomorph : a detail in art resembling a leaf
phyllomorphic : a detail in art resembling a leaf
phyllomorphosis : succession and variation of leaves during different seasons
phyllomorphy : phyllody
Phyllophaga : a large genus of beetles (family Scarabaeidae) including the common june beetles of the northern U.S.
phyllophagous : feeding on leaves
phyllophore : a leaf-bearing axis
phyllophorous : producing leaves : leaf-bearing
phyllopod : a phyllopodous crustacean
Phyllopoda : a group comprising entomostracan crustaceans with leaflike swimming appendages that serve as gills, mandibles without palpi, and reduced maxillae: such as
phyllopodan : a phyllopodous crustacean
phyllopodium : a primordial leaf or leaf axis : a leaf in the undifferentiated state  — compare epipodium
phyllopodous : of or relating to the Phyllopoda
phylloporphyrin : a dark red crystalline porphyrin C20H6N4(CH3)5(C2H5)2CH2CH2COOH with a violet luster obtained by degradation of chlorophyll or pheophytin
Phyllopteryx : a genus of syngnathid fishes comprising several Australian sea dragons
phyllopyrrole : a crystalline homologue C9H15N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin, chlorophyll, or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2,3,5-trimethyl-4-ethyl-pyrrole
phyllorhine : leaf-nosed
Phylloscopus : a genus of Old World warblers including the chiffchaff and the willow warbler
phyllosiphonic : possessing leaf gaps
phyllosoma : a flat transparent long-legged larva that is typical of various spiny lobster and was formerly supposed to constitute a distinct genus
Phyllospondyli : an order of extinct amphibians with phyllospondylous vertebrae that are now usually regarded as larval labyrinthodonts  — compare branchiosaurus
phyllospondylous : being or having vertebrae with a hypocentrum but no pleurocentra, the neural arch extending down to enclose the notochord and form transverse processes to support the ribs
Phyllostachys : a genus of Chinese and Japanese bamboo grasses having slender cylindrical culms used especially for walking sticks and bamboo furniture
Phyllosticta : a very large form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) that are characterized by hyaline ovate to elongate nonseptate pycniospores produced typically in leaf spots within dark globose leathery or carbonaceous pycnidia and that include forms causing leaf blights of economically important plants  — see blotch sense 2a
Phyllostomatidae : a large family of leaf-nosed bats that range from the southern U.S. to Paraguay and are distinguished from the Old World horseshoe bats by the well-developed tragus  — see spearnose bat
phyllostomatous : leaf-nosed
phyllostome : a bat of the family Phyllostomatidae
phyllostomine : leaf-nosed
phyllostomous : phyllostomatous
Phyllostomus : the type genus of Phyllostomatidae  — see javelin bat
phyllotactic : of or relating to phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis : the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another
phyllotaxy : the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another
phyllous : having (such or so many) leaves, leaflets, or leaflike parts
Phylloxera : any of several plant lice (family Phylloxeridae)
Phylloxeridae : a small family of destructive plant lice in which the wings when present are laid flat upon the abdomen when at rest  — see phylloxera
phyllozooid : hydrophyllium
phylogenetic : of or relating to phylogeny
phylogenetically : of or relating to phylogeny
phylogenic : phylogenetic
phylogenist : a specialist in phylogeny
phylogeny : the evolutionary history of a kind of organism
phylon : a genetically related group : tribe, race
phylum : a direct line of descent within a group
phyma : an external nodule or swelling : a skin tumor
phymata : an external nodule or swelling : a skin tumor
phymatid : of or relating to the Phymatidae
Phymatidae : a family of short stocky carnivorous bugs that have strong thick forelegs, live chiefly in or about flowers, and feed on other insects  — see ambush bug
Phymatodes : a genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) in general resembling members of Polypodium but having fronds with many areolae, irregularly anastomosing veins, and free veinlets
phymatorhysin : a melanin pigment found in certain melanotic tumors in man and in the urine of persons affected with them
phymatosis : skin disease marked by phymas
Physa : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Physidae) of freshwater air-breathing snails, having a sinistral, ovate, usually rather short-spired shell and slender nonretractile tentacles with the eyes at their bases
Physalia : a genus of large oceanic siphonophores (family Physaliidae) including the Portuguese man-of-wars
Physalis : a large genus of low-growing chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Solanaceae) that have an angled campanulate corolla and an inflated and sometimes brightly colored calyx enclosing a fruit which is a greenish or yellow 2-celled globular berry and that include several plants which are cultivated for their edible fruit or their showy calyxes  — see cape gooseberry , chinese lantern plant , ground-cherry, strawberry tomato
Physalospora : a genus of fungi (family Mycosphaerellaceae) with hyaline ovoid to oblong nonseptate ascospores including some species that were formerly placed in the form genus Sphaeropsis  — see black rot
Physaria : a small genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) of western North America having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods  — see bladderpod
Physcia : a genus (the type of the family Physciaceae) of usually foliaceous grayish ascolichens with brown 2-celled ascospores and a distinct cortical tissue of short closely united and interwoven filaments
physcioid : a genus (the type of the family Physciaceae) of usually foliaceous grayish ascolichens with brown 2-celled ascospores and a distinct cortical tissue of short closely united and interwoven filaments
Physcomitrium : a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome  — see urn moss
Physeter : the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales
Physeteridae : a family of whales that includes the sperm whales, pygmy sperm whale, various related extinct forms, and formerly also the beaked whales  — compare physeteroidea
physeteroid : a member of the superfamily Physeteroidea : beaked whale, sperm whale
Physeteroidea : a superfamily of toothed whales comprising the beaked whales and the sperm whales
physharmonica : a small reed organ that is a precursor of the harmonium
physianthropy : the study of the constitution of man and his diseases and their remedies
physiatrics : physical medicine and rehabilitation
physic : the art or practice of healing disease
physical : of or relating to natural science
physicalism : a thesis that the descriptive terms of scientific language are reducible to terms which refer to spatiotemporal things or events or to their properties
physicalist : a thesis that the descriptive terms of scientific language are reducible to terms which refer to spatiotemporal things or events or to their properties
physicalistic : a thesis that the descriptive terms of scientific language are reducible to terms which refer to spatiotemporal things or events or to their properties
physicality : intensely physical orientation : predominance of the physical usually at the expense of the mental, spiritual, or social
physically : in a physical manner : in accord with physical laws
physicalness : of or relating to natural science
physician : a person skilled in the art of healing
physicianer : physician sense 1
physicianless : lacking a physician : having no physician in attendance
physicianly : suitable to or typical of a physician
physicianship : the condition or position of a physician
physicism : a physical view or explanation of the universe : a materialistic doctrine or theory
physicist : a specialist in physics
physicked : the art or practice of healing disease
physicking : the art or practice of healing disease
physicky : like physic in a specified way : resulting from physic
physicochemical : being physical and chemical
physicochemically : being physical and chemical
physicogeographical : of or relating to physical geography
physicomorph : a detail in art resembling something in inanimate nature
physicomorphism : a representation or conceptualization of nonphysical things (as deity or spiritual realities) in terms of physical categories
physicotheological : of, relating to, or based on physicotheology
physicotheology : theology illustrated or enforced by evidences of purpose in nature
physics : a science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions
Physidae : a family of freshwater pulmonate snails (suborder Basommatophora) including Physa and related genera
physiochemical : of or relating to physiological chemistry
physiochemically : of or relating to physiological chemistry
physiocracy : government according to supposed natural order
physiocrat : a member of a school of political economists founded in 18th century France and characterized chiefly by a belief that government policy should not interfere with the operation of natural economic laws and that land is the source of all wealth
physiocratic : a member of a school of political economists founded in 18th century France and characterized chiefly by a belief that government policy should not interfere with the operation of natural economic laws and that land is the source of all wealth
physiocratism : physiocracy sense 2
physiogenic : of bodily origin :  somatogenic
physiognomic : of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
physiognomical : of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
physiognomically : of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
physiognomics : physiognomy sense 1
physiognomist : one skilled in physiognomy
physiognomize : to observe and study the physiognomy of : deduce the character or qualities of from the physiognomy
physiognomonic : physiognomic
physiognomonical : physiognomic
physiognomy : the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
physiogony : a theory of natural origins
physiographer : physical geography
physiographic : physical geography
physiographical : physical geography
physiography : physical geography
physiolater : a nature worshiper
physiolatrous : of or relating to nature worship
physiolatry : nature worship
physiologer : natural philosopher
physiological : of or relating to physiology
physiologically : of or relating to physiology
physiologist : a person specializing in the biological study of the functions and processes of living organisms and their parts : a biologist specializing in physiology
physiologize : to enquire into or theorize on natural phenomena
physiologue : a natural philosopher : physiologizer
physiology : a branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (such as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved  — compare anatomy
physiopathological : a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology especially in the study of altered bodily function in disease
physiophilosophy : a system of natural philosophy expounded by Lorenz Oken (1779–1851) and designed to set forth a natural system of universal relations
physiopsychic : of, relating to, or involving the physical and the psychic or their interrelations
physiopsychological : psychophysiology
physiopsychology : psychophysiology
physiosociological : of or relating to both physiology and sociology
physiosophy : wisdom about nature
physiotherapeutic : of or relating to physical therapy
physiotherapeutics : physical therapy
physiotherapist : physical therapy
physiotherapy : physical therapy
physique : the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup
physiqued : having a specified physique
physitheism : ascription of physical form to deity
physiurgic : effected or brought about by natural as distinguished from divine or human influences
physocarpous : having bladdery fruit
Physocarpus : a genus of chiefly North American shrubs (family Rosaceae) with palmately lobed leaves and corymbose white flowers  — see ninebark
physoclist : a teleost fish lacking a duct between the air bladder and the alimentary canal
Physoclisti : an order of fishes comprising the physoclists  — compare physostomi
physoclistic : a teleost fish lacking a duct between the air bladder and the alimentary canal
physoclistous : a teleost fish lacking a duct between the air bladder and the alimentary canal
Physoderma : a genus of parasitic fungi (order Blastocladiales) that have an intracellular thallus of fine fibrils and usually extracellular sporangia  — see brown spot
physogastric : having the abdomen greatly distended
physogastrism : the condition (as of some termitophiles) of having the abdomen greatly distended  — compare stenogastry
physogastry : the condition (as of some termitophiles) of having the abdomen greatly distended  — compare stenogastry
Physonectae : a group of siphonophores having a float and usually a series of swimming bells
physonectous : a group of siphonophores having a float and usually a series of swimming bells
physophore : a siphonophore of the suborder Physophorida
physopod : thysanopteran, thripid
physopodan : thysanopteran, thripid
Physostegia : a genus of North American perennial herbs (family Labiatae) having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white, rose, or lavender flowers with an inflated 5-toothed calyx  — see false dragonhead
Physostigma : a genus of African woody vines of the legume family including one (P. venenosum) whose fruit is the Calabar bean
physostigmine : a tasteless crystalline alkaloid that is an anticholinesterase obtained from the Calabar bean and is used in medicine parenterally in the form of its salicylate C15H21N3O2·C7H6O3 especially to reverse the toxic effects of an anticholinergic agent (such as atropine) and topically in the form of its sulfate (C15H21N3O2)2·H2SO3 as a miotic in the treatment of glaucoma
physostomatous : of or relating to a physostome or the Physostomi : isospondylous
physostome : a teleost fish having a duct between the air bladder and the alimentary canal
Physostomi : an order of teleost fishes comprising those in which the air bladder when present is joined with the esophagus by an open duct and the ventral fins when present are abdominal, including the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others, and being more or less nearly equivalent to Isospondyli  — compare malacopterygii, physoclisti
physostomous : of or relating to a physostome or the Physostomi : isospondylous
phytalbumose : a vegetable albumose
phytase : an esterase present in grains, alfalfa, and molds that accelerates the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid
Phytelephas : a small genus of South American pinnate-leaved palms having simple drooping flower spikes with many stamens and syncarpous fruit  — see ivory nut
phytic : like a plant
phytin : a calcium magnesium salt of phytic acid that occurs in plants as the main phosphorus storage reserve especially in seeds or tubers and is used as a source of inositol
phytivorous : phytophagous
phytobacteriology : a branch of bacteriology that deals with organisms associated with or pathogenic for plants
phytobezoar : a concretion formed in the stomach or intestine and composed chiefly of undigested compacted vegetable fiber
phytobiology : plant ecology
phytochemical : of, relating to, or being phytochemistry
phytochemistry : the chemistry of plants, plant processes, and plant products
phytocidal : killing or tending to kill plants
phytogamy : cross-fertilization
phytogenesis : the origin and developmental history of plants
phytogenetic : of or relating to phytogenesis or to the phylogeny of plants
phytogenetical : of or relating to phytogenesis or to the phylogeny of plants
phytogenetically : of or relating to phytogenesis or to the phylogeny of plants
phytogenic : of plant origin
phytogeny :  phytogenesis
phytogeographer : the biogeography of plants
phytogeographic : the biogeography of plants
phytogeographical : the biogeography of plants
phytogeographically : the biogeography of plants
phytogeography : the biogeography of plants
phytoglobulin : a plant globulin
phytograph : a diagram expressing measurements of various plant characteristics by means of lines crossing each other
phytography : descriptive botany sometimes including plant taxonomy
phytohormone : plant hormone
phytoid : resembling a plant
phytol : an oily aliphatic primary alcohol C20H39OH obtained by hydrolysis of chlorophyll and used in synthesizing vitamin E and vitamin K1
Phytolacca : a genus (the type of the family Phytolaccaceae) of mostly tropical perennial herbs or occasionally trees having a 5- to 15-celled berry  — see pokeweed, umbra tree
Phytolaccaceae : a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Caryophyllales) with racemose flowers and fruit of many carpels
phytolaccaceous : a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Caryophyllales) with racemose flowers and fruit of many carpels
phytolatry : worship of plants
phytologic : botanical
phytological : botanical
phytologically : botanically
phytologist : botanist
phytology : botany
Phytomastigina : a subclass of Mastigophora comprising the plantlike flagellates that are often regarded as unicellular algae, have chromatophores which contain chlorophyll, usually secrete a covering of cellulose, and have a pigmented eyespot  — compare zoomastigina
phytomer : one of the individual structural units that in serial arrangement make up the body of a plant
phytometer : a plant or group of plants grown usually under controlled conditions and used as a measure of the physiological responses to various environmental factors
phytometric : of or relating to phytometry
phytometry : the measurement of the physiological responses of a plant or group of plants to various environmental factors
phytomonad : of or relating to the Phytomonadina
Phytomonadina : an order of small green plantlike flagellates (subclass Phytomastigina) comprising solitary forms (as Polytoma uvella) and complex colonial forms (as members of the genus Volvox)  — compare volvocales
Phytomonas : a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae that are morphologically similar to members of the genus Leptomonas but alternate between a hemipterous insect and usually a latex plant as hosts
phytomorphic : having or represented with the attributes of a plant
phyton : a structural unit of a plant consisting of a leaf and its associated portion of stem
phytonic : a structural unit of a plant consisting of a leaf and its associated portion of stem
phytoparasite : a parasitic plant
phytopathogen : an organism parasitic on a plant host
phytopathogenic : an organism parasitic on a plant host
phytopathologic : of or relating to plant pathology
phytopathological : plant pathology
phytopathologist : plant pathologist
phytopathology : plant pathology
Phytophaga : any of several groups of vegetable-feeding animals: such as
phytophagan : a phytophagous animal
phytophagic : phytophagous sense 1
Phytophagineae : a suborder of Virales comprising plant-parasitic viruses
phytophagous : feeding on plants
phytophagy : the condition of being phytophagous
phytopharmacologic : the study of the influences of drugs on the physiological processes of plants
phytopharmacology : the study of the influences of drugs on the physiological processes of plants
phytophilous : fond of plants : living or feeding on plants
Phytophthora : a genus of destructive parasitic fungi (family Pythiaceae) having conidia that usually act as sporangia especially under moist cool conditions and sporangiophores that are simple or branched  — see late blight, pythiacystis
phytoplankton : planktonic plant life
phytoptid : of or relating to the Phytoptidae
Phytoptidae : a family of minute plant-parasitic mites that includes various destructive bud mites and blister mites and is often treated as a subfamily of Eriophyidae
Phytoptus : the type genus of Phytoptidae
phytosaur : a reptile of the suborder Phytosauria
Phytosauria : a suborder of Thecodontia comprising Triassic reptiles similar to long-snouted crocodiles but having narial openings far back on the head
phytosaurian : a suborder of Thecodontia comprising Triassic reptiles similar to long-snouted crocodiles but having narial openings far back on the head
phytoserology : a branch of serology that deals with plants and plant products especially in respect to identification, determination of relationships, and study of plant viruses
phytosis : an infection with or a disease caused by parasitic plants
phytosociological : a branch of ecology concerned especially with the structure, composition, and interrelationships of plant communities
phytosociologist : a specialist in phytosociology
phytosociology : a branch of ecology concerned especially with the structure, composition, and interrelationships of plant communities
phytosterol : any of various sterols derived from plants
Phytotomidae : a family of South American passerine birds that resemble finches but have serrated bills with which they nip off the young shoots and buds of plants
phytotomy : the anatomy of plants
phytotoxic : poisonous to plants
phytotoxin : a toxin (as ricin) produced by a plant
Phytozoa : zoophyte
phytozoon : zoophyte
phytyl : the monovalent radical C20H39 derived from phytol
pi : the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Pia : the thin vascular membrane that invests the brain and spinal cord internal to the arachnoid and dura mater
pia : the thin vascular membrane that invests the brain and spinal cord internal to the arachnoid and dura mater
piacle : a sacrificial offering : piaculum
piacular : sacrificial, expiatory
piacularly : sacrificial, expiatory
piacularness : sacrificial, expiatory
piaculum : a sacrificial rite by which communion is reestablished between a god and worshiper : an expiatory offering
piaffe : to execute a piaffe
piaffer : piaffe
pial : of or relating to the pia mater
pian : yaws
pianette : pianino sense 1
pianino : a small upright piano
pianism : the art or technique of piano playing
pianissimo : very softly
pianist : a person who plays the piano
pianiste : pianist
pianistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the piano
pianistically : of, relating to, or characteristic of the piano
Piankashaw : an Indian people of southwestern Indiana associated with the Miami
piannet : magpie sense 1a
piano : at a soft volume : soft
pianoforte : fortepiano
pianofortist : pianist
pianograph : a melograph applied to a piano
Pianola : player piano
pianola : player piano
pianologue : a comic monologue accompanied by piano playing
Piarist : a member of a religious teaching institute founded at Rome early in the 17th century by St. Joseph of Calasanza
piassava : any of several stiff coarse fibers obtained from palms and used especially in cordage or brushes
Piast : a member of the first dynasty of Polish rulers that ended with the death of Casimir III in 1370
piaster : piece of eight
piastre : piece of eight
piazza : an open square especially in an Italian town
piazzaed : furnished with a piazza
pibcorn : an obsolete Welsh single-reed woodwind instrument similar to the hornpipe
piblokto : a condition among the Inuit that is characterized by attacks of disturbed behavior (as screaming and crying) and that occurs chiefly in winter
pibroch : a set of martial or mournful variations for the Scottish Highland bagpipe
pic : photograph
Pica : an abnormal desire to eat substances (such as chalk or ashes) not normally eaten
pica : an abnormal desire to eat substances (such as chalk or ashes) not normally eaten
picador : a horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles
picadura : cut tobacco for cigarettes
Picae : an order of birds including most of the recent order Coraciiformes together with the parrots, cuckoos, and various passerine birds
Picard : a native or inhabitant of Picardy
picarel : a small European marine fish (Spicara smaris) of the family Maenidae
picaresque : of or relating to rogues or rascals
Picariae : an order of birds nearly equivalent to the Coraciiformes but often including the parrots and cuckoos
picarian : of or relating to the Picariae
Picarii : a group of birds practically equivalent to the Picariae together with the Clamatores
picaro : rogue, bohemian
picaroon : pirate
picayune : a Spanish half real piece formerly current in the South
picayunish : a Spanish half real piece formerly current in the South
piccadilly : pickadil
piccalilli : a relish of chopped vegetables and spices
piccolo : smaller than ordinary size
piccoloist : smaller than ordinary size
pice : paisa
Picea : a genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (family Pinaceae) having acicular leaves that are keeled on both surfaces and borne individually on persistent peg-shaped bases and cones that become pendulous and have reflexed scales  — see spruce
Picene : a fluorescent crystalline hydrocarbon C22H14 obtained from the pitchy residue of petroleum or lignite tar; benzo-chrysene
picene : a fluorescent crystalline hydrocarbon C22H14 obtained from the pitchy residue of petroleum or lignite tar; benzo-chrysene
Picenian : of or relating to Picenum, the Picenes, or their language  — compare sabellian
piceous : of, relating to, or resembling pitch
pichi : a Peruvian shrub (Fabiana imbricata) of the nightshade family that has herbage yielding a tonic and diuretic
pichiciago : a small burrowing South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) armored with many bands of plates that are laterally replaced by thick hair
pichurim : one of the thick strongly aromatic cotyledons of a tropical American tree (Nectandra pichurim) used as a substitute for nutmegs and as a flavoring agent and stimulant tonic
Pici : a group of birds formerly coextensive with or more extensive than the order Piciformes but now usually made a suborder of Piciformes comprising the woodpeckers and piculets
Picidae : a family of birds (suborder Pici) comprising the woodpeckers, the piculets, and the wrynecks
piciform : like a woodpecker
Piciformes : an order of nonpasserine birds formerly restricted to the woodpeckers but now usually including also the jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, honey guides, and toucans
picine : of or relating to woodpeckers : piciform
pick : to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument
pickaback : up on the back and shoulders
pickable : able or suitable to be picked
pickableness : able or suitable to be picked
pickage : a toll paid at fairs for leave to break ground for booths
pickaroon : pirate
pickaway : hop tree
pickax : pick entry 3 sense 1
picked : pointed, peaked
pickeer : to skirmish in advance of an army
picker : one that picks: such as
pickerel : a young or small pike
pickerelweed : a shallow-water monocotyledonous perennial plant (Pontederia cordata) chiefly of the eastern U.S. and Canada with large leaves and a spike of purplish-blue flowers
pickering Edward Charles 1846–1919 and his brother William Henry 1858–1938 American astronomers
pickeringite : a mineral MgAl2(SO4)4.22H2O composed of a hydrous magnesium aluminum sulfate occurring in white to faintly colored fibrous masses
pickery : petty theft
picket : a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale
picketboat : a craft used (as by the coast guard) for harbor patrol
picketer : a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale
pickfork : pitchfork
pickings : something that is picked or picked up: such as
pickle : a solution or bath for preserving or cleaning: such as
pickleman : one who makes or deals in pickles
pickler : a vegetable (as a cucumber or onion) of a suitable size or quality for pickling
pickleweed : any of several succulent plants having leaves often reduced to scales or sheaths: such as
pickleworm : the larva of a brown-and-yellow moth (Diaphania nitidales) of the family Pyralidae or Crambidae that attacks the vines of cucurbits in North and South America
picklock : burglar
pickman : a laborer who uses a pick or pickax
pickmaw : black-headed gull
pickover : to examine in order to select the best or remove the unwanted
pickpocket : a thief who picks pockets
pickpole : pike pole
pickpurse : pickpocket
picksman : a workman who uses a pickax
picksome : particular, fastidious, choosy
pickthank : sycophant
pickthatch : brothel
picktooth : toothpick
pickup : one that is picked up: such as
pickwick : obesity accompanied by somnolence and lethargy, hypoventilation, hypoxia, and secondary polycythemia
Pickwickian : marked by simplicity and generosity
picky : very careful or too careful about choosing or accepting things : fussy, choosy
picnic : an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open
picnicker : an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open
picnicky : an excursion or outing with food usually provided by members of the group and eaten in the open
pico : one trillionth (10−12) part of
picofarad : one trillionth of a farad
picoid : resembling or related to the Picidae
picoline : any of the three liquid isomeric pyridine derivatives C6H7N used chiefly as solvents and in organic synthesis
picolinic : a crystalline acid C6H5NO2 isomeric with niacin
picot : one of a series of small ornamental loops forming an edging on ribbon or lace
picotah : a counterpoised sweep used in India for raising water from wells
picotee : a flower (such as some carnations or tulips) having one basic color with a margin of another color
picotite : a dark brown variety of spinel containing chromium and iron
picqueter : one who bunches artificial flowers
picra : a cathartic powder made of aloes and canella bark
picramic : a red crystalline acid C6H5N3O5 obtained by reducing picric acid and used chiefly in making azo dyes
Picramnia : a genus of tropical American shrubs or trees (family Simaroubaceae) with alternate pinnate leaves, small dioecious flowers, and baccate fruit  — see bitterbush
picrasmin : a bitter crystalline principle C22H28O6 occurring in Jamaica quassia
picrate : a yellow or red salt of picric acid NH4OC6H2(NO3)3 used as an explosive, its resistance to impact, shock, and friction permitting its use in armor-piercing projectiles
picric : a toxic yellow crystalline phenol derivative C6H3N3O7 structurally similar to TNT and used especially as a high explosive and as a dye or mordant
Picris : a genus of weedy herbs (family Compositae) chiefly of the Old World having leafy stems, large yellow ray flowers, and linear achenes
picrite : a variety of olivine-diabase without feldspar
picrocarmine : a stain for tissue sections made by mixing solutions of carmine and picric acid
Picrodendraceae : a family of plants coextensive with the genus Picrodendron
Picrodendron : a small genus of West Indian trees and shrubs (family Simaroubaceae) with bitter wood, 3-foliolate leaves, and dioecious flowers  — see jamaica walnut
picrolite : a dark green, gray, or brown fibrous variety of serpentine
picromerite : a mineral K2Mg(SO4)2.6H2O consisting of a hydrous magnesium potassium sulfate and occurring as a white crystalline incrustation
picropodophyllin : a bitter crystalline compound obtained from podophyllin
picrorhiza : the dried rhizome of a Himalayan herb (Picrorhiza kurrooa) of the snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae) that is used in India as a bitter tonic and antiperiodic
picrotin : a nonpoisonous bitter crystalline compound C15H18O7 obtained from picrotoxin
picrotoxin : a poisonous bitter crystalline stimulant and convulsive substance C30H34O13 obtained from the berry of a southeast Asian vine (Anamirta cocculus) and used intravenously as an antidote for barbiturate poisoning
picrotoxinin : a poisonous bitter crystalline compound C15H16O6 obtained from picrotoxin
picryl : the monovalent radical −C6H2(NO2)3 derived from picric acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
Pict : a member of a people of the north of Scotland who are first noted in historical records in the late third century and who became amalgamated with the Scots in the mid-eighth century
pict : a member of a people of the north of Scotland who are first noted in historical records in the late third century and who became amalgamated with the Scots in the mid-eighth century
pictarnie : black-headed gull
Pictavi :  pictones
Pictish : a member of a people of the north of Scotland who are first noted in historical records in the late third century and who became amalgamated with the Scots in the mid-eighth century
pictogram : pictograph
pictograph : an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall
pictographic : an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall
pictographically : by means of or in the manner of pictographs
pictography : use of pictographs : picture writing sense 1
Pictones : an ancient people of western Gaul
pictorial : of or relating to a painter, a painting, or the painting or drawing of pictures
pictorialism : the use or creation of pictures or visual images
pictorialist : the use or creation of pictures or visual images
pictorialization : to represent by a picture or illustrate with pictures
pictorialize : to represent by a picture or illustrate with pictures
pictorially : of or relating to a painter, a painting, or the painting or drawing of pictures
pictorialness : of or relating to a painter, a painting, or the painting or drawing of pictures
pictoric : pictorial
pictorically : pictorial
picturability : the quality or state of being picturable
picturable : capable of or suited for being represented by a picture or visual image
picturableness : capable of or suited for being represented by a picture or visual image
picturably : capable of or suited for being represented by a picture or visual image
pictural : pictorial
picture : a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)
pictured : a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)
picturedom : filmdom
picturedrome : a movie theater
pictureless : being without pictures
picturelike : picturesque
picturer : one that makes pictures : painter
picturesque : resembling a picture : suggesting a painted scene
picturesquely : resembling a picture : suggesting a painted scene
picturesqueness : resembling a picture : suggesting a painted scene
picturization : to make a picture of : present in pictures
picturize : to make a picture of : present in pictures
picucule : woodhewer sense 1
picuda : great barracuda
picudilla : a small West Indian and tropical Atlantic barracuda (Sphyraena picudilla)
picudo : boll weevil
picul : any of various units of weight used in China and southeast Asia
piculet : any of numerous small woodpeckers that form a distinct subfamily of Picidae, have the tail feathers soft and rounded, and are widely distributed in South America, Africa, and the East Indies
Picunche : an Araucanian people of central Chile
Picuris : a Tanoan people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
Picus : a genus formerly including all woodpeckers but now usually restricted to the green woodpecker (P. viridis) of Europe and western Asia and its related forms
pidan : duck eggs preserved in a brine to which lime, ashes, and an infusion of tea are added and after several months coated with rice hulls
piddle : dawdle, putter
piddler : one that piddles : trifler, putterer
piddling : trivial, paltry
piddock : a bivalve mollusk (family Pholadidae, especially genera Pholas and Barnea) that bores holes in wood, clay, and rocks
pidgin : a simplified speech used for communication between people with different languages
pie : a dessert consisting of a filling (as of fruit or custard) in a pastry shell or topped with pastry or both
piebald : composed of incongruous parts
piebaldly : in a piebald manner
piebaldness : the quality or state of being piebald
piece : a part of a whole: such as
piecemeal : one piece at a time : gradually
piecen : to piece together : splice
piecer : a part of a whole: such as
piecewise : with respect to a number of discrete intervals, sets, or pieces
piecework : work done by the piece and paid for at a set rate per unit
pieceworker : work done by the piece and paid for at a set rate per unit
piecing : a part of a whole: such as
piecrust : the pastry shell of a pie
pied : of two or more colors in blotches
piedfort : a coin struck on an unusually thick flan (such as some patterns and multiple coins of France, Bohemia, and the Low Countries)
piedmont : lying or formed at the base of mountains
Piedmontese : lying or formed at the base of mountains
piedmontite : a reddish brown or black mineral allied to epidote and containing manganese
piedness : the quality or state of being pied : variegation
Piegan : an Indian people of the Blackfoot confederacy
pieman : a baker or cook who specializes in making pies
piemarker : an Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)
pien : arris
piend : arris
pieplant : rhubarb sense 1
piepoudre : traveler, wayfarer
piepowder : traveler, wayfarer
pieprint : an Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)
pier : an intermediate support for the adjacent ends of two bridge spans
pierage : wharfage
Pierce : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab
pierce : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab
pierceable : capable of being pierced : penetrable
pierced : having holes
piercer : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab
piercing : penetrating: such as
piercingly : penetrating: such as
pierhead : the outer end of a wharf
Pierian : of or relating to the region of Pieria in ancient Macedonia or to the Muses who were once worshipped there
pierid : of or relating to the Pieridae
Pieridae : a very large and almost cosmopolitan family of butterflies formerly regarded as a subfamily of Papilionidae that comprises the cabbage butterflies, sulphur butterflies, and others having three pairs of well-developed legs in both sexes and being usually of medium size and white or yellow color with dark markings especially on the edges of the wings
pierine : of or relating to the genus Pieris
Pieris : a small genus of American and Asiatic evergreen shrubs (family Ericaceae) having white flowers in bracted racemes and a cylindrical or urn-shaped corolla  — see japanese andromeda , mountain fetterbush
pierless : having no pier
Pierre city and capital of South Dakota on the Missouri River in the central part of the state population 13,646
Pierrot : a stock comic character of old French pantomime usually having a whitened face and wearing loose white clothes
pierrot : a stock comic character of old French pantomime usually having a whitened face and wearing loose white clothes
pierrotic : of, relating to, or resembling a pierrot or the pierrot tradition in pantomime and clowning
Piet : magpie sense 1
piet : magpie sense 1
pietas : a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Christ
Piete : a public pawnbroker's office for lending money at reasonable rates
pietism : a 17th century religious movement originating in Germany in reaction to formalism and intellectualism and stressing Bible study and personal religious experience
Pietist : a 17th century religious movement originating in Germany in reaction to formalism and intellectualism and stressing Bible study and personal religious experience
pietist : a 17th century religious movement originating in Germany in reaction to formalism and intellectualism and stressing Bible study and personal religious experience
pietistic : of or relating to Pietism
pietistically : of or relating to Pietism
piety : the quality or state of being pious: such as
piezo : pressure
piezochemistry : a science dealing with the effect of pressure on chemical phenomena
piezocrystallization : crystallization under pressure caused by orogenic forces
piezoelectric : of, relating to, marked by, or functioning by means of piezoelectricity
piezoelectrically : of, relating to, marked by, or functioning by means of piezoelectricity
piezoelectricity : electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (such as quartz)
piezometer : an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
piezometric : an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
piezometry : an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
piffle : to talk or act in a trivial, inept, or ineffective way
piffler : one that piffles
pig : a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms)  — compare hog sense 1a
pigeon : any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage
pigeonberry : pokeweed
pigeoneer : a person who cares for and manages pigeons
pigeonfoot : dove's-foot
pigeongram : a message carried by a pigeon
pigeonhearted : marked by timidity : chickenhearted
pigeonhole : a hole or small recess for pigeons to nest
pigeonholer : a hole or small recess for pigeons to nest
pigeonry : dovecote
pigeontail : pintail sense 1
pigeonweed : corn gromwell
pigeonwing : a fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together
pigeonwood : any of various tropical trees with marked or mottled wood: such as
pigface : the fruit of the beach apple
pigfish : a saltwater grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera) that is a food fish found from Long Island, N.Y., southward
pigfoot : a mottled reddish brown marine fish (Scorpaena porcus) of southern Europe
piggery : a place where swine are kept
piggin : a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle
pigging : a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms)  — compare hog sense 1a
piggish : of, relating to, or suggestive of a pig
piggishly : of, relating to, or suggestive of a pig
piggishness : of, relating to, or suggestive of a pig
piggy : piggish
pigheaded : willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
pigheadedly : willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
pigheadedness : willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
pightle : a small field or enclosure usually near or surrounding a building (as a house, barn, shed)
piglet : a small usually young swine
pigling : piglet
pigmaker : a manufacturer of pig iron
pigman : one who takes care of pigs
pigment : a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
pigmental : pigmentary
pigmentally : pigmentary
pigmentary : a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
pigmentation : coloration with or deposition of pigment
pigmentize : pigment
pigmentophage : a cell that ingests pigment
Pigmy : any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
pignolia : pine nut
pignon : the nutlike seed of any of several pines (as the European stone pine)
pignorate : given or taken in pledge : pledged
pignoration : the act of pledging or pawning
pignoratitious : of or relating to pignoration
pignorative : giving in pledge
pignus : a pledge or pawn arising where a creditor has power of sale and takes possession for security
pignut : any of several bitter-flavored hickory nuts
pigpen : a pen for pigs
pigskin : the skin of a swine or leather made of it
pigsney : darling, sweetheart
pigstick : to hunt the wild boar on horseback with a spear
pigsticker : to hunt the wild boar on horseback with a spear
pigsty : pigpen
pigtail : tobacco in small twisted strands or rolls
pigwash : swill sense 1a
pigweed : any of various vigorous weedy plants especially of the goosefoot or amaranth families
pigwidgeon : an insignificant or simple person
pik payment in kind
pika : any of various short-eared small lagomorph mammals (family Ochotonidae) of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America with relatively short hind legs
pike : pikestaff sense 1
piked : pikestaff sense 1
pikel : pitchfork
pikelet : a small round thick pancake baked on a griddle and traditionally served on Christmas day in Great Britain : crumpet
pikeman : a soldier armed with a pike
piker : one who gambles or speculates with small amounts of money
pikestaff : a spiked staff for use on slippery ground
piki : bread made especially from blue cornmeal and baked in thin sheets by the Indians of the southwestern U.S.
piking : pikestaff sense 1
Pilar : of or relating to the hair or a hair : hairy
pilar : of or relating to the hair or a hair : hairy
pilary : of or relating to the hair or a hair : hairy
pilaster : an upright architectural member that is rectangular in plan and is structurally a pier but architecturally treated as a column and that usually projects a third of its width or less from the wall
pilastered : having or borne on pilasters
pilastrade : a row or series of pilasters
pilastraded : a row or series of pilasters
pilastric : characterized by or like pilasters
Pilate  died after a.d. 36 Roman procurator of Judea (26–circa 36)
pilau : a dish made of seasoned rice and often meat
pilch : an outer garment made originally of skin or fur and later of leather or wool
pilchard : a fish (Sardina pilchardus) of the herring family that occurs in great schools along the coasts of Europe  — compare sardine sense 1
pilcher : scabbard
pilcrow : a paragraph mark ¶
pile : a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load
Pilea : the top of the head of a bird from the bill to the nape
pileata : stopped
pileate : having a pileus
pileated : having a crest covering the pileum
piled : having a pile
pileiform : having the form of a pileus
pileolated : a Pacific coast warbler (Wilsonia pusilla chryseola) similar to but brighter in color than the pileolated warbler
pileolus : a small pileus
pileous : hairy, pilose
piler : one that piles or heaps up
piles : an abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood vessels in swollen tissue that occurs internally in the anal canal or externally around the anus, that may be marked by bleeding, pain, or itching, and that when occurring internally often protrude through the outer sphincter of the anus and when occurring externally may lead to thrombosis
pileus : a pointed or close-fitting cap worn by ancient Romans
pilework : work consisting of piles
pileworm : shipworm
pilewort : lesser celandine
pilfer : steal
pilferage : steal
pilferer : steal
pilfering : steal
pilgarlic : a bald head
pilgrim : one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
pilgrimage : a journey of a pilgrim
pilgrimer : pilgrim
pilgrimess : a female pilgrim
pilgrimize : to go or act as a pilgrim
pili : a hair or a structure (as on the surface of a bacterial cell) resembling a hair
pilidium : the free-swimming hat-shaped larva of various nemertean worms in whose interior the young worm develops
pilifer : a lateral hairy process of the labrum in Lepidoptera formerly regarded as the vestige of the mandible
piliferous : bearing or producing hairs  — compare pilose
piligan : a club moss of the genus Lycopodium (L. saururus) of Brazil and Argentina with cathartic properties
piline : hairy
piling : a structure of piles
pill : to come off in flakes or scales : peel
pillage : the act of looting or plundering especially in war
pillager : the act of looting or plundering especially in war
pillar : a firm upright support for a superstructure : post entry 1
pillared : a firm upright support for a superstructure : post entry 1
pillaret : a little pillar
pillaring : a firm upright support for a superstructure : post entry 1
pillarist : stylite
pillary : pillared
pillbox : a box for pills
pilled : to come off in flakes or scales : peel
pillet : a small pill : pellet
pillion : a light saddle for women consisting chiefly of a cushion
pilliwinks : an old instrument of torture for the thumbs and fingers
pillorize : pillory
pillory : a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
pillow : a support for the head of a reclining person
pillowcase : a removable covering for a pillow
pillowing : a support for the head of a reclining person
pillowwork : decorative treatment of surfaces using projections resembling pillows : pulvination
pillowy : a support for the head of a reclining person
pillworm : a millepede that curls up to protect itself
pillwort : a water fern of the genus Pilularia
pilm : dust
Pilobolus : a genus of saprophytic fungi (order Mucorales) notable for the forcible ejection of the entire ripe sporangium
pilocarpidine : a liquid alkaloid C10H14N2O2 closely related to pilocarpine and occurring with it in the leaves of jaborandi (Pilocarpus jaborandi)
pilocarpine : a miotic alkaloid C11H16N2O2 obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma
Pilocarpus : a small genus of tropical American shrubs (family Rutaceae) having clusters of small greenish flowers
pilocystic : encysted and containing hair
piloerection : erection or bristling of hairs due to the involuntary contraction of small muscles at the base of hair follicles that occurs as a reflexive response of the sympathetic nervous system especially to cold, shock, or fright
pilomotor : moving or tending to cause movement of the hairs of the skin
pilon : a bonus given with a large purchase, a trade, or a cash payment : lagniappe
pilonidal : of, relating to, or being a hair-containing cyst of the skin in the lower-back region near the upper crease of the buttocks
pilori : a Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides)
pilose : covered with usually soft hair
pilosebaceous : of or relating to hair and the sebaceous glands
pilosine : a crystalline alkaloid C16H18N2O3 occurring in the leaves of jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus)
pilosis : the condition of abnormal or excessive growth of hair
pilosism : abnormal hairiness
pilosity : covered with usually soft hair
Pilot : one employed to steer a ship : helmsman
pilot : one employed to steer a ship : helmsman
pilotage : the action or business of piloting
pilotaxitic : having the form of or characterized by a rock structure composed of a glass-free felted mesh of slender plagioclase strips between which are enclosed the other constituent minerals in minute grains and commonly observed in finely crystallized andesites and basalts
pilothouse : a deckhouse for a ship's helmsman containing the steering wheel, compass, and navigating equipment
piloting : one employed to steer a ship : helmsman
pilotism : the practice or skill of piloting
pilotless : one employed to steer a ship : helmsman
pilotry : pilotism
pilotship : the function or office of a pilot
pilotweed : compass plant sense a
pilous : pilose
pilpul : critical analysis and hairsplitting : casuistic argumentation especially among Jewish scholars on talmudic subjects : rabbinical dialectic
pilpulist : one who practices talmudic dialectic : a subtle reasoner
pilpulistic : one who practices talmudic dialectic : a subtle reasoner
pilular : of, relating to, or resembling a pill
Pilularia : a widely distributed genus of small aquatic pteridophytic plants (family Marsileaceae) having filiform fronds and globose sporocarps  — see pillwort
pilule : a little pill
pilum : the heavy javelin of a Roman foot soldier
pilus : a hair or a structure (as on the surface of a bacterial cell) resembling a hair
pilwillet : willet
pily : having a pile : resembling pile
Pima : a member of an American Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico
Piman : a member of an American Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico
pimelate : a salt or ester of pimelic acid
Pimelea : a genus of shrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) of Australia and New Zealand having small opposite leaves and clustered white, yellow, or pink flowers with two stamens succeeded by berrylike fruits  — see rice flower
pimelic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C7H12O4 obtained usually by oxidation of unsaturated fats or castor oil
Pimenta : a genus of tropical American aromatic trees of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) having large leaves and small flowers  — see allspice, bayberry sense 1
pimento : allspice
pimenton :  spanish paprika
pimiento : any of various bluntly conical thick-fleshed sweet peppers of European origin that have a distinctive mild sweet flavor and are used especially as a garnish, as a stuffing for olives, and as a source of paprika
pimlico district of western London, England, in southwestern Westminster
pimp : a criminal who is associated with, usually exerts control over, and lives off the earnings of one or more prostitutes
pimpernel : any of a genus (Anagallis) of herbs of the primrose family
pimpery : the occupation of a pimp
Pimpinella : a genus of herbs (family Umbelliferae) having narrow-ribbed fruit and no calyx teeth  — see burnet saxifrage, anise
pimping : petty, insignificant
Pimpla : a common and widespread genus of ichneumon wasps
pimple : a small inflamed elevation of the skin : papule
pimpled : a small inflamed elevation of the skin : papule
pimpliness : the condition of being pimply
pimply : a small inflamed elevation of the skin : papule
pin : a piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another
pina : a cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting
Pinaceae : a family of coniferous trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) comprising plants with needle-shaped or scalelike leaves, cones with woody, fleshy, or membranous scales, and fine-grained wood that is often of great economic value and being often divided into four or more smaller families (as Araucariaceae, Taxodiaceae, and Cupressaceae)  — compare taxaceae
pinaceous : a family of coniferous trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) comprising plants with needle-shaped or scalelike leaves, cones with woody, fleshy, or membranous scales, and fine-grained wood that is often of great economic value and being often divided into four or more smaller families (as Araucariaceae, Taxodiaceae, and Cupressaceae)  — compare taxaceae
pinachrome : an isocyanine dye used in photography sensitizing to the green and orange-red regions of the spectrum
Pinacoceras : a genus (the type of the family Pinacoceratidae) of compressed involute ammonites with the most highly complicated suture known
pinacocytal : of or relating to a pinacocyte
pinacocyte : one of the flat cells covering the external surface and lining the incurrent and excurrent canals of sponges
pinacoid : a crystal form consisting of two parallel and opposite faces
pinacoidal : having only a center of symmetry
pinacol : a liquid glycol (CH3)2C(OH)C(OH)(CH3)2 that forms a crystalline hexahydrate C6H12(OH)2.6H2O and that is usually made from acetone by reduction with amalgamated magnesium followed by hydrolysis of the intermediate magnesium derivative; 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol
pinacolate : a metallic derivative of pinacol  — compare alcoholate
pinacolic : a liquid glycol (CH3)2C(OH)C(OH)(CH3)2 that forms a crystalline hexahydrate C6H12(OH)2.6H2O and that is usually made from acetone by reduction with amalgamated magnesium followed by hydrolysis of the intermediate magnesium derivative; 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol
pinacolin : pinacolone
pinacone : pinacol
pinaculum : one of the small chitinized plates on the integument of a caterpillar to which the body setae are attached
Pinacyanol : a carbocyanine dye derived from quinoline and used in photography as a sensitizer for the red portion of the spectrum
pinafore : a sleeveless usually low-necked garment fastened in the back and worn as an apron or dress
pinakiolite : a magnesium and manganese borate Mg3Mn3B2O10 occurring in small black tabular crystals
pinakoidal : having only a center of symmetry
Pinal : a band of San Carlos Apaches
Pinales : an order of gymnospermous trees and shrubs coextensive with the order Coniferales
pinang island of Malaysia in southeastern Asia at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca area 108 square miles (281 square kilometers)
pinaster : cluster pine
pinatype : hydrotype
pinaverdol : an isocyanine dye formerly used in photography as a sensitizer for the green and yellow portions of the spectrum
pinball : to move abruptly from one place to another
pinbefore : pinafore
pinbone : the hip bone especially of a quadruped  — see cow illustration
pinbush : a tool for reaming or polishing small pinholes
pincer : an instrument having two short handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot and used for gripping things
pincerlike : an instrument having two short handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot and used for gripping things
pincers : an instrument having two short handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot and used for gripping things
pinch : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
pinchable : capable of being pinched
pinchback : having a close-fitting or pleated back
pinchbeck : an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in jewelry
pinchcock : a clamp used on a flexible tube to regulate the flow of a fluid through the tube  — compare hoffman clamp , mohr pinchcock
pinche : a South American tamarin (Leontocebus oedipus) having a tufted head
pinched : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
pincher : one that pinches
pinchfist : niggard
pinchfisted : niggard
pinchgut : a miserly person who starves himself or others
pinching : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
pinchpenny : stingy, niggardly
Pinckneya : a genus of trees (family Rubiaceae) having showy pink and purple flowers with large colored bracts  — see georgia bark
Pinctada : a genus of bivalve mollusks (family Pteriidae) containing the principal pearl oysters
pincushion : a small cushion in which pins may be stuck ready for use
pind : to put (stray cattle) in a pound
pinda : poundmaster
Pindari : one of the marauding mercenaries frequently making disastrous raids in British territory in India in the 18th century
Pindaric : of or relating to the poet Pindar
pindarical :  pindaric
pinder : poundmaster
pindling : puny, delicate, frail
pindy : gone bad
pine : any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
pineal : of, relating to, or secreted by the pineal gland
pinealoma : a tumor (as a germinoma) of the pineal gland or pineal region
pineapple : a tropical monocotyledonous plant (Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers
pined : any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
pinedrops : a purplish-brown leafless saprophytic plant (Pterospora andromedea) of the wintergreen family with racemose drooping white flowers
pineland : land naturally dominated by pine forests
pinene : either of two liquid isomeric unsaturated bicyclic terpene hydrocarbons C10H16 of which one is a major constituent of wood turpentine
piner : laborer
pinery : a hothouse or area where pineapples are grown
pinesap : any of several yellowish or reddish parasitic or saprophytic herbs (genus Monotropa) of the wintergreen family resembling the Indian pipe
pinetum : a plantation of pine trees
pineweed : orange grass
pinewoods : the wood of the pine tree
piney : any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
pinfall : the total score made by a player or side in bowling
pinfeather : a feather not fully developed
pinfish : a small compressed dark green grunt (Lagodon rhomboides) that has sharp dorsal spines and occurs along the Atlantic coast
pinfold : pound entry 2 sense 1a
Ping : a sharp sound like that of a striking bullet
ping : a sharp sound like that of a striking bullet
pingle : strive, struggle
pingue : a perennial glandular herb (Actinea richardsoni) of the family Compositae of the southwestern U.S. yielding an inferior rubber and causing poisoning of livestock
pinguecula : a small yellowish elevation situated near the inner or outer margins of the cornea and occurring especially in people of advanced age
pinguefy : fatten
pinguescent : fattening
Pinguicula : a small yellowish elevation situated near the inner or outer margins of the cornea and occurring especially in people of advanced age
pinguicula : a small yellowish elevation situated near the inner or outer margins of the cornea and occurring especially in people of advanced age
pinguid : fat, fatty
pinguidity : fatness
pinguin : a tropical American plant (Bromelia pinguin) that is used in the tropics for hedges, has spiny leaves resembling aloes, reddish panicled flowers, and plum-shaped edible fruit, and yields a cordage fiber
pinguitude : fatness, obesity, oiliness
pinhead : the head of a pin
pinheaded : dull, stupid
pinheadedness : dull, stupid
pinhole : a small hole made by, for, or as if by a pin
pinhook : a fishhook made from a pin
pinic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOCC6H10CH2COOH formed by oxidation of pinonic acid
pining : any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
pinion : the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
pinioned : the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
pinite : a compact mineral of a dull grayish, green, or brownish color that is essentially muscovite derived from the alteration of other minerals (as cordierite)
pinitol : a sweet crystalline compound C6H6(OH)5OCH3 that is extracted especially from the heartwood of the sugar pine and is found also in legumes and other plants; dextro-inositol monomethyl ether
pink : a ship with a narrow overhanging stern
pinked : a ship with a narrow overhanging stern
pinkeen : minnow
pinken : to become pink
pinker : one that does pinking
Pinkerton Allan 1819–1884 American (Scottish-born) detective
pinkeye : conjunctivitis
pinkfish : a blind goby (Typhlogobius californiensis) of southern California found under stones on the beaches
pinkie : pink entry 1
pinkify : to make pink
pinkily : in a pinky manner : with a touch of pink
pinkiness : the quality or state of being pinky
pinking : a ship with a narrow overhanging stern
pinkish : somewhat pink
pinkishness : somewhat pink
pinkly : in a pink manner : with a pink hue
pinkness : a ship with a narrow overhanging stern
pinkroot : any of several American plants (genus Spigelia) related to the nux vomica and used as anthelmintics
Pinkster :  whitsuntide
pinkweed : any of several knotgrasses with pink flowers
pinkwood : any of several trees and shrubs: such as
pinkwort : a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae
pinky : pink entry 1
pinless : being without a pin
pinlock : a lock having a pin over which the pipe of the key fits
pinmaker : one who makes pins
Pinna : a projecting body part (such as a feather, wing, or fin)
pinna : a projecting body part (such as a feather, wing, or fin)
pinnace : a light sailing ship
pinnacle : an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
pinnae : a projecting body part (such as a feather, wing, or fin)
pinnaglobin : a brown respiratory pigment in the blood of a mollusk of the genus Pinna that is apparently similar to hemocyanin but contains manganese in place of copper
pinnal : a projecting body part (such as a feather, wing, or fin)
pinnate : resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of an axis like the barbs on the rachis of a feather
pinnated : pinnate
pinnatedly : pinnate
pinnately : resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of an axis like the barbs on the rachis of a feather
pinnatifid : cleft in a pinnate manner
pinnation : the state of being pinnate
pinnatisect : cleft pinnately to or almost to the midrib
pinned : a piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another
pinner : a woman's cap with long lappets worn in the 17th and 18th centuries
Pinnidae : a family of chiefly tropical marine bivalve mollusks (suborder Ostraeacea) that live in bottom sediment  — see pinna
pinnigrade : walking by means of fins or flippers
pinning : a piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another
pinniped : any of an order or suborder (Pinnipedia) of aquatic carnivorous mammals (such as a seal or walrus) with all four limbs modified into flippers
Pinnipedia : a suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including all the seals and the walruses
pinnock : a small bridge
pinnoite : a hydrous magnesium borate Mg(BO2)2.3H2O usually occurring in yellow nodular masses with a radiating fibrous structure (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 2.3)
Pinnotheres : a genus (the type of the family Pinnotheridae) of small crabs (as the oyster crab and the pea crab) having usually a thin membranous covering and living as commensals in the mantle cavity of various bivalve mollusks or in some similar cavity in other marine animals
pinnula : pinnule sense 2
pinnular : pinnule sense 2
pinnulate : having pinnules
pinnulated : having pinnules
pinnule : any of the secondary branches of a plumose organ especially of a crinoid
pinny : pinafore
pinochle : a card game played with a 48-card pack containing two each of A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit with the object to score points by melding certain combinations of cards or by winning tricks that contain scoring cards
pinocytosis : the uptake of fluid and dissolved substances by a cell by invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane
pinole : a finely ground flour made from parched corn
pinolin : rosin spirit
pinon : any of various small pines (such as Pinus quadrifolia, P. cembroides, P. edulis, and P. monophylla) of western North America with edible seeds
pinonic : a crystalline keto acid CH3COC6H10CH2COOH derived from dimethyl-cyclobutane and obtained by oxidation of alpha-pinene
pinpoint : something that is extremely small or insignificant
pinprick : a small puncture made by or as if by a pin
pinrail : a rail or strip fitted with pins or for holding pins: such as
pinscher : any of a breed of short-haired medium-sized dogs of German origin 
pinsons : pincers
pint : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂ quart  — see Weights and Measures Table
pinta : a chronic skin disease that is endemic in tropical America, that occurs successively as an initial papule, a generalized eruption, and a patchy loss of pigment, and that is caused by a treponemal spirochete (Treponema careteum) morphologically indistinguishable from the causative agent of syphilis
pintado : a painted or printed chintz formerly made in India
pintadoite : a hydrous calcium vanadate Ca2V2O7.9H2O occurring in a green incrustation
pintail : a bird having elongated central tail feathers
pintano : sergeant major sense 4
pintle : a usually upright pivot pin on which another part turns
pinto : a horse or pony of various breeding that is marked with patches of white and another color  — compare paint, piebald, skewbald
pintura : a symbolic or hieroglyphic manuscript of Mexico with colored characters and figures
pinulus : a usually pentact sponge spicule of which one ray projects either internally or externally from the sponge and develops numerous small spines
Pinus : a large and economically important genus (the type of the family Pinaceae) of coniferous evergreen trees chiefly of temperate regions of the northern hemisphere that includes a number which yield products (as pine tar) with medicinal applications
pinweed : any of a genus (Lechea) of herbs of the rockrose family with slender stems, many small leaves, and tiny flowers
pinwing : pinion
pinworm : any of numerous small nematode worms (family Oxyuridae) that infest the intestines and especially the cecum of various vertebrates
piny : any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
pinyon : any of various small pines (such as Pinus quadrifolia, P. cembroides, P. edulis, and P. monophylla) of western North America with edible seeds
pioneer : a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers
pionnotes : a smooth or tuberculate gelatinous layer of spores (as in fungi of the genus Fusarium)
piotine : saponite
pious : marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
piously : marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
piousness : marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
pip : a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue
pipa :  surinam toad
pipage : transportation by means of pipes
pipal : a large, long-lived fig tree (Ficus religiosa) with widely spreading branches that is native from India to southeastern Asia and often begins growth as an epiphyte
pipe : a tubular wind instrument
pipeage : transportation by means of pipes
pipecoline : any of the tree liquid monoethyl derivatives CH3C5H9NH of piperidine
piped : a tubular wind instrument
pipefish : any of various fishes (family Syngnathidae) that are related to the seahorses and have a tube-shaped snout and a long slender body covered with bony plates
pipeful : a tubular wind instrument
pipelayer : one that lays conducting pipe (as for water or gas)
pipeless : a tubular wind instrument
pipelike : a tubular wind instrument
pipeline : a line of pipe with pumps, valves, and control devices for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids
pipeman : one whose work is installing or repairing conduit pipes
Piper : one that plays on a pipe
piper : one that plays on a pipe
Piperaceae : a family of tropical plants (order Piperales) having aromatic herbage, minute naked spicate flowers, and one-celled ovary
piperaceous : a family of tropical plants (order Piperales) having aromatic herbage, minute naked spicate flowers, and one-celled ovary
Piperales : an order of apetalous dicotyledonous plants constituting the families Piperaceae, Saururaceae, and Chloranthaceae and having simple leaves and minute flowers in spikes with the perianth simple or lacking
piperazine : a crystalline heterocyclic base C4H10N2 used especially as an anthelmintic
piperic : a crystalline unsaturated acid (CH2O2)C6H3(CH=CH)2COOH formed by hydrolysis of piperine
piperidide : an amide of which piperidine is the amine constituent : an N-acyl derivative of piperidine
piperidine : a toxic liquid heterocyclic base C5H11N that has a peppery ammoniacal odor and is obtained usually by hydrolysis of piperine
piperine : a white crystalline alkaloid C17H19NO3 that is the chief active constituent of pepper
piperitone : a liquid unsaturated cyclic ketone C10H16O of camphoraceous odor found in various essential oils and used chiefly in making menthol and thymol; 1-p-menthen-3-one
piperly : resembling or befitting a strolling piper : trivial, worthless
piperoid : an oleoresin prepared by extracting ginger with ether and removing the solvent by evaporation
piperonal : a crystalline aldehyde C8H6O3 with an odor of heliotrope
piperonyl : the univalent radical (CH2O2)C6H3CH2 of piperonyl alcohol; 3,4-methylenedioxy-benzyl
piperylene : an oily diolefin hydrocarbon CH3CH=CHCH=CH2 isomeric with isoprene formed in the cracking of petroleum and also made synthetically (as by exhaustive methylation of piperidine); 1,3-pentadiene
pipestapple : the stem of a tobacco pipe
pipestem : something like the stem of a tobacco pipe
pipestone : a pink or mottled pink-and-white argillaceous stone used especially by American Indians to make carved objects (such as tobacco pipes)
pipet : a small piece of apparatus which typically consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn by suction (as for dispensing or measurement) and retained by closing the upper end
pipette : a small piece of apparatus which typically consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn by suction (as for dispensing or measurement) and retained by closing the upper end
pipewalker : a watchman who patrols a pipeline
pipewood : a white-flowered shrub (Leucothoe populifolia) of the southern U.S. from the wood of which pipe bowls are made
pipework : pipe
pipewort : a plant of the genus Eriocaulon
pipi : a bivalve mollusk (Mesodesma novae-zelandiae) used as food in New Zealand
Pipidae : a family of aquatic, tongueless frogs of sub-Saharan Africa and tropical America that includes the Surinam toad, African clawed frog, and related forms
Pipil : a Nahuatlan people or group of tribes in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Pipile : a genus of large crested South American guans comprising the piping guans
Pipilo : a genus of American birds (family Fringillidae) of terrestrial habit  — see towhee
piping : a sound, note, or call like that of a pipe
pipingly : in a piping manner
pipingness : the quality or state of being piping
pipiri : any of several West Indian flycatchers
pipistrelle : any of a genus (Pipistrellus of the family Vespertilionidae) of bats typically appearing in early evening and exhibiting erratic flight
Pipistrellus : a nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small vespertilionid bats having a blunt tragus and 34 teeth
pipit : any of various small songbirds (family Motacillidae and especially genus Anthus) resembling the lark
pipkin : a small earthenware or metal pot usually with a horizontal handle
pipped : a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue
pipper : the center or bead of a ring gunsight
pippin : a crisp tart apple having usually yellow or greenish-yellow skin strongly flushed with red and used especially for cooking
pippy : full of pips
Pipra : a genus of birds (family Pipridae) containing the typical manakins
Pipridae : a family of birds (suborder Tyranni) consisting of the manakins and sometimes treated as a subfamily of the Cotingidae
piprine : a family of birds (suborder Tyranni) consisting of the manakins and sometimes treated as a subfamily of the Cotingidae
piproid : a family of birds (suborder Tyranni) consisting of the manakins and sometimes treated as a subfamily of the Cotingidae
pipsissewa : any of a genus (Chimaphila, especially C. umbellata) of evergreen herbs of the wintergreen family with astringent leaves used as a tonic and diuretic
Piptadenia : a large genus of tropical chiefly Brazilian shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) with twice-pinnate leaves, small spicate flowers, and flat pods  — see cohoba
pipunculid : of or relating to the Pipunculidae
Pipunculidae : a family of two-winged flies (suborder Cyclorrhapha) including small flies having very large eyes and having larvae that are parasitic on other insects
pipy : containing tubular formations
piquance : piquancy
piquancy : the quality or state of being piquant
piquant : engagingly provocative
piquantly : engagingly provocative
piquantness : engagingly provocative
pique : to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
piquet : a two-handed card game played with 32 cards
piquia : a tree of the genus Caryocar
pir : a Muslim spiritual guide or saint in India or Pakistan
piracy : an act of robbery on the high seas
piragua : dugout sense 1
Piranga : a genus of tanagers including the scarlet, summer, and hepatic tanagers of North America
piranha : any of various usually small South American characin fishes (genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus) that have very sharp teeth, often appear in schools, and include some that may attack and inflict dangerous wounds upon humans and large animals
pirate : one who commits or practices piracy
piratical : one who commits or practices piracy
piratically : one who commits or practices piracy
Piricularia : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) characterized by simple or slightly branched conidiophores producing terminal two-septate to many-septate solitary hyaline pear-shaped spores and including one form (P. grisea) that causes a leaf spot of various grasses
pirijiri : a troublesome New Zealand weed (Acaena sanguisorbae) bearing burs covered with hooked bristles
piripiri : a troublesome New Zealand weed (Acaena sanguisorbae) bearing burs covered with hooked bristles
piririgua : a largely buff and brown South American cuckoo (Guira guira) resembling the anis in habit
pirl : twist, twine
pirn : quill sense 1a(1)
Piro : a Tanoan people of Pueblo Indians in central New Mexico and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico
pirogue : dugout sense 1
pirol : golden oriole
piroplasm : babesia
Piroplasma : babesia
piroplasmosis : infection with or disease that is caused by protozoans of the genus Babesia or the family Babesiidae and that includes Texas fever and equine piroplasmosis
pirouette : a rapid whirling about of the body
pirouetter : one that pirouettes
pirraura : a legally designated sex mate other than husband or wife among some Australian aborigines
pirssonite : a mineral Na2Ca(CO3)2.2H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium sodium carbonate and occurring in white or colorless orthorhombic crystals (hardness 3, specific gravity 2.35)
Pisaca : the Dard group of Indic languages
pisaca : the Dard group of Indic languages
Pisan commune in Tuscany in west central Italy on the Arno River population 91,977
pisang : plantain
pisanite : a mineral (Fe,Cu)SO4.7H2O consisting of a hydrous iron copper sulfate isomorphous with melanterite and kirovite
Pisauridae : a family of hunting spiders that do not spin webs to catch their prey  — compare lycosidae
piscary : fishery sense 4
Piscataqua river 12 miles (19 kilometers) long in Maine and New Hampshire formed by the junction of the Cocheco and Salmon Falls rivers and flowing southeast on the Maine–New Hampshire boundary into the Atlantic Ocean
Piscataway :  conoy
piscation : fishing
piscator : fisherman, angler
piscatorial : piscatory
piscatory : of, relating to, or dependent on fish or fishing
Pisces : a zodiacal constellation directly south of Andromeda
piscicultural : of or relating to pisciculture
pisciculturally : of or relating to pisciculture
pisciculture : the cultivation of fish
pisciculturist : one who specializes in fish culture
Piscidia : the bark of a West Indian leguminous tree (Piscidia erythrina) that was formerly used as a narcotic and anodyne
piscifauna : the fishes of a given region
piscina : a basin with a drain near the altar of a church for disposing of water from liturgical ablutions
piscine : of, relating to, or characteristic of fish
piscinity : the quality or state of being a fish
Piscis :  fomalhaut
piscivorous : feeding on fishes
pisco : a South American brandy that resembles French marc and is often used in cocktails
pise : a building material consisting of stiff earth or clay rammed in between forms  — compare cob entry 4, tapia
pishogue : a wise saw or aphorism
Pisidium : a genus of nearly cosmopolitan minute freshwater bivalves (family Sphaeriidae) usually somewhat smaller than those of the genus Sphaerium and having the siphons united at their ends
pisiform : resembling a pea in size or shape
Pisistratean : of or relating to Pisistratus or especially the critical revision of the Homeric poems attributed to him
pisk : the common American nighthawk
pismire : ant
piso : the peso of the Philippines
pisolite : a limestone composed of pisiform concretions
pisolitic : a limestone composed of pisiform concretions
Pisonia : a genus of tropical often thorny trees, shrubs, and vines (family Nyctaginaceae) having small dioecious apetalous flowers and utricular fruits  — see cockspur sense 2b
piss : urinate
pissant : one that is insignificant
pistache : pistachio
pistachio : a small Asian tree (Pistacia vera) of the cashew family whose drupaceous fruit contains a greenish edible seed
Pistacia : a small genus of trees (family Anacardiaceae) native to southern Europe, Asia, and North America having simple or pinnate leaves, small dioecious apetalous flowers, and drupaceous fruits  — see mastic tree, pistachio, terebinth
pistacite : epidote
pistareen : an old Spanish silver piece circulating at a debased rate
Pistia : a genus of tropical free-floating aquatic herbs (family Araceae) having tufted leaves and few-flowered spadices  — see water lettuce
pistic : of, relating to, or exhibiting faith
pistil : a single carpel or group of fused carpels usually differentiated into an ovary, style, and stigma  — see flower illustration
pistillate : having pistils
pistilline : of, relating to, or consisting of a pistil
pistillode : a rudimentary pistil
pistillody : the metamorphosis of other organs into pistils
pistilloid : resembling or modified into a pistil
pistol : a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel
pistole : an old gold 2-escudo piece of Spain
pistoleer : one who is armed with a pistol
pistolet : any of several gold coins of European countries (such as Italy or Spain)
pistology : a branch of theology dealing with faith
piston : a sliding piece moved by or moving against fluid pressure which usually consists of a short cylindrical body fitting within a cylindrical chamber or vessel along which it moves back and forth
pistonhead : the part of a piston that is made fast to the piston rod
pistonlike : resembling a piston
Pisum : a small genus of Eurasian herbaceous vines (family Leguminosae) distinguished from Lathyrus by the enlarged summit of the style  — see pea
pit : a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground
pita : any of several fiber-yielding plants (such as an agave)
Pitahauerat : a people of the Pawnee confederacy
pitahaya : any of several erect, sprawling, or vining cacti (as of the genera Selenicereus, Hylocereus, or Sternocereus) of Central and South America and Mexico that have large colorful fruits : dragon fruit sense 2
pitanga :  surinam cherry
pitangua : a large-billed flycatcher (Megarhynchus pitangua) of Central America and South America
pitapat : pitter-patter
pitarah : a basket or box for carrying the clothing of a traveler by palanquin
pitau : silver tree fern
pitaya : any of several erect, sprawling, or vining cacti (as of the genera Selenicereus, Hylocereus, or Sternocereus) of Central and South America and Mexico that have large colorful fruits : dragon fruit sense 2
Pitcairnia : a large genus of tropical often epiphytic herbs (family Bromeliaceae) that have fleshy leaves with spiny margins and flowers with showy bracts
pitch : a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars
pitchblende : a brown to black mineral that consists of massive uraninite, has a distinctive luster, contains radium, and is the chief ore-mineral source of uranium
pitcher : a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
pitchered : having ascidia
pitcherful : a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
pitchfork : a long-handled fork that has two or three long somewhat curved prongs and is used especially in pitching hay
pitchhole : a recess in a stone otherwise dressed true for setting
pitchi : a large shallow elongated wooden receptacle much used by Australian aborigines as a container for food and drink
pitchiness : the quality or state of being pitchy
pitching : a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars
pitchman : a man who makes a sales pitch: such as
pitchout : a pitch in baseball deliberately out of reach of the batter to enable the catcher to put out a base runner especially with a throw
pitchpole : to turn end over end
pitchstone : a glassy rock that has a resinous luster and that contains more water than obsidian does
pitchy : full of pitch : tarry
piteous : of a kind to move to pity or compassion
piteously : of a kind to move to pity or compassion
piteousness : of a kind to move to pity or compassion
pitfall : trap, snare
pith : a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
pithecan : of, relating to, or resembling apes, especially the anthropoid apes
pithecanthrope : pithecanthropus sense 2
pithecanthropic : of, relating to, or resembling pithecanthropi
pithecanthropid : pithecanthropic
Pithecanthropidae : a formerly recognized family containing the genus Pithecanthropus
pithecanthropoid : of, relating to, or resembling the pithecanthropi
Pithecanthropus : a hypothetical group of extinct primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes
Pithecia : a genus of saki monkeys of northern South America and the Amazon basin
pithecian : a genus of saki monkeys of northern South America and the Amazon basin
pithecism : pithecoid characteristics present in man
pithecoid : of, relating to, or resembling monkeys
Pithecolobium : a large genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) having bipinnate leaves and globose heads of flowers with many stamens and a twisted or coiled pod  — see algarrobilla, cat's-claw sense 1b, rain tree, wild tamarind
pithecological : of or relating to pithecology
pithecometric : relating to measurements of the skeletons of apes
pithecomorphic : resembling apes
pithecomorphism : structural resemblance to an ape
pithily : consisting of or abounding in pith
pithiness : consisting of or abounding in pith
pithless : devoid of pith
pithlessly : devoid of pith
pithole : pit, grave
pithos : a very large earthenware jar with a wide round mouth used throughout the ancient Greek world especially for holding and storing large quantities of food (as grain) or liquids (as wine, oil) and sometimes for the burial of the dead
pithy : consisting of or abounding in pith
pitiable : deserving or exciting pity : lamentable
pitiableness : deserving or exciting pity : lamentable
pitiably : deserving or exciting pity : lamentable
pitier : one that pities
pitiful : full of pity : compassionate
pitifully : full of pity : compassionate
pitifulness : full of pity : compassionate
pitiless : devoid of pity : harsh, cruel
pitilessly : devoid of pity : harsh, cruel
pitilessness : devoid of pity : harsh, cruel
pitless : having no pit
pitlike : resembling a pit
pitmaking : pit scale
pitman : a man who works in or near a pit: such as
pitmirk : intense darkness
pitometer : an instrument that consists essentially of two pitot tubes one of which is turned upstream and the other downstream and that is used to record autographically the velocity of a flowing liquid or gas
pitpan : a long flat-bottomed canoe used especially in Central America
pitpit : guitguit
Pitta : a large genus (the type of the family Pittidae) of chiefly terrestrial nearly songless birds that are found principally in the southern part of Asia and in Australia and adjacent islands and that have short wings and tail, long legs, a stout bill, and brilliant plumage marked by sharply contrasting colors
pittance : a small portion, amount, or allowance
pitted : marked with pits
pitter : chirr, stridulate
pitticite : a brown massive mineral consisting of a hydrous ferric arsenate and sulfate
Pittidae : a family of passerine birds comprising the pittas and related forms
pitting : an arrangement of pits
Pittite : one that frequents the pit of a theater
pittite : one that frequents the pit of a theater
Pittosporaceae : a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Rosales) with regular pentamerous flowers and an ovary with many ovules
pittosporaceous : a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Rosales) with regular pentamerous flowers and an ovary with many ovules
Pittosporum : any of various Old World shrubs or trees (genus Pittosporum of the family Pittosporaceae) planted especially as ornamentals in warm regions
Pittsburgher city in southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers where they form the Ohio River population 305,704
pituitary : of or relating to the pituitary gland
pituitous : mucous
Pituitrin : an aqueous extract of the fresh pituitary gland of cattle
pituri : an Australian shrub (Duboisia hopwoodii)
pitwood : timber used chiefly for roof props in mines
pitwork : pumping apparatus used in a mine shaft
pitwright : one that does carpentry in and about a mine
pity : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy
pitying : expressing or feeling pity
pityingly : expressing or feeling pity
Pitylus : a genus of Central and South American grosbeaks related to the cardinal bird but lacking a crest
pityocampa : the larva of a European processionary moth (Cnethocampa pityocampa) found on pine or fir trees
pityriasic : of or affected with pityriasis
pityriasis : any of various skin conditions of humans or domestic animals marked by dry scaling patches of skin
Pityrogramma : a small genus of terrestrial tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) that have fronds with a powdery yellowish or white undersurface and linear dorsal sori  — see gold fern, silver fern
piuri : indian yellow sense 1a
pivalic : a crystalline acid (CH3)3CCOOH isomeric with normal valeric acid
pivot : a shaft or pin on which something turns
pivotal : of, relating to, or constituting a pivot
pivotally : of, relating to, or constituting a pivot
pivoter : a worker who grinds pivots to the proper shape for timepiece balance staffs
pixie : fairy
pixilated : somewhat unbalanced mentally
pixilation : somewhat unbalanced mentally
pixy : fairy
pize : curse, malediction
pizza : a dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked
pizzeria : an establishment where pizzas are made or sold
pizzicato : a note or passage played by plucking strings
pizzle : the penis of an animal
placability : easily placated : tolerant, tractable
placable : easily placated : tolerant, tractable
placableness : placability
placably : easily placated : tolerant, tractable
placard : a notice posted in a public place : poster
placate : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
placater : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
placation : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
placative : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
placatory : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
placcate : an extra piece of armor worn over the lower part of the breast
place : physical environment : space
placeable : physical environment : space
placebo : a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
placeless : lacking a fixed location
placelessly : lacking a fixed location
placemaking : the successive shifting of two bells in change ringing to make places
placeman : a political appointee to a public office especially in 18th century Britain
placement : an act or instance of placing: such as
placenta : the vascular organ in mammals except monotremes and marsupials that unites the fetus to the maternal uterus and mediates its metabolic exchanges through a more or less intimate association of uterine mucosal with chorionic and usually allantoic tissues
placental : of, relating to, having, or occurring by means of a placenta
Placentalia : a major division of mammals characterized by the attachment of the developing fetus to the maternal uterus by a placenta and including all mammals living at the present time except the marsupials
placentalian : of or relating to the placental mammals
placentary : placental
placentate : having a placenta
placentation : the arrangement of placentas and ovules in a plant ovary
placentiferous : having a placenta
placentitis : inflammation of the placenta
placentoid : resembling a placenta
placentoma : a tumor developed from retained placental remnants
placer : one that places: such as
placet : an expression of approval or vote of assent
placid : serenely free of interruption or disturbance
placidity : serenely free of interruption or disturbance
placidly : serenely free of interruption or disturbance
placidness : serenely free of interruption or disturbance
placitum : a judicial proceeding or decree
plack : a small billon coin of Scotland issued from James III (second half of 15th century) to James VI (early 17th century)
placket : a slit in a garment (such as a skirt) often forming the closure
plackless : penniless
placode :  lens placode
placoderm : any of a class (Placodermi) of extinct chiefly Devonian fishes with an armor of bony plates and primitive jaw structures
Placodermi : a class of extinct fishes with an armor of large bony plates and primitive jaw structures that has been taken as equivalent to Antiarcha plus Arthrodira but is now usually extended to include also the Acanthodii, Cycliae, and minor groups  — compare chondrichthyes
placodermoid : a class of extinct fishes with an armor of large bony plates and primitive jaw structures that has been taken as equivalent to Antiarcha plus Arthrodira but is now usually extended to include also the Acanthodii, Cycliae, and minor groups  — compare chondrichthyes
placodont : of or relating to the genus Placodus or suborder Placodontia
Placodontia : a suborder of Sauropterygia that is sometimes regarded as a separate order and that comprises armored Triassic reptiles resembling the turtles in many respects  — see placodus
Placodus : a genus (the type of the family Placodontidae of the suborder Placodontia) comprising rather large extinct reptiles from the marine Trias of central Europe that have short broad bodies and broad flat molar teeth on the palate and dentary bones apparently adapted to crushing mollusks
placoid : of, relating to, or being a scale of dermal origin with an enamel-tipped spine characteristic of the elasmobranchs
placoidal : placoid sense 2
placoidean : placoid sense 2
Placoidei : a group of fishes with placoid scales equivalent or nearly so to Chondrichthyes and sometimes including the cyclostomes
placula : the flattened blastula of urochordates or a similar oligochaete embryo
plagal : having the keynote on the fourth scale step  — compare authentic sense 4a
plage : the beach of a seaside resort
Plagianthus : a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees (family Malvaceae) having small flowers without bracteoles  — see ribbon tree
plagiarism : an act or instance of plagiarizing
plagiarist : an act or instance of plagiarizing
plagiaristic : an act or instance of plagiarizing
plagiarize : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
plagiarizer : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
plagiary : one that plagiarizes
plagihedral : having an oblique spiral arrangement of faces : gyroidal
plagiocephaly : a malformation of the head marked by an oblique slant to the main axis of the skull and usually caused by closure of half of the coronal suture
Plagiochila : a genus of mostly tropical leafy liverworts (family Jungermanniaceae) having succubous toothed or lobed leaves
plagioclase : a triclinic feldspar
plagioclinal : oblique to the general strike of rocks in the surrounding area
plagiodont : having the palatal teeth set obliquely or in two convergent series
plagiograph : a pantograph that may be set at any angle to the drawing to be copied
plagionite : a mineral Pb5Sb8S17 consisting of a lead antimony sulfide of a blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster (specific gravity 5.4)
plagiopatagium : an extensile membrane connecting the forelimb and hind limb (as of a bat or flying squirrel) and used when spread in flying or gliding
plagiostomatous : plagiostome
plagiostome : of or relating to the Plagiostomi
Plagiostomi : a group of fishes more or less exactly equivalent to Chondrichthyes or more restrictedly an order including the existing sharks and rays as distinguished from the chimaeras and the extinct primitive groups Pleuropterygii and Ichthyotomi  — compare selachii
plagiostomous : plagiostome
plagiotropic : having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical
plagiotropism : the quality or state of being or tending to be plagiotropic
plagiotropous : plagiotropic
plagium : kidnapping
plague : a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity
plagued : a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity
plaguer : a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity
plaguesome : troublesome
plaguily : causing irritation or annoyance : troublesome
plaguy : causing irritation or annoyance : troublesome
plaice : any of various flatfishes
plaid : a rectangular length of tartan worn over the left shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume
plaided : a rectangular length of tartan worn over the left shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume
plaidie : plaid sense 1
plaiding : plaid sense 2
plain : lacking ornament : undecorated
plainer : lacking ornament : undecorated
plainhearted : sincere, artless
plainish : rather plain
plainly : lacking ornament : undecorated
plainness : lacking ornament : undecorated
plainscraft : knowledge of and skill in applying the lore of a plains environment
plainsman : an inhabitant of the plains
plaint : lamentation, wail
plaintiff : a person who brings a legal action  — compare defendant
plaintive : expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
plaintively : expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
plaintiveness : expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
plait : pleat
plaited : pleat
plaiter : pleat
plaiting : the interlacing of strands : braiding
plakat : betta
plan : a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as
planaea : a hypothetical organism in the form of a ciliated planula supposed to be a stage in the evolution of the higher animals
planar : of, relating to, or lying in a plane
Planaria : any of a genus (Planaria) of 2-eyed planarian worms
planarian : triclad
planariform : shaped like a planarian
planarioid : resembling a planarian
planarity : of, relating to, or lying in a plane
planate : flattened, plane
planation : the condition or process of becoming flattened
planch : a plank floor
plancheite : a mineral Cu15Si12O36(OH)8(?) consisting of a blue fibrous copper silicate
plancher : a plank floor or platform
planchet : a metal disk to be stamped as a coin
planchette : a small triangular or heart-shaped board supported on casters at two points and a vertical pencil at a third and believed to produce automatic writing when lightly touched by the fingers
planching : a boarded floor : flooring
planchment : ceiling
plancier : the underside of a cornice : soffit
Planckian : blackbody radiation
plandok : chevrotain
plane : airplane
planeness : the quality or state of being plane
planer : airplane
Planera : a genus of trees (family Ulmaceae) of southeastern U.S. resembling the hackberry but having an oval, ribbed, nutlike fruit  — see planer tree
planet : any of the large bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system
planetable : an instrument consisting essentially of a drawing board on a tripod with a ruler pointed at the object observed and used for plotting the lines of a survey directly from observation
planetal : planetary
planetaria : a model or representation of the solar system
planetarian : planetary
planetarily : in the manner of or with reference to a planet
planetarium : a model or representation of the solar system
planetary : of, relating to, being, or resembling a planet
planetesimal : any of numerous small celestial bodies that may have existed at an early stage of the development of the solar system
planetlike : any of the large bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system
planetoid : a small body resembling a planet
planetoidal : a small body resembling a planet
planetologist : a branch of astronomy that deals with the condensed matter of the solar system and especially with the planets and their moons
planetology : a branch of astronomy that deals with the condensed matter of the solar system and especially with the planets and their moons
planform : the contour of an object (such as an airplane) or mass as viewed from above
planful : full of plans : resourceful, scheming
planfully : full of plans : resourceful, scheming
planfulness : full of plans : resourceful, scheming
plangency : the quality or state of being plangent
plangent : having a loud reverberating sound
plangently : having a loud reverberating sound
plangorous : expressive of loud lamentation : wailing
planiform : having or being a joint with nearly flat articular surfaces
planigraph :  planigram
planilla : a level place used as a cleaning floor at a mine
planimetric : of, relating to, or made by means of a planimeter
planimetry : of, relating to, or made by means of a planimeter
planipennate : of or relating to the Planipennia
Planipennia : a suborder of Neuroptera that includes most of the typical neuropterans when Neuroptera is construed as including Megaloptera
planirostral : having a broad flat beak
planish : to smooth, toughen, and finish (metal) by hammering lightly
planisher : to smooth, toughen, and finish (metal) by hammering lightly
planisphere : a representation of the circles of the sphere on a plane
planispheric : a representation of the circles of the sphere on a plane
plank : a heavy thick board
planker : float sense 5 d (1)
planking : the act or process of covering or fitting with planks
plankless : having no planks
planksheer : a heavy plank forming the outer edge of the deck of a vessel
plankter : a planktonic organism
planktology : a branch of biology concerned with the study of plankton
plankton : the passively floating or weakly swimming usually minute animal and plant life of a body of water
planktonic : the passively floating or weakly swimming usually minute animal and plant life of a body of water
planktont : plankter
plankways : in the direction of the length of timber : lengthwise
plankwise : in the direction of the length of timber : lengthwise
planless : a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as
planlessly : a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as
planlessness : a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as
planner : a person who plans something
planoblast : the medusa form of a hydroid
planoblastic : the medusa form of a hydroid
planogamete : a motile gamete
planograph : to print by planography
planographic : a process (such as lithography) for printing from a plane surface
planography : a process (such as lithography) for printing from a plane surface
planometer : a surface plate or other device for gauging a plane surface
planometry : the art or process of producing or gauging a plane surface (as with a planometer)
planomiller : a milling machine resembling a planer
Planorbidae : a family of freshwater pulmonate snails having a single pair of tentacles with an eye at the base of each and gills as well as lungs and including numerous forms important as intermediate hosts of pathogenic trematode worms  — see planorbis
Planorbis : a widely distributed genus of snails that is the type genus of the family Planorbidae, comprises snails having secondarily acquired gills and rather flattened spiral shells, and includes several that are intermediate hosts for schistosomes infecting humans
planosol : an intrazonal group of soils with strongly leached upper layer over a compacted clay or silt that is developed on smooth flat uplands in cool to warm humid to subhumid regions
planospiral : having the shell coiled in one plane
planospore : a motile spore : zoospore sense a
plant : to put or set in the ground for growth
planta : the back side of the shank of a bird's leg
plantable : to put or set in the ground for growth
plantad : toward the sole of the foot
Plantae : the back side of the shank of a bird's leg
plantage : vegetation
Plantaginaceae : a family of dicotyledonous plants constituting the order Plantaginales and characterized by spicate or capitate tetramerous flowers with a membranous or scarious corolla and a fruit that is a pyxidium or an indehiscent nutlet  — see plantago
plantaginaceous : a family of dicotyledonous plants constituting the order Plantaginales and characterized by spicate or capitate tetramerous flowers with a membranous or scarious corolla and a fruit that is a pyxidium or an indehiscent nutlet  — see plantago
Plantaginales : an order of plants coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae
Plantago : a large genus (the type of the family Plantaginaceae) of weeds that have narrow or elliptic leaves and very small inconspicuous flowers, comprise the plantains, and include the Old World fleawort (P. psyllium) and two other plants (P. indica and P. ovata) having indigestible and mucilaginous seeds used as a mild cathartic  — see psyllium seed
plantain : any of a genus (Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the plantain family) of herbs with basal rosettes of usually lanceolate or elliptical leaves and spikes of minute greenish flowers
plantal : of or relating to plants : vegetative
plantar : of or relating to the sole of the foot
plantaris : a small muscle of the calf of the leg that arises from the lower end of the femur and the posterior ligament of the knee joint, is inserted with the Achilles tendon by a very long slender tendon into the calcaneus, and weakly flexes the leg at the knee and the foot at the ankle  — see plantar interosseus, verruca plantaris
plantation : a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation
planter : one that cultivates plants: such as
Plantigrada : a group consisting of the plantigrade carnivores
plantigrade : walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground
planting : an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
plantless : having no plants
plantlet : a small or young plant
plantlike : to put or set in the ground for growth
plantling : plantlet
plantocracy : a ruling class made up of planters
plantsman : a person skilled with plants : an expert gardener or horticulturist
plantula : a small structure resembling a cushion found on the ventral surface of the tarsal segments of most insects
plantular : a small structure resembling a cushion found on the ventral surface of the tarsal segments of most insects
plantule : an embryo plant
planula : the very young usually flattened oval or oblong free-swimming ciliated larva of a cnidarian
planuloid : resembling a planula
planxty : an Irish melody for the harp written in triplets and slower than the jig
plaque : an ornamental brooch
plaquette : a small plaque
plash : splash
plashingly : with plashing movement or sound
plashy : abounding with pools or puddles
plasm : plasma  — compare germplasm
plasma : a green faintly translucent quartz
plasmagene : a self-replicating extranuclear determiner of hereditary characteristics
plasmapheresis : a process for removing blood plasma without depleting the donor or patient of other blood constituents (such as red blood cells) by separating out the plasma from the whole blood and returning the rest to the donor's or patient's circulatory system
plasmatic : a green faintly translucent quartz
plasmatoparous : discharging the protoplasmic contents of a conidium in an undivided mass that first becomes invested with a membrane or wall and then puts out a germ tube
plasmatorrhexis : the disruption of a cell by internal pressure due to swelling
plasmic : protoplasmic
plasmocytoma : a myeloma composed of plasma cells
plasmode : plasmodium sense 1 a
plasmodesm : one of the cytoplasmic strands passing through openings in some plant cell walls and forming connections with adjacent cells
plasmodesma : one of the cytoplasmic strands passing through openings in some plant cell walls and forming connections with adjacent cells
plasmodia : a motile multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninucleate amoeboid cells
plasmodial : of, relating to, or resembling a plasmodium
plasmodic : of, relating to, or resembling a plasmodium
plasmodiocarp : a fructification in various slime molds that consists of an elongated sometimes branched reticulate body within which spores develop and is a modification of the plasmodium  — compare aethalium
plasmodiocarpous : a fructification in various slime molds that consists of an elongated sometimes branched reticulate body within which spores develop and is a modification of the plasmodium  — compare aethalium
Plasmodiophora : the type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi that are sometimes included among the slime molds  — see clubroot
Plasmodiophoraceae : a family of fungi (order Plasmodiophorales) having a multinuclear thallus and often causing hypertrophy in seed plants  — see plasmodiophora
Plasmodiophorales : an order of fungi (subclass Oomycetes) having spores with unequal flagella
plasmodium : a motile multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninucleate amoeboid cells
plasmolysis : shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall of a living cell due to outward osmotic flow of water
plasmolytic : shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall of a living cell due to outward osmotic flow of water
plasmolyzability : the capability of being plasmolyzed
plasmolyzable : capable of being plasmolyzed
plasmolyze : to subject to plasmolysis
Plasmon : the cytoplasm of a cell regarded as a system of hereditary extrachromosomal determinants
Plasmopara : a genus of downy mildews (family Peronosporaceae) having conidiophores that are blunt-tipped and branched at nearly right angles  — see grape mildew sense 2
plasmophagous : feeding on plasma
plasmophagy : feeding on plasma
plasmoptysis : the bursting forth of protoplasm from a cell through rupture of the cell wall
plasmosome : nucleolus
plasmotomy : division of the plasmodium of a protozoan into two or more multinucleate parts
plasome :  biophore
plastein : any of several substances that resemble proteins and are precipitated by the action of proteolytic enzymes (as pepsin or papain) on the digestion products of protein
plaster : a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
plasterbill : surf scoter
plasterboard : drywall
plasterer : a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
plasteriness : the quality or state of being plastery
plastering : a coating of or as if of plaster
plasterwork : plastering often ornate in design used to finish architectural constructions
plastery : a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
Plastic : a plastic substance
plastic : a plastic substance
plastically : in a plastic manner
plasticimeter : a device for measuring plasticity (as of cement, lime pastes, mortars)
plasticism : the theory or practice of plastic art
plasticity : the quality or state of being plastic
plasticization : to make plastic
plasticize : to make plastic
plasticizer : one that plasticizes
plastics : a plastic substance
plastid : any of various cytoplasmic organelles (such as an amyloplast or chloroplast) of photosynthetic organisms (such as plants) that serve in many cases as centers of special metabolic activities (such as starch storage)
plastidium : plastid
plastidome : the plastids of a cell regarded as a functional unit
plastidular : of or relating to a plastidule
plastidule : a hypothetical ultimate unit of protoplasm :  altmann's granules
plastify : plasticize
plastin : an acidophilic component of protoplasm more or less coextensive with the presumed highly polymerized protein framework of cytoplasm and nucleus
plastinoid : resembling plastin
plastisol : a substance consisting of a mixture of a resin and a plasticizer that can be molded, cast, or made into a continuous film by application of heat
plastochron : a unit of time corresponding to the interval between two successive similar, periodically repeated events (as the emergence of leaf primordia at any two successive nodes in a stem apex)
plastogamic : of or relating to plastogamy
plastogamy : plasmogamy
plastogene : a submicroscopic factor or determiner reported to be present in the plastids in plant cells and to influence physiological and hereditary phenomena of the plastids  — compare gene, plasmagene, plasmon
plastomere : chondriomere  — compare cytomere
plastometer : an instrument for measuring plasticity or viscosity (as of rubber)
plastosome : chondriosome
plastotype : an artificial specimen cast or molded directly from a type specimen (as of a fossil)
plastral : of or relating to a plastron
plastron : a metal breastplate formerly worn under the hauberk
plat : plait
Plataean ancient city of Greece in southeastern Boeotia south of Thebes
Plataleidae : a family of birds (order Ciconiiformes) that consists of the spoonbills and is often ranked as a subfamily of Threskiornithidae
plataleiform : resembling a spoonbill : spoon-billed
platan : plane entry 4
Platanaceae : a family of trees (order Rosales) coextensive with the genus Platanus
platanaceous : a family of trees (order Rosales) coextensive with the genus Platanus
platanist : an Indian susu
Platanista : the type genus of Platanistidae
Platanistidae : a family of toothed whales comprising the susu and related extinct forms
platano : banana, plantain
Platanus : a genus of trees (family Platanaceae) comprising the plane trees, being native in temperate regions, and having light brown often deciduous flaky bark, large palmately lobed leaves, and small monoecious flowers in globose heads  — see london plane , sycamore sense 3a
platband : a horizontal band that is a member of a building and that takes the form of a lintel course, a flat arch, or one of a group of moldings
platch : splash, smear
plate : a smooth flat thin piece of material
plateau : a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side : tableland
plateaux : a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side : tableland
plated : a smooth flat thin piece of material
plateful : a quantity to fill a plate
plateholder : one that holds plates
platelayer : a railroad laborer who lays and maintains rails : tracklayer
plateless : having or requiring no plate or plates
platelet : a minute flattened body (as of ice or a mineral)
platelike : a smooth flat thin piece of material
platemaker : a machine for making printing plates and especially offset printing plates
platemaking : a machine for making printing plates and especially offset printing plates
plateman : middler sense 3
platen : a flat plate
plater : one that plates
plateresque : of, relating to, or being a 16th century Spanish architectural style characterized by elaborate ornamentation suggestive of silver plate
plateway : a railway having plate rails
platework : plated work
platform : a flat horizontal surface that is usually higher than the adjoining area: such as
platformally : in the manner of a public speaker : oratorically
platformed : furnished with or formed as a platform : level on top
platformer : a planner or deviser especially of a political platform
platformism : the making of political speeches or the exaggerated bombast characteristic of such speeches
platformless : lacking a platform
platic : falling within half the sum of the orbs but not within a single degree  — compare partile
platicly : falling within half the sum of the orbs but not within a single degree  — compare partile
platilla : a white linen fabric formerly made in Silesia
platina : platinum
platinate : a salt of platinic acid
Platine : bordering upon the River Plate or its chief tributaries
plating : the act or process of plating
platinic : a weak acid H2Pt(OH)6 obtained as a yellowish white precipitate by hydrolysis of chloroplatinic acid; hexa-hydroxo-platinic acid
platinichloride : chloroplatinate
platiniridium : a mineral consisting of a natural alloy of iridium with platinum and other related metals occurring usually in silver-white grains (hardness 6–7, specific gravity, 22.6–22.8)
platinize : to cover, treat, or combine with platinum or a compound of platinum
platinochloride : chloroplatinite
platinocyanide : a fluorescent complex salt formed by the union of a compound of platinum and cyanide with another cyanide
platinoid : resembling platinum
platinotype : a permanent photographic print having an image of platinum black obtained by the reduction of a platinum salt by a developer containing an iron salt (as ferrous oxalate)
platinous : of, relating to, or containing platinum especially with a valence of two  — compare platinic
platinum : a precious grayish-white noncorroding ductile malleable heavy metallic element that fuses with difficulty and is used especially in chemical ware and apparatus, as a catalyst, and in dental and jewelry alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
platitude : the quality or state of being dull or insipid
platitudinal : platitudinous
platitudinarian : one given to the use of platitudes
platitudinize : to utter platitudes
platitudinous : having the characteristics of a platitude : full of platitudes
platitudinously : having the characteristics of a platitude : full of platitudes
platode : flatworm, platyhelminth
platoid : broad and flat
Platonian : platonic sense 1
Platonic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
Platonically : of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
Platonician :  platonist
Platonism : the philosophy of Plato stressing especially that actual things are copies of transcendent ideas and that these ideas are the objects of true knowledge apprehended by reminiscence
Platonist : the philosophy of Plato stressing especially that actual things are copies of transcendent ideas and that these ideas are the objects of true knowledge apprehended by reminiscence
Platonistic : the philosophy of Plato stressing especially that actual things are copies of transcendent ideas and that these ideas are the objects of true knowledge apprehended by reminiscence
Platonize : to adopt, imitate, or conform to Platonic opinions
platoon : a subdivision of a company-sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sections
Platt :  plattdeutsch
Plattdeutsch : the Low German speech of northern Germany comprising several dialects
platted : plait
platter : a large plate used especially for serving meat
platterful : a large plate used especially for serving meat
platting : plait
plattnerite : a mineral PbO2 consisting of native lead dioxide usually occurring in iron black masses of submetallic luster
platty : spotty or uneven in growth
platy : resembling a plate
platybasic : relatively broad at the base
Platycarya : a small genus of Asiatic trees (family Juglandaceae) that have alternate pinnate leaves and small monoecious flowers in catkins which are followed by a small winged nut
platycelian : flat or concave ventrally and convex dorsally  — compare opisthocoelous
platycelous : flat or concave ventrally and convex dorsally  — compare opisthocoelous
platycephalic : having a head flat on top
Platycephalidae : a family of scorpaenid fishes comprising the flatheads
platycephalism : the condition of being platycephalic
platycephalous : having a head flat on top
Platycephalus : the type genus of Platycephalidae
platycephaly : the condition of being platycephalic
Platycercus : a genus of chiefly Australian parrakeets comprising the rosella and related birds
Platycerium : a genus of tropical Old World ferns (family Polypodiaceae) that are mostly epiphytic and have large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag  — see staghorn fern
platycnemia : the condition of being platycnemic
platycnemic : laterally flattened with a platycnemic index of 55.0 to 62.9
Platycodon : a genus of perennial herbs (family Campanulaceae) having large bell-shaped blue or white flowers with stamens that are much dilated at the base and a capsule that opens by apical valves  — see balloonflower
platycrania : the condition of a skull caused by artificial flattening
platycranial : the condition of a skull caused by artificial flattening
Platyctenea : an order of ctenophores (class Tentaculata) in which the body is much flattened giving distinct dorsal and ventral surfaces  — compare ctenoplana
platydactyl : having flat digits
platydactyle : having flat digits
platydactylous : having flat digits
platyfish : resembling a plate
platyhelminth : flatworm
Platyhelminthes : flatworm
platyhelminthic : flatworm
platyhieric : having a relatively wide sacrum with a sacral index of 106.0 or over  — compare dolichohieric, subplatyhieric
platykurtic : being less peaked than the corresponding normal distribution curve
platymeria : the condition of being platymeric or of having platymeric femurs
platymeric : laterally flattened with a platymeric index of 75.0 to 84.9
platynite : a mineral PbBi2(Se,S)3 consisting of a lead and bismuth selenide and sulfide and occurring in thin iron-black metallic plates
platyope : a platyopic individual
platyopia : broadness of face : the condition of being platyopic
platyopic : having a broad flat face
platypellic : having a broad pelvis with a pelvic index of 89.9 or less
Platypoda : a division of Pectinibranchia comprising gastropod mollusks with the foot adapted for creeping  — compare heteropoda
platypodia : flat-footedness
platypodous : a division of Pectinibranchia comprising gastropod mollusks with the foot adapted for creeping  — compare heteropoda
Platyptera : an order of insects including the termites, bird lice, and other forms that are now divided among several orders
platypus : a small carnivorous aquatic monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania that has a fleshy bill resembling that of a duck, dense fur, webbed feet, and a broad flattened tail
Platyrrhina : a division of Anthropoidea comprising the new-world monkeys all of which have a broad nasal septum, usually 36 teeth, and often a prehensile tail  — compare catarrhina , cebidae
platyrrhine : of, relating to, or being any of a division (Platyrrhina) of arboreal New World monkeys characterized by a broad nasal septum, usually 36 teeth, and often a prehensile tail  — compare catarrhine
platyrrhinic : platyrrhine sense 2
platyrrhiny : the condition of being platyrrhine : shortness and broadness of nose
platysma : a broad thin layer of muscle that is situated on each side of the neck immediately under the superficial fascia belonging to the group of facial muscles, that is innervated by the facial nerve, and that draws the lower lip and the corner of the mouth to the side and down and when moved forcefully expands the neck and draws its skin upward
platysomid : of or relating to the Platysomidae
Platysomidae : a family of Carboniferous and Permian ganoid fishes (order Archistia) having a deep compressed body covered with rhombic scales joined by peg-and-socket joints
platystaphyline : having a broad flat palate
Platystemon : a genus of small annual herbs (family Papaveraceae) of the southwestern U.S. with linear leaves and creamy to pale yellow flowers
platystencephalic : having a dolichocephalic head with a wide pentagonal occiput and a prognathous jaw
platystencephaly : having a dolichocephalic head with a wide pentagonal occiput and a prognathous jaw
Platysternidae : a family of Asiatic freshwater turtles (suborder Cryptodira) including a single species (Platysternon megacephalum) characterized by a relatively huge head with hooked mandibles and a very long tail
Platystomidae : a family of snout beetles with short beak, trapezoidal prothorax, and flexible palpi
plaud : praise, applause
plaudit : an act or round of applause
plaudite : an appeal for applause especially by an ancient Roman actor
plauditory : applausive, laudatory
plausibility : the quality or state of being plausible
plausible : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
plausibleness : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
plausibly : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
plausive : manifesting praise or approval
plaustral : of or relating to a wagon or cart
Plautine Titus Maccius circa 254–184 b.c. Roman dramatist
Plautus Titus Maccius circa 254–184 b.c. Roman dramatist
play : swordplay
playa : the flat-floored bottom of an undrained desert basin that becomes at times a shallow lake
playability : swordplay
playable : swordplay
playback : an act or instance of reproducing recorded sound or pictures often immediately after recording
playbill : a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 5a) advertising a public performance or set of performances
playbook : one or more plays in book form
playbox : a box for a child's toys and personal belongings especially at a boarding school
playboy : a man who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure
playbroker : an agent who acts as middleman between dramatists and managers or actors
playday : a day of play or diversion
playdown : to attach little importance to : minimize
player : one that plays: such as
playfellow : playmate
playfield : a playground for outdoor athletics
playful : full of play : frolicsome, sportive
playfully : full of play : frolicsome, sportive
playfulness : full of play : frolicsome, sportive
playgoer : a person who frequently attends plays
playground : a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children
playhouse : theater
playless : devoid of play
playlet : a short play
playmaker : a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
playmaking : a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
playmate : a companion in play
playock : plaything
playpen : a portable usually collapsible enclosure in which a baby or young child may play
playreader : one who reads plays in manuscript and recommends their acceptance or rejection
playroom : a room equipped for children to play in
playscript : a manuscript of a play
playsome : playful, wanton, sportive
playsomely : playful, wanton, sportive
playsomeness : playful, wanton, sportive
plaything : toy sense 1
playtime : a time for play or diversion
playward : inclined to sport
playwright : a person who writes plays
playwrighting : the writing of plays
playwriting : the writing of plays
plaza : a public square in a city or town
plea : a legal suit or action
pleach : interlace, plait
pleached : interlace, plait
plead : to argue a case or cause in a court of law
pleadable : to argue a case or cause in a court of law
pleader : to argue a case or cause in a court of law
pleading : advocacy of a cause in a court of law
pleadingly : to argue a case or cause in a court of law
pleasable : capable of being pleased
pleasance : a feeling of pleasure : delight
pleasant : having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable
pleasantly : having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable
pleasantness : having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable
pleasantry : a humorous act or remark : jest
please : to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction
pleasedness : the quality or state of being pleased
pleaser : a person or thing that offers pleasure or satisfaction
pleasing : giving pleasure : agreeable
pleasingly : giving pleasure : agreeable
pleasingness : giving pleasure : agreeable
pleasurability : causing a feeling of pleasure or enjoyment : pleasant
pleasurable : causing a feeling of pleasure or enjoyment : pleasant
pleasurableness : causing a feeling of pleasure or enjoyment : pleasant
pleasurably : causing a feeling of pleasure or enjoyment : pleasant
pleasure : desire, inclination
pleasureful : full of pleasure : delightful, pleasing
pleasureless : giving no pleasure
pleasuremonger : one whose only business is seeking pleasure
pleasurer : one that gives or takes pleasure
pleasuring : desire, inclination
pleasurist : pleasure-seeker
pleat : fold
pleater : fold
pleatless : fold
pleb : plebeian
plebe : a freshman at a military or naval academy
plebeian : a member of the Roman plebs
plebeianize : to make plebeian, common, or vulgar
plebeianly : a member of the Roman plebs
plebification : the act of plebeianizing : the state of being plebeianized
plebiscitary : a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
plebiscite : a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
plebiscitum : a vote or decree made by the ancient Roman comitia originally binding only on the plebs
plebs : the general populace
Plecoptera : an order of insects constituted by the stone flies
plecopteran : stone fly
plecopterid : plecopteran
plecotine : of or relating to the genus Plecotus
Plecotus : a genus of bats (family Vespertilionidae) consisting of the common long-eared bat of Europe and Asia
plectognath : of or relating to the Plectognathi
Plectognathi : an order of bony fishes that generally have the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, the posttemporal united with the skull, and the gill openings greatly reduced in size, have the ventral fins rudimentary or wanting and the body usually covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, and include the boxfishes, filefishes, puffer fishes, sunfishes, triggerfishes, and related forms
plectognathic : an order of bony fishes that generally have the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, the posttemporal united with the skull, and the gill openings greatly reduced in size, have the ventral fins rudimentary or wanting and the body usually covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, and include the boxfishes, filefishes, puffer fishes, sunfishes, triggerfishes, and related forms
plectognathous : an order of bony fishes that generally have the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, the posttemporal united with the skull, and the gill openings greatly reduced in size, have the ventral fins rudimentary or wanting and the body usually covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, and include the boxfishes, filefishes, puffer fishes, sunfishes, triggerfishes, and related forms
plectopter : an insect of the order Ephemeroptera
plectopteran : of or relating to the Ephemeroptera : ephemeropteran
plectopterous : of or relating to the Ephemeroptera : ephemeropteran
plectospondyl : of or relating to the Plectospondyli
Plectospondyli : an order or other group comprising fishes with the anterior vertebrae modified and united and usually being more or less coextensive with Ostariophysi
plectospondylous : an order or other group comprising fishes with the anterior vertebrae modified and united and usually being more or less coextensive with Ostariophysi
plectre : plectrum
plectridial : having the form of a drumstick
plectridium : a hammer-shaped or drumstick-shaped cell
plectron : plectrum sense 1
plectrum : pick entry 3 sense 2c
pled : to argue a case or cause in a court of law
pledge : a bailment of a chattel as security for a debt or other obligation without involving transfer of title
pledgee : one to whom a pledge is given
pledger : a bailment of a chattel as security for a debt or other obligation without involving transfer of title
pledget : a compress or pad used to apply medication to or absorb discharges (as from a wound)
pledgor : a bailment of a chattel as security for a debt or other obligation without involving transfer of title
Plegadis : a genus of birds (family Threskiornithidae) including the glossy ibis
Pleiades : the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology
pleiobar : an area of high barometric pressure
pleiomery : a state of having more than the normal number of floral leaves
pleion : a region in meteorology of positive departure from the normal of an element (as pressure, temperature, rainfall)
pleionian : a region in meteorology of positive departure from the normal of an element (as pressure, temperature, rainfall)
pleiophylly : an abnormal increase or excess in the number of leaves or leaflets
pleiotropic : producing more than one effect
pleiotropism : a condition produced by a pleiotropic gene
Pleistocene : of, relating to, or being the earlier epoch of the Quaternary or the corresponding series of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
plenarily : in a plenary manner
plenarty : the state of a benefice when occupied
plenary : complete in every respect : absolute, unqualified
plenilune : the time of full moon
plenipo : plenipotentiary
plenipotence : the quality or state of being invested with authority or power to transact business
plenipotent : plenipotentiary
plenipotential : plenipotentiary
Plenipotentiary : invested with full power
plenipotentiary : invested with full power
plenish : equip
plenishing : equip
plenist : one who maintains that there are no vacuums in nature  — compare vacuist
plenitude : the quality or state of being full : completeness
plenitudinous : characterized by plenitude
plenteous : fruitful, productive
plenteously : fruitful, productive
plenteousness : fruitful, productive
plentiful : containing or yielding plenty
plentifully : containing or yielding plenty
plentifulness : containing or yielding plenty
plenty : an adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something : a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose
plenum : a space or all space every part of which is full of matter
pleochroic : the property of a crystal of showing different colors when viewed by light polarized in different directions
pleochroism : the property of a crystal of showing different colors when viewed by light polarized in different directions
pleochroous : pleochroic
pleodont : having solid teeth
pleomastia : a condition of having more than two mammary glands or nipples
pleomastic : a condition of having more than two mammary glands or nipples
pleomazia : pleomastia
pleometrosis : the occurrence of several queens in a single nest of ants
pleometrotic : of, relating to, or characterized by pleometrosis
pleomorph : polymorph sense 1,2
pleomorphic : able to assume different forms : polymorphic
pleomorphism : able to assume different forms : polymorphic
pleomorphous : polymorphic
pleomorphy : pleomorphism
pleon : the abdomen of a crustacean
pleonal : the abdomen of a crustacean
pleonasm : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy
pleonaste : ceylonite
pleonastic : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy
pleonastically : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy
pleonexia : avarice, covetousness
pleonic : the abdomen of a crustacean
pleopod : an abdominal limb of a crustacean
pleopodite : pleopod
Pleospora : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Sphaeriaceae) having brown muriform ascospores in scattered or gregarious perithecia
Pleosporaceae : a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) that is sometimes combined with Mycosphaerellaceae and that includes parasitic fungi which cause stem or leaf spot diseases or rots of economic plants
plerergate : replete
plerocercoid : the solid elongate infective larva of some tapeworms usually occurring in the muscles of fishes
pleroma : plenitude:
pleromatic : plenitude:
plerome : the central core of primary meristem of a plant or plant part that according to the histogen theory gives rise to the stele
plerophory : complete assurance
plerotic : groundwater
Plesianthropus : a genus of australopithecine apes with a distinctly humanlike skull  — compare sterkfontein ape-man
plesiobiosis : casual association of two or more colonies of social insects
plesiosaur : any of an order or suborder (Plesiosauria) of large carnivorous marine reptiles of the Mesozoic with dorsoventrally flattened bodies and limbs modified into flippers
Plesiosauri : a genus of marine reptiles (suborder Plesiosauria) of the Mesozoic of Europe and North America having a very long neck, a small head, and all four limbs developed as paddles for swimming
Plesiosauria : a suborder of Sauropterygia comprising Mesozoic marine reptiles with dorsoventrally flattened bodies and limbs modified into paddles  — compare plesiosaurus
plesiosaurian : a suborder of Sauropterygia comprising Mesozoic marine reptiles with dorsoventrally flattened bodies and limbs modified into paddles  — compare plesiosaurus
plesiosauroid : a suborder of Sauropterygia comprising Mesozoic marine reptiles with dorsoventrally flattened bodies and limbs modified into paddles  — compare plesiosaurus
Plesiosaurus : a genus of marine reptiles (suborder Plesiosauria) of the Mesozoic of Europe and North America having a very long neck, a small head, and all four limbs developed as paddles for swimming
plesiotype : a specimen that is both a homeotype and a hypotype
plessor :  plexor
Plethodon : the type genus of Plethodontidae comprising New World terrestrial salamanders that lay large yolk-filled eggs and do not pass through an aquatic larval period  — see red-backed salamander
plethodontid : of or relating to the Plethodontidae
Plethodontidae : a large family of small chiefly North American terrestrial or freshwater salamanders that have neither lungs nor gills as adults  — see plethodon
plethora : a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion
plethoric : a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion
plethory : plethora
plethysmograph : an instrument for determining and registering variations in the size of an organ, limb, or part resulting from changes in the amount of blood present or passing through it
plethysmographic : an instrument for determining and registering variations in the size of an organ, limb, or part resulting from changes in the amount of blood present or passing through it
plethysmographically : an instrument for determining and registering variations in the size of an organ, limb, or part resulting from changes in the amount of blood present or passing through it
plethysmography : an instrument for determining and registering variations in the size of an organ, limb, or part resulting from changes in the amount of blood present or passing through it
pleura : the delicate serous membrane that lines each half of the thorax of mammals and is folded back over the surface of the lung of the same side
Pleuracanthus : a genus (the type of the family Pleuracanthidae) of Paleozoic sharks of the Carboniferous and Lower Permian of Europe and North America having a subterminal mouth, long dorsal fin, and a strong serrated spine on the nape
pleural : the delicate serous membrane that lines each half of the thorax of mammals and is folded back over the surface of the lung of the same side
pleurapophysial : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a pleurapophysis
pleurapophysis : a laterally or more or less ventrally directed process or appendage of a vertebra forming a rib or part corresponding to a rib : a rib that is a part of a vertebra
pleurectomy : surgical excision of part of the pleura
pleuric : pleural
pleurisy : inflammation of the pleura that is typically characterized by sudden onset, painful and difficult respiration, and exudation of fluid or fibrinous material into the pleural cavity
pleurite : any of various small sclerites in the pleural area of an arthropod
pleuritic : inflammation of the pleura that is typically characterized by sudden onset, painful and difficult respiration, and exudation of fluid or fibrinous material into the pleural cavity
pleuritis : pleurisy
Pleurobrachia : a genus (the type of the family Pleurobrachiidae) of globose or ovoid relatively firm-bodied ctenophores
pleurobranch : a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax  — compare podobranch
pleurobranchia : a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax  — compare podobranch
pleurobranchial : a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax  — compare podobranch
pleurobranchiate : a gill of a crustacean arising from the side of the thorax  — compare podobranch
pleurobronchitis : combined pleurisy and bronchitis
Pleurocapsa : a genus (the type of the family Pleurocapsaceae) of branching filamentous epiphytic blue-green algae reproducing by true endospores that is sometimes isolated in a separate order
pleurocarp : a pleurocarpous moss
Pleurocarpi : a group of mosses of the order Bryales comprising the pleurocarpous forms  — compare acrocarpi
pleurocarpous : bearing the archegonia and antheridia on short lateral branches  — compare acrocarpous
pleurocentral : of, relating to, or constituting a pleurocentrum
pleurocentrum : one of a pair of dorsal and lateral elements of the centrum of the vertebra of the fish and of an extinct amphibian representing or formed from dorsal arcualia
Pleurocera : a large genus of American freshwater snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having the mantle edge entire and the copulatory organ not developed  — compare thiara
pleurocerebral : connecting the pleural and cerebral ganglia of a mollusk
pleuroceroid : a large genus of American freshwater snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having the mantle edge entire and the copulatory organ not developed  — compare thiara
Pleurodira : an extensive group of freshwater turtles in which the neck cannot be retracted, but is bent laterally beneath the front of the carapace  — compare matamata
pleurodiran : an extensive group of freshwater turtles in which the neck cannot be retracted, but is bent laterally beneath the front of the carapace  — compare matamata
pleurodire : an extensive group of freshwater turtles in which the neck cannot be retracted, but is bent laterally beneath the front of the carapace  — compare matamata
pleurodirous : bending the neck laterally
pleurodiscous : laterally attached to a disk
pleurodont : a lizard having pleurodont teeth
pleurodynia : a sharp pain in the side usually located in the intercostal muscles and believed to arise from inflammation of fibrous tissue
pleurogenic : originating in the pleura
pleurogenous : originating in the pleura
pleurolysis : pneumonolysis
pleuron : a lateral part of a thoracic segment of an insect usually consisting of an epimeron and an episternum
pleuronectid : of or relating to the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae : a family of flatfishes (order Heterosomata) that have the eyes on the right side, the dorsal fin extending well forward on the head, and the mouth terminal  — see flounder
Pleuronema : a genus of holotrichous ciliates living in fresh and salt water and having an ovoid body with a folding undulating membrane  — see holotricha
pleuropedal : connecting the pleural and pedal ganglia of a mollusk
pleuropericarditis : inflammation of the pleura and the pericardium
pleuroperitoneal : of or relating to the pleura and the peritoneum
pleuroperitoneum : the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera of vertebrates that have no diaphragm  — compare peritoneum
pleuropneumonia : combined inflammation of the pleura and lungs
pleuropodium : either of a pair of glandular organs located on the first abdominal segment of an insect and believed to represent modified appendages
pleuropterygian : of or relating to the subclass or order Pleuropterygii
Pleuropterygii : a subclass or order of small primitive Devonian elasmobranchs including the genus Cladoselache in which the paired fins are supported by unjointed parallel radial cartilages extending straight outward to the fin membrane and claspers are locking
pleuropulmonary : of or relating to the pleura and the lungs
Pleurosaurus : a genus of slender serpentiform aquatic-limbed reptiles from the Upper Jurassic of Europe usually regarded as eosuchians
Pleurosigma : a genus of diatoms of the family Naviculaceae
pleurosteal : of or relating to a pleurosteon
Pleurosteon : the anterolateral piece of the sternum of a young bird
Pleurostigma : a subclass of centipedes distinguished by paired tracheal spiracles in the sides of the segments  — compare epimorpha
Pleurotomaria : a large genus of nearly extinct two-gilled gastropods (suborder Rhipidoglossa) usually having a trochiform nacreous shell with a broad sinus in the outer margin of the last whorl that extends back around the whorls as a raised band
pleurotomarioid : a large genus of nearly extinct two-gilled gastropods (suborder Rhipidoglossa) usually having a trochiform nacreous shell with a broad sinus in the outer margin of the last whorl that extends back around the whorls as a raised band
Pleurotremata : an order of Chondrichthyes comprising the sharks  — compare hypotremata
Pleurotus : a genus of white-spored agarics having the pileus laterally sessile or with an eccentric stipe  — see olive tree agaric , oyster mushroom
pleurovisceral : connecting the pleural and visceral ganglia of a mollusk
pleurum : pleuron
pleuston : organisms living in the thin surface layer existing at the air-water interface of a body of water
pleustonic : organisms living in the thin surface layer existing at the air-water interface of a body of water
plew : a beaver skin
plex : multiplex
plexiform : of, relating to, or having the form or characteristics of a plexus
pleximeter : a small hard flat plate (as of ivory) placed in contact with the body to receive the blow in percussion
plexodont : of, relating to, or having molar teeth with complicated crown patterns and multiple roots
plexor : a small hammer with a rubber head used in medical percussion
plexure : the act or process of weaving together
plexus : a network of anastomosing or interlacing blood vessels or nerves
pliability : supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
pliable : supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
pliableness : supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
pliably : supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
pliancy : the quality or state of being pliant
pliant : pliable sense 1a
pliantly : pliable sense 1a
pliantness : pliable sense 1a
plica : a fold or folded part
plical : of, relating to, or having plicae
plicate : folded lengthwise like a fan
plicated : folded lengthwise like a fan
plicatile : capable of being folded
plication : the act or process of folding : the state of being folded
plicatulate : minutely plicate
plicature : plication
plied : to use or wield diligently
plier : a three-ply rivet
plies : a bending of the knees outward by a ballet dancer with the back held straight
pliers : a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire
plight : to put or give in pledge : engage
plighted : to put or give in pledge : engage
plighter : to put or give in pledge : engage
plim : to increase in size : fill out : swell
plimsoll : sneaker sense 2
plinth : the lowest member of a base : subbase
plinthiform : shaped like a plinth
Pliny a.d. 23–79 Gaius Plinius Secundus; the Elder Roman scholar
Pliocene : of, relating to, or being the latest epoch of the Tertiary or the corresponding series of rocks  — see Geologic Time Table
Pliohippus : a genus of extinct one-toed horses from the North American Pliocene having strongly hypsodont molar teeth
Pliopithecus : a genus of anthropoids found in the Upper Miocene and Lower Pliocene strata of Europe and possibly Asia having a very similar dentition to and commonly held to be ancestral to the gibbons
pliosaur : a reptile of the genus Pliosaurus or the family Pliosauridae
pliosaurian : of or relating to Pliosaurus
Pliosaurus : a genus (usually the type of the family Pliosauridae) of extinct marine reptiles that is related to Plesiosaurus but distinguished by a much shorter neck and larger head
pliothermic : of or relating to a period in geological history of more than average warmth of climate
Pliotron : a high vacuum tube containing a cathode, anode, and control grid that is used to control the flow of current in a single direction
pliskie : practical joke, trick
plisky : practical joke, trick
ploat : to pluck feathers from (a bird)
ploce : emphatic repetition of a word with particular reference to its special significance (as in “a wife who was a wife indeed”)
Ploceidae : a large family of Old World passerine birds that are predominantly African, somewhat resemble finches, and comprise the weaverbirds  — see ploceus
ploceiform : resembling a weaverbird
Ploceus : a genus (the type of the family Ploceidae) comprising the baya and related Asiatic birds
plock commune on the Vistula River in northeast central Poland population 121,996
plod : to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
plodder : to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
plodding : to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
ploddingly : to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
plodge : to wade or walk heavily
Ploima : a suborder of Monogononta or other large group of rotifers that are propelled by the ciliated disk only and that usually have a forked and more or less retractile tail
ploimate : of or relating to the Ploima
plop : to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water
plosion : explosion sense 3
plosive : stop sense 9
plot : a small area of planted ground
Plotinian a.d. 205–270 Roman (Egyptian-born) philosopher
Plotinism : the doctrines of the philosopher Plotinus  — compare neoplatonism
Plotinist : a follower of Plotinus
plotless : a small area of planted ground
plotlessness : a small area of planted ground
plottage : the area included in a plot of land
plotted : a small area of planted ground
plotter : one that plots: such as
plotting : a small area of planted ground
plotty : marked by intricacy of plot or intrigue
plouk : a spot or blemish on the skin
plouky : a spot or blemish on the skin
plounce : to plunge (a person) into water usually as a punishment for being a scold : duck
plout : a sudden splash or sudden heavy rainfall
plouter : to move about with splashing : wade
plover : any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill and usually a stouter more compact build
plovery : abounding in plovers
plow : an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
plowable : an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
plowboy : a boy who leads the team drawing a plow
plower : an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
plowgang : any of various old Scottish units of land area (as a unit equivalent to a bovate)
plowgate : a unit of land area once used in Scotland and northern England probably originally equal to a plowland or carucate
plowhead : the clevis of a plow
plowing : an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
plowland : any of various old English units of land area : carucate
plowline : a rein to guide a plow horse
plowman : a man who guides a plow
plowpoint : the point of a plowshare
plowshare : a part of a plow that cuts the furrow
plowshoe : a casing or support for a plowshare
plowstaff : a spade or paddle for cleaning the plowshare
plowwright : one who makes or repairs plows
ploy : escapade, frolic
Pluchea : a genus of herbs or subshrubs (family Compositae) of warm regions comprising the marsh fleabanes and having small corymbose heads of tubular flowers and often aromatic or fetid foliage
pluck : to pull or pick off or out
plucked : to pull or pick off or out
pluckedness : the condition of one that is plucked : bareness, nakedness
plucker : to pull or pick off or out
pluckily : spirited, brave
pluckiness : spirited, brave
pluckless : lacking pluck : feeble in courage or moral stamina
plucklessness : lacking pluck : feeble in courage or moral stamina
plucky : spirited, brave
pluff : puff
pluffer : popgun
pluffy : puffy and fat
plug : a piece used to fill a hole : stopper
plugboard : an electrical switchboard in which connections are made by means of plugs
pluggable : capable of or suitable for being plugged
plugged : altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
plugger : a piece used to fill a hole : stopper
plugging : a piece used to fill a hole : stopper
pluggingly : so as to plug or form a plug
plughole : an opening in which a plug fits
plugless : lacking a plug
pluglike : resembling or functioning like a plug
plugman : the member of a gun crew (as in the U.S. Navy) whose duty is to open and close the breech plug or breechblock in firing
plugtray : tray sense 3
plum : any of various trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family with globular to oval smooth-skinned edible fruits that are drupes with oblong seeds
pluma : contour feather
plumaceous : pennaceous
plumach : an ornamental plume (as on a helmet)
plumage : the feathers of a bird
plumaged : the feathers of a bird
plumate : having a main shaft that bears many small hairs or filamentous parts
Plumatella : a genus (the type of the family Plumatellidae) of freshwater phylactolaematous bryozoans having a chitinous ectocyst and forming branching colonies
plumb : a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
plumbable : capable of being plumbed
Plumbaginaceae : a family of plants (order Plumbaginales) that are widely distributed especially in saline situations and have basal or alternate leaves, small clustered tubular flowers, and a fruit which is a utricle or an achene  — see plumbago
plumbaginaceous : a family of plants (order Plumbaginales) that are widely distributed especially in saline situations and have basal or alternate leaves, small clustered tubular flowers, and a fruit which is a utricle or an achene  — see plumbago
plumbaginous : resembling graphite : consisting of or containing graphite
plumbago : any of a genus (Plumbago of the family Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago family) of chiefly tropical herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves and spikes of showy flowers
plumbate : a salt (as calcium ortho-plumbate Ca2PbO4 or sodium hexa-hydroxo-plumbate Na2[Pb(OH)6]) formed by reaction of lead dioxide with basic oxides
plumbeous : consisting of or resembling lead : leaden
plumber : a dealer or worker in lead
plumbery : a workshop (as in a medieval cathedral) for plumbing or leadwork
plumbic : of, relating to, or containing lead especially with a valence of four
plumbiferous : containing lead
plumbing : the act of using a plumb
plumbism : lead poisoning especially when chronic
plumbite : a salt formed in solution by reaction of lead monoxide with an alkali
plumbless : impossible to plumb : fathomless
plumbness : the quality or state of being plumb or vertical
plumbog : dwarf raspberry
plumbojarosite : a mineral PbFe6(SO4)4(OH)12 consisting of a basic sulfate of iron and lead isostructural with jarosite
plumbous : of, relating to, or containing lead
plumbum : lead
plumcot : a hybrid between the plum and the apricot
plume : a feather of a bird: such as
plumed : provided with or adorned with or as if with a plume
plumeless : lacking a plume : having no feathers
plumelet : a small tuft or plume
plumelike : resembling a plume usually in form or texture
plumer : a person that hunts birds for their plumes
plumery : plumes, plumage
plumet : a small tuft of feathers
plumette : plumet
plumicorn : one of the tufts of lengthened feathers on the head of various owls
plumier : downy
plumieride : a bitter crystalline glucoside C21H28O12 found in trees of the genus Plumeria
pluminess : the quality or state of being plumy
plumiped : having feet covered with feathers
plumipede : having feet covered with feathers
plumless : having or bearing no plums
plumlike : any of various trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family with globular to oval smooth-skinned edible fruits that are drupes with oblong seeds
plummer : a pillow block or bearing block
plummet : to fall perpendicularly
plummeted : to fall perpendicularly
plummetless : unfathomable
plummy : full of plums
plumose : having feathers or plumes : feathered
plump : to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
plumpen : plump entry 5
plumper : an object carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks
plumping : to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
plumpish : to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
plumply : in a plump way
plumpness : the quality or state of being plump
plumps : to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
plumpy : plump, chubby
plumula : plumule
plumulaceous : relating to or like a plumule
plumular : of or relating to a plumule
Plumularia : the type genus of Plumulariidae comprising hydrozoans with sessile zooids arranged on only one side of each branching plumose stem
plumularian : the type genus of Plumulariidae comprising hydrozoans with sessile zooids arranged on only one side of each branching plumose stem
Plumulariidae : a large and widely distributed family of calyptoblastic hydrozoans  — see plumularia
plumulate : finely plumose
plumule : the primary bud of a plant embryo usually situated at the apex of the hypocotyl and consisting of leaves and an epicotyl
plumuliform : resembling a small downy feather
plumulose : resembling or constituting a plumule
plumy : downy
plunder : to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack
plunderable : capable of being plundered : worth plundering : subject to plunder
plunderage : an act or instance of plundering
plunderbund : a league of commercial, political, or financial interests that exploits the public
plunderer : to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack
plundering : to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack
plunderless : lacking plunder
plunderous : given to plundering
plunge : to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly into something
plunger : one that plunges: such as
plunging : to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly into something
plungingly : in a plunging manner : with plunges or plunging
plunk : to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
plunther : plod, flounder
plup : plop
pluperfect : past perfect
plural : of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two
pluralism : the holding of two or more offices or positions (such as benefices) at the same time
pluralist : the holding of two or more offices or positions (such as benefices) at the same time
pluralistic : the holding of two or more offices or positions (such as benefices) at the same time
pluralistically : the holding of two or more offices or positions (such as benefices) at the same time
plurality : the state of being plural
pluralization : to make plural or express in the plural form
pluralize : to make plural or express in the plural form
plurally : of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two
pluriaxial : having more than one axis
pluricellular : of, relating to, or involving several to many cells
pluries : of, relating to, or being a writ issued after the first and alias writs have proven ineffectual
pluriglandular : of, relating to, affecting, or derived from more than one gland or kind of gland
plurilateral : multilateral
plurilingual : multilingual
plurilocular : divided into chambers : multilocular
plurinominal : polynomial
pluripara : multipara
pluripotent : not fixed as to developmental potentialities
pluripresence : the theological notion of presence in more than one place at the same time
plurisyllable : a word of more than one syllable  — compare polysyllabic
plurivalent : having several degrees of power or capability
plurivalve : multivalve
plurivorous : living upon several hosts
plus : algebraically positive
plush : a fabric with an even pile longer and less dense than velvet pile
plushed : resembling plush
plushily : in a plushy manner : so as to resemble plush
plushiness : having the texture of or covered with plush
plushlike : resembling plush especially in having a soft piled surface
plushy : having the texture of or covered with plush
Plusia : a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Plusiidae) of moths that have a stout body, slender antennae, and the forewings usually with metallic markings
plussage : an additional amount
Plutarchian circa a.d. 46–after 119 Greek biographer and moralist
plutarchy : plutocracy
pluteal : of, relating to, or being a pluteus
plutean : of, relating to, or being a pluteus
Plutella : the type genus of Plutellidae
pluteus : a low wall or parapet in ancient Roman architecture
Pluto : the Greek god of the underworld  — compare dis
plutocracy : government by the wealthy
plutocrat : government by the wealthy
plutocratic : government by the wealthy
plutocratically : government by the wealthy
plutolatry : excessive devotion to wealth
plutology : the scientific study of wealth : theoretical economics
plutomania : excessive or abnormal desire for wealth
Plutonian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Pluto or the lower world : infernal
plutonian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Pluto or the lower world : infernal
plutonic : formed by solidification of magma deep within the earth and crystalline throughout
plutonism : radiation sickness resulting from exposure to plutonium
plutonist : an adherent of the theory that the igneous rocks have solidified from magmas, some of them at great depth below the surface
plutonite : a deep-seated rock
Plutonium : a radioactive metallic element similar chemically to uranium that is formed as the isotope 239 by decay of neptunium and found in minute quantities in pitchblende, that undergoes slow disintegration with the emission of an alpha particle to form uranium 235, and that is fissionable with slow neutrons to yield atomic energy  — see Chemical Elements Table
plutonium : a radioactive metallic element similar chemically to uranium that is formed as the isotope 239 by decay of neptunium and found in minute quantities in pitchblende, that undergoes slow disintegration with the emission of an alpha particle to form uranium 235, and that is fissionable with slow neutrons to yield atomic energy  — see Chemical Elements Table
plutonomic : of or relating to political economy or economics
plutonomy : political economy, economics
pluvial : of or relating to rain
pluvialine : of or relating to the plovers
Pluvialis : a genus of Charadriidae including the golden plovers
pluvian : rainy
pluviograph : a self-registering rain gauge
pluviographic : of or relating to pluviography or the pluviograph
pluviographical : of or relating to pluviography or the pluviograph
pluviography : a branch of meteorology that deals with the automatic registration of precipitation (as of rain or snow)
pluviometer : rain gage
pluviometric : of, relating to, or used in the measurement of rainfall
pluviometrical : of, relating to, or used in the measurement of rainfall
pluviometrically : of, relating to, or used in the measurement of rainfall
pluviometry : a branch of meteorology that deals with the measurement of rainfall
pluvioscope : rain gage
pluviose : marked by or regularly receiving heavy rainfall
pluviosity : marked by or regularly receiving heavy rainfall
pluvious : of or relating to rain : rainy, pluviose
ply : to use or wield diligently
plyer : one that plies
plying : to use or wield diligently
Plymouth town on
plywood : a structural material consisting of sheets of wood glued or cemented together with the grains of adjacent layers arranged at right angles or at a wide angle
pneuma : soul, spirit
pneumatic : of, relating to, or using gas (such as air or wind):
pneumatical : pneumatic
pneumatically : of, relating to, or using gas (such as air or wind):
pneumaticity : of, relating to, or using gas (such as air or wind):
pneumatics : a branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatism : the manifestation of spiritual gifts
pneumatize : to make pneumatic
pneumatized : to make pneumatic
pneumatocele : a gas-filled cavity or sac occurring especially in the lung
pneumatocyst : the air bladder of certain algae and aquatic plants
pneumatode : pneumatophore
pneumatogram : pneumogram
pneumatograph : pneumograph
pneumatographic : of or relating to pneumatography
pneumatography : writing held to be that of spirits and produced directly without a medium or material device
pneumatologic : of or relating to pneumatology
pneumatological : of or relating to pneumatology
pneumatologist : one trained or skilled in pneumatology
pneumatology : the study of spiritual beings or phenomena
pneumatolysis : the process by which pneumatolytic minerals are formed
pneumatolytic : formed or forming by hot vapors or superheated liquids under pressure
Pneumatomachian : one who is hostile to or denies the divinity or personality of the Holy Spirit
Pneumatomachist :  pneumatomachian
Pneumatomachy : denial of the deity of the Holy Spirit
pneumatometer : an instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by the lungs in respiration
pneumatometry : spirometry
pneumatophore : a muscular gas-containing sac that serves as a float on a siphonophore colony
pneumatophorous : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a pneumatophore
pneumatosis : the presence of air or gas in abnormal places in the body
pneumaturia : passage of gas in the urine
pneumectomy : pneumonectomy
pneumobacillus : a bacterium of the genus Klebsiella (K. pneumoniae) associated with inflammatory conditions of the respiratory tract (as pneumonia)
Pneumobranchia : a group of terrestrial snails (suborder Rhipidoglossa) comprising those (as members of the genus Helicina) in which the gills are replaced by a respiratory sac
Pneumobranchiata : a group of terrestrial snails (suborder Rhipidoglossa) comprising those (as members of the genus Helicina) in which the gills are replaced by a respiratory sac
pneumocele :  pneumatocele
pneumococcal : a bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung
pneumococcemia : the presence of pneumococci in the circulating blood
pneumococcic : pneumococcal
pneumococcus : a bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung
pneumoconiosis : a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (such as mineral or metallic particles)  — compare black lung, silicosis
pneumodynamic : acting by the force of gases in motion : pneumatic
pneumoencephalitis :  newcastle disease
pneumoenteritis : pneumonia combined with enteritis
pneumogastric : of or relating to the lungs and the stomach
pneumogram : a record of respiratory movements obtained by pneumography
pneumograph : an instrument for recording thoracic movements or volume change during respiration
pneumographic : of, relating to, or by means of pneumography
pneumography : a description of the lungs
pneumohemothorax : accumulation of blood and gas in the pleural cavity
pneumohydrothorax : hydropneumothorax
pneumolithiasis : the presence or formation of calculi in the lungs
pneumology : pulmonology
pneumolysis : pneumonolysis
pneumomycosis : a fungus disease of the lungs
pneumonectomy : excision of an entire lung or of one or more lobes of a lung
pneumonia : an acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue accompanied by infiltration of alveoli and often bronchioles with white blood cells (such as neutrophils) and fibrinous exudate, is characterized by fever, chills, cough, difficulty in breathing, fatigue, chest pain, and reduced lung expansion, and is typically caused by an infectious agent (such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus)  — see bronchopneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia  — compare pneumonitis
pneumonic : of, relating to, or affecting the lungs
pneumonitis : acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs that is characterized especially by cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and fever, and may result in the development of fibrotic scar tissue when chronic or untreated
pneumonocentesis : surgical puncture of a lung for aspiration
pneumonoconiosis : pneumoconiosis
pneumonography : X-ray photography of the lungs
pneumonolysis : either of two surgical procedures to permit collapse of a lung:
pneumopericardium : an abnormal state characterized by the presence of gas (as air) in the pericardium
pneumoperitoneum : an abnormal state characterized by the presence of gas (as air) in the peritoneal cavity
pneumoperitonitis : peritonitis with the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity
pneumothorax : a condition in which air or other gas is present in the pleural cavity and which occurs spontaneously as a result of disease or injury of lung tissue, rupture of air-filled pulmonary cysts, or puncture of the chest wall or is induced as a therapeutic measure to collapse the lung
pneumotropic : directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissues
pneumotropism : directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissues
Po by mouth; orally
po by mouth; orally
Poa : a genus of grasses that are widely distributed in temperate and arctic regions and have open panicles with 2- to 6-flowered spikelets on which the upper scales exceed the empty ones  — see kentucky bluegrass , wire grass
poach : to cook in simmering liquid
poacher : one that trespasses or steals
poachy : easily cut up or made muddy by the feet of cattle : sodden, swampy
pob post office box
pobby : puffed up : swollen
poblacion : a center of a municipality in the Philippines that is usually the barrio that gives the municipality its name and is the seat of government
pobs : porridge
pochade : a rough or quickly executed sketch or study
pochard : any of various rather heavy-bodied diving ducks (especially genus Aythya) with a large head and with feet and legs placed far back under the body
poche : kit entry 3
pochette : kit entry 3
pock : a pustule in an eruptive disease (such as smallpox)
pocket : a small bag carried by a person : purse
pocketable : a small bag carried by a person : purse
pocketbook : a small especially paperback book that can be carried in the pocket
pocketed : a small bag carried by a person : purse
pocketful : a small bag carried by a person : purse
pocketing : a small bag carried by a person : purse
pocketknife : a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
pocketless : having no pocket
pockety : having an uneven distribution of ore
pockmark : a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne
pocky : covered with pocks
poco : to a slight degree : somewhat
pococurante : indifferent, nonchalant
pococurantism : indifferent, nonchalant
pocosin : an upland swamp of the coastal plain of the southeastern U.S.
pod : a bit socket in a brace
podagra : a painful condition of the big toe caused by gout
podal : of or relating to a foot
podalic : of, relating to, or by means of the feet
Podaliriidae : a family of large hairy long-tongued bees that are usually solitary but include some which burrow in cliffs and form large communities
Podalirius : the type genus of the family Podaliriidae
Podargidae : a family of Asian birds (order Caprimulgiformes) comprising the frogmouths
Podargus : the type genus of the family Podargidae
podarthral : of or relating to the podarthrum
podarthrum : the joint between the toes and the tarsometatarsus in a bird
podatus : pes
Podaxonia : a group comprising the Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, and Gephyrea
podaxonial : a group comprising the Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, and Gephyrea
podded : a bit socket in a brace
poddish : porridge
poddy : potbellied
podeon : the petiole of the abdomen of a hymenopteron
podesta : a chief magistrate in a medieval Italian municipality
podetiiform : like a podetium in form or appearance
podetium : a stalk on which the ascocarp is borne in various lichens (as of the genus Cladonia)
podex : the anal region : rump
podge : something podgy
podger : a small drift used to bring rivet holes into alignment
podgily : in a podgy manner
podginess : the condition of being podgy
podgy : pudgy
podial : of or relating to a podium
podiatrist : the medical care and treatment of the human foot
podiatry : the medical care and treatment of the human foot
podical : of or relating to the podex
podices : the anal region : rump
podilegous : gathering pollen by means of a pollen brush on the legs
podite : a limb segment of an arthropod
poditic : a limb segment of an arthropod
podium : a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
podler : a young pollock
podley : a young pollock
podlike : resembling a pod
podobranch : a gill attached to the basal segment of a thoracic limb of a crustacean  — compare arthrobranch, pleurobranch
podobranchia : a gill attached to the basal segment of a thoracic limb of a crustacean  — compare arthrobranch, pleurobranch
podocarp : a plant of the genus Podocarpus
Podocarpaceae : a family of evergreen gymnosperms of the southern hemisphere with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves and 2-celled anthers
Podocarpineae : a section of the Taxaceae including Podocarpus and related genera  — compare podocarpaceae
Podocarpus : a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs (family Podocarpaceae) chiefly of the southern hemisphere that have spirally-arranged, flattened, needlelike leaves and seeds surrounded by a usually red or purplish fleshy aril
pododerm : the dermal or growing part of the covering of the foot of a hoofed animal as distinguished from the epidermal or horny part
Podolian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Podolia
podolite : carbonate-apatite
podology : the scientific study of the morphology and physiology of the feet
podomere : a leg segment of an arthropod
Podophrya : a genus (the type of the family Podophryidae) of stalked subspherical naked suctorian protozoans common in fresh or salt water
Podophthalmia : a group comprising the stalk-eyed crustaceans
podophthalmian : a group comprising the stalk-eyed crustaceans
podophthalmic : a group comprising the stalk-eyed crustaceans
podophthalmite : the distal segment of the eyestalk of a crustacean
podophthalmitic : the distal segment of the eyestalk of a crustacean
podophthalmous : a group comprising the stalk-eyed crustaceans
podophyllin : a resin obtained from podophyllum and used in medicine as a caustic
podophyllotoxin : a crystalline polycyclic compound C22H22O8 constituting one of the active principles of podophyllum and podophyllin
podophyllous : of, relating to, or being the laminar dermal tissue underlying the horny layers of a hoof
Podophyllum : the dried rhizome and rootlet of the mayapple that is used as a caustic or as a source of the more effective podophyllin
podophyllum : the dried rhizome and rootlet of the mayapple that is used as a caustic or as a source of the more effective podophyllin
podoscaph : one of a pair of canoe-shaped floats attached to the feet and used for walking on water with the aid of a paddle
Podosphaera : a genus of powdery mildews (family Erysiphaceae) having perithecia with only a single ascus and rigid usually dichotomously branched but sometimes simple appendages
podostemaceous : of or relating to the Podostemonaceae
podostemad : a podostemonaceous plant
Podostemon : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Podostemonaceae) of rock-inhabiting submerged aquatic herbs having sessile involucrate flowers and poorly differentiated leaves  — see riverweed
Podostemonaceae : a family of aquatic fleshy herbs (order Podostemonales) with leaves and stems confluent that are natives of tropical regions, are often confined to submerged ledges or rocks of waterfalls, and have small perfect apetalous flowers
podostemonaceous : of or relating to the Podostemonaceae
podotheca : the scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile
podothecal : the scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile
Podozamites : a genus of fossil plants of the Mesozoic based upon the general resemblance of the leaflets to those of the cycads of the genus Zamia
Podsnappery : an attitude toward life marked by complacency and a refusal to recognize unpleasant facts
podsol : any of a group of zonal soils that develop in a moist climate especially under coniferous or mixed forest and have an organic mat and a thin organic-mineral layer above a light gray leached layer resting on a dark horizon that is marked by illuviation and enriched with amorphous clay
podsolization : a process of soil formation especially in humid regions involving principally leaching of the upper layers with accumulation of material in lower layers and development of characteristic horizons
Podunk : a small, unimportant, and isolated town
Podura : the type genus of Poduridae
poduran : the type genus of Poduridae
Poduridae : a family of primitive insects (order Collembola) that lack a tracheal system and include the snow fleas and springtails
podzol : any of a group of zonal soils that develop in a moist climate especially under coniferous or mixed forest and have an organic mat and a thin organic-mineral layer above a light gray leached layer resting on a dark horizon that is marked by illuviation and enriched with amorphous clay
podzolic : any of a group of zonal soils that develop in a moist climate especially under coniferous or mixed forest and have an organic mat and a thin organic-mineral layer above a light gray leached layer resting on a dark horizon that is marked by illuviation and enriched with amorphous clay
podzolization : a process of soil formation especially in humid regions involving principally leaching of the upper layers with accumulation of material in lower layers and development of characteristic horizons
podzolize : a process of soil formation especially in humid regions involving principally leaching of the upper layers with accumulation of material in lower layers and development of characteristic horizons
poe port of embarkation
Poeciliidae : a large family of small New World viviparous fishes (order Microcyprini) comprising the topminnows and having the male anal fin modified as a copulatory organ  — compare guppy, swordtail
poecilocyttarous : of, relating to, or being a type of nest of some social wasps (family Vespidae) in which the layers of brood comb are supported by the outer covering and a central support (as the limb of a tree)  — compare phragmocyttarous
poecilogony : a supposed method of development occurring in invertebrate animals where in the same species there are two kinds of young although the adults are exactly alike
poem : a composition in verse
poematic : poetic
Poephaga : a group including the kangaroos and related forms
poephagous : herbivorous
Poephagus : a genus of mammals (family Bovidae) that comprises the Asiatic yak and is sometimes made a subgenus of Bos
poesy : a poem or body of poems
poet : one who writes poetry : a maker of verses
poetaster : an inferior poet
poetastering : playing at poetry : dabbling in verse
poetastery : poetastering
poetastry : poetastering
poetess : a girl or woman who is a poet
poetic : of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetical : poetic
poeticality : poetic quality or expression
poetically : poetic
poeticalness : poetic
poeticism : an archaic, trite, or strained expression in poetry
poeticize : to give a poetic quality to
poetics : a treatise on poetry or aesthetics
poeticule : poetaster
poetization : the act or an instance of poetizing
poetize : to compose poetry
poetizer : to compose poetry
poetling : an immature or petty poet : poetaster
poetomachia : a contest of poets
poetress : poetess
poetry : metrical writing : verse
poetship : the state or function of a poet
pogamoggan : a club used as a weapon or ceremonial object by various American Indian peoples and usually consisting in the Great Lakes region of a flat curved club with a knobbed head and in the Plains region of a piece of stone fastened to the end of a slender stick covered with leather
pogge : a sea poacher (Agonus cataphractus) of the north Atlantic
poggy : a small whale
Pogo : to dance by hopping up and down
Pogonatum : a genus of erect acrocarpous mosses (family Polytrichaceae) in which the leaves have ventral lamellae
Pogonia : a genus comprising terrestrial orchids of the north temperate zone that have a slender rootstock, one or few leaves, and a solitary terminal flower with a crested tip and being sometimes extended to include forms usually placed in the genera Isotria and Triphora
pogonion : the most projecting median point on the anterior surface of the chin
pogonip : a dense winter fog containing frozen particles that is formed in deep mountain valleys of the western U.S.
pogoniris : bearded iris
pogonology : the study of or a treatise on beards
pogonotomy : the cutting of a beard : shaving
pogonotrophy : beard growing
pogrom : an organized massacre of helpless people
pogromist : one who organizes or takes part in a pogrom
pogy : menhaden
poha : cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
pohutukawa : a New Zealand tree (Metrosideros tomentosa) with crimson flowers and silvery leaves below
poi : a Hawaiian food prepared from the cooked corms of taro that are mashed with water to the consistency of a paste or thick liquid and often allowed to ferment
poietic : productive : formative
poignance : poignancy
poignancy : the quality or state of being poignant
poignant : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing
poignantly : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing
poikilitic : of, relating to, or consisting of a structural pattern in igneous rocks in which a crystal of one mineral encloses smaller unoriented grains of another mineral so that a lustrous mottling effect is produced
poikiloblast : a nucleated poikilocyte
poikiloblastic : a nucleated poikilocyte
poikilocyte : an abnormally formed red blood cell characteristic of various anemias
poikilocytosis : a condition characterized by the presence of poikilocytes in the blood
poikilotherm : an organism (such as a frog) with a variable body temperature that tends to fluctuate with and is similar to or slightly higher than the temperature of its environment : a cold-blooded organism
poikilothermic : an organism (such as a frog) with a variable body temperature that tends to fluctuate with and is similar to or slightly higher than the temperature of its environment : a cold-blooded organism
poikilothermism : the quality or state of being cold-blooded
poil : a thread of raw silk used as a core for tinsel
poilu : a French soldier
poimenics : the study or application of pastoral theology
Poinciana : any of several ornamental tropical trees or shrubs (genera Caesalpinia and Delonix) of the legume family formerly placed in their own genus (Poinciana)  — compare royal poinciana
poind : to take forceful legal possession of especially so as to sell under warrant
poinding : a process by which a creditor seizes movable property so as to become vested with its title and the right of sale or appropriation in satisfaction of a debt
Poinsettia : any of several spurges (genus Euphorbia) with flower clusters subtended by showy involucral bracts
point : an individual detail : item
pointed : having a point
pointedly : having a point
pointedness : having a point
pointer : the two stars in the Big Dipper a line through which points to the North Star
pointful : that is to the point : that has point : that has meaning, relevance, or force
pointfully : that is to the point : that has point : that has meaning, relevance, or force
pointfulness : that is to the point : that has point : that has meaning, relevance, or force
pointillism : the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together
pointillist : the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together
pointing : an individual detail : item
pointless : devoid of meaning : senseless
pointlessly : devoid of meaning : senseless
pointlessness : devoid of meaning : senseless
pointlet : a very small point
pointman : a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol
pointsman : a policeman stationed typically at an intersection to direct traffic  — compare point duty
pointy : coming to a rather sharp point
poise : balance
poised : having poise:
poiser : one that poises
poison : a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism
poisonful : poisonous
poisoning : a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism
poisonous : destructive, harmful
poisonously : destructive, harmful
poisonweed : any of various plants of the western U.S. with a poisonous foliage: such as
poisonwood : a tree (Metopium toxiferum) of the cashew family that is native to Florida and the West Indies and has compound leaves, greenish paniculate flowers, and orange-yellow fruits and produces a severely irritating sap
poitrel : a medieval often richly decorated piece of armor used to protect the breast of a horse
poivrade : a peppery sauce
poke : bag, sack
pokeberry : the berry of the pokeweed
poked : bag, sack
pokeloken : a usually stagnant inlet or marshy place branching off from a stream or lake
poker : one that pokes
pokerish : that elicits a vague fear, dread, or awe : eerie
pokeroot : pokeweed
pokeweed : a poisonous American perennial herb (Phytolacca americana of the family Phytolaccaceae, the pokeweed family) with racemose white flowers, dark purple juicy berries, and young shoots sometimes used as potherbs
pokey : jail
pokily : small and cramped
pokiness : small and cramped
poking : bag, sack
Pokomam : an Indian people of southeastern Guatemala
Pokomo : a Bantu people of Kenya in Africa
Pokonchi : an Indian people of north central Guatemala
poky : small and cramped
pol : politician
Polab : a member of a Slavic people formerly dwelling in the basin of the Elbe and on the Baltic coast of Germany
Polabian : a member of a Slavic people formerly dwelling in the basin of the Elbe and on the Baltic coast of Germany
Polabish :  polabian
polacca : polacre
Polack : a Polish person
polack : a Polish person
polacre : a ship with two or three masts usually chiefly in one piece and square or sometimes lateen sails used in the Mediterranean
Polander : a native or inhabitant of Poland : pole
Polanisia : a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Capparidaceae) having palmate leaves and flowers with many stamens of unequal lengths  — see clammyweed
polar : of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
polaric : polar
polarimeter : an instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light or the proportion of polarized light in a partially polarized ray
polarimetric : an instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light or the proportion of polarized light in a partially polarized ray
polarimetry : an instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light or the proportion of polarized light in a partially polarized ray
Polaris : north star
polariscope : an instrument for studying the properties of or examining substances in polarized light
polariscopic : an instrument for studying the properties of or examining substances in polarized light
polariscopically : of, relating to, or obtained by the use of a polariscope
polarity : the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
polarizability : to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarizable : capable of being polarized
polarization : the action of polarizing or state of being or becoming polarized: such as
polarize : to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarizer : the part of a polariscope receiving and polarizing the light  — compare analyzer
polarly : in a polar manner, direction, or degree
polarogram : the current-voltage diagram obtained during polarographic treatment of a solution
polarograph : an instrument used in polarography
polarographic : a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force
polarographically : a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force
polarography : a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force
polarward : toward the polar regions
poldavis : a coarse canvas or sacking formerly used for sails especially by the British
poldavy : a coarse canvas or sacking formerly used for sails especially by the British
polder : a tract of low land (as in the Netherlands) reclaimed from a body of water (such as the sea)
polderboy : a workman engaged in making or maintaining a polder
polderman : a workman engaged in making or maintaining a polder
Pole : a long slender usually cylindrical object (such as a length of wood)
pole : a long slender usually cylindrical object (such as a length of wood)
poleax : a battle-ax with a short handle and often a hook or spike opposite the blade
poleaxe : a battle-ax with a short handle and often a hook or spike opposite the blade
poleburn : pole rot
polecat : any of several carnivorous mammals (as of the genera Mustela or Vormela) of the weasel family
polehead : tadpole
poleless : having no pole
poleman : one that uses a pole (as in surveying, lumbering, or fighting)
polemarch : a chieftain or military commander in ancient Greece
polemic : an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
polemical : of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
polemically : of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
polemicist : an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
polemics : an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
polemist : one skilled in or given to polemics
polemize : polemicize
Polemoniaceae : a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants (order Polemoniales) with often showy flowers that have a 3-loculate ovary and 5 stamens inserted on the corolla tube and alternating with its lobes
polemoniaceous : a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants (order Polemoniales) with often showy flowers that have a 3-loculate ovary and 5 stamens inserted on the corolla tube and alternating with its lobes
Polemoniales : a large order of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, or trees having flowers with the stamens adnate to the corolla lobes and a single superior compound ovary
Polemonium : jacob's ladder sense 1
polemoscope : an opera or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects not directly before the eye
polenta : mush made of chestnut meal, cornmeal, semolina, or farina
poler : one that poles
Polesian : a member of a people inhabiting the eastern European district of Polesie and being dialectally Belorussian
polesman : poleman
polestar : north star
poleward : toward or in the direction of a pole of the earth
poley : polled, hornless
polianite : pyrolusite in well-formed crystals
Polianthes : a small genus of Mexican tuberous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having tall stems and spikes of fragrant white flowers borne in pairs and with the tube of the perianth strongly curved
police : the department of government concerned primarily with maintenance of public order, safety, and health and enforcement of laws and possessing executive, judicial, and legislative powers
policed : the department of government concerned primarily with maintenance of public order, safety, and health and enforcement of laws and possessing executive, judicial, and legislative powers
policedom : the total body of police : the police system
policeless : lacking police
policeman : a member of a police force
policemanship : action or behavior held to characterize a policeman
policewoman : a woman who is a member of a police force
policize : to act in a politic, diplomatic, or crafty manner
policlinic : a dispensary or department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated  — compare polyclinic
policy : prudence or wisdom in the management of affairs
policyholder : the owner of an insurance policy
poligar : a subordinate feudal chief in the former Madras Presidency of India
Polinices : a genus of predacious marine snails (family Naticidae) having rather large globose shells and feeding chiefly on other mollusks (as clams) by drilling their way through the shell with their radula and extracting the soft parts within
polio : an infectious disease especially of young children that is caused by the poliovirus
polioencephalitis : inflammation of the gray matter of the brain
polioencephalomyelitis : inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and the spinal cord
poliomyelitis : polio
polioneuromere : a segment of gray matter of the spinal cord
poliorcetic : of or relating to poliorcetics
poliorcetics : the art of conducting and resisting sieges
poliosis : loss of color from the hair
polis : a Greek city-state
Polish : to make smooth and glossy usually by friction : burnish
polish : to make smooth and glossy usually by friction : burnish
polishable : capable of being polished
polished : subjected to polishing : made smooth and glossy by or as if by polishing
polisher : to make smooth and glossy usually by friction : burnish
polissoir : a tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron or steel handle and used in glass manufacturing for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass : an implement used for polishing or grinding
Polistes : an extensive genus of social wasps that have a spindle-shaped abdomen and wings which fold like a fan, are mostly black with yellow or brown markings, and make nests consisting of a single comb of papery material suspended by a peduncle and having no envelope
politarch : a municipal magistrate in countries of the eastern Mediterranean under the Roman Empire
Politburo : the principal policy-making and executive committee of a Communist party
polite : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of advanced culture
politeful : full of politeness : very polite
politely : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of advanced culture
politeness : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of advanced culture
politesse : formal politeness : decorousness
politic : political
political : of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government
politicalize : politicize
politically : of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government
politicaster : an unstatesmanlike practitioner of politics : a petty or contemptible politician
politician : a person experienced in the art or science of government
politicist : political scientist
politicize : to give a political tone or character to
politicly : in a politic manner : craftily, shrewdly
politico : politician
politics : the art or science of government
Politique : one of a group of French moderates in the 16th century religious conflicts holding national unity of greater importance than the absolute predominance of a single sect and advocating religious toleration as the policy of the government
polity : political organization
polk James Knox 1795–1849 11th president of the U.S. (1845–49)
polka : a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time with a basic pattern of hop-step-close-step
Poll : head
poll : head
pollack : a commercially important North Atlantic food fish (Pollachius virens) related to and resembling the cods but darker
pollakiuria : abnormally frequent urination
pollam : a district in India held in feudal tenure by a poligar
pollan : a whitefish (Coregonus pollan) of Irish lakes
pollard : a tree cut back to the trunk to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage
pollbook : an official register formerly used to record votes at an election
polled : having no horns
pollen : a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust
pollened : covered with or containing pollen
poller : head
pollex : the first digit of the forelimb : thumb
pollical : of or relating to a pollex
pollicitation : the action or result of promising : promise
pollinarium : pollinium
pollinate : to carry out the pollination of
pollination : the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma in angiosperms or from the microsporangium to the micropyle in gymnosperms
pollinator : one that pollinates: such as
polling : head
pollinia : a coherent mass of pollen grains often with a stalk bearing an adhesive disk that clings to insects
pollinic : of or relating to pollen
pollinical : of or relating to pollen
polliniferous : bearing or producing pollen
pollinigerous : polliniferous
pollinium : a coherent mass of pollen grains often with a stalk bearing an adhesive disk that clings to insects
pollinize : pollinate sense 1
pollinizer : a plant that is a source of pollen
pollinodium : a hyphal branch that functions as an antheridium especially in fungi of the class Phycomycetes
pollinose : covered with pollen : pruinose
pollinosis : hay fever
polliwog : tadpole
pollock Sir Frederick 1845–1937 English jurist
polloi : hoi polloi
pollster : one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
pollucite : a colorless transparent mineral (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12.H2O of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes
pollutant : something that pollutes
pollute : to make ceremonially or morally impure : defile
polluted : to make ceremonially or morally impure : defile
polluter : to make ceremonially or morally impure : defile
polluting : causing pollution
pollution : the action of polluting especially by environmental contamination with man-made waste
Pollux : one of the Dioscuri
pollux : one of the Dioscuri
Polly : poll parrot
Pollyanna : a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
Pollyannish : a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
pollywog : tadpole
polo : a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
polocyte : polar body sense 2
poloist : a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
polonaise : an elaborate short-sleeved overdress with a fitted waist and a draped cutaway overskirt
Polonese : polonaise sense 1a
Polonia : people of Polish descent living outside Poland
Polonian : polish
Polonism : a quality or trait held to be distinctive of Poles or Polish culture
polonium : a radioactive metallic element that has similar chemical properties to tellurium and bismuth, is produced mainly from the radioactive decay of neutron-irradiated bismuth, and emits an alpha particle to form an isotope of lead  — see Chemical Elements Table
Polonius : a garrulous courtier and father of Ophelia and Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Polonization : the act or process of polonizing or the state of being polonized
Polonize : to cause to acquire Polish customs or attitudes
polony : polonaise sense 1b
polos : a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
polska country in east central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea; in the medieval period a kingdom, at one time extending to the lower Dnieper; partitioned 1772, 1793, and 1795 among Russia, Prussia, and Austria; again a kingdom 1815–30; lost autonomy 1830–1918; since 1918 a republic; capital Warsaw area 120,728 square miles (312,685 square kilometers), population 38,421,000
polt : a hard knock : blow, thump
poltergeist : a noisy usually mischievous ghost held to be responsible for unexplained noises (such as rappings)
poltfoot : clubfoot
poltfooted : clubfoot
poltina : a Russian silver half-ruble or 50-kopeck piece
poltinnik : a Russian silver half-ruble or 50-kopeck piece
poltophagy : thorough chewing of food until it becomes like porridge
poltroon : a spiritless coward : craven
poltroonery : mean pusillanimity : cowardice
poltroonish : resembling a poltroon : cowardly
poltroonishly : resembling a poltroon : cowardly
polverine : a potash or pearl ash from the Levant used in making fine glass
poly : a polymerized plastic or something made of this
polyacid : an acid (as phosphoric acid) having more than one acid hydrogen atom
polyact : having many rays or radii
polyactinal : polyact
polyactine : polyact
polyad : a group consisting of several closely related parts or elements
Polyadelphia : a class of plants having stamens united by the filaments into three or more fascicles
polyadelphous : united by the anthers into three or more groups  — compare diadelphous, monadelphous
polyadic : a group consisting of several closely related parts or elements
polyalcohol : an alcohol (such as a diol) that contains more than one hydroxyl group
polyamide : a compound characterized by more than one amide group
Polyandria : a class of monoclinous plants including those with many hypogynous stamens
polyandria : a class of monoclinous plants including those with many hypogynous stamens
polyandric : relating to or characterized by polyandry
polyandrist : one who practices polyandry : a polyandrous woman
polyandrium : an ancient Greek burying ground especially for men fallen in battle
polyandrous : the state or practice of having more than one husband or male mate at one time  — compare polygamy, polygyny
polyandry : the state or practice of having more than one husband or male mate at one time  — compare polygamy, polygyny
Polyangium : the type genus of Polyangiaceae comprising myxobacteria with rounded usually solitary unstalked fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane
polyantha : any of numerous dwarf hybrid roses characterized by many large clusters of small flowers
polyanthus : any of various hybrid primroses
polyarch : having many protoxylem groups
polyarchical : of or relating to a polyarchy
polyarchy : government by many persons : control of especially political leaders by their followers  — compare hierarchy
polyarteritis : polyarteritis nodosa
polyarthritis : arthritis involving two or more joints
polyarticular : having or affecting many joints
polyatomic : containing more than one and especially more than two atoms
polyautographic : done or produced by lithography
polyautography : lithography
polyaxon : a nerve cell having several axons
polyaxone : a nerve cell having several axons
polyaxonic : a nerve cell having several axons
polybasic : having more than one hydrogen atom replaceable by basic atoms or radicals
polybasicity : having more than one hydrogen atom replaceable by basic atoms or radicals
polybasite : an iron-black metallic-looking ore (Ag,Cu)16Sb2S11 of silver consisting essentially of silver, copper, sulfur, and antimony
polyblast : a floating macrophage
polyborine : of or relating to the genus Polyborus
Polyborus : a genus of long-winged hawks (family Falconidae) consisting of typical caracaras
polycarboxylic : containing more than one carboxyl group in the molecule
Polycarp Saint 2nd century Christian martyr and Apostolic Father; bishop of Smyrna
polycarpellary : consisting of several carpels  — compare monocarpellary
polycarpic : sychnocarpous
Polycarpon : a small genus of herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) of temperate and warm regions having small white cymose flowers with 5-keeled sepals and 3 to 5 stamens
polycarpous : sychnocarpous
polycarpy : sychnocarpous
polycentric : having more than one center (as of development or control): such as
polycephalic : having many scolices
polycephalous : having many scolices
Polychaeta : a class of Annelida or in former classifications an order of Chaetopoda that comprises chiefly marine annelid worms usually having paired setate appendages on most segments, a differentiated head with eyes, tactile processes and bristles, and chitinous jaws and being distinguished from the related oligochaete worms by possession of separate sexes and by a complex life history with a free-swimming trochophore larva  — see errantia , sedentaria
polychaete : any of a class (Polychaeta) of chiefly marine annelid worms (such as clam worms) usually with paired segmental appendages, separate sexes, and a free-swimming trochophore larva
polychasium : a cymose inflorescence in which each relative main axis produces more than two branches  — compare dichasium, monochasium
polychord : having many strings
polychotomous : dividing or marked by division into many parts, branches, or classes
polychotomy : dividing or marked by division into many parts, branches, or classes
polychrest : a drug medicine of value as a remedy in several diseases
polychrestic : a drug medicine of value as a remedy in several diseases
polychresty : a thing that has many uses
polychroic : pleochroic
polychroism : pleochroism
polychromasia : the quality of being polychromatic
polychromate : a salt containing more than one or usually more than two atoms of hexavalent chromium in the anion
polychromatic : showing a variety or a change of colors : multicolored
polychromatophil : a young or degenerated red blood cell staining with both acid and basic dyes
polychromatophilia : stainable with more than one type of stain and especially with both acid and basic dyes
polychromatophilic : stainable with more than one type of stain and especially with both acid and basic dyes
polychrome : relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors
polychromia : excessive or abnormal pigmentation of the skin
polychromic : polychromatic sense 1
polychromy : relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors
polyclad : of or relating to the Polycladida
Polycladida : an order of Turbellaria comprising broad flattened often brightly colored marine flatworms in which the alimentary tract has many primary branches radiating from a central cavity, the ovaries and testes are numerous, and no vitellarium is developed
polycladine : having several or many tines on the antlers
polyclinic : a clinic or hospital treating diseases of many sorts
polyconic : relating to or based on many cones
polycotyl : polycotyledon
polycotyledon : a plant (as the pine and other conifers) having more than two cotyledons
polycotyledonary : having the placental villi in many definite groups
polycotyledonous : having more than two cotyledons
polycotyledony : abnormal increase in the number of cotyledons
polycrase : a mineral (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Ti,Cb,Ta)2O6 consisting of a columbate and titanate of the metals of the yttrium group that is isomorphous with euxenite (hardness 5–6, specific gravity 5)
polycrotic : having a complex or multiple beat and forming a curve with several secondary crests on a sphygmogram  — compare dicrotic, monocrotic
polycrystalline : consisting of crystals variously oriented
polyctenid : of or relating to the Polyctenidae
Polyctenidae : a family of viviparous bugs of the order Hemiptera comprising the bat bugs
polycyclic : having more than one cyclic component
polycyesis : pregnancy with more than one fetus in the uterus
polycystic : having or involving more than one cyst
polycythemia : a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells
polycythemic : a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells
polydactyl : having or causing polydactyly
polydactylism : polydactyly
polydactylous : polydactyl
Polydactylus : a genus of fishes (family Polynemidae) found in warm seas
polydactyly : the condition of having more than the normal number of fingers or toes
polydaemonism : belief in or worship of a multitude of demons or demoniacal powers
polydaemonistic : belief in or worship of a multitude of demons or demoniacal powers
polydemic : native to or occurring in several regions
polydimensional : having many dimensions
polydipsia : excessive or abnormal thirst
polydisperse : of, relating to, or characterized by or as particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system
polydomous : inhabiting several nests
polydymite : a mineral Ni4S5 consisting of a nickel sulfide that is isomorphous with linnaeite, siegenite, carrollite, and violarite
polyeidic : undergoing a series of conspicuous changes in form during development
polyeidism : undergoing a series of conspicuous changes in form during development
polyembryonic : the condition of having several embryos
polyembryony : the condition of having several embryos
polyenzymatic : producing or containing several different enzymes
Polyergus : a genus of ants containing the Amazon ants
polyester : any of a group of polymers that consist basically of repeated units of an ester and are used especially in making fibers or plastics
polyethnic : formed of or inhabited by many peoples
polyethylene : a polymer of ethylene
polyfoil : multifoil
Polygala : milkwort
Polygalaceae : a family (order Geraniales) of herbs, shrubs, or small trees widely distributed throughout both hemispheres and having irregular flowers with three to five petals, monadelphous stamens, and five sepals of which the two lateral are petaloid
polygalaceous : a family (order Geraniales) of herbs, shrubs, or small trees widely distributed throughout both hemispheres and having irregular flowers with three to five petals, monadelphous stamens, and five sepals of which the two lateral are petaloid
polygam : a plant of the class Polygamia
Polygamia : a class of plants with both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant
polygamian : a class of plants with both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant
polygamic : polygamous
polygamist : marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time  — compare polyandry, polygyny
polygamize : marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time  — compare polyandry, polygyny
polygamodioecious : having some plants polygamous and some dioecious in the same species
polygamous : relating to or practicing polygamy
polygamy : marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time  — compare polyandry, polygyny
polygastric : having more than one digestive cavity
polygene : any of a group of nonallelic genes that collectively control the inheritance of a quantitative character or modify the expression of a qualitative character
polygenesic : of or relating to polygenism
polygenesis : development from more than one source
polygenetic : polyphyletic
polygenic : of, relating to, mediated by, or constituting polygenes : involving two or more nonallelic genes collectively in determining inherited characteristics : multifactorial sense 1
polygenism : the doctrine or belief that existing human races have evolved from two or more distinct ancestral types  — compare monogenism
polygenist : one who accepts the doctrine of polygenism
polygenistic : of or relating to polygenism
polygenous : consisting of or containing many kinds or elements
polygeny : the descent of man from two or more independent pairs of ancestors  — compare monogeny
polyglandular : of, relating to, or involving several glands
polyglobulia : polycythemia
polyglobulism : polycythemia
polyglot : one who is polyglot
polyglottal : polyglot
polyglottally : polyglot
polyglottic : polyglot
polyglottism : the use of many languages : the ability to speak many languages
polyglottous : polyglot
polygon : a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines
Polygonaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Polygonales) chiefly of the north temperate zone having mostly entire leaves with stipules forming a sheath round the stem and flowers that are spicate and apetalous and including the buckwheats
polygonaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Polygonales) chiefly of the north temperate zone having mostly entire leaves with stipules forming a sheath round the stem and flowers that are spicate and apetalous and including the buckwheats
polygonal : a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines
Polygonales : an order of dicotyledonous plants coextensive with the family Polygonaceae
polygonally : a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines
Polygonatum : a genus of herbs (family Liliaceae) of the north temperate zone having erect or arching stems, entire leaves, axillary tubular flowers often in pairs, and globular black or blue berries
Polygonella : a small genus of heathlike herbs (family Polygonaceae) of eastern North America with jointed stems, small narrow leaves, and small white or greenish apetalous flowers in panicled racemes  — see jointweed
Polygonia : a genus of anglewing butterflies including many American insects (as the comma butterfly) and having wings that are mostly tawny brown or orange above with dark spots and border and mottled on the underside with grays and browns imitative of bark or dead leaves
polygonic : polygonal
polygonically : polygonal
polygonous : polygonal
Polygonum : any of a genus (Polygonum) of herbs of the buckwheat family with a prominent tubular sheath around the base of each petiole, thickened nodes, and flowers that are solitary and axillary or in spiked racemes
Polygordius : a genus (the type of the family Polygordiidae) comprising slender cylindrical many-segmented marine annelid worms belonging to the class Archiannelida and having the segmentation externally obscure and the sexes separate
polygram : a tracing made by a polygraph
polygraph : an instrument for recording variations of several different pulsations (as of physiological variables) simultaneously  — compare lie detector
polygrapher : one who operates a polygraph
polygraphic : an instrument for recording variations of several different pulsations (as of physiological variables) simultaneously  — compare lie detector
polygraphy : cryptography
polygroove : having many grooves
polygrooved : having many grooves
Polygynia : a class of plants comprising those having flowers with more than 12 styles
polygynist : one that practices or advocates polygyny
polygynoecial : having or made up of several or many united gynoecia
polygynous : relating to or practicing polygyny
polygyny : the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at a time  — compare polyandry, polygamy
polygyria : the condition of having an unusual number of cerebral convolutions
polyhalide : a halide containing more than one halogen atom in a molecule
polyhalite : a mineral K2MgCa2(SO4)4.2H2O occurring usually in fibrous masses of a brick-red color due to iron but consisting essentially of hydrous sulfate of calcium, magnesium, and potassium
polyharmony : a harmonic structure that characteristically introduces two or more simultaneous musical harmonies or strata of harmony
polyhedral : a solid formed by plane faces
polyhedric : polyhedral
polyhedrical : polyhedral
polyhedron : a solid formed by plane faces
polyhedrosis : any of numerous diseases that affect specific insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, that are caused by double-stranded DNA viruses of a family (Baculoviridae) or by reoviruses of a genus (Cypovirus), and that are characterized by dissolution of tissues and accumulation of virus-containing granules in the resultant fluid
polyhidrosis : excessive secretion of perspiration
polyhistor : polymath
polyhistoric : polymath
polyhistory : polymathy
polyhybrid : a hybrid whose parents differ in a number of characters : an individual or group heterozygous for more than one pair of genes
polyhydric : containing more than one atom of acid hydrogen
polyhydroxy : containing more than one hydroxyl group in the molecule
polyideic : of, relating to, or characterized by polyideism
polyideism : a state of absorption in a group of related ideas or memories  — compare monoideism
polyidrosis : excessive secretion of perspiration
polykaryocyte : osteoclast
polylemma : an argument analogous to a dilemma in which many (as more than three) alternatives are presented in the major premise
polylith : a megalithic structure (as a dolmen or stone circle) made of several or many stones  — compare monolith
polylithic : composed of several or many stones or kinds of stone
polymastia : the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
Polymastigina : an order of small plastic usually parasitic flagellates (subclass Zoomastigina) having several flagella and including various medically or economically important forms (as members of the genera Costia, Chilomastix, Giardia, Hexamita, and Trichomonas)
polymath : a person of encyclopedic learning
polymathic : a person of encyclopedic learning
polymathy : a person of encyclopedic learning
polymelia : the condition of having more than the normal number of limbs
polymely : the condition of having more than the normal number of limbs
polymer : a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
polymeria : the condition of having supernumerary parts or accessory organs
polymeric : a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
polymeride : polymer
polymerism : a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
polymerization : a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units  — compare association sense 5
polymerize : to subject to polymerization
polymerous : having many parts or members in a whorl
polymeter : any of various measuring instruments capable of indicating two or more quantities
polymethylene : a hydrocarbon constituted of methylene groups
polymicrobial : of, relating to, or caused by several types of microorganisms
polymicrobic : of, relating to, or caused by several types of microorganisms
polymignite : a mineral (Ca,Fe,Y,etc.,Zr,Th) (Cb,Ti,Ta)O4 consisting of a niobate and titanate of the metals of the cerium group with iron and calcium
Polymixia : a genus of small deep-sea berycoid fishes coextensive with the family Polymixiidae and resembling the squirrelfishes but having smooth scales and a pair of barbels on the chin
polymixiid : a genus of small deep-sea berycoid fishes coextensive with the family Polymixiidae and resembling the squirrelfishes but having smooth scales and a pair of barbels on the chin
Polymnia : a small genus of American and chiefly tropical herbs (family Compositae) having large lobed leaves and corymbose heads of discoid and radiate yellow or white flowers  — see leafcup
polymnite : a stone marked with dendrites and black lines so disposed as to suggest rivers and marshes
polymolecular : consisting of many molecules especially of different sizes
polymolybdate : any of various complex salts (as ammonium molybdate) regarded as derived from isopoly acids of molybdenum
polymorph : a polymorphic organism
Polymorpha : a suborder or other group of beetles including the Clavicornia and Serricornia
polymorphean : polymorphic
polymorphic : the quality or state of existing in or assuming different forms: such as
polymorphism : the quality or state of existing in or assuming different forms: such as
polymorphonuclear : having the nucleus complexly lobed and often of varied form
polymorphonucleate : polymorphonuclear
polymorphous : having, assuming, or occurring in various forms, characters, or styles : polymorphic
polymorphy : polymorphism
polymyarian : having many cells in each quadrant of a cross-section
Polymyodi : a group of birds nearly equivalent to Passeres
polymyodian : a group of birds nearly equivalent to Passeres
polymyodous : a group of birds nearly equivalent to Passeres
polymyoid : having many syringeal muscles
polymyositis : inflammation of several muscles at once
polymythy : the inclusion of many or several stories or plots in one narrative or dramatic work
polynemid : a fish of the family Polynemidae
Polynemidae : a family (usually coextensive with a suborder Polynemoidea of Percomorphi) of fishes that resemble mullets but have the pectoral fin divided into two parts of which the upper is much like an ordinary fin and the lower is composed of several separate slender threadlike rays and abound on the sandy shores of warm seas, many of them being valued for food and some yielding isinglass
polynemoid : resembling or related to the Polynemidae
Polynemus : a genus (the type of the family Polynemidae) of fishes resembling mullets
Polynesian : a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia
polyneuritic : of, relating to, or marked by polyneuritis
polyneuritis : neuritis of several peripheral nerves at the same time (such as that caused by vitamin B deficiency, a toxic substance, or an infectious disease)  — see guillain-barré syndrome
polyneuropathy : a disease of nerves
polynoid : of or relating to the Polynoidae
Polynoidae : a family of marine polychaete worms having the back covered with two rows of scales
polynomial : a mathematical expression of one or more algebraic terms each of which consists of a constant multiplied by one or more variables raised to a nonnegative integral power (such as a + bx + cx2)
polynuclear : chemically polycyclic especially with respect to the benzene ring
polynucleosis : the presence of an excess of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (as in the circulating blood)
Polyodon : a genus (the type of the family Polyodontidae) of fishes containing the paddlefish
polyodont : a genus (the type of the family Polyodontidae) of fishes containing the paddlefish
polyodontia : the presence of more than the normal number of teeth
Polyodontidae : a family of fishes (order Chondrostei) comprising the genera Polyodon and Psephurus
polyodontoid : a genus (the type of the family Polyodontidae) of fishes containing the paddlefish
polyoecious : having the archegonia and antheridia sometimes on the same plant and sometimes on different plants
polyoeciously : having the archegonia and antheridia sometimes on the same plant and sometimes on different plants
polyoeciousness : having the archegonia and antheridia sometimes on the same plant and sometimes on different plants
polyoicous : having the archegonia and antheridia sometimes on the same plant and sometimes on different plants
polyonymous : having or known by various names
polyonymy : plurality of names : the use of various names for one thing
polyopia : perception of more than one image of a single object especially with one eye
polyorchidism : a condition of having more than two testes
polyorchism : a condition of having more than two testes
polyorganic : having many organs
polyoxymethylene : a polymer or hydrated polymer of formaldehyde
polyp : the sessile form of cnidarian (such as a coral or sea anemone) typically having a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
polyparasitism : hyperparasitism sense 2
polyparia : polypary
polyparian : of or relating to a polypary
polyparium : polypary
polyparous :  polytocous
polypary : the common investing structure or tissue in which the polyps of corals and other compound forms are embedded
polypean : relating to or like a polyp
polyped : a polyped animal
Polypedates : a genus (the type of the family Polypedatidae) of Old World tree frogs related to the Ranidae but distinguished by cylindrical transverse sacral processes
polypeptide : a molecular chain of amino acids
polypetal : polypetalous
polypetalous : having or consisting of separate petals
Polyphaga : a suborder of Coleoptera including all the beetles except the Adephaga
polyphage : one eating much or many kinds of food
polyphagia : excessive appetite or eating
polyphagic : polyphagous
polyphagous : feeding on or utilizing many kinds of food
polyphagy : feeding on or utilizing many kinds of food
polyphalangism : the condition of having more than the normal number of phalanges in the fingers or toes
polypharmacal : of or relating to polypharmacy
polypharmacon : a remedy compounded of many ingredients
polypharmacy : the practice of administering many different medicines especially concurrently for the treatment of a single disease
polyphasal : of or relating to a polyphase system : polyphase
polyphase : having or producing two or more phases
polyphaser : a polyphase machine
Polypheme : giant, cyclops
polyphemian : giant, cyclops
polyphemic : giant, cyclops
polyphemous : giant, cyclops
polyphenol : a polyhydroxy phenol
polyphloesboean : loud-roaring
polyphone : a symbol or sequence of symbols having more than one phonemic value (such as a in English)
polyphonic : of, relating to, or marked by polyphony
polyphonism : polyphony
polyphonist : one skilled in polyphony : contrapuntist
polyphonous : of, relating to, or marked by polyphony
polyphony : a style of musical composition employing two or more simultaneous but relatively independent melodic lines : counterpoint
polyphosphoric : any of a series of condensed phosphoric acids (as pyrophosphoric acid) containing more than one atom of phosphorus
polyphylesis : polygenesis
polyphyletic : of, relating to, or derived from more than one ancestral stock
polyphyletically : of, relating to, or derived from more than one ancestral stock
polyphylety : polyphylesis
polyphylogeny : development of a group through combination and evolution of qualities derived from more than one ancestral group : polygenesis
polyphyly : polyphylesis
polyphyodont : having several or many sets of teeth in succession  — compare diphyodont, monophyodont
Polypi : polyp
polypi : polyp
polypide : one of the individual zooids of a bryozoan colony
polypidom : polypary
polypiferous : bearing polyps
polypigerous : bearing polyps
polypite : one of the zooids of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore
Polyplacophora : an order of Amphineura comprising the chitons all of which have the foot occupying the whole ventral surface of the body and the shell composed of eight calcified dorsal plates
polyplacophoran : an order of Amphineura comprising the chitons all of which have the foot occupying the whole ventral surface of the body and the shell composed of eight calcified dorsal plates
polyplacophore : an order of Amphineura comprising the chitons all of which have the foot occupying the whole ventral surface of the body and the shell composed of eight calcified dorsal plates
polyplacophorous : an order of Amphineura comprising the chitons all of which have the foot occupying the whole ventral surface of the body and the shell composed of eight calcified dorsal plates
polyplastic : assuming or able to assume many forms
Polyplectron : a genus of large showy Asiatic pheasants consisting of the peacock pheasants
polyploid : having or being a chromosome number that is a multiple greater than two of the monoploid number
polyploidy : having or being a chromosome number that is a multiple greater than two of the monoploid number
polypnoea : rapid or panting respiration
polypnoeic : rapid or panting respiration
polypod : polypody entry 1
Polypoda : an insect larva having abdominal legs
polypodia : a condition of having more than the normal number of feet
Polypodiaceae : a large family of ferns (order Filicales) having erect or creeping rootstocks with scattered or clustered fronds and the fertile bearing annulate stalked sporangia disposed in sori
polypodiaceous : a large family of ferns (order Filicales) having erect or creeping rootstocks with scattered or clustered fronds and the fertile bearing annulate stalked sporangia disposed in sori
Polypodium : a genus (the type of the family Polypodiaceae) of ferns containing the polypodies and distinguished by the roundish naked sori
polypodous : polypod
polypody : any of a genus (Polypodium) of chiefly epiphytic ferns with creeping rhizomes
polypoid : the sessile form of cnidarian (such as a coral or sea anemone) typically having a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
Polyporaceae : a family of pore-bearing fungi (order Polyporales) having a soft texture when young, but commonly becoming firm, corky, or woody with age and often forming shelflike growths on trees  — compare boletaceae , bracket fungus, fomes
polyporaceous : a family of pore-bearing fungi (order Polyporales) having a soft texture when young, but commonly becoming firm, corky, or woody with age and often forming shelflike growths on trees  — compare boletaceae , bracket fungus, fomes
polypore : pore fungus
polyporite : a fossil fungus of the genus Polyporus
polyporoid : relating to or resembling a pore fungus especially of the genus Polyporus
Polyporus : a genus (the type of the family Polyporaceae) of fungi having fruiting bodies that are sessile or borne on a stipe and including important pathogens of various trees and in some classifications the fungus (Fomes officinalis synonym P. officinalis) supplying the drug agaric formerly used to treat excessive perspiration
polypose :  polypous
polyposis : an inherited disease of the large intestine marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum of numerous glandular polyps which typically become malignant if left untreated 
polypous : relating to, being, or resembling a polyp
polypragmatic : concerned with things not one's own affair : meddlesome
polypragmatical : concerned with things not one's own affair : meddlesome
polypragmatism : meddlesomeness
polypragmatist : busybody
polyprotodont : of or relating to the Polyprotodontia
Polyprotodontia : a suborder of marsupials including the dasyures, Tasmanian wolves, opossums, bandicoots, and other largely or entirely carnivorous or insectivorous forms having specialized canines and four or five upper incisors and two or three lower incisors on each side  — compare didactyla , diprotodontia
polypsychic : having many souls or modes of intelligence
polypsychical : having many souls or modes of intelligence
polypsychism : belief in many souls in one person
polypterid : of or relating to the Polypteridae
Polypteridae : a family of primitive African fishes (order Cladistia) containing the recent genus Polypterus and known from fossil remains since the Upper Eocene
polypteroid : like or related to the family Polypteridae
Polypterus : the type genus of Polypteridae that comprises primitive fishes of the larger rivers of tropical Africa having an elongate body covered with rhombic enameled scales, a dorsal fin reduced to a series of finlets, pectoral fins taking the form of a rounded lobe supported on a short arm, and an air bladder functioning as an accessory breathing organ  — see bichir, erpetoichthys
polyptoton : the rhetorical repetition of a word in a different case, inflection, or voice in the same sentence (as in Tennyson's “my own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell”)
polyptych : an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together
polypus : polyp
polyrhythmic : the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music
polysaccharide : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides
polysaccharose : polysaccharide
polyschematic : polyschematist
polyschematist : capable of assuming many different metrical forms
polyscope :  diaphanoscope
polyscopic :  diaphanoscope
polysemant : a word having more than one meaning
polysemantic : a word having more than one meaning
polysemous : having multiple meanings
polysemy : having multiple meanings
polysepalous : having separate sepals
polyserositis : inflammation of several serous membranes (as the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum) at the same time
Polysiphonia : a large genus of red algae (family Rhodomelaceae) having usually a filamentous much-branched thallus variable in shape and size but in cross section showing a single axial cell surrounded by a sheath of tubular cells at least in the axis and main branches
polysiphonic : consisting of several tubes or rows of cells
polysomatic : the replication in somatic cells of the chromosome number through division of chromosomes without subsequent nuclear division
polysomaty : the replication in somatic cells of the chromosome number through division of chromosomes without subsequent nuclear division
polysomic : basically polyploid but having one or a few chromosomes present in a greater or smaller number than is characteristic of the rest of the chromosome complement
polysomy : the condition of being polysomic
polyspermic : of, relating to, or characterized by polyspermy
polyspermy : the entrance of several spermatozoa into one egg  — compare dispermy, monospermy
polyspondylic : of, relating to, or having a vertebral column (as in the chimaeroid fishes) in which the calcified portion has the form of numerous slender rings surrounding the notochord
polyspondylous : of, relating to, or having a vertebral column (as in the chimaeroid fishes) in which the calcified portion has the form of numerous slender rings surrounding the notochord
polyspondyly : of, relating to, or having a vertebral column (as in the chimaeroid fishes) in which the calcified portion has the form of numerous slender rings surrounding the notochord
Polyspora : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) forming minute acervuli directly over the stomata with hyaline nonseptate conidia of varying shape  — see browning sense 3a
polysporangium : a sporangium containing many spores
polyspore : one of a group of 12 to 16 spores produced instead of a tetraspore by various red algae
polyspored : having many spores
polysporic : polyspored
polysporous : polyspored
polystachyous : having many spikes
polystele : a stele that consists of a number of like vascular units dispersed in parenchymatous tissue (as in a fern or monocotyledon)  — see meristele
polystelic : a stele that consists of a number of like vascular units dispersed in parenchymatous tissue (as in a fern or monocotyledon)  — see meristele
polystemonous : polyandrous sense 1
polystichoid : resembling a fern of the genus Polystichum
polystichous : arranged in several rows
Polystichum : a genus of chiefly northern ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having lanceolate pinnate or bipinnate often evergreen fronds with the veins free and the indusia lacking sinuses and centrally peltate  — see christmas fern , holly fern
Polystictus : a large genus of pore fungi (family Polyporaceae) having leathery often showy annual sporophores, growing on and causing decay of wood (as timbers or wounds of trees), and being now divided among several distinct genera
Polystomatidae : a family comprising monogenetic trematode worms with a group of strong suckers and usually a pair of chitinous hooks at the posterior end
polystomatous : having many mouths, openings, or suckers
polystome : a polystomatous individual (as a monogenetic trematode worm)
polystylar : having or supported by many columns
polystyle : having or supported by many columns
polystyrene : a polymer of styrene
polysyllabic : having more than one and usually more than three syllables
polysyllabically : having more than one and usually more than three syllables
polysyllabism : the use of polysyllables
polysyllable : a polysyllabic word
polysyllogism : a systematic series of syllogisms
polysyllogistic : of, relating to, or constituting a polysyllogism
polysymmetrical : divisible into like parts by more than one axial plane : actinomorphic
polysymmetrically : divisible into like parts by more than one axial plane : actinomorphic
polysyndetic : characterized by polysyndeton
polysyndetically : characterized by polysyndeton
polysyndeton : repetition of conjunctions in close succession (as in we have ships and men and money)
polysynthesis : the synthesis of several elements
polysynthesism : the uniting of many parts into one : a high degree of synthesis
polysynthetic : characterized by polysynthesism
polysynthetical : characterized by polysynthesism
polysynthetically : characterized by polysynthesism
polysynthetism : polysynthesism
polytechnic : relating to or devoted to instruction in many technical arts or applied sciences
polytechnics : relating to or devoted to instruction in many technical arts or applied sciences
polyterpene : a natural or synthetic polymer (C5H8)x of a terpene hydrocarbon: such as
Polythalamia : a division of Foraminifera including those having a many-chambered shell or sometimes including all the Foraminifera
polythalamian : a division of Foraminifera including those having a many-chambered shell or sometimes including all the Foraminifera
polythalamic : a division of Foraminifera including those having a many-chambered shell or sometimes including all the Foraminifera
polythalamous : many chambered
polytheism : belief in or worship of more than one god
polytheist : belief in or worship of more than one god
polytheistic : of, relating to, or characterized by polytheism : believing in or worshiping multiple gods
polytheistical : of, relating to, or characterized by polytheism : believing in or worshiping multiple gods
polythelia : the condition of having more than the normal number of nipples
polythene : polyethylene
polythionic : a thionic acid containing more than two sulfur atoms in the molecule
polytocous : producing many eggs or young at one time  — compare monotocous
polytomous : divided into more than two secondary parts or branches  — compare dichotomous
polytomy : polytomous character or condition
polytonal : the simultaneous use of two or more musical keys
polytonalism : the practice or theory of using polytonal combinations in musical composition
polytonality : the simultaneous use of two or more musical keys
polytone : utterance characterized by varied tone or pitch  — compare monotone
polytonic : having several pitch tones
polytopic : occurring or originating in two or more disjunct areas
Polytrichaceae : a family of usually large acrocarpous mosses (order Polytrichales) that have simple or branching erect shoots growing from an underground stem, leaves with the costae bearing longitudinal lamellae of variable structure, antheridia borne in conspicious saucer-shaped terminal rosettes, and capsules which are characteristically angular in cross section with a peristome several cells thick  — see pogonatum , polytrichum
polytrichaceous : a family of usually large acrocarpous mosses (order Polytrichales) that have simple or branching erect shoots growing from an underground stem, leaves with the costae bearing longitudinal lamellae of variable structure, antheridia borne in conspicious saucer-shaped terminal rosettes, and capsules which are characteristically angular in cross section with a peristome several cells thick  — see pogonatum , polytrichum
polytrichous : thickly covered with hairs or cilia
Polytrichum : a large genus (the type of the family Polytrichaceae) of mosses chiefly of temperate and arctic regions  — see haircap moss
polytrochal : having many circles of cilia
polytrochous : having many circles of cilia
polytrophic : deriving nourishment from more than one organic substance
polytropic : visiting many kinds of flowers for nectar
polytype : one of several polymorphic crystal structures : polymorph
polytypic : represented by several or many types or subdivisions
polytypical : represented by several or many types or subdivisions
polyuria : excessive secretion of urine
polyvalence : having a chemical valence greater usually than two
polyvalent : having a chemical valence greater usually than two
polyvinyl : of, relating to, or being a polymerized vinyl compound, resin, or plastic
polyvinylidene : relating to or being a polymerized vinylidene compound
polyvoltine : multivoltine
polyzoal : bryozoan
polyzoan : bryozoan
polyzoarial : of or relating to a polyzoarium
polyzoarium : a bryozoan colony or the supporting skeleton of such a colony
polyzoary : a bryozoan colony or the supporting skeleton of such a colony
polyzoic : composed of many zooids
polyzooid : resembling a polyzooid
polyzoon : polypide
pom : pommy
pomace : the dry or pulpy residue of material (such as fruit, seeds, or fish) from which a liquid (such as juice or oil) has been pressed or extracted
pomacentrid : of or relating to the Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae : a family of small usually brightly colored marine percoid fishes having only two spines in the anal fin and comprising the damselfishes of tropical coral reefs
pomacentroid : a family of small usually brightly colored marine percoid fishes having only two spines in the anal fin and comprising the damselfishes of tropical coral reefs
Pomacentrus : the type genus of the family Pomacentridae
pomaceous : of or relating to apples
pomade : a perfumed ointment
Pomaderris : a genus of hoary pubescent Australasian shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having alternate leaves and cymose white or yellowish flowers with the ovary partly adnate to the calyx
pomander : a mixture of aromatic substances enclosed in a perforated bag or box and used to scent clothes and linens or formerly carried as a guard against infection
pomarine : having the nostrils somewhat roofed over by the horny plate forming the ridge of the bill
pomato : a plant chimera produced by grafting tomato scions on potato plants
pomatomid : of or relating to the Pomatomidae
Pomatomidae : a family of percoid fishes consisting of the genus Pomatomus and containing solely the nearly cosmopolitan bluefish
Pomatomus : a genus of fishes coextensive with the family Pomatomidae
pomatorhine : pomarine
pomatum : pomade
pome : a fleshy fruit (such as an apple or pear) consisting of an outer thickened fleshy layer and a central core with usually five seeds enclosed in a capsule
pomegranate : a several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange with a thick leathery skin and many seeds with pulpy crimson arils of tart flavor
pomelo : grapefruit
Pomeranian : any of a breed of long-haired compact toy dogs with a soft dense undercoat
pomeridian : blossoming after noon
pomerium : a narrow strip of land marked off around an ancient Roman town or city and held sacred
pomewater : a large sweet apple
pomfret : any of a family (Bramidae) of usually deep-bodied spiny-finned oceanic fishes some of which are used for food
pomiferous : bearing pomes
pomiform : shaped like an apple
Pommard : a red Burgundy wine
pomme : a roundel vert
pommee : having the end of each arm terminating in a ball or disk  — see cross illustration
pommel : the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber
pommeled : the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber
pommeler : one that pommels
pommy : briton
Pomo : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of northern California
pomological : the science and practice of growing fruit
pomologist : the science and practice of growing fruit
pomology : the science and practice of growing fruit
Pomona city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles population 149,058
pomp : a show of magnificence : splendor
Pompadour : a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front
pompadour : a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front
pompano : a carangid food fish (Trachinotus carolinus) of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Pompeian ancient city in southern Italy southeast of Naples that was destroyed in a.d. 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii ancient city in southern Italy southeast of Naples that was destroyed in a.d. 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
pompelmous : shaddock
Pompey 106–48 b.c. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; the Great Roman general and statesman
pompey 106–48 b.c. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; the Great Roman general and statesman
pompholyx : a skin disease marked by an eruption of vesicles especially on the palms and soles
pompier : tritely or insipidly academic
pompilid : of or relating to the Pompilidae
Pompilidae : a large family of slender usually black fossorial short-petioled wasps with oval abdomen and strong spinose legs of which most (as the tarantula killer) burrow in the ground and provision their nests with spiders
pompiloid : of or relating to the Pompilidae
Pompilus : the type genus of the family Pompilidae
pompion : pumpkin
pompless : lacking pomp : drab, commonplace
pompon : pom-pom entry 1 sense 1
pomposity : pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
pompous : excessively elevated or ornate
pompously : excessively elevated or ornate
pompousness : excessively elevated or ornate
pomster : to treat illness without having sufficient knowledge or skill in medicine
pon : upon
Ponca : a Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
ponce : pimp
ponceau : a red monoazo organic pigment
poncelet : a unit of power in physics equal to the amount of power obtained from an output of 100 kilogram-meters per second
poncho : a blanket with a slit in the middle so that it can be slipped over the head and worn as a sleeveless garment
ponchoed : wearing a poncho
Poncirus : a genus of low thorny Chinese trees (family Rutaceae) that have trifoliate deciduous leaves and are sometimes included in the genus Citrus  — compare citrange, trifoliate orange
pond : a body of water usually smaller than a lake
pondage : the storage capacity of a pond or reservoir
pondbush : pond spice
ponder : to weigh in the mind : appraise
ponderability : the quality or state of being ponderable
ponderable : significant enough to be worth considering : appreciable
ponderal : of or relating to weight
ponderance : weight
ponderancy : weight
ponderate : to weigh down : give substance to
ponderation : an act or the action of pondering
ponderer : to weigh in the mind : appraise
pondering : to weigh in the mind : appraise
ponderingly : in a pondering manner
ponderment : the action of pondering : deep thought
ponderomotive : tending to produce movement of a body
ponderosapine : a tall pine (Pinus ponderosa) of western North America with long needles usually in groups of two or three
ponderosity : the quality or state of being ponderous
ponderous : of very great weight
ponderously : of very great weight
ponderousness : of very great weight
pondfish : any of many small American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae)
pondgrass : a submerged aquatic herb (Potamogeton pectinatus) common in Europe and North America with fine threadlike leaves, spikes of greenish flowers, and small hard bony fruits
pondlet : a small pond
pondman : a sawmill worker who attends to the storage of logs in a pond, selects those to be sawed, and drives them with a pike pole to the log chute
Pondo : a Bantu-speaking people of Pondoland in eastern Cape Province, South Africa
pondokkie : a crude hut : hovel
pondside : a piece of land beside a pond
pondweed : any of a genus (Potamogeton of the family Potamogetonaceae, the pondweed family) of aquatic plants with jointed usually rooting stems, floating or submerged leaves, and spikes of greenish flowers
pondy : having many ponds
pone : corn pone
ponent : western, occidental
Ponera : a cosmopolitan genus of stinging ants having an elongate abdomen supported on a petiole of one segment but with a constriction between the first and second abdominal segments
ponerine : of or related to the genus Ponera
ponerology : a branch of theology dealing with the doctrine of evil  — compare hamartiology
pong : a hollow ringing sound
ponga : a tree fern (Cyathea dealbata) of New Zealand
pongee : a thin soft fabric of Chinese origin woven from raw silk
Pongidae : a family of anthropoid apes consisting of the gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, and bonobo
Pongo : a genus of anthropoid apes comprising the orangutans
poniard : a dagger with a usually slender blade of triangular or square cross section
pont : ferryboat
pontage : a duty or tax paid in lieu of personal service for the building and repairing of bridges
pontal : of or relating to a bridge
Pontederia : a genus (the type of the family Pontederiaceae) of American aquatic plants having leaves with long sheathing petioles and flowers in a dense spike  — see pickerelweed
Pontederiaceae : a family of monocotyledonous aquatic or bog plants (order Xyridales) having perfect more or less irregular flowers subtended by spathes resembling leaves
pontederiaceous : a family of monocotyledonous aquatic or bog plants (order Xyridales) having perfect more or less irregular flowers subtended by spathes resembling leaves
pontes : a broad mass of chiefly transverse nerve fibers in the mammalian brain stem lying ventral to the cerebellum at the anterior end of the medulla oblongata  — see brain illustration
pontianak city near the west coast of the Indonesian part of Borneo population 398,357
Pontic : an artificial tooth on a dental bridge
pontic : an artificial tooth on a dental bridge
ponticello : the bridge of a bowed stringed musical instrument
ponticulus : a slight ridge
pontifex : a member of the council of priests in ancient Rome
pontiff : pontifex
pontific : pontifical
pontifical : episcopal attire
pontificalia : pontificals
pontificalibus : the attire or vestments of one's office
pontificality : the state, office, dignity, or rule of a pontiff
pontifically : episcopal attire
pontificate : to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way
pontification : to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way
pontifices : a member of the council of priests in ancient Rome
pontificial : pontifical
pontil : punty
pontile : pontine
Pontine : of or relating to the pons
pontine : of or relating to the pons
Pontocaspian : of or relating to the region about the Black and Caspian seas
pontocerebellar : of or relating to the pons and the cerebellum
ponton : pontoon
pontonier : an individual engaged in constructing a pontoon bridge or assigned to a military unit organized for that purpose
pontoon : a flat-bottomed boat (such as a lighter)
Pontus ancient country of northeastern Asia Minor that was a kingdom from the 4th century b.c. to 66 b.c. and was later a Roman province
pony : a small horse
pooch : dog
poodle : any of a breed of intelligent dogs that have a curly dense solid-colored coat and that are grouped into standard, miniature, and toy sizes which are often considered separate breeds  — compare toy poodle
poof : a gay man
pook : to pile (a cut crop) into heaps or small stacks
pooka : a mischievous or malignant goblin or specter held in Irish folklore to appear in the form of a horse and to haunt bogs and marshes
pookaun : a small fishing boat usually with one mast, equipped with oars as well as sails, and often lateen-rigged
pool : a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water
pooli : a tropical African timber tree (Cordia platythyrsa)
poolroom : a room in which bookmaking is carried on
poolroot : a common perennial herb (Eupatorium aromaticum) of the eastern U.S. with opposite leaves and loose clusters of heads of white tubular flowers
poolside : the area surrounding a swimming pool
poolwort : poolroot
pooly : resembling a pool : having many pools : swampy
poon : any of several trees (genus Calophyllum) of the East Indies and the Pacific islands
poonac : coconut cake
poop : defecate
pooped : defecate
poor : lacking material possessions
poorhouse : a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons
poorish : lacking material possessions
poorly : in a poor condition or manner
poormaster : a supervisor of the relief of the poor
poorness : lacking material possessions
poorwill : a bird of the western U.S. and Mexico (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) that is similar to the whippoorwill but smaller and that has a note of two syllables only
Pop : to strike or knock sharply : hit
pop : to strike or knock sharply : hit
popadam : an Indian cake often eaten with curry and made of a thin strip or a ball of gluten flour or cornmeal fried in oil or other fat
popcorn : corn (Zea mays everta synonym Z. mays praecox) having kernels that upon exposure to heat burst open to form a white starchy mass
popdock : foxglove
pope : a prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Popean : a prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
popedom : the office or tenure of a pope : papacy
popehood : the office or tenure of pope
popeism :  roman catholicism , popery
popeline : a clothing fabric that has a silk or rayon warp and a wool filling and resembles poplin or rep
popely : characteristic of a pope : papal
popery : roman catholicism
popeship : popedom
popess : a female pope
popeye : an eye staring and bulging (as from excitement)
popeyed : an eye staring and bulging (as from excitement)
popgun : a toy gun that usually shoots a cork and produces a popping sound
Popian : a prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
popinac : huisache
popinjay : a strutting supercilious person
Popish : roman catholic
popish : roman catholic
popishly : in a popish manner
poplar : any of a genus (Populus) of slender catkin-bearing quick-growing deciduous trees (such as an aspen or cottonwood) of the willow family
poplared : planted with or abounding in poplars
poplin : a strong fabric in plain weave with crosswise ribs
popliteal : of or relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint
popliteus : a flat muscle that originates from the lateral condyle of the femur, forms part of the floor of the popliteal space, and functions to flex the leg and rotate the femur medially
Popocrat : a Democrat supporting Populist policies in the last decade of the 19th century
Popoloco : a Popolocan people of southern Pueblo, Mexico
popover : a hollow quick bread shaped like a muffin and made from a thin batter of eggs, milk, and flour
Popovets : a member of one of the major groups of the Raskolnik in Russia which maintains the hierarchical structure of episcopate and priesthood and is thereby distinguished from the priestless branch of the Bezpopovtsy  — compare bezpopovets
poppa : father
poppable : capable of being popped
poppean : of or relating to the juice of the poppy
popper : one that pops
poppet : doll
poppethead : a lathe tailstock or sometimes headstock
poppied : growing or overgrown with poppies
popple : poplar sense 1
popply : choppy
poppy : any of a genus (Papaver of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or perennial herbs with milky juice, showy regular flowers, and capsular fruits including the opium poppy and several forms cultivated as ornamentals
poppycock : empty talk or writing : nonsense
poppyfish : harvest fish sense a
poppyhead : a raised ornament often in the form of a finial generally used on the tops of the upright ends of seats in Gothic churches
poppywort : a plant of the family Papaveraceae
popshop : pawnshop
populace : the common people : masses
popular : of or relating to the general public
popularity : the quality or state of being popular
popularization : to cater to popular taste
popularize : to cater to popular taste
popularizer : to cater to popular taste
popularly : of or relating to the general public
populate : to have a place in : occupy, inhabit
population : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
populational : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
populationist : an advocate of population control (as Malthusianism)
populin : a sweet crystalline glucoside C20H22O8 found in aspen bark and leaves and poplar buds; benzoyl-salicin
Populism : a member of a political party claiming to represent the common people
Populist : a member of a political party claiming to represent the common people
Populistic : a member of a political party claiming to represent the common people
populous : densely populated
populously : densely populated
populousness : densely populated
Populus : a genus of trees (family Salicaceae) that is native to the northern hemisphere, that has resinous buds, numerous stamens, incised bracts, and elongated stigmas, and that is well known in cultivation  — see poplar  — compare salix
popweed : a common bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris) of Europe
poral : of or relating to the body pores
porbeagle : a viviparous mackerel shark (Lamna nasus) chiefly of the North Atlantic and southwestern Pacific oceans with a pointed snout and crescent-shaped tail
porcate : having furrows broader than intervening ridges
porcated : having furrows broader than intervening ridges
porcelain : a hard, fine-grained, sonorous, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and a feldspathic rock and is fired at a high temperature
porcelainization : the act or process of porcelainizing
porcelainize : to fire a glassy coating on (a material, such as steel)
porcelainlike : a hard, fine-grained, sonorous, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and a feldspathic rock and is fired at a high temperature
porcelainous : porcelaneous
porcelaneous : a hard, fine-grained, sonorous, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and a feldspathic rock and is fired at a high temperature
porcelanic : resembling porcelain
porcelanous : porcelaneous
Porcellana : a cosmopolitan genus of littoral porcelain crabs that is the type of the family Porcellanidae
porcellanian : a cosmopolitan genus of littoral porcelain crabs that is the type of the family Porcellanidae
porcellanid : of or relating to the Porcellanidae
Porcellanidae : a large family of anomuran crustaceans that resemble the true crabs and comprise the porcelain crabs and related forms
porch : a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
porched : having a porch
porcine : of, relating to, or suggesting swine : piggish
porcupine : any of various relatively large slow-moving chiefly herbivorous rodents having sharp erectile spines mingled with the hair and constituting an Old World terrestrial family (Hystricidae) and a New World chiefly arboreal family (Erethizontidae)
porcupinish : resembling a porcupine or the spines of one : defensive, prickly
pore : to gaze intently
pored : to gaze intently
Porella : a genus of leafy liverworts (family Jungermanniaceae) having distinct and entire underleaves and lingulate to oblong lobules and sometimes placed in a separate family because of the characteristic incomplete dehiscence of the capsule
porencephalia : porencephaly
porencephalic : relating to or characterized by porencephaly
porencephaly : the presence of cavities in the brain
porer : one that pores
porge : to make (a slaughtered animal) ceremonially clean by removal of the forbidden fat, veins, and sinews according to Jewish ritual
porger : one that porges
porgy : a blue-spotted silvery-red food fish (Pagrus pagrus of the family Sparidae) of the eastern and western Atlantic
Poria : the midpoint on the upper margin of the external auditory canal
poricidal : dehiscing through pores
Porifera : a phylum of primitive invertebrate animals comprising the sponges and having a cellular grade of construction without true tissue or organ formation but with the body permeated by canals and chambers through which a current of water flows and passes in its course through one or more cavities lined with choanocytes
poriferal : a phylum of primitive invertebrate animals comprising the sponges and having a cellular grade of construction without true tissue or organ formation but with the body permeated by canals and chambers through which a current of water flows and passes in its course through one or more cavities lined with choanocytes
poriferan : a phylum of primitive invertebrate animals comprising the sponges and having a cellular grade of construction without true tissue or organ formation but with the body permeated by canals and chambers through which a current of water flows and passes in its course through one or more cavities lined with choanocytes
poriferous : provided with pores
poriform : resembling a pore
poriness : porosity
poring : to gaze intently
Porites : a genus (the type of the family Poritidae) comprising important reef-building corals with 12-rayed calyculi and a very dense skeleton that is branched or massive and globular
poritoid : like or related to the family Poritidae
pork : the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
porkburger : ground pork
porker : hog
porket : a young pig : porker
porkfish : a black yellow-striped grunt (Anisotremus virginicus) of the western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil
porkish : swinish
porkling : a young pig : piglet
porkpie : a felt, straw, or cloth hat for informal wear having a low telescoped crown, flat top, and brim turned up all around or up in back and down in front
porky : resembling a pig : fat
pornocracy : government by harlots
pornocrat : a member of a pornocracy
pornograph : pornographer
pornographer : one who produces pornography
pornographic : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
pornographically : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
pornography : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
Porocephalus : the type genus of the family Porocephalidae of tongue worms
porogamic : of, relating to, or marked by porogamy
porogamous : of, relating to, or marked by porogamy
porogamy : entrance of the pollen tube in a seed plant through the micropyle  — compare chalazogamy
porokaiwhiria : a small or shrubby New Zealand tree (Hedycarya arborea) of the family Monimiaceae with opposite short-petioled leaves and inconspicuous flowers in axillary panicles followed by bright red drupes
porokeratosis : any of several often inherited skin disorders that arecharacterized by the proliferation of atypical keratinocytes and is marked by the presence of usually circular atrophic skin lesions which are surrounded by a ridgelike horny border
porometer : an instrument for measuring the area of the stomatal openings of a leaf by the amount of a gas passing through a given area of it
poroplastic : both porous and plastic
poroporo : kangaroo apple
pororoca : a tidal bore especially at the mouth of the Amazon
poros : a coarse limestone found in the Peloponnesus and extensively used as a building material by the ancient Greeks
poroscope : an instrument for testing porosity
poroscopic : of or relating to poroscopy
poroscopy : examination of impressions left by the sweat pores of fingers to check or support fingerprint evidence
porose : porous
porosimeter : an instrument for measuring porosity
porosis : a condition (as of a bone) characterized by porosity
porosity : the quality or state of being porous
porotic : a medicine favoring the formation of callus
porous : possessing or full of pores
porously : possessing or full of pores
porousness : possessing or full of pores
porpentine : porcupine
porphine : a deep purple crystalline compound C20H14N4 that is made synthetically from pyrrole and formaldehyde, contains four pyrrole rings joined by =CH− groups so as to give a heterocyclic arrangement, and forms the essential skeletal structure of the porphyrins, heme, and chlorophyll
Porphyra : a genus of red algae (family Bangiaceae) with thin gelatinous red or purple fronds furnishing the edible red laver
porphyratin : any of the complex compounds (as hematin) of porphyrins with metals
Porphyrean : of or relating to the Neoplatonist Porphyry or his writings or doctrines  — compare tree of porphyry
porphyria : any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine
Porphyrian : of or relating to the Neoplatonist Porphyry or his writings or doctrines  — compare tree of porphyry
porphyrian : of or relating to the Neoplatonist Porphyry or his writings or doctrines  — compare tree of porphyry
Porphyrianist : of or relating to the Neoplatonist Porphyry or his writings or doctrines  — compare tree of porphyry
porphyrin : any of various compounds with a macrocyclic structure that consists essentially of four pyrrole rings joined by four =CH− groups
porphyrine : an alkaloid C21H25N3O2 obtained as a bitter amorphous powder from Australian fever bark
porphyrinuria : the presence of porphyrin in the urine
Porphyrio : a genus of Old World birds (family Rallidae) containing the purple swamphen and takahe
porphyrite : an Egyptian red porphyry
porphyritic : of or relating to porphyry
porphyroblast : metacryst
porphyroblastic : metacryst
porphyrogene : porphyrogenite
porphyrogenite : a son born after the accession of his father to the throne : one born in the purple
porphyrogenitus : a son born after the accession of his father to the throne : one born in the purple
porphyroid : a more or less schistose metamorphic igneous or sedimentary rock with porphyritic texture
porphyrous : purple
porphyry : a rock consisting of feldspar crystals embedded in a compact dark red or purple groundmass
Porpita : a genus of small bright-colored siphonophores that float in the warmer parts of the ocean and have a large feeding zooid and a float in the center surrounded by smaller nutritive and reproductive zooids and by slender dactylozooids near the margin
porpitoid : a genus of small bright-colored siphonophores that float in the warmer parts of the ocean and have a large feeding zooid and a float in the center surrounded by smaller nutritive and reproductive zooids and by slender dactylozooids near the margin
porpoise : any of a family (Phocoenidae) of small gregarious toothed whales
porporate : clad in purple
porraceous : having the clear light green color of leek leaves
porrect : extended forward
porret : leek, scallion
porridge : a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
porridgy : a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
porringer : a low usually metal bowl with a single and usually flat and pierced handle
port : a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven
porta : an opening in a bodily part where the blood vessels, nerves, or ducts leave and enter : hilum
portability : the quality or state of being portable
portable : capable of being carried or moved about
portableness : portability
portably : capable of being carried or moved about
portage : the labor of carrying or transporting
portague : a Portuguese gold coin of the 16th century
portahepatis : the fissure running transversely on the underside of the liver where most of the vessels enter or leave
portail : portal sense 2 a
portal : door, entrance
portaled : having a portal
portalled : having a portal
portamento : a continuous gliding movement from one tone to another (as by the voice)
portance : bearing, carriage, demeanor
portatile : portable
portative : portable
portcrayon : a metal holder for a drawing or writing crayon
portcullis : a grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified place and lowered between grooves to prevent passage
ported : a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven
portend : to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
portent : something that foreshadows a coming event : omen, sign
portentous : of, relating to, or constituting a portent
portentously : of, relating to, or constituting a portent
portentousness : of, relating to, or constituting a portent
porteous : a roll of offenders formerly prepared by the justice clerk
porter : a person stationed at a door or gate to admit or assist those entering
porterage : a porter's work
porterhouse : a house where malt liquor (such as porter) is sold
porterly : of, relating to, or resembling a porter : rude, vulgar
portfire : a fuze or match for firing guns or fireworks: such as
portfolio : a hinged cover or flexible case for carrying loose papers, pictures, or pamphlets
Porthetria : a genus of Lymantriidae including the gypsy moth
Portheus : a genus of extinct Cretaceous isospondylous fishes notable for their great size and strong teeth
porthole : an opening (such as a window) with a cover or closure especially in the side of a ship or aircraft
Portia : the heroine in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
portia : the heroine in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
portico : a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building
porticoed : having a portico
portiere : a curtain hanging across a doorway
portio : a part, segment, or branch (as of an organ or nerve)
portion : an individual's part or share of something: such as
portional : partial
portioner : one that portions or has a portion: such as
portionist : postmaster sense 3
portionless : having no portion
portlast : the upper edge of a gunwale : a bulwark rail
portlet : a small harbor
portliness : dignified, stately
portly : dignified, stately
portman : an inhabitant or burgess of a port
portmanteau : a large suitcase
portmanteaux : a large suitcase
portmantle : portmanteau
portmantologism : blend entry 3 sense d
portmoot : the court of an English borough or seaport
porto city and port on the Douro River in northwestern Portugal population 327,368  — see leixões
portoise : portlast
portolan : portolano
portolano : a medieval navigation manual illustrated with charts
portrait : picture
portraitist : a maker of portraits
portraiture : the making of portraits : portrayal
portray : to make a picture of : depict
portrayal : the act or process or an instance of portraying : representation
portrayer : to make a picture of : depict
portrayment : portrayal
portreeve : a bailiff or mayor charged with keeping the peace and with other duties in a port or market borough of early England
portress : a woman who is a porter: such as
portside : left, leftist
portsider : southpaw
portsman : an inhabitant or citizen of one of the English Cinque Ports
portugais : black angelfish
Portugal country in southwestern Europe in the western Iberian Peninsula bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; a kingdom before 1910; now a republic; capital Lisbon area (not including the Azores and Madeira) 35,383 square miles (91,642 square kilometers), population 10,355,000
Portugee :  portuguese
Portuguese : a native or inhabitant of Portugal
Portulaca : any of a genus (Portulaca) of chiefly tropical succulent herbs of the purslane family
Portulacaceae : a family of usually succulent herbs (order Caryophyllales)having perfect regular flowers with two sepals and 4 to 5 hypogynous petals and a capsular often circumscissile fruit
portulacaceous : a family of usually succulent herbs (order Caryophyllales)having perfect regular flowers with two sepals and 4 to 5 hypogynous petals and a capsular often circumscissile fruit
Portulacaria : a genus of southern African shrubs (family Portulacaceae) with opposite obovate fleshy leaves and small pink flowers clustered in the upper leaf axils
Portunidae : a family of crabs (superfamily Brachyrhyncha) consisting of the swimming crabs and having a subquadrate carapace and the last pair of legs usually with the terminal joint flattened like a paddle
Portunus : the type genus of the family Portunidae comprising the English lady crab and related forms
porty : of or relating to port wine or suggestive of port drinkers
porule : a small pore
porulose : a small pore
porulous : a small pore
porus : a bodily pore or pit
porwigle : tadpole
pory : porous
Porzana : a genus of small short-billed rails including the sora
pose : to set forth or offer for attention or consideration
Poseidon : the Greek god of the sea  — compare neptune
poser : a puzzling or baffling question
poseur : a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
posh : elegant, fashionable
posing : to set forth or offer for attention or consideration
posingly : in a posed manner
posit : to dispose or set firmly : fix
position : an act of placing or arranging: such as
positional : of, relating to, or fixed by position
positioned : an act of placing or arranging: such as
positioner : one that positions
positionless : lacking a position
positival : real, objective
positive : formally laid down or imposed : prescribed
positively : formally laid down or imposed : prescribed
positiveness : formally laid down or imposed : prescribed
positivism : a theory that theology and metaphysics are earlier imperfect modes of knowledge and that positive knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by the empirical sciences
positivist : a theory that theology and metaphysics are earlier imperfect modes of knowledge and that positive knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by the empirical sciences
positivistic : a theory that theology and metaphysics are earlier imperfect modes of knowledge and that positive knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by the empirical sciences
positivistically : a theory that theology and metaphysics are earlier imperfect modes of knowledge and that positive knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by the empirical sciences
positivity : the quality or state of being positive
positor : one that posits
positron : a positively charged particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as the electron and constituting the antiparticle of the electron
positum : something that is posited or laid down
positure : placing, situation, locality
Posnanian : of or relating to Poznan (Posnania), Poland
posole : a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili
posologic : of or relating to posology
posological : of or relating to posology
posology : a branch of medical science concerned with dosage
pospolite : a former Polish militia in Poland consisting of the gentry called out in case of invasion
poss possessive
posse : a large group often with a common interest
posseman : a member of a posse
possess : to have and hold as property : own
possessable : capable of being held as or converted into a possession
possessed : influenced or controlled by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)
possessedly : influenced or controlled by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)
possessedness : influenced or controlled by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)
possessing : to have and hold as property : own
possessingly : so as to possess : in a possessing manner : captivatingly
possession : the act of having or taking into control
possessional : the act of having or taking into control
possessionalism : the principle or practice of private ownership of property
possessionary : of or relating to possession : arising from possession
possessionate : having possessions or endowments
possessioned : having possessions
possessioner : a property holder
possessionist : a believer in possession by spirits
possessionless : the act of having or taking into control
possessive : of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership
possessively : of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership
possessiveness : of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership
possessor : to have and hold as property : own
possessoress : a female possessor
possessoriness : the quality or state of being possessory
possessorship : the condition of a possessor
possessory : of, arising from, or having the nature of possession
posset : a hot drink of sweetened and spiced milk curdled with ale or wine
possibilism : the beliefs or practices of a possibilist
possibilist : a member of a political party that attempts (as in the way of reform) only what is regarded as immediately possible or practicable: such as
possibilitate : to make possible
possibility : the condition or fact of being possible
possible : being within the limits of ability, capacity, or realization
possibleness : the quality or state of being possible : possibility
possibly : in a possible manner : by any possibility
possum : opossum sense 1
possumwood : persimmon
post : a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column
postabdomen : a posterior differentiated part of the abdomen
postabdominal : a posterior differentiated part of the abdomen
postabortal : postabortion
postage : the fee for postal service
postal : of or relating to the mails or the post office
postally : in a postal manner : for postal purposes
postament : pedestal, base
postanal : situated behind the anus
postanesthetic : occurring in, used in, or being the period following administration of an anesthetic
postantennal : located behind the antennae of an insect
postauricular : located or occurring behind the auricle of the ear
postaxial : of or relating to the ulnar side of the vertebrate forelimb or the fibular side of the hind limb
postbag : mailbag
postbox : mailbox
postboy : postilion
postbrachium : the brachium of the inferior colliculus
postbranchial : ultimobranchial body
postcanonical : written subsequent to writings included in a canon especially of Scripture
postcardinal : of, relating to, or being a vein on either side in the embryo that drains the mesonephros and the portion of the trunk caudal to the heart
postcava : the inferior vena cava of vertebrates higher than fishes
postcaval : the inferior vena cava of vertebrates higher than fishes
postcenal : occurring after dinner : postprandial
postcentral : located behind a center or central structure
postcentrum : a distinct posterior part of the centrum of a vertebra in some fishes formed by coossification of the interventral and interdorsal arcualia
postcibal : occurring after a meal
postclassic : of or relating to a period (as in art, literature, or civilization) following a classical one
postclassical : of or relating to a period (as in art, literature, or civilization) following a classical one
postclimax : a relatively stable ecological community requiring a greater amount of available moisture than that generally available to a climax and occurring typically where locally abundant soil moisture compensates for a generally deficient precipitation
postcolonial : of, relating to, or being a time after colonialism
postcommissural : of, relating to, or transmitted by the postcommissures of the brain
postcommissure : one of the bands of white matter that bound the third ventricle of the brain posteriorly
Postcommunion : a liturgically variable prayer following the communion at Eucharist
postconsonantal : existing or occurring after a consonant
postcornu : a posterior horn of the lateral ventricle
postdate : to date with a date later than that of execution
postdental : produced with the point of the tongue at the backs of the upper front teeth
postdiluvian : of or relating to the period after the flood described in the Bible
postdisseizin : a second disseisin by the same disseisor from lands recovered by the assize of novel disseisin
postdoctoral : being beyond the doctoral level:
postdoctorate : being beyond the doctoral level:
posted : a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column
posteen : an Afghan pelisse made of leather with the fleece on
postelection : relating to or occurring in the time following an election
postembryonal : postembryonic
postembryonic : occurring after the embryonic stage
postencephalitic : occurring after and especially as a result of encephalitis
postencephalon : metencephalon
postentry : a subsequent or late entry (as of an item missed in an account)
postepileptic : occurring or being in the period following an epileptic seizure
poster : a usually large printed sheet that often contains pictures and is posted in a public place (as to promote something)
posteriad : toward the posterior part of the body
posterior : later in time : subsequent
posterioric : a posteriori
posteriorically : a posteriori
posteriority : the quality or state of being later or subsequent
posteriorly : later in time : subsequent
posteriormost : farthest back in time, order, or position
posteriors : later in time : subsequent
posterist : one who designs or makes posters
posterity : the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
posterize : to print or display (an image, such as a photograph) with a limited number of tones or colors in a way suggesting or appropriate to a poster
postern : a back door or gate
posterodorsad : posterodorsally
posterodorsal : of or relating to the posterior part of the back
posterodorsally : of or relating to the posterior part of the back
posteroexternal : posterior and external in location or direction
posteroinferior : posterior and inferior in position or direction
posterointernal : posterior and internal in position or direction
posterolateral : posterior and lateral in position or direction
posteromedial : located on or near the dorsal midline of the body or a body part
posteromedian : posteromedial
posterosuperior : posterior and superior in position or direction
posterotemporal : of or relating to the supraclavicle of a fish
posteroventral : situated posteriorly and ventrally
posteruptive : occurring after an eruption (such as a volcanic eruption or the eruption of a tooth)
postexilic : of or relating to the period of Jewish history between the end of the exile in Babylon in 538 b.c. and a.d. 1
postexist : to exist after death
postexistence : to exist after death
postface : a brief article or note (as of explanation) placed at the end of a publication
postfact : a subsequent deed or occurrence
postfix : characterized by placement of an operator after its operand or after its two operands if it is a binary operator  — compare infix, prefix
postfixation : characterized by placement of an operator after its operand or after its two operands if it is a binary operator  — compare infix, prefix
postfixed : characterized by placement of an operator after its operand or after its two operands if it is a binary operator  — compare infix, prefix
postform : to shape subsequently (as a sheet material after laminating)
postfrontal : situated behind the frontal bone or frontal region of the skull or in reptiles the frontal shield
postfurca : the posterior one of the forked internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect
postfurcal : the posterior one of the forked internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect
postganglionic : distal to a ganglion
postglacial : existing or occurring during the time following a glacial period
postglenoid : situated behind the glenoid fossa
postgraduate : of, relating to, or engaged in formal studies after graduation : graduate
posthaste : great haste
posthemorrhagic : occurring after hemorrhage
posthepatic : occurring or located behind the liver
posthitis : inflammation of the prepuce
posthole : a hole dug for a post
posthouse : a house or inn for exchanging post-horses and accommodating postriders
posthumous : born after the death of the father
posthumously : after the death of the person in question
posthumousness : born after the death of the father
posthypnotic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the period following a hypnotic trance
posthypophysis : the posterior lobe of the pituitary body
postic : posterior
postical : posterior
postically : posterior
posticous : posterior
posticum : a portico behind an ancient Greek or Roman temple
postil : a marginal note : comment
postilion : one who rides as a guide on the near horse of one of the pairs attached to a coach or post chaise especially without a coachman
postimpressionism : a theory or practice of art originating in France in the last quarter of the 19th century that in revolt against impressionism stresses variously volume, picture structure, or expressionism
postimpressionist : a theory or practice of art originating in France in the last quarter of the 19th century that in revolt against impressionism stresses variously volume, picture structure, or expressionism
postimpressionistic : a theory or practice of art originating in France in the last quarter of the 19th century that in revolt against impressionism stresses variously volume, picture structure, or expressionism
postinfluenzal : occurring after and especially as a result of influenza
posting : the act of transferring an entry or item from a book of original entry to the proper account in a ledger
postliminary : of, relating to, or involving the right of postliminium
postliminiary : of, relating to, or involving the right of postliminium
postliminium : a Roman legal doctrine whereby those captured by an enemy are regarded as having died freemen before capture to protect those claiming under them and whereby upon their return to the jurisdiction of Rome the captives regain their suspended property and civil rights
postliminy : a Roman legal doctrine whereby those captured by an enemy are regarded as having died freemen before capture to protect those claiming under them and whereby upon their return to the jurisdiction of Rome the captives regain their suspended property and civil rights
postlude : a closing piece of music
postludium : postlude sense 1
postman : mailman
postmarital : occurring, existing, or taking effect after the end of a marriage
postmark : an official postal marking on a piece of mail
postmaster : one who has charge of a post office
postmastership : one who has charge of a post office
postmaturity : the quality or state of being postmature
postmedia : a postmedian vein
postmedial : located behind the middle (as of the body)
postmedian : located behind the middle (as of the body)
postmeiotic : occurring after meiosis
postmeridian : occurring after noon : of or relating to the afternoon
postmillenarian : postmillennialism
postmillenarianism : postmillennialism
postmillennial : coming after or relating to the period after the millennium
postmillennialism : the theological doctrine that the second coming of Christ will occur after the millennium
postmillennialist : the theological doctrine that the second coming of Christ will occur after the millennium
postmineral : originating later than associated mineral deposits
postmistress : a woman who is a postmaster
postmortal : occurring after death
postnaris : one of the posterior nares
postnasal : flow of mucous secretion from the posterior part of the nasal cavity onto the wall of the pharynx occurring usually as a chronic accompaniment of an allergic state
postnatal : occurring or being after birth
postnate : arising or developing later : subsequent
postnati : a person born after an event especially with reference to the existence of political rights (as a person born in one of the 13 American colonies after the Declaration of Independence)
postnecrotic : cirrhosis of the liver following widespread necrosis of liver cells especially as a result of hepatitis
postnotum : a small dorsal sclerite on the insect thorax posterior to the notum
postnuptial : made or occurring after marriage or mating
postobituary : post-obit
postocular : located behind the eye
postoperative : following a surgical operation
postoral : situated behind the mouth
postorbital : situated behind the eye socket
postotic : posterior to the otic vesicle
postpaid : having the postage paid by the sender and not chargeable to the receiver
postpalatal : postpalatine
postpalatine : located behind the palate or palatine bones
postparietal : located behind parietal elements
postphragma : the phragma of the postnotum of an insect
postpituitary : arising in or derived from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
postpneumonic : occurring after and especially as a result of pneumonia
postponable : to put off to a later time : defer
postpone : to put off to a later time : defer
postponement : to put off to a later time : defer
postponer : to put off to a later time : defer
postpose : postpone sense 2a,b
postposition : the placing of a grammatical element after a word to which it is primarily related in a sentence
postpositional : the placing of a grammatical element after a word to which it is primarily related in a sentence
postpositive : placed after or at the end of another word
postpositively : placed after or at the end of another word
postprandial : occurring after a meal
postprandially : occurring after a meal
postpredicament : any one of the five supplementary categories of opposition, priority, simultaneity, movement, and possession treated in the probably spurious chapters 10 to 15 of Aristotle's Categories  — compare category sense 1a
postpubertal : occurring or being in the period following puberty : postpubescent
postpubescent : occurring or being in the period following puberty : postpubertal
postpubic : of or relating to the postpubis
postpubis : the part of the pubic bone in birds and some reptiles that lies behind the acetabulum, in birds represents the true pubis, and in reptiles is a distinct process
postpyramidal : lying behind the pyramids of the medulla oblongata
postreduction : the reduction of chromosomes in the second meiotic division
postremogeniture : ultimogeniture
postresurrection : occurring in the period following a resurrection and especially the Resurrection of Christ
postrider : a courier or mail carrier using post-horses
postrorse : retrorse
postscapula : the infraspinous part of the scapula
postscapular : the infraspinous part of the scapula
postscript : a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter, article, or book
postscriptum : postscript
postscutellar : of or relating to the postnotum
postscutellum : postnotum
postseason : a period of time immediately after the regular season when teams play against each other in a series of games to determine a champion
postsphenoid : the posterior portion of the sphenoid bone developed in five separate parts consisting of a central basisphenoid, the two alisphenoids, and the two medial pterygoid laminae
postsurgical : postoperative
postsynaptic : occurring after synapsis
postsynsacral : situated behind the synsacrum
postsystolic : following the systole of the heart
posttonic : immediately following or constituting one of a succession of consonants immediately following a vowel having stress
posttraumatic : occurring after or as a result of trauma
posttympanic : situated behind the tympanic bone or external auditory meatus
postulancy : the quality or state of being a postulant
postulant : a person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for membership
postulate : demand, claim
postulation : demand, claim
postulational : demand, claim
postulator : an official who presents a plea for beatification or canonization in the Roman Catholic Church  — compare devil's advocate
postulatory : involving assumptions : hypothetical
postulatum : postulate
postural : of, relating to, or involving posture
posture : the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
posturer : the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
postvaccinal : occurring or existing after vaccination : postvaccination
postvelar : articulated against the rear half of the velum or soft palate
postverbal : formed after or from a verb
postvocalic : immediately following a vowel
postwar : occurring or existing after a war
postwoman : a woman mail carrier
postzygapophysis : a posterior or inferior zygapophysis
posy : a brief sentiment, motto, or legend
pot : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants)
potability : suitable for drinking
potable : suitable for drinking
potableness : suitable for drinking
potagerie : garden vegetables and herbs
potagery : garden vegetables and herbs
potamic : of or relating to rivers or the navigation of rivers
Potamogale : a genus (the type of a family Potamogalidae) of West African aquatic insectivores that contains the otter shrew
Potamogeton : a large genus of aquatic herbs (family Potamogetonaceae) that are found in quiet waters throughout temperate regions and have spicate flowers with a four-parted perianth and usually floating leaves  — see pondgrass, pondweed
Potamogetonaceae : a family of aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) having floating or submerged leaves, simple flowers without a perianth, and a fruit like a nut or a drupe
potamogetonaceous : a family of aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) having floating or submerged leaves, simple flowers without a perianth, and a fruit like a nut or a drupe
potamological : of or relating to potamology
potamologist : a specialist in potamology
potamology : the study of rivers
potamometer : current meter
Potamonidae : a family of freshwater crabs (superfamily Brachyrhyncha) whose young undergo metamorphosis in the egg and hatch as miniature adults  — see river crab
potamoplankton : plankton of rivers
potash : potassium carbonate especially from wood ashes
potassa : potash
potassamide : potassium amide
potassic : of, relating to, or containing potassium
potassiferous : containing potash or other compounds of potassium
potassium : a silver-white soft light low-melting monovalent metallic element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature especially combined in minerals  — see Chemical Elements Table
potation : a usually alcoholic drink or brew
potato : sweet potato
potatoes : sweet potato
potatory : of, relating to, or given to drinking
Potawatami : an Indian people of the lower peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states
Potawatomi : an Indian people of the lower peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states
potbank : a place where pottery is made
potbellied : having a potbelly
potbelly : an enlarged, swollen, or protruding abdomen
potboil : to produce potboilers
potboiler : a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit
potboy : a boy who serves drinks in a tavern
potch : to bleach (pulp) in a potcher
potcher : an engine of the hollander type but without a bedplate used for breaking up paper stock, washing, and bleaching
potcherman : a man who operates a potcher
pote : push, shove, nudge
potecary : apothecary
poteen : whiskey illicitly distilled in Ireland
potence : potency
potency : force, power
potent : having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
potentate : ruler, sovereign
potential : existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
potentiality : the ability to develop or come into existence
potentialize : to make potential
potentially : in a potential or possible state or condition
potentialness : potentiality
potentiate : to make effective or active or more effective or more active
potentiation : to make effective or active or more effective or more active
Potentilla : cinquefoil sense 1
potentiometer : an instrument for measuring electromotive forces
potentiometric : an instrument for measuring electromotive forces
potentize : to make potent or effective
potently : having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
potentness : the quality or state of being potent
Poterium : a small genus of thorny shrubs or herbs (family Rosaceae) with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers  — see salad burnet
potestal : of or relating to potestas
potestas : the legal authority of a Roman citizen over his descendants and others in his household  — compare patria potestas
potestate : one having power or authority
potestative : having power or authority : potent
poteye : a ringlike device by which cloth or other textile material is guided during processing
potful : as much or as many as a pot will hold
potgun : popgun
pothanger : a rack, bar, or other device for hanging a pothook or a pot over a fire usually in a fireplace
pothead : a person who frequently smokes marijuana
pothecary : apothecary
potheen : whiskey illicitly distilled in Ireland
pother : a confused or fidgety flurry of activity : commotion
potherb : a usually leafy herb that is cooked for use as greens
potherment : botherment
pothole : a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water
pothook : an S-shaped hook for hanging pots and kettles over an open fire
Pothos : a southeast Asian climbing plant (Epipremnum aureum synonym Scindapsus aureus) of the arum family widely grown especially as a houseplant for its leathery or waxy heart-shaped green leaves that are spotted or streaked with golden yellow or white
pothouse : tavern sense 1
pothunter : one who hunts game for food
pothunting : one who hunts game for food
potichomania : the art or process of imitating painted porcelain ware
potion : a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
potlatch : a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of the northwest coast marked by the host's lavish distribution of gifts or sometimes destruction of property to demonstrate wealth and generosity with the expectation of eventual reciprocation
potleg : broken pieces of cast iron used as shot
potlicker : a mongrel dog
potlid : the lid or cover of a pot
potluck : the regular meal available to a guest for whom no special preparations have been made
potman : a servingman employed in a public house  — compare potboy
potomania : dipsomania
potomato : pomato
potometer : an apparatus for measuring the rate of transpiration in a plant by determining the amount of water absorbed
potoo : any of a family (Nyctibiidae) of large, nocturnal, solitary birds that are native to tropical Central and South America and the West Indies, are related to the nightjars, and have variably-patterned gray, brown, and black plumage
potoroo : rat kangaroo
Potorous : a genus of marsupial mammals comprising the common Australian rat kangaroos
potpie : pastry-covered meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish
potpourri : a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
potrack : to make the natural high shrill noise of a guinea fowl
potsherd : a pottery fragment usually unearthed as an archaeological relic
potshoot : potshot
potshooter : potshot
potstick : a stick for stirring the contents of a pot
potstone : a more or less impure steatite used especially in prehistoric times to make cooking vessels
pott : tuberculosis of the spine with destruction of bone resulting in curvature of the spine
pottage : a thick soup of vegetables and often meat
pottah : a certificate of tenure : title deed, lease
potted : preserved in a pot, jar, or can
potter : one that makes pottery
potterer : one that makes pottery
potteringly : one that makes pottery
pottery : a place where clayware is made and fired
Pottiaceae : a family of acrocarpous usually low-growing mosses (order Pottiales) whose peristome when present has 16 entire or divided and often twisted teeth
potting : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants)
pottinger : porringer
pottle : a container holding a half gallon (1.9 liters)
potto : any of several African primates (genera Arctocebus and Perodicticus)
potty : trivial, insignificant
potwaller : a voter living in an English borough before the Reform Act of 1832 and qualifying for suffrage as a householder by the boiling of his own pot at his own fireplace
potware : pottery sense 3
potwork : pottery
pouch : a small drawstring bag carried on the person
pouched : a small drawstring bag carried on the person
pouchless : having no pouch
pouchy : having, tending to have, or resembling a pouch
poudrette : dried deodorized night soil mixed with various substances (as charcoal and gypsum) and used as a fertilizer
pouf : puff sense 3b(3)
poulaine : the long pointed toe of a crakow : pike
poulard : a fattened pullet used especially for roasting
poulardize : to make a poularde of (a pullet)
poulp : octopus
poulpe : octopus
poult : a young fowl
poulter : poulterer
poulterer : one that deals in poultry
poultice : a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
poultry : domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat
poultryless : having no poultry
poultryman : one who raises domestic fowls especially on a commercial scale for the production of eggs and meat
pounamu : nephrite
pounce : the claw of a bird of prey
pounced : the claw of a bird of prey
pouncer : one that pounces
pouncet : a box for carrying pomander
pouncing : the claw of a bird of prey
pound : any of various units of mass and weight
poundage : impoundment sense 1
poundal : a unit of force equal to the force that would give a free mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second
poundcake : a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening
pounder : a tool used for pounding
pounding : any of various units of mass and weight
poundkeeper : poundmaster
poundmaster : the keeper of a pound
pour : to cause to flow in a stream
pourer : to cause to flow in a stream
pourie : a vessel with a pouring spout
pouring : to cause to flow in a stream
pouringly : to cause to flow in a stream
pourparler : a discussion preliminary to negotiations
pourpiece : pour sense 3b
pourpoint : a padded and quilted doublet
poussette : to swing in a semicircle with hands joined with one's partner in a country-dance
pout : to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression
pouter : any of several breeds of domestic pigeons characterized by erect carriage and an inflatable crop
pouting : to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression
poutingly : in a pouting manner
pouty : sulky sense 1
poverish : impoverish
poverty : the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions
povertyweed : any of various weedy plants growing especially on poor soils: such as
Povindah : one of a caste or class of soldier merchants trading between northern India and central Asia
pow : head, poll
powder : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
powdered : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
powderer : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
powdering : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
powderlike : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
powderman : one who works with explosives: such as
powdery : resembling or consisting of powder
powellite : a mineral CaMoO4 consisting of a calcium molybdate occurring in small yellow tetragonal pyramidal crystals isomorphous with scheelite
power : ability to act or produce an effect
powerboat : motorboat
powered : ability to act or produce an effect
powerful : having great power, prestige, or influence
powerfully : in a powerful manner
powerfulness : power
powerhouse : power plant sense 1
powerless : devoid of strength or resources
powerlessly : devoid of strength or resources
powerlessness : devoid of strength or resources
Powhatan 1550?–1618 Wa-hun-sen-a-cawh or Wahunsonacock; father of Pocahontas American Indian chief
powitch :  oregon crab apple
powsowdy : any of various dishes ranging from sheep's head broth to an ale posset and including often incongruous mixtures
powwow : an American Indian medicine man
pox : a virus disease (such as chicken pox) characterized by pustules or eruptions
poxy : a virus disease (such as chicken pox) characterized by pustules or eruptions
poyou : peludo
pozzolanic : finely divided siliceous or siliceous and aluminous material that reacts chemically with slaked lime at ordinary temperature and in the presence of moisture to form a strong slow-hardening cement
prabble : quarrel, squabble
prabhu : lord, chief
practic : practical
practicability : capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
practicable : capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
practicableness : capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
practicably : capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
practical : of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
practicalism : devotion to practical matters
practicalist : an advocate or adherent of what is practical
practicality : of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
practicalize : to make practical
practically : in a practical manner
practicalness : of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
practicant : practitioner
practice : carry out, apply
practiced : experienced, skilled
practicedness : the quality or state of being practiced
practicer : carry out, apply
practician : one acquainted or skilled by practice : a practiced or practical person
practicum : a course of study designed especially for the preparation of teachers and clinicians that involves the supervised practical application of previously studied theory
practitioner : one who practices
prad : horse
praecipe : any of various legal writs commanding a person to do something or to appear and show cause why he or she should not
praecipuum : a portion received from an inheritance before general distribution
praecoces : precocial birds
praecognitum : something known or that should be known in order to understand something else
praecox : schizophrenia
praedial : being or made up of land or immovable property or the profits therefrom : landed
praelector : a reader, lecturer, or professor in a college or university
praeludium : prelude
praemunire : an offense against the English Crown punishable chiefly by forfeiture and originally committed by asserting papal legal supremacy in England
Praenestine : relating to or characteristic of the ancient city of Praeneste which was located near Rome
praenomen : the first of the usual three names of an ancient Roman  — compare cognomen, nomen
praenomina : the first of the usual three names of an ancient Roman  — compare cognomen, nomen
praepostor : a monitor at an English public school
praesidium : a permanent executive committee selected especially in Communist countries to act for a larger body
praetaxation : the act or privilege of voting before others especially as exercised by a small powerful group in selecting a monarch
praetexta : a white robe with a purple border originally worn by an ancient Roman magistrate or priest and later by a Roman boy before he assumed the toga virilis or until about the end of his 14th year and by a girl until marriage
praetor : an ancient Roman magistrate ranking below a consul and having chiefly judicial functions
praetorial : an ancient Roman magistrate ranking below a consul and having chiefly judicial functions
Praetorian : of, forming, or resembling the Roman imperial bodyguard
praetorian : of, forming, or resembling the Roman imperial bodyguard
praetorianism : a corrupt military despotism
praetorium : an ancient Roman general's tent in a camp
praetorship : an ancient Roman magistrate ranking below a consul and having chiefly judicial functions
pragmatic : relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
pragmatica : pragmatic sanction
pragmatical : relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
pragmaticality : the quality or state of being pragmatical
pragmatically : relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
pragmaticalness : the quality or state of being pragmatic
pragmaticism : the philosophic doctrine of C. S. Peirce
pragmatics : a branch of semiotics that deals with the relation between signs or linguistic expressions and their users
pragmatism : a practical approach to problems and affairs
pragmatist : a practical approach to problems and affairs
pragmatistic : a practical approach to problems and affairs
pragmatize : to consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact : materialize, rationalize
pragmatizer : to consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact : materialize, rationalize
prairie : land in or predominantly in grass
prairied : having prairies
prairieweed : a shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) that is sometimes a pernicious weed especially on wet limy soil
prairillon : a small prairie
praisable : praiseworthy
praisableness : praiseworthy
praisably : praiseworthy
praise : to express a favorable judgment of : commend
praiseful : meriting praise : laudable
praisefully : meriting praise : laudable
praisefulness : meriting praise : laudable
praiseless : receiving or meriting no praise
praiser : to express a favorable judgment of : commend
praiseworthy : laudable
praising : to express a favorable judgment of : commend
praisingly : in a praising manner : with praise
prajna : transcendental wisdom or supreme knowledge in Buddhism gained through intuitive insight
Prakrit : any or all of the ancient Indo-Aryan languages or dialects other than Sanskrit  — see Indo-European Languages Table
prakriti : unmanifested cosmic energy or potential matter that in Sankhya philosophy is constituted of the three gunas and that in contact with purusha produces a disequilibrium among the gunas which in turn results in the production of the manifested world
Prakritic : relating to, from, or resembling Prakrit
praline : a confection of nuts and sugar: such as
pralltriller : a musical ornament made by a quick alternation of a principal tone with the tone above
pram : a small lightweight nearly flat-bottomed boat with a broad transom and usually squared-off bow
Pramnian : being a strong ancient Greek wine
prana : a life breath or vital principle in Vedic and later Hindu religion
prance : to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
pranceful : spirited, dashing
prancer : to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
prancing : to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
prancingly : in a prancing manner
prancy : characterized by prancing : inclined to prance
prandial : of or relating to a meal
prandially : at or over a meal
prank : trick:
pranked : trick:
pranker : prancer
prankful : full of or given to pranks : mischievous
pranking : trick:
prankingly : in a pranking manner : showily, ostentatiously
prankish : full of pranks
prankishly : full of pranks
prankishness : full of pranks
prankle : to prance or caper lightly
pranksome : prankish sense 1
prankster : a person who plays pranks
pranky : given to playing pranks : characterized by pranks
prase : a chalcedony that is translucent and yellowish green
praseodidymium : praseodymium
praseodymium : a yellowish-white metallic element of the rare-earth group used especially in alloys and in the form of its salts in coloring glass greenish yellow  — see Chemical Elements Table
prasine : having the green color of a leek
prasinous : having the green color of a leek
prasoid : resembling prase
prat : a stupid or foolish person
pratal : of, relating to, or growing or living in meadows
prate : to talk long and idly : chatter
Prater : to talk long and idly : chatter
prater : to talk long and idly : chatter
pratfall : a fall on the buttocks
pratincole : any of several Old World shore-inhabiting birds (genera Glareola and Stiltia of the family Glareolidae) with a short bill and a forked tail
pratincoline : pratincole
pratincolous : living in meadows or low grassy situations
prating : to talk long and idly : chatter
pratingly : to talk long and idly : chatter
pratique : clearance given an incoming ship by the health authority of a port
Pratt Edwin John 1883–1964 Canadian poet
prattle : prate
prattlement : prattle
prattler : prate
prattling : prate
prattlingly : prate
prau : any of various Indonesian boats usually without a deck that are propelled especially by sails or paddles
pravity : depravity, wickedness
prawn : any of various widely distributed edible decapod crustaceans: such as
prawner : any of various widely distributed edible decapod crustaceans: such as
prawny : of, relating to, or like prawns
Praxean : a follower of Praxeas who was a leader of the modalistic Monarchians
Praxeanist : a follower of Praxeas who was a leader of the modalistic Monarchians
praxis : action, practice: such as
Praxitelean flourished 370–330 b.c. Athenian sculptor
pray : entreat, implore
praya : beach, strand, waterfront
prayer : an address (such as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought
prayerful : devout
prayerfully : devout
prayerfulness : devout
prayerless : using no prayer
prayerlessly : using no prayer
prayerlessness : using no prayer
prayerwise : in the manner of or by way of prayer
praying : entreat, implore
preabdomen : the enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a scorpion
preach : to deliver a sermon
preachable : suitable for preaching from or about
preacher : one who preaches: such as
preacherless : having no preacher
preachership : the office of preacher
preachification : an act or product of preachifying
preachify : to preach ineptly or tediously
preachily : to deliver a sermon
preachiness : marked by obvious moralizing : didactic
preaching : to deliver a sermon
preachingly : to deliver a sermon
preachment : the act or practice of preaching
preachy : marked by obvious moralizing : didactic
preadamic : an inhabitant of the earth before Adam
preadamite : an inhabitant of the earth before Adam
preadamitical : an inhabitant of the earth before Adam
preadamitism : belief in the existence of preadamites
preadapt : to endow with preadaptation
preadaptation : a character or the condition of possessing a character that takes on a function when none previously existed or that differs from its original function : exaptation
preadmission : existing or occurring prior to admission (as to a school or hospital)
preadolescent : the period of human development just preceding adolescence
preadult : preceding adulthood
preadulthood : preceding adulthood
preagonal : occurring or existing immediately before death
preagricultural : existing or occurring before the practice of agriculture
preamble : an introductory statement
preambular : of, relating to, or of the character of a preamble : introductory, preliminary
preambulary : of, relating to, or of the character of a preamble : introductory, preliminary
preambulate : to make a preamble
preambulation : to make a preamble
preambulatory : of, relating to, or of the character of a preamble : introductory, preliminary
preanal : situated in front of the anus
preanesthetic : occurring before the administration of an anesthetic
preanimism : a theory that preceding animism there was a definite concept of the supernatural among primitive people
preannounce : to announce (something) in advance
preannouncement : to announce (something) in advance
preaortic : situated anterior to the aorta
preapprehension : an apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge : a preconceived notion
preapproval : to approve (something or someone) in advance
preapprove : to approve (something or someone) in advance
prearrange : to arrange (something) in advance
prearrangement : to arrange (something) in advance
preassigned : to assign (something) in advance
preaudience : the right to be heard before another is heard
preaxiad : preaxially
preaxial : situated in front of an axis of the body
preaxially : in a preaxial direction
prebake : to bake (something) in advance
prebend : a stipend furnished by a cathedral or collegiate church to a clergyman (such as a canon) in its chapter
prebendal : a stipend furnished by a cathedral or collegiate church to a clergyman (such as a canon) in its chapter
prebendary : a clergyman receiving a prebend for officiating and serving in the church
preborn : existing but not yet born
prebreathe : to breathe (pure oxygen) to purge the blood of nitrogen content in preparation for an activity (as a space walk) that involves exposure to a significant change in pressure which might otherwise cause decompression sickness
prebronchial : situated in front of the bronchus
precancel : to cancel (a postage stamp) in advance of use
precancellation : to cancel (a postage stamp) in advance of use
precancerous : tending to become cancerous
precapillary : being on the arterial side of and immediately adjacent to a capillary
precapitalist : existing or operating before the advent of capitalism
precaria : something granted or lent to be returned or redelivered at the will of the grantor
precarious : dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
precariously : in a precarious manner
precariousness : the state or condition of being precarious
precarium : something granted or lent to be returned or redelivered at the will of the grantor
precartilage : embryonic tissue from which cartilage is formed
precast : being concrete that is cast in the form of a structural element (such as a panel or beam) before being placed in final position
precative : precatory, beseeching
precatory : expressing a wish
precaution : care taken in advance : foresight
precautionary : care taken in advance : foresight
precautious : using precaution : precautionary
precautiously : using precaution : precautionary
precautiousness : using precaution : precautionary
precava : superior vena cava
precaval : superior vena cava
precedable : that can be preceded
precede : to surpass in rank, dignity, or importance
precedence : priority of importance
precedency : precedence
precedent : prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
precedential : relating to, having the character of, or constituting precedent
precedentless : having no precedent
precedently : beforehand
preceding : existing, coming, or occurring immediately before in time or place
precent : to act as precentor : lead a choir or congregation in singing
precentor : a leader of the singing of a choir or congregation
precentorial : a leader of the singing of a choir or congregation
precentorship : a leader of the singing of a choir or congregation
precentral : situated in front of the central sulcus of the brain
precentrum : a distinct anterior portion of the centrum of a vertebra commonly bearing the neural and hemal arches in a fish that has vertebra with postcentra
precept : a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
preception : the taking before general distribution of an estate of something as a legacy under an option to select granted by the will to the legatee
preceptist : a maker of or believer in precepts : dogmatist
preceptive : giving precepts : didactic
preceptor : teacher, tutor
preceptorial : of, relating to, or making use of preceptors
preceptorship : teacher, tutor
preceptory : a subordinate house or community of the Knights Templars
preceptress : a female preceptor
preceramic : of or relating to an age or culture prior to the period when pottery making appears
preces : short petitions said in liturgical worship in alternation by the minister and congregation
precess : to progress with a movement of precession
precession : a comparatively slow gyration of the rotation axis of a spinning body about another line intersecting it so as to describe a cone
precessional : a comparatively slow gyration of the rotation axis of a spinning body about another line intersecting it so as to describe a cone
prechill : to chill (something) in advance
prechordal : situated anterior to the notochord
precinct : a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district: such as
preciosity : fastidious refinement
precious : of great value or high price
preciously : in a precious manner
preciousness : of great value or high price
precipe : any of various legal writs commanding a person to do something or to appear and show cause why he or she should not
precipice : a very steep or overhanging place
precipitability : capable of being precipitated
precipitable : capable of being precipitated
precipitance : precipitancy
precipitancy : undue hastiness or suddenness
precipitant : precipitate
precipitantly : precipitate
precipitantness : precipitate
precipitate : to throw violently : hurl
precipitated : to throw violently : hurl
precipitately : to throw violently : hurl
precipitation : the quality or state of being precipitate : hastiness
precipitative : to throw violently : hurl
precipitator : to throw violently : hurl
precipitin : an antibody that forms a precipitate when it unites with its antigen
precipitinogen : an antigen that stimulates the production of a specific precipitin
precipitinogenic : an antigen that stimulates the production of a specific precipitin
precipitous : precipitate sense 2
precipitously : precipitate sense 2
precipitousness : precipitate sense 2
precis : a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
precise : exactly or sharply defined or stated
precisely : in a precise manner : exactly
preciseness : exactly or sharply defined or stated
precisian : a person who stresses or practices scrupulous adherence to a strict standard especially of religious observance or morality
precisianism : the quality or state of being a precisian : the practice of a precisian
precision : the quality or state of being precise : exactness
precisionism : a style of American painting of the 1920s and 1930s characterized by abstracted form, crisp contour, and static composition and usually depicting industrial or architectural subject matter
precisionist : the quality or state of being precise : exactness
precisive : cutting off, separating, or defining one thing or person from all others
preclassic : of or relating to a time before the classical period (as of an art)
preclassical : of or relating to a time before the classical period (as of an art)
preclimax : a relatively stable ecological community requiring a lesser amount of available moisture than that generally available to the climax and occurring typically where local soil conditions partially nullify a generally adequate precipitation
preclinical : of, relating to, or concerned with the period preceding clinical manifestations
precludable : capable of being precluded
preclude : to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
preclusion : to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
preclusive : to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
preclusively : to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
precoagulation : chemical treatment with a coagulant before filtration
precocial : capable of a high degree of independent activity from birth
precocious : exceptionally early in development or occurrence
precociously : exceptionally early in development or occurrence
precociousness : exceptionally early in development or occurrence
precocity : exceptionally early in development or occurrence
precogitate : premeditate
precogitation : premeditate
precognition : clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced
precognitive : clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced
precognize : to know beforehand
precognosce : to examine in the proceeding of precognition
precollege : occurring before college
precollegiate : occurring before the collegiate level
precombustion : situated, occurring, or used before engine combustion or the combustion stage of a process
precommissure : the anterior commissure of the brain
precompose : to compose beforehand
preconceive : to form (an opinion) prior to actual knowledge or experience
preconceived : to form (an opinion) prior to actual knowledge or experience
preconcept : a rudimentary idea intermediate between an ordinary recept and a fully developed concept
preconception : a preconceived idea
preconceptual : of, relating to, or marked by a preconception
preconcert : occurring before a concert
preconcerted : previously arranged
preconcertedly : previously arranged
preconcertedness : previously arranged
precondemn : to condemn before trial or without due consideration : prejudge
precondition : prerequisite
preconditioned : prerequisite
preconference : a conference held before the start of another conference or convention
preconfigure : to configure (something) in advance
preconization : the act or process of preconizing (as a bishop)
preconize : to announce or commend publicly
preconquest : existing or relating to a time before a conquest
preconscious : not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression
preconsciously : not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression
preconsonantal : occurring immediately before a consonant
preconstruction : constructed before purchase or use
precontact : of or relating to the period before contact of an indigenous people with an outside culture
precontract : a contract preceding another
preconvention : occurring before a convention
preconviction : existing or occurring before a conviction
precook : to cook partially or entirely before final cooking or reheating
precool : to cool (something) beforehand
precooler : a device (as a heat exchanger) for cooling a fluid or gas before it is used (as by a mechanical device)
precooling : to cool (something) beforehand
precoracoid : the anterior and ventral bony or cartilaginous element of the shoulder girdle in front of the coracoid proper that occurs in many amphibians and reptiles and that in humans is replaced by the clavicle
precordia : the part of the ventral surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach and comprising the epigastrium and the lower median part of the thorax
precordial :  precordium
precordium : the part of the ventral surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach and comprising the epigastrium and the lower median part of the thorax
precornu : the anterior cornu of a lateral ventricle
precostal : a small vein anterior to the costa in the wings of a primitive insect
precox  — see macrogenitosomia precox
precritical : prior to the development of critical capacity
precrural : situated in front of the leg or thigh
precuneus : a somewhat rectangular convolution bounding the mesial aspect of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum and lying immediately in front of the cuneus
precurrent : occurring beforehand : anticipatory
precurse : something that presages a future event
precursive : precursory, prognosticative
precursor : one that precedes and indicates the approach of another
precursory : one that precedes and indicates the approach of another
precut : cut in advance
precyst : a differentiated phase in many protozoans that lays down the resting cyst and is characterized by structural simplification and modified metabolic activities involving the increase of storage products and the termination of active feeding
precystic : a differentiated phase in many protozoans that lays down the resting cyst and is characterized by structural simplification and modified metabolic activities involving the increase of storage products and the termination of active feeding
predaceous : living by preying on other animals : predatory
predaceousness : living by preying on other animals : predatory
predacity : living by preying on other animals : predatory
predate : antedate
predation : the killing by one living organism of another for food
predatism : the habit or practice of living by predation or as a predator
predative : predatory
predator : an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
predatorily : in a predatory manner
predatoriness : the quality or state of being predatory
predatory : of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine
predawn : existing or occurring before dawn
predecease : to die before (another person)
predecessor : one that precedes
predecide : to decide in advance
predeclare : to declare beforehand
predefine : defined in advance
predelinquent : behaving so as to suggest future delinquency : developing or tending toward delinquency
predelivery : occurring before delivery of something (such as a shipment)
predella : the base of an altarpiece
predental : preliminary to or preparing for a course in dentistry
predentary : of, relating to, or being a bone in the lower jaw of some dinosaurs that is situated in front of the dentary bones
predeparture : occurring before a departure
predepression : of or relating to the economic situation existing before a business depression
predesign : to design or plan beforehand
predesignate : designated in advance
predestinarian : one who believes in predestination
predestinarianism : one who believes in predestination
predestinate : destined, fated, or determined beforehand
predestination : the act of predestinating : the state of being predestinated
predestinational : of or relating to predestination
predestinationist : predestinarian
predestinator : predestinarian
predestine : to destine, decree, determine, appoint, or settle beforehand
predestiny : predestination, fate
predeterminate : predetermined
predetermination : the act of predetermining : the state of being predetermined: such as
predetermine : foreordain, predestine
predeterminer : a limiting noun modifier (such as both or all) characterized by occurrence before the determiner in a noun phrase
predeterminism : the view that the development of the individual is predetermined by heredity
predevelopment : relating to, existing, or occurring before the start of development especially of a real estate project
predial : of or relating to land or its products
prediastolic : occurring or audible before the diastole of the heart
predicable : something that may be predicated
predicament : the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
predicamental : of or relating to a predicament (see predicament sense 1)
predicant : preacher
predicate : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic
predication : an act of proclaiming or preaching
predicational : of, relating to, or forming a predication or a predicate
predicative : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic
predicatively : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic
predicator : one that predicates
predicatory : of or relating to preaching
predict : to declare or indicate in advance
predictability : capable of being predicted : able to be known, seen, or declared in advance
predictable : capable of being predicted : able to be known, seen, or declared in advance
predictably : in a manner that can be predicted
prediction : an act of predicting
predictive : of, relating to, or usable or valuable for prediction
predictively : of, relating to, or usable or valuable for prediction
predictor : to declare or indicate in advance
predictory : predictive, prophetic
predigest : to subject to predigestion
predigestion : artificial or natural partial digestion of food
predikant : preacher
predilect : preferred, chosen
predilected : preferred, chosen
predilection : an established preference for something
prediluvian : antediluvian sense 1
predinner : occurring or done in the time preceding dinner
predischarge : occurring before discharge (such as discharge from military service or the discharge of a debt)
prediscovery : existing or occurring before discovery: such as
predispose : to dispose in advance
predisposed : to dispose in advance
predisposition : to dispose in advance
predispositional : a condition of being predisposed
predominance : the quality or state of being predominant
predominancy : predominance
predominant : having superior strength, influence, or authority : prevailing
predominantly : for the most part : mainly
predominate : predominant
predominately : predominantly
predominatingly : predominantly
predomination : predominant
predoom : to doom or condemn beforehand
predraft : done or occurring before drafting someone (as in professional sports or in the military)
predreadnought : the heaviest battleship carrying mixed-caliber batteries and preceding development of the dreadnought
predrill : to drill (something) in advance
predynastic : occurring before a dynasty
preen : to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
preener : to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
prefab : produced by prefabrication : prefabricated
prefabricate : to fabricate the parts of at a factory so that construction consists mainly of assembling and uniting standardized parts
prefabrication : to fabricate the parts of at a factory so that construction consists mainly of assembling and uniting standardized parts
prefabricator : one that prefabricates
preface : a variable doxology beginning with the Sursum Corda and ending with the Sanctus in traditional eucharistic liturgies
prefacer : a variable doxology beginning with the Sursum Corda and ending with the Sanctus in traditional eucharistic liturgies
prefacial : prefatory
prefashion : to fashion beforehand
prefatial : prefatory
prefatorial : prefatory
prefatorially : prefatory
prefatorily : in a prefatory manner : as a preface
prefatory : of, relating to, or constituting a preface
prefect : any of various high officials or magistrates of differing functions and ranks in ancient Rome
prefectoral : prefectorial
prefectorial : of or relating to a prefect
prefectorially : of or relating to a prefect
prefectural : the office or term of office of a prefect
prefecture : the office or term of office of a prefect
prefecundation : the changes or conditions preceding fecundation especially in the female generative organs
prefecundatory : the changes or conditions preceding fecundation especially in the female generative organs
prefer : to promote or advance to a rank or position
preferability : having greater value or desirability : being preferred
preferable : having greater value or desirability : being preferred
preferableness : the quality or state of being preferable
preferably : by choice or preference
preference : the act of preferring : the state of being preferred
preferent : exhibiting or enjoying preference
preferential : showing preference
preferentialism : the policy or practice of granting preferences in international trade
preferentialist : an adherent of preferentialism
preferentially : showing preference
preferment : advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station
preferred : liked better or best : used or wanted in preference to others
preferrer : to promote or advance to a rank or position
prefeudal : of, relating to, or existing in a time before feudalism
prefigurate : prefigure
prefiguration : the act of prefiguring : the state of being prefigured
prefigurative : the act of prefiguring : the state of being prefigured
prefigure : to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
prefigurement : to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
prefilter : a preliminary filter
prefinance : to finance (something) in advance
prefine : to limit, determine, or define beforehand
prefinish : to finish beforehand
prefix : to fix or appoint beforehand
prefixal : to fix or appoint beforehand
prefixation : formation or inflection by means of prefixes
prefixed : to fix or appoint beforehand
prefixion : a fixing or appointing beforehand :  preappointment
prefixture : an act of prefixing
preflight : preparing for or preliminary to flight (as of an aircraft)
preflood : of, relating to, or remaining from a time before a flood
preform : to form or shape beforehand
preformant : preformative
preformation : previous formation
preformationism : preformation
preformationist : previous formation
preformative : preforming
preformed : to form or shape beforehand
preformistic : of, relating to, or in accord with the theory of preformation or its supporters
preformulate : to formulate (something) in advance
prefreshman : a student who is not yet a freshman
prefrontal : anterior to or involving the anterior part of a frontal structure
prefulgence : the quality or state of being prefulgent
prefulgency : the quality or state of being prefulgent
prefulgent : surpassingly fulgent : shining most brightly
preganglionic : proximal to a ganglion
pregenial : located in front of the chin
pregenital : of, relating to, or being any of the stages of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory which occur before the genital stage
pregeological : antedating reliable geological data or responsible theory
preglacial : prior to a period of glaciation
pregnability : vulnerable to capture
pregnable : vulnerable to capture
pregnance : pregnancy
pregnancy : the quality of being pregnant (as in meaning)
pregnant : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid
pregnantly : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid
pregustation : a tasting in advance : foretaste
prehallux : a rudimentary extra toe or a process that appears as a rudiment of a toe on the preaxial side of the hallux (as of a frog)
prehalter : the squama of a dipterous insect
preharvest : relating to or occurring at a time before a harvest
prehearing : preparatory to a hearing
preheat : to heat (something) beforehand
preheated : to heat (something) beforehand
preheater : to heat (something) beforehand
prehend : seize
prehensible : capable of being seized
prehensile : adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
prehensility : adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
prehension : the act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping
prehensive : prehensile
prehensorial : prehensile
prehepatic : existing or occurring before the liver
prehepaticus : the embryonic connective and vascular tissues from which the interstitial part of the liver is developed
prehistorian : an archaeologist who specializes in prehistory
prehistoric : of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history
prehistorical : of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history
prehistorically : of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history
prehistory : the study of prehistoric humankind
prehnite : a pale green mineral Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 that occurs in crystalline aggregates having a botryoidal or mamillary structure but only rarely in distinct crystals and that is a basic calcium aluminum silicate (hardness 6–6.5, specific gravity 2.80–2.95)
preholiday : occurring before a holiday
prehuman : antedating the appearance of human beings
prehydration : preliminary hydration
prehypophysis : the anterior lobe of the pituitary body
preignition : ignition in an internal combustion engine while the inlet valve is open or before compression is completed
preimagine : to imagine in advance : preconceive
preinaugural : occurring before an inauguration
preincarnate : of, relating to, or having existence before incarnation
preincorporation : existing or occurring before the formation of a corporation
preindicate : to point out in advance : presage, prognosticate, foreshow
preinduction : occurring before an induction
preindustrial : not having developed or adopted industry : not industrialized
preinfection : an infection that is established in the body but not yet clinically manifested
preinform : to provide with advance information
preinstall : to install (software) on a computer prior to sale
preinstallation : to install (software) on a computer prior to sale
preinsula : the anterior part of the insula
preinterview : a preliminary meeting or conversation occurring prior to an interview
preintone : to intone beforehand in a low voice
preinventory : occurring or available immediately before the taking of an inventory
prejacent : preexisting
prejudge : to judge before hearing or before full and sufficient examination
prejudger : to judge before hearing or before full and sufficient examination
prejudgment : to judge before hearing or before full and sufficient examination
prejudication : an act of prejudging : opinion formed in advance of or without adequate examination of evidence
prejudicative : prejudging
prejudice : injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights
prejudiced : resulting from or having a prejudice or bias for or especially against
prejudiceless : free from prejudice : not prejudiced
prejudiciable : prejudicial sense 1
prejudicial : tending to injure or impair : detrimental
prejudicially : tending to injure or impair : detrimental
prejudicialness : tending to injure or impair : detrimental
prejudicious : prejudicial sense 1
prejudiciously : prejudicial sense 1
prekindergarten : nursery school
preknow : to know beforehand : foreknow
preknowledge : to know beforehand : foreknow
prelabial : situated before the lips or a labium
prelacteal : preceding the milk teeth
prelacy : the office or dignity of a prelate
prelapsarian : characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind
prelate : an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
prelateship : the office or status of a prelate
prelatess : a female prelate (as an abbess)
prelatial : prelatic
prelatic : of, relating to, constituting, or resembling a prelate or prelacy
prelatical : of, relating to, constituting, or resembling a prelate or prelacy
prelatically : of, relating to, constituting, or resembling a prelate or prelacy
prelation : an act of preferring or the condition of being preferred : preferment, promotion
prelatish : prelatic
prelatism : episcopacy or adherence to it
prelatist : one who supports or advocates prelacy
prelatize : to make prelatical : bring under prelatical influence
prelatry : prelacy
prelature : prelacy sense 1
prelaunch : in preparation for or preliminary to the launch of a spacecraft, missile, satellite, etc.
prelect : to discourse publicly : lecture
prelection : to discourse publicly : lecture
prelegacy : a legacy under Roman or civil law payable before the testator's estate is distributed to heirs and general legatees
prelegal : prelaw
prelibation : foretaste
preliberation : existing before a liberation
prelicense : occurring prior to or leading to the issuance of a license
prelim : preliminary
preliminarily : something that precedes or is introductory or preparatory: such as
preliminary : something that precedes or is introductory or preparatory: such as
prelimit : to keep within prescribed bounds : set the bounds of in advance
prelingual : occurring before an individual has developed the use of language
prelinguistic :  prelingual
preliterary : preceding the development of a written literature
preliterate : not yet employing writing as a cultural medium
prelithic : not yet having advanced to the use of stone implements
prelocalization : segregation in the egg or by early cleavage divisions of material destined to form particular tissues or organs
prelogical : belonging to or characterized by a supposed primitive mode of thought that is not governed by logic or reason
preloral : situated in front of the lores
preloreal : situated in front of the lores
prelude : an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
preluder : an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
preludial : relating to or having the form or position of a prelude : introductory
preludious : preludial
preludiously : preludial
preludize : to play or compose a prelude
prelumbar : lying or occurring in front of the lumbar vertebrae or region
prelusion : prelude, introduction
prelusive : constituting or having the form of a prelude : introductory
prelusively : constituting or having the form of a prelude : introductory
premake : to prepare or make (something) beforehand
premaking : to prepare or make (something) beforehand
premandibular : situated in front of a mandible : predentary
premanufacture : to manufacture (something) beforehand
premanufacturing : to manufacture (something) beforehand
premarital : made or occurring before marriage
premarriage : made, existing, or occurring before marriage
premastery : attainment of a skill or technique in advance of need
prematrimonial : occurring before marriage
prematuration : unusually or abnormally early attainment of maturity
premature : happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
prematurely : happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
prematureness : happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
prematurity : happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
premaxilla : either of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates between and in front of the maxillae
premaxillary : either of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates between and in front of the maxillae
premeasure : to measure (something) beforehand
premedia : a premedian vein (as in the wing of an insect)
premedial : lying in front of the middle of the body
premedian : lying in front of the middle of the body
premedical : preceding and preparing for the professional study of medicine
premedicate : to administer premedication to : treat by premedication
premedication : preliminary medication
premedieval : occurring or existing in the time preceding the Middle Ages
premeditate : to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
premeditatedly : characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning
premeditatedness : the quality or state of being premeditated
premeditatingly : in the manner of one premeditating
premeditation : an act or instance of premeditating
premeditative : given to or characterized by premeditation
premeditator : to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
premenstrual : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period just preceding menstruation
premeridian : happening or being before noon
premetallic : previous to the knowledge of the use of metals
premiate : to give a prize or premium to or for
premier : first in position, rank, or importance
premiere : a first performance or exhibition
premiership : first in position, rank, or importance
premilitary : preceding military service or activity
premillenarian : premillennialism
premillenarianism : premillennialism
premillennial : coming before a millennium
premillennialism : the view that Christ's return will usher in a future millennium of Messianic rule mentioned in Revelation
premillennialist : the view that Christ's return will usher in a future millennium of Messianic rule mentioned in Revelation
premillennialize : to preach premillennialism
premillennially : coming before a millennium
premillennian : premillennial
premisal : the act or an instance of making or stating a premise
premise : a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
premiss : a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
premium : a reward or recompense for a particular act
premix : to mix before use
premodern : of, relating to, originating in, or being an era before a modern one
premodification : existing, occurring, or done before a modification
premodify : to modify (something) in advance
premolar : situated in front of or preceding the molar teeth
premold : to mold (something) in advance : to give shape to (something) before using or fitting
premolding : to mold (something) in advance : to give shape to (something) before using or fitting
premonish : forewarn
premonition : previous notice or warning : forewarning
premonitor : one that premonishes
premonitorily : giving warning
premonitory : giving warning
Premonstratensian : a member of an order of canons regular founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré near Laon, France, in 1120
premoral : of, relating to, or suggestive of a time before the development of a personal or social moral code : not having, showing, or involving an understanding of right and wrong
premorbid : occurring or existing before the occurrence of physical disease or emotional illness
premorse : bitten off : terminated abruptly or as if bitten off : irregularly truncate
premortal : premortem
premortuary : occurring or relating to what occurs before a funeral
premotion : movement or excitation to action beforehand
premove : to move or excite to action beforehand
premovement : to move or excite to action beforehand
premundane : existing before the creation of the world
premunition : an advance provision of protection
premunitory : relating to or involving a praemunire
premycotic : of, relating to, or being the earliest and nonspecific stage of eczematoid eruptions of mycosis fungoides
premyelocyte : promyelocyte
prename : forename
Prenanthes : a genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs (family Compositae) with lobed or pinnatifid leaves and small heads of drooping ligulate flowers  — see rattlesnake root
prenares : either of the anterior nares
prenarial : relating to or situated in front of the nostrils
prenaris : either of the anterior nares
prenasal : situated in front of the nasal bones, nose, or nostrils
prenatal : occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth
prenatalist : a believer in the prenatal divinity of Jesus
prenatally : occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth
prender : the power or right under the law of taking a thing without its being offered
prendre : the power or right under the law of taking a thing without its being offered
preneural : situated in front of or anterior to the neural plate
prenoble : eminently noble
prenodal : situated between the nodus and the base of the wing of an insect
prenominal : preceding a noun
prenominate : previously mentioned
prenomination : previously mentioned
prenotice : notice or warning given or received in advance
prenotification : to inform or notify (someone) in advance
prenotify : to inform or notify (someone) in advance
prenotion : presentiment, premonition
prentice : apprentice sense 1, learner
prenumber : to number (something) in advance : to assign identifying numbers to (something) ahead of time
prenumbering : to number (something) in advance : to assign identifying numbers to (something) ahead of time
prenuptial : made or occurring before marriage
preoccasioned : caused by some previous happening
preoccipital : situated or occurring anterior to the occiput or an occipital part (as the occipital lobe of the brain)
preoccupancy : an act or the right of taking possession before another
preoccupant : occupying in advance
preoccupate : to take before : anticipate
preoccupation : an act of preoccupying : the state of being preoccupied
preoccupied : previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense
preoccupiedly : in a preoccupied manner
preoccupy : to engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or preferentially
preocular : situated in front of the eye
preopening : occurring before something (such as a store) opens for business
preoperative : occurring before a surgical operation
preoperatively : occurring before a surgical operation
preopercle : a flat membrane bone in the gill cover of most fishes lying immediately in front of the opercle
preopercular : being or relating to a preopercle
preoperculum : a flat membrane bone in the gill cover of most fishes lying immediately in front of the opercle
preopinion : an opinion previously formed : preconception, prejudice
preoptic : situated in front of an optic part or region
preoption : the right or privilege of making a selection (as from available goods) before others
preoral : situated in front of or anterior to the mouth
preorally : situated in front of or anterior to the mouth
preorbital : situated in front of the orbit
preordain : to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain
preorder : to order (something) in advance : to request to purchase (something) before it is available for sale
preordination : to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain
preorganic : formed or occurring before the beginning of life
preoriginal : occurring in or dating from a period preceding the accepted period of origin of something
preoriginally : occurring in or dating from a period preceding the accepted period of origin of something
preoutfit : to outfit in advance
prep : preparation
prepalatal : articulated against the front third or half of the hard palate or against the front third of the palate as a whole
preparable : capable of being prepared
preparation : the action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty
preparationist : one who believes in preparedness especially for war
preparative : something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else : preparation
preparatively : something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else : preparation
preparator : one that prepares
preparatorily : preparing or serving to prepare for something : introductory
preparatory : preparing or serving to prepare for something : introductory
prepare : to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity
prepared : subjected to a special process or treatment
preparedly : subjected to a special process or treatment
preparedness : the quality or state of being prepared
preparental : preceding parenthood
preparer : to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity
preparietal : situated in front of parietal structures
prepatellar : situated in front of the patella
prepatent : existing in an unobserved state : latent
prepay : to pay or pay the charge on in advance
prepayment : to pay or pay the charge on in advance
prepenial : lying in front of the penis
prepense : planned beforehand : premeditated
prepensely : planned beforehand : premeditated
preperceive : to have an anticipation of or be in a state of readiness for (a perception)
preperception : readiness for or anticipation of a perception
preperceptive : readiness for or anticipation of a perception
prephragma : the anterior phragma of the notum of an insect
prepink : a spray applied especially to apple trees after the leaves and buds show but before pinkish color is apparent  — compare pink spray
preplacement : occurring before employment or assignment to a job
preplacental : existing or arising before the formation of a placenta
preplan : to plan in advance
preplant : occurring or used before planting a crop
prepollent : superior in influence or power : predominant
prepollex : an extra digit or rudiment of a digit on the preaxial side of a thumb
preponder : preponderate
preponderance : a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
preponderancy : preponderance
preponderant : having superior weight, force, or influence
preponderantly : having superior weight, force, or influence
preponderate : to exceed in weight
preponderately : to exceed in weight
preponderating : to exceed in weight
preponderatingly : preponderantly
preponderation : to exceed in weight
preponderous : preponderant
preponderously : preponderant
prepontine : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the part of the brain that is anterior to the pons
prepose : to place before or in front of something : prefix
preposition : a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication
prepositional : a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication
prepositionally : a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication
prepositive : put before : prefixed
prepositively : put before : prefixed
prepositor : the principal who appoints an institor under Roman or Scots law
prepositure : the office or dignity of a provost of a priory or collegiate church : provostry
prepossess : to take previous possession of
prepossessed : to take previous possession of
prepossessing : creating prejudice
prepossession : prior possession
preposterous : contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
preposterously : contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
preposterousness : contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
prepotence : prepotency
prepotency : the quality or state of being prepotent : predominance
prepotent : having exceptional power, authority, or influence
prepotential : a slow depolarization of a plasma membrane that precedes the action potential
prepotently : having exceptional power, authority, or influence
preprandial : of, relating to, or suitable for the time just before dinner
prepreference : having priority over preference shares or bonds either as to payment of interest or dividends or as to security for repayment of principal
preprice : to set the price of (something) beforehand
preprimary : of, relating to, or being the period in a child's life or education that ordinarily precedes attendance at primary school
preprint : an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
preprofessional : of or relating to the period preceding specific study for or practice of a profession
preprophetic : constituting or relating to the period preceding the writings of the Hebrew prophets
prepuberal : prepubescent
prepubertal : prepubescent
prepuberty : prepubescence
prepubescent : of, relating to, being in, or occurring in the period of development immediately preceding puberty
prepubic : in front of the pubis
prepubis : the part of the pubis of a reptile or bird that lies in front of the acetabulum, is best developed in ornithischian dinosaurs in which it is regarded as the homologue of the true pubis of other reptiles and higher groups, and in birds is derived largely from the ilium
prepublication : released or occurring before something (such as a book or paper) is published
prepublish : to issue in advance of publication
prepuce : foreskin
prepupa : the developmental stage of a metamorphic insect prior to entering the pupal stage (see pupa)
prepupal : the developmental stage of a metamorphic insect prior to entering the pupal stage (see pupa)
prepurchase : to purchase (something) in advance
preputial : foreskin
preputium : prepuce
prepyloric : situated or occurring anterior to the pylorus
prequalification : to qualify as a candidate : to meet the preliminary requirements for something
prequalify : to qualify as a candidate : to meet the preliminary requirements for something
prerational : preceding the development of intelligence
prereduction : reduction of chromosomes in the first meiotic division
preregister : a special registration (as for returning students) prior to an official registration period
preregistration : a special registration (as for returning students) prior to an official registration period
prerelease : existing or occurring before the release of something (such as a movie or album)
prerenal : occurring in the circulatory system before the kidney is reached
prerequire : earlier than : prior to : before
prerequisite : something that is necessary to an end or to the carrying out of a function
preresolve : to make up one's mind beforehand
prereturn : occurring or required before a return to a place or activity
prereview : existing or occurring before a review
prerevolutionary : of, relating to, or being a time before a revolution
prerogatival : of or relating to a prerogative
prerogative : an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
prerogatived : an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
prerolandic :  precentral
preromantic : a cultural shift of the mid- to late-18th century that preceded and gave rise to Romanticism
preromanticism : a cultural shift of the mid- to late-18th century that preceded and gave rise to Romanticism
prerupt : broken off abruptly : precipitous, steep
presacral : done or effected by way of the anterior aspect of the sacrum
presage : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
presageful : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
presager : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
presaging : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
presagingly : in a manner full of presages or characterized by presage
presanctified : consecrated at a previous service
presbycusis : a lessening of hearing acuteness resulting from degenerative changes in the ear that occur especially in old age
presbyope : one affected with presbyopia
presbyophrenia : a form of senile dementia characterized by loss of memory and sense of location, disorientation, and confabulation
presbyophrenic : a form of senile dementia characterized by loss of memory and sense of location, disorientation, and confabulation
presbyopia : a visual condition which becomes apparent especially in middle age and in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes defective accommodation and inability to focus sharply for near vision
presbyopic : a visual condition which becomes apparent especially in middle age and in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes defective accommodation and inability to focus sharply for near vision
presbyter : a member of the governing body of an early Christian church
presbyteral : presbyterial
presbyterate : a member of the governing body of an early Christian church
presbyteress : the wife of a presbyter or priest in one of the early medieval churches
presbyterial : of or relating to presbyters or a presbytery
presbyterially : of or relating to presbyters or a presbytery
Presbyterian : a member of a Presbyterian church
Presbyterianism : a member of a Presbyterian church
Presbyterianize : to make presbyterian
Presbyterianly : in a presbyterian manner or direction
presbyterium : presbytery sense 1
presbytership : presbyterate sense 2
presbytery : the part of a church reserved for the officiating clergy
presbytic : presbyopic
Presbytis : a genus of old-world monkeys consisting of the langurs
prescapula : the supraspinous part of the scapula
prescapular : situated anterior to the scapula
preschool : of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
prescience : foreknowledge of events:
prescient : foreknowledge of events:
prescientific : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a period before the rise of modern science or a state prior to the application of the scientific method
presciently : foreknowledge of events:
prescind : to withdraw one's attention
prescored : to record (dialogue, music, sound effects, etc.) in advance for use when the corresponding scenes are photographed in making movies
prescribe : to lay down a rule : dictate
prescriber : to lay down a rule : dictate
prescript : prescribed as a rule
prescriptible : depending on or derived from prescription : proper to be prescribed : subject to prescription
prescription : the establishment of a claim of title to something under common law usually by use and enjoyment for a period fixed by statute
prescriptionist : a writer or compounder of prescriptions
prescriptive : serving to prescribe
prescriptively : serving to prescribe
prescrive : prescribe
prescutal : of or relating to the prescutum
prescutum : the anterior piece of the dorsal part or tergum of a thoracic segment of an insect
preseason : a period of time immediately preceding a season
preselect : to choose in advance usually on the basis of a particular criterion
presell : to precondition (someone, such as a customer) for subsequent purchase or create advance demand for (something, such as a product) especially through marketing strategies
presence : the fact or condition of being present (see present entry 3)
presenile : of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period immediately preceding the development of senility
presenility : premature senility
presensation : a perception or feeling of something before it appears, develops, or exists : anticipation, foreboding, presentiment
presension : presensation
present : something presented : gift
presentability : capable of being presented
presentable : capable of being presented
presentableness : capable of being presented
presentably : capable of being presented
presentation : the act of presenting
presentational : the act of presenting
presentationism : monism sense 1 b  — compare representationism
presentative : known, knowing, or capable of being known directly rather than through cogitation
presentee : one who is presented or to whom something is presented
presentence : done or occurring before sentencing
presenter : one who presents something : a person who formally gives or bestows something (such as an award) or who brings something before the public
presential : of, relating to, or constituting the present : immediate
presentiality : the quality or state of being present (as in time or place)
presentially : in a presential manner
presentient : having a presentiment
presentiment : a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
presentimental : a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
presentist : an attitude toward the past dominated by present-day attitudes and experiences
presently : at once
presentment : the act of presenting to an authority a formal statement of a matter to be dealt with
presentness : something presented : gift
preservability : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
preservable : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
preserval : preservation
preservation : the act, process, or result of preserving something: such as
preservationist : one who advocates preservation (as of a biological species or a historical landmark)
preservative : having the power of preserving
preservatize : to treat (as food) with a preservative
preservatory : a charitable house of refuge for unemployed, deserted, or destitute women and girls
preserve : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
preserver : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
preserveress : a female preserver
preses : the president or presiding officer (as of a meeting or group) : chairman
presession : occurring before a session (as of a legislative body)
preset : to set in advance
presettlement : existing or occurring before occupation by settlers
presexual : preceding sexual development or maturity
preshow : of, relating to, or taking place during the time preceding a show
preside : to exercise guidance, direction, or control
presidence : the action or fact of presiding : direction, superintendence
presidency : the office of president
president : an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
presidente : a cocktail consisting of rum, curaçao, dry vermouth, and grenadine shaken or stirred with cracked ice
presidentess : a female president : a woman that presides
presidential : of, relating to, or befitting a president or a president's authority
presidentially : of, relating to, or befitting a president or a president's authority
presidentship : an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
presider : to exercise guidance, direction, or control
presidial : provincial sense 1
presidiary : presidial sense 2
presidio : a garrisoned place
presidium : a permanent executive committee selected especially in Communist countries to act for a larger body
presign : presignify
presignification : presage
presignify : to intimate or signify beforehand : presage
presimian : existing or happening before the existence of anthropoid apes
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prespecify : to specify (something) in advance
presphenoid : a presphenoid bone or cartilage usually united with the basisphenoid in the adult and in humans forming the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid
presphenoidal : a presphenoid bone or cartilage usually united with the basisphenoid in the adult and in humans forming the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid
presphygmic : occurring before the pulse beat
prespinous : prescapular sense 2
prespiracular : anterior to the spiracle
press : a crowd or crowded condition : throng
pressable : capable of being pressed
pressboard : ironing board
presser : one that presses
pressgang : a detachment of men under command of an officer empowered to force men into military or naval service
pressing : urgently important : critical
pressingly : urgently important : critical
pressingness : the quality or state of being pressing : urgency
pression : pressing, pressure
pressive : marked by pressure, urgency, or oppressiveness
pressman : an operator of a press
pressmark : a mark or number assigned to a book to indicate its location in a library
pressor : raising or tending to raise blood pressure
pressroom : a room in a printing plant containing the printing presses
pressural : of, relating to, or caused by pressure
pressure : the burden of physical or mental distress
pressureless : the burden of physical or mental distress
pressurize : to confine the contents of under a pressure greater than that of the outside atmosphere
pressurizer : to confine the contents of under a pressure greater than that of the outside atmosphere
presswoman : a woman news reporter or journalist
presswork : the operation, management, or product of a printing press
prest : ready
prestabilism : the Leibnizian doctrine of preestablished harmony of body and mind
prestable : payable
prestamp : to attach a stamp to (something) in advance
prestant : principal sense 2g (1)
prestate : perform : furnish pursuant to an obligation : undertake
prestation : a rent, tax, or due paid in kind or in services (as in return for the lord's warrant or authority for taking wood)
prester : a venomous snake
presternal : of or relating to the presternum
presternum : the anterior segment of the sternum of a mammal : manubrium
prestidigitation : sleight of hand, legerdemain
prestidigitator : sleight of hand, legerdemain
prestige : standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
prestigiation : the performance of tricks of magic or illusion
prestigiator : conjurer, magician
prestigious : having prestige : honored
prestigiously : having prestige : honored
prestigiousness : having prestige : honored
prestissimo : faster than presto
presto : suddenly as if by magic : immediately
prestorage : of, relating to, or occurring before storage
prestore : to store (something) before it is needed
prestress : to introduce internal stresses into (something, such as a structural beam) to counteract the stresses that will result from applied load (as in incorporating cables under tension in concrete)
presubiculum : a part of the parahippocampal gyrus lying between the subiculum and the main olfactory region
presumable : capable of being presumed : acceptable as an assumption
presumably : by reasonable assumption
presume : to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
presumedly : to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
presumer : to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
presuming : presumptuous
presumption : presumptuous attitude or conduct : audacity
presumptive : based on probability or presumption
presumptively : based on probability or presumption
presumptuous : overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
presumptuously : overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
presumptuousness : overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
presupposal : presupposition
presuppose : to suppose beforehand
presupposition : to suppose beforehand
presuppositionless : lacking presuppositions
presuppression : effective work in fire control prior to any actual fire : forest fire control activities including both prevention and suppression
presurgery : of, relating to, or occurring before surgery
presurgical : of, relating to, or occurring before surgery
presylvian : in front of the lateral fissure of the brain
presymptomatic : relating to, being, or occurring before symptoms appear
presynaptic : of, occurring in, or being a neuron by which a nerve impulse is conveyed to a synapse
presystole : the interval just preceding cardiac systole
presystolic : of, relating to, or occurring just before cardiac systole
pretan : to tan (leather) prior to the main tanning
pretaste : foretaste
pretechnical : existing prior to technological development
pretemporal : situated in front of the temporal bone
pretend : to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
pretendant : pretender, claimant
pretended : professed or avowed but not genuine
pretendedly : professed or avowed but not genuine
pretender : one that pretends: such as
Pretenderism : support or agitation for the deposed Stuart dynasty in England
pretense : a claim made or implied
pretenseless : not having or making pretenses : straightforward, sincere
pretension : an allegation of doubtful value : pretext
pretensionless : an allegation of doubtful value : pretext
pretensive : having the character of a pretense
pretentious : characterized by pretension: such as
pretentiously : characterized by pretension: such as
pretentiousness : characterized by pretension: such as
preterient : transient
preterist : one who holds that the prophecies in the Bible about the End Times have already been fulfilled  — compare futurist, presentist
preterit : bygone, former
preterition : pretermission sense 1
preterlabent : flowing beside or by
preterminal : occurring or being in the period prior to death
pretermission : the act or an instance of pretermitting : omission
pretermit : to leave undone : neglect
preternatural : existing outside of nature
preternaturalism : the quality or state of being preternatural
preternaturally : existing outside of nature
preternaturalness : existing outside of nature
pretest : a preliminary test: such as
pretext : a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
prethoracic : situated above or anterior to the thorax
prethoughtful : forethoughtful, prudent
prethoughtfully : forethoughtful, prudent
prethoughtfulness : forethoughtful, prudent
pretibial : lying or occurring anterior to the tibia
pretone : a sound or syllable immediately preceding the accented syllable
pretonic : immediately preceding or constituting one of a succession of consonants immediately preceding a vowel having stress
pretournament : of, occurring in, or done in the time preceding a tournament
pretrain : to train in advance
pretraining : to train in advance
pretravel : before travel : occurring or existing prior to travelling
pretreat : to treat previously : to subject to pretreatment
pretreatment : an act or instance of treating someone or something in advance : preliminary or preparatory treatment
prettification : to make pretty
prettifier : to make pretty
prettify : to make pretty
prettily : artful, clever
prettiness : the quality or state of being pretty
pretty : artful, clever
prettyface : a Californian herb (Triteleia ixioides) sometimes cultivated for its delicate yellow, purple-tinged flowers
prettyish : artful, clever
prettyism : affectation or prettiness in style or manner
pretubercular : occurring in, being in, or being the period preceding the development of lesions definitely identifiable as tuberculous
pretuberculous : occurring in, being in, or being the period preceding the development of lesions definitely identifiable as tuberculous
pretypify : to typify earlier : prefigure
pretzel : a brittle or chewy glazed usually salted slender bread often shaped like a loose knot
preumbonal : situated before the umbones of a bivalve shell
prevail : to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
prevailance : prevalence
prevailingly : most frequently : most commonly
prevailingness : the quality or state of being common, frequent, or predominant
prevailment : power to prevail or dominate : victory
prevalence : the quality or state of being prevalent
prevalent : generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
prevalently : generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
prevaricate : to deviate from the truth : equivocate
prevarication : to deviate from the truth : equivocate
prevaricator : to deviate from the truth : equivocate
prevaricatory : marked by or given to prevarication
prevelar : articulated against the front half of the soft palate
prevenance : attentiveness to or anticipation of others' needs or an instance of such anticipation
prevene : forestall, prevent
prevenience : prévenance
prevenient : antecedent, anticipatory
preveniently : antecedent, anticipatory
prevent : to keep from happening or existing
preventability : to keep from happening or existing
preventable : to keep from happening or existing
preventative : devoted to or concerned with preventing something from happening : preventive entry 1
preventer : to keep from happening or existing
preventible : to keep from happening or existing
preventingly : so as to prevent or hinder
prevention : the act of preventing or hindering
preventionism : a policy of prevention (as of war, fire, disease)
preventionist : one expert in or favoring or employing preventive measures
preventive : devoted to or concerned with prevention : precautionary
preventively : devoted to or concerned with prevention : precautionary
preventiveness : devoted to or concerned with prevention : precautionary
preventorium : an establishment where persons (as children) liable to develop disease (as tuberculosis) receive preventive care and treatment
preverb : a prefix or particle occurring before a verb base (as be- in become)
preverbal : occurring before the verb
prevernal : early flowering or leafing
prevertebral : situated or occurring anterior to a vertebra or the spinal column
prevesical : situated in front of a bladder and especially the urinary bladder
preview : to see beforehand
previous : going before in time or order : prior
previously : going before in time or order : prior
previousness : going before in time or order : prior
previse : foresee
previsibility : foreseeability, predictability
previsible : capable of being foreseen or predicted
previsibly : capable of being foreseen or predicted
prevision : foresight, prescience
previsional : foresight, prescience
prevocalic : immediately preceding a vowel
prevocational : given or required before admission to a vocational school
prevomer : the vomer of a nonmammalian vertebrate
prevue : to see beforehand
prewar : occurring or existing before a war and especially before World War II
prewarn : to warn (someone) beforehand : forewarn
prewash : to wash (something) prior to sale, use, etc.
prewrap : to wrap (something) in advance
prexy : president
prey : an animal taken by a predator as food
preyer : an animal taken by a predator as food
prezonal : situated anterior to the pelvic girdle
prezone :  prozone
priacanthid : of or relating to the Priacanthidae
Priacanthidae : a family of small usually red or rose-colored carnivorous percoid fishes of tropical seas having the body short and covered with rough scales, the eyes large, and the mouth very oblique
Priacanthus : the type genus of the family Priacanthidae including the bigeye of the American coasts
Priapean : a verse in classical poetry composed of a glyconic followed by a pherecratic
Priapic : phallic
priapism : an abnormal often painful persistent erection of the penis
priapulid : of or relating to the Priapuloidea
Priapuloidea : a group of marine worms of obscure position that are classed as a division of Gephyrea and that somewhat resemble the Sipunculoidea from which they are distinguished by the absence of tentacles and usually by the presence of caudal gills
Priapus : a Greek and Roman god of gardens and male generative power
Priapusian : of or relating to the worship of the ancient Greek god Priapus
Price : the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
price : the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
priceable : capable of being priced : having a determinable price
priced : having a specified price
priceite : a mineral Ca4B10O19.7H2O(?) occurring as a snow-white massive calcium borate
priceless : having a value beyond any price : invaluable
pricelessness : the quality or state of being priceless
pricer : the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing
prick : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
pricked : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
pricker : one that pricks
pricket : a spike on which a candle is stuck
prickfoot : a low-growing prickly Australasian plant (Eryngium vesiculosum)
pricking : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
prickingly : in a pricking manner : so as to prick
prickish : easily irritated
prickle : a fine sharp process or projection
prickleback : stickleback
prickled : a fine sharp process or projection
prickless : free from prickles
prickliness : full of or covered with prickles
prickling : a fine sharp process or projection
pricklouse : tailor
prickly : full of or covered with prickles
pricklyback : stickleback
prickmadam : any of several stonecrops used chiefly in folk medicine as anthelmintics
prickmedainty : affectedly nice : goody-goody
pricks : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
prickseam : a seam stitched on the outside (as of a glove) so that both raw edges show
prickspur : an ancient spur with a single point
prickwood : spindle tree
pricky : prickly
pride : the quality or state of being proud: such as
prideful : full of pride: such as
pridefully : full of pride: such as
pridefulness : full of pride: such as
prideless : lacking in pride
pridelessly : lacking in pride
prideweed : horseweed sense 1
pridian : of or relating to a previous day or to yesterday
priding : the quality or state of being proud: such as
pridingly : with a show of pride : vauntingly, proudly
pridy : proud
pried : to look closely or inquisitively
prier : one that pries
priest : one authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God
priestal : of priests : priestly
priestcraft : professional knowledge and skill in respect to the exercise of priestly functions
priestdom : the dominion of priests : religious rule
priestess : a woman authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion
priestfish : a common rockfish (Sebastodes mystinus) of the Pacific coast of North America that is slaty or bluish black above fading to white on the belly and is a leading sport fish of shallow waters
priesthood : the office, dignity, or character of a priest
priestianity : religion that emphasizes the office or power of the priest
priestish : priestlike
priestism : the influence, doctrines, or principles of priests
priestless : having no priest
priestlet : a young, new, or unimportant priest : priestling
priestlike : like a priest : in the manner or character of or befitting to a priest : priestly
priestliness : of or relating to a priest or the priesthood : sacerdotal
priestling : a young priest
priestly : of or relating to a priest or the priesthood : sacerdotal
priestship : the office of a priest
priestshire : an ecclesiastical parish
prig : thief
prigger : thief
priggery : thief
priggish : thief
priggishly : thief
priggishness : thief
priggism : stilted adherence to convention
prill : to convert (something, such as a molten solid) into spherical pellets usually by forming into drops in a spray and allowing the drops to solidify
psephism : a decree of an ancient popular assembly (as of the ecclesia of Athens)
psephisma : a decree of an ancient popular assembly (as of the ecclesia of Athens)
psephite : a coarse fragmental rock composed of rounded pebbles (as conglomerate)  — compare pelite, psammite
psephitic : a coarse fragmental rock composed of rounded pebbles (as conglomerate)  — compare pelite, psammite
psephomancy : divination by pebbles
Psephurus : a genus of ganoid fishes of the larger rivers of China that includes solely the Chinese paddlefish (P. gladius), is closely related to the American genus Polyodon, and is distinguished by a narrow high snout and greatly developed caudal fulcra
Psetta : a genus of large flatfishes including the European turbot
pseudandry : use of a masculine name by a woman as a pseudonym  — compare pseudogyny
pseudaposematic : imitating in coloration or form another animal having dangerous or disagreeable qualities
pseudapospory : production of diploid spores by the sporophytes (as in ferns of the genus Marsilea)  — compare apospory
pseudapostle : one falsely claiming to be an apostle
pseudarthrosis : an abnormal union formed by fibrous tissue between parts of a bone that has fractured usually spontaneously due to congenital weakness
pseudatoll : an island or reef shaped like an atoll but not formed of true coral-reef limestone
pseudaxis : sympodium
Pseudechis : a genus of large Australian elapid snakes including the semiaquatic black snake (P. porphyriacus)
pseudepigraph : pseudepigraphon sense 2
pseudepigrapha : apocrypha
pseudepigraphal : of or relating to pseudepigraphy or pseudepigrapha : falsely or wrongly attributed
pseudepigraphic : of or relating to pseudepigraphy or pseudepigrapha : falsely or wrongly attributed
pseudepigraphical : of or relating to pseudepigraphy or pseudepigrapha : falsely or wrongly attributed
pseudepigraphous : of or relating to pseudepigraphy or pseudepigrapha : falsely or wrongly attributed
pseudepigraphy : the ascription of false names of authors to works
pseudepiscopacy : spurious episcopacy
pseudepiscopy : pseudepiscopacy
pseudimago : subimago
pseudo : being apparently rather than actually as stated : sham, spurious
pseudoacid : a compound believed not to contain acid hydrogen but to be capable of changing into an isomeric compound which is a true acid
pseudoaconitine : a very poisonous crystallizable alkaloid C36H51NO12 found in the root of a plant of the genus Aconitum (A. ferox)
pseudoadiabatic : of or relating to processes whereby the temperature of a rising sample of saturated air as it undergoes volume or pressure variations changes without loss or gain of heat except that due to condensation of water vapor and all condensed material drops out as soon as formed
pseudoalum : any of various double sulphates of aluminum and a bivalent metal (as magnesium or zinc) that are not isomorphous with common alum
pseudoappendicitis : a condition having symptoms like those of appendicitis but not resulting from inflammation of the appendix
pseudoaquatic : growing in moist or wet places but not truly aquatic
pseudoarthrosis : an abnormal union formed by fibrous tissue between parts of a bone that has fractured usually spontaneously due to congenital weakness
pseudobenthonic : of, relating to, or being pseudobenthos
pseudobenthos : pseudoplankton
pseudobranch : an accessory or spurious gill (as on the inner surface of the operculum in various fishes) that is usually small and is sometimes completely hidden beneath the epithelium
pseudobranchia : an accessory or spurious gill (as on the inner surface of the operculum in various fishes) that is usually small and is sometimes completely hidden beneath the epithelium
pseudobranchial : an accessory or spurious gill (as on the inner surface of the operculum in various fishes) that is usually small and is sometimes completely hidden beneath the epithelium
pseudobranchiate : an accessory or spurious gill (as on the inner surface of the operculum in various fishes) that is usually small and is sometimes completely hidden beneath the epithelium
Pseudobranchus : a genus comprising amphibians closely related to the sirens but with thickened functionless gills and with only three toes on each foot and consisting of a single form (P. striatus) of Georgia and Florida that reaches a length of about 18 inches
pseudobrookite : an iron titanium oxide Fe2TiO5 occurring in small brown or black orthorhombic crystals (specific gravity 4.4–4.98)
pseudobulb : a solid bulbous enlargement of the stem (as found in many epiphytic orchids)
pseudobulbar : simulating that (as bulbar paralysis) which is caused by lesions of the medulla oblongata
pseudobulbil : a pear-shaped oophytic outgrowth in various ferns replacing the sporangia and characterizing a phase of apospory
pseudobulbous : relating to or having a pseudobulb
pseudocarbamide : pseudourea
pseudocarp : accessory fruit
pseudocarpous : accessory fruit
pseudocele : a body cavity that is not a product of gastrulation and is not lined with a well-defined mesodermal membrane
pseudocellus : one of a pair of minute structures of unknown function on the head of a proturan
pseudocentrous : having a pseudocentrum
pseudocentrum : the body of a vertebra formed by fusion of the dorsal or dorsal and ventral arcualia (as in tailed amphibians)
Pseudoceratites : a group of Cretaceous ammonites with sutures similar to those of Ceratites
pseudoceratitic : a group of Cretaceous ammonites with sutures similar to those of Ceratites
pseudoceryl : butyrylcholinesterase
pseudochromesthesia : association of sounds with certain colors
pseudoclassic : pretending to be or erroneously regarded as classic
pseudoclassicism : imitative representation of classicism in literature and art
Pseudococcus : a genus (type of the family Pseudococcidae) of mealybugs including several that are economically important  — see citrophilus mealybug, citrus mealybug, comstock mealybug
pseudocone : being an insect eye in which the crystalline cone is formed by a vitreous secretion of the cone cells  — compare eucone
pseudoconhydrine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C8H17NO that is found in hemlock and is isomeric with conhydrine which it closely resembles
pseudocortex : cortex sense 3c
pseudocrystalline : a solid body that looks crystalline even under a microscope but fails to produce a diffraction pattern indicating true crystallinity
pseudocumene : a liquid hydrocarbon C6H3(CH3)3 isomeric with mesitylene and cumene that is found in coal tar and petroleum; 1,2,4-trimethyl-benzene
pseudocumidine : a crystalline base C6H2(CH3)3NH2 isomeric with cumidine; 2,4,5-trimethyl-aniline
pseudocumyl : any of three trimethyl-phenyl radicals (CH3)3C6H2 that are derived from cumene
pseudocyesis : a psychosomatic state that occurs without conception and is marked by some of the physical symptoms and changes in hormonal balance of pregnancy
pseudocyst : a cluster of toxoplasmas in an enucleate host cell
pseudodeltidium : deltidium sense 1
pseudodementia : a that outwardly resembles the cognitive impairment of dementia but does not the result from neurodegeneration and that typically has a psychological cause (such as depression)
pseudoderm : an outer covering in various sponges of the class Calcispongiae formed by outgrowth from the peripheral portions of the incurrent canals
pseudodermic : an outer covering in various sponges of the class Calcispongiae formed by outgrowth from the peripheral portions of the incurrent canals
pseudodiphtheria : a nonpathogenic bacterium (Corynebacterium pseudodiphthericum) that closely resembles the organism causing diphtheria but occurs in healthy throats
pseudodipteral : marked by columniation that is falsely or imperfectly dipteral in that the inner row of columns is omitted but the space for them is preserved
pseudodipteros : a pseudodipteral building
pseudodont : having spurious or horny teeth
pseudodox : a false opinion or doctrine
pseudodoxy : an erroneous belief
pseudoephedrine : an isomer of ephedrine used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate especially to relieve nasal congestion
pseudofarcy : epizootic lymphangitis
pseudogalena : sphalerite
pseudogastrula : amphiblastula
pseudogeneric : a designation used in the manner of a generic name but without taxonomic validity to group organisms too imperfectly known to permit valid classification 
pseudoglanders :  melioidosis
pseudoglioma : an inflammatory condition of the eye which resembles glioma of the retina and is marked by a circumscribed suppurative inflammation of the vitreous body
pseudoglobulin : a simple protein insoluble in half-saturated ammonium sulfate or sodium sulfate solutions but soluble in pure water  — compare euglobulin
pseudoglottis : the space between the false vocal cords
pseudograph : a false writing : a spurious document : forgery, pseudepigraph
pseudographer : a false writing : a spurious document : forgery, pseudepigraph
pseudography : incorrect writing or printing of words : wrong or bad spelling
pseudograsserie : a disease of the gypsy moth and other caterpillars thought to be due to a virus
pseudogyne : an insect (as an aphid) that reproduces parthenogenetically
pseudogynous : an insect (as an aphid) that reproduces parthenogenetically
pseudogyny : use of a feminine name by a man as a pseudonym  — compare pseudandry
pseudohallucination : an externalized sensory image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal
pseudohallucinatory : characterized by or tending to produce pseudohallucinations
pseudohalogen : any of several radicals (as cyanogen and the cyanate, thiocyanate, and azide groups) that resemble halogens in reactions
pseudohermaphrodite : an individual exhibiting pseudohermaphroditism
pseudohermaphroditic : an individual exhibiting pseudohermaphroditism
pseudohermaphroditism : the condition (as that occurring in androgen insensitivity syndrome) of having the gonads and karyotype of one sex and external genitalia that is of the other sex or is ambiguous  — compare hermaphroditism, intersexuality
pseudohexagonal : approximating in form to the hexagonal type
pseudohyoscyamine : an alkaloid C17H23NO3 obtained from the leaves of a corkwood (Duboisia myoporoides) and used as a sedative and antispasmodic like atropine
pseudohypertrophic : falsely hypertrophic
pseudohypertrophy : falsely hypertrophic
pseudoinsoluble : of, relating to, or constituting a substance that is not dissolved by the usual acid reagents but that is soluble in some specific solvent
pseudoisatin : the isomeric lactam form of isatin
pseudojervine : a crystalline alkaloid C29H43NO7 resembling jervine and occurring with it
pseudolabial : simulating a lip : having or being a pseudolabium
pseudolabium : a liplike process especially on a nematode worm
Pseudolamellibranchia : an order of Lamel libranchia comprising bivalve mollusks (as scallops, pearl oysters, true oysters) having gills with interfilamentary and interlamellar junctions poorly developed, the mantle edges entirely open, and the anterior adductor muscle usually wanting
pseudolamellibranchiate : an order of Lamel libranchia comprising bivalve mollusks (as scallops, pearl oysters, true oysters) having gills with interfilamentary and interlamellar junctions poorly developed, the mantle edges entirely open, and the anterior adductor muscle usually wanting
Pseudolarix : a genus of Chinese coniferous deciduous trees (family Pinaceae) having the staminate flowers clustered and the cone scales deciduous  — compare larix  — see golden larch
pseudoleucite : a mixture of orthoclase and nepheline pseudomorphic after leucite
pseudoleukemia : any abnormal state (as Hodgkin's lymphoma) resembling leukemia in its anatomical changes but lacking the changes in the circulating blood characteristic of the latter
pseudoleukemic : any abnormal state (as Hodgkin's lymphoma) resembling leukemia in its anatomical changes but lacking the changes in the circulating blood characteristic of the latter
pseudological : fantastically or romantically falsified
pseudologist : liar
pseudologue : a pathological liar
pseudology : falsehood, lying
pseudomalachite : a hydrous basic copper phosphate Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4.H2O(?) resembling malachite
pseudomancy : false or counterfeit divination
pseudomantic : false or counterfeit divination
pseudomembrane : false membrane
pseudomembranous : characterized by the presence or formation of a false membrane
pseudometameric : of, relating to, or exhibiting pseudometamerism
pseudometamerism : false segmentation
Pseudomonas : pseudomonad
pseudomonocotyledonous : having the two cotyledons coalesced or one of them aborted
pseudomonotropy : monotropy in which the transition point lies below the melting points of the two forms
pseudomorph : a mineral having the characteristic outward form of another species
pseudomorphic : a mineral having the characteristic outward form of another species
pseudomorphine : a nonpoisonous crystalline alkaloid C34H36N2O6 obtained from opium and by oxidation of morphine
pseudomorphism : a mineral having the characteristic outward form of another species
pseudomorphose : to transform into a pseudomorph
pseudomorphosis : transformation into a pseudomorph
pseudomorphous : a mineral having the characteristic outward form of another species
pseudomucin : a mucoprotein occurring in ovarian cysts
pseudoneuropter : an insect of the division Pseudoneuroptera
Pseudoneuroptera : a division of insects having reticulate wings like those of the Neuroptera among which they have sometimes been included but undergoing an incomplete metamorphosis and including the dragonflies, mayflies, termites, psocids and book lice, bird lice, caddis flies, scorpion flies, stone flies, and others that are now placed in separate orders
pseudoneuropteran : a division of insects having reticulate wings like those of the Neuroptera among which they have sometimes been included but undergoing an incomplete metamorphosis and including the dragonflies, mayflies, termites, psocids and book lice, bird lice, caddis flies, scorpion flies, stone flies, and others that are now placed in separate orders
pseudoneuropterous : a division of insects having reticulate wings like those of the Neuroptera among which they have sometimes been included but undergoing an incomplete metamorphosis and including the dragonflies, mayflies, termites, psocids and book lice, bird lice, caddis flies, scorpion flies, stone flies, and others that are now placed in separate orders
pseudonitrole : any of a class of compounds of the general formula RR′C(NO)NO2 formed by the action of nitrous acid on a disubstituted nitromethane RR′CHNO2 as pungent-odored, colorless, solid dimers that when fused or dissolved depolymerize into the monomers of intense and characteristic blue color  — compare nitrolic acid
pseudonitrosite : any of a class of compounds isomeric with nitrosites and characterized by the grouping −C(NO)C(NO2)
pseudonucleolus : karyosome
pseudonychium : paronychium
pseudonym : a fictitious name
pseudonymity : the use of a pseudonym
pseudonymous : bearing or using a fictitious name
pseudonymously : bearing or using a fictitious name
pseudonymousness : bearing or using a fictitious name
pseudoparalysis : apparent lack or loss of muscular power (as that produced by pain) that is not accompanied by true paralysis
pseudoparasitic : an object or organism that resembles or is mistaken for a parasite
pseudoparenchyma : compactly interwoven short-celled filaments especially in fungi that resemble parenchyma of higher plants
pseudoparenchymatous : compactly interwoven short-celled filaments especially in fungi that resemble parenchyma of higher plants
pseudopelletierine : a crystalline bicyclic alkaloid C9H15NO found with pelletierine
pseudopercular : of or relating to a pseudoperculum
pseudoperculate : of or relating to a pseudoperculum
pseudoperculum : epiphragm sense 1
pseudoperianth : a thin cuplike or saclike protective envelope one cell thick that develops after fertilization around the archegonium in some liverworts
pseudoperidium : a membranous cup enclosing the aeciospores in various rust fungi
pseudoperipteral : marked by columniation that is falsely or imperfectly peripteral with the lateral or lateral and rear columns engaged  — compare peristylar
Pseudopeziza : a genus of fungi (family Mollisiaceae) having smooth waxy ascocarps and thin-walled asci that bear hyaline unicellular spores, containing one form (P. medicaginis) that causes a leaf spot of alfalfa and another (P. ribis) that causes anthracnose of currants, and including some species that were formerly included in the form genera Colletotrichum, Gloeosporium, and Marssonina
pseudopionnotes : pionnotes that are buttery instead of gelatinous
pseudoplasm : an apparent neoplasm that disappears spontaneously
pseudoplasmodium : an aggregation of myxamoebas resembling a plasmodium but without protoplasmic fusion (as in members of the genus Acrasis)
pseudopod : pseudopodium
pseudopodal : pseudopodium
pseudopodia : a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (such as an amoeba or a white blood cell) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food or other particulate matter  — see amoeba illustration
pseudopodial : pseudopodium
pseudopodium : a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (such as an amoeba or a white blood cell) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food or other particulate matter  — see amoeba illustration
pseudopore : a pore in the pseudoderm of a sponge
pseudoporphyritic : having a porphyritic appearance caused by the more rapid growth of various crystals but not being a true porphyry
pseudopregnancy : pseudocyesis
pseudopregnant : pseudocyesis
pseudoptics : the study of optical illusions
pseudopupa : resting stage that intervenes in any of various insects between two of the larval stages of hypermetamorphosis
pseudopupal : resting stage that intervenes in any of various insects between two of the larval stages of hypermetamorphosis
pseudopurpurin : a red crystalline compound C14H4O2(OH)3COOH obtained from madder root and also made synthetically that decomposes in boiling water into purpurin and carbon dioxide and whose alumina lake is a fine red pigment; purpurin-carboxylic acid
pseudorabies : an acute febrile virus disease of domestic animals (as cattle and swine) that is caused by a herpesvirus of the genus Varicellovirus (species Suid herpesvirus 1) and that is marked by cutaneous irritation and intense itching followed by encephalomyelitis and pharyngeal paralysis and commonly terminating in death within 48 hours
pseudoracemic : of or relating to optically inactive mixed crystals containing equal quantities of the dextro and levo forms of an active compound
pseudoramose : forming false branches
pseudoreduction : an apparent halving of the number of chromosomes by synapsis
pseudoreminiscence : an error of memory consisting in illusory recall of an experience that one has not had  — compare confabulation
pseudosalt : a compound (as stannic chloride or mercuric cyanide) analogous in formula to a salt and sometimes called a salt but not ionized as such
Pseudoscarus : a widely distributed genus of parrot fishes
pseudoscientific : a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
Pseudoscines : a superfamily equivalent to the suborder Menurae
pseudoscinine : a superfamily equivalent to the suborder Menurae
pseudosclerosis : a condition having symptoms like those of multiple sclerosis
pseudoscope : an optical instrument that exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed, thus producing an effect opposite to that of the stereoscope
pseudoscopic : an optical instrument that exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed, thus producing an effect opposite to that of the stereoscope
pseudoscopically : an optical instrument that exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed, thus producing an effect opposite to that of the stereoscope
pseudoscopy : the production of the effect of reversed relief (as by the pseudoscope)
pseudoscorpion : any of a widely distributed order (Pseudoscorpionida synonym Pseudoscorpiones) of tiny arachnids that have no caudal stinger and feed on tiny invertebrates (such as insects and mites)
Pseudoscorpiones : an order of Arachnida comprising the book scorpions
pseudoseptate : apparently septate
pseudoskeleton : a sponge skeleton consisting of foreign bodies not secreted by the animal
pseudosocial : marked by or reflecting loyalty to a small group that is usually predatory and parasitic on society
pseudosolution : a colloidal solution
pseudosperm : pseudospermium
pseudospermium : a small indehiscent seedlike fruit (as an achene)
pseudospermous : a small indehiscent seedlike fruit (as an achene)
pseudosphere : a surface of constant negative curvature (as generated by the revolution of a tractrix about its axis)
pseudostereoscopic : giving the impression of three-dimensional relief by other means (as movement, color, perspective) than binocular vision
pseudostoma : a stigma in serous membrane filled by intercellular substance or otherwise closed
pseudostomatous : a stigma in serous membrane filled by intercellular substance or otherwise closed
pseudostomous : a stigma in serous membrane filled by intercellular substance or otherwise closed
Pseudosuchia : a suborder of Thecodontia comprising small slender generalized Triassic reptiles probably near the common ancestry of dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians
pseudosuchian : a suborder of Thecodontia comprising small slender generalized Triassic reptiles probably near the common ancestry of dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians
pseudosyllogism : a formal fallacy in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises
pseudosymmetric : exhibiting pseudosymmetry
pseudosymmetrical : exhibiting pseudosymmetry
pseudosymmetry : the apparent symmetry in crystals that come to resemble (as in the apparently hexagonal prisms of aragonite) forms of another system
Pseudotetramera : a division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure so that there appear to be but four joints
pseudotetrameral : a division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure so that there appear to be but four joints
pseudotetramerous : a division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure so that there appear to be but four joints
pseudotrachea : one of a series of chitinous tubes in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera) through which liquid food is taken into the mouth
pseudotracheal : one of a series of chitinous tubes in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera) through which liquid food is taken into the mouth
Pseudotrimera : a division of beetles having 4-jointed tarsi but with the 4th joint very small and hidden by the 3d
pseudotrimeral : a division of beetles having 4-jointed tarsi but with the 4th joint very small and hidden by the 3d
pseudotrimerous : a division of beetles having 4-jointed tarsi but with the 4th joint very small and hidden by the 3d
pseudotropine : a crystalline alkaloid C8H15NO stereoisomeric with tropine and formed by hydrolysis of tropacocaine
Pseudotsuga : a genus of American and Asiatic evergreen trees (family Pinaceae) having whorled branches, linear flat leaves, monoecious flowers, and pendulous rather large cones that have the bracts longer than the cone scales and the midrib of each produced into a rigid awn and two pointed lobes  — see big-cone spruce, douglas fir
pseudotuberculosis : any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (such as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) other than the tubercle bacillus
pseudoturbinal : an inversion of the lateral wall of the nose of a reptile or bird
pseudovolcano : a false volcano : an eruptive vent not emitting lava like a true volcano
pseudovum : an egg capable of developing without fertilization : a parthenogenetic egg
pseudoyohimbine : a crystalline alkaloid C21H26N2O3 isomeric with yohimbine and occurring with it
pseudozoea : a larval stage in the Stomatopoda similar to the decapod zoea
Pshav : a member of a mountain people of the Caucasus
psi : the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Psidium : a genus of tropical American trees (family Myrtaceae) having pubescent leaves and cymose flowers with broad calyx tube and 4- or 5-celled ovary becoming in fruit a pulpy, many-seeded berry  — see guava
psilanthropic : relating to or embodying psilanthropy
psilanthropism : psilanthropy
psilanthropist : one who believes that Christ was a mere man
psilanthropy : a doctrine of the merely human existence of Christ
psilomelane : a basic oxide of barium and bivalent and quadrivalent manganese probably BaMnMn8O16(OH)4  — compare hollandite, coronadite
Psilophytales : an order of Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known land plants with vascular structure
psilophyte : any of a division (Psilophyta) of simple dichotomously branched plants that first appeared during the Late Silurian, are now limited to two extant genera, lack true leaves and roots, and include the oldest known land plants with vascular tissue
Psilophyton : a genus (the type of the family Psilophytaceae) of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia
psilosis : a falling out of hair
Psilotaceae : a family of plants that are usually placed in order Psilotales and are characterized by nearly naked stems, minute scalelike leaves, and 2- or 3-celled sporangia  — compare psilotum , tmesipteris
psilotaceous : a family of plants that are usually placed in order Psilotales and are characterized by nearly naked stems, minute scalelike leaves, and 2- or 3-celled sporangia  — compare psilotum , tmesipteris
psilotic : of or relating to psilosis
Psilotum : a genus (the type of the family Psilotaceae) of chiefly tropical fern allies with terrestrial or epiphytic habit, slender branching stems, and sessile 3-celled sporangia usually in spikes
Psithyrus : a genus of large bees resembling bumblebees but lacking the pollen-collecting apparatus and the worker caste and being parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
psittaceous : psittacine
Psittacidae : a family of parrots coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
Psittaciformes : an order of zygodactyl birds comprising the parrots and related birds (as the amazons, cockatoos, lorikeets, lories, macaws, parrakeets)
psittacine : of or relating to the parrots
psittacism : automatic speech without thought of the meaning of the words spoken
psittacosis : an infectious disease of birds caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia psittaci synonym Chlamydophila psittaci), marked by diarrhea and wasting, and transmissible to humans in whom it occurs as a flu-like illness often accompanied by pneumonia
Psittacus : a type genus of Psittacidae formerly extensive but now usually restricted to the African gray
psoas : either of two internal muscles of the loin:
psoatic : of or relating to a psoas
psocid : any of an order (Psocoptera synonym Corrodentia) of minute usually winged primitive insects (such as a book louse) having simple mouthparts
Psocidae : a family of small soft-bodied winged insects (order Corrodentia) related to the book lice, widely distributed, and feeding upon lichens, fungi, and decaying vegetation
psocine : a family of small soft-bodied winged insects (order Corrodentia) related to the book lice, widely distributed, and feeding upon lichens, fungi, and decaying vegetation
psora : psoriasis
Psoralea : a large widely distributed genus of herbs and shrubs (family Leguminosae) with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers  — see breadroot
psoriasiform : resembling psoriasis or a psoriatic lesion
psoriasis : a chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales
psoriatic : a chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales
psoric : of or relating to psoriasis
Psorophora : a genus of large showy mosquitoes having the palpi of dissimilar length in the two sexes and the scutellum 3-lobed
Psoroptes : a genus (the type of the family Psoroptidae) of mites having piercing mandibles and suckers with jointed pedicels, living on and irritating the skin of various mammals, and resulting in the development of inflammatory skin diseases (as mange)
psoroptic : mange caused by mites of the genus Psoroptes
psorosis : a virus disease of citrus trees affecting sweet oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit and characterized by scaly bark and exudation of gum and in the later stages retarded growth, small yellow leaves, and dieback of twigs
psorosperm : a myxosporidian spore
psorospermial : a myxosporidian spore
psorospermic : a myxosporidian spore
pst Pacific standard time
psych : psychoanalyze
psychagogic : attractive, persuasive, inspiring
psychagogue : a believer in or practicer of psychagogy
psychagogy : a psychotherapeutic method of influencing behavior by suggesting desirable life goals
psychal : psychical
psychalgia : mental distress
psychanalysis : a method of analyzing psychic phenomena and treating emotional disorders that involves treatment sessions during which the patient is encouraged to talk freely about personal experiences and especially about early childhood and dreams
psychasthenia : a neurotic state characterized especially by phobias, obsessions, or compulsions that one knows are irrational
psychasthenic : a neurotic state characterized especially by phobias, obsessions, or compulsions that one knows are irrational
Psyche : a princess loved by Cupid
psyche : a princess loved by Cupid
Psychean : of or relating to Psyche
psychiater : psychiatrist
psychiatric : a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
psychiatrically : a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
psychiatrist : a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
psychiatry : a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
psychic : of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
psychical : of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
psychically : of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
Psychichthys : a genus of chimaeras differing from Chimaera in having no anal fin
psychicism : psychical research
psychicist : one interested in or concerned with psychical research
psychics : of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
psychid : of or relating to the Psychidae
Psychidae : a family of moths the males of which have thinly scaled or nearly transparent wings while the females are wingless and wormlike
psychism : a doctrine that there is a fluid universally diffused and equally animating all living beings
psychoanalysis : a method of analyzing psychic phenomena and treating emotional disorders that involves treatment sessions during which the patient is encouraged to talk freely about personal experiences and especially about early childhood and dreams
psychoanalyst : a method of analyzing psychic phenomena and treating emotional disorders that involves treatment sessions during which the patient is encouraged to talk freely about personal experiences and especially about early childhood and dreams
psychoanalytic : of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques
psychoanalytical : of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques
psychoanalytically : of, relating to, or employing psychoanalysis or its principles and techniques
psychoanalyze : to treat by means of psychoanalysis
psychobiochemistry : biochemistry applied to the problems of psychology and psychiatry
psychobiologic : the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes
psychobiological : the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes
psychobiology : the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes
psychocatharsis : catharsis sense 2
Psychoda : the type genus of Psychodidae
psychodiagnostics : a branch of psychology concerned with the use of tests in the evaluation of personality and the determination of factors underlying human behavior
Psychodidae : a family of very small dipteran flies (suborder Nematocera) that have hairy wings resembling those of moths and larvae developing in moss and damp plant matter and that include some of medical importance belonging to the genus Phlebotomus
psychodrama : an extemporized dramatization designed to afford catharsis and social relearning for one or more of the participants from whose life history the plot is abstracted
psychodynamic : the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behavior and mental states
psychodynamics : the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behavior and mental states
psychoeducational : of or relating to the psychological aspects of education
psychoethical : of or relating to innate ethical principles
psychogalvanic : of or relating to the psychogalvanic reflex
psychogalvanometer : a galvanometer used to detect the psychogalvanic reflex
psychogenesis : the origin and development of mental functions, traits, or states
psychogenetic : the origin and development of mental functions, traits, or states
psychogenetically : of or relating to psychogenesis
psychogenetics : the study of psychogenesis
psychogenic : originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict
psychogeny : psychogenesis sense 1
psychognosis : the study of the psyche in relation to character
psychognostic : of or relating to psychognosis
psychogram : a description of the mental functioning of an individual
psychograph : psychobiography
psychographer : the writer of a psychograph : a psychological biographer
psychographic : market research or statistics classifying population groups according to psychological variables (such as attitudes, values, or fears)
psychography : automatic writing used for spiritualistic purposes
psychoid : a hypothetical vital principle directing the behavior of an organism
psychokinesia : a fit of violent maniacal action resulting from defective inhibition
psychokinesis : movement of physical objects by the mind without use of physical means  — compare precognition, telekinesis
psychokinetic : movement of physical objects by the mind without use of physical means  — compare precognition, telekinesis
psychokyme : the neural energy operative in any mental activity
psycholepsy : an attack of hopelessness and mental inertia especially following elation and occurring typically in psychasthenic individuals
psycholeptic : of, relating to, or being a tranquilizing drug
psychologic : of or relating to psychology
psychological : of or relating to psychology
psychologically : of or relating to psychology
psychologism : a theory that applies psychological conceptions to the interpretation of historical events or logical thought
psychologist : a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychology
psychologize : to speculate in psychological terms or on psychological motivations
psychologue : one devoted to psychology or to psychologism
psychology : the science of mind and behavior
psychomachy : a conflict of the soul (as with the body or between good and evil)
psychometer : one who practices the occult art of psychometry
psychometric : of or relating to psychometrics or psychometry
psychometrically : of or relating to psychometrics or psychometry
psychometrician : a person (such as a clinical psychologist) who is skilled in the administration and interpretation of objective psychological tests
psychometrics : the psychological theory or technique of mental measurement
psychometrist : psychometrician
psychometrize : to interpret by the occult art of psychometry
psychometry : divination of facts concerning an object or its owner through contact with or proximity to the object
psychomorphism : the attribution of mental processes (as feeling and purpose) to animals or to inanimate objects
psychomotility : bodily movement proceeding from mental processes and indicating psychological tendencies and traits
psychomotor : of or relating to motor action directly proceeding from mental activity
psychon : an ultimate particle of psychic nature
psychoneural : of or relating to the interrelationship of the nervous system and consciousness : relating to the mental functions of the central nervous system
psychoneurological : of, relating to, or concerned with psychology and neurology especially in their clinical aspects
psychoneurosis : neurosis
psychoneurotic : neurosis
psychonomic : of, relating to, or constituting the laws of mental functioning
psychonomics : the science of the laws relating the mind to the organism's internal and external environment : psychology
psychonomy : psychonomics
psychopannychian : psychopannychist
psychopannychism : the theological doctrine that the soul falls asleep at death and does not wake until the resurrection of the body
psychopannychist : one who believes in or supports the doctrine of psychopannychism
psychopannychistic : of or relating to psychopannychism
psychopannychy : psychopannychistic slumber
psychopath : a mentally unstable person
psychopathia : psychopathy
psychopathic : of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
psychopathist : psychopathologist
psychopathologic : the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental illness or in social disorganization
psychopathological : the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental illness or in social disorganization
psychopathologist : the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental illness or in social disorganization
psychopathy : mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity, a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies
psychophobia : an aversion to psychological considerations
psychophysical : of or relating to psychophysics
psychophysically : of or relating to psychophysics
psychophysicist : a branch of psychology concerned with the effect of physical processes (such as intensity of stimulation) on the mental processes of an organism
psychophysics : a branch of psychology concerned with the effect of physical processes (such as intensity of stimulation) on the mental processes of an organism
psychophysiologic : of or relating to physiological psychology
psychophysiological : of or relating to physiological psychology
psychophysiologically : of or relating to physiological psychology
psychophysiologist : physiological psychology
psychophysiology : physiological psychology
psychoplasm : a primordial substance held to supply the basis of the psychical as well as of the physical
psychopomp : a conductor of souls to the afterworld
psychopompos : a conductor of souls to the afterworld
psychorrhagic : of or relating to the psychorrhagy
psychorrhagy : temporary manifestation of a person's soul to other persons at a distance from his body
psychosensorial : psychosensory
psychosensory : of or relating to sense perception
psychoses : a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
psychosexual : of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development
psychosexuality : the mental or emotional factors of sex
psychosexually : of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development
psychosis : a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
psychosocial : involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosomatic : of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
psychosomatics : a branch of medical science dealing with interrelationships between the mind or emotions and the body and especially with the relation of psychic conflict to somatic symptomatology
psychosome : the mental and physical organism : mind and body as a functional unit
psychostatic : of or relating to psychostatics
psychostatical : of or relating to psychostatics
psychostatically : of or relating to psychostatics
psychostatics : the study of the conditions of mental processes
psychosurgeon : cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms
psychosurgery : cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms
psychosynthesis : a form of psychotherapy combining psychoanalytic techniques with meditation and exercise
psychosynthetic : of or relating to psychosynthesis
psychotaxis : an involuntary adjustment of one's modes of thought and action for keeping the agreeable and avoiding the disagreeable as a mechanism of ego defense
psychotechnical : of or relating or devoted to the practical applications (as industrial or military problems) of psychology
psychotechnician : one specializing in the practical application of psychology (as in the use of psychological tests)  — compare psychometrician
psychotechnics : psychotechnology sense 1
psychotechnological : the application of psychological methods and results to the solution of practical problems especially in industry
psychotechnology : the application of psychological methods and results to the solution of practical problems especially in industry
psychotheism : the doctrine that God is pure spirit
psychotherapeutic : of, relating to, or used in psychotherapy
psychotherapeutics : psychotherapy
psychotherapeutist : psychotherapist
psychotherapist : treatment of mental or emotional disorder or of related bodily ills by psychological means
psychotherapy : treatment of mental or emotional disorder or of related bodily ills by psychological means
psychotic : of, relating to, marked by, or affected with psychosis
Psychotria : a very large genus of chiefly South American shrubs, trees, or rarely herbs (family Rubiaceae) having corymbose flowers with a 5-lobed corolla and a fruit that is a berrylike drupe with two nutlets
psychotrine : a yellow crystalline alkaloid C28H36N2O4 having a blue fluorescence and found in ipecac
Psychozoic : of or relating to the period beginning with the appearance of man on the earth : quaternary
psychrograph : a self-recording psychrometer giving simultaneous readings of the dry-bulb and wet-bulb thermometer
psychrometer : a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry one and with the difference between the readings constituting a measure of the dryness of the atmosphere
psychrometric : a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry one and with the difference between the readings constituting a measure of the dryness of the atmosphere
psychrometry : a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry one and with the difference between the readings constituting a measure of the dryness of the atmosphere
psychrophile : a psychrophilic organism  — compare mesophile, thermophile
psychrophilic : thriving at a relatively low temperature
psychrophyte : a plant suited to arctic or alpine conditions
psykter : a jar used in ancient Greece for cooling wine
Psylla : any of various plant lice (family Psyllidae) including economically important plant pests  — compare pear psylla
psylla : any of various plant lice (family Psyllidae) including economically important plant pests  — compare pear psylla
psyllid : psylla
Psyllidae : a family of homopterous insects comprising the jumping plant lice and having long usually 10-jointed antennae, forewings that are thickened and often feathery, and the femora thickened and adapted for leaping
psyllium : the seed of a fleawort (especially Plantago psyllium) that has the property of swelling and becoming gelatinous when moist and is used as a mild laxative
ptarmic : a substance that causes sneezing
Ptarmica : sneezewort
ptarmical : a substance that causes sneezing
ptarmigan : any of various grouses (genus Lagopus) of northern regions with completely feathered feet
Ptelea : a small genus of North American shrubs or small trees (family Rutaceae) having 3- to 5-foliolate leaves and panicles of small greenish flowers with 4 or 5 imbricated petals and a rounded samara  — see hop tree
Ptenoglossa : a division of Pectinibranchia comprising the gastropod families Janthinidae and Epitoniidae in which the median tooth is very small or wanting and the lateral teeth are strong and hooked and largest at the outside of each row
ptenoglossate : a division of Pectinibranchia comprising the gastropod families Janthinidae and Epitoniidae in which the median tooth is very small or wanting and the lateral teeth are strong and hooked and largest at the outside of each row
Pteranodon : any of a genus (Pteranodon) of Cretaceous pterosaurs having a backwardly directed bony crest on the skull and a wingspan of about 25 feet (7.7 meters)
pteranodont : of or relating to Pteranodon or a closely related genus
pteraspid : of or relating to the Pteraspidae
Pteraspidae : a family of widespread Silurian and Lower Devonian ostracoderms (class Heterostraci)  — see pteraspis
Pteraspis : the type genus of Pteraspidae comprising small ostracoderms in which the dorsal armor is made up of 7 large plates
pterergate : an abnormal worker ant with minute wings
pteric : of, relating to, or resembling a wing
Pterichthyodes : a genus of ostracoderms (subclass Antiarcha) from the Devonian rocks of Scotland having the head covered with bony plates and bearing the orbits close together on its dorsal surface with the anterior half of the body encased in a buckler of large bony plates
pterideous : of or relating to Pteris or a closely related genus
pteridium : a genus of ferns that are related to and sometimes included in Pteris and that have in addition to the false indusium formed by the frond margin a true indusium on the inner side of the sori  — see bracken
pteridography : the description of ferns
pteridoid : of, relating to, or resembling a fern
pteridological : the study of ferns
pteridologist : the study of ferns
pteridology : the study of ferns
Pteridophyta : a division of vascular plants coordinate with Bryophyta and Spermatophyta and coextensive with the subdivisions Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and the class Filicineae of the Pteropsida
pteridophyte : any of a division (Pteridophyta) of vascular plants (such as a fern) that have roots, stems, and leaves but lack flowers or seeds
pteridophytic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pteridophyta
pteridophytous : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pteridophyta
pteridosperm : seed fern
Pteridospermaphyta : a group of fossil plants coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales but treated as coordinate with Gymnospermae and Angiospermae
pteridospermaphytic : a group of fossil plants coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales but treated as coordinate with Gymnospermae and Angiospermae
pteridospermous : a group of fossil plants coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales but treated as coordinate with Gymnospermae and Angiospermae
pterion : the point on each side of the skull where the parietal and temporal bones meet the greater wing of the sphenoid
Pteris : a genus of coarse ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having variously divided or rarely simple fronds with a marginal linear continuous sorus and an indusium composed of the reflexed margin of the frond  — see pteridium
Pterobranchia : an order of Hemichordata or an independent phylum of uncertain affinities that comprises two genera (Cephalodiscus and Rhabdopleura) of small deep-sea tube-dwelling animals that commonly reproduce by budding
pterocarpous : having winged fruit
Pterocarpus : a genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosae) with alternate pinnate leaves, yellow flowers, and a broad legume having a membranous-winged margin  — see kino
Pterocarya : a genus of Asiatic trees (family Juglandaceae) having thin-shelled nuts subtended by bracteoles that become enlarged in the two-winged fruit
Pterocaulon : a small genus of vigorous woolly or downy perennial herbs (family Compositae) with alternate decurrent leaves and flower heads in dense terminal clusters  — see black root, golden cudweed
Pterocletes : a suborder or Columbiformes coextensive with the Pteroclididae
pterodactyl : any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
pterographer : a specialist in pterography
pterographic : of or relating to pterography
pterographical : of or relating to pterography
pterography : the description of feathers
pteroid : winglike
pteroma : the enclosed space of a stoa, portico, or peristyle including the stylobate and the space to the solid wall behind the portico (as in a Greek temple)
pteromalid : of or relating to the Pteromalidae
Pteromalidae : a large family of chalcid flies having larvae that are parasitic on the larvae of other insects (as of the orders Lepidoptera and Coleoptera) and some that are hyperparasites
pteropaedes : birds (as the megapodes) able to fly shortly after hatching
pteropaedic : of or relating to the pteropaedes
pteropegal : of or relating to the pteropegum
pteropegous : of or relating to the pteropegum
pteropegum : an articular socket of the wing of an insect
pterophorid : of or relating to the Pterophoridae
Pterophoridae : a family of moths comprising the plume moths and having larvae that are usually leaf rollers
pteropod : any of the opisthobranch mollusks comprising two orders (Thecosomata and Gymnosomata) and having the anterior lobes of the foot expanded into broad thin winglike swimming organs
Pteropoda : a division of Tectibranchia formerly ranked as a separate class of Mollusca comprising small hermaphroditic gastropod mollusks having the anterior lobes of the foot developed in the form of broad thin winglike organs with which they swim at or near the surface of the sea, usually lacking gills, and frequently lacking a shell
Pteropodidae : a family of fruit bats coextensive with the suborder Megachiroptera
pteropodium : a pteropod's foot
pteropodous : of or relating to the Pteropoda
Pteropsida : a subdivision of Tracheophyta comprising vascular plants (as the ferns and flowering plants) with well-developed and typically large leaves, leaf gaps usually present in the primary vascular cylinder, and sporangia abaxial on normal or modified leaves and including the classes Filicineae, Gymnospermae, and Angiospermae  — compare lycopsida , psilopsida , sphenopsida
Pteropus : the type genus of Pteropodidae comprising the common fruit bats
pterosaur : any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit
Pterosauria : an order of Archosauria comprising flying reptiles flourishing from the Jurassic to late Cretaceous times and including the pterodactyls and related forms
Pterostemon : a genus of Mexican shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) having pubescent twigs, alternate dentate leaves, showy white perfect flowers in cymes, and capsular fruit
pterostigma : an opaque thickened spot on the costal margin of the wing of an insect
pterostigmal : an opaque thickened spot on the costal margin of the wing of an insect
pterostigmatic : an opaque thickened spot on the costal margin of the wing of an insect
pterostigmatical : an opaque thickened spot on the costal margin of the wing of an insect
pterotheca : the part of the pupa case that covers the rudimentary wing of an insect
pterothorax : the mesothorax and metathorax of an insect
pterotic : of, relating to, or constituting a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of a fish
pteroylglutamic : folic acid
pterygial : of or relating to a pterygium
pterygiophore : one of the cartilaginous or bony elements (as basalia and radialia) by which rays of the fin of a fish are supported : actinost
pterygium : a fleshy mass of thickened conjunctiva that grows over part of the cornea usually from the inner side of the eyeball and causes a disturbance of vision
pterygobranchiate : having plumose gills
pterygode : patagium sense 2a
pterygodum : patagium sense 2a
pterygoid : of, relating to, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull
pterygomandibular : of, relating to, or linking the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the mandible
pterygomaxillary : of, relating to, or connecting the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla
pterygopalatine : a small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and behind by the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and that contains among other structures the pterygopalatine ganglion 
pterygophore : actinost
pterygopodium : a clasper of an elasmobranch
pterygoquadrate : of, relating to, or constituting the upper half of the first branchial arch that gives rise in lower vertebrates to most of the upper jaw
pterygospinous : situated or extending between the lateral pterygoid plate and the inferiorly directed spine on the posterior part of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
Pterygota : a subclass of Insecta consisting of the winged and secondarily wingless insects  — compare apterygota
pterygote : of or relating to the subclass Pterygota
pterygotous : of or relating to the subclass Pterygota
pteryla : one of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow
pterylographic : of or relating to pterylography
pterylographical : of or relating to pterylography
pterylography : the study or description of the pterylae of birds
pterylological : of or relating to pterylology
pterylology : the study of pterylosis
pterylosis : the arrangement of feathers in definite areas of growth
Ptilichthyidae : a family of blennies comprising the quillfishes
Ptilimnium : a genus (family Umbelliferae) of widely distributed annual herbs having finely dissected leaves, compound umbels of minute white flowers, and angled or winged fruits  — see mock bishop's-weed
ptilinal : of or relating to the ptilinum
ptilinum : a vesicular organ on the front of the head of flies that assists in rupturing the pupa case and shortly afterward shrinks away
Ptilocercus : a group of insectivores comprising the pentails
Ptilonorhynchidae : a family of passerine birds that comprises the bowerbirds and is often included as a subfamily in Paradiseidae
ptilosis : plumage irrespective of pterylosis
Ptilota : a genus of marine red algae (family Ceramiaceae) having flat feathery fronds
ptinid : of or relating to the Ptinidae
Ptinidae : an extensive family of serricorn beetles of small size and usually brown color that live mostly on dead animal and vegetable matter
Ptinus : the type genus of Ptinidae comprising predominantly brown often hirsute beetles and including several pests of stored products  — see spider beetle
ptisan : a decoction of barley with other ingredients
Ptolemaic : of or relating to the second century geographer and astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria and especially to his belief that the earth is at the center of the universe with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
Ptolemaism : the principles of the Ptolemaic system
Ptolemaist : a supporter of the Ptolemaic system
Ptolemy name of 15 kings of Egypt 323–30 b.c.
ptomaine : any of various organic bases which are formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria on nitrogenous matter and some of which are poisonous
ptosis : a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part
ptotic : relating to or affected with ptosis
ptyalagogue : sialagogue
ptyalin : an amylase found in the saliva of many animals that converts starch into sugar
ptyalism : hypersalivation, sialorrhea
Ptychoparia : a genus of Middle and Upper Cambrian trilobites with small prominent glabella, long narrow thorax, and strongly segmented pygidium
ptychopariid : a trilobite of the genus Ptychoparia
ptychopterygial : of or relating to a ptychopterygium
ptychopterygium : a primitive fin consisting of a low triangular flap supported by a series of unbranched rays
Ptychosperma : a genus of pinnate-leaved palms that are native chiefly to Australasia and have pinnatisect leaves with segments cuneate and erose on the margin and small monoecious flowers borne in a slender branched spadix
ptyxis : the disposition of a single leaf in the bud
pu plutonium
pua : an East Indian shrub (Maoutia puya) of the family Urticaceae the bast fiber of which is used for cordage
pub : public house sense 2
pubble : fat, plump
puberal : of or relating to puberty
pubertal : of or relating to puberty
puberty : the condition of being or the period of becoming first capable of reproducing sexually that is brought on by the production of sex hormones and the maturing of the reproductive organs (such as the testes and ovaries), development of secondary sex characteristics (such as male facial hair growth and female breast development), and in humans and the higher primates by the first occurrence of menstruation in the female
puberulent : covered with fine pubescence
puberulous : puberulent
pubes : the pubic region
pubescence : the quality or state of being pubescent
pubescent : arriving at or having reached puberty
pubic : of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis
pubiotomy : surgical division of a pubis lateral to the pubic symphysis especially to facilitate delivery
pubis : the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
public : exposed to general view : open
Publican : a Jewish tax collector for the ancient Romans
publican : a Jewish tax collector for the ancient Romans
publication : the act or process of publishing
publicist : an expert in international law
publicity : the quality or state of being public
publicize : to bring to the attention of the public : advertise
publicly : in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public : openly
publicness : exposed to general view : open
publish : to make generally known
publishable : to make generally known
publisher : one that publishes something
publishment : publication
pubococcygeal : of or relating to the pubococcygeus
pubofemoral : a ligament of the hip joint that extends from the superior ramus of the pubis to the capsule of the hip joint near the neck of the femur and that acts to prevent excessive extension and abduction of the thigh 
puboprostatic : any of three strands of pelvic fascia in the male that correspond to the pubovesical ligament in the female and that support the prostate gland and indirectly the bladder passing from the capsule of the prostate gland to the pubic symphysis or to the pubis on one side or the other
puborectalis : a band of muscle fibers that is part of the pubococcygeus, that passes from the pubic symphysis to interdigitate with the contralateral band of fibers forming a sling around the rectum at its junction with the anal canal, and that acts to hold the rectum and anal canal at right angles to each other except during defecation
pubovesical : any of three strands of pelvic fascia in the female that correspond to the puboprostatic ligament in the male and that support the bladder passing from its neck to the pubic symphysis or to the pubis on one side
Puccinia : a very large genus (the type of the family Pucciniaceae) that is sometimes separated into four genera and consists of heteroecious parasitic fungi having 2-celled teliospores whose pedicels do not gelatinize and aecia with a pseudoperidium and including many forms that are destructive to various economic plants  — see wheat rust
Pucciniaceae : a large important family of rust fungi (order Uredinales) having stalked teliospores either separate or united in sori, being mostly heteroecious, and exhibiting in the complete forms four spore stages usually upon two or more distinct hosts followed by an independent promycelial stage upon the germination of the teliospores  — see puccinia  — compare short-cycled
pucciniaceous : a large important family of rust fungi (order Uredinales) having stalked teliospores either separate or united in sori, being mostly heteroecious, and exhibiting in the complete forms four spore stages usually upon two or more distinct hosts followed by an independent promycelial stage upon the germination of the teliospores  — see puccinia  — compare short-cycled
puccinoid : a very large genus (the type of the family Pucciniaceae) that is sometimes separated into four genera and consists of heteroecious parasitic fungi having 2-celled teliospores whose pedicels do not gelatinize and aecia with a pseudoperidium and including many forms that are destructive to various economic plants  — see wheat rust
puccoon : any of several American plants (such as bloodroot) yielding a red or yellow pigment
puce : a dark red
pucellas : a spring tool resembling tongs and used for shaping molten glass
pucherite : a mineral BiVO4 consisting of a bismuth vanadate occurring in small reddish brown orthorhombic crystals
puchero : a Latin American boiled dinner or stew containing beef, sausage, bacon, and various vegetables
puck : an evil spirit : demon
pucka : genuine, authentic
pucker : to become wrinkled or constricted
puckerbush : wax myrtle
puckery : that puckers or causes puckering
puckfist : puffball sense 1
puckish : impish, whimsical
puckishly : impish, whimsical
puckishness : impish, whimsical
puckster : an ice hockey player
pud : pudding
puddening : pudding sense 3
pudding : blood sausage
puddingberry : bunchberry sense 1
puddingheaded : fatheaded
puddingwife : a large blue and bronze wrasse (Iridio radiata) of Florida and the West Indies south to Brazil
puddingy : resembling a pudding
puddle : a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water
puddled : a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water
puddler : a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water
puddling : the process of converting pig iron into wrought iron or rarely steel by subjecting it to heat and frequent stirring in a furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances
puddly : muddy, murky
puddy : pudgy
pudency : modesty
pudenda : the external genital organs of a human being and especially of a woman
pudendal : the external genital organs of a human being and especially of a woman
pudendum : the external genital organs of a human being and especially of a woman
pudge : one that is pudgy
pudgily : in a pudgy manner
pudginess : being short and plump : chubby
pudgy : being short and plump : chubby
pudibund : prudish
pudibundity : prudishness
pudic : pudendal
pudicity : modesty, chastity
Pudu : a small reddish deer (Pudu pudu) of the Chilean Andes having simple antlers resembling spikes and standing only 12 or 13 inches high
pudu : a small reddish deer (Pudu pudu) of the Chilean Andes having simple antlers resembling spikes and standing only 12 or 13 inches high
Pueblo : the communal dwelling of an American Indian village of Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent areas consisting of contiguous flat-roofed stone or adobe houses in groups sometimes several stories high
pueblo : the communal dwelling of an American Indian village of Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent areas consisting of contiguous flat-roofed stone or adobe houses in groups sometimes several stories high
Puebloan : pueblo
Puelche : a people of the Argentine pampas
Puelchean : a people of the Argentine pampas
Pueraria : a genus of chiefly Asiatic herbaceous or woody vines (family Leguminosae) with trifoliolate leaves, blue or purple racemose flowers, and long narrow many-seeded pods  — see kudzu
puerer : bater
puericulture : the rearing or hygienic care of children
puerile : juvenile
puerilely : juvenile
puerilism : childish behavior especially as a symptom of mental illness
puerility : juvenile
puerpera : a woman in childbirth or in the period immediately succeeding
puerperal : of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following
puerperium : the period between childbirth and the return of the uterus to its normal size
puff : to blow in short gusts
puffback : any of several African shrikes of the genus Dryoscopus that are chiefly black and white or buffy in color and have the feathers of the lower back long, fluffy, and erectile
puffball : any of various globose and often edible fungi (especially family Lycoperdaceae) that discharge mature spores in a smokelike cloud when pressed or struck
puffbird : any of numerous South American and Central American zygodactyl birds of the family Bucconidae that are related to the jacamars and often sit with the feathers of the head fluffed out
puffed : to blow in short gusts
puffer : one that puffs
puffery : exaggerated commendation especially for promotional purposes : hype
puffily : in a puffy manner
puffin : any of several seabirds (genera Fratercula and Lunda) of the northern hemisphere having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored laterally compressed bill
puffiness : swollen in size : bloated
puffing : to blow in short gusts
puffingly : with puffing
Puffinus : a genus of oceanic birds (family Procellariidae) that comprises the shearwaters and is sometimes included in the genus Procellaria
puffy : swollen in size : bloated
pug : any of a breed of small sturdy compact dogs of Asian origin with a smooth, short coat, tightly curled tail, short muzzle, and broad wrinkled face
pugged : any of a breed of small sturdy compact dogs of Asian origin with a smooth, short coat, tightly curled tail, short muzzle, and broad wrinkled face
pugger : one that pugs clay (as for pottery or brick)
puggi : sweetheart, pet
pugging : any of a breed of small sturdy compact dogs of Asian origin with a smooth, short coat, tightly curled tail, short muzzle, and broad wrinkled face
puggish : characteristic of a monkey
puggle : a dog that is a cross between a pug and a beagle
puggree : a light scarf wrapped around a sun helmet or used as a hatband
puggy : sweetheart, pet
pugh : pew entry 5
pugil : pinch entry 2 sense 2b
pugilant : pugilistic
pugilism : boxing entry 1
pugilist : fighter
pugilistic : boxing entry 1
pugmill : a machine in which materials (such as clay and water) are mixed, blended, or kneaded into a desired consistency
pugnacious : having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
pugnaciously : having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
pugnaciousness : having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
pugnacity : having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
Puinavis : a people of eastern Colombia
puisne : inferior in rank
puissance : strength, power
puissant : having puissance : powerful
puja : a Hindu act of worship or propitiation
Pujunan : a language family of the Penutian stock in California comprising four languages all known as Maidu
puka : a rare New Zealand tree (Meryta sinclairii) of the family Araliaceae with large resinous leaves and dioecious flowers in panicles
pukatea : a lofty New Zealand forest tree (Laurelia novae-zealandiae) of the family Monimiaceae having a light-colored wood that is soft but strong
pukateine : a crystalline alkaloid C18H17NO3 found in pukatea bark
puke : vomit entry 1
pukeko : a purple swamphen of a subspecies (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) of New Zealand, Australia, and adjacent islands
puker : emetic
pukeweed :  indian tobacco
Pukhtun :  afghan
pukras : any of several pheasants of northern India and the Himalayas constituting the genus Pucrasia and being in the males mostly crested with long black ear tufts
puku : a reddish African antelope (Adenota vardoni) related to the waterbuck
pul a monetary subunit of the afghani  — see afghani at Money Table
pulahan : a member of a 19th century band of Tagalog insurgents especially in Leyte and Samar organized in opposition to domination of the Philippines by the Spanish friars
pulasan : an East Indian fruit tree (Nephelium mutabile)
pulchritude : physical comeliness
pulchritudinous : physical comeliness
pule : whine, whimper
pulegol : a viscous liquid alcohol C10H17OH obtained by reduction of pulegone; 2-isopropylidene-5-methyl-cyclohexanol
pulegone : a fragrant liquid terpenoid ketone C10H16O derived from menthenone that is the principal constituent of pennyroyal oil and yields menthol on hydrogenation
puler : one that pules
Pulex : a genus of fleas that is the type genus of the family Pulicidae and includes the most common flea (P. irritans) that regularly attacks human beings
puli : any of a breed of medium-sized agile Hungarian sheepdogs with a thick woolly coat hanging in long thin cords
pulicid : of or relating to the Pulicidae
Pulicidae : a large and nearly cosmopolitan family of fleas that includes many of the common fleas attacking human beings and domestic animals  — see pulex
pulicidal : destructive to fleas
pulicide : an agent used for destroying fleas
pulicose : infested with or caused by the bite of fleas
pulicous : infested with or caused by the bite of fleas
puling : whine, whimper
pulk : a muddy pond
pulka : a one-man Sami sledge shaped like half a canoe and resting on a broad board or on several runners
pull : to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force
pullable : capable of being pulled
pullback : a pulling back
pullboat : a heavy flatboat provided with winding drums and used to pull logs to the water's edge
pulldevil : a gang of fishhooks fastened back to back to be pulled through the water to catch fish
pulldoo :  american coot
pulldown : being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display
pullen : poultry
puller : to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force
pullery : an establishment for removing wool from sheep skins
pullet : a young hen
pulley : a sheave or small wheel with a grooved rim and with or without the block in which it runs used singly with a rope or chain to change the direction and point of application of a pulling force and in various combinations to increase the applied force especially for lifting weights
Pullman : a railroad passenger car with specially comfortable furnishings for day or especially for night travel
pullorum : a destructive typically diarrheal salmonellosis especially of young domestic chickens that is caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum)
pullulant : sprouting, budding
pullulate : germinate, sprout
pullulation : germinate, sprout
pullus : a young bird in the downy stage
pulmobranchia : a gill or similar organ so modified as to breathe air
pulmobranchial : a gill or similar organ so modified as to breathe air
pulmobranchiate : a gill or similar organ so modified as to breathe air
pulmocutaneous : of or relating to the lungs and the skin
pulmogastric : relating to the lungs and stomach
pulmometer : spirometer
pulmometry : the determination of the capacity of the lungs
pulmonal : pulmonary
Pulmonaria : a genus of European herbs (family Boraginaceae) having large basal leaves, cymose blue flowers with a 5-lobed funnel-shaped corolla, and large nutlets  — see bethlehem sage , lungwort
pulmonary : of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
Pulmonata : a very large order of Gastropoda (subclass Euthyneura) comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails that are distinguished by lacking gills which are usually replaced by a lung or respiratory sac formed by the modification of the mantle cavity and communicating with the exterior by a contractile orifice capable of being entirely closed in which blood vessels line the walls and by having no true operculum and a nervous system that is concentrated and not twisted  — see basommatophora, stylommatophora
pulmonate : having lungs or organs resembling lungs
pulmonated : pulmonate sense 1
pulmonectomy : pneumonectomy
pulmonic : pulmonary
pulmonifer : one of the Pulmonifera
Pulmonifera : a group of terrestrial snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having the gill replaced by a pulmonary sac
pulmoniferous : pulmonate
Pulmotor : a respiratory apparatus for pumping oxygen or air into and out of the lungs (as of an asphyxiated person)
pulp : the soft, succulent part of a fruit usually composed of mesocarp
pulpal : of or relating to pulp especially of a tooth
pulpboard : a solid board or a combination board made from various fibers (as wood)
pulpectomy : the removal of the pulp of a tooth
pulper : the soft, succulent part of a fruit usually composed of mesocarp
pulpify : to make pulp of : pulp
pulpily : in a pulpy manner
pulpiness : of, relating to, or containing pulp
pulpit : an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
pulpital : of or relating to a pulpit or preaching
pulpitarian : preacher
pulpiteer : one who speaks in or delivers sermons from a pulpit : preacher
pulpiter : preacher
pulpitis : inflammation of the pulp of a tooth
pulpitism : a characteristic, idea, or custom of preachers or preaching
pulpitless : having no pulpit
pulpitry : the teaching of the pulpit : preaching
pulpless : having no pulp
pulpotomy : removal in a dental procedure of the coronal portion of the pulp of a tooth in such a manner that the pulp of the root remains intact and viable
pulpous : pulpy
pulpousness : pulpy
pulpstone : a lump of calcified tissue within the dental pulp
pulpwood : a wood (as of aspen, hemlock, pine, or spruce) used in making pulp for paper
pulpy : of, relating to, or containing pulp
pulque : a Mexican alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of various agaves (such as Agave atrovirens)
pulsant : pulsating with activity
pulsatance : the angular velocity that may be associated with a periodic motion : 2 π times the frequency of a periodic motion
pulsate : to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
pulsatile : of or marked by pulsation
Pulsatilla : a dried medicinal herb from a pasqueflower (especially Anemone pulsatilla synonym Pulsatilla vulgaris) formerly used to treat amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea and still used in India to induce abortion
pulsation : rhythmical throbbing or vibrating (as of an artery)
pulsational : of, relating to, or characterized by a pulsation
pulsative : beating, throbbing, pulsatile
pulsatively : beating, throbbing, pulsatile
pulsator : something that beats or throbs in working
pulsatory : capable of pulsating : characterized by pulsation : throbbing
pulse : the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
pulseless : having no pulse
pulsific : exciting the pulse : causing pulsation
pulsimeter : an instrument for measuring the pulse especially for force and rate
pulsion : the act or action of pushing or driving : propulsion
pulsive : impelling or tending to impel : propulsive
pulsometer : a displacement pump with valves for raising water by steam partly by atmospheric pressure and partly by the direct action of the steam on the water without intervention of a piston
pultaceous : having a soft consistency : pulpy
pulton : an infantry regiment in India
pulu : a soft elastic yellowish brown vegetable wool obtained in Hawaii from the young fronds of tree ferns of the genus Cibotium (especially C. menziesii) and formerly exported for mattress and pillow stuffing
pulverant : pulverized
pulverizable : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverization : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverize : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverizer : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverous : powdery
pulverulent : consisting of or reducible to fine powder
pulvic : pulvinic acid
pulvil : cosmetic or perfumed powder
pulvillar : of or relating to a pulvillus
pulvilliform : having the shape or appearance of a pulvillus
pulvillus : a pad often covered with short hairs or an organ or process resembling or functioning like a cushion or sucker that occurs on an insect's foot between the claws of the last segment and often forms an adhesive organ
pulvinar : a rounded prominence on the back of the thalamus
Pulvinaria : a genus of scales in which the females are large, flat, and nearly circular and secrete a cottony egg case  — see cottony maple scale
pulvinate : curved convexly or swelled
pulvinated : curved convexly or swelled
pulvinately : curved convexly or swelled
pulvination : a convex curve or swelling (as on a frieze)
pulvinic : an orange crystalline lactonic acid (C17H11O3)COOH obtained from lichens and by hydrolysis of vulpinic acid
pulvino : dosseret
pulvinulus : pulvillus
pulvinus : a swelling at the base of a petiole or petiolule
pulviplume : powder down
pulwar : a light keelless riverboat used in India
puma : cougar sense 1
pumice : a volcanic glass full of cavities and very low in density that is used especially in powder form for smoothing and polishing
pumiced : a horse's hoof in which the horny laminae have become spongy and soft
pumiceous : a volcanic glass full of cavities and very low in density that is used especially in powder form for smoothing and polishing
pumicer : one that pumices
pummel : pound, beat
pump : a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both
pumpable : capable of being pumped
pumpage : the amount raised by pumping or the work done by pumping
pumpellyite : a mineral Ca4(Al,Mg,Fe)6Si6O23(OH)3.2H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous calcium aluminosilicate probably related to clinozoisite
pumper : one that pumps
pumpernickel : a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour
pumpkin : a fruit of any of various cultivars of herbaceous plants (Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima, C. moschata, and C. mixta synonym C. argyrosperma) of the gourd family that is typically round and orange but may be another color or shape, that has a hard usually smooth skin with shallow longitudinal grooves, and that is grown for ornamental use or for its fibrous pale flesh used especially in baking or as feed for livestock
pumpless : having no pump
pumpman : one who tends, operates, or cares for a pump
pun : the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound
puna : a treeless windswept tableland or basin in the higher Andes
punaise : bedbug
punalua : a group marriage formerly practiced in Hawaii in which a group of brothers is married to a group of sisters or in which the husbands are of the same kinship group and the wives are members of another kinship group
punaluan : of or relating to punalua
Punan : a Dayak people living as forest nomads in the remote interior of Borneo
punch : a tool usually in the form of a short rod of steel that is variously shaped at one end for different operations (such as forming, perforating, embossing, or cutting)
punchable : capable of being punched
punchboard : a small board that has many holes each filled with a rolled-up printed slip to be punched out on payment of a nominal sum in an effort to obtain a slip that entitles the player to a designated prize
puncheon : a pointed tool for piercing or for working on stone
puncher : a tool usually in the form of a short rod of steel that is variously shaped at one end for different operations (such as forming, perforating, embossing, or cutting)
punchinello : a fat short humpbacked clown or buffoon in Italian puppet shows
punching : a tool usually in the form of a short rod of steel that is variously shaped at one end for different operations (such as forming, perforating, embossing, or cutting)
punchless : a tool usually in the form of a short rod of steel that is variously shaped at one end for different operations (such as forming, perforating, embossing, or cutting)
punchy : having punch : forceful, spirited
punct : point
punctate : marked with minute spots or depressions
punctated : punctate
punctation : marked with minute spots or depressions
puncticular : punctulate
puncticulate : punctulate
punctiform : having the form or character of a point
punctiliar : of or relating to a point of time
punctilio : a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code
punctilious : marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
punctiliously : marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
punctiliousness : marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
punctographic : of or relating to point writing or printing for the blind
punctual : being on time : prompt
punctuality : being on time : prompt
punctually : being on time : prompt
punctualness : punctuality, exactness
punctuate : to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation marks
punctuation : the act of punctuating : the state of being punctuated
punctuational : of or relating to punctuation
punctuative : punctuational
punctuator : to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation marks
punctulate : marked with small spots
punctulated : punctulate
punctulation : the state of being punctulate
punctulum : puncture
punctum : melody against melody 
puncturation : an act or process of puncturing or state of being punctured
puncture : an act of puncturing
punctured : an act of puncturing
punctureless : being without punctures
pundit : pandit
punditic : of or relating to a pundit
punditically : of or relating to a pundit
punditry : pandit
pundonor : a point of honor
pung : a sleigh with a box-shaped body
pungapung : a Philippine aroid (Amorphophallus campanulatus) that has a putrid odor
pungence : pungency
pungency : the quality or state of being pungent
pungent : sharply painful
pungently : sharply painful
pungey : a two-masted schooner for oyster dredging or fishing in Chesapeake Bay
pungi : a Hindu reed pipe with a globular mouthpiece and often a drone
pungle : to make a payment or contribution of (money)
pungled : to make a payment or contribution of (money)
Punic : of or relating to Carthage or the Carthaginians
Punica : a genus (coextensive with the family Punicaceae of the order Myrtales) comprising shrubs or small trees with showy solitary white to deep red sometimes double flowers that have numerous stamens and an ovary with the cells in two rows and are followed by an edible fruit which is technically a berry  — see pomegranate
punicin : pelargonin
punily : slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
puniness : slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
punish : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation
punishability : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation
punishable : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation
punishableness : the quality or state of being punishable
punisher : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation
punishment : the act of punishing
punition : punishment
punitive : inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
punitively : inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
punitiveness : inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
punitory : having the nature of a punishment : punitive
Punjabi : an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab
punk : a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian
punkah : a fan used especially in India that consists of a canvas-covered frame suspended from the ceiling and that is operated by a cord
punkie : biting midge
punkwood : rotten wood
punky : resembling punk in being soft or rotted
punless : lacking puns
punner : one that rams, tamps, packs, or consolidates by ramming
punnet : a small basket for fruits or vegetables
punningly : in a punning manner
punster : one who is given to punning
punt : a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with square ends usually propelled with a pole
punta mountain about 4390 feet (1338 meters) high in Cordillera Central, central Puerto Rico; highest point on the island
punter : one that punts: such as
puntil : punty
Puntlatsh : a Salishan people of the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
punto : a hit in fencing : point
puntsman : punter entry 2 sense 1
punty : a metal rod used for fashioning hot glass
puny : slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
pup : a young dog
pupa : an intermediate usually quiescent stage of a metamorphic insect (such as a bee, moth, or beetle) that occurs between the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a cocoon or protective covering, and undergoes internal changes by which larval structures are replaced by those typical of the imago
pupal : an intermediate usually quiescent stage of a metamorphic insect (such as a bee, moth, or beetle) that occurs between the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a cocoon or protective covering, and undergoes internal changes by which larval structures are replaced by those typical of the imago
puparial : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a puparium
puparium : a rigid outer shell formed from the larval skin that covers some pupae (as of a dipteran fly)
pupate : to become a pupa : pass through a pupal stage
pupation : to become a pupa : pass through a pupal stage
pupiferous : producing sexual individuals
pupiform : shaped like a pupa : pupal
pupigenous : pupiparous
pupigerous : bearing or containing a pupa
pupil : a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor or instructor : student
pupilage : the state or period of being a pupil
pupilar : pupillary entry 1
pupilate : ocellated
pupilize : teach, coach
pupillarity : the period of growth before puberty
pupillary : a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor or instructor : student
pupilless : having no pupil
Pupillidae : a large family of usually small pulmonate land snails having a long spiral often somewhat cylindrical shell generally with a narrowed and more or less toothed aperture  — compare pupa shell
pupillometer : an instrument for measuring the diameter of the pupil of the eye
pupillometry : an instrument for measuring the diameter of the pupil of the eye
Pupipara : a division of Diptera in which the young are born as mature maggots ready to become pupae (as of the sheep ked or horse tick)
pupiparous : producing mature larvae that are ready to pupate at birth
pupoid : pupiform
puppet : a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand
puppeteer : one who manipulates puppets
puppetize : to make into or like a puppet
puppetlike : a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand
puppetmaster : one who makes and entertains with puppets
puppetry : the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
puppily : puppyish
Puppis : a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Canis Major and Vela and that is represented by the figure of the deck of a ship
puppy : a young domestic dog
puppydom : puppyhood
puppyfish : monkfish
puppyfoot : a card of the club suit in a pack of playing cards
puppyhood : a young domestic dog
puppyish : a young domestic dog
puppyism : the quality or state of being a puppy
puppylike : a young domestic dog
pupunha : a pinnate-leaved palm (Guilielma speciosa) that occurs in northern Brazil and Venezuela and has red starchy edible fruit
Puquina : a people inhabiting the shores of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia
pur purchase; purchaser; purchasing
purana : one of a class of Hindu sacred writings chiefly from a.d. 300 to a.d. 750 comprising popular myths and legends and other traditional lore
puranic : one of a class of Hindu sacred writings chiefly from a.d. 300 to a.d. 750 comprising popular myths and legends and other traditional lore
Purasati : a Mediterranean people wearing a distinctive armor and feather crest believed to have been refugees from Crete migrating to ancient Palestine and there becoming the Philistines
Purbeck peninsula region of Dorset, southern England, extending east into the English Channel
purblind : wholly blind
purblindly : wholly blind
purblindness : wholly blind
purchasable : to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
purchase : to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
purchaser : to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
purdah : seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and some Hindus especially in India
purdy : disagreeably self-important
pure : unmixed with any other matter
pureblood : full-blooded sense 1
purebred : bred from members of a recognized breed, strain, or kind without admixture of other blood over many generations
pured : thoroughgoing, unmitigated
puree : a paste or thick liquid suspension usually made from cooked food ground finely
purehearted : having the heart free from guile or evil
purely : to a full extent : totally
pureness : unmixed with any other matter
purer : unmixed with any other matter
purfle : to ornament the border or edges of
purfled : to ornament the border or edges of
purfling : to ornament the border or edges of
purga : an intense arctic snowstorm occurring usually in flat open country and characterized by severe cold and wind-driven snow
purgation : the act or result of purging
purgative : purging or tending to purge
purgatively : purging or tending to purge
purgatorial : of, relating to, or suggestive of purgatory
purgatorian : a believer in the existence of a purgatory
purgatory : an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
purge : to clear of guilt
purgeable : capable of being purged : subject to purging
purger : to clear of guilt
purgery : the part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from the sugar
purging : to clear of guilt
purificant : a purifying agent
purification : the act or an instance of purifying or of being purified
purificator : a linen cloth used to wipe the chalice after celebration of the Eucharist
purificatory : serving, tending, or intended to purify
purifier : to make pure: such as
puriform : constituting or resembling pus
purify : to make pure: such as
purine : a crystalline base C5H4N4 that is the parent of compounds of the uric-acid group
puriri : a New Zealand ironwood (Vitex littoralis) yielding a very durable hard strong dark brown wood
purism : an example of rigid adherence to or insistence on purity or nicety especially in use of words
purist : a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition
puristic : a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition
Puritan : a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England
puritanic : puritanical
puritanical : of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality
puritanically : of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality
Puritanism : the beliefs and practices characteristic of the Puritans
puritanism : the beliefs and practices characteristic of the Puritans
Puritanize : to practice puritanism : conform to puritan beliefs
Puritanly : in a puritan manner : toward the Puritans or their beliefs or practices
puritano : a medium-sized cigar that resembles a perfecto and is pointed at both ends
purity : the quality or state of being pure
Purkinje Jan Evangelista 1787–1869 Bohemian physiologist
Purkinjean : relating to, discovered by, or named after the Czech physiologist J. E. Purkinje (1787–1869)
purl : gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging
purler : spill, cropper, tumble
purlhouse : a drinking place selling purl
purlicue : a résumé of a series of sermons or addresses given at the close (as of a communion season) : peroration
purlieu : an outlying or adjacent district
purlin : a horizontal member in a roof
purloin : to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust
purloiner : to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust
purpart :  purparty
purparty : a share or portion of an estate allotted by a partition to a coparcener
purple : having a color between red and blue : of the color purple
purpleness : the quality or state of being purple
purplescent : approaching purple : growing or becoming purple
purplewood : a South American tree (Copaifera bracteata) the bark of which yields phenin
purplewort : marsh cinquefoil
purplish : somewhat purple
purply : purplish
purport : to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
purportless : lacking purpose or meaning
purpose : something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention
purposedly : purposely, deliberately
purposeful : having a purpose: such as
purposefully : having a purpose: such as
purposefulness : having a purpose: such as
purposeless : having no purpose : aimless, meaningless
purposelessly : having no purpose : aimless, meaningless
purposelessness : having no purpose : aimless, meaningless
purposelike : purposeful
purposely : with a deliberate or express purpose
purposer : one that purposes
purposive : serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design
purposively : serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design
purposiveness : serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design
purposivism : any of various theories of nature or of human and animal behavior that regard purpose or conscious intent as a basal fact
purposivist : an adherent or proponent of a theory of purposivism
purpresture : wrongful appropriation of land subject to the rights of others : an encroachment upon or enclosure of real property (as highways, sidewalks, or harbors) subject to common or public rights
purpura : any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes
purpurate : a salt or ester of purpuric acid
purpure : the heraldic color purple
purpureal : purple
purpurean : purple
purpureous : purple
purpurescent : tinged with purple : purplish
purpuric : any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes
purpurin : an orange or red crystalline compound C14H8O5 obtained from madder root along with alizarin or by oxidation of alizarin and used in dyeing
purpurine : an orange or red crystalline compound C14H8O5 obtained from madder root along with alizarin or by oxidation of alizarin and used in dyeing
purpurite : a mineral (Mn,Fe)PO4, consisting of ferric-manganic phosphate isomorphous with heterosite and having a dark reddish or purple color
purpurogallin : a red crystalline phenolic ketone dye C11H4O(OH)4 that occurs naturally in various plant galls as the diglucoside and is made synthetically by oxidation of pyrogallol
purpurogenous : giving rise to a purple color or producing a purple product
purpuroxanthin : a reddish yellow crystalline compound C14H6O2(OH)2 obtained from madder root or by reduction of purpurin; 1,3-dihydroxy-anthraquinone
purr : a low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat
purre : a dunlin in winter plumage
purree : indian yellow sense 2
purrer : one that purrs
purring : a low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat
purringly : a low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat
purry : like a purr
purse : a small bag for money
pursed : a small bag for money
purseful : all that is or can be contained in a purse
purseless : lacking a purse : having no money
purselike : a small bag for money
purser : an official on a ship responsible for papers and accounts and on a passenger ship also for the comfort and welfare of passengers
pursership : the office or duties of a purser
Purshia : a genus of western American shrubs (family Rosaceae) having small solitary yellow flowers and pubescent achenes and being important browse plants in dry parts of the southwestern U.S.
pursily : in a pursy manner
pursiness : short-winded especially because of corpulence
purslane : any of a family (Portulacaceae, the purslane family) of cosmopolitan usually succulent herbs
pursley : purslane
pursuable : subject to pursuit
pursual : the act or an instance of pursuing : pursuit
pursuance : the act of pursuing
pursuant : prosecutor
pursuantly : consequently
pursue : to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, or defeat
pursuer : to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, or defeat
pursuit : the act of pursuing
pursuitmeter : a device for testing the coordination of eyes and hand in respect to ability to maintain a manually operated test object in a given position or along a changing course
pursuivant : an officer of arms ranking below a herald but having similar duties
pursy : short-winded especially because of corpulence
purtenance : entrails, pluck
Puruha : an Indian people of central Ecuador
purulence : the quality or state of being purulent
purulent : containing, consisting of, or being pus
puruloid : resembling pus
purusha : the soul that with prakriti constitutes the primary cause of phenomenal existence according to Sankhya philosophy
purvey : to supply (something, such as provisions) usually as a matter of business
purveyance : the act or process of purveying or procuring
purveyor : one that purveys
purview : the body or enacting part of a statute
purvoe : a writer caste of India
purwannah : a written pass or permit : order
pus : a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (such as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria)
Puschkinia : a small genus of Asiatic spring-blooming bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) having solitary or racemose flowers with a 6-parted blue-veined white perianth and connate filaments
Puseyism : tractarianism
Puseyite : tractarianism
push : to press against with force in order to drive or impel
pushball : a game in which each of two sides endeavors to push an inflated originally leather-covered ball six feet (1.8 meters) in diameter across its opponents' goal
pushcart : a cart or barrow pushed by hand
pusher : one that pushes
pushful : marked by push : zealous, energetic, enterprising
pushfully : in a pushful manner
pushfulness : the quality or state of being pushful
pushing : marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative
pushingly : in a pushing manner
pushingness : the quality or state of being pushing
pushmobile : a toy vehicle resembling an automobile and propelled by pushing
pushover : something accomplished without difficulty : snap
pushpin : a pin that has a roughly cylindrical head and that is easily inserted and withdrawn (as from a bulletin board)
pusillanimity : the quality or state of being pusillanimous : cowardliness
pusillanimous : lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
pusillanimously : lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
pusillanimousness : the quality or state of being pusillanimous : pusillanimity
puss : cat
pussley : purslane
pussy : cat
pussycat : cat
pussyfoot : to tread or move warily or stealthily
pussyfooted : to tread or move warily or stealthily
pussyfooter : to tread or move warily or stealthily
pussyfooting : to tread or move warily or stealthily
pussytoe : a cat's-foot of the genus Antennaria
pustulant : an agent (such as a chemical) that induces pustule formation
pustular : of, relating to, or resembling pustules
pustulate : to cause to form into pustules
pustulated : covered with pustules
pustulation : the act of producing pustules : the state of having pustules
pustulatous : pustular sense 2
pustule : a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus and having an inflamed base
pustuliform : having the form of a pustule
pustulose : pustular
pustulous : resembling, covered with, or characterized by pustules : pustulate, pustular
put : to place in a specified position or relationship : lay
putamen : the large dark lateral part of the basal ganglion which comprises the external portion of the corpus striatum and which has connections to the caudate nucleus
putaminous : the large dark lateral part of the basal ganglion which comprises the external portion of the corpus striatum and which has connections to the caudate nucleus
putative : commonly accepted or supposed
putatively : commonly accepted or supposed
putback : to return (something) to the place where it belongs
putcher : a wicker trap used in catching salmon
putelee : a bulky flat-bottomed boat used on the Ganges river in India
puthery : muggy, sultry
putid : rotten, worthless
putidly : rotten, worthless
putlog : one of the short timbers that support the flooring of a scaffold
Putorius : a genus of Mustelidae comprising the Old World polecats and now usually considered a subgenus of Mustela
putrefacient : putrefactive
putrefaction : the decomposition of organic matter
putrefactive : the decomposition of organic matter
putrefiable : putrescible
putrefier : something (as a bacterium) that causes putrefaction
putrefy : to make putrid
putresce : to become putrescent or putrid : putrefy
putrescence : the state of being putrescent
putrescency : putrescence
putrescent : undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
putrescibility : liable to become putrid
putrescible : liable to become putrid
putrescine : a crystalline slightly poisonous ptomaine C4H12N2 that occurs in small amounts in virtually all living things
putrid : being in a state of putrefaction : rotten
putridity : being in a state of putrefaction : rotten
putridly : being in a state of putrefaction : rotten
putrifacted : putrefied
putrilage : matter that is undergoing putrefaction : the products of putrefaction
putrilaginous : matter that is undergoing putrefaction : the products of putrefaction
putrilaginously : matter that is undergoing putrefaction : the products of putrefaction
putschism : the advocacy or organization of a putsch
putschist : one who takes part in a putsch
putt : a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
puttee : a cloth strip wrapped around the leg from ankle to knee
putter : one that puts
putterer : one that puts
putteringly : in a puttering manner : aimlessly
puttier : one that putties : glazier
puttock : any of several birds of prey:
putty : a doughlike material typically made of whiting and linseed oil that is used especially to fasten glass in window frames and to fill crevices in woodwork
puttyblower : peashooter
puttylike : a doughlike material typically made of whiting and linseed oil that is used especially to fasten glass in window frames and to fill crevices in woodwork
puttyroot : a North American orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) having a corm filled with glutinous matter and producing a solitary leaf and a scape bearing a raceme of brownish flowers
puture : the customary right of keepers of forests and some bailiffs of hundreds to take food for man, horse, and dog from land of various tenants within the forest or hundred
puxy : swampy ground : quagmire
Puya : a genus of terrestrial plants (family Bromeliaceae) found mostly in Peru and Chile that have basal spiny leaves and showy bracteate flowers in terminal racemes that may be 30 feet in height  — see chagual gum
Puyallup city east-southeast of Tacoma in west central Washington
puzzle : to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
puzzled : to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
puzzledly : in a puzzled manner
puzzleheaded : having or based on confused attitudes or ideas
puzzleheadedness : having or based on confused attitudes or ideas
puzzlement : the state of being puzzled : perplexity
puzzlepated : puzzleheaded
puzzler : to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
puzzling : difficult to understand or solve
puzzlingly : difficult to understand or solve
pya a monetary subunit of the kyat  — see kyat at Money Table
pyal : the raised platform or veranda of a house in India
pyarthrosis : the formation or presence of pus within a joint
Pycnanthemum : a genus of North American aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with small white or purple-dotted flowers  — see mountain mint
pycnia : one of the small flask-shaped fruit bodies of a rust fungus formed in clusters just beneath the surface of the host tissue, produced as a result of infection by a single basidiospore, and producing haploid flexuous hyphae and pycniospores
pycnial : of or relating to a pycnium : characterized by the presence or development of pycnia
pycnid : pycnidium
pycnidia : a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes
pycnidial : a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes
pycnidiospore : a conidium formed in a pycnidium
pycnidium : a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes
pycniospore : a haploid pycnial spore of a rust fungus that by fusion with a haploid hypha of opposite sex produces aecia and dikaryotic aeciospores  — see pycnium
pycnite : a massive columnar topaz
pycnium : one of the small flask-shaped fruit bodies of a rust fungus formed in clusters just beneath the surface of the host tissue, produced as a result of infection by a single basidiospore, and producing haploid flexuous hyphae and pycniospores
Pycnocoma : a small genus of shrubs or trees (family Euphoribiaceae) of tropical Africa and the Mascarene Islands having monoecious flowers and numerous stamens with hairlike elongated filaments
pycnodont : of or relating to the Pycnodontidae
Pycnodonti : an order or other group coextensive with the family Pycnodontidae
Pycnodontidae : a large family that is segregated in the order Pycnodonti or now more usually included in Cycloganoidei and that includes Mesozoic and Tertiary ganoid fishes having a deep compressed body typically covered with rhomboidal scales, a homocercal tail, and strong blunt crushing teeth
pycnodontoid : resembling or related to the family Pycnodontidae
pycnogonid : sea spider
Pycnogonida : a class of marine arthropods that superficially resemble spiders with the body relatively very thin and small, the legs usually excessively long and slender, and the abdomen rudimentary, that have typically seven pairs of appendages of which the posterior four pairs are legs and contain diverticula of the intestine and reproductive organs and of which the first two or three pairs are often absent, a triangular mouth at the end of a tubular proboscis, no organs of respiration, and separate sexes, and that produce young which usually pass through a metamorphosis
pycnometer : a standard vessel for measuring and comparing the densities of liquids or solids
pycnomorphic : compactly formed : characterized by compact arrangement of stainable parts
pycnomorphous : compactly formed : characterized by compact arrangement of stainable parts
Pycnonotidae : a family of Old World passerine birds consisting of the bulbuls
pycnonotine : a family of Old World passerine birds consisting of the bulbuls
pycnosis : characterized by shortness of stature, broadness of girth, and powerful muscularity : endomorphic sense 2
pycnospore : pycniospore
pycnostyle : having or constituting an intercolumniation of one and one-half diameters
pycnotic : characterized by shortness of stature, broadness of girth, and powerful muscularity : endomorphic sense 2
pyelectasis : dilation of the renal pelvis of a kidney
pyelic : of, relating to, or affecting the renal pelvis
pyelitic : of, relating to, or constituting pyelitis
pyelitis : inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis
pyelogram : a radiograph made by pyelography
pyelographic : radiographic visualization of the renal pelvis of a kidney after injection of a radiopaque substance through the ureter or into a vein  — see retrograde pyelography
pyelography : radiographic visualization of the renal pelvis of a kidney after injection of a radiopaque substance through the ureter or into a vein  — see retrograde pyelography
pyelolithotomy : surgical incision of the renal pelvis of a kidney for removal of a kidney stone
pyelonephritic : inflammation of both the lining of the renal pelvis and the parenchyma of the kidney especially due to bacterial infection
pyelonephritis : inflammation of both the lining of the renal pelvis and the parenchyma of the kidney especially due to bacterial infection
pyelonephrosis : disease of the kidney and renal pelvis
pyeloplasty : plastic surgery of the renal pelvis of a kidney
pyelotomy : surgical incision into the renal pelvis of a kidney
pyeloureterogram : a radiograph of the renal pelvis of a kidney and the corresponding ureter
pyemia : septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria and accompanied by multiple abscesses
pyemic : septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria and accompanied by multiple abscesses
pygal : of, relating to, or located in the region of the rump or posterior end of the back
pygarg : a white-rumped ungulate (as an addax)
pygargus : a white-rumped ungulate (as an addax)
pygidial : a caudal structure or the terminal body region of various invertebrates
Pygidium : a caudal structure or the terminal body region of various invertebrates
pygidium : a caudal structure or the terminal body region of various invertebrates
pygmaean : pygmy
Pygmalion : a king of Cyprus who makes a female figure of ivory that is brought to life for him by Aphrodite
pygmoid : resembling or having the characteristics of the Pygmies
Pygmy : any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
pygmy : any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
pygmyish : like a pygmy : very small
pygmyism : the condition of a pygmy
pygmyweed : a small annual aquatic herb (Tillaea aquatica) of the family Crassulaceae that occurs along the coasts of North America, Europe, and northern Africa and has very small solitary axillary greenish flowers
pygofer : the last segment of the abdomen of some insects
pygopagus : conjoined twins united in the sacral region
pygopod : of or relating to the Pygopodes
Pygopodes : an order of diving birds comprising the loons, grebes, and sometimes the auks
pygopodous : having the feet set far back
Pygopus : a genus (the type of the family Pygopodidae) of pleurodont snake-shaped Australian and Tasmanian lizards without forelimbs and with rudimentary hind limbs
pygostyle : a plate of bone that forms the posterior end of the vertebral column in most birds and is formed by the union of vertebrae
pygostyled : having a pygostyle
pygostylous : of, relating to, or constituting a pygostyle : pygostyled
pyke : a civilian at whose expense a soldier is treated or entertained
pyknic : characterized by shortness of stature, broadness of girth, and powerful muscularity : endomorphic sense 2
pyknotic : of, relating to, or exhibiting pyknosis
pyla : the opening from the third ventricle into the aqueduct of Sylvius in higher vertebrates including man
pylagore : a deputy of a state at the council of the Delphic Amphictyony of ancient Greece
pylangium : the highly muscular portion of the arterial trunk in immediate connection with the ventricle of the heart in some lower vertebrates  — compare synangium
pylar : the opening from the third ventricle into the aqueduct of Sylvius in higher vertebrates including man
pylephlebitis : inflammation of the renal portal vein usually secondary to intestinal disease and with suppuration
pylic : of or relating to a portal vein
pylon : a usually massive gateway
pylorectomy : surgical excision of the pyloric end of the stomach
pyloric : of or relating to the pylorus
pyloroplasty : plastic surgery on the pylorus (as to enlarge a stricture)
pylorospasm : spasm of the pyloric sphincter often marked by pain and vomiting
pylorus : the muscular opening from the vertebrate stomach into the intestine
pyobacillosis : infection with or disease caused in sheep, swine, or rarely cattle by a bacterium (Corynebacterium pyogenes) that is usually marked by abscess formation but in sheep commonly takes the form of chronic purulent pneumonia accompanied by extensive fibrosis, pleurisy, and joint lesions
pyocele : a pus-filled cavity (as of the scrotum)
pyocyanase : a mixture of antibiotics once regarded as a specific bacteriolytic enzyme that is obtained from a bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas (P. aeruginosa) and that is a soluble yellowish green alkaline amorphous substance capable of digesting various other bacteria
pyocyanin : a toxic blue crystalline pigment C13H10N2O that is formed in the metabolism of a bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas (P. aeruginosa), gives a bluish tint to pus infected with this organism, is a quinone imine related to phenazine, and has antibiotic activity especially toward gram-positive bacteria
pyodermatosis : pyoderma
pyodermia : a bacterial skin inflammation marked by pus-filled lesions
pyodermic : a bacterial skin inflammation marked by pus-filled lesions
pyogenic : producing pus
pyoid : resembling or made up of pus
pyometra : an accumulation of pus in the uterine cavity
pyonephritis : inflammation of the kidney attended with suppuration
pyonephrosis : a collection of pus in the kidney
pyonephrotic : of, relating to, or affected with pyonephrosis
pyopneumopericardium : the presence of pus and air in the pericardium
pyopneumothorax : a collection of pus and air or other gas in the pleural cavity
pyopoiesis : the formation of pus
pyorrhea : purulent inflammation of the sockets of the teeth leading usually to loosening of the teeth
pyorrheal : of, relating to, or constituting pyorrhea
pyorrheic : of, relating to, or constituting pyorrhea
pyosalpinx : a collection of pus in an oviduct
pyosepticemia : pyemia and septicemia combined
pyosepticemic : pyemia and septicemia combined
pyothorax : empyema
pyoxanthose : a greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter in pus
pyr : fire : heat
pyracanth :  fire thorn
Pyracantha : any of a small genus (Pyracantha) of ornamental Eurasian thorny evergreen or semievergreen shrubs of the rose family with alternate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and small red or orange pomes
pyracene : a tetracyclic parent hydrocarbon C16H12 regarded as derived from acenaphthene
pyral : of or relating to a pyre
pyralid : any of a very large heterogeneous family (Pyralidae) of mostly small slender long-legged moths
Pyralidae : a large family of moths comprising a heterogeneous assemblage of small or medium-sized, usually plainly colored, long-legged forms that typically have prominent labial palpi and hind wings that fold under the body or lay flat when at rest
pyralidid : any of a very large heterogeneous family (Pyralidae) of mostly small slender long-legged moths
pyralis : a fly fabled as born from or living in fire
pyraloid : related to or resembling the superfamily Pyraloidea, the family Pyralidae, or the genus Pyralis
pyramid : an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers
pyramidal : an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers
pyramidale :  triquetral bone
pyramidalis : a small triangular muscle of the lower front part of the abdomen that is situated in front of and in the same sheath with the rectus and functions to tense the linea alba
Pyramidalism : lore concerned with the Egyptian pyramids
Pyramidalist : an exponent of Pyramidalism
pyramidally : an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers
pyramidellid : of or relating to the Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae : a large family of marine snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having a conical or turreted dextrally coiled shell but with the apical whorls or embryonic shell sinistrally coiled, a long retractile proboscis, and no radula
pyramider : one that pyramids (as on a stock exchange)
pyramides : pyramid sense 2
pyramidia : a small pyramid (as at the top of an obelisk or at the apex of a large pyramid)
pyramidical : an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers
pyramidion : a small pyramid (as at the top of an obelisk or at the apex of a large pyramid)
Pyramidist :  pyramidalist
pyramidoidal : like a pyramid
pyramidologist : the study of or theory about mathematical or occult significance in measurements of the Great Pyramid of Egypt
pyramidwise : in the manner of or so as to have the form of a pyramid
pyran : either of two cyclic compounds C5H6O that contain five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom in the ring
pyranometer : an instrument for measuring radiation from the sky by comparing the heating effect of such radiation upon two blackened metallic strips with that produced in the same strips when heated by means of an electric current
pyranyl : any of several univalent radicals C5H5O derived from the pyrans by removal of one hydrogen atom
pyrargyrite : a silver antimony sulfide Ag3SbS3 that is isomorphous with proustite, occurs in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and has a dark-red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster
Pyrausta : a genus (subfamily Pyraustinae of the family Pyralidae or Crambidae) of inconspicuously colored moths with larvae that feed on foliage or bore in the stems of plants  — see corn borer
pyrazine : a crystalline heterocyclic weakly basic compound C4H4N2
pyrazole : a crystalline heterocyclic weakly basic compound C3H4N2 isomeric with imidazole
pyrazoline : a dihydro derivative C3H6N2 of pyrazole
pyrazolone : any of three isomeric carbonyl compounds C3H4N2O derived from pyrazoline
pyrazolyl : any of four univalent radicals C3H3N2 derived from pyrazole by removal of one hydrogen atom
pyre : a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
pyrena : pyrene
pyrene : the stone of a drupelet (as in the fruit of the huckleberry)
Pyrenean mountains along the French-Spanish border from the Bay of Biscay to the Gulf of Lion  — see aneto, pico de
pyrenematous : having nucleated red blood corpuscles
pyrenic : a yellow crystalline tricyclic keto dicarboxylic acid C13H6O(COOH)2 formed by the oxidation of pyrene
pyrenin : plastin
pyrenocarp : perithecium
pyrenocarpic : perithecium
pyrenocarpous : perithecium
Pyrenochaeta : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) characterized by setose pycnidia and unicellular hyaline ovate to elongate or cylindric pycnospores
pyrenoid : a protein body in the chloroplasts of algae and hornworts that is involved in carbon fixation and starch formation and storage
pyrenolichen : an ascolichen of the subgroup Pyrenolichenes  — compare basidiolichen
pyrenomycete : a fungus of the subclass Pyrenomycetes
Pyrenomycetes : a subclass of fungi (class Ascomycetes) including those that produce a typical perithecium and comprising the orders Sphaeriales, Perisporiales, Hypocreales, and Dothideales
pyrenomycetous : a subclass of fungi (class Ascomycetes) including those that produce a typical perithecium and comprising the orders Sphaeriales, Perisporiales, Hypocreales, and Dothideales
Pyrenopeziza : a genus of fungi (family Mollisiaceae) that is similar to Pseudopeziza except in having dark-colored apothecia and that includes several parasites of economic plants
pyrethrin : either of two oily liquid esters C21H28O3 and C22H28O5 having insecticidal properties and occurring especially in the flowers of pyrethrum
Pyrethrum : any of several chrysanthemums with finely divided often aromatic leaves including ornamentals as well as important sources of insecticides
pyrethrum : any of several chrysanthemums with finely divided often aromatic leaves including ornamentals as well as important sources of insecticides
pyretic : of or relating to fever : febrile
pyretogenic : inducing fever
pyretogenous : inducing fever
pyretotherapy : fever therapy
pyrexia : abnormal elevation of body temperature : fever
pyrexial : abnormal elevation of body temperature : fever
pyrexic : abnormal elevation of body temperature : fever
pyrgeometer : an instrument for determining the radiation from the earth's surface into space
pyrgocephalic : having a skull with a high vertex
pyrgocephaly : having a skull with a high vertex
pyrheliometer : an instrument for measuring the sun's radiant energy as received at the earth
pyrheliometric : an instrument for measuring the sun's radiant energy as received at the earth
pyrheliometry : a branch of study dealing with the measurement of the heat of the sun's rays
pyribole : a constituent of a rock that is either pyroxene or amphibole or both
pyridazine : a liquid feeble heterocyclic base C4H4N2; 1,2-diazine
pyridine : a toxic water-soluble flammable liquid base C5H5N of pungent odor that is the parent of many naturally occurring organic compounds and is used as a solvent and as a denaturant for alcohol and in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and waterproofing agents
pyridinium : a univalent ion [C5H5NH]+ or radical C5H6N that is analogous to ammonium and is derived from pyridine
pyridone : any of several isomeric carbonyl compounds C5H5NO derived from pyridine: such as
pyridoxine : a crystalline phenolic alcohol C8H11NO3 of the vitamin B6 group found especially in cereals and convertible in the organism into pyridoxal and pyridoxamine
pyridyl : any of three univalent radicals C5H4N derived from pyridine by removal of one hydrogen atom
pyriform : having the form of a pear
pyriformis : having the form of a pear
pyrimidine : a feeble organic base C4H4N2 of penetrating odor
pyrimidyl : any of three univalent radicals C4H3N2 derived from pyrimidine by removal of one hydrogen atom
pyritaceous : pyritic
pyrite : a common mineral that consists of iron disulfide, has a pale brass-yellow color and metallic luster, and is burned in making sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid
pyrites : any of various metallic-looking sulfides of which pyrite is the commonest
pyritic : any of various metallic-looking sulfides of which pyrite is the commonest
pyritiferous : containing or producing pyrites
pyritization : development of pyrite in a solid rock
pyritize : to convert into pyrite : introduce pyrite into
pyritohedral : of, relating to, or consisting of pyritohedrons
pyritohedron : a pentagonal dodecahedron that is a hemihedral form of the isometric system of crystalline symmetry common to pyrite
pyritoid : like pyrite
pyritous : pyritic
pyro : fire : heat
pyrobelonite : a mineral MnPb(VO4)(OH) consisting of a basic lead manganese vanadate occurring in brilliant red needle-shaped crystals (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 5.4)
pyrobituminous : yielding bituminous products on heating : pyrogenous
pyroborate :  tetraborate
pyroboric :  tetraboric acid
pyrocatechin : pyrocatechol
pyrocatechol : catechol sense 2
pyrocatechuic : a crystalline acid C6H3(OH)2COOH derived from pyrocatechol; 2,3-dihydroxy-benzoic acid
pyrocellulose : cellulose nitrate that is of lower degree of nitration than guncotton and that is used in smokeless powders
pyrochemical : relating to or involving chemical activity at high temperatures
pyrochemically : relating to or involving chemical activity at high temperatures
pyrochlore : a brown or dark reddish mineral NaCaCb2O6F that is isomorphous with microlite and is an oxide and fluoride of sodium, calcium, and columbium
pyrocinchonic : an unstable dicarboxylic acid C4H6(COOH)2 obtained usually in the form of its crystalline anhydride by pyrolysis of cinchonic acid; dimethyl-maleic acid
pyroclastic : formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action
pyrocoll : a crystalline tricyclic inner amide C10H6N2O2 obtained by the distillation of gelatin, glue, or leather scrap or by the dehydration of pyrrole-carboxylic acid with acetic anhydride
pyrocollodion : pyroxylin containing a high percentage of nitrogen
pyrocondensation : chemical condensation brought about by heat
pyroconductivity : electrical conductivity induced by application of heat
pyrocotton : cellulose nitrate containing about 12.6 percent nitrogen and used in smokeless powders  — compare pyrocellulose
pyrocrystalline : crystallized from a molten magma
pyroelectric : a state of electrical polarization produced (as in a crystal) by a change of temperature
pyroelectricity : a state of electrical polarization produced (as in a crystal) by a change of temperature
pyrogallate : a salt or ether of pyrogallol
pyrogallic : pyrogallol
pyrogallol : a poisonous bitter crystalline phenol C6H6O3 with weak acid properties that is usually obtained by pyrolysis of gallic acid and used especially as a mild reducing agent (as in photographic developing)
pyrogen : a fever-producing substance
pyrogenation : subjection to heat
pyrogenesis : the production of heat
pyrogenetic : of, relating to, or produced by pyrogenesis
pyrogenetically : of, relating to, or produced by pyrogenesis
pyrogenic : of or relating to igneous origin
pyrogenous : pyrogenic
pyrognomic : readily becoming incandescent when heated due to rapid exothermic recrystallization
pyrognostic : relating to or developed by the use of heat especially as applied by a blowpipe
pyrognostics : the characteristics (as the degree of fusibility or the flame coloration) of a mineral observed by the use of the blowpipe
pyrograph : to employ or engage in pyrography
pyrographer : one that pyrographs
pyrographic : of, relating to, or produced by pyrography
pyrography : the art or process of producing designs or pictures (as on wood or leather) by burning or scorching with hot instruments
pyrogravure : pyrography
Pyrola : wintergreen sense 1
Pyrolaceae : a family that comprises mostly evergreen herbs (order Ericales) of temperate regions with pentamerous regular flowers succeeded by loculicidal capsules and that is sometimes included in Ericaceae
pyrolaceous : a family that comprises mostly evergreen herbs (order Ericales) of temperate regions with pentamerous regular flowers succeeded by loculicidal capsules and that is sometimes included in Ericaceae
pyrolater : a fire worshiper
pyrolatry : fire worship
pyroligneous : obtained by destructive distillation of wood
pyrolignic : pyroligneous
pyrolignite : a crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a metal or basic compound
pyrolignous : pyroligneous
pyrolusite : a soft black or steel-gray mineral of metallic luster consisting of manganese dioxide that is the most important ore of manganese
pyrolysis : chemical change brought about by the action of heat
pyrolytic : chemical change brought about by the action of heat
pyrolyze : to subject to pyrolysis
pyromagnetic : thermomagnetic sense 1
pyromancy : divination by means of fire or flames
pyromania : an irresistible impulse to start fires
pyromaniac : a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
pyromaniacal : a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
pyromeconic : a crystalline acid C5H4O3 formed by heating meconic acid or comenic acid; 3-hydroxy-4-pyrone
pyromellitic : a crystalline acid C6H2(COOH)4 that is formed by the distilling of mellitic acid; 1,2,4,5-benzene-tetracarboxylic acid
pyrometallurgy : chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (such as roasting and smelting)
pyrometamorphic : of, relating to, or produced by pyrometamorphism
pyrometamorphism : change produced in rocks by the action of heat but without the action of pressure or mineralizers  — compare dynamometamorphism
pyrometer : an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers
pyrometric : an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers
pyrometrically : an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers
pyrometry : an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers
Pyromorphidae : a family of day-flying moths with smoky or translucent wings that are sometimes marked with metallic colors
pyromorphite : a mineral consisting essentially of a chloride and phosphate of lead
pyromorphous : crystallizing from a molten state
pyromotor : a motor driven directly by heat or heat waves
pyromucic : alpha-furoic acid
pyrone : either of two isomeric carbonyl compounds C5H4O2 derived from pyran
Pyronema : a genus of saprophytic soil fungi (family Pezizaceae) that produce numerous small often bright pink apothecia which frequently form conspicuous masses on burned soil where brush heaps or logs have been fired
pyronine : any of several basic xanthene dyes used chiefly as biological stains
pyrope : a magnesium-aluminum garnet that is deep red in color and is frequently used as a gem
pyropen : the heated stylus with which designs are burned in pyrography
pyrophanite : a mineral MnTiO3 that is a manganese titanate isomorphous with geikielite and occurs in blood-red tabular rhombohedral crystals
pyrophanous : becoming translucent or transparent when heated
pyrophile : one enthusiastic over fire or fireworks
pyrophilous : growing or thriving on burned or fired substrata
pyrophobia : morbid dread of fire
pyrophoric : igniting spontaneously
pyrophorus : any of several substances or mixtures (as a carbonized mixture of alum and sugar, or finely divided lead or iron) that ignite spontaneously on exposure to air
pyrophosphate : a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
pyrophosphoric : a crystalline acid H4P2O7 formed when orthophosphoric acid is heated or prepared in the form of salts by heating acid salts of orthophosphoric acid
pyrophotography : a process combining the use of photography and heat (as in producing fired-on pictures on porcelain)
pyrophotometer : an optical pyrometer in which light from an incandescent body whose temperature is to be measured is passed through ruby glass and the red rays thus isolated are compared with those similarly received from a standard flame  — compare pyrometer
pyrophyllite : a soft usually white or greenish mineral that is a hydrous aluminum silicate, resembles talc, occurs in a foliated form or in compact masses, and is used especially in ceramic wares
pyropus : pyrope
pyroracemic : pyruvic acid
pyroscope : any of various devices (as a pyrometric cone or an optical pyrometer) for determining the temperature of a furnace or kiln
pyrosis : heartburn
pyrosmalite : a mineral (Mn,Fe)4Si3O7(OH,Cl)6 consisting of a pale-brown, gray, or grayish green chiefly basic iron manganese silicate
Pyrosoma : a genus (coextensive with the family Pyrosomatidae of the class Ascidiacea) of chiefly tropical free-swimming brilliantly bioluminescent pelagic compound tunicates whose colony forms a hollow cylinder that is closed at one end and is often several feet long
pyrosome : an ascidian of the genus Pyrosoma
pyrosphere : the hot central portion of the earth
pyrostat : any of various automatic devices that when exposed to heat, light, smoke, or some other manifestation of fire actuate a mechanism for giving a warning or for setting in operation a means of extinguishing such a fire  — compare thermostat
pyrostilpnite : a mineral Ag3SbS3 that is a silver antimony sulfide polymorphous with pyrargyrite and occurs in tufts of hyacinth-red monoclinic crystals
pyrotartaric : a crystalline acid HOOCCH2CH(CH3)COOH obtained by pyrolysis of tartaric acid or pyruvic acid and occurring in dextro, levo, and racemic forms; methyl-succinic acid
pyrotechnic : of or relating to pyrotechnics
pyrotechnical : of or relating to pyrotechnics
pyrotechnically : of or relating to pyrotechnics
pyrotechnician : the art of making or the manufacture and use of fireworks
pyrotechnics : the art of making or the manufacture and use of fireworks
pyrotechnist : the art of making or the manufacture and use of fireworks
pyrotechny : the use and application of fire in science and the arts
pyroterebic : a liquid unsaturated acid (CH3)2C=CHCH2COOH obtained by pyrolysis of terebic acid; 4-methyl-3-penten-oic acid
Pyrotheria : an order of Paenungulata or in some classifications a suborder of Ungulata comprising large South American ungulates of Lower Tertiary age that have incisors like tusks and the cheek teeth all much alike and having two parallel transverse ridges
pyrotoxin : a toxin (as various bacterial endotoxins) that is capable of inducing fever
pyrotritaric : a crystalline acid (C6H7O)COOH formed especially by heating tartaric acid; 2,5-dimethyl-3-furoic acid
pyroxene : any of a group of igneous-rock-forming silicate minerals that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, or aluminum, usually occur in short prismatic crystals or massive form, are often laminated, and vary in color from white to dark green or black
pyroxenic : any of a group of igneous-rock-forming silicate minerals that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, or aluminum, usually occur in short prismatic crystals or massive form, are often laminated, and vary in color from white to dark green or black
pyroxenite : an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene
pyroxmangite : a rhodonite containing about 20 percent of manganese
pyroxylin : a flammable mixture of nitrocelluloses used especially in making plastics and water-repellent coatings (such as lacquers)
Pyrrhic : a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables
pyrrhic : a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables
pyrrhichius : pyrrhic entry 3
Pyrrhocoridae : a family of moderately large often brightly colored bugs comprising the firebugs, having four-jointed beak and antennae and no ocelli, and sucking the juices of plants  — compare cotton stainer, dysdercus
Pyrrhonian :  pyrrhonist
Pyrrhonic :  pyrrhonist
Pyrrhonism : the doctrines of a school of ancient extreme skeptics who suspended judgment on every proposition  — compare academicism
Pyrrhonist : the doctrines of a school of ancient extreme skeptics who suspended judgment on every proposition  — compare academicism
pyrrhotism : the condition or characteristic of having red hair
pyrrhotite : a bronze-colored mineral of metallic luster that consists of ferrous sulfide and is attracted by a magnet
Pyrrhuloxia : a medium-sized songbird (Cardinalis sinuatus) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that has a short, thick bill, a prominent crest, and gray and red plumage
Pyrrhus : a son of Achilles and slayer of Priam at the taking of Troy
pyrrol : pyrrole
pyrrole : a toxic liquid heterocyclic compound C4H5N that has a ring consisting of four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, polymerizes readily in air, and is the parent compound of many biologically important substances (such as bile pigments, porphyrins, and chlorophyll)
pyrrolic : a toxic liquid heterocyclic compound C4H5N that has a ring consisting of four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, polymerizes readily in air, and is the parent compound of many biologically important substances (such as bile pigments, porphyrins, and chlorophyll)
pyrrolidine : a liquid heterocyclic secondary amine C4H9N obtained from pyrrole by reduction and also prepared synthetically
pyrrolidone : a crystalline or liquid lactam C4H7NO made by a series of steps using acetylene, formaldehyde, and ammonia and used chiefly in making polyvinylpyrrolidone; 2-pyrrolidin-one
pyrrolidyl : any of three univalent radicals C4H8N derived from pyrrolidine by removal of one hydrogen atom
pyrroline : either of two bases C4H7N intermediate between pyrrolidine and pyrrole; dihydro-pyrrole
pyrroporphyrin : a dark red crystalline pigment C32H36N4O2 with a violet metallic luster that is the lower homologue of phylloporphyrin and that differs from most porphyrins in being a hepta-substituted derivative of porphin rather than an octa-substituted one
pyrryl : any of three univalent radicals C4H4N derived from pyrrole by removal of one hydrogen atom
Pyrularia : a small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic or half-parasitic shrubs (family Santalaceae) having alternate deciduous leaves, small green racemose apetalous flowers, and pear-shaped drupes with oily seeds  — see rabbitwood
Pyrus : a genus of trees (family Rosaceae) native to the Old World that are distinguished by leaves which are mostly glabrous, hard and glossy at maturity, and involute in the bud but which have some or all the flower stalks in each cluster arising from a stout central column, by style usually separate at the base, and by fruit with abundant grit cells  — compare malus  — see pear
pyruvaldehyde : methylglyoxal
pyruvate : a salt or ester of pyruvic acid
pyruvic : a 3-carbon acid C3H4O3 that in carbohydrate metabolism is an important intermediate product formed especially during glycolysis
pyruvyl : the univalent radical CH3COCO
pyrylium : a univalent ion C5H5O+ of the oxonium type that is related to pyran
Pythagorean : any of a group professing to be followers of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras
Pythagoreanism : the doctrines and theories of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans who developed some basic principles of mathematics and astronomy, originated the doctrine of the harmony of the spheres, and believed in metempsychosis, the eternal recurrence of things, and the mystical significance of numbers
Pythagoric :  pythagorean
Pythagorical :  pythagorean
Pythagorism :  pythagoreanism
Pythagorist :  pythagorean
Pythagorize : to philosophize in the manner of the Pythagoreans
Pythiaceae : a family of fungi (order Peronosporales) having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores which differ little if any from assimilative hyphae  — see phytophthora, pythium
Pythiacystis : a genus of fungi (family Pythiaceae) comprising a single species (P. citrophthora) that causes brown rot of citrus fruits and gummosis of citrus and other fruits and is now usually included in Phytophthora
Pythiad : the 4-year period between celebrations of the Pythian games in ancient Greece
Pythiambic : an epodic distich in Greek and Latin prosody composed of a Pythian verse and an iambic dimeter or trimeter
Pythian : of or relating to games celebrated at Delphi every four years
Pythic :  pythian
Pythium : a genus of destructive root-parasitic fungi (family Pythiaceae) having filamentous sporangia, smooth-walled spherical oogonia, and stalked antheridia and including forms (as P. debaryanum) that cause damping-off
pythogenic : produced by or originating from decomposition or filth
python : any of various large constricting snakes
pythoness : a woman who practices divination
pythonic : a woman who practices divination
pythonid : a snake of the family Pythonidae
Pythonidae : a family comprising nonvenomous snakes closely related to the boas but having a supraorbital bone and usually teeth on the premaxilla and the subcaudal scales mostly in two rows, including Python and closely related genera, and being now usually treated as a subfamily of Boidae
pythonine : of or relating to the genus Python or the family Pythonidae
pythonism : possession by or intercourse with a pythonic deity or spirit
Pythonissa : pythoness
pythonist : a person who professes to prophesy through some divine or esoteric inspiration : soothsayer
pythonoid : like a python
pythonomorph : of or relating to the Pythonomorpha
Pythonomorpha : a suborder of Squamata or other group of large marine reptiles of the Cretaceous of North America and Europe having a long snakelike scaly body, a head like that of a lizard with strong recurved teeth, and two pairs of paddle-shaped limbs
pythonomorphic : of or relating to the Pythonomorpha
pythonomorphous : of or relating to the Pythonomorpha
pyuria : pus in the urine
pyx : a container for the reserved host
Pyxidanthera : a monotypic genus of low evergreen shrubs (family Diapensiaceae) containing solely the pyxie
pyxidate : resembling or constituting a pyxidium
pyxides : a capsular fruit that dehisces so that the upper part falls off like a cap
pyxidium : a capsular fruit (as in the plantain) that dehisces around its circumference so that the upper portion falls off like a cap  — compare circumscissile
pyxie : a creeping evergreen dicotyledonous shrub (Pyxidanthera barbulata of the family Diapensiaceae) of the sandy pine barrens of the Atlantic coast of the U.S. that has white or pink pentamerous flowers
Pyxis : a capsular fruit that dehisces so that the upper part falls off like a cap
pyxis : a capsular fruit that dehisces so that the upper part falls off like a cap
Q : the 17th letter of the English alphabet
q : the 17th letter of the English alphabet
qasida : a laudatory, elegiac, or satiric poem in Arabic, Persian, or any of various related literatures
qoph : the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
qua : in the capacity or character of : as
quabird : black-crowned night heron
quack : to make the characteristic cry of a duck
quackery : the practices or pretensions of a quack
quackish : to make the characteristic cry of a duck
quackism : quackery
quackle : quack
quacksalver : charlatan, quack
quackster : quack
quacky : quackish
quad : quadrangle
quadded : quadrangle
quaddle : grumbler
Quadi : an ancient Germanic people living between the headwaters of the Oder and the Danube  — see herminones
quadra : the plinth of a pedestal, podium, or water table
quadragenarian : a person who is 40 or more and less than 50 years old
quadragenarious : quadragenarian
Quadragesima : the first Sunday in Lent
quadragesimal : of, relating to, or used in Lent :  lenten
quadrangle : quadrilateral
quadrangled : quadrangular
quadrangular : quadrilateral
quadrans : a bronze coin of ancient Rome worth ¹/₄ of an as
quadrant : an instrument for measuring altitudes consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90 degrees with an index or vernier and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction
quadrantal : an instrument for measuring altitudes consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90 degrees with an index or vernier and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction
Quadrantid : any of a group of meteors that appear annually about January 3
quadrat : quad entry 2
quadrate : being square or approximately square
quadratic : involving terms of the second degree at most
quadratical : quadratic
quadratically : involving terms of the second degree at most
quadratics : involving terms of the second degree at most
quadratojugal : of, relating to, or joining the quadrate and jugal bones
quadratomandibular : relating to the quadrate bone and the lower jaw
quadratum : Roman masonry of squared blocks
quadrature : a configuration in which two celestial bodies (such as the moon and the sun) have an angular separation of 90 degrees as seen from the earth
quadratus : any of several skeletal muscles more or less quadrilateral in outline  — see pronator quadratus
quadrennia : a period of four years
quadrennial : consisting of or lasting for four years
quadrennially : consisting of or lasting for four years
quadrennium : a period of four years
quadric : quadratic
quadricentennial : a 400th anniversary or its celebration
quadriceps : the greater extensor muscle of the front of the thigh that is divided into four parts
quadricipital : of, relating to, or being a quadriceps
quadricycle : a four-wheeled cycle or velocipede for pedal propulsion on roads or railroads
quadriennial : quadrennial
quadriennium : quadrennium
quadrienniumutile : the period of four years following attainment of majority within which the former minor or in case of his death his executor may act to avoid his contracts, gifts, or conveyances
quadrifid : divided into four parts
quadrifilar : four-threaded : involving the use of four threads
quadriform : having a fourfold form or character
quadriga : a chariot drawn by four horses abreast
quadrigamist : one who has married four times
quadrigeminal : corpora quadrigemina
quadrilateral : a polygon of four sides
quadrilingual : using or made up of four languages
quadriliteral : consisting of four letters
quadrille : a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century
quadrilled : quadrille
quadrillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 15 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
quadrillionth : a number equal to 1 followed by 15 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
quadriparous : having given birth to four children
quadripartite : consisting of or divided into four parts
quadripartition : division into four parts
quadriplegia : one affected with partial or complete paralysis of both the arms and legs especially as a result of spinal cord injury or disease in the region of the neck
quadriportico : a nearly square atrium surrounded by colonnaded porticoes
quadriporticus : a nearly square atrium surrounded by colonnaded porticoes
quadrireme : a galley with four banks of oars
quadrisect : to divide into four equal parts
quadrisyllabic : having four syllables : of or relating to quadrisyllables
quadrisyllable : a word of four syllables
quadrivalent : tetravalent
quadrivial : of or relating to the quadrivium
quadrivium : a group of studies consisting of arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy and forming the upper division of the seven liberal arts in medieval universities  — compare trivium
quadrivoltine : producing four generations in one year
quadroon : a person of one-quarter Black ancestry
quadrual : being or relating to forms of pronouns or nouns denoting four (as in certain Austronesian languages)  — compare trial
Quadrula : a genus of freshwater mussels (family Unionidae) having a thick shell and often being approximately square in shape
Quadrumana : primates excluding man considered as a group distinguished by hand-shaped feet  — compare bimana
quadrumanal : primates excluding man considered as a group distinguished by hand-shaped feet  — compare bimana
quadrumane : primates excluding man considered as a group distinguished by hand-shaped feet  — compare bimana
quadrumanous : having feet adapted for grasping
quadruped : an animal having four feet
quadrupedal : an animal having four feet
quadruplane : an airplane with four main supporting surfaces one above another
quadruple : to make four times as great or as many
quadrupleness : the quality or state of being quadruple
quadruplet : a combination of four of a kind
quadruplex : being or relating to a system of telegraphy by which two messages in each direction may be sent simultaneously over one wire
quadruplicate : consisting of or existing in four corresponding or identical parts or examples
quadruplication : consisting of or existing in four corresponding or identical parts or examples
quadruplicity : to make four times as great or as many
quadruply : to make four times as great or as many
quadrupole : a system composed of two dipoles of equal but oppositely directed moment
quaesitum : something sought for : end, objective
quaestor : one of numerous ancient Roman officials concerned chiefly with financial administration
quaestorial : of or relating to a quaestor or a quaestorship
quaestorship : the office of quaestor
quaestuary : interested in or undertaken for monetary gain or profit
quaff : to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
quaffer : one who quaffs a beverage : drinker
quaffingly : in a free, copious, or bibulous manner
quag : marsh, bog
quagga : an extinct zebra (Equus quagga quagga) of southern Africa that had brown and white stripes chiefly on the head and neck, reddish-brown to brown upper parts, and whitish belly, tail, and legs
quaggy : marshy
quagmire : soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
quagmiry : resembling or consisting of a quagmire : quaggy
quahog : a thick-shelled edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the U.S.
quail : any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
quailberry : wolfberry sense 1
quailhead : lark sparrow
quaily : upland sandpiper
quaint : pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
quaintish : marked somewhat by quaintness
quaintly : pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
quaintness : pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
quake : to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability
quakeproof : able to withstand damage or destruction by an earthquake
Quaker : one that quakes
quaker : one that quakes
quakerbird : sooty albatross
Quakerdom :  quakerism
Quakeress : a female Quaker
Quakerish : one that quakes
Quakerism : one that quakes
Quakerly : one that quakes
quaketail : yellow wagtail
quakiness : the quality or state of being quaky
quaking : to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability
quaky : quaking, shaky, tremulous
quale : a property (such as redness) considered apart from things having the property : universal
qualifiable : capable of qualifying or being qualified
qualification : a restriction in meaning or application : a limiting modification
qualificative : a qualifying word
qualificator : an officer whose business it is to examine and prepare causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts of the Roman Catholic Church
qualificatory : qualifying, limiting
qualified : fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
qualifiedly : fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
qualifiedness : the quality or state of being qualified
qualifier : one that qualifies: such as
qualify : to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
qualitative : of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively : of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitied : having qualities : endowed with a quality
quality : peculiar and essential character : nature
qualityless : lacking quality or qualities
qualm : a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
qualmish : feeling qualms : nauseated
qualmishly : feeling qualms : nauseated
qualmishness : feeling qualms : nauseated
qualmy : a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
Quamoclit : a small genus of twining vines (family Convolvulaceae) of warm regions distinguished from Ipomoea by the salverform corolla and exserted stamens and style  — see star ipomoea
quandary : a state of perplexity or doubt
quandong : a small or shrubby Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus or Elaeocarpus grandis) of the family Santalaceae that has lanceolate leaves and small flowers in terminal panicles followed by round edible red drupes
quandy : long-tailed duck
quant : an expert at analyzing and managing quantitative data
quanta : quantity, amount
quantic : a homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables
quantifiable : able to be expressed as an amount, quantity, or numerical value : capable of being quantified
quantifiably : able to be expressed as an amount, quantity, or numerical value : capable of being quantified
quantification : the operation of quantifying
quantifier : one that quantifies: such as
quantify : to limit by a quantifier
quantimeter : a device that is used to measure the quantity of X rays
quantitate : to measure or estimate the quantity of
quantitative : of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
quantitatively : of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
quantitativeness : of, relating to, or expressible in terms of quantity
quantitive : quantitative
quantitively : quantitative
quantity : an indefinite amount or number
quantization : to subdivide (something, such as energy) into small but measurable increments
quantize : to subdivide (something, such as energy) into small but measurable increments
quantum : quantity, amount
Quapaw : a Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley, Arkansas
quaquaversal : dipping from a center toward all points of the compass
quaquaversally : dipping from a center toward all points of the compass
quar quarterly
quarantinable : subject to or constituting grounds for quarantine
quarantine : a period of 40 days
quarantiner : one that quarantines
quaranty : a court of 40 magistrates in the Venetian republic
quarentene : furlong, rood
quark : any of several elementary particles that are postulated to come in pairs (as in the up and down varieties) of similar mass with one member having a charge of +²/₃ and the other a charge of −¹/₃ and are held to make up hadrons
quarl : a large brick or tile
quarle : a large brick or tile
quarrel : a square-headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow
quarreled : a square-headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow
quarreler : a square-headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow
quarreling : a square-headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow
quarrelsome : apt or disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner : contentious
quarrelsomely : apt or disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner : contentious
quarrelsomeness : apt or disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner : contentious
quarriable : capable of being quarried
quarried : game
quarrier : a worker in a stone quarry
quarry : game
quarryable : capable of being quarried
quarrying : the business, occupation, or act of extracting useful material (such as building stone) from quarries
quarryman : quarrier
quarrystone : rubblework
quart : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or ¹/₃₂ bushel  — see Weights and Measures Table
quartan : occurring every fourth day reckoning inclusively
quartation : the alloying with silver of a button rich in gold in order to reduce the gold to such a proportion that the acid used in parting may act as desired
quarter : one of four equal parts into which something is divisible : a fourth part
quarterage : a quarterly payment, tax, wage, or allowance
quarterback : an offensive back in football who usually lines up behind the center, calls the signals, and directs the offensive play of the team
quartered : one of four equal parts into which something is divisible : a fourth part
quarterer : one that quarters: such as
quartering : the division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments
quarterly : in heraldic quarters or quarterings
quarterman : a foreman in a shipbuilding yard who has charge of several groups of men doing the same kind of work
quartermaster : a petty officer who attends to a ship's helm, binnacle, and signals
quartern : a fourth part (as of a unit of measurement)
quarterpace : a staircase landing where the stair turns at a right angle  — compare halfpace
quarters : one of four equal parts into which something is divisible : a fourth part
quartersaw : to saw (a log) radially into quarters and then into boards or planks in which the annual rings are at or nearly at right angles to the wide face to secure lumber that will warp relatively little, will not be likely to check, and will show the grain advantageously  — compare tangent-saw
quartersawed : sawed from quartered logs so that the annual rings are nearly at right angles to the wide face
quarterstaff : a long stout staff formerly used as a weapon and wielded with one hand in the middle and the other between the middle and the end
quartet : a musical composition for four instruments or voices
quartette : a musical composition for four instruments or voices
quartetto : quartet sense 1
quartic : of the fourth degree
quartile : any of the three values that divide the items of a frequency distribution into four classes with each containing one fourth of the total population
quarto : the size of a piece of paper cut four from a sheet
Quartodeciman : one of a group in the early church especially in Asia Minor who during the 2d century and until the Nicene council in 325 observed Easter on the 14th of Nisan, the day the Jews slaughtered the Passover lamb, regardless of which day of the week that was
quartole : quadruplet sense 3
quartz : a mineral consisting of silicon dioxide occurring in colorless and transparent or colored hexagonal crystals or in crystalline masses
quartzic : quartziferous
quartziferous : bearing or containing quartz
quartzite : a compact granular rock composed of quartz and derived from sandstone by metamorphism
quartzitic : a compact granular rock composed of quartz and derived from sandstone by metamorphism
quartzoid : a crystal that is common with quartz and consists of a combination of the hexagonal prism and dipyramid
quartzose : a mineral consisting of silicon dioxide occurring in colorless and transparent or colored hexagonal crystals or in crystalline masses
quartzy : quartzose
quash : to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
quashy : marshy, swampy, wet
quasi : having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes
quasijudicial : having a partly judicial character by possession of the right to hold hearings on and conduct investigations into disputed claims and alleged infractions of rules and regulations and to make decisions in the general manner of courts
Quasimodo : the Sunday following Easter
quasky : oquassa
Quassia : a drug from the heartwood and bark of various tropical trees of the ailanthus family used especially as a bitter tonic and remedy for roundworms in children and as an insecticide
quassin : the bitter crystalline principle C22H28O6 of quassia
quat : a shrub (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family that is cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds which are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea
quatercentenary : a 400th anniversary or its celebration
quaternary : of, relating to, or consisting of four units or members
quaternate : composed of or arranged in sets of four
quaternion : a set of four parts, things, or persons
quaternity : a union of a group or set of four
quatorzain : a poem of fourteen lines
quatorze : a set of 4 aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in a hand at piquet and scoring 14 points
quatrain : a unit or group of four lines of verse
quatre : a dance or figure for four performers
quatrefoil : a conventionalized representation of a flower with four petals or of a leaf with four leaflets
quatrible : a descant in fourths
quattrini : an old coin used in several of the Italian states
quatuor : quartet sense 1
quaver : tremble
quavering : tremble
quaveringly : tremble
quavery : tremble
quaw : quagmire
quawk : caw, squawk
quay : a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
quayage : a charge for use of a quay
quayside : land bordering a quay
queach : thicket
queachy : boggy, marshy
queak : squeak
quean : a disreputable woman
queanish : of, relating to, or resembling a quean
queasily : causing nausea
queasiness : causing nausea
queasy : causing nausea
quebrachamine : a crystalline alkaloid C19H26N2 obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho
quebrachine : yohimbine
quebrachitol : a sweet crystalline compound C7H14O6 occurring especially in quebracho bark
quebracho : any of several trees of southern South America with hard wood: such as
Quechua : a family of languages spoken by Indian peoples of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina
Quechuan : a family of languages spoken by Indian peoples of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina
queechy : sickly, puny
queen : the wife or widow of a king
queencup : a perennial herb (Clintonia uniflora) of the Rocky Mountain region sometimes cultivated for its white flowers
queendom : the state or territory ruled by a queen
queenfish : any of several marine fishes: such as
queenhood : the rank, dignity, or state of being of a queen
queening : the wife or widow of a king
queenite : one who supports or upholds a queen
queenless : lacking a queen
queenlet : a petty queen
queenlike : queenly
queenliness : of, relating to, or befitting a queen
queenly : of, relating to, or befitting a queen
queenright : having a queen in the hive
queenroot :  queen's delight
queensberry Marquis of  — see douglas
queenship : the rank, dignity, or state of being a queen
queer : differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird
queerer : differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird
queerish : differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird
queerity : queerness
queerly : differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird
queerness : differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird
queest : wood pigeon sense 1
queet : coot entry 2
quelch : squelch
Quelea : a genus of African weaverbirds
quell : to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
queller : to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
queme : pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
quench : put out, extinguish
quenchable : put out, extinguish
quenchableness : the quality or state of being quenchable
quencher : put out, extinguish
quenchless : put out, extinguish
quenelle : a poached oval dumpling of pureed forcemeat (as of pike) often served in a cream sauce
quenselite : a mineral PbMnO2(OH) consisting of basic lead manganese oxide and occurring in black monoclinic crystals
quercetagetin : a pale-yellow crystalline flavonol pigment C15H4O2(OH)6 obtained from African and French marigolds
quercetin : a yellow crystalline pigment C15H10O7 occurring usually in the form of glycosides in various plants
quercimeritrin : a yellow crystalline glucoside C21H20O12 occurring in cotton flowers and leaves and in sunflowers and yielding quercetin and glucose on hydrolysis
quercitannin : a tannin isolated from oak bark as a reddish white powder
quercitol : a sweet crystalline pentahydroxy cyclic alcohol C6H7(OH)5 found in acorns and oak bark and in viburnums and other plants; deoxy-inositol
quercitrin : a bitter pale yellow crystalline glycoside C21H20O11 yielding quercetin and rhamnose on hydrolysis
quercitron : a large timber oak (Quercus velutina) chiefly of the eastern and central U.S.
Quercus : a genus of hardwood often evergreen trees or shrubs (family Fagaceae) that comprise the typical oaks and include sources of nutgall
Querecho : an Apache especially of the Jicarilla, Lipan, or Mescalero people
Querendi : a people of uncertain linguistic affiliation on the right bank of the lower Plata and Paraná rivers
Querendy : a people of uncertain linguistic affiliation on the right bank of the lower Plata and Paraná rivers
querent : inquirer
querier : question, inquiry
queriman : a young mullet having only two anal spines rather than the three characteristic of the adult
querimonious : complaining, querulous
querimoniously : complaining, querulous
querimoniousness : complaining, querulous
querist : one who inquires
querken : to cause to gasp : choke
quern : a primitive hand mill for grinding grain
quernstone : millstone
querulent : abnormally given to suspicion and accusation
querulential : querulous
querulist : complainer
querulous : habitually complaining
querulously : habitually complaining
querulousness : habitually complaining
query : question, inquiry
querying : question, inquiry
queryingly : in a querying manner : inquiringly
queryist : querist
quesited : sought or inquired about
quest : a jury of inquest
quester : a jury of inquest
questeur : one of three members of either branch of the French parliament chosen as financial officers in charge of payment of senators or deputies and of expense accounts
questingly : in the manner of one that quests : inquiringly, searchingly
question : an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge
questionable : inviting inquiry
questionableness : inviting inquiry
questionably : inviting inquiry
questionary : questionnaire
questionee : one that is questioned
questioner : an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge
questioningly : the activity or process of asking questions
questionist : one that questions especially intensively or habitually
questionless : indubitable, unquestionable
questionlessly : in a questionless manner
questionnaire : a set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals
questman : one legally empowered to solicit alms
questor : one of numerous ancient Roman officials concerned chiefly with financial administration
quet : the common guillemot
quetch : twitch, stir
quetzal : a Central American trogon (Pharomachrus mocinno) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts
queue : a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
quey : heifer
quibble : to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
quibbler : to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
quica : four-eyed opossum
Quiche : an unsweetened custard pie usually having a savory filling (such as spinach, mushrooms, or ham)
quick : acting or capable of acting with speed: such as
quickbeam : rowan tree sense 1
quicken : to make alive : revive
quickener : to make alive : revive
quickhatch : wolverine
quickie : something done or made in a hurry: such as
quicklime : lime entry 1 sense 2a
quickly : acting or capable of acting with speed: such as
quickness : acting or capable of acting with speed: such as
quicksand : sand readily yielding to pressure
quickset : plant cuttings set in the ground to grow especially in a hedgerow
quicksilver : mercury sense 2a
quicksilvering : the amalgam that forms the reflecting surface of some mirrors
quicksilvery : resembling or suggestive of quicksilver : mercurial
quickstep : a spirited march tune usually accompanying a march in quick time
quickthorn : the common European hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)
quickwork : one of several sections of planking or plating in the upper or sometimes the lower part of a ship's hull
quid : a pound sterling
quiddative : quidditative
quidder : a horse that quids
quiddit : a quibbling subtlety
quidditative : of, relating to, or constituting the essential nature of something
quiddity : whatever makes something the type that it is : essence
quiddle : dawdle, trifle
quidnunc : a person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip : busybody
quiesce : to become quiet, calm, or silent
quiescence : the quality or state of being quiescent
quiescency : quiescence
quiescent : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
quiescently : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
quiet : the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2) : tranquility
quieten : quiet
quieter : one that quiets something or someone
quieting : the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2) : tranquility
quietism : a system of religious mysticism teaching that perfection and spiritual peace are attained by annihilation of the will and passive absorption in contemplation of God and divine things
quietist : a system of religious mysticism teaching that perfection and spiritual peace are attained by annihilation of the will and passive absorption in contemplation of God and divine things
quietistic : a system of religious mysticism teaching that perfection and spiritual peace are attained by annihilation of the will and passive absorption in contemplation of God and divine things
quietive : something that has a tranquilizing effect : sedative
quietly : the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2) : tranquility
quietness : the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2) : tranquility
quietsome : tranquil
quietude : a quiet state : repose
quietus : final settlement (as of a debt)
quiff : a prominent forelock
Quiina : a genus (the type of the family Quiinaceae) of tropical American shrubs and trees
Quiinaceae : a family of tropical American shrubs and trees (order Parietales) with opposite coriaceous leaves, small verticillate flowers in terminal spikes or racemes, and baccate one-seeded fruit
quila : a grass (Chusquea quila) of the southern part of South America that resembles bamboo, is used as forage, and has a fiber used in making paper
Quileute : a Chimakuan people of the western part of the state of Washington
quill : a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound
quillai : soapbark
quillaic : a poisonous crystalline triterpenoid sapogenin C30H46O5 obtained by hydrolysis of the saponin from soapbark
Quillaja : a genus of trees (family Quillajaceae) native to Brazil, Peru, and Chile, distinguished by their saponaceous bark, and including the soapbark (Q. saponaria)
quillaja : a genus of trees (family Quillajaceae) native to Brazil, Peru, and Chile, distinguished by their saponaceous bark, and including the soapbark (Q. saponaria)
quillback : any of several suckers
quilled : a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound
quiller : a machine used in transferring yarn from spools and cones to quills
quillet : a small tract of land
quillfish : any of various small very slender blennies of the north Pacific of the family Ptilichthyidae
quilling : a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound
quilltail : ruddy duck
quillwork : ornamental work in porcupine or bird quills
quillwort : a plant of the genus Isoetes
quilt : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs
quilted : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs
quilter : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs
quilting : material that is quilted or used for making quilts
Quimbaya : an extinct people of western Colombia
Quimper commune in far western France west of Rennes population 63,550
quin : quintuplet
quina : cinchona sense 2
quinacrine : an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O
quinaldic : a crystalline acid C9H6NCOOH obtained especially by oxidation of quinaldine and used in chemical analysis; 2-quinoline-carboxylic acid
quinaldine : an oily liquid base C10H9N that has a slightly pungent odor, is obtained by condensation of acetaldehyde and aniline and occurs in coal tar, and is used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals
quinaldinium : a univalent ion [C10H9NH]+ that is analogous to ammonium and is derived from quinaldine
quinamine : a crystalline alkaloid C19H24N2O2 in various cinchona barks
quinarius : a Roman silver coin issued occasionally from the 3d century b.c. and equivalent to ¹/₂ denarius
quinary : consisting of five : arranged by fives : quintuple
quinate : arranged in or composed of sets of five
Quinault river 65 miles (105 kilometers) long in western Washington flowing to the Pacific Ocean
quinazoline : a yellow crystalline bicyclic compound C8H6N2 composed of fused benzene and pyrimidine rings
quince : the fruit of a central Asian tree (Cydonia oblonga) of the rose family that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used especially in preserves
quincentenary : a 500th anniversary or its celebration
quincentennial : quincentenary
quincuncial : an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
quincunx : an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
quincunxial : an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
quindecagon : a usually plane polygon with 15 angles and 15 sides
quindecasyllabic : having 15 syllables
quindecemvir : one of a commission, council, or ruling body of 15
quindecemvirate : the office or government of quindecemvirs
quindecim : a tax of one fifteenth
quindecima : fifteenth sense 4a
quindene : the 15th or in modern reckoning 14th day after a church festival
quinetum : a mixture of the alkaloids in varying proportions as they occur naturally in red bark that is used to treat malaria
quingentenary : quincentenary
quinhydrone : an electrode consisting of a platinum wire in a solution containing quinhydrone used to determine hydrogen-ion concentration
quinible : a musical descant in fifths
quinic : a crystalline acid C7H12O6 obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans, and other plant products and made synthetically by hydrolysis of chlorogenic acid
quinicine : a bitter poisonous reddish yellow amorphous alkaloid C20H24N2O2 isomeric with quinine and obtained from cinchona bark or by heating a salt of quinine
quinidine : an alkaloid C20H24N2O2 that is stereoisomeric with quinine and is used in the form of its sulfate or gluconate to treat cardiac rhythm irregularities
quinine : a bitter crystalline alkaloid C20H24N2O2 from cinchona bark used in medicine
quininic : a yellowish crystalline acid C11H9NO3 obtained by oxidation of quinine or quinidine
quinitol : a crystalline cyclic glycol C6H10(OH)2 obtained by reduction of hydroquinone in cis and trans forms having a sweet taste with a bitter aftertaste; 1,4-cyclohexane-diol
quinizarin : a red crystalline compound C14H6O2(OH)2 isomeric with alizarin made from phthalic anhydride and either hydroquinone or para-chlorophenol and used as a dye intermediate and organic pigment; 1,4-dihydroxy-anthraquinone
quink : brant
quinnat : chinook salmon
Quinnipiac : an extinct Algonquian people of central Connecticut
quinoa : an annual herb (Chenopodium quinoa) of the goosefoot family that is native to the Andean highlands and is cultivated for its starchy seeds which are used as food and ground into flour
quinoid : resembling quinone especially in having a 6-membered carbon ring containing two double bonds
quinoidine : a bitter brownish resinous mixture often molded into sticks of amorphous alkaloids obtained as a by-product in the extraction of cinchona bark for crystalline alkaloids and formerly used as a substitute for quinine
quinol : hydroquinone
quinoline : a pungent oily nitrogenous base C9H7N obtained usually by distillation of coal tar or by synthesis from aniline that is the parent compound of many alkaloids, drugs, and dyes
quinolinic : an acid C7H5NO4 that is a metabolite of tryptophan and is neurotoxic in high concentrations
quinolinium : a univalent ion [C9H7NH]+ that is analogous to ammonium and is derived from quinoline
quinolinyl : the bivalent radical C5H3N(CO−)2 of quinolinic acid
quinologist : a specialist in quinology
quinology : the science dealing with the cultivation, chemistry, and medicinal use of the cinchonas
quinolyl : any of seven univalent radicals C9H6N derived from quinoline by removal of one hydrogen atom
quinone : either of two isomeric cyclic crystalline compounds C6H4O2 that are derivatives of benzene
quinonediimine : a colorless crystalline compound HN=C6H4=NH regarded as derived from quinone (see quinone sense 1a) by replacement of both oxygen atoms by imino groups but made by oxidation of para-phenylenediamine
quinonimine : a colorless crystalline compound O=C6H4=NH regarded as derived from quinone (see quinone sense 1a) by replacement of one oxygen atom by the imino group but made by oxidation of para-aminophenol
quinonization : the formation of a quinone
quinonize : to cause to form a quinone
quinonoid : resembling quinone especially in having a 6-membered carbon ring containing two double bonds
quinonyl : the univalent radical C6H3O2 derived from quinone by removal of one hydrogen atom
quinotannic : a light yellow tannin found in cinchona bark
quinotoxine : quinicine
quinovatannic : a tannin obtained from the bark of a cinchona
quinovic : a crystalline triterpene acid C30H46O5 obtained by hydrolysis of quinovin
quinovin : a bitter crystalline glycoside found especially in cinchona
quinovose : a sugar C6H12O5 found by hydrolysis of quinovin
quinoxaline : a weakly basic bicyclic compound C8H6N2 made by condensing the ortho form of phenylenediamine with glyoxal and having fused benzene and pyrazine rings
quinquagenarian : fifty years old : characteristic of a person of such an age
quinquagenary : a fiftieth anniversary
Quinquagesima : the period extending from the Sunday before Lent to Easter Sunday or the first week of this period
quinquagesimal : occurring in a season of fifty days : consisting of fifty days
quinquarticular : relating to five articles or points
quinquefoliolate : having five leaflets
quinqueliteral : consisting of five letters or consonants
quinquenary : quinary
quinquennalia : public games celebrated in ancient Rome every five years
quinquennia : a period of five years
quinquenniad : quinquennium
quinquennial : consisting of or lasting for five years
quinquennially : consisting of or lasting for five years
quinquennium : a period of five years
quinquereme : an ancient galley propelled by five banks of oars
quinquevalent : pentavalent
quinquevir : one of a commission, council, or ruling body of five (as in ancient Rome)
quinquevirate : the office or government of quinquevirs
quinquiliteral : consisting of five letters or consonants
quinquina : cinchona
quinsied : affected with quinsy
quinsy : an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever
quinsyberry : an Old World black currant (Ribes nigrum) that yields a jelly used especially formerly as a remedy for quinsy
quint : quintuplet sense 2
quintadena : an organ flue stop of 4′ pitch, 8′ pitch, or 16′ foot pitch with stopped pipes with flute tone in which the twelfth is prominent
quintain : an object to be tilted at
quintal : hundredweight
quintan : occurring as the fifth after four others
quintant : a portable instrument similar to a sextant but with an arc of 72 degrees and capable of measuring angles of twice that
quintato :  quintadena
quinte : a parry with a foil or épée that defends the lower inside target with the hand to the left at waist height in a position of pronation with the tip of the blade higher than the hand  — compare septime
quinternion : five sheets of paper combined into a set or section
quintessence : the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
quintessential : perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing
quintessentially : perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing
quintet : a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voices
quintetto : quintet
quintic : of the fifth degree
quintile : any of the four values that divide the items of a frequency distribution into five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population
Quintillian : one of a party of Montanists of the 2d century a.d.
quintillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 18 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
quintillionth : a number equal to 1 followed by 18 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
quintole : quintuplet sense 3
quinton : pardessus de viole
quintroon : the offspring of an octoroon and a white person
quintuple : being five times as great or as many
quintuplet : a combination of five of a kind
quintuplicate : consisting of or existing in five corresponding or identical parts or examples
quintus : a fifth voice or part in medieval music
quinuclidine : a crystalline bicyclic base C7H13N of which quinine and related alkaloids are derivatives
quinze : of, relating to, or characteristic of the architecture or furniture of the reign of Louis XV of France
quinzieme : a tax of a fifteenth
quip : a clever usually taunting remark : gibe
quipper : a clever usually taunting remark : gibe
quippish : witty or taunting especially in response
quippishness : witty or taunting especially in response
quippy : a clever usually taunting remark : gibe
quipster : one who is given to quipping
quipu : a device made of a main cord with smaller varicolored cords attached and knotted and used by the ancient Peruvians (as for calculating)
quira : any of several tropical American trees constituting a genus (Platymiscium) of the family Leguminosae, having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers, and including several (as P. polystachyum and P. pinnatum) that yield economically important timber
quire : a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality : one twentieth of a ream
quirewise : in quires so as to allow one sheet to be fitted within another
Quirinal hill in Rome, Italy, that is one of the seven hills on which the ancient city was built  — see aventine
quiritarian : of, relating to, or constituting the old law of Rome as distinguished from the law introduced by the praetor on equitable principles
quiritary : quiritarian
quirk : an abrupt twist or curve
quirkiness : having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
quirkish : an abrupt twist or curve
quirky : having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
quirquincho :  pichi
quirt : a riding whip with a short handle and a rawhide lash
quis : a European woodcock
quisle : to serve or act as a quisling
quisling : traitor sense 2, collaborator
Quisqualis : a small genus of tropical Asiatic, Indo-Malayan, and African woody vines (family Combretaceae) having red or orange spicate flowers with a superior calyx whose limb is deciduous from the long tube and a fruit possessed of five wings  — see rangoon creeper
quisqueite : a brittle black lustrous substance mostly composed of sulfur and carbon and accompanying the vanadium ores of Peru : sulfurous asphaltum
quisutsch : coho
quit : give up sense 1
quitch : quack grass
quitclaim : to release or relinquish a legal claim to
quite : wholly, completely
quitrent : a fixed rent payable to a feudal superior in commutation of services
quits : being on even terms by repayment or requital
quittance : discharge from a debt or an obligation
quitted : give up sense 1
quitter : one that quits
quittor : a purulent inflammation of the feet especially of horses and donkeys
quiver : a case for carrying or holding arrows
quivered : a case for carrying or holding arrows
quiverer : one that quivers
quiverful : as many as a quiver will hold
quivering : a case for carrying or holding arrows
quiveringly : a case for carrying or holding arrows
quiverleaf : aspen
quivery : that quivers : trembling
Quixote : a quixotic person
quixotic : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
quixotical : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
quixotically : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
quixotism : a quixotic person
quixotize : to make or to be quixotic
quixotry : a quixotic person
quiz : an eccentric person
quizzee : a person who is quizzed
quizzer : an eccentric person
quizzical : comically quaint
quizzicality : comically quaint
quizzically : comically quaint
quizzicalness : the quality or state of being quizzical
Qung : a southern African people of the Omatako river
quo : said entry 1
quod : prison
quoddies : an open sloop-rigged sailboat once used especially for fishing along the Maine coast
quodlibet : a philosophical or theological point proposed for disputation
quodlibetic : consisting or of the nature of a quodlibet : purely academic
quodlibetical : consisting or of the nature of a quodlibet : purely academic
quodlibetically : consisting or of the nature of a quodlibet : purely academic
quoin : a solid exterior angle (as of a building)
quoined : a solid exterior angle (as of a building)
quoining : a solid exterior angle (as of a building)
quoit : a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game
quoiter : one who plays quoits
quoits : a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game
quondam : former, sometime
quop : throb
Quoratean : a language family of the Hokan stock in California comprising Karok
quorum : a select group
quot quotation
quota : a proportional part or share
quotability : fit for or worth quoting
quotable : fit for or worth quoting
quotableness : quotability
quotation : something that is quoted
quotational : of the nature of a quotation : indicating quotation
quotationally : of the nature of a quotation : indicating quotation
quotative : a function word used in informal contexts to introduce a quotation
quote : to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment
quotee : one who is quoted
quoter : to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment
quoth : said entry 1
quotidian : occurring every day
quotient : the number resulting from the division of one number by another
quotlibet : quodlibet sense 2
quotum : proportion, part
R : the 18th letter of the English alphabet
r : the 18th letter of the English alphabet
ra range
raad : a legislative assembly in one of the Boer republics of South Africa before the establishment of British administration  — compare heemraad, volksraad
Rab : a beater for mixing hair with mortar
rab : a beater for mixing hair with mortar
rabanna : a coarse matting handwoven from raffia fibers in Madagascar
rabat city and capital of Morocco on Morocco's Atlantic coast population 621,480
rabbanist : a Jew adhering to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbis in opposition to the Karaites
rabbanite : a Jew adhering to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbis in opposition to the Karaites
rabbet : a channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a surface
rabbeting : a channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a surface
rabbi : master, teacher
rabbin : rabbi
rabbinate : the office or tenure of a rabbi
Rabbinic : of or relating to rabbis or their writings
rabbinic : of or relating to rabbis or their writings
rabbinical : of or relating to rabbis or their writings
rabbinically : of or relating to rabbis or their writings
rabbinism : rabbinic teachings and traditions
rabbinist : a Jew adhering to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbis in opposition to the Karaites
rabbinistic : a Jew adhering to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbis in opposition to the Karaites
rabbinite : a Jew adhering to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbis in opposition to the Karaites
rabbit : any of a family (Leporidae) of long-eared short-tailed lagomorph mammals with long hind legs:
rabbitberry : buffalo berry
rabbiter : any of a family (Leporidae) of long-eared short-tailed lagomorph mammals with long hind legs:
rabbitlike : resembling a rabbit or that of a rabbit
rabbitry : a place where domestic rabbits are kept
rabbitweed : snakeweed sense d
rabbitwood : a shrub (Pyrularia pubera) that is parasitic on the roots of the hemlock and has greenish racemose flowers and pulpy drupaceous fruits  — see buffalo nut
rabbity : any of a family (Leporidae) of long-eared short-tailed lagomorph mammals with long hind legs:
rabble : a disorganized or confused collection of things
rabblement : rabble
rabbler : one that rabbles another or is part of a rabble
rabboni : master, teacher
Rabelaisian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Rabelais or his works
Rabi : the Indian subcontinent's spring harvest
rabic : of or relating to rabies
rabid : extremely violent : furious
rabidity : extremely violent : furious
rabidly : extremely violent : furious
rabidness : extremely violent : furious
rabies : an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
rabiform : resembling or characteristic of rabies
Rabin Yitzhak 1922–1995 prime minister of Israel (1974–77; 1992–95)
rabinet : a small piece of ordnance used in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries
rabirubia : yellowtail sense e
rabulistic : characterized by railing or pettifoggery
raccoon : a small nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) of North America that is chiefly gray, has a black mask and bushy ringed tail, lives chiefly in trees, and has a varied diet including small animals, fruits, and nuts
raccoonberry : mayapple sense 2
raccroc : an invisible stitch for joining lace or net
race : any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits regarded as common among people of shared ancestry
raceabout : a small sloop usually having a keel and derived from the knockabout but having finer lines and carrying more sail
racecourse : a course for racing
racegoer : one who goes regularly to horse races
racemate : a racemic compound or mixture
racemation : the gathering or gleaning of grapes
raceme : a simple inflorescence (as in the lily of the valley) in which the flowers are borne on short stalks of about equal length at equal distances along an elongated axis and open in succession toward the apex  — see inflorescence illustration
racemed : bearing or forming a raceme
racemic : of, relating to, or constituting a compound or mixture that is composed of equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of the same compound and is not optically active
racemiferous : bearing racemes
racemiform : having the form of a raceme
racemism : the quality or state of being racemic
racemization : the action or process of changing from an optically active compound into a racemic compound or mixture
racemize : the action or process of changing from an optically active compound into a racemic compound or mixture
racemose : having or growing in the form of a raceme
racemous : racemose
racemously : racemose
racer : one that races or is used for racing
raceway : a canal for a current of water
rach : a dog that hunts by scent : hound
rache : a dog that hunts by scent : hound
Rachel : a wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin
rachial : rachidian
rachicentesis : lumbar puncture
rachides : an axial structure: such as
rachidial : rachidian
rachidian : of or relating to a rachis
rachiform : having the form of a rachis
Rachiglossa : a division of Stenoglossa (order Pectinibranchia) comprising marine mostly carnivorous gastropods having typically a long retractile proboscis, a distinct siphon, and the radula with three or one longitudinal series of teeth of which each may bear many cusps and including many of the large ornamental shells (as the miter shells, murices, olive shells, volutes, and whelks)
rachiglossate : a division of Stenoglossa (order Pectinibranchia) comprising marine mostly carnivorous gastropods having typically a long retractile proboscis, a distinct siphon, and the radula with three or one longitudinal series of teeth of which each may bear many cusps and including many of the large ornamental shells (as the miter shells, murices, olive shells, volutes, and whelks)
rachilla : a small or secondary rachis
rachiodont : having gular teeth consisting of modified ventral vertebral spines
rachiometer : an instrument for measuring spinal curvatures
rachis : an axial structure: such as
rachischisis : a congenital abnormality (as spina bifida) characterized by a cleft of the spinal column
rachitic : rickety
rachitis : rickets
rachitogenic : leading or tending to the development of rickets
rachitomous : being, having, or relating to vertebrae with centra of which the parts remain separate, an intercentrum wedge-shaped and ventral, and separate pleurocentra above and behind the intercentra
Rachycentron : a genus (coextensive with the family Rachycentridae) of pelagic marine percoid fishes comprising solely the cobia
racial : of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racialism : a belief that race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) determines human traits and capacities
racialist : a belief that race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) determines human traits and capacities
raciality : racial quality
racialization : the act of giving a racial character to someone or something : the process of categorizing, marginalizing, or regarding according to race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) : an act or instance of racializing
racialize : to give a racial character to : to categorize, marginalize , or regard according to race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racially : of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racily : full of zest or vigor
raciness : full of zest or vigor
racing : the sport or profession of engaging in or holding races
racism : a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
racist : of, relating to, or characterized by racism: such as
rack : a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
rackabones : a very lean person or animal
rackan : chain, fetter
racker : a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
racket : a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle attached and that is used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in various games (such as tennis, racquets, or badminton)
racketeer : one who obtains money by an illegal enterprise usually involving intimidation
racketeering : one who obtains money by an illegal enterprise usually involving intimidation
racketer : one who uses a racket: such as
racketing : a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle attached and that is used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in various games (such as tennis, racquets, or badminton)
racketlike : resembling a racket
racketry : racket, uproar, excitement
rackett : an obsolete bass instrument of the oboe family having its tube bent upon itself in short lengths that are enclosed in a cylinder
rackettail : any of several hummingbirds of the genera Ocreatus and Discosura having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped
rackety : noisy
rackful : a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
racking : a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
rackingly : a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
rackle : impetuous, headstrong
rackless : marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
rackway : rack railway
rackwork : a mechanism (as a rack and pinion) having a rack
racon : radar beacon
raconteur : a person who excels in telling anecdotes
racoon : a small nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) of North America that is chiefly gray, has a black mask and bushy ringed tail, lives chiefly in trees, and has a varied diet including small animals, fruits, and nuts
Racovian : of or relating to Raków or to the Polish Socinians whose intellectual center in the 17th century was Raków
racy : full of zest or vigor
rad : a unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
radar : a device or system consisting usually of a synchronized radio transmitter and receiver that emits radio waves and processes their reflections for display and is used especially for detecting and locating objects (such as aircraft) or surface features (as of a planet)
radarman : an operator of a radar device
radarscope : the oscilloscope or screen serving as the visual indicator in a radar receiver
raddle : red ocher
raddleman : ruddleman
radiability : the capability of transmitting radiation (as X-rays)
radial : arranged or having parts arranged like rays
radiale : a bone or cartilage of the carpus that articulates with the radius
radialia : a bone or cartilage of the carpus that articulates with the radius
radially : arranged or having parts arranged like rays
radian : a unit of plane angular measurement that is equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc whose length equals the radius or approximately 57.3 degrees
radiance : the quality or state of being radiant
radiancy : radiance
radiant : radiating rays or reflecting beams of light
radiantly : radiating rays or reflecting beams of light
Radiata : the zone of small follicular cells immediately surrounding the ovum in the graafian follicle and accompanying the ovum on its discharge from the follicle
radiate : to proceed in a direct line from or toward a center
radiated : to proceed in a direct line from or toward a center
radiately : to proceed in a direct line from or toward a center
radiateness : the quality or state of being radiate
radiation : the action or process of radiating
radiational : the action or process of radiating
radiative : the action or process of radiating
radiator : one that radiates: such as
radiatory : radiating
radical : of, relating to, or proceeding from a root: such as
radicalism : the quality or state of being radical
radicality : the quality or state of being fundamental
radicalization : to make radical especially in politics
radicalize : to make radical especially in politics
radically : in origin or essence
radicalness : of, relating to, or proceeding from a root: such as
radicand : the quantity under a radical sign
radicate : to cause to take root : plant deeply and firmly
radicated : to cause to take root : plant deeply and firmly
radicating : to cause to take root : plant deeply and firmly
radication : the process or condition of radicating : a taking root
radices : the base of a number system or of logarithms
radicicolous : living on or in roots
radicle : the lower part of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling:
radicolous : radicicolous
radicular : of or relating to a plant radicle
radiculectomy : rhizotomy
radiculitis : inflammation of a nerve root
radiculose : producing numerous rootlets
radiferous : containing radium
radio : of, relating to, or operated by radiant energy
radioacoustics : the study of the production, transmission, and effects of sounds as carried and reproduced by radio
radioactinium : the radioactive isotope of thorium of mass number 227 formed by disintegration of actinium
radioactivate : to make radioactive
radioactive : of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity
radioactively : of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity
radioactivity : the property possessed by some elements (such as uranium) or isotopes (such as carbon 14) of spontaneously emitting energetic particles (such as electrons or alpha particles) by the disintegration of their atomic nuclei
radioautograph : autoradiograph
radioautographic : autoradiograph
radioautography : autoradiograph
radiobroadcast : broadcast sense 3
radiobroadcaster : broadcast sense 3
radiobroadcasting : broadcast sense 3
radiocarbon : radioactive carbon
radiocast : broadcast sense 3
radiocaster : broadcast sense 3
radiochemical : a branch of chemistry dealing with radioactive substances and phenomena including tracer studies
radiochemistry : a branch of chemistry dealing with radioactive substances and phenomena including tracer studies
radiodermatitis : dermatitis resulting from overexposure to sources of radiant energy (as X-rays or radium)
radiodetector : detector sense e
radiodiagnosis : diagnosis by means of radiology  — compare radiotherapy
radiodontia : the making and interpreting of radiographs of teeth and related adjacent structures
radiodontic : the making and interpreting of radiographs of teeth and related adjacent structures
radiodontist : the making and interpreting of radiographs of teeth and related adjacent structures
radioelement : a radioactive element
radiogenic : produced by or determined from radioactivity
radiogoniometer : direction finder
radiogoniometric : relating to, using, or determined by radiogoniometry
radiogoniometry : the art or science of measuring the direction from which radio waves come
radiogram : radiograph
radiograph : a picture produced on a sensitive surface by a form of radiation other than visible light
radiographer : a trained healthcare professional typically certified or licensed to produce medical imaging (such as X-rays or CT scans) for diagnosis or screening
radiographic : a picture produced on a sensitive surface by a form of radiation other than visible light
radiographically : a picture produced on a sensitive surface by a form of radiation other than visible light
radiography : the art, act, or process of making radiographs
radiohumeral : the ratio of the length of the radius of the human arm to the length of the humerus multiplied by 100
radioisotope : a radioactive isotope
Radiolaria : protozoans that are radiolarians
radiolarian : any of three classes (Acantharia, Polycystina, and Phaeodaria) of usually spherical chiefly planktonic marine protozoans having radiating threadlike pseudopodia and often a siliceous skeleton of spicules
radiolead : lead formed in the disintegration of radium
radiolite : a fossil of the genus Radiolites or family Radiolitidae
Radiolites : a genus (the type of the family Radiolitidae) of Cretaceous lamellibranchs with the lower valve conical and the upper nearly flat
radiolitic : of or relating to a texture of igneous rock that is not truly spherulitic but that shows only sectors of spherulites or radial fanlike groupings of needles
radiolocation : the method or process of detecting the position and course of distant objects by radar
radiolocator : radar
radiologic : of or relating to radiology
radiological : of or relating to radiology
radiologist : a physician specializing in medical radiology
radiology : a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (such as X-rays) or radioactive material in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
radiolucency : partly or wholly permeable to radiation
radiolucent : partly or wholly permeable to radiation
radioluminescence : luminescence excited by impact of radioactive particles
radioluminescent : luminescence excited by impact of radioactive particles
radioman : a radio operator or technician
radiometallography : the determination of the structure of metal by means of X rays : the study of metals and alloys by X rays
radiometeorograph : radiosonde
radiometer : an instrument for detecting and usually for measuring the intensity of radiant energy
radiometric : relating to, using, or measured by a radiometer
radiometrically : relating to, using, or measured by a radiometer
radiometry : an instrument for detecting and usually for measuring the intensity of radiant energy
radiomicrometer : an exceedingly sensitive thermoelectric radiometer consisting of a D'Arsonval galvanometer with suspended coil replaced by a short-circuited thermocouple forming a loop
radionecrosis : ulceration or destruction of tissue resulting from irradiation
radionics : electronics
radiopacity : the quality or state of being radiopaque
radiopaque : being opaque to various forms of radiation (such as X-rays)
radiophare : a radiotelegraphic station used for determining the position of ships
radiophone : radiotelephone
radiophosphorus : radioactive phosphorus
radiophotograph : a picture transmitted by radio
radioscope : a device for detecting the presence of a radioactive substance
radioscopic : of or relating to radioscopy
radioscopical : of or relating to radioscopy
radioscopy : direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy (as X-rays)
radiosensitive : sensitive to the effects of radiant energy
radiosensitivity : sensitive to the effects of radiant energy
radiosonde : a miniature radio transmitter that is carried aloft (as by an unpiloted balloon) with instruments for sensing and broadcasting atmospheric conditions
radiosurgery : surgery using precisely targeted radiation to destroy tissue without cutting
radiosurgical : surgery using precisely targeted radiation to destroy tissue without cutting
radiosymmetrical : radially symmetrical
radiotechnology : the technology of radio
radiotelegram : radiogram sense 2
radiotelegraph : wireless telegraphy
radiotelegraphic : of, relating to, or transmitted by means of radiotelegraphy
radiotelegraphy : wireless telegraphy
radiotelephone : an apparatus for carrying on wireless telephony by radio waves
radiotelephony : an apparatus for carrying on wireless telephony by radio waves
radiotherapeutic : of or relating to radiotherapy
radiotherapeutics : radiotherapy
radiotherapeutist : radiotherapist
radiotherapist : the treatment of disease with radiation (such as X-rays)
radiotherapy : the treatment of disease with radiation (such as X-rays)
radiothermy : diathermy by means of a shortwave radio machine
radiothorium : a radioactive isotope of thorium with the mass number 228
radiotoxemia : toxemia resulting from exposure to radiation or a radioactive substance
radiotransparent : permitting the passage of radiation and especially X-rays
radiotrician : one who specializes in radio work
radiotropic : of, relating to, or characterized by radiotropism
radiotropism : a tropism in which some form of radiation is the orienting factor
radiovision : television carried on by radio waves without connecting wires
radish : the pungent usually crisp root of a widely cultivated Eurasian plant (Raphanus sativus) of the mustard family usually eaten raw
radium : an intensely radioactive metallic chemical element that occurs in combination in minute quantities in minerals (such as pitchblende or carnotite), emits alpha particles and gamma rays to form radon, and is used chiefly in the treatment of cancer and in radiographic devices  — see Chemical Elements Table
radiumize : to subject to the action of radium
radiumtherapy : radiotherapy
radius : a line segment extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or bounding surface
radix : the base of a number system or of logarithms
radknight : one of a class of feudal tenants in some parts of England holding on condition of doing service on horseback besides other services (as plowing)
radman : radknight
radome : a plastic housing sheltering the antenna assembly of a radar set especially on an airplane
radon : a heavy radioactive gaseous element formed by the decay of radium  — see Chemical Elements Table
radula : a horny band or ribbon in mollusks other than bivalves that bears minute chitinous teeth on its dorsal surface and scrapes or tears off food and draws it into the mouth
radulate : having a radula
raduliform : like a rasp : cardiform
Rafael city on San Pablo Bay in western California population 57,713
raff : riffraff
raffe : a usually triangular topsail set above a square lower sail
raffee : a usually triangular topsail set above a square lower sail
raffia : the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving
raffinase : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of raffinose and occurs in various molds (as Aspergillus niger) and yeasts
raffinate : a liquid product resulting from extraction of a liquid with a solvent
raffing : rip-roaring
raffinose : a crystalline slightly sweet sugar C18H32O16 obtained commercially from cottonseed meal and present in many plant products
raffish : marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
raffishly : marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
raffishness : marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
raffle : to engage in a raffle
Rafflesia : any of a genus (Rafflesia of the family Rafflesiaceae) of Malaysian dicotyledonous plants that are parasitic in other plants and have fleshy usually foul-smelling apetalous flowers emerging from the host, imbricated scales in place of leaves, and no stems
rafflesia : any of a genus (Rafflesia of the family Rafflesiaceae) of Malaysian dicotyledonous plants that are parasitic in other plants and have fleshy usually foul-smelling apetalous flowers emerging from the host, imbricated scales in place of leaves, and no stems
Rafflesiaceae : a family of endotrophic parasitic plants (order Aristolochiales) found chiefly in warm regions of the Old World and sometimes in Mexico that lack stems, have imbricated scales in place of leaves, and have apetalous flowers emerging from the host and having five to ten calyx lobes
rafflesiaceous : a family of endotrophic parasitic plants (order Aristolochiales) found chiefly in warm regions of the Old World and sometimes in Mexico that lack stems, have imbricated scales in place of leaves, and have apetalous flowers emerging from the host and having five to ten calyx lobes
raft : a flat structure (as of wood) for support or transportation on water
rafter : any of the parallel beams that support a roof
raftsman : a man engaged in rafting
rafty : damp, raw
rag : a waste piece of cloth
raga : one of the ancient traditional melodic patterns or modes in Indian music
ragabash : riffraff
ragabrash : riffraff
ragamuffin : a ragged often disreputable person
rage : violent and uncontrolled anger
rageful : full of rage : furious
rageous : enraged, furious
ragfish : a marine fish of the family Icosteidae remarkable for the soft skeleton
ragged : roughly unkempt
raggedly : roughly unkempt
raggedness : roughly unkempt
raggedy : ragged
ragger : an engine-lathe operator who rough-turns hardened steel rolls
raggety : ragged
ragging : a waste piece of cloth
raggle : to cut a raggle in (stone)
raggled : to cut a raggle in (stone)
raggy : ragged, rough
raging : causing great pain or distress
raglan : a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves
raglet : raggle sense 1
ragman : a man who collects or deals in rags
ragout : well-seasoned meat and vegetables cooked in a thick sauce
ragpicker : one who collects rags and refuse for a livelihood
ragshag : a person in ragged or masquerade dress
ragsorter : one that sorts and prepares rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)
ragstone : any of various hard rocks : rag
ragtag : ragged, unkempt
ragtime : rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment in stride-piano style
ragtimer : a person who composes or plays ragtime
ragtimey : of, relating to, or like ragtime
ragule : notched in regular oblique breaks
raguly : notched in regular oblique breaks
ragweed : any of various chiefly North American weedy composite herbs (genus Ambrosia) that produce highly allergenic pollen
ragwort : any of several senecios
rah : hooray
rahdar : a keeper of a toll road
raid : a hostile or predatory incursion
raider : one that raids: such as
rail : a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
railage : railroad transportation : the charge for conveyance by rail
railbird : a racing enthusiast who sits on or near the track rail to watch a race or workout
railer : a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
railhead : a point on a railroad at which traffic may originate or terminate
railing : a barrier consisting of a rail and supports
railingly : in a railing manner
raillery : good-natured ridicule : banter
railless : being without rails or railing : unrailed
raillike : resembling a rail
railly : jest, mock
railman : a cable hand
railroad : a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors
railroader : a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors
railroadiana : literature of or relating to railroads
railroading : construction or operation of a railroad
railway : railroad
railwayless : lacking railways
raiment : clothing, garments
raimentless : lacking raiment
rain : water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere
rainband : a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium lines caused by watery vapor in the atmosphere and therefore sometimes used in weather predictions
rainbird : any of various birds (especially of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to forecast rain
rainbow : an arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and that is formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in raindrops, spray, or mist
rainbowlike : an arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and that is formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in raindrops, spray, or mist
rainbowweed : purple loosestrife
rainbowy : like a rainbow
raincoat : a waterproof or water-resistant coat
raindrop : a drop of rain
rainfall : the amount of precipitation usually measured by the depth in inches
rainfowl : channelbill
rainful : full of rain : rainy
rainily : in a rainy manner
raininess : the quality or state of being rainy
rainless : lacking rain : lacking precipitation
rainlessness : lacking rain : lacking precipitation
rainproof : impervious to rain
rainspout : gutter sense 1a
rainstorm : a storm of or with rain
raintight : so tight as to exclude rain
rainwash : the washing away of material by rain
rainworm : earthworm
rainy : marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain
raioid : resembling or related to a ray :  batoid
Rais : a Muslim ship's captain
rais : a Muslim ship's captain
raisable : capable of being raised
raise : to cause or help to rise to a standing position
raised : having a pattern or design projecting from a background : done in relief
raiseman : a miner who works in a raise
raiser : to cause or help to rise to a standing position
raisin : a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat
raising : to cause or help to rise to a standing position
raisiny : containing or resembling raisins
Raj : rule
raj : rule
Raja : an Indian or Malay prince or chief
raja : an Indian or Malay prince or chief
Rajah : an Indian or Malay prince or chief
rajah : an Indian or Malay prince or chief
rajaship : the dominion or the rank of a raja
Rajasthani : the Indo-Aryan dialects of Rajasthan
rajbansi : a member of an extensive Koch caste of Assam and Bengal
Rajidae : a family of elasmobranch fishes consisting of the skates
Rajput : a member of a dominant military caste of northern India
rake : an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
rakehell : libertine sense 2
rakehellish : rakehell
rakehelly : libertine sense 2
raker : an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
rakery : debauchery, lewdness
rakesteel : a rake handle
rakestele : a rake handle
raki : a Turkish liqueur flavored with aniseed
raking : an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
rakish : of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
rakishly : in a rakish manner
rakishness : the quality or state of being rakish
rakshasa : a demon or evil spirit of Hindu mythology
raku : Japanese hand-modeled pottery that is fired at a low temperature and rapidly cooled
rallentando : ritardando
Rallidae : a family of gruiform birds consisting of the rails, crakes, wekas, coots, gallinules, and related forms
rallier : one that rallies
ralliform : resembling or related to the rails
ralline : of, relating to, or resembling the rails
Rallus : the type genus of Rallidae comprising slender-billed rails (as the European water rail, the clapper rail, and the king rail)
rally : to muster for a common purpose
Ralph : vomit
ralph : vomit
ralstonite : a mineral NaMgAl5F12(OH)6.3H2O consisting of a hydrous basic fluoride of aluminum, sodium, and magnesium in octahedral crystals
Ram : a male sheep
ram : a male sheep
Rama : a deity or deified hero of later Hinduism worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu
ramada : a roofed shelter with usually open sides
ramage : untamed, wild
Ramaism : the worship of the Hindu epic hero Rama as an incarnation of the god Vishnu
Ramaite : one who worships Rama
ramal : of or relating to a ramus
Raman  Venkata 1888–1970 Indian physicist
ramanas : a red-flowered cultivated rose that is a variety of the Japan rose
ramass : to collect together : gather
ramate : ramose
ramble : to move aimlessly from place to place
rambler : one that rambles
rambling : proceeding without a specific goal, purpose, or direction: such as
ramblingly : proceeding without a specific goal, purpose, or direction: such as
rambong : a rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
Rambouillet : any of a breed of large sturdy sheep developed in France
rambunctious : marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly
rambutan : a bright red spiny Malayan fruit closely related to the lychee
ramdohrite : a mineral Pb3Ag2Sb6S13 consisting of a rare compound of lead, silver, antimony, and sulfur
Ramean :  ramist
ramekin : a preparation of cheese especially with bread crumbs or eggs baked in a mold or shell
ramellose : bearing little branches
rament : ramentum sense 2
ramentaceous : covered with, consisting of, or resembling ramenta
ramental : covered with, consisting of, or resembling ramenta
ramentiferous : bearing ramenta
ramentum : something scraped off : a minute particle : shaving
rameous :  ramal
ramequin : a preparation of cheese especially with bread crumbs or eggs baked in a mold or shell
Rameses name of 11 kings of Egypt: especially II (reigned 1304–1237 b.c.); III (reigned 1198–1166 b.c.)
Rameseum : a temple erected by or in honor of a Ramesside king
Ramessid : of or relating to the kings of ancient Egypt named Ramses
Ramesside : of or relating to the kings of ancient Egypt named Ramses
ramet : an independent member of a clone
ramfeezled : worn out : exhausted
ramhead : a stupid or dull-witted person : blockhead
rami : a projecting part, elongated process, or branch: such as
ramicorn : having branched antennae
ramie : an Asian perennial plant (Boehmeria nivea) of the nettle family
ramification : branch, offshoot
ramified : to split up into branches or constituent parts
ramiform : a branched pit formed by the coalescence of the cavities of two or more simple pits (as in the walls of brachysclereids)
ramify : to split up into branches or constituent parts
Ramillie : an 18th century wig with a long plait in back that is tied top and bottom with bows
ramisection : the surgical severance of one or more rami and especially the rami communicantes (as for the relief of spastic paralysis)
Ramism : the doctrines of Ramus based on opposition to Aristotelianism and advocacy of a new logic blended with rhetoric
Ramist : the doctrines of Ramus based on opposition to Aristotelianism and advocacy of a new logic blended with rhetoric
ramline : a line used to mark a straight middle line (as on a spar or mast)
rammack : to rush around
rammel : underbrush
rammelsbergite : a mineral NiAs2 consisting of a native nickel diarsenide related to loellingite and polymorphous with pararammelsbergite
rammer : a male sheep
rammish : resembling a ram
rammishness : the quality or state of being rammish
rammy : rammish
Ramon : breadnut sense 1
Ramoosii : one of a pre-Aryan people in northwestern India
ramose : consisting of or having branches
ramous : ramose
ramp : a sloping way or plane: such as
rampage : to rush wildly about
rampageous : to rush wildly about
rampageously : to rush wildly about
rampageousness : to rush wildly about
rampancy : the quality or state of being rampant
rampant : rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
rampantly : rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
rampart : a protective barrier : bulwark
ramped : a sloping way or plane: such as
ramper : lamprey
Ramphastidae : a family of birds (order Piciformes) consisting of the toucans
Ramphastides : a suborder of birds coextensive with the family Ramphastidae
Ramphastos : a genus (the type of the family Ramphastidae) comprising various typical toucans
rampike : an erect broken or dead tree
ramping : a sloping way or plane: such as
rampion : a European bellflower (Campanula rapunculus) having an edible tuberous root used with the leaves as a salad
rampire : rampart
ramrace : a headlong rush : a short hard run
ramrod : a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm
ramsch : a game in which the jacks alone are trumps and the object is to lose tricks
Ramsey (Arthur) Michael 1904–1988 archbishop of Canterbury (1961–74)
ramshackle : appearing ready to collapse : rickety
ramshackleness : the quality or state of being ramshackle
ramshackly : ramshackle
ramson : a broad-leaved garlic (Allium ursinum) common in European gardens
ramstam : headstrong, reckless
ramtil : a tropical African herb (Guizotia abyssinica) of the family Compositae widely cultivated in India for its seeds  — see niger seed
ramular : of or relating to a branch
ramuliferous : bearing ramuli
ramulose : having many small branches
ramulous : having many small branches
ramulus : a small branch
ramus : a projecting part, elongated process, or branch: such as
ramuscule : a small ramus
Ramusi : one of a pre-Aryan people in northwestern India
Rana : false paca
rana : false paca
ranal : relating to or belonging to the order Ranales
Ranales : a large order of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees including the Ranunculaceae, Berberidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Annonaceae, and Lauraceae and being distinguished in general by flowers with spirally arranged parts, numerous stamens, and an apocarpous gynoecium
Ranatra : a genus of elongate very slender bugs (family Nepidae) with long slender legs the first pair of which is fitted for seizing prey in the manner of a mantis
rancel : to search thoroughly : ransack
rancelman : a constable with the duty of searching for stolen or missing goods
rancer : reamer
ranch : a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
ranche : a stroke in pin pool that leaves only the center pin standing and thereby wins the game
rancher : one who owns or works on a ranch
rancheria : a dwelling place of a ranchero
ranchero : rancher
ranchman : rancher
rancho : ranch sense 1
ranchwoman : a woman who operates or lives on a ranch
rancid : having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
rancidification : the chemical change that produces rancidity
rancidify : to make rancid
rancidity : having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
rancidness : having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
rancor : bitter deep-seated ill will
rancorous : marked by rancor : deeply malevolent
rancorously : marked by rancor : deeply malevolent
Rand the basic monetary unit of South Africa  — see Money Table
rand the basic monetary unit of South Africa  — see Money Table
Randall : meadow fescue
Randallite : one of a group of Freewill Baptists organized in the northern part of the U.S. in 1787
randan : boisterous noisy conduct : rampage, spree
randannite : a variety of diatomaceous earth
randem : with three horses harnessed to a vehicle one behind another
rander : a worker who trims or bevels the edges of shoe soles or welts
Randia : a large genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Rubiaceae) having white or yellow solitary or clustered flowers and a many-seeded berry  — see box brier
randing : the act of making a rand
Randolph A(sa) Philip 1889–1979 American labor leader
random : a haphazard course
randomization : to select, assign, or arrange in a random way
randomize : to select, assign, or arrange in a random way
randomly : a haphazard course
randomness : the quality or state of being or seeming random (as in lacking or seeming to lack a definite plan, purpose, or pattern)
Randy : having a coarse manner
randy : having a coarse manner
Ranella : a genus of marine snails related to Triton having a thick shell usually with two lateral varices continuous over all the whorls
rangatira : a Maori chief : a Maori of rank, authority, or distinction
range : a series of things in a line : row
ranged : a series of things in a line : row
ranger : the keeper of a British royal park or forest
rangership : the position of ranger of a park or forest
rangework : ashlar laid in horizontal courses of even height : coursed ashlar
Rangifer : a genus consisting of the domestic and wild reindeer and caribous
rangiferine : of or relating to the genus Rangifer
ranginess : able to range for considerable distances
ranging : a series of things in a line : row
rangle : bits of gravel fed to hawks
rangy : able to range for considerable distances
rani : a Hindu queen : a raja's wife
ranid : any of a large family (Ranidae) of long-legged frogs distinguished by extensively webbed hind feet, horizontal pupils, and a bony sternum
Ranidae : a large family of frogs (suborder Diplasiocoela) distinguished by slightly dilated transverse sacral processes and comprising the typical frogs  — see rana
Ranina : the type genus of Raninidae comprising typical frog crabs
ranine : of or relating to frogs
raninian : the type genus of Raninidae comprising typical frog crabs
Ranjit 1780–1839 Lion of the Punjab founder of Sikh kingdom
rank : relative standing or position
ranked : relative standing or position
ranker : one who serves or has served in the ranks
rankle : to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
rankly : relative standing or position
rankness : relative standing or position
rann : a stanza especially of a song
rannel : a bar to support pothooks over an open fireplace
ranny : shrew sense 1
ransack : to look through thoroughly in often a rough way
ransacker : to look through thoroughly in often a rough way
ransackle : ransack
ransom : a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity
ransomable : capable of being ransomed
ransomer : a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity
ransomless : free from or lacking ransom
ranstead : an erect perennial Old World toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) that bears racemes of pale yellow to citron yellow flowers with coppery markings and is naturalized in North America where it is sometimes a troublesome weed
rant : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rantan : a knocking, banging, or pounding noise
rantankerous : cantankerous
ranter : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Ranterism : the practice or tenets of the Ranters
ranting : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rantingly : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rantipole : a wild reckless sometimes quarrelsome person
ranty : excited, riotous
ranula : a cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of a gland duct
Ranunculaceae : a large family of plants (order Ranales) distinguished by colorless acrid juice, usually alternate leaves, and regular or irregular polypetalous or apetalous flowers with hypogynous stamens  — see ranunculus
ranunculaceous : of or relating to the Ranunculaceae
ranunculi : any of a large genus (Ranunculus of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family) of chiefly perennial herbaceous plants with tuberous or fibrous roots and typically yellow, five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers and including one (R. asiaticus) of southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia widely cultivated for its white, yellow, pink, red, or orange flowers having multiple layers of petals  — see buttercup, lesser celandine
Ranunculus : any of a large genus (Ranunculus of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family) of chiefly perennial herbaceous plants with tuberous or fibrous roots and typically yellow, five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers and including one (R. asiaticus) of southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia widely cultivated for its white, yellow, pink, red, or orange flowers having multiple layers of petals  — see buttercup, lesser celandine
Ranzania : a genus of marine sunfishes (family Molidae) with slightly elongated bodies
Raoulia : a genus of large white hoary caespitose cushion plants (family Compositae) that are natives chiefly of New Zealand uplands and have small solitary flower heads resembling those of Helichrysum  — see sheep plant
rap : a sharp blow or knock
rapacious : excessively grasping or covetous
rapaciously : excessively grasping or covetous
rapaciousness : excessively grasping or covetous
rapacity : the quality of being rapacious
rapakivi : a coarse red granite quarried in Finland having curious ovoid ringed feldspars composed of central cores of orthoclase surrounded by a shell of oligoclase and being much used for building in northern Russia
Rapallo commune in Liguria, northwestern Italy, east-southeast of Genoa on the
Rapanea : a genus of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs (family Theophrastaceae) having mostly shining leathery leaves and small flowers with stamens adnate to the corolla lobes
Rapateaceae : a family of South American herbs (order Xyridales) somewhat resembling members of the family Juncaceae and having a greenish perianth in two series, six anthers, and numerous capitate flowers subtended by two foliaceous bracts
rapateaceous : a family of South American herbs (order Xyridales) somewhat resembling members of the family Juncaceae and having a greenish perianth in two series, six anthers, and numerous capitate flowers subtended by two foliaceous bracts
rape : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception  — compare sexual assault, statutory rape
raper : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception  — compare sexual assault, statutory rape
rapeseed : the seed of the rape plant
Raphael : one of the four archangels named in Hebrew tradition
Raphaelesque : one of the four archangels named in Hebrew tradition
Raphaelism : the artistic principles, method, or style of the painter Raphael
Raphaelite :  vanadiferous asphaltum
Raphanus : a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Cruciferae) characterized by the torulose pods containing globose seeds in a single row  — see jointed charlock, radish
raphe : the seamlike union of the two lateral halves of a part or organ (such as the tongue) having externally a ridge or furrow
Raphia : raffia
raphide : any of the needle-shaped crystals usually of calcium oxalate that develop as metabolic by-products in plant cells
raphides : any of the needle-shaped crystals usually of calcium oxalate that develop as metabolic by-products in plant cells
raphidiferous : bearing or containing raphides
raphidiid : of or relating to the Raphidiidae
Raphidiidae : a family of predatory insects (suborder Raphidiodea) remarkable for their long prothorax and elongate setiform ovipositor
Raphiolepis : a small genus of ornamental Asiatic shrubs (family Rosaceae) grown for their evergreen, glossy, alternate leaves and rather showy white or pink flowers in racemes or panicles  — see indian hawthorn , japanese hawthorn
rapid : marked by a fast rate of motion, activity, succession, or occurrence
rapidity : the quality or state of being rapid
rapidly : marked by a fast rate of motion, activity, succession, or occurrence
rapidness : marked by a fast rate of motion, activity, succession, or occurrence
rapier : a straight 2-edged sword with a narrow pointed blade
rapine : pillage, plunder
raping : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception  — compare sexual assault, statutory rape
rapist : a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
raploch : coarse, rough
rapparee : an Irish irregular soldier or bandit
rappel : to descend (as from a cliff) by sliding down a rope passed under one thigh, across the body, and over the opposite shoulder or through a special friction device
rapper : one that raps or is used for rapping: such as
rapping : a sharp blow or knock
Rappist :  harmonite
rappist :  harmonite
Rappite :  harmonite
rapport : a friendly, harmonious relationship
rapscallion : a person who causes trouble : rascal, ne'er-do-well
rapscallionly : good for nothing : rascally
rapt : lifted up and carried away
raptatorial : predacious
raptly : lifted up and carried away
raptness : lifted up and carried away
raptor : a carnivorous medium- to large-sized bird (such as a hawk, eagle, owl, or vulture) that has a hooked beak and large sharp talons and that feeds wholly or chiefly on meat taken by hunting or on carrion : bird of prey
Raptores : an order of birds comprising Falconiformes and Strigiformes of current usage and including all the birds of prey
raptorial : predaceous sense 1
rapture : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
raptured : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
raptureless : feeling or expressing no rapture
rapturize : to indulge in rapture
rapturous : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
rapturously : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
rapturousness : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
raptus : a pathological paroxysm of activity giving vent to impulse or tension (as in an act of violence)
rare : seldom occurring or found : uncommon
rarebit : welsh rabbit
rarefaction : the action or process of rarefying
rarefactional : the action or process of rarefying
rarefactive : producing or marked by rarefaction
rarefiable : capable of being rarefied
rarefier : one that rarefies
rarefy : to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense : to expand without the addition of matter
rarely : not often : seldom
rareness : seldom occurring or found : uncommon
rareripe : an early ripening fruit or vegetable
rarish : somewhat rare
rarity : the quality, state, or fact of being rare
Rarotongan : of or relating to the island or language of Rarotonga
ras : any of a family of genes that undergo mutation to oncogenes and especially to some commonly linked to human cancers (as of the colon, lung, and pancreas)
rasa : the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions
Rasalhague : a white star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus
rasamala : a southern Asiatic timber tree (Altingia excelsa) of the family Hamamelidaceae yielding a fragrant resin
rascacio : a variegated spinose scorpion fish (Scorpaena plumieri) of the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to Brazil
rascal : a mean, unprincipled, or dishonest person
rascaldom : the whole body of rascals
rascality : rabble
rascallion : rapscallion
rascally : of or characteristic of a rascal
rascalry : rascality
rasceta : transverse creases of the skin on the palmar surface of the wrist
rascette : a line crossing the wrist below the palm of the hand that is sometimes held by palmists to provide additional indication of a strong or weak constitution
rase : erase
raser : one that rases
rasgado : the arpeggio effect produced by sweeping the strings with the thumb in guitar playing
rash : an eruption on the body
rasher : a thin slice of bacon or ham broiled or fried
rashing : soft flaky rock or clay immediately beneath a coal seam that is readily mixed with the coal in mining
rashly : an eruption on the body
rashness : an eruption on the body
Raskolnik : a dissenter from the Russian Orthodox Church and member of one of the several groups (as the Doukhobors, Khlysty) developing from the schism of the 17th century in protest against liturgical reforms
Rasores : an order of birds comprising the Gallinae and the Columbae or coextensive with Gallinae
rasorial : habitually scratching the ground in search of food
rasp : to rub with something rough
raspatory : a file or rasp used (as for scraping bone) in surgery
raspberry : any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries
raspberrylike : resembling the raspberry
rasped : to rub with something rough
rasper : to rub with something rough
rasping : to rub with something rough
raspingly : to rub with something rough
raspish : irritable, rasping
raspite : a mineral PbWO4 consisting of lead tungstate occurring in yellow monoclinic crystals (hardness 2.5)
raspy : harsh, grating
rasse : a grizzled black-marked semiarboreal civet (Viverricula malaccensis or V. indica) that is related to but is smaller than the common civet, is native to China and the East Indies, and furnishes a perfume prized by the Javanese
rassle : wrestle
raster : a scan pattern (as of the electron beam in a cathode-ray tube) in which an area is scanned from side to side in lines from top to bottom
rastik : any of various hair dyes: such as
rasure : erasure, obliteration
rat : any of numerous rodents (Rattus and related genera) differing from the related mice especially by considerably larger size
rata : a tree of the genus Metrosideros
ratability : the quality or state of being ratable
ratable : capable of being rated, estimated, or apportioned
ratably : capable of being rated, estimated, or apportioned
ratafia : a liqueur made from an infusion of macerated fruit or fruit juice in a liquor (such as brandy) and often flavored with almonds
rataplan : the iterative sound of beating
ratbite : either of two febrile bacterial diseases of humans usually transmitted by the bite of a rat
ratcatcher : a person or animal employed in exterminating rats
ratch : a blaze on an animal's face
ratchet : a mechanism that consists of a bar or wheel having inclined teeth into which a pawl drops so that motion can be imparted to the wheel or bar, governed, or prevented and that is used in a hand tool (such as a wrench or screwdriver) to allow effective motion in one direction only
ratchety : resembling the operation of a ratchet : jerky, irregular, creaky
ratching : extra draft due to excess speed of the mule carriage over the roller delivery in spinning
rate : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else
rated : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else
ratel : an African or Asian nocturnal omnivorous mammal (Mellivora capensis) of the weasel family that resembles a badger
ratepayer : taxpayer
rater : one that rates
ratfish : chimaera
rath : a usually circular earthwork serving as stronghold and residence of an ancient Irish chief
rathe : early
rather : with better reason or more propriety : more properly
ratheripe : rareripe, precocious
ratherish : somewhat, fairly
ratherly : rather, somewhat
rathite : a mineral Pb13As18S40 consisting of a lead arsenic sulfide occurring in dark gray metallic orthorhombic crystals (hardness 3, specific gravity 5.4)
rathole : a rat's burrow
rathskeller : a usually basement tavern or restaurant
raticidal : a substance for killing rats
raticide : a substance for killing rats
ratification : the act or process of ratifying something (such as a treaty or amendment) : formal confirmation or sanction
ratificationist : an advocate of ratification (as of a treaty or contract)
ratifier : to approve and sanction formally : confirm
ratify : to approve and sanction formally : confirm
ratihabition : ratification, sanction
ratine : a rough bulky fabric usually woven loosely in plain weave from ratiné yarns
rating : a classification according to grade
ratio : the indicated quotient of two mathematical expressions
ratiocinate : reason
ratiocination : the process of exact thinking : reasoning
ratiocinative : the process of exact thinking : reasoning
ratiocinator : reason
ratiocinatory : ratiocinative
ratiometer : a device for making a succession of photographic exposures to obtain the filter ratios of color-sensitive materials under given conditions of work
ration : a food allowance for one day
rational : having reason or understanding
rationale : an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
rationalism : reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth
rationalist : reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth
rationalistic : reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth
rationalistically : reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth
rationality : the quality or state of being rational
rationalizable : to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
rationalization : the act, process, or result of rationalizing : a way of describing, interpreting, or explaining something (such as bad behavior) that makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc.
rationalize : to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
rationalizer : to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
rationally : having reason or understanding
rationalness : having reason or understanding
Ratitae : a superordinal group of birds comprising forms with small or rudimentary wings, no pygostyle, and no keel to the breastbone that are nonetheless evidently descended from birds with the power of flight, including the ostriches, rheas, cassowaries and emus, elephant birds, moas, and kiwis, and usually constituting a primary subdivision of the subclass Neornithes
ratite : a bird with a flat breastbone
ratitous : ratite
ratlike : any of numerous rodents (Rattus and related genera) differing from the related mice especially by considerably larger size
ratline : any of the small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds of a ship so as to form the steps of a rope ladder
ratoon : a shoot of a perennial plant (such as sugarcane)
ratooner : a plant that propagates by ratooning
ratproof : proof against rats
ratsbane : arsenic trioxide
rattail : a horse's tail with little or no hair
rattan : a rattan cane or switch
ratteen : a coarse woolen fabric
ratter : one that catches rats
rattish : resembling or having the characteristics of a rat
rattle : to make a rapid succession of short sharp noises
rattlebag : a rattle in the form of a bag
rattlebones : bone entry 1 sense 5a
rattlebox : a bladder campion (Silene latifolia)
rattlebrain : a flighty or thoughtless person
rattlebrained : a flighty or thoughtless person
rattlebush : a rattlebox (Crotalaria sagittalis)
rattled : to make a rapid succession of short sharp noises
rattlehead : rattlebrain
rattleheaded : rattlebrained
rattlemouse : bat entry 3
rattlepate : rattlebrain
rattlepated : rattlebrained
rattlepod : seedbox sense 2
rattler : one that rattles
rattleroot : black cohosh
rattlertree : white poplar sense 1a
rattles : to make a rapid succession of short sharp noises
rattlesnake : any of several American pit vipers (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) that have horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken
rattletrap : something rattly or rickety
rattleweed : any of various leguminous plants especially of the genera Astragalus, Phaca, and Oxytropis
rattling : lively, brisk
rattlingly : lively, brisk
rattly : likely to rattle : making a rattle
ratton : rat
rattrap : a trap for rats
Rattus : a genus of rodents of the family Muridae that comprise the common rats and are distinguished from members of the closely related genus Mus by bevel-edged upper incisors and comparatively large second and third molars
ratty : infested with rats
ratwa : a muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
raucid : raucous
raucity : the quality or state of being raucous
raucous : disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
raucously : disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
raucousness : disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
rauk : scratch
rauli : a large Chilean timber tree (Nothofagus procera) yielding a coarse lumber that is used especially for cooperage
raun : roe, spawn
raupo : a common cattail (Typha angustifolia) used especially in New Zealand for thatching
Rauraci : an ancient people of Gaul west of the Rhine and near Basel
Raurici : an ancient people of Gaul west of the Rhine and near Basel
Rauwolfia : any of a genus (Rauvolfia synonym Rauwolfia) of pantropical trees and shrubs of the dogbane family that yield medicinal alkaloids (such as reserpine)
ravage : an act or practice of ravaging
ravagement : an act or practice of ravaging
ravager : an act or practice of ravaging
rave : to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
ravehook : a hooked tool for enlarging or clearing seams (as of a boat) to receive oakum or other caulking material
ravel : to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
raveler : to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
ravelin : a detached work formerly used in fortifications and consisting of two embankments forming a salient angle in front of the curtain of the fortified position
raveling : ravel sense b
ravelly : raveled or likely to ravel
ravelment : to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
raven : a large, glossy-black bird (Corvus corax) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere but now rare in most areas of the eastern and central U.S. and that differs from the closely related common crow chiefly in its larger size and wedge-shaped tail and in having the feathers of the throat narrow and pointed resulting in a shaggy appearance
Ravenala : a genus of tropical woody plants (family Musaceae) having tall trunks, oblong distichous very long-stalked leaves, and large flowers with three sepals and three petals followed by woody 3-valved capsules  — see traveler's-tree
Ravenelia : a genus of rust fungi (family Pucciniaceae) having the teliospores united into a head on a compound pedicel and being mostly parasites of leguminous plants
ravener : a large, glossy-black bird (Corvus corax) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere but now rare in most areas of the eastern and central U.S. and that differs from the closely related common crow chiefly in its larger size and wedge-shaped tail and in having the feathers of the throat narrow and pointed resulting in a shaggy appearance
ravening : a large, glossy-black bird (Corvus corax) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere but now rare in most areas of the eastern and central U.S. and that differs from the closely related common crow chiefly in its larger size and wedge-shaped tail and in having the feathers of the throat narrow and pointed resulting in a shaggy appearance
ravenous : rapacious
ravenously : rapacious
ravenousness : rapacious
ravenry : a place where ravens nest
ravens : a large, glossy-black bird (Corvus corax) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere but now rare in most areas of the eastern and central U.S. and that differs from the closely related common crow chiefly in its larger size and wedge-shaped tail and in having the feathers of the throat narrow and pointed resulting in a shaggy appearance
Ravensara : a genus of Madagascan trees (family Lauraceae) having trimerous flowers and lobed seeds  — see clove nutmeg
ravensara : a genus of Madagascan trees (family Lauraceae) having trimerous flowers and lobed seeds  — see clove nutmeg
raver : one that raves
Ravi river 450 miles (724 kilometers) long in northern Pakistan flowing southwest to the Chenab River and forming part of the boundary between Pakistan and India
ravigote : a sauce or dressing colored green with spinach puree and seasoned with vinegar and a mixture of herbs (as chervil, tarragon, chives, capers)
ravin : plunder, pillage
ravine : a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
ravined : rapacious, ravenous
raviney : full of or marked by ravines
raving : irrational, incoherent, wild, or extravagant utterance or declamation
ravioli : pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)
ravish : to seize and take away by violence
ravishedly : in a ravished manner : as if ravished
ravisher : to seize and take away by violence
ravishing : unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking
ravishingly : unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking
ravishment : to seize and take away by violence
ravison : rapeseed of an inferior quality
raw : not cooked
rawboned : relatively thin with prominent bone structure
rawbones : a rawboned individual : skeleton
rawhead :  hobglobin , specter  — see bloodybones
rawhide : a whip of untanned hide
rawhider : one that rawhides: such as
rawish : somewhat raw
rawishness : somewhat raw
rawness : not cooked
rax : stretch
Ray : any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (such as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on the upper surface, and enlarged pectoral fins fused with the head
ray : any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (such as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on the upper surface, and enlarged pectoral fins fused with the head
raya : a subject Christian peasant under the Ottoman empire
rayed : any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (such as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on the upper surface, and enlarged pectoral fins fused with the head
rayless : having, admitting, or emitting no rays
raylessness : having, admitting, or emitting no rays
raylet : a small ray
rayon : any of a group of smooth textile fibers made from regenerated cellulose by extrusion through minute holes
rayonnant : depicted with rays darting forth
raze : to destroy to the ground : demolish
razee : a wooden warship with the upper deck cut away
razer : to destroy to the ground : demolish
razor : a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
razorable : ready or suitable for shaving
razorback : a thin-bodied long-legged feral hog chiefly of the southeastern U.S.
razorbill : a North Atlantic auk (Alca torda) with the plumage black above and white below and a compressed sharp-edged bill
razorless : lacking a razor
razorstrop : strop sense b
razz : raspberry sense 2
razzia : a plundering and destructive incursion : foray, raid
re : the second note of the major scale in solfège
rea Rural Electrification Administration
reabsorb : to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
reabsorption : the act or process of absorbing something again or of being absorbed again
reacceptance : to accept (someone or something) again
reaccess : renewed access : return
reaccession : renewed accession
reacclimatization : the act or process of reacclimatizing or condition of being reacclimatized
reacclimatize : to readapt (someone or something) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation : reacclimate
reaccommodate : to accommodate again
reaccredit : to accredit (something) again
reacetylation : renewed acetylation
reach : to stretch out : extend
reachable : to stretch out : extend
reacher : to stretch out : extend
reaching : to stretch out : extend
reachless : that cannot be reached : not within reach
reachy : marked by notable extension
reacknowledge : to acknowledge again
reacquaint : to give (someone) renewed knowledge and experience of something or someone : to make (someone) acquainted again
reacquaintance : to give (someone) renewed knowledge and experience of something or someone : to make (someone) acquainted again
reacquire : to acquire again: such as
reacquisition : the act or an instance of reacquiring something
react : to exert a reciprocal or counteracting force or influence
reactance : the part of the impedance of an alternating-current circuit that is due to capacitance or inductance or both and that is expressed in ohms
reactant : a substance that enters into and is altered in the course of a chemical reaction
reaction : the act or process or an instance of reacting
reactional : of, relating to, or marked by reaction
reactionally : of, relating to, or marked by reaction
reactionariness : reactionism
reactionarism : reactionism
reactionarist : reactionary
reactionary : relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
reactionaryism : relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
reactionism : the quality or state of being reactionary
reactionist : reactionary
reactivate : to activate (something or someone) again
reactivation : the act or process of making something active again or becoming active again : the act or process of reactivating or the condition of being reactivated
reactive : of, relating to, or marked by reaction or reactance
reactively : of, relating to, or marked by reaction or reactance
reactiveness : of, relating to, or marked by reaction or reactance
reactivity : the quality or state of being reactive
reactological : of or relating to reactology
reactology : the scientific study of psychological reactions  — compare reflexology
reactor : one that reacts
reactualization : the act of reactualizing or condition of being reactualized
reactualize : to actualize again
reactuate : to actuate again
read : to receive or take in the sense of (letters, symbols, etc.) especially by sight or touch
readability : able to be read easily: such as
readable : able to be read easily: such as
readableness : able to be read easily: such as
readably : able to be read easily: such as
readapt : to adapt (something or someone) again or to become adapted again
readaptability : the quality or state of being readaptable
readaptable : capable of being adapted again
readaptation : to adapt (something or someone) again or to become adapted again
readdress : to address (something) again
reader : one that reads
readership : the office or position of a reader
readhere : to adhere again
readhesion : the action of readhering
readily : in a ready manner: such as
readiness : the quality or state of being ready: such as
reading : the act of reading
readjourn : to adjourn again
readjust : to adjust (something or oneself) again
readjustable : capable of being readjusted
readjustment : the act or process of adjusting something again
readminister : to administer (something) again
readmission : a second or subsequent admission : the act of readmitting someone or something
readmit : to admit (someone) again
readmittance : readmission
readopt : to adopt again: such as
readoption : the act or process of readopting or state of being readopted
readorn : to adorn again
readvance : to advance again
readvent : a renewed advent
ready : prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action
reaeration : renewed aeration
reaffirm : to affirm (something) again especially so as to strengthen or confirm
reaffirmance : reaffirmation
reaffirmation : a second or subsequent affirmation : the act of reaffirming something or the condition of being reaffirmed
reafforest : reforestation
reafforestation : reforestation
reagency : reactive power or operation
reagent : a substance used (as in detecting or measuring a component, in preparing a product, or in developing photographs) because of its chemical or biological activity
reaggregate : to cause to re-form into an aggregate or a whole
reaggregation : to cause to re-form into an aggregate or a whole
reagin : a substance in the blood of persons with syphilis responsible for positive serological reactions for syphilis
Real : having objective independent existence
real : having objective independent existence
reales : having objective independent existence
realest : having objective independent existence
realgar : an orange-red mineral consisting of arsenic sulfide and having a resinous luster
realign : to align again
realignment : to align again
realism : concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary
realist : a person who recognizes what is real or possible in a particular situation : one who accepts and deals with things as they really are
realistic : of, relating to, or marked by literary or artistic realism : accurately representing what is natural or real
realistically : of, relating to, or marked by literary or artistic realism : accurately representing what is natural or real
reality : the quality or state of being real
realizability : the quality or state of being realizable
realizable : to bring into concrete existence : accomplish
realizably : in a realizable manner
realization : the action of realizing : the state of being realized
realize : to bring into concrete existence : accomplish
realizer : to bring into concrete existence : accomplish
realizing : to bring into concrete existence : accomplish
reallege : to allege again
realliance : renewed alliance
reallocate : to allocate (something) again: such as
reallocation : to allocate (something) again: such as
reallot : to allot again
reallotment : renewed allotment
really : in reality : actually
realm : kingdom sense 3
realness : having objective independent existence
realter : to alter again
realty : real estate sense 1
ream : a quantity of paper being 20 quires or variously 480, 500, or 516 sheets
reamage : the number of reams in a lot of paper
reamend : to amend again
reamer : one that reams: such as
reamputation : the second of two amputations performed upon the same member
reanalysis : the act or an instance of analyzing (something) again : repeated or renewed analysis
reanalyze : to again ascertain or study the parts of (something) : to analyze (something) again
reanchor : to anchor again
reanimate : to animate or become animated again: such as
reanimation : to animate or become animated again: such as
reanneal : to anneal again
reannex : to add or acquire back as a territory : to annex again
reannexation : to add or acquire back as a territory : to annex again
reap : to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
reaper : one that reaps
reapparel : to apparel again
reapparition : reappearance
reappeal : to appeal again
reappear : to come back into view or show up for a second or subsequent time : to appear again
reappearance : a second or renewed appearance : the act or an instance of reappearing
reapplication : a second or renewed application : the act or an instance of reapplying
reapplier : one that reapplies
reapply : to apply for a second or subsequent time: such as
reappoint : to name officially to a position for a second or subsequent time : to appoint again
reappointment : to name officially to a position for a second or subsequent time : to appoint again
reapportion : to apportion (something, such as a house of representatives) anew
reapportionment : an act or result of reapportioning something : the process or result of making a new proportionate division or distribution of something
reappraisal : the act or an instance of reappraising something : a second or fresh appraisal
reappraise : to appraise (something) again : to reevaluate the amount, value, or significance of
reappraisement : reappraisal
reapprehend : to apprehend again
reapproach : to approach again
reappropriate : to appropriate (something) again: such as
reappropriation : the act of reappropriating
reapproval : to give formal or official sanction to (something) for a second or subsequent time : to approve (something) again
reapprove : to give formal or official sanction to (something) for a second or subsequent time : to approve (something) again
rear : to erect by building : construct
rearer : to erect by building : construct
reargue : to debate, dispute, or give reasons for or against (something) for a second or subsequent time : to argue (something) again
reargument : a new or repeated argument
rearhorse : mantis
rearise : to arise again
rearm : to arm (a nation, a military force, etc.) again with new or better weapons
rearmament : to arm (a nation, a military force, etc.) again with new or better weapons
rearmost : farthest in the rear : last
rearousal : to awaken, stimulate, or excite (someone or something) for a second or subsequent time : to arouse (someone or something) again
rearouse : to awaken, stimulate, or excite (someone or something) for a second or subsequent time : to arouse (someone or something) again
rearrange : to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way
rearrangement : the act of rearranging something or someone or the state of being rearranged
rearranger : one that rearranges
rearray : to array again
rearrest : to arrest (someone or something) again
rearward : rear
rearwardly : rearward
rearwards : rear
reascend : to ascend (something) again
reascendancy : renewed ascendancy
reascendant : again ascendant
reascension : a second ascension
reascent : the act or an instance of ascending again : a second or subsequent ascent
reascertain : to ascertain again
reascertainment : the act of reascertaining
reask : to ask again
reason : a statement offered in explanation or justification
reasonability : being in accordance with reason
reasonable : being in accordance with reason
reasonableness : being in accordance with reason
reasonably : being in accordance with reason
reasoned : a statement offered in explanation or justification
reasoner : a statement offered in explanation or justification
reasoning : the use of reason
reasonless : not having the faculty of reason
reasonlessly : not having the faculty of reason
reassail : to assail again
reassault : to assault again
reassay : to make a new attempt
reassemblage : the act of assembling something again : a new assemblage
reassemble : to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again
reassembly : the act of assembling again : a second or fresh assembly
reassent : to assent again
reassert : to assert (something) again
reassertion : the act or an instance of reasserting something : a second or fresh assertion
reassertor : one that reasserts
reassess : to assess (something) again
reassessment : to assess (something) again
reassign : to assign (something or someone) again especially in a new or different way
reassignment : to assign (something or someone) again especially in a new or different way
reassociate : to bring (as strands of DNA) into association again
reassociation : the act of reassociating or state of being reassociated
reassort : to assort again
reassortment : the action of reassorting or state of being reassorted
reassume : to assume (something) again : to take up or adopt (something) again
reassumption : the act of reassuming or state of being reassumed
reassurance : the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
reassure : to assure anew
reassured : to assure anew
reassuredly : by way of reassurance
reassuring : restoring or intended to restore confidence : reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty
reassuringly : restoring or intended to restore confidence : reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty
reastiness : rancidity
reasty : rancid
reattach : to attach (something) again
reattachment : to attach (something) again
reattack : to attack again
reattain : to attain (something) again : regain
reattainment : to attain (something) again : regain
reattempt : to make a second or subsequent effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect (something) : to attempt (something) again
reattire : to attire again
reattribute : to attribute (something) in a new or different way
reattribution : to attribute (something) in a new or different way
reaudit : to audit again
reauthenticate : to authenticate again
reauthentication : the act of reauthenticating or state of being reauthenticated
reauthorization : to authorize (something or someone) again
reauthorize : to authorize (something or someone) again
reave : plunder, rob
reaver : plunder, rob
reawake : to awake again
reawaken : to awaken (someone or something) again
reawakening : to awaken (someone or something) again
reawakenment : the act of reawakening or state of being reawakened
reaware : again aware : freshly aware
reb : johnny reb
rebab : a medieval Arabic bowed musical instrument having from one to three strings, shaped typically like a small lute, and now used in gamelan orchestras
reback : to reshape the backbone of (a book) after casing or covering
rebait : to furnish (something such as a hook or trap) with fresh bait
rebalance : to restore balance to or adjust the balance of (something) : to balance (something) again
rebaptism : a second baptism
rebaptismal : of or relating to a second baptism
rebaptize : to baptize (someone) again
rebaptizer : one that rebaptizes
rebar : a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete
rebarbative : repellent, irritating
rebase : to modify the base of (a denture) after an initial period of wear in order to produce a good fit
rebate : to reduce the force or activity of : diminish
rebatement : abatement sense 3
rebater : to reduce the force or activity of : diminish
rebato : a wide lace-edged collar of the early 17th century often stiffened to stand high at the back
rebeamer : a textile worker who winds cloth and yarn from one beam to another
rebec : an ancient bowed usually 3-stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and slender neck
rebeck : an ancient bowed usually 3-stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and slender neck
rebegin : to begin again or anew
rebeginning : to begin again or anew
Rebekah : the wife of Isaac
rebel : opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler
rebeldom : an area controlled by rebels
rebeller : rebel
rebellion : opposition to one in authority or dominance
rebellious : given to or engaged in rebellion
rebelliously : given to or engaged in rebellion
rebelliousness : given to or engaged in rebellion
rebelly : rebellious
rebid : to offer a new opportunity to make a bid for (something)
rebilling : the issuing of a new waybill at a junction point
rebind : to bind (something) again or anew
rebirth : a new or second birth : metempsychosis
reblend : to blend (something) again
rebloom : to bloom again
reboant : marked by reverberation
reboard : to board (something such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus) again
reboil : to boil again
reboiler : a piece of equipment (as one with steam coils) for supplying additional heat especially to the lower part of a fractionating column
reboise : reforest
reboisement : reforest
rebook : to book again or anew
rebop : bop entry 3
rebore : to bore an existing hole a second or subsequent time in order to widen it or to alter or improve its inner surfaces
reborn : born again : regenerated, revived
rebottle : to bottle or bottle up (something) again or anew
Reboulia : a genus of liverworts (family Marchantiaceae) that are widely distributed on rocks and soil and are distinguished by a conspicuous pseudoperianth split into fringy lanceolate lobes
rebound : to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body
rebounder : to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body
rebranch : to form secondary branches
rebrand : to change or update the brand or branding of (a product, service, etc.)
rebreathe : to breathe (as reconstituted air) again
rebreed : to breed (an animal or species of animal) for a second or subsequent time
rebroadcast : to broadcast again (a radio or television program being simultaneously received from another source)
rebuff : to reject or criticize sharply : snub
rebuild : to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct
rebuilder : one that rebuilds
rebuilt : to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct
rebukable : meriting rebuke
rebuke : to criticize sharply : reprimand
rebukeful : serving to or disposed to rebuke
rebukefully : serving to or disposed to rebuke
rebuker : to criticize sharply : reprimand
rebukingly : in a rebuking manner
reburial : the act or an instance of burying something for a second or subsequent time
rebury : to bury (something or someone) again
rebus : a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
rebut : to drive or beat back : repel
rebute : rebuff
rebutment : rebuttal
rebuttable : to drive or beat back : repel
rebuttal : the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
rebutter : the answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
rebuy : to buy (something) again
recalcitrance : the state of being recalcitrant
recalcitrant : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint
recalcitrate : to kick back
recalcitration : a kicking back or against something : opposition, repugnance, refractoriness
recalculate : to calculate again
recalculation : the act or process of recalculating
recalescence : the increase in temperature when the rate of heat liberation during transformation exceeds the rate of heat dissipation while cooling metal through a transformation range  — compare decalescence
recalescent : of, relating to, or marked by recalescence
recalibrate : to calibrate (something) again
recalibration : to calibrate (something) again
recall : cancel, revoke
recallable : cancel, revoke
recallment : recall
recant : to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
recantation : to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
recanter : one that recants
recap : recapitulation
recapitalization : a revision of the capital structure of a corporation
recapitalize : to change the capital structure of
recapitulate : to retell or restate briefly : summarize
recapitulation : a concise summary
recapitulationist : one who accepts the recapitulation theory
recapitulative : of, relating to, or characterized by recapitulation
recapitulatory : of, relating to, or marked by recapitulation
recappable : recapitulation
recapper : one that recaps
recaption : the act of retaking
recaptor : one that recaptures
recapture : the act of retaking
recarbonize : to carbonize again
recarburization : the process of recarburizing
recarburize : to carburize again
recarburizer : a recarburizing agent (as spiegeleisen or anthracite coal)
recase : to put the original or another cover on (a book separated from its cover) without changing the construction of the leaves
recast : to cast again
recasting : to cast again
recce : reconnaissance
recede : to move back or away : withdraw
recedence : recession
receder : one that recedes
receipt : a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money
receiptor : one that receipts for property taken by a sheriff and agrees to return it upon demand
receipts : a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money
receivability : the quality or state of being receivable
receivable : capable of being received
receivables : amounts of money receivable
receival : receipt sense 3
receive : to come into possession of : acquire
received : generally accepted : common
receiver : one that receives: such as
receivership : the office or function of a receiver
recency : the quality or state of being recent
recense : to make a recension of
recension : a critical revision of a text
recent : having lately come into existence : new, fresh
recenter : having lately come into existence : new, fresh
recently : during a recent period of time : lately
recentness : having lately come into existence : new, fresh
recentralization : the concentration of power in a central authority that had previously been delegated to regional and local authorities
recentralize : to concentrate or become concentrated by returning power that had previously been delegated to regional and local authorities to a central authority
recept : a mental image or idea formed by repeated exposure to a particular stimulus or class of stimuli
receptacle : one that receives and contains something : container
receptacular : of, relating to, or developing from the receptacle of a plant
Receptaculites : a genus (the type of the family Receptaculitidae) of Ordovician and Devonian calcareous fossils consisting of closely spaced plates or pillars that form a globose or discoidal mass  — see sunflower coral
receptaculitid : a fossil of the family Receptaculitidae
Receptaculitidae : a family of calcareous fossils sometimes placed in the Hyalospongiae but usually set apart as the class Receptaculida  — see receptaculites
receptaculum : receptacle sense 3
receptibility : the quality or state of being receptible
receptible : capable of receiving or of being received
reception : the act or action or an instance of receiving: such as
receptionism : the view that in the Communion the bread and wine remain as such but that with them the faithful communicant receives the body and blood of Christ
receptionist : a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, patients, or clients
receptive : able or inclined to receive
receptively : able or inclined to receive
receptiveness : able or inclined to receive
receptivity : able or inclined to receive
receptor : receiver: such as
receptual : of or relating to recepts
receptually : of or relating to recepts
recercelee : having the ends of the arms divided and curled back on each side like rams' horns  — compare moline
recertify : to certify again
recess : the action of receding : recession
recesser : one that recesses
recession : the act or action of receding : withdrawal
recessional : of or relating to a withdrawal
recessionary : the act or action of receding : withdrawal
recessive : tending to recede
recessively : tending to recede
recessiveness : tending to recede
Rechabite : a member of a family group in ancient Israel that lived in tents rather than in houses and abstained from drinking wine
Rechabitism : the practice of a Rechabite
rechallenge : a physiological or immunological challenge (see challenge entry 2 sense 4) made subsequent to a previous challenge: such as
recharge : to make a new attack
recharter : to grant a new charter to
recheat : a hunting call sounded on a horn to assemble the hounds
recheck : to check (something) again
recherche : exquisite, choice
rechew : to chew again
rechristen : to christen again : change the name of
recidivation : recidivism
recidivism : a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
recidivist : one who relapses
recidivistic : one who relapses
recidivous : tending to relapse or having relapsed
recipe : prescription sense 4a
recipience : receptivity
recipiency : receptivity
recipient : one that receives : receiver
reciprocal : inversely related : opposite
reciprocality : reciprocity
reciprocally : inversely related : opposite
reciprocate : to give and take mutually
reciprocation : a mutual exchange
reciprocative : a mutual exchange
reciprocator : to give and take mutually
reciprocatory : reciprocating
reciprocity : the quality or state of being reciprocal : mutual dependence, action, or influence
recirculate : to circulate or cause to circulate again
recirculation : the act or process of circulating again or causing something to circulate again
recision : an act of rescinding : cancellation
recission : an act of rescinding : cancellation
recital : a detailed account : enumeration
recitalist : a detailed account : enumeration
recitatif : recitative
recitation : the act of enumerating
recitationist : elocutionist
recitative : a rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios
recitativo : recitative sense 1
recite : to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
reciter : to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
reck : worry, care
reckless : marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
recklessly : marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
recklessness : marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
reckling : the weakest or smallest one of a litter, brood, or family : runt
reckon : count
reckonable : capable of being reckoned
reckoner : one that reckons
reckoning : the act or an instance of reckoning: such as
reclaim : to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform
reclaimable : to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform
reclaimant : one who reclaims
reclaimer : one that reclaims
reclama : to request the reconsideration of a decision or a change in policy
reclamation : the act or process of reclaiming: such as
reclassification : the act or process of classifying something again or anew
reclassify : to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again
reclean : to clean again
reclinable : able to be reclined
reclinate : bent downward so that the apex is below the base
reclinated : bent downward so that the apex is below the base
reclination : the act of reclining or the state of being reclined
recline : to cause or permit to incline backwards
recliner : a chair with an adjustable back and footrest
reclothe : to clothe (someone or something) again
reclothing : to clothe (someone or something) again
recluse : marked by withdrawal from society : solitary
reclusion : the state of being recluse
reclusive : seeking solitude : retiring from society
reclusiveness : marked by withdrawal from society : solitary
recoal : to load with a fresh supply of coal
recoat : to coat again
recock : to cock again
recoct : to cook or boil a second time
recode : to code again
recodification : the act or process of codifying something
recodify : to codify (something) again
recogitate : to think over again
recognition : the action of recognizing : the state of being recognized: such as
recognitive : of, relating to, or marked by recognition
recognitor : one of a jury impaneled on an assize to hold a recognition in England in the period following the Norman Conquest
recognitory : of, relating to, or marked by recognition
recognizability : to acknowledge formally: such as
recognizable : to acknowledge formally: such as
recognizably : to acknowledge formally: such as
recognizance : an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (such as appearance in court) usually under penalty of a money forfeiture
recognizant : recognizing or acknowledging something
recognize : to acknowledge formally: such as
recognizedly : in a way that is recognized or acknowledged or that allows or compels recognition : admittedly
recognizee : the person in whose favor a recognizance is made
recognizer : to acknowledge formally: such as
recognizingly : with recognition
recognizor : one that is obligated under a recognizance
recognosce : to resume the possession of (lands granted to a tenant) especially for unauthorized alienation
recoil : to fall back under pressure
recoilment : recoil
recoin : to coin again or anew
recoinage : to coin again or anew
Recollect : to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember
recollected : composed, calm
recollection : tranquility of mind
recollective : of or relating to recollection : recollected
recollectively : of or relating to recollection : recollected
recollectiveness : of or relating to recollection : recollected
Recollet : cedar waxwing
recolonization : the colonization of a previously colonized region or habitat: such as
recolonize : to colonize (a previously colonized region or habitat) again
recolor : to color (something) again or anew
recomb : to comb again
recombination : the formation by the processes of crossing-over and independent assortment of new combinations of genes in progeny that did not occur in the parents
recombine : to combine again or anew
recomfort : comfort, console
recommence : to undergo a new beginning : start or commence again
recommencement : a second or subsequent commencement
recommencer : one that recommences
recommend : to present as worthy of acceptance or trial
recommendable : to present as worthy of acceptance or trial
recommendation : the act of recommending
recommendatory : to present as worthy of acceptance or trial
recommender : to present as worthy of acceptance or trial
recommission : to commission (something or someone) again
recommit : to refer (something, such as a bill) back to a committee
recommitment : to refer (something, such as a bill) back to a committee
recommittal : to refer (something, such as a bill) back to a committee
recommunicate : to communicate again
recompare : to compare again
recomparison : a second or fresh comparison
recompensable : capable of being recompensed
recompensation : recompense
recompense : to give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred)
recompenser : one that recompenses
recompensive : that recompenses
recompete : to compete again
recompilation : a second or subsequent compilation: as
recompile : to compile again
recomplete : to make complete again
recompletion : the action of recompleting or state of being recompleted
recomplicate : to complicate again
recomplication : the action of recomplicating or state of being recomplicated
recomply : to comply again
recompose : to compose again : rearrange
recomposition : to compose again : rearrange
recompound : to compound again
recompress : to compress again : subject again to compression
recompression : a renewed heightening of atmospheric pressure especially as treatment for decompression sickness
recomputation : the act, action, or result of computing something for a second or subsequent time
recompute : to compute again
recon : reconnaissance
reconceive : to conceive (something) again or in a new form
reconcentrate : to concentrate further or again
reconcentration : the action of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated
reconception : the action of reconceiving something or the state of being reconceived
reconcilability : to restore to friendship or harmony
reconcilable : to restore to friendship or harmony
reconcilably : in a reconcilable manner
reconcile : to restore to friendship or harmony
reconcileless : irreconcilable
reconcilement : to restore to friendship or harmony
reconciler : to restore to friendship or harmony
reconciliate : reconcile
reconciliation : the action of reconciling : the state of being reconciled
reconciliator : reconciler
reconciliatory : the action of reconciling : the state of being reconciled
reconciling : to restore to friendship or harmony
recondemn : to condemn again
recondemnation : the action of recondemning or state of being recondemned
recondensation : the action of recondensing or state of being recondensed
recondense : to condense (something) again or to become condensed again
recondite : difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
reconditely : difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
reconditeness : difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
recondition : to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)
reconduct : to conduct back
reconduction : a renewal of a lease
reconfer : to confer again
reconfess : to confess again
reconfide : to confide again
reconfine : to confine again
reconfirm : to confirm again
reconfirmation : to confirm again
reconfiscate : to confiscate again
reconfiscation : the action of reconfiscating or state of being reconfiscated
recongeal : to congeal again
reconnaissance : a preliminary survey to gain information
reconnect : to connect again
reconnection : the act or result of restoring a connection : the state of being reconnected
reconnoiter : to make a reconnaissance of
reconnoiterer : one that reconnoiters
reconnoiteringly : in such a way as to reconnoiter
reconnoitre : to make a reconnaissance of
reconnoitrer : one that reconnoiters
reconquer : to conquer again
reconquest : a second or new conquest of something previously conquered
reconsecrate : to consecrate (something) again
reconsecration : to consecrate (something) again
reconsider : to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
reconsideration : to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
reconsign : to consign again or anew
reconsignment : the action of reconsigning or state of being reconsigned
reconsole : to console again
reconsolidate : to consolidate again
reconsolidation : to consolidate again
reconstituent : that reconstitutes
reconstitute : to constitute again or anew
reconstitution : to constitute again or anew
reconstruct : to construct again: such as
reconstructed : to construct again: such as
reconstruction : the action of reconstructing : the act or process of rebuilding, repairing, or restoring something
reconstructional : of or relating to reconstruction
reconstructionary : reconstructional
reconstructionist : an adherent of Jewish reconstructionism
reconstructive : to construct again: such as
reconstructor : to construct again: such as
reconstrue : to construe again
reconsult : to consult again
reconsultation : a second or fresh consultation
recontact : to contact again : to get in communication with after a period of being apart
recontemplate : to contemplate again
recontemplation : the action of recontemplating or state of being recontemplated
recontinue : to continue again
recontract : to contract again
recontraction : a new contraction
recontrol : to subject (as prices, rents) to new control
reconvalesce : to undergo reconvalescence
reconvalescence : renewed convalescence
reconvalescent : of or relating to reconvalescence
reconvene : to convene again
reconvention : the act or process of making a counterclaim
reconventional : counterclaim 
reconverge : to converge again
reconversion : a second or fresh conversion
reconvert : to cause (something) to undergo reconversion : cause to change back to a previous state or condition
reconvertible : capable of being reconverted
reconvey : to convey back to a previous position or owner
reconveyance : to convey back to a previous position or owner
reconvict : to convict again
reconviction : to convict again
reconvince : to convince (someone) again : to bring around or persuade to a belief or course of action for a second or subsequent time
reconvoke : to convoke again
recook : to cook again
recool : to cool again
recooper : to repair faults in (as barrels, casks, crates)
recopper : to copper again
recopy : to copy (something) again
record : to set down in writing : furnish written evidence of
recordable : to set down in writing : furnish written evidence of
recordant : recordative
recordation : the action or process of recording
recordative : bearing or containing a record : evoking a memory or reminiscence of something : commemorative
recorder : the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
recordership : the office or term of office of a recorder
recording : record sense 4
recordist : one who records sound (as on magnetic tape)
recordless : lacking a recorded history
recork : to stop up (something) again with a cork : to cork again
recorrect : to correct again
recorrupt : to corrupt again
recount : to relate in detail : narrate
recountal : a detailed account : narration, recital
recounter : to relate in detail : narrate
recoup : to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for
recoupable : to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for
recouple : to couple again
recoupment : to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for
recourse : a turning to someone or something for help or protection
recover : to get back : regain
recoverability : to get back : regain
recoverable : to get back : regain
recoverance : recovery
recoveree : the person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery
recoverer : to get back : regain
recoveror : the demandant in a common recovery after judgment in his favor
recovery : the act, process, or an instance of recovering
recreance : recreancy
recreancy : the quality or state of being recreant : shameful cowardice : perfidy
recreant : crying for mercy : cowardly
recreate : to give new life or freshness to : refresh
recreation : refreshment of strength and spirits after work
recreational : of, relating to, or characteristic of recreation
recreationist : a person who seeks recreation especially in the outdoors
recreative : to give new life or freshness to : refresh
recreator : to give new life or freshness to : refresh
recreatory : recreational
recrement : superfluous matter separated from that which is useful : dross, scoria
recrementitious : of, relating to, consisting of, or of the nature of recrement or dross : superfluous
recriminate : a retaliatory accusation
recrimination : a retaliatory accusation
recriminative : a retaliatory accusation
recriminator : one that recriminates
recriminatory : a retaliatory accusation
recross : to cross again: such as
recrudesce : to break out or become active again
recrudescence : a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity : renewal
recrudescency : recrudescence
recrudescent : breaking out again : renewing
recruit : to fill up the number of with new members : reinforce
recruital : a new supply
recruiter : to fill up the number of with new members : reinforce
recruiting : to fill up the number of with new members : reinforce
recruitment : the action or process of recruiting
recrusher : a rock crusher for producing fine aggregate for concrete by crushing again material which has already been crushed
recrystallization : to crystallize again or repeatedly
recrystallize : to crystallize again or repeatedly
rect receipt
recta : the terminal part of the intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anus
rectal : relating to, affecting, or being near the rectum
rectally : relating to, affecting, or being near the rectum
rectangle : a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
rectangled : rectangular
rectangular : shaped like a rectangle
rectangularity : shaped like a rectangle
rectangularly : shaped like a rectangle
rectangulometer : an instrument used for testing right angles
recti : any of several straight muscles (as of the abdomen)
rectifiable : capable of being rectified
rectification : to set right : remedy
rectificator : rectifier
rectified : to set right : remedy
rectifier : one that rectifies
rectify : to set right : remedy
rectigrade : moving or proceeding in a straight line or course
rectilineal : rectilinear
rectilinear : moving in or forming a straight line
rectilinearity : moving in or forming a straight line
rectilinearly : moving in or forming a straight line
rection : government sense 5a
rectipetality : the tendency of growing plant organs to grow in a straight line
rectirostral : having a straight beak
rectitude : the quality or state of being straight
rectitudinous : characterized by rectitude
recto : the side of a leaf (as of a manuscript) that is to be read first
rectocele : herniation of the rectum through a defect in the intervening fascia into the vagina
rectococcygeus : a band of smooth muscle extending from the coccyx to the posterior wall of the rectum and serving to retract and elevate the rectum
rector : one that directs : leader
rectoral : rectorial
rectorate : one that directs : leader
rectoress : the wife of a rector
rectorial : one that directs : leader
rectorship : one that directs : leader
rectory : a benefice held by a rector
rectoscope : proctoscope
rectosigmoid : the distal part of the sigmoid colon and the proximal part of the rectum
rectovaginal : of, relating to, or connecting the rectum and the vagina
rectovesical : a membrane derived from the pelvic fascia and investing the rectum, bladder, and adjacent parts
rectress : a woman that rules
rectrix : any of the quill feathers of a bird's tail that are important in controlling flight direction  — see bird illustration
rectum : the terminal part of the intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anus
rectus : any of several straight muscles (as of the abdomen)
recultivate : to cultivate (something) again : to cause to grow or flourish anew
recultivation : to cultivate (something) again : to cause to grow or flourish anew
recumbence : recumbency
recumbency : the state of leaning, resting, or reclining : repose
recumbent : suggestive of repose : leaning, resting
recuperability : the power of recuperation
recuperate : to get back : regain
recuperation : to get back : regain
recuperative : of or relating to recuperation
recuperator : one that recuperates
recuperatory : of or relating to recuperation or a recuperator
recur : to have recourse : resort
recure : to restore to health : cure
recurrence : a new occurrence of something that happened or appeared before : a repeated occurrence
recurrent : running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
recurrently : running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
recurring : occurring repeatedly : happening or appearing multiple times
recurringly : occurring repeatedly : happening or appearing multiple times
recursion : return sense 1
recursive : of, relating to, or involving recursion
recurvate : to cause to bend backwards
recurvation : to cause to bend backwards
recurve : an archery bow with tips that curve away from the string side when the bow is not strung
Recurvirostra : a genus (the type of the family Recurvirostridae) of birds consisting of the avocets
recurvirostral : having the beak bent upward
recusance : recusancy
recusancy : the act or state of being a recusant
recusant : an English Roman Catholic of the time from about 1570 to 1791 who refused to attend services of the Church of England and thereby committed a statutory offense
recusation : recusal
recusator : a recusation to a judge
recuse : to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case
recut : to cut again
recycle : to pass again through a series of changes or treatments: such as
Red : of the color red
red : of the color red
redact : to put in writing : frame
redaction : an act or instance of redacting something
redactional : an act or instance of redacting something
redactor : one who redacts a work
redan : a fortification having two parapets forming a salient angle, an unfortified entrance usually protected by its location (as on the bank of a stream, at the head of a bridge, or in advance of a strong line), and often a connection (as by curtains) with other such fortifications as a simple form of fieldwork
redargue : confute, disprove
redargution : refutation
redate : to date again or anew
redback : a non-interest bearing treasury note issued in 1838 by the Republic of Texas
redbait : to subject (a person or group) to red-baiting
redbelly : a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
redberry : any of several Australian shrubs of the genus Rhagodia having red berries
redbill : an oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) of New Zealand
redbird : any of several birds (such as a cardinal or scarlet tanager) with predominantly red plumage
redbone : any of a breed of agile speedy coonhounds of U.S. origin having a usually solid dark red coat
redbreast : a bird (such as a robin) with a reddish breast
redbrush : either of two North American cornels with red or reddish purple twigs:
redbuck : impala
redbud : any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers
redcap : a baggage porter (as at a railroad station)  — compare skycap
redcoat : a British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War
redd : to set in order
redden : to make red or reddish
reddendo : a clause in a charter specifying the particular duty or service due from a vassal to his superior
reddendum : a clause in a deed usually following the tenendum by which some new thing (as rent) is reserved out of what had been granted before
reddening : to make red or reddish
redder : of the color red
redding city on the Sacramento River in northern California population 89,861
reddingite : a mineral Mn3(PO4)2.3H2O consisting of a pinkish or yellowish white orthorhombic hydrous manganese phosphate isomorphous with phosphoferrite
reddish : tinged with red
reddishness : tinged with red
reddition : restitution, surrender
reddleman : a dealer in red ocher
rede : to give counsel to : advise
redecorate : to freshen or change in appearance : refurbish
redecoration : to freshen or change in appearance : refurbish
redecussate : to cross again
rededicate : to dedicate (someone or something) again or anew: such as
rededication : to dedicate (someone or something) again or anew: such as
redeem : to buy back : repurchase
redeemability : capability of being redeemed
redeemable : to buy back : repurchase
redeemer : a person who redeems
redeemless : admitting of no improvement or recovery
redefine : to define (something, such as a concept) again : reformulate
redefinition : to define (something, such as a concept) again : reformulate
redeliver : to deliver (something) again: such as
redelivery : to deliver (something) again: such as
redemand : to demand again
redemandable : to demand again
redemise : a conveyance by mutual leases made from one to another of the same land or of some profit or burden arising from the land
redemptible : redeemable
redemption : the act, process, or an instance of redeeming
redemptioner : an immigrant to America in the 18th and 19th centuries who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant
Redemptionist : trinitarian sense 1
redemptive : of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptor : redeemer
redemptorial : redemptive
Redemptorist : a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in Scala, Italy, in 1732 and devoted to preaching
redemptory : serving to redeem
redemptress : redemptrix
redeploy : to transfer from one area or activity to another
redeployment : to transfer from one area or activity to another
redeposit : to deposit (something) again : to return (something) to a place or put it in a new place
redeposition : formation into a new accumulation
redescend : to descend again
redescribe : to describe anew or again
redescription : a new and more complete description especially of a biological taxon
redesign : to revise in appearance, function, or content
redesignate : to give a new designation to : to designate again
redetermination : to determine (something previously determined) again
redetermine : to determine (something previously determined) again
redevelop : to develop again
redeveloper : to develop again
redevelopment : the act or process of redeveloping
redeye : cheap whiskey
redfin : any of various fishes with more or less red fins: such as
redfish : any of various reddish fishes: such as
redfoot : a booby (Sula piscator) of the coasts of Central America and southern North America
redhead : a person having red hair
redheaded : having red hair or a red head
redheadedness : the quality or state of having red hair or a red head
redhibition : the rescission of the sale of or a reduction in the purchase price of a thing that has a redhibitory defect
redhibitory : of, relating to, or being redhibition
redia : a larval form of a digenetic trematode (such as a liver fluke) that is produced within a sporocyst, has a mouth, pharynx, and gut, and contains cells which give rise to other rediae or to cercariae  — see also redial entry 3
redifferentiation : the act, process, or result of developing additional new characteristics
redigest : the process of digesting something again
redigestion : the process of digesting something again
redingote : a fitted outer garment: such as
redintegrate : to restore to a former and especially sound state
redintegration : restoration to a former state
redintegrative : restoration to a former state
redip : to dip again
redipper : one that redips
redirect : to change the course or direction of
redirection : to change the course or direction of
rediscount : to discount (something, such as commercial paper) again
rediscover : to discover (something lost or forgotten) again
rediscovery : to discover (something lost or forgotten) again
rediscuss : to discuss (something) again
redisplay : to display (something) again
redispose : to dispose (someone or something) again
redisposition : to dispose (someone or something) again
redisseise : to disseise anew
redisseisin : a disseisin by one previously adjudged to have disseised the same person of the same estate
redisseisor : to disseise anew
redisseize : to disseise anew
redisseizin : a disseisin by one previously adjudged to have disseised the same person of the same estate
redisseizor : to disseise anew
redissoluble : capable of dissolving or being dissolved more than once
redissolution : an act or process of dissolving again
redissolve : to dissolve (something) again
redistill : to distill (something, such as liquor) again
redistillation : to distill (something, such as liquor) again
redistribute : to alter the distribution of : reallocate
redistribution : to alter the distribution of : reallocate
redistributive : to alter the distribution of : reallocate
redistrict : to divide anew into districts
redivide : to divide (something) again
redivision : to divide (something) again
redivivus : brought back to life : reborn
redleg : artilleryman
redlegs : artilleryman
redly : in a red manner : with red color
redmouth : any of several grunts having the inside of the mouth red or pink
redness : the quality or state of being red or red-hot
redo : to do over or again
redolence : an often pungent or agreeable odor
redolent : exuding fragrance : aromatic
redolently : exuding fragrance : aromatic
redondilla : a Spanish verse form consisting of a quatrain of octosyllabic lines with varying rhyme scheme
redouble : to make twice as great in size or amount
redoublement : an act or instance of redoubling
redoubling : to make twice as great in size or amount
redoubt : a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work
redoubtable : causing fear or alarm : formidable
redoubtably : causing fear or alarm : formidable
redoubted : redoubtable
redound : to become swollen : overflow
redowa : either of two popular Bohemian ballroom dances of the 19th century:
redox : of or relating to oxidation-reduction
redpoll : either of two small finches (genus Carduelis synonym Acanthis of the family Fringillidae) having brownish streaked plumage and a red or rosy crown
redraft : to draft (something) again
redrag : something that incites to anger or vexation
redrape : to pull (skin) tight during plastic surgery
redraw : to draw (something) again
redrawer : one that redraws
redream : to dream or imagine (something) in a new or different way
redress : to set right : remedy
redresser : to set right : remedy
redressment : redress
redrill : to drill (something) again
redroot : a perennial herb (Lachnanthes caroliniana synonym L. tinctoria) of the eastern U.S. whose red root is the source of a dye
redry : to dry again after restoring water or moisture
redshank : a common Old World sandpiper (Tringa totanus) with pale red legs and feet
redshirt : a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility
redstart : a small Old World songbird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus of the family Turdidae) with the male having a white brow, black throat, and chestnut breast and tail
redtab : a high-ranking officer in the British army
redtail : a widely distributed chiefly rodent-eating New World hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) that is usually mottled dusky above and white streaked dusky and tinged with buff below and has a rather short typically reddish tail
redthroat : a small Australian singing bird (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) having the upper parts brown and the center of the throat rufous
redtop : any of several grasses (genus Agrostis) with usually reddish panicles
redub : to call (someone or something) by a new title, epithet, or nickname : to dub (someone or something) anew
reduce : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reduceable : reducible
reduced : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reducement : restoration to righteousness
reducer : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reducibility : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reducible : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reducibly : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reducing : to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
reduct : reduce
reductant : reducing agent
reductase : an enzyme that catalyzes reduction
reduction : the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced
reductional : the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced
reductionism : explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry
reductionist : explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry
reductionistic : explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry
reductive : of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
reductively : of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
reductor : an apparatus for carrying out chemical reduction (as of a ferric salt to a ferrous salt)  — compare jones reductor
reductorial : reductive
Redunca : a genus of antelopes consisting of the reedbucks
redundancy : the quality or state of being redundant : superfluity
redundant : exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
redundantly : exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
reduplicate : to make or perform again : copy, repeat
reduplication : an act or instance of doubling or reiterating
reduplicative : an act or instance of doubling or reiterating
reduplicatively : an act or instance of doubling or reiterating
reduplicature : a part folded back on itself
reduviid : assassin bug
Reduviidae : a very large and widely distributed family of bloodsucking hemipterous insects comprising the assassin bugs, having a short 3-jointed proboscis that is curved back under the head when at rest, and including vectors of Chagas disease belonging to the genera Rhodnius and Triatoma
Reduvius : the type genus of the family Reduviidae that includes an assassin bug (R. personatus) capable of inflicting a painful bite
redux : brought back
redward : toward the red end of the spectrum
redware : earthenware pottery made of clay containing considerable iron oxide
redweed : corn poppy
redwing : a European thrush (Turdus iliacus synonym T. musicus) having the underwing coverts red
redwood : any of various woods (such as brazilwood) yielding a red dye
Ree : sift
ree : sift
reechy : having a strong odor : rancid
reed : any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas
reedbird : bobolink
reedbuck : any of a genus (Redunca) of fawn-colored African antelopes in which the males have curved and ridged horns
reeded : decorated with reeding
reeden : made or consisting of reed
reeder : one that reeds: such as
reedily : with a reedy quality
reediness : abounding in or covered with reeds
reeding : a small convex molding  — see molding illustration
reedition : to edit again : make a new edition of
reedless : having no reed
reedlike : any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas
reedling : bearded tit
reedman : one who plays a reed instrument
reedwork : the reed stops of a pipe organ  — compare fluework
reedy : abounding in or covered with reeds
reef : a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size
reefable : a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size
reefer : one that reefs
reefing : a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size
reefy : a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size
reek : smoke
reeker : smoke
reekingly : in a reeking manner : with a reek
reeky : smoke
reel : a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: such as
reelable : a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: such as
reeled : a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: such as
reeler : one that reels
reelingly : in a reeling manner : with a reeling motion
reelrall : disturbance, fuss
reeming : the largest mallet used by a calker
reeper : a strip of wood used in India as a batten or a lath
reest : balk
reeve : a local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king
reeveland : land having reverted to the king and not being granted to tenants but placed in charge of a reeve
ref : a referee in a game or sport
reface : to face (something or someone) again: such as
refall : to fall again : fall repeatedly
refashion : remake, alter
refasten : to fasten again
refect : to refresh with food or drink
refection : refreshment of mind, spirit, or body
refectioner : refectorian
refective : refreshing, restoring
refectorarian : refectorian
refectorer : refectorian
refectorial : of, relating to, or used for refection
refectorian : one in charge of a refectory or of refections
refectory : a dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
refeed : the periodic controlled intake of excess calories usually in the form of carbohydrates typically to improve weight loss during dieting
refeel : to feel (something) again
refel : reject, repulse
refer : to think of, regard, or classify within a general category or group
referable : to think of, regard, or classify within a general category or group
referee : one to whom a thing is referred: such as
reference : the act of referring or consulting
referenda : the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
referendal : referendary
referendary : an official at various imperial, papal, and royal courts charged with investigative or advisory duties
referendum : the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
referent : one that refers or is referred to
referential : of, containing, or constituting a reference
referentially : of, containing, or constituting a reference
referral : the act, action, or an instance of referring
referrer : to think of, regard, or classify within a general category or group
referrible : referable
refight : to fight (something or someone) again
refigure : to figure again or anew
refill : to fill again : replenish
refillable : to fill again : replenish
refilm : to film again
refilter : to filter again
refinance : to renew or reorganize the financing of something : to provide for (an outstanding indebtedness) by making or obtaining another loan or a larger loan on fresh terms
refind : to find (something) again : rediscover
refine : to free (something, such as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material
refined : free from impurities
refinement : the action or process of refining
refiner : to free (something, such as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material
refinery : a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
refinger : to alter or replace the fingering of (a musical passage)
refining : to free (something, such as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material
refinish : to give a new surface to
refire : to fire (something or someone) again: such as
refit : to fit out or supply again
refitment : refit
refix : to fix (something) again: such as
refixture : to renew or replace the fixtures of (as a store, an office)
reflash : a rekindling and bursting into flame
reflate : restoration of deflated prices to a desirable level
reflation : restoration of deflated prices to a desirable level
reflect : to prevent passage of and cause to change direction
reflectance : the fraction of the total radiant flux incident upon a surface that is reflected and that varies according to the wavelength distribution of the incident radiation
reflected : to prevent passage of and cause to change direction
reflecting : to prevent passage of and cause to change direction
reflection : an instance of reflecting
reflectional : an instance of reflecting
reflective : capable of reflecting light, images, or sound waves
reflectively : capable of reflecting light, images, or sound waves
reflectiveness : capable of reflecting light, images, or sound waves
reflectivity : the reflective quality or power of a surface or material
reflectometer : a device for measuring reflectance
reflectometry : a device for measuring reflectance
reflector : one that reflects
reflex : reflected heat, light, or color
reflexed : bent or curved backward or downward
reflexibility : the quality or state of being reflexible
reflexible : capable of being reflected
reflexism : the limitation of psychological research to the study of reflexes
reflexive : directed or turned back on itself
reflexively : directed or turned back on itself
reflexiveness : directed or turned back on itself
reflexivity : directed or turned back on itself
reflexly : reflected heat, light, or color
reflexness : the quality or state of being reflex
reflexogenous : causing or being the point of origin of reflexes
reflexologist : the study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes
reflexology : the study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes
refloat : to float (something) again
reflorescence : a renewed blossoming
reflorescent : flowering again
reflourish : to flourish again
reflow : to flow back : ebb
reflower : to blossom or flourish anew
refluence : reflux sense 1a
refluent : flowing back
reflux : a flowing back
refluxed : a flowing back
refly : to fly again : fly back
refocillate : refresh, revive
refocillation : refresh, revive
refocus : to focus again
refold : to fold again
refoot : to provide (as a stocking, a pillar) with a new foot
reford : to ford again
reforest : the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)
reforestation : the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)
reforge : to forge (something) again
reform : to put or change into an improved form or condition
reformability : to put or change into an improved form or condition
reformable : to put or change into an improved form or condition
reformado : an officer deprived of command by the reorganization or disbandment of his troops but retaining rank and receiving full or half pay
reformation : the act of reforming : the state of being reformed
reformational : the act of reforming : the state of being reformed
reformative : intended or tending to reform
reformatory : reformative
reformed : changed for the better
reformer : one that works for or urges reform
reformingly : in a reforming manner : so as to reform
reformism : a doctrine, policy, or movement of reform
reformist : a doctrine, policy, or movement of reform
reformulate : to formulate (something) again and usually in a different way
reformulation : to formulate (something) again and usually in a different way
refortification : to fortify (something) again
refortify : to fortify (something) again
refound : to found (something) again
refoundation : to found (something) again
refounder : to found (something) again
refract : to subject (something, such as a ray of light) to refraction
refracted : to subject (something, such as a ray of light) to refraction
refractile : capable of refracting : refractive
refracting : to subject (something, such as a ray of light) to refraction
refraction : deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
refractionate : to fractionate again (as by distillation)
refractionist : a person (as an optometrist) skilled in the practical application of the laws of refraction especially to the determination of errors of refraction in the eye
refractive : having power to refract
refractively : having power to refract
refractiveness : having power to refract
refractivity : having power to refract
refractometer : an instrument for measuring refractive indices (as for identification or the determination of sugar content)
refractometric : an instrument for measuring refractive indices (as for identification or the determination of sugar content)
refractometry : an instrument for measuring refractive indices (as for identification or the determination of sugar content)
refractor : a telescope whose principal focusing element is a lens
refractorily : resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
refractoriness : resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
refractory : resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
refracture : to break along the line of a previous fracture
refrain : curb, restrain
refrainment : curb, restrain
reframe : to frame (something) again and often in a different way
refrangent : refracting
refrangibility : capable of being refracted
refrangible : capable of being refracted
refrangibleness : capable of being refracted
refreeze : to freeze again
refrenation : the act of restraining or refraining
refresh : to restore strength and animation to : revive
refreshant : something that invigorates or reanimates : refresher
refreshen : refresh
refresher : something (such as a drink) that refreshes
refreshful : full of power to refresh : refreshing
refreshfully : full of power to refresh : refreshing
refreshing : serving to refresh
refreshingly : serving to refresh
refreshment : the act of refreshing : the state of being refreshed
refrigerant : allaying heat or fever
refrigerate : to make or keep cold or cool
refrigerating : to make or keep cold or cool
refrigeration : to make or keep cold or cool
refrigerative : tending to cool : allaying heat : cooling
refrigerator : something that refrigerates
refrigeratory : something that cools or refrigerates:
refringence : refractivity
refringency : refractivity
refringent : refractive
refront : to change or renew the front of
refuel : to provide with additional fuel
refueling : to provide with additional fuel
refuge : shelter or protection from danger or distress
refugee : one that flees
refugeeism : one that flees
refulgence : a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
refulgent : a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
refund : to give or put back
refurbish : to brighten or freshen up : renovate
refurbishment : to brighten or freshen up : renovate
refurl : to furl again
refurnish : to furnish anew
refusable : capable of being refused : admitting of refusal
refusal : the act of refusing or denying
refuse : to express oneself as unwilling to accept
refuser : to express oneself as unwilling to accept
refusing : to express oneself as unwilling to accept
refusion : the act of pouring back : reinfusion
refutability : capability of being refuted
refutable : to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
refutably : to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
refutal : refutation
refutation : the act or process of refuting
refutative : tending to refute : relating to refutation
refutatory : refutative
refute : to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
refuter : to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
reg : regulation
regain : to gain (something) anew : to get (something) again : recover
regainer : one that regains something
regainment : an act or instance of regaining
regal : of, relating to, or suitable for a king
regale : to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
Regalecidae : a family of large marine fishes (order Allotriognathi) constituted by the oarfishes
Regalecus : the type and sole genus of the family Regalecidae
regalement : an act of regaling
regaler : one that regales
regalia : royal rights or prerogatives
regalian : of or belonging to a royal ruler : regal, sovereign
regalism : the doctrine of royal supremacy especially in church affairs
regalist : an advocate of regalism
regality : of, relating to, or suitable for a king
regally : of, relating to, or suitable for a king
regalness : the quality or state of being regal
regalvanize : to restore vitality or activity to as if by galvanizing
regard : a protective interest : care
regardable : fit for or deserving of notice
regardant : looking backward over the shoulder
regarder : an officer having the right and duty under Old English law to inspect the royal forests and ascertain the presence or absence of trespasses or violations of the law
regardful : heedful, observant
regardfully : heedful, observant
regardfulness : heedful, observant
regarding : with respect to : concerning
regardless : despite everything
regardlessly : despite everything
regardlessness : despite everything
regather : to gather again or anew: such as
regatta : a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
regelate : to freeze together again : undergo regelation
regelation : the refreezing of water derived from the melting of ice under pressure when the pressure is relieved
regency : the office, jurisdiction, or government of a regent or body of regents
regeneracy : the state of being regenerated
regenerant : a regenerating agent
regenerate : formed or created again
regenerateness : formed or created again
regeneration : an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
regenerative : of, relating to, or marked by regeneration
regenerator : one that regenerates
regeneratrix : a female regenerator
regenesis : new birth : renewal
regent : a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
regental : a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
regentship : the office or state of a regent
regerminate : to grow or develop anew : regenerate
regermination : to grow or develop anew : regenerate
Regga : a member of a Bantu-speaking people northwest of Lake Tanganyika
regia : a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids that dissolves gold or platinum
regicidal : a person who kills a king
regicide : a person who kills a king
regicidism : the practice of regicide
regift : to give someone a gift that was previously received from someone else
regild : to gild (something or someone) anew:
regime : regimen sense 1
regimen : a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
regiment : a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
regimental : of or relating to a regiment
regimentally : in a regimental manner : by regiment
regimentals : a regimental uniform
regimentary : involving or tending toward regimentation
regimentation : a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
regiminal : of, relating to, or constituting regimen
reginal : of or relating to a queen : queenly
region : an administrative area, division, or district
regional : affecting a particular region : localized
regionalism : consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population
regionalist : consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population
regionalistic : consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population
regionalization : to divide into regions or administrative districts : arrange regionally
regionalize : to divide into regions or administrative districts : arrange regionally
regionally : on a regional basis
regionary : regional
regioned : divided into regions : occupying a particular region
register : a written record containing regular entries of items or details
registered : having the owner's name entered in a register
registerer : one that registers : registrar
registership : registrarship
registrability : the quality or state of being registrable
registrable : capable of being registered
registrant : one that registers or is registered
registrar : an official recorder or keeper of records: such as
registrarship : the office or dignity of a registrar
registrary : registrar
registrate : registered
registration : the act of registering
registrational : of or relating to registration
registrer : registrar
registry : registration, enrollment
regive : the second note of the major scale in solfège
reglaze : to glaze (something) again: such as
regle : rule, govern
reglement : regulation
reglementary : of, relating to, or involving regulations
reglet : a flat narrow architectural molding
reglow : to glow again or anew
reglue : to make fast, whole, or secure again with glue
regnal : of or relating to a king or his reign
regnancy : the quality or state of being regnant : sovereignty, rule
regnant : exercising rule : reigning
regolith : unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the solid rock on the earth, moon, or a planet
regorge : to vomit up or out : throw back : disgorge
regrade : to grade (something) again: such as
regraft : to graft (something) again or anew
regrant : to grant (something) back or again : to give (something) again legally or formally
regrasp : to take again into one's grasp : seize hold of anew
regrass : to plant again with grass : cause grass to grow on (as barren or cutover land)
regrate : to buy up (necessities of life) at a market or fair with the intention of reselling in or near the same place at a profit  — compare engross
regrater : one that regrates supplies or necessities
regrating : to buy up (necessities of life) at a market or fair with the intention of reselling in or near the same place at a profit  — compare engross
regrator : one that regrates supplies or necessities
regrede : to go back : retrograde
regreen : to make green again
regreet : to greet in return
regress : an act or the privilege of going or coming back
regression : the act or an instance of regressing
regressive : tending to regress or produce regression
regressively : tending to regress or produce regression
regressiveness : tending to regress or produce regression
regressivity : tending to regress or produce regression
regressor : an act or the privilege of going or coming back
regret : to mourn the loss or death of
regretful : full of regret : feeling or expressing regret
regretfully : with regret : in a regretful way
regretfulness : full of regret : feeling or expressing regret
regretless : feeling no regret : free from regrets
regrettable : deserving regret
regrettably : to a regrettable extent
regretter : to mourn the loss or death of
regrettingly : in a regretting manner : with regret
regrind : to grind (something) anew or again : to reshape or refit by grinding
regroup : to form into a new grouping
regrow : to grow (something, such as a missing part) anew
regrowth : the act or process of regrowing
regula : an architectural band or fillet especially when one of a series beneath the taenia in a Doric architrave of which each corresponds to a triglyph above and has a row of six guttae on its lower side
regulable : capable of being regulated
regular : constituted, conducted, scheduled, or done in conformity with established or prescribed usages, rules, or discipline
Regulares : an order or other group comprising all symmetrical Blastoidea
Regularia : a division of Echinoidea including the ordinary sea urchins that have a more or less globular symmetrical shell with 20 meridional rows of plates and the mouth and anus at opposite poles
regularity : the quality or state of being regular
regularization : to make regular by conformance to law, rules, or custom
regularize : to make regular by conformance to law, rules, or custom
regularizer : one that regularizes
regularly : in a regular manner
regulatable : capable of being regulated
regulate : to govern or direct according to rule
regulated : to govern or direct according to rule
regulation : the act of regulating : the state of being regulated
regulative : to govern or direct according to rule
regulatively : in a regulative manner : so as to be regulative
regulator : one that regulates
regulatory : to govern or direct according to rule
reguli : a first-magnitude star in the constellation Leo
reguline : of, relating to, or being a regulus
Regulus : a first-magnitude star in the constellation Leo
regulus : a first-magnitude star in the constellation Leo
regur : a rich black loam of India similar to the Russian chernozem
regurge : regurgitate
regurgitant : characterized by, allowing, or being a backward flow (as of blood)
regurgitate : to become thrown or poured back
regurgitation : an act of regurgitating: such as
reh rehearing
rehabilitate : to restore to a former capacity : reinstate
rehabilitation : the action, process, or result of rehabilitating or of being rehabilitated: such as
rehabilitative : to restore to a former capacity : reinstate
rehair : to attach new hair to (a bow of a musical instrument)
rehallow : to hallow again
rehammer : to hammer again
rehandle : to handle (something) again: such as
rehandling : to handle (something) again: such as
rehang : to hang (something) again especially in a different way
reharmonize : to harmonize (something) again or anew: such as
rehash : to talk over or discuss again
rehear : to hear again or anew especially judicially
rehearing : a second or new hearing by the same tribunal
rehearsal : something recounted or told again : recital
rehearse : to say again : repeat
rehearser : to say again : repeat
reheat : to heat (something) again : to make (something) hot or warm once more
reheater : one that reheats: such as
Reheboth : a member of a community or company of peoples in southwestern Africa of mixed European and African origin
Rehoboam : an oversize wine bottle holding about five quarts
Rehoboth : a member of a community or company of peoples in southwestern Africa of mixed European and African origin
rehouse : to house again or anew
rehumanize : to restore human qualities to : to humanize (someone or something) again
rehung : to hang (something) again especially in a different way
rehydrate : to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
rehydration : to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
rehypothecation : the action of a broker who pledges with a bank or other lender securities already left on deposit with him by a customer as a pledge for their purchase on margin
reichsmark : the German mark from 1925 to 1948
reichspfennig : the German pfennig from 1925 to 1948 equal to ¹/₁₀₀ reichsmark
reichstaler : a German thaler established in 1566 and of legal weight and fineness as distinguished from one of the many local varieties
Reid Thomas 1710–1796 Scottish philosopher
reidentification : to identify (someone or something) again
reidentify : to identify (someone or something) again
reif : robbery, plunder
reification : the process or result of reifying
reify : to consider or represent (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing : to give definite content and form to (a concept or idea)
reign : royal authority : sovereignty
reignite : to begin or cause (something) to begin to burn again
reignition : to begin or cause (something) to begin to burn again
reillumine : to illumine again
reimage : to create a new image of (someone or something): such as
reimagine : to imagine again or anew
reimbursable : to pay back to someone : repay
reimburse : to pay back to someone : repay
reimbursement : to pay back to someone : repay
reimmerse : to immerse (something or someone) again
reimmersion : to immerse (something or someone) again
reimplant : to restore or replace (something, such as a bodily tissue or part) after loss or removal : to implant (something) back into the body
reimplantation : the restoration of a bodily tissue or part to the site from which it was removed : replantation
reimport : to bring (something, such as merchandise) back to the place or country from which it was imported
reimportation : the act or practice of reimporting something
reimpose : to impose (something) again
reimposition : to impose (something) again
reimpression : reprint sense a
rein : a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal
reina : a California rockfish (Sebastodes elongatus)
reincarnate : to incarnate again
reincarnation : the action of reincarnating : the state of being reincarnated
reincarnationist : a believer in reincarnation
reincorporate : to incorporate again: such as
reincorporation : to incorporate again: such as
reindeer : caribou
reindict : to indict (someone) again
reindictment : to indict (someone) again
Reiner Fritz 1888–1963 American (Hungarian-born) conductor
reinfect : infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type
reinfection : infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type
reinfestation : the act or an instance of infesting again
reinflate : to inflate (something deflated) again
reinflation : the act or an instance of inflating something again
reinforce : to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support : make stronger or more pronounced
reinforcement : the action of strengthening or encouraging something : the state of being reinforced
reinforcer : a stimulus (such as a reward or the removal of an electric shock) that increases the probability of a desired response in operant conditioning by being applied or effected following the desired response
reinform : to form anew : invest again with form
reinfuse : to return (blood, lymphocytes, etc.) to the body by infusion after previous withdrawal
reinfusion : to return (blood, lymphocytes, etc.) to the body by infusion after previous withdrawal
reinhabit : to inhabit (something) again
reinitiate : to initiate (something or someone) again
reinitiation : to initiate (something or someone) again
reinject : to inject (something) again
reinjure : to injure (something or someone) again
reinless : having no reins : ungoverned by reins
reinoculate : to inoculate (someone or something) again
reinoculation : to inoculate (someone or something) again
reins : kidneys
reinscribe : to reestablish or rename in a new and especially stronger form or context
reinsert : to insert (something) again
reinsertion : to insert (something) again
reinsman : a skilled driver or rider of horses
reinspect : to inspect (something) again
reinspection : to inspect (something) again
reinspire : to inspire (someone or something) again
reinstall : to install (something or someone) again
reinstallation : to install (something or someone) again
reinstate : to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
reinstatement : to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
reinstation : reinstatement
reinstitute : to institute (something) again
reinstitution : to institute (something) again
reinsurance : insurance by another insurer of all or a part of a risk previously assumed by an insurance company
reinsure : to insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
reinsurer : to insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
reintegrate : to integrate again into an entity : restore to unity
reintegration : to integrate again into an entity : restore to unity
reinter : to inter (a dead body) again
reinterment : to inter (a dead body) again
reinterpret : to interpret again
reinterpretation : to interpret again
reinterview : to interview (someone) again
reinthrone : to enthrone again
reintroduce : to introduce (someone or something) again
reintroduction : to introduce (someone or something) again
reinvade : to invade (something) again
reinvasion : to invade (something) again
reinvent : to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvention : to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvest : to invest again or anew
reinvestigate : to investigate (something) again
reinvestigation : to investigate (something) again
reinvestiture : the action of reinvesting or the state of being reinvested : reinstatement
reinvestment : the action of reinvesting : the state of being reinvested
reinvigorate : to give new or renewed strength or energy to (something or someone) : to invigorate (something or someone) again
reinvigoration : to give new or renewed strength or energy to (something or someone) : to invigorate (something or someone) again
Reinwardtia : a small genus of East Indian undershrubs (family Linaceae) having alternate and rather large leaves and yellow flowers with fugacious petals
reissue : to come forth again
reit real estate investment trust
reitbok : any of several reedbucks (especially Redunca arundinum) of southern Africa having a bushy tail and in the male small ringed horns that curve forward
reitbuck : any of several reedbucks (especially Redunca arundinum) of southern Africa having a bushy tail and in the male small ringed horns that curve forward
reiter : a German cavalry soldier especially of the 16th and 17th centuries
reiterant : iterant to an increased degree
reiterate : to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
reiterated : to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
reiteratedly : in a reiterated or repeated manner : repeatedly
reiteration : to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
reiterative : to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
reiteratively : to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
reiver : raid
reject : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejectable : capable of being rejected : suitable for rejection
rejectage : rejected material or objects
rejectamenta : things rejected : a quantity of rejects : rubbish, refuse, wrack
rejecter : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejectingly : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejection : the action of rejecting : the state of being rejected
rejective : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejector : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejoice : to give joy to : gladden
rejoiceful : joyful
rejoicement : rejoicing
rejoicer : to give joy to : gladden
rejoicing : the action of one that rejoices
rejoicingly : to give joy to : gladden
rejoin : to answer the replication of the plaintiff
rejoinder : the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
rejudge : to judge (something, such as a court case) again
rejunction : reunion
rejuvenate : to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
rejuvenation : the action of rejuvenating or the state of being rejuvenated : restoration of youthful vigor
rejuvenator : to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
rejuvenescence : a renewal of youthfulness or vigor : rejuvenation
rejuvenescent : a renewal of youthfulness or vigor : rejuvenation
rejuvenize : rejuvenate
Reki : a group of nomadic peoples in the deserts of Baluchistan
rekindle : to kindle (something) again
reknit : to knit (something) again
rel released
relabel : to give a new or different label to (something, such as a product)
relacquer : to lacquer (something) again
relamp : to replace the incandescent units of (as a light fixture)
relapse : the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
relapser : the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
relapsing : the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
relaster : a worker who puts shoes on a finishing last after the sole has been sewed to the upper
relata : a thing or term related : one of a group of related things : correlative
relatability : able to be related
relatable : able to be related
relate : to give an account of : tell
related : connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation
relatedness : connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation
relater : to give an account of : tell
relation : the act of telling or recounting : account
relational : of or relating to kinship
relationally : of or relating to kinship
relationary : relational
relationism : relativity sense 2c
relationist : one who supports or follows a doctrine of relationism
relationless : not related : not having relations
relationship : the state of being related or interrelated
relatival : relating to or resembling a relative pronoun or other relative word
relative : a word referring grammatically to an antecedent
relatively : to a relative degree or extent : somewhat
relativeness : the quality or state of being relative : relativity
relativism : a theory that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind and the conditions of knowing
relativist : a theory that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind and the conditions of knowing
relativistic : of, relating to, or characterized by relativity or relativism
relativity : the quality or state of being relative
relativization : the act or result of making relative or regarding as relative rather than absolute
relativize : to treat or describe as relative
relator : to give an account of : tell
relatrix : a female relator
relatum : a thing or term related : one of a group of related things : correlative
relaunch : to launch (something) again or to be launched again
relax : to make less tense or rigid : slacken
relaxant : of, relating to, or producing relaxation
relaxation : the act of relaxing or state of being relaxed
relaxative : that relaxes or tends to relax
relaxatory : relaxative
relaxed : freed from or lacking in precision or stringency
relaxedly : freed from or lacking in precision or stringency
relaxedness : freed from or lacking in precision or stringency
relaxer : to make less tense or rigid : slacken
relay : a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive relief
relearn : to learn (something) again
releasable : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude
release : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude
releasee : one to whom a release is given
releasement : the act of releasing or fact of being released
releaser : one that releases
releasor : one that gives a release
relection : rereading
relegable : that may be relegated
relegate : to send into exile : banish
relegation : to send into exile : banish
relend : to lend (something) again
relent : to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
relenting : to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
relentingly : with relentment : mercifully
relentless : showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting
relentlessly : showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting
relentlessness : showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting
relentment : an act of relenting
relessee : releasee
relessor : releasor
relet : to let again : to renew the lease of
reletter : to renew the lettering of
relevance : relation to the matter at hand
relevancy : relevance
relevant : having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
relevantly : having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
relevate : raise, relieve
reliability : the quality or state of being reliable
reliable : suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
reliableness : suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
reliably : suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
reliance : the act of relying : the state of being reliant
reliant : having reliance on something or someone : dependent
reliantly : having reliance on something or someone : dependent
relic : an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
relicary : reliquary
relicense : to license (someone or something) again
relict : widow
relicted : relict sense 2
reliction : the gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered
relief : a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate
relier : to be dependent
relievable : to free from a burden : give aid or help to
relieve : to free from a burden : give aid or help to
relieved : experiencing or showing relief especially from anxiety or pent-up emotions
relievedly : experiencing or showing relief especially from anxiety or pent-up emotions
reliever : one that relieves
relieving : to free from a burden : give aid or help to
relievo : relief sense 6
religate : to bind together : constrain
religation : to bind together : constrain
relight : to light (something) again
religion : the state of a religious
religionary : one whose vocation is religion
religioner : religionist
religionism : strict practice of or devotion to religion
religionist : a person adhering to a religion
religionize : to make religious : imbue with religious principles : bring into conformity with religious standards : interpret or understand (a thing) from a religious framework
religionless : the state of a religious
religiose : religious
religiosity : the quality or state of being religious : religious feeling or devotion
religious : relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
religiously : relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
religiousness : relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
reline : to put new lines on or a new lining in
relink : to link (something) again or to be linked again
relinquent : relinquishing
relinquish : to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
relinquishment : to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
reliquary : a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
reliquefy : to return to a liquid financial state
reliquiae : remains of the dead : relics
reliquian : being or resembling a relic : reliquary
reliquism : practice of keeping or venerating relics
relish : characteristic flavor
relishable : characteristic flavor
relishing : characteristic flavor
relisten : to listen again
relitigate : to litigate (a case or a matter) again or anew
relive : to live again
Rellyan : of or relating to the theologian Relly or to a short-lived minority group of Universalists named after him
Rellyanism : of or relating to the theologian Relly or to a short-lived minority group of Universalists named after him
Rellyanite : of or relating to the theologian Relly or to a short-lived minority group of Universalists named after him
reload : to load again: such as
relocate : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place
relocation : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place
relocator : one that relocates: such as
relock : to lock (something) again
relook : to look again
relucent : reflecting light : shining
reluct : to show reluctance
reluctance : the quality or state of being reluctant
reluctancy : reluctance
reluctant : feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness
reluctantly : in a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation
reluctate : to show reluctance : reluct
reluctation : reluctance, reluctancy
reluctivity : the reciprocal of magnetic permeability
relume : to light or light up again : rekindle
relumine : relume
rely : to be dependent
remade : to make anew or in a different form
remain : to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
remainder : an interest or estate in property that follows and is dependent on the termination of a prior intervening possessory estate created at the same time by the same instrument
remainderman : one who has received or is to or may receive a remainder
remains : to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
remake : to make anew or in a different form
remaker : to make anew or in a different form
reman : to man again or anew
remancipate : to reconvey (a person or thing) by mancipation to the mancipant or to a third person
remancipation : to reconvey (a person or thing) by mancipation to the mancipant or to a third person
remand : to order back: such as
remanence : the magnetic induction remaining in a magnetized substance no longer under external magnetic influence
remanent : residual, remaining
remanet : something remaining
remanufacture : to manufacture into a new product
remap : to map again
remargin : to put a fresh margin on (the leaves of a book)
remark : the act of remarking : notice
remarkability : the quality or state of being remarkable
remarkable : worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary
remarkableness : worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary
remarkably : in a remarkable manner
remarkedly : markedly, notably
remarker : one that remarks
remarket : to market (something) again
remarque : a drawn, etched, or incised scribble or sketch done on the margin of a plate or stone and removed before the regular printing
remarriage : to marry again
remarry : to marry again
rematch : a second match between the same contestants or teams
rematerialize : to materialize again : to suddenly appear or come into existence in a different place
Rembrandt 1606–1669 in full Rembrandt Harmensz (or Harmenszoon) van Rijn (or Ryn) Dutch painter
Rembrandtesque 1606–1669 in full Rembrandt Harmensz (or Harmenszoon) van Rijn (or Ryn) Dutch painter
Rembrandtish :  rembrandtesque
Rembrandtism : Rembrandtesque style
remeasure : to measure (something or someone) again
remeasurement : to measure (something or someone) again
remede : remedy, redress
remediable : capable of being remedied
remedial : intended as a remedy
remedially : intended as a remedy
remediation : the act or process of remedying
remediless : a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
remedy : a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
remeet : to meet again
remelt : to melt (something) again
remember : to bring to mind or think of again
rememberability : to bring to mind or think of again
rememberable : to bring to mind or think of again
rememberer : to bring to mind or think of again
remembrance : the state of bearing in mind
remembrancer : any of several English officials
remerge : to merge again
remex : a primary or secondary quill feather of the wing of a bird
Remi : an ancient people in Gaul forming a division of the Belgae and allied to Caesar in the campaign of 57 b.c.
remicle : a small remex
remiges : a primary or secondary quill feather of the wing of a bird
remigial : of or relating to the remiges
remigrant : a migrant who returns
remigrate : to migrate again or back
remigration : the act of migrating again
Remijia : a genus of tropical South American shrubs and trees (family Rubiaceae) having leaves with large stipules and racemes of small white woolly flowers  — see cuprea bark
remilitarization : to militarize again
remilitarize : to militarize again
remind : to put in mind of something : cause to remember
reminder : one that reminds: such as
remindful : mindful
remindingly : in a reminding way
remineralization : the restoring of minerals to demineralized structures or substances
remineralize : the restoring of minerals to demineralized structures or substances
reminisce : to indulge in reminiscence
reminiscence : apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
reminiscent : of the character of or relating to reminiscence
reminiscential : reminiscent
reminiscently : of the character of or relating to reminiscence
reminiscer : to indulge in reminiscence
remint : to melt down (old or worn coin) and make into new coin
remiped : a crustacean or insect with feet or legs used as oars
remise : to give, grant, or release a claim to : deed
remiss : negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
remissibility : the quality or state of being remissible
remissible : capable of being forgiven
remissibleness : the quality or state of being remissible
remission : the act or process of remitting
remissive : remiss
remissively : remiss
remissiveness : remiss
remissly : negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
remissness : negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
remit : to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
remitment : to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
remittable : to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
remittal : remission
remittance : a sum of money remitted
remittee : one to whom a remittance is sent
remittent : marked by alternating periods of abatement and increase of symptoms
remitter : to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
remittitur : a procedure under which a court may order the reduction of an excessive verdict
remix : to mix again
remnant : a usually small part, member, or trace remaining
remnantal : of the nature of a remnant
remobilization : to mobilize (something) again
remobilize : to mobilize (something) again
remodel : to alter the structure of : remake
remold : to mold (something or someone) again : reshape
remonetization : to monetize (something) again: such as
remonetize : to monetize (something) again: such as
remonstrance : an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance
remonstrant : vigorously objecting or opposing
remonstrantly : vigorously objecting or opposing
remonstrate : to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
remonstrating : to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
remonstratingly : in a remonstrating way
remonstration : to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
remonstrative : to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
remonstratively : to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
remonstrator : to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
remonstratory : remonstrant
remontant : flowering again
remontoir : a device to give a uniform impulse to a pendulum or balance
remora : any of a family (Echeneidae) of marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they adhere especially to other fishes
remord : afflict
remorse : a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
remorseful : motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefully : motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefulness : motivated or marked by remorse
remorseless : having no remorse : merciless
remorselessly : having no remorse : merciless
remorselessness : having no remorse : merciless
remote : separated by an interval or space greater than usual
remotely : to a remote extent
remoteness : separated by an interval or space greater than usual
remotion : the quality or state of being remote
remotive : removing
remould : to mold (something or someone) again : reshape
remount : to mount (something) again
removability : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
removable : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
removableness : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
removably : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
removal : the act or process of removing : the fact of being removed
remove : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
removed : distant in degree of relationship
removement : removal
remover : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
removing : to change the location, position, station, or residence of
remunerable : admitting or worthy of remuneration
remunerably : admitting or worthy of remuneration
remunerate : to pay an equivalent for
remuneration : something that remunerates : recompense, pay
remunerative : serving to remunerate
remuneratively : serving to remunerate
remunerativeness : serving to remunerate
remunerator : to pay an equivalent for
remuneratory : to pay an equivalent for
remurmur : to murmur repeatedly
Remus : a son of Mars slain by his twin brother Romulus
renail : to fasten (something) again with a nail
Renaissance : the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science
renaissance : the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science
Renaissant : of or relating to the Renaissance
renal : of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys : nephric
rename : to give (someone or something) a new name
renascence : renaissance
renascent : rising again into being or vigor
renature : to restore (something, such as a denatured protein) to an original or normal condition
rencontre : a hostile meeting or a contest between forces or individuals : combat
rencounter : to meet casually
rend : to remove from place by violence : wrest
render : to melt down
renderable : to melt down
renderer : to melt down
rendering : to melt down
renderset : consisting of two coats of plaster
rendezvous : a place appointed for assembling or meeting
rendible : capable of being rent
rendition : the act or result of rendering something: such as
rendlewood : wood (as oak) with the bark off
rendrock : a dynamite used in blasting and consisting of nitroglycerin, potassium nitrate, wood pulp, and paraffin or pitch
rendzina : any of a group of dark grayish-brown intrazonal soils developed in grassy regions of high to moderate humidity from soft calcareous marl or chalk
Renealmia : a genus of tropical American and African herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having leafy or naked stems and racemose showy flowers
renegade : a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
renegado : renegade
renege : to go back on a promise or commitment
reneger : to go back on a promise or commitment
renegotiable : subject to renegotiation
renegotiate : to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiation : to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiations : to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renerve : to nerve again : reinvigorate
renew : to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection
renewability : capable of being renewed
renewable : capable of being renewed
renewably : capable of being renewed
renewal : the act or process of renewing : repetition
renewedly : in a renewed manner : anew
renewedness : the quality or state of being renewed
renewer : to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection
reniform : suggesting a kidney in outline
Renilla : a genus (the type of the family Renillidae) comprising the sea pansies
Renillidae : a family of colonial alcyonarians (order Pennatulacea) having a circular or reniform rachis with the polyps dorsal
renin : a proteolytic enzyme of the kidney that plays a major role in the release of angiotensin
reniportal : renal portal
renitency : resistance, opposition
renitent : resisting physical pressure
rennet : the contents of the stomach of an unweaned animal and especially a calf
rennin : an enzyme that coagulates milk and is used in making cheese and junkets
renography : a photographic depiction of the course of renal excretion of a radiolabeled substance
renominate : to nominate again especially for a succeeding term
renomination : to nominate again especially for a succeeding term
renormalize : the replacement of theoretically infinite variables (such as the mass and charge of an electron) with experimentally obtained values in the solutions of equations in certain quantum mechanical theories (such as quantum electrodynamics)
renounce : to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
renounceable : that can be renounced
renouncement : to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
renouncer : to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
renovate : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
renovatingly : in a renovating manner
renovation : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
renovative : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
renovator : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
renown : a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
renowned : widely acclaimed and highly honored : celebrated
renowner : one that gives renown
rensselaerite : a soft compact talc that is an altered pyroxene and is often worked in a lathe into articles (as inkstands)
rent : property (such as a house) rented or for rent
rentability : property (such as a house) rented or for rent
rentable : property (such as a house) rented or for rent
rentage : rent, rental
rental : an amount paid or collected as rent
rentaler : kindly tenant
rentaller : kindly tenant
rented : property (such as a house) rented or for rent
renter : one that rents
rentless : not yielding rent
renumber : to assign new numbers to (something)
renunciant : one who renounces (as the world)
renunciation : the act or practice of renouncing : repudiation
renunciative : the act or practice of renouncing : repudiation
renunciatory : the act or practice of renouncing : repudiation
renverse : to turn back : reverse, overturn, overthrow
renvoi : the reference of a matter involving a conflict of laws to the law of the foreign jurisdiction involved including reference to the jurisdiction's rules governing conflicts of laws  — compare whole law
reobserve : to observe (something or someone) again especially in a more detailed way
reoccupation : to occupy (a place) again : to take possession of or settle in (a place) after having relinquished it
reoccupy : to occupy (a place) again : to take possession of or settle in (a place) after having relinquished it
reoccur : to occur again : to happen another time : recur
reoccurrence : to occur again : to happen another time : recur
reoffer : to offer (a security issue) for public sale
reoil : to add oil to (something) again : to lubricate (something) again with oil
reopen : to open again
reoperate : to operate again: such as
reoperation : to operate again: such as
reorchestrate : to orchestrate (something) again or anew
reorder : to arrange in a different way
reordination : a second or repeated ordination
reorganization : the act or process of reorganizing : the state of being reorganized
reorganize : to organize again or anew
reorganizer : to organize again or anew
reorient : to orient (someone or something) again or differently: such as
reorientation : to orient (someone or something) again or differently: such as
reoutfit : to outfit or supply (someone or something) again
reoxidation : to oxidize again
reoxidize : to oxidize again
reoxygenate : to oxygenate (something) again
rep : reputation
repack : to pack (something) again
repackage : to package again or anew
repaint : to apply paint to (something) again
repair : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix
repairable : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix
repairer : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix
repairman : one who repairs
repand : having a slightly undulating margin
reparable : capable of being repaired
reparation : a repairing or keeping in repair
reparative : of, relating to, or effecting repair
reparatory : reparative
repark : to park (something, such as a vehicle) again
repartee : a quick and witty reply
repartition : distribution
repass : to pass again especially in the opposite direction : return
repassage : to pass again especially in the opposite direction : return
repast : something taken as food : meal
repatch : to patch (something) again
repatriable : capable of being repatriated
repatriate : to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship
repatriation : the act or process of restoring or returning someone or something to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship : the act of repatriating or the state of being repatriated
repattern : to pattern (something) anew
repave : to pave (something) again
repay : to pay back
repayable : to pay back
repaying : to pay back
repayment : to pay back
repeal : to rescind or annul by authoritative act
repealable : to rescind or annul by authoritative act
repealer : one that repeals
repealist : one who advocates repeal (as of some specific legislative measure)
repeat : to say or state again
repeatability : to say or state again
repeatable : to say or state again
repeated : renewed or recurring again and again
repeatedly : again and again
repeater : one that repeats: such as
repeg : to peg or fix (something, such as a currency) again
repel : to drive back : repulse
repellance : repellency
repellant : serving or tending to drive away or ward off
repellence : repellency
repellency : the quality or capacity of repelling
repellent : serving or tending to drive away or ward off
repellently : serving or tending to drive away or ward off
repeller : to drive back : repulse
repelling : to drive back : repulse
repellingly : in a repelling manner
repent : to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life
repentance : the action or process of repenting especially for misdeeds or moral shortcomings
repentant : experiencing repentance : penitent
repentantly : experiencing repentance : penitent
repenter : to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life
repentingly : in a repenting manner : repentantly
repeople : to people (something) again
repercolation : percolation again or anew
repercuss : to drive or beat back
repercussion : reflection, reverberation
repercussive : reflection, reverberation
repertoire : a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
repertorial : of or relating to a repertory
repertorium : repository
repertory : a place where something may be found : repository
repetend : a repeated sound, word, or phrase
repetition : the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated
repetitional : the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated
repetitious : characterized or marked by repetition
repetitiously : characterized or marked by repetition
repetitiousness : characterized or marked by repetition
repetitive : repetitious
repetitively : repetitious
repetitiveness : repetitious
rephotograph : to photograph (something or someone) again
rephrase : to phrase or express (something) in a different way especially to make the meaning clearer
repic : the making of 30 or more points in combinations alone before an opponent in the game of piquet scores
repine : to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
repiner : to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
repiningly : complainingly
repique : the making of 30 or more points in combinations alone before an opponent in the game of piquet scores
replace : to restore to a former place or position
replaceability : the quality or state of being replaceable
replaceable : to restore to a former place or position
replacement : the action or process of replacing : the state of being replaced
replacer : to restore to a former place or position
replan : to plan (something) again
replant : to plant again or anew
replantation : reattachment or reinsertion of a bodily part (such as a limb or tooth) after separation from the body
replaster : to coat (something) with plaster again
replate : to plate (something) again: such as
replay : to play again or over
replead : to plead again
repleader : a second legal pleading
repledge : to pledge or promise (something) again
replenish : to fill or build up again
replenisher : to fill or build up again
replenishment : to fill or build up again
replete : fully or abundantly provided or filled
repleteness : fully or abundantly provided or filled
repletion : the act of eating to excess : the state of being fed to excess : surfeit
repletive : serving or tending to make replete : filling
repleviable : replevin
replevin : an action originating in common law and now largely codified by which a plaintiff having a right in personal property which is claimed to be wrongfully taken or detained by the defendant seeks to recover possession of the property and sometimes to obtain damages for the wrongful detention
replevisable : repleviable
replevisor : the plaintiff in a replevin action
replevy : replevin
repliant : one who makes replication
replica : an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
replicate : duplicate, repeat
replicated : duplicate, repeat
replicatile : capable of being folded back on itself
replication : answer, reply
replicative : of, relating to, involved in, or characterized by replication
replier : to respond in words or writing
replot : to plot (something) again
replum : a thin false dissepiment separating the two valves of some fruits (as siliques and some legumes) from which the valves fall away at maturity
replume : to plume anew : preen
reply : to respond in words or writing
repolish : to polish (something) again
repoll : to question or canvass (people) again : to carry out a new poll of (a group of people)
repone : to restore (as a minister) to former standing or office
repopulate : to populate (something) again
repopulation : to populate (something) again
report : common talk or an account spread by common talk : rumor
reportable : worth reporting
reportage : the act or process of reporting news
reportedly : according to report
reporter : one that reports: such as
reportorial : one that reports: such as
reportorially : one that reports: such as
reposal : the act of reposing
repose : a state of resting after exertion or strain
reposed : a state of resting after exertion or strain
reposeful : of a kind to induce ease and relaxation
reposefully : of a kind to induce ease and relaxation
reposefulness : of a kind to induce ease and relaxation
reposit : deposit, store
reposition : the act of repositing : the state of being reposited
repository : a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
repossess : to regain possession of
repossession : to regain possession of
repossessor : to regain possession of
repost : to post (something) again
repot : to put (a plant) into another pot
repp : a plain-weave fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
reprecipitate : to precipitate again
reprehend : to voice disapproval of : censure
reprehender : one that voices disapproval
reprehensibility : worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
reprehensible : worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
reprehensibleness : worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
reprehensibly : worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
reprehension : the act of reprehending : censure
reprehensive : serving to reprehend : conveying reprehension or reproof
reprehensory : reprehensive
represent : to bring clearly before the mind : present
representable : to bring clearly before the mind : present
representamen : the product as distinguished from the act of philosophical representation  — compare representation sense 1e
representant : one that represents another : representative
representation : one that represents: such as
representational : one that represents: such as
representationalism : the doctrine that the immediate object of knowledge is an idea in the mind distinct from the external object which is the occasion of perception
representationalist : the doctrine that the immediate object of knowledge is an idea in the mind distinct from the external object which is the occasion of perception
representationist : an adherent of philosophical representationism
representative : serving to represent
representatively : serving to represent
representativeness : serving to represent
representativity : serving to represent
representer : to bring clearly before the mind : present
representment : representation
repress : to check by or as if by pressure : curb
repressed : subjected to or marked by repression
represser : one that represses
repressible : to check by or as if by pressure : curb
repression : the action or process of repressing : the state of being repressed
repressionist : the action or process of repressing : the state of being repressed
repressive : to check by or as if by pressure : curb
repressively : to check by or as if by pressure : curb
repressiveness : to check by or as if by pressure : curb
repressor : one that represses
repressure : to raise the pressure of (an oil-bearing formation) by pumping in air or gas with the object of forcing out additional oil
reprice : to change the price of (something, such as a retail product)
reprieval : reprieve
reprieve : to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
reprimand : a severe or formal reproof
reprimanding : a severe or formal reproof
reprint : to print again : make a reprint of
reprinter : one that publishes a reprint
reprisal : a retaliatory act
reprise : a musical repetition:
repristinate : to restore to an original state or condition
repristination : to restore to an original state or condition
reprivatization : to make (something) private again
reprivatize : to make (something) private again
reproach : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reproachable : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reproacher : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reproachful : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reproachfully : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reproachfulness : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reproachingly : an expression of rebuke or disapproval
reprobacy : the quality or state of being reprobate
reprobance : reprobation
reprobate : an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue
reprobation : the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
reprobative : an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue
reprobator : a onetime proceeding in Scots law to disqualify or reject a witness
reprobatory : an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel, rogue
reprocess : to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
reproduce : to produce again: such as
reproducer : to produce again: such as
reproducibility : to produce again: such as
reproducible : to produce again: such as
reproduction : the act or process of reproducing
reproductionist : one who makes reproductions or copies
reproductive : of, relating to, or capable of reproduction
reproductively : of, relating to, or capable of reproduction
reproductivity : the state of or capacity for being reproductive
reproof : criticism for a fault : rebuke
reprovable : deserving reproof or censure : blameworthy, reprehensible
reprove : to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
reprover : to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
reprovingly : to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
reprovision : to supply (a person or thing) with provisions to replace those consumed
reps : reputation
reptant : repent
reptatorial : reptant
reptatory : reptant
reptile : an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (such as a snake) or on small short legs (such as a lizard)
reptilelike : resembling a reptile
Reptilia : a class of Vertebrata comprising air-breathing animals that have lungs but never gills, usually a three-chambered heart, two aortic arches from which the systemic arteries arise, a bony skeleton in which the skull articulates with the vertebral column by a single occipital condyle, the vertebrae gastrocentral, and the compound mandible articulate with the skull through a quadrate bone, that lack hair or feathers and have the skin more or less covered with horny epidermal plates or scales and relatively free from glands, that are known since the Carboniferous and as the dominant form of life in the Mesozoic, and that are represented in the recent fauna by the snakes and lizards, the turtles, the loricates, and the aberrant tuatara  — see cotylosauria , loricata , mesosauria , pelycosauria , pterosauria , rhynchocephalia, squamata , testudinata , therapsida
reptilian : resembling or having the characteristics of the reptiles
reptiloid : resembling a reptile
republic : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
republican : one that favors or supports a republican form of government
republicanism : adherence to or sympathy for a republican form of government
republicanize : to make republican in character, form, or principle
republication : the act or action of republishing : the state of being republished
republish : to publish again or anew
republisher : to publish again or anew
repudiate : to refuse to accept
repudiation : the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated
repudiationist : the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated
repudiator : to refuse to accept
repugn : to offer opposition, objection, or resistance
repugnance : the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
repugnancy : repugnance
repugnant : incompatible, inconsistent
repugnantly : incompatible, inconsistent
repugnatorial : serving to repel enemies
repullulate : to bud or sprout again
repullulation : the action of budding or sprouting again : the state of having budded or sprouted again
repulse : to drive or beat back : repel
repulsion : the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
repulsive : serving or able to repulse
repulsively : serving or able to repulse
repulsiveness : serving or able to repulse
repump : to pump (something) again
repurchase : to buy (something) back or again
repurify : to make (something) pure again
repurpose : to give a new purpose or use to
reputability : enjoying good repute : held in esteem
reputable : enjoying good repute : held in esteem
reputably : enjoying good repute : held in esteem
reputation : overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general
reputative : putative
reputatively : by repute : putatively
repute : believe, consider
reputed : having a good repute : reputable
reputedly : according to reputation or general belief
reputeless : devoid of good repute : inglorious
requeen : to replace an old queen of (a hive of bees) with a young one of the same season's raising
request : the act or an instance of asking for something
requester : one who makes a request : one who asks something of another
requiem : a mass for the dead
requiescence : repose
requin : requiem shark
requirable : capable of being required : requisite
require : to claim or ask for by right and authority
requirement : something required:
requirer : one that requires
requisite : needed for a particular purpose : essential, necessary
requisiteness : needed for a particular purpose : essential, necessary
requisition : the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
requisitioner : one that makes or signs a requisition
requisitionist : one that makes or signs a requisition
requisitorial : making requisition : expressing a request : requisitory
requisitory : containing or constituting a requisition : making a requisition
requital : something given in return, compensation, or retaliation
requite : to make return for : repay
requiter : to make return for : repay
rerack : to place (something) back in or on a rack
reradiation : to radiate again or anew
rerail : to replace (as a railway engine) on the rails
reraise : to raise (something or someone) again
reread : to read (something) again
rerebrace : plate armor for the upper part of the arm
reredos : a usually ornamental wood or stone screen or partition wall behind an altar
rerefief : arriere fee
reregister : to register (someone or something) again : to enroll or enter (someone or something) again in an official register
reregistration : to register (someone or something) again : to enroll or enter (someone or something) again in an official register
reregulate : the act or process of imposing regulations and restrictions on something (such as an industry) that was previously deregulated
reregulation : the act or process of imposing regulations and restrictions on something (such as an industry) that was previously deregulated
reremouse : bat
reresupper : a late or second supper
rerig : to rig (something) again
reroll : to roll (something) again
reroof : to replace all or part of the roof of (a building)
reroute : to send or direct (something) on or along a different route
rerun : to run again or anew
resaca : the dry channel or the former often marshy course of a stream
resail : to sail again
resalable : fit for resale
resale : the act of selling again usually to a new party
resalutation : the giving of a salutation in response to one given
resalute : to salute in return or anew
resample : to take a sample of or from (something) again
resaw : to saw (something) again
resawer : resawyer
resawyer : one that resaws something
resay : to say in answer : reply
resazurin : a blue crystalline dye C12H7NO4 used chiefly as an oxidation-reduction indicator in the resazurin test for bacteria
reschedule : to schedule or plan again according to a different timetable
rescind : to take away : remove
rescindable : to take away : remove
rescinder : to take away : remove
rescindment : to take away : remove
rescissible : capable of being rescinded
rescission : an act of rescinding
rescissory : relating to, tending to, or having the effect of rescission
rescore : to score (something or someone) again: such as
rescramble : to rearrange in a scrambled or disorderly fashion
rescribe : to write in reply
rescript : a written answer of a Roman emperor or of a pope to a legal inquiry or petition
rescription : rescript, rewriting
rescriptive : relating to or serving for a rescript
rescriptively : relating to or serving for a rescript
rescuable : to free from confinement, danger, or evil : save, deliver
rescue : to free from confinement, danger, or evil : save, deliver
rescueless : lacking rescue
rescuer : to free from confinement, danger, or evil : save, deliver
reseal : to seal (something) again: such as
research : careful or diligent search
researcher : careful or diligent search
researchful : making researches or evincing research : scholarly
researchist : one engaged in research
reseat : to seat (someone or something) again: such as
resecrete : to secrete again or anew
resect : to perform resection on
resection : the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure
resectional : of or relating to resection
Reseda : a grayish-green color
reseda : a grayish-green color
Resedaceae : a family of mainly Mediterranean herbs (order Parietales) having alternate or fascicled leaves, glandular stipules, and racemose irregular flowers and including several that are cultivated as ornamentals  — compare mignonette
resedaceous : a family of mainly Mediterranean herbs (order Parietales) having alternate or fascicled leaves, glandular stipules, and racemose irregular flowers and including several that are cultivated as ornamentals  — compare mignonette
resee : to see (something or someone) again or anew
reseed : to sow seed on again or anew
reseise : to put into possession or seizin again : reinvest with seisin
reseiser : resumption of possession by a feudal lord after a tenant's default
reseize : to put into possession or seizin again : reinvest with seisin
reseizer : resumption of possession by a feudal lord after a tenant's default
reseizure : the action or an act of reseizing
reselect : to select again or anew
resell : to sell (something) again
reseller : to sell (something) again
resemblance : the quality or state of resembling
resemblant : marked by or showing resemblance
resemble : to be like or similar to
resembler : one that resembles
resemblingly : in a resembling manner : so as to resemble
reseminate : to produce again by or as if by means of seed
resend : to send again or back
resene : any of various mixtures of neutral alkali-resistant compounds that are found in rosin and other natural resins and that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
resensitization : to make (someone or something) sensitive to something (such as a drug, allergen, or stimulus) again or anew
resensitize : to make (someone or something) sensitive to something (such as a drug, allergen, or stimulus) again or anew
resent : to feel or express annoyance or ill will at
resentence : to impose a new or revised sentence or punishment on (someone who has already been sentenced for a crime) : to sentence (someone) again
resentful : full of resentment : inclined to resent
resentfully : full of resentment : inclined to resent
resentingly : in a resenting manner : with resentment
resentment : a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
resequent : of, relating to, or being a stream that flows down the dip of underlying formations in the same direction as an original consequent stream but developed later and generally tributary to a subsequent stream
reservable : to hold in reserve : keep back
reservation : an act of reserving something: such as
reservationist : an act of reserving something: such as
reservatory : a place (as a cupboard or reservoir) in which things are kept
reserve : to hold in reserve : keep back
reserved : restrained in words and actions
reservedly : restrained in words and actions
reservedness : restrained in words and actions
reserveless : lacking reserve or a reserve
reserver : one that reserves
reservice : to perform services for (something or someone) again or anew
reservist : a member of a military reserve
reservoir : a place where something is kept in store: such as
reset : to set again or anew
resettable : to set again or anew
resetter : one that harbors or assists criminals
resettle : to settle (someone or something) again or anew
resettlement : to settle (someone or something) again or anew
resew : to sew (something) again or anew : to unite (something) again with stitches
resh : the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
reshape : to give a new form or orientation to : reorganize
reshearer : a worker who shears steel sheets to specified sizes
reshelve : to restore (as books) to a shelf
reshingle : to install new shingles on (something)
reship : to ship again: such as
reshipment : an act of reshipping
reshipper : one that reships
reshoe : to put shoes on (someone or something) again or anew
reshoot : to shoot (something) again: such as
reshuffle : to shuffle again
reside : to be in residence as the incumbent of a benefice or office
residence : the act or fact of dwelling in a place for some time
residencer : a clergyman in residence
residency : a usually official place of residence
resident : living in a place for some length of time : residing
residenter : resident, inhabitant
residential : used as a residence or by residents
residentially : used as a residence or by residents
residentiary : an ecclesiastic who is or who is obliged to be in residence for a certain time
residentiaryship : the position or state of an ecclesiastical residentiary
residentship : the position or state of a resident
resider : to be in residence as the incumbent of a benefice or office
residua : something residual: such as
residual : remainder, residuum: such as
residuary : of, relating to, or constituting a residue
residue : something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant, remainder: such as
residuous : remaining, residual
residuum : something residual: such as
resign : relegate, consign
resignatary : one in whose favor a resignation is made
resignation : an act or instance of resigning something : surrender
resignationism : resignation as a mood, pose, or form of emotional indulgence
resigned : feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed
resignedly : feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed
resignedness : relegate, consign
resignee : one to whom or in whose favor something is resigned
resigner : relegate, consign
resignful : full of or expressive of resignation
resignment : the act of resigning : resignation
resile : recoil, retract
resiliate : cancel
resilience : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress
resiliency : the ability of something to return to its original size and shape after being compressed or deformed : resilience sense 1
resilient : characterized or marked by resilience: such as
resilifer : a spoon-shaped process on the hinge plate of some bivalve mollusks (as members of the genus Mactra) supporting the resilium
resiliometer : an instrument for testing resilience
resilition : resilience
resilium : the internal part of the hinge ligament of a bivalve shell resembling in consistency and often described as cartilage but being in fact chitinous
resilver : to silver (something) again or anew : to re-cover (something) with a thin layer of silver or something that looks like silver
resin : any of various solid or semisolid amorphous fusible flammable natural organic substances that are usually transparent or translucent and yellowish to brown, are formed especially in plant secretions, are soluble in organic solvents (such as ether) but not in water, are electrical nonconductors, and are used chiefly in varnishes, printing inks, plastics, and sizes and in medicine
resina : resin sense 1a
resinaceous : resiniferous, resinous
resinate : to impregnate or flavor with resin
resinbush : a low southern African shrub (Euryops athanasiae) of the family Compositae having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin
resiner : one that resins something
resing : to sing again or anew
resinic : of, relating to, or obtained from resin
resiniferous : secreting or bearing resin
resinification : the action or process of resinifying
resinify : to convert into or treat with resin
resinize : to treat with resin : apply resin to
resinlike : resembling resin especially in properties or texture
resinogenous : resiniferous
resinoid : gum resin
resinol : any of various alcohols found as esters in resins
resinosis : an excessive outflow of resin from coniferous plants usually resulting from injury or disease
resinous : any of various solid or semisolid amorphous fusible flammable natural organic substances that are usually transparent or translucent and yellowish to brown, are formed especially in plant secretions, are soluble in organic solvents (such as ether) but not in water, are electrical nonconductors, and are used chiefly in varnishes, printing inks, plastics, and sizes and in medicine
resinously : in a resinous manner : so as to be resinous
resinousness : the quality or state of being resinous
resiny : resinous sense 1
resipiscence : change of mind or heart : reformation
resist : to exert force in opposition
resistance : an act or instance of resisting : opposition
resistant : giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance
resistantly : in a resistant manner : so as to resist
resister : one that resists
resistful : inclined to resistance : making much resistance
resistibility : the quality or state of being resistible
resistible : capable of being resisted
resisting : to exert force in opposition
resistingly : in a resisting manner : so as to resist
resistive : marked by resistance
resistively : marked by resistance
resistiveness : marked by resistance
resistivity : the longitudinal electrical resistance of a uniform rod of unit length and unit cross-sectional area : the reciprocal of conductivity
resistless : too strong to be resisted
resistlessly : too strong to be resisted
resistlessness : too strong to be resisted
resistor : a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control
resitting : a sitting (as of a legislature) for a second time : another sitting
resize : to make (something) a different size
resizer : one that resizes: such as
reslate : to install new slate on (something) : to cover (something) again with slate or a slatelike substance
resmooth : to make smooth anew
resnatron : a high-power wide-frequency electron tube used especially in World War II to jam enemy radar
resoak : to soak (something) again
resoil : to make dirty again
resolder : to unite (something) with solder again
resole : to sole (something) again
resolidification : to solidify (something) again
resolidify : to solidify (something) again
resoluble : capable of being resolved
resolute : marked by firm determination : resolved
resolutely : marked by firm determination : resolved
resoluteness : marked by firm determination : resolved
resolution : the act or process of resolving: such as
resolutioner : one that makes a resolution or joins with others in a declaration
resolutionist : resolutioner
resolutory : operating to annul or terminate
resolvability : the quality or state of being resolvable
resolvable : to deal with successfully : clear up
resolvancy : the state of being resolved
resolve : to deal with successfully : clear up
resolved : to deal with successfully : clear up
resolvedly : in a resolved manner : resolutely
resolvedness : the quality or state of being resolved
resolvent : a means of solving something (such as an equation)
resolver : to deal with successfully : clear up
resonance : the quality or state of being resonant
resonant : continuing to sound : echoing
resonantly : continuing to sound : echoing
resonate : to produce or exhibit resonance
resonator : something that resounds or resonates: such as
resorb : to swallow or suck in again
resorbent : swallowing or sucking in again : reabsorbing
resorcin : resorcinol
resorcinol : a crystalline phenol C6H6O2 obtained from various resins or artificially and used especially in making dyes, pharmaceuticals, and resins
resorcylic : any of three isomeric crystalline acids C6H3(OH)2COOH that are both carboxyl derivatives of resorcinol and dihydroxy derivatives of benzoic acid
resorption : the action or process of resorbing something
resorptive : the action or process of resorbing something
resort : one that affords aid or refuge : resource
resorter : a frequenter of resorts
resorufin : a red-brown crystalline dye C12H7NO3 of the phenoxazine class that gives fluorescent red or pink solutions, that is formed by the action of nitrosylsulfuric acid on resorcinol or by reduction of resazurin, and that on reduction yields a colorless dihydro derivative
resound : to become filled with sound : reverberate
resounding : producing or characterized by resonant sound : resonating
resoundingly : producing or characterized by resonant sound : resonating
resource : a source of supply or support : an available means
resourceful : able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
resourcefully : able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
resourcefulness : able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
resourceless : lacking or deficient in resources
resourcelessness : lacking or deficient in resources
resow : to sow (something) again
resp respective; respectively
respeak : echo, resound
respect : a relation or reference to a particular thing or situation
respectability : worthy of respect : estimable
respectabilize : to make respectable : give an apparent respectability to
respectable : worthy of respect : estimable
respectableness : worthy of respect : estimable
respectably : worthy of respect : estimable
respectant : depicted upright and facing one another
respecter : a relation or reference to a particular thing or situation
respectful : marked by or showing respect or deference
respectfully : marked by or showing respect or deference
respectfulness : marked by or showing respect or deference
respecting : in view of : considering
respective : particular, separate
respectively : in the order given
respectiveness : particular, separate
respectless : not having or not showing respect : careless, disrespectful
respectlessly : without respect
respectworthy : worthy of respect
respell : to spell again or in another way
respin : to spin again or anew
respirability : the quality or state of being respirable
respirable : fit for breathing
respiration : the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
respirational : of or relating to respiration : respiratory
respirator : a mask or device worn over the mouth and nose to protect the respiratory system by filtering out dangerous substances (such as dusts, fumes, or bacteria) from inhaled air
respiratorium : a tracheal gill (as of a dipterous larva)
respiratory : the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
respire : breathe
respirit : to put new spirit or courage in
respirometer : an instrument for studying the character and extent of respiration
respite : a period of temporary delay
respiteless : having no respite
resplend : to shine resplendently : be resplendent
resplendence : the quality or state of being resplendent : splendor
resplendency : resplendence
resplendent : shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
resplendently : shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
respond : an engaged pillar supporting an arch or closing a colonnade or arcade
responde : an entry formerly made in a book of record in chancery of a nonentry or relief duty payable by an heir taking a precept from chancery
respondence : the act of responding : the quality or state of being respondent : answering, response
respondency : the act of responding : the quality or state of being respondent : answering, response
respondent : one who responds: such as
respondentia : a loan secured by the goods on one's ship  — compare bottomry
responder : an engaged pillar supporting an arch or closing a colonnade or arcade
responsal : answerable, responsible
responsary : responsory, response
response : an act of responding
responseless : making no response : unresponsive
responser : responder
responsibility : the quality or state of being responsible: such as
responsible : liable to be called on to answer
responsibleness : liable to be called on to answer
responsibly : liable to be called on to answer
responsion : a sum required to be paid
responsive : giving response : constituting a response : answering
responsively : giving response : constituting a response : answering
responsiveness : giving response : constituting a response : answering
responsivity : responsiveness
responsorial : relating to or consisting of responses : antiphonal
responsory : a set of versicles and responses sung or said after or during a lection
respot : to spot (something or someone) again
respray : to spray (something or someone) again
respring : to spring up again
resprout : to grow as a sprout or shoot again
respue : to reject vigorously
rest : repose, sleep
restack : to stack (something) again
restaff : to provide with a new staff
restain : to stain again or anew
restamp : to stamp (something) again
restart : to start anew
restate : to state again or in another way
restatement : something that is restated
restaur : the legal recourse that insurers have against each other according to the date of their insurance
restaurant : a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
restaurateur : the operator or proprietor of a restaurant
restauration : restaurant
restbalk : a ridge of land between furrows
resteel : to equip with or as if with new steel
restem : to stem again
rester : repose, sleep
restful : marked by, affording, or suggesting rest and repose
restfully : marked by, affording, or suggesting rest and repose
restfulness : marked by, affording, or suggesting rest and repose
restharrow : a plant of the genus Ononis
resthouse : a building used for shelter by travelers
restiff : restive sense 1c
restiform : cerebellar peduncle sense c
restimulate : to stimulate (something) again
restimulation : to stimulate (something) again
resting : being or characterized by dormancy : quiescent
Restio : a large genus of leafless southern African and Australian herbs (family Restionaceae) having one-celled anthers and many-flowered spikelets with imbricated glumes  — see cordleaf, rope grass
Restionaceae : a family of monocotyledonous herbs (order Xyridales) that resemble rushes and have either no leaves or tiny sheathing ones and glumaceous panicled flowers
restionaceous : a family of monocotyledonous herbs (order Xyridales) that resemble rushes and have either no leaves or tiny sheathing ones and glumaceous panicled flowers
restipulation : an act of stipulating anew : restatement
restis : what happened next is well-known 
restitute : to restore to a former state or position
restitution : an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
restitutionism : restorationism
restitutionist : one who holds some form of religious doctrine based on the belief that everything is ultimately to be restored to its pristine form and purity : restorationist
restitutive : an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
restitutory : an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
restive : stubbornly resisting control : balky
restively : stubbornly resisting control : balky
restiveness : stubbornly resisting control : balky
restless : lacking or denying rest : uneasy
restlessly : lacking or denying rest : uneasy
restlessness : lacking or denying rest : uneasy
restock : to provide (something) with a stock or supply again
restorable : fit for restoring or reclaiming
restoral : restoration
restoration : an act of restoring or the condition of being restored: such as
restorationer : restorationist
restorationism : the belief or doctrines of the restorationists
restorationist : one who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of God
restorative : of or relating to restoration
restorator : restaurateur
restore : give back, return
restorer : give back, return
restow : to stow (as freight) again or anew
restowal : to stow (as freight) again or anew
restraighten : to straighten again or anew
restrain : to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something
restrained : marked by restraint : not excessive or extravagant
restrainedly : marked by restraint : not excessive or extravagant
restrainer : to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something
restraining : to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something
restraint : an act of restraining : the state of being restrained
restrengthen : to strengthen (something) again or to become strong again
restress : to stress (something) again : reemphasize
restrict : to confine within bounds : restrain
restricted : subject or subjected to restriction: such as
restrictedly : subject or subjected to restriction: such as
restriction : something that restricts: such as
restrictionary : restrictive
restrictionist : a policy or philosophy favoring restriction (as of trade or immigration)
restrictive : of or relating to restriction
restrictively : of or relating to restriction
restrictiveness : of or relating to restriction
restrike : a coin or medal struck from an original die at some time after the original issue
restring : to fit (as a violin, a tennis racket) with new strings
restringe : to make costive : bind
restringency : the quality or state of being restringent
restringent : binding, astringent, styptic
restudy : to study (something or someone) again
restuff : to stuff (something) again
restward : toward rest or a resting place
restwards : toward rest or a resting place
resty : sluggish, indolent
restyle : to change or restore the style of (something or someone)
resubject : to bring again into subjection
resubjection : to bring again into subjection
resublime : to sublime again
resubmission : to submit (something) again
resubmit : to submit (something) again
resubscribe : to subscribe again to something (such as a periodical or service)
resue : to mine (a very narrow vein) by first stoping the rock wall on one side and then removing the ore
resuing : to mine (a very narrow vein) by first stoping the rock wall on one side and then removing the ore
result : to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion
resultance : a combined result : aggregate, gist
resultancy : a combined result : aggregate, gist
resultant : derived from or resulting from something else
resultantly : derived from or resulting from something else
resultative : expressive of result
resultful : to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion
resulting : to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion
resultingly : as a result
resultless : to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion
resumable : capable of being resumed : fit to be resumed
resume : to assume or take again : reoccupy
resumer : one that resumes
resummon : to summon (someone or something) again
resummons : to summon (someone or something) again
resumption : an act or instance of resuming : recommencement
resumptive : constituting a résumé : summarizing
resumptively : constituting a résumé : summarizing
resupinate : inverted in position
resupination : the act of lying on the back or the position of one so lying
resupine : supine
resupply : to supply (someone or something) again
resurface : to provide with a new or fresh surface
resurge : to undergo a resurgence
resurgence : a rising again into life, activity, or prominence
resurgency : the quality or state of being resurgent : resurgence
resurgent : undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
resurrect : to raise from the dead
resurrection : the rising of Christ from the dead
resurrectional : the rising of Christ from the dead
resurrectionary : constituting resurrection
resurrectioner : resurrectionist sense 1
resurrectionism : the practice of body snatchers
resurrectionist : body snatcher
resurrectionize : resurrect
resurrective : of, relating to, or causing resurrection
resurrector : one that resurrects
resurrender : to yield anew
resurvey : to survey (something or someone) again
resuscitable : capable of resuscitation
resuscitate : to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
resuscitation : an act or process of resuscitating someone or something:
resuscitative : to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
resuscitator : one that resuscitates
resuspend : to suspend (something) again
resuspension : to suspend (something) again
reswear : to swear to or cause to swear anew or again
resymbolization : symbolization again or anew
resymbolize : to provide with new symbols : symbolize anew
resynthesis : the act of synthesizing something again : a second or subsequent synthesis
resynthesize : to synthesize (something) again: such as
ret : to soak (something, such as flax or hemp) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue
retable : a raised shelf above an altar for the altar cross, lights, and flowers
retackle : to tackle (something) again
retag : to tag (something) again
retail : to sell in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer
retailer : to sell in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer
retailment : act of retailing
retain : to keep in possession or use
retainer : a person attached or owing service to a household
retaining : to keep in possession or use
retake : to take or receive again
retaker : one that retakes
retaliate : to return like for like
retaliation : to return like for like
retaliative : to return like for like
retaliator : one that retaliates
retaliatory : to return like for like
retama :  jerusalem thorn
retan : produced by a combination of two different tanning methods
retard : to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
retardance : retardation
retardant : serving or tending to retard
retardate : a person affected with intellectual disability
retardation : an act or instance of retarding
retardative : relating to, expressing, or tending to cause retardation
retardatory : retarding, retardative
retarded : very stupid or foolish
retarder : to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
retarding : to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
retardingly : in a retarding manner
retardment : an act of retarding : retardation
retaste : to taste (something) again
retch : vomit sense 1
reteach : to teach (someone or something) again
retell : to tell again or in another form
retelling : a new version of a story
retem : a desert shrub (Retama raetam) that constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament, that has tiny white flowers, and that is found in Syria and Arabia
retemper : to mix (concrete or mortar) again with or without additional water after initial set has taken place
retene : a crystalline hydrocarbon C18H18 isolated especially from pine tar, rosin oil, and various fossil resins but usually prepared from abietic acid and related compounds by dehydrogenation; 1-methyl-7-isopropyl-phenanthrene
retent : something that is retained especially in the mind
retention : the act of retaining : the state of being retained
retentionist : one who advocates the retention of something (as territory or a policy)
retentive : having the power, property, or capacity of retaining
retentively : having the power, property, or capacity of retaining
retentiveness : having the power, property, or capacity of retaining
retentivity : the power of retaining
retentor : a muscle that serves to retain a part in place especially when retracted
retest : to evaluate, measure, or identify (something or someone) again by means of a test
retexture : to give a new or different texture to (something)
rethink : to think about again : reconsider
rethread : to thread (something) again : to pass a thread, string, etc. through (something) again
rethrone : to enthrone again
retia : a network especially of blood vessels or nerves : plexus
retial : of or relating to a rete
retiarius : a Roman gladiator armed with a net and a trident
retiary : armed with a net
reticella : an early needlepoint lace derived from cutwork and drawnwork and made by buttonholing geometric patterns on or over a fabric foundation and cutting away the foundation
reticello : an early needlepoint lace derived from cutwork and drawnwork and made by buttonholing geometric patterns on or over a fabric foundation and cutting away the foundation
reticence : the quality or state of being reticent : reserve, restraint
reticency : reticence
reticent : inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
reticently : inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
reticle : a scale on transparent material (as in an optical instrument) used especially for measuring or aiming
reticula : the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells  — compare abomasum, omasum, rumen
reticular : reticulate sense 1
reticularly : in a reticular manner
reticulate : resembling a net or network
reticulated : resembling a net or network
reticulately : resembling a net or network
reticulation : a reticulated formation : network
reticule : reticle
reticulin : a protein substance similar to collagen that is a constituent of reticular tissue
reticulitis : inflammation of the reticulum of a ruminant
reticulocyte : an immature red blood cell that appears especially during regeneration of lost blood, lacks a nucleus, and has a fine basophilic reticulum formed of ribosomal remains
reticulocytosis : an increase in the number of reticulocytes in the blood typically following hemorrhage or accompanying hemolytic anemia
reticulose : reticulate sense 1
reticulum : the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells  — compare abomasum, omasum, rumen
retie : to tie (something) again
retiform : composed of crossing lines and interstices : reticular, netlike
retighten : to make (something) tight or tighter again
retile : to cover (something) with new tiles
retimber : to furnish with new timber : to plant with timber again
retime : to change the timing or time of (something)
retin : retina
retina : the sensory membrane that lines the eye, is composed of several layers including one containing the rods and cones, and functions as the immediate instrument of vision by receiving the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic nerve  — see eye illustration
retinacular : of, relating to, or being a retinaculum
retinaculate : having a retinaculum
retinaculum : any of several fibrous bands of fascia that pass over or under tendons (as at or near the ankle or wrist) and help to keep them in place
retinal : of, relating to, involving, or being a retina
retinalite : a massive variety of serpentine of a honey-yellow or greenish color and a waxy or resinous luster
retinasphalt : a fossil resin usually found with lignite
retinasphaltum : a fossil resin usually found with lignite
retinene : retinal
retinispora : any of various Japanese ornamental dwarf shrubs of the genus Chamaecyparis that resemble cypresses
retinite : a fossil resin of variable composition
retinitis : inflammation of the retina
retinoblastoma : a malignant tumor of the retina that develops during childhood, is derived from retinal germ cells, and is associated with a chromosomal abnormality
retinoid : any of various synthetic or naturally occurring analogs of vitamin A
retinol : the chief and typical vitamin A C20H29OH that is a highly unsaturated alicyclic alcohol used in various forms in medicine and nutrition
retinophoral : of or relating to a retinophore
retinophore : one of a group of cells enclosing a crystalline cone in the distal portion of an ommatidium
retinoscope : an apparatus used in retinoscopy
retinoscopic : observation of the retina of the eye especially to determine the state of refraction
retinoscopy : observation of the retina of the eye especially to determine the state of refraction
retinue : a group of retainers or attendants
retinula : the neural receptor of a single facet of an arthropod compound eye
retinular : the neural receptor of a single facet of an arthropod compound eye
retinule : retinula
retiracy : retirement, seclusion
retirade : a fortification retrenchment usually of two faces making a reentering angle
retiral : an act of retiring: such as
retire : to withdraw from action or danger : retreat
retired : secluded
retiredly : secluded
retiredness : secluded
retirement : an act of retiring : the state of being retired
retirer : one that retires
retiring : reserved, shy
retiringly : reserved, shy
retiringness : reserved, shy
retold : to tell again or in another form
retonation : a compressional wave propagated backward from the starting point of an explosion wave in a gaseous mixture
retook : to take or receive again
retool : to reequip with tools
retort : to pay or hurl back : return
retorted : to pay or hurl back : return
retorter : one that retorts
retortion : an act of retorting : a turning, twisting, bending, or throwing back : reflection
retoss : to toss back or again
retouch : to rework in order to improve : touch up
retoucher : to rework in order to improve : touch up
retouching : to rework in order to improve : touch up
retour : return
retourable : returnable
retrace : to trace (something) again or back: such as
retraceable : to trace (something) again or back: such as
retracement : an act or result of retracing
retrack : to track or trace again
retract : to draw back or in
retractable : to draw back or in
retractation : retraction, recantation
retracted : to draw back or in
retractile : capable of being drawn back or in
retractility : capable of being drawn back or in
retraction : an act of recanting
retractor : one that retracts: such as
retrad : backward, posteriorly
retrahent : that retracts
retrain : to train again or anew
retral : situated at or toward the back : posterior
retrally : situated at or toward the back : posterior
retransfer : to transfer (something or someone) back or again
retransform : to transform or change (someone or something) back or again
retransformation : to transform or change (someone or something) back or again
retranslate : to translate (a translation) into another language
retranslation : to translate (a translation) into another language
retransmission : an act, process, or instance of retransmitting something
retransmit : to transmit (something) back or again
retraverse : to traverse again
retraxit : the withdrawing of a suit in court by the plaintiff that results in a dismissal with prejudice
retread : to bond or vulcanize a new tread to the prepared surface of (a worn tire)
retreat : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
retreatal : of or relating to retreat
retreatant : a person on a religious retreat
retreater : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
retreating : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
retreatment : further treatment
retree : paper that is imperfect or slightly damaged (as by dirty stains, specks, or pinholes occurring in the process of manufacture)
retrench : cut down, reduce
retrenchment : reduction, curtailment
retrial : a second trial, experiment, or test
retribute : to pay back : give in return : requite
retribution : recompense, reward
retributive : of, relating to, or marked by retribution
retributively : of, relating to, or marked by retribution
retributor : one that exacts or pays retribution
retributory : retributive
retrievability : to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
retrievable : to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
retrieval : an act or process of retrieving
retrieve : to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
retrieveless : irretrievable
retrievement : retrieval
retriever : one that retrieves
retrim : to trim again or anew
retroact : react
retroaction : retroactive operation (as of a law or tax)
retroactive : extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
retroactively : extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
retroactivity : extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
retrobulbar : situated, occurring, or administered behind the eyeball
retrocaecal : situated behind the cecum
retrocecal : situated behind the cecum
retrocede : to go back : recede
retrocedence : retrocession
retrocession : to go back : recede
retrocessional : recessional
retrocessive : retrograde
retrochoir : the space left in a church behind the high altar or choir enclosure sometimes used as a chapel and occasionally containing a second choir enclosure
retrocognition : direct or extrasensory perception of past events
retrocognitive : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of retrocognition
retrocolic : situated or occurring behind the colon
retrodisplacement : backward displacement of a bodily organ
retroduction : an inference in induction leading to a hypothesis
retroflection : the state of being bent back
retroflex : turned or bent abruptly backward
retroflexion : the state of being bent back
retrogradation : the action or process of retrograding
retrogradatory : causing retrogradation
retrograde : having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
retrogradely : having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
retrogress : to move backward : revert
retrogression : regression sense 3
retrogressive : characterized by retrogression: such as
retrogressively : characterized by retrogression: such as
retroinfection : infection contrary to the usual course
retroject : to project into the past
retrojection : to project into the past
retrolingual : situated or occurring behind or near the base of the tongue
retromammary : situated or occurring behind the mammae
retromandibular : situated or occurring behind the lower jaw
retromingent : an animal that urinates backward
retromingently : an animal that urinates backward
retroperitoneal : situated behind the peritoneum
retroperitoneally : situated behind the peritoneum
retropharyngeal : situated or occurring behind the pharynx
retroplacental : situated, occurring, or obtained from behind the placenta
retropubic : situated or occurring behind the pubis
retropulsion : a disorder of locomotion associated especially with Parkinson's disease that is marked by a tendency to walk backwards
retrorectal : situated or occurring behind the rectum
retroreflective : the action or use of a retroreflector
retrorse : bent backward or downward
retroserrate : having retrorse teeth or barbs
retroserrulate : having minute retrorse teeth or barbs
retrospect : a review of or meditation on past events
retrospection : the act or process or an instance of surveying the past
retrospective : of, relating to, or given to retrospection
retrospectively : of, relating to, or given to retrospection
retrostalsis : backward motion of the intestines : reversed peristalsis
retrostaltic : backward motion of the intestines : reversed peristalsis
retrosternal : situated or occurring behind the sternum
retrotarsal : situated or occurring behind the tarsal plate of the eyelid
retrousse : turned up
retrovaccination : vaccination in which smallpox virus from human vesicles is used as seed virus in producing smallpox vaccine in cattle
retroverse : turned backward : reversed
retroversion : the bending backward of the uterus and cervix
retrude : to move backward : displace posteriorly
retrusion : backward displacement
retry : to try (something) again to see if it is successful, working, or satisfactory
retted : to soak (something, such as flax or hemp) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue
retter : one that rets
rettery : a place or establishment where flax is retted
retting : to soak (something, such as flax or hemp) to loosen the fiber from the woody tissue
rettory : a place or establishment where flax is retted
retube : to equip (as a gun or a boiler) with a new tube
retune : to tune (something) again or in a different way
return : to go back or come back again
returnability : the quality or state of being returnable
returnable : legally required to be returned, delivered, or argued at a specified time or place
returned : to go back or come back again
returner : to go back or come back again
returnless : allowing no return from or way out of : inescapable
retuse : having the apex rounded or obtuse with a slight notch
retying : to tie (something) again
retype : to type (something) again : to produce (something) again using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer)
retzian : a mineral consisting of a basic arsenate of manganese, calcium, and the yttrium earths occurring in brown orthorhombic crystals
Reuben : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
Reubenites : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Reuben
reune : to hold a reunion (as of college alumni)
reunification : to unify again : to bring (people or things) or to be brought into a unit or a coherent whole after a period of separation
reunify : to unify again : to bring (people or things) or to be brought into a unit or a coherent whole after a period of separation
reunion : an act of reuniting : the state of being reunited
reunionist : an advocate of reunion (as of sects or parties)
reunionistic : an advocate of reunion (as of sects or parties)
reunitable : capable of being reunited
reunite : to bring together again
reunition : the act or process of reuniting
reupholster : to cover (something, such as a piece of furniture) with new upholstery
reuse : to use again especially in a different way or after reclaiming or reprocessing
reutilization : to make new use of (something) : to turn (something) to a new or different practical use
reutilize : to make new use of (something) : to turn (something) to a new or different practical use
rev : a revolution of a motor
revaccinate : the act of administering a vaccine again some period after an initial vaccination especially to strengthen or renew the immune response
revaccination : the act of administering a vaccine again some period after an initial vaccination especially to strengthen or renew the immune response
revalidate : to validate again or anew: such as
revalidation : to validate again or anew: such as
revalorization : to assign new merit or value to (something) : revalidate
revalorize : to assign new merit or value to (something) : revalidate
revaluate : revalue
revaluation : revalue
revalue : to value anew
revamp : remake, revise
reveal : to make known through divine inspiration
revealable : to make known through divine inspiration
revealed : to make known through divine inspiration
revealedly : in a revealed manner : with or as if with revelation
revealer : to make known through divine inspiration
revealing : allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden
revealingly : allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden
revealingness : the quality or state of being revealing
revealment : an act of revealing
revegetate : to provide (barren or denuded land) with a new vegetative cover
revegetation : to provide (barren or denuded land) with a new vegetative cover
revehent : carrying back
reveil : to make known : disclose
reveille : a signal to get up mornings
revel : to take part in a revel : carouse
revelability : the quality or state of being revealable
revelation : an act of revealing or communicating divine truth
revelational : of or relating to revelation
revelationist : one who makes a revelation
revelative : revealing
revelator : one that reveals
revelatory : of or relating to revelation : serving to reveal something
reveler : one who engages in revelry
revellent : a revulsive agent (as a medicine)
revelly : reveille
revelment : an act of reveling : revelry
revelrout : revelry, carousal
revelry : noisy partying or merrymaking
revenant : one that returns after death or a long absence
revendicate : to bring an action to enforce rights in (specific property) especially for the recognition of ownership and the recovery of possession from one wrongfully in possession
revendication : to bring an action to enforce rights in (specific property) especially for the recognition of ownership and the recovery of possession from one wrongfully in possession
revenge : to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
revengeful : full of or prone to revenge : determined to get even
revengefully : full of or prone to revenge : determined to get even
revengefulness : full of or prone to revenge : determined to get even
revengeless : free from revengefulness : lacking in vindictiveness
revengement : revenge
revenger : to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
revengingly : in a revenging manner
revent : to fit with a new vent
revenue : the total income produced by a given source
revenued : provided with a revenue
revenuer : a revenue department officer
rever : revers
reverable : meriting reverence
reverb : an electronically produced echo effect in recorded music
reverbatory : reverberatory
reverberant : tending to reverberate
reverberate : reflect
reverberation : an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated
reverberative : constituting reverberation
reverberator : something (as a reflector) that produces reverberation
reverberatory : acting by reverberation
reverbrate : reverberating, resounding, echoing
revere : to show devoted deferential honor to : regard as worthy of great honor
revered : regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect
reverence : honor or respect felt or shown : deference
reverencer : honor or respect felt or shown : deference
reverend : worthy of reverence : revered
reverendly : reverently
reverendship : the condition of being a clergyman
reverent : expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
reverential : expressing or having a quality of reverence
reverentially : expressing or having a quality of reverence
reverently : expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
reverer : one that reveres
reverie : daydream
reverification : a new or second act of verifying
reverify : to verify again or anew : recheck
reverist : one who indulges in reveries
revers : a lapel especially on a woman's garment
reversal : an act or the process of reversing
reverse : opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition
reversed : opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition
reversely : opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition
reversement : reversal
reverser : opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition
reversi : a card game in which the player who makes the fewest points and takes the fewest tricks wins
reversibility : capable of being reversed or of reversing: such as
reversible : capable of being reversed or of reversing: such as
reversibly : capable of being reversed or of reversing: such as
reversify : to formulate anew in verse
reversing : opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition
reversingly : so as to reverse : in a reversing manner
reversion : the part of a simple estate remaining in the control of its owner after the owner has granted therefrom a lesser particular estate
reversionable : capable of reversion
reversional : reversionary
reversionary : of, relating to, constituting, or involving especially a legal reversion
reversioner : one that has or is entitled to a reversion
reversionist : reversioner
reversis : a card game in which the player who makes the fewest points and takes the fewest tricks wins
reversive : relating to or marked by reversion : tending to reverse or revert
reverso : verso
revert : to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
reverter : to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
revertible : to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
revertive : reverting or tending to revert : returning
revery : daydream
revest : reinstate, reinvest
revestiary : revestry
revestry : a place for the vesting of priests : vestry
revet : to face with a revetment
revete : revet
revetement : revetment
revetment : a facing (as of stone or concrete) to sustain an embankment
revictual : to supply (someone or something) with a fresh stock of provisions
revie : to meet a wager on (as the taking of a trick in a card game) with a higher wager
review : a formal military inspection
reviewability : a formal military inspection
reviewable : a formal military inspection
reviewal : an act of reviewing : revision
reviewer : one that reviews
reviewless : receiving or meriting no review
revigorate : reinvigorate
revile : to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
revilement : to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
reviler : to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
reviling : to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
revilingly : in a reviling manner
revindicate : to vindicate again
revindication : to vindicate again
revirescence : the condition or fact of being revirescent
revirescent : growing fresh or young again : reviving
Revisable : an act of revising : revision
revisable : an act of revising : revision
revisal : an act of revising : revision
revise : an act of revising : revision
Revised : an act of revising : revision
reviser : an act of revising : revision
revisible : revisable
revision : an act of revising
revisionary : an act of revising
revisionism : a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit
revisionist : a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit
revisit : to visit again : return to
revisitant : revisiting
revisitation : an act of revisiting
revisor : an act of revising : revision
revisory : having the power or purpose to revise
revisualization : to visualize (something or someone) again usually in a different way : to see or form a new mental image of (something or someone)
revisualize : to visualize (something or someone) again usually in a different way : to see or form a new mental image of (something or someone)
revitalization : to give new life or vigor to
revitalize : to give new life or vigor to
revivability : the quality or state of being revivable
revivable : to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
revival : an act or instance of reviving : the state of being revived: such as
revivalism : the spirit or methods characteristic of religious revivals
revivalist : one who conducts religious revivals
revivalistic : one who conducts religious revivals
revive : to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
revivement : revival
reviver : to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
revivification : to give new life to : revive
revivifier : one that revivifies : reviver
revivify : to give new life to : revive
reviving : to return to consciousness or life : become active or flourishing again
reviviscence : an act of reviving : the state of being revived
reviviscent : an act of reviving : the state of being revived
revivor : revival under English law of a suit that is abated
revocability : the quality or state of being revocable
revocable : capable of being revoked
revocation : an act or instance of revoking
revocative : able or serving to revoke : revoking
revocatory : of, relating to, or effecting a revocation
revoice : to voice again : echo
revokable : capable of being revoked
revoke : to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
revokement : revocation
revoker : to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
revokingly : in a revoking manner : so as to revoke
revolatilize : to volatilize again or anew
revolt : to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) : rebel
revolter : to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) : rebel
revolting : extremely offensive
revoltingly : extremely offensive
revoltress : a female revolter
revoluble : capable of revolving : revolvable, rotating
revolubly : capable of revolving : revolvable, rotating
revolute : rolled backward or downward
revoluted : revolute
revolution : the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
revolutional : revolutionary
revolutionally : revolutionary
revolutionarily : of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutionariness : of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutionary : of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutioneering : the promoting or conducting of revolutions
revolutioner : one that supports or is engaged in a revolution : revolutionist
revolutionism : revolutionary acts or practices : revolutionary doctrines or principles : advocacy of such doctrines or principles
revolutionist : revolutionary
revolutionize : to overthrow the established government of
revolutionizer : to overthrow the established government of
revolvable : to turn over at length in the mind : ponder
revolve : to turn over at length in the mind : ponder
revolvement : an act of revolving or the condition of being revolved
revolvency : a capacity or tendency to revolve
revolver : one that revolves
revolving : tending to revolve or recur
revomit : to vomit up : vomit forth again
revote : the act or process of voting again
revue : a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances
revuist : a writer of revues
revulsed : affected with or having undergone revulsion
revulsion : a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
revulsionary : of, relating to, or constituting a revulsion
revulsive : a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
rewake : to waken again or anew
rewaken : rewake
reward : to give a reward to or for
rewardable : to give a reward to or for
rewardedly : in a rewarded manner
rewarder : to give a reward to or for
rewardful : offering or productive of reward
rewardfulness : offering or productive of reward
rewarding : yielding or likely to yield a reward : valuable, satisfying
rewardingly : yielding or likely to yield a reward : valuable, satisfying
rewardless : receiving no reward
rewarehouse : to return to a warehouse : store anew under warehouse conditions
rewarm : to make (something or someone) warm again : to bring (something or someone) back to a hotter temperature
rewash : to wash (something or someone) again : to clean (something or someone) again usually with water
rewater : to provide anew with water
rewaybill : to provide (as freight at a junction point) with a new waybill
reweaken : to cause to become weak again
reweave : to weave (something, such as yarn or cloth) again or anew
rewed : remarry
reweigh : to weigh (something or someone) again: such as
reweld : to reunite or make secure by or as if by welding
rewet : to make (something) wet or moist again
rewin : regain
rewind : to wind again
rewinder : one that rewinds something: such as
rewirable : capable of being rewired
rewire : to provide or connect (something) with wire again
rewood : reforest
reword : to repeat in the same words
rework : to work again or anew: such as
reworked : to work again or anew: such as
rewound : to wind again
rewove : to weave (something, such as yarn or cloth) again or anew
rewoven : to weave (something, such as yarn or cloth) again or anew
rewrap : to wrap (something or someone) again : to cover (something or someone) with new wrapping
rewrite : to write in reply
rewriter : to write in reply
Rex : an animal (such as a domestic rabbit or cat) showing a genetic recessive variation in which the guard hairs are very short, sparse, or entirely lacking  — compare cornish rex, devon rex
rex : an animal (such as a domestic rabbit or cat) showing a genetic recessive variation in which the guard hairs are very short, sparse, or entirely lacking  — compare cornish rex, devon rex
Reynard : fox
reyouth : to make (as oneself) young again
rezbanyite : a mineral Pb3Cu2Bi10S19 consisting of lead, copper, and bismuth sulfide and occurring in metallic-gray granular masses (specific gravity 6.1–6.4)
rhabdite : one of the minute, smooth, rodlike or fusiform structures produced in the cells of the epidermis or in cells sunk within the underlying parenchyma of many turbellarians and a few trematodes and discharged in great numbers in the mucous secretions of these animals
rhabditiform : rhabditoid
Rhabditis : a genus (the type of the family Rhabditidae) of minute nematode worms that have the esophagus clearly divided into three regions, live in soil and organic debris, and occasionally occur as facultative parasites in mammalian tissues including those of humans
rhabdium : a striated muscle fiber
Rhabdocoela : an order of Turbellaria comprising small marine, freshwater, or rarely terrestrial flatworms with simple unbranched intestine
rhabdocoelan : an order of Turbellaria comprising small marine, freshwater, or rarely terrestrial flatworms with simple unbranched intestine
rhabdocoele : a turbellarian worm (order Rhabdocoela) with an unbranched intestine
Rhabdocoelida : an order or other division of Turbellaria including the Alloiocoela, the Rhabdocoela, and sometimes the Acoela
rhabdocoelidan : an order or other division of Turbellaria including the Alloiocoela, the Rhabdocoela, and sometimes the Acoela
rhabdocoelous : an order of Turbellaria comprising small marine, freshwater, or rarely terrestrial flatworms with simple unbranched intestine
rhabdoid : shaped like a rod
rhabdoidal : shaped like a rod
rhabdolith : a minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and on the bottom of the ocean
rhabdom : one of the minute rodlike structures in the retinulae in the compound eyes of arthropods
rhabdomancer : divination by rods or wands
rhabdomancy : divination by rods or wands
Rhabdomonas : a genus of motile, elongated, often spindle-shaped sulfur bacteria (family Thiorhodaceae) usually rose-red in color
rhabdomyoma : a benign tumor composed of striated muscle fibers
rhabdomyosarcoma : a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers
rhabdophane : a brown, pinkish, or yellowish white hydrous phosphate (Ce, Y, La, etc.,)(PO4).H2O of cerium, yttrium, and rare-earth elements occurring massive
rhabdophanite : rhabdophane
rhabdophoran : graptolite
Rhabdopleura : a widely distributed genus of marine compound animals having two tentacle-bearing arms and usually classed as hemichordates in the order Pterobranchia
rhabdopod : one of the rodlike styles of the males of many insects
rhabdosome : a colonial graptolite derived from a single individual
rhabdus : a simple uniaxial sponge spicule
Rhacomitrium : a genus of acrocarpous mosses (family Grimmiaceae) growing chiefly on sandstone rocks and having often hair-pointed leaves and sinuous leaf cells
Rhadamanthine : rigorously strict or just
Rhadamanthus : a judge of the underworld in Greek mythology
Rhaetian ancient Roman province of central Europe south of the Danube River including most of the modern Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions of Austria and Graubünden canton of eastern Switzerland
Rhaetic : an ancient language of Rhaetia of unknown relationship
rhagades : linear cracks or fissures in the skin occurring especially at the angles of the mouth or about the anus
rhagadiform : having or characterized by cracks or fissures
rhagionid : of or relating to the Rhagionidae
Rhagionidae : a widely distributed family of predaceous two-winged flies having usually a tapering body, long slender legs, and sometimes a conspicuous downward-projecting proboscis
Rhagodia : a genus of Australian shrubs or herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) with small greenish spicate or panicled flowers succeeded by fleshy berries
rhagon : leucon
rhamn : buckthorn : rhamnose
Rhamnaceae : a widely distributed family (order Rhamnales) of thorny shrubs and trees having undivided stipulate leaves and cymose flowers with the stamens opposite the petals and a superior ovary that becomes a 3-celled capsule or a drupe
rhamnaceous : a widely distributed family (order Rhamnales) of thorny shrubs and trees having undivided stipulate leaves and cymose flowers with the stamens opposite the petals and a superior ovary that becomes a 3-celled capsule or a drupe
Rhamnales : an order of dicotyledonous woody plants in which the stamens are equal in number with the sepals and alternate with them and the ovary is surrounded by a disk
rhamnetin : a yellow crystalline dye C16H12O7 that is obtained by hydrolysis of xanthorhamnin from Persian berries and is a methyl ether of quercetin
rhamninose : a crystalline reducing trisaccharide sugar C18H32O14 obtained by hydrolysis of xanthorhamnin and on further hydrolysis yielding rhamnose and galactose
rhamnitol : a crystalline pentahydroxy alcohol C6H9(OH)5 obtained by reducing rhamnose
rhamnonic : an acid CH3(CHOH)4COOH obtained by oxidation of rhamnose
rhamnose : a crystalline sugar C6H12O5 that occurs usually in the form of a glycoside in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory l form
rhamnoside : a glycoside that yields rhamnose on hydrolysis
Rhamnus : a genus (family Rhamnaceae) of trees and shrubs that have small flowers and a fruit which is a drupe and that comprise the buckthorns (as cascara buckthorn, R. purshiana) of which some yield pigments or purgatives (as cascara sagrada)
rhamphoid : shaped like a beak
Rhamphorhynchus : a genus (the type of the family Rhamphorhynchidae) of pterosaurs having an elongated tail supporting a leathery expansion at the tip and slender forwardly directed teeth
rhamphotheca : the horny sheath composed of modified scales of a bird's bill
rhapontic : a rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)
rhaponticin : a crystalline glucoside C21H24O9 found in rhubarb
rhapontin : a crystalline glucoside C21H24O9 found in rhubarb
rhapsode : rhapsodist
rhapsodic : extravagantly emotional : rapturous
rhapsodical : extravagantly emotional : rapturous
rhapsodically : extravagantly emotional : rapturous
rhapsodist : a professional reciter of epic poems
rhapsodize : to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
rhapsody : a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
rhason : an ecclesiastical garment resembling the cassock
rhasophore : a member of a monastic order who has not yet passed through the novitiate : novice
rhatany :  pará rhatany
rhe : the cgs unit of fluidity : the reciprocal of poise
Rhea : either of two South American ratite birds (Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata of the family Rheidae) that resemble but are smaller than the African ostrich and that have three toes, a fully feathered head and neck, an undeveloped tail, and pale gray to brownish feathers that droop over the rump and back
rhea : either of two South American ratite birds (Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata of the family Rheidae) that resemble but are smaller than the African ostrich and that have three toes, a fully feathered head and neck, an undeveloped tail, and pale gray to brownish feathers that droop over the rump and back
rheadine : a nonpoisonous crystalline alkaloid C21H21NO6 found in various poppies (as the corn poppy)
rhebok : a brownish-gray antelope (Pelea capreolus) of southern Africa
rheic :  chrysophanic acid
Rheidae : a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
Rheiformes : an order of birds that are intermediate in some respects between the ostriches and the emus and cassowaries and that comprise the recent and extinct rheas
rhein river 820 miles (1320 kilometers) long in western Europe flowing from southeastern Switzerland to the North Sea in the Netherlands and forming the western boundary of Liechtenstein and Austria and the southwestern boundary of Germany
Rhemish : of or relating to the city of Reims, France, or to its people
Rhenish river 820 miles (1320 kilometers) long in western Europe flowing from southeastern Switzerland to the North Sea in the Netherlands and forming the western boundary of Liechtenstein and Austria and the southwestern boundary of Germany
rhenium : a rare heavy metallic element that is obtained either as a gray powder or as a silver-white hard metal, is usually extracted as a by-product of molybdenum smelting, and is used especially in catalysts and alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
rheobase : the minimal electric current required to excite a tissue (as nerve or muscle) given an indefinitely long time during which the current is applied  — compare chronaxie
rheologist : a science dealing with the deformation and flow of matter
rheology : a science dealing with the deformation and flow of matter
rheometer : an instrument for measuring flow (as of viscous substances)
rheophile : preferring or living in flowing water
rheoplankton : plankton of running waters (as of rivers)
rheostat : a resistor for regulating a current by means of variable resistances
rheostatic : a resistor for regulating a current by means of variable resistances
rheotactic : relating to or exhibiting rheotaxis
rheotaxis : a taxis in which mechanical stimulation by a stream of fluid (as water) is the directive factor
rheotrope : a commutator for reversing a current
rheotropic : relating to or exhibiting rheotropism
rheotropism : a tropism in which mechanical stimulation by a stream of fluid (as water) is the orienting factor
rhesus : a pale brown Asian macaque (Macaca mulatta) often used in medical research
rhetor : rhetorician sense 1
rhetoric : the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
rhetorical : of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric
rhetorically : of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric
rhetoricalness : the condition of being rhetorical
rhetorician : a master or teacher of rhetoric
rhetorize : to use rhetorical language
Rheum : a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
rheum : a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
rheumatic : of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism
rheumatically : of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism
rheumaticky : rheumatic
rheumatism : any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue
rheumatiz : rheumatism
rheumatoid : characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis
rheumed : rheumy
rheumily : in a rheumy manner
rheumy : a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
Rhexia : a small genus of herbs (family Melastomaceae) having 3-nerved leaves and red or yellow flowers with 4 petals and 8 equal anthers  — see deer grass
rhexis : rupture sense 1
rhigolene : a petroleum product intermediate between cymogene and gasoline containing chiefly pentanes and used formerly in medicine as a local anesthetic
Rhina : one or ones having (such) a nose—in taxonomic names in zoology
rhinal : of or relating to the nose : nasal
Rhinanthaceae : a family of dicotyledonous plants that includes those figworts having the lower lip or lateral lobes of the corolla external in the bud
Rhinanthus : a small genus of partially parasitic herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) that have an inflated 4-toothed calyx, bilabiate corolla, four unequal stamens, and winged seeds  — see rattle
rhinarium : the lower part of the clypeus in some insects (as dragonflies)
rhine river 820 miles (1320 kilometers) long in western Europe flowing from southeastern Switzerland to the North Sea in the Netherlands and forming the western boundary of Liechtenstein and Austria and the southwestern boundary of Germany
Rhineland the part of Germany west of the Rhine River
Rhinelander the part of Germany west of the Rhine River
rhinencephalic : the chiefly olfactory part of the forebrain
rhinencephalon : the chiefly olfactory part of the forebrain
rhinestone : an imitation stone of high luster made of glass, paste, or gem quartz
Rhineura : a genus of limbless burrowing lizards (family Amphisbaenidae) that includes solely the thunderworm
rhinion : a point at the lower end of the median suture joining the nasal bones
rhinitis : inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
rhino : money, cash
Rhinobatidae : a family of viviparous elasmobranch fishes of warm seas comprising the guitarfishes, fiddlers, and related forms that are included among the rays but somewhat approach the sharks in the long narrow body and the possession of a tail fin
rhinocerine : rhinocerotic
rhinoceroid : rhinocerotid
rhinoceros : any of a family (Rhinocerotidae) of large heavyset herbivorous perissodactyl mammals of Africa and Asia that have one or two upright keratinous horns on the snout and thick gray to brown skin with little hair
rhinocerotic : of, relating to, or resembling a rhinoceros
Rhinocerotidae : a family of mammals that contains all the true rhinoceroses and that is often considered to constitute together with extinct related forms a distinct superfamily of Perissodactyla
rhinocerotiform : resembling a rhinoceros
rhinocerotine : rhinocerotic
rhinocerotoid : rhinocerotic
rhinolalia : nasal tone in speech especially when caused by excessive closure or openness of the posterior nares
rhinolaryngology : a branch of medical science dealing with the nose and larynx
rhinolaryngoscope : a scope fitted with mirrors and a lighting system used for examination of the nose and larynx
rhinolith : a concretion formed within the cavities of the nose
rhinological : of or relating to the nose
rhinologist : a physician who specializes in rhinology
rhinology : a branch of medicine that deals with the nose and its diseases
rhinolophid : a leaf-nosed bat of the family Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophidae : a family of Old World leaf-nosed bats that includes many common horseshoe bats
rhinolophine : of or relating to the family Rhinolophidae
rhinopharyngeal : nasopharyngeal
rhinopharyngitis : inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose and pharynx
rhinopharynx : nasopharynx
Rhinophis : a genus of shieldtail snakes of the family Uropeltidae
rhinophonia : marked nasal resonance
rhinophore : one of the two tentacles that are considered to be olfactory organs on the back of the head or neck of a mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia
rhinophyma : a nodular swelling and congestion of the nose in an advanced stage of rosacea
rhinoplastic : of, relating to, or being rhinoplasty
rhinoplasty : plastic surgery on the nose usually for cosmetic purposes
Rhinoptera : a genus of rays comprising the cow-nosed rays and being sometimes placed in a separated family but usually included among the Myliobatidae
rhinorrhagia : nosebleed
rhinorrhea : excessive mucous secretion from the nose
rhinoscleroma : a chronic inflammatory disease of the mucosa of the respiratory tract and especially the nasal cavity that is caused by infection with a bacterium of the genus Klebsiella (K. rhinoscleromatis) and is marked by granulomatous swelling with the formation of rubbery nodules followed by sclerosis of tissue
rhinoscope : an instrument (as an endoscope) for examining the cavities and passages of the nose
rhinoscopic : examination of the nasal passages
rhinoscopy : examination of the nasal passages
rhinosporidiosis : a fungal disease of the external mucous membranes (as of the nose) that is characterized by the formation of pinkish red, friable, sessile, or pedunculated polyps and is caused by an ascomycetous fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium (R. seeberi)
Rhinosporidium : a genus of ascomycetous fungi that include the causative agent (R. seeberi) of rhinosporidiosis
rhinotheca : the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird
rhinothecal : the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird
rhipidate : fan-shaped
Rhipidistia : an order of extinct crossopterygian fishes that have the basal bones of the median fins united into one mass  — see holoptychiidae , osteolepidae
rhipidistian : an order of extinct crossopterygian fishes that have the basal bones of the median fins united into one mass  — see holoptychiidae , osteolepidae
rhipidium : a fan-shaped cymose inflorescence (as in some sedges) in which the branches lie in the same plane and are suppressed alternately on each side
Rhipidoglossa : a suborder of Aspidobranchia that comprises gastropod mollusks (as the abalones, the top shells, and the keyhole limpets) having a long radula with teeth that are long and hooklike in each transverse row and with indefinitely numerous marginal teeth becoming smaller toward the edges  — see helicina
rhipidoglossal : a suborder of Aspidobranchia that comprises gastropod mollusks (as the abalones, the top shells, and the keyhole limpets) having a long radula with teeth that are long and hooklike in each transverse row and with indefinitely numerous marginal teeth becoming smaller toward the edges  — see helicina
rhipidoglossate : a suborder of Aspidobranchia that comprises gastropod mollusks (as the abalones, the top shells, and the keyhole limpets) having a long radula with teeth that are long and hooklike in each transverse row and with indefinitely numerous marginal teeth becoming smaller toward the edges  — see helicina
rhipidopterous : strepsipteral
rhipiphorid : of or relating to the Rhipiphoridae
Rhipiphoridae : a family of small beetles that are parasitic on wasps and other insects, have a pointed abdomen, and undergo hypermetamorphosis
rhipipterous : strepsipteral
Rhipsalis : a genus consisting of chiefly tropical American unarmed cacti that have fleshy mostly cylindrical stems of very diverse habit and small flowers with 6 to 10 petals followed by a berrylike fruit and are often epiphytes with pendent branches  — see mistletoe cactus
Rhiptoglossa : a division of reptiles often considered a superfamily of Lacertilia that comprises the Old World chameleons
rhizanthous : producing flowers apparently directly from the root
rhizautoicous : having the antheridia on a branch connected by rhizoids to the archegonial branch
Rhizina : rhizoid
rhizine : rhizoid
rhizinous : rhizoid
Rhizobium : any of a genus (Rhizobium) of small heterotrophic soil bacteria capable of forming symbiotic nodules on the roots of leguminous plants and of there becoming bacteroids that fix atmospheric nitrogen
rhizocarpic : having perennial underground parts but annual stems and foliage
rhizocarpous : having perennial underground parts but annual stems and foliage
rhizocaul : hydrorhiza
rhizocaulus : hydrorhiza
Rhizocephala : an order of Cirripedia comprising extremely degenerate forms that live as parasites on crabs and hermit crabs, are hermaphroditic though complementary males occur, when young pass through stages similar to those of a developing barnacle, and afterward attach themselves to suitable hosts where after a complex series of changes they become limbless unsegmented tumid sacs attached by a short peduncle from which rootlike processes penetrate to all parts of the host and absorb its juices  — see peltogaster , sacculina
rhizocephalan : a crustacean of the order Rhizocephala
rhizocephalous : of or relating to the Rhizocephala
Rhizoctonia : any of a form genus (Rhizoctonia) of imperfect fungi that includes major plant pathogens
rhizoctoniose : rhizoctonia disease sense 1
rhizodermis : epiblem
rhizogen : rhizogenic
rhizogenetic : producing roots
rhizogenic : producing roots
rhizogenous : producing roots
rhizoid : a rootlike structure
rhizoidal : a rootlike structure
rhizoma : rhizome
rhizomatic : of, relating to, or resembling a rhizome
rhizomatous : having, resembling, or being a rhizome
rhizome : a somewhat elongated usually horizontal subterranean plant stem that is often thickened by deposits of reserve food material, produces shoots above and roots below, and is distinguished from a true root in possessing buds, nodes, and usually scalelike leaves
rhizomelic : of or relating to the hip and shoulder joints
rhizomic : a somewhat elongated usually horizontal subterranean plant stem that is often thickened by deposits of reserve food material, produces shoots above and roots below, and is distinguished from a true root in possessing buds, nodes, and usually scalelike leaves
rhizomorph : an aggregation of fungal threads intertwining like the strands of a rope that frequently resembles a root and is characteristic of many basidiomycetes (as Armillaria mellea)
rhizomorphic : an aggregation of fungal threads intertwining like the strands of a rope that frequently resembles a root and is characteristic of many basidiomycetes (as Armillaria mellea)
rhizomorphoid : rhizomorphous
rhizomorphous : having the form of a root
Rhizophora : a small genus (the type of the family Rhizophoraceae) of tropical trees and shrubs that have tetramerous flowers and a partly inferior ovary forming a fleshy berry  — see mangrove
Rhizophoraceae : a family of trees and shrubs (order Myrtales) that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts and that have opposite coriaceous leaves, flowers with valvate calyx and 2- to 6-celled ovary, and seeds that germinate while the fruit is still attached  — compare mangrove
rhizophoraceous : a family of trees and shrubs (order Myrtales) that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts and that have opposite coriaceous leaves, flowers with valvate calyx and 2- to 6-celled ovary, and seeds that germinate while the fruit is still attached  — compare mangrove
rhizophore : one of the downward-growing leafless dichotomous shoots in club mosses of the genus Selaginella that bear tufts of adventitious roots at the apex
rhizoplast : a fibril that connects the blepharoplast with the nucleus in flagellated cells or organisms
rhizopod : any of a superclass (Rhizopoda) of usually creeping protozoans (such as an amoeba or a foraminifer) having lobate or rootlike pseudopodia
Rhizopoda : a subphylum or other taxonomic group of protozoans of the phylum Sarcomastigophora that includes protozoans forming pseudopodia which ordinarily serve as organs for locomotion and taking food  — see rhizopoda
Rhizopogon : a genus of fungi (family Hymenogastraceae) that produce subterranean sporophores resembling tubers with 2-spored to 8-spored basidia in a compact gleba of irregular chambers
Rhizopus : any of a genus (Rhizopus) of mold fungi including some economically valuable forms and some plant or animal pathogens (such as a bread mold)
rhizosphere : soil that surrounds and is influenced by the roots of a plant
Rhizostomae : an order of Scyphozoa comprising jellyfishes that are related to the Semaeostomeae but are distinguished from them by fused oral lobes, by numerous small mouths replacing the primary mouth, and by the absence of tentacles and including various large jellyfishes that are dried and used as food in China and Japan
rhizostomatous : an order of Scyphozoa comprising jellyfishes that are related to the Semaeostomeae but are distinguished from them by fused oral lobes, by numerous small mouths replacing the primary mouth, and by the absence of tentacles and including various large jellyfishes that are dried and used as food in China and Japan
rhizostome : an order of Scyphozoa comprising jellyfishes that are related to the Semaeostomeae but are distinguished from them by fused oral lobes, by numerous small mouths replacing the primary mouth, and by the absence of tentacles and including various large jellyfishes that are dried and used as food in China and Japan
rhizostomous : an order of Scyphozoa comprising jellyfishes that are related to the Semaeostomeae but are distinguished from them by fused oral lobes, by numerous small mouths replacing the primary mouth, and by the absence of tentacles and including various large jellyfishes that are dried and used as food in China and Japan
Rhizota : an order of rotifers that when adult are attached by the truncated end of the tail
rhizote : an order of rotifers that when adult are attached by the truncated end of the tail
rhizotic : an order of rotifers that when adult are attached by the truncated end of the tail
rhizotomy : the operation of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots
rho : the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Rhodamine : any of a group of yellowish-red to blue fluorescent dyes
rhodamine : any of a group of yellowish-red to blue fluorescent dyes
rhodanate : thiocyanate
rhodanic : thiocyanic acid
rhodanine : a pale yellow crystalline acid C3H3NOS2 that is derived from thiazole and is used in the synthesis of phenylalanine
rhodanthe : an Australian annual everlasting (Helipterum manglesii) having nodding flower heads with scarious involucral bracts
rhodeose : fucose
Rhodes Cecil John 1853–1902 British administrator and financier in South Africa
Rhodesian region of central southern Africa comprising Zambia and Zimbabwe and containing rich archaeological findings
Rhodesoid : resembling or having the characteristics of Rhodesian man
rhodeswood : a torchwood (Amyris balsamifera)
Rhodian Cecil John 1853–1902 British administrator and financier in South Africa
rhodinol : a liquid obtained usually from geranium oil or rose oil, consisting essentially of citronellol and geraniol, and used in perfumes especially of the rose type
rhodite : a mineral consisting of a native alloy of rhodium and gold
rhodium : a rare silvery-white hard ductile metallic element that is resistant to acids, sometimes occurs naturally in pure form but is usually obtained from nickel ores, and is used especially as a catalyst and in platinum alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
rhodizite : a mineral NaKLiAl4Be3B10O27 consisting of a borate of aluminum, beryllium, lithium, potassium, and sodium occurring in white isometric crystals (hardness 8, specific gravity 3.4)
rhodizonic : a cyclic acid C6H2O6 known in an unstable colored enediol form and a colorless more stable tautomeric form but obtained usually in the form of a colored salt (as the red disodium salt by passing carbon monoxide into a solution of sodium in liquid ammonia)
Rhodobacteriaceae : a family of Thiobacteriales coextensive with Rhodobacteriinae
rhodochrosite : a rose-red mineral consisting essentially of manganese carbonate
rhododendron : any of a genus (Rhododendron) of widely cultivated shrubs and trees of the heath family with alternate leaves and showy flowers
rhodolite : a pink or purple garnet used as a gem
Rhodomelaceae : a large family of filamentous red algae (order Rhodymeniales) characterized by a much-branched thallus in which the main axis and branches consist of a polysiphonic arrangement of filaments
rhodomelaceous : a large family of filamentous red algae (order Rhodymeniales) characterized by a much-branched thallus in which the main axis and branches consist of a polysiphonic arrangement of filaments
rhodonite : a pale red triclinic mineral that consists essentially of manganese silicate and is used as an ornamental stone
Rhodope mountains in southern Bulgaria and northeastern Greece
Rhodophyceae : a class of chiefly marine multicellular algae (division Rhodophyta) comprising algae in which red phycoerythrin and sometimes blue phycocyanin mask the chlorophyll, in which no motile form or stage exists, and in which there is a well-marked and often complex alternation of generations  — compare red alga
rhodophyceous : a class of chiefly marine multicellular algae (division Rhodophyta) comprising algae in which red phycoerythrin and sometimes blue phycocyanin mask the chlorophyll, in which no motile form or stage exists, and in which there is a well-marked and often complex alternation of generations  — compare red alga
Rhodophyta : a division or other category of algae coextensive with the class Rhodophyceae
rhodoplast : one of the reddish chromatophores occurring in the red algae  — compare phaeoplast
rhodopsin : a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of the eye of most vertebrates that is important in vision in dim light
Rhodora : an azalea (Rhododendron canadense) of northeastern North America that has spring-flowering pink blossoms
rhodospermin : phycoerythrin
rhodospermous : rhodophyceous
Rhodospirillum : a genus of spiral actively motile bacteria (family Athiorhodaceae) that live in mud and stagnant water and are held to fix atmospheric nitrogen
Rhodotypos : a genus of Japanese shrubs (family Rosaceae) having solitary white tetramerous flowers and shining black persistent drupelets  — see jetbead
Rhodymenia : a genus of red algae (the type of the family Rhodymeniaceae) having a thallus that consists of numerous leaflike divisions  — see dulse
Rhodymeniaceae : a family of red algae (order Rhodymeniales)
rhodymeniaceous : a family of red algae (order Rhodymeniales)
Rhodymeniales : an order of red algae (subclass Florideae) that resemble those of the order Ceramiales but are distinguished by having the auxiliary cell formed prior to fertilization
Rhoeadales : an order of dicotyledonous plants including the families Papaveraceae, Fumariaceae, and Cruciferae and having regular or irregular cyclic flowers with hypogynous stamens and a superior compound ovary
Rhoeo : a monotypic genus of herbs (family Commelinaceae)  — see oyster plant sense 3
rhomb : rhombus
rhombencephalon : hindbrain sense 1
rhombic : having the form of a rhombus
rhombiform : rhombic
rhomboclase : a mineral HFe(SO4)2.4H2O consisting of a hydrous acid ferric sulfate and occurring in colorless rhombic plates with basal cleavage
rhomboganoid : holostean
Rhomboganoidei : an order or other group coextensive with Holostei in its narrowest scope
rhombogene : the form of a mesozoan of the order Dicyemida that occurs in the sexually mature host, arises from a final generation of nematogens, and gives rise to free-swimming ciliated larvae  — compare infusorigen
rhombogenic : the form of a mesozoan of the order Dicyemida that occurs in the sexually mature host, arises from a final generation of nematogens, and gives rise to free-swimming ciliated larvae  — compare infusorigen
rhombogenous : the form of a mesozoan of the order Dicyemida that occurs in the sexually mature host, arises from a final generation of nematogens, and gives rise to free-swimming ciliated larvae  — compare infusorigen
rhombohedra : a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses
rhombohedral : a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses
rhombohedric : rhombohedral
rhombohedron : a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses
rhomboid : a parallelogram with no right angles and with adjacent sides of unequal length
rhomboidal : a parallelogram with no right angles and with adjacent sides of unequal length
rhomboideus : either of two muscles that lie beneath the trapezius muscle and connect the spinous processes of various vertebrae with the medial border of the scapula
rhomboidly : in a rhomboid form
rhombus : a parallelogram with four equal sides and sometimes one with no right angles
rhonchial : of or relating to a rhonchus
rhonchus : a whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partly obstructed
rhopalic : having each succeeding unit in a prosodic series larger or longer than the preceding one:
rhopalism : the quality or state of being rhopalic
rhopalium : one of the marginal sensory bodies of a discomedusan
Rhopalocera : a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the butterflies  — compare heterocera
rhopaloceral : a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the butterflies  — compare heterocera
rhopalocerous : a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the butterflies  — compare heterocera
Rhopalura : the chief genus of Orthonectida
rhotacism : a defective pronunciation of r
rhotacize : to undergo or produce rhotacism
rhubarb : any of a genus (Rheum) of Asian plants of the buckwheat family having large leaves with thick petioles often used as food
rhumb : a line or course on a single bearing
rhumba : a ballroom dance of Cuban origin in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time with a basic pattern of step-close-step and marked by a delayed transfer of weight and pronounced hip movements
rhumbatron : the buncher and catcher singly or in combination in a klystron
Rhus : sumac sense 2
rhyacolite : sanidine
rhyme : rhyming verse
rhymeless : rhyming verse
rhymer : rhyming verse
rhymester : an inferior poet
rhymist : poet
Rhynchobdellida : an order of leeches with an exsertile proboscis, without jaws, and with colorless blood
Rhynchocephalia : an order of Reptilia that comprises forms resembling lizards but having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and other peculiar osteological characters and that includes Sphenodon and numerous fossil genera  — compare tuatara
rhynchocephalian : any of an order (Rhynchocephalia) of reptiles resembling lizards that includes the tuatara as the only living member
rhynchocephalic : an order of Reptilia that comprises forms resembling lizards but having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and other peculiar osteological characters and that includes Sphenodon and numerous fossil genera  — compare tuatara
rhynchocephalous : an order of Reptilia that comprises forms resembling lizards but having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and other peculiar osteological characters and that includes Sphenodon and numerous fossil genera  — compare tuatara
rhynchocoelic : nemertean
rhynchocoelous : nemertean
rhyncholite : the calcified tip of a jaw of a Triassic nautiloid cephalopod
Rhynchonella : a genus (the type of the family Rhynchonellidae) of articulate brachiopods having a sharply beaked ridged shell with the dorsal valve convex and the ventral more or less flattened
Rhynchonellidae : a family of articulate brachiopods that is known from the Ordovician to the Holocene and is usually placed in a distinct suborder or superfamily of Telotremata but is sometimes considered to form a separate order
rhynchonelloid : a genus (the type of the family Rhynchonellidae) of articulate brachiopods having a sharply beaked ridged shell with the dorsal valve convex and the ventral more or less flattened
Rhynchophora : a large and economically important group of beetles consisting of the weevils that usually have the head more or less prolonged in front to form a snout
rhynchophoran : a large and economically important group of beetles consisting of the weevils that usually have the head more or less prolonged in front to form a snout
rhynchophore : a large and economically important group of beetles consisting of the weevils that usually have the head more or less prolonged in front to form a snout
rhynchophorous : having a beak
Rhynchosia : a large genus of chiefly tropical often twining plants (family Leguminosae) with trifoliolate stipulate leaves and racemose yellow flowers
Rhynchospora : a genus of widely distributed sedges (family Cyperaceae) having leafy culms, clustered spikelets, a perianth usually of barbed bristles, and an achene crowned by the persistent style base
rhynchotal : of or relating to the Hemiptera
rhynchote : of or relating to the Hemiptera
rhynchotous : of or relating to the Hemiptera
Rhynia : a genus (the type of the family Rhyniaceae) of small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia, a primitive stele, and smooth branching rhizomes  — compare horneophyton
Rhyniaceae : a family of Paleozoic plants (order Psilophytales) known chiefly from the genera Rhynia and Horneophyton
Rhynocheti : a suborder of Gruiformes comprising the kagus
Rhynsburger :  collegiant
rhyodacite : a rock intermediate between rhyolite and dacite that is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite
rhyolite : a very acid volcanic rock that is the lava form of granite
rhyolitic : a very acid volcanic rock that is the lava form of granite
rhyotaxitic : fluidal texture
rhyparographer : a painter who practices rhyparogaphy
rhyparographic : of or relating to rhyparography
rhyparography : the painting or literary depiction of mean, unworthy, or sordid subjects
Rhyssa : a genus of ichneumon wasps parasitic on the larvae of wood-boring insects
rhythm : an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech
rhythmal : rhythmic
rhythmic : marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
rhythmical : marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
rhythmically : marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
rhythmicity : the state of being rhythmic or of responding rhythmically
rhythmics : the science or theory of rhythms
rhythmist : one who studies or has a feeling for rhythm
rhythmizable : capable of being rhythmized
rhythmization : to order or compose rhythmically
rhythmize : to order or compose rhythmically
rhythmless : devoid of rhythm
rhythmopoeia : rhythmic composition or art
rhytidome : the bark external to the last formed periderm
Rhytina :  steller's sea cow
Rhytisma : a genus of fungi (family Phacidiaceae) forming black stromata  — see tar spot
rhyton : any of various ornate drinking vessels of ancient times typically shaped in part like an animal or animal's head
ria radioimmunoassay
rial the basic monetary unit of Iran, Oman, and Yemen  — see Money Table
riant : cheerful, mirthful
riantly : cheerful, mirthful
riata : lariat
rib : any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera
ribald : marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude, offensive
ribaldly : in a ribald manner
ribaldrous : ribald
ribaldry : a ribald quality or element
riband : a ribbon used especially as a decoration
ribat : an Islamic monastery
ribband : a long narrow strip or bar used in shipbuilding
ribbed : any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera
ribber : a cook who prepares barbecued ribs
ribbing : an arrangement of ribs
ribble river in northwestern England that rises in North Yorkshire, flows south and west through Lancashire, and empties into the Irish Sea through an estuary extending from Preston
ribbon : a flat or tubular narrow closely woven fabric (as of silk or rayon) used for trimmings or knitting
ribbonback : having a back with open slats carved to represent intertwined ribbons
ribboner : one that produces, processes, or handles ribbon
ribbonfish : any of a family (Trachipteridae) of elongate greatly compressed marine bony fishes (such as a dealfish) with a long ribbonlike dorsal fin arising from behind the head
Ribbonism : the principles or practices of Ribbonmen
ribbonlike : a flat or tubular narrow closely woven fabric (as of silk or rayon) used for trimmings or knitting
Ribbonman : a member of a Roman Catholic secret society founded in Ireland in 1808 in opposition to the landlord class
ribbonwood : a New Zealand shrub or small tree (Hoheria populnea) of the family Malvaceae having bark that is used for cordage and a profusion of small snow-white flowers in close axillary clusters
ribbony : of, adorned with, or like ribbon
ribby : showing or marked by ribs
ribe : a scrawny or thin person or animal
Ribes : any of a genus (Ribes) of shrubs (such as a currant or a gooseberry) placed either in the saxifrage or gooseberry family that have small racemose variously colored flowers and pulpy 2-seeded to many-seeded berries
ribless : having no ribs or no visible ribs
riblet : one of the rib ends in the strip of breast of lamb or veal  — see lamb illustration
riblike : resembling a rib
riboflavin : a yellow crystalline compound C17H20N4O6 of the vitamin B complex that occurs both free (as in milk) and combined (as in liver) as a component of coenzymes (such as FMN) which are essential to normal metabolism
ribonic : an acid HOCH2(CHOH)3COOH obtained by oxidation of ribose
ribonuclease : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of RNA
ribonucleic : rna
ribose : a pentose C5H10O5 found especially in the dextrorotatory form as a component of many nucleosides (such as adenosine and guanosine) especially in RNA
ribroast : a cut of meat containing the large piece that lies along the outer side of the rib  — see beef illustration
ribwork : a ribbed structure, arrangement, or pattern
ribwort : ribgrass
Ricardian : of or relating to the English political economist Ricardo or to his theory of rent as an economic surplus
Ricardo David 1772–1823 English economist
Riccia : a genus (the type of the family Ricciaceae) of floating liverwort resembling duckweed and characterized by a dichotomously branched thallus which may be floating, submerged, or rooted on damp soil
Ricciaceae : a family comprising fleshy and typically rosette-forming liverworts that are nearly cosmopolitan in distribution and being usually included in Marchantiales but sometimes isolated in a separate order  — see riccia
rice : the starchy seeds of an annual southeast Asian cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that are cooked and used for food
ricebird : any of several small birds common in rice fields
ricer : a kitchen utensil in which soft foods are pressed through a perforated container to produce strings
ricey : of or resembling rice
Rich : having abundant possessions and especially material wealth
rich : having abundant possessions and especially material wealth
Richard name of 3 kings of England: I (
Richardia : a small genus of tropical American hairy herbs (family Rubiaceae) with inconspicuous flowers in dense heads and an ovary of two to four cells  — see mexican clover
richellite : a mineral Ca3Fe10(PO4)8(OH,F)12.nH2O(?) consisting of a basic hydrous fluophosphate of iron and calcium in yellow masses
richen : to make rich or richer
riches : things that make one rich : wealth
richesse : richness
richling : a rich youth
richly : in a rich manner
Richmond city in western California on San Francisco Bay north-northwest of Oakland population 103,701
richness : having abundant possessions and especially material wealth
richterite : a mineral (Na,K)2(Mg,Mn,Ca)6Si8O22(OH)2 that is a variety of amphibole containing as bases sodium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and calcium
richweed : a plant of the genus Pilea
ricin : a poisonous protein in the castor bean
ricinelaidic : a crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid HOC17H32COOH obtained from ricinoleic acid; the trans isomer of ricinoleic acid
ricinine : a crystalline compound C8H8N2O2 derived from pyridone and obtained from castor beans
ricinoleate : a salt or ester of ricinoleic acid
ricinoleic : an oily unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C18H34O3 that occurs in castor oil as a glyceride and yields esters important as plasticizers
ricinolein : an ester of glycerol and ricinoleic acid
Ricinulei : a small order of Arachnida comprising living and fossil forms with an oval hard body bearing a large movable hood that folds down in front over the mouthparts
Ricinus : castor oil
ricinus : castor oil
Rick : a stack (as of hay) in the open air
rick : a stack (as of hay) in the open air
rickardite : a mineral Cu4Te3 consisting of a copper telluride and occurring in deep metallic purple masses
ricker : pole, spar
ricketily : in a rickety manner
ricketiness : the quality or state of being rickety
rickets : a deficiency disease that affects the young during the period of skeletal growth, is characterized especially by soft and deformed bones, and is caused by failure to assimilate and use calcium and phosphorus normally due to inadequate sunlight or vitamin D
Rickettsia : any of a various gram-negative, parasitic bacteria (order Rickettsiales and especially genus Rickettsia) that are transmitted by biting arthropods (such as lice or ticks) and cause a number of serious diseases (such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus)
rickettsial : any of a various gram-negative, parasitic bacteria (order Rickettsiales and especially genus Rickettsia) that are transmitted by biting arthropods (such as lice or ticks) and cause a number of serious diseases (such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus)
Rickettsiales : an order of small pleomorphic gram-negative bacteria that are obligate parasites living in vertebrates or in arthropods which often serve as vectors of those parasitic in vertebrates and are placed in the families Anaplasmataceae, Bartonellaceae, and Rickettsiaceae
rickettsialpox : a disease characterized by fever, chills, headache, backache, and a spotty rash and caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia (R. akari) transmitted to humans by the bite of a mite of the genus Allodermanyssus (A. sanguineus) living on rodents (as the house mouse)
rickety : affected with rickets
rickey : a drink containing liquor, lime juice, sugar, and soda water
rickle : a small stack : loose heap : pile
rickmatic : concern, business
rickrack : a flat braid woven to form zigzags and used especially as trimming on clothing
ricksha : a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan
rickshaw : a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan
rickstand : a flooring or frame for a rick
Ricky : sweet jazz of a style reminiscent of the 1920s
rickyard : the part of a farm in which hay or fodder is ricked or stacked : stackyard
ricochet : a glancing rebound (as of a projectile off a flat surface)
ricolettaite : an igneous rock that is a basic granogabbro composed of anorthite, some orthoclase, and pyroxene with accessory biotite, olivine, and magnetite
ricrac : a flat braid woven to form zigzags and used especially as trimming on clothing
rictal : of or relating to the rictus
rictus : the gape of a bird's mouth
rid : to make free : relieve, disencumber
ridable : to sit and travel on the back of an animal that one directs
riddance : an act of ridding
riddel : a church curtain : one of the side curtains of an altar
ridden : harassed, oppressed, or obsessed by
ridder : a sieve especially for sifting grain
ridding : to make free : relieve, disencumber
riddle : a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum, enigma
riddlemeree : rigmarole
riddler : a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum, enigma
riddling : containing or presenting riddles
ride : to sit and travel on the back of an animal that one directs
rideable : to sit and travel on the back of an animal that one directs
rideau : a small ridge or mound of earth : ground slightly elevated
rident : broadly smiling
rider : one that rides
ridered : having riders across the stakes
rideress : a female rider
riderless : one that rides
ridge : an elevated body part or structure
ridgeband : the part of a harness that passes over the saddle and supports the shafts of a cart
ridgeboard : ridgepole sense 1
ridgebone : backbone
ridged : an elevated body part or structure
ridgel : ridgeling
ridgelet : a small ridge
ridgelike : resembling a ridge
ridgeling : a partially castrated male animal
ridgepole : the highest horizontal timber in a roof against which the upper ends of the rafters are fixed
ridger : ridgeband
ridgerope : a lifeline alongside the bowsprit of a ship
ridgetree : ridgepole
ridgeway : a road following the ridge of a hill or of a range of hills
ridging : an elevated body part or structure
ridgling : a partially castrated male animal
ridgy : having or rising in ridges
ridicule : the act of ridiculing : derision, mockery
ridiculer : the act of ridiculing : derision, mockery
ridiculosity : the quality or state of being ridiculous : ridiculousness
ridiculous : arousing or deserving ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous
ridiculously : in a ridiculous manner
ridiculousness : arousing or deserving ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous
riding : the action or state of one that rides
ridingman : a man bound by feudal law to do service on horseback as an escort or messenger but not to do military service
ridotto : a public entertainment consisting of music and dancing often in masquerade popular in 18th century England
rie retirement income endowment
riebeckite : a black monoclinic amphibole Na2Fe5Si8O22(OH)2 containing much iron and sodium
riem : a pliable strip usually of rawhide : thong
Riemannian Georg Friedrich Bernhard 1826–1866 German mathematician
riempie : a rawhide strip used especially as webbing in making furniture seats
Riesling : a white wine that ranges from dry to very sweet and is made from a single variety of grape originally grown in Germany
rife : prevalent especially to an increasing degree
rifely : prevalent especially to an increasing degree
rifeness : the quality or state of being rife
Riff : an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation
riff : an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation
Riffi : an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation
Riffian : riff
riffle : to form, flow over, or move in riffles
riffler : a small filing or scraping tool
riffraff : disreputable persons
rifle : to ransack especially with the intent to steal
riflebird : any of several birds of paradise (genus Ptiloris)
rifleman : a soldier armed with a rifle
rifler : to ransack especially with the intent to steal
riflery : the practice of shooting at targets with a rifle
rifleshot : one who shoots a rifle skillfully
rifling : the act or process of making spiral grooves
rift : fissure, crevasse
rifter : a crack in sea ice : an open space in a floe
riftless : having no rift
rig : to fit out with rigging
rigadoon : a lively dance of the 17th and 18th centuries
rigamajig : something the name of which is unknown or not remembered : thingumbob
rigamarole : confused or meaningless talk
rigation : irrigation
Rigel : a first-magnitude star in the left foot of the constellation Orion
rigger : one that rigs
rigging : lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
riggish : wanton
riggot : a surface drain, especially for rain water : gutter
right : righteous, upright
rightabout : the position arrived at by turning directly about by the right or sometimes by the left so as to face in the opposite direction : the quarter directly opposite
righten : to restore to original or proper condition : set right : straighten
righteous : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
righteously : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
righteousness : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
righter : righteous, upright
rightful : just, equitable
rightfully : just, equitable
rightfulness : just, equitable
rightist : the principles and views of the Right
rightle : to put right : set in order : mend
rightless : deprived of rights : without rights
rightlessness : the quality or state of being rightless
rightly : in accordance with right conduct : fairly, justly
rightmost : righteous, upright
rightness : righteous, upright
rightward : being at, toward, or to the right
righty : right-hander sense 2
rigid : deficient in or devoid of flexibility
rigidify : to make rigid
rigidity : the quality or state of being rigid
rigidly : deficient in or devoid of flexibility
rigidness : deficient in or devoid of flexibility
rigling : ridgeling
rigmaree : a small coin
rigmarole : confused or meaningless talk
rigor : harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
rigorism : rigidity in principle or practice
rigorist : rigidity in principle or practice
rigoristic : rigidity in principle or practice
rigorous : manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor : very strict
rigorously : manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor : very strict
rigorousness : manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor : very strict
rigsby : a rough or loose woman
rigsdaler : a Danish dollar coin similar to the German reichsthaler and used up to the late 19th century
rikisha : jinrikisha
riksha : jinrikisha
rikshaw : jinrikisha
Riksmaal : bokmål
Riksmal : bokmål
rilawa : toque macaque
rile : to make agitated and angry : upset
riley : turbid
rill : a very small brook
rillet : a little rill
rillett : highly seasoned potted pork
rillette : highly seasoned potted pork
rillstone : ventifact
rim : brink
rima : a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with a rhyme scheme of abababcc
rimate : having fissures : fissured
rimbase : the mass of metal connecting a trunnion with the trunnion band or the body of a cannon
rime : frost sense 1b
rimeless : being without rime : frostless
rimester : an inferior poet
rimfire : having the priming distributed in the rim of the shell
rimland : a region on the edge of the heartland
rimless : brink
rimmed : having a rim
rimmer : one that rims: such as
rimose : having numerous clefts, cracks, or fissures
rimosely : having numerous clefts, cracks, or fissures
rimosity : having numerous clefts, cracks, or fissures
rimous : having numerous clefts, cracks, or fissures
rimple : fold, wrinkle, rumple, ripple
rimption : abundance, lot
rimrock : a top stratum or overlying strata of resistant rock of a plateau that outcrops to form a vertical face
rimu : a tall New Zealand timber tree (Dacrydium cupressinum) with a small head, drooping terminal branches covered with tiny keeled linear leaves, and an ovoid terminal nut with a fleshy red receptacle
rimula : a small fissure (as in the brain or spinal cord)
rimulose : having small chinks or fissures
rimy : covered with rime : frosty
rinceau : an ornamental motif consisting essentially of a sinuous and branching scroll elaborated with leaves and other natural forms (as derived from the acanthus)
rincon : a small secluded valley
Rind : the bark of a tree
rind : the bark of a tree
rinded : the bark of a tree
rinderpest : an acute infectious disease of ruminant mammals (such as cattle) that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Rinderpest morbillivirus) and that is marked by fever, diarrhea, and inflammation of mucous membranes and by high mortality in epidemics
rindle : runnel
rindless : lacking a rind
rindy : having a rind or skin
ring : a circular band for holding, connecting, hanging, pulling, packing, or sealing
Ringatu : a semi-Christian Maori sect in New Zealand that was a milder development from an antichristian cult evolved by the Maoris when fighting against the English
ringbark : girdle sense 2
ringbarker : a large gregarious Australian phasmid (Podocanthus wilkinsoni) that defoliates eucalyptus and some other trees
ringbill : ring-necked duck
ringbird : reed bunting
ringbolt : an eyebolt with a ring through its eye
ringbone : a bony outgrowth on or near the articulating surface of the pastern or coffin bone of a horse that typically results from injury and usually produces lameness
ringcraft : the tactics, strategy, and skill of a boxer
ringdove : wood pigeon
ringed : encircled or marked with or as if with rings
ringent : having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth
ringer : one that sounds especially by ringing
ringhals : a venomous African elapid snake (Haemachates haemachatus) that rarely bites but when threatened spits a venom that is harmless to intact skin but may cause severe damage to the eyes upon contact
ringhead : a magnetic head in which the magnetic core is ring-shaped and contains one or more very short air gaps and in which the magnetic tape or wire is in contact with or close proximity to the outer surface of the ring and bridges one of these gaps
ringiness : the state of being ringy
ringing : clear and full in tone : resounding
ringingly : clear and full in tone : resounding
ringingness : the quality of being ringing
ringle : a metal ring
ringlead : to act as ringleader to
ringleader : a leader of a ring of individuals engaged especially in improper or unlawful activities
ringless : lacking a ring : being without rings
ringlet : a small ring or circle
ringleted : having ringlets : worn in ringlets
ringlike : a circular band for holding, connecting, hanging, pulling, packing, or sealing
ringman : boxer entry 1
ringmaster : one in charge of performances in a ring (as of a circus)
ringneck : a ring-necked animal
ringside : the area just outside a ring especially in which a contest occurs
ringsider : one that watches a performance (as a boxing or wrestling match) at or near ringside
ringster : a member of an especially political or price-fixing ring
ringtail : raccoon
ringtaw : a game of marbles in which marbles are placed in a circle on the ground and shot at from the edge of the circle with the object being to knock them out of the circle
ringtoss : a game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will fall over an upright stick
ringwalk : a walk made by hunters around a wood or other covert
ringwall : a wall that encircles an area
ringworm : any of several contagious fungal diseases of the skin, hair, or nails of humans and domestic animals that are characterized by ring-shaped discolored skin patches covered with vesicles and scales
ringy : resembling or suggesting a ring
rink : a smooth extent of ice marked off for curling or ice hockey
rinka : an Irish dance resembling the Virginia reel
rinkite : a mineral Na(Ca,Ce)2(Ti,Ce)(SiO4)2F consisting chiefly of a yellowish crystalline silicate of cerium
rinneite : a mineral NaK3FeCl6 consisting of a chloride of iron, potassium, and sodium and occurring in colorless, pink, violet, or yellow granular masses (hardness 3, specific gravity 2.3)
rinsable : capable of being rinsed
rinse : to cleanse by flushing with liquid (such as water)
rinser : to cleanse by flushing with liquid (such as water)
rinsing : dregs, residue
Rio radar intercept officer
rio radar intercept officer
riot : a violent public disorder
rioter : a violent public disorder
rioting : a violent public disorder
riotingly : riotously
riotous : of the nature of a riot : turbulent
riotously : of the nature of a riot : turbulent
riotousness : of the nature of a riot : turbulent
riotry : rioting
rip : to tear or split apart or open
ripa : to make a hole by tearing 
riparian : relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater
riparious : riparian
ripcord : a cord by which the gasbag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent
ripe : fully grown and developed : mature
ripely : fully grown and developed : mature
ripen : to grow or become ripe
ripener : to grow or become ripe
ripeness : fully grown and developed : mature
ripening : to grow or become ripe
riper : fully grown and developed : mature
ripgut : a troublesome weedy European grass (Bromus rigidus) adventive in California
ripicolous : riparian
ripidolite : a mineral (Mg,Fe)9Al6Si5O20(OH)16 consisting of a basic magnesium iron aluminum silicate of the chlorite group
ripienist : one that plays a ripieno
ripieno : tutti
ripier : a fish peddler
riposte : a fencer's quick return thrust following a parry
ripper : one that rips
rippet : a noisy quarrel : fuss, uproar
rippier : a fish peddler
ripping : excellent, delightful
rippingly : splendidly
rippit : a noisy quarrel : fuss, uproar
ripple : to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves
rippleless : having no ripples : glassy, smooth
rippler : to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves
ripplet : a small ripple
rippling : to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves
ripplingly : in a rippling manner : wavily
ripply : to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves
rippon : a horseman's spur
riprap : a foundation or sustaining wall of stones or chunks of concrete thrown together without order (as in deep water)
riprapping : a foundation or sustaining wall of stones or chunks of concrete thrown together without order (as in deep water)
ripsack : gray whale
ripsaw : a coarse-toothed saw used to cut wood in the direction of the grain  — compare crosscut saw
ripsnorter : something extraordinary : humdinger
ripsnorting : something extraordinary : humdinger
Ripuarian : of, relating to, or constituting a group of Franks settling in the fourth century on the Rhine near Cologne
ripup : to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces
riroriro : gray warbler
risala : a troop of irregular cavalry in the Anglo-Indian army
rise : to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting
risen : to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting
riser : one that rises (as from sleep)
rishi : a holy Hindu sage, saint, or inspired poet
risibility : laughter
risible : capable of laughing
risibles : sense of the ridiculous : sense of humor
risibly : capable of laughing
rising : insurrection, uprising
risk : possibility of loss or injury : peril
risker : possibility of loss or injury : peril
riskful : risky
riskfulness : risky
riskily : in a risky manner : hazardously
riskiness : attended with risk or danger : hazardous
riskless : possibility of loss or injury : peril
risky : attended with risk or danger : hazardous
risorius : a narrow band of muscle fibers arising from the fascia over the masseter muscle, inserted into the tissues at the corner of the mouth, and acting to retract the angle of the mouth
risp : rasp, scratch
risque : verging on impropriety or indecency : off-color
Riss : the third stage of Pleistocene glaciation in Europe
Rissian : the third stage of Pleistocene glaciation in Europe
Rissoa : a genus (the type of the family Rissoidae) of small snails that live in brackish water and have an acuminate often finely sculptured shell with a corneous operculum
rissoid : of or relating to the Rissoidae
Rissoidae : a large family of marine and freshwater snails (suborder Taenioglossa) with a long snout, ciliated tentacles, and eyes on small prominences at the base of the tentacles  — see rissoa
rit ritardando
Rita : the cosmic-moral principle of order that in Vedic tradition establishes regularity and righteousness in the world
rita : the cosmic-moral principle of order that in Vedic tradition establishes regularity and righteousness in the world
ritardando : with a gradual slackening in tempo
rite : a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony
riteless : lacking a rite : devoid of ceremony
ritelessness : the state of being riteless
ritornello : a short recurrent instrumental passage in a vocal composition
Ritschlian : of, relating to, or in accordance with the theological principles of Ritschl who rejected the metaphysical development of theology emphasizing its ethical-social content and held that religious judgments are judgments of value and that Christian theology should rest mainly on an appreciation of the inner life of Christ
Ritschlianism : Ritschlian theological views and principles
ritual : of or relating to rites or a ritual : ceremonial
ritualism : the use of ritual
ritualist : the use of ritual
ritualistic : of, in accordance with, or characterized by the use of ritual: such as
ritualistically : of, in accordance with, or characterized by the use of ritual: such as
rituality : ritual quality : ritualism
ritualize : to practice ritualism
ritualless : devoid of ritual : lacking a ritual
ritually : of or relating to rites or a ritual : ceremonial
ritzy : snobbish
rivage : shore, coast, bank
rival : one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess
rivality : rivalry
rivalize : to act as a rival
rivalless : being without a rival
rivalrous : given to rivalry : competitive
rivalry : the act of rivaling : the state of being a rival : competition
rivalship : rivalry
rive : to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend
rivel : wrinkle, shrivel
riven : split apart
river : a natural stream of water of usually considerable volume
riverain : relating to a riverbank : situated or dwelling near or on a river : riparian
riverbank : the bank of a river
riverbush : buttonbush
rivered : supplied with rivers
riverhead : the source of a river
riverine : relating to, formed by, or resembling a river
riverless : lacking a river
riverlet : a little river
riverlike : resembling a river
riverly : riverine
riverman : one who lives and works on or along a river
riverside : the side or bank of a river
riverward : toward a river
riverwards : toward a river
riverwash : soil material transported and deposited by streams
riverway : a river used to convey traffic
riverweed : a plant of the genus Podostemon
rivery : having many streams of water
rivet : a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
riveter : a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
riveting : having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating
rivetless : made without rivets
Rivina : a small genus of tropical American herbs (family Phytolaccaceae) having small racemose pink flowers succeeded by flattened red berries  — see bloodberry
riving : to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend
Rivularia : a genus (the type of the family Rivulariaceae) of blue-green algae with radially arranged filaments exhibiting false branching and forming spherical to irregular somewhat gelatinous colonies
Rivulariaceae : a family of freshwater blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) consisting of slender gradually attenuated or hair-tipped filaments usually growing in tufts attached to the substrate and frequently mucilaginous  — see calothrix , rivularia
rivulariaceous : a family of freshwater blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) consisting of slender gradually attenuated or hair-tipped filaments usually growing in tufts attached to the substrate and frequently mucilaginous  — see calothrix , rivularia
rivulet : a small stream
rivulose : marked with irregular, narrow, sinuous, or crooked lines
rixy : tern
riyal the basic monetary unit of Qatar and Saudi Arabia  — see Money Table
rizzar : red currant
Ro : an artificial language intended to be international that rejects all existing words and roots and is based on analysis and classification of ideas
roach : a silver-green European freshwater cyprinid fish (Rutilus rutilus)
roachback : an arched back (as of a dog)
road : roadstead
roadability : the qualities (such as steadiness and balance) desirable in an automobile on the road
roadable : capable of being driven along roads like an automobile usually under power delivered to one or more wheels
roadbed : the bed on which the ties, rails, and ballast of a railroad rest
roadblock : a barricade often with traps or mines for holding up an enemy at a point on a road covered by fire
roadbook : a guidebook especially devoted to routes and distances
roaded : provided with roads
roader : a craft anchored in a roadstead
roadhead : the end of a road: such as
roadhouse : an inn or tavern usually outside city limits providing liquor and usually meals, dancing, and often gambling
roading : highway construction and maintenance
roadless : roadstead
roadman : one who works at the building and repairing of roads and especially of logging roads
roadmaster : a railroad maintenance official in charge of a division of from 50 to 150 miles of roadway
roadside : the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadsman : roadman sense 1
roadstead : a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor
roadster : a horse suitable for riding or driving on roads
roadstone : stone for making roads
roadway : the strip of land over which a road passes
roadworthiness : fit for use on the road
roadworthy : fit for use on the road
roam : to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander
roamer : to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander
roaming : to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander
roan : having the base color (such as red, black, or brown) muted and lightened by admixture of white hairs
roanoke river 380 miles (612 kilometers) long in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina flowing east and southeast into Albemarle Sound
roar : to utter or emit a full loud prolonged sound
roarer : one that roars
roaring : making or characterized by a sound resembling a roar : loud
roaringly : making or characterized by a sound resembling a roar : loud
roast : to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones
roaster : one that roasts
roasting : to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones
roastingly : in a roasting manner
Rob : to take something away from by force : steal from
rob : to take something away from by force : steal from
robalo : snook sense 1
roband : a piece of spun yarn or marline used to fasten the head of a sail to a spar
robber : to take something away from by force : steal from
robbery : the act or practice of robbing
Robbin : a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
robbin : a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
robbing : to take something away from by force : steal from
robe : a long flowing outer garment
robeless : lacking a robe
Robenhausian : of or relating to a stage of Neolithic culture characterized by lake dwellings, polished stone tools, agriculture, weaving, and domestic animals
rober : one that robes
Roberdsman : one of a class of vagabond thieves and robbers in 14th century England
Robert : a low annual or biennial geranium (Geranium robertianum) with small reddish-purple flowers
Robigalia : an ancient Roman festival celebrated April 25 including a procession and the sacrifice of a dog to the god Robigus to avert blight from the fields
Robin : a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
robin : a small chiefly European thrush (Erithacus rubecula) resembling a warbler and having a brownish-olive back and orangish face and breast
robinet : robin
robing : a long flowing outer garment
Robinia : a genus of North American trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) having showy racemose pink or white flowers  — see bristly locust, clammy locust, locust
robinin : a yellow crystalline glycoside C33H40O19 derived from kaempferol and found in the flowers of a locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
roble : any of several oaks of California and Mexico
robomb : robot bomb
roborant : an invigorating drug : tonic
roborate : ratify, corroborate
roboration : ratify, corroborate
robot : a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex actions (such as grasping and moving objects)
robotism : a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex actions (such as grasping and moving objects)
robotization : automation
robotize : to make automatic : equip with robots
robur :  english oak
robust : having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
robusticity : robustness
robustious : robust
robustiously : robust
robustiousness : robust
robustly : having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
robustness : having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
roc : a legendary bird of great size and strength believed to inhabit the Indian Ocean area
rocambole : a European leek (Allium scorodoprasum) often cultivated like the shallot and similarly used
Roccella : a genus (the type of the family Roccellaceae) of chiefly maritime rock-inhabiting lichens that have a fruticulose or pendulous thallus and include some (especially Roccella tinctoria) which are the chief sources of the dye archil and some which furnish litmus  — compare lecanora, pertusaria
roccellic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C17H32O4 derived from succinic acid and found in various lichens (as Roccella tinctoria)
roccelline : a genus (the type of the family Roccellaceae) of chiefly maritime rock-inhabiting lichens that have a fruticulose or pendulous thallus and include some (especially Roccella tinctoria) which are the chief sources of the dye archil and some which furnish litmus  — compare lecanora, pertusaria
Rochea : a small genus of southern African fleshy undershrubs (family Crassulaceae) with showy cymose salver-shaped flowers of various colors
Rochelle : a crystalline salt KNaC4H4O6·4H2O that is a mild purgative
rochet : a white linen vestment resembling a surplice with close-fitting sleeves worn especially by bishops and privileged prelates
rock : to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle
rockaby : hushaby
rockabye : hushaby
Rockaway : a light low four-wheel carriage with a fixed top and open sides
rockaway : a light low four-wheel carriage with a fixed top and open sides
rockbell : columbine sense 1a
rockberry : bearberry sense 1
rockbird : a seabird (as a murre) that breeds in rocky cliffs
rockcraft : the art of building with rock
rocker : either of two curving pieces of wood or metal on which an object (such as a cradle) rocks
rockery : rock garden
rocket : any of several plants of the mustard family: such as
rocketeer : one who fires, pilots, or rides in a rocket
rocketer : a game bird that rockets
rocketry : the study of, experimentation with, or use of rockets
rockfall : a mass of falling or fallen rocks
rockfish : any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: such as
rockfoil : saxifrage
rockhair : a slender rock-inhabiting tufted lichen (Alectoria jubata) used in dyeing
rockiness : the quality or state of being rocky
rocking : to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle
rockingly : in a rocking manner
rockless : lacking rocks
rocklet : a small rock
rocklike : to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle
rockling : any of several small rather elongate marine bony fishes (especially genera Enchelyopus and Gaidropsarus) of the cod family
rockman : a worker who removes rocks or ledges by blasting
rockrose : any of a genus (Cistus of the family Cistaceae, the rockrose family) of shrubs or woody herbs of the Mediterranean region with simple entire leaves, roselike flowers, and a capsular fruit
rockshaft : a shaft that oscillates on its journals instead of revolving
rockslide : a usually rapid downward movement of rock fragments that slide over an inclined surface
rockstaff : an oscillating bar (as the lever of a forge bellows)
rockweed : any of various coarse brown algae (order Fucales, especially genera Fucus, Ascophyllum, and Sargassum) growing in marine environments free-floating or attached to rocks
rockwork : a mass of rocks
rocky : abounding in or consisting of rocks
rococo : rococo work or style
Rod : a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush
rod : a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush
rode : a line (as of rope or chain) used to attach an anchor to a boat
Rodent : any of an order (Rodentia) of relatively small gnawing mammals (such as a mouse, squirrel, or beaver) that have in both jaws a single pair of incisors with a chisel-shaped edge
rodent : any of an order (Rodentia) of relatively small gnawing mammals (such as a mouse, squirrel, or beaver) that have in both jaws a single pair of incisors with a chisel-shaped edge
Rodentia : an order of the division Eutheria comprising relatively small gnawing mammals having a single pair of incisors in each jaw that grow from persistent pulps and bear enamel chiefly in front to produce a chisel-shaped edge
rodential : of or relating to the Rodentia
rodentially : of or relating to the Rodentia
rodenticidal : of, relating to, or being a rodenticide
rodenticide : an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
rodeo : roundup
rodham : a patch of land bearing willow trees
Rodinesque (François-) Auguste (-René) 1840–1917 French sculptor
roding : the anchor line of a dory or similar small fishing boat
rodknight : radknight
rodless : a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush
rodlet : a small rod
rodlike : a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush
rodman : a surveyor's assistant who holds the leveling rod
Rodney  1718–1792 1st Baron Rodney English admiral
rodney  1718–1792 1st Baron Rodney English admiral
rodomont : a vain or blustering boaster : braggart, braggadocio
rodomontade : a bragging speech
rodsman : chainman sense 4
rodster : angler
roe : doe
roeblingite : a mineral supposedly Ca7Pb2H10(SO4)2(SiO4)6 consisting of an acid lead calcium silicate and sulfate occurring in white crystalline masses (hardness 3, specific gravity 3.4)
roebuck : roe deer
roed : filled with roe
roentgen : of or relating to X-rays
roentgenization : the act or process of using X rays
roentgenize : to make (air or other gas) conductive of electricity by the passage of X rays
roentgenogram : radiograph
roentgenograph : radiograph
roentgenographic : radiography
roentgenographically : radiography
roentgenography : radiography
roentgenologic : radiology
roentgenological : radiology
roentgenologically : radiology
roentgenologist : radiography
roentgenology : radiology
roentgenometer : a radiometer for measuring the intensity of X-rays or gamma radiation
roentgenometry : measurement of X rays especially of their dosage for therapeutic purposes
roentgenoscope : fluoroscope
roentgenoscopic : observation or examination by means of a fluoroscope : fluoroscopy
roentgenoscopy : observation or examination by means of a fluoroscope : fluoroscopy
roentgenotherapy : x-ray therapy
roentgentherapy : x-ray therapy
roer : a heavy long-barreled gun formerly used for hunting big game in southern Africa
roestone : oolite
roey : having a mottled or streaked grain
rog receipt of goods
rogation : litany, supplication
Rogationtide : the period of the Rogation Days
rogatory : seeking information
Rogue : vagrant, tramp
rogue : vagrant, tramp
roguery : an act or behavior characteristic of a rogue
rogueship : the quality or state of being a rogue
roguing : vagrant, tramp
roguish : vagrant, tramp
roguishly : vagrant, tramp
roguishness : vagrant, tramp
rohan : an East Indian tree (Soymida febrifuga) of the family Meliaceae having hard durable wood and tonic bark
Rohilla : a member of an Afghan people settling in the district of Rohilkhand in northern India early in the 18th century
rohun : an East Indian tree (Soymida febrifuga) of the family Meliaceae having hard durable wood and tonic bark
rohuna : an East Indian tree (Soymida febrifuga) of the family Meliaceae having hard durable wood and tonic bark
roi return on investment
roid : anabolic steroid
roil : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
roily : full of sediment or dregs : muddy
Roist : an artificial language intended to be international that rejects all existing words and roots and is based on analysis and classification of ideas
roister : one that roisters : roisterer
roisterer : one that roisters : roisterer
roistering : one that roisters : roisterer
roisterous : one that roisters : roisterer
roisterously : one that roisters : roisterer
Rok Republic of Korea (South Korea)
roka : mafura
roke : vapor: such as
roker : any of various rays
roky : foggy, misty
Roland : a stalwart defender of the Christians against the Saracens in the Charlemagne legends who is killed at Roncesvalles
Rolandic : of, relating to, or discovered by Luigi Rolando
role : a character assigned or assumed
roleo : a logrolling tournament
Rolf : to practice Rolfing on
Rolfe John 1585–1622 English colonist
roll : a written document that may be rolled up : scroll
rollable : capable of being rolled
rollback : the act or an instance of rolling back
rolled : a written document that may be rolled up : scroll
roller : a revolving cylinder over or on which something is moved or which is used to press, shape, spread, or smooth something
rollerman : one who tends a rolling machine or performs a rolling action: such as
rollerskater : a shoe with a set of wheels attached for skating over a flat surface
rollerskating : a shoe with a set of wheels attached for skating over a flat surface
rollick : to move or behave in a carefree joyous manner : frolic
rollicker : one that rollicks : a boisterous person
rollicking : boisterously carefree, joyful, or high-spirited
rollicksome : rollicking
rollicksomeness : rollicking
rolling : not having or set to a fixed date or deadline : continually adjustable through a period of time to provide flexibility for individual circumstances
Rollinia : a small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Annonaceae) distinguished by the wing-appendaged petals of the flower  — see biriba
rollway : a natural or prepared slope for rolling logs into a stream
roloway :  diana monkey
Romagnese : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Romagna
Romagnol :  romagnese
Romagnole :  romagnese
Romaic : the modern Greek vernacular
romaika : a modern Greek folk dance
romaine : a lettuce that belongs to a cultivar of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and has long crisp leaves and columnar heads
Romaji : a method of writing Japanese in Roman characters
romal : a thong usually braided and divided into two lashes and attached to the saddle or reins for use as a quirt
Roman : a native or resident of Rome
Romance : a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural
romance : a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural
romancer : a writer of romance
romancical : of, relating to, or consisting of romance or romantic fiction
romancing : a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural
romancist : romancer sense 1
Romanesque : of or relating to a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles and characterized in its development after 1000 by the use of the round arch and vault, substitution of piers for columns, decorative use of arcades, and profuse ornament
Romanian : a native or inhabitant of Romania
Romanic : romance
Romanish : of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church
Romanism : roman catholicism
Romanist : roman catholic
Romanistic : roman catholic
Romanity :  roman catholicism
romanium : an alloy consisting of aluminum having an admixture of less than one percent of tungsten together with a little copper, nickel, antimony, and tin
Romanization : to make Roman in character
Romanize : to make Roman in character
Romanly : in a manner characteristic of the ancient Romans
Romansch : the Rhaeto-Romance dialects spoken in the Grisons, Switzerland
Romansh : the Rhaeto-Romance dialects spoken in the Grisons, Switzerland
romantic : consisting of or resembling a romance
romantical : romantic
romantically : consisting of or resembling a romance
romanticalness : the quality or state of being romantic
romanticism : a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms
romanticist : a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms
romanticity : romanticism
romanticize : to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic
romantism : romanticism
Romany : a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America : rom entry 1, gypsy
romanza : romance entry 4
romaunt : romance sense 1a(1)
rombowline : old condemned canvas or rope unfit for use except as chafing gear aboard ship
Rome city and capital of Italy on the Tiber River population 2,617,175
romeite : a mineral (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(O,OH,F) consisting of a hyacinth or honey yellow oxide of calcium, iron, manganese, sodium, antimony, and titanium related to bindheimite and occurring in minute octahedrons
Romeo : the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet who dies for love of Juliet
romerillo : any of several tropical American plants with an aromatic odor most of which yield native remedies or dyes: such as
romero : pilot fish sense 1
Romescot :  peter's pence
Romeward : toward Rome or Roman Catholicism
Romish : roman catholic
Romishly : roman catholic
Romishness : roman catholic
rommack : to romp or play boisterously
Romney : any of a British breed of hardy long-wooled sheep especially adapted to damp or marshy regions and raised for both mutton and wool
Romneya : a genus of shrubs (family Papaveraceae) having the stigmata united in a ring at the base
romp : one that romps
romper : one that romps
romping : one that romps
rompish : romping
rompishness : romping
rompu : depicted as broken usually with the broken piece pushed up  — compare fracted sense 2
rompy : romping
Romulus : a son of Mars and legendary founder of Rome
roncador : any of several croakers (family Sciaenidae) of the American Pacific coast (as the yellowfin croaker or the black croaker)
roncet : court-noué
ronco : any of several grunts (genus Haemulon)
rond : a circular movement of the leg in ballet either par terre or en l'air
rondache : a small round shield carried by a foot soldier
ronde : script with heavy strokes nearly upright : round hand
rondeau : a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas
rondel : a circular object
rondelet : a modified rondeau consisting usually of seven lines in which the first line of four syllables is repeated as the third line and as the final line or refrain and the remaining lines are made up of eight syllables each
Rondeletia : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having salver-shaped fragrant flowers with a long tube
rondelle : a circular object
rondino : a short rondo
rondo : an instrumental composition typically with a refrain recurring four times in the tonic and with three couplets in contrasting keys
rondoletto : a short rondo
rondure : round sense 1a
rone : brushwood, thicket
Rong :  lepcha
Ronga : a group of Bantu peoples chiefly of southern Mozambique
rongeur : a heavy-duty forceps for removing small pieces of bone or tough tissue
ronquil : any of several marine percoid fishes (family Bathymasteridae) of the northwest coast of North America that resemble the jawfishes
Ronsdorfer : one of a small sect of 18th century German millenarians
Ronsdorfian : one of a small sect of 18th century German millenarians
rontgen Wilhelm Conrad 1845–1923 German physicist
ronyon : a mangy or scabby creature
rood : a cross or crucifix symbolizing the cross on which Jesus Christ died
roodebok : impala
roodle : one hand of a round of hands in poker usually played after an especially high hand (as four of a kind or a full house) with the special provision that the round will consist of jackpots or sometimes of stud poker or dealer's choice with the pot limit usually doubled
roodstone : a stone cross or crucifix
roof : the cover of a building
roofage : roofing
roofer : the cover of a building
roofing : material for a roof
roofless : the cover of a building
rooflet : a small roof
rooflike : the cover of a building
roofman : a mine or quarry worker who inspects roofs and walls after blasting and dislodges loose blocks with a bar
rooftree : ridgepole sense 1
rooibok : impala
rooinek :  britisher
rook : a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies
rooker : a raker for a baker's oven
rookery : the nests or breeding place of a colony of rooks
rookie : recruit
rooky : full of or containing rooks
room : an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something
roomage : space, accommodation
roomed : an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something
roomer : one who occupies a rented room in another's house
roomful : as much or as many as a room will hold
roomie : roommate
roomily : with ample room : spaciously
roominess : having ample room : spacious
roommate : one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
roomstead : a division of space : compartment
roomth : room, place
roomy : having ample room : spacious
roorback : a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
Roosevelt (Anna) Eleanor 1884–1962 née Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt American humanitarian and writer
Rooseveltian (Anna) Eleanor 1884–1962 née Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt American humanitarian and writer
roost : a support on which birds rest
roosted : a support on which birds rest
rooster : an adult male domestic chicken : cock
roosterfish : papagallo
roosters : an adult male domestic chicken : cock
Root : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
root : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rootage : a developed system of roots
rootcap : a protective cap of parenchyma cells that covers the terminal meristem in most root tips
rooted : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rootedly : in a firm or well established manner
rootedness : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rooter : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rootery : a pile of roots and soil set with plants
roothold : the anchorage of a plant to soil through the growing and spreading of roots
rootle : root entry 3
rootless : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rootlessness : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rootlet : a small root  — see seedling illustration
rootlike : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rootling : root entry 3
rootstalk : rhizome
rootstock : a rhizomatous underground part of a plant
rootworm : an insect larva (as the corn rootworm) that feeds on the roots of plants
rooty : full or consisting of roots
ropable : capable of being roped
rope : a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together
ropeable : capable of being roped
ropebark : leatherwood sense 1a
ropedancer : one that dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats on a rope high in the air
ropedancing : one that dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats on a rope high in the air
ropelike : a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together
roper : a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together
roperipe : punishable by hanging
ropery : roguish tricks or banter
ropes : a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together
ropetrick : roguery
ropewalk : a long covered walk, building, or room where ropes are manufactured
ropewalker : an acrobat who walks on a rope high in the air
ropeway : an endless aerial cable moved by a stationary engine and used to transport freight (such as logs and ore)
ropework : an establishment where ropes are made
ropily : in a ropy manner
ropiness : capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous
roping : a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together
ropy : capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous
roque : croquet played on a hard-surfaced court with a raised border
roquelaure : a knee-length cloak worn especially in the 18th and 19th centuries
roquet : to hit (another's ball) in croquet
roquette : arugula
roral : dewy
roric : of or relating to dew : dewy
Roridula : a genus of southern African insectivorous undershrubs (family Droseraceae) having entire or pinnatifid leaves and white or red flowers with a 3-celled ovary
roriferous : generating dew
Rorippa : a large genus of chiefly weedy aquatic or marsh herbs (family Cruciferae) that have pinnate or pinnatifid leaves, yellow flowers, and terete pods with seeds in two rows in each cell and that include some forms used for salad greens or pot herbs  — see marsh cress
rorqual : any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of large baleen whales that have relatively small heads, short, broad plates of baleen, and the skin of the throat marked with deep longitudinal furrows and that include the blue whale, humpback whale, minke whale, fin whale, and sei whale
rorty : rowdy, lively, sporty
rory : dashing, flamboyant, boisterous
Rosa Salvator 1615–1673 Italian painter and poet
Rosaceae : a large family of nearly cosmopolitan trees, shrubs, and herbs (order Rosales) having alternate usually stipulate leaves, 5-petaled regular flowers with numerous stamens, and dry fruits sometimes on pulpy receptacles  — see amygdalaceae
rosaceous : of or relating to roses or the rose family
Rosales : an order of dicotyledonous plants having flowers with the petals separate or in some members of the family Leguminosae more or less united, a partly united calyx, epigynous or perigynous stamens, and one or more carpels
Rosalia : a melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated each time a step or half step higher
Rosaline : a lace with rose designs made by needlepoint or bobbin method
rosaniline : a white crystalline compound C20H21N3O that is the parent of many dyes
rosarian : a cultivator of roses
rosario city on the Paraná River in east central Argentina population 927,000
rosarium : a rose garden
rosary : a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of meditation on usually five sacred mysteries during recitation of five decades of Hail Marys of which each begins with an Our Father and ends with a Gloria Patri
roscherite : a mineral (Ca,Mn,Fe)2Al(PO4)2(OH).2H2O consisting of a hydrous basic phosphate of aluminum, manganese, calcium, and iron and occurring in dark brown monoclinic crystals
roscid : dewy
roscoelite : a mineral approximately K2(Mg,Fe,V,Al)4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 consisting of a brownish mica in minute scales that contains vanadium
rose : any of a genus (Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivation
roseal : resembling or suggesting a rose
roseate : resembling a rose especially in color
roseately : resembling a rose especially in color
rosebay : rhododendron
rosebud : the bud of a rose
rosebush : a shrub that produces roses
rosed : tinged with rose
rosefish : redfish sense a(1)
rosehead : rose sense 2e(1)
rosehill : rosella
rosehiller : rosella
rosel : resin
roseless : lacking a rose
roselike : any of a genus (Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivation
roselite : a mineral (CaCoMg)3(AsO4)2.2H2O consisting of a rose-red arsenate of calcium, cobalt, and manganese in small triclinic crystals
rosella : an Australian parakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird having the head and back of the neck scarlet and the cheeks white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast red and yellow
roselle city west of Chicago in northeastern Illinois population 22,763
Rosellinia : a genus of fungi (family Xylariaceae) having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores
rosemary : a fragrant shrubby Mediterranean mint (Salvia rosmarinus synonym Rosmarinus officinalis) having grayish-green needlelike leaves used as a seasoning
rosenbuschite : a mineral (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F consisting of a silicate and fluoride of zirconium, titanium, sodium, and calcium
roseola : a rose-colored eruption in spots or a disease marked by such an eruption
roseolar : a rose-colored eruption in spots or a disease marked by such an eruption
roseroot : a perennial fleshy herb (Sedum rosea) whose roots have the odor of roses
rosery : rosary sense 1
roset : resin
rosetan : pearl blush
rosetangle : a red alga belonging to the Ceramiaceae or a related family  — see ceramium
Rosetta river 146 miles (235 kilometers) long in northern Egypt forming the western branch of the Nile River in its delta
rosette : an ornament usually made of material gathered or pleated so as to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of office, as evidence of having won a decoration (such as the Medal of Honor), or as trimming
rosewood : any of various tropical trees (especially genus Dalbergia) yielding valuable cabinet woods of a usually dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
rosewort : roseroot
Rosicrucian : an adherent of a 17th and 18th century movement professing esoteric and occult wisdom with emphasis on mysticism and spiritual enlightenment
Rosicrucianism : an adherent of a 17th and 18th century movement professing esoteric and occult wisdom with emphasis on mysticism and spiritual enlightenment
rosier : of the color rose
rosieresite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous aluminum phosphate containing lead and copper and occurring in yellow to brown stalactitic masses (specific gravity 2.2)
rosilla : a sneezeweed (Helenium puberulum) of southern California
rosily : in an optimistic manner
rosin : a translucent amber-colored to almost black brittle friable resin that is obtained from the oleoresin or deadwood of pine trees or from tall oil and used especially in making varnish
rosinate : a salt or ester or mixture of salts and esters prepared from rosin : resinate
rosiness : of the color rose
rosinous : containing or resembling rosin
rosinweed : any of several American plants (such as the compass plant) having resinous foliage or a resinous odor
rosinwood : rosinweed sense c
rosiny : abounding in, resembling, or having the odor of rosin
rosmarine : rosemary
Rosminian : of or relating to Antonio Rosmini-Serbati or his doctrines
Rosminianism : the philosophy of the Rosminian teaching that the idea of being is innate and that through it true knowledge is made possible
rosolic : aurin
rosolio : a cordial made from spirits and sugar flavored variously (as with petals of roses, orange blossom water, cinnamon, or cloves)
rosolite : a pink variety of garnet
rosorial : of or relating to the rodents : gnawing
Ross Betsy 1752–1836 née Griscom reputed maker of 1st American flag
ross Betsy 1752–1836 née Griscom reputed maker of 1st American flag
rosser : one that rosses:
rossite : a rare mineral CaV2O6‧4H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium vanadate
rostellar : a small process resembling a beak : a diminutive rostrum: such as
rostellate : having a rostellum
rostelliform : shaped like a rostellum
rostellum : a small process resembling a beak : a diminutive rostrum: such as
roster : a roll or list of personnel
rostra : an ancient Roman platform for public orators
rostral : of or relating to a rostrum
rostrally : of or relating to a rostrum
rostrate : having a rostrum
rostrated : rostrate
rostrocarinate : of, relating to, or constituting a chipped flint artifact shaped somewhat like an eagle's beak and found in eastern England
rostrular : of or relating to a rostrulum
rostrulum : a small rostrum
rostrum : an ancient Roman platform for public orators
rosulate : arranged in the form of a rosette or in rosettes
rosy : of the color rose
rot : to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi
rota : a tribunal of the papal curia exercising jurisdiction especially in matrimonial cases appealed from diocesan courts
Rotal : of or relating to wheels
rotal : of or relating to wheels
Rotala : a genus of annual weedy herbs (family Lythraceae) with 4-angled stems, opposite or whorled leaves, and small, axillary, and mostly solitary flowers  — see toothcup
Rotalia : a genus of foraminiferans having a finely perforated test with the segments in a turbinoid spiral and with septa composed of two lamellae between which are anastomosing canals
rotalian : a genus of foraminiferans having a finely perforated test with the segments in a turbinoid spiral and with septa composed of two lamellae between which are anastomosing canals
rotaliform : a genus of foraminiferans having a finely perforated test with the segments in a turbinoid spiral and with septa composed of two lamellae between which are anastomosing canals
rotaliiform : a genus of foraminiferans having a finely perforated test with the segments in a turbinoid spiral and with septa composed of two lamellae between which are anastomosing canals
rotameter : a gauge that consists of a graduated glass tube containing a free float for measuring the flow of a fluid
Rotarian : a member of a major national and international service club
Rotarianism : the principles or practices of Rotarians
Rotary : turning on an axis like a wheel
rotary : turning on an axis like a wheel
rotatable : having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel
rotate : having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel
rotated : having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel
rotating : having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel
rotation : the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center
rotational : the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center
rotative : turning like a wheel : rotary
rotatively : turning like a wheel : rotary
rotator : one that rotates or causes rotation
rotatorian :  rotiferal
rotatory : of, relating to, or producing rotation
rotch : dovekie sense 2
rote : the use of memory usually with little intelligence
rotenone : a crystalline insecticide C23H22O6 obtained from the roots of several tropical plants (such as a derris) that is highly toxic to fish but is of low toxicity to warm-blooded animals and is used especially in home gardens
rotgut : cheap or inferior liquor
rotifer : any of a class (Rotifera of the phylum Aschelminthes) of minute usually microscopic but many-celled chiefly freshwater aquatic invertebrates having the anterior end modified into a retractile disk bearing circles of strong cilia that often give the appearance of rapidly revolving wheels
Rotifera : a class of minute usually microscopic but many-celled aquatic invertebrate animals of the phylum Aschelminthes
rotiform : rotate
rotisserie : a restaurant specializing in broiled and barbecued meats
roto : rotogravure
rotograph : a photographic white-on-black print (as of a manuscript or book) made directly on bromide paper by the use of a reversing prism without a negative
rotogravure : photogravure
rotor : a part that revolves in a stationary part
rotorcraft : an aircraft (such as a helicopter) whose lift is derived principally from rotating airfoils
rotproof : proof against damage by rot
Rotse :  lozi
rottan : rat
rotten : having rotted : putrid
rottenly : having rotted : putrid
rottenness : having rotted : putrid
rottenstone : a decomposed siliceous limestone used for polishing
rotter : a thoroughly objectionable person
rotting : to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi
rottlera :  kamala
rottlerin : a salmon-colored crystalline phenolic ketone C30H28O8 that is the active principle of kamala
rotula : patella sense 2a
rotulad : toward the patella
rotular : patella sense 2a
rotulet : a small scroll or register
rotulian : patella sense 2a
rotuliform : rotate
rotund : marked by roundness : rounded
rotunda : a round building
rotundate : rounded at the end or corners
rotundity : marked by roundness : rounded
rotundly : marked by roundness : rounded
rotundness : marked by roundness : rounded
rotundo : rotunda
roucou : annatto tree
roue : a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
rouge : any of various cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips red
rougeberry : bloodberry
rougeot : a nonparasitic disease of the grape characterized by an arrested growth of the tips of shoots and a red discoloration of the leaves along the margin and between the main veins
rough : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
roughage : mostly indigestible material in food (such as legumes, whole grains, and vegetables) that promotes elimination of waste from the large intestine : fiber sense 1d
roughcast : to plaster with roughcast
roughdraft : a first version of something (such as a document) that needs a lot of editing and rewriting
roughdraw : to draw (a metal rod) into wire crudely or roughly
roughdry : to dry (laundry) without smoothing or ironing
roughen : to make rough or rougher
rougher : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
roughhearted : lacking sympathy or benevolence : unfeeling, callous, hard-hearted
roughhew : to hew (something, such as timber) coarsely without smoothing or finishing
roughhewn : being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state : crudely formed
roughhouse : violence or rough boisterous play
roughhousing : violence or rough boisterous play
roughing : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
roughish : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
roughleg : rough-legged hawk
roughly : in a rough manner: such as
roughness : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
roughometer : an instrument for measuring the roughness of a road surface
roughride : to ride as or in the manner of a roughrider
roughrider : one who is accustomed to riding unbroken or little-trained horses
roughscuff : riffraff
roughshod : shod with calked shoes
roughsome : rough, uncouth, boorish
roughstring : a board notched out to fit the steps and fixed to the inside of an open string to strengthen it  — compare face string
roughstuff : behaving or playing in a rough way
roughtail : shieldtail
roughtailed : having a rough tail
roughy : a small but highly esteemed Australian marine percoid food fish (Arripis georgianus)
rougy : covered with or like rouge
rouille : a peppery garlic sauce
rouky : foggy, misty
roulade : a florid vocal embellishment sung to one syllable
rouleau : a little roll
roulette : a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
Rouman : romanian
rounce : a handle by which the bed of a hand printing press is run in under the platen and out again
rounceval : huge, large
rouncy : a riding horse
round : having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center
roundabout : circuitous, indirect
roundaboutness : circuitous, indirect
rounded : made round : flowing rather than jagged or angular
roundedness : made round : flowing rather than jagged or angular
roundel : a round figure or object (such as a circular panel, window, or niche)
roundelay : a simple song with a refrain
rounder : a game of English origin that is played with ball and bat and that somewhat resembles baseball
roundfish : an ordinary fish as distinguished from a flatfish
roundhead : a member of the parliamentary party in England at the time of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell
roundheaded : having a round head
roundheadedness : having a round head
roundhouse : lockup
rounding : having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center
roundish : somewhat round
roundlet : a little circle or round object : disk
roundline : a 3-strand right-handed line used for seizings  — compare hambroline
roundly : in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly
roundness : having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center
roundnose : having a round or rounded nose : rounded on corners or edges
roundnosed : having a round or rounded nose : rounded on corners or edges
roundseam : a seam used to join the edges of canvas without lapping (as when sewing the bottom into a sea bag)
roundsman : one that makes rounds
roundtail : bonytail
roundtop : a round platform at a masthead
roundtree :  american mountain ash
roundup : the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in
roundwise : in a circular form or manner
roundwood : timber used (as for poles) without being squared by sawing or hewing
roundworm : nematode
roup : any of various respiratory disorders of poultry
roupet : afflicted with a sore throat : hoarse
roupy : hoarse
rouse : to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken
rouseabout : an unskilled worker
rousement : to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken
rouser : to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken
rousing : giving rise to excitement : stirring
rousingly : giving rise to excitement : stirring
Rousseau Henri (-Julien-Félix) 1844–1910 le Douanier French painter
Rousseauism : the philosophical, educational, and political doctrines of Jean Jacques Rousseau
Rousseauist : the philosophical, educational, and political doctrines of Jean Jacques Rousseau
Rousseauistic : the philosophical, educational, and political doctrines of Jean Jacques Rousseau
roussette : a small shark or dogfish of the genus Scyliorhinus
Roussillon region and former province of southern France bordering on the Pyrenees Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea; capital Perpignan
roust : to drive (as from bed) roughly or unceremoniously
roustabout : deckhand
rouster : deckhand
rousting : to drive (as from bed) roughly or unceremoniously
rout : a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
route : a traveled way : highway
router : one that routs: such as
routh : plenty
routine : a regular course of procedure
routineer : one that adheres to or insists on routine
routinely : as a matter of regular occurrence
routing : a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
routinist : routineer
routinization : to discipline in or reduce to a routine
routinize : to discipline in or reduce to a routine
routous : noisy, uproarious
routously : uproariously, noisily
rove : to move aimlessly : roam
rover : pirate
roving : not restricted as to location or area of concern
row : to propel a boat by means of oars
rowable : capable of being rowed or rowed upon
rowan : european mountain ash
rowanberry : rowan sense 2
rowboat : a small boat designed to be rowed
rowdily : coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
rowdiness : coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
rowdy : coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
rowdydow : noisy excitement : hubbub, to-do
rowdydowdy : boisterous, vulgar
rowdyish : coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
rowdyism : rowdy character or behavior
rowed : to propel a boat by means of oars
rowel : a revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur
rowen : aftermath sense 1
rower : to propel a boat by means of oars
rowet : aftermath sense 1
rowing : the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows
Rowland Frank Sherwood 1927–2012 American chemist
rowlandite : a massive grayish green yttrium silicate containing iron and fluorine
rowlock : oarlock
rowport : an opening in the side of a small sailing ship to allow for the use of sweeps in calm weather
rowy : of uneven texture or appearance : streaked
Roxburgh former county of southeastern Scotland; capital Jedburgh
Roxbury : bittersweet sense 2b
Roxolani : an ancient Sarmatian people living northeast of the Black sea, sometimes preying upon the Roman provinces, and sometimes serving as Roman auxiliaries
Roy city in northern Utah southwest of Ogden population 36,884
royal : of kingly ancestry
royale : an egg custard cooked and set in a mold, cut into various shapes when cold, and added as a garnish to clear soups
royalism : monarchism
royalist : an adherent of a king or of monarchical government: such as
royalize : to make royal
royally : by persons of royal rank or lineage
royalty : royal status or power : sovereignty
Royena : a genus of southern African shrubs or trees (family Ebenaceae) having monoclinous flowers with bell-shaped accrescent calyx and reflexed corolla lobes  — see african bladdernut
royet : unruly, wild
Roystonea : a genus of chiefly West Indian pinnate-leaved palms with smooth often spindle-shaped stems and large graceful leaves  — see cabbage palm, royal palm
ruana : a woolen covering resembling a poncho
rub : to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate
rubasse : a quartz stained a ruby red
rubato : a fluctuation of tempo within a musical phrase often against a rhythmically steady accompaniment
rubbed : to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate
rubber : one that rubs
rubberize : to coat or impregnate with rubber or a rubber solution
rubberneck : an overly inquisitive person
rubbernecker : an overly inquisitive person
rubbernose : lake sturgeon
rubbers : one that rubs
rubbery : resembling rubber (as in elasticity, consistency, or texture)
rubbing : an image of a raised, incised, or textured surface obtained by placing paper over it and rubbing the paper with a colored substance
rubbish : useless waste or rejected matter : trash
rubbishing : rubbishy
rubbishingly : rubbishy
rubbishly : rubbishy
rubbishy : useless waste or rejected matter : trash
rubble : broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
rubblestone : rubble
rubblework : masonry of unsquared or rudely squared stones that are irregular in size and shape
rubbly : relating to, abounding in, composed of, or resembling rubble
rubdown : a brisk rubbing of the body (as to relax fatigued muscles)
Rube : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic
rubefacient : causing redness (as of the skin)
rubefaction : the act or process of causing redness
rubella : german measles
rubellite : a red tourmaline used as a gem
Rubensian Peter Paul 1577–1640 Flemish painter
rubeola : measles sense 1a
rubeolar : measles sense 1a
ruberythric : a yellow crystalline acidic glycoside C25H26O13 occurring in madder root and yielding alizarin and primeverose on hydrolysis
ruberythrinic : ruberythric acid
rubescence : the quality or state of being rubescent
rubescent : growing or becoming red : erubescent, reddening, flushing
Rubia : a genus (the type of the family Rubiaceae) of Old World herbs having pentamerous flowers and fleshy fruit  — see madder
Rubiaceae : a family of mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Rubiales) of very diverse habits having opposite stipulate leaves and regular flowers with the stamens borne on the corolla tube and a 1- to 10-celled ovary usually with numerous ovules that becomes in fruit a capsule, a berry, or one or more distinct nutlets
rubiaceous : a family of mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Rubiales) of very diverse habits having opposite stipulate leaves and regular flowers with the stamens borne on the corolla tube and a 1- to 10-celled ovary usually with numerous ovules that becomes in fruit a capsule, a berry, or one or more distinct nutlets
Rubiales : an order of dicotyledonous plants having opposite leaves, an inferior compound ovary, and epigynous stamens equal in number to the lobes of the corolla
rubicelle : a ruby spinel of a yellow or orange-red color
Rubicon : a bounding or limiting line
rubicund : ruddy
rubicundity : ruddy
rubidic : of or relating to rubidium
rubidium : a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group that reacts violently with water and bursts into flame spontaneously in air  — see Chemical Elements Table
rubied : made like a ruby in color
rubify : to make red : redden
rubiginous : of or marked with a rusty red color : ferruginous
rubijervine : a nonpoisonous crystalline alkaloid C27H43NO2 found with jervine in green and white hellebore
rubine : ruby
rubious : red, ruby
ruble the basic monetary unit of Russia  — see Money Table
rubor : redness of the skin (as from inflammation)
rubric : an authoritative rule
rubrical : an authoritative rule
rubrically : an authoritative rule
rubricate : to write or print as a rubric
rubrication : to write or print as a rubric
rubricator : to write or print as a rubric
rubrician : one skilled in the knowledge of or tenaciously adhering to a rubric
rubricity : redness
rubrospinal : of, relating to, or connecting the red nucleus and the spinal cord
rubstone : a sandstone or grit for scouring, polishing, or sharpening
Rubus : any of a genus (Rubus) of plants (such as a blackberry or a raspberry) of the rose family with leaves that typically have three to seven leaflets or that are simple and lobed, white or pink flowers, usually prickly stems, and a mass of carpels ripening into an aggregate fruit composed of many drupelets
ruby : a precious stone that is a red corundum
rubytail : any of various cuckoo wasps
rubythroat : ruby-throated hummingbird
rucervine : of, relating to, or like a deer of a genus (Rucervus) that is now usually made a subgenus of Cervus
ruche : a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric used for trimming
ruching : a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric used for trimming
ruck : the usual run of persons or things : generality
ruckle : to make a hoarse rattling sound (as from suffocation)
ruckling : to make a hoarse rattling sound (as from suffocation)
rucksack : a bag that is strapped to the back with two shoulder straps and is used for carrying personal belongings and supplies : knapsack
ruckus : a noisy fight or disturbance : row, commotion
ructation : belch
ruction : a noisy fight
rud : a ruddy color : redness
rudas : an ugly foul-mouthed old hag : beldam
Rudbeckia : any of a genus (Rudbeckia) of North American chiefly perennial composite herbs having showy flower heads with mostly yellow ray flowers and a usually conical scaly receptacle
rudd : a freshwater Eurasian cyprinid fish (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) resembling the golden shiner
rudder : an underwater blade that is positioned at the stern of a boat or ship and controlled by its helm and that when turned causes the vessel's head to turn in the same direction
rudderhead : the upper end of a rudderstock to which the tiller is attached
rudderhole : a hole in a deck through which a rudderstock passes
rudderless : an underwater blade that is positioned at the stern of a boat or ship and controlled by its helm and that when turned causes the vessel's head to turn in the same direction
rudderpost : the shaft of a rudder
rudderstock : the shaft of a rudder
ruddily : having a healthy reddish color
ruddiness : having a healthy reddish color
ruddle : red ocher
ruddleman : a dealer in red ocher
ruddock : robin sense 1a
ruddy : having a healthy reddish color
rude : being in a rough or unfinished state : crude
rudely : being in a rough or unfinished state : crude
rudeness : the quality or state of being rude
rudenture : cabling
ruderal : growing where the natural vegetational cover has been disturbed by humans
rudesby : an uncivil turbulent person
rudiment : a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill
rudimental : a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill
rudimentarily : consisting in first principles : fundamental
rudimentariness : consisting in first principles : fundamental
rudimentary : consisting in first principles : fundamental
rudimentation : the formation of a vestigial organ by continuous lagging in development  — compare aphanisia
rudish : somewhat rude
Rudista : a division of Eulamellibranchia comprising extinct chiefly Cretaceous bivalve mollusks with one valve elongate, conical, and thick-shelled and the other small and fitting like a lid on the first
rudistan : a division of Eulamellibranchia comprising extinct chiefly Cretaceous bivalve mollusks with one valve elongate, conical, and thick-shelled and the other small and fitting like a lid on the first
rudistid : a division of Eulamellibranchia comprising extinct chiefly Cretaceous bivalve mollusks with one valve elongate, conical, and thick-shelled and the other small and fitting like a lid on the first
Rudmasday :  holy-rood day
Rudolf 1858–1889 archduke and crown prince of Austria
rue : to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
rueful : exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable
ruefully : exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable
ruefulness : exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable
ruelle : the space between a bed and the wall
Ruellia : a very large genus of chiefly tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) that have showy solitary or paniculate flowers with the simple or 2-lobed style recurved at the apex and the ovary 2-celled
rufescence : the quality or state of being rufescent : a reddish or bronze color
rufescent : reddish
ruff : a small freshwater European perch (Acerina cernua)
ruffed : a small freshwater European perch (Acerina cernua)
ruffian : a brutal person : bully
ruffianish : ruffianly
ruffianism : a brutal person : bully
ruffianize : to act in a ruffianly manner
ruffianlike : appropriate to or resembling a ruffian
ruffianly : a brutal person : bully
ruffiano : ruffian
ruffle : roughen, abrade
ruffled : affected by a loss of calmness or composure
ruffler : a vagabond rogue or beggar of the 16th century often professing to be an injured soldier
ruffling : roughen, abrade
ruffly : roughen, abrade
rufous : reddish
rufter : a hood for a newly taken hawk
Rufus : rufous
rufus : rufous
rug : lap robe
ruga : an anatomical fold or wrinkle (as of the gastric mucous membranes)
rugate : wrinkled, rugose
Rugbeian : a pupil or alumnus of Rugby School
Rugby : a football game in which play is continuous without time-outs or substitutions, interference and forward passing are not permitted, and kicking, dribbling, lateral passing, and tackling are featured
rugged : having a rough uneven surface : jagged
ruggedly : having a rough uneven surface : jagged
ruggedness : having a rough uneven surface : jagged
Rugger : rugby
rugging : a coarse plainwoven woolen cloth with a thick nap used as floor covering
ruggy : rugged, rough
rugheaded : having shaggy hair
Rugosa : any of various hardy thorny garden roses descended from a rose (Rosa rugosa) introduced from China and Japan
rugosa : any of various hardy thorny garden roses descended from a rose (Rosa rugosa) introduced from China and Japan
rugose : full of wrinkles
rugosity : full of wrinkles
rugous : wrinkled, rugose
rugulose : having small rugae : finely wrinkled
ruin : to damage irreparably
ruinate : brought to a state of ruin
ruination : ruin, destruction
ruinator : destroyer, ruiner
ruined : to damage irreparably
ruiner : to damage irreparably
ruing : to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
ruiniform : having the appearance of ruins
ruinous : dilapidated, ruined
ruinously : dilapidated, ruined
ruinousness : dilapidated, ruined
rulable : capable of being ruled
rule : a prescribed guide for conduct or action
ruleless : not restrained or regulated by law
ruler : one that rules
rulership : one that rules
ruling : an official or authoritative decision, decree, statement, or interpretation (as by a judge on a point of law)
rullion : a large rough-looking person or creature
Rum : an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (such as molasses)
rum : an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (such as molasses)
rumal : a usually silk plainwoven Indian fabric used for dresses and handkerchiefs
Ruman : romanian
rumble : to make a low heavy rolling sound
rumblegarie : careless and disorderly in action or manner : harum-scarum
rumblegumption : good judgment : sense, intelligence
rumbler : to make a low heavy rolling sound
rumbling : rumble
rumblingly : in a rumbling manner
rumbly : tending to rumble or rattle
rumbo : grog
rumbowling : grog
rumbullion : rum
rumbustical : rambunctious
rumbustious : rambunctious
rumbustiousness : rambunctious
Rumelian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Rumelia, former European division of the Turkish Empire
rumen : the large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which cellulose is broken down by the action of symbiotic microorganisms  — compare abomasum, omasum, reticulum
rumenitis : inflammation of the rumen
rumenocentesis : puncture of the rumen with a trocar and cannula to permit the escape of gas
rumenotomy : surgical incision into the rumen
Rumex : a genus of herbs and shrubs of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) that are mainly native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and used as potherbs and in folk medicine
rumfustian : a hot drink composed of strong beer, wine, gin, egg yolks, sugar, and spices
ruminal : the large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which cellulose is broken down by the action of symbiotic microorganisms  — compare abomasum, omasum, reticulum
ruminant : an animal that chews the cud
Ruminantia : a suborder of Artiodactyla comprising even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, giraffes, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach  — compare abomasum, omasum, reticulum, rumen  — see pecora , tragulina, tylopoda
ruminantly : an animal that chews the cud
ruminate : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
ruminating : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
ruminatingly : in a ruminant manner
rumination : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
ruminative : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
ruminatively : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
ruminator : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
rumkin : a drinking vessel
rumless : lacking rum
rummage : to make a thorough search or investigation
rummager : to make a thorough search or investigation
rummer : a large-bowled footed drinking glass often elaborately etched or engraved
rummy : any of several card games for two or more players in which each player tries to assemble groups of three or more cards of the same rank or of consecutive sequence in the same suit and to be the first to meld them all  — see also gin rummy
rumness : the quality or state of being rum : oddity, idiosyncracy
rumor : talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source
rumorer : rumormonger
rumormonger : a person who spreads rumors
rumorous : murmuring
rump : the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal
Rumper : a member or supporter of the Rump Parliament
rumple : fold, wrinkle
rumpless : lacking the coccygeal vertebrae
rumply : having rumples
rumpus : a usually noisy commotion
rumrunner : a person or ship engaged in bringing prohibited liquor ashore or across a border
rumrunning : a person or ship engaged in bringing prohibited liquor ashore or across a border
rumshop : a commercial establishment where alcoholic liquors are sold : bar, saloon
run : to go faster than a walk
runabout : one who wanders about : stray
runagate : vagabond
runaround : deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request
runaway : one that runs away from danger, duty, or restraint : fugitive
runback : a run made in football after catching an opponent's kick or intercepting a pass
runboard : running board
runby : to go faster than a walk
runch : charlock
runchweed : charlock
runcinate : pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downward
rundale : a distribution of lands among tenants or owners in Scotland and Ireland by which the land is apportioned so that a single tenant's or owner's holding consists of strips lying between those of others
Rundi : a Bantu-speaking people of Urundi, East Africa
rundle : a step of a ladder : rung
rundlet : a small barrel : keg
rune : any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
runed : inscribed with runes
runelike : resembling a rune
runesmith : one that writes in or deciphers runes
runestaff : clog almanac
runfish : a spent salmon
rung : a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair
rungless : lacking rungs
runholder : one that owns or leases a run
runic : any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
runiform : resembling the ancient runes in form or appearance
runite : graphic granite
runless : to go faster than a walk
runlet : rivulet, streamlet
runnable : capable of being run
runnel : rivulet, streamlet
runner : one that runs : racer
running : the action of running
runningly : in a running, rapid, or flowing manner
runny : having a tendency to run: such as
runoff : a final race, contest, or election to decide an earlier one that has not resulted in a decision in favor of any one competitor
runologist : a specialist in the study of runes and runic writings
runology : the study of runes and runic writings
runout : to come to an end : expire
runover : matter for publication that exceeds the space allotted
runproof : resistant to runs
runrig : rundale
runround : runaround
runt : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant
runted : runty, stunted
runtiness : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant
runtish : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant
runty : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant
runway : a beaten path made by animals
rupee the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka  — see Money Table
Rupert Prince 1619–1682 Count Palatine of Rhine and Duke of Bavaria English (German-born) Royalist general and admiral
rupestral : composed of rock : inscribed on rocks
rupestrian : composed of rock : inscribed on rocks
rupestrine : rupicolous
rupia : an eruption occurring especially in tertiary syphilis consisting of vesicles having an inflamed base and filled with serous purulent or bloody fluid which dries up and forms large blackish conical crusts
rupiah the basic monetary unit of Indonesia  — see Money Table
rupial : an eruption occurring especially in tertiary syphilis consisting of vesicles having an inflamed base and filled with serous purulent or bloody fluid which dries up and forms large blackish conical crusts
Rupicapra : a genus of mammals (family Bovidae) consisting of the chamois
rupicaprine : of or relating to the genus Rupicapra
Rupicola : a genus of birds (family Cotingidae) containing the cock of the rock
rupicoline : living among, inhabiting, or growing on rocks
rupicolous : living among, inhabiting, or growing on rocks
rupie : the basic monetary unit of former German East Africa (1891–1914)
Ruppia : a small genus of widely distributed submerged marine herbs (family Hydrocharitaceae) having capillary stems, slender alternate leaves, and monoecious flowers destitute of perianth  — see ditch grass
rupture : breach of peace or concord
ruptured : breach of peace or concord
rupturewort : a plant of the genus Herniaria
rural : of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
ruralism : the quality or state of being rural
ruralist : one who lives in a rural area
rurality : of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
ruralization : the act of becoming ruralized
ruralize : to make rural : give a rural appearance to
rurally : of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
rurban : of, relating to, or constituting an area which is chiefly residential but where some farming is carried on
ruridecanal : of or relating to a rural dean
rurigenous : born or living in the country
Ruritanian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an imaginary place of high romance
ruru : the New Zealand boobook owl
Rus : country in the city : a city garden or park evoking the rural countryside
Rusa : sambar
Ruscus : a small genus of European evergreen shrubs (family Liliaceae) with leaflike phylloclades, small greenish flowers, and red berries  — see butcher's-broom
ruse : a wily subterfuge
rush : any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants (as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family) with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats
rushed : any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants (as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family) with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats
rushen : made of rushes
rusher : one that rushes
rushing : the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays
rushlight : a candle that consists of the pith of a rush dipped in grease
rushlike : resembling a rush
rushy : any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants (as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family) with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats
Rusin :  ruthenian
rusine : sambar
rusk : hard crisp bread originally used as ship's stores
ruskin John 1819–1900 English essayist, critic, and reformer
Ruskinian John 1819–1900 English essayist, critic, and reformer
rusot : an extract from the wood or roots of various shrubs of the genus Berberis that is used in India mixed with opium as an application to infected eyelids
Russ : russian
russel : a strong twilled woolen cloth for clothing and shoes
Russelia : a genus of often nearly leafless Mexican shrubs (family Scrophulariaceae) having red flowers with a tubular corolla, four stamens, and a nearly globose 2-celled capsule  — see coral plant sense 2 c
Russell Bertrand Arthur William 1872–1970 3rd Earl Russell grandson of John Russell English mathematician and philosopher
Russellite : a follower of the teachings of Charles T. Russell :  jehovah's witness
Russene :  ruthenian
russet : coarse homespun usually reddish-brown cloth
russeting : a brownish roughened area on the skin of fruit (such as apples) caused by injury
russetish : somewhat russet in color
russety : somewhat russet in color
Russia independent country in eastern Europe and northern Asia bordering on the Arctic and Pacific oceans and on the Baltic and Black seas and covering the largest area of any country in the world; capital Moscow area 6,601,668 square miles (17,098,242 square kilometers), population 142,123,000
russia independent country in eastern Europe and northern Asia bordering on the Arctic and Pacific oceans and on the Baltic and Black seas and covering the largest area of any country in the world; capital Moscow area 6,601,668 square miles (17,098,242 square kilometers), population 142,123,000
Russian : a native or inhabitant of Russia
Russianism : a special interest in or attachment to Russia or the Russian people
Russianization : to make Russian
Russianize : to make Russian
Russification : russianize
Russify : russianize
Russism : a word, expression, or language characteristic or distinctive of Russian
Russniak :  ruthenian
Russophile : one who admires or supports Russia or Russian policy
Russophobia : fear or dislike of Russia or Russian policy
russud : grain or forage provided by local Indian officers at a military camping ground
Russula : a large genus that comprises stout-stemmed white-spored fungi (family Agaricaceae) with neither annulus nor volva, includes some edible species, and may be distinguished from the related Lactarius by the absence of milky juice and by the brittle pileus of red, purple, yellow, green, or blue
rust : the reddish brittle coating formed on iron especially when chemically attacked by moist air and composed essentially of hydrated ferric oxide
rustic : of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
rustical : of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
rustically : of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
rusticate : to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
rustication : to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
rusticator : to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
rusticism : a rustic phrase, manner of speaking, habit, or custom
rusticity : of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
rusticize : to give a rustic aspect to
rusticly : rustically
rusticoat : rusty coated
rustily : affected by or as if by rust
rustiness : affected by or as if by rust
rustle : to make or cause a rustle
rustler : a person who steals livestock from a farm or ranch
rustling : to make or cause a rustle
rustproof : incapable of rusting
rustre : a lozenge pierced with a round opening to show the tincture of the field behind
rustred : having or composed of rustres
Rusty : affected by or as if by rust
rusty : affected by or as if by rust
rut : a periodic and often annually recurring state of certain male animals (such as deer or elk) during which behavior associated with the urge to breed is displayed
Ruta : a large genus (the type of the family Rutaceae) of Eurasian strong-scented herbs and undershrubs having yellow or greenish flowers and 4- to 5-toothed petals that are borne on the receptacle  — see rue
rutabaga : a turnip (Brassica napus napobrassica) that usually produces a large yellowish root that is eaten as a vegetable
Rutaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Geraniales) often glandular and strong scented and having flowers that are tetramerous or pentamerous with a compound ovary of four or five distinct or somewhat united carpels
rutaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Geraniales) often glandular and strong scented and having flowers that are tetramerous or pentamerous with a compound ovary of four or five distinct or somewhat united carpels
rutaecarpine : a light yellow crystalline alkaloid C18H13N3O found in the fruit of an Asiatic shrub or small tree (Evodia rutaecarpa)
rutch : to move with a crunching or shuffling noise
rutelian : a beetle of the family Rutelidae
Ruth : compassion for the misery of another
ruth : compassion for the misery of another
Ruthene  — see zakarpats'ka
Ruthenian  — see zakarpats'ka
ruthenic : of, relating to, or derived from ruthenium
ruthenious : of, relating to, or derived from ruthenium
ruthenium : a rare hard silvery-white metallic element occurring in platinum ores and used especially as a catalyst and to harden alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
ruthenous : of, relating to, or derived from ruthenium
rutherford Ernest 1871–1937 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson British physicist
rutherfordine : a mineral (UO2) (CO3) consisting of uranyl carbonate in dense yellow masses of minute fibers
ruthful : full of ruth : tender
ruthfully : full of ruth : tender
ruthfulness : full of ruth : tender
ruthless : having no pity : merciless, cruel
ruthlessly : having no pity : merciless, cruel
ruthlessness : having no pity : merciless, cruel
rutidosis : a wrinkling especially of the cornea
rutilant : having a reddish glow
rutilated : quartz characterized by the presence of enclosed rutile needles  — compare sagenite
rutile : a reddish-brown to black mineral that consists of titanium dioxide usually with a little iron and has a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster
rutin : a yellow crystalline flavonol glycoside C27H30O16 that occurs in various plants (such as buckwheat and tobacco) and is used in medicine chiefly for strengthening capillary walls
rutinose : a hygroscopic reducing disaccharide sugar C12H22O10 that is obtained from rutin and yields D-glucose and L-rhamnose on hydrolysis
Rutiodon : a genus of subaquatic Triassic reptiles (order Thecodontia) with very elongate narrow skull and four or more rows of dermal scutes
ruttee : any of various Indian units of weight equal to around one or two grains troy
rutter : a horseman or trooper originally of German forces common in the 15th and 16th centuries
ruttiness : the quality or state of being rutty
ruttish : inclined to rut : lustful
ruttishly : inclined to rut : lustful
ruttishness : inclined to rut : lustful
rutty : full of ruts
Rutuli : an ancient Italian people having their capital in 442 b.c. at Ardea and probably representing an early Indo-European people
ryal : rose noble
ryania : an insecticide made of a mixture of alkaloids from the ground stems of a tropical South American shrub (Patrisia pyrifera synonym Ryania speciosa) and used especially against the European corn borer
ryder Albert Pinkham 1847–1917 American painter
rye : a hardy annual grass (Secale cereale) that is widely grown for grain and as a cover crop
ryme : the surface of water
rynchosporous : having a beaked fruit or seed
ryot : a peasant, tenant farmer, or cultivator of the soil in India
ryotwar : a system of collecting land rent or taxes in which the government settlement is made directly with the ryots
ryotwari : a system of collecting land rent or taxes in which the government settlement is made directly with the ryots
rype : ptarmigan
Rytina :  steller's sea cow
Ryukyu : the language of the Ryukyuan people that is related to Japanese
S : the 19th letter of the English alphabet
s : the 19th letter of the English alphabet
sa Saturday
saa small arms ammunition
Saarbrucken city that is the capital of Saarland and is located on the Saar River and on the border with France in southwestern Germany population 176,000
sab sabbath
Saba internally self-governing Dutch island of the West Indies in the Leeward Islands; chief settlement The Bottom area 5 square miles (13 square kilometers), population 1700
sabadilla : a Mexican plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family
sabadine : a crystalline alkaloid C29H51NO8 that is found in sabadilla seeds
sabadinine : cevine
Sabaean : of or relating to the ancient people and kingdom of Saba flourishing in southwestern Arabia from about 950 to 115 b.c. attaining their prime about the middle of the first millennium b.c. and anciently renowned for wealth and trade (as in spices)  — compare himyarite , minaean
sabaigrass : bhabar sense 1
Sabal : cabbage palmetto
sabalo : tarpon
sabbat : witches' sabbath
Sabbatarian : one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday in conformity with the letter of the fourth commandment
Sabbatarianism : strict and often rigorous observance of the Sabbath
Sabbath : the seventh day of the week observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and worship by Jews and some Christians
sabbath : the seventh day of the week observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and worship by Jews and some Christians
Sabbathless : having no sabbath
Sabbathly : every sabbath
Sabbatia : a genus of smooth slender North American herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and showy white or rose-pink cymose flowers  — see marsh pink
sabbatia : a genus of smooth slender North American herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and showy white or rose-pink cymose flowers  — see marsh pink
Sabbatian : one of the followers of the Novatian presbyter Sabbatius who held that Easter and the feast of the Passover should be kept at the same time by Christians and Jews
Sabbatic : of or relating to a sabbatical year
sabbatic : of or relating to a sabbatical year
Sabbatical : of or relating to a sabbatical year
sabbatical : of or relating to a sabbatical year
sabbatine : of, relating to, or constituting an indulgence granted the Carmelite order and its confraternities based originally on a spurious bull of 1322 promising liberation from Purgatory the Saturday after death, ratified in modified form by later popes, and promising the intercession of the Virgin Mary to those observing given conditions
sabbatism : the strict observance of the sabbath
Sabbatization : the act or process of sabbatizing
Sabbatize : to keep the sabbath
sabbaton : a piece of armor covering the foot
sabe : savvy
Sabella : a genus (the type of the family Sabellidae) of tube-dwelling marine polychaete worms with the prostomial palps modified into semicircular plumose gills
sabella : a genus (the type of the family Sabellidae) of tube-dwelling marine polychaete worms with the prostomial palps modified into semicircular plumose gills
Sabellaria : a genus (the type of the family Sabellariidae) of tube-dwelling marine polychaete worms with greatly developed peristome and the posterior end of the body tapering like a tail
Sabellian : a member of one of a group of early Italian peoples including Sabines and Samnites
Sabellianism : the theological doctrines of the Sabellians :  modalistic monarchianism  — compare patripassianism
sabellid : of or relating to the genus Sabella or the family Sabellidae
sabelloid : a genus (the type of the family Sabellidae) of tube-dwelling marine polychaete worms with the prostomial palps modified into semicircular plumose gills
saber : a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
saberbill : curlew
sabered : a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
saberleg : an incurved chair leg square in cross section
sabertooth : saber-toothed cat
saberwing : any of various South American hummingbirds of the genera Campylopterus and Eupetomena in which the outer primaries are strongly falcate
Sabia : any of several thrushes of the genus Mimus popular as songbirds in Brazil
Sabiaceae : a family of tropical shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) having small paniculate flowers with a compressed or lobed ovary of two or three cells and fruit consisting of one-seeded nutlets
sabiaceous : a family of tropical shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) having small paniculate flowers with a compressed or lobed ovary of two or three cells and fruit consisting of one-seeded nutlets
Sabian : one of a group mentioned in the Koran as entitled to Muslim religious toleration along with Jews and Christians and usually identified with the Mandaeans or the Elkesaites
Sabianism : the religion of the Sabians
sabicu : the hard dark brown wood of a West Indian tree (Lysiloma sabicu) resembling mahogany in texture and valued for furniture making
Sabina : savin
sabina : savin
Sabine : a member of an ancient people of the Apennines northeast of Latium
sabine : a member of an ancient people of the Apennines northeast of Latium
sabino : a bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Sabir : a French-based pidgin language of North Africa
sable : the color black
sablefish : black cod
sableness : the quality or state of being sable : blackness, gloominess
sably : in a sable manner : blackly, darkly
sabora : one of the Jewish rabbis active in the Babylonian academies during the 6th century who completed the revision of the Babylonian Talmud  — compare amora, tanna
saboraim : one of the Jewish rabbis active in the Babylonian academies during the 6th century who completed the revision of the Babylonian Talmud  — compare amora, tanna
sabot : a wooden shoe worn in various European countries
sabotage : destruction of an employer's property (such as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers
saboteur : one that practices sabotage
Sabra : a native-born Israeli
sabra : a native-born Israeli
sabretache : a flat leather case formerly worn suspended on the left from the saber belt by men of some cavalry units
sabulous : being sandy or gritty
saburra :  sordes
saburral :  sordes
sabutan : a coarse fiber or straw from a species of Pandanus used in making hats and mats in the Philippines
sabzi : a green vegetable
Sac : a pouch within an animal or plant often containing a fluid
sac : a pouch within an animal or plant often containing a fluid
Sacae : an ancient people settled in the eastern part of Iran
sacalait : white crappie
sacaline : a coarse herb (Polygonum sachalinense) of Sakhalin and cultivated in the U.S. as forage and for lawn decoration
sacaton : a coarse perennial grass (Sporobolus wrightii) of the southwestern U.S. that is used for forage especially in alkaline soils
sacbrood : a virus disease of the honeybee affecting the larvae and causing them to shrivel and become scalelike
saccade : a small rapid jerky movement of the eye especially as it jumps from fixation on one point to another (as in reading)
saccadic : a small rapid jerky movement of the eye especially as it jumps from fixation on one point to another (as in reading)
Saccammina : a genus of foraminiferans having a thick arenaceous test often in the shape of a pear, spindle, or sphere, having survived from the Ordovician to the present time, and making up with their remains various Carboniferous strata
saccate : having the form of a sac or pouch
saccated : saccate
saccharase : invertase
saccharate : a salt or ester of saccharic acid
saccharic : of, relating to, or obtained from saccharine substances
saccharide : a monosaccharide sugar or combination of sugars : carbohydrate
sacchariferous : producing or containing sugar
saccharification : the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (such as starch or cellulose) into its monosaccharide components
saccharify : the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (such as starch or cellulose) into its monosaccharide components
saccharimeter : a device for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution
saccharimetric : a device for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution
saccharimetry : a device for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution
saccharin : a crystalline compound C7H5NO3S that is unrelated to the carbohydrates, is several hundred times sweeter than sucrose, and is used as a calorie-free sweetener
saccharinated : mixed with or containing saccharine matter :  saccharated
saccharine : of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
saccharinic : any of several polyhydroxy acids formed from sugars by alkaline treatment as though by internal oxidation and reduction so that one carbon no longer holds an oxygen and in many instances with branching of the carbon skeleton
saccharinity : of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
saccharogenic : producing sugar
saccharoid : crystalline, granular
saccharoidal : having or being a fine granular texture like that of sugar lumps
saccharolytic : breaking down sugars in metabolism with the production of energy
saccharometer : saccharimeter
Saccharomyces : any of a genus (Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (such as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
saccharomyces : any of a genus (Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (such as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
Saccharomycetaceae : a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Saccharomycetales) comprising the typical yeasts that form asci or reproduce by budding and that typically produce alcoholic fermentations in carbohydrate substrates
Saccharomycetales : an order of Fungi comprising the yeasts and various chiefly parasitic molds that are now usually included in the order Moniliales
saccharomycete : a yeast fungus
Saccharomycetes : a yeast fungus
saccharomycetic : a yeast fungus
saccharose : sucrose
Saccharum : a genus of large grasses of the Old World tropics resembling reeds and having expanded panicles with very small paired spikelets intermixed with numerous silky hairs  — see sugarcane
saccharum : a genus of large grasses of the Old World tropics resembling reeds and having expanded panicles with very small paired spikelets intermixed with numerous silky hairs  — see sugarcane
sacciform : saccular
saccoderm : having a cell wall consisting of a single piece and lacking vertical pores in the wall
Saccolabium : a genus of epiphytic orchids of the East Indies and the Malay archipelago having racemose flowers with a flat spreading perianth and a lip with a saccate base
saccolabium : a genus of epiphytic orchids of the East Indies and the Malay archipelago having racemose flowers with a flat spreading perianth and a lip with a saccate base
saccomyoid : geomyoid
saccomyoidean : geomyoid
Saccorhiza : a small genus of marine brown algae (family Laminariaceae) having above the holdfast a swelling that resembles a bulb and is formed by whorls of tentacular outgrowths
saccular : resembling a sac
sacculate : having or formed of a series of saccular expansions
sacculated : having or formed of a series of saccular expansions
sacculation : having or formed of a series of saccular expansions
saccule : a little sac
Sacculina : a genus of parasitic barnacles (order Rhizocephala)
sacculoutricular : utriculosaccular
sacculus : saccule
saccus : sac
sacellum : a small monumental chapel in a church
sacerdocy : priesthood
sacerdotal : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly
sacerdotalism : religious belief emphasizing the powers of priests as essential mediators between God and humankind
sacerdotalist : religious belief emphasizing the powers of priests as essential mediators between God and humankind
sacerdotalize : to make sacerdotal
sacerdotally : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly
sacerdotical : sacerdotal
sachem : a North American Indian chief
sachemic : a North American Indian chief
sachemship : the office or authority of a sachem
sachet : a small bag or packet
sack : a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
sackage : the action of sacking or pillaging
sackbut : the medieval and Renaissance trombone
sackcloth : a coarse cloth of goat or camel's hair or of flax, hemp, or cotton
sacked : a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
sacker : a player who sacks the quarterback (see sack entry 2 sense 3)
sackful : a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
sacking : an act of dismissal from employment or an office
sackless : free from accusation : unmolested
saclike : a pouch within an animal or plant often containing a fluid
saco river 104 miles (167 kilometers) long in eastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine flowing southeast into the Atlantic Ocean
sacque : sack sense 3a
sacra : the part of the spinal column that is directly connected with or forms a part of the pelvis and in humans consists of five fused vertebrae
sacrad : toward the sacrum
sacral : of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum
sacralization : to treat as or make sacred
sacrament : a Christian rite (such as baptism or the Eucharist) that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality
sacramental : of, relating to, or having the character of a sacrament
sacramentalism : belief in or use of sacramental rites, acts, or objects
sacramentalist : belief in or use of sacramental rites, acts, or objects
sacramentality : sacramental in nature or quality
sacramentally : of, relating to, or having the character of a sacrament
Sacramentarian : one who interprets sacraments as visible symbols that are not inherently efficacious and not supernaturally potent but of great symbolic significance
sacramentarian : one who interprets sacraments as visible symbols that are not inherently efficacious and not supernaturally potent but of great symbolic significance
sacramentarianism : sacramentalism sense 2
Sacramentary : of or relating to a sacrament : sacramental
sacramentary : of or relating to a sacrament : sacramental
sacramenter : sacramentarian
sacramentism : sacramentarianism
sacramentize : to administer the sacraments
Sacramento river 382 miles (615 kilometers) long in northern California flowing south into Suisun Bay
sacramentum : a deposit of money by way of pledge made by each party to a civil action and forfeited to the state by the loser
sacraria : sanctuary sense 1b
sacrarium : sanctuary sense 1b
sacred : dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
sacredly : dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
sacredness : dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
sacrification : a making of a sacrifice
sacrificator : sacrificer
sacrificatory : of or relating to sacrifice especially of the mass
sacrifice : an act of offering to a deity something precious
sacrificer : an act of offering to a deity something precious
sacrificial : of, relating to, of the nature of, or involving sacrifice
sacrificially : of, relating to, of the nature of, or involving sacrifice
sacrificing : an act of offering to a deity something precious
sacrilege : a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (such as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God
sacrilegious : committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
sacrilegiously : committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
sacrilegiousness : committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
sacring : the act or action of consecrating:
sacrist : sacristan
sacristan : a person in charge of the sacristy and ceremonial equipment
sacristy : a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where the clergy vests
sacro  — see sacr-
sacrococcygeal : of, relating to, affecting, or performed by way of the region of the sacrum and coccyx
sacrococcygeus : either the anterior muscle or the posterior muscle extending between the sacrum and coccyx
sacrococcyx : the fused sacrum and coccyx
sacroiliac : of, relating to, or being the region of the joint between the sacrum and ilium
sacrolumbalis :  iliocostalis
sacrosanct : most sacred or holy : inviolable
sacrosanctity : most sacred or holy : inviolable
sacrosciatic :  sciatic foramen
sacrospinalis : a muscle that extends the length of the back and neck, that arises from the iliac crest, the sacrum, and the lumbar and two lower thoracic vertebrae, and that splits in the upper lumbar region into three divisions of which the lateral is made up of the three iliocostalis muscles, the intermediate is made up of the three longissimus muscles, and the medial is made up of the three spinalis muscles
sacrospinous : of or relating to a ligament on each side passing from the back of the sacrum to the spine of the ischium and converting the greater sciatic notch of the innominate bone into the greater sciatic foramen
sacrotuberous : of or relating to a ligament on each side passing from the back of the sacrum to the tuberosity of the ischium and converting the lesser sciatic notch of the innominate bone into the lesser sciatic foramen
sacrum : the part of the spinal column that is directly connected with or forms a part of the pelvis and in humans consists of five fused vertebrae
sad : affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast
sadden : to make sad
saddening : to make sad
saddeningly : in a saddening manner
saddish : somewhat sad
saddle : a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)
saddleback : something saddlebacked in outline: such as
saddlebag : one of a pair of covered pouches laid across the back of a horse behind the saddle or hanging over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle
saddlebow : the arch in or the pieces forming the front of a saddle
saddlecloth : a cloth placed under or over a saddle
saddled : a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)
saddleleaf : tulip tree sense 1
saddleless : a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)
saddlelike : resembling or suggesting a saddle (as in shape)
saddlenose : a nose marked by depression of the bridge resulting from injury or disease
saddler : one that makes, repairs, or sells saddles and other furnishings for horses
saddlery : the trade, articles of trade, or shop of a saddler
saddlesore : a gall or open sore developing on the back of a horse at points of pressure from an ill-fitting or ill-adjusted saddle
saddletree : the frame of a saddle
saddling : a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)
Sadducaic :  sadducean
Sadducean : of or relating to the Sadducees
Sadducee : a member of a Jewish party of the intertestamental period consisting of a traditional ruling class of priests and rejecting doctrines not in the Law (such as resurrection, retribution in a future life, and the existence of angels)
Sadduceeism : a member of a Jewish party of the intertestamental period consisting of a traditional ruling class of priests and rejecting doctrines not in the Law (such as resurrection, retribution in a future life, and the existence of angels)
sade : weary
sadhe : the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
sadhu : a usually Hindu mendicant ascetic
sadic : sadistic
sadiron : a flat iron pointed at both ends and having a removable handle
sadism : the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation on another person  — compare masochism, sadomasochism
sadist : one characterized by sadism : a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others
sadistic : of, relating to, or characterized by sadism
sadistically : of, relating to, or characterized by sadism
sadly : in a sad manner : in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness
sadness : affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast
sado : a Javanese carriage like the dos-à-dos
sadomasochism : the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation either on another person or on oneself  — compare masochism, sadism
saecula : a period of long duration : age
saeculum : a period of long duration : age
saeter : a pasture high in the mountains of Norway or northern Sweden where herds are kept in summer and butter and cheese are made
Safar : the second month of the Islamic year  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
safari : the caravan and equipment of a hunting expedition especially in eastern Africa
Safavi : a member of an Islamic Persian dynasty founded in 1502 by Shah Ismail
Safawid : a member of an Islamic Persian dynasty founded in 1502 by Shah Ismail
safe : free from harm or risk : unhurt
safecracking : one that breaks open safes to steal
safeguard : pass, safe-conduct
safehold : a refuge especially from attack
safekeeping : the act or process of preserving in safety
safelight : a darkroom lamp with a filter to screen out rays that are harmful to sensitive film or paper
safely : free from harm or risk : unhurt
safen : to make safe
safener : a chemical used in an insecticidal or fungicidal spray to prevent damage to trees and foliage by the other ingredients in the spray
safeness : free from harm or risk : unhurt
safety : the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss
saffian : a leather made of goatskins or sheepskins tanned with sumac and dyed with bright colors
safflor : carthamus red
safflorite : a mineral CoAs2 that consists of a cobalt arsenide, is isomorphous with loellingite and dimorphous with smaltite, and usually occurs in tin-white masses
safflower : a widely cultivated Old World composite herb (Carthamus tinctorius) with large usually orange or red flower heads and seeds rich in oil
saffron : the deep orange aromatic pungent dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus (Crocus sativus) used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and in medicine
saffronwood : the yellowish wood of a southern African timber tree (Elaeodendron croceum)
saffrony : yellowish
Safi city and port on the Atlantic in western Morocco southwest of Casablanca population 284,750
safranin : any of various usually red synthetic dyes that are amino derivatives of bases
safranine : any of various usually red synthetic dyes that are amino derivatives of bases
safranophile : staining readily with safranine
safrole : a poisonous oily cyclic ether C10H10O2 that is the principal component of sassafras oil and is used chiefly in perfumery
sag : to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
saga : a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
sagaciate : to get along : thrive
sagacious : of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
sagaciously : of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
sagaciousness : of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
sagacity : the quality of being sagacious
Sagai : a group composed of the Beltir, the Koibal, and other peoples on the Abakan river that speak a Turkic dialect
sagaie : a Paleolithic bone javelin point
sagaman : a narrator of a saga
sagamite : hulled corn
sagamore : a subordinate chief of the Algonquian Indians of the North Atlantic coast
sagapenum : a bitter yellowish or brownish oleo-gum-resin of strong odor derived from plants of the genus Ferula and formerly used similarly to asafetida and galbanum
sagathy : a fine twilled worsted fabric similar to serge used especially formerly for clothing and curtains
sage : wise through reflection and experience
sagebrush : any of several North American hoary composite subshrubs (genus Artemisia)
sagebrusher : an inhabitant of or a camper in a sagebrush region of the western U.S.
sagely : in a sage or wise manner
sagene : a Russian unit of length equal to 7 feet
sageness : wise through reflection and experience
sagenite : a mineral consisting of an acicular rutile that occurs in reticulated forms and is often embedded in quartz or other minerals
sagenitic : containing sagenite or similar acicular crystals
Sageretia : a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having opposite branches, sometimes edible fruit, and opposite leaves that in a Chinese member (S. theezans) are used locally as a substitute for tea
sagger : a box made of fireclay in which delicate ceramic pieces are fired
sagging : to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
saggy : baggy
Sagina : a genus of small herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) native to temperate and cool regions that have subulate leaves and small whitish sometimes apetalous flowers with the styles equal in number to the four or five sepals and alternating with them
saginate : fatten
sagination : fatten
saging : banana
sagitta : the distance from the midpoint of an arc to the midpoint of its chord
sagittal : of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones of the skull
sagittally : of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones of the skull
Sagittaria : a genus of aquatic herbs (family Alismataceae) of temperate and tropical regions having basal often sagittate or hastate leaves and scapose flowers with 3 sepals and 3 deciduous white petals  — see arrowhead, wapatoo
Sagittarius : a southern zodiacal constellation pictured as a centaur shooting an arrow and containing the point in the sky where the center of the Milky Way galaxy is located
sagittarius : a southern zodiacal constellation pictured as a centaur shooting an arrow and containing the point in the sky where the center of the Milky Way galaxy is located
Sagittary :  sagittarius
sagittary :  sagittarius
sagittate : shaped like an arrowhead
sagittocyst : a capsule having a spindle-shaped needle produced by epidermal cells of certain turbellarians
sagittoid : of, relating to, or resembling an arrowworm
sagless : having no sag
sago : a dry granulated or powdered starch prepared from the pith of a sago palm and used in foods and as textile stiffening
sagoin : marmoset
Sagra : a genus of chrysomelid beetles comprising the kangaroo beetles
saguaro : a tall columnar usually sparsely-branched cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) of dry areas of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that bears white flowers and a scaly reddish edible fruit and that may attain a height of up to 50 feet (16 meters)
sagum : a square or rectangular cloak made of coarse wool, fastened usually on the right shoulder, and worn especially by Gauls, early Germans, and soldiers of ancient Rome
saguran : a textile made from the fiber of leaves of the talipot palm and used especially for packing
sagy : perfumed or seasoned with sage
Sahaptin : a language spoken in a number of dialects by American Indian peoples (such as the Yakama) of the interior of northern Oregon and southern Washington
Sahara vast desert region extending across northern Africa north of the Sudan region from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea
Saharan vast desert region extending across northern Africa north of the Sudan region from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea
sahib : sir, master
Sahibah : lady, mistress
Sahidic : a Coptic dialect of southern Egypt
Saho : a Hamitic people of northeastern Ethiopia
saic : a ketch common in the Levant
said : aforementioned
saiga : a small silver coin issued under the Merovingians (6th to 8th centuries) and current in France before the introduction of the denier
sail : an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water
sailable : an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water
sailage : the sails of a ship
sailboat : a boat usually propelled by sail
sailcloth : a heavy canvas used for sails, tents, or upholstery
sailed : an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water
sailer : a ship or boat especially having specified sailing qualities
sailfish : any of a genus (Istiophorus, especially I. platypterus) of billfishes having a very large dorsal fin
sailflying : the action of flying in a sailplane
sailing : the technical skill of managing a ship : navigation
sailless : having no sail
sailmaker : a person or company that cuts, assembles, and sews sails and canvas parts for boats
sailor : one that sails
sailoring : the life, occupation, or duties of a sailor : sailorizing
sailorizing : the practice or act of sailing especially as a seaman : the work of a sailor
sailorless : having no sailor
sailorly : having the characteristics of a sailor
sailorman : sailor, seaman
sailplane : a glider of such design that it is able to rise in an upward air current
sailship : sailing ship
saim : animal fat
saimiri : squirrel monkey
sain : to make the sign of the cross on (oneself)
Sainfoin : a pink-flowered Eurasian perennial leguminous herb (Onobrychis viciifolia synonym O. viciaefolia) grown for forage
saint : one officially recognized especially through canonization as preeminent for holiness
saintdom : one officially recognized especially through canonization as preeminent for holiness
sainted : saintly, pious
sainthood : the quality or state of being a saint
saintish : somewhat saintly
saintless : having no patron saint
saintlike : one officially recognized especially through canonization as preeminent for holiness
saintlily : in a saintly manner
saintliness : relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint : holy
saintling : an unimportant or young saint
saintly : relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint : holy
saintologist : hagiologist
saintology : hagiology
Saintpaulia : a genus of East African herbs (family Gesneriaceae) with nodding flowers having five or seven erect sepals, a nearly rotate bilabiate corolla, and two stamens  — see african violet
saintship : sainthood sense 1
Saite : a native or inhabitant of Saïs
saithe : pollack sense 1
Saitic : a native or inhabitant of Saïs
Saiva : a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult of Shiva
Saivism : a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult of Shiva
sajou : capuchin sense 3b
Saka : any of various nomadic peoples formerly inhabiting the steppelands north of the Iranian plateau
Sakai city on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu, Japan population 841,966
Sakalava : a people in western Madagascar  — compare malagasy
sake : end, purpose
sakeen :  siberian ibex
saker : a grayish-brown Old World falcon (Falco cherrug) that is used in falconry
sakeret : a male saker
Sakha autonomous republic of east central Russia in Asia bordering on the Laptev and East Siberian seas; capital Yakutsk area 1,198,146 square miles (3,103,198 square kilometers), population 958,528
saki  — see H. H. munro
sakieh : a waterwheel with buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope used especially in Egypt for raising water from wells or pits
Sakkara village in northern Egypt southwest of the ruins of the ancient city of Memphis
Sal : salt
sal : salt
salaam : an obeisance performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead
salability : capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable
salable : capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable
salacious : arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
salaciously : arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
salaciousness : arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
salacity : the quality or state of being salacious : salaciousness
salacot : a broad-brimmed Philippine hat woven from strips of cane or from palm leaves
salad : any of various usually cold dishes: such as
salading : vegetables or herbs for salad
salagrama : a fossil ammonite held by Hindus to be representative of Vishnu
salal : a small evergreen shrub (Gaultheria shallon) of the heath family found on the Pacific coast of North America and bearing edible grape-sized dark purple berries
salamander : a mythical animal having the power to endure fire without harm
Salamandra : a genus (the type of the family Salamandridae) of amphibians formerly including most salamanders but now only a few Old World species
salamandrian : of, relating to, or resembling a salamander, the genus Salamandra, or the family Salamandridae
Salamandridae : a family of amphibians (order Caudata) that comprises forms with a long row of prevomerine teeth and includes the cosmopolitan Triturus and several related Old World genera
salamandriform : shaped like a salamander
salamandrine : a mythical animal having the power to endure fire without harm
salamandroid : of, relating to, or resembling salamanders or the Salamandroidea
salambao : a large Philippine fishing net supported by a long bamboo crosspiece mounted on a raft
Salaminian : of or relating to Salamis, Cyprus
salampore : a colored cotton cloth with woven stripe and check designs made in India and England usually for export to Africa and South America
salangane : any of several swifts producing edible nests  — compare edible bird's nest
salangid : a fish of the family Salangidae
Salangidae : a family of small slender translucent salmonoid fishes of China and Japan  — see icefish
Salar : a salt-encrusted depression (as in the nitrate fields of Chile) that may or may not be the basin of an evaporated lake  — compare salada, salina
salar : a salt-encrusted depression (as in the nitrate fields of Chile) that may or may not be the basin of an evaporated lake  — compare salada, salina
salariat : the class or body of salaried persons usually as distinguished from wage earners
salaried : fixed compensation paid regularly for services
salary : fixed compensation paid regularly for services
salat : a ritual prayer of Muslims made five times daily in a standing position alternating with inclinations and prostrations as the worshiper faces toward Mecca
sale : the act of selling
salele : a small dusky silver or silvery bronze percoid fish (Dules rupestris) widely distributed chiefly in fresh or brackish water in the tropical Indo-Pacific area from eastern Africa to Hawaii
salep : the starchy or mucilaginous dried tubers of various Old World orchids (especially genus Orchis) used for food or in medicine
saleratus : a leavening agent consisting of potassium or sodium bicarbonate
salesclerk : a salesperson in a store
Salesian : a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales founded by St. John Bosco in Turin, Italy in the 19th century and devoted chiefly to education
saleslady : saleswoman
salesman : a person (especially a man) whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone  — compare salesperson, saleswoman
salesmanship : the skill or art of selling
salespeople : persons employed to sell goods or services
salesperson : a person whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone : a salesman or saleswoman
salesroom : a place where goods are displayed for sale
saleswoman : a woman whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone  — compare salesman, salesperson
saleyard : a yard in which livestock is sold
salfern : corn gromwell
Salian : of or relating to a Frankish people dwelling early in the 4th century a.d. on the Ijssel river  — see salic law
Salic : sialic
salic : sialic
Salicaceae : a family of dioecious trees or shrubs (order Salicales) having small apetalous flowers in catkins  — see salix
Salicales : an order of dicotyledonous plants coextensive with the family Salicaceae
salicetum : a collection or plantation of living willows
salicin : a bitter white crystalline glucoside C13H18O7 found in the bark and leaves of several willows and poplars and used in medicine like salicylic acid
salicional : a soft-toned organ flue stop usually of 8′ pitch or 4′ foot pitch
Salicornia : a genus of fleshy maritime herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) having thick jointed leafless stems bearing minute flowers in the form of a spike that are succeeded by utricles containing a single seed  — see glasswort
salicyl : related to salicylic acid
salicylaldehyde : an oily liquid phenolic aldehyde C7H6O2 that has a bitter almond odor and is used chiefly in perfumery and in making coumarin
salicylamide : the crystalline amide C7H7NO2 of salicylic acid that is used chiefly as an analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic
salicylanilide : a crystalline compound C13H11NO2 that is used as a fungicidal agent especially in the external treatment of tinea capitis caused by a fungus of the genus Microsporum (M. audouini)
salicylate : a salt or ester of salicylic acid
salicylic : a crystalline phenolic acid C7H6O3 that is used medicinally especially as a skin exfoliant and in the form of salts and other derivatives as an analgesic and antipyretic  — compare aspirin
salicylide : any of several anhydrides of salicylic acid
salicylism : a toxic condition produced by the excessive intake of salicylic acid or salicylates and marked by ringing in the ears, nausea, and vomiting
salicylize : to treat (a patient) with salicylic acid or its compounds until physiological effects are produced
salicyluric : a crystalline acid C9H9NO4 found in the urine after the administration of salicylic acid or one of its derivatives
salicylyl : the radical HOC6H4CO− of salicylic acid
salience : the quality or state of being salient
salient : moving by leaps or springs : jumping
Salientia : an order of Amphibia comprising the frogs, toads, and tree toads all of which are distinguished by complete absence of a tail in the adult stage and by possession of long strong hind limbs well suited to leaping and swimming
salientian : of or relating to the Salientia
saliently : moving by leaps or springs : jumping
saliferous : producing, impregnated with, or containing salt
salifiable : capable of being salified
salification : the act, process, or result of salifying
salify : to combine or impregnate with a salt : salinize
saligenin : a crystalline phenolic alcohol C7H8O2 that is obtained usually by hydrolysis of salicin and that acts as a local anesthetic
salimeter : salometer
Salina city on the Smoky Hill River in central Kansas population 47,707
salina city on the Smoky Hill River in central Kansas population 47,707
Salinan : an Indian people of southwestern California
salination : treatment with salt or salt solution
saline : consisting of or containing salt
Salinella : a genus of minute animals of doubtful relationship having the body composed of a single layer of cells surrounding a central digestive cavity  — compare mesozoa
salinelle : a mud volcano that erupts saline mud
salineness : salinity
salinification : the act or process of becoming or causing to become saline
saliniform : having the form or qualities of a salt
salinity : consisting of or containing salt
salinize : to treat or impregnate with salt
salinometer : an instrument (such as a hydrometer) for measuring the amount of salt in a solution
Salish : a group of American Indian peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.
Salishan : a group of American Indian peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.
salite : a mineral (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 consisting of a diopside with more magnesium than iron
Saliva : a slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (such as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands, lubricates ingested food, and often begins the breakdown of starches
saliva : a slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (such as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands, lubricates ingested food, and often begins the breakdown of starches
salival : salivary
salivant : causing or increasing the flow of saliva :  mouth-watering
salivary : of or relating to saliva or the glands that secrete it
salivate : to have a flow of saliva especially in excess
salivation : to have a flow of saliva especially in excess
salivator : to have a flow of saliva especially in excess
salivatory : inducing salivation
salivous : relating to saliva : being or made up of saliva
Salix : a genus (the type of the family Salicaceae) of shrubs and trees that have the bracts of the catkin entire and only 2 to 10 stamens and that are widely distributed in temperate and cold regions  — compare osier sense 1, populus , sallow, willow
salix : a genus (the type of the family Salicaceae) of shrubs and trees that have the bracts of the catkin entire and only 2 to 10 stamens and that are widely distributed in temperate and cold regions  — compare osier sense 1, populus , sallow, willow
salle : a sorting room in a paper mill
sallee : an action of rushing or bursting forth
salleeman : a Moorish pirate ship
sallenders : an eczematous eruption occurring on the hind leg of a horse in front of the hock  — compare malanders
sallet : a light 15th century helmet with or without a visor and with a projection over the neck
sallow : any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
sallowish : any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
sallowness : any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
sallowy : full of sallows
Sally : an action of rushing or bursting forth
sally : an action of rushing or bursting forth
Sallybloom : fireweed sense b
sallyman : a Moorish pirate ship
sallywood :  willow wood
salmagundi : a salad plate of chopped meats, anchovies, eggs, and vegetables arranged in rows for contrast and dressed with a salad dressing
salmiac : sal ammoniac
salmine : a protamine obtained from the sperm of salmon and used chiefly in the form of its sulfate to reverse the anticoagulant effect of heparin or as the protamine component of protamine zinc insulin
salmis : a ragout of partly roasted game stewed in a rich sauce
Salmo : a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) comprising the Atlantic salmon (S. salar) and various trouts of Europe and western North America and formerly the Pacific salmons (genus Oncorhynchus) and the European and American chars (genus Salvelinus)
Salmon : a large anadromous salmonid fish (Salmo salar) of the North Atlantic noted as a game and food fish
salmon : a large anadromous salmonid fish (Salmo salar) of the North Atlantic noted as a game and food fish
salmonberry : a showy red-flowered raspberry (Rubus spectabilis) of the Pacific coast of North America
Salmonella : any of a genus (Salmonella) of usually motile enterobacteria that are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals and cause food poisoning, gastrointestinal inflammation, typhoid fever, or septicemia
salmonella : any of a genus (Salmonella) of usually motile enterobacteria that are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals and cause food poisoning, gastrointestinal inflammation, typhoid fever, or septicemia
salmonellae : any of a genus (Salmonella) of usually motile enterobacteria that are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals and cause food poisoning, gastrointestinal inflammation, typhoid fever, or septicemia
salmonellosis : infection with or disease caused by salmonellae
salmonid : any of a family (Salmonidae) of elongate bony fishes (such as a salmon or trout) that have the last three vertebrae upturned
Salmonidae : a family of soft-finned fishes (suborder Salmonoidea) including as generally understood the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes all of which are elongate and shapely and have the last vertebrae upturned
salmoniform : resembling a salmon
salmonoid : salmonid
Salmonoidea : a suborder of soft-finned fishes (order Isospondyli) that includes the salmons and trouts and numerous other forms (as the graylings, smelts, and capelins) having an adipose fin
salmonsite : a mineral Mn9Fe2(PO4)8.14H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous manganese iron phosphate occurring in buff-colored cleavable masses (specific gravity 2.9)
salmwood : princewood sense 1
salnatron : crude sodium carbonate
Salol : phenyl salicylate
salol : phenyl salicylate
Salome : a niece of Herod Antipas given the head of John the Baptist as a reward for her dancing
salometer : a hydrometer for indicating the percentage of salt in a solution
salomon Haym 1740–1785 American (Polish-born) merchant
salon : an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)
saloon : salon sense 1
saloonist : saloonkeeper
saloonkeeper : a person who owns or manages a saloon
saloop : salep
Salopian : of or relating to Salop or Shropshire in England
salopian : of or relating to Salop or Shropshire in England
salp : any of various transparent barrel-shaped or fusiform free-swimming tunicates (class Thaliacea) abundant in warm seas
Salpa : any of various transparent barrel-shaped or fusiform free-swimming tunicates (class Thaliacea) abundant in warm seas
salpa : any of various transparent barrel-shaped or fusiform free-swimming tunicates (class Thaliacea) abundant in warm seas
Salpidae : a small family of tunicates (class Thaliacea) of which Salpa is the chief and in some classifications the sole genus
salpiform : resembling a salpa
Salpiglossis : any of a small genus (Salpiglossis) of Chilean herbs of the nightshade family with large funnel-shaped varicolored flowers often strikingly marked
salpiglossis : any of a small genus (Salpiglossis) of Chilean herbs of the nightshade family with large funnel-shaped varicolored flowers often strikingly marked
salpingectomy : surgical excision of a fallopian tube
salpingian : of or relating to a salpinx
salpingion : the apex of the petrous portion of the temporal bone
salpingitis : inflammation of a fallopian or eustachian tube
salpingopalatine : of or relating to the eustachian tubes and the palate
salpingopharyngeal : of or relating to the eustachian tubes and pharynx
salpingopharyngeus : a muscle of the pharynx that arises from the inferior part of the eustachian tube near its opening and passes downward to join the posterior part of the palatopharyngeus
salpingostomy : a surgical opening of a fallopian tube (as to establish patency)
salpinx : eustachian tube
salpoid : of, relating to, or resembling salpae
salse : mud volcano
salsify : a European biennial composite herb (Tragopogon porrifolius) with a long fusiform edible root
salsilla : a tropical American plant of the genus Bomarea
Salsola : a large genus of mostly Old World herbs or shrubs of the family Chenopodiaceae with variously shaped often prickly leaves and small greenish flowers whose 4- to 5-parted perianth remains investing the utricle  — see barilla , russian thistle , saltwort
salsolaceous : of, relating to, or resembling the genus Salsola
salsuginous : halophytic
salt : a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry
salta city in northwestern Argentina population 507,000
saltant : dancing, leaping
saltarello : an Italian dance with a lively hop step beginning each measure
saltate : to move by jumps or leaps
saltation : the action or process of leaping or jumping
Saltator : a large genus of Neotropical birds of relatively large size and plain coloration that are classified with either the finches or the tanagers
saltator : a large genus of Neotropical birds of relatively large size and plain coloration that are classified with either the finches or the tanagers
Saltatoria : a suborder of Orthoptera that is often considered a separate order, comprises insects with the hind legs usually adapted for leaping, and includes the grasshoppers, crickets, and related forms  — compare cursoria
saltatorial : relating to, marked by, or adapted for leaping
saltatorian : saltatory sense 1
saltatory : of or relating to dancing
saltbush : any of various shrubby plants of the goosefoot family that thrive in dry alkaline soil
saltcat : a lump of salt
saltcellar : a small container for holding salt at the table
salted : a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry
salter : a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry
saltern : a building or place where salt is made by boiling or evaporation : saltworks
saltery : saltworks
saltfat : saltcellar
saltfoot : saltcellar
saltier : of, seasoned with, or containing salt
saltierra : salt left by evaporation of some shallow inland lakes
saltigrade : having the feet or legs adapted to leaping
saltimbanco : mountebank
saltimbank : mountebank
saltine : a thin crisp cracker usually sprinkled with salt
saltiness : of, seasoned with, or containing salt
salting : land flooded regularly by tides
saltish : of, relating to, or impregnated with salt
saltishly : of, relating to, or impregnated with salt
saltishness : of, relating to, or impregnated with salt
saltless : having no salt
saltlessness : the quality or state of being saltless
saltly : in a salty manner
saltman : brineman sense 2
saltmouth : a widemouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals (as crystallized salts)
saltness : a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry
saltpan : an undrained natural depression in which water gathers and leaves a deposit of salt on evaporation
saltpeter : potassium nitrate
saltpetrous : relating to, impregnated with, or resembling saltpeter
saltspoon : a miniature spoon used with an open saltcellar for individual service
saltus : a break of continuity
saltweed : toad rush
saltworks : a plant where salt is prepared commercially
saltwort : any of a genus (Salsola) of plants (such as the Russian thistle) of the goosefoot family of which some have been used in making soda ash
salty : of, seasoned with, or containing salt
salubrious : favorable to or promoting health or well-being
salubriously : favorable to or promoting health or well-being
salubriousness : favorable to or promoting health or well-being
salubrity : favorable to or promoting health or well-being
saluki : any of an ancient northern African and Asian breed of tall swift slender hunting dogs having long narrow heads, long silky ears, and a smooth silky coat
salung : an old Siamese silver coin equal to ¹/₄ tical
salutarily : producing a beneficial effect : remedial
salutariness : producing a beneficial effect : remedial
salutary : producing a beneficial effect : remedial
salutation : an expression of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy by word, gesture, or ceremony
salutational : an expression of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy by word, gesture, or ceremony
salutatorian : the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises
salutatorily : in a salutatory manner
salutatory : of or relating to a salutation : expressing or containing a welcome or greeting
salute : to address with expressions of kind wishes, courtesy, or honor
saluter : to address with expressions of kind wishes, courtesy, or honor
salutiferous : salutary
Salva : in accordance with a principle attributed to Leibniz by which two expressions are said to be synonymous if the substitution of one for the other does not change the truth value or meaning of any context in which either expression appears
salvable : capable of being saved or salvaged
Salvadora : a genus (the type of the family Salvadoraceae) of trees and shrubs of Africa and southern Asia having opposite leaves and small panicled flowers with a bell-shaped corolla  — see toothbrush tree
salvadora : a genus (the type of the family Salvadoraceae) of trees and shrubs of Africa and southern Asia having opposite leaves and small panicled flowers with a bell-shaped corolla  — see toothbrush tree
Salvadoraceae : a family (order Primulales) of shrubs and trees related to the Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
salvadoraceous : of, relating to, or resembling the Salvadoraceae
Salvadoran el salvador
Salvadorian el salvador
salvage : compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
salvageable : compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
salvager : compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
salvaging : compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
Salvarsan : arsphenamine
salvarsan : arsphenamine
salvatella : a vein on the back of the little finger and hand formerly considered especially effective for bloodletting
salvation : deliverance from the power and effects of sin
salvational : deliverance from the power and effects of sin
salvationism : religious teaching emphasizing the saving of the soul
salvationist : a soldier or officer of the Salvation Army
salvatory : a box or receptacle for ointment
salve : an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores
salveline : of or relating to the genus Salvelinus
Salvelinus : a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) distinguished chiefly by their small scales and boat-shaped vomer with teeth only at the end and including the brook trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, bull trout, and Arctic char
salver : a tray especially for serving food or beverages
salverform : composed of united petals forming a tube that spreads at the open end
Salvia : any of a large and widely distributed genus (Salvia) of herbs and shrubs of the mint family having a 2-lipped open calyx and two anthers
salvianin : an anthocyanin extracted from salvia and Oswego tea in the form of its chloride C36H38ClO17 that yields pelargonidin chloride as one product of hydrolysis
salvific : having the intent or power to save or redeem
Salvinia : a small genus (the type of the family Salviniaceae) of widely distributed water ferns having distichous leaves borne mostly on simple stems  — see floating moss
Salviniaceae : a small family that comprises water ferns with branching stems bearing small leaves and one-celled sporocarps containing either megasporangia or microsporangia and that in some classifications constitutes with the Marsileaceae a distinct order but is usually included in Filicales
salvo : a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute
salvor : an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores
salvy : resembling salve in texture or oiliness
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Samadera : a genus of East Indian and African trees (family Simaroubaceae) having flowers with a 3- to 5-parted perianth and 6 to 10 included stamens and a fruit that is a dry drupe  — see niepa
samadh : a tomb built in India over the grave of a holy man
samadhi : a state of deep concentration resulting in union with or absorption into ultimate reality  — compare raja-yoga
samaj : a Hindu religious association : society
Samal : a Moro people inhabiting southwestern Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago
saman : rain tree
Samani : a member of a 9th and 10th century Persian dynasty ruling from Bokhara and encouraging literature and art
Samanid : a member of a 9th and 10th century Persian dynasty ruling from Bokhara and encouraging literature and art
samara : a dry indehiscent usually one-seeded winged fruit (as of an ash or elm tree)
samaria district of ancient Palestine west of the Jordan River between Galilee and Judaea
samariform : having the form of a samara
Samaritan : a native or inhabitant of Samaria
Samaritanism : the religious doctrine of the Samaritans
samarium : a silvery-white lustrous metallic element of the rare-earth group that is used especially in permanent magnets  — see Chemical Elements Table
Samarkand city in eastern Uzbekistan on a western spur of the Altai mountain system population 370,500
samarra : sanbenito sense 2
samarskite : a black or brownish-black orthorhombic mineral that is a complex oxide of rare earths, uranium, iron, lead, thorium, niobium, tantalum, titanium, and tin
samba : a Brazilian dance of African origin with a basic pattern of step-close-step-close and characterized by a dip and spring upward at each beat of the music
Sambal : a condiment made typically of peppers, pickles, grated coconut, salt fish, or fish roe and eaten especially with curry and rice in and around Indonesia and Malaya
sambal : a condiment made typically of peppers, pickles, grated coconut, salt fish, or fish roe and eaten especially with curry and rice in and around Indonesia and Malaya
sambaqui : one of the prehistoric kitchen middens found on the coast of Brazil
sambar : a large Asian deer (Cervus unicolor) with the male having strong 3-pointed antlers and long coarse hair on the throat
sambhogakaya : the body of bliss worshiped as deity in the Buddhist doctrine of trikaya
Sambo : an international style of wrestling employing judo techniques
sambo : an international style of wrestling employing judo techniques
Sambucus : a genus of trees or shrubs of the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) that bear flat clusters of small white or pink flowers and that include the elderberries
sambuk : a small Arab dhow
sambunigrin : a crystalline glucoside C6H5CH(CN)OC6H11O5 that occurs especially in the berries of the common elder, that on complete hydrolysis yields benzaldehyde, hydrocyanic acid, and glucose, and that racemizes in alkaline solution to prulaurasin  — compare amygdalin, prunasin
same : resembling in every relevant respect
samekh : the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
samel : soft and crumbling
samely : monotonous, unvaried
samen : same
sameness : the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity
Samhain :  halloween
samhita : any of the four basic canonical books of Hindu scriptures comprising hymns, prayers, and liturgical formulas and including the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda, and the Atharva Veda
Samian island of Greece in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey north of the Dodecanese Islands area 184 square miles (477 square kilometers), population 41,850
samiel : simoom
samiresite : betafite
samisen : a 3-stringed Japanese musical instrument resembling a banjo
samite : a rich medieval silk fabric interwoven with gold or silver
samlet : parr
sammer : one that sams leather
sammier : sammer
Sammy : clammy, sodden
sammy : clammy, sodden
Samnani : a people of Samnan in north central Iran
Samnite : a member of an ancient people of central Italy
Samoan : a native or inhabitant of Samoa
Samogitian : a Lithuanian of the lowlands near Kaunas
samogonka : illicitly distilled Russian vodka : home brew
Samolus : a small genus of mainly tropical herbs (family Primulaceae) having small white flowers with a perigynous corolla including five stamens and five staminodia  — see brookweed
Samosatenian :  paulianist
samothere : an ungulate or fossil of the genus Samotherium
Samotherium : a genus of extinct ungulates of the Miocene of Greece related to the giraffe but having a shorter neck and no median frontal knob
Samothracian island of Greece in the northeastern Aegean Sea
samovar : an urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to boil water for tea
Samoyed : a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia
Samoyedic : a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia
samp : coarse hominy or a boiled cereal made from it
sampaguita :  arabian jasmine
sampaloc : tamarind
sampan : a flat-bottomed skiff used in eastern Asia and usually propelled by two short oars
samphire : a fleshy European seacoast plant (Crithmum maritimum) of the carrot family that is sometimes pickled
sample : a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality : specimen
sampleman : a maker, distributor, or tester of samples : sampler
sampler : a decorative piece of needlework typically having letters or verses embroidered on it in various stitches as an example of skill
sampling : the act, process, or technique of selecting a suitable sample
Sampsaean : a member of a branch of the Elkesaites
samsara : the indefinitely repeated cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma
samshu : an alcoholic liquor distilled in China usually from rice or large millet
samskara : a purificatory Hindu ceremony
Samson : a Hebrew hero who wreaked havoc among the Philistines by means of his great strength
samson : a Hebrew hero who wreaked havoc among the Philistines by means of his great strength
Samsonian : of heroic strength or proportions : mighty
samsonite : a mineral Ag4MnSb2S6 consisting of a silver manganese antimony sulfide and occurring in steel-black monoclinic prismatic crystals
Samuel : the early Hebrew judge who successively anointed Saul and David king
samurai : a military retainer of a Japanese daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido
San : a member of any of the indigenous and traditionally hunter-gatherer peoples of southern Africa who are considered the oldest inhabitants of the region
san : a member of any of the indigenous and traditionally hunter-gatherer peoples of southern Africa who are considered the oldest inhabitants of the region
sanable : capable of being healed or cured : susceptible of remedy
sanative : having the power to cure or heal : curative, restorative
sanatoria : an establishment or facility offering usually long-term medical care or treatment: such as
sanatorium : an establishment or facility offering usually long-term medical care or treatment: such as
sanatory : conducive to health : tending to cure : curative
sanbenito : a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church
sancho : a simple guitar with fiber strings played especially in west Africa
sancta : a sacred place
sanctification : an act of sanctifying
sanctified : to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate
sanctifier : one that sanctifies
sanctify : to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate
sanctimonial : nun
sanctimonious : hypocritically pious or devout
sanctimoniously : hypocritically pious or devout
sanctimoniousness : hypocritically pious or devout
sanctimony : holiness
sanction : a formal decree
sanctionable : a formal decree
sanctionative : involving or implying sanction : serving or tending to sanction
sanctioner : one that sanctions
sanctitude : pure and saintly character : holiness, sacredness
sanctity : holiness of life and character : godliness
sanctorium : shrine
sanctuaried : having or furnishing a sanctuary
sanctuarize : to shelter by a sanctuary or sacred privileges
sanctuary : a consecrated place: such as
sanctum : a sacred place
Sanctus : an ancient Christian hymn of adoration sung or said immediately before the prayer of consecration in traditional liturgies
Sancy  — see sancy, puy de
sand : a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel but coarser than silt, and is used in mortar, glass, abrasives, and foundry molds
sandal : a shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot
sandaled : a shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot
sandaling : material woven in elastic strips for sandals
sandalwood : the compact close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of a parasitic tree (Santalum album of the family Santalaceae, the sandalwood family) of southern Asia much used in ornamental carving and cabinetwork
sandan : an East Indian timber tree (Ougeinia dalbergioides) of the family Leguminosae, having hard wood, yielding a valuable red gum, and having bark that is used in various native remedies
sandarac : a brittle faintly aromatic translucent resin obtained from a northern African tree (Tetraclinis articulata) of the cypress family and used chiefly in making varnish and as incense
Sandawe : a people of Tanzania
sandbag : a bag filled with sand and used in fortifications, as ballast, or as a weapon
sandbagger : a bag filled with sand and used in fortifications, as ballast, or as a weapon
sandbank : a large deposit of sand forming a mound, hillside, bar, or shoal
sandblast : a stream of sand projected by compressed air (as for engraving, cutting, or cleaning glass or stone)
sandboard : the board that runs over and parallel with the axle of a wagon with the ends resting upon the hounds
sandbox : a box or receptacle containing loose sand
sandboy : a peddler of sand at a seashore resort
sandbur : any of a genus (Cenchrus) of grasses producing spikelets enclosed in ovoid spiny involucres that form burs
sandculture : hydroponics in which the roots of plants are established in sand
sanded : a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel but coarser than silt, and is used in mortar, glass, abrasives, and foundry molds
Sandemanian :  glassite
Sander : one that sands: such as
sander : one that sands: such as
sanderling : a small widely distributed sandpiper (Calidris alba) with pale gray and white plumage in winter
sanders : one that sands: such as
sandfish : either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the north Pacific that constitute the family Trichodontidae and burrow in the sand
sandglass : an instrument (such as an hourglass) for measuring time by the running of sand
sandhi : modification of the sound of a morpheme (such as a word or affix) conditioned by syntactic context in which it is uttered (such as pronunciation of -ed as \d\ in glazed and as \t\ in paced or occurrence of a in a cow and of an in an old cow)
sandiness : consisting of or containing sand : full of sand
sanding : a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel but coarser than silt, and is used in mortar, glass, abrasives, and foundry molds
sandix : any of various red pigments
sandlapper : one living in a lowland area especially in the southeastern U.S.
sandling : a small flounder : dab
sandman : a genie in folklore who makes children sleepy by sprinkling sand in their eyes
sandnatter : sand boa
sandpaper : paper covered on one side with abrasive material (such as sand) glued fast and used for smoothing and polishing
sandpaperer : one that sandpapers
sandpeep : a very small sandpiper
sandpiper : any of various small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae, the sandpiper family) distinguished from the related plovers chiefly by the longer and soft-tipped bill
Sandra : zander
sandrock : sandstone sense 1
sandspit : spit entry 1 sense 2
sandspur : sandbur
sandstay : sand binder
sandstone : a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement (such as silica or calcium carbonate)
sandstorm : a windstorm (as in a desert) driving clouds of sand before it
sandust : a moderate yellowish pink that is much yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than coral pink, yellower and duller than peach pink, and yellower, less strong, and slightly darker than average peach
sandweed : sandwort
sandweld : to weld with a flux of fused sand which is hammered or squeezed out
sandwich : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
sandworm : any of various sand-dwelling polychaete worms: such as
sandwort : any of a genus (Arenaria) of low tufted herbs of the pink family growing usually in dry sandy regions
Sandy : consisting of or containing sand : full of sand
sandy : consisting of or containing sand : full of sand
sandyish : somewhat sandy
sane : proceeding from a sound mind : rational
sanely : proceeding from a sound mind : rational
saneness : proceeding from a sound mind : rational
Sanford city in east central Florida north-northeast of Orlando population 53,570
sanga : any of various African cattle: such as
Sangamon river about 250 miles (400 kilometers) long in central Illinois flowing southwest and west into the Illinois River
sangar : a small breastwork or rifle pit to hold a few soldiers often constructed of boulders around a natural hollow
sangaree : a sweetened iced drink of wine or sometimes of ale, beer, or liquor garnished with nutmeg
sanger Frederick 1918–2013 British biochemist
sangerbund : a German choral society
sangerfest : a singing festival of a saengerbund
Sanggil :  sangir
sangha : a Buddhist religious community or monastic order
Sangir : a predominantly Muslim people inhabiting the Sangir islands, Indonesia, and the southern coastal regions of Mindanao
Sangirese : a predominantly Muslim people inhabiting the Sangir islands, Indonesia, and the southern coastal regions of Mindanao
sangley : a Chinese trader in the Philippines
sangreeroot :  virginia snakeroot
sangsue : leech entry 1 sense 2 a
sanguicolous : hematobic
sanguification : formation of blood : hematopoiesis
sanguimotor : of or relating to the circulation of blood
Sanguinaria : bloodroot
sanguinarily : bloodthirsty, murderous
sanguinary : bloodthirsty, murderous
sanguine : marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
sanguinely : marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
sanguineness : marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
sanguineous : bloodred
sanguinicolous : sanguicolous
sanguinity : marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
sanguinivorous : hematophagous
sanguinolent : of, containing, or tinged with blood
sanguinous : sanguineous
Sanguisorba : a small genus of herbs (family Rosaceae) native to temperate regions with odd-pinnate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers in dense terminal spikes or clusters  — see burnet sense 2
sanguivorous : feeding on blood
Sanhedrin : the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews during postexilic times headed by a High Priest and having religious, civil, and criminal jurisdiction
sanicle : any of several plants sometimes held to have healing powers
Sanicula : a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Umbelliferae) having palmately compound leaves, unisexual flowers in panicled umbels, and fruit covered with hooked bristles
sanidine : a variety of orthoclase in often transparent crystals in eruptive rock (as trachyte) that is thought to form at higher temperatures than adularia
sanidinic : a variety of orthoclase in often transparent crystals in eruptive rock (as trachyte) that is thought to form at higher temperatures than adularia
sanies : a thin blood-tinged seropurulent discharge from ulcers or infected wounds  — compare ichor
sanification : the act or process of making sanitary
sanify : to make healthful : provide with sanitary conditions and equipment
sanious : consisting of a thin mixture of serum and pus with a slightly bloody tinge
sanitarian : a specialist in sanitary science and public health
sanitarily : of or relating to health
sanitarium : an establishment or facility offering usually long-term medical care or treatment: such as
sanitary : of or relating to health
sanitate : to make sanitary especially by providing with sanitary appliances or facilities
sanitation : the act or process of making sanitary
sanitationist : sanitarian
sanitize : to reduce or eliminate pathogenic agents (such as bacteria) on the surfaces of (something) : to make (something) sanitary (as by cleaning or disinfecting)
Sanity : the quality or state of being sane
sanity : the quality or state of being sane
sanjak : a district or subdivision of a vilayet  — compare mutessarif
Sankhya : an orthodox Hindu philosophy teaching salvation through knowledge of the dualism of matter and souls
sannup : a married male American Indian
sannyasi : a Hindu mendicant ascetic
sannyasin : a Hindu mendicant ascetic
Sanpoil : a Salishan people of northeastern Washington
sans : without
Sansar :  sarsar
sansei : a son or daughter of nisei parents who is born and educated in America and especially in the U.S.
Sansevieria : any of a genus (Sansevieria) of tropical perennial herbs of the agave family with showy mottled sword-shaped leaves usually yielding a strong fiber
Sanskrit : an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism
Sanskritic : an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism
Sanskritist : an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism
Sanskritization : the assimilation of a language to Sanskrit in vocabulary, syntax, or style
Sanskritize : to modify (a word, phrase, or language) to conform to characteristics distinctive of Sanskrit
sant : a card game similar to piquet and popular in the 15th and 16th centuries : cent
Santa : a plump, white-bearded, red-suited, and jolly old man in modern folklore who delivers presents to children at Christmastime
Santal : a crystalline compound C16H12O6 derived from flavone and obtained from red sandalwood and camwood
santal : a crystalline compound C16H12O6 derived from flavone and obtained from red sandalwood and camwood
Santalaceae : a family of mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Santalales) that have clustered apetalous monoecious or dioecious flowers, the ovary partly inferior and the fruit a nut or drupe and that include some members which are stem or root parasites
santalaceous : a family of mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Santalales) that have clustered apetalous monoecious or dioecious flowers, the ovary partly inferior and the fruit a nut or drupe and that include some members which are stem or root parasites
Santalales : an order of dicotyledonous plants which are distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary and many of which are parasitic or partly parasitic
Santali : the Munda language of the Santal people
santalin : a red crystalline compound constituting the chief coloring matter in red sandalwood and camwood
santalol : a mixture of two liquid isomeric alcohols C15H23OH that is the chief constituent of sandalwood oil
Santalum : a small genus (the type of the family Santalaceae) of Indo-Malayan parasitic trees having coriaceous leaves and small perfect flowers in terminal panicles  — see sandalwood
santalwood : sandalwood
Santee : a member of a Dakota people especially of the upper Midwestern United States
santene : a liquid unsaturated terpene C9H14 derived from norbornane and found especially in East Indian sandalwood oil and various pine-needle oils
Santiago city and capital of Chile in the central part of the country metropolitan area population 4,668,500
santimi a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ lats
santims a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ lats
santir : a Persian dulcimer
Santo : a painted or carved wooden image of a saint common especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
Santolina : any of a genus (Santolina) of aromatic Mediterranean composite subshrubs that have dissected evergreen leaves and clustered flower heads lacking ray flowers
santon : a saint in Muslim countries : a dervish regarded by the people as a saint
santonica : the unopened dried flower heads of Levant wormseed or of another plant of the genus Artemisia (especially A. maritima) used as an anthelmintic
santonin : a poisonous slightly bitter crystalline compound C15H18O3 found especially in the unopened flower heads of several artemisias (especially Artemisia maritima) and used as an anthelmintic
Santos Juan Manuel 1951–     president of Colombia (2010–2018)
Sanvitalia : a small genus of chiefly tropical American annual herbs (family Compositae) having small heads with yellow or white rays, a flat receptacle, and naked or awn-tipped achenes  — see creeping zinnia
sao city southeast of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil population 759,000
Saoshyant : one of three deliverers of later Zoroastrian eschatology appearing at thousand year intervals and each inaugurating a new order of things and a special period of human progress
sap : the fluid part of a plant
sapa : grape juice evaporated to a syrupy consistency or to the consistency of honey and used especially in the 16th century as a cough cure : must
sapajou : capuchin sense 3b
sapan : the heartwood of sappanwood formerly used as an astringent
sapek : a coin issued by France from the late 19th century for use in Indochina
Saperda : a genus of long-horned beetles containing several whose larvae are destructive borers  — see apple tree borer, linden borer
sapful : sappy sense 1a
saphead : a weak-minded stupid person : sap
sapheaded : a weak-minded stupid person : sap
saphena : saphenous vein
saphenous : of, relating to, associated with, or being either of the two chief superficial veins of the leg
saphie : a West African talisman, amulet, or charm
sapid : having flavor : flavorful
sapidity : having flavor : flavorful
sapience : wisdom, sagacity
sapient : possessing or expressing great sagacity
sapiential : characterized by or peculiar to wisdom
sapiently : possessing or expressing great sagacity
sapin : fir sense 1
sapinda : a person considered in relation to any of his or her three or sometimes six nearest lineal male ancestors or descendants
Sapindaceae : a large family of chiefly tropical and predominantly Old World woody plants (order Sapindales) with alternate and usually pinnate or trifoliolate leaves that lack stipules, small flowers commonly in axillary or terminal panicles, and a fruit that may be capsular, drupaceous, or made up of samaras
sapindaceous : a large family of chiefly tropical and predominantly Old World woody plants (order Sapindales) with alternate and usually pinnate or trifoliolate leaves that lack stipules, small flowers commonly in axillary or terminal panicles, and a fruit that may be capsular, drupaceous, or made up of samaras
Sapindales : an order of dicotyledonous plants having the stamens inserted on a disk and the ovary with one or two ovules in each cell
Sapindus : a genus of tropical and subtropical trees (family Hippocastanaceae) having simply pinnate leaves, flowers nearly regular, and fruit a globose or 2- or 3-lobed berry  — see soapberry  — compare sapindaceae
Sapium : a genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) having poisonous milky juice, alternate entire leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes  — see chinese tallow tree
sapiutan : anoa
saple : sable
sapless : the fluid part of a plant
saplessness : the fluid part of a plant
sapling : a young tree
saplinghood : the state of being a sapling
sapo : soap sense 1
sapodilla : a tropical American evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota synonym Achras zapota of the family Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family) with hard reddish wood, a latex that yields chicle, and a rough-skinned brownish fruit with sweet flesh
sapogenin : a nonsugar portion of a saponin that is typically obtained by hydrolysis, has either a complex terpenoid or a steroidal structure, and in the latter case forms a practicable starting point in the synthesis of steroid hormones
saponaceous : resembling or having the qualities of soap
saponaceousness : resembling or having the qualities of soap
Saponaria : a genus of Old World herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having large flowers with a tubular or gibbous calyx, five clawed petals, and a 4-valved capsular fruit  — see soapwort
saponary : soapwort sense 1
Saponi : an extinct Siouan people of central Virginia
saponifiable : to convert (something, such as fat) into soap
saponification : the act, process, or result of making soap : conversion into soap
saponifier : to convert (something, such as fat) into soap
saponify : to convert (something, such as fat) into soap
saponin : any of various mostly toxic glucosides that occur in plants (such as soapwort or soapbark) and are characterized by the property of producing a soapy lather
saponite : a hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate occurring in soft soapy amorphous masses and filling veins and cavities (as in serpentine)
sapor : a property (as bitterness) affecting the sense of taste : savor, flavor
saporific : having the power to produce the sensation of taste
saporous : of, relating to, or capable of exciting the sensation of taste : having flavor
Sapota : sapodilla
sapota : sapodilla
Sapotaceae : a family of trees or shrubs (order Ebenales) that are widely distributed in tropical regions and have milky juice, coriaceous leaves, and axillary flowers with stamens in two or three whorls borne on the corolla and often in alternation with staminodia and a superior 2-celled to many-celled ovary followed by often edible fleshy fruits
sapotaceous : a family of trees or shrubs (order Ebenales) that are widely distributed in tropical regions and have milky juice, coriaceous leaves, and axillary flowers with stamens in two or three whorls borne on the corolla and often in alternation with staminodia and a superior 2-celled to many-celled ovary followed by often edible fleshy fruits
sapote : any of several roundish or ovoid sweet soft-fleshed fruits of Mexican and Central American trees: such as
sapotoxin : any of various highly poisonous saponins
sappanwood : a red soluble brazilwood obtained from an East Indian tree (Caesalpinia sappan)
sappare : cyanite
sapper : a military specialist in field fortification work (such as sapping)
Sapphic : of or relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho
sapphic : of or relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho
sapphire : a gem variety of corundum in transparent or translucent crystals of a color other than red
sapphireberry : an eastern Asian shrub (Symplocos paniculata) cultivated for its fragrant white flowers and bright blue fruits
sapphirewing : a South American hummingbird (Pterophanes cyanopterus) with blue wings
sapphiric : having the nature of or resembling a sapphire
sapphirine : made of sapphire
Sapphism : lesbianism
Sapphist : lesbian
Sappho flourished circa 610–circa 570 b.c. Greek poet
sappiness : the state of being full of or smelling of sap
sapping : the fluid part of a plant
sapples : suds
sappy : abounding with sap
sapremia : a toxic state resulting from the presence in the blood of toxic products of putrefactive bacteria and often accompanying gangrene of a part of the body
saprocoll : gelatinous sapropel
saprodil : a sapropel found in the Tertiary
saprogenic : of, causing, or resulting from putrefaction
saprogenous : of, causing, or resulting from putrefaction
Saprolegnia : a genus (the type of the family Saprolegniaceae of the order Saprolegniales) of fungi having a stout tubular multinucleate much-branched thallus without constrictions, producing, dimorphic zoospores, growing in water chiefly on plant debris and animal remains, and including one form (S. ferax) that attacks living fish, tadpoles, and spawn and causes the white fungus disease
Saprolegniales : an order of chiefly aquatic fungi (class Phycomycetes) having a well-developed mycelium, both sexual and asexual reproduction, biflagellate zoospores, and no periplasm in the oogonia and comprising the water molds  — see diplanetic
saprolegnious : an order of chiefly aquatic fungi (class Phycomycetes) having a well-developed mycelium, both sexual and asexual reproduction, biflagellate zoospores, and no periplasm in the oogonia and comprising the water molds  — see diplanetic
saprolite : disintegrated rock that lies in its original place
sapropel : a slimy sediment of marine, estuarine, or lacustrine deposition consisting largely of organic debris derived from aquatic plants and animals
sapropelic : living in mud or ooze composed chiefly of decaying organic matter (as various freshwater protozoa)
sapropelite : a coal or oil shale formed from sapropel
saprophagan : a saprophagous individual
saprophagous : feeding on decaying matter
saprophilous : saprophytic
saprophyte : a saprophytic organism
saprophytic : obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material
saprophytically : obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material
saprophytism : the association of a saprophytic plant with a symbiotic fungus (such as a mycorrhiza)
saprozoic : saprophytic
sapsago : a very hard green skim-milk cheese flavored with the powdered leaves of an aromatic European legume (Trigonella caerulea)
sapsucker : any of a genus (Sphyrapicus) of North American woodpeckers that drill holes in trees in order to obtain sap and insects for food
sapucaia : a tree of the genus Lecythis  — see sapucaia nut
sapucainha : a tall central and southern Brazilian tree (Carpotroche brasiliensis) of the family Flacourtiaceae with a nut that yields an oil used in the treatment of leprosy
sapwood : the younger softer living or physiologically active outer portion of wood that lies between the cambium and the heartwood and is more permeable, less durable, and usually lighter in color than the heartwood
sar search and rescue
Sara : a people on the Shari river in central Africa
Sarabaite : one of various vagrant and independent eastern monks in the early church
saraband : a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries resembling the minuet
Saracen : a member of a nomadic people of the deserts between Syria and Arabia
Saracenic : a member of a nomadic people of the deserts between Syria and Arabia
Sarada : an older alphabet of Kashmir that is akin to the Devanagari
Sarah : the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
Sarakolle : a people of the French Sudan claiming descent from light-skinned ancestors of the Ghana empire and speaking a Mandingo dialect
Saramaccaner : a member of a people living in Suriname
Saran : a tough flexible thermoplastic resin
sarangi : a stringed musical instrument of India that is played with a bow and that has a tone similar to that of the viola
sarangousty : stucco made waterproof for protection against dampness
Saratoga city in western California southwest of San Jose population 29,926
sarbacane : blowgun sense 1
sarbican : blowgun sense 1
sarcasm : a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
sarcast : an adept in sarcasm : a sarcastic person
sarcastic : having the character of sarcasm
sarcastically : having the character of sarcasm
sarcasticalness : the quality or state of being sarcastic
sarcasticness : the quality or state of being sarcastic
sarcelle : teal
sarcenet : a soft silk in plain or twill weaves
Sarcina : a genus of bacteria (family Peptococcaceae) that are gram-positive cocci, are mostly harmless saprophytes but include a few serious brewery pests, and have cells which under favorable conditions divide in three directions into cubical masses
sarcle : to weed or cultivate (crops) with a sarcle
Sarcobatus : a small genus of branching spiny shrubs (family Chenopodiaceae) that are found on alkali plains and deserts of the western U.S. and have monoecious flowers of which the staminate are borne in aments while the pistillate are solitary and winged fruits containing a single seed  — see greasewood sense 1
sarcoblast : myoblast
sarcocarp : mesocarp
sarcocele : a fleshy swelling of the testicle resembling a tumor
Sarcococca : a small genus of evergreen Asiatic shrubs (family Buxaceae) that are cultivated for their foliage and their black or red showy fruit and have alternate entire leaves and inconspicuous whitish flowers in heads or racemes
Sarcocolla : a small genus of shrubs (family Penaeaceae) native to southern Africa and having axillary or spicate red flowers with a long perianth tube and four reflexed lobes
sarcocyst : sarcocystis sense 2
sarcocystidean :  sarcosporidian
sarcocystidian :  sarcosporidian
Sarcocystis : a genus of sporozoan protozoans of the order Sarcosporidia that form cysts in vertebrate muscle
sarcocystoid : resembling or related to the genus Sarcocystis
sarcocyte : the outer clear layer of ectoplasm lying between the myocyte and epicyte or cuticle in gregarines
sarcode : protoplasm sense 1
Sarcodes : protoplasm sense 1
sarcodic : relating to or resembling protoplasm
sarcodictyum : a network of protoplasm on the surface of the calymma of a radiolarian
Sarcodina : a subphylum or other taxonomic group of protozoans of the phylum Sarcomastigophora that includes protozoans forming pseudopodia which ordinarily serve as organs for locomotion and taking food  — see rhizopoda
sarcodous : relating to or resembling protoplasm
sarcoglia : the granular protoplasmic substance marking the junction of a motor nerve and a muscle cell
sarcoid : any of various diseases characterized especially by the formation of nodules in the skin
sarcolactic : the dextrorotatory L-form of lactic acid occurring in muscle
sarcolemma : the membrane enclosing a striated muscle fiber
sarcology : the anatomy of the soft parts
sarcolysis : lysis of muscular tissue
sarcoma : a malignant tumor arising in tissue (such as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) of mesodermal origin
sarcomatoid : resembling a sarcoma
sarcomatosis : a disease characterized by the presence and spread of sarcomas
sarcomatous : a malignant tumor arising in tissue (such as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated muscle) of mesodermal origin
sarcomere : any of the repeating, contractile, structural subunits of striated muscle cells (as of skeletal or cardiac muscle) that are composed of the protein filaments actin and myosin
Sarcophaga : the type genus of the family Sarcophagidae comprising typical flesh flies
Sarcophagidae : a family of dipteran flies of the superfamily Muscoidea that include flesh flies, some that cause myiases, and others that develop in organic materials (as manure)
sarcophagous : carnivorous
sarcophagus : a stone coffin
sarcophagy : the practice of feeding on flesh
sarcophile : a carnivorous animal
sarcophilous : fond of flesh
Sarcophilus : a genus of marsupial mammals consisting of the Tasmanian devil
sarcoplasm : the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
sarcoplasma : sarcoplasm
sarcoplasmatic : of or relating to the sarcoplasm
sarcoplasmic : the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
Sarcoptes : a genus of whitish itch mites that is the type genus of the family Sarcoptidae
sarcoptic : mange caused by mites (genus Sarcoptes) burrowing in the skin especially of the head and face
sarcoptid : of or relating to the Sarcoptidae :  sarcoptic
Sarcoptidae : a family of small whitish itch mites that attack the skin of humans and other mammals
sarcosine : a sweetish crystalline amino acid C3H7NO2 formed by the decomposition of creatine or made synthetically
sarcosoma : sarcosome sense 1
sarcosporidian : an order of a subclass (Acnidosporidia) of sporozoans that comprises imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates and includes the genus Sarcocystis
sarcosporidiosis : sarcocystosis
sarcostyle : a muscle fibril
sarcotheca : the theca of a sarcostyle of a hydrozoan
sarcous : of, relating to, or consisting of muscle tissue : fleshy
Sarcura : a suborder or other division of rays that have a thick tail, two dorsal fins, and a caudal fin and include the guitarfishes and often the electric rays  — compare masticura
Sard : a reddish-brown variety of chalcedony sometimes classified as a variety of carnelian
sard : a reddish-brown variety of chalcedony sometimes classified as a variety of carnelian
Sardanapalian : of, relating to, or characterized by the luxuriously sensual nature or way of life attributed to the Assyrian king Sardanapalus
Sardanapalus king of Assyria; sometimes identified with Ashurbanipal (reigned 668–627 b.c.)
sardel : sardine : a fish related to the sardine  — compare anchovy
Sardian ancient city in western Asia Minor that served as the capital of Lydia and was located east of Izmir
sardine : any of several small or immature fishes of the herring family
Sardinian : a native or inhabitant of Sardinia
sardius : sard
sardonic : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
sardonically : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
sardonicism : sardonic quality or humor
sardonyx : an onyx having parallel layers of sard
sargasso : gulfweed, sargassum
Sargassum : any of a genus (Sargassum) of brown algae that have a branching thallus with lateral outgrowths differentiated as leafy segments, air bladders, or spore-bearing structures : gulfweed
sargassum : any of a genus (Sargassum) of brown algae that have a branching thallus with lateral outgrowths differentiated as leafy segments, air bladders, or spore-bearing structures : gulfweed
sargo : any of several sparid fishes of Diplodus and related genera
sari : a garment of southern Asian women that consists of several yards of lightweight cloth draped so that one end forms a skirt and the other a head or shoulder covering
sarinda : a bowed stringed musical instrument of India
sark : shirt
sarkful : a quantity filling or sufficient to fill a shirt
sarking : thin boards for sheathing (as under shingles or slates)
sarkinite : a mineral Mn2(AsO4)(OH) consisting of a hydrous manganese arsenate occurring in flesh red greasy monoclinic crystals (hardness 4–5, specific gravity 4.2)
sarkit : provided with a shirt
sarlak : yak
sarlyk : yak
Sarmatian ancient region of eastern Europe in modern Poland and Russia between the Vistula and the Volga rivers
sarmatier : perwitsky
sarment : cutting, scion
sarmenta : sarment sense 2
sarmentaceous :  sarmentose
sarmentiferous :  sarmentose
sarmentose : a sugar C7H14O4 that is obtained from sarmentocymarin by hydrolysis and that is stereoisomeric with cymarose and closely related to digitalose
sarmentous :  sarmentose
sarmentum : sarment sense 2
sarod : a lute of northern India
saron : any of various Indonesian metallophones consisting of six or seven thick metal bars set on a wooden trough resonator and struck with a mallet
sarong : a loose garment made of a long strip of cloth wrapped around the body that is worn by men and women chiefly of the Malay Archipelago and the Pacific islands
saronic inlet of the Aegean Sea in southeastern Greece between Attica and the Peloponnese
saros : a lunar cycle of 6585.32 days at the end of which the centers of sun and moon return so nearly to their relative positions at the beginning that all the eclipses of the period recur approximately as before though in longitudes about 120 degrees west of the regions where they were visible in the saros immediately preceding
sarothrum : the pollen brush of a bee
sarpler : a weight for a bale of wool usually estimated as 80 tods or 2240 lbs.
sarra : serve
Sarracenia : any of a genus (Sarracenia) of eastern North American insectivorous perennial herbs of the pitcher-plant family
sarracenia : any of a genus (Sarracenia) of eastern North American insectivorous perennial herbs of the pitcher-plant family
Sarraceniaceae : a family of insectivorous plants (order Sarraceniales) having basal tubular leaves with a thin lamina like a wing at the inner margin and a hood or other appendage at the apex and large conspicuous pentamerous flowers
sarraceniaceous : a family of insectivorous plants (order Sarraceniales) having basal tubular leaves with a thin lamina like a wing at the inner margin and a hood or other appendage at the apex and large conspicuous pentamerous flowers
sarracenial : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the order Sarraceniales
Sarraceniales : an order of dicotyledonous plants constituting the families Sarraceniaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Droseraceae and having scapose flowers and leaves that secrete a viscous fluid and are variously modified to serve as insect traps
sarrazin : buckwheat
sarrusophone : a metal wind instrument with a double reed and a tube of wide conical bore played like the bassoon and sometimes used in place of it or a contrabassoon
sarrusophonist : a metal wind instrument with a double reed and a tube of wide conical bore played like the bassoon and sometimes used in place of it or a contrabassoon
sarsaparilla : any of various tropical American greenbriers
Sarsar : a whistling violently cold wind
sarsen : a large loose residual mass of stone left after the erosion of a once continuous bed or layer
sarsenet : a soft silk in plain or twill weaves
Sarsi : an Athapaskan people of the upper Saskatchewan and Athabaska river valleys in Alberta, Canada
Sart : soft
sart : soft
sartorial : of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
sartorially : of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
sartorite : a mineral PbAs2S4 consisting of a dark gray crystalline compound of lead, arsenic, and sulfur
sartorius : a muscle that crosses the front of the thigh obliquely, assists in rotating the leg to the cross-legged position in which the knees are spread wide apart, and in humans is the longest muscle
sarus : a crane (Grus antigone or Antigone antigone) of the Indian and Malay region
sarwan : a camel driver
sasanqua : a shrub (Camellia sasanqua) of China and Japan often cultivated for its fragrant evergreen leaves and white or red flowers and for seeds that yield tea-seed oil
sash : a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order
sashay : to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner
sashless : lacking a sash
sasin :  black buck
sasine : the seisin or possession of feudal property
saskatoon : serviceberry sense 2
sassaby : a large South African antelope (Damaliscus lunatus) similar to the hartebeest that is dark purplish red with the back and face nearly black and has regularly curved horns
sassafras : an eastern North American tree (Sassafras albidum) of the laurel family having both ovate and lobed aromatic leaves
Sassanian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the Sassanid dynasty of ancient Persia or its art or architecture
Sassanid : a member of a dynasty of Persian kings of the third to seventh centuries
Sassenach : a typical Englishman or something considered typical of England
sassolite : a mineral B(OH)3 consisting of native boric acid and usually occurring in small pearly scales as an incrustation
sassy : impudent sense 1
sassywood : a western African tree (Erythrophloeum guineense) of the family Leguminosae having a poisonous bark and yielding a hard strong insect-resistant wood
Sastean : a subdivision of the Shastan language family comprising the Shasta language
sat satellite
Satan : the angel who in Jewish belief is commanded by God to tempt humans to sin, to accuse the sinners, and to carry out God's punishment
satan : the angel who in Jewish belief is commanded by God to tempt humans to sin, to accuse the sinners, and to carry out God's punishment
satang a monetary subunit of the baht  — see baht at Money Table
satanic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism
satanical : satanic
satanically : of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism
Satanism : innate wickedness
Satanist : innate wickedness
satanist : innate wickedness
Satanity : satanism
satanize : to make satanic
Satanophobia : abnormal fear of Satan
satchel : a small bag often with a shoulder strap
sate : to cloy with overabundance : glut
sateen : a smooth durable lustrous fabric usually made of cotton in satin weave
sateenwood : a yellow satiny wood derived from an Amazonian tree (Euxylophora paraensis) of the family Rutaceae and widely used in Brazil in combination with acapu for parquetry
sateless : insatiate
satellite : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size
satellited : having a satellite
satiable : capable of being appeased or satisfied
satiate : filled to satiety
satiation : filled to satiety
satiety : the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness
satin : a fabric (as of silk) in satin weave with lustrous face and dull back
satinbush : a southern African shrub (Podalyria sericea) grown for its silvery foliage and rosy purple pealike flowers
satine : a timber tree (Brosimum paraense) of Brazil and the Guianas
satinfin : a common minnow (Notropis analoctanus) of the northeastern U.S. or a related fish (N. spilopterus) of the eastern and central U.S., both having the lower fins largely white
satinflower : honesty sense 3
satinize : to give a satiny finish to
satinleaf : caimitillo
satinpod : honesty sense 3, lunaria
satinwood : a tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of the rue family native to India and Sri Lanka that yields a lustrous yellowish-brown wood
satiny : having or resembling the soft usually lustrous smoothness of satin
satire : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
satiric : of, relating to, or constituting satire
satirical : of, relating to, or constituting satire
satirically : of, relating to, or constituting satire
satiricalness : the quality or state of being satirical
satirist : one that satirizes
satirizable : to utter or write satire
satirize : to utter or write satire
satirizer : one that satirizes
satisdation : the giving of security especially by a guarantor on behalf of a debtor sometimes in form of a cautio
satisfaction : the payment through penance of the temporal punishment incurred by a sin
satisfactional : satisfactory
satisfactorily : giving satisfaction : adequate
satisfactoriness : giving satisfaction : adequate
satisfactory : giving satisfaction : adequate
satisfiable : capable of being satisfied
satisfice : to pursue the minimum satisfactory condition or outcome
satisfied : pleased or content with what has been experienced or received
satisfier : one that satisfies
satisfy : to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : discharge
satisfying : producing pleasure or contentment by providing what is needed or wanted : enjoyable, gratifying
satisfyingly : producing pleasure or contentment by providing what is needed or wanted : enjoyable, gratifying
satisfyingness : satisfaction
satispassion : penitential suffering
Satrae : an ancient people of Thrace living on Mount Pangaeus without ever being subjugated by a conqueror
satrap : the governor of a province in ancient Persia
satrapy : the territory or jurisdiction of a satrap
Satsuma : any of several cultivated cold-tolerant mandarin trees that bear medium-sized largely seedless fruits with thin smooth skin
sattva : the purity and wisdom constituting one of the three gunas of Sankhya philosophy and leading to true enlightenment  — compare rajas, tamas
satura : a rudimentary type of stage show with musical accompaniment performed in ancient Rome prior to the introduction of formal Latin comedy
saturable : capable of being saturated
saturant : something that saturates
saturate : to satisfy fully : satiate
saturated : full of moisture : made thoroughly wet
saturation : the act of saturating : the state of being saturated
saturator : to satisfy fully : satiate
Saturday : the seventh day of the week
Satureia : a genus of aromatic herbs or shrubs (family Labiatae) that are nearly all native to southern Europe and that have small entire leaves, bracted purple flowers in axillary or terminal clusters, and oblong or oval nutlets  — see savory, wild basil, yerba buena
Saturn : a Roman god of agriculture and father by Ops of Jupiter
Saturnalia : the festival of Saturn in ancient Rome beginning on December 17
saturnalia : the festival of Saturn in ancient Rome beginning on December 17
Saturnalian : the festival of Saturn in ancient Rome beginning on December 17
saturnalian : the festival of Saturn in ancient Rome beginning on December 17
Saturnia : a genus of wild silk moths that is the type of the family Saturniidae
Saturnian : of, relating to, or influenced by the planet Saturn
saturnian : of, relating to, or influenced by the planet Saturn
saturniid : any of a family (Saturniidae) of usually large stout strong-winged moths (such as a luna moth or a cecropia moth) with hairy bodies
Saturniidae : an important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known, having a stout hairy body, strong wide wings, and antennae which are bipectinate to the tip, having larvae which spin silken cocoons, and comprising among others the io, polyphemus, luna, and cecropia moths, the pernyi and tussah silkworms, and the Atlas moth
Saturnine : born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
saturnine : born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
saturninity : the quality or state of being saturnine
saturnism : lead poisoning
satyagrahi : one that practices satyagraha
satyr : a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
satyriasis : excessive or abnormal sexual craving in the male
satyric : a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
Satyridae : a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods
satyrine : of or relating to the genus Satyrus
satyrism : satyriasis
sauce : a condiment or relish for food
sauceboat : a low boat-shaped pitcher for serving sauces and gravies
saucebox : a saucy impudent person
saucedish : a small round shallow dish for serving stewed fruit or other food
sauceless : having no sauce
saucepan : a small deep cooking pan with a handle
saucer : a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
saucerful : the content of a saucer
saucerless : lacking a saucer
saucerlike : a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
saucily : served with or having the consistency of sauce
sauciness : served with or having the consistency of sauce
saucy : served with or having the consistency of sauce
Sauerbraten : oven-roasted or pot-roasted beef marinated before cooking in vinegar with peppercorns, garlic, onions, and bay leaves
sauerkraut : cabbage cut fine and fermented in a brine made of its own juice with salt
sauger : a pike perch (Stizostedion canadense) of Canada and the U.S. similar to the walleye but smaller
saugh : sallow
Saul : the first king of Israel
saulie : a hired mourner
sault : leap, jump
Saulteur : a member of the Salteaux people
Saumur commune in northwestern France on the Loire River southeast of Angers population 27,283
sauna : a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones
saunderswood : sandalwood
saunter : to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
saunterer : to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
sauntering : to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
saunteringly : in a sauntering manner
saur : lizard
Saura : a forest people of the mountains of the Eastern Ghats, India
Sauraseni : the central Prakrit language of northern India
Saurauia : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Dilleniaceae) with toothed parallel-veined leaves and paniculate pentamerous flowers followed by a baccate fruit that is edible in some Mexican species
saurel : jack mackerel
Sauria : a division of Reptilia comprising the lizards, crocodilians, and various extinct elongated limbed reptiles that superficially resemble lizards
saurian : any of a suborder (Sauria) of reptiles including the lizards and in older classifications the crocodiles and various extinct forms (such as the dinosaurs and ichthyosaurs) that resemble lizards
Saurischia : an order of archosaurian reptiles comprising the saurischians
saurischian : any of an order (Saurischia) of herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaurs that have the pubis of the pelvis typically pointed downward and forward and that include the sauropods and theropods  — compare ornithischian
saurodont : of or relating to the Saurodontidae
Saurodontidae : a family of extinct Cretaceous clupeoid fishes with powerful jaws and a single row of compressed knifelike teeth
saurognathism : the quality or state of being saurognathous
saurognathous : of, relating to, or being an arrangement of the bones of the palate (as in certain woodpeckers) in which the maxillopalatals are short and the vomer is divided longitudinally and represented by a pair of slender rods
saurophagous : feeding on lizards
sauropod : any of a suborder (Sauropoda) of quadrupedal herbivorous saurischian dinosaurs (such as an apatosaurus) of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a long neck and tail, small head, and 5-toed limbs on which they tended to walk in a digitigrade fashion
Sauropoda : a suborder of Saurischia consisting of herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, small head, and more or less plantigrade 5-toed limbs all used in walking, including the most gigantic of land animals of any period, and known from the Middle Jurassic into the Cretaceous
sauropodous : a suborder of Saurischia consisting of herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and tail, small head, and more or less plantigrade 5-toed limbs all used in walking, including the most gigantic of land animals of any period, and known from the Middle Jurassic into the Cretaceous
sauropsid : a vertebrate of the group Sauropsida
Sauropsida : a group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles and birds  — compare ichthyopsida , mammalia
sauropsidan : a group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles and birds  — compare ichthyopsida , mammalia
sauropsidian : a group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles and birds  — compare ichthyopsida , mammalia
Sauropterygia : an order of Reptilia comprising forms more or less completely adapted to a marine environment and usually including the suborders Nothosauria and Plesiosauria
sauropterygian : an order of Reptilia comprising forms more or less completely adapted to a marine environment and usually including the suborders Nothosauria and Plesiosauria
Saururaceae : a family of perennial herbs (order Piperales) having small flowers destitute of perianth in terminal spikes and with an ovary of several separate carpels
saururaceous : a family of perennial herbs (order Piperales) having small flowers destitute of perianth in terminal spikes and with an ovary of several separate carpels
Saururus : a genus (the type of the family Saururaceae) of herbs having alternate cordate leaves and racemes of white flowers with four to eight stamens and an ovary of four carpels coalescent into a capsule in fruit  — see lizard's-tail
saury : a widely distributed fish (Scombresox saurus) of temperate waters of the Atlantic that resembles the related needlefishes
sausage : a highly seasoned minced meat (such as pork) usually stuffed in casings of prepared animal intestine
sausinger : sausage
Saussurea : a genus of herbs (family Compositae) found mostly in temperate and cool regions of Eurasia with heads of blue or purple flowers that resemble thistles  — see costusroot
saussurite : a mineral consisting of a tough compact substance that is white, greenish, or grayish, is produced in part at least by alteration of feldspar, and consists chiefly of zoisite or epidote
saussuritic : a mineral consisting of a tough compact substance that is white, greenish, or grayish, is produced in part at least by alteration of feldspar, and consists chiefly of zoisite or epidote
saussuritization : the process of converting feldspar into saussurite
saussuritize : to convert (feldspar) into saussurite
saute : to fry (food, such as small pieces of meat or vegetables) in a small amount of fat
sauterelle : an instrument used (as by masons) to trace and form angles
sauterne : a full-bodied sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France
sauternes : a full-bodied sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France
sauteur : a leatherjacket (Oligoplites saurus)
Sauvagesia : a genus of chiefly tropical American herbs or undershrubs (family Ochnaceae) having alternate leaves, fringed stipules, and small pentamerous flowers with an outer row of staminodia which is filiform and an inner row of staminodia which is petaloid
sauvegarde : monitor sense 3
savable : to deliver from sin
savage : not domesticated or under human control : untamed
savagedom : savagery
savagely : not domesticated or under human control : untamed
savageness : not domesticated or under human control : untamed
savagerous : barbarously savage
savagery : the quality of being savage
savagism : savagery
savanilla : tarpon
savanna : a treeless plain especially in Florida
Savannah river 314 miles (505 kilometers) long in eastern Georgia flowing southeast to the Atlantic and forming the Georgia-South Carolina boundary
savant : a person of learning
Savara : a people of northeastern Madras
savarin : a rich yeast cake baked in a ring mold and soaked in a rum or kirsch syrup
savation : an act of saving
save : to deliver from sin
saved : set aside, stored, or preserved for later use
saveloy : a highly seasoned dry sausage
saver : to deliver from sin
savin : a Eurasian juniper (Juniperus sabina) with dark berrylike cones and foliage
saving : preservation from danger or destruction : deliverance
savingly : in a saving manner : frugally
savingness : the quality or state of being saving : frugality
savior : one that saves from danger or destruction
savioress : a female savior
saviorhood : the quality or state of being a savior
saviorship : saviorhood
Saviour : one that saves from danger or destruction
Savonnerie : of, relating to, or being a handmade one-piece French carpet with a pile or a similarly woven tapestry
savor : the taste or smell of something
savored : the taste or smell of something
savorer : the taste or smell of something
savorily : having savor: such as
savoriness : having savor: such as
savoringly : in a relishing manner
savorless : the taste or smell of something
savorous : the taste or smell of something
savorsome : flavorsome
savory : having savor: such as
savour : the taste or smell of something
savoy region of southeastern France in the Savoy Alps southwest of Switzerland and bordering on Italy
Savoyard : a devotee, performer, or producer of the comic operas of W. S. Gilbert and A. S. Sullivan
savoyed : curled and wrinkled
savoying : a savoyed quality or state
savvy : having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters
saw : a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk
sawah : a wet or irrigated rice field in Indonesia
sawali : a coarse twilled matting of flattened bamboo strips used in the Philippines for partitions, walling, and baskets
Sawan : a month of the Hindu year
sawback : something that has a serrate dorsal outline
sawbelly : alewife sense 1a
sawbill : a bird with a serrate beak
sawbones : physician, surgeon
sawbuck : a 10-dollar bill
sawbwa : the hereditary ruler of a Shan state of Burma
sawder : flatter
sawdust : fine particles (as of wood) made by a saw in cutting
sawdusty : filled with, resembling, or smelling of sawdust
sawed : a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk
sawer : a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk
sawfish : any of a family (Pristidae) of large elongate rays that resemble sharks but have a long flattened snout with a row of serrate structures along each edge and that live in tropical and subtropical shallow seas and in or near the mouths of rivers
sawfly : any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Tenthredinoidea and especially family Tenthredinidae) with the female usually having a sawlike ovipositor and with the larva resembling a plant-feeding caterpillar
sawhorse : a frame on which wood is laid for sawing by hand : horse sense 2b
sawing : a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk
sawlike : a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk
sawman : one who saws or who repairs saws
sawmill : a mill or machine for sawing logs
sawmiller : one who operates a sawmill
sawmilling : the process of operating a sawmill
sawn : a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk
Sawney : fool, simpleton
sawney : fool, simpleton
sawsetter : one that sets the teeth of saws
sawsharper : great tit
sawway : the path of a saw in cutting
sawwort : any of various plants constituting a genus (Serratula) of the family Compositae
sawyer : one that saws
sax : saxophone
saxatile : saxicolous
saxboard : the uppermost strake of an open boat
Saxe (Hermann-) Maurice 1696–1750 Comte de Saxe French general
saxhorn : any of a group of valved brass instruments ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical tube, oval shape, and cup-shaped mouthpiece
saxicavous : boring in rock
Saxicola : a genus of Old World passerine birds including the whinchat, stonechat, and related birds
saxicoline : of or relating to the genus Saxicola
saxicolous : inhabiting or growing among rocks
Saxifraga : a genus (the type of the family Saxifragaceae) of usually perennial herbs of diverse habit of arctic and temperate regions having pentamerous often showy flowers with a 2-celled ovary followed by a 2-beaked follicle and often having basal tufted leaves  — see london pride
Saxifragaceae : a widely distributed family of herbs (order Rosales) of variable habit usually distinguished by the free ovary with two carpels, by having as many or twice as many stamens as petals, and by the absence of staminodia
saxifragaceous : a widely distributed family of herbs (order Rosales) of variable habit usually distinguished by the free ovary with two carpels, by having as many or twice as many stamens as petals, and by the absence of staminodia
saxifrage : any of a genus (Saxifraga of the family Saxifragaceae, the saxifrage family) of chiefly perennial herbs with showy pentamerous flowers and often with basal tufted leaves
saxifragous : growing in crevices of and promoting splitting of rock
saxifrax : sassafras
saxigenous : saxicolous
Saxon : a member of a Germanic people that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people
Saxonian :  saxon
Saxonic : of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons
Saxonism :  anglo-saxonism
Saxonist : a specialist in Old English or in Saxon history or culture
Saxonize : anglo-saxonize
Saxonly : in a Saxon manner
Saxony : a fine soft woolen fabric
saxophone : one of a group of single-reed woodwind instruments usually ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys
saxophonist : one of a group of single-reed woodwind instruments usually ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys
saxtuba : a bass saxhorn
say : to express in words : state
saya : an ankle-length outer skirt tied at the waist that is worn by women in the Philippines and Spanish America
sayable : capable of being said
Sayal : a light brown that is yellower and deeper than blush and deeper than cork
sayer : to express in words : state
saying : something said
scab : scabies of domestic animals
scabbard : a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
scabbardless : lacking a scabbard
scabbed : scabies of domestic animals
scabbily : in a scabby manner
scabbiness : the condition of being scabby
scabble : to work or shape roughly (as stone before leaving the quarry)
scabbler : a quarryman who scabbles stone slabs to make blocks of uniform size and to reduce shipping weight
scabbling : a fragment or chip of stone
scabby : covered with or full of scabs
scaberulous : minutely scabrous
scabies : contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites (especially Sarcoptes scabiei)
scabietic : contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites (especially Sarcoptes scabiei)
Scabiosa : a large genus of Old World herbs (family Dipsacaceae) having terminal heads of flowers subtended by a leafy involucre and flowers with a 5-cleft often bilabiate corolla and four stamens
scabious : any of a genus (Scabiosa) of Old World herbs of the teasel family with terminal flower heads subtended by a leafy involucre
scabish : field scabious
scabland : a region characterized by elevated tracts of rocky land with little or no soil cover and traversed or isolated by postglacial dry stream channels
scabrescent : becoming minutely scabrous
scabrid : somewhat rough in texture
scabridity : somewhat rough in texture
scabrous : difficult, knotty
scabrously : difficult, knotty
scabrousness : difficult, knotty
scabwort : elecampane
scacchite : a mineral MnCl2 consisting of native manganese chloride found in volcanic regions
scad : any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
scaddle : fierce, wild
scads : any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
scaffie : scavenger
scaffold : a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
scaffoldage : scaffold, scaffolding
scaffolder : one who erects scaffolding
scaffolding : a system of scaffolds
scagliola : an imitation marble used for floors, columns, and ornamental interior work
scala : any of the three spirally arranged canals into which the bony canal of the cochlea is partitioned by the vestibular and basilar membranes and which comprise the cochlear duct, scala tympani, and scala vestibuli
scalable : capable of being scaled
scalage : an allowance or percentage by which something (as listed weights, bulks, or prices of goods) is scaled down to compensate for loss (as by shrinkage or abrasion)
scalar : having an uninterrupted series of steps : graduated
scalare : angelfish sense 2
scalarian : scalariform sense 2
scalariform : resembling a ladder especially in having transverse bars or markings like the rungs of a ladder
scalation : lepidosis sense 2
scalawag : scamp, reprobate
scalawaggery : the conduct or doings of a scalawag
scald : to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam
scalded : to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam
scalder : one that scalds: such as
scaldfish : megrim entry 2 sense a
scalding : hot enough to scald
scale : an instrument or machine for weighing
scaleback : scale worm
scalebark : shagbark hickory
scaleboard : thin strips of sheet iron used by printers as leads
scaled : an instrument or machine for weighing
scaleless : an instrument or machine for weighing
scalelike : resembling a scale
scaleman : one who repairs scales
scalene : having the three sides of unequal length  — see triangle illustration
scalenohedral : of, relating to, or having the form of a scalenohedron
scalenohedron : a hemihedral form bounded ideally by scalene triangles:
scalenous : scalene
scalenus : any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib:
scalepan : a pan of a scale for weighing
scaler : one that scales
scales : an instrument or machine for weighing
scalesman : scaleman sense 2
scaletail : a rodent of the genus Anomalurus having horny scales under the base of the tail
scalewing : moth, butterfly
scalewise : stepwise entry 2 sense 2
scaliger Joseph Justus 1540–1609 French scholar
scaliness : covered with, composed of, or rich in scale or scales
scaling : an instrument or machine for weighing
scall : a scurf or scabby disorder (as of the scalp)
scallion : shallot
scallom : a straight rod like a stake but usually thinner with the ends secured by being twisted round another rod used in basketry especially to serve as a foundation (as for fitching or randing)
scallop : any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves
scalloper : a person who dredges for or gathers scallops
scalloping : any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves
scalma : a mild virus disease of the horse marked by inflammation of the pharynx, larynx, and bronchi and by a severe cough
Scalopus : a genus of insectivores including the common mole of the eastern U.S.
scalp : the part of the integument of the human head usually covered with hair in both sexes
scalpel : a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
scalpellar : of, relating to, or being a scalpellum
scalpellum : any of four slender piercing organs in the proboscis of true bugs or bloodsucking two-winged flies corresponding to the mandibles and the first pair of maxillae
scalper : the part of the integument of the human head usually covered with hair in both sexes
scalping : the part of the integument of the human head usually covered with hair in both sexes
scalpless : deprived of the scalp
scalpriform : shaped like a chisel
scalprum : the front or cutting edge of an incisor tooth
scaly : covered with, composed of, or rich in scale or scales
scalytail : scaletail
scam : a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
scamander river 240 miles (386 kilometers) long in western Turkey in Asia flowing southwest and west into the Aegean Sea
scamble : to struggle with others for largess thrown to a crowd
scambler : a mealtime visitor : sponger
scambling : a picked up meal
scammoniate : made with scammony
scammony : a twining convolvulus (Convolvulus scammonia) of Asia Minor with a large thick root
scammonyroot : man-of-the-earth sense 1
scamp : rascal, rogue
scamper : to run nimbly and usually playfully about
scamperer : one that scampers
scamping : rascal, rogue
scampish : rascal, rogue
scan : to read or mark so as to show metrical structure
scandal : a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it
scandalization : the act of scandalizing or the condition of being scandalized
scandalize : to offend the moral sense of : shock
scandalizer : one that utters scandal
scandalmonger : a person who circulates scandal
scandalmongering : a person who circulates scandal
scandalous : libelous, defamatory
scandalously : libelous, defamatory
scandalousness : libelous, defamatory
scandaroon : a long-bodied long-legged domestic pigeon of the carrier type with a curved bill and solid-colored or varied plumage
scandent : characterized by a climbing mode of growth
Scandian : scandinavian
Scandinavia peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
Scandinavian : the North Germanic languages
scandium : a silvery-white metallic element found widely especially in association with rare earth elements and used especially in alloys and in high-intensity electric lamps  — see Chemical Elements Table
Scandix : a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Umbelliferae) with finely dissected leaves, white flowers, and wingless long-beaked fruit and with obscure oil tubes  — see lady's comb
scanmag : scandal
scannable : to read or mark so as to show metrical structure
scanner : one that scans: such as
scanning : to read or mark so as to show metrical structure
scansion : the analysis of verse to show its meter
scansionist : one who practices or is skilled in the art of scansion
Scansores : an order of birds having the toes two before and two behind and including the parrots, woodpeckers, cuckoos, trogons, and toucans
scansorial : relating to, capable of, or adapted for climbing
scant : excessively frugal
scanties : abbreviated panties for women
scantily : limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
scantiness : limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
scantle : to cut down the supply of
scantling : the dimensions of timber and stone used in building
scantly : excessively frugal
scantness : excessively frugal
scanty : limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
scap : a scoop net for catching bait (as fish or shrimp)
scape : escape
scapegallows : one who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his or her crimes
scapegoat : a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
scapegoatism : a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
scapegrace : an incorrigible rascal
scapel : caulicle
scapeless : lacking a scape
scapement : escapement
scapha : an elongated depression of the ear that separates the helix and antihelix
Scaphander : a genus (the type of the family Scaphandridae) of gastropods having an external ovoid shell with a concealed spire
Scaphandridae : a family of gastropods (suborder Tectibranchia) related to the bubble shells
Scaphiopodidae : a family of toads that comprises the American spadefoot toads and is now usually included in the cosmopolitan family Pelobatidae
Scaphiopus : a genus of toads comprising the American spadefoot toads and being placed in the family Pelobatidae or sometimes made the type of Scaphiopodidae
scaphite : a fossil cephalopod of Scaphites or a related genus
Scaphites : a genus (the type of the family Scaphitidae) comprising Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopods that have all the whorls coiled in an involute spiral except the last which is straight for a distance and then bent back toward the coiled part
scaphitoid : a genus (the type of the family Scaphitidae) comprising Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopods that have all the whorls coiled in an involute spiral except the last which is straight for a distance and then bent back toward the coiled part
scaphocephalic : of, relating to, or exhibiting scaphocephaly
scaphocephalism :  scaphocephaly
scaphocephalous : of, relating to, or exhibiting scaphocephaly
scaphocephaly : a congenital deformity of the skull in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and boat-shaped because of premature ossification of the sagittal suture
scaphocerite : a flattened plate on the second joint of the antennae of many crustaceans
scaphoceritic : a flattened plate on the second joint of the antennae of many crustaceans
scaphognathite : a thin leaflike appendage of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans
scaphognathitic : a thin leaflike appendage of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans
scaphoid : navicular sense a
scapholunar : relating to or composed of the navicular and lunar bones of the carpus
scaphopod : of or relating to the Scaphopoda
Scaphopoda : a small class of Mollusca comprising bilaterally symmetrical marine forms that have a tapering tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spade-shaped foot for burrowing, many long slender prehensile oral tentacles about a mouth containing a radula, a rudimentary heart, no gills, and separate sexes whose reproductive products escape through the right kidney  — see tooth shell  — compare gastropoda
scaphopodous : a small class of Mollusca comprising bilaterally symmetrical marine forms that have a tapering tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spade-shaped foot for burrowing, many long slender prehensile oral tentacles about a mouth containing a radula, a rudimentary heart, no gills, and separate sexes whose reproductive products escape through the right kidney  — see tooth shell  — compare gastropoda
scapiform : resembling a scape especially in being a stem without leaves
scapoid : scapiform
scapolite : any of a group of minerals that are essentially complex silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium and that include some used as semiprecious stones
scapolitization : the process or state of alteration by which a mineral (as feldspar) is converted into scapolite
scapose : bearing, resembling, or consisting of a scape
scapula : either of a pair of large triangular bones lying one in each dorsal lateral part of the thorax, being the principal bone of the corresponding half of the shoulder girdle, and articulating with the corresponding clavicle or coracoid
scapular : a long wide band of cloth with an opening for the head worn front and back over the shoulders as part of a monastic habit
scapulare : the scapular region of a bird
scapulary : scapular sense 1
scapulated : having conspicuous and usually distinctively colored scapular feathers
scapulet : a fold at the bases of the lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostomous medusae
scapulimancy : divination by observation of a shoulder blade usually as blotched or cracked from a fire
scapulohumeral : of or relating to the scapula and the humerus
scapulopexy : a surgical procedure in which the scapula is attached (as by a wire) to a rib or vertebra
scapulothoracic : of or relating to the scapula and the thorax
scapus : stem, shaft, column: such as
scar : an isolated or protruding rock
scarab : any of a family (Scarabaeidae) of stout-bodied beetles (such as a dung beetle) with lamellate or fan-shaped antennae
scarabaei : scarab sense 2
scarabaeid : of or relating to the Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeidae : a family of stout-bodied lamellicorn beetles now usually restricted to beetles (as the tumblebugs or scarabaeus) of subsocial habits that feed on dung but sometimes especially formerly extended to include the plant-feeding rhinoceros beetles, flower beetles, leaf chafers and others that are usually placed in separate families  — compare cetoniidae , dung beetle, melolonthidae, rutelinidae
scarabaeidoid : scarabaeoid
scarabaeiform : resembling a scarabaeid beetle or its larva
scarabaeoid : a beetle of Scarabaeidae or a closely related family : scarabaeus
scarabaeus : scarab sense 2
scarabee : scarab sense 1
scaraboid : a gem engraved only on the flat oval base and somewhat rounded on the back but with no imitation of the beetle
Scaramouch : a stock character in the Italian commedia dell'arte that burlesques the Spanish don and is characterized by boastfulness and cowardliness
scaramouch : a stock character in the Italian commedia dell'arte that burlesques the Spanish don and is characterized by boastfulness and cowardliness
scarce : deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant
scarcely : by a narrow margin : only just
scarcement : an offset or retreat in the thickness of a wall or bank of earth
scarceness : deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant
scarcity : the quality or state of being scarce
scare : to frighten especially suddenly : alarm
scarebabe : a thing to scare a baby : bogey
scarecrow : an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to frighten birds away from crops
scareful : dreadful, alarming
scarehead : a big, sensational, or alarming newspaper headline
scaremonger : one inclined to raise or excite alarms especially needlessly
scaremongering : one inclined to raise or excite alarms especially needlessly
scarer : to frighten especially suddenly : alarm
scaresome : dreadful, alarming
scarf : a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders, around the neck, or over the head
scarface Alphonse 1899–1947 Scarface American gangster
scarfed : a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders, around the neck, or over the head
scarfer : one that scarfs: such as
scarfpin : tiepin
scarfskin : epidermis
scarid : of or relating to the Scaridae
Scaridae : a family of marine percoid fishes closely resembling the Labridae but having the teeth of the jaws more or less coalescent and comprising the true parrot fishes
scarification : the act or process of scarifying
scarificator : an instrument for making superficial cuts in the skin
scarifier : to make scratches or small cuts in (something, such as the skin)
scarify : to make scratches or small cuts in (something, such as the skin)
scarily : causing fright : alarming
scarious : dry and membranous in texture
scarlatina : scarlet fever
scarlatinal : scarlet fever
scarlatiniform : resembling the rash of scarlet fever
scarlatinoid :  scarlatiniform
scarless : an isolated or protruding rock
scarlet : scarlet cloth or clothes
scarletberry : bittersweet sense 2a
scarn : dung
scaroid : resembling or related to the Scaridae
scarp : the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification
scarred : having or marked by a scar or many scars
scarrer : one that shaves blemishes from leather
scarring : the formation or appearance of a scar or of multiple scars on the skin or other bodily tissue after a wound has healed
scarry : bearing marks of wounds : scarred
scart : scratch, scrape
scarth : a bare rough rock
Scarus : a parrot fish (Sparisoma cretense) of the Mediterranean of excellent table quality and highly esteemed by the ancient Romans
scarus : a parrot fish (Sparisoma cretense) of the Mediterranean of excellent table quality and highly esteemed by the ancient Romans
scary : causing fright : alarming
scase : small tax case
scat : to go away quickly
scathe : harm, injury
scatheful : harmful, pernicious
scatheless : harm, injury
scathing : bitterly severe
scathingly : bitterly severe
scatologic : of or relating to the study of excrement
scatological : interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
scatology : interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
Scatophagidae : a family of round-headed pollinose muscoid flies that comprise the typical dung flies
scatophagous : habitually feeding on dung : coprophagous
scatophagy : the practice of eating excrement or other filth especially as a pathological obsession
scatter : to cause to separate widely
scatterable : that can be scattered
scatteration : the act or process of scattering : the state of being scattered
scatterbrain : a person who is forgetful, disorganized, or unable to concentrate or think clearly
scatterbrained : having or showing a forgetful, disorganized, or unfocused mind : having the characteristics of a scatterbrain
scatterbrains : a person who is forgetful, disorganized, or unable to concentrate or think clearly
scattered : to cause to separate widely
scatteredly : in a scattered manner
scatteredness : the quality or state of being scattered
scatterer : to cause to separate widely
scattergood : a wasteful person : spendthrift
scattering : an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
scatteringly : an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
scatterling : vagrant
scattery : marked by scattering : scattered
scatty : crazy
scatula : a flat rectangular box used in dispensing powders and pills
scaturient : gushing forth : overflowing, effusive
scaum : burn, scorch
scaup : either of two diving ducks (Aythya affinis or A. marila) with the male having a glossy purplish or greenish head and a black breast and tail
scavage : a duty exacted in 14th, 15th, and 16th century England of nonresident merchants by mayors, sheriffs, or corporations on goods shown for sale
scavenge : to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
scavenger : a person employed to remove dirt and refuse from streets
scavengery : the removal of dirt, garbage, and other refuse from streets of a municipality
scavenging : to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
scaw : headland, promontory
scazon : a classical verse with a limping or halting movement:
scazontic : composed in scazons
sceat : a small, thick Anglo-Saxon coin of silver or rarely of gold or of copper  — see styca
scelerat : villain, rogue, criminal
scelidosaur : a dinosaur of the genus Scelidosaurus
scelidosauroid : like or related to the scelidosaurs
Scelidosaurus : a genus of European Lower Jurassic dinosaurs (suborder Stegosauria) having a dermal armor of longitudinal series of small tubercles and scutes on the back and tail
Scelidotherium : a genus of extinct Pleistocene four-toed South American edentates smaller than and intermediate in characters between those of the genera Megatherium and Mylodon
Sceliphron : a genus of wasps (family Sphecidae) comprising many common mud daubers and having the first segment of the abdomen narrowed into a long smooth round petiole
Sceloporus : a large genus of small iguanid lizards of North and Central America including the pine and sagebrush lizards
scena : an elaborate solo vocal composition that consists of a recitative usually followed by one or more aria sections
scenario : an outline or synopsis of a play
scenarioist : scenarist
scenarist : a writer of scenarios
scenarize : to make a scenario of (as a story, book)
scenary : the disposition of the scenes in which the action (as of a play or poem) is laid
scend : the lift of a wave : send
scene : one of the subdivisions of a play: such as
scenecraft : the art of furnishing fitting scenes or stage settings for plays
Scenedesmus : a genus (the type of the family Scenedesmaceae of the order Chlorococcales) of colonial green algae having groups of four or eight or rarely sixteen ellipsoid, fusiform, or oblong cells arranged side by side and frequently with more or less conspicuous appendages especially on the two end cells
sceneman : sceneshifter
scenery : the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
sceneshifter : a worker who moves the scenes in a theater
scenewright : a designer and maker of theatrical scenery
scenic : of or relating to the stage, a stage setting, or stage representation
scenical : of or relating to the stage, a stage setting, or stage representation
scenically : of or relating to the stage, a stage setting, or stage representation
scenite : nomad
scenograph : a perspective representation of an object
scenographer : the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery
scenographic : the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery
scenography : the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery
Scenopinidae : a family of small elongated two-winged flies that sometimes congregate about windows  — see window fly
scent : effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: such as
scented : having scent: such as
scenter : one that scents
scenting : effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: such as
scentless : effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: such as
scentwood : a fragrant Australian and Tasmanian shrub or small tree (Alyxia buxifolia) of the family Apocynaceae
scepter : a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority
sceptered : invested with a scepter or sovereign authority
scepterless : having no scepter
sceptral : resembling or relating to a scepter or to royal authority
scerne : discern
sceuophorion : a receptacle used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and corresponding to the pyx
sceuophylacium : a sacristy in the early church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church
sceuophylax : a sacristan in the early church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church
schaapsteker : any of several inoffensive and generally harmless African back-fanged snakes: such as
Schaefferia : a small genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs or occasionally small trees (family Celastraceae) having dioecious tetramerous flowers, coriaceous leaves, dry drupaceous fruits containing two seeds without an aril, and hard fine-grained yellow wood that has been used as a substitute for boxwood
schairerite : a mineral Na3(SO4)(F,Cl) consisting of a rare sodium sulphate with fluorine and chlorine and occurring in colorless rhombohedral crystals
schalmei : shawm
schalmey : shawm
schalstein : a slaty rock formed by the compression and metamorphism of basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava : slaty greenstone
schapbachite : matildite
schappe : a yarn or fabric of spun silk
schapping : a European method for fermenting and removing the gum from silk wastes
scharf : an organ mixture stop often of three or more ranks with a penetrating, high-pitched tone
Scheat : a red giant variable star of the second magnitude that is seen in the constellation of Pegasus
Schedar : an orange giant star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Cassiopeia
schediasm : an extemporaneous action (as in writing) : something done offhand
Schedius : a genus of minute chalcid flies including egg parasites of economic pests (as the gypsy moth)
schedular : of or relating to a schedule
schedule : program
scheelite : a mineral consisting of the tungstate of calcium that is an ore of tungsten
schefferite : a mineral (Ca,Mn)(Mg,Fe,Mn)Si2O6 that is a brown to black variety of pyroxene containing manganese and frequently much iron
schelling Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von 1775–1854 German philosopher
Schellingian Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von 1775–1854 German philosopher
schelly : gwyniad
scheltopusik : an anguid lizard (Ophisaurus apus or Pseudopus apus) chiefly of southeastern Europe and Asia Minor that resembles the glass snake of America
schema : a diagrammatic presentation
schemata : a diagrammatic presentation
schematic : of or relating to a scheme or schema
schematically : of or relating to a scheme or schema
schematism : the disposition of constituents in a pattern or according to a scheme : design
schematist : one that makes modifications to suit an established or preconceived system
schematization : to form or to form into a scheme or systematic arrangement
schematize : to form or to form into a scheme or systematic arrangement
schematizer : one that schematizes
schematogram : a tracing made with a schematograph
schematograph : an apparatus for tracing in reduced form the outline of a person in recording posture
scheme : a plan or program of action
schemeless : lacking a plan or plot
schemer : a plan or program of action
schemery : deceptive contriving : machination
scheming : given to forming schemes
schemist : schemer
schemy : scheming, artful
schepel : an old Dutch unit of dry measure equal to ¹/₄ muid or about ³/₄ bushel
schepen : a municipal officer in Holland and in Dutch settlements analogous to an English alderman
scherm : screen, fence
scherzando : in sportive manner : playfully
scherzi : a sprightly humorous instrumental musical composition or movement commonly in quick triple time
scherzo : a sprightly humorous instrumental musical composition or movement commonly in quick triple time
schesis : general state or disposition of the body or mind or of one thing with regard to other things : habitude, relation
Scheuchzeria : a monotypic genus (the type of the family Scheuchzeriaceae) of bog herbs that are found throughout the north temperate zone and that have leafy stems with white or greenish racemose flowers, several carpels, and fruits resembling follicles
Scheuchzeriaceae : a family of monocotyledonous plants (order Naiadales) coextensive with the genus Scheuchzeria
schiavone : a two-edged basket-hilted sword
Schiedam commune west of Rotterdam in the southwestern part of the Netherlands population 76,450
schiffli : a complex power machine for working embroidery designs and lace patterns on textiles
schiller : a bronzy iridescent luster (as of a mineral)
schillerization : the alteration of orthorhombic pyroxene and sometimes diallage in such a way that minute inclusions of secondary minerals are developed that reflect light simultaneously
schillerize : to impart a schiller to (a mineral) by the development (as by solution and infiltration) of inclusions or cavities
schilling : the basic monetary unit of Austria until 2002
schimmel : a gray or grayish horse
schindylesis : an articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another
schindyletic : exhibiting or joined in schindylesis
Schinus : a genus of tropical American trees (family Anacardiaceae) with odd-pinnate leaves and small dioecious white flowers in panicles  — see pepper tree
schipperke : any of a Belgian breed of small stocky black tailless dogs with foxy head and heavy coat
Schisandra : a genus of aromatic woody vines or shrubs (family Magnoliaceae) including one in North America and others in eastern Asia and having the leaves often evergreen, unisexual flowers in axillary clusters with the petals and sepals undifferentiated, and a fruit that is an elongated spike crowded with berries
schism : division, separation
schisma : the interval between an acoustical pure and an equally tempered fifth  — see diaschisma
schismatic : one who creates or takes part in schism
schismatical : one who creates or takes part in schism
schismatically : one who creates or takes part in schism
schismatist : schismatic
schismatize : to take part in schism
schismless : free from schismatic disorder
schist : a metamorphic crystalline rock that has a closely foliated structure and can be split along approximately parallel planes
schistic : schistose
schistocephalus : a genus of tapeworms closely related to and resembling those of the genus Ligula in appearance and behavior
Schistocerca : a genus of large migratory locusts
schistocormus : an individual with a congenital cleft of the thorax, neck, or abdominal wall
schistocyte : a hemoglobin-containing fragment of a red blood cell
schistocytosis : the presence of an abnormal number of schistocytes in the blood
schistoid : resembling schist
schistorrhachis : spina bifida
schistose : of or relating to schist : having the character or structure of a schist
schistosity : of or relating to schist : having the character or structure of a schist
Schistosoma : a genus that is the type genus of the family Schistosomatidae and that includes elongated digenetic trematode worms parasitizing the blood vessels of birds and mammals and several forms (as S. haematobium, S. japonicum, and S. mansoni) causing human schistosomiasis
schistosome : any of a genus (Schistosoma) of elongated trematode worms with the sexes separate that parasitize the blood vessels of birds and mammals and cause a destructive human schistosomiasis
schistosomiasis : infestation with or disease caused by schistosomes
schistothorax : congenital fissure of the chest or sternum
Schizaea : a genus (the type of the family Schizaeaceae) of small leptosporangiate ferns with filiform or linear fronds and the sporangia in close distichous spikes  — see curly grass
Schizaeaceae : a small family of mainly tropical ferns of various habit with simple or pinnate fronds and ovoid sessile sporangia in spikes or panicles
schizaeaceous : a small family of mainly tropical ferns of various habit with simple or pinnate fronds and ovoid sessile sporangia in spikes or panicles
Schizanthus : a genus of Chilean herbs (family Solanaceae) having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers with an irregular laciniate corolla and two exserted stamens  — see butterfly flower
schizanthus : a genus of Chilean herbs (family Solanaceae) having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers with an irregular laciniate corolla and two exserted stamens  — see butterfly flower
schizaxon : an axon that splits into nearly equal branches
schizocarp : a dry compound fruit that splits at maturity into several indehiscent one-seeded carpels
schizocoele : a perivisceral cavity that arises by the splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo  — compare enterocoele
schizocoelic : a perivisceral cavity that arises by the splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo  — compare enterocoele
schizocoelous : a perivisceral cavity that arises by the splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo  — compare enterocoele
schizodinic : discharging genital products by rupture
schizogamy : reproduction involving division of the body into a sexual and an asexual individual (as in some chaetopod worms)
schizogenesis : reproduction by fission
schizogenetic : schizogenous
schizogenetically : schizogenous
schizogenic : schizogenous
schizogenous : of, relating to, or formed by fission: such as
schizogenously : of, relating to, or formed by fission: such as
Schizognathae : a suborder of carinate birds consisting of those (as the pigeons, gallinaceous birds, penguins, gulls, cranes, shorebirds) with a schizognathous palate
schizognathism : the condition of being schizognathous
schizognathous : constituting or having an arrangement of the bones of the palate in which the vomer is narrow and pointed in front and separated by a space on each side from the usually long narrow maxillopalatals which do not unite with each other or with the vomer
schizogonic : asexual reproduction by multiple segmentation characteristic of sporozoans (such as the malaria parasite)
schizogony : asexual reproduction by multiple segmentation characteristic of sporozoans (such as the malaria parasite)
schizogregarine : a sporozoan of the suborder Schizogregarinaria
schizoid : having mutually contradictory or antagonistic parts : changing frequently between opposite states
schizoidism : the state of being split off (as in schizoid personality disorder and schizophrenia) from one's social and vital environment
schizolite : a manganese-containing variety of pectolite
schizolysigenous : formed both schizogenously and lysigenously
Schizomeria : a small genus of trees (family Cunoniaceae) of Australia and New Guinea with strong hard wood  — see ash
schizomycete : an organism of the class Schizomycetes : bacterium
Schizomycetes : an organism of the class Schizomycetes : bacterium
Schizonemertea : a group of nemerteans comprising those having a deep slit along each side of the head and a proboscis devoid of stylets
schizonemertean : a group of nemerteans comprising those having a deep slit along each side of the head and a proboscis devoid of stylets
schizonemertine : a group of nemerteans comprising those having a deep slit along each side of the head and a proboscis devoid of stylets
schizont : a multinucleate sporozoan that reproduces by schizogony
schizopelmous : having the two flexor tendons of the toes separate and the flexor of the hallux going to the first toe only
Schizopetalon : a genus of South American annual herbs (family Cruciferae) having lobed or sometimes pinnatifid leaves, racemose flowers with unequally cut long-clawed petals, and narrow pods
schizophasia : the disorganized speech characteristic of schizophrenia
schizophrene : one affected with schizophrenia : schizophrenic
schizophrenia : a mental illness that is characterized by disturbances in thought (such as delusions), perception (such as hallucinations), and behavior (such as disorganized speech or catatonic behavior), by a loss of emotional responsiveness and extreme apathy, and by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life
schizophrenic : a mental illness that is characterized by disturbances in thought (such as delusions), perception (such as hallucinations), and behavior (such as disorganized speech or catatonic behavior), by a loss of emotional responsiveness and extreme apathy, and by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life
Schizophyta : a division comprising the blue-green algae and bacteria (classes Myxophyceae and Schizomycetes) and characterized by unicellular or loosely colonial and often filamentous organization, by lack of a readily identifiable condensed nucleus, and by reproduction chiefly or wholly by fission
schizophyte : one of the Schizophyta
schizophytic : a division comprising the blue-green algae and bacteria (classes Myxophyceae and Schizomycetes) and characterized by unicellular or loosely colonial and often filamentous organization, by lack of a readily identifiable condensed nucleus, and by reproduction chiefly or wholly by fission
schizopod : a crustacean of the order Euphausiacea or Mysidacea
Schizopoda : an order or other division of Malacostraca that is now divided between the orders Euphausiacea and Mysidacea
schizopodal : having biramous thoracic appendages
schizopodous : an order or other division of Malacostraca that is now divided between the orders Euphausiacea and Mysidacea
schizorhinal : having each of the bones forming the posterior contour of the osseous external nares deeply cleft instead of rounded
schizothecal : having the horny envelope of the tarsus divided into plates that resemble large firm scales
schizothoracic : having the prothorax large and loosely articulated to the remainder of the thorax
schizothyme : an individual exhibiting or characterized by schizothymia
schizothymia : an introvert tendency or temperament that while remaining within the bounds of normality somewhat resembles schizophrenia (as in a tendency to autistic thinking)
schizothymic : an introvert tendency or temperament that while remaining within the bounds of normality somewhat resembles schizophrenia (as in a tendency to autistic thinking)
Schizotrypanum : a genus of flagellates including the trypanosome (S. cruzi) of Chagas disease
schlemiel : an unlucky bungler : chump
schlenter : imitation entry 1, fake
schlieren : small masses or streaks in an igneous rock that differ in composition from the main body
schlieric : small masses or streaks in an igneous rock that differ in composition from the main body
schloop : a swishing sound ending in a plop
schmaltz : extremely or excessively sentimental music or art
schmelz : any of various decorative glasses
schmelze : any of various decorative glasses
schnabel  1882–1951 Austrian pianist and composer
schnapper : snapper sense 3c
schnapps : any of various liquors of high alcoholic content
schnauzer : a dog of any of three breeds that originated in Germany and are characterized by a wiry coat, long head, pointed ears, heavy eyebrows, and long hair on the muzzle:
schneider : the taking of 91 or more points by the bidder in skat or schafskopf or of 90 or more by the opponents
Schneiderian : modified mucous membrane forming the epithelial part of the olfactory organ
schnitzel : a seasoned and garnished veal cutlet
schnorrer : beggar
Schoenocaulon : a genus of bulbous American herbs (family Liliaceae) having linear basal leaves and white flowers with exserted stamens  — see sabadilla
Schoenus : a genus of stout sedges (family Cyperaceae) chiefly Australasian but including a few from Europe and the warm or tropical parts of North America and having few-flowered spikelets in a spike or head, flowers without a perianth of bristles, and nutlets lacking a beak
schoenus : a genus of stout sedges (family Cyperaceae) chiefly Australasian but including a few from Europe and the warm or tropical parts of North America and having few-flowered spikelets in a spike or head, flowers without a perianth of bristles, and nutlets lacking a beak
schola : an ancient Roman school
scholae : an ancient Roman school
scholar : a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher : pupil
scholarch : the head of a school
scholardom : the realm of scholarship : the whole body of scholars
scholarian : a member of the Roman imperial guard
scholarism : scholastic often pedantic learning
scholarless : lacking students
scholarlike : scholarly
scholarliness : the quality or state of being scholarly
scholarly : of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned, academic
scholarship : a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation)
scholasm : a pedantic or academic expression
scholastic : of or relating to Scholasticism
scholastical : scholastic
scholastically : of or relating to Scholasticism
scholasticate : a college-level school of general study for those preparing for membership in a Roman Catholic religious order
scholasticism : a philosophical movement dominant in western Christian civilization from the 9th until the 17th century and combining religious dogma with the mystical and intuitional tradition of patristic philosophy especially of St. Augustine and later with Aristotelianism
scholia : a marginal annotation or comment (as on the text of a classic by an early grammarian)
scholiast : a maker of scholia : commentator, annotator
scholiastic : a maker of scholia : commentator, annotator
scholion : scholium
scholium : a marginal annotation or comment (as on the text of a classic by an early grammarian)
Schomburgkia : a genus of South American epiphytic orchids having showy racemose flowers borne either on a scape from pseudobulbs or on a long fleshy stem
schonfelsite : a feldspar-free basalt with phenocrysts of olivine and augite in a dense groundmass of titanomagnetite, orthorhombic pyroxene, apatite, interstitial brown glass, and traces of basic plagioclase
School : an organization that provides instruction: such as
school : an organization that provides instruction: such as
schoolable : suitable for school or schooling:
schoolbag : a bag for carrying schoolbooks and school supplies
schoolbook : a school textbook
schoolboy : a boy attending school
schoolboyish : schoolboy sense 1
schoolboyishness : behavior suited to a young boy : immature or childish conduct
schoolcraft : knowledge purveyed by school
schooldame : the keeper of a dame school : schoolmistress
schooldom : school affairs
schooled : an organization that provides instruction: such as
schoolery : matters taught in or as if in a school : schooling
schoolfellow : schoolmate
schoolgirl : a girl attending school
schoolgirlish : suited to or resembling that of a young girl
schoolhouse : a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
schooling : instruction in school : education
schoolingly : in a manner intended to teach or admonish
schoolish : characteristic of schools: such as
schoolkeeper : one that keeps a school:
schoolless : lacking a school or schooling
schoolman : one skilled in academic disputation
schoolmaster : a man who teaches school
schoolmasterhood : the position or state of a schoolmaster
schoolmasterish : a man who teaches school
schoolmasterly : a man who teaches school
schoolmastership : the status or position of a schoolmaster
schoolmastery : the work or practice of a schoolmaster
schoolmate : a companion at school
schoolmistress : a woman who teaches school
schoolmistressy : a woman who teaches school
schoolroom : classroom
schoolteacher : one who teaches school
schoolteacherish : resembling a schoolteacher or what a schoolteacher is felt to be
schoolteacherly : schoolteachery
schoolteachery : resembling or characteristic of a schoolteacher : prim and formal in manner and especially in speech
schoolteaching : the occupation or profession of teaching school
schooltime : the time for beginning a session of school or during which school is held
schoolward : toward school
schoolwork : lessons done in class or assigned to be done at home
schoolyard : the area next to or surrounding a school where students typically play games or sports
schooner : a typically 2-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a foremast and a mainmast stepped nearly amidships
Schopenhauereanism :  schopenhauerism
Schopenhauerian Arthur 1788–1860 German philosopher
Schopenhauerism : the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer who taught that the essential or absolute reality is a blind and restless will manifesting itself as a will to live and that life is an evil to be cured only by overcoming the will to live  — compare voluntarism
schorl : tourmaline
schorlaceous : being, containing, or resembling schorl
schorlomite : a mineral Ca3(Fe,Ti)2[(Si,Ti)O4]3 consisting of an iron calcium titanate and silicate related to garnet and occurring usually in black masses with vitreous luster (hardness 7–7.5, specific gravity 3.81–3.88)
schorly : containing or mingled with schorl
schottische : a round dance resembling a slow polka
schout : a Dutch bailiff or sheriff
schreiner : to calender (cotton fabric) with rollers engraved all over with very fine lines in order to produce a lustrous surface
schreinerize : to calender (cotton fabric) with rollers engraved all over with very fine lines in order to produce a lustrous surface
Schrund : bergschrund
schultenite : a mineral PbHAsO4 consisting of a lead hydrogen arsenate and occurring in colorless tabular orthorhombic crystals
schungite : an amorphous carbon that occurs in schists
schuss : to ski directly down a slope at high speed
schwa : an unstressed mid-central vowel (such as the usual sound of the first and last vowels of the English word America)
schwarz : the winning of all the tricks in skat or schafskopf
Schwenkfelder : a follower of Kaspar Schwenkfeld who advanced the cause of the Reformation, encouraged laymen to read the Bible, advocated the separation of church and state, and founded small spiritual communities emphasizing a somewhat mystical interpretation of the Christian faith
Schwenkfeldian :  schwenkfelder
Sciaena : the type genus of Sciaenidae comprising somewhat elongated marine fishes with a conical head, terminal or subterminal mouth, and no barbels and including numerous croakers some of which are favored as food or sport fishes  — see black croaker, maigre, mulloway
sciaenid : of or relating to the Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae : a large, economically important, and widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes comprising the croakers, being nearly all marine along the sandy shores of warm temperate seas, usually having the air bladder large and complicated and used to produce a sound, and including various large fishes valued as food  — see sciaena
sciaenoid : a sciaenoid fish
scialytic : dispersing or dispelling shadows
sciamachy : a fighting with a shadow : a mock or futile combat (as with an imaginary foe)
Scian :  chian
sciapod : one of a mythological people having feet big enough for use as sunshades and living according to classic Greek mythology in Libya or according to medieval legend in which they were one-footed sometimes in India
sciapodous : having very large feet
Sciara : a genus (the type of the family Sciaridae) of minute and usually blackish fungus gnats typically with highly gregarious larvae that are often destructive to mushrooms and seedlings  — see armyworm
sciarid : of or relating to the Sciaridae
Sciaridae : a family of minute usually dark or blackish two-winged flies some of which are destructive to mushrooms and to seedlings of higher plants  — see fungus gnat, sciara  — compare mycetophilidae
sciatic : of, relating to, or situated near the hip
sciatica : pain along the course of a sciatic nerve especially in the back of the thigh
sciatical : caused by or affected with sciatica
sciaticky : affected with sciatica
science : the state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding
scienced : skilled in science : learned
scient : knowing, skillful
sciential : relating to or producing knowledge or science
scientific : of, relating to, or exhibiting the methods or principles of science
scientifical : scientific
scientifically : of, relating to, or exhibiting the methods or principles of science
scientificalness : scientific quality or nature
scientism : methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to the natural scientist
Scientist : a person learned in science and especially natural science : a scientific investigator
scientist : a person learned in science and especially natural science : a scientific investigator
scientistic : methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to the natural scientist
scientize : to treat with a scientific approach
scilicet : that is to say : specifically, namely
Scilla : any of a genus (Scilla) of Old World bulbous herbs of the lily family with narrow basal leaves and purple, blue, or white racemose flowers
Scillitan : of or relating to the ancient town of Scillium in Roman Africa
Scillonian island group of southwestern England off Land's End comprising 140 islands; capital Hugh Town area 6 square miles (16 square kilometers), population 2900  — see cornwall sense 2
scimitar : a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side and used chiefly by Arabs and Turks
scimitared : armed with or shaped like a scimitar
scincid : of or relating to the Scincidae
Scincidae : a cosmopolitan family of pleurodont lizards (section Scincomorpha) comprising the skinks
scincidoid : resembling or related to the Scincidae
scincoid : of, relating to, or resembling skink
scincoidian : of, relating to, or resembling skink
Scincomorpha : a section of the saurian division Autarchoglossa comprising the Scincidae and related families in which the clavicles when present are dilated, the tongue scaly or obliquely plicate, the teeth often perforate and rarely conical or recurved, and the hemipenes usually laminate
sciniph : a stinging or biting insect in Exod 8:17 (DV) or a gnat (RSV)
scintilla : spark, trace
scintillant : that scintillates : sparkling
scintillantly : that scintillates : sparkling
scintillate : to emit sparks : spark
scintillating : brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
scintillation : an act or instance of scintillating
scintillator : to emit sparks : spark
scintillescent : scintillating or twinkling somewhat faintly
scintillometer : scintillation counter
scintilloscope : a small instrument similar to the spinthariscope for exhibiting scintillations (as of a radioactive substance) on a sensitive screen
scintling : to stack (molded brick) with spaces between to allow ventilation for drying
sciolism : a superficial show of learning
sciolist : a superficial show of learning
sciolistic : a superficial show of learning
sciolous : knowing superficially or imperfectly : sciolistic
sciomancy : divination by consulting the shades of the dead
sciomantic : of, relating to, or obtained by means of sciomancy
scion : a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft
sciophilous : thriving in shade
sciophyte : a plant that endures or thrives best at lowered light intensity
scioptic : of or relating to the formation of images in a darkened room (as in a camera obscura)
scioptics : the art or process of exhibiting luminous images (as of external objects) in a darkened room by arrangements of lenses or mirrors
sciosophist : an accepter or propounder of sciosophy
sciosophy : pretended knowledge of natural or supernatural forces systematized by tradition or imaginative invention
Sciot : of or relating to the island of Chios
scirenga : a West Indian and Mediterranean grouper (Parepinephelus acutirostris)
Scirpus : a large genus of widely distributed annual or perennial sedges (family Cyperaceae) that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets containing perfect flowers with a perianth of six bristles  — see bulrush, tule
scirrhi : scirrhous carcinoma
scirrhoid : resembling a scirrhous carcinoma
scirrhous : of, relating to, or being a hard slow-growing malignant tumor having a preponderance of fibrous tissue
scirrhus : scirrhous carcinoma
scissel : metal scrap clippings left over in various mechanical operations
scissile : capable of being cut smoothly or split easily
scission : a division or split in a group or union : schism
scissiparity : schizogenesis
scissor : scissors
scissorbill : skimmer sense 3
scissorbird : scissortail
scissorer : one that scissors
scissoring : scissors
scissorlike : resembling a scissors especially in having crossing parts or motion involving crossing of parts
scissors : a cutting instrument having two blades whose cutting edges slide past each other
scissorsbird : scissortail
scissorstail : scissortail
scissortail : a flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America that has a long deeply forked tail
scissure : a cleft or elongated opening in a body or surface made by or as if by cutting : a cleft separating bodily parts or opening into the body
Scissurella : a genus of small marine snails (suborder Rhipidoglossa) having several long ciliated tentacles on each side of the body and a small spiral shell the last whorl of which has a broad fissure or sinus
sciurid : of or relating to the Sciuridae
Sciuridae : a nearly cosmopolitan family of sciuromorph rodents consisting of the true squirrels, ground squirrels, marmots, and related rodents
sciuroid : resembling a squirrel
sciuromorph : of or relating to the Sciuromorpha
Sciuromorpha : a suborder or formerly a superfamily of Rodentia comprising relatively large more or less primitive forms (as the squirrels, marmots, gophers, beavers, and related rodents)  — compare hystricomorpha, myomorpha
sciuromorphic : of or relating to the Sciuromorpha
Sciuropterus : a genus of flying squirrels including only the polatouche of northern Europe and Asia and occurring in several geographic races but formerly including all the smaller Old and New World flying squirrels  — compare glaucomys , petaurista
Sciurus : the type genus of Sciuridae formerly including all the squirrels but now restricted to a cosmopolitan group of typical moderate sized arboreal squirrels
sclaff : to scrape the ground instead of hitting the ball cleanly on a golf stroke
scler : hard
sclera : the dense fibrous opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea  — see eye illustration
scleral : the dense fibrous opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea  — see eye illustration
Scleranthus : a small Old World genus of annual weedy prostrate herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having opposite subulate leaves, small cymose perfect apetalous flowers, and tiny one-seeded utricles  — see knawel
sclere : a minute skeletal element (as a spicule of a sponge)
sclerectomy : surgical removal of a part of the sclera
sclereid : a variably shaped sclerenchymatous cell of a higher plant
sclerema : scleroderma
sclerenchyma : a protective or supporting tissue in higher plants composed of cells with walls thickened and often lignified
sclerenchymatous : a protective or supporting tissue in higher plants composed of cells with walls thickened and often lignified
sclerenchyme : sclerenchyma
sclererythrin : a red or violet coloring matter of ergot
scleretinite : a mineral resin found in the coal measures of Wigan, England, in the form of reddish-brown to black pellets
Scleria : a large and widely distributed genus of sedges (family Cyperaceae) having solitary pistillate flowers and numerous staminate flowers followed by hard shining bony nutlets  — see nut rush
sclerification : the condition of being or becoming sclerified
sclerify : to become converted into sclerenchyma
sclerite : a hard chitinous or calcareous plate, piece, or spicule (as of the arthropod integument)
scleritis : inflammation of the sclera
sclerobase : the calcareous or horny central axis of most compound alcyonarians
sclerobasic : the calcareous or horny central axis of most compound alcyonarians
scleroblast : one of the cells of a sponge by which a spicule is formed
scleroblastema : the mesodermal tissue forming bone
scleroblastemic : the mesodermal tissue forming bone
scleroblastic : one of the cells of a sponge by which a spicule is formed
sclerocauly : exceptional development of sclerenchyma in a stem (as of various desert plants)  — compare sclerophylly
sclerocornea : a congenital condition in which the cornea is opaque like the sclera
sclerocorneal : of or involving both sclera and cornea
sclerodactylia : scleroderma of the fingers and toes
sclerodactyly : scleroderma of the fingers and toes
scleroderm : triggerfish, filefish
Scleroderma : a usually slowly progressive disease marked by the deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the skin and often in internal organs and structures
scleroderma : a usually slowly progressive disease marked by the deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the skin and often in internal organs and structures
Sclerodermata : a usually slowly progressive disease marked by the deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the skin and often in internal organs and structures
Sclerodermatales : an order of basidiomycetous fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) having closed subterranean or epigeous and sessile or stalked sporocarps with a simple or several-layered peridium surrounding an unchambered or indistinctly chambered gleba  — compare lycoperdales
sclerodermatous : of, relating to, or affected with scleroderma
Sclerodermi : a suborder or other division of Plectognathi, comprising the triggerfishes and filefishes
sclerodermia : scleroderma sense 2
sclerodermic :  sclerodermatous
sclerodermite : the hard integument of a segment of an arthropod
sclerodermitic : the hard integument of a segment of an arthropod
sclerodermous :  sclerodermatous
sclerogen : the lignified and mineralized material of the walls of a brachysclereid
sclerogenous : making or secreting hard tissue
scleroid : hard, indurated
sclerokeratitis : inflammation of the sclera and cornea
scleroma : hardening of tissues
scleromata : hardening of tissues
scleromeninx : dura mater
scleromere : a metamere of the skeleton
sclerometer : an instrument for determining the relative hardnesses of materials
Scleropages : a genus of large fishes (family Osteoglossidae) of Australia and Asia including the saratoga and arowana
Scleroparei : a large and economically important order of spiny-finned fishes comprising the scorpion fishes, greenlings, sculpins, gurnards, and related forms that are distinguished by a process of the third suborbital plate extending backward to or toward the preopercle  — compare mail-cheeked
sclerophyll : of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly
sclerophyllous : of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly
sclerophylly : exceptional development of sclerenchyma in leaves (as in many desert plants) resulting in thickened hardened foliage resistant to water loss  — compare sclerocauly
scleroprotein : any of various fibrous proteins especially from connective and skeletal tissues
Scleroscope : a sclerometer devised especially for use with metals in which the height of rebound of a small standard object dropped from a fixed height onto the surface of a specimen is used as a measure of the hardness of the specimen
scleroscope : a sclerometer devised especially for use with metals in which the height of rebound of a small standard object dropped from a fixed height onto the surface of a specimen is used as a measure of the hardness of the specimen
sclerose : to cause sclerosis in
sclerosed : to cause sclerosis in
scleroseptum : a calcareous radial septum of a coral
sclerosis : pathological hardening of tissue especially from overgrowth of fibrous tissue or increase in interstitial tissue
scleroskeleton : the part of the skeleton that is formed by ossifications in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses
Sclerospora : a genus of downy mildews (family Peronosporaceae) parasitic on various grasses and having thick-walled resting spores that are united with the walls of the oogonia
sclerotal : any of the bony plates in the sclerotic of various vertebrates
sclerote : sclerotium
sclerotia : a compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that in some higher fungi becomes detached and remains dormant until a favorable opportunity for growth occurs
sclerotial : a compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that in some higher fungi becomes detached and remains dormant until a favorable opportunity for growth occurs
sclerotic : of, relating to, or affected with sclerosis (see sclerosis sense 1)
sclerotica : sclera
Sclerotinia : a large genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Helotiales) having apothecia that arise from a sclerotium and including various destructive plant pathogens  — see brown rot
sclerotinial : a large genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Helotiales) having apothecia that arise from a sclerotium and including various destructive plant pathogens  — see brown rot
sclerotiniose : a plant disease caused by a sclerotinia
sclerotioid : resembling a sclerotium
sclerotitis :  scleritis
sclerotium : a compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that in some higher fungi becomes detached and remains dormant until a favorable opportunity for growth occurs
sclerotized : hardened especially by the formation of sclerotin
sclerotoid : resembling a sclerotium
sclerotome : the ventral and mesial portion of a somite that proliferates mesenchyme which migrates about the notochord to form the axial skeleton and ribs
sclerotomic : the ventral and mesial portion of a somite that proliferates mesenchyme which migrates about the notochord to form the axial skeleton and ribs
sclerotomy : surgical cutting of the sclera
sclerous : hard, indurated
scob : a rod or splint of wood
scobby : chaffinch
scobicular : scobiform
scobiform : resembling sawdust or raspings
scobs : a rod or splint of wood
scoff : an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
scoffer : an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
scoffing : an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
scofflaw : a contemptuous law violator
scoggin : a coarse or scurrilous jester
scoinson : an arch carrying a part of the thickness of a wall
scoke : pokeweed
scold : to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke
scoldenore : long-tailed duck
scolder : to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke
scolding : the action of one who scolds
scoldingly : in a scolding manner
scoleces : the head of a tapeworm either in the larva or adult stage
Scolecida : a phylum or other major division of Metazoa that comprises triploblastic bilaterally symmetrical invertebrate animals lacking a true coelom and having nonstriated musculature, a nonmetameric nervous system, and a primitive or no circulatory system and that includes Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Acanthocephala, Gastrotricha, Rotifera, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Kinorhyncha, and Entoprocta  — compare aschelminthes
scolecite : a usually fibrous zeolite mineral that is a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate
scolecoid : resembling a scolex or worm
scolecospore : a slender threadlike spore
scolex : the head of a tapeworm either in the larva or adult stage
Scolia : a genus (the type of the family Scoliidae) of wasps that build or dig no nest but lay their eggs on the bodies of the burrowing larvae of various beetles
scolia : a genus (the type of the family Scoliidae) of wasps that build or dig no nest but lay their eggs on the bodies of the burrowing larvae of various beetles
scolices : the head of a tapeworm either in the larva or adult stage
scoliid : of or relating to the genus Scolia or family Scoliidae
scolion : an ancient Greek song sung in turn by guests at a banquet and possibly improvised
scoliosis : a lateral curvature of the spine
scoliotic : a lateral curvature of the spine
scolite : any of various tubular structures found in rocks and believed to be fossil burrows of marine worms
scollop : any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves
scolopaceous : resembling a snipe
Scolopacidae : a family of birds (suborder Charadrii) including the woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, tattlers, curlews, and godwits  — see charadriidae
scolopacine : of or relating to the Scolopacidae
Scolopax : the type genus of Scolopacidae comprising the European woodcock and a few obscure East Indian birds but formerly including several other birds
Scolopendra : centipede
scolopendra : centipede
Scolopendrella : a genus (the type of the family Scolopendrellidae) of terrestrial arthropods resembling small centipedes with 15 to 24 dorsal scutes and 12 pairs of short legs
Scolopendrellidae : a family of minute terrestrial arthropods (class Symphyla) with the first pair of legs usually reduced or imperfect  — see scolopendrella
scolopendrelloid : resembling or related to the genus Scolopendrella
Scolopendridae : a large cosmopolitan family of centipedes of which Scolopendra is the type
scolopendriform : resembling a centipede
scolopendrine : a large cosmopolitan family of centipedes of which Scolopendra is the type
scolophore : an integumentary sense organ in insects believed to be auditory in function
scolopophore : an integumentary sense organ in insects believed to be auditory in function
Scolymus : a small genus of thistlelike herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region having flower heads with only ray flowers  — see golden thistle
scolytid : of or relating to the Scolytidae
Scolytidae : a large family of bark-boring or wood-boring rhynchophorous beetles having a very short beak and clubbed antennae and being small but very destructive to forest trees and fruit trees  — see bark beetle
scolytoid : resembling or related to the family Scolytidae
Scolytus : the type genus of Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles of which some are destructive to economically important plants and one (S. multistriatus) is a vector of the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease
Scomber : the type genus of Scombridae containing the common Atlantic mackerel
Scombresocidae : a family of slender elongate thin-scaled fishes including only the sauries and with the needlefishes (family Belonidae) forming a distinct suborder of the order Synentognathi
Scombresox : the type genus of Scombresocidae
scombrid : of or relating to the Scombridae
Scombridae : a family of fishes (suborder Scombroidea) comprising the typical mackerels, the chub mackerels, and a few related forms but formerly including all or nearly all the scombroids
scombriform : of or relating to the Scombriformes
scombrine : a protamine obtained from the mackerel
scombroid : any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (such as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) of great economic importance as food fishes
Scombroidea : a suborder of Percomorphi that comprises active streamlined marine fishes having a narrow caudal peduncle, scales absent or small and sometimes spiny, a usually long dorsal fin without projecting spines but sometimes with finlets, a lunate or forked caudal fin and including numerous oily-fleshed fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) and that are of great economic importance as food fishes
sconce : a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks
sconcheon : the part of the side of an opening from the back of the reveal to the inside face of the wall usually forming in the masonry a rabbet in which the wooden frame is set
scone : a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
scoop : a large ladle
scooped : a large ladle
scooper : a large ladle
scoopful : a large ladle
scooping : a large ladle
scoot : to move swiftly
scooter : a vehicle ridden while standing that consists of a narrow footboard mounted between or atop two wheels tandem that has an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel, and that is moved by pushing with one foot
scopa : a group or arrangement of short stiff hairs on the body surface of an insect that usually functions like a brush in collecting something (as pollen)
scoparin : the yellow crystalline coloring matter C22O22O11 of the flowers of broom (Cytisus scoparius)
scoparius : the dried tops of the Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) containing the alkaloid sparteine and formerly used as a diuretic
scopate : resembling a brush
scope : intention, object
scopeless : having or affording no scope
scopic : visual
Scopidae : a family of African wading birds (suborder Ciconiae) consisting of the hammerkop
scopine : a crystalline heterocyclic amino alcohol C8H13NO2 that is obtained by hydrolysis of scopolamine and that is an epoxy derivative of tropine
scopola : the dried rhizome of an herb (Scopolia carniolica) of the family Solanaceae that contains the alkaloids scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine and is used as a hypnotic and analgesic
scopolamine : a poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)
scopoletin : a crystalline lactone C10H8O that is found in various solanaceous plants (as members of the genus Scopolia or belladonna)
scopoline : a crystalline heterocyclic amino alcohol C8H13NO2 formed intramolecularly from scopine especially with an acid or alkali as catalyst and thus usually formed by hydrolysis of scopolamine
scopperil : a spinning top
scops : an Old English bard or poet
scoptical : jesting, jeering, scoffing
scoptically : jesting, jeering, scoffing
scoptophilia : a desire to look at sexually stimulating scenes especially as a substitute for actual sexual participation
scoptophiliac : an individual affected with scopophilia
scoptophilic : a desire to look at sexually stimulating scenes especially as a substitute for actual sexual participation
scopula : a bushy tuft of hairs : scopa
scopulate : having scopulae
scopulite : a crystallite in the form of a stem with a radiating terminal brush or a number of lateral brushes
Scopus : the type genus of Scopidae consisting of the umbrette
scorbute : scurvy
scorbutic : of, relating to, producing, or affected with scurvy
scorbutus : scurvy
scorch : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
scorched : parched or discolored by scorching
scorcher : one that scorches
scorching : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
scorchingly : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
score : twenty
scoreboard : a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
scored : twenty
scorekeeper : one that keeps score
scoreless : having no score
scorer : twenty
scoria : the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores : slag
scoriac : scoriaceous
scoriaceous : the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores : slag
scoriae : the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores : slag
scorification : the act, process, or result of scorifying
scorifier : one that scorifies
scoriform : having the form of scoria
scorify : to reduce to scoria : to subject to scorification
scoring : twenty
scorious : scoriaceous
scorn : open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation
scorned : open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation
scorner : open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation
scornful : full of scorn : contemptuous
scornfully : full of scorn : contemptuous
scornfulness : full of scorn : contemptuous
scorodite : a leek green or brownish mineral FeAsO4.2H2O that is a hydrous ferric arsenate and that is isomorphous with mansfieldite and isostructural and probably isomorphous with variscite and strengite (hardness 3.5–4, specific gravity 3.1–3.3)
Scorpaena : the type genus of the family Scorpaenidae
scorpaenid : any of a family (Scorpaenidae) of marine bony fishes possessing usually venomous spines on the fins that includes the scorpion fishes, lionfishes, and rockfishes
Scorpaenidae : a large family of carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling marine spiny-finned fishes (suborder Scorpaenoidea) having a large head with usually one or more pairs of spiniferous ridges above, wide gill openings, usually ctenoid scales, a dorsal fin that is typically supported by strong spines which in some forms have poison glands and inflict severe wounds, occurring in all seas but most abundant in the Pacific, and including numerous forms that are used for food  — see rockfish, scorpion fish
scorper : a graver with a sharpened squire or u-shaped working end: such as
Scorpididae : a small family of scaly-finned percoid fishes of the Pacific ocean including the half-moon that have a deep compressed body, well-developed teeth, and a single dorsal fin
Scorpii :  antares
Scorpio : scorpius
scorpioid : resembling a scorpion
scorpion : any of an order (Scorpionida) of nocturnal arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous stinger at the tip
scorpionic : relating to or resembling the scorpion
scorpionid : of or relating to the Scorpionida
Scorpionida : an order of Arachnida constituted by the true scorpions
scorpionweed : a plant of the genus Phacelia
Scorpiurus : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the Mediterranean region and the Canary islands having simple leaves, small yellow flowers on naked peduncles, and twisted pods
Scorpius : a southern zodiacal constellation partly in the Milky Way and between Libra and Sagittarius
scorse : exchange, trade
Scorzonera : a large genus of European herbs (family Compositae) having narrow leaves and solitary heads of yellow flowers on long peduncles with plumose pappus and ribbed achenes  — see black salsify
Scot : a member of a Celtic people of northern Ireland settling in Scotland about a.d. 500
scot : a member of a Celtic people of northern Ireland settling in Scotland about a.d. 500
Scotch : scottish
scotch : scottish
scotcher : one that scotches
Scotchify : to make Scotch
Scotchiness : the quality or state of being Scotchy
scotching : scottish
Scotchman : scotsman
scotchman : scotsman
Scotchness : the quality or state of being Scotch
Scotchwoman : scotswoman
Scotchy : having Scotch characteristics
scoter : any of a genus (Melanitta) of sea ducks of chiefly coastal Eurasia, Canada, and the U.S. that have males with chiefly black plumage
Scotia : a concave molding used especially in classical architecture in the bases of columns
scotia : a concave molding used especially in classical architecture in the bases of columns
Scotic : of or relating to the ancient Scots
Scotism : the doctrines of Duns Scotus
Scotist : the doctrines of Duns Scotus
Scotistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotism or Scotists
scotodinia : dizziness with headache and impairment of sight
scotograph : radiograph
scotoma : a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient
scotomata : a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient
scotomatous : of, relating to, or affected with scotoma
scotomy : dizziness with dimness of sight
scotopia : vision in dim light with dark-adapted eyes believed to be mediated by the rods of the retina
scotopic : relating to or being vision in dim light with dark-adapted eyes which involves only the retinal rods as light receptors
Scots : scottish
Scotsman : a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Scotswoman : a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Scott  1795?–1858 enslaved American who in 1846 filed a lawsuit for his freedom and lost
Scotticism : a word, phrase, or expression characteristic of Scottish English
Scotticize : scotchify
Scottie : scotsman
Scottification : the act, action, or product of scotticizing
Scottify : scotticize
Scottish : of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots
Scottishly : in a Scottish manner
Scottishman :  scotsman
Scottishness : of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots
scoundrel : a disreputable person : rascal
scoundreldom : scoundrels as a class or as a body
scoundrelism : the character or behavior of a scoundrel
scoundrelly : a disreputable person : rascal
scoup : to run with skips and leaps
scour : to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing
scoured : to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing
scourer : to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing
scourge : whip
scourger : whip
scourging : whip
scouring : material removed by scouring or cleaning
scourings : material removed by scouring or cleaning
scourway : a channel formed by a strong current
scouse : lobscouse
scout : to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy)
scoutcraft : the craft, skill, or practice of a scout
scouter : one that scouts
scouth : plenty
scouther : a light shower
scouting : the action of one that scouts
scoutingly : in a scornful manner
scoutmaster : the leader of a band of scouts
scove : to cover (the outside exposed surfaces of bricks in a kiln) with a mask of clay in order to save heat
scovy : blotchy, smeared
scow : a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material (such as ore, sand, or refuse)
scowder : scorch
scowl : to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
scowler : to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
scowling : to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
scowlingly : to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
scowman : one who works on a scow
scrab : scratch
scrabble : scrawl, scribble
scrabbled : scrawl, scribble
scrabbler : scrawl, scribble
scrabe :  manx shearwater
scrae : an old worn-out shoe
scraffle : scramble
scrag : a rawboned or scrawny person or animal
scragged : a rawboned or scrawny person or animal
scragger : one that scrags
scragginess : the quality of being scraggy
scragging : a rawboned or scrawny person or animal
scraggled : scraggly
scraggling : scraggly
scraggly : irregular in form or growth
scraggy : rough, jagged
scram : to go away at once
scramasax : a large knife used by the early Saxons and Franks as a weapon or hunting knife
scramble : to move with urgency or panic
scrambler : to move with urgency or panic
scrambling : to move with urgency or panic
scrambly : irregular, haphazard
scran : scraps of food : leftovers
scrannel : harsh, unmelodious
scrap : fragments of discarded or leftover food
scrapbook : a blank book in which various items (such as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved
scrape : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scraped : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scraper : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scrapie : a usually fatal prion disease of sheep and goats characterized by twitching, excitability, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis
scraping : to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument
scrapler : scabbler
scrapman : a man dealing in scrap : junkman
scrappage : the scrapping of discarded objects (such as automobiles)
scrapped : fragments of discarded or leftover food
scrapper : fighter, quarreler
scrappily : in a scrappy manner
scrappiness : the quality or state of being scrappy
scrapping : fragments of discarded or leftover food
scrapple : a seasoned mixture of ground meat (such as pork) and cornmeal set in a mold and served sliced and fried
scrappler : scabbler
scrappy : consisting of scraps
scrapy : sounding like scraping : produced by scraping
scrat : scratch
scratch : to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
scratchable : capable of being scratched
scratchback : back scratcher
scratchboard : a black-surfaced cardboard having an undercoat of white clay on which an effect resembling engraving is achieved by scratching away portions of the surface to produce white lines
scratchbrush : a stiff wire brush for cleaning metal (such as iron castings)
scratchcard : a card (such as a lottery ticket) having a small area covered by an opaque coating which may be scratched off to reveal hidden information (such as a prize)
scratcher : to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
scratches : to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
scratchiness : marked or made with scratches
scratching : to scrape or dig with the claws or nails
scratchless : not marred or wounded
scratchproof : resistant to scratches
scratchweed : cleavers
scratchwork : scratch coat
scratchy : marked or made with scratches
scrattle : scratch, scramble
scrattling : beggarly, scanty
scraunch : crunch
scraw : a piece of turf : sod
scrawk : screech
scrawl : to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly
scrawler : to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly
scrawliness : the quality of being scrawly
scrawly : to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly
scrawm : scramble, clamber
scrawniness : exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size
scrawny : exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size
scray : a simple container or similar part on a machine where piece goods collect in folds after passing through a machine process
screak : to make a harsh shrill noise : screech
screaking : to make a harsh shrill noise : screech
screaky : to make a harsh shrill noise : screech
scream : to voice a sudden sharp loud cry
screamer : one that screams
screaming : so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming
screamingly : so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming
screamy : given to or suggestive of screaming
scree : an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff : talus
screech : a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
screechbird : fieldfare sense 1
screecher : a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
screeching : abrupt, sudden
screechy : producing a screech
screed : a lengthy discourse
screeman : a coal screener
screen : a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view
screenable : a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view
screened : a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view
screener : a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view
screening : the act or process of one that screens
screenless : having no screen
screenlike : resembling a screen
screenman : a worker who uses or operates screens to clean or size, to sift, to separate, or to strain
screenplay : the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for motion-picture production
screensman : a tender of a grain-cleaning machine
screenwork : work that constitutes a screen which sets off or protects : grillwork
screenwriter : a writer of screenplays
screeny : suggestive of a screen
screeve : to exude moisture : ooze, leak
screeved : to exude moisture : ooze, leak
screever : one who makes a living by drawing pictures on sidewalks in order to obtain charity from passersby : sidewalk artist
screw : a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
screwable : capable of being screwed
screwball : a baseball pitch that spins and breaks in the opposite direction to a curve
screwdrive : to drive in with or as if with a screwdriver
screwdriver : a tool for turning screws
screwed : a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
screwer : a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
screwhead : the head of a screw
screwiness : crazily absurd, eccentric, or unusual
screwing : a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
screwless : having no screw
screwlike : a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
screwman : one who passes metal through a rolling mill and reduces it to desired thickness by adjusting screws that regulate roller clearance
screwship : a ship driven by a screw propeller
screwstem : a plant of the genus Bartonia
screwworm : a blowfly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) of the warmer parts of America whose larva develops in sores or wounds or in the nostrils of mammals including humans with serious or sometimes fatal results
screwy : crazily absurd, eccentric, or unusual
scribal : of, relating to, or due to a scribe
scribblative : of, relating to, or given to verbose and hastily written writing
scribble : to write or draw hastily or carelessly
scribbled : to write or draw hastily or carelessly
scribblement : a scribbled writing : scribbling
scribbler : one that scribbles
scribbling : to write or draw hastily or carelessly
scribblingly : in a scribbling manner
scribbly : covered with or consisting of scribbles
scribe : a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists
scriber : a sharp-pointed tool for making marks and especially for marking off material (such as wood or metal) to be cut
scribing : a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists
scribism : the doctrines and activities of the Jewish scribes in the time of Christ
scrieve : to move along swiftly and smoothly
scriggle : wriggle, twist, squirm
scrike : shriek
scrim : a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry
scrimmage : a minor battle : skirmish
scrimmager : a minor battle : skirmish
scrimp : to be stingy in providing for
scrimped : to be stingy in providing for
scrimption : a small amount : pittance
scrimpy : to be stingy in providing for
scrimshander : scrimshaw
scrimshank : to shirk one's work or obligations
scrimshanker : shirker
scrimshaw : to carve or engrave into scrimshaw
scrin : a small ore vein
scrinch : a tiny bit : pinch
scringe : cringe, flinch
scrip : a small bag or wallet
scripless : having no wallet
scrippage : the contents of a scrip
script : something written : text
scription : inscription
scriptorial : of, relating to, or resembling script
scriptorium : a copying room for scribes especially in a medieval monastery
scriptory : of, relating to, expressed in, or used in writing
scriptural : of, relating to, contained in, or according to a sacred writing
Scripturalism : literal adherence to a body of scripture
scripturalism : literal adherence to a body of scripture
Scripturalist : one who derives religious beliefs and general philosophy of life from a body of scripture teaching a single harmonious system of doctrine
scripturalist : one who derives religious beliefs and general philosophy of life from a body of scripture teaching a single harmonious system of doctrine
Scripturality : the quality of being scriptural
scripturality : the quality of being scriptural
scripturally : of, relating to, contained in, or according to a sacred writing
scripturalness : the quality or state of being scriptural
Scripture : the books of the Bible
scripture : the books of the Bible
scripturient : having a strong urge to write
Scripturism : scripturalism
scripturism : scripturalism
Scripturist : scripturalist
scrivaille : scrivello
scrive : write, inscribe
scrivello : an elephant's tusk of a small size commonly used for making billiard balls
scriven : to put in writing : write
scrivener : a professional or public copyist or writer : scribe
scrivenery : a scrivener's occupation, writing, or place of work
scrivening : the occupation or product of a scrivener : writing
scriver : writer
scrobe : a small groove (as at the base of the antenna of a weevil or on the outer surface of a mandible)
scrobicula : a shallow trench (as one of the smooth depressions surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin)
scrobicular : a shallow trench (as one of the smooth depressions surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin)
scrobiculate : having numerous shallow grooves or depressions : pitted
scrobicule : a shallow trench (as one of the smooth depressions surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin)
scrobiculus : scrobicula
scrod : a young fish (such as a cod or haddock)
scrofula : tuberculosis of lymph nodes especially in the neck
scrofularoot : dogtooth violet
scrofulaweed : a rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
scrofuloderma : a disease of the skin of tuberculous origin (as an inflammation of the neck from draining tuberculous lymph nodes)
scrofulosis : the condition of being scrofulous : scrofular diathesis
scrofulous : of, relating to, or affected with scrofula
scrog : a stunted shrub, bush, or branch : scrub
scroll : a roll (as of papyrus, leather, or parchment) for writing a document
scrolled : a roll (as of papyrus, leather, or parchment) for writing a document
scrollery : scrollwork
scrollhead : an ornamental curved timber at the prow of a ship
scrollwork : ornamentation characterized by scrolls
scrolly : full of scrolls or curlicues
scrooch : crouch, huddle
scrooge : a miserly person
scroop : a rasping sound : creak, scrape
Scrophularia : a large genus (the type of the family Scrophulariaceae) of coarse often strong-smelling perennial herbs that are native to temperate regions and have terminal clusters of small flowers with a gibbous corolla consisting of four erect lobes and one spreading lip, four anthers, and one staminodium
Scrophulariaceae : a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Polemoniales) having exstipulate leaves, a more or less irregular bilabiate corolla with four didynamous stamens, and a 2-celled ovary  — see figwort
scrophulariaceous : a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Polemoniales) having exstipulate leaves, a more or less irregular bilabiate corolla with four didynamous stamens, and a 2-celled ovary  — see figwort
scrota : the external pouch that in most mammals contains the testes
scrotal : the external pouch that in most mammals contains the testes
scrotiform : shaped like a pouch
scrotocele : a scrotal hernia
scrotum : the external pouch that in most mammals contains the testes
scrouge : crowd, press
scrounge : steal, swipe
scrounger : steal, swipe
scrounging : steal, swipe
scroyle : good-for-nothing, scoundrel
scrub : a stunted tree or shrub
scrubbable : a stunted tree or shrub
scrubbed : scrubby sense 1
scrubber : one that scrubs
scrubbird : a bird living in or frequenting brush or scrub
scrubboard : baseboard
scrubby : inferior in size or quality : stunted
scrubland : land covered with scrub
scrubwood : scrub sense 1b
scruff : the back of the neck : nape
scruffman : a smelter who melts tin for use in galvanizing steel in a reverberatory furnace
scruffy : unkempt, slovenly, shaggy
scrum : a rugby play in which the forwards of each side come together in a tight formation and struggle to gain possession of the ball using their feet when it is tossed in among them
scrummage : a rugby play in which the forwards of each side come together in a tight formation and struggle to gain possession of the ball using their feet when it is tossed in among them
scrummager : one that scrummages
scrump : something that is shriveled or cooked to a crisp
scrumptious : delightful, excellent
scrumptiously : delightful, excellent
scrumptiousness : delightful, excellent
scrunch : crunch, crush
scrunchy : a fabric-covered elastic used for holding back hair (as in a ponytail)
scruple : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce  — see Weights and Measures Table
scrupler : one that scruples
scrupulist : scrupler
scrupulosity : the quality or state of being scrupulous
scrupulous : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
scrupulously : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
scrupulousness : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
scrutable : capable of being deciphered : comprehensible
scrutator : observer, examiner
scrutineer : one that examines
scrutinize : to examine closely and minutely
scrutinizer : to examine closely and minutely
scrutinizingly : in a scrutinizing way : attentively
scrutinous : disposed to examine closely : inquisitive, searching
scrutinously : disposed to examine closely : inquisitive, searching
scrutiny : a searching study, inquiry, or inspection : examination
scrutoire : escritoire
scruze : squeeze, crush
scry : outcry, shout
scryer : crystal gazer, seer
scud : to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward
scudder : a beamer who scrapes skins by hand or machine
scuddle : hurry, scuttle
scuddy : naked
scudi : a gold or silver coin formerly used in Italy
scudo : a gold or silver coin formerly used in Italy
scuff : to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle
scuffed : to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle
scuffer : scuff sense 4
scuffle : to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
scuffler : cultivator sense 2
scufflingly : in a scuffling manner
scug : shade, shadow
sculch : trash, junk, rubbish
sculduddery : shockingly gross or lewd conduct
scull : an oar used at the stern of a boat to propel it forward with a thwartwise motion
sculler : an oar used at the stern of a boat to propel it forward with a thwartwise motion
scullery : a room for cleaning and storing dishes and cooking utensils and for doing messy kitchen work
scullion : a kitchen helper
sculp : sculpsit
sculper : scorper sense 1
sculpin : any of a family (Cottidae) of spiny large-headed usually bottom-dwelling often scaleless bony fishes with large fanlike pectoral fins
sculpt : carve, sculpture
sculptitory : having the characteristics of sculpture
Sculptor : an artist who makes sculptures
sculptor : an artist who makes sculptures
sculptress : a woman who is a sculptor
sculptural : of or relating to sculpture
sculpturally : of or relating to sculpture
sculpture : the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art
sculptured : the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art
sculpturer : one that sculptures
sculpturesque : done in the manner of or resembling sculpture
sculpturesquely : done in the manner of or resembling sculpture
sculpturing : the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art
scum : extraneous matter or impurities risen to or formed on the surface of a liquid often as a foul filmy covering  — compare pond scum sense 2
scumble : to make (something, such as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush
scumbling : to make (something, such as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush
scumboard : a device for the removal of scum in sewage-treatment plants
scumfish : to overpower especially by suffocation
scumless : lacking scum
scummed : extraneous matter or impurities risen to or formed on the surface of a liquid often as a foul filmy covering  — compare pond scum sense 2
scummer : a utensil for removing scum
scumming : extraneous matter or impurities risen to or formed on the surface of a liquid often as a foul filmy covering  — compare pond scum sense 2
scummy : extraneous matter or impurities risen to or formed on the surface of a liquid often as a foul filmy covering  — compare pond scum sense 2
scunner : to be in a state of disgusted irritation
scup : a porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) occurring along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. chiefly from North Carolina to Maine and used as a panfish
scuppaug : scup sense a
scupper : an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard
scuppernong : muscadine
scuppet : a small shovel
scur : a small rounded portion of horn tissue attached to the skin of the horn pit of a polled animal
scurf : thin dry scales detached from the epidermis especially in an abnormal skin condition
scurfer : a wooden tool coated with coarse emery for smoothing a surface (as of leather) after scraping
scurfy : thin dry scales detached from the epidermis especially in an abnormal skin condition
scurrile : scurrilous
scurrility : the quality or state of being scurrilous
scurrilous : using or given to coarse language
scurrilously : using or given to coarse language
scurrilousness : using or given to coarse language
scurry : to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
scurvily : a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
scurviness : a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
scurvish : an evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
scurvy : a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
scuse : excuse
scut : a short erect tail (as of a hare)
scuta : a bony, horny, or chitinous plate : scute
scutage : a tax levied on a vassal or a knight in lieu of military service
scutal : of or relating to a shield, scute, or scutum
scutate : shaped like a buckler : peltate
scutated : shaped like a buckler : peltate
scutation : the arrangement of scutes
scutch : to separate the woody fiber from (flax or hemp) by beating
scutcheon : escutcheon
scutcheoned : escutcheoned
scutcher : an implement or machine for scutching flax or cotton
scutching : to separate the woody fiber from (flax or hemp) by beating
scute : an external bony or horny plate or large scale
scutel : scutellum
scutella : a hard plate or scale (as on the thorax of an insect or the tarsus of a bird)
scutellar : a hard plate or scale (as on the thorax of an insect or the tarsus of a bird)
Scutellaria : a very large widely distributed genus of herbs of the mint family (Labiatae)
scutellarin : a resinoid prepared from the root of the mad-dog skullcap and related mints of the genus Scutellaria and used especially formerly as a tonic and nerve sedative
scutellate : having or covered with scutella
scutellated : having or covered with scutella
scutellation : lepidosis sense 2
scutellerid : of or relating to the Scutelleridae
Scutelleridae : a family of broadly oval flattened terrestrial insects (order Hemiptera) having the antennae five-jointed, the legs spineless, and a large scutellum that almost entirely covers the abdomen
scutelliform : shaped like a scutellum
scutelligerous : having scutella : scutellate
scutelliplantar : having the tarsi scutellate in front and behind (as some birds)
scutelliplantation : having the tarsi scutellate in front and behind (as some birds)
scutellum : a hard plate or scale (as on the thorax of an insect or the tarsus of a bird)
scutibranch : a gastropod of the group Scutibranchia
Scutibranchia : a heterogeneous group of gastropods distinguished by possession of a simple shield-shaped shell and more or less exactly equivalent to Aspidobranchia especially in modern usage
scutibranchian : a heterogeneous group of gastropods distinguished by possession of a simple shield-shaped shell and more or less exactly equivalent to Aspidobranchia especially in modern usage
scutibranchiate : a heterogeneous group of gastropods distinguished by possession of a simple shield-shaped shell and more or less exactly equivalent to Aspidobranchia especially in modern usage
scutiferous : bearing scutes
scutiform : having the shape of a shield : scutate
scutiger : a centipede of the genus Scutigera
Scutigera : a genus (the type of the family Scutigeridae) of centipedes including the house centipede
scutigeral : a centipede of the genus Scutigera
scutigerous : scutiferous
scutiped : having scutellate tarsi
scutter : scurry, scamper
scuttle : a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
scuttlebutt : a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use
scuttler : one that scuttles
scuttling : a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
scutula : one of the yellow cup-shaped crusts occurring over hair follicles in favus
scutulate : scutellate
scutulated : scutellate
scutulum : one of the yellow cup-shaped crusts occurring over hair follicles in favus
Scutum : a bony, horny, or chitinous plate : scute
scutum : a bony, horny, or chitinous plate : scute
scybala : a hardened fecal mass
scybalous : formed of hardened feces
scybalum : a hardened fecal mass
scye : armscye
Scylla : a nymph changed into a monster in Greek mythology who terrorizes mariners in the Strait of Messina
Scyllaea : a genus (coextensive with the family Scyllaeidae) of pelagic nudibranch mollusks that have small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes and on a median crest on the posterior part of the back and that live among and mimic sargassum and other floating seaweeds
scyllarian : of or relating to the Scyllaridae
Scyllaridae : a family of marine decapod crustaceans (tribe Palinura) having the body broad and flat, the antennae short and scalelike, and the eyes in sockets in the carapace and living in shallow water buried in mud or sand
scyllitol : an optically inactive sweet crystalline polyhydroxy alcohol C6H6(OH)6 that is found especially in the dogfish, in the leaves of the coconut palm, in flowering dogwood, and in acorns
scypha : scyphus sense 2
scyphae : scyphus sense 2
scyphate : shaped like a cup
scyphi : cup : can : scyphus
scyphistoma : a sexually produced scyphozoan larva that ultimately repeatedly constricts transversely to form free-swimming medusae
scyphistomae : a sexually produced scyphozoan larva that ultimately repeatedly constricts transversely to form free-swimming medusae
scyphopolyp : scyphistoma
scyphose : having scyphi
Scyphozoa : any of a class (Scyphozoa) of cnidarians (such as the sea nettle) that possess a large, conspicuous, sexually-reproducing medusa typically lacking a velum and a very small, usually funnel-shaped, asexually-reproducing polyp
scyphozoan : any of a class (Scyphozoa) of cnidarians (such as the sea nettle) that possess a large, conspicuous, sexually-reproducing medusa typically lacking a velum and a very small, usually funnel-shaped, asexually-reproducing polyp
scyphula : scyphistoma
scyphulus : the vaginula of a liverwort
scyphus : a drinking vessel with a deep body, flat bottom, and two small horizontal handles near the rim and used especially in ancient Greece
scyt : skin : integument
scytale : a method of cipher writing used especially by the Spartans in which a narrow strip of parchment was wound on a rod and the message written across the adjoining edges
Scyth :  scythian
scythe : an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle
scytheless : lacking a scythe
scytheman : one who uses a scythe : mower
scythestone : a whetstone for sharpening a scythe
Scythian : a member of an ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
Scythic :  scythian
scytodepsic : of or relating to a tanner or tanning
Scytonemataceae : a family of filamentous blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) that differ from the Rivulariaceae in having no differentiation in the tips of the filaments and in exhibiting false branching of the filaments
scytonemataceous : a family of filamentous blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) that differ from the Rivulariaceae in having no differentiation in the tips of the filaments and in exhibiting false branching of the filaments
scytonematoid : a family of filamentous blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) that differ from the Rivulariaceae in having no differentiation in the tips of the filaments and in exhibiting false branching of the filaments
scytonematous : a family of filamentous blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) that differ from the Rivulariaceae in having no differentiation in the tips of the filaments and in exhibiting false branching of the filaments
Scytopetalaceae : a tropical African family of shrubs and trees (order Malvales) having coriaceous leaves, small clustered flowers with numerous stamens, and woody or drupaceous one-seeded fruits
sdrucciola : being or exhibiting triple rhyme in which the last accent falls on the antepenultimate syllable (as in femina, semina)
se selenium
sea : a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth
seabeach : a beach lying along the sea
seabeard : a marine green alga (Cladophora rupestris) that grows in dense tufts
Seabee : a member of one of the U.S. Navy construction battalions for building naval shore facilities in combat zones
seaberry : redberry sense 1
seaboard : seacoast
seabound : bounded by the sea
seacoast : the shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea
seacraft : seagoing ships
seacrafty : skilled in matters relating to the sea
seacunny : steersman, quartermaster
seadog : a veteran sailor
seadrome : a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for airplanes
seafarer : mariner
seafaring : the use of the sea for travel or transportation
seaflower : a sea anemone or similar actinozoan
seafolk : seafaring people : mariners
seafowl : seabird
seagirt : surrounded by the sea
seagoer : one that travels by sea : seafarer
seagoing : oceangoing
seahound : dogfish
seal : any of numerous carnivorous marine mammals (families Phocidae and Otariidae) that live chiefly in cold regions and have limbs modified into webbed flippers adapted primarily to swimming
sealable : capable of sealing or being sealed
sealant : a sealing agent
sealch : seal entry 1 sense 1
sealed : any of numerous carnivorous marine mammals (families Phocidae and Otariidae) that live chiefly in cold regions and have limbs modified into webbed flippers adapted primarily to swimming
sealer : an official who attests or certifies conformity to a standard of correctness
sealery : seal fishery
sealess : having no sea
sealflower : bleeding heart sense 1
sealike : resembling the sea
sealine : a sea outline (as the horizon or coastline)
sealing : any of numerous carnivorous marine mammals (families Phocidae and Otariidae) that live chiefly in cold regions and have limbs modified into webbed flippers adapted primarily to swimming
seallike : resembling a marine seal especially in grace of movement, sleekness, or streamlined form
sealskin : the fur or pelt of a fur seal
sealwort :  solomon's seal
Sealyham : any of a breed of short-legged long-headed terriers developed in Wales with a usually white wiry outer coat and soft dense undercoat
seam : the joining of two pieces (as of cloth or leather) by sewing usually near the edge
seaman : sailor, mariner
seamanite : a rare mineral Mn3(PO4)(BO3).3H2O that is a phosphate and borate of manganese and that occurs in pale yellow orthorhombic crystals
seamanlike : characteristic of or befitting a competent seaman
seamanly : seamanlike
seamanship : the art or skill of handling, working, and navigating a ship
seamark : a line on a coast marking the tidal limit
seamed : the joining of two pieces (as of cloth or leather) by sewing usually near the edge
seamer : the joining of two pieces (as of cloth or leather) by sewing usually near the edge
seaminess : having the rough side of the seam showing
seaming : the joining of two pieces (as of cloth or leather) by sewing usually near the edge
seamless : having no seams
seamlessly : having no seams
seamlessness : having no seams
seamlike : the joining of two pieces (as of cloth or leather) by sewing usually near the edge
seamost : situated nearest the sea
seamster : a person employed at sewing
seamstress : a woman whose occupation is sewing
seamy : having the rough side of the seam showing
seance : session, sitting
seapiece : seascape sense 2
seaplane : an airplane designed to take off from and land on the water
seaport : a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
seaquake : a submarine earthquake
sear : being dried and withered
searce : a fine sieve : strainer
searcer : sieve
search : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as
searchable : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as
searcher : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as
searchful : full of searching : inquiring
searching : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as
searchingly : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as
searchingness : searching quality or state
searchless : impossible to be searched : inscrutable
searchlight : an apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light
seared : being dried and withered
searer : being dried and withered
searing : very hot
searlesite : a mineral NaB(SiO3)2.H2O consisting of a hydrous sodium borosilicate occurring in small white spherulites
seascape : a view of the sea
seascapist : a maker of seascapes
seascout : sea explorer
seashine : the shine of the sea
seashore : land adjacent to the sea : seacoast
seasick : affected with or suggestive of seasickness
seasickness : motion sickness experienced on the water
seaside : the district or land bordering the sea : country adjacent to the sea : seashore
seasider : a seaside resident or frequenter
season : a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
seasonable : suitable to the season or circumstances : timely
seasonableness : suitable to the season or circumstances : timely
seasonably : suitable to the season or circumstances : timely
seasonal : of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
seasonality : of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
seasonally : of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
seasoned : a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
seasonedly : in a seasoned manner
seasoner : one that seasons: such as
seasoning : something that serves to season
seasonless : exhibiting no seasonal changes
seastrand : seashore
seat : a special chair of one in eminence
seatang : tang entry 3
seated : a special chair of one in eminence
seater : one that seats
seating : material for covering or upholstering seats
seatless : having or requiring no seat
seatrain : a seagoing ship equipped for carrying a train of railroad cars
seatron : a confection or conserve made from a bladder kelp (Nereocystis lütkeana) usually in syrup
seatwork : work done at one's seat (as in school)
seave : rush
seawant : wampum
seaward : the direction or side away from land and toward the open sea
seawardly : accustomed to looking seaward or traveling at sea
seaware : sea wrack for use as manure
seaway : the sea as a route for travel
seaweed : a mass or growth of marine plants
seaweedy : characterized by or abounding in seaweeds
seawife : either of two European Wrasses (Labrus vetula and Acantholabrus yarrelli) related to the tautog
seaworn : impaired or eaten away by the sea
seaworthiness : fit or safe for a sea voyage
seaworthy : fit or safe for a sea voyage
sebacate : a salt or ester of sebacic acid
sebaceous : secreting sebum
sebacic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C10H18O4 used especially in the manufacture of synthetic resins
Sebastian seaport on the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain; capital of Guipúzcoa province population 185,512
Sebastodes : the chief genus of rockfishes (family Scorpaenidae)
sebesten : an East Indian tree (Cordia myxa) with white flowers in loose terminal panicles
sebific : fat-producing : fatty
sebilla : a wooden receptacle used by stonecutters and ore assayers
sebkha : a smooth flat often saline plain in northern Africa sometimes occupied after a rain by a shallow lake
seborrhea : abnormally increased secretion and discharge of sebum
seborrheal : seborrheic
seborrheic : abnormally increased secretion and discharge of sebum
Sebright : an old British breed of rose-comb bantam fowls with dark-laced silvery or golden feathers
sebum : fatty lubricant matter secreted by sebaceous glands of the skin
sebundy : irregular native soldiery of the British in India
sec : moderately dry
Secale : a genus of cereal grasses having the 2-flowered spikelets in a dense spike, the lemma tipped with a long awn, and the empty glumes one-nerved  — see rye sense 1
secalin : a prolamin obtained from rye
secalose : a polysaccharide made up of fructose units obtained from green rye and oats or from rye flour
Secamone : a genus of Old World tropical woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) bearing flowers with rotate corollas and scales of the crown with distinct tips
secant : a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points
secateur : pruning shears
secede : to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
Seceder : to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
seceder : to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
secern : to discriminate in thought : distinguish
secernent : something that secretes or promotes secretion
secernment : the act or process of secerning
secesh : a U.S. secessionist
Secession : withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
secession : withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
Secessional : of or relating to secession or to the Secession Church of Scotland
secessional : of or relating to secession or to the Secession Church of Scotland
secessionism : one who joins in a secession or maintains that secession is a right
secessionist : one who joins in a secession or maintains that secession is a right
sech hyperbolic secant
Sechium : a genus of herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) having fruit with a single seed and yellow racemose flowers  — see chayote
Sechuana :  tswana
Seckel : a small pear with sweet very flavorful firm flesh and yellowish-green skin with a red blush
seclude : to exclude from a privilege, rank, or dignity : debar
secluded : screened or hidden from view : sequestered
secludedly : screened or hidden from view : sequestered
secludedness : screened or hidden from view : sequestered
secluding : to exclude from a privilege, rank, or dignity : debar
secluse : secluded, retired, withdrawn
seclusion : the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
seclusionist : one favoring seclusion: such as
seclusive : the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
seclusively : the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
seclusiveness : the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
secodont : of, relating to, or having teeth adapted for cutting
second : next to the first in place or time
secondarily : of second rank, importance, or value
secondariness : of second rank, importance, or value
secondary : of second rank, importance, or value
seconde : a parry or guard fencing position defending the lower outside right target in which the hand is in a position of pronation, the arm slightly bent, and the tip of the blade directed at the opponent's knee  — compare octave sense 4
seconder : next to the first in place or time
secondhand : received from or through an intermediary : borrowed
secondhanded : secondhand
secondhandedness : the quality or state of being secondhand : jejuneness
secondly : in the second place
secondment : the detachment of a person (such as a military officer) from his or her regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
secondness : a fundamental category in Peircean philosophy comprising actual facts and expressive of necessity, force, and determination  — compare firstness, thirdness
secrecy : the condition of being hidden or concealed
secret : kept from knowledge or view : hidden
secreta : secret sense 2
secretage : the carroting of fur
secretagogue : a substance stimulating secretion (as by the stomach or pancreas)
secretarial : one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
Secretariat : the office of secretary
secretariat : the office of secretary
secretary : one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
secretaryship : one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
secrete : to form and give off (a secretion)
secretin : an intestinal proteinaceous hormone capable of stimulating secretion by the pancreas and liver
secretion : the process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing some material either functionally specialized (such as saliva) or isolated for excretion (such as urine)
secretionary : the process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing some material either functionally specialized (such as saliva) or isolated for excretion (such as urine)
secretive : disposed to secrecy : not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes
secretively : disposed to secrecy : not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes
secretiveness : disposed to secrecy : not open or outgoing in speech, activity, or purposes
secretly : kept from knowledge or view : hidden
secretness : the quality or state of being secret
secreto  — see secret-
secretomotor : promoting secretion
secretor : an individual of blood group A, B, or AB who secretes the antigens characteristic of these blood groups in bodily fluids (such as saliva)
secretory : of, relating to, or promoting secretion
secretum : a private seal
sect : a dissenting or schismatic religious body
sectarial : of, relating to, or distinguishing a religious sect in India
sectarian : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
sectarianism : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
sectarianize : to act as sectarians
sectarism : the spirit, practices, or principles of a religious sect : sectarianism
sectarist : sectary
sectary : a member of a sect
sectator : a usually devoted follower (as of a teacher or leader) : disciple
sectile : capable of being severed by a knife with a smooth cut
sectility : capable of being severed by a knife with a smooth cut
section : the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting
sectional : of or relating to a section
sectionalism : an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region
sectionalist : one characterized by sectionalism : one that advocates sectional interests or aims : one having usually excessive sectional feeling
sectionalization : the action of sectionalizing or of becoming sectionalized : the state of being sectionalized
sectionalize : to divide into sections : make in sections especially for later assembly
sectionally : of or relating to a section
sectionary : of or relating to a section : sectional sense 1
sectionize : to divide into sections
sectism : sectarianism
sectist : sectarian sense 1
sector : a geometric figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
sectoral : a geometric figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
sectored : a geometric figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
sectorial : of, relating to, or having the shape of a sector of a circle
secular : of or relating to the worldly or temporal
secularism : indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
secularist : indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
secularistic : indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
secularity : of or relating to the worldly or temporal
secularization : the act or process of making something secular or of becoming secular : removal from ecclesiastical or clerical use or influence
secularize : to make secular
secularizer : to make secular
secularly : of or relating to the worldly or temporal
secund : having some part or element arranged on one side only : unilateral
secundigravida : a woman in her second pregnancy
secundipara : a woman who has borne children in two separate pregnancies
secundiparous : of or relating to a secundipara
secundly : in a secund manner : unilaterally
secundogeniture : the right or system by which inheritance belongs to the second son
securable : capable of being secured : obtainable
securance : the act of making secure or of assuring : assurance
secure : free from danger
securely : free from danger
securement : protection
secureness : free from danger
securer : free from danger
security : the quality or state of being secure: such as
Sedan : a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people
sedan : a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people
Sedang : a people related to the Cambodians of the Kontum Plateau in central Vietnam
sedate : keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
sedately : keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
sedateness : keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
sedation : the inducing of a relaxed easy state especially by the use of sedatives
sedative : tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement
sedent : sitting
Sedentaria : a division of Polychaeta comprising sedentary usually tube-dwelling worms with reduced parapodia and sense organs and typically with highly developed filamentous anterior respiratory organs or gills  — compare errantia , sabellaria
sedentarily : in a sedentary manner
sedentariness : the quality or state of being sedentary
sedentary : not migratory : settled
sedentation : the adoption of a sedentary mode of life or practices of sedentes
Seder : a Jewish home or community service including a ceremonial dinner held on the first or first and second evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt
sederunt : a prolonged sitting (as for discussion)
sedge : any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usually tufted monocotyledonous marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems
sedgelike : resembling or suggesting sedge
sedgy : any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usually tufted monocotyledonous marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems
sedile : one of usually three seats in the chancel of a church near the altar used by officiating clergy during intervals of a service and in an English church usually placed in a recess in the south wall
sedilia : seats on the south side of the chancel for the celebrant and his assistants
sediment : the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
sedimental : formed of or from sediment
sedimentarily : in a sedimentary manner
sedimentary : of, relating to, or containing sediment
sedimentate : to cause (as sewage) to deposit sediment
sedimentation : the action or process of forming or depositing sediment : settling
sedition : incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
seditionary : an inciter or promoter of sedition
seditionist : seditionary
seditious : disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
seditiously : disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
seditiousness : disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
sedjadeh : a small Oriental rug about four feet by six feet
seduce : to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
seduceable : capable of being seduced
seducee : one who is seduced
seducement : seduction
seducer : to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
seducible : capable of being seduced
seducing : to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
seducingly : in a seductive manner
seduction : the act of seducing
seductive : tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities
seductively : tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities
seductiveness : tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities
seductress : a woman who seduces
sedulity : sedulous activity : diligence
sedulous : involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
sedulously : involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
sedulousness : involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
Sedum : any of a genus (Sedum) of widely distributed fleshy herbs of the orpine family  — compare stonecrop
sedum : any of a genus (Sedum) of widely distributed fleshy herbs of the orpine family  — compare stonecrop
see : to perceive by the eye
seeable : to perceive by the eye
Seebeck : the thermoelectromotive force generated in a circuit composed of different metals in successive contact when the junctions are not all at the same temperature
seecatch : a grown male Alaskan fur seal
seed : the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
seedage : the practice or method of propagating plants by means of seeds or spores
seedbed : soil or a bed of soil prepared for planting seed
seedbird : mew entry 1
seedbox : capsule
seedcake : a cake or cookie containing aromatic seeds (such as sesame or caraway)
seedcase : pod entry 2 sense 1
seedeater : a bird (such as a finch) whose diet consists basically of seeds
seeded : the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
Seeder : an implement for planting or sowing seeds
seeder : an implement for planting or sowing seeds
seedful : full of seed : generative
seedgall : a gall that resembles a seed
seedily : containing or full of seeds
seediness : containing or full of seeds
seedless : the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
seedlet : a small seed
seedlike : the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
seedling : a young plant grown from seed
seedlip : a basket or other container in which seed to be sowed broadcast is carried
seedman : seedsman
seedness : the act of sowing or the state of being sown
seedsman : a person who sows seeds
seedstalk : the fruiting stalk of a flowering plant
seedtime : the season of sowing
seedy : containing or full of seeds
seeing : inasmuch as
seek : to resort to : go to
seeker : to resort to : go to
Seekerism : the doctrine or practice of the Seekers
seeking : to resort to : go to
seel : to close the eyes of (a bird, such as a hawk) by drawing threads through the eyelids
seely : pitiable especially because of weak physical or mental condition : frail
seem : to appear to the observation or understanding
seemer : one who seems
seeming : external appearance as distinguished from true character : look
seemingly : outwardly or apparently
seemingness : the quality or state of seeming : semblance
seemless : unseemly
seemlihead : seemliness
seemliness : good-looking, handsome
seemly : good-looking, handsome
seenie : the seed of a yellow-flowered shrub (Sesbania longiflora) of southern U.S. and northern Mexico formerly used as a substitute for coffee
seep : to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
seepage : the process of seeping : oozing
seeped : to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
seepweed : a glabrous undershrub (Suaeda intermedia) of alkali plains of western U.S. with narrowly linear leaves that is held to indicate the proximity of groundwater
seepy : to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
seer : one that sees
seercraft : the skill or practice of a seer
seeress : a woman who predicts events or developments : prophetess
seerpaw : khalat
seership : the attributes or function of a seer
seersucker : a light fabric of linen, cotton, or rayon usually striped and slightly puckered
seesaw : an alternating up-and-down or backward-and-forward motion or movement
seesee : a small Asiatic sand partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis)
seethe : to suffer violent internal excitement
seething : intensely hot : boiling
seg : an animal (as a bull or boar) when castrated as a mature adult
segment : a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: such as
segmental : of, relating to, or having the form of a segment and especially the sector of a circle
segmentally : of, relating to, or having the form of a segment and especially the sector of a circle
segmentary : a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: such as
segmentate : composed of segments
segmentation : the process of dividing into segments
segmented : divided into or composed of segments or sections
sego : a mariposa lily (Calochortus nuttallii) of western North America having mostly white or in some areas mostly yellow flowers mottled with a darker color
segreant : having the wings expanded
segregable : capable of being segregated
segregant : a genetic segregate
segregate : to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass : isolate
segregation : the act or process of segregating : the state of being segregated
segregationist : a person who believes in or practices segregation especially of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
segregative : to separate or set apart from others or from the general mass : isolate
segregator : an instrument for collecting the urine from each kidney separately
seiche : an oscillation of the surface of a landlocked body of water (such as a lake) that varies in period from a few minutes to several hours
Seid : a member of a Turkoman people in the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic claiming Arab descent
Seidel : a large glass for beer
seidel : a large glass for beer
Seidlitz : effervescing salts consisting of one powder of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and another of tartaric acid that are mixed in water and drunk as a mild cathartic
seigneur : a man of rank or authority
seigneurial : of, relating to, or befitting a seigneur
seigneury : the territory under the government of a feudal lord
seignior : seigneur sense 1
seigniorage : a government revenue from the manufacture of coins calculated as the difference between the face value and the metal value of the coins
seigniory : lordship, dominion
seignorage : a government revenue from the manufacture of coins calculated as the difference between the face value and the metal value of the coins
seignorial : of, relating to, or befitting a seignior : manorial
seignory : lordship, dominion
seine : a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
seiner : one who fishes with a seine
seise : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
seism : earthquake sense 1
seismal : seismic
seismatical : of or relating to the study of seismic phenomena
seismetic : seismic
seismic : of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
seismically : of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
seismicity : the relative frequency and distribution of earthquakes
seismism : earthquake phenomena : seismic activity
seismochronograph : a chronograph adapted to determining the exact time of earthquake shocks
seismogram : the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph
seismograph : an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground
seismographer : an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground
seismographic : an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground
seismography : an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground
seismologic : a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth
seismological : a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth
seismologist : a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth
seismologue : a description or catalog of earthquakes
seismology : a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth
seismometer : a seismograph measuring the actual movements of the ground (as on the earth or the moon)
seismometric : a seismograph measuring the actual movements of the ground (as on the earth or the moon)
seismometry : the scientific study of earthquakes
seismoscope : an instrument for recording only the time or fact of occurrence of earthquakes  — compare seismometer
seismoscopic : an instrument for recording only the time or fact of occurrence of earthquakes  — compare seismometer
seismotectonic : of, relating to, or designating structural features of the earth which are associated with or revealed by earthquakes
seismotic : seismic
seity : a quality peculiar to oneself : selfhood, individuality
Seiurus : a genus of warblers consisting of the North American ovenbird and the water thrushes
seizable : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
seize : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
seizer : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
seizin : the possession of land or chattels
seizing : the cord or lashing used in binding or fastening
seizor : one that seizes or takes possession especially of a freehold estate
seizure : the act, action, or process of seizing : the state of being seized
sejant : sitting
sejoin : separate
sejoined : separate
Sekani : an Athapaskan people of the upper Peace river drainage, British Columbia
Sekhwan : one of the distinct aboriginal and agricultural peoples of Formosa
sekos : a sacred enclosure or inner sanctuary of an Egyptian temple
selachian : any of a variously classified group (Selachii) of cartilaginous fishes that includes the existing sharks and typically most related elasmobranchs (such as rays)
Selachii : a variously delimited group of elasmobranch fishes:
selachoid : of or relating to the Pleurotremata
Selachostome : paddlefish
Selachostomi : an order of ganoid fishes comprising the paddlefishes
selachostomous : of or relating to the Selachostomi
seladang : the gaur of the Malay archipelago
Selaginella : any of a genus (Selaginella) of mosslike lower tracheophytes that are related to or grouped with the club mosses and have scalelike leaves and produce one-celled sporangia containing both megaspores and microspores
Selaginellaceae : a family of terrestrial chiefly tropical plants (order Lycopodiales) that resemble mosses, have branching stems and scalelike leaves which are many-ranked and uniform or 4-ranked and of 2 kinds spreading in 2 planes, and produce 1-celled sporangia which contain both megaspores and microspores  — see selaginella
selaginellaceous : a family of terrestrial chiefly tropical plants (order Lycopodiales) that resemble mosses, have branching stems and scalelike leaves which are many-ranked and uniform or 4-ranked and of 2 kinds spreading in 2 planes, and produce 1-celled sporangia which contain both megaspores and microspores  — see selaginella
Selago : a genus of low African shrubs (family Scrophulariaceae) resembling the heath and having spicate flowers with a nearly regular corolla, four didynamous stamens, a two-celled ovary, and drupaceous or capsular fruit
seldom : in few instances : rarely, infrequently
seldomly : seldom
seldomness : infrequency, rareness
sele : good fortune
select : chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference
selectable : chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference
selected : select
selectee : a person inducted into military service under selective service
selection : the act or process of selecting : the state of being selected
selectionism : a system or theory based on the doctrine of natural, artificial, or social selection
selectionist : one who considers natural selection a fundamental factor in evolution
selective : of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
selectively : of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
selectiveness : of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
selectivity : of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
selectly : in a select manner : with selectivity
selectman : one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town
selectness : chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference
selector : chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference
Selena : containing selenium in place of carbon or regarded as in place of carbon usually in place of the methylene group −CH2−
selenate : a salt containing the anion SeO42−
Selene : the Greek goddess of the moon
selenian : of, relating to, or designating the moon
seleniate : selenate
selenic : of, relating to, or like the moon
Selenicereus : a genus of mostly epiphytic climbing cacti ranging from southern Texas to Argentina and having ribbed or angled and not very spiny stems and immense white night-blooming flowers that are much prized in northern greenhouses
selenide : a binary compound of selenium with a more electropositive element or group
seleniferous : containing or yielding selenium
selenious : of, relating to, or containing selenium
Selenipedium : a genus of large reedlike tropical American orchids that is closely related to Cypripedium and includes forms with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
selenite : a variety of gypsum occurring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses
selenitic : of, resembling, or containing selenite
selenitical : of, resembling, or containing selenite
selenium : a photosensitive element that occurs in both crystalline and amorphous forms, is obtained chiefly as a by-product in copper refining, and is used especially in glass, semiconductor devices, and alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
selenobismuthite : a compound containing both selenium and bismuth
selenocentric : of or relating to the center of the moon
selenodont : of, relating to, characteristic of, or being molar teeth with crescentic ridges on the crown
Selenodonta : a group of artiodactyls comprising mammals with selenodont teeth and including the Tylopoda and Pecora
selenodonty : the quality or state of being selenodont
selenographer : a specialist in selenography
selenographic : of or relating to selenography
selenographical : of or relating to selenography
selenographically : of or relating to selenography
selenography : the science of the physical features of the moon
selenological : a branch of astronomy that deals with the moon
selenologist : a branch of astronomy that deals with the moon
selenology : a branch of astronomy that deals with the moon
selenosis : poisoning due to excessive intake of selenium
Seleucid : a member of a Greek dynasty ruling Syria and at various times other Asian territories from 312 b.c. to 64 b.c.
self : an individual's typical character or behavior
selfdom : the essence of one's self : individuality
selfheal : a blue-flowered Eurasian mint (Prunella vulgaris) that is naturalized throughout North America and is held to have medicinal properties useful in herbal medicine
selfhood : individuality
selfish : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
selfishly : in a selfish way
selfishness : the quality or state of being selfish : a concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense of or in disregard of others : excessive interest in oneself
selfism : concentration on self-interest
selfist : a selfish person
selfless : having no concern for self : unselfish
selflessly : having no concern for self : unselfish
selflessness : having no concern for self : unselfish
selfness : egoism, selfishness
selfsame : being the one mentioned or in question : identical
selfsameness : being the one mentioned or in question : identical
selfward : toward oneself
selfwards : toward oneself
seligmannite : a mineral PbCuAsS3 consisting of a lead and copper arsenic sulfide and occurring in metallic lead-gray orthorhombic crystals
selihoth : liturgical poems recited as prayers of repentance and forgiveness on Jewish fast days and on the days preceding the high holy days
selion : one of the strips or ridges of land allotted for cultivation in the open-field system
Seljuk : of or relating to any of several Turkish dynasties ruling over a great part of western Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
Seljukian : of or relating to any of several Turkish dynasties ruling over a great part of western Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
sell : to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray
sella : to trick someone into paying too much for something or into buying something that is worthless
sellable : to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray
sellaite : a mineral MgF2 consisting of magnesium fluoride and occurring in colorless tetragonal prismatic crystals (hardness 5, specific gravity 3)
sellar : of, relating to, or involving the sella turcica
sellate : having a saddle
seller : one that offers for sale
selling : to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray
sellout : the act or an instance of selling out
selsyn : a system comprising a generator and a motor connected by a multiple wire circuit of appreciable length, transmitting currents that turn the motor simultaneously to the same relative position as existing or established for the generator, and repeating instrument indications and valve settings remotely
Seltzer : artificially carbonated water
Selung : a sea-gypsy people inhabiting the Mergui archipelago and parts of the Malay peninsula
selva : tropical rain forest
selvage : the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling
selvaged : the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling
selvagee : a skein of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline (as for stoppers or straps)
selvedge : the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric so finished as to prevent raveling
Semang : an indigenous Negrito people of Malaya
semanteme : a word (as the noun dog, the verb run, the adjective new, the concrete adverb fast) or a base (as Latin can- in canis “dog”, curr- in currere “to run”, nov- in novus “new”) that expresses a definite image or idea
semantic : of or relating to meaning in language
semantical : of or relating to meaning in language
semantically : of or relating to meaning in language
semantician : semanticist
semanticist : a specialist in semantics
semantics : the study of meanings:
semantron : a wooden plank or an iron bar that gives a sound like a gong when struck with a mallet and that takes the place of a bell in Eastern Orthodox churches
semaphore : an apparatus for visual signaling (as by the position of one or more movable arms)
semaphoric : of, relating to, or suggesting a semaphore
semaphorical : of, relating to, or suggesting a semaphore
semaphorically : of, relating to, or suggesting a semaphore
semaphorist : one who operates a semaphore or signals by semaphore
semasiological : semantics sense 1
semasiologist : semanticist
semasiology : semantics sense 1
sematic : serving as a warning of danger
sematology : semantics
semblable : similar
semblably : similar
semblance : outward and often specious appearance or show : form
semblant : semblance
semblative : tending to or characterized by semblance
semble : it seems
seme : a linguistic sign
Semecarpus : a genus of Indo-Malayan trees (family Anacardiaceae) that have coriaceous leaves and small panicled flowers with five petals, five stamens, and three styles followed by a hard nut with a thick black-juiced rind  — see itchwood tree, marking nut
semeia : mora
semeiography : a description of the symptoms of disease
semeiologic : of or relating to semeiology
semeiological : of or relating to semeiology
semeiologist : a specialist in semeiology
semeiology : the study of signs
semeion : mora
semeiotic : of or relating to symptoms of disease
semeiotics : symptomatology
semelfactive : expressing action as single in its occurrence without repetition or continuation : instantaneous, momentary
semen : a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
semester : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
semestral : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
semestrial : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
semi : semifinal
semiaerial : occurring partially or part of the time in the air
semiannual : occurring every six months or twice a year
semiannually : occurring every six months or twice a year
semianthracite : a coal intermediate between anthracite and bituminous coal
semiantique : being approximately 50 to 100 years old
semiape : lemur
semiaquatic : growing equally well in or adjacent to water
semiarch : an arch having only one springer and terminating at its highest point : half arch
semiarid : characterized by light rainfall
semiaridity : characterized by light rainfall
semiautomatic : not fully automatic: such as
semiautomatically : not fully automatic: such as
semiautonomous : largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity
semiaxis : a line segment that has one endpoint at the center of a geometric figure (such as an ellipse) and that forms half of an axis
semibasement : a basement that is below ground level for only part of its depth
semibeam : cantilever
semibejan : a second-year student at some Scottish universities
semibituminous : intermediate between bituminous coal and anthracite and averaging from 10 to 20 percent of volatile matter
semibreve : whole note
semic : having (a specified number of) units of prosodic time
semicadence : a musical cadence that does not end on the tonic (see tonic entry 1 sense 3) note or on a root-position tonic harmony
semicarbazide : a crystalline compound CH5N3O that is used chiefly as a reagent for aldehydes and ketones
semicarbazone : any of a class of usually well-crystallized compounds having the general formula RR′C=NNHCONH2 and formed by the action of semicarbazide on an aldehyde or ketone
semicartilaginous : consisting partly of cartilaginous tissue
semicastrate : to deprive of one testis
semicastration : to deprive of one testis
semicell : either of the halves of a desmid cell
semicentenary : semicentennial
semicentennial : a 50th anniversary or its celebration
semichemical : cooked very lightly by any of the chemical processes to give increased yield but less pure fiber
semichoric : of or relating to a semichorus
semichorus : a musical passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices (as by a few from each part or by either the male or female voices only) in contrast with the full chorus
semicircle : a half of a circle
semicircular : a half of a circle
semicircumference : semicircle sense 1a
semicircumferentor : a surveyor's instrument used for setting out land or buildings to any angle and in preliminary survey work generally and made up of a horizontal graduated semicircle that surrounds a compass and is attached to a base with fixed vertical sights at each end and of a movable arm with vertical sights at each end that pivots on the center of the base
semicirque : something (as a hollow among hills) having the shape of a half circle
semicivilized : partly civilized
semiclassic : a semiclassical work
semiclassical : of, relating to, or being a musical composition that is intermediate in style between classical and popular music
semiclimber : a plant that tends to climb or assume a vining habit of growth
semiclimbing : inclined to climb
semicoke : the solid residue obtained by carbonization especially of coal at a relatively low temperature (as below 700° C) that is in general softer and more friable than coke from carbonization at higher temperatures, that gives a hot smokeless fire, and that can be used as a domestic fuel
semicolon : a punctuation mark; used chiefly in a coordinating function between major sentence elements (such as independent clauses of a compound sentence)
semicolonial : nominally independent but actually under foreign domination
semicolumn : a half-engaged column
semicoma : a semicomatose state from which a person can be aroused
semicomatose : marked by or affected with stupor and disorientation but not complete coma
semicommercial : of, relating to, adapted to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
semiconducting : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor
semiconductor : any of a class of solids (such as germanium or silicon) whose electrical conductivity is between that of a conductor and that of an insulator in being nearly as great as that of a metal at high temperatures and nearly absent at low temperatures
semiconscious : incompletely conscious : imperfectly aware or responsive
semiconsciousness : incompletely conscious : imperfectly aware or responsive
semiconservative : relating to or being genetic replication in which a double-stranded molecule of nucleic acid separates into two single strands each of which serves as a template for the formation of a complementary strand that together with the template forms a complete molecule
semiconsonant : semivowel
semiconsonantal : semivowel
semicrustaceous : tending to form a somewhat crisp or brittle layer : imperfectly crustaceous
semicubical : characterized by the square root of the cube of a quantity
semicursive : a Roman minuscule cursive with the principal strokes thickened used as a book hand from about the 5th to the 9th centuries
semicyclic : half or partly cyclic
semicylinder : a half of a cylinder divided longitudinally
semicylindrical : having the shape of a longitudinal half of a cylinder
semidarkness : partial darkness
semidesert : an arid area that has some of the characteristics of a desert but has greater annual precipitation
semidetached : forming one of a pair of residences joined into one building by a common sidewall
semidiameter : radius
semidine : any of a group of bases that are ortho and para amino derivatives of diphenylamine and are usually formed by a molecular rearrangement of hydrazo compounds (as p -RC6H4NHNHC6H5→ p,p′-RC6H4NHC6H4NH2)
semidiurnal : relating to or accomplished in half a day
semidivine : more than mortal but not fully divine
semidocumentary : a motion picture that uses many details taken from actual events or situations in presenting a fictional story
semidome : a roof or ceiling covering a semicircular or nearly semicircular room or recess
semidomed : a roof or ceiling covering a semicircular or nearly semicircular room or recess
semidomesticated : a captive state of a wild animal in which its living conditions and often its breeding are controlled by humans
semidomestication : a captive state of a wild animal in which its living conditions and often its breeding are controlled by humans
semidouble : having more than the normal number of petals or disk florets though retaining some pollen-bearing stamens or some perfect disk florets
semidress : semiformal dress
semidressy : semiformal dress
semidry : moderately dry
semidrying : that dries imperfectly or slowly
semieffigy : a half-length effigy
semielastic : slightly elastic
semiellipse : the part of an ellipse from one end of usually the transverse diameter to the other : half ellipse
semielliptic : of, relating to, or forming a semiellipse
semielliptical : of, relating to, or forming a semiellipse
semierect : incompletely upright in bodily posture
semifeudal : having some characteristics of feudalism
semifinal : being next to the last in an elimination tournament
semifinalist : being next to the last in an elimination tournament
semifinished : partially finished or processed
semifixed : fixed in some respect or temporarily
semiflexible : somewhat flexible
semifloating : a live axle for a self-propelled vehicle in which an inner revolving shaft turns the wheels and the weight of the vehicle is carried on the ends of a fixed axle housing attached to the shaft at each end by bearings
semifluid : having the qualities of both a fluid and a solid : viscous
semiform : a half or imperfect form
semiformal : being or suitable for an occasion of moderate formality
semifossil : incompletely fossilized
semigirder : cantilever
semiglaze : a slight glaze
semiglobular : having the form of half a sphere
semigovernmental : having some governmental functions and powers
semihard : moderately hard
semihardy : capable of withstanding a moderately low temperature : half-hardy
semihexagonal : forming half of a hexagon
semihydrate : hemihydrate
semilegendary : having historical foundation but elaborated in legend
semilethal : a mutation that in the homozygous condition produces more than 50 percent mortality but not complete mortality
semiliquid : having the qualities of both a liquid and a solid : semifluid
semiliterate : able to read and write on an elementary level
semilogarithmic : having one logarithmic scale and one arithmetic scale
semilooper : a caterpillar that is the larva of any of various plusiid moths and that moves like a geometrid larva
semilunar : lunate
semilune : something having the shape of a crescent
semimachine : to machine partly
semimagnetic : a controller of electric power (as on a motor) that has part of its basic functions performed by electromagnets and part by other means
semimajor : one half of the major axis of an ellipse (such as that formed by the orbit of a planet)
semimember : a tie or strut in a frame or truss that ceases to act as such when the stress in it tends to be reversed by variation in the load
semimembranosus : a large muscle of the inner part and back of the thigh that arises by a thick tendon from the back part of the tuberosity of the ischium, is inserted into the medial condyle of the tibia, and acts to flex the leg and rotate it medially and to extend the thigh
semimetal : an element (such as arsenic) possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable
semimetallic : an element (such as arsenic) possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable
semiminim : a musical note in mensural notation equal to one half of a minim
semiminor : one half of the minor axis of an ellipse (such as that formed by the orbit of a planet)
semimonastic : having some features characteristic of a monastic order
semimonthly : twice a month
semimystical : having some of the qualities of mysticism
seminal : of, relating to, or consisting of seed or semen
seminality : the quality or state of being seminal
seminally : of, relating to, or consisting of seed or semen
seminar : a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results through reports and discussions
seminarian : a student in a seminary especially of the Roman Catholic Church
seminarist : seminarian
seminary : an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
seminate : inseminate
semination : inseminate
seminative : propagative by or as if by seed
seminiferous : producing or bearing seed or semen
seminific : forming or producing seed or semen
seminifical : forming or producing seed or semen
seminist : an adherent of the old theory that the offspring is formed by admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female  — compare ovism, spermism
seminivorous : feeding on seeds
Seminole : a member of any of the groups of American Indians that emigrated to Florida from Georgia and Alabama in the 18th and 19th centuries and that are now located in southern Florida and Oklahoma
seminoma : a germinoma of the testis
seminomad : a member of a people living usually in portable or temporary dwellings and practicing seasonal migration but having a base camp at which some crops are cultivated
seminomadic : a member of a people living usually in portable or temporary dwellings and practicing seasonal migration but having a base camp at which some crops are cultivated
seminomata : a germinoma of the testis
seminude : partially nude
seminudity : partially nude
semioccasional : rather rare : occurring once in a while
semioccasionally : rather rare : occurring once in a while
semiocclusive : affricate
semiofficial : having some official authority or standing
semiofficially : having some official authority or standing
Semionotidae : a family of extinct Triassic ganoid fishes from America, Europe, and Africa that have a deep body, small mouth with teeth adapted chiefly to grinding or crushing, and rhomboid scales and that are often considered ancestral to the present-day freshwater gars
Semionotus : the type genus of the family Semionotidae
semiopal : an impure opal
semiopaque : nearly opaque
semiorganized : partially organized
semioriental : somewhat oriental
semiotic : a general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics
semiotician : a general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics
semioval : having the form of a half oval
semioviparous : bearing imperfectly developed young
semipalmate : having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web
semipalmated : having the toes joined only part way down with a web
semipalmation : the quality or state of being semipalmate : partial webbing
semiparasitic : of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and is capable of photosynthesis : hemiparasitic
semiped : a metrical half foot
semipedal : a metrical half foot
semipermanent : lasting or intended to last for a long time but not permanent
semipermeability : partially but not freely or wholly permeable
semipermeable : partially but not freely or wholly permeable
semiplumaceous : having the character of a semiplume
semiplume : a feather having a plumy or downy web with the shaft of an ordinary feather
semipolar : partly polar
semipolitical : of, relating to, or involving some political features or activity
semipopular : somewhat popular
semiporcelain : any of several ceramic wares resembling or imitative of porcelain
semiportable : capable of being comparatively easily moved but not designed for ready transportation
semipostal : a postage stamp sold at a premium over its postal value especially for a humanitarian purpose
semiprecious : of less commercial value than a precious stone
semiprivacy : partial privacy
semiprivate : having some private and some public features
semipro : semiprofessional
semiprofessional : one who engages in an activity (such as a sport) semiprofessionally
semiproof : evidence from the testimony of a single witness
semiprostrate : imperfectly prostrate
semipublic : open to some persons outside the regular constituency
semipupa : any of various insects in a developmental stage between the larva and pupa
semipyramidal : having the form of a half pyramid vertically divided
semiquantitative : constituting or involving less than quantitative precision
semiquantitatively : constituting or involving less than quantitative precision
semiquaver : sixteenth note
semiquietism : a moderate form of quietism practiced in France toward the end of the 17th century having none of the antinomianism of pure quietism but placing the essence of the spiritual life in complete surrender to love of God without thought of reward or punishment
semirecondite : partly concealed
semireligious : somewhat religious
semirespectable : half respectable
semiretirement : the state or condition of being semiretired
semirigid : rigid to some degree or in some parts
semiring : a partial or incomplete ring
semirotary : capable of turning or rocking about halfway round
semirotative : capable of turning or rocking about halfway round
semirotatory : capable of turning or rocking about halfway round
semiround : round on one side and flat on the other
semirural : somewhat rural
semis : semifinal
semisacred : semireligious
semisecret : not publicly announced but widely known nevertheless
semisedentary : sedentary during part of the year and nomadic otherwise
semiserious : of a light nature but having a possible serious implication or interpretation : partly serious
semiseriously : of a light nature but having a possible serious implication or interpretation : partly serious
semiseriousness : of a light nature but having a possible serious implication or interpretation : partly serious
semiservile : half servile
semishrub : subshrub, undershrub
semishrubby : resembling or being a subshrub
semiskilled : having or requiring less training than skilled labor and more than unskilled labor
semisoft : moderately soft
semisolid : having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid : highly viscous
semispan : consisting of or incorporating only half of the complete wing or tail of an airplane
semisphere : hemisphere
semispheric : hemisphere
semispherical : hemisphere
semispinalis : any of three muscles of the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal column that arise from transverse processes of the vertebrae and pass to spinous processes higher up and that help to form a layer underneath the sacrospinalis muscle:
semisquare : forming half of a square
semisteel : cast iron of low carbon content made by replacing part (as one fourth) of the pig iron in the cupola charge by steel scrap
semistock : a part or machine that is not carried in stock but can be made up of parts that are carried in stock
semisubterranean : half underground
Semite : a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs
semitendinosus : a fusiform muscle of the posterior and inner part of the thigh that arises from the ischial tuberosity along with the biceps femoris, that is inserted by a long round tendon which forms part of the inner hamstring into the inner surface of the upper part of the shaft of the tibia, and that acts to flex the leg and rotate it medially and to extend the thigh
semiterrestrial : growing on boggy ground
Semitic : of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic
Semiticize : to make Semitic (as in language)
Semitics : the study of the language, literature, and history of Semitic peoples
Semitism : Semitic character or qualities
Semitist : a scholar of the Semitic languages, cultures, or histories
Semitize : to make Semitic (as in language)
semitonal : chromatic sense 1a, semitonic
semitonally : chromatic sense 1a, semitonic
semitone : the tone at a half step
semitonic : the tone at a half step
semitonically : the tone at a half step
semitrailer : a freight trailer that when attached is supported at its forward end by the fifth wheel device of the truck tractor
semitranslucent : somewhat translucent
semitransparency : the quality or state of being semitransparent
semitransparent : imperfectly transparent
semitropic : subtropical
semitropical : subtropical
semitropics : subtropics
semiuncial : written in or being half uncial characters
semivitreous : having not enough glassy phase to reduce porosity below 0.2 percent
semivitrification : half or imperfect vitrification
semivitrified : partially vitrified
semivocalic : of or relating to a semivowel
semivowel : a speech sound (such as \y\, \w\, or \r\) that has the articulation of a vowel but that is shorter in duration and is treated as a consonant in syllabication
semiweekly : occurring twice a week
semiwoody : somewhat woody : partially lignified
semiyearly : occurring twice a year
semmit : undershirt
semolina : the purified middlings of hard wheat (such as durum) used especially for pasta (such as macaroni or spaghetti)
semology : semantics sense 1a
sempervirent : evergreen
Sempervivum : any of a genus (Sempervivum) of Old World fleshy perennial herbs of the orpine family often grown as ornamentals
sempiternal : of never-ending duration : eternal
sempiternally : of never-ending duration : eternal
sempiternity : eternity
semsem : sesame
sen a traditional monetary subunit of the yen  — see yen at Money Table
senaite : a mineral (Fe,Mn,Pb)TiO3 consisting of an oxide of iron, manganese, lead, and titanium occurring in black rounded crystals and fragments in the diamond-bearing sands of Minas Geraes, Brazil
senam : one of a type of dolmen in Algiers and Tripoli formerly regarded as belonging to the megalithic period but not recognized as the remains of oil presses of the Roman period
senarius : a verse consisting of six feet especially in Latin prosody
senarmontite : a colorless or grayish mineral Sb2O3 consisting of native antimony trioxide and occurring in octahedral crystals or in masses
senary : of, based on, or characterized by six : compounded of six things or six parts
senate : an assembly or council usually possessing high deliberative and legislative functions: such as
senator : a member of a senate
senatorial : of, relating to, or befitting a senator or a senate
senatorian : senatorial
senatorship : a member of a senate
senatory : senatorian
send : to cause to go: such as
sendal : a thin medieval silk used for fine clothing and church vestments
sendee : the person to whom something is sent
sender : to cause to go: such as
sending : to cause to go: such as
Seneca : a member of an American Indian people of what is now western New York
Senecan : a member of an American Indian people of what is now western New York
Senecio : any of a large genus (Senecio) of widely distributed composite plants that have alternate or basal leaves and flower heads usually with yellow ray flowers
senecioid : of, relating to, or resembling plants of the genus Senecio
senecionine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C18H25NO5 in various plants of the genus Senecio
senectitude : the final stage of the normal life span
senega : the dried root of seneca snakeroot that contains an irritating saponin and is used as an expectorant
Senegal river 1015 miles (1633 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing from Fouta Djallon northwest and west into the Atlantic
Senegalese river 1015 miles (1633 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing from Fouta Djallon northwest and west into the Atlantic
Senegambian region of western Africa around the Senegal and Gambia rivers
senegin : a saponin obtained from seneca snakeroot as an amorphous yellow powder
senesce : to grow old : wither
senescence : the state of being old : the process of becoming old
senescent : the state of being old : the process of becoming old
seneschal : an agent or steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal times
seneschalship : seneschalsy
seneschalsy : a district under a seneschal
sengreen : any of several plants of the genus Sedum
Senijextee : a Salishan people of the Columbia river valley in Washington and British Columbia
senile : of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age
senilely : of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age
senility : the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
senior : a person older than another
seniority : the quality or state of being senior : priority
Senlac hill in Sussex, southeastern England, northwest of Hastings
Senna : any of a genus (Cassia synonym Senna) of leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees native to warm regions : cassia sense 2
senna : any of a genus (Cassia synonym Senna) of leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees native to warm regions : cassia sense 2
sennegrass : a widely distributed sedge (Carex vesicaria) with grasslike leaves that is used by arctic and antarctic explorers as insulating material
sennet : a signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage
sennight : the space of seven nights and days : week
sennit : a braided cord or fabric (as of plaited rope yarns)
Senonian : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Cretaceous
sensate : relating to or apprehending or apprehended through the senses
sensation : a mental process (such as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ often as distinguished from a conscious awareness of the sensory process  — compare perception
sensational : of or relating to sensation or the senses
sensationalism : empiricism that limits experience as a source of knowledge to sensation or sense perceptions
sensationalist : empiricism that limits experience as a source of knowledge to sensation or sense perceptions
sensationalistic : empiricism that limits experience as a source of knowledge to sensation or sense perceptions
sensationalize : to present in a sensational manner
sensationally : of or relating to sensation or the senses
sensationism : sensationalism sense 3
sensationist : sensationalist
sensationistic : sensationalist
sensationless : producing or responding to no sensation
sensatory : sensory
sense : a meaning conveyed or intended : import, signification
sensed : a meaning conveyed or intended : import, signification
senseful : reasonable, judicious
senseless : destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
senselessly : destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
senselessness : destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
sensibilia : what may be sensed
sensibilisin : anaphylactin
sensibilitist : one having acute sensibility
sensibility : ability to receive sensations : sensitiveness
sensibilize : sensitize
sensible : having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : rational, reasonable
sensibleness : having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : rational, reasonable
sensibly : having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : rational, reasonable
sensifics : significs
sensify : to make (a stimulus) perceptible as sensation
sensile : capable of sensation : sentient
sensilla : a simple epithelial sense organ of an invertebrate (such as an insect) usually in the form of a spine, plate, rod, cone, or peg that is composed of one or a few cells with a nerve connection
sensillum : a simple epithelial sense organ of an invertebrate (such as an insect) usually in the form of a spine, plate, rod, cone, or peg that is composed of one or a few cells with a nerve connection
sensism : the philosophic doctrine that sense perceptions furnish the sole data of knowledge
sensitive : sensory sense 2
sensitively : sensory sense 2
sensitiveness : sensory sense 2
sensitivity : the quality or state of being sensitive: such as
sensitization : the action or process of sensitizing
sensitize : to make sensitive or hypersensitive
sensitizer : to make sensitive or hypersensitive
sensitometer : an instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material
sensitometric : an instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material
sensitometry : an instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material
sensive : sentient
senso : a Chinese medicine for dropsy consisting essentially of the dried skin secretion of a native toad and apparently containing appreciable quantities of bufagin
sensor : a device that responds to a physical stimulus (such as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control)
sensoria : the parts of the brain or the mind concerned with the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli
sensorial : sensory
sensorimotor : of, relating to, or functioning in both sensory and motor aspects of bodily activity
sensorium : the parts of the brain or the mind concerned with the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli
sensory : of or relating to sensation or to the senses
sensual : relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sensualism : persistent or excessive pursuit of sensual pleasures and interests
sensualist : persistent or excessive pursuit of sensual pleasures and interests
sensualistic : persistent or excessive pursuit of sensual pleasures and interests
sensuality : relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sensualization : to make sensual
sensualize : to make sensual
sensually : relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sensualness : the quality or state of being sensual
sensum : sense-datum
sensuosity : of or relating to the senses or sensible objects
sensuous : of or relating to the senses or sensible objects
sensuously : of or relating to the senses or sensible objects
sensuousness : of or relating to the senses or sensible objects
sent a former monetary subunit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ kroon
sentence : a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action, that in writing usually begins with a capital letter and concludes with appropriate end punctuation, and that in speaking is distinguished by characteristic patterns of stress, pitch, and pauses
sentential : of or relating to a sentence
sententially : in a sentential manner
sententiary : aphorist
sententious : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression
sententiously : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression
sententiousness : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression
sentience : a sentient quality or state
sentiendum : sense-datum
sentient : responsive to or conscious of sense impressions
sentiently : responsive to or conscious of sense impressions
sentiment : an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling : predilection
sentimental : marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
sentimentalism : the disposition to favor or indulge in sentimentality
sentimentalist : the disposition to favor or indulge in sentimentality
sentimentality : the quality or state of being sentimental especially to excess or in affectation
sentimentalization : to indulge in sentiment
sentimentalize : to indulge in sentiment
sentimentally : marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
sentimentless : that is without sentiment
sentinel : sentry
sentry : guard, watch
sepal : one of the modified leaves comprising a calyx  — see flower illustration
sepaled : having sepals
sepaline : sepaloid
sepalled : having sepals
sepalody : metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals
sepaloid : resembling or functioning as a sepal
separability : capable of being separated or dissociated
separable : capable of being separated or dissociated
separableness : capable of being separated or dissociated
separata : offprint
separate : to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever
separately : in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else
separateness : to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever
separates : to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever
separating : to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever
separation : the act or process of separating : the state of being separated
separationist : separatist
separatism : a belief in, movement for, or state of separation (such as schism, secession, or segregation)
separatist : one that favors separatism: such as
separatistic : one that favors separatism: such as
separative : tending toward, causing, or expressing separation
separator : one that separates
separatory : serving to separate : used in separating
separatrix : a diagonal or upright stroke used to separate one marginal proof correction from another in the same line
separatum : offprint
Sephardi : a member of the occidental branch of European Jews settling in Spain and Portugal and later in the Balkans, the Levant, England, the Netherlands, and the Americas
Sephardic : a member of the occidental branch of European Jews settling in Spain and Portugal and later in the Balkans, the Levant, England, the Netherlands, and the Americas
Sephardim : a member of the occidental branch of European Jews settling in Spain and Portugal and later in the Balkans, the Levant, England, the Netherlands, and the Americas
sepia : a brown melanin-containing pigment from the ink of cuttlefishes
Sepiidae : a family of Decapoda comprising the true cuttlefishes
sepiment : something (as a hedge or fence) that encloses
Sepiola : a genus (the type of the family Sepiolidae) of short thick-bodied usually small squids with a rudimentary internal chitinous shell or none and large rounded lobular fins
sepiolite : meerschaum sense 1
sepium : cuttlebone
sepoy : a native of India employed as a soldier by a European power
seppuku : hara-kiri sense 1
seps : a lizard of an Old World genus (Chalcides synonym Seps) of the family Scincidae having a snakelike body, very small legs, and smooth overlapping scales, and regarded as poisonous by the ancients
Sepsidae : a family of acalyptrate usually shiny black flies (superfamily Muscoidea) that develop in decaying organic matter or excrement
sepsis : a potentially life-threatening, systemic response of the immune system that results from the spread of pathogenic agents (such as bacteria or viruses) and their toxins to the bloodstream from a localized infection (as of the lungs), that involves both inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity, that is marked especially by fever, chills, rapid heart rate and breathing, fatigue, confusion, increased blood coagulation, hypotension, impaired microcirculation, and organ dysfunction, and that may progress to septic shock
Sept : a branch of a family
sept : a branch of a family
septa : a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue  — compare dissepiment
septal : of or relating to a septum
septarian : of, relating to, or being a septarium
septarium : a concretionary nodule usually of limestone or clay ironstone intersected within by cracks filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals  — compare geode
septate : divided by or having a septum
septation : division into parts by a septum : the condition of being septate
septectomy : surgical excision of a septum
September : the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar
Septembrist : revolutionary
septemfluous : flowing in seven streams
septemvir : a member of a ruling body of seven men
septemvirate : the office or government of septemvirs
septemviri : a member of a ruling body of seven men
septenar : septenary sense 2
septenarius : a verse consisting of seven feet especially in Latin prosody
septenary : a group or set of seven
septendecimal : relating to the number 17 : based on the number 17
septennate : a period of seven years
septennial : occurring or being done every seven years
septennially : occurring or being done every seven years
septennium : a period of seven years
Septentrion : the northern regions : north
septentrional : northern
septet : a musical composition for seven instruments or voices
septfoil : tormentil
Septi  — see depressor septi
Septibranchia : a small order of Lamellibranchia comprising marine bivalves with gills reduced to a horizontal symmetrically fenestrated muscular partition
septic : of, relating to, or causing putrefaction
septicemia : potentially life-threatening invasion of the bloodstream by pathogenic agents and especially bacteria along with their toxins from a localized infection (as of the lungs or skin) that is accompanied by acute systemic illness
septicemic : potentially life-threatening invasion of the bloodstream by pathogenic agents and especially bacteria along with their toxins from a localized infection (as of the lungs or skin) that is accompanied by acute systemic illness
septicidal : dehiscent longitudinally along a septum
septicization : treatment of sewage by septic action
septicolored : having seven colors
septicopyemia : pyemia
septicopyemic : pyemia
septier : setier
septifragal : breaking from the partitions
septifragally : breaking from the partitions
septile : of or relating to septa
septillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 24 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
septimal : based on the number seven
septime : a parry or guard position in fencing that defends the lower inside target with the hand to the left in a position of supination and the top of the blade directed at the opponent's knee  — compare quinte
septimole : septuplet
septinsular : of, relating to, or consisting of the seven Ionian Islands
septisyllabic : consisting of seven syllables
septisyllable : a word of seven syllables
septivalent : heptavalent
septleva : a sum equal to seven times the amount of the first stake in a game of basset
Septobasidium : a genus (the type of the family Septobasidiaceae) of smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium
septocosta : an external costa on the calyx of a coral that marks the position of or is a continuation of a radial septum
septocylindrical : cylindrical with one or more cross septa
Septogloeum : a form genus of fungi (order Melanconiales) having hyaline two-septate to several-septate and oblong conidia and including one member (S. profusum) that causes a leaf spot of elm and hazel
septomarginal : of or relating to the margin of a septum
septomaxillary : of, relating to, or situated in the region of the nasal septum and the maxilla
septonasal : of, relating to, or situated in the region of the nasal septum
Septoria : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) having hyaline elongate to threadlike septate spores formed in pycnidia on the leaves of the host and being known in many cases to be the imperfect stages of ascomycetous fungi of the genus Mycosphaerella  — see hard rot
septuagenarian : a person whose age is in the seventies
septuagenary : based on the number 70
septuagesima : the third Sunday before Lent
Septuagint : a Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures redacted in the third and second centuries b.c. by Jewish scholars and adopted by Greek-speaking Christians
septuagint : a Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures redacted in the third and second centuries b.c. by Jewish scholars and adopted by Greek-speaking Christians
Septuagintal : a Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures redacted in the third and second centuries b.c. by Jewish scholars and adopted by Greek-speaking Christians
septulate : having imperfect or spurious septa
septulum : a small septum
septum : a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue  — compare dissepiment
septuple : consisting of seven : being seven times as great or as many : sevenfold
septuplet : one of seven offspring produced in the same pregnancy
septuplicate : made in seven identical copies : sevenfold
sepulcher : a place of burial : tomb
sepulchral : of or relating to a sepulchre
sepulchrally : of or relating to a sepulchre
sepultural : sepulchral
sepulture : burial
sequacious : subservient, tractable
sequaciously : subservient, tractable
sequaciousness : sequacity
sequacity : subservient, tractable
Sequani : a Celtic people of ancient Gaul inhabiting a region around the sources of the Seine
sequel : consequence, result
sequela : an aftereffect of a disease, condition, or injury
sequelae : an aftereffect of a disease, condition, or injury
sequence : a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (such as Easter)
sequencer : one that sequences: such as
sequency : sequence sense 3a
sequent : consecutive, succeeding
sequential : of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence : serial
sequentially : of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence : serial
sequester : to set apart : segregate
sequestered : to set apart : segregate
sequestra : a fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone
sequestrable : liable to exclusion or seizure
sequestrate : sequester
sequestration : the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered
sequestrator : sequester
sequestratrices : a female sequestrator
sequestratrix : a female sequestrator
sequestrectomy : the surgical removal of a sequestrum
sequestrum : a fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone
sequin : an old gold coin of Italy and Turkey
sequitur : the conclusion of an inference : consequence
Sequoia : either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):
ser serial
seragli : harem sense 1a
seraglio : harem sense 1a
serai : caravansary
serail : seraglio
seral : of, relating to, or being an ecological sere
serang city in the northwestern part of Java, Indonesia population 578,000
serape : a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men
Serapea : a place or building or group of buildings sacred to Serapis
Serapeum : a place or building or group of buildings sacred to Serapis
seraph : seraphim sense 2
seraphic : of or relating to seraphim
seraphically : of or relating to seraphim
seraphim : an order of angels  — see celestial hierarchy
seraphina : a 19th century English keyboard reed instrument similar to the American organ
seraphine : a 19th century English keyboard reed instrument similar to the American organ
seraphlike : resembling a seraph : seraphic
Serapis : an Egyptian god combining attributes of Osiris and Apis and having a widespread cult in Ptolemaic Egypt and ancient Greece
Serb : a native or inhabitant of Serbia
Serbian : serb sense 1a
sercial : a dry Madeira wine
serdab : a narrow chamber of the ancient Egyptian mastaba either concealed or accessible only by a narrow passage and containing a statue of the deceased
Sere : being dried and withered
sere : being dried and withered
sereh :  citronella grass
Serena : an evening love song  — compare alba
serenade : a complimentary vocal or instrumental performance
serenader : a complimentary vocal or instrumental performance
serenata : an 18th century secular cantata of a dramatic character usually composed in honor of an individual or event
serenate : an 18th century secular cantata of a dramatic character usually composed in honor of an individual or event
Serendib island 270 miles (434 kilometers) long and 140 miles (225 kilometers) wide in the Indian Ocean off southern India
serendibite : a mineral (Ca,Mg)5Al5B2Si2O10 consisting of a silicate and borate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminum and occurring in irregular blue grains in Sri Lanka
serendipity : the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
serene : marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude
serenely : marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude
sereneness : marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude
serenity : the quality or state of being serene
Serenoa : saw palmetto sense 2
Serer : being dried and withered
Seres : being dried and withered
serf : a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
serfage : a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
serfdom : the condition of a tenant farmer bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of a landlord : the state or fact of being a serf
serfhood : serfdom
serfish : characteristic of a serf
serfishness : characteristic of a serf
serfism : social polity in which serfdom exists
serfship : serfdom
Serge : a durable twilled fabric having a smooth clear face and a pronounced diagonal rib on the front and the back
serge : a durable twilled fabric having a smooth clear face and a pronounced diagonal rib on the front and the back
sergeancy : the function, office, or rank of a sergeant
Sergeant : sergeant at arms
sergeant : sergeant at arms
sergeantry : sergeanty
sergeantship : the office of a sergeant
sergeanty : any of numerous feudal services of a personal nature by which an estate is held of the king or other lord distinct from military tenure and from socage tenure
serger : one that serges
serging : the process of overcasting the raw edges of a piece of fabric (such as a carpet) to prevent raveling
Seri : an Indian people of the state of Sonora, Mexico
serial : of, relating to, consisting of, or arranged in a series, rank, or row
serialist : a writer of serials
seriality : serial quality or state
serialization : to arrange or publish in serial form
serialize : to arrange or publish in serial form
serially : of, relating to, consisting of, or arranged in a series, rank, or row
Serian : a language family of the Hokan stock in Mexico comprising only the Seri language
seriary : of or relating to a series
seriate : to arrange in a series
seriately : to arrange in a series
seriatim : in a series
seriation : formation, arrangement, succession, or position in a series or orderly sequence
Seric : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Seres
sericea : a perennial herbaceous lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata synonym L. sericea) that is widely planted as a leguminous forage and hay crop especially on poor soils
sericeous : covered with fine silky hair
sericiculture : sericulture
sericin : a gelatinous protein that cements the two fibroin filaments in a silk fiber
sericite : a scaly variety of muscovite having a silky luster and occurring in various metamorphic rocks
sericitic : a scaly variety of muscovite having a silky luster and occurring in various metamorphic rocks
sericitization : the process or state of alteration by which minerals (such as feldspar) are converted into sericite
Sericocarpus : a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) of the eastern U.S. having corymbose white-rayed flower heads with an ovoid involucre, squamous bracts, and silky achenes
sericteria : serictery
sericterium : serictery
serictery : the silk-producing gland of a caterpillar or other insect larva  — compare silk gland
sericultural : the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
sericulture : the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
sericulturist : the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
seriema : cariama sense 2
series : a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession
serif : any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter
serigraph : an original silk-screen color print
serigrapher : an original silk-screen color print
serigraphy : an original silk-screen color print
serin : a small yellow and grayish Old World finch (Serinus serinus of the family Fringillidae) that is related to the canary
serine : a crystalline nonessential amino acid C3H7NO3 that occurs as a residue in many proteins
serinette : a small hand organ used in training songbirds
seringa : mock orange sense 1
seringal : a grove or collection of trees (Hevea brasiliensis and possibly other species) yielding rubber
Serinus : an Old World genus of finches including the canary, the serin, and related forms
serio : seriocomic
seriocomedy : a comedy with serious elements or overtones : tragicomedy
seriocomic : having a mixture of the serious and the comic
seriocomically : having a mixture of the serious and the comic
Seriola : a genus of fishes containing the typical amberfishes and sometimes made type of a separate family but usually included among the Carangidae
serioline : a genus of fishes containing the typical amberfishes and sometimes made type of a separate family but usually included among the Carangidae
seriosity : seriousness
serious : thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner : sober
seriously : in a sincere manner : earnestly
seriousness : thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner : sober
Serjania : a genus of tropical American woody tendril-bearing vines (family Sapindaceae) having compound leaves, irregular yellow racemose flowers with four petals and five concave sepals, and fruit that is wing-margined
sermo : sermo generalis
sermocination : discourse, sermon
sermon : a religious discourse delivered in public usually by a member of the clergy as a part of a worship service
sermonic : a religious discourse delivered in public usually by a member of the clergy as a part of a worship service
sermonish : suggestive of a sermon
sermonism : the conceptualism of Abelard
sermonist : one who writes or delivers sermons
sermonize : to compose or deliver a sermon
sermonizer : to compose or deliver a sermon
sermonless : lacking a sermon
sermonology : knowledge or study of sermons
sero : serum
serodiagnosis : diagnosis by the use of serum (as in the Wassermann test)
serodiagnostic : diagnosis by the use of serum (as in the Wassermann test)
serofibrinous : composed of or characterized by serum and fibrin
serologic : a medical science dealing with blood serum especially in regard to its immunological reactions and properties
serological : a medical science dealing with blood serum especially in regard to its immunological reactions and properties
serologically : a medical science dealing with blood serum especially in regard to its immunological reactions and properties
serologist : a medical science dealing with blood serum especially in regard to its immunological reactions and properties
serology : a medical science dealing with blood serum especially in regard to its immunological reactions and properties
seromucous : containing or consisting of a mixture of serum and mucus
seromuscular : relating to or consisting of the serous and muscular layer of an organ
seron : a rather small tropical American tree (Phyllostylon brasiliensis) of the family Ulmaceae that yields Santo Domingan boxwood
seronegative : having or being a negative serum reaction especially in a test for the presence of an antibody
seronegativity : having or being a negative serum reaction especially in a test for the presence of an antibody
seroon : a bale or package (as of indigo) covered with hide or wood bound with hide
seroot : a bloodsucking tabanid fly (genus Pangonia) that is remarkable for its very long proboscis and is very troublesome to men and animals in southern Egypt and the Republic of the Sudan
seropositive : having or being a positive serum reaction especially in a test for the presence of an antibody
seropurulent : consisting of a mixture of serum and pus
seropus : a seropurulent exudate
seroreaction : a serological reaction
serosa : a usually enclosing serous membrane
serosanguineous : containing or consisting of both blood and serous fluid
serositis : inflammation of one or more serous membranes
serosity : the quality or state of being serous
serotherapy : the treatment of a disease with specific immune serum
serotina  — see decidua serotina
serotinal : of or relating to the latter and usually drier part of summer
serotine : late especially in developing or flowering
serotinous : remaining closed on the tree with seed dissemination delayed or occurring gradually
serous : of, relating to, or resembling serum
serow : any of several goatlike artiodactyl mammals (genus Capricornis) of eastern Asia that are usually rather dark and heavily built and some of which have distinct manes
serozyme : prothrombin
Serpens : a northern constellation that is visible in two parts on either side of the constellation Ophiuchus and that is represented by the figure of a serpent in the grasp of a man represented by Ophiuchus
Serpent : a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings
serpent : a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings
serpentaria : an enclosure in which snakes are kept
serpentarium : an enclosure in which snakes are kept
serpentary : serpentaria
serpentcleide : a large ophicleide with a wooden tube
Serpentes : a suborder or other division of Squamata comprising the snakes
serpentiform : having the form of a snake
serpentine : of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
serpentinely : of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
serpentiningly : in a serpentining manner :  windingly
serpentinization : the process or state of alteration by which minerals (such as olivine) are converted into serpentine
serpentinize : to convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine
serpentinoid : serpentinous
serpentinous : relating to, consisting of, or resembling serpentine
serpentize : serpentine
serpentlike : resembling or felt to resemble a serpent : serpentine, snakelike, treacherous
serpently : in the manner of a serpent
serpentry : serpents
serpentwood : an East Indian shrub (Rauwolfia serpentina) the root of which is used as a source of reserpine
serphid : of or relating to the Serphidae
Serphidae : a family of small serphoid wasps having a tubular retractile ovipositor and being parasitic in the eggs and larvae of other insects
serphoid : of or relating to the Serphoidea
Serphoidea : a superfamily of minute wasps that as larvae are parasites of other insects and sometimes spiders and have females with the usually tubular ovipositor emerging from the extreme end of the body
serpierite : a mineral (Cu,Zn,Ca)5(SO4)2(OH)6.3H2O consisting of a hydrous basic sulfate of copper, calcium, and zinc occurring in small tabular bluish green crystals and tufts
serpiginous : creeping, spreading
serpiginously : creeping, spreading
serpigo : a creeping or spreading skin disease (such as ringworm)
serpolet : wild thyme
Serpula : a genus (the type of the family Serpulidae) of small marine polychaete worms having brightly colored gills and constructing and living in contorted calcareous tubes that may be closed with horny opercula
serpula : a genus (the type of the family Serpulidae) of small marine polychaete worms having brightly colored gills and constructing and living in contorted calcareous tubes that may be closed with horny opercula
Serpulae : a genus (the type of the family Serpulidae) of small marine polychaete worms having brightly colored gills and constructing and living in contorted calcareous tubes that may be closed with horny opercula
serpulae : a genus (the type of the family Serpulidae) of small marine polychaete worms having brightly colored gills and constructing and living in contorted calcareous tubes that may be closed with horny opercula
serpulan : serpula sense 2
serpulid : of or relating to the Serpulidae
Serpulidae : a large family of marine polychaete worms including various cosmopolitan genera  — see serpula
serpulidan : a large family of marine polychaete worms including various cosmopolitan genera  — see serpula
serpuline : of or relating to the Serpulidae : formed by or composed of the tubes of serpulae
serpulite : a fossil worm tube
serpulitic : a fossil worm tube
serpuloid : resembling or related to the Serpulidae
serra  1713–1784 originally Miguel José Serra Spanish missionary in Mexico and California
serradella : a Eurasian annual herb (Ornithopus sativus) of the family Leguminosae with pinnate leaves and long-stalked honey-producing flowers that is used for forage and green manure
serranid : any of a large family (Serranidae) of carnivorous marine bony fishes which have an oblong compressed body covered with usually ctenoid scales and many of which are important food and sport fishes (such as the sea basses) especially of warm seas
Serranidae : a large and widely distributed family of carnivorous marine percoid fishes having an oblong and more or less compressed body covered with ctenoid scales and including many important food and sport fishes especially of warm seas  — see sea bass
Serrano : a small very hot chili pepper that is red when mature
serrano : a small very hot chili pepper that is red when mature
serranoid : resembling or related to the Serranidae
Serranus : a genus (the type of the family Serranidae) of fishes including numerous small Pacific sea basses some of which are regarded as highly toxic
Serrasalmo : piranha
serrate : notched or toothed on the edge
serrated : notched or toothed on the edge
serration : the condition of being serrate
serrature : serration
serricorn : of or relating to the Serricornia
Serricornia : a division of beetles including the Elateridae, Buprestidae, Lampyridae, and related forms in which the antennae are usually serrate along their inner margin, all the tarsi are usually pentamerous, and the first ventral abdominal segment is exposed for its entire breadth
serried : crowded or pressed together : compact
serriedly : crowded or pressed together : compact
serriedness : crowded or pressed together : compact
Serrifera : a division of Hymenoptera including the sawflies and horntails and related forms and being essentially equivalent to Chalastogastra
serriferous : having a sawlike organ
serrulate : finely serrate : denticulate
serrulated : finely serrate : denticulate
serrulation : the state of being serrulate
serry : to press together especially in ranks
serta : the Syriac cursive script characterized by horizontal lines or ligatures uniting the lower portions of the letters
Sertularia : a genus (the type of the family Sertulariidae) of delicate branching calyptoblastic hydroids having small sessile hydrothecae arranged bilaterally along the sides of the branches
sertularian : of or relating to the genus Sertularia or to the family Sertulariidae
sertularioid : resembling or related to the sertularians
sertule : sertulum
sertulum : umbel
sertum : a scientific treatise upon a collection of plants
serum : the watery, clear portion of an animal fluid:
serumal : relating to or derived from serum or serous exudations
serval : a long-legged African wildcat (Felis serval) having large ears and a tawny black-spotted coat
servaline : of, relating to, or resembling the serval
servant : one that serves others
servantless : one that serves others
servantry : all the servants of one master or house
servantship : the place or condition of a servant
serve : to be a servant
servente : lover, gallant
serventism : the social convention countenancing the cavalier servente
server : one that serves food or drink
servery : butler's pantry
Servetian : a follower of Michael Servetus who was burned at the stake in Geneva in 1553 for anti-Trinitarianism and antipedobaptism
Servian : of or relating to Servius Tullius who was the sixth of the legendary kings of Rome 578–534 b.c.
service : the occupation or function of serving
serviceability : helpful, useful
serviceable : helpful, useful
serviceableness : helpful, useful
serviceably : helpful, useful
serviceberry : the edible purple or red fruit of any of various North American trees or shrubs (genus Amelanchier) of the rose family
serviceman : a male member of the armed forces
servient : doing service : serving
serviette : a table napkin
servile : of or befitting a menial position
servilely : of or befitting a menial position
servileness : of or befitting a menial position
servilism : a base or abject servility or obsequiousness
servility : of or befitting a menial position
serving : a helping of food or drink
servingman : a male servant
Servite : a member of the mendicant Order of Servants of Mary founded in Florence, Italy, in 1233
servitor : a male servant
servitorial : of, relating to, or resembling a servitor
servitorship : the position or work of a servitor
servitress : a woman servant
servitude : a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
servo : servomotor
servomechanism : an automatic device for controlling large amounts of power by means of very small amounts of power and automatically correcting the performance of a mechanism
servomotor : a power-driven mechanism that supplements a primary control operated by a comparatively feeble force (as in a servomechanism)
sesame : a widely cultivated chiefly tropical or subtropical annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum of the family Pedaliaceae)
sesamoid : a nodular mass of bone (such as the patella) or cartilage in a tendon especially at a joint or bony prominence
sesamoiditis : pain and inflammation of either of the two small sesamoid bones or surrounding tendons of the ball of the foot at the base of the big toe
Sesamum : a genus of tropical African and Indian herbs (family Pedaliaceae) having entire or divided leaves and irregular campanulate flowers with a curved tube dilated above the base and a 4-angled unarmed capsule  — see sesame
Sesban : either of two East Indian plants of the genus Sesbania (S. aculeata and S. aegyptiaca)  — compare daincha
Sesbania : a small genus of chiefly tropical pinnate-leaved herbs, shrubs, or trees (family Leguminosae) usually having large showy pealike flowers  — see colorado river hemp
sescuple : hemiolic
Seseli : a large genus of smooth perennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) that are natives of temperate regions of the Old World and have ternately compound leaves, white flowers, and fruit with solitary oil tubes
Sesiidae : a family of small, brightly colored moths that resemble wasps and bees and include forms lacking scales on part of their wing  — see clearwing
sesqui : one and a half times
sesquialter : sesquialteral
sesquialtera : hemiola sense 2
sesquialteral : one and a half times as great as another : having the ratio of one and a half to one
sesquicarbonate : a salt (such as Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O) that is neither a simple normal carbonate nor a simple bicarbonate but often a combination of the two
sesquicentennial : a 150th anniversary or its celebration
sesquioxide : chromic oxide
sesquipedal : sesquipedalian
sesquipedalian : having many syllables : long
sesquipedalianism : sesquipedality
sesquipedality : the quality or condition of being sesquipedal
sesquiquadrate : the astrological aspect of two heavenly bodies when separated by 1¹/₂ quadrants
sesquisilicate : a silicate (such as sodium sesquisilicate) that is intermediate between two silicates
sesquiterpene : any of a class of terpenes C15H24
sess session
sessile : attached directly by the base : not raised upon a stalk or peduncle
sessility : the state of being sessile
session : a meeting or series of meetings of a body (such as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business
sessional : a meeting or series of meetings of a body (such as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business
sessionary : sessional
sessions Roger Huntington 1896–1985 American composer
sesterce : an ancient Roman coin equal to ¹/₄ denarius
sestertium : a unit of value in ancient Rome equal to 1000 sesterces
sestet : a stanza or a poem of six lines
sestina : a lyrical fixed form consisting of six 6-line usually unrhymed stanzas in which the end words of the first stanza recur as end words of the following five stanzas in a successively rotating order and as the middle and end words of the three verses of the concluding tercet
sestine : sestina
sestole : sextuplet sense 3
Sesuto :  sotho
Sesuvium : a small genus of fleshy maritime herbs (family Aizoaceae) widely distributed especially in tropical regions and having opposite leaves and reddish flowers with a 5-lobed calyx and five stamens  — see sea purslane
set : to cause to sit : place in or on a seat
seta : a slender usually rigid or bristly and springy organ or part of an animal or plant
setaceous : set with or consisting of bristles
setae : a slender usually rigid or bristly and springy organ or part of an animal or plant
setal : a slender usually rigid or bristly and springy organ or part of an animal or plant
Setaria : a genus of filarial worms parasitic as adults in the body cavity of various ungulate mammals (as cattle and deer) and producing larvae that wander in the tissues and occasionally invade the eye
setarious : resembling a bristle : aristate
setback : a checking of progress
setdown : to cause to sit down : seat
setfast : sitfast
Seth : a son of Adam and Eve
seth : a son of Adam and Eve
sethead : headcap
Sethian : a member of a Gnostic school of serpent worshipers
Sethite : a member of a Gnostic school of serpent worshipers
setier : any of various old French units of capacity or land area
setiform : like a bristle
setigerous : bearing or producing setae
setline : a long heavy fishing line to which several hooks are attached in series
setness : the quality or state of being set : fixity, rigidity
setoff : something that is set off against another thing:
seton : attack
Setophaga : a genus of fly-catching warblers consisting of the American redstart and numerous related species of Central and South America
setophagine : a genus of fly-catching warblers consisting of the American redstart and numerous related species of Central and South America
setose : setaceous, bristly
setout : array, display
setover : distance or amount set over
setscrew : a screw screwed through one part tightly upon or into another part to prevent relative movement
setsman : a workman in a stone quarry who cuts stone paving blocks
settee : a long seat with a back
setter : one that sets
settergrass : bear's-foot
setterwort : bear's-foot
setting : the manner, position, or direction in which something is set
settle : to place so as to stay
settleable : to place so as to stay
settled : to place so as to stay
settlement : the act or process of settling
settler : one that settles something
settling : sediment, dregs
settlings : sediment, dregs
settlor : one that makes a settlement or creates a trust of property
settsman : a maker of paving sets
setula : a small short hair, seta, or bristle
setule : setula
setulose : having or covered with small hairs or bristles
setulous : having or covered with small hairs or bristles
setup : carriage of the body
setwall : garden heliotrope sense 1
setwise : in the direction of the set
setwork : embroidery used on tapestry
seugh : an open trench or drainage ditch
Sevastopol city and port
seven : a number that is one more than six  — see Table of Numbers
sevenbark : wild hydrangea sense 1
sevener : a member of an Islamic Shiʽite sect that maintains that the seventh imam went into deathless concealment and is to return as the Mahdi  — compare twelver
sevenfold : having seven units or members
sevenfolded : made of seven parts
seventeen : a number that is one more than 16  — see Table of Numbers
seventeenth : a number that is one more than 16  — see Table of Numbers
seventh : one that is number seven in a series  — see Table of Numbers
seventhly : in the seventh place (as in a series of topics)
seventieth : a number equal to seven times 10  — see Table of Numbers
seventy : a number equal to seven times 10  — see Table of Numbers
sever : to put or keep apart : divide
severable : capable of being severed
several : separate or distinct from one another
severalfold : having several parts or aspects
severality : something separate : quality, detail, part
severalize : distinguish, separate
severally : one at a time : each by itself : separately
severalty : the quality or state of being several : distinctness, separateness
severance : the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
severation : severance
severe : strict in judgment, discipline, or government
severely : strict in judgment, discipline, or government
severeness : strict in judgment, discipline, or government
severer : strict in judgment, discipline, or government
Severian : one of a sect of Encratite Gnostics of the 2d century
severity : the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
severy : a section or compartment of a vaulted roof
Sevillian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Seville, Spain
sew : to unite or fasten by stitches
sewable : to unite or fasten by stitches
sewage : refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
sewed : to unite or fasten by stitches
sewellel : mountain beaver
sewen : the sea trout as found along the west coast of England and Wales and the coasts of Ireland whence it is sometimes regarded as constituting a distinct variety (Salmo trutta cambricus)
sewer : a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
sewerage : the removal and disposal of sewage and surface water by sewers
sewing : the act, method, or occupation of one that sews
sewn : to unite or fasten by stitches
sewround : stitchdown
sex : either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their reproductive organs and structures
sexadecimal : of or relating to sixteen or sixteenths : proceeding in computation by sixteens : expressed in the scale of sixteens
sexagenarian : a person whose age is in the sixties
sexagenarianism : the state of being a sexagenarian
sexagenary : of, relating to, or based on the number 60
Sexagesima : the second Sunday before Lent and the eighth before Easter in the church year as observed by various branches of the Christian church
sexagesimal : of, relating to, or based on the number 60
sexagesimally : into or by sixtieths
sexagesimals : of, relating to, or based on the number 60
sexagonal : hexagonal
sexangled : hexagonal
sexangular : hexagonal
sexcentenary : relating to the number 600 or a 600th anniversary
sexdigital : having six fingers on one hand or six toes on one foot
sexdigitate : having six fingers on one hand or six toes on one foot
sexdigitism : the state of being sexdigital
sexed : having sex or sexual instincts
sexennial : continuing or lasting six years
sexennially : continuing or lasting six years
sexfoil : a flower with six perianth segments
sexhood : the quality or state of being of one sex or the other
sexivalent : hexavalent
sexless : lacking sex : neuter
sexlessly : lacking sex : neuter
sexlessness : lacking sex : neuter
sexological : the study of sex or of the interaction of the sexes especially among human beings
sexologist : the study of sex or of the interaction of the sexes especially among human beings
sexology : the study of sex or of the interaction of the sexes especially among human beings
sexpartite : divided into or made up of a combination of six parts
sext : to send someone a sexually explicit message or image by cell phone : to engage in sexting
sextain : sestina
sextans : a constellation on the equator south of Leo
Sextant : an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
sextant : an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
sextet : a musical composition for six instruments or voices
sextile : of, relating to, or measured by 60 degrees
sextillion : a number equal to 1 followed by 21 zeros  — see Table of Numbers
sextipara : a woman who has borne children in six pregnancies
sextipolar : having six poles
sexto : sixmo
sextodecimo : sixteenmo
sextole : sextuplet
sextolet : sextuplet
sexton : a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs related minor duties (such as ringing the bell for services and digging graves)
sextoness : a female sexton
sextonship : the office or position of a sexton
sextry : sacristy
sextuple : having six units or members
sextuplet : a combination of six of a kind
sextuplex : sixfold
sextuplicate : repeated six times
sexual : of, relating to, or associated with sex or the sexes
sexuale : a member of the bisexual generation in aphids
sexualism : emphasis upon sex or sexuality as a major concern
sexualist : one who explains phenomena by sexuality
sexuality : the quality or state of being sexual:
sexualization : to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or cast
sexualize : to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or cast
sexually : of, relating to, or associated with sex or the sexes
sexupara : a parthenogenetic female producing eggs that give rise to males or to females which lay eggs requiring fertilization
sexuparous : producing eggs from which true males and females are hatched
sexy : sexually suggestive or stimulating : erotic
sey : a cut of beef  — compare backsey, foresey
seybertite : a basic aluminosilicate Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al,Si)4(O,OH)12 of the clintonite group consisting of calcium, magnesium, and aluminum, occurring in monoclinic crystals and foliated masses and having a reddish brown, copper red, or yellowish color and submetallic luster (hardness 4–5, specific gravity 3–3.1)
Seymeria : a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with pinnate leaves and solitary slightly irregular yellow flowers  — see mullein foxglove
Seymour Jane 1509?–1537 3rd wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Edward VI
sgraffito : decoration by cutting away parts of a surface layer (as of plaster or clay) to expose a different colored ground  — compare graffito
sh shipping and handling
sha : urial
Shaban : the eighth month of the Islamic year  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
shabbify : to make shabby
shabbily : clothed with worn or seedy garments
shabbiness : clothed with worn or seedy garments
shabby : clothed with worn or seedy garments
shabrack : a saddlecloth often of goatskin formerly used by European light cavalry
shabunder : a harbor master formerly the chief official to deal with foreign traders in the East Indies
shachle : to walk in a shuffling gate : shamble
shack : hut, shanty
shackbolt : a shackle used as a heraldic charge
shackle : something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
shacklebone : wrist
shackler : something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
shackling : something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
shackly : rickety, ramshackle
shacky : characterized by the presence or semblance of a shack
shad : any of several fishes (especially genus Alosa) of the herring family that differ from the typical herrings (genus Clupeus) in having a relatively deep body and in being anadromous and that include some important food fishes of Europe and North America
shadbelly : a shad-bellied coat
shadberry : serviceberry
shadbird : the common sandpiper
shadbush : serviceberry sense 2
shadchan : a Jewish marriage broker or matchmaker
shaddock : pomelo sense 2
shade : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
shaded : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
shadeless : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
shader : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
shadetail : squirrel
shadflower : arbutus sense 3
shadily : producing or affording shade
shadiness : producing or affording shade
shading : the use of marking made within outlines to suggest three-dimensionality, shadow, or degrees of light and dark in a picture or drawing
shadoof : a counterbalanced sweep used since ancient times especially in Egypt for raising water (as for irrigation)
Shadow : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadow : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadowbox : to box with an imaginary opponent especially as a form of training
shadowboxing : to box with an imaginary opponent especially as a form of training
shadowed : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadower : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadowgram : skiagram sense 2
shadowgraph : shadow play
shadowgraphic : of or relating to shadowgraphs
shadowgraphist : an expert in or practitioner of shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy : shadow play
shadowily : of the nature of or resembling a shadow
shadowiness : of the nature of or resembling a shadow
shadowing : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadowland : the realm peopled by shadows or submerged in shadow: such as
shadowless : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadowlike : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light
shadowly : as a shadow : obscurely
shadowy : of the nature of or resembling a shadow
shadrach : salamander sense 5
shady : producing or affording shade
shaffle : shuffle
shaft : the long handle of a spear or similar weapon
shafted : the long handle of a spear or similar weapon
shafting : shafts or material for shafts
shaftless : having no shaft
shaftman : one who sinks, inspects, or repairs mine shafts
shaftment : the distance from the tip of the extended thumb across the breadth of the palm used as a measure equivalent to about six inches : fistmele
shaftway : shaft sense 4c
shafty : having a close compact free long strong staple
shag : a shaggy tangled mass or covering (as of hair)
shaganappi : a thread, cord, or thong of rawhide
shagbark : shagbark hickory
shagged : a shaggy tangled mass or covering (as of hair)
shaggily : covered with or consisting of long, coarse, or matted hair
shagginess : covered with or consisting of long, coarse, or matted hair
shaggy : covered with or consisting of long, coarse, or matted hair
Shagia : a nomadic people of mixed Semitic origin inhabiting both sides of the Nile near the Third Cataract, speaking Arabic, and probably descended from invaders from Arabia about the 7th century
shaglet : a young cormorant
shagrag : a ragged or contemptible person
shagreen : an untanned leather covered with small round granulations and usually dyed green
shah : a sovereign of Iran
Shahaptian : an Indian people of a large territory along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Oregon, Washington, and northern Idaho
shaharith : the daily Jewish morning liturgy  — compare maarib, minhah, musaf
shahdom : a sovereign of Iran
shahi : a 19th and 20th century Persian unit of value equal to ¹/₂₀ silver kran
shahin : an Indian falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) having the underparts of a plain unbarred ferruginous color, being related to the peregrine falcon, and used in falconry
shahzada : the son of a shah
shaitan : an evil spirit
shakable : to move irregularly to and fro
shake : to move irregularly to and fro
shakeable : to move irregularly to and fro
shakedown : an improvised bed (such as one made up on the floor)
shakefork : a fork for shaking hay or straw
shaken : to move irregularly to and fro
shakeout : the failure or retrenchment of a significant number of firms in the economy or a sector or an industry that usually results in a depressed market
shakeproof : capable of withstanding vibration
Shaker : one that shakes: such as
shaker : one that shakes: such as
shakerag : an unkempt disreputable person
Shakeress : a Shaker woman
Shakerism : one that shakes: such as
shakers : one that shakes: such as
Shakespearean : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Shakespeare or his writings
Shakespeareana : collected items by, about, or relating to Shakespeare
shakily : characterized by shakes
shakiness : characterized by shakes
shaking : to move irregularly to and fro
shakingly : in a shaking manner
shako : a stiff military hat with a high crown and plume
Shakta : an adherent of Shaktism
Shakti : the dynamic energy of a Hindu god personified as his female consort
shakti : the dynamic energy of a Hindu god personified as his female consort
Shaktism : a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (such as Kali or Durga) in a cult of devotion to the female principle often with magical or orgiastic rites
shaku : a Japanese unit of length equal to 11.93 inches
shaky : characterized by shakes
Shalako : one of the dancers impersonating a Zuñi mythical being of extraordinary stature
shale : a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition
shall : will have to : must
shallon : salal
shalloon : a lightweight twilled fabric of wool or worsted
shallop : a usually 2-masted ship with lugsails
shallot : a bulbous perennial onion (Allium cepa aggregatum) that produces small clustered bulbs which resemble those of garlic and are used in seasoning
shallow : having little depth
shallowish : somewhat shallow
shallowly : having little depth
shallowness : having little depth
shallowpate : a person of superficial intellectual achievements or abilities
shallows : having little depth
shallu : any of various grain sorghums usually held to constitute a distinct variety (Sorghum vulgare roxburghii), introduced into the U.S. from India, and having slender dry stalks, large open pale yellow heads, and small hard seeds that are exposed at maturity
shaly : a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition
Sham : a trick that deludes : hoax
sham : a trick that deludes : hoax
shama : an Indian thrush (Copsychus malabaricus) that is noted for its song
shamal : a northwesterly wind of Iraq and the Persian gulf
shaman : a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
shamanic : a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
shamanism : a religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans
shamanist : a religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans
shamanistic : a religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans
shamanize : to perform the functions of a shaman
shamba : a piece of ground under cultivation : garden
Shambala : a Bantu people of eastern Tanganyika
shamble : to walk awkwardly with dragging feet : shuffle
shambling : characterized by slow awkward movement
shamblingly : in a shambling manner
shame : a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety
shamed : a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety
shameface : a shamefaced aspect
shamefaced : showing modesty : bashful
shamefacedly : showing modesty : bashful
shamefacedness : showing modesty : bashful
shamefast : shamefaced
shameful : bringing shame : disgraceful
shamefully : bringing shame : disgraceful
shamefulness : bringing shame : disgraceful
shameless : having no shame : insensible to disgrace
shamelessly : having no shame : insensible to disgrace
shamelessness : having no shame : insensible to disgrace
shamer : a person who subjects someone to body-shaming 
shamianah : a cloth canopy
shamir Yitzhak 1915–2012 originally surname Yizernitzky prime minister of Israel (1983–84; 1986–92)
Shammar : a bedouin nomadic people of Arabia
shammed : a trick that deludes : hoax
shammer : a trick that deludes : hoax
shamming : a trick that deludes : hoax
shammock : to go around idly : loaf, dawdle, slouch
shammocking : to go around idly : loaf, dawdle, slouch
shampoo : massage
shampooer : massage
shamrock : a trifoliolate plant used as a floral emblem by the Irish: such as
Shan : a member of a people living primarily in Myanmar and southern China
shan : a member of a people living primarily in Myanmar and southern China
shanachie : a teller of old tales or legends
Shandean : of, relating to, or characteristic of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
shandry : a light carriage on springs
shandrydan : a chaise with a hood
Shandy : a drink consisting of beer mixed with a nonalcoholic drink : shandygaff
shandy : a drink consisting of beer mixed with a nonalcoholic drink : shandygaff
shandygaff : beer diluted with a nonalcoholic drink (such as ginger beer)
Shandyism : the philosophy of Tristram Shandy
Shang : a Chinese dynasty traditionally dated 1766–1122 b.c. and known especially for bronze work
Shangalla : any of the peoples living in western Ethiopia and in the eastern part of the Republic of the Sudan that are not of Ethiopian or of Arab origin
shangan : a cleft stick to fasten to the tail of a dog
Shanghai : to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug
shanghai : to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug
shanghaier : to put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug
shank : the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates
shanked : the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates
shanker : one whose work consists of making or fastening on shanks
shankpiece : a support for the arch of the foot inserted in the shank of a shoe
shanksman : shaftman
shanna : shall not
Shannon Claude Elwood 1916–2001 American mathematician and computer scientist
shanny : silly, giddy
Shantung : a fabric in plain weave having a slightly irregular surface due to uneven slubbed filling yarns
shanty : a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their work
shantyman : logger
shantytown : a usually poor town or section of a town consisting mostly of shanties
shapable : capable of being shaped
Shape : form, create
shape : form, create
shaped : form, create
shapeful : shapely
shapeless : having no definite shape
shapelessly : having no definite shape
shapelessness : having no definite shape
shapeliness : having a regular or pleasing shape
shapely : having a regular or pleasing shape
shapen : fashioned in or provided with a definite shape
shaper : form, create
shapeshifter : one that seems able to change form or identity at will
shaping : form, create
shapometer : a device for measuring the shapes of pebbles
sharable : capable of being shared
shard : a piece or fragment of a brittle substance
Shardana : one of a group of early mercenary warriors from the eastern Mediterranean and probably from Lydia and first fighting for Egypt then against it
sharded : dwelling in dung
share : to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others
shareable : capable of being shared
sharebone : pubis
sharebroker : stockbroker
sharecrop : to farm as a sharecropper
sharecropper : a tenant farmer especially in the southern U.S. who is provided with credit for seed, tools, living quarters, and food, who works the land, and who receives an agreed share of the value of the crop minus charges
shareholder : one that holds or owns a share in property
shareman : sharesman
sharer : to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others
sharesman : a member of a fishing crew who shares the risk and profits of a voyage or season
shargar : a lean, faded, or stunted person or animal : starveling, runt
Shari river about 590 miles (949 kilometers) long in Chad, north central Africa, flowing northwest into Lake Chad
Sharia : Islamic law based on the Koran
shark : any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform body, lateral branchial clefts, and a tough usually dull gray skin roughened by minute tubercles and are typically active predators sometimes dangerous to humans
sharkish : resembling or suggestive of a shark especially in appearance, habits, rapacity, or fierceness
sharklet : a small or young shark
sharklike : any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform body, lateral branchial clefts, and a tough usually dull gray skin roughened by minute tubercles and are typically active predators sometimes dangerous to humans
sharkskin : the hide of a shark or leather made from it
sharky : infested with sharks
sharn : dung
sharny : befouled with dung
Sharon Ariel 1928–2014 Israeli soldier and politician; prime minister of Israel (2001–06)
sharp : adapted to cutting or piercing: such as
sharpen : to make sharp or sharper
sharpener : to make sharp or sharper
sharper : cheat sense 2
sharpie : a long narrow shallow-draft boat with flat or slightly V-shaped bottom and one or two masts each carrying a triangular sail
sharpish : somewhat sharp
sharply : adapted to cutting or piercing: such as
sharpness : adapted to cutting or piercing: such as
sharps : adapted to cutting or piercing: such as
sharpshin : a common widely distributed American accipiter (Accipiter striatus) that is grayish above, has a chestnut breast, short rounded wings, and a tail with a notched or square tip when folded
sharpshod : shod with sharp calks
sharpshooter : a proficient marksman
sharpshooting : shooting with great precision
sharptail : any of several birds with a pointed tail (such as a sharp-tailed grouse, duck, or sparrow)
sharpware : edge tools
sharpy : a long narrow shallow-draft boat with flat or slightly V-shaped bottom and one or two masts each carrying a triangular sail
Sharra : one of a Mongol people of Outer Mongolia
Shasta : an Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
Shastan : a language family of the Hokan stock in northern California and southern Oregon comprising Achomawi, Atsugewi, and Shasta
shastra : the sacred scriptures of Hinduism consisting of four categories of text, the sruti, smriti, purana, and tantra
Shatter : to cause to drop or be dispersed
shatter : to cause to drop or be dispersed
shatterbrain : scatterbrain
shatterbrained : scatterbrain
shatterer : one that shatters
shattering : to cause to drop or be dispersed
shatteringly : to cause to drop or be dispersed
shatterpated : scatterbrained
shatterproof : proof against shattering
shattery : easily shattered
shattuckite : a mineral 2CuSiO3.H2O consisting of a massive fibrous blue hydrous copper silicate (specific gravity 3.8)
shave : to remove a thin layer from
shaved : having the hair cut close to the skin
shaveling : a tonsured clergyman : priest
shaven : to remove a thin layer from
shaver : a person who shaves
shavetail : a pack mule especially when newly broken in
Shavian : an admirer or devotee of G. B. Shaw, his writings, or his social and political theories
Shaviana : memorabilia concerning G. B. Shaw
Shavianism : an attitude or utterance of or characteristic of G. B. Shaw
shaving : the act of one that shaves
shavings : the act of one that shaves
Shaw : copse, thicket
shaw : copse, thicket
Shawanese :  virginia waterleaf
shawl : a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
shawled : a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
shawling : a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
shawlless : lacking a shawl
shawm : an early double-reed woodwind instrument
Shawn Ted 1891–1972 American dancer and choreographer
Shawnee : a member of an American Indian people originally of the central Ohio valley
shawneewood : western catalpa
shawny :  virginia waterleaf
Shawwal : the 10th month of the Islamic year  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
shay : chaise sense 1
Shaysite : a sympathizer with or participant in Shays' Rebellion of 1786–87 in Massachusetts brought on by business depression and heavy taxes
she : that female one who is neither speaker nor hearer
sheading : any of the six divisions into which the Isle of Man is divided for the purposes of civil jurisdiction and over which there is a coroner or chief constable appointed by the governor
sheaf : a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
sheaflike : a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
sheafy : of, resembling, or forming a sheaf
sheal : shell
shealing : husked grain
shear : to cut off the hair from
shearbill : black skimmer
shearer : to cut off the hair from
sheargrass : any of various grasses or sedges with sharp-edged leaves: such as
shearhog : a sheep after the first shearing
shearing : to cut off the hair from
shearless : free from shear : having no shears
shearling : skin from a recently sheared sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with the wool left on
shearman : one whose occupation is to shear something (such as wool, cloth, or metal)
shearmouse : field mouse
shears : to cut off the hair from
shearsman : shearman
sheartail : any of various hummingbirds with long forked tails
shearwater : any of numerous oceanic birds (especially genus Puffinus) that are related to the petrels and usually skim close to the waves in flight
shearwaters : any of numerous oceanic birds (especially genus Puffinus) that are related to the petrels and usually skim close to the waves in flight
sheatfish : a large elongated catfish (Silurus glanis) of central and eastern European rivers that may attain a length of 10 feet and a weight of 400 pounds and that lacks an adipose fin and has the long anal nearly confluent with the caudal
sheath : a case for a blade (as of a knife)
sheathbill : either of two white shorebirds (Chionis alba and C. minor of the family Chionididae) of colder parts of the southern hemisphere that have a horny sheath over the base of the upper mandible and suggest the pigeons in general appearance
sheathe : to put into or furnish with a sheath
sheathed : to put into or furnish with a sheath
sheather : to put into or furnish with a sheath
sheathing : the action of one that sheathes something
sheathless : lacking a sheath : unsheathed
sheathlike : resembling or functioning like a sheath
sheathy : resembling or having the form of a sheath
sheave : a grooved wheel or pulley (as of a pulley block)
sheaved : a grooved wheel or pulley (as of a pulley block)
sheaveless : having no sheave
sheaveman : a worker who greases and repairs sheaves
shebang : everything involved in what is under consideration
Shebat : the 5th month of the civil year or the 11th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
shebeen : an unlicensed or illegally operated drinking establishment
Shechem city in the north central West Bank population 136,000
Shechemites : a native or inhabitant of the city of Shechem (Nablus)
shed : to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
shedded : to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
shedder : one that sheds something: such as
shedding : to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
sheder : a female sheep
shedhand : a workman employed in an Australian woolshed
shedlike : to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
shedman : one who works in a shed: such as
sheen : beautiful
sheenful : exhibiting or characterized by sheen
sheenless : lacking sheen : having no surface luster or glitter : dull
sheenly : brightly
sheeny : beautiful
sheep : any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male
sheepback : roche moutonnée
sheepberry : a North American shrub or small tree (Viburnum lentago) having white flowers in flat cymes
sheepbine : field bindweed
sheepbiter : one that practices petty thefts
sheepbiting : sheep louse sense 1
sheepcote : sheepfold
sheepcrook : a shepherd's crook
sheepfaced : bashful, shy, sheepish
sheepfacedly : bashful, shy, sheepish
sheepfacedness : bashful, shy, sheepish
sheepfold : a pen or shelter for sheep
sheepfoot : bird's-foot trefoil sense 1a
sheepgate : a gate for the passage of sheep : a hurdle for enclosing sheep
sheepheaded : silly, simpleminded, stupid
sheepherder : a worker in charge of sheep especially on open range
sheepherding : the activities of a worker engaged in tending sheep
sheephook : a shepherd's crook
sheephouse : a covered enclosure for housing sheep
sheepish : resembling a sheep: such as
sheepishly : resembling a sheep: such as
sheepishness : resembling a sheep: such as
sheepkill : sheep laurel
sheepless : having no sheep
sheeplike : like a sheep especially in meekness, docility, or stupidity
sheepman : a man engaged in the handling, raising, or breeding of sheep: such as
sheepmaster : sheepman sense b
sheepnose : any of several apples that have rather long fruit with four decided prominences at the blossom end
sheepnut : jojoba
sheepshank : a knot for shortening a line  — see knot illustration
sheepshead : a marine bony fish (Archosargus probatocephalus of the family Sparidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. that has broad front teeth and is used for food
sheepshearer : one that shears sheep
sheepshearing : the act of shearing sheep
sheepskin : the skin of a sheep
sheepsplit : a split of a sheepskin : a thin section made by splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine
sheepwalk : a pasture or range for sheep
sheepweed : soapwort sense 1
sheepy : of, relating to, or suggestive of sheep
sheer : unqualified, utter
sheered : unqualified, utter
sheering : unqualified, utter
sheerly : unqualified, utter
sheerness : unqualified, utter
sheet : a broad piece of cloth
sheetage : the total surface area of a paperboard especially as contrasted with its weight
sheeted : a broad piece of cloth
sheeter : a broad piece of cloth
sheetflood : an expanse of moving water into which the transient streams of arid regions spread out as they issue from the mountains upon the plains
sheetful : a quantity sufficient to fill a sheet
sheeting : material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets: such as
sheetless : lacking a sheet
sheetlet : a small sheet
sheetlike : a broad piece of cloth
sheetwise : by sheet imposition
sheetwork : printing done by sheet imposition
sheety : resembling a sheet especially in forming a broad expanse
Sheffield city in South Yorkshire, northern England population 518,000
shehitah : the slaughtering of animals for food in accordance with rabbinic law
sheik : an Arab chief
sheikdom : a region under the rule of a sheikh
sheikhly : of, relating to, or suggestive of a sheikh
sheikly : of, relating to, or suggestive of a sheikh
Sheila : a girl or young woman
shekel : any of various ancient units of weight
sheldfowl : sheldrake
sheldrake : shelduck
shelduck : any of various Old World ducks (genus Tadorna)
shelf : a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (such as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects
shelfback : backbone sense 3
shelfful : a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (such as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects
shelflist : a record kept on cards of the books and other materials in a library in the order in which they stand on the shelves
shelfpiece : shelf sense 3
shelfy : abounding in shelves:
shell : a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal
shellac : purified lac usually prepared in thin orange or yellow flakes by heating and filtering and often bleached white
shellacking : a decisive defeat : drubbing
shellapple : chaffinch
shellback : an old or veteran sailor
shellcracker : redear
shelleater : openbill
shelled : having a shell especially of a specified kind
sheller : one that shells
Shelleyan  1797–1851 née Godwin; wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley English novelist
shellfire : phosphorescence from decaying matter
shellfish : an aquatic invertebrate animal with a shell
shellfishery : a commercially exploited population of shellfish
shellflower :  molucca balm
shelling : a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal
shellman : jackman sense 1
shellproof : capable of resisting shells or bombs
shellshake : ring shake
shellwork : work adorned with shells or composed of a pattern of shells
shelly : abounding in or covered with shells
shellycoat : a water sprite wearing a coat made of shells
shelta : a secret jargon of the tinkers and kindred groups still spoken to some extent in Great Britain and Ireland and consisting chiefly of a systematic deformation of Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic
shelter : something that covers or affords protection
sheltered : something that covers or affords protection
shelterer : something that covers or affords protection
shelterless : something that covers or affords protection
shelterwood : a method of securing natural tree reproduction under the shelter of old trees which are removed by successive cuttings to admit to the seedlings a gradually increasing amount of light
sheltery : affording shelter
shelty : shetland pony
shelve : to furnish with shelves
shelver : to furnish with shelves
shelving : a sloping surface or place
shelvy : sloping or inclining in the manner of a geologic shelf
Shemite : semite
Shemitic : semite
Shemitish : semite
shenanigan : a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose
shend : to put to shame or confusion
sheng : a Chinese unit of liquid capacity equal to 1.094 quarts or 1.035 liters according to the 1914 standard or 1.057 quarts or 1 liter according to the 1929 standard
Sheol : the abode of the dead in early Hebrew thought
shepherd : a person who tends sheep
shepherdess : a woman or girl who tends sheep
Shepherdia : a genus of American shrubs (family Elaeagnaceae) with silvery or scurfy opposite leaves, small dioecious flowers with eight stamens and baccate fruit  — see buffalo berry
shepherdless : lacking a shepherd or guide
shepherdlike : resembling or characteristic of a shepherd
shepherdly : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a shepherd : pastoral
sheppey : pearlsides
shepstare : the common starling
Sherani : a chiefly agricultural people of northwestern Pakistan belonging to the Pashtun group and being short in stature and slim in body
sherardize : to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor
sherardizer : to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor
Sheraton : of, relating to, or being a style of furniture that originated in England around 1800 and is characterized by straight lines and graceful proportions
sherbet : a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
sheriat : the body of formally established sacred law in Islam based primarily on Allah's commandments found in the Koran and revealed through the sunna of Muhammad, governing in theory not only religious matters but regulating as well political, economic, civil, criminal, ethical, social, and domestic affairs in Muslim countries, and commonly in practice being supplemented by the customary law of a region  — compare adat
sherif : a descendant of the prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima
sheriff : an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (such as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
sheriffalty : shrievalty
sheriffdom : an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (such as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
sheriffwick : shrievalty
sherifian : of or relating to the Sherifian Empire
sheristadar : recorder, registrar, secretary
sherlock : detective
Sherman James Schoolcraft 1855–1912 vice president of the U.S. (1909–12)
Sherpa : a member of a Tibetan people living on the high southern slopes of the Himalayas in eastern Nepal and known for providing support for foreign trekkers and mountain climbers
Sherramoor : tumult, row
sherry : a Spanish fortified wine with a distinctive nutty flavor
sherryvallies : overalls or protective leggings of thick cloth or leather formerly worn for riding on horseback
sheth : a number of rows (as of galleries in a mine or furrows in a field) at right angles to similar rows which they intersect or adjoin
Shetland : shetland pony
Shetlander : shetland pony
Shetlandic :  shetland
sheugh : ditch, trench
sheva : schwa
sheveled : disheveled
shewa : schwa
shewbread : consecrated unleavened bread ritually placed by the Jewish priests of ancient Israel on a table in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle on the Sabbath
shewel : scarecrow
sheyle : to look cross-eyed : squint
Shiah : the Muslims of the branch of Islam comprising sects believing in Ali and the Imams as the only rightful successors of Muhammad and in the concealment and messianic return of the last recognized Imam  — compare sunni
shibah : a traditional 7-day period of mourning following the funeral of a close relative that is observed in Jewish homes
shibboleth : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning
shibuichi : an originally Japanese alloy that consists of one part of silver to three parts of copper and that assumes a silvery gray patina when properly treated
shicer : an unproductive mine
shicker : drunk
shickered : drunk
shied : easily frightened : timid
shiel : shieling
shield : a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm
shielded : a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm
shielder : a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm
shielding : something that shields or protects
shieldless : having no shield
shieldmay : shield-maid
shieldtail : any of various small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae that are native to southern India and Sri Lanka and have an enlarged scale at the end of the tail
shieling : a mountain hut used as a shelter by shepherds
shies : easily frightened : timid
shift : to exchange for or replace by another : change
shiftable : to exchange for or replace by another : change
shifter : one that shifts
shiftful : tricky
shiftily : full of or ready with expedients : resourceful
shiftiness : full of or ready with expedients : resourceful
shifting : to exchange for or replace by another : change
shiftless : lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient
shiftlessly : lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient
shiftlessness : lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient
shifty : full of or ready with expedients : resourceful
Shigella : any of a genus (Shigella) of nonmotile enterobacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans  — see enterobacterium illustration
shih : any of an old Chinese breed of toy dogs that have a square short unwrinkled muzzle, short muscular legs, and a long dense flowing coat
Shiism : Islam as taught by the Shia
Shiite : a Muslim of the Shia branch of Islam
Shik : a people of Turkmenistan that is regarded as of Arabian origin but has become assimilated to the Turkoman people
shikar : hunting, sport
shikara : the tower or spire of a medieval Indian temple
shikargah : a game preserve
shikari : a big game hunter
shikasta : the broken or current Persian hand in which correspondence and sometimes manuscripts are written
shikimic : a crystalline acid C7H10O5 that is formed as a precursor in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and of lignin
shikken : a chief executive officer and later a virtual regent under the Japanese shoguns during the period from 1192 to 1333
shiko : to assume the shiko
shikra : a small Indian hawk (Accipiter badius) sometimes used in falconry
shilfa : chaffinch
shill : to act as a shill
shillaber : shill
shillelagh : cudgel
shillet : shale
shillibeer : a horse-drawn omnibus
shilling : a former monetary unit of the United Kingdom equal to 12 pence or ¹/₂₀ pound
shillingless : being without a shilling
shillingsworth : the worth of a shilling : the amount that a shilling buys
Shilluk : a member of a Nilotic people of the Sudan dwelling mainly on the west bank of the White Nile
Shiloh locality in southwestern Tennessee
shilpit : pinched and starved in appearance
shim : a thin, often tapered piece of material (such as wood, metal, or stone) used to fill in space between things (as for support, leveling, or adjustment of fit)
shimmer : to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
shimmering : to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
shimmery : to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
shimmy : chemise
Shimonoseki city and port on Shimonoseki Strait in southwestern Honshu, Japan population 281,000
shimose : a Japanese explosive composed chiefly of picric acid
shimper : shimmer
shin : the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee
Shina : an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Gilgit in northern Kashmir
shinarump : agatized wood
shinbone : tibia sense 1
shindig : a social gathering with dancing
shindy : shindig sense 1
shine : to emit rays of light
shiner : one that shines
shingle : a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
shingled : a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
shingler : a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
shingles : an acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves that is associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains and is caused by reactivation of the herpesvirus causing chicken pox
shingling : a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
shingly : a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building
shininess : having a smooth glossy surface
shining : emitting or reflecting light
shiningly : in a shining manner
shiningness : a shining quality : brilliance
shinleaf : any of several wintergreens (especially Pyrola elliptica) with lustrous evergreen basal leaves and racemose white or pinkish flowers
shinnery : a dense growth of small trees or an area of such growth
shinning : the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee
shinny : a variation of hockey played by children with a curved stick and a ball or block of wood
shinplaster : a piece of privately issued paper currency
Shinto : the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess
Shintoism : the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess
Shintoist : the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess
Shintoistic : the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess
shinty : shinny sense 1a
Shinwari : a member of a nomadic Afghan people inhabiting the valleys of the Safed Koh range and south of Jalalabad
shinwood : a ground hemlock (Taxus canadensis)
shiny : having a smooth glossy surface
ship : a large seagoing vessel
shipboard : the side of a ship
shipbound : confined to a ship
shipboy : a boy who serves in a ship usually as a cabin attendant
shipbreaking : the occupation or business of a ship-breaker
shipbroken : destitute because of shipwreck : shipwrecked
shipbuilder : one who designs or constructs ships
shipbuilding : one who designs or constructs ships
shipentine : four-masted bark
shipkeeper : a watchman in charge of a ship in the absence of officers and crew
shiplap : wooden sheathing in which the boards are rabbeted so that the edges of each board lap over the edges of adjacent boards to make a flush joint
shipless : lacking a ship
shipload : as much or as many as will fill or load a ship
shipman : sailor, seaman
shipmast : a locust that forms a variety (Robinia pseudoacacia rectissima) of the black locust, is native to Long Island, and has an erect stem and wood of great strength and durability
shipmaster : the master or commander of a ship other than a warship
shipmate : a fellow sailor
shipment : the act or process of shipping
shipowner : the owner of a ship
shippable : a large seagoing vessel
shippage : shipping
shipped : a large seagoing vessel
shipper : one that sends goods by any form of conveyance
shipping : passage on a ship
shipshape : trim, tidy
shipside : the area adjacent to a ship
shipway : the ways on which a ship is built
shipworm : any of various marine clams (especially family Teredinidae) that have a shell used for burrowing in submerged wood and a wormlike body and that cause damage to wharf piles and wooden ships
shipwreck : a wrecked ship or its parts
shipwright : a carpenter skilled in ship construction and repair
shipyard : a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
shirakashi : a Japanese evergreen oak (Quercus myrsinaefolia) that is cultivated for ornament
Shiraz : syrah
shire : an administrative subdivision
shirk : to go stealthily : sneak
shirker : to go stealthily : sneak
shirky : disposed to shirk
shirl : slide, glide, slip
Shirley James 1596–1666 English dramatist
shirr : to draw (a material, such as cloth) together in a shirring
shirring : a decorative gathering (as of cloth) made by drawing up the material along two or more parallel lines of stitching
shirt : a garment for the upper part of the body: such as
shirtband : the neckband of a shirt
shirting : fabric suitable for shirts
shirtless : a garment for the upper part of the body: such as
shirtlike : resembling a shirt
shirtmaker : one that makes shirts
shirtman : a member of the Virginia militia in the Revolution
shirttail : the part of a shirt that reaches below the waist especially in the back
shirtwaist : a woman's tailored garment (such as a blouse or dress) with details copied from men's shirts
shirty : angry, irritated
Shirvan : a Caucasian rug similar to Daghestans in texture and in geometric design
shish : a prolonged sibilant sound resembling the speech sound \sh\
shisham : sissoo
shitepoke : any of various herons: such as
shither : shiver
shittah : a tree of uncertain identity but probably an acacia (such as Acacia seyal) from the wood of which the ark and fittings of the Hebrew tabernacle were made
shittim : a tree of uncertain identity but probably an acacia (such as Acacia seyal) from the wood of which the ark and fittings of the Hebrew tabernacle were made
shittimwood : the wood of the shittah tree
shiv : a small usually improvised pointed or bladed weapon
Shivaite :  saiva
shivaree : a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple
shive : slice
shiver : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence
shivereens : smithereens
shiverer : one that shivers
shivering : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence
shiveringly : in a shivering manner
shiversome : productive of shivers
shiverweed : corn woundwort
shivery : easily broken into shivers
shivey : containing shives
shivoo : a boisterous social gathering
shivy : containing shives
Shluh : a Berber people of southern Morocco
Sho : a formerly used monetary unit of Tibet equal to ¹/₁₀ srang
sho : a formerly used monetary unit of Tibet equal to ¹/₁₀ srang
shoad : a fragment of vein material removed by natural agencies from an outcrop and lying in the surface soil or debris
shoal : shallow
shoaler : shallow
shoaliness : the state of being shoal
shoalness : the state of being shallow : shallowness
shoaly : full of shoals
shoat : a young hog and especially one that has been weaned
shock : a sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance
shockable : a sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance
shocker : one that shocks
shocking : extremely startling, distressing, or offensive
shockingly : extremely startling, distressing, or offensive
shockingness : the quality or state of being shocking
shockproof : incapable of being shocked
shod : wearing footgear (such as shoes)
shodden : shod
shoddily : a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
shoddiness : a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
shoddy : a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
shoder : a package of goldbeater's skins in which gold leaf is beaten the second time  — compare cutch entry 2
shoe : an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)
shoebill : a large gray wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) related to the storks and herons that inhabits wetlands of eastern Africa and has a thick broad bill
shoeblack : bootblack
shoecraft : the art of designing and making shoes
shoeflower :  china rose
shoehorn : a curved piece (as of horn, wood, or metal) used in putting on a shoe
shoeing : an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)
shoeingsmith : farrier
shoelace : a lace or string for fastening a shoe
shoeless : an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)
shoemaker : a person whose occupation is making or repairing shoes
shoemaking : the work or occupation of a shoemaker
shoepack : a waterproof laced boot worn especially over heavy socks in cold weather
shoer : horseshoer
shoeshine : a polish given to shoes
shoestring : shoelace
shog : jolt, shake
shogaol : a liquid unsaturated phenolic ketone C17H24O3 that constitutes one of the pungent principles of ginger and is synthesized by condensation of zingerone and hexanal
shoggie : sway, swing
shoggle : joggle
shoggly : loose, shaky
shogi : Japanese chess played on a board of 81 squares with 40 pieces to the set
shogun : one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
shogunal : one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
shogunate : one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
shohet : a person officially licensed by rabbinic authority as slaughterer of animals and poultry for use as food in accordance with Jewish laws
shoji : a paper screen serving as a wall, partition, or sliding door
Shojo : manga intended primarily for girls
shole : a plank or plate placed beneath an object (such as a shore) to give increased bearing surface or to act as a protection
Shona : a member of any of a group of Bantu peoples of Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique
shoneen : a would-be gentleman who puts on pretentious airs
shonkinite : a dark granular igneous rock consisting of augite with subordinate orthoclase and smaller amounts of olivine, biotite, nephelite, sodalite, and plagioclase
shoo : to scare, drive, or send away by or as if by crying shoo
shood : the husk of oats after threshing
shoofly : a child's rocker having the seat built on or usually between supports representing an animal figure
shook : a set of staves and headings for one hogshead, cask, or barrel
shool : to drag or scrape along : shamble, shuffle
shoop : hip
shoot : to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
shootable : that may be shot : suitable for shooting
shootboard : shooting board
shootee : one that is shot or shot at
shooter : one that shoots: such as
shooting : the act of shooting a gun
shootist : one who shoots
shootman : a workman who stacks sawn timber
shop : a handicraft establishment : atelier
shopboard : a counter or table for the display of merchandise
shopbreaker : one that breaks into a shop or breaks out after having committed a crime therein
shopbreaking : the act of a shopbreaker
shopful : as many as a shop will contain
shopgirl : a woman employed to sell merchandise especially in a store
shopkeeper : storekeeper sense 2
shopkeeping : the occupation of a shopkeeper
shoplifter : one who shoplifts
shoplifting : to steal displayed goods from a store
shopman : a clerk in a retail store
shopmark : hallmark sense 1c
shoppe : a handicraft establishment : atelier
shopper : one who shops
shopping : a handicraft establishment : atelier
shoptalk : the jargon or subject matter peculiar to an occupation or a special area of interest
shopwalker : floorwalker
shopwindow : a display window of a store
shopwork : mechanical work (such as carpentry, patternmaking, molding, machining, forging) done in a shop
shopworker : one who works in a shop
shopworn : faded, soiled, or otherwise impaired by remaining too long in a store
Shor : a salt lake in Turkestan :  salina
shor : a salt lake in Turkestan :  salina
shoran : a system of short-range navigation in which two radar signals transmitted by an airplane are intercepted and rebroadcast to the airplane by two ground stations of known position with the time that the signals take for their round trips indicating the distance to each station and thus the position of the airplane
shore : the land bordering a usually large body of water
Shorea : a genus of Indo-Malayan timber trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) that are rich in resin, have flowers with twisted petals, a very short calyx tube, and sepals which become enlarged and winglike in fruit, and that include forms yielding valuable lumber  — see red lauan, sal
shored : the land bordering a usually large body of water
shoregoing : living on shore
shoreland : land along a shore
shoreless : having no shore
shoreman : one who dwells on a shore or on shore
shorer : one that shores up
shoreside : situated at or near a shore
shoresman : one who works on shore in connection with a maritime business or enterprise (such as a fishery)
shoreward : toward the shore
shorewards : toward the shore
shoreweed : an aquatic weed (Littorella uniflora) of the family Plantaginaceae that has few flowered scapes and flowers with a one-celled ovary
shoreyer : eider
shoring : the act of supporting with or as if with a prop
short : having little length
shortage : lack, deficit
shortbread : a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a large amount of shortening
shortcake : a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie
shortchange : to give less than the correct amount of change to
shortchanger : to give less than the correct amount of change to
shortclothes : smallclothes sense 1
shortcoat : to put (a child) into its first smallclothes
shortcoming : an imperfection or lack that detracts from the whole
shorten : to reduce the length or duration of
shortener : to reduce the length or duration of
shortening : the action or process of making or becoming short
shorter : having little length
shortfall : a failure to come up to expectation or need
shorthand : a method of writing rapidly by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols for letters, sounds, words, or phrases : stenography
shorthanded : having, working with, or done with fewer than the regular or necessary number of people
shorthead : a brachycephalic individual :  roundhead
shorthorn : any of a breed of red, roan, white, or red and white short-horned beef cattle originating in northern England and including good milk-producing strains
Shortia : a genus of perennial herbs (family Diapensiaceae) having smooth coriaceous basal leaves and long-stalked showy white and solitary flowers with campanulate corollas  — see oconee bells
shortish : having little length
shortly : in a few words : briefly
shortness : having little length
shorts : having little length
shortschat : shortleaf pine sense 1
shortsighted : lacking foresight
shortsightedly : lacking foresight
shortsightedness : lacking foresight
shortsome : making time seem short : diverting, entertaining
shortstop : the player position in baseball for defending the infield area on the third-base side of second base
shorttail : a snake of the family Aniliidae
Shortzy : a mixed nomadic Tatar people of western Siberia
Shoshonean : a language family of the Uto-Aztecan phylum comprising the languages of most of the Uto-Aztecan peoples in the U.S.
shot : an action of shooting
shotbush :  hercules'-club
shotgun : a usually smoothbore shoulder weapon capable of firing shot at short ranges
shotless : having no shot
shotlike : resembling pellets of shot in shape or size
shotmaker : one that makes shots
shotman : blaster
shotsman : blaster
shotstar : meteor
shotted : loaded with a shot
shotten : having ejected the spawn and so of inferior food value
shotty : hard and round like a pellet of shot
shou : a Chinese character signifying longevity and often used in decoration
should : ought to
shoulder : the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk
shouldered : the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk
shoulderer : one that shoulders
shoulderette : a woman's light shawl with ends formed into sleeves
shouldering : the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk
shouldna : should not
shout : to utter a sudden loud cry
shouter : to utter a sudden loud cry
shouting : to utter a sudden loud cry
shoutingly : in a shouting manner
shove : to push along
shovegroat : shove-halfpenny
shovel : a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade with a handle used to lift and throw material
shovelbill : shoveler sense 2
shovelboard : shove-halfpenny
shovelfish : paddlefish
shovelful : as much as a shovel will hold
shovelhead : bonnethead
shovelman : one who works with a hand or power shovel
shovelnose : a shovel-nosed animal and especially a fish
shovelweed : shepherd's purse
shover : to push along
show : to cause or permit to be seen : exhibit
showable : to cause or permit to be seen : exhibit
showboard : a small billboard for outdoor advertising
showboat : a river steamship containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors to give plays at river communities
showboater : a river steamship containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors to give plays at river communities
showboating : a river steamship containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors to give plays at river communities
showcase : a glazed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting wares in a store or articles in a museum
showdown : the placing of poker hands faceup on the table to determine the winner of a pot
shower : a fall of rain of short duration
showerer : a fall of rain of short duration
showerless : a fall of rain of short duration
showerproof : treated so as to shed or resist slight wetting (as from a shower)
showery : a fall of rain of short duration
showily : making an attractive show : striking
showiness : making an attractive show : striking
showing : an act or an instance of putting something (such as an artist's work) on view : display
showish : showy
showman : the producer of a play or theatrical show
showmanship : the producer of a play or theatrical show
shown : to cause or permit to be seen : exhibit
showpiece : a prime or outstanding example used for exhibition
showroom : a room where merchandise is exhibited for sale or where samples are displayed
showup : to expose or discredit especially by revealing faults
showy : making an attractive show : striking
showyard : a yard for exhibition of livestock
shrab : any plain or mixed drink containing alcohol
shrapnel : a projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and a large number of usually lead balls and that is exploded in flight
shreadhead : jerkinhead
shred : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
shredcock : fieldfare
shredder : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
shredding : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
shreddy : consisting of or resembling shreds : ragged
shrend : to break into shivers as a result of internal stresses
shrew : any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
shrewd : marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
shrewdly : marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
shrewdness : marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
shrewdy : a shrewd person
shrewish : ill-natured, intractable
shrewishly : ill-natured, intractable
shrewishness : ill-natured, intractable
shrewlike : any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
shrewly : shrewdly
shrewmouse : shrew sense 1
shriek : to utter a sharp shrill sound
shriekingly : with a shriek
shrieky : resembling a shriek : high-pitched, hysterical
shrieval : of or relating to a sheriff
shrievalty : the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a sheriff
shrift : a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation
shrike : any of numerous usually largely gray or brownish oscine birds (family Laniidae) that have a hooked bill, feed chiefly on insects, and often impale their prey on thorns
shrill : scream
shrilling : scream
shrillness : scream
shrilly : scream
shrimp : any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food
shrimper : a shrimp fisherman
shrimpfish : any of numerous small compressed East Indian marine fishes of the family Centriscidae that are related to the bellows fish and have a tubular snout and the body covered with an armor of transparent bony plates which is fused with the endoskeleton, extends over and beyond the down-turned dorsal and caudal fins, and terminates in a long spine
shrimpish : somewhat diminutive : puny
shrimplike : any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food
shrimpy : any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food
Shrine : a case, box, or receptacle
shrine : a case, box, or receptacle
Shriner : a member of a secret fraternal society that is non-Masonic but admits only Master Masons to membership
shrink : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower
shrinkable : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower
shrinkage : the act or process of shrinking
shrinker : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower
shrinkhead : feedhead
shrinking : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower
shrinkingly : in a frightened or withdrawing manner : shyly
shrite : mistle thrush
shrive : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to
shrivel : to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
shriven : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to
shriving : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to
shroff : a banker or money changer in the Far East
Shropshire : any of a breed of dark-faced hornless sheep of English origin that are raised for both mutton and wool
shroud : burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement
shrouded : burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement
shrouding : burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement
shroudless : having no shroud or winding-sheet
Shrove : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to
shrove : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to
Shrovetide : the period usually of three days immediately preceding Ash Wednesday
shrub : a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
shrubbed : shrubby
shrubbery : a planting or growth of shrubs
shrubbiness : the quality or state of being shrubby
shrubby : consisting of or covered with shrubs
shrubland : land on which shrubs are the dominant vegetation
shrublet : a small shrub
shrublike : a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
shrubwood : a woodland in which shrubs predominate
shruff : dross of metals
shrug : to raise or draw in the shoulders especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty
shruggingly : with a shrug : indifferently
shrunk : to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower
shrunken : reduced in size : made less or smaller
Shu : reciprocity or mutual considerateness in all actions
shuba : a Russian fur or fur-lined overcoat or cloak
shubunkin : a goldfish of a breed having transparent scales covering a mottled skin and slightly lengthened fins
shuck : shell, husk: such as
shucker : shell, husk: such as
shucking : shell, husk: such as
shudder : to tremble convulsively : shiver, quiver
shudderingly : with a shudder or in such a manner as to produce a shudder
shuddersome : marked by or producing shudders
shuddery : to tremble convulsively : shiver, quiver
shuffle : to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
shuffleboard : a game in which players use long-handled cues to shove disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface
shufflecap : a game in which the stake is money shaken in a hat or cap
shuffler : to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
shufflewing : hedge sparrow
shuffling : to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
Shukria : a nomadic Arabic-speaking people of the region between the Blue Nile and the Atbara river in northeastern Africa
shul : synagogue
shun : to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
Shunammite : a native or inhabitant of the town of Shunem north of Mt. Gilboa in ancient Palestine
shunless : unavoidable
shunner : to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
shunt : to turn off to one side : shift
shunter : to turn off to one side : shift
shunting : to turn off to one side : shift
shush : to urge to be quiet : hush
Shuswap : a Salishan people of the Fraser and Columbia river valleys in British Columbia
shut : to move into position to close an opening
shutdown : the cessation or suspension of an operation or activity
shutness : the quality or state of being shut
shutoff : something (such as a valve) that shuts off
shutout : a game or contest in which one side fails to score
shuttance : riddance
shutter : one that shuts
shuttering : one that shuts
shutterless : one that shuts
shutting : to move into position to close an opening
shuttle : a device used in weaving for passing the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp
shuttlecock : a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
shy : easily frightened : timid
shyer : easily frightened : timid
shyish : rather shy : inclined to be shy
Shylock : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
shyly : easily frightened : timid
shyness : easily frightened : timid
shyster : a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
si : ti entry 1
Sia : a Keres people occupying a pueblo in northwestern New Mexico
sial : siliceous or acid igneous rock whether solid or molten
sialadenitis : inflammation of a salivary gland
sialagogic : promoting the flow of saliva
sialagogue : an agent that promotes the flow of saliva
Sialia : a genus of singing birds (family Turdidae) comprising the American bluebirds
sialic : of, relating to, or being relatively light rock that is rich in silica and alumina and is typical of the outer layers of the earth
sialid : of or relating to the Sialidae
Sialidae : a family of usually large insects (order Megaloptera) including the hellgrammite, alderflies, and related forms and having the hind wings broad at the base with their anal angle folding in plaits
sialidan : of or relating to the Sialidae
Sialis : a genus (the type of the family Sialidae) of insects
sialoid : resembling saliva
sialolith : a calculus occurring in a salivary gland
sialolithiasis : the formation or presence of a calculus or calculi in a salivary gland
sialorrhea : excessive salivation : hypersalivation
Siam country (a kingdom) in southeastern Asia on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea; capital Bangkok area 198,117 square miles (513,120 square kilometers), population 68,616,000
siamang : a black gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus) of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula that is the largest of the gibbons
Siamese : of, relating to, or characteristic of Thailand, the Thais, or their language
sib : related by blood : akin
Sibbaldus : a genus of marine cetaceans including solely the blue whale and being often included in the genus Balaenoptera
Siberian vast region of northern Asia chiefly in Russia extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and from the Arctic Ocean into northern Kazakhstan and to the borders of China and Mongolia; roughly coextensive with Russia in Asia
siberite : rubellite from Siberia
sibilance : a sibilant quality or sound
sibilancy : sibilance
sibilant : having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash
sibilantly : having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash
sibilate : hiss
sibilatingly : in a sibilating manner
sibilator : one that sibilates
sibilatory : hissing or characterized by hissing : sibilant
sibilous : sibilant
Sibiric : relating to or resembling the peoples of Siberia (such as the Tungus, Mongols, and Tatars)
sibling : sib sense 2
sibness : kinship, relationship, connection
sibship : a group of sibs
sibyl : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
sibylic : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
sibylla : sibyl
sibylline : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
sibyllist : one who believes in sibylline prophecies
sic : intentionally so written
Sicana : a genus of tendril-bearing herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) found in tropical America with angled stems, large roundish leaves, solitary yellow monoecious flowers, and bright-colored aromatic fruit
sicarius : one of a party of Zealots and terrorists resorting to murder in attempting to expel the Romans from ancient Palestine a.d. 52–60
sicca : a newly coined or unworn rupee
siccative : causing to dry : promoting the action of drying
sice : the number six on a die : a throw of six in dice
Sicel : one of the Siculi
Siceliot : one of the ancient Greeks colonized in Sicily
Sicilian island of southern Italy in the Mediterranean constituting a region with Palermo as its capital area 9925 square miles (25,706 square kilometers), population 5,002,904
sicilian island of southern Italy in the Mediterranean constituting a region with Palermo as its capital area 9925 square miles (25,706 square kilometers), population 5,002,904
siciliana : a graceful Sicilian rustic dance in which the partners are joined with handkerchiefs
Sicilianism : a word or phrase peculiar to the dialects of Sicily
sicilienne : a graceful Sicilian rustic dance in which the partners are joined with handkerchiefs
sick : affected with disease or ill health : ailing
sickbed : the bed on which one lies sick
sicken : to become sick
sickener : to become sick
sickening : causing sickness or disgust
sickeningly : causing sickness or disgust
sicker : secure, safe
sickerly : secure, safe
sickish : somewhat ill : sickly
sickishly : somewhat ill : sickly
sickishness : somewhat ill : sickly
sickle : an agricultural implement consisting of a curved metal blade with a short handle fitted on a tang
sicklebill : any of various birds with a strongly curved bill: such as
sickled : an agricultural implement consisting of a curved metal blade with a short handle fitted on a tang
sicklelike : resembling or suggesting a sickle
sickleman : one who uses a sickle : reaper
sicklemia : sickle-cell trait
sicklemic : sickle-cell trait
sicklepod : a North American rock cress (Arabis canadensis) having very long curved pods
sickler : an individual with sickle-cell trait or sickle cell anemia
sicklerite : a mineral (Li,Mn)(PO4) consisting of a hydrous lithium manganese phosphate and occurring in dark brown cleavable masses and isomorphous with ferrisicklerite (specific gravity 3.4)
sicklewort : a yellow-flowered European vetch (Coronilla scorpioides) with curved pods
sicklied : somewhat unwell
sicklily : in a sickly manner
sickliness : somewhat unwell
sickling : an agricultural implement consisting of a curved metal blade with a short handle fitted on a tang
sickly : somewhat unwell
sickness : ill health : illness
sickroom : a room in which a person is confined by sickness
sicula : the conical chitinous skeleton of the initial zooid of a colony of graptolites
sicular : the conical chitinous skeleton of the initial zooid of a colony of graptolites
Siculi : an ancient people occupying part of the island of Sicily
Siculian : an ancient people occupying part of the island of Sicily
Sicyonian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Sicyon in the Peloponnesus or the surrounding district Sicyonia
Sicyos : a genus of annual herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) found in the New World and Australasia with branched tendrils, angled or lobed leaves, small greenish white monoecious flowers, and spiny indehiscent fruit
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Sida : a very large genus of tropical herbs or shrubs (family Malvaceae) having usually small white or yellow flowers followed by five or more schizocarps with solitary pendulous ovules and including forms that yield useful fibers or mucilaginous substances  — see yellow mallow , queensland hemp
Sidalcea : a genus of often showy herbs (family Malvaceae) confined to western North America and having palmately cleft leaves, variously colored spicate or racemose flowers, and 5 to 9 spiculate schizocarps
Siddha : rice that is soaked in water and then boiled before milling
Siddhartha circa 563–circa 483 b.c.
siddur : a Jewish prayer book containing liturgies for daily, Sabbath, and holiday observances
side : the right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body
sidearm : a weapon (such as a sword, revolver, or bayonet) worn at the side or in the belt
sideboard : a piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for holding articles of table service
sidebone : abnormal ossification of the cartilages in the lateral posterior part of a horse's hoof (as of a forefoot) often causing lameness
sidebones : abnormal ossification of the cartilages in the lateral posterior part of a horse's hoof (as of a forefoot) often causing lameness
sideburns : side-whiskers
sidecar : a car attached to the side of a motorcycle for a passenger
sidecheck : a checkrein carried at the side of a horse's head  — compare overcheck
sided : having sides often of a specified number or kind
sidedness : having sides often of a specified number or kind
sideflash : a disruptive discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighboring masses of metal or between different parts of the same conductor
sidehead : an additional slide rest on a planer
sidehill : hillside
sideless : having no sides : open at the sides
sideline : a line at right angles to a goal line or end line and marking a side of a court or field of play for athletic games
sideling : in a sidelong direction : sideways
sidelings : sideways
sidelong : sideways, obliquely
sidenote : a note of reference that is set in the side margin or a page usually in smaller type than the text
sidepiece : a piece forming or contained in the side of something
sider : iron
sideral : sidereal sense 1
siderin : a pale yellow pigment consisting of a basic iron chromate, used especially mixed with water glass and giving a very durable paint
siderism : a phenomenon similar to animal magnetism formerly supposed to result from the bringing of iron or other inorganic bodies into connection with the human body
siderite : a native ferrous carbonate FeCO3 that is a valuable iron ore
sideritic : of, relating to, or containing siderite
Sideritis : a genus of European woolly mints having small flowers with the corolla included in the calyx
siderographic : of, relating to, or executed by siderography
siderography : the art of engraving steel
siderolite : a stony iron meteorite
sideromelane : obsidian
sideronatrite : a mineral Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH).3H2O consisting of a basic hydrous sulfate of sodium and iron occurring in fibrous yellow masses
siderose : full of or like iron
siderosis : pneumoconiosis occurring in iron workers from inhalation of particles of iron
siderostat : an equatorially mounted mirror moved by clockwork to reflect the rays of a celestial body observed in a constant usually horizontal direction  — compare heliostat
siderostatic : of, relating to, or consisting of a siderostat
siderous : ferrous
Sideroxylon : a large genus of tropical trees (family Sapotaceae) having very hard wood and somewhat bell-shaped regular pentamerous flowers and round few-seeded berries  — compare ironwood
sides : the right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body
sidesaddle : a saddle for women in which the rider sits with both legs on one side of the horse
sideshake : a shake or play from side to side
sideslip : to skid or slide sideways
sidesman : an assistant to the churchwarden of a parish
sidesplitter : one that is sidesplitting
sidesplitting : extremely funny
sidesplittingly : extremely funny
sidesway : the action of swaying from side to side
sideswipe : to strike with a glancing blow along the side
sidetrack : siding sense 2
sidewalk : a usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street
sideward : toward a side
sidewards : toward a side
sideway : sideways
sideways : from one side
sidewinder : a heavy swinging blow from the side
sidewise : sideways
sidhe : an underground fort or palace in which fairies in Gaelic folklore are held to live
sidi : an African Muslim holding a high position under a King of the Deccan
siding : the taking of sides : partisanship
sidle : to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance
sidling : to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance
Sidney Sir Philip 1554–1586 English poet, statesman, and soldier
Sidonian city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Lebanon that was a chief city of ancient Phoenicia
sie : small one : one affectionately regarded
siege : a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender
siegenite : a mineral (Co,Ni)3S4 consisting of sulfide of nickel and cobalt isomorphous with linnaeite, violarite, carrollite, and polydymite
sieger : besieger
Siegfried : a hero in Germanic legend who slays a dragon guarding a gold hoard and wakes Brunhild from her enchanted sleep
Siena commune south of Florence in Tuscany, central Italy population 53,000
Sienese commune south of Florence in Tuscany, central Italy population 53,000
sienna : an earthy substance containing oxides of iron and usually of manganese that is brownish yellow when raw and orange red or reddish brown when burnt and is used as a pigment
sierozem : any of a group of zonal soils that are brownish gray at the surface and lighter colored below, based in a carbonate layer or a hardpan layer, and characteristic of temperate to cool arid regions with mixed shrub vegetation
Sierra : a range of mountains especially with a serrated or irregular outline
sierra : a range of mountains especially with a serrated or irregular outline
sierran : of or relating to a sierra
siesta : an afternoon nap or rest
Sieva : lima bean sense 2
sieve : a device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture (as of ashes, flour, or sand) of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones, through which the liquid may be drained from liquid-containing material, or through which soft materials may be forced for reduction to fine particles
sievelike : resembling a sieve in appearance or function
siever : one that makes sieves
Sieversia : a genus of perennial herbs that includes the prairie smoke and is usually made a subgenus of Geum
sifaka : any of several diurnal mostly black-and-white lemurs (genus Propithecus) with a long tail and silky fur
Sifatite : one of an early Muslim school holding to a literal interpretation of the Koran and to an anthropomorphic interpretation of the attributes of Allah
siffilate : whisper
siffle : to blow or speak with a sibilant sound : whistle, hiss
sifflet : an organ flute stop usually of 1′ pitch with a whistling tone
sifflot : an organ flute stop usually of 1′ pitch with a whistling tone
sift : to put through a sieve
siftage : sift
sifted : to put through a sieve
sifter : to put through a sieve
sifting : the act or process of sifting
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Siganidae : a small family of compressed ovate-bodied herbivorous fishes having minute scales concealed in slippery skin and strong fin spines capable of inflicting painful wounds that is usually isolated in a special suborder of the order Percomorphi and is widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific
Siganus : the type genus of Siganidae comprising the rabbitfishes
sigatoka : either of two leaf spot diseases of bananas:
sigh : to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief)
sigher : to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief)
sighful : full of sighs : mournful
sighing : to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief)
sighingly : in a sighing manner : with sighing
sight : something that is seen : spectacle
sighted : having sight
sighter : one who tests the accuracy of sights on small arms
sighting : something that is seen : spectacle
sightless : lacking sight : blind
sightlessly : lacking sight : blind
sightlessness : lacking sight : blind
sightliness : pleasing to the sight : attractive
sightly : pleasing to the sight : attractive
sightproof : impenetrable to sight
sightworthy : worth seeing
sigil : seal, signet
Sigillaria : a genus (the type of the family Sigillariaceae) of fossil arborescent club mosses of the Middle Carboniferous
Sigillariaceae : a family of arborescent Carboniferous club mosses (order Lepidodendrales) that have the trunks marked with vertical rows of leaf scars suggesting seals
sigillariaceous : a family of arborescent Carboniferous club mosses (order Lepidodendrales) that have the trunks marked with vertical rows of leaf scars suggesting seals
sigillarid : a genus (the type of the family Sigillariaceae) of fossil arborescent club mosses of the Middle Carboniferous
sigillate : to close by or as if by a seal : seal
sigillated : to close by or as if by a seal : seal
sigillation : impression of or by a seal
sigillography : the study of seals : sphragistics
sigla : a sign, abbreviation, letter, or character standing for words in ancient manuscripts or on coins or medals
siglarian : of or relating to sigla
siglos : a silver coin of ancient Persia equal to ¹/₂₀ daric and weighing about 5.6 grams
Sigma : the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
sigma : the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
sigmaspire : an S-shaped sponge spicule : a sigma twisted spirally
sigmate : to affix a sigma or s to (a root) in forming a tense or a plural
sigmatic : characterized by the addition of s to the root in forming the tense stem
sigmation : the addition of a sigma or s to a root
sigmatism : faulty articulation of sibilants
sigmodont : having bituberculate molars
Sigmodontes : a group of New World rodents approximately equal to the typical subfamily of Cricetidae
sigmoid : curved like the letter C
sigmoidal : curved like the letter C
sigmoidally : curved like the letter C
sigmoidectomy : surgical excision of part of the sigmoid colon
sigmoiditis : inflammation of the sigmoid colon
sigmoidopexy : surgical attachment of the sigmoid colon to the wall of the abdomen for relief of rectal prolapse
sigmoidoscope : an endoscope designed to be passed through the anus for visual examination especially of the sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscopy : an endoscope designed to be passed through the anus for visual examination especially of the sigmoid colon
sigmoidostomy : surgical creation of an artificial anus in the sigmoid colon
sign : a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known
signable : suitable to be signed
signal : sign, indication
signaler : sign, indication
signality : the quality or state of being notable or outstanding : significance
signalize : to make conspicuous : distinguish, mark
signally : in a signal manner : notably
signalman : a person who signals or works with signals (as on a railway)
signalment : description by peculiar, appropriate, or characteristic marks
signary : a system or list of syllabic or alphabetic signs of a language or an ancient script
signatary : signatory
signate : designated, identified
signation : the act of making the sign of the cross
signatory : a signer with another or others
signatural : of or relating to a signature
signature : the act of signing one's name to something
signatureless : lacking a signature : unsigned
signaturist : one who holds to belief in signatures of healing agents
signboard : a board bearing a notice or sign
signee : a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known
signer : a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known
signet : a seal used officially to give personal authority to a document in lieu of signature
signifer : zodiac
signifiable : capable of being represented by a sign or symbol
significance : something that is conveyed as a meaning often obscurely or indirectly
significancy : significance
significant : having meaning
significantly : in a significant manner : to a significant degree
significate : a thing that is signified or indicated
signification : the act or process of signifying by signs or other symbolic means
significative : significant, suggestive
significator : one that signifies or foreshows
significatory : significative
significavit : a bishop's certificate that a person has been in a state of excommunication for 40 days
significs : semiotics, semantics
signifier : one that signifies
signify : to be a sign of : mean
signior : an Italian man usually of rank or gentility
signist : sign painter
signless : having no algebraic sign
signman : sign painter
signorial : relating or belonging to a signory or a lord
signory : seigniory
signpost : a post (as at the fork of a road) with signs on it to direct travelers
signum : something that marks or identifies or represents : sign, signature
signwriter : one that letters signs (as for advertising)
Sigurd : a hero in Norse mythology who slays the dragon Fafnir
Sihasapa :  siksika
Sika : a deer (Cervus nippon) of eastern Asia that has a chestnut to brownish coat often spotted with white and that has established populations in other regions (such as Europe and the U.S.) as a result of introduction
sika : a deer (Cervus nippon) of eastern Asia that has a chestnut to brownish coat often spotted with white and that has established populations in other regions (such as Europe and the U.S.) as a result of introduction
sike : a small stream
Sikh : an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste
sikhara : the tower or spire of a medieval Indian temple
Sikhism : an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste
Sikinnis : a grotesque orgiastic dance of ancient Greece associated with the satyric drama
Sikkimese former country in southeastern Asia on the southern slope of the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan and south of China (Tibet) area 2744 square miles (7107 square kilometers), population 610,577
Siksika : an Algonquian people of Montana and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
sil : yellow ocher sense 1
silage : fodder (such as hay or corn) converted into succulent feed for livestock through processes of anaerobic bacterial fermentation (as in a silo)
silane : any of various compounds of hydrogen and silicon that have the general formula SinH2n+2 and are analogous to alkanes
silcrete : a superficial quartzite formed by the cementation of rock fragments (such as soil, sand, or gravel) by silica
sile : beam, rafter
silen : silenus
silence : forbearance from speech or noise : muteness
silenced : forbearance from speech or noise : muteness
silencer : one that silences: such as
Silene : a very large and widely distributed genus of plants (family Caryophyllaceae) having mostly showy flowers of various colors with a 10-nerved 5-toothed calyx and 3 styles and fruit with a capsule opening by 3 or 6 teeth  — see bladder campion, catchfly, moss campion, wild pink  — compare lychnis
sileni : a minor woodland deity and companion of Dionysus in Greek mythology with a horse's ears and tail
silenic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Silenus or the sileni
silent : making no utterance : not speaking or making noise
silential : conducted in silence : silent
silentiary : an advocate of silence especially as a religious observance
silentious : habitually silent : taciturn, reticent
silently : making no utterance : not speaking or making noise
silentness : making no utterance : not speaking or making noise
silenus : a minor woodland deity and companion of Dionysus in Greek mythology with a horse's ears and tail
silesia region of east central Europe in the valley of the upper Oder River bordering on the Sudety Mountains
Silesian region of east central Europe in the valley of the upper Oder River bordering on the Sudety Mountains
Siletz : a Salishan people of the Oregon coast
silex : silica or a siliceous material (such as powdered tripoli) especially for use as a filler in paints or wood
silexite : an igneous rock composed essentially of quartz, occurring in dikes, and representing the end members of the pegmatitic intrusions
silhouette : a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in
silhouettist : a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in
silica : the dioxide of silicon SiO2 occurring in crystalline, amorphous, and impure forms (as in quartz, opal, and sand respectively)
silicane : monosilane
silicate : a salt or ester derived from a silicic acid
silication : the act or process of silicating
silicatization : silicification
siliceous : of, relating to, or containing silica or a silicate
silicic : of, relating to, or derived from silica or silicon
silicicolous : growing or thriving in siliceous soil
silicide : a binary compound of silicon with a more electropositive element or group
silicidize : to convert into a silicide
siliciferous : producing, containing, or united with silica
silicification : the action or process of silicifying : the state of being silicified
silicify : to convert into or impregnate with silica
siliciophite : serpentine penetrated by opal
silicious : of, relating to, or containing silica or a silicate
silicium : silicon
silicize : to treat with silicon or silica
silicle : a silique of nearly equal length and width
silico  — see silic-
silicoaluminate : aluminosilicate
silicochloroform : trichlorosilane
Silicoflagellata : a group of marine flagellates formerly classified among the radiolarians but now usually constituting a family of the order Chrysomonadina and having one or two flagella, a definite nucleus, and a spiny siliceous skeleton like that of a radiolarian
silicoflagellate : a group of marine flagellates formerly classified among the radiolarians but now usually constituting a family of the order Chrysomonadina and having one or two flagella, a definite nucleus, and a spiny siliceous skeleton like that of a radiolarian
silicofluoride : fluosilicate  — see sodium fluosilicate
silicomanganese : a crude alloy of silicon and manganese and some iron used especially in the manufacture of alloy steel
silicon : a tetravalent nonmetallic element that occurs combined as the most abundant element next to oxygen in the earth's crust and is used especially in ferrosilicon for steelmaking, in other alloys, and in semiconductors  — see Chemical Elements Table
silicone : any of various polymeric organic silicon compounds obtained as oils, greases, or plastics and used especially for water-resistant and heat-resistant lubricants, varnishes, binders, and electric insulators
siliconize : to provide with a silicone surface
silicosis : pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts
silicotic : pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts
silicotitanate : a combined silicate and titanate
silicotungstate : a salt of a silicotungstic acid
silicotungstic : any of several heteropoly acids of silicon and tungsten
silicula : silicle
silicular : having the form or appearance of a silicle
silicule : silicle
siliculose : bearing silicles
siliculous : siliculose
siliqua : silique
siliquaceous : silique
siliquae : silique
Siliquaria : a genus of worm shells (family Vermetidae) sometimes placed in a separate family and comprising forms that differ from those of the genus Vermetus in having a continuous slit or row of clefts or pores throughout the whorls of the shell
silique : a narrow elongated 2-valved usually many-seeded capsule that is characteristic of the mustard family, opens by sutures at either margin, and has two parietal placentas
siliquose : bearing or having the form of a silique
siliquous : bearing or having the form of a silique
silk : a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons
silkaline : a soft light cotton fabric in plain weave with a smooth lustrous finish similar to silk used plain or printed especially for curtains and linings
silked : a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons
silken : made or consisting of silk
silker : one that works with silk or silk thread
silkgrower : one that raises silkworms for their silk
silkily : silken sense 1
silkiness : silken sense 1
silklike : a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons
silkman : one who makes silks
silktail :  bohemian waxwing
silkweed : milkweed
silkwoman : a woman who makes, sells, or sews silk
silkwood : any of several trees with lustrous wood: such as
silkworm : a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
silky : silken sense 1
sill : a horizontal piece (such as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or supporting structure: such as
sillabub : milk or cream that is curdled with an acid beverage (such as wine or cider) and often sweetened and served as a drink or topping or thickened with gelatin and served as a dessert
Sillaginidae : a small family of elongate percoid fishes of the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific that though small are excellent food fishes
Sillago : a genus (the type of the family Sillaginidae) of percoid fishes  — see whiting
sillar : building material consisting of large blocks cut from a natural deposit (as of lava, tuff, limestone, or compact clay)
sillily : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment
sillimanite : a brown, grayish, or pale green mineral that consists of an aluminum silicate in orthorhombic crystals often occurring in fibrous or columnar forms
silliness : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment
sillock : a young pollack
sillographer : a writer of satires
silly : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment
sillyhow : a caul on a newborn infant
silo : a trench, pit, or especially a tall cylinder (as of wood or concrete) usually sealed to exclude air and used for making and storing silage
Silpha : a genus (the type of the family Silphidae) of clavicorn beetles
silphid : of or relating to the Silphidae
Silphidae : a widely distributed family of clavicorn beetles comprising the burying beetles, carrion beetles, and related forms
silphium : an extinct umbelliferous plant of the genus Ferula not definitely identifiable as to species but well known to the ancient Greeks and used by them medicinally
silt : loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
siltage : a mass of silt
siltation : loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
silting : loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
silty : loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
Silures : a people of ancient Britain described by Tacitus as occupying chiefly southern Wales
Silurian : of or relating to the Silures or their place of habitation
silurid : of or relating to the Siluridae
Siluridae : a family of catfishes formerly comprising most of the catfishes but now usually restricted to various freshwater fishes of Europe and Asia that differ from North American catfishes in having the adipose dorsal fin rudimentary or lacking and in having the anal fin long and more or less confluent with the eellike caudal fin
siluroid : of or relating to the Siluroidea
Silurus : the type genus of Siluridae containing the sheatfish and several other Old World catfishes
silva : the forest trees of a region or country
silver : a very malleable metallic chemical element with atomic number 47 that is capable of a high degree of polish, has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance, and that is used especially in jewelry and tableware, in electronics, and as an antimicrobial  — see Chemical Elements Table
silverback : an older adult usually dominant male gorilla having gray or whitish hair on the back
silverbeater : one that beats silver into leaf or foil
silverbelly : a fish of the family Gerridae
silverberry : a North American shrub (Elaeagnus commutata) of the oleaster family with silvery deciduous foliage
silverbill : a weaverbird of the genus Lonchura
silverbush :  jupiter's-beard
silvered : a very malleable metallic chemical element with atomic number 47 that is capable of a high degree of polish, has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance, and that is used especially in jewelry and tableware, in electronics, and as an antimicrobial  — see Chemical Elements Table
silverer : a very malleable metallic chemical element with atomic number 47 that is capable of a high degree of polish, has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance, and that is used especially in jewelry and tableware, in electronics, and as an antimicrobial  — see Chemical Elements Table
silvereye : any of several small Old World singing birds of Zosterops or related genera (such as Z. palpebroso of India or Z. lateralis of Australia and New Zealand) having the eyes encircled by a ring of white feathers
silverfin : satinfin
silverfish : any of various silvery fishes (such as a tarpon or silverside)
silverhead : silver chickweed
silveriness : having the luster of silver
silvering : a very malleable metallic chemical element with atomic number 47 that is capable of a high degree of polish, has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance, and that is used especially in jewelry and tableware, in electronics, and as an antimicrobial  — see Chemical Elements Table
silverite : one favoring use or establishment of silver as a monetary standard
silverize : to cover or treat with silver : make silvery
silverleaf : very thin silver foil
silverling : a small silver coin
silverly : with silvery appearance or sound
silvern : made of silver
silverness : the quality or state of being silver
silverpoint : a drawing technique utilizing a pencil of silver usually on specially prepared paper or parchment
silverrod : a European asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus) with paniculate white flowers
silverside : any of various small chiefly marine bony fishes (family Atherinidae) with a silvery stripe along each side of the body
silversides : silverside
silverskin : a thin papery layer that surrounds a coffee bean immediately inside the parchment
silversmith : an artisan who makes articles of silverware
silversmithing : an artisan who makes articles of silverware
silverspot : a butterfly of Speyeria or a related genus having silvery spots on the underside of the hind wings
silvertail : silverfish sense 2
silvertip : a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) having the hairs whitish at the tips
silvertop : an abnormal condition of various plants marked by whitened patches on the leaves and distortion and dwarfing of growing parts and caused by the feeding of insects or mites:
silvervine : a climbing Indo-Malayan aroid (Scindapsus pictus argyraeus) often cultivated for its white-mottled foliage
silverware : silver plate sense 1
silverweed : any of several cinquefoils with leaves silvery or white-tomentose beneath
silverwing :  cinder gray
silverwork : work in silver : a piece of work made of silver especially when ornamental or decorative : the work of the silversmith
silvery : having the luster of silver
Silvester : a method of artificial respiration in which the subject is laid on his or her back and air is expelled from the lungs by pressing the arms over the chest and fresh air drawn in by pulling them above the head
silvical : of or relating to silvics
silvicolous : living in or inhabiting woodlands
silvics : the study of the life history and characteristics of forest trees especially as they occur in stands and with particular reference to environmental influences
silvicultural : a branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
silviculturally : a branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
silviculture : a branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
silviculturist : a branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
silyl : the univalent radical SiH3 derived from monosilane by removal of one hydrogen atom
Sim simulation; simulator
sima : basic igneous rock whether solid or molten  — compare sial
Simaba : a genus of tropical South American trees (family Simaroubaceae) having pinnate leaves and panicles of small flowers with 5 imbricated sepals, 5 petals, and 10 stamens  — see cedron
simal : an East Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax malabarica) that yields a fiber inferior to kapok
simar : a flowing coat dress with a full skirt and train worn by women during the Renaissance
Simarouba : a genus (the type of the family Simaroubaceae) of tropical American shrubs and trees having bitter bark sometimes used medicinally  — compare quassia sense 1
Simaroubaceae : a family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) having bitter bark, mainly pinnate leaves, small 3-merous to 5-merous flowers with a prominent disk that are succeeded by a drupe, berry, or samara  — see ailanthus, simarouba
simaroubaceous : a family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) having bitter bark, mainly pinnate leaves, small 3-merous to 5-merous flowers with a prominent disk that are succeeded by a drupe, berry, or samara  — see ailanthus, simarouba
Simeon : a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
Simeonism : the principles and practices of the Simeonites
Simeonite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Simeon
Simia : a Linnaean genus of primates originally including most of the apes and monkeys, subsequently restricted to the orang, later transferred to the chimpanzee and still later to the Barbary ape, and finally suppressed by international agreement to avoid confusion
simial : simian
simian : of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
simianity : the quality or state of being simian
similar : having characteristics in common : strictly comparable
similarity : the quality or state of being similar : resemblance
similarly : having characteristics in common : strictly comparable
similative : expressing similarity
simile : a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses)  — compare metaphor
similiter : a reply by which the pleader in a common law pleading concurs with the other party in requesting trial by jury
similitude : counterpart, double
similize : liken, compare
simious : simian
simlin : cymling
simling : cymling
simmer : to stew gently below or just at the boiling point
simmon : persimmon
simnel : a bun or bread of fine wheat flour
simoleon : dollar
Simon : peter
simoniac : one who practices simony
simoniacal : one who practices simony
simoniacally : one who practices simony
Simonian : a follower of Simon Magus : a member of any of various early gnostic sects reputed to follow his teachings
Simonianism : the doctrines and practices of Simonians
simonious : simoniac
simonism :  saint-simonianism
Simonist : one who practices or defends simony
simonist : one who practices or defends simony
simony : the buying or selling of a church office or ecclesiastical preferment
simoom : a hot dry violent dust-laden wind from Asian and African deserts
simoon : a hot dry violent dust-laden wind from Asian and African deserts
simous : flat or curving in : concave, snub
simp : a foolish or stupid person : simpleton
simpai : a highly colored Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalopha) having a narrow blackish crest, the forehead, cheeks, and underparts yellowish, the upper parts brown and reddish
simper : to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
simperer : to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
simperingly : marked by insipidity or by affected or ingratiating timidity
simple : free from guile : innocent
simplehearted : having a simple nature : artless, unsophisticated
simpleness : free from guile : innocent
simpler : free from guile : innocent
simpleton : a person lacking in common sense
simplex : simple, single
Simplicidentata : a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order as now limited  — compare lagomorpha
simplicist : an advocate or practitioner of simplism
simplicity : the state of being simple, uncomplicated, or uncompounded
simplification : to make simple or simpler: such as
simplified : to make simple or simpler: such as
simplifier : to make simple or simpler: such as
simplify : to make simple or simpler: such as
simplism : the act or an instance of oversimplifying
simplistic : excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
simply : without ambiguity : clearly
simsim : sesame
simson : groundsel
simulacra : image, representation
simulacre : simulacrum
simulacrum : image, representation
simular : one that simulates : dissembler
simulate : to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
simulation : the act or process of simulating
simulative : to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
simulator : one that simulates
simulcast : to broadcast simultaneously (as by radio and television)
simuliid : of or relating to the Simuliidae
Simuliidae : a family of small biting dipteran flies including the blackflies and related pests and having larvae that usually live in rapidly flowing water
Simulium : the type genus of the family Simuliidae comprising dark-colored bloodsucking dipteran flies of which some are vectors of onchocerciasis or of protozoan diseases of birds  — see blackfly
simultaneity : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident
simultaneous : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident
simultaneously : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident
simultaneousness : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident
sin : an offense against religious or moral law
sinaite : syenite
Sinaitic peninsula forming an extension of the continent of Asia in northeastern Egypt between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
sinal : of, relating to, or coming from a sinus
sinalbin : a bitter crystalline glucoside C30H42N2O15S2 in white mustard seeds that on hydrolysis by myrosin yields glucose, sinapine hydrogen sulfate, and the yellow irritant mustard oil para-hydroxy-benzyl isothiocyanate
Sinaloa state of western Mexico bordering on the Gulf of California; capital Culiacán area 22,429 square miles (58,091 square kilometers), population 2,767,761
sinamay : a stiff coarse open textile woven in the Philippines chiefly from abaca
sinapate : a salt or ester of sinapic acid
sinapic : a yellow crystalline phenolic unsaturated acid HO(CH3O)2C6H2CH=CHCOOH that is related structurally both to cinnamic acid and to pyrogallol and obtained by hydrolysis of sinalbin
sinapine : an alkaloid C16H25NO6 in black mustard seeds that is an unstable ester of choline and sinapic acid  — see sinalbin
Sinapis : a genus comprising cruciferous herbs with a long beak on the tip of the seedpod and being now usually included as a section in the genus Brassica
sinapis : a genus comprising cruciferous herbs with a long beak on the tip of the seedpod and being now usually included as a section in the genus Brassica
sinapism : mustard plaster
sinarchism : a Mexican counterrevolutionary movement embracing chiefly peasants and workers under secret leaders that seeks restoration of an early Christian social order, favors hispanidad, and opposes communism, Pan-Americanism, labor unionism, and military conscription
sinarchist : an adherent of Sinarquism
sinarquism : a Mexican counterrevolutionary movement embracing chiefly peasants and workers under secret leaders that seeks restoration of an early Christian social order, favors hispanidad, and opposes communism, Pan-Americanism, labor unionism, and military conscription
sinarquist : an adherent of Sinarquism
sinarquista : an adherent of Sinarquism
since : from a definite past time until now
sincere : free of dissimulation : honest
sincerely : in a sincere or truthful way : with truth, genuineness, or straightforwardness
sincereness : free of dissimulation : honest
sincerity : the quality or state of being sincere : honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy
sincipital : of or relating to the sinciput
sinciput : forehead
sind province of southern Pakistan in the lower Indus valley bordering on India and the Arabian Sea; capital Karachi
Sindhi : a member of a mostly Muslim people of Sind
sindon : a fine fabric especially of linen
sine : the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the hypotenuse
sinecure : an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
sinecurism : the practice of granting sinecures
sinecurist : one who has a sinecure
sinew : tendon
sinewed : tendon
sinewiness : the state or quality of being sinewy
sinewless : having no sinews
sinewous : sinewy
sinewy : full of sinews: such as
sinfonia : an orchestral prelude to a vocal work (such as an opera) especially in the 18th century : overture
sinfonie : an orchestral prelude to a vocal work (such as an opera) especially in the 18th century : overture
sinfonietta : a symphony of less than standard length or for fewer instruments
sinful : tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked
sinfully : tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked
sinfulness : tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked
sing : to produce musical tones by means of the voice
singable : to produce musical tones by means of the voice
singe : to burn superficially or lightly : scorch
singed : superficially or lightly burned : burned on the edges
singeing : to burn superficially or lightly : scorch
singer : one that sings
singh Manmohan 1932–     prime minister of India (2004–14)
Singhalese : a member of a people that inhabit Sri Lanka and form a major part of its population
singing : to produce musical tones by means of the voice
singingly : in a singing manner : lyrically
singkamas : yam bean
single : not married
singlebar : singletree
singled : not married
singlehanded : managed or done by one person or with one on a side
singlehandedly : managed or done by one person or with one on a side
singlehearted : characterized by sincerity and unity of purpose or dedication
singleheartedly : characterized by sincerity and unity of purpose or dedication
singleheartedness : characterized by sincerity and unity of purpose or dedication
singlehood : the state of being single and especially unmarried
singleness : the quality or state of being single
singles : not married
singlestick : fighting or fencing with a wooden stick or sword held in one hand
singlesticker : a single-masted vessel : sloop, cutter
singlet : an athletic jersey
singleton : a card that is the only one of its suit originally dealt to a player
singletree : whiffletree
singly : without the company of others : individually
Singpho :  chingpaw
Singsing : a West African waterbuck (Kobus defassa unctuosus) distinguished by rather long sandy brown distinctly greasy hair
singsong : verse with marked and regular rhythm and rhyme
singsongy : verse with marked and regular rhythm and rhyme
Singspiel : a musical work popular in Germany especially in the latter part of the 18th century characterized by spoken dialogue interspersed with songs
singspiel : a musical work popular in Germany especially in the latter part of the 18th century characterized by spoken dialogue interspersed with songs
singular : of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
singularism : any philosophy that derives the universe from a single principle
singularity : something that is singular: such as
singularization : the act or process of singularizing : the state of being singularized
singularize : to make singular
singularly : of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
singularness : singularity
singult : sob
singultus : hiccup
sinh hyperbolic sine
Sinhalese : a member of a people that inhabit Sri Lanka and form a major part of its population
Sinic :  chinese , sinitic
Sinicism : something (such as a manner or custom) peculiar to the Chinese
Sinicization : the act or process of sinicizing : the state of being sinicized
Sinicize : to modify by Chinese influence
Sinico : Chinese and
Sinification :  sinicization
Sinify : sinicize
sinigrin : a crystalline glucoside C10H16KNO9S2 found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra) from which allyl isothiocyanate is obtained  — compare mustard oil sense 1
sinister : singularly evil or productive of evil
sinisterly : singularly evil or productive of evil
sinisterness : singularly evil or productive of evil
sinisterwise : bendwise sinister
sinistrad : toward the left side : sinistrally
sinistral : of, relating to, or inclined to the left: such as
sinistrality : the quality or state of having the left side or one or more of its parts (as the hand or eye) different from and usually more efficient than the right or its corresponding parts
sinistrally : toward the left
sinistration : the quality or state of being sinistral
sinistrin : a levorotatory polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x. derived from squill and constituted of repeating fructose units
sinistrocular : using the left eye habitually or more effectively than the right
sinistrorsal : twining spirally upward around an axis from right to left:
sinistrorsally : twining spirally upward around an axis from right to left:
sinistrorse : twining spirally upward around an axis from right to left:
sinistrous : sinister
Sinitic : of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture
sink : to go to the bottom : submerge
sinkable : to go to the bottom : submerge
sinkage : depression, indentation
sinker : one that sinks
sinkerless : having no sinker
sinkfield : cinquefoil sense 1
sinkhead : feedhead
sinkhole : a hollow place or depression in which drainage collects
sinking : to go to the bottom : submerge
Sinkiuse :  columbia
sinklike : to sink very suddenly and quickly 
sinless : free from sin : impeccable
sinlessly : free from sin : impeccable
sinlessness : free from sin : impeccable
sinner : a person who sins
Sinningia : a genus of Brazilian tuberous herbs (family Gesneriaceae) having large petioled leaves and large flowers with a turbinate calyx and irregular bell-shaped 5-lobed corolla  — see gloxinia sense 2
sinningly : in a sinning manner
sinningness : a tendency to sin
sinoatrial : of, involving, or being the sinus node
sinoauricular : sinoatrial
Sinogram : a radiograph of a sinus following the injection of a radiopaque medium
Sinological : the study of the Chinese and especially their language, literature, history, and culture
Sinologist : the study of the Chinese and especially their language, literature, history, and culture
Sinologue : a specialist in sinology
Sinology : the study of the Chinese and especially their language, literature, history, and culture
sinomenine : a crystalline alkaloid C19H23NO4 structurally related to thebaine but obtained from various eastern Asiatic plants (such as Sinomenium acutum) of the family Menispermaceae
Sinophile : approving or favoring the Chinese or their policy or characteristics
sinopia : a red to reddish-brown earth pigment used by the ancients that depends for its color on its content of red ferric oxide
Sinopic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Sinope in Asia Minor
sinopite : a brick-red ferruginous clay used by the ancients as a paint
sinople : ferruginous quartz that is blood-red or brownish red sometimes with a tinge of yellow
sinsring : tree shrew
sinsyne : since that time
sinter : to cause to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
sinuate : having the margin wavy with strong indentations
sinuated : sinuate
sinuatedentate : varying between sinuate and dentate
sinuation : a winding or bending in and out
sinuatrial : of, involving, or being the sinus node
sinuose : sinuous
sinuosely : sinuous
sinuosity : the quality or state of being sinuous
sinuous : of a serpentine or wavy form : winding
sinuously : of a serpentine or wavy form : winding
sinuousness : of a serpentine or wavy form : winding
sinus : cavity, hollow: such as
sinusitis : inflammation of a sinus of the skull
sinusoid : sine curve, sine wave
sinusoidal : of, relating to, shaped like, or varying according to a sine curve or sine wave
sinusoidally : of, relating to, shaped like, or varying according to a sine curve or sine wave
sinward : toward sin
Sion commune in southwest central Switzerland; capital of the canton of Valais population 25,350
sion commune in southwest central Switzerland; capital of the canton of Valais population 25,350
Siouan : an American Indian language family of central and southeastern North America
Sioux : dakota
sip : to take a sip of something especially repeatedly
sipe : seep, percolate
siphon : a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level over an intermediate elevation by the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the tube immersed in it while the excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch when once filled causes a continuous flow
siphonaceous : resembling a siphon especially in forming a continuous protoplasmic column or tube
siphonage : the action or use of a siphon
siphonal : of, relating to, or resembling a siphon
Siphonales : an order of marine and freshwater green algae (class Chlorophyceae) whose filaments consist essentially of a large multinucleate cell with cross walls rare and usually only adjacent to reproductive organs  — compare codium , siphonocladales
Siphonaptera : an order of insects consisting of the fleas
Siphonaria : the type genus of Siphonariidae
Siphonariidae : a family of littoral gastropod mollusks (order Opisthobranchia) that cling to rocks along seacoasts, resemble limpets, and have both gills and a pulmonary sac
Siphonata : a division formerly ranked as a suborder of bivalve mollusks including all having siphons
siphonate : having a siphon
Siphoneae : a class of algae approximately equivalent to the Siphonales
siphoneous : siphonaceous
siphonet : a honey tube of an aphid
siphonia : a bony tube in some birds connecting the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible
siphonic : of or relating to a siphon
siphonium : a bony tube in some birds connecting the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible
siphonless : having no siphon
Siphonobranchiata : a group of gastropods having the margin of the mantle produced into a siphon
siphonobranchiate : a group of gastropods having the margin of the mantle produced into a siphon
Siphonocladales : an order of green algae (class Chlorophyceae) originally including all multinucleate members of the class capable of vegetative division but now usually restricted to those that are apparently derived from the Siphonales and are nonseptate when young (as in the families Valoniaceae and Dasycladaceae)
siphonogamous : accomplishing fertilization by means of a pollen tube
siphonogamy : accomplishing fertilization by means of a pollen tube
siphonoglyph : a special groove leading down into the gullet from a corner of the mouth in many anthozoans
siphonoglyphe : a special groove leading down into the gullet from a corner of the mouth in many anthozoans
Siphonophora : an order of Hydrozoa consisting of various free-swimming or floating pelagic mostly delicate transparent and often showily colored forms that are usually regarded as compound animals composed of zooids modified to perform various functions for the colony (such as feeding, defense, locomotion), that sometimes have two or more zooids in the form of a bell which by their contractions cause the colony to swim, and that often have a hollow float which keeps the colony afloat  — compare diphyes , porpita , portuguese man-of-war , velella
siphonophoran : an order of Hydrozoa consisting of various free-swimming or floating pelagic mostly delicate transparent and often showily colored forms that are usually regarded as compound animals composed of zooids modified to perform various functions for the colony (such as feeding, defense, locomotion), that sometimes have two or more zooids in the form of a bell which by their contractions cause the colony to swim, and that often have a hollow float which keeps the colony afloat  — compare diphyes , porpita , portuguese man-of-war , velella
siphonophore : any of an order (Siphonophora) of colonial, free-swimming or floating, marine hydrozoans (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) that are mostly delicate, transparent, and colored and have zooids possessing specialized functions (such as feeding or locomotion)
siphonophorous : an order of Hydrozoa consisting of various free-swimming or floating pelagic mostly delicate transparent and often showily colored forms that are usually regarded as compound animals composed of zooids modified to perform various functions for the colony (such as feeding, defense, locomotion), that sometimes have two or more zooids in the form of a bell which by their contractions cause the colony to swim, and that often have a hollow float which keeps the colony afloat  — compare diphyes , porpita , portuguese man-of-war , velella
siphonoplax : one of the calcareous plates that protect the siphon of various boring mollusks
siphonorhinal : siphorhinal
siphonorhine : siphorhinal
siphonosome : the part of the stock of a siphonophore bearing the nutritive and reproducing zooids
siphonostele : a stele consisting of vascular tissue surrounding a central core of pith parenchyma
Siphonostomata : a tribe of parasitic copepod crustaceans including many parasites of fishes (such as the lernaeans) that have a mouth adapted to suck blood
siphonostomatous : having the front edge of the aperture of the shell prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of the siphon
siphonostome : a tribe of parasitic copepod crustaceans including many parasites of fishes (such as the lernaeans) that have a mouth adapted to suck blood
siphonozooid : one of various degenerate zooids of some alcyonarians supposed to serve to regulate the water supply of the colony
siphonula : a bilaterally symmetrical larva of various siphonophores
siphorhinal : having tubular nostrils
siphorhinian : having tubular nostrils
siphosome : siphonosome
siphuncle : a membranous tubular extension of the mantle which runs through the partitions of the chambers to the apex of a shelled cephalopod : siphon
siphuncled : siphunculate
siphuncular : of, relating to, or of the nature of a siphuncle
siphunculate : having a siphuncle
siphunculated : having a siphuncle
sipid : sapid
sipidity : sapid
Siping city in Jilin province, northeastern China, southwest of Changchun population 509,000
siping city in Jilin province, northeastern China, southwest of Changchun population 509,000
sipper : to take a sip of something especially repeatedly
sippet : a small bit of toast or fried bread especially for garnishing
sippio : a game of the bagatelle kind played with eight object balls and a cue ball on a table having fifteen numbered holes into which the balls are driven
sipunculid : of or relating to the Sipunculoidea
sipunculoid : of or relating to the Sipunculoidea
Sipunculoidea : a group of marine worms of obscure systematic position that are commonly classed as a division of Gephyrea and that lack setae and have the mouth at the end of a retractile introvert similar to a proboscis and usually provided with tentacles and the anus anterior and dorsal
Sir : a man entitled to be addressed as sir
sir : a man entitled to be addressed as sir
sircar : a district or province in India under the Mogul empire
sirdar : a person of high rank (such as a hereditary noble) especially in India
sire : father
Siredon : a genus of salamanders comprising members of the genus Ambystoma that normally continue as axolotls throughout life
sireless : fatherless
siren : any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
Sirenia : an order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals including the manatee, dugong, Steller's sea cow, and several fossil forms that have the tail horizontally flattened and expanded into a broad rounded or bilobed fin, the hind limbs rudimentary or wanting and the front ones paddle-shaped, and jaws with horny plates on the front part and usually numerous flat-crowned molar teeth
sirenian : any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals (such as a manatee, dugong, or Steller's sea cow) that have large forelimbs resembling paddles, no hind limbs, and a flattened tail resembling a fin
sirenic : of, resembling, or suited to a siren : melodious, alluring, deceptive
sirenical : of, resembling, or suited to a siren : melodious, alluring, deceptive
sirenically : of, resembling, or suited to a siren : melodious, alluring, deceptive
Sirenidae : a family of eel-shaped amphibians comprising the sirens (genera Siren and Pseudobranchus) of the southern U.S.
sirenoid : resembling or related to the Sirenoidei
Sirenoidea : a group of lungfishes containing the genera Neoceratodus and Lepidosiren and some extinct forms from the Mesozoic
Sirenoidei : a group of lungfishes containing the genera Neoceratodus and Lepidosiren and some extinct forms from the Mesozoic
sirgang : a predominantly pale green crested cissa (Kitta chinensis) that has largely maroon-red wings and black markings from bill to nape, on the wings, and across the tail and that occurs from the Himalayas through southeastern Asia and into the Pacific islands
Sirian : of, relating to, or resembling (as in spectrum) the star Sirius
sirian : of, relating to, or resembling (as in spectrum) the star Sirius
siriasis : sunstroke
siricid : of or relating to the Siricidae
Siricidae : a family of hymenopterous insects comprising the horntails and having larvae that are wood borers and female adults with a stout hornlike ovipositor for inserting the eggs in wood
sirih : betel
Sirione : a Guaranian people of eastern Bolivia
siris : any of several trees of the genus Albizzia: such as
Sirius : a star of the constellation Canis Major that is the brightest star in the heavens
sirkeer : a large Indian cuckoo (Taccocua leschenaultii)
sirki : the culms of munj
sirky : the culms of munj
sirloin : a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part of the hindquarter just in front of the round  — see beef illustration
Sirmian : of or relating to the city of Sirmium in the eastern and now Yugoslav part of the Roman province of Pannonia
siroc : sirocco
sirocco : a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily
sirree : sir
siruaballi : silver balli
sirup : a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated
siruper : one that bottles syrup or that places a fixed amount of syrup in a bottle prior to the addition of plain or carbonated water
sirupy : a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated
Sis : sister
sis : sister
sisal : a strong white fiber used especially for cordage and twine
siscowet : a large lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush siscowet) found in the deeper parts of Lake Superior and some of the other Great Lakes
sisel : suslik
siserara : a severe blow or attack
siserary : a severe blow or attack
siserskite : a mineral consisting of a natural alloy of osmium and iridium with the latter ranging from 20 to 50 percent  — compare iridosmine
sish : fine slushy ice : new and thin ice
sisi : porkfish
siskin : a small chiefly greenish and yellowish finch (Carduelis spinus) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is related to the goldfinch  — compare pine siskin, red siskin
Sisley Alfred 1839–1899 French (English-born) painter
siss : hiss
Sisseton : a member of a Dakota people of the northern Mississippi valley
sissiness : the quality or state of being sissy
sissoo : any of several trees of the genus Dalbergia
Sissu : any of several trees of the genus Dalbergia
sissy : an effeminate man or boy
sist : to bring into court : summon
Sistani : a people of southwestern Afghanistan
sister : a female who has one or both parents in common with another
sisterhood : the state of being a sister
sisterin : the sister of one's spouse
sistering : close by : contiguous
sisterless : having no sister
sisterlike : in the manner of sisters
sisterliness : the quality or state of being sisterly
sisterly : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a sister
Sistine : of or relating to the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
sistrum : an ancient Egyptian and Roman percussion instrument sacred to the goddesses Hathor and Isis consisting usually of a handle attached to a small metal strip bent into an oblong loop with holes for three or four loose metal rods that jingle when shaken
Sistrurus : a genus of small rattlesnakes (as a massasauga) having the top of the head covered with scales
Sisymbrium : a genus of annual or biennial herbs (family Cruciferae) having a pubescence of simple unbranched hairs, lyrate pinnatifid leaves, and terete stems and comprising the hedge mustards  — see descurainia
Sisyphean : of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus
Sisyphian : of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus
Sisyphus : a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeatedly roll a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again as it nears the top
Sisyrinchium : a genus of chiefly North American grasslike mostly blue-flowered herbs (family Iridaceae) having mostly basal leaves and several 6-parted flowers usually from a single spathe
sisyrinchium : a genus of chiefly North American grasslike mostly blue-flowered herbs (family Iridaceae) having mostly basal leaves and several 6-parted flowers usually from a single spathe
sit : to rest on the buttocks or haunches
sitao : a long-podded cowpea of the Philippines
sitar : an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings
sitatunga : an antelope (Strepsiceros spekii) of the central African swampland that has a shaggy, spotted, brownish coat with six to eight vertical white stripes on the sides and in the male long, spirally twisted horns
sitch : situation
site : the spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures (such as a building, town, or monuments)
sitfast : a callosity with inflamed edges formed on a horse's back by the chafing of the saddle
sithcund : gesithcund
sitio : a hamlet or subdivision of a barrio in the Philippines
Sitka city facing the Pacific on the western coast of Baranof Island in southeastern Alaska population 8881
Sitkan : a native or resident of Sitka, Alaska
sitology : the science of nutrition and dietetics
Sitophilus : a widely distributed genus of weevils containing two (S. granarius and S. oryzae) that are highly destructive to grain
sitosterol : any of several sterols that are widespread especially in plant products (such as wheat germ or soybean oil) and are used as starting materials for the synthesis of steroid hormones
Sitta : the type genus of Sittidae comprising various typical nuthatches
sittee : one occupying a seat
sitten commune in southwest central Switzerland; capital of the canton of Valais population 25,350
sitter : one that sits: such as
Sittidae : a family of passerine birds consisting of the nuthatches and formerly regarded as a subfamily of Paridae or of Certhiidae
sittine : of or relating to the nuthatches
sitting : the act of one that sits
situal : positional
situate : having a site : located
situated : having a site, situation, or location : located
situation : the way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings
situational : of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation
situla : an ancient vessel shaped like a bucket usually of decorated bronze and found in Italy and other parts of Europe
situlae : an ancient vessel shaped like a bucket usually of decorated bronze and found in Italy and other parts of Europe
situs : the place where something exists or originates
Sium : a small genus of herbs (family Umbelliferae) that are natives of the north temperate zone and of southern Africa and have pinnate leaves, white flowers, and fruit with prominent ribs bearing oil tubes in the intervals
Siusi : an Arawakan people of the Içana river valley in northwestern Brazil
Siuslaw : an Indian people of the Pacific coast of Oregon
Sivaism : a sect comprising the worshipers of the god Siva
Sivaite :  saiva
Sivan : the ninth month of the civil year or the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
Sivapithecus : a genus of generalized Lower Pliocene Indian apes related to Dryopithecus and exhibiting resemblances to the orangutan
sivathere : of or relating to Sivatherium
sivatherioid : resembling or related to the genus Sivatherium
Sivatherium : a genus that comprises very large mammals from the Pliocene of India with two pairs of horns of which the posterior are large and somewhat palmated and a muzzle probably fleshy or dilated like that of the saiga antelope and that is placed in the same family as the giraffe or sometimes made the type of a distinct family
Siwan : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Egyptian oasis Siwa
Siwash : a small usually inland college that is notably provincial in outlook
siwash : a small usually inland college that is notably provincial in outlook
six : a number that is one more than five  — see Table of Numbers
sixain : a stanza of six lines : sextain
sixer : a leader of a six in a pack of brownie scouts in the Girl Guide movement in Britain, Canada, and various other countries
sixfoil : sexfoil
sixfold : having six units or members
sixpence : a former British monetary unit equal to six pennies
sixpenny : costing or worth sixpence
sixpennyworth : amount purchasable with or valued at sixpence
sixsome : a group of six persons or things especially when playing together
sixte : a fencing parry or guard position defending the upper outside right target in which the hand is to the right at breast height in a position of supination and the tip of the blade is directed at the opponent's eyes  — compare tierce
sixteen : a number that is one more than 15  — see Table of Numbers
sixteenmo : the size of a piece of paper cut 16 from a sheet
sixteenth : a number that is one more than 15  — see Table of Numbers
sixth : one that is number six in a series  — see Table of Numbers
sixthly : one that is number six in a series  — see Table of Numbers
sixtieth : a number that is equal to six times 10  — see Table of Numbers
sixty : a number that is equal to six times 10  — see Table of Numbers
sixtyfold : having 60 parts or aspects
sixtypenny : a nail about 6 inches long
sizable : fairly large : considerable
sizableness : fairly large : considerable
sizably : fairly large : considerable
sizal : sisal hemp
sizar : a student (as in the University of Cambridge) who receives an allowance toward college expenses and who originally acted as a servant to other students in return for this allowance
sizarship : the position or standing of a sizar
size : physical magnitude, extent, or bulk : relative or proportionate dimensions
sizeable : fairly large : considerable
sized : having a specified size or bulk
sizeman : one who puts size on leather
sizer : a student (as in the University of Cambridge) who receives an allowance toward college expenses and who originally acted as a servant to other students in return for this allowance
sizes : physical magnitude, extent, or bulk : relative or proportionate dimensions
siziness : the quality or state of being sizy : viscousness
sizing : size entry 4
sizy : viscous, glutinous
sizz : to hiss or to move with a hissing sound
sizzing : to hiss or to move with a hissing sound
sizzle : to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
sizzling : to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
sjambok : a heavy leather whip often of rhinoceros hide
skaddle : skedaddle
skaffie : a Scottish fishing boat having the stem raked and rounding and the stern raked and usually main and mizzen dipping lugsails
skag : heroin
skandhas : the five transitory personal elements of body, perception, conception, volition, and consciousness whose temporary concatenation forms the individual self
Skat : a three-handed card game played with 32 cards in which players bid for the privilege of attempting any of several contracts
skat : a three-handed card game played with 32 cards in which players bid for the privilege of attempting any of several contracts
skate : any of a family (Rajidae, especially genus Raja) of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the fish a flat diamond shape
skateable : suitable to skate on
skater : one that skates
skating : the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates
skatole : a foul-smelling compound C9H9N found in the intestines and feces, in civet, and in several plants or made synthetically and used in perfumes as a fixative
skean : dagger, dirk
skeanockle : a small dirk
skedaddle : to leave immediately : run away, scram
skedaddler : to leave immediately : run away, scram
skedge : privet sense 1a(1)
skedgewith : privet sense 1a(1)
skedlock : jointed charlock
skeel : a wooden pail, bucket, or tub usually having handles formed by staves extending above the rim
skeeling : an outbuilding attached like a lean-to to another
skeesicks : rascal
skeet : trapshooting in which clay pigeons are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angles of flight of birds
Skeeter : mosquito
skeeter : mosquito
skeezix : rascal
skeg : the stern of the keel of a ship near the sternpost
skegger : a young salmon
skeif : a diamond cutter's polishing wheel
skeigh : proudly spirited : skittish
skein : a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel
skeiner : one that skeins: such as
skelder : to live by begging : beg
skeletal : of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
skeletogenous : forming skeletal tissue : osteogenic
skeletomuscular : constituting, belonging to, or dependent upon the skeleton and the muscles that move it
skeleton : a usually rigid supportive or protective structure or framework of an organism
skeletonic : a usually rigid supportive or protective structure or framework of an organism
skeletonization : the act or process of skeletonizing
skeletonize : to produce in or reduce to skeleton form
skeletonizer : any of various lepidopteran larvae that eat the parenchyma of leaves reducing them to a skeleton of veins
skeletonless : having no skeleton
skeletonweed : gum succory
skeletony : skeletonic
skelf : sliver, splinter
skelic : an anthropometric index consisting of the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the trunk multiplied by 100
skellat : a small bell
skelloch : screech, scream
skellum : scoundrel, scamp, rascal
skelly : squint
skelp : strike, slap, beat
skelper : one that skelps
skelping : unusually large or outstanding of its kind
skelter : scurry
Skeltonian :  skeltonic
Skeltonic John circa 1460–1529 English poet
Skeltonics : short verses of an irregular meter and usually with rhymed couplets
sken : squint
skene : dagger, dirk
skeo : a shed of loose stones formerly used in the Shetland and Orkney islands for drying fish and meat
skep : hive sense 1
skeptic : an adherent or advocate of skepticism
skeptical : relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism
skeptically : relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism
skepticism : an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object
skepticize : to indulge in skepticism
skerrick : the least bit : semblance, trace
skerry : a rocky isle : reef
sketch : a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study
sketchbook : a book of or for sketches
sketcher : a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study
sketchily : of the nature of a sketch : roughly outlined
sketchiness : of the nature of a sketch : roughly outlined
sketching : a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study
sketchy : of the nature of a sketch : roughly outlined
skete : a settlement of Eastern Orthodox monks inhabiting a group of small cottages around a church and dependent upon a parent monastery
skeuomorph : an ornament or design representing a utensil or implement
skeuomorphic : an ornament or design representing a utensil or implement
skevish : a North American fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) with a hairy stem, spatulate toothed leaves, and corymbose or paniculate heads of showy pinkish purple flowers
skew : to take an oblique course
skewback : a course of masonry, a stone, or an iron plate having an inclined face against which the voussoirs of an arch abut
skewbald : marked with patches of white and any other color but black
skewed : distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
skewer : a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling
skewerwood : a spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus)
skewness : lack of straightness or symmetry : distortion
skewwhiff : not straight : askew
skey : one of four slightly wedge-shaped bars that pass down through an ox yoke one on each side of the neck of an ox to hold the yoke in place and that are notched at the bottom for the riem
ski : one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
skiagram : a figure formed by shading in the outline of a shadow
skiagraph : radiograph
skiagrapher : radiographer
skiagraphy : the art, science, or act of depicting or projecting shadows : the making of skiagrams especially by means of X rays
skiametry : the measurement of shadows: such as
skiascope : a device for determining the refractive state of the eye from the movement of retinal lights and shadows
skiascopy : retinoscopy
skibby :  japanese
skice : to scurry about
skid : one of a group of objects (such as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
skidded : one of a group of objects (such as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
skidder : one that skids or uses a skid
skidding : one of a group of objects (such as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
skiddingly : in a skidding manner
skiddoo : to go away : depart
skiddy : likely to skid or cause skidding
Skidi : a people of the Pawnee confederacy
skidpan : drag sense 3a(2)
skidproof : one of a group of objects (such as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
skidway : a usually inclined platform on which logs are piled for loading or sawing
skied : one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
skier : one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
skies : one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
skiff : any of various small boats
skiffless : having no skiff
skiffling : rough dressing of stone by knocking off projections
skift : shift
skiing : the art or sport of sliding and jumping on skis
skijoring : a winter sport in which a person wearing skis is drawn over snow or ice (as by a horse or vehicle)
skil : sablefish
skilfish : sablefish
skill : the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance
skilled : having acquired mastery of or skill in something (such as a technique or a trade)
skillessness : the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance
skillet : a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
skillful : possessed of or displaying skill : expert
skillfully : possessed of or displaying skill : expert
skillfulness : possessed of or displaying skill : expert
skilligalee : a thin broth or porridge usually of oatmeal
skilling : the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance
skillion : lean-to
skilly : skillful, skilled
skim : to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
skimback : quillback sense 1
skimmed : to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
skimmer : one that skims
skimmerton : shivaree sense 1
Skimmia : a small genus of evergreen shrubs (family Rutaceae) of eastern Asia having small tetramerous flowers with a 2-celled to 5-celled ovary and red drupes
skimming : that which is skimmed from a liquid
skimmingly : in a skimming manner
skimmington : one publicly impersonating and ridiculing a henpecked or cuckolded husband or his shrewish or unfaithful wife
skimmity : skimmington sense 2
skimp : skimpy
skimpily : deficient in supply or execution especially through skimping : scanty
skimpiness : deficient in supply or execution especially through skimping : scanty
skimpingly : in a skimping manner
skimpy : deficient in supply or execution especially through skimping : scanty
skin : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
skinch : to be stingy or niggardly in respect to (material or a person)
skinflint : a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
skinful : a large or satisfying quantity especially of liquor
skink : to draw, pour out, or serve (drink)
skinker : one that serves liquor : bartender
skinking : to draw, pour out, or serve (drink)
skinkle : sparkle, glitter
skinless : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
skinned : having skin especially of a specified kind
skinner : one that deals in skins, pelts, or hides
skinnery : a skinner's workshop or place of business
skinniness : resembling skin : membranous
skinning : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
skinny : resembling skin : membranous
skintight : closely fitted to the figure
skinworm : a caterpillar that is the larva of a moth (Archips franciscana) of the family Tortricidae that burrows beneath the skin of apples in the western U.S.
Skip : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
skip : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
Skipetar :  albanian
skipjack : any of various fishes (such as a ladyfish or bluefish) that jump above or are active at the surface of the water
skipkennel : lackey, footboy
skipman : a worker who loads, unloads, or tends a skip
skippable : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
skipper : any of various erratically active insects (such as a click beetle or a water strider)
skippered : any of various erratically active insects (such as a click beetle or a water strider)
skippership : the position, duties, or skill of a skipper
skippery : containing cheese skippers
skippet : a small box for covering and preserving a seal (as for a document)
skipping : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
skippingly : in a skipping manner
skiptail : springtail
skirl : to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter
skirling : to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter
skirmish : a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
skirmisher : a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
skirmishing : a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
skirr : to leave hastily : flee
skirreh : a cord used by masons in keeping brickwork or foundations straight and by surveyors and excavators in marking out sites
skirret : an Asiatic herb (Sium sisarum) cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous roots
skirt : a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down
skirtboard : baseboard
skirted : a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down
skirter : a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down
skirting : something that skirts: such as
skirtingly : in a skirting manner
skirtless : having no skirt
skirtlike : resembling a skirt especially in forming an enveloping dependent covering for the lower part of something
skirty : containing excessive skirtings
skit : a jeering or satirical remark : taunt
skite : to move quickly or hurriedly
skiter : to move quickly or hurriedly
Skitswish :  coeur d'alene
Skittaget :  haida
Skittagetan :  haida
skitter : to glide or skip lightly or quickly
skittish : lively or frisky in action : capricious
skittishly : lively or frisky in action : capricious
skittishness : lively or frisky in action : capricious
skittle : English ninepins played with a wooden disk or ball
skittler : one that skittles
skittles : English ninepins played with a wooden disk or ball
skive : to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission
skiver : a thin soft leather made of the grain side of a split sheepskin, usually tanned in sumac and dyed
skiving : to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission
skivvies : underwear
sklent : to glance sideways : look askance
skoal : toast, health
Skokomish : a Salishan people of western Washington
skookum : an evil spirit
skoptsy : members of an ascetic religious sect of dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church dating probably from the 18th century and stressing sexual abstinence
skrimshander : scrimshaw
skua : any of various seabirds (genus Catharacta) related to the jaegers: such as
skulduggery : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior
skulk : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner
skulker : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner
skulking : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner
skull : the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
skullcap : a close-fitting cap
skulled : the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
skullfish : a whale more than two years old
skunk : any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected
skunkbill : surf scoter
skunkbush :  bear brush
skunkery : a place where skunks are bred and raised usually for commercial purposes
skunkweed : any of several offensive-smelling herbs: such as
skunky : having a rancid smell or taste suggestive of a skunk
skutterudite : a mineral (Co,Ni)As3 that consists of a native arsenide of cobalt and nickel and is isomorphous with smaltite, nickel-skutterudite, and chloanthite
sky : the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth
skybal : one that is worthless : good-for-nothing
Skye island of Scotland that is one of the Inner Hebrides area 670 square miles (1742 square kilometers)
skyey : of or resembling the sky : ethereal
skyful : as much or as many as the sky can accommodate
skyish : skyey
skylark : a common largely brown Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight
skylarker : a common largely brown Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight
skyless : having the sky obscured by clouds
skylight : the diffused and reflected light of the sky
skylook : to survey (timber) from a position aloft
skyman : paratrooper
skyphoi : a drinking vessel with a deep body, flat bottom, and two small horizontal handles near the rim and used especially in ancient Greece
skyre : to shine in a gaudy manner : glitter
skyrocket : rocket entry 2 sense 1a
skyrockety : resembling a skyrocket
skysail : the sail above the royal
skyscape : a part of the sky with outlined terrestrial objects that can be comprehended in a single view
skyscraper : a very tall building
skyscraping : extraordinarily tall or high
skyward : toward the sky
skyway : a route used by airplanes : air lane
skywrite : to letter by skywriting
skywriter : to letter by skywriting
skywriting : writing formed in the sky by means of a visible substance (such as smoke) emitted from an airplane
sla : the act of selling
slab : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as
slabbed : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as
slabber : slobber, drool
slabberer : one that slabbers
slabbery : like or covered with slabber : slippery, sloppy
slabbing : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as
slabby : wet, sloppy, muddy, miry
slabman : a worker who cuts or piles up slabs (as of lumber)
slabstone : flag entry 3 sense 3
slack : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
slackage : amount of slack : slackening
slacked : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
slacken : to make less active : slow up
slackener : one that slackens
slacker : a person who shirks work or obligation
slackerism : the behavior of a slacker
slacking : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
slackly : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
slackness : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
slade : a little valley : ravine, glen
slag : the dross or scoria of a metal
slagger : a worker who removes slag from furnaces
slagging : the dross or scoria of a metal
slaggy : of, relating to, containing, or resembling slag
slagless : containing no slag
slaglessness : containing no slag
slagman : slagger
slain : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers
slaister : to be occupied with dirty, gooey, or messy materials : slop around
slake : subside, abate
slakeable : capable of being slaked
slakeless : not capable of being slaked
slaker : one that slakes: such as
slaking : subside, abate
slaky : miry, muddy
slam : to shut forcibly and noisily : bang
slander : to utter slander against : defame
slanderer : to utter slander against : defame
slanderful : slanderous
slanderfully : slanderous
slandering : to utter slander against : defame
slanderous : to utter slander against : defame
slanderously : to utter slander against : defame
slanderousness : to utter slander against : defame
slane : peat spade
slang : language peculiar to a particular group: such as
slangily : language peculiar to a particular group: such as
slanginess : language peculiar to a particular group: such as
slangish : somewhat slangy
slangishly : somewhat slangy
slangism : a slangy word or expression : slangy language
slangkop : either of two southern African plants whose foliage is poisonous to cattle:
slangster : a user of slang
slanguage : slangy speech or writing
slangy : language peculiar to a particular group: such as
slant : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
slantindicular : somewhat oblique
slanting : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
slantingly : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
slantingways : slantwise
slantly : slantingly, slopingly
slantways : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
slantwise : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
slap : to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
slapdash : haphazard, slipshod
slapdashery : slapdashness
slape : slippery, smooth
slaphappy : punch-drunk
slapjack : pancake
slapper : one that slaps
slapping : to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
slapstick : a device made of two flat pieces of wood fastened at one end so as to make a loud noise when used by an actor to strike a person
slapsticky : a device made of two flat pieces of wood fastened at one end so as to make a loud noise when used by an actor to strike a person
slare : to scuff the feet
slash : to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade
slashed : to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade
slasher : one that slashes
slashing : incisively satiric or critical
slashingly : incisively satiric or critical
slat : strike, pummel
slatch : a transitory breeze or its duration
slate : a piece of construction material (such as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding
slatelike : a piece of construction material (such as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding
slater : one that slates
slath : the center of the bottom of a basket where the weaving is begun that is formed by crossing sticks at right angles and binding them
slather : a great quantity
slating : the work of a slater
slatish : somewhat slate-colored
slatted : strike, pummel
slatter : slater
slattern : an untidy slovenly woman
slatternliness : untidy and dirty through habitual neglect
slatternly : untidy and dirty through habitual neglect
slattery : rainy, wet, sloppy
slatting : strike, pummel
slaty : of, containing, or characteristic of slate
slaughter : the act of killing
slaughterer : the act of killing
slaughterhouse : an establishment where animals are butchered
slaughterman : executioner, slayer
slaughterous : of or relating to slaughter : murderous
slaughterously : of or relating to slaughter : murderous
Slav : a person whose native tongue is a Slavic language
Slavdom : the whole body of Slavs
Slave : a person held in forced servitude
slave : a person held in forced servitude
slaved : a person held in forced servitude
slaveholder : someone who holds one or more people in forced servitude
slaveholding : someone who holds one or more people in forced servitude
slaveless : being without slaves
slaveling : slave entry 1 sense 2a
slaver : drool, slobber
slavering : drool, slobber
slavery : the practice of slaveholding
Slavey : drudge
slavey : drudge
Slavic : a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and Croatian, Slovene, Russian, and Ukrainian  — see Indo-European Languages Table
Slavicism : Slavic traits or attitudes
Slavicize : to make Slavic in quality or characteristics : cause to become adapted to Slavism
slavikite : a mineral (Na, K)2Fe10(OH)6(SO4)13.63H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous basic sodium ferric sulfate and occurring as small greenish yellow rhombohedral crystals on weathered shales from Bohemia
slaving : a person held in forced servitude
Slavish : of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
slavish : of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
slavishly : of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
slavishness : of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
Slavism : Slavic traits or attitudes
Slavist : slavicist
Slavize : to make Slavic in quality or characteristics : cause to become adapted to Slavism
slavocracy : a faction of slaveholders and advocates of slavery in the South before the American Civil War
slavocrat : a member of the slavocracy  — compare doughface sense 2a
Slavonian region of eastern Croatia between the Sava, Drava, and Danube rivers and bordering Hungary, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina population 78,000
Slavonic : slavic
Slavonicize : to make Slavic in quality or characteristics : cause to become adapted to Slavism
Slavonize : to make Slavic in quality or characteristics : cause to become adapted to Slavism
Slavophile : an admirer of the Slavs : an advocate of Slavophilism
Slavophilism : advocacy of Slavic and specifically Russian culture over western European culture especially as practiced among some members of the Russian intelligentsia in the middle 19th century
slaw : coleslaw
slay : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers
slayer : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers
slaying : the act of killing a person : killing, murder
sleave : skein
sleaved : skein
sleaziness : lacking firmness of texture : flimsy
sleazy : lacking firmness of texture : flimsy
sled : a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice
sledded : a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice
sledder : a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice
sledding : the use of a sled
sledge : sledgehammer
sledger : one that drives a sledge
sledging : sledgehammer
sleech : ooze deposited by the sea or a river
sleechy : oozy, slimy
sleek : slick
sleeken : to make sleek
sleeker : slicker
sleeking : slick
sleekit : sleek, smooth
sleekly : slick
sleekness : slick
sleeky : sleek
sleep : the natural, easily reversible periodic state of many living things that is marked by the absence of wakefulness and by the loss of consciousness of one's surroundings, is accompanied by a typical body posture (such as lying down with the eyes closed), the occurrence of dreaming, and changes in brain activity and physiological functioning, is made up of cycles of non-REM sleep and REM sleep, and is usually considered essential to the restoration and recovery of vital bodily and mental functions
sleeper : one that sleeps
sleepered : provided with sleepers
sleepful : marked by sleep
sleepfulness : marked by sleep
sleepify : to make sleepy
sleepily : ready to fall asleep
sleepiness : ready to fall asleep
sleeping : the natural, easily reversible periodic state of many living things that is marked by the absence of wakefulness and by the loss of consciousness of one's surroundings, is accompanied by a typical body posture (such as lying down with the eyes closed), the occurrence of dreaming, and changes in brain activity and physiological functioning, is made up of cycles of non-REM sleep and REM sleep, and is usually considered essential to the restoration and recovery of vital bodily and mental functions
sleepingly : sleepily
sleepless : not able to sleep
sleeplessly : not able to sleep
sleeplessness : not able to sleep
sleeplike : the natural, easily reversible periodic state of many living things that is marked by the absence of wakefulness and by the loss of consciousness of one's surroundings, is accompanied by a typical body posture (such as lying down with the eyes closed), the occurrence of dreaming, and changes in brain activity and physiological functioning, is made up of cycles of non-REM sleep and REM sleep, and is usually considered essential to the restoration and recovery of vital bodily and mental functions
sleepwalk : to walk while or as if while asleep
sleepwalker : to walk while or as if while asleep
sleepwalking : to walk while or as if while asleep
sleepy : ready to fall asleep
sleepyhead : a sleepy person
sleer : mock, sneer
sleet : frozen or partly frozen rain
sleeting : frozen or partly frozen rain
sleety : frozen or partly frozen rain
sleeve : a part of a garment covering an arm
sleeveboard : a small ironing board for pressing sleeves
sleeved : a part of a garment covering an arm
sleeveless : a part of a garment covering an arm
sleevelet : a covering for the forearm to protect clothing from wear or dirt
sleevelike : resembling a sleeve
sleever : a garment worker who sews in sleeves
sleigh : an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
sleigher : one that sleighs
sleighing : an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
sleight : deceitful craftiness
sleighty : cunning, sly, crafty
slendang : a long narrow scarf worn especially by Indonesian women
slender : spare in frame or flesh
slenderish : somewhat slender
slenderize : to make slender
slenderly : spare in frame or flesh
slenderness : spare in frame or flesh
slent : slope, pitch, declivity
slepez : a mole rat (Spalax typhus)
sleuth : detective
sleuthhound : detective
slew : a large number
slewed : a large number
slewing : a large number
sley : a weaver's reed
sleyer : a weaver's reed
slice : to cut with or as if with a knife
sliceable : to cut with or as if with a knife
sliced : to cut with or as if with a knife
slicer : to cut with or as if with a knife
slicing : to cut with or as if with a knife
slick : having a smooth surface : slippery
slicken : to make slick
slickens : the thin layer of extremely fine silt sometimes deposited by flood waters of a stream
slickenside : a smooth often striated surface produced on rock by movement along a fault or a subsidiary fracture
slicker : oilskin
slicking : having a smooth surface : slippery
slickly : having a smooth surface : slippery
slickness : having a smooth surface : slippery
slid : to move smoothly along a surface : slip
slidable : capable of sliding or of being slid
slidably : capable of sliding or of being slid
slidage : the charge for using a log slide
slidder : slide, slip
sliddery : offering insecure footing : slippery, slick
slide : to move smoothly along a surface : slip
slideable : capable of sliding or of being slid
slideably : capable of sliding or of being slid
slider : one that slides
slideway : a way along which something slides
sliding : to move smoothly along a surface : slip
slidometer : an instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railroad cars occasioned by sudden stopping
slifter : a crack in the surface of the earth : crevice
slight : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
slighted : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
slighter : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
slighting : characterized by disregard or disrespect : disparaging
slightingly : characterized by disregard or disrespect : disparaging
slightish : rather slight
slightly : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
slightness : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
slighty : slight
slim : of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length : slender
slime : soft moist earth or clay
slimer : toadfish
slimily : of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous
sliminess : of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous
slimly : of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length : slender
slimmish : somewhat slight or slender
slimness : of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length : slender
slimpsy : flimsy, frail
slimsy : flimsy, frail
slimy : of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous
sling : to cast with a sudden and usually sweeping or swirling motion
slingball : a missile hurled from a sling
slinge : to hang around : loaf
slinger : to cast with a sudden and usually sweeping or swirling motion
slinging : to cast with a sudden and usually sweeping or swirling motion
slingshot : a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
slingsman : slinger
slingstone : a stone to be thrown from a sling
slink : to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
slinker : one that slinks: such as
slinkily : characterized by slinking : stealthily quiet
slinkiness : characterized by slinking : stealthily quiet
slinking : to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
slinkingly : in a slinking manner : so as to slink or seem to slink
slinkskin : leather made from the skin of a slink
slinkweed : cardinal flower
slinky : characterized by slinking : stealthily quiet
slip : to move with a smooth sliding motion
slipband : one of the parallel lines on the crystal grains of a material stressed beyond its elastic limit that are visible only under a microscope and are produced by slippages inside the grains
slipboard : a board sliding in grooves
slipbody : a loose bodice
slipcase : a protective container for books or magazines that has one open end
slipcoach : a railroad coach or carriage designed to be detached at an intermediate station where the train does not stop
slipe : to remove an outer covering from : peel, pare, strip
sliphorn : trombone
sliphouse : a building where slip is made
slipknot : a knot that slips along the rope or line around which it is made
slipman : jacker sense c(1)
slipover : a garment or cover that slips on and off easily
slippage : an act, instance, or process of slipping
slipped : to move with a smooth sliding motion
slipper : slippery
slippered : slippery
slipperflower : slipperwort
slipperily : in a slippery manner
slipperiness : causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall
slipperweed : jewelweed
slipperwort : a plant of the genus Calceolaria
slippery : causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall
slipperyroot : a common comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
slipping : to move with a smooth sliding motion
slipproof : galley proof
slippy : slippery
slipshod : wearing loose shoes or slippers
slipshoddiness : slipshodness
slipshodness : the quality or state of being slipshod : slovenliness
slipslop : watery food : slops
slipsole : a thin insole
slipstring : scapegallows
slipway : an inclined usually concrete surface for a ship being built or repaired
slit : a long narrow cut or opening
slite : wear and tear
slither : to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
slithering : to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
slithers : to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
slithery : having a slippery surface, texture, or quality
slitless : a long narrow cut or opening
slitter : a long narrow cut or opening
slitting : a long narrow cut or opening
slive : to slice off or cut through
sliver : a long slender piece cut or torn off : splinter
sliving : to slice off or cut through
slivovitz : a dry usually colorless plum brandy made especially in the Balkan countries
sloan Alfred P(ritchard), Jr. 1875–1966 American industrialist
Sloanea : a large genus of tropical timber trees (family Elaeocarpaceae) having alternate leaves, small apetalous flowers with numerous stamens, a spiny or hairy 4-valved capsule, and usually very hard wood  — see breakax  — compare ironwood
slob : a slovenly or boorish person
slobber : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drool
slobberchops : slobberer
slobberer : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drool
slobbers : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drool
slobbery : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drool
slobby : a slovenly or boorish person
slock : quench, drench
slocken : quench, extinguish
sloe : the small dark globose astringent fruit of the blackthorn
sloeberry : the fruit of the common juniper
sloebush : blackthorn sense 1a
sloetree : blackthorn sense 1a
slog : to hit hard : beat
slogan : a war cry especially of a Scottish clan
sloganeer : a maker or user of slogans
sloganize : to express as a slogan
slogger : to hit hard : beat
slogging : to hit hard : beat
slogwood : a West Indian timber tree (Beilschmiedia pendula) of the family Lauraceae
sloka : a distich consisting of two lines of 16 syllables each or of four octosyllabic hemistichs that is the chief verse form of the Sanskrit epics
sloke : any of various edible marine algae (such as sea lettuce, red laver, and Irish moss)
slone : sloe sense 1a
sloom : a light sleep : doze, slumber
sloomy : sleepy, sluggish
sloop : a fore-and-aft rigged boat with one mast and a single jib
sloopman : a master or crewman of a sloop
sloosh : a lapping or sloshing sound
slop : a loose smock or overall
slope : that slants : sloping
sloped : that slants : sloping
sloper : that slants : sloping
slopeways : in a sloping position or direction : aslant
slopewise : slopeways
sloping : that slants : sloping
slopingly : in a sloping manner
slopped : a loose smock or overall
sloppily : wet so as to spatter easily : slushy
sloppiness : wet so as to spatter easily : slushy
slopping : a loose smock or overall
sloppy : wet so as to spatter easily : slushy
slops : a loose smock or overall
slopseller : a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing
slopshop : a slopseller's shop
slopstone : a stone slab or table under a tap
slopwork : the manufacture of cheap ready-made clothing
slopworker : a worker making cheap ready-made clothing
slopy : sloping
slosh : slush sense 1
sloshy : slush sense 1
slot : a narrow opening or groove : slit, notch
slote : any of several former devices for moving persons or scenery above or below a theater stage
sloth : disinclination to action or labor : indolence
slothful : inclined to sloth : indolent
slothfully : inclined to sloth : indolent
slothfulness : inclined to sloth : indolent
slothound : sleuth sense 1
slotted : a narrow opening or groove : slit, notch
slotter : one that slots: such as
slotting : a narrow opening or groove : slit, notch
slouch : an awkward fellow : lout
sloucher : an awkward fellow : lout
slouchily : lacking erectness or stiffness (as in form or posture)
slouchiness : lacking erectness or stiffness (as in form or posture)
slouching : an awkward fellow : lout
slouchy : lacking erectness or stiffness (as in form or posture)
slough : a place of deep mud or mire
sloughy : a place of deep mud or mire
Slovak : a member of a Slavic people of Slovakia
Slovakian : a member of a Slavic people of Slovakia
sloven : one habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness especially in personal appearance
Slovene : a member of a Slavic people living largely in Slovenia
Slovenian : a member of a Slavic people living largely in Slovenia
slovenliness : untidy especially in personal appearance
slovenly : untidy especially in personal appearance
slow : mentally dull : stupid
slowbelly : a slothful person
slowdown : a slowing down
slowgoing : a situation in which progress is slow
slowhound : sleuth sense 1
slowish : mentally dull : stupid
slowly : in a slow manner : not quickly, fast, early, rashly, or readily
slowpoke : a very slow person
slows : mentally dull : stupid
slowworm : a burrowing limbless European lizard (Anguis fragilis) with small eyes
sloyd : a system of manual training developed from a Swedish system and designed for training in the use of tools and materials but emphasizing training in wood carving as a means to this end
slub : to draw out and twist (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) slightly
slubber : stain, sully
slubberdegullion : a dirty rascal : scoundrel, wretch
slubbering : stain, sully
slubbing : roving
slubby : muddy
slud : a slippery mass (as of mud or slush)
sludder : a slippery mass (as of mud or slush)
sludge : mud, mire
sludged : mud, mire
sludger : a device for sludging: such as
sludgy : mud, mire
slue : to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis
slug : sluggard
slugabed : a person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up
sluggard : a habitually lazy person
sluggardly : lazily inactive
sluggardness : a habitually lazy person
slugged : sluggard
slugger : one that strikes hard or with heavy blows: such as
slugging : sluggard
sluggish : averse to activity or exertion : indolent
sluggishly : averse to activity or exertion : indolent
sluggishness : averse to activity or exertion : indolent
sluglike : resembling a slug
slugwood : slogwood
sluice : an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
sluicer : the keeper of a sluice
sluiceway : an artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice
sluicing : an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
sluicy : falling copiously or in streams : streaming
sluit : a deep usually dry ditch produced by the washing of heavy rains in a large natural fissure : gully, gulch
slum : a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization
slumber : to sleep lightly : doze
slumberer : to sleep lightly : doze
slumbering : to sleep lightly : doze
slumberland : an unreal country that is a realm of sleep
slumberous : heavy with sleep : sleepy
slumbery : slumberous
slumbrous : heavy with sleep : sleepy
slumdom : a district of slums
slumgullion : a meat stew
slumgum : the residue consisting chiefly of propolis, cocoons, bits of wax, and honey that remains after removal of the readily extractable honey and wax from honeycombs
slumland : an area of slums : slumdom
slummage : impurities that settle out in fermenting vessels and casks
slummer : a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization
slumming : a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization
slummy : of, relating to, or suggestive of a slum
slump : to fall or sink suddenly
slur : an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
slurp : to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking
slurry : a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
slush : partly melted or watery snow
slusher : one that slushes: such as
slushily : in a slushy manner
slushiness : being, involving, or resembling slush: such as
slushy : being, involving, or resembling slush: such as
slut : a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners
sluther : to slip along : shuffle, slither
sluttery : sluttishness
sluttish : a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners
sluttishly : a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners
sluttishness : a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners
slutty : a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners
sly : wise in practical affairs
slyboots : a sly tricky person
slyly : wise in practical affairs
slyness : wise in practical affairs
slype : a narrow passage
sma sergeant major of the army
smack : characteristic taste or flavor
smacker : one that smacks
smacking : brisk, lively
smacksman : one of the crew of a fishing smack
smaik : scoundrel, rascal
small : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
smallage : a strongly scented erect biennial herb (Apium graveolens) that is the wild form of the culinary celery and is widely distributed in moist situations in temperate regions
smallclothes : small articles of clothing (such as underclothing or handkerchiefs)
smallcoal : charcoal entry 1
smallen : to make smaller
smaller : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
smallholder : a small farm
smallish : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
smallmouth : a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) of clear rivers and lakes that is bronzy-green above and lighter below and has the vertex of the angle of the jaw falling below the eye
smallness : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
smallpox : an acute contagious febrile disease of humans that is caused by a poxvirus (species Variola virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus), is characterized by a skin eruption with pustules, sloughing, and scar formation, and is believed to have been eradicated globally by widespread vaccination
smalls : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
smallsword : a light tapering sword for thrusting used chiefly in dueling and fencing
smalltime : insignificant in performance, scope, or standing : petty
smallware : small articles of merchandise
smally : minutely, scantily
smalt : a deep blue pigment consisting of a powdered glass that contains oxide of cobalt
smaltine : a tin-white or gray isometric mineral (Co,Ni)As3−x of metallic luster that is an arsenide of cobalt and nickel and is isomorphous with skutterudite and chloanthite (hardness 5.5–6, specific gravity 6.4–6.6)
smaltite : a tin-white or gray isometric mineral (Co,Ni)As3−x of metallic luster that is an arsenide of cobalt and nickel and is isomorphous with skutterudite and chloanthite (hardness 5.5–6, specific gravity 6.4–6.6)
smalts : a deep blue pigment consisting of a powdered glass that contains oxide of cobalt
smaragd : emerald
smaragdine : emerald
smaragdite : a mineral consisting of a green foliated amphibole often derived from common diallage
smarm : smarmy language or behavior
smarmy : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness
smart : having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent, bright
smarten : to make smart or smarter
smarting : having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent, bright
smartish : somewhat smart : fairly smart
smartless : free from smart
smartly : having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent, bright
smartness : having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent, bright
smartweed : any of various polygonums with strong acidic juice
smarty : smart aleck
smash : a smashing blow or attack
smashable : capable of being smashed
smashboard : a railroad signal the arm of which is designed to be broken when passed in the stop position
smasher : a smashing blow or attack
smashery : a state of smash : a smashed mass : destruction
smashing : that smashes : crushing
smashingly : that smashes : crushing
smashup : a collision between vehicles
smatter : to talk superficially : babble
smatterer : to talk superficially : babble
smattering : superficial piecemeal knowledge
smattery : smattering, superficial
smaze : a combination of haze and smoke similar to smog in appearance but less damp in consistency
smear : a viscous or sticky substance
smearcase : cottage cheese
smeared : a viscous or sticky substance
smearer : a viscous or sticky substance
smeariness : the quality or state of being smeary
smearless : having no smears : unsmeared
smeary : marked by or covered with smears
smectic : of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of molecules in layers with the long molecular axes in a given layer being parallel to one another and those of other layers and perpendicular or slightly inclined to the plane of the layer  — compare cholesteric, nematic
smectite : montmorillonite
Smectymnuan : one of a group of five 17th century English Presbyterian clergymen collaborating in a pamphlet attacking the episcopacy
smeddum : powder, dust
smeech : dense smoke
smeek : to clean, cure, dry, drive out, or fumigate by means of smoke or fumes
smeeky : to clean, cure, dry, drive out, or fumigate by means of smoke or fumes
smeeth : smooth
smegma : the secretion of a sebaceous gland
smell : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose
smellable : capable of being smelled
smellage : fragrant vegetation
smelled : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose
smeller : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose
smellful : smelly
smellfungus : a captious critic : faultfinder
smelliness : the quality or state of being smelly
smelling : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose
smelly : having a smell
smelt : any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
smelter : one that smelts:
smelterman : smelter entry 1 sense 1a
smeltery : one that smelts:
smeuse : a hole in a hedge or wall
smew : a small Eurasian merganser (Mergus albellus) with the male being white, gray, and black and the female chiefly gray but with a chestnut and white head
smicker : to ogle and smile amorously
smicket : a woman's smock
smidge : a small amount : bit
smidgen : a small amount : bit
Smilacaceae : a family of herbs or somewhat woody vines (order Liliales) having leaves with one to five prominent parallel veins and dioecious flowers with six perianth segments succeeded by globose berries and being commonly included in the family Liliaceae
smilacaceous : a family of herbs or somewhat woody vines (order Liliales) having leaves with one to five prominent parallel veins and dioecious flowers with six perianth segments succeeded by globose berries and being commonly included in the family Liliaceae
Smilacina : a genus of American and Asiatic plants (family Liliaceae) with alternate leaves and racemes or panicles of small white flowers succeeded by red, green, or black berries  — see false solomon's seal
Smilax : greenbrier
smilax : greenbrier
smile : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
smileful : smiling
smileless : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
smiler : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
smilet : a little smile
smiling : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
smilingly : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
smilingness : the quality or state of exhibiting a smile
Smilodon : a genus of saber-toothed cats (subfamily Machairodontinae) of the Pliocene and Pleistocene usually attaining the size of a tiger or lion and having upper canines that extend 7 inches (18 centimeters) or more below the lower jaw and a gape of usually greater than 90 degrees
sminthurid : of or relating to the Sminthuridae
Sminthuridae : a family of springtails having a short rounded body  — compare lucerne flea
smirch : to make dirty, stained, or discolored : sully
smirchy : marked with spots or stains : smirched, begrimed
smiris : emery
smirk : to smile in a smug or condescending way
smirker : one that smirks
smirking : to smile in a smug or condescending way
smirkingly : in a smirking manner
smirkle : smirk, smile
smirky : that smirks : smirking
smit : stain, tarnish
smitch : smidgen
smite : to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
smiter : to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
smith : a worker in metals : blacksmith
smitham : ore in fine particles obtained usually by sifting
smithcraft : the occupation or technique of a smith
smithereens : small broken pieces : fragments, bits
smithery : the work, art, or trade of a smith
Smithian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Adam Smith or of his economic theories
smithing : a grade of caking coal low in sulfur and ash used especially by blacksmiths
smithite : a mineral AgAsS2 consisting of a silver arsenic sulfide occurring in small red monoclinic crystals (hardness 1.5–2, specific gravity 4.9)
smithsonite : a mineral that is a carbonate of zinc and constitutes a minor ore of zinc
smithwork : smithcraft
smithy : the workshop of a smith
smiting : to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
smitten : deeply affected with or struck by strong feelings of attraction, affection, or infatuation
smitting : infectious
smock : a woman's undergarment
smockface : a pale effeminate face
smocking : a decorative embroidery or shirring made by gathering cloth in regularly spaced round tucks
smog : a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes
smoke : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
smokeable : fit for smoking
smokebox : a chamber in a steam boiler between the flues or flue tubes and the chimney or smokestack
smokebush : smoke tree
smoked : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
smokefarthings : hearth money
smokehouse : a building where meat or fish is cured by means of dense smoke
smokejack : a device for turning a spit by a fly or wheel moved by rising gases in a chimney
smokeless : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
smokelike : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
smokeproof : a test impression of a typefounder's punch obtained by blackening it in a flame and stamping it on paper
smoker : one that smokes
smokery : a place where smoking is done
smokestack : a pipe or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged
smoketight : impervious to smoke
smokily : emitting smoke especially in large quantities
smokiness : emitting smoke especially in large quantities
smoking : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
smokish : somewhat smoky
smoky : emitting smoke especially in large quantities
smolder : to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
smolt : a young salmon or sea trout about two years old that is at the stage of development when it assumes the silvery color of the adult and is ready to migrate to the sea
smooch : kiss, pet
smoochy : kiss, pet
smoodge : to curry favor in a fawning manner
smoorich : a stolen kiss
smoot George F(itzgerald) 1945–     American astrophysicist
smooth : having a continuous even surface
smoothbore : having a barrel with an unrifled bore
smoothen : to make smooth
smoother : having a continuous even surface
smoothing : having a continuous even surface
smoothish : fairly smooth
smoothly : having a continuous even surface
smoothness : having a continuous even surface
smorgasbord : a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (such as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes)
smother : to kill by depriving of air
smotherable : that may be smothered
smotheration : a smothering or state of being smothered : suffocation
smothered : to kill by depriving of air
smotherer : one that smothers
smothering : to kill by depriving of air
smothery : to kill by depriving of air
smouch : a slobbery smacking kiss
smous :  jew
smouse :  jew
smriti : the body of Hindu sacred writings containing traditional teachings (as on religious, domestic, and social practice) based on the Vedas and forming the class of shastras below the sruti
smudge : to make a smudge on
smudged : to make a smudge on
smudgedly : in a smudged manner
smudger : one that smudges
smudgily : to make a smudge on
smudginess : to make a smudge on
smudgy : to make a smudge on
smug : highly self-satisfied
smuggle : to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law
smuggleable : that can be smuggled
smuggler : one who smuggles something
smuggling : to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law
smugly : highly self-satisfied
smugness : highly self-satisfied
smur : a drizzly fog or mist
smurr : a drizzly fog or mist
smurry : misty, foggy, cloudy
smut : to stain or taint with smut
smutch : a dark stain : smudge
smutchy : a dark stain : smudge
smutted : to stain or taint with smut
smutter : one that smuts
smuttily : soiled or tainted with smut
smuttiness : soiled or tainted with smut
smutty : soiled or tainted with smut
Smyrna town in northwestern Georgia northwest of Atlanta population 51,271
Smyrniote :  smyrnaean
smyth : a mechanical method of attaching together the sections of books by means of thread passed through the folds
smytrie : a miscellaneous collection of small creatures or things : bunch
snab : the brow of a steep rise
snack : a light meal : food eaten between regular meals
snaffle : a simple usually jointed bit for a bridle
snaffles : a simple usually jointed bit for a bridle
snafu : a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle
snag : a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle
snagged : a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle
snagger : one that snags: such as
snaggled : markedly uneven : irregularly projecting
snaggletooth : an irregular, broken, or projecting tooth
snaggy : a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle
snagrel :  virginia snakeroot
snail : a gastropod mollusk especially when having an external enclosing spiral shell
snaileater : openbill
snailery : a place where edible snails are bred and fattened for market
snailfish : sea snail sense 2
snailflower : a perennial tropical American vine (Phaseolus caracalla) that is sometimes cultivated for its racemes of showy purple and yellow flowers and has the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell
snailish : suggesting a snail especially in slowness or sluggishness
snailishly : suggesting a snail especially in slowness or sluggishness
snaillike : a gastropod mollusk especially when having an external enclosing spiral shell
snails : a gastropod mollusk especially when having an external enclosing spiral shell
snaily : snailish
snake : any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
snakebark : a medium-sized timber tree (Colubrina ferruginosa) of Florida and the West Indies with yellowish brown durable wood
snakeberry : bryony
snakebird : anhinga
snakebite : the bite of a snake and especially a venomous snake
snakefish : ribbonfish sense 1b
snakeflower : blueweed sense 1
snakehead : a loose bent-up end of one of the strap rails or flat rails formerly used on railroads
snakeholing : blasting (as in mining or quarrying) by means of snake holes
snakeleaf : dogtooth violet
snakeless : free from snakes
snakelet : a young or small snake
snakelike : any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
snakeling : snakelet
snakemouth : a showy bog orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) of eastern North America and Japan having pink flowers suggestive of the open mouth of a snake
snakeneck : snakebird sense 1
snakepiece : a diagonal timber connecting the afterbody and the stern frame of a wooden ship
snaker : skidder sense a
snakeroot : any of various plants (such as seneca snakeroot and Virginia snakeroot) most of which have roots sometimes believed to cure snakebites
snakeskin : leather prepared from the skin of a snake
snakestone : ammonite
snakeweed : any of various plants popularly associated with snakes (as in appearance, habitat, or the treatment of snakebite)
snakewise : so as to resemble a snake
snakewood : nux vomica sense 2
snakeworm : a traveling mass of army worms of the genus Sciara
snakily : of, formed of, or entwined with snakes
snaking : any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
snakish : rather snaky
snaky : of, formed of, or entwined with snakes
snap : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth
snapback : a football snap
snapberry : coralberry
snapdragon : any of a genus (Antirrhinum of the family Scrophulariaceae, the snapdragon family) of herbs having showy bilabiate flowers
snape : taper
snaphead : a hemispherical or rounded head on a rivet or bolt
snapholder : a holder (such as a tool holder) actuated by a snap
snapjack : greater stitchwort
snapless : having no snap : employing or requiring no snaps
snappable : capable of being snapped
snapped : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth
snapper : one that snaps: such as
snappily : snappish sense 1
snappiness : snappish sense 1
snapping : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth
snappingly : in a snapping manner : with snapping
snappish : given to curt irritable speech
snappishly : given to curt irritable speech
snappishness : given to curt irritable speech
snappy : snappish sense 1
snaps : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth
snapsack : knapsack
snapshot : a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera
snapshotter : snapshooter
snapweed : jewelweed
snapwood : spicebush sense 1
snare : a contrivance often consisting of a noose for entangling birds or mammals
snareless : free from snares
snarer : a contrivance often consisting of a noose for entangling birds or mammals
snark : an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm
snarl : to cause to become knotted and intertwined : tangle
snarler : something that causes a snarl or tangle
snarlingly : in a snarling manner : with a snarl
snarlish : disposed to snarl : ugly-tempered
snarly : characterized by angry or irritable snarling or surliness
snaste : the wick of a snuffed candle
snatch : to attempt to seize something suddenly
snatchable : capable of being snatched
snatched : to attempt to seize something suddenly
snatcher : to attempt to seize something suddenly
snatchily : in snatches : so as to be snatchy
snatching : to attempt to seize something suddenly
snatchingly : in a snatching manner : hurriedly
snatchy : done in or by snatches
snath : the handle of a scythe
snathe : the handle of a scythe
snavvle : to get hold of by fair means or foul : rustle up
snead Sam 1912–2002 Samuel Jackson Snead American golfer
sneak : to go stealthily or furtively : slink
sneaker : one that sneaks
sneakiness : marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness
sneaking : mean, contemptible
sneakingly : mean, contemptible
sneakish : sneaky
sneakishly : sneaky
sneakishness : sneaky
sneaksby : sneak
sneaky : marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness
sneap : to blast or blight with cold : nip
sneck : latch
sneckdraw : a sly crafty person trying to worm his way in
sned : to lop off (vegetation) : prune
sneer : to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
sneerer : to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
sneerful : given to sneering
sneering : to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
sneeringly : in a sneering manner
sneerless : being without a sneer
sneery : given to or marked by sneering
sneesh : snuff
sneeshing : snuff
sneeze : to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act
sneezeless : having no sneeze : being unlikely to cause sneezing
sneezer : to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act
sneezeweed : any of several composite plants
sneezewood : a South African timber tree (Ptaeroxylon utile) of the family Meliaceae
sneezewort :  white hellebore
sneezing : to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act
sneezy : given to or causing sneezing
snell : quick, acute
snelly : snell
snew : snow
snib : check, restrain
snick : to cut through
snicker : to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
snickering : to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
snickeringly : in a snickering manner
snickersnee : a large knife
snicket : something very small or insignificant of its kind
snickle : snare, noose
sniddle : coarse grass or sedge
snide : false, counterfeit
snideness : false, counterfeit
sniff : to inhale through the nose especially for smelling
sniffer : one that sniffs: such as
sniffily : having or expressing a haughty attitude : disdainful, supercilious
sniffiness : having or expressing a haughty attitude : disdainful, supercilious
sniffing : to inhale through the nose especially for smelling
sniffingly : in a sniffing manner
sniffish : sniffy, supercilious
sniffishness : sniffy, supercilious
sniffle : to sniff repeatedly : snuffle
sniffler : to sniff repeatedly : snuffle
sniffly : tending to sniffle
sniffy : having or expressing a haughty attitude : disdainful, supercilious
snift : sniff
snifter : a small drink of distilled liquor
snifty : sniffy
snig : a small eel
snigger : snicker
sniggerer : snicker
sniggering : snicker
sniggle : to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their hiding places
sniggler : one that sniggles
snip : a small piece that is snipped off
snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family
snipefish : bellows fish
sniper : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family
sniperscope : an optical device for use especially with a rifle that allows a person to see targets better in the dark
sniping : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family
snipper : a small piece that is snipped off
snippersnapper : whippersnapper
snippet : a small part, piece, or thing
snippety : made up of snippets
snippiness : the quality or state of being snippy
snipping : a small piece that is snipped off
snippy : short-tempered, snappish
snipsnapsnorum : a game in which one player lays a card on the table, the others in turn must match its rank if able, the first to do so says snip, the second snap, and the third snorum, and the winner is the one who gets rid of all his cards first
sniptious : attractive, smart, fine
snipy : resembling a snipe's bill
snirl : to curl up : twist, snarl, wrinkle
snirt : an unsuccessfully suppressed snort of laughter
snirtle : to laugh with snorts : snirt
snitch : one who snitches : tattletale
snitcher : one who snitches : tattletale
snite : snipe sense 1
snithe : sharp, piercing
snivel : to run at the nose
sniveled : to run at the nose
sniveler : to run at the nose
sniveling : to run at the nose
snively : marked by sniveling : weakly sentimental : tearful, whiny
snob : cobbler
snobbery : snobbish conduct or character : snobbishness
snobbish : being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
snobbishly : being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
snobbishness : being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
snobbism : snobbery
snobby : characterized by snobbery
snobdom : snobs
snobling : a young or petty snob
snod : smooth, neat, trim, sleek
snoek : any of several vigorous active marine fishes: such as
snoeking : fishing for snoek
Snohomish : a Salishan people of the lower Snohomish river valley and Whidbey island, Washington
snood : a fillet or band for a woman's hair
snooded : a fillet or band for a woman's hair
snooding : a fillet or band for a woman's hair
snook : a large vigorous bony fish (Centropomus undecimalis of the family Centropomidae) of coastal and brackish waters of the southern U.S. to Brazil that is an important food and sport fish
snooker : a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls
snookered : a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls
snoop : to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner
snooper : to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner
snooperscope : a device that enables a person to see an object obscured (as by darkness) by the use of infrared radiation sent out from the device and reflected back to it from the object to produce a visible image on a fluorescent screen
snoopy : given to snooping especially for personal information about others
snoose : snuff
snoot : snout
snootily : looking down the nose : showing disdain
snootiness : looking down the nose : showing disdain
snooty : looking down the nose : showing disdain
snoove : to walk smoothly and steadily : make a steady advance
snooze : to take a nap : doze
snoozer : one that snoozes
snoozle : nuzzle
snoozy : inclined to snooze : drowsy
Snoqualmie : a Salishan people of the Snoqualmie and Skykomish river valleys of west central Washington
snore : to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate
snorer : to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate
snoring : to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate
snork : a snoring sound : snort
snorkel : a plastic tube that allows a swimmer to breathe while keeping the head or face under the surface of the water
snort : to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
snorter : one that snorts
snorting : to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
snortingly : in a snorting manner
snorty : characterized by or given to snorting
snot : nasal mucus
snotter : nasal mucus
snottily : soiled with nasal mucus
snottiness : soiled with nasal mucus
snotty : soiled with nasal mucus
snouch : snub
snout : a long projecting nose (as of a swine)
snouted : a long projecting nose (as of a swine)
snoutish : a long projecting nose (as of a swine)
snoutless : having no snout
snoutlike : resembling a snout
snouty : a long projecting nose (as of a swine)
Snow : precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C)
snow : precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C)
Snowball : a round mass of snow pressed or rolled together
snowball : a round mass of snow pressed or rolled together
snowbank : a mound or slope of snow
snowbell : any of several plants of the genus Styrax
snowberry : any of several white-berried shrubs (especially genus Symphoricarpos of the honeysuckle family)
snowbird : any of several birds (such as a junco or fieldfare) seen chiefly in winter
snowblink : a white glare in the sky over a snowfield that is brighter than iceblink
snowbound : shut in or blockaded by snow
snowbreak : a melting of snow : thaw
snowbush : a Polynesian shrub (Breynia nivosa) of the family Euphorbiaceae cultivated for the white and green mottled foliage of one of its horticultural varieties
snowcap : a covering cap of snow (as on a mountain peak)
snowcraft : skill and experience in judging snow conditions and behavior
Snowdonian : of, relating to, or situated in the area of Snowdonia
snowdrift : a bank of drifted snow
snowdrop : a bulbous European herb (Galanthus nivalis) of the amaryllis family bearing nodding white flowers that often appear while the snow is on the ground
snowfall : a fall of snow
snowflake : a flake or crystal of snow
snowflower : a Japanese shrub (Deutzia gracilis) with slender arching branches covered in spring with a profusion of white flowers
snowhouse : a house built of snow : a snow igloo
snowily : composed of snow or melted snow
snowiness : composed of snow or melted snow
snowless : precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C)
snowmobile : any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow
snowplow : any of various devices used for clearing away snow
snowscape : a landscape covered with snow
snowshed : a shelter against snowslides
snowshoe : a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
snowshoed : a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
snowshoeing : a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
snowshoer : a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
snowslide : an avalanche of snow
snowstorm : a storm of or with snow
snowsuit : a one-piece or two-piece lined garment for winter wear by children
snowworm : any of several oligochaete worms of the family Enchytraeidae found living in or on snow
snowy : composed of snow or melted snow
snub : to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
snubbed : to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
snubber : one that snubs
snubbiness : snub-nosed
snubbing : to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
snubbingly : in a snubbing manner
snubbish : somewhat snub
snubbishness : somewhat snub
snubby : snub-nosed
snudge : to be stingy and niggardly
snuff : the charred part of a candlewick
snuffbox : a small box for holding snuff usually carried about the person
snuffer : a device similar to a pair of scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle
snuffers : a device similar to a pair of scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle
snuffiness : the quality or state of being snuffy
snuffing : the charred part of a candlewick
snuffingly : in a snuffing manner
snuffish : sniffish, touchy
snuffle : to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
snuffler : to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
snuffles : to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
snuffless : not requiring snuffling
snuffliness : the quality or state of being snuffly
snuffling : to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
snuffly : snuffling
snuffy : quick to become annoyed or take offense
snug : snuggle, nestle
snugger : snuggle, nestle
snuggery : a snug cozy place
snuggish : somewhat snug
snuggle : to curl up comfortably or cozily
snugly : snuggle, nestle
snugness : snuggle, nestle
snum : vow, declare
snurp : to contract into a shriveled form : go to pieces
snuzzle : nestle, snuggle
sny : abound, teem
snying : abound, teem
so : in a manner or way indicated or suggested
soak : to lie immersed in liquid (such as water) : become saturated by or as if by immersion
soakage : liquid that soaks through or out
soakaway : a depression in the earth's surface into which waters flow and naturally drain away : sink
soaked : to lie immersed in liquid (such as water) : become saturated by or as if by immersion
soaker : to lie immersed in liquid (such as water) : become saturated by or as if by immersion
soaking : to lie immersed in liquid (such as water) : become saturated by or as if by immersion
soakingly : in a slow and steady manner : gradually
soap : a cleansing and emulsifying agent made usually by action of alkali on fat or fatty acids and consisting essentially of sodium or potassium salts of such acids
soapbark : a Chilean tree (Quillaja saponaria) of the rose family with glossy leaves and terminal white flowers
soapberry : any of a genus (Sapindus of the family Sapindaceae, the soapberry family) of chiefly tropical woody plants
soapbox : an improvised platform used by a self-appointed, spontaneous, or informal orator
soapbush : a deer brush (Ceanothus integerrimus) of the western U.S. that is an important browse and honey plant
soaper : soap opera
soapery : a soap factory
soapfish : any of several fishes constituting the genus Rypticus (family Serranidae) of the warmer coasts of America and having scales that are smooth and soapy to the touch
soapily : smeared with soap : lathered
soapiness : smeared with soap : lathered
soaplees : spent lye
soapless : being without soap
soapmaking : the act, process, or occupation of manufacturing soap
soaprock : steatite
soaproot : any of several southern European herbs of the genus Gypsophila whose roots are used as a substitute for soap
soapstone : a soft stone having a soapy feel and composed essentially of talc, chlorite, and often some magnetite
soapsuds : suds sense 1
soapweed : soap plant
soapwood : wild pear
soapwort : bouncing bet
soapy : smeared with soap : lathered
soar : to fly aloft or about
soarable : able to support soaring : permitting soaring
soarer : to fly aloft or about
soaring : the act or process of soaring
sob : to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat
sobber : one that sobs
sobbing : to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat
sobbingly : in a sobbing manner : with sobs
sobby : saturated with moisture : wet, soggy
sober : not intoxicated
soberer : not intoxicated
sobering : tending to make one thoughtful or sober
soberingly : with a sobering effect
soberize : to make sober
soberly : not intoxicated
soberness : not intoxicated
sobersided : solemn or serious in nature or appearance
sobersides : a sobersided person
sobful : full of sobs : given to sobbing : drawing forth sobs
soboles : sucker, stolon, shoot
soboliferous : producing shoots or suckers
Sobralia : a genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids having leafy stems and usually brightly colored solitary or racemose flowers
sobriety : the quality or state of being sober
sobriquet : a descriptive name or epithet : nickname
soc social
socage : a tenure of land by agricultural service fixed in amount and kind or by payment of money rent only and not burdened with any military service
socager : a tenure of land by agricultural service fixed in amount and kind or by payment of money rent only and not burdened with any military service
soccer : a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms
soce : comrades, friends
sociability : the quality or state of being sociable
sociable : inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species : social
sociableness : inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species : social
sociably : inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species : social
social : involving allies or confederates
socialism : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
socialist : one who advocates or practices socialism
socialistic : one who advocates or practices socialism
socialite : a socially prominent person
sociality : sociability
socialization : the process beginning during childhood by which individuals acquire the values, habits, and attitudes of a society
socialize : to make social
socializer : to make social
socially : in a social manner
socialness : sociality
sociation : a mode or process of social interaction whether associative or dissociative  — compare formal sociology
sociative : expressive of association
societal : of or relating to society : social
societally : of or relating to society : social
societary : societal
society : companionship or association with one's fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : company
Socinian : an adherent of a 16th and 17th century theological movement professing belief in God and adherence to the Christian Scriptures but denying the divinity of Christ and consequently denying the Trinity
Socinianism : an adherent of a 16th and 17th century theological movement professing belief in God and adherence to the Christian Scriptures but denying the divinity of Christ and consequently denying the Trinity
Socinianistic : Socinian in character or tendency
Socinianize : to cause to conform to Socinianism : imbue with Socinianism
sociobiological : the comparative study of social organization and behavior in animals including humans especially with regard to its genetic basis and evolutionary history
sociocentric : concerned with or centered on one's own social group  — compare egocentric, ethnocentric
sociocracy : a theoretical form of government in which society as a whole has sovereign rights
sociocrat : one who advocates sociocracy
sociocratic : of or relating to sociocracy
sociocultural : of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and cultural factors
sociodrama : a dramatic play in which several individuals act out assigned roles for the purpose of studying and remedying problems in group or collective relationships
sociodramatic : a dramatic play in which several individuals act out assigned roles for the purpose of studying and remedying problems in group or collective relationships
socioeconomic : of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
sociogenesis : the evolution of societies or of a particular society, community, or social unit
sociogenetic : of, relating to, or contributing to sociogenesis
sociography : a branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social groups
sociologic : of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
sociological : of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
sociologically : of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
sociologism : a sociologistic explanation or theory
sociologist : the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships
sociologistic : sociologic
sociologize : to give a sociological character or interpretation to
sociologizing : to give a sociological character or interpretation to
sociology : the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships
sociomedical : of or relating to the interrelations of medicine and social welfare
sociometric : the study and measurement of interpersonal relationships in a group of people
sociometry : the study and measurement of interpersonal relationships in a group of people
sociopolitical : of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and political factors
socioreligious : involving a combination of social and religious factors
socius : associate, colleague
sock : a low shoe or slipper
sockdolager : something that settles a matter : a decisive blow or answer : finisher
socker : one that socks
socket : an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something
socketless : not provided or made with a socket
sockeye : a commercially important Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) that is greenish blue above and silvery below when sexually immature and turns red with a greenish head when ascending rivers to spawn which it does chiefly from the Columbia northward
sockless : a low shoe or slipper
socky : a genre of motion pictures featuring martial arts violence 
socle : a projecting usually molded member at the foot of a wall or pier or beneath the base of a column, pedestal, or superstructure
socman : sokeman
socmanry : sokemanry
soco : any of several Brazilian herons
Socotran : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indian Ocean island of Socotra
Socotrine : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indian Ocean island of Socotra
Socratean :  socratic
Socratic : of or relating to Socrates, his followers, or his philosophical method of systematic doubt and questioning of another to elicit a clear expression of a truth supposed to be knowable by all rational beings
Socratical :  socratic
Socratically : of or relating to Socrates, his followers, or his philosophical method of systematic doubt and questioning of another to elicit a clear expression of a truth supposed to be knowable by all rational beings
Socraticism :  socratism
Socratism : the philosophy or the method of Socrates to whom are generally ascribed an intense ethical devotion that influenced all later Greek philosophy, the development of the inductive method, and the conception of knowledge or insight as the foundation of virtue  — compare dialectic, socratic method
sod : turf sense 1
soda : sodium carbonate
sodalist : a member of a sodality
sodalite : a transparent to translucent mineral that consists of a silicate of sodium and aluminum with some chlorine, has a vitreous or greasy luster, and is found in various igneous rocks
sodality : brotherhood, community
sodamide : sodium amide
sodbuster : a person or a thing (such as a farmer or a plow) that breaks the sod
sodded : turf sense 1
sodden : dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
soddenly : dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
soddenness : dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
sodding : turf sense 1
soddite : soddyite
soddy Frederick 1877–1956 English chemist
sodic : of, relating to, or containing sodium
sodio : containing sodium in place of hydrogen
sodium : a silver-white soft waxy ductile element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature in combined form and is very active chemically  — see Chemical Elements Table
sodoku : rat-bite fever sense b
Sodom : a place notorious for vice or corruption
Sodomist : sodomite
Sodomite : one who practices sodomy
sodomitic : anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex
sodomitical : anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex
sodomy : anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex
sodwork : a construction (such as a revetment) made of sods piled up and packed closely together
soe : a large wooden tub or pail
soever : to any possible or known extent
sofa : a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
sofar : a system for locating an underwater explosion at sea by triangulation
soffit : the underside of a part or member of a building (as of an overhang or staircase)
Sofia city in western Bulgaria population 1,291,600
soft : pleasing or agreeable to the senses : bringing ease, comfort, or quiet
softa : someone associated with the religious activities of a Turkish mosque
softball : a sport similar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
soften : to make soft or softer
softener : to make soft or softer
softening : to make soft or softer
softhead : a silly or stupid person
softheaded : having or indicative of a weak, unrealistic, or uncritical mind
softhearted : emotionally responsive : sympathetic
softheartedly : emotionally responsive : sympathetic
softheartedness : emotionally responsive : sympathetic
softish : pleasing or agreeable to the senses : bringing ease, comfort, or quiet
softling : an effeminate person : weakling
softly : pleasing or agreeable to the senses : bringing ease, comfort, or quiet
softness : pleasing or agreeable to the senses : bringing ease, comfort, or quiet
softwood : the wood of a coniferous tree (such as a fir or pine) whether hard or soft as distinguished from that of an angiospermous tree
softy : a weak or foolish person
sog : soak
Soga : a Bantu-speaking people of the north shore of Lake Victoria in eastern Africa
Sogdian : a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana
soggarth : priest
soggily : saturated or heavy with water or moisture: such as
sogginess : saturated or heavy with water or moisture: such as
sogging : soaking
soggy : saturated or heavy with water or moisture: such as
soh : sol entry 1
soho shopping and tourist district of central London, England, in Westminster
soil : to stain or defile morally : corrupt
soilage : the act of soiling : the condition of being soiled
soiled : to stain or defile morally : corrupt
soiling : to stain or defile morally : corrupt
soilless : having, containing, or utilizing no soil
soilure : the act of soiling : the condition of being soiled
soily : having spots or stains : dirty
soiree : a party or reception held in the evening
Soja : soybean
soja : soybean
sojourn : a temporary stay
sojourner : a temporary stay
sojournment : sojourn
soka : a lay religious organization of Japanese origin that is associated with Nichiren Buddhism and that emphasizes active proselytism and the use of prayer for the solution of all human problems
soke : the right in Anglo-Saxon and early English law to hold court and administer justice with the franchise to receive certain fees or fines arising from it : jurisdiction over a territory or over people
sokeman : a man who is under the soke of another : a tenant by socage
sokemanry : tenure of land subject to the soke of another  — compare socage
soken : a district held by socage : soke sense 2
Sokotri : a South Arabic dialect very closely related to Mahri and spoken on the island of Socotra
Sol : the fifth note of the major scale in solfège
sol : the fifth note of the major scale in solfège
solace : to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
solaceful : full of or tending to bring solace
solacement : to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
solacer : to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
solacious : affording solace
solan : solan goose
Solanaceae : of or relating to the nightshade family of plants
solanaceous : of or relating to the nightshade family of plants
Solanales : an order of dicotyledonous plants comprising Solanaceae and related families that are now usually included among the Polemoniales
solander : a protective often leather-covered and book-shaped case for books and documents usually with a slide-on top that completely covers the contents
solanidine : a crystalline steroidal alkaloid C27H43NO obtained especially by hydrolysis of solanine and also occurring with it naturally
solanine : a bitter poisonous crystalline alkaloid C45H73NO15 found in the parts (such as tubers and fruits) of several plants (such as potatoes and tomatoes) of the nightshade family
Solanum : nightshade sense 1
solanum : nightshade sense 1
solar : of, derived from, relating to, or caused by the sun
solarism : an interpretation of folk stories and ancient legends as explanations of the nature and action of the sun  — compare solar myth sense 2
Solarium : a glass-enclosed porch or room
solarium : a glass-enclosed porch or room
solarization : a reversal of gradation in a photographic image obtained by intense or continued exposure
solarize : to affect by the action of the sun's rays
solate : to change to a sol
solatia : a compensation (such as money) given as solace for suffering, loss, or injured feelings
solation : the process of changing to a sol
solatium : a compensation (such as money) given as solace for suffering, loss, or injured feelings
solay : to cut (a bream) into serving portions
soldado : a Latin-American soldier
Soldan : sultan
soldan : sultan
Soldanella : a small genus of European low-growing perennial alpine herbs (family Primulaceae) having basal fleshy leaves and nodding scapose blue or pink flowers with the corolla lobes often fringed
solder : a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
solderer : a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
soldering : a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
solderless : lacking solder : containing no solder
soldi : an old Italian coin worth five centesimi
soldier : one engaged in military service and especially in the army
soldierfish : squirrelfish sense 1
soldiering : the life, service, or practice of one who soldiers
soldierize : soldier sense 1a
soldierlike : soldierly
soldierliness : the quality or state of being soldierly
soldierly : one engaged in military service and especially in the army
soldiership : one engaged in military service and especially in the army
soldierwood : mabi sense 1
soldiery : a body of soldiers
soldo : an old Italian coin worth five centesimi
sole : being the only one
Solea : a platform or a raised part of the floor in front of the inner sanctuary in an Eastern Orthodox church on which the singers stand and the faithful receive communion
solea : a platform or a raised part of the floor in front of the inner sanctuary in an Eastern Orthodox church on which the singers stand and the faithful receive communion
soleas : a platform or a raised part of the floor in front of the inner sanctuary in an Eastern Orthodox church on which the singers stand and the faithful receive communion
solecism : an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
solecist : a user of solecisms
solecistic : an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
solecize : to use solecisms : commit a solecism
solecizer : solecist
Soleidae : a family of flatfishes (order Heterosomata) comprising the typical soles and distinguished from the typical flounders (family Pleuronectidae) by the extension of the dorsal fin high on the head and by the covered margin of the preopercle
soleiform : shaped like a slipper : calceiform
soleil : finished with a high luster
soleless : having no sole
solely : to the exclusion of all else
solemn : marked by the invocation of a religious sanction
solemnify : to make solemn
solemnitude : solemnness
solemnity : formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
solemnization : to observe or honor with solemnity
solemnize : to observe or honor with solemnity
solemnizer : one that solemnizes
solemnly : marked by the invocation of a religious sanction
solemnness : marked by the invocation of a religious sanction
Solen : a genus (the type of the family Solenidae) of razor clams
solen : a genus (the type of the family Solenidae) of razor clams
solenacean : of, relating to, or resembling the Solenidae
solenaceous : of, relating to, or resembling the Solenidae
soleness : being the only one
solenette : a small European sole (Microchirus luteus) about five inches long and of no commercial value
solenial : of, relating to, or involving a stolon
Solenidae : a family of marine clams (suborder Myacea) with elongated curved shells comprising the razor clams
solenium : stolon
solenocyte : any of various modified tubular flagellated cells occurring in the nephridia of the larvae of some annelids, mollusks, and rotifers and of a few lancelets
Solenodon : a small genus (coextensive with the family Solenodontidae) of atypical and very rare insectivorous mammals of Cuba and Haiti that are nearly 2 feet long and have a long snout, short round ears, hard fur, a long scaly tail, 40 teeth, and a skull with no zygomatic arch
solenodont : a small genus (coextensive with the family Solenodontidae) of atypical and very rare insectivorous mammals of Cuba and Haiti that are nearly 2 feet long and have a long snout, short round ears, hard fur, a long scaly tail, 40 teeth, and a skull with no zygomatic arch
solenogaster : aplacophoran
solenoglyph : a venomous snake with tubular erectile fangs
Solenoglypha : a group of venomous snakes with tubular erectile fangs comprising the families Viperidae and Crotalidae
solenoglyphic : having tubular erectile fangs : belonging to the Solenoglypha
solenoid : a coil of wire usually in cylindrical form that when carrying a current acts like a magnet so that a movable core is drawn into the coil when a current flows and that is used especially as a switch or control for a mechanical device (such as a valve)
solenoidal : a coil of wire usually in cylindrical form that when carrying a current acts like a magnet so that a movable core is drawn into the coil when a current flows and that is used especially as a switch or control for a mechanical device (such as a valve)
Solenopsis : a genus of small stinging ants including several abundant tropical and subtropical forms (as the imported fire ants)
solenostele : a siphonostele (as in some ferns) with phloem both internal and external to the xylem
solenostelic : a siphonostele (as in some ferns) with phloem both internal and external to the xylem
Solenostomidae : a family of fishes (order Solenichthyes) that is coextensive with the genus Solenostomus
Solenostomus : a genus of small fishes (family Solenostomidae) of the tropical Indo-Pacific having a short compressed body and a long tubular snout and a female that carries her eggs in a pouch formed by the coalescence of the pelvic fins with the body
solent channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of southern England; part of the English Channel
solentine : a jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
solepiece : a timber or girder laid on the ground to take and distribute the thrust of an upright or strut : the floor member of a frame
soleplate : the lower plate of a studded partition on which the bases of the studs butt
soleprint : a print of the sole of the foot
soler : one that soled shoes or boots
Solera : a set of Spanish sherry vats arranged in tiers usually three high in a storage shed
soleus : a broad flat muscle of the calf of the leg lying immediately beneath the gastrocnemius
solfataric : of or relating to a solfatara or its action
solfeggio : solfège
solferino : fuchsine sense 1
solicit : to make petition to : entreat
solicitant : one who solicits
solicitation : the practice or act or an instance of soliciting
solicited : to make petition to : entreat
solicitee : one that is solicited
soliciter : solicitor
soliciting : to make petition to : entreat
solicitor : one that solicits
solicitorship : one that solicits
solicitous : manifesting or expressing solicitude
solicitously : manifesting or expressing solicitude
solicitousness : manifesting or expressing solicitude
solicitress : a female solicitor
solicitrix : a female solicitor
solicitude : the state of being concerned and anxious
solicitudinous : marked by solicitude : solicitous
solid : being without an internal cavity
Solidago : any of a genus (Solidago) of chiefly North American composite herbs including the typical goldenrods
solidago : any of a genus (Solidago) of chiefly North American composite herbs including the typical goldenrods
solidaric : having solidarity
solidarily : existing jointly and severally
solidarism : solidarity
solidarist : solidarity
solidaristic : solidarity
solidarity : unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards
solidarize : to come together : attain a state of solidarity
solidary : existing jointly and severally
solidi : an ancient Roman gold coin introduced by Constantine (4th century) and used to the fall of the Byzantine Empire (15th century)
solidifiable : capable of being solidified
solidification : to make solid, compact, or hard
solidifier : one that solidifies
solidify : to make solid, compact, or hard
solidish : comparatively solid
solidity : the quality or state of being solid
solidly : being without an internal cavity
solidness : being without an internal cavity
solidum : the dado of a pedestal
Solidungula : a group coextensive with Hippoidea
solidungular : solidungulate
solidungulate : having a single hoof on each foot
solidus : an ancient Roman gold coin introduced by Constantine (4th century) and used to the fall of the Byzantine Empire (15th century)
solifidian : one who holds that faith alone without achievement or personal merit is sufficient to insure salvation  — compare nullifidian
solifidianism : the doctrine of the solifidians
solifluction : the slow creeping of saturated fragmental material (such as soil) down a slope that usually occurs in regions of perennial frost
solifuge : solpugid
solifugean : solpugid
solifugid : solpugid
solifugous : solpugid
soliloquist : one who soliloquizes
soliloquize : to utter a soliloquy : talk to oneself
soliloquizer : to utter a soliloquy : talk to oneself
soliloquizing : to utter a soliloquy : talk to oneself
soliloquizingly : in the manner of one that soliloquizes
soliloquy : the act of talking to oneself
solilunar : lunisolar
soliped : solidungulate
solipsism : a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
solipsist : a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
solipsistic : of, relating to, or characterized by solipsism or extreme egocentricity
solitaire : a single gem (such as a diamond) set alone
solitarian : hermit, solitary
solitarily : being, living, or going alone or without companions
solitariness : being, living, or going alone or without companions
solitary : being, living, or going alone or without companions
soliterraneous : of or relating to the earth and sun
solitude : the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
solitudinarian : recluse
solivagant : a solitary wanderer
solleret : a flexible steel shoe forming part of a medieval suit of armor  — see armor illustration
Sollya : a genus of Australian woody vines (family Pittosporaceae) with evergreen entire leaves, nodding blue flowers in loose cymes, and oblong many-seeded capsules
solmizate : to sing or represent (music) using the sol-fa syllables
solmization : the act, practice, or system of using syllables to denote the tones of a musical scale
solo : a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment
solod : any of an intrazonal group of dealkalized compacted clay soils of low productivity formed gradually through drainage and leaching of silty upper layers of solonetz soils
solodi : any of an intrazonal group of dealkalized compacted clay soils of low productivity formed gradually through drainage and leaching of silty upper layers of solonetz soils
solodization : the process of solodizing or the process of becoming solodized
solodize : to develop (a soil and especially solonetz) through dealkalizing processes including drainage and leaching into solod
soloist : one who performs a solo
Solomon : a son of David and 10th century b.c. king of Israel proverbial for his wisdom
Solomonian :  solomonic
Solomonic : marked by notable wisdom, reasonableness, or discretion especially under trying circumstances
Solon : a wise and skillful lawgiver
solon : a wise and skillful lawgiver
solonchak : any of an intrazonal group of strongly saline soils usually light colored and without characteristic structural form and typically developed in poorly drained arid or semiarid areas vegetated mostly by halophytes
solonetz : any of an intrazonal group of dark hard alkaline soils showing columnar structure and containing sulfates, bicarbonates, and other soluble salts which evolve by leaching and alkalizing from solonchak in imperfectly drained semiarid regions
solonetzic : any of an intrazonal group of dark hard alkaline soils showing columnar structure and containing sulfates, bicarbonates, and other soluble salts which evolve by leaching and alkalizing from solonchak in imperfectly drained semiarid regions
Solonian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Solon, the ancient Athenian lawgiver, or his legislation
Solonic : of, relating to, or characteristic of Solon, the ancient Athenian lawgiver, or his legislation
solpugid : of or relating to the Solpugida
Solpugida : an order of hairy arachnids having a segmented thorax and abdomen, slender pedipalpi that resemble legs, and strong chelate chelicerae, showing in structure close relationship to the scorpions but breathing by means of tracheae and having no book lungs, and occurring widely in warm regions with the exception of Madagascar and Australia
solstice : either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
solstitial : of, relating to, or characteristic of a solstice and especially the summer solstice
solstitially : at or toward a solstice
solubility : the quality or state of being soluble
solubilization : to make soluble or more soluble
solubilize : to make soluble or more soluble
soluble : susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
solum : the altered layer of soil above the parent material that includes the A and B horizons
solute : a dissolved substance
solution : an action or process of solving a problem
solutional : of, relating to, or constituting a solution
solutionist : a solver of problems
solutizer : an agent (such as an organic salt or an organic solvent) for promoting solubility
Solutrean : of or relating to an Upper Paleolithic culture characterized by leaf-shaped finely flaked stone implements
solvability : susceptible of solution or of being solved, resolved, or explained
solvable : susceptible of solution or of being solved, resolved, or explained
solvate : an aggregate that consists of a solute ion or molecule with one or more solvent molecules
solvation : an aggregate that consists of a solute ion or molecule with one or more solvent molecules
solve : to find a solution, explanation, or answer for
solvency : the quality or state of being solvent
solvend : a dissolved substance in a solution : solute
solvent : able to pay all legal debts
solvently : able to pay all legal debts
solver : to find a solution, explanation, or answer for
solvolysis : a chemical reaction (such as hydrolysis) of a solvent and solute that results in the formation of new compounds
solvolytic : a chemical reaction (such as hydrolysis) of a solvent and solute that results in the formation of new compounds
solvolyze : to subject to solvolysis
soma : an intoxicating juice from a plant of disputed identity that was used in ancient India as an offering to the gods and as a drink of immortality by worshippers in Vedic ritual and worshipped in personified form as a Vedic god
Somal : somatic
somal : somatic
Somali : a member of a people of Somaliland
somaplasm :  somatoplasm
somata : an intoxicating juice from a plant of disputed identity that was used in ancient India as an offering to the gods and as a drink of immortality by worshippers in Vedic ritual and worshipped in personified form as a Vedic god
Somateria : the principal genus of eider ducks
somatic : of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
somatically : of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
somatist : an advocate of medical organicism
somatization : conversion of a mental state (such as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms
somatochrome : a nerve cell having a distinct cytoplasm around its nucleus and taking a deep stain with basic aniline dyes
somatocyst : an air cavity in the float of a siphonophoran
somatocystic : an air cavity in the float of a siphonophoran
somatoderm : the mesodermal part of the somatopleure
somatogenic : a nonheritable character imposed on the soma by environmental conditions
somatological : a branch of anthropology primarily concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation
somatology : a branch of anthropology primarily concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation
somatome : somite
somatomic : somite
somatophyte : a plant composed of somatic cells that develop chiefly into adult tissue
somatophytic : of, relating to, or being a somatophyte
somatoplasm : protoplasm of somatic cells as distinguished from that of germ cells
somatopleure : a complex fold of tissue in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate consisting of an outer layer of mesoderm together with the ectoderm that sheathes it and giving rise to the amnion and chorion
somatopleuric : a complex fold of tissue in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate consisting of an outer layer of mesoderm together with the ectoderm that sheathes it and giving rise to the amnion and chorion
somatopsychic : of or relating to the body and the mind
somatosplanchnic : of, relating to, or made up of the somatic and splanchnic layers of the mesoderm
somatotonia : a pattern of temperament that is marked by predominance of physical over social or intellectual factors, aggressiveness, love of physical activity, vigor, and alertness  — compare cerebrotonia, viscerotonia
somatotonic : relating to or characterized by somatotonia
somatotropic : growth hormone sense 1
somatotype : body type : physique
somatous : having (such) a body
somber : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
somberly : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
somberness : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
sombre : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
sombrero : an often high-crowned hat of felt or straw with a very wide brim worn especially in the Southwest and Mexico
sombrous : somber
some : being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing
somebody : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity
someday : at some future time
somedeal : somewhat
somegate : somehow, somewhere
somehow : in one way or another not known or designated : by some means
someone : some person : somebody
someplace : somewhere
somers : somewhere
somersault : a movement (as in gymnastics) in which a person turns forward or backward in a complete revolution along the ground or in the air bringing the feet over the head
somerset : somersault
somesthesia : body sensibility including the cutaneous and kinesthetic senses
somesthesis : body sensibility including the cutaneous and kinesthetic senses
somesthetic : a sensory end organ concerned with the reception of stimuli producing one of the generalized sensations (such as temperature, pressure, position, or movement)
something : some indeterminate or unspecified thing
somethingness : the quality or state of being something : real or material existence
sometime : at some time in the future
sometimes : at times : now and then : occasionally
someway : somehow
someways : somehow
somewhat : something
somewhen : sometime
somewhere : in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified
somewheres : somewhere
somewhile : at some unspecified time : at one time or another : at times : sometimes
somewhiles : somewhile
somewhither : to some place : somewhere
somewise : someway
somite : one of the longitudinal series of segments into which the body of many animals is divided : metamere
somitic : one of the longitudinal series of segments into which the body of many animals is divided : metamere
somma : the rim of a volcanic crater or caldera
sommelier : a waiter in a restaurant who has charge of wines and their service : a wine steward
somnambulance : somnambulism
somnambulant : walking or having the habit of walking while asleep
somnambular : of, relating to, or characterized by somnambulism
somnambulate : to walk when asleep
somnambulation : to walk when asleep
somnambule : somnambulist
somnambulic : somnambulistic
somnambulism : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
somnambulist : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
somnambulistic : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
somnial : of or relating to sleep or dreams
somnifacient : hypnotic sense 1
somniferous : soporific
somnific : somniferous
somniloquism : somniloquy
somniloquist : one who talks in his sleep
somniloquy : the action or habit of talking in one's sleep
Somniosus : a genus of sharks (suborder Squaloidea) to which the Greenland shark belongs
somnipathy : abnormal or disordered sleep (as in a hypnotic state)
somnivolency : soporific
somnolence : the quality or state of being drowsy : sleepiness
somnolent : of a kind likely to induce sleep
somnolently : of a kind likely to induce sleep
somnorific : somniferous
Son : a human male offspring especially of human beings
son : a human male offspring especially of human beings
sonable : that may be sounded
sonance : sound, sonancy
sonancy : the quality or state of being sonant
sonant : voiced sense 2
sonantic : syllabic
sonantized : voice
sonar : a method or device for detecting and locating objects especially underwater by means of sound waves sent out to be reflected by the objects
sonata : an instrumental musical composition typically of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys
sonatina : a short usually simplified sonata
sonation : a giving forth of sound : sounding
Sonchus : a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) comprising the sow thistles and having coarse often spiny-tipped foliage, heads of yellow flowers, and ribbed achenes crowned with soft white pappus
sondeli :  muskshrew
song : the act or art of singing
songbird : a bird that utters a succession of musical tones
songbook : a collection of songs
songcraft : the art of making songs or verses
songfest : an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs
songful : given to or suggestive of singing : melodious
songfully : given to or suggestive of singing : melodious
songfulness : given to or suggestive of singing : melodious
Songhai : a Sudanese people living below Timbuktu in the bend of the Niger that are mostly Muslim
Songish : a Salishan people of Vancouver Island and San Juan Island, Washington
songish : a Salishan people of Vancouver Island and San Juan Island, Washington
songle : a handful of gleaned grain
songless : lacking in, incapable of, or not given to song
songlessly : lacking in, incapable of, or not given to song
songlet : a little song
songlike : the act or art of singing
songman : a male choir singer
Songo : epidemic hemorrhagic fever
Songoi : a Sudanese people living below Timbuktu in the bend of the Niger that are mostly Muslim
songster : one that sings with skill
songstress : a female singer
sonhood : a human male offspring especially of human beings
sonic : utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
soniferous : producing or conducting sound
sonification : the act or process of producing sound (such as the stridulation of insects)
sonless : not possessing or never having had a son
sonly : filial
Sonneratia : a genus (the type of the family Sonneratiaceae) of trees and shrubs having large flowers shaped like bells and succeeded by pulpy berries which in some members (such as S. acida) are used as a condiment in India  — see kambala, pagatpat
Sonneratiaceae : a small family of tropical trees and shrubs (order Myrtales) having opposite leaves, large flowers with indefinite stamens, and pulpy often edible fruit
sonnet : a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
sonneteer : a composer of sonnets
sonnetist : sonneteer
sonnetize : to compose a sonnet
Sonny : a young boy
sonny : a young boy
sonobuoy : a buoy equipped for detecting underwater sounds and transmitting them by radio
sonometer : monochord
Sonoran river 250 miles (400 kilometers) long in northwestern Mexico flowing southwest into the upper Gulf of California
sonorant : resonant
sonoriferous : soniferous
sonoriferously : soniferous
sonority : the quality or state of being sonorous : resonance
sonorous : producing sound (as when struck)
sonorously : producing sound (as when struck)
sonorousness : producing sound (as when struck)
sons : a human male offspring especially of human beings
sonship : the relationship of son to father
sonsy : buxom, comely
sontag Susan 1933–2004 née Rosenblatt American writer
sool : to incite (as a dog) to attack : sic
soon : without undue time lapse : before long
sooner : a person settling on land in the early West before its official opening to settlement in order to gain the prior claim allowed by law to the first settler after official opening
soorkee : brick pulverized and mixed with lime to form a mortar
Soot : a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke
soot : a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke
sooter : one that removes soot (as from the outside of a boiler)
sooterkin : an afterbirth formerly held to be produced by Dutch women
sooth : true
soothe : to please by or as if by attention or concern : placate
soother : true
soothful : true, reliable
soothing : tending to soothe
soothingly : tending to soothe
soothingness : tending to soothe
soothless : lacking in faith or fidelity : treacherous, false
soothsay : the act of foretelling events
soothsayer : a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
soothsaying : the act of foretelling events
sootily : of, relating to, or producing soot
sootiness : of, relating to, or producing soot
sootless : lacking or not producing soot
sootlike : resembling soot
sooty : of, relating to, or producing soot
sop : a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid
sope : drink sense 3
soph sophomore
Sopheric : of or relating to the sopherim or the literature associated with them
Sopherim : scribe sense 1
Sophia : wisdom
sophia : wisdom
Sophian : wisdom
sophic : of, relating to, or full of wisdom : intellectual
sophical : of, relating to, or full of wisdom : intellectual
sophically : of, relating to, or full of wisdom : intellectual
sophiology :  sophianism
sophism : an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid
Sophist : philosopher
sophister : sophist sense 1
sophistic : of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists
sophistical : of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists
sophistically : of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists
sophisticate : to alter deceptively
sophisticated : deprived of native or original simplicity: such as
sophistication : the use of sophistry : sophistic reasoning
sophisticative : promoting sophistication : tending to sophisticate
sophisticator : one that sophisticates
sophistry : subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
Sophoclean circa 496–406 b.c. Greek dramatist
sophomore : a student in the second year at college or a 4-year secondary school
sophomoric : conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
Sophora : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Leguminosae) that are natives of the warmer parts of both hemispheres and have odd-pinnate leaves and rather showy flowers with a broad or rounded standard and oblong keel  — see japanese pagoda tree , kowhai, mescal bean sense 2
Sophy : a sovereign of Persia
sophy : a sovereign of Persia
sopite : to put to sleep : lull
sopor : profound or lethargic sleep
soporiferous : soporific
soporific : causing or tending to cause sleep
soporifical : soporific
soporifically : soporific
soporose : full of sleep : characterized by or manifesting morbid sleep or sleepiness
sopper : one that sops
soppiness : sentimental, mawkish
sopping : wet through : soaking
soppy : sentimental, mawkish
sopranino : a musical instrument (such as a recorder or saxophone) higher in pitch than the soprano
sopranist : a treble singer
soprano : relating to or having the range or part of a soprano
sora : a small short-billed North American rail (Porzana carolina) common in marshes
soral : of or relating to a sorus
Sorb : to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption
sorb : to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption
Sorbaria : a small genus of Asiatic shrubs (family Rosaceae) with some compound leaves (as at the base) and panicles of white flowers with 5 to 8 pistils
sorbate : a salt or ester of sorbic acid  — compare potassium sorbate
sorbefacient : producing or promoting absorption
sorbent : a substance that sorbs
Sorbian : to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption
sorbic : a crystalline acid C6H8O2 obtained from the unripe fruits of the mountain ash or synthesized and used especially as a fungicide and food preservative
sorbite : tempered martensite having a granular appearance under the microscope
sorbitic : tempered martensite having a granular appearance under the microscope
sorbitol : a faintly sweet alcohol C6H14O6 that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid
Sorbonist : a member of the faculty of theology or a theological student at the University of Paris
sorbose : a sweet crystalline levorotatory ketohexose sugar C6H12O6 that is derived from sorbitol
sorboside : a glycoside that yields sorbose on hydrolysis
Sorbus : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Rosaceae) distinguished from Pyrus and Malus by the pinnate leaves, three styles, and carpels that are not cartilaginous  — see mountain ash
sorbus : a genus of trees and shrubs (family Rosaceae) distinguished from Pyrus and Malus by the pinnate leaves, three styles, and carpels that are not cartilaginous  — see mountain ash
sorcerer : a person who practices sorcery : wizard
sorceress : a woman who is a sorcerer
sorcerous : of or relating to sorcery : magical
sorcery : the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : necromancy
Sordaria : a genus of chiefly dung-inhabiting ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) having scattered hairy-necked perithecia with dark continuous ascospores
Sordello circa 1200–before 1269 Italian troubadour
sordes : the crusts that collect on the teeth and lips in debilitating diseases with protracted low fever
sordid : marked by baseness or grossness : vile
sordidly : marked by baseness or grossness : vile
sordidness : marked by baseness or grossness : vile
sordine : a cone-shaped pipe inserted in the mouth of a trumpet to muffle its tone : mute
sordino : mute entry 2 sense 1
sordor : refuse, dregs
sore : causing emotional pain or distress
soredia : one of the vegetative gemmae on the surface of the thallus of a lichen consisting of a tuft of hyphae investing a few algal cells or gonidia
soredial : relating to or derived from a soredium
soredioid : having the form or nature of a soredium : resembling or functioning as a soredium
soredium : one of the vegetative gemmae on the surface of the thallus of a lichen consisting of a tuft of hyphae investing a few algal cells or gonidia
sorefalcon : a peregrine falcon in the reddish plumage of the first year
sorehawk : sorefalcon
sorehead : a person easily angered or disgruntled
soreheaded : a person easily angered or disgruntled
sorely : in a sore manner : painfully
soreness : causing emotional pain or distress
Sorex : a large and widely distributed genus (the type of the family Soricidae) of shrews with 32 reddish-brown-tipped teeth
Sorghum : any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis
sorghum : any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis
sorgo : a sorghum cultivated primarily for the sweet juice in its stems from which sugar and syrup are made but also used for fodder and silage
sori : a cluster of plant reproductive bodies: such as
Soricidae : a family of small chiefly terrestrial long-snouted mammals (order Insectivora) that comprise the true shrews  — compare elephant shrew, talpidae
soricident : having or characterized by teeth like those of shrews in which the middle pair of incisors are very large and the canines small and unspecialized
soricine : of, like, or relating to a shrew or the Soricidae
Soricoidea : a superfamily of insectivores consisting of the shrews, moles, and extinct related forms
sorite : archaeocyte
sorites : an argument consisting of propositions so arranged that the predicate of any one forms the subject of the next and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last
soritical : of or relating to a sorites
sorn : to impose in order to obtain hospitality : sponge
sorner : to impose in order to obtain hospitality : sponge
sorning : to impose in order to obtain hospitality : sponge
soroban : an abacus used by the Japanese that is a modification of the Chinese suan pan
Soroptimist : a member of a service club composed of professional women and businesswomen
sororal : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister : sisterly
sororate : the marriage of one man to two or more sisters usually successively and after the first wife has been found to be barren or after her death
sororial : sororal
sororially : sororal
sororicide : the act of killing one's sister
sorority : a club of women
sororize : to associate or hold fellowship as sisters  — compare fraternize
sorose : bearing sori
sorosis : an association of women (as for social purposes) : a women's club
Sorosporella : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) parasitic on various insect larvae and characterized by abundant chlamydospore production and verticillate conidiophores forming nonseptate hyaline spores
Sorosporium : a genus of smut fungi having teliospores united in more or less firm ball-like masses with the sori dusty at maturity and including several that cause head smuts in grasses
sorption : the process of sorbing : the state of being sorbed
Sorrel : a sorrel-colored animal
sorrel : a sorrel-colored animal
sorrento commune and port on the southern side of the Bay of Naples in southern Italy population 16,500
sorrily : feeling sorrow or sympathy
sorriness : feeling sorrow or sympathy
sorrow : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved
sorrower : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved
sorrowful : full of or marked by sorrow
sorrowfully : full of or marked by sorrow
sorrowfulness : full of or marked by sorrow
sorrowing : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved
sorrowless : being without sorrow : free of grief or trouble
sorry : feeling sorrow or sympathy
sort : a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class, kind
sortable : a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class, kind
sortation : the act or process of sorting
sorted : a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class, kind
sorter : a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class, kind
sortie : a sudden issuing of troops from a defensive position against the enemy
sortilege : divination by lots
sortileger : fortune-teller
sortition : the act or an instance of casting lots
sorus : a cluster of plant reproductive bodies: such as
sorva : couma
sory : a black earth impregnated with vitriol
soshed : drunk, intoxicated
soso : moderately well : tolerably
soss : an internationally recognized signal of distress in radio code ‧ ‧ ‧ - - - ‧ ‧ ‧ used especially by ships calling for help
sostenuto : sustained to or beyond the note's full value
sot : a habitual drunkard
Sotadean : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greek poet Sotades or his notoriously scurrilous and licentious verse
Sotadic :  sotadean
soterial : of or relating to salvation
soteriological : theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ
soteriology : theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ
Sothiac :  sothic
Sothiacal :  sothic
Sothic : relating to the ancient Egyptian year of 365¹/₄ days or to the Sothic cycle
Sotho : any one of the Sotho languages and especially Sesotho
sotie : a short topical and farcical play of medieval France performed in costumes combining contemporary dress and fantastic elements (such as donkey's ears and cockscombs)
sotol : any of several plants (genus Dasylirion) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that are related to the agave and are often grown for ornament or to produce an alcoholic beverage
sots : a habitual drunkard
sotted : besotted
sotter : simmer, bubble, sputter
sottish : resembling a sot : drunken
sottishly : resembling a sot : drunken
sottishness : resembling a sot : drunken
sou : sol entry 2
souari : a tree of the genus Caryocar
soubise : a garnish or white sauce containing onions or onion purée
soubrette : a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman in comedies
Souchong : a tea made from the larger older leaves of the shoot
souchong : a tea made from the larger older leaves of the shoot
souffle : a dish that is made from a sauce, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, and a flavoring or purée (as of seafood, fruit, or vegetables) and baked until puffed up
souffleed : a dish that is made from a sauce, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, and a flavoring or purée (as of seafood, fruit, or vegetables) and baked until puffed up
sough : to make a moaning or sighing sound
soughing : to make a moaning or sighing sound
sought : to resort to : go to
soul : the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life
soulcake : a round or oval sweet bun traditionally eaten on All Souls' Day in England
souled : having a soul : possessing soul and feeling
Souletin : a Basque dialect spoken in a district in the department of Basses-Pyrénées in France
soulful : full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulfully : full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulfulness : full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulish : relating to, involving, or suggesting the soul
soulless : having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly : having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessness : having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
Soulmass : a mass for the dead
soum : the area of pastureland that will maintain one cow or a fixed number of other stock
soumarque : a small 18th century French coin issued for the colonies and formerly circulating in the West Indies and on the North American mainland
sound : a particular auditory impression : tone
soundable : a particular auditory impression : tone
soundboard : a thin resonant board (such as the belly of a violin) so placed in an instrument as to reinforce its tones by sympathetic vibration  — see violin illustration
sounder : one that sounds
soundful : full of sound : melodious
sounding : resonant, sonorous
soundingly : resonant, sonorous
soundingness : the quality or state of being sounding : sonorousness
soundless : incapable of being sounded : unfathomable
soundlessly : incapable of being sounded : unfathomable
soundlessness : the quality or state of being soundless :  noiselessness , quietness
soundly : a particular auditory impression : tone
soundness : a particular auditory impression : tone
soundproof : impervious to sound
soundproofing : impervious to sound
soup : a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
soupbone : a shin, knuckle, or other bone suitable for making soup stock
soupcon : a little bit : trace
souper : a very heavy and thick fog 
souple : partially degummed silk
soupspoon : a spoon with a large or rounded bowl for eating soup
soupy : having the consistency of soup
sour : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
sourberry :  european cranberry
sourbush :  french mulberry
sourcake : a sour leavened cake of oatmeal or rye
source : a generative force : cause
sourceless : a generative force : cause
sourdine : any of several obsolete musical instruments distinguished by their low or soft tone: such as
soured : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
sourer : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
souring : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
sourish : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
sourjack : jackfruit sense 2
sourly : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
sourness : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
soursop : a small tropical American tree (Annona muricata) of the custard-apple family that has spicy odoriferous leaves
sourtop :  canada blueberry
sourweed : sheep sorrel
sourwood : a small U.S. tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) of the heath family with white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
sousaphone : a large circular tuba that has a flared adjustable bell  — compare helicon
souse : pickle
soutane : cassock
souter : shoemaker
souterrain : an underground passage or chamber
South : to, toward, or in the south
south : to, toward, or in the south
southard 23 U.S. 1 (1825), affirmed the constitutional right of Congress to delegate legislative authority, thus laying the basis for the creation of the administrative state. In a unanimous opinion, the Court stated that once policy has been set by Congress according to the procedures set forth in the Constitution, the administration of that policy—the detailed making and application of rules—may be delegated to an authorized agent of the government. Thus was born the role of the federal administrator and government regulatory agencies. 
southbound : traveling or heading south
Southcottian : a follower of Joanna Southcott who claimed to be the bride of Christ and in the last year of her life prophesied that she would give birth to another Messiah
Southdown : any of a breed of small medium-wooled hornless sheep of English origin
southeast : to, toward, or in the southeast
southeaster : a strong southeast wind
southeasterly : from the southeast
southeastern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast
southeasternmost : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast
southeastward : toward the southeast
southeastwardly : toward or from the southeastward : southeasterly
southeastwards : toward the southeast
souther : to turn, veer, or shift to the south
southerliness : the situation of being southerly
southerly : situated toward or belonging to the south
southermost : southernmost
southern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated South
Southerner : a native or inhabitant of the South
southerner : a native or inhabitant of the South
southernism : an attitude or trait characteristic of the South or Southerners especially in the U.S.
southernize : to imbue with qualities native to or associated with a southern region and especially the southern states of the U.S.
southernly : southerly
southernmost : furthest to the south
southernness : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated South
southernwood : a shrubby fragrant European wormwood (Artemisia abrotanum) with bitter foliage
southing : difference in latitude to the south from the last preceding point of reckoning
southland : land in the south : the south of a country
southlander :  southerner
southmost : southernmost
southness : the quality or state of being south
southpaw : left-hander
Southron : southern
southron : southern
Southumbrian : a native or inhabitant of Northern Mercia
southward : toward the south
southwardly : in a southern direction
southwards : toward the south
southwest : to, toward, or in the southwest
southwester : a strong southwest wind
southwesterly : from the southwest
southwestern : lying toward or coming from the southwest
Southwesterner : a native or inhabitant of the Southwest
southwesternmost : lying toward or coming from the southwest
southwestward : toward the southwest
southwestwardly : toward or from the southwest : southwesterly
souvenir : something kept as a reminder (as of a place one has visited)
souverain : a gold coin of the Low Countries and especially of Brabant that was issued from the early 17th century until supplanted by the Belgian coinage of 1832
sov : sovereign, pound
sovereign : one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
sovereignly : one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
sovereignty : supreme power especially over a body politic
soviet : an elected governmental council in a Communist country
sovietism : an elected governmental council in a Communist country
sovietization : to bring under Soviet control
sovietize : to bring under Soviet control
sovite : a dike rock composed of magmatic calcite and accessory apatite, biotite, and manganophyllite
sovkhoz : a state-owned farm of the U.S.S.R. paying wages to the workers
sovran : one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
sovranty : supreme power especially over a body politic
sow : an adult female swine
sowable : fit for sowing
sowar : a member of an Indian cavalry regiment : lancer
sowback : a long low hill : ridge
sowbacked : a long low hill : ridge
sowbane : red goosefoot
sowbelly : fat salt pork or bacon
sowbread : a common wild cyclamen (Cyclamen europeaum) of central Europe having leaves that are dark green spotted with white above and carmine or white flowers : a related European herb (Cyclamen neapolitanum) often cultivated for its showy rose or white flowers
sowens : porridge from oat husks and siftings
sower : someone or something that sows: such as
sowing : an adult female swine
sowlth : ghost
sown : an adult female swine
Soxhlet :  soxhlet apparatus
soy : soybean
soya : soybean
soybean : a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) widely grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
Soyot : a Tatar people near the headwaters of the Yenisei in Siberia and Mongolia
sozolic : a mixture of the ortho and para isomers of phenolsulfonic acid C6H4(OH)SO3H obtained as a syrupy liquid or crystalline solid by the action of sulfuric acid on phenol and used as an antiseptic
sozzle : to wash by splashing : splash, souse
spa : a mineral spring
Space : a period of time
space : a period of time
spaceband : a device on a linecaster that provides variable but even spacing between words in a justified line
spaced : a period of time
spaceless : having no limits : boundless
spacer : a device or piece used to create or maintain a desired amount of space (as between two parts)
spaceship : a vehicle used for space travel
spaciness : the quality or state of being spacey : roominess
spacing : the act of providing with spaces or placing at intervals
spacious : vast or ample in extent : roomy
spaciously : vast or ample in extent : roomy
spaciousness : vast or ample in extent : roomy
spack : to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice : talk
spacy : spaced-out
spad : a nail one or two inches long made of iron, brass, tin, or tinned iron with a hook or eye at the head and used to mark stations in underground surveying (as of mines)
spade : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot
spadebone : scapula sense 1a
spaded : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot
spadefish : a laterally compressed bony fish (Chaetodipterus faber of the family Ephippidae) that resembles the angelfishes and is found in the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
spadefoot : a terminal enlargement of the straight square furniture leg especially of the late 18th century that sweeps outward in an abrupt curve on each side and then gradually tapers downward
spadeful : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot
spademan : one who works with a spade : spader
spader : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot
spadesman : one who works with a spade : spader
spadework : work done with a spade
spadger : house sparrow
spadiceous : of a bright clear brown or chestnut color
spadices : a floral spike with a fleshy or succulent axis usually enclosed in a spathe
spadiciform : resembling a spadix
spadicose : spadiceous sense 2
spadille : the highest trump in various card games (such as ombre)
spading : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot
spadix : a floral spike with a fleshy or succulent axis usually enclosed in a spathe
spadroon : a sword lighter than the broadsword and suitable for both cutting and thrusting
spae : foretell
spaeman : fortune-teller, prophet, wizard
spaewife : a female fortune-teller : prophetess, witch
spaghetti : pasta made in thin solid strings
spagyric : alchemic, iatrochemical
spahi : one of a former corps of irregular Turkish cavalry
Spalacidae : a family of Old World muroid rodents comprising the mole rats and extinct related forms
spalacine : a family of Old World muroid rodents comprising the mole rats and extinct related forms
Spalax : a genus (the type of the family Spalacidae) of mole rats
spale : lath, splinter, chip
spall : a small fragment or chip especially of stone
spallation : a nuclear reaction in which light particles are ejected as the result of bombardment (as by high-energy protons)
spaller : one that spalls: such as
spalling : a small fragment or chip especially of stone
spalpeen : rascal
spalt : split, splinter
span : the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand
spancel : to tie or hobble with or as if with a spancel : fetter
spandrel : the sometimes ornamented space between the right or left exterior curve of an arch and an enclosing right angle
spandy : completely
spang : to a complete degree
spanghew : to throw violently into the air
spangle : a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
spangled : a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
spangler : one that spangles
spanglet : a tiny spangle
spangly : covered with or resembling spangles : glittering
spangolite : a mineral Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl.3H2O consisting of a hydrous basic sulfate and chloride of aluminum and copper in dark-green hexagonal crystals
Spaniard : a native or inhabitant of Spain
spaniel : a member of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized mostly short-legged dogs usually having long wavy hair, feathered legs and tail, and large drooping ears
spanipelagic : living in deep water and coming to the surface rarely  — compare autopelagic
Spanish : the Romance language of the largest part of Spain and of the countries colonized by Spaniards
spank : to strike especially on the buttocks with the open hand
spanker : the fore-and-aft sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship
spanking : remarkable of its kind
spankingly : in a spanking manner : spanking
spanner : wrench
spannerman : a workman who tightens nuts or bolts with a spanner
spanworm : looper sense 1
Spar : a stout pole
spar : a stout pole
sparable : a small headless nail used by cobblers to reduce wear on shoe soles
sparagrass : asparagus
sparagus : asparagus
Sparassis : a genus of fungi (family Clavariaceae) having fleshy, much-branched, leafy sporophores  — see yellow root rot
Sparaxis : a small genus of bulbous plants (family Iridaceae) that are native to the Cape of Good Hope and include several which are cultivated for their brilliantly colored flowers borne in fringed spathes  — see wandflower
sparaxis : a small genus of bulbous plants (family Iridaceae) that are native to the Cape of Good Hope and include several which are cultivated for their brilliantly colored flowers borne in fringed spathes  — see wandflower
spare : not being used
spareable : not being used
spareless : unsparing
sparely : not being used
spareness : not being used
sparer : not being used
Sparganiaceae : a monotypic family of monocotyledonous plants (order Pandanales)  — see sparganium
Sparganium : a genus (coextensive with the family Sparganiaceae) of marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions with simple or branching stems, linear leaves, and monoecious flowers in globose heads  — see bur reed
sparganium : a genus (coextensive with the family Sparganiaceae) of marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions with simple or branching stems, linear leaves, and monoecious flowers in globose heads  — see bur reed
sparganosis : the condition of being infected with spargana
sparganum : an intramuscular or subcutaneous vermiform parasite of various vertebrates including humans that is the plerocercoid larva of a tapeworm
sparge : sprinkle, bespatter
sparger : sprinkle, bespatter
sparhawk : sparrow hawk
sparid : of or relating to the Sparidae
Sparidae : a large and widely distributed family of deep-bodied marine percoid fishes including the porgies, scups, and sheepsheads that are related to the grunts and snappers but have some of the teeth along the sides of the jaw transformed into large blunt molars  — see sea bream
sparing : marked by or practicing careful restraint (as in the use of resources)
sparingly : marked by or practicing careful restraint (as in the use of resources)
sparingness : the quality or state of being sparing
spark : a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed
sparkback : turnstone
sparked : a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed
sparker : something that produces a spark
sparkiness : the quality or condition of sparkling or of sending out sparks : liveliness, vivaciousness
sparking : a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed
sparkish : a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed
sparkle : to throw out sparks
sparkleberry : farkleberry
sparkler : one that sparkles: such as
sparkless : producing no sparks
sparklessly : producing no sparks
sparklet : a small spark : a tiny point of light
sparkling : to throw out sparks
sparkly : tending to sparkle : shining with or reflecting bright points of light
sparkproof : sparkless
sparks  1789–1866 American historian
sparky : marked by animation : lively
sparling : a European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
Sparmannia : a small genus of African shrubs or trees (family Tiliaceae) having cordate more or less lobed leaves and silky white flowers with imperfect outer stamens succeeded by echinate capsules  — see african hemp
sparoid : resembling or related to the Sparidae
sparred : a stout pole
sparring : a stout pole
sparrow : any of a genus (Passer of the family Passeridae) of small chiefly brownish or grayish Old World oscine songbirds that include some which have been widely introduced
sparrowbill : sparable
sparrowgrass : asparagus
sparrowish : resembling or suggesting a sparrow
sparrowlike : any of a genus (Passer of the family Passeridae) of small chiefly brownish or grayish Old World oscine songbirds that include some which have been widely introduced
sparrowtail : swallow-tailed
sparrowy : frequented by sparrows : infested with sparrows
sparry : resembling, consisting of, or abounding with spar : spathic
sparse : of few and scattered elements
sparsely : of few and scattered elements
sparsity : of few and scattered elements
spart : esparto
Spartacist : a member of a revolutionary political group organized in Germany in 1918 and advocating extreme socialistic doctrines
spartacist : a member of a revolutionary political group organized in Germany in 1918 and advocating extreme socialistic doctrines
Spartan : a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
Spartanic :  spartan
Spartanically :  spartan
Spartanism : a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
Spartanize : to make Spartan in character : imbue with Spartan ideals
Spartanly : a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
sparteine : a liquid alkaloid C15H26N2 extracted from Scotch broom and used in medicine in the form of its sulfate
sparterie : a fabric or articles made of esparto
sparth : a battle-ax used by the Irish in the middle ages
Spartiate : a member of the dominant race of ancient Laconia :  spartan
Spartina : cordgrass
spartle : to kick about : sprawl
Sparus : the type genus of the family Sparidae
sparver : the canopy of a bed
spasm : an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction
spasmatic : spasmodic
spasmatical : spasmodic
spasmed : an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction
spasmic : marked by spasms : spasmodic
spasmodic : relating to or affected or characterized by spasm
spasmodically : relating to or affected or characterized by spasm
spasmodism : spasmodic emotion
spasmodist : one that is spasmodic in work or manner
spasmolytic : tending or having the power to relieve spasms or convulsions
spasmophilia : an abnormal tendency to convulsions, tetany, or spasms from even slight mechanical or electrical stimulation
spasmophilic : an abnormal tendency to convulsions, tetany, or spasms from even slight mechanical or electrical stimulation
spastic : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm
spastically : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm
spasticity : a spastic state or condition
spat : a young bivalve (such as an oyster)
Spatangina : a suborder of sea urchins (order Exocyloida) comprising numerous more or less flattened approximately heart-shaped sea urchins that exhibit considerable secondary bilateral symmetry  — compare clypeastrina
spatangoid : of or relating to the Spatangina
spatangoidean : of or relating to the Spatangina
Spatangus : an ill-defined genus (the type of the family Spantangidae) of sea urchins including many of the commonest and best-known heart urchins
spatchcock : a fowl split and grilled usually immediately after being killed and dressed
spate : freshet, flood
spatha : a broadsword with blunt point used by the ancient Greeks and Romans
spathaceous : having a spathe : resembling a spathe
spathal : spathaceous
spathe : a sheathing bract or pair of bracts partly enclosing an inflorescence and especially a spadix on the same axis
spathed : having a spathe
spathic : resembling spar : foliated, lamellar, spathose
spathose : spathic
spathous : spathic
spathulate : spatulate
spatial : relating to, occupying, or having the character of space
spatiality : relating to, occupying, or having the character of space
spatialization : the act of spatializing
spatialize : to give spatial form to : think of as spatial or in space relations : localize in space
spatially : relating to, occupying, or having the character of space
spatiate : rove, ramble, stroll
spatiotemporal : having both spatial and temporal qualities
spatted : a young bivalve (such as an oyster)
spatter : to spurt forth in scattered drops
spatterdock : any of a genus (Nuphar) of water lilies having usually cordate leaves and typically yellow flowers
spattering : to spurt forth in scattered drops
spatterwork : a process of reproducing designs by laying them on a surface and spattering the exposed parts with a tinting fluid
spatting : a young bivalve (such as an oyster)
spattle : spatula
Spatula : a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
spatula : a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
spatulamancy : divination by means of an animal's shoulder blade
spatulate : shaped like a spatula
spatulation : the act or process of spatulating
spatule : spatula
spatuliform : spatulate
spatulose : spatulate
spavie : spavin
spavied : spavined
spaviet : spavined
spavin : swelling
spavindy : spavined
spavined : affected with spavin
spawn : to deposit or fertilize spawn
spawneater : spottail shiner
spawner : to deposit or fertilize spawn
spawning : to deposit or fertilize spawn
spawny : resembling spawn
spay : to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
spaying : to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
speak : to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice : talk
speakable : to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice : talk
speaker : one that speaks
speakeress : a female speaker
speakership : one that speaks
speakhouse : a room for conversation in a convent or monastery
speaking : that speaks : capable of speech
spealbone : the shoulder blade used by magicians or medicine men in divination
spean : wean
spear : a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade
spearer : a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade
spearfish : any of several billfishes (genus Tetrapturus) having the anterior part of the first dorsal fin about as high as the body is deep
spearflower : a plant or flower of the genus Ardisia
spearhead : the sharp-pointed head of a spear
spearing : a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade
spearman : a person armed with a spear
spearmint : a common mint (Mentha spicata) grown for flavoring and especially for its aromatic oil
spearwood : any of several Australian acacias with very hard heavy durable wood
spearwort : any of several buttercups (especially Ranunculus flammula) with spear-shaped leaves
speary : resembling a spear
spec : specification
special : distinguished by some unusual quality
specialism : specialization in an occupation or branch of learning
specialist : one who specializes in a particular occupation, practice, or field of study
specialistic : one who specializes in a particular occupation, practice, or field of study
speciality : a special mark or quality
specialization : a making or becoming specialized
specialize : to concentrate one's efforts in a special activity, field, or practice
specialized : characterized by or exhibiting biological specialization
specializer : specialist
specially : in a special manner
specialness : distinguished by some unusual quality
specialty : a distinctive mark or quality
speciation : the process of biological species formation
specie : money in coin
species : kind, sort
speciestaler : reichsthaler
specifiable : to name or state explicitly or in detail
specific : constituting or falling into a specifiable category
specifical : specific
specificality : the quality or state of being specific
specifically : in a specific manner : in a definite and exact way : with precision
specificate : to give specificity to : specify
specification : the act or process of specifying
specificative : tending or serving to specify
specificatively : tending or serving to specify
specificity : the quality or condition of being specific: such as
specificize : to make specific : give a specific quality to
specificness : the quality or state of being specific
specifier : to name or state explicitly or in detail
specify : to name or state explicitly or in detail
specimen : an individual, item, or part considered typical of a group, class, or whole
speciosity : the quality or state of being specious
specious : having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
speciously : having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
speciousness : having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
speck : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
specked : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
speckfall : a fall rove through a block for hoisting blubber and bone aboard a whaler
speckiness : the quality or state of being specky
specking : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
speckle : a little speck (as of color)
specklebelly : white-fronted goose
specklebreast : white-fronted goose
speckled : a little speck (as of color)
speckledbill : surf scoter
speckledness : the quality or state of being speckled
speckless : free from specks : unmarked, spotless
specklessly : free from specks : unmarked, spotless
specklessness : free from specks : unmarked, spotless
speckling : a little speck (as of color)
speckly : marked with speckles : speckled
specks : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
specky : marked or marred with specks or spots
specs : glasses, spectacles
spectacle : something exhibited to view as unusual, notable, or entertaining
spectacled : having or wearing spectacles
spectacleless : having or wearing no spectacles
spectacles : something exhibited to view as unusual, notable, or entertaining
spectacular : of, relating to, or being a spectacle : striking, sensational
spectacularism : the quality or state of being spectacular
spectacularly : of, relating to, or being a spectacle : striking, sensational
spectator : one who looks on or watches
spectatorial : one who looks on or watches
spectatorship : one who looks on or watches
spectatory : a part of a building set apart for spectators
spectatress : a female spectator
spectatrix : a female spectator
specter : a visible disembodied spirit : ghost
spectered : peopled with specters
spectra : a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
spectral : of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
spectrally : of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
spectrobolometer : a combination of spectroscope and bolometer for determining the distribution of energy in a spectrum : spectroradiometer
spectrochemical : the chemical analysis of a mixture of substances or of a complex substance by a study of spectra
spectrochemistry : a branch of chemistry based on a study of the spectra of substances
spectrocolorimetry : quantitative study of color by means of the spectrophotometer usually for purposes of chemical analysis
spectrogram : a photograph, image, or diagram of a spectrum
spectrograph : an instrument for dispersing radiation (such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum
spectrographic : an instrument for dispersing radiation (such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum
spectrographically : an instrument for dispersing radiation (such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum
spectrography : an instrument for dispersing radiation (such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum
spectroheliogram : a photograph of the sun that is made by monochromatic light and shows the sun's faculae and prominences
spectroheliograph : an apparatus for making spectroheliograms
spectrohelioscope : spectroheliograph
spectrology : the study of specters
spectrometer : an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
spectrometric : an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
spectrometry : an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
spectromicroscope : a microscope with a spectroscopic attachment  — compare microspectroscope
spectromicroscopical : a microscope with a spectroscopic attachment  — compare microspectroscope
spectrophotoelectric : varying in photoelectric sensitiveness according to the wavelength of the exciting light
spectrophotometer : a photometer for measuring the relative intensities of the light in different parts of a spectrum
spectrophotometric : a photometer for measuring the relative intensities of the light in different parts of a spectrum
spectrophotometry : a photometer for measuring the relative intensities of the light in different parts of a spectrum
spectropolarimeter : a combined spectroscope and polarimeter that is used for the determination of the rotatory power of solutions at different wavelengths
spectropolariscope : a combined spectroscope and polariscope :  spectropolarimeter
spectropyrheliometer : an instrument for measuring the energy distribution in the visible and ultraviolet spectrum of emitted radiation from the sun
spectropyrometer : an instrument for optical or spectrophotometric estimation of the temperature of an incandescent substance
spectroradiometer : an instrument for measuring the energy distribution of emitted radiation that is a combination of spectroscope and radiometer
spectroradiometric : of, relating to, or involving spectroradiometry or the spectroradiometer
spectroradiometry : the art or process of using the spectroradiometer in the study of radiant energy
spectroscope : an instrument for forming and examining spectra especially in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
spectroscopic : an instrument for forming and examining spectra especially in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
spectroscopically : an instrument for forming and examining spectra especially in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
spectroscopist : an instrument for forming and examining spectra especially in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
spectroscopy : the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer
spectrous : spectral
spectrum : a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
specula : an instrument inserted into a body passage especially to facilitate visual inspection or medication
specular : of, relating to, or having the qualities of a mirror
Specularia : a small genus of annual herbs (family Campanulaceae) distinguished from Campanula by the rotate corolla and narrowly oblong ovary  — see corn violet, venus's looking-glass
specularly : of, relating to, or having the qualities of a mirror
speculate : to meditate on or ponder a subject : reflect
speculation : an act or instance of speculating: such as
speculatist : speculator
speculative : involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation
speculatively : involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation
speculator : someone who speculates: such as
speculatory : concerned with or constituting occult speculation
speculist : one who observes or considers
speculum : an instrument inserted into a body passage especially to facilitate visual inspection or medication
specus : the roofed channel in which the water of an ancient Roman aqueduct flows whether underground or raised on embankments or arches
sped special education
speech : the communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words
speechcraft : skill in speech : rhetoric
speechful : full of speech : expressive, voluble
speechfulness : full of speech : expressive, voluble
speechification : the act or an instance of making speeches
speechifier : one that spouts speeches : declaimer
speechify : to make a speech
speechless : unable to speak : dumb
speechlessly : unable to speak : dumb
speechlessness : unable to speak : dumb
speechmaker : one who makes speeches
speechmaking : the act or practice of making speeches
speed : rate of motion: such as
speedboat : a fast launch or motorboat
speedboating : a fast launch or motorboat
speeder : rate of motion: such as
speedful : full of speed : rapid, speedy
speedily : marked by swiftness of motion or action
speediness : marked by swiftness of motion or action
speeding : rate of motion: such as
speedless : being without success
speedometer : an instrument for indicating speed : tachometer
speedster : rate of motion: such as
speedway : a public road on which fast driving is allowed
speedwell : a perennial European herb (Veronica officinalis) of the snapdragon family that is naturalized in North America and has small bluish flowers in axillary racemes
speedy : marked by swiftness of motion or action
speel : climb
speer : ask, inquire
speering : ask, inquire
speiskobalt : smaltite
speiss : a mixture of impure metallic arsenides produced as a regulus in smelting certain ores  — compare matte
spekboom : purslane tree
spelaean : dwelling or occurring in a cave
spelder : split
spelding : stockfish sense 1a
speldring : stockfish sense 1a
speleological : the scientific study or exploration of caves
speleologist : the scientific study or exploration of caves
speleology : the scientific study or exploration of caves
spelk : splinter
spell : to name the letters of in order
spellable : capable of being spelled
spellbind : to bind or hold by or as if by a spell
spellbinder : a speaker of compelling eloquence
spellbinding : holding the attention as if by a spell
spellbound : held by or as if by a spell
spelldown : to defeat in a spelling match
speller : a person who spells words especially in a certain way
spellful : full of spells : enchanting
spelling : the forming of words from letters according to accepted usage : orthography
spellingdown : to defeat in a spelling match
spelt : an ancient wheat (Triticum spelta synonym T. aestivum spelta) with long spikelets containing two light red flattened grains
spelter : zinc
speltoid : a variant in wheat having certain characteristics of spelt
speltz : spelt
speluncar : of or relating to a cave
spelunker : one who makes a hobby of exploring and studying caves
spence : pantry
Spencer : a short waist-length jacket
spencer : a short waist-length jacket
Spencerian : of or relating to a form of slanting handwriting
Spencerianism : the synthetic philosophy of Herbert Spencer that has as its central idea the mechanistic evolution of the cosmos from relative simplicity to relative complexity
Spencerism :  spencerianism
spencerite : a mineral Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2.3H2O consisting of a hydrous basic zinc phosphate occurring in pearly white scaly masses and small monoclinic crystals (hardness 2.7, specific gravity 3.1)
spend : to use up or pay out : expend
spendable : to use up or pay out : expend
spender Stephen Harold 1909–1995 English poet and critic
spending : to use up or pay out : expend
spendthrift : a person who spends improvidently or wastefully
spendthrifty : spendthrift
Spenerism : the pietistic teaching of Spener
Spenserian Edmund 1552–1599 English poet
spent : used up : consumed
speos : an ancient Egyptian cave temple or tomb
Speotyto : a monotypic genus (family Strigidae) containing the burrowing owl
Speranza : abandon all hope, ye who enter
sperate : hoped for : to be hoped for
Spergula : a small genus of Old World annual herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having subulate fascicled leaves, terminal cymes of pentamerous small white flowers, and 5-valved capsules  — see corn spurry
Spergularia : a genus of chiefly maritime herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) with linear or setaceous and often fleshy leaves and pink or white flowers  — see sand spurry
sperling : smelt
sperm : semen
sperma : semen
spermaceti : a waxy solid obtained from the oil of cetaceans and especially from a closed cavity in the heads of sperm whales and used especially formerly in ointments, cosmetics, and candles
spermaduct :  spermatic duct
spermalist : spermist
spermaphyte : spermatophyte
spermaphytic : spermatophytic
spermarium : spermary
spermary : an organ in which male gametes are developed
spermatangium : a multicellular antheridium characteristic of some algae  — compare spermatocyst
spermatheca : a sac for sperm storage in the female reproductive tract of various lower animals and especially insects
spermathecal : a gland in some insects connected with the spermatheca
spermatic : relating to sperm or a spermary
spermatically : in a spermatic manner or relation
spermatid : one of the haploid cells that are formed by the second division in meiosis of a spermatocyte and that differentiate into spermatozoa
spermatiferous : bearing spermatia
spermatin : an albuminoid substance from semen
spermatiophore : a hypha that gives rise to spermatia
spermatism : emission of semen
spermatist : spermist
spermatium : a nonmotile male gamete of a red alga
spermatize : to produce or shed sperm
spermatoblast : a cell or structure producing sperm : spermatid
spermatoblastic : a cell or structure producing sperm : spermatid
spermatocele : a cystic swelling of the ducts in the epididymis or in the rete testis usually containing spermatozoa
spermatocyst : seminal vesicle
spermatocystic : seminal vesicle
spermatocytal : of, relating to, or being spermatocytes
spermatocyte : a cell giving rise to sperm cells
spermatogenesis : the process of male gamete formation including formation of a spermatocyte from a spermatogonium, meiotic division of the spermatocyte, and transformation of the four resulting spermatids into spermatozoa
spermatogenetic : of, relating to, or constituting spermatogenesis
spermatogenic : the process of male gamete formation including formation of a spermatocyte from a spermatogonium, meiotic division of the spermatocyte, and transformation of the four resulting spermatids into spermatozoa
spermatogenous : producing sperm
spermatogeny : spermatogenesis
spermatogonial : a primitive male germ cell
spermatogonium : a primitive male germ cell
spermatoid : resembling sperm or a sperm cell : seminal sense 1
spermatolysis : dissolution of spermatozoa
spermatolytic : of, relating to, or promoting spermatolysis
spermatophoral : of, relating to, or being a spermatophore
spermatophore : a capsule, packet, or mass enclosing spermatozoa that is extruded by the male of various lower animals (such as insects) and is transferred to the reproductive tract of the female
spermatophorous : of, relating to, or being a spermatophore
Spermatophyta : a division of higher plants that is coordinate with Bryophyta and Pteridophyta and coextensive with the classes Gymnospermae and Angiospermae
spermatophyte : any of a group (Spermatophyta) of higher plants comprising those that produce seeds and including the gymnosperms and angiosperms
spermatophytic : any of a group (Spermatophyta) of higher plants comprising those that produce seeds and including the gymnosperms and angiosperms
spermatoplasm : protoplasm of a sperm cell
spermatoplasmic : protoplasm of a sperm cell
spermatorrhea : abnormally frequent or excessive emission of semen without orgasm
spermatotheca : spermatheca
spermatoxin : a substance (as an antibody) poisonous to spermatozoa or derived from spermatozoa and tending to prevent conception
spermatozoa : a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
spermatozoal : spermatozoon
spermatozoan : spermatozoon
spermatozoid : a motile male gamete of a plant usually produced in an antheridium
spermatozoon : a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
spermaturia : discharge of semen in the urine
spermic : -spermal
spermidine : a crystalline aliphatic amine C7H19N3 which is found especially in semen
spermiducal : of, relating to, or being the sperm ducts
spermigerous : carrying sperm
spermine : a deliquescent crystalline aliphatic tetramine C10H26N4 found in semen in combination with phosphoric acid, in blood serum and body tissues, and in yeast
spermiogenesis : spermatogenesis
spermism : a theory formerly widely held in biology: the sperm contains the preformed germ of the embryo  — compare ovism
spermist : an adherent of the theory of spermism
spermoblast : spermatoblast
spermoblastic : spermatoblast
spermocarp : the oogonium together with the ensheathing cells that develop from underlying cells of the parent thallus after fertilization in various algae (such as those of the genera Chara and Coleochaete)
spermocenter : sperm center
spermoderm : testa
spermoduct :  spermatic duct
spermogenous : giving rise to sperms
spermogone : spermagonium
spermolysis : spermatolysis
spermophile : ground squirrel
spermophyte : spermatophyte
spermophytic : spermatophyte
spermotoxin : spermatoxin
spermous : resembling or made up of sperm
spermoviduct : hermaphrodite duct
spermy : state of exhibiting or resulting from (such) a fertilization
speronara : a large open boat rowed with oars but also having a lateen sail and used in southern Italian waters
speronaro : a large open boat rowed with oars but also having a lateen sail and used in southern Italian waters
sperrylite : a mineral consisting of an arsenide of platinum
spessartite : a manganese aluminum garnet usually containing other elements (such as iron) in minor amounts
spet : a small barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) of southern Europe
spetch : parings and refuse of leather, hides, or skins used as a by-product (as for making glue)
spew : vomit
spewer : vomit
spewing : vomit
spewy : excessively moist or marshy : tending to ooze out water
Sphacelaria : a genus of small feathery brown algae (order Sphacelariales) similar to Ectocarpus but having the area of growth restricted to large dark brown apical cells
Sphacelariales : an order of small or medium-sized much branched parenchymatous brown algae (class Isogeneratae) that are found chiefly in the lower part of the intertidal zone and grow from apical cells on the branches
sphacelate : to become gangrenous
sphacelated : to become gangrenous
sphacelation : to become gangrenous
sphacelia : the conidial stage of ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
sphacelial : the conidial stage of ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
Sphaceloma : a form genus of imperfect fungi that is sometimes included in Gloeosporium but is usually considered as distinct because of the firm acervulus suggestive of a cushion
sphacelus : gangrene
Sphaeralcea : a large genus of chiefly tropical herbs (family Malvaceae) with showy pink or scarlet flowers and mostly globose fruit  — see globe mallow
sphaeraphides : a spherical aggregation of raphides in a plant cell
Sphaeriaceae : a family of parasitic fungi (order Sphaeriales) having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia usually with ostioles
sphaeriaceous : a family of parasitic fungi (order Sphaeriales) having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia usually with ostioles
Sphaeriales : a large order of ascomycetous fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) that usually have hard dark perithecia with definite ostioles, that include many economically important plant parasites as well as large numbers of saprophytes, and that in recent classifications are often divided among several orders
sphaeridia : one of the small organs found on or buried in the test of all recent sea urchins except the Cidaroida suggesting statoliths in structure and possibly subserving a similar function
sphaeridial : of, relating to, or being a sphaeridium
sphaeridium : one of the small organs found on or buried in the test of all recent sea urchins except the Cidaroida suggesting statoliths in structure and possibly subserving a similar function
Sphaeriidae : a cosmopolitan family of minute freshwater bivalve mollusks (suborder Submytilacea) including some that are intermediate hosts of trematode worms  — see sphaerium
sphaerite : a mineral consisting of a light gray or bluish hydrous aluminum phosphate in globular concretions
Sphaerium : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Sphaeriidae) of small viviparous freshwater bivalve mollusks that have a thin light-colored shell and the siphons separate  — see fingernail clam
Sphaerobolaceae : a monotypic family of fungi (order Nidulariales) in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
Sphaerocarpaceae : a family of liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes that is placed in the order Sphaerocarpales or sometimes included in Jungermanniales among the Anacrogynae  — see sphaerocarpus
Sphaerocarpales : a small order of Hepaticae comprising liverworts with an involucre around each archegonium  — see sphaerocarpaceae
Sphaerocarpus : the type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae comprising liverworts with a small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus and with the spores nearly always remaining in tetrads at maturity
sphaerocobaltite : cobaltocalcite
Sphaerococcaceae : a family of red algae (order Rhodymeniales) having a much branched thallus with the cystocarps enclosed in semiglobular swellings of the peripheral tissues  — see gracilaria
sphaerococcaceous : a family of red algae (order Rhodymeniales) having a much branched thallus with the cystocarps enclosed in semiglobular swellings of the peripheral tissues  — see gracilaria
sphaerolite : spherulite
sphaerolitic : spherulitic
Sphaeroma : a genus (the type of the family Sphaeromidae) of marine isopod crustaceans having broad oval bodies that can sometimes be rolled into a ball, an abdomen of two segments, and well developed antennae and including destructive borers of pilings and other timbers  — see rock-boring isopod
Sphaerophorus : a genus (the type of the family Sphaerophoraceae) of gymnocarpous lichens characterized by a foliaceous or fruticose thallus with terminal globose apothecia bearing continuous dark-colored ascospores
Sphaeropsidaceae : a very large family of imperfect fungi (order Sphaeropsidales) that include various important plant pathogens and are characterized by globose to spheroidal pycnidia with dark leathery or carbonaceous walls
Sphaeropsidales : an order of imperfect fungi in which the conidia are produced in pycnidia or similar chambered cavities and which include both saprophytes and parasites
Sphaeropsis : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) having large unicellular dark pycnospores and including many forms that have been found to be imperfect stages of various other fungi (such as members of the genus Physalospora)
Sphaerostilbe : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Nectriaceae) characterized by red perithecia borne on slender stromatic stalks and 2-celled ascospores and including destructive root parasites especially of tropical plants
Sphaerotheca : a genus of powdery mildews (family Erysiphaceae) having perithecia with one ascus and unbranched appendages that resemble hyphae  — see hop mildew
Sphaerotilus : a genus of bacteria (family Chlamydobacteriaceae) having filaments that exhibit false branching and reproducing by both conidia and swarmers
sphagnaceous : of or relating to the genus Sphagnum or order Sphagnales
Sphagnales : an order of Musci that is coextensive with the genus Sphagnum and is often isolated in a separate subclass
sphagnicolous : inhabiting or growing in sphagnum
sphagnous : of, relating to, or abounding in sphagnum
Sphagnum : any of an order (Sphagnales, containing a single genus Sphagnum) of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat
sphagnum : any of an order (Sphagnales, containing a single genus Sphagnum) of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat
sphalerite : a mineral composed essentially of zinc sulfide that is the most important ore of zinc
sphecid : of or relating to the Sphecidae
Sphecidae : a family of solitary wasps (superfamily Sphecoidea) having the first segment of the abdomen generally prolonged into a long smooth cylindrical petiole and including the mud daubers and some digger wasps
Sphecoidea : a superfamily of Hymenoptera comprising Sphecidae and related families and in some classifications the true bees  — compare apoidea
sphendone : a headband worn by ancient Greek women
sphene : a mineral that is a silicate of calcium and titanium and often contains other elements
sphenethmoid : of, relating to, or being a bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians
sphenion : the lower frontal apex of the parietal bone used as a reference point in craniometry
Spheniscidae : a family of birds (order Sphenisciformes) containing all the existing penguins
Sphenisciformes : an order of flightless aquatic birds comprising the penguins
Spheniscus : a genus of penguins that is type of the family Spheniscidae and includes the jackass penguin
sphenobasilar : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the sphenoid and the basilar part of the occipital bone
sphenobasilic : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the sphenoid and the basilar part of the occipital bone
sphenocephalia : sphenocephaly
sphenocephalic : having a wedge-shaped head
sphenocephalous : having a wedge-shaped head
sphenocephaly : the condition of being sphenocephalic
Sphenodon : tuatara
sphenodon : tuatara
sphenodont : tuatara
sphenoethmoid : a small space between the sphenoid bone and the superior nasal concha into which the sphenoid sinus opens
sphenofrontal : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the sphenoid and frontal bones of the skull
sphenogram : a cuneiform character (as in an inscription)
sphenography : the art of writing in or deciphering cuneiform characters
sphenoid : of, relating to, or being a winged compound bone of the base of the cranium
sphenoidal : of, relating to, or being a winged compound bone of the base of the cranium
sphenoiditis : inflammation of the sphenoid sinuses
sphenolith : a wedge-shaped intrusive mass of igneous rock
sphenomandibular : of, relating to, or joining the sphenoid bone and the lower jaw
sphenomaxillary : of, relating to, or joining the sphenoid bone and the upper jaw
sphenopalatine : of, relating to, lying in, or distributed to the vicinity of the sphenoid and palatine bones
sphenoparietal : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the region of the sphenoid and parietal bones
Sphenophorus : a genus of weevils whose larvae bore in the roots and stems of cereal and other grasses
Sphenophyllales : an order of fossil plants (subdivision Sphenopsida) coextensive with the genus Sphenophyllum
Sphenophyllum : a genus of Paleozoic fossil plants that are related to the club mosses and horsetails but are usually placed in the separate order Sphenophyllales, that have jointed stems, cuneate leaves in whorls of three or multiples of three, and terminal cones or sporophylls, and that occur from the Devonian to the Permian
Sphenopteris : a form genus of Paleozoic fossil plants (order Cycadofilicales) based primarily on leaf blades with cuneate pinnules
sphenosquamosal : of, relating to, lying between or distributed to the sphenoid and temporal bones of the skull
sphenotic : of, relating to, or being an element of the skull of many fishes situated above the prootic and often forming part of the posterior boundary of the orbit
sphenoturbinal : of, relating to, constituting, or situated near a pair of small curved plates of bone at the anterior and inferior part of the body of the sphenoid bone that in man remain attached to the sphenoid until the age of puberty
sphenozygomatic : the suture occurring between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the zygomatic bone
spheral : spherical
spherality : the quality or state of being spheral or spherical
spheraster : a many-rayed sponge spicule with a spherical central body
spheration : the act or process of taking the form of a sphere
sphere : the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky
sphereless : lacking a sphere and especially an orbit : wandering
spheric : the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky
spherical : having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments
sphericality : roundness, sphericity
spherically : having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments
sphericalness : the quality or state of being spherical : spherical form
sphericity : the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky
spherics : spherical geometry
spheriform : spherical
spherocrystal : a spherical crystal aggregate
spherograph : two cardboards used especially in navigation and astronomy, containing various circles, and turning upon each other in such a manner that any possible spherical triangle may be readily found and the measure of the parts read off by inspection
spheroidal : a figure resembling a sphere
spheroidally : a figure resembling a sphere
spheroidical : spheroidal
spheroidically : spheroidal
spheroidicity : the quality or state of being spheroidal
spheroidism : the quality or state of being a spheroid
spheroidize : to subject (an iron-base alloy) to prolonged heating near the critical temperature and then to slow cooling so that the iron carbide assumes a globular form  — compare anneal, heat-treat
spherometer : an instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface
spherula : a small spherical sponge spicule
spherular : taking the form of or resembling a spherule
spherulate : covered or set with spherules or tubercles
spherule : a little sphere or spherical body
spherulite : a usually spherical crystalline body of radiating crystal fibers often found in vitreous volcanic rocks
spherulitic : a usually spherical crystalline body of radiating crystal fibers often found in vitreous volcanic rocks
spherulitize : to convert into spherulites
sphery : of, relating to, or suggestive of the celestial bodies
spheterize : to take for one's own : appropriate
Sphex : a genus of wasps that is the type of the family Sphecidae
sphincter : an annular muscle surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily opening
sphincteral : an annular muscle surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily opening
sphincterate : provided with or contracted by a sphincter
sphincterectomy : surgical excision of a sphincter
sphincteric : an annular muscle surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily opening
sphincterotomy : surgical incision of a sphincter
sphindid : of or relating to the Sphindidae
Sphindidae : a family of small clavicorn tenebrionid beetles living in dry fungi on trees
sphinges : a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lion's body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle
sphingid : hawk moth
Sphingidae : a family of typically large heavy-bodied strong-flying moths with narrow elongated wings that comprise the hawk moths
sphingine : resembling a sphinx
sphingometer : an instrument for measuring the bending of a strut (as by deflection of beams of light)
sphingomyelin : any of a group of crystalline phosphatides that are obtained especially from nerve tissue and that on hydrolysis yield a fatty acid (as lignoceric acid), sphingosine, choline, and phosphoric acid
sphingosine : a long-chain unsaturated amino alcohol C18H37O2N that is found especially in cell membranes and is a primary constituent of sphingolipids
sphinx : a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lion's body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle
sphinxian : of, relating to, or resembling a sphinx
sphinxlike : a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lion's body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle
Sphoeroides : a common genus of puffer fishes
sphragide :  lemnian bole
sphragistic : of or relating to a seal or signet : dealing with seals
sphragistics : the science of seals and signets dealing especially with their history, age, distinctions of types, manner of use, and legal function : sigillography
sphygmic : of or relating to the circulatory pulse
sphygmochronograph : an instrument for recording the movements of the pulse
sphygmogram : a tracing made by a sphygmograph and consisting of a series of curves that correspond to the beats of the heart
sphygmograph : an instrument that records graphically the movements or character of the pulse
sphygmographic : an instrument that records graphically the movements or character of the pulse
sphygmomanometer : an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
sphygmomanometric : obtained with a sphygmomanometer
sphygmomanometry : an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
sphygmometer : an instrument for measuring the strength of the pulse beat
Sphyraenidae : a monotypic family of large active elongated cylindrical small-scaled fishes (suborder Mugiloidea) having a large mouth with a projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth in jaws and palate  — see barracuda
Sphyrapicus : a genus of American woodpeckers consisting of the sapsuckers
Sphyrna : a genus (the type of the family Sphyrnidae) of large voracious chiefly tropical sharks including the hammerhead shark
Sphyrnidae : a family of sharks that have the head highly modified and that include the hammerheads and bonnetheads
Spica : a bandage that is applied in successive V-shaped crossings and is used to immobilize a limb especially at a joint
spica : a bandage that is applied in successive V-shaped crossings and is used to immobilize a limb especially at a joint
Spicaria : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) characterized by nonseptate hyaline conidia borne in chains on verticillate conidiophores
spicate : arranged in the form of a spike
spicated : spicate
spiccato : performed with a slight lifting of the bow after each note
spice : any of various aromatic vegetable products (such as pepper or nutmeg) used to season or flavor foods
spiceable : capable of being spiced
spiceberry : wintergreen sense 2a
spicebush : an aromatic shrub (Lindera benzoin) of the laurel family found chiefly in the eastern U.S. that bears dense clusters of small greenish-yellow flowers followed by usually scarlet berries
spiced : any of various aromatic vegetable products (such as pepper or nutmeg) used to season or flavor foods
spiceless : any of various aromatic vegetable products (such as pepper or nutmeg) used to season or flavor foods
spicery : spices
spicewood : any of several aromatic trees or shrubs: such as
spiciform : shaped like a spike
spicigerous : spicate
spicily : having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice
spiciness : having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice
spicing : any of various aromatic vegetable products (such as pepper or nutmeg) used to season or flavor foods
spick : a person who is a native Spanish-speaker or whose family is from a Spanish-speaking country
spicket : spigot
spickle : spicule
spicknel : a European perennial herb (Meum athamanticum) having finely divided strongly aromatic leaves and minute white flowers
spicose : having spikes
spicosity : having spikes
spicous : spicose
spicousness : spicose
spicula : spicule, prickle
spiculae : spicule, prickle
spicular : a slender pointed usually hard body
spiculate : covered with or having spicules : spicular, prickly
spiculated : spiculate
spiculation : a slender pointed usually hard body
spicule : a slender pointed usually hard body
spiculiferous : bearing spicules
spiculose : having or full of spicules : spiculiferous
spiculum : any of various small spicular organs (such as the spines of an echinoderm, the dart of various snails, or a copulatory bristle on a nematode)
spicy : having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice
spider : any of an order (Araneae synonym Araneida) of arachnids having a short, usually unsegmented abdomen linked to the cephalothorax by the pedicel, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of spinnerets at the posterior end of the abdomen for spinning threads of silk for various uses (as in making cocoons for their eggs or webs to catch prey)
spiderflower : a plant of the genus Cleome
spiderish : any of an order (Araneae synonym Araneida) of arachnids having a short, usually unsegmented abdomen linked to the cephalothorax by the pedicel, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of spinnerets at the posterior end of the abdomen for spinning threads of silk for various uses (as in making cocoons for their eggs or webs to catch prey)
spiderless : lacking spiders : free of spiders
spiderlike : any of an order (Araneae synonym Araneida) of arachnids having a short, usually unsegmented abdomen linked to the cephalothorax by the pedicel, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of spinnerets at the posterior end of the abdomen for spinning threads of silk for various uses (as in making cocoons for their eggs or webs to catch prey)
spiderling : a very young spider especially where the brood remains on the back of the mother or in the egg sac for a time after hatching
spiderly : resembling a spider : spidery
spiderweb : the network of silken thread spun by most spiders and used as a resting place and as a trap for small prey
spiderwort : any of a genus (Tradescantia of the family Commelinaceae, the spiderwort family) of American monocotyledonous plants with ephemeral often blue or violet flowers
spidery : resembling a spider in form or manner
spied : to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes
spiegel : a composition of iron that contains 15 to 30 percent manganese and 4.5 to 6.5 percent carbon
spiegeleisen : a composition of iron that contains 15 to 30 percent manganese and 4.5 to 6.5 percent carbon
spiel : to play music
spieler : to play music
spier : spy
spiff : spruce
spiffed : spruce
spiffily : fine looking : smart
spiffiness : fine looking : smart
spiffing : spruce
spiffy : fine looking : smart
spiflicate : to overcome or dispose of by violence
spiflicated : intoxicated
spiflication : the act of spiflicating or state of being spiflicated
spig : spic
Spigelia : a large genus of American herbs (family Loganiaceae) with showy flowers
Spigelian : relating to or discovered by the Flemish anatomist Adriaan van den Spieghel
spiggoty : spic
spignet : spikenard sense 2a
spigot : spile sense 2
Spike : a very large nail
spike : a very large nail
spikebill : hooded merganser
spiked : having an inflorescence that is a spike
spikefish : spearfish
spikehorn : spike sense 3b
spikelet : a small or secondary spike
spikelike : a very large nail
spikenard : a fragrant ointment of the ancients
spiker : a very large nail
spiketail : tailcoat
spiketop : staghead
spikeweed : any of several annual Californian herbs of the genus Centromadia (family Compositae) with spiny involucral bracts
spikily : of, relating to, or characterized by spikes
spikiness : of, relating to, or characterized by spikes
spiking : a very large nail
spiky : of, relating to, or characterized by spikes
Spilanthes : a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Compositae) with opposite serrate leaves and yellow or whitish flowers in dense heads
spile : pile entry 1 sense 1
spilehole : a small air hole in a cask or a maple tree : vent
spileworm : shipworm
spiling : pile entry 1 sense 1
spilite : a very fine-grained to dense and greenish to gray-green extrusive rock of the gabbro family often vesicular or amygdaloid and generally free from phenocrysts that is composed essentially of the same minerals as diabase and shows an ophitic texture with augite grains between laths of basic plagioclase
spilitic : a very fine-grained to dense and greenish to gray-green extrusive rock of the gabbro family often vesicular or amygdaloid and generally free from phenocrysts that is composed essentially of the same minerals as diabase and shows an ophitic texture with augite grains between laths of basic plagioclase
spill : to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted
spillage : the act or process of spilling
spiller : to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted
spillet : spiller entry 3
spillway : a passage for surplus water to run over or around an obstruction (such as a dam)
spilly : defective from spills
Spilogale : a genus of mammals (family Mustelidae) comprising the little spotted skunks
spilosite : a spotted schistose rock produced by contact metamorphism of clay slate usually by diabase
spilt : to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted
spilth : the act or an instance of spilling
spin : to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
spina : a congenital cleft of the spinal column with hernial protrusion of the meninges and sometimes the spinal cord
spinacene : squalene
spinaceous : resembling or related to spinach
spinach : an Asian herb (Spinacia oleracea) of the goosefoot family cultivated for its edible leaves which form in a dense basal rosette
spinachlike : an Asian herb (Spinacia oleracea) of the goosefoot family cultivated for its edible leaves which form in a dense basal rosette
Spinacia : a small genus of Asiatic annual herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) having dioecious flowers without bracts and a pistillate calyx that becomes indurated over the one-seeded perianth  — see spinach
spinae  — see erector spinae
spinal : of, relating to, or situated near the spinal column
spinales : the most medial division of the sacrospinalis situated next to the spinal column and acting to extend it or any of the three muscles making up this division:
spinalis : the most medial division of the sacrospinalis situated next to the spinal column and acting to extend it or any of the three muscles making up this division:
spinally : with respect to or along the spine
spinate : bearing a spine : spiniform
spindlage : textile spindle equipment : the total number of spindles in a mill or region
spindle : a round stick with tapered ends used to form and twist the yarn in hand spinning
spindleage : textile spindle equipment : the total number of spindles in a mill or region
spindled : a round stick with tapered ends used to form and twist the yarn in hand spinning
spindleful : as much as a spindle will hold
spindlehead : a headstock or tailstock for a spindle or boring bar
spindler : a round stick with tapered ends used to form and twist the yarn in hand spinning
spindleshanks : long slender legs
spindletail : pintail sense 1a
spindlewood : the wood of a spindle tree
spindliness : the quality or state of being spindly
spindling : spindly
spindly : of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness
spindrift : sea spray
spine : spinal column
spinebill : any of various honey eaters of the genus Acanthorhynchus having a slender curved and very sharp bill
spinebone : spinal column, backbone
spined : spinal column
spinel : a hard crystalline mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum that varies from colorless to ruby red to black and is used as a gem
spineless : free from spines, thorns, or prickles
spinelessly : free from spines, thorns, or prickles
spinelessness : free from spines, thorns, or prickles
spinelet : a small spine
spinelike : spinal column
spinescence : spininess
spinescent : becoming spiny : tapering to a sharp rigid point : tending toward spininess : spinose, spinulose
spinet : an early harpsichord having a single keyboard and only one string for each note
spinetail : spine-tailed swift
Spinifex : any of several Australian grasses (genera Spinifex and Triodia) with spiny seeds or stiff sharp leaves
spinifex : any of several Australian grasses (genera Spinifex and Triodia) with spiny seeds or stiff sharp leaves
spiniform : like or being a spine
spininess : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : thorny
spink : chaffinch
spinnable : suitable for spinning : capable of being spun
spinnaker : a large triangular sail set on a long light pole and used when running before the wind
spinner : one that spins
spinneret : an organ (as of a spider or caterpillar) for producing threads of silk from the secretion of silk glands
spinnerular : of or relating to spinnerules
spinnerule : one of many small tubes on the spinnerets of spiders for discharging the secretion of the silk glands
spinnery : a spinning mill
spinney : a small wood with undergrowth
spinning : a method of fishing in which a lure is cast by use of a light flexible rod, a spinning reel, and a light line
spinocerebellar : of or relating to the spinal cord and cerebellum
spinoid : spinelike
spinose : spiny sense 2
spinosity : spiny sense 2
spinotectal :  tectospinal
spinothalamic : of, relating to, comprising, or associated with the spinothalamic tracts
spinous : spiny sense 2
Spinozism : the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza who taught that reality is one substance with an infinite number of attributes of which only thought and extension are capable of being apprehended by the human mind
Spinozist : the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza who taught that reality is one substance with an infinite number of attributes of which only thought and extension are capable of being apprehended by the human mind
Spinozistic : the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza who taught that reality is one substance with an infinite number of attributes of which only thought and extension are capable of being apprehended by the human mind
spinster : a woman whose occupation is to spin
spinsterhood : a woman whose occupation is to spin
spinsterish : a woman whose occupation is to spin
spinsterly : a woman whose occupation is to spin
spinstress : a woman who spins
spinthariscope : an instrument for visual detection of alpha particles that consists of a fluorescent screen and a magnifying lens system
spintherism : a subjective sensation as of sparks before the eyes
spinulate : spinulose
spinulation : an armature of spines or spinules
spinule : a minute spine
spinulescent : having small spines : somewhat spiny
Spinulosa : a cosmopolitan order of starfishes lacking conspicuous marginal plates and stalked pedicellariae and often occurring at great depths in the sea
spinulose : a minute spine
spinulous : spinulose
spiny : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : thorny
spionid : of or relating to the genus Spio or family Spionidae
spiracle : a breathing hole : vent
spiracula : spiracle
spiracular : a breathing hole : vent
spiraculum : spiracle
Spiraea : any of a genus (Spiraea) of deciduous shrubs of the rose family with small usually white or pink flowers in dense racemes, corymbs, cymes, or panicles
spiral : winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it
spirale : spiralium
spiraled : winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it
spiraliform : having or based upon the form of a spiral
spiralism : the growth of a normally straight stem to form a spiral
spirality : the quality or state of being spiral : the amount or degree of spiral curve
spiralization : the action or process of spiralizing
spiralize : to make spiral : wind, coil, twist, or cut in a spiral
spirally : winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it
spiran : a spiro compound
spirant : a consonant (such as \f\, \s\, \sh\) uttered with friction of the breath against some part of the oral passage : fricative
Spiranthes : a large widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids with slender often twisted spikes of white irregular flowers  — see screw auger
spirantic : spirantal
spirantize : to make spirantal
spiraster : a spiral sponge spicule of one or more turns produced on the outside into several spines
spiration : the action of breathing as a creative or life-giving function of the Deity
spire : a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass)
spirea : any of a genus (Spiraea) of deciduous shrubs of the rose family with small usually white or pink flowers in dense racemes, corymbs, cymes, or panicles
spired : having a spire
spirelet : a small spire : flèche
spireme : a continuous thread observed in fixed preparations of the prophase of mitosis that appears to be a strand of chromatin but is generally held to be an artifact
spiricle : one of the minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds that uncoil when moistened
Spirifer : a large genus (the type of the family Spiriferidae) of articulate brachiopods that have the arms supported within the shell by long spirally coiled spiralia which form a pair of cones with their apexes directed more or less laterally toward the ends of the long hinge line and that abound in Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous formations
Spiriferacea : a suborder or superfamily of Brachiopoda comprising all the Telotremata with calcareous spiral supports for the arms
spiriferid : a large genus (the type of the family Spiriferidae) of articulate brachiopods that have the arms supported within the shell by long spirally coiled spiralia which form a pair of cones with their apexes directed more or less laterally toward the ends of the long hinge line and that abound in Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous formations
spiriferoid : belonging to or characteristic of the genus Spirifer
spiriferous : having a spiral part or organ
spiriform : resembling a spire or a spiral in form
spirilla : any of a genus (Spirillum) of curved elongated motile bacteria having tufts of flagella at both poles
Spirillaceae : a family of phylogenetically heterogeneous bacteria including Spirillum, Campylobacter, Bdellovibrio, and associated genera, and comprising rigid more or less spirally curved elongate forms
spirillar : belonging to the genus Spirillum : resembling a spirillum
spirillosis : infection with or disease caused by spirilla
spirillum : any of a genus (Spirillum) of curved elongated motile bacteria having tufts of flagella at both poles
spiring : a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass)
spirit : an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms
spirited : full of energy, animation, or courage
spiritedly : full of energy, animation, or courage
spiritedness : full of energy, animation, or courage
spiritful : full of spirit or vigor : animated, spirited, vigorous
spiriting : an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms
spiritism : spiritualism sense 2a
spiritist : spiritualism sense 2a
spiritistic : spiritualism sense 2a
spiritize : to implant a spirit in : imbue with spirits
spiritless : lacking animation, cheerfulness, or courage
spiritlessly : lacking animation, cheerfulness, or courage
spiritlessness : lacking animation, cheerfulness, or courage
spiritous : pure, refined
spiritual : of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal
spiritualism : the view that spirit is a prime element of reality
spiritualist : the view that spirit is a prime element of reality
spiritualistic : the view that spirit is a prime element of reality
spirituality : something that in ecclesiastical law belongs to the church or to a cleric as such
spiritualization : to make spiritual
spiritualize : to make spiritual
spiritualizer : one that spiritualizes
spiritually : of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal
spiritualness : of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal
spiritualty : spirituality sense 1
spirituosity : the quality or state of being spirituous
spirituous : containing or impregnated with alcohol obtained by distillation
spirituousness : spirituosity
spiritus : spirit sense 21
spirity : spirited, lively
spirivalve : having a spiral shell
spirketing : planking consisting of timbers that are heavier than the ceiling and are worked above the waterways in a wooden ship
spirling : sparling
spiro : of or relating to a compound or system that contains two rings having a single atom in common  — compare spir- sense 2
Spirochaeta : a genus (the type of the family Spirochaetaceae) of spirochetes distinguished by a flexible undulating body with the protoplasm wound spirally around an elastic axis filament and comprising as now restricted various chiefly aquatic forms or formerly these together with important pathogens now placed in the genera Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
Spirochaetaceae : a family comprising large coarsely spiral bacteria of the order Spirochaetales that are free-living in fresh or salt water or associated with animal or human hosts
spirochaetal : caused by spirochetes
Spirochaetales : an order of higher bacteria comprising slender elongated flexuous spiral forms in which the body makes up at least one complete turn of the spiral
Spirochaete : any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender spirally undulating bacteria including those causing syphilis and Lyme disease
spirochetal : caused by spirochetes
spirochete : any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender spirally undulating bacteria including those causing syphilis and Lyme disease
spirochetemia : the abnormal presence of spirochetes in the circulating blood
spirochetic : of, relating to, or caused by spirochetes
spirocheticidal : destructive to spirochetes especially within the body of an animal host
spirocheticide : an agent (as a drug) capable of killing spirochetes especially within the human or animal body
spirochetosis : infection with or a disease caused by spirochetes
Spirodela : a genus of aquatic plants (family Lemnaceae) having a membranous spathe and a thallus with a cluster of several rootlets  — see great duckweed
spirogram : a graphic record of respiratory movements traced on a revolving drum
spirograph : an instrument for recording respiratory movements
Spirographis : a genus of sabelloid annelids with bright-colored gill plumes arranged spirally
Spirogyra : any of a genus (Spirogyra) of freshwater green algae with spiral chloroplasts
spiroid : resembling a screw : spiral in form
spiroloculine : having chambers arranged spirally
spirometer : an instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs (as in determining lung function in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease)
spirometric : an instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs (as in determining lung function in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease)
spirometry : an instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs (as in determining lung function in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease)
spiropentane : an unstable liquid hydrocarbon C5H8 made synthetically  — compare structural formula
Spirorbis : a genus of small annelids (family Serpulidae) forming a spirally coiled calcareous tube
Spirula : a genus (coextensive with a family Spirulidae of the order Decapoda) of small cephalopods related to the extinct belemnites, having a many-chambered shell coiled freely in a flat spiral that is comparable to the phragmocone of the belemnite shell and almost enveloped in the soft parts, and occurring in most tropic seas usually at great depths from which the shells float to the surface and are cast on beaches, although complete specimens of the animal are rare
spirulate : spiral in form or arrangement
spiry : resembling a spire
spissitude : the quality or state of being thick, dense, or compact : density, viscosity
Spisula : a genus of surf clams that includes a large yellowish white thick-shelled clam (S. solidissima) that is the common edible surf clam of the eastern coast of North America
spit : a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire
spital : lazaretto, hospital
spitball : paper chewed and rolled into a ball to be thrown or shot as a missile
spitballer : one that throws spitballs
spitbox : spittoon
spitchcock : an eel split and grilled
spite : petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
spiteful : filled with or showing spite : malicious
spitefully : filled with or showing spite : malicious
spitefulness : filled with or showing spite : malicious
spiteless : lacking spite : not motivated by spite
spitfire : a quick-tempered or highly emotional person
spitish : spiteful
spitstick : a graver that is used especially to outline designs
spitted : a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire
spitter : one that spits
spitting : a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire
spittle : saliva
spittoon : a receptacle for spit
spitz : a member of any of several breeds of stocky heavy-coated dogs of northern origin with erect ears and usually a heavily furred tail carried over the back
spiv : a man who lives by his wits without regular employment
spivery : the practice of a spiv : obtaining one's living without effort at the expense of others
Spizella : a genus of small American finches including the chipping sparrow, the field sparrow, the tree sparrow, and related birds
spizzerinctum : the will to succeed : vim, energy, ambition
Splachnaceae : a family of mosses (order Funariales) characterized by the swollen neck of the capsule and their growth upon dung or decaying animal tissues
splachnaceous : a family of mosses (order Funariales) characterized by the swollen neck of the capsule and their growth upon dung or decaying animal tissues
splachnoid : resembling or related to a moss of the genus Splachnum
Splachnum : a genus (the type of the family Splachnaceae) of rather rare mosses distinguished by a capsule that bears spores only in the upper portion and by its colored lower half being much swollen and composed of loose tissue containing chlorophyll
splacknuck : an odd or peculiar person or animal
splanchnic : of or relating to the viscera : visceral
splanchnocoele : the embryonic body cavity when formed by splitting of the mesoderm into somatopleuric and splanchnopleuric layers
splanchnology : a branch of anatomy concerned with the viscera
splanchnomegaly : organomegaly
splanchnopleure : a layer of tissue that consists of the inner of the two layers into which the unsegmented sheet of mesoderm splits in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate together with the endoderm internal to it and that forms most of the walls and substance of the visceral organs  — compare somatopleure
splanchnopleuric : a layer of tissue that consists of the inner of the two layers into which the unsegmented sheet of mesoderm splits in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate together with the endoderm internal to it and that forms most of the walls and substance of the visceral organs  — compare somatopleure
splanchnoptosis : visceroptosis
splash : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
splashboard : dashboard sense 1
splashed : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
splasher : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
splashiness : moving or being moved with a splash or splashing sounds
splashing : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
splashingly : in a splashing manner
splashy : moving or being moved with a splash or splashing sounds
splat : a single flat thin often ornamental member of a back of a chair
splathering : ungainly, clumsy
splatter : spatter
splatterdock : spatterdock
splatterer : a coot (Fulica americana)
splatterfaced : platter-faced
splatterwork : art work produced with or as if with a spatula
splay : to cause to spread outward
splayed : to cause to spread outward
splayfoot : a foot abnormally flattened and spread out
splayfooted : a foot abnormally flattened and spread out
splaymouthed : having a mouth stretched into an awkward gape or grin
spleen : a highly vascular ductless organ that is located in the left abdominal region near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and is concerned with final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood, and production of lymphocytes
spleenful : full of or affected with spleen : splenetic
spleenless : having no spleen
spleenwort : any of a large genus (Asplenium) of chiefly evergreen ferns having linear or oblong sori
spleeny : full of or displaying spleen
splenalgia : pain (such as neuralgic) in the region of the spleen
splenalgic : pain (such as neuralgic) in the region of the spleen
splenculus : a small accessory spleen
splendacious : very splendid : gorgeous
splendent : shining, glossy
splendid : possessing or displaying splendor: such as
splendidly : possessing or displaying splendor: such as
splendidness : possessing or displaying splendor: such as
splendiferous : extraordinarily or showily impressive
splendiferously : extraordinarily or showily impressive
splendiferousness : extraordinarily or showily impressive
splendor : great brightness or luster : brilliancy
splendorous : great brightness or luster : brilliancy
splenectomize : surgical removal of the spleen
splenectomy : surgical removal of the spleen
spleneolus : an accessory spleen
splenetic : given to melancholy
splenetically : given to melancholy
splenetive : splenetic
splenial : of, relating to, or being a thin membrane bone on the inner side of the mandible of many vertebrates below mammals that resembles a splint and is usually in close relation with the dentary
splenic : of, relating to, or located in the spleen
splenification : splenization
splenitis : inflammation of the spleen
splenium : the thick rounded fold that forms the posterior border of the corpus callosum and is continuous by its undersurface with the fornix
splenius : either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region
splenization : the condition of being or process of becoming like a spleen
splenocyte : a macrophage of the spleen
splenoid : resembling a spleen
splenomegaly : abnormal enlargement of the spleen
splenopathy : disease of the spleen
splenulus : a rudimentary or accessory spleen
splenunculus : a rudimentary or accessory spleen
spleuchan : a pouch especially for tobacco or money
splice : to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
splicer : to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
splicing : to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
spline : a thin wood or metal strip used in building construction
splint : a small plate or strip of metal used in making armor
splintage : the application of splints
splinter : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
splinterless : not liable to splinter
splinterproof : a structure to protect against the splinters of bursting shells or bombs
splintery : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
splintwood : sapwood
splinty : splintery
split : to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers
splitbeak : a touraco of the genus Crinifer
splitfinger : a fastball thrown with the ball gripped as for a forkball so that it drops rapidly as it nears the plate
splitsaw : ripsaw
splittail : a California market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the family Cyprinidae
splitter : one that splits
splitting : that splits or causes to split: such as
splitworm : potato tuberworm
splodge : splotch
splodgy : splotchy
splore : frolic, carousal
splosh : splash
splotch : spot, blotch
splotchily : in a splotchy manner : so as to be splotchy
splotchiness : the quality or state of being splotchy
splotchy : spot, blotch
splunge : plunge
splurge : an ostentatious effort, display, or expenditure
splurgy : given to or characterized by ostentatious display or extravagance
splurt : spurt
splutter : a confused noise (as of hasty speaking)
splutterer : a confused noise (as of hasty speaking)
Spock Benjamin McLane 1903–1998 American physician
spode : ceramic ware (such as bone china, stone china, or Parian ware) made at the works established by Josiah Spode in 1770 at Stoke in Staffordshire, England
spodium : a powder obtained as a product or residue of combustion (such as soot from melting metals or vegetable ash)
spodumene : a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald-green monoclinic mineral that is a silicate of lithium and aluminum and occurs in prismatic crystals often of great size
spoffish : fussbudgety
spoil : to damage seriously : ruin
spoilable : to damage seriously : ruin
spoilage : the act or process of spoiling
spoilation : spoliation
spoiled : to damage seriously : ruin
spoiler : one that spoils
spoilfive : a card game in which a pool is won by a player who wins three of the five tricks with a bonus for winning all five
spoiling : to damage seriously : ruin
spoilsman : one who serves a party for a share of the spoils
spoilsport : one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
spoilt : to damage seriously : ruin
Spokan : a Salishan people of northeastern Washington
spoke : any of the small radiating bars inserted in the hub of a wheel to support the rim
spokeless : having no spokes
spoken : delivered by word of mouth : oral
spokeshave : a drawknife or small transverse plane with end handles for planing convex or concave surfaces
spokesman : a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity
spokesmanship : a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity
spokeswoman : a woman who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity
spokewise : in a manner resembling the spokes of a wheel
spoky : having or equipped with parts arranged like the spokes of a wheel
spolia : rich spoils : the armor and arms taken by the victor from a slain general
spoliate : despoil
spoliation : the act of plundering
spoliator : despoil
spoliatory : of, relating to, or characterized by spoliation
spondaic : a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables
spondaize : to make spondaic
spondean : having, consisting of, or characterized by spondees
spondee : a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables
Spondias : a small genus of tropical trees (family Anacardiaceae) having pinnate leaves and small flowers in terminal panicles, a free ovary that becomes in fruit a fleshy drupe, and astringent leaves and bark  — see ciruela, hog plum, mombin, ambarella
spondyl : vertebra
spondylarthritis : arthritis of the spine
spondylic : vertebral
spondylid : of or belonging to the Spondylidae
Spondylidae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Filibranchia) comprising the spiny oysters
spondylitic : of, relating to, or affected with spondylitis
spondylitis : inflammation of the vertebrae
spondylium : a curved median plate for muscle attachment in the posterior part of one or both valves of a brachiopod
Spondylocladium : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) characterized by brown septate conidia borne in successive whorls on the conidiophores  — see silver scurf
spondyloid : resembling or related to the Spondylidae
spondylolisthesis : forward displacement of a lumbar vertebra on the one below it and especially of the fifth lumbar vertebra on the sacrum producing pain by compression of nerve roots
spondylopathy : any disease or disorder of the vertebrae
spondylosis : any of various degenerative diseases of the spine
spondylous : vertebral
Spondylus : a genus of large, thick, inequivalve, usually spinose and attached, bivalve mollusks (family Spondylidae) that are remarkable for perfection of the hinge
spondylus : a genus of large, thick, inequivalve, usually spinose and attached, bivalve mollusks (family Spondylidae) that are remarkable for perfection of the hinge
sponge : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
spongecake : a light cake made without shortening
sponged : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
spongelike : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
spongeous : spongy
sponger : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
Spongiae : sponges
spongicolous : inhabiting sponges
spongiform : a fatal prion disease of cattle that affects the nervous system, resembles or is identical to scrapie of sheep and goats, and is probably transmitted by infected tissue in food 
Spongiidae : a family of horny sponges (order Keratosa) that have solid spongin fibers enclosing an axial core  — see spongia
Spongilla : a genus (the type of the family Spongillidae) of siliceous freshwater sponges that are usually green in color and form incrustations on submerged objects
spongillid : a genus (the type of the family Spongillidae) of siliceous freshwater sponges that are usually green in color and form incrustations on submerged objects
spongilline : a genus (the type of the family Spongillidae) of siliceous freshwater sponges that are usually green in color and form incrustations on submerged objects
spongily : in a spongy manner : springily, porously
spongin : a scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers found in certain sponge skeletons
sponginess : resembling a sponge:
sponging : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water
spongingly : in a sponging manner
spongioblast : any of the ectodermal cells of the embryonic spinal cord or brain that are at first columnar but become branched at one end and were formerly thought to give rise to glial cells
spongioblastoma : glioblastoma
spongiocyte : any of the cells of the adrenal cortex that have a spongy appearance due to lipid vacuoles the contents of which have been dissolved out in the process of cytological or histological preparation
spongioplasm : cytoreticulum
spongioplasmic : cytoreticulum
spongoblast : a cell that produces spongin
spongoblastic : a cell that produces spongin
spongoid : resembling sponge : spongelike
spongology : the study of sponges
Spongospora : a genus of organisms (family Plasmodiophoraceae) resembling the slime molds and characterized by spongelike spore balls each cell of which germinates  — see powdery scab  — compare plasmodiophora
spongy : resembling a sponge:
sponsal : spousal
sponsalia : a formal promise or contract for a future marriage between persons competent to make such a contract
sponsible : responsible, respectable
sponsion : suretyship accessory to oral contracts and available only to Roman citizens
sponson : a projection (such as a gun platform) from the side of a ship or a tank
sponsor : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare
sponsorial : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare
sponsorship : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare
spontaneity : the quality or state of being spontaneous
spontaneous : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
spontaneously : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
spontaneousness : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
spontoon : a short pike formerly borne by subordinate officers of infantry
spoof : deceive, hoax
spoofer : one that spoofs: such as
spoofery : deceive, hoax
spook : ghost, specter
spookery : the quality of being spooky
spookily : relating to, resembling, or suggesting spooks
spookiness : relating to, resembling, or suggesting spooks
spookish : ghost, specter
spookism : belief in or the practice of communicating with spooks or spirits
spookist : one who believes in or practices spookism
spooky : relating to, resembling, or suggesting spooks
spool : a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (such as thread, wire, or tape) is wound
spooler : a computer utility that regulates data flow by receiving data (as from a word processor), queuing the data in a buffer, and then transmitting it (as to a printer) with increased efficiency
spoolwood : paper birch
spoon : an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handle
spoonbill : any of several wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the ibises that have an expanded bill that is flattened and rounded at the tip
spoondrift : spray blown from waves during a gale at sea : spindrift
spooner : one that uses a spoon implement
spoonerism : a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
spooneyism : spooniness
spooneyness : the quality or state of being spoony
spoonflower : yautia sense a
spoonful : as much as a spoon will hold
spoonhutch : big laurel
spoonily : in a spoony manner
spooniness : the quality or state of being spoony
spooning : an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handle
spoonlike : resembling a spoon (as in shape or function)
spoonwood : mountain laurel sense 1
spoony : silly, foolish
spoonyism : spooniness
spoor : a track, a trail, a scent, or droppings especially of a wild animal
spoorer : one that spoors
spor : seed : spore
sporades two island groups of Greece in the Aegean Sea: the
sporadic : occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
sporadically : in a sporadic manner : not regularly or constantly
sporadicity : the quality or state of being sporadic
sporal : of, relating to, or having the special characteristics of a spore : being a spore
sporange : sporangium
sporangia : a structure within which spores are produced
sporangial : a structure within which spores are produced
sporangiferous : bearing sporangia
sporangiform : having the form of a sporangium
sporangioid : resembling a sporangium : sporangiform
sporangiola : sporangiole
sporangiole : a small deciduous few-spored sporangium occurring along with larger sporangia that contain numerous spores in fungi of the family Mucoraceae
sporangiolum : sporangiole
sporangiophore : a stalk or similar structure bearing sporangia
sporangiospore : a spore that develops in a sporangium
sporangite : a fossilized spore case of a plant
Sporangites : a form genus of Paleozoic fossil organisms based on spores or spore cases apparently of plants of Lepidodendron and Calamites or related genera
sporangium : a structure within which spores are produced
spore : a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants, fungi, and some microorganisms and capable of development into a new individual either directly or after fusion with another spore
spored : a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants, fungi, and some microorganisms and capable of development into a new individual either directly or after fusion with another spore
sporeformer : an organism that forms spores : sporebearer
sporeling : a young new individual developed from a spore
sporicide : tending to kill spores
sporid :  sporidium
sporidesm : a multicellular spore body or chain of independent spores
sporidia : a small spore (as in various smuts and rusts)
sporidial : of, relating to, or producing sporidia : developing from a sporidium
sporidiferous : bearing sporidia
sporidium : a small spore (as in various smuts and rusts)
sporiferous : bearing or producing spores
sporoblast : a cell of a sporozoan resulting from sexual reproduction and producing spores and sporozoites
Sporobolus : a widely distributed genus of grasses having ample panicles with small one-flowered spikelets each with three glumes and grain that separates easily  — see dropseed
sporocarp : a structure (as in red algae, fungi, or mosses) in or on which spores are produced
Sporochnus : a small genus (the type of the family Sporochnaceae) of brown algae characterized by tufts of fine elongated filaments terminating some of the branches of the thallus
sporocyst : a case or cyst secreted by some sporozoans preliminary to sporogony
sporocyte : spore mother cell
sporodochia : an erumpent crowded cluster of conidiophores arising from a stroma in the form of a cushion (as in the Tuberculariaceae)
sporodochium : an erumpent crowded cluster of conidiophores arising from a stroma in the form of a cushion (as in the Tuberculariaceae)
sporoduct : minute tubes in the wall of the cyst formed by some gregarines for the exit of spores
sporogenesis : reproduction by spores
sporogenic : reproduction by spores
sporogenous : reproduction by spores
sporogeny : sporogenesis
sporogone : sporogonium
sporogonial : of, relating to, or producing sporogonia
sporogonic : reproduction by spores
sporogonium : the sporophyte of a moss or liverwort consisting typically of a stalk bearing a capsule in which spores are produced, developing from a fertilized egg in the venter of the archegonium, and remaining permanently attached to the gametophyte by the base of the stalk which acts as an absorbing organ
sporogony : reproduction by spores
sporoid : resembling a spore
sporont : a sporozoan that engages in sporogony
sporophore : the spore-producing organ of a fungus or slime mold
sporophorous : sporiferous
sporophyll : a spore-bearing and usually greatly modified leaf
sporophyte : the diploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant with alternation of generations that begins from a diploid zygote and produces haploid spores by meiotic division  — compare gametophyte
sporophytic : the diploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant with alternation of generations that begins from a diploid zygote and produces haploid spores by meiotic division  — compare gametophyte
sporoplasm : a mass of protoplasm that gives rise to or forms a spore
sporosac : a simple degenerate gonophore of some hydroids that is often little more than a gonad and never medusoid
sporotrichosis : infection with or disease caused by a fungus (Sporothrix schenckii) that is characterized by often ulcerating or suppurating nodules in the skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nearby lymph nodes and is usually transmitted by fungal entry through a skin abrasion or wound
sporotrichotic : of or relating to sporotrichosis
Sporotrichum : a genus of saprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi of the family Moniliaceae that formerly included the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis
sporous : having (such or so many) spores
Sporozoa : any of a large class (Sporozoa) of strictly parasitic nonmotile protozoans that have a complex life cycle usually involving both asexual and sexual generations often in different hosts and include important pathogens (such as malaria parasites and babesias)
sporozoan : any of a large class (Sporozoa) of strictly parasitic nonmotile protozoans that have a complex life cycle usually involving both asexual and sexual generations often in different hosts and include important pathogens (such as malaria parasites and babesias)
sporozoite : a usually motile infective form of some sporozoans that is a product of sporogony and initiates an asexual cycle in the new host
sporozoon : sporozoan
sporran : a pouch usually of skin with the hair or fur on that is worn in front of the kilt with Scots Highland dress
sport : to amuse oneself : frolic
sportability : sportiveness
sporter : one that sports (such as a sportsman or a lavish spender)
sportful : productive of sport or amusement : entertaining, diverting
sportfully : productive of sport or amusement : entertaining, diverting
sportfulness : productive of sport or amusement : entertaining, diverting
sportily : of, relating to, or typical of sports, sportsmen, sportswomen, or sportswear
sportiness : of, relating to, or typical of sports, sportsmen, sportswomen, or sportswear
sporting : of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport
sportingly : of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport
sportive : frolicsome, playful
sportively : frolicsome, playful
sportiveness : frolicsome, playful
sportless : affording no sport : producing no sports
sports : to amuse oneself : frolic
sportsman : a person who engages in sports (such as hunting or fishing)
sportsmanlike : a person who engages in sports (such as hunting or fishing)
sportsmanly : a person who engages in sports (such as hunting or fishing)
sportsmanship : conduct (such as fairness, respect for one's opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport
sportswear : clothing suitable for recreation
sportswoman : a woman who engages in sports
sportula : a gift (as of food or money) usually from an ancient Roman to one of his clients and often at regular intervals or on prescribed occasions
sportulae : a gift (as of food or money) usually from an ancient Roman to one of his clients and often at regular intervals or on prescribed occasions
sporty : of, relating to, or typical of sports, sportsmen, sportswomen, or sportswear
sporular : of, relating to, or having the nature of a sporule
sporulate : to undergo sporulation
sporulation : the formation of spores
sporule : a small spore
sposh : soft slushy mud or snow
sposhy : soft slushy mud or snow
spot : a taint on character or reputation : fault
spotless : having no spot:
spotlessly : having no spot:
spotlessness : having no spot:
spotlight : a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage
spotlighter : one that uses a spotlight
spotlike : resembling a spot
spotrump :  hudsonian godwit
spotsman : one that spots, watches, or points out
spottable : a taint on character or reputation : fault
spotted : marked with spots
spottedly : spottily
spottedness : the quality or state of being spotted
spotter : one that makes or applies a spot (as for identification)
spottily : marked with spots : spotted
spottiness : marked with spots : spotted
spotting : a taint on character or reputation : fault
spottle : spot, dot
spotty : marked with spots : spotted
spousal : of, relating to, or involving a spouse
spousally : of, relating to, or involving a spouse
spouse : married person : husband, wife
spousehood : the married state : marriage, wedlock
spouseless : having no spouse
spout : to eject (liquid) in a stream
spouter : to eject (liquid) in a stream
spouting : to eject (liquid) in a stream
spoutless : having no spout
spoutlike : resembling a spout
spoutman : one who keeps a load (as of grain) level by moving the spout through which the load is being delivered
spouty : so wet as to spout water when walked on
sprack : alert, active, lively, nimble
spraddle : sprawl
sprag : a pointed stake or steel bar let down from a halted vehicle (such as a wagon) to prevent it from rolling
spragger : a worker who props coal beds with sprags for protection during mining or blasting
sprain : a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
spraints : otter's dung
sprang : a weaving technique in which threads or cords are intertwined and twisted over one another to form an openwork mesh
sprangle : to spread out in different directions : branch out : ramify, straggle
sprangly : spreading, sprawling
sprat : a small European marine fish (Sprattus sprattus) of the herring family
spratter : one that fishes for sprats
sprauchle : clamber, scramble, sprawl
sprawl : to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out
sprawler : any of various European noctuid moths (especially Brachionycha sphinx) or their larvae
sprawling : to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out
sprawlingly : in a sprawling manner
sprawly : stretching or spreading out in an ungainly or irregular way : straggly, diffuse
spray : a usually flowering branch or shoot
sprayer : a usually flowering branch or shoot
sprayey : resembling water spray : carrying or throwing spray
spread : to open or expand over a larger area
spreadboard : a machine that spreads flax and hemp in ropemaking
spreader : one that spreads: such as
spreadhead : a newspaper heading in large type usually extending across two or more columns
spreading : to open or expand over a larger area
spreadingly : expansively, manifestly
spready : having or constituting a hide 60 pounds or more in weight and 6¹/₂ feet or more in length
spreaghery : cattle lifting : plundering
spreath : prey, booty
spree : an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
spreeuw : any of several African starlings of glossy plumage
sprent : sprinkled over
sprig : a small shoot : twig
sprigged : a small shoot : twig
sprigger : one that sprigs: such as
spriggy : having sprigs or small branches
sprightful : sprightly
sprightfully : sprightly
sprightfulness : sprightly
sprightlily : in a sprightly manner : briskly, animatedly
sprightliness : marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
sprightly : marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
sprigtail : pintail sense 1a
Spring : dart, shoot
spring : dart, shoot
springal : a young man : stripling
springald : a young man : stripling
springboard : a flexible board usually secured at one end and used for gymnastic stunts or diving
springbok : a swift and graceful southern African gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) noted for its habit of springing lightly and suddenly into the air
springbuck : springbok
springe : a noose fastened to an elastic body to catch small game
springer : a stone or other solid laid at the impost of an arch  — see arch illustration
springerle : a thick hard cookie that is usually flavored with anise and has a design impressed in relief upon the dough by means of a carved board or rolling pin and that is traditionally eaten at Christmas in German-speaking countries
springfish : miller's-thumb
springhaas : jumping hare
springhalt : stringhalt
springhead : fountainhead
springhouse : a small building situated over a spring and used for cool storage (as of dairy products or meat)
springily : having an elastic quality : resilient
springiness : having an elastic quality : resilient
springing : spring sense 5
springingly : in a springing manner
springle : sprinkle
springless : being without a spring : lacking springs
springlet : a little spring : streamlet
springlike : dart, shoot
springtail : any of an order (Collembola) of small primitive wingless arthropods that are either classified as insects or are placed in a related class (Entognatha), that have internal mouthparts enclosed in folds of the head, usually possess a furcula used for jumping, exhibit incomplete metamorphosis, feed especially on fungi and decaying vegetation, and are typically found in moist or wet surroundings (such as soil, on the surface of water or melting snow, or in caves)
springtide : springtime
springtime : the season of spring
springwood : the softer more porous portion of an annual ring of wood that develops early in the growing season  — compare summerwood
springwort : a root held in European folklore to have magical properties
springy : having an elastic quality : resilient
sprink : sprinkle
sprinkle : to scatter in drops or particles
sprinkled : to scatter in drops or particles
sprinkler : to scatter in drops or particles
sprinklered : having a sprinkler system
sprinkling : a limited quantity or amount : modicum
sprint : to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance
sprinter : to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance
sprit : a spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
sprite : elf, fairy
spritsail : a sail extended by a sprit
sprittail : pintail sense 1a
sprittie : full of rushes
spritty : full of rushes
sproat : a light fishhook with a gradual or flattened bend
sprocket : a toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain
sprod : a sea trout smolt
sprout : to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
sprouter : a device for germinating grains (such as oats) for feeding livestock
sprouting : to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
sproutland : an area covered by a sprout forest
sproutling : a small sprout or offshoot
spruce : to make spruce
sprucely : to make spruce
spruceness : to make spruce
sprue : the waste piece on a casting (as of metal or plastic) left by the hole through which the mold was filled
spruer : one that attends to the sprue occupying the gate in the process of casting iron
sprug : house sparrow
spruiker : barker
spruit : a small often dry tributary stream in southern Africa
sprunt : to make a quick convulsive movement : jump, run
spry : able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble sense 1
spryly : able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble sense 1
spryness : able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble sense 1
spud : to dig with a spud
spudder : one that sets up and operates a well-drilling machine
spuddle : puddle
spuddy : pudgy
spuffle : fuss, bustle
spume : frothy matter on liquids : foam, scum
spumescence : the quality or state of being foamy or frothy
spumescent : frothy, foamy
spumone : ice cream in layers of different colors, flavors, and textures often with candied fruits and nuts
spumose : spumy
spumous : frothy matter on liquids : foam, scum
spumy : frothy matter on liquids : foam, scum
spung : purse
spunk : a woody tinder : punk
spunkie : ignis fatuus sense 1
spunkily : full of spunk : spirited
spunkiness : full of spunk : spirited
spunky : full of spunk : spirited
spur : a pointed device secured to a rider's heel and used to urge on the horse
spurgall : to gall with or as if with a spur : injure, harass
spurge : any of a family (Euphorbiaceae) of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees often with a bitter milky juice
spuriae : the feathers of the bastard wing of a bird
spurious : born to parents not married to each other
spuriously : born to parents not married to each other
spuriousness : born to parents not married to each other
spurl : scramble, sprawl
spurless : having no spur
spurling : a line by which the turning of a ship's wheel moves the indicator of a telltale
spurn : to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
spurner : to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
spurnwater : a low V-shaped barrier on the forward deck of a ship to throw off seas coming aboard
spurred : wearing spurs
spurrial : a 15-shilling gold coin of James I (early 17th century) with a design on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur
spurrier : one that makes spurs
spurrite : a mineral Ca5(SiO4)(CO3) consisting of a calcium silicate and carbonate and occurring in light gray granular masses
spurry : a white-flowered European annual weedy herb (Spergula arvensis) of the pink family with whorled filiform leaves
spurt : to gush forth : spout
spurtive : of the nature of spurts : spasmodic, sudden
spurtle : a wooden stick for stirring porridge
spurwing : spur-winged goose
spurwinged : having one or more horny spurs on the bend of the wings
spurwort : field madder
sputa : matter expectorated from the respiratory system and especially the lungs that is composed of mucus but may contain pus, blood, fibrin, or microorganisms (such as bacteria) in diseased states
sputter : to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds
sputterer : to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds
sputtering : to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds
sputteringly : in a sputtering manner : with sputtering
sputtery : issuing in intermittent bursts : sputtering, ejaculatory
sputum : matter expectorated from the respiratory system and especially the lungs that is composed of mucus but may contain pus, blood, fibrin, or microorganisms (such as bacteria) in diseased states
Spy : to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes
spy : to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes
spyglass : a small telescope
squab : couch
squabash : to crush especially with criticism : lambaste
squabbed : squab entry 2 sense 1a(1)
squabbish : somewhat fat or squat
squabble : a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
squabbler : a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
squabbling : a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
squabbly : tending toward or characterized by squabbling
squabby : squab entry 2 sense 1a(1)
squacco : a small crested heron (Ardeola ralloides) that breeds in parts of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe
squad : a small organized group of military personnel
squadron : a unit of military organization: such as
squadroned : formed into or as if into a squadron
squail : to throw a weighted stick (as at a bird or fruit on a tree)
squalene : an acyclic hydrocarbon C30H50 that is widely distributed in nature (such as a major component of sebum and in shark-liver oils) and is a precursor of sterols (such as cholesterol)
squalid : marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
Squalidae : a family of sharks having a spine in each dorsal fin and comprising the spiny dogfishes and various chiefly small related forms
squalidity : the quality or state of being squalid
squalidly : marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
squalidness : marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
squaliform : resembling a shark or dogfish in form
squall : to cry out raucously : scream
squaller : to cry out raucously : scream
squally : marked by squalls
squaloid : resembling a shark
squalor : the quality or state of being squalid
Squalus : a genus (the type of the family Squalidae) of sharks originally comprising all the known sharks but now restricted to various typical dogfishes
squam : sou'wester sense 2b
squama : a scalelike or thin, flattened part or structure especially of an animal: such as
squamaceous : covered with or consisting of scales : scaly, squamous
squamae : a scalelike or thin, flattened part or structure especially of an animal: such as
Squamata : an order of reptiles comprising the snakes and lizards and sometimes the extinct Pythonomorpha
squamate : any of an order (Squamata) of reptiles including the snakes and lizards and related extinct forms
squamation : the state or condition of being scaly or scaled
squame : a scale or flake (as of skin)
squamella : a diminutive scale or bractlet
squamellate : squamulose
squamelliferous : bearing squamellae
squamelliform : having the form of a squamella
squamiform : having the shape of a scale
squamipennate : of or relating to the Squamipennes
Squamipennes : a suborder of Percomorphi comprising chiefly tropical marine fishes with a narrow deep body and usually scaly bases on the dorsal and anal fins and including Chaetodontidae, Ephippidae, and various other families
squamoid : scaly
squamosa : the squamous part of the temporal bone
squamosal : a squamosal bone
squamose : squamous
squamosely : squamous
squamoseness : squamous
squamosity : the state or condition of being squamose
squamous : covered with or consisting of scales : scaly
squamula : squamule
squamulae : squamule
squamulate : squamulose
squamulation : a squamous arrangement
squamule : a small scale:
squamuliform : resembling a squamule
squamulose : being or having a thallus made up of small leafy lobes
squander : to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate, waste
squanderer : to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate, waste
squandermania : the practice of spending money extravagantly especially by a government
squantum : clambake sense 1a
squarable : capable of being squared
square : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles
squarecap : mortarboard sense 2
squared : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles
squareface : cheap hard liquor
squareflipper : bearded seal
squarehead : blockhead, dolt
squarely : in a straightforward or honest manner
squareman : one who uses a square for adjusting or testing his work: such as
squareness : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles
squarer : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles
squaretail : brook trout
squaring : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles
squarish : somewhat square in form or appearance
squarishly : somewhat square in form or appearance
squark : the hypothetical boson analogue of a quark postulated under the rules of supersymmetry
squarrose : rough with divergent scales or processes
squarrosely : rough with divergent scales or processes
squarrous : rough with divergent scales or processes
squarrulose : somewhat squarrose
squarson : a landed proprietor who is also a clergyman of the Church of England
squash : to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
squashberry : the fruit of any of various plants (such as the dockmackie) of the genus Viburnum
squasher : to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
squashily : easily squashed
squashiness : easily squashed
squashy : easily squashed
squat : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
Squatarola : a genus of birds (family Charadriidae) consisting of the black-bellied plover
squatarole : black-bellied plover
Squatina : a genus (coextensive with the family Squatinidae) of sharks having a broadly rounded head with winglike lateral extensions and a broad flattened body that resembles that of a ray and being sometimes placed in a separate suborder but usually included in Squaloidea
squatina : a genus (coextensive with the family Squatinidae) of sharks having a broadly rounded head with winglike lateral extensions and a broad flattened body that resembles that of a ray and being sometimes placed in a separate suborder but usually included in Squaloidea
squatinid : a genus (coextensive with the family Squatinidae) of sharks having a broadly rounded head with winglike lateral extensions and a broad flattened body that resembles that of a ray and being sometimes placed in a separate suborder but usually included in Squaloidea
squatinoid : a genus (coextensive with the family Squatinidae) of sharks having a broadly rounded head with winglike lateral extensions and a broad flattened body that resembles that of a ray and being sometimes placed in a separate suborder but usually included in Squaloidea
squatly : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
squatmore : horned poppy
squatness : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
squattage : a property (such as a sheep run or station) occupied by a squatter
squatted : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
squatter : to go along through or as if through water
squatting : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
squattish : somewhat squat
squattocracy : the wealthy and influential owners of sheep ranches in Australia
squatty : low to the ground
squaw : an Indigenous woman of North America
squawberry : deerberry sense 1
squawbush : a strong-scented sumac (Rhus trilobata) of western North America with ternately compound leaves
squawfish : pikeminnow
squawflower : purple trillium
squawk : to utter a harsh abrupt scream
squawker : to utter a harsh abrupt scream
squawking : to utter a harsh abrupt scream
squawky : harsh, discordant, raucous
Squawmish : a Salishan people of the British Columbia coast opposite Vancouver Island
squawroot : a North American scaly herb (Conopholis americana) of the broomrape family parasitic especially on oak roots
squawweed : golden ragwort
Squaxon : a Salishan people of the southwest Puget sound area, Washington
squdge : ooze
squdgy : squat, pudgy
squeak : to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise
squeaker : one that squeaks
squeaking : to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise
squeaky : to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise
squeal : to make a shrill cry or noise
squealer : to make a shrill cry or noise
squealing : to make a shrill cry or noise
squeam : qualm
squeamish : easily nauseated : queasy
squeamishly : easily nauseated : queasy
squeamishness : easily nauseated : queasy
squeamy : squeamish
squeegee : a blade of leather or rubber set on a handle and used for spreading, pushing, or wiping liquid material on, across, or off a surface (such as a window)
squeezability : to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress
squeezable : to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress
squeeze : to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress
squeezer : to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress
squeezing : to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress
squeezy : accompanied by or suggestive of squeezing
squelch : to fall or stamp on so as to crush
squelcher : to fall or stamp on so as to crush
squelching : to fall or stamp on so as to crush
squelchy : to fall or stamp on so as to crush
squench : quench
squeteague : any of several weakfishes (especially Cynoscion regalis)
squib : a short humorous or satiric writing or speech
squibbery : the utterance or composition of squibs
squibbish : somewhat like a squib
squid : any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support
squidge : squelch sense 2
squidgy : unpleasantly damp : clammy
squiffed : intoxicated, drunk
squiffy : intoxicated, drunk
squiggle : squirm, wriggle
squiggly : squirm, wriggle
squilgee : a blade of leather or rubber set on a handle and used for spreading, pushing, or wiping liquid material on, across, or off a surface (such as a window)
Squill : a Mediterranean bulbous herb (Urginea maritima) of the lily family
Squilla : any of various stomatopod crustaceans (especially genus Squilla) that burrow in mud or beneath stones in shallow water along the seashore
squilla : any of various stomatopod crustaceans (especially genus Squilla) that burrow in mud or beneath stones in shallow water along the seashore
squillid : a stomatopod crustacean of the genus Squilla or family Squillidae
Squillidae : a family of stomatopod crustaceans  — see squilla
squinancy :  peritonsillar abscess
squinch : to screw up (the eyes or face) : squint
squinny : squint
squint : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
squinted : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
squinter : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
squinting : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
squintingly : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
squinty : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
squire : a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight
squirearch : a member of the squirearchy
squirearchal : of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the squirearchy
squirearchical : of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the squirearchy
squirearchy : the class of landed gentry or landed proprietors
squiredom : the rank, dignity, or estate of a squire
squireen : a petty squire : a gentleman in a small way
squirehood : squiredom
squireless : lacking a squire
squireling : a young or petty squire
squirely : of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a squire
squireship : squiredom
squiress : the wife of a squire
squirish : a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight
squirm : to twist about like a worm : fidget
squirming : to twist about like a worm : fidget
squirmy : to twist about like a worm : fidget
squirr : to throw with a jerk or with the edge foremost
squirrel : any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the squirrel family): such as
squirrelfish : any of various small chiefly tropical usually red bony fishes (family Holocentridae) with large eyes, spiny fins, and rough scales
squirreltail : a tufted perennial grass (Sitanion hystrix) that has very bristly spikes disarticulating above each node and resembles lyme grass
squirt : to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
squirter : to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
squirting : to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
squirty : of the nature of or characteristic of a squirt
squish : squash
squishy : being soft, yielding, and usually damp
squit : squirt sense 3a
squitch : couch grass sense 1a
squitter : squirt
squush : squash
squushy : squashy
sraddha : a Hindu rite or ceremony performed in behalf of departed ancestors
sramana : a religious ascetic
sruti : the first class of shastras
Ssi supplemental security income
ssu second, Saybolt universal
st stanza
stab : a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
stabber : a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
stabbing : a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
stabile : stationary, stable
stabilify : to make stable
stabilitate : to make stable
stability : the quality, state, or degree of being stable: such as
stabilization : to make stable, steadfast, or firm
stabilize : to make stable, steadfast, or firm
stabilizer : one that stabilizes something: such as
stable : a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed
stableboy : a boy or young man who works in a stable
stableman : a person who works in a stable
stableness : a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed
stabler : one who keeps a stable
stabling : accommodation for animals in a building
stablishment : establish
stably : a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed
staccato : cut short or apart in performing : disconnected
stachydrine : a crystalline alkaloid C7H13NO2 found in various plants (as alfalfa)
stachyose : a sweet crystalline tetrasaccharide sugar C24H42O21 that yields glucose, fructose, and galactose on hydrolysis
Stachys : a large and widely distributed genus of herbs (family Labiatae) having five nearly equal calyx teeth, divergent anther cells, and rounded nutlets  — see hedge nettle
stachys : a large and widely distributed genus of herbs (family Labiatae) having five nearly equal calyx teeth, divergent anther cells, and rounded nutlets  — see hedge nettle
Stachytarpheta : a genus of chiefly tropical plants (family Verbenaceae) with solitary axillary flowers  — see jamaica vervain
Stachyurus : a small genus (coextensive with the family Stachyuraceae of the order Parietales) of Asiatic shrubs and trees having regular tetramerous flowers in long drooping racemes and small globose fruits
stack : a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage
stacker : a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage
stackfreed : an eccentric wheel or cam having a spring pressing on it and formerly attached to the barrel of the earliest mainspring-driven timepieces to equalize the force transmitted
stackgarth : stackyard
Stackhousia : a genus of xerophytic mostly Australasian herbs (family Stackhousiaceae) having yellow or white and often gamopetalous flowers
Stackhousiaceae : a family of plants (order Sapindales) having a distinctly lobed ovary that produces a schizocarp
stackstand : a scaffolding for supporting a stack of hay or grain : rickstand, staddle
stackyard : a yard or field containing straw or grain in stacks
stacte : a sweet spice used by the ancient Jews in preparing incense
stactometer :  stalagmometer
staddle : a base (as of piling) for a stack of hay or straw
stade : stadium sense 3a
stadia : a surveying method for determination of distances and differences of elevation by means of a telescopic instrument having two horizontal lines through which the marks on a graduated rod are observed
stadic : of or relating to a stadia
stadimeter : an instrument for measuring the distance of an object of known height
stadiometer : a device for measuring height that typically consists of a vertical ruler with a sliding horizontal rod or paddle which is adjusted to rest on the top of the head
stadium : a large usually roofless building with tiers of seats for spectators at sports events
staff : a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking
staffed : a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking
staffer : a member of a staff (as of a newspaper)
stag : an adult male red deer
stagbush : black haw sense 1
stage : one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : step
stageable : one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : step
stagecoach : a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops
stagecraft : the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques
staged : one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : step
stagehand : a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights
stagehouse : a house providing facilities for a stage and its passengers
stageland : the world of the theater
stagelike : one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : step
stageman : one who works on a stage
stager : an experienced person : veteran
stagery : stagecraft
stagewise : theatrically knowledgeable or effective
staggard : a male red deer in its fourth year
staggart : a male red deer in its fourth year
Stagger : to reel from side to side : totter
stagger : to reel from side to side : totter
staggerbush : a shrubby heath (Lyonia mariana) of the eastern U.S. that is poisonous to livestock
staggerer : to reel from side to side : totter
staggering : so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming
staggeringly : so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming
staggers : to reel from side to side : totter
staggerweed : field larkspur
staggerwort : a ragwort (Senecio aureus)
staggery : unsteady
staggie : colt
staggy : having the appearance of a mature male
staghead : a dieback in which the shape of the projecting dead branches suggests a stag's horns
staghorn : a stag's horn used as a handle for a knife or for ornamental purposes
staghound : a hound formerly used in hunting the stag and other large animals
stagiary : a resident canon
stagily : of or characteristic of the stage
staginess : of or characteristic of the stage
staging : scaffolding
Stagirite : a native or resident of Stagira
stagmometer : an apparatus for the measurement of the number of drops per unit of volume of a liquid
stagnance : stagnancy
stagnancy : not flowing in a current or stream
stagnant : not flowing in a current or stream
stagnantly : not flowing in a current or stream
stagnate : to become or remain stagnant
stagnation : a stagnant state or condition : a state or condition marked by lack of flow, movement, or development
stagnicolous : frequenting or living or thriving in stagnant water
stagnum : a pool of water without an outlet
Stagonospora : a large cosmopolitan genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) having oblong several-septate hyaline pycniospores and including some forms that cause leaf diseases of economic plants
stagworm : the larva of a botfly that infests the stag and especially of a botfly of the genus Cephenomyia
stagy : of or characteristic of the stage
Stahlian : of or relating to G. E. Stahl or his doctrine of animism
staid : marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober, grave
staidly : marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober, grave
staidness : marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober, grave
stain : to suffuse with color
stainability : the capacity of cells and cell parts to stain specifically and consistently with particular dyes and stains
stainable : to suffuse with color
stainer : to suffuse with color
stainierite : a rare mineral CoO(OH) consisting of cobalt oxide-hydroxide and occurring in black mammillary masses
staining : to suffuse with color
stainless : free from stain or stigma
stainlessly : free from stain or stigma
stainlessness : the quality or state of being stainless
stainproof : to suffuse with color
stair : a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another
staircase : the structure containing a stairway
stairstep : a step in a flight of stairs
stairway : one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
stake : a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support
stakeholder : a person entrusted with the stakes of bettors
stakemaster : an official presiding over the stakes of shooting fields in archery
staker : one that stakes: such as
stakerope : a rope for staking out an animal
Stakhanovism : a Soviet industrial worker awarded recognition and special privileges for output beyond production norms
Stakhanovite : a Soviet industrial worker awarded recognition and special privileges for output beyond production norms
stalactiform : resembling a stalactite
stalactite : a deposit of calcium carbonate (such as calcite) resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cave
stalactitic : a deposit of calcium carbonate (such as calcite) resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cave
stalagma : stalagmite sense 1b
stalagmite : a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water
stalagmitic : a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water
stalagmometer : a device for determining the number of drops in a given volume of liquid especially for use in calculating the surface tension (as of blood or serum)
stalagmometric : a device for determining the number of drops in a given volume of liquid especially for use in calculating the surface tension (as of blood or serum)
stalagmometry : the measurement of surface tension by means of a stalagmometer
stale : tasteless or unpalatable from age
stalely : tasteless or unpalatable from age
stalemate : a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
staleness : tasteless or unpalatable from age
staling : tasteless or unpalatable from age
Stalinism : the political, economic, and social principles and policies associated with Stalin
Stalinist : the political, economic, and social principles and policies associated with Stalin
stalk : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
stalkable : that can be stalked
stalked : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
stalker : a person who stalks : a person who pursues someone obsessively and aggressively to the point of harassment
stalkily : in a stalky manner
stalkiness : the quality or state of being stalky
stalking : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
stalkingly : in a stalking manner
stalkless : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
stalklet : a small or secondary stalk
stalklike : resembling a stalk
stalky : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
stall : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn
stallage : the right of erecting a stall in a fair
stallboard : a display board formerly attached to the sill of a shop window and often hinging out into the street
staller : one that stalls
stalling : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn
stallion : an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding
stallman : one who keeps a stall for selling goods (such as books)
stalwart : marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
stalwartly : marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
stalwartness : marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
stamen : a microsporophyll of a seed plant
stamened : having stamens
stamin : stamen
stamina : the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
staminal : of, relating to, or constituting stamina
staminate : having or producing stamens
staminiferous : bearing or having stamens
staminode : staminodium
staminodium : an abortive or sterile stamen
staminody : the metamorphosis of other floral organs into stamens
stammel : a coarse woolen clothing fabric usually dyed red and used sometimes for undershirts of penitents
stammer : to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
stammerer : to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
stammering : to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
stammeringly : in a stammering manner : with stammering
stamnos : an ancient Greek wine jar with a wide mouth and with handles set horizontally on the shoulders
stamp : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
stampede : a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
stampeder : a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
stamper : one that stamps: such as
stamping : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
stampless : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
stampman : an operator of a stamp mill
Stan : an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan
stance : station
stanch : to check or stop the flowing of
stanchel : stanchion
stancher : to check or stop the flowing of
stanchion : an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck)
stanchless : that cannot be stanched
stand : to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
standage : space or permission for standing
standard : a conspicuous object (such as a banner) formerly carried at the top of a pole and used to mark a rallying point especially in battle or to serve as an emblem
standardbred : any of a breed of trotting and pacing horses developed in the U.S., noted for speed and stamina, and used especially in harness racing
standardizable : capable of being standardized
standardization : to bring into conformity with a standard especially in order to assure consistency and regularity
standardize : to bring into conformity with a standard especially in order to assure consistency and regularity
standardized : brought into conformity with a standard : done or produced in a standard, consistent way
standee : a standing person : one who occupies standing room
stander : to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
standfast : a firm, fixed, or settled position
standing : not yet cut or harvested
standish : a stand for writing materials : inkstand
standoff : tie, deadlock
standoffish : somewhat cold and reserved
standoffishness : somewhat cold and reserved
standout : one that is prominent or conspicuous especially because of excellence
standpat : stubbornly conservative : resisting or opposing change
standpatter : stubbornly conservative : resisting or opposing change
standpipe : a high vertical pipe or reservoir that is used to secure a uniform pressure in a water-supply system
standpoint : a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged
standpost : a post forming a stand (as for a hydrant)
standstill : a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
stang : sting
Stangeria : a genus of South African cycads with fernlike foliage and bracted strobiles
stanhope : a gig, buggy, or phaeton typically having a high seat and closed back
Stanhopea : a genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having a single large leaf, a raceme from each pseudobulb, and large fragrant flowers of various colors and markings with nearly equal sepals and a greatly contorted lip
stanine : any of the nine classes into which a set of normalized standard scores arranged according to rank in educational testing are divided, which include the bottom 4 percent and the top 4 percent of the scores in the first and ninth classes and the middle 20 percent in the fifth, and which have a standard deviation of 2 and a mean of 5
stank : pond, pool
stankie : moorhen
Stanley Edward George Geoffrey Smith 1799–1869 Earl of Derby British statesman
stannane : a compound of tin and hydrogen
stannary : any of the regions in England containing establishments for the working of tin
stannate : a salt [as sodium hexa-hydroxo-stannate Na2Sn(OH)6] of a stannic acid
stannator : a representative from a stannary sent to a stannary assembly
stannic : of, relating to, or containing tin especially with a valence of four
stannide : a compound of tin with a more electropositive element or radical
stanniferous : containing tin
stannite : a metallic black or gray mineral that is a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin
stanno : relating to or containing tin
stannous : of, relating to, or containing tin especially with a valence of two
stannum : tin
stanza : a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
stanzaed : arranged in, divided into, or composed of stanzas
stanzaic : a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
stap : a stave of a cask or tub
stapedectomy : surgical removal and prosthetic replacement of part or all of the stapes to relieve deafness
stapedial : of, relating to, or located near the stapes
stapediovestibular : of or relating to the stapes and the vestibule of the ear
stapedius : a small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum, is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone, and serves to check and dampen vibration of the stapes
Stapelia : any of a genus (Stapelia) of chiefly African perennial herbs of the milkweed family with succulent typically leafless toothed stems and showy but usually putrid-smelling star-shaped flowers
stapelia : any of a genus (Stapelia) of chiefly African perennial herbs of the milkweed family with succulent typically leafless toothed stems and showy but usually putrid-smelling star-shaped flowers
stapes : the innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals
staphisagria : stavesacre sense 2
Staphylea : a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Staphyleaceae) with opposite leaves and drooping panicles of white or pink flowers succeeded by inflated bladdery capsules  — see bladdernut
Staphyleaceae : a family of plants (order Sapindales) mostly of the north temperate zone that have compound leaves, perfect regular flowers with introrse anthers, and inflated capsular fruit
staphyleaceous : a family of plants (order Sapindales) mostly of the north temperate zone that have compound leaves, perfect regular flowers with introrse anthers, and inflated capsular fruit
staphylectomy : surgical excision of the uvula
staphylinid : rove beetle
Staphylinidae : a family of beetles consisting of the rove beetles
Staphylinoidea : a superfamily of beetles including the Staphylinidae and several related families
Staphylinus : the type genus of the family Staphylinidae
staphylion : the median point of the posterior edge of the hard palate
staphylococcal : of, relating to, caused by, or being a staphylococcus
staphylococci : any of a genus (Staphylococcus) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (such as skin infections, food poisoning, and endocarditis)
staphylococcic : of, relating to, caused by, or being a staphylococcus
Staphylococcus : any of a genus (Staphylococcus) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (such as skin infections, food poisoning, and endocarditis)
staphylococcus : any of a genus (Staphylococcus) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (such as skin infections, food poisoning, and endocarditis)
staphylolysin : a hemolysin produced by staphylococci
staphyloma : a protrusion of the cornea or sclera of the eye
staphylotomy : the cutting or removal of the uvula
staphylotoxin : a toxin produced by staphylococci
staple : a usually U-shaped fastener: such as
stapled : a usually U-shaped fastener: such as
stapler : one that deals in staple goods or in staple fiber
stapling : a usually U-shaped fastener: such as
Star : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
star : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
starbloom : a pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)
starboard : the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward  — compare port
starbolins : starboard watch
starbright : bright as a star
starch : to stiffen with or as if with starch
starchboard : a shallow wooden tray used as a container for the powdered starch in which molds or impressions for some candies are made
starched : to stiffen with or as if with starch
starcher : one that starches
starchily : containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchiness : containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchless : lacking starch
starchly : starchily, formally
starchman : a worker in the starch room of a candy factory
starchness : starchiness in conduct or manner : stiff formality
starchy : containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
stardom : the status or position of a star
stare : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
starer : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
starets : a spiritual director or religious teacher in the Eastern Orthodox Church
starfish : any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially arranged about a central disk and feed largely on mollusks (such as oysters)
starflower : any of several plants having star-shaped pentamerous flowers
starfruit : carambola sense 1
starful : full of stars : dotted thickly with stars
stargaze : to gaze at stars
stargazer : one who gazes at the stars: such as
stargazing : the act or practice of a stargazer
staring : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
staringly : in a staring manner : with a stare
stark : rigid in or as if in death
starken : stiffen
starkly : rigid in or as if in death
starkness : rigid in or as if in death
starless : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
starlet : a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
starlight : the light given by the stars
starlighted : starlit
starlights : the light given by the stars
starlike : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
starling : any of a family (Sturnidae, especially genus Sturnus) of usually dark gregarious oscine birds
starlit : lighted by the stars
starlite : a blue zircon produced by heating a dark brown zircon from Thailand with potassium cyanide
starn : star
starnie : starlet sense 1
starred : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
starrily : in starlike fashion, position, character, or manner
starriness : the quality or state of being starry
starring : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
starry : adorned with stars
starshake : a check in timber beginning near the heart and extending toward the surface in radial cracks or fissures
starshine : the glow of the stars : starlight
starship : a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
starshoot : a star jelly (Nostoc commune)
starshot : a star jelly (Nostoc commune)
starstone : an asteriated stone
start : to move suddenly and violently : spring
starter : a person who initiates or sets going: such as
starthroat : either of two Brazilian hummingbirds of the genus Heliomaster whose throat feathers have a metallic luster
starting : to move suddenly and violently : spring
startingly : in a starting manner
startle : to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm)
startler : one that startles
startling : causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment
startlingly : causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment
startlish : skittish
startlishness : skittish
startly : skittish
starvation : the act or an instance of starving
starve : to perish from lack of food
starved : to perish from lack of food
starvedly : in a starved manner : with little nourishment
starveling : one that is thin from or as if from lack of food
starver : one that causes starvation
starworm : gephyrean
starwort : any of various chickweeds of the genus Stellaria
stases : a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as
stash : to store in a usually secret place for future use
stashie : uproar
stasimon : one of the regular choral odes between two episodes in a Greek tragedy possibly sung with the chorus standing in its place in the orchestra  — compare parodos
stasis : a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as
statable : mode or condition of being
statal : of or relating to a state (as of the U.S. or India)
statant : standing in profile with all feet on the ground
statcoulomb : the cgs electrostatic unit of charge equal to about 3.3 × 10−10 coulomb
State : mode or condition of being
state : mode or condition of being
statecraft : the art of conducting state affairs
stated : fixed, regular
statedly : fixed, regular
statehood : the condition of being a state
Statehouse : the building in which a state legislature sits
stateless : having no state
statelet : a small state
statelily : in a stately manner : with impressive dignity :  dignifiedly , formally
stateliness : marked by lofty or imposing dignity
stately : marked by lofty or imposing dignity
statement : something stated: such as
statemonger : a dabbler in political affairs
stater : an ancient gold or silver coin of the Greek city-states
stateroom : cabin sense 1a(1)
stateside : being in, going to, coming from, or characteristic of the 48 conterminous states of the U.S.
statesider : a native or inhabitant of the continental U.S. as regarded from outside its limits
statesman : one versed in the principles or art of government
statesmanlike : one versed in the principles or art of government
statesmanly : one versed in the principles or art of government
statesmanship : one versed in the principles or art of government
stateswoman : a woman who is active in politics or government
stateway : a law or policy of government
statfarad : the cgs electrostatic unit of capacitance equal to about 1.113×10−12 farads
static : exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
statical : exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
statically : exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
Statice : sea lavender
statics : mechanics dealing with the relations of forces that produce equilibrium among material bodies
station : the place or position in which something or someone stands or is assigned to stand or remain
stational : of, relating to, or being a mass formerly celebrated by the pope at designated churches in Rome on appointed holy days
stationarily : in a stationary manner : motionlessly
stationariness : the quality or state of being stationary: such as
stationary : fixed in a station, course, or mode : immobile
stationer : bookseller
stationery : materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) for writing or typing
stationman : one whose work is done from a particular place or station: such as
stationmaster : an official in charge of the operation of a railroad station
statiscope : statoscope
statism : concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government often extending to government ownership of industry
statist : an advocate of statism
statistic : a single term or datum in a collection of statistics
statistical : of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics
statistically : of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics
statistician : one versed in or engaged in compiling statistics
statistics : a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data
stative : expressing a state, condition, or relation  — compare active entry 1 sense 3b
statoblast : a bud in a freshwater bryozoan that overwinters in a chitinous envelope and develops into a new individual in spring
statocyst : an organ of equilibrium found in usually aquatic invertebrates that is typically a fluid-filled vesicle lined with sensory hairs which detect the position of suspended statoliths
statolatry : worship of the state : advocacy of a highly centralized and all-powerful national government
statolith : any of the usually calcareous bodies suspended in a statocyst
stator : a stationary part in a machine in or about which a rotor revolves
statoreceptor : a sense organ for the reception of stimuli governing equilibration and orientation in space
statoscope : a sensitive aneroid barometer for recording small changes in atmospheric pressure
statospore :  resting spore
statuarist : statuary sense 2
statuary : sculptor
statue : a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting
statuesque : resembling a statue especially in dignity, shapeliness, or stillness
statuesquely : resembling a statue especially in dignity, shapeliness, or stillness
statuette : a small statue
stature : natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
statured : having a specified stature
status : position or rank in relation to others
statutable : made, regulated, or imposed by or in conformity to statute : statutory
statutableness : the quality or state of being statutable
statutably : in a statutable manner : conformably to the statutes
statute : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
statutorily : of or relating to statutes
statutory : of or relating to statutes
statvolt : the cgs electrostatic unit of potential difference equal to about 300 volts
staunch : steadfast in loyalty or principle
staunchly : steadfast in loyalty or principle
staunchness : steadfast in loyalty or principle
staurion : the point of intersection of the median and transverse palatine sutures
staurolatry : worship of the cross or crucifix
staurolite : a mineral consisting of a basic silicate of iron and aluminum in prismatic orthorhombic crystals often twinned so as to resemble a cross
staurolitic : a mineral consisting of a basic silicate of iron and aluminum in prismatic orthorhombic crystals often twinned so as to resemble a cross
Stauromedusae : an order of Scyphozoa comprising stalked or sessile jellyfish that have an aboral stalk ending in a sucker by which they attach themselves to marine plants and other objects, that both as larvae and adults are creeping or sessile, and that are limited to colder seas of both northern and southern hemispheres
stauromedusan : an order of Scyphozoa comprising stalked or sessile jellyfish that have an aboral stalk ending in a sucker by which they attach themselves to marine plants and other objects, that both as larvae and adults are creeping or sessile, and that are limited to colder seas of both northern and southern hemispheres
stauropegion : a church or monastery exempt from the jurisdiction of the local bishop and directly subject to the highest authority of the territorial church
stauroscope : a modified polariscope used to find the position of planes of light vibration in sections of crystals
stauroscopic : a modified polariscope used to find the position of planes of light vibration in sections of crystals
stauroscopically : a modified polariscope used to find the position of planes of light vibration in sections of crystals
staurotide : staurolite
stave : any of the narrow strips of wood or narrow iron plates placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel (such as a barrel) or structure
staver : to walk restlessly or unsteadily
stavers : to walk restlessly or unsteadily
staverwort : tansy ragwort
stavesacre : a Eurasian plant of the genus Delphinium (D. staphisagria) having purple flowers
stavewood : paradise tree sense 1
staving : any of the narrow strips of wood or narrow iron plates placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel (such as a barrel) or structure
staw : surfeit
stay : a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast
stayed : a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast
stayer : one that stays
staylace : a corset lace
stayless : unsupported
stays : a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast
staysail : a fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay  — see sail illustration
stead : the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else
steadfast : firmly fixed in place : immovable
steadfastly : firmly fixed in place : immovable
steadfastness : firmly fixed in place : immovable
steadier : direct or sure in movement : unfaltering
steadily : direct or sure in movement : unfaltering
steadiment : an aid to steadiness : the state of being steadied
steadiness : direct or sure in movement : unfaltering
steading : a small farm
steady : direct or sure in movement : unfaltering
steadying : direct or sure in movement : unfaltering
steak : a slice of meat cut from a fleshy part of a beef carcass
steal : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice
stealable : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice
stealage : stealing, theft
stealer : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice
stealing : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice
stealth : a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
stealthful : stealthy
stealthily : slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character
stealthiness : slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character
stealthy : slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character
steam : a vapor arising from a heated substance
steamboat : a boat driven by steam power
steamboating : the business or occupation of operating or working on a steamboat
steamboatman : one engaged in running a steamboat
steamer : a vessel in which articles are subjected to steam
steamily : consisting of, characterized by, or full of steam
steaminess : consisting of, characterized by, or full of steam
steaming : a vapor arising from a heated substance
steamship : steamer sense 2a
steamtight : not permitting the leaking through of steam or of water under pressure of steam
steamy : consisting of, characterized by, or full of steam
stean : an earthenware container for liquids or foods
steapsin : the lipase in pancreatic juice
stearate : a salt or ester of stearic acid
stearic : relating to, obtained from, or resembling stearin or tallow
stearin : an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
stearone : a crystalline ketone (C17H35)2CO obtainable by heating stearic acid with phosphorus pentoxide
stearoptene : the portion of a natural essential oil that separates as a solid on cooling or long standing  — compare eleoptene
stearyl : stearoyl
steatin : mull entry 7 sense 2
steatite : a massive talc having a grayish-green or brown color : soapstone
steatitic : a massive talc having a grayish-green or brown color : soapstone
steatogenous : producing fat : causing steatosis
steatolysis : conversion of neutral fats into glycerol and free fatty acids
steatoma : sebaceous cyst
steatopygia : an accumulation of a large amount of fat on the buttocks
steatopygic : an accumulation of a large amount of fat on the buttocks
steatopygous : an accumulation of a large amount of fat on the buttocks
Steatornis : a genus (coextensive with the family Steatornithidae) consisting of the oilbird  — see steatornithes
Steatornithes : a suborder of Caprimulgiformes including the single genus Steatornis
steatorrhea : an excess of fat in the stools
steatosis : fatty degeneration
stech : cram, stuff
steckling : a small late-planted plant of a biennial root crop (such as beet or carrot) that is usually dug and stored over winter and replanted the next season for seed production
Stedman : a system for ringing changes on a set of bells
steed : a horse used or trained for riding : a spirited horse
steedless : lacking a steed
steek : shut, close
steel : commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content
steeler : one that steels
steelhead : an anadromous rainbow trout
steelification : the act or process of converting iron into steel
steelify : to convert (iron) into steel
steeliness : resembling or suggesting steel (as in hardness, color, strength, or coldness)
steeling : commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content
steelless : containing no steel : lacking steel
steellike : resembling steel : suggestive of steel (as in strength, severity, or relentlessness)
steelmaker : a manufacturer of steel
steelmaking : a manufacturer of steel
steelwork : work in steel
steelworker : a person who works in steel and especially in the manufacturing of it
steelworks : work in steel
steely : resembling or suggesting steel (as in hardness, color, strength, or coldness)
steelyard : a balance in which an object to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever and the weight determined by moving a counterpoise along a graduated scale on the longer arm until equilibrium is attained
Steen Jan 1626–1679 Dutch painter
steen Jan 1626–1679 Dutch painter
steenbok : a small slender antelope (Raphicerus campestris) with long legs that inhabits chiefly grasslands of eastern and southern Africa
steenstrupine : a mineral (La,Ca,Na)(Al,Fe,Mn)(Si,P)(O,OH,F)4(?) consisting of a complex silicate, phosphate, and fluoride of the rare-earth metals, calcium, sodium, aluminum, iron, and manganese, and occurring in dark brown rhombohedral crystals
steenth : umpteenth
steep : lofty, high
steepdown : precipitous
steepen : to become steeper
steeper : lofty, high
steepgrass : a common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) used like rennet
steepish : lofty, high
steeple : a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower
steeplebush : hardhack
steeplechase : a horse race across country
steeplechaser : a horse race across country
steeplechasing : a horse race across country
steepled : a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower
steepleless : having no steeple
steeplelike : resembling or suggestive of a steeple
steepletop : a top in the shape of a steeple
steeply : lofty, high
steepness : lofty, high
steepweed : steepgrass
steepwort : steepgrass
steepy : steep, precipitous
steer : a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity  — compare stag sense 3
steerability : the quality or state of being steerable
steerable : a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity  — compare stag sense 3
steerage : the act or practice of steering
steerageway : a rate of motion sufficient to make a ship or boat respond to movements of the rudder
steerer : a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity  — compare stag sense 3
steering : a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity  — compare stag sense 3
steersman : one who steers : helmsman
steeve : to stow especially in a ship's hold
steeving : to stow especially in a ship's hold
Stefan : a statement in thermal radiation: the total emissive power of an ideal black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature
steg : gander
steganogram : a cryptographic writing
steganography : cryptography
steganopod : a steganopodous bird
steganopodan : a steganopodous bird
steganopodous : having all four toes webbed : totipalmate
stegocarpous : having a capsule that opens by a deciduous lid
Stegocephalia : an order or other division of Amphibia comprising all the pre-Jurassic and many later extinct typically tailed and salamandriform amphibians usually with well-developed limbs and sometimes of large size  — compare labyrinthodontia, lissamphibia
stegocephalian : of or relating to the Stegocephalia
stegocephalous : stegocephalian
Stegodon : a genus of primitive Asiatic Pliocene and Pleistocene mammals that have molar teeth with relatively broad enamel ridges and but little cement and thus are intermediate between elephants and mastodons
stegodont : a genus of primitive Asiatic Pliocene and Pleistocene mammals that have molar teeth with relatively broad enamel ridges and but little cement and thus are intermediate between elephants and mastodons
Stegomus : a genus of small short-necked 5-toed reptiles (order Thecodontia) with smooth dermal scutes found in the Triassic of the Connecticut valley
Stegomyia : a genus of mosquitoes including the yellow-fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and several related mosquitoes
stegosaur : any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian herbivorous dinosaurs chiefly of the Jurassic with strongly developed dorsal plates and spikes
Stegosauria : a suborder of Ornithischia comprising numerous dinosaurs with strongly developed dorsal bony armor  — compare stegosaurus
stegosaurian : of or relating to the Stegosauria
stegosauroid : resembling or related to the stegosaurs
Stegosaurus : any of a genus (Stegosaurus) of stegosaurs known from the Upper Jurassic rocks especially of Colorado and Wyoming
Stein : a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer
stein : a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer
Steinberger Jack 1921–2020 American (German-born) physicist
steinbok : a small slender antelope (Raphicerus campestris) with long legs that inhabits chiefly grasslands of eastern and southern Africa
steinkirk : a cravat with long hanging ends loosely twisted or looped together and worn especially in the 18th century by men and women
Steironema : a small genus of North American herbs (family Primulaceae) having yellow flowers with a rotate deeply lobed corolla  — see loosestrife sense 3
stela : a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes
stelae : a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes
stelai : a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes
stelar : of, relating to, or constituting a stele
stele : the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
stell : put, place, fix
Stella : an experimental international coin based on the metric system that was issued by the U.S. in 1879 and 1880 and was worth about four dollars
stella : an experimental international coin based on the metric system that was issued by the U.S. in 1879 and 1880 and was worth about four dollars
stellar : of or relating to the stars : astral
Stellaria : a genus of herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having linear to ovate exstipulate leaves and flowers with deeply notched petals and three styles succeeded by ovoid capsular fruits
stellary : stellar
stellate : resembling a star (as in shape)
stellated : stellate
stellerine :  steller's sea cow
stelliferous : having star-shaped markings
stellification : the action of stellifying
stelliform : shaped like a star
stellify : to turn into or as if into a star : place among the stars : glorify
stellionate : a fraud not distinguished by a more special name
stellular : having the shape of a small star : starry
stem : the main trunk of a plant
stemhead : the top of a ship's stem
stemless : having no stem : acaulescent
stemlet : a small, slender, or young stem
stemlike : resembling or sharing the function of a stem
stemma : a simple eye present in some insects
stemmata : a simple eye present in some insects
stemmatiform : formed like or resembling a stemma
stemmatous : of, relating to, or being a stemma : ocellar
stemmed : having a stem
stemmer : one that stems something: such as
stemmery : a building or place in which tobacco is stemmed
stemming : the main trunk of a plant
stemmy : abounding in stems
Stemona : a small genus of Asian and Australian herbaceous twiners (family Stemonaceae) having alternate leaves and rather large perfect flowers with oddly appendaged somewhat monadelphous stamens
Stemonaceae : a family of herbs (order Liliales) having regular perfect flowers with a 4-parted perianth in two series, four stamens, and a one-celled ovary
stemonaceous : a family of herbs (order Liliales) having regular perfect flowers with a 4-parted perianth in two series, four stamens, and a one-celled ovary
stemple : a crossbar of wood in a mine shaft serving some special purpose (as of a step, supporting timber, or strut)
stempost : the stem of a ship
stemson : a piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow
stemwards : toward a stem (as of a ship)
stemware : glass hollowware mounted on a stem
sten : a light simple 9-millimeter British submachine gun
stench : stink
stenchful : stink
stenchy : stink
stencil : an impervious material (such as a sheet of paper, thin wax, or woven fabric) perforated with lettering or a design through which a substance (such as ink, paint, or metallic powder) is forced onto a surface to be printed
stenciler : an impervious material (such as a sheet of paper, thin wax, or woven fabric) perforated with lettering or a design through which a substance (such as ink, paint, or metallic powder) is forced onto a surface to be printed
stend : jump, bound
stenion : a point on the outer wall of either middle cranial fossa marking the least transverse diameter of the skull in that region
steno : stenographer
stenobathic : living within narrow limits of depth
stenobenthic : stenobathic
stenocardia : angina pectoris
Stenocarpus : a small genus of Australian timber trees (family Proteaceae) with alternate or scattered leaves, umbellate or racemose red or yellow flowers, and leathery follicles with winged seeds  — see wheel tree sense 2
stenocephalia : abnormal narrowness of the head
stenocephalic : having an abnormally narrow head
stenocephaly : abnormal narrowness of the head
stenochrome : a print made by stenochromy
stenochromy : the printing at one impression of a varicolored design
stenog : stenographer
stenogastric : having a slender abdomen
stenogastry : a condition in various insects of having a slender abdomen  — compare physogastry
Stenoglossa : a suborder of Pectinibranchia containing many common marine snails (such as the cone shells, olive shells, whelks) which have a concentrated nervous system, a radula, an unpaired esophageal gland, and usually a well-developed proboscis and including the groups Rachiglossa and Toxoglossa
stenograph : to write or report in stenographic characters
stenographer : a writer of shorthand
stenographic : the art or process of writing in shorthand
stenographically : the art or process of writing in shorthand
stenography : the art or process of writing in shorthand
stenohaline : unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of surrounding water
stenometer : an instrument for measuring distances consisting of a telescope mounted on a tripod and fitted with a micrometer screw so that the distance may be measured to a rod carrying two targets a known distance apart whose images are brought together in the telescope by the micrometer screw
stenopaic : having a small opening for the admission of light
Stenopelmatidae : a family of dull-colored usually wingless Orthoptera having compressed 3-jointed tarsi and a needle-shaped ovipositor and including the sand crickets and the cave crickets
stenosed : affected with stenosis
stenosis : a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice
Stenotaphrum : a small genus of grasses found in Malaysia and along the seacoast of America and having creeping stems and one-flowered spikelets on one side of a flat corky rachis  — see saint augustine grass
stenothermal : capable of surviving over only a narrow range of temperatures
stenotic : a narrowing or constriction of the diameter of a bodily passage or orifice
stenotype : a small machine somewhat like a typewriter used to record speech by means of phonograms
stenotypist : a small machine somewhat like a typewriter used to record speech by means of phonograms
stenotypy : a small machine somewhat like a typewriter used to record speech by means of phonograms
stent : a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (such as an artery or a bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open
stenter : tenter entry 1
stenton : a short heading driven at right angles to a crosscut in a mining operation
Stentor : a person having a loud voice
stentorian : extremely loud
stentorine : of or relating to the genus Stentor
stentorious : stentorian
stentoriously : stentorian
stentorophonic : speaking or sounding very loud : stentorian
step : a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as
stepbrother : a son of one's stepparent by a former partner
stepchild : a child of one's wife or husband by a former partner
stepdame : stepmother
stepdaughter : a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner
stepfather : the husband of one's parent when distinct from one's natural or legal father
Stephan : crown : halo
stephane : a headdress that consists of a metal band widest in the middle over the forehead and growing narrower toward the temples and that is often seen in ancient Greek statues of divinities
Stephanian : of or relating to a division of the Carboniferous
stephanion : the point where the coronal suture crosses the superior temporal line
stephanite : a mineral Ag5SbS4 consisting of an orthorhombic iron black sulfide of silver and antimony and having metallic luster
Stephanokontae : a class or subclass that is approximately equivalent to Oedogoniales and includes green algae having zoospores with a crown or chaplet of cilia  — compare heterokontae , isokontae
stephanome : an instrument for measuring the angular dimensions of fogbows and halos
Stephanotis : any of a genus (Stephanotis, especially S. floribunda) of Old World tropical woody vines of the milkweed family with fragrant white waxy flowers having a tubular corolla terminating in five lobes
stephanotis : any of a genus (Stephanotis, especially S. floribunda) of Old World tropical woody vines of the milkweed family with fragrant white waxy flowers having a tubular corolla terminating in five lobes
Stephanurus : a genus of nematode worms of the family Strongylidae that includes the kidney worm (S. dentatus) of swine
Stephen circa 1097–1154 king of England (1135–54)
stepladder : a ladder that has broad flat steps and two pairs of legs connected by a hinge at the top and that opens at the bottom to become freestanding
stepless : having no steps
steplike : a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as
stepmother : the wife of one's parent when distinct from one's natural or legal mother
stepmotherly : of, relating to, or befitting a stepmother
stepparent : a person who is a stepmother or stepfather
steppe : one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
stepped : a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as
steppeland : steppe sense 2
stepper : one (such as a fast horse or a dancer) that steps
stepping : a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as
steppingstone : a stone on which to step (as in crossing a stream)
stepsister : a daughter of one's stepparent by a former partner
stepson : a son of one's husband or wife by a former partner
stepstone : a stone laid before an outside door as a step
stepway : a flight of steps
stepwise : marked by or proceeding in steps : gradual
steradian : a unit of measure of solid angles that is expressed as the solid angle subtended at the center of the sphere by a portion of the surface whose area is equal to the square of the radius of the sphere
stercobilin : urobilin
stercoraceous : relating to, being, or containing feces
stercoral : a pouched diverticulum of the hind intestine of a spider that serves as a reservoir for fecal material
Stercoranism : the body of beliefs peculiar to Stercoranists
Stercoranist : one who holds that the consecrated elements in the Eucharist are subject to natural processes (as of digestion)
Stercorariidae : a family of long-winged sea birds (suborder Lari) comprising the jaegers and skuas and being sometimes ranked as a subfamily of Laridae
stercorary : a place (such as a covered pit) for the storage of manure secure from the weather
stercoration : the act of dressing with manure
stercoricolous : living in dung
stercorite : a native microcosmic salt HNaNH4PO44H2O occurring in guano
stercovorous : scatophagous
Sterculia : a genus of tropical trees (family Sterculiaceae) including several from which karaya gum is obtained
Sterculiaceae : a large family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Malvales) distinguished mainly by the numerous monadelphous stamens and 2-celled anthers  — see kurrajong
sterculiaceous : a large family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Malvales) distinguished mainly by the numerous monadelphous stamens and 2-celled anthers  — see kurrajong
sterculiad : a plant of the family Sterculiaceae
stere : solid : solid body
stereo : stereotype
stereobate : a substructure or basement of masonry as visible above the ground level  — compare stylobate
stereobatic : a substructure or basement of masonry as visible above the ground level  — compare stylobate
stereoblastula : a blastula without a cavity
stereocamera : a camera having two matched lenses separated about the same distance as a person's eyes so that two pictures to be viewed in a stereoscope or projected to give a stereoscopic impression can be taken simultaneously
stereocampimeter : a campimeter equipped for the simultaneous testing of both eyes
stereochemical : a branch of chemistry that deals with the spatial arrangement of atoms and groups in molecules
stereochemically : of or relating to stereochemistry
stereochemistry : a branch of chemistry that deals with the spatial arrangement of atoms and groups in molecules
stereochromatic : stereochromic
stereochromatically : stereochromic
stereochrome : a stereochromic picture
stereochromic : of, relating to, or done by means of stereochromy
stereochromically : of, relating to, or done by means of stereochromy
stereochromy : a process of mural painting in which the pigment is fixed by a series of reactions between the lime, fluosilicic acid, and water glass
stereocomparagraph : a plotting instrument using the stereoscopic principle of parallax for increased accuracy in making small-scale contour maps
stereocomparator : a stereoscope used in making topographic measurements by the accurate comparison of stereoscopic photographs taken with an instrument having very great distance between the objectives or used in astronomy to detect small motions and brightness changes by stereoscopic examination of two photographs of the same celestial area taken at different times
stereofluoroscopic : an instrument designed to give a three-dimensional image by fluoroscopy
stereofluoroscopy : stereoscopic fluoroscopy : use of the stereofluoroscope
stereogastrula : a gastrula with no cavity
stereognosis : ability to perceive or the perception of material qualities (as shape) of an object by handling or lifting it : tactile recognition
stereognostic : of, relating to, or involving stereognosis
stereogram : a diagram or picture representing objects with an impression of solidity or relief
stereograph : a pair of stereoscopic pictures or a picture composed of two superposed stereoscopic images that gives a three-dimensional effect when viewed with a stereoscope or special spectacles
stereographer : one that stereographs: such as
stereographic : of, relating to, or being a delineation of the form of a solid body (such as the earth) on a plane
stereography : of, relating to, or being a delineation of the form of a solid body (such as the earth) on a plane
stereoisomer : any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement
stereoisomeric : any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement
stereoisomeride : stereoisomer
stereoisomerism : any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement
stereome : mechanical or strengthening tissue:
stereometer :  volumenometer
stereometric : relating to stereometry
stereometry : the measurement of volumes and other metrical elements of solid figures
stereomicrometer : an apparatus attached to an optical device (such as a telescope) for measuring small angles in the field of view by noting the projection on squares seen with the other and naked eye
stereophonic : of, relating to, or constituting sound reproduction involving the use of separated microphones and two transmission channels to achieve the sound separation of a live hearing
stereophony : of, relating to, or constituting sound reproduction involving the use of separated microphones and two transmission channels to achieve the sound separation of a live hearing
stereophotogrammetry : photogrammetry involving the use of stereoscopic photographs
stereophotograph : a stereoscopic photograph
stereophotographic : stereoscopic photography
stereophotography : stereoscopic photography
stereophotomicrograph : a stereoscopic photograph made through a microscope
stereophotomicrography : the making of stereophotomicrographs
stereoplanigraph : an instrument for making topographic maps from observations made with a stereocomparator
stereoplasm : gelated protoplasm
stereoplasmic : gelated protoplasm
stereopsis : stereoscopic vision
stereoptician : one who tends a stereopticon (as for a lecturer)
stereopticon : a projector for transparent slides often made double so as to produce dissolving views
stereoradiograph : a stereoscopic radiograph
stereoradiography : the production or use of stereoradiographs
Stereornithes : an artificial or a composite order of very large Miocene Patagonian birds believed to be ratite and mostly included in the order Gruiformes
stereornithic : an artificial or a composite order of very large Miocene Patagonian birds believed to be ratite and mostly included in the order Gruiformes
stereoscope : an optical instrument with two eyepieces for helping the observer to combine the images of two pictures taken from points of view a little way apart and thus to get the effect of solidity or depth
stereoscopic : of or relating to stereoscopy or the stereoscope
stereoscopically : of or relating to stereoscopy or the stereoscope
stereoscopy : a science that deals with stereoscopic effects and methods
Stereospondyli : an order of Labyrinthodontia or formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia including forms with stereospondylous vertebrae
stereospondylous : being or having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece
stereostatic : geostatic
stereotactic : involving, being, utilizing, or used in a surgical technique for precisely directing the tip of a delicate instrument (such as a needle) or beam of radiation in three planes using coordinates provided by medical imaging in order to reach a specific locus in the body
stereotactically : involving, being, utilizing, or used in a surgical technique for precisely directing the tip of a delicate instrument (such as a needle) or beam of radiation in three planes using coordinates provided by medical imaging in order to reach a specific locus in the body
stereotaxis : a stereotactic technique or procedure
stereotelescope : telestereoscope
stereotomic : of or relating to stereotomy
stereotomical : of or relating to stereotomy
stereotomist : a practitioner of stereotomy
stereotomy : the art or technique of cutting solids (as into arches)
stereotropic : of, relating to, or exhibiting stereotropism
stereotropism : a tropism in which contact especially with a solid body or a rigid surface is the orienting factor  — compare haptotropism
stereotype : to make a stereotype from
stereotyped : conforming to a fixed or general pattern or type
stereotyper : to make a stereotype from
stereotypic : conforming to a fixed or general pattern or type especially when of an oversimplified or prejudiced nature : of, relating to, or constituting a stereotype
stereotypical : conforming to a fixed or general pattern or type especially when of an oversimplified or prejudiced nature : of, relating to, or constituting a stereotype
stereotyping : to make a stereotype from
stereotypist : stereotyper sense c
stereotypy : frequent repetition of the same, typically purposeless movement, gesture, posture, or vocal sounds or utterances (as in autism spectrum disorder)
Stereum : a genus of fungi (family Thelephoraceae) having the sporophores resupinate or shelving and the basidial surface smooth  — see silverleaf
sterhydraulic : relating to or being a hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (such as a screw, a rod, or a rope wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid : resembling such a press in action or principle
steric : relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space : spatial
sterically : relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space : spatial
steride : steroid
sterigma : one of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are formed
sterigmata : one of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are formed
sterile : failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
sterilely : failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
sterilisable : capable of being sterilized
sterility : failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
sterilizability : the quality or state of being sterilizable
sterilizable : capable of being sterilized
sterilization : the act or process of sterilizing: such as
sterilize : to make (something or someone) sterile: such as
sterilizer : one that sterilizes something: such as
sterlet : a small sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) found especially in the Caspian sea and its rivers and highly esteemed for its flavor and its caviar
Sterling : British money
sterling : British money
sterlingly : British money
sterlingness : British money
Stern : having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere
stern : having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere
Sterna : a compound ventral bone or cartilage of most vertebrates other than fishes that connects the ribs or the shoulder girdle or both and in humans consists of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process
sterna : a compound ventral bone or cartilage of most vertebrates other than fishes that connects the ribs or the shoulder girdle or both and in humans consists of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process
sternad : toward the sternum
sternal : of or relating to the sternum
sternalis : a muscle that sometimes occurs on the surface of the pectoralis major at its sternal end and that has its fibers running parallel to the sternum and perpendicular to the pectoralis major
sternbergite : a dark brown mineral (AgFe2S3) that is a silver iron sulfide and occurs in tabular crystals or soft flexible laminae
sterncastle : aftercastle
sternebra : any of the four segments into which the body of the sternum is divided in childhood and which fuse to form the gladiolus
sternebrae : any of the four segments into which the body of the sternum is divided in childhood and which fuse to form the gladiolus
sternforemost : with the stern in advance : backward
sternite : the ventral part or shield of a somite of an arthropod
sternly : having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere
sternman : steersman
sternmost : farthest astern
sternness : having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere
Sterno  — see stern-
sternoclavicular : of, relating to, or being articulation of the sternum and the clavicle
sternocleidomastoid : a thick superficial muscle on each side of the neck that arises by one head from the first segment of the sternum and by a second from the inner part of the clavicle, that inserts into the mastoid process and occipital bone, and that acts especially to bend, rotate, flex, and extend the head
sternocostal : of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs
sternofacialis : an inconstant slip of muscle arising from the sternum and inserting into the fascia of the neck
sternohyoid : an infrahyoid muscle on each side of the midline that arises from the medial end of the clavicle and the first segment of the sternum, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to depress the hyoid bone and the larynx
sternomastoid : sternocleidomastoid
sternoscapular : connecting the sternum and scapula
Sternotherus : a genus of North American turtles of the family Kinosternidae  — see musk turtle
sternothyroid : an infrahyoid muscle on each side of the body below the sternohyoid that arises from the sternum and from the cartilage of the first and sometimes of the second ribs, inserts into the thyroid cartilage, and acts to draw the larynx downward by depressing the thyroid cartilage
sternotribe : touching the undersurface
sternpost : the principal member at the stern of a ship extending from keel to deck
sternson : the end of a keelson to which the sternpost of a ship is bolted
sternum : a compound ventral bone or cartilage of most vertebrates other than fishes that connects the ribs or the shoulder girdle or both and in humans consists of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process
sternutation : the act or noise of sneezing
sternutator : an agent that induces sneezing and often lacrimation and vomiting
sternutatory : inducing sneezing
sternward : aft
sternway : movement of a ship backward or with stern foremost
sternways : movement of a ship backward or with stern foremost
steroid : any of various compounds containing a 17-carbon 4-ring system and including the sterols and numerous hormones (such as anabolic steroids or corticosteroids) and glycosides
sterol : any of various solid steroid alcohols (such as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids
sterrinck : crabeater seal
stertor : the act of producing a snoring sound : snoring
stertorous : characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound
stertorously : characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound
Stesichorean : of or relating to Stesichorus the chief early composer of Dorian lyrics and probable establisher of strophe, antistrophe, and epode as the normal structure for choral lyric
stet : to direct retention of (a word or passage previously ordered to be deleted or omitted from a manuscript or printer's proof) by annotating usually with the word stet
stethograph : an instrument that records graphically the heart sounds heard through a stethoscope
stethographic : an instrument that records graphically the heart sounds heard through a stethoscope
stethometer : an apparatus for measuring the expansion of the chest wall during respiration
stethometric : an apparatus for measuring the expansion of the chest wall during respiration
stethometry : an apparatus for measuring the expansion of the chest wall during respiration
stethoscope : a medical instrument for detecting sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a piece placed upon the area to be examined
stethoscopic : a medical instrument for detecting sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a piece placed upon the area to be examined
stethoscopically : a medical instrument for detecting sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a piece placed upon the area to be examined
stethoscopy : examination by means of the stethoscope
Steve stevedore
stevedore : one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
stevedoring : one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
Steven : voice
steven : voice
Stevensonian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Robert Louis Stevenson or his writings : having the manner or style of Stevenson
Stevensoniana : writings by or about Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevia : any of a genus (Stevia) of composite herbs and shrubs of tropical and subtropical America
stevia : any of a genus (Stevia) of composite herbs and shrubs of tropical and subtropical America
stew : a utensil used for boiling
steward : one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (such as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)
stewardess : a woman who performs the duties of a steward
stewardly : characterized by careful management : careful, frugal, prudent
stewardry : a former administrative district in Scotland under the jurisdiction of a steward
stewardship : the office, duties, and obligations of a steward
Stewart  1753–1828 Scottish philosopher
Stewartia : a genus of American and Japanese shrubs or trees (family Theaceae) having large solitary flowers with a 5-celled ovary which becomes a woody capsule  — see silky camellia
stewartry : a former administrative district in Scotland under the jurisdiction of a steward
stewed : drunk sense 1a
stewpan : a pan used for stewing
stewpond : a pool or tank for keeping fish
stewpot : a saucepot with two hand grips used for stewing
stey : steep
sthenic : notably or excessively vigorous or active
stib : red-backed sandpiper
stibbler : a student of divinity licensed to preach but not called to a ministry
stibblerig : a field of stubble
stibial : antimonial
stibic : antimonic
stibiconite : a mineral Sb3O6(OH)(?) consisting of a hydrous antimony oxide in yellowish masses or powder
stibine : a colorless very poisonous gaseous compound SbH3 of antimony and hydrogen that has a disagreeable odor and burns with a bluish green flame and that is usually made by decomposing metallic antimonides with acid
stibious : antimonious
stibium : antimony
stibnite : a mineral that consists of the trisulfide of antimony and occurs in orthorhombic lead-gray crystals of metallic luster or in massive form
stibonium : a univalent ion SbH4+ or radical SbH4 derived from stibine and known only in the form of organic derivatives
stich : a measured part of something written especially in verse : line, verse
sticharion : an ecclesiastical vestment made in the form of a tunic or long robe similar to an alb and worn by deacons and priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church
sticheron : a short hymn following usually a verse from the Psalms in the Eastern Church
stichic : of, relating to, or consisting of lines that are rhythmic units : arranged or divided by lines : serial in succession or recurrence
stichically : of, relating to, or consisting of lines that are rhythmic units : arranged or divided by lines : serial in succession or recurrence
stichid : stichidium
stichidium : a special branch of the thallus of a red alga bearing tetraspores and often fusiform
stichometric : of or relating to stichometry : characterized by lines
stichometrical : of or relating to stichometry : characterized by lines
stichometrically : of or relating to stichometry : characterized by lines
stichometry : a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain
stichomythic : dialogue especially of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama)
stichomythy : dialogue especially of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama)
stick : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
stickability : ability to endure or persevere
stickage : an act or the fact of sticking : tendency to stick : adhesion
stickball : baseball adapted for play in streets or small areas and using a broomstick and a lightweight ball
sticked : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
sticker : one that pierces with a point
stickers : one that pierces with a point
stickfast : one that sticks or causes to stick firmly
stickful : as much or as many as a stick will hold
stickily : adhesive
stickiness : adhesive
sticking : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
stickit : unfinished
stickle : to contend especially stubbornly and usually on insufficient grounds
stickleaf : any of several rough-leaved herbs of the genus Mentzelia
stickleback : any of a family (Gasterosteidae) of small scaleless bony fishes having two or more free spines in front of the dorsal fin and including marine, anadromous, and freshwater forms
stickler : one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
stickless : having no stick
sticklike : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
stickling : to contend especially stubbornly and usually on insufficient grounds
stickly : prickly, rough
stickpin : an ornamental pin especially for a necktie
sticks : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
stickseed : any of various weedy herbs (genera Lappula and Hackelia) of the borage family with bristly adhesive fruit
sticktail : ruddy duck
sticktight : bur marigold
stickum : a substance that adheres or causes adhesion
stickwater : a viscous quickly decomposing and evil-smelling liquor that is obtained as a by-product in the wet process of manufacturing fish meal and fish oil by cooking the fish with steam and pressing and that is often concentrated by evaporation for use in animal feeds as a source of vitamins and amino acids
stickweed : any of several plants (such as a beggar's-lice) with adhesive seeds
stickwork : the use of one's stick in offensive and defensive techniques (as in hockey)
sticky : adhesive
Sticta : a large genus (the type of the family Stictaceae) of mainly tropical lichens having a foliaceous lobed thallus that is commonly coriaceous in texture
Stictaceae : a family of common foliaceous lichens comprising the two genera Lobaria and Sticta
stictiform : resembling in form a lichen of the genus Sticta
Stictis : a genus (the type of the family Stictidaceae) of fungi characterized by sunken pilose perithecia and filiform many-septate hyaline ascospores
stife : a stifling fume or smell
stiff : not easily bent : rigid
stiffen : to make stiff or stiffer
stiffener : to make stiff or stiffer
stiffening : to make stiff or stiffer
stiffish : not easily bent : rigid
stiffleg : a derrick whose framework rests on a fixed tripod of poles or timbers
stiffly : not easily bent : rigid
stiffneck : fibrositis of the neck muscles
stiffness : not easily bent : rigid
stifftail : ruddy duck
stifle : to withhold from circulation or expression
stifler : to withhold from circulation or expression
stifling : to withhold from circulation or expression
stiflingly : to withhold from circulation or expression
stigma : a mark of shame or discredit : stain
stigmal : a mark of shame or discredit : stain
stigmaria : a form genus of Carboniferous plants based on elongated, cylindrical, and sometimes branched structures that have rounded depressions scattered over the surface and are generally conceded to be underground portions of lepidodendrids (as of the genera Sigillaria and Lepidodendron)
stigmarian : a form genus of Carboniferous plants based on elongated, cylindrical, and sometimes branched structures that have rounded depressions scattered over the surface and are generally conceded to be underground portions of lepidodendrids (as of the genera Sigillaria and Lepidodendron)
stigmarioid : resembling or related to a stigmaria
stigmasterol : a crystalline sterol C29H48O obtained especially from soybean oil
stigmata : a mark of shame or discredit : stain
stigmatic : one marked with stigmata
stigmatical : stigmatic
stigmatically : one marked with stigmata
stigmatiferous : bearing a stigma
stigmatiform : having the form or appearance of a stigma
stigmatism : the condition of an optical system (such as a lens or mirror) in which rays of light from a single point converge in a single focal point  — compare astigmatism
stigmatist : stigmatic
stigmatization : to describe or identify in opprobrious terms
stigmatize : to describe or identify in opprobrious terms
stigmonose : a disease characterized by translucent dots in leaves and spotting, dimpling, malformation, and sometimes dwarfing of fruits and caused by punctures made by small insects (such as aphids, thrips, or leafhoppers)
Stikine river 335 miles (539 kilometers) long flowing from the
Stilbella : a genus (the type of the family Stilbellaceae) of imperfect fungi forming capitate synemata or coremia and bearing continuous hyaline conidia
stilbene : an aromatic hydrocarbon C14H12 used as a phosphor and in making dyes
stilbestrol : diethylstilbestrol
stilbite : a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of aluminum, calcium, and sodium and often occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals
stilboestrol : diethylstilbestrol
stile : a step or set of steps for passing over a fence or wall
stilet : stylet sense 1
stiletto : a slender dagger with a blade thick in proportion to its breadth
still : devoid of or abstaining from motion
stillage : a small table or stand (as for casks in a brewery) sometimes equipped with wheels
stillatitious : falling in drops
stillatory : still, distillery
stillbirth : the birth of a dead fetus
stillborn : dead at birth
stiller : devoid of or abstaining from motion
stillhouse : distillery sense 2
stillicide : a continual dripping
stilling : devoid of or abstaining from motion
Stillingia : a pale yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of the Chinese tallow tree
stillion : a cradle for vats in a brewery : stillage
stillman : one who owns or operates a still
stillness : devoid of or abstaining from motion
stillroom : a room connected with the kitchen where liqueurs, preserves, and cakes are kept and beverages (such as tea) are prepared
stillstand : standstill
Stillwater : a part of a stream where no current is visible
stilly : in a calm manner : quietly
stilpnomelane : a black or greenish black mineral K(Fe,Al)10Si12O30(O,OH)12 (?) occurring in foliated plates, fibrous forms, and velvety bronze-colored incrustations and consisting of a hydrous iron aluminum silicate with a little potassium (specific gravity 2.77–2.96)
stilpnosiderite : limonite
stilt : one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking
stiltbird : stilt sense 4b
stilted : pompous, lofty
stilter : one that walks on or as if on stilts
Stilton : a blue-veined cheese with wrinkled rind made of whole cows' milk enriched with cream
stilty : suggestive of stilts
stim : a self-stimulatory behavior that is marked by a repetitive action or movement of the body (such as repeatedly tapping on objects or the ears, snapping the fingers, blinking the eyes, rocking from side to side, or grunting) and is typically associated with certain conditions (such as autism spectrum disorder)
stime : glimmer
stimpart : lippy
stimulability : the quality or state of being stimulable
stimulable : capable of being stimulated
stimulancy : stimulating quality
stimulant : an agent (such as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts
stimulate : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse
stimulatingly : in a stimulating manner
stimulation : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse
stimulative : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse
stimulator : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse
stimulatory : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse
stimuli : something that rouses or incites to activity: such as
stimulogenous : developing as a consequence of stimulation
stimulus : something that rouses or incites to activity: such as
sting : to prick painfully: such as
stingaree : stingray
stinge : to act stingily or parsimoniously
stinger : one that stings
stingfish : stonefish
stingily : not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending
stinginess : not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending
stinging : to prick painfully: such as
stingingly : to prick painfully: such as
stingingness : the quality or state of being stinging
stingless : having no sting or stinger
stingo : strong ale or beer
stingray : any of numerous rays (as of the family Dasyatidae) with one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines near the base of the whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
stingy : not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending
stink : to emit a strong offensive odor
stinkard : a mean or contemptible person
stinkbird : hoatzin
stinkbug : any of various hemipterous bugs (family Pentatomidae) that have a flattened, shield-shaped body with a triangular scutellum, emit a disagreeable odor when threatened, disturbed, or crushed, and include agricultural and household pests
stinkbush : a star anise (Illicium floridanum) of the southern U.S.
stinkdamp : sulfureted hydrogen occurring in mine workings
stinker : an offensive or contemptible person
stinkhorn : any of various fetid basidiomycetous fungi (order Phallales, especially Phallus impudicus) having spores dispersed by insects
stinking : strong and offensive to the sense of smell
stinkingly : strong and offensive to the sense of smell
stinkpot : an earthen jar filled with fetid material and formerly sometimes thrown as a stink bomb on the deck of an enemy ship
stinkstone : a stone that emits a fetid smell on being struck or rubbed owing to decomposition of organic matter
stinkweed : any of various strong-scented or fetid plants: such as
stinkwood : any of several trees with a wood of unpleasant odor
stinkwort : a fetid European herb (Inula graveolens) naturalized as a weed in Australia
stint : a period of time spent at a particular activity
stinted : a period of time spent at a particular activity
stintedly : in a stinted manner
stintedness : the quality or state of being stinted
stinter : a period of time spent at a particular activity
stintingly : in a stinting manner
stintless : having no stint : ceaseless, unending
stion : a plant consisting of a stock and a scion
stionic : a plant consisting of a stock and a scion
Stipa : a large widely distributed genus of grasses having a one-flowered spikelet and lemma terminating in a long twisted or bent awn  — see bunchgrass, feather grass, ichu, needlegrass, porcupine grass, sleepy grass
stipe : a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: such as
stiped : a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: such as
stipel : the stipule of a leaflet
stipellate : having stipels
stipend : a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
stipendiary : one who receives a stipend
stipendium : stipend
stipendless : having no stipend
stipes : a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: such as
stipiform : resembling a stipe or stipes : stalklike
stipitate : having or borne on a stipe
stipitiform : resembling a stipe or stipes : stalklike
stipiture : a bird of the genus Stipiturus
Stipiturus : a genus of small babblers comprising the Australian emu wrens
stippen : bitter pit
stipple : to engrave by means of dots and flicks
stippled : to engrave by means of dots and flicks
stippler : to engrave by means of dots and flicks
stippling : to engrave by means of dots and flicks
stipply : resembling stipple : somewhat stippled
stipula : stipule
stipulable : that can be stipulated
stipulae : stipule
stipular : of, resembling, or having stipules
stipulate : to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
stipulation : an act of stipulating
stipulator : to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
stipulatory : an act of stipulating
stipule : either of a pair of small, usually leaflike appendages borne at the base of the petiole in many plants
stipuled : stipulate
stipuliferous : bearing or producing stipules
stipuliform : having the form of a stipule
stir : to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of
stirabout : a porridge of Irish origin consisting of oatmeal or cornmeal boiled in water or milk and stirred
stirk : a young bull or cow especially between one and two years old
stirless : devoid of stir : motionless
stirlessly : devoid of stir : motionless
stirlessness : devoid of stir : motionless
stirp : a line descending from a common ancestor : stock, lineage
stirpiculture : the breeding of special stocks or races
stirps : a line descending from a common ancestor : stock, lineage
stirra : boy, fellow  — compare sirrah
stirrable : that can be stirred
stirrer : to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of
stirring : active, bustling
stirringly : in a stirring manner
stirrup : either of a pair of small light frames or rings for receiving the foot of a rider that are attached by a strap to a saddle and used to aid in mounting and as a support while riding
stirruplike : resembling a stirrup
stitch : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
stitchbird : a nearly extinct honeyeater (Notiomystis cincta) of North Island, New Zealand, of which the male has black, yellow, and white plumage
stitchdown : the stitching of the outward-turned lower edge of a shoe upper directly to the sole or sometimes with a welt added over the edge
stitcher : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
stitchery : needlework
stitching : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
stitchlike : resembling a stitch or stitching
stitchwork : needlework
stitchwort : any of several chickweeds (especially genus Stellaria)
stithy : anvil
stive : to pack tightly : crowd
stiver : a formerly used unit of value of the Netherlands equal to 1/20 gulden or 5 Dutch cents
stivy : stuffy
stoa : an ancient Greek portico usually walled at the back with a front colonnade designed to afford a sheltered promenade
stoach : trample
stoat : the common ermine (Mustela erminea) chiefly of northern Eurasia and North America that is brown above and white below in summer and in its northern range all white in winter and that ranges from 9 to 15 inches (23 to 38 centimeters) in length including a black-tipped tail that is usually 1 ½ to 3 ½ inches (3.8 to 9 centimeters) long : ermine sense 1a, short-tailed weasel
stob : stake, post
stoccado : a thrust with a rapier
stochastic : random
stochastically : random
stock : a store or supply accumulated or available
stockade : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
stockbreeder : a person engaged in the breeding and care of livestock for the market, for show purposes, or for racing
Stockbridge : a member of the Housatonic band of the Mahican which moved from Massachusetts in 1785 to join the Oneida in northern New York and later united with the Munsee in Wisconsin
stockbroker : a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer
stockbrokerage : a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer
stockbroking : a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer
stockcar : a latticed railroad boxcar for carrying livestock
stocker : a young animal (such as a steer or heifer) suitable for being fed and fattened for market
stockfish : fish (such as cod, haddock, or hake) dried hard in the open air without salt
stockholder : an owner of corporate stock
stockholding : an owner of corporate stock
stockily : compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
stockiness : compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
stockinet : a soft elastic usually cotton fabric used especially for bandages and infants' wear
stocking : a usually knit close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
stockinger : a stocking knitter or weaver
stockish : like a stock : stupid
stockjobber : one who deals in stocks: such as
stockjobbing : speculative exchange dealings
stockjudging : the appraisal of the quality of livestock in competitions or for educational purposes, either in respect to relative conformity of the animal to breed standards or to performance
stockkeeper : one that keeps and records stock (as in a warehouse) : one that keeps an inventory of goods on hand, shipped, or received
stockless : being without a stock
stockmaker : one that makes stocks
stockman : one occupied as an owner or worker in the raising of livestock (such as cattle or sheep)
stockpile : a storage pile: such as
stockpot : a pot in which soup stock is prepared
stockproof : proof against livestock
stockrider : cowboy sense 3a
stocks : a store or supply accumulated or available
stockstone : a stone-bladed tool that is forced over the grain side of leather to stretch it and smooth the grain
stocktaking : the action of estimating a situation at a given moment
Stockton Francis Richard 1834–1902 Frank R. Stockton American writer
stockwork : a system of working in ore when it lies not in strata or veins but in solid masses so as to be worked in chambers or stories
stocky : compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
stockyard : a yard for stock
stod : a glottal modification occurring in Danish of the last part of a vowel or consonant sound or a glottal stop following a sound
stodge : to stuff full especially with food
stodgily : having a rich filling quality : heavy
stodginess : having a rich filling quality : heavy
stodgy : having a rich filling quality : heavy
stoep : porch sense 1
stog : stab
stogie : a stout coarse shoe : brogan
stogy : a stout coarse shoe : brogan
Stoic : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law
stoic : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law
stoical : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law
stoically : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law
stoichiometric : of, relating to, used in, or marked by stoichiometry
stoichiometrically : of, relating to, used in, or marked by stoichiometry
stoichiometry : a branch of chemistry that deals with the application of the laws of definite proportions and of the conservation of mass and energy to chemical activity
Stoicism : the philosophy of the Stoics
stoicism : the philosophy of the Stoics
stoke : to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
stokehold : the boiler room of a ship
stokehole : the mouth to the grate of a furnace
stoker : one employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel
Stokesia : a perennial composite herb (Stokesia laevis) of the southern U.S. often grown for its large showy heads of usually blue flowers
stokesite : a mineral CaSnSi3O9.2H2O consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and tin and occurring in colorless orthorhombic crystals (hardness 6, specific gravity 3.2)
stola : a long draped robe similar to the Greek chiton worn by women of ancient Rome
stolae : a long draped robe similar to the Greek chiton worn by women of ancient Rome
stole : a long loose garment : robe
stoled : having or wearing a stole
stolid : having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
stolidity : having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
stolidly : having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
stolkjaerre : a 2-wheeled cart used in Norway with a front seat for two and a rear seat for the driver
stollen : a sweet yeast bread of German origin containing fruit and nuts
stolon : a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes (as in the strawberry)
stolonate : having stolons : arising from a stolon
stoloniferous : bearing or developing stolons
stolzite : a mineral PbWO4 consisting of a native lead tungstate isomorphous with wulfenite and probably with scheelite and powellite
stoma : any of various small simple bodily openings especially in a lower animal
stomach : a saclike expansion of the digestive tract of a vertebrate that is located between the esophagus and duodenum and typically consists of a simple often curved sac with an outer serous covering, a strong muscular wall that contracts rhythmically, and an inner mucous membrane lining that contains gastric glands
stomachal : stomachic
stomacher : the center front section of a waist or underwaist or a usually heavily embroidered or jeweled separate piece for the center front of a bodice worn by men and women in the 15th and 16th centuries and later by women only
stomachful : obstinate, stubborn
stomachic : of or relating to the stomach
stomaching : a saclike expansion of the digestive tract of a vertebrate that is located between the esophagus and duodenum and typically consists of a simple often curved sac with an outer serous covering, a strong muscular wall that contracts rhythmically, and an inner mucous membrane lining that contains gastric glands
stomachless : lacking a stomach
stomachy : irascible, irritable
stomata : any of various small simple bodily openings especially in a lower animal
stomatal : of, relating to, or constituting plant stomata
stomate : stoma sense 2
stomatic : relating to or constituting a stoma
stomatitic : of, relating to, or constituting stomatitis
stomatitis : any of numerous inflammatory diseases of the mouth
stomatodaeum : stomodeum
stomatodeum : stomodeum
stomatogastric : of or relating to the mouth and the stomach
stomatograph : an instrument for determining and recording variations in size of stomatal apertures (as of a leaf)
stomatologic : a branch of medical science dealing with the mouth and its disorders
stomatological : a branch of medical science dealing with the mouth and its disorders
stomatologist : a specialist in stomatology
stomatology : a branch of medical science dealing with the mouth and its disorders
stomatopod : any of an order (Stomatopoda) of marine crustaceans (such as a squilla) that have gills on the abdominal appendages
Stomatopoda : an order of Crustacea coextensive with the division Hoplocarida
stomatopodous : an order of Crustacea coextensive with the division Hoplocarida
stomatoscope : an instrument used for examination of the mouth
stomatose : stomatous
stomatous : bearing stomata or having a stoma
stomium : the thin-walled cells of the annulus marking the line or region of dehiscence of a fern sporangium
stomodaea : the embryonic anterior ectodermal part of the digestive tract
stomodaeal : the embryonic anterior ectodermal part of the digestive tract
stomodaeum : the embryonic anterior ectodermal part of the digestive tract
Stomoisia : a large genus of herbs (family Lentibulariaceae) widely distributed on wet shores and having rootlike bladder-bearing branches, minute or scalelike leaves, and racemose or solitary irregular often spurred mostly yellow flowers  — compare bladderwort
stomoxys : a genus of bloodsucking dipteran flies of the family Muscidae that includes the stable fly (S. calcitrans)
stomp : stamp sense 2
Stone : a concretion of earthy or mineral matter:
stone : a concretion of earthy or mineral matter:
stonebird : greater yellowlegs
stonebiter : hawfinch
stoneboat : a flat sledge or drag for transporting heavy articles (such as stones)
stonebow : a crossbow or catapult for shooting stones
stonebrash : land abounding in stones
stonechat : an Old World oscine songbird (Saxicola torquata of the family Muscicapidae)
stonecrop : sedum
stonecutter : one that cuts, carves, or dresses stone
stoned : drunk sense 1a
stonefish : any of several small spiny venomous bony fishes (family Synanceiidae, especially genus Synanceja) common about coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific
stonehand : stoneman sense 1
stonehatch : ring plover
stonehearted : stonyhearted
Stonehenge assemblage of megaliths erected by prehistoric peoples on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, southern England
stonelaying : the laying of stones in the process of building
stoneless : having or containing no stone
stonelike : similar to stone
stoneman : a compositor who imposes set type on a stone and locks it up in a chase
stonemason : a mason who builds with stone
stonemasonry : a mason who builds with stone
stonen : made of stone
stoner : a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol
stoneroot : horse balm sense 1
stoneseed : stoneweed
stoneshot : a stone used as a missile
stonewall : to engage in obstructive parliamentary debate or delaying tactics
stonewaller : to engage in obstructive parliamentary debate or delaying tactics
stoneware : a strong opaque ceramic ware that is high-fired, well vitrified, and nonporous
stoneweed : any plant of the genus Lithospermum
stonewood : the hard close-grained wood of either of two Australian trees (Callistemon salignus and Tarrietia actinophylla)
stonework : a structure or part built of stone : masonry
stoneworker : stonecutter sense 1
stonewort : any of various freshwater green algae (order Charales) that have a thallus differentiated into rhizoids and stems with whorls of branchlets and that are often encrusted with calcareous deposits
stonify : petrify
stonily : abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky
stoniness : abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky
stoning : a concretion of earthy or mineral matter:
stonker : to hit hard : knock unconscious
stony : abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky
stonyhearted : unfeeling, cruel
stooded : stalled, stuck
stooge : one who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal
stook : shock entry 5
stookie : fool
stool : a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal
stoolball : an old English game resembling cricket played chiefly by women
stoop : to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
stooping : to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
stoopingly : in a stooping manner : with a stoop
stop : to close by filling or obstructing
stopback : a condition in peach and pear nursery stock caused by the attack of the tarnished plant bug (Lygus oblineatus) and characterized by the death of the tender terminal bud of the principal shoot and the forcing of the development of lateral shoots
stopblock : a bumping post or buffer at the end of a railroad track
stopboard : a board to restrain or check motion
stopcock : a cock for stopping or regulating flow (as through a pipe)
stope : a usually steplike excavation underground for the removal of ore that is formed as the ore is mined in successive layers
stoper : a drillman who works in a stope
stopgap : something that serves as a temporary expedient : makeshift
stoping : a process by which ore is stoped
stopless : having no stop
stoplessness : having no stop
stopover : a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey
stoppable : to close by filling or obstructing
stoppage : the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction
stopped : to close by filling or obstructing
stopper : one that brings to a halt or causes to stop operating or functioning : check: such as
stopperless : not having a stopper
stopping : to close by filling or obstructing
stopple : something that closes an aperture : stopper, plug
stopwater : any of various devices or procedures for securing watertightness: such as
stopwork : a device to prevent tight winding of the mainspring of a watch or clock  — compare maltese cross
storable : lay away, accumulate
storage : space or a place for storing
storax : a fragrant balsam obtained from the bark of an Asian tree (Liquidambar orientalis) of the witch-hazel family that is used as an expectorant and sometimes in perfumery
store : lay away, accumulate
storeen : darling
storehouse : a building for storing goods (such as provisions) : magazine, warehouse
storekeep : to manage a store
storekeeper : one that has charge of supplies (such as military stores)
storekeeping : the occupation of keeping a store : the management of a store
storeman : storekeeper
storer : one that stores: such as
storeroom : a room or space for the storing of goods or supplies
storeship : a ship used to carry supplies
storesman : storekeeper
storiation : ornamentation with designs representing historical subjects
storied : decorated with designs representing scenes from story or history
storier : historian
storiette : a brief story or tale
storify : to narrate or describe in story
stork : any of various large wading birds (family Ciconiidae) chiefly of Asia, Africa, and South America that have long stout bills and are related to the ibises and herons
storm : a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning
stormbird : petrel
stormbound : cut off from outside communication by a storm or its effects : stopped or delayed by storms
stormcock : mistle thrush
stormer Horst Ludwig 1949–     American (German-born) physicist
stormful : abounding with storms : stormy
stormfully : abounding with storms : stormy
stormfulness : abounding with storms : stormy
stormily : relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm
storminess : relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm
storming : a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning
stormless : having no storms
stormlessness : having no storms
stormproof : impervious to damage by storm : so tight as to exclude penetration by wind, rain, or snow in time of storm
stormwind : a heavy wind : a wind that brings a storm : the blast of a storm
stormy : relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm
story : an account of incidents or events
storybook : a book of stories usually for children
storyless : being without a story : unstoried
storyteller : a teller of stories: such as
storytelling : a teller of stories: such as
stoss : facing toward the direction from which an overriding glacier impinges
stot : to bound with a stiff-legged gait
stotinka a monetary subunit of the lev  — see lev at Money Table
stotter : stagger, stumble
stound : time, while
stoup : a beverage container (such as a glass or tankard)
stour : strong, hardy
stoury : dusty
stoush : to hit hard : strike, thrash
stout : strong of character: such as
stouten : to make stout
stouth : theft, robbery
stouthearted : having a stout heart or spirit:
stoutheartedly : having a stout heart or spirit:
stoutheartedness : having a stout heart or spirit:
stoutish : strong of character: such as
stoutly : strong of character: such as
stoutness : strong of character: such as
stove : a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)
stoven : stump
stovepipe : pipe of large diameter usually of sheet steel used as a stove chimney or to connect a stove with a flue
stover : fodder
stovewood : wood sawed into stove lengths
stow : house, lodge
stowable : capable of being stowed
stowage : an act or process of stowing
stowaway : one that stows away
stowbord : a heading used by miners for stowing rubbish or waste
stowce : a windlass for hoisting ore
stower : pole, post
stowing : house, lodge
strabismal : of, relating to, or typical of strabismus
strabismally : of, relating to, or typical of strabismus
strabismic : inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball
strabismometer : an instrument for measuring the degree of strabismus
strabismometry : measurement of the degree of strabismus
strabismus : inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball
Strad :  stradivarius
strad :  stradivarius
straddle : to stand, sit, or walk with the legs wide apart
straddleback : astraddle
straddlebug : a long-legged insect (such as a tumblebug)
straddler : to stand, sit, or walk with the legs wide apart
straddleways : in a straddling manner
straddlewise : straddleways
straddling : to stand, sit, or walk with the legs wide apart
straddlingly : in a straddling manner : so as to straddle
stradiot : a light cavalryman recruited especially from Albania, Dalmatia, or Greece and employed in the Venetian and other armies in the 15th and 16th centuries
Stradivari : stradivarius
Stradivarius : a stringed instrument (such as a violin) made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona
strafe : to rake (ground troops, an airfield, etc.) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft
strafer : to rake (ground troops, an airfield, etc.) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft
Straffordian : a follower of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, especially in the House of Commons in 1641
straggle : to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray
straggler : to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray
straggling : to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray
stragglingly : in a straggling manner : so as to straggle
straggly : spread out or scattered irregularly
stragulum : the mantle of a bird
straight : free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities
straightaway : without hesitation or delay
straightedge : a bar or piece of material (as of wood, metal, or plastic) with a straight edge for testing straight lines and surfaces or for cutting along or drawing straight lines
straighten : to make straight
straightener : to make straight
straightforward : free from evasiveness or obscurity : exact, candid
straightforwardly : free from evasiveness or obscurity : exact, candid
straightforwardness : free from evasiveness or obscurity : exact, candid
straightforwards : free from evasiveness or obscurity : exact, candid
straighthead : a disease of the rice plant in which the heads remain sterile and therefore erect when normal heads are drooping and which is caused by disturbed water relations
straightish : free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities
straightly : free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities
straightness : free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities
straightup : erect, upright, perpendicular
straightway : in a direct course : directly
straightways : straightway
strain : lineage, ancestry
strainable : capable of being strained
strainableness : capable of being strained
strainably : capable of being strained
strained : done or produced with excessive effort
strainer : one that strains: such as
straining : lineage, ancestry
strainingly : in a straining manner : so as to strain or produce a strain
strainless : free from strain or straining tension
strainlessly : free from strain or straining tension
strainslip : fracturing in rock accompanied by slight displacement : geologic faulting on a minute scale
strait : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
straiten : to make strait or narrow
straitlacedness : excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
straitlacing : to bind tightly with or as if with laces : confine, restrain
straitly : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
straitness : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
straitsman : a ship equipped and suited for service in and about the Strait of Malacca
straitwork : mining by the bord-and-pillar system
strake : a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship
straked : having or equipped with strakes
stramash : disturbance, racket
stramazon : a descending cut or slash with the extreme edge of a sword delivered from the wrist
stramineous : consisting of straw
strammel : straw
stramonium : the dried leaves of the jimsonweed or of a related plant (genus Datura) that contain toxic alkaloids (such as atropine) used in medicine
stramp : stamp
strand : the land bordering a body of water : shore, beach
strander : a machine that makes strands into cable or rope
stranding : the land bordering a body of water : shore, beach
strandless : having no shore
strange : different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd
strangely : different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd
strangeness : the quality or state of being strange
stranger : one who is strange: such as
strangerhood : the quality or state of being a stranger
strangership : strangerhood
strangle : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
strangler : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
strangles : an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus (Streptococcus equi) and marked especially by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
strangletare : a European tare (Vicia hirsuta) with hirsute 2-seeded pods naturalized in North America
strangleweed : dodder
strangling : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
strangulate : strangle, constrict
strangulation : the action or process of strangling or strangulating
strangury : a slow and painful spasmodic discharge of urine drop by drop
stranner : a steelworker who guides bloom through rolling mills until sheets reach the right gauge
strany : common murre
strap : a narrow usually flat strip or thong of a flexible material and especially leather used for securing, holding together, or wrapping
straphang : a standing passenger in a subway, streetcar, bus, or train who clings for support to one of the short straps or similar devices placed along the aisle
straphanger : a standing passenger in a subway, streetcar, bus, or train who clings for support to one of the short straps or similar devices placed along the aisle
strapless : having no strap
strappado : a punishment or torture in which the subject is hoisted by rope and allowed to fall its full length
strapped : a narrow usually flat strip or thong of a flexible material and especially leather used for securing, holding together, or wrapping
strapper : one that is unusually large or robust
strapping : having a vigorously sturdy constitution
strapwork : decorative design of narrow fillets or bands folded, crossed, and sometimes interlaced
strapwort : a European maritime weed (Corrigiola littoralis) naturalized in eastern North America
strass : paste sense 3
strata : a dish that is made up of layers of bread, cheese, and meat or vegetables over which a mixture of eggs and milk is poured and that is usually refrigerated before it is baked
stratagem : an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
stratagemical : characterized by stratagem
stratagemically : characterized by stratagem
stratal : of or relating to a stratum or strata
strategetic : strategic
strategi : a leader of an ancient and especially an ancient Greek army
strategian : strategist
strategic : of, relating to, or marked by strategy
strategical : of, relating to, or marked by strategy
strategically : of, relating to, or marked by strategy
strategics : strategy
strategist : a person skilled in strategy
strategize : to devise a strategy or course of action
strategos : a leader of an ancient and especially an ancient Greek army
strategy : the science and art of employing the political, economic, psychological, and military forces of a nation or group of nations to afford the maximum support to adopted policies in peace or war
Stratfordian : a native or resident of Stratford-upon-Avon, England
strath : a flat wide river valley or the low-lying grassland along it
strathspey : a Scottish dance that is similar to but slower than the reel
strati : stratum
straticulate : characterized by thin parallel strata
stratification : the act or process of stratifying
stratified : formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
stratiform : having a stratified formation
stratify : to form, deposit, or arrange in strata
stratigrapher : a geologist who specializes in stratigraphy
stratigraphic : of, relating to, or determined by stratigraphy
stratigraphical : of, relating to, or determined by stratigraphy
stratigraphist : stratigrapher
stratigraphy : geology that deals with the origin, composition, distribution, and succession of strata
Stratiomyiidae : a family of small often brightly colored two-winged flies comprising the soldier flies and having saprophagous or predacious terrestrial or aquatic larvae
stratocracy : a military government : government based on an army
stratonic : of, relating to, or typical of Strato of Lampsacus
Stratonical : of, relating to, or typical of Strato of Lampsacus
stratose : arranged in strata
stratosphere : the part of the earth's atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32° F (0° C) and clouds rarely form
stratospheric : the part of the earth's atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32° F (0° C) and clouds rarely form
stratous : composed of strata
stratum : a bed or layer artificially made
stratus : a low cloud form extending over a large area at altitudes of usually 2000 to 7000 feet (600 to 2100 meters)  — see cloud illustration
stravage : roam
straw : stalks of grain after threshing
strawberry : the juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus Fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes on its surface
strawbill : hooded merganser
strawboard : board made of straw pulp and commonly used for packing and boxmaking
strawbreadth : a very small distance
strawen : made of straw
strawflower : any of several plants having everlasting flowers
strawless : containing no straw
strawman : a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted
strawmote : a single straw
strawsmall : whitethroat sense 1
strawsmear : whitethroat sense 1
strawstack : a pile of grain straw from which the grain has been threshed
strawstacker : one that piles straw in a stack
strawwalker : a device inside a thresher or combine that consists of reciprocating notched bars to push the straw to the rear of the machine
strawworm : caddisworm
strawy : stalks of grain after threshing
strawyard : a yard littered with straw for wintering or fattening livestock
stray : a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost
strayaway : one that strays away
strayer : a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost
streak : a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : stripe
streaked : marked with stripes or linear discolorations
streaker : a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : stripe
streakily : in a streaky manner
streakiness : marked with streaks
streaky : marked with streaks
stream : a body of running water (such as a river or creek) flowing on the earth
streamer : a flag that streams in the wind
streaming : the act, the process, or an instance of streaming data (see stream entry 2 sense transitive 3) or of accessing data that is being streamed
streamless : having no stream
streamlet : a small stream
streamline : the path of a particle in a fluid relative to a solid body past which the fluid is moving in smooth flow without turbulence
streamlined : contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (such as air)
streamliner : one that is streamlined
streamside : the land bordering on a stream
streamway : the current of a stream
streamwort : a plant of the family Haloragaceae
streamy : abounding in streams
streek : stretch, extend
streel : to saunter idly and aimlessly
streen : yestreen
streep Meryl 1949–     Mary Louise Streep American actress
street : a thoroughfare especially in a city, town, or village that is wider than an alley or lane and that usually includes sidewalks
streetcar : a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
streetful : as much or as many as a street will hold
streetlet : a very narrow street
streets : by a considerable margin
streetwalker : prostitute
streetwalking : prostitute
streetward : toward the street
streetwise : possessing the skills and attitudes necessary to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation or environment
Strelitzia : a small genus of usually large African herbs (family Musaceae) resembling the banana, rarely having a woody base, and having rigid glaucous distichous leaves and richly colored flowers with three sepals and three very irregular petals  — compare bird-of-paradise
stremmatograph : an instrument for determining the fiber stresses in rails under moving trains
strengite : a mineral FePO4.2H2O consisting of a hydrous iron phosphate, occurring mostly in pale red botryoidal masses, and being isomorphous with variscite (specific gravity 2.87)
strength : the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance
strengthen : to make stronger
strengthener : to make stronger
strengthening : to make stronger
strengthful : full of strength : strong
strengthless : having no strength
strengthlessly : having no strength
strengthlessness : having no strength
strengthy : strong
strenuosity : vigorously active : energetic
strenuous : vigorously active : energetic
strenuously : vigorously active : energetic
strenuousness : vigorously active : energetic
strepera : a genus of bluish black Australian birds (family Cracticidae) often with snowy white undertail coverts
strephosymbolia : a learning disorder in which symbols and especially phrases, words, or letters appear to be reversed or transposed in reading
strepitant : characterized or accompanied by much noise : clamorous, noisy, boisterous
strepitous : characterized or accompanied by much noise : clamorous, noisy, boisterous
strepsinema : chromatin threads in the strepsitene stage
Strepsiptera : a group formerly included in the Coleoptera but now regarded as a separate order and comprising minute insects which are parasitic as larvae in other insects, in which the females remain permanently in the host and degenerate into a sac wherein the eggs hatch and the larvae develop, and which undergo a hypermetamorphosis in the course of larval development  — compare stylops, xenos
strepsipteral : of or relating to the Strepsiptera
strepsipteran : of or relating to the Strepsiptera
strepsipteron : an insect of the order Strepsiptera
strepsipterous : of or relating to the Strepsiptera
strepsitene : late diplotene in which the successive loops between chiasmata give the appearance of threads twisted together
streptaster : a sponge spicule having the form of a modified aster in which the rays do not meet at a common center but radiate from an axis
streptobacilli : any of a genus (Streptobacillus) of nonmotile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain
streptobacillus : any of a genus (Streptobacillus) of nonmotile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain
Streptocarpus : any of a genus (Streptocarpus) of usually stemless African gesneriads that have showy brightly colored flowers with funnel-shaped corollas
streptococcal : of, relating to, caused by, or being streptococci
streptococci : any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals
streptococcic : of, relating to, caused by, or being streptococci
Streptococcus : any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals
streptococcus : any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals
streptolysin : an antigenic hemolysin produced by streptococci
Streptomyces : any of a genus (Streptomyces) of mostly soil streptomycetes including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism
streptomycin : an antibiotic organic base C21H39N7O12 that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is used especially in the treatment of infections (such as tuberculosis) by gram-negative bacteria
Streptoneura : a large subclass of Gastropoda including the majority of marine, some freshwater, and the operculate land gastropods having the loop of visceral nerves twisted into a figure 8 with the right half crossing in dextral forms above the left, sexes usually separate, and in most forms an operculum
streptoneural : of or relating to the Streptoneura
streptoneurous : of or relating to the Streptoneura
streptothricin : any of a group of related basic antibiotics produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces lavendulae) and active especially against bacteria
Streptothrix : a genus of higher bacteria that somewhat resemble molds, have branched filaments, and comprise forms now usually placed in Actinomyces or in Leptothrix
streptotrichosis : infection with or disease caused by actinomycetes of the genus Streptothrix
stress : constraining force or influence: such as
stressful : full of or tending to induce stress
stressfully : full of or tending to induce stress
stressless : having no stress
stresslessness : having no stress
stretch : to extend (one's limbs, one's body, etc.) in a reclining position
stretchable : to extend (one's limbs, one's body, etc.) in a reclining position
stretchberry : the fruit of a bristly or prickly greenbrier (Smilax bonanox)
stretcher : one that stretches
stretcherman : an operator of a machine for stretching and flattening metal sheets
stretchy : to extend (one's limbs, one's body, etc.) in a reclining position
strette : the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue
stretti : the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue
stretto : the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue
strew : to spread by scattering
strewer : one that strews
strewment : something (such as flowers) strewed or designed for strewing
strewn : to spread by scattering
stria : striation sense 2
striae : striation sense 2
Striaria : a genus (the type of the family Striariaceae) of hollow filamentous brown algae of the north Atlantic having the filaments commonly tapering to either extremity
striatal : of or relating to the corpus striatum
striate : to mark with striations or striae
striated : marked with striations or striae
striation : the fact or state of being striated
striatum : corpus striatum
striature : striation
strich : screech owl
strick : a bunch of hackled flax, jute, or hemp
stricken : afflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow
strickle : an instrument for removing surplus grain from the top of a measure
strict : stringent in requirement or control
strictly : stringent in requirement or control
strictness : stringent in requirement or control
stricture : an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
strid : a narrow ravine : gorge
stridden : to stand astride
striddle : straddle
stride : to stand astride
strideleg : astride
stridelegs : astride
stridence : stridency
stridency : the quality or state of being strident
strident : characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
stridently : characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
strider : to stand astride
stridhan : any property belonging to a woman
stridhana : any property belonging to a woman
stridling : astride
stridor : a harsh, shrill, or creaking noise
stridulant : stridulating, stridulous
stridulate : to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
stridulation : to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
stridulator : one that stridulates
stridulatory : to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
stridulent : strident, stridulous
stridulous : making a shrill creaking sound
stridulously : making a shrill creaking sound
strife : bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension
strifeless : bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension
striffen : a thin skin : membrane
strig : the footstalk of a leaf or flower
Striga : a pointed appressed rigid hairlike scale or bristle
striga : a pointed appressed rigid hairlike scale or bristle
strigae : a pointed appressed rigid hairlike scale or bristle
strigal : a pointed appressed rigid hairlike scale or bristle
strigate : having strigae
Striges : a group of birds equivalent to Strigiformes formerly made a suborder of Coraciiformes or Raptores
Strigidae : a family of birds (order Strigiformes):
Strigiformes : an order of birds of prey that comprises the owls and is usually divided into the families Tytonidae and Strigidae
strigil : an instrument used by ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping moisture off the skin after bathing or exercising
strigilate : having a strigil
strigilator : any of various myrmecophiles or termitophiles that feed by licking the surface of the bodies of the ants or termites with which they live
strigiles : strigil
strigilis : strigil
strigillose : finely strigose
strigine : relating to the Strigidae : owllike
strigose : having appressed bristles or scales
strigous : strigose sense 1
strigovite : a mineral Fe3(Al,Fe)3Si3O11(OH)7 consisting of a basic silicate of iron and aluminum of the chlorite group and occurring in dark green crystalline incrustations
Strigula : a genus (the type of the family Strigulaceae) of pyrenocarpous lichens characterized by minute rosettes growing on the surface of the leaves of tropical evergreens
strike : to take a course : go
strikebreaker : a person hired to replace a striking worker
strikebreaking : action designed to break up a strike
strikeless : marked by the absence of strikes
striker : one that strikes: such as
striking : attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities
strikingly : attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities
strikingness : the quality or state of being striking
string : a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie
stringboard : a board or built-up facing used in stair building to cover the ends of the steps and hide the true string
stringcourse : a horizontal band (as of bricks) in a building forming a part of the design
stringed : having strings
stringency : the quality or state of being stringent
stringent : tight, constricted
stringently : tight, constricted
stringer : one that strings
stringful : the quantity or number of objects that can be threaded on a string
stringhalt : a condition of lameness in a horse's hind legs caused by muscular spasms and resulting in excessive flexion of the hock
stringhalted : a condition of lameness in a horse's hind legs caused by muscular spasms and resulting in excessive flexion of the hock
stringiness : containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string
stringing : lines of inlay in furniture decoration
stringless : a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie
stringlike : resembling a string (as in shape or tone)
stringman : string correspondent
stringpiece : the heavy squared timber lying along the top of the piles forming a dock front or timber pier
stringsman : a player on a stringed musical instrument
stringways : courses separated by strings for individual contestants (as in swimming, sprinting, and dog races)
stringy : containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string
stringybark : any of several Australian eucalypti with fibrous inner bark
strinkle : sprinkler
striola : a faint or minute stria
striolae : a faint or minute stria
striolate : having striolae
striolated : having striolae
strip : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
stripe : a stroke or blow with a rod or lash
striped : having stripes or streaks
stripeless : a stroke or blow with a rod or lash
striper : striped bass
stripling : youth sense 2a
strippage : material stripped from something (such as branches from trees)
stripped : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
stripper : someone or something that strips
stripping : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
stript : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
stripy : marked by stripes or streaks
strive : to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor
strived : to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor
striven : to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor
striver : to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor
striving : to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor
Strix : a fluting of a column
strix : a fluting of a column
strobic : having or appearing to have a spinning motion
strobila : a linear series of similar animal structures (such as the proglottids of a tapeworm) produced by budding
strobilaceous : relating to or resembling a strobile
strobilae : a linear series of similar animal structures (such as the proglottids of a tapeworm) produced by budding
strobilate : to become a strobila : undergo strobilation
strobilation : asexual reproduction (as in various cnidarians and tapeworms) by transverse division of the body into segments which develop into separate individuals, zooids, or proglottids
strobile : strobilus
strobili : an aggregation of sporophylls resembling a cone (as in the club mosses and horsetails)
strobiliferous : strobilus
strobiline : strobilaceous
strobiloid : resembling or having to do with a strobilus
Strobilomyces : a genus of fungi (family Boletaceae) similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap and the tubes not easily separating from the pileus
strobilus : an aggregation of sporophylls resembling a cone (as in the club mosses and horsetails)
stroboscope : an instrument for determining the speed of cyclic motion (such as rotation or vibration) that causes the motion to appear slowed or stopped: such as
stroboscopic : of, utilizing, or relating to a stroboscope or a strobe
strobotron : a gas-filled electron tube with a cold cathode used especially as a source of stroboscopic light
strockle : a shovel with a turned-up edge used by glassworkers
stroke : to rub gently in one direction
stroker : to rub gently in one direction
strokesman : stroke sense 6b
stroking : to rub gently in one direction
stroll : to go from place to place in search of work or profit
stroller : an itinerant actor
stroma : a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia
stromal : a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia
stromata : a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia
Stromateidae : a large family of chiefly small marine fishes (such as the harvest fish and the dollarfish) having a short compressed body, smooth scales, feeble spines, and a series of toothlike processes in the esophagus behind the pharyngeal bones that with a few related forms constitutes a distinct suborder of Percomorphi
stromateoid : a large family of chiefly small marine fishes (such as the harvest fish and the dollarfish) having a short compressed body, smooth scales, feeble spines, and a series of toothlike processes in the esophagus behind the pharyngeal bones that with a few related forms constitutes a distinct suborder of Percomorphi
stromatic : relating to, resembling, or constituting a stroma : stromal
Stromatopora : a genus (the type of the family Stromatoporidae) of extinct hydrozoans that form thick concentric laminae of reticulated calcareous tissue with scattered tubules for the zooids and with related hydrozoans constitute extensive beds in various Paleozoic and especially Devonian rocks
stromatoporoid : a genus (the type of the family Stromatoporidae) of extinct hydrozoans that form thick concentric laminae of reticulated calcareous tissue with scattered tubules for the zooids and with related hydrozoans constitute extensive beds in various Paleozoic and especially Devonian rocks
stromatous : having or forming a stroma : affecting a stroma
stromb : a mollusk or shell of the genus Strombus or family Strombidae
Strombidae : a family of large marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising numerous chiefly tropical conchs  — see strombus
strombiform : resembling a member of the genus Strombus in form
strombite : a petrified shell of a gastropod of the genus Strombus
stromboid : resembling or related to the genus Strombus
strombolian : relating to volcanic eruptions that explode violently and eject incandescent dust, scoria, and bombs with little water vapor
Strombus : a genus of marine gastropod mollusks (family Strombidae) having a heavy obconical shell with a short conical spire and usually a much expanded outer lip, a horny operculum, a narrow foot, long snout, and long eye peduncles  — see king conch
strome : stride, stroll
stromeyerite : a steel gray mineral CuAgS consisting of silver copper sulfide of metallic luster and usually occurring in compact masses (hardness 2.5–3, specific gravity 6.15–6.3)
stromming : a small Baltic herring
strong : having or marked by great physical power
strongback : a spar lashed from one boat davit to the other to which the boat is secured at sea
strongbark : a small tree (Bourreria ovata) of the family Ehretiaceae of southern Florida and the West Indies with strong hard brown wood streaked with orange and edible berries from which a beverage is made
strongbox : a strongly made chest or case for money or valuables
strongheadedly : stubborn, headstrong
strongheadedness : stubborn, headstrong
stronghearted : brave, courageous
stronghold : a fortified place
strongish : having or marked by great physical power
strongly : in a strong manner
strongness : the quality or state of being strong : strength, vigor
strongyle : any of various nematode worms (family Strongylidae) related to the hookworms and parasitic especially in the intestines and tissues of horses  — compare bloodworm sense 2
strongylid : any nematode worm of the family Strongylidae
Strongylidae : a large family of nematode worms of the suborder Strongylina that are parasites of vertebrates and have a globular to cylindrical buccal capsule and a circlet of laminar processes about the mouth
strongylidosis : strongylosis
strongyloid : of or relating to the superfamily Strongyloidea
Strongyloides : a genus (the type of the family Strongyloididae) of nematode worms having both free-living males and females and parthenogenetic females parasitic in the intestine of various vertebrates and including some medically and economically important pests of humans
strongyloidosis : infestation with or disease caused by any of a genus (Strongyloides) of strongyles that parasitize especially the intestines of vertebrates including humans
Strongyloplasmata : inclusion bodies grouped taxonomically as organisms
Strongylosis : infestation with or disease caused by strongyles
strongylosis : infestation with or disease caused by strongyles
Strongylus : the type genus of the family Strongylidae of parasitic nematode worms comprising worms with a pair of elongated buccal glands and including gastrointestinal parasites of the horse
strontia : the strontium oxide SrO
strontian : strontium
strontianiferous : containing or yielding strontian
strontianite : a mineral consisting of a carbonate of strontium and occurring in various forms and colors
strontic : of or relating to strontium
strontium : a soft malleable ductile metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination and used especially in color TV tubes, in crimson fireworks, and in the production of some ferrites  — see Chemical Elements Table
strop : strap:
Strophanthus : a genus of tropical Asian and African trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that include several African forms with poisonous seeds as well as forms (as S. kombé) that furnish strophanthin
Stropharia : a genus of brown spored gill fungi (family Agaricaceae) closely related to Agaricus but having gills and stipe united
strophe : a rhythmic system composed of two or more lines repeated as a unit
strophic : relating to, containing, or consisting of strophes
strophiolate : furnished with a strophiole
strophiole : an excrescence like a crest about the hilum of some seeds (as of spurge)
strophoid : a plane curve that is generated by a point whose distance from the y-axis along a variable straight line which always passes through a fixed point is equal to the y-intercept and that has the equation ρ = α(sec θ ± tan θ) in polar coordinates
Strophomena : a genus (the type of the family Strophomenidae) of extinct brachiopods having a long hinge, sharply limited muscle scars, and resupinate shell
Strophomenidae : a family of Ordovician to Permian brachiopods that are usually isolated in a distinct superfamily or suborder of Telotremata but are sometimes placed in a separate order  — see strophomena
strophulus : a rash in infants marked by red or sometimes whitish papules surrounded by reddish halos and popularly associated with teething distress
stropper : one that strops
stroud : a coarse woolen cloth formerly used in trade with North American Indians
strouding : a coarse woolen cloth formerly used in trade with North American Indians
stroup : windpipe
strow : scatter
strown : scatter
stroy : destroy
strubbly : untidy, unkempt
struck : closed by or subjected to a labor strike
structural : of or relating to the physical makeup of a plant or animal body
structuralism : psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
structuralist : psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
structuralization : to organize or incorporate into a structure
structuralize : to organize or incorporate into a structure
structurally : of or relating to the physical makeup of a plant or animal body
structuration : the interrelation of parts in an organized whole
structure : the action of building : construction
structured : of, relating to, or being a method of computer programming in which each step of the solution to a problem is contained in a separate subprogram
structureless : the action of building : construction
strudel : a pastry made from a thin sheet of dough rolled up with filling and baked
struggle : to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition
struggler : to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition
struggling : to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition
Struldbrug : one of a class of imaginary persons who can never die but who are declared dead in law at the age of 80 and live on wretchedly at state expense
strum : an act, instance, or sound of strumming
struma : goiter
strumae : goiter
Strumella : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Tuberculariaceae) characterized by ovate nonseptate brown conidia
strummer : an act, instance, or sound of strumming
strumose : having a struma
strumous : having, relating to, or connected with a struma
strumpet : a female prostitute
strunt : strut
strut : to become turgid : swell
struthian : struthious
struthiform : resembling an ostrich
Struthio : a genus (the type of the family Struthionidae) of birds comprising the African ostriches
struthioid : a genus (the type of the family Struthionidae) of birds comprising the African ostriches
Struthiomimus : a genus of small light-boned saurischian dinosaurs lacking teeth, resembling ostriches in size and proportions, and found in the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada
Struthiones : a major division of Aves equivalent to Ratitae
Struthionidae : a family of ratite birds (order Struthioniformes) comprising the African ostriches or made coextensive with the order or in former classifications including also the rheas and various other ratite birds
struthioniform : of or relating to the Struthioniformes : resembling an ostrich
Struthioniformes : an order of tall terrestrial birds (superorder Neognathae) comprising the ostriches and related extinct birds
struthious : of, relating to, or resembling the ostrich or related ratite birds
strutter : to become turgid : swell
strutting : to become turgid : swell
struttingly : to become turgid : swell
struvite : a hydrated magnesium-containing mineral Mg(NH4)(PO4)·6H2O which is found in kidney stones associated with bacteria that cleave urea
strychnia : strychnine
strychnic : of, relating to, or produced by strychnine
strychnine : a bitter poisonous alkaloid C21H22N2O2 that is obtained from nux vomica and related plants (genus Strychnos) and is used as a poison (as for rodents) and medicinally as a stimulant of the central nervous system
strychninism : a toxic condition produced by the excessive use of strychnine : chronic strychnine poisoning
strychninization : the act of strychninizing
strychninize : to subject to the action of strychnine
Strychnos : a large genus of tropical trees and woody vines (family Loganiaceae)  — see curare, nux vomica, strychnine
Strymon river in western Bulgaria and northeastern Greece flowing southeast into the Gulf of Strimón (an inlet of the Aegean Sea)
Stuart : of or relating to the Scottish royal house to which belonged the rulers of Scotland from 1371 to 1603 and of Great Britain from 1603 to 1649 and from 1660 to 1714
stub : stump sense 2
stubbed : stump sense 2
stubbiness : the quality or state of being stubby
stubble : the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
stubbleberry : wonderberry
stubbled : the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
stubbly : the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
stubborn : unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish
stubbornly : unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish
stubbornness : unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish
stubby : abounding with stubs
stubrunner : a corn planter or cotton planter furrow opener adapted for use in trashy soil
stucco : a fine plaster used in decoration and ornamentation (as of interior walls)
stuccowork : work done in stucco
stuckling : an apple turnover
stud : a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding
studbook : an official record (as in a book) of the pedigree of purebred animals (such as horses or dogs)
studder : a worker who inserts watch hairsprings into studs
studding : the studs of a building or wall
studdle : a prop or stud used in timbering
student : scholar, learner
studentship : a grant for university study
studfish : either of two brightly colored American killifishes:
studhorse : a stallion kept especially for breeding
studia : studies pass on into character
studied : carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
studiedly : carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
studiedness : carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
studier : a state of contemplation : reverie
studio : the working place of a painter, sculptor, or photographer
studious : assiduous in the pursuit of learning
studiously : assiduous in the pursuit of learning
studiousness : assiduous in the pursuit of learning
Studite : a Studite monk of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Studium : a place or institute of studies where people from all parts of the world may come to study any subject
studium : a place or institute of studies where people from all parts of the world may come to study any subject
studwork : work supported, strengthened, held together, or ornamented by studs
study : a state of contemplation : reverie
stuff : materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities: such as
stuffed : materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities: such as
stuffer : one that stuffs
stuffily : ill-natured, ill-humored
stuffiness : ill-natured, ill-humored
stuffing : material used to stuff or fill: such as
stuffy : ill-natured, ill-humored
stuggy : thickset, stocky, sturdy
stuiver : a formerly used unit of value of the Netherlands equal to 1/20 gulden or 5 Dutch cents
stull : a round timber used to support the sides or back of a mine
stuller : one that places or works at stulls
stulm : an approximately horizontal passageway into a mine : adit
stultification : to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
stultify : to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
stultiloquence : senseless or silly talk : babble
stum : to renew (wine) by mixing with must and reviving fermentation
stumble : to fall into sin or waywardness
stumbler : to fall into sin or waywardness
stumbling : to fall into sin or waywardness
stumblingly : to fall into sin or waywardness
stumbly : given to stumbling
stumer : fraud, sham
stump : the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
stumpage : the value of standing timber
stumper : the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
stumpish : of, relating to, or suggesting a stump
stumpless : cleared of stumps
stumpnose : any of several sea breams: such as
stumpy : short and thick : stubby
stun : to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
Stundism : the religious movement of the Stundists or their principles and practices
Stundist : one of a Russian denomination of Protestants originating about 1860 under German influence and emphasizing evangelical piety
stunkard : stubborn, sullen
stunner : one that stuns or is stunning
stunning : causing astonishment or disbelief
stunningly : causing astonishment or disbelief
stunpoll : a stupid person : dunce
stunsail : studding sail
stunt : to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
stunted : to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
stuntedness : to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
stunty : characterized by stunts : given to performing stunts : flashy
stupa : a usually dome-shaped structure (such as a mound) serving as a Buddhist shrine
stupe : a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)
stupefacient : bringing about a stupor : stupefying
stupefaction : the act of stupefying : the state of being stupefied
stupefactive : stupefacient
stupefied : to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
stupefier : one that stupefies
stupefy : to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
stupendous : causing astonishment or wonder : awesome, marvelous
stupendously : causing astonishment or wonder : awesome, marvelous
stupendousness : causing astonishment or wonder : awesome, marvelous
stupent : confused, bewildered, dumbfounded
stupeous : resembling tow : having long loose scales or matted filaments : stupose
stupid : slow of mind : obtuse
stupidity : the quality or state of being stupid
stupidly : slow of mind : obtuse
stupidness : slow of mind : obtuse
stupor : a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
stuporific : causing stupor
stuporose : stuporous
stuporous : marked or affected by or as if by stupor
stupose : composed of or having tufted or matted filaments like tow
stupp : a black deposit obtained in distilling mercury ores and consisting of a mixture of soot, hydrocarbons, mercury and its compounds, and ore dust
stuprate : to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)
stupration : the act of violating a woman : seduction, rape
stuprum : sexual intercourse between a man and an unmarried woman other than one in slavery or concubinage
stupulose : covered with fine short hairs
sturdily : firmly built or constituted : stout
sturdiness : firmly built or constituted : stout
sturdy : firmly built or constituted : stout
sturgeon : any of a family (Acipenseridae) of usually large elongate anadromous or freshwater bony fishes which are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and whose roe is made into caviar
sturine : a protamine in the spermatozoa of sturgeon
Sturnella : a genus of passerine birds (family Icteridae) including the meadowlarks
Sturnidae : a large family of passerine birds consisting of the Old World starlings and related birds and having ten primaries and characters somewhat intermediate between the crows and the American grackles  — see sturnus
sturnine : of, relating to, or resembling a starling
sturnoid : resembling or related to the starlings
Sturnus : the type genus of Sturnidae including the common starling
sturt : contention
sturtion : nasturtium
sturtite : a mineral Mn3FeSi4O11(OH)3.10H2O(?) consisting of a rare hydrous silicate of iron, manganese, calcium, and magnesium and occurring in black compact masses
stuss : faro in which cards are dealt by hand and the banker takes all bets on splits
stut : stammer, stutter
stutter : to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
stutterer : to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)
stuttering : a disorder of vocal communication marked by involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by abnormal repetition, prolongation, or stoppage of vocal sounds) : disfluency
stutteringly : in a stuttering manner
sty : pigpen
styca : a debased copper sceatta that was issued by the kings of Northumbria during the 7th to 9th centuries
styfziekte : aphosphorosis of cattle marked by faulty bone structure and lameness  — compare lamsiekte
Stygian : of or relating to the river Styx
stylar : of or relating to the style of a plant ovary
Stylaster : a genus of delicate usually pink hydrocorals (order Stylasterina)
stylate : having a persistent style
style : designation, title
stylebook : a book explaining, describing, or illustrating a prevailing, accepted, or authorized style
styledom : the world of fashion
styleless : designation, title
stylelessness : designation, title
stylelike : resembling a style especially in elongated pointed form
styler : designation, title
stylet : a slender surgical probe
stylewort : a plant of the family Stylidiaceae
Stylidiaceae : a family of herbs or shrubs (order Campanulales) of the southern hemisphere and especially Australasia that have simple leaves and clustered perfect or unisexual flowers with a slightly irregular corolla followed by capsules bearing seeds with fleshy endosperm
stylidiaceous : a family of herbs or shrubs (order Campanulales) of the southern hemisphere and especially Australasia that have simple leaves and clustered perfect or unisexual flowers with a slightly irregular corolla followed by capsules bearing seeds with fleshy endosperm
Stylidium : the type genus of the family Stylidiaceae comprising mostly Australian herbaceous perennials that have racemes, panicles, or corymbs of showy flowers commonly with elastic stamens and are often cultivated as greenhouse ornamentals
styliferous : bearing one or more styles
styliform : resembling a style : bristle-shaped
styling : the way in which something is styled
stylish : having style
stylishly : having style
stylishness : having style
stylist : a master or model of style
stylistic : of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
stylistically : of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
stylistics : an aspect of literary study that emphasizes the analysis of various elements of style (such as metaphor and diction)
stylite : a Christian ascetic living atop a pillar
stylitic : a Christian ascetic living atop a pillar
stylization : to conform to a conventional style
stylize : to conform to a conventional style
stylo : style : styloid process
stylobate : a continuous flat coping or pavement supporting a row of architectural columns
Stylochus : a genus (the type of the family Stylochidae) of large polyclad flatworms with an oval flat body, short tentacles, and pharynx with several accessory lobes
styloglossus : a muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw the tongue upwards
stylogonidium : pycnospore
stylograph : a stylographic pen
stylographic : of, relating to, or used in stylography
stylographical : of, relating to, or used in stylography
stylographically : of, relating to, or used in stylography
stylography : a mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style or similar instrument
stylohyal : an element of each side of the hyoid arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal that appears as a distinct element of the anterior cornu of the hyoid bone in many mammals  — see styloid process
stylohyoid : stylohyoid muscle
stylohyoideus : stylohyoid muscle
styloid : resembling a style : styliform
stylolite : a small longitudinally grooved column of the same material as the rock in which it occurs often resulting from the slipping under vertical pressure of a part capped by a shell through adjacent parts not so capped though one or more layers (as of limestone) may be affected by stylolitic structure throughout where there is no capping object
stylolitic : a small longitudinally grooved column of the same material as the rock in which it occurs often resulting from the slipping under vertical pressure of a part capped by a shell through adjacent parts not so capped though one or more layers (as of limestone) may be affected by stylolitic structure throughout where there is no capping object
stylomandibular : of, relating to, or being a ligament connecting the styloid process of the temporal bone and the angle of the lower jaw
stylomastoid : of, relating to, or being a foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and forms the termination of the facial canal
Stylommatophora : a suborder of Pulmonata comprising gastropods with the eyes situated at the tips of retractile tentacles and including the common land snails and slugs
stylommatophorous : a suborder of Pulmonata comprising gastropods with the eyes situated at the tips of retractile tentacles and including the common land snails and slugs
Stylonychia : a common genus of marine and freshwater, ovoid or reniform, hypotrichous ciliates related to Oxytricha and distinguished by long well-developed caudal cirri
stylopharyngeus : a slender muscle that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally
stylopid : of or relating to the Stylopidae
Stylopidae : a family of insects (order Strepsiptera) that have protuberant eyes and are parasites of other insects (such as bees)
stylopization : the condition of being or the process of becoming stylopized
stylopized : altered by the presence of a parasitic stylops usually with inhibition of normal sexual development so that an intersexual state results
stylopodium : a disk-shaped or conical swelling or expansion at the base of the style in plants of the family Umbelliferae
Stylops : a large genus (the type of the family Stylopidae) comprising many of the better known strepsipterons
stylops : a large genus (the type of the family Stylopidae) comprising many of the better known strepsipterons
Stylosanthes : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) that are widely distributed in warm regions and have pinnately trifoliolate leaves and yellow flowers in small terminal or axillary clusters  — see pencil flower, stylo
stylospore : pycnospore
stylotypite : a mineral (Cu,Fe,Ag)3SbS3 that is a sulfide of antimony, copper, silver, and iron and occurs in black orthorhombic crystals (hardness 3, specific gravity 4.7–5.2)
stylus : an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: such as
stymie : to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
Stymphalian : of or relating to Lake Zaraka in Arcadia that according to Greek mythology was haunted by man-eating birds slain by Hercules
Styphelia : a large genus of mostly Australasian heathlike shrubs (family Epacridaceae) having the calyx and corolla usually colored alike
styphnate : a salt of styphnic acid
styphnic : an explosive yellow crystalline astringent acid (NO2)3C6H(OH)2 obtained usually by nitration of resorcinol; 2,4,6-trinitro-resorcinol  — compare picric acid
stypsis : the application or use of styptics
styptic : tending to contract or bind : astringent
styptical : styptic
stypticity : styptic quality : astringency
Styracaceae : a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees (order Ebenales) having flowers with a 5-lobed corolla and 10 stamens and a dry or drupaceous fruit  — see styrax
styracaceous : a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees (order Ebenales) having flowers with a 5-lobed corolla and 10 stamens and a dry or drupaceous fruit  — see styrax
styracin : a crystalline compound C18H16O2 extracted especially from storax and balsam of Peru; cinnamyl cinnamate
Styrax : storax
styrax : storax
styrene : a fragrant liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon C8H8 used chiefly in making synthetic rubber, resins, and plastics and in improving drying oils
Styrian region of central and southeastern Austria; chief city Graz
styrol : styrene
styryl : a univalent radical C6H5CH=CH− derived from styrene by removal of one of the hydrogen atoms attached to the omega carbon atom
stythe :  blackdamp
Styx : the principal river of the underworld in Greek mythology
suability : liable to be sued in court
suable : liable to be sued in court
Suaeda : a genus of herbs and shrubs (family Chenopodiaceae) bearing fleshy terete leaves and small flowers with a persistent 5-lobed perianth  — see burroweed, sea blite, seepweed
suasible : capable of being persuaded : easily persuaded
suasion : the act of influencing or persuading
suasive : the act of influencing or persuading
suasively : the act of influencing or persuading
suasiveness : the act of influencing or persuading
suave : smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
suavely : smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
suaveness : smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
suavity : smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
sub : substitute
subabdominal : situated nearly far enough back to be considered abdominal
subaccount : a subordinate or secondary account (as in a business record)
subacetate : a basic acetate
subacid : somewhat acrimonious : cutting
subacidity : the quality or state of being subacid
subacidly : somewhat acrimonious : cutting
subacidness : somewhat acrimonious : cutting
subacromial : of, relating to, or affecting the subacromial bursa
subacute : having a tapered but not sharply pointed form
subacutely : having a tapered but not sharply pointed form
subadult : an individual that has passed through the juvenile period but not yet attained typical adult characteristics
subaerial : situated, formed, or occurring on or immediately adjacent to the surface of the earth
subaerially : situated, formed, or occurring on or immediately adjacent to the surface of the earth
subage : a distinguishable subdivision of a geologic age usually characterized by the occurrence of some specific phenomenon (such as a deposition of loess or a glacial recession)
subagency : a subordinate agency
subagent : a subordinate agent : an agent (such as a real estate broker) who is authorized by another agent to act in that person's place
subah : a province or division of the Mogul Empire or its government
subahdar : a governor of a province
subahdary : the office or jurisdiction of a subahdar : subah sense 1
subahship : the office or jurisdiction of a subahdar : subah sense 1
Subakhmimic : a late dialect of Coptic standing between Sahidic and Akhmimic
subalary : situated under the wings
subalate : having a form suggesting a wing especially in being thin and somewhat triangular
subalkaline : having a hydrogen-ion concentration of 8.0 to 8.5
subalmoner : an under almoner : an assistant to an almoner
subalpine : of or relating to the region about the foot and lower slopes of the Alps
subaltern : particular with reference to a related universal proposition
subalternant : superaltern
subalternate : inferior in quality or status : subordinate
subalternately : inferior in quality or status : subordinate
subalternation : the quality or state of being subalternate : succession by turns : subordination
subalternity : the quality, state, or position of being subaltern
subangular : somewhat angular : free from sharp angles though not smoothly rounded
subantarctic : of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a region just outside the antarctic circle
Subanun : any of the pagan peoples on the Zamboanga peninsula of western Mindanao, Philippines
subapical : situated below or near an apex
subaponeurotic : lying beneath an aponeurosis
subapostolic : of, relating to, or being the age immediately following that of the apostles
subapparent : imperfectly apparent : perceived with difficulty
subappressed : imperfectly or partially appressed
subapterous : brachypterous
subaquatic : somewhat aquatic
subaqueous : existing, formed, or taking place in or under water
subarachnoid : of, relating to, occurring, or situated under the arachnoid membrane
subarachnoidal : of, relating to, occurring, or situated under the arachnoid membrane
subarch : a subordinate arch especially when one of two or more grouped in a larger arch
subarctic : of, relating to, characteristic of, or being regions immediately outside of the arctic circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life
subarcuate : somewhat arched or bowed
subarcuated : somewhat arched or bowed
subarcuation : the construction of subordinate arches under a main arch
subarea : an area within a larger area
subareolar : situated or occurring beneath an areola of the breast
subartesian : of, relating to, or being water that rises naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but does not flow out of the well
subascending : rising somewhat obliquely upward from a flattened basal attachment
subassembly : an assembled unit designed to be incorporated with other units in a finished product
subastral : located lower than the stars
subastringent : mildly astringent
subatomic : of or relating to the inside of the atom
subaudible : too quiet or obscured to be heard clearly : inaudible or barely audible
subaudition : the act of understanding or supplying something not expressed : a reading between the lines
subauditur : something understood or implied in connection with what is expressed
subauricular : situated below the ear
subaverage : of a lower level or quality than some norm : below average
subaxillar : situated below the axilla
subaxillary : situated below the axilla
subbasal : situated near or below a base or basal part
subbase : underlying support placed below what is normally construed as a base: such as
subbasement : a basement or an underground story located below the main basement of a building
subbass : an organ pedal stop of 32′ pitch or 16′ pitch
subbifid : somewhat or incompletely forked
subbing : substitute
subbituminous : of, relating to, or being coal of lower rank than bituminous coal but higher than lignite
subboreal : very cold : approaching the frigid
subbourdon : an organ bourdon stop of 16′ pitch or 32′ pitch
subbrachycephalic : having a cephalic index of 80–83
subbrachycephaly : the quality or state of being subbrachycephalic
subbranch : a branch that is an offshoot or subdivision of a larger branch
subbreed : a distinguishable race or strain within a breed
subcalcarine : situated below the calcarine fissure
subcaliber : smaller than the caliber of a gun
subcallosal : situated below the corpus callosum
subcampanulate : somewhat ventricose at the base and usually slightly recurved at the margin : not quite bell-shaped
subcapsular : situated or occurring beneath or within a capsule
subcaption : a secondary headline (as in an advertisement)
subcarbide : a carbide having less than the ordinary proportion of carbon
subcarbonate  — see bismuth subcarbonate
Subcarboniferous :  mississippian
subcardinal : of, relating to, situated near, or being either of two veins in the mammalian embryo or the adult of some lower vertebrates that develop one on each side in the abdominal region ventromedial to the mesonephros and in the mammal participate in the formation of the inferior vena cava and the renal veins
subcarinate : somewhat or incompletely keeled
subcartilaginous : partially cartilaginous
subcast : a secondary swarm (as of bees)
subcaste : a caste that is a subdivision of a larger caste
subcategory : a category that is a subdivision of a larger category : a secondary category
subcaudal : situated under or on the ventral side of the tail
subcaudate : having an imperfect or abridged prolongation
subcaulescent : nearly acaulescent
subcelestial : situated beneath the heavens
subcellar : located below a cellar
subcenter : a secondary center
subcentral : nearly but not quite central
subcentrally : nearly but not quite central
subchairman : a substitute or subordinate chairman
subchanter : succentor
subchapter : a subdivision of a chapter: such as
subchaser : a small maneuverable patrol or escort vessel used for antisubmarine warfare
subchela : a grasping organ of the limbs of some crustaceans (as of the genus Squilla) in which the terminal segment folds back against the next one
subchelate : imperfectly chelate
subchief : a chief who is subordinate to another chief
subchloride : a binary chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine
subchondral : situated beneath cartilage
subchordal : situated below the notochord
subchorionic : underlying the chorion
subchoroid : situated or occurring between the choroid and the retina
subchoroidal : situated or occurring between the choroid and the retina
subcinctorium : a vestment consisting of an ornamental square of cloth suspended from the girdle and worn by the pope of the Roman Catholic Church when celebrating a solemn mass
subcingulum : a vestment consisting of a girdle or belt circling the waist from which hangs the subcinctorium of the papal vestments when the pope of the Roman Catholic Church is celebrating a solemn mass
subcircular : nearly circular : not quite circular
subclaim : a subordinate claim : a claim dependent on or arising out of another
Subclamatores : a superfamily of passerine birds comprising the broadbills
subclan : a clan that is part of a larger clan
subclass : a primary division of a class: such as
subclassify : a primary division of a classification
subclause : a subordinate clause
subclavate : somewhat club-shaped
subclavia  — see ansa subclavia
subclavian : of, relating to, being, or inserted into a part (such as an artery, vein, or nerve) located under the clavicle
subclavius : a small muscle on each side of the body that arises from the junction of the first rib and its cartilage, inserts into the inferior surface of the clavicle, and acts to stabilize the clavicle by depressing and drawing forward its lateral end during movements of the shoulder joint
subclimax : a stage or community in an ecological succession immediately preceding a climax
subclinical : not detectable or producing effects that are not detectable by the usual clinical tests
subclover : subterranean clover
subcoastal : situated below a coast
subcollateral : of, relating to, or being a convolution of the tentorial surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum lying external to the collateral sulcus
subcollegiate : occurring below the collegiate level
subcolumnar : partially or imperfectly columnar
subcommission : a secondary or subordinate commission
subcommissioner : a commissioner subordinate in rank or authority to another
subcommittee : a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose
subcompany : a subsidiary company (as of an industrial corporation)
subconchoidal : partially or indistinctly conchoidal
subconical : nearly or approximately conical
subconjunctival : situated or occurring beneath the conjunctiva
subconscious : existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness
subconsciously : in a subconscious manner : without conscious awareness
subconsciousness : existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness
subcontiguous : almost touching
subcontinent : a large landmass smaller than a continent
subcontinental : a large landmass smaller than a continent
subcontract : a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party
subcontracted : a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party
subcontractor : an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
subcontraoctave : the musical octave beginning with and ascending from the fourth C below middle C  — see pitch illustration
subcontrariety : the relation existing between subcontrary propositions in logic : the relation of two propositions with identical terms which is such that both may be true but both cannot be false  — see opposition sense 2a(2)
subcontrary : a proposition so related to another that though both may be true they cannot both be false
subcool : supercool
subcoracoid : situated or occurring under the coracoid process of the scapula
subcordate : incompletely cordate : nearly heart-shaped
subcoriaceous : somewhat leathery : somewhat coriaceous
subcorneous : situated under a horny part or layer
subcortex : the parts of the brain immediately beneath the cerebral cortex
subcortical : of, relating to, involving, or being a part of the brain below the cerebral cortex
subcortically : of, relating to, involving, or being a part of the brain below the cerebral cortex
subcosta : the subcostal vein of an insect's wing
subcostal : one of the cells between the costal and subcostal veins of an insect's wing
subcostalis : any of a variable number of small muscles that arise on the inner surface of a rib, are inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, and probably function to draw adjacent ribs together
subcrepitant : partially crepitant : faintly crepitant
subcrescentic : nearly or irregularly crescentic
subcrossing : a minor or secondary crossing (as over a railway line)
subcrust : a layer underlying a crust
subcrustal : situated or occurring below a crust and especially the crust of the earth
subcrystalline : obscurely crystalline : partially crystallized
subcultural : a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture
subculture : a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture
subcurrent : an obscure or secondary current (as of thought)
subcutaneous : being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin
subcutaneously : being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin
subcuticular : situated or occurring beneath a cuticle
subcutis : the deeper part of the dermis
subcylindric : nearly cylindrical
subcylindrical : nearly cylindrical
subdeacon : a cleric ranking below a deacon: such as
subdeaconate : subdiaconate
subdeaconry : the order or office of subdeacon
subdean : a dean who is subordinate to another dean : the deputy or substitute of a dean
subdeanery : the office or rank of subdean
subdeb : subdebutante
subdebutante : a young girl who is about to become a debutante
subdecanal : of or relating to a subdean or subdeanery
subdecimal : resulting from division by a multiple of ten
subdelegate : a deputy for a delegate
subdelegation : a deputy for a delegate
subdeltoid : situated underneath or inferior to the deltoid muscle
subdentate : partially or imperfectly dentate
subdentated : partially or imperfectly dentate
subdepartment : a department (as of an organization) that is part of a larger department
subdepot : a military depot that operates under the jurisdiction of another depot and usually performs only specified depot functions
subderivative : a word derived from a derivative
subdermal : subcutaneous
subdiaconal : of or relating to a subdeacon or a subdeaconry
subdiaconate : the office or rank of a subdeacon
subdialect : a dialect of a language that is a regional subvariety of a more widely spoken dialect
subdiapente : a fifth below
subdiaphragmatic : situated, occurring, or performed below the diaphragm
subdirector : a director who is subordinate to another director
subdisjunctive : a disjunctive conjunction connecting words or word groups that have the same reference
subdistrict : a subdivision of a district
subdividable : to divide the parts of into more parts
subdivide : to divide the parts of into more parts
subdivider : to divide the parts of into more parts
subdividing : to divide the parts of into more parts
subdivisible : susceptible of subdivision
subdivision : an act or instance of subdividing
subdolichocephalic : having a cephalic index of 77.7–80
subdolichocephaly : having a cephalic index of 77.7–80
subdolous : somewhat sly : crafty, cunning, artful
subdominant : the fourth tone of a major or minor scale
subdorsal : situated nearly on the dorsal surface
subdorsally : situated nearly on the dorsal surface
subdrain : a perforated or plain underground drain
subdrainage : natural or artificial drainage from beneath
subdrill : to drill (a hole) to a size that leaves sufficient metal for finishing by reaming
subduable : capable of being subdued
subdual : the act of subduing
subduct : the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
subduction : the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
subdue : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
subdued : lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
subduedly : lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
subduedness : the quality or state of being subdued
subduer : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
subduing : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
subdural : situated or occurring beneath the dura mater or between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane
subdurally : situated or occurring beneath the dura mater or between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane
subedit : copy editor
subeditor : copy editor
subeditorial : copy editor
subeditorship : the position or status of a subeditor
subeffective : inadequate to produce an effect
subelliptic : somewhat elliptic
subelliptical : somewhat elliptic
subencephalon : the midbrain and hindbrain together
subendocardial : situated or occurring beneath the endocardium or between the endocardium and myocardium
subendorse : to provide with a secondary or additional endorsement
subendorsement : to provide with a secondary or additional endorsement
subendothelial : situated under an endothelium
subenfeoff : subinfeudate
subentire : almost entire
subentitle : to provide with a subtitle
subentry : an entry (as in a catalog or an account) made under a more general entry
subepidermal : lying beneath or constituting the innermost part of the epidermis
subepithelial : situated or occurring beneath an epithelial layer
subequal : approximately but not exactly equal
subequatorial : approximately equatorial
subequivalve : having shell valves that are slightly unequal in size
suber : corky plant tissue : phellem
suberate : a salt or ester of suberic acid
suberect : standing or growing in a nearly erect position : ascending
subereous : of, relating to, or derived from cork : suberose
suberic : of, relating to, or derived from cork : suberose
suberification : production of or conversion into cork or suberin
suberin : a complex fatty substance found especially in the cell walls of cork
suberinize : to cause or effect the suberization of
Suberites : a genus (the type of the family Suberitidae of the class Demospongiae) of fleshy, erect or encrusting monaxial sponges that have no microscleres or spongin, that have megascleres shaped like needles with heads, and that include forms which often live on shells occupied by hermit crabs
suberization : conversion of the cell walls into corky tissue by infiltration with suberin
suberize : to cause or effect the suberization of
suberone : cycloheptanone
suberose : having a corky texture resulting from or like that resulting from suberization
suberous : having a corky texture resulting from or like that resulting from suberization
subesophageal : situated or occurring under the esophagus
subessential : important but not absolutely essential
subfalcate : nearly but not quite falcate : irregularly falcate
subfamily : a category in biological classification ranking below a family and above a genus
subfascial : situated, occurring, or performed below a fascia
subfebrile : of, relating to, or constituting a body temperature very slightly above normal but not febrile
subfeu : a feu held of a vassal as such
subfibrous : somewhat fibrous
subfief : a fief that is granted out of and is part of another fief
subfix : a subscript sign, letter, or character
subfloor : a rough floor laid as a base for a finished floor
subflooring : subfloors
subflora : a localized flora
subfluvial : situated, taking place, or formed at the bottom of a body of water (such as a river)
subfocal : located or occurring below the focus of attention : not clearly conscious
subforeman : a supervisory employee subordinate to a foreman
subform : a subordinate or derivative form
subfossil : of less than typical fossil age but partially fossilized
subfossorial : showing some modification adaptive to a fossorial way of life
subfoundation : a secondary foundation : subgrade
subfraction : a fraction of a fraction
subframe : a secondary frame
subfulgent : somewhat shining : moderately lustrous
subfunctional : having little or no apparent function
subfusc : drab, dusky
subfuscous : somewhat fuscous : dusky
subgalea : a segment of the maxilla of an insect usually attached to the stipes and bearing the galea
subgallate : a basic salt obtained as a bright yellow powder usually by reaction of hydrated bismuth oxide with gallic acid and used chiefly as a dusting powder in treating skin diseases (such as eczema)
subgeneric : of, relating to, or constituting a subgenus
subgenerical : of, relating to, or constituting a subgenus
subgenerically : of, relating to, or constituting a subgenus
subgenital : situated below the genital organs
subgenus : a category in biological classification ranking below a genus and above a species
subglabrous : imperfectly glabrous : slightly rough or hairy
subglacial : of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier
subglacially : of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier
subglenoid : situated beneath the glenoid fossa of the shoulder
subglobose : imperfectly or nearly globose
subglobosely : imperfectly or nearly globose
subglottic : situated or occurring below the glottis
subgrade : a surface of earth or rock leveled off to receive a foundation (as of a road)
subgroup : a subordinate group whose members usually share some common differential quality
subgular : situated on the lower part of the throat
subhalide : a halide (such as a subchloride) containing a relatively small proportion of halogen
subharmonic : a component of a periodic wave having a frequency that is an integral submultiple of the fundamental frequency
subhead : a heading of a subdivision (as in an outline)
subheading : subhead
subhealth : imperfect health : a condition of reduced vigor in the absence of overt ailment
subhedral : incompletely bounded by crystal planes : partly faced
subhepatic : situated or occurring under the liver
subhorizontal : not quite horizontal in position or orientation
subhuman : less than human: such as
subhumid : not quite humid : slightly to moderately moist
subhyaline : somewhat or imperfectly hyaline
subhymenium : the hypothecium of a fungus
subicteric : very slightly jaundiced
subicular : of, relating to, or constituting the subiculum
subiculum : a part of the parahippocampal gyrus that is a ventral continuation of the hippocampus and is situated ventrally and medially to the dentate gyrus
subimaginal : of, relating to, or being a subimago
subimago : a stage in the development of some insects (such as the mayflies) between the nymph and imago in which the insect is able to fly but becomes mature only after a further molt
subincandescent : heated but below the point of incandescene
subincise : to perform subincision upon
subincision : a ritual operation performed as a part of puberty rites among some Australasian peoples that involves slitting the underside of the penis with permanent opening of the urethra
subindex : an index to a division of a main classification
subindicative : slightly or indirectly indicative
subindices : an index to a division of a main classification
subinfeudate : the subdivision of a feudal estate by a vassal who in turn becomes feudal lord over his tenants
subinfeudation : the subdivision of a feudal estate by a vassal who in turn becomes feudal lord over his tenants
subinfeudatory : a tenant holding by subinfeudation
subinguinal : situated below Poupart's ligament
subinoculate : to introduce (infectious material) from a laboratory strain into a potential host
subinoculation : to introduce (infectious material) from a laboratory strain into a potential host
subintegumental : situated or occurring under an integument
subintelligential : implying something beyond what is obvious to the mind : intimating
subintelligitur : a meaning or understanding (as of a statement) implied but not expressed
subintent : a subordinate meaning, purpose, or proposal
subinterval : an interval that is a subdivision or a subset of an interval
subintestinal : situated beneath or on the ventral aspect of an intestine
subintroduce : to bring in secretly or surreptitiously
subinvolution : partial or incomplete involution
subirrigate : irrigation below the surface (as by a periodic rise of the water table or by a system of underground porous pipes)
subirrigation : irrigation below the surface (as by a periodic rise of the water table or by a system of underground porous pipes)
subitaneous : formed or taking place suddenly or unexpectedly : sudden, hasty
subitem : an item (such as a brief note) that forms a subdivision of a larger topic
Subiya : an archaic Bantu language of Northern Rhodesia
subjacency : the quality or state of being subjacent
subjacent : lying under or below
subjacently : lying under or below
subject : one that is placed under authority or control: such as
subjectable : capable of being made subject
subjected : one that is placed under authority or control: such as
subjecthood : the status or position of a subject person
subjectification : the act or process of subjectifying
subjectify : to identify with a subject or interpret in terms of subjective experience
subjection : one that is placed under authority or control: such as
subjectional : of, relating to, or involving subjection
subjective : of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
subjectively : of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
subjectiveness : of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
subjectivism : a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience
subjectivist : a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience
subjectivistic : a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience
subjectivity : the quality, state, or nature of being subjective
subjectivize : to make subjective
subjectless : one that is placed under authority or control: such as
subjectship : the status or condition of a subject individual
subjoin : annex, append
subjoinder : an additional remark
subjoint : a secondary joint (as of a segment of an arthropod limb)
subjugable : capable of being subjugated
subjugate : to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
subjugation : to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
subjugator : to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
subjugular : situated nearly far enough forward to be jugular
subjunction : an act of subjoining or the state of being subjoined
subjunctive : of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents a denoted act or state not as fact but as contingent or possible or viewed emotionally (as with doubt or desire)
subjunctively : in a subjunctive manner : with a subjunctive
subkingdom : a category in biological classification ranking below a kingdom and above a phylum
sublabial : situated below a lip or labium
sublaciniate : partially or imperfectly laciniate
sublanceolate : nearly lanceolate
sublanguage : a subvariety of a language
sublapsarian : infralapsarian
sublapsarianism : infralapsarianism
sublate : negate, deny
sublateral : situated near a side (as of the body)
sublation : negate, deny
sublative : able or tending to take away : concerned with taking something away
subleader : a person in a position of authority but subordinate to a leader of greater prominence
sublease : a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease
sublenticular : approaching the lenticular : almost doubly convex in outline
sublessee : a lessee under a sublease
sublessor : one that grants a sublease
sublet : sublease
sublethal : less than but usually only slightly less than lethal
sublevel : a level that is lower than or subordinate to another level
sublibrarian : substitute
sublicense : a subordinate license granted to another by one already having a license
sublicensee : a subordinate licensee : a holder of a sublicense
sublieutenancy : the status or position of a sublieutenant
sublieutenant : a commissioned officer in the British navy ranking immediately below lieutenant
sublimable : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
sublimate : sublime sense 1
sublimation : sublime sense 1
sublimator : one that sublimates
sublime : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
sublimed : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
sublimely : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
sublimeness : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
sublimer : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
subliminal : inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
subliminally : inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
sublimity : the quality or state of being sublime
sublimize : to give a sublime character to
sublinear : almost linear
sublineation : underlining
sublingua : a process or fold covered with modified or hardened mucous membrane and occurring on the floor of the mouth in some animals (such as lemurs)
sublinguae : a process or fold covered with modified or hardened mucous membrane and occurring on the floor of the mouth in some animals (such as lemurs)
sublingual : situated or administered under the tongue
sublittoral : situated, occurring, or formed on the aquatic side of a shoreline or littoral zone
sublobular : situated at the bases of the lobules of the liver
sublot : a portion of a lot : a subdivision of a group of things that make up a unit
sublunar : of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world
sublunary : of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world
sublunate : nearly crescentic in form
sublustrous : somewhat or imperfectly lustrous
subluxation : partial dislocation (as of one of the bones in a joint)
submain : a main (as in a sewer, gas, electrical, or drainage system) having a number of lesser mains feeding into or branching from it but being itself subsidiary to a larger main
subman : a man or a being who has human characteristics in a very inferior degree : a brutal or stupid man
submanager : an assistant or subordinate manager
submarginal : adjacent to a margin or a marginal part or structure
submarginate : having a border near the edge or margin
submargined : having a border near the edge or margin
submarine : underwater
submariner : a member of a submarine crew
submaster : a subordinate or assistant master
submaxilla : the lower jaw or inferior maxillary bone
submaxillary : submandibular
submaximal : less than maximal : not at the greatest or highest possible level
submedial : submedian
submedian : situated next to a median part or the midline
submediant : the sixth tone of a major or minor scale
submental : located in, affecting, or performed on the area under the chin
submentum : the basal part of the labium of an insect
submerge : to put under water
submerged : covered with water
submergement : submersion
submergence : to put under water
submergible : to put under water
submerse : submerge
submersed : submerged: such as
submersible : capable of being submerged
submersion : submerge
submetallic : somewhat or imperfectly metallic
submeter : one of two or more meters for measuring different sections of a supply
submetering : the retail sale through individual meters to tenants in large office or apartment buildings of electric current or gas purchased for the entire building by the owners at wholesale rates
submicron : being less than a micron in a (specified) measurement and especially in diameter
submicroscopic : too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope
submicroscopically : too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope
submiliary : less than miliary : smaller than a millet seed
subminimal : smaller than the minimum that is required for a particular result
subminister : an assistant or subordinate minister
submiss : submissive, humble
submissible : sufficient for submission to a trier of fact : capable of being submitted for decision
submission : a legal agreement to submit to the decision of arbitrators
submissionist : one who advocates submission
submissive : submitting to others
submissively : submitting to others
submissiveness : submitting to others
submissly : humbly, submissively
submit : to yield to governance or authority
submittal : an act or instance of submitting something : a sending or delivery of something for consideration, study, or decision
submittance : submission
submitter : one that submits
submittingly : in a submitting or submissive manner
submolecule : a particle of less than molecular dimensions or state of organization
submontane : lying or passing under a mountain or range of mountains
submontanely : lying or passing under a mountain or range of mountains
submotive : a subordinate, secondary, or hidden motive
submountain : lying under a mountain
submucosa : a supporting layer of loose connective tissue directly under a mucous membrane
submucosal : a supporting layer of loose connective tissue directly under a mucous membrane
submucous : submucosa
submultiple : an exact divisor of a number
submundane : underground, subterranean
submuscular : situated beneath a muscle or muscular layer
Submytilacea : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with an equivalve shell, an external ligament, a mantle that is only slightly closed, and siphons that if present are short
subnarcotic : somewhat narcotic
subnasal :  acanthion
subnascent : growing beneath
subneural : situated under the central nervous system
subnitrate : a basic nitrate  — see bismuth subnitrate
subnivean : situated or occurring under the snow
subnormal : lower or smaller than normal
subnormality : lower or smaller than normal
subnotation : a written answer to an inquiry addressed by a private citizen upon some matter of law or policy to an emperor, sovereign, or pope
subnucleus : a subdivision of a nucleus especially of nervous tissue
suboblique : not quite oblique
suboccipital : situated or performed below the occipital bone
suboceanic : situated, taking place, or formed beneath the ocean or its bottom
suboctave : the note an octave below a specified note
subocular : situated below the eye
suboesophageal : a ganglionic mass formed in an insect by the fusion of the nerve ganglia of the 4th, 5th and 6th body segments
suboffice : a secondary office (as of a post office or bank) that often provides only some of the services of the corresponding main office
subofficer : a subordinate officer
subopaque : partially or imperfectly opaque : nearly opaque
subopercle : a bony plate immediately below the opercle in a gill cover of a fish
subopercular : situated below an opercle
suboperculum : subopercle
subopposite : nearly opposite
suboptimal : less than optimal : not at the best possible level
suboptimum : less than optimal : suboptimal
suboral : situated or occurring beneath the mouth
suborbicular : nearly orbicular : approximately circular
suborbiculate : nearly orbicular : approximately circular
suborbiculated : nearly orbicular : approximately circular
suborbital : situated beneath the eye or the orbit of the eye
suborder : a subdivision of an order
subordinacy : the quality or state of being subordinate : subordination
subordinal : of, relating to, or constituting a suborder
subordinary : any of several common heraldic bearings less important than an ordinary
subordinate : placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
subordinately : placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
subordinateness : placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
subordinating : introducing and linking a subordinate clause to a main clause
subordination : placement in a lower class, rank, or position : the act or process of subordinating someone or something or the state of being subordinated
subordinationism : a doctrine in theology: the second and third persons of the Trinity are subordinate (as in order or essence) to the first person and the Holy Spirit is subordinate to the Son
subordinationist : a person adhering to the doctrine of subordinationism
subordinative : placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
suborn : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
subornation : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
suborner : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
Suboscines : a superfamily of birds equivalent to the suborder Menurae
subovate : not quite ovate : approximately ovate
subovated : not quite ovate : approximately ovate
subovoid : not quite ovoid : approximately ovoid
suboxide : a gas having an extremely unpleasant odor and having the structure of a ketene O=C=C=C=O prepared by pyrolysis of biacetyl-tartaric anhydride or by dehydration of malonic acid
subpallial : occurring under a pallium
subpanel : a panel that is part of a larger panel: such as
subparagraph : a subordinate paragraph especially of a formally drafted document (such as a contract or law)
subparallel : nearly parallel : not quite parallel
subpart : something that is a part of a larger part
subpassage : the passage of a strain of microorganisms obtained from one kind of animal through another (as for increasing its virulence)
subpectinate : somewhat pectinate : imperfectly pectinate
subpectoral : situated under the pectoralis muscles
subpeduncular : situated beneath a peduncle and especially beneath one of the peduncles of the brain
subperiod : a period that is a subdivision of a longer period
subperiosteal : situated or occurring beneath the periosteum
subperiosteally : situated or occurring beneath the periosteum
subpermanent : moderately permanent : persistent
subpermanently : moderately permanent : persistent
subpetiolar : concealed within the base of the petiole
subphrenic : situated or occurring below the diaphragm
subphylar : of, relating to, or constituting a subphylum
subphylum : a category in biological classification ranking below a phylum and above a class
subpial : situated or occurring beneath the pia mater
subplacenta : decidua
subplantigrade : having the heel raised when walking but standing flat-footed
subpleural : situated or occurring between the pleura and the body wall
subplinth : a plinth under and projecting slightly beyond a principal plinth
subplot : a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
subplow : subtill
subpoena : a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
subpolar : subarctic
subpopulation : an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
subport : a subordinate or secondary port (as of entry)
subpotency : less potent than normal
subpotent : less potent than normal
subprefect : an official subordinate to a prefect
subprefectorial : an official subordinate to a prefect
subprefecture : an official subordinate to a prefect
subpress : a small press mounted usually between the bed and ram of a larger main punch press, used for small and delicate work (as on jewelry), and having its plunger actuated by the slide of the main press
subprincipal : an assistant principal (as of a school)
subprior : the vicegerent or assistant of a prior
subproblem : a problem that is contingent on or forms a part of another more inclusive problem
subproduct : by-product
subprofessional : functioning or qualified to function below the professional level but distinctly above the clerical or labor level and usually under the supervision of a professionally trained person
subpubescent : somewhat hairy
subpubic : the angle that is formed just below the pubic symphysis by the meeting of the inferior ramus of the pubis on one side with the corresponding part on the other side and that is usually less than 90° in the male and usually more than 90° in the female
subpunch : to punch to a size smaller than the finished dimension so that sufficient material is left for finishing (as by drilling or reaming)
subpurlin : a light architectural member resting on purlins and usually running at right angles to them
subquadrangular : nearly quadrangular : quadrangular but with the corners rounded
subquadrate : nearly square : square but with the corners rounded
subquality : an underlying quality
subrace : a subdivision of a race
subradius : a radius of the fourth order in some coelenterates that intervenes halfway between an adradius and the adjacent perradius or interradius
subramose : somewhat branched: such as
subramous : somewhat branched: such as
subrange : a subordinate range (as of hills)
subrational : being at a level below what is rational: such as
subreader : an underreader in the Inns of Court formerly reading the texts discoursed on by the reader
subrectangular : approximately rectangular
subregion : a subdivision of a region
subregional : a subdivision of a region
subreguli : a petty prince : a vassal ruler
subregulus : a petty prince : a vassal ruler
subreptary : adapted primarily to crawling
subreption : a deliberate misrepresentation
subreptitious : a deliberate misrepresentation
subreputable : of slightly questionable reputation
subresin : the part of a natural resin that dissolves in hot alcohol and is deposited on cooling
subretinal : situated or occurring beneath the retina
subrident : wearing or offered with a smile
subridently : wearing or offered with a smile
subrigid : not perfectly rigid
subrisive : smiling
subrogate : to put in the place of another
subrogation : the act of subrogating
subrostral : situated beneath or below a rostrum
subsaline : somewhat salty : salty but not excessively so
subsample : to draw samples from (a previously selected group or population) : sample a sample of
subsaturated : not completely saturated
subsaturation : not completely saturated
subscapular : situated under the scapula
subscapularis : a large triangular muscle that fills up the subscapular fossa, that arises from the surface of the scapula, that is inserted into the lesser tubercle of the humerus, and that stabilizes the shoulder joint as part of the rotator cuff and rotates the humerus medially when the arm is held by the side of the body
subscience : a field of science that is part of a broader field
subscleral : subsclerotic
subsclerotic : situated or occurring between the sclera and choroid of the eyeball
subscribe : to write (one's name) underneath : sign
subscriber : to write (one's name) underneath : sign
subscript : a distinguishing symbol (such as a letter or numeral) written immediately below or below and to the right or left of another character
subscription : the act of signing one's name (as in attesting or witnessing a document)
subscriptionist : one who seeks or canvasses for subscriptions
subsea : existing or occurring below the surface of the sea
subsecretary : a secretary who is subordinate to another secretary
subsect : a sect directly derived from another
subsection : a subdivision or a subordinate division of a section
subsegment : a segment that is part of a larger segment
subsemitone : the leading note of a key in medieval music : subtonic
subsensible : deeper than the reach of the senses : situated beyond sensory perception
subsequence : the quality or state of being subsequent
subsequent : following in time, order, or place
subsequential : subsequent
subsequentially : subsequent
subsequently : at a later or subsequent time
subseries : a series that is part of a larger series
subserosa : subserous tissue
subserous : situated or occurring under a serous membrane
subserve : to promote the welfare or purposes of
subserviate : to reduce to a subordinate or subservient place or condition
subservience : a subservient or subordinate place or function
subserviency : subservience
subservient : useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
subserviently : useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
subservientness : subservience
subsessile : nearly but not quite sessile
subset : a set each of whose elements is an element of an inclusive set
subshrub : a perennial plant having woody stems except for the terminal part of the new growth which is killed back annually
subshrubby : somewhat shrubby : like or being a subshrub
subside : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
subsidence : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
subsidency : subsidence
subsident : falling to the bottom : subsiding
subsider : one (such as a settling tank or separator) that subsides or permits of or accelerates the process of subsidence
subsidiarily : furnishing aid or support : auxiliary
subsidiary : furnishing aid or support : auxiliary
subsiding : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
subsidizable : capable of being subsidized
subsidization : to furnish with a subsidy: such as
subsidize : to furnish with a subsidy: such as
subsidizer : to furnish with a subsidy: such as
subsidy : a grant or gift of money: such as
subsilicate : a basic silicate
subsilicic : containing little silica
subsill : a secondary sill (as under a shop front or on a mudsill)
subsinuous : imperfectly sinuous : nearly but not quite sinuous
subsist : to have existence : be
subsistence : real being : existence
subsistency : subsistence
subsistent : real being : existence
subsistential : of or relating to subsistence and especially to the hypostases in the Trinity or to one of them
subsistingly : so as to subsist : in a subsisting manner
subsizar : a subsidized student (as at Cambridge University) ranking below a sizar in achievement and amount of stipend
subsocial : incompletely social
subsoil : the stratum of weathered material that underlies the surface soil
subsoiler : the stratum of weathered material that underlies the surface soil
subsolar : situated under the sun : having the sun in the zenith
subsonic : of, relating to, or being a speed less than that of sound in air
subspace : a subset of a space
subspecialist : a person who specializes in an occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : an expert in or student of a subspecialty
subspecialize : to concentrate one's efforts in a special occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : to practice or study within a subspecialty
subspecialty : a specialty that is part of a broader specialty
subspecies : a subdivision of a species: such as
subspecific : a subdivision of a species: such as
subspherical : imperfectly spherical : nearly but not quite spherical : spheroidal
subspherically : imperfectly spherical : nearly but not quite spherical : spheroidal
subspinous : somewhat spinous
subspontaneous : occurring only indirectly under the influence of man
substage : an attachment to a microscope by means of which accessories (such as mirrors, diaphragms, or condensers) are held in place beneath the stage of the instrument
substalagmite : a compact noncrystalline deposit of calcium carbonate
substalagmitic : a compact noncrystalline deposit of calcium carbonate
substance : essential nature : essence
substanceless : essential nature : essence
substandard : deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as
substantial : consisting of or relating to substance
substantialia : the formally essential parts of a deed
substantialism : either of two doctrines in philosophy:
substantialist : a proponent of a doctrine of substantialism
substantiality : consisting of or relating to substance
substantialize : to make substantial : give substance to
substantially : consisting of or relating to substance
substantialness : consisting of or relating to substance
substantiate : to give substance or form to : embody
substantiation : to give substance or form to : embody
substantiative : to give substance or form to : embody
substantiator : one that substantiates something
substantify : to give substance or substantive character to
substantious : heavy, powerful, substantial, effectual
substantival : of, relating to, or serving as a substantive
substantivally : of, relating to, or serving as a substantive
substantive : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
substantively : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
substantiveness : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
substantivity : substantiality
substantivize : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
substation : a subordinate or subsidiary station: such as
substernal : situated or perceived behind or below the sternum
substituent : an atom or group that replaces another atom or group in a molecule
substitutable : capable of being substituted
substitute : a person or thing that takes the place or function of another
substituted : a person or thing that takes the place or function of another
substituter : one that substitutes
substituting : a person or thing that takes the place or function of another
substitution : the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another
substitutional : the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another
substitutionally : the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another
substitutionary : the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another
substitutive : serving or suitable as a substitute
substitutively : serving or suitable as a substitute
substory : a lower story
substract : subtract
substraction : subtraction
substratal : an underlying support : foundation: such as
substrate : substratum
substrative : of, relating to, or constituting a substrate or substratum
substratose : indistinctly or irregularly stratified
substratosphere : the region of the atmosphere just below the stratosphere
substratospheric : the region of the atmosphere just below the stratosphere
substratum : an underlying support : foundation: such as
substriate : marked indistinctly with striations
substruct : to build or lay beneath
substruction : the underlying or supporting part of a fabrication (such as a building or dam)
substructional : the underlying or supporting part of a fabrication (such as a building or dam)
substructural : an underlying or supporting part of a structure
substructure : an underlying or supporting part of a structure
substylar : of or relating to the substyle
substyle : a straight line on which the gnomon of a dial is erected and which constitutes the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the gnomon
subsultive : subsultory
subsultory : involving irregularity of movement or advance : bounding, leaping
subsumable : to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
subsume : to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
subsumption : the act or process of subsuming
subsumptive : of, relating to, assuming the nature of, or containing a subsumption
subsurety : one who is a surety along with another surety who may be liable for the entire loss upon the default of the principal
subsurface : earth material (such as rock) near but not exposed at the surface of the ground
subsystem : a system that is part of a larger system
subtack : a sublease under Scots law
subtangent : the projection on the x-axis of the portion of the tangent to a curve between the x-axis and the point of tangency
subtartarean : being or living under Tartarus
subtectal : of, relating to, or being the alisphenoid bone in the skull of a fish
subtemperate : of or occurring in the colder parts of the temperate zones
subtenancy : the state of being a subtenant
subtenant : one who rents from a tenant
subtend : to be opposite to and extend from one side to the other of
subtense : of, relating to, or constituting an object (such as a pole or rod of known length) used to ascertain a distance without actual measurement by observing the subtended angle from a given point
subtenure : the tenure of a subtenant
subterfuge : deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
subterminal : situated or occurring near but not precisely at an end
subterrane : subterranean
subterranean : being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth
subterraneanly : being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth
subterraneous : being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth
subterraneously : being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth
subterrene : subterranean
subterrestrial : subterranean
subtertian : falciparum malaria
subtext : the implicit or metaphorical meaning (as of a literary text)
subthalamic : of or relating to the subthalamus
subthalamus : the ventral part of the thalamus
subthoracic : situated not quite far enough forward to be thoracic
subtile : subtle, elusive
subtilely : subtle, elusive
subtileness : subtle, elusive
subtilin : a polypeptide antibiotic or mixture of antibiotics that is similar to bacitracin and is produced by a soil bacterium of the genus Bacillus (B. subtilis)
subtilist : one given to subtlety
subtility : subtlety
subtilization : to act or think subtly
subtilize : to act or think subtly
subtilizer : one that subtilizes
subtill : to practice subsurface tillage on
subtillage : subsurface tillage
subtilty : subtlety
subtitle : a secondary or explanatory title
subtitular : of, relating to, or being a subtitle
subtle : delicate, elusive
subtleness : delicate, elusive
subtlety : the quality or state of being subtle
subtly : delicate, elusive
subtone : undertone
subtonic : leading tone
subtorrid : subtropical
subtotal : the sum of part of a series of figures
subtract : to take away by or as if by deducting
subtracter : to take away by or as if by deducting
subtraction : an act, operation, or instance of subtracting: such as
subtractive : tending to subtract
subtrahend : a number that is to be subtracted from a minuend
subtranslucent : translucent only at the edges
subtransparent : imperfectly or partially transparent : semitransparent
subtreasurer : a subordinate treasurer
subtreasury : a subordinate treasury or place of deposit
subtriangular : nearly but not quite triangular
subtribe : a tribe that is part of a larger tribe
subtrochanteric : situated or occurring below a trochanter
subtropic : of, relating to, or being the regions bordering on the tropical zone
subtropical : of, relating to, or being the regions bordering on the tropical zone
subtropics : subtropical regions
subtruncate : nearly but not quite truncate
subtuberant : of, relating to, or being a mountain supposedly formed by the lifting action of underlying intrusive igneous rock
subtype : a type that is a subdivision of a broader type
subtypical : of or relating to a subtype
subulate : linear and tapering to a fine point
subulicorn : having or being subulate antennae
subumbonal : situated beneath or forward of the umbones of a bivalve shell
subumbrella : the concave undersurface of a jellyfish
subungual : situated or occurring under a fingernail or toenail
Subungulata : a major division of Eutheria comprising the mammalian orders Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and sometimes Sirenia together with a variable group of extinct forms
subungulate : a major division of Eutheria comprising the mammalian orders Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and sometimes Sirenia together with a variable group of extinct forms
subunit : a unit that is part of a larger unit : a subdivision of a unit
suburb : an outlying part of a city or town
suburban : an outlying part of a city or town
suburbanite : an outlying part of a city or town
suburbanization : to make suburban : give a suburban character to
suburbanize : to make suburban : give a suburban character to
suburbanly : so as to be suburban
suburbed : having a suburb
suburbia : the suburbs of a city
suburbicarian : being in the suburbs or near the city : of or relating to the suburbs
subvaginal : situated under or inside a sheath
subvaluation : a secondary or subordinate valuation
subvarietal : of or relating to a subvariety
subvariety : a variety that is a subdivision of a larger variety
subvassal : substitute
subvention : the provision of assistance or financial support: such as
subventionary : the provision of assistance or financial support: such as
subventionize : subvention
subversion : the act of subverting : the state of being subverted
subversionary : the act of subverting : the state of being subverted
subversive : the act of subverting : the state of being subverted
subversivism : the quality or state of being subversive
subvert : to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : ruin
subverter : to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : ruin
subvertible : capable of being subverted
subvertical : nearly but not quite vertical
subvisible : not visible without the aid of special instruments
subvitreous : not quite vitreous
subvocal : characterized by the occurrence in the mind of words in speech order with or without inaudible articulation of the speech organs
subvola : the interval between the second and fifth fingers
subwater : to furnish water to (plants) below the surface of the ground so that the water rises about the roots by capillary attraction : subirrigate
subway : an underground way: such as
subweight : a section of an assembled weight (such as a unit of an elevator counterweight)
subzone : a zone that is a subdivision of a larger zone
succade : a preserve or confection made from fruit : preserved or crystallized fruit
succedanea : substitute
succedaneous : substitute
succedaneum : substitute
succedent : coming next : succeeding, subsequent
succeed : to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate
succeeder : to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate
succeeding : to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate
succent : to sing the close or second part of (a verse) especially in responsive singing
succentor : one that succents
succenturiate : accessory sense 1b
success : degree or measure of succeeding
successful : resulting or terminating in success
successfully : resulting or terminating in success
successfulness : resulting or terminating in success
succession : the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne
successional : the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne
successionally : the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne
successionist : one who upholds the validity and necessity of the apostolic succession
successive : following in order : following each other without interruption
successively : following in order : following each other without interruption
successiveness : following in order : following each other without interruption
successivity : the quality or fact of being successive : successive development
successless : being without success : unsuccessful
successlessly : being without success : unsuccessful
successlessness : being without success : unsuccessful
successor : one that follows
successorship : the quality or state of being a successor
succi : juice
succin : amber
succinamate : a salt or ester of succinamic acid
succinamic : a crystalline compound H2NCOCH2CH2COOH that is the half amide of succinic acid
succinamide : a crystalline compound H2NCOCH2CH2CONH2 that is the amide of succinic acid
succinate : a salt or ester of succinic acid
succinct : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
succinctly : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
succinctness : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
succinic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C4H6O4 found widely in nature and active in energy-yielding metabolic reactions
succiniferous : yielding amber
succinimide : a crystalline cyclic imide C4H5NO2 obtained from succinic acid or succinic anhydride
succinite : amber-colored grossularite
succinyl : either of two radicals derived from succinic acid by removal of one or both hydroxyl groups:
Succisa : a genus of European herbs (family Dipsacaceae) differing from the closely related Scabiosa chiefly in having the scales of the receptacle as long as the flowers  — see blue scabious
succivorous : phytosuccivorous
succor : relief
succorer : relief
succorrhea : excessive flow of a juice or secretion
succory : chicory
succotash : lima or shell beans and kernels of green corn cooked together
succuba : succubus
succubae : succubus
succubous : being so arranged that the posterior margin of each overlaps the anterior margin of the next older
succubus : a demon assuming female form to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep  — compare incubus
succulence : the state of being succulent
succulency : succulence
succulent : full of juice : juicy
succulently : full of juice : juicy
succumb : to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
succumbence : the act or process of succumbing
succumbency : the act or process of succumbing
succursal : of the nature of a branch or offshoot : subsidiary, auxiliary
succussatory : characterized by up-and-down vibrations of short amplitude
succussion : the action or process of shaking or the condition of being shaken especially with violence:
succussive : succussatory
such : of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested
suchlike : of like kind : similar
suchness : the quality or state of being such : essential or characteristic quality
suchwise : in such a manner : so
suck : to draw (something, such as liquid) into the mouth through a suction force produced by movements of the lips and tongue
sucken : the lands subject to the thirlage of a mill
suckener : a tenant bound to grind his grain at the mill of a sucken
sucker : one that sucks especially a breast or udder : suckling
suckerel : a slender somewhat compressed sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) of the Mississippi drainage that is dark or bluish gray above and lighter below, has a small head and eyes, and may attain a weight of over five pounds
suckerfish : sucker sense 4
suckfish : remora
suckhole : whirlpool
sucking : not yet weaned
suckle : to give milk to from the breast or udder
suckler : suckling
suckling : a young unweaned animal
suckstone : remora
suclat : any of various woolens
sucrate : a metallic derivative of sucrose
sucre : the basic monetary unit of Ecuador until 2000
sucrose : a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
suction : the act or process of sucking
suctional : the act or process of sucking
Suctoria : a class of complex protozoans (phylum or subphylum Ciliophora) which in the mature form are fixed to the substrate, lack locomotor organelles or a mouth, and obtain food through specialized suctorial tentacles
suctorial : adapted for sucking
suctorian : any of a class or subclass (Suctoria) of complex protozoans which are ciliated only early in development and in which the mature form is fixed to the substrate, lacks locomotor organelles or a mouth, and obtains food through specialized suctorial tentacles
sucupira : any of several tropical South American timber trees especially of the genera Bowdichia or Diplotropis of the family Leguminosae
sucuri : anaconda sense 2
sucuriu : anaconda sense 2
sucuruju : anaconda sense 2
sudadero : a broad piece (as of leather) attached to a stirrup strap to protect a rider's leg from sweat
sudamen : a transient eruption of minute translucent vesicles caused by retention of sweat in the sweat glands and in the corneous layer of the skin and occurring after profuse perspiration
sudamina : a transient eruption of minute translucent vesicles caused by retention of sweat in the sweat glands and in the corneous layer of the skin and occurring after profuse perspiration
sudaminal : of or relating to sudamina
Sudan region of northern Africa between the Atlantic and the upper Nile River south of the Sahara Desert including the basins of Lake Chad and the Niger River and the upper Nile
Sudanese region of northern Africa between the Atlantic and the upper Nile River south of the Sahara Desert including the basins of Lake Chad and the Niger River and the upper Nile
Sudani :  sudanese
Sudanic :  sudanese
sudarium : a linen square carried by the upper classes in Roman times (as for wiping perspiration from the face) : handkerchief
sudary : sudarium
sudation : the action or process of sweating
sudatorium : a sweat room in a bath
sudatory : sudatorium
sudburite : a basic hypersthene-bearing basalt composed of bytownite, hypersthene, augite, and magnetite, often vesicular, and sometimes somewhat metamorphosed
sudd : floating vegetable matter that forms obstructive masses especially in the upper White Nile
sudden : happening or coming unexpectedly
suddenly : happening or coming unexpectedly
suddenness : happening or coming unexpectedly
suddenty : suddenness
suddle : stain, soil
suddy : sudsy
sudoriferous : producing or conveying sweat
sudorific : causing or inducing sweat : diaphoretic
sudoriparous : sudoriferous
Sudra : a Hindu of a lower caste traditionally assigned to menial occupations
suds : water impregnated with soap or a synthetic detergent compound and worked up into froth
sudsy : full of suds : frothy, foamy
Sue : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
sue : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
suede : leather with a napped surface
suer : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
suet : the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow
suety : of, full of, or like suet
Sueve :  suevian
Suevi :  suevians
Suevian : one of an ancient Germanic people probably of many distinct tribes mentioned by Caesar as dwelling east of the Rhine and by Tacitus as extending to the Elbe and the Baltic
Suevic : one of an ancient Germanic people probably of many distinct tribes mentioned by Caesar as dwelling east of the Rhine and by Tacitus as extending to the Elbe and the Baltic
suff : the shoreward surge of the sea
suffect : a Roman consul elected to complete the term of one who vacated office before the end of the year
suffer : to submit to or be forced to endure
sufferable : to submit to or be forced to endure
sufferableness : to submit to or be forced to endure
sufferably : to submit to or be forced to endure
sufferance : patient endurance
sufferer : to submit to or be forced to endure
suffering : the state or experience of one that suffers
suffete : one of the two annually elected chief magistrates of ancient Carthage
suffice : to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient
sufficer : to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient
sufficiency : sufficient means to meet one's needs : competency
sufficient : enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end
sufficiently : enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end
sufficientness : sufficiency
sufficing : to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient
suffix : an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase  — compare prefix
suffixal : an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase  — compare prefix
suffixation : an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase  — compare prefix
sufflaminate : obstruct, impede
sufflate : to blow up : inflate, inspire
sufflation : an act or instance of sufflating
suffocate : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
suffocating : tending or serving to suffocate or overpower : overwhelming
suffocatingly : tending or serving to suffocate or overpower : overwhelming
suffocation : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
suffocative : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
Suffolk : any of a breed of chestnut-colored draft horses of English origin
suffragan : a diocesan bishop (as in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) subordinate to a metropolitan
suffrage : a short intercessory prayer usually in a series
suffragette : a woman who advocates suffrage for women
suffragettism : militant advocacy of the extension of suffrage to women
suffragism : advocacy of the extension of suffrage (as to women)
suffragist : one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
suffrago : the hock of a horse
suffrutescent : having a base that is somewhat woody and does not die down each year
suffruticose : woody and perennial at the base but remaining herbaceous above
suffruticous : woody and perennial at the base but remaining herbaceous above
suffruticulose : somewhat or imperfectly fruticose
suffumigate : to fumigate from below : send fumes upward upon
suffumigation : the act or process of suffumigating (as in magic rites or in treatment)
suffusable : that can be suffused
suffuse : to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill
suffused : to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill
suffusedly : in a suffused manner
suffusion : to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill
suffusive : to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill
Sufi : a Muslim mystic
Sufism : a Muslim mystic
Sufistic : of, relating to, or in accordance with Sufism
sugamo : an aquatic plant (Phyllospadix scouleri) of the family Potamogetonaceae that occurs along the north Pacific coasts from the northwestern U.S. to Japan and is grown in Japan for fertilizer and fiber
sugan : a hand-twisted rope of straw or heather
sugar : a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods
sugarberry : any of several hackberries (especially Celtis laevigata and C. occidentalis) with sweet edible fruits
sugarbird : any of various honeycreepers, honey eaters, and sunbirds that suck the nectar of flowers
sugarbush : a woods in which sugar maples predominate
sugared : a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods
sugarer : shirker
sugarhouse : a building where sugar is made or refined
sugariness : the quality or state of being sugary
sugarless : a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods
sugarplum : a small candy in the shape of a ball or disk : sweetmeat
sugary : exaggeratedly sweet : honeyed
suggest : to mention or imply as a possibility
suggester : to mention or imply as a possibility
suggestibility : easily influenced by suggestion
suggestible : easily influenced by suggestion
suggesting : to mention or imply as a possibility
suggestion : the act or process of suggesting
suggestive : giving a suggestion : indicative
suggestively : giving a suggestion : indicative
suggestiveness : giving a suggestion : indicative
suggillation : ecchymosis, bruise
sugi :  japanese cedar
Sui : constituting a class alone : unique, peculiar
suicidal : dangerous especially to life
suicidally : dangerous especially to life
suicide : the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally
suid : of or relating to the Suidae
Suidae : a family of nonruminant artiodactylous mammals consisting of the wild and domestic swine but in modern classifications excluding the peccaries
suidian : of or relating to the Suidae
suiform : of or relating to the Suiformes
suimate : checkmate forced by the side that is checkmated
Suina : a division of Artiodactyla (suborder Suiformes) that comprises the swine, peccaries, and closely related extinct forms and is occasionally enlarged so that it becomes almost exactly coextensive with Suiformes
suine : of or relating to the Suina
suing : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
suint : dried perspiration of sheep deposited in the wool and rich in potassium salts
Suiogoth : a Scandinavian Goth
Suiones : an ancient Teutonic people of what is now Sweden
suit : a set of garments: such as
suitability : adapted to a use or purpose
suitable : adapted to a use or purpose
suitableness : adapted to a use or purpose
suitably : adapted to a use or purpose
suitcase : a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
suite : retinue
suithold : a feudal tenure of a superior in consideration of suit at his court
suiting : fabric for suits
suitor : one that petitions or entreats
suji : wheat granulated but not pulverized
Suk : a Nilotic people on the Ethiopian border and in the region of Lake Baringo in Kenya
Sukey : teakettle
sukiyaki : a dish consisting of thin slices of meat, tofu, and vegetables cooked in soy sauce and sugar
Suku : a Bantu-speaking people living south of Lake Victoria in East Africa that is the largest community of Tanganyika
Sula : a genus (the type of the family Sulidae) of seabirds comprising the boobies
sulcal : of or relating to a sulcus
sulcate : scored with usually longitudinal furrows
sulcomarginal : situated at the margin of the spinal cord adjacent to the ventral median fissure
sulcular : a small sulcus
sulculus : a small sulcus
sulcus : furrow, groove
sulfa : related chemically to sulfanilamide
sulfadiazine : a sulfa drug C10H10N4O2S used especially in the treatment of toxoplasmosis
sulfaguanidine : a sulfa drug C7H10N4O2S used especially in veterinary medicine
sulfamate : a white crystalline salt NH4SO3NH2 used chiefly as a fire retardant and as a weed killer
sulfamerazine : a sulfa drug C11H12N4O2S that is a derivative of sulfadiazine having one methyl group replacing a hydrogen and is used similarly
sulfamethazine : a sulfa drug C12H14N4O2S that is a dimethyl derivative of sulfadiazine and is used similarly
sulfamic : a strong crystalline acid H3NSO3 made usually by reaction of sulfuric acid, sulfur trioxide, and urea
sulfamide : a crystalline neutral compound SO2(NH2)2 obtainable by treating sulfuryl chloride with ammonia : the amide of sulfuric acid
sulfamidic :  sulfamic acid
sulfamyl : the univalent radical H2NSO2− of sulfamic acid
sulfanilamide : a crystalline sulfonamide C6H8N2O2S that is the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs
sulfanilic : a crystalline acid C6H7NO3S obtained from aniline and used especially in making dyes and as a reagent
sulfanilylguanidine : sulfaguanidine
sulfantimonide : a compound that is both a sulfide and an antimonide
sulfapyrazine : a sulfa drug C10H10N4O2S derived from pyrazine and sulfanilamide and used similarly to sulfadiazine
sulfapyridine : a sulfa drug C11H11N3O2S that is derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide and is used in small doses in the treatment of dermatitis herpetiformis and especially formerly against pneumococcal and gonococcal infections
sulfaquinoxaline : a sulfa drug C14H12N4O2S used especially in veterinary medicine
sulfarsenide : a compound that is both a sulfide and an arsenide
sulfarsphenamine : an orange-yellow powder C14H14As2N2Na2O8S2 formerly used to treat syphilis
Sulfasuxidine : a preparation of succinylsulfathiazole
sulfatase : any of various esterases that accelerate the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters and that are found in animal tissues and in microorganisms (such as bacteria)
sulfathiazole : a sulfa drug C9H9N3O2S2 derived from thiazole and sulfanilamide that is seldom prescribed because of its toxicity but was formerly used especially in the treatment of pneumococcus and staphylococcus infections
sulfatic : of, relating to, resembling, or containing a sulfate
sulfatize : to convert into sulfate
sulfato : containing the sulfate group
sulfhydrate : hydrosulfide
sulfhydryl : thiol sense 2
sulfoacid : thio acid
sulfobenzoic : any of three isomeric crystalline acids HO3SC6H4COOH that are sulfonic derivatives of benzoic acid, that are made either from benzoic acid by sulfonation in the case of the meta isomer or from the corresponding toluenesulfonic acid by oxidation in the case of the ortho or para isomer, and that are used in organic synthesis
sulfobismuthite : any of various compounds of metals with sulfur and trivalent bismuth
sulfoborite : a mineral Mg6H4(BO3)4(SO4)2.7H2O consisting of hydrous acid sulfate and borate of magnesium
sulfochloride : a compound with sulfur and chlorine that is analogous to an oxychloride
sulfocyanide : thiocyanate
sulfofication : a process of oxidation by which sulfur and sulfur compounds (such as sulfides) are converted into sulfates especially in soils by the agency of bacteria
sulfohalite : a mineral Na6ClF(SO4)2 consisting of fluoride, chloride, and sulfate of sodium
sulfonamide : any of various amides (such as sulfanilamide) of a sulfonic acid
sulfonate : a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulfonation : a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulfonator : one that sulfonates : an acid-resistant vessel used for the sulfonation of organic substances
sulfonephthalein : any of a group of organic compounds (such as phenolsulfonephthalein or bromocresol purple) that are analogous to the phthaleins and like them are intensely colored in alkaline solution and that are made by condensation of phenols with anhydrides or acid chlorides of ortho-sulfobenzoic acid or its derivatives
sulfonethylmethane : a crystalline hypnotic sulfone C8H18O4S2 that is an ethyl analog of sulfonmethane
sulfonic : of, relating to, being, or derived from the monovalent acid group SO3H
sulfonium : a monovalent group or cation SH3 or derivative SR3
sulfonmethane : a crystalline hypnotic sulfone C5H10O4S2
sulfonyl : the divalent group SO2
sulfoselenide : a substance (such as cadmium red) consisting of or containing both a sulfide and a selenide
sulfoxide : any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an SO group with its sulfur atom having two bonds with carbon
sulfoxylate : a salt or ester of sulfoxylic acid or one of its organic derivatives
sulfoxylic : a hypothetical acid S(OH)2 or HSO2H known in the form of various organic derivatives  — compare formaldehydesulfoxylic acid, sulfinic acid 
sulfurate : to combine or treat with sulfur : sulfurize
sulfurator : an apparatus used in sulfuring or sulfurizing
sulfureous : consisting of sulfur : having the qualities of sulfur especially when burning : impregnated with sulfur : sulfur-colored : sulfurous
sulfureously : consisting of sulfur : having the qualities of sulfur especially when burning : impregnated with sulfur : sulfur-colored : sulfurous
sulfureousness : consisting of sulfur : having the qualities of sulfur especially when burning : impregnated with sulfur : sulfur-colored : sulfurous
sulfuret : to combine or impregnate with sulfur
sulfuric : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a higher valence than sulfurous compounds
sulfurization : to treat with sulfur or a sulfur compound
sulfurize : to treat with sulfur or a sulfur compound
sulfurous : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds
sulfury : a nonmetallic chemical element that is an essential element for all life, resembles oxygen in chemical properties, and is used especially in the form of sulfuric acid to extract phosphates from ores  — see Chemical Elements Table
sulfuryl : sulfonyl
Sulidae : a small family of sea birds (order Pelecaniformes) comprising the boobies and gannets
sulk : to be moodily silent
sulka : a Papuan people on New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago
sulker : one that sulks
sulkily : sulking or given to spells of sulking
sulkiness : sulking or given to spells of sulking
sulky : sulking or given to spells of sulking
sull : plow
sulla 138–78 b.c. Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix Roman general and politician
sullage : refuse, sewage
sullen : gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
sullenly : gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
sullenness : gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
sullow : plow
sully : to make soiled or tarnished : defile
sulpha : related chemically to sulfanilamide
sulphamate : a salt or ester of sulfamic acid
sulpharsphenamine : an orange-yellow powder C14H14As2N2Na2O8S2 formerly used to treat syphilis
sulphatase : any of various esterases that accelerate the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters and that are found in animal tissues and in microorganisms (such as bacteria)
sulphated : a salt or ester of sulfuric acid
sulphato  — see sulfato-
sulphine : a dark grayish to dark yellow that is slightly darker than pyrite yellow and very slightly lighter and stronger than bister green
sulphinyl : the bivalent group SO
sulphite : a salt or ester of sulfurous acid
sulphonamide : any of various amides (such as sulfanilamide) of a sulfonic acid
sulphonate : a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulphonated : a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulphonation : a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulphone : any of various compounds containing the sulfonyl group with its sulfur atom having two bonds with carbon
sulphonethylmethane : a crystalline hypnotic sulfone C8H18O4S2 that is an ethyl analog of sulfonmethane
sulphonic : of, relating to, being, or derived from the monovalent acid group SO3H
sulphonium : a monovalent group or cation SH3 or derivative SR3
sulphonmethane : a crystalline hypnotic sulfone C5H10O4S2
sulphonyl : the divalent group SO2
sulphoxide : any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an SO group with its sulfur atom having two bonds with carbon
sulphur : a nonmetallic chemical element that is an essential element for all life, resembles oxygen in chemical properties, and is used especially in the form of sulfuric acid to extract phosphates from ores  — see Chemical Elements Table
sulphurate : to combine or treat with sulfur : sulfurize
sulphureous : sulfurous
sulphuret : to combine or impregnate with sulfur
sulphuric : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a higher valence than sulfurous compounds
sulphurization : to treat with sulfur or a sulfur compound
sulphurize : to treat with sulfur or a sulfur compound
sulphurous : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds
sulphurweed : either of two European plants (Peucedanum officinale and P. palustre) the dried roots of which when burned emit a sulfurous odor
sulphurwort : either of two European plants (Peucedanum officinale and P. palustre) the dried roots of which when burned emit a sulfurous odor
sulphury : a nonmetallic chemical element that is an essential element for all life, resembles oxygen in chemical properties, and is used especially in the form of sulfuric acid to extract phosphates from ores  — see Chemical Elements Table
sulphuryl : sulfonyl
sulphydryl : thiol sense 2
Sulpician : a member of the Society of Priests of St. Sulpice founded by Jean Jacques Olier in Paris, France, in 1642 and dedicated to the teaching of seminarians
sultam : any of a class of inner amides of amino sulfonic acids characterized by the sulfonyl-imido grouping −SO2NH− in a ring and analogous to lactams
sultan : a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state
sultana : a woman who is a member of a sultan's family
sultanate : a state or country governed by a sultan
sultane : an elaborate gown trimmed with buttons and loops and worn around 1700
sultaness : sultana sense 1
sultanic : a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state
sultanin : an old Turkish gold coin in value somewhat less than a zecchino
sultanism : a characteristic or practice of a sultan : despotism
sultanship : the office, rank, or dignity of a sultan
sultone : any of a class of esters of hydroxy sulfonic acids having the sulfonyl-oxy group −OSO2− in a ring and analogous to lactones
sultrily : very hot and humid : sweltering
sultriness : very hot and humid : sweltering
sultry : very hot and humid : sweltering
Sulu : a garment made similar to the lavalava and worn especially by Fijians and other Melanesians
sulung : any of various old Kentish units of land area (such as one of 120 acres) corresponding to the carucate and the hide
sulvanite : a mineral Cu3VS4 consisting of a sulfide of copper and vanadium that occurs in bronze-yellow masses (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.0)
sum : an indefinite or specified amount of money
sumac : any of a genus (Rhus) of trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the cashew family that have leaves turning to brilliant colors in the autumn, small usually dioecious flowers, and spikes or loose clusters of red or whitish berries  — compare poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac
Sumatra island of western Indonesia south of the Malay Peninsula area 182,542 square miles (472,784 square kilometers)
sumatra island of western Indonesia south of the Malay Peninsula area 182,542 square miles (472,784 square kilometers)
Sumatran island of western Indonesia south of the Malay Peninsula area 182,542 square miles (472,784 square kilometers)
sumbul : the root of the ammoniac plant that has been used as a substitute for true sumbul
Sumdum : a Tlingit people at Port Houghton, Alaska
Sumerian : a native of Sumer
Sumerology : the study of Sumerian culture, language, and history
sumless : uncountable, incalculable, inestimable
sumlessness : uncountable, incalculable, inestimable
summability : an indefinite or specified amount of money
summable : an indefinite or specified amount of money
summand : a term in a summation : addend
summar : summary
summarily : comprehensive
summariness : the quality or state of being summary
summarist : summarizer, summist sense 1
summarization : the act of summarizing
summarize : to tell in or reduce to a summary
summarizer : to tell in or reduce to a summary
summary : comprehensive
summate : to add together : sum up
summation : the act or process of forming a sum : addition
summational : the act or process of forming a sum : addition
summative : additive, cumulative
summatory : of, relating to, or serving as a summation
summed : an indefinite or specified amount of money
summer : the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
summeriness : the quality or state of being summery
summering : the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
summerish : suggestive of or resembling summer : rather summerlike : summery
summerite : one who summers in a place
summerless : having no summer
summerlike : the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
summerliness : the quality or state of being summerly
summerly : belonging to or typical of summer : summery
summertide : summertime
summertime : the summer season or a period like summer
summertree : summer entry 3 sense c
summerwood : the harder less porous portion of an annual ring of wood that develops late in the growing season  — compare springwood
summery : of, resembling, or fit for summer
summist : a writer of a summa
summit : top, apex
summitless : lacking a summit
summity : summit
summon : to issue a call to convene : convoke
summonable : to issue a call to convene : convoke
summoner : to issue a call to convene : convoke
summons : the act of summoning
sumner Charles 1811–1874 American statesman and orator
Sumo : a Japanese form of wrestling in which a contestant loses if he is forced out of the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground
sump : a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: such as
sumper : one that sumps
sumph : a stupid or sulky person
sumpit : a Malaysian blowgun
sumpitan : a Malaysian blowgun
sumpman : sumper:
sumpsimus : a strictly correct expression or usage substituted for an old popular error  — compare mumpsimus
sumpter : a pack animal
sumption : assumption sense 7
sumptuary : relating to personal expenditures and especially to prevent extravagance and luxury
sumptuosity : expensive magnificence or elegance : lavish display : luxuriousness
sumptuous : extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
sumptuously : extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
sumptuousness : extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
sun : the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth
sunbeam : a ray of sunlight
sunbeamy : of or resembling a sunbeam : cheerful, shining
sunberry : wonderberry
sunbird : any of numerous small brilliantly colored oscine birds (family Nectariniidae) of the tropical Old World somewhat resembling hummingbirds
sunblink : a glimmer of sunlight
sunbonnet : a woman's bonnet with a wide brim framing the face and usually having a ruffle at the back to protect the neck from the sun
sunbow : an arch resembling a rainbow made by the sun shining through vapor or mist
sunbreak : a breaking forth of the sun at sunrise
sunburn : to burn or discolor by the sun
sunburned : to burn or discolor by the sun
sunburnt : to burn or discolor by the sun
sunburst : a flash of sunlight especially through a break in clouds
suncup : a yellow-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera ovata) found along the Pacific coast of the U.S.
sundae : ice cream served with topping (such as crushed fruit, syrup, nuts, or whipped cream)
Sundanese : of, relating, or belonging to the Sundanese or their language
sundari : sundri
Sunday : the first day of the week : the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath
Sundayfied : given a character, appearance, or expression appropriate to or typical of Sunday
Sundayish : resembling Sunday
Sundayism :  sabbatarianism
sunder : to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
sundew : any of a genus (Drosera of the family Droseraceae, the sundew family) of bog-inhabiting insectivorous herbs having leaves covered with gland-tipped adhesive hairs
sundial : an instrument to show the time of day by the shadow of a gnomon on a usually horizontal plate or on a cylindrical surface
sundog : parhelion
sundown : sunset sense 2
sundowner : hobo sense 2, vagrant sense 1a
sundowning : a state of increased agitation, confusion, disorientation, and anxiety that typically occurs in the late afternoon or evening in some individuals affected with dementia
sundra : any of several trees of the genus Heritiera
sundri : any of several trees of the genus Heritiera
sundries : miscellaneous small articles, details, or items
sundriesman : one that deals in sundries
sundrops : any of several day-flowering herbs (genera Oenothera and Calylophus) of the evening-primrose family
sundry : including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous, various
sunfall : sunset
sunfast : resistant to fading by sunlight
sunfish : ocean sunfish
sunfisher : a bucking horse
sunflower : any of a genus (Helianthus, especially H. annuus) of New World composite plants with large yellow-rayed flower heads bearing edible seeds that yield an edible oil
Sung : a Chinese dynasty dated a.d. 960–1280 and marked by cultural refinement and achievements in philosophy, literature, and art
sung : a Chinese dynasty dated a.d. 960–1280 and marked by cultural refinement and achievements in philosophy, literature, and art
sunglade : the bright reflection of sunlight on an expanse of water
sunglass : a convex lens for converging the sun's rays
sunglo : a green Chinese tea characterized by large loosely rolled leaves
sunglow : a brownish yellow or rosy flush often seen in the sky before sunrise or after sunset that is due to solar rays scattered or diffracted from particles in the lower and upper air
sunk : depressed in spirits
sunken : submerged
sunket : a delicacy in food (such as a fancy cake or tart)
sunlamp : an electric lamp designed to emit radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared
sunless : lacking sunshine : dark, cheerless
sunlight : the light of the sun : sunshine
sunlighted : sunlit
sunlike : resembling the sun
sunlit : lighted by or as if by the sun
sunn : an annual Indian herb (Crotalaria juncea) of the legume family with slender branches, simple leaves, and yellow flowers
Sunna : the body of Islamic custom and practice based on Muhammad's words and deeds
Sunni : the Muslims of the branch of Islam that adheres to the orthodox tradition and acknowledges the first four caliphs as rightful successors of Muhammad  — compare shia
sunnily : marked by brilliant sunlight : full of sunshine
sunniness : marked by brilliant sunlight : full of sunshine
Sunnism : the religious system or distinctive tenets of the Sunni
Sunnite : sunni sense 2
sunny : marked by brilliant sunlight : full of sunshine
sunproof : impervious to the sun's rays : resistant to fading or damage by sunlight
sunray : a ray of sunlight
sunrise : the apparent rising of the sun above the horizon
sunrising : sunrise sense 1
sunroom : a glass-enclosed porch or living room with a sunny exposure
sunscald : an injury of woody plants (such as fruit or forest trees) characterized by localized death of the tissues and sometimes by cankers and caused when it occurs in the summer by the combined action of both the heat and light of the sun and in the winter by the combined action of sun and low temperature to produce freezing of bark and underlying tissues
sunset : the apparent descent of the sun below the horizon
sunsetting : the apparent descent of the sun below the horizon
sunsetty : of, resembling, or characteristic of sunset
sunshade : something used as a protection from the sun's rays: such as
sunshine : the sun's light or direct rays
sunshining : sunshiny
sunshiny : the sun's light or direct rays
sunspot : any of the dark spots that appear at times on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
sunspotted : having sunspots
sunspottedness : the state of having sunspots
sunsquall : a large jellyfish
sunstone : a brilliant variety of oligoclase flecked with minute scales of hematite
sunstroke : heatstroke caused by direct exposure to the sun
sunt : babul
sunup : sunrise
sunward : toward the sun
sunwards : toward the sun
sunweed : sun spurge
sunwise : clockwise
Suomi country of northern Europe bordering on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland and extending north of the Arctic Circle; a republic with its capital at Helsinki area 130,559 square miles (338,145 square kilometers), population 5,537,000
sup : to take or drink in swallows or gulps
supa : an Indo-Malayan tree (Sindora supa) of the family Leguminosae whose sap yields an oil widely used as an illuminant in the Philippines
supari : betel nut
supawn : hasty pudding sense 2
supe : supernumerary
super : of high grade or quality
superability : superableness
superable : capable of being overcome or conquered
superableness : capable of being overcome or conquered
superably : capable of being overcome or conquered
superabound : to abound or prevail in greater measure or to excess
superabundance : excessive
superabundancy : superabundance
superabundant : excessive
superabundantly : excessive
superaccurate : extremely accurate
superacid : excessively acid
superactivity : activity that exceeds what is usual or expected
superadd : to add especially in a way that compounds an effect
superaddition : the act or process of superadding something
superagency : a large complex governmental agency especially when set up to supervise other agencies
superalimentation : the action or process of overfeeding
superalkaline : excessively alkaline
superaltar : a portable altar consisting of a small square of precious marble : altar stone sense 2
superaltern : a universal proposition (such as "every P is Q") that in traditional logic is held to be grounds for the immediate inference of the truth of a corresponding subaltern (such as "some P is Q")
superambitious : extremely ambitious
superannuate : to make, declare, or prove obsolete or out-of-date
superannuation : to make, declare, or prove obsolete or out-of-date
superannuitant : a recipient of a superannuation
superannuity : superannuation sense 2
superb : marked to the highest degree by grandeur, excellence, brilliance, or competence
superbity : haughtiness, arrogance
superbly : marked to the highest degree by grandeur, excellence, brilliance, or competence
superbness : marked to the highest degree by grandeur, excellence, brilliance, or competence
supercabinet : a political cabinet with power over another subordinate cabinet
supercalender : to process (paper) in a supercalender
supercargo : an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the commercial concerns of the voyage
supercelestial : above the heavens
supercentral : situated above a center or central structure and especially the central sulcus of the brain
supercentrifuge : a centrifuge designed to operate at higher than normal speeds to perform separations impossible in standard centrifuges  — compare ultracentrifuge
supercharge : to charge greatly or excessively (as with vigor or tension)
supercharged : to charge greatly or excessively (as with vigor or tension)
supercharger : a device (such as a blower or compressor) for pressurizing the cabin of an airplane or for increasing the volume air charge of an internal combustion engine over that which would normally be drawn in through the pumping action of the pistons
superciliary : of, relating to, or adjoining the eyebrow : supraorbital
supercilious : coolly and patronizingly haughty
superciliously : coolly and patronizingly haughty
superciliousness : coolly and patronizingly haughty
supercilium : the region of the eyebrows : eyebrow
supercivilization : a highly developed civilization : a society that has advanced to a very high level of cultural or technological development
supercivilized : highly civilized: such as
superclass : a category in biological classification ranking below a phylum or division and above a class
supercolossal : extremely colossal : of extraordinarily large or astonishing size or degree
supercolumnar : built above a column or colonnade
supercolumniation : the superposition of one order of columns above another
supercommentary : a commentary upon a commentary
supercompression : the compression of a portion of a compressed fuel-air mixture during the last stages of the compression stroke in a mixed-cycle internal-combustion engine to a much higher temperature than the remainder
superconductive : having no electrical resistance : exhibiting superconductivity
superconductivity : a complete disappearance of electrical resistance in a substance especially at very low temperatures
superconductor : a substance that exhibits no electrical resistance : a substance exhibiting superconductivity
superconfident : extremely confident
superconscious : transcending human consciousness
superconsciousness : transcending human consciousness
superconservative : extremely conservative
supercool : to cool below the freezing point without solidification or crystallization
supercorporation : an extremely large corporation
supercrescence : a parasitic organism
supercrescent : growing on a thing : parasitic
supercritical : being or having a temperature above a critical temperature
supercrust : the top course of a concrete or bituminous-macadam pavement
superdainty : extremely dainty
superdelegate : a person who is chosen as a delegate to a political party's presidential nominating convention because of his or her status as a leader or official within the party and who is free to vote for any candidate regardless of the results of the popular vote in primary elections and caucuses preceding the convention
superdominant : submediant
supereffective : extremely effective
superego : the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is only partly conscious, represents internalization of parental conscience and the rules of society, and functions to reward and punish through a system of moral attitudes, conscience, and a sense of guilt  — compare ego, id
superelevated : bank sense 1c
superelevation : the vertical distance between the heights of inner and outer edges of highway pavement or railroad rails
supereminence : extremely eminent, distinguished, or prominent
supereminent : extremely eminent, distinguished, or prominent
supereminently : extremely eminent, distinguished, or prominent
supererogant : supererogatory
supererogation : the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need
supererogative : supererogatory
supererogatorily : in a supererogatory manner
supererogatory : observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
superessential : having or being an essence transcending others : possessing or consisting of the supreme essence
superessentially : having or being an essence transcending others : possessing or consisting of the supreme essence
superexcellent : extremely or supremely excellent : excellent in an uncommon degree
superexistent : having a supernatural existence
superfamily : a category of biological classification ranking below an order and above a family
superfarm : an extremely large-scale commercial farm
superfecundation : successive fertilization of two or more ova from the same ovulation especially by different sires
superfetation : a progressive accumulation or accretion reaching an excessive degree
superficial : of, relating to, or located near a surface
superficialist : a person whose knowledge, understanding, or insight is superficial
superficiality : the quality or state of being superficial
superficialize : to make superficial
superficially : of, relating to, or located near a surface
superficiary : superficial
superficies : a surface of a body or a region of space
superfine : overly refined or nice
superfinish : to polish (a metal surface) to a mirrorlike finish by the use of hard abrasive stones at low pressure under a flood of lubricant of proper viscosity
superfix : a morpheme consisting of a pattern of stress, intonation, or juncture features that are associated with the syllables of a word or phrase (such as the distinctive stress patterns of the noun subject and the verb subject)
superfluent : characterized by or given to superfluity : superfluous
superfluid : an unusual state of matter noted only in liquid helium cooled to near absolute zero and characterized by apparently frictionless flow (as through fine holes)
superfluity : excess, oversupply
superfluous : exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
superfluously : exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
superfluousness : exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
superflux : superabundance, superfluity
superfrontal : a cloth which is placed over the top of an altar and hangs down a few inches over the frontal
superfuse : to maintain the metabolic or physiological activity of (as an isolated organ) by submitting to a continuous flow of a sustaining medium over the outside
superfusibility : the quality, state, or condition of being superfusible
superfusible : capable of being supercooled
superfusion : to maintain the metabolic or physiological activity of (as an isolated organ) by submitting to a continuous flow of a sustaining medium over the outside
supergene : a group of linked genes acting as an allelic unit especially when due to the suppression of crossing-over
supergeneric : of or relating to groups or characters of higher rank than generic
supergiant : something that is extremely large
superglacial : on, of, or relating to the surface of a glacier
supergovernment : a governing body that has power over other governments
superheat : to heat (a vapor not in contact with its own liquid) so as to cause to remain free from suspended liquid droplets
superheater : to heat (a vapor not in contact with its own liquid) so as to cause to remain free from suspended liquid droplets
superhero : a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers
superhet : superheterodyne
superheterodyne : used in or being a radio receiver in which an incoming signal is mixed with a locally generated frequency to produce an ultrasonic signal that is then rectified, amplified, and rectified again to reproduce the sound
superhighway : a multilane highway (such as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic
superhistorical : taking place or having significance outside the historical process
superhuman : being above the human : divine
superhumanity : being above the human : divine
superhumanize : to make superhuman
superhumanly : being above the human : divine
superhumanness : being above the human : divine
superhumeral : something (such as an ephod, pall, amice, or stole) worn or carried on the shoulders
superimposable : able to be superimposed so as to align with another exactly and show no perceptible difference
superimpose : to place or lay over or above something
superimposed : to place or lay over or above something
superimposition : to place or lay over or above something
superimposure : something that has been superimposed
superimpregnated : to subject to the process of superfetation
superimpregnation : superfetation
superincumbent : lying or resting and usually exerting pressure on something else
superincumbently : lying or resting and usually exerting pressure on something else
superindividual : of, relating to, or being an organism, entity, or complex of more than individual complexity or nature
superinduce : to introduce as an addition over or above something already existing
superinducement : superinduction
superinduction : to introduce as an addition over or above something already existing
superinfection : reinfection or a second infection with a microbial agent (such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus)
superintellectual : extremely intellectual
superintend : to have or exercise the charge and oversight of : direct
superintendence : the act or function of superintending or directing : supervision
superintendency : the office, post, or jurisdiction of a superintendent
superintendent : one who has executive oversight and charge
superintendentship : superintendency
superintender : one that superintends : superintendent
superintense : extreme intensity
superior : situated higher up : upper
superioress : a superior of a religious order of women or of a convent
superiority : the quality or state of being superior
superiorly : situated higher up : upper
superius : the highest or treble voice part in medieval music
superjacent : lying above or upon : overlying
superlabial : supralabial
superlative : of, relating to, or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpassed level or extent
superlatively : of, relating to, or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpassed level or extent
superlativeness : of, relating to, or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpassed level or extent
superlunary : being above the moon : celestial
superluxurious : characterized by extreme opulence and luxury : extremely luxurious
superman : a superior man that according to Nietzsche has learned to forgo fleeting pleasures and attain happiness and dominance through the exercise of creative power
supermanhood : the quality or state of being a superman
supermanly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a superman
supermarket : a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
supermasculine : extremely masculine
supermaxilla : the upper jaw
supermaxillary : the upper jaw
supernaculum : to the last drop
supernal : being or coming from on high
supernally : being or coming from on high
supernatant : the usually clear liquid overlying material deposited by settling, precipitation, or centrifugation
supernation : a very large or powerful nation
supernational : affecting or having jurisdiction over more than one nation : transcending national boundaries, authority, or interests
supernationalism : excessive pride or attachment to one's country : extreme nationalism or patriotism
supernatural : of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe
supernaturalism : the quality or state of being supernatural
supernaturalist : the quality or state of being supernatural
supernaturality : the quality or state of being supernatural : supernaturalism
supernaturalize : to make supernatural : endow with supernatural qualities
supernaturally : of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe
supernaturalness : of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe
supernature : the realm of the supernatural
supernormal : exceeding the normal or average
supernormally : exceeding the normal or average
supernova : the explosion of a star in which the star may reach a maximum intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun
supernumerary : exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
superoctave : the octave above a specific note
superolateral : situated above and toward the side
superomedial : situated above and at or toward the midline
superorder : a category of biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
superordinal : of or relating to a superorder
superordinary : superior to or in excess of the ordinary
superordinate : superior in rank, class, or status
superordination : ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied
superorganism : an organized society (as of a social insect) that functions as an organic whole
superoxide : the monovalent anion O2− or a compound containing it
superparasitism : parasitization of a host by more than one parasitic individual usually of one kind
superpatriotic : having or showing extreme patriotism
superpatriotism : having or showing extreme patriotism
superperson : a person or fictional hero having extraordinary powers or abilities : superhero
superpersonal : of, relating to, or being a person's most private and intimate concerns : extremely personal
superphosphate : an acid phosphate
superphysical : being above or beyond the physical world or explanation on physical principles
superpolite : extremely polite
superposable : to place or lay over or above whether in or not in contact : superimpose
superpose : to place or lay over or above whether in or not in contact : superimpose
superposed : situated vertically over another layer or part
superposition : the placement of one thing above or on top of another
superpower : excessive or superior power
superpowered : excessive or superior power
superrational : transcending the power of reason
superrealism : photorealism
superrealist : surrealist
superregeneration : regeneration in an electronic circuit that by periodic usually supersonic changes in the operating conditions (such as a reduction of the operating voltage of a tube) prohibits free oscillation and gives the circuit a very high sensitivity to radio signals
superregenerative : of or relating to superregeneration
superromantic : extremely romantic (see romantic entry 1 sense 5)
supersafe : extremely safe, secure, or protected
supersalesman : a very effective and successful salesman
supersalt : an acid salt
supersaturate : to add to (a solution) beyond saturation
supersaturation : the state of being supersaturated
superscribe : to write (something, such as a name or address) on the outside or cover of : address
superscript : a distinguishing symbol (such as a numeral or letter) written immediately above or above and to the right or left of another character
superscription : something written or engraved on the surface of, outside, or above something else : inscription
supersecret : extremely secret, private, or confidential
supersedable : capable of being superseded
supersede : to cause to be set aside
supersedeas : a common-law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is issued under various conditions and especially to stay an officer from proceeding under another writ
supersedence : supersedure
superseder : to cause to be set aside
supersedure : the act or process of superseding
supersensible : being above or beyond that which is apparent to the senses : spiritual
supersensitive : extremely sensitive
supersensitization : the act or process of supersensitizing
supersensory : supersensible
supersensual : transcending sense : supersensible, ideal
supersensuous : supersensual
superseptal : located above a septum
superserviceable : offering unwanted services : officious
supersession : the act of superseding : the state of being superseded
supersessive : superseding or tending to supersede
supersize : to greatly increase the size of (something or someone) : to make (something or someone) supersized
supersmart : extremely smart
supersonic : ultrasonic
superspecies :  artenkreis
superspinous :  supraspinous
superstate : an extremely powerful nation or governing body having power over subordinate states
superstimulate : to stimulate (something) excessively
superstimulation : to stimulate (something) excessively
superstition : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
superstitionist : a person addicted to superstition
superstitionless : not given to superstition
superstitious : of, relating to, or swayed by superstition
superstitiously : of, relating to, or swayed by superstition
superstrata : an overlying stratum or layer
superstratum : an overlying stratum or layer
superstrong : extremely strong
superstruct : to build over or on a structure : erect on a foundation
superstructural : an entity, concept, or complex based on a more fundamental one
superstructure : an entity, concept, or complex based on a more fundamental one
supersubstantial : being above material substance : of a transcending substance
supersubtle : extremely subtle
supersweet : extremely sweet
supersystem : a system that is made up of systems
supertax : surtax
supertemporal : being beyond time : eternal
superterranean : lying, dwelling, or active above or on the earth's surface
superterraneous : lying, dwelling, or active above or on the earth's surface
superterrene : superterranean
superterrestrial : superterranean
supertonic : the second tone of a major or minor scale
supertunic : a loose garment worn over a tunic
supervene : to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unforeseen development
supervenience : the character, condition, or fact of being supervenient
supervenient : coming or occurring as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected
supervention : to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unforeseen development
supervisal : supervision
supervise : to be in charge of : superintend, oversee
supervision : the action, process, or occupation of supervising
supervisor : one that supervises
supervisorial : one that supervises
supervisorship : the office or function of a supervisor
supervisory : one that supervises
superwoman : an exceptional woman
supinate : to cause to undergo supination
supination : rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward
supinator : a muscle that produces the motion of supination
supine : lying on the back or with the face upward
supinely : lying on the back or with the face upward
supineness : lying on the back or with the face upward
suppedaneum : a support for the feet on a cross used for crucifixions
supper : the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday
supperless : lacking supper
suppertime : the time at which it is customary to eat supper
supping : to take or drink in swallows or gulps
supplant : to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
supplantation : to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
supplanter : to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
supple : compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
supplejack : any of various woody climbers having tough pliant stems
supplely : compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
supplement : something that completes or makes an addition
supplemental : serving to supplement
supplementarily : as a supplement : in addition
supplementary : added or serving as a supplement : additional
supplementation : something that completes or makes an addition
supplementer : something that completes or makes an addition
suppleness : compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
suppletion : the occurrence of phonemically unrelated allomorphs of the same morpheme (such as went as the past tense of go or better as the comparative form of good)
suppletive : the occurrence of phonemically unrelated allomorphs of the same morpheme (such as went as the past tense of go or better as the comparative form of good)
suppletory : supplying deficiencies : supplementary
suppliable : capable of being supplied
suppliance : entreaty, supplication
suppliant : supplicant
suppliantly : supplicant
supplicant : one who supplicates
supplicat : supplication
supplicate : to make a humble entreaty
supplicating : to make a humble entreaty
supplicatingly : in a supplicating manner
supplication : to make a humble entreaty
supplicator : supplicant
supplicatory : expressing supplication : suppliant
supplicavit : a writ formerly issuing out of the Court of Chancery or King's Bench for taking surety to prevent one from injuring the applicant for the writ
supplier : the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available
suppling : compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
supply : the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available
support : to endure bravely or quietly : bear
supportability : to endure bravely or quietly : bear
supportable : to endure bravely or quietly : bear
supportance : support
supporter : one that supports or acts as a support: such as
supporting : to endure bravely or quietly : bear
supportingly : so as to support
supportive : to endure bravely or quietly : bear
supportless : lacking support
supposable : capable of being supposed : conceivable
supposably : capable of being supposed : conceivable
supposal : the act or process of supposing
suppose : to lay down tentatively as a hypothesis, assumption, or proposal
supposed : pretended
supposedly : as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
supposer : one that supposes
supposing : if by way of hypothesis : on the assumption that
supposition : something that is supposed : hypothesis
suppositional : something that is supposed : hypothesis
suppositious : supposititious
supposititious : fraudulently substituted : spurious
supposititiously : fraudulently substituted : spurious
suppositive : characterized by, involving, or implying supposition : supposed
suppository : a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (such as the rectum)
suppositum : supposit
suppress : to put down by authority or force : subdue
suppressed : to put down by authority or force : subdue
suppressible : to put down by authority or force : subdue
suppression : an act or instance of suppressing : the state of being suppressed
suppressive : to put down by authority or force : subdue
suppressor : one that suppresses
suppurate : to form or discharge pus
suppuration : to form or discharge pus
suppurative : to form or discharge pus
suprabranchial : situated over the gills
supracaudal : situated above the tail
suprachoroid : of, relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball
suprachoroidal : of, relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball
suprachoroidea : the suprachoroid layer of the eyeball
supraciliary : superciliary
supraclavicle : a bone that usually connects the clavicle with the posttemporal in the pectoral arch of a fish
supraclavicular : situated or occurring above the clavicle
supraclusion : supraocclusion
supracommissure : a small commissure anterior to the pineal gland
supracondylar : of, relating to, affecting, or being the part of a bone situated above a condyle
supraconscious : existing or functioning above the level of the conscious, rational, or logical
supradental : alveolar sense 3, cerebral sense 3a
supradorsal : situated on the back
suprafoliaceous : inserted on the stem above a leaf
suprafoliar : growing upon a leaf
supraglacial : of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier
supraglenoid : situated or occurring superior to the glenoid cavity
supraglottic : situated or occurring above the glottis
suprahepatic : situated superior to or on the surface of the liver
suprahuman : superhuman
suprahyoid : situated or occurring superior to the hyoid bone
suprailium : a cartilaginous epiphysis at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals
supralabial : of, relating to, or situated above the upper lip
supralapsarian : one that adheres to the doctrine of supralapsarianism  — compare infralapsarian
supralapsarianism : the doctrine that God decreed both election and reprobation prior to creation and then allowed the fall of man as a means of carrying out his divine purposes  — compare infralapsarianism
supralateral : situated high up on the side of the body
supraliminal : existing above the threshold of consciousness
supralinear : situated above the regular lines of a text
supraloral : situated above the lores
supramarginal : situated above a margin or marginal part
supramastoid : situated above the mastoid bone
supramaxilla : one of the elements forming the upper jaw of various primitive bony fishes
supramaxillary : of or relating to the upper jaw
supramaximal : higher or greater than a corresponding maximal
suprameatal : situated above a meatus and especially the external auditory meatus
supramental : situated above the chin
supramolecular : more complex than a molecule
supramundane : transcending the mundane : spiritual, celestial
supranasal : situated superior to the nose or a nasal part
supranational : transcending national boundaries, authority, or interests
supranatural : transcending the natural : supernatural
supranormal : transcending the normal : greater than expected or usual
supranuclear : situated, occurring, or produced by a lesion superior or cortical to a nucleus especially of the brain
supraoccipital : situated or performed over or in the upper part of the occiput
supraocclusion : the projection of a tooth beyond the plane of occlusion
supraocular : situated above the eye : supraorbital
supraoptimal : greater than optimal
supraorbital : situated or occurring above the orbit of the eye
supraordinate : of or concerned with higher ranks or orders
supraordination : of or concerned with higher ranks or orders
supraposition : superposition
supraprotest : an acceptance or payment of a bill by a third person for the honor of the drawer after protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment by the drawee
suprapubic : situated, occurring, or performed from above the pubis
suprapygal : situated above the rump
suprarational : transcending the rational : based on or involving factors not to be comprehended by reason alone
suprarenal : situated above or anterior to the kidneys
suprarenalectomy : adrenalectomy
suprarenalin : epinephrine
suprascapula : a cartilaginous or partly ossified plate attached to the superior end of the scapula in various amphibians and reptiles
suprascapular : situated or occurring superior to the scapula
suprascript : superscript
suprasegmental : of or relating to significant features (such as stress, pitch, or juncture) that occur simultaneously with vowels and consonants in an utterance
suprasensuous : transcending the merely sensuous or sensory
suprasolar : exceeding the sun in size or other characteristics
supraspinal : situated or occurring above a spine
supraspinatus : a muscle of the back of the shoulder that arises from the supraspinous fossa of the scapula, that inserts into the top of the greater tubercle of the humerus, that is one of the muscles making up the rotator cuff of the shoulder, and that rotates the humerus laterally and helps to abduct the arm
supraspinous : supraspinal
suprasquamosal : supratemporal
suprastapedial : situated above the stapedial part of the columella of the ear
suprasternal : situated above or measured from the top of the sternum
suprastigmal : placed or developing above a stigma and especially a spiracle
supratemporal : situated above or relating to the upper part of the temporal bone or region
supraterraneous : superterranean
supratonsillar : situated above the palatine tonsil
supratrochlear : one of the terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery that ascends upon the forehead from the inner angle of the orbit 
supravaginal : situated or occurring above the vagina
supraventricular : relating to or being a rhythmic abnormality of the heart caused by impulses originating above the ventricles
supraversion : extension of a tooth beyond the plane of occlusion
supravital : having or utilizing the property of staining cells or tissues removed from a living body
supremacy : the quality or state of being supreme
suprematism : an early 20th century art movement in Russia producing abstract works featuring flat geometric forms
supreme : highest in rank or authority
supremely : highest in rank or authority
supremeness : highest in rank or authority
sur : over : super-
sura : a chapter of the Koran
surah : a soft twilled fabric of silk or rayon
sural : of, relating to, or being a sural nerve or branches of the popliteal artery or vein that ramify in the area of the calf of the leg
suranal : above the anus or an anal part (such as an anal fin)
surat city in the state of Gujarat, western India population 4,591,246
surbase : a molding immediately above the base of a wall (as of a wainscoted room)
surbased : having the curve center below the springing line of imposts
surbate : to make footsore
surcease : to desist from action
surcharge : overcharge
surcingle : a belt, band, or girth passing around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horse's back
surcoat : an outer coat or cloak
surculi : sucker sense 3a
surculose : having numerous branches arising from near the base
surculous : having numerous branches arising from near the base
surculus : sucker sense 3a
surd : lacking sense : irrational
sure : marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty
surely : in a sure manner:
sureness : marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty
sures : southerly winds on the coasts of Chile and Peru
surette : a tropical American tree (Byrsonima crassifolia) having hard dark-colored wood and edible yellow acid berries
surety : the state of being sure: such as
suretyship : the state of being sure: such as
surexcitation : excessive excitation
surf : the swell of the sea that breaks upon the shore
surface : the exterior or upper boundary of an object or body
surfaced : the exterior or upper boundary of an object or body
surfacely : on the surface : superficially
surfaceman : a man who works on the surface (as on the roadbed of a railroad or the surface works of a mine)
surfacer : the exterior or upper boundary of an object or body
surfacing : material forming or used to form a surface
surfactant : a surface-active substance (such as a detergent)
surfacy : characterized by surface rather than depth : superficial
surfbird : a shorebird (Aphriza virgata) of the sandpiper family that occurs along the Pacific coasts of America and has a black-tipped white tail
surfboard : a long narrow buoyant board (as of lightweight wood or fiberglass-covered foam) used in the sport of surfing
surfboarding : a long narrow buoyant board (as of lightweight wood or fiberglass-covered foam) used in the sport of surfing
surfboat : a boat for use in heavy surf
surfeit : an overabundant supply : excess
surfeiter : an overabundant supply : excess
surfer : the swell of the sea that breaks upon the shore
surficial : of or relating to a surface
surfle : to wash or tint (as the face) with a cosmetic
surfman : one who is skilled in handling a boat in surf
surfuse : supercool
surfusion : the state of being surfused
surfy : of, abounding in, or resembling surf
surge : to rise and fall actively : toss
surgeless : free from surges
surgent : rising in a surge : swelling in surges or waves
surgeon : a medical specialist who practices surgery
surgeoncy : the office or position of a surgeon
surgeonfish : any of a family (Acanthuridae) of tropical bony fishes that have a laterally compressed body and typically a movable spine on each side of the body near the base of the tail capable of inflicting a painful wound
surgery : a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures
surgical : of or relating to surgeons or surgery
surgically : of or relating to surgeons or surgery
surging : to rise and fall actively : toss
surgy : rising in or like surges or billows : abounding in surges
Suriana : a genus of tropical seashore shrubs or small trees (family Surianaceae) with narrow densely-clustered leaves and small yellow flowers  — see bay cedar sense 2
Surianaceae : a monotypic family of dicotyledonous plants (order Geraniales)  — see suriana
Suricata : a genus of mammals (family Viverridae) consisting of the suricates
suricate : an African meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Surinam country in northern South America bordering on the Atlantic between Guyana and French Guiana; capital Paramaribo area 63,251 square miles (163,820 square kilometers), population 597,900
surlily : menacing or threatening in appearance
surliness : menacing or threatening in appearance
surly : menacing or threatening in appearance
surma river 560 miles (901 kilometers) long in northeastern India and Bangladesh  — see meghna
surmark : a mark made on the molds of a ship when building to show where the frames should be beveled
surmisable : capable of being surmised
surmise : a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
surmised : a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
surmiser : one that surmises
surmount : to prevail over : overcome
surmountable : to prevail over : overcome
surmounted : to prevail over : overcome
surmullet : a mullet of the family Mullidae
surname : an added name derived from occupation or other circumstance : nickname sense 1
surnap : a cloth resembling a napkin used in medieval times for washing at meals
surnay : zurna
surnominal : of or relating to a surname
surpass : to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
surpassable : to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
surpasser : one that surpasses
surpassing : greatly exceeding others : of a very high degree
surpassingly : greatly exceeding others : of a very high degree
surplice : a loose white outer ecclesiastical vestment usually of knee length with large open sleeves
surpliced : wearing a surplice
surplus : the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
surplusage : surplus sense 1a
surprint : overprint
surprisable : capable of being surprised : liable to surprise
surprisal : the action of surprising : the state of being surprised
surprise : an attack made without warning
surprisedly : in the manner of one surprised
surpriser : an attack made without warning
surprising : of a nature that excites surprise
surprisingly : in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree
surra : a serious tropical or subtropical disease of domestic animals that is caused by a trypanosome (Trypanosoma evansi), is transmitted by biting flies, and is marked especially by fever, anemia, edema, emaciation, and petechiae
surrealism : the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations
surrealist : marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream
surrealistic : of or relating to surrealism
surrealistically : of or relating to surrealism
surrebut : to reply by or in a surrebutter
surrebuttal : the response to the rebuttal of the opposing party in a proceeding
surrebutter : the reply in common law pleading of a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter
surrejoin : to reply by or in a surrejoinder
surrejoinder : the reply in common law pleading of a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder
surrender : to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand
surrenderee : one to whom a surrender (as of an estate) is made
surrenderor : one that makes a surrender (as of an estate)
surreptitious : done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
surreptitiously : done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
surrey : a four-wheel two-seated horse-drawn pleasure carriage
surrogacy : the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
surrogate : one appointed to act in place of another : deputy
surrogation : the action of surrogating : substitution, subrogation
surround : to enclose on all sides : envelop
surrounded : to enclose on all sides : envelop
surrounder : one that surrounds
surrounding : to enclose on all sides : envelop
surroundings : the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded : environment
surtax : an extra tax or charge
surtout : a man's long close-fitting overcoat
surturbrand : a variety of lignite in Iceland and the Faeroes occurring in seams between beds of volcanic rock
surveillance : close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
surveillant : one that exercises surveillance
survey : to examine as to condition, situation, or value : appraise
surveyable : capable of being surveyed
surveyal : the action of surveying : survey
surveyance : survey
surveying : a branch of applied mathematics that is concerned with determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the lengths and directions of the bounding lines, and the contour of the surface and with accurately delineating the whole on paper
surveyor : one that surveys
surveyorship : the office of surveyor
survigrous : extremely vigorous : very active, enterprising, or fierce
survivability : resulting in or permitting survival
survivable : resulting in or permitting survival
survival : the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
survivalism : an attitude, policy, or practice based on the primacy of survival as a value
survivalist : a person who advocates or practices survivalism
survivance : survival
survive : to remain alive or in existence : live on
surviver : one that survives : survivor
surviving : still living after another or others have died or died out
survivor : to remain alive or in existence : live on
survivorship : the legal right of the survivor of persons having joint interests in property to take the interest of the person who has died
Sus : a genus of mammals that is the type of the family Suidae and in former classifications comprised all or most of the swine but is usually restricted to a few typical Eurasian and East Indian forms and the domestic breeds  — see bearded pig, crested pig, wild boar
Susan :  lazy susan
Susanna : a narrative found near the end of the book of Daniel in the Septuagint and included in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canons of the Old Testament as the thirteenth chapter of the book of Daniel and as a separate book in the Protestant Apocrypha
susannite : leadhillite
suscept : an organism upon or in which another organism is or may become parasitic  — compare host
susceptance : the ratio of the effective current to the effective electromotive force in an alternating-current circuit multiplied by the sine of the phase difference between current and electromotive force
susceptibility : the quality or state of being susceptible
susceptible : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
susceptibleness : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
susceptibly : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
susception : a taking upon or to oneself : reception, assuming, assumption
susceptive : receptive
susceptiveness : receptive
susceptivity : receptive
suscitate : excite, rouse, animate
suscitation : the act of suscitating or the condition of being suscitated
Susian : a native or resident of the ancient city of Susa or the ancient Persian province of Susiana (Elam)
Susianian : a native or resident of the ancient city of Susa or the ancient Persian province of Susiana (Elam)
suslik : any of several rather large short-tailed ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus) of eastern Europe or northern Asia
suspect : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected
suspectable : that may be suspected
suspected : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected
suspecter : one that suspects
suspend : to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
suspended : to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
suspender : one that suspends
suspenders : one that suspends
suspendible : capable of being suspended
suspense : the state of being suspended : suspension
suspenseful : the state of being suspended : suspension
suspension : the act of suspending : the state or period of being suspended: such as
suspensive : stopping temporarily : suspending
suspensively : stopping temporarily : suspending
suspensiveness : the quality or state of being suspensive
suspensoid : a colloidal system in which the dispersed particles are solid
suspensor : a suspending part or structure: such as
suspensorial : suspensory sense 3
suspensorium : something that suspends a body part
suspensory : held in suspension
suspicion : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust
suspicional : of or relating to suspicion especially the abnormal suspicion suggesting paranoid mechanisms
suspicionless : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust
suspicious : tending to arouse suspicion : questionable
suspiciously : tending to arouse suspicion : questionable
suspiciousness : tending to arouse suspicion : questionable
suspiration : a long deep breath : sigh
suspire : to draw a long deep breath : sigh
suspirious : breathing heavily : sighing
Susquehanna river 444 miles (714 kilometers) long in the eastern U.S. flowing from central New York south through Pennsylvania and into Chesapeake Bay in northern Maryland
Sussex former county of southeastern England bordering on the English Channel  — see east sussex, west sussex
sussexite : a mineral MnBO2OH isomorphous with szaibelyite consisting of a borate of manganese and occurring in white fibrous veins (hardness 3, specific gravity 3.4)
sussultatory : characterized by up-and-down vibrations of large amplitude
sussultorial : having the nature of or resulting from a sussultatory earthquake shock
sustain : to give support or relief to
sustainable : capable of being sustained
sustained : maintained at length without interruption or weakening : lasting, prolonged
sustainer : to give support or relief to
sustaining : serving to sustain
sustainment : the act of sustaining : maintenance, support
sustenance : means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
sustentacula : a body part that supports or suspends another organ or part
sustentacular : a supporting epithelial cell (such as a Sertoli cell or a cell of the olfactory epithelium) that lacks a specialized function (such as nerve-impulse conduction)
sustentaculum : a body part that supports or suspends another organ or part
sustentation : the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained: such as
sustentative : the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained: such as
sustention : an act or instance of sustaining : sustentation
sustentor : one of two hooks on the posterior part of a butterfly pupa forming the cremaster
Susu : a member of a West African people of Mali, Guinea, and the area along the northern border of Sierra Leone
susu : a member of a West African people of Mali, Guinea, and the area along the northern border of Sierra Leone
Susuhunan : a title of the former emperor of Java
susurrant : a whispering or rustling sound
susurration : a whispering sound : murmur
susurrous : full of whispering sounds
susurrus : a whispering or rustling sound
Sutaio : an Indian people of southwestern South Dakota allied with the Cheyenne
sutile : done by stitching
sutler : a civilian provisioner to an army post often with a shop on the post
sutlery : a sutler's occupation, stock, or shop
Suto :  basuto
sutra : a precept summarizing Vedic teaching
suttee : the act or custom of a Hindu widow burning herself to death or being burned to death on the funeral pyre of her husband
suttle : remaining after the tare is deducted
sutural : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
suturally : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
suture : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
Suu 1945–     Burmese human rights activist
suum : suum cuique
suzerain : a superior feudal lord to whom fealty is due : overlord
suzerainship : suzerainty
suzerainty : the dominion of a suzerain : overlordship
Svan : one of the Kartvelian or Georgian peoples of the Caucasus dwelling on the upper course of the Ingur river
Svanetian : svan
svarabhakti : the introduction of a vowel sound in Sanskrit especially between r or l and a following consonant
svarabhaktic : the introduction of a vowel sound in Sanskrit especially between r or l and a following consonant
svelte : slender, lithe
Svetambara : a major Jain sect whose members clothe themselves and their sacred images in white and in contrast to the Digambaras assert that women can attain salvation
Swab : mop
swab : mop
swabber : one that swabs
Swabian region and medieval county of southwestern Germany chiefly in the area comprising modern Baden-Württemberg and western Bavaria
swack : a hard blow : whack
swad : bumpkin, lout
swaddle : to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes
swaddler : a Methodist preacher
swaddling : to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes
swaddy : soldier
Swadeshi : a movement for national independence in India boycotting foreign goods and encouraging the use of domestic products  — compare khaddar, swaraj
swag : goods acquired by unlawful means : booty, loot
swagbellied : having a large protruding stomach
swage : a tool used by metalworkers for shaping their work by holding it on the work or the work on it and striking with a hammer or sledge
swager : one that swages
swagger : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
swaggerer : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
swaggering : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
swaggeringly : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
swaggie : swagman
swagman : drifter
Swahili : a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Zanzibar and the adjacent coast
swain : rustic, peasant
swainish : rustic, peasant
swainishness : rustic, peasant
Swainsona : a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of small variously colored flowers with orbicular standard and twisted wings
swainsona : a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of small variously colored flowers with orbicular standard and twisted wings
swale : a low-lying or depressed and often wet stretch of land
swalingly : in a swaling manner
swallet : an underground stream
swallo : trepang
swallow : any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing
swallowable : any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing
swallower : any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing
swallowlike : resembling a swallow especially in swiftness
swallowling : a young swallow
swallowtail : a deeply forked and tapering tail (as of a swallow)
swallowwort : celandine sense 1
swami : a Hindu ascetic or religious teacher
swamp : a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
swampberry : dwarf raspberry
swamper : an inhabitant of swamps or lowlands
swampland : swamp sense 1
swampweed : a small Australian fleshy-leaved creeping herb (Selliera radicans) of the family Goodeniaceae
swampwood : leatherwood sense 1a
swampy : consisting of, suggestive of, or resembling swamp : marshy
swan : any of various large heavy-bodied long-necked mostly pure white aquatic birds (family Anatidae, especially genus Cygnus) that have webbed feet and are related to but larger than the geese
swanflower : any of several plants having flowers whose shape suggests the neck of a swan
swang : low wet grassy land : swamp
swanherd : a herdsman of swans
swanimote : a court formerly held before foresters, verderers, and other forest officers to try offenses against vert and venison and to hear grievances against forest officers
swank : show off, swagger
swanker : show off, swagger
swankily : show off, swagger
swankiness : show off, swagger
swanking : show off, swagger
swanky : show off, swagger
swanlike : resembling a swan or its long neck : graceful, sinuous
swanmark : a mark of ownership cut on the upper mandible of a swan
swanneck : something (such as a piece of pipe or railing) having a gooseneck or an ogee curve: such as
swannecked : something (such as a piece of pipe or railing) having a gooseneck or an ogee curve: such as
swannery : a place where swans are bred or kept
swanny : swanlike
swanskin : the skin of a swan with the down or feathers on it
swap : to give in trade : barter
swape : a pole or bar used as a lever or swivel
swapper : to give in trade : barter
swapping : to give in trade : barter
swaraj : national or local self-government in India
swarajist : national or local self-government in India
sward : a portion of ground covered with grass
swarf : material (such as metallic particles and abrasive fragments) removed by a cutting or grinding tool
swarm : a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
swarmer : a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
swarming : a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
swart : swarthy
swartback : great black-backed gull
swarth : skin, rind
swarthiness : of a dark color, complexion, or cast
swarthy : of a dark color, complexion, or cast
swartness : swarthy
swartrutter : a member of any of various 16th and 17th century marauding bands in the Netherlands who blackened their faces and wore black garb
Swartzia : a genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosae) with racemose irregular flowers of which the corolla is often reduced to a single petal or absent  — see wamara
swash : bluster, swagger
swashbuckle : to act the part of a swashbuckler
swashbuckler : a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
swashbucklering : swashbuckling
swashbuckling : acting in the manner of a swashbuckler
swasher : swashbuckler
swashing : bluster, swagger
swashway : swash sense 1a(2)
swashy : wet, watery
swastika : a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction
Swat : to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter)
swat : to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter)
swatch : a sample piece (as of fabric) or a collection of samples
swath : a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine
swathe : a band used in swathing
swather : a harvesting machine that cuts and windrows grain and seed crops
Swatow city and port on the South China Sea in Guangdong province, southeastern China population 4,486,500
swatter : one that swats
swaver : stagger
sway : the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
swayed : the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
swayer : the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
swaying : the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
swayingly : in a swaying manner : with swaying
swayless : not capable of being swayed
Swazi : a member of a Bantu people of southeastern Africa
Swaziland landlocked country in southeastern Africa between the Republic of South Africa and Mozambique; administrative capital Mbabane, legislative capital Lobamba area 6704 square miles (17,364 square kilometers), population 1,087,000
sweal : to melt away : gutter
swear : to utter or take solemnly (an oath)
swearer : to utter or take solemnly (an oath)
swearword : a profane or obscene oath or word
sweat : to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands : perspire
sweatband : a usually leather band lining the inner edge of a hat or cap to prevent sweat damage
sweatbox : a place in which one is made to sweat
sweated : of, subjected to, or produced under sweatshop conditions
sweater : one that sweats or causes sweating
sweatful : accompanied by or producing sweating : sweaty
sweatily : causing sweat
sweatiness : causing sweat
sweating : to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands : perspire
sweatless : being without sweat
sweatproof : resistant to sweat
sweatshop : a shop or factory in which employees work for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions
sweatweed : marshmallow sense 1a
sweaty : causing sweat
Swede : a native or inhabitant of Sweden
Swedenborgian : of or relating to the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg or the Church of the New Jerusalem based on his teachings
Swedenborgianism : of or relating to the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg or the Church of the New Jerusalem based on his teachings
Swedish : the North Germanic language spoken in Sweden and a part of Finland
sweeny : an atrophy of the shoulder muscles of a horse
sweep : to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush
sweepage : refuse
sweepback : the backward slant of an airplane wing in which the outer portion of the wing is downstream from the inner portion
sweepdom : the community of chimney sweeps
sweeper : one that sweeps
sweepforward : a negative sweep in which the outer portion of an aeronautical member (such as a wing) is upstream from the inner portion
sweeping : the act or action of one that sweeps
sweepingly : the act or action of one that sweeps
sweepingness : the act or action of one that sweeps
sweepings : the act or action of one that sweeps
sweepstake : a race or contest in which the entire prize may be awarded to the winner
sweepwasher : one that extracts the residuum of precious metals from gold and silver sweeps
sweepy : sweeping in motion, line, or force
sweer : slow, indolent
sweet : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is usually pleasing to the taste and typically induced by sugars (as sucrose or glucose)  — compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, salty entry 1 sense 1b, sour entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2
sweetberry : sheepberry sense 1
sweetbread : the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (such as a calf) used for food
sweetbrier : an Old World rose (especially Rosa eleganteria) with stout recurved prickles and white to deep rosy-pink single flowers
sweeten : to make sweet
sweetener : to make sweet
sweetening : something that sweetens
sweetfish : ayu
sweetheart : darling
sweetie : sweet sense 1a
sweeting : sweetheart
sweetish : somewhat sweet
sweetishly : somewhat sweet
sweetleaf : a small tree (Symplocos tinctoria) of southern U.S. with herbage and bark that yield a yellow dye
sweetless : having no sweets or sweetening
sweetling : darling
sweetly : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is usually pleasing to the taste and typically induced by sugars (as sucrose or glucose)  — compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, salty entry 1 sense 1b, sour entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2
sweetmeat : a food rich in sugar: such as
sweetness : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is usually pleasing to the taste and typically induced by sugars (as sucrose or glucose)  — compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, salty entry 1 sense 1b, sour entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2
sweetroot : licorice
sweetshop : a candy store
sweetsop : sugar apple
sweetwater : a dilute solution of glycerol
sweetwood : a laurel (Laurus nobilis)
sweetwort : an unfermented malt infusion
swell : to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
swelldom : the world of fashion : high society
swelled : to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
sweller : to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
swellfish : puffer fish sense 1
swelling : something that is swollen
swellish : stylish, swell
swellishness : stylish, swell
swellmobsman : a criminal (such as a pickpocket) who dresses fashionably and conducts himself with seeming respectability for professional purposes
swelltoad : puffer fish
swelt : die, perish
swelter : to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
sweltering : oppressively hot
swelteringly : oppressively hot
sweltry : sweltering, sultry
swept : slanted backward
Swertia : a small genus of herbs (family Gentianaceae) found chiefly in the western U.S. and having thick, bitter roots, opposite or whorled leaves, and dull-colored flowers  — see green gentian
swerve : to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
swerveless : unswerving
swerver : one that swerves
Swietenia : a small genus of tropical trees (family Meliaceae) having seeds winged above and anthers borne between the teeth of the stamen tube  — see mahogany
swift : moving or capable of moving with great speed
swiften : to move swiftly or more swiftly : hasten
swifter : moving or capable of moving with great speed
swiftfoot : a European courser (Cursorius cursor)
swiftlet : any of various cave-dwelling swifts (genus Collocalia synonym Aerodramus) of Asia including one (C. fuciphaga) that produces the nest used in bird's nest soup
swiftness : the quality or state of being swift : celerity
swig : a quantity drunk at one time
swigger : a quantity drunk at one time
swiggle : swig
swile : seal entry 1
swill : wash, drench
swillbowl : drunkard
swiller : wash, drench
swim : to propel oneself in water by natural means (such as movements of the limbs, fins, or tail)
swimmable : that can be swum
swimmer : a person or animal that swims
swimmeret : one of a series of small unspecialized appendages under the abdomen of many crustaceans that are best developed in some decapods (such as a lobster) and usually function in locomotion or reproduction
swimmily : verging on, causing, or affected by dizziness or giddiness
swimminess : the quality or state of being swimmy
swimming : that swims
swimmingly : very well : splendidly
swimmy : verging on, causing, or affected by dizziness or giddiness
swimsuit : a suit for swimming or bathing
Swinburnian Algernon Charles 1837–1909 English poet
swindle : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
swindleable : that can be swindled : gullible
swindler : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
swindling : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
swindlingly : in a swindling manner
swine : any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous artiodactyl mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long flexible snout
swineherd : one who tends swine
swinelike : resembling swine
swinepipe : redwing sense 1
swinery : a place where swine are kept
swinestone : a black bituminous limestone that usually emits a fetid smell when rubbed
swinesty : pigsty
swing : to cause to move vigorously through a wide arc or circle
swingable : that can be swung
swingback : a pivoting back for some cameras that allows the film or plateholder to be tilted for correcting or distorting the perspective in a photograph or for shifting the focal plane so as to bring oblique objects into focus
swingdevil : a common European swift
swinge : beat, scourge
swingeing : very large, high, or severe
swinger : one that swings: such as
swinging : being lively, exciting, and fashionable
swingingly : very, extremely
swingle : a wooden instrument like a large knife that is about two feet long, has one thin edge, and is used for beating and cleaning flax : scutcher
swinglebar : whiffletree
swingletail : thresher shark
swingletree : whiffletree
swingstock : a timber against the blunt top edge of which flax is laid to be swingled
swingy : marked by swing
swinish : of, suggesting, or characteristic of swine : beastly
swinishly : of, suggesting, or characteristic of swine : beastly
swinishness : of, suggesting, or characteristic of swine : beastly
swink : to work under difficult conditions or for long hours : toil
swinney : an atrophy of the shoulder muscles of a horse
swipe : a strong sweeping blow
swiper : one that swipes
swipes : poor, thin, or spoiled beer
swiple : the part of a flail that strikes the grain in threshing : swingle
swirl : to move with an eddying or whirling motion
swirlingly : to move with an eddying or whirling motion
swirly : knotted, twisted
swish : to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish
swisher : to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish
swishing : to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish
swishingly : to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish
swishy : producing a swishing sound
Swiss : a native or inhabitant of Switzerland
swiss : a native or inhabitant of Switzerland
swissing : a calendering process for cotton fabrics that produces a smooth compact texture
switch : a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
switchback : a zigzag road, trail, or section of railroad tracks for climbing a steep hill
switchboard : an apparatus (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled
switched : a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
switchel : a drink made of molasses or sometimes honey or maple syrup, water, and sometimes rum and usually flavored with ginger and vinegar
switcher : a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
switchgear : the aggregate of switching facilities for a power station or transforming station
switching : a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
switchkeeper : switch tender
switchman : one who attends a switch (as in a railroad yard)
switchyard : a usually enclosed area for the switching facilities of a power station
swith : instantly, quickly
swither : doubt, waver
Switzer : swiss
swivel : a device joining two parts so that one or both can pivot freely (as on a bolt or pin)
swiveled : a device joining two parts so that one or both can pivot freely (as on a bolt or pin)
swivet : a state of extreme agitation
swiz : swindle
swizzle : an iced cocktail stirred with a swizzle stick
swizzler : an iced cocktail stirred with a swizzle stick
swollen : protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease)
swoon : faint
swooned : faint
swooning : faint
swooningly : faint
swoony : faint
swoop : to move with a sweep
swooper : to move with a sweep
swoosh : to make or move with a rushing sound
sword : a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
swordbill : a South American hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) having a slender bill longer than the rest of the bird
swordfish : a very large scombroid fish (Xiphias gladius of the family Xiphiidae) that has a long swordlike beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw and is an important food and game fish
swordfisherman : one that is engaged in swordfishing
swordfishing : fishing for swordfish
swordless : lacking a sword
swordlike : a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
swordman : swordsman sense 1
swordplay : the art or skill of wielding a sword especially in fencing
swordplayer : the art or skill of wielding a sword especially in fencing
swordsman : one skilled in swordplay
swordsmanship : swordplay
swordstick : sword cane
swordswoman : a woman fencer
swordtail : a small brightly marked Central American live-bearer (Xiphophorus helleri of the family Poeciliidae) often kept in tropical aquariums and bred in many colors
swordweed : coffee senna
swot : grind sense 2b
swotter : swot entry 1 sense 1
swounds : swoon sense 1a
swow : swear
syagush : caracal
Sybarite : voluptuary, sensualist
Sybaritic : voluptuary, sensualist
Sybaritical : sybaritic
Sybaritically : voluptuary, sensualist
Sybaritish : sybaritic
sybaritism : voluptuary, sensualist
sycamine : a tree of the Bible that is usually considered a mulberry (Morus nigra)
sycamore : a fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) of Africa and the Middle East that is the sycamore of Scripture and has edible fruit similar but inferior to the common fig
syce : an attendant (such as a groom) especially in India
sycee : silver money made in the form of ingots and formerly used in China
sychnocarpous : able to produce fruit repeatedly : perennial
Sycon : a genus of calcareous sponges (family Sycettidae) having typical sycon structure
Sycones : a group comprising the sycon sponges:
syconium : the multiple fleshy fruit of a fig in which the ovaries are borne within an enlarged succulent concave or hollow receptacle
syconoid : a genus of calcareous sponges (family Sycettidae) having typical sycon structure
sycophancy : obsequious flattery
sycophant : a servile self-seeking flatterer
sycophantic : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant : fawning, obsequious
sycophantical : sycophantic
sycophantically : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant : fawning, obsequious
sycophantish : sycophantic
sycophantishly : sycophantic
sycophantism : sycophancy
sycophantize : to play the sycophant
sycosis : a chronic inflammatory disorder of the hair follicles especially of the bearded part of the face
Sydneyite city and port on Port Jackson in southeastern Australia population 3,908,642
sye : sink, fall, descend
syenite : an igneous rock composed chiefly of feldspar
syenitic : an igneous rock composed chiefly of feldspar
syenodiorite : a plutonic rock composed of acid plagioclase, less orthoclase, and a ferromagnesian mineral  — compare granodiorite
syenogabbro : a plutonic rock composed of basic plagioclase, less orthoclase, and a dark mineral (such as augite)
syllabarium : syllabary
syllabary : a table or listing of syllables
syllabi : a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
syllabic : constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:
syllabical : syllabic
syllabically : constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:
syllabicate : syllabify
syllabication : the act, process, or method of forming or dividing words into syllables
syllabicness : syllabicity
syllabification : syllabication
syllabify : to form or divide into syllables
syllabism : the use or development of syllabic characters
syllabize : syllabify
syllable : a unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a syllabic consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following
syllabled : a unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a syllabic consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following
syllabus : a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
syllepsis : the use of a word to modify or govern syntactically two or more words with only one of which it formally agrees in gender, number, or case
sylleptic : the use of a word to modify or govern syntactically two or more words with only one of which it formally agrees in gender, number, or case
Syllidae : a large family of small free-swimming polychaete worms related to the Nereidae but usually reproducing by asexual budding
syllidian : of or relating to the Syllidae
Syllis : the type genus of Syllidae
sylloge : collection, compendium
syllogism : a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
syllogist : one who applies or is skilled in syllogistic reasoning
syllogistic : a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
syllogistical : syllogistic
syllogistically : a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
syllogization : the act or process of syllogizing
syllogize : to reason by means of syllogisms
sylph : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits air
sylphic : of, relating to, or resembling a sylph
sylphid : a young or diminutive sylph
sylphlike : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits air
Sylphon : a thin-walled tubular bellows used in temperature and pressure regulators, bellows seals, and expansion joints
sylva : silva
Sylvan : one that frequents groves or woods
sylvan : one that frequents groves or woods
sylvanite : a mineral (Au,Ag)Te2 consisting of a gold silver telluride, having a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow color, and often occurring in implanted crystals resembling written characters (hardness 1.5–2 specific gravity 7.9–8.3)
sylvanitic : a mineral (Au,Ag)Te2 consisting of a gold silver telluride, having a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow color, and often occurring in implanted crystals resembling written characters (hardness 1.5–2 specific gravity 7.9–8.3)
sylvatic : sylvan
sylvestrene : a liquid terpene hydrocarbon C10H16 or mixture of two isomeric terpenes occurring in dextrorotatory, levorotatory, and inactive racemic forms and obtained as the dihydrochloride of the dextrorotatory form by treating either of the carenes or oil fractions containing them with hydrogen chloride; 1,8- or 6,8-meta-menthadiene
Sylvestrian : sylvan
sylvestrian : sylvan
Sylvia : the type genus of warblers of the formerly extensive family Sylviidae restricted to the European whitethroat, the blackcap, and related forms
Sylvian : of or relating to the sylvian fissure
sylvicoline : of or relating to the Parulidae
Sylviidae : a family of small 10-primaried oscine passerine birds related to the thrushes and consisting of the Old World or true warblers and the kinglets and gnatcatchers of America
sylvine : a mineral that is a natural potassium chloride and occurs in colorless cubes or crystalline masses
sylvinite : rock that contains chiefly potassium chloride though in an impure state
sylvite : a mineral that is a natural potassium chloride and occurs in colorless cubes or crystalline masses
symbion : symbiont
symbiont : an organism living in symbiosis
symbiontic : an organism living in symbiosis
symbionticism : symbiosis
symbiosis : the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
symbiote : an organism living in symbiosis : symbiont
symbiotic : relating to or marked by symbiosis:
symbiotically : relating to or marked by symbiosis:
symbiotics : a field of study dealing with symbiosis
symbiotism : symbiosis
symblepharon : adhesion between an eyelid and the eyeball
symbol : an authoritative summary of faith or doctrine : creed
symbolic : using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol
symbolical : using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol
symbolically : using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol
symbolicalness : the quality or state of being symbolic
symbolicly : symbolically
symbolics : historical theology dealing with Christian creeds and confessions of faith : symbolism
symbolism : the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations: such as
symbolist : one who employs symbols or symbolism
symbolistic : symbolic
symbolization : an act or instance of symbolizing
symbolize : to serve as a symbol of
symbolizer : to serve as a symbol of
symbological : of, relating to, or characteristic of symbology
symbologist : a specialist in symbology
symbology : the art of expression by symbols
symbranch : a fish of the order Symbranchii
symbranchiate : of or relating to the Symbranchii
symbranchoid : resembling or related to the Synbranchidae
symmelus : sirenomelus
symmetric : having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry
symmetrical : having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry
symmetrically : having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry
symmetricalness : having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry
symmetrization : to make symmetrical
symmetrize : to make symmetrical
symmetrophobia : a characteristic asymmetry (as in ancient Egyptian architecture and in Japanese design) implying an aversion to symmetry
symmetry : balanced proportions
sympathectomize : to perform a sympathectomy on
sympathectomy : surgical interruption of sympathetic nerve pathways
sympathetic : existing or operating through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association
sympathetical : sympathetic
sympathetically : existing or operating through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association
sympatheticness : the quality of being sympathetic
sympatheticotonia : sympathicotonia
sympatheticotonic : sympathicotonia
sympathetoblast : a cell destined to become a sympathetic neuron
sympathicoblast : a cell that is a precursor of a sympathetic neuron
sympathicotonia : a condition produced by relatively great activity or stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system and characterized by goose bumps, vascular spasm, and abnormally high blood pressure
sympathicotonic : a condition produced by relatively great activity or stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system and characterized by goose bumps, vascular spasm, and abnormally high blood pressure
sympathism : the presence of like sensations or emotions in two or more persons
sympathize : to be in keeping, accord, or harmony
sympathizer : to be in keeping, accord, or harmony
sympathizing : to be in keeping, accord, or harmony
sympathizingly : in a sympathizing manner
sympathoblast : sympathicoblast
sympatholytic : tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs
sympathomimetic : simulating sympathetic nervous action in physiological effect
sympathy : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other
sympatric : occurring in the same area
sympatry : occurring in the same area
sympetalous : gamopetalous
Symphalangus : a genus of gibbons comprising the siamang
symphile : an insect (such as any of various beetles) living as a guest in the nest of a social insect (such as an ant or termite) by which it is fed and guarded for its secretions which are used as food
symphilic : of, relating to, or characterized by symphily
symphilism : symphily
symphilous : symphilic
symphily : commensalism with mutual benefit or attraction (as between some ants or termites and various guest insects that live in their nests)  — compare synechthry, synoecy
symphogenous : arising through the interweaving and compacting of hyphal branches (as in the development of some pycnidia)  — compare meristogenous
symphonia : a musical unison
symphonic : harmonious, symphonious
symphonically : harmonious, symphonious
symphonious : agreeing especially in sound : harmonious
symphoniously : agreeing especially in sound : harmonious
symphonist : a member of a symphony orchestra
symphonize : accord, agree, harmonize
symphony : consonance of sounds
Symphoricarpos : a small genus of North American shrubs (family Caprifoliaceae) having bell-shaped flowers in axillary racemes succeeded by fleshy white or red 2-seeded berries  — see coralberry, snowberry
Symphyla : a small class of minute progoneate arthropods that with the exception of the garden centipede are rarely seen and of no economic importance
symphylan : symphilid
symphynote : having the valves cemented together at the back
symphyseal : of, relating to, or constituting a symphysis
symphysial : of, relating to, or constituting a symphysis
symphysion : the upper end of the symphysis of the jaw at the outer surface
symphysiotomy : the operation of dividing the pubic symphysis (as to facilitate childbirth)
symphysis : an immovable or more or less movable articulation of various bones in the median plane of the body
symphysodactylia : fusion of two or more fingers or toes
symphytic : formed by fusion : being a symphysis
symphytically : formed by fusion : being a symphysis
Symphytum : a genus of Old World perennial herbs (family Boraginaceae) having coarse hairy entire leaves, yellow, blue, or purple flowers in one-sided racemes, and four obliquely ovoid nutlets  — see comfrey
symplasm : coenocyte sense 1a
symplectic : relating to or being an intergrowth of two different minerals (as in ophicalcite, myrmekite, or micropegmatite)
symplesite : a mineral Fe2(AsO4)3.8H2O consisting of a hydrous iron arsenate and occurring in small blue to bluish-green monoclinic crystals and in radiated aggregates (hardness 2.5, specific gravity 3)
Symplocaceae : a family coextensive with the genus Symplocos
Symplocos : a large genus of trees and shrubs (family Styracaceae) having flowers with the calyx tube adnate to the 5-celled ovary which becomes a fleshy indehiscent fruit and numerous stamens inserted on the corolla and being widely distributed in all continents except Europe and Africa  — see sweetleaf; symplocaceae
sympodia : an apparent main axis (as in the grapevine) not developed from a terminal bud but made up of successive secondary axes each of which represents one fork of a dichotomy the other fork of which is of weaker growth or suppressed entirely  — compare monopodium
sympodial : having or involving the formation of an apparent main axis from successive secondary axes
sympodium : an apparent main axis (as in the grapevine) not developed from a terminal bud but made up of successive secondary axes each of which represents one fork of a dichotomy the other fork of which is of weaker growth or suppressed entirely  — compare monopodium
symposia : a convivial party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music and conversation
symposiac : symposium
symposiarch : one who presides over a symposium
symposiast : a contributor to a symposium
symposium : a convivial party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music and conversation
symptom : subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance
symptomatic : being a symptom of a disease
symptomatically : being a symptom of a disease
symptomatize : to be symptomatic of
symptomatological : the symptom complex of a disease
symptomatologically : the symptom complex of a disease
symptomatology : the symptom complex of a disease
symptomize : symptomatize
symptomless : subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance
synadelphite : a mineral (Mn,Mg,Ca,Pb)(AsO4)(OH)5 composed of a basic arsenate of manganese often with other elements (such as magnesium, calcium, lead) and occurring in black prismatic crystals and grains (hardness 4.5, specific gravity 3.5)
synaeresis : synizesis
synagogal : a Jewish congregation
synagogue : a Jewish congregation
synallagmatic : bilateral
synaloepha : the blending into one syllable of two vowels of adjacent syllables (as by crasis, synaeresis, synizesis, elision)
synanastomosis : an anastomosis involving several vessels
synangia : the peripheral part of an arterial trunk from which the branches arise in a lower vertebrate  — compare pylangium
synangial : of, relating to, or being a synangium
synangium : the peripheral part of an arterial trunk from which the branches arise in a lower vertebrate  — compare pylangium
synanthous : exhibiting synanthy
synanthy : coalescence of normally separate flowers
synaphea : continuous metrical regularity (as in a group of anapestic verses) such that syllables at the end of one line may form part of a foot completed by syllables at the beginning of the next line
synaposematic : relating to protective mimicry in which defenseless species resemble others having special means of defense
synapse : the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another
synapses : the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another
Synapsida : a subclass of Reptilia comprising extinct reptiles of the Pennsylvanian, Permian, and Triassic, having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull, and usually held to be ancestral to the true mammals  — compare ictidosauria , therapsida
synapsis : the association of homologous chromosomes that is characteristic of the first meiotic prophase
synaptai : a series of supplicatory prayers in the Eastern Orthodox Church that are in the form of a litany
synapte : a series of supplicatory prayers in the Eastern Orthodox Church that are in the form of a litany
synaptic : of or relating to a synapsis
synaptically : of or relating to a synapsis
synapticula : synapticulum
synapticulae : synapticulum
synapticular : of, relating to, or constituting a synapticulum
synapticulate : of, relating to, or constituting a synapticulum
synapticulum : one of numerous conical or cylindrical calcareous processes that extend between and unite the adjacent septa of some corals
Synaptosauria : a subclass of Reptilia comprising Permian and Mesozoic typically aquatic or amphibious reptiles with temporal openings high on the roof of the skull and including the orders Protorosauria and Sauropterygia
synaptychus : an operculum of two parts united in the median line (as in some ammonites)
synarchy : joint rule : joint sovereignty
synartetic : consisting of or relating to a succession of cola not separated by diaeresis : metrically continuous
synarthrodia : synarthrosis
synarthrodial : of, relating to, or being a synarthrosis
synarthrosis : an immovable articulation in which the bones are united by intervening fibrous connective tissues
synastry : concurrence of starry position or influence upon two persons : similarity of condition or fortune prefigured by astrology
synaxarion : a short narrative of the life of a saint or exposition of a feast included in the Menaion and read in religious services of the Eastern Orthodox Church
synaxarist : the author of a synaxarion
synaxarium : a short narrative of the life of a saint or exposition of a feast included in the Menaion and read in religious services of the Eastern Orthodox Church
synaxary : a short narrative of the life of a saint or exposition of a feast included in the Menaion and read in religious services of the Eastern Orthodox Church
synaxis : an assembly met for worship
sync : synchronize
Syncarida : a division of Malacostraca coextensive with Anaspidacea
syncarpous : having the carpels of the gynoecium united in a compound ovary
syncarpy : having the carpels of the gynoecium united in a compound ovary
syncategorematic : forming a meaningful expression only in conjunction with a denotative expression (such as a content word)
syncategorematically : forming a meaningful expression only in conjunction with a denotative expression (such as a content word)
syncategoreme : a syncategorematic term
syncephalus : a teratological twin fetus having the two heads fused
syncerebral : relating to or having a syncerebrum
syncerebrum : a brain (as of an insect) consisting of several segments
synch : synchronize
synchondrosial : of, relating to, or being a synchondrosis
synchondrosially : of, relating to, or being a synchondrosis
synchondrosis : an immovable skeletal articulation in which the union is cartilaginous
synchondrotomy :  symphysiotomy
synchro : adapted to synchronization
synchroflash : employing or produced with a synchronizing mechanism that fires a flash lamp the instant the camera shutter opens
synchromesh : designed for effecting synchronized shifting of gears
synchronal : synchronous
synchronic : synchronous
synchronical : synchronous
synchronically : synchronous
synchronism : the quality or state of being synchronous : simultaneousness
synchronistic : the quality or state of being synchronous : simultaneousness
synchronization : the act or result of synchronizing
synchronize : to happen at the same time
synchronized : to happen at the same time
synchronizer : to happen at the same time
synchronograph : an automatic telegraph in which the alternating current which transmits the signals is regulated by a perforated paper ribbon traveling in synchronism with the generator
synchronological : showing simultaneous occurrence or existence
synchronology : systematic arrangement of synchronous events
synchronous : happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
synchronously : happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
synchronousness : happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
synchrony : synchronistic occurrence, arrangement, or treatment
synchroscope : any of several devices for showing whether two associated machines or moving parts are operating in synchronism with each other
synchrotron : an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field
Synchytrium : a genus (the type of the family Synchytriaceae of the order Chytridiales) of simple parasitic fungi having no mycelium but a unicellular thallus that at maturity functions either as single resting sporangia or as a sorus of sporangia surrounded by a common membrane  — see potato wart
synclastic : curved toward the same side in all directions
synclinal : inclined down from opposite directions so as to meet
syncline : a trough of stratified rock in which the beds dip toward each other from either side  — compare anticline
synclinical : synclinal
synclinore : synclinorium
synclinorial : relating to or resembling a synclinorium
synclinorian : relating to or resembling a synclinorium
synclinorium : a compound flexure of the earth's crust having the form of an inverted anticlinorium
synclitic : parallel to the axis of the pelvis
syncopal : loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint
syncopate : to shorten or produce by syncope
syncopated : cut short : abbreviated
syncopation : a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat
syncopator : to shorten or produce by syncope
syncope : loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint
syncraniate : relating to or having a skull with which certain vertebral elements are fused
syncranterian : having the teeth in a continuous row  — compare diacranterian
syncranteric : having the teeth in a continuous row  — compare diacranterian
syncretic : characterized or brought about by syncretism : syncretistic
syncretion : an instance of syncretism : act of syncretizing
syncretism : the combination of different forms of belief or practice
syncretist : the combination of different forms of belief or practice
syncretistic : the combination of different forms of belief or practice
syncretize : to attempt to unite and harmonize especially without critical examination or logical unity
syncrisis : comparison of contraries or opposites
Syncrypta : a genus of biflagellate free-swimming flagellates (order Chrysomonadina) occurring as spheroidal colonies and sometimes causing in water supplies odors suggestive of overripe cucumbers
syncryptic : of, relating to, or being a protective resemblance in appearance in which basically unlike organisms are similar (as in color) often through a common adaptation to their environment
syncytia : a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm resulting from fusion of cells
syncytial : a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm resulting from fusion of cells
syncytium : a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm resulting from fusion of cells
syndactyl : having two or more digits wholly or partly united
syndactylia : syndactyly
syndactylic :  syndactyl
syndactylism : syndactyly
syndactylous :  syndactyl
syndactyly : a union of two or more digits that is normal in some animals (such as various marsupials) and that in humans occurs as an inherited condition or as a part of several genetic disorders and is marked by webbing of two or more fingers or toes and sometimes bony fusion of adjacent digits
synderesis : inborn knowledge of the primary principles of moral action
syndesis : synapsis
syndesmosis : an articulation in which the contiguous surfaces of the bones are rough and are bound together by a ligament
syndesmotic : relating to or marked by syndesmosis
syndetic : connective, connecting
syndetically : connective, connecting
syndic : a municipal magistrate in some countries
syndical : of or relating to a syndic or to a committee that assumes the powers of a syndic
syndicalism : a revolutionary doctrine by which workers seize control of the economy and the government by direct means (such as a general strike)
syndicalist : a revolutionary doctrine by which workers seize control of the economy and the government by direct means (such as a general strike)
syndicate : a council or body of syndics
syndication : an act or instance of forming a syndicate or bringing something under the control of a syndicate
syndicator : a council or body of syndics
syndrome : a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition
syndromic : occurring as a syndrome or part of a syndrome
Syndyoceras : a genus of extinct ungulates from the Miocene of Nebraska related to Protoceras and having a skull with two pairs of horns curving toward each other
syne : since then : ago
synecdoche : a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (such as society for high society), the species for the genus (such as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (such as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (such as boards for stage)
synecdochic : a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (such as society for high society), the species for the genus (such as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (such as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (such as boards for stage)
synecdochical : a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (such as society for high society), the species for the genus (such as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (such as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (such as boards for stage)
synecdochically : a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (such as society for high society), the species for the genus (such as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (such as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (such as boards for stage)
synecdochism : the use of synecdoche : an instance of such use
synechia : an adhesion of parts and especially one involving the iris of the eye: as
synechthran : an insect (such as a beetle) living as an unwelcome guest among other insects (such as ants)
synechthry : hostile commensalism  — compare symphily, synoecy
synecology : a branch of ecology that deals with the structure, development, and distribution of ecological communities
synecphonesis : contraction of two syllables into one : synizesis, syneresis
Synedra : a large genus related to Fragilaria and comprising elongated linear or commonly needle-shaped solitary or loosely colonial diatoms that may cause earthy odors in water supplies
Synedria :  sanhedrin
synedria :  sanhedrin
synedrial : of or relating to the Sanhedrin
synedrian : of or relating to the Sanhedrin
Synedrion :  sanhedrin
synedrion :  sanhedrin
Synedrium :  sanhedrin
synedrium :  sanhedrin
syneidesis : the capacity to apply general principles of moral judgment to particular cases
synema : the column of united filaments in a monadelphous flower
synentognath : a fish of the order Synentognathi
Synentognathi : an order of fishes having spineless fins, united lower pharyngeal bones, and the lateral line forming a ridge along the lower lateral part of the body that includes the needlefishes, sauries, flying fishes, and halfbeaks
synentognathous : an order of fishes having spineless fins, united lower pharyngeal bones, and the lateral line forming a ridge along the lower lateral part of the body that includes the needlefishes, sauries, flying fishes, and halfbeaks
syneresis : synizesis
synergetic : synergic
synergia : synergy, snyergism
synergic : working together : cooperating
synergically : working together : cooperating
synergid : one of two small cells lying near the micropyle of the embryo sac of an angiosperm
synergidae : synergid
synergism : interaction of discrete agencies (such as industrial firms), agents (such as drugs), or conditions such that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects
synergist : something (such as a chemical or a muscle) that enhances the effectiveness of an active agent
synergistic : having the capacity to act in synergism
synergistically : having the capacity to act in synergism
synergize : to act as synergists : exhibit synergism
synergy : synergism
synerize : to undergo syneresis
synesis : a grammatical construction in which agreement or reference is according to sense rather than strict syntax (such as anyone and them in "if anyone calls, tell them I am out")
synesthesia : a concomitant sensation
synesthetic : a concomitant sensation
syngamic : relating to or involving sexual reproduction
syngamy : sexual reproduction by union of gametes : fertilization
syngenesious : united by the anthers
syngenesis : sexual reproduction
syngenetic : of, relating to, or formed by syngenesis
syngenic : of, relating to, or formed by syngenesis
syngenite : a mineral K2Ca(SO4)2.H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium potassium sulfate and occurring in colorless or white tabular crystals (hardness 2.5, specific gravity 2.6)
syngnathid : a fish of the family Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae : a family of fishes (order Solenichthyes) having an elongate tubular snout, lacking the pelvic and first dorsal fins, and comprising the sea horse and pipefishes
syngnathoid : resembling or related to the Syngnathidae
syngnathous : having the jaws drawn out into a tubular snout
Syngnathus : the type genus of Syngnathidae comprising various typical pipefishes
syngraph : a written statement or contract signed and often sealed by all the parties thereto
synizesis : contraction of two syllables into one by uniting in pronunciation two adjacent vowels
synkaryon : a cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two preexisting nuclei
synkatathesis : acceptance or endorsement of a presentation or idea as true or valid
synkinesia : synkinesis
synkinesis : involuntary movement in one part when another part is moved : an associated movement
synkinetic : relating to or involving synkinesis
synneurosis : syndesmosis
synod : an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council: such as
synodal : an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council: such as
synodalist : a member of a synod
synodical : of or relating to a synod : synodal
synodist : one who supports a synod or council
Synodontidae : a family of fishes (order Iniomi) comprising the lizard fishes
synodsman : a lay member of a synod
synoecete : an ant or termite guest tolerated with indifference by the host
synoecious : exhibiting monoecism
synoeciously : exhibiting monoecism
synoeciousness : exhibiting monoecism
synoecism : a joining together : union
synoecize : to join (diverse things) together
synoecy : synoecism:
synoicous : having archegonia and antheridia in the same involucre
synonym : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
synonymatic : of or relating to synonymy
synonymic : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
synonymical : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
synonymicon : a lexicon of synonyms
synonymics : the scientific or theoretical treatment of synonyms : synonymy
synonymist : one who lists, studies, or discriminates synonyms
synonymity : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
synonymize : to give or analyze the synonyms of (a word)
synonymous : having the character of a synonym
synonymously : having the character of a synonym
synonymy : a list or collection of synonyms often defined and discriminated from each other
synopses : a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract
synopsis : a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract
synopsize : epitomize
synoptic : affording a general view of a whole
synoptical : affording a general view of a whole
synoptically : affording a general view of a whole
Synoptist : an author of one of the synoptic Gospels
synoptist : an author of one of the synoptic Gospels
synorchidism : partial or complete fusion of the testes
synorchism : partial or complete fusion of the testes
synostose : to unite by synostosis
synostosis : union of two or more separate bones to form a single bone
synostotic : union of two or more separate bones to form a single bone
synostotically : union of two or more separate bones to form a single bone
synovectomy : surgical removal of a synovial membrane
synovia : synovial fluid
synovial : of, relating to, or secreting synovial fluid
synovitis : inflammation of a synovial membrane
synpelmous : having the two main flexor tendons of the toes blended above the divisions which go to each digit
synrhabdosome : a colony of graptolites made up of rhabdosomes
synsacrum : a solidly fused series of vertebrae in the pelvic region in birds, dinosaurs, and pterosaurs comprising usually the last rib-bearing or thoracic vertebra, the two sacral vertebrae, and a varying number of caudal vertebrae  — compare sacrum
synsepalous : gamosepalous
syntactic : of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics
syntactical : of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics
syntactically : of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics
syntactician : a specialist in syntax
syntactics : a branch of semiotics that deals with the formal relations between signs or expressions in abstraction from their signification and their interpreters
syntagma : a syntactic element
syntan : any of a class of synthetic tanning materials that are sulfonated condensation products of aromatic compounds with formaldehyde or some other aldehyde
syntax : the way in which linguistic elements (such as words) are put together to form constituents (such as phrases or clauses)
syntaxis : syntax
syntechnic : of, relating to, or being a similarity in behavior of unlike organisms due to adaptation to a common environment
syntectic : of, relating to, or produced by syntexis : melting or wasting away
syntelome : a group of fused telomes
syntenosis : articulation by tendons
syntexis : the generation and augmentation of magma by melting and assimilation of crustal rocks
synthermal : maintained at equal temperatures
syntheses : the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
synthesis : the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
synthesist : the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
synthesize : to combine or produce by synthesis
synthesizer : one that synthesizes
synthetic : relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
synthetically : relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
syntheticism : synthetic principles or method
synthetism : an art theory current in France about 1890 that a painting is to be considered a formal arrangement of color on a flat surface before it is a particular representation  — compare nabi
synthetist : synthesist
synthetize : synthesize
synthol : a synthetic motor fuel made by heating water gas or synthesis gas under pressure in the presence of a catalyst and containing chiefly alcohols, fatty acids, and ketones or chiefly hydrocarbons  — compare fischer-tropsch process
synthroni : a structure in a church combining the bishop's throne and clergy stalls placed behind the altar against the east wall and now found chiefly in Eastern churches
synthronoi : a structure in a church combining the bishop's throne and clergy stalls placed behind the altar against the east wall and now found chiefly in Eastern churches
synthronos : a structure in a church combining the bishop's throne and clergy stalls placed behind the altar against the east wall and now found chiefly in Eastern churches
synthronus : a structure in a church combining the bishop's throne and clergy stalls placed behind the altar against the east wall and now found chiefly in Eastern churches
syntone : a person of syntonic constitution or temperament
syntonic : the difference in pitch between two tones respectively four perfect fifths and two octaves plus a major third from a given tone represented by the ratio of 81:80 
syntonization : the act or result of syntonizing
syntonize : to put (two or more radio instruments or systems) in resonance : tune
syntonous :  syntonic
syntony : the state of being normally responsive to and in harmony with the environment
syntrope : a syntropic part or appendage
syntrophic : associated or mutually dependent upon one another with reference to food supply
syntropic : repeated symmetrically without being reversed
syntropy : the quality or state of being syntropic
syntype : a member of a taxonomic type series when no holotype is designated
syntypic : a member of a taxonomic type series when no holotype is designated
Synura : a genus of biflagellate free-swimming flagellates (order Chrysomonadina) occurring in spheroidal colonies and producing odors and sometimes oily fishy flavors in water supplies
synusia : a structural unit of a major ecological community characterized by relative uniformity of life-form or of height and usually constituting a particular stratum of that community
syphilis : a chronic contagious usually venereal and often congenital disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pallidum) and if left untreated producing chancres, rashes, and systemic lesions in a clinical course with three stages continued over many years  — compare primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis
syphilitic : a chronic contagious usually venereal and often congenital disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pallidum) and if left untreated producing chancres, rashes, and systemic lesions in a clinical course with three stages continued over many years  — compare primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis
syphilitically : of, relating to, or infected with syphilis
syphilization : the condition of being infected with syphilis
syphilize : to inoculate with syphilis
syphiloderm : syphilid
syphilographer : one who writes scientifically about syphilis
syphilography : the scientific description of syphilis
syphiloid : resembling syphilis
syphilologist : a physician who specializes in syphilology
syphilology : a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis
syphiloma : a syphilitic tumor : gumma
syphilophobe : one afflicted with syphilophobia
syphilophobia : abnormal dread of syphilis or fear of being infected with it
syphilopsychosis : a mental disorder resulting from syphilis of the brain
Syracusan city in central New York near Oneida Lake population 145,170
Syriac : a literary language based on an eastern Aramaic dialect and used as the literary and liturgical language by several Eastern Christian churches
Syriacism : a form of expression peculiar to Syriac
Syrian ancient region of southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea and covering modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
Syriasm :  syriacism
syringa : mock orange sense 1
syringadenous : of or relating to the sweat glands
syringe : a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (such as the body or its cavities): such as
syringeal : of or relating to the syrinx
syringeful : the amount a syringe can hold
syringes : a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (such as the body or its cavities): such as
syringin : a crystalline glucoside C17H24O9 found especially in the bark of a lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and of privets that on hydrolysis yields glucose and methoxy-coniferyl alcohol
syringium : a muscular tubular organ connected with the mouth parts of hemipterous insects and used for the ejection of a poisonous salivary secretion
syringomyelia : a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity
syringomyelic : a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity
syrinx : panpipe
Syriologist : an archaeologist specializing in Syrian remains
Syrma : a trailing robe worn by tragic actors of ancient Greece
syrma : a trailing robe worn by tragic actors of ancient Greece
Syrophoenician : of or relating to the Roman province of Syrophoenicia
syrphid : of or relating to the Syrphidae
Syrphidae : a large and widely distributed family of cyclorrhaphous dipterans  — see syrphus fly
syrt : quicksand, bog
Syrtis : quicksand, bog
syrup : a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated
syruper : one that bottles syrup or that places a fixed amount of syrup in a bottle prior to the addition of plain or carbonated water
syrupy : a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated
Syryenian :  zyrian
syssarcosis : the junction of two or more bones by means of attached muscles (such as the scapula with the thorax or the hyoid with the mandible and sternum)
syssel : an Icelandic administrative district
systaltic : marked by regular contraction and dilatation : pulsing
system : a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole
systematic : relating to or consisting of a system
systematically : relating to or consisting of a system
systematician : systematist
systematicness : relating to or consisting of a system
systematics : the science of classification
systematism : the practice of forming intellectual systems
systematist : a maker or follower of a system
systematization : to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically
systematize : to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically
systematizer : to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically
systemed : operating as or made into a system : ordered systematically
systemic : of, relating to, or common to a system: such as
systemically : of, relating to, or common to a system: such as
systemist : systematist
systemization : systematize
systemize : systematize
systemless : a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole
systole : a rhythmically recurrent contraction
systolic : a rhythmically recurrent contraction
systyle : an intercolumniation of two diameters
syzygetic : of, relating to, or constituting a syzygy : syzygial
syzygetically : of, relating to, or constituting a syzygy : syzygial
syzygial : of or relating to a syzygy
syzygium : syzygy
syzygy : the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system
szaibelyite : a mineral MgBO2OH consisting of a magnesium borate that occurs in nodular masses of white acicular crystals
Szekler : a member of the Transylvanian branch of the Magyar people
T : the 20th letter of the English alphabet
t : the 20th letter of the English alphabet
ta : thanks
Taal volcano on an island in the center of a lake 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Manila in southern Luzon, Philippines
Tab : a short projecting device: such as
tab : a short projecting device: such as
tabanid : horsefly
Tabanidae : a very large family of the order Diptera comprising the horseflies and deerflies whose females suck blood and sometimes transmit disease (as loaiasis) to human beings
tabanuco : candlewood sense 1e
Tabanus : the type genus of the family Tabanidae comprising various horseflies
tabard : a short loose-fitting sleeveless or short-sleeved coat or cape: such as
tabarded : wearing a tabard
Tabasco state of southeastern Mexico on the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Yucatán Peninsula; capital Villahermosa area 9522 square miles (24,662 square kilometers), population 2,238,603
tabasheer : a siliceous concretion in the joints of the bamboo valued in the East Indies as a medicine
tabashir : a siliceous concretion in the joints of the bamboo valued in the East Indies as a medicine
tabber : one that tabs
Tabby : a domestic cat with a striped and mottled coat
tabby : a domestic cat with a striped and mottled coat
Tabebuia : a large genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Bignoniaceae) having the calyx at first closed and differing from Tecoma chiefly in having digitate instead of pinnate leaves
tabella : a medicated lozenge or tablet
Tabellaria : a genus of pinnate diatoms (family Tabellariaceae) united in zigzag often fixed colonies and often causing in water odors suggestive of fish or geraniums
tabellion : a scrivener under the Roman Empire with some notarial powers
tabernacle : a house of worship
tabernacular : a house of worship
Tabernaemontana : a large genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Apocynaceae) having cymose flowers and a fleshy fruit
tabes : wasting accompanying a chronic disease
tabet : sense of feeling : sensation
tabetic : wasting accompanying a chronic disease
tabetless : numb
tabid : tabetic
tabinet : a silk and worsted fabric similar to poplin and usually given a moiré finish
tabla : a pair of small different-sized hand drums used especially in music of India
tablature : an instrumental notation indicating the string, fret, key, or finger to be used instead of the tone to be sounded
table : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs
tableau : a graphic description or representation : picture
tableaux : a graphic description or representation : picture
tablecloth : a covering spread over a dining table before the tableware is set
tabled : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs
tableful : as much or as many as a table can hold or accommodate
tableland : a broad level elevated area : plateau
tableman : a piece used in playing backgammon
tablemate : a dining companion
tables : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs
tablespoon : a large spoon used especially for serving
tablespoonful : enough to fill a tablespoon
tablet : a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
tableware : utensils (as of china, glass, or silver) for table use
tabling : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs
tablinum : a room or alcove between the atrium and the peristyle of a Roman house for storing the family records on tablets
Tabloid : a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter
tabloid : a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter
taboo : banned on grounds of morality or taste
taboparalysis : taboparesis
taboparesis : paresis occurring with tabes and especially with tabes dorsalis
tabor : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin used to accompany a pipe or fife played by the same person
taborer : one that plays on the tabor
taboret : a cylindrical seat or stool without arms or back
taborin : tabret
Taborite : a member of the radical wing of the Hussites rejecting everything without direct biblical warrant except war (as waged fiercely under Ziska)
tabour : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin used to accompany a pipe or fife played by the same person
tabourer : one that plays on the tabor
tabouret : a cylindrical seat or stool without arms or back
tabret : a small tabor
Tabriz : a Persian rug usually having a cotton warp, firm wool pile, and a medallion design
tabu : banned on grounds of morality or taste
tabula : one of the transverse septa found in the calyculi of various corals and hydroids
tabulable : capable of being tabulated
tabular : of, relating to, or arranged in a table
Tabulata : an artificial group of stony corals (as of the genus Favosites) including those having tubular calicles divided into chambers by transverse septa
tabulate : to count, record, or list systematically
tabulated : to count, record, or list systematically
tabulation : to count, record, or list systematically
tabulator : to count, record, or list systematically
tabut : a bier or tomb found in Muslim countries
tacamahac : balsam poplar
Tacana : a group of peoples of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
Tacanan : a group of peoples of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
Tacca : a small genus (the type of the family Taccaceae) of tropical herbs having creeping rootstocks, basal compound leaves, and small umbellate flowers  — see pia
Taccaceae : a family of tropical herbs (order Liliales) comprising only Tacca and the monotypic genus Schizocapsa and having regular flowers with six stamens and a one-celled ovary
taccaceous : a family of tropical herbs (order Liliales) comprising only Tacca and the monotypic genus Schizocapsa and having regular flowers with six stamens and a one-celled ovary
tach : tachometer
tache : stain, blemish
tacheometer : tachymeter
tacheometric : tachymetry
tacheometry : tachymetry
Tachina : any of numerous bristly usually grayish or black flies comprising the family Tachinidae
Tachinaria : a group coextensive with the family Tachinidae
tachinid : any of a family (Tachinidae) of bristly usually grayish or black dipteran flies whose parasitic larvae are often used in the biological control of insect pests
Tachinidae : a large family of specialized two-winged flies that have bare aristae, are active flyers, and produce larvae which are parasitic in caterpillars and other insects and are important factors in the natural control of various noxious insects  — see tachina fly
tachistoscope : an apparatus for the brief exposure of visual stimuli that is used in the study of learning, attention, and perception
tachistoscopic : an apparatus for the brief exposure of visual stimuli that is used in the study of learning, attention, and perception
tachogram : an autographic record of a registering tachometer
tachograph : recording or registering tachometer
tachometer : a device for indicating speed of rotation
tachometry : measurement with a tachometer
tachycardia : relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological  — compare bradycardia
tachycardiac : relating to or affected with tachycardia
tachygenesis : acceleration of development by the shortening of ancestral stages during embryonic development  — compare bradygenesis, lipogenesis
tachygenetic : of, relating to, or exhibiting tachygenesis
tachygenic : of, relating to, or exhibiting tachygenesis
tachyglossal : tachyglossid
tachyglossate : tachyglossid
Tachyglossidae : a family of mammals (order Monotremata) consisting of the genera Tachyglossus and Zaglossus and comprising the echidnas
Tachyglossus : the type genus of Tachyglossidae including all the Australian echidnas  — compare zaglossus
tachygraph : tachygrapher
tachygrapher : one skilled in tachygraphy : stenographer
tachygraphic : of or relating to tachygraphy
tachygraphical : of or relating to tachygraphy
tachygraphically : in a tachygraphic manner : by means of tachygraphy
tachygraphist : one skilled in tachygraphy : stenographer
tachygraphometer : a tachymeter with alidade for surveying
tachygraphometry : measurement with a tachygraphometer
tachygraphy : the art or practice of rapid writing : shorthand, stenography
tachyhydrite : a mineral CaMg2Cl6.12H2O consisting of a hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium
tachylite : basalt glass
tachylyte : basalt glass
tachymeter : an instrument for determining quickly the distances, bearings, and elevations of distant objects in surveying
tachymetric : of, relating to, or determined by tachymetry
tachymetry : measurement with the tachymeter
tachypnea : abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration
tachyscope : an early animated-picture machine in which glass photographic transparencies mounted on the periphery of a large rotating wheel are viewed through an aperture with a flashing light source serving as the illuminant
tachysterol : an oily liquid alcohol C28H43OH isomeric with ergosterol that is formed by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol or lumisterol and that on further irradiation yields vitamin D2  — see dihydrotachysterol
tacit : expressed or carried on without words or speech
Tacitean Cornelius circa a.d. 56–circa 120 Roman historian
tacitly : expressed or carried on without words or speech
tacitness : expressed or carried on without words or speech
taciturn : temperamentally disinclined to talk
taciturnity : temperamentally disinclined to talk
taciturnly : in a taciturn manner: such as
tack : attach
tacker : attach
tacket : hobnail
tackety : hobnailed
tackiness : the quality or state of being tacky
tacking : attach
tackle : a set of the equipment used in a particular activity : gear
tackled : a set of the equipment used in a particular activity : gear
tackler : a set of the equipment used in a particular activity : gear
tackling : tackle, gear
tacksman : lessee
tacky : somewhat sticky to the touch
Taconic : of or relating to mountain-making movements in northeastern North America near the close of the Ordovician period
taconite : a flintlike rock high enough in iron content to constitute a low-grade iron ore
tact : a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
tactful : having or showing tact
tactfully : having or showing tact
tactfulness : having or showing tact
tactic : a device for accomplishing an end
tactical : of or relating to combat tactics: such as
tactically : of or relating to combat tactics: such as
tactician : one versed in tactics
tactics : the science and art of disposing and maneuvering forces in combat
tactile : perceptible by touch : tangible
tactilist : a painter emphasizing tactile values
tactility : the capability of being felt or touched
taction : touch
tactite : a contact-metamorphosed carbonate rock (as limestone) containing crystalline silicate minerals (as garnet, diopside, or vesuvianite)
tactless : marked by lack of tact
tactlessly : marked by lack of tact
tactlessness : marked by lack of tact
tactometer : an instrument for testing and measuring the acuteness of the sense of touch
tactor : a tactile organ (as an antenna or a tactile corpuscle)
tactosol : a sol containing tactoids arranged spontaneously on aging in parallel order
tactual : tactile sense 2
tactually : tactile sense 2
Tad : a small or insignificant amount or degree : bit
tad : a small or insignificant amount or degree : bit
tadpole : a larval amphibian
tael : any of various Chinese units of value based on the value of a tael weight of silver
taen : ribbon : fillet
taenia : a band on a Doric order separating the frieze from the architrave
taeniacidal : an agent that destroys tapeworms
taeniacide : an agent that destroys tapeworms
taeniafuge : an agent that expels tapeworms
taeniasis : infestation with or disease caused by tapeworms
taeniate : longitudinally striped
Taenidia : a spiral sclerotized fiber that stiffens the walls of the tracheae of insects
taenidium : a spiral sclerotized fiber that stiffens the walls of the tracheae of insects
Taeniodonta : an order of North American Paleocene and Eocene mammals related to the edentates but distinguished by molars with roots and enamel
Taenioglossa : a large suborder of Pectinibranchia comprising marine and freshwater gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow and usually bears seven teeth in each transverse row  — compare heteropoda, platypoda
taenioglossate : a large suborder of Pectinibranchia comprising marine and freshwater gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow and usually bears seven teeth in each transverse row  — compare heteropoda, platypoda
taenioid : resembling or related to the family Taeniidae
taeniosome : a fish of the suborder Taeniosomi
Taeniosomi : a suborder of Allotriognathi containing the oarfishes and dealfishes
taeniosomous : of, relating to, or resembling the Taeniosomi
taenite : a mineral consisting of a nickel-iron alloy that forms with kamacite the mass of most meteoric iron
taffeta : a crisp plain-woven lustrous fabric of various fibers used especially for women's clothing
taffrail : the upper part of the stern of a wooden ship
Taffy : a boiled candy usually of sugar, molasses or corn syrup, butter, and often vinegar and vanilla that is pulled until porous and glossy
taffy : a boiled candy usually of sugar, molasses or corn syrup, butter, and often vinegar and vanilla that is pulled until porous and glossy
tafia : an inferior rum made especially from distilled sugarcane juice in the West Indies
taft  1860–1936 American sculptor
tag : a loose hanging piece of cloth : tatter
Tagabilis : a people of southern Mindanao in the Philippines
Tagakaolo : a people of southwestern Mindanao in the Philippines
Tagal : a straw braid made from Manila hemp and used for hats
Tagala : a subgroup of Austronesian languages of the Philippines
Tagalog : a member of a people of central Luzon
tagasaste : a shrub (Cytisus proliferus) of the Canary islands that yields cattle fodder
tagatose : a crystalline ketohexose sugar C6H12O6 found naturally in the D-form (as in gum from a West African tree Sterculia setigera and in various dairy products) and also obtainable from galactose by treatment with dilute alkali that is nearly as sweet as sucrose and is used as a low-calorie sweetener
Tagaur : an Indo-European people living in the central Caucasus and speaking an Ossetic dialect
Tagbanua : a people of Palawan in the Philippines
tagboard : strong cardboard used especially for making shipping tags
Tagetes : a genus of strong-scented tropical American herbs (family Compositae) having opposite pinnatifid leaves and showy heads of flowers with yellow or orange rays  — see marigold sense 1b
tagetone : a pale yellow oily unsaturated ketone C10H16O obtained from a South American marigold (Tagetes minuta)
tagged : a loose hanging piece of cloth : tatter
tagger : one that tags
taggle : motley
taggy : full of or matted into tags (as of wool)
Taghlik : a people of western Tibet
tagilite : a mineral Cu2(PO4)(OH).H2O consisting of a hydrous basic copper phosphate and occurring in bright green reniform masses (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 4.1)
Tagish : an Athapascan people of Yukon Territory and British Columbia
taglock : a matted or tangled lock of hair or wool : daglock
tagrag : ragtag
tagraggery : a heterogeneous collection of people or things
tagua : ivory palm
taguan : a large East Indian flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)
taha : a South African weaverbird (especially Euplectes taha) with black and yellow plumage in the male
Tahiti island of the South Pacific in the Windward group of the Society Islands; chief town Papeete area 402 square miles (1045 square kilometers), population 131,309
Tahitian : a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
Tahltan : an Athapaskan people of northwestern British Columbia and southern Alaska
tahr : any of a genus (Hemitragus) of wild Asian goats
tahsil : a district administration or revenue subdivision in India
tahsildar : a revenue officer in India
Tai : a widespread group of peoples in southeast Asia associated ethnically with valley paddy-rice culture
tai : a widespread group of peoples in southeast Asia associated ethnically with valley paddy-rice culture
taiaha : a long light staff or club adorned with a band of red feathers or dog's hair that is carried by Maori chiefs as a sign of authority and used as a two-handed striking weapon
taiga : a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends
taigle : catch, entrap
tail : the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
tailband : footband
tailboard : tailgate sense 1
tailed : the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
tailender : one positioned at the end or in last place
tailer : the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
tailfirst : with the hinder part foremost : backward
tailflower : an aroid of the genus Anthurium
tailforemost : tailfirst
tailhead : the base of an animal's tail
tailing : residue separated in the preparation of various products (such as grain or ores)
tailings : residue separated in the preparation of various products (such as grain or ores)
taille : a tax formerly levied by a French king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held of him
tailless : the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
taillie : tailzie
taillight : a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
taillike : the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
tailor : a person whose occupation is making or altering garments (such as suits, jackets, and dresses) typically to fit a particular person
tailorbird : any of a genus (Orthotomus of the family Sylviidae) of chiefly Asian warblers that stitch leaves together to support and hide their nests
tailordom : tailors as an occupational group : the trade or domain of tailors
tailoress : a woman tailor
tailoring : the business or occupation of a tailor
tailorism : the labor, employment, or product of a tailor
tailorize : to do the work of a tailor : behave as a tailor
tailorship : the trade or work of a tailor : tailoring
tailory : the work or business of a tailor
tailpiece : a piece added at the end
tailpin : the tailstock center in a lathe
tailpipe : an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
tailrace : a race for conveying water away from a point of industrial application (such as a waterwheel or turbine) after use
tailstock : the adjustable or sliding head of a lathe containing the dead center
tailward : located at or directed toward the rear : rearward
tailwards : located at or directed toward the rear : rearward
tailzie : entail
taimen : a giant trout (Salmo taimen or S. fluviatilis) of the rivers of northern Asia
Tainan : of or relating to the Taino or their language
Taino : the language of the Taino people
taint : to contaminate morally : corrupt
taintless : to contaminate morally : corrupt
tainture : defilement, stain, taint
taintworm : a worm or larva parasitic on mammals
taipan : a powerful businessman and especially formerly a foreigner living and operating in Hong Kong or China
Taiping : a Chinese insurgent taking part in a rebellion (1848–65) against the Manchu dynasty
taipo : a demon, devil, or other specter appearing at night
taisch : an apparition of a person about to die
Tait Archibald Campbell 1811–1882 archbishop of Canterbury (1869–82)
tait Archibald Campbell 1811–1882 archbishop of Canterbury (1869–82)
taiver : shred, tatter
taivers : shred, tatter
taj : a cap worn in Muslim countries
Tajik : a member of a Persian-speaking ethnic group living in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and adjacent areas of central Asia
takable : capable of being taken
take : to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
takedown : the action or an act of taking down
Takelma : an Indian people of southwestern Oregon
taker : to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
Takhaar : a backveld Boer
Takhtadjy : a Turkish-speaking and mostly Muslim people of the Anatolian plateau
Takilman : a language family of the Penutian phylum in Oregon comprising only the Takelma language
takin : a large heavily built bovid (Budorcas taxicolor) of Tibet and adjacent areas of Asia that is related to the goats and the musk ox and that has horns in both sexes arising near the midline of the head and sweeping abruptly outward and then backward and upward
taking : to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
takingly : in a taking manner : attractively, engagingly
takingness : the quality of being taking : attractiveness
takings : receipts especially of money
takosis : a bacterial wasting disease of goats that is marked by diarrhea, pneumonic symptoms, and emaciation and is often fatal
takt : a beat or pulse in music
Taku : a Tlingit people on Taku river and inlet, Stevens Channel, and Gastineau Channel, Alaska
Tal just as they come
tal just as they come
tala : one of the ancient traditional rhythmic patterns of South Asian music  — compare raga
Talaing : mon
talaje : a tick (Ornithodoros talaje) of the American tropics that infests horses, man, and other mammals
talak : a Muslim divorce that is effected by the simple act of the husband's rejecting the wife
Talamanca : a Chibchan people of central Costa Rica
talapoin : a western African monkey (Cercopithecus talapoin) that is the smallest of the guenons and is olivaceous above and whitish beneath with a black face and yellowish whiskers
talari : an old silver coin of Ethiopia last minted in 1904
talaria : winged shoes fastened to the ankles and chiefly used as an attribute of the god Hermes or Mercury of classical mythology
talayot : one of the prehistoric corbelled stone towers of the Balearic islands resembling the nuraghe of Sardinia
talbot : a large heavy mostly white hound with pendulous ears and drooping flews held to be ancestral to the bloodhound
talbotype : calotype
talc : a very soft mineral that is a basic silicate of magnesium, has a soapy feel, and is used especially in making talcum powder
talcer : soapstoner
talcky : talcose
talcose : a very soft mineral that is a basic silicate of magnesium, has a soapy feel, and is used especially in making talcum powder
talcous : composed of or resembling talc
talcum : powdered talc
tale : a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story
talebearer : one that spreads gossip or rumors
talebearing : one that spreads gossip or rumors
talent : a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude
talented : a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude
talentless : a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude
taler : any of numerous silver coins issued by various German states from the 15th to the 19th centuries and varying considerably in weight and fineness : a German dollar
tales : a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story
talesman : a person added to a jury usually from among bystanders to make up a deficiency in the available number of jurors
taleteller : one who tells tales or stories
taletelling : one who tells tales or stories
tali  — see sustentaculum tali
taliera : book palm
taligrade : bearing the weight on the outer side of the foot in walking
Talinum : a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Portulacaceae) having ephemeral variously clustered flowers with 2 sepals and 10 stamens  — see rock pink
talion : lex talionis
talipes : clubfoot
talipot : a showy fan palm (Corypha umbraculifera) of Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the Malabar Coast having a trunk 60 to 100 feet high and bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves that are used as umbrellas and fans and when cut into strips as a substitute for writing paper  — see buntal, olla
talisay :  java almond
Talishi : one of the Caspian languages
talisman : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
talismanic : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
talismanically : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
talitol : a crystalline polyhydroxy alcohol C6H14O6 formed by reduction of talose
talk : to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words
talkability : the quality or state of being talkable
talkable : capable of being talked about
talkathon : a long session of discussion or speech-making
talkative : given to talking
talkatively : given to talking
talkativeness : given to talking
talker : to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words
talkfest : an informal gathering for general talk or discussion
talkie : a motion picture with a synchronized soundtrack
talkiness : talkative
talking : to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words
talky : talkative
tall : high in stature
tallage : an impost or due levied by a lord upon his tenants
tallboy : highboy
tallegalane : a sand mullet (Myxus elongatus) or a related Australian fish
taller : high in stature
tallero : the basic monetary unit of Eritrea when it was an Italian colony (late 19th to early 20th centuries)
talles Thomas circa 1505–1585 English composer and organist
tallet : hayloft
tallis Thomas circa 1505–1585 English composer and organist
tallish : high in stature
tallit : a shawl with fringed corners worn over the head or shoulders by Jewish men especially during morning prayers
tallith : a shawl with fringed corners worn over the head or shoulders by Jewish men especially during morning prayers
tallness : high in stature
tallote : chayote
tallow : the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
tallowiness : the quality or state of being tallowy
tallowing : the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
tallowweed : an annual herb (Actinea linearifolia) of the family Compositae used to fatten cattle in the southwestern U.S.
tallowwood : an Australian gum tree (Eucalyptus microcorys) having stringy bark and hard wood and containing an oily principle and a gum rich in tannin
tallowy : the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
tally : a recorded reckoning or account (as of items or charges)
tallyho : a call of a huntsman at sight of the fox
tallyman : one who sells goods on the installment plan
tallywag : a sea bass (Centropristes striatus) of the Atlantic coast
talma : a large cape or short full cloak of the 19th century
talmouse : a pastry shell with a filling of cheese
Talmud : the authoritative body of Jewish tradition comprising the Mishnah and Gemara
Talmudic : the authoritative body of Jewish tradition comprising the Mishnah and Gemara
Talmudism : the authoritative body of Jewish tradition comprising the Mishnah and Gemara
Talmudist : a specialist in Talmudic studies
talocalcaneal : of or relating to the talus and the calcaneus
talocrural : relating to or being the ankle joint
talon : the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
talonavicular : of or relating to the talus and the navicular of the tarsus
taloned : the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
talonic : a crystalline acid HOCH2(CHOH)4COOH formed by oxidation of talose but more readily obtained by heating galactonic acid with pyridine
talonid : the crushing region of a lower molar tooth usually better developed than the corresponding talon
talose : a rare aldohexose sugar C6H12O6 obtained indirectly from galactose
talotibial : of or relating to the talus and the tibia
Talpa : a genus (the type of the family Talpidae) that comprises the common Old World moles
talpacoti : a South American ground dove (Columbigallina talpacoti)
talpatate : a rock of superficial origin formed by the cementing action of calcium carbonate on sand, soil, or volcanic ash and equivalent in part to caliche or calcrete
talpetate : a rock of superficial origin formed by the cementing action of calcium carbonate on sand, soil, or volcanic ash and equivalent in part to caliche or calcrete
talpid : of or relating to the Talpidae
Talpidae : a family of insectivores (superfamily Soricoidea) including all moles except the golden and marsupial moles  — see talpa
talpoid : like or related to the Talpidae
Taltushtuntude : an Athapaskan people on Galise creek, a tributary of the Rogue river in southwestern Oregon
taluk : an hereditary estate in India
taluka : an hereditary estate in India
talus : a slope formed especially by an accumulation of rock debris
talwood : wood cut up for firewood
Talyshin : a people of the region around Lenkoran, Azerbaidzhan
tam : tam-o'-shanter
tamability : capacity for being tamed
tamable : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
tamale : cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
tamandua : either of two arboreal anteaters (Tamandua mexicana and T. tetradactyla) of Central and South America having a nearly hairless tail
tamanoir : giant anteater
tamanu : poon
Tamara : a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and coriander, anise, and fennel seeds used as a condiment especially in Italy
tamara : a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and coriander, anise, and fennel seeds used as a condiment especially in Italy
tamarack : any of several American larches
tamarao : a small dark hairy water buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis or Anoa mindorensis) of the Philippine island of Mindora
Tamaricaceae : a family of chiefly desert and often heathlike shrubs or trees (order Parietales) widely distributed in warm regions and having narrow entire leaves and flowers with five stamens and a one-celled ovary
tamaricaceous : a family of chiefly desert and often heathlike shrubs or trees (order Parietales) widely distributed in warm regions and having narrow entire leaves and flowers with five stamens and a one-celled ovary
tamarin : any of numerous small chiefly South American monkeys (genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus) that are related to the marmosets and have silky fur, a long tail, and lower canine teeth that are longer than the incisors
tamarind : an African evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) of the legume family that is widely grown in tropical regions and has hard yellowish wood, pinnate leaves, red-striped yellow flowers, and an edible fruit
tamarisk : any of a genus (Tamarix of the family Tamaricaceae, the tamarisk family) of deciduous large shrubs and small trees native to Asia and the Mediterranean region and widely naturalized in North America that have tiny, scalelike leaves and feathery racemes of small, white to pink flowers
Tamarix : a large genus (the type of the family Tamaricaceae) of shrubs or small trees that are natives of the eastern Mediterranean region and tropical Asia and have minute scalelike leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers with free stamens and 3 to 4 styles
tamas : the inertia or dullness that constitutes one of the three gunas of Sankhya philosophy  — compare rajas, sattva
Tamashek : the Berber language of the Tuareg people spoken in the central and southern Sahara
tamber : timbre
tambo : an end man in a minstrel show who often plays the tambourine  — compare bones
Tambookie : a southern African shrub or small tree (Erythrina acanthocarpa) with spiny fruit
tambookie : a southern African shrub or small tree (Erythrina acanthocarpa) with spiny fruit
tambor : any of several puffer fish
tambour : drum entry 1 sense 1
tamboura : an Asian musical instrument resembling a lute in construction but without frets and used to produce a drone accompaniment to singing
tambourer : drum entry 1 sense 1
tambourin : a long narrow drum used in Provence
tambourine : a small drum
tamburello : a modification of pallone that is played with a ball and rackets like battledores
Tame : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
tame : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
tamein : a draped skirt worn by Burmese women
tameless : not tamed or not capable of being tamed
tamely : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
tameness : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
tamer : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated
Tamias : a genus of ground squirrels comprising the chipmunks of eastern North America and sometimes extended to include the western North American and the Old World chipmunks commonly placed in Eutamias
Tamil : a Dravidian language of Tamil Nadu state, India, and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka
Tamilian : of or relating to Tamil or the Tamils
Tamilic : of or relating to Tamil or the Tamils
tamis : a strainer made of worsted cloth in a plain open weave
Tammany : of, relating to, or constituting a group or organization exercising or seeking municipal political control by methods often associated with corruption and bossism
Tammanyism : of, relating to, or constituting a group or organization exercising or seeking municipal political control by methods often associated with corruption and bossism
Tammanyite : an adherent of Tammany Hall or of Tammanyism
Tammanyize : to bring under Tammany rule or the domination of Tammanyism
tammie : puffin sense 1
Tammy : a plain-woven often glazed cloth of fine worsted or woolen and cotton formerly used for dresses, curtains, and linings
tammy : a plain-woven often glazed cloth of fine worsted or woolen and cotton formerly used for dresses, curtains, and linings
Tamonea : a flower or plant of the genus Miconia
tamp : to drive in or down by a succession of light or medium blows
tampala : an annual potherb (Amaranthus tricolor) native to the Orient that is cultivated for its tender stems and for its often variegated leaves which resemble spinach in taste  — see joseph's coat
tampan city in western Florida on
tamper : to interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse
tamperer : to interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse
tamperproof : to interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse
tamping : to drive in or down by a succession of light or medium blows
tampion : a wooden plug or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun
tampon : a wad of absorbent material (as of cotton) introduced into a body cavity or canal usually to absorb secretions (as from menstruation) or to arrest hemorrhaging
tamponade : the closure or blockage (as of a wound or body cavity) by or as if by a tampon especially to stop bleeding
tamponage : the closure or blockage (as of a wound or body cavity) by or as if by a tampon especially to stop bleeding
Tamus : a genus of tuberous-rooted vines (family Dioscoreaceae) with twining stems, cordate leaves, and flowers in axillary racemes
Tamworth : any of a breed of large long-bodied red swine developed in England especially for the production of bacon
tan : to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
tana river 440 miles (708 kilometers) long in Kenya flowing into the Indian Ocean
tanacetin : the bitter principle C11H16O4 of the common tansy
Tanacetum : a genus of chiefly Old World strong-scented herbs (family Compositae) having usually dissected foliage and small discoid flower heads in flat-topped corymbs  — see tansy sense 1a
tanach : the Jewish Scriptures comprising the books of law, the prophets, and collected writings  — compare torah, nevi'im , ketuvim  — see Bible Table
tanager : any of numerous chiefly tropical American oscine birds (family Thraupidae) that are often brightly colored and inhabit mostly woodlands  — compare scarlet tanager
Tanagra village in east central Greece east of Thebes
Tanaidacea : a small order of malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) often included in the Isopoda and intermediate in character between that order and the Cumacea
Tanaka Koichi 1959–     Japanese biochemist
Tanala : one of a forest people in southeastern Madagascar probably more directly descended from the aboriginal inhabitants than are the bulk of the island's peoples
tanbark : a bark rich in tannin bruised or cut into small pieces and used in tanning
tanbur : tamboura
Tanchelmian : of or relating to Tanchelm who denounced the church and the sacraments and led an armed revolt
tandan : an Australian freshwater catfish (Tandanus tandanus)
tandem : tandem bicycle
Tandy Jessica 1909–1994 American (British-born) actress
tanekaha : celery-topped pine
Tang : a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor
tang : a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor
tanga : a former monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ Tajikistan ruble
tangalung : a long-muzzled civet (Viverra tangalunga) that is dark gray with longitudinal black stripes more or less broken into spots and is widely distributed in the East Indies
tangantangan : castor-oil plant
Tangaroan : one of an ethnic group or late wave of conquering Polynesians
tanged : a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor
tangelo : the fruit of a tree (Citrus × tangelo) that is a hybrid between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a grapefruit
tangency : the quality or state of being tangent
tangent : an abrupt change of course : digression
tangental : tangential
tangential : touching lightly : incidental, peripheral
tangentially : touching lightly : incidental, peripheral
tangently : tangentially
Tangerine : any of various mandarin oranges that have usually deep orange skin and pulp
tangfish : harbor seal
tanghin : a virulent poison derived from the kernels of the ordeal tree of Madagascar
Tanghinia : a genus of Madagascan trees (family Apocynaceae) having evergreen oblanceolate leaves clustered at the ends of the branches and terminal cymes of small white flowers  — see ordeal tree sense 1
tanghinin : a poisonous bitter crystalline compound constituting the active principle of the ordeal tree
tangi : a Maori funeral rite
tangibility : capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
tangible : capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
tangibleness : capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
tangibly : capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
Tangier city and port on the Strait of Gibraltar in northern Morocco population 187,894
tangilin : an East Indian pangolin (Manis javanica)
Tangipahoa : an extinct Muskhogean people of southeastern Louisiana
tangka : tankah
tangle : to unite or knit together in intricate confusion
tangleberry : dangleberry
tanglefish : a pipefish (Syngnathus acus) of Europe
tanglefoot : strong drink
tanglement : entanglement
tangleroot : an abnormal condition of the pineapple in which the main roots wind around the rootstock instead of growing out into the soil
tanglewrack : tangle entry 3
tangling : to unite or knit together in intricate confusion
tangly : full of tangles or knots : intricate
tango : a ballroom dance of Latin American origin in ²/₄ time with a basic pattern of step-step-step-step-close and characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions
tangoreceptor : a receptor for the sense of touch
tangram : a Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square of thin material into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid which are capable of being recombined in many different figures
tangs : a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor
tangue : tenrec
tanguile : a Philippine mahogany (Shorea polysperma) with reddish brown wood
tangum : a small strong usually piebald pony of Tibet and Bhutan
tangun : a small strong usually piebald pony of Tibet and Bhutan
Tangut : a Tibetan especially of the west central province of Tsinghai in China
tangy : having or suggestive of a tang
tanh hyperbolic tangent
tanha : an intense desire for life
tanhouse : a tannery building for tanning vats or drums
tania : any of several aroids having edible farinaceous roots: such as
tanier : any of several aroids having edible farinaceous roots: such as
tanist : the lord or proprietor elected under the system of tanistry
tanistry : an early Irish law of succession by which the heir or successor of a chief or king is appointed during the lifetime of the reigning chief, is not necessarily his oldest son, is generally the worthiest and wisest of the male relatives of the chief, and is elected by the people from among the eligible candidates but because of resultant bloody wars and feuds between families declared illegal by a decision of the AngloIrish judges in the first year of James I
Tanite : of or relating to ancient Tanis in Egypt or the kings of the XXIst and XXIIId dynasties making it their capital
tanjong : cape, point
tank : a usually large receptacle for holding, transporting, or storing liquids (such as water or fuel)
tanka : an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively
tankage : the aggregate of tanks required for a purpose
tankah : a formerly used silver coin of India corresponding to the rupee
tankard : a tall one-handled drinking vessel
tanked : drunk sense 1a
tanker : a cargo ship fitted with tanks for carrying liquid in bulk
tankerabogus : boogeyman
tankette : a small military tank
tankful : a usually large receptacle for holding, transporting, or storing liquids (such as water or fuel)
tankle : a sound louder and less acute than a tinkle
tanklike : a usually large receptacle for holding, transporting, or storing liquids (such as water or fuel)
tankman : a worker who tends tanks or vats in which an industrial operation is carried out
tanling : one tanned by the sun
tannage : the act, process, or result of tanning
tannaic : of or relating to the tannaim
tannaitic : of or relating to the tannaim
tannase : an enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis of a tannin
tannate : a compound of a tannin
tanned : to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
tanner : one that tans hides
tannery : a place where tanning is carried on
tannic : of, resembling, or derived from tan or a tannin
tannide : a substance that whether it is a tannin or not gives microchemical tannin reactions and that may occur in the same plant cells with alkaloids sometimes combined with them
tanniferous : yielding or containing tannin
tannin : any of various soluble astringent complex phenolic substances of plant origin used especially in tanning leather and dyeing textiles, manufacturing ink, clarifying wine and beer, and in medicine
tannined : impregnated or treated with tannin
tanning : a browning of the skin especially by exposure to sun
tannoid : resembling the tannins
tannometer : an apparatus for determining the strength of a tanning liquor by drawing it through hide and measuring its resulting loss in density
Tano : a group of former pueblos lying south of Santa Fe, New Mexico
tanoa : a bowl used in western Polynesia and Fiji for kava
Tanoan : a family of American Indian languages spoken in New Mexico and Arizona
Tanquelinian :  tanchelmian
tansy : a common Old World composite herb (Tanacetum vulgare) that is naturalized in North America and has bitter-tasting finely divided aromatic leaves and clustered yellow flower heads lacking ray flowers
tantalate : a salt containing tantalum in combination with oxygen
Tantalean : of or relating to Tantalus : elusive, tantalizing
Tantalian : of or relating to Tantalus : elusive, tantalizing
Tantalic : of, relating to, or derived from tantalum
tantalic : of, relating to, or derived from tantalum
tantalite : a mineral consisting of a heavy dark lustrous oxide of tantalum and usually other metals (such as iron or manganese)
tantalization : the act or process of tantalizing
tantalize : to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
tantalizer : to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
tantalizingly : possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest
tantalum : a gray-white ductile acid-resisting metallic element found combined in rare minerals (such as tantalite and columbite) and used especially in electronic components  — see Chemical Elements Table
Tantalus : a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand up to the chin in a pool of water in Hades and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat
tantamount : equivalent in value, significance, or effect
tantara : the blare of a trumpet or horn
tantarabobus : boogeyman
tanti : one of a Hindu caste of weavers of Assam and Bengal
tantivy : at a gallop
tantra : one of the later Hindu or Buddhist scriptures dealing especially with techniques and rituals including meditative and sexual practices
tantric : one of the later Hindu or Buddhist scriptures dealing especially with techniques and rituals including meditative and sexual practices
tantrism : one of the later Hindu or Buddhist scriptures dealing especially with techniques and rituals including meditative and sexual practices
tantrist : one of the later Hindu or Buddhist scriptures dealing especially with techniques and rituals including meditative and sexual practices
tantrum : a fit of bad temper
tanwood : wood yielding a tanning extract
tanyard : the section or part of a tannery housing tanning vats
Tanystomata : a division of dipterous insects inwhich the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae  — compare horsefly, robber fly
tanystomatous : of or relating to the Tanystomata
tanystome : an insect of the division Tanystomata
Tao : the unconditional and unknowable source and guiding principle of all reality as conceived by Taoists
tao : the unconditional and unknowable source and guiding principle of all reality as conceived by Taoists
Taoism : a Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the sixth century b.c. that teaches conformity to the Tao by unassertive action and simplicity
Taoist : a Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the sixth century b.c. that teaches conformity to the Tao by unassertive action and simplicity
Taoistic : a Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the sixth century b.c. that teaches conformity to the Tao by unassertive action and simplicity
Taos town and tourist destination 55 miles (88 kilometers) north-northeast of Santa Fe in northern New Mexico population 5716
tap : to strike lightly especially with a slight sound
Tapa : a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns
tapa : a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns
Tapachula : a Zoquean people of the Mexico-Guatemala border region
tapacolo : a small plainly colored clamatorial terrestrial bird (Scelorchilus albicollis) of the family Rhinocryptidae of Chile and Argentina having short rounded wings and short tail carried erect
tapaculo : a small plainly colored clamatorial terrestrial bird (Scelorchilus albicollis) of the family Rhinocryptidae of Chile and Argentina having short rounded wings and short tail carried erect
tapadera : a leather hood covering the stirrup of a stock saddle and used especially to protect the boot when riding through brush
tapadero : a leather hood covering the stirrup of a stock saddle and used especially to protect the boot when riding through brush
tapas : a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns
Tape : a narrow flexible strip or band: such as
tape : a narrow flexible strip or band: such as
tapeinocephalic : having a low skull with a breadth-height index of less than 79 due to synostosis of the great wings of the sphenoid with the frontal bone
tapeinocephalism : having a low skull with a breadth-height index of less than 79 due to synostosis of the great wings of the sphenoid with the frontal bone
tapeinocephaly : having a low skull with a breadth-height index of less than 79 due to synostosis of the great wings of the sphenoid with the frontal bone
tapeless : being without tape : operated or done without the use of tape
tapeline : tape measure
tapeman : chainman sense 4
taper : to become progressively smaller toward one end
tapered : to become progressively smaller toward one end
taperer : one who bears a taper in a religious procession
tapering : to become progressively smaller toward one end
taperingly : in a tapering fashion
taperness : the quality or state of being taper
tapestry : a heavy handwoven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs
tapetal : of or relating to a tapetum
tapete : tapetum sense 1
tapeti : a small South American rabbit (Sylvilagus braziliensis)
tapetum : any of various reflective membranous layers or areas especially of the choroid and retina of the eye
tapeworm : any of a class (Cestoda) of bilaterally symmetrical flatworms that are parasitic as adults in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and consist of a scolex usually with suckers or hooks followed posteriorly by an undifferentiated neck region from which buds off an often long chain of proglottids
taphephobia : fear of being buried alive
taphole : a hole for a tap
Taphrina : a genus (the type of the family Taphrinaceae) of parasitic fungi that produce asci in a superficial hymenium having an indeterminate margin and cause leaf curling and malformations like blisters on various vascular plants  — see leaf curl, plum pocket
Taphrinaceae : a small family of ascomycetous fungi (order Taphrinales) with thin-walled chlamydospores  — see taphrina
tapia : a building material made chiefly of clay or earth
Tapinoma : a genus of small ants with a noticeably pungent odor
tapioca : a usually granular preparation of cassava starch used especially in puddings and as a thickening in liquid food
tapir : any of a genus (Tapirus) of herbivorous chiefly nocturnal perissodactyl mammals of tropical America and southeastern Asia from Myanmar to Sumatra that have a heavy sparsely hairy body and the snout and upper lip prolonged into a short flexible proboscis
Tapiridae : a family of ungulate mammals (suborder Ceratomorpha) that comprises the tapirs and extinct related forms
tapiridian : tapirid
tapirine : of or relating to the genus Tapirus
Tapiro : an indigenous people inhabiting the northern part of Netherlands New Guinea
tapiroid : of or relating to the Tapiroidea
Tapirus : a genus (the type of the family Tapiridae) of ungulates comprising the tapirs
tapis : a small tapestry used for hangings and floor and table coverings
taplash : the washings or dregs of a cask or glass of liquor
taplet : a small tap
tapoa : a Tasmanian phalanger (Trichosurus fuliginosus)
Taposa : an extinct Muskogean people of the Yazoo river valley, Mississippi
tappable : capable of being tapped : fit for tapping
tappableness : capable of being tapped : fit for tapping
tapper : one who taps something or produces a tapping sound
tappet : a lever or projection moved by some other piece (such as a cam) or intended to tap or touch something else to cause a particular motion
tappietoorie : toorie
tapping : the act, process, or means by which something is tapped
tappoon : a piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow a field
Taprobane island 270 miles (434 kilometers) long and 140 miles (225 kilometers) wide in the Indian Ocean off southern India
taproom : barroom
taproot : a primary root that grows vertically downward and gives off small lateral roots
taps : the last bugle call at night blown as a signal that lights are to be put out
tapster : bartender
tapu : taboo
Tapuya : a non-Tupi Amerind people of southern or central Brazil
tar : a dark brown or black bituminous usually odorous viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (such as wood, coal, or peat)
tara village in County Meath, Ireland, northwest of Dublin near
tarabooka : darabukka
Tarahumara : a member of an American Indian people living in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico
tarairi : a New Zealand timber tree (Beilschmiedia tarairi) of the family Lauraceae
tarakihi : a morwong (Dactylopagrus macropterus)
taramellite : a mineral BaFe5Si10O31 consisting of a barium iron silicate and occurring in brownish red radially fibrous aggregates (hardness 5.5, specific gravity 3.9)
Taranchi : a Turkic people of mixed Iranian origin living in Kazakh Republic U.S.S.R.
tarantass : a low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia
tarantella : a lively folk dance of southern Italy in ⁶/₈ time
tarantism : a dancing mania or malady of late medieval Europe
tarantula : any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
tarantulid : of or relating to the Tarantulidae
Tarantulidae : a family of whip scorpions (order Pedipalpida) that lack the caudal prolongation of other forms and have an extremely long slender first pair of legs
Tarascan : a member of an American Indian people of the state of Michoacán, Mexico
Tarasco : a people of the state of Michoacán, Mexico
tarata : a small evergreen tree (Pittosporum eugenioides) of New Zealand having white bark and fragrant corymbs of pale yellow flowers
taratah : a small evergreen tree (Pittosporum eugenioides) of New Zealand having white bark and fragrant corymbs of pale yellow flowers
Taraxacum : a genus of chiefly weedy perennial composite herbs which includes the dandelions
tarboosh : a red hat similar to the fez worn especially by Muslim men
tarbrush : a brush for applying tar
tarbush : a red hat similar to the fez worn especially by Muslim men
tarbuttite : a basic zinc phosphate Zn2PO4(OH) in clusters of colorless or pale yellow, brown, red, or green triclinic crystals
Tardenoisian : of or belonging to an early Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint implements of geometrical form and regarded by some authorities as the northward advance of the Capsian culture contemporaneous with the Azilian culture
Tardigrada : an order of mammals equivalent to the Bradypodidae
tardigrade : any of a phylum (Tardigrada) of microscopic invertebrates with four pairs of stout legs that live usually in water or damp moss
tardily : at a slow pace
tardiness : the quality or state of being tardy or late
tardive : a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary uncontrollable movements especially of the mouth, tongue, trunk, and limbs and occurring especially as a side effect of prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs (such as phenothiazine)
tardy : moving slowly : sluggish
tare : the seed of a vetch
tarente : a gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) of southern Europe and adjacent regions that is found especially among old ruins
Tarentine : of, relating to, or characteristic of Tarentum, a Greek city of ancient Italy
tarentola : tarente
tarflower : an evergreen undershrub (Bejaria racemosa) of the family Ericaceae of the southern U.S. bearing pinkish white racemose flowers and bristly hairy twigs
targe : a light shield used especially by the Scots
target : a mark to shoot at
targeted : a mark to shoot at
targeteer : one armed with a target or shield
targetman : one who uses a railroad target in signaling
Targum : an Aramaic translation or paraphrase of a portion of the Old Testament
Targumic : of or relating to the Targums
Targumist : the writer or translator of a Targum
Tarheel : a native or resident of North Carolina
tari : a small medieval coin struck in Italy, Sicily, and Malta
Tariana : an Arawakan people of northwestern Brazil
tariff : a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods
tariffless : being without or not subject to a tariff
tarin : the European siskin
tariric : a crystalline acetylenic fatty acid CH3(CH2)10C≡C(CH2)4COOH that is isomeric with linoleic acid and occurs as a glyceride in the oil of the seeds of several plants of the genus Picramnia
Tarkalani : one of a group of Pashtun hill people of Durani descent that live west of the Panjkora river in northern West Pakistan
Tarkani : one of a group of Pashtun hill people of Durani descent that live west of the Panjkora river in northern West Pakistan
tarkhan : a member of a low Muslim caste of artisans of Upper India
tarlatan : a sheer cotton fabric in open plain weave usually heavily sized for stiffness
Tarmac : a tarmacadam road, apron, or runway
tarmac : a tarmacadam road, apron, or runway
tarn : a small steep-banked mountain lake or pool
tarnal : damned
tarnally : damned
tarnation : damnation
tarnish : to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil, stain
tarnishable : to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil, stain
tarnishproof : incapable of tarnishing
taro : a large-leaved tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy corms and cormels and in temperate regions for ornament
taroc : an old and popular card game of central Europe played with a pack containing the 22 tarots plus 40, 52, or 56 cards equivalent to modern playing cards
tarok : an old and popular card game of central Europe played with a pack containing the 22 tarots plus 40, 52, or 56 cards equivalent to modern playing cards
tarot : any of a set of usually 78 playing cards including 22 pictorial cards used for fortune-telling
tarp : a piece of material (such as durable plastic or waterproofed canvas) used especially for protecting exposed objects or areas : tarpaulin
tarpan : a small swift dun-colored horse once found wild in Europe and parts of Asia but now extinct in its pure wild form and confined to herds which have been reestablished especially in Poland
tarpaulin : a piece of material used especially for protecting exposed objects or areas : tarp
Tarpeian : of, relating to, or being a cliff or rock of the Capitoline Hill in Rome used in ancient times for hurling condemned criminals to their deaths
tarpon : a large silvery elongate bony fish (Megalops atlanticus of the family Elopidae) that occurs especially in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, reaches a length of about six feet (two meters), and is often caught for sport
tarpum : tarpon sense 1
tarradiddle : fib
tarragon : a small widely cultivated perennial artemisia (Artemisia dracunculus) having aromatic narrow usually entire leaves
tarragona province of northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea area 2426 square miles (6283 square kilometers), population 810,178
Tarrateen :  abenaki
Tarratine :  abenaki
tarred : a dark brown or black bituminous usually odorous viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (such as wood, coal, or peat)
tarriance : the act or an instance of tarrying
tarrier : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing
tarriness : the quality or state of being tarry
tarry : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing
tarrying : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing
tars : a dark brown or black bituminous usually odorous viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (such as wood, coal, or peat)
tarsal : of or relating to the tarsus
tarsale : one of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus
tarsi : the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg
tarsia : intarsia sense 1
tarsier : any of a genus (Tarsius of the family Tarsiidae) of small chiefly nocturnal and arboreal carnivorous primates of the Malay Archipelago that have large round eyes, long legs, and a long nearly hairless tail
Tarsiidae : a family of lower primates (suborder Prosimii) that is coextensive with the genus Tarsius
tarsioid : of or relating to the Tarsioidea
Tarsipes : a genus of marsupial mammals (family Phalangeridae) consisting of the honey possum
Tarsius : a genus (the type of the family Tarsiidae) comprising the tarsiers
tarsometatarsal : of or relating to the tarsus and metatarsus
tarsometatarsus : the large compound bone of the lower leg of a bird that is formed by fusion of the metatarsals with the distal end of the tarsus
tarsonemid : of or relating to the Tarsonemidae
Tarsonemidae : a family of small soft-bodied usually pale-colored mites including some that suck the juices of plants and others that are predaceous on insects and other minute animals
Tarsonemus : the type genus of Tarsonemidae
tarsorrhaphy : the operation of suturing the eyelids together entirely or in part
tarsus : the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg
tart : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste
tartago :  physic nut
Tartan : a plaid textile design of Scottish origin consisting of stripes of varying width and color usually patterned to designate a distinctive clan
tartan : a plaid textile design of Scottish origin consisting of stripes of varying width and color usually patterned to designate a distinctive clan
Tartar : an incrustation on the teeth consisting of plaque that has become hardened by the deposition of mineral salts (such as calcium carbonate)
tartar : an incrustation on the teeth consisting of plaque that has become hardened by the deposition of mineral salts (such as calcium carbonate)
Tartarean : of, relating to, or resembling Tartarus : infernal
Tartareous : consisting of or resembling tartar
tartareous : consisting of or resembling tartar
Tartarian : an incrustation on the teeth consisting of plaque that has become hardened by the deposition of mineral salts (such as calcium carbonate)
Tartaric : of, relating to, derived from, or resembling tartar or tartaric acid
tartaric : of, relating to, derived from, or resembling tartar or tartaric acid
Tartarin : sacred baboon
tartarish : tending to form a tartar
Tartarize : to impregnate or combine with tartar : subject to the action of tartar
tartarize : to impregnate or combine with tartar : subject to the action of tartar
Tartarized : to impregnate or combine with tartar : subject to the action of tartar
tartarly : of, relating to, or resembling the manner of a Tartar : ferocious, rough
tartarous : containing, consisting of, or resembling tartar : due to or derived from tartar
Tartarus : a section of Hades reserved for punishment of the wicked
Tartary a vast historical region in Asia and eastern Europe roughly extending from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the Dnieper River
tartish : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste
tartlet : a small tart
tartly : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste
tartness : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste
tartramic : a syrupy acid HOOC(CHOH)2CONH2 made by the action of aqueous ammonia on a tartaric ester : the half amide of tartaric acid
tartramide : a crystalline compound H2NCO(CHOH)2CONH2 made by the action of alcoholic ammonia on a tartaric ester : the amide of tartaric acid
tartrate : a salt or ester of tartaric acid
tartrated : containing tartar
tartrazine : a yellow azo dye that is used in making organic pigments and in coloring foods and drugs and that sometimes causes bronchoconstriction in individuals with asthma
tartro : tartar : tartaric acid
tartronic : a crystalline hydroxy acid HOCH(COOH)2 obtained by reducing mesoxalic acid and by hydrolysis of bromo-malonic acid; hydroxy-malonic acid
Taruma : an Arawakan people of southern British Guiana
Tarvia : a viscid surfacing and binding material for roads that is made from coal tar
tarweed : any of various California resinous glandular plants especially of the genera Madia and Grindelia
tarwhine : either of two sea breams (family Sparidae):
tarwood : a New Zealand silver pine (Dacrydium colensoi) of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches
Tarzan : a strong agile person of heroic proportions and bearing
tasajo : jerked meat
tashlik : a symbolic propitiatory rite that is celebrated by Orthodox Jews traditionally on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah and that consists in assembling along the banks of a running stream, reciting Micah 7:18–20 and penitential prayers, and shaking one's garments as if casting one's sins into the water to be washed or swept away
Tasian : of or relating to a predynastic neolithic culture of Upper Egypt earlier than the Badarian
task : a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time
tasker : one that performs a task
taskmaster : one that imposes a task or burdens another with labor
taskmastership : the status or position of a taskmaster
taskmistress : a woman who is a taskmaster
tasksetter : one that sets a task:
tasksetting : performance of the duties of a tasksetter
taskwork : piecework
taslet : tasse
Tasmanian island in the South Pacific separated from the southeastern part of mainland Australia by Bass Strait
tasmanite : a compound of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur in minute reddish brown scales in shale
Tass : a drinking cup or bowl
tass : a drinking cup or bowl
tasse : one of a series of overlapping metal plates in a suit of armor that form a short skirt over the body below the waist  — see armor illustration
tassel : a dangling ornament made by laying parallel a bunch of cords or threads of even length and fastening them at one end
tasseler : a worker who makes tassels
tasselfish : any of several threadfins
tassely : decorated with tassels : resembling a tassel
tasset : tasse
tassie : a small cup
taste : to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth
tasteable : capable of being tasted
tasted : to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth
tasteful : having, exhibiting, or conforming to good taste
tastefully : having, exhibiting, or conforming to good taste
tastefulness : having, exhibiting, or conforming to good taste
tasteless : having no taste : insipid
tastelessly : having no taste : insipid
tastelessness : having no taste : insipid
taster : one that tastes: such as
tastily : having a marked and appetizing flavor
tastiness : having a marked and appetizing flavor
tasting : an occasion for sampling a selection of foods or drinks in order to compare qualities
tasty : having a marked and appetizing flavor
Tat : to work at tatting
tat : to work at tatting
Tatar : a member of any of a group of Turkic peoples found mainly in the Tatar Republic of Russia and parts of Siberia and central Asia
Tatarian :  turkic
Tataric :  turkic
Tatarize : to make Tatarian
Tatary a vast historical region in Asia and eastern Europe roughly extending from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the Dnieper River
tataupa : a South American tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa)
tatbeb : an ancient Egyptian sandal
tate (John Orley) Allen 1899–1979 American poet and critic
tater : potato
Tatianist :  encratite
tatie : potato
tatou : armadillo
tatouay : a large armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) of tropical South America that has 12 or 13 movable bands or plates around the body
tatpurusha : a class of compound words having as first constituent a noun or noun stem that modifies the second constituent by standing in the relation to it of possessor (as in sheepskin), thing possessed (as in motorboat), object of action (as in shoemaker), location or habitat (as in tree toad), agent (as in man-made), instrument (as in landlocked), or any of numerous other relations
tatter : to make ragged
tatterdemalion : a person dressed in ragged clothing : ragamuffin
tattered : torn into shreds : ragged
tattery : ragged, tattered
tatting : a delicate handmade lace formed usually by looping and knotting with a single cotton thread and a small shuttle
tattle : to tell secrets about what someone else has done : blab
tattler : tattletale
tattletale : someone (such as a child) who tells secrets about what someone else has done : one who tattles : informer
tattling : to tell secrets about what someone else has done : blab
tattoo : a mark, figure, design, or word intentionally fixed or placed on the skin:
tattooer : a mark, figure, design, or word intentionally fixed or placed on the skin:
tattooing : a mark, figure, design, or word intentionally fixed or placed on the skin:
tattooist : a mark, figure, design, or word intentionally fixed or placed on the skin:
tatty : rather worn, frayed, or dilapidated : shabby
Tatu :  huchnom
tatu :  huchnom
tatukira : a small South American biting fly of the genus Phlebotomus that is believed to carry leishmaniasis
tau : the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Taube Henry 1915–2005 American (Canadian-born) chemist
taula : an ancient massive crude stone structure of unknown use but suggesting a table, platform, or altar that is found especially in the Balearic islands
Taungthu : a Karen people of eastern Burma
taunt : to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
taunter : to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
taunting : to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
tauntingly : to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
Taunton city north of Fall River in southeastern Massachusetts population 55,874
taupe : a brownish gray
taupo : a ceremonial hostess selected by a high chief of a Samoan village from the young girls of his household, elevated to a high rank, and charged with the formal reception and entertainment of visitors
taupou : a ceremonial hostess selected by a high chief of a Samoan village from the young girls of his household, elevated to a high rank, and charged with the formal reception and entertainment of visitors
taur : bull
tauranga city and seaport
taurean : taurus sense 2b
Tauri : an ancient people of the southern Crimea
Tauric : taurine
tauric : taurine
taurine : of or relating to a bull : bovine
taurobolium : a ceremony in the cult of certain Mediterranean deities (as Cybele and Mithras) in which worshipers were baptized with the blood of a sacrificed bull  — compare criobolium
tauroboly : a ceremony in the cult of certain Mediterranean deities (as Cybele and Mithras) in which worshipers were baptized with the blood of a sacrificed bull  — compare criobolium
taurocholate : a salt or ester of taurocholic acid
taurocholic : a bile acid C26H45NO7S derived from cholic acid and taurine and occurring as the sodium salt in the bile especially of carnivores
taurodont : having the pulp cavities of the teeth very large and the roots reduced
taurokathapsia : an ancient Cretan sport in which a performer grasps the horns of a bull and somersaults over him
tauromachian : of or relating to tauromachy
tauromachic : of or relating to tauromachy
tauromachy : the art or practice of bullfighting
tauromorphic : shaped in the form of a bull : resembling a bull
Taurotragus : a genus of large African antelopes consisting of the elands
Taurus : a zodiacal constellation that contains the Pleiades and Hyades and is represented pictorially by a bull's forequarters
tauryl : the univalent acid radical H2NCH2CH2SO2− of taurine
taut : having no give or slack : tightly drawn
tauted : having no give or slack : tightly drawn
tauten : to make taut
tautly : having no give or slack : tightly drawn
tautness : having no give or slack : tightly drawn
tautochrone : a curve which is a cycloid under a horizontal base and down which the time of descent under gravity from every point to the lowest point is the same
tautog : an edible fish (Tautoga onitis) of the wrasse family found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. and adjacent Canada
tautological : involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
tautologically : involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
tautologism : the use or an instance of tautology
tautologist : one who uses tautology
tautologize : to practice tautology
tautologous : tautological
tautologously : tautological
tautology : needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word
tautomer : any of the forms of a tautomeric compound
tautomeric : of, relating to, or marked by tautomerism
tautomerism : isomerism in which the isomers change into one another with great ease so that they ordinarily exist together in equilibrium
tautomerization : the process of changing into a tautomeric form
tautomerize : the process of changing into a tautomeric form
tautomery : tautomerism
tautometric : equal or identical in metrical structure, arrangement, or position
tautometrical : equal or identical in metrical structure, arrangement, or position
tautonym : a taxonomic binomial in which the generic name and specific epithet are alike and which is common in zoology especially to designate a typical form but is forbidden to botany under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
tautonymy : a taxonomic binomial in which the generic name and specific epithet are alike and which is common in zoology especially to designate a typical form but is forbidden to botany under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
tautophony : repetition of the same sound
tautosyllabic : belonging to the same syllable
tautozonal : belonging to the same zone
tautozonality : belonging to the same zone
Tave : to thrash or toss wildly : struggle
tave : to thrash or toss wildly : struggle
taver : roam, wander
tavern : an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises
taverner : one who keeps a tavern
tavernless : having no tavern
tavert : tired, fatigued
tavistockite : a mineral Ca3Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 consisting of a basic calcium aluminum phosphate and occurring in minute white crystals
taw : to tan (skins) usually by a dry process (as with alum or salt)
tawa : a New Zealand evergreen tree (Beilschmiedia tawa) of the family Lauraceae with slender branches and graceful foliage resembling that of the willow and white straight-grained wood used chiefly for rough work (as clothespins)
tawdrily : cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
tawdriness : cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
tawdry : cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
tawer : one that taws skins : a dresser of white leather
tawery : a place where skins are tawed
tawie : tractable
tawkee : golden club
tawkin : golden club
tawney Richard Henry 1880–1962 English economic historian
tawnily : in a tawny shade
tawniness : of the color tawny
tawny : of the color tawny
tawpie : a foolish or awkward young person
taws : to tan (skins) usually by a dry process (as with alum or salt)
tawse : a leather strap slit into strips at the end and used especially for disciplining children
tax : a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
taxability : subject to being taxed : making one liable to taxation
taxable : a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
Taxaceae : a family of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) distinguished from the Pinaceae by dioecious flowers, commonly fleshy fruit, and an embryo with but two cotyledons
taxaceous : a family of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs (order Coniferales) distinguished from the Pinaceae by dioecious flowers, commonly fleshy fruit, and an embryo with but two cotyledons
taxameter : taximeter
taxaspidean : having or being a tarsus of a bird with the scales of its hind side rectangular and arranged in regular rows
taxation : the action of taxing
taxational : of or relating to taxation
taxator : taxor
taxeater : a person deriving support from public funds
taxed : a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
taxeme : a minimum grammatical feature of selection (as the occurrence of the noun actor before -ess in actress), of order (as the fact that actr- precedes -ess in actress), of stress (as the occurrence of one main stress on the first syllable in actress), of pitch (as the interrogative final pitch when Actress? is an entire utterance constituting a question), or of phonetic modification (as the change of actor to actr- before -ess)
taxemic : a minimum grammatical feature of selection (as the occurrence of the noun actor before -ess in actress), of order (as the fact that actr- precedes -ess in actress), of stress (as the occurrence of one main stress on the first syllable in actress), of pitch (as the interrogative final pitch when Actress? is an entire utterance constituting a question), or of phonetic modification (as the change of actor to actr- before -ess)
Taxeopoda : an order of chiefly taxeopodous mammals comprising the Proboscidea, Condylarthra, Hyracoidea, and sometimes others
taxeopodous : having each or most of the tarsal or carpal bones of one row articulating with only one bone of the other row
taxer : a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
taxi : taxicab
taxiarch : a commander of an ancient Greek taxis
taxicab : an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled
Taxidea : a genus of mammals (family Mustelidae) consisting of the American badger
taxidermic : the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals and especially vertebrates
taxidermist : the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals and especially vertebrates
taxidermy : the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals and especially vertebrates
taximan : the operator of a taxi
taximeter : an instrument for use in a hired vehicle (such as a taxicab) for automatically showing the fare due
taxine : a bitter poisonous alkaloid C37H51NO10 obtained as an amorphous powder from the leaves, shoots, and seeds of the English yew
taxing : onerous, wearing
taxingly : onerous, wearing
taxinomy : taxonomy
taxiplane : an airplane used as a public vehicle for hire
taxis : reflex translational or orientational movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism in relation to a source of stimulation (such as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient)
taxite : volcanic rock of clastic or schlieric appearance due to the aggregation of flows of different colors, textures, granularity, or mineral composition :  eutaxite , ataxite
taxitic : volcanic rock of clastic or schlieric appearance due to the aggregation of flows of different colors, textures, granularity, or mineral composition :  eutaxite , ataxite
taxless : free from taxation : untaxed
taxlessly : free from taxation : untaxed
taxlessness : free from taxation : untaxed
taxman : the department of the government that collects taxes 
Taxodiaceae : a family of evergreen or deciduous coniferous trees that includes the bald cypress and sequoia and formerly other trees and shrubs now typically placed in the family Cupressaceae
Taxodium : a small genus of tall deciduous trees (family Taxodiaceae) having drooping branches, spirally arranged linear leaves, and globose cones with thick woody scales  — see ahuehuete, bald cypress
taxodont : of or relating to the Taxodonta
taxology : taxonomy sense 1
taxon : a scientifically classified group or entity : a taxonomic unit (such as a genus or order) of any rank
taxonomic : the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
taxonomical : the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
taxonomically : the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
taxonomist : the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
taxonomy : the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
taxor : one of two former officers at the older British universities empowered to regulate the prices of students' lodgings and food
taxpaid : not having had the tax paid 
taxpayer : one that pays or is liable for a tax
taxpaying : of, relating to, or subject to the paying of a tax
Taxus : yew sense 1a
taxy : -taxis
tay river 120 miles (193 kilometers) long in east central Scotland flowing into the North Sea through
Tayassu : a genus (the type of the family Tayassuidae) of American wild swine comprising the living peccaries and having a complex stomach, a gland on the back, and three toes on the hind feet  — compare suidae
Taylor  1825–1878 American writer
Taylorism : a factory management system developed in the late 19th century to increase efficiency by evaluating every step in a manufacturing process and breaking down production into specialized repetitive tasks
Taylorite : a mineral (K,NH4)2SO4 consisting of a potassium ammonium sulfate and occurring in compact white lumps in the guano beds of the Chincha islands, Peru
taylorite : a mineral (K,NH4)2SO4 consisting of a potassium ammonium sulfate and occurring in compact white lumps in the guano beds of the Chincha islands, Peru
tayra : a long-tailed mustelid mammal (Galera barbara) of South and Central America that resembles the North American fisher in size but has short fur and is black with a grayish head
tazia : a Muslim passion play celebrated by the Shiʽa in Muharram
tchervonetz : the gold 10-ruble coin of Soviet Russia authorized by decree in 1922 and first struck in 1923
Td tardive dyskinesia
te tellurium
tea : a widely cultivated shrub (Camellia sinensis of the family Theaceae, the tea family) native to China, northern India, and southeastern Asia and having glossy green leaves and fragrant white flowers
teaberry : checkerberry
teaboard : a tray for serving tea
teaboy : manservant
teacake : a small flat cake usually made with raisins
teacart : tea wagon
teach : to cause to know something
teachability : suitability for use in teaching
teachable : capable of being taught
teachableness : capable of being taught
teachably : capable of being taught
teacher : one that teaches
teacherage : a residence provided for teachers
teacherless : lacking a teacher
teacherly : resembling, characteristic of, or befitting a teacher
teachership : a teaching position
teachery : suggestive of a teacher
teaching : the act, practice, or profession of a teacher
teachy : didactic, schoolmasterish
teacup : a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
teacupful : a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
teahouse : a public house or restaurant where tea and light refreshments are sold
teak : a tall tropical Asian timber tree (Tectona grandis) of the vervain family
teakettle : a covered kettle with a handle and spout for boiling water
teakwood : teak sense 2
teal : teal blue
tealess : lacking or deprived of tea
teallite : a mineral PbSnS2 consisting of a sulfide of tin and lead and occurring in black metallic flexible folia (hardness 1–2, sp. gr 6.4)
team : a number of persons associated together in work or activity: such as
teamaker : a perforated covered spoon that holds tea leaves and is used in brewing tea in a cup
teaman : a dealer in tea
teamer : teamster
teaming : a number of persons associated together in work or activity: such as
teamland : plowland sense 1
teamman : teamster
teammate : a fellow member of a team
teamsman : teamster
teamster : one who drives a team or motortruck especially as an occupation
teamwork : work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole
teapot : a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
teapoy : a 3-legged ornamental stand
tear : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend
tearable : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend
tearage : amount of or allowance for removal of short fiber in wool combing
teardown : the act or process of disassembling
teardrop : tear entry 3 sense 1a
tearer : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend
tearful : flowing with or accompanied by tears
tearfully : flowing with or accompanied by tears
tearfulness : flowing with or accompanied by tears
tearing : causing continued or repeated pain or distress
tearless : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend
tearoom : a small restaurant or café that typically serves a variety of teas as well as coffee and light meals
tearpit : a sebaceous gland that opens beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope, that can be controlled in its opening voluntarily, and that secretes a waxy odorous substance
tearstain : a spot or streak left by tears
teart : tart, sour
tearthumb : any of several plants of the genus Polygonum having prickly stems
teary : wet or stained with tears : tearful
teasable : capable of being teased
teasableness : capable of being teased
tease : to make fun of : kid
teasehole : the opening in a glassmaking furnace for fuel
teasel : an Old World prickly herb (Dipsacus fullonum of the family Dipsacaceae, the teasel family) with flower heads that are covered with stiff hooked bracts and were used especially formerly in the woolen industry
teaseler : gigger
teaseller : gigger
teaselwort : a plant of the family Dipsacaceae
teasement : an act of teasing
teaser : one that teases
teashop : a small restaurant or café : tearoom
teasing : to make fun of : kid
teasingly : to make fun of : kid
teaspoon : a small spoon that is used especially for eating soft foods and stirring beverages and that holds about one third of a tablespoon
teaspoonful : as much as a teaspoon can hold
teasy : inclined to tease : irritating, annoying
teat : the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : nipple
teataster : an expert who judges or grades tea by tasting a standard brew
teated : the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : nipple
teatfish : trepang
teatime : the customary time for tea : late afternoon or early evening
Tebet : the 4th month of the civil year or the 10th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
tec : detective
tecali : alabaster sense 1
Tech : technician
tech : technician
technetium : a radioactive metallic element obtained especially from nuclear fuel as a product of uranium fission and used as a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical  — see Chemical Elements Table
technic : technique sense 1
technica : an artificial aid to the memory : a mnemonic aid 
technical : having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject
technicalism : addiction to technicality
technicalist : one addicted to technicality
technicality : something technical
technicalize : to give a technical slant to
technically : with regard to or in accordance with a strict or literal interpretation of something (such as a rule, a term, or an official description or designation)
technician : a specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation
technicist : technician
technicology : technology
technics : technique sense 1
technique : the manner in which technical details are treated (as by a writer) or basic physical movements are used (as by a dancer)
technocracy : government by technicians
technocrat : an adherent of technocracy
technocratic : of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy
technography : the description of arts and crafts especially with reference to their ethnic distribution and historical development
technologic : of, relating to, or characterized by technology
technological : of, relating to, or characterized by technology
technologically : of, relating to, or characterized by technology
technologist : the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : engineering sense 2
technology : the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : engineering sense 2
techy : characterized by technological sophistication : technical
Teco :  cuitlatec
Tecoma : a genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Bignoniaceae) having large showy flowers with a 5-toothed calyx, a nearly regular corolla, and four perfect stamens
tectal : a bodily structure resembling or serving as a roof
tectibranch : of or relating to the Tectibranchia
Tectibranchia : a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising gastropod mollusks (as bubble shells and sea hares) in which the gill is usually situated on one side of the back and protected by a fold of the mantle  — compare pteropoda
tectibranchian : a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising gastropod mollusks (as bubble shells and sea hares) in which the gill is usually situated on one side of the back and protected by a fold of the mantle  — compare pteropoda
tectibranchiate : a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising gastropod mollusks (as bubble shells and sea hares) in which the gill is usually situated on one side of the back and protected by a fold of the mantle  — compare pteropoda
tectiform : shaped like a roof
Tectona : a small genus of trees (family Verbenaceae) of India, Malaysia, and the Philippines having entire woolly leaves and paniculate cymes of small white or bluish flowers  — see teak
tectonic : of or relating to tectonics
tectonics : geologic structural features as a whole
tectorial : forming a covering : resembling a roof
tectorium :  membrane of corti
tectosphere : asthenosphere
tectospinal : of, relating to, or being a tract of myelinated nerve fibers that mediate various visual and auditory reflexes and that originate in the superior colliculus, cross to the opposite side, and descend in the ventral funiculus of the spinal cord to terminate in the ventral horn of gray matter in the cervical region of the spinal cord
Tectospondyli : an order or other division of elasmobranch fishes typically having tectospondylic vertebrae and comprising the spiny dogfishes and related forms and the angelfish (genus Squatina) and formerly also the rays and sawfishes  — compare batoidei , cyclospondyli
tectospondylic : having more than one calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum
tectospondylous : having more than one calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum
tectrices : covert sense 3
tectricial : of or relating to a tectrix
tectum : a bodily structure resembling or serving as a roof
tecum : a writ commanding a person to produce in court certain designated documents or evidence
Ted : to spread or turn from the swath and scatter (new-mown grass) for drying
ted : to spread or turn from the swath and scatter (new-mown grass) for drying
Teda :  tibbu
tedder : one that teds
Teddy : chemise sense 1
tedge : ingate entry 2
tediosity : tediousness
tedious : tiresome because of length or dullness : boring
tediously : tiresome because of length or dullness : boring
tediousness : tiresome because of length or dullness : boring
tediousome : tedious
tedium : the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
tee : the letter t
teedle : to sing by humming
teem : to become filled to overflowing : abound
teemer : one that teems
teemful : productive, fruitful
teemfulness : productive, fruitful
teeming : to become filled to overflowing : abound
teemingly : to become filled to overflowing : abound
teemingness : to become filled to overflowing : abound
teemless : barren
teems : to become filled to overflowing : abound
teen : a teenage person : teenager
teenage : of, being, or relating to people in their teens
teens : the numbers 13 to 19 inclusive
teensy : tiny
teenty : tiny
teeny : tiny
teest : a small anvil
Teeswater : an extinct British breed of cattle believed to have been the principal stock from which the Shorthorns are derived
teeter : to move unsteadily : wobble
teeterboard : seesaw sense 2b
teetertail : spotted sandpiper
teethe : to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gums
teethily : irritably, crossly
teething : the first growth of teeth
teethless : having no teeth
teethridge : the bony ridge of the jaw containing the sockets of the teeth
teethy : irritable, cross
teetotal : of, relating to, or practicing teetotalism
teetotaler : one who practices or advocates teetotalism
teetotalism : the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
teetotalist : the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
teetotally : of, relating to, or practicing teetotalism
teetotum : a small top usually inscribed with letters and used in put-and-take
teevee : television
teff : an economically important Ethiopian annual cereal grass (Eragrostis tef synonym E. abyssinica) grown for its small grain which yields a white flour and as a forage and hay crop
teg : a doe in its second year
Tegeticula : a genus of moths (family Tineidae) that includes the yucca moth
tegmen : a superficial layer or covering usually of a plant or animal part
tegmental : of, relating to, or associated with an integument or a tegmentum
tegmentum : an anatomical covering : tegmen
tegmina : a superficial layer or covering usually of a plant or animal part
tegua : an ankle-high rawhide moccasin of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
teguexin : a bluish black teju (Tupinambis teguixin) with pale or whitish yellow spots on the back
tegula : one of a pair of small scalelike sclerites of the mesothorax of some insects (as of the orders Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera) that cover the bases of the forewings
tegular : of, relating to, or resembling a tile
tegularly : of, relating to, or resembling a tile
tegument : integument
tegumental : integument
tegumentary : of, relating to, or consisting of an integument : serving as a covering
tegurium : a roof over an altar or a sarcophagus usually supported by light columns and often pointed
Tehuelche : a Chonan people of southern Argentina
Tehuelchean : a Chonan people of southern Argentina
Teian : of or relating to the ancient city of Teos
teiglech : small pieces of dough boiled in honey
Teiidae : a family of mostly tropical American lizards (as the tejus of South America and the race runner of the western U.S.) having a flat elongate scaly tongue that ends in two long smooth points
teil : linden sense 1a
teind : tithe
teindable : tithable
teju : any of several large blackish South American lizards of the genus Tupinambis (family Teiidae) that have yellow or white bands across the back, grow to a length of about three feet, often raid hen roosts, and are hunted as pests and for their flesh which is regarded as a delicacy
tekiah : one of the long deep calls sounded on the shofar as prescribed in the Jewish ritual for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur  — compare teruah
Tekintsi : tekke
Tekke : a dervish monastery
tekke : a dervish monastery
teknonymous : of or relating to teknonymy
teknonymy : the custom of naming the parent after the child
tektite : a glassy body of probably meteoritic origin and of rounded but indefinite shape
telakucha : ivy gourd
telamon : atlas sense 5
telang : telangiectatic
telangiectasia : an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically localized just below the skin's surface (as of the face)  — compare spider vein
telangiectasis : an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically localized just below the skin's surface (as of the face)  — compare spider vein
telangiectatic : an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically localized just below the skin's surface (as of the face)  — compare spider vein
Telanthera : a genus of tropical herbs or shrubs (family Amaranthaceae) that is commonly included in the genus Alternanthera from which it may be distinguished by the presence of five stamens and five staminodia united into a tube and that comprises plants with inconspicuous whitish flowers and showy brightly colored foliage which are often used for carpet bedding
telautogram : a message or other facsimile transmitted and recorded by a TelAutograph device
telautograph : a facsimile telegraph for reproducing graphic matter by means of a transmitter in which the motions of a pencil are communicated by levers to two rotary shafts that produce variations in current in two separate circuits and by means of a receiver in which these variations are utilized by electromagnetic devices and levers to move a pen as the pencil moves
tele : television
telecast : to broadcast by television
telecaster : to broadcast by television
telecommunication : communication at a distance (as by telephone)
teledendron : the terminal arborization of a nerve fiber
teledu : a small carnivorous mammal (Mydaus meliceps) of the mountains of Java and Sumatra resembling the badger and like the skunk secreting an offensive fluid which it can expel a short distance and being blackish brown with a yellowish white stripe down the back
telega : a 4-wheeled springless wagon used by the Russians
telegenic : well-suited to the medium of television
telegnosis : knowledge of distant happenings obtained by occult or unknown means : clairvoyance
telegnostic : knowledge of distant happenings obtained by occult or unknown means : clairvoyance
telegony : the supposed carrying over of the influence of a sire to the offspring of subsequent matings of the dam with other males  — compare saturation
telegram : a telegraphic dispatch
telegrammatic : telegrammic
telegrammic : relating to or resembling a telegram : laconic, brief
telegraph : an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals
telegrapher : an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals
telegraphese : language characterized by the terseness and ellipses that are common in telegrams
telegraphic : of or relating to the telegraph
telegraphically : of or relating to the telegraph
telegraphist : an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals
telegraphone : an early magnetic recorder
telegraphoscope : an early device for transmitting pictures over a telegraph circuit
telegraphy : the use or operation of a telegraph apparatus or system for communication
Telei : a Papuan people on Bougainville, Solomon islands
telekinesis : the production of motion in objects (as by a spiritualistic medium) without contact or other physical means
telekinetic : the production of motion in objects (as by a spiritualistic medium) without contact or other physical means
Telemark : a turn in skiing in which the outside ski is advanced considerably ahead of the other ski and then turned inward at a steadily widening angle until the turn is completed
telemark : a turn in skiing in which the outside ski is advanced considerably ahead of the other ski and then turned inward at a steadily widening angle until the turn is completed
telemechanic : being or relating to a device for operating mechanisms at a distance
telemetacarpal : having the terminal parts of the first and fifth metacarpals vestigial (as various deers)
telemeteorograph : an apparatus recording meteorological phenomena at a distance from the measuring apparatus (as by electricity or compressed air)
telemeteorographic : an apparatus recording meteorological phenomena at a distance from the measuring apparatus (as by electricity or compressed air)
telemeteorography : an apparatus recording meteorological phenomena at a distance from the measuring apparatus (as by electricity or compressed air)
telemeter : an instrument for measuring the distance of an object from an observer
telemetric : the science or process of telemetering data
telemetry : the science or process of telemetering data
telemotor : a hydraulic device by which the movement of the wheel on a ship's bridge operates the steering gear at the stern
telencephalic : the anterior subdivision of the embryonic forebrain or the corresponding part of the adult forebrain that includes the cerebral hemispheres and associated structures
telencephalon : the anterior subdivision of the embryonic forebrain or the corresponding part of the adult forebrain that includes the cerebral hemispheres and associated structures
Telenget :  teleut
Telenomus : a large and widespread genus of minute serphoid wasps (family Scelionidae) having larvae that are parasitic in the eggs of various insects
teleobjective : a telephoto lens
Teleocephali : a division of teleost fishes including those having the typical number of cranial and opercular bones, separate anterior vertebrae, and no mesocaracoid (as the perches and pike)
teleocephalous : a division of teleost fishes including those having the typical number of cranial and opercular bones, separate anterior vertebrae, and no mesocaracoid (as the perches and pike)
Teleoceras : a genus of short-legged rhinoceroses from the American Upper Miocene and Lower Pliocene having a small nasal horn
Teleodesmacea : a large group comprising bivalve mollusks with well-developed cardinal teeth in the hinge and being nearly equivalent to the order Eulamellibranchia
teleodesmacean : a large group comprising bivalve mollusks with well-developed cardinal teeth in the hinge and being nearly equivalent to the order Eulamellibranchia
teleodesmaceous : a large group comprising bivalve mollusks with well-developed cardinal teeth in the hinge and being nearly equivalent to the order Eulamellibranchia
teleodont : having large mandibles
teleologic : exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature
teleological : exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature
teleologically : exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature
teleologism : belief in or acceptance of teleology
teleologist : the study of evidences of design in nature
teleology : the study of evidences of design in nature
teleoptile : a mature feather  — compare neossoptile
teleoroentgenogram : an X-ray photograph taken at a distance of usually six feet with resultant practical parallelism of the rays and production of shadows of natural size
teleoroentgenography : the act, science, or practice of making teleoradiographs
teleosaur : a teleosaurian reptile
teleosaurian : of or relating to the genus Teleosaurus or family Teleosauridae
Teleosaurus : a genus (the type of the family Teleosauridae) of crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic having a long and slender snout like a gavial and platycelous vertebrae
teleost : bony fish
teleostean : bony fish
Teleostei : a subclass or other division of fishes nearly or exactly equivalent to Teleostomi
teleostomate : teleostomous
teleostome : one of the Teleostomi : a true fish
Teleostomi : a class or sometimes a subclass that contains all existing jawed fishes except the Chondrichthyes or sometimes the Chondrichthyes and Choanichthyes, that is characterized by membrane bones developed in connection with and entering into the structure of the jaws, cranium, pectoral arch, and opercular apparatus, gill arches bearing filamentous gills, and no claspers on the ventral fins, and that includes the ganoids and teleosts and is further characterized by the hyostylic suspensorium, bony fin rays, and lack of cerebral hemispheres
teleostomian : a class or sometimes a subclass that contains all existing jawed fishes except the Chondrichthyes or sometimes the Chondrichthyes and Choanichthyes, that is characterized by membrane bones developed in connection with and entering into the structure of the jaws, cranium, pectoral arch, and opercular apparatus, gill arches bearing filamentous gills, and no claspers on the ventral fins, and that includes the ganoids and teleosts and is further characterized by the hyostylic suspensorium, bony fin rays, and lack of cerebral hemispheres
teleostomous : a class or sometimes a subclass that contains all existing jawed fishes except the Chondrichthyes or sometimes the Chondrichthyes and Choanichthyes, that is characterized by membrane bones developed in connection with and entering into the structure of the jaws, cranium, pectoral arch, and opercular apparatus, gill arches bearing filamentous gills, and no claspers on the ventral fins, and that includes the ganoids and teleosts and is further characterized by the hyostylic suspensorium, bony fin rays, and lack of cerebral hemispheres
telepathic : communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
telepathically : communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
telepathist : a believer in telepathy
telepathize : to affect telepathically
telepathy : communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
telephone : an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance
telephoner : an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance
telephonic : of, relating to, or conveyed by a telephone
telephonically : of, relating to, or conveyed by a telephone
telephonist : a telephone switchboard operator
telephony : the use or operation of an apparatus (such as a telephone) for transmission of sounds as electrical signals between widely removed points
telephoto : being a camera lens system designed to give a large image of a distant object
telephotograph : a photograph taken with a camera having a telephoto lens
telephotographic : of, relating to, or being the process of telephotography
telephotography : the photography of distant objects (as by a camera provided with a telephoto lens)
teleplasm : ectoplasm
teleplasmic : ectoplasm
teleprinter : a device capable of producing hard copy from signals received over a communications circuit
teleran : a system of aerial navigation in which ground radar scans the area about an airport and the results are televised so that the pilot of an airplane sees the positions of all craft in the vicinity superimposed upon a map of the area
telergic : of or relating to telergy
telergical : of or relating to telergy
telergically : of or relating to telergy
telergy : a hypothetical action of one person's thought and desire upon the brain of another person by the transmission of some unknown form of energy
telescope : a usually tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lens or the reflection of light rays by a concave mirror  — compare reflector, refractor
telescopic : of, relating to, or performed with a telescope
telescopically : of, relating to, or performed with a telescope
Telescopium : a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Sagittarius and Pavo and that is represented by the figure of a telescope
teleseism : an earth tremor caused by an earthquake in a part of the world remote from the recording station
teleseismic : an earth tremor caused by an earthquake in a part of the world remote from the recording station
teleseismology : seismology dealing with records obtained at long distances  — compare engysseismology
telesis : progress that is intelligently planned and directed : the attainment of desired ends by the application of intelligent human effort to the means
telestereoscope : a binocular telescope
telesthesia : an impression supposedly received at a distance without the normal operation of the organs of sense
telesthetic : an impression supposedly received at a distance without the normal operation of the organs of sense
telestial : the lowest of three Mormon degrees or kingdoms of glory attainable in heaven  — compare celestial glory, terrestrial glory
telestic : mystical
telestich : a poem in which the consecutive final letters of the lines spell a name  — compare acrostic sense 1a
teletape : a tape perforated in accordance with the telegraph code by a special typewriter and run through a telegraph code by a special typewriter and run through a telegraph transmitter to obtain a higher speed of transmission
teletherapy : the treatment of diseased tissue with high-intensity radiation (as gamma rays from radioactive cobalt)
telethermometer : an apparatus for indicating the temperature of a distant point (as by a thermoelectric circuit and a galvanometer)
telethermometry : an apparatus for indicating the temperature of a distant point (as by a thermoelectric circuit and a galvanometer)
telethon : a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity
teletranscription : kinescope sense 2
Teletype : a printing device resembling a typewriter that is used to send and receive telephonic signals
teletype : a printing device resembling a typewriter that is used to send and receive telephonic signals
teletypesetter : an apparatus for the automatic operation of a keyboard slugcasting machine consisting essentially of a separate keyboard that perforates a tape which is fed either into an attachment to the slugcasting machine or into a sender that transmits electrical impulses telegraphically to any number of reperforators with the perforated tape causing the slugcasting machine to set type by automatic operation of the keyboard
teletypewriter : teletype sense 1
Teleut : a group of nomadic Altaic Tatar peoples of the Altai plateau, West Siberia Region
teleuto : a group of nomadic Altaic Tatar peoples of the Altai plateau, West Siberia Region
teleutosorus : telium
teleutospore : teliospore
teleutosporic : teliospore
teleutosporiferous : teliospore
teleview : to observe or watch by means of a television receiver
televiewer : to observe or watch by means of a television receiver
televise : to broadcast (something, such as a baseball game) by television
television : an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound
televisor : a television transmitting or receiving apparatus
televisual : of, relating to, or suitable for broadcast by television
telewriter : a TelAutograph device
Telfairia : a genus of tropical African vines (family Cucurbitaceae) having very long shoots which may exceed 45 feet, purplish flowers, and immense gourds  — see oyster nut
telferage : a system of automatic electric transportation
telford : being or relating to a road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth and distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices
telfordize : to furnish (a road) with a telford pavement
telharmonium : an instrument for producing music at a distant point via telephone wire by means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an operator who plays on a keyboard
teli : a member of a Hindu caste of characteristically oil makers and merchants
telial : a teliospore-producing sorus or pustule on the host plant of a rust fungus
telic : tending toward an end or outcome
telically : tending toward an end or outcome
Telinga : sepoy
teliosorus : telium
teliospore : a chlamydospore that is the final stage in the life cycle of a rust fungus and that gives rise to the basidium
telium : a teliospore-producing sorus or pustule on the host plant of a rust fungus
tell : to relate in detail : narrate
teller : one that relates or communicates
Tellima : a genus of hardy herbaceous perennials (family Saxifragaceae) of western North America that have palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding 5-petaled flowers  — see false alumroot
Tellina : a genus (the type of the family Tellinidae) of marine bivalve mollusks having the siphons long and separate, the foot and labial palpi very large, and the shell thin, delicate, and often showily colored
Tellinacea : a suborder or other division of Eulamellibranchia comprising usually rather small and bottom-dwelling mollusks with separate siphons, a large strong foot, and often brightly colored shells and including the sunset shells, surf clams, and wedge shells
telling : carrying great weight and producing a marked effect : effective, expressive
tellingly : carrying great weight and producing a marked effect : effective, expressive
Tellinidae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (suborder Tellinacea) comprising the sunset shells
telltale : an outward sign : indication
telltruth : one who tells the truth : a frank and honest person
tellurate : a salt or ester of telluric acid
tellurian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the earth
telluric : of or relating to the earth : terrestrial
telluride : a binary compound of tellurium with a more electropositive element or group
telluriferous : containing or yielding tellurium
tellurion : of, relating to, or characteristic of the earth
tellurite : a salt of tellurous acid
tellurium : a semimetallic element that occurs in a silvery-white brittle crystalline form of metallic luster, in a dark amorphous form, or combined with metals and that is used especially in alloys and catalysts  — see Chemical Elements Table
telluronium : a univalent cation TeH3+ or radical H3Te analogous to sulfonium
tellurous : of, relating to, or containing tellurium
telmatology : a branch of science concerned with the study of wetlands (such as peat bogs or swamps)
teloblast : one of the large cells that produce lines of smaller cells at the growing end of many embryos (as of most annelids)
teloblastic : one of the large cells that produce lines of smaller cells at the growing end of many embryos (as of most annelids)
telocentric : having the centromere terminally situated so that there is only one chromosomal arm
telodendrion : the terminal arborization of a nerve fiber
telodendron : the terminal arborization of a nerve fiber
telodynamic : relating to the transmission of power to a distance especially by a system of ropes or cables and pulleys
telolecithal : having the yolk large in amount and concentrated at one pole  — compare centrolecithal, isolecithal
telome : a hypothetical plant structure in a theory of the evolution of leaves and sporophylls in vascular plants that consists of one of the vegetative or reproductive terminal branchlets of a dichotomously branched axis
telomitic : telocentric
Telopea : a genus of Australian shrubs and trees (family Proteaceae) notable for their showy scarlet tetramerous flowers which have a common involucre at the base of the clusters and which are followed by capsules with winged seeds  — see waratah
telophase : the final stage of mitosis and of the second division of meiosis in which the spindle disappears and the nucleus reforms around each set of chromosomes
telophragma : krause's membrane
telosynapsis : synapsis of chromosomes by end-to-end union that is now known to be an observational artifact
telosynaptic : synapsis of chromosomes by end-to-end union that is now known to be an observational artifact
Telotremata : an order of brachiopods having the opening for the peduncle shared by both valves in earlier stages but usually confined to one in later stages and more or less limited below by a pair of deltidial plates and having spiral arms that are supported by calcareous bars, loops, or spirals
telotrematous : an order of brachiopods having the opening for the peduncle shared by both valves in earlier stages but usually confined to one in later stages and more or less limited below by a pair of deltidial plates and having spiral arms that are supported by calcareous bars, loops, or spirals
telotroch : the preanal tuft of cilia in a trochophore larva
telotrocha : a larva of various annelids having a preoral and a posterior circlet or tuft of cilia
telotrochal : a larva of various annelids having a preoral and a posterior circlet or tuft of cilia
telotrochous : a larva of various annelids having a preoral and a posterior circlet or tuft of cilia
telotrophic : acrotrophic
telotype : a printing telegraph
telpher : a light car suspended from and running on aerial cables
telpherage : a system of automatic electric transportation
telpherman : a telpher operator
telson : the terminal segment of the body of an arthropod or segmented worm
Telugu : a member of the largest group of people in Telangana, India
telyn : an old Celtic harp
Tema city and port on the Gulf of Guinea in Ghana east of Accra population 139,784
temacha : a Persian comic or farcical interlude performed by traveling players
temalacatl : a spindle-shaped stone in Aztec sacrificial rites to which an inadequately armed captive was attached while allowed ostensibly to defend himself against his executioners
tembe : a people that is a northern Malay branch of the Sakai
temblor : earthquake
Tembu : a Bantu-speaking people of Tembuland in southern Africa
temenos : a temple enclosure or court in ancient Greece : a sacred precinct
temerarious : marked by temerity : rashly or presumptuously daring
temerariously : marked by temerity : rashly or presumptuously daring
temerariousness : marked by temerity : rashly or presumptuously daring
temerity : unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness, recklessness
temin Howard Martin 1934–1994 American oncologist
Temne : a people of the interior of Sierra Leone in western Africa
Temnospondyli : a suborder of Stegocephalia including parts of the orders Embolomeri and Rhachitomi and sometimes the Stereospondyli
temnospondylous : rhachitomous
temp : temperature sense 1a
Tempe city in south central Arizona southeast of Phoenix population 161,719
Tempean : of, relating to, or resembling a Tempe
temper : heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
tempera : a process of painting in which an albuminous or colloidal medium (such as egg yolk) is employed as a vehicle instead of oil
temperable : heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
temperality : physical condition
temperament : characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
temperamental : marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes
temperamentally : marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes
temperance : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint
temperate : having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
temperately : having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
temperateness : having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
temperature : degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale
tempered : treated by tempering
temperer : heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
temperish : inclined to show temper : easily angered : irascible
tempersome : marked by displays of temper : hotheaded
tempery : marked by quick temper or irritability : touchy
tempest : a violent storm
tempestical : stormy
tempestive : occurring at a proper time or season : opportune, timely
tempestuous : of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent, stormy
tempestuously : of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent, stormy
tempestuousness : of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent, stormy
tempi : the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
Templar : a knight of a religious military order established in the early 12th century in Jerusalem for the protection of pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
templar : a knight of a religious military order established in the early 12th century in Jerusalem for the protection of pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
templary :  templar
template : a gauge, pattern, or mold (such as a thin plate or board) used as a guide to the form of a piece being made
temple : a building for religious practice: such as
templed : a building for religious practice: such as
templelike : resembling a temple
templet : a gauge, pattern, or mold (such as a thin plate or board) used as a guide to the form of a piece being made
Templetonia : a genus of Australian shrubs (family Leguminosae) having simple leaves and red or yellow flowers with a reflexed standard and narrow wings  — see coralbush
tempo : the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
tempora : the relationship between breve and semibreve in mensural music
temporal : of or relating to time as opposed to eternity
temporale : a part of the breviary and missal that contains the daily offices of the ecclesiastical year  — compare sanctorale
temporalism : a philosophical doctrine that emphasizes the ultimate reality of time and temporal things as contrasted with doctrines which reduce the temporal to a manifestation of the eternal  — compare eternalism
temporalist : an adherent of the doctrine of temporalism
temporality : civil or political as distinguished from spiritual or ecclesiastical power or authority
temporalize : secularize
temporally : of or relating to time as opposed to eternity
temporalness : the quality or state of being temporal
temporalty : temporality sense 1a
temporarily : during a limited time
temporariness : lasting for a limited time
temporary : lasting for a limited time
temporization : to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
temporizer : to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
temporizing : to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
temporizingly : in a temporizing manner
temporomandibular : of, relating to, being, or affecting the joint between the temporal bone and the mandible that allows for the movement of the mandible
temporomaxillary : relating to or situated in the region of the temporal bone or area and the upper jaw
temporooccipital : of or relating to the temporal and occipital regions
temporoparietal : of or relating to the temporal and parietal bones or lobes
tempt : to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain
temptable : to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain
temptation : the act of tempting or the state of being tempted especially to evil : enticement
temptational : of, relating to, or offering temptation : alluring
tempter : one that tempts or entices
tempting : having an appeal : enticing
temptingly : having an appeal : enticing
temptress : a woman who tempts or entices
temse : sieve
ten : a number that is one more than nine  — see Table of Numbers
tenability : capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable
tenable : capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable
tenableness : capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable
tenably : capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable
tenace : a combination of two high or relatively high cards (such as ace and queen) of the same suit in one hand with one ranking two degrees below the other
tenacious : not easily pulled apart : cohesive
tenaciously : not easily pulled apart : cohesive
tenaciousness : not easily pulled apart : cohesive
tenacity : the quality or state of being tenacious
tenaculum : a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts (such as arteries)
tenaille : an outwork in the main ditch between two bastions of a fortification
tenaillon : a work constructed on each side of a ravelin to increase its strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions
tenancy : a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
tenant : one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
tenantable : one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
tenantless : one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
tenantlike : conforming to the rights and obligations of a tenant
tenantry : tenancy
tenantship : tenancy
tench : a cyprinid fish (Tinca tinca) native to Eurasia but introduced in the U.S. and noted for its ability to survive in poorly oxygenated waters
tend : to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
tendance : watchful care
tendant : attendant
tendence : tendency
tendency : a proneness to a particular kind of thought or action
tendent : directed, inclined
tendential : tendentious
tendentious : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
tendentiously : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
tendentiousness : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
tender : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving
tenderability : the quality or state of being tenderable
tenderable : capable of being tendered
tenderer : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving
tenderfoot : an inexperienced beginner : novice
tenderhearted : easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable
tenderheartedly : easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable
tenderheartedness : easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable
tenderize : to make (meat or meat products) tender by applying a process or substance that breaks down connective tissue
tenderling : one who has been coddled : one who is weak or effeminate
tenderloin : a strip of tender meat consisting of a large internal muscle of the loin on each side of the vertebral column
tenderly : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving
tenderness : a tender quality or condition: such as
tenderometer : a device for determining the maturity and tenderness of samples of fruits and vegetables
tending : to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
tendinitis : inflammation of a tendon typically associated with acute injury and usually accompanied by pain and swelling
tendinous : consisting of tendons : sinewy
tendon : a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts
tendonous : consisting of tendons : sinewy
tendour : a table or seat with a brazier of coals under it that is used for warmth in some countries of southwestern Asia
tendovaginal : of or relating to a tendon and its synovial sheath
tendovaginitis : tenosynovitis
tendresse : fondness
tendril : a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
tendriled : a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
tendriliferous : bearing tendrils
tendrillar : tendrilous
tendrilly : tendrilous
tendrilous : a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
tendron : a young shoot, sprout, or bud
Tenebrae : a church service observed during the final part of Holy Week commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ
tenebrific : gloomy
tenebrionid : darkling beetle
Tenebrionidae : a large family of heteromerous firm-bodied mostly dark-colored vegetable-feeding beetles especially characteristic of arid regions and often with the hind wings vestigial and functionless and with larvae that are usually hard cylindrical worms  — see darkling beetle, mealworm
tenebrious : tenebrous
tenebrose : tenebrous
tenebrosity : darkness
tenebrous : shut off from the light : dark, murky
tenement : tenement house
tenemental : of or relating to a tenement : held by or leased to tenants
tenementary : consisting of tenements : tenemental
tenendas : tenendum
tenendum : a clause formerly used in a deed to designate the kind of tenure vested in the grantee  — compare habendum
tenent : tenet
teneral : of, relating to, or constituting a state of the imago of an insect immediately after molting during which it is soft and immature in coloring
Teneriffe island of Spain, largest of the Canary Islands; chief town Santa Cruz de Tenerife area 795 square miles (2059 square kilometers)
tenesmus : a distressing but ineffectual urge to evacuate the rectum or bladder
tenet : a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
tenfold : being 10 times as great or as many
teng 1904–1997 Chinese Communist leader (1977–97)
Tenggerese : an Indonesian people inhabiting the mountain regions of eastern Java
teniacidal : a band on a Doric order separating the frieze from the architrave
teniacide : a band on a Doric order separating the frieze from the architrave
Tenino : a Shahaptian people of the Columbia river valley of northern Oregon
tenio : a timber tree (Weinmannia trichosperma) of southern South America
tennantite : a mineral (Cu,Fe)12As4S13 that consists of a blackish lead-gray sulfide of iron, copper, arsenic, and sulfur and is isomorphous with tetrahedrite
tenne a monetary subunit of the manat (Turkmenistan)  — see manat at Money Table
tenner : a 10-pound note
Tennessean river 652 miles (1049 kilometers) long in the eastern U.S. in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, flowing into the Ohio River
tennis : an indoor or outdoor game that is played with rackets and a light elastic ball by two players or pairs of players on a level court (as of clay or grass) divided by a low net
tennisy : devoted to tennis
Tennysonian Alfred 1809–1892 1st Baron Tennyson known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson English poet; poet laureate (1850–92)
Tenochtitlan mexico city
tenodesis : the operation of suturing the end of a tendon to a bone
tenomyotomy : surgical excision of a portion of a tendon and muscle
tenon : a projecting member in a piece of wood or other material for insertion into a mortise to make a joint  — see dovetail illustration
tenoner : one that tenons
tenoplasty : plastic surgery performed on a tendon
tenor : the highest natural adult male singing voice
tenorist : a person who sings tenor or plays a tenor instrument
tenorite : a mineral CuO that is a native cuprice oxide occurring in minute steel-gray or iron-gray scales or black earthy masses  — compare melaconite
tenorless : having no tenor : lacking intent or substance
tenoroon : a 19th-century tenor bassoon
tenorrhaphy : surgical suture of a divided tendon
tenotome : a slender narrow-bladed surgical instrument mounted on a handle
tenotomist : one who performs a tenotomy
tenotomize : to perform a tenotomy on
tenotomy : surgical division of a tendon
tenovaginitis : tenosynovitis
tenpence : the sum of ten pennies
tenpenny : amounting to, worth, or costing 10 pennies
tenpin : a bottle-shaped bowling pin 15 inches high
tenrec : any of numerous small often spiny mammalian insectivores (family Tenrecidae) chiefly of Madagascar
Tenrecidae : a family of insectivores comprising the tenrecs and with the West African otter shrew, the West Indian alamiqui, and extinct related forms often constituting a distinct superfamily of Insectivora
tense : stretched tight : made taut : rigid
tenseless : not having a tense or tenses
tenselessness : not having a tense or tenses
tensely : stretched tight : made taut : rigid
tenseness : stretched tight : made taut : rigid
tensibility : the quality or state of being tensible
tensible : capable of being extended
tensibleness : capable of being extended
tensibly : capable of being extended
tensile : capable of tension : ductile
tensility : capable of tension : ductile
tensimeter : an instrument for mearuring gas or vapor pressure : manometer
tensiometer : a device for measuring tension (as of structural material)
tension : inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
tensional : inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
tensionless : inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
tensity : the quality or state of being tense : tenseness
tensive : of, relating to, or causing tension
tenson : a lyric poem of dispute composed by Provençal troubadours in which two opponents speak alternate stanzas, lines, or groups of lines usually identical in structure  — compare débat, partimen
tensor : a muscle that stretches a part
tent : a collapsible shelter of fabric (such as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building
tentability : the quality or state of being temptable
tentacle : any of various elongate flexible usually tactile or prehensile processes borne by invertebrate animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth
tentacled : any of various elongate flexible usually tactile or prehensile processes borne by invertebrate animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth
tentacula : tentacle sense 1
tentacular : of, relating to, or resembling tentacles
Tentaculata : a class of Ctenophora comprising forms with tentacles that are retractile into sheaths and that may be long and pinnate (as in members of the orders Cydippida and Platyctenea), small and unbranched (as in members of the order Cestida), or present only in the immature stage (as in members of the order Lobata)
tentaculate : having tentacles
tentaculated : tentacled
tentaculite : a fossil or individual of the genus Tentaculites or family Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites : a genus of small conical fossil shells found abundantly in some Paleozoic rocks and often made the type of the family Tentaculitidae
Tentaculitidae : a family of shelled Paleozoic invertebrates (group Conulariida)  — see tentaculites
tentaculocyst : one of the sense organs situated on the margin of the umbrella of many jellyfishes, consisting of a greatly modified and reduced tentacle containing a cavity with lithites, and often being sunk in a pit or enclosed in a pouch
tentaculoid : resembling a tentacle
tentaculum : tentacle sense 1
tentage : a collection of tents : tent equipment
tentation : temptation
tentative : not fully worked out or developed
tentatively : with hesitancy or uncertainty : in a tentative manner
tentativeness : the quality or state of being tentative or hesitant : hesitancy, uncertainty
tented : covered with a tent or tents
tenter : a frame or endless track with hooks or clips along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth
tenterer : one that tenters (as cloth)
tenterhook : a sharp hooked nail used especially for fastening cloth on a tenter
tenth : one that is number 10 in a series  — see Table of Numbers
tenthly : in the tenth place
tenthmeter : a metric unit of length equal to one ten millionth of a millimeter
tenthredinid : of or relating to the Tenthredinidae
Tenthredinidae : a family of Hymenoptera comprising all the sawflies or now more commonly including various typical sawflies  — see tenthredinoidea
Tenthredinoidea : a superfamily (suborder Chalastogastra) of hymenopterous insects comprising the sawflies and being coextensive with Tenthredinidae in its broadest use
tentiform : resembling or building a nest that resembles a tent in form
tentillum : a branch of a tentacle
tentless : a collapsible shelter of fabric (such as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building
tentlike : a collapsible shelter of fabric (such as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building
tentmaker : one that makes tents
tentmate : one that occupies the same tent
tentorial : a bony ridge on the inner surface of the skull that marks the attachment of the tentorium
tentorium : tentorium cerebelli
tenty : attentive, watchful
tenues : an unaspirated voiceless stop
tenuiroster : a bird of the Tenuirostres
Tenuirostres : an unnatural group of mostly passerine birds (as hummingbirds, sunbirds, honey eaters, nuthatches) having slender bills
tenuis : an unaspirated voiceless stop
tenuity : lack of substance or strength
tenuous : having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak
tenuously : having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak
tenuousness : having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak
tenure : the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
tenurial : the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
tenurially : the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
teocalli : an ancient temple of Mexico or Central America usually built upon the summit of a truncated pyramidal mound
teopan : the precincts of an ancient temple of Mexico : a walled enclosure containing a teocalli and other buildings devoted to religious uses
teosinte : any of several tall annual or perennial grasses (genus Zea) of Mexico and Central America that have small dark triangular seeds and include two species (Z. mays parviglumis and Z. m. mexicana synonym Z. mexicana) which are closely related to and often considered ancestral to corn
Teotihuacan city in Mexico state, south central Mexico, northeast of Mexico City population 53,010
tepache : any of several Mexican drinks
tepal : any of the modified leaves making up a perianth
Tepanec : a Nahuatl people of the Valley of Mexico
Tepecano : a Piman people of the northern part of the state of Jalisco, Mexico
tepee : a conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially by American Indians of the Great Plains
Tepehua : a Totonac people of southeastern Mexico
Tepehuane : a Piman people of Durango and adjacent states in northwestern Mexico
tepetate : caliche
tephillin : the phylacteries worn by Jews
tephroite : a mineral Mn2SiO4 that consists of Manganese silicate and is isomorphous with olivine
Tephrosia : a genus of herbs or undershrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves, white or purplish flowers, and flat legumes
tepid : moderately warm : lukewarm
tepidarium : a warm room of the ancient Roman thermae used to sit in
tepidity : moderately warm : lukewarm
tepidly : moderately warm : lukewarm
tepidness : moderately warm : lukewarm
teponaztli : a Mexican slit-drum of Aztec origin
tequila : a Mexican liquor made chiefly from the fermented sap of the blue agave that has been subjected to two separate distillations
Tequistlatecan : a language family of the Hokan stock in Mexico comprising only the Tequistlatec language
tera : trillion (1012)
teraglin : geelbec sense 2
terap : a tall Malayan tree (Artocarpus kunstleri)
teraphim : an image of a Semitic household god
teras : an organism (as a fetus) that is grossly abnormal in structure due to genetic or developmental causes
teratism : abnormal form or structure : developmental abnormality
teratogenesis : production of developmental malformations
teratogenetic : teratogenic
teratogenic : of, relating to, or causing developmental malformations
teratoid : of, resembling, or being a teratoma
teratological : abnormal in growth or structure
teratologist : the study of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type in developing organisms
teratology : the study of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type in developing organisms
teratoma : a tumor made up of a heterogeneous mixture of tissues
teratomatous : a tumor made up of a heterogeneous mixture of tissues
teratosis : teratism
terbium : a metallic element of the rare-earth group with atomic number 65 that occurs naturally only in combination and that is used especially in alloys for electronic equipment and as a green phosphor (see phosphor sense 2) in electronic displays  — see Chemical Elements Table
tercel : a male hawk
tercelet : tiercel
tercentenary : a 300th anniversary or its celebration
tercentennial : tercentenary
tercer : a widow entitled to terce
terceron : quadroon
tercet : a unit or group of three lines of verse:
terchloride : trichloride
tercia : a Spanish or Italian infantry regiment of the 16th and 17th centuries
tercio : a Spanish or Italian infantry regiment of the 16th and 17th centuries
terdiurnal : occurring three times per day
terebella : a genus of tube-forming marine polychaete worms with horseshoe-shaped preoral lobe, many filamentous tentacles, several pairs of segmental gills, and reduced parapodia that is type of a family Terebellidae of nearly cosmopolitan distribution
terebellid : a genus of tube-forming marine polychaete worms with horseshoe-shaped preoral lobe, many filamentous tentacles, several pairs of segmental gills, and reduced parapodia that is type of a family Terebellidae of nearly cosmopolitan distribution
Terebellidae : a large family of marine burrowing or tube-forming polychaete worms with often showy filamentous anterior gills and usually a long thick body
terebelloid : a genus of tube-forming marine polychaete worms with horseshoe-shaped preoral lobe, many filamentous tentacles, several pairs of segmental gills, and reduced parapodia that is type of a family Terebellidae of nearly cosmopolitan distribution
terebene : a mixture of terpenes from oil of turpentine that has been used as an expectorant
terebenthene : levorotatory alpha-pinene
terebic : a crystalline lactonic acid C7H10O4 obtained especially by the oxidation of turpentine oil; dimethyl-paraconic acid
terebinth : a small European tree (Pistacia terebinthus) of the cashew family yielding turpentine
Terebinthaceae : a family of plants coextensive with the Anacardiaceae
terebinthinate : relating to, containing, or resembling turpentine (as in odor)
terebinthine : terebinthinate
terebra : a device used by the ancient Romans for starting a breach in a fortified wall
terebral : a device used by the ancient Romans for starting a breach in a fortified wall
terebrant : of or relating to the Terebrantia
Terebrantia : a suborder or other division of Hymenoptera including insects (as sawflies, horntails, and various parasitic hymenoptera) that have a boring ovipositor  — compare aculeata
Terebratula : a genus of articulate brachiopods with arms borne by a calcareous loop and a short peduncle projecting through the shell that is type of a family Terebratulidae
terebratular : a genus of articulate brachiopods with arms borne by a calcareous loop and a short peduncle projecting through the shell that is type of a family Terebratulidae
terebratulid : of or relating to the Terebratulidae
Terebratulidae : a large family of living and extinct brachiopods usually placed with a few related forms in a distinct superfamily or suborder of the order Telotremata  — see terebratula
terebratuline : a genus of articulate brachiopods with arms borne by a calcareous loop and a short peduncle projecting through the shell that is type of a family Terebratulidae
terebratuloid : related to or resembling the Terebratulidae
Terebridae : a family of chiefly tropical marine snails (group Toxoglossa) with slender tall-spired shells of many whorls  — see auger shell
Teredinidae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) that live in burrows (as in wood or clay) which they rasp out with their small trilobed shells and line with a calcareous secretion, are very destructive to marine wooden constructions (as ships and wharves), and are vermiform with very long siphons united through most of their length  — see bankia , shipworm, teredo  — compare pholas
teredo : shipworm
terek : a sandpiper (Xenus cinerea) of the Old World breeding in the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to southern Africa and Australia and frequenting rivers
Terence 186(or 185)–?159 b.c. Publius Terentius Afer Roman dramatist
Terentian : of or relating to Terence or having qualities (as refinement and poetic finish) like those of his comedies
terephthalate : a salt or ester of terephthalic acid
terephthalic : a p-dicarboxylic acid C8H6O4 that is obtained especially by oxidation of xylene and is used chiefly in the synthesis of polyesters
Teresa Mother 1910–1997 Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Albanian religious in India
Teresian : a barefooted Carmelite of the reformed order established in the 16th century by St. Teresa of Ávila
Teresina city in northeastern Brazil population 814,230
terete : approximately cylindrical but usually tapering at both ends
Tereus : the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela
terfez : the edible fruit of a fungus (genus Terfezia) of the desert regions of Africa, Asia, and southern Europe
Terfezia : a genus of fungi (family Tuberaceae) resembling truffles and having subterranean tuberous ascocarps and in some classifications comprising a distinct family
tergal : the dorsal part or plate of a segment of an arthropod
tergant : showing the back
tergiferous : dorsiferous
tergite : the dorsal plate or dorsal portion of the covering of a metameric segment of an arthropod
tergiversant : tergiversating
tergiversate : to engage in tergiversation
tergiversation : evasion of straightforward action or clear-cut statement : equivocation
tergiversator : to engage in tergiversation
tergiversatory : displaying or practicing tergiversation
tergiverse : tergiversate
tergum : the dorsal part or plate of a segment of an arthropod
terlinguaite : a mineral Hg2ClO consisting of a mercuric oxychloride and occurring in yellow monoclinic crystals (hardness 2–3, specific gravity 8.7)
term : a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or subject
termagancy : the quality or state of being termagant : habitual bad temper : scolding disposition
Termagant : a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character
termagant : a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character
termagantish : resembling a termagant : shrewish
termen : the outer margin of a triangularly shaped wing of an insect
termer : a person serving for a specified term (as in a political office or in prison)
Termes : the type genus of the family Termitidae
terminability : the quality or state of being terminable
terminable : capable of being terminated
terminableness : capable of being terminated
terminably : capable of being terminated
terminal : leading ultimately to death : fatal
Terminalia : the terminal elements of a part
terminalization : the movement of transverse bonds between paired chromosomes in meiosis from their points of origin toward the ends of the chromosomes
terminally : leading ultimately to death : fatal
terminate : to form an ending
termination : end in time or existence : conclusion
terminational : end in time or existence : conclusion
terminative : tending or serving to terminate : ending
terminatively : tending or serving to terminate : ending
terminator : the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon's or a planet's disk
terminatory : terminal, terminating
termine : bound, limit, terminate
terminer : a commission authorizing a British judge to hear and determine a criminal case at the assizes
termini : either end of a transportation line or travel route
terminism : the doctrine of the terminists
terminist : one who maintains that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of individual persons during which period and no longer they have the offer of grace
terministic : one who maintains that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of individual persons during which period and no longer they have the offer of grace
terminize : to supply (as a science) with nomenclature
terminological : the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
terminologically : the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
terminology : the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
terminus : either end of a transportation line or travel route
termital : of, relating to, or produced by termites
termitarium : a termites' nest
termitary : termitarium
termite : any of numerous pale-colored soft-bodied social insects (order Isoptera) that live in colonies consisting usually of winged sexual forms, wingless sterile workers, and soldiers, feed on wood, and include some which are very destructive to wooden structures and trees
termitic : of, relating to, or produced by termites
termitid : of or relating to the Termitidae
Termitidae : a family of termites including the most highly specialized forms characterized by having 4-jointed tarsi and a simple radial vein in the wings
termitophile : an insect normally living in association with termites in their nests
termitophilous : an insect normally living in association with termites in their nests
termless : having no term or end : boundless, unending
termly : by the term : periodically
termolecular :  trimolecular
termon : land belonging to a religious house in Ireland : church land exempt from secular taxation
termor : one who has an estate for a term of years or for life
termtime : the part of the year in which schools and universities are holding classes
tern : any of various chiefly marine birds (subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae and especially genus Sterna) that differ from the related gulls in usually smaller size, a more slender build, a sharply pointed bill, narrower wings, and an often forked tail
terna : a list of three nominees for institution into a Roman Catholic benefice or bishopric presented to the pope or other authority
ternar : a university student assigned to the third and lowest social rank and required to pay the lowest fees  — compare seconder
ternary : of, relating to, or proceeding by threes
ternate : arranged in threes or in subdivisions so arranged
ternately : arranged in threes or in subdivisions so arranged
terne : an alloy of lead and tin typically in a ratio of four to one that is used as a coating in producing terneplate
terneplate : sheet iron or steel coated with an alloy of about four parts lead to one part tin
ternery : a place where terns breed gregariously
ternion : a set or group of three : triad, trio
ternlet : any of various small terns
Ternstroemia : a large genus of chiefly tropical American trees and shrubs (family Theaceae) having bracteate flowers with free sepals and petals slightly coherent at the base
terp : a large artificial mound in the Netherlands (as in Friesland) providing a site or refuge for a prehistoric settlement in a seasonally flooded area
terpadiene : menthadiene
terpane : methane
terpene : any of various isomeric hydrocarbons C10H16 found present in essential oils (as from conifers) and used especially as solvents and in organic synthesis
terpeneless : any of various isomeric hydrocarbons C10H16 found present in essential oils (as from conifers) and used especially as solvents and in organic synthesis
terphenyl : any of three isomeric crystalline hydrocarbons C6H5C6H4C6H5 that contain three benzene rings linked in ortho, meta, and para positions, that are obtained usually along with biphenyl from benzene, and that are used chiefly as industrial heat transfer media
terpin : a crystalline saturated terpenoid glycol C10H18(OH)2 that is known in cis and trans forms and is obtained readily in the form of terpin hydrate
terpinene : any of three liquid isomeric monocyclic terpene hydrocarbons C10H16 obtained usually in mixtures of the alpha and gamma isomers (as by isomerization of pinene, alpha-phellandrene, or dipentene with sulfuric acid): such as
terpineol : any of three fragrant isomeric alcohols C10H17OH found in essential oils or made artificially and used especially in perfume or as solvents
terpinol :  terpin
terpinolene : a liquid monocyclic terpene hydrocarbon C10H16 reported in a few essential oils and obtained synthetically (as in the manufacture of terpineol); 1,4(8)-para-menthadiene
Terpsichore : the Greek Muse of dancing and choral song
Terpsichorean : of or relating to dancing
terpsichorean : of or relating to dancing
terrace : a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building
terraceous : earthen
terracer : a machine used for constructing terraces or wide channels for surface drainage
terracette : catstep
terraciform : having the form of a terrace
terracing : a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building
terrain : a geographic area
terral : a land breeze
terramara : a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age lake dwelling or settlement of northern Italy known from remains found in mounds of the Po valley
terramare : a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age lake dwelling or settlement of northern Italy known from remains found in mounds of the Po valley
terrane : the area or surface over which a particular rock or group of rocks is prevalent
terranean : of or relating to the earth
terraneous : terrestrial, terranean
Terrapene : a genus comprising the box turtles
terrapin : any of various aquatic turtles (family Emydidae)
terraqueous : consisting of land and water
terrar : a bursar of a religious house
terrarium : a usually transparent enclosure for keeping or raising plants or usually small animals (such as turtles) indoors
terrazzo : a mosaic flooring consisting of small pieces of marble or granite set in mortar and given a high polish
terrella : a spherical magnet used to simulate the magnetic properties of the earth
terrene : mundane, earthly
terrenely : in an earthly manner : mundanely
terreplein : the level space behind a parapet of a rampart where guns are mounted
terrestrial : of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
terrestrially : of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
terret : one of the rings on the top of a harness pad through which the reins pass
terrible : extremely bad: such as
terribleness : extremely bad: such as
terribly : to an extreme degree : very : extremely
terricole : terrestrial sense 3b
terricoline : terrestrial sense 3b
terricolous : terrestrial sense 3b
terrier : any of various usually small energetic dogs originally used by hunters to dig for small game and engage the quarry underground or drive it out
terrific : unusually fine : magnificent
terrifically : unusually fine : magnificent
terrify : to drive or impel by menacing : scare
terrifying : causing terror or apprehension
terrifyingly : causing terror or apprehension
terrigenous : being or relating to oceanic sediment derived directly from the destruction of rocks on the earth's surface
terrine : tureen sense 1
territorial : of or relating to a territory
territorialism : landlordism
territorialist : landlordism
territoriality : territorial status
territorialization : to organize on a territorial basis
territorialize : to organize on a territorial basis
territorially : of or relating to a territory
territorian : an inhabitant of the Northern Territory of Australia
territory : a geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
terron : a block of sun-dried sod used as a construction brick in the Rio Grande valley
terror : a state of intense or overwhelming fear
terrorful : full of terror : terrifying
terrorism : the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
terrorist : an advocate or practitioner of terrorism as a means of coercion
terroristic : involving or employing violent acts of terror : marked by terrorism
terrorization : to fill with terror or anxiety : scare
terrorize : to fill with terror or anxiety : scare
terrorless : a state of intense or overwhelming fear
Terry : the loop forming the pile in uncut pile fabrics
terry : the loop forming the pile in uncut pile fabrics
terse : using few words : devoid of superfluity
tersely : using few words : devoid of superfluity
terseness : using few words : devoid of superfluity
tertia : a Spanish or Italian infantry regiment of the 16th and 17th centuries
tertial : of, relating to, or constituting the flight feathers borne on the basal joint of a bird's wing  — compare primary sense 2c
tertian : recurring at approximately 48-hour intervals
tertianship : a third period of novitiate or training undertaken by a Jesuit after ordination
tertiary : of third rank, importance, or value
tertius  — see peroneus tertius
Tertullianist : a follower of Tertullian of Carthage
terutero : a South American lapwing (Belonopterus chilensis cayennensis) similar to the common lapwing but having a short hind toe and a spur on the bend of the wing
tervalence : trivalence
tervalency : trivalence
tervalent : trivalent
terzetto : a musical composition for three voices : trio
terzina : triplet sense 1
tessara : four
tessarace : a tetrahedral summit
tessaraconter : a galley with forty banks of oars
tessaraglot : using or containing four languages
tessella : tessera sense 2a
tessellar : formed of or resembling tesserae
tessellate : to form into or adorn with mosaic
tessellated : having a checkered appearance
tessellation : mosaic
tessera : a small tablet (as of wood, bone, or ivory) used by the ancient Romans as a ticket, tally, voucher, or means of identification
tesseract : the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
tesseral : of, relating to, or resembling a tessera : tessellar
tesserate : tessellated
tesserated : tessellated
tessular : of, relating to, or resembling a tessera : tessellar
test : a means of testing: such as
testa : the hard external coating or integument of a seed
testable : a means of testing: such as
Testacea : an order of Rhizopoda containing forms (as of the genera Arcella and Difflugia) with an external test
testacean : an order of Rhizopoda containing forms (as of the genera Arcella and Difflugia) with an external test
testaceous : having a shell
testacy : the state of being testate
testament : a tangible proof or tribute
testamental : of or relating to a testament : testamentary
testamentary : a tangible proof or tribute
testamentum : testament
testamur : a certificate that an examination held especially by a university has been passed
testata : the portion of the ordinary purchase deed that contains the statement of the consideration, the words incorporating covenants for title, and the operative words
testate : having left a valid will
testation : the act or power of disposing of property by testament or will
testator : a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
testatrices : a woman who is a testator
testatrix : a woman who is a testator
testatum : the portion of the ordinary purchase deed that contains the statement of the consideration, the words incorporating covenants for title, and the operative words
teste : the witnessing or concluding clause of an instrument (as a writ)
tested : subjected to or qualified through testing
testee : one who takes an examination
tester : one that tests or is used for testing
testes : a typically paired male reproductive gland that produces sperm and secretes testosterone and that in most mammals is contained within the scrotum at sexual maturity
testicle : testis
testicular : testis
testiculate : resembling a testis : ovate and solid
testiculated : resembling a testis : ovate and solid
testifier : to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact (as in a court)
testify : to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact (as in a court)
testily : easily annoyed : irritable
testimonial : a statement testifying to benefits received
testimonialize : to honor with a testimonial
testimonium : testimonial sense 2b
testimony : a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
testiness : easily annoyed : irritable
testing : requiring maximum effort or ability
testis : a typically paired male reproductive gland that produces sperm and secretes testosterone and that in most mammals is contained within the scrotum at sexual maturity
teston : any of several old European coins: such as
testone : an Italian silver coin of the 15th and 16th centuries
testoon : any of several old European coins: such as
testosterone : a hormone that is a hydroxy steroid ketone C19H28O2 produced especially by the testes or made synthetically and that is responsible for inducing and maintaining male secondary sex characters
testudinal : of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell
Testudinaria : a small genus of southern African desert vines that is characterized by huge edible rootstocks growing partly above ground and by seeds winged only at the apex and that is usually included in the genus Dioscorea
testudinarious : of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell
Testudinata : an order or other division of Reptilia comprising the turtles and tortoises and being distinguished by a trunk more or less enclosed in a shell of bony dermal plates that is usually covered externally with horny shields and in nearly all cases firmly united with some of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum, and by jaws that are toothless and sheathed
testudinate : of or relating to the Testudinata
Testudinidae : a family of turtles comprising carnivorous freshwater and herbivorous terrestrial forms that usually have a strong thick convex carapace, broad plastron, and club-shaped feet in which the toes are firmly bound together so that the claws alone are evident  — compare european tortoise , painted turtle
testudo : a cover of overlapping shields or a shed wheeled up to a wall used by the ancient Romans to protect an attacking force
testy : easily annoyed : irritable
Tesuque : a Tanoan people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
tetanic : of, relating to, being, or tending to produce tetany or tetanus
tetanically : of, relating to, being, or tending to produce tetany or tetanus
tetaniform : resembling tetanus or tetany
tetanization : to induce tetanus in
tetanize : to induce tetanus in
tetanoid : resembling tetanus or tetany
tetanolysin : a hemolytic toxin produced by the tetanus bacillus (Clostridium tetani)
tetanospasmin : a crystalline unstable neurotoxin produced by the tetanus bacillus and held to be the cause of the tetanic convulsions of tetanus
tetanus : an acute infectious bacterial disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles especially of the jaw and caused by an exotoxin of a clostridium (Clostridium tetani) which is usually introduced through a wound  — compare lockjaw
tetany : a condition of physiological calcium imbalance marked by tonic spasm of muscles and often associated with deficient parathyroid secretion
tetarcone : the posterior medial cusp of an upper molar tooth
tetarconid : the posterior medial cusp of a lower molar tooth
tetartemorion : a small coin struck in Athens and in several small city-states of the ancient Greeks : a quarter obol
tetartocone : the posterior medial cusp of an upper molar tooth
tetartoconid : the posterior medial cusp of a lower molar tooth
tetartohedral : having one fourth the number of planes required by complete symmetry  — compare hemihedral, holohedral
tetartohedrism : the quality of crystallizing tetartohedrally
tetartohedron : a tetartohedral form
tetartoid : a 12-faced solid belonging to the tetartohedral group of the isometric system and having faces corresponding to one fourth of those of the hexoctahedron
tetchy : irritably or peevishly sensitive : touchy
tete : a high elaborately ornamented style of woman's hairdress or wig worn especially in the latter half of the 18th century
teth : the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
tether : a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
tetherball : a game played with a ball suspended by a string from an upright pole in which the object is to wrap the string around the pole by striking the ball in a direction opposite to that of one's opponent
Tethys : a Titaness and wife of Oceanus
Teton : a western division of the Dakota peoples  — see brulé , miniconjou , oglala , sihasapa , two kettle
tetra : any of numerous small often brightly colored South American characin fishes often bred in tropical aquariums
tetrabasic : having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals
tetrabasicity : having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals
tetraborate : a salt or ester of tetraboric acid  — see sodium tetraborate
tetraboric : a dibasic acid H2B4O7 containing four atoms of boron in a molecule, formed by heating ordinary boric acid, and known especially in the form of its salts (as borax)
tetrabrach : a word or foot of four short syllables in classical prosody
tetrabranch : of or relating to the Tetrabranchia
Tetrabranchia : a subclass or order of Cephalopoda including among existing forms only the genus Nautilus, differing from the remaining existing cephalopods in having four gills, four auricles to the heart, and a large chambered external shell, and including many extinct forms  — see ammonoidea , nautiloidea  — compare dibranchia
tetrabranchiate : tetrabranch
tetrabromide : a bromide containing four atoms of bromine
tetrabromo : containing four atoms of bromine
tetrabromoethane : either of two isomeric heavy liquid compounds C2H2Br4
tetracarboxylic : containing four carboxyl groups in the molecule
Tetracerus : a genus of Asiatic ruminant mammals consisting of the four-horned antelope of India
tetrachloride : a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine
tetrachloro : containing four atoms of chlorine
tetrachloroethane : either of two isomeric heavy liquid compounds C2H2Cl4
tetrachloroethylene : perchloroethylene
tetrachloromethane : carbon tetrachloride
tetrachord : a diatonic series of four tones with an interval of a perfect fourth between the first and last
tetrachoric : of, relating to, or being a method of statistical correlation between variables that do not admit of exact measurement
tetrachotomous : regularly dividing by fours : having a quadruple arrangement
tetrachromatic : having four colors
tetrachronous : tetrasemic
tetracid : able to react with four molecules of a monobasic acid or two of a dibasic acid to form a salt or ester
tetracoccus : a micrococcus occurring in square groups of four
tetracolon : a period of four cola in classical prosody
tetracoral : one of the Tetracoralla
Tetracoralla : a subclass or other group of Paleozoic corals in which the septa when present are usually in multiples of four and of which many are solitary and cornucopia-shaped and sometimes attain large size
tetracoralline : of or relating to the Tetracoralla
tetracosane : a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C24H50
tetract : having four rays
tetractine : tetract
tetractinellid : of or relating to the Tetractinellida
Tetractinellida : a subclass or other division of Demospongiae comprising sponges with siliceous 4-rayed spicules or sometimes with desmas or without spicules
tetractinellidan : of or relating to the Tetractinellida
tetractinelline : tetractinellid
tetracyclic : containing four usually fused rings in the molecular structure
tetrad : a group or arrangement of four: such as
tetradactyl : tetradactylous
tetradactylous : having four digits
tetradactyly : tetradactylous
tetradecane : a paraffin hydrocarbon C14H30
tetradecanoic : myristic acid
tetradecyl : an alkyl radical C14H29 derived from a tetradecane
tetradic : a group or arrangement of four: such as
Tetradite : one holding that there are four persons in God
tetradrachma : an ancient Greek silver coin worth four drachmas
tetradrachmon : an ancient Greek silver coin worth four drachmas
tetradymite : a mineral Bi2Te2S consisting of a telluride and sulfide of bismuth, sometimes containing selenium, being pale steel gray in color and of a metallic luster, and occurring usually in foliated masses (hardness 1.5–2, specific gravity 7.2–7.6)
Tetradynamia : a class of higher plants comprising all plants having tetradynamous stamens
tetradynamian : of or relating to the Tetradynamia
tetradynamious : tetradynamian
tetradynamous : having six stamens four of which are longer than the others
tetrafluoride : a fluoride containing four atoms of fluorine
tetragenous : growing in square groups of four
tetragonal : of, relating to, or characteristic of the tetragonal system
tetragonally : of, relating to, or characteristic of the tetragonal system
Tetragonia : a genus of fleshy herbs or undershrubs (family Aizoaceae) of wide distribution having yellow or reddish apetalous flowers and a winged or quadrangular nut or drupe  — see new zealand spinach
tetragram : a word of four letters :  tetragrammation
Tetragrammaton : the four Hebrew letters usually transliterated YHWH or JHVH that form a biblical proper name of God  — compare yahweh
Tetragynia : a class of higher plants comprising those with four styles or pistils
tetragynian : of or relating to the Tetragynia
tetragynous : having four pistils or carpels
tetrahedral : being a polyhedral angle with four faces
tetrahedrally : being a polyhedral angle with four faces
tetrahedrite : a fine-grained gray mineral (Cu,Fe)12Sb4S13 that is isomorphous with tennantite, consists of a sulfide of copper, iron, and antimony and often also contains zinc, lead, mercury, or silver, occurs in characteristic tetrahedral crystals and also in massive form, and is often a valuable ore of silver and is also worked for copper (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 4.4–5.1)
tetrahedron : a polyhedron that has four faces
tetrahexahedral : of, relating to, or being a tetrahexahedron
tetrahexahedron : a form of the isometric system bounded by 24 congruent isosceles-triangular faces with four to each face of the cube
tetrahydrate : a chemical compound with four molecules of water
tetrahydrated : a chemical compound with four molecules of water
tetrahydric : tetrahydroxy
tetrahydride : a binary compound of an element or radical with four atoms of hydrogen
tetrahydro : combined with four atoms of hydrogen
tetrahydroxy : containing four hydroxyl groups in the molecule
tetraiodide : an iodide containing four atoms of iodine
tetraiodo : containing four atoms of iodine in the molecule
tetraiodophenolphthalein : iodophthalein
tetrakaidecahedron : a 14-sided figure having 6 quadrilateral and 8 hexagonal faces
tetrakisazo : containing four azo groups in the molecule
tetrakishexahedron : tetrahexahedron
tetralemma : an argument analogous to a dilemma but presenting four alternatives in the premises
tetralogy : a series of four connected works (such as operas or novels)
tetralophodont : having four crests or ridges
tetrameral : tetramerous
tetrameric : a molecule (such as an enzyme or a polymer) that consists of four structural subunits (such as peptide chains or condensed monomers)
tetramerism : the quality or state of being tetramerous
tetramerous : having or characterized by the presence of four parts or of parts arranged in sets of four
tetrameter : a line of verse consisting either of four dipodies (as in classical iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse) or four metrical feet (as in modern English verse)
tetramethyl : containing four methyl groups in the molecule
tetramethylammonium : the quaternary ammonium ion (CH3)4N+ containing four methyl groups
tetramethylene : a bivalent radical−CH2CH2CH2CH2− containing four methylene groups
tetramine : a compound (as methenamine) containing four amino groups
tetrammine : an ammine containing four molecules of ammonia  — compare cuprammonium sense 1
tetramorph : a representation of the four attributes of the Evangelists in a winged figure standing on winged fiery wheels with the wings covered with eyes
tetramorphic : a representation of the four attributes of the Evangelists in a winged figure standing on winged fiery wheels with the wings covered with eyes
tetramorphism : the property of crystallizing in four distinct forms  — compare polymorphism
tetramorphous : relating to or characterized by tetramorphism
Tetrandria : a class of higher plants comprising those with four stamens
tetrandrian : of or relating to the Tetrandria
tetrandrous : having four stamens
tetranitrate : petn
tetranitro : containing four nitro groups
tetranitroaniline : a powerful explosive C6H(NO2)4NH2 obtained as a yellow crystalline solid by nitrating aniline
tetranuclear : containing four nuclei
Tetranychus : a genus (the type of the family Tetranychidae) of mites  — see pacific mite
Tetrao : a genus (the type of the family Tetraonidae) of grouses now restricted to the capercaillie and closely related forms
Tetraodon : a genus (the type of the family Tetraodontidae) of tropical marine fishes
tetraodont : of or relating to the Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontidae : a family of tropical marine fishes comprising the puffer fishes and with the ocean sunfishes and a few other related forms constituting a distinct suborder of the Plectognathi
Tetraonidae : a variously limited family of birds (order Galliformes) that is usually restricted to those grouses which have the tarsi and nostrils feathered
tetraphosphate  — see hexaethyl tetraphosphate
tetrapla : a polyglot book with four texts in parallel columns  — compare hexapla, octapla
tetraplegia : quadriplegia
tetraploid : having or being a chromosome number four times the monoploid number
tetraploidy : having or being a chromosome number four times the monoploid number
tetrapod : a vertebrate (such as an amphibian, a bird, or a mammal) with two pairs of limbs
Tetrapoda : a division of butterflies including those with only two pairs of perfect legs
tetrapody : a unit of four metrical feet
tetrapolar : having four poles
tetrapteran : having four wings
tetrapteron : a four-winged insect
tetrapterous : tetrapteran
Tetrapturus : a genus of large, vigorous marine fishes (family Istiophoridae) including the spearfishes and some marlins  — see striped marlin, white marlin
tetraptych : an arrangement of pictures in four parts (as for an altarpiece)
tetrapylon : an edifice having four gates or portals (as one marking the intersection of two thoroughfares in an ancient Roman city)
tetrarch : a governor of the fourth part of a province
tetrarchate : tetrarchy
tetrarchic : a governor of the fourth part of a province
tetrarchy : government by four persons ruling jointly
tetrasaccharide : any of a class of carbohydrates (as stachyose) that yield on complete hydrolysis four monosaccharide molecules
tetraselenodont : relating to or having molar teeth with four crescentic crests or ridges
tetraseme : a tetrasemic foot (as a tetrabrach or a spondee)
tetrasemic : consisting of or of the length of four morae in classical prosody
tetraskelion : a figure (as the swastika) composed of four arms radiating from a center and bent in the same direction  — compare triskelion
tetrasome : an association (as in a polyploid) of four homologous chromosomes in the meiotic prophase  — compare bivalent, tetrad
tetrasomic : having one or a few chromosomes tetraploid in otherwise diploid nuclei due to nondisjunction
tetrasporangiate : of, relating to, or being a tetrasporangium
tetrasporangium : a sporangium producing tetraspores
tetraspore : one of the four haploid asexual spores developed meiotically in the red algae
tetrasporiferous : bearing tetraspores
tetraster : a mitotic figure characterized by four astral poles instead of the more usual two and in an embryo usually resulting from abnormal polyspermy
tetrastich : a prosodic unit or stanza of four lines
tetrastichal : a prosodic unit or stanza of four lines
tetrastichic : a prosodic unit or stanza of four lines
tetrastichous : ranked by fours
Tetrastichus : a genus of minute chalcid flies that contains numerous hyperparasites and is sometimes made the type of a distinct family
tetrastoon : a courtyard enclosed by four porticoes
tetrastyle : a building or portico having four columns in front
tetrastylic : a building or portico having four columns in front
tetrastylous : a building or portico having four columns in front
tetrasubstituted : having four substituent atoms or groups in the molecule
tetrasyllabic : having four syllables
tetratheism : a doctrine that there are three persons in the Godhead and a divine essence constituting their common origin and that is interpreted as being a belief in four Gods
tetrathionates : a salt of tetrathionic acid
tetrathionic : the thionic acid H2S4O6 containing four atoms of sulfur in the molecule
tetratomic : consisting of four atoms : having four atoms in the molecule
tetravalence : the quality or state of being tetravalent
tetravalency : the quality or state of being tetravalent
tetravalent : having a valence of four
tetraxial : having four axes
tetraxon : a tetraxial sponge spicule
tetraxonid : tetractinellid
tetrazene : either of two hypothetical isomeric hydrides of nitrogen HN=NNHNH2 or H2NN=NNH2 known in the form of organic derivatives (as tetracene)
tetrazine : any of three isomeric parent compounds C2H2N4 that may be regarded as benzene with four methylidyne groups replaced by nitrogen atoms
tetrazo : containing four atoms of nitrogen in the molecule
tetrazole : a crystalline acidic compound CH2N4 containing a five-membered ring composed of one carbon and four nitrogen atoms
tetrazolium : a monovalent cation or group CH3N4 that is analogous to ammonium
tetrazolyl : the univalent radical CHN4 derived from tetrazole
tetrazotization : the process of tetrazotizing
tetrazotize : to diazotize doubly : convert (as an aromatic diamine) into a disazo compound
tetrigid : of or relating to the Tetrigidae
Tetrigidae : a family of saltatorial insects (order Orthoptera) comprising the grouse locusts and having the pronotum greatly lengthened
Tetrix : a genus of small very active usually dark-colored grouse locusts
tetrobolon : a silver coin of ancient Greece worth four obols
tetrode : a vacuum tube with a cathode, an anode, a control grid, and an additional grid or other electrode
tetrodont : tetraodont
tetrolic : a crystalline acetylenic acid CH3C≡CCOOH obtained synthetically; methyl-propiolic acid
tetronic : a crystalline enolic lactone C4H4O3 that has acidic properties and is the parent compound of acidic compounds obtained by the fermenting action of a mold (Penicillium charlesii) from spoiled corn
tetrose : any of a class of monosaccharides C4H8O4 (as erythrose) containing four carbon atoms
tetroxalate : a complex acid oxalate (as potassium tetroxalate) made by adding one equivalent of base to four equivalents of oxalic acid
tetroxide : a compound of an element or group with four atoms of oxygen
tetryl : a pale yellow crystalline explosive C7H5N5O8 used especially as a detonator
tetter : any of various vesicular skin diseases (such as ringworm, eczema, and herpes)
tetterwort : a plant used to treat tetter: such as
tettigoniid : of or relating to the Tettigoniidae
Tettigoniidae : a large family of insects (order Orthoptera) having long slender antennae and four-segmented tarsi and comprising the long-horned grasshoppers
Teucrium : a large widely distributed genus of herbs (family Labiatae) having flowers with four exserted stamens, a short corolla tube, and a prominent lower lip  — see germander sense 1
teuk : redshank sense 1
Teuton : a member of an ancient probably Germanic or Celtic people
Teutonic : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons
Teutonically : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons
Teutonism : germanism
Teutonist : germanist
Teutonization : germanization
Teutonize : germanize
tew : to work (leather) by beating or kneading
Tewa : a member of a Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona
tewel : anus, rectum
Texan : a structure on the awning deck of a steamer that contains the officers' cabins and has the pilothouse in front or on top
Texas : a structure on the awning deck of a steamer that contains the officers' cabins and has the pilothouse in front or on top
text : the original words and form of a written or printed work
textbook : a book used in the study of a subject: such as
textile : cloth sense 1a
textual : of, relating to, or based on a text
textualism : strict or rigid adherence to a text (such as the text of the Scriptures)
textualist : strict or rigid adherence to a text (such as the text of the Scriptures)
textuality : of, relating to, or based on a text
textually : of, relating to, or based on a text
textuary : one who is well informed in the Bible or in biblical scholarship
textural : the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something
texturally : the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something
texture : the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something
textureless : the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something
th Thursday
tha : tacrine
Thackerayan William Makepeace 1811–1863 English author
Thai : tai sense 2
Thais : tai sense 2
thakur : a member of the Kshatriya caste among the Hindus
thalamencephalic : diencephalic
thalamencephalon : diencephalon
thalami : the largest subdivision of the diencephalon that consists chiefly of an ovoid mass of nuclei in each lateral wall of the third ventricle and serves chiefly to relay impulses and especially sensory impulses to and from the cerebral cortex  — see brain illustration
thalamic : the largest subdivision of the diencephalon that consists chiefly of an ovoid mass of nuclei in each lateral wall of the third ventricle and serves chiefly to relay impulses and especially sensory impulses to and from the cerebral cortex  — see brain illustration
thalamite : the outermost of the three rowers to a bench on a trireme sitting somewhat in advance and below the other two  — compare thranite, zygite
thalamocele : the third ventricle of the brain
thalamocoele : the third ventricle of the brain
thalamocortical : of, relating to, or connecting the thalamus and the cerebral cortex
thalamotomy : a surgical operation involving electrocoagulation of areas of the thalamus to interrupt pathways of nervous transmission through the thalamus for relief of certain mental and psychomotor disorders
thalamus : the largest subdivision of the diencephalon that consists chiefly of an ovoid mass of nuclei in each lateral wall of the third ventricle and serves chiefly to relay impulses and especially sensory impulses to and from the cerebral cortex  — see brain illustration
Thalarctos : a genus of bears consisting of the polar bear  — compare ursus
thalassal : thalassic
thalassian : sea turtle
thalassic : of, relating to, or situated or developed about inland seas
thalassinid : of or relating to the Thalassinidea
Thalassinidea : a subtribe of Anomura including small crustaceans with a thin flexible carapace, long soft abdomen, and unsymmetrical chelae that burrow in sand or mud along seashores  — compare ghost shrimp
thalassinoid : a subtribe of Anomura including small crustaceans with a thin flexible carapace, long soft abdomen, and unsymmetrical chelae that burrow in sand or mud along seashores  — compare ghost shrimp
thalasso : sea
thalassocracy : maritime supremacy
thalassocrat : maritime supremacy
thalassographer : a specialist in thalassography
thalassographic : of or relating to thalassography
thalassographical : of or relating to thalassography
thalassography : oceanography especially relating to seas and gulfs
thalassometer : tide gage
thalassotherapy : exposure to seawater (as in a hot tub) or application of sea products (such as seaweed) to the body for health or beauty benefits
thalenite : a mineral Y2Si2O7 or 2Y2Si2O7.H2O consisting of an yttrium silicate and occurring in flesh-red monoclinic crystals possibly isomorphous with thortveitite (hardness 6.5, specific gravity 4.2)
thaler : any of numerous silver coins issued by various German states from the 15th to the 19th centuries and varying considerably in weight and fineness : a German dollar
Thalesian of Miletus 625?–?547 b.c. Greek philosopher
Thalia : the Greek Muse of comedy
Thaliacea : a class of tunicates consisting of various aberrant free-swimming pelagic forms (as of the genera Salpa and Doliolum)
thaliacean : a class of tunicates consisting of various aberrant free-swimming pelagic forms (as of the genera Salpa and Doliolum)
Thalian : of or relating to comedy : comic
Thalictrum : a large widely distributed genus of herbs (family Ranunculaceae) comprising the meadow rues and having ternately decompound leaves, small polygamous or unisexual apetalous flowers, and fruit consisting of several achenes
thalli : a plantlike vegetative body (as of algae, fungi, or mosses) that lacks differentiation into distinct parts (such as stem, leaves, and roots) and does not grow from an apical point
thallic : of, relating to, or containing thallium
thalliferous : containing or yielding thallium
thalliform : having the form of a thallus
thalline : consisting of or constituting a thallus
thallium : a soft poisonous metallic element that resembles lead in physical properties, occurs sparsely in a number of common ores, and is used chiefly in the form of compounds especially in photosensitive devices and formerly as a pesticide  — see Chemical Elements Table
thallogen : a plant in which growth is not restricted to an apical growing point : thallophyte  — compare acrogen
thallogenic : a plant in which growth is not restricted to an apical growing point : thallophyte  — compare acrogen
thallogenous : a plant in which growth is not restricted to an apical growing point : thallophyte  — compare acrogen
thalloid : of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of a thallus
Thallophyta : a primary division of the plant kingdom that consists of plants with single-celled sex organs or with many-celled sex organs of which all cells give rise to gametes, that is now commonly considered to be a heterogeneous assemblage, and that when recognized comprises the Algae and Fungi
thallophyte : any of a group of plants or plantlike organisms (such as algae and fungi) that lack differentiated stems, leaves, and roots and that were formerly classified as a primary division (Thallophyta) of the plant kingdom
thallophytic : any of a group of plants or plantlike organisms (such as algae and fungi) that lack differentiated stems, leaves, and roots and that were formerly classified as a primary division (Thallophyta) of the plant kingdom
thallose : thalloid
thallous : of, relating to, or containing thallium
thallus : a plantlike vegetative body (as of algae, fungi, or mosses) that lacks differentiation into distinct parts (such as stem, leaves, and roots) and does not grow from an apical point
thalposis : the warmth sense : warmth sensation
thalpotic : of, relating to, or having a sense of warmth
thameng : a deer (Cervus eldi) of Burma, Siam, and the Malay peninsula having antlers with long curved brow tines
Thamnidium : a genus (the type of the family Thamnidiaceae) of molds related to the typical bread molds and characterized by branched sporangiophores and sporangia consisting of a large terminal one with a columella and smaller lateral sporangioles without columella  — compare whisker sense 2c
thamnium : the branched or fruticose thallus of various lichens (as of the genus Cladonia)
thamnophile : antshrike
thamnophiline : of or relating to the genus Thamnophilus
Thamnophilus : a genus of Neotropical hook-billed antbirds (family Formicariidae) consisting of the antshrikes
Thamnophis : a genus of American colubrid snakes comprising the garter snake
Thamudic : of or relating to various old Semitic inscriptions in characters resembling the Sabaean
than : rather than
thana : a military post in India during the British occupation
thanadar : the chief officer of a thana
thanage : the land held by a thane
thanatoid : resembling death : deathly
thanatological : the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them
thanatologist : the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them
thanatology : the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them
thanatophidia : venomous snakes
thanatophobia : fear of death
Thanatos : death instinct
thanatosis : a state that in some respects resembles shock, is characterized by cessation of all voluntary activity and usually by assumption of a posture suggestive of death, and occurs in various insects (as beetles) when disturbed
thanatotic : of or belonging to Thanatos
thane : a free retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord
thanedom : thanage
thanehood : thanes as a class
thaneland : land granted to a thane by his feudal superior
thaneship : a free retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord
thank : to express gratitude to
thanker : to express gratitude to
thankful : conscious of benefit received
thankfully : in a thankful manner
thankfulness : conscious of benefit received
thankless : not likely to obtain thanks : unappreciated
thanklessly : not likely to obtain thanks : unappreciated
thanklessness : not likely to obtain thanks : unappreciated
thanks : kindly or grateful thoughts : gratitude
thanksgiver : one that gives thanks
thanksgiving : thanksgiving day
thankworthy : worthy of thanks or gratitude : meritorious
Thapsia : a plant of the genus Thapsia
thapsia : a plant of the genus Thapsia
tharf : heavy, stiff, unbending
tharfcake : a cake made of unleavened flour or meal dough rolled thin and baked
Thasian : a native or inhabitant of the island of Thasos
Thaspium : a small genus of herbs (family Umbelliferae) found in eastern North America that have yellow flowers and have fruit with all the ribs prominently winged
that : the person, thing, or idea indicated, mentioned, or understood from the situation
thatch : to cover with or as if with thatch
thatcher Margaret Hilda 1925–2013 Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven née Roberts British prime minister (1979–90)
thatching : to cover with or as if with thatch
thatness : the condition of being an existent thing apart from whatever may be known or stated about that thing
thaumasite : a white mineral Ca4Al6Si6O24(SO4,CO3,Cl2) consisting of a basic silicate, carbonate, and sulfate of calcium (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 1.88)
thaumatology : doctrine, discussion, or study of the performing of miracles
thaumatrope : an optical instrument or toy that shows the persistence of an impression upon the eye and that consists of a card having on its opposite faces different designs that appear to the eye combined in a single picture when the card is whirled rapidly round a diameter by the strings that hold it
thaumatropical : an optical instrument or toy that shows the persistence of an impression upon the eye and that consists of a card having on its opposite faces different designs that appear to the eye combined in a single picture when the card is whirled rapidly round a diameter by the strings that hold it
thaumaturge : thaumaturgist
thaumaturgic : performing miracles
thaumaturgist : a performer of miracles
thaumaturgy : the performance of miracles
thaw : to go from a frozen to a liquid state : melt
thawless : never thawing
thawy : characterized by thawing : tending to thaw
The : than before : than otherwise
the : than before : than otherwise
Thea : a genus comprising evergreen shrubs with pediceled flowers and persistent sepals that are now usually placed in the genus Camellia and include the tea plant of commerce
Theaceae : a family of trees and shrubs (order Parietales) having alternate undivided leaves, large regular pentamerous flowers, and a fleshy or capsular fruit and being mainly tropical but widely distributed  — compare camellia, gordonia, stewartia
theaceous : of or relating to the Theaceae
theandric : of or relating to the divine and human or their union or joint operation
theanthropic : believed to incarnate or to be a god in man
theanthropism : a state of being God and man
theanthropist : a defender of theanthropism or believer in it
theanthropology : theanthropism
theanthropophagy : the practice of eating a god-man
theanthropos : a man incarnating or believed to incarnate God or a god : god-man
theanthroposophy : a system of belief concerning theanthropism
theanthropy : theanthropism
thearchic : of or relating to the rule of God : divinely sovereign or supreme : theocratic
thearchy : a political system based on government of men by God : divine sovereignty : theocracy
theat theater; theatrical
theater : a building or area for dramatic performances
theatergoer : a person who frequently goes to the theater
theatergoing : a person who frequently goes to the theater
Theatine : a priest of the Order of Clerks Regular founded in 1524 in Italy by St. Cajetan and Gian Pietro Caraffa to reform Catholic morality and combat Lutheranism
theatral : of or relating to theater or drama
theatric : of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
theatrical : of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
theatricalism : of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
theatricality : of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
theatricalization : to adapt to the theater : dramatize
theatricalize : to adapt to the theater : dramatize
theatrically : of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
theatricalness : the quality or state of being theatrical
theatricals : of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
theatrician : a specialist or technician in theater arts
theatricism : theatricalism
theatrics : theatrical sense 1
theatrocracy : government by the people assembled in their theater (as in the Athenian democracy)
theatrograph : an early motion picture projector
theave : a young ewe
Thebaic : of or relating to Thebes in Egypt
Thebaid either of two ancient districts: the one surrounding Thebes in Egypt or the one surrounding Thebes in Greece
thebaine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C19H21NO3 found in opium in small quantities, related chemically to morphine and codeine, and possessing a sharp astringent taste and a tetanic action like strychnine
Theban ancient city on the Nile River in southern Egypt at a location south of modern Qena  — see karnak, luxor
Thebesian : any of the minute veins of the heart wall that drain directly into the cavity of the heart
theca : an enveloping sheath or case of an animal or animal part
thecae : an enveloping sheath or case of an animal or animal part
thecal : an enveloping sheath or case of an animal or animal part
thecate : having a theca : testate
thecia : small containing structure
thecium : small containing structure
thecodont : having the teeth inserted in sockets
thecoid : edrioasteroid
Thecophora : a suborder of Testudinata including all recent turtles except the leatherback
Thecosomata : a division of Pteropoda comprising pteropods with a shell  — compare gymnosomata
thecosomatous : a division of Pteropoda comprising pteropods with a shell  — compare gymnosomata
thee : thyself
theek : thatch, cover
theelin : estrone
theelol : estriol
theetsee : black-varnish tree
theezan : a Chinese shrub (Sageretia theezans) with edible fruit and leaves that are often used in place of tea
theft : the act of stealing
theftbote : the offense of agreeing to receive stolen goods or a compensation from a thief whether by the owner by way of composition or by a judge as an inducement for conniving at the escape of the thief from punishment
theftproof : safe from theft : resistant to thieves
theftuous : thievish
theftuously : thievish
thegn : thane sense 1
thegndom : thanage
thegnhood : thanes as a class
thegnland : land granted to a thane by his feudal superior
thegnly : of, relating to, or befitting a thegn
Theileria : a genus of sporozoan protozoans (family Theileriidae) that includes a parasite (T. parva) causing east coast fever of cattle
theine : caffeine
their : of or relating to them or themselves especially as possessors, agents, or objects of an action
theirn : theirs
theirs : that which belongs to them
theirselves : themselves
theism : belief in the existence of a god or gods
theist : a believer in theism : a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods
theistic : belief in the existence of a god or gods
theistical : belief in the existence of a god or gods
theistically : belief in the existence of a god or gods
Thelemite : one who does as he pleases
thelemite : one who does as he pleases
Thelephoraceae : a family of fungi (order Agaricales) having leathery or membranous sporophores with smooth or corrugated basidial surfaces
Thelodontidae : a family of Devonian and Silurian ostracoderms that is included among the Heterostraci or isolated in the order Coelolepida
Thelodus : a genus of Silurian and Devonian ostracoderms (family Thelodontidae) that have small dermal tubercles consisting of dentine and enamel
Thelphusa : a genus (the type of the family Thelphusidae) of freshwater crabs living in or on river banks in warm countries
thelphusian : a genus (the type of the family Thelphusidae) of freshwater crabs living in or on river banks in warm countries
thelyotokous : producing only females
Thelyphonidae : a widely distributed family of tailed whip scorpions
thelytocia :  thelytoky
thelytoky : parthenogenesis in which only female offspring are produced  — compare arrhenotoky, deuterotoky
them : they sense 1
thema : a topic or subject of discourse or of a written dissertation : thesis
themata : a topic or subject of discourse or of a written dissertation : thesis
thematic : of, relating to, or constituting a theme
thematically : of, relating to, or constituting a theme
thematist : one who composes themes
theme : a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation
themeless : lacking a theme
themer : one that sets or provides a theme
Themistian :  agnoete
themselves : those identical ones that are they  — compare they sense 1
then : at that time
thenabouts : near that time : about then
thenadays : at that time : in those days
thenar : of, relating to, involving, or constituting the ball of the thumb or the intrinsic musculature of the thumb
thenardite : a mineral Na2SO4 consisting of native anhydrous sodium sulfate and occurring in white or brownish crystals, masses, or crusts often in connection with salt lakes
thence : from that place
thenceafter : after that time : afterward
thenceforth : from that time forward
thenceforward : onward from that place or time
thenceforwards : onward from that place or time
thencefrom : from that place : thence
thenness : the quality or state of having existence in past time
Theo : than before : than otherwise
Theobroma : a genus of tropical American trees (family Sterculiaceae) which includes the cacao (T. cacao)
theobromine : a bitter alkaloid C7H8N4O2 closely related to caffeine that occurs especially in cacao beans and has stimulant and diuretic properties
theocentric : having God as the central interest and ultimate concern
theocentrism : having God as the central interest and ultimate concern
theocracy : government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
theocrasia : a fusion or mixture of different deities in the minds of worshipers
theocrasy : a fusion or mixture of different deities in the minds of worshipers
theocrat : one who rules in or lives under a theocratic form of government
theocratic : of, relating to, or being a theocracy
theocratical : of, relating to, or being a theocracy
theocratically : of, relating to, or being a theocracy
Theocritan : of, relating to, or in the manner of the poet Theocritus : idyllic, pastoral, bucolic
Theocritean : of, relating to, or in the manner of the poet Theocritus : idyllic, pastoral, bucolic
theodemocracy : a community governed by the people according to the revealed will of deity
theodicean : of or relating to theodicy
theodicy : defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil
theodolite : a surveyor's instrument for measuring horizontal and usually also vertical angles
Theodore : fiador
Theodoric 454?–526 the Great king of the Ostrogoths (493–526)
Theodosian : of or relating to Theodosius the Great under whom the Roman state undertook to enforce Christianity and orthodoxy
Theodotian : a follower of Theodotus of Constantinople
theody : a hymn praising God
theogonic : an account of the origin and descent of the gods
theogonist : an authority on theogony
theogony : an account of the origin and descent of the gods
theokrasia : a fusion or mixture of different deities in the minds of worshipers
theolatry : worship of a god
theologaster : a shallow theologian
theologate : seminary sense 2b(2)
theologer : theologian
theologian : a specialist in theology
theologic : of or relating to theology
theological : of or relating to theology
theologically : of or relating to theology
theologism : theological speculation
theologist : theologian sense 1
theologize : to make theological : give a religious significance to
theologizer : to make theological : give a religious significance to
theologoumena : a theological statement or concept in the area of individual opinion rather than of authoritative doctrine
theologoumenon : a theological statement or concept in the area of individual opinion rather than of authoritative doctrine
theologue : a theological student or specialist
theology : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience
theomachist : one who resists God or the gods or the divine will
theomachy : opposition to God or the gods or the divine will
theomancy : divination by the responses of oracles supposed to be divinely inspired
theomania : religious madness in which the patient believes that he is the Deity or is inspired
theomaniac : religious madness in which the patient believes that he is the Deity or is inspired
theomorphic : having divine form : formed in the image of deity : endued with a divine aspect
theomorphism : representation or conception of something or someone in the form of deity : the condition of being formed in the image of God
theonomy : the state of being theonomous : government by God
theopantism : the mystical doctrine that God is the sole reality  — compare pantheism
Theopaschite : one holding that in Christ's passion God suffered
theopathetic : of or relating to theopathy
theopathic : of or relating to theopathy
theopathy : experience or capacity for experience of the divine illumination
theophagic : of, relating to, or practicing theophagy
theophagous : of, relating to, or practicing theophagy
theophagy : the sacramental eating of a god typically in the form of an animal, image, or other symbol as a part of a religious ritual and commonly for the purpose of communion with or the receiving of power from the god
theophanic : a visible manifestation of a deity
theophany : a visible manifestation of a deity
theophilanthropic : of or relating to theophilanthropism or the theophilanthropists
theophilanthropism : the doctrines or tenets of the theophilanthropists
theophilanthropist : a member of a deistic society established in Paris during the period of the Directory aiming to institute in place of Christianity, which had been officially abolished, a new religion affirming belief in the existence of God, in the immortality of the soul, and in virtue
theophilanthropy : theophilanthropism
theophobia : dread of the wrath of God
theophoric : derived from or bearing the name of a god
theophorous : derived from or bearing the name of a god
Theophrastaceae : a family of mainly tropical trees and shrubs (order Primulales) distinguished from Myrsinaceae mainly by staminodia in the flowers
theophrastaceous : a family of mainly tropical trees and shrubs (order Primulales) distinguished from Myrsinaceae mainly by staminodia in the flowers
theophylline : a feebly basic bitter crystalline compound C7H8N4O2 present in tea leaves that is isomeric with theobromine and is used in medicine especially as a bronchodilator
theopneust : given by inspiration of the Spirit of God : divinely inspired
theopneustic : given by inspiration of the Spirit of God : divinely inspired
theorbist : a player on a theorbo
theorbo : a stringed instrument of the 17th century resembling a large lute but having an extra set of long bass strings
theorem : a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions
theorematic : a formula, proposition, or statement in mathematics or logic deduced or to be deduced from other formulas or propositions
theoretic : existing only in theory : hypothetical
theoretical : existing only in theory : hypothetical
theoretically : according to an ideal or assumed set of facts or principles : in theory
theoretician : theorist
theoric : speculation, theory
theorical : speculation, theory
theorically : speculation, theory
theorician : theorist
theorics : speculation, theory
theorist : a person who theorizes
theorization : to form a theory : speculate
theorize : to form a theory : speculate
theorizer : to form a theory : speculate
theory : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena
theosoph : theosophist sense 1
theosophical : teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight
theosophically : teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight
theosophism : belief in theosophy
theosophist : an adherent of theosophy
theosophistic : theosophical
theosophistical : theosophical
theosophize : to speculate theosophically
theosophy : teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight
Theotokos : virgin mary
theow : a British slave of Anglo-Saxon times
therapeusis : therapeutics
Therapeutae : ascetics of both sexes held to have dwelt anciently near Alexandria and described by Philo as devoted to contemplation and meditation
Therapeutic : of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative, medicinal
therapeutic : of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative, medicinal
therapeutically : of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative, medicinal
therapeutics : a branch of medical science dealing with the application of remedies to diseases
therapeutist : a person skilled in therapeutics
Theraphosa : the type genus of the family Theraphosidae including a rare African spider (T. blondi) that is the largest of spiders with a body length of over three inches and a leg span of nearly 10 inches
theraphose : a spider of the genus Theraphosa
theraphosid : of or relating to a family (Theraphosidae) of mygalomorph spiders that comprises the tarantulas (see tarantula sense 1)
Theraphosidae : a family of very large chiefly tropical spiders with four spinnerets and the eight eyes in a compact group  — see bird spider, eurypelma , tarantula, theraphosa
therapist : an individual specializing in the therapeutic medical treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder
therapsid : any of an order (Therapsida) of advanced synapsid vertebrates that flourished during the Permian and Triassic periods with the last forms becoming extinct during the Cretaceous period and that are considered ancestors of the mammals
Therapsida : an order of synapsid reptiles that flourished during the Permian and Triassic periods with the last forms becoming extinct during the Cretaceous
therapy : therapeutic medical treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder
therblig : one of the manual, visual, or mental elements into which an industrial manual operation may be analyzed in time and motion study
there : in or at that place
thereabouts : near that place or time
thereafter : after that
thereagainst : against that : against it : on the contrary
thereamong : among them : among that
thereanent : with reference to that matter, subject, or affair
thereat : at that place
thereaway : approximately, thereabouts
therebeside : by the side of that
therebetween : in the space between
thereby : by that : by that means
therefor : for or in return for that
therefore : for that reason : consequently
therefrom : from that or it
therein : in or into that place, time, or thing
thereinafter : in the following part of that writing, document, speech, etc.
thereinbefore : in the preceding part of that matter (as writing, document, or book)
thereinto : into that or it
thereness : the condition of being there in position : presence in a place distinguishably there not here
thereof : of that or it
thereon : on that
thereout : out of that : therefrom
thereover : over that : above : in a superior position
thereright : forthwith, straightway
theres : in or at that place
Theresa Saint  — see teresa of avila
therese town in southern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal population 26,025
therethrough : through that : in or through a specified opening
thereto : to that
theretofore : up to that time
theretoward : toward it
thereunder : under that
thereuntil : up to that time : theretofore
thereunto : thereto
thereupon : on that matter
therevid : of or relating to the Therevidae
Therevidae : a family of chiefly holarctic brachycerous two-winged flies constituted by the stiletto flies
therewhile : in the meantime : whilst
therewith : with that
therewithal : therewith
therewithin : within that
Theria : a subclass of Mammalia comprising the higher mammals and including the Pantotheria, Metatheria, and Eutheria and excluding the Prototheria and Allotheria
theriac : theriaca
theriaca : a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison
theriacal : a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison
therianthropic : combining human and animal form
therianthropism : the conception of or belief in therianthropic deities
theriatrics : the science of veterinary medicine
theridiid : of or relating to the Theridiidae
Theridiidae : a family of spiders that includes the genus Latrodectus and comprises those (as the black widow) which spin netlike webs and have usually a small globose body and slender legs
theriodont : a reptile of the suborder Theriodontia
Theriodonta : a group of extinct reptiles usually considered a suborder of Therapsida but sometimes classified as a separate order that are characterized by teeth which are differentiated into incisors, prominent canines, and molars with numerous cusps and that are known mostly from skulls found in the Permian and Triassic formations of southern Africa
Theriodontia : a group of extinct reptiles usually considered a suborder of Therapsida but sometimes classified as a separate order that are characterized by teeth which are differentiated into incisors, prominent canines, and molars with numerous cusps and that are known mostly from skulls found in the Permian and Triassic formations of southern Africa
theriolatry : worship of animals or theriomorphic divinities
theriomorph : an artifact (as a vase) shaped in animal form
theriomorphic : having an animal form
theriomorphism : the ascription of animal characteristics to humans  — compare anthropomorphism
therm : a unit for quantity of heat that equals 100,000 British thermal units
thermae : a public bathing establishment especially in ancient Greece or Rome
thermal : of, relating to, or caused by heat
thermally : of, relating to, or caused by heat
thermantidote : a device used in India for circulating and cooling the air and consisting essentially of a kind of rotating wheel fitted in a window and encased in wet tatties
thermic : thermal sense 1
thermically : thermal sense 1
Thermidorian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a Thermidor
thermion : an electrically charged particle emitted by an incandescent substance
thermionic : relating to, using, or being the emission of charged particles (such as electrons) by an incandescent material
thermionics : physics dealing with thermionic phenomena
thermistor : an electrical resistor making use of a semiconductor whose resistance varies sharply in a known manner with the temperature
thermite : a mixture of aluminum powder and a metal oxide (such as iron oxide) that when ignited evolves a great deal of heat and is used in welding and in incendiary bombs
thermo : a unit for quantity of heat that equals 100,000 British thermal units
thermoammeter : a thermoelement in circuit with a sensitive voltmeter for measuring small currents
thermobarograph : an instrument for recording simultaneously the pressure and temperature of a gas : a combined thermograph and barograph
thermobarometer : hypsometer
thermocautery : thermocauterization
thermochemical : a branch of chemistry that deals with the interrelation of heat with chemical reaction or physical change of state
thermochemist : a branch of chemistry that deals with the interrelation of heat with chemical reaction or physical change of state
thermochemistry : a branch of chemistry that deals with the interrelation of heat with chemical reaction or physical change of state
thermocline : the region in a thermally stratified body of water which separates warmer surface water from cold deep water and in which temperature decreases rapidly with depth
thermocouple : a device for measuring temperature in which a pair of wires of dissimilar metals (such as copper and iron) are joined and the free ends of the wires are connected to an instrument (such as a voltmeter) that measures the difference in potential created at the junction of the two metals
thermocurrent : a thermoelectric current
thermodiffusion : thermal diffusion
thermoduric : able to survive high temperatures
thermodynamic : of or relating to thermodynamics
thermodynamical : of or relating to thermodynamics
thermodynamically : of or relating to thermodynamics
thermodynamicist : physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat
thermodynamics : physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat
thermoelectric : of, relating to, or dependent on phenomena that involve relations between the temperature and the electrical condition in a metal or in contacting metals
thermoelectricity : electricity produced by the direct action of heat (as by the unequal heating of a circuit composed of two dissimilar metals)
thermoelectromotive : electromotive force in a circuit composed of dissimilar conductors that is produced because of its not being at a uniform temperature throughout  — compare peltier effect , thomson effect 
thermoelement : a device for measuring small currents consisting of a wire heating element and a thermocouple in electrical contact with it
thermogalvanometer : a thermoammeter for small currents usually consisting of a thermoelement and a direct-current galvanometer
thermogenesis : the production of heat especially in the body (as by oxidation)
thermogenic : relating to, caused by, or inducing the production of heat
thermogram : the record made by a thermograph
thermograph : thermogram
thermography : a process of writing or printing involving the use of heat
thermojunction : a junction of two dissimilar conductors used to produce a thermoelectric current
thermolabile : unstable when heated
thermolability : unstable when heated
thermoluminescence : phosphorescence developed in a previously excited substance upon gentle heating
thermoluminescent : phosphorescence developed in a previously excited substance upon gentle heating
thermolysis : the dissipation of heat from the living body
thermolytic : the dissipation of heat from the living body
thermomagnetic : of or relating to the effects of heat upon the magnetic properties of substances or to the effects of a magnetic field upon thermal conduction
thermometamorphic : of or relating to thermometamorphism
thermometamorphism : metamorphism in rocks due to heat but not the result of dynamic action or volcanic emanations
thermometer : an instrument for determining temperature
thermometric : an instrument for determining temperature
thermometrically : an instrument for determining temperature
thermometrograph : thermograph
thermometry : the measurement of temperature
thermomotive : of or relating to the production of motion by heat
thermomotor : heat engine, hot-air engine
thermonastic : of, relating to, or caused by thermonasty
thermonasty : a nastic movement that is associated with changes in temperature
thermonatrite : a mineral Na2CO3.H2O consisting of native hydrous sodium carbonate and found in some lakes and alkali soils
thermoneutrality : a state of thermal balance between an organism and its environments such that bodily thermoregulatory mechanisms are inactive
thermonuclear : of, relating to, or employing transformations in the nuclei of atoms of low atomic weight (such as hydrogen) that require a very high temperature for their inception (as in the hydrogen bomb or in the sun)
thermoperiod : the period of exposure of a plant to a particular temperature
thermoperiodic : the period of exposure of a plant to a particular temperature
thermoperiodism : the sum of the responses especially of a plant to appropriately fluctuating temperatures
thermophile : of, relating to, or being an organism living at a high temperature
thermophilic : of, relating to, or being an organism living at a high temperature
thermophilous : of, relating to, or being an organism living at a high temperature
thermophone : a portable telethermometer using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer
thermophosphor : a substance that exhibits thermoluminescence
thermophosphorescence : thermoluminescence
thermopile : an apparatus consisting of thermocouples combined so as to multiply the effect and used for generating electric currents or determining intensities of radiation
thermoplastic : capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled
thermoplasticity : capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled
thermopolymerization : polymerization effected with heat
Thermopsis : a genus of American and Asiatic showy herbs (family Leguminosae) having trifoliolate stipulate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers  — see bush pea
thermoreduction : reduction at high temperatures
thermoregulation : the maintenance or regulation of temperature
thermoregulator : a device (such as a thermostat) for the regulation of temperature
thermos : a container (such as a bottle or jar) with a vacuum between an inner and outer wall used to keep material and especially liquids either hot or cold for considerable periods
thermoscope : an instrument for indicating changes of temperature by accompanying changes in volume (as of a gas)
thermoscopic : distinguishing temperature differences
thermoscopically : distinguishing temperature differences
thermosetting : capable of becoming permanently rigid when heated or cured
thermosiphon : an arrangement of siphon tubes for assisting circulation in a liquid
thermostability : stable when heated
thermostable : stable when heated
thermostat : an automatic device for regulating temperature (as by controlling the supply of gas or electricity to a heating apparatus)
thermostatic : an automatic device for regulating temperature (as by controlling the supply of gas or electricity to a heating apparatus)
thermostatically : an automatic device for regulating temperature (as by controlling the supply of gas or electricity to a heating apparatus)
thermostimulation : stimulation (as of a nerve) by means of heat
thermotactic : of, relating to, or exhibiting thermotaxis
thermotaxis : the regulation of body temperature
thermotherapy : treatment of disease by heat (as by hot air, hot baths, or diathermy)
thermotropic : of, relating to, or exhibiting thermotropism
thermotropism : a tropism in which a temperature gradient determines the orientation
therodont : theriodont
therology : mammalogy
theromorph : pelycosaur
theropod : any of a suborder (Theropoda) of carnivorous, bipedal, saurischian dinosaurs (such as a tyrannosaur or velociraptor) having hollow, thin-walled bones and usually small forelimbs
Theropoda : a suborder of Saurischia that comprises carnivorous digitigrade dinosaurs having premaxillary teeth, small forelimbs, and simple slender pubic bones meeting in a symphysis and walking on their hind legs  — see compsognathus , megalosaurus
theropodous : theropod
Thersites : a Greek warrior at Troy known as a carping critic and slain by Achilles for mocking him
thesauri : a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts
thesaurus : a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts
theses : a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
Theseus : a king of Athens in Greek mythology who kills Procrustes and the Minotaur before defeating the Amazons and marrying their queen
thesis : a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
Thesium : a large genus of Old World root-parasitic herbs of the family Santalaceae with small linear or scalelike leaves and diclinous flowers  — see bastard toadflax
Thesmophoria : a festival of Demeter as Thesmophoros or of Demeter and Kore celebrated by women and having as its essential ceremony the casting of pigs into chasms of the earth and the bringing up of their decaying flesh to be mixed with seed to insure fertility
Thesmophorian : a festival of Demeter as Thesmophoros or of Demeter and Kore celebrated by women and having as its essential ceremony the casting of pigs into chasms of the earth and the bringing up of their decaying flesh to be mixed with seed to insure fertility
Thesmophoric : a festival of Demeter as Thesmophoros or of Demeter and Kore celebrated by women and having as its essential ceremony the casting of pigs into chasms of the earth and the bringing up of their decaying flesh to be mixed with seed to insure fertility
thesmothete : lawgiver, legislator
thesmothetes : lawgiver, legislator
thesocyte : an amoebocyte containing ergastic inclusions
Thespesia : a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) having undivided leaves and large bracted flowers with a nearly simple style and 5-celled ovary  — see portia tree
Thespesius : a genus of Upper Cretaceous North American ornithischian dinosaurs related to Hadrosaurus
Thespian : actor
Thessalian region of eastern Greece between the Pindus Mountains and the Aegean Sea
Thessalonian : of or relating to ancient Thessalonica, Macedonia
theta : the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
thetic : constituting or beginning with a poetic thesis
thetically : constituting or beginning with a poetic thesis
thetin : any one of a class of sulfonium carboxylates that are analogous to the betaines
thetine : any one of a class of sulfonium carboxylates that are analogous to the betaines
Thetis : a sea goddess who marries Peleus and becomes the mother of Achilles
theurgic : the art or technique of compelling or persuading a god or beneficent or supernatural power to do or refrain from doing something
theurgical : the art or technique of compelling or persuading a god or beneficent or supernatural power to do or refrain from doing something
theurgist : wonder-worker, magician
theurgy : the art or technique of compelling or persuading a god or beneficent or supernatural power to do or refrain from doing something
Thevetia : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Apocynaceae) having alternate entire leaves and large cymose flowers with a campanulate corolla that has overlapping lobes
thevetin : a poisonous crystalline cardiac glycoside C42H66O18 obtained especially from the seeds of a West Indian shrub or small tree (Thevetia nereifolia) of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that yields glucose, digitalose, and a sterol on hydrolysis
thew : muscular power or development
thewed : mannered, behaved
they : those ones : those people, animals, or things
thiadiazole : any of four isomeric heterocyclic parent compounds C2H2N2S containing a ring composed of two carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms, and one sulfur atom
thialdine : a crystalline heterocyclic compound CH3CH=(SCHCH3)2=NH formed by action of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide on acetaldehyde
thiamin : a vitamin C12H17N4OSCl of the vitamin B complex that is essential to normal metabolism and nerve function and is widespread in plants and animals
thiamine : a vitamin C12H17N4OSCl of the vitamin B complex that is essential to normal metabolism and nerve function and is widespread in plants and animals
thianthrene : a crystalline heterocyclic parent compound C12H8S2 that is regarded as anthracene in which the two middle methylidyne groups are replaced by sulfur atoms and that is made by the action of sulfur chloride on benzene in the presence of aluminum chloride and in other ways
thiasine :  ergothioneine
thiazine : any of various compounds that are characterized by a ring composed of four carbon atoms, one sulfur atom, and one nitrogen atom and include some important as dyes and others as tranquilizers  — compare phenothiazine
thiazole : a colorless basic liquid C3H3NS consisting of a 5-membered ring and having an odor like pyridine
thiazoline : any of three basic heterocyclic compounds C3H5NS; dihydro-thiazole
thick : having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
thicken : to become dense
thickener : to become dense
thickening : a thickened part or place
thicket : a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
thicketed : dotted or covered with thickets
thickety : a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
thickhead : a stupid person : blockhead
thickheaded : sluggish and obtuse of mind
thickish : having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
thickly : having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
thickneck : scallion sense 3
thickness : the smallest of three dimensions
thicknessing : a method of making a mold for a plaster cast or a metal casting in which a temporary thickness of wax or other material is put on the pattern or part of the unfinished mold and run out by heat or otherwise removed after it has been used to complete the mold
thickset : closely placed
thickskin : an ability to keep from getting upset or offended by the things other people say and do
thickskull : a dull-witted person : blockhead
thickskulled : having a thick skull
thickwind : a chronic defect of respiration in the horse due to obstruction of the respiratory passages (as by nasal polyps or deformed bones)  — compare roaring
thief : one that steals especially stealthily or secretly
thiefdom : thieves
thieftaker : a person who apprehends thieves or highwaymen
Thielavia : a genus of fungi of the family Aspergillaceae but sometimes placed in the family Perisporiaceae having spherical brown perithecia and conidia that are endogenous and conidia that are borne in chains  — see root rot
Thielaviopsis : a form genus of fungi (family Aspergillaceae) having conidia dark in color, borne in chains, and arising both endogenously and exogenously
thienyl : either of two univalent isomeric radicals C4H3S derived from thiophene by removal of a hydrogen atom from either the alpha or 2-position or the beta or 3-position
Thierry town in northern France on the Marne River southwest of Reims population 14,923
thieve : steal, rob
thieveless : listless
thievery : the act or practice or an instance of stealing : theft
thieving : steal, rob
thievingly : by means of theft
thievish : of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief
thievishly : of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief
thievishness : of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief
thig : beg
thigger : beggar
thigging : beg
thigh : the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the knee
thighbone : femur sense 1
thighed : the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the knee
thigmotactic : of, relating to, or involving a thigmotaxis
thigmotaxis : a taxis in which contact especially with a solid body is the directive factor
thigmotropic : of, relating to, or exhibiting thigmotropism
thigmotropism : a tropism in which contact especially with a solid or a rigid surface is the orienting factor
thilk : that same : this, that
thill : a shaft of a vehicle
thiller : thill horse
thimble : a pitted cap or cover worn on the finger to push the needle in sewing
thimbleberry : any of several American raspberries or blackberries (especially Rubus occidentalis, R. parviflorus, and R. odoratus) having thimble-shaped fruit
thimbleflower : a self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)
thimbleful : as much as a thimble will hold
thimblerig : a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location
thimblerigger : a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location
thimblerigging : a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location
thimbleweed : any of various anemones (such as Anemone virginiana and A. cylindrica) with cylindrical seed heads
thin : having little extent from one surface to its opposite
thine : thy
thing : an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated
thingamabob : thingamajig
thinghood : the quality or state of being a thing : objective existence : thingness
thinginess : the quality or state of being thingy
thingish : thingy
thinglike : like a physical object : lacking consciousness or will
thinglikeness : like a physical object : lacking consciousness or will
thingman : a member of a Scandinavian legislative or judicial assembly
thingness : the quality or state of objective existence or reality
thingstead : the place where a Scandinavian assembly is held
thingum : thingumbob
thingumajig : something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten
thingumbob : something whose specific name or designation has been forgotten or is not known
thingummy : thingamajig
thingy : something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten : thing, thingamajig
Think : to form or have in the mind
think : to form or have in the mind
thinkable : conceivably possible
thinkableness : conceivably possible
thinkably : conceivably possible
thinker : to form or have in the mind
thinking : the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts
thinkingly : the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts
thinkingpart : a theatrical role that has no lines to be spoken : silent part
thinly : having little extent from one surface to its opposite
thinner : one that thins
thinness : having little extent from one surface to its opposite
thinning : having little extent from one surface to its opposite
thinnish : having little extent from one surface to its opposite
Thinocoridae : a family of South American birds (suborder Charadrii) comprising the seed snipes
Thinocorus : the type genus of the family Thinocoridae
thio : containing sulfur
thioacetal :  mercaptal
thioacetic : a pungent liquid acid CH3COSH made by heating acetic acid with phosphorus pentasulfide and used as a chemical reagent
thioalcohol : a thiol with the general formula RSH in which the R group is an alkyl or a cyclic alkyl
thioaldehyde : a compound having the general formula RCHS that is an aldehyde in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur
thioamide : an amide of a thio acid
thioantimonate : a salt or ester containing pentavalent antimony and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule  — see schlippe's salt
thioantimoniate : a salt or ester containing pentavalent antimony and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule  — see schlippe's salt
thioantimonite : a salt or ester containing trivalent antimony and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule  — see crocus of antimony
thioarsenate : a salt (as sodium thioarsenate Na3AsS4) or ester containing pentavalent arsenic and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule and obtainable from arsenic pentasulfide
thioarsenite : a salt (as sodium thioarsenite Na3AsS3) or ester containing trivalent arsenic and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule and obtainable in the case of the salts from arsenic trisulfide
Thiobacillus : a genus of small rod-shaped bacteria (family Thiobacteriaceae) that live in water, sewage, and soils, derive energy from oxidation of sulfides, thiosulfates, or elemental sulfur, and obtain carbon from carbon dioxide, bicarbonates, or carbonates in solution
Thiobacteria : sulfur bacterium
thiobacteria : sulfur bacterium
Thiobacteriales : an order of bacteria of various shapes usually containing either sulfur granules or bacteriopurpurin or both, usually thriving best in the presence of hydrogen sulfide, and comprising the families Achromatiaceae, Beggiatoaceae, and Rhodobacteriaceae
thiocarbamide : thiourea
thiocarbamyl : the univalent radical NH2CS−that is carbamoyl in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur
thiocarbanilide : a crystalline compound CS(NHC6H5)2 made by reaction of aniline and carbon disulfide and used chiefly as an accelerator for the vulcanization of rubber and as an intermediate in organic synthesis
thiocarbimide : isothiocyanate, mustard oil
thiocarbonate : a salt or ester of a thiocarbonic acid
thiocarbonyl : the bivalent radical >CS that is carbonyl in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur
thiochrome : a yellow crystalline tricyclic alcohol C12H14N4OS found in yeast, formed by oxidation of thiamine, and giving a blue fluorescence under ultraviolet light that serves as the basis of a method of determining thiamine
thiocyanate : a compound that consists of the chemical group SCN bonded by the sulfur atom to a group or an atom other than a hydrogen atom
thiocyanic : an unstable liquid acid HSCN or HNCS of strong odor that is usually obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt with dilute sulfuric acid and that polymerizes readily  — see isothiocyanic acid 
thiocyanide : thiocyanate
thiocyano : relating to, containing, or being the thiocyanogen radical
thiocyanogen : a univalent radical −SCN present in thiocyanic acid and other simple and complex thiocyanates
thiodiphenylamine : phenothiazine sense 1
thioindigo : a red vat dye C16H8O2S2 like indigo in chemical structure except for replacement of both imino groups by sulfur atoms
thioketone : a compound that is a ketone in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur and which in general is readily polymerizable (as in the general formula RCSR)
thiol : any of various compounds having the general formula RSH which are analogous to alcohols but in which sulfur replaces the oxygen of the hydroxyl group and which have disagreeable odors
thiolic : any of various compounds having the general formula RSH which are analogous to alcohols but in which sulfur replaces the oxygen of the hydroxyl group and which have disagreeable odors
thionaphthene : thianaphthene
thionate : a salt or ester of a thionic acid
thionation : a salt or ester of a thionic acid
thioneine : ergothioneine
thionic : relating to or containing sulfur
thionine : a dark crystalline basic thiazine dye that is used chiefly as a biological stain
thionium :  sulponium
thionyl : the bivalent radical or cation >SO of sulfurous acid :  sulfinyl
thiophen : a heterocyclic liquid C4H4S from coal tar that resembles benzene
thiophene : a heterocyclic liquid C4H4S from coal tar that resembles benzene
thiophenol : a mobile liquid mercaptan C6H5SH with a smell like garlic and with acid properties somewhat stronger than those of phenol that may be formed by the action of phosphorus pentasulfide on phenol but that is better synthesized by reduction of benzene-sulfonyl chloride
thiophosgene : a red ill-smelling liquid compound CSCl2 obtainable (as by reaction with hydrogen sulfide at high temperature) from carbon tetrachloride; thiocarbonyl chloride
thiophosphate : a salt or ester of an acid derived from a phosphoric acid by replacement of one or more atoms of oxygen with sulfur
thiophosphite : a salt or ester of a thiophosphorous acid
thiophosphoric : any of a series of acids derived from the phosphoric acids by replacement of one or more atoms of oxygen with sulfur
thiophosphoryl : the usually trivalent radical PS that is phosphoryl in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur  — compare sulfochloride sense 1
thiosinamine : allylthiourea
thiosulphate : a salt containing the anion S2O32−
thiosulphuric : of, relating to, or being an unstable acid H2S2O3 derived from sulfuric acid by replacement of one oxygen atom by sulfur and known only in solution or in salts and esters
Thiothrix : a genus of bacteria (family Beggiatoaceae) consisting of nonmotile ensheathed attached filaments differentiated into a base and a tip
thiouracil : a bitter crystalline compound C4H4N2OS that depresses the function of the thyroid gland
thiourea : a colorless crystalline bitter compound CS(NH2)2 analogous to and resembling urea that is used especially as a photographic and organic chemical reagent
thir : these
third : being next after the second in place or time
thirdborough : a former English peace officer especially of a tithing
thirdings : a heriot consisting of the third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death
thirdly : being next after the second in place or time
thirdness : a fundamental category in Peircean philosophy consisting of the connecting bond between firstness and secondness and expressive of law, generality, purpose, and habit
thirl : hole, perforation, opening
thirlage : a feudal servitude, right, or service binding the tenants of a sucken to carry the grain produced there to a particular mill for grinding and to pay the agreed or customary dues
thirling : hole, perforation, opening
thirst : a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids
thirster : a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids
thirstily : with or on account of thirst
thirstiness : feeling thirst
thirsting : a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids
thirstless : having no thirst
thirstlessness : the quality or state of being thirstless
thirsty : feeling thirst
thirteen : a number that is one more than 12  — see Table of Numbers
thirteener : thirteen sense 4
thirteenth : a number that is one more than 12  — see Table of Numbers
thirtieth : a number equal to three times 10  — see Table of Numbers
thirty : a number equal to three times 10  — see Table of Numbers
thirtyfold : having 30 parts or aspects
thirtyish : a number equal to three times 10  — see Table of Numbers
this : the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned
thisness : the quality in a thing of being here and now or such as it is : the concrete objective reality of a thing : haecceity
thissen : in this way : so
thistle : any of various prickly composite plants (especially genera Carduus, Cirsium, and Onopordum) with often showy heads of mostly tubular flowers
thistlebird : goldfinch
thistledown : the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle
thistlelike : resembling a thistle
thistly : any of various prickly composite plants (especially genera Carduus, Cirsium, and Onopordum) with often showy heads of mostly tubular flowers
thither : to that place : there
thitherto : until that time
thitherward : toward that place : thither
thiuram : thiocarbamoyl
thivel : a stick or spatula for stirring porridge or other food
thixotropic : the property of various gels of becoming fluid when disturbed (as by shaking)
thixotropy : the property of various gels of becoming fluid when disturbed (as by shaking)
Thlaspi : a genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) native to temperate regions and distinguished by the sessile often orbicular pod with two or more seeds in each cell  — see pennycress
Thlingchadinne :  dogrib
thoft : a rower's bench
thole : endure
tholeiite : a basaltic rock that is rich in aluminum and low in potassium, is found typically in the ocean floor, and is probably derived from the earth's mantle
tholepin : thole sense 1
tholi : a round building of classical Greek date and style
tholoi : a round building of classical Greek date and style
tholos : a round building of classical Greek date and style
tholus : a round building of classical Greek date and style
Thomaean : a member of the Mar Thoma Church in southwestern India that claims the apostle Thomas as its founder
Thomas : an apostle who demanded proof of Jesus' resurrection
Thomasa  — see becket
thomasing : begging from house to house on St. Thomas' Day, December 21
Thomasite :  christadelphian
thomisid : of or relating to the Thomisidae
Thomisidae : a widely distributed family of spiders that spin no webs, usually have the first two pairs of legs much longer than the last two pairs, and comprise the crab spiders
Thomism : the scholastic philosophical and theological system of St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomist : the scholastic philosophical and theological system of St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomistic : the scholastic philosophical and theological system of St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomite :  thomaean
Thomomys : a genus of rodents (family Geomyidae) comprising the pocket gophers of western North America
thomsenolite : a mineral NaCaAlF6.H2O consisting of a hydrous fluoride of aluminum, calcium, and sodium and occurring in small white prismatic monoclinic crystals on cryolite
Thomsonian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of James Thomson or his writings
thomsonite : a mineral NaCa2Al5Si5O20.6H2O of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure or rarely in distinct orthorhombic crystals, and being snow-white when pure (hardness 5–5.5)
thon : the one yonder : that entry 1
thonder : yonder
Thondracians : a group of Armenian Paulicians founded by Smbat of Thondrak in the 9th century
Thondraki : a group of Armenian Paulicians founded by Smbat of Thondrak in the 9th century
Thondrakians : a group of Armenian Paulicians founded by Smbat of Thondrak in the 9th century
thong : a strip especially of leather or hide
Thonga :  ronga
thonged : a strip especially of leather or hide
thooid : resembling a wolf
thoracentesis : aspiration of fluid from the chest (as in empyema)
thoraces : the part of the vertebrate body between the neck and the abdomen
thoracic : of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax
Thoracica : a division of Cirripedia including barnacles that have six thoracic segments usually bearing six pairs of cirri
thoracical : thoracic
thoracicoabdominal : of, relating to, involving, or affecting the thorax and the abdomen
thoracicoacromial : of, relating to, or lying between the thorax and the acromial process of the scapula
thoracicolumbar : of, relating to, arising in, or involving the thoracic and lumbar regions
thoracispinal : of or relating to the thoracic part of the spinal column or cord
thoracoabdominal : of, relating to, involving, or affecting the thorax and the abdomen
thoracoacromial : a short branch of the axillary artery that divides into four branches supplying the region of the pectoralis muscles, deltoid, subclavius, and sternoclavicular joint
thoracocentesis : thoracentesis
thoracodorsal : of, relating to, or lying in the dorsal aspect of the thorax
thoracodynia : pain in the chest
thoracogastroschisis : a congenital developmental defect in which the body wall fails to close properly along the midline of the front of the thorax and abdomen allowing protrusion of the viscera
thoracolumbar : of, relating to, arising in, or involving the thoracic and lumbar regions
thoracopagus : conjoined twins that are united at the thorax
thoracoplasty : the surgical operation of removing or resecting one or more ribs so as to obliterate the pleural cavity and collapse a diseased lung
thoracoscope : an endoscope that is inserted through a puncture in the chest wall in an intercostal space (as for the visual examination of the chest cavity)
thoracoscopy : examination of the chest and especially the pleural cavity by means of a thoracoscope
Thoracostei : an order comprising fishes with the body more or less completely covered by bony plates and the pharyngeal bones and other structures about the head more or less undeveloped and including the sticklebacks, pipefishes, and sea horses
thoracostomy : surgical opening of the chest (as for drainage)
thoracotomy : surgical incision of the chest wall
thorax : the part of the vertebrate body between the neck and the abdomen
thoria : a powdery white oxide of thorium ThO2 used especially as a catalyst and in crucibles and refractories and optical glass
thorianite : a strongly radioactive mineral that is an oxide of thorium and often contains rare earth elements
thoriate : to impregnate (an electron-tube cathode) with thoria in order to increase the thermionic emission
thoric : of, relating to, or containing thorium
thoriferous : containing or yielding thorium
thorite : a rare mineral that is a brown to black or sometimes orange-yellow silicate of thorium resembling zircon
thorium : a radioactive metallic element that is obtained especially from monazite and is usually associated with rare earths  — see Chemical Elements Table
thorn : a sharp rigid process on a plant
thornback : any of various ray fishes having spines on the back
thornbill : any of several small brilliant South American hummingbirds of the genera Ramphomicron and Chalcostigma that have a long slender sharp bill and feed on honey, insects, and the juice of sugarcane
thornbush : any of various spiny or thorny shrubs or small trees
thorned : a sharp rigid process on a plant
thornily : so as to be thorny : in the manner of a thorn
thorniness : full of thorns
thornless : a sharp rigid process on a plant
thornlet : a minute thorn
thornlike : a sharp rigid process on a plant
thorntail : any of several Neotropical hummingbirds of the genus Popelairia
thorny : full of thorns
thorogummite : a decomposition mineral approximately Th2(UO2)Si3O11.3H2O that is a hydrous silicate of thorium and uranium
thoron : a heavy radioactive isotope of radon of mass number 220 that is formed as a decay product of thorium, decays by emission of an alpha particle, and has a half-life of less than a minute
thorough : carried through to completion : exhaustive
Thoroughbred : bred from the best blood through a long line : purebred
thoroughbred : bred from the best blood through a long line : purebred
thoroughfare : a way or place for passage: such as
thoroughfoot : to straighten (twisted rope) by coiling
thoroughgoing : marked by thoroughness or zeal : thorough, complete
thoroughgoingly : marked by thoroughness or zeal : thorough, complete
thoroughly : in a complete or thorough manner
thoroughness : carried through to completion : exhaustive
thoroughpaced : thorough, complete
thoroughpin : a synovial swelling just above the hock of a horse on both sides of the leg and slightly anterior to the hamstring tendon that is sometimes associated with lameness
thoroughsped : thorough-paced
thoroughstem : a boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
thoroughstitch : all the way through
thoroughstitched : all the way through
thoroughwax : hare's-ear sense 1
thoroughwort : boneset
thorp : village, hamlet
thortveitite : a mineral (Sc,Y)2Si2O7 consisting of scandium yttrium silicate and occurring in slender grayish-green orthorhombic crystals (hardness 6–7, specific gravity 3.6)
Thos : a genus that is now usually considered a subgenus of Canis and that includes the Asiatic and African jackals and sometimes the American coyotes
thou : the one addressed
though : in spite of the fact that : while
thought : something that is thought: such as
thoughted : having thoughts
thoughten : having specified thoughts
thoughtful : absorbed in thought : meditative
thoughtfully : absorbed in thought : meditative
thoughtfulness : absorbed in thought : meditative
thoughtless : lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
thoughtlessly : lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
thoughtlessness : lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
thoughtlet : a small or inconsequential thought
thoughty : thoughtful
thousand : a number equal to 10 times 100  — see Table of Numbers
thousandfold : a number equal to 10 times 100  — see Table of Numbers
thousandth : a number equal to 10 times 100  — see Table of Numbers
thousandweight : a unit equal to 1000 pounds
thowless : feeble, lazy, spiritless
Thracian : a native or inhabitant of Thrace
thrall : a state of servitude or submission
thrallborn : born in thralldom
thralldom : a state of servitude or submission
thrang : busily
thranite : the rower highest and farthest back on a bench of three rowers on a trireme  — compare thalamite
thrap : frap sense 2
thrapple : throat, windpipe
thrash : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
thrasher : one that thrashes or threshes
thrashing : a severe beating or flogging
thrasonical : of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of Thraso : bragging, boastful
thrasonically : of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of Thraso : bragging, boastful
Thraupidae : a family of passerine birds comprising the tanagers and closely related to Fringillidae
thrave : any of various units of measure for unthreshed grain used locally in Great Britain
thraw : to cause to twist or turn
thrawn : lacking in pleasing or attractive qualities: such as
thread : a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
threadbare : having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
threadbareness : having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
threaded : a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
threaden : made of thread
threader : a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
threadfin : any of various bony fishes (family Polynemidae, especially genus Polydactylus) having elongated filamentous rays on the pectoral fin
threadfish : a small compressed deep-bodied carangid fish (Alectis ciliaris) having long filamentous streamers depending from its fins and being nearly cosmopolitan in warm seas
threadflower : any of various plants of the genus Nematanthus (family Gesneriaceae) having long slender peduncles to the crimson flowers
threadfoot : riverweed
threadiness : consisting of or bearing fibers or filaments
threadle : thread
threadless : a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
threadlet : a small thread : a delicate filament
threadlike : a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
threadway : a way (as in a nut) for a thread
threadworm : a long slender nematode worm (such as a pinworm or strongyle)
thready : consisting of or bearing fibers or filaments
threap : scold, chide
threaper : one that asserts or argues pertinaciously
threat : an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
threaten : to utter threats against
threatener : to utter threats against
threatening : expressing or suggesting a threat of harm, danger, etc.
threateningly : to utter threats against
threatful : full of threats : threatening, menacing
threatfully : full of threats : threatening, menacing
three : a number that is one more than 2  — see Table of Numbers
threefold : having three parts or members : triple
threeling : thrilling
threepence : the sum of three pennies
threepenny : costing or worth threepence
threepennyworth : the amount that a threepence buys
threescore : being three times twenty : sixty
threesome : a group of three persons or things : trio
thremmatology : the science of breeding animals and plants under domestication
threnode : threnody
threnodic : threnody
threnodist : threnody
threnody : a song of lamentation for the dead : elegy
threnos : threnody
threonine : a colorless crystalline essential amino acid C4H9NO3
threose : a syrupy synthetic sugar C4H8O4 that is the epimer of erythrose and that occurs as two optical isomers
threptic : of or relating to the feeding or rearing of offspring especially among ants or other social insects
thresh : to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
thresher : one that threshes
thresherman : one who makes a business of custom threshing
threshold : the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door : sill
Threskiornithidae : a family of birds (order Ciconiiformes) consisting of the ibises and spoonbills or restricted to the former
thribble : triple
thrice : three times
thricecock : mistle thrush
thrift : careful management especially of money
thriftily : given to or marked by economy and good management
thriftiness : given to or marked by economy and good management
thriftless : lacking usefulness or worth
thriftlessly : lacking usefulness or worth
thriftlessness : lacking usefulness or worth
thrifty : given to or marked by economy and good management
thrill : to cause (someone) to experience a strong feeling of enjoyable excitement
thriller : one that thrills
thrillful : full of thrills or excitement
thrilling : causing a feeling of great excitement or happiness
thrillingly : causing a feeling of great excitement or happiness
thrilly : providing thrills : sensational
thrimble : to finger (as money) in a hesitating way
Thrinax : a genus of North American fan palms with orbicular leaves cleft into many induplicate segments, smooth petioles, and monoecious flowers succeeded by small globose fruits  — see thatch palm
thring : to press or push ahead in or as if in a throng
thrinter : a three-year-old sheep
thrip : to snap (the fingers) softly
Thripidae : a family of insects (order Thysanoptera) comprising the thrips
thripple : an extension frame or rail used on a vehicle usually for hay
thrips : any of an order (Thysanoptera) of small to minute sucking insects many of which feed often destructively on plant juices
thrive : to grow vigorously : flourish
thriveless : being without advantage : unsuccessful
thriven : to grow vigorously : flourish
thriver : to grow vigorously : flourish
thriving : characterized by success or prosperity
thrivingly : characterized by success or prosperity
thro : through
throat : the part of the neck in front of the spinal column
throatband : throatlatch
throated : having a throat especially of a specified kind
throatily : uttered or produced from low in the throat
throatiness : uttered or produced from low in the throat
throating : the part of the neck in front of the spinal column
throatlash : throatlatch
throatlatch : a strap of a bridle or halter passing under a horse's throat
throatless : having no throat
throatroot : a bennet (Geum virginianum)
throatstrap : throatlatch sense 1
throatwort : any of several bellflowers
throaty : uttered or produced from low in the throat
throb : to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
throbber : to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
throbbingly : in a throbbing manner : with a throb
throbless : free from throbs or throbbing : static, quiet, placid, unexciting
throe : pang, spasm
thrombase : thrombin
thrombin : a proteolytic enzyme that is formed from prothrombin and facilitates the clotting of blood by catalyzing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
thromboangiitis : inflammation of the lining of a blood vessel with thrombus formation
thromboarteritis : inflammation of an artery with thrombus formation
thrombocyte : platelet
thrombocytopenia : persistent decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that is often associated with hemorrhagic conditions
thrombogen : prothrombin
thrombogenic : tending to produce a thrombus
thrombokinase : thromboplastin
thrombopenia : thrombocytopenia
thrombophlebitis : inflammation of a vein with formation of a thrombus
thromboplastic : initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood
thromboplastin : a complex enzyme found especially in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood
thrombose : to affect with thrombosis
thrombosis : the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel
thrombotic : the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel
thrombus : a clot of blood formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin  — compare embolus
throne : the chair of state of a sovereign or high dignitary (such as a bishop)
throneless : lacking a throne
thronelet : a little throne : an insignificant dominion
throneward : toward a throne
throng : a multitude of assembled persons
thropple : throat, windpipe
throstle : thrush entry 1
throttle : to compress the throat of : choke
throttler : to compress the throat of : choke
throttling : the act or an instance of throttling something or someone: such as
through : by way of
throughgoing : examination, overhauling
throughout : all the way from one end to the other of : in or to every part of
throughput : the amount of something (such as material, data, etc.) that passes through something (such as a machine or system)
throw : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm
throwaway : designed to be thrown away : disposable
throwback : one that is suggestive of or suited to an earlier time or style
throwdown : to cause to fall : overthrow
thrower : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm
throwing : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm
thrown : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm
throwoff : to free oneself from : get rid of
throwout : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner
throwster : one who throws textile filaments
thrum : to sound with a monotonous hum
thrummer : one that thrums an instrument
thrummers : one that thrums an instrument
thrummy : made of or with thrums
thrumwort : a love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)
thrush : any of numerous small or medium-sized birds of an oscine family (Turdidae, the thrush family) or in some classifications a subfamily (Turdinae of the family Muscicapidae) which are mostly of a plain color often with spotted underparts and many of which are excellent singers
thrushlike : resembling a thrush (as in song or appearance)
thrushy : having or affected with thrush
thrust : to push or drive with force : shove
thruster : one that thrusts
thrustful : characterized by thrust : aggressive
thrustfulness : the quality or state of being thrustful
thrusting : to push or drive with force : shove
thrymsa : a 7th century gold coin and corresponding unit of value of Anglo-Saxon England
Thryonomys : a genus (coextensive with the family Thryonomyidae) of hystricomorph rodents comprising the African ground pigs
Thuban : a white giant star of the fourth magnitude that is visible in the constellation Draco
Thucydidean died circa 401 b.c. Greek historian
thud : blow entry 5 sense 1
thudding : blow entry 5 sense 1
thuddingly : with thuds
thug : a violent or brutish criminal or bully
thuggee : murder and robbery by thugs
thuggery : a violent or brutish criminal or bully
thuggish : a violent or brutish criminal or bully
Thuidium : a widely distributed genus of mosses (order Hypnobryales) with fernlike leaves  — see fern moss
Thuja : any of a genus (Thuja) of evergreen shrubs and trees (such as an arborvitae) of the cypress family that are native to North America and eastern Asia, have flattened branchlets with closely overlapping scalelike leaves, and include various dwarf horticultural cultivars
thujene : any of several unsaturated bicyclic terpene hydrocarbons C10H16 related to thujane: such as
thujone : a fragrant oily ketone C10H16O occurring in various essential oils
Thujopsis : a genus of Japanese evergreen trees of the cypress family (Cupressaceae) that contains the hiba arborvitae as its sole member
thujyl : a univalent radical C10H17 derived from thujyl alcohol
Thule : the northernmost part of the habitable ancient world
thulite : a mineral consisting of a rose-red variety of zoisite found in Tellemarken, Norway, and elsewhere and occasionally cut for use in jewelry
thulium : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare-earth group  — see Chemical Elements Table
thuluth : one of the chief forms of Arabic and Persian script
thumb : the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them
thumbed : the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them
thumber : one that thumbs rides : hitchhiker
thumbless : having no thumb
thumbmark : an impression left by a thumb especially when used as a mark of identification
thumbnail : the nail of the thumb
thumbpiece : an appendage to a handle (as of a vessel) to afford a hold for the thumb
thumbprint : an impression made by the thumb
thumbrope : a rope made by twisting hay or straw round the thumb
thumbscrew : an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw
thumbstall : a protective covering for the thumb
thumbtack : a tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a surface with the thumb
thumby : awkward, clumsy
thump : to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound
thumper : to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound
thumping : impressively large, great, or excellent
thumpingly : impressively large, great, or excellent
Thunbergia : a genus of herbs or twining woody vines (family Acanthaceae) native to the tropics of the Old World and having opposite leaves and large flowers succeeded by beaked capsules  — see black-eyed susan , clock vine
thunder : the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge
thunderball : thunderbolt sense 1b
thunderbird : a bird that causes lightning and thunder in American Indian myth
thunderbolt : a single discharge of lightning with the accompanying thunder
thunderclap : a clap of thunder
thundercloud : a cloud charged with electricity and producing lightning and thunder
thundercrack : thunderclap
thunderer : the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge
thunderfish : weatherfish
thunderflower : stitchwort
thunderful : charged or resounding with thunder
thunderhead : a rounded mass of cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud often appearing before a thunderstorm
thundering : awesomely great, intense, or unusual
thunderingly : awesomely great, intense, or unusual
thunderless : being without accompanying thunder
thunderous : producing thunder
thunderously : producing thunder
thunderpeal : thunderclap
thundershower : a shower accompanied by lightning and thunder
thundersquall : a squall attended with lightning and thunder
thunderstick : bull-roarer
thunderstone : any of various stones (such as a meteorite or an ancient artifact) regarded as having been cast to the earth as thunderbolts
thunderstorm : a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder
thunderstrike : to strike dumb : astonish
thunderstroke : a stroke of or as if of lightning with the attendant thunder
thunderstruck : to strike dumb : astonish
thunderwood : poison sumac
thunderworm : a small burrowing limbless lizard (Rhineura floridana) that resembles a worm and is native to Florida
thundery : accompanied with or indicating thunder : thunderous
thunge : a loud hollow sound
Thunnus : a genus of large marine fishes that comprises the typical tunas and is sometimes made the type of a separate family but is usually included among the Scombridae
Thurberia : a genus of shrubby herbs that are characterized by a 3-celled capsule and are usually included in Gossypium
thurible : censer
thurifer : one who carries a censer in a liturgical service
thuriferous : producing frankincense
thurification : the act, process, or an instance of censing
thurify : cense
Thuringian : a member of an ancient Germanic people whose kingdom was overthrown by the Franks in the sixth century
thuringite : a mineral Fe3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 of the chlorite family consisting of a basic aluminum iron silicate and occurring as an aggregation of minute scales with an olive-green color and pearly luster
thurl : the hip joint in cattle  — see cow illustration
thurm : to work (as a table leg or molding) with saw and chisel across the grain so as to produce patterns like those produced by turning
Thurnia : a small genus of herbs (family Juncaceae) related to and resembling the typical rushes and having heads of flowers on 3-angled stalks with long bracts and perianth parts that are all similar
thurrock former urban district in Essex, southeastern England
Thursday : the fifth day of the week
thus : in this or that manner or way
Thushi : a people of the Chechen group
thusly : in this manner : thus
thusness : the condition of being thus
thuswise : thus, so
thutter : to make a dull, throbbing, or sputtering sound
thwack : to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy : whack
thwacker : one that thwacks
thwacking : to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy : whack
thwaite : a piece of land used as a meadow, field, or pasture
thwart : to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
thwartedly : in a thwarted manner
thwarter : to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
thwarting : to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
thwartly : to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
thwartover : contrary
thwartsaw : crosscut saw
thwartship : lying or leading athwartship
thwartships : athwartships
thwartwise : crosswise sense 1
thwittle : knife
thy : of or relating to thee or thyself especially as possessor or agent or as object of an action
Thyestean : of or relating to the eating of human flesh : cannibal
thyine : the fragrant and ornamental wood of the sandarac tree (see sandarac tree sense 1)
thylacine : tasmanian tiger
Thylacoleo : a genus (coextensive with the family Thylacoleontidae) of Pleistocene Australian marsupial mammals having a skull about the size of that of a lion, large tusks, and crushing molars
Thymallidae : a family of salmonoid fishes constituted by the graylings
thyme : any of a genus (Thymus) of Eurasian mints with small pungent aromatic leaves
thymectomize : surgical removal of the thymus
thymectomy : surgical removal of the thymus
Thymelaea : a genus of European and Asiatic herbs and undershrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) having small sessile apetalous flowers with a calyx that has a spreading border and is usually persistent
Thymelaeaceae : a family of tough-barked trees, shrubs, and herbs (order Myrtales) that are native to temperate climates chiefly of the Old World and have entire leaves, capitate apetalous flowers, and drupaceous or capsular fruits
thymele : an ancient Greek altar
thymelic : an ancient Greek altar
thymelical : an ancient Greek altar
thymelici : a chorus that dances around the thymele in an ancient Greek theater
thymic : of or relating to the thymus
thymicolymphatic : of, relating to, or affecting both the thymus and the lymphatic system
thymine : a pyrimidine base C5H6N2O2 that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA  — compare adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil
thymocyte : a cell of the thymus
thymol : a crystalline phenol C10H14O of aromatic odor and antiseptic properties found especially in thyme oil or made synthetically and used chiefly as a fungicide and preservative
thymolphthalein : a crystalline compound C28H30O4 analogous to phenolphthalein and likewise used as an acid-base indicator
thymoma : a tumor that arises from the tissue elements of the thymus
thymonucleic : dna
Thymus : a glandular structure of largely lymphoid tissue that functions especially in cell-mediated immunity by being the site where T cells develop, is present in the young of most vertebrates typically in the upper anterior chest or at the base of the neck, and gradually decreases in size and activity after puberty
thymus : a glandular structure of largely lymphoid tissue that functions especially in cell-mediated immunity by being the site where T cells develop, is present in the young of most vertebrates typically in the upper anterior chest or at the base of the neck, and gradually decreases in size and activity after puberty
thymy : abounding in or fragrant with thyme
thymyl : a univalent radical C10H13 derived from thymol
thynnid : of or relating to the Thynnidae
Thynnidae : a family of aculeate hymenopterans confined mainly to Australia and having the females wingless and much smaller than the winged males
thyratron : a gas-filled hot-cathode electron tube in which the grid controls only the start of a continuous current thus giving the tube a trigger effect
Thyreocoridae : a family of true bugs that resemble beetles and include the negro bugs
thyreoid : thyroid
thyreotropic : thyrotrophic
thyridial : of, relating to, or being a thyridium
Thyrididae : a family of small moths having the wings marked with translucent spots
thyridium : a pale spot in the wing vein of some insects especially of the orders Hymenoptera and Trichoptera
thyroarytenoid : any of four elastic ligaments of the larynx that are covered by folds of mucous membrane and arranged in a superior pair constituting the false vocal cords and an inferior pair forming the true vocal cords
thyroarytenoideus : thyroarytenoid
thyrocervical : of, relating to, or being the thyrocervical trunk
thyrocolloid : the colloid substance within the vesicles of the thyroid gland
thyroepiglottic : connecting the thyroid cartilage and epiglottis
thyrogenic : originating in or caused by activity of the thyroid
thyroglobulin : an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine
thyroglossal : of, relating to, or originating in the thyroglossal duct
thyrohyal : the larger and more lateral of the two lateral projections on each side of the human hyoid bone
thyrohyoid : the third branchial arch of the vertebrate embryo of which the cartilage persists as the thyrohyal
thyroid : a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine
thyroidal : a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine
thyroidectomize : to subject to thyroidectomy
thyroidectomy : surgical removal of thyroid gland tissue
thyroiditis : inflammation of the thyroid gland
thyronine : a phenolic amino acid C15H15NO4 of which thyroxine is a derivative
thyroparathyroidectomy : excision of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands
thyroprotein : any of various preparations made by iodinating proteins and having physiological activity similar to that of thyroxine and related iodinated protein constituents from the thyroid gland
Thyrostraca : a subclass of Crustacea coextensive with Cirripedia
thyrostracan : a subclass of Crustacea coextensive with Cirripedia
thyrotomy : surgical incision or division of the thyroid cartilage
thyrotoxic : of, relating to, induced by, or affected with hyperthyroidism
thyrotoxicosis : hyperthyroidism
thyrotropic : exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland
thyroxine : an iodine-containing hormone C15H11I4NO4 that is an amino acid produced by the thyroid gland as a product of the cleavage of thyroglobulin, increases metabolic rate, and is used to treat thyroid disorders
thyrse : an inflorescence as in the lilac and horse chestnut in which the main axis is racemose and the secondary and later axes are cymose
thyrsoid : having somewhat the form of a thyrse
thyrsus : a staff surmounted by a pine cone or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries that is carried by Bacchus and by satyrs and others engaging in bacchic rites
Thysanocarpus : a small genus of slender annual herbs (family Cruciferae) that have pinnatifid basal leaves, entire stem leaves, small white flowers, and an ovate or orbicular one-seeded winged silicle and are widely distributed in dry upland areas of the Pacific coast of North America  — see fringepod
thysanopter : thysanopteron
Thysanoptera : an order of insects comprising the thrips and including various important plant pests
thysanopteran : an order of insects comprising the thrips and including various important plant pests
thysanopteron : one of the Thysanoptera : thrips
thysanopterous : an order of insects comprising the thrips and including various important plant pests
Thysanura : an order of wingless insects having setiform caudal appendages projecting as bristles and comprising the bristletails
thysanuran : bristletail
thysanuriform : campodeiform
thysanurous : an order of wingless insects having setiform caudal appendages projecting as bristles and comprising the bristletails
thyself : yourself
thysen : thyself
Ti : the seventh tone of the major scale in solfège
ti : the seventh tone of the major scale in solfège
Tiahuanacan :  tiahuanaco
tiang : topi
tiao : a string of former Chinese cash or a unit of value equivalent to it varying in amount in different times and localities and the cash often being units of account rather than actual coins
tiara : a 3-tiered crown worn by the pope
tiarella : a small genus of North American herbs (family Saxifragaceae) having mostly basal palmately lobed or divided leaves with long petioles and a slender raceme of delicate white flowers with a one-celled ovary and basal placentae  — see false miterwort
tib : girl, lass
Tibbu : a people of the area around and in the Tibesti mountains northeast of Lake Chad in Africa
Tiberian : of, relating to, or resembling the Roman emperor Tiberius or his policies
Tiberius 42 b.c.–a.d. 37 Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus Roman emperor (14–37)
tibet region of southwestern China on a high plateau (average altitude 16,000 feet, or 4877 meters) north of the Himalayas and bordering on India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar (Burma); capital Lhasa area 471,660 square miles (1,226,316 square kilometers), population 3,002,165
Tibetan : a member of the predominant people of Tibet and adjacent areas of Asia
tibey : any of several plants of the genus Isotoma (family Lobeliaceae) the foliage of which is poisonous to cattle
tibia : the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle
tibiae : the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle
tibial : the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle
tibiale : the upper margin and edge of the interior prominence of the head of the tibia
tibiofemoral : relating to or being the articulation occurring between the tibia and the femur
tibiofibula : a bone especially in frogs and toads that is formed by fusion of the tibia and fibula
tibiofibular : of, relating to, or connecting the tibia and fibula
tibiotarsal : of, relating to, or affecting the tibia and the tarsus
tibiotarsus : the tibia of a bird
Tibouchina : a large genus of South American shrubs or rarely herbs (family Melastomaceae) having entire 5- to 7-nerved leaves and trichotomous panicles of large purple flowers with a hairy calyx, 10 stamens, and a 5-celled ovary  — see glory-bush, spiderflower sense 2
tibourbou : a tropical American tree (Apeiba tibourbou) of the family Tiliaceae with yellowish flowers in lateral cymes, bark that yields jangada fiber, and an extraordinarily light wood that is used along the coast of Brazil for making jangadas
tiburon island 34 miles (55 kilometers) long in northwestern Mexico in the Gulf of California off the coast of Sonora
Tiburtine : of or relating to ancient Tibur
tic : local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of the face : twitching
tical : baht
Tichodroma : a genus of birds (family Certhiidae) consisting of the wall creeper
tichodrome : wall creeper
tichorrhine : woolly rhinoceros
tick : a light rhythmic audible tap or beat
tickbean : any of various horsebeans having small seeds shaped like a tick
tickbird : a bird (as the oxpecker or ani) that eats ticks infesting quadrupeds
tickeater : tickbird
ticked : angry, upset
ticken : ticking
ticker : something that ticks or produces a ticking sound: such as
ticket : a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
ticketer : a worker who prepares labeling tickets or attaches them to goods
ticketing : a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
ticketless : a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
tickey : threepence
tickicide : an agent used to kill ticks
tickie : threepence
ticking : a strong linen or cotton fabric used in upholstering and as a covering for a mattress or pillow
tickle : to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tickled : to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
ticklenburg : a coarse linen fabric
tickler : a person or device that tickles
tickleweed :  american hellebore
tickling : to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
ticklish : sensitive to tickling
ticklishly : sensitive to tickling
ticklishness : sensitive to tickling
tickly : ticklish
tickseed : coreopsis
ticktack : a ticking or tapping beat like that of a clock or watch
ticktacktoe : a game in which two players alternately put Xs and Os in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three Xs or three Os before the opponent does
ticktick : a repeated ticking sound
ticktock : the ticking sound of a clock
tickweed : pennyroyal sense 2
ticky : affected or infested with or full of ticks
tid three times a day
tidal : of, relating to, caused by, or having tides
tidally : of, relating to, caused by, or having tides
tidbit : a choice morsel of food
tiddle : potter, fidget
tiddledywinks : a game whose object is to snap small disks from a flat surface into a small container
tiddler : a small fish (such as a stickleback or minnow)
tiddling : potter, fidget
tiddlywink : an unlicensd public house : beerhouse
tiddy : tiny, trivial
tide : the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun)
tided : the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun)
tideful : flooded by the tide
tidehead : the inland limit of the tide
tideland : land overflowed during flood tide
tideless : the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun)
tidemark : a high-water or sometimes low-water mark left by tidal water or a flood
tiderace : a strong tidal current
tidesman : tidewaiter
tidesurveyor : an executive customs officer in charge of tidewaiters
tidewaiter : an officer in various preventive customs services who boards ships and watches the landing of goods
tidewater : water overflowing land at flood tide
tideway : a channel in which the tide runs
tidily : neat and orderly in appearance or habits : well ordered and cared for
tidiness : neat and orderly in appearance or habits : well ordered and cared for
tiding : a piece of news
tidings : a piece of news
tidley : wren
tidology : the science or theory of tides
tidy : neat and orderly in appearance or habits : well ordered and cared for
tidytips : an annual California composite herb (Layia platyglossa) having yellow-rayed flower heads often tipped with white
tie : to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie
tieback : a decorative strip or device of cloth, cord, or metal for draping a curtain to the side of a window
tied : to fasten, attach, or close by means of a tie
tiemannite : a mineral HgSe that is a native mercuric selenide and occurs commonly in dark gray or nearly black masses of metallic luster (specific gravity 8.2–8.5)
tiepin : an ornamental straight pin that has usually a sheath for the point and is used to hold the ends of a necktie in place
tier : a row, rank, or layer of articles
tierce : a sequence of three playing cards of the same suit
tierced : divided into three parts of different tinctures or bearing different coats of arms
tierceron : one of the minor or intermediate ribs in Gothic vaulting that spring from the pier on each side of the main diagonal rib and therefore do not pass through the center of the vault
tiered : having or arranged in tiers, rows, or layers
tierer : one that tiers
tiersman : one who arranges articles (as casks) in tiers
tietick : meadow pipit
tiewig : a wig having the back hair tied with ribbon
tiff : a petty quarrel
tiffany : a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings
tiffin : a light midday meal : luncheon
tifinagh : of, relating to, or constituting a Libyan alphabet that is apparently descended from the Old Libyan or Numidian characters derived from the Punic cursive script and is still used by the Tuaregs
tift : to put in order : make ready or array properly : arrange
tig : to poke or pat one in a playful manner
tige : a steel pin in the breech of an early rifle against which the ball is hammered by the ramrod and expanded to fit the grooves
tigella : a short or rudimentary stem
tigellate : a short or rudimentary stem
tigelle : a short or rudimentary stem
tiger : a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
tigereye : a usually yellowish to brown chatoyant stone that consists of silicified crocidolite and is much used for ornament
tigerflower : a plant or flower of the genus Tigridia
tigerish : a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
tigerishly : a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
tigerishness : a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
tigerism : showy ostentation : swagger
tigerkin : a little tiger
tigerlike : a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
tigerling : a little tiger
tigerly : tigerish, tigerlike
tigernut : yellow nutsedge
tigerwood : any of several showy striped or black-marked woods used in cabinetwork
tight : having elements close together
tighten : to make tight or tighter
tightener : to make tight or tighter
tightfisted : reluctant to part with money
tightish : somewhat tight : close-fitting
tightly : having elements close together
tightness : having elements close together
tightrope : a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on
tights : a skintight garment covering the body from the neck down or from the waist down
tightwad : a close or miserly person
tightwire : a tightrope made of wire
tiglaldehyde : a liquid compound C4H7CHO that has the odor of bitter almonds and is obtained by distilling guaiacum resin; α-methyl-crotonaldehyde
tiglic : tiglaldehyde
tignum : building material
Tigrai :  tigrinya
Tigre : a Semitic language of northern Eritrea and adjacent parts of Sudan
Tigrean : a Semitic language of northern Eritrea and adjacent parts of Sudan
tigress : a female tiger
Tigridia : a small genus of Mexican and Central American plants (family Iridaceae) comprising the tigerflowers and having variegated evanescent flowers with spreading perianth segments and 2-parted style branches
tigrine : of or relating to a tiger : resembling a tiger especially in coloring
Tigris river 1180 miles (1899 kilometers) long in southeastern Turkey and Iraq flowing south-southeast and uniting with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al Arab
tigroid :  nissl bodies
tigrolysis : loss of Nissl bodies or Nissl substance that accompanies degenerative changes in nerve tissue
Tigurine :  zwinglian
Tiki : a wood or stone image of a Polynesian supernatural power
tikitiki : rice polishings
tikka : an Indian dish of marinated meat cooked on a skewer
tikker : a form of interrupter used in the early days of radio as a detector of continuous waves consisting of a rapidly rotating wheel and a fine wire brush with the current made and broken by momentary contacts between the brush and a continuous strip of conducting material in the rim of the wheel
tikolosh : a mischievous spirit in southern African folklore taking the form of a short little man, living in the water, and being friendly to children
tikor : a starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian herb (Curcuma angustifolia)
til : sesame
tilasite : a mineral CaMg(AsO4)F consisting of a magnesium calcium arsenate and fluoride and occurring in violet-gray granular masses (specific gravity 3.3)
tilbury : a light 2-wheeled carriage
tilde : a mark ˜ placed especially over the letter n (as in Spanish señor sir) to denote the sound \nʸ\ or over vowels (as in Portuguese irmã sister) to indicate nasality
tile : a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, or concrete used especially for roofs, floors, or walls and often for ornamental work
tiled : a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, or concrete used especially for roofs, floors, or walls and often for ornamental work
tilefish : any of various marine bony fishes (family Malacanthidae) used as food
tiler : a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, or concrete used especially for roofs, floors, or walls and often for ornamental work
tilery : a kiln or field where tiles are made or burned
tileseed : an Australian tree of the genus Geissois (family Cunoniaceae) having imbricated seeds
Tilia : a genus (the type of the family Tiliaceae) of trees that are native in temperate regions and often planted as shade trees, that are distinguished by having cordate leaves, a winglike bract coalescent with the peduncle, indehiscent fruit with one or two seeds, and soft easily carved wood, and that have a strong hybridizing tendency  — see linden
Tiliaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Malvales) distinguished chiefly by the free stamens and 2-celled anthers
tiliaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Malvales) distinguished chiefly by the free stamens and 2-celled anthers
tiling : the action or work of one who tiles
till : until
tillable : capable of being tilled : arable
tillage : the operation of tilling land
Tillamook : a Salishan people of the Oregon coast
Tillandsia : any of a large genus (Tillandsia) of chiefly epiphytic plants of the pineapple family native to tropical and subtropical America
tiller : one that tills : cultivator
tillering : one that tills : cultivator
tillerman : one in charge of a tiller : steersman
Tilletia : a genus (the type of the family Tilletiaceae) of smuts distinguished by single-celled chlamydospores that form a promycelium with a terminal tuft of sporidia  — see bunt entry 2  — compare ustilago
Tilletiaceae : a family of smuts (order Ustilaginales) that is distinguished from the Ustilaginaceae by the simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster and that includes numerous genera some of which (as Tilletia and Urocystis) contain economically important parasites of cultivated plants  — compare ustilago
tilletiaceous : a family of smuts (order Ustilaginales) that is distinguished from the Ustilaginaceae by the simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster and that includes numerous genera some of which (as Tilletia and Urocystis) contain economically important parasites of cultivated plants  — compare ustilago
tillite : rock formed of consolidated or lithified till
tillodont : of or relating to the Tillodontia
Tillodontia : a small order of Eocene mammals of North America and Europe probably derived from insectivores but having resemblances to rodents or carnivores
tilly Graf von 1559–1632
Tilsit : a semisoft porous light yellow cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to sharp
tilt : to cause to have an inclination
tiltable : to cause to have an inclination
tiltboard : an apparatus for testing perception of bodily position by rotating a blindfolded person from horizontal to vertical or oblique positions
tilter : to cause to have an inclination
tilth : cultivated land : tillage
tilting : to cause to have an inclination
tiltup : of or relating to a method of constructing concrete walls in which the slabs are cast in horizontal position and then tilted up into place
tiltyard : a yard or place for tilting contests
tilyer : rose-colored starling
Tim Timothy
Timalia : the type genus of Timaliidae formerly including many Old World babblers but now usually restricted to a single form of India and Java
Timaliidae : a family of passerine birds comprising usually a variety of forms not all of which may be closely related but having as typical representatives a group of babblers that are commonly isolated in a distinct subfamily and are characterized by short rounded wings with large outer primary, a bill like that of a thrush, and unspotted young
timaliine : of or relating to the genus Timalia or the family Timaliidae
timaline : of or relating to the genus Timalia or the family Timaliidae
timar : a Turkish fief formerly held under condition of military service
timbal : a creamy mixture (as of meat or vegetables) baked in a mold
timbale : a creamy mixture (as of meat or vegetables) baked in a mold
timbe : the bark or root of any of several Mexican trees and shrubs (especially Acacia angustissima and Calliandra anomala) used in the manufacture of tepache
timber : growing trees or their wood
timbered : having walls framed by exposed timbers
timberhead : the top end of a ship's timber used above the gunwale (as for belaying ropes)
timbering : a set or arrangement of timbers
timberjack : logger
timberland : wooded land especially with marketable timber
timberless : having no timber : not wooded
timberling : a small tree
timberman : lumberman
timberwork : timber construction
timbery : abounding in or characterized by timber
timberyard : a place where wooden boards are kept for sale
timbo : an Amazonian woody vine (Paullinia pinnata) the bitter bark of which contains a fish poison
timbre : the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
timbrel : a small hand drum or tambourine
time : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration
timecard : a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day or on each job
timed : done or taking place at a time of a specified sort
timeful : seasonable, timely
timefully : seasonable, timely
timekeeper : a person appointed to mark and announce the time in an athletic game or contest
timeless : not restricted to a particular time or date
timelessly : not restricted to a particular time or date
timelessness : not restricted to a particular time or date
timeliness : coming early or at the right time
timely : coming early or at the right time
timenoguy : a rope stretched taut from a projecting obstacle to prevent rigging from chafing or fouling
timeous : timely
timeously : timely
timepiece : a device (such as a clock or watch) to measure or show progress of time
timepleaser : timeserver
timer : one that times: such as
times : multiplied by
timesaver : intended or serving to expedite something
timesaving : intended or serving to expedite something
timeserver : a person whose behavior is adjusted to the pattern of the times or to please superiors : temporizer
timeserving : the behavior or practice of a timeserver
timetable : a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes
timework : work paid for at a standard rate for the hour or the day
timeworker : work paid for at a standard rate for the hour or the day
timeworn : worn or impaired by time
timid : lacking in courage or self-confidence
timidity : lacking in courage or self-confidence
timidly : lacking in courage or self-confidence
timidness : lacking in courage or self-confidence
timing : placement or occurrence in time
timist : one that keeps time or is concerned with time
timocracy : government in which a certain amount of property is necessary for office
timocratic : government in which a certain amount of property is necessary for office
timocratical : government in which a certain amount of property is necessary for office
timoneer : helmsman
Timonism : misanthropy
timor island of southeastern Asia in the Lesser Sunda Islands area 13,094 square miles (34,044 square kilometers), population 3,000,000  — see east timor
Timorese island of southeastern Asia in the Lesser Sunda Islands area 13,094 square miles (34,044 square kilometers), population 3,000,000  — see east timor
timorous : of a timid disposition : fearful
timorously : of a timid disposition : fearful
timorousness : of a timid disposition : fearful
Timote : an Indian people or peoples of western Venezuela
Timothy : a European perennial grass (Phleum pratense) that has long cylindrical spikes and is widely grown for hay in the U.S.
timothy : a European perennial grass (Phleum pratense) that has long cylindrical spikes and is widely grown for hay in the U.S.
timpani : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band
timpanist : a person who plays the timpani
Timucua : a possibly Muskogean people of central and northeastern Florida
Timucuan :  timucua
tin : a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
Tina : a process for amalgamation of silver ores in tubs
Tinamidae : a family of large predominantly terrestrial birds (order Tinamiformes) comprising the tinamous
tinamine : of or relating to the tinamous
tinamou : any of a family (Tinamidae) of South and Central American ground-dwelling birds that have a deeply keeled sternum and a rudimentary tail and that produce large glossy usually colorful eggs
tincal : a mineral Na2B4O7.10H2O consisting of a native borax formerly imported from Tibet and once the chief source of boric compounds
tinchel : a ring formed by hunters to drive or enclose deer
tinclad : a gunboat protected with light armor
tinct : colored, tinged
tinction : the act or process of staining or dyeing
tinctorial : of or relating to colors or to dyeing or staining
tinctorially : of or relating to colors or to dyeing or staining
tincture : a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent
tind : to set on fire : kindle, ignite
tindal William circa 1494–1536 English reformer and translator
tindalo : a timber tree (Pahudia rhomboidea) of the family Leguminosae of the Philippines having a hard valuable wood like that of the ipil
tinder : a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling
tinderbox : a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark
tindery : resembling tinder : highly inflammable or inflammatory
tine : a slender pointed projecting part : prong
tinea : any of several fungal infections of the skin
tineal : any of several fungal infections of the skin
tined : a slender pointed projecting part : prong
tineid : of or relating to the Tineidae
Tineidae : a family of small usually dully colored moths (superfamily Tineoidea) comprising the common clothes moths and related insects and in former classifications including all or most of the Microlepidoptera
Tineina : a group of small moths variously ranked and nearly coextensive with the modern superfamily Tineoidea
tineine : a group of small moths variously ranked and nearly coextensive with the modern superfamily Tineoidea
tineoid : of or relating to the Tineoidea
Tineoidea : a superfamily of small moths comprising the majority of the Microlepidoptera (as the clothes moths, carpet moths, leaf miners) and having narrow simply veined wings broadly fringed with hairs
tinful : a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
Ting : a high-pitched sound like that made by a light stroke on a crystal goblet
ting : a high-pitched sound like that made by a light stroke on a crystal goblet
tinge : a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
tinged : a high-pitched sound like that made by a light stroke on a crystal goblet
Tinggian : a predominantly pagan people inhabiting western Luzon, Philippines
tingid : of or relating to the Tingidae
Tingidae : a family of bugs (order Hemiptera) containing the lace bugs
tingle : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
tingling : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
tinglingly : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
tingly : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
tingtang : the alternating sound of two differently toned bells especially in a clock that sounds the quarter and half hours on only two bells
Tinguian : a predominantly pagan people inhabiting western Luzon, Philippines
tinhorn : one (such as a gambler) who pretends to have money, ability, or influence
tinily : very small or diminutive : minute
tininess : very small or diminutive : minute
tining : a slender pointed projecting part : prong
tink : to make a tinkling sound : tinkle
tinker : to work in the manner of a tinker
tinkerbird : any of various barbets with a harsh ringing note: such as
tinkerer : to work in the manner of a tinker
tinkle : to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle
tinkler : tinker
tinkling : to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle
tinklingly : in a tinkling manner : with a tinkling sound
tinkly : that tinkles : tinkling
tinman : a maker of or worker in tinplate : tinsmith
Tinne :  déné
tinned : a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
tinner : a tin miner
tinnery : a tin mine : tinworks
tinnily : thin in tone
tinniness : thin in tone
tinning : a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys  — see Chemical Elements Table
tinnitus : a sensation of noise (such as a ringing or roaring) that is typically caused by a bodily condition (such as a disturbance of the auditory nerve or wax in the ear) and usually is of the subjective form which can only be heard by the one affected
tinny : thin in tone
tinsel : threads, strips, or sheets of metal, paper, or plastic used to produce a glittering and sparkling appearance in fabrics, yarns, or decorations
tinselly : tinsel
tinselry : tinseled material, ornamentation, or appearance : pretentious display
tinsmith : a worker who makes or repairs things of sheet metal (such as tinplate)
tinsmithing : a worker who makes or repairs things of sheet metal (such as tinplate)
tinsmithy : a tinsmith's workshop
tinstone : cassiterite
tint : a usually slight or pale coloration : hue
tintamarre : a great confused noise : uproar, din
tinted : a usually slight or pale coloration : hue
tinter : a usually slight or pale coloration : hue
tinting : the act or process of one that tints
tintinnabula : a small tinkling bell
tintinnabular : tintinnabulary
tintinnabulary : of, relating to, or characterized by bells or their sounds
tintinnabulation : the ringing or sounding of bells
tintinnabulous : tintinnabulary
tintinnabulum : a small tinkling bell
tintless : having no tints : lacking color
tintype : ferrotype sense 1
tinware : articles and especially utensils made of tinplate
tinwork : work in tin
tiny : very small or diminutive : minute
tinzenite : a mineral CaMnAl(SiO4)2 consisting of a silicate of manganese, aluminum, and calcium and occurring in yellow monoclinic crystals at Tinzen, Grisons, Switzerland
Tionontati : an Iroquoian people of southern Ontario
Tiou : a Tunican people of northwestern Mississippi
tip : overturn, upset
tipburn : a disease of the potato, lettuce, and other cultivated plants characterized by burning or browning of the tips and margins of the leaflets and caused by loss of water due to excessive heat and sunshine  — compare hopperburn
tipcart : a cart whose body can be tipped on the frame to empty its contents
tipcat : a game in which one player lightly bats a wooden peg and as it flies up strikes it again to drive it as far as possible while fielders try to recover it
tipful : brimful
Tiphia : a genus (the type of the family Tiphiidae) of shining black wasps that includes a species (T. vernalis) of larval parasites of the Japanese beetle
Tiphiidae : a family of rather small slender usually black and often hairy wasps that as larvae parasitize the grubs of various scarabaeid beetles  — see tiphia
tipiti : an elastic plaited cylinder of jacitara palm bark used in expressing the juice from the root in making cassava
tiple : a soprano guitar
tipless : marked by the absence of tips or gratuities
tipman : dumper sense 1c
tiponi : a sacred badge of authority of the Hopi Indians usually consisting of an ear of corn decorated with feathers or a valued stone and worn or displayed by a chief, priest, or religious society
tippable : able to be tipped or to receive tips
tipped : overturn, upset
tippee : one who receives a tip especially in insider trading
tipper : one that tips
tippet : a long hanging end of cloth attached to a sleeve, cap, or hood
tipping : overturn, upset
tipple : to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
tippler : to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
tipply : tippy entry 2
tippy : liable to tip
tipsify : to make tipsy : intoxicate
tipsily : unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled
tipsiness : unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled
tipstaff : a court officer whose duties include assisting the judge and acting as crier
tipster : one who gives or sells tips especially for gambling or speculation
tipstock : the detachable or movable forepart of a gunstock that lies beneath the barrel and forms a hold for the left hand  — compare buttstock
tipsy : unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled
tiptail : spotted sandpiper
tiptilt : to tilt or turn up at the tip
tiptoe : the position of being balanced on the balls of the feet and toes with the heels raised
tiptoeing : the position of being balanced on the balls of the feet and toes with the heels raised
tiptop : the highest point
tiptopper : one of the first rank or class
Tipula : the type genus of the family Tipulidae
Tipularia : a genus of delicate terrestrial orchids with solid bulbs that produce in late summer a racemose scape of greenish purple flowers and in autumn a single ovate purple leaf which persists through winter  — see crane-fly orchid
Tipulidae : a large family of long-legged usually slender two-winged flies comprising the crane flies and often resembling enormous mosquitoes
Tipuloidea : a superfamily of Nematocera including Tipulidae and various related families
tipup : to move or cause (something) to move so that one end is lifted up
Tipura : a people of the Tripura state, Bengal
tirade : a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
tiralee : a succession of musical notes (as in a bugle call)
tire : to become weary
tired : drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
tiredly : drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
tiredness : drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
tireless : seemingly incapable of tiring : indefatigable
tirelessly : seemingly incapable of tiring : indefatigable
tirelessness : seemingly incapable of tiring : indefatigable
tireman : a manufacturer of or dealer in tires
tiresome : wearisome, tedious
tiresomely : wearisome, tedious
tiresomeness : wearisome, tedious
tiresomeweed : eelgrass sense 1
tirewoman : a lady's maid
Tirhutia :  maithili
tiring : causing weariness or lack of strength or energy
tiringly : causing weariness or lack of strength or energy
tirl : to make a rattling sound (as with a door latch)
tirma : oystercatcher
Tironian : of or relating to the learned freedman Tiro or the notae Tironianae
tirr : to tear off : strip, uncover
tirralirra : the note of a lark or robin or a sound resembling it
tirrivee : an outburst of temper
tirthankara : one of the 24 founding jinas of Jain tradition venerated as breakers of the path across the stream of time to Nirvana who have shown the way to spiritual liberation in Jainism : a pioneer of faith
Tirurai : a predominantly pagan people in the western part of Cotabato province, central Mindanao, Philippines
tisane : an infusion (as of dried herbs) used as a beverage or for medicinal effects
Tishri : the first month of the civil year or the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar  — see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
tissual : of or relating to tissue
tissue : a piece of soft absorbent tissue paper used especially as a handkerchief or for removing cosmetics
tissued : woven in the manner of tissue : having the splendor or delicacy of tissue
tissuey : a piece of soft absorbent tissue paper used especially as a handkerchief or for removing cosmetics
tisswood :  snow drop tree
tiswin : a fermented beverage made by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
tit : teat
Titan : any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods
titanate : any of various multiple oxides of titanium dioxide with other metallic oxides
titanaugite : a basaltic augite rich in titanium and usually alkali
Titaness : a female titan
titania : titanium dioxide
Titanian : of, relating to, or containing titanium
Titanic : having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
titanic : having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
Titanically : having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
Titanichthys : a genus (the type of the family Titanichthyidae) of very large toothless arthrodiran fishes of the Upper Devonian of Ohio
titaniferous : containing or yielding titanium
Titanism : defiance of and revolt against social or artistic conventions
titanite : sphene
titanium : a silvery-gray light strong metallic element with atomic number 22 obtained from ilmenite and rutile and used especially in alloys, refractory materials, pigments, and medical and dental devices  — see Chemical Elements Table
titano  — see titan-
titanomagnetite : a titaniferous variety of magnetite
titanosaur : a reptile or fossil of the genus Titanosaurus
Titanosaurus : a genus of large Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs chiefly of the southern hemisphere
titanosilicate : silicotitanate
titanothere : a mammal or fossil of the family Brontotheriidae : brontothere
titanous : of, relating to, or derived from titanium
titanyl : the group TiO consisting of titanium and oxygen that is a bivalent radical
titar : a francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) of southern Asia
titbit : a choice morsel of food
titer : the strength of a solution or the concentration of a substance in solution as determined by titration
titfish : trepang
tithable : subject or liable to payment of tithes
tithe : a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
tither : one that pays tithes
tithing : a small administrative division preserved in parts of England apparently originally made up of ten men with their families
tithingman : the chief man of an old English tithing
tithingpenny : a small customary duty traditionally paid under old English law:
Tithymalopsis : a genus of chiefly perennial North American spurges that is usually included in Euphorbia
Tithymalus : a genus of chiefly annual North American spurges that is usually included in Euphorbia
titi : a tree (Cliftonia monophylla of the family Cyrillaceae) of the southeastern U.S. with leathery leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
Titian : of a brownish-orange color
titian : of a brownish-orange color
Titianesque : of a brownish-orange color
titillating : pleasantly stimulating or exciting
titillatingly : pleasantly stimulating or exciting
titillation : to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
titillative : to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
titivate : to make smart or spruce
titivation : to make smart or spruce
titlark : pipit
title : the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
titled : having a title especially of nobility
titleholder : one that holds a title
titler : a device for holding a motion-picture camera and in front of it an easel or frame in which can be placed a card bearing a title
titling : the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
titlist : titleholder
titman : the smallest in a litter of pigs : runt
titmouse : any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Baeolophus of the family Paridae) that are related to the chickadees, have small bills and usually long tails, and have been sometimes placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
Titoism : the political, economic, and social policies associated with Tito
Titoist : the political, economic, and social policies associated with Tito
titoki : a New Zealand tree (Alectryon excelsum) with large panicles of reddish flowers
titrable : titratable
titratable : to subject to titration
titrate : to subject to titration
titration : a method or process of determining the concentration of a dissolved substance in terms of the smallest amount of reagent of known concentration required to bring about a given effect in reaction with a known volume of the test solution
titrimetric : employing or determined by titration
titrimetry : measurement or analysis by titration
titter : to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle, snicker
titterel : whimbrel
tittering : to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle, snicker
tittie : sister
tittle : a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing
tittlebat : stickleback
tittup : lively, gay, or restless behavior
titty : teat entry 1 sense 1
titubant : characterized by titubation : marked by wavering or vacillating : unsteady
titubate : to reel or stumble as if tipsy : stagger, totter
titubation : a staggering gait or a swaying or shaking of the trunk or head that is observed especially in individuals affected with a disease of the cerebellum
titular : having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
titularity : the quality or state of being titular
titularly : having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
titulary : titular
Titus : an early Christian convert who assisted Paul in his missionary work
Tivoli commune east-northeast of Rome in the region of Lazio, central Italy population 52,990
tivoli commune east-northeast of Rome in the region of Lazio, central Italy population 52,990
tizeur : teaser entry 2
tizzy : a highly excited and distracted state of mind
tjanting : a Javanese instrument for applying hot wax in batik work usually consisting of a small thin copper cut with one or more capillary spouts and a handle of reed or bamboo
tlaco : a small copper coin used in 19th century Mexico worth ¹/₈ of a real
Tlascalan : a Nahuatl people of the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico
Tlingit : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska
Tmesipteris : a genus of epiphytic Australasian fern allies related to Psilotum and characterized by conspicuous vertical leaves and boat-shaped 2-celled synangia
tmesis : separation of parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words (such as what place soever for whatsoever place)
to : before
toa : a valiant Polynesian warrior
toad : any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist
toadback : having a section of 3-lobed shape with one of the lobes uppermost that gives a fancied resemblance to the back of a toad
toadeat : toady
toadeater : toady
toadfish : any of a family (Batrachoididae) of chiefly marine bony fishes having a broad flat head, a wide mouth, and usually scaleless slimy skin and producing sounds (such as grunts) by means of a swim bladder
toadflax : butter-and-eggs
toadhead : golden plover
toadier : one that toadies
toadish : suggestive of or suitable for toads
toadless : free from toads
toadlet : a young or small toad
toadling : toadlet
toadpipe : horsetail sense 2
toadroot : red baneberry
toadstone : a stone or similar object held to have formed in the head or body of a toad and formerly often worn as a charm or antidote to poison
toadstool : a fungus having an umbrella-shaped pileus : mushroom
toady : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
toadyish : inclined to toady : marked by toadyism
toadyism : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
toast : sliced bread browned on both sides by heat
toastee : one whose health is drunk in a toast
toaster : one that toasts
toastmaster : one who presides at a banquet and introduces the after-dinner speakers
toastmistress : a woman who acts as toastmaster
toasty : pleasantly or comfortably warm
toat : the 20th letter of the English alphabet
toatoa : a New Zealand celery-topped pine (Phyllocladus glaucus) having striking whorled branches and often cultivated for ornament
Toba : a member of a Tatar people ruling northern China from the 4th to the 6th centuries
tobacco : any of a genus (Nicotiana) of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family with viscid foliage and tubular flowers
tobacconist : a dealer in tobacco especially at retail
tobaccoroot : bitterroot sense 1
tobaccoweed : devil's-grandmother
tobaccowood : witch hazel sense 2a(1)
tobaccoy : full of tobacco fumes
tobe : that is to be : future
Tobias : a Jewish hero who with divine aid marries his kinswoman Sarah in spite of a jealous evil spirit and restores his father Tobit's sight
Tobikhar :  gabrielino
tobira : a commonly cultivated shrub (Pittosporum tobira) of China and Japan with ornamental glossy leaves and white fragrant flowers in terminal umbels
toboggan : a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides
tobogganer : a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides
tobogganist : a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides
Toby : a small jug, pitcher, or mug shaped somewhat like a stout man with a cocked hat for the brim
toby : a small jug, pitcher, or mug shaped somewhat like a stout man with a cocked hat for the brim
tobyman : highwayman
tocalote : a weedy European annual herb (Centaurea melitensis) widely naturalized in the New World and especially in California of some importance as a honey plant
toccata : a musical composition usually for organ or harpsichord in a free style and characterized by full chords, rapid runs, and high harmonies
Tocharian : a language of central Asia known from documents from the sixth to eighth centuries a.d.
Tocharish :  tocharian
tocher : dowry sense 1
tock : an African hornbill of the genus Tockus
toco : a large South American toucan (Ramphastos toco) that is chiefly black with the rump and throat white, the latter tinged with yellow and bordered with red, and the under tail coverts crimson
tocodynamometer : an instrument by means of which the force of uterine puerperal contractions can be measured
tocology : obstetrics
tocome : to move toward something : approach
tocopherol : any of several fat-soluble oily phenolic compounds with varying degrees of antioxidant vitamin E activity
tocororo : a Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) having the bill serrated and the tail feathers concave at the end
tocsin : an alarm bell or the ringing of it
tocusso : a grass (Eleusine tocussa) cultivated in Ethiopia for its edible seeds which are used especially in a dark heavy bread
Tod : fox
tod : fox
Toda : one of an aboriginal polyandrous people that reside in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India and in Sri Lanka, that lead a peaceful pastoral life, and that practice a religion which is organized around the care and veneration of cattle and especially the buffalo
today : on or for this day
todayish : of or characteristic of today : current, up-to-date
Todd Sir Alexander Robertus 1907–1997 British chemist
toddick : a measure used by a custom miller to take out his toll from the grist
toddle : to walk with short tottering steps in the manner of a young child
toddler : one that toddles
toddy : a usually hot drink consisting of liquor (such as rum), water, sugar, and spices
Todea : a genus of delicate African and Australasian ferns (family Osmundaceae) distinguished from those of Osmunda by having the sporangia on the underside of the leaf  — see crape fern
Todidae : a family of West Indian birds (order Caraciiformes) usually comprising the single genus Todus  — compare tody
Todus : the type and usually sole genus of the family Todidae  — see tody
tody : any of several tiny nonpasserine insectivorous West Indian birds constituting the genus Todus, being closely related to the kingfishers, having a long flattened bill with strong rictal bristles, and nesting in holds in banks  — see green tody
toe : one of the terminal members of the vertebrate foot
toeboard : a support or reinforcement (as of board) for the toes or at the base of something
toecap : a piece of material (such as leather) covering the toe of a shoe and reinforcing or decorating it
toed : having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number
toeless : one of the terminal members of the vertebrate foot
toenail : a nail of a toe
toeplate : a tab attached to the toe of a shoe (as to prevent wear due to heavy use)
toernebohmite : a mineral Ce3Si2O8OH that is a rare silicate of the cerium metals
toetoe : any of several coarse New Zealand sedges and grasses (as of the genera Arundo and Cladium)
toff : dandy, swell
toffee : candy of brittle but tender texture made by boiling sugar and butter together
toffish : resembling a toff especially in smartness or style
toffy : candy of brittle but tender texture made by boiling sugar and butter together
Tofieldia : a genus of perennial herbs (family Liliaceae) growing in cool regions and having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate sessile flowers with 6 anthers and 3 styles  — see false asphodel
Toft : a site for a dwelling and its outbuildings
toft : a site for a dwelling and its outbuildings
toftman : a holder of a toft
tofu : a soft food product prepared by treating soybean milk with coagulants (such as magnesium chloride or diluted acids) : bean curd
tog : to dress especially in fine clothing
toga : the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
togaed : the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
togata : ancient Roman comedy based on a Greek model but treating native Roman subjects  — compare fabula palliata
togate : wearing a toga : togaed
togated : wearing a toga : togaed
together : in or into one place, mass, collection, or group
togetherness : in or into one place, mass, collection, or group
toggery : clothing
toggle : a piece or device for holding or securing: such as
toggler : one that toggles
togs : clothing
togue : lake trout
toheroa : a large marine bivalve mollusk (Amphidesma ventricosum) of New Zealand used extensively for food
toho : stop, halt
tohubohu : chaos, confusion
tohunga : a Maori priest or performer of sacred rites : sage, medicine man
toi : ti entry 1 sense 1
toil : long strenuous fatiguing labor
toiled : long strenuous fatiguing labor
toiler : long strenuous fatiguing labor
toilet : a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination
toileted : a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination
toiletry : an article or preparation (such as toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne) used in cleaning or grooming oneself
toilette : toilet sense 2
toiletware : merchandise comprising articles (as combs, brushes, mirrors, manicure sets) for the equipment of dressing room, dresser, vanity, or bathroom
toilful : long strenuous fatiguing labor
toilfully : long strenuous fatiguing labor
toilinet : a fabric with silk or cotton warp and wool weft in use in the 19th century for fancy waistcoats
toiling : long strenuous fatiguing labor
toilsome : marked by or full of toil or fatigue : laborious
toilsomely : marked by or full of toil or fatigue : laborious
toilsomeness : marked by or full of toil or fatigue : laborious
toilworn : showing the effects of or worn out with toil
toise : an old French unit of length equal to 6 French feet, 6.396 U.S. feet, or 1.949 meters
toit : to succeed before another person does 
toity : thoughtless giddy behavior
Tokay : a naturally sweet wine from the area around Tokaj, Hungary
tokay : a naturally sweet wine from the area around Tokaj, Hungary
toke : a puff on a marijuana cigarette or pipe
Tokelau islands in the central Pacific north of Samoa belonging to New Zealand population 1466
token : a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
toko  — see toco-
tokology : obstetrics
tokonoma : a niche or alcove in the wall of a Japanese house for the display of a decorative object
tol : toluene
tolan : a white crystalline unsaturated hydrocarbon C6H5C≡CC6H5 obtained synthetically from stilbene : diphenyl-acetylene
tolane : a white crystalline unsaturated hydrocarbon C6H5C≡CC6H5 obtained synthetically from stilbene : diphenyl-acetylene
tolbooth : a town or market hall
toldo : any of various Central or South American shelters (as a covered dance platform or an Indian skin hut)
tole : sheet metal and especially tinplate for use in domestic and ornamental wares in which it is usually japanned or painted and often elaborately decorated
Toledan : a finely tempered sword of a kind made in Toledo, Spain
Toledo : a finely tempered sword of a kind made in Toledo, Spain
Toledoan : a finely tempered sword of a kind made in Toledo, Spain
tolerability : capable of being borne or endured
tolerable : capable of being borne or endured
tolerableness : the quality or state of being tolerable
tolerably : capable of being borne or endured
tolerance : capacity to endure pain or hardship : endurance, fortitude, stamina
Tolerant : inclined to tolerate
tolerant : inclined to tolerate
tolerantly : inclined to tolerate
tolerate : to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction
toleration : the act or practice of tolerating something
tolerationist : one that practices or promotes toleration
tolerative : to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction
tolerator : to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction
Toletan : of or relating to Toledo, Spain :  toledan
tolguacha : any of several plants of the genus Datura
tolidine : any of several isomeric aromatic diamines C14H16N2 that are homologues of benzidine and used especially as dye intermediates
tolite : trinitrotoluene
toll : a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
tollage : toll or payment or exaction of it
tollbooth : a booth (as on a highway or bridge) where tolls are paid
toller Ernst 1893–1939 German dramatist and politician
tollgate : a point where the driver of a vehicle must pay a toll
tollgatherer : a collector of tolls or taxes : publican
tollhouse : a house or booth where tolls are taken
tolling : a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
tollman : a collector of tolls (as on a highway or bridge) : a tollhouse keeper
tolly : candle
Tolowa : an Athapaskan people of northwestern California
tolsester : a toll paid to the feudal lord by a tenant for liberty to brew and sell ale
tolsey : town hall
Tolstoyan Count Lev Nikolayevich 1828–1910 Russian novelist, philosopher, and mystic
Tolstoyism : the doctrines or practices of the Tolstoyans
Tolstoyist :  tolstoyan
tolt : a writ by which a cause pending in a court baron is removed into a country court
Toltec : a member of a people that dominated central and southern Mexico prior to the Aztecs
Toltecan : a member of a people that dominated central and southern Mexico prior to the Aztecs
tolu : toluene
tolualdehyde : any of four aldehydes C7H7CHO that give the corresponding toluic acids on oxidation  — compare phenylacetaldehyde
toluate : a salt or ester of a toluic acid
toluene : a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C7H8 that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used especially as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline
toluic : any of four isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids C7H7COOH derived from toluene and obtainable in the case of the ortho, meta, and para isomers CH3C6H4COOH by oxidation of the three corresponding xylenes  — see phenylacetic acid 
toluidide : an amide analogous to an anilide in which hydrogen of the amido group is replaced by tolyl : an N-acyl derivative of toluidine
toluidine : any of three isomeric amino derivatives of toluene C7H9N that are analogous to aniline and are used as dye intermediates
toluol : toluene
toluylene : stilbene
tolyl : any of three monovalent radicals CH3C6H4 derived from toluene
tolylene : any of six bivalent radicals CH3C6H5: methyl-phenylene
tolylenediamine : any of six isomeric crystalline bases CH3C6H3(NH2)2 derived from toluene of which some are used as dye intermediates: such as
Tolypeutes : a genus of South American armadillos containing the apar
tolypeutine : a genus of South American armadillos containing the apar
Tom : the male of various animals: such as
Toma : a people of adjacent parts of Liberia and Guinea
tomahawk : a light ax used as a missile and as a hand weapon especially by North American Indians
tomalley : the liver of the lobster
toman : an old Persian unit of monetary value equal at one time to 10,000 dinars
Tomas : a people of adjacent parts of Liberia and Guinea
tomatillo : the small round yellow, purplish, and especially pale green edible sticky fruit of a Mexican ground-cherry (Physalis ixocarpa synonym P. philadelphica)
tomato : the usually large, rounded, edible, pulpy berry of an herb (genus Solanum) of the nightshade family native to South America that is typically red but may be yellow, orange, green, or purplish in color and is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
tomb : an excavation in which a corpse is buried : grave
tombac : an alloy essentially of copper and zinc and sometimes tin or arsenic that is used especially for cheap jewelry and gilding
tombal : of, relating to, or serving as a tomb
tombe : fallen down
tombless : an excavation in which a corpse is buried : grave
tombola : a raffle in which usually numbered tickets are drawn at random from a revolving drum with prizes awarded to those drawing tickets that match numbers preassigned to a prize
tombolo : a sand or gravel bar connecting an island with the mainland or another island
tomboy : a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
tomboyful : tomboyish
tomboyish : a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
tomboyishness : a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
tombstone : gravestone
tomcat : a male domestic cat
tomcod : either of two small fishes (Microgadus tomcod of the northwestern Atlantic and M. proximus of the northeastern Pacific) of the cod family
tome : book
tomentose : covered with densely matted woolly hairs
tomentous : tomentose
tomentulose : minutely or slightly tomentose
tomentum : pubescence composed of densely matted woolly hairs
tomfool : a great fool : blockhead
tomfoolery : playful or foolish behavior
tomfoolish : given to tomfoolery : nonsensical
tomfoolishness : given to tomfoolery : nonsensical
tomial : relating to a tomium
Tomistoma : a genus of Malayan crocodilians resembling the gavials
tomium : the cutting edge of the bill of a bird
Tomkin : tampion
tomkin : tampion
Tommy : a British soldier
tommy : a British soldier
tommycod : tomcod
tommyrot : utter foolishness or nonsense
tomnoddy :  atlantic puffin
tomogram : an image (such as a radiograph) generated by tomography
tomographic : a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (such as the human body or the earth) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures  — compare computed tomography
tomography : a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (such as the human body or the earth) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures  — compare computed tomography
Tomopteris : a genus (the type of the family Tomopteridae) of transparent free-swimming marine polychaete worms having long deeply divided or forked parapodia
tomorn : tomorrow
tomorrow : on or for the day after today
tomorrower : procrastinator
tomorrowness : the quality of being tomorrow
tomosis : a disease of cotton characterized by the fraying and perforation of the leaves
Tompion : a wooden plug or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun
tomtate : a Florida and West Indian grunt (Bathystoma rimator)
tomtit : any of various small active birds
Tomtitmouse : blue tit
ton : any of various units of weight:
tonal : of or relating to tone, tonality, or tonicity
tonalamatl : an Aztec divinatory book based on the tonalpohualli
tonalist : one who adheres to tonality especially in musical composition
tonalite : a granular igneous rock consisting of quartz, andesine, and small amounts of orthoclase
tonalitive : tending to tonality
tonality : tonal quality
tonally : of or relating to tone, tonality, or tonicity
tondino : a circular molding
tone : vocal or musical sound of a specific quality
toned : having tone or a specified tone : characterized or distinguished by a tone
toneless : lacking in tone, modulation, or expression
tonelessly : lacking in tone, modulation, or expression
tonelessness : lacking in tone, modulation, or expression
toneme : an intonation phoneme in a tone language
toner : one that tones or is a source of tones: such as
tonetic : relating to linguistic tones or to tone languages
tonetically : relating to linguistic tones or to tone languages
tonetician : a student of tonetics
tonetics : the use or study of linguistic tones
tong : a secret society or fraternal organization especially of Chinese in the U.S. formerly notorious for gang warfare
Tonga : a light 2-wheeled vehicle for two or four persons drawn by one horse and common in India
tonga : a light 2-wheeled vehicle for two or four persons drawn by one horse and common in India
Tongan : a member of a Polynesian people of Tonga
Tongas : a light 2-wheeled vehicle for two or four persons drawn by one horse and common in India
tonger : a secret society or fraternal organization especially of Chinese in the U.S. formerly notorious for gang warfare
tongkang : a large native boat or junk used in the East Indies in fishing and in local trading
tongman : one who handles tongs : tonger
tongs : any of numerous grasping devices consisting commonly of two pieces joined at one end by a pivot or hinged like scissors
tongsman : tonger
tongue : a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ
tongued : having a tongue especially of a specified kind
tongueflower : an Australian orchid of the genus Glossodia
tongueless : having no tongue
tonguelet : a small part, process, or object resembling a tongue
tonguelike : a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ
tonguer : one that makes or inserts tongues (as on shoes, buckles, or boards)
tonguester : a glib or talkative person : a voluble speaker : babbler
tonguey : ready or voluble in speaking : garrulous
tonguiness : the quality of being tonguey
tonguing : a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ
tonic : tonic water
tonically : tonic water
tonicity : the property of possessing tone
tonicoclonic : tonic-clonic
tonify : to give tone or style to
tonight : on this present night or the night following this present day
tonish : having ton : fashionable, stylish
tonishly : having ton : fashionable, stylish
tonishness : having ton : fashionable, stylish
tonite : a blasting explosive consisting of a mixture of guncotton with a nitrate and sometimes a nitro compound
tonitrocirrus : false cirrus
tonitruant : thundering, fulminating
tonitruous : thundering, fulminating
tonjon : an open sedan chair used in India and Sri Lanka and carried by a single pole on men's shoulders
tonk : a heavy unmusical clang
Tonkawa : an Indian people of central Texas
Tonkawan : a language family perhaps related to Coahuiltecan and Karankawa of Texas that includes the Tonkawa language
tonkin region of northern Indochina bordering on China; chief city Hanoi
Tonkinese region of northern Indochina bordering on China; chief city Hanoi
tonlet : one of the horizontal overlapping bands forming a short skirt in late medieval armor
Tonna : a genus of large marine gastropods (family Tonnidae) lacking varix and operculum and having the body whorl greatly enlarged and the aperture very wide
tonnage : the cubical content of a merchant ship in units of 100 cubic feet
tonneau : a rear seating compartment of an automobile
tonneaued : having a tonneau
tonner : an object (such as a ship) having a specified tonnage
tonoclonic : tonic-clonic
tonogram : a curve recorded by a tonograph
tonograph : a recording tonometer
tonological : of or relating to tonology
tonology : the comparative or historical science of tones or of speech intonation
tonometer : an instrument or device for determining the exact pitch or the vibration rate of tones
tonometric : an instrument or device for determining the exact pitch or the vibration rate of tones
tonometry : an instrument or device for determining the exact pitch or the vibration rate of tones
tonoplast : a semipermeable membrane surrounding a vacuole in a plant cell
tonoscope : an acoustical instrument for enabling a singer or player to see instantly any deviation from proper pitch of the tone being produced
tonotaxis : responsiveness to a difference of osmotic pressure of the surrounding medium
tonsil : either of a pair of prominent masses of lymphoid tissue that lie one on each side of the throat between two folds of soft tissue that bound the fauces
tonsillar : either of a pair of prominent masses of lymphoid tissue that lie one on each side of the throat between two folds of soft tissue that bound the fauces
tonsillectome : a surgical instrument for excising the tonsils
tonsillectomy : the surgical removal of the tonsils
tonsillitic : of, relating to, or affected with tonsillitis
tonsillitis : inflammation of the tonsils
tonsillotome : a surgical instrument for partial or complete excision of the tonsils
tonsillotomy : incision of a tonsil
tonsor : barber
tonsorial : of or relating to a barber or the work of a barber
tonsure : the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
tonsured : the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
tontine : a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others
tontiner : a sharer in a tontine
Tonto : one of various subgroups of the Apache people
tonus : tone sense 9b
Tony : marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style
tony : marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style
too : besides, also
toodle : good-bye, so long
tool : a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task
toolbox : a chest for tools
tooler : one that tools
toolhead : a part of a machine (as of a lathe or planer) in which a tool or toolholder is clamped and which is provided with adjustments to bring the tool into the desired position
toolholder : a short steel bar having a shank at one end by which it is clamped to a machine and a clamp at the other end to hold small interchangeable cutting bits
tooling : a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task
toolless : having no tools
toolmaker : one (such as a person or company) that makes tools
toolmaking : the action, process, or art of making tools
toolman : one who works with or makes tools
toolmark : a mark or impression made in tooling
toolmarking : the marking of a steel tool with figures, letters, or symbols
toolplate : toolbox sense 2
toolroom : a room where tools are kept
toolslide : a part that supports a cutting tool (as in a tool post) and that contains or is mounted upon sliding members which may be moved in ways provided for the purpose
toolsmith : a smith who forges, dresses, hardens, and tempers tools : toolmaker
toom : empty
toon : cartoon: such as
Toona : a Mexican tree (Castilloa elastica) that is a minor source of rubber  — compare caucho
toorie : a tassel on a Scotch bonnet
toot : to sound a short blast
tooter : to sound a short blast
tooth : one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many of the lower vertebrates on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx and serve especially for the prehension and mastication of food and as weapons of offense and defense
toothache : pain in or about a tooth
toothachy : suffering from or suggesting toothache
toothbill : tooth-billed pigeon
toothbrush : a brush for cleaning the teeth
toothcomb : a comb with fine teeth
toothcup : a low-growing North American herb (Rotala ramosior) found on sandy shores and having solitary flowers and regularly splitting capsules
toothed : having teeth especially of a specified kind or number
toother : one that cuts out the teeth of saws
toothful : a small bite or mouthful
toothing : an arrangement, formation, or projection consisting of or containing teeth or parts resembling teeth : indentation, serration
toothless : having no teeth
toothlet : a small tooth (as on a shell)
toothlike : one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many of the lower vertebrates on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx and serve especially for the prehension and mastication of food and as weapons of offense and defense
toothpick : a pointed instrument (such as a slender tapering piece of wood) for removing food particles lodged between the teeth
toothsome : agreeable, attractive
toothsomely : agreeable, attractive
toothsomeness : agreeable, attractive
toothwort : a European parasitic plant (Lathraea squamaria) of the broomrape family having pink-tinged white flowers and tooth-shaped scaly leaves
toothy : having or showing prominent teeth
tootle : to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously
tootler : to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously
tootsy : foot
top : the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown
toparch : a minor ruler or prince
toparchy : a small state or district consisting of a few cities or towns
topass : well-to-do
topaz : a mineral that is essentially a silicate of aluminum and usually occurs in orthorhombic translucent or transparent crystals or in white translucent masses
topazine : resembling a topaz in color or luster
topazolite : a topaz-yellow or green garnet
topcap : the top part of a journal housing
topchrome : afterchrome
topcoat : a lightweight overcoat
tope : to drink liquor to excess
topectomy : surgical excision of selected portions of the frontal cortex of the brain especially for the relief of medically intractable epilepsy
topee : a lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of pith or cork
topeng : a Javanese dramatic performance in which the actors wear grotesque masks and act in pantomime
topepo : a reputed hybrid between the tomato and the sweet pepper
toper : one that topes
topflight : of, relating to, or being the highest level of achievement, excellence, or eminence
topfull : brimful
topgallant : of, relating to, or being a part next above the topmast and below the royal mast
tophaceous : relating to, being, or characterized by the occurrence of tophi
Tophet : hell, gehenna
tophus : a deposit of urates in tissues (such as cartilage) that is characteristic of gout
topi : a lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of pith or cork
topiarian : topiary
topiarist : one skilled in topiary gardening
topiary : a plant shaped by topiary art
topic : the subject of a discourse or of a section of a discourse
topical : referring to the topics of the day or place : of local or temporary interest
topicality : the quality or state of being topical
topically : referring to the topics of the day or place : of local or temporary interest
topinambou :  jerusalem artichoke
Topinish : a subdivision of the Yakima
topknot : an ornament (such as a knot of ribbons or a pompom) forming a headdress or worn as part of a coiffure
topless : wearing no clothing on the upper body
topline : most featured or prominently advertised : leading
toploftical : very superior in air or attitude
toploftily : very superior in air or attitude
toploftiness : very superior in air or attitude
toplofty : very superior in air or attitude
topmaker : one who deals in wool tops
topmaking : the practice or trade of a topmaker
topman : one whose work is done at or from the top: such as
topmast : the mast that is next above the lower mast and is topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
topmost : highest of all : uppermost
topmostly : chiefly
topnotch : of the highest quality : first-rate
topnotcher : of the highest quality : first-rate
topo topographic; topographical
topochemical : of, relating to, or constituting a locally confined chemical reaction
topognosia : recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin or elsewhere in the body
topographer : a specialist in topography
topographic : of, relating to, or concerned with topography
topographical : topographic
topographically : topographic
topographize : to describe topographically
topographometric : concerned with or devised for the measurement of heights, angles, and distances
topography : the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
topologic : topographic study of a particular place
topological : of or relating to topology
topologist : topographic study of a particular place
topology : topographic study of a particular place
toponym : place-name
toponymic : of or relating to toponyms or toponymy
toponymical : of or relating to toponyms or toponymy
toponymist : the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of them
toponymy : the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of them
topotaxis : tropism
topotype : a specimen of a species collected at the locality at which the original type was obtained
topotypic : a specimen of a species collected at the locality at which the original type was obtained
topotypical : a specimen of a species collected at the locality at which the original type was obtained
topped : the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown
topper : one that is at or on the top
toppiece : toupee
topping : something that forms a top
topple : to fall from or as if from being top-heavy
toprope : a rope for the hoisting or lowering of a topmast
tops : topmost in quality, ability, popularity, or importance
topsail : the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship
topside : to or on the top or surface
topsman : hangman
topsoil : surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
topstone : capstone
topswarm : the first swarm of bees from a hive
Topsy : the quality or state of being topsy-turvy
topsyturn : to turn upside down
toque : a woman's small hat without a brim made in any of various soft close-fitting shapes
Tor : a high craggy hill
tor : a high craggy hill
tora : a large reddish hartebeest (Alcelaphus tora) of eastern Africa
torah : the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition
Toraja : an Indonesian people of central Celebes
toral : of or relating to the torus of a flower
toran : a gateway commonly of wood but sometimes of stone consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels that is often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture and serves as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple in India
torbernite : a mineral Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.8–12H2O consisting of a tetragonal hydrous uranium copper phosphate that is isomorphous with autunite, uranocircite, saléeite, zeunerite, and uranospinite, is of micaceous structure, and occurs in green tabular crystals or in foliated form
torc : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
torch : a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand : flambeau
torchbearer : one that carries a torch
torcher : one that gives light with or as if with a torch
torchlight : light given by torches
torchman : torchbearer
torchon : a coarse bobbin or machine-made lace made with fan-shaped designs forming a scalloped edge
torchweed : snakeweed sense d
torchwood : any of a genus (Amyris) of tropical American trees and shrubs of the rue family with hard heavy fragrant resinous streaky yellowish-brown wood
torchwort : great mullein
torcular : the point at which the four great cranial venous sinuses meet
toreador : torero, bullfighter
Torenia : a genus of chiefly tropical Asiatic and African herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having simple opposite leaves and tubular 2-lipped showy flowers with four perfect stamens
torero : a matador or a member of the attending cuadrilla
toreutic : the art or process of working in metal especially by embossing or chasing
toreutics : the art or process of working in metal especially by embossing or chasing
torgoch : saibling sense 1
Torgot : a member of a division of the Eastern Mongols who migrated to the Volga in the reign of Genghis Khan but later returned to the valley of the Ili
toric : of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or segment of a torus
Torified : to make Tory : to influence by Tory principles or policies
torii : a Japanese gateway of light construction commonly built at the approach to a Shinto shrine
Torilis : a genus of annual weedy herbs (family Umbelliferae) that are found in the northern hemisphere and have pinnately decompound leaves, compound umbels of white flowers, and fruits with five primary and four secondary ribs  — see hedge parsley
Torinese : of, relating to, or characteristic of Torino (Turin), Italy
torma : either of a pair of small sclerites lying between the clypeus and labrum of a higher dipteran
torment : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony
tormented : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony
tormentedly : in a tormented, strained, or harassed manner : distractedly
tormentil : a yellow-flowered Eurasian cinquefoil (Potentilla erecta synonym P. tormentilla) with a root sometimes used in tanning and dyeing
tormentilla : tormentil
tormenting : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony
tormentingly : in a tormenting, straining, or trying manner
tormentingness : the quality or state of being tormenting : the disposition to give pain
tormentor : one that torments
tormentress : a female tormentor
tornadic : relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a tornado
tornado : a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land
tornal : of or relating to the tornus
tornaria : a free-swimming larva that resembles a bipinnaria and is the immature form of an acorn worm or a closely related enteropneust
tornarian : a free-swimming larva that resembles a bipinnaria and is the immature form of an acorn worm or a closely related enteropneust
tornillo : screwbean sense 1
Tornit : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend
tornote : a monaxon sponge spicule having both ends abruptly pointed
tornus : the inner or anal angle of the wing of an insect (as a moth)
toro : bull
toroid : a surface generated by a closed plane curve rotated about a line that lies in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it
toroidal : of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or toroid : doughnut-shaped
Torontonian city and port on Lake Ontario in southern eastern Canada population 2,615,060
Torosaurus : a genus of dinosaurs (suborder Ceratopsia) of the Laramie formation
torose : having the surface covered with rounded prominences : knobbed
torotoro : a kingfisher (Halcyon torotoro) of New Guinea having an orange beak
Torpedinidae : a family of elasmobranchs (order Batoidei) consisting of the electric rays
torpedo : a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
torpedoist : one that torpedoes
torpedolike : resembling a torpedo
torpedoplane : a military airplane designed to carry torpedoes
torpid : sluggish in functioning or acting
torpidity : sluggish in functioning or acting
torpidly : in a torpid manner
torpidness : torpidity
torpify : to make torpid : benumb, stupefy
torpitude : torpidity
torpor : a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
torporific : producing torpor : dulling, stupefying
torquate : having a ring especially of color around the neck : collared, ring-necked
torque : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
torqued : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
torques : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
torrefaction : the act or process of torrefying or the state of being torrefied
torrefy : to dry or roast with fire : parch, scorch: such as
torrent : a violent or forceful flow of fluid
torrential : relating to or having the character of a torrent
torrentially : relating to or having the character of a torrent
Torreya : a genus of Asiatic and North American trees (family Taxaceae) having two-ranked often ill-scented linear leaves and a large ovoid fruit resembling a drupe but being actually a large seed surrounded by a fleshy aril  — see california nutmeg , stinking cedar
Torricellian : of or relating to the Italian physicist and mathematician Torricelli closely associated with Galileo and noted especially for his researches in pneumatics
torrid : parched with heat especially of the sun : hot
torridity : parched with heat especially of the sun : hot
torridly : parched with heat especially of the sun : hot
torridness : parched with heat especially of the sun : hot
Torridonian : of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Precambrian
Torrubia : a genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Nyctaginaceae) with fleshy leaves, greenish dioecious panicled flowers, and fleshy fruit  — see blolly
torsade : a twisted cord or ribbon used especially as a hat ornament
torse : a twisted band or wreath by which a heraldic crest is joined to the helmet
torsel : a piece of stone, iron, or wood to support the end of a beam or joist and distribute the weight
torsibility : resistance to torsion
torsigraph : a recording torsion meter
torsiogram : a torsion record made on a torsigraph
torsiograph : a recording torsion meter
torsion : the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction
torsional : the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction
torsionally : the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction
torsioning : the producing of torsion especially to close an opening (as by twisting the free end of a cut artery)
torsk : codfish
torso : the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
tort : a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction
torta : a flat heap of moist crushed silver ore prepared for the patio process
torteau : a heraldic roundel gules
torticollis : an acute or chronic often painful condition characterized by involuntary intermittent or sustained contraction of the muscles of the neck (such as the sternocleidomastoid or trapezius) that causes the head to tilt or turn sideways, bend forward or backward, or jerk abnormally
torticone : a turreted spiral cephalopod shell as distinguished from one with coils in one plane
tortile : coiled, twisted, sinuous
tortilla : a thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat flour bread usually eaten hot with a topping or filling (as of ground meat or cheese)
tortille : wreathed with a spirally twisted band
tortious : implying or involving tort
tortiously : implying or involving tort
tortive : twisted, wreathed
tortoise : any of a family (Testudinidae) of terrestrial turtles
tortricid : any of a family (Tortricidae) of small stout-bodied moths many of whose larvae feed in fruits
Tortricidae : a family of small moths usually having a stout body, oblong lightly fringed wings, threadlike antennae, and a tuft of scales at the end of the abdomen, many of the larvae being leaf rollers and others living in various fruits and galls
Tortrix : a tortricid moth
tortuosity : the quality or state of being tortuous
tortuous : marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
tortuously : marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
tortuousness : marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
torturable : capable of being tortured
torture : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
tortured : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
torturedly : in a tortured, strained, or anguished manner
torturer : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
torturesome : causing torture : intolerably painful
torturing : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
torturingly : in a torturing manner : painfully
torturous : very unpleasant or painful
torturously : very unpleasant or painful
toru : a New Zealand tree (Persoonia toru) of the family Meliaceae with reddish wood that resembles toro
torula : any of various fungi (genus Torula) and especially yeasts that lack sexual spores, do not produce alcoholic fermentations, and are typically acid formers
torulose : somewhat torose
torulosis : cryptococcosis
torulous : torulose
torulus : the socket in which the antenna of an insect articulates
torus : a large molding of convex profile commonly occurring as the lowest molding in the base of a column
Tory : conservative sense 1b
tory : conservative sense 1b
Toryfy : to make Tory : to influence by Tory principles or policies
Toryish : inclined toward Toryism
Toryism : the principles and practices of or associated with Tories
toryweed : hound's-tongue sense 1
tosaphist : a writer of tosaphoth
tosaphoth : critical and explanatory glosses on the Talmud usually in the margin
tosh : sheer nonsense : bosh
Tosk : one of the southern Albanians  — compare gheg
Toskish : one of the southern Albanians  — compare gheg
toss : to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
unlooked : not foreseen : unexpected
unlooped : not looped
unloose : to relax the strain of
unloosen : unloose
unloosening : unloose
unloosing : to relax the strain of
unlopped : not lopped : uncut
unlord : to deprive of the rank or position of a lord
unlordly : not lordly : not arbitrary
unlost : not lost : secure
unlovable : incapable of inspiring love or admiration : not having attractive or appealing qualities : not lovable
unlove : to cease to love
unloved : not loved or cherished
unloveliness : not likable : disagreeable, unpleasant
unlovely : not likable : disagreeable, unpleasant
unloving : not loving or affectionate
unlovingly : not loving or affectionate
unlovingness : not loving or affectionate
unluck : bad luck : misfortune
unluckily : unfortunately
unluckiness : marked by adversity or failure
unlucky : marked by adversity or failure
unlucrative : not gainful : lacking in profit
unluminous : lacking illumination : not luminous
unlustrous : lacking luster : having no brilliance or shine
unlute : to take apart (as things cemented) : take the clay from
unluxurious : lacking luxury : plain, spartan
unlyrical : not lyrical
unmade : not made
unmagical : not magical
unmagnetic : not magnetic
unmagnetized : not magnetized
unmagnified : not enlarged or magnified
unmaidenly : not maidenly
unmailable : not mailable
unmailableness : not mailable
unmaimed : not maimed
unmaintainable : not maintainable
unmaintained : not maintained
unmake : to cause to disappear : destroy
unmaker : one that unmakes
unmalicious : not malicious
unmalleable : not malleable
unmalted : not converted into or containing malt : not malted
unman : to deprive of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit
unmanacle : to free from manacles
unmanacled : to free from manacles
unmanageable : not manageable : difficult or impossible to control or manage
unmanageably : not manageable : difficult or impossible to control or manage
unmanaged : not controlled or regulated : not managed
unmanful : not manful
unmanfully : not manful
unmanifest : not manifest
unmanifested : not manifested
unmanipulated : not manipulated
unmanlike : not manlike
unmanliness : not manly: such as
unmanly : not manly: such as
unmanned : not carrying, staffed, or performed by people : not manned
unmannered : marked by a lack of good manners : rude
unmanneredly : marked by a lack of good manners : rude
unmannerliness : in an unmannerly fashion
unmannerly : in an unmannerly fashion
unmantle : to remove a mantle or cover from : uncover
unmantled : to remove a mantle or cover from : uncover
unmanufactured : not manufactured
unmanumitted : not manumitted
unmanured : uncultivated, untilled
unmapped : not represented on a map : uncharted
unmarked : not marked: such as
unmarketable : not marketable
unmarred : not marred : having no injury, defacement, or imperfection
unmarried : not married:
unmarry : to release from marriage : cancel the marriage of : divorce
unmarrying : to release from marriage : cancel the marriage of : divorce
unmartial : not martial
unmartyr : to deprive of martyrdom
unmartyred : to deprive of martyrdom
unmasculine : not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man : not masculine
unmask : to reveal the true nature of : expose
unmasked : to reveal the true nature of : expose
unmasker : one that unmasks
unmasking : to reveal the true nature of : expose
unmastered : not mastered
unmatchable : not matchable
unmatchably : not matchable
unmatched : not matched or equaled
unmated : not mated
unmaterial : immaterial, insubstantial
unmaternal : not maternal
unmathematical : not mathematical
unmatted : not matted
unmeaning : lacking intelligence : vapid
unmeant : not meant : unintended
unmeasurable : not measurable : of a degree, extent, or amount incapable of being measured : indeterminable
unmeasured : not measured: such as
unmechanical : not mechanical
unmechanically : not mechanical
unmechanized : not mechanized : not performed with machines or involving machines
unmeddled : not meddled
unmeddling : not meddling
unmediated : not mediated : not communicated or transformed by an intervening agency
unmedical : not medical
unmedicated : not medicated : not treated with or involving the use of medication
unmeditated : not meditated : spontaneous, unpremeditated
unmedullated : unmyelinated
unmeek : not meek
unmeet : not meet : unsuitable, improper
unmellowed : not mellowed
unmelodious : not having a pleasing melody : not sweet or agreeable in sound
unmelodiously : not having a pleasing melody : not sweet or agreeable in sound
unmelodiousness : not having a pleasing melody : not sweet or agreeable in sound
unmelted : not melted
unmelting : not melting
unmemorable : not worthy of being remembered or noted : not memorable
unmendable : not capable of being mended
unmentionable : not fit or allowed to be mentioned or discussed : unspeakable
unmentionables : not fit or allowed to be mentioned or discussed : unspeakable
unmentioned : not spoken of or alluded to : not mentioned
unmercantile : not mercantile
unmercenary : not mercenary
unmerchantable : not merchantable : not fit for market : unsalable
unmerciful : not merciful : merciless
unmercifully : not merciful : merciless
unmerge : to dissolve a merger
unmerited : not adequately earned or deserved : not merited
unmeriting : undeserving
unmerry : lacking in gaiety or high spirits : not merry
unmesh : to free from a mesh : disentangle
unmet : not satisfied or fulfilled
unmetalled : not provided with road metal
unmetallic : nonmetallic
unmetamorphosed : not metamorphosed
unmetaphysical : not metaphysical
unmethodical : not methodical : desultory
unmethodically : not methodical : desultory
unmethodized : not handled methodically
unmetrical : not metrical
unmilitary : not military: such as
unmilked : not milked
unmilled : not subjected to an operation or process of a mill : not milled
unminded : not attended to : unheeded, ignored
unmindful : not conscientiously aware, attentive, or heedful : inattentive, careless
unmined : not mined
unmingled : not mingled : unadulterated
unminished : undiminished
unministerial : not ministerial
unminted : not minted
unmiraculous : not miraculous
unmirthful : not mirthful : serious, humorless
unmisgiving : not having misgivings : certain, confident
unmisgivingly : not having misgivings : certain, confident
unmissable : impossible to miss
unmissed : not missed
unmistakable : not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood : clear
unmistakably : not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood : clear
unmistrusting : not mistrusting : ingenuous
unmiter : to deprive of a miter
unmitigable : not mitigable
unmitigated : not lessened : unrelieved
unmitigatedly : not lessened : unrelieved
unmitigatedness : not lessened : unrelieved
unmix : to undo the action of mixing (something)
unmixable : unable to be mixed : not mixable : incompatible
unmixed : not mixed
unmodern : not modern : old-fashioned
unmodernized : not modernized
unmodest : immodest
unmodifiable : not modifiable : unalterable, inflexible
unmodified : not altered or modified
unmodish : not fashionable or stylish : not modish
unmodulated : not modulated
unmoist : not moist
unmold : to remove from a mold
unmolded : to remove from a mold
unmolested : not interfered with : not molested : untouched
unmonarch : to depose from the position of monarch
unmoneyed : not having money : penniless
unmonitored : not observed, kept track of, or checked : not monitored
unmoor : to loosen from or as if from moorings
unmoored : to loosen from or as if from moorings
unmoral : having no moral perception or quality
unmorality : having no moral perception or quality
unmoralized : not influenced or guided by a moral sense
unmordanted : not mordanted
unmortared : not mortared
unmortgaged : not mortgaged
unmortified : not spiritually mortified
unmothered : deprived of a mother : motherless
unmotherly : not motherly
unmotivated : not motivated: such as
unmotived : unmotivated
unmounted : not mounted
unmourned : not mourned
unmovable : not able to be moved : not movable
unmoved : not moved
unmoving : not moving
unmown : not mown
unmuffle : to free from something that muffles
unmuffled : to free from something that muffles
unmurmuring : not murmuring discontentedly : uncomplaining
unmurmuringly : not murmuring discontentedly : uncomplaining
unmusical : not musical: such as
unmusically : not musical: such as
unmutation : rückumlaut
unmuted : to allow (something previously muted) to produce sound again : to stop muting (something)
unmutilated : not mutilated
unmuzzle : to free from or as if from a muzzle
unmuzzled : to free from or as if from a muzzle
unmuzzling : to free from or as if from a muzzle
unmyelinated : lacking a myelin sheath
unmysterious : not mysterious
unnail : to unfasten by removing nails
unnailed : to unfasten by removing nails
unnamable : not worthy or capable to be given a name or identified by name : not nameable
unnameable : not worthy or capable to be given a name or identified by name : not nameable
unnamed : not having a name or identified by name : not named
unnational : not belonging to or characteristic of an individual nation
unnatural : not being in accordance with nature or consistent with a normal course of events
unnaturalize : to deprive of natural characteristics : make unnatural
unnaturalized : not having citizenship
unnaturally : not being in accordance with nature or consistent with a normal course of events
unnaturalness : not being in accordance with nature or consistent with a normal course of events
unnavigable : not navigable
unneat : not neat
unnecessarily : not by necessity : to an unnecessary degree
unnecessariness : the quality or state of being unnecessary
unnecessary : not necessary
unnecessitated : not necessitated
unneeded : not required or necessary : not needed
unneedful : not needful : unnecessary, needless
unnegotiable : not able to be negotiated : not negotiable
unneighbored : having no neighbors
unneighborly : not neighborly
unnerve : to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness
unnerved : to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness
unnest : to put out of or as if out of a nest
unneurotic : not affected with or characteristic of neurosis : not neurotic
unneutral : not neutral : partisan
unnoble : not noble : common
unnotched : not notched
unnoted : not noted : unobserved, disregarded
unnoteworthy : not noteworthy : unremarkable, commonplace
unnoticeable : not worthy or likely to be noticed : not noticeable
unnoticeably : not worthy or likely to be noticed : not noticeable
unnoticed : not seen or noticed
unnoticing : not noticing
unnourishing : not giving nourishment or nutrition : not nourishing
unnumberable : innumerable
unnumbered : innumerable
unnurtured : not nurtured
unobedient : disobedient
unobeyed : not obeyed : disobeyed
unobjected : not objected to
unobjectionable : not causing or likely to cause objection : not objectionable : inoffensive
unobjective : not possessing or representing objective reality : subjective
unobligated : appropriated but remaining uncommitted by contract at the end of a fiscal period
unobliging : not obliging : disobliging
unobliterated : not obliterated
unobnoxious : unliable
unobscured : not obscured : unhidden, clear
unobservable : incapable of being observed : not observable
unobservance : want or neglect of observance : nonobservance
unobservant : not observant: such as
unobserved : not noticed or perceived : not observed
unobserving : not observing : unnoticing, incurious, inattentive
unobstinate : not obstinate : accommodating, agreeable
unobstructed : clear or free from obstructions or obstacles : not obstructed
unobtainable : not capable of being obtained : not available : not obtainable
unobtrusive : not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
unobtrusively : not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
unobtrusiveness : not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
unobvious : not obvious : not immediately apparent
unoccupancy : the state of being unoccupied
unoccupied : not occupied: such as
unoffended : not offended : not given offense
unoffendedly : not offended : not given offense
unoffending : not offending or offensive
unoffensive : inoffensive
unoffered : not offered
unofficered : not provided with or led by officers
unofficial : not authorized or acknowledged by a government, group, class, or society : not official
unofficially : not authorized or acknowledged by a government, group, class, or society : not official
unofficinal : not commonly kept in stock by pharmacists
unoften : not often : seldom
unoiled : not oiled
Unona : a genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees, shrubs, or woody vines (family Annonaceae) having flowers with flat spreading petals succeeded by an aggregate of stalked berries
unopen : not open : closed, shut, sealed
unopenable : incapable of being opened : not openable
unopened : not opened
unoperated : not operated upon
unoperative : inoperative
unopposable : not opposable
unopposed : not opposed
unoppressed : not oppressed especially emotionally
unoppressive : not oppressive : mild, beneficent
unordained : not ordained in the ministry or priesthood
unordered : not ordered: such as
unorderly : disorderly, disordered
unordinary : not ordinary
unorganizable : not organizable
unorganized : not organized: such as
unoriented : not oriented: such as
unoriginal : lacking originality : not original
unoriginate : unoriginated
unoriginated : not originated : existing from all eternity : uncreated
unoriginative : having no talent for originating : unoriginal
unornamental : not used as or decorated by ornament
unornamentally : not used as or decorated by ornament
unornamented : having no decorations or ornaments : not ornamented : plain, undecorated
unorthodox : not orthodox
unorthodoxly : not orthodox
unorthodoxy : the quality or state of being unorthodox
unossified : not ossified
unostentatious : not excessively or pretentiously showy or flamboyant : quiet and restrained in taste : not ostentatious
unostentatiously : not excessively or pretentiously showy or flamboyant : quiet and restrained in taste : not ostentatious
unostentatiousness : not excessively or pretentiously showy or flamboyant : quiet and restrained in taste : not ostentatious
unowned : not owned
unoxygenated : not combined or supplied with oxygen : not oxygenated
unpacific : not pacific : violent, warlike
unpack : to remove the contents of
unpacked : to remove the contents of
unpacker : to remove the contents of
unpadded : not padded
unpaged : having no page numbers
unpaid : not paid
unpained : having no pain : feeling no pain
unpainful : not painful
unpaintable : not paintable
unpaintableness : not paintable
unpainted : not painted
unpaired : not paired: such as
unpalatability : not palatable : distasteful
unpalatable : not palatable : distasteful
unpalliated : not palliated : severe
unpalpable : impalpable
unpalped : having no palp
unpaper : to strip paper from
unpapered : having no paper
unparadise : to expel from paradise
unparagoned : having no paragon : unequaled, matchless, peerless
unparallel : not parallel
unparallelable : not capable of being paralleled
unparalleled : having no parallel
unparalyzed : not paralyzed
unpardonable : too bad to be pardoned or forgiven : not pardonable : unforgivable
unpardonably : too bad to be pardoned or forgiven : not pardonable : unforgivable
unpardoned : not pardoned :  unforgiven
unpardoning : not pardoning : withholding forgiveness
unparented : having no parent or acknowledged parent : orphan
unpark : to remove from a parking place
unparliamentary : contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies
unparted : not parted : unseparated
unparticipated : not participated in : unequaled, unique
unpartisan : nonpartisan
unpartitioned : not partitioned : having no partitions
unpassable : incapable of being traveled, traveled through, or crossed : impassible
unpassed : not passed : still to be crossed
unpassioned : dispassionate
unpasteurized : not subjected to pasteurization : not pasteurized
unpastoral : not pastoral: such as
unpatentable : unable to be patented : not patentable
unpatented : not patented
unpathed : not having a path : pathless
unpatient : impatient
unpatriotic : not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic
unpatriotically : not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic
unpatrolled : not patrolled especially by sentinels or police
unpatronized : not patronized : having little or no patronage
unpausing : continuing without cease
unpausingly : continuing without cease
unpave : to remove the paving from
unpaved : not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
unpawned : not pawned
unpayable : not capable of being paid
unpaying : not paying
unpeace : lack of peace : strife, disunity, dissension
unpeaceable : given to disturbing the peace : dissentient
unpeaceful : not peaceful : inharmonious, agitated, turbulent
unpeacefully : not peaceful : inharmonious, agitated, turbulent
unpedantic : not narrowly, dully, or ostentatiously learned or academic : not pedantic
unpedestal : to oust from a position of superiority
unpedigreed : not distinguished by a pedigree
unpeel : to remove an outer covering (as bark, a rind, or a peel) from
unpeeled : not having had the skin or outer layer removed : not peeled
unpeg : to remove a peg from
unpen : to release from a pen or from confinement
unpenetrable : impenetrable
unpenetrated : not penetrated
unpenned : not confined by a pen
unpensioned : not pensioned : having no pension
unpent : not pent : unconfined, released
unpeople : depopulate
unpeopled : not filled with or occupied by people
unpeopling : depopulate
unperceived : not seen, observed, or given notice : not perceived
unperceptive : lacking perception : not perceptive
unperch : to remove from a perch
unpercipient : unperceiving
unperfect : imperfect
unperfected : not perfected
unperforate : imperforate
unperforated : having no perforations : imperforate
unperformable : impossible to perform : not performable
unperformed : not done or completed
unperforming : not performing
unperilous : not perilous : free from danger
unperishable : imperishable
unperished : not dead : alive
unperishing : immortal
unperjured : not perjured
unpermanent : impermanent
unpermissive : not permissive : strict
unpermitted : not permitted : disallowed, banned
unperplex : to free from perplexity
unperplexed : not perplexed : unbaffled
unperplexing : to free from perplexity
unpersuadable : not persuadable : adamant
unpersuadableness : not persuadable : adamant
unpersuaded : not convinced to do or believe something : not persuaded
unpersuasive : not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
unpersuasively : not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
unperturbed : not worried, upset, or disquieted : not perturbed
unperverted : not perverted
unpetticoated : not wearing a petticoat
unphilosophic : not in accordance with philosophic knowledge or methods
unphilosophically : not in accordance with philosophic knowledge or methods
unphonetic : characterized by or showing lack of regular correspondence of spelling to sound
unphoneticness : characterized by or showing lack of regular correspondence of spelling to sound
unphysical : not physical : mental, spiritual
unphysiological : not characteristic of or appropriate to an organism's normal functioning
unpick : to undo by taking out stitches
unpickable : not pickable or easily pickable
unpicked : to undo by taking out stitches
unpictorial : not susceptible to pictorial representation
unpictorially : not susceptible to pictorial representation
unpicturesque : not charming or quaint in appearance : not picturesque
unpierceable : not pierceable
unpierced : not pierced
unpigmented : having no pigment : nonpigmented
unpile : to take or disentangle from a pile
unpiled : to take or disentangle from a pile
unpillared : having no pillar
unpillowed : not resting on a pillow
unpiloted : having no pilot on board
unpin : to remove a pin from
unpinion : to loose from or as if from pinions : free from restraint
unpinioned : having no pinions
unpinned : to remove a pin from
unpitiable : not pitiable
unpitiably : not pitiable
unpitied : not pitied
unpitiful : pitiless
unpitifully : pitiless
unpitying : not pitying : unmerciful
unpityingly : not pitying : unmerciful
unplaced : not placed : not having a definite or assigned place
unplagued : not plagued
unplait : to undo the plaits of
unplaited : not plaited
unplaned : not planed
unplank : to remove the planks from
unplanked : not planked
unplanned : not expected or intended : not planned
unplant : to remove from the soil : uproot
unplantable : not plantable : infertile
unplanted : growing spontaneously and freely in nature without human intervention : uncultivated
unplastered : not plastered : having no plaster
unplastic : not plastic
unplausible : not persuasive or believable : not plausible : implausible
unplayable : not capable of being played or suitable to be played : not playable
unpleasant : not pleasant : not amiable or agreeable : displeasing
unpleasantly : not pleasant : not amiable or agreeable : displeasing
unpleasantness : the quality or state of being unpleasant
unpleasantry : an unpleasant incident
unpleased : not happy or satisfied : not pleased
unpleasing : not giving pleasure : not pleasing
unpleasurable : not pleasurable : not giving pleasure or satisfaction
unpleasurably : not pleasurable : not giving pleasure or satisfaction
unpleasure : lack of pleasure
unpleated : not pleated : having no pleats
unpledged : not bound by a pledge or vow
unpliable : not liable to persuasion : obstinate
unpliableness : not liable to persuasion : obstinate
unpliancy : lack of pliancy
unpliant : not pliant
unplowed : not having been worked or cleared with a plow : not plowed
unplucked : not plucked
unplug : to take a plug out of
unplugged : acoustic sense 2
unplugging : to take a plug out of
unplumbed : not tested with a plumb line
unplume : to strip of plumes or feathers
unplumed : not furnished or decorated with plumes
unplundered : not plundered
unpocket : to remove from a pocket
unpocketed : to remove from a pocket
unpoetic : not poetic
unpointed : not pointed : having no point
unpoise : to upset the equilibrium of
unpoised : not poised : unbalanced
unpoisoned : not poisoned
unpolarized : not polarized
unpoliced : not controlled or regulated by or as if by police : not policed
unpolicied : impolitic, imprudent
unpolish : to deprive of polish
unpolishable : not polishable
unpolished : not polished
unpolite : impolite
unpolitely : impolite
unpoliteness : impolite
unpolitic : impolitic
unpolitical : apolitical sense 1
unpolled : not registered as a voter
unpolluted : not contaminated or made unclean or impure : not polluted
unpolymerized : not polymerized
unpope : to divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope
unpopular : not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopularity : not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopularly : not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public
unpopulated : not populated : not occupied or settled : not inhabited
unportable : not portable : too bulky or heavy or too complexly or firmly fixed to be easily moved
unposed : not posed
unpossessed : having no possessor : unowned, unoccupied
unpossessedness : having no possessor : unowned, unoccupied
unpossessing : not possessing : lacking a possession
unpossibility : impossibility
unpossible : impossible
unpowdered : not powdered
unpracticable : impracticable
unpracticableness : impracticable
unpractical : not practical : impractical
unpracticality : impracticality
unpracticed : not put to use or test : untried
unpraised : not praised : not extolled in praise
unprayed : not addressed in prayer
unpreach : to undo or retract by preaching
unpreaching : not preaching : failing to preach
unprecarious : not precarious : safe
unprecedented : having no precedent : novel, unexampled
unprecedentedly : having no precedent : novel, unexampled
unprecipitated : not precipitated
unprecise : imprecise
unprecisely : imprecise
unpredictable : not predictable: such as
unpredictably : not predictable: such as
unpredicted : not predicted : unforeseen
unpreferred : not advanced or promoted
unprefixed : not having a prefix
unpregnant : inept sense 2
unprejudiced : not having or showing unfair bias or prejudice : not prejudiced
unprelatical : not prelatic
unpremeditated : not characterized by willful intent and forethought : not planned in advance : not premeditated
unpremeditation : lack of premeditation
unpreoccupied : not preoccupied
unprepare : to cause to be unprepared : make unfit or unready
unprepared : not prepared
unpreparedness : not prepared
unpreparing : to cause to be unprepared : make unfit or unready
unprepossessing : not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
unprescient : not prescient : lacking foresight
unprescribed : not prescribed : free, voluntary
unpresentable : not presentable
unpresentableness : not presentable
unpresented : not presented
unpressed : not pressed
unpresuming : not presumptuous : keeping to an inherited or appropriate social status : modest
unpresumingness : not presumptuous : keeping to an inherited or appropriate social status : modest
unpresumptuous : unpresuming
unpresumptuously : unpresuming
unpretended : not pretended : real, genuine
unpretending : unpretentious
unpretentious : free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation : modest
unpretentiously : free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation : modest
unpretentiousness : free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation : modest
unprettiness : lack of prettiness : plainness, ugliness
unpretty : not pretty: such as
unprevailing : not culminating or not capable of culminating in success : ineffective
unpreventable : not preventable : unavoidable
unpreventableness : not preventable : unavoidable
unpreventably : not preventable : unavoidable
unprevented : not prevented
unpricked : not pricked : not punctured or wounded by a prick
unpriest : to deprive of priesthood : unfrock
unpriestly : not priestly : unbefitting a priest
unprime : not prime
unprimed : not primed
unprimitive : not primitive : developed
unprincely : not princely : exhibiting or being characteristics unbefitting a prince
unprincipled : lacking moral principles : unscrupulous
unprincipledness : lacking moral principles : unscrupulous
unprintable : unfit to be printed
unprinted : not printed upon
unprison : to free from prison
unprisoned : to free from prison
unprivileged : not privileged
unprized : not valued or properly valued
unprobed : not probed : not thoroughly investigated or explored
unproblematic : not difficult to solve or decide : not problematic
unprocessed : not processed
unproclaimed : not proclaimed : unannounced
unproduced : not produced
unproductive : not effective in bringing something about : not yielding results, benefits, or profits : not productive
unprofane : not profane : holy, saintly
unprofaned : not profaned : pure, inviolate
unprofessed : not professed
unprofessional : not exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, or generally businesslike manner in the workplace : not professional
unprofitable : not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result
unprofitableness : not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result
unprofitably : not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result
unprofited : profitless
unprogressive : not progressive
unprogressively : not progressive
unprohibited : not prohibited : permitted, allowed
unprojected : unplanned, unexpected
unprolific : not prolific : infertile
unpromising : appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably
unpromisingly : appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably
unprompted : not prompted
unpromulgated : not promulgated
unpronounceable : impossible or very difficult to say : not pronounceable
unpronounced : not pronounced
unprop : to remove a prop from : deprive of support
unproper : improper
unpropertied : propertyless
unprophetic : not prophetic : not foreseeing correctly
unprophetically : not prophetic : not foreseeing correctly
unpropitious : not likely to have or produce a good result : not favorable or advantageous : not propitious
unpropitiously : not likely to have or produce a good result : not favorable or advantageous : not propitious
unpropitiousness : the quality or state of being unpropitious
unproportionable : disproportionate
unproportionably : disproportionate
unproportionate : disproportionate
unproportionately : disproportionate
unproportioned : disproportionate
unpropped : having no prop : unsupported
unprosecuted : not prosecuted
unprospected : not prospected : not investigated especially for minerals
unprosperous : not flourishing or prosperous
unprostituted : not prostituted
unprotected : lacking protection or defense
unprotestantize : to make other than Protestant : cause to change from Protestantism to another form of religion
unprotested : not protested : accepted without challenge
unproud : not proud : modest, meek
unprovable : unable to be proved : not provable
unprovably : unable to be proved : not provable
unproved : not proved : unproven
unproven : not tested and shown to be good, true, or useful : not proven
unprovide : to deprive of necessary provision
unprovided : not provided : lacking supplies, equipment, or funds
unprovidedness : not provided : lacking supplies, equipment, or funds
unprovocative : not provocative
unprovoke : to rid of a motive, desire, or capability
unprovoked : occurring without any identifiable cause or justification : not provoked
unprovoking : not provoking : not given to provocation
unpruned : allowed to grow naturally : not pruned
unpublishable : unprintable
unpublished : not published: such as
unpulled : not pulled
unpulverized : not pulverized
unpumpable : not capable of being pumped especially for information
unpumped : not pumped
unpunctual : not punctual : late or habitually late
unpunctuality : not punctual : late or habitually late
unpunctuated : lacking punctuation : not punctuated
unpunishable : not punishable
unpunishably : not punishable
unpunished : not punished
unpurchasable : not purchasable : too rare or expensive to be or not of a type that can be bought
unpurchased : not purchased
unpure : impure
unpurged : not purged
unpurified : not purified
unpurposed : not done from purpose : unintended
unpursued : not pursued
unput : not put
unputrefied : not putrefied
unquailing : not quailing : dauntless, fearless
unquailingly : not quailing : dauntless, fearless
unqualifiable : not capable of qualifying
unqualified : not fit : not having requisite qualifications
unqualifiedly : not fit : not having requisite qualifications
unqualify : disqualify
unqualifying : disqualify
unqualitied : deprived of the usual faculties
unquantified : not quantified:
unquarried : not quarried
unqueen : to divest of the rank or authority of queen
unquelled : not quelled
unquenchable : unable to be quenched
unquenchably : unable to be quenched
unquenched : not quenched : unextinguished, unquelled, unsatiated
unquestionable : not questionable : indisputable
unquestionably : not questionable : indisputable
unquestioned : not doubted or questioned
unquestioning : not questioning : not expressing or marked by doubt or hesitation
unquestioningly : not questioning : not expressing or marked by doubt or hesitation
unquickened : not quickened : not infused with life, energy, or spirit
unquiet : not quiet : agitated, turbulent
unquietly : not quiet : agitated, turbulent
unquietness : not quiet : agitated, turbulent
unquivering : not quivering
unquoted : not quoted
unrailed : not equipped with a railing
unraised : not raised
unrake : to rake off the top or cover of : expose with raking
unraked : not raked
unrallied : not rallied : uncollected
unranked : not ranked
unransacked : not ransacked
unransomed : not ransomed
unraptured : untouched by ecstasy, passion, or transport
unratable : not ratable
unrated : not rated
unratified : not ratified
unravaged : not ravaged or pillaged
unravel : to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
unraveled : to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
unraveler : one that unravels
unraveling : to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
unravelled : to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
unravelling : to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
unravelment : the act of unraveling or the state of being unraveled : denouement, disentanglement
unravished : not ravished
unrazed : not razed
unrazored : untouched by a razor : unshaven
unreachable : incapable of being reached: such as
unreachably : incapable of being reached: such as
unreached : not reached
unreactive : not tending to react : not reactive
unread : not read : left unexamined
unreadability : unreadableness
unreadable : not readable: such as
unreadableness : the quality or state of being unreadable
unreadably : in an unreadable manner
unreadily : not readily or easily : hardly
unreadiness : not prepared or ready
unready : not prepared or ready
unreal : lacking in reality, substance, or genuineness : artificial, illusory
unrealism : lack of realism : failure of verisimilitude : ineptitude in dealing with reality
unrealist : one who exhibits unrealism in words or action
unrealistic : not realistic : inappropriate to reality or fact
unreality : the quality or state of being unreal : lack of substance or validity
unrealizable : incapable of being effected or accomplished : not realizable
unrealize : to make unreal : deprive of substance or validity : make fanciful
unrealized : not realized: such as
unrealizing : to make unreal : deprive of substance or validity : make fanciful
unreally : in an unreal manner : not genuinely : improbably
unreaped : not reaped
unreason : the absence of reason or sanity : irrationality, madness
unreasonable : not governed by or acting according to reason
unreasonableness : not governed by or acting according to reason
unreasonably : not governed by or acting according to reason
unreasoned : not founded on reason or reasoning
unreasoning : not reasoning
unreasoningly : not reasoning
unreave : unravel
unrebated : undiminished, unreduced
unrebukable : not deserving rebuke or censure : blameless
unrebuked : not rebuked : unreproved
unrebuttable : not rebuttable
unrecalled : not recalled
unreceivable : not receivable : unacceptable
unreceived : not received : not acknowledged or accepted
unreceptive : not responsive or receptive
unrecited : not recited
unrecking : not recking : heedless
unreckonable : not reckonable : incalculable
unreckoned : not reckoned, counted, or calculated
unreclaimable : incapable of being reclaimed
unreclaimably : incapable of being reclaimed
unreclaimed : not reclaimed: such as
unrecognition : want of recognition
unrecognizable : incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
unrecognizableness : incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
unrecognizably : incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
unrecognized : not recognized: such as
unrecognizing : not recognizing
unrecognizingly : in an unrecognizing manner
unrecollected : not recollected
unrecompensed : not recompensed
unreconcilable : impossible to reconcile : irreconcilable
unreconcilably : impossible to reconcile : irreconcilable
unreconciled : not reconciled
unreconstructed : not reconciled to some political, economic, or social change
unrecorded : not recorded: such as
unrecoverable : unable to be recovered, recaptured, or regained : hopelessly lost : irrecoverable
unrecovered : not recovered
unrecruited : not recruited
unrectified : not rectified
unredeemable : unable to be redeemed or made better : irredeemable
unredeemed : not redeemed
unredressed : not set right : not compensated for : not redressed
unreduced : not reduced
unreducible : irreducible
unreel : to unwind from a reel
unreelable : incapable of being wound on a reel
unreeled : to unwind from a reel
unreeling : to unwind from a reel
unreeve : to withdraw (a rope) from an opening (such as a ship's block or thimble)
unreeving : to withdraw (a rope) from an opening (such as a ship's block or thimble)
unrefined : not refined: such as
unreflected : not reflected on : unconsidered
unreflecting : not reflecting : unthinking
unreflectingly : in an unreflecting manner : thoughtlessly
unreflective : not reflective: such as
unreflectively : in an unreflective manner : thoughtlessly
unreformable : incorrigible
unreformed : not reformed : uncorrected
unreformedness : the quality or state of being unreformed
unrefracted : not refracted
unrefreshed : not refreshed
unrefreshing : not refreshing
unrefreshingly : not refreshing
unrefrigerated : not refrigerated: such as
unrefusable : not refusable
unrefutable : irrefutable
unrefuted : not refuted
unregal : not regal
unregarded : not regarded : ignored
unregardful : not regardful
unregeneracy : the quality or state of being unregenerate
unregenerate : not regenerate
unregenerately : not regenerate
unregimented : not organized or disciplined in military regiments
unregistered : not registered: such as
unregretful : not regretful
unregretfully : not regretfully
unregretted : not regretted : unlamented
unregular : irregular
unregulated : not regulated: such as
unrehearsed : not practiced or prepared : not rehearsed : spontaneous
unrein : to loosen the reins of : remove restraint from
unrejoicing : not rejoicing
unrelated : not related: such as
unrelatedness : the quality or state of being unrelated
unrelative : unrelated, disproportionate
unrelaxed : not at rest or at ease : not relaxed
unrelaxing : not relaxing
unreleased : not released
unrelenting : not softening or yielding in determination : hard, stern
unrelentingly : not softening or yielding in determination : hard, stern
unrelentingness : the quality or state of being unrelenting
unreliability : not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy
unreliable : not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy
unreliably : not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy
unrelievable : not relievable
unrelieved : not relieved
unrelievedly : not relieved
unreligious : irreligious
unreligiously : irreligious
unrelinquished : not relinquished
unreluctant : not reluctant
unreluctantly : not reluctantly
unremarkable : unworthy or unlikely to be noticed : not remarkable : common, ordinary
unremarked : not remarked : unnoticed
unremedied : not remedied
unrememberable : not worth remembering or likely to be remembered
unremembered : not recorded, commemorated, or held in memory : not remembered
unremembering : not remembering : forgetful, oblivious
unremitted : not remitted : unpardoned
unremittedly : in an unremitted manner : without interruption : steadily
unremittent : unremitting
unremitting : not remitting : constant, incessant
unremittingly : not remitting : constant, incessant
unremorseful : not remorseful:
unremovable : not able to be removed or eliminated : not removable
unremoved : not removed:
unremunerated : not remunerated : unpaid
unremunerative : not remunerative : returning no gain or profit or an inadequate one : unrewarding
unrenderable : not renderable : untranslatable
unrenewed : not renewed
unrenowned : not renowned : little known : obscure
unrent : not rent : untorn
unrentable : incapable of being rented
unrepaid : not repaid
unrepair : want of repair : disrepair
unrepaired : not repaired
unrepealable : not repealable : irrevocable
unrepealed : not repealed : remaining in force or effect : unrevoked
unrepeatable : not able to be repeated : not repeatable
unrepeated : not repeated
unrepelled : not repelled
unrepentance : impenitence
unrepentant : not feeling or exhibiting shame or remorse : not repentant
unrepentantly : not feeling or exhibiting shame or remorse : not repentant
unrepented : not repented : not regretted and renounced
unrepenting : not repenting
unrepining : not repining : uncomplaining
unrepiningly : in an unrepining manner : uncomplainingly
unreplaceable : irreplaceable
unreplenished : not replenished
unreplying : not replying
unreportable : too extreme or monstrous to report : unspeakable
unreported : kept private or hidden : not reported
unrepresentative : not representative: such as
unrepresented : not represented
unrepressed : fully expressed : not repressed
unreprieved : not reprieved
unreproachable : irreproachable
unreproached : not reproached
unreproachful : not reproachful
unreproaching : not reproaching
unreproducible : not reproducible
unreprovable : not open to reproof : not meriting censure : blameless
unreproved : not reproved
unrepugnant : not repugnant : causing or offering no opposition
unrequested : not requested : unasked
unrequired : not required
unrequisite : not requisite
unrequitable : incapable of being requited : not returnable in kind
unrequited : not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
unresembling : not resembling : dissimilar
unresented : not resented
unresentful : not resentful
unresenting : not resenting
unreserve : absence of reserve : frankness
unreserved : not limited or partial : entire, unqualified
unreservedly : not limited or partial : entire, unqualified
unreservedness : not limited or partial : entire, unqualified
unresistant : not giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance : not resistant
unresisted : not resisted : not withstood : unopposed
unresistedly : not resisted : not withstood : unopposed
unresistible : irresistible
unresisting : not resisting : yielding
unresistingly : not resisting : yielding
unresolvable : not able to be settled, solved, or brought to resolution : not resolvable
unresolve : to revoke a resolution
unresolved : not settled, solved, or brought to resolution : not resolved
unresolvedness : irresolution
unresolving : not resolving
unresounding : not resounding
unrespectable : not worthy of or inspiring respect : not respectable
unrespected : accorded no respect
unrespectful : not respectful : disrespectful
unrespective : negligent, inattentive
unrespirable : unfit to breathe
unresponsible : irresponsible
unresponsive : not responsive
unresponsively : not responsive
unresponsiveness : not responsive
unrest : a disturbed or uneasy state : turmoil
unrested : not rested
unrestful : not marked by or providing rest and repose : not restful
unresting : not resting : taking no repose : continuing without pause or interruption
unrestored : not brought back into a former or original state : not restored
unrestrainable : not restrainable : uncontrollable
unrestrainably : not restrainable : uncontrollable
unrestrained : not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled
unrestrainedly : not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled
unrestrainedness : not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled
unrestraint : freedom from or lack of restraint
unrestricted : not having limits : not subject to restriction : not restricted
unrestrictedly : in an unrestricted manner
unrestrictive : not restrictive
unretaliated : not retaliated
unretarded : not retarded : undelayed
unretentive : not retentive
unreticent : not reticent
unretired : to leave retirement : rejoin the workforce
unretiring : to leave retirement : rejoin the workforce
unretouched : not having undergone editing or retouching : not retouched
unretracted : not retracted
unreturnable : not allowed to be returned : not returnable
unreturned : not returned
unreturning : not returning
unrevealed : not made known or opened up to view : not revealed
unrevealing : not revealing
unrevenged : not revenged
unrevengeful : not revengeful
unreverenced : not reverenced
unreverend : irreverent
unreverent : irreverent
unreversed : not reversed
unreviewable : not able or allowed to be examined, inspected, or reviewed : not reviewable
unreviewed : not carefully examined or inspected : not reviewed
unrevised : not amended, improved, or corrected : not revised
unrevived : not revived
unrevoked : not revoked
unrevolutionary : not of, relating to, or constituting a revolution or major change : not revolutionary
unrewarded : not having been given a reward : not rewarded
unrewarding : failing to provide satisfaction or a reward : not rewarding
unrhetorical : not of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric : not employed for rhetorical effect : not rhetorical
unrhymed : not rhyming or formed with rhyming words : not rhymed
unrhythmic : not marked by or moving with rhythm : not regularly recurrent : not rhythmic
unribbed : having no ribs
unrid : disordered
unridable : unable to be ridden : not rideable
unridden : not ridden
unriddle : to find the explanation of : figure out, solve
unriddled : to find the explanation of : figure out, solve
unriddler : one that unriddles
unriddling : to find the explanation of : figure out, solve
unrifled : not rifled: such as
unrig : to strip of rigging
unrigged : to strip of rigging
unrigging : to strip of rigging
unright : wrong, unjust
unrighteous : not righteous : sinful, wicked
unrighteously : not righteous : sinful, wicked
unrighteousness : not righteous : sinful, wicked
unrightful : not rightful : wrong, unjust
unringed : not having or wearing a ring
unrinsed : not rinsed
unrip : to rip or slit up : cut or tear open
unripe : not ripe : immature
unripely : in an unripe manner
unripened : not approaching or at full development : not matured : not ripened
unripeness : not ripe : immature
unrippled : not rippled : glassy smooth
unrisen : not risen
unrivaled : having no rival : incomparable, supreme
unriven : not riven : untorn, unbroken
unrivet : to unfasten or separate by removing the rivets of
unriveted : to unfasten or separate by removing the rivets of
unriveting : to unfasten or separate by removing the rivets of
unroasted : not roasted
unrobbed : not robbed
unrobe : disrobe, undress
unroll : to unwind a roll of : open out : uncoil
unrolled : to unwind a roll of : open out : uncoil
unrolling : to unwind a roll of : open out : uncoil
unromantic : not suitable for, conducive to, or given to romance or courtship : not romantic
unromantically : not suitable for, conducive to, or given to romance or courtship : not romantic
unromanticized : not romanticized
unroof : to strip off the roof or covering of
unroofed : not provided with a roof : not roofed
unroofing : to strip off the roof or covering of
unroost : drive from the roost : dislodge
unroot : to tear up by the roots : eradicate, uproot
unrooted : not torn up by the roots
unrope : to remove a rope from : free from a rope
unrotten : not rotten
unrouged : not rouged
unrough : not rough
unround : to pronounce (a sound) without lip rounding or with decreased lip rounding
unrounded : to pronounce (a sound) without lip rounding or with decreased lip rounding
unrounding : to pronounce (a sound) without lip rounding or with decreased lip rounding
unroused : not roused : unawakened, dormant
unrouted : not routed
unrove : to withdraw (a rope) from an opening (such as a ship's block or thimble)
unroyal : not royal
unruffle : to become calm : quiet down
unruffled : poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion
unruffling : to become calm : quiet down
unruinable : imperishable
unruined : not ruined
unrulable : not rulable : ungovernable
unruled : not ruled : ungoverned
unruliness : not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
unruly : not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
unrumpled : not rumpled : smooth
unrung : unringed
unrushed : not rushed
unrusted : not rusted
unruth : lack of mercy or compassion : pitilessness
unsabbatical : not suited to the sabbath
unsack : to remove the sack from
unsacred : not sacred : profane
unsadden : to free from sadness
unsaddened : to free from sadness
unsaddle : to take the saddle from
unsaddled : to take the saddle from
unsaddling : to take the saddle from
unsafe : not safe: such as
unsafety : want of safety : insecurity
unsaid : not said
unsailed : not sailed
unsaint : to deprive of status as a saint
unsainted : not sanctified : not canonized
unsaintly : unbecoming to a saint
unsalability : the quality or state of being unsalable
unsalable : unfit or unable to be sold : not salable
unsalaried : not paid a salary
unsalted : not treated, provided, or seasoned with salt : not salted
unsalutary : not salutary : harmful, unhealthy
unsaluted : not saluted
unsalvable : not salvable
unsanctification : absence or lack of sanctification
unsanctified : not holy or sancitifed : not made sacred or holy : not reserved for religious use
unsanctifiedly : not holy or sancitifed : not made sacred or holy : not reserved for religious use
unsanctify : to remove the sanctification from : make unsanctified
unsanctifying : to remove the sanctification from : make unsanctified
unsanctimonious : not making a show of or giving the appearance of sanctity
unsanctimoniously : not making a show of or giving the appearance of sanctity
unsanctimoniousness : not making a show of or giving the appearance of sanctity
unsanctioned : lacking effective or authoritative approval or consent : not sanctioned
unsandaled : not sandaled
unsane : lacking in sanity
unsanguinary : not sanguinary : unbloody
unsanguine : not sanguine : not optimistic
unsanguineness : not sanguine : not optimistic
unsanitary : unclean enough to endanger health : not sanitary
unsaponifiable : incapable of being saponified
unsaponified : not saponified
unsated : not satiated : not satisfied : insatiable
unsatiable : insatiable
unsatiableness : insatiable
unsatiably : insatiable
unsatiate : insatiate
unsatiated : not satiated
unsatisfaction : absence of satisfaction
unsatisfactorily : not satisfactory
unsatisfactoriness : not satisfactory
unsatisfactory : not satisfactory
unsatisfiable : not capable of being satisfied
unsatisfied : not satisfied
unsatisfying : failing to satisfy
unsaturated : not saturated: such as
unsaturation : the quality or state of being unsaturated
unsavable : not savable
unsaved : not saved
unsavorily : in an unsavory manner
unsavoriness : the quality of being unsavory
unsavory : insipid, tasteless
unsay : to make as if not said : recant, retract
unsayable : not sayable : not easily expressed or related
unscabbard : to remove from a scabbard
unscabbarded : to remove from a scabbard
unscalable : not capable of being climbed or scaled : not scalable
unscale : to divest of scales : remove scales from
unscaled : not scaled
unscannable : not scannable
unscanned : not scanned
unscared : not scared
unscarred : not scarred
unscathed : wholly unharmed : not injured
unscented : having no scent : not scented
unsceptered : deprived of a scepter : having no scepter
unscheduled : not appointed, assigned, or designated for a fixed time : not scheduled
unscholarly : not characteristic of, suitable to, or having the characteristics of a scholar : not scholarly
unschool : to make (one) disregard schooling or training
unschooled : not schooled : untaught, untrained
unscientific : not scientific : not based on or exhibiting scientific knowledge or scientific methodology : not in accord with the principles and methods of science
unscientifically : not scientific : not based on or exhibiting scientific knowledge or scientific methodology : not in accord with the principles and methods of science
unscorched : not scorched
unscored : not scored
unscorned : not scorned
unscoured : not scoured
unscramble : to separate (something, such as a conglomeration or tangle) into original components : resolve, clarify
unscrambling : to separate (something, such as a conglomeration or tangle) into original components : resolve, clarify
unscraped : not scraped
unscreen : to remove the screen from : unveil, reveal
unscreened : not screened: such as
unscrew : to draw the screws from
unscrewed : to draw the screws from
unscrewing : to draw the screws from
unscriptural : not in accordance with the Scriptures : not scriptural
unscrupulosity : unscrupulousness
unscrupulous : not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulously : not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulousness : not scrupulous : unprincipled
unseal : to break or remove the seal of : open
unsealed : not sealed
unsealing : to break or remove the seal of : open
unseam : to open the seams of
unseamanlike : not seamanlike
unseamed : to open the seams of
unseaming : to open the seams of
unsearchable : not capable of being searched or explored : inscrutable
unsearchably : not capable of being searched or explored : inscrutable
unsearched : not searched, examined, or investigated
unseasonable : occurring at other than the proper time : untimely
unseasonableness : occurring at other than the proper time : untimely
unseasonably : occurring at other than the proper time : untimely
unseasoned : not seasoned: such as
unseat : to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback
unseated : to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback
unseaworthiness : the quality or state of being unseaworthy
unseaworthy : not fit for a sea voyage : not seaworthy
unseconded : not seconded
unsecret : not secret
unsectarian : not sectarian : not bound to or devoted to the promotion of the interests of a sect
unsectarianism : not sectarian : not bound to or devoted to the promotion of the interests of a sect
unsecular : not secular
unsecularize : to cause to become unsecular
unsecularized : to cause to become unsecular
unsecured : not protected or free from danger or risk of loss : not secured
unseduced : not seduced
unsee : to fail to see (something) : to avoid seeing (something)
unseeable : not seeable : invisible
unseeded : not seeded: such as
unseeing : to fail to see (something) : to avoid seeing (something)
unseemliness : not seemly: such as
unseemly : not seemly: such as
unseen : not seen or perceived
unsegmented : not divided into or made up of segments : not segmented
unsegregated : not segregated
unseizable : incapable of being seized
unseized : not seized
unseldom : frequently
unselected : not selected
unselective : not marked by selection : random, indiscriminate
unself : to do away with selfhood or selfishness in (oneself)
unselfish : not selfish : generous
unselfishly : not selfish : generous
unselfishness : not selfish : generous
unselling : to dissuade from a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of something
unsensational : not sensational
unsense : to make insensible
unsensed : lacking a distinct meaning : having no certain sense
unsensible : insensible
unsensitive : insensitive
unsensitized : not made sensitive or hypersensitive : not sensitized
unsensualize : to elevate from the domain of the senses : purify, sublimate
unsensualized : to elevate from the domain of the senses : purify, sublimate
unsent : not sent
unsentenced : not sentenced
unsentimental : not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental
unsentimentality : not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental
unsentimentally : not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental
unseparable : inseparable
unseparated : not set or kept apart : not separated
unseptate : not septate or partitioned
unsepulchered : not buried or entombed
unserious : not serious
unseriousness : not serious
unserried : not in close order or array
unserved : not served: such as
unserviceable : not ready or able to be used : not serviceable
unserviceableness : not ready or able to be used : not serviceable
unserviceably : not ready or able to be used : not serviceable
unset : not set: such as
unsetting : not setting
unsettle : to loosen or move from a settled state or condition : make unstable : disorder
unsettled : not settled: such as
unsettledness : not settled: such as
unsettlement : an act, process, or instance of unsettling
unsettling : having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing
unsevered : not severed
unsew : to undo the sewing of
unsewed : to undo the sewing of
unsewered : not provided with a sewer or drain
unsewing : to undo the sewing of
unsewn : to undo the sewing of
unsex : to deprive of sex or sexual power
unsexed : to deprive of sex or sexual power
unsexing : to deprive of sex or sexual power
unsexual : not of, relating to, or associated with sex or the sexes : not sexual
unshackle : to free from shackles
unshackled : to free from shackles
unshackling : to free from shackles
unshaded : not shaded: such as
unshadow : to rid of shadow
unshadowed : not darkened or obscured by shadow
unshakable : not possible to weaken or get rid of : not able to be shaken
unshakably : not possible to weaken or get rid of : not able to be shaken
unshaken : not weakened or shaken : firm, fixed
unshamed : not shamed
unshaped : not shaped: such as
unshapeliness : not having a regular or pleasing shape : not shapely
unshapely : not having a regular or pleasing shape : not shapely
unshapen : unshaped
unshared : not shared
unsharp : not sharp
unshattered : not shattered
unshaved : not shaven
unshaven : not shaven
unshawl : to remove one's shawl
unsheared : not sheared
unsheathe : to draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard
unsheathed : to draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard
unsheathing : to draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard
unshed : not shed
unshell : to remove from the shell
unshelled : not having had the shell removed
unsheltered : not sheltered : having or offering no shelter
unsheltering : not sheltering
unshepherded : not shepherded
unshielded : not shielded : unprotected
unshiftable : immovable
unshifted : unchanged for a fresh article of clothing
unship : to take out of a ship : discharge, unload
unshipped : to take out of a ship : discharge, unload
unshipping : to take out of a ship : discharge, unload
unshirted : naked, undisguised, plain
unshockable : unable to be shocked
unshocked : not shocked : not subjected to shocks
unshod : not wearing or provided with shoes
unshoe : to remove a shoe from
unshorn : not shorn
unshortened : not shortened : undiminished
unshot : not shot
unshoulder : to remove from the shoulder
unshown : not shown
unshowy : not tending or intended to draw attention : not showy
unshrine : to remove from a shrine
unshrinkable : incapable of being shrunken, diminished, or reduced
unshrinking : not shrinking
unshrinkingly : without shrinking
unshrived : unshriven
unshriven : not shriven
unshroud : to remove a shroud from : expose, uncover
unshunnable : not to be shunned or evaded : inescapable
unshut : open
unshutter : to open or remove the shutters of
unshuttered : to open or remove the shutters of
unshy : not shy
unshyly : not shyly
unshyness : absence of shyness or timidity
unsicker : unsure, unsafe
unsifted : not passed through a sieve or strainer
unsight : to prevent from seeing
unsighted : to prevent from seeing
unsighting : to prevent from seeing
unsightliness : not pleasing to the sight : not comely
unsightly : not pleasing to the sight : not comely
unsigned : not signed: such as
unsignificant : lacking meaning or significance : insignificant
unsimilar : dissimilar
unsin : to annul (a sin) by subsequent action
unsinew : to deprive of sinews or of strength : enervate, enfeeble
unsinewed : to deprive of sinews or of strength : enervate, enfeeble
unsinewing : to deprive of sinews or of strength : enervate, enfeeble
unsingable : not fitted for singing
unsinkable : incapable of being sunk
unsizable : of insufficient size or maturity
unsized : not sized: such as
unskilled : not skilled in a branch of work : lacking technical training
unskillful : not skillful : lacking in skill or proficiency
unskillfully : not skillful : lacking in skill or proficiency
unskillfulness : not skillful : lacking in skill or proficiency
unskimmed : not skimmed
unslacked : not slackened or relaxed
unslakable : unable to be slaked : unquenchable
unslaked : not slaked: such as
unslate : to remove the slate from
unsleeping : not sleeping or resting : wakeful, watchful, active
unslept : not having slept
unsling : to remove from being slung
unslip : to set loose : free
unslotted : not slotted
unsluice : to open the sluice of : let flow : sluice
unslung : to remove from being slung
unsmart : not smart
unsmeared : not smeared
unsmiling : not smiling or tending to smile : marked by a somber or serious expression or attitude
unsmilingly : not smiling or tending to smile : marked by a somber or serious expression or attitude
unsmirched : not smirched
unsmoked : not smoked or exposed to smoke
unsmooth : not smooth : rough, harsh
unsmoothed : not made smooth, level, or even on the surface : not smoothed
unsmoothly : not smooth : rough, harsh
unsnap : to loosen or free by or as if by undoing a snap
unsnapped : to loosen or free by or as if by undoing a snap
unsnarl : to disentangle a snarl in
unsnuffed : not snuffed
unsober : not sober: such as
unsoberly : not sober: such as
unsociability : having or showing a disinclination for social activity : solitary, reserved
unsociable : having or showing a disinclination for social activity : solitary, reserved
unsociableness : having or showing a disinclination for social activity : solitary, reserved
unsociably : having or showing a disinclination for social activity : solitary, reserved
unsocial : lacking a taste or desire for society or close association
unsocialized : not socialized
unsocially : lacking a taste or desire for society or close association
unsocket : to loose or take from a socket
unsodden : not sodden
unsoil : to strip the top layer of soil or mold from
unsoiled : not soiled: such as
unsold : not sold
unsolder : to separate or disunite (something that has been soldered) : divide, sunder
unsoldered : to separate or disunite (something that has been soldered) : divide, sunder
unsoldering : to separate or disunite (something that has been soldered) : divide, sunder
unsoldierly : not characteristic of or befitting a soldier : not soldierly
unsolemn : not solemn : not solemnized by formalities
unsolicited : not asked for or requested : not solicited
unsolicitous : not solicitous
unsolid : not solid
unsolidified : not solidified
unsoluble : insoluble
unsolvable : not able to be explained, answered for, or solved : not solvable
unsolvably : not able to be explained, answered for, or solved : not solvable
unsolved : not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
unson : to dispossess of the station or character of a son
unsonsy : boding or causing misfortune : unlucky, fatal
unsophisticate : unsophisticated
unsophisticated : not sophisticated: such as
unsophistication : lack of or freedom from sophistication
unsordid : not sordid
unsorted : not sorted
unsought : not searched for or sought out
unsoul : to deprive of soul or spirit
unsound : not sound: such as
unsoundable : not capable of being sounded or fathomed
unsounded : not pronounced or spoken : not sounded
unsoundly : not sound: such as
unsoundness : the quality or state of being unsound
unsoured : not soured
unsown : not sown
unspaced : not spaced
unspar : to take the spars, stakes, or bars from : open
unsparing : not merciful or forbearing : hard, ruthless
unsparingly : not merciful or forbearing : hard, ruthless
unspeak : unsay
unspeakable : incapable of being expressed in words : unutterable
unspeakableness : the quality or state of being unspeakable
unspeakably : incapable of being expressed in words : unutterable
unspeaking : unsay
unspecialized : not differentiated for a particular end or fitted for a particular purpose : not specialized
unspecific : not free from ambiguity : not specific
unspecified : not named or stated explicitly : not specified
unspectacular : not spectacular or special : ordinary
unspectacularly : not spectacular or special : ordinary
unspeculative : not speculative: such as
unsped : not performed or accomplished
unspell : to break the power of or release from a spell
unspent : not used up : not spent
unsphere : to remove (as a planet) from its sphere : displace
unspike : to remove a spike from (as the vent of a cannon)
unspin : untwist
unspirited : lacking in spirit : spiritless
unspiritual : not of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : not concerned with religious values : not spiritual
unspiritualize : to remove spiritual qualities from
unspiritualized : to remove spiritual qualities from
unspit : to take or release from a spit
unsplit : not separated or divided into parts : not split
unspoiled : not damaged, ruined, or lacking freshness : not spoiled
unspoken : not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated
unsporting : not sportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike : not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship : not sportsmanlike
unspotted : not spotted : free from spot or stain
unsprayed : not sprayed
unspring : to loosen or release by or as if by pressing a spring
unsprung : not sprung
unspun : not spun
unstability : instability
unstable : not stable : not firm or fixed : not constant: such as
unstableness : not stable : not firm or fixed : not constant: such as
unstably : not stable : not firm or fixed : not constant: such as
unstack : to remove from a stack or pile
unstaid : not demure, reserved, or well ordered in behavior
unstained : not stained: such as
unstalked : lacking a stalk or stem
unstamped : not stamped with an official device or impression
unstandardized : not brought into conformity with a standard : not standardized
unstarred : not starred
unstate : to deprive of state dignity or rank
unstated : not directly stated or set forth
unstatesmanlike : not statesmanlike
unstatutable : contrary to or not according with a statute
unstayed : not secured or supported by stays
unsteadfast : not steadfast in thought or action : vacillating
unsteadfastness : not steadfast in thought or action : vacillating
unsteadied : to make unsteady
unsteadily : to make unsteady
unsteadiness : to make unsteady
unsteady : to make unsteady
unsteadying : to make unsteady
unsteel : to make soft or penetrable : disarm
unstemmed : not having the stem removed
unstep : to remove (a mast) from a step
unsterile : not free from living organisms and microorganisms : not sterile
unsterilized : not made sterile : not sterilized
unstick : to release from a state of adhesion
unsticking : to release from a state of adhesion
unstiffen : to remove the stiffness from : make limp or flexible
unstiffened : to remove the stiffness from : make limp or flexible
unstimulated : not subjected to or caused by stimulation
unstimulating : not producing stimulation : not stimulating
unsting : to remove the sting of
unstinted : not restrained or restricted : generously or freely given
unstintedly : not restrained or restricted : generously or freely given
unstinting : not restricting or holding back : giving or being given freely or generously
unstintingly : not restricting or holding back : giving or being given freely or generously
unstirred : not stirred
unstitch : to take out the stitches of : to undo or separate by removing stitches
unstitched : to take out the stitches of : to undo or separate by removing stitches
unstitching : to take out the stitches of : to undo or separate by removing stitches
unstock : to remove the stock from (as a gun)
unstocked : not stocked: such as
unstop : to free from an obstruction : open
unstoppable : incapable of being stopped
unstopped : to free from an obstruction : open
unstopper : to remove a stopper from : unstop
unstoppered : to remove a stopper from : unstop
unstoried : not having a history : not told or celebrated in story
unstow : to empty of cargo or contents : unload
unstrain : to relieve from strain
unstrained : not strained: such as
unstrap : to remove or loose a strap from
unstrapped : to remove or loose a strap from
unstratified : not stratified : not formed, arranged, or deposited in layers
unstrengthen : to make weak : weaken
unstrengthened : to make weak : weaken
unstressed : not bearing a stress or accent
unstretch : to release the tension of : relax
unstriated : not striated : not marked by striae
unstring : to loosen or remove the strings of
unstringing : to loosen or remove the strings of
unstriped : not striped or striated
unstripped : not stripped : not detached by stripping
unstrung : to loosen or remove the strings of
unstuck : brought into a state of disarray, discomposure, or incoherence
unstudied : not studied: such as
unstudious : not studious
unstuff : to take the stuffing from or out of
unstylish : lacking style : not stylish or fashionable
unstylishly : lacking style : not stylish or fashionable
unsubdued : not conquered or brought under control : not subdued
unsubscribed : to stop subscribing to an email mailing list : to choose to no longer receive email communications (such as newsletters or advertisements) from a company or organization
unsubscribing : to stop subscribing to an email mailing list : to choose to no longer receive email communications (such as newsletters or advertisements) from a company or organization
unsubsidized : not aided or promoted with public money : not subsidized
unsubstantial : not substantial : lacking substance, firmness, or strength
unsubstantiality : not substantial : lacking substance, firmness, or strength
unsubstantially : not substantial : lacking substance, firmness, or strength
unsubstantiate : to divest of substantiality : make unsubstantial
unsubstantiated : not proven to be true : not substantiated
unsubstituted : not substituted
unsubtle : not indirect or difficult to perceive : not subtle
unsubtly : not indirect or difficult to perceive : not subtle
unsuccess : lack of success : failure
unsuccessful : not successful : not meeting with or producing success
unsuccessfully : not successful : not meeting with or producing success
unsuccessfulness : the quality or state of being unsuccessful
unsuccessive : not successive : not following in order or in series
unsufferable : not to be suffered or borne with patience or composure : intolerable, insufferable
unsufferably : not to be suffered or borne with patience or composure : intolerable, insufferable
unsufficient : insufficient sense a
unsufficiently : insufficient sense a
unsuggestive : not suggestive : unstimulating
unsuit : to make unfit
unsuitability : not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable
unsuitable : not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable
unsuitableness : the quality or state of being unsuitable
unsuitably : not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable
unsuited : not proper or fitting for something : not suited
unsullied : not soiled or tarnished : not sullied
unsulliedness : the quality or state of being unsullied
unsummed : uncounted
unsung : not sung
unsunned : not exposed to sunlight
unsupervised : not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised
unsupplied : not supplied: such as
unsupportable : unable to be supported
unsupported : not supported: such as
unsuppressed : not suppressed
unsure : not marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty : not sure
unsurmountable : insurmountable
unsurmountableness : insurmountable
unsurpassable : unable to be surpassed or exceeded
unsurpassably : unable to be surpassed or exceeded
unsurpassed : not exceeded by anything else : not surpassed
unsurprised : not surprised
unsurprising : not surprising or unexpected
unsusceptibility : the quality or state of being unsusceptible
unsusceptible : not open, subject, or susceptible
unsuspected : not imagined to exist or be true, likely, or possible : not suspected
unsuspectedly : in an unsuspected manner : without being suspected
unsuspectedness : the quality or state of being unsuspected
unsuspecting : unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting
unsuspectingly : unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting
unsuspicion : lack of suspicion
unsuspicious : not distrustful or suspicious
unsuspiciously : not distrustful or suspicious
unsustainable : not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable
unsustained : not sustained: such as
unswaddle : to free or take from a swaddle : unswathe
unswaddled : to free or take from a swaddle : unswathe
unswaddling : to free or take from a swaddle : unswathe
unswallowable : not able to be swallowed
unswallowed : not swallowed
unswathe : to free from something that swathes
unswathed : to free from something that swathes
unswathing : to free from something that swathes
unswayed : not moved or affected : not influenced
unswear : to unsay or retract something sworn
unswearing : to unsay or retract something sworn
unsweet : not sweet: such as
unsweetened : not containing added sugar : not sweetened
unswell : to reduce from swelling : subside
unswelled : not swelled or swollen
unswept : not swept
unswerving : not swerving or turning aside
unswervingly : without swerving or turning aside
unswollen : not swollen
unsworn : to unsay or retract something sworn
unsyllabic : nonsyllabic
unsyllabled : not articulated in syllables
unsymbolic : not symbolic
unsymbolically : not symbolic
unsymmetrical : asymmetric
unsymmetrically : asymmetric
unsympathetic : not given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy : not sympathetic
unsympathetically : not given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy : not sympathetic
unsympathizing : not sympathizing
unsympathizingly : not sympathizing
unsynchronized : not operating or happening at the same time : not synchronized
unsyncopated : not modified or affected by syncopation (as to stress a lesser beat or interrupt a rhythm) : not syncopated
unsystematic : not marked by or manifesting system, method, or orderly procedure : not systematic
unsystematically : not marked by or manifesting system, method, or orderly procedure : not systematic
unsystematized : not arranged in accord with a definite plan or scheme : not systematized
untackle : to take the tackle from : rid of tackling or harness
untackled : to take the tackle from : rid of tackling or harness
untactful : not having or showing tact : not tactful
untactfully : not having or showing tact : not tactful
untactfulness : not having or showing tact : not tactful
untagged : not provided with or as if with a tag : not tagged
untainted : not contaminated, spoiled, or affected slightly with something bad : not tainted
untakable : not capable of being taken
untaken : not taken
untalented : lacking a special aptitude or talent : not talented
untalked : not talked about : not mentioned
untamable : unable to be tamed or brought under control
untamed : not made less wild or less difficult to control : not tamed
untangible : intangible
untangle : to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out
untangled : to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out
untangling : to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out
untanned : not tanned
untapped : not subjected to tapping
untarnished : not dulled or damaged : not tarnished
untarred : not tarred
untasted : not tasted
untaught : not instructed or trained : ignorant
untaughtness : the quality or state of being untaught
untax : to take a tax from : remove from taxation
untaxed : not subjected to taxation : not taxed
unteach : to cause to unlearn something
unteachable : unable to be taught : not teachable
unteaching : to cause to unlearn something
unteam : to unyoke a team from
untechnical : not technical
untell : to make as if not counted : nullify the passage of
untellable : inexpressible
untellably : inexpressible
untempered : not tempered: such as
untempting : unattractive, uninviting
untemptingly : unattractive, uninviting
untenability : not able to be defended
untenable : not able to be defended
untenant : to remove a tenant from
untenantable : incapable of being occupied or lived in
untenanted : not leased to or occupied by a tenant : not tenanted
untended : not managed, minded, or watched over : not tended
untender : not tender in manner or approach : not gentle or sympathetic
untenderly : not tender in manner or approach : not gentle or sympathetic
untenderness : not tender in manner or approach : not gentle or sympathetic
untent : to bring out of a tent
untented : not probed or dressed
untenty : inattentive, incautious
unterrified : undaunted
unterrifying : not arousing terror
untestable : not capable of being tested : not confirmable
untested : not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untether : to free from or as if from a tether
untethered : to free from or as if from a tether
untethering : to free from or as if from a tether
unthanked : not thanked : unappreciated
unthankful : not such as to call for thanks : disagreeable, thankless, unpleasant
unthankfully : not such as to call for thanks : disagreeable, thankless, unpleasant
unthankfulness : not such as to call for thanks : disagreeable, thankless, unpleasant
unthatch : to remove the thatch of
unthatched : not thatched
unthaw : thaw
unthawed : thaw
unthawing : thaw
untheatrical : not suited to the stage
untheoretical : not theoretical
unthink : to put out of mind
unthinkability : not capable of being grasped by the mind
unthinkable : not capable of being grasped by the mind
unthinkably : not capable of being grasped by the mind
unthinking : not taking thought : heedless, unmindful
unthinkingly : not taking thought : heedless, unmindful
unthorough : not thorough : slipshod
unthought : not anticipated : unexpected
unthoughted : not thought of
unthoughtful : not thoughtful : lacking in thought
unthoughtfully : not thoughtful : lacking in thought
unthoughtfulness : not thoughtful : lacking in thought
unthread : to draw or take out a thread from
unthreaded : to draw or take out a thread from
unthreading : to draw or take out a thread from
unthreatening : not presenting a threat : not threatening
unthreshed : not threshed
unthrift : lack of thrift : extravagance, wastefulness
unthriftily : in an unthrifty manner
unthriftiness : the quality or state of being unthrifty
unthrifty : not thrifty: such as
unthriven : unthriving
unthriving : not thriving
unthrone : to remove from or as if from a throne
unthroned : to remove from or as if from a throne
unthroning : to remove from or as if from a throne
untidily : not neat : slovenly
untidiness : not neat : slovenly
untidy : not neat : slovenly
untie : to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind
untied : to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind
untight : not tight : loose, leaky
untighten : to make less tight : loosen
until : to
untile : to take the tiles from
untiled : not supplied with tiles
untillable : not able to be tilled
untilled : not tilled
untimbered : lacking timbers
untimeliness : at an inopportune time : unseasonably
untimely : at an inopportune time : unseasonably
untimeous : untimely
untinged : not tinged : not colored or affected
untirability : the quality or state of being untirable
untirable : incapable of being tired
untire : to give rest to : refresh
untired : not tired or worn out
untiredly : not tired or worn out
untiring : not becoming tired : indefatigable
untiringly : not becoming tired : indefatigable
untitled : having no title or right to rule
unto : to
untoggle : to unfasten by removing a toggle from its loop
untold : not told or related
untomb : to take from a tomb : disentomb, disinter
untombed : not supplied with a tomb : unburied
untone : to put out of tone
untooth : to take out the teeth of
untorn : not torn : unmarred by tears : whole
untouchability : the quality or state of being untouchable
untouchable : forbidden to the touch : not to be handled
untouched : not subjected to touching : not handled
untoward : difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly, intractable
untowardly : difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly, intractable
untowardness : difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly, intractable
untrace : to loose from a trace
untraceable : not able to be traced
untracked : to cause to escape from a slump
untradeable : not able to be traded
untraded : not common or hackneyed : unusual
untraditional : not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional
untrain : to undo the training of
untrained : not trained: such as
untrammeled : not confined, limited, or impeded
untranquil : disturbed, restless
untranquilized : to make untranquil : disturb the quiet of
untranscended : not transcended : not surpassed : not risen above or gone beyond
untransferable : not subject to transfer : incapable of being transferred
untransformed : not changed in form : not transformed
untranslatability : unable to be translated : not translatable
untranslatable : unable to be translated : not translatable
untranslatably : unable to be translated : not translatable
untranslated : not translated: such as
untransparent : opaque
untraveled : not having traveled
untraversed : not previously crossed or traveled over : not traversed
untread : to tread back : retrace
untreading : to tread back : retrace
untreasure : to rob or deprive of a treasure
untreasured : to rob or deprive of a treasure
untreatable : not yielding or responsive to medical treatment : not treatable
untreatably : not yielding or responsive to medical treatment : not treatable
untreated : not treated
untremulous : not tremulous : steady
untrenched : not trenched
untressed : not tied up in tresses
untried : not tested or proved by experience or trial
untrim : to strip of trimming : put in disorder
untrimmed : not made trim or neat by cutting or clipping : not trimmed
untripe : disembowel
untrod : not trod : untraversed
untrodden : not trod : untraversed
untroubled : not given trouble : not made uneasy
untroublesome : not troublesome : easy
untroublesomeness : not troublesome : easy
untrue : not faithful : disloyal
untruism : something obviously not true
untruly : not faithful : disloyal
untruss : untie, unfasten
untrussed : untie, unfasten
untrussing : untie, unfasten
untrust : distrust
untrusting : not having or given to confidence in something or someone : not trusting
untrustworthiness : the quality or state of being untrustworthy
untrustworthy : not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
untrusty : untrustworthy
untruth : disloyalty
untruthful : not containing or telling the truth : false, inaccurate
untruthfully : not containing or telling the truth : false, inaccurate
untruthfulness : not containing or telling the truth : false, inaccurate
untuck : to release from a tuck or from being tucked up
untucked : not tucked into something (such as a pair of pants)
untufted : not having a tuft or multiple tufts : not tufted
untunable : not melodious : discordant, harsh
untunableness : not melodious : discordant, harsh
untunably : not melodious : discordant, harsh
untune : to put out of tune
untuned : to put out of tune
untuneful : not pleasing in sound : harsh
untunefully : not pleasing in sound : harsh
untunefulness : not pleasing in sound : harsh
untuning : to put out of tune
unturn : to turn in a reverse way
unturned : not turned
untutored : having no formal learning or training
untwine : to unwind the twisted or tangled parts of : disentangle
untwined : to unwind the twisted or tangled parts of : disentangle
untwining : to unwind the twisted or tangled parts of : disentangle
untwist : to separate the twisted parts of : untwine
untwisted : not twisted
untwisting : to separate the twisted parts of : untwine
untying : to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind
untypical : not typical : atypical
untypically : not typical : atypical
ununderstandable : impossible to understand : not understandable
ununderstanding : lacking in understanding : uncomprehending
ununderstood : not understood
ununiform : not uniform
ununiformed : not dressed in uniform
ununiformly : not uniform
ununited : disunited
unupbraiding : not reproachful
unupholstered : not upholstered
unurbane : not urbane : churlish, vulgar
unurged : without being urged : voluntarily
unusable : not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable
unusably : not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable
unuse : lack of usage
unused : not habituated : unaccustomed
unuseful : of no practical value : unhelpful, useless
unusefully : of no practical value : unhelpful, useless
unusefulness : the quality or state of being impractical or worthless
unusual : not usual : uncommon, rare
unusuality : unusualness
unusually : not usual : uncommon, rare
unusualness : not usual : uncommon, rare
unutterable : being beyond the powers of description : inexpressible
unutterably : being beyond the powers of description : inexpressible
unuttered : not expressed in words : unspoken
unvaccinated : not having received a vaccine : not vaccinated
unvaluable : invaluable
unvalue : a negative value
unvalued : invaluable
unvanquishable : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable
unvanquished : not vanquished : undefeated
unvaporized : not vaporized
unvariable : invariable
unvaried : not varied or diverse : homogenous
unvariegated : not variegated : plain, uniform
unvarnished : not adorned or glossed : plain, straightforward
unvarying : not exhibiting change or variation : not varying
unvaryingly : not exhibiting change or variation : not varying
unvaulted : not vaulted
unveil : to remove a veil or covering from
unveiled : not veiled : open, revealed
unveiling : to remove a veil or covering from
unvendible : not salable
unvenerable : unworthy of veneration
unvented : not vented
unventilated : not ventilated
unventured : not ventured
unveracious : not veracious : false
unveracity : lack of truthfulness :  falshehood , mendacity
unverbalized : not expressed in words : not verbalized
unverifiable : unable to be confirmed or verified
unverifiably : unable to be confirmed or verified
unverified : not verified : lacking substantiation
unversed : lacking knowledge of or proficiency in something : not versed
unvest : to take off ecclesiastical vestments
unvexed : free from disturbance : calm, serene
unviable : incapable of growth or development : not viable
unvicious : not vicious : gentle, tractable
unvictorious : not victorious : defeated
unviewed : not viewed : unseen
unvigilant : not vigilant : inattentive, unwary
unvindicated : not vindicated
unvindictive : not vindictive : forgiving, merciful
unviolated : not violated : intact, unbroken
unviolent : not violent : mild, subdued
unvirtuous : lacking in honor or integrity : immoral, wicked
unvirtuously : lacking in honor or integrity : immoral, wicked
unvisited : not visited
unvisored : not having or wearing a visor
unvital : not vital : inanimate
unvitiated : not vitiated : uncontaminated
unvitrifiable : incapable of being vitrified
unvitrified : not vitrified
unvocal : not eloquent or outspoken : inarticulate
unvocalized : not vocalized
unvoice : devoice
unvoiced : not verbally expressed
unvoicing : devoice
unvouched : not attested : unverified
unvowed : not bound by an oath : unsworn
unvoyageable : incapable of being traversed : impassable, unnavigable
unvulcanized : not vulcanized
unvulgar : free from crudity : refined
unwaked : not awakened
unwakened : not awakened
unwalked : not walked
unwall : to expose by demolishing a wall
unwalled : not enclosed by or as if by a wall : open, exposed
unwandered : untraveled
unwandering : not devious or vagrant : fixed, unswerving
unwaning : not diminishing : constant, perpetual
unwanted : not wanted or needed
unware : unawares
unwarily : not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless, gullible
unwariness : not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless, gullible
unwarlike : disinclined to wage war : not warlike
unwarmed : not subjected to heat or stimulation
unwarming : not exuding warmth : cold
unwarned : receiving no warning : not cautioned or rebuked
unwarp : to straighten out : untwist
unwarped : not warped : undistorted
unwarrantable : not justifiable : inexcusable
unwarrantableness : the quality or state of being unwarrantable
unwarrantably : not justifiable : inexcusable
unwarranted : lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
unwary : not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless, gullible
unwashed : not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
unwashedness : not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
unwasted : not decreased by consumption or erosion : undiminished
unwasteful : not wasteful : frugal
unwastefully : not wasteful : frugal
unwasting : not diminishing : remaining constant
unwatchable : not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching
unwatched : not watched : neglected, unattended
unwatchful : not watchful : inattentive, unobservant
unwatchfully : not watchful : inattentive, unobservant
unwatchfulness : the quality or state of being unwatchful
unwater : to draw off water from : empty of moisture : drain
unwatered : not supplied with water either naturally or artificially : arid, dry
unwatermarked : not watermarked
unwaved : not waved : straight
unwavering : continuing in a strong and steady way : constant, steadfast
unwaveringly : continuing in a strong and steady way : constant, steadfast
unwaving : not waving
unwaxed : not coated or treated with wax : not waxed
unweakened : not weakened
unwealthy : not wealthy : poor
unweaned : not accustomed to taking food otherwise than by nursing : not weaned
unweapon : disarm
unweaponed : not armed with or as if with a weapon
unwearable : unable or unsuitable to be worn : not wearable
unweariable : incapable of being wearied : persevering despite fatigue : indefatigable, tireless
unweariably : incapable of being wearied : persevering despite fatigue : indefatigable, tireless
unwearied : not tired or jaded : fresh
unweariedly : not tired or jaded : fresh
unweariedness : the quality or state of being unwearied : diligence, endurance
unweary : unwearied
unwearying : unweariable
unwearyingly : unweariable
unweathered : not showing the effects of exposure to the weather : not weathered
unweave : disentangle, unravel
unweaving : disentangle, unravel
unwebbed : not webbed
unwed : not married
unwedge : to remove a wedge from
unwedgeable : impervious to wedges : hard, impenetrable
unweeded : not weeded or culled
unweeting : unwitting
unweetingly : unwitting
unweighed : not weighed on or as if on a scale : injudicious
unweight : to reduce momentarily the force exerted by (something, such as a ski) upon a surface by shifting the weight or position of one's body
unweighted : not weighted: such as
unwelcome : not wanted or welcome
unwelcomeness : the quality or state of being unwelcome
unwelded : not welded
unwell : being in poor health : ailing, sick
unwellness : the quality or state of being unwell
unwept : not mourned : unlamented
unwet : not wet
unwetted : unwet
unwheel : to deprive of wheels
unwhetted : not whetted
unwhipped : not whipped : unpunished
unwhiskered : not having whiskers
unwhispered : not whispered
unwhite : not white
unwhitewashed : not whitewashed
unwholesome : detrimental to physical, mental, or moral well-being : unhealthy
unwholesomely : detrimental to physical, mental, or moral well-being : unhealthy
unwholesomeness : the quality or state of being unwholesome
unwieldily : not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
unwieldiness : not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
unwieldy : not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
unwifely : not wifely
unwig : to divest of a wig
unwigged : not wearing a wig
unwill : to change the mind with regard to : contradict
unwilled : not willed : involuntary, unintentional
unwilling : not willing:
unwillingly : not willing:
unwillingness : not willing:
unwilted : not wilted
unwily : not wily : guileless, simple
unwincing : not marked by hypersensitivity : fearless, unflinching
unwind : to cause to uncoil : wind off : unroll
unwinding : to cause to uncoil : wind off : unroll
unwindy : not windy : calm, still
unwinged : not having wings : wingless
unwinking : not winking : unwavering
unwinkingly : not winking : unwavering
unwinnable : incapable of being won
unwinnowed : not winnowed
unwiped : not wiped : smeary
unwired : not wired
unwisdom : lack of wisdom : foolishness, folly
unwise : lacking wisdom or good sense : foolish, imprudent
unwisely : lacking wisdom or good sense : foolish, imprudent
unwiseness : unwisdom
unwish : to wish away
unwished : to wish away
unwishful : not wishful : reluctant
unwishing : to wish away
unwist : not known : undetected, unrecognized
unwitch : to free from or as if from a magic spell : unbewitch
unwithdrawn : not withdrawn
unwithered : not withered : fresh, vigorous
unwithering : remaining fresh and unfaded
unwithstood : not withstood : victorious
unwitnessed : not discerned by the senses : unperceived
unwitting : not knowing : unaware
unwittingly : not knowing : unaware
unwittingness : the quality or state of being unwitting
unwitty : not wise or clever : senseless, silly
unwive : to deprive of a wife
unwived : being without a wife : wifeless
unwoman : to deprive of womanly qualities
unwomanly : not womanly
unwon : not won
unwonted : being out of the ordinary : rare, unusual
unwontedly : being out of the ordinary : rare, unusual
unwontedness : being out of the ordinary : rare, unusual
unwooded : not wooded : treeless
unwooed : not wooed
unwordable : inexpressible in words
unwordy : unworthy
unworkability : not workable : impractical
unworkable : not workable : impractical
unworkableness : unworkability
unworkably : not workable : impractical
unworked : not worked
unworking : not working : idle
unworkmanlike : not characteristic of or suited to a good workman : incompetent, inefficient
unworldliness : not of this world : unearthly
unworldly : not of this world : unearthly
unworn : not impaired by use : not worn away
unworried : not afflicted with mental distress or agitation : not worried
unworriedly : not afflicted with mental distress or agitation : not worried
unworshiped : not worshiped
unworth : unworthy
unworthily : lacking in excellence or value : poor, worthless
unworthiness : lacking in excellence or value : poor, worthless
unworthy : lacking in excellence or value : poor, worthless
unwound : to cause to uncoil : wind off : unroll
unwoundable : incapable of being wounded : invulnerable
unwounded : not injured, hurt, or suffering from a wound : not wounded
unwoven : not woven
unwrap : to remove the wrapping from : disclose
unwrapped : to remove the wrapping from : disclose
unwrapping : to remove the wrapping from : disclose
unwreaked : not wreaked : unavenged
unwreathe : uncoil, untwist
unwreathed : uncoil, untwist
unwreathing : uncoil, untwist
unwrench : to yank off or open
unwrinkle : to free from wrinkles : smooth out
unwrinkled : not wrinkled
unwritable : incapable of being put into writing
unwrite : to obliterate from writing : expunge, rescind
unwritten : not expressed in writing : oral, traditional
unwronged : not wronged
unwrought : not shaped into finished form : rough
unwrung : not painfully affected : unmoved
unyeaned : unborn
unyielded : not yielded : not surrendered
unyielding : characterized by firmness or obduracy
unyieldingly : characterized by firmness or obduracy
unyieldingness : the quality or state of being inflexible : pertinacity, rigidity
unyoke : to free from a yoke or harness
unyoked : to free from a yoke or harness
unyoking : to free from a yoke or harness
unyoung : not young
unzealous : not zealous
unzealously : not zealous
unzoned : not zoned : unrestricted
up : in or into a higher position or level
upaithric : hypaethral
upanishadic : one of a class of Vedic treatises dealing with broad philosophical problems
upapurana : a minor purana
uparching : the bending of rocks into an anticline or a dome
upas : a tall tropical Asian tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the mulberry family with a latex that contains poisonous glycosides used as an arrow poison
upbank : a thaw on hills while the frost is unbroken in the valley below
upbear : to bear up : support, raise
upbeat : an unaccented beat or portion of a beat in a musical measure
upbend : the fore part of a ski that curves upward and terminates at the point
upblast : a blast that exerts force upward
upboil : to boil up
upborne : to bear up : support, raise
upbound : traveling or leading in a direction that is regarded as up
upbraid : to criticize severely : find fault with
upbraider : to criticize severely : find fault with
upbraiding : to criticize severely : find fault with
upbraidingly : in an upbraiding manner
upbreak : to break up or open
upbroken : to break up or open
upbuild : build up
upcall : something (such as a telephone call from a hotel employee to a guest) that serves to wake a sleeper
upcast : something cast up
upchuck : vomit
upclimb : to climb up : ascend
upclose : at close range
upcoast : up the coast
upcome : the outward appearance of a person
upcoming : happening or appearing soon : forthcoming, approaching
upcountry : of, relating to, or characteristic of an inland, upland, or outlying region
upcurl : to curl up
upcurve : an upward curve
upcut : to cut (machine work) while the tool is moving upward
update : to bring up to date
updo : an upswept hairdo
updraft : an upward movement of gas (such as air)
updraw : to draw up : pull up
updry : to fail to produce water, oil, etc. 
upend : to set or stand on end
upeygan : black rhinoceros
upfeed : supplied with a material (as hot water) that is forced upward
upfield : in or into the part of the field toward which the offensive team is headed
upfill : to fill up
upflare : flare-up
upfling : to fling up
upflow : an upward flow
upflung : to fling up
upfly : to fly up
upfold : to fold up
upgang : ascent
upgather : to gather up
upglide : an upward glide
upgo : to go up : ascend
upgrade : an upward grade or slope
upgrow : to grow up
upgrowth : the process of growing upward : development
uphang : to hang up
upheaval : the action or an instance of upheaving especially of part of the earth's crust
upheavalist : an advocate of the theory that upheaval explains geological changes
upheave : to heave up : lift
upheld : to give support to
uphill : upward on a hill or incline
uphoard : to hoard up
uphold : to give support to
upholder : to give support to
upholster : to furnish with or as if with upholstery
upholstered : to furnish with or as if with upholstery
upholsterer : a person or business that repairs or installs upholstery
upholsteress : a female upholsterer
upholstery : materials (such as fabric, padding, and springs) used to make a soft covering especially for a seat
upholstress : a female upholsterer
uphung : hung up : suspended
upkeep : the act of maintaining in good condition : the state of being maintained in good condition
uplaid : to lay up : store
upland : high land especially at some distance from the sea : plateau
uplander : high land especially at some distance from the sea : plateau
uplandish : upland entry 4 sense a
uplay : to lay up : store
upleap : to leap up
uplift : to lift up : elevate
uplifted : to lift up : elevate
uplifter : to lift up : elevate
uplifting : to lift up : elevate
upliftment : uplift sense c
upline : a comment made by a man to start a conversation with a woman he is attracted to 
uplock : to lock up
uplook : to look upward
uplooker : to look upward
uplying : situated or growing on high land
upmaking : an act or action of making up
upmast : a mast made of several pieces bound together
upmost : uppermost
upness : the state or quality of being up
upo : upon
upon : on
upper : higher in physical position, rank, or order
uppercut : a swinging blow (as in boxing) directed upward with a bent arm
uppermost : situated in the highest or most prominent position
uppers : higher in physical position, rank, or order
uppertendom : the highest social class
upping : in or into a higher position or level
uppish : uppity
uppishly : uppity
uppishness : uppity
uppity : putting on or marked by airs of superiority : arrogant, presumptuous
uppowoc : tobacco
upraise : to raise or lift up : elevate
uprear : to lift up
upright : perpendicular, vertical
uprighteously : in a morally correct manner : uprightly
uprighteousness : the state or quality of being morally correct : uprightness
uprighting : the process of placing the pivot holes in the plates of a timepiece so that the arbors will be perpendicular to the plates
uprightly : perpendicular, vertical
uprightness : perpendicular, vertical
uprights : perpendicular, vertical
uprisal : an act or instance of rising up : uprising
uprise : to rise to a higher position
uprisen : to rise to a higher position
upriser : to rise to a higher position
uprising : an act or instance of rising up
uprist : to rise to a higher position
upriver : toward or at a point nearer the source of a river
uproar : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
uproarious : marked by uproar
uproariously : marked by uproar
uproariousness : marked by uproar
uproot : to remove as if by pulling up
uprooter : to remove as if by pulling up
uprose : to rise to a higher position
uprouse : to rouse up
uprun : to keep control of the ball or puck near the end of a game so that the opponent will not have a chance to score 
uprush : an upward rush (as of gas or liquid)
upsaddle : to saddle a horse or a mule
upscale : relating to, being, or appealing to affluent consumers
upscuddle : quarrel
upsend : to send upward
upset : to thicken and shorten (something, such as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end : swage
upsetter : to thicken and shorten (something, such as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end : swage
upsetting : mentally or emotionally troubling or disturbing : causing feelings of worry or anxiety
upsettingly : mentally or emotionally troubling or disturbing : causing feelings of worry or anxiety
upshoot : outcome, upshot
upshot : the final result : outcome
upside : an upward trend (as of prices)
upsides : an upward trend (as of prices)
upsilon : the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
upsitten : indifferent
upsitting : the first time a woman sits up to receive company after having a baby
upslip : the upward displacement on one side of a fault without there being a downward slip on the other side to the full extent of the total displacement
upslope : being or moving to or toward the top of a slope : uphill
upsoar : to soar upward
upspeak : uptalk
upspring : to spring up
upstage : toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage
upstairs : up the stairs : on or to a higher floor
upstand : to stand up on one's feet : rise to a standing position
upstander : one of the handlebars of an Eskimo sledge
upstanding : erect, upright
upstart : to jump up (as to one's feet) suddenly
upstate : the chiefly northerly sections of a state
upstater : the chiefly northerly sections of a state
upstay : sustain, support
upsteam : to become more popular 
upstir : to stir up : incite, stimulate
upstraight : erect
upstream : in the direction opposite to the flow of a stream
upstreet : up the street
upstroke : a stroke (as of a pen) made in an upward direction
upsun : the time between sunrise and sunset
upsurge : a rapid or sudden rise
upsurgence : upsurge
upsweep : to sweep upward
upswell : to swell up
upswing : an upward swing
uptake : the act or action of grasping with the mind : understanding, comprehension
uptear : to tear up by or as if by the roots : destroy
upthrow : to throw or thrust upward
upthrust : to thrust up
uptie : to tie up
uptill : during the time or period before
uptilt : to tilt upward
uptorn : to tear up by or as if by the roots : destroy
uptown : of or relating to uptown
uptowner : one who lives uptown
uptrain : to train up : bring up : rear
uptrend : an upturn especially in business or economic activity
upturn : to turn up or over
Upupa : a small genus (the type of the family Upupidae of the order Coraciiformes) of nonpasserine birds comprising the typical hoopoes
upward : in a direction from lower to higher
upwardly : in a direction from lower to higher
upwardness : in a direction from lower to higher
upwards : in a direction from lower to higher
upwarp : a very broad anticline with gently dipping limbs that is due to differential uplift
upwell : to well up
upwhirl : to cause to whirl upward
upwind : in the direction from which the wind is blowing
upwith : upward
ur : urine
ura : one having (such) a tail
urachal : of or relating to the urachus
urachus : a cord of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the navel and constituting the functionless remnant of a part of the duct of the allantois of the embryo
uracil : a pyrimidine base C4H4N2O2 that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of RNA  — compare adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine
uraemic : accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease
uraeus : a representation of the sacred asp (Naja haje) appearing in ancient Egyptian art and especially on the headdress of rulers and serving as a symbol of sovereignty
Ural river 1509 miles (2428 kilometers) long in Russia and Kazakhstan that rises at the southern end of the Ural Mountains and flows south into the Caspian Sea
ural river 1509 miles (2428 kilometers) long in Russia and Kazakhstan that rises at the southern end of the Ural Mountains and flows south into the Caspian Sea
Uralian : of or relating to the Ural mountains
Uralic : a language family comprising the Finno-Ugric and Samoyed languages
uralite : a usually fibrous and dark-green amphibole resulting from alteration of pyroxene
uralitic : a usually fibrous and dark-green amphibole resulting from alteration of pyroxene
uralitization : the development of amphibole from pyroxene
uralitize : to alter (pyroxene) so as to form uralite
uramil : a nitrogenous cyclic compound C4H5N3O3 obtained from derivatives of uric acid or urea in colorless crystals that redden on exposure
Uran : a monitor lizard
uran : a monitor lizard
uranate : a compound [as calcium uranate CaUO4 or ammonium di-uranate (NH4)2U2O7] formed by reaction of a uranyl salt with a base or by fusion of uranium trioxide or tri-uranium oct-oxide with a metal chloride
Urania : the Greek Muse of astronomy
Uranian : of or relating to the planet Uranus
uranic : of, relating to, or containing uranium
Uranicentric : referred to the planet Uranus as a center
uraniferous : containing uranium
uranin : the sodium salt of fluorescein
uraninite : a black octahedral mineral that consists of an oxide of uranium which usually contains thorium, lead, and rare earth elements and is the chief ore of uranium
uranism : homosexuality especially among males
uranist : homosexual
uranite : autunite
uranium : a silvery heavy radioactive polyvalent metallic element that is found especially in uraninite and exists naturally as a mixture of mostly nonfissionable isotopes  — see Chemical Elements Table
uranocircite : a mineral Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2.8H2O that is a hydrous barium uranium phosphate in yellow-green crystals and is isomorphous with torbernite, autunite, saléeite, zeunerite, and uranospinite
uranographer : an expert in or student of uranography
uranographic : of or relating to uranography
uranographical : of or relating to uranography
uranographist : an expert in or student of uranography
uranography : the construction of celestial representations (such as maps)
uranological : of or relating to uranology
uranology : the study of the heavens : astronomy
uranometrical : of or relating to uranometry
uranometry : a chart or catalog of celestial bodies and especially of visible fixed stars
uranophane : a mineral Ca(UO2)2Si2O7.6H2O that is a hydrous uranium calcium silicate, occurs in yellow fibrous masses, and is possibly identical with uranotil (specific gravity 3.81–3.90)
uranoplasty : palatoplasty
uranoschisis : cleft palate
Uranoscopidae : a family of percoid fishes comprising the stargazers
uranosphaerite : a mineral (BiO)2U2O7.3H2O that is a hydrous bismuth uranate and occurs in orange-yellow to brick-red half-globular aggregates
uranospinite : a mineral Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2.8H2O that is a hydrous calcium uranium arsenate, occurs in green tabular crystals, and is isomorphous with zeunerite, torbernite, autunite, saléeite, and uranocircite
uranostaphyloplasty : palatoplasty
uranotantalite : samarskite
uranothallite : liebigite
uranothorite : a uraniferous variety of thorite
uranotil : uranophane
uranous : of, relating to, or containing uranium
Uranus : the sky personified as a god and father of the Titans in Greek mythology
uranyl : a divalent radical UO2
urare : curare
urari : curare
urate : a salt of uric acid
uratic : a salt of uric acid
urazine : a crystalline compound C2H4N4O2 that is an amino derivative of urazole
urazole : a crystalline acidic compound C2H3N3O2 derived from triazole and made especially by heating urea with hydrazine sulfate
Urban : of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
urban : of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
urbane : notably polite or polished in manner
urbanely : notably polite or polished in manner
urbanism : the characteristic way of life of city dwellers
Urbanist : a specialist in city planning
urbanist : a specialist in city planning
urbanite : a person who lives in a city
urbanity : the quality or state of being urbane
urbanization : the quality or state of being urbanized or the process of becoming urbanized
urbanize : to cause to take on urban characteristics
urceiform : shaped like an urceus
urceolar : urceolate
urceolate : shaped like an urn
urceole : a vessel for water for washing the hands (as after consecration of the Host in Roman Catholic mass)
urceoli : an urn-shaped organ or part of a plant
Urceolina : a small genus of South American herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) that are often cultivated as ornamentals and that have usually yellow and green urceolate flowers and broad leaves produced from a bulb
urceolus : an urn-shaped organ or part of a plant
urceus : an ancient Roman jug or pitcher with one handle
urchin : hedgehog sense 1a
urchiness : a female urchin (see urchin sense 3)
urchinly : of, relating to, having the character of, or being an urchin
urd : an annual Asian legume (Vigna mungo synonym Phaseolus mungo) widely grown in warm regions for its edible blackish seed, for green manure, or for forage
urde : having each arm expanding at the end into a form like a lozenge with slightly concave edges
urdee : having each arm expanding at the end into a form like a lozenge with slightly concave edges
Urdu : an Indo-Aryan language that has the same colloquial basis as standard Hindi, is an official language of Pakistan, and is widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India
ure : act : process
urea : a soluble weakly basic nitrogenous compound CO(NH2)2 that is the chief solid component of mammalian urine and an end product of protein decomposition, is synthesized from carbon dioxide and ammonia, and is used especially in synthesis (as of resins and plastics) and in fertilizers and animal rations
ureal : of or relating to urea : containing or consisting of urea
ureameter :  ureometer
urease : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea
Uredinales : a large order of parasitic, basidiomycetous fungi that cause rusts in plants, have complex life cycles involving usually pycnial, aecial, uredinial, and telial stages often on different hosts, and are distinguished from the smuts by producing on a sterigma basidiospores which germinate not by budding but by growing out into an infective hypha
uredinia : a usually reddish or black mass of hyphae and spores of a rust fungus forming pustules that rupture the host's cuticle
uredinial : a usually reddish or black mass of hyphae and spores of a rust fungus forming pustules that rupture the host's cuticle
urediniospore : one of the thin-walled spores that are produced by uredinial hyphae and spread the fungus vegetatively
uredinium : a usually reddish or black mass of hyphae and spores of a rust fungus forming pustules that rupture the host's cuticle
uredinoid : resembling or related to the Uredinales
uredinology : a branch of mycology dealing with the rusts
uredinous : of, relating to, or being fungi of the order Uredinales
Uredo : the uredostage of a rust formerly regarded as a distinct genus
uredo : the uredostage of a rust formerly regarded as a distinct genus
uredosorus : uredinium
uredospore : one of the thin-walled spores that are produced by uredinial hyphae and spread the fungus vegetatively
uredostage : the uredinial stage of a rust
ureic : of, relating to, or containing urea
ureide : a cyclic or acyclic acyl derivative of urea
ureido : containing the radical NH2CONH−
uremia : accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease
uremic : accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease
Urena : a small genus of tropical herbs or shrubs (family Malvaceae) having small yellow flowers with five connate bracts, bearing fruit with hooked bristles, yielding a medicinal mucilaginous juice, and including a coarse weedy herb (U. lobata) sometimes cultivated for its fiber which is comparable to jute
ureometer : an apparatus for the detection and measurement of urea (as in blood or urine)
ureosecretory : of or relating to the secretion of urea
uresis : excretion of urine : urination
ureter : either of the paired ducts that carry away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
ureteral : either of the paired ducts that carry away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
ureterectasis : dilation of a ureter
ureterectomy : surgical excision of all or part of a ureter
ureteric : either of the paired ducts that carry away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
ureteritis : inflammation of a ureter
ureterocele : cystic dilation of the lower part of a ureter into the bladder
ureterocolostomy : surgical implantation of a ureter into the colon
ureteroenterostomy : surgical formation of an artificial opening between a ureter and the intestine
ureterogram : an X-ray photograph of the ureters after injection of a radiopaque substance
ureterograph :  ureterogram
ureterography : the making of ureterograms
ureterointestinal : of, relating to, or connecting the intestine and a ureter
ureterolithotomy : removal of a calculus by incision of a ureter
ureterolysis : a surgical procedure to free a ureter from abnormal adhesions or surrounding tissue (as in retroperitoneal fibrosis)
ureteronephrectomy : surgical excision of a kidney with its ureter
ureteroplasty : plastic surgery performed on a ureter
ureteropyelogram : an X-ray photograph of the pelves of the kidneys and the ureters made after filling them by injection with a radiopaque substance
ureteropyelography : X-ray photography of a renal pelvis and a ureter following the injection of a radiopaque medium
ureteropyelostomy : ureteropyeloneostomy
ureterorrhaphy : the surgical operation of suturing a ureter
ureterosigmoidostomy : surgical implantation of a ureter in the sigmoid colon
ureterostenosis : stricture of a ureter
ureterostomy : surgical creation of an opening on the surface of the body for the ureters
ureterotomy : the operation of cutting into a ureter
ureterovesical : of or relating to the ureters and the urinary bladder
urethan : a crystalline compound C3H7NO2 that is the ethyl ester of carbamic acid and is used especially as a solvent and medicinally as an antineoplastic agent
urethane : a crystalline compound C3H7NO2 that is the ethyl ester of carbamic acid and is used especially as a solvent and medicinally as an antineoplastic agent
urethra : the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passageway for semen
urethrae : the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passageway for semen
urethral : the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passageway for semen
urethrectomy : total or partial surgical excision of the urethra
urethritis : inflammation of the urethra
urethrocele : a pouched protrusion of urethral mucous membrane in the female
urethrogram : a radiograph of the urethra made after injection of a radiopaque substance
urethrograph :  urethrogram
urethroplasty : plastic surgery of the urethra
urethrorectal : of, relating to, or joining the urethra and the rectum
urethrorrhaphy : suture of the urethra for an injury or fistula
urethroscope : an instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra
urethroscopic : an instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra
urethroscopy : examination of the urethra by means of a urethroscope
urethrostomy : the creation of a surgical opening between the perineum and the urethra
urethrotome : a surgical instrument for cutting a urethral stricture
urethrotomy : surgical incision into the urethra especially for the relief of stricture
urethrovaginal : of, relating to, or joining the urethra and the vagina
uretic : of, relating to, or occurring in the urine : urinary
ureylene : a bivalent radical −NHCONH− derived from urea
urfirnis : a lustrous paint varying from black to red and found on some prehistoric Greek pottery
urge : to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
urgence : urgency
urgency : the quality or state of being urgent : insistence
urgent : calling for immediate attention : pressing
urgently : calling for immediate attention : pressing
urger : to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
Urginea : a genus of bulbous herbs of the lily family native to the Old World and especially to the Mediterranean region  — see squill sense 1a
urging : to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
urgingly : so as to urge : in an urging manner
urheen : a Chinese fiddle consisting of two strings usually of silk tuned a fifth apart, stretched across a small mallet-shaped hollow block, and fastened at the other end to tuning pegs set in a long stick
Uri canton of central Switzerland south of Lake of Lucerne; capital Altdorf area 415 square miles (1079 square kilometers), population 35,500
Uria : presence of (a specified substance) in urine
urial : an upland wild sheep (Ovis vignei) of southern and central Asia which is reddish brown and the males of which have a beard from the neck to the chest
uric : of, relating to, or found in urine
uricacidemia : hyperuricemia
uricaciduria : the presence of excess uric acid in the urine
uricaemia : hyperuricemia
uricaemic : hyperuricemia
uricemia : hyperuricemia
uricemic : hyperuricemia
uricolysis : breakdown of uric acid especially in the body
uricolytic : of, relating to, or functioning in uricolysis
Uriel : one of the four archangels named in Hebrew tradition
urinal : a vessel for receiving urine
urinalysis : chemical analysis of urine
urinant : being in pale with the head down  — compare hauriant
urinarium : a reservoir into which urine drains from a stable and from which it is drawn to fertilize a field
urinary : relating to, occurring in, affecting, or constituting the organs concerned with the formation and discharge of urine
urinate : to discharge urine : micturate
urination : the discharge of urine from the body : the act or process of urinating
urinator : one who dives under water for something : diver
urine : waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrates, is rich in end products of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles
uriniferous : a tubule (as a convoluted tubule) of the kidney that collects or conducts urine
urinogenital : urogenital
urinometer : a small hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of urine
urinous : waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrates, is rich in end products of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles
urite : one of the segments of the abdomen or postabdomen of an arthropod
urman : taiga sense 1
urn : a vessel that is typically an ornamental vase on a pedestal and that is used for various purposes (such as preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation)
urnflower : a plant of the genus Urceolina
Uro : urine
urobilin : any of several brown bile pigments formed from urobilinogens and found in normal feces, in normal urine in small amounts, and in pathological urines in larger amounts
urobilinogen : any of several chromogens that are reduction products of bilirubin and yield urobilins on oxidation
urobilinogenuria : the presence of urobilinogen in the urine especially in excess
urobilinuria : the presence of urobilin in the urine especially to an excessive degree
urocanic : a crystalline acid C6H6N2O2 that is normally present in human skin
urocerid : siricid
urochloralic : a crystalline glycoside C8H11Cl3O7 found in the urine after chloral hydrate is administered
urochord : the notochord of larval ascidians and of various adult tunicates
urochordal : of or relating to the Urochordata
urochordate : tunicate
urochrome : a yellow pigment to which the color of normal urine is principally due
Urocoptis : a large genus (the type of the family Urocoptidae of the order Pulmona) of land snails of southern Florida, the West Indies, and Mexico found only on limestone cliffs and outcrops
Urocyon : a genus of mammals (family Canidae) comprising the American gray foxes
urocyst : the urinary bladder
urocystic : the urinary bladder
Urocystis : a genus of smuts (family Tilletiaceae) having compound chlamydospores with the dark central cells fertile and the outer sterile  — see flag smut, onion smut
urodaeum : the part of the cloaca (as of a bird) into which the ureters and genital ducts empty
urodele : any of an order (Caudata synonym Urodela) of amphibians (such as newts and salamanders) that have a tail throughout life
uroerythrin : a pink or reddish pigment found in many pathological urines and also frequently in normal urine in very small quantity
urogaster : the urinary tract (as of the embryo) including the allantoic cavity
urogastric : the urinary tract (as of the embryo) including the allantoic cavity
urogenital : of, relating to, or being the organs or functions of excretion and reproduction : genitourinary
urogenous : derived from or occurring in urine
Uroglena : a genus of colonial plantlike flagellates (order Chrysomonadina) with numerous biflagellate individuals united in a spherical colony by gelatinous strands
urogram : a radiograph made by urography
urography : radiography of a part of the urinary tract (as a kidney or ureter) after injection of a radiopaque substance
urohyal : of, relating to, or being a median posterior bony element of the hyoid arch attached between the hypohyals of a fish
urolagnia : sexual excitement associated with urine or with urination
uroleucic : a crystalline acid C9H10O5 that is found in abnormal urine and is similar to homogentisic acid
urolith : a calculus in the urinary tract
urolithiasis : a condition that is marked by the formation or presence of calculi in the urinary tract
urologic : of or relating to the urinary tract or to urology
urological : of or relating to the urinary tract or to urology
urologist : a physician who specializes in the urinary or urogenital tract
urology : a physician who specializes in the urinary or urogenital tract
uromere : an abdominal segment of an arthropod
uromeric : an abdominal segment of an arthropod
Uromyces : a genus of rusts (family Pucciniaceae) having one-celled teliospores  — see carnation rust
Uromycladium : a genus of chiefly Australian rusts (family Pucciniaceae) distinguished by teliospores clustered at the top of a stalk with usually a colorless cyst just below and including several forms (as U. tepperianum) that disfigure and destroy wattles in Australia
uronic : connected with urine
uropatagium : the membrane that extends between the thighs of a bat and commonly includes the tail
Uropeltidae : a family of small harmless burrowing snakes of southern India and Sri Lanka having an enlarged scale at the end of the tail  — see shieldtail
Urophlyctis : a genus of lower fungi (order Blastocladiales) having a thallus made up of a series of top-shaped cells each with a crown of fingerlike haustoria and connected by slender hyphae  — see crown wart
uropod : either of the flattened lateral appendages of the last abdominal segment of a crustacean
uropoiesis : production of urine
uropoietic : of or relating to uropoiesis
uroporphyrin : any of four isomeric porphyrins C40H38N4O16 which contain acetic acid and propionic acid groups on the porphin nucleus and are closely related to the coproporphyrins
Uropygi : a division of Pedipalpida including those (as the whip scorpions) with a tail
uropygial : of or relating to the uropygium
uropygium : the fleshy and bony prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body that supports the tail feathers
uropyloric : of, relating to, or being a posterior division of the stomach in various crustaceans
urosacral : of or being the caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column
uroscopy : examination or analysis of the urine (as for the purpose of medical diagnosis)
urosepsis : sepsis that is caused by an infection originating in the urinary tract, is typically associated with gram-negative bacteria (as E. coli), and may become life-threatening
urosomite : uromere
urostea : a median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds
urostegal : of or relating to a urostege
urostege : a scale on the underside of the tail of a snake
urostegite : a scale on the underside of the tail of a snake
urosteon : a median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds
urosternite : the sternite of a uromere
urostylar : of or relating to a urostyle
urostyle : a long unsegmented bone that represents a number of fused vertebrae and forms the posterior part of the vertebral column of frogs and toads
urotoxic : of or relating to the toxicity or the toxic constituents of urine
uroxanic : a crystalline acid C5H8N4O6 derived from imidazole and obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution
Ursa : a constellation that is the most conspicuous of the northern constellations, is situated near the north pole of the heavens, and contains the stars forming the Big Dipper two of which are in a line indicating the direction of the North Star 
Ursid : of or relating to the Ursidae
Ursidae : a family of large powerful plantigrade carnivores including the bears and extinct related forms
ursiform : having the shape of a bear
ursigram : a message broadcast by radio or otherwise giving scientific data (as on terrestrial magnetism, radio transmission, or sunspots)
ursine : of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
ursoid : resembling a bear or that of a bear
ursolic : a crystalline triterpenoid acid C30H48O3 found in various especially ericaceous plants (as the bearberry)
Ursula : red-spotted purple
Ursuline : a member of any of several Roman Catholic teaching orders of nuns
Ursus : a genus (the type of the family Ursidae) of bears held by some authorities to include all recent bears except the sloth bear and restricted by others to the European brown bear and immediately related forms or subdivided in various ways  — compare selenarctos , thalarctos
Urtica : a genus (the type of the family Urticaceae) of widely distributed plants comprising the nettles and having leaves with stinging hairs and small greenish flowers
urtica : a genus (the type of the family Urticaceae) of widely distributed plants comprising the nettles and having leaves with stinging hairs and small greenish flowers
Urticaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Urticales) including many with stinging hairs and having small monoecious, dioecious, or polygamous apetalous flowers followed by fruits that are usually achenes  — see strawberry nettle
urticaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Urticales) including many with stinging hairs and having small monoecious, dioecious, or polygamous apetalous flowers followed by fruits that are usually achenes  — see strawberry nettle
Urticales : an order of dicotyledonous plants usually including the Urticaceae, Ulmaceae, and Moraceae and being characterized mainly by the free apetalous perianth and one-celled superior ovary
urticant : producing itching or stinging : urticating, stinging
urticaria : hives
urticarial : hives
urticate : to produce wheals or itching
urticating : to produce wheals or itching
urtication : to produce wheals or itching
urticose : abounding with nettles
urubu : black vulture
urucu : annatto sense 1
urucuri : ouricury sense 1
Uruguayan river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southeastern South America rising in Brazil and flowing into the Río de la Plata
urunday : any of several timber trees (as A. urundeuva) of the genus Astronium (family Anacardiaceae) of southern South America that have hard fine wood used for a variety of purposes
urus : aurochs
urushi : lacquer
urushic : urushiol
urushiol : a mixture of catechol derivatives with saturated or unsaturated side chains of 15 or 17 carbon atoms that is an oily toxic irritant substance present in poison ivy and some related plants (such as poison oak and poison sumac)
urushiye : a Japanese color print in which the dark colors are printed with a lustrous medium commonly considered to be lacquer
urva : a common mongoose (Herpestes urva) of southeastern Asia having fur like that of the badger in appearance with a white stripe extending from throat to shoulder, the back grizzled black and white, and the feet and chest black
us United States
usability : the quality or state of being usable : ease of use
usable : capable of being used
usableness : capable of being used
usage : firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
usager : a member of a party of nonjurors in the Church of England and Scottish Episcopal Church accepting the ritual usages of a Communion service published in 1718 including dilution of the Eucharistic wine, a prayer for the descent of the Holy Spirit on the consecrated elements, an oblatory prayer, and prayers for the dead
usance : usage sense 1a
usar :  reh
use : to put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ
used : employed in accomplishing something
usee : one to or for whose use a thing is done or given
useful : capable of being put to use
usefully : capable of being put to use
usefulness : the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
useless : having or being of no use:
uselessly : having or being of no use:
uselessness : having or being of no use:
user : one that uses
ush : usher
ushabti : a small figure deposited in an ancient Egyptian tomb with the mummy generally bearing inscriptions from the Book of the Dead and representing servants expected to do certain agricultural labors required of the deceased in the land of the dead
ushabtiu : a small figure deposited in an ancient Egyptian tomb with the mummy generally bearing inscriptions from the Book of the Dead and representing servants expected to do certain agricultural labors required of the deceased in the land of the dead
usher : an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber
usherer : one that ushers : usher
usherette : a girl or woman who is an usher
usherless : having no usher
ushership : the office of an usher
Uskok : a Slav of Dalmatian origin originally fugitive from Turkish rule
Usnea : any of a genus (Usnea of the family Usneaceae) of widely distributed lichens (such as old-man's beard) that have a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
usnea : any of a genus (Usnea of the family Usneaceae) of widely distributed lichens (such as old-man's beard) that have a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
Usneaceae : a family of fruticose lichens characterized by prostrate, erect, or pendulous thalli that are generally radially symmetrical and including the genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, and Alectoria
usneaceous : a family of fruticose lichens characterized by prostrate, erect, or pendulous thalli that are generally radially symmetrical and including the genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, and Alectoria
usneoid : resembling or related to the genus Usnea
usnic : a yellow crystalline antibiotic C18H16O7 that is obtained from various lichens (as old-man's beard)
usque : from egg to apples : from soup to nuts : from beginning to end
usquebaugh : whiskey
ussingite : a mineral Na2AlSi3O8(OH) consisting of a basic sodium aluminum silicate related to the zeolites and occurring in reddish violet masses (hardness 6–7, specific gravity 2.5)
Ustarana : a Pashtun people on the west side of the middle Indus in Pakistan
Ustilaginaceae : a large and economically important family of smut fungi (order Ustilaginales) that produce chlamydospores which germinate to form a several-celled promycelium either bearing terminal and lateral sporidia or forming an infection hypha
ustilaginaceous : a large and economically important family of smut fungi (order Ustilaginales) that produce chlamydospores which germinate to form a several-celled promycelium either bearing terminal and lateral sporidia or forming an infection hypha
Ustilaginales : an order of parasitic basidiomycetous fungi that cause smuts of various plants and especially of cereal grasses and have a complex life cycle which may include conidia production and in which sessile haploid basidiospores ultimately yield thick-walled dark-colored chlamydospores which typically replace the ovaries of an infected plant in a smutty mass and germinate with a meiosis to form a promycelium and begin a new basidial generation  — compare uredinales , ustilago  — see tilletiaceae
Ustilaginoidea : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) forming conidia-bearing sclerotia which replace the grain in grasses and later produce ascigerous heads similar to those in Claviceps  — see green smut
Ustilago : a genus (the type of the family Ustilaginaceae) of parasitic fungi that cause various destructive plant diseases especially of cereal grasses
ustion : the action of burning
ustulation : the action of burning or searing
Ustulina : a genus of fungi (family Xylariaceae) distinguished by stromata indefinite in form and often spreading and undulate and including a fungus (U. zonata) that causes a common root disease of tea
usual : accordant with usage, custom, or habit : normal
usually : according to the usual or ordinary course of things : most often : as a rule : customarily, ordinarily
usualness : accordant with usage, custom, or habit : normal
usuary : the beneficiary of a use
usucapient : one who claims title by usucapion
usucapion : a mode of acquiring title to property by uninterrupted possession of it for a definite period (as one year for movables or two for immovables) under a title acquired in good faith
usucapionary : a mode of acquiring title to property by uninterrupted possession of it for a definite period (as one year for movables or two for immovables) under a title acquired in good faith
usucapt : to claim or acquire the title to by usucapion
usucaptable : capable of being acquired by usucapion
usucaption : a mode of acquiring title to property by uninterrupted possession of it for a definite period (as one year for movables or two for immovables) under a title acquired in good faith
usucaptor : usucapient
usufruct : the legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another
usufructuary : one having the usufruct of property
Usun : a member of an ancient people of central Asia said to have been blond and blue-eyed
usure : usury
usurer : one that lends money especially at an exorbitant rate
usurious : practicing usury
usuriously : practicing usury
usuriousness : practicing usury
usurp : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
usurpation : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
usurpative : of or constituting usurpation : usurping
usurpatory : usurpative
usurpature : usurpation
usurper : one who usurps something: such as
usurping : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
usurpingly : by usurpation
usurpress : a woman usurper
usury : the lending of money with an interest charge for its use
usward : toward us
ut : a syllable used for the first note in the diatonic scale in an early solmization system and later replaced by do
Uta : cutaneous leishmaniasis occurring in the highlands of Peru and Argentina
uta : cutaneous leishmaniasis occurring in the highlands of Peru and Argentina
Utah state in the western U.S.; capital Salt Lake City area 84,899 square miles (219,888 square kilometers), population 2,763,885
Utahan state in the western U.S.; capital Salt Lake City area 84,899 square miles (219,888 square kilometers), population 2,763,885
utas : the octave of a church feast
Ute : a member of an American Indian people originally ranging through Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
utensil : an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen
uterectomy : hysterectomy
uteri : a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth
uterine : born of the same mother but by a different father
uterogestation : normal gestation within the uterus
uterogram : hysterogram
uterography : hysterography
uteromania : nymphomania
uteroovarian : of or relating to the uterus and the ovary
uteroplacental : of or relating to the uterus and the placenta
uterosacral : a fibrous fascial band on each side of the uterus that passes along the lateral wall of the pelvis from the uterine cervix to the sacrum and that serves to support the uterus and hold it in place 
uterotonic : stimulating muscular tone in the uterus
uterotubal : of or relating to the uterus and fallopian tubes
uterovaginal : of or relating to the uterus and the vagina
uterovesical : a pouch formed by the peritoneum between the uterus and the bladder
uterus : a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth
utfangthef : outfangthief
utfangthief : outfangthief
utick : whinchat
utile : useful
utilitarian : an advocate or adherent of utilitarianism
utilitarianism : a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct should be the usefulness of its consequences
utility : fitness for some purpose or worth to some end
utilizable : to make use of : turn to practical use or account
utilization : to make use of : turn to practical use or account
utilize : to make use of : turn to practical use or account
utilizer : to make use of : turn to practical use or account
utmost : situated at the farthest or most distant point : extreme
Utopia : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
utopia : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
Utopian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia
utopian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia
utopianism : a utopian idea or theory
utopianist : utopian sense 2
Utopianize : to render utopian : make a utopia of
utopism : utopianism sense 2
utopist : utopianism sense 2
utopistic : utopianism sense 2
Utraquism : the doctrines or practices of the Calixtins
utraquist :  calixtin
Utrecht province of central Netherlands south of the IJsselmeer area 538 square miles (1393 square kilometers), population 1,224,000
utricle : any of various small pouches or saccate parts of an animal or plant: such as
utricul : utricle
utricular : any of various small pouches or saccate parts of an animal or plant: such as
Utricularia : a large widely distributed genus of aquatic plants (family Lentibulariaceae) having saclike ascidia that serve as animal traps, floating stems with finely dissected leaves, and scapose often showy flowers with a very irregular spurred bilabiate corolla
utriculiferous : bearing or producing utricles
utriculiform : resembling a utricle
utriculoid : resembling a bladder
utriculosaccular : of or relating to the utriculus and sacculus of the inner ear
utriculose : utriculoid
utriculus : utricle sense a
utrubi : an interdict in Roman and civil law for deciding the right of possession of movables and preserving things in statu quo pending the decision  — compare uti possidetis
utter : carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute, total
utterable : carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute, total
utterance : something uttered
utterer : carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute, total
utterless : incapable of being uttered
utterly : to an absolute or extreme degree : to the full extent : in an utter manner : absolutely, entirely, totally
uttermost : outermost
utterness : the quality or state of being utter : absoluteness, completeness
utu : satisfaction for injuries received (as by retaliation in kind or by payment) in Maori law and custom
uva : radiation that is in the region of the ultraviolet spectrum which extends from about 320 to 400 nm in wavelength and that causes tanning and contributes to aging of the skin
uvanite : a hydrous uranium vanadate U2V6O21.15H2O occurring as a brownish yellow powder
uvarovite : an emerald green calcium-chromium garnet
uvea : the pigmented middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroid
uveal : the pigmented middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroid
uveitis : inflammation of the uvea
uveous : uveal
uviol : a glass particularly transparent to ultraviolet rays
uvitic : a crystalline acid CH3C6H3(COOH)2 obtained especially by partial oxidation of mesitylene; 5-methyl-isophthalic acid
uvitonic : a crystalline acid CH3C5H2N(COOH)2 obtained by the action of ammonia on pyruvic acid; 6-methyl-2, 4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid
uvula : the pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate
uvulae : the pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate
uvular : of or relating to the uvula
Uvularia : a genus of North American herbs (family Liliaceae) having erect stems, sessile or perfoliate leaves, and yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
uvulitis : inflammation of the uvula (as from bacterial or viral infection or allergic reaction) that is marked especially by swelling and redness
uxorial : of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife
uxoricide : murder of a wife by her husband
uxorious : excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
uxoriously : excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
uxoriousness : excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
uzara : the root of a South African woody herb (Dicoma anomala) of the family Compositae that yields uzarin and that is dried and used by the native people as a masticatory for dysentery
uzarin : a crystalline glucoside C35H54O14 that constitutes the active principle of uzara root and is used as an arrow poison by some southeast African peoples
Uzbeg : a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and adjacent regions of central Asia
Uzbek : a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and adjacent regions of central Asia
V : the 22nd letter of the English alphabet
v : the 22nd letter of the English alphabet
vacancy : a vacant office, post, or tenancy
vacant : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer
vacantly : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer
vacantness : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer
vacatable : that can be vacated
vacate : to deprive of an incumbent or occupant
vacation : a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation
vacationer : a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation
vacationist : a person taking a vacation : vacationer
vacationless : having no vacation
vacatur : vacation sense 2
Vaccaria : a small genus of Eurasian annual herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having opposite acute leaves and rather small red or pink flowers in terminal cymes followed by 5-angled much inflated capsules and being usually included in the genus Saponaria
vaccary : a place where cows or cattle are kept : cow pasture : dairy farm
vaccenic : a crystalline unsaturated acid C18H34O2 that is isomeric with elaidic acid and oleic acid and that is obtained especially from animal fats
vaccinal : of or relating to vaccine or vaccination
vaccinate : to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
vaccination : the act of vaccinating
vaccinator : to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
vaccine : a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease: such as
vaccinee : a vaccinated individual
vaccinia : a poxvirus (species Vaccinia virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus) that differs from but is closely related to the viruses causing smallpox and cowpox and that includes a strain used in making vaccines against smallpox
Vacciniaceae : a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees (order Ericales) including among its genera Vaccinium, Gaylussacia, and Oxycoccus, comprising the huckleberries, blueberries, and cranberries, and set off from the Ericaceae chiefly on the basis of the inferior ovary which forms in fruit a many-seeded berry or drupe
vacciniaceous : a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees (order Ericales) including among its genera Vaccinium, Gaylussacia, and Oxycoccus, comprising the huckleberries, blueberries, and cranberries, and set off from the Ericaceae chiefly on the basis of the inferior ovary which forms in fruit a many-seeded berry or drupe
vaccinial : a poxvirus (species Vaccinia virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus) that differs from but is closely related to the viruses causing smallpox and cowpox and that includes a strain used in making vaccines against smallpox
vacciniform : resembling vaccinia
Vaccinium : a large widely distributed genus of shrubs (family Ericaceae) including the blueberries and cranberries and distinguished by the 4- to 5-celled ovary and the usually many-seeded baccate fruit  — compare oxycoccus
vaccinium : a large widely distributed genus of shrubs (family Ericaceae) including the blueberries and cranberries and distinguished by the 4- to 5-celled ovary and the usually many-seeded baccate fruit  — compare oxycoccus
vaccinoid : resembling the vaccinia virus
vaccinotherapy : the use of vaccines as therapy
vache : buffalo chips
vachette : a piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed used on toe or quarter cracks of a horse's hoof to bind the edges together and facilitate healing
vacillancy : vacillation
vacillant : vacillating
vacillate : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
vacillating : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
vacillatingly : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
vacillation : an act or instance of vacillating
vacillator : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
vacillatory : manifesting vacillation
vacoa : a screw pine (Pandanus utilis)
vacuate : evacuate
vacuist : one who maintains that there are vacuums in nature
vacuity : an empty space
vacuolar : a small cavity or space in the tissues of an organism containing air or fluid
vacuolate : containing one or more vacuoles
vacuolated : containing one or more vacuoles
vacuolation : the development or formation of vacuoles
vacuole : a small cavity or space in the tissues of an organism containing air or fluid
vacuolization : vacuolation
vacuome : vacuolar system
vacuometer : an apparatus for measuring low pressures
vacuous : emptied of or lacking content
vacuously : emptied of or lacking content
vacuousness : emptied of or lacking content
vacuum : emptiness of space
vacuumize : to produce a vacuum in
vade : fade
vadimonium : any of several legal pledges or securities: such as
vadimony : vadimonium sense b
vadium : a mortgage agreement in early English law that gave possession of the mortgaged land and the use of its rents and profits to the mortgagee until such time as the mortgage was paid  — compare vivum vadium
vadose : of, relating to, or being water or solutions in the earth's crust above the permanent groundwater level
vag : vagus nerve
vagabond : a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
vagabondage : a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
vagabondia : the life of a vagabond : vagabondage
vagabondish : a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
vagabondism : a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
vagabondize : vagabond
vagal : of, relating to, mediated by, or being the vagus nerve
vagarious : marked by vagaries : capricious, whimsical
vagariously : marked by vagaries : capricious, whimsical
vagary : an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
vagile : free to move about
vagina : a canal in a female mammal that leads from the uterus to the external orifice of the genital canal
vaginal : of, relating to, or affecting the genital vagina
vaginant : sheathing
vaginate : invested with or as if with a sheath
vaginated : invested with or as if with a sheath
vaginectomy : partial or complete surgical excision of the vagina
Vaginicola : a genus of ciliate protozoans that form minute vaselike or tubular cases in which they dwell
vaginicolous : secreting and inhabiting a theca
vaginiferous : thecate
vaginismus : a painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina
vaginitis : inflammation of the vagina or of a sheath (such as a tendon sheath)
vaginoplasty : plastic surgery of the vagina
vaginoscope : an instrument and especially a speculum used to examine the vagina
vaginula : the part of the archegonium of a moss enveloping the base of the embryo or seta after the upper part has been torn away
vaginulate : the part of the archegonium of a moss enveloping the base of the embryo or seta after the upper part has been torn away
vaginule : vaginula
vagodepressor : depressing activity of the vagus nerve
vagosympathetic : the vagus and a cervical sympathetic nerve when enclosed in the same sheath (as in a dog)
vagotomize : to perform a vagotomy on
vagotomy : surgical division of the vagus nerve
vagotonia : excessive excitability of the vagus nerve resulting typically in vasomotor instability, constipation, and sweating
vagotonic : excessive excitability of the vagus nerve resulting typically in vasomotor instability, constipation, and sweating
vagotropic : acting selectively upon the vagus nerve
vagrance : vagrancy
vagrancy : the state or action of being vagrant
vagrant : one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
vagrantly : one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
vagrom : vagrant
vague : not clearly expressed : stated in indefinite terms
vaguely : in a vague way: such as
vagueness : not clearly expressed : stated in indefinite terms
vaguish : somewhat vague
vagus : either of the 10th pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla oblongata and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibers
vahine : a woman of Central Polynesia
Vai : a people of Liberia
vail : to lower often as a sign of respect or submission
vain : having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
vainglorious : marked by vainglory : boastful
vaingloriously : marked by vainglory : boastful
vaingloriousness : marked by vainglory : boastful
vainglory : excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements
vainly : having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
vainness : having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
vair : the bluish-gray and white fur of a squirrel prized for ornamental use in medieval times
vaire : having the pattern of a heraldic vair
vairy : having the pattern of a heraldic vair
Vaishnava : a worshipper of Vishnu in any of his forms or incarnations
Vaishnavism : a worshipper of Vishnu in any of his forms or incarnations
vaivode : a military commander or governor of a town or province in various Slavic countries
vakass : an amice worn by priests of the Armenian Church
vakil : an agent or representative especially of a person of political importance in India
Val value; valued
valance : a drapery hung along the edge of a bed, table, altar, canopy, or shelf
valanced : a drapery hung along the edge of a bed, table, altar, canopy, or shelf
vale : valley, dale
valediction : an act of bidding farewell
valedictorian : the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
valedictory : of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
valence : the degree of combining power of an element as shown by the number of atomic weights of a monovalent element (such as hydrogen) with which the atomic weight of the element will combine or for which it can be substituted or with which it can be compared
Valencia region and ancient kingdom in eastern Spain between Andalusia and Catalonia
Valencian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Valencia, Spain
Valenciennes : a fine bobbin lace
valency : valence
valent : having a (specified) valence or valences
Valentine : a sweetheart chosen or complimented on Valentine's Day
valentine : a sweetheart chosen or complimented on Valentine's Day
Valentinian name of 3 Roman emperors: I 321–375 (reigned 364–375); II 371–392 (reigned 375–392); III 419–455 (reigned 425–455)
Valentinianism : gnosticism in which the divine pleroma is conceived as being made up of aeons that are held to be aspects of the nature and activity of God
valentinite : a mineral Sb2O3 consisting of antimony oxide in orthorhombic crystals polymorphous with senarmontite
valeraldehyde : any of four liquid aldehydes C4H9CHO corresponding to the valeric acids
valeramide : any of four crystalline amides C4H9CONH2 derived from the valeric acids
valerate : a salt or ester of valeric acid
valerian : any of a genus (Valeriana of the family Valerianaceae, the valerian family) of perennial herbs and shrubs many of which possess medicinal properties
Valeriana : a large genus of widely distributed perennial herbs (family Valerianaceae) having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers with spurless corollas
Valerianaceae : a family of herbs (order Rubiales) chiefly of temperate regions having opposite leaves and mostly cymose flowers, a regular or irregular corolla and free anthers, and an achene fruit crowned with a persistent calyx border
valerianaceous : a family of herbs (order Rubiales) chiefly of temperate regions having opposite leaves and mostly cymose flowers, a regular or irregular corolla and free anthers, and an achene fruit crowned with a persistent calyx border
Valerianales : an order of dicotyledonous plants consisting of the two families Valerianaceae and Dipsacaceae characterized by a gamopetalous corolla and an inferior ovary
Valerianella : a genus of annual herbs (family Valerianaceae) that are natives of the Old World but naturalized widely (as in the U.S.) and are distinguished by the variously appendaged but not pappose calyx  — compare corn salad
valeric : any of four isomeric fatty acids C5H10O2 or a mixture of these
valerolactone : the lactone C5H8O2 of any hydroxy derivative of valeric acid
valeryl : the univalent radical C4H9CO of a valeric acid
valet : an employee (as of a hotel or a public facility) who performs personal services for customers
valetry : the occupation or service of a valet
valetudinarian : a person of a weak or sickly constitution
valetudinarianism : the condition or state of mind of a valetudinarian
valetudinary : valetudinarian
valgus : of, relating to, or being a deformity in which an anatomical part is turned outward away from the midline of the body to an abnormal degree
Valhalla : the great hall in Norse mythology where heroes slain in battle are received
Vali : a governor-general of a vilayet
vali : a governor-general of a vilayet
valiance : valor
valiancy : valor
valiant : possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous
valiantly : possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous
valiantness : possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous
valid : having legal efficacy or force
validate : to make legally valid : ratify
validation : an act, process, or instance of validating
validatory : of or relating to validation
validity : the quality or state of being valid: such as
validly : having legal efficacy or force
validness : validity
valine : a crystalline essential amino acid C5H11NO2 that is one of the building blocks of plant and animal proteins
valise : suitcase
Valkyr :  valkyrie
Valkyrian : of or relating to the Valkyries or to battle
Valkyrie : any of the maidens of Odin who choose the heroes to be slain in battle and conduct them to Valhalla
vallary : formed of a gold circlet surmounted by flat pointed or curved strips
vallate : having a raised edge surrounding a depression
vallation : an earthwork wall : rampart, entrenchment
vallecula : an anatomical groove, channel, or depression
vallecular : an anatomical groove, channel, or depression
valleculate : having valleculae
valley : an elongate depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains
vallis : vallecula sense c
Vallisneria : a genus of submerged aquatic plants (family Hydrocharitaceae) with ribbonlike leaves and pistillate spathes on long finally spiral scapes
Vallisneriaceae : a family comprising monocotyledonous aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) that are distinguished by having flowers with the tube of the perianth more or less adnate to the ovary and the carpels united in fruit and that are now usually included in Hydrocharitaceae
vallisneriaceous : a family comprising monocotyledonous aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) that are distinguished by having flowers with the tube of the perianth more or less adnate to the ovary and the carpels united in fruit and that are now usually included in Hydrocharitaceae
Vallota : a genus of southern African bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) with a long funnel-shaped perianth tube and winged seeds  — see scarborough lily
vallum : an anatomical wall
Valois : of or relating to the French royal house that ruled from 1328 to 1589
valonia : dried acorn cups especially from a Eurasian evergreen oak (Quercus macrolepis synonym Q. aegilops) used in tanning or dressing leather
Valoniaceae : a family of coenocytic green algae usually classed among the Siphonocladales but sometimes especially formerly among the Siphonales  — see valonia
valoniaceous : a family of coenocytic green algae usually classed among the Siphonocladales but sometimes especially formerly among the Siphonales  — see valonia
valor : strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
valorization : to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action
valorize : to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action
valorous : valiant
valorously : valiant
valorousness : the quality or state of being valorous
Valsa : a genus (the type of the family Valsaceae) of fungi having perithecia immersed in a stroma and usually with elongated necks converging toward the center  — compare diaporthe
Valsaceae : a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) sharing the characters of the genus Valsa
valse : waltz
valsoid : of, resembling, or having perithecia like fungi of the genus Valsa
valuable : having monetary value
valuableness : having monetary value
valuably : having monetary value
valuate : to place a value on : appraise
valuation : the act or process of valuing
valuational : the act or process of valuing
valuator : one that valuates
value : the monetary worth of something : market price
valued : having a value or values especially of a specified kind or number
valueless : the monetary worth of something : market price
valuelessness : the monetary worth of something : market price
valuer : the monetary worth of something : market price
valuta : the agreed upon or exchange value of a currency
valva : valve
valval : valvular
Valvata : a genus of freshwater operculate snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having the gill attached only by the base so that it forms a process like a feather outside the shell when extended
valvate : having valves or parts resembling a valve
valve : any of numerous mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material in bulk may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways
valved : any of numerous mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material in bulk may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways
valveless : any of numerous mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material in bulk may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways
valveman : a valve operator
valviferous : having valves
valviform : shaped or formed like a valve
valvotomy : valvulotomy
valvula : a small valve or fold
valvular : resembling or functioning as a valve
valvulate : having valvules
valvule : a small valve or structure resembling a valve
valvulitis : inflammation of a valve especially of the heart
valvulotome : a surgical blade designed for valvulotomy or commissurotomy
valvulotomy : surgical incision of a valve
valyl : the amino acid radical or residue (CH3)2CHCH(NH2)CO− of valine
vambrace : a piece of medieval armor designed to protect the forearm
vambraced : wearing a vambrace
vamoose : to depart quickly
vamp : a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men
vamped : a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men
vamper : a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men
vamphorn : a megaphone used in churches during the 18th and early 19th centuries
vampire : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
vampiric : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
vampirish : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
vampirism : belief in vampires
vampirize : to play the vampire
vamplate : a round plate of iron mounted on the shaft of a lance or tilting spear to protect the hand
Vampyrella : a genus of protozoans (order Amoebina) comprising small amoeboid forms that are ectoparasitic on algae
Vampyrum : a genus of South and Central American bats (family Phyllostomatidae) that includes various harmless insectivorous usually spearnose bats  — compare vampire sense 3a
Van : a usually enclosed wagon or motortruck used for transportation of goods or animals
van : a usually enclosed wagon or motortruck used for transportation of goods or animals
vanadate : a salt derived from vanadium pentoxide and containing pentavalent vanadium
vanadic : of, relating to, or containing vanadium
vanadiferous : containing or yielding vanadium
vanadinite : a mineral consisting of a lead vanadate and chloride of the opatite group and occurring in yellowish, brownish, or ruby-red hexagonal crystals (hardness 2.75–3, specific gravity 6.66–7.10)
vanadium : a silvery-grayish malleable ductile metallic element obtained from minerals and used especially to form alloys and in catalysts  — see Chemical Elements Table
vanadous : of, relating to, or containing vanadium
vanadyl : either of two radicals composed of vanadium and oxygen:
vanaprastha : a forest-dwelling Hindu hermit
vancourier : a scout or herald sent in advance : forerunner, precursor
Vancouveria : a genus of western North American herbs (family Berberidaceae) that have dissected basal leaves and small panicled white flowers with numerous sepals and six petals and are usually included in the genus Epimedium
Vanda : any of a large genus (Vanda) of eastern Asian epiphytic orchids often grown for their loose racemes of showy flowers
Vandal : a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries a.d., and in 455 sacked Rome
Vandalic : a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries a.d., and in 455 sacked Rome
vandalish : vandalistic
vandalism : willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property
vandalistic : of or relating to vandalism
vandalization : to subject to vandalism : damage
vandalize : to subject to vandalism : damage
vandalroot : garden heliotrope sense 1
Vandemonian : a white inhabitant of Tasmania
Vandiemenian : a white inhabitant of Tasmania
Vandyke : a wide collar with a deeply indented edge
vane : a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind
vaned : having vanes
Vanellus : a genus of birds (family Charadriidae) including the Eurasian lapwing
Vanessa : a cosmopolitan genus of nymphalid butterflies that includes several large brightly colored forms (as the red admiral and the painted lady)
vang : either of two ropes extending from the peak of a gaff to steady it when the sail is not set
vanguard : the forefront of an action or movement
Vanguardist : the forefront of an action or movement
Vangueria : a genus of tropical African and Asiatic trees or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having axillary clusters of small whitish flowers with five stamens and a 3- to 5-celled ovary and drupaceous fruit
vanilla : vanilla bean
vanillaldehyde : vanillin
vanillate : a salt or ester of vanillic acid
vanille : vanilla sense 2b
vanillery : a plantation of vanilla
vanillic : an odorless crystalline phenolic acid C8H8O4 found in some varieties of vanilla, formed by oxidation of vanillin, and used chiefly in the form of esters as food preservatives
vanillin : a crystalline phenolic aldehyde C8H8O3 that is extracted from vanilla beans or prepared synthetically and is used especially in flavoring and in perfumery
vanillism : a grocer's itch caused by a grain mite of the genus Acarus (A. siro) commonly infesting vanilla pods
vanillon : any of various usually large coarse vanillas of inferior flavor and aroma that are obtained especially from uncultivated vanilla vines
vanilloyl : the univalent radical CH3O(OH)C6H3CO− of vanillic acid
vanillyl : the univalent radical CH3O(OH)C6H3CH2− derived from vanillyl alcohol
Vanir : a race of Norse gods who warred against and later reconciled with the Aesir
vanish : to pass quickly from sight : disappear
vanisher : to pass quickly from sight : disappear
vanishing : to pass quickly from sight : disappear
vanishingly : so as to be almost nonexistent or invisible
vanishment : an act of vanishing or state of having vanished
Vanist : a follower of Sir Henry Vane who as governor of Massachusetts colony defended Anne Hutchinson on charges of antinomianism
vanity : inflated pride in oneself or one's appearance : conceit
vanman : a van driver
vanner : a person who owns a usually customized van
vannerman : one who operates an ore vanner
vanquish : to overcome in battle : subdue completely
vanquishable : to overcome in battle : subdue completely
vanquisher : to overcome in battle : subdue completely
vanquishment : an act of vanquishing : conquest, victory
vantage : a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
vanward : located in the vanguard : advanced
vapid : lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull
vapidity : the quality or state of being vapid
vapidly : lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull
vapidness : lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull
vapography : the process of obtaining a developable image by permitting a sensitive film or plate to remain in contact with a substance (as zinc or printer's ink) that gives off vapors or emanations affecting it without exposure to light
vapor : diffused matter (such as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency
vaporability : the quality of being vaporable
vaporable : that can be vaporized : vaporizable
vapored : diffused matter (such as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency
vaporer : diffused matter (such as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency
vaporific : producing vapor : tending to pass or to cause to pass into vapor : vaporous
vaporimeter : an instrument for measuring the volume or the pressure of a vapor
vaporing : the act or speech of one that vapors
vaporish : resembling or suggestive of vapor
vaporishness : resembling or suggestive of vapor
vaporizable : to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
vaporization : to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
vaporize : to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
vaporizer : one that vaporizes: such as
vaporless : devoid of vapor
vaporous : consisting or characteristic of vapor
vaporously : consisting or characteristic of vapor
vaporousness : consisting or characteristic of vapor
vapory : vaporous, misty
vara : a Texas unit of length equal to 33.33 inches (84.66 centimeters)
varan : monitor lizard
Varangian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Varangians
varanid : of or relating to the Varanidae
Varanidae : a family of large tropical Old World lizards comprising the monitors, having an elongated neck and tail and well-developed limbs, and being terrestrial or semiaquatic and voraciously carnivorous  — compare komodo dragon
Varanus : a genus (the type and sole recent genus of the family Varanidae) of Old World lizards
vare : weasel
varec : seaweed
vargueno : a decorative writing cabinet of a form originating in Spain, composed of a rectangular chest supported on legs or a decorative framework, and having the front opening downward on hinges to serve as a writing desk
vari : varied : diverse
variability : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or changes
variable : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or changes
variableness : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or changes
variably : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or changes
Variag :  varangian
variance : the fact, quality, or state of being variable or variant : difference, variation
variant : manifesting variety, deviation, or disagreement
variate : random variable
variation : the act or process of varying : the state or fact of being varied
variational : the act or process of varying : the state or fact of being varied
variationist : a composer of musical variations
variative : of, relating to, or showing variation
variatively : of, relating to, or showing variation
variator : one that variates
varicella : chicken pox
varicellate : having small or indistinct varices
varicelliform : resembling chicken pox
varices : an abnormally dilated or swollen blood or lymph vessel and especially a vein (as of the esophagus or stomach)
varicocele : a varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord
varicoid : resembling a varix
varicolored : having various colors : variegated
varicose : abnormally swollen or dilated
varicosed : abnormally swollen or dilated
varicoseness : the condition of being varicose
varicosis : the condition of being varicose or of having varicose vessels
varicosity : varix
varied : various, diverse
variedly : various, diverse
variegate : to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
variegated : having discrete markings of different colors
variegation : the act of variegating : the state of being variegated
variegator : to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
varier : one that varies
varietal : of, relating to, or characterizing a variety
varietist : one who varies from the norm (as in aptitudes, desires, or appetites)
variety : the quality or state of having different forms or types : multifariousness
variform : having various forms : varied or different in form : diversiform
variformly : having various forms : varied or different in form : diversiform
variocoupler : an inductive coupler the mutual inductance of which is adjustable by moving one coil with respect to the other
variola : smallpox
variolar :  variolous
variolate : to subject to variolation
variolation : the deliberate inoculation of an uninfected person with the smallpox virus (as by contact with pustular matter) that was widely practiced before the era of vaccination as prophylaxis against the severe form of smallpox
variole :  foveola
variolic :  variolous
varioliform : resembling smallpox
variolite : a basic rock embedded with whitish spherules
variolitic : of, relating to, or resembling variolite
variolitization : conversion into variolite : production of variolitic structure
varioloid : a modified mild form of smallpox occurring in persons who have been vaccinated or who have had smallpox
variolous : of or relating to smallpox
variometer : an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
variorum : an edition or text with notes by different persons
various : of an indefinite number greater than one
variously : in various ways : at various times
variousness : of an indefinite number greater than one
variscite : a bluish to greenish gem mineral sometimes confused with or substituted for turquoise
varix : an abnormally dilated or swollen blood or lymph vessel and especially a vein (as of the esophagus or stomach)
varlet : attendant, menial
varletry : rabble
varna city and port on the Black Sea in eastern Bulgaria population 332,500
varnashrama : the institution of caste
varnish : a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
varnished : a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
varnisher : a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
varnishing : a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
varnishy : a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
Varolian : of or relating to the pons Varolii
Varronia : a large genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Boraginaceae) having pubescent or scabrous foliage and small usually white flowers with a 4-lobed or 5-lobed limb followed by fruit that is a small slightly fleshy drupe
Varronian : of or relating to a person having the surname Varro (as Marcus Terentius Varro)
varsha : the rainy season : monsoon
varsity : the principal squad representing a university, college, school, or club especially in a sport
Varsovian : a native or resident of Warsaw, Poland
varsoviana : a graceful dance similar to a mazurka and popular in many European countries, Mexico, and the U.S.
Varuna : a chief Vedic god responsible for natural and moral order in the cosmos
varus : of, relating to, or being a deformity in which an anatomical part is turned inward toward the midline of the body to an abnormal degree
varve : a pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water
varved : a pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water
vary : to make a partial change in : make different in some attribute or characteristic
varyingly : to make a partial change in : make different in some attribute or characteristic
vas : an anatomical vessel : duct
Vasa : an anatomical vessel : duct
vasa : an anatomical vessel : duct
vasal : an anatomical vessel : duct
Vascons :  basque
vascular : of, relating to, or affecting a channel for the conveyance of a body fluid (such as blood of an animal or sap of a plant) or a system of such channels
vascularity : the quality or state of being vascular
vascularization : the process of becoming vascular
vascularize : to make vascular
vascularly : in a vascular manner : by vessels
vasculature : the blood vessels or arrangement of blood vessels in an organ or part
vasculitis : inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel
vasculogenesis : embryonic formation and differentiation of the vascular system
vasculum : a usually metal and commonly cylindrical or flattened covered box used in collecting plants
vase : a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers
vasectomize : to perform a vasectomy on
vasectomy : surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
vaseful : as much as a vase will hold
vaselike : a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers
vashegyite : a mineral 2Al4(PO4)3(OH)3.27H2O (?) that is hydrated basic aluminum phosphate and occurs in white to yellow masses (hardness 2–3, specific gravity 1.96)
vasicentric : forming a distinct round to oval sheath about a vessel in wood
vasicine : a crystalline alkaloid C11H12N2O that is found in the leaves of the Malabar nut and seeds of the harmal and is thought to poison lower plants and animals but not higher animals
vasifactive :  vasoformative
vasiform : having the form of a hollow tube : resembling or consisting of a duct
vasoconstricting : vasoconstrictive
vasoconstriction : narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels
vasoconstrictive : inducing vasoconstriction
vasoconstrictor : an agent (such as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasoconstriction
vasocorona : the system of peripheral blood vessels of the spinal cord sending branches toward the central canal
vasodentine : a modified dentin permeated by blood capillaries and common in the teeth of the lower vertebrates
vasodilatation : widening of the lumen of blood vessels
vasodilatin : a substance (as acetylcholine) that induces vasodilation
vasodilating : inducing or initiating vasodilation
vasodilation : widening of the lumen of blood vessels
vasodilator : an agent (such as a parasympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasodilation
vasofactive :  vasoformative
vasoformative : functioning in the development and formation of vessels and especially blood vessels
vasoganglion : a dense knot of blood vessels
vasoinhibitor : an agent (as a drug) that depresses or inhibits the vasomotor and especially the vasoconstrictor nerves
vasoinhibitory : an agent (as a drug) that depresses or inhibits the vasomotor and especially the vasoconstrictor nerves
vasoligation : surgical ligation of a vessel and especially of the vas deferens
vasomotion : alteration in the caliber of blood vessels
vasomotor : of, relating to, or being nerves or the centers (as in the medulla oblongata or spinal cord) from which they arise that regulate the amount of blood passing to a particular body part or organ by controlling the internal diameter of blood vessels
vasoneurosis : a disorder of blood vessels (as a vascular spasm) that is of basically neural origin
vasopressor : causing a rise in blood pressure by exerting a vasoconstrictor effect
vasoreflex : a reflex reaction of a blood vessel
vasospasm : sharp and often persistent contraction of a blood vessel reducing its lumen and blood flow
vasospastic : sharp and often persistent contraction of a blood vessel reducing its lumen and blood flow
vasotomy : surgical incision of the vas deferens
vasotonic : of, relating to, or promoting tone of blood vessel walls
vassal : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
vassalage : a position of subordination or submission (as to a political power)
vassalic : of or relating to or having the nature of a vassal or the vassal system
vassalize : to make a vassal of : bring into a condition of subordination to someone or something
vassalry : the whole body or estate of vassals
vast : very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range
vastation : devastation
vastidity : vastness
vastitude : immensity, vastness
vastity : a waste or desolate condition
vastly : to a very great or vast degree or extent : exceedingly
vastness : very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range
vasty : vast
vasu : a child of a sister of a Fijian male upon whom the child has particular claims (as for food, portable property, or land)
vat : a large vessel (such as a cistern, tub, or barrel) especially for holding liquors in an immature state or preparations for dyeing or tanning
Vateria : a genus of Asiatic trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) having entire small coriaceous leaves and white or yellow flowers with about 15 stamens  — see piney tree
vatic : prophetic, oracular
Vatican : the papal headquarters in Rome
Vaticanism : the doctrine of absolute papal supremacy
Vaticanist : a supporter of Vaticanism
vaticide : the murderer of a prophet
vaticinal : prophetic
vaticinate : prophesy, predict
vaticination : prediction
vaticinator : prophesy, predict
vatman : a worker who washes, dyes, cooks, or chemically treats products in a vat: such as
vau : digamma
Vaucheria : a genus of green algae (family Vaucheriaceae) that have a thallus consisting of a single elongated irregularly branched multinucleate cell attached to the substratum by rhizoids, reproduce both sexually and asexually, and live in fresh or brackish water or on damp ground where they often form a green tangled mat
Vaucheriaceae : a family of oogamous green algae (order Siphonales) of which Vaucheria is the chief and type genus
vaucheriaceous : a family of oogamous green algae (order Siphonales) of which Vaucheria is the chief and type genus
vaudeville : a light often comic theatrical piece frequently combining pantomime, dialogue, dancing, and song
vaudevillian : a light often comic theatrical piece frequently combining pantomime, dialogue, dancing, and song
Vaudois : waldenses
vaudy : cheerful, elated
vault : an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof
vaulted : built in the form of a vault : arched
vaulter : one that vaults
vaulting : vaulted construction
vaulty : an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof
vaunt : to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag
vaunted : highly or widely praised or boasted about
vaunter : to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag
vauntery : an overweening vaunting : bravado
vauntful : vainglorious, boastful
vaunting : to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag
vauntingly : to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag
vaunty : proud, boastful, vain
vauquelinite : a mineral (Pb,Cu)3(CrO4,PO4)2(?) consisting of a green to brown lead copper phosphate and chromate
vauxite : a mineral FeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2.7H2O consisting of a hydrous basic phosphate of iron and aluminum in triclinic crystals
vavasor : a feudal tenant ranking directly below a baron
vavasory : the tenure of a fee or the lands held by a vavasor
vaward : the foremost part : forefront
Veadar : adar sheni
veal : the flesh of a young calf
vealer : a calf grown for or suitable for veal
vealiness : the quality or state of being vealy : immaturity
vealskin : a large calfskin  — compare kip sense 2
vealy : resembling or suggesting veal or a calf
vectograph : a picture composed of two superposed stereoscopic images polarized at right angles to each other and giving a three-dimensional effect when viewed through appropriate polarizing spectacles  — compare stereograph
vectographic : a picture composed of two superposed stereoscopic images polarized at right angles to each other and giving a three-dimensional effect when viewed through appropriate polarizing spectacles  — compare stereograph
vector : a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction
vectorial : a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction
vectorially : a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction
Veda : any of four canonical collections of hymns, prayers, and liturgical formulas that comprise the earliest Hindu sacred writings
Vedaic : of or relating to the Vedas :  vedic
Vedalia : an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis) introduced to many countries to control scale insects
Vedanga : any one of six classes of Sanskrit works written in the sutra style including phonetics, meter, grammar, etymology, religious ceremony, and the ritualistic calendar and designed to teach how to recite, understand, and apply Vedic texts
Vedanta : an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy developing especially in a qualified monism the speculations of the Upanishads on ultimate reality and the liberation of the soul
Vedantic : of or relating to the Vedanta philosophy
Vedantism : an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy developing especially in a qualified monism the speculations of the Upanishads on ultimate reality and the liberation of the soul
Vedantist : an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy developing especially in a qualified monism the speculations of the Upanishads on ultimate reality and the liberation of the soul
Vedda : a member of an aboriginal people of Sri Lanka
Veddoid : a member of a group of people of southern Asia formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) and classified according to physical traits (such as wavy to curly hair, brown skin tone, and slender body build)
vedette : a mounted sentinel stationed in advance of pickets
Vedic : of or relating to the Vedas, the language in which they are written, or Hindu history and culture between 1500 b.c. and 500 b.c.
vedro : a Russian unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.25 gallons or 2.71 imperial gallons
vee : the letter v
veep : vice president
veer : to change direction or course
veeringly : to change direction or course
veery : an American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the eastern U.S.
Vega : the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
vegetable : a usually herbaceous plant (such as the cabbage, bean, or potato) grown for an edible part that is usually eaten as part of a meal
vegetablize : to transform into or cause to take the properties of a vegetable
vegetably : in the manner of or like a vegetable
vegetal : vegetable
vegetarian : a person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products
vegetarianism : the theory or practice of living on a vegetarian diet
vegetate : to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
vegetation : plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)
vegetational : plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)
vegetationless : destitute of or free from vegetation
vegetative : relating to, composed of, or suggesting vegetation
vegetatively : relating to, composed of, or suggesting vegetation
vegetativeness : relating to, composed of, or suggesting vegetation
vegete : lively, healthy
vegetive : vegetable, vegetative
vehemence : the quality or state of being vehement : intensity
vehemency : vehemence
vehement : marked by forceful energy : powerful
vehemently : marked by forceful energy : powerful
vehicle : a means of carrying or transporting something
vehicular : of, relating to, or designed for vehicles and especially motor vehicles
veil : a length of cloth worn by women as a covering for the head and shoulders and often especially in Eastern countries for the face
veiled : having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover
veiling : any of various light sheer fabrics
veilless : not veiled : exposed, unscreened
veillike : resembling a veil
Veiltail : a variety of domesticated goldfish with a very long, nearly transparent, veillike tail
vein : blood vessel
veinal : blood vessel
veinbanding : an evanescent abnormality of leaves commonly associated with virus diseases and characterized by veins standing out clearly because of either a chlorotic or a dark green bounding band that often sets off more clearly the adjacent interveinal tissue
veined : patterned with or as if with veins : having venation : streaked
veiner : a small V gouge used in wood carving
veining : a pattern of veins : venation
veinless : having no veins
veinlet : a small vein
veinous : having veins that are especially prominent
veinstone : gangue
veinstuff : gangue
veinule : veinlet
veinulet : veinlet
veiny : full of veins : noticeably veined
vela : a southern constellation that is represented by the figure of a ship's sail
velamen : the thick corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid that absorbs water from the atmosphere
velamentous : relating to, resembling, or constituting a velamen
velamentum : membrane
velar : formed with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
velaric : having velar inner closure
velarium : an awning over an ancient Roman theater or amphitheater
velarize : to modify (a sound, such as the \l\ of \ˈpül\ pool) by a simultaneous velar articulation
velate : having a veil or velum
velated : veiled, velate
velation : the act or process of veiling or the state of being veiled
veldschoen : a heavy rawhide shoe made without nails and usually without insole
veldt : a grassland especially of southern Africa usually with scattered shrubs or trees
Velella : a genus of floating oceanic siphonophores widely distributed in warm seas and closely related to those of the genus Porpita but having an oblique crest which acts as a sail and often causes the animal to be drifted to coasts remote from its native habitat
velellidous : a genus of floating oceanic siphonophores widely distributed in warm seas and closely related to those of the genus Porpita but having an oblique crest which acts as a sail and often causes the animal to be drifted to coasts remote from its native habitat
velic : being or relating to the narrow passage located between the pharynx and the nasal passages and closable by raising the velum
veliform : resembling a velum in form
veliger : a larval mollusk in the stage when it has developed the velum
velitation : a dispute or slight contest : skirmish
vell : to cut the turf from (as for burning)
vellala : a member of a Tamil caste of the highest Sudra rank whose members are numerous in Madras and consist chiefly of landowners and cultivators
velleda : a lappet moth (Tolype velleda) having the body chiefly white and wings dusky gray with white markings and having a larva that feeds on the apple, poplar, and other trees
velleity : the lowest degree of volition
vellicate : twitch, nip, pinch
vellication : the act of twitching or of causing to twitch
vellinch : an instrument for drawing a sample from a cask through the shive hole
vellon : debased silver especially when alloyed with considerable copper : billon
Vellozia : a genus (the type of the family Velloziaceae) of Brazilian plants having branching stems clothed with the bases of the stiff linear pointed leaves and including some that are cultivated for their bell-shaped flowers
Velloziaceae : a family of African and Brazilian plants (order Liliales) distinguished from Amaryllidaceae by woody stems, one-flowered peduncles, commonly persistent perianth, and more numerous stamens
velloziaceous : a family of African and Brazilian plants (order Liliales) distinguished from Amaryllidaceae by woody stems, one-flowered peduncles, commonly persistent perianth, and more numerous stamens
vellum : a fine-grained unsplit lambskin, kidskin, or calfskin prepared especially for writing on or for binding books
velo : velocipede
velociman : an obsolete hand-driven vehicle like a velocipede
velocimeter : a device for measuring speed (as of fluid flow or sound)
velocious : speedy, fast
velocipede : a lightweight wheeled vehicle propelled by the rider: such as
velocity : quickness of motion : speed
velodrome : a track designed for cycling
velours : any of various fabrics with a pile or napped surface resembling velvet used in heavy weights for upholstery and curtains and in lighter weights for clothing
velum : a membrane or membranous part resembling a veil or curtain: such as
velumen : the velvety covering of various parts of plants or animals
velure : velvet
Velutina : a genus of marine gastropods related to the moon shells but having a shell with few whorls and a thick periostracum
velutinous : covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence : velvety
velveret : a velveteen often having printed designs
velvet : a clothing and upholstery fabric (as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile
velvetbreast : common merganser
velveted : covered with velvet : having the texture of velvet : made to resemble velvet (as in softness or smoothness)
velveteen : a clothing fabric usually of cotton in twill or plain weaves made with a short close weft pile in imitation of velvet
velvetiness : quality of velvet : velvety appearance, feeling, or taste
velvetleaf : any of various plants that have soft velvety leaves: such as
velvetlike : a clothing and upholstery fabric (as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile
velvetseed : a shrub or small tree (Guettarda elliptica) of the family Rubiaceae of the West Indies and Florida with yellowish white flowers and black fruit
velvetweed :  indian mallow
velvety : having the character of velvet as in being soft, smooth, thick, or richly hued
venal : capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
venality : capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
venally : capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
venalness : venality
Venantes : a group comprising the hunting spiders
venatic : of, relating to, or used in hunting
venatical : of, relating to, or used in hunting
venatically : of, relating to, or used in hunting
venation : an arrangement or system of veins (as in the tissue of a leaf or the wing of an insect)
venational : of or relating to venation
venatorial : venatic
venatory : venatic
vencola : quira
Vend : to sell especially as a hawker or peddler
vend : to sell especially as a hawker or peddler
vendace : a whitefish (Coregonus vandesius) native to various lakes of Scotland and England
Vendean : of or relating to La Vendée, France
vendee : one to whom a thing is sold : buyer
vender : one that vends : seller
vendetta : blood feud
vendibility : capable of being vended : salable
vendible : capable of being vended : salable
vending : to sell especially as a hawker or peddler
vendition : the act of selling : sale
vendor : one that vends : seller
vendue : a public sale at auction
veneer : a thin sheet of a material: such as
veneerer : a thin sheet of a material: such as
veneering : a veneered surface
venenate : the condition or process of being poisoned especially by a venom of animal origin
venenation : the condition or process of being poisoned especially by a venom of animal origin
venene : poisonous
veneniferous : bearing or transmitting poison and especially a natural venom
venenous : poisonous, venomous
venepuncture : surgical puncture of a vein especially for the withdrawal of blood or for intravenous medication
venerability : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
venerable : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
venerableness : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
venerably : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
Veneracea : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with the foot compressed, the siphons generally short, and both adductor muscles present and including the families Veneridae and Petricolidae
veneracean : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with the foot compressed, the siphons generally short, and both adductor muscles present and including the families Veneridae and Petricolidae
veneraceous : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with the foot compressed, the siphons generally short, and both adductor muscles present and including the families Veneridae and Petricolidae
venerate : to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
veneration : respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person
venerator : to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
venereal : of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence
venereologist : a physician specializing in venereal diseases
venereology : a branch of medical science concerned with venereal diseases
venerer : hunter sense 1
Veneridae : a family of bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) mostly having a solid equivalve shell, short siphons, and a narrow foot and sometimes a strikingly sculptured shell
veneriform : resembling a mollusk of the family Veneridae
venery : the art, act, or practice of hunting
venesect : to perform venesection on
venesection : phlebotomy
Veneti : an ancient people in Gaul conquered by Julius Caesar in 56 b.c.
Venetian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Venice, its people, or their dialect
Venetianed : having or furnished with venetian blinds
Venetic : the language of the ancient Veneti of Italy  — see Indo-European Languages Table
Venezuelan country (a republic) bordering the Caribbean Sea in northern South America; capital Caracas area 352,144 square miles (912,050 square kilometers), population 31,869,000
vengeable : able, apt, or of a kind to take vengeance
vengeance : punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense : retribution
vengeant : avenging
vengeful : revengeful: such as
vengefully : revengeful: such as
vengefulness : revengeful: such as
venger : avenger
venial : of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable, pardonable
venially : of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable, pardonable
venialness : of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable, pardonable
Venice city and port in northeastern Italy; capital of Veneto, on islands in
venin : any of various toxic substances in snake venom
venipuncture : surgical puncture of a vein especially for the withdrawal of blood or for intravenous medication
venireman : a member of a venire
venison : the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
Venite : a liturgical chant composed of parts of Psalms 95 and 96
vennel : a narrow urban passage (as a lane or alley)
venom : a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
venomed : a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
venomness : the quality or state of being venomous
venomosalivary : of or relating to venom and saliva
venomous : producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death
venomously : producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death
venomousness : producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death
venomsome : venomous
venose : venous
venosity : the quality or state of being venous
venostasis : an abnormal slowing or stoppage of the flow of blood in a vein
venous : of, relating to, or full of veins
venously : of, relating to, or full of veins
vent : to provide with a vent
ventage : a small hole (such as a flute stop)
ventail : the lower movable front of a medieval helmet
venter : a wife or mother that is a source of offspring
venthole : an opening that is a vent or is used for venting
ventiduct : a passage for wind or air (as for ventilating an apartment)
ventifact : a stone worn, polished, or faceted by windblown sand
ventil : a valve in various wind musical instruments
ventilagin : a reddish brown resinous coloring matter C15H14O6 derived from anthraquinone and obtained from the root bark of an East Indian woody vine (Ventilago maderaspatana) of the family Rhamnaceae
ventilate : to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
ventilating : to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
ventilation : the act or process of ventilating
ventilative : of or relating to ventilation : adapted to secure ventilation
ventilator : something or someone that ventilates: such as
ventilatory : of, relating to, or provided with ventilation
ventless : not having a vent for the escape or release of a gas, liquid, etc.
ventometer : an instrument for indicating the velocity of the wind especially as designed for use on target ranges  — compare anemometer
ventose : flatulent, windy
ventosity : flatulence or its cause
ventrad : toward the ventral side : ventrally
ventral : of or relating to the belly : abdominal
ventrally : of or relating to the belly : abdominal
ventralward : toward the ventral aspect or surface
ventricle : a cavity of a bodily part or organ: such as
ventricolumna :  ventral column
ventricolumnar :  ventral column
ventricornu : ventral horn
ventricose : markedly swollen, distended, or inflated especially on one side
ventricosity : the quality or state of being ventricose : convexity
ventricular : of, relating to, or being a ventricle
ventricularis : a small bundle of fibers of the thyroarytenoid that extends along the wall of the ventricle from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis
ventriculite : a fossil sponge of Ventriculites or related genus
Ventriculites : a genus (the type of the family Ventriculitidae of the class Hyalospongiae) of fossil often vase-shaped or mushroom-shaped chiefly Cretaceous sponges having a latticed skeleton in which the nodes formed by the crossing of the spicular threads are perforated
ventriculitic : a fossil sponge of Ventriculites or related genus
ventriculogram : an X-ray photograph made by ventriculography
ventriculography : the act or process of making an X-ray photograph of the ventricles of the brain after withdrawing fluid from the ventricles and replacing it with air or a radiopaque substance
ventriculus : a digestive cavity (such as a gizzard or stomach)
ventriloquial : the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker
ventriloquially : the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker
ventriloquism : the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker
ventriloquist : one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
ventriloquistic : one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
ventriloquize : to use ventriloquism
ventriloquous : ventriloquistic
ventriloquy : ventriloquism sense 1
ventripotent : having a large belly
ventripyramid : the pyramid of the medulla oblongata
ventrolateral : ventral and lateral
ventrolaterally : ventral and lateral
ventromedial : ventral and medial
ventromesial : ventral and mesial
venture : to proceed especially in the face of danger
venturer : to proceed especially in the face of danger
venturesome : inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
venturesomely : inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
venturesomeness : inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
Venturia : a genus of fungi (family Mycosphaerellaceae) having generally sunken dark-colored perithecia with a bristly apex and olive green unequally 2-celled ascospores  — see apple scab, pear scab
venturine : a gold powder for varnished surfaces
venturous : venturesome
venturously : venturesome
venturousness : venturesome
venue : locale sense 1
venula : a small vein : venule
venular : of, relating to, or involving venules
venule : a small vein
venulose : full of venules
Venus : the Roman goddess of love and beauty  — compare aphrodite
Venusian : of or relating to the planet Venus
venust : beautiful, comely, graceful, elegant
Venutian :  venusian
venville : a tenure under English law peculiar to the neighborhood of Dartmoor forest by which the tenants have some rights in the forest
Veps : a Finnish people of Russia now merged in the general population of the area between the Dnieper and the Volga
Vepse : a Finnish people of Russia now merged in the general population of the area between the Dnieper and the Volga
vera : an aloe (Aloe barbadensis synonym A. vera) whose leaves furnish a gelatinous emollient extract used especially in cosmetics and skin creams
veracious : truthful, honest
veraciously : truthful, honest
veraciousness : truthful, honest
veracity : conformity with truth or fact : accuracy
veranda : a usually roofed open gallery or portico attached to the exterior of a building
verandaed : having a veranda
verascope : a small stereoscopic camera made of metal and taking plates 45 to 107 millimeters in size
veratraldehyde : a crystalline compound (CH3O)2C6H3CHO made usually by methylating vanillin; 3,4-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde
veratrate : a salt or ester of veratric acid
veratric : a crystalline acid (CH3O)2C6H3COOH occurring in sabadilla seed and also formed by decomposition of veratridine and other alkaloids; 3,4-dimethoxy-benzoic acid
veratridine : a poisonous alkaloid C36H51NO11 occurring especially in sabadilla seed
veratrine : a poisonous irritant mixture of alkaloids from sabadilla seed that has been used as a counterirritant and insecticide
veratrole : a crystalline or liquid ether C6H4(OCH3)2 made by methylating guaiacol or pyrocathechol; ortho-dimethoxy-benzene
veratroyl : the univalent radical (CH3O)2C6H3CO− of veratric acid
Veratrum : hellebore sense 2
veratryl : the univalent radical (CH3O)2C6H3CH2− of the alcohol corresponding to veratraldehyde and veratric acid; 3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl
veratrylidene : the bivalent radical (CH3O)2C6H3CH= derived from veratraldehyde by removal of the aldehydic oxygen
verb : a word that characteristically is the grammatical center of a predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, that in various languages is inflected for agreement with the subject, for tense, for voice, for mood, or for aspect, and that typically has rather full descriptive meaning and characterizing quality but is sometimes nearly devoid of these especially when used as an auxiliary or linking verb
verbal : of, relating to, or consisting of words
verbalism : a verbal expression : term
verbalist : one who stresses words above substance or reality
verbality : verbiage
verbalization : to express something in words
verbalize : to express something in words
verbalizer : to express something in words
verbally : in words : through or by the use of words
verbarium : anagrams
verbascose : a crystalline sugar C30H56O26 obtained from mullein root
Verbascum : a genus of coarse widely distributed herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having large often woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow, white, or purplish flowers with a rotate corolla and five perfect stamens  — see mullein
verbatim : in the exact words : word for word
verbena : vervain
Verbenaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves, chiefly irregular flowers, and entire ovary
verbenaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves, chiefly irregular flowers, and entire ovary
verbenalin : a bitter crystalline glucoside C17H24O10 in the flowers of the common vervain (Verbena officinalis)
verbenone : a liquid ketone C10H14O found in verbena oil from Spain; 2-pinen-4-one
verberate : beat, strike
verberation : the act or action of beating or striking
Verbesina : a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) having yellow or white heads of tubular and radiate flowers  — see gravelweed, virginia crownbeard
verbiage : a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
verbicide : deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning)
verbid : verbal
verbification : the act of making into a verb
verbify : to make into a verb : use as a verb
verbigerate : to repeat a word or sentence endlessly and meaninglessly
verbigeration : continual repetition of stereotyped phrases (as in some forms of mental illness)
verbile : one whose mental imagery consists of words  — compare audile
verbless : a word that characteristically is the grammatical center of a predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, that in various languages is inflected for agreement with the subject, for tense, for voice, for mood, or for aspect, and that typically has rather full descriptive meaning and characterizing quality but is sometimes nearly devoid of these especially when used as an auxiliary or linking verb
verbomania : a mania for words : excessive use of or obsession with words
verbomaniac : one afflicted with verbomania
verbose : containing more words than necessary : wordy
verbosely : containing more words than necessary : wordy
verboseness : containing more words than necessary : wordy
verbosity : the quality or state of being verbose or wordy : the use of too many words
verd : green, greenness
verdancy : green in tint or color
verdant : green in tint or color
verdantly : green in tint or color
verderer : a onetime English judicial officer in charge of the king's forest
verderership : the office or position of a verderer
verdet : verdigris sense 4
verdict : the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
verdigris : a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
verdigrisy : resembling or suggesting verdigris (as in color)
verdin : a very small yellow-headed bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of arid scrubland that is related to the chickadee and is found from Texas to California and southward to Mexico
verditer : blue verditer
verdun city in northeastern France on the Meuse River east-southeast of Reims population 18,513
verdure : the greenness of growing vegetation
verdured : covered with verdure
verdureless : having no verdure : lacking vegetation
verdurous : the greenness of growing vegetation
verek : an acacia (Acacia senegal)
Veretillum : a genus of club-shaped pennatulaceans with zooids distributed irregularly all round the rachis that occur at moderate depths in the Mediterranean and Atlantic
veretillum : a genus of club-shaped pennatulaceans with zooids distributed irregularly all round the rachis that occur at moderate depths in the Mediterranean and Atlantic
verge : brink, threshold
vergeboard : bargeboard
vergence : a movement of one eye in relation to the other
vergency : the act or process of verging, approaching, or bordering on something : tendency, inclination
verger : an attendant that carries a verge (as before a bishop or justice)
vergiform : rodlike
verglas : a thin film of ice on rock
veri : suppression of the truth  — compare dolus, suggestio falsi
veridical : truthful, veracious
veridicality : truthful, veracious
veridically : truthful, veracious
verifiability : capable of being verified
verifiable : capable of being verified
verifiableness : capable of being verified
verification : the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified
verificatory : that is capable of verification or serves to verify : verifying, authenticating, confirming
verifier : to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of
verify : to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of
verily : in truth : certainly
verisimilar : having the appearance of truth : probable
verisimilarly : having the appearance of truth : probable
verisimilitude : the quality or state of being verisimilar
verisimilitudinous : the quality or state of being verisimilar
verisimility : verisimilitude
verism : artistic use of contemporary everyday material in preference to the heroic or legendary especially in grand opera
verist : artistic use of contemporary everyday material in preference to the heroic or legendary especially in grand opera
veristic : artistic use of contemporary everyday material in preference to the heroic or legendary especially in grand opera
veritable : being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
veritableness : being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
veritably : being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
verite : the art or technique of filming something (such as a motion picture) so as to convey candid realism
veritism : verism
veritist : verist
verity : the quality or state of being true or real
verjuice : the sour juice of crab apples or of unripe fruit (such as grapes or apples)
vermeil : vermilion
Vermes : the constricted median lobe of the cerebellum that connects the two lateral lobes
vermetid : of or relating to the Vermetidae
Vermetidae : a small family of marine mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising Vermetus and closely related genera  — see siliquaria
vermetidae : a small family of marine mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising Vermetus and closely related genera  — see siliquaria
Vermetus : a genus (the type of the family Vermetidae) of marine gastropod mollusks having when young regularly spiral shells and being free to creep about and later becoming permanently attached to an object and developing separate whorls often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube
vermian : of, relating to, or resembling worms
vermicelli : pasta made in long solid strings smaller in diameter than spaghetti
vermicidal : destroying worms
vermicide : an agent that destroys worms
vermicle : a small worm or wormlike larva
vermicular : resembling a worm in form or motion
Vermicularia : a genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) characterized by setose pycnidia and unicellular vermiform pycnospores
vermiculate : tortuous, involute
vermiculated : tortuous, involute
vermiculation : tortuous, involute
vermicule : a wormlike body
vermiculite : any of various micaceous minerals that are hydrous silicates resulting usually from expansion of the granules of mica at high temperatures to give a lightweight highly water-absorbent material
vermiform : resembling a worm in shape
vermiformis : vermiform appendix
vermifugal : serving to destroy or expel parasitic worms : anthelmintic
vermifuge : an agent that destroys or expels parasitic worms : anthelmintic
Vermilingues : a division of lizards consisting of the chameleons
Vermilinguia : a division of lizards consisting of the chameleons
vermilinguial : a division of lizards consisting of the chameleons
vermilion : a vivid reddish orange
vermilionette : any of various brilliant red organic pigments made by precipitating eosin or a similar dye upon a base (as barium sulfate or white lead)
vermilionize : to make vermilion in color
vermin : small common harmful or objectionable animals (such as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control
verminate : to breed vermin
vermination : the growth of vermin : the multiplication of vermin by breeding
verminosis : infestation with or disease caused by parasitic worms
verminous : consisting of or being vermin : noxious
vermiparous : producing wormlike young
vermis : the constricted median lobe of the cerebellum that connects the two lateral lobes
vermivorous : feeding on worms
vermix : vermiform appendix
Vermont state in the northeastern U.S. bordering on Quebec, Canada; capital Montpelier area 9609 square miles (24,983 square kilometers), population 625,741
Vermonter state in the northeastern U.S. bordering on Quebec, Canada; capital Montpelier area 9609 square miles (24,983 square kilometers), population 625,741
Vermontese : of, relating to, or characteristic of Vermont or Vermonters
vermorel : of, relating to, or being a spray nozzle for projecting liquid insecticides in a fine spray with considerable force
vermouth : a dry or sweet aperitif wine flavored with aromatic herbs and often used in mixed drinks
vernacle : veronica entry 2
vernacular : using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
vernacularism : a vernacular word or idiom
vernacularity : the use of or adherence to the vernacular in literary composition
vernacularization : to render into or express in a vernacular
vernacularize : to render into or express in a vernacular
vernacularly : using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
vernal : of, relating to, or occurring in the spring
vernalization : the act or process of hastening the flowering and fruiting of plants by treating seeds, bulbs, or seedlings so as to induce a shortening of the vegetative period
vernalize : the act or process of hastening the flowering and fruiting of plants by treating seeds, bulbs, or seedlings so as to induce a shortening of the vegetative period
vernally : of, relating to, or occurring in the spring
vernant : vernal
vernation : the arrangement of foliage leaves within the bud  — compare estivation
vernicose : brilliantly polished
vernier : a short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument for indicating parts of divisions
Vernon Edward 1684–1757 English admiral
Vernonia : a genus of chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) occurring chiefly in South America but including some that are native to North America and having alternate leaves mostly red or purple and terminal cymose heads of perfect tubular flowers  — see ironweed
vernonin : a poisonous glucoside C10H24O7 extracted from batiator root (Vernonia nigritiana) as a deliquescent powder
Verona commune on the Adige River in northeastern Italy population 252,520
Veronal : a preparation of the sodium salt C8H11N2NaO3 of barbital formerly used in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic
Veronese : of or relating to Verona, Italy
Veronica : any of a genus (Veronica) of annual or perennial herbs of the snapdragon family that have small pink, white, blue or purple flowers with a 4- or 5-lobed calyx, a rotate corolla, two stamens, and the fruit a compressed capsule  — compare speedwell
Veronicella : a genus (the type of the family Veronicellidae) of sluglike pulmonate gastropods having the body covered by a thick coriaceous mantle beneath which the head may be retracted
Verpa : a genus of fungi (family Helvellaceae) with a bell-shaped cap attached only at the top of the stipe
verriculate : having verricules
verriculated : having verricules
verricule : a close tuft of nearly parallel upright hairs, bristles, or other slender filaments
verruca : a wart or warty skin lesion
Verrucaria : a genus (the type of the family Verrucariaceae) of chiefly rock-inhabiting crustose lichens having small immersed globular apothecia
verrucated : verrucose
verrucose : covered with warty elevations
verrucosis : citrus scab
verrucous : verrucose
verruculose : minutely verrucose
verruga : verruca
versability : capability of being turned
versal : entire, whole
versant : conversant
versatile : embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
versatilely : embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
versatileness : embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
versatility : the quality or state of being versatile
versation : the act or action of turning something over
verse : a line of metrical writing
versecraft : the art or practice of writing verse
versed : having knowledge gained by close association, study, or experience
verselet : a little verse
verseman : a maker of verses : versifier
versemonger : poetaster
verser : versifier
versesmith : versifier
verset : a short verse especially from a sacred book (such as the Koran)
versicle : a short verse or sentence (as from a psalm) said or sung by a leader in public worship and followed by a response from the people
versicolor  — see pityriasis versicolor, tinea versicolor
versicular : of or relating to verses or versicles
versicule : a short poem : versicle
versification : the making of verses
versificator : versifier
versifier : one that versifies
versify : to compose verses
versine : versed sine
version : an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account
versional : an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account
verso : the side of a leaf (as of a manuscript) that is to be read second
verst : a Russian unit of distance equal to 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometers)
versus : against
vert : green forest vegetation especially when forming cover or providing food for deer
vertebra : one of the bony or cartilaginous segments composing the spinal column, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord
vertebrae : one of the bony or cartilaginous segments composing the spinal column, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord
vertebral : of, relating to, or being vertebrae or the vertebral column : spinal
vertebrally : toward, upon, or with the vertebrae
Vertebraria : a genus of fossil plants based upon rootlike remains of Triassic age that resemble a vertebral column
Vertebrata : a subphylum of chordates comprising animals (as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) with a segmented spinal column together with a few primitive forms in which the backbone is represented by a notochord
vertebrate : any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
vertebrated : vertebrate
vertebration : strength as if from a firm spinal column : firmness
vertebre : vertebra
vertebrobasilar : of, relating to, or being the vertebral and basilar arteries
vertebrochondral : of, relating to, or involving a vertebra and a costal cartilage
vertebrosternal : of, relating to, or extending between the vertebrae and the sternum
vertex : the top of the head
vertical : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright
verticalism : verticality
verticality : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright
vertically : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright
verticalness : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright
vertices : the top of the head
verticil : whorl sense 2
verticillaster : a mixed inflorescence (as in many labiates) consisting of a pair of much-condensed nearly sessile cymes arranged around an axis like a true verticil
verticillastrate : bearing or arranged in verticillasters
verticillate : arranged in whorls
verticillated : verticillate
verticilliose : verticilliosis
Verticillium : a genus of imperfect fungi (order Moniliales) having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets and including several that cause destructive wilts in plants  — see verticilliosis
verticity : a tendency (as shown by a magnetized needle) to turn toward a magnetic pole
vertiginate : to whirl dizzily around : twirl
vertigines : a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
vertiginous : characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness
vertigo : a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
Verulamian : of, relating to, or like that of Francis Bacon
verumontanum : an elevation in the floor of the prostatic portion of the urethra where the seminal ducts enter
vervain : any of a genus (Verbena of the family Verbenaceae, the vervain family) of chiefly American plants having bracted spicate flowers, a corolla with a 5-lobed limb, and a fruit that separates into four nutlets
verve : the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
vervel : a ring or one of several rings attached to a bird's leg for securing the bird to its perch
vervelle : a staple or small loop used in medieval armor especially for lacing a camail to the headpiece
vervet : green monkey
very : to a high degree : exceedingly
vesicae : bladder
vesical : of or relating to the urinary bladder
vesicant : an agent (such as a chemical weapon) that induces blistering
vesicate : blister
vesicatory : vesicant
vesicle : a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (such as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal
vesicovaginal : of, relating to, or connecting the urinary bladder and vagina
vesicular : containing, composed of, or characterized by vesicles
Vesicularia : a genus of marine bryozoans (order Ctenostomata) that have delicate tubular cells clustered on slender flexible stems
vesiculate : to make vesicular
vesiculation : to make vesicular
vesiculectomy : surgical excision of a seminal vesicle
vesiculitis : inflammation of a vesicle and especially a seminal vesicle
vesiculopustular : of, relating to, or marked by both vesicles and pustules
vesiculose : vesiculate
vesiculotomy : surgical incision of a seminal vesicle
vesiculus : vesicle
Vespa : the type genus of Vespidae including various hornets and yellow jackets
vespacide : one that kills wasps
vespal : of or relating to wasps
vesper : a vesper bell
vesperal : vesper
vespering : singing vesper songs
vespers : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon
vespertide : the time of vespers
vespertilian : of, relating to, or resembling a bat
Vespertilio : the type genus of Vespertilionidae formerly comprehensive but now comprising solely the frosted bat (V. murinus) or slightly extended to include the serotine and the American brown bats which are more often placed in the genus Eptesicus
vespertilio : the type genus of Vespertilionidae formerly comprehensive but now comprising solely the frosted bat (V. murinus) or slightly extended to include the serotine and the American brown bats which are more often placed in the genus Eptesicus
vespertilionid : of or related to the Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae : a very large family of bats (suborder Microchiroptera) found in most parts of the world, including the majority of the common bats of temperate regions, and having separate ears with well-developed tragal lobes, a simple nose without appendages, and a tail that extends to the border of the posterior part of the volar membrane which stretches between the thighs  — see vespertilio
vespertinal : vespertine
vespertine : of, relating to, or occurring in the evening
vespiary : a nest of social wasps
vespid : any of a cosmopolitan family (Vespidae) of chiefly social wasps that usually live in colonies like bees
Vespidae : a widely distributed family of wasps (superfamily Vespoidea) containing the social wasps that live in colonies like bees, produce workers as well as perfect females and males, feed on various animal or vegetable matter but usually do not store up supplies since their colonies are destroyed by the cold season, and build nests which generally consist of or contain one or more combs of papery material that is usually horizontally placed so that the cells are vertical and with the open end down  — compare polistes, vespa, vespula; hornet, yellow jacket
vespine : of, relating to, or resembling wasps and especially vespid wasps
vespoid : resembling or related to the wasps
Vespoidea : a superfamily of Hymenoptera comprising the true wasps, hornets, and related insects and consisting of the family Vespidae often together with other families (as Pompilidae and Mutillidae)
vessel : a container (such as a cask, bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something
vest : a sleeveless garment for the upper body usually worn over a shirt
Vesta : the Roman goddess of the hearth  — compare hestia
vestal : of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta
Vestas : the Roman goddess of the hearth  — compare hestia
vestee : dickey
vestiarian : of, relating to, or constituting a controversy over ecclesiastical vestments in 16th century England
vestiary : a room where clothing is kept
vestibula : vestibule
vestibular : of, relating to, or functioning as a vestibule
vestibulate : having or resembling a vestibule
vestibule : a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby
vestibuled : a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby
vestibulospinal : of, relating to, or being the vestibulospinal tracts
vestibulum : vestibule
vestige : a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
vestigial : remaining in a form that is small or imperfectly developed and not able to function : being or having the form of a vestige (see vestige sense 2)
vestigially : a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
vestigium : vestige
vesting : the conveying to an employee of inalienable rights to money contributed by an employer to a pension fund or retirement plan especially in the event of termination of employment prior to the normal retirement age
Vestini : an ancient Sabine people of central Italy allied with the Romans about 300 b.c.
Vestinian : a Sabellian dialect
vestiture : investiture
vestlet : any of various actinians (genus Cerianthus) that secrete a tough tube about the body
vestment : an outer garment
vestmental : an outer garment
vestmented : arrayed in vestments
vestral : of or relating to a vestry
vestry : sacristy
vestryman : a member of a vestry
vestural : of or relating to vesture or clothing
vesture : a covering garment (such as a robe or vestment)
vesturer : sexton
Vesuvian : a match used especially formerly for lighting cigars
vesuvian : a match used especially formerly for lighting cigars
vesuvianite : idocrase
vesuvius active volcano 4190 feet (1277 meters) high in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Bay of Naples
veszelyite : a mineral (Cu,Zn)3PO4(OH)3.2H2O that is a hydrous basic copper zinc phosphate occurring mostly in greenish blue incrustations (hardness 3.5–4, specific gravity 3.5)
vet : veterinarian, veterinary
veta : mountain sickness
vetch : any of a genus (Vicia) of herbaceous twining leguminous plants including some grown for fodder and green manure  — compare crown vetch, hairy vetch, milk vetch
vetchling : any of various leguminous herbs (genus Lathyrus and especially L. pratensis)
veteran : a former member of the armed forces
veteranize : to make a veteran of oneself by reenlisting in a military service
veterinarian : a person qualified and authorized to practice veterinary medicine
veterinary : of, relating to, practicing, or being the science and art of prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease and injury in animals and especially domestic animals
vetivene : a liquid mixture of sesquiterpenes C15H24 obtained from vetiver oil
vetivenol : vetiverol
vetiver : a tall perennial grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) of southeastern Asia cultivated in warm regions especially for its fragrant roots which are used especially in woven goods (such as mats) and in perfumes
Vetiveria : a small genus of perennial grasses found in the Old World tropics, having narrow panicles of slender spikelike racemes, including some cultivated for the aromatic roots or oil, and being usually placed in the genus Andropogon
vetiveria : a small genus of perennial grasses found in the Old World tropics, having narrow panicles of slender spikelike racemes, including some cultivated for the aromatic roots or oil, and being usually placed in the genus Andropogon
vetkousie : a southern African fig marigold (Mesembryanthemum pomeridianum) the young foliage of which is used like spinach
veto : an authoritative prohibition : interdiction
vetoer : an authoritative prohibition : interdiction
veuve : whydah
vex : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
vexation : the quality or state of being vexed : irritation
vexatious : causing vexation : distressing
vexatiously : causing vexation : distressing
vexatiousness : causing vexation : distressing
vexed : affected with, marked by, or causing trouble or vexation: such as
vexedly : with vexation
vexedness : the quality or state of being vexed
vexer : one that vexes
vexillary : a square flag of the ancient Roman cavalry
vexillate : having a vexillum
vexillation : a company of ancient Roman troops under one vexillum and detached for special service from a main body of soldiers
vexillum : a square flag of the ancient Roman cavalry
vexingly : causing or likely to cause vexation : vexatious
vext : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
via : by way of
viability : the quality or state of being viable: such as
viable : capable of living
viaduct : a long elevated roadway usually consisting of a series of short spans supported on arches, piers, or columns
viajaca : a small Cuban freshwater food fish (Parapetenia tetracantha) of the family Cichlidae
vial : a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
viand : an item of food
viatica : the Christian Eucharist given to a person in danger of death
viatical : an agreement by which the owner of a life insurance policy that covers a person (such as the owner) who has a catastrophic or life-threatening illness receives compensation for less than the expected death benefit of the policy in return for a turning over (as by sale or bequest) of the death benefit or ownership of the policy to the other party (such as a company specializing in such transfers)
viaticum : the Christian Eucharist given to a person in danger of death
viator : stop, traveler 
vibex : a linear subcutaneous extravasation of blood
vibracular : of, relating to, or furnished with vibracula
vibracularium : vibraculum
vibraculoid : of, relating to, or resembling a vibraculum
vibraculum : one of the movable slender spinelike organs or parts with which bryozoans are furnished and which are specially modified zooids of nearly the same nature as avicularia
vibrance : vibrancy
vibrancy : the quality or state of being vibrant
vibrant : pulsating with life, vigor, or activity
vibrantly : pulsating with life, vigor, or activity
vibraphone : a percussion instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and motor-driven resonators for sustaining the tone and producing a vibrato
vibrate : to swing or move to and fro
vibratile : characterized by vibration
vibrating : to swing or move to and fro
vibratingly : in a vibrating manner
vibration : a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium when that equilibrium has been disturbed (as when a stretched cord produces musical tones or molecules in the air transmit sounds to the ear)
vibrational : a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium when that equilibrium has been disturbed (as when a stretched cord produces musical tones or molecules in the air transmit sounds to the ear)
vibrationless : a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium when that equilibrium has been disturbed (as when a stretched cord produces musical tones or molecules in the air transmit sounds to the ear)
vibratiuncle : a slight vibration
vibrative : vibratory
vibrato : a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal or instrumental tone for added warmth and expressiveness by slight and rapid variations in pitch
vibrator : one that vibrates or causes vibration: such as
vibratory : consisting of, capable of, or causing vibration or oscillation
Vibrio : any of a genus (Vibrio) of short rigid motile bacteria that are straight or curved rods and include pathogens causing especially gastrointestinal diseases (such as cholera)
vibrion : vibrio
vibrionic : any of a genus (Vibrio) of short rigid motile bacteria that are straight or curved rods and include pathogens causing especially gastrointestinal diseases (such as cholera)
vibrissa : any of the stiff hairs that are located on the face and especially about the snout of many mammals and typically serve as tactile organs
vibrissae : any of the stiff hairs that are located on the face and especially about the snout of many mammals and typically serve as tactile organs
vibrissal : any of the stiff hairs that are located on the face and especially about the snout of many mammals and typically serve as tactile organs
vibrograph : an instrument to observe, measure, and record vibrations
vibrometer : vibrograph
vibronic : of or relating to transitions between molecular energy states when modified by vibrational energy
Viburnum : any of a genus (Viburnum) of widely distributed shrubs or small trees of the honeysuckle family with simple leaves and white or sometimes pink cymose flowers
Vic vicinity
vicar : an ecclesiastical agent: such as
vicarage : the benefice of a vicar
vicarate : vicariate
vicaress : a nun whose official rank is immediately below that of the superior of a convent
vicarial : vicarious sense 2
vicariate : the office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a vicar
vicarious : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
vicariously : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
vicariousness : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
vicarship : an ecclesiastical agent: such as
Vice : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness
vice : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness
vicegerency : the office or jurisdiction of a vicegerent
vicegerent : an administrative deputy of a king or magistrate
viceless : having no vices
vicelike : viselike
vicenary : containing 20
vicennial : occurring once every 20 years
viceregal : of or relating to a viceroy or viceroyalty
viceregally : of or relating to a viceroy or viceroyalty
vicereine : the wife of a viceroy
viceroy : the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign
viceroyalty : the office, authority, or term of service of a viceroy
viceroyship : viceroyalty
Vichyite : a member or supporter of the authoritarian regime of Marshal Henri Pétain governing unoccupied France during the earlier part of World War II under an agreement calling for economic collaboration with the Nazis
vichyssoise : a soup typically made of pureed leeks or onions and potatoes, cream, and chicken stock and usually served cold
Vicia : a widely distributed genus of often climbing herbs (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves and blue, purple, or yellow flowers either solitary or in axillary racemes, the style usually beaked or tufted, and the ovary containing numerous ovules  — see hairy vetch, vetch
vicianin : a crystalline glycoside C19H25NO10 found in the seeds of a vetch (Vicia augustifolia) that yields vicianose, benzaldehyde, and hydrogen cyanide on hydrolysis
vicianose : a crystalline disaccharide sugar C11H20O10 that yields arabinose and glucose on hydrolysis
vicilin : a globulin associated with legumin (as in the pea, lentil, or broad bean)
vicinage : a neighboring or surrounding district : vicinity
vicinal : of or relating to a limited district : local
vicine : a crystalline glucoside C10H16N4O7 obtained especially from seeds of vetches (genus Vicia) and beets that yields glucose and a pyrimidine on hydrolysis
vicinity : a surrounding area or district : neighborhood
vicious : dangerously aggressive : savage
viciously : dangerously aggressive : savage
viciousness : dangerously aggressive : savage
vicissitude : the quality or state of being changeable : mutability
vicissitudinous : marked by or filled with vicissitudes
vicontiel : of or relating to a viscount or sheriff
victim : one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent
victimhood : one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent
victimization : to make a victim of
victimize : to make a victim of
victimizer : to make a victim of
Victor : one that defeats an enemy or opponent : winner
victor : one that defeats an enemy or opponent : winner
victorfish : oceanic bonito
Victoria : a low four-wheeled pleasure carriage for two with a folding top and a raised seat in front for the driver
Victorian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the reign of Queen Victoria of England or the art, letters, or tastes of her time
Victorianism : a typical instance or product of Victorian expression, taste, or conduct
Victorianize : to make Victorian (as in style or taste)
victoriate : a silver coin of the ancient Roman republic originally worth ³/₄ denarius, having on the reverse a figure of Victory crowning a trophy, and struck for use in foreign trade
victorine : a woman's fur tippet with long ends
victorious : having won a victory
victoriously : having won a victory
victoriousness : having won a victory
victory : the overcoming of an enemy or antagonist
victress : a female victor
victrix : victress
victual : food usable by people
victualage : victuals
victualer : one that provisions an army, a navy, or a ship with food
victualing : food usable by people
victuals : food usable by people
vicuna : a long-necked mammal (Vicugna vicugna synonym Lama vicugna) of the Andes from Peru to Argentina that is related to but somewhat smaller than the guanaco, has a light brown woolly coat that is paler below, is considered to the be ancestor of the alpaca, and has been historically hunted for its wool and meat
Viddhal : a member of a Turkoman people on the east shore of the Caspian sea
viddui : a confession of sin alphabetically arranged and recited as part of the Yom Kippur liturgy in the synagogue
video : videotape: such as
videogenic : telegenic
vidette : a mounted sentinel stationed in advance of pickets
Vidian : of or relating to the anatomist Guidi
Vidua : a genus of African weaverbirds comprising various typical whydahs
vidual : of or relating to widowhood or widows
viduity : widowhood
vie : to strive for superiority : contend, compete
vielle : a bowed stringed instrument of the late Middle Ages: such as
Vienna city on the Danube River in northeastern Austria population 1,700,000
Viennese city on the Danube River in northeastern Austria population 1,700,000
vier : to strive for superiority : contend, compete
Vietminh : an adherent of the Vietnamese Communist movement from 1941 to 1951
Vietnamese : a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
view : extent or range of vision : sight
viewable : capable of being seen : visible
viewer : one that views: such as
viewless : not perceivable : invisible
viewlessly : not perceivable : invisible
viewpoint : a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : point of view, standpoint
viewy : possessing visionary, impractical, or fantastic views
viga : one of the heavy rafters and especially a log supporting the roof in American Indian and Spanish architecture of the Southwest
vigentennial : occurring once every 20 years : relating to a 20th anniversary
vigesimal : based on the number 20
vigia : a mark made on a nautical chart indicating a dangerous rock or shoal and used chiefly on Spanish charts
vigil : the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
vigilance : the quality or state of being vigilant
vigilant : alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
vigilante : a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
vigilantism : a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
vigilantly : alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
vigilantness : the quality or state of being vigilant
vigneron : winegrower
vignette : a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
vignetter : a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
vignettist : a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
vigor : active bodily or mental strength or force
vigorless : lacking vigor : listless, weak
vigorous : done with vigor : carried out forcefully and energetically
vigorously : in a vigorous manner : with force and energy
vigorousness : done with vigor : carried out forcefully and energetically
vihara : a Buddhist monastery or temple
vihuela : the early Spanish viol
vijao : a tropical herb (Amomum exaltatum) whose seeds are used in Puerto Rico as a source of black coloring matter
viking : one of the pirate Norsemen plundering the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries
vila town in the southwestern part of Efate Island that is a port on the Pacific and the capital of Vanuatu population 44,040
vilayet : one of the chief administrative divisions of Turkey having as head a vali who represents the government and is assisted by an elective council and being subdivided into cazas
vile : morally despicable or abhorrent
Vilela : a group of peoples of northwestern Argentina
vilely : morally despicable or abhorrent
vileness : morally despicable or abhorrent
Vili : let the experiment be performed on a worthless corpse
vilification : the act of vilifying : abuse
vilifier : to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
vilify : to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
vilifyingly : in a vilifying manner
vilipend : to hold or treat as of little worth or account : contemn
vility : vileness, baseness
vill : a division of a hundred : township
villa : a country estate
villadom : the world constituted by villas and their occupants
village : a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
villageless : having no village
villageous : of or relating to a village or villagers
villager : an inhabitant of a village
villagery : villages
villagey : resembling or suggesting a village (as in size, appearance, or habits)
villagism : a word, form, or expression characteristic of village or rural speech as contrasted with urban
villain : a character in a story or play who opposes the hero
villainess : a woman who is a villain
villainous : befitting a villain (as in evil or depraved character)
villainously : befitting a villain (as in evil or depraved character)
villainousness : befitting a villain (as in evil or depraved character)
villainy : villainous conduct
villanella : a 16th century Italian part-song in an intentionally unsophisticated style
villanelle : a chiefly French verse form running on two rhymes and consisting typically of five tercets and a quatrain in which the first and third lines of the opening tercet recur alternately at the end of the other tercets and together as the last two lines of the quatrain
Villanova :  villanovan
Villanovan : of or relating to an early Iron Age culture of northern Italy characterized by lake dwellings and urn burials in well tombs
villatic : rural
ville : place, category, or quality of a specified nature
villein : a free common villager or village peasant of any of the feudal classes lower in rank than the thane
villeinhold : a tenement held by villein socage
villenage : tenure at the will of a feudal lord by villein services
villiaumite : a mineral (NaF) consisting of a sodium fluoride and occurring in small carmine to colorless isometric crystals (specific gravity 2.8)
villiferous : villous sense 1a
villiform : having the form or appearance of villi
villiplacental : of or relating to the Villiplacentalia
Villiplacentalia : mammals having a nondeciduate villous placenta and comprising the cetaceans, sirenians, and ungulates
villose : villous
villosity : the state of being villous
villous : covered or furnished with villi
villously : covered or furnished with villi
villus : a small slender often vascular process: such as
vim : robust energy and enthusiasm
vimana : a pyramidal tower built over the central shrine of a temple in India  — compare gopura, shikara
Viminal hill in Rome, Italy  — see aventine
viminal hill in Rome, Italy  — see aventine
vimineous : woven of pliant twigs
vina : a stringed instrument of India having usually four strings on a long bamboo fingerboard with movable frets and a gourd resonator at each end
vinaceous : of the color of red wine
vinage : the adding of alcohol to wine
vinagron : vinegarroon
vinaigrette : a sauce made typically of oil, vinegar, and seasonings and used especially on salads, cold meats, or fish
vinal : a synthetic textile fiber that is a long-chain polymer consisting largely of vinyl alcohol units
vinasse : a residual liquid remaining from the fermentation and distillation of alcoholic liquors
Vincent Saint died circa a.d. 450 Gallic theologian
vincent Saint died circa a.d. 450 Gallic theologian
Vincentian : a member of the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Mission founded by St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, France, in 1625 and devoted to missions and seminaries
Vincetoxicum : a large genus of chiefly tropical American vines (family Asclepiadaceae) having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers with the corolla rotate and 5-parted and an entire or lobed crown
vincible : capable of being overcome or subdued
vinculum : a unifying bond : link, tie
vindicable : capable of being vindicated
vindicate : to free from allegation or blame
vindication : an act of vindicating : the state of being vindicated
vindicative : vindictive, vengeful
vindicator : a person or thing that vindicates something or someone
vindicatory : providing vindication : justificatory
vindictive : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful
vindictively : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful
vindictiveness : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful
vine : a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground
vinea : a shedlike structure used in ancient Rome to protect besiegers
vineal : of or relating to grapes or grapevines
vined : a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground
vinegar : a sour liquid obtained by fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids and used as a condiment or preservative
vinegarish : vinegary sense 2
vinegarroon : a large whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus) of the southern U.S. and Mexico that emits a vinegary odor when disturbed and is inaccurately held to be very venomous
vinegarweed : a California mint (Trichostema lanceolatum) that has light blue flowers and is a common bee plant
vinegary : resembling vinegar : sour
vineity : the quality or state of being wine
vineland city in southern New Jersey population 60,724
vinelet : a young undeveloped vine
viner : a machine in which fresh peas are separated from the pods and vines
vinery : an area or building in which vines are grown
vineyard : a planting of grapevines
Vineyarder island 20 miles (32 kilometers) long in southeastern Massachusetts in the Atlantic off the southwest coast of Cape Cod west-northwest of Nantucket
vineyardist : a person who owns or cultivates a vineyard
vinhatico : any of several South American leguminous timber trees of the genera Plathymenia and Pithecolobium
vinic : of, relating to, or derived from wine or alcohol
vinicultural : viticultural
viniculture : viticulture
vinifera : a common European grape (Vitis vinifera) that is the chief source of Old World wine and table grape varieties
viniferous : yielding or grown for the production of wine
vinification : the conversion of fruit juices (such as grape juice) into wine by fermentation
Vinland a portion of the coast of North America visited and so called by Norse voyagers about a.d. 1000
vinny : a white cheese made of cow's milk and characterized by blue veining 
vino : wine
vinosity : the characteristic body, flavor, and color of a wine
vinous : of, relating to, or made with wine
vinously : of, relating to, or made with wine
vinquish : pine entry 1 sense 3
vint : to make (wine) from fruit
vinta : a dugout canoe with double outriggers used in the Philippines  — compare banca, baroto
vintage : a season's yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard
vintager : a person concerned with the production of grapes and wine
vintem : a Portuguese coin worth 20 reals that was first issued in the late 15th century and was originally made of silver and later of bronze
vintner : a wine merchant
viny : of, relating to, or resembling vines
vinyl : a monovalent radical CH2=CH derived from ethylene by removal of one hydrogen atom
vinylbenzene : styrene
vinylene : a bivalent radical −CH=CH− derived from ethylene by removal of one hydrogen atom from each carbon atom
vinylic : a monovalent radical CH2=CH derived from ethylene by removal of one hydrogen atom
vinylidene : a divalent radical CH2=C derived from ethylene by removal of two hydrogen atoms from one carbon atom
viol : a bowed stringed instrument chiefly of the 16th and 17th centuries made in treble, alto, tenor, and bass sizes and distinguished from members of the violin family especially in having a deep body, a flat back, sloping shoulders, usually six strings, a fretted fingerboard, and a low-arched bridge
viola : violet sense 1a
violability : capable of being or likely to be violated
violable : capable of being or likely to be violated
violableness : capable of being or likely to be violated
violably : capable of being or likely to be violated
Violaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Hypericales) having pentamerous mostly irregular flowers and a one-celled ovary containing three parietal placentae
violaceous : of the color violet
violanin : an anthocyanin that is obtained from the pansy as the bluish violet crystalline chloride C36H37O18Cl and yields on hydrolysis delphinidin, para-hydroxy-cinnamic acid, and glucosyl-rhamnose
violate : break, disregard
violater : violator
violation : the act of violating : the state of being violated: such as
violational : of or relating to violation
violative : break, disregard
violator : break, disregard
violence : the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy
violent : marked by the use of usually harmful or destructive physical force
violently : marked by the use of usually harmful or destructive physical force
violentness : the quality or state of being violent
violescent : tending to a violet color
violet : any of a genus (Viola of the family Violaceae, the violet family) of chiefly herbs with alternate stipulate leaves and showy flowers in spring and often cleistogamous flowers in summer
violetish : somewhat of the color violet
violette : a small viol
violety : resembling or suggesting a violet color or violets
violin : a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
violina : an organ flue stop of 4′ pitch and string tone
violine : a moderate to strong violet
violinist : a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
violinistic : a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
violist : violet sense 1a
violon :  viola de gamba
violoncellist : cello
violoncello : cello
violone : viol
violotta : a stringed instrument of the late 19th century with a range midway between the viola and the cello
violuric : a crystalline monobasic acid HON(CONH)2CO that is made from nitrous acid and barbituric acid or from hydroxylamine and alloxan, that tautomerizes in water from the isonitroso form to the violet nitroso form, and that forms characteristic colored salts; 5-isonitroso-barbituric acid
viosterol : calciferol
Vip : a person of great influence or prestige
viper : a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
Vipera : a genus of Old World venomous snakes of the family Viperidae
viperan : viperine
viperfish : a fish of the family Gonostomatidae or of the related family Chauliodontidae
viperian : viperine
viperid : a widely distributed family comprising heavy-bodied venomous snakes that include Old World snakes (subfamily Viperinae) and the pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae) and that are characterized by large tubular venom-conducting fangs erected by rotation of the movable premaxillae  — compare crotalidae
Viperidae : a widely distributed family comprising heavy-bodied venomous snakes that include Old World snakes (subfamily Viperinae) and the pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae) and that are characterized by large tubular venom-conducting fangs erected by rotation of the movable premaxillae  — compare crotalidae
viperiform : resembling a viper
viperine : of, relating to, or resembling a viper : venomous
viperish : spitefully vituperative : venomous
viperlike : behaving like a viper
viperling : a young viper
viperous : viperine
viperously : viperine
viraginous : a loud overbearing woman : termagant
virago : a loud overbearing woman : termagant
viral : of, relating to, or caused by a virus
Virales : an order of parasitic plants consisting of the viruses and comprising three suborders  — see phagineae , phytophagineae , zoophagineae
virelay : a chiefly French verse form having stanzas of indeterminate length and number, alternating long and short lines, and interlaced rhyme (such as abab bcbc cdcd dada)
viremia : the presence of viruses in the blood  — compare bacteremia, septicemia
viremic : the presence of viruses in the blood  — compare bacteremia, septicemia
virent : not withered : fresh
vireo : any of various small insectivorous American oscine birds (family Vireonidae, especially genus Vireo) that are chiefly olivaceous and grayish in color
vireonine : of or relating to the vireos
virescence : the state or condition of becoming green
virescent : beginning to be green : greenish
virga : wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching the ground
virgate : an old English unit of land area usually understood as equaling one quarter of a hide (thirty acres)
virgater : a holder of a virgate
virgation : a branching arrangement of fault lines
virgilia : a genus of southern African trees (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers succeeded by a coriaceous 2-valved pod
virgin : a person who has not had sexual intercourse
virginal : of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity
virginalist : of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity
virginally : of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity
Virginia state in the eastern U.S. bordering Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic; capital Richmond area 40,767 square miles (105,586 square kilometers), population 8,001,024
Virginian state in the eastern U.S. bordering Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic; capital Richmond area 40,767 square miles (105,586 square kilometers), population 8,001,024
virginity : the quality or state of being virgin
virginium : chemical element 87
Virgo : a zodiacal constellation on the celestial equator that lies due south of the handle of the Big Dipper and is pictured as a woman holding a spike of grain
virgula : the axial support of various graptolites
virgular : the axial support of various graptolites
Virgularia : a genus (the type of the family Virgulariidae) of pennatulaceans having a long rodlike rachis enclosing a slender round or square calcareous axis and having polyps that are arranged in transverse rows or clusters on short fleshy transverse processes borne on each side of the rachis for nearly its whole length
virgularian : of or relating to the genus Virgularia or family Virgulariidae
virgulate : having a shape resembling a rod
virgule : slash sense 4
virial : half the product of the stress due to the attraction or repulsion between two particles in space times the distance between them or in the case of more than two particles half the sum of such products taken for the entire system
viricide : virucidal
virid : vividly green : verdant
viridescent : slightly green : greenish
viridian : a chrome green pigment that is a hydrated oxide of chromium
viridigenous : producing greenness
viridine : a light yellow green that is greener and stronger than glass green and greener and lighter than sky green
viridity : the quality or state of being green
virile : having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
virilely : having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
virilescence : the acquiring of characters more or less like those of the male often by a barren or old female
virilescent : the acquiring of characters more or less like those of the male often by a barren or old female
virilism : the appearance of male secondary sex characteristics (such as facial hair) in the female
virility : the quality or state of being virile:
virl : ferrule sense 1
virological : a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
virologist : a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
virology : a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
virose : having or suggestive of a poisonous quality
virosis : infection with or disease caused by a virus
virous : caused by a virus
virtu : a love of or taste for curios or objets d'art
virtual : being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
virtualism : the theological doctrine attributed to John Calvin and other Reformers that though the eucharistic elements remain unchanged in the Lord's Supper the spiritual body, blood, and benefits of Jesus Christ are conveyed through them
virtuality : essence
virtually : almost entirely : nearly
virtue : conformity to a standard of right : morality
virtuosa : a girl or woman who is a virtuoso
virtuose : virtuosic
virtuosi : one who excels in the technique of an art
virtuosic : being, relating to, or characteristic of a virtuoso
virtuosity : great technical skill (as in the practice of a fine art)
virtuoso : one who excels in the technique of an art
virtuous : having or exhibiting virtue
virtuously : having or exhibiting virtue
virtuousness : having or exhibiting virtue
virucidal : having the capacity to or tending to destroy or inactivate viruses
virucide : having the capacity to or tending to destroy or inactivate viruses
virulence : the quality or state of being virulent: such as
virulency : virulence
virulent : marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
virulently : marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
viruliferous : containing, producing, or conveying an agent of infection and especially a virus
virus : any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
viruscidal : virucidal
viruscide : virucide
vis : force, power
visa : an endorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities denoting that it has been examined and that the bearer may proceed
visage : the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
visaged : having a visage of a specified kind
visarga : a Sanskrit postvocalic sound or group of sounds produced by keeping the vocal organs above the glottis in the same position as for the preceding vowel and continuing to expel air from the lungs but not vibrating the vocal cords
Visayan : a member of any of several peoples in the Visayan Islands, Philippines
viscacha : any of several South American burrowing rodents (genera Lagostomus and Lagidium) closely related to the chinchilla
visceral : felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
viscerally : felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
viscerate : eviscerate
visceripericardial : of, relating to, or constituting the body cavity of a cephalopod mollusk that is incompletely divided into an upper cavity containing the heart and a lower one containing the viscera
visceroinhibitory : inhibiting functional activity of the viscera
visceromotor : causing or concerned with the functional activity of the viscera
visceroparietal : of, relating to, or constituting the visceral ganglia of bivalve mollusks generally situated in contact with the posterior adductor muscles
visceroptosis : downward displacement of the abdominal viscera
visceroptotic : of, relating to, or affected with visceroptosis
viscerosensory : of, relating to, or mediated by the sensory innervation of the viscera
viscerotonia : a pattern of temperament that is marked by predominance of social over intellectual or physical factors and exhibits conviviality, tolerance, complacency, and love of food  — compare cerebrotonia, somatotonia
viscerotonic : of, relating to, or characterized by viscerotonia
viscerotropic : tending to affect or having an affinity for the viscera
viscerous : visceral
viscid : having an adhesive quality : sticky
viscidity : having an adhesive quality : sticky
viscidly : having an adhesive quality : sticky
viscin : a clear viscous tasteless substance from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe or holly  — compare birdlime, viscum
viscolize : homogenize
viscometer : an instrument with which to measure viscosity
viscometrically : of, relating to, or determined by a viscometer or viscometry
viscometry : an instrument with which to measure viscosity
viscoscope : an instrument for estimating viscosity
viscose : a viscous golden-brown solution made by treating cellulose with caustic alkali solution and carbon disulfide and used in making rayon and films of regenerated cellulose
viscosimeter : viscometer
viscosimetry : viscometry
viscosity : the quality or state of being viscous : a sticky or glutinous consistency
viscount : a member of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below an earl and above a baron
viscountcy : a member of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below an earl and above a baron
viscountess : the wife or widow of a viscount
viscounty : a member of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below an earl and above a baron
viscous : having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
viscously : having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
viscousness : having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
viscus : an internal organ of the body
vise : any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
viseman : a man who works at a vise
Vishnu : the preserver god of the Hindu sacred triad  — compare brahma entry 1, shiva
Vishnuism :  vaishnavism
Vishnuite : a worshiper of Vishnu :  vaishnava
visibility : the quality or state of being visible
visible : capable of being seen
visibleness : capable of being seen
visibly : capable of being seen
Visigoth : a member of the western division of the Goths
Visigothic : a member of the western division of the Goths
visile : visualizer
vision : the act or power of seeing : sight
visional : the act or power of seeing : sight
visionally : the act or power of seeing : sight
visionariness : having or marked by foresight and imagination
visionary : having or marked by foresight and imagination
visioned : seen in a vision
visionist : visionary sense 1
visionless : sightless, blind
visit : to pay a call on as an act of friendship or courtesy
visitable : subject to or allowing visitation or inspection
Visitandine :  nun of the visitation
visitant : visitor
visitation : an instance of visiting: such as
visitator : an official visitor or examiner in the Roman Catholic Church
visitatorial : of or relating to visitation or to a judicial visitor or superintendent
visite : a cape or short cloak formerly worn by women in summer  — compare polka entry 3
visiting : invited to join or attend an institution (such as a university) for a limited time
visitor : one that visits
visitorial : of or relating to inspection or supervision
visitress : a female visitor
visive : of, relating to, or serving for vision
visne : vicinage
vison : the American mink
visor : the front piece of a helmet
visorless : the front piece of a helmet
vista : a distant view through or along an avenue or opening : prospect
vistaed : affording or made to form a vista
visual : of, relating to, or used in vision
visualist : visualizer
visuality : the quality or state of being visual or visible : visibility
visualization : formation of mental visual images
visualize : to make visible: such as
visualizer : one that visualizes
visually : of, relating to, or used in vision
visuopsychic : of, relating to, or being the portion of the cerebral cortex that functions in the evaluation of visual impressions
visuosensory : of, relating to, or being the portion of the cerebral cortex that functions in the perception of visual stimuli
vita : a brief biographical sketch
Vitaceae : a family of woody or herbaceous vines (order Rhamnales) having simple, palmate, or pinnate leaves, usually tendril-bearing stems, and small greenish clustered flowers succeeded by a several-seeded berry  — see cissus, parthenocissus , vitis
Vitaglass : glass that does not obstruct ultraviolet rays
vital : of the utmost importance
vitalism : a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces
vitalist : a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces
vitalistic : a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces
vitality : lively and animated character
vitalization : to endow with vitality : animate
vitalize : to endow with vitality : animate
vitalizer : one that vitalizes
vitalizing : to endow with vitality : animate
vitally : of the utmost importance
vitalness : the quality or state of being vital
vitals : internal bodily organs (such as the heart, lungs, and brain) that are essential to life
vitamer : any of two or more compounds that relieve a particular vitamin deficiency
vitameric : any of two or more compounds that relieve a particular vitamin deficiency
vitamin : any of various organic substances that are essential in minute quantities to the nutrition of most animals and some plants, act especially as coenzymes and precursors of coenzymes in the regulation of metabolic processes but do not provide energy or serve as building units, and are present in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced within the body
vitaminize : to provide or supplement with vitamins
vitaminology : a branch of knowledge dealing with vitamins, their nature, action, and use
vitascope : an early motion-picture projector
vitascopic : an early motion-picture projector
vitellarium : a modified part of the ovary that in many flatworms and rotifers produces yolk-filled cells serving to nourish the true eggs
vitellary : vitelline
vitelligenous : producing yolk
vitellin : a phosphoprotein in egg yolk
vitelline : resembling the yolk of an egg especially in yellow color
vitellogene :  vitellarium
vitellogenous : vitelligenous
vitellus : the egg cell proper including the yolk but excluding any albuminous or membranous envelopes
Viti : vine
vitiate : to make faulty or defective : impair
vitiated : to make faulty or defective : impair
vitiation : to make faulty or defective : impair
vitiator : to make faulty or defective : impair
viticetum : a growth or plantation of vines, especially grapevines
viticultural : the cultivation or culture of grapes especially for wine making
viticulture : the cultivation or culture of grapes especially for wine making
viticulturist : the cultivation or culture of grapes especially for wine making
vitiliginous : of, relating to, or characterized by vitiligo
vitiligo : a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body
vitiosity : defect
Vitis : a large genus (the type of the family Vitaceae) of woody vines having simple often lobed leaves and small polygamously dioecious flowers with the petals united in a cap that falls away entire from the hypogynous disk  — see grape sense 2
vitrailed : fitted with stained glass
vitrain : a constituent of banded bituminous coal that has a vitreous or glossy fracture  — compare clarain, durain, fusain
vitrella : retinophore
vitreodentine : a dentine characterized by extreme hardness
vitreous : resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
vitrescence : the quality or state of being or becoming vitreous
vitrescent : capable of being formed into glass : tending to become glassy
vitrescible : vitrifiable
vitric : having the nature or quality of glass : resembling glass
vitrifaction : vitrification
vitrifiable : to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion
vitrification : to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion
vitriform : having the form or appearance of glass : glassy
vitrify : to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion
Vitrina : a genus of land snails (order Pulmonata) having a very thin translucent spiral shell with a large aperture
vitrine : a glass showcase or cabinet especially for displaying fine wares or specimens
vitriol : bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
vitriolic : bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
vitrobasalt : basalt glass
vitrophyre : porphyritic glassy rock
vitrophyric : porphyritic glassy rock
vitrotype : a photograph on glass or ceramic ware produced originally about 1860 by a collodion process and burned into the surface
Vitruvian : of, relating to, or being in the architectural style of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
vitta : stripe, streak
vittate : bearing or containing vittae
vituline : of, relating to, or like a calf or veal
vituperate : to abuse or censure severely or abusively : berate
vituperation : sustained and bitter railing and condemnation : vituperative utterance
vituperative : uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
vituperatively : uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
vituperator : to abuse or censure severely or abusively : berate
vituperatory : vituperative
viuva : a California rockfish (Sebastodes ovalis) of a reddish olivaceous color with small black spots on the dorsal fins, sides, and back
vivacious : lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
vivaciously : lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
vivaciousness : lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
vivacity : the quality or state of being vivacious
vivandiere : a woman who is a sutler
vivarium : a terrarium used especially for small animals
vivary : vivarium
vivax : malaria caused by a plasmodium (Plasmodium vivax) that induces paroxysms at 48-hour intervals
vive : lively, brisk
vively : lively, brisk
Viverridae : a family of carnivorous mammals that are rarely larger than a domestic cat but are long, slender, and like a weasel in build with short more or less retractable claws and rounded feet, and include the civets, genets, linsangs, and in some classifications the mongooses
viverriform : resembling or having the structure of a viverrid
viverrine : of, relating to, or resembling the Viverridae
vivers : victuals, food
vivianite : a mineral Fe3(PO4)2.8H2O consisting of a hydrous ferrous phosphate that has limited isomorphism with annabergite, erythrite, and koettigite, is colorless when unaltered or blue to green when unaltered but grows darker on exposure, and occurs in monoclinic crystals or fibrous, massive, and earthy (hardness 1.5–2; specific gravity, 2.58–2.68)
vivid : very strong : very high in chroma
vividiffusion : dialysis performed by passing the blood through celloidin tubes immersed in an isotonic solution into which diffusible substances from the blood diffuse before the blood returns to the circulatory system
vividity : vividness
vividly : very strong : very high in chroma
vividness : very strong : very high in chroma
vivific : imparting spirit or vivacity
vivificate : to give life to : animate, revive, vivify
vivification : to endow with life or renewed life : animate
vivifier : to endow with life or renewed life : animate
vivify : to endow with life or renewed life : animate
viviparism : viviparous reproduction
viviparity : the quality or state of being viviparous
viviparous : producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes
viviparously : producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes
vivipary : the development of vegetative shoots upon or among the reproductive organs of a plant (as in the proliferous flower clusters of some agaves or the growth of bulblets in the flower cluster of an onion)
viviperfuse : to perfuse (as an organ of the body) during life
vivisect : to perform vivisection on : subject to vivisection
vivisection : the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
vivisectional : the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
vivisectionist : the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
vivisector : to perform vivisection on : subject to vivisection
vivisepulture : the act or practice of burying alive
vixen : a female fox
vixenish : a female fox
vizard : a mask for disguise or protection
vizier : a high executive officer of various Muslim countries and especially of the Ottoman Empire
vizierate : a high executive officer of various Muslim countries and especially of the Ottoman Empire
vizierial : a high executive officer of various Muslim countries and especially of the Ottoman Empire
viziership : a high executive officer of various Muslim countries and especially of the Ottoman Empire
Vlach : a member of a people scattered through southeastern Europe originating in the early middle ages probably in the Balkans, speaking a Romanian dialect, and including chiefly mountain herdsmen (as in northwestern Greece)
Vladimir city of central Russia in Europe on the Klyaz'ma River east of Moscow population 345,500
vlei : a marshy depression in which water collects in the wet season : a temporary lake : pan
vocable : term
vocabular : of or relating to words or phraseology : verbal
vocabulary : a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined : lexicon
vocal : uttered by the voice : oral
vocalic : marked by or consisting of vowels
vocalism : the vowel system of a language or dialect
vocalist : singer entry 1
vocality : uttered by the voice : oral
vocalization : to give voice to : utter
vocalize : to give voice to : utter
vocalizer : to give voice to : utter
vocally : uttered by the voice : oral
vocalness : the quality or state of being vocal
vocation : a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action
vocational : of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
vocationalism : emphasis on vocational training in education
vocationalize : to make vocational
vocationally : of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
vocative : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) marking the one addressed (such as Latin Domine in miserere, Domine "have mercy, O Lord")
vocatively : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) marking the one addressed (such as Latin Domine in miserere, Domine "have mercy, O Lord")
Vochysiaceae : a family of tropical American trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) having large irregular flowers often with a single petal or stamen and a 3-angled capsular fruit
vochysiaceous : a family of tropical American trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) having large irregular flowers often with a single petal or stamen and a 3-angled capsular fruit
vociferance : vociferation, vociferousness
vociferant : clamorous, vociferous
vociferate : to utter loudly : shout
vociferation : to utter loudly : shout
vociferator : to utter loudly : shout
vociferous : marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
vociferously : marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
vociferousness : marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
vodka : a colorless liquor of neutral spirits distilled from a mash (as of rye or wheat)
voe : an inlet or narrow bay of the Orkney and Shetland islands
Voetian : of or relating to Voëtius the Calvinist opponent of Arminianism, Cocceianism, and Cartesianism
vog : air pollution caused by volcanic emissions
voglite : a mineral Ca2CuU(CO3)5.6H2O consisting of a green hydrous carbonate of uranium, calcium, and copper
vogue : popular acceptation or favor : popularity
voguish : fashionable, smart
Vogul : a hunting and herding people of the northern Ural mountains of western Russia in Asia akin to the Votyaks and Magyars
voice : sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx
voiced : having or furnished with a voice especially of a specified kind
voiceful : having a voice or vocal quality
voicefulness : having a voice or vocal quality
voiceless : having no voice : mute
voicelessly : having no voice : mute
voicelessness : having no voice : mute
voicer : one that voices
voicing : sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx
void : of no legal force or effect : null
voidable : capable of being voided
voidableness : capable of being voided
voidance : the act of voiding
voided : having the inner part cut away or left vacant with a narrow border left at the sides
voidee : a serving of wine with comfits or spices after a feast and just before the departure or withdrawal of the company
voider : of no legal force or effect : null
voiding : of no legal force or effect : null
voidness : of no legal force or effect : null
voile : a fine soft sheer fabric used especially for women's summer clothing or curtains
voiturette : a small usually two-seater automobile
voivodeship : one of the provinces of Poland
vol volcano
volage : flighty, giddy, fickle, fleeting
Volans : a southern constellation that is visible between the constellation of Carina and the southern celestial pole and that is represented by the figure of a flying fish
volant : having the wings extended as if in flight
Volapuk : an artificial international language based largely on English but with some root words from German, French, and Latin
volar : relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
volata : a rapid series of musical notes (as a roulade)
volatile : characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
volatileness : characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
volatility : the quality or state of being volatile: such as
volatilizable : to make volatile
volatilization : to make volatile
volatilize : to make volatile
volborthite : a mineral Cu3(VO4)2.3H2O consisting of a hydrous vanadate of copper and occurring in small green or yellow 6-sided tabular crystals or in globular forms
volcan : volcano
volcanic : of, relating to, or produced by a volcano
volcanically : of, relating to, or produced by a volcano
volcanicity : volcanism
volcanism : volcanic action or activity
volcanist : one who specializes in the study of volcanic phenomena
volcanize : to subject to or cause to undergo and be affected by volcanic heat
volcano : a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usually molten or hot rock and steam issue
volcanological : of, relating to, or involving volcanology or volcanic phenomena
volcanologist : a branch of science that deals with volcanic phenomena
volcanology : a branch of science that deals with volcanic phenomena
vole : any of various small rodents (Microtus and related genera) that typically have a stout body, rather blunt nose, and short ears, inhabit both moist meadows and dry uplands and do much damage to crops, and are closely related to muskrats and lemmings
volemitol : a slightly sweet crystalline hepta-hydroxy alcohol C7H9(OH)7 found especially in a mushroom (Lactarius volemus)
volent : exercising volition
volery : volary
volet : either of the folding side compartments or wings of a triptych
volitant : able to fly : flying
volitate : to flutter or fly hither and thither
volitation : the act or power of flying
volitational : the act or power of flying
volition : the power of choosing or determining : will
volitional : the power of choosing or determining : will
volitionally : of, relating to, or produced by volition
volitionless : having no volition : lacking volition
volitive : of or relating to the will
volitorial : able to fly : flying
Volkerwanderung : the migration of nations
volley : the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
volleyball : a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
volleyer : the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
volleying : the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
volplane : to glide in or as if in an airplane
Volsci : a people of ancient Italy dwelling between the Latins and Samnites
Volscian : a member of the Volsci
volsella :  vulsellum
volsellum :  vulsellum
Volstead Andrew John 1860–1947 American legislator
Volsteadism : the doctrine of or adherence to prohibition
volt : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt and equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it
Volta Alessandro (Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio) Conte Volta 1745–1827 Italian physicist
voltage : electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
voltaic : of, relating to, or producing direct electric current by chemical action (as in a battery) : galvanic
Voltairian 1694–1778 originally François-Marie Arouet French writer
voltaism : galvanism sense 1
voltaite : a mineral (K,Fe)3Fe(SO4)3.4H2O or HK2Fe4(Fe,Al)3(SO4)10.13H2O consisting of a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron
voltameter : an apparatus for measuring the quantity of electricity passed through a conductor by the amount of electrolysis produced (as by measuring the gases generated from acidulated water or by weighing the silver deposited from a solution of silver nitrate)
voltametric : an apparatus for measuring the quantity of electricity passed through a conductor by the amount of electrolysis produced (as by measuring the gases generated from acidulated water or by weighing the silver deposited from a solution of silver nitrate)
voltammeter : an instrument for indicating one or more ranges of volts and amperes by changing terminal connections
voltinism : the frequency or number of annual broods (as of insects)  — compare polyvoltine, univoltine
voltmeter : an instrument (such as a galvanometer) for measuring in volts the differences in potential between different points of an electrical circuit
voltzite : a mineral Zn5OS4 consisting of a zinc oxysulfide and occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or reddish color
volubility : easily rolling or turning : rotating
voluble : easily rolling or turning : rotating
volubleness : easily rolling or turning : rotating
volubly : easily rolling or turning : rotating
volucrine : of or relating to birds
volume : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound
volumed : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound
volumenometer : an instrument for measuring the volume and indirectly the specific gravity of a body (as a solid) by means of the difference in pressure caused by its presence and absence in a closed air space
volumeter : an instrument for measuring volumes (as of gases or liquids) directly or (as of solids) by displacement of a liquid
volumetric : of, relating to, or involving the measurement of volume
volumetrically : of, relating to, or involving the measurement of volume
volumette : a small volume
voluminal : of or relating to volume
voluminosity : the quality or state of being voluminous
voluminous : having or marked by great volume or bulk : large
voluminously : having or marked by great volume or bulk : large
voluminousness : having or marked by great volume or bulk : large
voluntarily : proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent
voluntariness : proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent
voluntarism : the principle or system of doing something by or relying on voluntary action or volunteers
voluntarist : the principle or system of doing something by or relying on voluntary action or volunteers
voluntaristic : the principle or system of doing something by or relying on voluntary action or volunteers
voluntary : proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent
voluntaryism : voluntarism
voluntaryist : voluntarism
voluntative : voluntary
volunteer : a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service: such as
volunteerism : voluntarism sense 1
voluptuary : a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites
voluptuate : luxuriate
voluptuosity : a voluptuous quality or feature
voluptuous : suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
voluptuously : suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
voluptuousness : suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
voluta : volute
volutation : the action of rolling or wallowing
volute : a spiral or scroll-shaped form
voluted : a spiral or scroll-shaped form
Volutidae : a family of gastropods (division Rachiglossa) comprising the volutes
volutin : a granular basophilic substance containing nucleic acids that is found especially in cells of microorganisms
volution : a rolling or revolving motion
volutoid : resembling or related to the Volutidae
volva : a membranous sac or cup about the base of the stipe in many gilled fungi (such as agarics)
volvate : provided with or characterized by a volva
volvelle : an old contrivance for ascertaining the time of the rising and setting of the moon and sun and the time of high and low tide consisting of one or more movable circles with pointers and figures of the moon and sun which are placed upon several graduated and figured circles drawn on the leaf of a book
Volvocaceae : a family of unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates that are usually held to be green algae of the class Chlorophyceae  — see volvox  — compare phytomonadina
volvocaceous : a family of unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates that are usually held to be green algae of the class Chlorophyceae  — see volvox  — compare phytomonadina
volvulus : a twisting of the intestine upon itself that causes obstruction
vomer : a bone of the skull of most vertebrates that is situated below the ethmoid region and in the human skull forms part of the nasal septum
vomerine : a bone of the skull of most vertebrates that is situated below the ethmoid region and in the human skull forms part of the nasal septum
vomeronasal : either of a pair of small blind pouches or tubes in many vertebrates that are situated one on either side of the nasal septum or in the buccal cavity and that are reduced to rudimentary pits in adult humans but are developed in reptiles, amphibians, and some mammals as chemoreceptors 
vomeropalatine : a bone in the roof of the mouth of ganoid fishes and some amphibians formed by the fusion of the vomer and the palatine bones
vomica : the poisonous disk-shaped seed of a tree (Strychnos nux-vomica of the family Loganiaceae) of southern Asia that contains several alkaloids and especially strychnine and brucine
vomicine : brucine
vomit : to disgorge the stomach contents
vomiter : to disgorge the stomach contents
vomiting : to disgorge the stomach contents
vomition : vomiting
vomitive : emetic
vomitory : an entrance piercing the banks of seats of a theater, amphitheater, or stadium
vomiturition : repeated ineffectual attempts at vomiting
vomitus : material ejected by vomiting
voodoo : a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
voodooism : voodoo sense 1
voodooist : voodoo sense 1
voodooistic : voodoo sense 1
voracious : having a huge appetite : ravenous
voraciously : having a huge appetite : ravenous
voraciousness : having a huge appetite : ravenous
voracity : the quality or state of being voracious
vorago : an engulfing chasm : abyss
vorant : shown in the act of devouring
vorhand : forehand sense 6
vortex : something that resembles a whirlpool
vortical : of, relating to, or resembling a vortex : swirling
vortically : of, relating to, or resembling a vortex : swirling
Vorticella : any of a genus (Vorticella) of stalked bell-shaped ciliates
vorticellid : of or relating to the Vorticellidae
Vorticellidae : a family of marine or freshwater free-living or ectocommensal ciliates  — see vorticella
vortices : something that resembles a whirlpool
vorticism : an English abstract art movement from about 1912–15 embracing cubist and futurist concepts
vorticist : an English abstract art movement from about 1912–15 embracing cubist and futurist concepts
vorticity : the state of a fluid in vortical motion
vorticose : vortical
vortiginous : vortical
Vosgian : of or relating to the Vosges Mountains
votable : eligible to vote
votal : votive
votaress : a woman who is a votary
votarist : votary
votary : devotee
Vote : to cast or conduct a vote
vote : to cast or conduct a vote
voteen : an uncommonly devout person : religious zealot
voteless : having no vote
voter : one that votes or has the legal right to vote
voting : to cast or conduct a vote
votive : consisting of or expressing a vow, wish, or desire
votively : consisting of or expressing a vow, wish, or desire
votiveness : consisting of or expressing a vow, wish, or desire
votress : votaress
Votyak : a Finno-Ugrian people of the Udmurt Republic in eastern Soviet Russia, Europe
vouch : to supply supporting evidence or testimony
vouchee : a person for whom another vouches
voucher : a form or check indicating a credit against future purchases or expenditures
vouchsafe : to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
vouchsafement : to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
vouge : a long-handled pike of the later medieval period resembling a halberd
voussoir : one of the wedge-shaped pieces forming an arch or vault  — see arch illustration
vow : a solemn promise or assertion
vowed : a solemn promise or assertion
vowel : one of a class of speech sounds in the articulation of which the oral part of the breath channel is not blocked and is not constricted enough to cause audible friction
vowelize : to furnish with vowel points
vowelless : having no vowels
vowellike : resembling a vowel especially in sonority and freedom from obstruction in utterance
vowely : full of or marked by vowels
vower : a solemn promise or assertion
voyage : an act or instance of traveling : journey
voyager : an act or instance of traveling : journey
voyeur : someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
voyeurism : the desires or behavior of a voyeur: such as
vraic : seaweed found in the Channel islands where it is collected and burned for manure
vraicking : the gathering of vraic
vrbaite : a mineral TlAs2SbS5 consisting of a sulfide of thallium, arsenic, and antimony and occurring in small gray-black to dark-red orthorhombic crystals
Vu volume unit
vug : a small unfilled cavity in a lode or in rock
vuggy : a small unfilled cavity in a lode or in rock
Vulcan : the Roman god of fire and metalworking  — compare hephaestus
Vulcanian : of or relating to Vulcan or to working in metals (such as iron)
Vulcanic : vulcanian
vulcanicity : volcanism
vulcanism : volcanism
vulcanist : volcanist
vulcanite : a hard vulcanized rubber : ebonite, hard rubber
vulcanizate : a vulcanized product
vulcanization : the process of treating crude or synthetic rubber or similar plastic material chemically to give it useful properties (such as elasticity, strength, and stability)
vulcanize : to subject to vulcanization
vulcanizer : to subject to vulcanization
vulcanological : volcanologic
vulcanologist : volcanology
vulcanology : volcanology
vulgar : lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
vulgare : of or relating to common wheat
vulgarian : a vulgar person
vulgarism : vulgarity
vulgarity : something vulgar
vulgarization : to diffuse generally : popularize
vulgarize : to diffuse generally : popularize
vulgarizer : to diffuse generally : popularize
vulgarly : lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
vulgarness : vulgarity
Vulgate : a Latin version of the Bible authorized and used by the Roman Catholic Church
vulgate : a Latin version of the Bible authorized and used by the Roman Catholic Church
vulgus : a short composition in Latin verse formerly common as an exercise in some English public schools
vulnerability : capable of being physically or emotionally wounded
vulnerable : capable of being physically or emotionally wounded
vulnerableness : capable of being physically or emotionally wounded
vulnerably : capable of being physically or emotionally wounded
vulnerary : used for or useful in healing wounds
Vulpecula : a dim northern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Cygnus and Sagitta and that is represented by the figure of a fox
Vulpes : a genus of mammals (family Canidae) including the common red fox and closely related animals  — see fox sense 1  — compare fennec, gray fox
vulpicidal : of, relating to, or committing vulpecide
vulpicide : a person killing a fox by means other than those of hunting with hounds
vulpine : of, relating to, or resembling a fox
vulpinite : a mineral consisting of a scaly granular grayish white variety of anhydrite
vulsella : a surgical forceps with serrated, clawed, or hooked blades
vulsellum : a surgical forceps with serrated, clawed, or hooked blades
Vultur : a formerly comprehensive genus of vultures that is usually restricted to the Andean condor
vulture : any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
vulturelike : resembling a vulture
vulturine : of, relating to, or characteristic of vultures
vulturish : any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
vulturous : resembling a vulture especially in rapacity or scavenging habits
vulva : the external parts of the female genital organs
vulval : the external parts of the female genital organs
vulvar : the external parts of the female genital organs
vulvate : vulvar, vulviform
vulviform : having an oval shape with a middle cleft and projecting lips
vulvitis : inflammation of the vulva
vulvovaginal : of or relating to the vulva and the vagina
vulvovaginitis : coincident inflammation of the vulva and vagina
vum : avow, swear
W : the 23rd letter of the English alphabet
w : the 23rd letter of the English alphabet
Wa Washington
wa Washington
Waac : a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps formed in England during World War I
wabber :  syrian hyrax
wabble : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
wabbly : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
wabby : red-throated loon
wabeno : an Ojibwa shaman
Wac : a member of a U.S. Army unit created for women during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s
wace circa 1100–after 1174 Anglo-Norman poet
wachna : a cod (Eleginus nawaga) of Alaska and Kamchatka
wack : not up to the mark : lousy, lame
wacke : graywacke
wackiness : absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy
wacky : absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy
Waco city on the Brazos River in northeast central Texas population 124,805
wad : a small mass, bundle, or tuft: such as
wadder : a small mass, bundle, or tuft: such as
wadding : wads or material for making wads
waddler : to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side
waddling : to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side
waddlingly : in a waddling manner
waddly : having or suggesting a waddle
waddy : club sense 1a
Wade : to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
wade : to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
wadeable : to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
wader : one that wades
wadi : the bed or valley of a stream in regions of southwestern Asia and northern Africa that is usually dry except during the rainy season and that often forms an oasis : gully, wash
wading : to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
wadmal : a coarse rough woolen fabric formerly used in the British Isles and Scandinavia for protective coverings and warm clothing
wadna : would not
wadset : mortgage, pledge
wadsetter : mortgagor
wae when actually employed
Waf : a member of the women's component of the U.S. Air Force formed after World War II and discontinued in the 1970s
wafer : a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker
waff : a waving motion
waffle : a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
waft : to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
waftage : the act of wafting or state of being wafted
wafter : to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
wafture : the act of waving or a wavelike motion
wag : to be in motion : stir
waganging : departure, leave-taking, death
wagaun : departure, leave-taking, death
wage : a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
waged : compensated by wages
wageless : a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
wager : something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake
wagerer : something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake
wagering : something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake
wages : a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
wageworker : wage earner
waggel : a black-backed gull in immature plumage
wagger : to be in motion : stir
waggery : mischievous merriment : pleasantry
waggish : resembling or characteristic of a wag
waggishly : resembling or characteristic of a wag
waggishness : resembling or characteristic of a wag
waggle : to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag
waggling : to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag
waggly : to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag
waggy : having a tendency to wag : given to wagging
Wagneresque : resembling or suggesting in style and treatment the work of Wagner
Wagnerian : of, relating to, characteristic, or suggestive of Wagner or his music, stage operas, or theories
Wagnerianism :  wagnerism
Wagnerism : Wagner's theory and practice in the composition of opera
Wagnerite : wagnerian
wagnerite : wagnerian
wagon : a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals
wagonage : transportation by wagon
wagoner : a person who drives a wagon or transports goods by wagon
wagonette : a light wagon with two facing seats along the sides behind a transverse front seat
wagonful : wagonload
wagonload : a load that fills or could fill a wagon
wagonmaker : one that makes wagons
wagonman : wagoner entry 1
wagonsmith : one who builds and repairs wagons and carts
wagonway : tramroad
wagonwright : wainwright
wagtail : any of various chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Motacillidae) related to the pipits and having a long tail that they habitually jerk up and down
wah : panda
Wahabi : a member of a puritanical Muslim sect founded in Arabia in the 18th century by Muhammad ibn-Abdul Wahhab and revived by ibn-Saud in the 20th century
wahine : a Polynesian woman
Wahlenbergia : a genus of perennial herbs (family Campanulaceae) chiefly of the southern hemisphere that differs from the closely related genus Campanula in the loculicidal capsule
wahoo : winged elm
wahpekute : a portion of the eastern forest group of the Dakota people
Wahpeton : a portion of the eastern forest group of the Dakota people
waiata : a Maori song usually commemorative of some important event
Waicuri : an Indian people of southern Baja California in Mexico
waif : a stray person or animal
Waiilatpuan : an American Indian people of northern Oregon comprising the Cayuse and the Molala
wail : to express sorrow audibly : lament
Wailaki : an Athapaskan people of the Eel river basin in northwestern California
wailer : to express sorrow audibly : lament
wailful : uttering a sound suggestive of wailing
wailfully : uttering a sound suggestive of wailing
wailingly : in a wailing manner
wain : a usually large and heavy vehicle for farm use
wainage : implements of feudal husbandry
wainman : wagoner entry 1
wainscot : a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork
wainscoting : wainscot sense 2
wainwright : a maker and repairer of wagons
waist : the typically narrowed part of the body between the hips and chest or upper back
waistband : a band (as of trousers or a skirt) fitting around the waist
waistcloth : cloths hung about a ship's waist as adornment or as a screen for the men when in action
waistcoat : an ornamental garment worn under a doublet
waistcoated : an ornamental garment worn under a doublet
waisted : the typically narrowed part of the body between the hips and chest or upper back
waister : a usually green or broken-down seaman stationed in the waist of a ship (as a whaling vessel)
waistless : having no waist : unshapely
waistline : an arbitrary line encircling the narrowest part of the waist
wait : to stay in place in expectation of : await
waiter : one that waits on another
waitering : service or employment as a waiter
waiting : to stay in place in expectation of : await
waitress : a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
waive : to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
waiver : the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege
Waiwai : a Cariban people of the borderlands of Brazil, British Guiana, and Surinam
waka : canoe
wakan : a supernatural force similar to mana believed by the Sioux to pervade animate and inanimate objects in varying degrees sometimes giving them extraordinary powers and usually assumed to be the cause of extraordinary happenings
Wakashan : a family of American Indian languages spoken in coastal areas of British Columbia and northwest Washington
wake : to be or remain awake
wakeful : not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless
wakefully : not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless
wakefulness : not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless
wakeless : sound, unbroken
waken : awake
wakener : one that causes to waken
wakening : awake
waker : to be or remain awake
wakes : to be or remain awake
Wakhi : an Indo-European people of Alpine type on the northern slope of the Hindu Kush
waking : passed in a conscious or alert state
wakonda : a supernatural force similar to mana believed by the Sioux to pervade animate and inanimate objects in varying degrees sometimes giving them extraordinary powers and usually assumed to be the cause of extraordinary happenings
Wakore :  sarakolle
Walachian region of southern Romania between the Transylvanian Alps and the Danube River including Muntenia and Oltenia; chief city Bucharest
Walapai : an Indian people of the central Colorado river valley, Arizona
Walchia : a genus of pinaceous fossil trees that resemble araucarias, are characteristic of the Permian but range through the Triassic, and have short triangular spirally arranged falcate leaves and ovate cones with persistent ovate scales
Waldenses : a Christian sect arising in southern France in the 12th century, adopting Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century, and later living chiefly in Piedmont
Waldensian : a Christian sect arising in southern France in the 12th century, adopting Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century, and later living chiefly in Piedmont
waldflute :  waldflöte
Waldheimia : a genus of brachiopods closely resembling Terebratula but having longer brachial loops and including many fossil forms and a few that still exist in the deep sea
waldhorn : natural horn
waldmeister : sweet woodruff
Waldsteinia : a genus of perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) of the north temperate zone resembling strawberries but having yellow flowers that have terminal styles and few carpels and are seated on a short hairy receptacle  — see barren strawberry
wale : a streak or ridge made on the skin especially by the stroke of a whip : welt
waled : a streak or ridge made on the skin especially by the stroke of a whip : welt
walepiece : wale entry 1 sense 4
Waler : a horse from New South Wales
waler : a horse from New South Wales
wali : an Arab provincial governor
waling : a streak or ridge made on the skin especially by the stroke of a whip : welt
walk : to move along on foot : advance by steps
walkable : capable of or suitable for being walked
walkaway : an easily won contest
walker : one that walks: such as
walking : the action of one that walks
walkist : walker entry 2 sense 1c
walkmill : fulling mill
walkout : strike sense 3a
walkover : a one-sided contest : an easy or uncontested victory
walksman : one that patrols waterworks or waterways on foot for purposes of inspection and maintenance
walkway : a passage for walking : walk
walkyrie : valkyrie
wall : a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense
wallaba : any of several trees of the genus Eperua
wallaby : any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Macropus)  — compare rock wallaby
Wallach Otto 1847–1931 German chemist
wallah : a person who is associated with a particular work or who performs a specific duty or service
wallaroo : a large reddish-gray kangaroo (Macropus robustus)
Wallawalla city in southeastern Washington population 31,731
wallboard : a structural boarding of any of various materials (such as wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic) made in large rigid sheets and used especially for sheathing interior walls and ceilings
walled : a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense
waller Edmund 1606–1687 English poet
Wallerian : degeneration of nerve fibers that occurs following injury or disease and that progresses from the place of injury along the axon away from the cell body while the part between the place of injury and the cell body remains intact
wallet : a bag for carrying miscellaneous articles while traveling
walleye : an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris
walleyed : having walleyes or affected with walleye
wallflower : any of several Old World perennial herbs (genus Cheiranthus) of the mustard family
walling : a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense
wallless : lacking walls
wallman : a wrecker who uses a wrecking bar and other hand tools to demolish the roofs and walls of buildings
Walloon : a member of a people of southern and southeastern Belgium and adjacent parts of France
walloon : a member of a people of southern and southeastern Belgium and adjacent parts of France
wallop : to boil noisily
walloper : to boil noisily
walloping : large, whopping
wallow : to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
wallower : to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
wallowish : flat, insipid
wallpaper : decorative paper for the walls of a room
wallpapering : decorative paper for the walls of a room
wallpiece : a cannon mounted on a wall or a rail of a ship
wallwort : any of several plants that grow on or in walls: such as
wally : fine, sturdy
walnut : the furrowed nut of any of a genus (Juglans of the family Juglandaceae, the walnut family) of deciduous trees
Walpurgis : the eve of May Day on which witches are held to ride to an appointed rendezvous
walpurgite : a mineral Bi4(UO2)(AsO4)2O4.3H2O(?) consisting of a hydrous bismuth uranium arsenate and oxide occurring in thin yellow crystals
walrus : a large gregarious marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus of the family Odobenidae) of arctic waters related to the seals that has limbs modified into webbed flippers, long ivory tusks, a tough wrinkled hide, stiff whiskers, and a thick layer of blubber
Walt : tending to list : unsteady, crank entry 9
walt : tending to list : unsteady, crank entry 9
Walter Bruno 1876–1962 originally
walter Bruno 1876–1962 originally
Waltonian : a follower of Izaak Walton or his writings
waltz : a ballroom dance in ³/₄ time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close
waltzer : a ballroom dance in ³/₄ time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close
wamara : a tree (Swartzia tomentosa) of British Guiana
wamble : to feel nausea
wambliness : the quality or state of being wambly
wambling : to feel nausea
wambly : faint, squeamish
wame : belly
Wampanoag : a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island east of Narragansett Bay and neighboring parts of Massachusetts
wampee : pickerelweed sense 1
wampum : beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments
wampumpeag : wampum
wampus : a strange, objectionable, or monstrous person or thing
wamus : a warm work jacket made usually in a belted cardigan style and of sturdy knitted or woven fabric
wan : suggestive of poor health : sickly, pallid
wanchancy : ill-fated, mischievous
wand : a slender staff carried in a procession : verge
wander : to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
wanderer : to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
wandering : characterized by aimless, slow, or pointless movement: such as
wanderingly : in a wandering manner
wanderingness : the quality or state of being wandering, errant, aimless, or pointless
Wanderjahr : year of travel
wanderlust : strong longing for or impulse toward wandering
wanderoo : purple-faced langur
wanderyear : a year of wandering or traveling especially before settling down to one's trade or profession
wandflower : a plant or flower of the genus Sparaxis
wandle : supple, agile
wandoo : a gum tree (Eucalyptus redunca) of western Australia yielding a hard tough durable wood and a tanning extract
wandsman : wand bearer
wane : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as
waned : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as
wang : a Chinese ruler before the 3d century b.c. or a Chinese prince of high rank after the 3d century b.c.
wanga : voodoo sorcery
wangle : to resort to trickery or devious methods
wangler : to resort to trickery or devious methods
wanigan : a shelter (as for sleeping, eating, or storage) often mounted on wheels or tracks and towed by tractor or mounted on a raft or boat
waning : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle: such as
wankapin : water chinquapin
wankle : unsteady, unstable
wanly : suggestive of poor health : sickly, pallid
wanner : suggestive of poor health : sickly, pallid
wanness : suggestive of poor health : sickly, pallid
want : to be needy or destitute
wantage : amount wanting : shortage
wanter : one that wants or is in need
wanthill : molehill
wanting : not present or in evidence : absent
wantless : being without want or desire
wantlessness : the quality or state of being without want or desire
wanton : merciless, inhumane
wantoner : merciless, inhumane
wantonly : merciless, inhumane
wantonness : merciless, inhumane
wantwit : a person wanting wit : fool
wanty : girth, surcingle
wap : to pull or throw roughly
Wapato : either of two plants of the genus Sagittaria (S. latifolia and S. cuneato) having edible tubers
wapatoo : either of two plants of the genus Sagittaria (S. latifolia and S. cuneato) having edible tubers
wapentake : a subdivision of some English shires corresponding to a hundred
Wapisiana : an Arawakan people of southern Surinam and adjacent parts of Brazil
wapiti : elk sense 1b
Wappato : either of two plants of the genus Sagittaria (S. latifolia and S. cuneato) having edible tubers
wappenschawing : an inspection or muster of soldiers formerly held at various times in each district of Scotland
wapper : having a crooked, undershot, or wry jaw
wapping : to pull or throw roughly
Wappinger : an Indian people living between the lower Hudson and Connecticut rivers
Wappo : an Indian people of northwestern California
war : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
warabi : a brake (Pteridium aquilinum) whose young fronds are eaten in Japan
waratah : an Australian plant of the genus Telopea (as T. speciosissima and T. oreades) with heads of showy crimson flowers
warble : a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
warbled : a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
warbler : one that warbles : singer, songster
warbling : a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
warbly : marked by warbling : quavery
warcraft : the art of war : knowledge and skill in the conduct of military operations
ward : the action or process of guarding
wardable : liable to castle-guard
warded : provided with a ward
Warden : one having care or charge of something : guardian, keeper
warden : one having care or charge of something : guardian, keeper
wardency : wardenship
wardenship : the office, jurisdiction, or powers of a warden
warder : watchman, porter
wardership : the office, position, or function of a warder
wardholding : tenure by military service originally at the need of a feudal lord
warding : the action or process of guarding
wardite : a mineral Na4CaAl12(PO4)8(OH)18.6H2O consisting of a hydrous basic sodium, calcium, and aluminum phosphate and occurring in green concretionary masses (hardness 5, specific gravity 2.8)
wardless : having no ward
wardmote : an assembly of the citizens of a ward
wardress : a woman supervising female prisoners (as in a prison)
wardrobe : a collection of wearing apparel (as of one person or for one activity)
wardroom : the space in a warship allotted for living quarters to the commissioned officers excepting the captain
wardship : care and protection of a ward
wardsman : an inmate or guard in charge of a ward in a prison workhouse
wardwite : a fine paid by a tenant to his lord for failure to furnish castle-guard
ware : manufactured articles, products of art or craft, or farm produce : goods
warehou : a purple and silver sea bream (Seriola brama) widely distributed off southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand and esteemed as food
warehouse : a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities
warehoused : a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities
warehouseman : a person who manages or works in a warehouse
warehouser : warehouseman
wareroom : a room in which goods are exhibited for sale
warfare : military operations between enemies : hostilities, war
warfaring : warfare
warily : marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
wariness : marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
Waring : manufactured articles, products of art or craft, or farm produce : goods
waringin : a common fig (Ficus benjamina) of India that resembles the banyan, is often cultivated for ornament, and has inedible fruit
warison : a bugle call to attack
warless : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
warlike : ready for war : equipped to fight
warlock : a man practicing the black arts : sorcerer  — compare witch
warm : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree
warman : warrior, soldier
warmed : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree
warmer : one that warms
warmful : full of or affording warmth
warmhearted : marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy
warmheartedness : marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy
warmhouse : hothouse sense 4
warming : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree
warmish : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree
warmly : in a manner characterized or accompanied by warmth of emotion
warmness : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree
warmonger : one who urges or attempts to stir up war
warmongering : one who urges or attempts to stir up war
warmouth : a large-mouthed freshwater sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) chiefly of the eastern U.S.
warmth : the quality or state of being warm in temperature
warmthless : lacking warmth
warn : to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil
warner Charles Dudley 1829–1900 American editor and essayist
warning : the act of warning : the state of being warned
warningly : the act of warning : the state of being warned
warp : a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
warpage : a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
warped : twisted out of a natural or normal shape
warper : a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
warping : a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
warplane : a military airplane
warple : twist, intertwine, wriggle
warragal : dingo
warrandice : an obligation or clause by which a grantor warrants that the right conveyed will be effectual under Scots law : warranty
warrant : sanction, authorization
warrantable : capable of being warranted : justifiable
warrantableness : capable of being warranted : justifiable
warrantably : capable of being warranted : justifiable
warranted : sanction, authorization
warrantee : the person to whom a warranty is made
warranter : one that warrants or gives a warranty
warrantise : warrant, guarantee
warrantless : sanction, authorization
warrantor : one that warrants or gives a warranty
warranty : a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
Warrau : a people of Venezuela and British Guiana
warree : white-lipped peccary
Warren : a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
warren : a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
warrener : gamekeeper
warrior : a person engaged or experienced in warfare
warrioress : a female warrior
warriorship : the practices, occupation, or status of a warrior
Warsaw city on the Vistula River in east central Poland population 1,700,000
warsaw city on the Vistula River in east central Poland population 1,700,000
warship : a naval vessel
warsle : wrestle, struggle
wart : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses
warted : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses
wartflower : celandine sense 1
wartime : a period during which a war is in progress
wartless : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses
wartlike : resembling a wart
wartweed : any of several plants thought to cure warts: such as
wartwort : a lichen of Verrucaria or a related genus having a warty thallus
warty : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses
Warwick Earl of 1428–1471
warwickite : a mineral (Mg, Fe)3Ti(BO4)3 consisting of a borate of titanium, iron, and magnesium and occurring in brown to black orthorhombic prisms (hardness 3–4, specific gravity 3.4)
warwolf : a medieval siege engine for throwing stones and other missiles
warworn : showing the effects of war or military service : ruined, ravaged, or laid waste by war
wary : marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
wasabi : a condiment that is prepared from the ground thick pungent greenish rhizome of an Asian herb (Wasabia japonica synonym Eutrema wasabi) of the mustard family and is similar in flavor and use to horseradish
Wasatch mountain range in southeastern Idaho and northern and central Utah  — see timpanogos, mount
Wasco : an American Indian people of northern Oregon
wase : a wisp or bundle of hay or straw
wash : to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water)
washability : capable of being washed without damage
washable : capable of being washed without damage
washaway : to carry (something) away by the movement of water
washbasin : washbowl
washboard : a broad thin plank along a gunwale or on the sill of a lower deck port to keep out the sea
washbowl : a large bowl for water that is used to wash one's hands and face
washbrew : oatmeal boiled until gelatinous : flummery sense 1a
washcloth : a cloth that is used for washing one's face and body
washday : a day regularly set aside (as once a week) for washing clothes (as of a family or institution)
washdish : washbowl
washdown : to move or carry downward by action of a liquid
washed : to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water)
washer : a flat thin ring or a perforated plate used in joints or assemblies to ensure tightness, prevent leakage, or relieve friction
washerless : not having a washer
washerman : laundryman
washerwife : washerwoman
washerwoman : a woman whose occupation is washing clothes : laundress
washery : a place at which material (as wool, ore, coal, or crushed stone) is freed from impurities or dust by washing
washhand : designed for use in washing the hands or for holding utensils for such purpose
washhouse : a building used or equipped for washing
washin : a permanent twist or warp of an airplane wing such that the tip section has a larger angle of attack than the root section
washiness : the quality or state of being washy
washing : the act or action of one that cleanses with water
Washington  1856–1915 American educator
Washingtonia : a genus of massive fan palms of California and adjacent Mexico having large plicate leaves cut nearly to the middle and often bearing filaments on their margins and a smooth trunk bearing a large shaggy mass of persistent dead leaf remains
Washingtonian  1856–1915 American educator
Washingtoniana : material (as papers, books, letters, or relics) relating to George Washington
Washita river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in northwestern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma flowing southeast into the Red River
washland : land or a stretch of land washed periodically by an overflowing stream
washman : a man who washes clothes
Washo : an Indian people of the vicinity of Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada
Washoan : a language family of the Hokan stock comprising the Washoe language
washoff : to clean (something) by using water
washout : the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet
washpot : a pot for washing: such as
washrag : washcloth
washroom : a room that is equipped with washing and toilet facilities : lavatory
washstand : a stand holding articles needed for washing one's face and hands
washtail : pied wagtail
washtray : laundry tray
washtrough : a trough used for washing
washtub : a tub for washing or soaking clothes
washway : a place on a roadway covered by running water
washwoman : washerwoman
washwork : wash drawing
washy : weak, watery
Wasp : any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on  — compare bee
wasp : any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on  — compare bee
waspily : waspishly
waspish : resembling a wasp in behavior
waspishly : resembling a wasp in behavior
waspishness : any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on  — compare bee
wasplike : any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on  — compare bee
waspling : the larva of a social wasp
waspy : of, relating to, associated with, characterized by, or suggestive of WASPs
wassail : an early English toast to someone's health
wassailer : one that carouses : reveler
wassailry : revelry
wassie : a large cleavage of a crystal (as an octehedron divided in two) split for cutting
wastable : subject to waste
wastage : loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage)
waste : a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
wastebasket : a receptacle for refuse and especially for wastepaper
wasteboard : washboard
wasted : laid waste : ravaged
wasteful : given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal
wastefully : given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal
wastefulness : given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal
wastel : bread formerly made of very fine flour
wasteland : barren or uncultivated land
wastelbread : bread formerly made of very fine flour
wasteless : incapable of being used up : inexhaustible
wasteman : a worker who removes waste: such as
wasteness : the quality or state of being waste : a desolate state or condition
wastepaper : paper discarded as used, superfluous, or not fit for use
waster : one that spends or consumes extravagantly and without thought for the future
wasterful : wasteful
wastethrift : spendthrift
wasteyard : a yard for storing refuse
wasting : laying waste : devastating
wastrel : vagabond, waif
wastrife : wasteful
wasty : wasteful
Wat : hare
wat : hare
watap : a thread made of the stringy roots of any of various coniferous trees and used by American Indians especially for sewing together strips of birch bark in canoes
watch : to keep vigil as a devotional exercise
watchable : worth watching
watchboat : a boat engaged in patrolling
watchcase : the outside metal covering of a watch
watchcry : the cry of a watchman making his rounds
watchdog : a dog kept to guard property
watched : to keep vigil as a devotional exercise
watcher : one that watches: such as
watchful : not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful
watchfully : not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful
watchfulness : not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful
watchhouse : a house in which a guard is placed
watching : to keep vigil as a devotional exercise
watchkeeper : one who serves in a ship's watch
watchless : not watching : lacking in vigilance
watchlessness : not watching : lacking in vigilance
watchmaker : one that makes or repairs watches or clocks
watchmaking : one that makes or repairs watches or clocks
watchman : a person who keeps watch : guard
watchmanly : belonging to or suitable for a watchman
watchmate : a person on duty in the same watch with another
watchout : to be vigilant or alert : be on the lookout
watchtower : a tower for a lookout
watchwoman : a woman who watches or serves as a guard
watchword : a word or phrase used as a sign of recognition among members of the same society, class, or group
watchwork : the wheelwork of a watch
water : the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent
waterage : transportation (as of goods) by water
waterbailage : a duty imposed on goods transported by water
waterbelly : ascites of domestic mammals or birds
waterbosh : bosh entry 1 sense 2
waterbrain : gid
waterchat : any of numerous South American tyrant flycatchers of Fluvicola and related genera
watercup : marsh pennywort
waterdoe : a female waterbuck
waterdrop : a drop or dropping of water: such as
watered : the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent
waterer : one that waters: such as
waterfall : a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream
waterfinder : one that is occupied in finding sources of water supply
waterflood : the process of waterflooding an oil well
waterfowl : a bird that frequents water
waterfront : land, land with buildings, or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water
waterhead : the source or headwater of a stream
waterhorse : hippopotamus
waterie : wagtail
waterily : consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water
wateriness : consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water
watering : the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent
waterish : somewhat watery
waterishness : somewhat watery
Waterlander : one of a liberal body of Dutch Mennonites separated from the conservative Mennonites after 1555 and later reunited with the liberalized older body
Waterlandian :  waterlander
waterless : lacking or destitute of water : dry
waterlessness : lacking or destitute of water : dry
waterline : a line that marks the level of the surface of water on something: such as
waterlog : to make waterlogged
waterlogged : so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage
waterlogging : to make waterlogged
Waterloo : a decisive or final defeat or setback
waterman : one who works or lives on the water: such as
watermanship : the business, skill, or art of a waterman: such as
watermark : a mark indicating the height to which water has risen
watermaster : one in charge of the distribution of irrigation water from a main canal
watermelon : a large oblong or roundish fruit with a hard green or white rind often striped or variegated, a sweet watery pink, yellowish, or red pulp, and usually many seeds
waterphone : hydrophone
waterpot : a vessel for holding or conveying water
waterproof : impervious to water
waterproofer : impervious to water
waterproofing : the act or process of making something waterproof
waterproofness : impervious to water
waterquake : a disturbance of water by seismic action
waterscape : a water or sea view : seascape sense 1
watershed : a dividing ridge between drainage areas : divide entry 2
watershoot : sucker, water sprout
waterside : the margin of a body of water : waterfront
watersider : longshoreman
waterskin : a container of skin to hold water
watersmeet : a meeting place of two rivers
waterspout : a pipe, duct, or orifice from which water is spouted or through which it is carried
waterstead : the bed of a stream
watertight : of such tight construction or fit as to be impermeable to water except when under sufficient pressure to produce structural discontinuity
watertightness : of such tight construction or fit as to be impermeable to water except when under sufficient pressure to produce structural discontinuity
waterward : toward water or a particular body of water
waterwards : toward water or a particular body of water
waterway : a way or channel for water
waterweed : any of various floating or submerged aquatic plants (such as elodea) having usually inconspicuous flowers
waterwise : in the manner of water
waterwood : a West Indian tree (Chimarrhis cymosa) of the family Rubiaceae with greenish white flowers
waterwork : something (as a tank, dock, canal lock, levee, or seawall) built in, for, or as a protection against water
waterworker : one who works along the waterside, in the waterworks of a city, or in trenching to make drains for carrying water
waterworn : worn, smoothed, or polished by the action of water
waterwort : a plant of the family Elatinaceae
watery : consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water
wath : ford entry 1 sense 1
Watsonia : a genus of southern African herbs (family Iridaceae) that resemble gladioli, are often cultivated for ornament, and have showy spikes of nearly regular and mostly red or white flowers and chiefly basal leaves
watt : the absolute meter-kilogram-second unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second or to the power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt : ¹/₇₄₆ horsepower
wattage : amount of power expressed in watts
wattle : a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used especially formerly in building
wattlebird : any of several Australasian honeyeaters (genus Anthochaera) having ear wattles
wattled : a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used especially formerly in building
wattless : reactive component
wattlework : coarse wickerwork : wattle sense 1a
wattling : a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used especially formerly in building
wattmeter : an instrument for measuring electric power in watts
Watusi : tutsi
waugh Evelyn Arthur St. John 1903–1966 English writer
waul : wail, howl, squall
Wave : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
wave : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
waved : having a wavelike form or outline: such as
waveless : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
wavelessly : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
wavelet : a little wave : ripple
wavelike : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
wavellite : a mineral Al3(PO4)2(OH)3.5H2O consisting of a hydrous basic aluminum phosphate and occurring usually in hemispherical radiated aggregates varying from white to yellow, green, or black
wavemark : a very small ridge of sand made by a wave when it advances upon a low sandy beach and marking the limit of advance
wavemeter : a device to measure the wavelength or the frequency of an electromagnetic or radio signal
waver : to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
waverer : to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
wavering : to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
waveringly : to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
wavery : that waves : wavering
waveson : goods that after shipwreck appear floating on the sea : flotsam
wavey : snow goose
wavily : rising or swelling in waves
waviness : rising or swelling in waves
waving : to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
wavingly : in a waving manner
wavy : rising or swelling in waves
waw : the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
wawaskeesh : elk sense 1b
wax : a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
waxberry : the wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle
waxbill : any of numerous Old World oscine birds (family Estrildidae, especially genus Estrilda) having white, pink, or reddish bills of a waxy appearance
waxbird : waxwing
waxbush : waxweed
waxchandler : a chandler dealing in wax candles
waxen : made of or covered with wax
waxer : a device for applying wax
waxflower : a climbing plant (Stephanotis floribunda) of Madagascar often cultivated in the greenhouse for its fragrant white flowers
Waxhaw : an extinct Siouan people of north central South Carolina and south central North Carolina
waxily : in a waxy manner
waxiness : made of, abounding in, or covered with wax : waxen
waxing : a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
waxlike : a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
waxman : a worker who removes from the filters wax that accumulates during the pressing of paraffin distillate
waxweed : a small purple-flowered herb (Cuphea petiolata) of eastern North America having a viscid pubescence
waxwing : any of a genus (Bombycilla) of American and Eurasian chiefly brown to gray oscine birds (such as a cedar waxwing) having a showy crest, red waxy material on the tips of the secondaries, and a yellow band on the tip of the tail
waxwork : an effigy in wax usually of a person
waxy : made of, abounding in, or covered with wax : waxen
way : a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place
wayang : an Indonesian and especially Javanese dramatic representation of mythological events in a puppet shadow play or by human dancers
wayback : the area in the back of a van, station wagon, or SUV
waybill : a document prepared by the carrier of a shipment of goods that contains details of the shipment, route, and charges
waybread : broad-leaved plantain sense 1
wayfare : an act or course of journeying
wayfarer : a traveler especially on foot
wayfaring : a traveler especially on foot
waygang : the act of leaving : departure
waygate : the act of leaving : departure
waygoing : the act of leaving : departure
waygoose : wayzgoose
waylaid : to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
waylay : to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
wayleave : an easement consisting of permission to cross land or of a right-of-way across land
wayless : having no road or path
waymaker : one that makes a road
wayman : a railroad laborer employed in laying or keeping in repair the tracks
waymark : an object serving as a guide to someone traveling
Wayne Anthony 1745–1796 Mad Anthony American general in Revolution
waypost : guidepost sense 1
ways : way sense 6
wayside : the side of or land adjacent to a road or path
waythorn : a common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) of Eurasia
wayward : following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable
waywarden : a supervisor of highways especially as an elected member of a board
waywardly : following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable
waywardness : following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable
waywiser : an instrument (as an odometer or pedometer) for measuring the distance traversed by a walker, vehicle, or ship
waywode : vaivode
wayworn : wearied by traveling
waywort : scarlet pimpernel entry 1
wayzgoose : a printers' annual outing or entertainment
Wazir : vizier
we : I and the rest of a group that includes me : you and I : you and I and another or others : I and another or others not including you
Wea : an Indian people of Indiana associated with the Miami
weak : lacking strength: such as
weaken : to make weak : lessen the strength of
weakener : to make weak : lessen the strength of
weakening : to make weak : lessen the strength of
weakfish : a common marine bony fish (Cynoscion regalis of the family Sciaenidae) of the eastern coast of the U.S. that is an important sport and food fish
weakhanded : having weak hands
weakhearted : lacking courage : fainthearted
weakish : somewhat weak
weakliness : feeble, weak
weakling : one that is weak in body, character, or mind
weakly : feeble, weak
weakness : the quality or state of being weak
weaky : wet, damp
weal : a sound, healthy, or prosperous state : well-being
weald : a heavily wooded area : forest
wealth : abundance of valuable material possessions or resources
wealthily : having wealth : very affluent
wealthiness : having wealth : very affluent
wealthless : having no money or property
Wealthy : having wealth : very affluent
wealthy : having wealth : very affluent
wean : to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
weanedness : the quality or state of being weaned
weanel : weanling
weaner : one that weans
weanling : a child or animal newly weaned
weanyer : weanling
weapon : something (such as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy
weaponed : something (such as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy
weaponeer : one who activates an atomic bomb into readiness for release upon a target
weaponless : lacking weapons : unarmed
weaponry : weapons
weaponsmith : a maker of weapons
wear : to bear or have on the person
wearability : capable of being worn : suitable to be worn
wearable : capable of being worn : suitable to be worn
wearer : to bear or have on the person
weariable : capable of being wearied : easily wearied
weariableness : capable of being wearied : easily wearied
wearied : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
wearier : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
weariful : causing weariness
wearifully : causing weariness
wearifulness : causing weariness
weariless : tireless
wearilessly : tireless
wearily : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
weariness : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
wearing : intended for wear
wearingly : intended for wear
wearish : tasteless, insipid
wearisome : causing weariness : tiresome
wearisomely : causing weariness : tiresome
wearisomeness : causing weariness : tiresome
wearproof : resistant to wear
weary : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
wearying : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
weasand : throat, gullet
weasel : any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the weasel family) that are able to prey on animals (such as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter  — compare ermine sense 1a
weaselfish : rockling sense 1
weasellike : resembling a weasel in form or behavior
weaselly : resembling or suggestive of a weasel
weaselsnout : a yellow-flowered European dead nettle (Lamium luteum)
weaser : the common merganser
weather : the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
weatherboard : clapboard, siding
weatherboarding : clapboards, siding
weathercock : a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction
weathered : seasoned by exposure to the weather
weatherer : one that weathers
weatherfish : any of several European and Asiatic loaches (genus Misgurnus) that burrow in mud at the bottom of streams and ponds but are supposed to become restless and swim about during thunderstorms  — compare dojo
weatherglass : a simple instrument for showing changes in atmospheric pressure by the changing level of liquid in a spout connected with a closed reservoir
weathergleam : clear or light sky near the horizon
weatherhead : secondary rainbow
weatherheaded : foolish
weathering : the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects
weatherliness : the quality of being weatherly
weatherly : able to sail close to the wind with little leeway
weathermaker : a weather prophet
weatherman : a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist
weathermost : farthest to windward
weatherology : meteorology
weatherproof : able to withstand exposure to weather without damage or loss of function
weatherproofed : able to withstand exposure to weather without damage or loss of function
weatherproofing : able to withstand exposure to weather without damage or loss of function
weatherproofness : able to withstand exposure to weather without damage or loss of function
weatherward : toward the wind or the weather side
weatherworn : worn by exposure to the weather
weathery : changeable like the weather
weave : to form (cloth) by interlacing strands (as of yarn)
weaved : to form (cloth) by interlacing strands (as of yarn)
weaver : one that weaves especially as an occupation
weaverbird : weaver sense 2
weaving : to form (cloth) by interlacing strands (as of yarn)
weazen : shrink
weazened : wizened
web : a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom
webbed : a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom
webbing : a strong narrow closely woven fabric designed for bearing weight and used especially for straps or upholstery
webby : of, relating to, or consisting of a web
weber : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of magnetic flux equal to that flux which in linking a circuit of one turn produces in it an electromotive force of one volt as the flux is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second : 108 maxwells
Weberian : of or relating to the socioeconomic theories of Max Weber
webfoot : a foot having webbed toes
webless : having no webs
weblike : a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom
webster : weaver sense 1
Websterian : of, relating to, or characteristic of the statesman Daniel Webster
webwork : web sense 5b
webworm : any of various caterpillars that are more or less gregarious and spin large webs
wed : to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
wedded : to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
wedder : to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
wedding : a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities : nuptials
weddinger : one present at a wedding especially as a guest
wedge : a piece of a substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood and rocks, raising heavy bodies, or for tightening by being driven into something
wedgebill : an Australian crested bird (Sphenostoma cristatum) that has a wedge-shaped bill and is related to the bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
wedged : shaped like a wedge
wedger : a shoe worker who sets a wedge between the outsole and upper at the shank to form a spring heel
Wedgie : a shoe having a wedge-shaped piece serving as the heel and joining the half sole to form a continuous flat undersurface
wedging : a piece of a substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood and rocks, raising heavy bodies, or for tightening by being driven into something
Wedgwood Josiah 1730–1795 English potter
wedgy : resembling a wedge in shape
wedlock : the state of being married : marriage, matrimony
Wednesday : the fourth day of the week
wee : very small : diminutive
weed : a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth
weedage : weeds
weeded : a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth
weeder : one that weeds
weedery : weeds
weedhook : a hook to cut weeds
weediness : abounding with or consisting of weeds
weedless : free from weeds
weedy : abounding with or consisting of weeds
week : any of a series of 7-day cycles used in various calendars
weekday : any day of the week except Sunday or now usually except Saturday and Sunday
weekend : the end of the week : the period between the close of one work or school week and the start of the next
weekender : one who vacations or visits for a weekend
weekly : every week : once a week : by the week
weel : a deep still pool
ween : to hold as an opinion : suppose, believe
weening : to hold as an opinion : suppose, believe
weeny : exceptionally small : tiny
weep : to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail
weeper : one that weeps
weeping : tearful
weepingly : in a weeping manner
weeps : to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail
weepy : inclined to weep : tearful
weeshy : tiny, weeny
weet : know
weetless : unwitting
weever : any of several edible marine fishes of the family Trachinidae that have a broad spinose head with the eyes looking upward and a long dorsal fin supported by many strong sharp venomous spines that cause painful wounds: such as
weevil : any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants
weeviled : weevily
weevily : any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants
weeze : ooze
weft : a filling thread or yarn in weaving
wehrlite : a mineral approximately Bi2Te3 consisting of a native alloy of bismuth and tellurium
Wei river about 535 miles (860 kilometers) long in north central China flowing east to join the Huang (Yellow) River
Weigela : any of a genus (Weigela) of showy eastern Asian shrubs of the honeysuckle family
weigh : to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
weighable : to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
weighage : a duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise
weighbar : rockshaft
weighbridge : a platform scale flush with the roadway (as for weighing vehicles, cattle, or coal)
weighed : to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
weigher : to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
weighhouse : a building at or within which goods are weighed
weighin : an act or instance of weighing in as a contestant especially in sport
weighing : to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance
weighman : a man whose work is weighing articles or goods : weigher
weighment : an act of weighing
weighshaft : rockshaft
weight : the amount that a thing weighs
weighted : made heavy : loaded
weightily : of much importance or consequence : momentous
weightiness : of much importance or consequence : momentous
weighting : the amount that a thing weighs
weightless : having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull
weightlessly : having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull
weightlessness : having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull
weighty : of much importance or consequence : momentous
Weinmannia : a large genus of shrubs and trees (family Cunoniaceae) that are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere and have opposite mostly simple leaves, racemose flowers, a free ovary, and 2-celled 2-valved capsules  — see tenio
weinschenkite : a mineral (Er,Y)PO4.2H2O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of rare earths and occurring in white rounded aggregates and radiating masses
weir : a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish
weird : of strange or extraordinary character : odd, fantastic
weirdless : ill-fated
weirdlessness : ill-fated
weirdlike : weird
weirdliness : the quality or state of being weirdly
weirdly : in a weird manner : in a strange way
weirdness : of strange or extraordinary character : odd, fantastic
weiring : the building of a weir (as in a stream for catching fish)
weisbachite : a variety of anglesite containing barium
Weismannian : of or relating to the theories or teachings of Weismann
Weismannism : the theories of heredity proposed by August Weismann stressing particularly the continuity of the germplasm and the separateness of the germ cells and soma
weissite : a mineral Cu5Te3 consisting of a massive bluish black copper telluride
Weissnichtwo : an indefinite, unknown, or imaginary place
Weitspekan : a language family of the Ritwan stock comprising only Yurok
wejack : fisher sense 2
weka : a flightless New Zealand rail (Gallirallus australis)
welcome : to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality
welcomely : to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality
welcomeness : to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality
welcomer : to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality
welcoming : to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality
weld : to become or be capable of being welded
weldability : the quality, state, or property of being weldable : the capacity to undergo welding
weldable : to become or be capable of being welded
welder : one that welds: such as
welding : to become or be capable of being welded
weldless : having no welds : made without a weld
weldment : a unit formed by welding together an assembly of pieces
weldor : one that welds: such as
welfare : the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity
welk : to lose freshness or greenness : dry up : fade, wilt, wither
welkin : the vault of the sky : firmament
well : an issue of water from the earth : a pool fed by a spring
wellborn : born of noble or wealthy lineage
wellhead : the source of a spring or a stream
wellhole : the hole, pit, or shaft of a well
welling : an issue of water from the earth : a pool fed by a spring
wellington : a boot having a loose top with the front usually coming to or above the knee
wellness : the quality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal
Wellsian Herbert George 1866–1946 English novelist and historian
wellsite : a mineral (Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si3O10.3H2O of the phillipsite group consisting of a silicate of aluminum, calcium, barium, and potassium
wellspring : a source of continual supply
wellstrand : a stream flowing from a spring
welly : wellington
wels : sheatfish
Welsh : to avoid payment
welsh : to avoid payment
welsher : to avoid payment
Welshery : a district or quarter (as of a town or city) populated by the Welsh
Welshman : a native or inhabitant of Wales
Welshness : the quality or state of being Welsh : Welsh character
Welshry : a district or quarter (as of a town or city) populated by the Welsh
Welshwoman : a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales
welt : a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
welted : a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
welter : writhe, toss
welterweight : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 147 pounds  — compare lightweight, middleweight
welting : a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
Welwitschia : a monotypic genus of desert plants (family Welwitschiaceae) of southwestern Africa characterized by a trunk less than a foot high but often six feet in circumference, two persistent leaves that grow at the base and die at the apex, and cone-shaped inflorescences
wem : a moral stain
wen : an abnormal growth or a cyst protruding from a surface especially of the skin
wench : a young woman or girl
wencher : a young woman or girl
Wenchow city and port on the East China Sea in the province of Zhejiang, eastern China population 2,862,500
Wend : to direct one's course : travel
wend : to direct one's course : travel
Wendish : of or relating to the Wends or their language
Wendy : a small house for children to play in
Wenlock : a subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain
Wenlockian : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Silurian
wenny : having the character of a wen : resembling a wen
Wenrohronon :  erie
wentletrap : any of a family (Epitoniidae) of marine snails with usually white shells
wenzel 1361–1419 king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor (1378–1400) and (as Wenceslas IV) king of Bohemia (1378–1419)
wer : wergild
werewolf : a person transformed into a wolf or capable of assuming a wolf's form
werf : the space around homestead and outbuildings : farmyard
weri : aweto
Werner Alfred 1866–1919 Swiss chemist
Wernerian : of or relating to A.G.Werner who classified minerals according to their external characters and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water
wernerite : scapolite
werowance : an Indian chief of Virginia or Maryland
wert : to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize
Wertherian : resembling or characteristic of Werther
Wertherism : the quality or state of being Wertherian
weskit : vest sense 1a
Wesleyan : methodism sense 1
Wesleyanism : methodism sense 1
wesselton : a high-grade diamond ranking below a river
Wessexman : a native or inhabitant of Wessex
west : to, toward, or in the west
westbound : traveling or heading west
wester : to turn or move westward
westering : to turn or move westward
westerliness : the situation of being westerly
westerly : situated toward or belonging to the west
westermost : westernmost
western : coming from the west
westerner : a native or inhabitant of the West
westernism : a locution or pronunciation characteristic of a western region and especially of the western U.S.
westernization : conversion to or adoption of western traditions or techniques
westernize : to imbue with qualities native to or associated with a western region and especially the noncommunist countries of Europe and America
westernly : westerly
westernmost : furthest to the west
westing : westerly progress : a going westward
westland city in southeastern Michigan west of Detroit population 84,094
westmost : westernmost
westness : the quality or state of being west
Westphalian region of western Germany bordering on the Netherlands east of the Rhine River  — see north rhine-westphalia
Westralian : of, relating to, or characteristic of Western Australia or its inhabitants
westward : toward the west
westwardly : in a westward direction
westwards : toward the west
wet : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)
weta : any of various large wingless long-horned insects (family Stenopelmatidae) of New Zealand
wetback : a Mexican who enters the U.S. illegally
wetbird : chaffinch
wether : a male sheep castrated before sexual maturity
wetherhog : a wether of the second season
wetly : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)
wetness : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)
wettability : the quality or state of being wettable : the degree to which something can be wet
wettable : capable of being wetted
wetted : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)
wetter : one that wets something
wetting : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)
wettish : somewhat wet : moist
wey : any of various old units of weight used locally in the British Isles especially for cheese, wool, and salt
whack : to strike with a smart or resounding blow
whacker : to strike with a smart or resounding blow
whacking : very large : whopping
whacky : absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy
whale : any of various very large, aquatic, marine mammals (order Cetacea) that have a torpedo-shaped body with a thick layer of blubber, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, a horizontally flattened tail, and nostrils that open externally at the top of the head
whaleback : something shaped like the back of a whale
whalebird : any of several gregarious seabirds that follow whaling ships to feed on oil and offal
whaleboat : a long narrow rowboat made with both ends sharp and raking, often steered with an oar, and formerly used by whalers for hunting whales
whalebone : baleen
whalehead : shoebill
whalelike : any of various very large, aquatic, marine mammals (order Cetacea) that have a torpedo-shaped body with a thick layer of blubber, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, a horizontally flattened tail, and nostrils that open externally at the top of the head
whaleman : a man employed on a whaling ship
whaler : a person or ship engaged in whale fishing
whalery : whale fishery sense 1
whaleship : a ship used in whaling : whaler
whaling : the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
whally : having the iris of light color : walleyed
wham : a solid blow
whame : gadfly
whamp : wasp
whample : blow, stroke
whang : thong
whangdoodle : an imaginary creature of undefined character
whangee : the wood of any of several Asian bamboos (genus Phyllostachys)
whap : to pull or whip out
whapuku : a large edible marine fish (Polyprion oxygeneios) of New Zealand waters that is closely related to or perhaps identical with the stonebass
whare : a Maori hut or house
wharf : a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
wharfage : the provision or the use of a wharf
wharfing : something serving as a wharf
wharfinger : the operator or manager of a commercial wharf
wharfless : having no wharf
wharfman : dockman
wharfmaster : wharfinger
wharl : a guttural pronunciation of the letter r : burr
wharve : whorl sense 1
what : who sense 1
whatabouts : the things with which one is busied
whatever : anything or everything that
whatlike : of what sort or kind
whatna : what kind of
whatness : quiddity sense 1
whatnot : any of various other things that might also be mentioned
whatreck : notwithstanding
whatso : whatever
whatsoever : whatever
whatsomever : whatsoever
whatten : what kind of
whau : a New Zealand tree (Entelea arborescens) of the family Tiliaceae
whaup : a European curlew (Numenius arquata)
wheal : a suddenly formed elevation of the skin surface : welt
whealworm : chigger sense 2
wheat : a cereal grain that yields a fine white flour used chiefly in breads, baked goods (such as cakes and crackers), and pastas (such as macaroni or spaghetti), and is important in animal feeds
wheatbird : horned lark
wheatear : any of various small thrushes (genus Oenanthe)
wheaten : of, relating to, or made of wheat
wheatland : land used or suitable for growing wheat
wheatless : having no wheat
wheatworm : a small nematode worm (Anguina tritici) that is parasitic on wheat, oats, and other grasses, that invades the plant at the leaf axil as a larva where it induces stunting and distortion of leaves, and that subsequently passes to the inflorescence and causes the seeds to be replaced by galls in which the larva matures and produces a new generation of larvae to be distributed in the soil when the gall is shed and decays
wheedle : to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
wheedling : to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
wheedlingly : in a wheedling manner : with wheedling
wheel : a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle
wheelage : a tax or toll on the passage of wheeled vehicles
wheelbarrow : a small usually single-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying small loads and is fitted with handles at the rear by which it can be pushed and guided
wheelbox : a box or casing containing the steering gear of a ship and supporting the wheel
wheeled : equipped with wheels
wheeler : one that wheels
wheelhouse : pilothouse
wheeling : the act or process of one that wheels
wheelless : a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle
wheelman : helmsman
wheelrace : the place in which a waterwheel is set
wheelsman : one who steers with a wheel
wheelspin : the rotation of the wheels of a wheeled vehicle with little or no traction
wheelwork : wheels in gear and their connections in a machine or mechanism
wheelwright : a maker and repairer of wheels and wheeled vehicles
wheely : of or relating to a wheel or a circular form or movement
wheen : few sense 2
wheeple : to utter a prolonged whistle or shrill cry
wheeze : to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound
wheezily : inclined to wheeze
wheeziness : inclined to wheeze
wheezingly : with a wheeze
wheezle : wheeze
wheezy : inclined to wheeze
whekau : laughing owl
whelk : any of numerous large marine snails (as of the genus Buccinum)
whelked : formed like a whelk shell : twisted, convoluted
whelm : to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect
whelp : any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
whelpless : having no whelps
whelve : to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something
whemmel : overturn, upset
when : at what time
whenas : when
whence : from what place, source, or cause
whenceforth : whence
whenceforward : from which time or place onward
whencesoever : from whatever place or source
whencever : whencesoever
whenever : at any or every time that
whenness : position or relation in time
whenso : whensoever
whensoever : whenever
whensomever : whensoever
where : at, in, or to what place
whereabout : about where : near what place
whereabouts : about where : near what place
whereafter : after which
whereanent : concerning which
whereas : while on the contrary
whereat : at or toward which
whereaway : in what direction
whereby : by, through, or in accordance with which
wherefor : for which
wherefore : for what reason or purpose : why
wherefrom : from which
wherein : in what : in what particular or respect
whereinsoever : in whatever matter, respect, or action
whereinto : into which
whereness : the quality or state of being in a particular place : position or presence in a definable place
whereof : with or by which
whereon : on what
whereout : out of which : whence
whereover : over which
whereso : wheresoever
wheresoever : wherever
wheresomever : wheresoever
wherethrough : through which
whereto : to what place, purpose, or end
whereunder : under which
whereuntil : whereto
whereunto : whereto
whereup : up which
whereupon : on which
wherever : at, in, or to any or all places that
wherewith : with or by means of which
wherewithal : means, resources
wherret : a cuff on the face or ear : box, slap
wherrit : a cuff on the face or ear : box, slap
wherry : any of various light boats: such as
wherryman : one who works on a wherry or who rows passengers in a wherry for hire
whet : to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
whether : in any case
whetrock : whetstone
whetstone : a stone for whetting edge tools
whetter : to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
whew : a whistling sound or a sound like a half-formed whistle uttered as an exclamation
whewellite : a mineral CaC2O4.H2O consisting of calcium oxalate occurring in colorless or white monoclinic crystals polymorphous with weddellite
whewer : wigeon sense 1a
whewl : to cry complainingly : whine, howl
whey : the watery part of milk that is separated from the coagulable part or curd especially in the process of making cheese and that is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins and contains lactalbumin and traces of fat
wheyey : consisting of, containing, or resembling whey : wheyish
wheyface : a person having a pale face (as from fear)
wheyfaced : a person having a pale face (as from fear)
wheyish : somewhat like whey
wheyishness : somewhat like whey
wheylike : the watery part of milk that is separated from the coagulable part or curd especially in the process of making cheese and that is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins and contains lactalbumin and traces of fat
which : being what one or ones out of a group
whichever : being whatever one or ones out of a group : no matter which
whichsoever : whichever
whichway : where
whichways : where
whicker : neigh, whinny
whid : to move nimbly and silently
whiff : a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
whiffet : a small, young, or unimportant person
whiffle : to blow unsteadily or in gusts
whiffler : one that clears the way for a procession
whiffletree : the pivoted swinging bar to which the traces of a harness are fastened and by which a vehicle or implement is drawn
whiffling : to blow unsteadily or in gusts
Whig : a member or supporter of a major British political group of the late 17th through early 19th centuries seeking to limit the royal authority and increase parliamentary power  — compare tory
whig : a member or supporter of a major British political group of the late 17th through early 19th centuries seeking to limit the royal authority and increase parliamentary power  — compare tory
Whiggamore : a member of a band composed largely of inhabitants of the southwestern part of Scotland that in 1648 marched to Edinburgh to oppose the king, Duke of Hamilton, and court party
whiggamore : a member of a band composed largely of inhabitants of the southwestern part of Scotland that in 1648 marched to Edinburgh to oppose the king, Duke of Hamilton, and court party
Whiggery : the principles or practices of Whigs
Whiggify : to make Whig : influence by Whig principles or policies
Whiggish : characteristic of Whigs or Whiggery
Whiggishly : in whiggish manner
Whiggism : a member or supporter of a major British political group of the late 17th through early 19th centuries seeking to limit the royal authority and increase parliamentary power  — compare tory
Whigling : a petty Whig
whigmaleerie : whim
while : a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a condition : time
whilere : a while ago : some time before
whiles : while
whilie : a little while
Whilkut : an Athapaskan people of the Mad river valley in northwestern California
whillaloo : hullabaloo
whillilew : hullabaloo
whilly : cajole, wheedle, gull
whillywha : a deceitful flatterer
whilom : formerly
whilst : while
whim : a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
whimbrel : a curlew (Numenius phaeopus) chiefly of the northern coastal regions of North America and Eurasia
whimper : to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound
whimpering : to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound
whimperingly : in a whimpering manner : with whimpering
whimsey : whim, caprice
whimsical : resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
whimsicality : resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
whimsically : resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
whimsicalness : resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
whimsied : filled with whimsies : whimsical
whimwham : a whimsical object or device especially of ornament or dress
whin : gorse
whinberry : bilberry sense 1a
whinchat : a small brown and buff European singing bird (Saxicola rubetra) of grassy meadows
whindle : whine, whimper
whine : to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
whiner : to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
whing : a sharp high-pitched ringing sound
whinge : to complain fretfully : whine
whinger : whinyard
whininess : characterized by whining:
whiningly : producing or emitting a prolonged, high-pitched sound : producing a whine
whinner : to whine feebly
whinnock : whimper
whinny : to neigh especially in a low or gentle way
whinstone : basaltic rock : trap
whiny : characterized by whining:
whinyard : a short sword
whip : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully
whipbird : coachwhip bird
whipcord : a thin tough cord made of braided or twisted hemp or catgut
whipcrack : the cracking of a whip
whipcracker : one that cracks a whip : one who adopts or applies an authoritative, tyrannical, or threatening approach or policy
whipgraft : a plant graft made by interlocking a small tongue and notch in the obliquely cut base of the scion with corresponding cuts in the stock
whiplash : the lash of a whip
whiplike : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully
whipmaster : one that uses a whip : one that exerts power and control
whipparee : stingray
whipped : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully
whipper : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully
whippersnapper : a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person
whippertail : a common smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis) of the western Atlantic
whippet : any of a breed of small swift slender dogs used for coursing small game and racing
whippiness : the quality or state of being whippy
whipping : the act of one that whips: such as
whippletree : whiffletree
whippoorwill : a nocturnal nightjar (Caprimulgus vociferus) of chiefly eastern North America with a loud repeated call suggestive of its name
whippy : unusually resilient : springy
whipsaw : a narrow pit saw averaging 5 to 7¹/₂ feet (1.5 to 2.3 meters) in length
whipsocket : the whipstock into which a lash is fitted
whipstall : a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane whips violently forward and then downward
whipster : whippersnapper
whipstitch : whip sense 5
whipstock : the handle of a whip
whiptail : any of various long slender American lizards (genus Cnemidophorus) having a whiplike tail and including some forms that are parthenogenetic
whipworm : a parasitic nematode worm (genus Trichuris) with a body that is thickened posteriorly and that is very long and slender anteriorly
whir : to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir
whirl : to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed
whirlabout : the act or process of whirling about
whirlblast : whirlwind, hurricane
whirlbone : hucklebone sense 1
whirled : to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed
whirler : to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed
whirley : a crane free to rotate 360 degrees in picking up and depositing its load
whirligig : a child's toy having a whirling motion
whirling : to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed
whirlingly : with a whirling movement
whirlpool : a confused tumult and bustle : whirl
whirlpuff : a whirling gust or blast of wind
whirlwig : whirligig beetle
whirlwind : a small rotating windstorm of limited extent
whirly : having a whirling motion
whirry : to convey quickly
whirtle : a perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn
whish : to urge on or cause to move with a whish
whisk : a quick light brushing or whipping motion
whisker : a hair of the beard
whiskerage : style of wearing the whiskers
whiskered : a hair of the beard
whiskery : a hair of the beard
whiskey : a liquor distilled from fermented wort (such as that obtained from rye, corn, or barley mash)
whisking : a quick light brushing or whipping motion
whisky : a liquor distilled from fermented wort (such as that obtained from rye, corn, or barley mash)
whisper : to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard
whispered : to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard
whisperer : one that whispers
whispering : whispered speech
whisperingly : whispered speech
whisperous : whispery
whisperously : whispery
whispery : resembling a whisper
whist : to be silent : hush
whistle : a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube
whistler : one that whistles: such as
Whistlerian : one that whistles: such as
whistlewing :  american goldeneye
whistlewood : a tree with an easily separable bark used for making whistles: such as
whistling : the act or sound of one that whistles : whistle
whistly : resembling a whistle
Whit : the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
whit : the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
white : having the color of new snow or milk
whiteback : canvasback
whitebait : the young of any of several European herrings and especially of the common herring (Clupea harengus) or of the sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
whitebark : any of several American trees (as the white poplar or whitebark pine) with pale or whitish bark
whitebeard : an old man : graybeard
whitebelly : any of several birds with wholly or partly white underparts: such as
whitebill :  american coot
whitebird : spotted flycatcher
whiteblow : whitlow grass sense a
whitebottle : bladder campion sense 1
Whiteboy : a favored person : pet
Whiteboyism : the principles or conduct of the Whiteboys
whitecap : a wave crest breaking into white foam
Whitechapel district of eastern London, England, north of the Thames River in Tower Hamlets
whitecoat : a very young hair seal and especially a harp seal
whitecomb : favus of fowls that is marked by proliferation of grayish white crumbly crusts about the comb, earlobes, and wattles
whitecorn : a small grain (as wheat, barley, or oats) that becomes light-colored as it ripens
whitecup : a prostrate woody Argentine herb (Nierembergia rivularis) with white or rarely blue-tinged or rose-tinged tubular flowers
whited : covered with white or whiting and especially with whitewash
whiteface : a white-faced animal
Whitefieldian : an adherent or follower of the evangelist George Whitefield
Whitefieldite : an adherent or follower of the evangelist George Whitefield
whitefish : any of various freshwater salmonid food fishes (especially of genera Coregonus and Prosopium) that resemble the salmon and trout in having an adipose dorsal fin but have a smaller, often toothless mouth and that inhabit cold lakes and streams of the northern hemisphere  — see cisco
Whitefoot : a white mark on a horse's foot between the fetlock and the coffin
whitefoot : a white mark on a horse's foot between the fetlock and the coffin
whitehanded : having white hands
whitehead : a small whitish elevation of the skin (as on the face) due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium
whiteheart :  dutchman's-breeches
whitely : with an effect of whiteness : so as to show or appear white
whiten : to make white or whiter
whitener : one that whitens
whiteness : the quality or state of being white: such as
whitening : the act or process of making or becoming white
whiteroot : butterfly weed sense 1
whiterump :  hudsonian godwit
whites : having the color of new snow or milk
whiteside : goldeneye
whitesmith : tinsmith
whitestone : a clear colorless imitation gem (as a rhinestone) that simulates the diamond
whitetail : white-tailed deer
whitethorn : a hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha)
whitethroat : any of several birds with white on the throat: such as
whitetip : oceanic whitetip shark
whitetop : a redtop (Agrostis alba)
whitevein : a disease of tobacco manifesting itself in the veins of the leaves which become white during curing
whitewall : an automobile tire having a white band on the sidewall
whiteware : a class of ceramic products that include porcelain, china, pottery, earthenware, stoneware, and vitreous tile, are usually but not necessarily white, and consist typically of clays, feldspar, potter's flint, and whiting
whitewash : to whiten with whitewash
whitewasher : to whiten with whitewash
whiteweed : any of various weeds with a white or whitish flower: such as
whitewing : a person and especially a street sweeper wearing a white uniform
whitewood : any of various trees with pale or white wood: such as
whiteworm : white grub
whither : to what place
whitherso : whithersoever
whithersoever : to whatever place
whitherto : whither
whitherward : toward what or which place
whiting : any of various marine food fishes: such as
whitish : having the color of new snow or milk
whitishness : the quality or state of being whitish
whitleather : white leather
whitling : sea trout
whitlow : an infection of the finger and especially the fingertip that is typically caused by infection of a virus (such as the herpes simplex virus) and is marked by redness, tenderness, and fluid-filled blisters
whitlowwort : a plant of the genus Paronychia
Whitmanese : language or expression of the kind characteristic of the poet Walt Whitman
Whitmanesque Marcus 1802–1847 and his wife Narcissa 1808–1847 née Prentiss American missionaries and pioneers
Whitmonday : the day after Whitsunday observed as a legal holiday in England, Wales, and Ireland
whits : the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
whitster : a linen bleacher
Whitsun : of, relating to, or observed on Whitsunday or at Whitsuntide
Whitsunday : pentecost sense 2
Whitsuntide : the week beginning with Whitsunday and especially the first three days of this week
whittaw : one who processes skins by tawing (as to form rawhide)
whitten : any of several trees or shrubs: such as
whitterick : a European curlew (Numenius arquata)
whittle : a large knife
whittler : a large knife
whittling : the act or art of whittling
whittret : weasel
whity : somewhat white : whitish
whiz : to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air
whizgig : something (as a toy) that whirls with a whizzing sound
whizzer : one that whizzes
whizzing : to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air
whizzle : whiz
who : what or which person or persons
whoa : cease or slow a course of action or a line of thought : pause to consider or reconsider
whodunit : a detective story or mystery story
whoever : whatever person : no matter who
whole : free of wound or injury : unhurt
wholehearted : completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic
wholeheartedly : completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic
wholeheartedness : the quality or state of being wholehearted
wholeness : free of wound or injury : unhurt
wholesale : the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale (as by a retail merchant)
wholesaler : a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use
wholesome : promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
wholesomely : promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
wholesomeness : promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
wholly : to the full or entire extent : completely
whoo : the cry of an owl
whoof : a deep snorting sound (as made by a four-footed animal)
whoop : to utter a whoop in expression of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment : shout
whoopee : boisterous convivial fun : merrymaking
whooper : one that whoops
whooping : to utter a whoop in expression of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment : shout
whoosh : a swift or explosive rush
whop : to pull or whip out
whopper : something unusually large or otherwise extreme of its kind
whopping : extremely large
whorage : whore
whore : a person who engages in sexual intercourse for pay : prostitute
whoredom : the practice of whoring : prostitution
whoremaster : a man consorting with whores or given to lechery
whoremonger : whoremaster
whoreson : a child born to parents not married to each other
whorish : of or befitting a whore
whorl : a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
whorled : having or arranged in whorls
whorlflower : a Eurasian herb of the genus Morina (family Dipsacaceae) with flowers in dense whorls
whorly : whorled
whorlywort :  culver's root
whort : bilberry sense 1a
whortle : bilberry sense 1a
whortleberry : bilberry
whose : of or relating to whom or which especially as possessor or possessors
whosesoever : of or relating to whomsoever
whosever : of, belonging to, or relating to whomever
whosomever : whoever
whuff : to blow noisily
whuffle : to blow noisily
whup : to administer a beating to especially as punishment
why : for what cause, reason, or purpose
whyever : for whatever reason : why
whyfor : reason, wherefore
whyo : a member of a gang of holdup men
wi when issued
Wichita city on the Arkansas River in south central Kansas population 382,368
wick : a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted, braided, or woven cord, tape, or tube usually of soft spun cotton threads that by capillary attraction draws up to be burned a steady supply of the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles
wickawee : an Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
wicked : morally very bad : evil
wickedly : morally very bad : evil
wickedness : the quality or state of being wicked
wicker : a small pliant twig or branch (as of osier) : withe
wickerwork : work consisting of interlaced pliable twigs or branches
wicket : a small gate or door
wicketkeep : wicketkeeper
wicketkeeper : a fielder in cricket who stands behind the wicket at which the ball is being bowled
wicketwork : a bord-and-pillar system of coal mining
wicking : material for wicks
wickiup : a hut used by the nomadic Indians of the arid regions of the western and southwestern U.S. with a usually oval base and a rough frame covered with reed mats, grass, or brushwood
wickup : wicopy
wicky : any of various low-growing laurels (genus Kalmia)
wicopy : American basswood
wid widow; widower
widdendream : mental excitement or confusion : a mad fit : fury
widdershins : in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction : counterclockwise  — compare deasil
widdifow : fit for the gallows : rascally
widdle : wriggle
widdy : a rope of osiers
wide : having great extent : vast
widely : over or through a wide area
widemouthed : having one's mouth opened wide (as in awe)
widen : to increase the width, scope, or extent of
widener : to increase the width, scope, or extent of
wideness : having great extent : vast
widespread : widely diffused or prevalent
widework : a bord-and-pillar system of coal mining in which the very narrow pillars left to support the roof are not recovered
widgeon : any of several freshwater ducks (genus Anas): such as
widish : somewhat wide
widow : a woman who has lost her spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
widowed : a woman who has lost her spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
widower : a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
widowered : made a widower
widowerhood : the fact or state of being a widower
widowhood : the fact or state of being a widow
widowly : of, relating to, or befitting a widow
widowman : widower
width : the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth
widthways : widthwise
widthwise : in the direction of the width : latitudinally
wield : to deal successfully with : manage
wielder : to deal successfully with : manage
wieldy : capable of being wielded easily
wiener : frankfurter, hot dog
wienerwurst : vienna sausage
wienie : frankfurter, hot dog
wiesenboden : any of an intrazonal group of dark brown to black meadow soils rich in organic matter with gray underlayers developed through poor drainage in humid or subhumid grassy or sedgy regions
wife : woman
wifehood : woman
wifeless : woman
wifelike : in a wifely manner
wifely : of, relating to, or befitting a wife
wifish : wifely
wig : a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
wigan : a stiff plain-weave cotton fabric used for interlining
wigged : wearing a wig especially of a specified kind
wiggen : rowan tree sense 1
wigger : wigmaker
wiggery : the use of wigs
wigging : a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
wiggle : to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
wiggler : a larva or pupa of the mosquito
wiggly : to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
wiggy : marked by excessive gravity and formality : pompous
wight : a living being : creature
wigless : having or wearing no wig
wiglet : a small wig used especially to enhance a hairstyle
wigmaker : one that makes or deals in wigs
wigwag : to signal by wigwagging
wigwam : a hut of the American Indians of the Great Lakes region and eastward having typically an arched framework of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or hides
wiikite : a mineral consisting probably of a mixture of samarskite, betafite, and perhaps allanite and occurring in pegmatite in Impilakhti parish on Lake Ladoga, Finland
Wikeno : a Bellabella people of British Columbia
Wikstroemia : a genus of chiefly Asiatic shrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) including some (as W. canescens) with bark that yields a fiber used in making paper and cloth
Wilbur Richard Purdy 1921–2017 American poet and translator; poet laureate (1987–88)
Wilburite : a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Conservative) formed in the U.S. in 1845 as a protest on behalf of Inner Light against the doctrine of the Gurneyites
wild : living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
wildbore : a formerly popular durable woolen dress fabric
wildcat : an Old World cat (Felis silvestris) that resembles but is heavier in build than the domestic tabby cat and is usually held to be among the ancestors of the domestic cat
wildcatter : one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field
wildcatting : an Old World cat (Felis silvestris) that resembles but is heavier in build than the domestic tabby cat and is usually held to be among the ancestors of the domestic cat
wildebeest : either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou and C. taurinus) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail, and horns in both sexes that curve downward and outward
wilder : to lead astray
wildering : to lead astray
wilderment : to lead astray
wilderness : a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings
wildfire : a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in a wilderness or a rural area
wildfowl : a game bird
wilding : a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape
wildish : living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
wildlife : living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated
wildling : wilding
wildly : in a wild manner
wildness : living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
wildwind : hurricane
wile : a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive
wilga : an Australian plant of the genus Geijera (family Rutaceae)
wilgers : osier sense 1a
Wilhelmina 1880–1962 queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
wilily : full of wiles : crafty
wiliness : full of wiles : crafty
wilkeite : a mineral consisting of an hydroxylapatite in which phosphorous is partly replaced by carbon, sulfur, silicon, or a combination thereof  — compare apatite
Wilkinson Ellen Cicely 1891–1947 English politician
Will : desire, wish
will : desire, wish
willable : capable of being willed
willed : having a will especially of a specified kind
willemite : a mineral of varying color consisting of a silicate of zinc and occurring especially in massive or granular forms
willer : one that wills
willet : a large American shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the sandpiper family that resembles the greater yellowlegs but has a thicker bill and gray legs and that displays a black-and-white wing pattern when in flight
willey : willow sense 3a
willeyer : willower sense 1
willful : obstinately and often perversely self-willed
willfully : obstinately and often perversely self-willed
willfulness : obstinately and often perversely self-willed
William name of 4 kings of England: I (the Conqueror) circa 1028–1087 (reigned 1066–87); II (
williamsite : a mineral consisting of a green variety of serpentine used for decorative purposes
Williamsonia : a genus (the type of the family Williamsoniaceae) of fossil cycads having slender more or less branched stems and conspicuous bracts or scales associated with the fructification and occurring in rocks from the Upper Triassic to Middle Cretaceous in both the New and Old Worlds
Willie : penis
willie : penis
willies : a fit of nervousness : jitters
willing : inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready
willinghearted : heartily willing or disposed
willinghood : willingness
willingly : inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready
willingness : inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready
williwaw : a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes
willock : any of several birds of the family Alcidae:
willow : any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals
willowbiter : either of two titmice:
willowed : edged with or abounding in willows
willower : a textile worker who operates a willow
willowlike : any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals
willowware : dinnerware that is usually blue and white and that is decorated with a story-telling design featuring a large willow tree by a little bridge
willowweed : a European loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
willowworm : a worm that is the larva of a willow moth or willow sawfly
willowy : abounding with willows
Willy : penis
willy : penis
Wilson August 1945–2005 originally Frederick August Kittel American playwright
Wilsonian August 1945–2005 originally Frederick August Kittel American playwright
wilt : to lose turgor from lack of water
Wilton : a carpet woven with loops like the Brussels carpet but having a velvet cut pile and being generally of better materials
Wiltshire county of southern England; capital Trowbridge area 1392 square miles (3605 square kilometers), population 470,981
wily : full of wiles : crafty
wimble : any of various instruments for boring holes
wimick : cry, whimper
wimple : a cloth covering worn over the head and around the neck and chin especially by women in the late medieval period and by some nuns
Win : to get possession of by effort or fortune
win : to get possession of by effort or fortune
wince : to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
wincer : one that winces
wincey : a plain or twilled fabric with wool weft and cotton or linen warp that is used especially for warm shirts, skirts, and pajamas
winch : any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling
wincher : any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling
Winchester : relating to or being computer disk technology that permits high-density storage by sealing the rigid metal disks within the disk drive mechanism as protection against dust
winchman : one who runs a winch
wincing : to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
wincingly : in a wincing manner
Wind : a natural movement of air of any velocity
wind : a natural movement of air of any velocity
windage : the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore
windbag : an exhaustively talkative person
windbaggery : pompous meaningless talk
windberry : lingonberry
windbracing : the act or process of bracing a frame against winds
windbreak : a growth of trees or shrubs serving to break the force of wind
Windbreaker : a jacket made of wind-resistant material
windbreaker : a jacket made of wind-resistant material
winddog : sun dog
winded : a natural movement of air of any velocity
winder : one that winds: such as
windfall : something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
windfallen : blown down by the wind
windfirm : firm enough to withstand strong wind
windfish : a fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) of northeastern North America
windflaw : a gust of wind : flaw
windflower : anemone sense 1
windgall : a soft tumor or synovial swelling on a horse's leg in the region of the fetlock joint
windgalled : affected with windgall
windhole : a ventilating shaft in a mine
windhover : kestrel
windigo : a cannibalistic creature of Algonquian mythology believed to have been a lost hunter forced by hunger to eat human flesh and thereafter to have become a crazed man-eating ogre roaming the forest
windily : windswept
windiness : windswept
winding : material (such as wire) wound or coiled about an object (such as an armature)
windjammer : a sailing ship
windjamming : a sailing ship
windlass : any of various machines for hoisting or hauling: such as
windlasser : an operator of a windlass
windle : a locally varying measure (as for wheat) used in northern England and Scotland
windles : a ribgrass (Plantago lanceolata)
windless : a natural movement of air of any velocity
windlessly : a natural movement of air of any velocity
windlestraw : a dry thin stalk of grass
windlin : a bundle of hay or straw
windling : a bundle of hay or straw
windmill : a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft
windore : window
window : an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as glass) and capable of being opened and shut
windowful : as much or as many as a window will hold or allow to pass through or be visible
windowless : an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as glass) and capable of being opened and shut
windowlight : windowpane sense 1
windowman : a man in charge of a window (as in a ticket office or a bank)
windowpane : a pane in a window
windowshut : window shutter
windowy : having many windows or openings
windpipe : trachea sense 1
windproof : impervious to wind
windroad : airway sense 1
windroot : butterfly weed sense 1
windrow : a row of hay raked up to dry before being baled or stored
windrower : a curved finger device attached to the rear of the cutter bar of a mowing machine to windrow the swath
windscreen : a screen that protects against the wind
windshield : a transparent screen (as of glass) that protects the occupants of a vehicle
windshock : wind shake sense 1
Windsor Duke of  — see edward viii
windstorm : a storm marked by high wind with little or no precipitation
windsucker : a horse that has the habit of wind sucking
windtight : airtight sense 1
windup : the act of bringing to an end
windward : the side or direction from which the wind is blowing
windwardly : windward sense 1b
windwardmost : most windward
windwards : the side or direction from which the wind is blowing
windway : a passage for air (as in an organ pipe)
windy : windswept
wine : the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage
wineberry : a raspberry (Rubus phoenicolasius) of China and Japan grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits half enclosed in the hairy calyx
wined : the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage
wineglass : a stemware drinking glass for wine
winegrower : a person who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine
winegrowing : the occupation or industry of cultivating vineyards and producing wine
winehouse : wineshop
wineless : lacking wine
winery : a wine-making establishment
Winesap : an apple with deep red skin and juicy somewhat tart flesh
wineshop : a tavern that specializes in serving wine
wineskin : a bag that is made from the skin of an animal (such as a goat) and that is used for holding wine
winetaster : a person who tastes and evaluates wine especially professionally
wing : one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly
wingbeat : a stroke of a bird's wings in flying
winged : having wings
wingedly : on or as if on the wing : lightly, swiftly, exaltedly
wingedness : the quality or state of having wings
winger : a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position
wingfish : a sea robin having large pectoral fins like wings
wingless : having no wings or very rudimentary wings
winglessness : having no wings or very rudimentary wings
winglet : a small wing
winglike : resembling a wing in form or lateral position
wingman : a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation
wingpiece : a piece of scenery slid in from the wings
wingspread : the spread of the wings : wingspan
wingstem : golden ironweed
wingy : one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly
winish : of, relating to, characteristic of, or resembling wine
wink : to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
winker : one that winks
winking : to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
winkingly : in a winking manner
winkle : periwinkle entry 2
winna : will not
winnable : to get possession of by effort or fortune
winnard : the European redwing
Winnebago : a Siouan people in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay
winner : one that wins: such as
Winnie : an award presented annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in fashion design
winning : the act of one that wins : victory
winningly : the act of one that wins : victory
winningness : the quality or state of being winning
winnings : the act of one that wins : victory
winninish : ouananiche
Winnipesaukee lake in central New Hampshire area 71 square miles (185 square kilometers)
winnonish : ouananiche
winnow : to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
winnower : to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
winnowing : to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
Winona city on the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota population 27,592
winrace : the fastest time made by the winning horse in a public trotting race
winsome : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
winsomely : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
winsomeness : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
Winston city in northern North Carolina population 229,617 
winter : the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox
Winteraceae : a small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (order Ranales) characterized by alternate aromatic pellucid-dotted leaves without stipules and rather small usually cymose or fasciculate flowers with a single whorl of carpels and sometimes included in Magnoliaceae
winterberry : an eastern North American shrub (Ilex verticillata) of the holly family with axillary flowers, usually bright red berries, and deciduous leaves that turn black in the fall
winterbloom : witch hazel sense 2a
winterbourne : a stream that flows only or chiefly in winter
wintered : the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox
winterer : one that winters
winterfeed : to provide (as cattle) with feed to supplement or replace pasturage during the winter
wintergreen : any of a genus (Pyrola of the family Pyrolaceae, the wintergreen family) of evergreen perennial herbs (such as the shinleafs) that have basal leaves and racemose flowers
winterhain : to let pasture lie without cattle in winter especially in order to take off a crop of hay in the spring
wintering : the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox
winterish : suitable to winter : suggestive of winter : somewhat wintry
winterishly : suitable to winter : suggestive of winter : somewhat wintry
winterization : to make ready for winter or winter use and especially resistant or proof against winter weather
winterize : to make ready for winter or winter use and especially resistant or proof against winter weather
winterkill : to kill (a plant or part of a plant) by exposure to winter conditions
winterkilling : to kill (a plant or part of a plant) by exposure to winter conditions
winterless : free from winter : not characterized by wintery conditions (as of weather)
winterly : of, relating to, or occurring in winter : wintry
wintertide : wintertime
wintertime : the season of winter
winterward : in the direction of winter
winterwards : in the direction of winter
winterweed : a weedy plant that remains green during winter: such as
wintle : stagger, reel
wintrily : in a wintry manner : so as to be wintry
wintriness : of, relating to, or characteristic of winter
wintry : of, relating to, or characteristic of winter
Wintun : an Indian people of the Sacramento valley, California
winy : having the taste or qualities of wine
winze : a steeply inclined passageway in a mine
wipe : to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning
wiper : a person who wipes
wir : our
wirable : capable of being wired
wire : metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod
wirebar : a cast bar of metal ready for making into wire
wirebird : a plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae) of the island of St. Helena
wired : reinforced by wire (as for strength)
wiredraw : to draw or stretch forcibly : elongate
wiredrawer : to draw or stretch forcibly : elongate
wiredrawn : excessively minute and subtle
wirehair : a wirehaired dog or cat
wireless : having no wire or wires
wirelessly : having no wire or wires
wirelessness : the quality or state of being wireless
wirelike : metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod
wireman : a maker of or worker with wire
Wirephoto : a photograph transmitted by electrical signals over telephone wires
wirepull : to pull wires
wirepuller : one who uses secret or underhanded means to influence the acts of a person or organization
wirepulling : one who uses secret or underhanded means to influence the acts of a person or organization
wirer : metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod
wiresmith : one who makes wire especially by the old method of hammering up strips of metal
wiretail : ruddy duck
wireway : a conduit for wires
wireweed : knotgrass sense 1
wirework : a work of wires
wireworker : one that makes things (as cables) from wire
wireworks : a work of wires
wireworm : any of the slender hard-coated larvae of various click beetles that include some destructive especially to plant roots
wirily : made of wire
wiriness : made of wire
wiring : the act of providing or using wire
wirl : a stunted or puny creature
wirling : a stunted or puny creature
wirr : growl
wirrah : an Australian spotted food fish (Acanthistius serratus) of the family Serranidae
wiry : made of wire
wis : know
Wisconsinite river 430 miles (692 kilometers) long in central Wisconsin flowing south and west into the Mississippi River
wisdom : ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : insight
wise : characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment
wiseacre : one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness
wisecrack : a clever or sarcastic remark
wisecracker : a clever or sarcastic remark
wisehead : wiseacre sense 1
wisehearted : of an understanding disposition : discerning
wiselike : of a rational or suitable nature : sensible, becoming
wiseling : wiseacre, witling
wisely : characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment
wiseman : a man of unusual learning, judgment, or insight : sage
wiseness : characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment
wisenheimer : smart aleck
wisent : a bison (Bison bonasus) of European forests that has golden to dark brown dense fur and is slightly smaller in size than the related American bison : european bison
wiser : characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment
wisewoman : a woman versed in charms, conjuring, or fortune-telling
wish : to have a desire for (something, such as something unattainable)
wishbone : a forked bone in front of the breastbone in a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end
wished : to have a desire for (something, such as something unattainable)
wisher : to have a desire for (something, such as something unattainable)
wishful : expressive of a wish : hopeful
wishfully : expressive of a wish : hopeful
wishfulness : expressive of a wish : hopeful
wishing : wishful
wishly : intently, wishfully
Wishoskan : a language family of the Ritwan stock comprising only Wiyot
Wishram : an Indian people of Klickitat county in the southern part of the state of Washington
wisht : dismal, eerie
wisket : basket
wisp : a small handful (as of hay or straw)
wispish : resembling a wisp : insubstantial
wispy : a small handful (as of hay or straw)
wissel : change sense 6b
wist : know
Wistaria : any of a genus (Wisteria) of mostly woody leguminous vines of China, Japan, and the southeastern U.S. that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several (such as W. sinensis and W. floribunda) grown as ornamentals
wistaria : any of a genus (Wisteria) of mostly woody leguminous vines of China, Japan, and the southeastern U.S. that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several (such as W. sinensis and W. floribunda) grown as ornamentals
Wisteria : any of a genus (Wisteria) of mostly woody leguminous vines of China, Japan, and the southeastern U.S. that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several (such as W. sinensis and W. floribunda) grown as ornamentals
wisteria : any of a genus (Wisteria) of mostly woody leguminous vines of China, Japan, and the southeastern U.S. that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several (such as W. sinensis and W. floribunda) grown as ornamentals
wistful : full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
wistfully : full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
wistfulness : full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
wistit : marmoset
wistiti : marmoset
wistless : heedless
wit : the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse
witan : members of the witenagemot
witch : a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers
witchcraft : the use of sorcery or magic
witched : a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers
witchen : wych elm
witchery : the practice of witchcraft : sorcery
witchetty : any of various large, typically white grubs of Australia that are larvae usually of cossid moths, are used as food especially in the diet of the indigenous people, and include one (Endoxyla leucomochla) that feeds on the sap of acacia roots
witchhood : the state of being a witch
witching : the practice of witchcraft : sorcery
witchlike : a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers
witchman : witch doctor
witchweed : any of a genus (Striga) of yellow-flowered Old World plants of the snapdragon family that are damaging root parasites of grasses (such as sorghum and corn) and that include one (S. asiatica) which is an introduced pest in parts of the southeastern U.S.
witchwoman : a fwoman who is a witch doctor
witchwood : wych elm
witchy : a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers
wite : blame
witenagemot : an Anglo-Saxon council made up of a varying number of nobles, prelates, and influential officials and convened from time to time to advise the king on administrative and judicial matters
with : in opposition to : against
withal : together with this : besides
Withania : a small genus of Old World tropical shrubs (family Solanaceae) having woolly leaves and clustered bell-shaped flowers with an enlarged fruiting calyx and including one plant (W. coagulans) used in the East Indies as a substitute for rennet in making cheese
withdraw : to take back or away : remove
withdrawable : to take back or away : remove
withdrawal : the act of taking back or away something that has been granted or possessed
withdrawer : one that withdraws
withdrawing : to take back or away : remove
withdrawment : withdrawal
withdrawn : removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
withdrawnness : removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
withe : a slender flexible branch or twig
withen : willow
wither : to become dry and sapless
withered : to become dry and sapless
witherer : one that withers
withering : acting or serving to cut down or destroy : devastating
witheringly : acting or serving to cut down or destroy : devastating
witherite : a translucent white or gray orthorhombic mineral consisting of a carbonate of barium
withernam : the action of taking by way of reprisal : a second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods taken by a first distress and eloigned
withers : the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse  — see horse illustration
withershins : in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction : counterclockwise  — compare deasil
withertip : a blighting of terminal shoots or of the tips of leaves especially characteristic of various anthracnoses of citrus plants  — compare citrus anthracnose, lime anthracnose
withewood : withe rod
withheld : to hold back from action : check
withhold : to hold back from action : check
withholder : to hold back from action : check
within : in or into the interior : inside
withindoors : indoors
withinside : on the inner side
withinsides : on the inner side
withness : the state or fact of being close to or connected with someone or something : close association or proximity
without : outside
withoutdoors : outdoors
withouten : without
withoutside : on the outer part or surface
withstand : to stand up against : oppose with firm determination
withstander : one that withstands
withstandingness : power or inclination to withstand
withstay : to delay or hinder the course or coming of : withstand
withstood : to stand up against : oppose with firm determination
withwind : bindweed
withy : willow
withywind : bindweed
witless : destitute of wit or understanding : foolish
witlessly : destitute of wit or understanding : foolish
witlessness : destitute of wit or understanding : foolish
witling : a would-be wit
witloof : chicory sense 1
witness : attestation of a fact or event : testimony
witnessable : capable of being witnessed
witnesser : one that witnesses : witness
witney : a heavy woolen cloth used especially for blankets
Witoto : a people of southeastern Colombia
witteboom : silver tree sense 1
witted : having wit or understanding
witter : the tee aimed at in curling
wittering : a piece of information (as a sign, token, or hint)
wittichenite : a mineral Cu3BiS3 consisting of a tin-white to steel-gray copper bismuth sulfide and usually occurring in massive form
witticism : a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
witticize : to express oneself wittily or indulge in witticisms
wittily : marked by or full of clever humor or wit : smartly facetious or jocular
wittiness : marked by or full of clever humor or wit : smartly facetious or jocular
witting : knowledge or awareness of something : cognizance
wittingly : knowledge or awareness of something : cognizance
wittol : a man who knows of his wife's infidelity and puts up with it
witty : marked by or full of clever humor or wit : smartly facetious or jocular
witwall : the European great spotted woodpecker
wive : to marry a woman
Wiyot : a Ritwan people of the coast of northern California
wiz : a person who is very good at something : wizard sense 2
wizard : one skilled in magic : sorcerer
wizardly : having characteristics of a wizard
wizardry : the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
wizen : to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
wizened : to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
wo without
woad : a European herb (Isatis tinctoria) of the mustard family formerly grown for the blue dyestuff yielded by its leaves
woader : woadman
woadman : one who dyes with woad
woadwaxen : woodwaxen
wob washed overboard
wobbegong : carpet shark
wobble : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
wobbler : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
wobbliness : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
wobbling : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
wobbly : a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
wodge : a bulky mass or chunk : lump, wad
woe : a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
woebegone : strongly affected with woe : woeful
woebegoneness : strongly affected with woe : woeful
woeful : full of woe : grievous
woefully : full of woe : grievous
woefulness : full of woe : grievous
woehlerite : a mineral NaCa2(Zr,Cb)Si2O8(O,OH,F) consisting of a basic silicate of zirconium, calcium, sodium, niobium, and other minerals in yellow or brown prismatic crystals
woevine : dodder laurel
woffler : repairer
wokas : a western American spatterdock (Nuphar polysepalum)
woke : aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)
wokowi : mescal sense 1
wold : a usually upland area of open country
woldsman : one who dwells on a wold or in a region of wolds
Wolf : any of several large predatory canids (genus Canis) that are active mostly at night, live and hunt in packs, and resemble the related dogs
wolf : any of several large predatory canids (genus Canis) that are active mostly at night, live and hunt in packs, and resemble the related dogs
wolfachite : a silver-white or tin-white mineral Ni(As,Sb)S consisting of nickel sulfide, arsenide, and antimonide
wolfberry : a white-berried North American shrub (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) of the honeysuckle family
wolfer : a hunter of wolves
Wolffia : a genus of widely distributed floating aquatic plants (family Lemnaceae) that are the smallest flowering plants known, consist merely of a minute ovoid or globose leafless thallus producing the flowers from clefts or grooves, and are distinguished from members of the genus Lemna by the one-celled anthers and by the absence of roots
Wolffian : discovered or first described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff
wolfhound : any of several large dogs used especially formerly in hunting large animals (such as wolves)  — compare borzoi, Irish wolfhound
Wolfian : of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf
wolfish : suggestive of a wolf
wolfishly : suggestive of a wolf
wolfishness : suggestive of a wolf
wolflike : any of several large predatory canids (genus Canis) that are active mostly at night, live and hunt in packs, and resemble the related dogs
wolfling : a little or young wolf
wolfram : wolframite
wolframate : tungstate
wolframic : tungstic
wolframine : tungstite
wolframinium : a light aluminum alloy similar to romanium
wolframite : a brown to black mineral consisting of a tungstate of iron and manganese occurring especially in monoclinic crystals and used as a source of tungsten
wolfsbane : any of several monkshoods (especially Aconitum napellus or A. lycoctonum)
wolfskin : the skin of a wolf
wollastonite : a triclinic mineral consisting of a native calcium silicate occurring usually in cleavable masses
wollomai : snapper sense 3c
Wolof : a Niger-Congo language of Senegambia
wolve : wolf
wolveboon : a small southern African tree or shrub (Toxicodendrum capensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae with very poisonous foliage
wolver : one that behaves like a wolf
wolverine : a carnivorous usually solitary mammal (Gulo gulo) of the weasel family of northern forests and associated tundra that is dark brown with a light brown band on each side of the body and is noted for its strength
woman : an adult female person
womanfolk : woman
womanfully : with womanly constancy or spirit
womanhead : womanhood
womanhood : the state of being a woman
womanhouse : laundry
womanish : associated with or characteristic of women rather than men
womanishly : associated with or characteristic of women rather than men
womanishness : associated with or characteristic of women rather than men
womanism : a form of feminism focused especially on the conditions and concerns of Black women
womanist : a form of feminism focused especially on the conditions and concerns of Black women
womanity : the nature of women : normal womanhood : womanliness
womanize : to make effeminate
womanizer : to make effeminate
womankind : female human beings : women especially as distinguished from men
womanless : an adult female person
womanlike : womanly
womanliness : the quality or state of being womanly (as in having qualities such as beauty or gentleness that are traditionally associated with a woman)
womanly : having qualities traditionally associated with a woman
womanness : womanliness
womanpost : a female messenger
womb : uterus
wombat : any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears
wombed : uterus
womby : hollow
womenfolk : women
womenfolks : women
womenkind : womankind
won the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea  — see Money Table
wonder : a cause of astonishment or admiration : marvel
wonderberry : the edible fruit of the black nightshade
wonderer : a cause of astonishment or admiration : marvel
wonderful : exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing
wonderfully : in a way or to an extent that excites wonder, astonishment, or amazement : amazingly, remarkably
wonderfulness : exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing
wondering : a cause of astonishment or admiration : marvel
wonderingly : in a wondering manner
wonderland : an imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm
wonderless : having no wonder
wonderment : a cause of or occasion for wonder
wondermonger : a person who tells of or exploits strange or freakish things
wondersome : wonderful
wonderwork : a marvelous act, work, or accomplishment
wondrous : that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
wondrously : that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
wondrousness : that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
wong : field, meadow
wonga : an Australian woody vine (Pandorea pandorana) with loose panicles of yellowish white flowers
wongshy : an Asian tree (Gardenia grandiflora)
woning : dwelling
wonky : characteristic of, relating to, or suggestive of a wonk: such as
wonna : will not
wonned the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea  — see Money Table
wonning the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea  — see Money Table
wont : accustomed, used
wonted : usual or ordinary especially by reason of established habit
wontedly : usual or ordinary especially by reason of established habit
wontedness : usual or ordinary especially by reason of established habit
wonting : accustomed, used
woo : to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
wood : the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants
woodagate : agate formed by petrifaction of wood
woodbark : a grayish yellowish brown that is stronger than deer, lighter and stronger than acorn, and lighter, stronger, and slightly yellower than olive wood
woodbin : a bin for holding firewood
woodbine : any of several honeysuckles
woodbound : bound with wood
woodburytype : a process in which a gelatin relief produced by photographic methods and hardened is powerfully pressed on a plate of soft metal to produce an intaglio impression that upon inking may be used to print pictures directly
woodchat : a black-and-white European shrike (Lanius senator) with a red crown and nape
woodchuck : a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S.
woodcock : a shorebird (Scolopax rusticola) of Europe and Asia that frequents moist woodlands, has large eyes and rounded wings, is of a variously mottled reddish-brown, black, and buff color with a barred chest, and is often hunted as game
woodcraft : skill and practice in anything relating to the woods and especially in maintaining oneself and making one's way in the woods
woodcut : a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut with the grain
woodcutter : one that cuts wood
woodcutting : the action or occupation of cutting wood or timber
wooded : covered with growing trees
wooden : made or consisting of wood
woodenhead : blockhead
woodenheaded : dense, stupid
woodenly : made or consisting of wood
woodenness : made or consisting of wood
woodenware : articles made of wood for domestic use
woodeny : wooden
woodfish : silverfish sense 2
woodgeld : money paid in feudal times for the privilege of gathering or cutting wood in a forest
woodgrub : a grub that is the larva of any of numerous wood-boring insects
woodhorse : walking stick sense 2
woodiness : abounding or overgrown with woods
wooding : the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants
woodkern : an Irish robber or outlaw frequenting a forest
woodland : land covered with woody vegetation : timberland, forest
woodlander : land covered with woody vegetation : timberland, forest
woodless : having no wood
woodman : woodsman
woodmonger : a dealer in wood
woodmote : a former minor English forest court with cognizance of trespasses in a forest
woodness : insanity, madness
woodpecker : any of numerous birds (family Picidae) with zygodactyl feet, stiff spiny tail feathers used in climbing or resting on tree trunks, a usually extensible tongue, a very hard bill used to drill the bark or wood of trees for insect food or to excavate nesting cavities, and generally showy parti-colored plumage
woodpile : a pile of wood (such as firewood)
woodprint : woodcut
woodranger : ranger sense 4a
woodreeve : an overseer of a forest
Woodruff : any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family
woodruff : any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family
woodsere : cuckoo spit sense 1
woodshed : a shed for storing wood and especially firewood
woodshop : a shop in which woodworking is carried on
Woodsia : a genus of small or medium-sized rock-inhabiting ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of temperate or cold regions having pinnate or bipinnate fronds, round sori, and wholly inferior roundish or stellate indusia
woodside : the margin of or country bordering on a wood
woodskin : bark from which canoes are made
woodsman : a person who frequents or works in the woods
woodspite : green woodpecker
woodstone : petrified wood
woodsy : characteristic or suggestive of woods
woodwall : green woodpecker
woodward Robert Burns 1917–1979 American chemist
Woodwardia : a genus of chain ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having linear lanceolate pinnae and sori in rows
woodware : woodenware
woodwax : a yellow-flowered Eurasian shrub (Genista tinctoria) common as a weed in England, adventive in North America, and sometimes cultivated for ornament
woodwaxen : a yellow-flowered Eurasian shrub (Genista tinctoria) common as a weed in England, adventive in North America, and sometimes cultivated for ornament
woodwork : work made of wood
woodworker : used for woodworking
woodworking : used for woodworking
woodworm : an insect larva (as of a furniture beetle) that bores especially in dead wood
woodwright : woodworker
Woody : abounding or overgrown with woods
woody : abounding or overgrown with woods
woodyard : a yard for storing or sawing wood
wooer : to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
woof : weft sense 1a
woofed : weft sense 1a
woofer : a loudspeaker usually larger than a tweeter, responsive only to the lower acoustic frequencies, and used for reproducing sounds of low pitch  — compare tweeter
wooing : to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
wooingly : attractively, alluringly
wool : the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales
woold : to wind or wrap a rope or chain round (as a mast or yard sprung or made of two or more pieces) at a fish or scarf for strengthening
woolder : a stick used (as in woolding) to tighten a rope at a knot
woolding : a rope or chain used in woolding
wooled : having wool especially of a specified kind
woolen : made of wool
wooler : an animal (as an Angora rabbit) bred or kept for its wool
woolert : barn owl
woolfell : a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled
woolgatherer : to engage in woolgathering
woolgathering : indulgence in idle daydreaming
woolgrower : one that raises sheep for the production of wool
woolhead : bufflehead
woollike : resembling wool in texture or appearance
woolly : resembling wool
woollyhead : an impenetrable thicket of rhododendron or mountain laurel
woolman : a dealer in wool
woolpack : a wrapper of strong fabric into which fleeces are packed for shipment
woolsack : woolpack sense 2
woolsey : linsey-woolsey
woolshed : a building or group of buildings (as on an Australian ranch) in which sheep are sheared and wool is prepared for market
woolskin : a sheepskin having the wool still on it
woolsorter : one that sorts wool according to grade specifications
woolsower : a multicellular gall on the white oak made by a gallfly (Andricus seminator) in which each cell is covered by a coating of woolly filaments
woolweed : pipewort
woolwheel : a hand and foot operated spinning wheel for spinning wool
woolwork : needlework (as embroidery on canvas or knitting) made with wool
woon : a governor or other administrative officer in Burma
woons : a governor or other administrative officer in Burma
wootz : a steel made anciently in India by crude methods in small crucibles according to the oldest known process for making fused steel
woozy : mentally unclear or hazy
wop : an Italian person
wops : an Italian person
worcester : low-fired porcelain containing a frit and steatite produced at Worcester, England, from about 1751
word : a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use
wordage : words
wordbook : vocabulary, dictionary
wordbuilding : the act or process of forming words:
worded : a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use
worder : a verbose person
wordily : using or containing many and usually too many words
wordiness : using or containing many and usually too many words
wording : the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology
wordish : made up of or having to do with words : verbal
wordishly : made up of or having to do with words : verbal
wordishness : made up of or having to do with words : verbal
wordle : any of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire or lead pipe
wordless : not expressed in or accompanied by words
wordlessly : not expressed in or accompanied by words
wordlessness : not expressed in or accompanied by words
wordman : one that is skilled in the use of words
wordmonger : a writer who uses words for show or without particular regard for meaning
wordmongering : the use of empty or bombastic words
wordmongery : word-mongering
wordplay : playful use of words : verbal wit
wordsmanship : the art or craft of writing
wordsmith : a person who works with words
wordster : one that is adept in the use of words especially in an empty or bombastic manner
Wordsworthian William 1770–1850 English poet; poet laureate (1843–50)
wordy : using or containing many and usually too many words
work : to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary
workability : capable of being worked
workable : capable of being worked
workableness : capable of being worked
workaday : of, relating to, or suited for working days
workaway : a person who earns passage on a ship by working aboard the ship
workbag : a bag for implements or materials for work
workbasket : a basket for needlework
workbench : a bench on which work especially of mechanics, machinists, and carpenters is performed
workbook : a worker's manual
workbox : a box for work instruments and materials
workbrittle : industrious
workday : a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off
worked : that has been subjected to some process of development, treatment, or manufacture
worker : one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material
workfellow : one engaged in the same work with another : companion in work
workfolk : working people
workfolks : working people
workgirl : a girl employed for wages in manual labor especially in industry
workhand : a person employed (as on a farm or in a factory or shop) by someone else
workhouse : poorhouse
working : the manner of functioning or operating : operation
workingman : one who works for wages usually at manual labor
workingwoman : workwoman
workless : being without work : unemployed
worklessness : being without work : unemployed
workman : workingman
workmanlike : characterized by the skill and efficiency typical of a good workman
workmanly : workmanlike
workmanship : something effected, made, or produced : work
workmaster : a master workman
workout : a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance
workpeople : workers, employees
workpiece : a piece of work in process of manufacture
workplace : a place (such as a shop or factory) where work is done
workroom : a room used for work
works : to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary
workshop : a small establishment where manufacturing or handicrafts are carried on
workstand : worktable
worktable : a table for holding working materials and implements
workwoman : a woman who works
world : the earthly state of human existence
worldful : as much or as many as would fill a world
worldlet : a little world
worldliness : of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
worldling : a person engrossed in the concerns of this present world
worldly : of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
worldward : in the direction of or toward the world
worm : earthworm
wormed : earthworm
wormer : a drug used in veterinary medicine to worm an animal
wormhole : a hole or passage burrowed by a worm
Wormian : a small irregular inconstant plate of bone interposed in a suture between large cranial bones 
worming : earthworm
wormless : free from or lacking worms
wormlike : earthworm
wormling : a small worm
wormroot : pinkroot
wormseed : any of various plants whose seeds possess anthelmintic properties: such as
wormweed : pinkroot
wormwood : artemisia
wormy : containing, abounding in, or infested with or as if with worms
wornness : the quality or state of being worn
worricow : bugaboo, hobgoblin
worried : mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen
worriedly : mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen
worrier : choke, strangle
worriless : free from care or worries
worriment : an act or instance of worrying
worrisome : causing distress or worry
worrisomely : causing distress or worry
worrisomeness : causing distress or worry
worrit : vex, distress, worry
worry : choke, strangle
worrying : causing worry : creating reason for worry : troubling
worryingly : causing worry : creating reason for worry : troubling
worrywart : a person who is inclined to worry unduly
worse : of more inferior quality, value, or condition
worsement : deterioration in the value or usefulness of a piece of real property caused by action taken by outside persons or interests without the consent of the owner of the property  — compare betterment
worsen : to make worse
worseness : the quality or state of being worse
worsening : to make worse
worser : worse
worship : to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power
worshipable : worshipful sense 3
worshiper : to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power
worshipful : notable, distinguished
worshipfully : notable, distinguished
worshipfulness : notable, distinguished
worshipingly : in a worshiping or adoring manner
worshipless : lacking worship or worshippers
worst : most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill
worsted : a smooth compact yarn from long wool fibers used especially for firm napless fabrics, carpeting, or knitting
wort : plant
worth : monetary value
worthful : full of merit
worthiest : having worth or value : estimable
worthily : having worth or value : estimable
worthiness : having worth or value : estimable
worthless : lacking worth : valueless
worthlessly : lacking worth : valueless
worthlessness : lacking worth : valueless
worthy : having worth or value : estimable
wot : know
wots : know
woubit : a hairy caterpillar
wough : the wall or partition of a house
would : should
wound : an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues
wounded : wounded persons
woundily : excessively, extremely
wounding : an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues
woundingly : in a wounding manner : hurtfully
woundless : free from wounds : unwounded
wounds : an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues
woundwort : any of various plants whose soft downy leaves have been used in the dressing of wounds: such as
woundy : extremely, excessively
wourali : curare
wourari : curare
woven : a woven fabric
wow : a striking success : hit
wowser : an obtrusively puritanical person
Woyaway : a Cariban people of the borderlands of Brazil, British Guiana, and Surinam
wrack : a wrecked ship
wrackful : destructive
wraith : the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition
wraithlike : the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition
wrangle : to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
wrangler : a bickering disputant
wrap : to cover especially by winding or folding
wrappage : something that wraps : an outer covering (as of a package)
wrapped : to cover especially by winding or folding
wrapper : that in which something is wrapped: such as
wrappering : coarse material used for wrapping
wrapping : something used to wrap an object : wrapper
wraprascal : a long loose overcoat worn especially in the 18th century
wrasse : any of a large family (Labridae) of elongate usually brilliantly colored marine bony fishes that usually bury themselves in sand at night and include important food fishes as well as a number of popular aquarium fishes
wrath : strong vengeful anger or indignation
wrathful : filled with wrath : irate
wrathfully : filled with wrath : irate
wrathfulness : filled with wrath : irate
wrathily : in a wrathy manner
wrathy : wrathful
wrawl : cry, howl, mewl
wraxle : wrestle
wreak : bring about, cause
wreakful : revengeful
wreath : something intertwined or arranged in a circular shape: such as
wreathe : to shape into a wreath
wreathed : to shape into a wreath
wreathen : made into a wreath : wreathed
wreather : one that wreathes
wreathingly : in a wreathing manner : spirally
wreathless : having no wreath
wreathlet : a small wreath
wreathy : having the form of a wreath
wreck : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
wreckage : the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked
wrecker : one that searches for or works on the wrecks of ships (as for rescue or for plunder)
wreckfish : stonebass
wreckful : causing wreck : involving ruin : destructive
wrecking : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
Wren : any of a family (Troglodytidae) of small typically brownish oscine singing birds
wren : any of a family (Troglodytidae) of small typically brownish oscine singing birds
wrench : to move with a violent twist
wrenched : to move with a violent twist
wrencher : one that wrenches or works with a wrench
wrenchingly : to move with a violent twist
wrenlet : a little wren
wrest : to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
wrester : one that wrests meanings : perverter
wresting : to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
wrestle : to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance
wrestler : to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance
wrestling : a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
wretch : a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
wretched : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind
wretchedly : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind
wretchedness : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind
wretchless : reckless
wretchlessness : recklessness
wried : twist, writhe
wriggle : to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm
wriggler : one that wriggles
wrigglingly : in a wriggling manner
wriggly : to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm
wright : a worker skilled in the manufacture especially of wooden objects
wring : to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
wringbolt : an eyebolt with the end cut in a wood screw used in shipbuilding as a temporary plank fastening while the permanent fastenings are being driven
wringer : one that wrings: such as
wringstaff : a strong piece of wood used in the ring of a wringbolt
wrinkle : a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
wrinkled : a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
wrinkledness : the quality or state of being wrinkled
wrinkleless : having no wrinkles : smooth
wrinkly : a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
wrist : the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal
wristband : the part of a sleeve covering the wrist
wristbone : a carpal bone
wristed : effeminate
wrister : a warm knitted covering for the wrist
wristlet : a band encircling the wrist
wristlock : a wrestling hold in which one contestant is thrown or made helpless by a twisting grip on the wrist
wristwork : flexion of the wrist (as in stroking a ball)
writ : something written : writing
writable : capable of being put in writing
writative : addicted to writing
write : to form (characters, symbols, etc.) on a surface with an instrument (such as a pen)
writer : one that writes: such as
writership : the position or function of a writer in the East India Company
writhe : to twist into coils or folds
writhed : to twist into coils or folds
writhen : being twisted or contorted
writhing : to twist into coils or folds
writhingly : in a writhing manner : with or by twisting
writing : the act or process of one who writes: such as
written : made or done in writing
wrizzled : wrinkled, shriveled
wro war risks only
wrong : an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause
wrongdoer : one that does wrong
wrongdoing : evil or improper behavior or action
wronged : being injured unjustly : suffering a wrong
wronger : an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause
wrongful : wrong, unjust
wrongfully : wrong, unjust
wrongfulness : wrong, unjust
wronghead : one that is wrongheaded
wrongheaded : stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
wrongheadedly : stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
wrongheadedness : stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
wronghearted : wrong or perverse in feeling : unjust
wrongheartedness : wrong or perverse in feeling : unjust
wrongness : an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause
wrongous : characterized by unfairness : iniquitous, wrongful
wrongously : characterized by unfairness : iniquitous, wrongful
Wronskian : a mathematical determinant whose first row consists of n functions of x and whose following rows consist of the successive derivatives of these same functions with respect to x
wrote : to form (characters, symbols, etc.) on a surface with an instrument (such as a pen)
wroth : intensely angry : highly incensed : wrathful
wrothful : filled with anger
wrothy : wrathful
wrought : worked into shape by artistry or effort
wry : twist, writhe
wrybill : a peculiar shorebird (Anarhynchus frontalis) of New Zealand that is related to the plovers and unique in having its bill sharply deflected to the right
wryly : twist, writhe
wrymouth : a large eellike blenny (Cryptacanthodes maculatus) of the northern Atlantic coast of North America
wryneck : either of two Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis) that differ from the typical woodpeckers in having soft tail feathers and a peculiar manner of writhing the neck
wryness : twist, writhe
wrytail : a tail twisted to one side
Wu : a group of Chinese dialects spoken principally in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces
Wuchereria : a genus of filarial worms of the family Dipetalonematidae including a parasite (W. bancrofti) that causes elephantiasis
wud : insane, mad
wulfenite : a tetragonal mineral that is a complex oxide of lead and molybdenum and occurs especially in bright orange-yellow tabular crystals
Wundtian : of or relating to Wilhelm Wundt or his theories or investigations
wurley : a native Australian hut
Wurmian : of or relating to the Würm
wurtzilite : an asphalt similar to uintaite in composition
wurtzite : a brownish black mineral ZnS that consists of zinc sulfide in hemimorphic hexagonal crystals or a fibrous state and that is polymorphous with sphalerite
wurzel : mangel
wuss : a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person : wimp
wuther : to blow with a dull roaring sound
wuzzy : a native Sudanese warrior
wy Wyoming
Wyandot : a member of an American Indian group formed in the 17th century by Hurons and other Indians fleeing the Iroquois
Wyandotte : any of a U.S. breed of medium-sized domestic chickens raised for meat and eggs
Wycliffian John circa 1330–1384 English religious reformer and theologian
Wycliffism : the teachings or principles of John Wycliffe
Wycliffist :  lollard
Wycliffite : lollard
wye : a Y-shaped part or object
Wyethia : a genus of plants (family Compositae) that resemble sunflowers, are found especially in the western U.S., and have pistillate fertile ray flowers
Wykehamist : a student or graduate of Winchester College
wyliecoat : a warm undergarment
wyn : a runic letter used in Old English and Middle English to represent the consonant \w\
wynd : a very narrow street
wynkernel : moorhen sense 2
wynn : a runic letter used in Old English and Middle English to represent the consonant \w\
Wyomingite state in the northwestern U.S.; capital Cheyenne area 97,914 square miles (254,576 square kilometers), population 563,626
wyomingite state in the northwestern U.S.; capital Cheyenne area 97,914 square miles (254,576 square kilometers), population 563,626
X : the 24th letter of the English alphabet
x : the 24th letter of the English alphabet
xanthamide : an amide ROCSNH2 of a xanthic acid
xanthate : a salt or ester of any of various thio acids and especially C3H6OS2
xanthation : the process of xanthating
xanthelasma : a xanthoma of the eyelid
xanthene : a white crystalline heterocyclic compound C13H10O
Xanthian : of or relating to the ancient town of Xanthus in Lycia in Asia Minor
xanthic : of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow color
Xanthidium : a genus of deeply constricted spiny desmids (family Desmidiaceae) including some that are common plankton forms
xanthin : a carotenoid pigment (as cryptoxanthin or zeaxanthin) soluble in alcohol
xanthine : a feebly basic compound C5H4N4O2 that occurs especially in animal or plant tissue, is derived from guanine and hypoxanthine, and yields uric acid on oxidation
Xanthium : a genus of coarse and rough or spiny herbs (family Compositae) having small heads of greenish flowers of which the pistillate enclosed in an involucre becomes a burr covered with hooked bristles  — see cocklebur
Xanthocephalus : a genus of blackbirds comprising only the yellow-headed blackbird of western North America
Xanthoceras : a monotypic genus of Chinese shrubs (family Sapindaceae) that have pinnately compound leaves, racemose rather showy white flowers with red or yellow spots, and a fruit resembling the horse chestnut but without prickles
Xanthochroi : caucasoids having light hair and fair skin  — compare melanochroi
Xanthochroic : relating to or belonging to the xanthochroi
xanthochroid : xanthochroic sense 1
xanthochroism : abnormal coloration of feathers (as in some parrots) in which yellow replaces the normal color
xanthochromia : xanthochromic discoloration
xanthochromic : having a yellowish discoloration
xanthochroous : having a yellowish skin and fair hair
xanthoconite : a cochineal-red to orange-yellow to brown mineral Ag3AsS3 consisting of a silver arsenic sulfide and occurring in tabular crystals and often flat rhombohedrons  — compare proustite
xanthoderm : a person with yellowish skin
xanthoderma : yellow color of the skin
xanthogen : either of two univalent radicals:
xanthogenate : xanthate
xanthogenic : xanthic acid sense 1
xantholeucophore : a leucophore (as of a frog) containing yellow pigment as well as guanine  — compare xanthophore
xanthoma : a fatty irregular yellow patch or nodule containing lipid-filled foam cells that occurs on the skin (as of the eyelids, neck, or back) or in internal tissue and is associated especially with disturbances of lipid metabolism
xanthomata : a fatty irregular yellow patch or nodule containing lipid-filled foam cells that occurs on the skin (as of the eyelids, neck, or back) or in internal tissue and is associated especially with disturbances of lipid metabolism
xanthomatosis : a condition marked by the presence of multiple xanthomas
xanthomatous : of, relating to, marked by, or characteristic of a xanthoma or xanthomatosis
Xanthomelanoi : xanthomelanous peoples
xanthomelanous : having olive or yellow skin and black hair
xanthometer : a chromometer for use with sea or lake water
Xanthomonas : a large genus of bacteria (family Pseudomonadaceae) that are distinguished from members of the closely related Pseudomonas by production of yellow pigments insoluble in water and that include numerous plant pathogens some of which cause necrotic conditions
xanthone : a ketone C13H8O2 that is the parent of several natural yellow pigments
xanthophore : a chromatophore containing a yellow pigment that is typically a carotinoid and occurring especially in fishes and crustaceans
Xanthophyceae : a class of algae (division Chrysophyta) in which the green pigments of the chromatophores are partially masked by xanthophyll and reserves are commonly stored in the form of oil and which comprise the yellow-green algae
xanthophyll : any of several yellow to orange carotenoid pigments that are oxygen derivatives of carotenes
xanthophyllite : seybertite
xanthoproteic : the reaction of warm concentrated nitric acid with tyrosine or tyrosine-containing proteins (as in human skin) to form a yellow color that is intensified to orange-yellow by the addition of alkali
xanthopsia : a visual disturbance in which objects appear yellow
xanthopterin : a yellow crystalline amphoteric pigment C6H5N5O2 that occurs especially in the wings of yellow butterflies and also in the urine of mammals and that is convertible into folic acid by the action of various microorganisms
xanthopurpurin : purpuroxanthin
xanthorhamnin : a yellow crystalline glycoside C34H42O20 that occurs in Persian berries and yields rhamnetin and rhamninose on enzymatic hydrolysis
Xanthorrhiza : a plant of the genus Zanthorhiza : yellowroot
Xanthorrhoea : a genus of Australian plants (family Liliaceae) having a thick woody trunk or caudex that bears a cluster of stiff linear leaves and a dense terminal spike of small flowers  — see grass tree
xanthorrhoea : a genus of Australian plants (family Liliaceae) having a thick woody trunk or caudex that bears a cluster of stiff linear leaves and a dense terminal spike of small flowers  — see grass tree
xanthosiderite : goethite
xanthosis : yellow discoloration of the skin from abnormal causes
Xanthosoma : a genus of tropical American aroids having hastate leaves, a shield-shaped style projecting beyond the ovary, and thick tubers  — see yautia
xanthous : having yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair
xanthoxenite : a mineral 2Ca2Fe(PO4)2(OH).3H2O consisting of a basic hydrous calcium ferric phosphate and occurring in thin yellow monoclinic plates
xanthoxylin : a crystalline phenolic ketone C10H12O4 obtained from seeds of a shrubby Chinese tree (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
xanthydrol : a crystalline secondary alcohol C13H10O2 that is used especially for the detection of urea with which it forms an insoluble product
xarque : charqui
Xaverian : of, relating to, or named after St. Francis Xavier
xebec : a usually 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with long overhanging bow and stern
Xema : a monotypic genus of small black-headed gulls of arctic America having a slightly forked tail
xenacanthine : of or relating to the Xenacanthini
Xenacanthini : a division of fossil elasmobranchs that is nearly equivalent to Ichthyotomi
Xenarchi : an order or fishes that comprises only the pirate perches and is usually included in the order Salmopercae
Xenarthra : a suborder or other division of Edentata comprising the American anteaters, armadillos, sloths, and usually the extinct ground sloths
xenarthral : a suborder or other division of Edentata comprising the American anteaters, armadillos, sloths, and usually the extinct ground sloths
xenarthrous : a suborder or other division of Edentata comprising the American anteaters, armadillos, sloths, and usually the extinct ground sloths
xenia : the effect of genes introduced by pollen especially on endosperm and embryo development
xenial : of, relating to, or constituting hospitality or relations between host and guest and especially among the ancient Greeks between persons of different cities
xenium : a present given among the ancient Greeks and Romans to a guest or stranger and especially to a foreign ambassador
xenobiosis : symbiosis in which members of two species of ants live together in the same nest but do not rear their young in common
xenoblast : a crystal in metamorphic rock that is not bounded by its own faces but has its outlines impressed upon it by neighboring crystals
Xenocratean :  xenocratic
Xenocratic : of or relating to the philosopher Xenocrates or to his doctrines in which he combined Pythagorean conceptions with Platonism
xenocryst : a crystal foreign to the rock in which it occurs
xenodochium : a medieval house for the care of the poor, strangers, pilgrims, or the sick
xenogamy : fertilization by cross-pollination
xenogenesis : the fancied production of an organism altogether and permanently unlike the parent
xenogenic : derived from, originating in, or being a member of another species
xenolith : a fragment of a rock included in another rock
xenolithic : a fragment of a rock included in another rock
xenomania : an inordinate attachment to foreign things (as customs, institutions, manners, fashions)
Xenomi : an order of soft-rayed freshwater teleost fishes comprising the blackfish (Dallia pectoralis) and being commonly included usually in the order Haplomi or among the Isospondyli
xenomorphic : allotriomorphic
xenon : a heavy colorless and relatively inert gaseous element that occurs in air as about one part in 20 million and is used especially in specialized electric lamps (such as flash tubes) and in scientific research  — see Chemical Elements Table
Xenopeltidae : a family of harmless terrestrial or burrowing snakes that is intermediate in many respects between the Boidae and Colubridae and includes solely the sunbeam snake
Xenophanean : of or relating to the Eleatic philosopher Xenophanes or his doctrines noteworthy for their emphatic but perhaps pantheistic monotheism
xenophile : one attracted to foreign things (such as styles or people)
xenophobe : one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin
xenophobia : fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
Xenophontean : of or relating to Xenophon
Xenophontian : of or relating to Xenophon
Xenophontine : of or relating to Xenophon
Xenophora : a genus of gastropod mollusks comprising the carrier snails (coextensive with the family Xenophoridae of the suborder Taenioglossa)
xenophoran : a genus of gastropod mollusks comprising the carrier snails (coextensive with the family Xenophoridae of the suborder Taenioglossa)
Xenopodidae : a family of amphibians comprising Xenopus and a few related genera that are now included in the family Pipidae
Xenopsylla : a genus of fleas of the family Pulicidae including several (as the oriental rat flea) that are important as vectors of plague
Xenopterygii : an order of bony fishes that is coextensive with the family Gobiesocidae
Xenopus : a genus of African aquatic frogs including one (X. laevis) formerly used in a test for pregnancy
Xenorhynchus : a genus of East Indian and Australian storks
Xenos : a genus of strepsipterons that are parasites of various wasps
Xenosauridae : a monotypic family of slender-bodied Mexican lizards that is held to be intermediate between Iguanidae and Anguidae and comprises forms with the upper surface covered with minute granules and tubercles
xenotime : a mineral YPO4 that is a phosphate of yttrium occurring in usually brown or yellow tetragonal crystals and rolled grains and that often also contains thorium, erbium, cerium, or other elements (hardness 4–5, specific gravity 4.45–4.56)
xenyl : a univalent radical C6H5C6H4− derived from biphenyl; biphenyl-yl
xerafin : a silver coin current in Portuguese India before the 19th century and worth 300 to 360 reis
xeranthemum : a genus of annual densely tomentose herbs (family Compositae) native to southern Europe, containing one of the most widely cultivated everlastings (X. annuum), and having solitary chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
xerarch : developing in a dry place  — compare hydrarch, mesarch
Xeres city northeast of Cádiz in southwestern Spain population 211,784
xeric : characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture
xeroderma : a genetic disorder inherited as a recessive autosomal trait that is caused by a defect in mechanisms that repair DNA mutations (such as those caused by ultraviolet light) and is characterized by the development of pigment abnormalities and multiple skin cancers in areas exposed to the sun
xerogel : a solid formed from a gel by drying with unhindered shrinkage  — compare aerogel
xerography : a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder (such as toner)
xeromorph : a plant with typical xerophytic morphology
xeromorphic : of, relating to, or being a xeromorph
xeromorphous : of, relating to, or being a xeromorph
xeromorphy : a plant with typical xerophytic morphology
xerophagia : the strictest Christian fast which is observed chiefly in the Eastern churches during Lent or especially Holy Week and in which only bread, salt, water, and vegetables may be eaten and meat, fish, milk, cheese, butter, oil, wine, and all seasonings or spices are excluded
xerophagy : the strictest Christian fast which is observed chiefly in the Eastern churches during Lent or especially Holy Week and in which only bread, salt, water, and vegetables may be eaten and meat, fish, milk, cheese, butter, oil, wine, and all seasonings or spices are excluded
xerophile : thriving in or tolerant or characteristic of a xeric environment
xerophilous : thriving in or tolerant or characteristic of a xeric environment
xerophobous : having little capacity to resist drought
xerophthalmia : a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting especially from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A
Xerophyllum : a small genus of tall North American herbs (family Liliaceae) having thick woody rootstocks, simple stems with rough-edged linear leaves, and small white flowers in a dense terminal raceme  — see sour grass, squaw grass
xerophyte : a plant adapted for life and growth with a limited water supply
xerophytic : a plant adapted for life and growth with a limited water supply
xerophytism : the quality or state of being xerophytic
xeroprinting : an application of xerography to the mass production of graphic images in which the image plate is fixed to a cylinder and automatically charged and powdered for repeated electrostatic transfer of an image to machine-fed paper
xerosis : abnormal dryness of a body part or tissue (as the skin or conjunctiva)
xerostomia : abnormal dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions
xerotherm : a plant that thrives in a hot dry environment
Xerus : a genus of coarse-haired long-tailed African ground squirrels that somewhat resemble prairie dogs in habits
xi : the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Ximenia : a small genus of widely distributed tropical shrubs or trees (family Olacaceae) having alternate leaves, a persistent calyx, bearded petals, and drupaceous fruit  — see false sandalwood, sour plum sense 2
Xinca : an Indian people of southeastern Guatemala
Xiphias : a genus (the type of the family Xiphiidae) of large scombroid fishes comprising the common swordfish
xiphias : a genus (the type of the family Xiphiidae) of large scombroid fishes comprising the common swordfish
xiphihumeralis : a muscle in some mammals that extends from the xiphoid cartilage to the proximal end of the humerus
xiphioid : resembling or related to the genus Xiphias
xiphiplastra : the posterior and fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle
xiphiplastral : of or relating to the xiphiplastron
xiphiplastron : the posterior and fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle
xiphisterna : xiphoid process
xiphisternal : of or relating to the xiphisternum
xiphisternum : xiphoid process
xiphocostal : of, relating to, or connecting the xiphoid process and the ribs
Xiphodon : a genus of small two-toed artiodactyls (suborder Tylopoda) from the Eocene of Europe (the type of the family Xiphodontidae)
xiphoid : xiphoid process
xiphopagus : congenitally joined twins united at the xiphoid process
xiphophyllous : having sword-shaped leaves
Xiphosura : an order of arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs and extinct related forms and usually including only the two recent genera Limulus (synonym Xiphosurus) with representatives along the American coast of the Atlantic and Tachypleus with species along the Asiatic coast of the Pacific
xiphosuran : an order of arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs and extinct related forms and usually including only the two recent genera Limulus (synonym Xiphosurus) with representatives along the American coast of the Atlantic and Tachypleus with species along the Asiatic coast of the Pacific
xiphosure : an order of arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs and extinct related forms and usually including only the two recent genera Limulus (synonym Xiphosurus) with representatives along the American coast of the Atlantic and Tachypleus with species along the Asiatic coast of the Pacific
xiphosurous : an order of arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs and extinct related forms and usually including only the two recent genera Limulus (synonym Xiphosurus) with representatives along the American coast of the Atlantic and Tachypleus with species along the Asiatic coast of the Pacific
Xiphydriidae : a small family of horntails comprising the wood wasps and characterized by a thorax humped in front resembling a neck
Xmas : christmas
xoana : a primitive image of wood sometimes recalling in shape the block or tree-trunk from which it was cut
xoanon : a primitive image of wood sometimes recalling in shape the block or tree-trunk from which it was cut
xurel : big-eyed scad
xylan : a yellow gummy pentosan that yields xylose on hydrolysis and is abundantly present in plant cell walls and woody tissue
Xylaria : the type genus of Xylariaceae comprising fungi with perithecia borne in the upper part of erect black corky or woody stromata  — see black root rot
Xylariaceae : a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) characterized by dark brown to black usually nonseptate ascospores and conidia borne superficially on the stroma
Xyleborus : a large genus of small ambrosia beetles
xylem : a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists of vessels, tracheids, or both usually together with wood fibers and parenchyma cells, functions chiefly in conduction of water and dissolved minerals but also in support and food storage, and typically constitutes the woody element (as of a plant stem)  — compare phloem
xylene : any of three toxic flammable oily isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons C8H10 that are di-methyl homologues of benzene and are usually obtained from petroleum or natural gas distillates
xylenol : any of six crystalline isomeric phenols C8H10O or a mixture of them derived from the xylenes, found in coal tar, and used chiefly as disinfectants and in making phenolic resins  — compare chloroxylenol
xylenyl :  xylyl
Xylia : a genus of Asiatic trees (family Leguminosae) having globose heads of small greenish flowers succeeded by falcate compressed pods  — see acle, pyinkado
xylic : any of six isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids (CH3)2C6H3COOH derived from xylene; dimethyl-benzoic acid
xylidine : any or a mixture of six toxic liquid or low-melting crystalline isomeric amino derivatives C8H11N of the xylenes used chiefly as intermediates for azo dyes and in organic synthesis
xylindein : a yellow to brown crystalline compound C34H26O11 produced by a fungus (Peziza aeruginosa) in green-rotted wood that dyes wool and cotton green
xylitol : a crystalline alcohol C5H12O5 that is a derivative of xylose, is obtained especially from birch bark, and is used as a sweetener
xylobalsamum : the dried twigs or fragrant wood of a balm of Gilead (Commiphora meccanensis)
Xylocopa : a genus of carpenter bees that is the type of the family Xylocopidae
Xylocopidae : a family that comprises hairy stout usually large chiefly tropical bees which excavate nest galleries in dry wood or pithy stems and that is sometimes made a subfamily of Apidae
xyloglyphy : artistic wood carving
xylograph : the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
xylographer : the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
xylographic : the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
xylographical : the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
xylography : the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
xyloid : resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood : woody, ligneous
xylol : xylene
xylology : a branch of dendrology dealing with the gross and the minute structure of wood
xylomancy : divination by means of pieces of wood
xylometer : an instrument used to determine specific gravity of wood
xylon : one having (such) wood—in generic names
xylonic : an acid C4H5(OH)4COOH obtained as a syrup by oxidizing xylose
Xylonite : celluloid sense 1
Xylophaga : a genus of marine bivalve mollusks (family Pholadidae) that bore holes in wood
Xylophagidae : a family of dipterous flies whose predaceous larvae frequently live in decayed wood
xylophagous : feeding on or in wood
xylophilous : attracted to wood : growing or living in or on wood
xylophone : a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers
xylophonic : relating to or sounding like a xylophone
xylophonist : a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers
Xylopia : a large genus of chiefly tropical American trees or shrubs (family Annonaceae) with coriaceous often distichous leaves, rather large flowers, aromatic berries, and usually bitter wood  — see embira, guinea pepper
xylopyrography : pyrography upon wood
xyloquinone : any of several yellow crystalline compounds (CH3)2C6H2O2 obtained in general by oxidation of xylidines or xylenols; dimethyl-benzoquinone
xylose : a crystalline aldose sugar C5H10O5 that is not fermentable with ordinary yeasts and occurs especially as a constituent of xylans from which it is obtained by hydrolysis
xyloside : a glycoside that yields xylose on hydrolysis
Xylosma : a genus of American and Asiatic usually evergreen trees and shrubs (family Flacourtiaceae) with axillary thorns and fine-textured woods
xylostroma : the closely felted sterile mycelium of various wood-destroying fungi formerly believed to represent a distinct genus
xylostromata : the closely felted sterile mycelium of various wood-destroying fungi formerly believed to represent a distinct genus
xylostromatoid : the closely felted sterile mycelium of various wood-destroying fungi formerly believed to represent a distinct genus
xylotile : a mineral approximately (Mg,Fe)3Fe2Si7O20.11H2O that is a hydrous iron magnesium silicate, occurs in delicately fibrous forms, and is derived from alteration of asbestos or chrysolite
xylotomist : one skilled in xylotomy
xylotomous : capable of boring or cutting wood
xylotomy : the art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination
Xylotrya : a genus of marine bivalves that is closely related to and often included in Teredo and comprises forms as destructive to timber
xylotypographic : of or relating to wooden type : printed from wooden type or from wood blocks
xylotypography : of or relating to wooden type : printed from wooden type or from wood blocks
xylyl : any of several isomeric monovalent radicals C8H9 derived from the three xylenes by removal of a hydrogen atom
xylylene : any of several isomeric bivalent radicals C8H8 derived from the three xylenes by removal of one hydrogen atom from each of two carbon atoms
xyphoid : xiphoid
Xyridaceae : a family of herbs (order Xyridales) with basal equitant usually distichous leaves and leafless scapes bearing flowers in dense heads in the axils of imbricated scales  — see xyris
xyridaceous : a family of herbs (order Xyridales) with basal equitant usually distichous leaves and leafless scapes bearing flowers in dense heads in the axils of imbricated scales  — see xyris
Xyridales : an order of monocotyledonous herbs having flowers mostly with regular corolla and compound superior ovary  — see bromeliaceae, commelinaceae, xyridaceae
Xyris : a large genus (the type of the family Xyridaceae) of chiefly American marsh plants having mostly yellow flowers with three sepals of which the two lateral are small, keeled, and persistent and the other is membranous and spreading  — see yellow-eyed grass
xyst : xystus
xysti : a long and open portico used especially by ancient Greeks or Romans for athletic exercises in wintry or stormy weather
xystum : xystus
xystus : a long and open portico used especially by ancient Greeks or Romans for athletic exercises in wintry or stormy weather
Y : the 25th letter of the English alphabet
y : the 25th letter of the English alphabet
ya young adult
yaba : angelim
yabber : talk, jabber
yabbi :  tasmanian wolf
yabby : any of various burrowing Australian crayfishes (genus Cherax, especially C. destructor) that are used for food
yacal : any of several hard heavy durable yellowish brown woods obtained from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae chiefly in the Philippines  — compare lauan
yacca : any of several chiefly West Indian trees of the genus Podocarpus (such as P. coriaceus and P. purdianus)
yacht : any of various recreational watercraft: such as
yachting : the action, fact, or pastime of racing or cruising in a yacht
yachtsman : a person who owns or sails a yacht
yachty : resembling or befitting a yacht
yad : a pointer tapering into the shape of a closed hand with extended index finger used as a guide for the reader of the scrolls of the Law in a synagogue
yade : a pointer tapering into the shape of a closed hand with extended index finger used as a guide for the reader of the scrolls of the Law in a synagogue
yaff : bark, yelp, yap
yaffingale : green woodpecker
yaffle : green woodpecker
yagi : a highly directional and selective shortwave antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor of one or two dipoles connected with the receiver or transmitter and of a set of nearly equal insulated dipoles parallel to and on a level with the horizontal conductor
Yagua : a Puerto Rican palm (Roystonea borinqueana) that resembles the royal palm
yagua : a Puerto Rican palm (Roystonea borinqueana) that resembles the royal palm
yaguaza : West Indian whistling-duck
yah :  yahweh
Yahgan : a nomadic hunting and fishing people of Tierra del Fuego
Yahoo : a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans
yahoo : a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans
Yahooism : a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans
Yahweh : god sense 1a
Yahwism : the worship of Yahweh among the ancient Hebrews
Yahwist : the author of the Yahwistic or J passages of the Old Testament which refer to God as Yahweh and which are believed to have emanated from Judah, the southern kingdom of the ancient Israelites
Yahwistic : characterized by the use of Yahweh as the name of God
yair : an enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs
yaje : ayahuasca
yak : a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens synonym B. mutus) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia
Yaka : a member of a Bantu people near the mouth of the Congo River widely known for their carved masks
yakamik : trumpeter sense 3a
Yakan : a member of a Moro people inhabiting the interior of Basilan Island, Philippines
Yakima river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in southern Washington flowing southeast into the Columbia River
yakin : takin
yakka : work, labor
Yakonan : a language family of the Penutian stock in Oregon consisting of Alsea, Siuslaw, and Yaquina
Yakut : a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia living mainly in the Lena river basin and practicing herding, crafts, and trading and in the south some agriculture
Yakutat : a Tlingit people occupying the area about Yakutat Bay, Alaska
Yale Elihu 1649–1721 English (American-born) colonial administrator
yale Elihu 1649–1721 English (American-born) colonial administrator
yam : the edible starchy tuberous root of various plants (genus Dioscorea of the family Dioscoreaceae) used as a staple food in tropical areas
Yamacraw :  yamasee
yamamai : a large Japanese silkworm (Antheraea yamamai) whose larva feeds on the oak and furnishes excellent silk
yamanai : a Burmese tree (Gmelina arborea) the hard wood of which is used for making clogs
Yamassee : an Indian of a Muskogean people of the lower Savannah and the coast of Georgia driven to Florida after defeat by the whites in 1716 and finally incorporated with the Creeks and Seminoles
Yamato : a Japanese of the principal racial stock of Japan that is of ancient origin, has possibly Alpine characteristics, and is supposed to have entered Japan from the mainland in the protohistoric period  — compare ainu
Yamel : a Kalapooian people of the Yamhill river valley, northwestern Oregon
yamen : the headquarters or residence of a Chinese government official or department
yammer : to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow
yamp : either of two western North American plants of the genus Carum (C. gairdneri and C. kelloggii) with fleshy edible roots
yampa river 250 miles (400 kilometers) long in northwestern Colorado flowing west into the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument
Yana river of northern Russia in Asia flowing north into the Laptev Sea
Yanan : a language family of the Hokan stock comprising Yahi and Yana
yang : the masculine active principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in light, heat, or dryness and that combines with yin to produce all that comes to be
yangtao :  chinese gooseberry
yank : to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement
Yankee : a native or inhabitant of New England
Yankeedom : a native or inhabitant of New England
Yankeefy : to cause to become like a Yankee
Yankeeism : a native or inhabitant of New England
Yankeeize :  yankeefy
Yankeeland : the region inhabited by Yankees
yanking : to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement
Yankton : a member of a Dakota people of the upper Midwestern United States
Yanktonai : a member of a Dakota people of the upper Midwestern United States
Yannigan : a member of a scrub team in baseball
Yao : an aboriginal people inhabiting chiefly mountainous parts of southwestern China, northern Thailand, Laos, and Tonkin
yap : to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter
Yapman :  yapese
yapok : an aquatic opossum (Chironectes minimus) of South America
yapp : divinity circuit binding
yapped : to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter
yapper : to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter
yapping : to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter
yappingly : in a yapping manner
yappy : given to yapping
Yaqui : a member of an American Indian people of Sonora, Mexico
Yaquina : an Indian people of the Pacific coast of Oregon
yar : set for action : ready
yarak : good flying condition : fettle
yaray : any of several slender Puerto Rican fan palms (especially Sabal causiarum) the leaves of which are widely used in making hats
Yarborough : a hand in bridge or whist containing no ace and no card higher than a nine
yard : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court
yardage : the use of a livestock enclosure for animals in transit provided by a railroad at a station
yardang : a sharp-crested ridge carved by wind erosion from soft but coherent deposits (as clayey sand)
yardarm : either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
yarder : one that is a specified number of yards in length
yarding : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court
yardland : virgate
yardman : a person employed to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
yardmaster : the person in charge of operations in a railroad yard
yardstick : a graduated measuring stick three feet (0.9144 meter) long
yardwand : yardstick
yare : set for action : ready
yareta : any of several densely cushioned resinous Andean herbs of the genera Azorella and Laretia (family Umbelliferae) commonly used as fuel
Yarkand river in Kashmir and China flowing from the Karakoram Range north and west to join the Hotan River in Xinjiang Uygur forming the Tarim River
yarke : saki
yarm : to utter a discordant cry : shriek, wail
yarn : a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth
yarner : a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth
yarpha : peat bog
yarr : corn spurrey
yarran : a rather small Australian acacia (Acacia homalophylla) that is a minor fodder tree and an important source of firewood and fence posts
yarrow : a widely naturalized strong-scented Eurasian composite herb (Achillea millefolium) with finely dissected leaves and small usually white corymbose flowers
Yarura : an Indian people of the state of Apure in Venezuela
Yaruro : an Indian people of the state of Apure in Venezuela
yashmak : a veil worn by Muslim women that is wrapped around the upper and lower parts of the face so that only the eyes remain exposed to public view
Yasht : one of the hymns to angels or lesser divinities forming part of the Avesta
yat 1866–1925 originally Sun Wen or Sun Chung-shan Chinese statesman
yataghan : a long knife or short saber that lacks a guard for the hand at the juncture of blade and hilt and that usually has a double curve to the edge and a nearly straight back
yatalite : a pegmatoid rock composed of amphibole which is poikilitic with magnetite and sphene and may also contain minor amounts of apatite, microcline, and albite
yate : any of various eucalypts (as Eucalyptus cornuta and E. occidentalis)
yatter : idle talk : chatter
yaud : mare
yauld : vigorous sense 2
yaupon : a holly (Ilex vomitoria) of the southeastern U.S. that has smooth elliptical leaves with emetic and purgative properties
yautia : any of several aroid plants (genus Xanthosoma, especially X. sagittifolium) chiefly of tropical America with starchy edible shaggy brown tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
Yavapai : an Indian people of central Arizona
yaw : the action of yawing
yawl : a ship's small boat : jolly boat
yawmeter : an instrument for measuring the angle of yaw of an airplane : a sideslip indicator
yawn : to open wide : gape
yawner : one that yawns
yawnful : inspiring yawns
yawnfully : inspiring yawns
yawning : wide open : cavernous
yawningly : wide open : cavernous
yawny : full of or inspiring yawns : soporific
yawp : to make a raucous noise : squawk
yawper : to make a raucous noise : squawk
yawroot : queen's-delight
yaws : a contagious tropical disease especially of children caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) closely resembling the causative agent of syphilis and marked by infectious ulcerative skin lesions with later bone involvement
yawweed : redgal
yaxche : silk-cotton tree
yaya : any of several tropical American trees: such as
Yazoo river 189 miles (304 kilometers) long in Mississippi flowing southwest into the Mississippi River
yday yesterday
ye : you sense 1
yea : yes
yeah : yes
yean : to bring forth young
yeanling : lamb, kid sense 2a
year : the period of about 3651/4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun
yeara : poison oak sense b
yearbook : a book published yearly as a report or summary of statistics or facts : annual
yearday : leap day
yearling : one that is a year old: such as
yearlong : lasting through a year
yearly : reckoned by the year
yearn : to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly
yearnful : full of yearning : mournful
yearning : a tender or urgent longing
yeast : a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (such as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (such as the saccharomyces, Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking
yeastily : in a yeasty manner
yeastiness : of, relating to, or resembling yeast
yeasting : a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (such as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (such as the saccharomyces, Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking
yeastlike : a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (such as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (such as the saccharomyces, Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking
yeasty : of, relating to, or resembling yeast
yede : go, proceed
yeelaman :  heileman
yegg : safecracker
yeldrock : yellowhammer
yell : to utter a loud cry, scream, or shout
yeller : to utter a loud cry, scream, or shout
yelling : to utter a loud cry, scream, or shout
yellow : of the color yellow
yellowback : gold certificate
yellowbelly : pumpkinseed sense 1
yellowberry : buckthorn berries
yellowbill : scoter
yellowbird : any of various American goldfinches
yellowcrown : myrtle warbler
yellowfin : a nearly cosmopolitan tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellowish fins
yellowfish :  atka mackerel
yellowhammer : a common Palearctic finch (Emberiza citrinella of the family Emberizidae) having the male largely yellow and chestnut
yellowhead : bush canary
yellowing : of the color yellow
yellowish : of the color yellow
Yellowknife city in western Canada on Great Slave Lake population 18,700
yellowlegs : either of two American shorebirds of the sandpiper family with yellow legs:
yellowly : with a yellow light or color
yellowness : the quality or state of being yellow
yellowroot : any of several plants with yellow roots: such as
yellowrump : a North American wood warbler (Dendroica coronata) of which the adult male is grayish streaked with black above and largely white below with a yellow patch on the crown, rump, and each side of the breast.
yellows : of the color yellow
yellowseed : field cress
yellowshank : yellowlegs
yellowshanks : yellowlegs
yellowshins : yellowlegs
yellowtail : any of various fishes having a yellow or yellowish tail: such as
yellowthroat : any of several largely olive American warblers (genus Geothlypis)
yellowtop : any of several goldenrods
yellowware : pottery made from buff clay and covered with a yellowish transparent clay
yellowweed : sneezeweed sense 1
yellowwood : any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
yellowwort : a European yellow-flowered bitter herb (Chlora perfoliata) of the family Gentianaceae that is sometimes used as a tonic
yellowy : yellowish
yelm : a bundle of combed straw for thatching
yelp : a sharp shrill bark or cry (as of a dog or turkey)
yelper : one that yelps
Yemen country in southern Arabia bordering on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden capital Sanaa area 203,850 square miles (527,968 square kilometers), population 28,667,000
Yemeni country in southern Arabia bordering on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden capital Sanaa area 203,850 square miles (527,968 square kilometers), population 28,667,000
Yemenite country in southern Arabia bordering on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden capital Sanaa area 203,850 square miles (527,968 square kilometers), population 28,667,000
yen the basic monetary unit of Japan  — see Money Table
yeni : a showy tanager (Calospiza chilensis synonym C. yeni) of eastern Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru
Yenisei : the Uralic language of the Yeniseian people
Yeniseian : a member of one of a group of peoples in the Yenisei river country including the Sagai
yeo yeomanry
yeoman : an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
yeomanette : a woman serving as a yeoman in the U.S. naval reserve force during and immediately after World War I
yeomanly : in a manner befitting a yeoman : bravely
yeomanry : the body of yeomen
yep : yes
yer erbium
Yerava : one of a people in Kanatarka in southern India
yerba : maté
yercum : mudar
yerk : to beat vigorously : thrash
yes : an affirmative reply : yea
Yeshiva : a school for talmudic study
yeso : gypsum
yest yesterday
yester : of or relating to yesterday
yesterday : on the day last past : on the day preceding today
yestereve : on the evening of yesterday
yestereven : on the evening of yesterday
yesterevening : on the evening of yesterday
yestermorn : on the morning of yesterday
yestermorning : on the morning of yesterday
yestern : yester
yesternight : on the night last past
yesteryear : last year
yestreen : last evening or night
yesty yesterday
yet : in addition : besides
yetapa : a fork-tailed flycatcher (genus Gubernetes) of southern Brazil and Argentina
yetlin : a usually cast-iron pot
yeuk : itch
yeuky : itchy
yew : any of a genus (Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the yew family) of evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and seeds surrounded by a fleshy red aril: such as
yez : you
Yezidi : a member of a syncretistic religious sect inhabiting a small area in Iraq, Syria, and Soviet Armenia, comprising several Kurdish-speaking peoples, and worshiping an angel believed to have been formerly the author of evil but to be now actively good and chief among seven angels to whom the supreme but transcendent God has left the government of the world
Yiddish : a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European origin
Yiddishism : a usage, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Yiddish
Yiddishist : a usage, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Yiddish
yield : to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
yieldable : capable of yielding : disposed to yield
yieldance : the action of yielding : compliance, concession, submission, surrender
yielder : one that yields: such as
yielding : productive
yieldingly : in a yielding manner
yieldingness : the quality or state of being yielding
Yin : the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be
yin : the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be
yip : to bark sharply, quickly, and often continuously
yirr : to growl or snarl in the manner of a dog
yite : yellowhammer sense 1
yn yen
ynambu : a very large tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) of southern Brazil and Argentina
yo year old; years old
yock : laugh
yodel : to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and back
yodeler : to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and back
yodh : the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
yoga : a Hindu theistic philosophy teaching the suppression of all activity of body, mind, and will in order that the self may realize its distinction from them and attain liberation
yogh : the letter ʒ used especially in Middle English chiefly to represent voiced and voiceless velar and palatal fricatives
yoghurt : a fermented slightly acid often flavored semisolid food made of milk and milk solids to which cultures of two bacteria (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) have been added
yogi : a person who practices yoga
yogin : a person who practices yoga
yogism : the teachings of Yoga
yohimbe : a tropical African tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe synonym Corynanthe yohimbe) of the madder family whose bark yields yohimbine
yohimbine : an alkaloid C21H26N2O3 obtained from the bark of the yohimbe that is a weak blocker of alpha-adrenergic receptors and has been used as an aphrodisiac
yojan : any of various Hindu units of distance varying from 4 to 10 miles
yojana : any of various Hindu units of distance varying from 4 to 10 miles
yoke : a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
yokefellow : a close companion : mate
yokel : a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
yokelish : characteristic of or resembling a yokel : rude, uncouth
yokelry : gullible unsophisticated countryfolk : yokels
yokemate : yokefellow
yoking : a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
Yokuts : an Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada slopes, California
Yoldia : a large genus of small primitive bivalve mollusks (family Nuculamidae) widely distributed in temperate and Arctic seas
yolk : the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white  — see egg illustration
yolked : the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white  — see egg illustration
yolky : the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white  — see egg illustration
yom : a Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayer on the 10th day of Tishri in accordance with the rites described in Leviticus 16 
Yomud : a Turkoman people inhabiting the Khoresm oasis of Soviet Turkestan
yon : yonder
yoncopin : water chinquapin
yond : yonder
yonder : at or in that indicated more or less distant place usually within sight
Yonkalla : a Kalapooian people of southwestern Oregon
yore : time past and especially long past
york Alvin Cullum 1887–1964 American soldier
Yorker : a bowled ball in cricket that pitches in or close to the blockhole
yorker : a bowled ball in cricket that pitches in or close to the blockhole
Yorkish :  yorkist
Yorkist : of or relating to the English royal house that ruled from 1461 to 1485
Yorkshire : a white swine of any of several breeds or strains originated in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshireman : a native or inhabitant of Yorkshire (York), England
Yoruba : a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo
Yoruban : a Niger-Congo language of southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo
you : the one or ones being addressed
young : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development
youngberry : the large sweet reddish-black fruit of a cultivar of a bramble closely related to the boysenberry and loganberry and grown in the western and southern U.S.
younger : an inferior in age : junior
youngish : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development
youngling : one that is young
youngly : in a young or youthful manner
youngness : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development
youngster : a young person : youth
younker : a young man
your : of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors
yourn : yours
yours : that which belongs to you
yourself : that identical one that is you
yourselves : those identical ones that are you
youse : you
youth : the time of life when one is young
youthen : to make youthful in appearance, behavior, or qualities of mind or feeling
youthful : of, relating to, or characteristic of youth
youthfully : of, relating to, or characteristic of youth
youthfulness : of, relating to, or characteristic of youth
youthhead : the state or time of youth
youthhood : the fact, condition, state, or time of being young
youthy : youthful
yowl : to utter a loud long cry of grief, pain, or distress : wail
yowt : howl, yelp, yell
yoy year-over-year
yperite : mustard gas
Yponomeuta : a genus of black-spotted white moths that is the type of the family Yponomeutidae and that comprises the ermine moths
Yponomeutid : of or relating to the Yponomeutidae
Yponomeutidae : a family of tineoid moths including ermine moths and various brightly colored moths some of which have larvae that are injurious to fruits
yr year
ytterbic : of, relating to, or containing ytterbium
ytterbium : a soft metallic element of the rare-earth group that occurs especially with other rare earth elements in minerals and that has few commercial uses  — see Chemical Elements Table
yttria : yttrium oxide Y2O3 obtained as a heavy white powder and used especially formerly in incandescent gas mantles
yttrialite : an olive-green massive mineral (Y,Gd,Th)2Si2O7 consisting of a silicate chiefly of thorium, yttrium, and gadolinium
yttric : of, relating to, or containing yttrium
yttriferous : bearing or containing yttrium or related elements
yttrium : a metallic element with atomic number 39 usually included in the rare-earth group that occurs usually with other rare earth elements in minerals and is used especially in phosphors, YAG lasers, alloys, and treatments for certain cancers  — see Chemical Elements Table
yttrocolumbite : yttrotantalite
yttrocrasite : a mineral approximately (Y,Th,U,Ca)2(Ti,Fe,W)4O11 or (Y,Th,U,Ca)(Ti,Fe,W)2O5(OH) consisting of an oxide or basic oxide of the yttrium metals, thorium, uranium, titanium, iron, and tungsten and occurring in pitchy-black orthorhombic crystals (hardness 5.5–6, specific gravity 4.8)
yttrofluorite : a fluorite containing yttrium earths
yttrotantalite : a mineral (Fe,Y,U,Ca,etc.)(Cb,Ta,Zr,Sn)O4 consisting of a metamict oxide of iron, yttrium uranium, calcium, columbium, tantalum, zirconium, tin, and other minerals and probably related to samarskite
Yuan the basic monetary unit of the People's Republic of China  — see Money Table — compare renminbi
yuan the basic monetary unit of the People's Republic of China  — see Money Table — compare renminbi
yuca : cassava
Yucatec : a member of an American Indian people of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Yucatecan : of or relating to the Yucatec Indians or their language
Yucca : any of a genus (Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western North America and have long sword-shaped often stiff fibrous-margined leaves on a usually woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms
yucca : any of a genus (Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western North America and have long sword-shaped often stiff fibrous-margined leaves on a usually woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms
Yuchi : an Indian people of southeastern U.S.
yuck : laugh
yucky : repugnant, distasteful
yuft :  russia leather
Yuga : one of the four ages of a Hindu world cycle
Yugoslav former country in southern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula consisting of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia
Yugoslavian former country in southern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula consisting of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia
Yugoslavic :  yugoslav
Yuit : the Eskimos of Siberia and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska  — compare innuit
Yukaghir : a group of formerly populous peoples of northeastern Siberia surviving along the southern tributaries of the Kolyma river above Verkhne Kolymsk and having a culture of the Tungus type
Yuki : an Indian people of the Eel river valley and adjacent Pacific coast, northwestern California
Yukian : a language family of northwestern California comprising Yuki and Wappo perhaps related to Hokan
yulan : a Chinese magnolia (Magnolia denudata) with large white very fragrant flowers that appear before the leaves
yule : the feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ : christmas
yuletide : the Christmas season : christmastide
Yuma city on the Colorado River in southwestern Arizona population 93,064
Yuman : an American Indian language family of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico
yummy : highly attractive or pleasing
Yun : a Laotian of the right bank of the Mekong distinguished by tattooing on the body rather than the legs and thighs
Yunca : a group of Indian peoples of the coast of Peru
Yuncan : relating to or designating the language of the Yunca
yungan : dugong
Yunnanese province of southwestern China bordering on Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Vietnam; capital Kunming area 168,417 square miles (437,884 square kilometers), population 45,966,766
Yurak : one of the Samoyeds of the arctic coast region from the Yenisei to the White sea
Yurok : a Ritwan people of northern California
yurt : a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
Yuruk : one of a nomadic shepherd people of the mountains of southeastern Anatolia
Yuruna : a group of Tupian peoples of the Xingú river valley, northern Brazil
Z : the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet
z : the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet
za : pizza
zabaglione : a whipped dessert or topping consisting of a mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and usually Marsala wine
zabra : a sailing vessel resembling a small frigate and used chiefly by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries
zacate : forage of grassy plants : herbage
Zacatec : an American Indian people probably of Uto-Aztecan speech inhabiting areas now in the states of Zacatecas and Durango, Mexico
Zacateco : an American Indian people probably of Uto-Aztecan speech inhabiting areas now in the states of Zacatecas and Durango, Mexico
zacaton : any of several grasses with tough wiry stems native to or cultivated in arid or dry regions of the U.S. and adjacent Mexico: such as
Zach Zacharias
Zadokite : a Zadokite priest
zaffar : an impure cobalt oxide obtained as a dark earthy powder usually by roasting cobaltite or smaltite and used in the manufacture of smalt and as a blue ceramic color
zaffer : an impure cobalt oxide obtained as a dark earthy powder usually by roasting cobaltite or smaltite and used in the manufacture of smalt and as a blue ceramic color
zag : one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
zagged : one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
Zaglossus : a genus of spiny anteaters of New Guinea  — see echidna sense 1b
zaibatsu : a powerful financial and industrial conglomerate of Japan
zalambdodont : of or relating to the Zalambdodonta
Zalambdodonta : an artificial division of Insectivora comprising the tenrecs and the golden moles which have narrow molars with V-shaped transverse crowns
Zalophus : a genus of rather small eared seals including the California sea dog
zaman : rain tree
zamang : rain tree
zamarra : a sheepskin coat worn chiefly by Spanish shepherds
Zambezian : of or relating to the Zambezi River
zambo : a Latin-American of mixed indigenous and African ancestry
Zamenis : a large genus of European and Asiatic colubrid snakes closely resembling and in some classifications including a black snake (Coluber constrictor) of the U.S.
Zamia : any of a genus (Zamia of the family Zamiaceae) of American cycads with a short thick woody base, a crown of palmlike leaves, and oblong cones
Zamiaceae : a family of cycads that includes the genus Zamia and is commonly itself included in Cycadaceae
Zamicrus : a genus of edentates from the Miocene of Argentina related to Megatherium but no larger than sloths
zamindar : a collector of the land revenue of a district for the government during the period of Mogul rule in India
zamindari : the system of landholding and revenue collection by zamindars
zamorin : the Hindu sovereign of Calicut and surrounding territory
zamouse : bush cow sense 1
Zanclidae : a family of marine fishes consisting of the Moorish idols and resembling in many respects the related surgeonfishes but lacking the distinguishing spines of the latter and having above the eyes bony outgrowths resembling horns  — compare teuthididae
Zande : an African people of considerable prominence in the history and development of the region of the Congo-Sudan frontier especially over the past century
zander : a pike perch (Stizostedion lucioperca) of central Europe related to the walleye
Zannichellia : a small genus of aquatic plants (family Potamogetonaceae) of wide distribution having branching capillary stems, small acute leaves, and axillary flowers which with the leaves are originally enclosed in a hyaline envelope  — see horned pondweed
Zanonia : a genus of Indo-Malayan herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) with small panicled flowers, 3-valved fruits, and broadly winged seeds  — see bandoleer fruit
zante : a seedless grape or raisin
Zantedeschia : a small genus of southern or tropical African aroids with basal long-stalked often hastate leaves, very showy spathes usually mistaken for a corolla, and a stout central spadix  — see calla sense 2, yellow calla
Zanthoxylaceae : a family of dicotyledonous plants comprising solely the genus Zanthoxylum and being usually included in Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum : a genus of widely distributed shrubs or trees (family Rutaceae) having odd-pinnate leaves, small greenish flowers with 2 to 5 pistils, and 2-valved fleshy capsules
zanthoxylum : a genus of widely distributed shrubs or trees (family Rutaceae) having odd-pinnate leaves, small greenish flowers with 2 to 5 pistils, and 2-valved fleshy capsules
Zantiot : a native or inhabitant of the Ionian island of Zante
zantiote : a native or inhabitant of the Ionian island of Zante
zany : very eccentric (see eccentric entry 1 sense 1a) or absurd (see absurd entry 1 sense 1) often in an amusing way
zanyism : a characteristic or practice of a zany : buffoonery
zanze : an African musical instrument consisting of graduated sets of tongues of wood or metal inserted into and resonated by a wooden box and sounded by plucking with the fingers or thumbs
Zanzibari island of eastern Africa off the northeastern Tanzania mainland area 600 square miles (1554 square kilometers), population 700,000
Zaparan : of, relating to, or constituting the Zaparo
Zaparo : a group of peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru
Zaparoan : a language family of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru that includes Coronado and Zaparo
zapatero José Luis Rodríguez 1960–     prime minister of Spain (2004–11)
zaphrentid : of or relating to the genus Zaphrentis or family Zaphrentidae
Zaphrentis : a genus (sometimes made the type of the family Zaphrentidae) of solitary cup-shaped tetracorals that are common in Paleozoic formations and have numerous septa radiating from a deep pit in one side of the cup
zaphrentoid : resembling or related to the genus Zaphrentis or family Zaphrentidae
Zapodidae : a widely distributed family of myomorph rodents that includes the jumping mice of North America and related Old World mice
zapota : chicle
Zapotec : a member of an American Indian people of Oaxaca state, Mexico
Zapotecan : a language stock of southern Mexico comprising Chatino and the several languages all known as Zapotec
zapupe : any of various Mexican agaves (as Agave zapupe and A. deweyana) that yield fiber somewhat similar to henequen
Zapus : the type genus of Zapodidae
Zarathustrian :  zoroastrian
zaratite : a hydrous basic nickel carbonate Ni3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O occurring in emerald-green incrustations or compact masses
zareba : an improvised stockade constructed in parts of Africa especially of thorny bushes
Zarema :  dyerma
zarzuela : a usually comic Spanish operetta
Zauschneria : a small genus of California perennial herbs (family Onagraceae) with scarlet racemose flowers like those of fuchsia and comose seeds
zax : a tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates
zayin : the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
Zea : a genus of large grasses having broad ribbon-shaped leaves and monoecious flowers of which the staminate forms an ample terminal panicle and the pistillate is in a sessile axillary spike enveloped by numerous bracts  — see indian corn
zeal : eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
Zealander : a native or inhabitant of Zealand in Denmark
zealless : lacking zeal
zealot : a zealous person
zealotic : of, resembling, or suitable to a zealot : ardently zealous
zealotism : zealotry
zealotry : excess of zeal : fanatical devotion
zealous : marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal : filled with or characterized by zeal
zealously : marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal : filled with or characterized by zeal
zealousness : marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal : filled with or characterized by zeal
zebra : any of several swift African mammals (Equus grevyi, E. quagga synonym E. burchelli, and E. zebra) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff
zebraic : of the nature of or characteristic of the zebra : zebralike
zebralike : resembling or suggesting a zebra especially in color or marking : zebraic
zebrass : a hybrid produced by breeding a zebra with an ass
zebrawood : any of several trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood: such as
Zebrina : a small genus of trailing herbs (family Commelinaceae) of New Mexico and Mexico having ovate or oblong leaves and flowers with sepals and petals united into a tube  — see wandering jew
zebrine : any of several swift African mammals (Equus grevyi, E. quagga synonym E. burchelli, and E. zebra) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff
zebroid : related to or resembling a zebra
zebrula : zebroid
zebrule : zebroid
zebu : any of various breeds of domestic oxen developed in India that are often considered conspecific with the common ox (Bos taurus) or sometimes as a separate species (B. indicus) and are characterized by a large fleshy hump over the shoulders, a dewlap, pendulous ears, and marked resistance to the injurious effects of heat and insect attack
zebub : zimb
Zebulunite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Zebulun
zecchini : sequin sense 1
zecchino : sequin sense 1
zechin : sequin sense 1
Zechstein : of or relating to a subdivision of the European Permian
zed : the letter z
zedoary : the dried rhizome of an Indian plant (Curcuma zedoaria) of the ginger family that has a bitter taste and is used medicinally especially as an intestinal stimulant and carminative
zee : the letter z
Zeelander : a native or inhabitant of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Zeidae : a family of marine fishes (order Zeomorphi) comprising the John Dorys
zein : a protein from corn that lacks lysine and tryptophan and is used especially in making textile fibers, plastics, printing inks, coatings, and adhesives and sizes
Zelkova : a tall widely spreading Japanese tree (Zelkova serrata) of the elm family that is often used as an ornamental and shade tree in place of the American elm because of its resistance to Dutch elm disease
zemi : a spirit of supernatural being of the aboriginal Tainos of the West Indies
zemindar : a collector of the land revenue of a district for the government during the period of Mogul rule in India
zemmi : a large eastern European mole rat (Spalax typhlus)
zemni : a large eastern European mole rat (Spalax typhlus)
zemstvo : one of the district and provincial assemblies established in Russia in 1864
Zen : a Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism that aims at enlightenment by direct intuition through meditation
Zenaga : a Berber people of southern Morocco with other peoples under the general designation of Moors dominating western Africa in the 11th century and producing the Almoravid Caliphate
Zenaida : a genus of tropical American pigeons that has one species (Zenaida aurita) reaching the West Indies and formerly the Florida coast and one (Zenaida asiatica) occurring in the southwestern United States
Zenaidura : a genus of pigeons that includes the common American mourning dove
zenana : the part of a Hindu or Muslim dwelling (as in India) that is reserved for the women of the household
Zend : avesta
zenith : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer  — see azimuth illustration
zenithal : of, relating to, or located at or near the zenith
zenithward : toward the zenith
zenithwards : toward the zenith
Zenobia died after a.d. 274 queen of Palmyra (267?–272)
Zenonian : of or relating to the Eleatic philosopher Zeno, his doctrines, or his paradoxes
zeolite : any of various hydrous silicates that are analogous in composition to the feldspars, occur as secondary minerals in cavities of lavas, and can act as ion-exchangers
zeolitic : any of various hydrous silicates that are analogous in composition to the feldspars, occur as secondary minerals in cavities of lavas, and can act as ion-exchangers
zeolitization : the act or process of zeolitizing
zeolitize : to convert into a zeolite
Zep : zeppelin
zephyr : a breeze from the west
Zephyranthes : a genus of American bulbous plants (family Amaryllidaceae) having pink, white, or yellowish solitary flowers with broad segments and stamens of different lengths
zephyrean : of the character of, resembling, or suggesting a light breeze
zephyrous : of the character of, resembling, or suggesting a light breeze
zephyrus : the Greek god of the west wind
Zeppelin : a rigid airship consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells
zeppelin : a rigid airship consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells
zequin : zecchino
zerda : fennec
zero : the arithmetical symbol 0 or 0̸ denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity
zeroize : to return (as a calculating machine) to zero
zest : a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
zestful : a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
zestfully : a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
zestfulness : a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
zesty : having or characterized by zest : appealingly piquant or lively
zeta : the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet  — see Alphabet Table
zetetic : proceeding by inquiry
Zeuglodon : any of the extinct slender toothed whales constituting the genus Basilosaurus
zeuglodon : any of the extinct slender toothed whales constituting the genus Basilosaurus
zeuglodont : any of the extinct slender toothed whales constituting the genus Basilosaurus
Zeuglodontia : a suborder of Cetacea comprising extinct Eocene and Miocene toothed whales of Basilosaurus and related genera
zeuglodontoid : zeuglodontian
zeugma : the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one (as in "opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy")
zeunerite : a mineral Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2.10−16H2O consisting of a hypothetical hydrous copper uranium arsenate analogous to torbernite, autunite, uranocircite, saléeite, and uranospinite and found in natural specimens that generally prove to be metazeunerite
Zeus : the king of the gods and husband of Hera in Greek mythology  — compare jupiter
Zeuzera : a genus (the type of the family Zeuzeridae) of moths including the leopard moth and some related moths
Zeuzeridae : a family of moths that is often considered a subfamily of Cossidae and that comprises the leopard moth and other large dull mottled grayish or brownish moths  — see xyleutes
ziamet : a fief formerly granted for service in the Turkish army
ziara : a tomb of a Muslim saint : shrine
ziarat : a tomb of a Muslim saint : shrine
zibeline : a soft lustrous wool fabric with mohair, alpaca, or camel's hair
zibet : a common Asiatic civet cat (Viverra zibetha)
zieger : a cheese made from whey consisting principally of albumin
zietrisikite : a mineral wax resembling ozokerite
zig : one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
ziggurat : an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
zigzag : one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course
zigzagged : one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course
zigzaggedly : in a zigzag manner
zigzaggedness : the quality or state of being zigzag
zigzagger : one that zigzags
zigzaggery : a zigzag method or course
zigzaggy : one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course
zillah : an administrative district or division in India
zimarra : a black cassock with attached cape and purple sash, buttons, and piping worn especially in the house by Roman Catholic prelates
zimb : a large two-winged fly native to Abyssinia and probably of the family Tabanidae
zimbabwe archaeological site of a people that flourished especially from the 11th to 15th centuries in the northeastern part of the present-day country of Zimbabwe
zimbalon : cimbalom
zimbaloon : cimbalom
zimmis : a person living in a region overrun by Muslim conquest who was accorded a protected status and allowed to retain his or her original faith
zimocca : a rather harsh commercial sponge (Spongia zimocca or S. officinalis zimocca) of a massive more or less conical form occurring in the Mediterranean Sea
zinc : a bluish-white metallic element that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially in alloys and as a protective coating in galvanizing iron and steel  — see Chemical Elements Table
zincate : any of various compounds (as the sodium hydroxo-zincates Na[ZN(OH)3].3H2O and Na2[Zn(OH)4].2H2O) formed by reaction of zinc oxide or zinc with solutions of alkalies
zincic : relating to, containing, or resembling zinc
zinciferous : containing or yielding zinc
zincification : the act or process of zincifying
zincify : to coat or impregnate with zinc : zinc, galvanize
zincing : a bluish-white metallic element that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially in alloys and as a protective coating in galvanizing iron and steel  — see Chemical Elements Table
zincite : a brittle deep-red to orange-yellow hexagonal mineral ZnO consisting of zinc oxide that occurs in massive or granular form (hardness 4–4.5, specific gravity 5.43–5.7)
zincky : relating to, containing, or having the appearance of zinc
zinco : a zinc linecut
zincograph : a zinc plate prepared for use in zincography
zincographic : of, relating to, or produced by zincography
zincographical : of, relating to, or produced by zincography
zincography : the art or process of engraving or photoengraving letterpress printing surfaces on zinc
zincotype : zincograph
zincous : zincic
zincum : zinc
zinfandel : a dry red table wine made from a small black grape that is grown chiefly in California
zing : a shrill humming noise
zingel : a small brownish green edible freshwater European perch (Zingel zingel) having a round elongated body and a prominent snout
zingerone : a pungent crystalline phenolic ketone C11H14O3 present in traces in ginger oil but made synthetically from vanillin and acetone; 4-(3-oxo-butyl)-guaiacol  — see shogaol
Zingiber : a genus of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian plants (family Zingiberaceae) having tuberous rootstocks, leafy stems, and a coned cluster of imbricated bracts of which each bract encloses from one to three flowers  — see ginger
Zingiberaceae : a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants (order Musales) consisting of leafy perennial herbs with aromatic rootstocks and very irregular flowers having a single perfect stamen
zingiberaceous : a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants (order Musales) consisting of leafy perennial herbs with aromatic rootstocks and very irregular flowers having a single perfect stamen
zingiberene : a liquid sesquiterpene hydrocarbon C15H24 constituting with bisabolene the chief component of ginger oil
zingiberol : a fragrant liquid sesquiterpenoid alcohol C15H25OH obtained from ginger oil
zink : cornett sense 1
zinkenite : a steel-gray mineral Pb6Sb14S27 of metallic luster consisting of a lead antimony sulfide and occurring in orthorhombic crystals and in masses (hardness 3–3.5, specific gravity 5.30–5.35)
Zinnia : any of a genus (Zinnia) of tropical American composite herbs and low shrubs that have showy flower heads with long-lasting ray flowers
zinnwaldite : a pale violet, yellow, brown, or dark gray mineral K2(Li,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4 that consists of mica containing iron and lithium
Zion : the Jewish people : israel
Zionism : an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
Zionist : an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
Zionistic : an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
Zionite : a citizen of Zion : one of the chosen people of God
Zionward : toward Zion : heavenward
zip : to move, act, or function with speed and vigor
Ziphiidae : a family of toothed whales that comprise the beaked whales
ziphioid : of or relating to the Ziphiidae
Ziphius : a genus (the type of the family Ziphiidae) of nearly cosmopolitan beaked whales
Zipper : a fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together
zipper : a fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together
zipping : to move, act, or function with speed and vigor
zippy : full of zip: such as
Zips : to move, act, or function with speed and vigor
zircon : a tetragonal mineral consisting of a silicate of zirconium and occurring usually in brown or grayish square prisms of adamantine luster or sometimes in transparent forms which are used as gems
zirconate : any of various compounds (as sodium zirconate Na2ZrO3) obtained usually by heating zirconium oxide and a metal oxide or carbonate
zirconia : a white crystalline compound ZrO2 used especially in refractories, in thermal and electric insulation, in abrasives, and in enamels and glazes
zirconic : of, relating to, or containing zirconium
zirconiferous : containing or yielding zircon
zirconium : a steel-gray hard ductile metallic element with a high melting point that occurs widely in combined form (as in zircon), is highly resistant to corrosion, and is used especially in alloys and in refractories and ceramics  — see Chemical Elements Table
zirconoid : a ditetragonal dipyramid
zirconyl : the bivalent radical ZrO consisting of zirconium and oxygen
zither : a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers
zitherist : a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers
Zizania : a genus of tall monoecious grasses having long flat leaves and ample panicles of one-flowered spikelets  — see wild rice
Zizia : a small genus of North American herbs (family Umbelliferae) with ternately compound leaves, yellow flowers in compound umbels, and flat wingless fruit  — see golden alexander , golden meadow parsnip
zloty the basic monetary unit of Poland  — see Money Table
zo : a facility with usually indoor and outdoor settings where living, typically wild animals are kept especially for public exhibition
Zoa : animals
zoa : animals
Zoantharia : a subclass of Anthozoa that comprises forms with a hexamerous arrangement of the usually simple tentacles or septa or both and that includes most of the recent corals and sea anemones
zoantharian : any of a subclass (Hexacorallia synonym Zoantharia) of anthozoans having tentacles or septa or both that are typically six or a multiple of six in number and including most of the recent corals and sea anemones
zoanthid : a coelenterate of the order Zoanthidea
Zoanthidea : a small order of Zoantharia comprising solitary or colonial and mostly epizoic coelenterates resembling small sea anemones but distinguished by absence of a pedal disk and by an arrangement of mesenteries suggesting that of the fossil tetracorals
zoanthodeme : the aggregate of zooids in a compound anthozoan
zoanthoid : a coelenterate of the order Zoanthidea
zoanthropy : a monomania in which a person believes himself changed into an animal and acts like one
Zoanthus : a large genus (the type of the family Zoanthidae) of zoanthidean colonial polyps that are widely distributed in tropical seas, are united at their bases by stolons, resemble groups of small anemones, and have short, brightly colored tentacles
Zoarces : the type genus of the family Zoarcidae
zoarcidae : a family of chiefly arctic and antarctic blennies comprising the eelpouts
zoaria : a colony of colonial bryozoans
zoarial : of or relating to a zoarium
Zoarite : a member of a 19th century communal sect of German Protestant separatists and founders of the Zoar Community at Zoar, Ohio in 1817
zoarium : a colony of colonial bryozoans
zocco : socle
zoccolo : socle
zodiac : an imaginary band in the heavens centered on the ecliptic that encompasses the apparent paths of all the planets and is divided into 12 constellations or signs each taken for astrological purposes to extend 30 degrees of longitude
zodiacal : an imaginary band in the heavens centered on the ecliptic that encompasses the apparent paths of all the planets and is divided into 12 constellations or signs each taken for astrological purposes to extend 30 degrees of longitude
zodiophilous : zoophilic sense a
zoea : a free-swimming planktonic larval form of many decapod crustaceans and especially crabs that has a relatively large cephalothorax, conspicuous eyes, and fringed antennae and mouthparts
zoeaform : having the form or appearance of a zoea
zoeal : of, relating to, or being a zoea
zoetic : of or relating to life : living, vital
zoetrope : an optical toy in which figures on the inside of a revolving cylinder are viewed through slits in its circumference and appear like a single animated figure
zogo : something that is sacred or holy to the people of the Torres strait
zoic : having a (specified) animal mode of existence
zoid : zooid
zoidiophilous : zoophilic sense a
zoidogamous : fertilizing by a spermatozoid or motile cell
zoisite : an orthorhombic mineral that consists of a basic silicate of calcium and aluminum and is related to epidote
zoisitization : the process of converting feldspar into zoisite  — compare saussuritization
zoism : a doctrine that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle : the theory of élan vital
zoist : an advocate or adherent of the doctrine of zoism
zoistic : an advocate or adherent of the doctrine of zoism
zokor : a burrowing rodent (Myotalpa aspalax) native to the Altai mountains that resembles a mole rat
Zolaesque Émile 1840–1902 French novelist
Zollernia : a small genus of Brazilian timber trees (family Leguminosae) with simply pinnate leaves, nearly regular flowers, and a woody legume
zolotnik : a Russian unit of weight equal to 4.266 grams or a small fraction of an ounce
zombi : a will-less and speechless human (as in voodoo belief and in fictional stories) held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated
zombie : a will-less and speechless human (as in voodoo belief and in fictional stories) held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated
zombiism : the beliefs and practices of the cult of the zombie
zonal : of, relating to, affecting, or having the form of a zone
zonally : of, relating to, affecting, or having the form of a zone
Zonaria : a division of Mammalia comprising forms (as the carnivores and various ungulates) having a zonary placenta
zonary : zonal
zonate : marked with zones : ringed, belted
zonated : marked with zones : ringed, belted
zonation : structure or arrangement in zones
zone : any of five great divisions of the earth's surface with respect to latitude and temperature  — compare frigid zone, temperate zone, torrid zone
zoned : any of five great divisions of the earth's surface with respect to latitude and temperature  — compare frigid zone, temperate zone, torrid zone
zoneless : wearing no zone or girdle : ungirt
zoniferous : having a zone : zoned
zoning : the act or process of partitioning a city, town, or borough into zones reserved for different purposes (such as residence or business)
zonite : a body segment of a diplopod
Zonites : the type genus of the family Zonitidae
zonitid : of or relating to the Zonitidae
Zonitidae : a family of small terrestrial snails (suborder Stylommatophora) having a thin depressed shell with sharp peristome
Zonitoides : a genus of usually small rather flat amber-colored land snails (family Zonitidae) that have a simple lip not turned back
zonochlorite : an impure prehnite occurring in green pebbles of banded structure
zonociliate : having a band of cilia
zonolimnetic : of or relating to a definite zone in depth
zonoplacental : having a zonary placenta
Zonotrichia : a genus of rather large New World sparrows (family Fringillidae) occurring chiefly in western North America and having the upperparts largely brown and the underparts unmarked grayish white  — see gambel sparrow , golden-crowned sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, white-throated sparrow
Zonta : one of an organization of service clubs made up of executive women each of whom is a sole representative of one business or profession in a community
Zontian : a member of a service club made up of executive women each of whom is a sole representative of one business or profession in a community
zonular : of, relating to, or affecting an anatomical zone
zonule : zonule of zinn
zonure : girdle-tailed lizard
zoo : a facility with usually indoor and outdoor settings where living, typically wild animals are kept especially for public exhibition
zoobenthos : animal life of the benthos
zoocecidium : a plant gall caused by an animal (as an insect, mite, or nematode worm)
Zoochlorella : any of various minute green algae (genus Chlorella) that habitually live symbiotically within the cytoplasm of some protozoans and other invertebrates
zoochore : a plant distributed by living animals
zoocultural : zootechnical
zooculture : zootechny
zooecia : a sac or chamber secreted and lived in by a bryozoan zooid
zooecial : of, relating to, or constituting a zooecium
zooecium : a sac or chamber secreted and lived in by a bryozoan zooid
zooerastia : bestiality
zoogamete : a motile gamete especially of a plant (as an alga)
zoogenic : caused by or associated with animals or their activities
zoogenous : zoogenic
zoogeographer : a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups
zoogeographic : a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups
zoogeographical : a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups
zoogeographically : a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups
zoogeography : a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups
zoogloea : a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance
zoogloeal : a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance
zoogonidium : an active or motile gonidium : swarm spore, zoospore
zoografting : the use of animal tissue in surgical grafting
zoographer : one who describes or depicts animals and their forms and habits
zoographic : of, relating to, or consisting of graphic or verbal description of animals
zoographical : of, relating to, or consisting of graphic or verbal description of animals
zoography : descriptive zoology
zooid : one of the asexually produced individuals of a compound organism (such as a bryozoan, siphonophore, or coral colony)
zooidiophilous : zoophilic sense a
zoolater : one that practices zoolatry
zoolatrous : of, relating to, or constituting zoolatry
zoolatry : animal worship
zoologer : zoologist
zoologic : of, relating to, or concerned with zoology
zoological : of, relating to, or concerned with zoology
zoologically : of, relating to, or concerned with zoology
zoologist : a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
zoologize : to study zoology
zoology : a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
zoom : to move with a loud low hum or buzz
Zoomastigina : a subclass of Mastigophora that comprises holozoic or saprozoic flagellates lacking chromatophores and stigma and that includes the orders Hypermastigina, Polymastigina, Protomonadina, and Rhizomastigina  — compare phytomastigina
zoometric : designed for the measurement of animals and especially for the estimation of a measure of bulk (as weight) through determination of some linear measurement (as girth)
zoomimic : imitative of animal behavior especially in the use of animal parts (as teeth and horns) in making tools and weapons
zoomorph : having the form of an animal
zoomorphic : having the form of an animal
zoomorphism : the representation of deity in the form or with the attributes of the lower animals
zoomorphize : to conceive of or symbolize or represent (a deity or supernatural being) as an animal
zoon : animal : zooid
zoonomy : physiology
zoonosis : an infection or disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural conditions
zoonotic : an infection or disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural conditions
zoopaleontology : paleozoology
zooparasite : a parasitic animal
zooparasitic : a parasitic animal
zoopathological : of or relating to zoopathology
zoopathology : a branch of pathology dealing with the diseases of the lower animals
Zoophaga : a major division of Mammalia comprising the flesh-eating mammals
zoophagan : a major division of Mammalia comprising the flesh-eating mammals
Zoophagineae : a suborder of Virales comprising animal parasitic viruses
zoophagous : feeding on animals : carnivorous
zoopharmacological : of or relating to the pharmacology of animal organs or tissues
zoopharmacy : veterinary pharmacy
zoophile : a zoophilic individual
zoophilia : an erotic fixation on animals that may result in sexual excitement through real or imagined contact
zoophilic : having an attraction to or preference for animals
zoophilism : attraction to or preference for animals: as
zoophilist : a lover of animals:
zoophilite : zoophilist
zoophilitic : zoophilist
zoophilous : having an attraction to or preference for animals
zoophily : zoophilia
zoophobia : abnormal fear of animals
zoophoric : of, relating to, or employing a zoophorus
zoophorus : a frieze having continuous relief sculptures of men or animals or both
zoophysics : the scientific study of the physical principles underlying the structure and uses of the organs of animals
Zoophyta : an extensive artificial and heterogenous group of invertebrates mostly incapable of locomotion that commonly includes all or many of the forms distinguished as coelenterates, sponges, bryozoans, echinoderms, protozoans, and worms but is sometimes restricted to coelenterates and sponges or to anthozoans alone
zoophyte : an invertebrate animal (such as a coral or sponge) more or less resembling a plant in appearance or mode of growth
zooplankton : plankton composed of animals
zooplanktonic : plankton composed of animals
zoopraxiscope : a motion-picture projector invented about 1882
zoosperm : spermatozoid, spermatozoon
zoosporangia : a spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores
zoosporangiophore : a sporangiophore that bears zoosporangia
zoosporangium : a spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores
zoospore : an independently motile spore
zoosporic : an independently motile spore
zoosporocyst : a unicellular zoosporangium  — compare sporocyst
zootaxy : zoological taxonomy
zootechnic : of or relating to the technology of animal husbandry
zootechnics : of or relating to the technology of animal husbandry
zootechny : the scientific art of maintaining and improving animals under domestication including breeding, genetics, nutrition, and housing : the technology of animal husbandry
zootheism : belief in animal gods  — compare zoolatry
zootherapy : veterinary therapeutics
zootomy : animal anatomy especially as studied on a comparative basis
zoototemism : belief in or use of animals as totems
zootrophic : heterotrophic
zootype : an animal serving as a type
zootypic : an animal serving as a type
zooxanthella : any of various symbiotic dinoflagellates that live within the cells of other organisms (such as reef-building coral polyps)
zooxanthellae : any of various symbiotic dinoflagellates that live within the cells of other organisms (such as reef-building coral polyps)
zoozoo : wood pigeon sense 1
Zoque : a Zoquean people of Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco in Mexico
Zoquean : a Mexican Indian people of eastern Tabasco and the adjacent districts of Chiapas and Oaxaca
Zoraptera : an order of minute terrestrial commonly apterous insects that are widely distributed in the warmer parts of the world, form a single genus (Zorotypus), and are related to the order Corrodentia in which they are often included as a suborder
zoril : striped muishond
zorillo : a tropical American shrub or small tree (Roupala darienensis) of the family Proteaceae that has an offensive skunklike odor and is used as a remedy for headache
Zoroastrian : a Persian religion founded in the sixth century b.c. by the prophet Zoroaster, promulgated in the Avesta, and characterized by worship of a supreme god Ahura Mazda who requires good deeds for help in his cosmic struggle against the evil spirit Ahriman
Zoroastrianism : a Persian religion founded in the sixth century b.c. by the prophet Zoroaster, promulgated in the Avesta, and characterized by worship of a supreme god Ahura Mazda who requires good deeds for help in his cosmic struggle against the evil spirit Ahriman
Zorotypus : the sole genus of the order Zoraptera
zoster : shingles
Zostera : a small genus of widely distributed marine plants (family Potamogetonaceae) with branching stems, distichous leaves, and monoecious flowers that are borne in a spadix  — see eelgrass
Zosteraceae : a family of widely distributed marine or aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) that is nearly or exactly equivalent to Potamogetonaceae
zosteriform : resembling shingles
Zosterops : the type genus of the family Zosteropidae
Zouave : a member of a French infantry unit originally composed of Algerians wearing a brilliant uniform and conducting a quick spirited drill
Zoysia : any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southeastern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses especially in warm regions
zucchetto : a small round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics in colors that vary according to the rank of the wearer
zucchini : a smooth usually cylindrical dark green summer squash
zuisin : baldpate sense 2
Zulu : a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Natal
zumbooruk : a small cannon mounted on a swivel
Zuni : a member of an American Indian people of western New Mexico
Zunian : a language family consisting of Zuni only
zunyite : a mineral Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl consisting of a basic silicate, chloride, and flouride of aluminum and occurring in minute transparent tetrahedrons
Zutugil : an Indian people of the south shore of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
zuurveldt : sourveld
zwanziger : a formerly used Austrian and German billon coin of 20 kreuzers
Zwieback : a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp
zwieback : a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp
Zwinglian : of or relating to Ulrich Zwingli or his teachings and especially his doctrine that Christ's presence in the Eucharist is not corporeal but symbolic
Zwinglianism : of or relating to Ulrich Zwingli or his teachings and especially his doctrine that Christ's presence in the Eucharist is not corporeal but symbolic
zwitterion : a dipolar ion
zwitterionic : a dipolar ion
zygadenine : a crystalline alkaloid C27H43NO7 that is obtained from plants of a genus (Zigadenus) of the lily family (Liliaceae)
zygaenid : of or relating to the Zygaenidae
Zygaenidae : a family of moths including the foresters, burnet moths, and related moths most of which are bright-colored and day-flying
zygantra : a fossa on the posterior median part of the neural arch of a vertebra (as of a snake) that accommodates the zygosphene of the next vertebra
zygantrum : a fossa on the posterior median part of the neural arch of a vertebra (as of a snake) that accommodates the zygosphene of the next vertebra
zygapophysis : any of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra of which there are usually two anterior and two posterior
zygion : a craniometric point at either end of the bizygomatic diameter
zygite : a rower of the middle tier in an ancient trireme or in the upper tier of a bireme
Zygnema : a genus of common filamentous algae (family Zygnemataceae) having two stellate chromatophores in each cell
Zygnemataceae : a family of common freshwater algae (order Zygnematales) often forming bright green slimy masses in stagnant or running water and consisting of unbranched cylindrical filaments with green chromatophores arranged in spiral bands, stars, or rarely straight bands  — see spirogyra, zygnema
zygnemataceous : a family of common freshwater algae (order Zygnematales) often forming bright green slimy masses in stagnant or running water and consisting of unbranched cylindrical filaments with green chromatophores arranged in spiral bands, stars, or rarely straight bands  — see spirogyra, zygnema
Zygnematales : an order of green algae (class Chlorophyceae) that include the pond scums and desmids, are distinguished by the absence of asexual reproduction and lack of flagellated reproductive structure, and reproduce sexually by fusion of amoeboid gametes  — compare akontae
Zygocactus : a small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints, showy red or pink flowers, and red fleshy fruits and including the widely cultivated crab cactus
zygodactyl : having the toes arranged two in front and two behind
Zygodactylae : a group of nonpasserine birds consisting of those having zygodactyl feet
Zygodactyli : a group of nonpasserine birds consisting of those having zygodactyl feet
zygodactylism : the condition of being zygodactyl or of having zygodactyl feet
zygodactylous : zygodactyl
zygodont : having or being molar teeth with four tubercles in which the tubercles are united in pairs by crests
zygoma : zygomatic arch
zygomata : zygomatic arch
zygomatic : of, relating to, constituting, or situated in the region of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch
zygomaticoauricularis : the anterior auricularis muscle
zygomaticofacial : of, relating to, or being the branch of the zygomatic nerve that supplies the skin of the prominent part of the cheek
zygomaticomaxillary : of, relating to, or uniting the zygomatic bone and the maxilla of the upper jaw
zygomaticotemporal : of, relating to, or uniting the zygomatic arch and the temporal bone
zygomaticus : zygomaticus major
zygomaxillare : zygomaxillary point
zygomaxillary : of, relating to, or joining the maxilla and zygoma
zygomorphic : having floral parts unequal in size or form so that the flower is capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
zygomycete : a fungus of the subclass Zygomycetes
Zygomycetes : a fungus of the subclass Zygomycetes
zygomycetous : a subclass of fungi of the class Phycomycetes characterized by gametangia that are morphologically alike and by sexually produced zygospores
zygoneure : a connecting neuron
zygophore : a specialized hyphal branch giving rise to another that forms the gamete in some molds (family Mucoraceae)
zygophoric : a specialized hyphal branch giving rise to another that forms the gamete in some molds (family Mucoraceae)
Zygophyceae : a class that comprises greenish unicellular or filamentous algae having conspicuous chromatophores and multiplying by simple division and by conjugation and that includes the desmids and pond scums and usually also the diatoms  — compare zygnematales
zygophyceous : a class that comprises greenish unicellular or filamentous algae having conspicuous chromatophores and multiplying by simple division and by conjugation and that includes the desmids and pond scums and usually also the diatoms  — compare zygnematales
Zygophyllaceae : a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) distinguished by pinnate or bifoliolate stipulate leaves and axillary pentamerous flowers  — see guaiacum sense 1, tribulus
zygophyllaceous : a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) distinguished by pinnate or bifoliolate stipulate leaves and axillary pentamerous flowers  — see guaiacum sense 1, tribulus
Zygophyllum : a genus of Old World shrubs (family Zygophyllaceae) that are distinguished mainly by the opposite bifoliate leaves  — see bean caper
Zygoptera : a suborder of Odonata comprising forms that are distinguished from the typical dragonflies by a slenderer elongated body, by narrow equal wings held upright in repose, and by aquatic larvae that have a pair of paddle-shaped tracheal gills at the apex of the abdomen  — see damselfly  — compare anisoptera
Zygopteraceae : a family of primitive Paleozoic ferns of Europe and the U.S. having pinnae in two or four series at an angle to the plane of the leaf blade
zygopteran : a suborder of Odonata comprising forms that are distinguished from the typical dragonflies by a slenderer elongated body, by narrow equal wings held upright in repose, and by aquatic larvae that have a pair of paddle-shaped tracheal gills at the apex of the abdomen  — see damselfly  — compare anisoptera
Zygopteris : the type genus of Zygopteraceae
zygopterous : a suborder of Odonata comprising forms that are distinguished from the typical dragonflies by a slenderer elongated body, by narrow equal wings held upright in repose, and by aquatic larvae that have a pair of paddle-shaped tracheal gills at the apex of the abdomen  — see damselfly  — compare anisoptera
Zygosaccharomyces : a genus of yeasts (family Saccharomycetaceae) in which ascospore formation is preceded by conjugation and which is often included in Saccharomyces
zygose : of or relating to zygosis
zygosis : zygote formation : union of gametes : conjugation
zygosperm : zygospore
zygosphenal : of, relating to, or constituting a zygosphene
zygosphene : a median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards  — see zygantrum
zygosphere : a plant gamete capable of uniting with a similar one to form a zygospore
zygosporange : a sporangium in which zygospores are produced
zygosporangium : a sporangium in which zygospores are produced
zygospore : a thick-walled spore of some algae and fungi that is formed by union of two similar sexual cells, usually serves as a resting spore, and produces the sporophytic phase
zygostyle : the terminal caudal vertebra
zygotaxis : the attraction between two zygophores or suspensors that is immediately responsible for conjugation
zygote : a cell formed by the union of two gametes
zygotene : the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs
zygotic : a cell formed by the union of two gametes
zygotoid : a multinucleate zygospore
zygous : having (such) a zygotic constitution
zygozoospore : a motile zygospore
zymase : an enzyme or enzyme complex of yeast that promotes fermentation of sugar
zyme : enzyme
zymin : ferment sense 1
zymogen : an inactive protein precursor of an enzyme secreted by living cells and converted (as by a kinase or an acid) into an active form
zymogenic : producing fermentation : amylolytic
zymogenous : producing fermentation
zymology : a science that deals with fermentation
zymoplastic : participating in the formation of enzymes
zymoscope : an apparatus for determining the fermenting power of yeast by measuring the amount of carbon dioxide evolved from a given quantity of sugar
zymosis : fermentation
zymosterol : a crystalline unsaturated sterol C27H43OH occurring with ergosterol in yeast fat, resembling ergosterol chemically, and yielding cholestanol on hydrogenation
zymosthenic : strengthening the activity of an enzyme
zymotic : of, relating to, causing, or caused by fermentation
zymurgy : a branch of applied chemistry that deals with fermentation processes (as in wine making or brewing)
Zyrian :  komi
Zythia : a genus (the type of the family Zythiaceae) of imperfect fungi characterized by white or bright-colored fleshy or waxy pycnidia and hyaline nonseptate spores
zythum : beer of ancient times: such as
Zyzomys : a genus of small Australian murid rodents characterized externally by short rounded ears and long slightly tufted tail which is usually all white and by upper molar teeth in which the outermost of the usual three tubercles constituting the cross crests is practically absent
Zyzzogeton : a genus of large South American leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae) having the pronotum tuberculate and the front tibiae grooved
