Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
biliprasin
biliprasin
noun
(biochemistry) A dark green pigment found in small quantities in human gallstones.
bipartisan
bipartisan
adj
(politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bishopling
bishopling
noun
A little or petty bishop.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisphenoid
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bosporanic
branchipus
brehonship
bronstrops
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campaniles
campaniles
noun
plural of campanile
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
camponotus
candlepins
candlepins
noun
plural of candlepin
canephoros
canephorus
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
caparisons
caparisons
noun
plural of caparison
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caparison
capernaism
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
capricorns
captainess
captainess
noun
(rare) female captain
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
cassapanca
cassiepean
cassiopean
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
centipoise
centipoise
noun
A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champenois
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
cheepiness
chionaspis
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chopunnish
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chumpiness
cineplasty
cisplatine
cispontine
cispontine
adj
On this side of the bridge (or bridges).
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clinoprism
clinospore
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
cocaptains
cocaptains
noun
plural of cocaptain
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
compagnies
companeros
companions
companions
noun
plural of companion
comparison
comparison
noun
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
(phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
(rhetoric) A simile.
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
compassion
compassion
noun
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
verb
(obsolete) To pity.
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
components
components
noun
plural of component
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
comprising
comprising
verb
present participle of comprise
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
conocarpus
conolophus
conopholis
conoscopic
conoscopic
adj
(optics) Relating to, or produced by conoscopy
conscripts
conscripts
noun
plural of conscript
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conscript
conspecies
conspecies
noun
(zoology) A subspecies or variety.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
conspirant
conspirant
adj
(obsolete) that conspires
noun
conspirator
conspirers
conspirers
noun
plural of conspirer
conspiring
conspiring
noun
conspiracy
verb
present participle of conspire
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
conuropsis
copartners
copartners
noun
plural of copartner
copernicus
coppernose
copperskin
copresence
copresence
noun
The situation of being copresent
coprisoner
coprisoner
noun
A fellow prisoner.
correspond
correspond
verb
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
(obsolete) To have sex with.
cosplendor
cosponsors
cosponsors
noun
plural of cosponsor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cosponsor
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
crappiness
crappiness
noun
The state or condition of being crappy.
creepiness
creepiness
noun
The state of being creepy.
crimpiness
criosphinx
criosphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
crispation
crispation
noun
(archaic) A slight twitch of a muscle.
(archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
crispening
crispening
verb
present participle of crispen
crispiness
crispiness
noun
The state of being crispy
crispinian
crosspoint
crosspoint
noun
The point at which two things (especially electrical wires) cross.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cupidinous
cupidinous
adj
Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
cyanophose
cyanospiza
cynipidous
cynopodous
cypressinn
dampnesses
dampnesses
noun
plural of dampness
dapperness
dapperness
noun
The state or quality of being dapper.
dappleness
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
deepnesses
deepnesses
noun
plural of deepness
deiphontes
delphinius
dendraspis
dennisport
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
dependants
dependants
noun
plural of dependant
dependents
dependents
noun
plural of dependent
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deposition
deposition
noun
(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The removal of someone from office.
depressant
depressant
adj
(pharmacology) reducing functional or nervous activity.
noun
(mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
(pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
depression
depression
noun
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
(economics) A period of major economic contraction.
(economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
The act of lowering or pressing something down.
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
desipience
desipience
noun
silliness, folly
desipiency
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despectant
desperance
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
despondent
despondent
adj
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
desponsate
desponsate
verb
(transitive, archaic) To betroth.
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase