(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anocarpous
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepectus
antepenuit
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipoenus
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apollonius
apoquinine
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
aquaplaned
aquaplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplanes
aquaplanes
noun
plural of aquaplane
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
autopotent
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
axiopoenus
bagpudding
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
branchipus
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
cajuputene
cajuputene
noun
(archaic, organic chemistry) An aromatic oil (mainly limonene) extracted from cajuput
campanular
campanular
adj
campanulate; bell-shaped
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
camponotus
canephorus
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
capernutie
capitulant
capitulant
noun
One who capitulates.
cappuccino
cappuccino
noun
(countable, uncountable, proscribed) Any of various similar drinks.
(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.
(uncountable, also attributively) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense 1) or the habit of a Capuchin monk.
centiplume
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chapacuran
chapournet
chinquapin
chinquapin
noun
A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chopunnish
chumpiness
chutzpanik
cinquepace
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compounded
compounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compound
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
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.
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conocarpus
conolophus
conopodium
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
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
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
conuropsis
copernicus
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copulation
copulation
noun
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
corpulence
corpulence
noun
The state or characteristic of being corpulent.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
couponless
couponless
adj
Without a coupon or coupons.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crapulence
crapulence
noun
intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence
sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking
crapulency
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
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).
cynipidous
cynopodous
dadupanthi
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
decompound
decompound
adj
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
noun
A decomposite.
verb
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time.
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
dinophilus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diparentum
dipneumona
dipneustal
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
displuming
displuming
verb
present participle of displume
disputanta
disputants
disputants
noun
plural of disputant
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
disruption
disruption
noun
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
A continuing act of disorder.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
disulphone
drainspout
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dukkeripen
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
duplifying
dupondidii
elaphurine
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
encapsuled
encapsuled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encapsule
encapsules
encapsules
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapsule
encarpuspi
endopleura
endopleura
noun
(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.
enraptured
enraptured
adj
Marked by fondness; filled with delight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrapture
enrapturer
enrapturer
noun
One who enraptures.
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
epaulement
epaulement
noun
(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicentrum
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.