(logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
axion
axion
noun
(physics) A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
axoid
axoid
adj
(anatomy, mathematics) Relating to an axis
Relating to an axe
noun
(anatomy) axis (bone)
(mathematics) A helix surrounding an axis
axone
axone
noun
Dated spelling of axon.
axons
axons
noun
plural of axon
axson
axton
axton
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
azoxy
azoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent functional group of general formula R-N=NO-R^'; such compounds are considered the oxides of azo compounds.
borax
borax
noun
(chemistry) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na₂B₄O₇, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.
(sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design.
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.
verb
(transitive) To treat with borax.
bosix
boxed
boxed
adj
In bridge and other card games if the cards in a pack are reversed face-up and face-down then the pack is said to be boxed.
Packed into a box or boxes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of box
boxen
boxen
adj
Made of boxwood.
Resembling box (the wood).
noun
(nonstandard, humorous) plural of box (“computer”)
boxer
boxer
noun
A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
A letterboxer.
A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
One who packs boxes.
The person running a game of two-up.
boxes
boxes
noun
plural of box
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box
boxty
boxty
noun
A traditional Irish potato pancake.
bronx
bronx
Proper noun
A borough of New York City.
Noun
A cocktail containing gin, vermouth and orange juice.
buxom
buxom
adj
(dated) Full of health, vigour, and good temper.
(obsolete) Physically flexible or unresisting.
(obsolete, by extension) Morally pliant; obedient and easily yielding to pressure.
(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
caxon
caxon
noun
(obsolete) A kind of wig.
choux
choux
noun
plural of chou
coaxy
coaxy
adj
Tending to coax.
codex
codex
noun
A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
An early manuscript book.
An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
comix
comix
noun
(slang) Comics, especially those that are self-published and deal with offbeat or transgressive topics
verb
Alternative spelling of commix
comox
comox
Proper noun
A town on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
A Salishan language historically spoken in Comox and the surrounding areas, including the Sunshine Coast.
coxae
coxae
noun
plural of coxa
coxal
coxal
adj
(anatomy) sciatic (relating to the hip)
(zoology) Relating to a coxite
coxed
coxed
adj
Having a cox
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cox
coxes
coxes
noun
plural of cox
coxey
croix
detox
detox
noun
A detoxification unit.
Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs.
dioxy
dixon
dixon
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
donax
donax
noun
A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
doxia
doxie
doxie
noun
(informal) A dachshund
Alternative form of doxy (sweetheart or mistress)
embox
embox
verb
(transitive) To enclose in a box.
epoxy
epoxy
adj
(chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.
noun
A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.
verb
To glue with epoxy.
exion
exode
exode
noun
(Ancient Greek drama) The final chorus; the catastrophe.
(historical, Ancient Rome) A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.
(obsolete) departure; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
exody
exody
noun
Obsolete form of exodus.
exons
exons
noun
plural of exon
exopt
expos
expos
noun
plural of expo
extol
extol
verb
To praise; to make high.
exton
exxon
exxon
Proper noun
A brand of petroleum fuel.
A former petrochemical company, now part of ExxonMobil.
faxon
ferox
flexo
flexo
noun
flexography.
forex
forex
noun
Short for foreign exchange.
foxed
foxed
adj
Of paper, having yellowish-brown stains.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted.
foxer
foxer
noun
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
foxes
foxes
noun
plural of fox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fox
foxie
foxie
noun
(informal) fox terrier
Diminutive of fox
foxly
foxly
adj
(archaic) Like, resembling, or characteristic of a fox; vulpine.
goxes
hoxha
hoxie
hoxie
Proper noun
a town in Arkansas, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
idoux
ioxus
ixion
ixora
ixora
noun
(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Ixora.
juxon
lafox
lenox
lenox
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in the USA
lomax
loxed
loxes
loxia
loxia
noun
crossbill (finch of genus Loxia)
loxic
luxor
luxor
Proper noun
A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.
madox
monax
moxas
moxas
noun
plural of moxa
moxee
moxie
moxie
noun
Nerve, spunk, strength of character.
Verve.
Wit, smarts, skill.
naxos
naxos
Proper noun
An island in the center of the Cyclades
A town in Greece located on an homonymous island.
ninox
nixon
nixon
Noun
A low quality, low potency drug passed off as a powerful, pure drug.
nohex
noxal
noxal
adj
(law) Relating to wrongful injury.
noxen
noxon
ortyx
oxane
oxane
noun
(organic chemistry) Tetrahydropyran.
oxbow
oxbow
noun
A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke
A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop
oxboy
oxeye
oxeye
noun
A fish Boops boops; the bogue, or box.
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
Heliopsis spp.
Heteranthemis viscidehirta
Leucanthemum vulgare
Telekia speciosa
The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
oxfly
oxfly
noun
gadfly
oxide
oxide
noun
(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
oxids
oxids
noun
plural of oxid
oxime
oxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.
oxims
oxims
noun
plural of oxim
oxley
oxley
Proper noun
A placename given to several towns and a river in Australia.
oxlip
oxlip
noun
The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
oxman
oxter
oxter
noun
(chiefly Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The armpit.
verb
(transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.
paxon
phlox
phlox
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
pioxe
plotx
pobox
podex
podex
noun
(anatomy) anus, rectum, fundament
posix
posix
Noun
Portable Operating System Interface, a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between UNIX variants.
poxed
poxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pox
poxes
poxes
noun
plural of pox
proxy
proxy
adj
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
noun
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
(video game slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
verb
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
To serve as a proxy for.
rebox
rebox
verb
(transitive) To place in a box again; to pack back into a box.
redox
redox
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.
noun
(rare, chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.
verb
(transitive) To subject to a redox reaction.
roxie
saxon
sexto
sexto
noun
A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.
sioux
sixmo
sixmo
noun
sexto (as a paper size in printing).
sorex
soulx
taxon
taxon
noun
(taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
taxor
taxor
noun
Alternative form of taxer
texon
toxey
toxic
toxic
adj
(figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
(figurative, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.
(medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
(toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
toxin
toxin
noun
(usually proscribed) Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
toxon
unbox
unbox
verb
(transitive) To remove from a box.
(transitive, computing) To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed.
wixom
wysox
xenon
xenon
noun
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
xenos
xerox
xerox
noun
(dated in North America, Philippines, colloquial, informal) A photocopy.
(dated, Canada, US, colloquial, informal) A photocopier.
verb
(dated, Canada, US, Philippines, colloquial, informal) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.