(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acanthuridae
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aluminaphone
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneusta
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anhalouidine
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthospermum
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attouchement
authenticate
authenticate
adj
Synonym of authentic.
verb
(transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
authenticity
authenticity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
bathycurrent
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bleachground
blepharoncus
bluishnesses
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brandenburgh
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
brunelleschi
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burghalpenny
buttonbushes
buttonbushes
noun
plural of buttonbush
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
cantharellus
catechumenal
catechumenal
adj
Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.
cephalanthus
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunophone
chalcedonous
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chincoteague
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chromazurine
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chubbinesses
chubbinesses
noun
plural of chubbiness
chumminesses
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
churchliness
churchliness
noun
The state or quality of being churchly.
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churlishness
churlishness
noun
the state of being churlish
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
clubbishness
clumpishness
coahuiltecan
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conjurership
conocephalum
conocephalus
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
countercharm
countercharm
noun
That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
verb
To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
countercheer
countercheer
noun
A cheer in response or opposition to another cheer.
counterearth
counterearth
noun
Alternative form of counter-earth
counterlight
countermarch
countermarch
noun
A march back along the same route
verb
To march back along the same route
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
countershade
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershear
countershine
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countershots
countershots
noun
plural of countershot
countershout
countershout
noun
A shout in response or opposition to another shout.
countertheme
countertheme
noun
(chiefly music) A theme that complements or opposes another theme.
countertouch
countertruth
countertruth
noun
A truth expressed in opposition to the proposed truth.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
crocanthemum
ctenacanthus
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cushioniness
cyclothurine
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
An ape with the head of a dog.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
deutonephron
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
disauthentic
disfurnished
disfurnished
adj
Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfurnish
disfurnishes
disfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfurnish
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
doublehanded
doublehanded
adj
(sailing) Requiring or using a crew consisting of two people.
Alternative form of double-handed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of doublehand
doublehorned
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
duinhewassel
dunderheaded
dunderheaded
adj
Stupid, foolish.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
echinocactus
echinocereus
echinococcus
echinococcus
noun
(zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
echinorhinus
echinulation
echinulation
noun
A collection of small spines
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
elephantopus
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
endophyllous
endophyllous
adj
(botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath.
endothermous
enophthalmus
enthusiastic
enthusiastic
adj
Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.
With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
enthusiastly
enthusiastly
adv
(archaic) enthusiastically
erichthonius
escutcheoned
escutcheoned
adj
Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.