(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
ampongue
anaplasm
apimania
apimania
noun
(rare) An excessive interest in bees.
apocynum
autompne
belmopan
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
campagna
campagna
noun
(dated) A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain.
campagne
campagne
noun
plural of campagna
campaign
campaign
noun
(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
campania
campania
noun
(obsolete) Open country.
campanus
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
campilan
campinas
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
campions
campions
noun
plural of campion
campongs
campongs
noun
plural of campong
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
capnomor
capnomor
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.
capsumin
champain
champian
champian
noun
Synonym of champaign
champine
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
champlin
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
ciampino
clamping
clamping
noun
The act by which something is clamped.
verb
present participle of clamp
clomping
clomping
adj
That clomps.
verb
present participle of clomp
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
compania
compends
compends
noun
plural of compend
compense
compense
verb
(obsolete) To compensate.
compinge
compinge
verb
(obsolete) To compress; to shut up.
complain
complain
verb
(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
(intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
complant
compline
compline
noun
(Christianity) The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
complins
complins
noun
plural of complin
compoing
componed
compound
compound
adj
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
An enclosure for secure storage.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Anything made by combining several things.
Short for compound exercise.
verb
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
comprend
comprint
comprint
verb
(UK, law, obsolete) To reprint without permission a work belonging to another.
To print together.
comptean
compting
compting
verb
present participle of compt
compunct
compunct
adj
(obsolete) Affected with compunction; remorseful.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
contempt
contempt
noun
(law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
copesman
corpsman
corpsman
noun
(US, military, nautical) A hospital corpsman.
(deprecated, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
(medicine, military, nonstandard) A military medic.
corpsmen
corpsmen
noun
plural of corpsman
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
crampons
crampons
noun
plural of crampon
crampoon
crampoon
noun
A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe)
crimping
crimping
noun
The act by which something is crimped.
verb
present participle of crimp
crompton
crumping
crumping
verb
present participle of crump
crumpton
cymaphen
dampened
dampened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dampen
dampener
dampener
noun
(figurative) A discouraging event or remark.
A device that moistens or dampens something.
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dampness
dampness
noun
Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
The degree to which something is damp or moist.
demiphon
demophon
dimpling
dimpling
noun
The formation of a dimple.
verb
present participle of dimple
dopamine
dopamine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
dumpings
dumpings
noun
plural of dumping
dumpling
dumpling
noun
(cooking) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
(endearing) A term of endearment.
(mildly vulgar) A piece of excrement.
By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
empaling
empaling
verb
present participle of empale
empanada
empanada
noun
Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
empanels
empanels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empanel
empannel
empannel
verb
Alternative form of impanel
empatron
emplaned
emplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emplane
emplanes
emplanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emplane
emplunge
emplunge
verb
Alternative form of implunge
empoison
empoison
verb
To poison.
emprison
emprison
verb
Obsolete form of imprison.
emptings
emptings
noun
(dated) The lees of wine or beer, used for their yeast in making bread, etc.
emptying
emptying
noun
(in the plural) Alternative form of emptins
The act by which something is emptied.
verb
present participle of empty
empyrean
empyrean
adj
Of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined.
noun
(historical) The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy, and Dante's poem.
encamped
encamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encamp
endrumpf
enhamper
ensample
ensample
noun
(archaic) An example; a pattern or model for imitation.
verb
(obsolete) To exemplify, to show by example.
entemple
ependyma
ependyma
noun
(anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
ependyme
epigynum
epigynum
noun
Synonym of epigyne
epimeron
epimeron
noun
(entomology) In insects, the lateral piece behind the episternum.
(zoology) In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.
eponymic
eponymic
adj
Of or relating to an eponym.
eponymus
erumpent
erumpent
adj
That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth.
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
expansum
flumping
flumping
verb
present participle of flump
grampian
grampian
Proper noun
a former local government region in north-east Scotland, which was created in 1975 and abolished in 1996.
gripment
grumping
grumping
verb
present participle of grump
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gumption
gumption
noun
(Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
(US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
helpmann
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
humphing
humphing
verb
present participle of humph
hyponome
hyponome
noun
An organ of a cephalopod to expel water
impaints
impaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impaint
impaling
impaling
noun
The act of something being impaled.
verb
present participle of impale
impanate
impanate
adj
Embodied in bread, especially in the bread of the Eucharist.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To embody in bread, especially in the bread of the Eucharist.
impanels
impanels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impeding
impeding
verb
present participle of impede
impended
impended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impend
impennes
imperant
imperant
adj
commanding
imperent
impinged
impinged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impinge
impinger
impinger
noun
Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted. Typically used for particle analysis
impinges
impinges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impinge
implants
implants
noun
plural of implant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implant
implunge
implunge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To plunge (something into something else).
implying
implying
noun
implication
verb
present participle of imply
impoison
impoison
verb
Obsolete form of empoison.
imponent
imponent
adj
That imposes a rule.
noun
One who imposes a rule.
imponing
imponing
verb
present participle of impone
imposing
imposing
adj
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
verb
present participle of impose
impotent
impotent
adj
(obsolete) lacking self-restraint
(of a male) sterile
incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi
lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
noun
a man who has erectile dysfunction
an impotent or powerless person
impounds
impounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound
impregns
impregns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregn
imprints
imprints
noun
plural of imprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprint
imprison
imprison
verb
(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
impudent
impudent
adj
Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.
impugned
impugned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impugn
impugner
impugner
noun
One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
impunely
impunity
impunity
noun
(countable, law) Exemption from punishment.
(uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
imputing
imputing
verb
present participle of impute
indimple
ipomoein
jampanee
jampanee
noun
Dated form of jampani.
japanism
japanism
Noun
A custom peculiar to Japan.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of Japan.
japonism
japonism
Noun
An influence of Japanese art and culture on European art.