To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
gazpacho
gazpacho
noun
A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.
hepatize
hepatize
verb
(transitive) To convert into a substance resembling liver.
(transitive) To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.
(transitive) To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas (formerly called hepatic gas).
hephzipa
hepzibah
hutzpahs
hypozoan
hypozoic
hypozoic
adj
(geology) older than the lowest rocks which contain organic remains
lazyship
lipchitz
ozophene
phenazin
phytozoa
phytozoa
noun
plural of phytozoon
pirozhki
pirozhki
noun
A single such pastry.
Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.
pirozhok
pirozhok
noun
singular of pirozhki - Russian пирожки́ (pirožkí)
rhizopod
rhizopod
noun
A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.
rhizopus
sylphize
zalophus
zanyship
zaphetic
zaptiahs
zaptiahs
noun
plural of zaptiah
zaptiehs
zaptiehs
noun
plural of zaptieh
zephiran
zephyrus
ziphioid
ziphioid
adj
Obsolete form of ziphiid.
zipporah
zipporah
Proper noun
The wife of Moses.
name of biblical origin.
zizyphus
zoomorph
zoomorph
noun
A figure in ancient art resembling an animal.
zoopathy
zoopathy
noun
A delusional condition in which the sufferer believes he/she is infested with animals.
The purported ability to communicate with and, in some instances, control animals.
zoophaga
zoophaga
noun
(zoology) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.
zoophile
zoophile
noun
A person sexually attracted to non-human animals.
zoophily
zoophily
noun
pollination by animals
zoophism
zoophobe
zoophobe
noun
A zoophobic person.
zoophori
zoophori
noun
plural of zoophorus
zoophyta
zoophyte
zoophyte
noun
(biology, historical) A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb.
(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.