| alp | (noun) any high mountain | - |
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| alpaca | (noun) domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco | Synonyms: Lama pacos |
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| (noun) a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool | - |
| (noun) wool of the alpaca | - |
| alpenstock | (noun) a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers | - |
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| alpestrine | (adjective) growing at high altitudes | Synonyms: subalpine |
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| alpha | (adjective) early testing stage of a software or hardware product | - |
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| (adjective) first in order of importance | - |
| (noun) the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
| (noun) the beginning of a series or sequence | - |
| alphabet | (noun) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | Synonyms: first principles, rudiments |
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| (noun) a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language | Synonyms: ABC's, ABC, ABCs |
| alphabetic | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
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| (adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
| alphabetical | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
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| (adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
| alphabetically | (adverb) in alphabetical order | - |
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| alphabetisation | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetization |
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| alphabetise | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetize |
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| alphabetised | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetized |
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| alphabetiser | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetizer |
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| alphabetization | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetisation |
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| alphabetize | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetise |
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| (verb) provide with an alphabet | - |
| alphabetized | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetised |
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| alphabetizer | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetiser |
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| alphameric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphamerical, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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| alphamerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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| alphanumeric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumerical |
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| alphanumerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumeric |
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| alphanumerics | (noun) a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation | Synonyms: alphanumeric characters |
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| alphavirus | (noun) an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses | - |
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| alpine | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of alps | - |
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| (adjective) living or growing above the timber line | - |
| alpinist | (noun) a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs | - |
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| alprazolam | (noun) an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class | Synonyms: Xanax |
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| analphabet | (noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabetic |
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| analphabetic | (adjective) not alphabetic | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic | - |
| (adjective) having little acquaintance with writing | Synonyms: unlettered |
| (noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabet |
| analphabetism | (noun) an inability to read | Synonyms: illiteracy |
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| ballpark | (noun) a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) | Synonyms: park |
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| (noun) near to the scope or range of something | Synonyms: approximate range |
| ballpen | (noun) a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper | Synonyms: ballpoint, ballpoint pen, Biro |
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| ballplayer | (noun) an athlete who plays baseball | Synonyms: baseball player |
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| ballpoint | (noun) a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper | Synonyms: ballpen, ballpoint pen, Biro |
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| bellpull | (noun) a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc. | - |
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| benzylpenicillin | (noun) the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics | Synonyms: penicillin G |
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| bullpen | (noun) a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily | Synonyms: detention cell, detention centre |
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| (noun) a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game | - |
| calpac | (noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus | Synonyms: calpack, kalpac |
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| calpack | (noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus | Synonyms: calpac, kalpac |
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| camelpox | (noun) a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox | - |
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| catalpa | (noun) tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods | Synonyms: Indian bean |
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| cellphone | (noun) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | Synonyms: cell, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone |
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| cisalpine | (adjective) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps | Synonyms: ultramontane |
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| coalpit | (noun) a mine where coal is dug from the ground | Synonyms: coal mine |
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| colpitis | (noun) inflammation of the vagina | - |
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| colpocele | (noun) hernia projecting into the vagina | Synonyms: vaginocele |
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| colpocystitis | (noun) inflammation of the vagina and bladder | - |
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| colpocystocele | (noun) hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth | Synonyms: cystocele |
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| colposcope | (noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. | Synonyms: vaginoscope |
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| colpoxerosis | (noun) a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry | - |
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| culpability | (noun) a state of guilt | Synonyms: blameworthiness, culpableness |
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| culpable | (adjective) deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | Synonyms: blamable, blameable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable |
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| culpableness | (noun) a state of guilt | Synonyms: blameworthiness, culpability |
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| culpably | (adverb) in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure | Synonyms: reprehensibly |
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| culprit | (noun) someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | Synonyms: perpetrator |
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| delphinium | (noun) any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances | - |
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| desulphurize | (verb) remove sulfur from | Synonyms: desulfurize |
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| dolphin | (noun) any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises | - |
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| (noun) large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | Synonyms: dolphinfish, mahimahi |
| dolphinfish | (noun) large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | Synonyms: dolphin, mahimahi |
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| (noun) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii) | Synonyms: mahimahi |
| eelpout | (noun) marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas | Synonyms: pout |
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| (noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | Synonyms: burbot, cusk, ling, Lota lota |
| enthalpy | (noun) (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure | Synonyms: H, heat content, total heat |
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| exculpate | (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Synonyms: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate |
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| exculpated | (adjective) freed from any question of guilt | Synonyms: absolved, clear, cleared, exonerated, vindicated |
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| exculpation | (noun) the act of freeing from guilt or blame | - |
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| (noun) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | Synonyms: alibi, excuse, self-justification |
| exculpatory | (adjective) clearing of guilt or blame | - |
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| foolproof | (adjective) not liable to failure | Synonyms: unfailing |
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| (verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: goof-proof, goofproof |
| goalpost | (noun) one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | - |
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| googolplex | (noun) a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol) | - |
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| gulp | (noun) a large and hurried swallow | Synonyms: draft, draught, swig |
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| (noun) a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing | Synonyms: gulping |
| (verb) utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly | - |
| (verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught | Synonyms: quaff, swig |
| gulper | (noun) a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily | Synonyms: guzzler |
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| gulping | (noun) the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly | Synonyms: guzzling, swilling |
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| (noun) a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing | Synonyms: gulp |
| haematocolpometra | (noun) accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus | Synonyms: hematocolpometra |
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| haematocolpos | (noun) accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen) | Synonyms: hematocolpos |
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| heckelphone | (noun) an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe | Synonyms: basset oboe |
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| help | (noun) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | Synonyms: aid, assist, assistance |
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| (noun) a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | Synonyms: aid, assistance |
| (noun) a means of serving | Synonyms: avail, service |
| (noun) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | Synonyms: assistant, helper, supporter |
| (verb) improve the condition of | Synonyms: aid |
| (verb) improve; change for the better | - |
| (verb) help to some food; help with food or drink | Synonyms: serve |
| (verb) take or use | Synonyms: avail |
| (verb) give help or assistance; be of service | Synonyms: aid, assist |
| (verb) contribute to the furtherance of | - |
| (verb) be of use | Synonyms: facilitate |
| (verb) abstain from doing; always used with a negative | Synonyms: help oneself |
| helpdesk | (noun) a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network | Synonyms: help desk |
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| helper | (noun) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | Synonyms: benefactor |
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| (noun) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | Synonyms: assistant, help, supporter |
| helpful | (adjective) providing assistance or serving a useful function | - |
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| helpfully | (adverb) in a helpful manner | - |
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| helpfulness | (noun) the property of providing useful assistance | - |
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| (noun) friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition | Synonyms: kindliness |
| helping | (noun) an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | Synonyms: portion, serving |
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| helpless | (adjective) unable to manage independently | - |
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| (adjective) unable to function; without help | Synonyms: lost |
| (adjective) lacking in or deprived of strength or power | Synonyms: incapacitated |
| helplessly | (adverb) in a helpless manner | Synonyms: impotently |
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| helplessness | (noun) powerlessness revealed by an inability to act | Synonyms: impuissance, weakness |
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| (noun) a feeling of being unable to manage | - |
| (noun) the state of needing help from something | - |
| helpmate | (noun) a helpful partner | Synonyms: helpmeet |
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| helpmeet | (noun) a helpful partner | Synonyms: helpmate |
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| hematocolpometra | (noun) accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus | Synonyms: haematocolpometra |
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| hematocolpos | (noun) accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen) | Synonyms: haematocolpos |
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| hysterosalpingogram | (noun) X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages) | - |
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| impalpability | (noun) the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch | Synonyms: intangibility, intangibleness |
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| (noun) Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind. | - |
| impalpable | (adjective) imperceptible to the senses or the mind | - |
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| (adjective) incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch | Synonyms: intangible |
| (adjective) not perceptible to the touch | - |
| impalpably | (adverb) not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness | Synonyms: insubstantially |
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| inculpability | (noun) a state of innocence | Synonyms: blamelessness, guiltlessness, inculpableness |
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| inculpable | (adjective) free of guilt; not subject to blame | Synonyms: blameless, irreproachable, unimpeachable |
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| inculpableness | (noun) a state of innocence | Synonyms: blamelessness, guiltlessness, inculpability |
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| inculpate | (verb) suggest that someone is guilty | Synonyms: imply, incriminate |
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| inculpation | (noun) an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed | Synonyms: blame, incrimination |
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| inculpative | (adjective) causing blame to be imputed to | Synonyms: inculpatory |
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| inculpatory | (adjective) causing blame to be imputed to | Synonyms: inculpative |
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| kalpac | (noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus | Synonyms: calpac, calpack |
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| kelp | (noun) large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds | - |
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