apsis
A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee.

arame
A seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis, used in Japanese cuisine.

arbas
plural of arba

archdemon
A chief demon; an archdevil.

archdemons
plural of archdemon

archipines
plural of archipine

arra
Alternative form of ara (“Bhutanese alcoholic beverage”).

artabas
plural of artaba

arthrokatadysis
An intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabulum

aruspex
Alternative form of haruspex.

aruspice
Alternative form of haruspex.

aruspices
plural of aruspice
plural of aruspex

as
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

asceses
plural of ascesis

ascesis
self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.

ases
plural of as

asida
A lump of dough, obtained by stirring wheat flour into boiling water, sometimes with added butter or honey

askeses
plural of askesis

askesis
Alternative form of ascesis.

asparagus beetle
Any of a number of small beetles of the genus Crioceris, such as Crioceris asparagi, that are destructive to asparagus.

assaria
plural of assarion

assarii
plural of assarius

assarion
Synonym of as (“Ancient Roman coin”).

assarius
Synonym of as (“Ancient Roman coin”).

asses
plural of ass

asterix
Pronunciation spelling of asterisk.

ataxia
Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
Disorder; irregularity.

ataxias
plural of ataxia

ataxies
plural of ataxy

ataxy
ataxia
disorder; irregularity

atelomixis
Incomplete vertical mixing of stratified water masses, homogenizing layers.

atheteses
plural of athetesis

athetesis
The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid.

auletes
plural of aulete

aurum
Gold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms").
A sweet, orange-flavored Italian liqueur.

auxeses
plural of auxesis

auxesis
A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly
A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly
Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
The condition of being auxetic

axion
A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.

axions
plural of axion

ayocotes
plural of ayocote

bacon beetle
Synonym of larder beetle.

ballia
plural of ballium

bandar
A rhesus macaque.

bandars
plural of bandar

bardee
Alternative form of bardie.

bardees
plural of bardee

bargus
Alternative form of barghest.

barguses
plural of bargus

baris
A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.

barises
plural of baris

bark beetle
Any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees.

bean weevil
Any of the subfamily Bruchinae of bean beetles.

bee beetle
Any of the scarab beetles of the subfamily Trichiinae.

beetle
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”).

beetles
plural of beetle

bessbug
Alternative form of Bess bug.

bessbugs
plural of bessbug

betel
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:
A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

betle
Obsolete form of beetle.

betles
plural of betle.

bicon
An iconic bisexual celebrity or fictional character, or a celebrity or fictional character (including if not bisexual) who is much admired by (and iconic to) bisexual people.

bicons
plural of bicon

billbug
weevil

billbugs
plural of billbug

bioclock
biological clock

bioclocks
plural of bioclock

biscuit beetle
A drugstore beetle.

black beetle
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.
A black scarab beetle, later specifically the African black beetle (Heteronychus arator), a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.
The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), a large roach from the family Blattidae.
A similar roach native to New Zealand, of species Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novaeseelandia); the Māori bug.
Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:
Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:

black carpet beetle
An oval-shaped black beetle, Attagenus unicolor

black clock
the black beetle.

black vine weevil
A species of weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus.

black-headed pasture cockchafer
A small black beetle, Acrossidius tasmaniae, native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania; a crop and pasture pest.

blaps
A blunder, a mistake.

blapses
plural of blaps

blister beetle
Any of the meloid beetles that secrete a blistering agent, cantharidin.

blister beetles
plural of blister beetle

bloody-nosed beetle
Timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.

blue ground beetle
A species of ground beetle, Carabus intricatus, endemic to Europe.

bombardier beetle
A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).

bombardier beetles
plural of bombardier beetle

boonder
Obsolete form of bandar (“rhesus macaque”).

boonders
plural of boonder

boros
plural of boro

bowmouth guitarfish
Rhina ancylostoma, a ray of the family Rhinidae.

brachinites
plural of brachinite

brachys
plural of brachy

bread beetle
Synonym of drugstore beetle.

brimborion
A useless or worthless object.

brises
plural of brise

bronchi
plural of bronchus

bronchus
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.

bubas
plural of buba

bubbybush
Synonym of Carolina allspice.

bumclock
Alternative form of bum-clock.

bumclocks
plural of bumclock

burying beetles
plural of burying beetle

buyo
betel

cachexia
A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.

cachexiae
plural of cachexia.

cachexias
plural of cachexia

cachexies
plural of cachexy

cachexy
Cachexia.

cacodaemon
A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
A nightmare.

cacodaemons
plural of cacodaemon

cacodemon
An evil or malevolent spirit.
The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.

cacodemons
plural of cacodemon

cadelle
Tenebroides mauritanicus, a beetle that is a common pest in storehouses and granaries.

cadelle beetle
A beetle, known as a common pest in storehouses and granaries throughout the world, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

cadelles
plural of cadelle

calander
The weevil Phlyctinus callosus.