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Definition: Acephalous |
AcephalousAdjective1. (biology) lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "acephalous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1911. (references) |
Note: Acephalous \A*ceph"a*lous\, adjective. [See Acephal.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Acephalous" is a common misspelling or typo for: cephalous. |
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Satire | ACEPHALOUS, adj. In the surprising condition of the Crusader who absently pulled at his forelock some hours after a Saracen scimitar had, unconsciously to him, passed through his neck, as related by de Joinville. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disorder | Adjective: disorderly, orderless; out of order, out of place, out of gear; irregular, desultory; anomalous; (unconformable); acephalous, deranged; aimless; disorganized; straggling; unmethodical, |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Acephalous |
| English words defined with "acephalous": Encephalous. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "acephalous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pa kokë (headless), i pakrye (headless). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عديم الرأس, بلا زعيم. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | без ръководство, без глава (brainless, headless), без вожд. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | koploos. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | acéphale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fej nélküli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | acefalo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | acephalousay acéfalo (headless). (various references) acefal (headless), lipsit de conducãtor. (various references) лишенный главы, безголовый (brainless, headless). (various references) bezglav (headless), bez vođe. (various references) acefalo. (various references) başsız (headless, rudderless, unbound). (various references) không có đầu không có tướng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "acephalous" (pronounced 'A*ceph"a*lous'): Acanthocephalous, Acarpellous, Achilous, Acholous, Achylous, Acidulous, Adenophyllous, Amphibolous, Amyelous, Androcephalous, Anemorphilous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anisodactylous, Anisophyllous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anthophilous, Antibillous, Antivariolous, Apellous, Aphyllous, Arenulous, Argillous, Artiodactylous, Aurocephalous, Autocephalous, Basylous, benevolous, Biangulous, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Calculous, Callous, Cancellous, Caryophyllous, Cautelous, Cavernulous, Cephalous, Chylous, Corpusculous, Credulous, Daedalous, Decaphyllous, Dedalous, Depilous, Dicephalous, Diphyllous, Edentulous, Emulous, Encephalous, Endecaphyllous, Endophyllous, Entomophilous, Enubilous, Epiphyllous, Erysipelous, Exangulous, Exophyllous, Fabulous, Favillous, Fibrillous, Filipendulous, fistulous, Flosculous, Folliculous, frivolous, Gamophyllous, Ganocephalous, garrulous, Glandulous, Globulous, Granulous, Guttulous, Heptaphyllous, Hetercephalous, Heterophyllous, Hexaphyllous, Hirtellous, Hispidulous, Homomallous, Hydrocephalous, Hypophyllous, incredulous, Innubilous, Insulous, Irregulous, Isagelous, Isospondylous, Leucophyllous, Lyencephalous, macrocephalous, Macrophyllous, Malevolous, Mesaticephalous, Mesocephalous, meticulous, Micrencephalous, Microphyllous, miraculous, Monocephalous, monoculous, Monophyllous, Monoxylous, Monticulous, Morbillous, Musculous, Mutilous, Myelencephalous, Myriophyllous, Nebulous, Oraculous, Orgillous, Orgulous, Overcredulous, Overscrupulous, Pabulous, Papillous, Papulous, Parlous, Patulous, Pediculous, Pendulous, Pentaphyllous, Perdulous, Periculous, Perlous, Photophilous, Phyllous, Piaculous, Pilulous, Plectospondylous, Pleiophyllous, Podocephalous, Podophyllous, Polyphyllous, Populous, Preambulous, Procellous, Procoelous, Prostibulous, Pustulous, Quadriphyllous, Querulous, Ramulous, Rhabdocoelous, ridiculous, Rigidulous, Sabulous, Salicylous, saxicolous, Schizocoelous, Scintillous, Sciolous, Scopulous, scrofulous, scrupulous, sedulous, Semiflosculous, Sibilous, Solidungulous, Somniculous, Sphagnicolous, Stenophyllous, Stridulous, Subdolous, Subpodophyllous, Succulous, Suchospondylous, Tetraphyllous, Thallous, Tintinnabulous, Tortulous, Torulous, tremulous, Triphyllous, troublous, Tubicolous, Tumulous, Uncautelous, Undulous, Ungulous, unscrupulous, Urbicolous, Variolous, Ventriculous, Vernaculous, Versimilous, Villous, Violous, Vitriolous, Xerophilous, Xiphophyllous, Xylophilous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-h-l-o-p-s-u" | |
-2 letters: acalephs, acaulose, chapeaus, scapulae, scopulae. | |
-3 letters: acaleph, apaches, capsule, chapeau, chapels, cheapos, closeup, copulae, copulas, couples, cupolas, epochal, escalop, loaches, palaces, paschal, phaseal, poaches, pouches, scaleup, scapula, scopula, shoepac, specula, upscale. | |
-4 letters: alephs, alohas, alphas, apache, aslope, calash, calesa, casual, caules, causal, chapel, chapes, cheapo, cheaps, chelas, chouse, clause, coalas, coleus, copals, copula, coupes, couple, culpae, cupels, cupola, epochs, haloes, haoles, housel, laches, lehuas, louche, loupes, oscula, oscule, ouches, ouphes, pachas, palace, pascal, pausal, places, pleach, salpae, schlep, slouch, solace, sulpha. | |
-5 letters: aches, alecs, aleph, aloes, aloha, alpha, apace, calos, capes, caphs, capos, cauls, cause, chaos, chape, chaps, chase, cheap, chela, chops, chose, claps, clash, clasp, clops, close, clues, coala, coals, colas, coles, copal, copes, copse, coupe, coups, culpa, cupel, echos, ephas, epoch, hales, halos, haole, hauls, heals, heaps, helos, helps, hocus, holes, hopes, hosel, house, hulas, laces, lapse, leach, leaps, leash, lehua, loach, lochs, locus, lopes, loupe, loups, louse, luces, opahs, opals, ouphe, ouphs, ousel, pacas, paces, pacha, palea, pales, paseo, pasha, pause, peach, peals, pechs, phase, place, plash, pleas, plush, poach, poles, pouch, psoae, puces, pules, pulse, salep, salpa, sauce, sauch, scale, scalp, scape, scaup, schul, scope, sculp, selah, sepal, shale, shape, shaul, sheal, sheol, shlep, shoal, slope, socle, space, spale. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-h-l-o-p-s-u" | |
+3 letters: autocephalies, autocephalous. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 65 70 68 61 6C 6F 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.-. . .--. .... .- .-.. --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01100101 01110000 01101000 01100001 01101100 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c e p h a l o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0065 0070 0068 0061 006C 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35697182746778818785 |
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