Real Words Without Definition
We're sure about this one.
A plural or a tense of a word that is already obscure, so the whole thing disappears twice over.
logoes is logo plus -es. landslided is landslide plus -ed. furiouser is furious plus -er. clanning is clan plus -ing.
Dictionaries list the base word and expect you to work out the rest. That works for a reader and not at all for a lookup script.
2,925 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | The base word |
|---|---|
| lulavim | lulav + -im, Hebrew plural, palm branches |
| lupuses | lupus + -es |
| luteciums | lutecium + -s |
| lyddites | lyddite + -s |
| lymphadenomas | lymphadenoma + -s |
| lymphadenomata | lymphadenoma + -ta |
| lyricked | lyric (vb) + -ked |
| lyricking | lyric (vb) + -king |
| lyssas | lyssa + -s, rabies |
| lyttas | lytta + -s, worm of a dog's tongue |
| maccabaws | maccabaw + -s, snuff |
| maccaboys | maccaboy + -s, snuff |
| maccoboys | maccoboy + -s, snuff |
| madzoons | madzoon + -s, Armenian yogurt |
| magazined | magazine + -ed, stored in a magazine |
| mahjonggs | mahjongg + -s |
| mahuangs | mahuang + -s, Chinese ephedra |
| maidhoods | maidhood + -s |
| majaguas | majagua + -s, a tropical linden tree |
| makutas | makuta + -s, Congolese currency unit |
| malellae | malella + -ae |
| malmed | malm + -ed, dressed with malm |
| malmier | malmy + -er |
| malmiest | malmy + -est |
| malpracticed | malpractice + -ed |
| malpracticing | malpractice + -ing |
| mandarined | mandarin + -ed |
| mandyai | mandyas + -ai, Greek plural of the monastic mantle |
| mandyases | mandyas + -es |
| mangeier | mangey + -er, comparative of mangy |
| mangeiest | mangey + -est |
| manihots | manihot + -s, cassava |
| maniocas | manioca + -s, variant of manioc |
| mannites | mannite + -s, mannitol |
| manpowers | manpower + -s |
| marblier | marbly + -ier |
| marbliest | marbly + -iest |
| markazes | markaz + -es, Arabic district centres |
| marmarizing | marmarize + -ing |
| marrowed | marrow + -ed |
| marrowing | marrow + -ing |
| marsupialised | marsupialise + -d |
| marsupialising | marsupialise + -ing |
| martialed | martial + -ed, as in court-martialed |
| martialing | martial + -ing |
| martialled | martial + -ed, British doubled l |
| martialling | martial + -ing, British doubled l |
| maskalonges | maskalonge + -s |
| maskanonges | maskanonge + -s |
| masonrying | masonry + -ing, used as a verb |
| mastixes | mastix + -es, mastic resins |
| mastocarcinomata | mastocarcinoma + -ta |
| mathematicals | mathematical + -s |
| matinesses | matiness + -es |
| matrixing | matrix + -ing, used as a verb |
| matzoons | matzoon + -s, Armenian fermented milk |
| maumetries | maumetry + -ies, idolatries |
| mauts | maut (Scots malt) + -s |
| mavies | mavie + -s, song thrushes |
| mawing | maw + -ing, mowing |
| maximites | maximite + -s |
| mayhemmed | mayhem + -ed |
| mayhemming | mayhem + -ing |
| mazinesses | maziness + -es |
| medicaids | Medicaid + -s |
| medusans | medusan + -s |
| megasses | megass + -es (bagasse) |
| melodying | melody used as verb + -ing |
| menologyes | menology + -es |
| menswears | menswear + -s |
| mercaptids | mercaptid + -s (mercaptides) |
| merrowes | merrow + -es (Irish mermaids) |
| meshier | meshy + -er |
| meshiest | meshy + -est |
| mesorecta | mesorectum, plural mesorecta |
| mesosomata | mesosoma, plural mesosomata |
| messmen | messman + -men |
| mestesoes | mesteso + -es (var. of mestizo) |
| mestesos | mesteso + -s (var. of mestizo) |
| metalined | metaline + -ed, coated with metaline alloy |
| metaphosphated | metaphosphate + -ed |
| metaphosphating | metaphosphate + -ing |
| metepas | metepa + -s, an insect chemosterilant |
| methanated | methanate + -ed |
| methanating | methanate + -ing |
| metopons | metopon + -s, a morphine derivative |
| metritises | metritis + -es |
| metumps | metump + -s, a tumpline carrying strap |
| micklest | mickle + -est, greatest |
| micrified | micrify + -ied |
| micrifies | micrify + -ies |
| micrifying | micrify + -ing |
| microbiologies | microbiology + -ies |
| microgamies | microgamy + -ies |
| microluces | microlux, Latin plural luces |
| micromeli | micromelus + -i, persons with small limbs |
| micropathologies | micropathology + -ies |
| micrurgies | micrurgy + -ies (microdissection) |
| midmosts | midmost + -s |
| midstories | midstory + -ies (middle forest layer) |
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