Words ending in se - (1339 words)

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ose³
use³	The act of using.

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apse⁶	(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
arse⁴	(current in South Africa, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, dated in New England, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
base⁶	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
bise⁶	Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
case⁶	An actual event, situation, or fact.

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abase⁷	(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
abuse⁷	Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]
amuse⁷	(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (an individual) with pleasing emotions.
anise⁵	An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
arise⁵	To come up from a lower to a higher position.

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accuse¹⁰	(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure
advise¹⁰	(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
ahorse⁹	(archaic) On the back of a horse; on horseback.
aldose⁷	(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
appose¹⁰	(obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.

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abscise¹¹	(transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
acerose⁹	(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
acetose⁹	Sour like vinegar; acetous.
acinose⁹	Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.
adipose¹⁰	Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

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abstruse¹⁰	Difficult to comprehend or understand. [from late 16th c.]
acarbose¹²	(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug C25H43NO18 (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.
acaulose¹⁰	acaulous
albumose¹²	Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
aldolase⁹	(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone

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advertise¹³	(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]
aeropause¹¹	The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse¹¹	pulsejet
almshouse¹⁴	A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
anatomise¹¹	Alternative form of anatomize

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aggrandise¹³	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
allegorise¹¹	(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
anastomose¹²	(transitive) (of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
apocalypse¹⁹	A revelation. [from 14th c.]
apostatise¹²	Alternative spelling of apostatize

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accessorise¹⁵	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize.
acclimatise¹⁷	Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatize.
anthracnose¹⁶	(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
archdiocese¹⁹	(Christianity) In Christian denominations, the area administered by an archbishop.
barrelhouse¹⁶	A rough and tumble drinking establishment.

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apostrophise¹⁹	Alternative spelling of apostrophize
attitudinise¹³	Alternative spelling of attitudinize
carbohydrase²³	(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
clotheshorse²⁰	A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
collectivise¹⁹	Alternative spelling of collectivize

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anticlockwise²⁴	(South Africa, AU, New Zealand, Britain, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
boardinghouse²⁰	Alternative spelling of boarding house
bouillabaisse¹⁷	A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.
bureaucratese¹⁷	(informal, pejorative) A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
bureaucratise¹⁷	Alternative form of bureaucratize

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aminopeptidase²¹	(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
cholinesterase¹⁹	(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
disaccharidase²³	(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides
disenfranchise²³	(transitive) to deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote
electrophorese²¹	(biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.

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counterresponse¹⁹	A response to a response.
methylcellulose²⁵	(organic chemistry) A white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.

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