| aorta |
the main artery carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all the rest of the body except the lungs. |
| autosome |
any of an organism's chromosomes except the two involved in sex determination. |
| bar1 |
excluding; except. [1/13 definitions] |
| barring1 |
except in the case of; except for. |
| besides |
except for; other than. [1/4 definitions] |
| but |
except that. [3/6 definitions] |
| but for |
except for. |
| Coptic |
the Afro-Asiatic language of ancient Egypt now extinct except for ritual use in the Coptic Church. [1/3 definitions] |
| daily |
a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday. [1/4 definitions] |
| excepting |
not including; except; excluding. |
| first mortgage |
a primary lien against a piece of property that takes precedence in case of default over all other mortgages or liens except those given priority by law, such as real estate taxes. |
| harpsichord |
a musical instrument with one or two keyboards that is similar to the piano except that its strings are plucked when the keys are pressed, producing tones that are short and unsustainable. |
| hide-and-seek |
a game, usu. played by children, in which all hide except one, who tries to find the others. |
| Himalayan |
any of a breed of domestic cat, bred by crossing Siamese and Persian cats, that has blue eyes and long, light-colored fur except on the face, ears, feet, and tail, which are dark. [2/3 definitions] |
| joint-stock company |
a company organized like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for debts. |
| mediastinum |
in mammals, the region in the middle of the chest containing the heart and all the thoracic viscera except the lungs and pleura. |
| Mexican hairless |
a small dog of a breed esp. found in Mexico, having no hair on its body except for a bit on the head and tail. |
| neutron |
an elementary particle having no charge, spin of one-half, and mass approximately equal to a proton, present in the nucleus of all atoms except the common isotope of hydrogen. |
| old maid |
a card game in which all the cards except one can be matched in pairs, the loser being the player left holding the odd card. [1/3 definitions] |
| only |
except that; but. [1/8 definitions] |
| other than |
except. [1/2 definitions] |