(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
castled
castled
adj
Furnished with castles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of castle
cataldo
celtdom
citadel
citadel
noun
(sometimes figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.
A Salvation Army meeting place.
A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment.
cleated
cleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cleat
clefted
clefted
adj
Having a cleft; cloven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cleft
clodlet
clodlet
noun
A small clod or clump.
clothed
clothed
adj
Covered with a cloth.
Wearing clothes or clothing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clothe
clotted
clotted
adj
Coagulated
Containing clots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clot
clouted
clouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clout
coldest
coldest
adj
superlative form of cold: most cold
cotidal
cotidal
adj
Describing the locations (and of related lines on a chart) linking places where tides occur at the same time of day
cotland
cotland
noun
The land attached to a cottage, or held by a cottager or cotter.
couldnt
couldnt
abbrev
Misspelling of couldn't.
couldst
couldst
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of can
cuitled
cuttled
dactyli
dactyli
noun
plural of dactylus
dactyls
dactyls
noun
plural of dactyl
dcollet
decatyl
decatyl
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) decyl
deflect
deflect
verb
(intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
(transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
(transitive, figuratively) To divert (attention, etc.).
delicat
delicti
delicto
delicts
delicts
noun
plural of delict
deltaic
deltaic
adj
Of or pertaining to a river delta.
Shaped like the letter delta (Δ), or like an equiangular or equilateral triangle.
dialect
dialect
noun
(colloquial) A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
(computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
(derogatory) Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
(ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
dicetyl
dicotyl
dicotyl
noun
(botany) dicotyledon
ducklet
ducklet
noun
A duckling.
ductile
ductile
adj
(rare) Led easily; prone to follow.
Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
Molded easily into a new form.
ductule
ductule
noun
(anatomy) Any very small duct, typically lactiferous.
dulcets
dulcite
dulcite
noun
(organic chemistry) The sugar alcohol dulcitol (galactitol)
dulcity
dulcity
noun
(literary) Sweetness (literal and figurative).
dulotic
dulotic
adj
Of or relating to dulosis.
eclated
edictal
edictal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from edicts
elected
elected
noun
One who is elected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elect
lactide
lactide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds, formally acid anhydrides, formed by heating α-lactones
(organic chemistry) The anhydride of lactic acid
lactoid
latched
latched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of latch
letched
letched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of letch
lichted
located
located
verb
simple past tense and past participle of locate
midcult
midcult
noun
A form of middlebrow culture that copies and adulterates high culture.
mulcted
mulcted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mulct
scheldt
tackled
tackled
adj
Made of ropes tackled together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tackle
talcked
talcoid
talcoid
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or resembling talc, such as certain schists.
tickled
tickled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tickle
tinclad
tinclad
adj
Clad in tin or tin-coated metal.
noun
(historical) A lightly armored river steamer used in the US Civil War.
triclad
triclad
noun
Any of the turbellarian flatworms of order Tricladida.
wildcat
wildcat
adj
(derogatory, dated) Of or concerning irresponsible banks or banking, (particularly) small, independent operations.
(firearms) Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.
(oil industry) Of or concerning oil exploration in new areas, (particularly) small, independent operations.
(usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
Of or concerning actions undertaken by workers without approval or in defiance of the formal leadership of their trade unions.
Unauthorized by the proper authorities.
noun
(American football) An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.
(US) A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx.
(figurative) A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.
(firearms) Clipping of wildcat cartridge.
(nautical) A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.
(obsolete) Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank.
(uncommon) Alternative spelling of wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
(uncommon) Clipping of wildcat strike, a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union.
Any feral cat.
verb
(oil industry) To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.