(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
castled
castled
adj
Furnished with castles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of castle
cataldo
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
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.
dactyli
dactyli
noun
plural of dactylus
dactyls
dactyls
noun
plural of dactyl
decatyl
decatyl
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) decyl
delicat
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.
eclated
edictal
edictal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from edicts
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
located
located
verb
simple past tense and past participle of locate
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.
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.