(UK, education) A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control.
(classical studies, usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
(classical studies, usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy.
(with the, without reference to any specific academy) Academia.
A body of established opinion in a particular field, regarded as authoritative.
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
accoyed
accoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoy
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
aclydes
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
adactyl
adactyl
adj
(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
alcayde
alcayde
noun
Alternative form of alcaide
aldarcy
aldercy
ardency
ardency
noun
Intensity of devotion.
Intensity of feelings.
Intensity of heat or burning.
Intensity of light.
berycid
berycid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Berycidae, the squirrelfish.
cacodyl
cacodyl
noun
(chemistry) The dimethylarsine radical (CH₃)₂As-
(chemistry) tetramethyldiarsine formally derived from two of these radicals; an evil-smelling liquid that spontaneously combusts in air
cadency
cadency
noun
(heraldry) Any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family.
Alternative form of cadence
cadetcy
cadetcy
noun
The rank, role, or position of a cadet.
cadgily
cadgily
adv
In a cadgy manner.
cadying
calydon
campody
canadys
candify
candify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To candy.
(transitive, figurative, sometimes derogatory) To make sweet or saccharine at the expense of serious meaning.
candroy
candroy
noun
(UK, dialect) A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
candyce
carryed
carryed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carry; archaic spelling of carried.
cassady
cassidy
cassidy
Proper noun
of origin derived from meaning "descendent of Caiside". Caiside is a first name meaning "curly haired" from Gaelic cas.
name of modern American usage, derived from the surname.
catydid
cawdrey
caynard
chandry
chandry
noun
(obsolete) A chandlery.
chanduy
childly
childly
adj
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
chlamyd
chrysid
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chytrid
chytrid
noun
(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
cindery
cindery
adj
covered in cinders
citydom
codasyl
condyle
condyle
noun
(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
cooeyed
cooeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cooey
cordery
corrody
corrody
noun
(obsolete or historical) A form of pension or annuity given as provision for maintenance.
coryden
corydon
corynid
corynid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Corynidae of hydrozoans.
cowardy
cowardy
adj
(Britain) Cowardly.
cowdrey
cowedly
cowedly
adv
(rare) In a cowed or intimidated manner.
cowyard
cowyard
noun
An enclosure for cows close by the farm.
coydogs
coydogs
noun
plural of coydog
croyden
croydon
croydon
noun
(historical) A calico.
(historical) A kind of cotton sheeting.
crudely
crudely
adv
In a crude manner.
crudity
crudity
noun
(countable) A crude act or characteristic.
(obsolete, medicine) Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours.
(uncountable) The state of being crude.
crypted
custody
custody
noun
(Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
cyamoid
cyanide
cyanide
noun
(chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.
(uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas.
(uncountable) Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison.
verb
(transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.
cyanids
cyanids
noun
plural of cyanid
cyclide
cyclide
noun
(mathematics) Any of a class of surfaces, described by quartic expressions, that are related to spherical surfaces
cyclode
cycloid
cycloid
adj
(psychoanalysis) characterized by alternating high and low moods.
(zoology, of fish scales) Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.
Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
(zoology) A fish having cycloid scales.
cydippe
cydonia
cynipid
cynipid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cynipidae of wasps.
cynodon
cystoid
cystoid
adj
Resembling a cyst or bladder.
dacoity
dacoity
noun
(chiefly India, Myanmar) Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
dacryon
dacryon
noun
(anatomy) The point of junction of the maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, and frontal bone.
dactyli
dactyli
noun
plural of dactylus
dactyls
dactyls
noun
plural of dactyl
dancery
dancery
noun
A place for dancing, such as a nightclub.
danczyk
decatyl
decatyl
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) decyl
decayed
decayed
adj
(dated) Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
Having undergone decay, rotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decay
decayer
decayer
noun
That which causes decay.
decency
decency
noun
That which is proper or becoming.
The quality of being decent; propriety.
decenyl
decoyed
decoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decoy
decoyer
decoyer
noun
One who decoys another.
decrypt
decrypt
noun
A decoded communication.
verb
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
decylic
decylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to the decyl radical
delacey
demency
demency
noun
(now rare) Madness; dementia.
diarchy
diarchy
noun
A state under the rule of two people; the form of government of such state.
Rule by two people.
dicetyl
dickeys
dickeys
noun
plural of dickey
dicliny
dicliny
noun
(botany) cross-pollination in which the flowers are either staminate (male) or pistillate (female)
dicotyl
dicotyl
noun
(botany) dicotyledon
dictery
dicycle
dicycle
noun
(graph theory) directed cycle
A vehicle with two wheels side by side.
dicycly
dicyema
didicoy
didicoy
noun
A gypsy or traveller, especially one who is not Romani or is not full-blooded Romani.
diptyca
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
direcly
dodecyl
dodecyl
adj
(chemistry) of, or derived from the dodecyl radical
noun
(chemistry) the aliphatic univalent radical C₁₂H₂₅-; lauryl
doucely
doucely
adv
In a douce manner.
downcry
dryadic
dryadic
adj
Relating to dryads.
drycoal
duarchy
duarchy
noun
A government by two persons.
ducally
ducally
adv
In the manner of a duke; in a way that befits a duke.
duchery
duckery
duckery
noun
A plantation for ducks.
dulcely
dulcify
dulcify
verb
(obsolete) To neutralise the acidity of.
(transitive) To mollify or make peaceful.
To make sweeter or more pleasant.
To sweeten the taste of.
dulcity
dulcity
noun
(literary) Sweetness (literal and figurative).
duncery
duncery
noun
Mental dullness; stupidity.
duncify
duncify
verb
(transitive) To make stupid in intellect.
dyadics
dyadics
noun
plural of dyadic
dyarchy
dyarchy
noun
Alternative form of diarchy
dyassic
dyebeck
dynamic
dynamic
adj
(computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
(grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
(music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
Able to change and adapt.
Changing; active; in motion.
Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
Powerful; energetic.
noun
(grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
(music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
(music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
(physics) A moving force.
A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
dysuric
dysuric
adj
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysuria.
ecdyses
ecdyses
noun
plural of ecdysis
ecdysis
ecdysis
noun
The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.
The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
ecdyson
ecdyson
noun
Alternative form of ecdysone
edacity
edacity
noun
(archaic) Greediness; voracity; rapacity.
fordyce
fordyce
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a village in council area, Scotland
glycide
glycide
noun
(chemistry) A colourless liquid obtained from certain derivatives of glycerin, and regarded as a partially dehydrated glycerin; glycidic alcohol.
heyduck
hockday
hockday
Proper noun
Hocktide
hydatic
hydatic
adj
Relating to a hydatid
hyracid
hyracid
noun
hyracoid
idiotcy
idiotcy
noun
Archaic spelling of idiocy.
idyllic
idyllic
adj
Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
Of or pertaining to idylls.
noun
An idyllic state or situation. (A substantive use of the adjective)
indylic
keycard
keycard
noun
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
lucidly
lucidly
adv
In a clear and easily understood way, in a lucid manner.
lycidae
lycidas
lycodes
lycopod
lycopod
noun
(botany) A club moss.
(botany) Any member of the Lycopodiophyta.
lycosid
lycosid
noun
(zoology) Any spider in the family Lycosidae; a wolf spider.
lynched
lynched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lynch
madancy
mandych
mccondy
mccurdy
mcgrady
mcgrody
mcquady
mediacy
mediacy
noun
Mediation; presence of an intermediary.
The facility to work with media.
The facility to work with words and numbers.
myocdia
ocypoda
ocypode
oxyacid
oxyacid
noun
(chemistry) An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid.