(figuratively, obsolete) Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
(obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
(obsolete) Plunged into darkness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benight
bigheaded
bigheaded
adj
Alternative spelling of big-headed
bradleigh
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chidingly
chidingly
adv
In a chiding manner.
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
chilidogs
chilidogs
noun
plural of chilidog
chuadanga
claughted
codelight
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
coughweed
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
daghestan
dahlonega
daschagga
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
daugherty
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dayabhaga
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
deadlight
deadlight
noun
(figurative) An eyelid.
(nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
(nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehiscing
dehiscing
verb
present participle of dehisce
dehorning
dehorning
verb
present participle of dehorn
dehorting
dehorting
verb
present participle of dehort
delighted
delighted
adj
Filled with wonder and delight.
Greatly pleased.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delight
delighter
delighter
noun
One who takes delight in something.
demihague
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
diaghilev
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
diglyphic
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
dihalogen
dihalogen
adj
(organic chemistry, in combination) In which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by those of a halogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
dithering
dithering
noun
The act of one who dithers.
verb
present participle of dither
dogeships
dogeships
noun
plural of dogeship
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight
dogfishes
dogfishes
noun
plural of dogfish
dogfought
dogfought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogfight
doggishly
doggishly
adv
In a doggish manner.
doghouses
doghouses
noun
plural of doghouse
doughbird
doughbird
noun
The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).
doughboys
doughboys
noun
plural of doughboy
dougherty
dougherty
Proper noun
of origin.
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
draghound
draghound
noun
A hunting dog especially trained to be effective in drag hunts, having the highly developed sense of smell and the stamina to follow an artificially scented trail at high speed over considerable distance.
dragonish
dragonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
draughted
draughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of draught
draughter
draughter
noun
Alternative spelling of drafter
drenching
drenching
noun
The act by which something is drenched; a soaking.
The administering of a medicinal draught to an animal.
verb
present participle of drench
droplight
droplight
noun
Alternative spelling of drop light
drumright
dunghills
dunghills
noun
plural of dunghill
dunghilly
dunghilly
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dunghill.
dusttight
dynagraph
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
edgeworth
edinburgh
edinburgh
Proper noun
The capital and second largest city of Scotland.
eggheaded
eggheaded
adj
(derogatory, informal) intellectual
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
encharged
encharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encharge
endognath
endognath
noun
(zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of crustaceans.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
engelhard
enghosted
englished
englished
Adjective
Anglicised
exchanged
exchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exchange
fraughted
fraughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fraught
freighted
freighted
adj
(also figuratively) Loaded with cargo; charged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freight
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gandharan
gandharan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Gandhara.
Noun
A native of Gandhara.
gandharva
gandharva
noun
(Buddhism) A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.
(Indian mythology) A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
gandhiism
gandhiist
garnished
garnished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnish
gasholder
gasholder
noun
A large, telescopic cylindrical tank, with a water seal, used for storing domestic gas
gateshead
gateshead
Proper noun
A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in north east England. Found upon the southern bank of the Tyne.
gawkihood
gazehound
gazehound
noun
Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”)
gelechiid
gelechiid
noun
(zoology) Any moth in the family Gelechiidae (twirler moths).
geophilid
gerhardus
ghassanid
ghaznevid
ghosthood
ghosthood
noun
The state or period of being a ghost.
ghostland
ghostland
noun
A land inhabited by ghosts.
A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
gianthood
gianthood
noun
The state of being a giant.
giddyhead
gildhalls
gildhalls
noun
plural of gildhall
giltheads
giltheads
noun
plural of gilthead
ginghamed
ginghamed
adj
Dressed in, or furnished with, gingham fabric.
gipsyhead
gipsyhood
girlchild
girlchild
noun
A female child.
girlhoods
girlhoods
noun
plural of girlhood
gladsheim
glochidia
glochidia
noun
plural of glochidium
gnathopod
gnathopod
noun
(zoology) A maxilliped.
goatherds
goatherds
noun
plural of goatherd
godfather
godfather
noun
A mafia leader.
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
verb
(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.
godmother
godmother
noun
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.