A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
accolade
accolade
noun
(US) Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
(architecture) An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
(music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
A special acknowledgment; an award.
An embrace of greeting or salutation.
An expression of approval; praise.
Synonym of curly bracket
verb
(transitive) To confer praise or awards on.
(transitive) To embrace or kiss in salutation.
(transitive, historical) To confer a knighthood on.
accolled
accolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoll
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
adamello
adelanto
adelopod
adelopod
noun
(zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
adelphoi
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
adolphus
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adorable
adorable
adj
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adorably
adorably
adv
In an adorable manner.
adorally
adorally
adv
In an adoral way; near to the mouth.
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adrostal
adulator
adulator
noun
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
ailuroid
akenbold
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
albedoes
alborada
albumoid
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
aldolase
aldolase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alismoid
aljamado
alkaloid
alkaloid
adj
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
allodial
allodial
adj
(usually historical) Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
noun
Anything held allodially.
allodian
allodies
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
allotted
allotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allot
allround
almendro
almohade
alodiary
aloedary
aloedary
noun
(obsolete) A compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.
aloewood
alvadore
alvarado
amblypod
amidoxyl
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
angledog
angledog
noun
(dialects, chiefly US, New England, dated) An earthworm.
anglepod
anneloid
anneloid
noun
(zoology) Any animal resembling an annelid.
annuloid
annuloid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
anodally
anodally
adv
Towards an anode.
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
apioidal
apodemal
archbold
archdolt
ardolino
arillode
arillode
noun
(botany) A structure resembling an aril that comes from the ovule as opposed to the stalk.
arilloid
armloads
armloads
noun
plural of armload
arondell
asmolder
asmolder
adj
Alternative form of asmoulder
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
assoiled
assoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assoil
aureoled
aureoled
adj
Surrounded by a corona or halo.
autodial
autodial
noun
A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
verb
To dial automatically.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
avondale
avondale
Proper noun
A city in Arizona.
A in Colorado.
A in Louisiana.
A city in Missouri.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A village in New South Wales, Australia.
One of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
babeldom
babeldom
noun
Alternative form of Babeldom
backfold
baculoid
badalona
badalona
Proper noun
A city in Catalonia situated on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea.
badoglio
bailwood
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
balloted
balloted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballot
balotade
balotade
noun
Alternative form of ballotade
bandello
banderol
bardolph
barthold
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
beadroll
beadroll
noun
(obsolete) A catalogue of people whose souls are to be be prayed for.
A catalogue of names; a pedigree, a long respected series.
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
blackcod
blanford
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
blattoid
blattoid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches.
blazoned
blazoned
adj
Adorned with a blazon.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blazon
blockade
blockade
noun
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
(chess) Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it
(nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
verb
(transitive) To create a blockade against.
bloodalp
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
boatload
boatload
noun
(slang) A large quantity.
Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
bodleian
bodleian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English diplomat and scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library.
bogyland
boldface
boldface
adj
Synonym of boldfaced
noun
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
verb
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
bollards
bollards
noun
plural of bollard
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bombload
bombload
noun
The amount of ordnance held by a bomber aircraft.
bondable
bondable
adj
(insurance) suitable for having one's current or future employment insured by a fidelity bond
able to form bonds
bondland
bonpland
bookland
bookland
noun
(Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
bordulac
bulltoad
bunkload
cabildos
cabildos
noun
plural of cabildo
caboodle
caboodle
noun
(informal) Any large collection of things or people.
cacodyls
cacodyls
noun
plural of cacodyl
calcedon
calcedon
noun
A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones.
calcydon
calderon
caldrons
caldrons
noun
plural of caldron (alternative spelling of cauldrons).
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
calicoed
calicoed
adj
Infected by Tobacco mosaic virus.
calondra
calvados
calvados
noun
(countable) A glass of this spirit.
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
calycoid
calycoid
adj
Resembling a calyx.
cameloid
cameloid
adj
Like a camel, or as found in a camel.
noun
Any (fictional) animal similar to a camel.
Misspelling of camelid.
candolle
canoodle
canoodle
noun
A cuddle, hug, or caress
verb
To cajole or persuade.
To caress, pet, feel up, or make love.
cardanol
cardanol
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenol obtained from anacardic acid, used in resins and coatings.
carloads
carloads
noun
plural of carload
carolled
cartload
cartload
noun
(by extension) Any large amount.
(historical, specifically) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
The amount that a cart can carry.
caseload
caseload
noun
The workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon.
cathodal
cathodal
adj
(biochemistry) Attracted towards a cathode
caudillo
caudillo
noun
A leader.
A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.
cauldron
cauldron
noun
(military) A strategic encirclement.
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
cedalion
celadons
celadons
noun
plural of celadon
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chaldron
chaldron
noun
(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Alternative form of chawdron
chlordan
chlordan
noun
Alternative form of chlordane
chondral
chondral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to cartilage
cladodes
cladodes
noun
plural of cladode
cladodus
cladonia
clamored
clamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clamor
clochard
clochard
noun
A beggar or tramp, especially in France.
clodhead
clodpate
clodpate
noun
A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
cloghead
clorinda
clotilda
clotilda
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.