(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
achenodium
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adlumidine
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
adminicula
admittatur
admittatur
noun
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adullamite
adullamite
Noun
An inhabitant of Adullam. Near this town there was a cave where David and his allies sought refuge from Saul.
A member of the anti-reform faction of the British Liberal Party in the 19th century.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
aegopodium
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminized
aluminized
adj
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminize
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
ameiuridae
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
anacardium
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromaque
archidamus
arillodium
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
autodermic
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemurmured
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bituminoid
blumenfeld
boedromius
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
boumdienne
bradycauma
braquemard
braquemard
noun
a short, thick, double-edged sword
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brundisium
bugbeardom
bulldogism
bumgardner
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
buttonmold
cadmiumize
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
caudillism
caudillism
noun
Alternative form of caudilloism
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
chytridium
circumdate
circumduce
circumduce
verb
(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
circumduct
circumduct
verb
(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
(law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”)
(law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify.
(obsolete) To lead about or astray.
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
columbidae
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize
comburendo
comminuted
comminuted
adj
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
commodatum
commodatum
noun
(Roman law, civil law) A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.
commodious
commodious
adj
(obsolete) Advantageous; profitable.
Comfortable, free from hardship.
Convenient, useful; serviceable.
Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
communized
communized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communize
commutated
commutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commutate
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compounded
compounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compound
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
comproduce
conopodium
consumated
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
conundrums
conundrums
noun
plural of conundrum
coprodaeum
coriandrum
cuckoomaid
cuddlesome
cuddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by cuddling; cuddly.
culminated
culminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of culminate
cumberland
cumberland
Proper noun
A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
A city in Maryland, USA
A CDP in Virginia, USA
A river in the eastern United States, tributary to the Ohio.
A town on British Columbia, Canada.
cummerbund
cummerbund
noun
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
cystidiums
daemonurgy
dagusmines
dampcourse
daunomycin
daunomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.
deambulate
deambulate
verb
(medicine) To walk independently, especially in contrast to a state where one is physically unable to walk.
(rare) To go out walking; to stroll.
debunkment
debunkment
noun
Synonym of debunking
decamerous
decamerous
adj
Synonym of decempartite
decenniums
decenniums
noun
plural of decennium
decompound
decompound
adj
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
noun
A decomposite.
verb
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time.
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
decumbence
decumbence
noun
The act or posture of lying down.
decumbency
decumbency
noun
decumbence
deducement
deducement
noun
Inference; deduction.
Something that is deduced.
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
deluminize
demagogues
demagogues
noun
plural of demagogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagogue
demicolumn
demifigure
demifusion
demihagbut
demiluster
demilustre
deminudity
demiourgoi
demiourgos
demipuppet
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demisangue
demiturned
demiurgism
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
demodulate
demodulate
verb
To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.