(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
adagissimo
adagissimo
adv
(music) Very slowly.
adenoidism
adenoidism
noun
adenoiditis
adenostoma
admissions
admissions
noun
The department, section, administrative team, etc., that process admissions for an institution, hospital, etc.; the place where such a department is located.
plural of admission
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
aerodromes
aerodromes
noun
plural of aerodrome
alodialism
alodialism
noun
Alternative form of allodialism
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amidoplast
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.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
andamentos
anisomyodi
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
armadillos
armadillos
noun
plural of armadillo
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
asthmatoid
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baldmoneys
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
besmoothed
besmoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmooth
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
bloomsdale
bobadilism
boedromius
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bravadoism
broadlooms
broadlooms
noun
plural of broadloom
bulldogism
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
cambodians
camisadoes
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chiasmodon
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
coembodies
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
coldstream
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
commandoes
commodious
commodious
adj
(obsolete) Advantageous; profitable.
Comfortable, free from hardship.
Convenient, useful; serviceable.
Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
commodores
commodores
noun
plural of commodore
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
composedly
composedly
adv
In a composed manner.
composited
composited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of composite
compressed
compressed
adj
Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
Pressed tightly together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compress
condemners
condemners
noun
plural of condemner
condiments
condiments
noun
plural of condiment
condylomas
condylomas
noun
plural of condyloma
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
cosmodrome
cosmodrome
noun
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.
cosmolined
cosmolined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmoline
cuddlesome
cuddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by cuddling; cuddly.
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
damfoolish
damnations
damnations
noun
plural of damnation
damnonians
damoiselle
dampcourse
damselhood
damselhood
noun
The condition or status of a damsel.
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
decamerous
decamerous
adj
Synonym of decempartite
decomposed
decomposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompose
decomposer
decomposer
noun
(ecology) An organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.
decomposes
decomposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompose
decompress
decompress
verb
(intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
(intransitive, informal) To relax.
(transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
demagogies
demagogies
noun
plural of demagogy
demagogism
demagogism
noun
The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
demagogues
demagogues
noun
plural of demagogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagogue
demifusion
demiourgos
demiseason
demisecond
demobilise
demobilise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demobilize.
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
demoiselle
demoiselle
noun
A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
demolished
demolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demolish
demolisher
demolisher
noun
One who demolishes.
demolishes
demolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demolish
demonesses
demonesses
noun
plural of demoness
demonetise
demonetise
verb
Alternative spelling of demonetize
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
demonomist
demonomist
noun
(archaic) One in subjection to a demon or demons.
demoralise
demoralise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demoralize.
demorphism
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatopsy
dermatoses
dermatoses
noun
plural of dermatosis
dermatosis
dermatosis
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the skin.
dermestoid
dermestoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.
dermoblast
dermolysis
dermolysis
noun
Synonym of dermatolysis
desdamonna
desmodynia
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmopexia
desmotrope
desmotropy
desmoulins
despotisms
despotisms
noun
plural of despotism
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
devoteeism
devoteeism
noun
The role or state of a devotee.
diadromous
diadromous
adj
(of a fish) that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
diatomales
diatropism
diatropism
noun
(biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
(organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity.
The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective and parental figures.
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dichromism
dichromism
noun
dichromatism
dictyosome
dictyosome
noun
(cytology) A plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells.
didynamous
didynamous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.
diglottism
diglottism
noun
bilingualism
dimensions
dimensions
noun
plural of dimension
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dimension
dimorphism
dimorphism
noun
(biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
(biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
(geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
diosmosing
diosmosing
verb
present participle of diosmose
diothelism
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
dipsomania
dipsomania
noun
(pathology) Addiction to alcohol.
Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.
disbosomed
disbosomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbosom
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
discommend
discommend
verb
(now rare) To show disapproval of something, find fault with.
(now rare) To speak dissuasively of, to advise against.
discommode
discommode
verb
(transitive) To cause inconvenience to (someone).
discommons
discommons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discommon
discommune
discompose
discompose
verb
(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
discoplasm
diseconomy
diseconomy
noun
(economics) A financial drawback or cost arising from a process