(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
bobsleding
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
broadlings
brodeglass
bulldogism
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
cargadores
coarsegold
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
codfishing
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
cosounding
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decalogist
decalogist
noun
One who explains the Decalogue.
decongests
decongests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decongest
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
degeneroos
degression
degression
noun
(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
(obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.
(publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
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
demiourgos
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
designator
designator
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
A person who, or term that, designates.
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
diagnosing
diagnosing
verb
present participle of diagnose
diagnostic
diagnostic
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
dialogised
dialogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dialogise
digestions
digestions
noun
plural of digestion
digitoxose
digitoxose
noun
(biochemistry) The glycone of digitoxin or gitoxin
diglottism
diglottism
noun
bilingualism
diglottist
digression
digression
noun
(astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
(generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
(now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
(obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
digressory
digressory
adj
digressive
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
diosmosing
diosmosing
verb
present participle of diosmose
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
disanalogy
disanalogy
noun
A lack or failure of analogy
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disburgeon
disclosing
disclosing
verb
present participle of disclose
discording
discording
verb
present participle of discord
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
disembargo
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
disfoliage
disglorify
disglorify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity.
disgorging
disgorging
noun
The act of something being disgorged.
verb
present participle of disgorge
dishmonger
disjoining
disjoining
verb
present participle of disjoin
dislodging
dislodging
noun
The act by which something is dislodged.
verb
present participle of dislodge
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
disobliged
disobliged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disoblige
disobliger
disobliger
noun
One who disobliges.
disobliges
disobliges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disoblige
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
disploding
disploding
verb
present participle of displode
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disrooting
disrooting
verb
present participle of disroot
dissolving
dissolving
noun
The act by which something dissolves.
verb
present participle of dissolve
distorting
distorting
adj
That distorts.
verb
present participle of distort
docoglossa
dogberries
dogberries
noun
plural of dogberry
doggedness
doggedness
noun
(obsolete) sullenness; moroseness
The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
dogmatised
dogmatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogmatise
dogmatiser
dogmatiser
noun
Alternative form of dogmatizer
dogmatisms
dogmatisms
noun
plural of dogmatism
dogmatists
dogmatists
noun
plural of dogmatist
dogsbodies
dogsbodies
noun
plural of dogsbody
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
dorsigrade
dotingness
dotingness
noun
The quality or state of being doting; excessive fondness.
doughfoots
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
doughtiest
doughtiest
adj
superlative form of doughty: most doughty
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
doxologies
doxologies
noun
plural of doxology
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
dravosburg
dronkgrass
dronkgrass
noun
Alternative form of dronkgras
drosograph
drugstores
drugstores
noun
plural of drugstore
endogamies
endogamies
noun
plural of endogamy
endogamous
endogamous
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
endogenies
endogenies
noun
plural of endogeny
endogenous
endogenous
adj
Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.
Produced, originating or growing from within.
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
ensignhood
ensignhood
noun
The role or status of an ensign.
floodgates
floodgates
noun
plural of floodgate
foredesign
foredesign
verb
(transitive) To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foundlings
foundlings
noun
plural of foundling
gamasoidea
gamodesmic
garrisoned
garrisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrison
gasconaded
gasconaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gasconade
gasconader
gasconader
noun
A great boaster; a blusterer.
gasteropod
gasteropod
noun
Alternative form of gastropod
gastrodisc
gastrodisk
gastropoda
gastropods
gastropods
noun
plural of gastropod
geodesical
geodesical
adj
Alternative form of geodesic
geodesists
geodesists
noun
plural of geodesist
geologised
geologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of geologise
georgadjis
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
gismondine
gismondine
noun
(mineralogy) A zeolite mineral with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈·₄(H₂O).
gismondite
gismondite
noun
Alternative form of gismondine
gladiators
gladiators
noun
plural of gladiator
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gladiator
gladsomely
gladsomely
adv
(archaic) gladly
gladsomest
gladsomest
adj
superlative form of gladsome: most gladsome
glanderous
glanderous
adj
Characteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders
glandulose
glandulose
adj
Alternative form of glandulous
glandulous
glandulous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of glands; glandular, glandulose.