(zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
adelphoi
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
adiaphon
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adiposis
adiposis
noun
(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adolphus
adoptant
adoptees
adoptees
noun
plural of adoptee
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoptian
adoptian
noun
(Christianity) A proponent of adoptianism.
adopting
adopting
verb
present participle of adopt
adoption
adoption
noun
(chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
(computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
(theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
The act of adopting.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
amapondo
amblypod
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
anglepod
anisopod
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
apartado
aphodian
aphodius
aphthoid
aphthoid
adj
(pathology) Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.
apioidal
apodemal
apodemas
apodidae
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apodoses
apodoses
noun
plural of apodosis
apodosis
apodosis
noun
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
apogonid
apogonid
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.
approved
approved
adj
(archaic) Proven or demonstrated by experience.
Having received approval.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approve
apteroid
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.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
axopodia
axopodia
noun
plural of axopodium
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bardolph
bedposts
bedposts
noun
plural of bedpost
behooped
beparody
bepowder
bepowder
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bloodalp
bondship
bonpland
bradypod
bridport
bridport
Proper noun
A town in Dorset, England
camphoid
campodea
campoody
campwood
canopied
canopied
adj
covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canopy
capeador
capeador
noun
(bullfighting) A person who aids a bullfighter by distracting the bull with his cape.
cercopid
cercopid
noun
(zoology) Any insect in the family Cercopidae, the froghoppers.
cercopod
cercopod
noun
(zoology) One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects.
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chipwood
chiropod
clodpate
clodpate
noun
A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
clodpole
clodpole
noun
(derogatory) a stupid person; blockhead
clodpoll
clodpoll
noun
Alternative form of clodpole
cloudcap
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
cnidopod
cnidopod
noun
The stalklike base of a nematocyst
codpiece
codpiece
noun
A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
coempted
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
colloped
colloped
adj
Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
compadre
compadre
noun
A friend or companion.
compared
compared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compare
compends
compends
noun
plural of compend
compered
compered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compere
competed
competed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compete
compiled
compiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compile
complied
complied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comply
componed
composed
composed
adj
showing composure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compose
compound
compound
adj
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
An enclosure for secure storage.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Anything made by combining several things.
Short for compound exercise.
verb
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
comprend
computed
computed
adj
Calculated, determined by computation.
Derived rather than measured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compute
coopered
coopered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cooper
copeland
copeland
Proper noun
A forest between Ennerdale and Egremont in Cumbria (and a present-day borough in that area).
of someone from that area.
A city in Kansas.
A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
copepoda
copepods
copepods
noun
plural of copepod
copopoda
coppered
coppered
adj
(nautical) (of the hull of a wooden ship) sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to prevent the attack of teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copper
coppiced
coppiced
adj
(usually of trees) Cut back to ground level to stimulate growth.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coppice
coprides
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copyedit
copyedit
noun
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
The process or act of copyediting a document.
The result of copyediting a document.
verb
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
copyhold
copyhold
noun
(property law, historical) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
copyread
copyread
verb
To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
coupland
couponed
couponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coupon
crophead
cropland
cropland
noun
arable land
cropweed
croupade
croupade
noun
A leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
cupboard
cupboard
noun
(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet. [14th–18th c.]
(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate. [16th–19th c.]
(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
verb
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
cupidone
cupolaed
cupolaed
adj
Having one or more cupolas.
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cynipoid
cynipoid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the gall wasps of the superfamily Cynipoidea
noun
Any insect of the superfamily Cynipoidea
dacryops
dacryops
noun
(pathology) A cyst in a lacrimal duct
An excess of tears in the eye
dalapons
daphnoid
dapsones
dapsones
noun
plural of dapsone
dashpots
dashpots
noun
plural of dashpot
decapoda
decapods
decapods
noun
plural of decapod
decouple
decouple
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To unlink; to take or come apart.
(transitive, military) To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
deepmost
deepmost
adj
Deepest; at the greatest depth.
deepsome
deepsome
adj
Characterised or marked by depth; deep
deiphobe
dekapode
demiphon
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
demophon
dempstor
depeople
depeople
verb
(transitive) To depopulate.
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
depilous
depilous
adj
hairless
deplored
deplored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplore
deplorer
deplorer
noun
One who deplores.
deplores
deplores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplore
deployed
deployed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deploy
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depoliti
deponent
deponent
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Having passive grammatical form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning.
noun
(grammar) A deponent verb.
(law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
deponing
deponing
verb
present participle of depone
deported
deported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deport
deportee
deportee
noun
A deported person.
deporter
deporter
noun
One who deports.
deposals
deposals
noun
plural of deposal
deposers
deposers
noun
plural of deposer
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
deposita
deposito
deposits
deposits
noun
plural of deposit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deposit
deposure
deptford
desktops
desktops
noun
plural of desktop
despoena
despoils
despoils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despoil