(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
agostadero
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(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.
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
angadresma
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
attendings
attendings
noun
plural of attending
bangladesh
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
besteading
besteading
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
verb
present participle of bestead
bestriding
bestriding
verb
present participle of bestride
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bobsleding
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
bridgeless
bridgeless
adj
(graph theory) Having no bridges.
(of a body of water) Having no bridges.
That cannot be bridged.
brigadiers
brigadiers
noun
plural of brigadier
briggsdale
brodeglass
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
cargadores
cartridges
cartridges
noun
plural of cartridge
castigated
castigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of castigate
coarsegold
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
daggerbush
dagusmines
dangerless
dangerless
adj
Without danger.
dangersome
dangersome
adj
Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous
daringness
daringness
noun
The state or quality of being daring.
debasingly
debasingly
adv
In a debasing manner.
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decalogist
decalogist
noun
One who explains the Decalogue.
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
decongests
decongests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decongest
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
degasifier
degasifier
noun
A machine for degasifying.
degaussing
degaussing
noun
The process of something being degaussed.
verb
present participle of degauss
degeneroos
degreasing
degreasing
noun
The removal of grease from something
verb
present participle of degrease
degreeless
degreeless
adj
without an academic degree
degreewise
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.
degressive
degressive
adj
Decreasing in steps.
Tending to decrease.
delegacies
delegacies
noun
plural of delegacy
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
demisangue
demisavage
demiurgism
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
denigrates
denigrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate
densifying
densifying
verb
present participle of densify
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
depressing
depressing
adj
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Causing depression or sadness.
verb
present participle of depress
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deregister
deregister
verb
to unregister
to unsubscribe
derringers
derringers
noun
plural of derringer
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
descending
descending
adj
(computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
(music) Becoming lower in pitch.
(of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
Moving or sloping downwards.
noun
A descent.
verb
present participle and gerund of descend
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
deservings
deservings
noun
plural of deserving
designable
designable
adj
Capable of being designed.
designated
designated
adj
Having a specified designation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of designate
designates
designates
noun
plural of designate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of designate
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.
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
designedly
designedly
adv
By design; intentionally; according to plan.
designless
designless
adj
Without design.
designment
designment
noun
(obsolete) One's design or plan; an objective, an undertaking.
desiringly
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
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
destaining
destaining
noun
The removal of a stain from a biological sample
verb
present participle of destain
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
destuffing
desugaring
desugaring
verb
present participle of desugar
desugarize
detergents
detergents
noun
plural of detergent
diagenesis
diagenesis
noun
(geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.
dialogised
dialogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dialogise
diesinking
diesinking
noun
The process of engraving dies.
digestedly
digestedly
adv
In a digested or well-arranged manner; methodically.
digestible
digestible
adj
Capable of being digested.
digestibly
digestibly
adv
In a digestible manner; so as to be digested easily.
digestions
digestions
noun
plural of digestion
digestment
digitoxose
digitoxose
noun
(biochemistry) The glycone of digitoxin or gitoxin
digressing
digressing
verb
present participle of digress
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.
digressive
digressive
adj
Marked by digression; rambling
digressory
digressory
adj
digressive
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
diligences
diligences
noun
plural of diligence
dimagnesic
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
dirigibles
dirigibles
noun
plural of dirigible
disagreing
disaligned
disaligned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disalign
disalliege
disalliege
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To alienate from allegiance.
disarrange
disarrange
verb
To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.
disaugment
disburgeon
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerning
discerning
adj
Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
noun
discernment
verb
present participle of discern
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
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.
disengaged
disengaged
adj
(dated) Not (socially) engaged; available, free.
Not engaged; at leisure; free from occupation or attachment; unconnected; detached.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disengage
disengages
disengages
noun
plural of disengage
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disfoliage
disgaveled
disgeneric
disgracers
disgracers
noun
plural of disgracer
disgracive
disgracive
adj
(obsolete) Causing disgrace.
disgregate
disgregate
verb
(obsolete) To disperse; to scatter.
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.