(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
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
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
becousined
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benedictus
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bestudding
bestudding
verb
present participle of bestud
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
budennovsk
bundesrath
burdenless
burdenless
adj
Without a burden.
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgundies
burgundies
noun
plural of burgundy
calendulas
calendulas
noun
plural of calendula
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
cloudiness
cloudiness
noun
The property of being murky (e.g. liquid, style).
The property of being obscure (e.g. information).
The state of being cloudy (e.g. weather).
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
consuetude
consuetude
noun
Custom, familiarity.
consulated
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
counselled
counselled
verb
(Britain, Canada) simple past tense and past participle of counsel
curledness
curledness
noun
The state of being curled.
cursedness
cursedness
noun
The state or quality of being cursed.
curvedness
curvedness
noun
The property of being curved.
cussedness
cussedness
noun
(dated) The state or quality of being cussed.
dachshunde
dachshunde
noun
Alternative form of dachshund
dagusmines
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
debentures
debentures
noun
plural of debenture
debruising
debruising
verb
present participle of debruise
debutantes
debutantes
noun
plural of debutante
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decandrous
decandrous
adj
(botany) Having ten stamens
Of or pertaining to the Linnaean class of plants Decandria
decarhinus
decenniums
decenniums
noun
plural of decennium
deductions
deductions
noun
plural of deduction
degaussing
degaussing
noun
The process of something being degaussed.
verb
present participle of degauss
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
delphinius
delusional
delusional
adj
Being or relating to a delusion.
Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
noun
A person suffering from a delusion.
delustrant
delustrant
noun
A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
demifusion
demisangue
demulcents
demulcents
noun
plural of demulcent
demureness
demureness
noun
The state or quality of being demure.
denaturise
denaturise
verb
Adulterate (alcohol) to make unsuitable for human consumption
Alter the chemical structure
Combine fissionable material with nonfissionable material.
Take away a natural characteristic
denouncers
denouncers
noun
plural of denouncer
dentaliums
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
desmanthus
desmoulins
destituent
destituent
adj
(obsolete) deficient; lacking
destuffing
desudation
desudation
noun
(medicine) A profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by an eruption of small pimples.
desugaring
desugaring
verb
present participle of desugar
devoutness
devoutness
noun
The state or quality of being devout.
dextrinous
diadumenus
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diluteness
diluteness
noun
The state or quality of being dilute.
dipneustal
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disaugment
disavaunce
disavaunce
verb
(obsolete) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
disburdens
disburdens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disburden
disburgeon
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
discommune
disconduce
disconjure
discounsel
discounsel
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To advise (someone) against doing something.
discounted
discounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discount
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
discurrent
discurrent
adj
(obsolete) Not current or free to circulate; not in use.
discutient
discutient
adj
(medicine) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive.
noun
An agent, such as a medicinal application, that serves to disperse morbid matter.
disenamour
disenamour
verb
(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.
disfortune
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
dismounted
dismounted
adj
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismount
disnatured
disnatured
adj
(obsolete) Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural.
disquieten
disquieten
verb
(transitive) To disquiet; to make uneasy.
distinguee
distinguee
adj
Alternative form of distingue
disulphone
disunified
disunified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disunify
disuniters
disuniters
noun
plural of disuniter
disunities
disunities
noun
plural of disunity
disventure
disventure
noun
(obsolete) A disadventure.
dividendus
doubleness
doubleness
noun
Behaviour intended to deceive people.
The state of being double or doubled.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
dournesses
dournesses
noun
plural of dourness
drunkeness
drunkeries
duanesburg
dudishness
dudishness
noun
The quality of being dudish.
duecentist
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dulanganes
dulcetness
dullnesses
dullnesses
noun
plural of dullness
dumbnesses
dumbnesses
noun
plural of dumbness
dunnsville
duodenitis
duodenitis
noun
Inflammation of the duodenum.
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
edentalous
edentalous
adj
edentate; lacking teeth
edentulous
edentulous
adj
(sciences) Toothless.
educations
educations
noun
plural of education
encapsuled
encapsuled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encapsule
endogamous
endogamous
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
endogenous
endogenous
adj
Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.
Produced, originating or growing from within.
endomysium
endomysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
endovenous
endovenous
adj
(anatomy) Inside a vein.
endurances
endurances
noun
plural of endurance
enschedule
enschedule
verb
(transitive) To insert into a schedule.
enshrouded
enshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enshroud
eruditions
eruditions
noun
plural of erudition
eudemonics
eudemonics
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonics
eudemonism
eudemonism
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonism
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
eunuchised
eunuchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eunuchise
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
exudations
exudations
noun
plural of exudation
fecundates
fecundates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fecundate
founderous
founderous
adj
(archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
fulvidness
funditores
fungicides
fungicides
noun
plural of fungicide
furanoside
furanoside
noun
(biochemistry) The furanose form of a glycoside
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
gesundheit
gesundheit
intj
(Canada, US) Said to someone who has just sneezed.
(humorous) Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.