simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
adipopexis
adipopexis
noun
(physiology) The storage of fat in tissue.
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
afterdrops
aistopodes
albaspidin
amidoplast
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphidamas
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
anaspadias
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anisopodal
anspessade
anspessade
noun
(historical) A French gendarme serving in the military, between the 16th and 17th centuries.
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.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
antispadix
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aperulosid
apfelstadt
aphrodisia
aphrodisia
noun
(archaic) sexual intercourse
A state of sexual desire.
apoapsides
apoapsides
noun
plural of apoapsis
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
appendices
appendices
noun
plural of appendice
plural of appendix
appendixes
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
asclepiade
asclepidin
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
asphodelus
aspidiaria
aspidiotus
aspidistra
aspidistra
noun
any of several Asian plants, of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant
asplenioid
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
avoidupois
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspread
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
beachdrops
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
bedspreads
bedspreads
noun
plural of bedspread
beldamship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bestrapped
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
bradypepsy
buddhaship
candlepins
candlepins
noun
plural of candlepin
capeadores
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
cardsharps
cardsharps
noun
plural of cardsharp
carpodacus
carpodetus
cassiopeid
cassiopeid
noun
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cassiopeidae.
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clepsydrae
clepsydras
clepsydras
noun
plural of clepsydra
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
codswallop
codswallop
intj
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
craspedota
craspedote
craspedote
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.
crispbread
crispbread
noun
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cypselidae
dampcourse
dampnesses
dampnesses
noun
plural of dampness
dapperness
dapperness
noun
The state or quality of being dapper.
dappleness
dasypaedal
dasypaedes
dasypaedic
dasypeltis
dasypodoid
dasyprocta
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
deaspirate
deaspirate
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
decapodous
decapodous
adj
decapodal; ten-footed
deemphasis
deemphasis
noun
Alternative spelling of de-emphasis
dekaparsec
dekaparsec
noun
Alternative form of decaparsec
demipesade
dendraspis
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
departures
departures
noun
plural of departure
depastured
depastured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depasture
dependants
dependants
noun
plural of dependant
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
deprecates
deprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprecate
depressant
depressant
adj
(pharmacology) reducing functional or nervous activity.
noun
(mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
(pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatopsy
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmopexia
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despatched
despatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despatch
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
despatches
despatches
noun
plural of despatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
despectant
desperados
desperance
despicable
despicable
adj
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
A wretched or wicked person.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despisable
despisable
adj
(archaic) Worthy to be despised.
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
desponsate
desponsate
verb
(transitive, archaic) To betroth.
despotical
despotical
adj
Despotic.
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
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.
deviascope
diabolepsy
diapasonal
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diapedeses
diapedeses
noun
plural of diapedesis
diapedesis
diapedesis
noun
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
diaporesis
diaspidine
diastrophe
diastrophy
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.