Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adapt
adapter
adapter
noun
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
adaptor
adaptor
noun
Alternative form of adapter
adepter
adepter
adj
(archaic) comparative form of adept: more adept
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adipate
adipate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adopted
adopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adopt
adoptee
adoptee
noun
A person who was adopted as a child.
An adopted son or daughter.
Synonym of adopter
adopter
adopter
noun
one who adopts
bedpost
bedpost
noun
Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead.
coadapt
coadapt
verb
To adapt together.
coapted
coapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coapt
compted
compted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compt
coopted
coopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coopt
crypted
dampest
dampest
adj
superlative form of damp: most damp
darapti
dashpot
dashpot
noun
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
datapac
dawpate
decrypt
decrypt
noun
A decoded communication.
verb
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
deepest
deepest
adj
superlative form of deep: most deep.
depaint
depaint
verb
(archaic, transitive) To colour; to decorate with colours.
(archaic, transitive) To depict in words; to describe graphically.
(archaic, transitive) To stain; to distain.
(transitive) To remove paint from.
departs
departs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depart
depeter
depicts
depicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depict
deplant
deplant
verb
(transitive) To take up plants; to transplant.
deplete
deplete
verb
To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
deporte
deports
deports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deport
deposit
deposit
noun
(banking) Money placed in an account.
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
A place of deposit; a depository.
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
Anything left behind on a surface.
That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
verb
(transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
deprest
deprest
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of depress
deprint
depthen
depthen
verb
(transitive, now rare) To increase the depth of; make deep or deeper
deputed
deputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depute
deputes
deputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depute
desktop
desktop
adj
(computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
noun
(computing) A desktop computer.
(computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
(computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
(computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.
The top surface of a desk.
despect
despect
noun
(archaic) Contempt, derision.
verb
(archaic) To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
despert
despite
despite
noun
(archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
(obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
despots
despots
noun
plural of despot
diatype
diopter
diopter
noun
(obsolete) A surgical speculum.
(obsolete) A theodolite or similar surveyor’s angle measuring device.
(obsolete) An alidade.
(obsolete) An instrument for drawing the skull by projections.
(obsolete) Any lens system, such as a telescope.
(photography, dated) A lens element attached to the front of a photographic lens to shorten the lens's minimum focus distance; also called a "close-up filter".
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
The dioptre adjustment mechanism of a pair of binoculars or of a camera viewfinder.
dioptra
dioptra
noun
Alternative form of diopter
dioptre
dioptre
noun
Alternative spelling of diopter
dioptry
dioptry
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of diopter
dipcoat
dipcoat
noun
A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
dipetto
diplont
diplont
noun
(genetics) An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells
diptera
diptote
diptote
noun
(grammar) A noun which has only two cases.
diptyca
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
dirempt
dirempt
adj
(obsolete, past participial) Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
verb
(transitive, principally in philosophy) To separate; to divide; to break off.
discept
discept
verb
To debate; to discuss.
dispart
dispart
noun
A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute.
(transitive) To furnish with a dispart sight.
(transitive) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
(transitive, now rare) To part, separate.
displat
disport
disport
noun
(countable, archaic) Anything which diverts one from serious matters; a game, a pastime, a sport.
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
dispost
dispost
verb
(transitive) To eject from a post; to displace.
dispute
dispute
noun
(uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
verb
(intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
(obsolete) to struggle against; to resist
(transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
to strive or contend about; to contest
disrupt
disrupt
adj
(obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
verb
(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
(transitive) To interrupt or impede.
(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
dopants
dopants
noun
plural of dopant
dopatta
dopiest
dopiest
adj
superlative form of dopy: most dopy
dopster
droplet
droplet
noun
A very small drop.
dropout
dropout
noun
(cycling) The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.
A damaged portion of a tape or disk, causing a brief omission of audio, video, or data.
A technique for regularizing a neural network by discarding a random subset of its units.
Momentary loss of an electronic signal.
One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.
Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course
Someone who has opted out of conventional society.
duotype
duotype
noun
(historical) A print made from two halftone photographic plates made from the same negative, but etched differently.
dupatta
dupatta
noun
(South Asia) A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.
dustpan
dustpan
noun
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
dustups
dustups
noun
plural of dustup
emptied
emptied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empty
epidote
epidote
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
erupted
erupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of erupt
footpad
footpad
noun
(Australia) An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
(archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
(medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts.
The soft underside of an animal's paw.
verb
(archaic) To rob travellers on the road.
To sneak on foot.
hardtop
hardtop
noun
(Britain) A car with such a roof.
(Britain) The removable rigid roof of a convertible or sports car.
An indoor cinema with a roof, as opposed to a drive-in.
heptads
heptads
noun
plural of heptad
heptode
heptode
noun
A compound thermionic valve containing a triode and tetrode; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers.
hoptoad
impedit
imputed
imputed
adj
Attributed to another person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impute
inadept
inadept
adj
Not adept.
notepad
notepad
noun
A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.
octoped
octoped
noun
octopod
octopod
octopod
noun
A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.
oopstad
opiated
opiated
adj
Treated with an opiate.
Under the influence of an opiate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opiate
outdrop
outplod
outplod
verb
(transitive) To plod further or faster than.
outsped
outsped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspeed
padfoot
padgett
padtree
painted
painted
adj
(figurative) Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.
Coated with paint.
Colorful, as if painted.
Depicted in paint.
Wearing makeup.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paint
palated
palated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of palate
pandect
pandect
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
(by extension, also figuratively) A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.
(by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
pandita
pandita
noun
Alternative form of pandit
pandits
pandits
noun
plural of pandit
parotid
parotid
adj
Relating to the parotid gland.
noun
The parotid gland.
partied
partied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of party
patched
patched
adj
Having been repaired with a patch or patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patch
patined
patined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patine
patnode
pawdite
pedante
pedants
pedants
noun
plural of pedant
pedated
pedetes
pedetic
pedetic
adj
Relating to pedesis, or Brownian motion.
pendant
pendant
noun
(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
(obsolete) A pendulum.
(obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
(obsolete, in the plural) Testicles.
A lamp hanging from the roof.
A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
The dangling part of an earring.
pendent
pendent
adj
(architecture, of a structure) Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
(grammar, of a sentence) Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
(obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
Pending in various senses.
noun
Alternative spelling of pendant
pentads
pentads
noun
plural of pentad
pentode
pentode
noun
A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.
peptide
peptide
noun
(chemistry) The peptide bond itself.
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.
peptids
peptids
noun
plural of peptid
perdita
perdita
noun
(archaic) A woman who has fallen into prostitution.
peridot
peridot
noun
A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
A yellow-green colour, like that of the peridot.
pestled
pestled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pestle
petaled
petaled
adj
(botany) Having or with petals.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of petal
petards
petards
noun
plural of petard
petered
petered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peter
pettled
pettled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pettle
petwood
photocd
photoed
photoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photo
phytoid
phytoid
adj
Resembling a plant, plantlike.
picoted
picoted
adj
decorated with picots
piderit
piloted
piloted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pilot
pintada
pintada
noun
A female guinea fowl.
pintado
pintado
noun
(now rare, historical) A fine cotton cloth; chintz.
A guinea fowl, especially as food.
Any of various spotted fishes in tropical waters of the west Atlantic, especially the cero, Scomberomorus regalis.
The Cape petrel, Daption capense.
pirated
pirated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pirate
pitbird
pitched
pitched
adj
(not comparable) Covered in pitch.
(not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.
(of a battle, fight, etc) Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitch
pitfold
pithead
pithead
noun
The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.
pitside
pittard
pittoid
pitwood
pivoted
pivoted
adj
Fitted with a pivot or pivots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pivot
plaited
plaited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plait
plantad
planted
planted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plant
plastid
plastid
noun
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis
platoda
platode
platoid
platted
platted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plat
plaudit
plaudit
noun
(often in the plural) A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
pleated
pleated
adj
Having pleats.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pleat
pledget
pledget
noun
(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
A string of oakum used in calking.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.
plotted
plotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plot
plotzed
plotzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plotz
podatus
podatus
noun
(music) A neume representing two notes ascending.
podesta
podesta
noun
(historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns