(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
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
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
boedromius
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
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
cuddlesome
cuddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by cuddling; cuddly.
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
dagusmines
dampcourse
decamerous
decamerous
adj
Synonym of decempartite
decenniums
decenniums
noun
plural of decennium
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
demagogues
demagogues
noun
plural of demagogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagogue
demifusion
demiluster
demilustre
demiourgos
demisangue
demiurgism
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
demulcents
demulcents
noun
plural of demulcent
demureness
demureness
noun
The state or quality of being demure.
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
dentaliums
desiderium
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
desmanthus
desmoulins
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
desquamate
desquamate
verb
(intransitive) To shed or peel.
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.
diadumenus
disaugment
discommune
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.
disenamour
disenamour
verb
(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.
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
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
dreyfusism
dromiceius
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dumbnesses
dumbnesses
noun
plural of dumbness
duodecimos
duodecimos
noun
plural of duodecimo
embrasured
embrasured
Adjective
Having embrasures.
emulsified
emulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emulsify
emulsoidal
emulsoidal
adj
Being or relating to an emulsoid.
endogamous
endogamous
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
endomysium
endomysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers
epidermous
esquiredom
eucosmidae
eudemonics
eudemonics
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonics
eudemonism
eudemonism
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonism
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
eumolpides
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
exadversum
fieldmouse
fieldmouse
noun
Alternative spelling of field mouse
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
furosemide
furosemide
noun
(pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.
hemapodous
hemipodius
housemaids
housemaids
noun
plural of housemaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housemaid
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
humberside
humberside
Proper noun
A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
humdingers
humdingers
noun
plural of humdinger
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
humidities
humidities
noun
plural of humidity
husbandmen
husbandmen
noun
plural of husbandman
immeasured
immeasured
adj
that has not been measured; huge, enormous
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
inconsumed
intumesced
intumesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intumesce
jamshedpur
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
luminesced
luminesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of luminesce
magnitudes
magnitudes
noun
plural of magnitude
mandamused
mandamused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mandamus
mandamuses
mandamuses
noun
plural of mandamus
mansuetude
mansuetude
noun
(archaic) Gentleness, tameness.
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
maunderers
maunderers
noun
plural of maunderer
measuredly
measuredly
adv
In a measured fashion.
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
medullitis
medullitis
noun
Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow (osteomyelitis) or the spinal cord (myelitis).
medusalike
medusalike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the mythical Medusa.
medusiform
medusiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.
megapodius
mendacious
mendacious
adj
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
(of a statement, etc) False or untrue.
mercedinus
mesopodium
mesopodium
noun
(botany) Synonym of petiole
(zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
midsummers
midsummers
noun
plural of midsummer
midsummery
midsummery
adj
Of or relating to midsummer.
mindererus
miniguides
miniguides
noun
plural of miniguide
misaccused
misaccused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misaccuse
miscounted
miscounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscount
misdateful
misdeemful
misdoubted
misdoubted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdoubt
miseducate
miseducate
verb
To educate wrongly.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misfocused
misguessed
misguessed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misguess
misguiders
misguiders
noun
plural of misguider
misnatured
misnatured
adj
Of a bad or wrong nature; malformed.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
missounded
missounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of missound
mistouched
mistouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistouch
mistrusted
mistrusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistrust
mistutored
mistutored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistutor
misusurped
misvouched
misvouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misvouch
mouldiness
mouldiness
noun
The state or quality of being mouldy.
moundiness
moundiness
noun
The quality of being moundy.
mousehound
moustached
moustached
adj
Having a moustache.
mucedinous
mucedinous
adj
Resembling mould or mildew.
mucidities
muddlesome
muddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by muddling; confusing, lacking in order; tending to muddle.
mudpuppies
mudpuppies
noun
plural of mudpuppy
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
mudslinger
mudslinger
noun
One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
multisided
multisided
adj
Having multiple sides
multispeed
multispeed
adj
Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
multitudes
multitudes
noun
The mass of ordinary people; the populous or the masses.
plural of multitude
muscadelle
muscardine
muscardine
noun
(countable) A dormouse.
(countable, uncountable) A fungal disease, caused by Beauveria bassiana and other species, that affects silkworms, their bodies becoming white and covered with spores.
mushheaded
mushroomed
mushroomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mushroom
mustelidae
mutualised
mutualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mutualise