That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterate
adulterate
adj
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively, archaic) To commit adultery.
(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
(transitive, archaic) To commit adultery with (someone).
(transitive, archaic) To defile (someone) by adultery.
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterize
adulterize
verb
(intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery.
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To adulterate.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
aeluroidea
ailuroidea
ailuropoda
aperulosid
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
arillodium
arthurdale
auburndale
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
auriculoid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
balourdise
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
baudelaire
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
belaboured
belaboured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belabour
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bludgeoner
bludgeoner
noun
One who bludgeons.
blunderers
blunderers
noun
plural of blunderer
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
brotulidae
brunnhilde
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
brutalized
brutalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutalize
bulldogger
bulldogger
noun
One who bulldogs (chases and wrestles a steer as a rodeo performance).
bulldozers
bulldozers
noun
plural of bulldozer
bullragged
burchfield
burdenable
burdenless
burdenless
adj
Without a burden.
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burlesqued
burlesqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burlesque
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
carbuilder
carbuilder
noun
(rail transport, US) A manufacturer of railroad cars.
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carfuffled
caudalward
caudalward
adj
Having a caudal orientation
adv
In a caudal direction
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
circulated
circulated
adj
distributed about a circuit
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circulate
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudcroft
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clubridden
coldturkey
colubridae
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
coresidual
coresidual
noun
(mathematics) Any of four points on the common chord of a cubic curve intercepted by a cone
crenulated
crenulated
adj
Alternative form of crenulate
crocodilus
crocodylus
cuadrillas
cuadrillas
noun
plural of cuadrilla
cumberland
cumberland
Proper noun
A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
A city in Maryland, USA
A CDP in Virginia, USA
A river in the eastern United States, tributary to the Ohio.
A town on British Columbia, Canada.
curdsville
curledness
curledness
noun
The state of being curled.
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
daughterly
daughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
decangular
decangular
adj
(rare) Having ten angles.
decoloured
decoloured
adj
(British spelling) From which the colour has been removed; bleached.
decorously
decorously
adv
In a decorous manner.
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defaulture
deflourish
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
delubrubra
delustered
delustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deluster
delustrant
delustrant
noun
A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
demiluster
demilustre
demurrable
demurrable
adj
That may be demurred to.
denticular
denticular
adj
Synonym of denticulate
derailleur
derailleur
noun
The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.
The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
deregulate
deregulate
verb
(transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
deruralize
deruralize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become no longer rural.
desirously
desirously
adv
With desire; eagerly
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
desulfured
desulfured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfur
deutomalar
devourable
devourable
adj
Able to be devoured.
dextraural
dextraural
adj
(medicine, otorhinolaryngology) Hearing more distinctly with the right ear than with the left.
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
dhaulagiri
dicoumarol
dicoumarol
noun
An anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist, also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
difluoride
difluoride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
dilligrout
dilligrout
noun
Alternative form of dillegrout
dipleurula
dipleurule
disbursals
disbursals
noun
plural of disbursal
discipular
disclosure
disclosure
noun
(law) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.
That which is disclosed; a previously hidden fact or series of facts that is made known.
The act of revealing something.
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
dislustred
dislustred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dislustre
disnatural
disregular
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
distrouble
distrouble
verb
(obsolete) To trouble greatly; to perplex.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
disulfuret
disulfuric
disulfuric
adj
(inorganic chemistry) pyrosulfuric
diuretical
diuretical
adj
(obsolete) diuretic
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
dolefuller
dolichuric
dolichurus
dolorifuge
dolorifuge
noun
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
dolorously
dolorously
adv
In a dolorous manner.
doublegear
doubletree
doubletree
noun
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.
doubleword
doubleword
noun
(computing) An area of storage double the size of the word in a particular system; in 32-bit architecture, this is equal to four bytes.
doulocracy
doulocracy
noun
Alternative form of dulocracy
douricouli
dramalogue
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
dreadfully
dreadfully
adv
(dated) Exceptionally, eminently, very much.
In a dreadful manner.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
drearfully
dropperful
dropperful
noun
Enough to fill a dropper.
drudgingly
drudgingly
adv
In a drudging manner; laboriously.
druidology
drumlinoid
drumloidal
dullardism
dullardism
noun
Synonym of dullardry
dumbbeller
dumbledore
dumbledore
noun
(dialectal) A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle.