(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
devolutive
devourment
devourment
noun
The act of devouring something.
devoutless
devoutless
adj
Destitute of devotion.
devoutness
devoutness
noun
The state or quality of being devout.
dextrinous
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
dicotylous
dicotylous
adj
dicotyledonous
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
dilligrout
dilligrout
noun
Alternative form of dillegrout
diminution
diminution
noun
(music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
The act or process of making diminutive.
dioestrous
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
disastrous
disastrous
adj
Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
discothque
discounted
discounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discount
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
disfortune
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.
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
disomatous
disomatous
adj
Having two bodies.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
disquixote
disruption
disruption
noun
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
A continuing act of disorder.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
distichous
distichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
(poetry) In the form of a distich.
distrouble
distrouble
verb
(obsolete) To trouble greatly; to perplex.
distrouser
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
dithionous
ditrochous
diurnation
diurnation
noun
(obsolete) Continuance during the day.
(zoology) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
documental
documental
adj
(archaic) Of or relating to written evidence; documentary.
(obsolete) Of or relating to instruction.
documented
documented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of document
documenter
documenter
noun
One who documents something
documentor
documentor
noun
Alternative form of documenter
dodecuplet
dodecuplet
noun
(music) A group of twelve notes, typically to be played in place of eight
doubletone
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.
doubtfully
doubtfully
adv
In a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably.
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
doughfoots
doughtiest
doughtiest
adj
superlative form of doughty: most doughty
downthrust
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
drainspout
droughtier
droughtier
adj
comparative form of droughty: more droughty
drouthiest
drouthiest
adj
superlative form of drouthy: most drouthy
drugstores
drugstores
noun
plural of drugstore
dubitation
dubitation
noun
(countable) A pang or expression of doubt.
(countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
duckfooted
duckfooted
adj
Alternative spelling of duck-footed
dunderbolt
duodenitis
duodenitis
noun
Inflammation of the duodenum.
duoliteral
duoliteral
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of two letters only; biliteral.
duplicator
duplicator
noun
A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
durational
durational
adj
Of or pertaining to duration.
dustcloths
dustcloths
noun
plural of dustcloth
dutymonger
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
edentalous
edentalous
adj
edentate; lacking teeth
edentulous
edentulous
adj
(sciences) Toothless.
educations
educations
noun
plural of education
edulcorate
edulcorate
verb
(rare) To free from acidity.
(rare) To make more acceptable or palatable.
(rare) To sweeten.
elucidator
elucidator
noun
One who elucidates.
emundation
emundation
noun
Cleaning; disinfection.
Rectification; purification, especially of crude drugs.
eruditions
eruditions
noun
plural of erudition
etourderie
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
eudiometer
eudiometer
noun
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
eudiometry
eudiometry
noun
(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
exoculated
exoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exoculate
exudations
exudations
noun
plural of exudation
exundation
exundation
noun
An overflow, or overflowing abundance.
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
fastiduous
fecundator
fluoridate
fluoridate
verb
(chemistry, dentistry, transitive) To add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.
foederatus
foederatus
noun
A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
foodstuffs
foodstuffs
noun
plural of foodstuff
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
forequoted
forequoted
adj
Cited before; quoted in an earlier part of the treatise or essay.
formulated
formulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulate
fortitudes
fortitudes
noun
plural of fortitude
foudroyant
foudroyant
adj
(medicine) fulminant
Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
foundation
foundation
noun
(architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
(card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
(figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
fountained
fountained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fountain
fourstrand
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
fructoside
fructoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of fructose
fultondale
functioned
functioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of function
funditores
glaucodote
gobmouthed
graduation
graduation
noun
(Japanese entertainment) The action or process of graduating (leaving a group).
(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.
A commencement ceremony.
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
graduators
graduators
noun
plural of graduator
groundplot
guardstone
gudemother
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
hardbought
hotmouthed
hotspurred
houndsfoot
huddleston
huntingdon
huntingdon
Proper noun
a market town in Cambridgeshire, and former county town of Huntingdonshire.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a town in Tennessee, USA
hustisford
huttonweed
hydroguret
hydroguret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any hydride.
idolatrous
idolatrous
adj
Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.
Of or pertaining to idolatry.
Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.
iguanodont
iguanodont
adj
(paleontology) Like or relating to the genus Iguanodon.
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the genus Iguanodon.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
indevoutly
indevoutly
adv
In an indevout manner.
inducteous
inducteous
adj
Rendered electropolar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.
inductions
inductions
noun
plural of induction
induration
induration
noun
(geology) The process of the strengthening of rocks by heating, compaction or cementation, or a combination thereof.
(geology) The quality of non-friability; the extent to which a rock does not crumble; rock strength.
(medicine) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Most often this term is used to describe dermatologic findings.
(medicine) Hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
Hardness.
Process of becoming hard.
inoculated
inoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inoculate
intercloud
intercloud
adj
(astronomy) Between clouds of stars.
verb
(transitive) To shut within clouds.
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
introduced
introduced
adj
(biology) Not native to a location; brought from another place.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of introduce
introducee
introducee
noun
One who is introduced to another person.
introducer
introducer
noun
Someone or something that introduces.
introduces
introduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of introduce
inundation
inundation
noun
(figurative) An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx
The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
The state of being inundated; flooding
inundatory
inundatory
adj
Of or relating to flood, or inundation.
isodontous
isodulcite
isodulcite
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline sugar-like substance obtained by the decomposition of certain glucosides, and intermediate in nature between the hexacid alcohols (dulcite, mannite, etc.) and the glucoses.
jourdanton
judication
judication
noun
The act of judging, judgment.
judicatory
judicatory
adj
By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.
Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
noun
(chiefly in Scotland) A court or tribunal
judicature
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
latifundio
laundromat
laundromat
noun
(US, Canada, Australia) A self-service laundry facility with (traditionally) coin-operated (which now may use other per-load payment methods) washing machines, dryers, and sometimes ironing or pressing machines, open to the public for washing clothing and household cloth items.
liquidator
liquidator
noun
Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.
One who liquidates.
lithodomus
locustdale
locustidae
longitudes
longitudes
noun
plural of longitude
loudmouths
loudmouths
noun
plural of loudmouth
lymphoduct
malconduct
malconduct
noun
(less common) Synonym of misconduct
manuductor
manuductor
noun
(Catholicism) The chief novice in an order.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
mimmouthed
misconduct
misconduct
noun
Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To act improperly.
(reflexive) To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
(transitive) To mismanage.
miscounted
miscounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscount
misdoubted
misdoubted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdoubt
mistouched
mistouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistouch
mistutored
mistutored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistutor
modularity
modularity
noun
The property of being modular.
modulating
modulating
verb
present participle of modulate
modulation
modulation
noun
(music) A change in key.
(physics) The process of applying a signal to a carrier.
The variation and regulation of a population, physiological response, etc.