(Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
cyamoid
cyanide
cyanide
noun
(chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.
(uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas.
(uncountable) Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison.
verb
(transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.
cyanids
cyanids
noun
plural of cyanid
cyclide
cyclide
noun
(mathematics) Any of a class of surfaces, described by quartic expressions, that are related to spherical surfaces
cyclode
cycloid
cycloid
adj
(psychoanalysis) characterized by alternating high and low moods.
(zoology, of fish scales) Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.
Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
noun
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
(zoology) A fish having cycloid scales.
cydippe
cydonia
cynipid
cynipid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cynipidae of wasps.
cynodon
cystoid
cystoid
adj
Resembling a cyst or bladder.
dabneys
dacoity
dacoity
noun
(chiefly India, Myanmar) Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
dacryon
dacryon
noun
(anatomy) The point of junction of the maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, and frontal bone.
dactyli
dactyli
noun
plural of dactylus
dactyls
dactyls
noun
plural of dactyl
dadayag
daemony
daffery
daffily
daffily
adv
In a daffy manner.
dahomey
dahomey
Proper noun
A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin.
daimyos
daimyos
noun
plural of daimyo
dakoity
dakoity
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoity
daktyli
daktyls
damnify
damnify
verb
(law) To cause injuries or loss to.
(obsolete) To damage physically; to injure.
damysus
danbury
danbury
Proper noun
a village in City of district, Essex, England
a city in Connecticut, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a small city in North Carolina, USA
a small city in Texas, USA.
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
dancery
dancery
noun
A place for dancing, such as a nightclub.
danczyk
dandify
dandify
verb
To dress as, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.
dandily
dandily
adv
In a dandy or foppish manner.
daniyal
danyluk
daresay
daresay
verb
(intransitive, archaic, originally) Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.
(intransitive, by extension) Chiefly in the form I daresay: to venture to say (as the speaker believes something is likely to be the case); to think something probable; to presume.
darkeys
darkeys
noun
plural of darkey
darnley
dasypod
dasypus
dasyure
dasyure
noun
Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
datably
datedly
datedly
adv
In a dated manner.
daubery
daubery
noun
A daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses.
daverdy
daviely
dayanim
daybeam
daybeam
noun
(poetic) A sunbeam.
daybeds
daybeds
noun
plural of daybed
daybill
daybook
daybook
noun
(bookkeeping) An accounting journal.
(nautical) A logbook.
A daily chronicle; a diary.
daydawn
dayglow
dayglow
noun
The airglow of the sky during the day.
dayhoit
dayless
dayless
adj
Without day.
daylily
daylily
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
daylong
daylong
adj
Which lasts a day, or approximately so.
adv
Throughout the day.
daymare
daymare
noun
A vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.
verb
To have a daymare.
daymark
daymark
noun
A mark (such as a tower) designed to help navigators to find their way during daylight hours.
dayment
daypeep
daypeep
noun
Alternative spelling of day-peep
dayroom
dayroom
noun
A common room in a barracks or dormitory where the inhabitants can mingle and socialize.
dayside
dayside
noun
(astronomy) The side of a planet that faces towards the sun around which it orbits
daysman
daysman
noun
(archaic) An arbiter, referee, mediator.
A labourer who works during the day.
daysmen
daysmen
noun
plural of daysman
daystar
daystar
noun
(poetic) The Sun.
The morning star; the planet Venus.
daytale
daytide
daytime
daytime
adj
Happening during the day.
Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
noun
The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
daytona
dayward
dayward
adv
(poetic) Toward the day.
daywork
daywork
noun
(obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
(obsolete) The work done in a day; a day's work.
Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
daywrit
dazedly
dazedly
adv
In a dazed manner.
deadeye
deadeye
adj
(concerning a stare) Cold; unfriendly.
Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
noun
(nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
(uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.
A very accurate marksman.
deadpay
deanery
deanery
noun
The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.
The house in which a dean lives.
The position held by a dean.
deathly
deathly
adj
Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
Deadly, fatal, causing death.
adv
Extremely, dreadfully.
In a way that resembles death.
deavely
deberry
debussy
decatyl
decatyl
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) decyl
decayed
decayed
adj
(dated) Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
Having undergone decay, rotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decay
decayer
decayer
noun
That which causes decay.
decency
decency
noun
That which is proper or becoming.
The quality of being decent; propriety.
decenyl
decoyed
decoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decoy
decoyer
decoyer
noun
One who decoys another.
decrypt
decrypt
noun
A decoded communication.
verb
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
decylic
decylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to the decyl radical
deedily
deedily
adv
Industriously; diligently.
deejays
deejays
noun
plural of deejay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deejay
deerfly
deerfly
noun
Any of various species of fly which feed on deer, principally in genus Chrysops.
defrays
defrays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defray
defying
defying
verb
present participle of defy
deglory
deipyle
delacey
delaney
delaney
Proper noun
name, modern transferred use of the surname.
delanty
delaryd
delayed
delayed
adj
Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delay
delayer
delayer
noun
A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable
One who delays.
verb
(transitive) To remove layers from; to strip away levels from.
delayre
dellroy
demency
demency
noun
(now rare) Madness; dementia.
demeyer
demonry
demonry
noun
demonic activity, influence, or possession
dempsey
densely
densely
adv
In a dense manner.
densify
densify
verb
(intransitive) To become (more) dense.
(transitive) To make (more) dense.
density
density
noun
(dated) Stupidity; denseness.
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.
(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.
dentary
dentary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or bearing, teeth.
noun
(anatomy) The dentary bone.
denying
denying
noun
The act of one who denies something; a denial.
verb
present participle of deny
depayse
deploys
deploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deploy
derayne
derriey
destiny
destiny
noun
One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
destroy
destroy
verb
(US, colloquial, slang) To sing a song poorly.
(bodybuilding, slang, antiphrasis) To exhaust duly and thus recreate or build up.
(colloquial, transitive, hyperbolic) To defeat soundly.
(computing, transitive) To remove data.
(slang, vulgar) To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way.
(transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
(transitive) To put down or euthanize.
(transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
(transitive, intransitive) To damage beyond use or repair.
devaney
devilry
devilry
noun
An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
Wickedness; cruelty.
mischief.
dewanny
dewayne
deweyan
deweyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the
Of or pertaining to (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.
dexamyl
dexamyl
noun
Drinamyl.
deyoung
deyship
dezaley
dhooley
dialkyl
dialkyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
diallyl
diallyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two allyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two allyl groups in a compound
dialyse
dialyse
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dialyze
dialyze
dialyze
verb
(intransitive) To undergo dialysis.
(transitive) To subject (something or someone) to dialysis.
diapery
diarchy
diarchy
noun
A state under the rule of two people; the form of government of such state.
Rule by two people.
diasyrm
diasyrm
noun
(rhetoric) Describing something already petty or mean in words that make it seem even more so.
diatype
dibutyl
dibutyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Two butyl groups in a molecule
dicetyl
dickeys
dickeys
noun
plural of dickey
dicliny
dicliny
noun
(botany) cross-pollination in which the flowers are either staminate (male) or pistillate (female)
dicotyl
dicotyl
noun
(botany) dicotyledon
dictery
dicycle
dicycle
noun
(graph theory) directed cycle
A vehicle with two wheels side by side.
dicycly
dicyema
diddley
didicoy
didicoy
noun
A gypsy or traveller, especially one who is not Romani or is not full-blooded Romani.
didromy
didymia
didymis
didymus
didymus
noun
(obsolete, very rare) A testis.
dietary
dietary
adj
Comprising a food source.
Of, or relating to diet.
noun
(UK, dated) A regulated diet.
diethyl
diethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
diglyph
diglyph
noun
A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.