(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
boondogglers
boondogglers
noun
plural of boondoggler
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
brandenburgs
bridgemaster
cardiologies
cardiologies
noun
plural of cardiology
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
childersburg
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
corregidores
crescendoing
crescendoing
verb
present participle of crescendo
crosslighted
daemonurgist
daringnesses
daringnesses
noun
plural of daringness
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
decolorising
decolorising
verb
present participle of decolorise
decreasingly
decreasingly
adv
In a decreasing manner; progressively less.
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
degeneracies
degeneracies
noun
plural of degeneracy
deglamorizes
deglamorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deglamorize
degradations
degradations
noun
plural of degradation
degradedness
degradedness
noun
The quality of being degraded.
degressively
degressively
adv
In a degressive manner.
demagnetiser
demagnetiser
noun
Alternative form of demagnetizer
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demoralising
demoralising
adj
(British spelling) disheartening
verb
present participle of demoralise
denaturising
denaturising
verb
present participle of denaturise
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrologies
dendrologist
dendrologist
noun
One versed in the natural history of trees.
dendrologous
denigrations
denigrations
noun
plural of denigration
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
depressingly
depressingly
adv
In a depressing manner.
derangements
derangements
noun
plural of derangement
derepressing
derepressing
verb
present participle of derepress
dermasurgery
dermasurgery
noun
The surgical treatment of benign and malignant skin conditions; dermatologic surgery.
dermogastric
dermogastric
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
desegregated
desegregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desegregate
desegregates
desegregates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desegregate
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
desiderating
desiderating
verb
present participle of desiderate
despairingly
despairingly
adv
In a despairing manner.
destroyingly
destroyingly
adv
In a way that destroys.
detergencies
detergencies
noun
plural of detergency
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
diglycerides
diglycerides
noun
plural of diglyceride
digressingly
digressingly
adv
By way of digression.
digressional
digressional
adj
Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
digressively
digressively
adv
In a digressive fashion.
disaggregate
disaggregate
adj
not aggregate
verb
to separate or break down into components
disagreeable
disagreeable
adj
(archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.
Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
noun
Something or someone displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.
disagreeably
disagreeably
adv
In a disagreeable manner.
disagreeance
disagreeance
noun
(obsolete) disagreement
disagreement
disagreement
noun
A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
An argument or debate.
disappearing
disappearing
noun
disappearance
verb
present participle of disappear
disburdening
disburdening
verb
present participle of disburden
discerningly
discerningly
adv
In a discerning manner.
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discouragers
discouragers
noun
plural of discourager
discrediting
discrediting
noun
The act by which something is discredited.
verb
present participle of discredit
discrepating
disembargoed
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembrangle
disembrangle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation.
disencourage
disencourage
verb
(now regional or nonstandard) To discourage.
disentangler
disentangler
noun
(physics) Any device or system that removes entanglement.
(rare) A person who disentangles.
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disgorgement
disgorgement
noun
The act of disgorging, particularly in the legal sense.
disgracement
disgradulate
disgregating
disgregating
verb
present participle of disgregate
disgregation
disgregation
noun
(thermodynamics, obsolete or historical) A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy.
Separation; scattering.
disintegrant
disintegrant
noun
(medicine) Any material that is added to a pharmaceutical preparation to make it disintegrate (and thus release the active ingredient) on contact with water
disintegrate
disintegrate
verb
(intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.
(science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
(transitive) To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
disintegrity
disintegrity
noun
A lack or loss of integrity or cohesion.
disintegrous
disinterring
disinterring
verb
present participle of disinter
dislustering
dismarketing
dismembering
dismembering
noun
The act or process whereby something is dismembered.
verb
present participle of dismember
dismortgaged
dismortgaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismortgage
disorganised
disorganised
adj
Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disorganise
disorganiser
disorganiser
noun
Alternative form of disorganizer
disorganized
disorganized
adj
(psychology) In a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behaviour that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.
Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.
Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disorganize
disorganizer
disorganizer
noun
One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.
disorganizes
disorganizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disorganize
disorienting
disorienting
verb
present participle of disorient
dispergating
dispergation
disprivilege
disprivilege
noun
The state of lacking privileges, or being underprivileged.
verb
To deprive of a privilege or privileges.
disregardant
disregardful
disregardful
adj
inconsiderate, thoughtless, heedless, regardless
disregarding
disregarding
verb
present participle of disregard
disrelishing
disrelishing
verb
present participle of disrelish
dissceptring
dissertating
dissertating
verb
present participle of dissertate
disspreading
disspreading
verb
present participle of disspread
distempering
distempering
verb
present participle of distemper
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
divergencies
divergencies
noun
Alternative form of divergences
plural of divergency
diversifying
diversifying
verb
present participle of diversify
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
dramaturgies
dramaturgies
noun
plural of dramaturgy
draughthouse
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
droopingness
droopingness
noun
Quality of being drooping.
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
elisavetgrad
enduringness
enduringness
noun
The quality or state of being enduring; lastingness.
enlargedness
enlargedness
noun
The state or quality of being enlarged.
enregistered
enregistered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enregister
ergatandrous
ergodicities
ergodicities
noun
plural of ergodicity
farmsteading
farmsteading
noun
(Scotland) A farmstead.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
federalising
federalising
verb
present participle of federalise
federalsburg
fiberglassed
fiberglassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberglass
fiddlestring
fiddlestring
noun
One of the strings of a fiddle.
fingerboards
fingerboards
noun
plural of fingerboard
footdraggers
footdraggers
noun
plural of footdragger
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
fragmentised
fragmentised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fragmentise
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
freestanding
freestanding
adj
Not attached to anything.
Not supported by or on anything.
Standing or set apart.
friedensburg
frigidnesses
frondigerous
gadzookeries
gadzookeries
noun
plural of gadzookery
gallbladders
gallbladders
noun
plural of gallbladder
galliardness
galliardness
noun
(obsolete) gaiety
gangsterdoms
gangsterdoms
noun
plural of gangsterdom
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
gasterosteid
gasterosteid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the Gasterosteidae; a stickleback.