(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
adenology
adenology
noun
The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
aedoeagus
aftergood
agaonidae
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrypnode
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
androgens
androgens
noun
plural of androgen
androgeus
androgone
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
angerboda
anglepods
arrogated
arrogated
adj
claimed falsely
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arrogate
banderlog
bargeload
bargeload
noun
Entire load of a barge.
beggardom
beggardom
noun
The realm or state of beggars.
begroaned
begroaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begroan
boglander
boglander
noun
One who lives in the bogland.
broadgage
cataloged
cataloged
adj
Sorted, classified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalog
clangored
clangored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangor
cogitated
cogitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cogitate
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
congealed
congealed
adj
(obsolete) Frozen.
Viscid, coagulated; jelly-like, unusually thick (of a liquid).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congeal
congridae
dacoitage
dacoitage
noun
(dated) dacoity
dagoberto
dahlonega
damageous
damageous
adj
(obsolete) damaging, hurtful, injurious
dangerous
dangerous
adj
(colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
Full of danger.
dannebrog
deaconing
deaconing
verb
present participle of deacon
decagonal
decagonal
adj
Shaped like a decagon.
decalogue
decalogue
noun
Alternative spelling of Decalogue
decoupage
decoupage
noun
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
verb
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defoliage
delegator
delegator
noun
One who delegates.
demagogic
demagogic
adj
of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
demagogue
demagogue
noun
(derogatory) A political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
(historical) A leader of the people.
verb
(intransitive and transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
demigroat
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
derogated
derogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of derogate
derogates
derogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derogate
derogator
derogator
noun
A detractor.
designado
diagnosed
diagnosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diagnose
diagnoses
diagnoses
noun
plural of diagnosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diagnose
dialogers
dialogers
noun
plural of dialoger
dialogged
dialogite
dialogite
noun
(mineralogy) Rhodochrosite.
dialogize
dialogize
verb
(intransitive, archaic, formal) To discourse in dialogue.
(transitive) To transform into a dialogue.
dialogued
dialogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dialogue
dialoguer
dialoguer
noun
A participant in a dialogue.
A person employed to write dialogue for characters in a soap opera or similar show.
dialogues
dialogues
noun
plural of dialogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialogue
dihalogen
dihalogen
adj
(organic chemistry, in combination) In which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by those of a halogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen
diogenean
diogenean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Diogenes.
dodecagon
dodecagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with twelve edges and twelve angles.
dodgasted
dogaressa
dogaressa
noun
The wife of a doge.
dogmatise
dogmatise
verb
Alternative form of dogmatize
dogmatize
dogmatize
verb
(intransitive) To speak or write dogmatically.
(transitive) To treat something as dogma.
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dognapped
dognapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dognap
dognapper
dognapper
noun
agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
doughhead
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
dragonade
dragoness
dragoness
noun
(rare, archaic, chiefly figurative) A female dragon.
dragonets
dragonets
noun
plural of dragonet
dragonize
dragonize
verb
(transitive) To turn into a dragon.
(transitive, rare) To guard attentively; to watch over.
dragooned
dragooned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dragoon
dragooner
dragooner
noun
(obsolete) A dragoon.
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
drawglove
drogerman
eaglewood
eaglewood
noun
Synonym of agarwood
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
elongated
elongated
adj
(of a polyhedron) Having been modified by placing a prism in the middle of the polyhedron.
extensive in length
stretched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elongate
embargoed
embargoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embargo
endogamic
endogamic
adj
endogamous
endogenae
endognath
endognath
noun
(zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of crustaceans.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
fadmonger
fadmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who peddles fads or trends.
floodgate
floodgate
noun
(by extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.
An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
gabionade
gabionade
noun
A construction of gabions
gadrooned
gadrooned
adj
Adorned with gadroons.
gallooned
gallooned
adj
Furnished or adorned with galloon.
gallopade
gallopade
noun
(obsolete) gallop
A type of dance, also known as the galop.
The music for this kind of dance.
verb
To gallop, as on horseback.
To perform the dance called gallopade.
galopades
gambadoes
gambadoes
noun
plural of gambado
gamboised
gamboised
adj
(historical, of armour) Padded.
gambolled
gambolled
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of gambol
gamodemes
gamodemes
noun
plural of gamodeme
gamodesmy
ganoidean
ganoidean
adj
Alternative form of ganoidian
garderobe
garderobe
noun
(historical) A lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.
(historical) A storeroom or wardrobe.
gargoyled
gargoyled
adj
(of a building) Having gargoyles carved into it
garrotted
garrotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrotte
gasconade
gasconade
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.
noun
Boastful talk.
verb
(obsolete, derogatory) To talk boastfully.
gasholder
gasholder
noun
A large, telescopic cylindrical tank, with a water seal, used for storing domestic gas
gatefolds
gatefolds
noun
plural of gatefold
gazehound
gazehound
noun
Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”)
genocidal
genocidal
adj
Causative of or relating to an act or policy of genocide.
geodaesia
geomyidae
geraldton
geroderma
girandole
girandole
noun
(pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.
An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
gladsomer
gladsomer
adj
comparative form of gladsome: more gladsome
gladstone
gladstone
Proper noun
from the place in Lanarkshire.
Any of several other places of the same name.
British Prime Minister
A village in Illinois
A town in Manitoba
A city in Michigan
A city in Missouri
A locality in New Zealand
A city in North Dakota
A city in Oregon
A city in Queensland
A town in South Australia
Noun
A Gladstone bag.
glamoured
glamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamour
glenoidal
glenoidal
adj
glenoid
goatbeard
goatherds
goatherds
noun
plural of goatherd
gobioidea
gobonated
gobonated
adj
(heraldry) Gobony; compony; divided into a line of squares of alternating tincture.
goddammed
goddamned
goddamned
adj
(often offensive) Used as an intensifier expressing anger.
godfather
godfather
noun
A mafia leader.
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
verb
(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.
godparent
godparent
noun
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
goldanged
goldarned
goldarned
adj
(euphemistic) goddamned
goldwater
goodwater
goosander
goosander
noun
A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.
gordiacea
gordiidae
gordyaean
gotlander
gotlander
Noun
Somebody from Gotland
gourdhead
gracewood
grandgore
grandiose
grandiose
adj
Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
Pompous or pretentious.
graveclod
gregaloid
grosshead
groundage
groundage
noun
(nautical) A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.