(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adelphia
adelphia
noun
Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adiaphon
adipinic
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adiposis
adiposis
noun
(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adoptian
adoptian
noun
(Christianity) A proponent of adoptianism.
adopting
adopting
verb
present participle of adopt
adoption
adoption
noun
(chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
(computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
(theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
The act of adopting.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
agapetid
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
anapsida
anaspida
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
anisopod
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
aphidian
aphidian
adj
Like an aphid.
noun
A member of genus Aphidoidea.
aphidius
aphodian
aphodius
aphthoid
aphthoid
adj
(pathology) Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.
apioidal
apodidae
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apodosis
apodosis
noun
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
apogonid
apogonid
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
apprised
apprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprise
apprized
apprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprize
aprendiz
apteroid
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
aspidate
aspidate
adj
Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
axopodia
axopodia
noun
plural of axopodium
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptized
baptized
adj
(of a person) who has been baptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptize
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bediaper
bediaper
verb
(transitive, usually used in passive) To put a diaper on (someone).
bedimple
bedimple
verb
(transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
biparted
bipedism
bipedism
noun
Synonym of bipedalism
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bondship
breviped
breviped
adj
(zoology) Having short feet or legs.
bridecup
bridport
bridport
Proper noun
A town in Dorset, England
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
camphoid
canopied
canopied
adj
covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canopy
capparid
capriped
capriped
adj
Having or relating to feet like those of a goat.
noun
(mythology) A goat-footed person; a satyr.
capsidae
capsidal
capsidal
adj
Of or relating to capsids.
capsized
capsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsize
captived
captived
adj
(obsolete) Captured; captive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captive
cephadia
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
cephidae
cercopid
cercopid
noun
(zoology) Any insect in the family Cercopidae, the froghoppers.
cheliped
cheliped
noun
(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chipwood
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chiropod
ciphered
ciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cipher
cirriped
cirriped
noun
Any barnacle or similar crustacean of the infraclass Cirripedia
clapdish
clapdish
noun
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
clippard
clupeids
clupeids
noun
plural of clupeid
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
cnidopod
cnidopod
noun
The stalklike base of a nematocyst
codpiece
codpiece
noun
A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
compiled
compiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compile
complied
complied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comply
coppiced
coppiced
adj
(usually of trees) Cut back to ground level to stimulate growth.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coppice
coprides
copyedit
copyedit
noun
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
The process or act of copyediting a document.
The result of copyediting a document.
verb
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
crimpled
crimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crimple
crippied
crippled
crippled
adj
(usually offensive) Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
(usually offensive) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cripple
cupidity
cupidity
noun
Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
cupidone
cuspidal
cuspidal
adj
Having cusps.
cuspides
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cydippid
cydippid
noun
(zoology) Any of the Cydippida, an order of comb jellies with spherical or oval bodies.
cynipoid
cynipoid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the gall wasps of the superfamily Cynipoidea
noun
Any insect of the superfamily Cynipoidea
cypraeid
cypraeid
noun
(zoology) Any cowry in the family Cypraeidae.
cyprinid
cyprinid
adj
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes carps and minnows.
noun
Any fish of this family.
cypselid
cypselid
noun
(zoology) Any bird in the family Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae (the swifts).
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dapedium
dapedius
daphnias
daphnias
noun
plural of daphnia
daphnite
daphnoid
dappling
dappling
noun
A dappled pattern.
verb
present participle of dapple
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
decipher
decipher
noun
A decipherment; a decoding.
verb
(transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.
(transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
decipium
decipium
noun
(obsolete) Proposed name for a chemical element isolated from samarskite, later found to be a mixture of samarium and other rare earth elements.
deckpipe
decrepid
decrepid
adj
Obsolete spelling of decrepit
decrepit
decrepit
adj
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
deeplier
deeplier
adv
(literary, dated) comparative form of deeply: more deeply
deiphobe
deipylus
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
delphine
delphine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
delphini
demiphon
demipike
demireps
demireps
noun
plural of demirep
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
depaints
depaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depaint
depeinct
depencil
deperdit
depickle
depicted
depicted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depict
depicter
depicter
noun
A person who depicts (a specified subject)
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
depilate
depilate
verb
To remove hair from the body.
depilous
depilous
adj
hairless
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depoliti
deponing
deponing
verb
present participle of depone
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
deposita
deposito
deposits
deposits
noun
plural of deposit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deposit