(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
aleurodidae
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androginous
androgonium
androtauric
anisandrous
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aristodemus
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auditotoria
auribromide
aurobromide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
australioid
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bucerotidae
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
cardionosus
carludovica
cassiodorus
citharoedus
coadjutrice
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
countermaid
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
cuadrillero
cursoriidae
decurionate
decurionate
noun
The position or office of a decurion.
decurvation
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
denunciator
denunciator
noun
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
dermutation
desucration
deuteration
deuteration
noun
(chemistry) deuteriation
dextrosuria
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
dinosaurian
dinosaurian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.
Of, relating to, or resembling a dinosaur.
noun
A dinosaur.
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
dipsosaurus
discomorula
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disgracious
disgracious
adj
Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
ditrematous
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsiparous
dorsiparous
adj
dorsiferous
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
echiuroidea
eidouranion
eidouranion
noun
(astronomy, historical) A kind of orrery that combined mechanical movement with a method of back projection.
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
elucidatory
elucidatory
adj
Serving to elucidate.
emydosauria
endocardium
endocardium
noun
(anatomy, cardiology) A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart.
endocranium
endocranium
noun
(anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull
endoneurial
endoneurial
adj
Of or pertaining to the endoneurium.
eradiculose
eradiculose
adj
Not radiculose.
eruditional
eurylaimoid
eurytomidae
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fulgoroidea
fundatorial
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furodiazole
glamourized
glamourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamourize
glandarious
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gourmandize
graduations
graduations
noun
plural of graduation
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
honduranian
hydraulicon
hydraulicon
noun
An ancient musical instrument, the water organ.
illaudatory
illaudatory
adj
(rare) Neither praising nor complimentary.
indurations
indurations
noun
plural of induration
iormungandr
isodialuric
jaguarondis
jaguarondis
noun
plural of jaguarondi
jeopardious
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
journalized
journalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalize
labrosaurid
laudatorily
laudatorily
adv
In a laudatory manner.
leggiadrous
leggiadrous
adj
(obsolete) graceful, elegant
leucodermia
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
machairodus
macrouridae
madisonburg
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
modularized
modularized
adj
Having or made up of modules
verb
simple past tense and past participle of modularize
modularizes
modularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modularize
moringuidae
morosauroid
mosasauroid
mosasauroid
noun
Any extinct aquatic reptile of the superfamily Mosasauroidea, variously interpreted as related to or belonging to the lizards or the snakes.
mouchardism
mouchardism
noun
(historical) The activity of police spies in France.