(plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
(plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.
plural of abandon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abandon
abdomens
abdomens
noun
plural of abdomen
absconds
absconds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond
abscound
addyston
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
aidoneus
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andirons
andirons
noun
plural of andiron
androids
androids
noun
plural of android
androsin
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anisopod
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anodynes
anodynes
noun
plural of anodyne
asconoid
asconoid
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having the form of a simple ascon
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astounds
astounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound
aswooned
bandidos
bandoras
bandoras
noun
plural of bandora
bandores
bandores
noun
plural of bandore
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
barandos
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
baudrons
baudrons
noun
(Britain, dated) cat
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
besodden
binodose
binodous
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
bodensee
bodykins
boldness
boldness
noun
(typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.
The state of being bold; courage.
presumptuousness
bondages
bondages
noun
plural of bondage
bondings
bondings
noun
plural of bonding
bondless
bondless
adj
Without a bond.
bondship
bondsman
bondsman
noun
A male indentured servant.
A male slave.
Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.
bondsmen
bondsmen
noun
plural of bondsman
bookends
bookends
noun
(poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
plural of bookend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bookend
bounders
bounders
noun
plural of bounder
bourdons
bourdons
noun
plural of bourdon
bradoons
bradoons
noun
plural of bradoon
bridoons
bridoons
noun
plural of bridoon
broadens
broadens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broaden
bundocks
caldrons
caldrons
noun
plural of caldron (alternative spelling of cauldrons).
candours
candours
noun
plural of candour
candroys
candroys
noun
plural of candroy
cantdogs
cantdogs
noun
plural of cantdog
cardoons
cardoons
noun
plural of cardoon
celadons
celadons
noun
plural of celadon
censored
censored
adj
Having had objectionable content removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of censor
chondrus
cnidosac
cnidosac
noun
A group of cnidocytes, retained by some sea slugs that feed on cnidarians
cnidosis
coascend
codeinas
codeines
codeines
noun
plural of codeine
codesign
codesign
verb
(transitive) To cryptographically sign (software).
(transitive) To design together.
codlings
codlings
noun
plural of codling
cofounds
cofounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofound
cognised
cognised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognise
coldness
coldness
noun
(physics) The reciprocal of absolute temperature.
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
The relative lack of heat.
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
commands
commands
noun
plural of command
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command
commends
commends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commend
compends
compends
noun
plural of compend
concedes
concedes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concede
concords
concords
noun
plural of concord
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concord
condemns
condemns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condemn
condense
condense
adj
(archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.
verb
(intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
(transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
condoles
condoles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condole
condones
condones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condone
condores
condores
noun
(obsolete) plural of condor
conduces
conduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conduce
conducts
conducts
noun
plural of conduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conduct
conduits
conduits
noun
plural of conduit
condyles
condyles
noun
plural of condyle
condylos
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
consider
consider
verb
(ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
(transitive) To look at attentively.
(transitive) To take up as an example.
(transitive) To think about seriously.
(transitive) To think of doing.
(transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
To believe or opine (that).
To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
consoled
consoled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of console
consoude
consound
consound
noun
(botany, obsolete) Any of several healing plants of the genera Symphytum, Consolida, Ajuga, Bellis, etc., especially comfrey.
verb
(rare, archaic) Alternative form of confound: to damn
consumed
consumed
adj
construed with with Full of, exuding (also figuratively).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consume
contends
contends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contend
contused
contused
adj
That has suffered contusion; that has been contused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contuse
cordings
cordings
noun
plural of cording
cosigned
cosigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosign
cowbinds
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
crinoids
crinoids
noun
plural of crinoid
crunodes
crunodes
noun
plural of crunode
ctenodus
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
cyanosed
cyanosed
adj
(pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
daemones
daimones
dakotans
dalapons
dapsones
dapsones
noun
plural of dapsone
davidson
davisson
daviston
dawsonia
deboners
deboners
noun
plural of deboner
decagons
decagons
noun
plural of decagon
decision
decision
noun
(baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
(uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
A choice or judgement.
The act of deciding.
verb
(boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
decrowns
decrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrown
defensor
defensor
noun
(ecclesiastical) the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church
(law) a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
one who defends; a defender
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
deignous
deignous
Adjective
haughty; disdainful
delanson
delusion
delusion
noun
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
A fixed, false belief, that will not change, despite evidence to the contrary.
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
demetons
demoness
demoness
noun
A female demon.
demonise
demonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize.
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
demonism
demonism
noun
(countable) An act or event attributed to demons or devils; an evil act.
(uncountable) Belief in, or worship of demons or devils.
(uncountable, often figurative) The quality of being demonic.
demonist
demonist
noun
A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
demounts
demounts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demount
dendrons
dendrons
noun
plural of dendron
dennison
densmore
deodands
deodands
noun
plural of deodand
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
derision
derision
noun
Act of treating with disdain.
Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
descanso
descanso
noun
A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.