(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
bobsleding
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
broadlings
bulldogism
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
codfishing
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
cosounding
decalogist
decalogist
noun
One who explains the Decalogue.
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
degression
degression
noun
(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
(obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.
(publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
demagogies
demagogies
noun
plural of demagogy
demagogism
demagogism
noun
The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
demiourgos
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
designator
designator
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
A person who, or term that, designates.
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
diagnosing
diagnosing
verb
present participle of diagnose
diagnostic
diagnostic
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
dialogised
dialogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dialogise
digestions
digestions
noun
plural of digestion
digitoxose
digitoxose
noun
(biochemistry) The glycone of digitoxin or gitoxin
diglottism
diglottism
noun
bilingualism
diglottist
digression
digression
noun
(astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
(generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
(now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
(obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
digressory
digressory
adj
digressive
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
diosmosing
diosmosing
verb
present participle of diosmose
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
disanalogy
disanalogy
noun
A lack or failure of analogy
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disburgeon
disclosing
disclosing
verb
present participle of disclose
discording
discording
verb
present participle of discord
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
disembargo
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
disfoliage
disglorify
disglorify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity.
disgorging
disgorging
noun
The act of something being disgorged.
verb
present participle of disgorge
dishmonger
disjoining
disjoining
verb
present participle of disjoin
dislodging
dislodging
noun
The act by which something is dislodged.
verb
present participle of dislodge
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
disobliged
disobliged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disoblige
disobliger
disobliger
noun
One who disobliges.
disobliges
disobliges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disoblige
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
disploding
disploding
verb
present participle of displode
disporting
disporting
noun
The act of one who disports.
verb
present participle of disport
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disrooting
disrooting
verb
present participle of disroot
dissolving
dissolving
noun
The act by which something dissolves.
verb
present participle of dissolve
distorting
distorting
adj
That distorts.
verb
present participle of distort
dogberries
dogberries
noun
plural of dogberry
dogmatised
dogmatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogmatise
dogmatiser
dogmatiser
noun
Alternative form of dogmatizer
dogmatisms
dogmatisms
noun
plural of dogmatism
dogmatists
dogmatists
noun
plural of dogmatist
dogsbodies
dogsbodies
noun
plural of dogsbody
dorsigrade
dotingness
dotingness
noun
The quality or state of being doting; excessive fondness.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
doughtiest
doughtiest
adj
superlative form of doughty: most doughty
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
doxologies
doxologies
noun
plural of doxology
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
endogamies
endogamies
noun
plural of endogamy
endogenies
endogenies
noun
plural of endogeny
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
ensignhood
ensignhood
noun
The role or status of an ensign.
foredesign
foredesign
verb
(transitive) To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foundlings
foundlings
noun
plural of foundling
gamasoidea
gamodesmic
garrisoned
garrisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrison
gastrodisc
gastrodisk
geodesical
geodesical
adj
Alternative form of geodesic
geodesists
geodesists
noun
plural of geodesist
geologised
geologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of geologise
georgadjis
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
gismondine
gismondine
noun
(mineralogy) A zeolite mineral with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈·₄(H₂O).
gismondite
gismondite
noun
Alternative form of gismondine
gladiators
gladiators
noun
plural of gladiator
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gladiator
glissandos
glissandos
noun
plural of glissando; glissandi.
glucosidal
glucosidal
adj
Pertaining to or containing glucosides.
glucosidic
glucosidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a glucoside
glycosides
glycosides
noun
plural of glycoside
glycosidic
glycosidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
gobiesocid
gobiesocid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Gobiesocidae of clingfish.
godsonship
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldfields
goldfields
noun
plural of goldfield
goldfishes
goldfishes
noun
plural of goldfish
goldilocks
goldilocks
noun
A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
goldsmiths
goldsmiths
noun
plural of goldsmith
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
goliardeys
gondoliers
gondoliers
noun
plural of gondolier
goniodoris
goodliness
goodliness
noun
The condition of being goodly.
goodwilies
gorgonised
gorgonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gorgonise
gormandise
gormandism
gormandism
noun
Alternative form of gourmandism
gossiphood
gothicised
gourdiness
gourdiness
noun
The state of being gourdy.
gradations
gradations
noun
plural of gradation
grasswidow
grindstone
grindstone
noun
An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding.
groundsill
groundsill
noun
(rare) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.
guidebooks
guidebooks
noun
plural of guidebook
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
hidalgoism
hidalgoism
noun
The manners or attitudes of a hidalgo.
hodgkinson
ideagenous
ideagenous
adj
Giving rise to ideas.
idealogies
idealogies
noun
Misspelling of ideologies.
ideogenous
ideogenous
adj
Synonym of ideogenic
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
ideologies
ideologies
noun
plural of ideology
ideologise
ideologise
verb
Alternative spelling of ideologize
ideologist
ideologist
noun
One who theorizes or idealizes; one who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
idiogastra
idiogenous
idiologism
idiotising
indigenous
indigenous
adj
Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
Innate, inborn.
indologist
indologist
Noun
One who studies Indology.
ingolstadt
jargonised
jargonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonise