(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
demipillar
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depolarize
depolarize
verb
(transitive) To demagnetize.
(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
deprivable
deprivable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be deposed.
Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
dipleurula
diploptera
dipolarize
disapparel
disapparel
verb
(transitive) To disrobe; to strip of clothing.
disparpled
disparpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparple
dispersals
dispersals
noun
plural of dispersal
displeaser
displeaser
noun
One who displeases.
epicardial
epicardial
adj
Of or pertaining to the epicardium
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
epidendral
espadrille
espadrille
noun
A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.
espaliered
espaliered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of espalier
harelipped
harelipped
adj
having a harelip
harpalides
heraldship
heraldship
noun
The status or office of a herald.
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
lampadaire
lampyridae
lapidaries
lapidaries
noun
plural of lapidary
leadership
leadership
noun
A group of leaders.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
The office or status of a leader.
leopardine
leopardine
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.
leopardite
leptandrin
leptandrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glucoside obtained from plants in the genus Leptandra.
lipreading
lipreading
noun
The act of reading lips.
verb
present participle of lipread
nephridial
nephridial
adj
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
palisander
palisander
noun
rosewood
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
paradelike
paradelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parade.
paradiddle
paradiddle
noun
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left’
verb
To produce percussive sounds of this kind.
paraglider
paraglider
noun
One who paraglides.
The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.
The wing used for paragliding, which can be separated from the harness.
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parodiable
parodiable
adj
Suitable for parody.
pearlsides
pedalferic
pedestrial
pedestrial
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the feet; using the foot or feet.
pedicellar
pedicellar
adj
Relating to a pedicel.
pellagroid
pellagroid
adj
Resembling pellagra.
perameloid
peridental
peridental
adj
Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.
peridermal
peridermal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the periderm
peridinial
periductal
periductal
adj
Around a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).
periodical
periodical
adj
Of, or relating to such a publication.
Periodic.
Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
noun
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
persillade
persillade
noun
A French sauce of chopped parsley, garlic, and sometimes herbs, oil, and vinegar.
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
pilastered
pilastered
adj
Furnished with pilasters.
pilastrade
pinaverdol
pirandello
placodermi
plaistered
plaistered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plaister
pleurodira
pluralised
pluralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluralise
pluralized
pluralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluralize
poulardize
praeludium
praeludium
noun
Obsolete spelling of preludium
preapplied
preapplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preapply
precordial
precordial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the precordium
predealing
predialist
prediality
predicable
predicable
adj
(grammar, of an adjective) That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".
Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
noun
(logic) One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.
predicably
predicably
adv
In a predicable way.
predigital
predigital
adj
Preceding the advent of digital technology
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
predisable
predisplay
predisplay
adj
Before display.
preholiday
preholiday
adj
Before a holiday.
premedical
premedical
adj
Describing activities prior to, or in preparation for, a study of medicine.
pretardily
prevalidly
proclaimed
proclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proclaim
propodiale
protelidae
providable
providable
adj
Capable of being provided.
prudential
prudential
adj
Advisory; superintending or executive.
Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.
noun
(archaic, chiefly in the plural) A matter requiring prudence.
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
putredinal
pyramidale
quadripole
quadripole
noun
(electronics) An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.
(physics) four poles disposed in a square fashion.
redisplays
redisplays
noun
plural of redisplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redisplay
repleading
repleading
verb
present participle of replead
replicated
replicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of replicate